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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Saquon Barkley normally would have tossed his game-used cleats to the kid who asked for the pair as the star Philadelphia Eagles running back ran off the field and back to the locker room. Sorry, kid. Not today. Barkley kept his mucked-up cleats for good reason — he became the ninth running back in NFL history to top 2,000 yards rushing in a season, reaching the milestone with a 23-yard run in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 41-7 win over the Dallas Cowboys. That rush gave Barkley 2,005 yards with one game left and stuck him exactly 100 yards from Eric Dickerson's record of 2,105, set in 1984 for the Los Angeles Rams. Barkley left the game after the run that got him past 2,000, finishing with 167 yards on 31 carries. “We definitely knew what the number was to at least get 2,000,” Barkley said. “We weren't leaving this field without at least accomplishing that. That's not the words from me, that's the words from the guys up front.” Whether Dickerson likes it or not — and the Hall of Famer made clear last week he does not — Barkley is coming for the record next weekend against the New York Giants. Well, maybe. The Eagles have clinched the NFC East and least the No. 2 seed in the conference, making that game mostly meaningless. Coach Nick Sirianni could opt to rest Barkley to protect him from injury ahead of the playoffs. “Whatever his decision is, I'm all for it,” Barkley said. “If his mindset is, go out and try it, we'll go out and try it. If his mindset is, let's rest and get ready for this run, I'll all for it, too.” Sirianni simply said, “we'll see.” His backward hat askew, Barkley laughed when asked if he wanted to break the record in a delicious twist against his old team. “I'm not overly trying to go get it,” Barkley said. “I'm not scared to. I would love to. But at the end of the day, we've got bigger things we're focusing on.” Barkley gets a shot at the record thanks to a 17th game of the season that Dickerson and the NFL did not have in 1984. Derrick Henry was the last running back to exceed 2,000 yards. He had 2,027 for the Tennessee Titans in 2020. Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson ran for 2,097 yards in 2012, the second most in an NFL season. Barkley, who left the Giants to sign a three-year deal with the Eagles for $26 million guaranteed, also set the NFL mark Sunday for most yards rushing in a player's first season with a new team. He ran for 176 yards and a touchdown in his first career game against the Giants. “I didn't come here or sign here just to rush for 2,000 (yards) and break a record,” Barkley said. “I'm here to do something special.” Barkley was drafted out of Penn State with the No. 2 overall pick in 2018. He was an instant success with New York and ran for 1,307 yards his rookie season. Barkley ran for 5,211 yards and 35 touchdowns and had 288 receptions for 2,100 yards and 12 TDs in six years with the Giants. He hit free agency after the Giants elected not to put a franchise tag on him. “I was in the dark,” Barkley said. “You don't know what's going to happen, you don't know where you're going to be. Everything is kind of up in the air.” His mission is clear — win a Super Bowl and maybe take down Dickerson. Sporting his trademark goggles and Jheri curl, Dickerson had seven straight 1,000-yard seasons in the 1980s, and the Hall of Famer is widely considered one of the best running backs ever. Dickerson finished with 13,259 yards, the ninth most in NFL history. Emmitt Smith holds the career record with 18,355 yards. “I don’t think he’ll break it. But if he breaks it, he breaks it,” Dickerson told the Los Angeles Times . “Do I want him to break it? Absolutely not. I don’t pull no punches on that. But I’m not whining about it. He had 17 games to do it? Hey, football is football.” In 1984, Dickerson topped 100 yards rushing 12 times to break O.J. Simpson’s 1973 record of 2,003 yards rushing in a season. Simpson set his record in 14 games for the Buffalo Bills before the NFL expanded to 16 in 1978. The NFL moved to 17 games in 2021. “The way football is right now, it’s kind of hard to rush for 2,000 yards in 14 games,” Barkley said. "So, whether it’s 16, whether it’s 17, it’s a feat that you can never take away from what I was able to do with the O-line. And only eight other players did it, so it’s a special moment.” AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nflNow that the gifts are unwrapped and the stockings are empty, it’s time to focus on someone who deserves a treat: you. Didn’t get everything on your wishlist? No worries — as any pro deal hunter knows, the biggest winter sales don't start until after the holidays come to a close. So whether you have a gift card burning a hole in your pocket (or you just want to congratulate yourself on being the best gift-giver), you can save on everything you've had your eye on all year, thanks to a ton of after-Christmas sales from all your favorite retailers. Need some inspiration? How about new , down to just $73 for four? What about half-off a brand-new ? You can also upgrade your floppy old pillows for these No.1 bestselling for $21 a pop. There's a ton more where those came from, too — just keep scrolling and we'll do the rest. Yahoo Senior Tech Editor Rick Broida dubbed this iPad the , so if you're looking for the cream of the crop, grab it now while it's on sale. It comes with a one-year warranty, boasts up to 10 hours of battery life on a single charge and has a 10.9-inch screen and 64GB storage. "[It] seamlessly pairs with the rest of my Apple devices," . "Build quality is great as all Apple devices are. ... Charges via USB-C and includes a nice braided charger. Screen is great, speakers are clear and battery is long-lasting." Ready to tackle those wrinkles? Love by more than 11,000 five-star fans, the Neutrogena Triple Age Repair Anti-Aging Night Cream goes to work at night to deeply nourish skin while you sleep. Infused with Vitamin C and glycerin, it smooths out wrinkles, corrects uneven skin tone and helps with loss of firmness. Grab a jar while it's over 40% off. Active noise cancellation in these No. 1 bestsellers shuts out the world so you can immerse yourself in music, podcasts or whatever makes you happy. Adaptive Transparency mode lets you listen to your tunes but also hear any important noises from your surroundings. You might not have visions of sugarplums dancing in your head for another year, but you can still resolve to get a more restful sleep in 2025. The first step? Swapping those flabby pillows for this No. 1 bestselling set. Yahoo staffers adore these fluffy, cooling headrests, as do more than Amazon shoppers. Check out our full for more. This bag's long handles and longer, narrower silhouette make this sleeker than other totes. Elegant and classic, it's right at home alongside everything from jeans and a white tee to a polished office look or date night 'fit. You can even match it up with the marshmallowiest of winter puffer coats and it'd still be cute. When it comes to serums, this beloved snail mucin from CosRx stands out — it's won multiple awards, has more than 57,000 five-star reviews on Amazon and also . Users have boasted about its ability to soothe, hydrate, repair and improve dullness in the skin and have made it a No. 1 bestseller. If you're new to K-beauty and are looking for a product that defines the entire genre, this is it. If you're snail mucin-curious, now's the time to and get it. All-time low price alert! Never lose your luggage, purse, car — anything, really — again. Just toss one of these smart tags inside the item you want to track and you'll be alerted of its whereabouts via your phone. The deal on this four-pack brings each tag just over $18 a pop. Grab a few for your, er, family members (in my case that was me)! Pros and home bakers alike adore this No.1 bestseller. At 5 quarts, it can hold enough dough to make up to nine dozen cookies at a time (though it won't take up much room in your kitchen). It'll give your arms a break by doing all of the mixing, and you can let it run while you prep other ingredients. This is the brand I (Britt) use in my own home kitchen, and it comes with a beater, dough hook and whisk attachments for making practically any baked good under the sun. Ready to upgrade your listening experience? These wildly popular earbuds are down to their lowest price , so grab a pair while you can save big. Equipped with features like active noise canceling and transparency modes, you'll be able to choose how much of the outside world you'd like to tune out while enjoying playlists and audiobooks. Plus, these babies are sweat- and water-resistant, meaning you can take 'em to the gym, and you'll be treated to up to 24 hours of listening time via the charging case. At 40 inches, this highly rated (and reasonably priced) telly is the one Goldilocks would likely opt for; not too big, not too small, just right. High-def resolution and Dolby Digital Audio help enhance the viewing experience with clear picture and sound, and you'll have easy access to all of your favorite streaming platforms in one place. At just $150, this price matches the TV's all-time low, so act fast! If there's one type of Shark we're always happy to run into, it's one that's on sale — and this 65% off deal is pretty -dropping. Complete with a HEPA filter, this bad boy will help purify the air while it sucks up dust bunnies. (Psst: This price beats the refurbished one on Amazon!) If you've been waiting to buy an Apple Watch until it goes on sale, well, wait no more. The on-page coupon drops the price to within a dollar of its all-time low, so you really can't do much better than that. You're getting the latest version, which features a larger display and a more lightweight design for comfortable wear. Now you'll be able to track your steps and sleep, take a call, listen to music and more — all from your wrist. Gordon Ramsay himself uses these pots and pans, so ... that's saying something! They're made of aluminum sandwiched between stainless steel for expert heat conduction and distribution, and their nonstick interiors make them a breeze to clean. Plus, the signature hexagonal etching helps encourage browning. With this starter set, you'll get the 12-inch, 10-inch and 8-inch Hybrid pans, plus lids for each — and for nearly 40% off. Check out our roundup of the for more. Keep your personal information protected with this sleek RFID-blocking wallet, which has a whopping 15 card slots and two zip-up pockets. It hasn't dipped lower in price in years, and makes a great gift. (Psst: There's a on sale for just $9, too!) If your under-eye area could use a little freshening up, it's this No. 1 bestselling cream to the rescue! Formulated with moisturizing hyaluronic acid, calming niacinamide and three essential ceramides, it helps maintain and restore the skin barrier to preserve hydration and minimize the appearance of dark circles and puffiness. Even celebs like are fans — get it now for nearly 30% off. This model, powered by Apple's ultrafast M3 chip, was released this year, so we're surprised to find it on sale — especially at a $200 discount (one of its lowest prices ever). In fact, the only time it's ever been lower was during Black Friday/Cyber Monday. It's also one of the thinnest and lightest laptops you'll find, so can you really go wrong? You can't go wrong with this 6.75-quart beauty, which was designed to be more lightweight (measured by quart) than other premium cast iron cookware on the market. is a fan of the brand, saying it's "great for soups, stews and braising." This model is a bit more shallow than standard Dutch ovens, but it has a large surface area that makes it ideal for browning meat and reducing liquids. We're not seeing it for any less than it is here — and it comes in eight stunning colors, so good luck choosing! We're seeing savings of up to 40% — sometimes more! — on everything from bedding and kitchenware to tech, clothing and beauty during the . Save up to 50% on appliances, plus nab savings on TVs, laptops, headphones and tablets. Score up to 60% off and snag hundreds of big brands at a discount, including Hoka, Nike, Ugg, Zella and more. Take advantage of the retailer's end-of-year clearance sale, which nabs you up to 45% off all clearance merch. The retailer's outlet section has a plethora of great offerings: Score up to 50% off clothing, footwear, REI Co-Op brand deals and hiking items. Save up to 50% on brands like Fenty, Charlotte Tilbury, Kiehl's and more. You can always count on Target to bring the deals, including up to 40% off floor care, up to 45% off headphones and 50% off board games for the perfect New Year's Eve night in. The mega-retailer's end-of-year sale has massive discounts that rival (and often beat) Amazon on vacuums, kitchen appliances, bedding and clothing, to name a few. Take advantage of up to 60% off on furniture, kitchen tools and home decor during the retailer's end-of-year clearance sale. Enjoy stellar savings on a wide variety of footwear brands, including , and more. I almost never ask for electronics for Christmas; I'd much rather get a gift card and take advantage of year-end sales to find the exact model of iPad, MacBook Air or headphones that I want rather than let my family members try and make that decision for me. Luckily, there's no shortage of stunning tech deals out there right now, from Apple, Beats, Samsung, Amazon and more. ($279, originally $349): This iPad is one of the best tablets you can buy, period. While we’ve seen this model for slightly cheaper, this is still a steal for the quality and performance you get — especially with features like the A14 Bionic chip, 10-hour battery life and that gorgeous Retina display. ($119, originally $129): Offering premium sound, seamless connectivity and a comfortable, all-day fit, these fan-favorite buds are perfect for anyone looking to upgrade their audio game without breaking the bank. ($190, originally $249): As a long-time Apple user, I waited way too long to buy my AirPods Pro. Don't be like me, get nearly $60 off these noise-canceling No.1 bestsellers now. ($310, originally $520): You're looking at the lowest price of the year on this stunning set, thanks to a 35% discount. ($5,000, originally $8,000) Samsung is stepping up with fantastic discounts on its TV lineup, including a jaw-dropping deal on this nearly 100-inch beast, now marked down by a whopping $3,000. If you’re looking to (seriously) upgrade your viewing experience — and have five-grand burning a hole in your pocket — this deal's got your name on it. ($15, originally $40): When we put some of the best earbuds to the test, we crowned the Baseus buds as the top budget pick, thanks to their impressive sound quality and noise-cancelling features. Even at their usual $40 they'd be a steal, but 50% off coupon (plus an extra 13% off on top of that) puts them at their lowest price ever, making them dang near irresistible. ($100, originally $200): Noise-cancelling headphones can keep you sane if you’re trying to get your work done around screaming kids or watching a movie on a plane ... next to screaming kids. And at 50% off, your sanity doesn’t have to come with a high price tag. ($359, originally $429): Planning to get serious about your workout regimen in '25? Snag yourself one of these. Packed with features such as a brighter display than previous models, advanced health tracking (including ECG and sleep monitoring) and seamless integration with your Apple devices, it’s perfect for anyone looking to stay connected and monitor their fitness goals. ($1,297, originally $1,997): This TV isn’t just for binge-watching; it lets you show off your artistic side by displaying everything from classic works of art to the photos you took on vacation. Yes, it’s a splurge, but with a gorgeous matte display and at $700 off, it’s a whole lot easier to justify. ($152, originally $230): This home security camera continuously records in stunning 4K for up to 96 hours on a single charge, or for up to 500 days in motion-detection mode. You get excellent night vision too. Another bonus: No pesky subscription fee. ($1,150, originally $1,800): This QLED TV delivers eye-popping clarity and vivid colors, offering lifelike, immersive visuals that are perfect for movies, sports and other high-quality content. At this price, you’re getting a premium viewing experience that’s hard to beat. ($30, originally $50): The Fire TV Stick gives you instant access to more than 1.5 million movies and TV shows, all for less than the cost of a couple of movie tickets. Plus, for half off, it's close to as low as we've ever seen it. You might be done with holiday meal prep for another year, but we'd argue you still have a good three months of prime cooking time ahead of you. Doesn't spending a chilly day in the kitchen cooking your favorite comfort food sound like the coziest thing ever? And you can revamp your arsenal for a steal: We're seeing lots of post-Christmas sales on some of the most sought-after appliance and cookware brands, from KitchenAid stand mixers to the Yahoo editor-approved Our Place Always Pan (celebs love it too). That gets a resounding, "Yes, Chef!" ($259, originally $359): Need a more industrial option? Here ya go! Because it has a bowl-lift design rather than the tilt-head variety, this model is more stable and can whip things up with greater power. Plus, it has 10 speeds for any recipe or task. Available on sale in four colors and full price for Dried Rose. ($280, originally $430): You won't find this stunner from Ina Garten's favorite brand for any less than it currently is at Sur La Table. Use it to make delectable soups, stews, braises and other family feasts this winter. ($149, originally $199): Keep the ice cream party going all year long with this top-rated appliance, which makes churning out customizable frozen treats a breeze. It's on sale for less at Walmart than it is at Amazon ... (it's also Yahoo editor-approved — check out our for more). ($40, originally $230): It's an air fryer ... it's a toaster oven ... it's ... well, it's both. Made of sleek stainless steel, this compact cooker turns out crispy favorites with hardly any oil, and you can get it at Target for less than at Amazon (it's down to a record low). ($99, originally $150): This multi-use, nonstick beauty might become your most-reached-for piece of , thanks to its thoughtful design. It took the internet by storm a few years ago and quickly became a favorite of home cooks and celebs alike. ( did a collaboration with the brand, and Oprah has called it "the kitchen magician.") It's not often on sale, so grab it while it's $51 off (within $4 of the lowest it's ever been). Check out our full for more. ($20, originally $30): Kick off the new year with a fresh set of blades — at a serious price slash. This colorful collection comes with six different knives and protective covers for each. Plus, their nonstick coatings make them a breeze to clean. ($330, originally $532): Gordon Ramsay approves of this brand, and you know how peevishly particular he is. The pans' hybrid construction combines the best qualities of stainless steel, cast iron and nonstick for a one-of-a-kind product that, according to , "is highly versatile and cooks exceptionally well." If you've been looking for an excuse to overhaul your regimen, look no further — it's a New Year! Whether the winter chill has been leaving your skin feeling a little parched or you're on the hunt for a hair tool that'll help you master the art of the blowout, there are markdowns aplenty to be had. How about kicking off 2025 with some pampering for your skin? This trio of is $11 off. Want to eradicate those coffee stains for good? are over 30% off. Here are some other picks we're eyeing: ($36 with coupon, originally $55): The Ferrari of toothbrushes has a motor that delivers 82,000 vibrations per minute and removes up to 10 times more buildup than an ordinary toothbrush. ($14, originally $20): This No. 1 bestselling cream contains three restorative ceramides, moisturizing hyaluronic acid and soothing niacinamide to combat dryness and reduce the appearance of dark circles and puffiness. ($1.00, originally $1.29): There’s nothing we love more than a . And if you can find one that’s ultra-affordable? Even better! Luckily for you (and your wallet!), over 7,000 Amazon shoppers in the past month have found a lipstick that ticks all those boxes and then some. It comes in nearly 30 colors and can be yours for a mere $1. ($29, originally $50): Reviewers can attest that this kit delivers on its pro-level, smile-brightening claims. It promises to remove up to 15 years' worth of stains from your chompers. Plus, it's designed with sensitive smiles in mind. ($11, originally $18): Get your gourd on! This mask has been a favorite of beauty experts for decades, and for good reason — it's a powerful at-home exfoliating treatment that truly wakes up your skin and gives it a serious glow. It uses enzymes from pumpkin, which are similar to alpha hydroxy acids like glycolic acid but a lot more gentle. This makes it an ideal exfoliant for those with more sensitive skin. ($32, originally $45): If parched, frigid winter air wreaks havoc on your hands, it's time to step up your moisturizer game with this TLC-giving trio. Kiehl's beloved formula is rich enough to hydrate your skin for hours without leaving it greasy or oily. "Very nice lotion," raved one shopper. "Very healing without being too greasy. Perfect for dry winter hands!" If you've vowed to work on improving your sleep in 2025, replacing your shabby pillows, sheets and mattress is a good place to start. Uncomfortable bed making you toss and turn? Give it a wallet-friendly refresh courtesy of markdowns on Casper, Tempur-Pedic ... even Oprah's favorite, Cozy Earth. With savings of up to 60%, these sales are anything but a snoozefest. ($233, originally $389): This ethereally soft, breathable set is one of Oprah's favorite things, so you know it's good — and Yahoo editors adore it too (check out our for more). Plus, save up to 40% sitewide. ($30, originally $59): Not only will these silky-smooth sleeves elevate the look of your bed, they'll feel divine against your skin. Save nearly 50% on this gorgeous pair and more from the dreamy linen brand (oh, and if it's your first order, you can chop an extra 15% off at checkout). ($1,199, originally $1,499): This bestseller features the brand's patented GelFlex Grid, which adapts to support your movements while you sleep — and we're seeing it for $100 less than it was just over a month ago. ($649, originally $998): If you're looking for a marriage of affordability and excellence, Bear is a brand you'll want to check out. Apply code at checkout for 35% off (and free accessories!). ($649, originally $1,563): Here's another option that's on the more budget-friendly side, though with over 40,000 perfect ratings, you wouldn't know it. It's nearly 60% off! ($1,999, originally $2,199): This New Year's deal saves you $200 on the brand's comfortable and pressure-relieving sleep surface, which is made of its proprietary Tempur-Material. ($19, originally $63): A Walmart favorite, this wildly popular, double-brushed sheet set is on mega-sale. 12,000-plus five-star fans can't be wrong, right? ($116, originally $250): Snagging a queen-size mattress for under $200 might sound too good to be true, but it's possible over at Wayfair. This 55%-off deal scores you a medium-firm model that adapts to your body's contours and keeps things cool and comfy for custom support. And that pillow layer is like having a plush mattress topper built right in! So, you're resolving to clean more regularly in the New Year? Why not start from the (literal) ground floor and snag one of the highly discounted dust picker-uppers we've spotted — brands like iRobot, Shark and, yes, even Dyson can be yours for a steal. Whether you prefer a lightweight stick vacuum, sturdy upright, portable handheld or just want a robovac to do all of the dirty work for you, we've got a model with your name on it. ($100, originally $270): We think it's pretty "Inse"-ane that such a sleek-looking vac could cost so little, but this bestseller proves you don't have to break the bank to upgrade your cleaning appliance. It runs for up to 45 minutes and weighs just over 8 pounds, making it a breeze to bring from room to room. ($500, originally $650): Of course, if it's a stick vac you want, a Dyson stick vac you can get — and for a not-so-shabby $250 discount at Walmart. This is the brand's most lightweight model (just 5.2 pounds!), but it can run for up to an hour per charge. It ranked high on our list of the . ($200, originally $400): This model's just slightly heavier but costs half as much at 50% off. The detangling Motorbar gets into thick carpet fibers to suck up deeply embedded dust and hair, and it runs for up to 40 minutes. ($149, originally $250): Rather not push a vacuum around at all? Not only will this No. 1 bestselling robovac zap up dirt and dust while you relax on the couch, it'll empty itself when it's full too! This is the lowest price we've ever seen it on sale for. ($88, originally $124): Attention, pet parents: Before you call your local carpet cleaning service, you'll want to check out this under-$100 Walmart bestseller, which has powerful suction to help eliminate stubborn stains (and their accompanying odors). We often see it on sale for $98, so grab it while it's $10 less! ($50, originally $70): This wildly affordable debris demon weighs just 9 pounds and has an 8-foot extension wand for reaching higher surfaces. We've yet to see this Target-exclusive dip lower than it is now. ($68, originally $100): Animal cohabitators, this small yet mighty hair-zapper's for you. It was specially designed with stubborn shedded fur in mind, and features an anti-tangle brush with rubber bristles to help remove matted messes from your floor, furniture and car. ($70, originally $199): If there's one type of Shark we're always happy to run into, it's one that's on sale — and this 65% off deal really puts the bite on its price. Complete with a HEPA filter, this bad boy will help purify the air while it sucks up dust bunnies. Whether you're dreaming of a closet overhaul or just need a new pair of boots, now is the time to scoop up some serious style steals. Why so many markdowns? Retailers are trying to clear their e-racks to make room for spring looks, which translates to big savings on cold weather essentials — and with at least two more months of winter chill, we're there for it. Even if you're not on the hunt for a new coat or the perfect cashmere scarf, there are still plenty of savings to take advantage of on season-less styles, like , bags and PJs. Here are some we have our eye on: ($19, originally $48): If you're looking for denim that's designed to fit women of all shapes and sizes, the No. 1 bestselling Amanda jeans definitely fit the bill (pun intended). They're a classic high-rise pair that sits at your natural waist and will go with just about anything. ($29, originally $34): Not only do these leggings boast thousands of 5-star reviews, senior deals writer Britt penned her own love letter to : "If you're looking for leggings that are comparable to Lululemon, Colorfulkoala Dreamlux leggings are an affordable alternative (though they're supremely comfortable in their own right). You can stock up on several colors for less than half the price of many high-end brands, which I'd very much advise doing." ($117, originally $195): This pajama set is a for a reason: It's made nearly entirely from bamboo, plus it's super stretchy, doesn't pill and feels cool on the skin. ($73 with coupon, originally $359): This bag's long handles and narrower silhouette make this sleeker than other totes. Elegant and classic, it's right at home alongside everything from jeans and a white tee to a polished office look or date night 'fit. You can even match it up with the marshmallowiest of winter puffer coats and it'd still be cute. ($17, originally $70): Stride out for flannel season in style! This Walmart button-down has a slightly oversize fit and a curved hem to flatter a variety of shapes, and it's ideal over a tee on warm days and a snuggly layer on chilly nights. Available in 15 colors. ($30, originally $46): This just might be the most popular fleece jacket ever made. Made of soft maximum-thermal-retention (MTR) filament fleece, the zip-up works to keep you toasty even on the coolest days, even though it's also thin enough to serve as the perfect under-layer with a parka or puffer when the temps dip below zero. Revolutionize your cleaning routine with this versatile and powerful scrubber, now up to 64% off as part of the After-Christmas deals. Featuring dual adjustable speeds and eight brush heads, it tackles stubborn stains, soap scum, and grout effortlessly. The extendable handle and adjustable brush head make it ideal for hard-to-reach spots, saving your back and knees. With a 1.5-hour battery life and durable, anti-scratch bristles, it’s a must-have for a spotless home! Say goodbye to stubborn pet hair with this reusable lint roller, perfect for furniture, carpets, clothing, and more. Designed for dog and cat hair removal, its manual operation traps fur into a built-in receptacle for easy disposal. Sustainable and adhesive-free, it’s a must-have for pet owners. Don’t miss this After-Christmas deal and snag it now at 12% off for a cleaner, fur-free home! Keep your home neat and organized with these foldable, breathable fabric storage bags, now up to 50% off. With a 60L capacity each, they’re perfect for storing clothing, blankets, and comforters while protecting them from dust and moisture. Reinforced handles ensure easy transport, and the clear front window lets you quickly identify contents. Grab this After-Christmas deal to simplify your storage solutions! Experience premium sound with these advanced wireless earbuds, now 24% off. Featuring Active Noise Cancellation, Transparency mode, and Personalized Spatial Audio, they deliver high-fidelity sound tailored to your environment. With improved call quality, a customizable fit, and water-resistant durability, these earbuds are designed for all-day comfort and exceptional performance. Don’t miss this After-Christmas deal for a top-tier listening experience! Keep tabs on your essentials with ease using these sleek trackers. Effortlessly connect to your iPhone or iPad, play a sound to locate items, or rely on Precision Finding for pinpoint accuracy. With a year-long replaceable battery and water-resistant design, they’re built for durability. Don’t miss this After-Christmas deal and grab them now to stay organized and worry-free! Protect and organize your 9 ft artificial Christmas tree with ease. This waterproof, durable bag shields your tree from dust and moisture, keeping it pristine year after year. Reinforced handles ensure effortless transport, while the dual zipper allows for quick access. With a built-in labeling slot for easy identification, post-holiday cleanup just got a whole lot simpler. Simplify your floor cleaning routine with this After-Christmas deal, now 40% off. This cordless vacuum mop combines powerful suction and on-demand spray to tackle dirt and tough messes with ease. Lightweight and equipped with LED headlights, it reveals hidden debris while offering no-touch disposable pads for effortless cleanup. A must-have for spotless floors without the hassle! Upgrade your home entertainment with this After-Christmas deal, now 38% off. Enjoy vivid 4K Ultra HD picture quality with HDR 10 and Dolby Digital Plus, bringing your favorite movies and shows to life. With the Alexa Voice Remote, streaming, gaming, and live TV are just a command away. Perfect for everyday entertainment, this smart TV is a steal! 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Ben Sheizaf Appointed as Board Member and Chairman of the Board Tel-Aviv, Israel, Nov. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ellomay Capital Ltd. (NYSE American; TASE: ELLO) (“Ellomay” or the “Company”), a renewable energy and power generator and developer of renewable energy and power projects in Europe, Israel and the USA, announced today that Shlomo Nehama, after serving as chairman of the board for 16 years, has decided to resign from the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Nehama served on the Board of Directors and as the Company’s Chairman of the Board since March 2008 and is a controlling shareholder of the Company. In connection with Mr. Nehama’s resignation, the Company’s Board of Directors unanimously appointed Mr. Ben Sheizaf as a member of the Board of Directors and as Chairman of the Board. Mr. Sheizaf will serve as a director until the Company’s 2025 annual general meeting, at which he can be nominated for reappointment to the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Sheizaf, 67, is the founder and CEO of B.P.O. Ltd., a consulting firm since 2019, and has held many senior positions in the Israeli finance and insurance sectors. Mr. Sheizaf currently serves as a member of the board and chairman of the risk management committee of Isracard Ltd. (TASE: ISCD) and as chairman of the board of Detelix Software Technologies Ltd. Between 2008-2019 he held several positions in Phoenix Financial Ltd. (TASE: PHOE), including Deputy CEO and Head of the Long-Term Savings Division, CEO of The Phoenix Pension and Provident Fund Ltd. and a board member of other companies in the group, chairman of Excellence Provident Fund Ltd. and a member of the board of Excellence Investments Ltd. (between 2018-2019), and chairman of Shekel Insurance Agency (2008) Ltd. (between 2012-2015). Mr. Sheizaf holds a B.A. in Accounting and Economics from Tel Aviv University and completed a supplemental year of accounting studies. “Having served as chairman of the board for 16 years, it is time for me to step down. We have achieved extraordinary growth and expansion with an impressive geographical spread as well. I am proud of what we have accomplished. It is with great pleasure that I thank the shareholders for their trust in us, the board members, and management for their responsible and accurate implementation of our strategic plans. The future holds many opportunities for us. I am pleased to announce Benny Sheizaf’s appointment. I am confident that he will bring impressive knowledge and experience. This will help move the company forward to new heights. Needless to mention that if so requested or required I shall personally assist the board and the chairman in all aspects,” said Mr. Nehama. “It is my pleasure to thank Shlomo and the members of the board for their confidence in me. Together with Ellomay’s excellent team, I am confident that we will lead the company to significant and sustainable growth,” said Mr. Sheizaf, the incoming Chairman of the Board. About Ellomay Capital Ltd. Ellomay is an Israeli based company whose shares are listed on the NYSE American and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange under the trading symbol “ELLO”. Since 2009, Ellomay Capital focuses its business in the renewable energy and power sectors in Europe, USA and Israel. To date, Ellomay has evaluated numerous opportunities and invested significant funds in the renewable, clean energy and natural resources industries in Israel, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and Texas, USA, including: For more information about Ellomay, visit http://www.ellomay.com . Information Relating to Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties, including statements that are based on the current expectations and assumptions of the Company’s management. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release regarding the Company’s plans and objectives, expectations and assumptions of management are forward-looking statements. The use of certain words, including the words “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” “expect,” “believe” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on the Company’s forward-looking statements. Various important factors could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those that may be expressed or implied by the Company’s forward-looking statements, including changes in electricity prices and demand, continued war and hostilities in Israel, Gaza and Lebanon, regulatory changes, including extension of current or approval of new rules and regulations increasing the operating expenses of manufacturers of renewable energy in Spain, increases in interest rates and inflation, changes in the supply and prices of resources required for the operation of the Company’s facilities (such as waste and natural gas) and in the price of oil, the impact of continued military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, technical and other disruptions in the operations or construction of the power plants owned by the Company and general market, political and economic conditions in the countries in which the Company operates, including Israel, Spain, Italy and the United States. These and other risks and uncertainties associated with the Company’s business are described in greater detail in the filings the Company makes from time to time with Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 20-F. The forward-looking statements are made as of this date and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Contact: Kalia Rubenbach (Weintraub) CFO Tel: +972 (3) 797-1111 Email: hilai@ellomay.comScience, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math ... oh my! Did you know that there is a regular STEAM Team program for kids ages 6 and up at the Wando Mount Pleasant Library? The engaging program combines literacy and multimedia with hands-on experiences on a different STEAM topic each session, with instruction from a former elementary school teacher and current children’s librarian. Every session of STEAM Team follows a similar format: a fictional book, a song, an informational book, an educational video and a hands-on activity, all focused on a single STEAM topic. The different modes of learning are based on Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences, which explains that people process and learn information in different ways. Participants engage in academic discussion throughout each session, answering questions based on the scientific method. The method incorporates activating prior knowledge, asking a question, forming a hypothesis, conducting an experiment and making a conclusion based on the data. The KWL Strategy focuses on the following questions: What do you Know? What do you Wonder? What did you Learn? What were your misconceptions? Read aloud portions of the program point out various text features within the books to enhance reading comprehension. Past STEAM Team sessions focused on a variety of topics. Children have investigated bubbles and experimented with bouncing bubbles using a homemade solution, learned about flight and experimented with different paper airplane designs, identified constellations and created take-home constellation projectors. Kids learned about mechanical engineering by designing their own catapults and learned about motion and forces by making their own bouncy balls. For October, participants all got their hands dirty dissecting pumpkins and took home pumpkin seeds to grow. Children learned about block coding on the computer for one STEAM Team session that was such a hit, it led to the creation of a new Coding Club program at the library for kids! Future topics include chemical reactions with volcanoes, states of matter with homemade ice cream, gravity with an egg drop challenge, buoyancy with boat building and more. You can find upcoming STEAM Team program dates and topics on our monthly program calendar at ccpl.org or by subscribing to our weekly children’s email newsletter. For further information, email us at WMTP-ChildrensServices@ccpl.org . Kristina Seiden is a former elementary school teacher and a Children’s Librarian at Wando Mount Pleasant Library located at 1400 Carolina Park Blvd. Call us at 843-805-6888.

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NoneJake Paul’s Most Valuable Promotions said in a statement today that recent speculation that Paul’s Nov. 15 record-breaking match against Mike Tyson was rigged or scripted is “incorrect and baseless.” The company, which partnered with Netflix for what was the most-streamed global sporting event in history, insisted they complied with all appropriate regulations for a match that was sanctioned by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations (TDLR). “Both fighters in good faith performed to the best of their abilities with the goal of winning the fight,” MVP’s statement said. “There were absolutely no restrictions — contractual or otherwise — around either fighter. Each boxer was able to use his full arsenal to win the fight. Any agreement to the contrary would violate TDLR boxing rules.” Paul (11-1, 7 KOs) earned a unanimous decision against former heavyweight champion Tyson (50-7, 44 KOs). The judges scored it 80-72, 79-73, 79-73, with the former YouTube star winning the striking battle 78-18 across eight two-minute rounds. The event attracted a record-breaking gate at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Nov. 15 with 72,300 fans in attendance leading to $18,117,072 in total revenue, a record for boxing and mixed martial events held outside of Las Vegas. Netflix saw the fight peak at a record 65 million concurrent streams. However, reaction to the fight came with questions about its authenticity from big names in the sport, including Hall of Famer Oscar de la Hoya, who posted on social media, “Everybody is talking about how staged this fight was. I do believe it was scripted and I believe that Tyson was certainly held back. “Look, I’m a fighter and I can see it. It goes on their record and it was sanctioned. Jake Paul paid to get the W on his record! For what? For your own personal satisfaction? I keep telling you, if you want to be a real fighter like you say you want to be, what are you doing? Who’s next? Joe Biden? You have to fight real fighters.” Paul himself fueled some of the rumors when asked in the post-match press conference whether he took his foot off the gas in round three. “Yeah, definitely. Definitely a bit,” he told reporters. “I wanted to give the fans a show, but I didn’t want to hurt someone that didn’t need to be hurt.” MVP said it was “illogical and inane” to suggest the company would risk a new and potentially lucrative partnership with Netflix by breaking the rules. “Trash talk and speculation are common in sports, and athletes and promoters need to tolerate nonsensical commentary, jokes and opinions. But suggesting anything other than full effort from these fighters is not only naive but an insult to the work they put into their craft and to the sport itself.” MVP’s co-founder, Nakisa Bidarian, defended Paul, a YouTube millionaire-turned-pro athlete. “From day one in this sport, people have doubted his abilities — unable to reconcile how someone with his background has accomplished so much in such a short time,” Bidarian said today. “Jake has not only proven himself repeatedly, but he has continuously set historic records that speak for themselves. ... As long as Jake continues to exceed expectations, there will always be those who try to discredit his achievements. We embrace the doubt — it only fuels Jake to work harder and achieve greater success.”

DP World Callao Strengthens Position as Peru's Gateway for Trade with AsiaSupport Independent Arts Journalism As an independent publication, we rely on readers like you to fund our journalism. If you value our coverage and want to support more of it, consider becoming a member today . Already a member? Sign in here. Support Hyperallergic’s independent arts journalism for as little as $8 per month. Become a Member We’re proud to present our list of the best art books of 2024 for your holiday reading, and perhaps to inspire your gifting this winter. Our editors and critics read across genre, subject, and pace this year, from memoirs and graphic novels to catalogs, artist books, and everything in between. Hyperallergic Editor-in-Chief Hrag Vartanian muses on the poignant work of photographer Diana Markosian in Father , while critic Alexandra M. Thomas recommends Nikki A. Greene’s book reframing the study of Black visual art and musical production. Read on for Reviews Editor Natalie Haddad on Trans Hirstory in 99 Objects , Associate Editor Lisa Yin Zhang on scholar Anne Anling Cheng’s essay collection, my love of Audrey Flack’s memoir, and more ordered by publication date in the list below. As always, we approach the “art book” category with flexibility, considering titles that seam the art world with its incalculable intersections with other fields. Let us know what your top books of 2024 are, and happy reading! — Lakshmi Rivera Amin, Associate Editor This late-November 2023 tome, edited by Andrea Myers Achi , the curator of the eponymous exhibition that ran this year at The Met and the Cleveland Museum of Art, includes 40 essays to contextualize the almost 180 works and 30 lending institutions, mostly focused on the 4th to the 15th centuries in Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean. Achi begins with a prologue that contextualizes how novel it is to center Africa in academic, commercial, and aesthetic conversations about the “Byzantine Empire,” otherwise known as the Eastern Roman Empire, which lasted from 330 CE until the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Of particular note are lavishly illustrated sections on “Bright as the Sun: Africa After Byzantium,” which looks at how Orthodox Christian communities in Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia thrived in their regions. Another section, “Legacies: Black Byzantium,” looks at the continued influence of Byzantium in Africa through the present day. The book is an amazing textbook for the dozens of new courses now being taught on race in the premodern world and also pairs well with The Met’s current exhibition on Flight into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt, 1876–Now , which continues through February 17, 2025. — Sarah E. Bond Buy on Bookshop | Metropolitan Museum of Art, November 2023 Get the latest art news, reviews and opinions from Hyperallergic. Daily Weekly Opportunities Like Manchester, England, or Detroit, Michigan, Pittsburgh is a gritty, post-industrial metropolis that suffered under the degradations of neoliberal economic collapse a generation ago. Unlike Manchester or Detroit, Pittsburgh’s vibrant music scene hasn’t been as celebrated, at least among casual listeners. Photographer Erik Bauer offers an important corrective in that regard in his path-breaking Had to Be There: A Visual History of the Explosive Pittsburgh Underground, 1979-1994. Featuring evocative, intimate, and combustive photographs of largely forgotten (but no less important) Pittsburgh punk acts like Savage Amuse, the Beach Bunnies, the Bats, and Eviction, Bauer’s work provides an archive of a particular time period, including considerations of beloved but long-gone venues such as the Electric Banana and the Syria Mosque. The period covered in Baur’s book is right when Big Steel was in free fall and the population of Pittsburgh cratered out, yet ironically it was also a time of great cultural firmament, as underground musicians and artists attracted to the basement-floor cheap rent set up shop in neighborhoods like the South Side and Oakland, where true punk had its last Rust-Belt hurrah. — Ed Simon Buy the Book | Mind Cure Records, January 2024 This novel has stayed with me since I read it in late spring . It begins haphazardly, echoing the life of the protagonist, Cyrus Shams, but after battling some of his demons, he happens upon the solo exhibition of a dying Iranian artist, Orkideh, at the Brooklyn Museum and his life slowly starts to shift. If you’re in a transitional moment in your life, this book will help lubricate your mind to allow that transformation to ferment. And buckle up for the ending; it’s worth the wait. — Hrag Vartanian, Editor-in-Chief Buy on Bookshop | Knopf, January 2024 Sometimes a book about an artist and their work strikes a chord. So it was for me with Raven Chacon: A Worm’s Eye View from a Bird’s Beak . Considering Chacon’s sophisticated, multidimensional relationship with sound, whether noise music or chamber music or something altogether undefinable, this pun might feel trite. But with contributions from writer and critic Aruna D’Souza, Sámi filmmaker and reindeer herder Marja Bål Nango, poet Sigbjørn Skåden, curator Candice Hopkins (Carcross/Tagish First Nation), and others — plus a lexicon of Chacon’s musical notations — this book resonates with an energy similar to that of the Diné artist’s deeply relational, highly collaborative practice. Published in conjunction with his traveling solo exhibition at the Swiss Institute in New York and Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum in Northern Norway/Sápmi, the monograph guides readers through the sites and sounds of Chacon’s career, from 1990 to 2023, and draws connections between the survivance of Navajo and Sámi peoples who share Indigenous histories that colonialism has attempted to annihilate. The book acts much like one of Chacon’s scores, offering a structure for improvisation. Begin anywhere. Correction: Begin where you are. — Nancy Zastudil Buy on Bookshop | Swiss Institute and Nordnorsk Kunstmuseum, February 2024 I first encountered an artwork by Audrey Flack in 2021 at the Yale University Art Gallery. I was a few months out of college, unsettled by the world, and battling mixed feelings about returning to New Haven when I saw her 2012 screenprint “The Ecstacy of Saint Teresa” on view in a show featuring alums of the school. As I quickly discovered, Flack’s work is an antidote to disillusionment of any kind — personal, artistic, political — and this memoir is no exception. She passed away at the end of June at 93, leaving behind a generous trove of wisdom, anecdotes, priceless perspectives on her decades-long career, and, of course, this book, narrated in her droll, candid voice. Flack recounts the venomous sexism and everyday abuses of New York’s male-dominated Abstract Expressionism crowd, the insidious classism that kept her and other working-class artists in an uphill fight to stake a claim in the art world, and the challenges of maintaining a feminist, photorealist practice while raising two children on her own. In a Hyperallergic Podcast episode a few years ago, she spoke with Editor-in-Chief Hrag Vartanian and artist and educator Sharon Louden. Paired with that illuminating conversation, With Darkness Came Stars sings with Flack’s indefatigable creative spirit, one that pushed her to constantly learn and evolve. — LA Buy on Bookshop | Penn State University Press, March 2024 Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is a landmark in its own right, renowned for its sumptuous Venetian palazzo-style courtyard and vast collection of over 7,500 paintings, sculptures, furniture, and objets d’art. Then, of course, there’s the infamous, unsolved 1990 heist in which 13 artworks were stolen. But less is known about the groundbreaking woman behind the collection and the building that houses it. Chasing Beauty by author Natalie Dykstra is an impeccably researched, intimate look at the life of Isabella Stewart Gardner herself. She was a woman who lived far before her time, and who used the advantages born to her — wealth, charm, intelligence, and style — to leave an undeniable cultural legacy. From the first pages of Chasing Beauty , you understand that you will be learning about a woman of contradiction, whose vitality was often too much for those around her, and sometimes even herself. In short, an unmistakably modern woman. As Dykstra writes, “In her own time and now, Isabella Stewart Gardner seems like a bright sun — we can look around her but not directly at her. She radiates but confuses.” Chasing Beauty breaks through that cloud of mystery and presents a woman who absorbed all life could offer and forged her own path, leaving behind much more than just a collection of art. Whether visiting her museum or reading about her, you are swept into her world, one where she poured herself into an “all-consuming pursuit for beauty” that became her life’s work. — Michelle Young Read the Review by Lauren Moya Ford | Buy on Bookshop | Mariner Books, March 2024 This book is an incisive meditation on hate, fame, family, literature, and friendship. The gruesome assassination attempt in 2022 at the Chautauqua Institute by a person who is never named in the memoir becomes the foundation of Knife , which refuses to play the victim but instead reflects on the human condition and the bonds that make life worth living. You discover that Rushdie, while an A-list literary figure, doesn’t appear to be liked by many in his field, and clearly beyond. But it doesn’t stop him from living life bravely through his words and recording his ruminations that include insights about social awkwardness (the brief Eric Fischl anecdote might interest art worlders) and even his own journey to healing. In the hands of a literary giant, even the worst tragedy can become the material that honors our common humanity. — HV Buy on Bookshop | Random House, April 2024 Hilary Harkness: Everything For You The phantasmagorias represented in Hilary Harkness’s monograph Everything for You depict so much that the far right in the United States wants to erase from existence: gloriously hot gay sex, gender-bending of all sorts, the realities of racism in the US, and the horrifying folly of war. And she does it all with a wry, dark humor. Harkness’s witty painted worlds riff on artistic and literary histories, as well as American history, and feel timeless in many ways, but offer a particularly compelling commentary at this moment. In a time when K–12 teachers and college professors are already being forced to submit curricula for review so that legislators and school administrators can curtail conversations on race, LGBTQ+ rights, and topics like Palestine, this book would almost certainly be banned were it ever to appear on a syllabus in countless jurisdictions around the country. All the more reason to pour yourself a strong drink or a cozy mug of tea, and keep yourself warm for at least a little while during the winter we have ahead of us with this sexy and knowing compendium of Harkness’s body of work. — Alexis Clements Read the Review | Buy on Bookshop | Black Dog Press, June 2024 Nate Powell’s timely Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbooks Got Wrong adapts James Loewen’s groundbreaking critique of American history textbooks into a text-heavy, beautifully drawn, and accessible graphic novel. Powell created a companion volume that revisits the original’s dissection of national myths and explores the omissions, distortions, and Eurocentric biases found in traditional educational materials. With specific examples, he illustrates how hero-making, American exceptionalism, historical inevitability, and racist perspectives are used to sanitize and obfuscate the genocide of Native peoples, slavery, and class inequality in America. Later history is analyzed with a reexamination of Reconstruction, “the American Century,” the Civil Rights Era, the Vietnam War, 9/11, and the Iraq War. By methodically correcting misinformation and illuminating excluded facts, a counter-narrative of American history emerges; Loewen and Powell maintain that history is never neutral. Quoting George Orwell from 1984, they argue that “who controls the present controls the past,” and that those in power shape the way history is written and taught. Lies My Teacher Told Me is a particularly essential book in this time of Trump’s reascendancy, when education — including art historical pedagogy — is threatened by the far right and Project 2025. — Jesse Lambert Buy on Bookshop | New Press, April 2024 There are many reasons to celebrate this catalog, but Dare Turner’s story of her great-uncle Harry “Timm” Williams alone is worth a read — I’m not going to spoil it. How rare it is to find such honest, complicated writing about art, and in this essay, like much of the book, you feel the winds of new energy that will continue to lift Native and Indigenous art to the fore of conversations around contemporary art, particularly in North America. Beautifully designed and illustrated, this is what I hope all museum exhibition catalogs can be. — HV Buy the Book | Baltimore Museum of Art, May 2024 Casa Susanna: The Story of the First Trans Network in the United States, 1959–1968 traces the history of an unsung haven run by Susanna Valenti and her wife, Maria, in upstate New York, where guests were free to live their lives as women, if only for a weekend. The story is a necessarily painful one: The years in which Casa Susanna was most active were dangerous ones for trans people, who faced the constant risk of violence, incarceration, and institutionalization. But it’s the hundreds of illustrations and archival photographs that form the heart of this essay collection on what the late activist Kate Cummings called “another universe” in her 1992 memoir, quoted in this book. “After years of hiding behind closed doors, venturing out only after dark, not daring to speak in case my voice betrayed me I was suddenly liberated into a society where I was not only tolerated but understood and welcomed,” she continued. Historian Susan Stryker’s introduction perhaps best frames the value of honoring the Casa Susanna community, particularly as trans people face increasing threats to their lives and autonomy. “A transphobic world tries to sweep all of the gender-trash into the same waste bin, regardless of how we might distinguish ourselves from one another,” Stryker writes. “I now see the people who frequented Casa Susanna as, if not exactly my sisters, then certainly my ancestors, comrades, and beloved kin.” — LA Buy on Bookshop | Thames & Hudson, May 2024 Last month I attended an event that included a reading from Trans Hirstory in 99 Objects by one of the book’s editors, artist Chris E. Vargas. The book, which has also been presented in exhibition form, is co-published by the Museum of Trans Hirstory & Arts, a conceptual art project by Vargas. The book deserves to be on this list for its breadth and importance alone — as AX Mina wrote here in Hyperallergic , “It’s hard to overstate the importance of a book and exhibition series like Trans Hirstory in a time of historic attacks against trans and LGBTQ+ rights both in the United States and around the world.” It includes a kaleidoscopic array of ancient to modern objects, from icons like the first transgender pride flag to esoteric historical ephemera to contemporary artworks, with accompanying texts, attesting to the multitudes that compose trans identities. But as Vargas’s reading brought the book’s contents to life, it also underscored the need for a permanent Museum of Trans Hirstory & Arts, for everyone to visit — not just to shed light on unrecorded visual histories by trans creators but also because gender is lived by all of us one way or another. — Natalie Haddad, Reviews Editor Buy the Book | Hirmer Publishers, June 2024 Caitlin Cass’s Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race, and Voting Rights in the U.S. stands out as both a piece of art and a comprehensive history of the women’s suffrage movement. The book contains a range of illustration styles, fold-out pages, a subtle color-coding system, newspaper clippings, and elaborate hand-drawn typography. Using ghosts and haunting as a metaphor for the unrealized and ongoing quest for justice, Cass delves into the different eras of the movement. She explores the individual lives and stories of both well-known and lesser-known figures, including Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Alice Paul, Mary Church Terrell, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Ella Baker. Touching on the struggle for Native and Asian-American rights, Cass also features less celebrated activists such as Zitkala-Ša (Yankton Dakota) and Mabel Ping-Hua Lee. She examines the movement’s internal struggles, highlighting tensions around race, class, and strategy, arguing that progress was neither linear nor universally agreed upon. Cass’s intersectional approach exposes the racist compromises made by White suffragist leaders and in Hamer’s words declares, “Nobody’s free until everybody’s free.” — JL Buy on Bookshop | Fantagraphics Books, June 2024 Solomon J. Brager’s deeply moving graphic memoir Heavyweight: A Family Story of the Holocaust, Empire, and Memory intertwines themes of identity, family history, colonialism, and genocide. Through meticulous research and interviews, they piece together the harrowing experiences of their family’s survival — and loss — during the Holocaust. Acknowledging gaps and uncertainties, family legends are investigated, like the story that their great-grandfather, a boxing champion who fought Nazis in the streets, clobbered Nazi leader Joseph Goebbels and was summoned to court for it. Another recounts how their great-grandmother disguised as a nurse broke family members out of an internment camp in occupied France. The family stories are woven together with historical reflections and glimpses into Brager’s present-day life — scenes of obsessive researching, interactions with family, and tender moments with their partner. Noting that imperialism gave birth to fascism, Brager sets their family’s history against the backdrop of German colonization, resource extraction, and genocide in Africa, taking into account concurrent racist attitudes in Germany. Critically examining their family’s pre-Nazi wealth and later White privilege in the US, Brager wrestles with ideas of being both victimized and complicit in violence. The book poignantly opens and closes with Brager, also a boxer, sparring with the ghost of their great-grandfather. — JL Buy on Bookshop | William Morrow & Company, June 2024 As the author myself, I know what it is like to pull at a thread. I’ve spent almost four years looking at a sliver of the life of spy and art historian Rose Valland for my forthcoming book, The Art Spy . When I came across The Case of the Disappearing Gauguin , a book about a single painting, I knew what it took for author Stephanie Brown, an assistant program director in museum studies at Johns Hopkins University, to unravel its fascinating story. In the book, the reader is taken on an adventure that begins the moment the painting “Flowers and Fruit” leaves Paul Gauguin’s hands in 1889. We learn how a well-known work of art, by an artist who never knew fame in his lifetime, can slide in and out of authenticity, and even be deemed lost when it never was. By diving deep into one painting, Brown reveals the contradictions and idiosyncrasies of the art world, and asks a fundamental question: What does authenticity mean in art, and who gets to define it? — MY Read the Review | Buy the Book | Rowman & Littlefield, July 2024 Eunsong Kim’s The Politics of Collecting: Race and the Aestheticization of Property is sure to upset the academic priesthood of conceptual art, among whom the holy saint of Marcel Duchamp is the pinnacle of any canon. But her book goes far beyond that to explain how it isn’t only historical museums that are problematic. Modern and contemporary museums and various art institutions have their own issues as they parrot managerial concepts and reproduce their patron class for a public that might not understand the subtext. After reading this book, you might wonder if artists and curators deserve better in the venues that showcase their work. Perhaps Kim’s text will ignite some of the much-needed change, but only if art people are ready to really look in the mirror and figure out what toxic systems we’re inadvertently reproducing, sometimes mindlessly, and how we can improve. Check out my podcast with the author if you need more convincing. — HV Buy the Book | Duke University Press, August 2024 Colonial museums are all alike; each community whose culture was stolen mourns and fights in its own way. Fifteen Colonial Thefts , a collection of simultaneously heartbreaking and fiercely inspiring narratives, proves that repatriation of heritage in Africa goes far beyond the Benin Bronzes and other headline cases. The point of the book is not to multiply miseries, but to celebrate agency. The contributors explain the social roles once played by these stolen “belongings” (a descriptor which contributors Goodwin Gwasira and Priya Basil propose using instead of the insufficient term “objects”) before their taking and then describe the transformations possible once they’re sprung from their display case or, more often, storeroom imprisonment. The book becomes a joyful conspiracy between African, European, and American provenance researchers, historians, artists, performers, and community members, all plotting together for the future. Even the contributors’ bios fizz with possibilities, like that of the artist and scholar Fogha Mc Cornilius Refem (aka Wan wo Layir), who says he was the first-ever recipient of “the official and prestigious ban” from Berlin’s controversial new African art museum, the Humboldt Forum. May we all aspire to be so discomfiting. — Erin L. Thompson Buy on Bookshop | Pluto Press, August 2024 A book about 10 years of a podcast that uses a long-form interview format might bring to mind lengthy transcripts, show notes, or other semi-boring documentary-style attempts to capture the original — if not spontaneous — energy of conversations played out over time. But Broken Boxes: A Decade of Art, Action, and Dialogue disrupts those expectations, as does the aim of the Broken Boxes Podcast itself — and, arguably, any significant artwork. This standalone publication accompanies an exhibition of the same name at the Albuquerque Museum in New Mexico, curated by Ginger Dunnill and Josie Lopez, and offers readers a generous selection of images and personal accounts from artists who have participated in the podcast, which Dunnill launched in 2014. Dunnill’s creative spirit is evident throughout the book, revealed through her commitment to experimenting with a medium in service of transmitting contemporary artists’ ideas and voices on topics such as decolonization, Indigenous sovereignty, the commercial art market, friendship, mental health, academia, and more (side note: For readers who prefer conventional, homogenous graphic design, this book will be a disruption in that realm as well). — NZ Buy on Bookshop | University of New Mexico Press, August 2024 Black is not really a color, the righteous physicist says. It is simply the absence of light. But for James Baldwin, this never made sense; he once described black in an essay: “The light is trapped in it and struggles upward, rather like that grass pushing upward through the cement.” The most basic yet perplexing of artistic elements receives a dedicated dissection this year with The Color Black: Antinomies of a Color in Architecture and Art . Mohsen Mostafavi, a Harvard design professor, maps a history of theory and visual narrative through an impressive inventory of examples, from the work of Theaster Gates to Kara Walker and Georgia O’Keefe; from Derek Jarman’s Prospect Cottage in the English countryside to the Rothko Chapel in Houston. Abetted by a rich philosophy courtesy of German Marxist art historian Max Raphael, translated here into English for the first time, The Color Black shifts our perception of that which we take for granted. All instances of blackness start to seem, as Baldwin suggested, like miraculous feats of nature. — Greta Rainbow Buy the Book | MACK, August 2024 Though not what springs to mind as an “art book” per se — and perhaps because of this — curator and scholar Sarah Lewis’s The Unseen Truth captures a cross-section of issues that are central to art history and criticism: race, sight, and narrative. Homing in on the 19th-century Caucasus War as a turning point in how Americans have come to understand the term “Caucasian,” Lewis mines a web of pop culture, media and messaging, photography, visual art, and political power that reshaped whiteness and racism. From the “racial detailing” practices that bake racism into the everyday to the fiction sharpened by then-President Woodrow Wilson’s administration, this thorough study is one you should consume in pieces. I recommend absorbing a chunk, putting the book down, and keeping it in your mind as you move about your daily life — wandering through museums, commuting, reading literature. Lewis’s attention to vision as “never purely a retinal act” will change the way you see. — LA Buy on Bookshop | Harvard University Press, September 2024 “How is it that a figure so encrusted with racist and sexist meaning, so ubiquitously deployed to this day and so readily recognized as a symptom, should at the same time be a theoretical black hole, a residue of critical fatigue?” That’s scholar Anne Anlin Cheng writing on the “yellow woman” in Ornamentalism (2018), basically the Bible for a specific kind of Asian-American theory nerd, like me. But as opposed to the über-confident, almost sparking kineticism of her voice in such academic works, the narration in Ordinary Disasters: How I Stopped Being a Model Minority is uncertain and wobbly. For fair reason: As Cheng wrote the book, she was coping with cancer, COVID-19 had just made landfall, and her mother was losing her mind. “All my usual resources — my intellectual work, my personal faith in justice and self-determinism, my sense of self-mastery — crashed around me, inadequate to the forces hitting me,” she writes in the introduction. “These essays are a way back to myself, or, more accurately, to arrive at a self that I have yet to fully own.” There’s a certain sense of whatever the intellectual equivalent of body horror is to watching a mind you admire so greatly scramble, suffer, and sometimes, fall short in that attempt to claw back into herself. But it’s affecting and charming for that quality, too. We all know artists who seem to have found the winning formula in their work and subsequently forgot what it meant to keep up the effort. Not Cheng. This essay collection returns to the form’s roots in Montaigne — the French essayer : to try. — Lisa Yin Zhang, Associate Editor Buy on Bookshop | Pantheon Books, September 2024 Wrapped in luxe maroon cloth and stamped golden cover art, Sci-fi, Magick, Queer LA: Sexual Science and the Imagi-Nation as an object is as sumptuous and sensual as its contents. The catalog compiles essays and images spanning the development of a remarkable social milieu in 1930s–’60s Los Angeles. From avante-garde filmmaker Kenneth Anger to historian Jim Kepner to writer Edythe D. Eyde (also known as Lisa Ben and Tigrina The Devil Doll), the book documents a burgeoning community centered around a love for science fiction and occultism. Its contributors elucidate a special moment in LA history when these movements offered means of escapism for midcentury queer people dreaming of other realities. Whereas gay bars were subject to police raids, sci-fi and occult collectives operated mostly under the radar, often gestating an unexpected space for queer connectivity. Its pages are decorated with beautifully reproduced images from the exhibition — erotic and fantastical drawings, images of early cosplay, film stills, ephemera from the foundational ONE Archives, and more. The exhibition at the USC Fisher Museum of Art is part of Pacific Standard Time ‘s Art and Science Collide initiative and continues through March 15 of next year, but the book proves a beautiful standalone resource, replete with luxe two-page spreads and essays decorated with jewel-tone inks. — Jasmine Weber Buy on Bookshop | Inventory Press & ONE Archives at the USC Libraries, October 2024 Nikki A. Greene’s Grime, Glitter, and Glass is a captivating examination of artwork by Renée Stout, Radcliffe Bailey, María Magdalena Campos-Pons, and others. Greene introduces the concept of “visual aesthetic musicality” to reckon with the powerful interplay between Black art and Black music. Her analysis encourages further exploration of the sonic elements of contemporary Black art, from Bailey’s “soundscapes” and Campos-Pons’s live performance practice to the “feminist funk power” of Stout and late musician Betty Davis. Greene’s voice as a remarkable scholar and self-proclaimed pseudo-musician is potent: “I invite readers to follow my remix of the history of art since I play new chords within a discipline that has traditionally not included poor Black girls like me,” she writes in a prelude titled “The Cadences of Black Art.” Grime, Glitter, and Glass is a must-read that is as delightful and prismatic as its magnificent title. — Alexandra M. Thomas Read the Review by Nereya Otieno | Buy on Bookshop | Duke University Press, October 2024 There is a certain set of presuppositions that people bring to the idea of the “Renaissance”; that this was a period marked by learning and light, illumination and renewal. That which is strange, eccentric, or disturbing is thus relegated to a Medieval past, but the weird can often be the most illuminating creative force. University of Verona art history professor Bernard Aikema and Fernando Checa Cremades, the former director of Madrid’s storied Prado Museum, reevaluate how we define Renaissance art in this ingenious collection from Cernunnos which focuses on the Flemish fabulist Hieronymus Bosch, but then expands outward. By recontextualizing the Renaissance in downright gothic terms, Bosch becomes the primogeniture of an alternative school of the period that is marked by the monstrous as much as the humanistic. Aikema and Cremades’s argument isn’t a boring rehash of the Northern versus the Italian Renaissance debate. This alternative school isn’t marked by geography as much as it is by perspective, so that Giuseppe Arcimboldo joins Netherlandish counterparts like Pieter Brueghel in their turn towards the bizarre. An illuminating and essential collaborative study that’s lushly illustrated. — ES Buy on Bookshop | Cernunnos, October 2024 In the 1970s, Minimalist artist Donald Judd drew an isolated and tiny town in West Texas into conversation with the wider art world. Since then, Marfa has become an art mecca – and Ballroom Marfa, a free, contemporary art space founded in 2003 by Virginia Lebermann and Fairfax Dorn, has been one of its standard-bearers. Ballroom Marfa: The First Twenty Years takes us into the Chihuahuan Desert for a multifold view of one of the most remote international art destinations, collecting images, writing, and other ephemera from two decades of art and performance facilitated by the center . “It was like going to a cult city,” writes John Waters, who executed one of the first activations at the art center, with a performance in 2004. Artist Mel Chin, who held his “Fundred Dollar Bill Project” there in 2010, reflects, “Being from Texas, it is always a joy to see other parts of the state ... it just opened up this part of Texas that I had not frequented.” One of the best parts of the book is the mass of personal recollections by participating artists and performers, all of whom convey the deep effects of the land, Judd’s legacy, and the opportunities the unlikely space afforded them in their own words. A thorough and fascinating survey of an unusual relationship between art, place, and people, Ballroom Marfa is the next best thing for those of us unable to jaunt through the wilds of West Texas. — Sarah Rose Sharp Buy on Bookshop | Monacelli Press, October 2024 This particular Venn diagram of Korean feminist artists produces 42 subjects, compiled by Dr. Kim Hong-hee (with a contribution from Kim Hyesoon) across 15 different themes — from “Body Art” to “Queer Politics” to “Ecofeminism” —with a further emphasis on essentialism or deconstructionism. In the first section, Kim offers the thematic guideline of “Femininity & Sexuality” and mirrors this with a pair of artists: the more established Yun Suknam, and the emerging Jang Pa. Yun’s enchanting figurative sculptures in painted wood and paper offer whimsical, representational takes on feminine identity, while Jang’s paintings are graphic, grotesque, and lush. Kim argues their differing approaches beyond the generation gap; Yun’s focus on the relationship-orientation of women, and Jang’s “gynocentric” approach show a social evolution in the “secret” life of women. Such rigorous exemplars and comparisons abound in every chapter, unpacking Korean social norms through the lens of several generations of feminist art. Korean Feminist Artists is not just a terrific primer for anyone hoping to wade into the waters of contemporary Korean art, but a fascinating form of wayfinding through waves of Korean society — feminist, artistic, and beyond. — SS Buy on Bookshop | Phaidon Press, October 2024 Founded as a magazine by publisher Eric Nakamura in 1994 in Southern California and co-edited by the late painter Martin Wong, Giant Robot was both disruptive to and representational of a diverse Asian diasporic experience. From humble beginnings, the magazine found a voracious audience and developed into a multifold entity including art galleries and exhibitions, as well as brick-and-mortar toy stores in New York, LA, and San Francisco. This new publication presents dozens of the most significant articles within the deeply influential magazine’s 68-issue run from its founding through 2011 — with topics ranging from manga and toys to the history of Japanese incarceration in the US, from skateboarder Peggy Oki to Cibo Matto, Slumdog Millionaire , and so much more — and features an updated addendum and commentary from an entire generation of culture-makers who cite Giant Robot ’s influence in the formation of their own identity as Asian Americans. It’s a comprehensive tribute to a vanguard undertaking that moved the needle on Asian-American culture, comprising a boundless blender of food, art, music, travel, fashion, politics, and beyond. — SS Buy on Bookshop | Drawn & Quarterly, October 2024 Accompanying the exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum curated by Dalila Scruggs, this catalog surveys the life and work of the radical Black feminist artist and activist Elizabeth Catlett. Moving chronologically from her birth in Washington, DC, in 1915 to her Howard undergraduate years and early career in Chicago and New York City through to her ultimate exile in Mexico in the 1960s, the book underscores the inextricability of Catlett’s creative output from her leftist politics, and in particular her advocacy for Black and Mexican women. In these pages, you’ll find over 150 works spanning her nearly seven-decade career, including linocut prints, lithographs, terracotta sculptures, and murals, as well as insightful essays by editor Scruggs (recently named the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s inaugural African American art curator) and an assemblage of art historians and curators. To call Catlett a “trailblazer” feels cliched and insufficient, yet that’s precisely what she was: She melded art and activism, enacting her politics as an educator and organizer while establishing an iconography of justice as a sculptor and printmaker. At last, a visionary gets her due. — Sophia Stewart Read the Review by Alexandra M. Thomas | Buy on Bookshop | University of Chicago Press Baya Mahieddine, the self-taught Algerian artist who enthralled the Paris art world in the 1940s, is often reduced to the men whom she inspired, among them Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse. (The former, in fact, envied her seemingly boundless creativity .) But Alice Kaplan’s biography of painter and sculptor doesn’t let her backstory overshadow the merit of her work. Orphaned as a child and adopted by a French intellectual in Algiers who recognized the young girl’s creative gifts, Mahieddine was discovered at just 16 years old, making her debut at a 1947 art show in Paris whose catalog included a preface from none other than André Breton. Once Mahieddine returned to Algeria, her wunderkind status quickly faded, and with it her place in the annals of art history, but her work endures: her vital, vibrant gouache paintings — which featured bright colors and bold patterns and often took female figures and Algerian folk tales as their subjects — remain a marvel of outsider art, ripe for rediscovery. — SS Buy on Bookshop | University of Chicago Press, October 2024 In a small photo book, an artist goes searching for her father, a man whom she, her mother, and her brother left when she was only seven years old and without saying a proper goodbye. This intimate exploration includes photographs that mostly render the absences out of frame in a way that is as emotional as it is visual. While her father would also search for her and her sibling, she would eventually track him down. The heartbreaking story of loss, searching, and finding that which you might not understand is lovely. It reminds us that sometimes we cannot grasp something even when it’s right in front of us. — HV Buy on Bookshop | Aperture, November 2024 We hope you enjoyed this article! Before you keep reading, please consider supporting Hyperallergic ’s journalism during a time when independent, critical reporting is increasingly scarce. Unlike many in the art world, we are not beholden to large corporations or billionaires. Our journalism is funded by readers like you , ensuring integrity and independence in our coverage. We strive to offer trustworthy perspectives on everything from art history to contemporary art. We spotlight artist-led social movements, uncover overlooked stories, and challenge established norms to make art more inclusive and accessible. With your support, we can continue to provide global coverage without the elitism often found in art journalism. If you can, please join us as a member today . Millions rely on Hyperallergic for free, reliable information. 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LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Allowing two kickoff return touchdowns and missing an extra point all in the final few minutes added up to the Washington Commanders losing a third consecutive game in excruciating fashion. The underlying reason for this slide continuing was a problem long before that. An offense led by dynamic rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels that was among the NFL's best for a long stretch of the season put up just nine points and 169 yards for the first three-plus quarters against Dallas before falling behind 20-9 and teeing off on the Cowboys' conservative defense. “We just couldn’t really get it going,” said receiver Terry McLaurin , whose lengthy touchdown with 21 seconds left masked that he had just three catches for 16 yards through three quarters. “We’ve got to find a way to start faster and sustain drives, and that’s everybody: the whole coaching staff and the offensive players just going out there and figuring out ways that we can stay on the field.” This is not a new problem for Washington, which had a season-low 242 yards in a Nov. 10 home loss to Pittsburgh and 264 yards four days later in a defeat at Philadelphia. Since returning from a rib injury that knocked him out of a game last month, Daniels has completed just under 61% of his passes, after 75.6% over his first seven professional starts. Daniels and coach Dan Quinn have insisted this isn't about injury. The coaching staff blamed a lack of adequate practice time, but a full week of it before facing the Cowboys did not solve the problem. It is now fair to wonder if opponents have seen enough film of offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury's system to figure it out. “I think teams and coordinators are going to see what other teams have success against us and try to figure out how they could incorporate that into their scheme," Daniels said after going 12 of 22 for 80 yards passing through three quarters in the Dallas game. "We’ve been in third and longer a lot these past couple games, so that’s kind of where you get into the exotic pressures and stuff like that. We’ve just got to be better on first and second downs and stay ahead of the chains.” Daniels has a point there, and it predates this losing streak. The Commanders have converted just 36% of third-down opportunities (27 for 75) over their past seven games after 52% (31 for 60) in their first five. That challenge doesn't get any easier with Tennessee coming to town Sunday. The Titans, despite being 3-8, have the second-best third-down defense in the league at 31.6%. The defense kept the Commanders in the game against Dallas, allowing just 10 points until the fourth quarter and 20 total before kickoff return touchdowns piled on to the other side of the scoreboard. Even Cooper Rush's 22-yard touchdown pass to Luke Schoonmaker with five minutes left came after a turnover that gave the Cowboys the ball at the Washington 44. The defense spending more than 35 minutes on the field certainly contributed to fatigue as play wore on. The running game that contributed to a 7-2 start has taken a hit, in part because of injuries to top back Brian Robinson Jr. The Commanders got 145 yards on the ground because Daniels had 74 on seven carries, but running backs combined for just 57. Daniels could not say how much the rushing attack stalling has contributed to the offense going stagnant. “You’ve got to be able to run the ball, keep the defense honest,” he said. "We got to execute the plays that are called in, and we didn’t do a good job of doing that.” Linebacker Frankie Luvu keeps making the case to be first-year general manager Adam Peters' best free agent signing. He and fellow offseason addition Bobby Wagner tied for a team-high eight tackles, and Luvu also knocked down three passes against Dallas. Kicker Austin Seibert going wide left on the point-after attempt that would have tied the score with 21 seconds left was his third miss of the game. He also was short on a 51-yard field goal attempt and wide left on an earlier extra point. Seibert, signed a week into the season after Cade York struggled in the opener, made 25 of 27 field goal tries and was 22 of 22 on extra points before injuring his right hip and missing the previous two games. He brushed off his health and the low snap from Tyler Ott while taking responsibility for not connecting. “I made the decision to play, and here we are,” Seibert said. “I just wasn’t striking it well. But it means a lot to me to be here with these guys, so I just want to put my best foot moving forward.” Robinson's sprained ankle and fellow running back Austin Ekeler's concussion from a late kickoff return that led to him being hospitalized for further evaluation are two major immediate concerns. Quinn said Monday that Ekeler and starting right tackle Andrew Wylie are in concussion protocol. It's unclear if Robinson will be available against Tennessee, which could mean Chris Rodriguez Jr. getting elevated from the practice squad to split carries with Jeremy McNichols. The Commanders still have not gotten cornerback Marshon Lattimore into a game since acquiring him at the trade deadline from New Orleans. Lattimore is trying to return from a hamstring injury, and the secondary could use him against Calvin Ridley, who's coming off a 93-yard performance at Houston. 17 — Handoffs to a running back against Dallas, a significant decrease from much of the season before this losing streak. Don't overlook the Titans with the late bye week coming immediately afterward. The Commanders opened as more than a touchdown favorite, but after the results over the weekend, BetMGM Sportsbook had it as 5 1/2 points Monday. 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The discussions were engaging and promising. A standout topic was Resilience-oriented Therapy, a group-based psychological intervention designed to address mental health challenges and foster resilience. Jointly tested by the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) and Interpeace through Randomized Control Trials (RCT), the therapy has proven highly effective in treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, and borderline personality disorders. It equips individuals with resilience-enhancing socioemotional competencies, self-management, and collaboration skills, promoting emotional well-being and capacity to adapt to changes, and effectively navigate life challenges. Considering Rwanda’s significant mental health needs, this therapy offers a promising solution. It is currently being implemented in 32 health centers and seven district hospitals across five districts: Nyagatare, Ngoma, Musanze, Nyabihu, and Nyamagabe, where its positive community impact is notable. On October 15, I witnessed this therapy in practice at Rukira Health Centre in Ngoma District. After getting their permission, I briefly attended a session where 10 participants engaged in healing dialogues, facilitated by a psychologist. Their stories reflect remarkable journeys of recovery and resilience. Mugeni (not real name), a survivor of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, suffered from PTSD for 29 years. Although the genocide ended three decades ago, in her mind, it was still ongoing. She continuously relived the terrifying scenes of screaming, running, hiding, and killings she had witnessed during the 100 days of horror. Before attending Resilience-oriented therapy sessions, she was unable to sleep, terrified of being alone. She stayed awake, hyper-alert throughout the night, running to hide at the slightest sound or whenever she heard people walking near her house, believing the perpetrators were coming for her and her children. The therapy has since helped her overcome her trauma, allowing her to sleep peacefully after years of fear and hypervigilance. Another participant, Uwimana (not real name), attempted suicide twice due to depression following mistreatment by her husband who later abandoned her with a four-month pregnancy and three other children. Alcohol had been her coping mechanism. Now, she has quit alcohol and testifies to have found inner peace. She has healed and is proudly caring for her four children. All group members agree that being part of a group has been tremendously beneficial, allowing them to share their life stories, experiences, and daily challenges while finding collective strength to overcome their distress. The group-based approach has empowered participants with a renewed sense of purpose, leading to transformed lives. Given its effectiveness to enhance psychological well-being and being a culturally adapted therapy, it is well-suited to addressing many of the mental health challenges Rwanda has been facing. Allow me to mention a few but most pressing ones. High prevalence vs one-on-one therapy approach - the 2018 Rwanda Mental Health Survey revealed a mental disorder prevalence of 20.49%, far exceeding the global average. Major depression is the most prevalent, affecting 12% of the population. In 2023, the Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) reported that one in five Rwandans face mental health challenges, with 2,879 suicide attempts recorded by the Health Management Information System (HMIS). As of June 2024, HMIS identified schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders (18%), depression (10%), bipolar disorder (2%), and PTSD (2%) as common diagnoses. Globally, it is projected that by 2030, mental health disorders—particularly depression—will ranknumber one in the global burden of disease. Furthermore, intergenerational trauma from the genocide threatens the mental well-being of future generations. Despite this high prevalence, one-on-one therapy remains the predominant treatment approach. This individualized model limits the number of people that mental health professionals can reach. In Rwanda's collectivist society, group-based activities resonate more culturally and are less hindered by stigma. One-on-one therapy can be less effective due to these cultural and social barriers. Group therapy such as ROT, which can be implemented in communities and health centers, offers a more scalable and culturally attuned solution. It allows mental health professionals to serve 10–12 individuals at a time with the possibility to facilitate two to three groups a week. Limited number of available mental health professionals Rwanda has made significant investments in training mental health professionals, but the current demand far exceeds the available resources. The country has only 16 psychiatrics (1 for 862,400 persons), 441 certified clinical psychologists (1 for 31,289 persons) and 202 mental health nurses (1 for 68,400 persons) working in public facilities. Additionally, there are just seven private clinics or hospitals offering mental health services. These facilities often face challenges, including inadequate infrastructure, lack of appropriate context-informed tools, and limited understanding of mental health systems among the heads of health centers and hospitals. Limited funding As a low-income country, Rwanda faces financial constraints in addressing various development needs, including health. The budget allocated to mental health remains disproportionately low compared to the scale of the problem. The annual spending on mental health makes up 7% of the total budget allocated to the health sector in 2024, according to the fourth Health Sector Strategic Plan 2018-2024. However, there is a very significant increase as in 2018 the same budget represented only 1.4%. Given these limitations, Resilience-oriented Therapy offers a more cost-effective solution than traditional one-on-one therapy, which is time-consuming and less efficient. This group-based approach can be implemented in both community settings and health centers, enabling broader access to mental health support without significantly increasing costs. Medication vs psychotherapy In absence of a well-established mental health healthcare system and workforce, hospitals and health centers in Rwanda often prioritise medication over psychotherapy for mental health conditions. However, psychiatric medications are costly and require a substantial budget. Research suggests that while medication can provide short-term stabilisation, psychotherapy—especially group-based approaches—offers more effective long-term recovery and resilience-building. Integrating group-based psychotherapies, such as Resilience-oriented Therapy, can alleviate the financial burden by reducing dependency on expensive medications. For this integration to be successful, all stakeholders must collaborate to create conducive conditions by ensuring the following: Institutionalise Resilience-oriented Therapy: full integration of Resilience-oriented Therapy into policies and practices by relevant institutions, professionals, and practitioners is essential. This therapy should be included among the approved mental health interventions in Rwanda and should be integrated into university and higher education curricula to promote its understanding and application within academic circles. Prioritise mental health services and increase funding Mental health care is often overlooked in health centers and hospitals, where mental health professionals are frequently redirected to support other services, hence reducing their time and attention dedicated to clients. For better service delivery, responsibilities of mental health professionals should be clearly defined, and they should be provided with necessary logistics and support to exercise their duties. Though the government has made commendable efforts, there is a pressing need for increased financial support at all levels to adequately address mental health challenges in Rwanda. Enhanced funding will also support training, research, infrastructure, and Resilience-oriented therapy implementation. Expand training for mental health professionals More professionals need to be trained to implement Resilience-oriented Therapy at the community, health center, and hospital levels. Additionally, roles and responsibilities of mental health professionals must be clearly defined to address misunderstandings of their functions, thereby enhancing service delivery. Mental health awareness campaigns Mental health care uptake remains low (5.3%) due to limited awareness, stigma, and barriers to accessing services. Nationwide campaigns are necessary to improve understanding, reduce stigma, and encourage more people to seek mental health support. Establish a Strong Coordination and Referral System: a robust coordination and referral system between health centers, hospitals, and other community-based actors is vital. This will facilitate the smooth transfer of cases that require specialised care and ensure that individuals receive the appropriate support at every level of care. A referral and coordination system will also help to ensure the provision of a comprehensive service package in a more holistic and multisectoral system. 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Steelers WR George Pickens returns to practice, hopeful to play against ChiefsNoneCHICAGO, Nov. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LanzaTech Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: LNZA) (“LanzaTech” or the “Company”), the carbon recycling company transforming above-ground carbon into sustainable fuels, chemicals, materials, and protein, today announced the appointment of Thierry Pilenko, former Executive Chairman of TechnipFMC plc (“TechnipFMC”), to its Board of Directors. With more than 40 years of experience in the energy and industrial sectors, Pilenko brings invaluable expertise and leadership related to large-scale infrastructure development, technology deployment, and profitable growth. Pilenko’s extensive experience and industry acumen are expected to provide valuable guidance as LanzaTech advances the commercial deployment of its technology and accelerates its timeline to profitability. “We are thrilled to welcome Thierry to our Board of Directors,” said LanzaTech Chair and CEO Dr. Jennifer Holmgren. “His proven track record of deploying innovative technologies and driving large-scale infrastructure projects will bring key insights as we execute LanzaTech’s ambitious growth strategy. Thierry spent the first 20 years of his career with Schlumberger Limited, deploying technologies on five continents. He then continued on to become a seasoned public company executive who successfully led TechnipFMC, Technip, and Veritas DGC. Throughout his exceptional career, Thierry developed a deep understanding of the global industrial landscape and the evolving competitive dynamics of the energy industry and the energy transition. Thierry’s operational leadership in global, complex and capital-intensive industries is central to advancing our mission to provide resilient, reliable technology that advances above-ground carbon recycling and produces commercial-scale ethanol that can be used in a wide range of applications, including sustainable aviation fuel.” During his tenure as Executive Chairman of TechnipFMC, and Chairman and CEO of Technip, Thierry led a large global team delivering energy solutions across 45 countries and was pivotal in overseeing Technip’s transformation and merger with FMC Technologies. This merger demonstrated the power of integration to significantly reduce costs and improve economics of large-scale projects while reducing corporate overhead costs. Under Pilenko’s leadership, Technip successfully executed landmark projects such as Shell’s $12 billion Prelude floating LNG facility and the $20+ billion Yamal LNG project. “It is an honor to join LanzaTech’s Board of Directors and contribute to the company’s pioneering and commercially proven carbon management solution,” said Pilenko. “Having spent my career in the energy sector, I understand the critical importance of deploying replicable technology solutions and know first-hand what it takes to successfully put steel in the ground and achieve desired returns. LanzaTech’s innovative approach to carbon reuse offers a unique and proven solution that will have a substantial impact on the energy transition. I am deeply committed to advancing these technologies and ensuring their widespread adoption for a more sustainable future.” In addition to joining LanzaTech’s Board, Pilenko currently serves on the boards of Arkema, a leading specialty materials company, and Trident Energy, an oil and gas production company. He is also the Board Chair of Rely, a green hydrogen-focused joint venture, and a co-founder of P6 Technologies, a SaaS platform for carbon lifecycle analysis. The appointment of Pilenko as an independent director increases LanzaTech’s board of directors to seven members, filling a previously vacant seat and further strengthening the Company’s corporate governance. About LanzaTech LanzaTech Global, Inc. (NASDAQ: LNZA) is the carbon recycling company transforming waste carbon into sustainable fuels, chemicals, materials, and protein for everyday products. Using its biorecycling technology, LanzaTech captures carbon generated by energy-intensive industries at the source, preventing it from being emitted into the air. LanzaTech then gives that captured carbon a new life as a clean replacement for virgin fossil carbon in everything from household cleaners and clothing fibers to packaging and fuels. By partnering with companies across the global supply chain like ArcelorMittal, Coty, Craghoppers, REI, and LanzaJet, LanzaTech is paving the way for a circular carbon economy. For more information about LanzaTech, visit https://lanzatech.com . Forward Looking Statements This press release includes forward-looking statements regarding, among other things, the plans, strategies, and prospects, both business and financial, of LanzaTech. These statements are based on the beliefs, assumptions, projections and conclusions of LanzaTech’s management. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, many of which are outside LanzaTech’s control, that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. LanzaTech cannot assure you that it will achieve or realize these plans, intentions or expectations. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, conditions or results, and you should not rely on forward-looking statements. Generally, statements that are not historical facts, including those concerning possible or assumed future actions, business strategies, events or results of operations, are forward-looking statements. These statements may be preceded by, followed by or include the words “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “projects,” “forecasts,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “plans,” “scheduled,” “anticipates,” “intends” or similar expressions. Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements include, among others, the following: timing delays in the advancement of projects to the final investment decision stage or into construction; failure by customers to adopt new technologies and platforms; fluctuations in the availability and cost of feedstocks and other process inputs; the availability and continuation of government funding and support; broader economic conditions, including inflation, interest rates, supply chain disruptions, employment conditions, and competitive pressures; unforeseen technical, regulatory, or commercial challenges in scaling proprietary technologies, business functions or operational disruptions; and other economic, business, or competitive factors, and other risks and uncertainties, including the risk factors and other information contained in LanzaTech’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, as well as other existing and future filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statement herein is based only on information currently available to LanzaTech and speaks only as of the date on which it is made. LanzaTech undertakes no obligations to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. Investor Relations Kate Walsh VP, Investor Relations & Tax Investor.Relations@lanzatech.com Media Relations Kit McDonnell Director of Communications press@lanzatech.com

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He never liked retirement anyway. 🙌 pic.twitter.com/Ga4UlV2kQW — Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) November 23, 2024 “I’m going to be joining Novak’s team in the off-season, helping him to prepare for the Australian Open, he said. “I’m really excited for it and looking forward to spending time on the same side of the net as Novak for a change, helping him to achieve his goals.” Djokovic, a week younger than his new coach, added: “I am excited to have one of my greatest rivals on the same side of the net, as my coach. “Looking forward to start of the season and competing in Australia alongside Andy with whom I have shared many exceptional moments on the Australian soil.” In posting a teaser about the appointment on social media, Djokovic said: “He never liked retirement anyway.” He then added: “We played each other since we were boys, 25 years of pushing each other to our limits. We had some of the most epic battles in in our sport. They called us gamechangers, risk takers, history makers. “I thought our story may be over. Turns out it has one final chapter. It’s time for one of my toughest opponents to step into my corner. Welcome aboard coach, Andy Murray.” Djokovic beat Murray in the 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2016 Australian Open finals while also losing in the French Open final in 2016. It was his pursuit of toppling Djokovic at the top of the rankings in 2016 which was a precursor to his 2017 hip injury which derailed Murray’s career. Djokovic, who split with coach Goran Ivanisevic earlier this year, hopes that adding Murray to his team will help him get back to the top of the game as he went through a calendar year without winning a grand slam for the first time since 2017. Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have developed a stranglehold at the top of the men’s game and Djokovic, who has seen Murray, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal all retire in recent years, is still hoping to move clear of the record 24 grand slams he shares with Margaret Court.Field goal on final play gives Southeastern Louisiana 19-16 win over NichollsBy Usman Daudu In this past week, stampedes happened in three locations in the country and people lost their lives. In Ibadan, over 30 children died during an event by the former Queen of the Ooni of Ife to host 5, 000 children. And last Saturday, 10 persons died at a food-sharing event at a church in Abuja while 22 people also died in a rush for food in Okija, Anambra State. It is sad that these Nigerians died while on a mission to get succour from palliatives. It feels sadder that these incidents might have been averted had perhaps proper planning and execution been put in place. And that is why the latest news from the Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani, is gladdening. According to reports, the governor opened bank accounts for two million poor residents of the state. Sani disclosed this last Thursday during the distribution of food items and palliatives for Christmas and New Year at the Umaru Yar’adua Conference Centre, Kaduna, which was spearheaded by Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu. “Through our financial inclusion programme, we have opened over two million bank accounts for poor, vulnerable, and underserved persons to enable them to benefit from state and Federal Government social intervention programmes,” the governor said. Ordinarily, this story should not even make the news given that it is perhaps the most logical route to follow given the technology available in the financial ecosystem. Sadly, it is a novelty. During the last administration of President Muhammadu Buhari as president, the federal government initiated the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA) which had the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) as one of its programmes. Under the CCT, citizens classified as ‘the poorest of the poor’ were to get Ten Thousand Naira. With the existence of the Bank Verification Number (BVN) which mandates every account holder in Nigeria to be biometrically verified, one would have expected the federal government to utilise the banks for transacting payment. But no. Rather, government officials physically took large sums of cash to crowded venues to share to the beneficiaries. According to multiple reports, at those venues, beneficiaries were just asked to sign and handed over envelopes which sometimes contained less than Five Thousand Naira. Such fraud implied those concerned didn’t want a more efficient way to disburse the funds to the poor. For their selfish reasons. Hence, while the idea of the CCT was noble, its execution was very disappointing and left a sour taste in the mouth of even some supporters of the programme. I mean, in today’s age of electronic banking, who goes about physically distributing sums running into hundreds of millions? The mere logistical horror associated with such a venture should even be enough to deter those who go that route. Then, there is also the case of accountability. When the Buhari administration initiated Trader-Moni and Markket-Moni. Good schemes. But again, its implementation was flawed. Instead of deploying BVN to track recipients of the funds, the funds were channelled via cash, with some middlemen conniving and ripping the government as well as the beneficiaries. The other process of having the poor come to a venue and organisers carrying large sums of money to share, should, at best, remain in the 1970s. It cannot be argued that it is more efficient to disburse funds to poor people by sending them money via their bank accounts. For instance, at the push of a button, one can initiate credit transfer to multiple persons instantaneously. With this method too, transparency is achieved as the use of BVN details particulars of every recipient. With the strategy Sani has adopted in Kaduna, funds meant for the poor can be effectively monitored and verified. Anyway, while some commentators argue that the recent stampedes resulted because of poverty, perhaps the more important factor concerns the organisers’ obligations. What numbers were they expecting? What preparations were on ground to receive and accommodate the expected numbers? What was the anticipated flow of movement designed? Did they have enough space and manpower to cater for the expected numbers? Were there better ways of dispersing their charity other than gathering a crowd in a particular space? These are serious questions organisers are expected to satisfy themselves with before beginning to gather a crowd. Thankfully, after the sad incidents of last week, Nigerians have become wary of palliative-seeking crowds. Some states have even listed conditions for distribution of palliatives. Lagos State declared that organisers of palliative sharing events with more than 250 persons must get clearance with the state safety agencies. Also, on Sunday, the Edo State Police Command urged the state government and other organisations to collaborate with the police in the distribution of palliatives to avoid a stampede. “Following recent cases of stampedes leading to avoidable deaths in some parts of the country, the Edo State Police Command has proactively called on government officials, community leaders, religious bodies, and non-governmental organisations to collaborate with the state command for a comprehensive and organised way of going about the distribution of any palliatives,” said the command’s spokesman, Moses Yamu, in a statement. “The Commissioner of Police, Ozigi Umoru, therefore warns groups and organisers of similar events to ensure they involve the Police or other security agencies to avoid such occurrences in the state. The Command remains committed to always ensuring the safety of lives and property.” The poor would always be in our midst. And as conscientious individuals and government, we cannot shy away from charity. But this charity must be done in ways to eliminate disasters such as those that happened in those three places. The Kaduna example by which the state government has opened bank accounts for the poor is commendable. Through that, no fanfare would follow transmission of whatever tokens the government intends for the poor. It would be a silent alert that would bring the loud joy from those deserving of it. In fact, Christians are taught to be discrete when giving as the bible preaches in the book of Matthew: ‘But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.’ Other religions too do not encourage a show-off when it comes to charity. Since assuming office as governor, his administration has distributed palliatives, agricultural inputs, grants, and soft loans to farmers and small-scale enterprises. As a passionate activist, it is expected that Sani’s administration would further elevate the condition of the poor residents of Kaduna. By opening bank accounts for the poor, the Kaduna State government is set to bring efficiency to assisting the poor. It would also be good for other individuals, organisations and particularly governments to copy this Kaduna format of cash transfers to the poor. It’s the 21st century and with the basic technology which all the banks deploy daily, there is no charity too large that cannot be reduced to gifting credit ‘alerts.’ It would be shameful to continue toying with the lives of the poor just for a show of charity.

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"I write to you with profound concern and deep conviction regarding the need to establish a memorial for Dr Manmohan Singh, the 13th Prime Minister of India, at the Raj Ghat complex, a site that symbolizes the glorious tradition of commemorating the legacy of our nation's leaders. "As you are aware, all former Prime Ministers, including (caretaker) Prime Minister like Gulzarilal Nanda, have been accorded memorial to honour their contribution. "These include Shanti Van for Pt Jawahar Lal Nehru, Vijay Ghat for Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri, Shakti Sthal for Smt. Indira Gandhi, Vir Bhumi For Rajiv Gandhi, and Sadaiv Atal for Sh. Atal Bihari Vajpayee," Sidhu wrote. "The Raj Ghat complex has been the chosen resting place for all these leaders, reflecting its sanctity as a repository of our democratic legacy," Sidhu wrote. But this tradition was "conspicuously broken" when Manmohan Singh was cremated at the Nigambodh Ghat, a site where no other prime minister has been cremated, and no steps have been taken to commemorate his remarkable legacy, Sidhu said. "It is alarming to note that this departure from tradition reeks of visible insecurity and political bias," he alleged in his letter. The establishment of memorials is not a partisan issue but an act of preserving India's glorious history and honouring those who have shaped its destiny, wrote Sidhu. He mentioned that Dr Singh's contribution as an economist, statesman, and leader who guided India through a decade of transformative growth and global integration cannot be ignored. "It is pertinent to mention that even Prime Ministers like P V Narasimha Rao, whose cremation took place outside Delhi, have been honoured with memorials, such as Gyan Bhumi in Hyderabad. Therefore, the inaction regarding Dr Singh's memorial raises questions about the motives behind this omission," he said. Sidhu said honouring leaders with memorials has been an integral part of India's democratic ethos, transcending political differences. "Notable exceptions like V P Singh, who lacks a memorial, have drawn criticism even from his family," he pointed out, while adding "this neglect must not be extended to Dr Manmohan Singh, whose legacy is too significant to be ignored or politicized". Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi had said the BJP-led Centre had "totally insulted" Singh, a great son of Mother India and the first prime minister from the Sikh community, by performing his last rites at the Nigambodh Ghat. (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel )

Bill Oxford Listen here or on the go via Apple Podcasts and Spotify Jonathan Faison shares his approach to investing in biotech, the 'riskiest' sector (1:35). Recent lows and seeing through the volatility (4:10). Sector winners (9:20). Do sector ETFs make sense? (21:00) Updates on Sutro Biopharma and Voyager Therapeutics (24:15). Learn more about Jonathan's ROTY Biotech Community Transcript Rena Sherbill: Jonathan Faison, welcome to Investing Experts. Welcome to the Podcast. It's great to have you on the show. Jonathan Faison : Hey, thanks. Happy to be here, Rena. RS : It's nice to have you on talking biotech , a sector we sometimes talk about, but not enough, especially for those invested in the sector, I bet feeling that way. You run an investing group on Seeking Alpha called ROTY Biotech Community . I'm interested how you would articulate for our listeners how you approach the biotech part of things and how you approach the sector. JF : So it's notorious that biotech is probably the riskiest sector in the market. So we have the highest upside potential in terms of when you get the story right, when a company's drug gets to market and is sold, lots of buyouts occur. So that's part of the appeal is waking up and seeing one of your holdings bought out by a larger pharmaceutical company. But on the converse side, there's a lot of stories out there that are zero or hero. And what I mean by that is if the company reports negative clinical results, especially if that's their only asset, they can lose 90% or more of their value in one day. So in my 20s, I did a lot more catalyst trading, which was focusing on these specific readouts. Very thankful for how that worked out, the highs and the lows. It was successful in the early days of ROTY. We started the biotech service in 2018. And around 2021 to ‘22 when the biotech bear market started, I realized, it's adapt or die, especially in this type of market and realized that looking at multi-year clinical and commercial momentum was more the direction I wanted to go in. So that's what we focus on now is stories, these situations where its heads win big when things go well over a multi-year timeframe. For example, where is the pipeline going? Where is the product launch going 2025 to 2026, for example? And on the downside, trying to capture downside as much as possible, derisking via multiple drug candidates, shots on goal, cash position, proof of concept data sets, et cetera. So we're trying to find those situations where the risk reward profile is very asymmetric. Not all of them will work out, but the idea being if you have a high batting average, more of them will work out than not. And looking back over the past year or two, you'll be happy where your portfolio has gone. So that's it in a nutshell. RS : I want to pick at the specific names a little bit, but I'm curious, given that we're coming off of lows that we haven't seen in a few years out of the biotech sector and speaking to that volatility and low lows, how do you encourage investors to see through it? Is it just that? Is it picking out the winners in the industry? Is it picking out the ones that are going to see it through the best possible chance - or at least have the best possible chance to do so? Is that the way to see through the volatility? JF : Before I say see through the volatility , one thing I like to say is we're pretty transparent with winners and losers. And so if this call had taken place, I guess it was like two weeks ago, or a week ago, even the ( XBI ) was at new 52-week highs around 104. So if this call had happened then I would have been more, I don't want to say cheerleading, but the portfolio was up 43% for the year. And at highs, you're feeling pretty good about yourself, much like any investor. And then over the last week, it's been nothing but red in the XBI. So it's fallen from 104 below all major moving averages, the 20, the 15, the 200-day. And so the 43% year-to-date gain has fallen to 25%. So it's never fun to see that type of erosion giving gains back to the market. But yeah, exactly what you said, I tend to focus more on individual companies, individual stories, where the pipeline and the commercial momentum is going over the next year to two, for example, three to five-year timeframe. So when you do that, you're able to take advantage of weakness, volatility, prioritize which setups are looking the strongest or the most undervalued. A lot of these commercial setups, for example, I'll look at them when they're valued at an enterprise value of one times peak sales. So if the company, for example , their drug candidate is approved, much like, let's say, SpringWorks Therapeutics ( SWTX ), Ogsiveo, if it's a $1 billion peak sales potential and at one point the enterprise value is trading at or below that that sets you up. It doesn't mean you're going to win, but you're setting yourself up in a high probability scenario, where over the next couple of years there's a lot higher probability it works out than it doesn't assuming your due diligence is correct. So trying to find more of those setups in our sweet spot where they're priced cheaply relative to peak sales, generally approved drugs or late stage. Personally, my track record in preclinical to early stage clinical is mediocre at best. So I tend to focus on late stage and commercial. RS : Is it your opinion that the decline recently in biotech has to do with more of the macro picture and who's in government ? Do you subscribe to that idea? JF : To be honest, I leave that to smarter minds. There's definitely the political and regulatory uncertainty who are we going to be put in charge of the FDA , health services, et cetera. There's also the inflation worries where you're starting to see that come back up again. So one of my biggest messages to people is simply, yes, there's opportunity here, but also don't be a hero. Some people will go all in on either specific stock picks or their exposure to biotech or another sector for that matter. And so don't being a hero means, I mean, keeping your exposure to a level that you can sleep well at night. So some of the guys in our chat, if they are, for example, retirees, maybe they have 5% of their portfolio in biotech. So if it does really well, that gives the portfolio a boost. And if it's a rough period, they have their other lower risk areas of their investments to help balance that out. So for me, I, for example, mentioned the one-to-one rule for myself personally, which is for every new dollars I'm depositing to my investment accounts, every $1 in biotech is balanced out with my low-risk bucket, whether that's dividend indexed funds, et cetera. So those are ways to help manage your emotion and make sure you have a system in place and get rid of that gambler mentality. RS : What guides you as you're looking for these opportunities? Are there specific metrics that you're paying attention to? What are the benchmarks that you're looking for along the way? JF : Sure. It's more each day, I'm regularly scanning the charts, whether it's gainers or losers, I'm checking the news. And most of the time, it'll turn up dry, when we can even have dry periods of a month or two where I have no new ideas. And maybe that's something that sets ROTY apart in terms of, I know the industry is about publishing more material, but I only publish when I have something worth saying. I don't want to waste people's time. So when we're looking at opportunities, it's more – I'll listen to more calls. Like recently we had the Jefferies and the Stifel healthcare conference. And if you listen to a story where it sounds like the thesis is firing on all cylinders, it's especially compelling, then that's something to dig deeper. And then you compare that to, like we said, valuation of 1 to 1.5x peak sales versus the enterprise value. That's just a sweet spot for me personally. Like I'm again, trying to find these situations where there's high upside potential, but your risk is capped as much as possible. It doesn't mean I won't have my binary losers. Landmines happen in biotech, but at least you're trying to reduce that as much as possible. RS : So who are the names that you're looking at right now? Who has you the most excited as you're looking across the sector? JF : I'm glad you mentioned that. A recent winner that we still own 8% of the portfolio in, I've taken partial profits twice on the way up, but it's still firing on all cylinders, is Tarsus Pharmaceuticals ( TARS ). Tarsus, they have their lead drug, XDEMVY, which is for a very non-sexy indication of Demodex blepharitis, which are basically the mites on your eyelids. So there are a few off-label treatments there. People thought the XDEMVY would not do well in launch. We got in when the early metrics were positive. So that was a fun run from $15 to say $40, mid-40s currently. And one would think, oh, that's actually, all the upside has been had, but it's actually, let's see, $1.8 billion market cap. So around $1.5 billion or so enterprise value. And so what's interesting is that's still only 1x to 1.5x peak sales. So that's one of those stories where thesis is firing on all cylinders, all the launch metrics are set to accelerate into 2025. So the remaining position just holding patiently. As far as one that is maybe more applicable to investors wanting to get in on the early stage, it would be SpringWorks Therapeutics ( SWTX ). That's currently my number one holding around 13% of the portfolio. And what's fun there is Ogsiveo is getting launched. It's about one year into launch for the indication of desmoid tumors, these slow-growing tumors that cause pain, they cause – they impact the range of motion for these patients. There's been nothing approved. So in the past, it would be doctors in watch and wait mode to see when they had to intervene. There would be chemo, treatment with TKIs, nothing particularly good. And Ogsiveo got approved, the long-term open label data shows patients on drug for up to four years, at least three. So you'll have that stacking effect over time as it gets launched. The ICD-10 claims codes just came out over 10,000 unique claims in under a year. So as management noted in their Q3 call, the denominator, the addressable market is larger than they had anticipated. Over 90% of doctors are saying, they will use the drug again. 90% say they will use it in frontline. Ogsiveo already has 70% market share of any new prescription for desmoid tumors. They're only 10% penetrated already at $200 million to $250 million annualized run rate. And so it's just a very interesting story still. Let me pull that up on the valuation. But what's interesting is even though it's rebounded from the high-20s, it's still only at $37 a share. I'm trying to remember the cash position on hand, but even if it's around maybe $2.3 billion or so enterprise value, that's versus a $1 billion estimated peak sales and that's conservative for Ogsiveo, I think personally it's closer to $1.5 billion and they have Mirdametinib for NF1-PN indication, which should be approved. It has a priority review with a PDUFA date in February of next year. So next year, the company has three launches planned: European Union launch for Ogsiveo, U.S. launch for Mirdametinib, and the ex-U.S. launch for Mirdametinib in the second half of next year. So Blueprint Medicines ( BPMC ) was a winner for us earlier this year that has sold. And it was a similar situation where valuation stays low at first because it's cloudy, you don't know how the launch metrics are going to look out of the gate. And as they get more clarity, patients stacking, staying on treatment longer, that's when the market tends to reward these stories. It tends to be skeptical, prove it to me mode. And so Q3 call for SpringWorks Therapeutics strengthened the thesis for me for the reasons I mentioned before. And so it's still very early stages for people. I've stated before buying it below $40, it's at 37, if you're looking at the 2025 to 2026 timeframe. So those are examples of stories we look for where a thesis is firing on all cylinders. And it's funny, I keep getting questions from investors like, okay, now that the Q3 call has come out, what's your updated trade plan? And I've stated that my goal is to be boringly predictable, boringly profitable. And so here too, I just hold patiently as long as the valuation is reasonable and the story is going in the right direction, so I'm not trying to reinvent the wheel here. RS : Would you say the risks there are in the unknown? Like waiting for more data to come out? JF : For Ogsiveo, I'd say there's less data risk because we already have open label extension data. For Mirdametinib, it is a PDUFA date in February with priority review, but with the FDA, anything is possible. So even if I put that, let's say, 80% or 90% chance of being approved, there's still that 10% chance, there's something manufacturing-related or what have you. So regulatory uncertainty is always possible. For Mirdametinib, they're going up against AstraZeneca ( AZN ) which is a much larger company as you can imagine, big pharma. AstraZeneca's drug, Koselugo, is only approved in the pediatric indication for children, which is just one quarter of the NF1-PN market, and they are going to get approved in adult. But after SpringWorks who has the lead there, SpringWorks, their drug looks to have the edge on efficacy also lower incidence of Grade 3 events. With Koselugo, they're already losing half of their patients within a year due to tolerability issues among others. So there's definitely the opportunity for switch, but you're definitely right. It's always whenever a small company is going up against big pharma , that is a cause for concern. That is a risk factor because one has a lot better infrastructure and unlimited resources versus a small company. RS : I'm curious, and you don't have to have an opinion on this because it's not your area of focus, but psychedelics are a part of the market that we've covered before on the podcast and we cover on the Cannabis Investing Podcast . And speaking to the point of like unknowns and waiting for pipelines to develop and the unknowability of the FDA and where their decisions may or may not fall and haven't fallen when it comes to psychedelics, any thoughts about how investors should be thinking about either that part of the market or the more unknown or less developed kind of columns within the biotech sector? JF : That's definitely not an area that I've been looking in recently, just because most of the ones that are interesting to me are early stage, so I have to wait. There's that thing I like to say, there's a lot of companies that are in the science project phase, and that's where they're throwing a drug candidates against the wall in preclinical Phase 1 and seeing where it sticks. And so with psychedelics, there's definitely some really good data out there, mushrooms, et cetera, but you had to have to see that replicated in either Phase 2, Phase 3 placebo-controlled studies. Also, like you said, the unknowns there as far as the scheduling, what class, what type of restrictions are going to be on the label, et cetera, that's a little bit outside my wheelhouse. So if something looks like a coin flip to me, that's not enough, I have to have as many factors in my favor as possible. But that said, definitely for investors who are interested in those high risk, high reward plays, it can make sense. I'm just not a fan of lottery tickets personally. That reminds me of Leap Therapeutics, ( LPTX ), which a lot of guys in our chat like. And what's interesting is they have a buy-in from Pfizer ( PFE ) who owns part of the company. They have a readout in colorectal cancer middle of next year. They also have a preclinical drug candidate targeting GDF-15, which could be used for cachexia in cancer. And so it has a very minuscule enterprise value. And if you're right, that could be five-bagger, 10-bagger, et cetera. But I have questions on the intellectual property of their lead candidate, et cetera. So it's just as with psychedelics, as with other areas, if there's too many unknowns, those will stay on my radar, but they're not investable for me personally, just because I need as much derisking and downside cushion as possible to make me feel comfortable. RS : Why focus specifically on biotech? I'm curious. JF : That's a great question. When I started investing in 2008, tried many different strategies, different sectors, whether it was tech, real estate, you name it, dividend, metals and mining. Biotech from, I think, a reason a lot of us are in it is because of intellectual curiosity too. You're always reading about the latest studies, treatments being involved in some way for advancing and bettering the care for these patients, whether it's curing patients, whether it's extending lives or making them better. Each of us has personal stories in our families too, whether it's somebody we've known who's had cancer or Alzheimer's or Parkinson, you name it. I also had a fire lit under me. I think this sector, for many people we feel as outsiders, if it's not our background in the medical arena, that it's only for specialists. And to be fair, it is in a way. But that's not to say that people on main street, the rest of us can't have success there. When I started writing articles on Seeking Alpha, one thing I really appreciated was the comments. I was just sharing my ideas. I never expected anything bigger to come up from it much less having an investment service. But what I really enjoyed was the comments. Many of them were brutal. They were from whether doctors or other people in specific spaces I was discussing. And when I said, hey, here's the investment opportunity, they would respond in the comments actually, no, here's how I prescribe it in my practice, or here are some aspects of the bear thesis that you're overlooking. And so that kind of lit a fire under me to learn more. And also I had quite a few mistakes that should have been account ending along the way, whether it was binary blow ups or I didn't have much in the way of risk management, for example, my maximum portfolio weighting rule currently is to make sure I combat that gambling mentality. So for commercial stage biotech, the maximum I can own no matter how much I love the company is 10% of the portfolio. And for clinical stage, it's 5%. And so rules like that, everything I learned along the way is hopefully to help other investors not go through everything I did, accelerate their learning curve. And that's what I love about our chat is we have over 500 investors, some of them are veterans, been doing this 20-plus years, others are newbies, but we're all sharing what we're learning together and helping each other out. That can be good during the hot streaks, people to keep us level headed. And when things are pretty rough, and you're just trying to hang in there, like the current downturn in biotech, it's nice to have other people speak into your portfolio, life, tell you what you can do better, where to improve. And so investing is not meant to be a solo sport, in my opinion. RS : Yeah, I like that you have community built into the name. One of my favorite things of Seeking Alpha, and you spoke to this just now, is the level of commenting on the site. It furthers the conversation and deepens the conversation. And community, it's often talked about in a very trite way, but if done correctly, when done correctly, avails us all to exponential growth and awareness. So kudos for highlighting that part of things. I'm curious what you think of ETFs in the space and who those make sense for, and do they make sense for certain investors? JF : Oh, without a doubt, they make sense for investors. Just like Warren Buffett said, a lot of people would be better off in index funds, putting their money away and not having to think about it, so they can focus on their daily lives, the things that are important to them. My father, for example, he invests a lot in cash value life insurance. And so some people would make fun of him because, oh, it's only a 5% return a year. And maybe one year his friends do really well on Apple ( AAPL ) and they're kind of laughing your 5% doesn't look so well. But when the market is down 40%, that 5% return is looking pretty nice. And so same thing applies to biotech ETFs. If a person wants, let's say, 3% of their overall portfolio in biotech and they don't want to pick the winners and have to decide which ones are going to be winners, losers, it can make sense to find the ETF that's right for you, have that exposure, and not have to think about it. So 100% agree. Another way to do that, which some people do in chat, is they will have only a handful of biotechs. So they'll own mainly ETFs or dividend indexed funds or other funds of other sorts, and they'll only own maybe three to five biotech stocks. So definitely should be a number that you can follow easily that should not affect your life that you should have to be staring at a screen the entire time. For me personally, my sweet spot is around 15 stocks, 15 companies that I can follow relatively closely. For other people that might be three to five And for others, it definitely makes sense to save yourself the hassle and the headache because it's definitely takes effort to find the winners. For us, I feel that it's worth it when we do well. But if you're not willing to put in that effort, definitely makes sense to do indexed funds and that way you don't have to put in that time and effort that maybe is better used elsewhere. So definitely we should tell that as it is. RS : Anything specific to note about the various ETFs or anything you would highlight or make note of there? JF : Nothing off the top of my head, but you do look at the top 10 holdings and see if you agree with those for the most part, because those are the higher percentages of the portfolio. Also, what's the maximum weighting they allow for each holding, so you know how exposed you are to individual company risk. And then lastly, of course, compare the prices, the annual cost of each one. And that applies not only to ETFs, but I would also argue investment services, charting tools that investors use, including ROTY Biotech Community. You have to look at the price of the service and determine if that adds enough value for you because every investor, whether they have, let's say, a $10,000 portfolio, 50, 100, a million, whatever it is, one of the very few things we can control as investors is keeping our costs down. So I try to own only services, whether charting or news feeds, et cetera, that add the most value for me, give me the biggest bang for my buck. Otherwise it's a paralysis by analysis, you're reading too much. So that applies to my service and any other tools that people use. RS: I'm curious the last couple of stocks that you wrote about on Seeking Alpha on the free side. I'm curious if you have any updates to give on Sutro Biopharma ( STRO ) or Voyager Therapeutics ( VYGR ). Any thoughts there? JF : Not really. Let me pull those up. But Sutro was one, the ADC, antibody-drug conjugate space. It has been pretty lucrative. Last year, we owned ImmunoGen, which was a full-size position in the portfolio and got bought out by AbbVie ( ABBV ). So I've been wanting to try to find more players in that space. Sutro, I wanted to reevaluate because it was trading at negative enterprise value below the value of its cash. The problem for me was the ovarian cancer space was too crowded. There's something like eight to 10 new therapies in late-stage development. ImmunoGen is already approved in the folate receptor alpha ADC, and it has a next-generation one for the lower expressors. So I'm really struggling to see the white space or open space for Sutro. So their next-generation candidates in the pipeline look interesting, but were too early stage for me. Voyager Therapeutics likewise, as we talked about, was at that science project phase of development. There's some interesting gene therapy programs. They are licensing out their vectors to big pharma. So both of those are situations where, hey, if it works out, that could be a big gainer. But they're not for me either because of being too early stage, I don't see clear paths to market as of yet. Sutro's lead program, Luvelta could be an example of a program that could be high probability of clinically successful meaning they have a positive Phase 3 readout and it gets approved. But just because a drug gets approved doesn't mean it's going to be successful commercially. Some of these readouts, I'm usually, I'll put it this way, my number one priority is trades for the portfolio. And I only trade two to four days per month. When I'm not trading, I'm writing down rough drafts of thesis of each investment idea. I have a playbook on my phone, which is where I order by priority which companies I would move dollars into a new position when they free up. And when there are no trades on radar, those dry periods is when I'm able to write full sized company articles like Sutro, like Voyager. And even if they're not up to investment quality for us, they're not currently candidates, I think it helps us to sharpen ourselves as investors to do that deeper due diligence, digging through the quarterly filings, the annual filings, listening to presentations, something we should be doing for all names. I wish I had the time to publish more of these articles. And hopefully in the future, I will during those dry periods, but they definitely come second to trades. RS : You mentioned some of your data sources. Do you have any favored ones or you feel like too many people overlook them as sources of data? JF : I mean, the Seeking Alpha healthcare news is one – is a freebie. When in doubt, I always tell people start with the free resources first, see if that satisfies your need, whether it's charts, whether it's news, et cetera. And then from there, if you feel like you need more, if you want premium articles, et cetera, that's when you work your way up. So for me, I also use The Fly on The Wall. That's a premium news source. I've been using that four-plus years. So I got grandfathered in it early on. So for me, again, the way I don't get that paralysis by analysis is I'll check it pre-market just to see whether it's new data or quarterly reports, or et cetera, something that sticks out to me and I'll check it post-market just for the same reason anybody's reported new news, new data, et cetera. But those kind of scans really don't take that long, let's say, 15 minutes, and either something jumps out to you for further due diligence where it doesn't. So same thing goes for charting tools. Whether you're looking at on a day where the biotech sector is really red, let's say, it's down 2%. I'll often look at the gainers, for example, and see which companies are holding water or showing stability even in this tough environment. And if there's something, a chart that looks particularly constructive, whether they're showing strength in the face of weakness or at least showing stability, then I'll quickly look through their corporate presentation or the most recent quarterly report. If it looks compelling, then dig deeper into the recent webcasts, investment presentations, et cetera. So, each company pretty quickly, you can tell within 10 or 15 minutes, if there's something there that merits that deeper type of due diligence, and you want to only do the deeper due diligence where it's merited. And even there, most will not work out or meet your investment criteria, but those that do make it worth it. So that's why it's really important to know what you're looking for and to have a clear idea of whether something meets your selection criteria or not. Otherwise, it's kind of like trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. I'll be mulling over an idea, trying to make it fit my criteria, accelerating clinical and commercial momentum over the next few years, having a strong balance sheet, having a management team that continually executes, that under promises and over delivers, et cetera. But if you don't find that, you shouldn't force it. Forced trades are where I make those unforced errors, those mistakes that could be avoided. And the way you can avoid that is only trade when you have a crystal clear rationale for why you are buying a new position or adding to an existing one, if that makes sense. RS : Yeah, definitely. I think a good rule of thumb across life is don't force things. It's almost never a good idea. JF : Well said, well said. RS : Anything that we left out of this conversation? Anything else that you feel is worthy of investors' attention at this point, be it stocks or things to pay attention to, or things not to pay attention to? JF : I guess I'd reemphasize, and I don't want this to come across as a marketing pitch, but the importance of having a community, whether you find a few other traders and investors on X or Twitter, however, you call it these days, there's a great community there. If you can tune out the bad actors and focus on ones that resonate with you, or whether like ROTY Biotech Community, whatever it is. I learned everything the hard way. And also, I had a lot of mistakes that could have easily been avoided if I had veterans, had other people to help accelerate my learning curve. So, however you find that, it's important to not do it on your own, both to accelerate your learning curve and to help keep you humble during the high periods and to help keep you going during these tough times like the ( XBI ) currently, like the sector currently. So that's something I would reemphasize. The last thing I would say is when I built the service, when I started, I was an investor in 2008. I tried a lot of premium services and there were different things I liked, I didn't like, et cetera. So we built chat that way to kind of like asking myself, what would I like if I were somebody starting out? So we have main chat. We have commentary for me, which is basically like a channel where it's a direct conversation, letting people read what's going on in my mind, what I'm looking at, et cetera. We have a real-time trades channel, which I really like because of its actionability, where traders and investors are sharing what stocks they're buying in real-time and why. We have a top five holdings channel, where people are sharing their top five holdings in their portfolio and again why they own them. We even have a non-biotech channel covering other sectors, including crypto et cetera, technicals and indicators of people sharing charts and what they're looking at. So again, the whole idea of being learning from others, sharing your ideas together, we all have something to contribute with whether you're just entering for the first time or you've been doing this for a couple of decades. But again, going back to the main point, whether here or on X, Twitter, et cetera, surround yourself with a good community and that will greatly increase your probability of being long-term profitable. RS : Yeah, good stuff, Jonathan. Appreciate this conversation. Looking forward to another one soon, I hope. For those looking for more community or more insight into the community, it's ROTY Biotech Community on Seeking Alpha. It's Jonathan Faison on Seeking Alpha for those who want some free articles before paying for stuff. Appreciate this conversation, Jonathan, and also special Black Friday 20% off sale, as long as we're plugging away. Let's plug it right. Editor's Note: This article discusses one or more securities that do not trade on a major U.S. exchange. Please be aware of the risks associated with these stocks.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will unveil a refreshed frontbench line-up in late January, with Bill Shorten’s exit from parliament opening the door to a junior minister being promoted, months out from the next federal election. Senior government sources, who asked not to be named so they could speak freely, say Albanese is considering two options for his frontbench shake-up, with responsibility for Shorten’s former portfolios of Government Services and the NDIS to be handed on as the federal election is not due until May 2025. Anika Wells, Matt Keogh, Amanda Rishworth and Mark Butler are all being considered to assume outgoing Bill Shorten’s responsibilities. Credit: In the reshuffle, government sources said the first and more likely option was that Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth and Health Minister Mark Butler would be handed responsibility for one of each of the portfolios, with NDIS a better fit for Rishworth as the disability agency is part of her department. This would mean the number of cabinet ministers would shrink from 23 to 22 people. The second option being considered is promoting a member of the outer ministry, with Queensland-based Aged Care and Sports Minister Anika Wells and WA-based Veterans and Defence Personnel Minister Matt Keogh considered the frontrunners. Both are in the Labor Right faction, like Shorten. Loading Opposition Leader Peter Dutton must also replace a senior shadow minister on his frontbench after opposition Senate leader and foreign affairs spokesman Simon Birmingham announced on Thursday that he was quitting politics. The first details of how Albanese could recast his frontbench have emerged after a successful end to the parliamentary year for the government, which included the passing of 31 new laws on the final day , after months of delay and lengthy negotiations with the Coalition or the Greens and the crossbench. As parliament wound down for the year, Labor won Senate votes on housing, food prices and a ban on social media apps for under 16s, and other measures. Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers have to release a mid-year budget update before Christmas that could foreshadow more cost-of-living relief, while Dutton has hinted at more detail on the opposition’s nuclear and housing policies before Christmas too. Either scenario would mean that Victoria’s influence around the cabinet table would be reduced with Shorten’s exit, but Labor hopes to gain seats in Queensland and hold on to the swag of seats it picked up in Western Australia in 2022. Promoting a talented new minister from Queensland or WA is seen, internally, as tactically astute and unlikely to cause a fuss, whereas promoting another NSW MP to cabinet at the expense of Victoria would likely put noses out of joint. Shorten’s combined portfolios of the NDIS and Government Services were given to him when Labor won government as he had been one of the disability insurance scheme’s earliest champions. He had also been a frontrunner in pursuing and supporting the robo-debt royal commission, which made Government Services a natural fit. The government sources said the prime minister would ponder the changes during a short Christmas break. Dutton, like Albanese, is expected to be back at work by early January as both men gear up for what is widely expected to be a close election in which a hung parliament is considered a distinct possibility given the size of the crossbench. Both leaders are also planning, at this stage, to make major policy announcements in the second half of January, with a prime ministerial appearance at the National Press Club around Australia Day pencilled in and some members of both main parties anticipating an election to be called days later, though Albanese has indicated he is leaning towards May. Loading The most recent Resolve Political Monitor conducted for this masthead in early November showed the opposition’s primary vote had risen by one percentage point to 39 per cent, while Labor’s held steady at 30 per cent. These primary votes would deliver either major party, at best, a razor-thin majority in the next parliament. While Dutton will feel the loss of Birmingham, a former finance, education, trade and tourism minister at various times under Scott Morrison and Malcolm Turnbull, the need to replace a foreign affairs spokesperson heading into a domestic political campaign is less urgent. While Liberal deputy leader Sussan Ley and shadow cabinet ministers Jane Hume, James Paterson and Dan Tehan have all been put forward as possible replacements for Birmingham , moving shadow ministers from domestic portfolios months out from an election could disrupt the shadow expenditure review committee process that is now working on election policies. Another option would be for Dutton to take the portfolio in a caretaker capacity, or for former shadow cabinet minister Julian Leeser to be returned to the frontbench while former ambassador and foreign policy wonk Dave Sharma would be handed an assistant role. Cut through the noise of federal politics with news, views and expert analysis. Subscribers can sign up to our weekly Inside Politics newsletter . Save Log in , register or subscribe to save articles for later. License this article Political leadership Anthony Albanese For subscribers James Massola is national affairs editor. 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AMD's 192-core EPYC 9965 CPU now a third cheaper than at launch 5th-gen Turin chip has seen stellar reviews from the tech press Half the price of Intel's 128-core Granite Rapids Xeon 6980P AMD ’s new 192-core CPU monster, the EPYC 9965 , launched last month, four months after its initial announcement. The CPU, which uses the Zen 5c core architecture, boasts 192 cores and 384 threads and competes (almost) directly with Intel’s recently launched 128-core Granite Rapids Xeon 6980P. In addition to being AMD’s most complex microprocessor to date, the EPYC 9965 was also its most expensive, at nearly $15,000 . Fast forward to today however, and Wiredzone is currently selling the chip for a more modest $10,034 - a significant discount. Unlike some online deals that disappoint with limited stock or long delivery times, Wiredzone has the processors in and ready to ship, with volume discounts also available. What's behind the price cut? The reason for this surprise price drop isn’t entirely clear. It could be that AMD has been able to produce more processors than first anticipated, or perhaps demand hasn’t been as high as expected (which seems very unlikely). By comparison, Intel ’s Xeon 6980P launched at $17,800, but its price has since increased. Newegg is currently selling it for $18,900, and Connection lists it for $20,527 - though neither retailer has the product in stock at the moment. That could suggest another reason for the sudden price drop. At the lower cost, AMD might see an opportunity to appeal to budget-conscious enterprises or organizations seeking high-performance processors without paying a premium. By undercutting Intel’s prices and ensuring ample stock availability, AMD could strengthen its position in the competitive server CPU market while attracting new customers who might otherwise consider Intel’s offerings. Are you a pro? Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed! Reviewers previously declared that with the Xeon 6900P family, Intel was finally a contender again in the server CPU arena. However, the arrival shortly afterwards of AMD’s 5th generation Turin products quickly rained on that parade , comfortably putting AMD back on top. As Phoronix noted in its gushing review, “The new top-end AMD EPYC Turin processor performance can obliterate the competition in most workloads and delivers a great generational leap in performance and power efficiency." Meet AMD’s new 192-core CPU monster; the EPYC 9965 First AMD EPYC 9965 benchmarks set flurry of new world records Reviews of Intel’s fastest CPU ever shows that it has caught up with AMD

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Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Delighted Brendan Rodgers insists 2024 has been one of his greatest years as a boss. The Celtic manager is heading into New Year on the back of an incredible 12 months where his side won three trophies and only lost TWO games. Celts only went down to Hearts in Scotland and Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League in 50 games at home and abroad. Rodgers’ men will head to Ibrox to face Rangers on January 2 with a massive 14 point gap over their rivals on the back of another big win after they stuffed St Johnstone 4-0 at Parkhead. And the manager admitted it was the perfect way to round off a sensational year that will live long in the memory. Rodgers said: “I'm just so pleased with what 2024 has brought us in performance and statistics. As a guy who's managing the club and has the privilege to do that, I look back on this season and I've got the privilege of managing the team but also from a supporter's perspective. “This will be an historic season in terms of what we've achieved statistically over this season. That makes me really proud, and seeing that game today and seeing what the players have given, you can see the mindset that's very much established here to win and win in the best possible way. “I thought last season was one of the best coaching seasons of my career in terms of coming in and what I was coming into. This season has just been a joy to work with the players and seeing them evolve and develop and how I want them to work. “I've seen some statistics yesterday that people were trying to show me. From that aspect, it's mentally impressive but we've still got to sustain it and we still want to keep working and play to the level that we want to on a consistent basis.” Celtic were at their relentless best to see off Saints and Rodgers insisted there was no way his men would be distracted by the upcoming derby. He said: “I think it's just respecting the game. Players aren't robots, we're in the midst of a really challenging period. You'll have some periods in the game where you're not quite at the intensity as what you'd be if you think what we were in the first three months of the season. You get one game a week and you can prepare and do everything else. So we're going to have little moments like that but ultimately we'll have long periods where we are intense and we will be there. In case you haven't heard, we've launched a new Hotline Live show, airing at 6pm every day, with the exception of Fridays and Saturdays. Join our panel for a laugh, a moan and a look at all things Scottish football, as well as having your say on the biggest issues in the game. Subscribe to our YouTube channel so you never miss a single episode. Alternatively, you can watch on Facebook or Twitter. Need to get something off your chest? Have your say on what's happening in the world of Scottish football by contacting us at hotline@dailyrecord.co.uk. You can find out more about the show here and also catch up on previous episodes with our full Hotline Live playlist on YouTube. “That's our mindset and I think you've seen that today from the first minute. I thought from minute one to the 94th minute we were outstanding in the game. I was so impressed by the guys and the work.” Saints boss Simo Valikari meanwhile admitted his side ran into an unstoppable force at Celtic Park. He said: “‘We need to have almost a perfect day and the opponent needs to play below the bar. Unfortunately for us it didn't happen today. “We have a lot of our own problems ourselves, we need to fix them, but sometimes you need to respect the football the opponent plays. “It's 89 minutes, it's 4-0 and they don't let us breathe. They just come and come and come. So if we can learn from the best, it's very good for our process. But overall it was hanging in as long as you can. Today it was not there. So no disappointment or anything.”

NoneIn 1882, the Post-Dispatch published this article detailing fortunes that were made, then "lost." (Some were not lost so much as divided between many descendants.) The article has been edited for length; notes about the families are in italics. One Generation Accumulates and the Next Dissipates. "It is a very mournful thing," said a veteran barrister a few davs ago, "to look back and contemplate the families who used to rank as the leaders in fashion and fortune in this community and then think how most of them have faded out, rusted away; many of them ruined by extravagance and dissipation. ... " The Lindells. The great Lindell estate was the result of the work and fortunate speculations of Jesse and Peter Lindell. Their deaths resulted in their enormous fortunes, amount to about $8 or $9 millions, going to collateral relatives ( nieces and nephews ). The Lindell stock has died out, and future generations will know of the famous old family by name only. Lindell Boulevard is named for Peter Lindell, who died in 1861. Jesse Lindell's wife was Jemima. The brothers also operated the Lindell Hotel. Thos. J. Payne was at one time one of the most notably wealthy men in the west, and he was quoted as one of the Croesuses of the day. Even during the panic of 1836, during which he lost fearfully, he was able to weather the storm and came out with something left. Of a once magnificent estate there is not a vestige left, and but few of the present residents of the city are aware that such a man ever existed. The Benoists. Louis A. Benoist's estate was estimated to be worth $2,000,000. Upon his death, however, this was divided between an enormous family, he leaving 23 children; each getting about $100,000. Some of the sons devoted themselves assiduously to getting rid of their wealth in various ways. Some had expensive tastes in the shape of horse flesh. No considerable portion of this once magnificent property remains together, and it is not to be quoted any longer as one of the great estates of the time. Several of the sons are in business, and are hard-working and useful members of society. Benoist was a banker. His country home, the Oakland House , still stands in Affton. Among Benoist's grandchildren was Conde Nast, founder of the company that still bears his name and publishes Vanity Fair, Vogue and the New Yorker. The O'Fallons. John O'Fallon was one of the warmest hearted and finest gentlemen this city has ever been graced with. His estate reached in round figures $10,000,000, being chiefly in real estate. Upon his death his property was well divided up amongst his relatives. The largest portion went to his oldest son, James O'Fallon, this being $1,500,000. This gentleman was under the influence of a chimerical politician named Hatch, and his fortune wis dissipated in schemes of no practical value. Some of the heirs were prudent and have their means intact. Others of the boys have some very lively blood circulating amongst them, and have been concerned in several escapades about town, which have made them prominent. John O'Fallon, who died in 1865, is remembered in the names of two towns , one in Illinois and one in St. Charles County. Part of his estate is now O'Fallon Park. Daniel D. Page was at one time an enormously wealthy man, but lost his property through one way or another until he got down to actual poverty. A constable levied on his horse and buggy while he was driving through a street, and Mr. Samuel Gaty re-purchased it and sent it home to him. His son-in-law, W.T. Coleman, is in San Francisco, a wealthy man, and his other son-in-law, Henry D. Bacon, went into the banking business and prospered. Mr. Page's estate was estimated to be worth at one time $8,000,000. Page Boulevard is named for this man, who was also a mayor of St. Louis from 1829-1833. The Soulards were an enormously wealthy family in the lower part of the city. The property has been scattered among a very numerous family and as an estate it cuts no very great figure. The Soulards however are a very circumspect and high-bred family and are comparatively easy in circumstances. Julia Soulard donated the land where Soulard Market now stands to the city, for use as a market. Mr. Wm. Christie owned enormous tracts of land in north St. Louis, which were very valuable. The heirs ran through their fortunes as a rule, getting rid of them as soon as possible and by the most expeditious ways. There are a number of them in the city yet, but they are not ranked amongst the wealthy ones. The family is an old and good one. The Chouteaus. The Chouteau estate is well divided up, but the family is splendidly circumstanced, having taken excellent care of their means. The Maffitt and Chouteau branches of the descendants of Henry Chouteau are noted as being amongst the richest people in the Mississippi Valley. The ownership of Iron Mountain is in this family and it is a source of great revenue. The estate is in no one of its parts, however, equal to its former greatness. Auguste Chouteau was one of the founders of St. Louis (at 14). John Thornton was an eccentric man who was very wealthy. He was a bachelor and exceedingly miserly in his ways. He would lunch off a herring and a cracker with the top of a barrel for a table, and it was estimated that a suit of clothes would last him a dozen years. This property suffered diminution, and yet there remained a surplus of $575,000, which he willed to the Catholic Church. Andrew Christy was at one time the owner of an enormous estate. At his death he left $1,000,000, which was scattered and dissipated through various channels. The Mullanphys were one of the largest and most notable of all the old properties and was worth about $7,000,000. The founder or this estate was the famous John Mullanphy , a public spirited and liberal hearted man. His son Bryan was the founder of the Mullanphy emigrant fund and Home , which has done untold good for many years, although at present much of its efficiency is impaired by the red tape method of transacting matters. Bryan Mullanphy, was an eccentric, and in 1847 was the mayor of the city. He inherited much of the liberal qualities of his father, and at one time donated one-third of his estate to the city. At one time both Thornton and himself were confined in the Sisters' Hospital for treatment for mental disorder. In a correction to the original article (which had several errors), another writer wrote of Bryan Mullanphy: "His mind sometimes got off track, otherwise he was far above the average of lawyers even in those days. In manners, education, habits, sentiment and principle he was a man of honor in the sense bot of honestly and chivalry." Mullanphy was mayor from 1847-1848. Miss Ann Mullanphy, daughter of John Mullanphy, married a Maj. Biddle, who was afterwards killed in a duel with Mr. Pettis, fought at Bloody Island. Indeed, both principals fought at five paces. The widow. Mrs. Biddle, built a female orphans' asylum upon her husband's death, and gave away enormous sums in charities of various kinds. She built a number of charitable institutions and and even gave up her fine residence in the cause of mercy. Major Biddle and his noble wife now rest together, and the inclosed monument at Tenth and Biddle streets is an interesting remembrance of the good works done in life. The property of the Mullanphy family is divided up well and is in good bands. If the monument referred to here is the burial place of the Biddles, it now stands in Calvary Cemetery. Among the descendants of the Mullanphys are the Frosts. Confederate Gen. Daniel M. Frost's daughter donated funds to St. Louis University, and its main campus now bears his name. The Carrs. The famous Carr estate, which was accumulated by the work of Judge Wm. C. Carr, was another handsome property. This was divided up very fine amongst a very numerous family, and is no longer regarded as an important estate. William C. Carr was among the first attorneys in Missouri; he died in 1851. The Colliers. George Collier was the greatest of old time merchants, and by his business tact and perseverance gathered a large fortune together, while most of the old time millionaires got their fortunes by holding on to property until its value compounded and compounded. Mr. Collier made his by legitimate business methods. In this case the property fell to worthy heirs. The daughters of Mr. Collier were well married and the sons are prosperous business men. Robert Campbell made an immense fortune through trading with Native Americans. His three sons inherit this and as they possess enough or the thrifty Scotch attributes of their father to take good care of it, it is apt to remain in the family. The sons were all bachelors; their home is now the Campbell House Museum . William Russell was one of the most successful land speculators the West has ever produced. His ventures were made in all parts of the country and were almost invariably successful, and at his death be left about $2,000,000. A large proportion of this went to Mrs. Thos. Allen, his daughter. Russell Avenue is named for William Russell; after the death of his daughter, Ann Allen, her family developed a subdivision on the land he owned. The Wiggins Estate was a fine one, having been made by three brothers, Samuel, Charles and William Wiggins, out of their ferry. They owned two ferryboats and about 1,000 acres of land about half a century ago, and their interest grew with the area. Finally the owners of the company became alarmed at the bridge project and disposed of their rights. The money found various outlets, and William Wiggins, who had the largest portion of it, went at a good pace for a long time, and, being of a very free and warm-hearted disposition, gave away a great deal in one way or another. "Billy" was one of the most popular men about town and found no end of friends who were willing to accept his bounty. Of late he has devoted much of his time to hunting, being of an ardent sportsman and of late he has been seldom seen in St. Louis. Bernard Pratte was a man of very large property, and was at one time mayor of the city. His estate was well divided up, and as such cannot be quoted as important. Mrs. Dr. Robinson, who died a short time ago, was a daughter of Mr. Pratte. Pratte was mayor from 1844-1846. John B. Sarpy was another representative of the old French element, and his possessions in real estate acquired a great value. He was also largely interested in the fur trade and made a great deal of money in that way. Col. Don Morrison married one of his daughters. The Blows. Henry Taylor Blow was a Virginian, and one of the most remarkable men that ever attained prominence in business and political circles in this state. He made vast sums of money in the white lead business and at his mining and smelting works at Granby. He married Miss Minerva Grimsley, and by her had a very extensive family. His fortune was a very large one, however, and upon his death several years ago, he left large sums to each of his children. Some of his sons were very expensive livers, and Johnny, who was a very liberal and impulsive young man, lost not time in getting rid of his fortune. His early and untimely death was a matter of regret to his many associates. His brother, Peter Blow, is well known in the social world of St. Louis, and he has also lived up to his fortune. Blow's daughter, Susan Blow, began the first kindergarten in the United States. The Lucas Family is another example where enormous wealth has been gathered through the accumulated value on real estate investments. The family is of old French stock, and retains its possessions, although well divided up among the heirs of the late Judge Lucas. Judge Lucas refers to John Baptiste Charles Lucas, an early settler in St. Louis. His son Charles Lucas was killed in the infamous duel with Thomas Hart Benton . His daughter Anne married Theodore Hunt, then his cousin Wilson Price Hunt. Lucas and Hunt Road's name remembers this part of the family. Lucas Place was developed by John B.C. Lucas, and was once the premier neighborhood in St. Louis. The Campbell House is the sole remaining residence from that neighborhood. Nearly all the people mentioned in this article enslaved people.

ORLANDO, Fla. — UCF coach Gus Malzahn is resigning after four seasons with the school. ESPN’s Pete Thamel was the first to report the move, which will see Malzahn to leave to take the offensive coordinator job at Florida State. Malzahn previously worked with FSU coach Mike Norvell during their time at Tulsa under then-coach Todd Graham from 2007-08. The Knights ended a disappointing 4-8 season in which they lost eight of their last nine games, the longest losing streak since 2015. Malzahn, 59, was in the fourth year of a contract through 2028. His buyout, it is reported, would have been $13.75 million. He finished 27-25 at UCF but lost 16 of his last 22 games and was a dismal 4-14 in two seasons in the Big 12. After back-to-back nine-win seasons in 2021-22, the Knights went 6-7 in 2023 and 4-8 in 2024. People are also reading... Former senior administrator at Tulsa Public Schools sentenced to prison Pagan prayer before Tulsa City Council meeting riles up Gov. Stitt, Ryan Walters Where to eat on Thanksgiving Day Berry Tramel: $100k in fines is worth the cost to restore optimism in Oklahoma football POLL CLOSED: Vote for the Bill Knight Automotive high school football player of the week for Week 12 Josh Blankenship resigns as Broken Arrow’s head football coach after four seasons Is GJ Kinne out of reach? What about Brennan Marion? A look at possible TU coaching candidates Cowgirls head coach Jacie Hoyt unable to fly, who will lead OSU in her absence? McAlester football coach Forrest Mazey faces criminal misdemeanor charges OU’s upset of Alabama prompts epic tirade from Paul Finebaum Show caller 'Legend' Bill Haisten: At TU, an urgency to score a fast hire and a greater urgency to get it right Mayor-elect Monroe Nichols names Tulsa police major as public safety commissioner Bill Haisten: ‘Hungrier than ever’ Mike Gundy says, ‘I ain’t going out this way’ OU football bowl projections: After beating Alabama, where might Sooners land in postseason? Berry Tramel: Extreme makeover needed for OSU football after thrashing by Colorado This season started with high expectations as Malzahn made sweeping changes to the program. He retooled the strength and conditioning department and hired Ted Roof and Tim Harris Jr. as defensive and offensive coordinators, respectively. He also added nearly 50 new players to the roster, leaning heavily on the transfer market. UCF started by winning its first three games against New Hampshire, Sam Houston and a thrilling comeback at TCU, but offensive struggles saw the Knights tumble through a TBD-game losing streak to finish the season. Terry Mohajir hired Malzahn on Feb. 15, 2021, six days after he was hired to replace Danny White. The move came eight weeks after Malzahn had been fired at Auburn after eight seasons of coaching the Tigers. The two briefly worked together at Arkansas State in 2012 before Malzahn left for the Auburn job. “When he [Mohajir] offered the job, I was like, ‘I’m in.’ There wasn’t thinking about or talking about ...,” Malzahn said during his introductory press conference. “This will be one of the best programs in college football in a short time. This is a job that I plan on being here and building it.” UCF opened the 2021 season with non-conference wins over Boise State and Bethune-Cookman before traveling to Louisville on Sept. 17, where quarterback Dillon Gabriel suffered a fractured collarbone in the final minute of a 42-35 loss. Backup Mikey Keene would finish out the season as Gabriel announced his intention to transfer. The Knights would finish the season on the plus side by accepting a bid to join the Big 12 Conference in September and then by defeating Florida 29-17 in the Gasparilla Bowl. Malzahn struck transfer portal gold in the offseason when he signed former Ole Miss quarterback John Rhys Plumlee. Plumlee, a two-sport star with the Rebels, helped guide UCF to the American Athletic Conference Championship in its final season. However, Plumlee’s injury forced the Knights to go with Keene and freshman Thomas Castellanos. The team finished with losses to Tulane in the conference championship and Duke in the Military Bowl. Plumlee would return in 2023 as UCF transitioned to the Big 12 but would go down with a knee injury in the final minute of the Knights’ 18-16 win at Boise State on Sept. 9. He would miss the next four games as backup Timmy McClain took over the team. Even on his return, Plumlee couldn’t help UCF, on a five-game losing streak to open conference play. The Knights got their first Big 12 win at Cincinnati on Nov. 4 and upset No. 15 Oklahoma State the following week, but the team still needed a win over Houston in the regular-season finale to secure a bowl bid for the eighth straight season. From the moment Malzahn stepped on campus, he prioritized recruiting, particularly in Central Florida. “We’re going to recruit like our hair’s on fire,” Malzahn said at the time. “We’re going to go after the best players in America and we’re not backing down to anybody.” From 2007 to 2020, UCF signed 10 four-star high school and junior college prospects. Eight four-star prospects were in the three recruiting classes signed under Malzahn. The 2024 recruiting class earned a composite ranking of 39 from 247Sports, the highest-ranked class in school history. The 2025 recruiting class is ranked No. 41 and has commitments from three four-star prospects. Malzahn has always leaned on the transfer market, signing 60 players over the past three seasons. Some have paid huge dividends, such as Javon Baker, Lee Hunter, Kobe Hudson, Tylan Grable, Bula Schmidt, Amari Kight, Marcellus Marshall, Trent Whittemore, Gage King, Ethan Barr, Deshawn Pace and Plumlee. Others haven’t been as successful, such as quarterback KJ Jefferson, who started the first five games of this season before being benched for poor performance. Jefferson’s struggles forced the Knights to play musical chairs at quarterback, with true freshman EJ Colson, redshirt sophomore Jacurri Brown and redshirt freshman Dylan Rizk all seeing action at one point or another this season. This season’s struggles led to several players utilizing the NCAA’s redshirt rule after four games, including starting slot receiver Xavier Townsend and kicker Colton Boomer, who have also entered the transfer portal. Defensive end Kaven Call posted a letter to Malzahn on Twitter in which he accused the UCF coaching staff of recently kicking him off the team when he requested to be redshirted.MADRID (AP) — Spanish King Felipe VI used his traditional Christmas Eve speech to remember the victims of the catastrophic Valencia flash floods , and urged the country to remain calm while addressing hot-button issues such as immigration and housing affordability. In a pre-recorded speech that usually reviews the year's most relevant issues, Felipe said Spain “must never forget the pain and sadness" the floods caused. The Oct. 29 floods killed more than 225 people in eastern Spain, damaging countless homes and leaving graveyards of cars piled on top of each other. In some towns, the heavy downpours that caused the floods dropped as much as a year's worth of rain in just eight hours. In early November, as Spaniards' shock at the wreckage turned into frustration, a political blame game began, directed especially at regional authorities who failed to send timely emergency alerts to cell phones on the day of the floods. The frustration of residents in hard-hit Paiporta near Valencia was on display when people tossed mud and shouted insults at the king and government officials in early November when they made their first visit to the town. “We have seen — and understood — the frustration, the pain, the impatience, the demands for greater and more effective coordination," Felipe said about how the disaster was managed. He also addressed the country's housing crunch and high rents, which have become a leading concern in the southern European country that is the eurozone's fourth-largest economy. Fast-rising rents are especially acute in cities like Barcelona and Madrid, where incomes have failed to keep up, especially for younger people in a country with chronically high unemployment. Felipe urged that “all the actors involved reflect” and "listen to each other” so that they facilitate bringing access to housing under “affordable conditions.” Spain's immigration debate should keep in mind the country's European partners and immigrants' countries of origin, Felipe said, warning that “the way in which we are able to address immigration ... will say a lot in the future about our principles and the quality of our democracy.” Felipe said Spain needed to remain calm in the public sphere, even in the face of a “sometimes thunderous” contest in its politics.So you're gathering with relatives whose politics are different. Here are some tips for the holidays

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Romania in shock after far-right populist enters presidential runoff with most votesHUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Paul Zilinskas put up 32 points as IU Indianapolis beat Alabama A&M 88-83 on Monday. Zilinskas shot 11 for 20 (5 for 10 from 3-point range) and 5 of 5 from the free-throw line for the Jaguars (3-5). Jarvis Walker scored 13 points while going 3 of 9 from the floor, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and 5 for 7 from the line. Timaris Brown and Sean Craight both added 11 points. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Get updates and player profiles ahead of Friday's high school games, plus a recap Saturday with stories, photos, video Frequency: Seasonal Twice a weekStock indexes drifted to a mixed finish on Wall Street as some heavyweight technology and communications sector stocks offset gains elsewhere in the market. The S&P 500 slipped less than 0.1% Thursday, its first loss after three straight gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.1%. Gains by retailers and health care stocks helped temper the losses. Trading volume was lighter than usual as U.S. markets reopened following the Christmas holiday. The Labor Department reported that U.S. applications for unemployment benefits held steady last week, though continuing claims rose to the highest level in three years. Treasury yields fell in the bond market. On Thursday: The S&P 500 fell 2.45 points, or 0.04%, to 6,037.59. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 28.77 points, or 0.1%, to 43,325.80. The Nasdaq composite fell 10.77 points, or 1%, to 19,764.89. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 20.34 points, or 0.9%, to 2,280.19. For the week: The S&P 500 is up 106.74 points, or 1.80%. The Dow is up 485.54 points, or 1.1%. The Nasdaq is up 447.76 points, or 2.3%. The Russell 2000 is up 37.82 points, or 1.7%. For the year: The S&P 500 is up 1,267.76 points, or 26.6%. The Dow is up 5,636.26, or 15%. The Nasdaq is up 5,009.01 points, or 33.4%. The Russell 2000 is up 253.12 points, or 12.5%.kijiji ca 。

One of the government’s most senior female staffers is suing Defence Minister Richard Marles and the prime minister’s chief of staff, Tim Gartrell, for allegedly ousting her after she complained of bullying by other colleagues. The legal team for Jo Tarnawsky, who is still technically Marles’ chief of staff, confirmed she had launched legal proceedings against Marles, Gartrell and the Commonwealth on Monday. Jo Tarnawsky and Richard Marles. Credit: AAP, Alex Ellinghausen Tarnawsky’s lawyers – solicitor Michael Bradley and barrister Rebecca Davern – claim under the Fair Work Act that the government engaged in adverse action against the staffer by effectively pushing her out of her role after she raised concerns about bullying in Marles’ office. Last month, the chief of staff alleged she was effectively ousted from her job after seeking help for alleged bullying by her colleagues that left her with suicidal thoughts. Marles himself is not accused of bullying Tarnawsky – who is a former diplomat and one of the most senior women in government – but she claims he shunted her aside in April to work in a lesser government role despite never previously taking issue with her performance. “My workplace situation remains unresolved,” Tarnawsky said at a press conference in Parliament House on Monday. “Today, after untenable delays and inaction from the government, I’m lodging legal proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia.” “Taking legal action has come at the end of a very long and traumatic road,” she said. “The government has been afforded multiple opportunities to rectify the wrongs done to me, but it has done nothing except duck and cover, collude and delay.” The legal action represents a major test for Labor’s commitment to creating a more respectful workplace culture in parliament as well as a major distraction from the government’s agenda to pass up to 20 pieces of legislation in the last sitting week of the year. Tarnawsky previously said the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service was briefing lawyers to deal with her after she engaged her own lawyers to access more counselling services. Loading Marles has previously praised Tarnawsky and said he had worked to support her wellbeing and that of his other staff as he managed the situation. “She has given me great service, and I remain deeply grateful for that,” Marles said. His spokeswoman has also disputed unspecified parts of Tarnawsky’s “assertions and recollections” in a statement. Earlier this month, this masthead revealed the Parliamentary Workplace Support Service handled 339 cases in its first nine months, including some categorised as relating to serious issues such as sexual assault, with 10 formal complaints. The support services’ annual report prompted former staffer Brittany Higgins to ask if perpetrators working in politics are being held to account. Bradley said the workplace support service had been “set up to fail”. “[It] ends up being a support service for the member of parliament, including providing the member of parliament with free legal support, and the staffer is left on their own,” he said. More to come. Cut through the noise of federal politics with news, views and expert analysis. Subscribers can sign up to our weekly Inside Politics newsletter . Save Log in , register or subscribe to save articles for later. License this article Political leadership Anthony Albanese Richard Marles Workplace culture ALP Parliament House Olivia Ireland is a workplace relations and federal breaking news reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, based at Parliament House in Canberra. Connect via Twitter or email . Most Viewed in Politics Loading

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Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnson used teammates’ urine to ward off injuries during NFL careerThe Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, on Sunday said there was no way the private plane of privileged Nigerians, including the Founder and Presiding Bishop of Living Faith Bible Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, can leave the country directly from their airstrips without first securing clearance from relevant authorities. Keyamo made the clarification when he was featured as a guest on Channels Television’s Politics Today. His statement comes barely two months after members of the House of Representatives called for a revocation of airstrip licences issued to certain individuals and private organisations, citing security reasons. The House also called for an immediate halt to new airstrip licences for individuals and organisations. But Keyamo insisted that there was no way a plane or drone, even if it belongs to the military, can leave or come into the country without first getting a nod from the agency. When asked if the airstrip of Oyedepo also passed through the same due process, Keyamo nodded. Related News Nigeria committed to reducing aviation's carbon footprint - Keyamo Oyedepo’s church airstrip under FG’s management – Keyamo Reps seek to ban private airstrips He said, “Oh yes, absolutely. That’s no problem. They were only concerned about the fact that they thought that somebody can take off from a private airstrip and fly out of Nigeria or fly into Nigeria. It is not possible. “You must land in an international airport first. Then the Customs, immigration and NDLEA will process you before you take off from there to your private airstrip. If you are also flying out, you must land at an international airport. You will go through Customs, immigration and all the normal process before flying out. “So nobody uses an airstrip for any such purpose without seeking clearance. At every point in time, the authorities must approve.” When quizzed on how many airstrips the country is operating at the moment, Keyamo said they are in the range of 40. “We have a number of them, more than 40. For the federal airport, we have 23. The state airport has about eight or nine now. “And then the airstrips are about 40 or thereabouts. I have been there myself,” he stated.

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FAA Director Mike Whitaker announced he would resign from his post just over a year into his five-year term the day President-elect Donald Trump takes office. “The United States is the safest and most complex airspace in the world, and that is because of your commitment to the safety of the flying public,” Whitaker said in a message to employees. “This has been the best and most challenging job of my career, and I wanted you to hear directly from me that my tenure will come to a close on Jan. 20, 2025.” His decision to step down means the FAA will once again be without a Senate-confirmed leader. Whitaker’s confirmation to the post in October 2023 ended an 18-month gap without a permanent leader, during which problems piled up with runway safety in a series of near-misses, struggles to fill a shortage in air traffic controllers and questions about its oversight of Boeing developed as problems for the iconic manufacturer grew. FAA administrators are appointed to five-year terms to avoid partisanship interfering with safety, but it has been somewhat of a struggle to have chiefs fulfill the entire time commitment recently. Trump’s first FAA administrator, Stephen Dickson, also stepped down before his five-year term ended. Airline safety procedures and regulations will not change in the absence of a Senate-confirmed leader, but it does present the agency a challenge to continue implementing new rules, upgrading technology and recruiting new employees. “The aviation industry is going to miss (Whitaker), but it’s important to have a strong leader there,” said Dan Bubb, associate professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Honors College, and former airline pilot. “It can be a little nerve-wracking, not having a leader, because who knows what’s going to happen? Who’s going to make the decisions — the real, critical decisions — who’s going to help us out if we hit a little bit of a problem in the road?” Whoever Trump appoints will have several problems to contend with. Infrastructure for airlines is in significant need of repairs and modernization, there is still a shortage in traffic controllers and the growing demand for air travel puts additional pressure on outdated software and equipment. There are also questions about how to get Boeing’s problems with quality control and safety back on track. Its 737 Max jets were grounded during Whitaker’s tenure after one of the planes lost a door panel as it flew over Oregon, reigniting safety concerns about Boeing’s signature plane and sparking criticism of the FAA’s failure to properly oversee the company’s quality control measures. 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Alphabet Dividend Announcement The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Investors of record on Monday, December 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.20 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 9th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.47%. Alphabet’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 10.61%. Insider Buying and Selling In other Alphabet news, insider John Kent Walker sold 21,467 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $160.35, for a total value of $3,442,233.45. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 39,334 shares in the company, valued at $6,307,206.90. This represents a 35.31 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website . 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Smith had a 23-yard touchdown run to get Austin Peay within seven with 8:08 left in the game. The Governors drove to the Mocs' 30, but Smith's fourth-down pass fell incomplete with 41 seconds to go. Artopoeus completed 15 of 21 passes for 161 yards for Chattanooga. He had a 7-yard scoring toss to John McIntyre to put the Mocs up 24-10 early in the final quarter. Smith finished with 192 yards on 21-for-36 passing for Austin Peay, which finishes its first season under head coach Jeff Faris with a 4-8 record. Rusty Wright became the first Chattanooga coach to finish .500 or better in each of his first six seasons. Chattanooga snapped Austin Peay's nine-game win streak with a 24-21 victory on the road to close out the regular season last year. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-footballBy LOLITA C. BALDOR WASHINGTON (AP) — Reported sexual assaults at the U.S. military service academies dropped in 2024 for the second year in a row, according to new Pentagon data, marking a sharp turnaround from an alarming surge two years ago that triggered sweeping reviews and an overhaul in leadership . The decline in reports was mirrored by a similar decrease in the total number of students who said in an anonymous survey that they experienced some type of unwanted sexual contact during the school year that ended in the spring. Defense officials, however, warned on Thursday that the numbers are still high, and there is still a lot of work to be done. According to the survey, which is done every other year, about 13% of female students said they experienced unwanted sexual contact in the 2024 school year, compared with more than 21% in 2022. For men, the rate decreased from 4.4% to 3.6%. The reported assaults reflect familiar trends. 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Defense officials released preliminary data much earlier than usual this year, and said the full report will go out in February. They said the early release was done to provide better information to school leaders who are implementing changes. However, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will leave in January when President-elect Donald Trump takes office, and new leadership will take over the Pentagon. Trump and his pick to lead the Pentagon, Pete Hegseth , have vowed to eliminate “woke” policies fostering diversity and equity, and it’s not clear how any of that may impact sexual assault prevention efforts. Hegseth himself has been accused of sexual assault , which he denies, although he acknowledges making a settlement payment to the woman. Foster and others said Austin’s pressure on academy leaders to confront the problem led to a number of changes in how the schools foster better leaders and focus more stridently on sexual assault prevention. 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ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — Gaston Martirena and Adrian Martinez scored first-half goals as Argentina's Racing won its first Copa Sudamericana championship by beating Brazil's Cruzeiro 3-1 in the final on Saturday. Martirena opened the scoring in the 15th minute and Martinez added a goal five minutes later to give “La Academia” its first international title since 1988 when it won the Supercopa Sudamericana. “Maravilla” Martinez scored 10 goals in 13 matches and finished as the top scorer in the competition. Roger Martinez sealed the victory with a goal in the 90th. Kaio Jorge scored in the 52nd for Cruzeiro. AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer

'Malcolm in the Middle' to offer new episodes with Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston and Jane Kaczmarek are reuniting for a new four-episode run of “Malcolm in the Middle” for Disney+ — 25 years after the beloved sitcom first launched. The show ran for seven seasons starting in 2000 and was hailed for looking at ordinary life through the eyes of an extraordinary youngster, now fully grown: Malcolm, played by Muniz, has a genius I.Q. The new four episodes will be crafted by original series creator Linwood Boomer. No air dates were announced. “Malcolm in the Middle” originally aired on Fox and ended its run in 2006. Woman who falsely accused Duke lacrosse players of rape in 2006 publicly admits she lied RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The woman who in 2006 falsely accused three Duke University lacrosse players of raping her has admitted publicly for the first time that she made up the story. The accusations made national headlines at the time, stirring tensions about race, class and the privilege of college athletes. Crystal Mangum, who is Black, said in an interview with the “Let’s Talk with Kat” podcast that she “made up a story that wasn’t true” about the white players who attended a party where she was hired to perform as a stripper “because I wanted validation from people and not from God.” The former Duke players were declared innocent in 2007 after Mangum’s story fell apart under legal scrutiny. Sophia, a famous robot and global icon of AI, wins hearts at Zimbabwe's innovation fair HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Sophia, a world-renowned robot, has been the center of attention at an Artificial Intelligence and Innovation fair in Zimbabwe this week. Described as an AI global icon by the U.N., Sophia can hold human-like conversations with people and recognize their gestures. As a special guest at the week-long event at the University of Zimbabwe, she answered questions on academic topics from researchers. Children quizzed her about the bible, God and her birth. She also made clear her aversion to human food and romance. The United Nations Development Program said it brought Sophia to Zimbabwe as part of efforts to “inspire youth, policymakers, and innovators to embrace AI as a catalyst for development.” Stanley recalls millions of travel mugs over concerns the lids might fall off, causing burns Stanley is recalling approximately 2.6 million of its switchback and trigger action stainless steel travel mugs sold in the U.S. because of a potential burn hazard. The company said that the mug’s lid threads can shrink when exposed to heat and torque, causing the lid to detach during use, posing a burn hazard. Stanley has received 91 reports worldwide, including 16 in the U.S., of the recalled travel mugs’ lids detaching during use, resulting in 38 burn injuries worldwide, including two burn injuries in the U.S., with 11 consumers worldwide requiring medical attention. Miami Dolphins release veteran receiver Odell Beckham Jr. MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins released wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. on Friday, ending the former Pro Bowler’s short tenure with the team. Beckham had missed the past two days of practice for what the team called personal reasons. Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel indicated that the decision to part ways was mutual. Beckham signed a one-year deal with the Dolphins in May, but started the season on the physically unable to perform list after offseason knee surgery. Since his Dolphins debut in Week 5 against New England, Beckham had just nine catches for 55 yards in nine games. Bird strike disables a jetliner engine and forces an emergency landing at JFK airport NEW YORK (AP) — Authorities say a bird strike involving an American Airlines jetliner disabled one of the plane’s two engines shortly after takeoff from New York’s LaGuardia Airport. The plane was forced to turn around and land at John F. Kennedy International Airport. Airline officials say no one was injured. Flight 1722 took off from LaGuardia at 7:43 p.m. Thursday with a destination of Charlotte, North Carolina. Airport officials say it safely made an emergency landing at Kennedy at 8:03 p.m. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating. The agency received reports of 19,400 strikes at 713 airports across the U.S. last year alone. Rarely do they force jetliners to make emergency landings. 49ers LB De'Vondre Campbell refuses to enter game after losing his starting spot SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco linebacker De’Vondre Campbell refused to enter the game in the third quarter after losing his starting job when Dre Greenlaw returned from an injury. Campbell played 90% of defensive snaps for the 49ers but was benched after Greenlaw came back for his first game since tearing his left Achilles tendon in last season’s Super Bowl. When Greenlaw left with soreness in the third quarter Thursday night against the Rams, Campbell told the coaches he didn't want to play and left the field. Coach Kyle Shanahan says he has never seen that before and the team will “figure out something” on how to deal with it going forward. 'Crown of Thorns' returns to Notre Dame Cathedral for public veneration PARIS (AP) — An ancient relic that many Christians revere as Jesus Christ’s “Crown of Thorns” has returned to Notre Dame, five years after it was saved from the flames of the cathedral’s devastating 2019 fire. The crown — a circular band of branches encased in a gilded golden tube — was brought back to its historic home Friday in a ceremony. The event was presided over by the archbishop of Paris and attended by knights and dames of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulcher, marking a key moment in the cathedral’s restoration journey. In 1239, it was acquired by King Louis IX of France, who brought it to Paris. 'Vanderpump Rules' star James Kennedy arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic violence BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Police say “Vanderpump Rules” star James Kennedy has been arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic violence. Police in Burbank, California, say officers investigated reports of an argument between a man and a woman at a residence late Tuesday night and arrested the 32-year-old Kennedy. He was released from jail after posting bail. A representative of Kennedy did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment. The Burbank city attorney will decide whether to file charges. Kennedy is a DJ and reality TV star who has appeared for 10 seasons on “Vanderpump Rules” — the Bravo series about the lives of employees at a set of swank restaurants. Dick Vitale says he's cancer-free after 4th bout with the disease in just over 3 years Dick Vitale said he’s cancer-free after his fourth bout with the disease in just over three years. The 85-year-old ESPN college basketball analyst posted Thursday on X that he got the news after a morning scan, saying: “SANTA CLAUS came early as Dr Rick Brown called & said that my PET SCAN at 7 AM came back CLEAN OF CANCER !” Vitale posted on X. “OMG thanks so much to ALL of YOU for your (prayers). Yes I’m cutting the nets down baby it’s my National Championship!” Vitale had surgery in the summer to remove cancerous lymph nodes from his neck. 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US authorities on Tuesday charged the man suspected of gunning down a health insurance CEO in New York earlier this month with murder, including a charge of second-degree murder "as an act of terrorism." Mangione, 26, is accused of shooting UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street on December 4, triggering a nationwide manhunt that ended last week when he was spotted at a Pennsylvania McDonald's. The former data engineer remains jailed in that state as he fights efforts to extradite him to New York to face charges there over the killing, which brought into focus widespread public anger against the US health care system. Mangione "is charged with one count of murder in the first degree and two counts of murder in the second degree, including one count of murder in the second degree as an act of terrorism," said Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg. Bragg said the terrorism charge was included because the shooting met the prerequisites for such a determination under New York law. "In its most basic terms, this was a killing that was intended to evoke terror and we've seen that reaction," he said. "This was not an ordinary killing." The maximum penalty for the murder charges Mangione faces is life in prison without parole, Bragg said. The suspect was also charged with several crimes related to his possession of a weapon, which authorities said was a 3D-printed "ghost gun." "We allege he... took out a nine-millimeter 3D-printed ghost gun equipped with a 3D-printed suppressor and shot (Thompson) once in the back and once in the leg," said Bragg. "These weapons are increasingly proliferating throughout New York City and the entire country. Evolving technology will only make this problem worse," he said. "Last year, over 80 ghost guns and ghost gun parts were recovered in Manhattan alone." In the wake of Thompson's killing, many social media users have lionized Mangione, with some even calling for further killings of other CEOs. Jessica Tisch, the New York City police commissioner, criticized members of the public who had praised the murder. "In the nearly two weeks since Mr Thompson's killing, we have seen a shocking and appalling celebration of cold-blooded murder," said Tisch. Mangione is due in Pennsylvania court on Thursday for a hearing on his extradition to New York. Police say a "life-changing, life-altering" back injury may have motivated Mangione, although they added that there was "no indication" that he was ever a client of UnitedHealthcare. When he was arrested, Mangione had a three-page handwritten text criticizing the US health care system. Police have said that Mangione's fingerprints matched those found near the crime scene, and that shell casings match the gun found on him when he was arrested. Bragg said that the suspect traveled to New York on November 24 with the intention of murdering Thompson. On December 4, he is alleged to have waited "for nearly an hour" outside the hotel where Thompson was shot early that morning. "This was a frightening, well planned, targeted murder that was intended to cause shock and attention and intimidation," said district attorney Bragg. bur-aha/mdEfforts to develop Western Canada as an exporter of low-carbon ammonia to the Asia-Pacific region could run into similar challenges faced by the region’s LNG projects, which raises concerns about potential permitting, construction, transportation and cost hurdles, market sources said. Canada is developing several projects on both coasts to export hydrogen and derivatives like ammonia, which are viewed as potential low-carbon fuel supplies to Europe and Asia. Like its efforts with LNG and other energy-rich nations, Canada is leveraging hydrogen investment tax credits to advance these projects, aiming to finalize low-carbon trade flows. While the growing global LNG market presents an opportunity to displace coal consumption, supporters of low-carbon ammonia see it as an even cleaner alternative for its ability to facilitate overseas shipments of hydrogen, which emits no carbon when burned. A US-based renewable-derived ammonia developer told S&P Global Commodity Insights that while “hydrogen lacks this flexibility, ammonia offers it by integrating into existing systems. The focus on ammonia reflects pragmatism, given uncertainty over the establishment of hydrogen pipeline networks.” Alberta-based Hydrogen Canada Corp. plans to use abundant, low-cost natural gas as a business case to build and operate a 1 million mt/year carbon capture storage-derived “blue” ammonia facility and export infrastructure to serve Asian markets, targeting South Korea and Japan, it said on its website. Global chemicals company Linde is also planning a blue hydrogen facility in Alberta, Canada, expected to be completed by 2028, which will produce gas-fed hydrogen combined with CCS. This project has a long-term agreement to supply its clean hydrogen to Dow’s Fort Saskatchewan ethylene cracker and derivatives site Path2Zero. “A significant challenge is the domestic rail transportation from the Edmonton region to Prince Rupert,” a representative with the Canadian government told Commodity Insights. “Current Transport Canada regulations prohibit long-haul ammonia trains, and both industry and provincial governments in Alberta and British Columbia are working to address this issue.” On Canada’s West Coast, rail and insurance costs are significant challenges for ammonia export projects, said a low-carbon ammonia developer. Unless this ammonia rail liability/insurance discussion gets resolved, West Coast Canadian projects cannot physically deliver ammonia to South Korea, the Canadian government representative added. LNG Canada and Coastal GasLink faced similar challenges with respect to regulatory barriers, a Canada-based low-carbon hydrogen developer added. “Prince Rupert [Trigon Terminal] can handle ammonia. Again, the key issue is delivering the ammonia to the port from the production site,” the government representative said. Challenges previously encountered with LNG are now emerging as ammonia projects have begun to request environmental approvals, bid in auctions, and attempt to secure attractive offtakers. Canadian and global investors have faced difficulties in launching LNG projects on Canada’s West Coast, with several major LNG export projects having been canceled, stopped in court, or abandoned because of climate change disputes, pipeline issues, regulatory hurdles, and environmental concerns. “Regulatory constraints and access to First Nation land were also significant hurdles. To date, we’ve only had three Western Canada projects reach final investment decisions,” said Ross Wyeno, Commodity Insights’ director of global LNG analytics. While these project challenges are offset by a lower expected feedgas price and shorter distance to the Asia-Pacific markets, Wyeno added, “The Western Canadian LNG export projects are among the more expensive projects in the world due to the high cost of the long-haul pipelines required to feed the plant and the remote locations, which are difficult to build in and have limited access to labor.” Canadian projects on the West Coast and some projects in the Midwest US view this cost as competitive because of affordable feedstock natural gas, its economical shipping route to Asian markets, and saving it from passage through the Panama Canal. Platts assessed blue ammonia premium in the US Gulf Coast at $27.75/mt Nov 21, with an outright blue ammonia price at $527.50/mt, considering the premium and the US Gulf FOB assessment of $500/mt. The FOB US Gulf low-carbon ammonia price was assessed at $500/mt, considering a maximum carbon intensity of 0.87 kg CO2eq/kg ammonia under a well-to-gate boundary. Market participants have said projects on Canada’s West Coast are competitive with those on the US Gulf Coast, as they benefit from a shorter route to Asia and avoid the Panama Canal. Blue hydrogen and ammonia pricing from western Canada are largely influenced by rail insurance costs, the government representative said, adding, “While discussions are ongoing, the current domestic political climate, particularly with the upcoming Canada’s federal election, may impact the pace of progress.” Source:Mike Lee Slams the Brakes on Unelected Bureaucrats' New Car Seat Seatbelt Warning Chime Ruleskkjili com app 。

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CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals have found all manner of ways to lose close games this season. Sunday’s can be blamed on a defense that missed tackles and allowed 520 yards of offense, and three turnovers by Joe Burrow. It’s become a familiar story in this disappointing season. Cincinnati (4-8) keeps scoring lots of points but can’t close out games. Seven of the Bengals’ eight losses this year have been by one score. Burrow has stopped talking about the possibility of going on a run and making the playoffs. He’d just like to win another game or two. “Playoffs are the furthest thing from my mind,” the fifth-year quarterback said. “You never know what can happen, so I’ll keep putting one foot in front of the other and try to be the best player I can be for the rest of the season, week in and week out.” The Bengals allowed Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson to throw for a season-high 414 yards and three touchdowns. After Wilson threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown, the Steelers (9-3) scored on seven of their last nine possessions. They didn’t punt until early in the fourth quarter. Burrow lost two fumbles and threw an interception. “We haven’t done enough to earn the win,” coach Zac Taylor said. “It’s a simple as that. It’s nobody else’s fault but our own. We haven’t earned it.” What’s working Turnovers aside, Burrow had another strong game, finishing with 28 for 38 for 309 yards with three touchdowns. Burrow is having a great season statistically, and he hasn’t hidden his disappointment and frustration about Cincinnati’s narrow losses. ... WR Ja’Marr Chase had a touchdown catch to bring his league-leading total to 13. What needs help The defense missed tackles and couldn’t hold off the Steelers, even with Burrow keeping the game close. It didn’t help that LB Logan Wilson (knee) and DT Sheldon Rankins (illness) had to sit out. The Bengals have allowed 34 or more points six times, including in four of the past five games. Cincinnati became the first NFL team to lose four games in a season in which it scored 33 points or more. Stock up RB Chase Brown has been dependable as the featured back since Zack Moss went down with a neck injury. He rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown against the Steelers. He also had three catches for 30 yards. The second-year back has 677 yards rushing and six TDs. “He’s really coming along, improving his game every single week,” Burrow said. “Pass game, run game, running hard, understanding his protection responsibilities. He’s a guy that practices hard, plays hard, and a guy you can count on.” Stock down The Bengals’ coaching staff. Something has got to give. There was no excuse for the defense to play this badly after a bye week. The unit gave up 500-plus yards for the second time this season. Injuries None were reported in the game. Key number 30.3 — The average points per game by the Bengals against teams with a .500 or better record this season. They are 0-7 in those games. Next steps The Bengals will try to regroup before facing the Dallas Cowboys (5-7) next Monday night. ___ AP NFL:'Useful idiot' could help release captured Australian

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Walmart employees now wearing body cameras in some storesIt will be the Apaches vs. Bulldogs on Saturday with a football title at stake. Tyler Junior College, ranked No. 7 in the nation, and No. 6 Navarro College meet for the Southwest Junior College Football Conference championship at Christus Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. on Earl Campbell Field. The winner of the SWJCFC earns a berth in the C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl, which is scheduled for Dec. 7 at Ernest Hawkins Field at Memorial Stadium on the campus of East Texas A&M University in Commerce. The Apaches (7-3) have won 11 league championships, but none in almost a quarter of a century. TJC won the 2000 SWJCFC championship with a 23-21 win over Northeastern Oklahoma A&M in the Red River Bowl held at Pennington Field in Bedford. The Apaches last played for the title in 2021, falling to New Mexico Military Institute, 45-10, in Roswell, New Mexico. The Bulldogs (7-2) have captured 12 conference titles, the last in 2019, a 36-35 win over NMMI in Corsicana. Current Navarro Coach Ryan Taylor, a former TJC All-America center, led Cisco College to the 2020 crown. (The season was played in the spring of 2021 due to COVID-19). Navarro played for the title last season, falling to Kilgore College, 48-39, in Kilgore. The last time the two met in the championship was in 2011, a 33-29 win by Navarro in Corsicana. The last time the championship game was held in Tyler was in 2003 (NEO won over TJC, 37-34). TJC advanced to the championship with a 28-17 win over Kilgore College last week in the semifinals. In six games, quarterback Tre Guerra, a sophomore from Keller, has connected on 54 of 85 passing attempts for 618 yards with four touchdowns and no interceptions. Sign up to get our free daily email of the biggest stories! Lonnie Johnson has been a favorite target of Guerra. The big tight end who graduated from Keller Timber Creek, a rival squad of Guerra’s Keller High team, has 18 receptions on the season for 213 yards and three touchdowns (2 against KC last week). Bernock Iya (6-2, sophomore, Azle) is not only a key defensive back, but the speedster is a threat on kickoff and punt returns. William Cornelson (6-2, 240, sophomore, linebacker, Austin/Cedar Park Vista Ridge High School) leads the Apaches with 114 tackles (7.5 sacks) followed by Darion White (6-2, 215, sophomore, linebacker, Waco/La Vega High School) with 113 tackles (5.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles). Both are among the nation’s leaders. Jayden Madkins (6-2, 290, sophomore, defensive lineman, Houston/Alvin Shadow Creek) leads the big guys up front. He has four sacks. Navarro advanced to the championship with a 28-21 win over Cisco last week in Corsicana. Bulldog quarterback Mason Shorb completed 19-of-31 passes for 259 yards and three touchdowns against Wrangler and backup QB Ryan Shackleton was 3-of-4 for 41 yards and a TD. Cisco gave the Dawgs all they wanted and more, and Navarro's defense had to put the game away in the second half, breaking free from a 21-21 tie at halftime. Shawn Brown caught three passes for 71 yards and two touchdowns, including a 56-yarder, and Braylon Finney had three receptions for 28 yards and a TD. Malachai Jackson caught four passes for 74 yards. Navarro has won three-straight over the Apaches since TJC won 69-57 on Sept. 11, 2021. On Nov. 2, Navarro scored a 49-24 win over TJC in Corsicana. The Bulldogs lead the all-times series with Tyler, 49-41. SMOKE SIGNALS: Tyelar Rohman, TJC assistant athletic director, said, “Fans are encouraged to wear black and participate in another Black Out to show their support as the team takes the field in their signature black uniforms.” ... Ticket prices are: general admission ($8), reserved seatbacks ($12), TJC students (Free with ID) and other students ($3 with valid student ID).

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kkjili slot Tarleton State (10-3) will travel to No. 4 seed South Dakota (9-2) in a second-round game on Dec. 7. Drake jumped out to a 14-3 lead late in the first quarter behind Blake Ellingson’s 2-yard touchdown run and Luke Bailey’s 9-yard touchdown pass to Taj Hughes. Britten answered with a 6-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter and his 1-yard TD run stretched the Texans’ lead to 29-14 late in the third. Gabalis’ 49-yard touchdown pass to Cooper made it 36-21 with 10:49 remaining. Gabalis was 26-of-36 passing for 337 yards with two touchdowns. Cooper finished with 11 catches and Britten added 146 yards rushing on 29 carries. Kyle Weber also scored on a pair of short-yardage touchdown runs for the Texans. Bailey and Hailey connected again with a 10-yard score late in the third quarter that pulled the Bulldogs to 29-21. Bailey completed 31 of 49 passes with three touchdown passes and two interceptions. Hughes made 11 catches for 63 yards for Drake (8-3). __ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP collegebasketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketballCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Known across the globe as the stuck astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams hit the six-month mark in space Thursday with two more to go. The pair rocketed into orbit on June 5 , the first to ride Boeing's new Starliner crew capsule on what was supposed to be a weeklong test flight. They arrived at the International Space Station the next day, only after overcoming a cascade of thruster failures and helium leaks . NASA deemed the capsule too risky for a return flight, so it will be February before their long and trying mission comes to a close. While NASA managers bristle at calling them stuck or stranded, the two retired Navy captains shrug off the description of their plight. They insist they're fine and accepting of their fate. Wilmore views it as a detour of sorts: "We're just on a different path." NASA astronauts Suni Williams, left, and Butch Wilmore stand together for a photo June 5 as they head to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 in Cape Canaveral, Fla., for their liftoff on the Boeing Starliner capsule to the International Space Station. "I like everything about being up here," Williams told students Wednesday from an elementary school named for her in Needham, Massachusetts, her hometown. "Just living in space is super fun." Both astronauts lived up there before, so they quickly became full-fledged members of the crew, helping with science experiments and chores like fixing a broken toilet, vacuuming the air vents and watering the plants. Williams took over as station commander in September. "Mindset does go a long way," Wilmore said in response to a question from Nashville first graders in October. He's from Mount Juliet, Tennessee. "I don't look at these situations in life as being downers." Boeing flew its Starliner capsule home empty in September, and NASA moved Wilmore and Williams to a SpaceX flight not due back until late February. Two other astronauts were bumped to make room and to keep to a six-month schedule for crew rotations. Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore, left, and Suni Williams pose for a portrait June 13 inside the vestibule between the forward port on the International Space Station's Harmony module and Boeing's Starliner spacecraft. Like other station crews, Wilmore and Williams trained for spacewalks and any unexpected situations that might arise. "When the crews go up, they know they could be there for up to a year," NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free said. NASA astronaut Frank Rubio found that out the hard way when the Russian Space Agency had to rush up a replacement capsule for him and two cosmonauts in 2023, pushing their six-month mission to just past a year. Boeing said this week that input from Wilmore and Williams was "invaluable" in the ongoing inquiry of what went wrong. The company said it is preparing for Starliner's next flight but declined to comment on when it might launch again. NASA also has high praise for the pair. "Whether it was luck or whether it was selection, they were great folks to have for this mission," NASA's chief health and medical officer, Dr. JD Polk, said during an interview with The Associated Press. NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, both Expedition 71 flight engineers, make pizza Sept. 9 aboard the International Space Station's galley located inside the Unity module. Items are attached to the galley using tape and Velcro to keep them from flying away in the microgravity environment. On top of everything else, Williams, 59, had to deal with "rumors," as she calls them, of serious weight loss. She insists her weight is the same as it was on launch day, which Polk confirms. During Wednesday's student chat, Williams said she didn't have much of an appetite when she first arrived in space. But now she's "super hungry" and eating three meals a day plus snacks, while logging the required two hours of daily exercise. Williams, a distance runner, uses the space station treadmill to support races in her home state. She competed in Cape Cod's 7-mile Falmouth Road Race in August. She ran the 2007 Boston Marathon up there as well. She has a New England Patriots shirt with her for game days, as well as a Red Sox spring training shirt. "Hopefully I'll be home before that happens — but you never know," she said in November. Husband Michael Williams, a retired federal marshal and former Navy aviator, is caring for their dogs back home in Houston. As for Wilmore, 61, he's missing his younger daughter's senior year in high school and his older daughter's theater productions in college. The astronauts in the video seemed to be in good spirits with one stating, “It’s gonna be delicious.” (Scripps News) "We can't deny that being unexpectedly separated, especially during the holidays when the entire family gets together, brings increased yearnings to share the time and events together," his wife, Deanna Wilmore, told the AP in a text this week. Her husband "has it worse than us" since he's confined to the space station and can only connect via video for short periods. "We are certainly looking forward to February!!" she wrote. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a crew of two astronauts, lifts off from launch pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a crew of two astronauts, lifts off from launch pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) NASA astronaut Nick Hague, left, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, left, gives a thumbs up as they leave the Operations and Checkout Building on their way to Launch Complex 40 for a mission to the International Space Station Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 at Cape Canaveral, Fla., (AP Photo/John Raoux) NASA astronaut Nick Hague, right, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov leave the Operations and Checkout building for a trip to the launch pad 40 Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) NASA astronaut Nick Hague, right, talks to his family members as Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov looks on after leaving the Operations and Checkout building for a trip to the launch pad 40 Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Two astronauts are beginning a mission to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) In this image from video provided by NASA, Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, left, and astronaut Nick Hague travel inside a SpaceX capsule en route to the International Space Station after launching from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (NASA via AP) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a crew of two astronauts, lifts off from launch pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a crew of two astronauts, lifts off from launch pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a crew of two lifts off from launch pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 at Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) The Falcon 9's first stage booster returns to Landing Zone 1 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 at Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a crew of two lifts off from launch pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 at Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) Get local news delivered to your inbox!

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Freelance photographer arrested on Capitol riot chargesThe FAI still has “work to do” before the Government accepts their €8m-per-annum plea for Academy funding, according to sports minister Thomas Byrne. Premier Sports hosted a pre-election panel debate ahead of Friday’s polling day, with the topic of grants for national league clubs prominent. Since Brexit stopped players leaving Ireland until they reach 18, the traditional flow to UK clubs has halted, placing the onus on a domestic system unfit for purpose. The FAI’s academy manager Will Clarke in April quantified the investment required to fund the 24 club academies at €10m – more than double the current spend. “We haven’t rejected the proposal,” said Fianna Fáil TD from Meath East, Byrne, about why the expected funding announcement hasn’t materialised. “The FAI’s fully-fleshed out proposal came to us in September, when we were running up to the budget and general election. “It wasn’t the first iteration; there was a lot of discussion before then. To be fair to the department and the FAI, a lot of work was done previously. Fianna Fáil wants to fund academies – we’ve said that in our manifesto. “The FAI have an ask of €8m and we’ll be happy to support that. There’s still a bit to work to do on the proposal, to ensure it works for football, the taxpayer and our participation levels. It’s something we want to do, is necessary and is badly needed.” Mr Byrne rejected claims by Labour councillor, election candidate Darragh Moriarty, that the blame for this chronic underinvestment lay with the State. “It was neglected for many years and is not the fault of the Government. A skill drain from this country was allowed to happen because people in the previous FAI regime were not watching this. “The current FAI regime has recognised it and we will fund football academies – full stop.” Uefa’s increased solidarity grants will help men’s Premier Division clubs. The standard payout under the enhanced TV deal sees the standard €65,000 per club mushroom to €350,000 for the top-flight but reduces to €45,000 for the other 10 clubs in the second tier.

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Known across the globe as the stuck astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams hit the six-month mark in space Thursday with two more to go. The pair rocketed into orbit on June 5 , the first to ride Boeing's new Starliner crew capsule on what was supposed to be a weeklong test flight. They arrived at the International Space Station the next day, only after overcoming a cascade of thruster failures and helium leaks . NASA deemed the capsule too risky for a return flight, so it will be February before their long and trying mission comes to a close. While NASA managers bristle at calling them stuck or stranded, the two retired Navy captains shrug off the description of their plight. They insist they're fine and accepting of their fate. Wilmore views it as a detour of sorts: "We're just on a different path." NASA astronauts Suni Williams, left, and Butch Wilmore stand together for a photo June 5 as they head to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 in Cape Canaveral, Fla., for their liftoff on the Boeing Starliner capsule to the International Space Station. "I like everything about being up here," Williams told students Wednesday from an elementary school named for her in Needham, Massachusetts, her hometown. "Just living in space is super fun." Both astronauts lived up there before, so they quickly became full-fledged members of the crew, helping with science experiments and chores like fixing a broken toilet, vacuuming the air vents and watering the plants. Williams took over as station commander in September. "Mindset does go a long way," Wilmore said in response to a question from Nashville first graders in October. He's from Mount Juliet, Tennessee. "I don't look at these situations in life as being downers." Boeing flew its Starliner capsule home empty in September, and NASA moved Wilmore and Williams to a SpaceX flight not due back until late February. Two other astronauts were bumped to make room and to keep to a six-month schedule for crew rotations. Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore, left, and Suni Williams pose for a portrait June 13 inside the vestibule between the forward port on the International Space Station's Harmony module and Boeing's Starliner spacecraft. Like other station crews, Wilmore and Williams trained for spacewalks and any unexpected situations that might arise. "When the crews go up, they know they could be there for up to a year," NASA Associate Administrator Jim Free said. NASA astronaut Frank Rubio found that out the hard way when the Russian Space Agency had to rush up a replacement capsule for him and two cosmonauts in 2023, pushing their six-month mission to just past a year. Boeing said this week that input from Wilmore and Williams was "invaluable" in the ongoing inquiry of what went wrong. The company said it is preparing for Starliner's next flight but declined to comment on when it might launch again. NASA also has high praise for the pair. "Whether it was luck or whether it was selection, they were great folks to have for this mission," NASA's chief health and medical officer, Dr. JD Polk, said during an interview with The Associated Press. NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, both Expedition 71 flight engineers, make pizza Sept. 9 aboard the International Space Station's galley located inside the Unity module. Items are attached to the galley using tape and Velcro to keep them from flying away in the microgravity environment. On top of everything else, Williams, 59, had to deal with "rumors," as she calls them, of serious weight loss. She insists her weight is the same as it was on launch day, which Polk confirms. During Wednesday's student chat, Williams said she didn't have much of an appetite when she first arrived in space. But now she's "super hungry" and eating three meals a day plus snacks, while logging the required two hours of daily exercise. Williams, a distance runner, uses the space station treadmill to support races in her home state. She competed in Cape Cod's 7-mile Falmouth Road Race in August. She ran the 2007 Boston Marathon up there as well. She has a New England Patriots shirt with her for game days, as well as a Red Sox spring training shirt. "Hopefully I'll be home before that happens — but you never know," she said in November. Husband Michael Williams, a retired federal marshal and former Navy aviator, is caring for their dogs back home in Houston. As for Wilmore, 61, he's missing his younger daughter's senior year in high school and his older daughter's theater productions in college. The astronauts in the video seemed to be in good spirits with one stating, “It’s gonna be delicious.” (Scripps News) "We can't deny that being unexpectedly separated, especially during the holidays when the entire family gets together, brings increased yearnings to share the time and events together," his wife, Deanna Wilmore, told the AP in a text this week. Her husband "has it worse than us" since he's confined to the space station and can only connect via video for short periods. "We are certainly looking forward to February!!" she wrote. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a crew of two astronauts, lifts off from launch pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a crew of two astronauts, lifts off from launch pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) NASA astronaut Nick Hague, left, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, left, gives a thumbs up as they leave the Operations and Checkout Building on their way to Launch Complex 40 for a mission to the International Space Station Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 at Cape Canaveral, Fla., (AP Photo/John Raoux) NASA astronaut Nick Hague, right, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov leave the Operations and Checkout building for a trip to the launch pad 40 Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) NASA astronaut Nick Hague, right, talks to his family members as Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov looks on after leaving the Operations and Checkout building for a trip to the launch pad 40 Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Two astronauts are beginning a mission to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) In this image from video provided by NASA, Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, left, and astronaut Nick Hague travel inside a SpaceX capsule en route to the International Space Station after launching from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (NASA via AP) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a crew of two astronauts, lifts off from launch pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with a crew of two astronauts, lifts off from launch pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a crew of two lifts off from launch pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 at Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) The Falcon 9's first stage booster returns to Landing Zone 1 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 at Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a crew of two lifts off from launch pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024 at Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux) Get local news delivered to your inbox!Hawkins stock soars to all-time high of $135.7 amid robust growth

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For more than a century, Atlanta beverage giant Coca-Cola has released holiday ads that have closely shaped much of the imagery associated with Christmas. Think Santa Claus and polar bears. This year, some of Coca-Cola’s holiday ads airing on TV look a little different. They’re generated by artificial intelligence. In what is the company’s largest push into using AI in advertising, Coca-Cola partnered with generative AI companies to make new iterations of its classic 1995 ad “Holidays Are Coming.” Shots of lighted Coca-Cola trucks on snowy roads and mountains, smiling townspeople and Christmas trees rising above an idyllic village, among other familiar holiday imagery, were all rendered using AI models. ‘Always exploring’ In a statement, a spokesperson for Coca-Cola said the company is “always exploring new ways to connect with fans and experiment with different approaches” and dedicated to “creating the highest level of work at the intersection of human creativity and technology.” Silverside AI, one of the firms commissioned by Coke, provided further detail about the project on their website. A project of the same scale as the holiday ad would typically take more than 12 months, Silverside wrote on its website. But using both proprietary technology and market AI tools, Silverside produced the ad in two months with a team of 40 people, “showcasing that AI, combined with human creativity, can elevate storytelling to new heights.” The campaign immediately received backlash, with critics saying the ad deceives consumers and strips the holiday campaign of its creativity. On the other side of the spectrum, some called it a bold innovation and a new approach to visual storytelling. The controversy indicates that the argument over advertisers incorporating AI into campaigns is far from settled. Violation of brand promise Tim Halloran, a professor at Georgia Tech who spent 10 years working with Coca-Cola’s brand management division, said the new ad campaign was a violation of Coca-Cola’s brand promise. “As a brand, you always want to establish a relationship with consumers built on authenticity and realness and being true. That’s where the fallacy of this is, especially for a brand like Coca-Cola. For years, a core crux of that brand has been the idea of authenticity. After all, Coke was ‘The Real Thing,’” Halloran said, referring to the brand’s iconic campaign from the 1970s. To keep up with the pace of innovation in an ever-changing advertising market, Coca-Cola, along with thousands of other companies, are reckoning with the fast-improving technology. Generative AI can automate time-consuming or labor-intensive tasks involved in producing ads, cutting down on time and costs. But there are concerns it has the potential to limit the need for human workers involved in the craft. In a study gauging awareness and acceptance of AI within the advertising industry by Yahoo and public relations company Publicis Media from earlier this year, about 77% of surveyed advertisers had a positive sentiment toward AI. Consumers only had a 38% positive sentiment. The holiday ads are not Coca-Cola’s first foray into using generative AI. In 2023, the company debuted a tool built partly by OpenAI that generates artwork from imagery within its archives. Later that year, it allowed users to generate holiday cards. To the untrained eye, the computer-generated graphics may look identical to real images. But it has the uncanny look of much of the AI-generated content that has flooded the internet in recent years. Halloran, who played the ad in front of his graduate students not long after it had released, said it looked like a poorly done version of the 2004 animated film “The Polar Express,” which was the first film shot entirely using motion capture technology. Can’t replicate human emotion The problem with AI, Halloran said, is that it can’t replicate human emotion, an element that makes so many advertising campaigns successful, Coca-Cola’s holiday ads included. Consumers typically look forward to Coca-Cola’s yearly ads and think back to older campaigns with nostalgia. To use this campaign as its largest-scale experimentation with AI yet seems to be a statement, Halloran said. “A brand like Coke needs to have one foot in being technologically savvy and understanding how technology is changing,” Halloran said. “You don’t want to seem baked in the past, but you have to stay true to what the brand means to people.”Cardiol Therapeutics (Nasdaq: CRDL) Advances Orphan Drug Designation for CardiolRx Trademark at the American Heart Association...more stocks inside... 11-21-2024 09:16 PM CET | Business, Economy, Finances, Banking & Insurance Press release from: ABNewswire Cardiol Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CRDL) presented breakthrough Phase II MAvERIC-Pilot data at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2024, showcasing CardiolRx Trademark as a potential game-changer for recurrent pericarditis treatment. The results revealed rapid pain relief within just 5 days and a dramatic reduction in pericarditis episodes, from 5.8 to 0.9 annually. 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The King seemed amused as he laughed at British comedian Matt Forde’s impression of President-elect Donald Trump on the stage of the Royal Variety Performance. Charles attended the show at the Royal Albert Hall in London for the first time as patron of the Royal Variety charity, following in the footsteps of his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II. In a statement from Buckingham Palace, he said: “The charity’s crucial work in assisting those who have fallen ill, had an accident or hit hard times is as essential now as it ever has been. “I would like to thank all of those who have worked so hard to stage this year’s production and wish everyone a very enjoyable evening.” The performance saw political comic Forde reference the unfounded claims Mr Trump repeated during his presidential debate against Democrat candidate Kamala Harris earlier this year, that illegal immigrants from Haiti were eating locals’ pets in the small Ohio city of Springfield. Forde exclaimed in the president-elect’s voice: “They’re eating the cats, they’re eating the dogs!” He then turned to address Charles from the stage, saying in Mr Trump’s voice: “Your Majesty King Charles, you’re named after a spaniel – be very careful, they’ll eat you alive.” The King was seen laughing in response to the joke from the royal box. Charles appeared at the event without the Queen, who insisted the “show must go on” after pulling out of attending the performance on Friday evening as doctors advised that she should prioritise rest. A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: “Following a recent chest infection, the Queen continues to experience some lingering post-viral symptoms, as a result of which doctors have advised that, after a busy week of engagements, Her Majesty should prioritise sufficient rest. “With great regret, she has therefore withdrawn from attendance at tonight’s Royal Variety Performance. His Majesty will attend as planned.” A royal source said the Queen was “naturally disappointed to miss the evening’s entertainments and sends her sincere apologies to all those involved, but is a great believer that ‘the show must go on'”. “She hopes to be back to full strength and regular public duties very soon,” the source added. The Royal Variety Performance will air on ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV Player in December. Money raised from the show will go to help people from the world of entertainment in need of care and assistance, with the Royal Variety Charity launching an initiative to help those with mental health issues this year.Article content Two games (per team) into the 30-game schedule of Season 2 in the PWHL, and already trends are starting to develop. The parity in the league is well beyond what it was in Year 1 with all six teams able to ice a team capable of winning against any other on any given night. Here’s a look at some of the newer tendencies and trends we are seeing in the league in these early stages. SPECIAL TEAMS MORE IMPORTANT First it was the jailbreak rule introduced to encourage offence, even while a team was shorthanded. This season, teams had the incentive to produce even more offence when the league added the No Escape Rule, which forces a team to leave its remaining players on the ice at the time of an infraction for the next faceoff. The combination of the two rule changes have taken the focus teams were already placing on special teams and multiplied it. Through two games, the undefeated New York Sirens share the league lead with a power play operating at 40% success and a penalty kill unit that has yet to be scored on in five opportunities. The Sirens have scored eight goals this season, two of them with a player advantage and one short-handed for one of two Jailbreak goals in the league so far this season. Winless Boston, by contrast, has just one power-play goal to show for two games, and has scored a total of just two goals this season. It’s a real advantage for a team with a good power play, particularly in those opening moments of the player advantage when a team can be going up against an opponent without its set penalty kill unit out there, or worse, when a team gets stuck with three forwards and a lone defender after a penalty. POWER LINES IN VOGUE Look no further than the Sirens’ top trio of Alex Carpenter, Sarah Fillier and Jessie Eldridge as proof of what loading up one line can do for a team. The trio are 1-2-3 in league scoring and tearing things up with six goals and seven assists among them. In Toronto, head coach Troy Ryan has opted to stay with Sarah Nurse between free agent signing Daryl Watts and Izzy Daniel, and that line has produced for him with three goals over two games. In Boston, Hillary Knight was on a line with Alina Muller and rookie Hannah Bilka which was looking dangerous with two goals but now may be without Muller after Boston’s leading scorer from Year 1 had to leave Wednesday’s game following a vicious hit to her head by Minnesota defender Maggie Flaherty. Ottawa’s big line has yet to be identified with Brianne Jenner not in the lineup for the first two games. Whether head coach Carla MacLeod simply replaced Watts spot on last year’s top line with Tereza Vanisova, who is off to a great start, or goes a different direction, she certainly has the option to load up a line that will be the focus of every opponent’s scout. And don’t sleep on Montreal and the defending champs from Minnesota. Marie-Philip Poulin, Laura Stacey and Lina Ljungblom are just starting to find some cohesion in La Belle Province, while in Minnesota, head coach Ken Klee is so far resisting putting all his top gunners on one line, but it’s still early. ROOKIES ARE PRODUCING There’s a reason Fillier was a consensus first-overall pick long before the draft began. Everyone knew the Princeton grad and young veteran of three world championships and two Olympics for Canada would be putting up numbers right out of the game. Through two games Fillier, the Georgetown, Ont., native has a league-best five points on two goals and three assists playing on New York’s top line. She’s not the only newcomer turning heads. Dominique Petrie, a former Clarkson and Harvard standout, was a fifth-round pick by the Frost and is already paying dividends with two goals in two games. Montreal wasn’t sure if defender Cayla Barnes, its first-round pick in the draft, would be ready to start the season after she was injured in the Rivalry Series. But Barnes got penciled in and didn’t disappoint, with a goal and an assist in the first two games for the Ohio State defender. In Toronto, Daniel, a third-round pick, already has her first goal and is looking more and more comfortable with each passing shift on a line with Nurse and Watts. mganter@postmedia.comPete Hegseth’s former colleagues at Fox News are rallying to his side. After disregarding a series of misconduct allegations against Hegseth for days on end, the right-wing network has shifted into a new posture: defense. On Wednesday, several prominent personalities on Fox News, where he was a weekend co-host of “Fox and Friends,” defended him on-air and provided a forum for others, including his own mother, to do the same. The right-wing network is highly influential in Republican politics and watched by millions of viewers, including President-elect Donald Trump, who has tapped several of the channel’s faces for key roles in his administration. Hegseth, Trump’s pick to run the Pentagon, is facing skepticism from Republican senators amid reports of a series of misconduct allegations, including a sexual assault allegation , which Hegseth has denied, and claims of financial mismanagement and alcohol abuse. Some commentators are practically talking about Hegseth in the past tense and speculating about who Trump will pick to replace him. But Hegseth is fighting to save his nomination in public; he is courting not just senators on Capitol Hill, but right-wing media listeners and followers who tend to vote for those senators. Amid the mounting scrutiny, Hegseth’s friends at Fox are simultaneously – and suddenly – speaking up on his behalf. Last week, when The New York Times reported on the existence of a scathing 2018 email from Hegseth’s mother Penelope saying he “abused” many women, comments a short time later she said she regretted, Fox ignored the story completely. The network also ignored a report in The New Yorker that indicated Hegseth was “forced out of previous leadership positions for financial mismanagement, sexist behavior, and being repeatedly intoxicated on the job.” Some of the allegations about Hegseth date back to his years at Fox, making this a complex situation for Fox Corp CEO Lachlan Murdoch and Fox News Media CEO Suzanne Scott. Penelope Hegseth’s emotional email, for example, was in response to Hegseth’s affair with a Fox News executive producer, Jennifer Rauchet, who is now his wife. On Wednesday morning – as Hegseth ramped up his own public defense – his mother appeared on “Fox & Friends” for her first television interview. She sidestepped host Steve Doocy’s first question, looked straight into the camera and thanked Trump, a frequent viewer of the show, “for your belief in my son.” “We all believe in him. We really believe that he is not that man he was seven years ago,” Penelope Hegseth said. She also addressed “female senators” on Capitol Hill, saying, “I really hope that you will not listen to the media and that you will listen to Pete.” She proceeded to condemn The Times for reporting on her email and emphasized that in a followup message, which has not been published, she had apologized to her son. The dominant narrative among Hegseth’s defenders is a tried-and-true one: That liberals in the media are out to get a conservative. Vice president-elect JD Vance said in a social media post Wednesday morning that “the media never talks about the apology” by Hegseth’s mother “because they’re trying to destroy him, not tell the truth.” (In fact, the original Times story noted the apology high up in the story and referenced it repeatedly.) Fox personality Emily Compagno said on Wednesday’s “Fox & Friends” that it’s “laughable” to think that Hegseth “will back down now or will in any way capitulate to the witch-hunt being wielded by the left.” During the same segment, co-host Brian Kilmeade delivered an impassioned argument on Hegseth’s behalf, saying “he knows his stuff, he’s got the vision, he fought in the wars.” Kilmeade asserted that many senators can relate to Hegseth’s complicated family (he has been married three times and has seven children or step-children) and can admire his advocacy for veterans. He also pointed to Hegseth’s appearances across Fox for the past decade as a valuable credential. “There’s no show he can’t do!” Kilmeade said. An anonymously sourced NBC News story about Hegseth and alcohol use caused some of his friends to speak out publicly on Tuesday night. Will Cain, the “Fox & Friends Weekend” co-host who sat next to Hegseth for five years, started the snowball effect. Cain repeatedly posted on X refuting the story and encouraged others to do the same. By midday Wednesday, the alcohol use allegations had spurred more than a dozen Fox hosts and regular guests to defend Hegseth, including the third co-host of the weekend show, Rachel Campos-Duffy. “This is why Americans hate the media & politics,” Campos-Duffy remarked. “GOP senators CANNOT fold to these cheap anonymous attacks,” Cain added. Kilmeade also alluded to the reports on air, commenting that “Pete is cut out of stone. He is a rock. The guy eats healthier, acts healthier, works harder.” Hegseth taped a sit-down interview with former Fox host Megyn Kelly and then told journalists on Capitol Hill that Kelly’s podcast would probably answer the questions they wanted to ask him. Hegseth told Kelly that he has “never had a drinking problem” but acknowledged that when he returned from a tour of duty he began drinking “to deal with the demons.” On “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” Hegseth’s attorney Tim Parlatore took aim at the anonymous nature of the media reports and referenced the defenses from Fox figures like Cain. “We have all these anonymous complaints where people are saying things, they aren’t giving any specifics, they don’t have any corroboration whatsoever, and yet the people who were also there at the time are willing to come on the record by name, on camera, and say ‘this didn’t happen.’” The defense of Hegseth rippled across right-wing media outlets on Wednesday. Whether the commentary will influence Republican senators remains to be seen.

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What is gender-affirming care? Your questions, answeredWhile Linda McMahon, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for education secretary, is meeting with senators who will determine whether she'll be confirmed for that role, her lack of experience in schools is being debated. The former World Wrestling Entertainment co-founder and president could earn a second stint in a Trump Cabinet if confirmed to run the Department of Education next year. While McMahon has experience running a large government organization -- she led the Small Business Administration from 2017 to 2019 in Trump's first term -- she has not worked in education outside of stints on the board of trustees at Sacred Heart University and serving on the Connecticut state Board of Education more than a decade ago. According to Trump's Agenda47 policy platform, Trump's top education priorities include eliminating the agency that McMahon would lead and topics that she has championed, like expanding school voucher programs and restoring power to parents in schools. McMahon allies suggest the businesswoman and Trump loyalist will disrupt and reshape the federal agency that's been led by Washington bureaucrats for more than four decades. MORE: Tracking Trump's picks to serve in his Cabinet, administration McMahon met Tuesday with Oklahoma Republican Markwayne Mullin, a member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, who predicted Wednesday, "I think she's going to get through pretty easy." Asked if he had talked about dismantling the Education Department, Mullin said that he wouldn't discuss the details of their meeting. On the House side, GOP Rep. Virginia Foxx, chairwoman of the Education and the Workforce Committee, called McMahon a fighter who will work tirelessly for students. And Foxx's colleague on the committee, Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., celebrated McMahon's atypical history. "We've all been educated and some of us know more than these egghead educators," Walberg said. "Certainly [the] bureaucrats who aren't even willing to come into the office now. I don't hold any trust in them." After being nominated, McMahon defended her record in a post on X . "I've witnessed the transformative power of education, both in the classroom and also in apprenticeship programs," McMahon wrote, adding, "All students should be equipped with the necessary skills to prepare them for a successful future." MORE: Linda McMahon's background as Trump's pick for education secretary Trump's nominees this cycle have stirred controversy, including defense secretary nominee and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and former Rep. Matt Gaetz, who removed himself from consideration for attorney general after just eight days due to being a distraction to the Trump/Vance transition. The president-elect's pick to run the Department of Education in his first term, billionaire Betsy DeVos, had no qualifications in the education field. It took then-Vice President Mike Pence's tie-breaking vote to confirm her in 2017. Tiffany Justice, co-founder of the conservative parental rights organization Moms for Liberty, argued the president-elect doesn't need an educator to lead the department so long as parents' rights are on the agenda. "I think he [Trump] needs to have someone who's unapologetically America-first and who's going to put the power back to people and when it comes to the education of children, that's parents," Justice told ABC News, adding, "I think leading with parental rights is probably the most important thing that he can do." Walberg told ABC News he believes McMahon will be a tough secretary who will carry out Trump's goal of closing the department. Democratic lawmakers on the House education committee were less thrilled with the selection but not completely opposed to McMahon. "It seems that there were others that probably could have added more from the perspective of background in education, but we'll see," ranking member Bobby Scott, D-Va., said. Scott commended McMahon's support for the Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act , which is a bill he co-sponsored that uses short-term Pell grants to align education opportunities with workforce needs. He also acknowledged that teaching in the classroom is not a requirement for holding the top education office. MORE: Trump's Cabinet picks boast thin resumes. That's the point: ANALYSIS "Someone good in education policy doesn't necessarily have to be someone who was a teacher, but, you know, somebody who's got some ideas on policy and how to improve access to college, improve academic achievement, how to eliminate the achievement gap, graduation rates -- I mean the kind of things that we're trying to achieve," Scott said. Education experts suggest shuttering the department could gut public education funding and disproportionately impact high-need students across the country. Reps. Scott and Jahana Hayes, D-Conn., are both opponents of Trump's longstanding pledge to dismantle the department. Hayes, the 2016 National Teacher of the Year, taught in Connecticut when McMahon was on the board of education. Hayes said she is squarely focused on defending public schools. "I'll just wait for the nomination process," Hayes told ABC News, adding "I believe deeply in public education and I'll always advocate not only for students but for the profession, and I think we need people that care as deeply about that as I do." But allegations against McMahon and her husband Vince McMahon have clouded the nomination. A recent lawsuit alleges the couple concealed years of sexual abuse of minors who worked as the WWE's ringside crew. Under Title IX, the federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in education programs, McMahon and the department would be responsible for investigating sexual misconduct complaints in schools. Linda McMahon's attorney Laura Brevetti said the alleged scandal was investigated by the FBI, which found no grounds to continue the investigation at the time, and called the recent lawsuit "baseless." Meanwhile, Wil Del Pilar, senior vice president of the advocacy group The Education Trust, labeled the McMahon pick as a "slap in the face" particularly to conservative educators who are more deserving of the job. "It is an affront to U.S. education," Pilar said. "You're appointing someone, or potentially appointing someone, whose greatest experience was helping co-found the WWE."None

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New research highlights where residents of blue-voting states in the U.S. are most likely to relocate, based on Google search trends. In the days following the election, online searches by Americans looking to leave the country spiked after President-elect Donald Trump defeated Vice President Kamala Harris . According to visa website La Vida, there was an unprecedented 2,300 percent jump in U.S. traffic on their website on the day of the election. That is five times more than the spike in traffic after the 2020 election, when there was a 4.5-fold spike in site visitors. Country-specific searches also soared. By 8 p.m. ET on election night, searches for "how to move to Canada " had a 400 percent day-to-day increase, while "how to legally move to Canada" was up by 200 percent, according to Google Trends data. A new study from QR Code Generator using Google Keyword Planner has ranked countries by average monthly search volumes for terms like "move to Canada" or "visa Japan." The analysis covered the past 12 months and examines how interest in relocation aligns with political trends, focusing on states that leaned Democratic in recent elections. Canada is the top choice for residents in blue-majority states, with 89.47 percent of the 19 states included in the study listing the country as their most-searched relocation destination. "With its proximity and cultural similarities, Canada has emerged as the clear favorite for Americans considering a move abroad," Marc Porcar, CEO of QR Code Generator PRO S.L., said in an email shared with Newsweek . In Colorado, "move to Canada" and similar terms averaged 693.33 searches monthly, making it the most popular destination. Connecticut follows a similar trend, with Canada garnering 327.50 searches per month, far surpassing second-place Brazil with 205.83 searches. Even Maine, one of the smallest states by population, logged 230.83 searches monthly for Canada-related queries. Japan emerged as the second most-searched destination for blue-voting states, with its modern cities and deep cultural heritage drawing significant interest. It was the top destination in states like Hawaii and California, where it averaged 378.33 and 4,821.67 searches per month, respectively. The research showed clear regional patterns in relocation preferences. In the northeastern state of Vermont, for example, Ireland ranks second with 89.17 searches per month, after Canada's 131.67. Similarly, in the Pacific Northwest, Washington state shows significant interest in New Zealand, which comes in third with 483.33 monthly searches. In the Midwest, Illinois residents also favored Canada, leading with 1,086.67 searches. Japan and Brazil took second and third place, with 676.67 and 556.67 searches, respectively. Notably, Minnesota stands out with Kenya ranking second, reflecting a unique preference in the state's search data. Methodology The study used Google Keyword Planner to analyze search volumes for 22 terms related to relocation, such as "visa [country]" and "move to [country]." Data from the 19 states was aggregated and adjusted based on population to ensure fair comparisons. Results were cross-referenced with the United Nations ' list of 193 member countries. While Canada's dominance in the rankings aligns with its geographic convenience and shared cultural touchpoints, other results underscore Americans' interest in exploring global opportunities. The findings suggest a blend of practical considerations and a yearning for change among residents of blue-voting states. "These findings reveal that many Americans aren't just looking for an easy transition but are drawn to the adventure of a richer, more diverse experience overseas," Porcar said. Do you have a story Newsweek should be covering? Do you have any questions about this story? Contact LiveNews@newsweek.com.CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Ten yards into a scramble, Patrick Mahomes could have easily slid for a first down or simply ducked out of bounds and moved on to the next play. Instead, the three-time Super Bowl MVP cut back inside and raced another 23 yards up the field, helping to set up Spencer Schrader's 31-yard field goal as time expired as the Chiefs held on to beat the Carolina Panthers 30-27 on Sunday. “At that point, yards are more important than getting out of bounds,” Mahomes said. “With three timeouts, I just tried to just cut through and Justin Watson had a great block and was able to get down the field and get out of bounds.” The game-winning drive was the 21st of Mahomes' career, and the Chiefs won a game decided in the final seconds for the fifth time this season. Eight of the Chiefs' wins have come by one-score margins. “You always want to have some blowouts and be a little calmer in the fourth quarter, but I've always said it could be a good thing when you get to the playoffs later in the season knowing that you have been in those moments before, and knowing how to attack it play by play not making it too big of a moment,” Mahomes said. Then he smiled and said: “But I would say this more than anybody, I would love to win a game not by the very last play.” Mahomes completed 27 of 37 passes for 269 yards and three touchdowns in his first game at Bank of America Stadium and ran for 60 yards — including 33 on that last-minute play — as the Chiefs (10-1) scored on six of their eight possessions. Noah Gray caught four passes for 66 yards and scored two touchdowns for the second straight week, and DeAndre Hopkins also found the end zone for the two-time defending Super Bowl champions. Kareem Hunt ran for 68 yards on 16 carries and caught three passes for 19 yards. Bryce Young played well for Carolina (3-8), finishing 21 of 35 for 262 yards and a touchdown while leading the Panthers back from an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter to tie the game on Chuba Hubbard's 1-yard touchdown run and 2-point conversion with 1:46 remaining. Panthers coach Dave Canales, who benched Young earlier this season for veteran Andy Dalton, said last year's No. 1 overall draft pick “absolutely” will remain the team's starting QB next week. That's a break from Canales' recent pattern of waiting a few days to name a starter. “Bryce is certainly making the most of his opportunities,” Canales said. “And he is making a statement to all of us. Showing us he can make plays in critical areas. He did a great job extending today.” Said Young: “For me, I just want to focus on what I can control. Regardless, I always have the same mindset and preparation, wanting to be better throughout the week. I am definitely grateful for confidence.” Still, there is room for improvement. The Panthers moved the ball well but struggled in the red zone, resulting in field goals of 30, 32, 29 and 33 yards for Eddy Pineiro, the most accurate kicker in NFL history. The Chiefs wasted no time setting the tone as Samaje Perine returned the opening kickoff 56 yards and Mahomes found Gray for a 35-yard touchdown strike on the third play of scrimmage for a 7-0 lead. Gray went nine games without a TD catch before hauling in two last week against Buffalo. His 11-yard score late in the second quarter gave him two more against the Panthers . Chiefs coach Andy Reid praised Mahomes' poise but said he was concerned about his team's nine penalties for 90 yards. Kansas City's Travis Kelce had six catches for 62 yards and moved into third place in career yards receiving by a tight end. He ranks behind only Tony Gonzalez and Jason Witten. However, Kelce failed to find the end zone for the ninth time in 11 games this season. Running back Jonathan Brooks made his NFL debut for Carolina, but the second-round pick was limited to 7 yards on two carries. Panthers: Rookie TE Ja'Tavion Sanders was taken to a hospital, where he was evaluated for a neck injury and released . He landed awkwardly on his head after making a catch near the end of the second quarter. Chiefs: Host Las Vegas on Friday. Panthers: Host Tampa Bay next Sunday. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL

Elon Musk is easily the world’s wealthiest man, with a net worth topping $300 billion. But even he stands to make more money from his association with the federal government after placing a winning bet on Donald Trump’s election to the presidency. “It’s going to be a golden era for Musk with Trump in the White House,” Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives said. Musk’s aerospace company SpaceX received billions of dollars in federal contracts, and could be in line for more, while his five other businesses could gain from a lighter regulatory touch. Trump named Musk to co-head a new Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE — a nod to the cryptocurrency Musk adores. However, federal law bars executive branch employees, which can include unpaid consultants, from participating in government matters that will affect their financial interests, unless they divest of their interests or recuse themselves. Trump’s transition team has sought a work-around, saying he would “provide advice and guidance from outside of Government” with the work concluding by July 2026, according to a news release. Richard Painter, a University of Minnesota Law School professor and former chief White House ethics lawyer, said that if Musk is truly working outside the government he doesn’t have to sell his assets, but that limits his influence. “He can make recommendations, but ultimately the decisions are made by government officials,” Painter said. Trump’s campaign and Musk’s companies didn’t respond to requests for comment. Here’s how Musk could benefit from Trump’s presidency. SpaceX If there’s one Musk business that could profit the most from the incoming Trump administration, it’s SpaceX. The company, which announced this year it would move its headquarters from California to Texas, already received at least $21 billion in federal funds since its 2002 founding, according to government contracting research firm The Pulse. That includes contracts for launching military satellites, servicing the International Space Station and building a lunar lander. However, that figure could be dwarfed by a federal initiative to fund a Mars mission, which is the stated goal of SpaceX. “Elon Musk is wealthy, but he’s not wealthy enough to completely fund humans to Mars. It needs to be a public/private partnership, because of the tens of billions of dollars that this would cost, or even hundreds of billions dollars,” said Laura Forczyk, executive director of space industry consulting firm Astralytical. SpaceX already made big strides testing Musk’s Starship rocket, the most powerful ever built. NASA envisions employing the rocket in its Artemis program to return humans to the moon, but it has been designed to have enough thrust to propel a spacecraft to Mars. What’s more, Trump, during his first presidency, speculated on Twitter about why the United States was focusing on the moon instead of Mars. Still, there are technical challenges, with SpaceX yet to complete the $4 billion Starship lunar lander, which would have to be modified for Mars. And without a pressing geopolitical threat, Congress may be unwilling to spend more on space exploration, as it did during the 1960s with the Apollo program, Forczyk said. Should a Mars project not materialize, SpaceX could still reap rewards in the next four years. For example, the Federal Communications Commission denied SpaceX nearly $900 million in federal subsidies to provide rural broadband access through its Starlink satellite network. Under new FCC leadership, Forczyk sees that being reversed. Tesla Trump’s policies could reduce the sales of electric vehicles, but with Musk’s influence, his administration’s policies could boost Tesla — though not with federal funding. For example, Trump, who tempered criticism of electric vehicles after Musk backed him, might end a $7,500 tax credit for electric vehicles. That would hurt Tesla’s unprofitable rivals that rely more on the tax credits to lure customers. “Tesla is the only automaker that has the scale and scope to price vehicles in a $30,000-to-$40,000 range and make significant profits,” Ives said. “It would essentially take competition out of the market.” Trump’s Republican administration also is considering imposing tariffs on Mexico and China, which could make cars more expensive. Ives said he expects Trump to make exceptions for Tesla and Apple so they’re not hit by a tax on imported goods. Tesla receives only a smattering of federal contracts, according to USAspending.gov , a database that tracks U.S. government spending. This year, Tesla received at least $2.8 million from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation through a federally funded program to deploy EV charging stations. xAI and X Musk’s startup xAI doesn’t appear to have federal government contracts, but artificial intelligence companies could benefit in other ways under Trump. Republicans and Musk have expressed support for cutting regulation to fuel AI innovation, a crucial part of the future of tech companies. But Musk has also warned that AI could pose a threat to humanity, and it’s unclear how Trump plans to address potential safety risks that come with technology including fraud, bias and disinformation. X, formerly known as Twitter, served as an online megaphone for Musk, who constantly shared his support for Trump during the election season. The social media site, which recently relocated its San Francisco headquarters to Texas, doesn’t appear to have any federal government contracts, but X could benefit from policy changes that affect its rivals such as Meta and TikTok. Musk, who has declared himself a “free speech absolutist,” recently shared an old Trump video with the words “YES!” In the video from 2022, Trump says he would change Section 230, a law that shields platforms from liability for user-generated content. Platforms would qualify for immunity only if the companies “meet high standards of neutrality, transparency, fairness and nondiscrimination,” Trump said. The Boring Co. Fed up with Los Angeles traffic, Elon Musk launched The Boring Co. with two tweets in 2016, promising “to build a tunnel boring machine and just start digging.” The Bastrop, Texas, company, formerly headquartered in Hawthorne, has completed a 1.7-mile loop under the Las Vegas Convention Center and is building a larger citywide loop — both without federal funding. Projects in some other cities didn’t get past the proposal stages. However, at Trump’s urging, congressional representatives could earmark local transportation projects to the benefit of Boring Co., though the company would still have to compete to win them, said Greg Griffin, a former urban planning professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio, who studied that city’s proposed Boring Co. project. Neuralink Controlling robotic limbs. Seeing without eyes. Those are the kinds of miraculous advances Musk’s Neuralink startup has been trying to achieve. The Fremont, California, company he co-founded in 2016 doesn’t receive federal money, but its technology and clinical trails are regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. The more hands-off approach favored by Trump could aid such medical device developers. “We’re concerned that regulation in general in the FDA will be weakened under the second Trump administration, and particularly concerned about medical devices,” said Dr. Robert Steinbrook, health research group director for the consumer rights group Public Citizen. Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox!

The masked gunman who stalked and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel used ammunition emblazoned with the words “deny,” “defend” and “depose,” a law enforcement official said Thursday. The gunman is still at large and a manhunt is underway. Here's the latest: Just minutes before the shooting, the suspect was seen on surveillance footage purchasing the two items from a nearby Starbucks. Both the water bottle and protein bar wrapper were later recovered from a trash can in the vicinity of the killing, according to a police spokesperson. They’ve been sent to the city’s medical examiner for expedited fingerprint testing. As the suspect remained at large Thursday afternoon, New York police were sorting through a growing number of leads coming in through a public hotline. Many have been unfounded, including a tip from a commuter who claimed to have spotted the shooter on a Long Island Rail Road train Wednesday evening. Police searched the train, but found no sign of the gunman. Members of the public have also provided police with several different names of people who bear a resemblance to the gunman — though they have yet to confirm the shooter’s identity. NYPD spokesperson Carlos Nieves urged anyone with information to contact the department “even if it seems trivial.” “We ask you to call the tip line because that little piece of information could be the missing piece of the puzzle that ties everything together,” he said. Users’ reactions — and in many cases jokes — populated comment sections teeming with frustration toward health insurers broadly and UnitedHealthcare in particular. “I would be happy to help look for the shooter but vision isn’t covered under my healthcare plan,” one comment read on Instagram. “Thoughts and prior authorizations!” wrote another user. Images released by police of a person they say is wanted for questioning in connection with the shooting match the lobby of the HI New York City hostel on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Both feature a black-and-white checkered floor and a distinctive bench in the shape of a semicircle. Matheus Taranto, a guest at the hostel who’s visiting from Brazil, says he saw police at the lodging Wednesday evening. He said an officer wouldn’t let him access a bathroom where he wanted to brush his teeth. “I asked why, he was like, no, nothing happened,” said Taranto, 24. He didn’t connect the dots with the shooting until later. In Minnesota, police in the Minneapolis suburb of Maple Grove, where Thompson lived, said Thursday they believe a bomb threat on Wednesday night was a hoax. Maple Grove police put out a statement Thursday saying a “suspected swatting investigation” was underway. The department said it received a report of a bomb threat directed at two addresses around 7 p.m. CT Wednesday. The Minneapolis Bomb Squad and the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office assisted, but investigators found no suspicions devices or other items. “The case is considered an active investigation, while the incident appears to be a hoax. No further comments will be made at this time,” the police statement said. Police reports provided to The Associated Press by the department show that officers made contact with family members at one of the homes and were told they had seen nothing suspicious and had received no direct threats. Back in Thompson’s home state of Minnesota, authorities were investigating a bomb threat that reportedly was made against his home Wednesday night, after his death. It was first reported by TMZ. City Prosecutor Andrew Draper confirmed to The Associated Press via email Thursday that he received an email Wednesday night “regarding a bomb threat. I reported it to the Maple Grove Police Department and do not have any additional information.” Maple Grove police officials did not immediately respond to requests for details Thursday. Local ATF spokesperson Ashlee Sherrill said: “ATF was made aware of the incident in Maple Grove last night, but no ATF resources were deployed. We are unable to confirm any further details.” A local FBI spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for information on the FBI’s involvement in the investigation. The words emblazoned on the ammunition used in the shooting – “deny,” “defend” and “depose” – were written in permanent marker, according to a law enforcement official. The official wasn’t authorized to publicly discuss details of the ongoing investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity. — Jake Offenhartz As of Thursday morning, police were still searching for the shooter. They released new photos of a person they said is wanted for questioning in connection with the shooting. The images match the lobby of the HI New York City hostel on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, including its black-and-white checkered floor and a distinctive bench in the shape of a semi-circle. An employee at the hostel said police had visited but declined to provide further information. Danielle Brumfitt, a spokesperson for the lodging, said in an emailed statement that they are cooperating with the NYPD but can’t comment due to the active investigation. According to the official who spoke to AP about the ammunition messaging, investigators are running DNA and fingerprint analysis on items found near the shooting, including a water bottle, that they believe the suspect may have discarded. Additionally, they’re looking into whether the suspect had pre-positioned a bike as part of an escape plan. Story continues below video Doctors and patients have become particularly frustrated with prior authorizations, which are requirements that an insurer approve surgery or care before it happens. UnitedHealthcare was named in an October report detailing how the insurer’s prior authorization denial rate for some Medicare Advantage patients has surged in recent years. The report from the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations also named rivals Humana and CVS. Insurers say tactics like prior authorization are needed to limit unnecessary care and help control spiraling medical costs. Frustrations extend beyond the coverage of care. Expensive breakthrough medications to slow Alzheimer’s disease or help with obesity are frequently not covered or have coverage limits. In the U.S. health care system, patients get coverage through a mix of private insurers such as UnitedHealthcare and government-funded programs such as Medicaid and Medicare. That can prove particularly frustrating for doctors and patients because coverage often varies by insurer. Polls reflect those frustrations with the U.S. health care system in general and insurance companies in particular. About two-thirds of Americans said health insurance companies deserve “a lot of blame” for high health care costs, according to a KFF poll conducted in February . Thompson’s wife, Paulette Thompson, told NBC News that he told her “there were some people that had been threatening him.” She didn’t have details but suggested the threats may have involved issues with insurance coverage. Eric Werner, the police chief in the Minneapolis suburb where Thompson lived, said his department had not received any reports of threats against the executive. A message left at the scene of an insurance executive’s fatal shooting — “deny,” “defend” and “depose” — echoes a phrase commonly used to describe insurer tactics to avoid paying claims. The three words were emblazoned on the ammunition a masked gunman used to kill UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson , a law enforcement official told The Associated Press on Thursday. They’re similar to the phrase “delay, deny, defend” — the way some attorneys describe how insurers deny services and payment, and the title of a 2010 book that was highly critical of the industry. Police haven’t officially commented on the wording or any connection between them and the common phrase. But Thompson’s shooting and the messages on the ammunition have sparked outrage on social media and elsewhere, reflecting a deepening frustration Americans have over the cost and complexity of getting care. ▶ Read more about the messaging left behind by the shooter The New York Police Department released photos Thursday morning, asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the individual pictured. Police say the person is wanted for questioning in connection with the shooting of the UnitedHealthcare CEO. A Senate panel has been investigating how frequently three major insurers, including UnitedHealthcare, deny care to patients who are enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans. It has also investigated the use of artificial intelligence in deny those claims. Medicare Advantage is the private version of Medicare, which provides health insurance to millions of older Americans. The Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee’s report released earlier this year found that as UnitedHealthcare relied more on its automated system to review claims denials increased for post-acute treatment, which includes nursing home or rehabilitation care. The insurer denied nearly a quarter of claims, a rate that doubled over just a two-year period from 2020 to 2022. Joseph Kenny, the NYPD chief of detectives, says the shooter wore a black face mask, black-and-white sneakers and a distinctive gray backpack. He arrived outside the hotel about five minutes before UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson did, then waited and ignored other pedestrians before he approached Thompson from behind. After the assailant began to fire, his 9 mm pistol jammed but he quickly fixed it and kept firing, Kenny said, another sign of the shooter’s professionalism. “From watching the video, it does seem that he’s proficient in the use of firearms as he was able to clear the malfunctions pretty quickly,” Kenny said. The hostels were on Manhattan’s Upper West Side and police were following a tip that the suspect may have stayed at one of the residences, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation. The official requested anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss the ongoing search. According to an employee of Kama Central Park, two detectives arrived at the hostel at 7 a.m. Thursday with a photo of the shooter and asked staff if they recognized the man. They did not, the employee said, and the detectives left soon after. An employee at the nearby HI New York City hostel also confirmed that police had visited the location Thursday, but declined to provide further information. — Jake Offenhartz New York Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday the shooter used a silencer — something he’d never encountered in his 22 years as a police officer. “In all of my years in law enforcement I have never seen a silencer before,” Adams, a retired NYPD captain, said in an appearance on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” “And so that was really something that was shocking to us all.” The masked gunman used ammunition emblazoned with the words “deny,” “defend” and “depose,” a law enforcement official said Thursday. The official was not authorized to publicly discuss details of the ongoing investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity. The words on the ammunition may have been a reference to strategies insurance companies use to try to avoid paying claims. Investigators recovered several 9 mm shell casings from outside the hotel, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny had said earlier. — Mike Balsamo, Jake Offenhartz and Michael R. Sisak The chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, one of the nation’s largest insurers, was killed Wednesday in midtown Manhattan in what police described as a targeted attack by a shooter outside a hotel where the company was holding a conference. ▶ Read more about the key things to know about the fatal attackAnthem Blue Cross Blue Shield reverses decision to put a time limit on anesthesiaEvery year, I’m asked to provide my “predictions” for the New Year. With the New Year now less than two weeks away, today is a perfect day to do that. So, without further ado, here are my five predictions for 2025. Prediction No. 1: Global Central Banks Set to Continue to Cut Key Interest Rates The European Central Bank (ECB) kicked off the December rate cuts last week, slashing its key interest rate by 0.25% for the fourth time this year. The reality is that the European economy is floundering, and the ECB only expects 1.1% annual GDP growth this year. That’s down from previous estimates of 1.3%. So, the ECB will need to continue loosening its monetary policy with more rate cuts in 2025 to protect economic growth in the European Union. A Bloomberg survey anticipates that the ECB will cut its key interest rate to 2% by June 2025. Key interest rates currently stand at 3%. So, if the ECB continues to cut rates by 0.25%, then four more rate cuts may be forthcoming. This is good news for the U.S. The fact is that a decline in European interest rates should trigger a big rally in U.S. Treasuries. This will, in turn, bring interest rates lower and encourage the Federal Reserve also to cut key interest rates. Remember, the Fed never fights market rates. The one problem, though, is inflation. Recent data reports showed that inflation on both the consumer and wholesale levels ticked up in November. As we discussed in Thursday’s Market 360 , this week’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) statement and updated “dot plot” both signaled that the Fed was renewing its focus on inflation and shifting away from unemployment. Prediction No. 2: U.S. Remains Economic Growth Engine Global economic growth has tapped the brakes, especially with the recent chaos in Europe. To review, the two largest economies in Europe – Germany and France – are both on the verge of a recession, given a slowdown in manufacturing and services, as well as political unrest. Germany has an election scheduled for February, with a new chancellor anticipated. French President Macron’s party has a minority in Parliament and continues to be undermined by Marine Le Pen’s National Rally Party. If the chaos in Europe persists, don’t be surprised if the euro “breaks a buck” and reaches parity with the U.S. dollar. The ECB’s key interest rate cuts will also further undermine the euro in 2025. The good news is that we don’t have political chaos or recession fears in the U.S. – and as a result, I suspect the U.S. will remain the economic growth engine of the world. There are a few key reasons why the U.S. economy continues to expand... Now, it’s also important to note that one of Trump 2.0’s first agenda items is to end the manufacturing recession in the U.S. You may recall that manufacturing has been in a recession for 24 of the past 25 months, according to the Institute of Supply Management (ISM). Once the manufacturing sector starts to grow again, 4% annual GDP growth is possible. Another agenda item is to end the senseless wars in the Middle East and between Russia and Ukraine. If Trump 2.0 can do this, the world would benefit from a “peace dividend” like the one experienced when Bill Clinton was president. And if there is peace in the world, then 5% annual GDP growth is possible. Overall, if the U.S. is firing on all cylinders in 2025, then 4% to 5% annual GDP growth is a very real possibility. Prediction No. 3: Trump 2.0 Should Boost the Oil & Gas Industry Trump 2.0 is simply a “godsend” for the natural gas industry. When Trump takes office in January, the existing ban on federal lands is expected to be lifted by an executive order on his first day back in office. The Biden administration’s attempt to squelch liquified natural gas ( LNG ) expansion will be over. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) demand that all new natural gas turbine electricity plants “sequester” carbon dioxide will also be lifted, and that will cause a boom in new natural gas-fired electric plants. So, the U.S. will now be able to double its utility grid to better meet the rising demand for artificial intelligence data centers. With the resurgence in the natural gas industry, we will likely add more midstream companies and some new natural gas drillers to the Buy Lists. But we won’t make these additions until Trump 2.0’s “drill, baby, drill” identifies the biggest winners. Regarding oil, production should also increase under Trump 2.0. However, weak global demand due to sputtering economies in Europe and Asia will likely keep oil prices in check next year. I expect crude oil prices to range from $58 per barrel to $80 per barrel in 2025. Prediction No. 4: Earnings Set to Hit the Gas The overall earnings environment improved immensely in 2024, but 2025 will be even better. The fact is earnings momentum is anticipated to hit the gas in the New Year. Currently, FactSet projects that the S&P 500 will achieve fourth-quarter earnings of 11.8% on average and full-year 2024 earnings of 9.5% on average. And after that, earnings growth is expected to surge. The S&P 500 is expected to achieve 15% average earnings growth in 2025, with earnings momentum in each quarter of fiscal year 2025 set to exceed the S&P 500’s average earnings growth in all of 2024. So, we remain in a fundamentally focused stock market, and I’m especially excited about stocks with positive analyst earnings revisions, robust operating margin expansion and accelerating earnings and sales momentum. Prediction No. 5: The Third Stage of the AI Revolution Begins The first stage of AI development was all about model training. Companies like OpenAI needed to gather billions of data points and then run it all through increasingly large systems to create working large language models (LLMs). Model sizes have historically grown at an exponential rate to overcome diminishing rates of performance, and every LLM developer has been locked in an arms race to create the most data-intensive model. That’s why companies like NVIDIA Corporation ( NVDA ) and Super Micro Computer Inc. ( SMCI ) – firms that specialize in providing the top-of-the-line computing power needed to train these ever-growing models. The second stage of the AI Revolution is software-focused firms using AI and/or delving into quantum computing to create remarkable innovations. These are the companies that push the envelope of what’s possible and upending their businesses along the way. The third stage of the AI Revolution is where we learn to work with LLMs... where we seek alternative methods to push AI further... and where the future pace of development will depend on human-and-machine ingenuity. The winners here will be the AI Appliers , the companies smart enough to apply imperfect AI technologies to an equally imperfect world. These are the firms that recognize AI’s limitations and create innovative solutions to overcome them. I expect the third stage will begin in 2025 – and my InvestorPlace colleagues Luke Lango and Eric Fry agree. It’s why we decided to team up and create a new portfolio of seven stocks that we believe will lead this next stage of AI development. These AI Appliers are... We also believe these firms will help investors prepare financially for a world increasingly dominated by computers that are smarter than the average person (though still far from perfect). To learn more about our AI Appliers portfolio and how to access it, watch our broadcast here . Sincerely, Louis Navellier Editor, Market 360 The Editor hereby discloses that as of the date of this email, the Editor, directly or indirectly, owns the following securities that are the subject of the commentary, analysis, opinions, advice, or recommendations in, or which are otherwise mentioned in, the essay set forth below: NVIDIA Corporation ( NVDA ) and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ( SMCI )

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