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AN official report kept under wraps supports John Hunter Hospital surgeons' claims they were being pressured internally to re-categorise the urgency of surgeries to meet NSW Health targets. Login or signup to continue reading It says that "resourcing constraints" resulted in the downgrading of clinical urgency categories, and that there were "internal perceived pressures" to avoid "breaches". The report goes on to say clinical urgency reviews that resulted in longer waits were "influenced by non-patient factors such as resource constraints or to prevent breaching the maximum recommended wait time". A breach occurs when a surgery is postponed past the clinically recommended timeframe, which for category 1 (urgent) is 30 days, category 2 (semi-urgent) is 90 days, and category 3 (non-urgent) is 365 days. The Ernst & Young review , for which NSW Health was billed $275,000, also says that once a surgery's urgency was downgraded at the John, it was less likely to break set time-frames. That was more likely to occur in the days before the breach date and towards the end of a financial year. When the changes were taken into account, the hospital scored a recalculated breach rate of more than 10 per cent, compared with the previously officially reported breach rate of just 4.7 per cent. John Hunter Hospital's recalculated breach rate was double the NSW average. Chart reviews conducted as part of the review found that, in some cases, operating theatres were available to be booked, but high demand for ICU beds meant the planned surgery could not go ahead. That was attributed to 'cultural issues' such as difficulty retaining specialised staff, high demand for beds, and a preference for overnight stays, the report says. NSW Health has kept the report under wraps , agreeing to release only a heavily redacted version in response to numerous Newcastle Herald requests under the Government Information Public Access Act (GIPAA). In late 2022, senior clinicians publicly expressed frustration and desperation about the management of surgical waitlists. An external poll of 256 surgeons, anaesthetists, obstetricians and gynaecologists was conducted with the support of the doctors union, the Australian Medical Salaried Officers Federation (ASMOF). More than 80 per cent of the surgeons and proceduralists who responded said they had been asked by hospital staff to change the clinical urgency categories of patients on surgery waitlist to meet Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) set by the Ministry of Health. A summary of the poll said the routine re-categorisation of patients to avoid breaching waiting times hampered the timely delivery of surgical care to patients. One of the senior clinicians involved at that time, who has since retired, said surgical staff were routinely asked by staff to downgrade surgical urgency categories. If it was only a matter of a day or two he was happy to oblige, but not when it put patients at risk, he said. He said he was also aware of cases where urgency categories were changed with no consultation with the relevant clinician. NSW Health secretary Susan Pearce, the highest-level executive in the department with an annual salary in excess of $600,000, told Parliament when the issue was raised in late 2022 that her team would help with a "compliance check". The Ministry of Health would hire an independent team to do that so it could be "at arm's length", she said. Almost one-third of the document produced to the Herald and department heads at John Hunter Hospital is blacked out. The report does not focus solely on the John, or mention the doctor's claims. President of the Australian Salaried Medical Officers Federation (ASMOF) Nicholas Spooner said the system needed to be transparent and set realistic expectations for patients. "Business as usual shouldn't be to fudge the numbers to make things go away, it should be to resources things appropriately," Dr Spooner said. "Or, be clear about what you're doing, and the fact that the public's expectations should change. But you can't have both. "Instead of addressing the problem, or being open about the fact there is a problem, to fudge the numbers seems disingenuous." Amanda Cohn MLC, Greens NSW spokesperson for Health and Mental Health and a former GP, said decision-makers needed accurate data to inform decisions around policies and resourcing. "Wait lists for elective surgery should only be adjusted in the interest of patient health and safety, not to manipulate data so KPIs can appear to be met," Dr Cohn said. "This report confirms serious issues at HNELHD in particular that need to be addressed. "I've asked the Health Minister what's being done to make sure elective surgery waitlist data is accurate, and to ensure these unintended consequences of KPIs don't impact patient safety or resourcing." Hunter New England Health boss Tracey McCosker recently told staff that many of the issues identified in the report had since been addressed. Staff were also told that the allocated wait times should not be above people's expectations, but there was "a lot of pressure on our system" with competing factors. In a statement to the Herald, a Hunter New England Health spokesman referenced the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, such as the disruption associated with the temporary suspension of non-urgent elective surgeries. "Along with increased demand from an ageing population, rising rates of chronic diseases, and workforce challenges, these factors have affected our surgical capacity," the statement said. Over the past two years, clinical operations had been streamlined under a single executive director to reduce complexity and maximise capacity, it said. A district-wide surgical governance committee, with a central medical lead, had also been established to "better optimise resources, improve patient access, and make the most of our extensive surgical network". "We are reinforcing education and accountability around the Elective Surgery Access Policy through regular clinician engagement, ensuring their involvement in decision-making at every stage," it said. "To reduce surgery wait times, we are reviewing theatre capacity, managing outpatient waitlists, and collaborating with private providers where possible. "Looking ahead, the rollout of the Single Digital Patient Record will enhance our ability to plan, coordinate, and deliver surgical services. 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AWS Announces New Data Center Components to Support AI Innovation and Further Improve Energy EfficiencyMillions more Americans might get access to GLP-1 drugsDublin, Dec. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Heavy Construction Equipment Market - Global Industry Size, Share, Trends, Opportunity, and Forecast, 2019-2029F" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The Heavy Construction Equipment Market was valued at USD 202.86 Billion in 2023, and is expected to reach USD 277.45 Billion by 2029, rising at a CAGR of 5.36%. Governments are increasingly investing in public infrastructure projects to support economic growth, improve transportation systems, and enhance overall quality of life, further propelling the market. Advancements in technology, such as the integration of IoT and automation, are enhancing the efficiency and safety of heavy construction equipment, making it more appealing to contractors. As these technologies continue to evolve, they will likely lead to increased productivity, reduced labor costs, and improved project timelines, attracting more investment in heavy machinery. The growing focus on sustainable construction practices is also influencing market dynamics; manufacturers are developing eco-friendly equipment with lower emissions and improved fuel efficiency, catering to the rising demand for greener construction solutions. The aftermath of global disruptions, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, has highlighted the need for resilient infrastructure capable of withstanding future challenges, prompting governments and private sectors to prioritize investment in heavy construction equipment. The rise of smart cities and advancements in infrastructure technology are pushing the demand for innovative machinery that can support complex projects, ensuring a steady growth trajectory for the market. As construction activities expand globally, particularly in Asia-Pacific and Latin America, driven by economic recovery and infrastructure initiatives, the Heavy Construction Equipment Market is poised for substantial growth. Ultimately, the convergence of urbanization, technological advancements, government investments, and a shift towards sustainable practices is expected to significantly elevate the Heavy Construction Equipment Market, making it a pivotal sector in the broader construction industry. Increasing Adoption of Automation and Robotics The integration of automation in heavy machinery allows for real-time data collection and analysis, enabling contractors to make informed decisions and optimize operational workflows. This trend is particularly evident in large-scale infrastructure projects where precision and speed are paramount. Advancements in artificial intelligence and machine learning are enhancing the capabilities of construction equipment, allowing for predictive maintenance and improved equipment lifespan management. As firms increasingly recognize the benefits of automation in terms of cost savings and enhanced performance, the demand for automated heavy construction equipment is expected to continue growing, reshaping the landscape of the industry. Integration of Internet of Things Technology Real-time insights help prevent breakdowns, reduce downtime, and optimize resource allocation, leading to increased productivity on job sites. The ability to analyze data collected from connected equipment facilitates informed decision-making and improves project planning. As construction firms seek to leverage data analytics for better operational control, the demand for IoT-enabled heavy construction equipment is on the rise. This trend also aligns with the broader movement towards digital transformation within the construction industry, as firms increasingly recognize the importance of data-driven strategies for enhancing competitiveness and operational effectiveness. Rising Focus on Operator Training and Skill Development Many companies are partnering with educational institutions and vocational training centers to develop targeted training curricula that address industry needs. This trend not only helps in bridging the skills gap but also fosters a culture of continuous learning within organizations. By prioritizing operator training and skill development, construction companies can improve equipment utilization, reduce accidents, and increase overall productivity. As the Heavy Construction Equipment Market evolves, the emphasis on developing a skilled workforce will become increasingly vital to maintaining competitiveness and adapting to technological advancements. Key Attributes: Report Scope: Key Market Players Sany Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. Terex Corporation Caterpillar Inc. Komatsu Ltd. Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. J C Bamford Excavators Ltd. Doosan Bobcat Inc. The Manitowoc Company, Inc. Epiroc AB Astec Industries, Inc. Heavy Construction Equipment Market, By Type: Earthmoving Equipment Material Handling Equipment Heavy Construction Equipment Others Heavy Construction Equipment Market, By Application: Excavation & Demolition Heavy Lifting Material Handling Tunneling Transportation Recycling & Waste Management Heavy Construction Equipment Market, By End Use: Building & Construction Forestry & Agriculture Infrastructure Mining Others Heavy Construction Equipment Market, By Region: North America United States Canada Mexico Europe Germany France United Kingdom Italy Spain Belgium Asia-Pacific China India Japan South Korea Australia Indonesia Vietnam South America Brazil Colombia Argentina Chile Middle East & Africa Saudi Arabia UAE South Africa Turkey Israel For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/r/4ggvsv About ResearchAndMarkets.com ResearchAndMarkets.com is the world's leading source for international market research reports and market data. 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WASHINGTON (AP) — American Airlines briefly grounded flights nationwide Tuesday due to a technical issu e just as the Christmas travel season kicks into overdrive and winter weather is threatening more potential problems for those planning to fly or drive. American flights were cleared to fly by federal regulators about one hour after a national ground stop order was issued by the Federal Aviation Administration. There were 1,447 delays for flights entering or leaving the U.S. early in the day, with 28 cancellations. Snow was falling early in New York and Dallas-Fort Worth International, which is American Airlines' main hub, was getting hit with rain. Dallas-Fort Worth had the most delays, followed by Charlotte, North Carolina, Washington, New York, Chicago and Miami Because the holiday travel period lasts weeks, airports and airlines typically have smaller peak days than they do during the rush around Thanksgiving, but the grind of one hectic day followed by another takes a toll on flight crews. And any hiccups — a winter storm or a computer outage — can snowball into massive disruptions. That is how Southwest Airlines stranded 2 million travelers in December 2022, and Delta Air Lines suffered a smaller but significant meltdown after a worldwide technology outage in July caused by a faulty software update from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike. Many flights during the holidays are sold out, which makes cancellations even more disruptive than during slower periods. That is especially true for smaller budget airlines that have fewer flights and fewer options for rebooking passengers. Only the largest airlines, including American, Delta and United, have “interline agreements” that let them put stranded customers on another carrier’s flights. This will be the first holiday season since a Transportation Department rule took effect that requires airlines to give customers an automatic cash refund for a canceled or significantly delayed flight. Most air travelers were already eligible for refunds, but they often had to request them. Passengers still can ask to get rebooked, which is often a better option than a refund during peak travel periods. That’s because finding a last-minute flight on another airline yourself tends to be very expensive. Just before 7 a.m. Eastern time, the Federal Aviation Administration ordered all American Airlines flights grounded in the U.S. at the airline’s request. American had reported a technical issue affecting its entire system with millions traveling for the holiday. American said in an email that the problem Tuesday morning was caused by a vendor technology issue that “impacted systems needed to release flights.” The groundings couldn’t come at a worse time for the millions of travelers expected to fly over the next 10 days. The Transportation Security Administration expects to screen 40 million passengers over the holidays and through January 2. Airlines expect to have their busiest days on Friday and Sunday, and on Dec. 26, Dec. 27 and Dec. 29. Many flights during the holidays are sold out, which makes cancellations more disruptive than during slower periods. Even with just a brief outage, the cancellations have a cascading effect that can take days to clear up. About 90% of Americans traveling far from home over the holidays will be in cars, according to AAA. “Airline travel is just really high right now, but most people do drive to their destinations, and that is true for every holiday,” AAA spokesperson Aixa Diaz said. Gasoline prices are similar to last year. The nationwide average Thursday was $3.04 a gallon, down from $3.13 a year ago, according to AAA. Charging an electric vehicle averages just under 35 cents per per kilowatt hour, but varies by state. Transportation-data firm INRIX says travel times on the nation’s highways could be up to 30% longer than normal over the holidays, with Sunday expected to see the heaviest traffic. Boston, New York City, Seattle and Washington, D.C., are the metropolitan areas primed for the greatest delays, according to the company. —— AP Reporters David Koenig, Mae Anderson and Mike Pesoli contributed to this report.RumbleOn Announces Commencement of $10.0 Million Fully Backstopped Registered Rights Offering

Northern Highlands is skating in unfamiliar territory. Defending a state title isn’t anything new, as it’s the third time the program is doing so since 2019. The manner in which it is doing so this winter is different. After the 2018 and 2022 championships, Northern Highlands had a heavy core of upperclassmen leading the charge. This time around a lot of weight is being put on the shoulders of underclassmen. Just six juniors and seniors occupy roster spots this season and the team has yet to play a game with a full healthy roster. “The freshmen and sophomores especially, it’s been a learning process,” said Northern Highlands head coach Jason Beswick. “Highlands believes extremely strongly in defense. These kids are not taught that in youth hockey right now, so they’re starting to come around.” 12/29 - 1:30 PM Boys Ice Hockey Final Northern Highlands 5 Randolph 0 Despite that, the team has stayed afloat and will enter 2025 on a hot streak. In the final test of 2024, Northern Highlands, No. 15 in the NJ.com Top 20, matched up with No. 10 Randolph in a rematch of last year’s North Jersey, Public final. Brent Beswick, one of the few seniors and the reigning Player of the Year, had a big performance at Mennen Arena that night with three goals and three assists and was at it again on Sunday. Brent scored twice and added two assists to make program history and support a 38-save shutout from Quinn DeBruyn in a 5-0 win over Randolph in the Ice Vault Classic at the Ice Vault in Wayne. The four-point afternoon helped Brent eclipse 200 for his career, becoming the first player in Northern Highlands history to do so. In the process, he also passed Patrick Erstling’s mark of 197 career points in 2010 to become the program’s all-time leading point scorer. Beswick stands alone at Northern Highlands Brent Beswick has been at the centerpiece of Northern Highlands’ recent historical success. The historic accomplishments on the horizon became a footnote in his mind given the stretch his team was going through. “My biggest focus was getting the team back on track,” Brent said. “We got off to a rough start. Just wanted to make sure the team’s getting back to the win column, and I’ve been focusing a lot on playing really good defense, so the points are just an extra bonus.” Northern Highlands won its first three games but dropped three of the next four. The final loss, which came against St. Joseph’s Collegiate (NY) gave the team a spark. It rebounded the next day with a 3-2 win over Darien (CT) and built on that with Sunday’s win over Randolph. In the last four games, Sunday included, those underclassmen have combined for five goals and 12 assists. Davin Friedman and Laken Rohdiek combined for two goals and six assists against Randolph. “Those freshman, sophomores have stepped up huge,” Jason said. “I always say be prepared to block a shot with your throat, and they’re prepared to do that. They’re doing it and right now we’re in a good place.” It was also a great cap on 2024 for DeBruyn, who didn’t play for the team last year after appearing in six games as a sophomore during the 2022-23 season. It’s a hard task taking over after the last two starting goalies, Daniel Moor and Reade Adams, both led the team to state titles. The shutout jumps his save percentage on the season to .934 and .960 in his last three starts. Sure there have been some hiccups, injuries and a learning curve but Northern Highlands is putting itself in a great position to defend its title as the top Public team in the state. “The last two games we’re missing three of our top six forwards, and guys just stepped up,” Brent said. “I think our defensive play led. We have high-end guys that can score big goals. With a stud goalie in net, I think we’re a pretty good team.” Brian Bobal may be reached at bbobal@njadvancemedia.com . Follow him on X at @BrianBobal. The N.J. High School Sports newsletter now appears in mailboxes 5 days a week. Sign up now! Follow us on social: Facebook | Instagram | X (formerly Twitter)It's been a long year for the tight end position. It's been a long year for the Cleveland Browns . David Njoku stands out as a glimmer of positivity for both. And last week, we found out that's true even with Dorian Thompson-Robinson at quarterback. In Week 16, Njoku caught eight of 10 targets for 66 yards and 14.6 PPR Fantasy points. For the year, he now ranks as TE4, averaging 13.1 PPR Fantasy points per game. In Week 17, Njoku has a mediocre matchup against the Dolphins , but he still projects as a top-five tight end. I would start him over Travis Kelce , Mark Andrews , and Sam LaPorta . I would also start Njoku over any streamer you might find on the waiver wire. But that doesn't mean there aren't good streaming options available for this week. I make my case for Chigoziem Okonkwo and Dalton Schultz in the waiver wire section below. Here's everything else you need to know about tight end in Week 17: The following players are not being projected to play in Week 17 at this time. Here's what it means: 21 -- Chig Okinkwo has seen 21 targets in his last two games. 32% -- David Njoku led the Browns with a 32% target share in his Week 15 return. 7 -- Dalton Schultz has seven or more targets in three of his last five games. 45 -- Travis Kelce has produced 45 yards or fewer in three straight games. He hasn't scored a touchdown since Week 10. 0 -- Remarkably, Trey McBride still has zero receiving touchdowns. Kyler Murray has assured us that will change soon. My full set of Week 17 Fantasy football projections for every position are now available on SportsLine . You can find them here. Find out which of my favorite plays are projected to score higher than consensus rankings and which don't live up to their draft hype, at least in Week 17. Projected stats for all starting tight ends are available, so be sure to check out the full set of projections at SportsLine .DOVER, Del. (AP) — A Delaware judge has reaffirmed her ruling that Tesla must revoke Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar pay package Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick on Monday denied a request by attorneys for Musk and Tesla’s corporate directors to vacate her ruling earlier this year requiring the company to rescind the unprecedented pay package. McCormick also rejected an equally unprecedented and massive fee request by plaintiff attorneys , who argued that they were entitled to legal fees in the form of Tesla stock valued at more than $5 billion. The judge said the attorneys were entitled to a fee award of $345 million. The rulings came in a lawsuit filed by a Tesla stockholder who challenged Musk’s 2018 compensation package. McCormick concluded in January that Musk engineered the landmark pay package in sham negotiations with directors who were not independent. The compensation package initially carried a potential maximum value of about $56 billion, but that sum has fluctuated over the years based on Tesla’s stock price. Following the court ruling, Tesla shareholders met in June and ratified Musk’s 2018 pay package for a second time, again by an overwhelming margin. Defense attorneys then argued that the second vote makes clear that Tesla shareholders, with full knowledge of the flaws in the 2018 process that McCormick pointed out, were adamant that Musk is entitled to the pay package. They asked the judge to vacate her order directing Tesla to rescind the pay package. McCormick, who seemed skeptical of the defense arguments during an August hearing, said in Monday’s ruling that those arguments were fatally flawed. “The large and talented group of defense firms got creative with the ratification argument, but their unprecedented theories go against multiple strains of settled law,” McCormick wrote in a 103-page opinion. The judge noted, among other things, that a stockholder vote standing alone cannot ratify a conflicted-controller transaction. “Even if a stockholder vote could have a ratifying effect, it could not do so here due to multiple, material misstatements in the proxy statement,” she added. Meanwhile, McCormick found that the $5.6 billion fee request by the shareholder’s attorneys, which at one time approached $7 billion based on Tesla’s trading price, went too far. “In a case about excessive compensation, that was a bold ask,” McCormick wrote. Attorneys for the Tesla shareholder argue that their work resulted in the “massive” benefit of returning shares to Tesla that otherwise would have gone to Musk and diluted the stock held by other Tesla investors. They value that benefit at $51.4 billion, using the difference between the stock price at the time of McCormick’s January ruling and the strike price of some 304 million stock options granted to Musk. While finding that the methodology used to calculate the fee request was sound, the judge noted that the Delaware’s Supreme Court has noted that fee award guidelines “must yield to the greater policy concern of preventing windfalls to counsel.” “The fee award here must yield in this way, because $5.6 billion is a windfall no matter the methodology used to justify it,” McCormick wrote. A fee award of $345 million, she said, was “an appropriate sum to reward a total victory.” The fee award amounts to almost exactly half the current record $688 million in legal fees awarded in 2008 in litigation stemming from the collapse of Enron.

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Man accused in burning death of a woman on New York subway appears in courtThe release of the report Saturday (Nov 30) comes ahead of the FIFA Congress on Dec 11, when a vote will be held to officially appoint the hosts for the 2030 and 2034 World Cups. Saudi Arabia is the lone candidate for 2034 while Morocco, Spain and Portugal have formed a joint bid for the 2030 tournament, with Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay all set to host a match as part of the centenary edition. The Saudi bid "presents a very strong all-round proposition, reflected in the results of the technical evaluation, which assesses the proposed infrastructure (both sporting and general) as well as its commercial potential," FIFA said in its report. But football's world governing body cautioned, "in terms of human rights, the undertaking involved in implementing the various measures... particularly in certain areas, could involve significant effort and time". FIFA said that was the basis for the elevated risk rating for a bid that received an average score of 4.2 out of 5, higher than the combined bid by the United States, Canada and Mexico for the 2026 World Cup. "It is important to note that the bid involves significant opportunities for positive human rights impact," added FIFA. "There is good potential that the tournament could serve as a catalyst for some of the ongoing and future reforms and contribute to positive human rights outcomes for people in Saudi Arabia and the region that go beyond the scope of the tournament itself." Another winter World Cup? Saudi Arabia has yet to build several proposed stadiums for a tournament that could be held in winter, as was the case in neighbouring Qatar. The report highlighted average daytime temperatures in the capital Riyadh that exceed 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in June and July. Human rights, a source of deep controversy at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, threatens to become a major talking point once again in the runup to 2034. Rights groups highlight mass executions in Saudi Arabia and allegations of torture, as well as restrictions on women under the conservative country's male guardianship system. Free expression is severely restricted, with some people handed lengthy jail terms over critical posts on social media. Saudi Arabia, which is hosting several high profile events including Formula One and the WTA Finals tennis, is often accused of "sportswashing", using sport to divert attention from its rights record. "As expected, FIFA's evaluation of Saudi Arabia's World Cup bid is an astonishing whitewash of the country's atrocious human rights record," said Amnesty International. "There are no meaningful commitments that will prevent workers from being exploited, residents from being evicted or activists from being arrested. "By ignoring the clear evidence of severe human rights risks, FIFA is likely to bear much responsibility for the violations and abuses that will take place over the coming decade. "Fundamental human rights reforms are urgently required in Saudi Arabia, or the 2034 World Cup will be inevitably tarnished by exploitation, discrimination and repression."AP Business SummaryBrief at 10:21 a.m. EST

basic blackjack strategy chart Full Maglev Artificial Heart Market Outlook and Future Projections for 2030Matvei Michkov is made for the moment. Wherever this Flyers season ends up, that much is clear. Against the Blackhawks on Saturday, and at a 4-on-3 advantage from a Chicago holding call, the 19-year-old surveyed the situation with the puck from up high before dropping it off to Travis Sanheim at the point. The Chicago skaters' eyes all tracked the puck, and Michkov snuck down toward the net with no one looking. Travis Konecny camped up at the left side of the goal line and Sanheim slid the puck down to him, Sean Couturier hovered over the center of the net mouth to create a pick on the lone defender there, then Konecny threaded a seamless pass to Michkov's stick blade across the crease. Blackhawks goaltender Petr Mzarek was caught, Michkov fired the overtime winner home, and the Wells Fargo Center jumped to its feet as the horn blared and the comeback was made complete. The Flyers won, 3-2, climbing out of a 2-0 hole with the Russian phenom, and the rising star who the organization's grand plan is heavily depending on, putting an exclamation point on the rally. He was the hero again. He's made for this. "There's not many moments you're gonna get," Michkov, via Russian interpreter Slava Kuznetsov, said from the Flyers' locker room postgame. "When you get the moment, you have to be cold-blooded and realize it, finish it." He's made for a place like Philadelphia with a quote like that, too. Just over a week ago in Ottawa, Michkov completed another late Flyers surge when he tucked in the OT winner on a tough-angle shot along the goal line past Senators goaltender Linus Ullmark, sending Philly to a 5-4 win in a show of the rookie's burgeoning skill and willingness to shoot from almost anywhere on the ice. Was either scenario one of the real big-time moments that come late into the season or in the playoffs? No, not yet. But these are the ones that have presented themselves so far, and so far, Michkov has capitalized – hopefully with greater down the line, although everyone on the Flyers knows that they still have a ways to go to get there. "I think he likes being there," head coach John Tortorella said of Michkov in the clutch . "I think he does. I think TK likes that situation. He comes as advertised a little bit." It hasn't all been perfect, of course. Michkov was benched for a stretch at the end of October against the Blues , then was a healthy scratch for a couple of games at the end of a road trip two weeks ago , which was inevitable for a young player on a Tortorella-coached team as it was an unpopular choice among fans. His play away from the puck was always going to be a work in progress. Tortorella has frequently noted that since Michkov joined the team but never outwardly harped on him for it. The rookie is getting there in that regard, and he and Tortorella have found a way to talk and work through it past a steep language barrier . But Michkov's offensive talents are his gift, and the Flyers don't want to disrupt that. They need that, and they want to let him take off with it. "That's why it's nice that we have him now, right?" Tortorella said. "We knew it was going to be a little bit of a gong show as far as away from the puck – expected. We're going to slowly try to teach him that, but without getting in the way of what you're talking about, allowing him to play. "So as we're building, this is a good year that we can have these games to teach but not be overbearing with it, to allow him to experience some success. He's going to help our power play, he's going to help us in those types of situations, and it's something we need." For years to come. Having put the game-winner away, Michkov left the ice Saturday with seven goals and 16 points, which stood as second on the Flyers in scoring behind Konecny (11 goals, 25 points) and first among the NHL's 2024-25 rookie class. He also left outpacing Chicago's second-year star Connor Bedard (3 goals, 15 points), who was taken six spots ahead of Michkov at first overall in the draft two years ago, and with the two likely to go back and forth for years to come. "I hope it's only the beginning," Michkov said. "I think he'll try to get it back," he added with a smile. "I have to be ready for it." But he's made for this. Follow Nick on Twitter: @itssnick Follow Nick on Bluesky: @itssnick Like us on Facebook: PhillyVoice Sports

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Lululemon Athletica Inc.'s chief executive is confident his company is well on its way to addressing some of the concerns customers and analysts had earlier in the year about a lack of newness in the brand's product assortment. After reorganizing the retailer's product team and introducing a new reporting structure, Calvin McDonald said Lululemon is on track to reach historical levels of newness by the first quarter of its fiscal 2025. "I feel good about the quality and quantity of newness the teams have planned and I believe we are well positioned for spring," he said on a Thursday call with analysts. Newness — how fresh a brand's products and styles appear to consumers — is one of the key ways retailers draw in customers. To give the impression of newness, apparel companies often experiment with colours, prints, patterns and silhouettes. Some also partner with celebrities or other brands to launch product lines that attract shoppers. Lululemon's efforts to boost newness have so far focused on new detailing applied to some of its Define jackets and the release of its velvet Scuba hoodies, satin running tights and shorts and waffle knit apparel. "The guest is responding very well to that," McDonald said. In August, he conceded that Lululemon's womenswear division had struggled with “reduced newness,” which impacted conversion rates — typically the percentage of people who visit a store and make a purchase before leaving. Lululemon's product assortment this year has focused largely on its staples — yoga pants, scuba hoodies and sports bras — while the company also saw continued success with its belt bags. However, there were some missteps. When Lululemon outfitted Team Canada at the Olympic Games in Paris, the uniform was criticized for resembling uncooked bacon or looking like it had been blood-spattered. Lululemon also paused sales of its Breezethrough product line of tights and other activewear in June. Many of the line’s pieces featured a long V-shaped waistband in the front and Y-shaped seam in the back that some consumers complained was unattractive and produced a “whale tail” look. Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData, said in a note to investors that he feels many of the newness issues "have largely been corrected." "Across the third quarter the women’s range felt fresh and interesting and there was more than enough to grab the attention of shoppers," he said, adding it had improved the company's conversation rate and average basket size, a measure of how much consumers spend. "In our view, Lululemon deserves praise for the quick course correction." Some of that correction was reflected in Lululemon's third-quarter results, which were released Thursday and showed the brand earned US$351.9 million in its latest quarter as its revenue rose nine per cent. The Vancouver-based retailer, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, said its third-quarter net income compared with US$248.7 million a year prior. Its diluted earnings per share for the period ended Oct. 27 amounted to US$2.87 compared with US$1.96. Lululemon's third-quarter revenue totalled US$2.4 billion, compared with US$2.2 billion a year ago. McDonald said the results "exceeded our expectations" and reflected strength the company has seen in its shorts, skirts and leggings in seasonal colours. Saunders felt it was a "solid quarter," in part because Lululemon's comparable sales increased by four per cent overall and its international revenue increased by "a stellar" 33 per cent in overall terms. McDonald said that the company will enter Italy next year using a company-owned model, but will also expand to Denmark, Belgium, Turkey and the Czech Republic under a franchise model. In the latest quarter, however, there was weakness in the Americas, where Lululemon's comparable sales fell by two per cent. "There is much more competition in the US market and our data clearly show that even relatively loyal Lululemon consumers are shopping around more widely," Saunders said. "This problem isn’t going to disappear over time, if anything it is going to intensify." Shoppers, he said, had become "more constrained and pickier" because of inflation and high interest rates. "While most Lululemon shoppers are far from being hard-pressed, they are still impacted by inflation and have modestly reduced the volume of things they buy," Saunders said. He felt Lululemon should respond by leaning into categories like menswear, which Lululemon has increasingly been expanding through new styles and even partnerships with NHL teams. In more recent months, the company also introduced a range of Disney apparel. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 5, 2024. Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press

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Double Stallion, the studio behind the stellar League of Legends Metroidvania spinoff Convergence , is making a new co-op action RPG called Surfpunk that, frankly, looks totally rad. Surfpunk was actually first announced a few months ago, but somehow it's managed to slip right past my radar until its latest trailer, showcasing a newly revealed class with a throwable anchor and chain. But I'm putting the cart before the horse here; let me explain what Surfpunk actually is. Double Stallion describes it as an "intense, PvE co-op extraction ARPG" in which you "hop on your Rushboard, explore endless islands, and loot powerful ancient technology." I would echo that description and also add that there's an apparent Diablo inspiration as well as some roguelike elements with procedurally generated islands and randomized runs. Oh, and everyone's really, really hot. The world itself is also pretty easy on the eyes, with a striking, dynamic color palette, anime-influenced character designs, and League of Legends-esque cel-shading. Surfpunk can be played solo, but the main appeal to me is definitely the co-op action, which allows you to team up with up to three friends to form a squad where each player uses their class's unique abilities to take on role-specific responsibilities. As if there wasn't already enough going on in Surfpunk, I'm also interested to see how the actual surfing mechanics shake out. Surfing isn't just a means to get to and from the islands; it's also how you close out each run, with a massive tsunami presenting various obstacles for you to get around on your Rushboard. I also dig the fact that you'll have a homebase to return to after each fun where you can hang out with your crew, upgrade gear, customize your Raider and Rushboard, and indulge in well-earned meals before heading out on your next run. Surpunk doesn't have a release date or window yet, but you can wishlist it now on Steam . You can also pick something from our list of the best RPGs for a guaranteed good time.Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bearish stance on Match Group MTCH . And retail traders should know. We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga. Whether these are institutions or just wealthy individuals, we don't know. But when something this big happens with MTCH, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen. So how do we know what these investors just did? Today, Benzinga 's options scanner spotted 8 uncommon options trades for Match Group. This isn't normal. The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 25% bullish and 62%, bearish. Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 2 are puts, for a total amount of $128,046, and 6 are calls, for a total amount of $205,266. Expected Price Movements Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $33.0 to $36.5 for Match Group over the recent three months. Volume & Open Interest Trends In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Match Group options trades today is 316.33 with a total volume of 11,531.00. In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Match Group's big money trades within a strike price range of $33.0 to $36.5 over the last 30 days. Match Group 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot Significant Options Trades Detected: Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Ask Bid Price Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume MTCH PUT SWEEP BULLISH 03/21/25 $4.2 $4.1 $4.1 $35.00 $66.8K 930 164 MTCH PUT SWEEP BULLISH 12/20/24 $4.55 $4.5 $4.5 $36.50 $61.2K 0 153 MTCH CALL SWEEP BEARISH 12/13/24 $1.01 $0.85 $0.9 $33.00 $45.6K 19 1.4K MTCH CALL SWEEP BEARISH 12/13/24 $0.9 $0.82 $0.84 $33.00 $38.4K 19 3.1K MTCH CALL SWEEP NEUTRAL 12/13/24 $1.01 $0.84 $0.9 $33.00 $35.6K 19 2.0K About Match Group Match Group is a provider of online dating products. The firm became public in 2015 and was more than 80% owned by IAC/InterActiveCorp until IAC spun it off in 2020. The company has a vast portfolio of different online dating service providers, including Tinder, Hinge, BLK, Chispa, Match.com, OkCupid, PlentyOfFish, and Meetic. Match Group has more than 45 brands of online dating sites and/or apps, from which it generates user fee revenue (95%) and advertising revenue (5%). After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding Match Group, we move to examine the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of its current market status and performance. Present Market Standing of Match Group Currently trading with a volume of 1,592,089, the MTCH's price is down by 0.0%, now at $32.57. RSI readings suggest the stock is currently is currently neutral between overbought and oversold. Anticipated earnings release is in 63 days. What The Experts Say On Match Group In the last month, 5 experts released ratings on this stock with an average target price of $38.2. Turn $1000 into $1270 in just 20 days? 20-year pro options trader reveals his one-line chart technique that shows when to buy and sell. Copy his trades, which have had averaged a 27% profit every 20 days. Click here for access .* An analyst from Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain their Equal-Weight rating on Match Group, which currently sits at a price target of $33. * An analyst from Truist Securities has decided to maintain their Hold rating on Match Group, which currently sits at a price target of $35. * Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from RBC Capital keeps a Outperform rating on Match Group with a target price of $35. * Reflecting concerns, an analyst from B of A Securities lowers its rating to Neutral with a new price target of $35.* An analyst from Barclays persists with their Overweight rating on Match Group, maintaining a target price of $53. Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely. If you want to stay updated on the latest options trades for Match Group, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts. © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.

The Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team has gotten off to a fast start this season in more ways than one. The No. 16 Bearcats have raced to a 5-0 record while outscoring their opponents by more than 31 points per game, with just one team (Northern Kentucky) coming within 16 points. Cincinnati is averaging a robust 87 points per game with one of the more efficient offenses in college basketball. Cincinnati will look to continue that hot streak when it plays host to Alabama State in nonconference action Wednesday evening. Cincinnati has punished opposing defenses in a variety of ways this season. Despite being the No. 14 offense in the nation in Ken Pomeroy's efficiency ratings, the Bearcats aren't among the nation's leaders in pace. Still, they take advantage of those opportunities when they are there. "Us playing fast is something we want to do," Cincinnati forward Dillon Mitchell said. "When I was being recruited here, that was something Coach (Wes) Miller wanted to do. "There could be games where we're not making shots or something is off, but one thing is we're gonna push the ball, play hard and play fast. That's something he preaches. We'll be in shape and get rebounds." Mitchell is fresh off a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds in Cincinnati's 81-58 road win at Georgia Tech Saturday. He is one of four Bearcats to average double figures in scoring this season. That balance was on display once again against the Yellow Jackets, with Connor Hickman and Jizzle James also scoring 14 points each and Simas Lukosius contributing 12 points. In that game, Cincinnati sank 51.6 percent of its shots while regularly getting out into transition with 16 fastbreak points, while winning the rebounding battle 36-29. "Any time you get a road win over a quality, Power 4 team, you're gonna feel good about it," Miller said. "I was pleased with our effort." Lukosius is scoring 16.6 points per game, while James is at 14.0 points, followed by Mitchell at 12.4, while he also grabs a team-best 8.6 rebounds. Alabama State (3-3) has a tough task ahead, especially when considering its 97-78 loss at Akron Sunday, which ended a three-game winning streak. The Hornets allowed the Zips to shoot 46.4 percent from the field and were 53-32 in the rebounding battle. Alabama State gave up a season high in points, after playing the likes of LSU and UNLV earlier this season. Akron standout Nate Johnson lit up Alabama State for 25 points, as the game got away from the Hornets in the second half to keep them winless in true road games. Alabama leading scorers CJ Hines and TJ Madlock still got theirs against Akron, scoring 19 and 17 points, respectively. They were joined in double figures by reserve Tyler Mack (18 points), but recent history says they'll need more help to keep up with the Bearcats. Hines leads the Hornets with 15.7 points per game, while Madlock contributes 14.5 points. In previous Akron Basketball Classic wins last week against Omaha and Lamar, Alabama State featured at least four double-digit scorers in each game. --Field Level MediaIndia's 26 major listed realty firms sell ₹35,000 cr worth properties in Q2; Godrej Properties at top

ABU DHABI, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 26, 2024-- Der Open-Source AI Summit Abu Dhabi, der vom Technology Innovative Institute (TII), einem globalen Forschungszentrum für angewandte Wissenschaft, veranstaltet wird, hat mit kritischen Gesprächen begonnen, die die globale KI-Agenda prägen werden. Der Summit, der heute und morgen im St. Regis Saadiyat Island stattfindet und an dem über 300 Personen teilnehmen, fällt mit dem wachsenden internationalen Fokus auf die Anziehungs- und Abstoßungskraft zwischen Open- und Closed-Source-KI zusammen. Diese Pressemitteilung enthält multimediale Inhalte. Die vollständige Mitteilung hier ansehen: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241126437075/de/ Abu Dhabi’s Technology Innovation Institute Inaugurates Open-Source AI Summit with Critical Discussions on the Future of AI (Photo: AETOSWire) „Es gibt zwei entscheidende Entscheidungen, wenn es um KI geht“, sagte S.E. Faisal Al Bannai, Generalsekretär des Advanced Technology Research Council und Berater des Präsidenten der Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate. „Sie können ein Closed-Source-KI-Modell nutzen, das einem Unternehmen gehört. Sie kontrollieren es, einschließlich der Daten, die Sie ihm geben. Innovation beginnt und endet mit ihnen. „Alternativ können Sie ein Open-Source-Modell nutzen, das innerhalb der Gemeinschaft wächst. Wir entwickeln gemeinsam Innovationen, auf die jeder überall zugreifen und aufbauen kann. Wenn KI Teil des Gefüges unserer Gesellschaft sein soll – und das wird sie –, müssen Länder, Unternehmen und Einzelpersonen entscheiden, wer sie kontrolliert. Die Entwicklung der Falcon-KI-Modelle war der Beitrag von TII zur Welt.“ Dr. Najwa Aaraj, Chief Executive Officer von TII, eröffnete den Summit und sagte: „Der Open-Source AI Summit Abu Dhabi ist ein entscheidender Moment für den globalen KI-Diskurs. Wie andere Open-Source-Modelle bringt Falcon Wissenschaftler, Entwickler und Innovatoren zusammen, um technologische Fortschritte zu beschleunigen und so als Katalysator für globale Veränderungen zu wirken. Wir freuen uns darauf, zu sehen, welche Auswirkungen dies weiterhin haben wird, insbesondere im Rahmen unserer weiteren Zusammenarbeit mit der Falcon Foundation.“ Auf der Tagesordnung des Summits standen weiterhin Diskussionen mit renommierten Rednern, darunter Dr. Belgacem Haba, Vice President der Adeia Corporation in den USA, der über die Herausforderungen sprach, die KI in der Halbleiterindustrie mit sich bringt. Prof. Philip Torr, Professor und Chief Scientific Advisor an der Universität Oxford im Vereinigten Königreich, sprach darüber, wem KI gehören sollte, und ging dabei auf potenzielle Nachteile sowie auf die Regulierung ein. Er argumentierte, dass langfristig die Vorteile von Open-Source-KI die Risiken überwiegen. Dr. Hakim Hacid, Chief Researcher des KI-Forschungszentrums von TII, sagte: „Wir glauben, dass Open-Source-KI der richtige Weg ist, aber es ist alles andere als einfach – es gibt Herausforderungen und Fragen zu Kontrolle, Richtlinien, Rechenleistung und Hardware, die wir angehen müssen. Deshalb bringen wir auf diesem Summit so viele internationale Experten zusammen und werden dies auch in den kommenden Jahren in Zusammenarbeit mit der Falcon Foundation tun. Diese Gespräche sind von entscheidender Bedeutung.“ Zu den späteren Rednern gehören Dr. Natalia Vassilieva, Vice President und Field CTO von Cerebras Systems in den USA, Dr. June Paik, Gründerin und CEO von FuriosaAI in den USA, Dr. Armand Joulin, Research Director bei Google DeepMind in Frankreich, und Dr. Michal Valko, Principal Llama Engineer bei Meta Paris in Frankreich. Sie werden über den Grad der Offenheit von KI, nachhaltiges KI-Computing, die Erstellung kompakterer LLMs, die Nutzung von Basismodellen für vertrauenswürdige Algorithmen und vieles mehr sprechen. Dr. Jingwei Zuo von TII wird über Falcon Mamba sprechen, das erste State-Space-Sprachmodell, das auf einer völlig neuen Architektur basiert und Anfang dieses Jahres auf den Markt gebracht wurde. Der Summit wird in einer Podiumsdiskussion unter der Leitung von TII über ihre Vision für Open-Source-KI gipfeln. Die Falcon AI LLM-Serie von TII hat weltweite Anerkennung gefunden. Die Serie begann mit dem Start von Falcon 40B, dem ersten Open-Source-LLM der VAE, im Mai 2023. Seitdem gehören die nachfolgenden Falcon-Modelle durchweg zu den weltweit führenden Open-Source-KI-Modellen, wie die unabhängige Branchenrangliste Hugging Face bestätigt. Ein neues Falcon-Modell wird für Ende 2024 erwartet. *Quelle: AETOSWire Die Ausgangssprache, in der der Originaltext veröffentlicht wird, ist die offizielle und autorisierte Version. Übersetzungen werden zur besseren Verständigung mitgeliefert. Nur die Sprachversion, die im Original veröffentlicht wurde, ist rechtsgültig. Gleichen Sie deshalb Übersetzungen mit der originalen Sprachversion der Veröffentlichung ab. Originalversion auf businesswire.com ansehen: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241126437075/de/ CONTACT: Victoria Meven victoria.meven@edelman.com KEYWORD: UNITED STATES FRANCE UNITED KINGDOM UNITED ARAB EMIRATES NORTH AMERICA EUROPE MIDDLE EAST INDUSTRY KEYWORD: SCIENCE SOFTWARE OTHER SCIENCE RESEARCH HARDWARE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY OTHER TECHNOLOGY SOURCE: Technology Innovation Institute Copyright Business Wire 2024. PUB: 11/26/2024 04:55 PM/DISC: 11/26/2024 04:56 PM http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241126437075/deCENTRAL – Though it wasn’t everything Central coach Kenny McGough hoped for in the season opener, the Bronchos bested Snyder, 67-38, Friday night. Wyatt Nix scored 18 points to lead three Central players in double figures, and the Bronchos put the game away with a 39-point second half. All County Co-Player of the Year Luke Thrasher finished with 13 points, and Mitchell Owens scored 11. “We didn’t really get away from them until the second half,” McGough said. “We struggled to get buckets to fall early – but then after half, we really settled in and played the way we are wanting to play. We got out in transition and caused some turnovers. That lead to easy buckets, and I think that really showed the guys what our true identity is.” Nix was 9-of-16 from the field and didn’t shoot a free throw. He missed all four of his 3-point attempts. Thrasher went 6-of- 13 from the field, grabbed five rebounds, and made four steals. He also made five assists. Owens was 4-of-8 from the field and made one of the two free throws he took. Ethan Brummett had four blocks. Central will play host to Sterling for a girls and boys doubleheader at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 3. GIRLS Am-Po 46, Comanche 27 AMBER – Ralee Ellis scored 8 of her team-high 10 points in the second half, but it wasn’t enough to bring the Lady Indians back from a cold first half. Comanche scored just 11 points in the first half and trailed by 19 at intermission. After Am-Po took a 42-16 advantage into the final stanza, the Lady Indians got going on offense. They scored 11 points in the fourth period. Jentry Whaley added 6 tallies for the Lady Indians and Casidy Smith 5. Blakely Miller and Ainslee McComas each scored 10 for Am-Po. Sadie Linn finished with 8 Comanche will play host to Pauls Valley at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 3 Snyder 33, Central 28 CENTRAL – KK Delaney scored 16 points to lead Central’s offense, and Daylin Keyser finished with six blocks to lead the Lady Bronchos defense. Central kept the game close and trailed just 4 at half.

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No. 16 Cincinnati tests efficient offense vs. Alabama StateAP Top 25: Alabama, Mississippi out of top 10 and Miami, SMU are in; Oregon remains unanimous No. 1 Alabama and Mississippi tumbled out of the top 10 of The Associated Press college football poll and Miami and SMU moved in following a chaotic weekend in the SEC. Oregon is No. 1 for the sixth straight week and Ohio State, Texas and Penn State held their places behind the Ducks. The shuffling begins at No. 5, where Notre Dame returned for the first time since Week 2 after beating Army for its ninth straight win. No. 6 Georgia and No. 7 Tennessee each moved up two spots. Miami, SMU and Indiana round out the top 10. Jannik Sinner leads Italy past the Netherlands for its second consecutive Davis Cup title MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Jannik Sinner clinched Italy's second consecutive Davis Cup title and capped his breakthrough season at the top of tennis by beating Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 (2), 6-2 for a 2-0 win over the Netherlands in the final of the team competition in Malaga, Spain. Matteo Berrettini won Sunday's opening singles match 6-4, 6-2 against Botic van de Zandschulp. The Italians are the first country to win the Davis Cup twice in a row since the Czech Republic in 2012 and 2013. The No. 1-ranked Sinner stretched his unbeaten streak in singles to 14 matches and 26 sets. Netherlands reached the Davis Cup final for the first time. Chuck Woolery, smooth-talking game show host of 'Love Connection' and 'Scrabble,' dies at 83 NEW YORK (AP) — Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of “Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection” and “Scrabble” who later became a right-wing podcaster, skewering liberals and accusing the government of lying about COVID-19, has died. He was 83. Mark Young, Woolery’s podcast co-host and friend, said in an email early Sunday that Woolery died at his home in Texas with his wife, Kristen, present. Woolery, with his matinee idol looks, coiffed hair and ease with witty banter, was inducted into the American TV Game Show Hall of Fame in 2007 and earned a daytime Emmy nomination in 1978. He teamed up with Young for the podcast “Blunt Force Truth” and became a full supporter Donald Trump. St. Louis Blues fire Drew Bannister and hire Jim Montgomery as coach The St. Louis Blues have fired coach Drew Bannister and hired Jim Montgomery as his replacement. The 2022 Jack Adams Award winner, Montgomery joins the Blues five days after he was fired by the Boston Bruins. Bannister had been on the job in St. Louis for less than a year since succeeding Stanley Cup-winning coach Craig Berube and getting the interim tag removed after last season. The Blues have lost 13 of their first 22 games. Montgomery spent two seasons as an assistant on Berube's staff in St. Louis between coaching Dallas and Boston. The team signed Montgomery to a five-year contract. Rico Carty, who won the 1970 NL batting title with the Atlanta Braves, dies at 85 Rico Carty, who won the 1970 NL batting title when he hit a major league-best .366 for the Atlanta Braves, has died. He was 85. Major League Baseball, the players’ association and the Braves have paid tribute to Carty on social media. A family friend told Listín Diario — a newspaper in Carty’s native Dominican Republic — that he died Saturday night in an Atlanta hospital. Carty made his big league debut with the Braves in September 1963. He batted .330 with 22 homers and 88 RBIs in his first full season in 1964, finishing second to Dick Allen in voting for NL Rookie of the Year. The Braves moved from Milwaukee to Atlanta after the 1965 season, and Carty got the franchise’s first hit in its new home on April 12, 1966, against Pittsburgh. Dartmouth sorority, two members of fraternity face charges after student who attended party drowned HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — A sorority at Dartmouth College and two members of a fraternity faces charges related to the death of a student who drowned after attending an off-campus party. The Hanover, New Hampshire police department, where Dartmouth is located, said Friday that Alpha Phi was charged with one count of facilitating an underage alcohol house. Two members of the Beta Alpha Omega face a charge of providing alcohol to a person under 21. Won Jang, 20, of Middletown, Delaware, had attended an off-campus party in July hosted by Alpha Phi sorority. Police said the alcohol was provided by Beta Alpha Omega. Tens of thousands of Spaniards protest housing crunch and high rents in Barcelona BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Tens of thousands of Spaniards are marching in downtown Barcelona to protest the skyrocketing cost of renting an apartment in the popular tourist destination. Protesters cut off traffic on main avenues in the city center, holding up homemade signs in Spanish reading “Fewer apartments for investing and more homes for living." The lack of affordable housing has become one of the leading concerns for the southern European Union country, mirroring the housing crunch across many parts of the world, including the United States. The average rent for Spain has doubled in the last decade. In cities like Barcelona, rental prices have also been driven up by short-term renters including tourists. Verstappen captures 4th F1 championship after Mercedes sweep of Las Vegas Grand Prix LAS VEGAS (AP) — Max Verstappen cruised to a fourth consecutive Formula 1 championship Saturday night by finishing fifth in the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Verstappen needed only to finish ahead of Lando Norris of McLaren to give Red Bull a fourth straight driver championship. The Dutchman started fifth but was already up to second by the 10th lap around the street circuit that includes the famed Las Vegas Strip. Norris, who had to score at least three points more than Verstappen to extend the championship fight, finished sixth. The race was won by George Russell who was followed by Lewis Hamilton in the first 1-2 sweep for the Mercedes drivers since 2022. 'Wicked' and 'Gladiator' make gravity-defying theater debuts NEW YORK (AP) — “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” have debuted in theaters with a combined $270 million in ticket sales. Their worldwide performance breathed fresh life into global box office results that have struggled lately. Together the films turned the moviegoing weekend into one of the busiest of the year. Jon M. Chu’s lavish big-budget musical “Wicked,” starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, debuted with $114 million domestically and $164.2 million globally. Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator II” is a sequel to his 2000 best picture-winning original and launched with $55.5 million in ticket sales. “Moana 2” is being released Wednesday, so it looks like Hollywood might be looking at historic sales over the Thanksgiving holiday. Jason Kelce's wife announces she is pregnant with the couple's fourth child Former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce's wife is announcing she's pregnant with the couple's fourth child. Kylie Kelce posted a photo on Instagram on Friday of the couple's three young daughters reacting to the news. The oldest daughter, Wyatt, appears to be cupping her head in shock. The middle daughter, Ellioette, is smiling. The youngest, Bennett, is in tears. A caption attached to the photo reads: “I feel like we captured a very accurate representation of how each of the girls feel about getting another sister. At least Ellie, mom and dad are on the same page!”

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Walmart is rolling big TV deals for the holidays, and the sale price on this 75-Inch Hisense 4K UltraHD model is hard to pass up. The 75-Inch Hisense Class 4K UHD LED LCD Roku TV is now on sale for $478, instead of $698, for a savings of $220 off. This is big discount on a mega-sized 75-inch smart TV that has 4K UltraHD definition. This is 4 times the resolution of a traditional 1080P model with more pixels and a full-array LED backlight for brighter colors and greater detail. Featuring a Roku operating system, this 75-Inch Hisense 4K UltraHD Roku TV offers access to all your favorite streaming apps, live TV and more viewing content. It’s also voice compatible with Google Assistant or Alexa and has a gaming mode, motion rate 120 technology and Dolby Vision HDR and HDR10. Walmart is offering the big discount on this 75-Inch Hisense Roku TV with free next-day delivery. Shop for this 75-Inch Hisense 4K Roku TV deal at Walmart here. You can also check out more TVs on sale from Walmart , including these top offers: Find more holiday markdowns on smart TVs at Walmart here. The Best Deals in December Our journalism needs your support. Please subscribe today to NJ.com . Dawn Magyar can be reached at dmagyar@njadvancemedia.com . Have a tip? Tell us at nj.com/tips/ .

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The City boss is enduring the worst run of his glittering managerial career after a six-game winless streak featuring five successive defeats and a calamitous 3-3 draw in a match his side had led 3-0. The 53-year-old, who has won 18 trophies since taking charge at the Etihad Stadium in 2016, signed a contract extension through to the summer of 2027 just over a week ago. Yet, despite his remarkable successes, he still considers himself vulnerable to the sack and has pleaded with the club to keep faith. “I don’t want to stay in the place if I feel like I’m a problem,” said the Spaniard, who watched in obvious frustration as City conceded three times in the last 15 minutes in a dramatic capitulation against Feyenoord in midweek. “I don’t want to stay here just because the contract is there. “My chairman knows it. I said to him, ‘Give me the chance to try come back’, and especially when everybody comes back (from injury) and see what happens. “After, if I’m not able to do it, we have to change because, of course, (the past) nine years are dead. “More than ever I ask to my hierarchy, give me the chance. “Will it be easy for me now? No. I have the feeling that still I have a job to do and I want to do it.” City have been hampered by a raft of injuries this term, most pertinently to midfield talisman and Ballon d’Or winner Rodri. The Euro 2024 winner is expected to miss the remainder of the season and his absence has been keenly felt over the past two months. Playmaker Kevin De Bruyne has also not started a match since September. The pressure continues to build with champions City facing a crucial trip to title rivals and Premier League leaders Liverpool on Sunday. Defeat would leave City trailing Arne Slot’s side by 11 points. “I don’t enjoy it at all, I don’t like it,” said Guardiola of his side’s current situation. “I sleep not as good as I slept when I won every game. “The sound, the smell, the perfume is not good enough right now. “But I’m the same person who won the four Premier Leagues in a row. I was happier because I ate better, lived better, but I was not thinking differently from who I am.” Guardiola is confident his side will not stop battling as they bid to get back on track. He said: “The people say, ‘Yeah, it’s the end of that’. Maybe, but we are in November. We will see what happens until the end. “What can you do? Cry for that? You don’t stay long – many, many years without fighting. That is what you try to look for, this is the best (way). “Why should we not believe? Why should it not happen with us?”Mysterious googly eyes go viral after appearing on public art in OregonOn paper, Luigi Mangione had it all: wealth, intellect, athleticism, good looks. But the child of a prominent Maryland family may have spurned it all in a spasm of violence, in a killing that has mesmerized Americans. The 26-year-old was arrested Monday and charged with the murder of Brian Thompson, a health insurance chief executive and father of two who was gunned down in Manhattan last week by someone who, evidence suggests, has endured his own debilitating health crises and grew angry with the privatized US medical system. The cold-blooded killing has laid bare the deep frustration many Americans feel toward the country's labyrinthine health care system: while many have condemned the shooting, others have praised Mangione as a hero. It has also prompted considerable interest in how a young engineer with an Ivy League education could have gone off the rails to commit murder. News of his capture at a Pennsylvania McDonald's triggered an explosion of online activity, with Mangione quickly amassing new followers on social media as citizen sleuths and US media tried to understand who he is. As Americans have looked for clues about a political ideology or potential motive, a photo on his X account (formerly Twitter) includes an X-ray of an apparently injured spine. Mangione lived in Hawaii in 2022 and, according to his former roommate R.J. Martin, suffered from back pain, and was hoping to strengthen his back. After a surfing lesson, Mangione was "in bed for about a week" because of the pain, Martin told CNN. Earlier this year, Martin said, Mangione confirmed he'd had back surgery and sent him photos of the X-rays. Police said the suspect carried a hand-written manifesto of grievances in which he slammed America's "most expensive health care system in the world." "He was writing a lot about his disdain for corporate America and in particular the health care industry," New York police chief detective Joseph Kenny told ABC. According to CNN, a document recovered when Mangione was arrested included the phrase "these parasites had it coming." Meanwhile, memes and jokes proliferated, many riffing on his first name and comparing him to the "Mario Bros." video game character Luigi. Many expressed at least partial sympathy, having had their own harrowing experiences with the US health care system. "Godspeed. Please know that we all hear you," wrote one user on Facebook. Mangione hails from the Baltimore area. His wealthy Italian-American family owns local businesses, including the Hayfields Country Club, according to local outlet the Baltimore Banner, and cousin Nino Mangione is a Maryland state delegate. A standout student, Luigi graduated at the top of his high school class in 2016. A former student who knew Mangione at the elite Gilman School told AFP the suspect struck him as "a normal guy, nice kid." "There was nothing about him that was off, at least from my perception," the person said. Mangione attended the prestigious University of Pennsylvania, where he completed both a bachelor's and master's degree in computer science by 2020, according to a university spokesperson. While at Penn, Mangione co-led a group of 60 undergraduates who collaborated on video game projects, as noted in a now-deleted university webpage. On Instagram Mangione shared snapshots of his travels, and shirtless images of himself flaunting a six-pack. X users have scoured Mangione's posts for potential motives. His header photo includes an X-ray of a spine with bolts attached. Finding a political ideology that fits neatly onto the right-left divide has proved elusive, though he had written a review of Ted Kaczynski's manifesto on online site Goodreads, calling it "prescient." Kaczynski, known as the Unabomber, carried out multiple bombings in the United States from 1978 to 1995, in a campaign he said was aimed at halting the advance of modern society and technology. Mangione has also linked approvingly to posts criticizing secularism as a harmful consequence of Christianity's decline, and retweeted posts on the impact mobile phones and social media have on mental health. ia/abo-mlm/nro

Like a football off McBride's helmet, the Cardinals aren't getting many lucky bounces these daysBy CLAIRE RUSH PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Googly eyes have been appearing on sculptures around the central Oregon city of Bend, delighting many residents and sparking a viral sensation covered widely by news outlets and featured on a popular late-night talk show. On social media, the city shared photos of googly eyes on installations in the middle of roundabouts that make up its so-called “Roundabout Art Route.” One photo shows googly eyes placed on a sculpture of two deer, while another shows them attached to a sphere. It’s not yet known who has been putting them on the sculptures. “While the googly eyes placed on the various art pieces around town might give you a chuckle, it costs money to remove them with care to not damage the art,” the city said in its posts. The Facebook post received hundreds of comments, with many users saying they liked the googly eyes. “My daughter and I went past the flaming chicken today and shared the biggest laugh,” one user said, using a nickname for the “Phoenix Rising” sculpture. “We love the googly eyes. This town is getting to be so stuffy. Let’s have fun!” Another Facebook user wrote: “I think the googly eyes on the deer specifically are a great look, and they should stay that way.” Others said the city should focus on addressing more important issues, such as homelessness, instead of spending time and money on removing the googly eyes. Over the years, the city’s sculptures have been adorned with other seasonal decorations, including Santa hats, wreaths, leis. The city doesn’t remove those, and views the googly eyes differently because of the adhesive, Bend’s communications director, Rene Mitchell, told The Associated Press. “We really encourage our community to engage with the art and have fun. We just need to make sure that we can protect it and that it doesn’t get damaged,” she said. The post and its comments were covered by news outlets, and even made it on a segment of CBS’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert .” The city regrets that its post was misunderstood, Mitchell said. “There was no intent to be heavy-handed, and we certainly understand maybe how that was taken,” she said. “We own this large collection of public art and really want to bring awareness to the community that applying adhesives does harm the art. So as stewards of the collection, we wanted to share that on social media.” The city has so far spent $1,500 on removing googly eyes from seven of the eight sculptures impacted, Mitchell said, and has started treating some of the art pieces, which are made of different types of metal such as bronze and steel. The “Phoenix Rising” sculpture might need to be repainted entirely, she said. For some, the googly eyes — like the other holiday objects — provide a welcome boost of seasonal cheer. “I look forward to seeing the creativity of whoever it is that decorates the roundabouts during the holidays,” one social media commenter said. “Brings a smile to everyone to see silliness.”

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The City boss is enduring the worst run of his glittering managerial career after a six-game winless streak featuring five successive defeats and a calamitous 3-3 draw in a match his side had led 3-0. The 53-year-old, who has won 18 trophies since taking charge at the Etihad Stadium in 2016, signed a contract extension through to the summer of 2027 just over a week ago. Yet, despite his remarkable successes, he still considers himself vulnerable to the sack and has pleaded with the club to keep faith. “I don’t want to stay in the place if I feel like I’m a problem,” said the Spaniard, who watched in obvious frustration as City conceded three times in the last 15 minutes in a dramatic capitulation against Feyenoord in midweek. “I don’t want to stay here just because the contract is there. “My chairman knows it. I said to him, ‘Give me the chance to try come back’, and especially when everybody comes back (from injury) and see what happens. “After, if I’m not able to do it, we have to change because, of course, (the past) nine years are dead. “More than ever I ask to my hierarchy, give me the chance. “Will it be easy for me now? No. I have the feeling that still I have a job to do and I want to do it.” City have been hampered by a raft of injuries this term, most pertinently to midfield talisman and Ballon d’Or winner Rodri. The Euro 2024 winner is expected to miss the remainder of the season and his absence has been keenly felt over the past two months. Playmaker Kevin De Bruyne has also not started a match since September. The pressure continues to build with champions City facing a crucial trip to title rivals and Premier League leaders Liverpool on Sunday. Defeat would leave City trailing Arne Slot’s side by 11 points. “I don’t enjoy it at all, I don’t like it,” said Guardiola of his side’s current situation. “I sleep not as good as I slept when I won every game. “The sound, the smell, the perfume is not good enough right now. “But I’m the same person who won the four Premier Leagues in a row. I was happier because I ate better, lived better, but I was not thinking differently from who I am.” Guardiola is confident his side will not stop battling as they bid to get back on track. He said: “The people say, ‘Yeah, it’s the end of that’. Maybe, but we are in November. We will see what happens until the end. “What can you do? Cry for that? You don’t stay long – many, many years without fighting. That is what you try to look for, this is the best (way). “Why should we not believe? Why should it not happen with us?”Frida Formann finding her groove, leads CU Buffs into matchup with Tennessee TechRupali Ganguly Says For 20 Years She Never Got An Award

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Rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels rushed for 127 yards, throwing for another 227 and for three touchdowns, including the game-winning touchdown pass to Zach Ertz. The Commanders staged a dramatic comeback from a 10-point deficit at half-time, sending them to the play-offs for the first time in four years. PLAYOFF BOUND!!!!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/djmqZv3kH6 — Washington Commanders (@Commanders) December 30, 2024 The win was enough to give the Los Angeles Rams the NFC West title as it ended the Seattle Seahawks hopes ahead of their meeting in the final week of the season. The Falcons need other results to go their way along with a win over the Carolina Panthers in their final game. Saquon Barkley became the ninth running back in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards in a single season as the Philadelphia Eagles clinched the NFC East title with a victory over the Dallas Cowboys. The 27-year-old achieved the feat with a 23-yard run during the fourth quarter of the Eagles’ crushing 41-7 success at Lincoln Financial Field. Barkley is 100 yards short of Eric Dickerson’s record of 2,105 yards, set in 1984 for the Los Angeles Rams, ahead of next week’s regular season finale against the New York Giants. Single-season rushing record in reach. @saquon @Eagles pic.twitter.com/iSHyXeMLv1 — NFL (@NFL) December 29, 2024 However, he could be rested for that game in order to protect him from injury ahead of the play-offs. The Minnesota Vikings scored their ninth consecutive win after hanging on to beat the Green Bay Packers 27-25. Sam Darnold threw touchdowns to Cam Akers, Jordan Addison and Jalen Nailer, pushing his total for the season to 35. The victory set up a final-week showdown with the Detroit Lions for both the division title and top seed in the NFC. The Miami Dolphins kept themselves in the play-off race with a 20-3 victory over the Cleveland Browns. With Dolphins’ quarterback Tua Tagovailoa out with a hip injury, replacement Tyler Huntly threw for 225 yards and a touchdown. he BAKED today 👨‍🍳 pic.twitter.com/eFX9fd1w5P — NFL (@NFL) December 29, 2024 Miami will need to beat the New York Jets and hope the Denver Broncos lose to the Kansas City Chiefs to clinch the final AFC wildcard berth. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers kept alive their dreams of reaching the play-offs by overcoming the Carolina Panthers 48-14. Veteran quarterback Baker Mayfield produced a dominant performance at Raymond James Stadium, registering five passing touchdowns to equal a Buccaneers franchise record. The Buffalo Bills clinched the AFC conference number two seed for the post season with a 40-14 success over the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium. Josh Allen passed for 182 yards and two touchdowns, while rushing for another. Buffalo finish the 2024 regular season undefeated at home, with eight wins from as many games. The Indianapolis Colts’ hopes of reaching the play-offs were ended by a 45-33 defeat to the Giants. FINAL: Drew Lock accounts for 5 TDs in the @Giants victory! #INDvsNYG pic.twitter.com/N8HJYth09F — NFL (@NFL) December 29, 2024 Malik Nabers exploded for 171 yards and two touchdowns and Ihmir Smith-Marsette broke a 100-yard kick-off return to give the Giants their highest-scoring output under head coach Brian Daboll. Quarterback Drew Lock threw four touchdown passes and accounted for a fifth on the ground to seal the win. Elsewhere, Mac Jones threw two touchdowns to help the Jacksonville Jaguars defeat the Tennessee Titans 20-13, while the Las Vegas Raiders beat the New Orleans Saints 25-10.

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OpenAI's legal battle with Elon Musk reveals internal turmoil over avoiding AI 'dictatorship'One moment you’re a top-rated catching prospect for the Boston Red Sox, a storied franchise with an historic ballpark and nine World Series titles to boast, most recently in 2018. The next you’re still that prized prospect but with Sox of a different color, with a franchise that set a record for futility last season and hasn’t won a postseason series since the 2005 World Series. That was 22-year-old catcher Ryan Teel on Wednesday when he received word he and three other Red Sox prospects were traded to the White Sox for Garrett Crochet. Teel was driving, on his way to for a training session. “I definitely didn’t see it coming at all,” Teel said on a Zoom call Friday, two days after letting the shock set in. “Completely, completely surprised. The emotion I felt was surprise at first but then excited as it settled in. And ready to go.” Teel, the Red Sox’ fourth-ranked prospect and MLB Pipeline’s third-ranked catching prospect, was the headliner in Boston’s package that reeled in Crochet, a prized All-star left-hander with two years of affordable contract control remaining. Teel said he is “excited” about the possibility of a faster track to the majors in Chicago. A skilled pitch blocker and accurate thrower, his left-handed bat should play well at the Sox’ home ballpark. Korey Lee is the incumbent at catcher and while sound defensively, he batted .178/.206/.317 with six homers after June 19. Teel, meanwhile, was hitting a combined .288/.386/.433 with an .819 OPS, 13 homers and 12 stolen bases in 505 plate appearances between Double-A and Triple-A. Edgar Quero, ranked ninth among catching prospects, gives the Sox the best minor league tandem at a premium position. Quero posted an .839 OPS between Double-A and Triple-A but Teel looks to be the better defender. In any case, it’s a promising young pairing. “Catching is gold right now in this game,” Sox general manager Chris Getz said. “You’ve got a switch-hitter in Edgar Quero, who’s really strong from the right side currently. And you’ve got Kyle Teel, who’s left-handed and has versatility [outfield] in his background, too. The catching position is just so valuable, and it’s such a hard position to fill. To have two guys like that and a Korey Lee -- going back to the foundation of an organization, so many things start up the middle of the diamond, and it starts at the catching position and how much they can impact the game with game-planning and directing traffic on the field. So to have strength there is really important to us.” The Red Sox drafted the 6-0, 190-pound Teel 14 th in 2023 out of Virginia, where he won the Buster Posey Award as college baseball’s top catcher. “I love the game, I love to get better,” Teel said. “I’m very obsessed with getting better. It’s just ingrained in me. At the field, I’m talking to coaches and talking to players. I love talking the game. I love getting to know guys, personalities. So I would say it’s a combination of loving the game, loving the people around me and just making the most of my time wherever I’m at.”

Smokers who quit for a week could save a day of their life, experts sayLEWISTON, N.Y. (AP) — Jaeden Marshall scored 21 points as Niagara beat Le Moyne 88-69 on Sunday. Marshall shot 5 for 8 (4 for 6 from 3-point range) and 7 of 8 from the free-throw line for the Purple Eagles (6-7). Justice Smith added 15 points while going 6 of 12 from the floor, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and 2 for 3 from the line and had five rebounds. Zion Russell shot 4 for 7, including 3 for 3 from beyond the arc to finish with 11 points. AJ Dancier finished with 17 points and four steals for the Dolphins (5-10). Le Moyne also got 11 points and 10 rebounds from Ocypher Owens. Dwayne Koroma had nine points and six rebounds. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .The 30-24 victory over the Atlanta Falcons was enough to earn a wildcard berth for the Commanders. The Washington Commanders secured a play-off spot after beating the Atlanta Falcons 30-24 in overtime. Rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels rushed for 127 yards, throwing for another 227 and for three touchdowns, including the game-winning touchdown pass to Zach Ertz. The Commanders staged a dramatic comeback from a 10-point deficit at half-time, sending them to the play-offs for the first time in four years. The win was enough to give the Los Angeles Rams the NFC West title as it ended the Seattle Seahawks hopes ahead of their meeting in the final week of the season. The Falcons need other results to go their way along with a win over the Carolina Panthers in their final game. Saquon Barkley became the ninth running back in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards in a single season as the Philadelphia Eagles clinched the NFC East title with a victory over the Dallas Cowboys. The 27-year-old achieved the feat with a 23-yard run during the fourth quarter of the Eagles’ crushing 41-7 success at Lincoln Financial Field. Barkley is 100 yards short of Eric Dickerson’s record of 2,105 yards, set in 1984 for the Los Angeles Rams, ahead of next week’s regular season finale against the New York Giants. However, he could be rested for that game in order to protect him from injury ahead of the play-offs. The Minnesota Vikings scored their ninth consecutive win after hanging on to beat the Green Bay Packers 27-25. Sam Darnold threw touchdowns to Cam Akers, Jordan Addison and Jalen Nailer, pushing his total for the season to 35. The victory set up a final-week showdown with the Detroit Lions for both the division title and top seed in the NFC. The Miami Dolphins kept themselves in the play-off race with a 20-3 victory over the Cleveland Browns. With Dolphins’ quarterback Tua Tagovailoa out with a hip injury, replacement Tyler Huntly threw for 225 yards and a touchdown. Miami will need to beat the New York Jets and hope the Denver Broncos lose to the Kansas City Chiefs to clinch the final AFC wildcard berth. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers kept alive their dreams of reaching the play-offs by overcoming the Carolina Panthers 48-14. Veteran quarterback Baker Mayfield produced a dominant performance at Raymond James Stadium, registering five passing touchdowns to equal a Buccaneers franchise record. The Buffalo Bills clinched the AFC conference number two seed for the post season with a 40-14 success over the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium. Josh Allen passed for 182 yards and two touchdowns, while rushing for another. Buffalo finish the 2024 regular season undefeated at home, with eight wins from as many games. The Indianapolis Colts’ hopes of reaching the play-offs were ended by a 45-33 defeat to the Giants. Malik Nabers exploded for 171 yards and two touchdowns and Ihmir Smith-Marsette broke a 100-yard kick-off return to give the Giants their highest-scoring output under head coach Brian Daboll. Quarterback Drew Lock threw four touchdown passes and accounted for a fifth on the ground to seal the win. Elsewhere, Mac Jones threw two touchdowns to help the Jacksonville Jaguars defeat the Tennessee Titans 20-13, while the Las Vegas Raiders beat the New Orleans Saints 25-10.The City boss is enduring the worst run of his glittering managerial career after a six-game winless streak featuring five successive defeats and a calamitous 3-3 draw in a match his side had led 3-0. The 53-year-old, who has won 18 trophies since taking charge at the Etihad Stadium in 2016, signed a contract extension through to the summer of 2027 just over a week ago. Yet, despite his remarkable successes, he still considers himself vulnerable to the sack and has pleaded with the club to keep faith. “I don’t want to stay in the place if I feel like I’m a problem,” said the Spaniard, who watched in obvious frustration as City conceded three times in the last 15 minutes in a dramatic capitulation against Feyenoord in midweek. “I don’t want to stay here just because the contract is there. “My chairman knows it. I said to him, ‘Give me the chance to try come back’, and especially when everybody comes back (from injury) and see what happens. “After, if I’m not able to do it, we have to change because, of course, (the past) nine years are dead. “More than ever I ask to my hierarchy, give me the chance. “Will it be easy for me now? No. I have the feeling that still I have a job to do and I want to do it.” City have been hampered by a raft of injuries this term, most pertinently to midfield talisman and Ballon d’Or winner Rodri. The Euro 2024 winner is expected to miss the remainder of the season and his absence has been keenly felt over the past two months. Playmaker Kevin De Bruyne has also not started a match since September. The pressure continues to build with champions City facing a crucial trip to title rivals and Premier League leaders Liverpool on Sunday. Defeat would leave City trailing Arne Slot’s side by 11 points. “I don’t enjoy it at all, I don’t like it,” said Guardiola of his side’s current situation. “I sleep not as good as I slept when I won every game. “The sound, the smell, the perfume is not good enough right now. “But I’m the same person who won the four Premier Leagues in a row. I was happier because I ate better, lived better, but I was not thinking differently from who I am.” Guardiola is confident his side will not stop battling as they bid to get back on track. He said: “The people say, ‘Yeah, it’s the end of that’. Maybe, but we are in November. We will see what happens until the end. “What can you do? Cry for that? You don’t stay long – many, many years without fighting. That is what you try to look for, this is the best (way). “Why should we not believe? Why should it not happen with us?”

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* US Treasury yields, strong dollar weigh on emerging Asia FX * South Korean won, shares edge higher after Friday's sharp fall * Indonesian rupiah up 0.5%, Thai baht gains 0.3% By John Biju Dec 30 - Most Asian currencies were subdued on Monday, pressured by high U.S. Treasury yields and a firm dollar, while South Korean markets recovered slightly after last week's parliament vote to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo. Equities in the region edged higher, with stocks in Malaysia and Singapore each gaining 0.3%. The South Korean won rose 0.2% after falling to a more than 15-year low on Friday, following Han's impeachment. Equities climbed 0.4% after Friday's fall of about 1%. "The political uncertainties and faster rate cut pace should keep the won on the back foot in the coming months," said Ken Cheung, chief Asia FX strategist at Mizuho Bank. The won is the worst performing currency in emerging Asia so far this year, having lost some 12% amid political turmoil, weak exports, fears of U.S. tariffs and an unexpected rate cut from the Bank of Korea. The country's factory output fell more sharply than expected in November amid slowing exports and weakening business confidence, data showed on Monday. Most other Asian currencies were largely unchanged amid pressure from high U.S. Treasury yields and with the dollar at a multimonth peak. Yields on 10-year Treasuries are near eight-month highs at 4.631% and ending the year around 75 basis points above where they started it, despite the Fed making 100 basis points of cuts to cash rates. The Federal Reserve's hawkish tilt at its December policy meeting has weighed on Asian currencies, which were already under pressure from fears of U.S. tariffs in 2025. The Indonesian rupiah rose 0.5% on Monday. The Thai baht climbed 0.3% while equities gained 0.4%. Thailand will implement a global minimum corporate tax of 15% on multinational enterprises from the beginning of January, the finance ministry said on Friday. Mizuho's Cheung said the move should be supportive of the baht over the medium term, as it signals a step towards joining the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development . HIGHLIGHTS: ** Japan's factory activity shrinks at slower pace, PMI shows ** China's Nov industrial profits narrow decline but 2024 likely worst year in decades ** Thai advisory council says candidate for cbank chair ineligible due to recent political role Asian currenc ies and stocks as at 0345 GMT COUNTRY FX RIC FX FX INDE STOCK STOCK DAILY YTD X S S YTD % % DAILY % % Japan 0.02 -10. China 6 EC> India 0.03 -2.6 Indones 0.46 -4.7 Malaysi 0.07 2.8 Philipp - -4.5 S.Korea 28 11> Singapo 0.08 -2.8 Taiwan -0.01 -6.0 Thailan 0.32 0.6 This article was generated from an automated news agency feed without modifications to text.'Have to be ahead of the curve': Buffalo police want to use AI tool to spot crime in real timeblackjack basic strategy chart 。

Race to fill Rep. Michael Waltz’s congressional seat shapes up in FloridaDAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A few days after insurgents in Syria overthrew President Bashar Assad , his ruling Baath party announced it was freezing its activities, marking a stunning change in fortunes for the political group that had ruled for more than six decades. Many members of the party's leadership have gone into hiding and some have fled the country. In a symbolic move, Syria's new rulers have turned the former party headquarters in Damascus into a center where former members of the army and security forces line up to register their names and hand over their weapons. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company Decreases Stock Holdings in Five Below, Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE)

The Arizona Cardinals were rested, relatively healthy and had been playing some of their best football in years. That's why Sunday's sobering 16-6 road loss to the Seattle Seahawks was so surprising. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.As the owner of a money management company for local households, I am used to fielding questions on A) complex financial issues that require sophisticated solutions and B) the buzzwords of the moment. Investors tend to be in tune with the economic and market zeitgeist. I am always happy to converse about the things that excite, scare, or interest us the most—even if those feelings are sometimes just placeholders until the next latest thing buzzes in our ear and needs to be swatted away (or toward!) our investment portfolios. The Investopedia website isn’t short on queries, either. Investopedia publishes investment news and boasts millions of readers each year. Those readers use the website’s search tool to understand the dynamics affecting their portfolios or household economics. The following are Investopedia’s most searched terms of 2024: Inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), went from 2.6 percent in March 2021 to a staggeringly high 9.1 percent in June 2022 and worked its way back to 2.7 percent in October 2024. The cost of goods and services has dominated the conversation for three years. However, many households (i.e., non-economists) care more about the level of prices than the rate of inflation. The inflation rate may be going down, but that only means prices are rising at a slower rate; the cost of things, aggregately, is much higher than before the pandemic. It is such a weight on families that it likely was a pivotal factor in the U.S. election, as many Americans cited the economy as their top issue. Speaking of inflation, the U.S. election almost certainly spurred the search for information on tariffs. A tariff is a tax that a country’s government imposes on goods imported from another country. They are a trade barrier that can serve several purposes. During his first term, President Donald Trump levied tariffs on approximately $380 billion of products, which translated to an imposition of nearly $80 billion of taxes on Americans. That was one of the largest tax increases in decades. President Biden maintained those tariffs and added additional tariffs on $18 billion of goods. During the U.S. presidential campaign, then-former President Trump (now president-elect) often pushed for even more tariffs. Most textbooks contend tariffs are inflationary. Given households’ sensitivity to prices, it is understandable that investors are worried about how that might affect them. I probably wrote more about Nvidia in “Capital Ideas” in 2024 than any other company. And, by far, the most frequently asked question I would get at the grocery store, coffee shop, or gym in 2024 was “Should I buy Nvidia?” Nobody ever liked my answer (even though they didn’t seem to mind I had no idea of their financial needs, goals, timeline, risk tolerance, cash needs, etc.), which was: “Yes, most people should absolutely buy the S&P 500 index, which has more than a six percent allocation to the stock.” When I talked to people, they didn’t care what the company did. They didn’t care about the earnings. They didn’t want to talk to me about data clusters, artificial intelligence, or chip design. They weren’t interested in a company; they were interested in a return. Seeing how the stock is up more than 150 percent year to date, I see how that would interest people, no matter what the company did. (FYI, I did a quick search just now and stopped at finding 10 stocks that are up more than 500 percent year to date. But nothing gathers a crowd like a crowd.) I was surprised by this one. I can only imagine that the interest in Nvidia spread to this term. In June 2024, the company split 10 to one. Nvidia was among 477 companies in 2024 that issued stock splits or reverse stock splits. The sheer size of the national debt ($36 trillion) was possibly enough to prompt investors to search for more information. But I doubt that was enough. One thing I have learned in life is that numbers are only relevant when there is relativity. In 2024, the interest payments on the national debt surpassed the cost of national defense and Medicare for the first time. That certainly puts things in perspective. The cost of home insurance skyrocketed in 2024. Unfortunately, homeowners simultaneously had to stomach the fact that insurers in some states would not cover every natural disaster. Some insurers completely abandoned covering certain states. Former students experienced many ups and downs in 2024. The Biden administration pushed to wipe out the student loans of tens of millions of borrowers. Then, the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the plan. Then, President Biden struck back and pushed through a smaller-scale program. There was a lot to learn and a lot to navigate. I don’t know about you, but I tried to keep as much money as possible out of banks this year—the interest paid on deposits was insulting. Although interest rates were the highest they have been for decades, banks were paying practically zero on deposits. Many banks tried to attract deposits by offering higher yields on Certificates of Deposits (CDs), but that was a poor option compared to high-yield savings accounts, such as the Schwab Value Advantage Money Fund, which typically paid a similar amount or more and weren’t locked away from you by the bank for months. Enough said? If not, just know that its price skyrocketed to $100,000 per coin. Nothing attracts attention to an “investment” like a rapidly increasing price (even if the buyer doesn’t have any clue how to value it). In a clear indication that investing became gambling and gambling became investing in 2024, the 10th most searched term on Investopedia had more to do with straight-up taking flyers. Of particular interest to the Investopedia crowd was the ability and interest to bet on the outcome of the U.S. elections. A backdoor Roth IRA is a tax-avoidance strategy that allows higher-income earners to contribute tax free to a Roth IRA. It is good to know that some investors were also interested in financial planning, not just rolling the dice. Allen Harris is an owner of Berkshire Money Management in Great Barrington and Dalton, managing more than $700 million of investments. Unless specifically identified as original research or data gathering, some or all of the data cited is attributable to third-party sources. Unless stated otherwise, any mention of specific securities or investments is for illustrative purposes only. Advisor’s clients may or may not hold the securities discussed in their portfolios. Advisor makes no representations that any of the securities discussed have been or will be profitable. Full disclosures here . Direct inquiries to Allen at AHarris@BerkshireMM.com.MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa led the NFL in passing yards in 2023, and he has been just as sharp for much of this season. But on Wednesday, Tagovailoa shouldered a share of the blame for what he called a surprising 5-7 start, saying his month-long stint played a huge part in the way this season has unfolded. “I don’t think that (record) shows the character of who we are as a team,” Tagovailoa said. "It doesn’t show the work that we’ve put in this offseason together. “Nobody else will say it but me, and I feel like this has a lot to do with myself, obviously putting myself in harm’s way in the second game, going down and basically leaving my guys out to dry ... I do take heart to that as well and don’t want to do that to my guys again.” The Dolphins looked like they were returning to last season's form during a recent three-game winning streak, but questions about Miami's toughness resurfaced after a poor performance at frigid Lambeau Field last Thursday, when the temperature at kickoff was around 27 degrees. Miami missed 20 tackles, per Next Gen Stats, and allowed 114 yards on the ground while only rushing for 39 yards. Tagovailoa was sacked five times. The Dolphins have lost their past 12 regular-season or postseason games in which the temperature at kickoff was 40 degrees or lower, with more potential cold weather games coming up at Houston, Cleveland and the New York Jets later this season. Miami was 4-10 in games played in December or later in the past two seasons. “Collectively you’ve got to all have that same mindset,” Tagovailoa said of Miami's toughness. “That’s why we have team football, that’s why you’re in team sports. I think you’ve got to look at it as, are you mentally tough and are you physically tough? They have to go hand in hand. If one of those things has a kink in it, it could go one way or the other.” A few weeks after former Dolphins safety DeShon Elliott said the Dolphins were “soft” when he played there, linebacker Jordyn Brooks criticized his team's toughness after losing to Green Bay. “I feel like we let the elements control the way we played,” Brooks said after the 30-17 loss. “As a group, I thought we were soft. Simple as that.” Coach Mike McDaniel said he expects all kinds of criticisms to come when the team fails to reach expectations, but added that he uses the game tape to measure toughness. “If I have an example of weak-mindedness or situations where a guy is turning something down or how he’s loafing because of a result, those are things I can coach,” McDaniel said. McDaniel added he didn't see anything on the tape to suggest players weren't giving full effort, but he did see many instances of missed tackles because of straining and poor technique — not bringing their feet through the tackle — which got worse as the game went on. He also said players would have insisted he bench teammates if they were “loafing” or turning down assignments, which he indicated didn't happen. “I'm very aware that the narrative exists," McDaniel said, "and with absolute certainty, I know that the narrative will exist unless it changes. There’s one way to change it. And that’s winning a game against the New York Jets. "And you know what? People still might not call you tough. Cool. I take it very serious as a head coach to be responsible for things that can help to be accountable and to bring forth information that’s actually helpful, not finger pointing." Some Dolphins players disagreed with the notion the team isn't tough enough. “I guess we’ve got to prove it wrong," said defensive tackle Zach Sieler. “If people think that, we’ve got to go out there and beat it. I don’t think that’s the case. I think we play physically up front. I think we play physically all around. I think we’ve got to make sure we’re showing that on Sunday.” Miami placed backup cornerback Cam Smith on injured reserve after he dislocated his shoulder against Green Bay. The Dolphins also signed tackle Jackson Carman off the practice squad and signed cornerback Jason Maitre to the practice squad. ... Edge rushers Bradley Chubb and Cameron Goode practiced Wednesday for the first time this season, and McDaniel didn't rule out the possibility of one or both of them playing on Sunday. Chubb tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in Week 17 last season, and Goode ruptured a patella tendon in the season finale. AP NFL:

That's why Sunday's sobering 16-6 road loss to the Seattle Seahawks was so surprising. “Frustrating day offensively, especially the way we’ve been playing to come out here and lay an egg and get physically dominated in a sense,” quarterback Kyler Murray said. The Cardinals (6-5) had their four-game winning streak snapped. Murray completed 24 of 37 passes for 285 yards, but made a brutal mistake, throwing an interception that was returned 69 yards by Seattle's Coby Bryant. The running game never got going, gaining just 49 yards. James Conner, the team's leading rusher, had just 8 yards on seven attempts. “There were a lot of things where it felt like the flow of things just wasn’t in our favor,” receiver Michael Wilson said. "Some games go like that. And then we didn’t execute enough to make up for the game sort of not going our way.” Arizona's still in decent playoff position, tied with the Seahawks on top of the NFC West with six games to play. But after all the good news and winning over the past month, Sunday's loss was humbling. “We’re going to learn a lot from this game,” Gannon said. Arizona's defense continued its remarkable midseason turnaround, giving the team every opportunity to win Sunday. The front seven doesn't have any stars, but continues to cobble together a respectable pass rush. The Cardinals finished with five sacks, all by different players. Second-year cornerback Garrett Williams intercepted a pass by Geno Smith on the first play of the fourth quarter, briefly giving the Cardinals some momentum as they tried to fight back. Williams — a third-round pick out of Syracuse in 2023 — is growing into a steady starting corner that the Cardinals have missed for years. “I thought that they hung in there and battled, forced a bunch of punts, kept points off the board,” Gannon said. “I thought the interception by Garrett was fantastic, kept us in the game there, kept points off the board. We made some mistakes. We made some mistakes, starting with me.” The Cardinals aren't going to win many games with a rushing performance like Sunday's. Conner, held to a season low in yards rushing, did have 41 yards receiving. Rookie Trey Benson had four carries for 18 yards, while Emari Demercado broke a 14-yard gain. Getting Conner going is key. Arizona has a 5-1 record this season when he has at least 100 total yards from scrimmage. Gannon said falling into an early hole affected some of the things the Cardinals could do, particularly in the second half. “I thought there was plays there, but again, where you get down in that game, you’re not really playing normal ball there for a good chunk of the game,” Gannon said. “So we’ve got to do a better job earlier in the game to make sure we’re not playing left-handed.” Fourth-year edge rusher Zaven Collins isn't necessarily the star fans hoped for when he was selected with the No. 16 overall pick in the 2021 draft, but he has quietly had a productive season leading the team's no-name front seven. Collins picked up his fourth sack of the season Sunday and put consistent pressure on Smith. Murray's still having a great season, but the quarterback's MVP credentials took a hit with Sunday's mediocre performance. He played pretty well at times, but the interception that turned into a pick-6 was a backbreaker. The sixth-year quarterback had largely avoided those types of plays this season, which is a big reason they're in the playoff hunt. “Can't give them seven points, especially when our defense is playing the way that they’re playing,” Murray said. “I feel like if I don’t do that, we’re in the game four quarters because that’s the way it was trending.” The Cardinals came out of Sunday's game fairly healthy. Gannon said starting safety Jalen Thompson (ankle) should be back at practice Wednesday. He missed the last two games. 12 and 133 — Tight end Trey McBride continued his breakout season with a career-high 12 catches for 133 yards. The Cardinals have another difficult road game against the Vikings (9-2) on Sunday. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl

Monday, December 30, 2024 Facebook Instagram Twitter WhatsApp Youtube Personal Finance Education Entertainment Jobs Alert Sports Hindi Technology Complaint Redressal. Fact-Checking Policy Correction policy Authors and Team DNPA Code of Ethics Onwership and Funding Cookie Policy Terms of Service Disclaimer Contact US About Us More Search Home Personal Finance School Closed: Big relief for school students! Now schools will remain closed... Personal Finance School Closed: Big relief for school students! Now schools will remain closed for so many days, timings of these schools changed By Shyamu Maurya December 30, 2024 0 5 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Telegram School Closed: Big relief for school students! Now schools will remain closed for so many days, timings of these schools changed Before the new year, many states including Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi have declared winter holidays in schools. During this time all government and private schools will remain closed. However, teachers will also give homework for the holidays. School Winter Holiday: There is a relief news for the students. In view of the cold fog and cold wave, the DM has declared a holiday till 30 and 31 December in schools of all boards for students from class 1 to 8 in Meerut. The DM has issued orders to keep all council, aided, recognized schools of the district closed for 2 days. Muzaffarnagar DM has also declared a holiday in schools from class 1 to 8 on Monday due to cold. Apart from this, the Dehradun district administration has also declared a holiday till January 4, 2025 in all government, non-government, private schools up to class 12 and all Anganwadi centers. In view of the changing weather, snowfall and rain in Jammu and Kashmir, schools will remain closed till February 2025. Schools up to class 5 will remain closed from 10 December 2024 to 28 February 2025, and schools from classes 6 to 12 will remain closed from 16 December 2024 to 28 February 2025. School Closed: Winter holidays from January in these states Haryana and Delhi will have winter holidays from 1 to 15 January which will be applicable to all government and private schools. Winter holidays have been declared in primary schools of Uttar Pradesh from 31 December to 14 January. After the winter break, primary schools will open on 15 January at their scheduled time. However, teachers will give homework for 15 days of leave. In Madhya Pradesh, there will be winter holidays in schools from 31 December 2024 to 4 January 2025, but after this there is a Sunday holiday on 5 January, so the operation of schools will start from Monday 6 January. In Rajasthan, there will be winter holidays till January 5. This order is for both government and private schools. If any private school violates the order and calls children to school, strict action will be taken against it. In Jharkhand too, there will be a holiday in government schools till January 5, 2025. January 5 is Sunday. After this, government schools across the state will open on January 6. Kendriya Vidyalayas of Raipur division will remain closed from December 24 to January 2. School Timing Change: Change in school timings too After Manendragarh, Chirmiri, Balrampur in Chhattisgarh, now the Jashpur collector has changed the school timings, giving great relief to school students. In schools with two shifts, the first shift will now run from 9 am to 12.30 pm and the second shift will run from 12.45 pm to 4.15 pm. In single shift schools, the school will run from 10.30 am to 3.30 pm from Monday to Saturday. This order has been implemented till January 31. This order will be applicable in all types of schools. 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ST Picks: Malaysia’s young Malays talk race and privilegeI'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! fans think the contestants are starting to turn on Dean McCullough. The 33-year-old radio host may be rubbing some of his fellow campmates the wrong way - for a variety of reasons. While the radio host has admitted he is an early riser and knows to be chipper first thing - as his early morning radio show job demands it of him - he may be antagonising fellow campmates. In recent episodes of the ITV reality show, N-Dubz star Tulisa Contostavlos has made it clear she does not appreciate him singing loudly first thing in the morning when she is still trying to sleep. Despite her politely sharing this news, he continued to loudly sing at her in scenes that aired on Monday. While others are getting frustrated by the fact he keeps getting nominated by the public to take on all of the challenges. Loose Women star Jane Moore particularly objected to Dean being nominated for a sixth trial when she is desperate to undertake one herself. She turned to Dean - who is also sick of being nominated - and suggest he stay silent in order to avoid being nominated. Her remark suggests she's noticed his behaviour could be considered attention seeking and leading to him getting the most airtime. Viewers watching along have suggested the campmates are beginning to get wise to Dean's behaviour and how it might be portrayed in the show. One fan wrote on X: "Everyone clocking Dean and him always being chosen for the trials #ImACeleb." Another wrote: "Love how they are all seeing through Dean’s act #ImACeleb." And another wrote: "Not once has dean asked 'but why do they keep picking me, what am I doing wrong' for these trials like most usually do at this point. Because he knows why. He knows what he's doing and he wants the air time. Stop voting for this loser! #ImACeleb." Another typed: "Sounds like all the camp mates are onto Dean and have had enough #ImACeleb." And other berated the radio host for the way he sang at Tulisa after she asked him not to. One wrote: "Can’t Dean just respect anyone’s wishes please like just don’t sing while Tulisa is asleep? #ImACeleb." And another typed: "Dean is really annoying. As the president of the Tulisa fan club I would like him to apologise to her #ImACeleb." On Monday, Dean undertook a trial called Jack and the Scream Stalk. He had to scale a huge construction while safely attached to a safety line and dip his hand into various boxes - filled with critters such as spiders and scorpions - to retrieve stars. It was his most successful trial to date - as he retrieved 10 stars out of a possible 12 before falling from the structure. Dean’s valiant efforts won him a round of applause from hosts Ant and Dec – and an ostrich egg dinner for the camp. Follow Mirror Celebs on TikTok , Snapchat , Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , YouTube and Threads.

Spotify Removes Sexually Explicit Material From Search Results Following User Complaints About Porn VideosThe Edmonton Oilers haven't had much luck developing under the radar offensive prospects, but one long shot in Matvey Petrov is starting to turn heads. Petrov was drafted in the 6th round by the Oilers in 2021 after an incredibly successful junior career, but his stock had declined after a rough first AHL year and training camp . In the last few weeks though, Petrov's offensive production has begun to soar, exciting prospect experts that he can rediscover some of his offensive talent from junior. Petrov made an incredible play on a goal in the Condors last game that may hold up so far as the best play of his career. Petrov's offensive skill to take a pass and beat several defenceman was on full display. Now in 26 games, Petrov is up to 8 goals and 13 points - nearly surpassing his point totals from all of last year. He's also performing well on the defensive side, leading the Condors forwards in plus minus. In two junior seasons with the OHL's Brampton Battalion, Petrov scored an incredible 183 points. He may not reach those career numbers ever again, but there's clearly an offensive player here. The Condors should be putting some emphasis on developing these young offensive prospects, putting them on a pipeline for success in the NHL. Edmonton botched this process most recently with Dylan Holloway and Philip Broberg, and while Petrov may not be on the same level of prospect, the Oilers still need to take a lesson from that mistake. For now, Petrov is giving Oilers fans and the organization some hope than he can rekindle his offensive game at the pro level, and could perhaps be a NHL contributor. More details and analysis to come. This article first appeared on Oilers Daily and was syndicated with permission.Miami Hurricanes Sidelined from College Football Playoff as Alabama Secures Final Spot, CFP Committee Confirms

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X owner Elon Musk has delivered a brutal takedown of an Australian newspaper, predicting they will lose their readership over “relentless lying”. The hit targeted Nine Entertainment’s Sydney Morning Herald after it published an opinion piece on Sunday featuring a prediction that irked the billionaire. The outlet published an article by technology editor David Swan in which he shared his predictions for the industry in 2025. One prediction was that Mr Musk would leave electric car manufacturer Tesla to focus on Government work with US President-elect Donald Trump. Mr Swan suggested that the world’s richest man would have too much on his plate. “To be juggling leadership roles at X (formerly Twitter), Tesla, SpaceX, xAI, the Boring Company and Neuralink was already unsustainable,” the SMH article read. “Musk now has wormed his way into Trump’s inner circle, and will jointly lead the president-elect’s DOGE – Department of Government Efficiency – in a bid to slash billions in government expenditure. “After constant controversies and distractions, it will all come to a head in 2025, and Musk will be forced to hand over the reins at Tesla, a company many mistakenly think he founded.” The prediction over Mr Musk’s resignation was not appreciated by the world’s richest man. Replying to a screenshot of the opinion piece, Mr Musk delivered his own prediction for 2025, aimed directly at the publisher of the article. “I predict that the Sydney Morning Herald will continue to lose readership in 2025 for relentlessly lying to their audience and boring them to death Mr Musk’s smackdown was shared with his 209 million followers on the X social media platform. “Easy prediction to make, any legacy media continuing to lie to their readers will face significant decline,” one user added to Mr Musk’s prediction. “Australia, Ireland and the UK are stuck in the woke nightmare, and I feel for them,” said another. “They are becoming more and more irrelevant,” a third added. One user shared a screenshot of Nine Entertainment’s share price, which has been in decline since 2022. Back on the Sydney Morning Herald website, Mr Swan appeared to strike a chord with some readers. “I’d love to see Musk on a one-way trip to Mars and stop teaching me how to live my life,” one person commented. “Musk quits Tesla and becomes de facto President of the USA!” wrote another. Mr Musk agreed with one user commenting on his post who said that “legacy media is in a doom spiral”. Mr Swan appeared to brush off the attack on his own X profile, writing, “Damn, roasted” in a post accompanied by a retweet of Mr Musk’s clap back. However, the reaction to Mr Swan’s was split on his profile. “You need to frame this,” one wrote. “How about so-called journalists try and get their dignity back by not reporting lies and gearing the audience towards clickbait,” said another. The controversy ended a week that the Sydney Morning Herald may want to put behind them. On Friday, the newspaper issued an apology after incorrectly identifying Adelaide barrister Ian Roberts as the South Australian fatality in the Sydney to Hobart race. Mr Roberts was not killed in the tragic accident, instead, South Australian Nick Smith lost his life when he was struck by a boom during dangerous weather. “The Sydney Morning Herald incorrectly named Adelaide barrister Ian Roberts as one of the victims in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race,” the Sydney Morning Herald wrote. “This was incorrect. We apologise to Mr Roberts and his family.”

SHARK Tank star Robert Herjavec has admitted he was initially “jealous” of his co-star Mark Cuban’s extraordinary success but that his friendship with the billionaire helped him dream bigger. In an exclusive interview with The U.S. Sun, the Croatian- Canadian entrepreneur revealed how his co-star had a huge influence on his life and that his friendship with Cuban made him richer. “I think I was a little bit jealous, but then I really respected him because he’s a great guy and I admired him,” Herjavec told The U.S. Sun. Cuban and Herjavec both star on Shark Tank , where the Sharks give budding entrepreneurs the chance to secure business deals that could make them millionaires. I have to give him full credit, I'm worth way more money after meeting Mark than I was before While acknowledging he was envious of the billionaire’s success at first, Herjavec said his jealousy of Cuban helped him realize he had lost his purpose in life. He got to know Cuban while filming the show and grew to respect him. Read more on Mark Cuban “Mark is larger than life in all things, in airplanes, and his demeaner...everything. “I think it was just such a different character for me, and I didn’t know how to handle it at first.” Since meeting Cuban, Herjavec created a YouTube series called Things I learned from a Billionaire to Become a Billionaire where he shares lessons learned from Cuban Herjavec said he originally started his company with a few simple goals including earning enough money to pay off his mortgage and buy a Corvette if he could afford to. Most read in Money But the investor now admits his relationship with Cuban actually helped him dream bigger. “I said to myself, if Mark can then why can’t I?” Herjavec surpassed his initial goal, making hundreds of millions of dollars. He first became successful after selling his internet security software to AT&T Canada in 2000 for $30 million. After selling his company to AT&T, he founded The Herjavec Group, which became one of Canada’s largest information technology security providers. The company was rebranded to become Cyderes. Herjavec stepped down as CEO of the company in September this year, saying he would like to spend more time with his family. 'RETAIL RENAISSANCE' During the exclusive on-camera interview in New York , the shark covered a wide range of topics, including politics, the economy, and the retail sector. Herjavec insisted the US economy was experiencing a “retail renaissance " despite mass closures and layoffs across the industry, forecasting a major boom over the next few years. The investor said retail companies could be successful if they sold high-quality products and offered shoppers a destination experience. Herjavec also threw his weight behind President-elect Donald Trump after his election victory, saying the former President would be the best person to manage the economy. He also revealed he still “loves” Dancing with the Stars and watches the show with his wife Kym Johnson after they met as co-stars in 2015, saying he believes people often fall in love on the show because they get “very close” during filming. RAGS TO RICHES Herjavec has a remarkable life story. His family left Croatia when he was just eight years old, arriving in Canada with just one suitcase after his father fled from jail in a communist country. In what is a classic “rags to riches” story, Herjavec started off as a newspaper delivery boy and waiter until rising up the ranks with various business ventures and investments. “We came from a communist country, and I didn’t realize we were poor until we came to Canada originally, and life was just really, really hard,” Herjavec exclusively told The U.S. Sun. “And I think what made me stand out was that I just refused to live like that anymore. So if I had to work harder, no problem.” Herjavec said he was motivated after he watched his parents work hard and sacrifice so much, often feeling an “incredible pressure” to “make something” of himself. Read More on The US Sun Plus, Herjavec shared his biggest show secrets viewers don’t know. The U.S. Sun also reported on a founder who was rejected by Shark Tank but later proved the billionaires wrong.blackjack insurance 。

A second young person is on the run from the government's trial boot camp, after one vanished while at the funeral of another participant , Oranga Tamariki senior executives have told a parliamentary committee. On Thursday it was reported that one of the young men taking part in the boot camp pilot was on the run after attending the funeral of another who had died. Those taking part in the pilot were released from the youth justice facility in Palmerston North in October, and have been in the community phase of the boot camp programme. Oranga Tamariki deputy chief executive of youth justice services and residential care Tusha Penny told a parliamentary select committee on Friday morning that two participants were actually on the run. One escaped from the tangi and another a day later, she said. Penny acknowledged the death of one of the boot camp's participants and their whānau. Speaking to MPs, Penny said the whānau of the teenager who has died was dealing with having to bury a son and brother, and that needed to be acknowledged first and foremost. "We sat here probably a year ago now and said transition is going to be tough, because it's evidenced up the wazoo and everyday people are fighting. The recidivism rates we have every week going into the youth justice residences are around 60 to 80 percent. "So I want to put that out there, because we need the reality." Penny says she was not going to give up, despite how tough it is, and everyone in the programme has had traumatic experiences. "Right now, two of the remaining nine rangatahi have absconded - one absconded from the tangi and one absconded a day later. "It's been tough, we've had two of the young people arrested on charges already, one of those people the charges were withdrawn," she said. "Do I think there will be further offending? Absolutely. "We also though have to look for the good cholestreol, because there's always some good. "We have one of our people in fulltime employment today, I say today because this is dynamic," Penny told MPs. "We have one of our young people on work experience, we have one likely to start work soon, we have six engaged in some education course." National MP Joseph Mooney, who chairs the social services committee, has worked as a youth advocate and criminal lawyer and got emotional talking to Penny about how tough it is to try and change young people's lives. Penny said the boot camps have been "incredibly politicised" but the programme was making change despite the whole thing not always "being successful". "I'm not saying this is the panacea, I'm not saying it's the answer, but I'm definitely saying what we're seeing could be an improvement for youth justice across the board with an operating model." Oranga Tamariki and Waikato police both confirmed the 15-year-old, who was granted bail on compassionate grounds to attend the funeral by the Youth Court, had absconded. Waikato police said he was wanted for arrest. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero, a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.

Huawei Pura 70 Ultra gets huge price cut with a new 12GB+512GB storage optionOn December 18, the United States Department of State announced that the US had sanctioned four Pakistani entities, including the National Development Complex responsible for developing Pakistan’s ballistic missile programme. The other three entities are private firms “which have worked to supply equipment and missile‐applicable items to Pakistan’s ballistic missile programme.” “In light of the continuing proliferation threat of Pakistan’s long-range missile development, the United States is designating four entities for sanctions pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery.” The next day, Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) responded by terming the announcement “unfortunate and biased.” The ministry also stated that “The latest installment of sanctions defies the objective of peace and security by aiming to accentuate military asymmetries,” a clear reference to US support for India’s nuclear, missile, and space programmes. With reference to nonproliferation, which was the thrust of the State Department’s announcement, MoFA pointed out that “Such double standards and discriminatory practices not only undermine the credibility of non-proliferation regimes but also endanger regional and international peace and security.” The same day as MoFA put out its statement, lame duck US President Joe Biden’s Deputy National Security Advisor, Jonathan Finer, spoke at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on the Administration’s WMD Policies and made negative public remarks about Pakistan’s missile programme. Pakistan’s nuclear and missile programmes have historically been sanctioned by the US. The latest instalment, to use MoFA’s term, is the fourth round of sanctions against Pakistan within a year The crux of Finer’s remarks, available on the Carnegie website, is that “Pakistan has developed increasingly sophisticated missile technology, from long-range ballistic missile systems to equipment that would enable the testing of significantly larger rocket motors.” According to him, if these trends continue, “Pakistan will have the capability to strike targets well beyond South Asia, including in the United States.” Federal Govt Suggests 5-Year Jail, Rs 1m Fine For Fake News Offenders He went on to say that Pakistan’s conduct had raised “real questions” about the aims of its ballistic missile programme and “Candidly, it’s hard for us [the US] to see Pakistan’s actions as anything other than an emerging threat to the United States.” Let’s try and unpack Finer’s remarks that move from the premise of Pakistan testing big-diameter rocket motors to reach the conclusion that such testing is definitively for developing an Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) capability and then jump to the prediction that such long-range missile capability is meant to attack the US. But first a word about sanctions. Pakistan’s nuclear and missile programmes have historically been sanctioned by the US. The latest instalment, to use MoFA’s term, is the fourth round of sanctions against Pakistan within a year. The earlier three rounds also targeted certain Chinese entities in Oct 2023, April 2024 and September 2024, respectively. But the sanctions date back to 1985 with the Pressler Amendment which barred any US aid to Pakistan unless the US President could certify that Pakistan did not possess a nuclear explosive device. The amendment was Pakistan-specific and at the time was meant to bypass the Glenn-Symington Amendments to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 which required Congressional scrutiny. In 1989, Pakistan tested Hatf-1 and Hatf-2 ballistic missiles, and Pakistan and China also signed a “ten-year cooperation agreement in defence science, technology and industry, including joint procurement, research, and development, production and technology transfer.” The next year, in 1990, US President George H Bush withheld the certification under Pressler about Pakistan’s nuclear programme, resulting in the US suspending all military aid to Islamabad. By 1991, the United States had sanctioned two Chinese entities and Pakistan’s Pakistan Space & Upper Atmosphere Research Commission for missile proliferation activities. Trump’s Victory: A Watershed Moment For The Republican Party The list of US sanctions is long and details can be picked up from the US State Department. The point here is that this development is not new and, frankly, not unexpected either. The other point that needs to be flagged is the transactional nature of US-Pakistan relations which are responsible for the crests and troughs in this relationship. Allied with this is the fact that states operate on the basis of interests and Pakistan’s and the US’s interests align and diverge in multiple ways, depending on the immediate context. But let’s get back to the immediate and compare the US approach to India. The comparison is not meant as a lamentation but simply to make two points: one, that India now has a strategic partnership with the US because of latter’s peer competition with China. In an ideal world, the US would want India to act single-mindedly as a counterweight to China. Whether and to what extent India can or would like to do that is a separate discussion. Two, the US approach because of the China factor is pushing it into taking positions that, far from serving the interests of non-proliferation, are exacerbating current asymmetries, as noted in the MoFA statement. India makes a 2.8 m diameter solid motor for the Polar and Geostationary Space Launch Vehicle (PSLV/GLSV). China recently tested a 3.5 m diameter solid rocket motor. That's much bigger than an ICBM needs to be. On February 20, 1962, President John F Kennedy visited Cape Canaveral to tour the Mercury Control Center after the MA-6 flight. The flight was the first American spaceflight to orbit the earth with a human onboard. The Atlas family of Space Launch Vehicles (SLV) was developed from the Atlas Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile. President Kennedy was once asked the difference between the Atlas SLV and an Atlas ICBM. He punned: “Attitude.” The point is simple. A large-diameter solid rocket motor can become the basis for a space programme as well as an ICBM. China, France, the Soviet Union/Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States developed SLVs from ICBM rocket motors. India did the opposite, adapting an SLV as a ballistic missile. In the 1980s, India’s SLV-3 became the Agni medium-range ballistic missile. The Powers That Be Should Worry About Their Own Violence More Than Crushing PTI Point two: India habitually describes its nuclear and missile programmes as civilian until it can’t deny their military character. It described its 1974 test, Smiling Buddha, as a peaceful nuclear explosion, even as it was working on weaponising its nuclear capability. Agni was dubbed “technology demonstrator,” even as it was working its SLV for military application. Now Agni V has a claimed range of more than 5000 kms and is supposed to hit targets in China, which, presumably is perfectly fine by the United States. Not all experts in the US are on the India bandwagon, though. Many in the US have been queasy about Indo-US space and technology cooperation which an assessment by the Arms Control Association in the noughties described as a “glide path to ICBM trouble.” Ironically, on December 17, a day before Finer was to jump at absurd conclusions about Pakistan’s programme, the White House put out a factsheet titled “The United States and India Advance Growing Space Partnership.” Following President Biden and Prime Minister Modi’s June 2023 commitment to work together to “reach new frontiers across all sectors of space cooperation” and India’s signing of the Artemis Accords, our two nations reached an inflection point on collaboration across civil, security, and commercial space sectors. This is despite the fact that India has used his Polar SLV and Geostationary SLV for building and honing its missile capabilities. But the best assessment of Finer’s comments came in a Twitter thread by Dr Jeffery Lewis @ArmsControlWonk, a leading US expert. Here’s what he said: DNSA Jon Finer at @CarnegieEndow said Pakistan is developing a large-diameter solid rocket motor for an ICBM that, in the Q&A, he characterises as “fundamentally focused on us,” adding “that is an inescapable conclusion.” That last conclusion I find rather easy to escape. More Than Money: The Quality, Quantity, And Purpose Of Climate Finance I am sure Pakistan is developing large diameter solid rocket motors (>1.4 m, the diameter of the Shaheen III), but it is a HUGE LEAP to suggest that the only reason for doing this is to develop an ICBM capable to [sic] targeting the United States. Space launchers can be really big. India makes a 2.8 m diameter solid motor for the Polar and Geostationary Space Launch Vehicle (PSLV/GLSV). China recently tested a 3.5 m diameter solid rocket motor. That's much bigger than an ICBM needs to be. Given modern commercial and military requirements, space technologies are equally crucial for communication, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance Another problem is that Pakistan might want an ICBM class motor to use as an intermediate range ballistic missile like the SS-20. Russia just used the first two stages of the Yars ICBM (1.86 m) to deliver conventional warheads against Ukraine just 1,000 km away. Countries develop big motors for all sorts of reasons. There are strategic reasons like “I need an ICBM” or “I want to put a satellite in orbit,” as well as other sorts of political reasons like “I want to work on cool technology” or “India has one, it's not fair.” So, bottom line: I am sure Pakistan seeks large-diameter solid rocket motors. I am sure China is helping. But I don't think we should simply assume that Pakistan is building a large-diameter motor solely to target the US absent additional information. Back in 1999, writing for The Friday Times , I had argued that deterrence must have a global outreach. Given modern commercial and military requirements, space technologies are equally crucial for communication, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. Finer didn’t play off his own bat. He was expressing the Biden administration's policy vis-a-vis Pakistan. Its public expression at this point could also be to lock the coming administration into this policy. 'A Dead Imran Khan Is More Dangerous Than A Living One' There’s a big corpus of literature on why sanctions don’t work, especially when they are devised to thwart a weaker state from pursuing its vital security interests. Iran and North Korea are good examples. Pakistan needs to develop comprehensive deterrence as also space capabilities. India has already demonstrated its anti-satellite capability. There’s no way that Pakistan would allow strategies of coercion to kick into play. For Finer to posit Pakistan’s testing of big-diameter rocket engines as an adversarial act is not about Pakistan’s intentions but the US’s inimical approach. Such approach, were it to become a staple of the US policy towards Pakistan, could end up as a self-fulfilling prophecy. The answer to the theoretical question of How would Pakistan deter an adversarial US? would be By acquiring global deterrence outreach. This, essentially, is the problem with creating inimical scenarios where none (should) exist. Unfortunately, the US’s policies in various regions have recurrently been grounded in precisely this approach. Just look at the mess around the world and you would agree.

PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Newly married and sworn as a Naval officer, Jimmy Carter left his tiny hometown in 1946 hoping to climb the ranks and see the world. Less than a decade later, the death of his father and namesake, a merchant farmer and local politician who went by “Mr. Earl,” prompted the submariner and his wife, Rosalynn, to return to the rural life of Plains, Georgia, they thought they’d escaped. The lieutenant never would be an admiral. Instead, he became commander in chief. Years after his presidency ended in humbling defeat, he would add a Nobel Peace Prize, awarded not for his White House accomplishments but “for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.” The life of James Earl Carter Jr., the 39th and longest-lived U.S. president, ended Sunday at the age of 100 where it began: Plains, the town of 600 that fueled his political rise, welcomed him after his fall and sustained him during 40 years of service that redefined what it means to be a former president. With the stubborn confidence of an engineer and an optimism rooted in his Baptist faith, Carter described his motivations in politics and beyond in the same way: an almost missionary zeal to solve problems and improve lives. Carter was raised amid racism, abject poverty and hard rural living — realities that shaped both his deliberate politics and emphasis on human rights. “He always felt a responsibility to help people,” said Jill Stuckey, a longtime friend of Carter's in Plains. “And when he couldn’t make change wherever he was, he decided he had to go higher.” Carter's path, a mix of happenstance and calculation , pitted moral imperatives against political pragmatism; and it defied typical labels of American politics, especially caricatures of one-term presidents as failures. “We shouldn’t judge presidents by how popular they are in their day. That's a very narrow way of assessing them," Carter biographer Jonathan Alter told the Associated Press. “We should judge them by how they changed the country and the world for the better. On that score, Jimmy Carter is not in the first rank of American presidents, but he stands up quite well.” Later in life, Carter conceded that many Americans, even those too young to remember his tenure, judged him ineffective for failing to contain inflation or interest rates, end the energy crisis or quickly bring home American hostages in Iran. He gained admirers instead for his work at The Carter Center — advocating globally for public health, human rights and democracy since 1982 — and the decades he and Rosalynn wore hardhats and swung hammers with Habitat for Humanity. Yet the common view that he was better after the Oval Office than in it annoyed Carter, and his allies relished him living long enough to see historians reassess his presidency. “He doesn’t quite fit in today’s terms” of a left-right, red-blue scoreboard, said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who visited the former president multiple times during his own White House bid. At various points in his political career, Carter labeled himself “progressive” or “conservative” — sometimes both at once. His most ambitious health care bill failed — perhaps one of his biggest legislative disappointments — because it didn’t go far enough to suit liberals. Republicans, especially after his 1980 defeat, cast him as a left-wing cartoon. It would be easiest to classify Carter as a centrist, Buttigieg said, “but there’s also something radical about the depth of his commitment to looking after those who are left out of society and out of the economy.” Indeed, Carter’s legacy is stitched with complexities, contradictions and evolutions — personal and political. The self-styled peacemaker was a war-trained Naval Academy graduate who promised Democratic challenger Ted Kennedy that he’d “kick his ass.” But he campaigned with a call to treat everyone with “respect and compassion and with love.” Carter vowed to restore America’s virtue after the shame of Vietnam and Watergate, and his technocratic, good-government approach didn't suit Republicans who tagged government itself as the problem. It also sometimes put Carter at odds with fellow Democrats. The result still was a notable legislative record, with wins on the environment, education, and mental health care. He dramatically expanded federally protected lands, began deregulating air travel, railroads and trucking, and he put human rights at the center of U.S. foreign policy. As a fiscal hawk, Carter added a relative pittance to the national debt, unlike successors from both parties. Carter nonetheless struggled to make his achievements resonate with the electorate he charmed in 1976. Quoting Bob Dylan and grinning enthusiastically, he had promised voters he would “never tell a lie.” Once in Washington, though, he led like a joyless engineer, insisting his ideas would become reality and he'd be rewarded politically if only he could convince enough people with facts and logic. This served him well at Camp David, where he brokered peace between Israel’s Menachem Begin and Epypt’s Anwar Sadat, an experience that later sparked the idea of The Carter Center in Atlanta. Carter's tenacity helped the center grow to a global force that monitored elections across five continents, enabled his freelance diplomacy and sent public health experts across the developing world. The center’s wins were personal for Carter, who hoped to outlive the last Guinea worm parasite, and nearly did. As president, though, the approach fell short when he urged consumers beleaguered by energy costs to turn down their thermostats. Or when he tried to be the nation’s cheerleader, beseeching Americans to overcome a collective “crisis of confidence.” Republican Ronald Reagan exploited Carter's lecturing tone with a belittling quip in their lone 1980 debate. “There you go again,” the former Hollywood actor said in response to a wonky answer from the sitting president. “The Great Communicator” outpaced Carter in all but six states. Carter later suggested he “tried to do too much, too soon” and mused that he was incompatible with Washington culture: media figures, lobbyists and Georgetown social elites who looked down on the Georgians and their inner circle as “country come to town.” Carter carefully navigated divides on race and class on his way to the Oval Office. Born Oct. 1, 1924 , Carter was raised in the mostly Black community of Archery, just outside Plains, by a progressive mother and white supremacist father. Their home had no running water or electricity but the future president still grew up with the relative advantages of a locally prominent, land-owning family in a system of Jim Crow segregation. He wrote of President Franklin Roosevelt’s towering presence and his family’s Democratic Party roots, but his father soured on FDR, and Jimmy Carter never campaigned or governed as a New Deal liberal. He offered himself as a small-town peanut farmer with an understated style, carrying his own luggage, bunking with supporters during his first presidential campaign and always using his nickname. And he began his political career in a whites-only Democratic Party. As private citizens, he and Rosalynn supported integration as early as the 1950s and believed it inevitable. Carter refused to join the White Citizens Council in Plains and spoke out in his Baptist church against denying Black people access to worship services. “This is not my house; this is not your house,” he said in a churchwide meeting, reminding fellow parishioners their sanctuary belonged to God. Yet as the appointed chairman of Sumter County schools he never pushed to desegregate, thinking it impractical after the Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v. Board decision. And while presidential candidate Carter would hail the 1965 Voting Rights Act, signed by fellow Democrat Lyndon Johnson when Carter was a state senator, there is no record of Carter publicly supporting it at the time. Carter overcame a ballot-stuffing opponent to win his legislative seat, then lost the 1966 governor's race to an arch-segregationist. He won four years later by avoiding explicit mentions of race and campaigning to the right of his rival, who he mocked as “Cufflinks Carl” — the insult of an ascendant politician who never saw himself as part the establishment. Carter’s rural and small-town coalition in 1970 would match any victorious Republican electoral map in 2024. Once elected, though, Carter shocked his white conservative supporters — and landed on the cover of Time magazine — by declaring that “the time for racial discrimination is over.” Before making the jump to Washington, Carter befriended the family of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., whom he’d never sought out as he eyed the governor’s office. Carter lamented his foot-dragging on school integration as a “mistake.” But he also met, conspicuously, with Alabama's segregationist Gov. George Wallace to accept his primary rival's endorsement ahead of the 1976 Democratic convention. “He very shrewdly took advantage of his own Southerness,” said Amber Roessner, a University of Tennessee professor and expert on Carter’s campaigns. A coalition of Black voters and white moderate Democrats ultimately made Carter the last Democratic presidential nominee to sweep the Deep South. Then, just as he did in Georgia, he used his power in office to appoint more non-whites than all his predecessors had, combined. He once acknowledged “the secret shame” of white Americans who didn’t fight segregation. But he also told Alter that doing more would have sacrificed his political viability – and thus everything he accomplished in office and after. King's daughter, Bernice King, described Carter as wisely “strategic” in winning higher offices to enact change. “He was a leader of conscience,” she said in an interview. Rosalynn Carter, who died on Nov. 19 at the age of 96, was identified by both husband and wife as the “more political” of the pair; she sat in on Cabinet meetings and urged him to postpone certain priorities, like pressing the Senate to relinquish control of the Panama Canal. “Let that go until the second term,” she would sometimes say. The president, recalled her former aide Kathy Cade, retorted that he was “going to do what’s right” even if “it might cut short the time I have.” Rosalynn held firm, Cade said: “She’d remind him you have to win to govern.” Carter also was the first president to appoint multiple women as Cabinet officers. Yet by his own telling, his career sprouted from chauvinism in the Carters' early marriage: He did not consult Rosalynn when deciding to move back to Plains in 1953 or before launching his state Senate bid a decade later. Many years later, he called it “inconceivable” that he didn’t confer with the woman he described as his “full partner,” at home, in government and at The Carter Center. “We developed a partnership when we were working in the farm supply business, and it continued when Jimmy got involved in politics,” Rosalynn Carter told AP in 2021. So deep was their trust that when Carter remained tethered to the White House in 1980 as 52 Americans were held hostage in Tehran, it was Rosalynn who campaigned on her husband’s behalf. “I just loved it,” she said, despite the bitterness of defeat. Fair or not, the label of a disastrous presidency had leading Democrats keep their distance, at least publicly, for many years, but Carter managed to remain relevant, writing books and weighing in on societal challenges. He lamented widening wealth gaps and the influence of money in politics. He voted for democratic socialist Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton in 2016, and later declared that America had devolved from fully functioning democracy to “oligarchy.” Yet looking ahead to 2020, with Sanders running again, Carter warned Democrats not to “move to a very liberal program,” lest they help re-elect President Donald Trump. Carter scolded the Republican for his serial lies and threats to democracy, and chided the U.S. establishment for misunderstanding Trump’s populist appeal. He delighted in yearly convocations with Emory University freshmen, often asking them to guess how much he’d raised in his two general election campaigns. “Zero,” he’d gesture with a smile, explaining the public financing system candidates now avoid so they can raise billions. Carter still remained quite practical in partnering with wealthy corporations and foundations to advance Carter Center programs. Carter recognized that economic woes and the Iran crisis doomed his presidency, but offered no apologies for appointing Paul Volcker as the Federal Reserve chairman whose interest rate hikes would not curb inflation until Reagan's presidency. He was proud of getting all the hostages home without starting a shooting war, even though Tehran would not free them until Reagan's Inauguration Day. “Carter didn’t look at it” as a failure, Alter emphasized. “He said, ‘They came home safely.’ And that’s what he wanted.” Well into their 90s, the Carters greeted visitors at Plains’ Maranatha Baptist Church, where he taught Sunday School and where he will have his last funeral before being buried on family property alongside Rosalynn . Carter, who made the congregation’s collection plates in his woodworking shop, still garnered headlines there, calling for women’s rights within religious institutions, many of which, he said, “subjugate” women in church and society. Carter was not one to dwell on regrets. “I am at peace with the accomplishments, regret the unrealized goals and utilize my former political position to enhance everything we do,” he wrote around his 90th birthday. The politician who had supposedly hated Washington politics also enjoyed hosting Democratic presidential contenders as public pilgrimages to Plains became advantageous again. Carter sat with Buttigieg for the final time March 1, 2020, hours before the Indiana mayor ended his campaign and endorsed eventual winner Joe Biden. “He asked me how I thought the campaign was going,” Buttigieg said, recalling that Carter flashed his signature grin and nodded along as the young candidate, born a year after Carter left office, “put the best face” on the walloping he endured the day before in South Carolina. Never breaking his smile, the 95-year-old host fired back, “I think you ought to drop out.” “So matter of fact,” Buttigieg said with a laugh. “It was somehow encouraging.” Carter had lived enough, won plenty and lost enough to take the long view. “He talked a lot about coming from nowhere,” Buttigieg said, not just to attain the presidency but to leverage “all of the instruments you have in life” and “make the world more peaceful.” In his farewell address as president, Carter said as much to the country that had embraced and rejected him. “The struggle for human rights overrides all differences of color, nation or language,” he declared. “Those who hunger for freedom, who thirst for human dignity and who suffer for the sake of justice — they are the patriots of this cause.” Carter pledged to remain engaged with and for them as he returned “home to the South where I was born and raised,” home to Plains, where that young lieutenant had indeed become “a fellow citizen of the world.” —- Bill Barrow, based in Atlanta, has covered national politics including multiple presidential campaigns for the AP since 2012.

The Latest: Former President Jimmy Carter is Dead at age 100Whether you recall scenes of wildlife doing unexpected things, footage of unbelievable moments caught on camera, or videos of incredible humans performing incredible acts, some pretty "wild" videos went viral in 2024. With countless videos catching the attention of the news media and social media users daily, there are likely wild videos you'll recall from 2024 that we overlooked. Still, we're taking time to look back at compelling videos that captured the attention of the nation — and the world — over the past year. From a whale breaching and landing on a boat to first responders making dramatic rescues, here's a look at some of the wildest videos we saw in 2024: Two people were thrown into the ocean after a whale landed on their fishing boat off the New Hampshire coast on the morning of July 23, and the entire incident was caught on video. The wild video shows the whale breaching, propelling fish out of the water. 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Aerial footage of the scene, which was provided by KMOV , shows the massive hole that was left behind on the athletic field in Alton, Illinois, which is around 22 miles outside of St. Louis, Missouri. The sinkhole opened up on Wednesday, June 26, and as a video shows, it even swallowed a stadium light post on the property. Related video below: Another video shows what the sinkhole looked like in mid-July According to deputies, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office aviation unit in Florida was called around 7 p.m. on Feb. 24 after reports that an individual was climbing a cellular tower . The sheriff's office said the individual was climbing back down the tower after livestreaming a video to his social media. The aviation team was able to direct ground deputies to the location of the climber. Koalas are normally found in eucalyptus trees, but one couple came home in Australia were were shocked to come home one November day to find one in their bedroom . Video showed the koala scurrying around the house, presumably looking for a way out, as Fran Dias Rufino, the homeowner, screamed frantically in the background. Koalas rarely attack people and are most often seen at the tops of trees, lazily chewing eucalyptus leaves. Rufino said her husband later used a blanket to shoo the koala away, and it found its way to the door. A life-saving scene played out on Sept. 12 on a busy stretch road in Michigan with a heroic act by a sheriff's deputy . Deputies Nicole Miron and Anthony Gross, with the Macomb County Sheriff's Department, were notified that a silver GMC Sierra pickup truck was driving erratically. Gross was driving, and Miron rolled down her window and tried to get the driver to stop, but he appeared to be in a daze. The driver managed to briefly hit his brakes and that's when Miron climbed from her passenger seat into the moving truck. 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Bengaluru-based space start-up Unimech Aerospace is launching its initial public offering (IPO) on December 23. The company announced that the issue will be priced at ₹745-785 per share and will be open for bidding until December 26. The IPO includes a fresh equity issue of up to ₹250 crore and an offer for sale (OFS) of up to ₹250 crore by promoter shareholders. Promoters to offload stakes The OFS part of Unimech Aerospace's IPO will see promoters Ramakrishna Kamojhala, Rajanikanth Balaraman, Preetham S V, and Rasmi Anil Kumar offloading part stakes. The money raised from the fresh issue will be used for capital expenditure for expansion through machinery and equipment acquisition, meeting working capital requirements, investing in material subsidiary companies, repaying debt, and other general corporate purposes. Unimech Aerospace's business and IPO lead managers Unimech Aerospace specializes in engineering solutions, manufacturing, and supplying critical parts like aero tooling, ground support equipment, and electro-mechanical sub-assemblies for aerospace, defense, and energy sectors. Anand Rathi Advisors and Equirus Capital are the lead managers for this issue while KFin Technologies will be the registrar. This development marks a significant event in the primary market next week. SME segment to witness 2 new IPOs Along with Unimech Aerospace's IPO, the SME segment will also welcome two new public offers from Solar91 Cleantech and Anya Polytech. They will open on December 24 and December 26, respectively. Solar91 Cleantech has fixed a price band of ₹185-195 per stock for its IPO, while Anya Polytech is offering its shares at ₹14 apiece.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that "several" wounded North Korean soldiers died after being captured by Ukrainian forces, as he accused Russia of throwing them into battle with "minimal protection". Ukraine and its western allies say North Korea has sent thousands of soldiers to support Russia's army, in what is seen as a major escalation in the nearly three-year war following Moscow's 2022 invasion. "Today there were reports about several soldiers from North Korea. Our soldiers managed to take them prisoner. But they were very seriously wounded and could not be resuscitated," Zelensky said in an evening address posted on social media. South Korea's spy agency said earlier on Friday that a North Korean soldier who was captured while fighting in Russia's war against Ukraine had died of his wounds. Zelensky did not specify how many North Koreans had died after being captured by Ukrainian troops. Zelensky had earlier said that nearly 3,000 North Korean soldiers had been "killed or wounded" so far as they joined Russia's forces in combat in its western Kursk border region, where Ukraine mounted a shock incursion in August. South Korea's intelligence service had previously put the number of killed or wounded North Koreans at 1,000, saying the high casualty rate could be down to an unfamiliar battlefield environment and their lack of capability to counter drone attacks. The White House on Friday confirmed the South Korean estimates, saying that Pyongyang's troops were being sent to their deaths in futile attacks by generals who see them as "expendable". "We also have reports of North Korean soldiers taking their own lives rather than surrendering to Ukrainian forces, likely out of fear of reprisal against their families in North Korea in the event that they're captured," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters. North Korea and Russia have strengthened their military ties since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. A landmark defence pact between Pyongyang and Moscow signed in June came into force this month, with Russian President Vladimir Putin hailing it as a "breakthrough document". North Korean state media said Friday that Putin sent a New Year's message to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, saying: "The bilateral ties between our two countries have been elevated after our talks in June in Pyongyang." Seoul's military believes that North Korea was seeking to modernise its conventional warfare capabilities through combat experience gained in the Russia-Ukraine war. NATO chief Mark Rutte had also said that Moscow was providing support to Pyongyang's missile and nuclear programmes in exchange for the troops. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said Monday that Pyongyang is reportedly "preparing for the rotation or additional deployment of soldiers" and supplying "240mm rocket launchers and 170mm self-propelled artillery" to the Russian army. Pyongyang's involvement in Russia's war against Ukraine had prompted warnings from Seoul. South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol, currently suspended, said in November that Seoul was "not ruling out the possibility of providing weapons" to Kyiv, which would mark a major shift to a long-standing policy barring the sale of weapons to countries in active conflict. hs/bjt/mlm/gv/rlp

ZAGREB, Croatia The Social Democratic Party (SDP)-backed Zoran Milanovic won a second term as Croatia's president on Sunday, according to exit polls. Based on Ipsos polls, Milanovic secured 50.74% of the votes in the first round, earning him another term as president without having to compete in a second round. Milanovic expressed his gratitude through a brief message on social media, saying simply: "Thank you." Milanovic's main challenger, Dragan Primorac, candidate of the ruling center-right Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) and a former education minister, reportedly trailed with 19.04% of the vote, finishing a distant second. Croatia’s left-leaning president Milanovic is known for his outspoken criticism of Western military support for Ukraine in its war against Russia. *Writing by Muhammed Enes Calli

In the end, the announcement of the boss challenge update had sparked a new wave of excitement and energy within the "Black Myth: Wukong" community. Players young and old alike were united in their passion for the game, coming together to celebrate their victories, commiserate their defeats, and share their love for the epic adventures that awaited them. As they continued to journey through the world of "Black Myth: Wukong," players knew that every boss battle brought them one step closer to uncovering the ultimate truth behind the Black Myth.ATLANTA — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one tumultuous term and then redefined life after the White House as a global humanitarian, has died. He was 100 years old. The longest-lived American president died on Sunday, more than a year after entering hospice care , at his home in the small town of Plains, Georgia, where he and his wife, Rosalynn, who died at 96 in November 2023 , spent most of their lives, The Carter Center said. Businessman, Navy officer, evangelist, politician, negotiator, author, woodworker, citizen of the world — Carter forged a path that still challenges political assumptions and stands out among the 45 men who reached the nation’s highest office. The 39th president leveraged his ambition with a keen intellect, deep religious faith and prodigious work ethic, conducting diplomatic missions into his 80s and building houses for the poor well into his 90s. “My faith demands — this is not optional — my faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am, whenever I can, for as long as I can, with whatever I have to try to make a difference,” Carter once said. A moderate Democrat, Carter entered the 1976 presidential race as a little-known Georgia governor with a broad smile, outspoken Baptist mores and technocratic plans reflecting his education as an engineer. His no-frills campaign depended on public financing, and his promise not to deceive the American people resonated after Richard Nixon’s disgrace and U.S. defeat in southeast Asia. “If I ever lie to you, if I ever make a misleading statement, don’t vote for me. I would not deserve to be your president,” Carter repeated before narrowly beating Republican incumbent Gerald Ford, who had lost popularity pardoning Nixon. Carter governed amid Cold War pressures, turbulent oil markets and social upheaval over racism, women’s rights and America’s global role. His most acclaimed achievement in office was a Mideast peace deal that he brokered by keeping Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin at the bargaining table for 13 days in 1978. That Camp David experience inspired the post-presidential center where Carter would establish so much of his legacy. Yet Carter’s electoral coalition splintered under double-digit inflation, gasoline lines and the 444-day hostage crisis in Iran. His bleakest hour came when eight Americans died in a failed hostage rescue in April 1980, helping to ensure his landslide defeat to Republican Ronald Reagan. Carter acknowledged in his 2020 “White House Diary” that he could be “micromanaging” and “excessively autocratic,” complicating dealings with Congress and the federal bureaucracy. He also turned a cold shoulder to Washington’s news media and lobbyists, not fully appreciating their influence on his political fortunes. “It didn’t take us long to realize that the underestimation existed, but by that time we were not able to repair the mistake,” Carter told historians in 1982, suggesting that he had “an inherent incompatibility” with Washington insiders. Carter insisted his overall approach was sound and that he achieved his primary objectives — to “protect our nation’s security and interests peacefully” and “enhance human rights here and abroad” — even if he fell spectacularly short of a second term. Ignominious defeat, though, allowed for renewal. The Carters founded The Carter Center in 1982 as a first-of-its-kind base of operations, asserting themselves as international peacemakers and champions of democracy, public health and human rights. “I was not interested in just building a museum or storing my White House records and memorabilia,” Carter wrote in a memoir published after his 90th birthday. “I wanted a place where we could work.” That work included easing nuclear tensions in North and South Korea, helping to avert a U.S. invasion of Haiti and negotiating cease-fires in Bosnia and Sudan. By 2022, The Carter Center had declared at least 113 elections in Latin America, Asia and Africa to be free or fraudulent. Recently, the center began monitoring U.S. elections as well. Carter’s stubborn self-assuredness and even self-righteousness proved effective once he was unencumbered by the Washington order, sometimes to the point of frustrating his successors . He went “where others are not treading,” he said, to places like Ethiopia, Liberia and North Korea, where he secured the release of an American who had wandered across the border in 2010. “I can say what I like. I can meet whom I want. I can take on projects that please me and reject the ones that don’t,” Carter said. He announced an arms-reduction-for-aid deal with North Korea without clearing the details with Bill Clinton’s White House. He openly criticized President George W. Bush for the 2003 invasion of Iraq. He also criticized America’s approach to Israel with his 2006 book “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid.” And he repeatedly countered U.S. administrations by insisting North Korea should be included in international affairs, a position that most aligned Carter with Republican President Donald Trump. Among the center’s many public health initiatives, Carter vowed to eradicate the guinea worm parasite during his lifetime, and nearly achieved it: Cases dropped from millions in the 1980s to nearly a handful. With hardhats and hammers, the Carters also built homes with Habitat for Humanity. The Nobel committee’s 2002 Peace Prize cites his “untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.” Carter should have won it alongside Sadat and Begin in 1978, the chairman added. Carter accepted the recognition saying there was more work to be done. “The world is now, in many ways, a more dangerous place,” he said. “The greater ease of travel and communication has not been matched by equal understanding and mutual respect.” Carter’s globetrotting took him to remote villages where he met little “Jimmy Carters,” so named by admiring parents. But he spent most of his days in the same one-story Plains house — expanded and guarded by Secret Service agents — where they lived before he became governor. He regularly taught Sunday School lessons at Maranatha Baptist Church until his mobility declined and the coronavirus pandemic raged. Those sessions drew visitors from around the world to the small sanctuary where Carter will receive his final send-off after a state funeral at Washington’s National Cathedral. The common assessment that he was a better ex-president than president rankled Carter and his allies. His prolific post-presidency gave him a brand above politics, particularly for Americans too young to witness him in office. But Carter also lived long enough to see biographers and historians reassess his White House years more generously. His record includes the deregulation of key industries, reduction of U.S. dependence on foreign oil, cautious management of the national debt and notable legislation on the environment, education and mental health. He focused on human rights in foreign policy, pressuring dictators to release thousands of political prisoners . He acknowledged America’s historical imperialism, pardoned Vietnam War draft evaders and relinquished control of the Panama Canal. He normalized relations with China. “I am not nominating Jimmy Carter for a place on Mount Rushmore,” Stuart Eizenstat, Carter’s domestic policy director, wrote in a 2018 book. “He was not a great president” but also not the “hapless and weak” caricature voters rejected in 1980, Eizenstat said. Rather, Carter was “good and productive” and “delivered results, many of which were realized only after he left office.” Madeleine Albright, a national security staffer for Carter and Clinton’s secretary of state, wrote in Eizenstat’s forward that Carter was “consequential and successful” and expressed hope that “perceptions will continue to evolve” about his presidency. “Our country was lucky to have him as our leader,” said Albright, who died in 2022. Jonathan Alter, who penned a comprehensive Carter biography published in 2020, said in an interview that Carter should be remembered for “an epic American life” spanning from a humble start in a home with no electricity or indoor plumbing through decades on the world stage across two centuries. “He will likely go down as one of the most misunderstood and underestimated figures in American history,” Alter told The Associated Press. James Earl Carter Jr. was born Oct. 1, 1924, in Plains and spent his early years in nearby Archery. His family was a minority in the mostly Black community, decades before the civil rights movement played out at the dawn of Carter’s political career. Carter, who campaigned as a moderate on race relations but governed more progressively, talked often of the influence of his Black caregivers and playmates but also noted his advantages: His land-owning father sat atop Archery’s tenant-farming system and owned a main street grocery. His mother, Lillian , would become a staple of his political campaigns. Seeking to broaden his world beyond Plains and its population of fewer than 1,000 — then and now — Carter won an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy, graduating in 1946. That same year he married Rosalynn Smith, another Plains native, a decision he considered more important than any he made as head of state. She shared his desire to see the world, sacrificing college to support his Navy career. Carter climbed in rank to lieutenant, but then his father was diagnosed with cancer, so the submarine officer set aside his ambitions of admiralty and moved the family back to Plains. His decision angered Rosalynn, even as she dived into the peanut business alongside her husband. Carter again failed to talk with his wife before his first run for office — he later called it “inconceivable” not to have consulted her on such major life decisions — but this time, she was on board. “My wife is much more political,” Carter told the AP in 2021. He won a state Senate seat in 1962 but wasn’t long for the General Assembly and its back-slapping, deal-cutting ways. He ran for governor in 1966 — losing to arch-segregationist Lester Maddox — and then immediately focused on the next campaign. Carter had spoken out against church segregation as a Baptist deacon and opposed racist “Dixiecrats” as a state senator. Yet as a local school board leader in the 1950s he had not pushed to end school segregation even after the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision, despite his private support for integration. And in 1970, Carter ran for governor again as the more conservative Democrat against Carl Sanders, a wealthy businessman Carter mocked as “Cufflinks Carl.” Sanders never forgave him for anonymous, race-baiting flyers, which Carter disavowed. Ultimately, Carter won his races by attracting both Black voters and culturally conservative whites. Once in office, he was more direct. “I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over,” he declared in his 1971 inaugural address, setting a new standard for Southern governors that landed him on the cover of Time magazine. His statehouse initiatives included environmental protection, boosting rural education and overhauling antiquated executive branch structures. He proclaimed Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the slain civil rights leader’s home state. And he decided, as he received presidential candidates in 1972, that they were no more talented than he was. In 1974, he ran Democrats’ national campaign arm. Then he declared his own candidacy for 1976. An Atlanta newspaper responded with the headline: “Jimmy Who?” The Carters and a “Peanut Brigade” of family members and Georgia supporters camped out in Iowa and New Hampshire, establishing both states as presidential proving grounds. His first Senate endorsement: a young first-termer from Delaware named Joe Biden. Yet it was Carter’s ability to navigate America’s complex racial and rural politics that cemented the nomination. He swept the Deep South that November, the last Democrat to do so, as many white Southerners shifted to Republicans in response to civil rights initiatives. A self-declared “born-again Christian,” Carter drew snickers by referring to Scripture in a Playboy magazine interview, saying he “had looked on many women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times.” The remarks gave Ford a new foothold and television comedians pounced — including NBC’s new “Saturday Night Live” show. But voters weary of cynicism in politics found it endearing. Carter chose Minnesota Sen. Walter “Fritz” Mondale as his running mate on a “Grits and Fritz” ticket. In office, he elevated the vice presidency and the first lady’s office. Mondale’s governing partnership was a model for influential successors Al Gore, Dick Cheney and Biden. Rosalynn Carter was one of the most involved presidential spouses in history, welcomed into Cabinet meetings and huddles with lawmakers and top aides. The Carters presided with uncommon informality: He used his nickname “Jimmy” even when taking the oath of office, carried his own luggage and tried to silence the Marine Band’s “Hail to the Chief.” They bought their clothes off the rack. Carter wore a cardigan for a White House address, urging Americans to conserve energy by turning down their thermostats. Amy, the youngest of four children, attended District of Columbia public school. Washington’s social and media elite scorned their style. But the larger concern was that “he hated politics,” according to Eizenstat, leaving him nowhere to turn politically once economic turmoil and foreign policy challenges took their toll. Carter partially deregulated the airline, railroad and trucking industries and established the departments of Education and Energy, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He designated millions of acres of Alaska as national parks or wildlife refuges. He appointed a then-record number of women and nonwhite people to federal posts. He never had a Supreme Court nomination, but he elevated civil rights attorney Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the nation’s second highest court, positioning her for a promotion in 1993. He appointed Paul Volker, the Federal Reserve chairman whose policies would help the economy boom in the 1980s — after Carter left office. He built on Nixon’s opening with China, and though he tolerated autocrats in Asia, pushed Latin America from dictatorships to democracy. But he couldn’t immediately tame inflation or the related energy crisis. And then came Iran. After he admitted the exiled Shah of Iran to the U.S. for medical treatment, the American Embassy in Tehran was overrun in 1979 by followers of the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Negotiations to free the hostages broke down repeatedly ahead of the failed rescue attempt. The same year, Carter signed SALT II, the new strategic arms treaty with Leonid Brezhnev of the Soviet Union, only to pull it back, impose trade sanctions and order a U.S. boycott of the Moscow Olympics after the Soviets invaded Afghanistan. Hoping to instill optimism, he delivered what the media dubbed his “malaise” speech, although he didn’t use that word. He declared the nation was suffering “a crisis of confidence.” By then, many Americans had lost confidence in the president, not themselves. Carter campaigned sparingly for reelection because of the hostage crisis, instead sending Rosalynn as Sen. Edward M. Kennedy challenged him for the Democratic nomination. Carter famously said he’d “kick his ass,” but was hobbled by Kennedy as Reagan rallied a broad coalition with “make America great again” appeals and asking voters whether they were “better off than you were four years ago.” Reagan further capitalized on Carter’s lecturing tone, eviscerating him in their lone fall debate with the quip: “There you go again.” Carter lost all but six states and Republicans rolled to a new Senate majority. Carter successfully negotiated the hostages’ freedom after the election, but in one final, bitter turn of events, Tehran waited until hours after Carter left office to let them walk free. At 56, Carter returned to Georgia with “no idea what I would do with the rest of my life.” Four decades after launching The Carter Center, he still talked of unfinished business. “I thought when we got into politics we would have resolved everything,” Carter told the AP in 2021. “But it’s turned out to be much more long-lasting and insidious than I had thought it was. I think in general, the world itself is much more divided than in previous years.” Still, he affirmed what he said when he underwent treatment for a cancer diagnosis in his 10th decade of life. “I’m perfectly at ease with whatever comes,” he said in 2015 . “I’ve had a wonderful life. I’ve had thousands of friends, I’ve had an exciting, adventurous and gratifying existence.”

Nasdaq-100 boasts of some of the most exquisite and premium stocks, and Axon Enterprise is the latest addition to this Nasdaq Composite, which is under close scrutiny this week based on its recent volatility factors. However, whatever the case with Nasdaq 100, Axon remains a wonderful addition to the core, after it replaced biotechnology company Moderna, as part of Nasdaq-100's annual rebalancing. Axon Enterprise's surreal growth makes it replace Moderna at Nasdaq Composite Moderna, the company Axon replaced, had been performing quite well over the last couple of years, due to the demand of massive medications across the world due to the Covid-19 pandemic, as well as the need for vaccinations. However, its growth rate had come to a slight halt towards the end of 2024, and now Axon Enterprise will be taking its place, which is boasting of gain percentages of 110,600% since its IPO kicked off in the mid-2001s. Why is Axon Enterprise so popular among US investors? Although this kind of growth seems scary at the US stock market, US investors are still flocking in to take holding of this stock before the prices of it surge even higher as per reports. Axon is focused around law enforcement-related equipment, with their biggest boast being flagship Taser stun gun . The company's mission from the start has been to decrease suspect injuries, increase the safety of law enforcement officers across the country, and improve community relations between the public and the police, which are the core reasons why Axon is so popular in the US. (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel )

Muriel: Atalanta Can Win the Serie A Title, Years of Experience Help Atalanta Players Adapt to PressureThe grand finale of the Fearless Pact Ant E-sports National Challenge was a celebration of skill, sportsmanship, and the spirit of competition. It was a testament to the passion and dedication of e-sports athletes and the thriving e-sports community in the country. The audience was treated to a spectacle of thrilling gameplay, intense battles, and unforgettable moments that will be cherished for years to come.In conclusion, the triumphs of the Argentina national team and Atletico Madrid serve as a testament to the brilliance of the beautiful game of football. With talented players, visionary coaches, and unwavering team spirit, these teams have set the standard for excellence and provided fans with unforgettable moments of joy and excitement. As the season unfolds and new challenges arise, one thing is certain – the world of football is in for a treat as these teams continue to shine on the grand stage.

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The Commercial Bank of Ceylon won the Gold as Sri Lanka’s ‘Green Brand of the Year’ at the 2024 Brand Excellence Awards of the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) in a fitting recognition of the bank’s uncompromising commitment to sustainability. The award recognises the substantial investments and noteworthy progress the bank has made in advancing the cause of sustainability beyond its own operations to encompass nationally-significant initiatives that engage with communities across the country. Prominent among these initiatives was the launch in 2023, and the completion in just 12 months, of the planting of 100,000 trees in ecologically important locations under the bank’s ‘Trees for Tomorrow’ program, and the bank’s commitment to plant another 100,000. Sri Lanka’s first carbon neutral bank – an achievement of 2021 – Commercial Bank’s sustainability journey began 25 years ago and has steadily gained momentum over the last four years. It has generated several sustainability-linked firsts for the bank as well as the country. In the year assessed for the SLIM Green Brand of the Year award, Commercial Bank reduced its CO2 emissions by a further 233,918 tonnes, reduced paper usage by 47.57%, recycled 286,240 kgs of paper, and increased the number of branches powered by solar energy to 82. Among other significant achievements of the year was the launch of Sri Lanka’s first Green Home Loans scheme and surpassing 1 million customers for its flagship ComBank Digital app, promoting sustainable banking practices. Notably, Commercial Bank commenced 2024 with the launch of its evolved logo featuring a green element to represent the bank’s multifaceted commitment to sustainability, encompassing diversity, inclusivity, good governance, transparency, social equity, accountability and eco-friendly banking solutions. The bank is currently collaborating with several organisations including the University of Jaffna, the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and Preserving Land and Nature Ltd., or PLANT, an initiative of the Wildlife and Nature Protection Society (WNPS) for tree planting and reforestation projects in areas as diverse as Jaffna and Kilinochchi, Kalutara and Maskeliya. Commercial Bank also joined the ‘Life to Our Coral Reefs’ initiative of Biodiversity Sri Lanka (BSL), in 2023 to support to an effort to conserve the Kayankerni marine sanctuary located between Panichankerni and Kalkuda in the Batticaloa district. Other noteworthy environment-related projects supported by the Commercial Bank are the reforestation of a 100-hectare swath of degraded habitat belonging to the Kandegama forest in the Dimbulagala range of the Polonnaruwa District, a mangrove restoration project in Koggala, a marine turtle conservation initiative in Panama, a partnership with BSL to maintain a stretch of beach in Kalutara and numerous beach clean-up projects conducted by large numbers of the bank’s staff across Sri Lanka. These initiatives of the bank have paved the way to build a green brand in terms of targeted above-the-line and below-the-line communications to its stakeholders, inspiring them to also be part of the bank’s journey and the building of a strong green brand.SINGAPORE: A foreigner who works in the tech field in Singapore and earns around S$10,000 monthly shared on social media that he lost all of his savings and even incurred a S$100,000 debt because of leverage trading. In a post on the r/askSingapore subreddit on Sunday (Dec 29), he explained how badly things had spiralled out of control. “I got myself in a big financial mess,” he said. “I won’t even have a room in 2-3 days and will have to live on the streets until my next paycheck at the end of January. [I’m going to be] homeless for some weeks.” The foreigner also shared how Singapore hasn’t been kind to him, as he’s never felt like he’s made any real friends here. To make matters worse, his family hasn’t offered any help either. With nowhere to turn, he kindly asked strangers on Reddit for advice on where he could sleep and shower over the next three weeks. “If there is a landlord reading this and can defer the first rent payment until 24th Jan, that would really help me out,” he said. “I can’t ask favours from work colleagues as that would affect my job. I am a genuine person who just hit hard by trading gambling addiction,” he added. “You have a gambling problem. You need a change of mindset...” In the discussion thread, several Reddit users offered advice and suggested he reach out to the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) and Homeless Hearts of Singapore for support. One user said, “Check out Homeless Hearts of Singapore. They’re in a network for rough sleepers in SG, and I’m sure they could assist. Or check out the MSF’s Partners Engaging and Empowering Rough Sleepers (PEERS) network; many places provide sleeping arrangements for rough sleepers.” Some users also encouraged him to seek help for his gambling addiction. One user pointed out, “You have a gambling problem. You need a change of mindset. Wealth doesn’t come with luck. It’s accumulated over the years through hard work, careful spending, and long-term investing. It’s not trading (new age gambling).” Other users, however, offered to personally help the man. One user commented, “You can sleep at my place; I allow late payments on rent.” Another said, “I have a unit undergoing some renovation in the kitchen, so I can’t rent the whole place. The master bedroom is all good to live in, though. PM if interested.” In a follow-up post, the man shared that a generous person had reached out to him through Reddit and helped him secure temporary accommodation. He wrote, “A random, kind person booked something for me for 3 weeks. It was hard to believe people like these existed when even friends and family were nowhere at your low. I must stop trading and get out of this with my work skills. Anyone reading this, please go into 2025 with no addictions and do the right things.” In related news, a 26-year-old finance professional who’s been out of work since March this year took to social media to vent how challenging it has become to find a decent-paying job. “I have since been attending numerous interviews but to no avail. Most job offers I received are super low paying S$1,500+,” he said. On top of being unemployed, he opened up about the significant financial stress he’s been under. After losing his job, some friends suggested he try gambling as a way to make some extra income on the side, thinking it might help him get back on his feet. Unfortunately, things didn’t go as planned. Instead of easing his financial burden, gambling ended up pulling him further down the rabbit hole, resulting in over S$20,000 in debt. Read more: Jobless man says he’s getting only S$1.5K job offers in Singapore, so he tries out gambling as a side hustle; “ends up in S$20K+ debts” Featured image by Depositphotos (for illustration purposes only)

NEW YORK (AP) — No ex-president had a more prolific and diverse publishing career than Jimmy Carter . His more than two dozen books included nonfiction, poetry, fiction, religious meditations and a children’s story. His memoir “An Hour Before Daylight” was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2002, while his 2006 best-seller “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid” stirred a fierce debate by likening Israel’s policies in the West Bank to the brutal South African system of racial segregation. And just before his 100th birthday, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation honored him with a lifetime achievement award for how he wielded “the power of the written word to foster peace, social justice, and global understanding.” In one recent work, “A Full Life,” Carter observed that he “enjoyed writing” and that his books “provided a much-needed source of income.” But some projects were easier than others. “Everything to Gain,” a 1987 collaboration with his wife, Rosalynn, turned into the “worst threat we ever experienced in our marriage,” an intractable standoff for the facilitator of the Camp David accords and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. According to Carter, Rosalynn was a meticulous author who considered “the resulting sentences as though they have come down from Mount Sinai, carved into stone.” Their memories differed on various events and they fell into “constant arguments.” They were ready to abandon the book and return the advance, until their editor persuaded them to simply divide any disputed passages between them. “In the book, each of these paragraphs is identified by a ‘J’ or an ‘R,’ and our marriage survived,” he wrote. Here is a partial list of books by Carter: “Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President” “The Blood of Abraham: Insights into the Middle East” (With Rosalynn Carter) “Everything to Gain: Making the Most of the Rest of Your Life” “An Outdoor Journal: Adventures and Reflections” “Turning Point: A Candidate, a State, and a Nation Come of Age” “Always a Reckoning, and Other Poems” (With daughter Amy Carter) “The Little Baby Snoogle-Fleejer” “Living Faith” “The Virtues of Aging” “An Hour Before Daylight: Memories of a Rural Boyhood” “Christmas in Plains: Memories” “The Hornet’s Nest: A Novel of the Revolutionary War” “Our Endangered Values: America’s Moral Crisis” “Faith & Freedom: The Christian Challenge for the World” “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid” “A Remarkable Mother” “Beyond the White House” “We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work” “White House Diary” “NIV Lessons from Life Bible: Personal Reflections with Jimmy Carter” “A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power” “A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety”

As the first trailer for "28 Years Later" spreads like wildfire across social media platforms, excitement is building for what promises to be a cinematic event like no other. With its heart-pounding action, spine-chilling suspense, and thought-provoking themes, "28 Years Later" is poised to leave audiences on the edge of their seats and begging for more.

China convened experts from the five nuclear-weapon states in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, sparking global attention and speculation. The meeting, organized by the Chinese government, aimed to facilitate dialogue and cooperation among nuclear-armed countries and address shared concerns on nuclear security and disarmament.Meitu Xiuxiu, a popular photo editing app developed by the Chinese tech company Meitu Inc., has gained immense popularity in Indonesia, recently achieving the remarkable feat of topping both the overall App Store charts and the photography category charts. This accomplishment is a testament to the app's powerful features and user-friendly interface, making it a favorite among Indonesian smartphone users looking to enhance their photos with ease.OpenAI bets you’ll pay $200 a month for ChatGPTLewandowski, who joined Barcelona in a highly anticipated transfer deal, was expected to seamlessly integrate into the team and contribute to their success on the field. However, it seems that the Polish forward is facing challenges both on and off the pitch, particularly when it comes to forming relationships with his new teammates.

The United States is expected to announce that it will send 1.25 billion dollars (£1 billion) in military assistance to Ukraine, US officials said on Friday, as the Biden administration pushes to get as much aid to Kyiv as possible before leaving office on January 20. The large package of aid includes a significant amount of munitions, including for the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems and the Hawk air defence system. It also will provide Stinger missiles and 155mm and 105mm artillery rounds, officials said. The officials, who said they expect the announcement to be made on Monday, spoke on condition of anonymity to provide details not yet made public. The new aid comes as Russia launched a barrage of attacks against Ukraine’s power facilities in recent days, although Ukraine has said it intercepted a significant number of the missiles and drones. Russian and Ukrainian forces are also still in a bitter battle around the Russian border region of Kursk, where Moscow has sent thousands of North Korean troops to help reclaim territory taken by Ukraine. Earlier this month, senior defence officials acknowledged that the US Defence Department may not be able to send all of the remaining 5.6 billion dollars (£4.5 billion) in Pentagon weapons and equipment stocks passed by Congress for Ukraine before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in. Mr Trump has talked about getting some type of negotiated settlement between Ukraine and Russia, and spoken about his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Many US and European leaders are concerned that it might result in a poor deal for Ukraine and they worry that he will not provide Ukraine with all the weapons funding approved by Congress. The aid in the new package is in presidential drawdown authority, which allows the Pentagon to take weapons off the shelves and send them quickly to Ukraine. This latest assistance would reduce the remaining amount to about 4.35 billion dollars (£3.46 billion). Officials have said they hope that an influx of aid will help strengthen Ukraine’s hand, should Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky decide it is time to negotiate. One senior defence official said that while the US will continue to provide weapons to Ukraine until January 20, there may well be funds remaining that will be available for the incoming Trump administration to spend. According to the Pentagon, there is also about 1.2 billion dollars (£0.9 billion) remaining in longer-term funding through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, which is used to pay for weapons contracts that would not be delivered for a year or more. Officials have said the administration anticipates releasing all of that money before the end of the calendar year. If the new package is included, the US will have provided more than 64 billion dollars (£50.8 billion) in security assistance to Ukraine since Russia invaded in February 2022.In a bold move of solidarity, the female director not only issued a statement condemning the online harassment faced by Wu Liufang but also made the decision to disband her fan group, citing the toxic behavior and negativity that had infiltrated the community. This unexpected act of defiance sent shockwaves through the online world, sparking both criticism and commendation from different quarters.Meanwhile, Pepsi-Cola has released an official statement denouncing the false rumors and reiterating their commitment to transparency and authenticity. They underscored the importance of providing consumers with accurate information and ensuring that their brand is not associated with misleading or fictional narratives.

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It’s almost as if Tracen Tripple was born to do it. With a fitting last name, the Highland High junior broke the school’s single-game 3-point record in front of the home crowd with nine in a 56-54 season-opening win over Shelley on Friday Dec. 6. He went 9-of-16 from downtown to finish with a game-high 27 points. The mark had stood for nearly three decades and Tripple already had an in with the previous owner. It was his own father. Tennison Tripple, who still has the College of Idaho’s career free throw percentage record (92%) and is a former head coach at Columbia High School in Nampa, set it during the 1995-96 campaign. He hit eight 3-pointers in a game twice that season. Tracen also had four rebounds, a block and a steal on the record-breaking night. Marshall Glenn added 18 points, a pair of rebounds, two blocks and a steal for the Rams in the thrilling win. NEW PLYMOUTH 60, MALAD 57 Carter Carey had 21 points, four rebounds, three assists and two steals, but the Dragons (1-2) still fell on the road in nonconference play on Saturday Dec. 7. Brayzen Gibbs chipped in with 13 points, six rebounds, two assists and a pair of steals for Malad in the loss. NORTH GEM 53, AMERICAN HERITAGE 19 Ryver Hayden scored more points than the opposing team with 23 as the Cowboys (1-1) cruised to a win in 1A Rocky Mountain Conference play at home on Dec. 7. Gage Setser and Craig Yost added 15 and 11 points, respectively. WEST SIDE 58, MARSH VALLEY 51 Ivan Campbell logged 19 points as the Pirates (3-0) knocked off the 4A Eagles at home on Dec. 7. Jaden Fuller and Crew Sage also reached double figures in scoring with 15 and 12 points, respectively, for West Side in the win. BLACKFOOT 65, CENTURY 61 Kasen Sorensen scored 21 points, as the Broncos (1-1) held on for a nonconference win at home on Friday Dec. 6. Lawrence Cousineau and Austin Arave added 16 and 13 points, respectively, for Blackfoot in the win. Pega Weed had 18 points and Deagan Crabtree 13 for the Diamondbacks in the loss. WEST SIDE 43, FIRTH 22 Ivan Campbell scored 11 points and Mckay Peterson added another 10 in a one-sided nonconference win on the road on Dec. 6. SODA SPRINGS 55, WEST JEFFERSON 38 Gavin Hansen totaled 24 points, as the Cardinals eased to a nonconference win on the road on Dec. 6. Cooper Thompson chipped in with 12 points for Soda Springs in the win. PARMA 64, MALAD 52 Carter Carey scored 22 points, grabbed five rebounds and seven steals, but it wasn’t enough as the Dragons fell on the road during nonconference play on Dec. 6. Zach Richardson flirted with a double-double with 10 points and eight rebounds to go with five assists and three steals for Malad in the loss. ROCKLAND 43, CAREY 42 Woodrow Lowder posted 15 points, as the Bulldogs escaped with a win at the Carey Holiday Tournament on Dec. 6. Hayden Smith put Rockland up by two at 43-41 with nine seconds remaining. But the Bulldogs were whistled for a foul as time expired. It gave the Panthers a chance to send the game into overtime with two free throws. But they missed the second one and the game was over. Xavier Parrish added 13 points and four rebounds, while Aiden Radford rounded it out with 10 points and a pair of rebounds. SODA SPRINGS 71, PARMA 68, OT Cooper Thompson racked up 36 points in a thrilling nonconference win for the Cardinals (3-0) on the road on Dec. 6. Konner McWilliams added 13 points in the win for Soda Springs. NORTH FREMONT 43, ABERDEEN 40 Canon Roster had 13 points and Luke Shackelford 10, as the Tigers were just edged out in their season opener at home on Thursday Dec. 5. PRESTON 65, MOUNTAIN VIEW 47 Cruz Harris tallied 22 points, as the Indians had little trouble with the 6A Mavericks at home on Dec. 5. Kasen Bryce (14 points), Tripton Beckstead (13) and Reggie Larsen (12) all reached double figures in scoring as well in the win. GRACE 57, BEAR LAKE 48, OT Braden Kimball logged 12 points as the Grizzlies (1-1) won a thriller on the road in nonconference play on Dec. 5. Kaden Andersen had 11 points and four rebounds for the Bears in the loss. Austin Tafoya added 10 points and Broxton Birch 17 rebounds. MARSH VALLEY 64, SOUTH FREMONT 40 Kaden Hansen notched 23 points, as the Eagles cruised to a nonconference win on the road on Dec. 5. Justis Whitworth and Jaxon Smith added 14 and 10 points, respectively, for Marsh Valley in the loss. FIRTH 59, BEAR LAKE 49 Jack Hulme totaled 12 points, three steals and a pair of assists in the Bears’ season-opening loss at home on Wednesday Dec. 4 Logan Keetch added 13 points and four rebounds and Kasen Warner 11 boards. WEST SIDE 50, GRACE 46 Crew Sage chalked up 14 points as the Pirates started the year with a nonconference win on the road on Dec. 4. Jaden Fuller and Ivan Campbell chipped in with 11 points apiece. Braden Kimball had 12 points for the Grizzlies in the loss. IDAHO FALLS 63, CENTURY 61 Adrian Gonzalez had 15 points as the Diamondbacks let a two-point lead in the final second slip away in a nonconference loss on the road on Dec. 4. Deagan Crabtree and Justus Mangum added 12 and 10 points, respectively, for Century, which fouled a 3-point shot with 0.6 seconds left. It then picked up a technical foul and the Tigers made 4-of-5 free throws to win the game. MALAD 61, RIRIE 41 Carter Carey racked up 32 points, including six 3-pointers, four assists and a pair of steals, as the Dragons rolled in their season opener on the road on Dec. 4. Zach Richardson added 13 points, nine rebounds, seven assists and five steals in the win. GRACE LUTHERAN 40, MACKAY 37, OT Garrett Grayson tallied 11 points, eight rebounds and five blocks, as the Royals won a thriller in their season opener at home on Tuesday Dec. 3. Ely Sauer also scored 11 points to go with four assists. CENTURY 71, BURLEY 59 Adrian Gonzalez led four different players in double figures with 19 points as the Diamondbacks outscored the Bobcats 39-20 in the second half to open their season with a nonconference win on the road on Dec. 3. Justus Mangum (14 points), Jordan Wilkinson (11) and Peja Weed (10) were the other three players to reach the double-digit mark in scoring. ROCKLAND 59, CASTLEFORD 32 Xavier Parrish and Woodrow Lowder outscored their opponents by themselves with a combined 35 points in a nonconference win on the road to kick off their season on Dec. 3. Parrish scored 18 points with Lowder right behind at 17. POCATELLO 64, BONNEVILLE 52 Hunter May went 5-for-7 from beyond-the-arch en route to 23 points as the Kobi Gardea era began with a nonconference win at home on Dec. 3. Gardea was a multi-time all-state player for the Thunder before playing and coaching for Eastern Oregon University in La Grande. He took over for longtime coach Joe Green, who stepped down in April after leading Pocatello to its first state championship in nearly a quarter century. Hunter Cordell also made sure his return home was a memorable one with 19 points. PRESTON 58, TWIN FALLS 47 Cruz Harris led four different players in double figures with 16 points, as the Indians opened their year with a nonconference win at home on Dec. 3. Kasen Bryce (13 points), Reggie Larsen (10) and Jake Schumann (10) all got in on the scoring action, as well. SODA SPRINGS 58, WEST JEFFERSON 53 Cooper Thompson recorded 24 points and Gavin Hansen had 13, as the Cardinals tipped of the season with a nonconference win at home on Dec. 3. GIRLS BASKETBALL MALAD 59, RIRIE 50 Izzy Haycock racked up 25 points as the Dragons (7-1) took first place at the Ririe Bulldog Shootout on Saturday Dec. 7. Brynnlee Jones added 14 points for Malad in the win. RICHFIELD (UTAH) 34, SODA SPRINGS 34 Abby Goodin had 15 points for the Cardinals in a loss at the Desert Hills Holiday Classic in St. George, Utah on Dec. 7. GRACE 36, WEST SIDE 14 Callie Yost logged 11 points, as the Grizzlies (3-4) closed out the Ririe Bulldog Shootout on a high note on Dec. 7. Halle Taylor had four points for the Pirates (1-7) in the loss. WEST JEFFERSON 40, GRACE 36 Tessica Jorgensen (13 points) and Kallie Stoddard (12) both reached double figures in scoring in a loss at the Ririe Bulldog Shootout on Friday. Dec. 6. COLE VALLEY CHRISTIAN 37, WEST SIDE 29 Miley Cundick had 11 points for the Pirates during a loss at the Ririe Bulldog Shootout on Dec. 6. DESERT HILLS (UTAH) 49, SODA SPRINGS 39 Abby Goodin (15 points) and Gracie Moldenhauer (12) each reached double figures in scoring during a loss at the Desert Hills Holiday Classic in St. George, Utah on Dec. 6. CAREY 42, ROCKLAND 36 Calyn Permann tallied 16 points, but the Bulldogs still fell at the Carey Holiday Tournament on Dec. 6. BEAR LAKE 44, PRESTON 31 Desiree Alleman scored 11 points, as Bears (5-1) knocked off the 5A Indians on the road in nonconference play on Dec. 6. Dotty Keller had 10 points for Preston (4-2) in the loss. MALAD 76, FIRTH 50 Four different players eclipsed the double-digit mark in scoring for the Dragons in a win at the Ririe Bulldog Shootout on Dec. 6. They were Kiley Miller (18 points), Mikell Keetch (15), Izzy Haycock (13) and Brynnlee Jones (13). SUGAR-SALEM 60, SNAKE RIVER 15 Cyrie Prigmore had five points as the Panthers (0-5) are still winless after a lopsided nonconference loss on the road on Dec. 6. RIRIE 45, WEST SIDE 41 Bentley Cundick scored 11 points for the Pirates in a loss at the Ririe Bulldog Shootout on Thursday Dec. 5. FIRTH 47, GRACE 38 Tessica Jorgensen put up 18 points, but it wasn’t enough as the Grizzlies fell at the Ririe Bulldog Shootout on Dec. 5. HURRICANE (UTAH) 54, SODA SPRINGS 47 Gracie Moldenhauer notched 14 points and Courtnee Gronning 10 in a loss at the Desert Hills Holiday Classic in St. George, Utah on Dec. 5. POCATELLO 52, HIGHLAND 39 Kenna Garza recorded a double-double of 15 points and 11 rebounds, as the Thunder (7-0) continued the best start in at least 19 years with a win in enemy territory over their crosstown rivals on Thursday Dec. 5. Abby Lusk nearly had one herself with a game-high 20 points to go with eight rebounds for Pocatello in the win. MARSH VALLEY 51, COLE VALLEY CHRISTIAN 35 Tayzlee Belnap logged 19 points, as the Eagles cruised to a win at the Ririe Bulldog Shootout on Dec. 5. Zayli Merzlock added a near double-double with 13 points and eight rebounds for Marsh Valley in the win. MALAD 50, WEST JEFFERSON 34 Mikell Keetch led three different players in double figures with 14 points, as the Dragons won at the Ririe Bulldog Shootout on Dec. 5. Kiley Miller (12 points) and Izzy Haycock (10) were the other two players. POCATELLO 58, TWIN FALLS 38 Kenna Garza came within one board of a double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds to go along with four blocks, as the Thunder rolled in nonconference play at home on Wednesday Dec. 4. Abby Lusk added 15 points and six steals for Pocatello, which totaled 23 steals as a team in the win. ROCKLAND 56, HANSEN 16 Alexa and Calyn Permann combined for 21 points, as the Bulldogs dominated in a nonconference matchup at home on Wednesday Dec. 4. Alexa had 11 points and Calyn was right behind with 10. TETON 45, SNAKE RIVER 27 Sophia Kelly had six points for the Panthers in a nonconference loss at home on Dec. 4. 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There’ll likely be no rest for the ‘Wicked’ hype anytime soon. That’s exactly what we need.Conte’s last public act as Spurs head coach after a 3-3 draw at St Mary’s in 2023 was to launch a furious tirade against his own “selfish” players who he claimed “don’t want to play under pressure” before he seemed to turn on the board as he questioned the club’s ongoing trophy drought. Eight days later Conte had left Tottenham by mutual consent after a whirlwind 16-month period, with Postecoglou his eventual permanent successor. A post shared by Antonio Conte (@antonioconte) Postecoglou has been in charge of the Premier League club for two months longer than the Italian, but managed 12 fewer matches and is currently in the middle of an injury crisis which has resulted in a drop in form, with Spurs only able to claim one victory from their last eight fixtures. However, when Postecoglou was asked if he would jump ship in the wake of making remarks like Conte did in March, 2023, he said: “Look, I don’t think it’s fair to comment. “Antonio is a world-class manager and has his own way of doing things, his own reasons for doing that. “I am here, I am in for the fight. I am in a fight, for sure. For better or worse I am not going anywhere at the moment because everything is still in my power and my responsibility. “I still have a real desire to get us through this stage so that people see what is on the other side. My resolve and determination hasn’t wavered one little bit. “I love a fight, I love a scrap, I love being in the middle of a storm when everyone doubts because I know what it is on the other side if you get through it. My job is to get through it.” Postecoglou was Celtic boss when Conte’s extraordinary 10-minute press conference made waves around the world, but acknowledged being aware of his predecessors’ comments and attempted to explain the psyche behind why a manager would make such a move. “I was on Planet Earth at that time, and yes I was well aware of it,” Postecoglou smiled. “I think you know when a manager gets to that point that there’s obviously some underlying issues. “I think most of the time when managers do that they’re trying to get a reaction, trying to get some sort of impact on the team. “In difficult moments, what you want from your leaders is action rather than inaction of just letting things drift along. He did it to try and get a positive impact on the group, one way or another. We’ve all been in that situation as a manager where you feel this is time to send a message.” Postecoglou sent out his own message on Thursday after a 1-1 draw away to Rangers when he insisted Timo Werner’s display “wasn’t acceptable” at Ibrox. Werner was replaced at half-time following an error-strewn performance, but was not alone in being below-par in Glasgow. A day later Postecoglou explained how with Spurs missing several key first-teamers, the onus is on their fit senior players to deliver a level of application and commitment – and admitted Werner will be required at St Mary’s on Sunday. “I’ve got no choice. Who else am I going to play? I’m pulling kids out of school, I literally am,” Postecoglou mentioned in reference to 16-year-old duo Malachi Hardy and Luca Williams-Barnett, who have recently made the bench. “That was the reasoning for me pointing it out last night. We need Timo. We need all of them. “In normal times if you have a poor game, there’s a price to pay. It doesn’t exist right now. We need everybody we’ve got.”

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AP Business SummaryBrief at 5:02 p.m. ESTDonald Bitzer, a Collinsville native whose invention of the plasma screen in the 1960s made possible the ultra-thin TVs used today, died at his home in Cary, North Carolina, on Tuesday at the age of 90. Bitzer’s career contributions earned him a litany of honors, including an Emmy Award in 2002 for the groundbreaking screen he helped develop decades earlier. “Right up until the very end, he was working on problems,” his son, David, said. “He never retired.” Bitzer was born in East St. Louis but grew up in Collinsville, graduating Collinsville High as salutatorian, according to a transcript of a 2022 interview by the Computer History Museum. Bitzer's family owned car dealerships there, he said, but he was more interested in engineering, science and math. Bitzer led the Computer Based Education Research Laboratory at his alma mater, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, until 1989, when he accepted a distinguished computer science research position at North Carolina State. Landing an academic of Bitzer’s stature was a notable hire for the Raleigh university; his role was established with special funding from the North Carolina General Assembly. “He brings us national exposure,” the head of N.C. State’s computer systems lab said at the time. “Almost everyone has heard of his work in computer-aided instruction and instructional programs.” In 1960, Bitzer introduced the world’s first electronic learning system, called PLATO (short for Program Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations). This interactive terminal accelerated student learning through its touchscreen technology and graphics. It later became popular with early video game players. To make PLATO more visually appealing, Bitzer in 1964 co-created a small-panel display with fellow University of Illinois professor Gene Slottow and graduate student Robert Willson containing sheet glass, gold electrodes, and neon gas. They energized the gas to put it in a plasma state. Ultraviolet light from the plasma then activated phosphors on the monitor, resulting in a more vibrant presentation than the then-standard cathode ray tube displays provided. Their screen technology was eventually applied in a range of industries, including the military and entertainment. With the advent of high-definition television and DVD players in the 1990s, plasma screens became household staples. Within a few years, Bitzer and his co-inventors received a Scientific and Technological Emmy Award for their contribution to television. Bitzer was also an inductee to the National Inventors Hall of Fame and Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame. In 1974, he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering. Colleagues described Bitzer as markedly intelligent and cooperative. “Well, I’d call him brilliant,” N.C. State computer science professor David McAllister said in 2002. “He’s been very good for the department because he likes to work in teams. He likes to help students and faculty, and he’s always ready to tell you funny stories.” Bitzer was one of the top paid N.C. State faculty members, earning $173,000 in the mid-2000s. He continued to teach courses into the 21st century, even though his position didn’t require him to. As a studied magician, he would incorporate tricks into lectures. Bitzer married his Collinsville High School sweetheart, Maryann. They traveled the world together, bringing along their only child, David, as Bitzer gave talks in places like India and the Soviet Union. The couple had three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Maryann died in 2022. That year, Bitzer gave an extensive oral history interview to the Computer History Museum , during which he described his travels, inventions and passions. “He would always have a story,” David said. One other thing Bitzer had by the end of his life, his son noted, was a flat-screen TV. News & Observer reporter Dan Kane contributed reporting.

The lies in the middle of the Indian Ocean and comprises 58 islands including Diego Garcia, which houses a major joint British and American military base. The Archipelago has been under continuous British sovereignty since 1814. However, in October 2024, a joint statement was issued by the United Kingdom and Mauritius explaining that the two governments had agreed to draft a new treaty which will that the “United Kingdom will agree that Mauritius is sovereign over the Chagos Archipelago, including Diego Garcia.” As the author has previously , the intended surrender of the Chagos Archipelago would represent a major strategic blow to Western security. Moreover, the plan offers no discernible benefit to the British people or to the Chagossian Islanders, many of whom have come out in against it. In practice, the UK seems to be making this concession based on fear of a negative future court judgment, with the Foreign Secretary that “a binding [judgment] against the UK seemed inevitable.” However, the source of this putative future judgment has not been specified. Surely, if any court with the ability to produce a binding judgment had been available, Mauritius would have already availed itself of that court. Instead, the legal position of the British Government should be based on existing legal circumstances. As this article will show, there is no binding legal judgment compelling the UK to relinquish sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago. The adverse statements rendered by the International Court of Justice, the United Nations General Assembly and the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea were respectively: (i) non-binding legal advice, (ii) political assertion and (iii) a judgment on the territorial boundary between other States (namely Mauritius and the Maldives). The result is that the UK is not bound by any of their terms. In 2019, the ICJ an Advisory Opinion on the legal status of the Chagos Archipelago. The opinion had three main conclusions. First, “the process of decolonization of Mauritius was not lawfully completed when Mauritius acceded to independence in 1968” (paragraph 174). Second, “it follows that the United Kingdom’s continued administration of the Chagos Archipelago constitutes a wrongful act entailing the international responsibility of that State” (paragraph 177). Third, “[a]ccordingly, the United Kingdom is under an obligation to bring an end to its administration of the Chagos Archipelago” (paragraph 178). Certainly, the Advisory Opinion was extremely adverse on the merits from a British perspective. However, the purpose of this piece is not to relitigate the merits of the case but, rather, to show that as a matter of procedure the opinion is not binding on the UK. Critically, the ICJ considered the case under its “ ” jurisdiction (Articles 65-68 ICJ Statute) rather than its “contentious” jurisdiction (Articles 34-36 ICJ Statute). Proceedings that occur under the auspices of the ICJ’s advisory jurisdiction do not have binding legal effect. If one is in doubt about this point, the ICJ’s own website sets out the position clearly. It that “[c]ontrary to judgments ... the Court’s advisory opinions are not binding. The requesting organ, agency or organization remains free to decide, as it sees fit, what effect to give to these opinions ... [although] the Court’s advisory opinions nevertheless carry great legal weight and moral authority.” This merely reflects a long-standing acceptance that Advisory Opinions are non-binding that stretches back as far as the in 1962 where it was noted that “an advisory opinion ... would not have binding force” and an party “could continue to turn a deaf ear” to such a pronouncement. As Thin , “there is no legal basis upon which the ICJ AO would have [binding legal] effect ...There is nothing in previous case law to indicate that ICJ AOs could have [binding legal] effect. There is nothing in the purpose behind ICJ AOs (to provide legal advice to international institutions, particularly the UNGA) to indicate that ICJ AOs could have this effect.” To treat the ICJ’s Advisory Opinion as legally binding would be deeply problematic as it would set a precedent that allows the Court a route by which to circumvent the lack of State consent to its contentious jurisdiction. States are not bound by default to accept the contentious jurisdiction of the ICJ (for example, in territorial delimitation cases). Instead, they must actively consent to its contentious jurisdiction. There are several ways in which this can occur such as express agreement with the other State involved in the dispute, acceptance of jurisdiction in a treaty, issuing a accepting jurisdiction and submission to the court. None of these applied in this particular case: the UK had strongly resisted the ICJ’s contentious jurisdiction and the general declaration that the UK has issued accepting ICJ jurisdiction in most matters specifically “any dispute with the government of any other country which is or has been a Member of the Commonwealth” and this would include Mauritius. As the US Judge in her dissenting opinion, this was a “quintessentially bilateral” contentious case and rendering an opinion “has the effect of circumventing the absence of United Kingdom consent.” To allow a “work-around” whereby the ICJ can simply pretend that what are really “contentious” cases are “advisory” requests and then, further, to claim that their decisions on those cases are binding, would represent a staggering enlargement of the ICJ’s competence that has no grounding in the UN Charter or the ICJ Statute. What should have happened here is that the ICJ should have acknowledged that this was a contentious case wearing an advisory mask. On that , it should have declined to render an opinion as it is entitled to do under (Article 65 ICJ Statute). Dunne that there was no judicial overreach here as the ICJ was not “creating” law or passing a legal judgment per se but, rather, that the Advisory Opinion was “declaratory of the customary international law ... of self-determination as it existed in 1965.” The effect of this position is that we should recognize the ICJ’s opinion as an authoritative statement of already binding law. However, that point does not stand up to scrutiny. As Milanovic , “when it comes to self-determination, the key question for the Court to decide was whether it was already a rule of customary law by 1968 [but] the Court completely fudges it. It simply relies on a series of GA resolutions, to which it expressly ascribes a normative character ... and just asserts that self-determination was already customary at the relevant time. No state practice, no , no nothing – just good plain assertion.” This confirms that what we see in this case is an unprecedented attempt by the ICJ to enlarge its competence by creating new law under the guise of its advisory jurisdiction. That effort should be resisted by States. In short, the ICJ’s Advisory Opinion was non-binding. Regardless of its merits or lack therefore, it was not the product of a contentious process and therefore it did not have the capacity to impose obligations on the United Kingdom. Moreover, for the UK or any other State to treat the Opinion as if it did create such obligations, would be to give tacit approval to the Court to ignore the lack of State consent in future cases and to expand the jurisdiction of the ICJ far beyond what was intended. Three months after the release of the ICJ’s Advisory Opinion, the United Nations General Assembly passed reaffirming the Court’s decision. It demanded that that all States respect the Chagossians’ right to self-determination (paragraph 2), that “the United Kingdom ... withdraw its colonial administration from the Chagos Archipelago unconditionally within a period of no more than six months” and that the UK facilitates the resettlement of Mauritian nationals (paragraph 3). Mauritius was unsurprisingly thrilled with this expression of support from the UNGA. Its legal team’s leader, Philippe Sands (a Briton, somewhat confusingly), that “I think this may be the first time in history that every African country has supported the resolutions at the General Assembly, the referral of the questions to the ICJ and then the subsequent question. There is absolute unity.” He went on to that “the UN and the ICJ had definitively resolved the dispute” and that “[v]ery frankly, what the United Kingdom wants in relation to the Chagos archipelago is, in a sense, neither here nor there.” However, his confidence seems to be either feigned or misplaced. As noted above, the ICJ Advisory Opinion was non-binding (nor could it credibly be said to reflect existing customary international law). The UNGA resolution which builds on that Opinion is equally non-binding. As the UN Charter , the General Assembly “may make recommendations” to States or to the Security Council but it does not have the capacity to make binding orders (Articles 10-17 UN Charter). This can be contrasted with the position of the Security Council whose decisions are legally binding, with Article 25 UN Charter that members of the United Nations “agree to accept and carry out the decisions of the Security Council.” As the UN website itself , “resolutions adopted by the GA on agenda items are considered to be recommendations. They are not legally binding on the Member States. The only resolutions that have the potential to be legally binding are those adopted by the SC.” In short, it is clear that UNGA assembly resolutions, including Resolution 73/295, are merely recommendations. Thus, Resolution 73/295 has no legally binding effect on the United Kingdom’s sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago or its administration of the islands. Certainly, many countries have expressed displeasure with the UK’s position, however that is a political matter. Perhaps the countries that voted for the Resolution were unhappy with the UK based on other grievances. Perhaps they were keen to see a European power lose sovereign territory close to Africa. Perhaps lobbying from opposing powers such as Russia and China had encouraged States to lend their support to the Resolution. It matters little. Ultimately, as a matter of law, the UNGA resolution is a political utterance that represents a barometer of sentiment towards the UK. If a Resolution was passed tomorrow to recommend the stripping of overseas territories from France or Portugal, they would be similarly ineffective. The final against the UK in the context of the Chagos Archipelago is from the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea. Again, however, this decision has no binding legal effect compelling the UK to relinquish sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago or affecting the delimitation of the UK’s territory. As will be explained in more detail below, this is because (i) the ITLOS Special Chamber assumed that the ICJ and UNGA pronouncements represented binding law when they did not and because (ii) on the basis of the first point, the UK was inappropriately excluded from the proceedings before ITLOS hence those proceedings cannot bind the UK. On the first point, the ITLOS Special Chamber simply aligned with the prior statements of the UNGA and the ICJ in a manner that amounted to a disregard of its judicial responsibility. As Roeben and Jankovic , the Special Chamber “did accept the GA determination as a given and, on that basis, proceeded to spell out an implication, ruling with constitutive effect on the aspect of sovereignty that is under its jurisdiction.” As noted above, UNGA resolutions have no binding legal effect, therefore to defer to them in this manner is inappropriate. Regarding its reliance on the ICJ Advisory Opinion, the Special Chamber that “it is generally recognized that advisory opinions of the ICJ cannot be considered legally binding”, but observed that “it is equally recognized that an advisory opinion entails an authoritative statement of international law on the questions with which deals” (paragraph 202). However, as noted above, this is incorrect as there was no clear customary international law position surrounding self-determination in the 1950s. The ICJ was simply concealing judicial law making behind a mask of judicial declaration of existing law. Separately, the Special Chamber that “judicial determinations made in advisory opinions carry no less weight and authority than those in judgments because they are made with the same rigour and scrutiny” (paragraph 203). This is also incorrect. There is a material difference between judgments and Advisory Opinions – if there was not then there would have been no need to furnish the ICJ with two separate jurisdictional capacities in the first place. As noted above, ICJ Advisory Opinions are not binding (and thus do not require State consent to jurisdiction) whereas ICJ judgments are biding (and thus do require State consent to jurisdiction). The fact that Advisory Opinions are made with the same “rigor and scrutiny” is irrelevant; otherwise we might get to the point where the ICJ bench could render a binding legal opinion by co-writing a monograph together. When it comes to law, forum and form matter. On the second point, the result of the ITLOS Special Chamber’s deference to the UNGA and ICJ above was, as Thin , the “rather remarkable conclusion ... that the dispute between the UK and Mauritius had in fact already been determinatively resolved ... and that there was therefore no bar to jurisdiction.” Of course, this conclusion was wrong as the decisions were non-binding and so the UK remained sovereign over the Chagos Islands. However, the ITLOS Special Chamber’s error led it to decide that the UK was not an “indispensable” party to the present proceedings and that it could resolve a putative territorial dispute between Mauritius and the Maldives without allowing the UK to make representations. This was a violation of the established in the that a court cannot exercise its jurisdiction over a question when a third state’s legal interests would “form the very subject-matter of the decision.” By definition, a UK legal interest (territorial sovereignty) was the subject matter of the present dispute between Mauritius and the Maldives and yet this was entirely ignored. The result was that, as Roeben and Jankovic , the Special Chamber “found that it had jurisdiction to adjudicate upon the dispute between Mauritius and the Maldives [and] conclude[ed] that Mauritius can be regarded as the coastal State in respect of the Chagos Archipelago.” What ought to have happened in the ITLOS proceedings was that the Special Chamber acknowledged that neither the ICJ Advisory Opinion nor the UN General Assembly Resolution resolved the Chagos Archipelago dispute. Thus, it should have declined jurisdiction in the absence of UK representation. Indeed, this was the view expressed in the dissenting of Judge Oxman. Instead, the judgment was rendered and it prompted the UK Foreign Office to , correctly, that, “as not being a party to the proceedings, the UK is under no requirement to comply with the ruling.” In short, the ITLOS decision to take jurisdiction over the putative territorial dispute between Mauritius and the Maldives was flawed because there was no extant binding international law or judgment that removed UK sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago and thus the UK should have been a party to any proceedings concerning the sovereignty or territorial delimitation of those islands. In the absence of its participation, the UK cannot be said to be bound by the Special Chamber’s decision. Sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago has been the subject of a long dispute between the UK and Mauritius. A narrative is beginning to form that the combination of the ICJ advisory opinion, the UN General Assembly Resolution and the ITLOS Special Chamber decision furnish Mauritius with a solid claim to sovereignty over the island chain. This narrative is flawed. None of the decisions discussed above impose a binding legal obligation on the UK to vacate sovereignty: (i) the ICJ Advisory Opinion is “advisory” only; (ii) the UN General Assembly resolution is a “recommendation” and (iii) the ITLOS proceedings did not involve the UK and therefore do not have the capacity to bind the UK. For the UK to relinquish sovereignty based on a false narrative that lacks the foundation of an enforceable legal judgment would be an error. John Jay born John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the state of New York, co-author of the Federalist Papers and first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, was born on December 12, 1745.Read a of John Jay, and pay a virtual visit to the , to which he retired in 1801. Kenya becomes independent On December 12, 1963, Kenya attained independence from the United Kingdom.

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