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US sanctions founder of Georgia’s ruling political partyEdmonton Global and Ulsan Free Economic Zone partner to accelerate hydrogen use and innovation November 25, 2024 [ ]— Today, in recognition of the significant role that hydrogen will play in global decarbonization, Edmonton Global and (UFEZ) announced a new memorandum of understanding (MOU). This agreement will foster economic collaboration, innovation, and mutual development in clean energy between Ulsan, South Korea, and the Edmonton Region. UFEZ and Edmonton Global agreed to collaboratively promote the advancement of their respective hydrogen value chains, particularly in decarbonization technologies within the transportation sector. By working together, the regions aim to advance research, development, and commercialization of hydrogen technologies and increase trade between the two regions. This MOU provides a framework for sharing best practices and knowledge to strengthen economic ties and accelerate the adoption of hydrogen technologies. Areas of collaboration include international hydrogen projects, initiatives, and advocacy efforts to strengthen the global hydrogen economy and address common challenges. Together, they will explore opportunities to increase trade and investment between the Edmonton Region and Ulsan and facilitate participation in conferences, trade shows and workshops within each region. This agreement highlights the importance of the role hydrogen will play within future energy systems and will position both the Edmonton Region and Ulsan as leaders in hydrogen adoption, setting a model for other regions to follow. CEO, Edmonton Global, said: “The Edmonton Region has been a leader in hydrogen production for decades — we produce over 60% of Canada’s hydrogen. Through the , we’re decarbonizing one of Western Canada’s busiest transportation corridors and rapidly expanding refueling infrastructure in our Region. This partnership allows us to share our innovations in technology while learning from Ulsan’s expertise as a leading hydrogen hub, and we look forward to collaborating with UFEZ to rapidly accelerate this sector.” Commissioner of Ulsan Free Economic Zone Authority, said: “We are eager to establish meaningful partnerships in hydrogen application and end use, facilitate technology transfer and knowledge exchange, and explore opportunities to boost trade and investment. Together, we aim to advance the hydrogen economy through joint initiatives, and global advocacy efforts.” the latest news shaping the hydrogen market at Edmonton Global and Ulsan Free Economic Zone partner to accelerate hydrogen use and innovation, Syensqo launches its first fluoro-ionomer based on non-fluorosurfactant technology Syensqo, a science company focused on developing groundbreaking solutions that support the sustainability ambitions of its customers... Nuclear sector pins hopes on 2026 for ‘low-carbon’ hydrogen label Nuclear energy advocates are pushing for the European Commission to label nuclear-derived hydrogen as ‘low-carbon’, but several industry... Cavendish Hydrogen ASA: Invitation to Q3 2024 results and live Q&A session The quarterly report and a pre-recording of the third quarter presentation will be made available on the company’s...Dunbar football outlasts Douglass-PG, 6-0, in 2A/1A state semifinal
Young Australians are ‘all in’ on generative AI and are embracing tools like ChatGPT in the workplace at speed, according to new research, amid calls for workplace leaders to introduce guardrails for the nascent technology. The study of 1200 Gen Z Australians found that 58 per cent of them are already using and embracing tools like ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini in the office, and almost all (93 per cent) are not worried about it threatening their job. Hatch co-founders Chaz Heitner and Adam Jacobs with investor Taryn Pieterse. Credit: Steven Siewert Young workers are ramping up their use of the chatbots despite the highly publicised risks associated with the technology, including ‘hallucinations’ – faulty or misleading responses – and security risks associated with feeding sensitive workplace data into the large language models. The research was conducted by Hatch, an online jobs marketplace described as ‘Seek for Gen Z’. Hatch CEO Adam Jacobs, a co-founder of The Iconic, said Gen Z’s keenness to embrace AI technologies should be viewed as an asset to businesses. “It’s very natural for young people, who are digital natives, to adopt new technologies,” he said. Loading “All employers are sitting at the start of a major wave of transformation brought on by AI and the next generation can help position them to ride that wave, rather than being threatened by it. “While there’s a lot that we still need to learn about the way AI is going to change our world, it’s comforting to hear that the next generation is optimistic about it.” Hatch head of AI Dr Arwen Griffioen said workplaces needed to establish guidelines and ensure that employees were trained in how hallucination, bias and error could be detected and mitigated.A group of young men got a jump start on their Christmas shopping on Nov. 24 by walking out of the Mount Pleasant Dick's Sporting Goods with a cart full of unpaid fleece sweaters, according to the Mount Pleasant Police Department. The Dick's store manager relayed details of the crime to officers that saw a quartet of Black males enter and exit the Bowman Road site at different times. One of the individuals was seen leaving the store with a cart containing about $1,000 worth of clothing. One of the responding officers recalled seeing three of the four suspects walk in front of his car about 15 to 20 minutes before the reported theft in the same retail area. In a corresponding police incident report, the officer detailed that alleged thieves were witnessed exiting a black Honda sedan near Nordstrom Rack. Immediately following the alleged robbery, the lawman reported the sight of an empty Dick's shopping cart in the same spot where the Honda was parked. In a failed attempt to obtain video footage of the accused males walking out of their car, police were told by a Nordstrom Rack employee that the camera operator wasn't present. Similarly, Dick's Sporting Goods would not allow thier store manager to release any clips to the authorities. However, police were assured by Dick's that they would receive the requested video in a secured file. No arrests have been made while the MPPD gathers evidence.Musk and Ramaswamy Spark Fierce Debate Over Skilled Immigration, Clash with MAGA Base on U.S. Labor and Tech Industry Needs
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By MARC LEVY HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania conceded his reelection bid to Republican David McCormick on Thursday, as a statewide recount showed no signs of closing the gap and his campaign suffered repeated blows in court in its effort to get potentially favorable ballots counted. Casey’s concession comes more than two weeks after Election Day, as a grindingly slow ballot-counting process became a spectacle of hours-long election board meetings, social media outrage, lawsuits and accusations that some county officials were openly flouting the law. Republicans had been claiming that Democrats were trying to steal McCormick’s seat by counting “illegal votes.” Casey’s campaign had accused of Republicans of trying to block enough votes to prevent him from pulling ahead and winning. In a statement, Casey said he had just called McCormick to congratulate him. “As the first count of ballots is completed, Pennsylvanians can move forward with the knowledge that their voices were heard, whether their vote was the first to be counted or the last,” Casey said. The Associated Press called the race for McCormick on Nov. 7, concluding that not enough ballots remained to be counted in areas Casey was winning for him to take the lead. As of Thursday, McCormick led by about 16,000 votes out of almost 7 million ballots counted. That was well within the 0.5% margin threshold to trigger an automatic statewide recount under Pennsylvania law. But no election official expected a recount to change more than a couple hundred votes or so, and Pennsylvania’s highest court dealt him a blow when it refused entreaties to allow counties to count mail-in ballots that lacked a correct handwritten date on the return envelope. Republicans will have a 53-47 majority next year in the U.S. Senate. Follow Marc Levy at twitter.com/timelywriterSir Keir Starmer’s ‘wonderful’ brother dies aged 60 after suffering from cancerNo. 12 West Virginia women beat Boise State 82-47 to reach title game of Gulf Coast ShowcaseNY Bash: Cops on toes as wine shop open till 1am, bars 5am
YANKTON — The Dakota Riptide's Jordy Walder won two events and three additional Riptide swimmers won one event at the Veterans’ Day Charity Invite held Nov. 16 and 17 in Yankton. Walder finished first in the 25-yard Breaststroke (24.98) and 200-yard Freestyle (3:24.10) in the Boys 7–8 year-old age group. He also finished second in the 50-yard Freestyle (38.63), third in the 50-yard Backstroke (48.99), 100-yard Freestyle (1:30.30), and 100-yard Individual Medley (1:47.62); and fourth in the 50-yard Breaststroke (1:00.09). ADVERTISEMENT Carver Denning claimed first in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 2:07.00. Denning also finished second in the 200-yard Butterfly (2:30.49), third in the 200-yard Backstroke (2:26.16) and 200-yard Breaststroke (2:37.07), fourth in the 100-yard Breaststroke (1:13.99), and fifth in the 100-yard Freestyle (55.58). In the Girls 11-12 year-old age group, Quinnley Miner touched the wall first in the 100-yard Backstroke at 1:11.46. Miner finished second in the 50-yard Breaststroke (36.99), third in the 50-yard Freestyle (27.66) and the 100-yard Individual Medley (1:11.76), and fourth in the 50-yard Butterfly (32.66) and 500-yard Freestyle (6:14.00). Adam Murphy won the 100-yard Breaststroke (1:43.28) in the Boys 9-10 year-old age group. Murphy also finished second in the 50-yard Breaststroke (47.04) and fifth in the 100-yard Individual Medley. Quinn Walder placed second in three events in the Girls 6 and Under age group: 25-yard Freestyle (29.49), 50-yard Backstroke (1:10.62), and 50-yard Freestyle (1:05.72). Walder also finished third in the 25-yard Backstroke (28.79). Badyn Hickey (Boys 15-19 year old age group) and Haistyn Huss (Boys 13-14 year old age group) each finished in the top five three times at the meet. Hickey finished third in the 500-yard Freestyle (6:46.57), fourth in the 200-yard Backstroke (2:51.51), and fifth in the 200-yard Freestyle (2:32.51). Huss was fourth in the 200-yard Breaststroke (3:15.96), and finished fifth in the 100-yard Breaststroke (1:30.37) and the 200 yard Backstroke (2:51.92) Nora Broughton (Girls 6 and Under age group), Bryli Hickey (Girls 15-19 year old age group), and Amelisa Brenden (Girls 7-8 year old age group), each claimed two top-five finishes in Yankton. Broughton was third in the 25-yard Freestyle (30.07) and fourth in the 25-yard Backstroke (30.21). Hickey was fourth in the 200-yard Breaststroke (3:12.57) and fourth in the 500-yard Freestyle (6:46.48). Amelia Brenden finished four in the 50-yard Backstroke (51.29) and fifth in 25-yard Freestyle. Rounding out the top-five finishers for the Dakota Riptide were Kai Walder who touched the wall third in the 100-yard Backstroke in the Boys 9-10 year-old division and Aleyna Broughton who claimed fifth in the girls 9-10 year old’s 100-yard Freestyle. ADVERTISEMENT The Dakota Riptide host the Riptide Invitational on Dec. 6-8, 2024 at the Mitchell Recreation Center.The US saw a dramatic rise in homelessness at the start of 2024, counting 18% more unhoused people during its annual tally in January than the year before, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (Hud) reported on Friday. Cities reported counting a total of 771,480 unhoused people in January, a number that is larger than the population of Seattle. Representing 23 out of every 10,000 Americans, the number is the highest ever recorded during the tally. Still, experts consider the number an undercount, since it reflects one point in time and misses many people staying with friends or family. Hud found homelessness at record highs among nearly all demographic groups, but the largest increase was documented among families with children. Nearly 150,000 children were counted during the tally. Only one community saw a decrease in homelessness rates: veterans. Due to targeted and sustained funding efforts to reduce veteran homelessness, Hud reports, the number of veterans experiencing homelessness decreased about 8% from 2023 (the rate has decreased 55% since 2009). The report names several factors that probably contributed to 2024’s record rates of homelessness: a nationwide affordable housing crisis, rising inflation, stagnating wages, systemic racism, public health crises, natural disasters, immigration and an end to pandemic-era social supports like the expanded child tax credit. When the data was collected in January, more than 5,200 people were sleeping in disaster emergency shelters in Hawaii, following the fire in Maui. Other natural disasters, like Hurricanes Helene and Milton, saw families displaced later in the year. In January, cities were also working to shelter a rising number of asylum seekers – many of whom were families. Many cities have since closed their migrant shelter systems as rates of unauthorized border crossings fell this year. In a press release , Hud noted that cities such as Dallas and Los Angeles had implemented programs that have successfully reduced local homelessness levels, like Dallas’s Street to Home Initiative and Los Angeles’s investments in affordable housing. “No American should face homelessness, and the Biden-Harris administration is committed to ensuring every family has access to the affordable, safe and quality housing they deserve,” said Adrianne Todman, head of Hud. “While this data is nearly a year old, and no longer reflects the situation we are seeing, it is critical that we focus on evidence-based efforts to prevent and end homelessness.” Alongside data on childhood and veteran homelessness, the report offers other insights into the demographic breakdowns of communities experiencing homelessness. The report found that a growing number of older adults (those aged 55 and up) are unhoused, totalling one in every five people counted in the report. It also found that Black Americans are disproportionately unhoused: people who identify as Black make up 12% of the US population, but represent 32% of all people experiencing homelessness. The report also offered more insight into the shelter population. While about 72% of unhoused women and girls live in shelters, nearly 70% of men and boys (and more than 80% of those identifying as gender questioning) are unsheltered. Meanwhile, Black and Hispanic Americans are more likely to be living in shelter systems (about 86% of those communities) while American Indians and Alaska Natives have the lowest sheltered rates at just under 50%. The report comes as cities across the US have stepped up anti-encampment policies, following a June supreme court ruling that allows local authorities to prohibit camping in public even if no shelter beds are available. Since then, more than 100 cities have banned encampments. “Increased homelessness is the tragic, yet predictable, consequence of underinvesting in the resources and protections that help people find and maintain safe, affordable housing,” Renee Willis, incoming interim CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, said in a statement . “As advocates, researchers, and people with lived experience have warned, the number of people experiencing homelessness continues to increase as more people struggle to afford sky-high housing costs.”
Sen. Mitch McConnell said Thursday he will lead a subcommittee overseeing defense spending as he carves out new roles once he relinquishes his as Senate Republican leader. The Kentucky Republican revealed he will assume the chairmanship of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense. The role dovetails with his constant message that America needs a bulked-up military to deter threats from adversaries such as Russia, Iran and China. The transition comes as McConnell is ending his role as the longest-serving Senate leader in history, just as Republicans prepare to take majority control of the chamber after big gains in this month's election. Republicans elected , a top deputy to McConnell, as the next Senate majority leader. McConnell, 82, said Thursday he will assume the subcommittee chairmanship at a critical time. “America’s national security interests face the gravest array of threats since the Second World War," the senator said in a statement. “At this critical moment, a new Senate Republican majority has a responsibility to secure the future of U.S. leadership and primacy.” McConnell frequently evokes Ronald Reagan’s mantra of “peace through strength” when discussing foreign policy risks and how the U.S. should respond. McConnell's stance could clash with President-elect Donald Trump’s “America First” doctrine on foreign affairs. McConnell worked with Trump on a tax cuts package and the appointment of conservative judges — including three justices to the nine-member Supreme Court — during Trump's first term as president. Fighting back against isolationism within his own party, McConnell has championed sending weapons and other aid to Ukraine as it fends off Russia’s invasion. McConnell said Thursday he's also set to become chairman of the Senate Rules Committee, which is often a more low-key panel at the center of big issues, both at the Capitol and in the country. The committee oversees the administration of the Senate side of the building, including during inaugurations. But it also puts McConnnell at the center of weighty topics, namely federal elections and voting rights as well as the procedures of the Senate, including the debate around the filibuster. McConnell said the committee will have important work in the coming two years. “Defending the Senate as an institution and protecting the right to political speech in our elections remain among my longest-standing priorities,” he said. There had been considerable speculation about what roles McConnell would take after stepping down as Republican leader. He has two years left in his current Senate term and has not signaled whether he will run for reelection in Kentucky in 2026. McConnell has been a prolific appropriator for the Bluegrass State, a role he’s well positioned to continue.
Battery manufacturer E-One Moli Energy has announced it is not going ahead with the expansion of its Maple Ridge plant – at this time. The project would create 350 new jobs and secure more than 100 existing positions, making Moli Energy the city's largest private employer. A year ago, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and B.C. Premier David Eby both toured the plant and joined the company in announcing the $1-billion expansion, which senior government would partner in. The federal commitment was $205 million, with another $80 million from the province, and the plan was for E-One Moli to expand its facility in Maple Ridge, and become Canada’s largest high-performance lithium-ion battery cell manufacturer. They would produce up to 135 million battery cells per year. Maple Ridge Mayor Dan Ruimy assured the project is not dead. "It's not really the bad news everyone thinks it is – they're not cancelling, they're just putting it on pause," he said. With the company investing some $750 million in the project, it's easy to appreciate Moli Energy's prudence in watching developing energy markets, as well as the political climate in the Canada and elsewhere, Ruimy explained. He pointed out the project is not overdue – it was slated for completion in 2028. The company has stated the plant expansion in Maple Ridge remains a sound investment. "We're a supporting partner, and we want them to know that we want them to be here," Ruimy said of the city's role. The company started in B.C. in 1977, and has operated from the Maple Ridge site since 1987 as a pioneer in the battery industry, with production facilities in Taiwan. Molicel batteries are used in motorsports, high-end autos, aircraft, medical equipment, power tools, and home appliances. The company was purchased in 2000 by Taiwanese-based Taiwan Cement Corp. “What you’ve been able to build here over the past decades is more relevant now than one could ever imagine, and is part of the exciting future we’re building,” Trudeau told company chairman Nelson Chang last November. Chang said he was thrilled to have the the green energy initiative in Maple Ridge. “We believe that CO2 reduction is absolutely the key to success for all future businesses.” The company recently opened a new production plant in Taiwan.The campmates visited the Jungle Arms last night Alan Halsall directed a sly dig at Love Island's Maura Higgins in tonight's episode of I'm a Celebrity. The Coronation Street actor and reality star are two of eight celebrities bidding to make it to Sunday's grand final. Last night celebrities visited the Jungle Arms where they were treated to pub snacks and booze. The campmates woke up feeling a little worse for wear this morning. Oti told the Bush Telegraph: “ I only had two glasses but I felt like I had a rough night! Everyone is waking up with hangovers, we’re all hanging this morning.” Speaking about their night in the pub, Danny said to GK: “I’ve already spoken to your agent, you’re booked on for next year” and joked she was going to be replacing Tom in the McFly line-up. The campmates were surprised by an announcement by Ant and Dec which revealed that over the next two days the campmates would all be competing to win a ticket to Cyclone, which would guarantee the winner immunity from the next two vote offs as well as a coveted place in the epic Cyclone challenge. Alan said: "'Maybe they're going to make us listen to you singing" to Maura Higgins following her karaoke singing last night. The TV reality star responded "too far". Fans posted their thoughts about the comment to social media. One post said: "Bit weird of Alan to keep bringing up Maura’s bad singing when she didn’t find it funny the first time #imaceleb." Another added "Why is Alan having a go at Maura's singing? I thought she was really good. She can really belt out a tune." Others picked up on the dig, saying: “The agony being they’ll make us listen to your singing again”... Now that rolled off his tongue a little too easily."
NoneTarleton St. 61, Hofstra 59KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes tore through a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza on Wednesday, sparking fires and killing at least 21 people, according to the head of a nearby hospital, in the latest assault on a sprawling tent city that Israel designated a humanitarian safe zone but has repeatedly targeted. The Israeli military said it struck senior Hamas militants “involved in terrorist activities” in the area, without providing additional details, and said it took precautions to minimize harm to civilians. The strike on the Muwasi tent camp was one of several deadly assaults across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday. An Israeli attack in central Gaza killed at least 10 more people, including four children, according to Palestinian medics. Israel’s devastating war in Gaza , launched after Hamas’ October 2023 attack, shows no signs of ending after nearly 14 months. Hamas is still holding dozens of Israeli hostages, and most of Gaza’s population has been displaced and is reliant on international food aid to survive. Israel is also pressing a major offensive in the isolated north, where experts say Palestinians might be experiencing famine . The Biden administration has pledged to make a new push for a Gaza ceasefire now that there's a truce in Lebanon between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah, ending more than a year of cross-border fighting. Meanwhile, President-elect Donald Trump demanded this week the release of hostages held by Hamas before he is sworn into office in January. Wednesday's strike in Muwasi — a desolate area with few public services that holds hundreds of thousands of displaced people — wounded at least 28 people, according to Atif al-Hout, the director of Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis. An Associated Press journalist at the hospital counted at least 15 bodies, but said reaching a precise number was difficult because many of the dead were dismembered, some without heads or badly burned. In the morgue, an infant's blackened hand and face peeked out from beneath a heavy blanket used to transport bodies to the hospital. “It was like doomsday,” said a wounded woman, Iman Jumaa, who held back tears as she described how the strike killed her father, her brothers and her brothers' children. Videos and photos of the strike shared widely on social media showed flames and a column of black smoke rising into the night sky, as well as twisted metal tent frames and shredded fabric. Palestinian men searched through the still-burning wreckage, shouting, “Over here guys!” Further away, civilians stood at a distance, observing the destruction. The military said the strikes had set off secondary blasts, indicating explosives present in the area had detonated. It was not possible to independently confirm the Israeli claims, and the strikes could also have ignited fuel, cooking gas canisters or other materials in the camp. Shortly after the strike, Al-Awda Hospital said two people had been killed and 38 wounded in an attack on a residential block in the Nuseirat refugee camp. The military had no immediate comment on the strike, but said earlier strikes in central Gaza had hit “terrorist targets." Israel says it tries to avoid harming civilians and blames Hamas for their deaths, saying the militants often operate in residential areas and are known to position tunnels, rocket launchers and other infrastructure near homes, schools and mosques. Previous Israeli strikes on tent camps in Gaza have drawn widespread international outrage, such as when a wounded student’s last moments were caught on video as he burned to death in a tent outside a hospital. In northern Gaza, dozens of Palestinian families said Israel's expanding offensive had forcibly displaced them from schools-turned-shelters. Associated Press footage showed people on the road Wednesday leaving Beit Lahia, many crowded onto donkey carts with their belongings in their arms. Others walked on foot. “This morning a quadcopter (drone) detonated four bombs at the school. There were people injured, human remains — we left with nothing,” said Sadeia al-Rahel. The 57-year-old said her family has been eating grass, leaves, and animal feed for two months due to the lack of food aid in the north. The amount of aid entering Gaza plunged in October, and hunger is widespread across the territory, even in central Gaza where aid groups have more access. Humanitarian organizations say Israeli restrictions, ongoing fighting and the breakdown of law and order make it difficult to deliver assistance. Israel has said it is working to increase the flow of aid. Israel’s offensive has killed over 44,500 Palestinians in Gaza, mostly women and children, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which does not say how many were combatants. The Israeli military says it has killed over 17,000 militants, without providing evidence. The Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack on southern Israel killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and around 250 people were abducted. Some 100 hostages are still inside Gaza, at least a third of whom are believed to be dead. On Wednesday, Israel said its forces recovered the body of a hostage who was captured alive during the Oct. 7 attack. Israel believes Itay Svirsky was killed by his captors. The families of hostages held in Gaza have grown increasingly concerned that their loved ones are at risk so long as the war continues. Israel’s military released on Wednesday the findings of a probe into the circumstances behind the deaths of six hostages whose bodies were recovered in August, determining they were probably shot by their captors after a nearby Israeli strike in February. Shurafa reported from Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip. Associated Press writer Tia Goldenberg in Jerusalem contributed to this report. Follow AP’s war coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/mideast-wars
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House arrest for drug dealer whose challenges, Niagara judge says, 'started in the womb'U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, selecting a billionaire private astronaut and business associate of Elon Musk to oversee an agency closely linked to the SpaceX founder's business. Isaacman, CEO of payment processing company Shift4 Payments, has flown to space twice on SpaceX capsules in fully private missions arranged by his Polaris program, working with Musk and spending hundreds of millions of dollars as a key customer of SpaceX's nascent private astronaut business. If confirmed by the Senate, Isaacman, who has no government or political experience, would oversee the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's roughly $25 billion budget. The agency's top priority has been returning humans to the moon under its Artemis program, an effort promoted by Trump during his first term that will lean heavily on SpaceX's Starship. "Jared will drive NASA's mission of discovery and inspiration, paving the way for groundbreaking achievements in Space science, technology, and exploration," Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform. Trump's pick for NASA came months earlier than in past presidential transitions as Musk, SpaceX's CEO and founder as well as major donor to Trump's election campaign, has used his close proximity to the president-elect to discuss missions to Mars and other space exploration matters that could boost SpaceX. Trump attended SpaceX's sixth Starship test launch in Texas last month. Isaacman, 41, is expected to deepen the agency's strategy of depending on private companies for accessing space as a commercial service. This has posed an existential threat to NASA's Space Launch System rocket, a massive, over-budget launch vehicle built by Boeing and Northrop Grumman and a crucial element of its Artemis program alongside Starship. "Space holds unparalleled potential for breakthroughs in manufacturing, biotechnology, mining, and perhaps even pathways to new sources of energy," Isaacman said in a statement, adding he is "passionate about America leading the most incredible adventure in human history." Isaacman would also command the agency's aeronautics portfolio, which has been funding green aviation concepts, and a sprawling space science unit that in some areas has faced layoffs and budget cuts under Democratic President Joe Biden. NASA's last two appointed administrators were former politicians. Trump's first NASA chief, former Oklahoma congressman Jim Bridenstine, launched the Artemis program and persuaded Congress to increase the agency's budget to fund it. Biden appointed former U.S. Senator Bill Nelson of Florida to run NASA. Dozens of space industry veterans and lobbyists had recommended candidates for NASA chief including SpaceX's Kathy Lueders, who has overseen the company's Starship operation in Texas, and California Republican Representative Mike Garcia, who lost reelection last month, according to five people close to the nomination effort. Isaacman in September was one of four crew members to conduct the first-ever private spacewalk in orbit, using new SpaceX-built spacesuits in a novel mission he helped bankroll.
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With five fewer days during the official holiday shopping season, Saturday already felt like crunch time for some Lincoln shoppers and businesses. Daniel Schmidt, who owns HobbyTown, 4107 Pioneer Woods Drive, said the toy and game store nearly doubled its sales on Black Friday from last year. He also reported shoppers had been buying gifts earlier. Dahlia Brandon of Lincoln tickles her 15-month-old daughter, Gema, with a stuffed animal while shopping at HobbyTown on Saturday. The toy and game store nearly doubled its sales on Black Friday from last year. “The reason folks are coming in and shopping at the volume that they're shopping at is that compressed shopping schedule,” Schmidt said. “There are less days, and it feels like there's less time to do things.” Ron Romero, owner Schafer's, also reported strong Black Friday sales at the appliance and electronics store, mirroring nationwide projections from the National Retail Federation . The group predicted a record 183.4 million people would shop in-person and online between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday. People are also reading... Romero echoed Schmidt's sentiment on the pressure shoppers felt. “If anything, it's just going to increase the urgency to not procrastinate,” he added. A later Thanksgiving shortened what is typically considered the official shopping season. Last year, Thanksgiving was on Nov. 23, which left 31 days for shoppers to find that perfect gift. This year, shoppers had just 26 days beginning on Black Friday to buy gifts before Christmas. The National Retail Federation doesn't believe the shortened timeline will hurt retailers. Its consumer study predicts $902 will be spent on average per person on gifts, food, decorations and other seasonal items this winter. “Despite the shorter window of time between Thanksgiving and Christmas, retailers are prepared to meet the needs of consumers by providing holiday shoppers with earlier deals and sales and by ensuring inventory is available for the most in-demand items this year," said Katherine Cullen, the group's vice president of industry and consumer insights, in a press release . Schmidt said he prepared for the holiday rush at his store by stocking up on products earlier than normal to avoid ongoing supply chain issues. “I can’t necessarily rely on taking a refill during the season,” he said. Shoppers, too, are feeling the crunch. Cindy Jacobson started her holiday shopping Saturday at HobbyTown, looking at "Gundam" figures for her nephew Shawn Phillips. Jacobson hopes planning ahead keeps her on track. “I'm not one to wait to the last minute, so we're getting a jump on it,” she said. Phillips urged Jacobson to purchase the anime figures from “Gundam” on Saturday instead of waiting since he was worried HobbyTown might sell out. “I'm trying to warn her, don't hold back if you see it,” he said. Emily Bals started her Christmas shopping on Black Friday because she was nervous about the fast-approaching holiday. She typically starts gift shopping at the end of the first week of December. “I'm a little nervous just because of the shopping piece, and it's just less time that we have to get to prepare for Christmas,” Bals said Saturday while shopping at Habitat, a kitchen and gift store in the Pioneer Woods shopping center. Bals said she’s more excited than nervous with the “crunch time” since the Christmas season won’t drag on as long. Jeff Hajny, a shopper at the SouthPointe Pavilions Barnes & Noble, agreed. Hajny said he likes having Thanksgiving and Christmas closer together. “Because after a while, you're super excited for it, and then you kind of burn out,” he said. Megan Hundt, another shopper at Barnes & Noble, said she feels the pressure but isn’t concerned she won’t get her gifts in time. “I'm a last-minute procrastinator shopper anyways, and things always end up getting done,” she said. A few shoppers the Journal Star spoke to said missing the five days didn’t change their shopping habits much this season, including Logan Koenig, who was shopping at Painted Tree Boutiques at SouthPointe on Saturday. “I usually wait till around Thanksgiving anyway, so plus or minus five days didn't really make a difference in my mind.” Top Journal Star photos for November 2024 Rachel Mulcahy of Lincoln unveils a roll of about 300 signatures supporting the group Justice in Action during a rally in front of the Hall of Justice on Thursday. The scroll was later delivered to the office of Lancaster County Attorney Pat Condon. Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola "bowls" the football after a touchdown during the fourth quarter of the game against Wisconsin on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. Norfolk Catholic head coach Jeff Bellar is doused with water byhis players as the clock hits zero as the Knights celebrate their win over the Bishop Neumann Cavilers in the Class C-2 championship game Tuesday at Memorial Stadium. Taylor Woods looks through 3D glasses held by her cousin, Jalyn Wurm, during a sensory night for the annual Zoo Lights event on Monday at Lincoln Children's Zoo. Nebraska players carry the Freedom Trophy after defeating Wisconsin, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. Millard South's Daxton Williams (0) smiles as he hugs his youth football coach Eric Kuhl after winning the Class A state football championship game against Omaha Westside on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. Millard South won 27-10. Wahoo's Kip Brigham (32) is lifted up by Jake Scanlon (53) after scoring a touchdown in the second quarter of the Class C-1 championship game Tuesday at Memorial Stadium. The sun sets as the lights come on at the Nebraska Christmas Lights Show at Star City Shores on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. Nebraska's Rebekah Allick (5) celebrates a kill during the second set of the match against Wisconsin on Saturday at the Devaney Sports Center. Justice Jeffrey J. Funke (right) is sworn into office by retired Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Hon. Michael Heavican during a Supreme Court investiture ceremony in the Capitol rotunda on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, at the Capitol. Wahoo players try to douse head coach Chad Fox with Gatorade after winning the Class C-1 championship game Tuesday at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska's Brice Turner celebrates on the field after winning the game against Wisconsin on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. Nebraska's Heinrich Haarberg (left) celebrates his touchdown with Dylan Raiola during the first quarter on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. Bennington's Aidan Smith (17) recovers a fumble by Omaha Skutt's Dylan VanDyke (12) during the third quarter of the Class B state football championship on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. Lincoln firefighter Andrew Brenner sprays water from the top of a ladder truck on to the roof of a former Village Inn at 29th and O streets Wednesday morning. Sandy Creek's Jacob Petr (top) and Sandy Creek's Wes Biltoft (bottom) attempt to stop Stanton's Becker Pohlman as he dives toward the pylon for a two point conversion in the second quarter of the Class D-1 championship game Monday at Memorial Stadium. Creighton's Steven Ashworth (1) attempts to save a ball from going out of bounds against Nebraska on Friday at CHI Health Center Omaha. Luca Gustafson, 6, rides to school Tuesday with the bike bus at Riley Elementary School. Each Tuesday, students can bike to school with adult chaperones along a specific route. Lincoln Fire Fighters Association member Andy Evans works to assemble a headboard during a bed-building day hosted by Sleep in Heavenly Peace on Saturday at Hampton Enterprises. Volunteers helped build 20 beds for children in need. Wahoo's Braylon Iversen celebrates with Warrior players after they defeated Auburn in a Class C-1 state semifinal game Friday in Wahoo. Second-time mother giraffe Allie nuzzles her new calf in the giraffe experience enclosure on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, at the Lincoln Children's Zoo. Nebraska celebrates during the first set of the match against Minnesota on Thursday at the Devaney Sports Center. Covered by a canopy of changing leaves, a car cruises along A street in a neighborhood north of Downtown Lincoln on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. Mild temperatures continue into the mid weeks of November. Wednesday calls for a chance of rain showers before noon with gusty winds. Most days this week are expected to be accompanied by mostly sunny skies and consistent breezes. Iris Gonnerman, 8 (from right), her brother Oliver, 6, and cousin Noreen Milana, 9, wave flags while watching Veterans Parade outside the state Capitol on Sunday. Nebraska's Connor Essegian scores against Bethune-Cookma on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Norris' Anna Jelinek (left) lifts the the Class B championship trophy alongside Rya Borer on Saturday at the Devaney Sports Center. Lincoln Lutheran players embrace one another as threy celebrate defeating Thayer Central in four sets to win the Class C-2 championship match Saturday at the Devaney Sports Center. Superior players celebrate their three set win over EMF during the Class D-1 championship match Saturday at the Devaney Sports Center. Reflected in a ceiling beam, Leyton takes on Shelton in the first set of the Class D-2 championship match Saturday at the Devaney Sports Center. Omaha Skutt's Nicole Ott (left) and Addison West react after a point in the second set during a Class B semifinal match Friday at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Hasan Khalil, owner of Golden Scissors, trims the beard of Vitaliy Martynyuk on Friday at his barbershop in Lincoln. Southwest fans Kylea Stritt (from left), Peg Rice, and Stacey Wilson cheer on their team as the "horsemen" during a Class D-1 first-round match Thursday at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Millard West players dogpile on the floor after defeating Lincoln Southwest in five set match during a Class A first-round match Wednesday at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Lincoln Southwest's Shelby Harding dives to save the ball from hitting the ground in the first set during a Class A first-round match Wednesday at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Second graders Eli Gonzalez (left) and Shrutoshome Datta look at drawings that first and second grade students made at the Monster Jam Art Show on Wednesday at Elliott Elementary School. The elementary school students made drawings of monsters to be turned into different types of art by Lincoln High School students. Norris players celebrate a point against Lincoln Pius X in a Class B state volleyball tournament match, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, at Pinnacle Bank Arena. U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer (right) talks with supporters, including Darlene Starman of Lincoln, at her campaign office on Tuesday in Lincoln. A cutout of Jesus watches over voters on Tuesday at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Lincoln. Abigail Webb votes on Tuesday at F Street Community Center. Nebraska's Rollie Worster (24) shoots a layup while defended by Texas Rio Grande Valley's Marshal Destremau (left) and Trey Miller (right) on Nov. 4 at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Nebraska's Allison Weidner (left) autographs a poster for Freeman Public Schools student Godwil Muthiani, 12 (center), after the game against UNO on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, at Pinnacle Bank Arena. Muthiani's sign says, "#3 Allison Weinder is the GOAT! Sorry I'm only 12." Nebraska Head Coach Matt Rhule speaks to an official after a targeting call on Nebraska during the first quarter of the game against UCLA on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. The call was overturned after review. Nebraska's Dante Dowdell scores against UCLA in the fourth quarter on Saturday at Memorial Stadium. Cadet Elena Burgwald (left) and Cadet Mason Beck look up as a B-1B Lancer flies over Memorial Stadium before the UCLA game against Nebraska on Saturday. UCLA's K.J. Wallace (7) defends Nebraska's Jacory Barney (17) as he makes a diving 40-yard catch in the second quarter on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, at Memorial Stadium. Lincoln Southeast quarterback Tre Bollen (left) and Tate Sandman react after losing a Class A football playoff game against Millard North on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, at Seacrest Field. Millard North won 10-3. After the field clears, Norris' Jarrett Behrends (17) kicks his helmet after the Titans fell to Waverly 16-17 in a Class B football playoff game on Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, at Waverly High School. A line of people waiting to vote has been normal at the Lancaster County Election Commission Office at 601 N. 46th St., as it was Friday afternoon. The office will be open 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to allow voters to cast an early ballot. If they wait until Election Day, they will need to go to their precinct or drop off their ballots at one of five drop boxes across the city. For more stories about about Tuesday's election, go to Journalstar.com . Reach the writer at 402-473-7326 or jdiep@journalstar.com . On Twitter @Justin_Diep_ Get local news delivered to your inbox! Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.By KENYA HUNTER, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — As she checked into a recent flight to Mexico for vacation, Teja Smith chuckled at the idea of joining another Women’s March on Washington . As a Black woman, she just couldn’t see herself helping to replicate the largest act of resistance against then-President Donald Trump’s first term in January 2017. Even in an election this year where Trump questioned his opponent’s race , held rallies featuring racist insults and falsely claimed Black migrants in Ohio were eating residents’ pets , he didn’t just win a second term. He became the first Republican in two decades to clinch the popular vote, although by a small margin. “It’s like the people have spoken and this is what America looks like,” said Smith, the Los Angeles-based founder of the advocacy social media agency, Get Social. “And there’s not too much more fighting that you’re going to be able to do without losing your own sanity.” After Trump was declared the winner over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris , many politically engaged Black women said they were so dismayed by the outcome that they were reassessing — but not completely abandoning — their enthusiasm for electoral politics and movement organizing. Black women often carry much of the work of getting out the vote in their communities. They had vigorously supported the historic candidacy of Harris, who would have been the first woman of Black and South Asian descent to win the presidency. Harris’ loss spurred a wave of Black women across social media resolving to prioritize themselves, before giving so much to a country that over and over has shown its indifference to their concerns. AP VoteCast , a survey of more than 120,000 voters, found that 6 in 10 Black women said the future of democracy in the United States was the single most important factor for their vote this year, a higher share than for other demographic groups. But now, with Trump set to return to office in two months, some Black women are renewing calls to emphasize rest, focus on mental health and become more selective about what fight they lend their organizing power to. “America is going to have to save herself,” said LaTosha Brown, the co-founder of the national voting rights group Black Voters Matter. She compared Black women’s presence in social justice movements as “core strategists and core organizers” to the North Star, known as the most consistent and dependable star in the galaxy because of its seemingly fixed position in the sky. People can rely on Black women to lead change, Brown said, but the next four years will look different. “That’s not a herculean task that’s for us. We don’t want that title. ... I have no goals to be a martyr for a nation that cares nothing about me,” she said. AP VoteCast paints a clear picture of Black women’s concerns. Black female voters were most likely to say that democracy was the single most important factor for their vote, compared to other motivators such as high prices or abortion. More than 7 in 10 Black female voters said they were “very concerned” that electing Trump would lead the nation toward authoritarianism, while only about 2 in 10 said this about Harris. About 9 in 10 Black female voters supported Harris in 2024, according to AP VoteCast, similar to the share that backed Democrat Joe Biden in 2020. Trump received support from more than half of white voters, who made up the vast majority of his coalition in both years. Like voters overall, Black women were most likely to say the economy and jobs were the most important issues facing the country, with about one-third saying that. But they were more likely than many other groups to say that abortion and racism were the top issues, and much less likely than other groups to say immigration was the top issue. Despite those concerns, which were well-voiced by Black women throughout the campaign, increased support from young men of color and white women helped expand Trump’s lead and secured his victory. Politically engaged Black women said they don’t plan to continue positioning themselves in the vertebrae of the “backbone” of America’s democracy. The growing movement prompting Black women to withdraw is a shift from history, where they are often present and at the forefront of political and social change. One of the earliest examples is the women’s suffrage movement that led to ratification in 1920 of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution , which gave women the right to vote. Black women, however, were prevented from voting for decades afterward because of Jim Crow-era literacy tests, poll taxes and laws that blocked the grandchildren of slaves from voting. Most Black women couldn’t vote until the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Black women were among the organizers and counted among the marchers brutalized on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama, during the historic march in 1965 from Selma to Montgomery that preceded federal legislation. Decades later, Black women were prominent organizers of the Black Lives Matter movement in response to the deaths of Black Americans at the hands of police and vigilantes. In his 2024 campaign, Trump called for leveraging federal money to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs in government programs and discussions of race, gender or sexual orientation in schools. His rhetoric on immigration, including false claims that Black Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating cats and dogs, drove support for his plan to deport millions of people . Related Articles Tenita Taylor, a Black resident of Atlanta who supported Trump this year, said she was initially excited about Harris’ candidacy. But after thinking about how high her grocery bills have been, she feels that voting for Trump in hopes of finally getting lower prices was a form of self-prioritization. “People say, ‘Well, that’s selfish, it was gonna be better for the greater good,”’ she said. “I’m a mother of five kids. ... The things that (Democrats) do either affect the rich or the poor.” Some of Trump’s plans affect people in Olivia Gordon’s immediate community, which is why she struggled to get behind the “Black women rest” wave. Gordon, a New York-based lawyer who supported the Party for Socialism and Liberation’s presidential nominee, Claudia de la Cruz, worries about who may be left behind if the 92% of Black women voters who backed Harris simply stopped advocating. “We’re talking millions of Black women here. If millions of Black women take a step back, it absolutely leaves holes, but for other Black women,” she said. “I think we sometimes are in the bubble of if it’s not in your immediate circle, maybe it doesn’t apply to you. And I truly implore people to understand that it does.” Nicole Lewis, an Alabama-based therapist who specializes in treating Black women’s stress, said she’s aware that Black women withdrawing from social impact movements could have a fallout. But she also hopes that it forces a reckoning for the nation to understand the consequences of not standing in solidarity with Black women. “It could impact things negatively because there isn’t that voice from the most empathetic group,” she said. “I also think it’s going to give other groups an opportunity to step up. ... My hope is that they do show up for themselves and everyone else.” Brown said a reckoning might be exactly what the country needs, but it’s a reckoning for everyone else. Black women, she said, did their job when they supported Harris in droves in hopes they could thwart the massive changes expected under Trump. “This ain’t our reckoning,” she said. “I don’t feel no guilt.” AP polling editor Amelia Thomson DeVeaux and Associated Press writer Linley Sanders in Washington contributed to this report. The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The AP is solely responsible for all content.
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Trump nominates Kash Patel to serve as FBI directorThe world must respond to Russia’s use of a new ballistic missile, Volodymyr Zelensky said as Vladimir Putin threatened to strike the UK with his hypersonic weapon. The Ukrainian president said the use of a ballistic missile to hit Dnipro was a “clear and severe escalation in the scale and brutality of this war” and he warned that Russian president Mr Putin would attack or destabilise other countries unless stopped. Mr Putin said the use of the new weapon was in response to the UK and US allowing missiles they have supplied to Ukraine to be used to strike targets in Russia. “In response to the use of American and British long-range weapons on November 21 of this year, the Russian armed forces launched a combined strike on one of the facilities of the Ukrainian defence industry,” Mr Putin said in a televised address. “One of the newest Russian medium-range missile systems was tested in combat conditions, in this case, with a ballistic missile in a non-nuclear hypersonic warhead.” He added: “We consider ourselves entitled to use our weapons against military facilities of those countries that allow their weapons to be used against our facilities.” But Mr Zelensky urged world leaders – his “dear partners” – not to be cowed by Mr Putin’s actions otherwise there will be “endless Russian strikes” and “not just against Ukraine”. “A lack of tough reactions to Russia’s actions sends a message that such behavior is acceptable,” the Ukrainian president said on X, formerly Twitter. “This is what Putin is doing. Putin must feel the cost of his deranged ambitions. “Response is needed. Pressure is needed. Russia must be forced into real peace, which can only be achieved through strength. “Otherwise, there will be endless Russian strikes, threats, and destabilisation-not just against Ukraine.” The UK is believed to have allowed its Storm Shadow missiles to be used by Ukrainian forces within the Kursk region of Russia, while the US has given permission for its ATACMS weapons to be fired at targets in Mr Putin’s country. Mr Putin confirmed Russia has tested the new intermediate-range weapon in an attack on Dnipro in response. The US said the weapon was a new, experimental intermediate-range missile based on Russia’s existing RS-26 Rubezh intercontinental ballistic missile. In Westminster, the Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “My understanding is that it is the first time that Russia has used a ballistic missile in Ukraine with a range of several thousand kilometres.” Defence Secretary John Healey said it was “yet another example of Putin’s recklessness”. He said: “Since the illegal invasion of Ukraine began, Russia has consistently and irresponsibly escalated the conflict while Ukraine continues to fight in self-defence for a democratic future.” The missile’s range far outstrips that of newly authorised US and British-supplied weapons, which can hit targets around 250-300km away. The distance from Moscow to London is around 2,500km, suggesting the range of the new missile could threaten the UK. Mr Healey said the UK knew Russia had been “preparing for months” to fire a new ballistic missile. Downing Street and the Ministry of Defence have repeatedly declined to comment publicly on Ukraine’s use of Storm Shadow. “It risks both operational security and in the end the only one that benefits from such a public debate is President Putin,” Mr Healey told MPs. The head of the UK’s armed forces, Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, met Mr Zelensky in Kyiv to discuss the war on Thursday. Mr Zelensky said: “We discussed defence co-operation between Ukraine and the United Kingdom, focusing on developing and enhancing the technological capabilities of the armed forces of Ukraine. “Particular attention was given to Ukraine’s current military needs and the continued support from our partners.”
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The Ministry of National Defense has remained tight-lipped about the specifics of the raid, citing ongoing investigations and the sensitive nature of the information seized. However, initial reports suggest that the raid was part of a larger operation targeting individuals suspected of involvement in espionage activities aimed at undermining South Korea's national security.Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. Purchases 47,165 Shares of Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CWST)
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One key driver of China's foreign trade growth has been the booming demand for Chinese goods in international markets. Chinese exports, particularly in sectors such as electronics, machinery, and textiles, have remained robust, supported by the country's competitive pricing, efficient production capabilities, and strong reputation for quality. Additionally, China's commitment to opening up its markets and enhancing trade cooperation with other countries has further bolstered its export performance.
In a collaboration that blends the worlds of gaming and beverages, the highly anticipated release of the "Black Myth" co-branded cola has sent waves of excitement through both the gaming and beverage communities. Priced at a wallet-friendly 46 RMB for a pack of 12 bottles, this unique collaboration between the popular video game "Black Myth: Wukong" and a well-known cola brand has sparked curiosity and interest among fans and consumers alike.
Officers were called to an address on Greenland Quay, Surrey Quays, at about 3pm on Friday after reports that a woman had been stabbed, the Metropolitan Police said. The London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance also attended, and the woman was taken to hospital where she later died. A 61-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody. Detective Chief Inspector Kate Blackburn, who is leading the investigation, said: “We received multiple calls from members of the public close to the scene with concerns for the victim yesterday afternoon. “Officers, together with the London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance, responded quickly but, sadly, the woman in her 60s died in hospital yesterday evening. “Our specialist crime command are continuing inquiries today and, at this stage, we believe that this was an isolated incident with the man and woman known to each other.” A police cordon remained in place at the scene on Saturday evening, and forensic officers were still at the waterfront property. Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 or message @MetCC ref CAD 4235/29November on the social media platform X.
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As a responsible and customer-centric establishment, the bathhouse management has taken swift and decisive action to address the situation. In addition to closing the female bath area and halting all operations, the management has initiated a comprehensive renovation and improvement plan to ensure the safety and well-being of all visitors.Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its position in LyondellBasell Industries ( NYSE:LYB – Free Report ) by 3.3% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 17,297 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock after purchasing an additional 559 shares during the quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in LyondellBasell Industries were worth $1,659,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC. Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its position in shares of LyondellBasell Industries by 13.6% in the 2nd quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 4,828,869 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $461,930,000 after acquiring an additional 579,300 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of LyondellBasell Industries by 3.8% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,695,361 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $449,175,000 after buying an additional 170,464 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of LyondellBasell Industries by 0.6% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,065,083 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $101,886,000 after acquiring an additional 6,760 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James & Associates lifted its position in shares of LyondellBasell Industries by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 912,538 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $87,512,000 after acquiring an additional 3,394 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in LyondellBasell Industries by 15.4% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 907,512 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $86,813,000 after acquiring an additional 120,857 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 71.20% of the company’s stock. LyondellBasell Industries Price Performance NYSE:LYB opened at $83.32 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $27.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.68, a P/E/G ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a quick ratio of 1.25 and a current ratio of 2.13. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $88.88 and a 200 day moving average of $93.72. LyondellBasell Industries has a 52-week low of $81.45 and a 52-week high of $107.02. LyondellBasell Industries Announces Dividend The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 9th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 2nd will be issued a $1.34 dividend. This represents a $5.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.43%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 2nd. LyondellBasell Industries’s payout ratio is 81.58%. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth Several brokerages have recently weighed in on LYB. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price objective on shares of LyondellBasell Industries from $100.00 to $94.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on LyondellBasell Industries from $110.00 to $100.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Barclays lowered their target price on LyondellBasell Industries from $99.00 to $95.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price target on shares of LyondellBasell Industries from $110.00 to $104.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price objective on shares of LyondellBasell Industries from $110.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and six have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, LyondellBasell Industries currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $101.70. View Our Latest Analysis on LyondellBasell Industries LyondellBasell Industries Company Profile ( Free Report ) LyondellBasell Industries N.V. operates as a chemical company in the United States, Germany, Mexico, Italy, Poland, France, Japan, China, the Netherlands, and internationally. The company operates in six segments: Olefins and PolyolefinsAmericas; Olefins and PolyolefinsEurope, Asia, International; Intermediates and Derivatives; Advanced Polymer Solutions; Refining; and Technology. Featured Stories Five stocks we like better than LyondellBasell Industries Roth IRA Calculator: Calculate Your Potential Returns The Latest 13F Filings Are In: See Where Big Money Is Flowing What is a Special Dividend? 3 Penny Stocks Ready to Break Out in 2025 Low PE Growth Stocks: Unlocking Investment Opportunities FMC, Mosaic, Nutrien: Top Agricultural Stocks With Big Potential Want to see what other hedge funds are holding LYB? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for LyondellBasell Industries ( NYSE:LYB – Free Report ). Receive News & Ratings for LyondellBasell Industries Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for LyondellBasell Industries and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .NEW YORK — Retailers used giveaways and big discounts to reward U.S. shoppers who ventured out for Black Friday even as earlier offers, the prospect of better bargains in the days ahead and the ease of e-commerce drained much of the excitement from the holiday shopping season's much hyped kickoff. Frequent deals throughout the month and more awaiting on Cyber Monday gave consumers less of a reason to squabble over store shelves while trying to get their hands on TVs or toys. But shopping malls and merchants big and small used the day after Thanksgiving to entice customers into physical stores at a time when many prefer to browse and buy online. Some Target shoppers lined up as early as 11:30 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day to get their hands on an exclusive book devoted to Taylor Swift's Eras Tour and a bonus edition of her "The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology" album. Although both will be available for purchase online starting Saturday, many locations sold out their supply of the products, the discount retailer said. Industry analysts observed Black Friday shoppers displaying the same choosy, deal-driven behavior many U.S. consumers exhibited all year while adjusting prices after the period of inflation that started toward the end of the coronavirus pandemic. At many stores, the huge crowds of Black Fridays past never returned after the pandemic. A Walmart in Germantown, Maryland, had only half of its parking spots filled on Friday morning. Some shoppers were returning items or buying groceries. After visiting stores on Long Island, Marshal Cohen, chief retail adviser at market research firm Circana, said the number of shoppers appeared typical. "The spreading out of the holidays has created the lack of need and lack of urgency," Cohen said. "This is going to be a long, slow, tedious process" of getting shoppers to buy, he said. Michael Brown, a partner at management consulting firm Kearney, saw no lines at the Westfield Garden State Plaza in Paramus, New Jersey, 10 minutes before the 7 a.m. opening. "It's not the old Black Friday that we used to know," he said. Enough consumers still enjoy holiday shopping in person that Black Friday nonetheless was expected to retain its crown as the biggest day of the year for retail foot traffic in the U.S., according to retail technology company Sensormatic Solutions.
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Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in SkyWest, Inc. ( NASDAQ:SKYW – Free Report ) by 12.5% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 682,794 shares of the transportation company’s stock after acquiring an additional 76,007 shares during the quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in SkyWest were worth $58,051,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of SKYW. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of SkyWest by 1.9% in the 2nd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 8,298 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $681,000 after buying an additional 152 shares during the period. Evergreen Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of SkyWest by 3.9% in the second quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC now owns 5,660 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $465,000 after acquiring an additional 213 shares in the last quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its stake in SkyWest by 1.0% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 21,965 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $1,803,000 after acquiring an additional 214 shares during the period. CWM LLC grew its holdings in SkyWest by 57.3% during the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 766 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $63,000 after acquiring an additional 279 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC increased its position in SkyWest by 45.9% during the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 928 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $76,000 after purchasing an additional 292 shares during the period. 81.30% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. SkyWest Trading Up 0.7 % NASDAQ:SKYW opened at $114.74 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.61 and a beta of 1.93. SkyWest, Inc. has a 52 week low of $45.99 and a 52 week high of $117.51. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $98.54 and a 200 day moving average of $85.03. Analysts Set New Price Targets A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on SKYW shares. TD Cowen increased their price objective on shares of SkyWest from $95.00 to $120.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “neutral” rating and set a $119.00 target price on shares of SkyWest in a report on Friday, November 15th. Finally, Raymond James lifted their price target on SkyWest from $100.00 to $114.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 1st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $105.75. View Our Latest Research Report on SkyWest Insider Activity at SkyWest In other SkyWest news, insider Wade J. Steel sold 19,079 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $104.48, for a total transaction of $1,993,373.92. Following the sale, the insider now owns 97,654 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,202,889.92. The trade was a 16.34 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link . Also, CFO Robert J. Simmons sold 16,485 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.02, for a total transaction of $1,731,254.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 113,539 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,923,865.78. This represents a 12.68 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . Insiders have sold 92,467 shares of company stock valued at $10,082,596 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock. SkyWest Profile ( Free Report ) SkyWest, Inc is the holding company for two scheduled passenger airline operations and an aircraft leasing company. SkyWest’s airline companies provide commercial air service in cities throughout North America with nearly 3,000 daily flights carrying more than 53 million passengers annually. SkyWest Airlines operates through partnerships with United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and Alaska Airlines. Further Reading Want to see what other hedge funds are holding SKYW? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for SkyWest, Inc. ( NASDAQ:SKYW – Free Report ). Receive News & Ratings for SkyWest Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for SkyWest and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .Despite the challenges and obstacles that lie ahead, Neymar's determination to make his dream a reality remains unwavering. 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Nestled amidst lush greenery, Emerald Garden Estate provides a tranquil retreat for residents seeking a serene living environment. The project's eco-friendly design and sustainable features have resonated with environmentally-conscious buyers, leading to exceptional sales results.ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who tried to restore virtue to the White House after the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, then rebounded from a landslide defeat to become a global advocate of human rights and democracy, has died. He was 100 years old . The Carter Center said the 39th president died Sunday afternoon, more than a year after entering hospice care , at his home in Plains, Georgia, where he and his wife, Rosalynn, who died in November 2023, lived most of their lives. The center said he died peacefully, surrounded by his family. As reaction poured in from around the world, President Joe Biden mourned Carter’s death, saying the world lost an “extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian” and he lost a dear friend. Biden cited Carter’s compassion and moral clarity, his work to eradicate disease, forge peace, advance civil and human rights, promote free and fair elections, house the homeless and advocacy for the disadvantaged as an example for others. “To all of the young people in this nation and for anyone in search of what it means to live a life of purpose and meaning – the good life – study Jimmy Carter, a man of principle, faith, and humility,” Biden said in a statement. “He showed that we are a great nation because we are a good people – decent and honorable, courageous and compassionate, humble and strong.” Biden said he is ordering a state funeral for Carter in Washington. A moderate Democrat, Carter ran for president in 1976 as a little-known Georgia governor with a broad grin, effusive Baptist faith and technocratic plans for efficient government. His promise to never 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 said. Carter’s victory over Republican Gerald Ford, whose fortunes fell after pardoning Nixon, came amid Cold War pressures, turbulent oil markets and social upheaval over race, women’s rights and America’s role in the world. His achievements included brokering Mideast peace by keeping Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin at Camp David for 13 days in 1978. But his coalition splintered under double-digit inflation and the 444-day hostage crisis in Iran. His negotiations ultimately brought all the hostages home alive, but in a final insult, Iran didn’t release them until the inauguration of Ronald Reagan, who had trounced him in the 1980 election. Humbled and back home in Georgia, Carter said his faith demanded that he keep doing whatever he could, for as long as he could, to try to make a difference. He and Rosalynn co-founded The Carter Center in 1982 and spent the next 40 years traveling the world as peacemakers, human rights advocates and champions of democracy and public health. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002, Carter helped ease nuclear tensions in North and South Korea, avert a U.S. invasion of Haiti and negotiate cease-fires in Bosnia and Sudan. By 2022, the center had monitored at least 113 elections around the world. Carter was determined to eradicate guinea worm infections as one of many health initiatives. Swinging hammers into their 90s, the Carters built homes with Habitat for Humanity. The common observation that he was better as an ex-president rankled Carter. His allies were pleased that he lived long enough to see biographers and historians revisit his presidency and declare it more impactful than many understood at the time. Propelled in 1976 by voters in Iowa and then across the South, Carter ran a no-frills campaign. Americans were captivated by the earnest engineer, and while an election-year Playboy interview drew snickers when he said he “had looked on many women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times,” voters tired of political cynicism found it endearing. The first family set an informal tone in the White House, carrying their own luggage, trying to silence the Marine Band’s traditional “Hail to the Chief" and enrolling daughter, Amy, in public schools. Carter was lampooned for wearing a cardigan and urging Americans to turn down their thermostats. But Carter set the stage for an economic revival and sharply reduced America's dependence on foreign oil by deregulating the energy industry along with airlines, trains and trucking. He established the departments of Energy and Education, appointed record numbers of women and nonwhites to federal posts, preserved millions of acres of Alaskan wilderness and pardoned most Vietnam draft evaders. Emphasizing human rights , he ended most support for military dictators and took on bribery by multinational corporations by signing the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. He persuaded the Senate to ratify the Panama Canal treaties and normalized relations with China, an outgrowth of Nixon’s outreach to Beijing. But crippling turns in foreign affairs took their toll. When OPEC hiked crude prices, making drivers line up for gasoline as inflation spiked to 11%, Carter tried to encourage Americans to overcome “a crisis of confidence.” Many voters lost confidence in Carter instead after the infamous address that media dubbed his “malaise" speech, even though he never used that word. After Carter reluctantly agreed to admit the exiled Shah of Iran to the U.S. for medical treatment, the American Embassy in Tehran was overrun in 1979. Negotiations to quickly free the hostages broke down, and then eight Americans died when a top-secret military rescue attempt failed. Carter also had to reverse course on the SALT II nuclear arms treaty after the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979. Though historians would later credit Carter's diplomatic efforts for hastening the end of the Cold war, Republicans labeled his soft power weak. Reagan’s “make America great again” appeals resonated, and he beat Carter in all but six states. Born Oct. 1, 1924, James Earl Carter Jr. married fellow Plains native Rosalynn Smith in 1946, the year he graduated from the Naval Academy. He brought his young family back to Plains after his father died, abandoning his Navy career, and they soon turned their ambitions to politics . Carter reached the state Senate in 1962. After rural white and Black voters elected him governor in 1970, he drew national attention by declaring that “the time for racial discrimination is over.” Carter published more than 30 books and remained influential as his center turned its democracy advocacy onto U.S. politics, monitoring an audit of Georgia’s 2020 presidential election results. After a 2015 cancer diagnosis, Carter said he felt “perfectly at ease with whatever comes.” “I’ve had a wonderful life,” he said. “I’ve had thousands of friends, I’ve had an exciting, adventurous and gratifying existence.” Sanz is a former Associated Press reporter.The decision to intensify counter-cyclical adjustment efforts stems from the recognition that traditional economic measures may not suffice in the face of unprecedented challenges. As such, policymakers are looking to deploy unconventional tools and policies to better insulate the economy from external shocks and minimize the impact of cyclical fluctuations.
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Hinson defends Ernst over senator’s hesitancy to back Trump’s defense secretary pickBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Andrej Stojakovic converted 11 of 15 from the free throw line and scored 20 points as California held off a late rally to post an 83-77 win over Sacramento State in the Cal Classic tournament on Sunday. Cal came into its tournament without three starters, Jovan Blacksher Jr., DJ Campbell and BJ Omot and the Golden Bears earned back-to-back wins over Air Force and the Hornets. Stojakovic scored a career-high 21 points and freshman guard Jeremiah Wilkinson stepped up with career-best 23 points against the Falcons. Against Sacramento State, Wilkinson came off the bench to score 16 points. Sacramento State took an early 12-7 lead after Emil Skytta hit a pair of free throws five minutes into the game, but Wilkinson hit back-to-back buckets and Stojakovic drew a foul on a three-point attempt and hit all three foul shots to take a 14-12 lead and the Bears pulled away to take a 40-33 lead at intermission. Julian Vaughns knocked down a trey three minutes into the second half to pull Sacramento State even at 43 and his free throw put the Hornets in front. Ryan Petraitis and Wilkinson hit back-to-back 3-pointers to put Cal up 51-47 and the Bears never trailed the rest of the way. Petraitis finished with 13 points, five assists and three steals for Cal (5-1). Joshua Ola-Joseph and Mady Sissoko each added 10 points. Jacob Holt scored 25 points with eight rebounds, two assists and a steal to lead Sacramento State (1-4). Vaughns scored 18 points and EJ Neal added 16. The game was just the third meeting between schools separated by roughly 80 miles, and first since 1992. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketballImagine a world where dreams are written with one hand, where fate is determined by the cards you hold, and where courage is the key to victory. In "Play on! Brave Souls," players will embark on a quest to collect soul cards, build powerful decks, and challenge formidable opponents in epic battles. Each soul card represents a unique character or creature with its own strengths and abilities, adding a strategic element to gameplay as players must carefully choose which cards to play and when.
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House rejects Democratic efforts to force release of Matt Gaetz ethics reportCarolina Panthers tight end Ja'Tavion Sanders was taken to a hospital for a neck injury after landing on his head while making a catch late in the first half of Sunday's 30-27 home loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. As Sanders was brought down near the sideline after a 10-yard reception, he was flipped upside down and landed directly on the top of his helmet as he went out of bounds on the tackle by cornerback Trent McDuffie. After receiving attention from the team's medical staff, Sanders was strapped to a backboard and taken off the field on a cart with 40 seconds remaining in the half. He was taken to Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte for observation and later released Sunday afternoon, according to the team. On the CBS broadcast following halftime, Panthers head coach Dave Canales said Sanders had movement in all his extremities, while extreme precaution was taken because of back tightness. CBS reported he was being examined for a concussion before later amending that to a neck injury. The 21-year-old rookie out of Texas had a team-leading three receptions for the Panthers at the half for 49 yards. In 11 games this season, Sanders has 29 receptions for 302 yards and a touchdown. Sanders was a fourth-round selection in the NFL draft in April. --Field Level Media
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jurors in New Mexico have awarded a man more than $412 million in a medical malpractice case that involved a men’s health clinic that operates in several states. The man’s attorneys celebrated Monday’s verdict, saying they are hopeful it will prevent other men from falling victim to a scheme that involved fraud and what they described as dangerous penile injections. They said the jury award for punitive and compensatory damages is likely the largest in history for a medical malpractice case. The award follows a trial held in Albuquerque earlier this month that centered on allegations outlined in a lawsuit filed by the man’s attorneys in 2020. NuMale Medical Center and company officials were named as defendants. According to the complaint, the man was 66 when he visited the clinic in 2017 in search of treatment for fatigue and weight loss. The clinic is accused of misdiagnosing him and unnecessarily treating him with “invasive erectile dysfunction shots” that caused irreversible damage. “This out of state medical corporation set up a fraudulent scheme to make millions off of conning old men by scaring them with a fake test,” Nick Rowley, the man’s attorney, wrote in a social media post that detailed the verdict. Rowley went on to say that the scheme involved clinic workers telling patients they would have irreversible damage if they didn’t agree to injections three times a week. NuMale Medical Center President Brad Palubicki said in a statement issued Tuesday that the company is committed to high-quality and safe patient care. He said NuMale disagrees with the verdict and intend to pursue all available legal remedies, including an appeal. A message seeking additional comment was left Wednesday with the company and its attorney. NuMale also has clinics in Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Nevada, Nebraska, North Carolina and Wisconsin. According to court records, jurors found that fraudulent and negligent conduct by the defendants resulted in damages to the plaintiff. They also found that unconscionable conduct by the defendants violated the Unfair Practices Act.
$11 billion Amazon data center to power artificial intelligence, be powered by renewable energyNo. 12 Boise State (9-1, 6-0 Mountain West, No. 12 CFP) at Wyoming (2-8, 2-4,) Saturday, 7 p.m. ET (CBSSN) BetMGM College Football Odds: Boise State by 22 1/2. Series record: Boise State leads 17-1. Boise State enters its final conference game of the season with an eight-game winning streak - its longest single-season winning streak since 2014 - and with its sights set on a potential top-four seed in the College Football Playoff. With Boise State in front of BYU, the Broncos became the provisional No. 4 seed in the playoff with two weeks left in the regular season. Despite being mired in a two-win season, Wyoming would love to play the spoiler role against the Broncos. Wyoming’s rushing defense against Heisman Trophy candidate Ashton Jeanty. The junior running back comes into this one leading the nation in several categories, including rushing yards (1,893), rushing touchdowns (26), total touchdowns (27) and all-purpose yards (1,991). The Cowboys rank 116th in the nation in allowing 201.2 yards rushing per game. Boise State: WR Cameron Camper continues to play a pivotal role for the Broncos. As Jeanty draws the attention of opposing defensive units, it creates space in the secondary for Camper to operate. The senior leads the Broncos with 665 yards receiving with 40 catches, including four touchdowns. Wyoming: DE DeVonne Harris has proven to be effective for the Cowboys since missing time earlier this season with an injury. Harris registered a season-high six tackles with a tackle for loss and a fumble recovery at Colorado State and has three tackles for loss this season. Harris could be tasked to slow Jeanty in the running lanes while also applying pressure to Boise State quarterback Maddux Madsen. 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AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football .In the wake of the 2024 General Election, the next major election to take place will be the 2025 Seanad to be held in January to elect 60 Senators. The breakdown of the 60 seats: National University of Ireland - 3 Trinity College/ Dublin University - 3 Agricultural Panel - 11 Labour Panel - 11 Industrial and Commercial Panel - 9 Administrative Panel - 7 Cultural and Educational Panel - 5 Taoiseach's Nominations - 11 This is the last election involving the NUI/TCD 3-seat constituencies and will be replaced by a six-seater 'Higher Education' constituency for any Seanad elections from after March 2025. In terms of the Panel elections, the electorate are the 949 City and County Councillors, the 60 Outgoing Senators and 174 incoming TDs, of which there are some overlap. In terms of individual party strength, and therefore votes for the panel elections, each party has: Fianna Fáil - 248 Councillors + 48 TDs + 20 Senators = 316 Fine Gael - 245 + 38 + 16 = 299 Sinn Féin - 102 + 39 + 2 = 143 Labour - 56 + 11 + 4 = 71 Social Democrats - 35 + 11 + 0 = 46 Green Party - 23 + 1 + 4 = 28 Independent Ireland - 23 + 4 + 0 = 27 Solidarty/People Before Profit - 13 + 3 + 0 = 16 Independents/Others - 204 + 19 + 9 = 232 Most of those parties will be a figure a little bit below that number due to councillors/senators being elected as TDs or councillors who have left the party since the Local Elections. In terms of the breakdown of party seats per panel based on each party's vote and past elections it looks like it will be something close to this perhaps - Agricultural/ Labour Panel (11 Seats/ Quota ~ 95) - 3 FF, 3 FG, 1 SF, 1 LAB, 1 IND (10 and 11th seats could go to FF4, SF2, or IND2) Industrial and Commercial Panel (9 Seats/ Quota ~ 114) - 2 FF, 2 FG, 2 IND, 1 SF, 1 LAB (9th seat could go to FF3 most likely) Administrative Panel (7 Seats/ Quota ~ 143) - 2 FF, 2 FG, 1 SF, 1 LAB, 1 IND Cultural and Educational Panel (5 Seats/ Quota ~ 190) - 2 FF, 2 FG, 1 SF Taoiseach's Nominations - 5 FF, 5 FG, 1 IND (On premise that FF/FG go into government with a group of Independents). TUD - 3 IND (No Norris or Bacik for the first time in a long time so Ruane, Clonan and MacNeill? Maybe Hazel Chu will contest this or Maureen Gaffney just missed out in the by-election) NUI - 3 IND (Mullen, McDowell, and Higgins again unless McDowell retires?) This would roughly leave it with a breakdown of the 60 seats conservatively as: FF - 17 (up to 18/19 possible) FG - 17 (up to 18) SF - 5 (up to 6/7) LAB - 4 IND - 12 Some potential changes here are I wonder if Labour, Greens and Social Democrats may form a pact for these elections as the Soc Dems and Greens do not have enough voting power by themselves for a seat although Niall O'Tuathail almost won a seat for the Soc Dems on the Industrial and Commercial Panel. If they combined, they could easily give the Greens and Soc Dems 1 seat each on the two 11-seaters, and support Labour for the other 3 panels as Labour have almost as much as Greens and Soc Dems combined. Additionally, the Independent vote is so fractured so they could easily win more seats on the panels if they coalesced behind candidates but many of the gene-pool FF/FG independents must support party rather than independent candidates. I wonder if Independent Ireland may try run any one here who may have a decent profile? Niall Blaney having a Seanad seat is the biggest waste of one that I can pick out. Finally, based off the recent General Election, and the last Seanad, who are some of the potential Seanadóirs for the 27th Seanad? In my opinion, you have three categories, the perpetual or perennial senators who harbour no Dáil ambitions, the outgoing senators who unsuccessfully contested either this or the previous General Election, and General Election candidates who came close to winning seats such as TDs who lost seats so they can maintain a public profile or councillors/candidates who performed well and want a higher profile. Fianna Fáil: Perpetual Senators - Mark Wilson, Diarmuid Wilson, Denis O'Donovan, Niall Blaney, Paul Daly, Aidan Davitt, Ned O'Sullivan, Gerry Horkan Former GE candidates/Outgoing Senators - Fiona O'Loughlin, Lisa Chambers, Robbie Gallagher, Shane Cassells, Pat Casey, Ollie Crowe, Mary Fitzpatrick, Lorraine Clifford-Lee GE Candidates - Edel MacSharry, Anne Rabbitte, Imelda Goldsboro, Dee Ryan, Deirdre O'Brien, Tony Fitzgerald, Alison Comyn, Joe Flaherty, Stephen Donnelly, Deirdre Heney, Teresa Costello, Gráinne Seoige?? Fine Gael - Perpetual Senators - Martin Conway, Paddy Burke Former GE candidates/Outgoing Senators - Garrett Ahearn, Tim Lombard, Nikki Bradley, Maria Byrne, John McGahon, Seán Kyne, Joe O'Reilly, Aisling Dolan, Mary Seery-Kearney GE Candidates - Mark Duffy, Clodagh Higgins, TP O'Reilly, Leonora Carey, Billy O'Shea, Michael Creed, Noel O'Donovan, Mark Stanton, Shane O'Callaghan, Sharon Tolan, Linda Nelson Murray, David Fitzgerald, Cathal Byrne, Alan Farrell, Aoibhinn Tormey, Noel Rock Sinn Féin - Perpetual Senators - Fintan Warfield Former GE candidates/Outgoing Senators - Paul Gavan GE Candidates - Chris MacManus, Gerry Murray, Pauline Tully, Martin Browne, Joanne Collins, Nicole Ryan, Aoife Masterson, Maria McCormack, Chris Andrews, Niamh Whelan, Cathleen Carney Boud Labour - Former GE candidates/Outgoing Senators - Rebecca Moynihan, Annie Hoey GE Candidates - Laura Harmon, John Walsh, Darragh Moriarty Green Party - Former GE candidates/Outgoing Senators - Róisin Garvey, Vincent P. Martin, Pippa Hackett, Pauline O'Reilly GE Candidates - Catherine Martin, Ossian Smyth, Neasa Hourigan, Hazel Chu (best chances of regaining seats next time) I imagine the Social Democrats would like to get Elisa O'Donovan, Susan Doyle, Hugo Mills or Eoin O'Broin into the Seanad while Independent Ireland may run Michael Clarke or Declan Geraghty although they may view it preferable for their candidates to remain on County Councils and stay prominent in their local communities. Hopefully Bernard Durkin is one of FGs Taoiseach nominations Re Labour - Former GE candidates/Outgoing Senators - Rebecca Moynihan, Annie Hoey I don't think Rebecca Moynihan and Annie Hoey will be running. GE Candidates - Laura Harmon, John Walsh, Darragh Moriarty I'd add Helen Ogbu and Shane Folan as possible runners? It's possible Sadhbh O'Neill will try for the TCD seat - she'd be of the same generation/cohort that would have known Bacik and Norris quite well?
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"This agreement with the Department of Justice will ensure President Trump and his team are ready on Day 1 to begin enacting the America First Agenda that an overwhelming majority of our nation supported on Election Day," said Susie Wiles, Trump's designate to be White House chief of staff. The announcement came a week after the Trump transition team signed an agreement with the Biden White House to allow transition staff to coordinate with the existing federal workforce before taking office Jan. 20. The White House agreement was supposed to have been signed by Oct. 1, according to the Presidential Transition Act, and the Biden White House issued both public and private appeals for Trump's team to sign on. Security clearances are required to access classified information, including on ongoing operations and threats to the nation, and the Biden White House and outside experts emphasized to Trump's team the importance of having cleared personnel before Inauguration Day so they could be fully briefed and ready to run the government. President-elect Donald Trump arrives before the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024 in Boca Chica, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Pool via AP) Republican Senators also insisted on FBI background checks for Trump's nominees before they face confirmation votes, as has been standard practice for decades. Lawmakers were particularly interested in seeing the findings of reviews into Trump's designated nominee for defense secretary, former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, and for Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to be director of national intelligence. 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Rubio is the vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. “He will be a strong Advocate for our Nation, a true friend to our Allies, and a fearless Warrior who will never back down to our adversaries,” Trump said of Rubio in a statement. The announcement punctuates the hard pivot Rubio has made with Trump, whom the senator called a “con man" during his unsuccessful campaign for the 2016 GOP presidential nomination. Their relationship improved dramatically while Trump was in the White House. And as Trump campaigned for the presidency a third time, Rubio cheered his proposals. For instance, Rubio, who more than a decade ago helped craft immigration legislation that included a path to citizenship for people in the U.S. illegally, now supports Trump's plan to use the U.S. military for mass deportations. Pete Hegseth, 44, is a co-host of Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends Weekend” and has been a contributor with the network since 2014, where he developed a friendship with Trump, who made regular appearances on the show. Hegseth lacks senior military or national security experience. If confirmed by the Senate, he would inherit the top job during a series of global crises — ranging from Russia’s war in Ukraine and the ongoing attacks in the Middle East by Iranian proxies to the push for a cease-fire between Israel, Hamas and Hezbollah and escalating worries about the growing alliance between Russia and North Korea. Hegseth is also the author of “The War on Warriors: Behind the Betrayal of the Men Who Keep Us Free,” published earlier this year. Trump tapped Pam Bondi, 59, to be attorney general after U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration. She was Florida's first female attorney general, serving between 2011 and 2019. She also was on Trump’s legal team during his first impeachment trial in 2020. Considered a loyalist, she served as part of a Trump-allied outside group that helped lay the groundwork for his future administration called the America First Policy Institute. Bondi was among a group of Republicans who showed up to support Trump at his hush money criminal trial in New York that ended in May with a conviction on 34 felony counts. A fierce defender of Trump, she also frequently appears on Fox News and has been a critic of the criminal cases against him. Trump picked South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, a well-known conservative who faced sharp criticism for telling a story in her memoir about shooting a rambunctious dog, to lead an agency crucial to the president-elect’s hardline immigration agenda. Noem used her two terms leading a tiny state to vault to a prominent position in Republican politics. South Dakota is usually a political afterthought. But during the COVID-19 pandemic, Noem did not order restrictions that other states had issued and instead declared her state “open for business.” Trump held a fireworks rally at Mount Rushmore in July 2020 in one of the first large gatherings of the pandemic. She takes over a department with a sprawling mission. In addition to key immigration agencies, the Department of Homeland Security oversees natural disaster response, the U.S. Secret Service, and Transportation Security Administration agents who work at airports. The governor of North Dakota, who was once little-known outside his state, Burgum is a former Republican presidential primary contender who endorsed Trump, and spent months traveling to drum up support for him, after dropping out of the race. Burgum was a serious contender to be Trump’s vice presidential choice this summer. The two-term governor was seen as a possible pick because of his executive experience and business savvy. Burgum also has close ties to deep-pocketed energy industry CEOs. Trump made the announcement about Burgum joining his incoming administration while addressing a gala at his Mar-a-Lago club, and said a formal statement would be coming the following day. In comments to reporters before Trump took the stage, Burgum said that, in recent years, the power grid is deteriorating in many parts of the country, which he said could raise national security concerns but also drive up prices enough to increase inflation. “There's just a sense of urgency, and a sense of understanding in the Trump administration,” Burgum said. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ran for president as a Democrat, than as an independent, and then endorsed Trump . He's the son of Democratic icon Robert Kennedy, who was assassinated during his own presidential campaign. The nomination of Kennedy to lead the Department of Health and Human Services alarmed people who are concerned about his record of spreading unfounded fears about vaccines . For example, he has long advanced the debunked idea that vaccines cause autism. Scott Bessent, 62, is a former George Soros money manager and an advocate for deficit reduction. He's the founder of hedge fund Key Square Capital Management, after having worked on-and-off for Soros Fund Management since 1991. If confirmed by the Senate, he would be the nation’s first openly gay treasury secretary. He told Bloomberg in August that he decided to join Trump’s campaign in part to attack the mounting U.S. national debt. That would include slashing government programs and other spending. “This election cycle is the last chance for the U.S. to grow our way out of this mountain of debt without becoming a sort of European-style socialist democracy,” he said then. Scott Turner is a former NFL player and White House aide. He ran the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council during Trump’s first term in office. Trump, in a statement, credited Turner, the highest-ranking Black person he’s yet selected for his administration, with “helping to lead an Unprecedented Effort that Transformed our Country’s most distressed communities.” Sean Duffy is a former House member from Wisconsin who was one of Trump's most visible defenders on cable news. Duffy served in the House for nearly nine years, sitting on the Financial Services Committee and chairing the subcommittee on insurance and housing. He left Congress in 2019 for a TV career and has been the host of “The Bottom Line” on Fox Business. Before entering politics, Duffy was a reality TV star on MTV, where he met his wife, “Fox and Friends Weekend” co-host Rachel Campos-Duffy. They have nine children. A campaign donor and CEO of Denver-based Liberty Energy, Write is a vocal advocate of oil and gas development, including fracking — a key pillar of Trump’s quest to achieve U.S. “energy dominance” in the global market. Wright also has been one of the industry’s loudest voices against efforts to fight climate change. He said the climate movement around the world is “collapsing under its own weight.” The Energy Department is responsible for advancing energy, environmental and nuclear security of the United States. Wright also won support from influential conservatives, including oil and gas tycoon Harold Hamm. Hamm, executive chairman of Oklahoma-based Continental Resources, a major shale oil company, is a longtime Trump supporter and adviser who played a key role on energy issues in Trump’s first term. President-elect Donald Trump tapped billionaire professional wrestling mogul Linda McMahon to be secretary of the Education Department, tasked with overseeing an agency Trump promised to dismantle. McMahon led the Small Business Administration during Trump’s initial term from 2017 to 2019 and twice ran unsuccessfully as a Republican for the U.S. Senate in Connecticut. She’s seen as a relative unknown in education circles, though she expressed support for charter schools and school choice. She served on the Connecticut Board of Education for a year starting in 2009 and has spent years on the board of trustees for Sacred Heart University in Connecticut. Brooke Rollins, who graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in agricultural development, is a longtime Trump associate who served as White House domestic policy chief during his first presidency. The 52-year-old is president and CEO of the America First Policy Institute, a group helping to lay the groundwork for a second Trump administration. She previously served as an aide to former Texas Gov. Rick Perry and ran a think tank, the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Trump chose Howard Lutnick, head of brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald and a cryptocurrency enthusiast, as his nominee for commerce secretary, a position in which he'd have a key role in carrying out Trump's plans to raise and enforce tariffs. Trump made the announcement Tuesday on his social media platform, Truth Social. Lutnick is a co-chair of Trump’s transition team, along with Linda McMahon, the former wrestling executive who previously led Trump’s Small Business Administration. Both are tasked with putting forward candidates for key roles in the next administration. The nomination would put Lutnick in charge of a sprawling Cabinet agency that is involved in funding new computer chip factories, imposing trade restrictions, releasing economic data and monitoring the weather. It is also a position in which connections to CEOs and the wider business community are crucial. Doug Collins is a former Republican congressman from Georgia who gained recognition for defending Trump during his first impeachment trial, which centered on U.S. assistance for Ukraine. Trump was impeached for urging Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden in 2019 during the Democratic presidential nomination, but he was acquitted by the Senate. Collins has also served in the armed forces himself and is currently a chaplain in the United States Air Force Reserve Command. "We must take care of our brave men and women in uniform, and Doug will be a great advocate for our Active Duty Servicemembers, Veterans, and Military Families to ensure they have the support they need," Trump said in a statement about nominating Collins to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs. Karoline Leavitt, 27, was Trump's campaign press secretary and currently a spokesperson for his transition. She would be the youngest White House press secretary in history. The White House press secretary typically serves as the public face of the administration and historically has held daily briefings for the press corps. Leavitt, a New Hampshire native, was a spokesperson for MAGA Inc., a super PAC supporting Trump, before joining his 2024 campaign. In 2022, she ran for Congress in New Hampshire, winning a 10-way Republican primary before losing to Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas. Leavitt worked in the White House press office during Trump's first term before she became communications director for New York Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik, Trump's choice for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard has been tapped by Trump to be director of national intelligence, keeping with the trend to stock his Cabinet with loyal personalities rather than veteran professionals in their requisite fields. Gabbard, 43, was a Democratic House member who unsuccessfully sought the party's 2020 presidential nomination before leaving the party in 2022. She endorsed Trump in August and campaigned often with him this fall. “I know Tulsi will bring the fearless spirit that has defined her illustrious career to our Intelligence Community,” Trump said in a statement. Gabbard, who has served in the Army National Guard for more than two decades, deploying to Iraq and Kuwait, would come to the role as somewhat of an outsider compared to her predecessor. The current director, Avril Haines, was confirmed by the Senate in 2021 following several years in a number of top national security and intelligence positions. Trump has picked John Ratcliffe, a former Texas congressman who served as director of national intelligence during his first administration, to be director of the Central Intelligence Agency in his next. Ratcliffe was director of national intelligence during the final year and a half of Trump's first term, leading the U.S. government's spy agencies during the coronavirus pandemic. “I look forward to John being the first person ever to serve in both of our Nation's highest Intelligence positions,” Trump said in a statement, calling him a “fearless fighter for the Constitutional Rights of all Americans” who would ensure “the Highest Levels of National Security, and PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH.” Trump has chosen former New York Rep. Lee Zeldin to serve as his pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency . Zeldin does not appear to have any experience in environmental issues, but is a longtime supporter of the former president. The 44-year-old former U.S. House member from New York wrote on X , “We will restore US energy dominance, revitalize our auto industry to bring back American jobs, and make the US the global leader of AI.” “We will do so while protecting access to clean air and water,” he added. During his campaign, Trump often attacked the Biden administration's promotion of electric vehicles, and incorrectly referring to a tax credit for EV purchases as a government mandate. Trump also often told his audiences during the campaign his administration would “Drill, baby, drill,” referring to his support for expanded petroleum exploration. In a statement, Trump said Zeldin “will ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions that will be enacted in a way to unleash the power of American businesses, while at the same time maintaining the highest environmental standards, including the cleanest air and water on the planet.” Trump has named Brendan Carr, the senior Republican on the Federal Communications Commission, as the new chairman of the agency tasked with regulating broadcasting, telecommunications and broadband. Carr is a longtime member of the commission and served previously as the FCC’s general counsel. He has been unanimously confirmed by the Senate three times and was nominated by both Trump and President Joe Biden to the commission. Carr made past appearances on “Fox News Channel," including when he decried Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris' pre-Election Day appearance on “Saturday Night Live.” He wrote an op-ed last month defending a satellite company owned by Trump supporter Elon Musk. Rep. Elise Stefanik is a representative from New York and one of Trump's staunchest defenders going back to his first impeachment. Elected to the House in 2014, Stefanik was selected by her GOP House colleagues as House Republican Conference chair in 2021, when former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney was removed from the post after publicly criticizing Trump for falsely claiming he won the 2020 election. Stefanik, 40, has served in that role ever since as the third-ranking member of House leadership. Stefanik’s questioning of university presidents over antisemitism on their campuses helped lead to two of those presidents resigning, further raising her national profile. If confirmed, she would represent American interests at the U.N. as Trump vows to end the war waged by Russia against Ukraine begun in 2022. He has also called for peace as Israel continues its offensive against Hamas in Gaza and its invasion of Lebanon to target Hezbollah. President-elect Donald Trump says he's chosen former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker to serve as U.S. ambassador to NATO. Trump has expressed skepticism about the Western military alliance for years. Trump said in a statement Wednesday that Whitaker is “a strong warrior and loyal Patriot” who “will ensure the United States’ interests are advanced and defended” and “strengthen relationships with our NATO Allies, and stand firm in the face of threats to Peace and Stability.” The choice of Whitaker as the nation’s representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an unusual one, given his background is as a lawyer and not in foreign policy. A Republican congressman from Michigan who served from 1993 to 2011, Hoekstra was ambassador to the Netherlands during Trump's first term. “In my Second Term, Pete will help me once again put AMERICA FIRST,” Trump said in a statement announcing his choice. “He did an outstanding job as United States Ambassador to the Netherlands during our first four years, and I am confident that he will continue to represent our Country well in this new role.” Trump will nominate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to be ambassador to Israel. Huckabee is a staunch defender of Israel and his intended nomination comes as Trump has promised to align U.S. foreign policy more closely with Israel's interests as it wages wars against the Iran-backed Hamas and Hezbollah. “He loves Israel, and likewise the people of Israel love him,” Trump said in a statement. “Mike will work tirelessly to bring about peace in the Middle East.” Huckabee, who ran unsuccessfully for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008 and 2016, has been a popular figure among evangelical Christian conservatives, many of whom support Israel due to Old Testament writings that Jews are God’s chosen people and that Israel is their rightful homeland. Trump has been praised by some in this important Republican voting bloc for moving the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Trump on Tuesday named real estate investor Steven Witkoff to be special envoy to the Middle East. The 67-year-old Witkoff is the president-elect's golf partner and was golfing with him at Trump's club in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Sept. 15, when the former president was the target of a second attempted assassination. Witkoff “is a Highly Respected Leader in Business and Philanthropy,” Trump said of Witkoff in a statement. “Steve will be an unrelenting Voice for PEACE, and make us all proud." Trump also named Witkoff co-chair, with former Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler, of his inaugural committee. Trump said Wednesday that he will nominate Gen. Keith Kellogg to serve as assistant to the president and special envoy for Ukraine and Russia. Kellogg, a retired Army lieutenant general who has long been Trump’s top adviser on defense issues, served as National Security Advisor to Trump's former Vice President Mike Pence. For the America First Policy Institute, one of several groups formed after Trump left office to help lay the groundwork for the next Republican administration, Kellogg in April wrote that “bringing the Russia-Ukraine war to a close will require strong, America First leadership to deliver a peace deal and immediately end the hostilities between the two warring parties.” (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) Trump asked Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., a retired Army National Guard officer and war veteran, to be his national security adviser, Trump announced in a statement Tuesday. The move puts Waltz in the middle of national security crises, ranging from efforts to provide weapons to Ukraine and worries about the growing alliance between Russia and North Korea to the persistent attacks in the Middle East by Iran proxies and the push for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas and Hezbollah. “Mike has been a strong champion of my America First Foreign Policy agenda,” Trump's statement said, "and will be a tremendous champion of our pursuit of Peace through Strength!” Waltz is a three-term GOP congressman from east-central Florida. He served multiple tours in Afghanistan and also worked in the Pentagon as a policy adviser when Donald Rumsfeld and Robert Gates were defense chiefs. He is considered hawkish on China, and called for a U.S. boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing due to its involvement in the origin of COVID-19 and its mistreatment of the minority Muslim Uighur population. Stephen Miller, an immigration hardliner , was a vocal spokesperson during the presidential campaign for Trump's priority of mass deportations. The 39-year-old was a senior adviser during Trump's first administration. Miller has been a central figure in some of Trump's policy decisions, notably his move to separate thousands of immigrant families. Trump argued throughout the campaign that the nation's economic, national security and social priorities could be met by deporting people who are in the United States illegally. Since Trump left office in 2021, Miller has served as the president of America First Legal, an organization made up of former Trump advisers aimed at challenging the Biden administration, media companies, universities and others over issues such as free speech and national security. Thomas Homan, 62, has been tasked with Trump’s top priority of carrying out the largest deportation operation in the nation’s history. Homan, who served under Trump in his first administration leading U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, was widely expected to be offered a position related to the border, an issue Trump made central to his campaign. Though Homan has insisted such a massive undertaking would be humane, he has long been a loyal supporter of Trump's policy proposals, suggesting at a July conference in Washington that he would be willing to "run the biggest deportation operation this country’s ever seen.” Democrats have criticized Homan for his defending Trump's “zero tolerance” policy on border crossings during his first administration, which led to the separation of thousands of parents and children seeking asylum at the border. Dr. Mehmet Oz, 64, is a former heart surgeon who hosted “The Dr. Oz Show,” a long-running daytime television talk show. He ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate as the Republican nominee in 2022 and is an outspoken supporter of Trump, who endorsed Oz's bid for elected office. Russell Vought held the position during Trump’s first presidency. After Trump’s initial term ended, Vought founded the Center for Renewing America, a think tank that describes its mission as “renew a consensus of America as a nation under God.” Vought was closely involved with Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for Trump’s second term that he tried to distance himself from during the campaign. Vought has also previously worked as the executive and budget director for the Republican Study Committee, a caucus for conservative House Republicans. He also worked at Heritage Action, the political group tied to The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank. Dan Scavino, deputy chief of staff Scavino, whom Trump's transition referred to in a statement as one of “Trump's longest serving and most trusted aides,” was a senior adviser to Trump's 2024 campaign, as well as his 2016 and 2020 campaigns. He will be deputy chief of staff and assistant to the president. Scavino had run Trump's social media profile in the White House during his first administration. He was also held in contempt of Congress in 2022 after a month-long refusal to comply with a subpoena from the House committee’s investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. James Blair, deputy chief of staff Blair was political director for Trump's 2024 campaign and for the Republican National Committee. He will be deputy chief of staff for legislative, political and public affairs and assistant to the president. Blair was key to Trump's economic messaging during his winning White House comeback campaign this year, a driving force behind the candidate's “Trump can fix it” slogan and his query to audiences this fall if they were better off than four years ago. Taylor Budowich, deputy chief of staff Budowich is a veteran Trump campaign aide who launched and directed Make America Great Again, Inc., a super PAC that supported Trump's 2024 campaign. He will be deputy chief of staff for communications and personnel and assistant to the president. Budowich also had served as a spokesman for Trump after his presidency. William McGinley, White House counsel McGinley was White House Cabinet secretary during Trump's first administration, and was outside legal counsel for the Republican National Committee's election integrity effort during the 2024 campaign. In a statement, Trump called McGinley “a smart and tenacious lawyer who will help me advance our America First agenda, while fighting for election integrity and against the weaponization of law enforcement.” Jay Bhattacharya, National Institutes of Health Trump has chosen Dr. Jay Bhattacharya to lead the National Institutes of Health. Bhattacharya is a physician and professor at Stanford University School of Medicine, and is a critic of pandemic lockdowns and vaccine mandates. He promoted the idea of herd immunity during the pandemic, arguing that people at low risk should live normally while building up immunity to COVID-19 through infection. The National Institutes of Health funds medical research through competitive grants to researchers at institutions throughout the nation. NIH also conducts its own research with thousands of scientists working at its labs in Bethesda, Maryland. Jamieson Greer, U.S. trade representative Kevin Hassett, Director of the White House National Economic Council Trump is turning to two officials with experience navigating not only Washington but the key issues of income taxes and tariffs as he fills out his economic team. He announced he has chosen international trade attorney Jamieson Greer to be his U.S. trade representative and Kevin Hassett as director of the White House National Economic Council. While Trump has in several cases nominated outsiders to key posts, these picks reflect a recognition that his reputation will likely hinge on restoring the public’s confidence in the economy. Trump said in a statement that Greer was instrumental in his first term in imposing tariffs on China and others and replacing the trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, “therefore making it much better for American Workers.” Hassett, 62, served in the first Trump term as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers. 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Wicked star Ariana Grande has said she and Cynthia Erivo were “insufferable” and “horrible” in the build-up to the film’s release. Grande, 31, also said her co-star was a “brilliant gift of a human being” while being interviewed by Gladiator star Paul Mescal for US news outlet Variety. Mescal told the singer and actor: “I’m watching you guys in the press tour. You’re obviously in love with each other.” To which she replied: “Insufferable. Yes. We’re horrible. It’s bad.” The 7 Rings singer plays Glinda, while her 37-year-old co-star plays Elphaba, in the film which is an adaption of the musical stage show of the same name and is set in The Land Of Oz before the events of The Wizard Of Oz. Their interviews for the film, which have seen the two being emotional towards one another and holding hands, have gone viral on social media. Speaking about Erivo, Grande said: “Cynthia is just an absolute brilliant gift of a human being. I think we tried to keep the pressure out of the room, obviously, as much as possible.” She also said she had not had any read throughs with her co-star before joining the cast. Grande said: “We never chemistry read together, it was three rounds for me, and I read with two different actresses. “I stayed for three and a half hours the final day, and I had cried so much. “We did Popular, Defying Gravity, (and) For Good (songs from the film), and I left my lashes on the mirror, because I left everything else in the room.” The film follows Elphaba, who is misunderstood because of her green skin, as she forges an unlikely friendship with Glinda, a student with a desire for popularity. Bullying of the green-skinned witch saw the movie, which also stars Peter Dinklage, Jeff Goldblum and Jonathan Bailey, given a PG rating by the British Board Of Film Classification (BBFC) for “discrimination”.With favourites out MLS playoffs promise more upsets
Stock market today: Dow logs 7-day losing streak as stocks wobble, yields jump before Fed meetingThey still don’t get it. While President-elect Donald Trump is working overtime assembling his White House Cabinet, Democrats in some circles are still concocting ways to elevate Kamala Harris. They need to follow the advice of ice queen Elsa from the movie “Frozen.” Let it go. One nutty idea has President Joe Biden resigning from office and allowing Harris to take over and become the 47th president before Trump steps up in January and lays claim to the number. “He could resign the presidency in the next 30 days, make Kamala Harris the president of the United States,” Jamal Simmons, Harris’ former communications director, said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” If the goal is to disrupt some of Trump’s merchandising, it’s a great idea. All the red MAGA hats and T-shirts that say “47” would have to be changed to “48.” But if the goal is to move the needle forward for a party that lost the White House, the Senate and the House of Representatives, it has that closing-the-barn-door-after-the-horses-get-out feel to it. The time for Biden to have resigned was over the summer, when the momentum of history and incumbency could have done Harris some good. All it would be now is a quirky consolation prize, which is the last thing America and Black women need. Nearly as short-sighted is a long-shot plan to put Harris on the U.S. Supreme Court before Biden’s term expires. The problem with this plan is that there is no vacancy. To create one, proponents suggest convincing Justice Sonia Sotomayor, 70, to step down because she has some health problems. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, 87, died in the final months of Trump’s presidency, allowing him to nominate Amy Coney Barrett and moving the Supreme Court to a 6-3 conservative majority that in 2022 overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark abortion ruling. In just four years, Trump was able to put three justices on the court. Biden has nominated only one person to the court, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the nation’s female first Black Supreme Court justice. Sotomayor, the senior member of the court’s liberal minority, has given no indication that she would go along with the plan, one that would do nothing to change the court’s balance of power. Biden, who showed his own reluctance to step aside, doesn’t appear likely to ask Sotomayor to give up her lifetime appointment. “When it comes to those types of decisions, those are personal decisions, regardless of if it’s Justice Sotomayor or any other justice on the bench,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said in March, when the idea of targeting Sotomayor’s seat was first floated. This is backward thinking. If the Democrats, Biden included, were so determined to keep Trump from having another opportunity to put someone on the court, they should have come up with a better strategy — and message — to keep him out of the White House again. But the damage has been done, and no amount of resignation roulette is going to fix it. These aren’t real ideas. They’re internet memes. They’re intricate plots for streaming political dramas on Hulu or Netflix. They are page-turning fiction novels. They’re candy. Meanwhile, Trump is appointing his Cabinet. Next on his list of nominees is the My Pillow guy. What the Democrats have needed to do, from the moment the electoral votes were counted, was start looking and planning ahead. No more wound licking. No more finger pointing. No more kooky ideas. Harris fought a great fight. But she lost. It’s over. It’s time to let it go. Greene writes for the New York Daily News: nydailynews.com . His column is distributed by Tribune Content Agency. Green is an adjunct professor at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York. Get local news delivered to your inbox!
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“Out of the mouths of babes”, or so the Bible-y expression goes. Its meaning is simple: Sometimes those most naive among us accidentally reveal the most. Whether you think that Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex is a babe, and using whichever definition of the word you fancy (hottie or immature tyke), well, that’s between you and your god slash browser history, but a line from his nearly two-year-old memoir has taken on a grim new light. As shocking as it might be to consider, it is less than two years since he published his roman-a-tone-deaf, Spare , a book that carved a swath through the bestseller lists and the sleepless nights of Buckingham Palace courtiers. We all know the high notes – that he lost his virginity in a field behind a pub, Prince William clocked him in a row over wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex and he thought it was fine to describe an Eton house matron as THING. It feels like I’ve been writing about Spare since long before my fingers were bleeding nubbins thanks to oh-so-much keyboard tappity-tapping, but here we are. But it’s a line in chapter one that we need to revisit. The scene: The lush gardens of Frogmore House on April 9, 2021, the day the royal family laid Prince Philip and his favourite barbecue tongs to rest. Only one month earlier, the Sussexes’ Oprah Winfrey interview had aired and jaws had dropped so extravagantly reams of physios were put on high alert. Charles walks behind Prince Philip’s coffin during the Ceremonial Procession at Windsor Castle on April 17, 2021. Picture: Leon Neal/WPA Pool/Getty Images The duke had flown back for the sombre day and Charles and Prince William joined him to talk. Picture: Leon Neal/WPA Pool/Getty Images The duke had flown back for the sombre day and Charles and Prince William had joined him to talk. In the ensuing conversation, he writes that the King begged his sons, “Please, boys – don’t make my final years a misery”. “His voice sounded raspy, fragile. It sounded, if I’m being honest, old,” Harry writes. Just think about that line, knowing what we know now: “Please, boys – don’t make my final years a misery”. Yes, the “please boys” line got plenty of media play at the time when it was read entirely through the lens of a plaintive father pleading for some peace from his warring sons and, to some degree, taking the paternally avoidant route out. (The House of Windsor might have come to grips with 21st century technology, but their emotional bandwidth is distinctly still 19th). But today, that “final years” bit, a throwaway reference you’d have to assume, well, it’s a different story entirely. Prince Harry and Meghan talk to Oprah Winfrey. Picture: Joe Pugliese/Harpo Productions/AFP Prince Harry’s Spare. Picture: Adam Berry/Getty Images We are fast approaching the 10-month mark since the Palace knocked socks and sundry other garments off us all by announcing that, what was meant to be a relatively routine treatment for an enlarged prostate, had revealed the monarch has cancer. (Side note: It’s never been revealed what sort of cancer the 76-year-old actually has). Then, with a hitherto unthinkable degree of honesty and plain dealing, which is to say, a teeny smidgen of the stuff, Crown Inc embarked on trying to keep the ship of monarchy afloat as the King started, and continues to undergo, weekly treatment. There have been green shoots and signs of hope that things are going well. His doctors signed off on him undertaking October’s hugely successful tour of Australia and Samoa (just ask the 10,000 people who headed to the Opera House to see him and Queen Camilla) and taking an 11-day break from his treatment regimen. This month, the Telegraph reported he has “moved into the next phase” of his “cancer journey”, whatever that quite means. Earlier this month, a source close to His Majesty told Vanity Fair ’s Katie Nicholl that the King is “doing very well and that’s very apparent”. But set against the backdrop of this year’s events, that reference to his “final years” takes on a much more ominous and depressing hue. Maybe we could be particularly liberal and read “final” to mean another 20 or so. Maybe. What is clear is that the discovery of Charles’ cancer has up-ended and overturned whatever sense of certainty formerly existed when it came to the calculus about how much time he would have on the throne. The King begged his sons, ‘don’t make my final years a misery’. Picture: Max Mumby/Pool/Indigo/Getty Images The discovery of Charles’ cancer has up-ended and overturned whatever sense of certainty formerly existed about his time on the throne. Picture: Daniel Leal/AFP Those Windsor genes of Charles’ are ferric stuff. Before his diagnosis, I would have said that the very healthful King, a man with a strong lifelong relationship with muesli and the benefits of long, hilly walks, could well surpass the late Queen who passed away at 96. Hell, why not shoot for his grandmother’s example and refuse to go anywhere before his 101st birthday? Thanks to the miracle of modern medicine and the army of homoeopathic tinctures, drops, balms and unguents that His Majesty is no doubt deploying alongside the best that a test tube can offer, he might very well yet hit his century and have to send himself a congratulatory 100th birthday letter. But what that Spare line does is to drive home the uncertainty and darkness the world is operating in when it comes to His Majesty’s health. The ancient Romans liked to dissect an occasional dove to divine the future and this Charles situation has a certain feel to it. Straws have and will continue to be clutched as we all operate in a vacuum. All tea leaves can and will be read. At least there is one thing that we can say with some confidence – despite the challenges of 2024, he is ‘happier than ever’. That royal source told Vanity Fair’s Nicholl: “I think the past year has shown the king to be very human. He recognises that there’s a limit to what he can do, but I do think he’s happier this year than last year. There’s a levity about him and a sense of joy. You see him hugging people and laughing. He’s happy to be here doing what he loves”. 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Andrej Stojakovic made 11 free throws to help craft a team-high 20 points, freshman Jeremiah Wilkinson had his second consecutive big game off the bench and Cal ran its winning streak to three with an 83-77 nonconference victory over Sacramento State on Sunday afternoon in Berkeley, Calif. Wilkinson finished with 16 points and Rytis Petraitis 13 for the Golden Bears (5-1), whose only loss this season was at Vanderbilt. Jacob Holt went for a season-high 25 points for the Hornets (1-4), who dropped their fourth straight after a season-opening win over Cal State Maritime. Seeking a fourth straight home win, Cal led by as many as 12 points in the first half and 40-33 at halftime before Sacramento State rallied. The Hornets used a 14-5 burst out of the gate following the intermission to grab a 47-45 lead. Julian Vaughns had a 3-pointer and three-point play in the run. But Cal dominated pretty much the rest of the game, taking the lead for good on a Petraitis 3-pointer with 14:50 remaining. Stojakovic, a transfer from rival Stanford, went 11-for-15 at the foul line en route to his third 20-point game of the young season. Cal outscored Sacramento State 26-17 on free throws to more than account for the margin of victory. Coming off a 23-point explosion in his first extended action of the season, Wilkinson hit five of his 10 shots Sunday. The Golden Bears outshot the Hornets 47.2 percent to 43.1 percent. Joshua Ola-Joseph contributed 10 points and six rebounds, Mady Sissoko also had 10 points and Petraitis found time for a team-high five assists. Holt complemented his 25 points with a game-high eight rebounds. He made four 3-pointers, as did Vaughns en route to 18 points, helping Sacramento State outscore Cal 30-21 from beyond the arc. EJ Neal added 16 points for the Hornets, while Emil Skytta tied for game-high assist honors with five to go with seven points. --Field Level MediaStocks in Bangladesh yesterday stretched their losing streak to two days consecutively as investors grappled with the fallout of Moody's recent downgrade of the country's foreign credit rating. The US-based credit rating agency also revised its long-term economic outlook for Bangladesh from stable to negative. As a result, the market saw thin participation of investors, who cautiously traded selective shares to make short-term gains amid price fluctuations. Like the previous trading session, both the Dhaka and Chattogram bourses witnessed massive sale requests as the investment climate has remained unresponsive. The DSEX, the broad index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), plunged by 0.98 percent from the day prior to close at 5,146 points, indicating a downtrend in the market. The other two indexes of the country's premier bourse saw the same as the DSES, which represents the performance of Shariah-compliant companies, receded by 0.18 percent to 1,149 points. Similarly, the DS30, which reflects the condition of blue-chip stocks, fell by 0.99 percent to 1,899 points. Out of the 392 issues traded at the DSE yesterday, 110 saw their prices rise while that of 228 closed lower and 54 did not see any movement. The DSE's daily turnover, which indicates the collective value of shares traded, stood at Tk 302 crore, down 16.97 percent compared to the previous day. The banking sector dominated the turnover chart, accounting for 17.84 percent. Block trades, meaning high-volume securities transactions that are privately negotiated and executed outside the open market, contributed another 4.6 percent to the turnover. NRB Bank Limited was the most-traded stock, registering turnover of Tk 15.0 crore. All the sectors that comprise companies with high market capitalisation, which refers to the value of their outstanding shares, posted negative performances, according to BRAC EPL Stock Brokerage. The pharmaceuticals sector experienced the largest loss of 1.79 percent followed by Food and Allied (0.76 percent), banking (0.54 percent), non-bank financial institutions (0.52 percent), telecommunication (0.37 percent), engineering (0.26 percent), and fuel and power (0.14 percent). Sector-wise, information technology, services and real estate, and general insurance were the three that closed in positive territory while ceramics, pharmaceuticals, and textiles became the top three that closed in negative territory. At the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CES), the CSE All-Share Price Index (CASPI) saw a similar trend as it slipped by 1.13 percent to close at 14,419 points. At the CSE, shares of companies like Square Pharmaceuticals, BRAC Bank, BAT Bangladesh, Renata, Islami Bank, Eastern Bank, Robi Axiata, Alif Industries, Al-Arafah Islami Bank and Jamuna Bank suffered losses. Drug maker Square Pharmaceuticals alone contributed 26.56 points to the fall. Investors showed the most interest in shares of Beximco Pharmaceuticals, National Bank, Prime Bank, Genex Infosys, BSRM, Shahjalal Islami Bank, Bangladesh Submarine Cables, Al-Haj Textile, Orion Pharma and Olympic Industries. However, none of these companies saw doubt-digit growth in their share values, with Beximco Pharmaceuticals gaining the most by adding only 1.52 points.
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Title: Woman PhD Student Reported Missing in Shanxi Found Safe; Involved Individuals DetainedNASSAU, Bahamas — At the tail end of a forgettable trip to Paradise (Island), the Arizona Wildcats found one of their key privileges had been taken away. They could have really used it this time, too. Normally able to quickly escape an away game via a charter flight that has minimal security and bag hassles, the Wildcats instead were subject to the madness that was Lynden Pindling International Airport on Saturday morning, just like everyone else. It actually had nothing to do with their 1-2 performance in the Battle 4 Atlantis, nor their 3-4 overall record, but simply because all U.S.-bound passengers face the same procedures regardless of their flight style. Still, it might have felt that way. Motiejus Krivas’ limited production and Tobe Awaka’s reliability prompted Tommy Lloyd to put Awaka in the starting lineup all week in the Bahamas. The Wildcats had to wade through a theme-park-style line that snaked tightly back and forth, skirted past a glass barrier, then snaked back and forth and around until hitting a security screening for U.S.-bound flights. Then they faced additional queuing for U.S. Customs and immigration pre-clearance. The whole process took so long that Arizona’s charter was delayed nearly two hours from its scheduled departure time, meaning the Wildcats’ plans to arrive before kickoff of the UA-ASU football game were pretty much shot. But just after Tommy Lloyd made it through all that, before making his way to the Wildcats’ overcrowded gate area, the UA coach still had half a smile left on his face. “We’ll be all right,” he said. Part of his team’s troubles could be attributed to a November in which Arizona played only two lower-level opponents at home before opting to play at Wisconsin, host Duke and then enter the always competitive Battle 4 Atlantis field. That was nearly the opposite approach of a team that schedules softies leading up to Thanksgiving or even afterward. Both can backfire: Too hard a schedule and you risk losing too many games and maybe your confidence. Too easy, and you won’t be prepared for higher-level play and the NCAA Tournament down the road. “The art of scheduling,” Lloyd said. Then there was some simple math: The Battle 4 Atlantis featured seven high-level teams, three of them ranked, and a proud mid-major program in Davidson. Not everyone was going to go home happy. “Coming here, one team is going to go 0-3, a couple teams are going to go 1-2 a couple are going to go 2-1 and one team is going 3-0,” Lloyd said. “Our hope was to come here and find a way to try to get to 3-0. We didn’t do that. We ended up in the one and two slot. That’s our reality. “We’re gonna wear it. We own it. We’ll take responsibility for it and see if we can make the necessary changes to flip it.” Lloyd and the Wildcats have basically two weeks to do so. They have only a Dec. 7 home game against Southern Utah before facing UCLA in Phoenix on Dec. 14, allowing plenty of time for practice, video review and deep thoughts. Maybe even positive thoughts. Guard Caleb Love tried one out during the postgame news conference after West Virginia beat Arizona 83-76 in overtime in the Atlantis third-place game Friday. “I still believe we’re a good team,” Love said. “It’s early in the season and I’m not panicking. We just know once we get back to Tucson we’re gonna regroup and figure this thing out.” West Virginia (40-39) outrebounded Arizona despite the Wildcats’ height advantage, Nov. 29, 2024. There are many places for them to start working on. Here’s a few of them: Find their 7-footers While the Imperial Ballroom’s 26-foot ceiling still left plenty of room above Motiejus Krivas and Henri Veesaar, neither one appeared comfortable all week. Krivas averaged just 8.3 points and 4.0 rebounds in UA’s three games, while playing 16.6 minutes off the bench behind Tobe Awaka, while Veesaar averaged 3.7 points and 2.3 rebounds despite averaging 24 minutes a game. Although Trey Townsend hit a groove as UA’s starting power forward after a slow start to the season, averaging 15.3 points and shooting 58.1% over the three games, center is still a question mark. Lloyd gave Krivas the start on Nov. 22 against Duke but Krivas’ limited production and Awaka’s reliability prompted Lloyd to put Awaka back in the starting lineup all week in the Bahamas. “If he’s going to eventually start, I wanted him to earn it,” Lloyd said of Krivas. “I’m kind of waiting for him to do that. It’s nothing against Tobe; it’s just me trying to kind of figure out a way to take advantage.” Get tougher Both Oklahoma (38-34) and West Virginia (40-39) outrebounded Arizona despite the Wildcats’ height advantage and that didn’t tell the whole story. While Lloyd complained the Wildcats were out-toughed physically against Oklahoma, the Wildcats also lost the mental game on Friday. West Virginia had played two overtime games just to get to a third one Friday against Arizona, but the Mountaineers didn’t let it faze them. “Going to the overtimes, you’re not really thinking much about how tired you are,” said West Virginia forward Tucker DeVries, who led the Mountaineers with 26 points. “I think the team that gives in the quickest and thinks about how tired they are is going to fold. I thought our group just stuck with it and just continued to focus on the next play.” Trey Townsend hit a groove as UA's starting power forward after a slow start to the season, averaging 15.3 points and shooting 58.1% over the three games. Emotional control Just as Love did at Wisconsin on Nov. 14, guard KJ Lewis committed what became a costly technical foul against Oklahoma. Love extended an arm out for a light shove on Wisconsin’s John Blackwell after fouling him, giving Wisconsin four ensuing free throws. They hit all four, expanding their lead from 9-8 to 13-8 while Love eventually fouled out with just six points. Lewis drew a T for taunting after his 3-pointer pulled UA within four points with 15 minutes left against the Sooners. But Oklahoma’s Jeremiah Fears took advantage by hitting both ensuing technical free throws, and UA’s momentum was slowed. Oklahoma won 82-77. Lewis finished with five points and was held out of the starting lineup against West Virginia as a result. “We’ve gotta exhibit more winning habits,” Lloyd said. “We’re gonna have to look deep within to find those.” Who: Arizona (3-4) vs. Southern Utah (6-2) When: Noon, Saturday, Dec. 7 Where: McKale Center TV: CBSSN Radio: 1290-AM, 107.5-FM Contact sports reporter Bruce Pascoe at bpascoe@tucson.com . On X(Twitter): @brucepascoe Respond: Write a letter to the editor | Write a guest opinion Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. A subscription helps you access more of the local stories that keep you connected to the community. Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! ReporterJeeno Thitikul wins LPGA Tour Championship in style | Sporting News
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