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(Bloomberg) -- Citigroup Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jane Fraser said federal regulators have not placed any restrictions on the bank’s growth.
The clarification came after shares sank as much as 5% on Tuesday after Fraser said her bank is “working closely with our regulators” in response to repeated questions from Wells Fargo & Co. analyst Mike Mayo about whether the company has been slapped with an asset cap.
Regulators have dinged Citigroup in recent years for shortcomings in its risk and controls. In July, the Federal Reserve said the bank had made insufficient progress toward resolving a pair of consent orders that the central bank and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency had slapped on the bank in 2020.
“Let me be crystal clear: we do not have an asset cap and there are no additional measures other than what was announced in July in place, and we’re not expecting any,” Fraser said.
Shares of Citigroup were down about 3.5% after paring those earlier losses, which came after Fraser’s earlier response did not directly address a potential asset cap.
An asset cap is viewed as one of the most prohibitive penalties that banking regulators can place on US banks.
Mayo’s questions came as watchdogs recently announced in recent weeks that Toronto-Dominion Bank will pay almost $3.1 billion in fines and other penalties and face a cap on its US retail banking assets, after pleading guilty to failing to prevent money laundering by drug cartels and other criminals.
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Troubled U.S. aviation giant Boeing unveiled on Tuesday plans to raise $35 billion through share sales and a new loan as issues for the planemaker pile up amid a major strike that entered its second month.
Boeing filed papers with the U.S. markets regulator on Tuesday to raise up to $25 billion through a stock and debt offering and entered into a $10 billion credit agreement amid a crippling strike and upcoming debt maturities.
The planemaker is looking to shore up its finances, which have been strained due to a slump in production of its best-selling 737 Max jet following a mid-air door panel blowout earlier this year and a strike by thousands of union workers since Sept. 13.
It was not clear when and how much Boeing will raise via the stock offering, but analysts estimate that Boeing would need to raise somewhere between $10 billion and $15 billion to be able to maintain its credit ratings, which are now just one notch above junk.
The planemaker's shares were up 1% in premarket trading.
Boeing said in a statement it had not drawn on the new $10 billion credit facility or its existing credit revolver.
"These are two prudent steps to support the company's access to liquidity," Boeing said, adding that the credit agreement provides additional short-term access to liquidity as it navigates through a "challenging environment."
"This universal shelf registration provides flexibility for the company to seek a variety of capital options as needed to support the company's balance sheet over a three-year period," Boeing said, referring to its filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
The company will use the funds for general corporate purposes, according to the filing. The planemaker had cash and cash equivalents of $10.89 billion as of June 30.
The strike is costing the company more than $1 billion per month, according to one estimate that was released before Boeing announced it would cut 17,000 jobs or 10% of its global workforce.
The company and the Machinists union, which represents about 33,000 striking workers in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, are yet to reach an agreement over a new contract and talks have become increasingly heated.
U.S. Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su met with Boeing and the union in Seattle on Monday in a bid to break the deadlock.
The planemaker was already reeling due to a regulator-imposed cap on production of its Max jets after the mid-air cabin-panel blowout in January.
Last month, Chief Financial Officer Brian West said at a Morgan Stanley conference that the company was "constantly evaluating our capital structure and liquidity levels to ensure that we could satisfy our debt maturities over the next 18 months while keeping confidence in our credit rating as investment grade."
Boeing has $11.5 billion of debt maturing through Feb. 1, 2026, and has committed to issuing $4.7 billion of its shares to acquire Spirit AeroSystems and assume its debt.
Reuters reported earlier this month Boeing was examining options to raise billions of dollars through a sale of stock and equity-like securities.
Boeing delivered 33 jets in September, down from 40 in August, as it slipped further in the delivery race with rival Airbus. | https://www.dailysabah.com/business/economy/boeing-looks-to-line-up-35b-in-funds-to-shore-up-finances | 2024-10-15T18:00:12Z |
The Rivers State House of Assembly led by Martin Amaewhule has declared the seats of Edison Ehie, the Chief of Staff to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, and three other pro-Fubara lawmakers vacant following their absence from sittings for 152 days.
Making this known during plenary today, Speaker Martin Amaewhule pointed out that Ehie did not properly write to inform the house of his new office, and as such his seat has been declared vacant.
Regarding Victor Oko-Jumbo and the two others, the House held three separate votes to declare their seats vacant for absenteeism from sitting for 152 days consecutively without notification or permission, in violation of the 1999 constitution.
The Assembly further agreed to write to INEC to conduct elections to replace the now vacant seats within 90 days to provide representation for their people.
Also, the house agreed to give Governor Fubara another opportunity to present the 2024 Appropriations Bill following the nullification by the Appeal Court of the N800bn bill, which he had presented to a parallel House led by Edison Ehie. | https://www.cknnigeria.com/2024/10/pro-wike-rivers-assembly-declares.html | 2024-10-15T18:00:12Z |
Kiambu Mum in Tears after Ill Daughter Attacked by Man Dies at Home: "Alikufa Nikimuangalia"
- Teresiah Muthoni Mungai was in tears as she recalled watching her daughter, Rosemary Wangui, die
- The heartbroken mother said her 21-year-old daughter was attacked and injured by a man she slightly knew
- Speaking to TUKO.co.ke, the Kiambu mother said her daughter's death was due to the aftermath of what had happened when she was attacked
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A loving mother from Banana, Kiambu county, is grieving the demise of a beloved kin who slowly passed away beside her as she watched.
Teresiah Muthoni Mungai said her daughter Rosemary Wangui helplessly died in her presence at home.
The night Muthoni was attacked
Muthoni was lovingly feeding her ill daughter when she died, leaving her in unimaginable agony.
Speaking to TUKO.co.ke, Muthoni recounted her daughter's suffering and pain before she unfortunately died.
"My daughter was attacked by a man whom she knows from afar off. She usually suspects him of following her. It was on a Sunday when that man attacked him and severely injured her. She cried for help, but no one rescued her as it was late at night.
In the morning, she gathered little strength and cried for help. Some good Samaritans helped her. She was taken to the hospital, and the matter was reported to the chief," she said.
Muthoni opens up on daughter's injury
Wangui's body condition was altered, especially with her spinal cord being severely injured; hence, she could not walk or do most things by herself.
"We continued taking her for treatment to treat the other injuries, and she got better. We even had a therapist who came home to give her the services she needed," she recalled.
Nairobi mum of 5 painfully recounts spending night with dead baby in hospital: "I couldn't bury him"
What lead to the death of Wangui?
All went well until Wangui got sick again and was taken to the hospital, where she stayed for a few weeks.
The mum of five said her daughter suffered from pneumonia because of the night she was attacked as she slept outside.
"I used to feed her, and one day, as I fed her in her room, as I sat on her bed, she passed away. I watched my daughter die in my sight. It was so painful," she cried.
Wangui disclosed her daughter, 21, died of pneumonia and is scheduled to be buried on Wednesday, October 16.
Father mourns daughter killed in car crash
In another story, Courtney Carter was riding her bike when a car knocked her down, leading to her untimely demise.
Her father, Cory Carter, paid an emotional tribute to her, stating that she deserved justice as she was a better person.
Following her death, several children from their neighbourhood released balloons to honour her at the site of the accident.
Proofreading by Asher Omondi, current affairs journalist and copy editor at TUKO.co.ke.
Source: TUKO.co.ke | https://www.tuko.co.ke/people/family/565569-kiambu-mum-tears-daughter-attacked-by-unknown-man-dies-home/ | 2024-10-15T18:00:13Z |
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The autonomous artificial intelligence segment is expected to exhibit fastest growth during the forecast period
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The unmanned ground vehicle segment is expected to exhibit fastest growth during the forecast period
By type of equipment, the unmanned ground vehicle segment is projected to remain the fastest growing segment throughout the forecast period, owing to advancements in autonomous systems, increased adoption in military operations, and the need for enhanced situational awareness and precision in ground-based missions, thereby driving the segment growth.
The tactical defensive segment is expected to exhibit fastest growth during the forecast period
By application, the tactical defensive segment is projected to remain the fastest growing segment throughout the forecast period, owing to escalating cyber threats and the critical need for advanced AI-driven cybersecurity solutions.
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North America led the market share in 2023, owing to its significant investments in defense technology, robust R&D infrastructure, and strategic alliances with leading AI developers which enable North American countries to maintain a competitive edge in AI-driven modern warfare capabilities.
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BOGOTA (AFP) — Colombia said Monday it has strengthened security around the city of Cali, which hosts a global biodiversity summit starting next week, following threats from a guerrilla group at war with the government.
Over the weekend, the EMC rebel group urged delegations not to attend the COP16 meeting after the guerrillas were targeted in a military offensive in the southwestern Cauca department, where they are active.
In fighting that followed the raid, at least 20 people were wounded in the village of El Plateado.
Defense Deputy Minister Daniela Gomez told El Tiempo newspaper that authorities have assessed “the possibility of reprisals by organized armed groups” and the “presence of the public forces has been strengthened to deal with this situation.”
Cali, the nearest big city to the EMC-dominated territory, will host the COP16 conference from 21 October to 1 November.
Some 12,000 delegates from around the world are expected to attend.
They would include more than 100 environment ministers and 14 heads of state, including Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Mexico’s Claudia Sheinbaum, according to the government in Bogota.
Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro insisted over the weekend that “the security of COP16 is guaranteed.”
A dissident faction of the disbanded FARC guerilla group, the EMC had previously threatened the summit, saying in July the meeting “will fail even if they militarize the city with gringos (Americans).”
It later declared a truce.
But the weekend offensive unleashed a new wave of violence, with Petro authorizing the bombing of guerrillas in response to a rebel attack with drones.
Some 3,500 EMC members are estimated to be active, involved in the drug trade and illegal mining, and fighting both the military and other groups competing for trafficking routes and territory.
Some 11,000 Colombian police and soldiers as well as United Nations security personnel have been deployed around Cali.
Cali Mayor Alejandro Eder said US officers are already on the scene to provide their Colombian counterparts with technical assistance and “reinforce counterterrorism capabilities.”
Petro has sought to resolve Colombia’s armed conflict with the EMC and other groups through negotiations.
But Ivan Mordisco, the main EMC representative in the Cauca department, abandoned the talks in April. | https://tribune.net.ph/2024/10/15/colombia-boosts-security-for-biodiversity-meet | 2024-10-15T18:00:14Z |
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN)‘s stock had its “market outperform” rating reissued by research analysts at JMP Securities in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, Benzinga reports. They presently have a $265.00 target price on the e-commerce giant’s stock. JMP Securities’ target price would indicate a potential upside of 42.98% from the company’s previous close.
AMZN has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Maxim Group increased their price objective on Amazon.com from $238.00 to $251.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Scotiabank assumed coverage on shares of Amazon.com in a report on Friday. They set a “sector outperform” rating and a $245.00 target price on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price target on shares of Amazon.com from $235.00 to $225.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $225.00 target price on shares of Amazon.com in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their target price on shares of Amazon.com from $210.00 to $213.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, June 21st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, forty-two have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Amazon.com currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $224.00.
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Amazon.com Stock Performance
Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 1st. The e-commerce giant reported $1.23 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.05 by $0.18. Amazon.com had a net margin of 7.35% and a return on equity of 21.39%. The company had revenue of $147.98 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $148.63 billion. On average, equities analysts expect that Amazon.com will post 4.85 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, SVP David Zapolsky sold 2,190 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.00, for a total transaction of $427,050.00. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 62,420 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,171,900. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. In other Amazon.com news, CEO Andrew R. Jassy sold 20,784 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $180.77, for a total value of $3,757,123.68. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 2,056,534 shares in the company, valued at $371,759,651.18. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP David Zapolsky sold 2,190 shares of Amazon.com stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $195.00, for a total value of $427,050.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 62,420 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,171,900. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 54,355 shares of company stock worth $9,877,423. Company insiders own 10.80% of the company’s stock.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Amazon.com
Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Cooksen Wealth LLC bought a new position in Amazon.com in the 4th quarter worth $30,000. PayPay Securities Corp boosted its stake in shares of Amazon.com by 64.6% in the second quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 163 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 64 shares during the period. Hoese & Co LLP purchased a new stake in shares of Amazon.com during the third quarter worth about $37,000. Christopher J. Hasenberg Inc raised its stake in Amazon.com by 650.0% during the 2nd quarter. Christopher J. Hasenberg Inc now owns 300 shares of the e-commerce giant’s stock valued at $58,000 after purchasing an additional 260 shares during the period. Finally, Steph & Co. bought a new stake in Amazon.com during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $65,000. 72.20% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Amazon.com Company Profile
Amazon.com, Inc engages in the retail sale of consumer products, advertising, and subscriptions service through online and physical stores in North America and internationally. The company operates through three segments: North America, International, and Amazon Web Services (AWS). It also manufactures and sells electronic devices, including Kindle, Fire tablets, Fire TVs, Echo, Ring, Blink, and eero; and develops and produces media content.
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The Scoop
BlackRock is under fire from a federal agency, which is itself a target of Washington scrutiny, over its influence in corporate boardrooms. It’s fighting back.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. wants to impose sweeping limits on how giant asset managers invest in US banks. The agency’s concern is that BlackRock, Vanguard, and other big money managers wield too much influence over lenders that decide what gets built in America.
The effort has the rare backing of both Republicans on the FDIC, who think giant asset managers are too liberal, and Democrats, who think they’re simply too big. Two defining forces in corporate America — concerns over “wokeness” and monopoly power — are colliding, and the ensuing fight is likely to touch on a third: private-sector backlash against expanding regulatory power.
The FDIC’s proposal to BlackRock and Vanguard, delivered Oct. 4, would bar them from trying to influence a bank’s behavior by, for example, nudging it away from financing oil projects — a nod to the past ESG priorities of BlackRock CEO Larry Fink. It would also require them to disclose any conversation their employees have with bank executives, and to notify the FDIC every time they acquire more than 10% of the shares of a bank — a level BlackRock already holds at about 40 lenders, people familiar with the matter said.
The FDIC “may request such additional information at its discretion,” the draft agreement says, which has left executives concerned that they’re signing up for a new permanent overseer. The agency set an Oct. 31 deadline for BlackRock and Vanguard to sign the agreements limiting their actions.
Without a deal by that date, BlackRock and Vanguard could be forced to sell hundreds of millions of dollars worth of bank stocks — not ideal for a sector still bruised from last year’s mini-crisis. The agency can extend the deadline.
BlackRock executives pushed back in a call with FDIC staff in recent days, the people said, arguing the rules are unworkable for funds that trade in and out of positions frequently to match indexes. Some of the rules would kick in at a 5% stake, which both BlackRock and Vanguard, because of their sheer size, hold in nearly every public company.
The push shows how FDIC Chair Martin Gruenberg, who agreed in May to resign after an investigation found pervasive sexual harassment at the agency, is determined to govern right until the end. He has also proposed new rules on deposits and is holding up a rewrite of new bank rules for being insufficiently strict, Semafor has reported.
On the asset manager front, current rules allow investors to own big stakes in banks so long as they remain passive — although, as Jonathan McKernan, the Republican FDIC director who proposed the new rules in January, has pointed out, it’s a loose system of self-reporting.
“The Big Three purport to be merely passive investors, but a growing body of evidence suggests that’s not always the case,” he said in a speech earlier this year, referring to BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street.
The FDIC and BlackRock declined to comment.
A Vanguard spokesman said: “Consistent with our mission and passive approach, we have taken strong actions, engaged with policymakers, and suggested additional reforms that further clarify and refine expectations around passivity.”
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Liz’s view
This seems like a solution in search of a problem. By BlackRock’s own tally of its voting record, which is publicly available, it sided with management in 1302 of 1304 items that appeared on banks’ annual ballots since 2022, according to a letter it sent to the FDIC seen by Semafor. Over that period, it bent the ears of executives over some issue or another at just 12 banks. BlackRock engaged with 1,662 companies over the first half of this year alone. (To be fair, the fact that it was able to give the FDIC those numbers suggests that monitoring those meetings would not, in fact, be all that onerous.)
But more broadly, BlackRock is getting out of the business of pushing social causes on corporate boards as quickly as it can. It dropped out of an alliance committed to cutting carbon emissions and made it easier for fund investors to vote their shares according to their own preferences. As the mood around ESG has soured over the past two years, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, once its most vocal proponent, has gone all but silent on the topic. Vanguard, which was only ever lightly in moralizing business, has also backpedaled.
When then-Sen. Pat Toomey published a report in 2022 that accused BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street of using “investors’ money to advance liberal social goals,” he may have had a point, though a quickly dulling one. When the House Judiciary committee accused them of being part of a vast left-wing conspiracy, it didn’t.
In 2021, BlackRock voted to require JPMorgan to conduct a racial-equity audit, over Jamie Dimon’s objections. This year, JPMorgan’s cause-cluttered ballot included measures on racial equity, carbon emissions, indigenous people, human rights, and animal welfare. BlackRock voted against all of them.
Room for Disagreement
“BlackRock’s extensive voting guidelines are all about governance. I’m not sure there’s a way to be a truly passive investor if you’re voting on director independence, over-boarding, etc,” said Alex Thaler, CEO of Iconik, which makes software that helps shareholders vote their shares. “Every vote expresses a preference about how to create value or align with values. You can’t get away from that.” | https://www.semafor.com/article/10/15/2024/fdic-targets-blackrock-and-vanguard-for-their-investments-in-banks | 2024-10-15T18:00:16Z |
Eagles vs. Giants Prediction, Odds, Spread, Injuries, Trends for NFL Week 7
Despite a rocky start to their season, the Philadelphia Eagles are still betting favorites to win the NFC East. With that being said, their Week 7 game against the New York Giants is going to be a pivotal one when it comes to them getting their season fully back on track.
The Giants aren't going to be a playoff team this season, but they've proven to be a more feisty team than people expected. They're no longer the automatic win for opponent's like they were last season.
Let's take a look at what the oddsmakers think about this NFC East showdown.
Eagles vs. Giants Odds, Spread, and Total
Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook
Spread
- Eagles -3 (-120)
- Giants +3 (-102)
Moneyline
- Eagles -172
- Giants +144
Total
- OVER 43.5 (-104)
- UNDER 43.5 (-118)
Eagles vs. Giants How to Watch
- Date: Sunday, Oct. 20
- Time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Venue: MetLife Stadium
- How to Watch (TV): Fox
- Eagles record: 3-2
- Giants record: 2-4
Eagles vs. Giants Betting Trends
- Eagles 2-10 ATS in their last 12 games
- The UNDER is 5-2 in the Eagles' last seven games
- Giants are 10-5 ATS in their last 15 games vs. Eagles
- Eagles are 2-9 ATS in their last 11 games vs. NFC opponents
- The UNDER is 6-1 in the Giants' last seven games
- The UNDER is 8-4 in the last 12 meetings between these two teams
- The UNDER is 9-2 in the Giants' last 11 home games
Eagles vs. Giants Injury Reports
Eagles Injury Report
- Darius Slay Jr., CB - Questionable
- Jordan Mailata, OT - Doubtful
- Dallas Goedert, TE - Questionable
Giants Injury Report
- Malik Nabers, WR - Questionable
- Jamie Gillan, P - Questionable
- Bryce Ford-Wheaton, WR - Questionable
- Andrew Thomas, OT - Questionable
- Ihmir Smith-Marsette, WR - Questionable
- Jason Pinnock, S - Questionable
- Graham Gano, K - Injured Reserve
Eagles vs. Giants Key Players to Watch
Philadelphia Eagles
Quinyon Mitchell: The Eagles' top draft pick, Quinyon Mitchell, has had a great rookie season thus far. PFF.com has him ranked as the No. 24 cornerback in the league this season and he's third on the odds list to win Defensive Rookie of the Year at +750.
New York Giants
Malik Nabers: The Giants' are hoping to get their star rookie wide receiver, Malik Nabers, back for this game. It's been clear the past two weeks that their offense isn't the same without Nabers so getting him back will do wonders for their chances to upset the Eagles.
Eagles vs. Giants Prediction and Pick
Instead of betting on a side in this game, I'm taking a look at the total. I broke down the pick in this week's edition of the "Road to 272 Bets":
The X-Factor for any game involving the Giants this season is going to be their pass-rush. Despite issues in a lot of areas on this roster, the Giants lead the NFL in sack percentage, bringing down opposing quarterbacks on 12.32% of their dropbacks.
That could prove to be a challenge for an Eagles offensive line that has allowed a pressure rate of 22.5% while allowing Jalen Hurts to be sacked 2.8 times per game. That's going to prove to make it difficult for the Eagles to move the ball throughout this game.
It's also worth noting both teams have struggled to get in the end zone when they have the ball deep in their opponent's territories. They're tied for 25th in the NFL in red zone touchdown scoring percentage, scoring a touchdown just 44.44% of the time they get in the red zone.
I'll take the UNDER in this NFC East showdown.
Pick: UNDER 43.5 (-118)
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Washington, DC, Oct. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The United States Mint (Mint) will begin shipping the fifth coin in the 2024 American Women Quarters (AWQ) Program honoring Zitkala-Ša on October 21. The Mint facilities at Philadelphia and Denver manufacture these circulating quarters.
Zitkala-Ša (meaning “Red Bird”), also known as Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, was a writer, composer, educator, and political activist for Native Americans’ right to United States citizenship and other civil rights they had long been denied. She left her South Dakota home on the Yankton reservation at age eight to attend a boarding school run by white missionaries, where her native culture and traditions were prohibited.
“The fifth coin of the 2024 American Women Quarters Program celebrates the life and legacy of Zitkala-Ša,” said the Honorable Ventris C. Gibson, Director of the Mint. “Zitkala-Ša was a gifted musician and violinist and collaborated on what is considered the first known American Indian opera. Premiering in Utah in 1913, The Sun Dance Opera was centered on the Sun Dance, a sacred, ceremonial dance that was outlawed by the U.S. government at the time. Zitkala-Ša felt the opera would be a powerful way to share her values with diverse audiences. Her writings and advocacy continue to have an impact today.”
The reverse (tails) depicts Zitkala-Ša in traditional Yankton Sioux dress. She is holding a book, which represents her work as an author as well as her successful activism for Native American rights. Behind her, a stylized sun represents her work on The Sun Dance Opera, while a cardinal symbolizes her name, which translates to “Red Bird.” A Yankton Sioux-inspired diamond pattern sits underneath the sun.
Artist Infusion Program Designer Don Everhart designed the image, which Mint Medallic Artist Renata Gordon sculpted.
“The design features the effigy of Zitkala-Ša wearing her tribal regalia—the beads and intricate leather straps with metal elements made for a beautiful and challenging subject,” said Gordon. “I stayed faithful to the design down to the most minute detail because much of the regalia is steeped in Native American symbolism and meaning. I loved participating in the legend that lives on, as my fellow engravers and I get to do with many of the subjects selected to be on U.S. coinage and medals.”
Each coin in this series features a common obverse (heads) design depicting a portrait of George Washington. This design was originally composed and sculpted by Laura Gardin Fraser as a candidate entry for the 1932 quarter, which honored the bicentennial of George Washington’s birth. The inscriptions are “LIBERTY,” “IN GOD WE TRUST,” and “2024.”
View images of the Zitkala-Ša quarter here.
Each 2024 AWQ honoree is a powerful, inspiring example of the breadth, depth, and range of accomplishments, and the experiences demonstrated by these extraordinary women. Coins featuring additional honorees will continue to ship through 2025.
Authorized by Public Law 116-330, the American Women Quarters Program features coins with reverse (tails) designs emblematic of the accomplishments and contributions of American women. Beginning in 2022 and continuing through 2025, the Mint is issuing five quarters in each of these years. The ethnically, racially, and geographically diverse group of individuals honored through this program reflects a wide range of accomplishments and fields, including suffrage, civil rights, abolition, government, humanities, science, space, and the arts.
Please consult with your local financial institutions regarding the availability of AWQ Program quarters honoring Zitkala-Ša beginning in middle to late November.
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By Donna Leanne Bradley-Brown • Published: 15 Oct 2024 • 19:40 • 1 minute read
Rafael Nadal takes a shot. Photo Credit, Shutterstock
Mallorcan sports legend, Rafael Nadal, only announced his retirement last weekend, yet ticket selling platforms such as Viagogo and Milanuncios have already upped ticket prices for Nadal´s final professional matches to ridiculous proportions.
The Davis Cup Finals, which are set to be held in the Palacio Martin Carpena, Málaga, this coming November 19, will likely be our local hero´s last time competing, and the ticket sellers are intent on profiting from the event. Tickets weren´t cheap originally, with the most-costly ones previously standing at 1,350 euros for seats in the VIP area, but the ticket sellers have taken it to a whole new level, with prices being logged as anything from 15,000 to 100,000 euros.
However, the resale of tickets to any event in order to profit economically is actually considered to be a fraudulent crime in Spain, resulting in private ticket sellers using Milanuncios offering related products such as tennis balls and rackets for the cost, and stating that tickets to the game are free with the purchase [Chaima Laghrissi, Diario de Mallorca, 15/10/2024].
The International Tennis Federation is expecting the 2024 Davis Cup to be a sell-out event, so is holding a limited number of tickets for the semi-finals and finals in order that people from the winning countries are still able to attend the event and cheer their country to the cup.
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NEW YORK — (AP) — When Elton John was on tour in America in the 1970s, there was someone on TV who caught his eye. She was an over-the-top, heavy makeup-wearing performer who wore her heart on her sleeve and yet seemed in on the joke — televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker. You could say game was recognizing game.
John — who back then toured in bedazzled hats, cartoonish outfits and sported enough sequins to choke an elephant — was drawn to a woman with caked-on makeup, an ability to connect with fans and the skill to return after a gut-punch of betrayal.
“She fascinated the hell out of me,” John tells The Associated Press. “I love people who come back from the dead, more or less. She was completely outlawed and banished, and she fought through that because of her goodness and kindness and her belief and her faith. It’s an amazing story, Shakespearean in a way."
John has put this Shakespearian heroine's story to song with the stage musical "Tammy Faye" and the latest iteration lands on Broadway this month, championing what he calls "a gladiator on her own terms."
“She comes from absolute nothing — complete poverty — getting all the fame and the wealth and then losing it all in a world of men,” says book writer James Graham. “There is a universality to that story.”
Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker rose to prominence as the husband-and-wife televangelist hosts of TV's Praise the Lord Club from 1974 through 1987. They preached the prosperity gospel, a belief that God wants his followers to be wealthy and healthy.
The Bakkers were embroiled in a scandal when Jim Bakker was accused of sexual assault and financial fraud involving hush money paid to his alleged victim. After divorcing Bakker in 1992, Tammy Faye would go on to marry Roe Messner, who was himself convicted of bankruptcy fraud in 1996.
The musical has been retooled from a run in London in 2022, with two songs out and two added. The project has the blessing of her second husband, and her son Jay Bakker, has attended rehearsals.
The creative team — John, Graham, director Rupert Goold and lyricist Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters — is largely British, except for Shears, so they say they were careful coming to America telling the story of an American icon.
“Most of the music is joyous because it’s set in the South and it’s gospel-orientated,” says John. “I consider her to be joyous and so it was quite easy to write the joyous songs. I love that kind of music. I’m basically a born-again Southern person. It just appealed to me.”
Audiences will see a woman — two-time Olivier Award-winner Katie Brayben reprises her West End Tammy Faye — surrounded by men, including portrayals of Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Swaggart, Pat Robertson and Marvin Gorman.
“She is the one that no one was really paying attention to. Everyone went, ‘Oh, that silly woman with the hair and the eyes.’ She’s the one who’s lasted and now has a musical on Broadway. And I think that’s great,” says Graham.
The musical comes at a time when the culture is reconsidering stories of women lost amid crisis, like Sinéad O'Connor, Janet Jackson and Monica Lewinsky. But the look at Tammy Faye is not entirely sympathetic, pointing out that she turned a blind eye to the vast riches coming into her church.
“We celebrate her values and what she represented and her kookiness and her humor. She got into some stuff as well, though, and we have to hold her accountable for,” says Graham. “We have to test her and push her a bit as well, giving her a prosecution and a defense.”
This is not the first time the story of Tammy Faye Messner, who died of cancer in 2007 at 65, has been explored. RuPaul narrated the documentary "The Eyes of Tammy Faye," which was turned into a Hollywood movie that snagged Jessica Chastain her first Oscar opposite Andrew Garfield.
John has had smashing success on Broadway — like with "The Lion King," "Aida" and "Billy Elliot: The Musical." He sees a few connections between "Billy Elliot" from 2005 with "Tammy Faye." Both lampoon conservatives — Margaret Thatcher in "Billy Elliot" and evangelicals in "Tammy Faye" — and both examine traditional gender roles amid culture wars.
Graham hopes a younger audience can connect even without having lived through the time when Messner warbled gospel songs on TV or cried so much her mascara dripped down her cheeks.
“Way before reality television and cancel culture and social media, in a way, she and her family were the very first reality TV family,” he says. “For a younger audience, it's also all about how you celebrate your individual idiosyncrasies and your identity and not apologize for them.”
In the soulful ballad "Empty Hands" that closes Act 1, Brayben as Tammy Faye sings to her husband: "Here I am/Trying to stand/With faithless mercy/Empty hands/I want to forgive you/ But I don't think I can/With faithless mercy and empty hands."
Messner gained lasting affection for stepping out of the strict evangelical, anti-gay doctrine of the time to show compassion and empathy with Steve Pieters, a gay minister living with HIV and AIDS.
“What she represented even 30 or 40 years ago was a desire to reach across those divides and nothing about her faith contradicted that,” says Graham.
“I think what she represents — that goodness and decency — is something we all, particularly in this election year, need to remind ourselves. We’re not divided by these things. That’s weaponized by people to divide us.”
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NEW YORK — (AP) — When Elton John was on tour in America in the 1970s, there was someone on TV who caught his eye. She was an over-the-top, heavy makeup-wearing performer who wore her heart on her sleeve and yet seemed in on the joke — televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker. You could say game was recognizing game.
John — who back then toured in bedazzled hats, cartoonish outfits and sported enough sequins to choke an elephant — was drawn to a woman with caked-on makeup, an ability to connect with fans and the skill to return after a gut-punch of betrayal.
“She fascinated the hell out of me,” John tells The Associated Press. “I love people who come back from the dead, more or less. She was completely outlawed and banished, and she fought through that because of her goodness and kindness and her belief and her faith. It’s an amazing story, Shakespearean in a way."
John has put this Shakespearian heroine's story to song with the stage musical "Tammy Faye" and the latest iteration lands on Broadway this month, championing what he calls "a gladiator on her own terms."
“She comes from absolute nothing — complete poverty — getting all the fame and the wealth and then losing it all in a world of men,” says book writer James Graham. “There is a universality to that story.”
Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker rose to prominence as the husband-and-wife televangelist hosts of TV's Praise the Lord Club from 1974 through 1987. They preached the prosperity gospel, a belief that God wants his followers to be wealthy and healthy.
The Bakkers were embroiled in a scandal when Jim Bakker was accused of sexual assault and financial fraud involving hush money paid to his alleged victim. After divorcing Bakker in 1992, Tammy Faye would go on to marry Roe Messner, who was himself convicted of bankruptcy fraud in 1996.
The musical has been retooled from a run in London in 2022, with two songs out and two added. The project has the blessing of her second husband, and her son Jay Bakker, has attended rehearsals.
The creative team — John, Graham, director Rupert Goold and lyricist Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters — is largely British, except for Shears, so they say they were careful coming to America telling the story of an American icon.
“Most of the music is joyous because it’s set in the South and it’s gospel-orientated,” says John. “I consider her to be joyous and so it was quite easy to write the joyous songs. I love that kind of music. I’m basically a born-again Southern person. It just appealed to me.”
Audiences will see a woman — two-time Olivier Award-winner Katie Brayben reprises her West End Tammy Faye — surrounded by men, including portrayals of Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Swaggart, Pat Robertson and Marvin Gorman.
“She is the one that no one was really paying attention to. Everyone went, ‘Oh, that silly woman with the hair and the eyes.’ She’s the one who’s lasted and now has a musical on Broadway. And I think that’s great,” says Graham.
The musical comes at a time when the culture is reconsidering stories of women lost amid crisis, like Sinéad O'Connor, Janet Jackson and Monica Lewinsky. But the look at Tammy Faye is not entirely sympathetic, pointing out that she turned a blind eye to the vast riches coming into her church.
“We celebrate her values and what she represented and her kookiness and her humor. She got into some stuff as well, though, and we have to hold her accountable for,” says Graham. “We have to test her and push her a bit as well, giving her a prosecution and a defense.”
This is not the first time the story of Tammy Faye Messner, who died of cancer in 2007 at 65, has been explored. RuPaul narrated the documentary "The Eyes of Tammy Faye," which was turned into a Hollywood movie that snagged Jessica Chastain her first Oscar opposite Andrew Garfield.
John has had smashing success on Broadway — like with "The Lion King," "Aida" and "Billy Elliot: The Musical." He sees a few connections between "Billy Elliot" from 2005 with "Tammy Faye." Both lampoon conservatives — Margaret Thatcher in "Billy Elliot" and evangelicals in "Tammy Faye" — and both examine traditional gender roles amid culture wars.
Graham hopes a younger audience can connect even without having lived through the time when Messner warbled gospel songs on TV or cried so much her mascara dripped down her cheeks.
“Way before reality television and cancel culture and social media, in a way, she and her family were the very first reality TV family,” he says. “For a younger audience, it's also all about how you celebrate your individual idiosyncrasies and your identity and not apologize for them.”
In the soulful ballad "Empty Hands" that closes Act 1, Brayben as Tammy Faye sings to her husband: "Here I am/Trying to stand/With faithless mercy/Empty hands/I want to forgive you/ But I don't think I can/With faithless mercy and empty hands."
Messner gained lasting affection for stepping out of the strict evangelical, anti-gay doctrine of the time to show compassion and empathy with Steve Pieters, a gay minister living with HIV and AIDS.
“What she represented even 30 or 40 years ago was a desire to reach across those divides and nothing about her faith contradicted that,” says Graham.
“I think what she represents — that goodness and decency — is something we all, particularly in this election year, need to remind ourselves. We’re not divided by these things. That’s weaponized by people to divide us.”
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Australia will face South Africa in the Women's T20 World Cup semi-finals after England were rocked by West Indies and knocked out of this year's tournament.
Australia's tie in Dubai on Thursday (0100 Friday AEDT) will be a rematch of last year's final in Cape Town, won by Australia by 19 runs.
West Indies will meet New Zealand in Sharjah in the other semi-final 24 hours later.
West Indies had lost their last 13 matches to England dating back to 2018 but followed a solid bowling performance with a blistering batting display to reach their first semi-final since that year.
They were helped by abysmal catching from England who spilled four catches in the first ten overs, the most damaging being Sophia Dunkley shelling Qiana Joseph on six, a straightforward catch in the deep.
Alice Capsey then dropped a skier when Joseph was on 31 and Maia Bouchier twice let chances through her hands on the ropes.
Joseph was finally caught at the sixth attempt having made 59 off 38 balls in a 102-run 74-ball opening partnership alongside Hayley Matthews (50 off 38 balls).
That provided a platform even a late push from England could not overturn. With Deandra Dottin making 27 off 19 balls West Indies won by six wickets with two overs to spare.
Besides catching the other difference was in power and approach. England, who had played their previous matches on the slower Sharjah wickets, scurried their runs, hitting 54 runs in boundaries including one six. West Indies, reading the wicket better, battered theirs, hitting five sixes as they racked up 98 runs in boundaries.
Put in to bat England began modestly, reaching 2-34 at the end of the six-over powerplay and losing their third wicket the following ball.
That was Bouchier who, having been dropped on three, then ran out her partner Alice Capsey for one, then perished with a slog for 14. With Danni Wyatt-Hodge (16) already well caught by Dottin veterans Nat Sciver-Brunt and Heather Knight had to rebuild.
Sciver-Brunt survived a leg before at 3-72 with the West Indies having burned both reviews but the partnership was broken at 80 when Knight (21) appeared to pull a calf muscle.
Wickets subsequently fell at regular intervals, Afy Fletcher ending with 3-21 off four overs and Matthews 2-35. But with Sciver-Brunt ending with 57 not out off 50 balls England's 7-141 looked defendable. And it probably would have been had they taken their catches. | https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/cricket/england-crash-out-to-windies-aussies-to-face-s-africa-c-16406347 | 2024-10-15T18:00:17Z |
British Police Find Suspect Hiding Inside Sofa: 'This Is A First'
A video clip shows officers flipping over the furniture to reveal the man curled up inside
At least he's comfortable being confined in small spaces.
British police searching for a suspect found him hiding inside the base of a sofa in his home, according to a police video clip posted on social media.
The 22-second recording shows officers flipping over the furniture to reveal the unidentified man curled up inside, wearing nothing but a pair of briefs.
"We've seen some things in our time, but we must say this is a first!" the Bedfordshire county police department said on Facebook.
The stunning discovery was made Friday morning in the town of Potton, about 50 miles north of London.
"We thought the man would be more comfortable tucked into bed, so he'll be spending the next few hours in a custody cell — little less of a squeeze that way," police said.
It's unclear why officers were searching for the man or why he was arrested.
But the video prompted 130 responses from Facebook users, with some cracking jokes that included, "New movie 'Couch me if u can'" and "Impressive flexibility — though he might have difficulty going straight."
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Baba Siddique murder: Mumbai Police on Tuesday disclosed key details about the conspiracy to kill Baba Siddique, stating that the plan had been in motion for three months. The accused had visited Siddique's residence multiple times during this period, but without carrying any weapons, as part of their preparation.
Baba Siddique was shot dead in the Bandra area on Saturday night, causing a massive political storm in the state of Maharashtra which will go to Assembly polls next month.
When Baba Siddique was walking towards his car, the attackers allegedly used a tear gas-like substance. Following this, absconding accused Shivkumar Gautam fired six rounds from a 9 mm pistol and fled. According to sources, the other two accused did not fire but were carrying pistols and 28 live cartridges.
Accused learned shooting from YouTube
As per the Mumbai Police, the accused shooters Gurmail Singh and Dharamraj Kashyap learned to shoot by watching videos on YouTube and the same accused used to practice shooting (without a magazine) in Mumbai.
Mumbai Crime Branch has arrested four accused so far and three accused are still absconding, search for whom is on. The police said that they have found a 7.62 MM gun in the black bag found today in this case.
The police have said that the fourth accused Harish, arrested in the Baba Siddique murder case, worked as a middleman. Arrested accused Praveen and Shubham Lonkar (absconding accused) gave Rs 2 lakh to arrested shooters Gurmail Singh and Dharamraj Kashyap and this money was delivered through the fourth accused Harish.
Along with the money, two mobile phones were also provided to the shooters, Harish has been living in Pune for the last 9 years. The investigation also revealed that the accused used the Snapchat app for chatting and Instagram for making calls.
How killers identify NCP leader?
The police said that the conspiracy to kill Baba Siddique had started three months ago. The accused had gone to Siddique's house several times without weapons. "According to the information received from Mumbai Crime Branch, the entire planning of Baba Siddique's murder was done in Pune. Mumbai Crime Branch has so far recorded the statements of more than 15 people, including many eyewitnesses who were present at the time of the incident," the police said.
To identify the NCP leader, the accused was given Siddique's photo and banner photo and was told that this was the target. The house and office were also recced 25 days before the incident, said the police. | https://www.indiatvnews.com/maharashtra/baba-siddique-murder-accused-learned-shooting-from-youtube-know-how-killers-identified-ncp-leader-latest-updates-2024-10-15-957315 | 2024-10-15T18:00:18Z |
(Bloomberg) -- The most volatile quarter since the heights of the pandemic has delivered a windfall to Wall Street’s trading desks.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. posted equities and fixed-income trading hauls that surpassed analyst estimates for the three months ended Sept. 30. For each firm’s stock traders, it was the best third-quarter on record.
Markets whipsawed in the quarter as investors raced to analyze each new piece of economic data and how it might impact the Federal Reserve’s interest rate trajectory. The S&P 500 Index fell 8.5% — sending the VIX to its highest level since 2020 — only to recover to a record high after the Fed lowered its benchmark rate by 50 basis points.
“This is an environment that’s filled with uncertainty,” Goldman Chief Executive Officer David Solomon said Tuesday on an earnings call. Clients’ “need to constantly be engaging and repositioning and reshaping continues to make them very, very active on a broad global scale.”
The clean sweep of trading beats is welcome news to bank investors, particularly after executives at the biggest firms took turns lowering expectations at an industry conference in September. Goldman’s surprise gain amounted to a reversal of fortunes after Solomon said with just three weeks left in the quarter that trading revenue could fall 10% from a year earlier. The firm’s stock-trading unit went on to log revenue of $3.5 billion, its best performance since the first quarter of 2021.
And Bank of America posted a 12% increase in revenue from trading equities, fixed income, currencies and commodities — after CEO Brian Moynihan telegraphed a more modest gain in the low single digits last month. Jim DeMare, who leads the bank’s markets division, pointed to the “favorable investment environment for equities” amid the heightened volumes.
Citigroup Chief Financial Officer Mark Mason attributed its surge in stock-trading revenue in part to gains across index and single-stock desks. The firm also saw a bump in both programmatic and high-touch trading activity, he said.
Morgan Stanley is set to report its third-quarter earnings Wednesday. Analysts are expecting a 2.2% jump in trading revenue, with gains in equities more than offsetting a drop in fixed income. Morgan Stanley was long the biggest stock-trading shop on Wall Street, but has ceded the title to Goldman in recent years.
Outside of trading, the banks also notched investment-banking hauls that surpassed analyst estimates, and net interest income largely came in above expectations. It all adds up to a heady earnings season for the biggest US lenders — welcome news for investors who had worried that the Fed’s rate cuts would sap profits.
Still, even as executives described optimism around the Fed’s ability to engineer a soft landing, they warned of lingering uncertainties that could impact that trajectory. JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon put it bluntly on Friday after the bank beat expectations across most metrics: “I’ve been quite clear that I think the future could be quite turbulent.”
--With assistance from Katherine Doherty.
©2024 Bloomberg L.P. | https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/2024/10/15/wall-street-banks-notch-surprise-trading-haul-on-stocks-bonanza/ | 2024-10-15T18:00:18Z |
Updated October 11, 2024 at 04:30 AM ET
QUETTA, Pakistan — Gunmen killed 20 miners and wounded seven others in Pakistan’s southwest, a police official said Friday, drawing condemnation from authorities as a search was launched for the assailants.
The latest attack in restive Balochistan province came days ahead of a major security summit being hosted in the capital.
The gunmen stormed the accommodation at a coal mine in Duki district late Thursday night, rounded up the men and opened fire, police official Hamayun Khan Nasir said. He said the attackers also fired rockets and lobbed grenades at the mine and damaged the machinery before fleeing.
Most of the casualties were from Pashtun-speaking areas of Balochistan. Three of the dead and four of the wounded were Afghan. Angered over the violence, local shop owners pulled their shutters down to observe a daylong strike against the killings.
No group claimed immediate responsibility for the attack, but suspicion is likely to fall on the outlawed Baloch Liberation Army, which targets civilians and security forces.
The group launched multiple attacks in August that killed more than 50. They included 23 people, mostly from eastern Punjab province, who were fatally shot after being taken from buses, vehicles and trucks in Musakhail district in Balochistan. Authorities responded by killing 21 insurgents in the province.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed his deep sorrow over the coal mine killings and vowed to eliminate terrorism.
Sarfraz Bugti, the chief minister in Balochistan, said “terrorists have once again targeted poor laborers." He said the attackers were cruel and had an agenda to destabilize Pakistan. “The killing of these innocent laborers will be avenged,” he said in a statement.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said those who killed the laborers would not be able to escape from the grip of the law.
The province is home to several separatist groups who want independence. They accuse the federal government in Islamabad of unfairly exploiting oil- and mineral-rich Balochistan at the expense of locals.
On Monday, the BLA said it carried out an attack on Chinese nationals outside Pakistan's biggest airport. The bodies of the two slain Chinese engineers were sent to Beijing by a plane Thursday night, according to security officials.
There are thousands of Chinese working in the country, most of them involved in Beijing’s multibillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative.
Two suspects linked to a 2021 bombing that killed nine Chinese nationals and four Pakistanis working on a dam in the northwest were killed Friday in eastern Pakistan, counterterrorism police said.
Police said the suspects died when armed men attacked a van transporting the suspects to a prison in Sahiwal, a district in Punjab province. No officer was harmed in the shootout, the statement from counterterrorism police said.
Sunday's airport explosion, which the BLA said was the work of a suicide bomber, has raised questions about the ability of Pakistani forces to protect high-profile events or foreigners in the country.
Islamabad is hosting a summit next week of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a grouping founded by China and Russia to counter Western alliances.
Authorities have increased security in the capital by deploying troops.
The Interior Ministry this week alerted provinces to take additional measures as separatists and the Pakistani Taliban could attack public places and government installations.
The killings of the miners came hours after Saudi and Pakistani businessmen signed 27 investment agreements valued at $2 billion across various sectors, including mining in Balochistan.
Saudi Arabia also wants to invest in Reko Diq, a district in Balochistan famed for its mineral wealth, including gold and copper.
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Israel's economy expanded at a slower pace in the second quarter than initially estimated, according to data released on Tuesday, as the war on Gaza continues to dampen economic growth
Gross domestic product (GDP) rose by an annualized 0.3% in the April-June period, the Central Bureau of Statistics said in its third estimate, down from 0.7% reported a month ago and from an initial 1.2% published in August.
The economy was supported by gains in consumer and state spending and in investment in fixed assets, while exports fell.
Last week, the Bank of Israel trimmed its Israeli economic growth estimate in 2024 to 0.5% from a prior estimate of 1.5%.
Along with a weakening economy, inflation has spiked and central bank officials have warned of possible interest rate increases. It held rates steady last week for a sixth straight policy meeting.
First-quarter GDP growth was unrevised at 17.2%, as the economy bounced back from a steep contraction in the fourth quarter of 2023 when Israel started its relentless attacks on Gaza after a cross-border attack by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas.
Its attacks have killed more than 42,000 people in the Palestinian enclave, most of them women and children, according to local health authorities.
Israel has also mounted massive airstrikes across Lebanon against what it claims are Hezbollah targets since Sept. 23.
It has killed more than 1,540 people, injuring over 4,550 others, and displaced more than 1.34 million people. It also began a ground invasion earlier this month. | https://www.dailysabah.com/business/economy/israels-economic-growth-revised-down-as-gaza-war-takes-toll | 2024-10-15T18:00:18Z |
Hikvision India has introduced a new range of MinMoe Facial Recognition Terminals (FRT) with battery support. These FRT products are available in two variants (DS-K1T320MFWX-B and DS-K1T320EFWX-B Value Series). There is another model, which is available (DS-K1T321MFWX-B) Value Series Face Access Terminal. This battery supported MinMoe FRT series is a value offering for remote locations and harsh environments, where it is critical to be operational during power outages.
Technical Specifications: Authorised access has come a long way from using keys, pin codes, cards, and fingerprints. We now find ourselves stepping into the era of most advanced biometric recognition. The use of face recognition in access control and time attendance has been quite popular in the market, mostly for its advantageous “touch-free” experience. Later, as access control continues to develop in biometric recognition, face recognition became a new trend – especially for scenarios that require higher security and more convenience. These products are customised for remote locations and harsh environments, where power outages and disruptions are frequent.
With advanced deep learning algorithms and practical functions, Hikvision’s MinMoe Face Recognition Terminals improve security and efficiency in access control and time attendance, making them easier. These Face Access Terminal Face recognition terminals adopt deep learning algorithm, which helps to recognise the face faster with higher accuracy. It also supports multiple authentication modes: face/card/fingerprint/PIN authentication, etc.
Superior recognition in any environment: Empowered by deep learning algorithms, Hikvision MinMoe Face Recognition Terminals can reach an amazing recognition speed of 0.2 seconds, with the accuracy rate of over 99%. Equipped with dual lenses, the MinMoe terminals perform equally well under low or even zero-light environments.
Deep Learning Algorithms: It offers fast facial recognition and high-level security. It comes with face anti-spoofing and privacy protection options.
Cloud based Time Attendance: It offers flexible deployment and management of convenient Hik-Connect software.
Connect Via AP: Connect to the device via AP mode with easily with simple configuration and operation.
Back Up Battery in Bracket: Increased system reliability during power outages and disruptions.
High Level Security: The embedded face image anti-spoofing technology boosts security level at entry points. All user data is encrypted for effective information protection, and the optional privacy protection mode also secures users’ personal information.
Easy to manage and operate: Hikvision MinMoe Face Recognition Terminals support quick and easy registration via multiple access methods, and convenient device configuration via the web or GUI as well. More conveniently, users can remotely check live view, unlock the door, check event logs and more, via the Hik-Connect App on their smartphone.
· Access methods include card, PIN code, fingerprint, face
· Supports web or GUI configuration
· Remote control via Hik-Connect App
Application Scenarios
It can be applied in multiple scenarios, such as buildings, enterprises, financial industries, and other important areas.Moreover, it offers diverse application scenarios including remote locations, mines, holiday homes, villas, apartments, and offices. These Face Recognition Terminals support multiple authentication methods such as face, pin code, card, and QR code, satisfying different environments and helping to use access permissions. | https://www.crn.in/news/hikvision-india-introduces-a-new-range-of-minmoe-facial-recognition-terminals-with-battery-support/ | 2024-10-15T18:00:18Z |
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) TopLine is thrilled to announce the opening of their new Maple Grove – Arbor Lakes branch located at 11121 Fountains Drive, Maple Grove, MN 55369
MAPLE GROVE, Minn., Oct. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TopLine financial Credit Union , a Twin Cities-based member-owned financial services cooperative , is opening a new full-service Maple Grove – Arbor Lakes branch on October 21, 2024 located at 11121 Fountains Drive, Maple Grove, MN 55369 .
The new Maple Grove – Arbor Lakes branch will provide personal service as well as self-service convenience with a new innovative 24/7 Interactive Teller Machine (ITM) that provides members with remote assistance service, combining the convenience of ATMs with the personalized experience of a branch visit. Financial product and service offerings include: savings and checking accounts, auto loans, home loans, personal loans, student loans, mortgage services, investment services, small business and commercial services, insurance agency, remote access, as well as financial education and counseling from TopLine Certified Credit Union Financial Counselors .
“We are thrilled to open our doors in our new Maple Grove location and extend our reach in surrounding communities to provide affordable financial services to more consumers,” says Mick Olson, President and CEO of TopLine Financial Credit Union.“Our new Maple Grove – Arbor Lakes branch represents our commitment to providing personalized financial solutions that help individuals and families achieve their financial dreams of home ownership, sending children to college, saving for retirement, protecting their assets or opening their own small business. We look forward to growing together and building lasting relationships with the members of this vibrant community."
TopLine will be holding a Grand Opening Celebration at the new location during the week of November 4 – 9. The community is invited to visit the branch in-person for exclusive specials, tasty treats, and a“We'll Pay Your Phone Bill for a Month up to $150” raffle as a way to recognize the Bell System telephone workers who started the credit union 89 years ago. To learn more visit .
TopLine will be hosting a Ribbon Cutting Celebration in partnership with the Minneapolis Regional Chamber at the new location, 11121 Fountains Drive, Maple Grove, MN 55369 , on Wednesday, November 13th from 2:00pm – 4:00pm. Everyone is welcome and refreshments will be served.
TopLine's current Maple Grove branch at 9353 Jefferson Hwy will permanently close on Saturday, October 19th at 12pm and become TopLine's corporate office with only drive-up ATM access after the new Arbor Lakes location opens.
TopLine Financial Credit Union , a Twin Cities-based credit union, is Minnesota's 9th largest credit union, with assets of over $1.1 billion and serves over 70,000 members. Established in 1935, the not-for-profit financial cooperative offers a complete line of financial services from its ten branch locations - in Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, Champlin, Circle Pines, Coon Rapids, Forest Lake, Maple Grove, Plymouth, St. Francis and in St. Paul's Como Park - as well as by phone and online at or . Membership is available to anyone who lives, works, worships, attends school or volunteers in Anoka, Benton, Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington and Wright counties in Minnesota and their immediate family members, as well as employees and retirees of Anoka Hennepin School District #11, Anoka Technical College, Federal Premium Ammunition, Hoffman Enclosures, Inc., GRACO, Inc., and their subsidiaries. Visit us on our Facebook or Instagram . To learn more about the credit union's foundation , visit /Foundation .
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(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Grapevine, TX, Oct. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Renowned investigative journalist and founder of the O'Keefe media Group, James O'Keefe, utilized Patriot Mobile 's international roaming in Mexico and Canada while making his new documentary;“Line in the Sand .” This documentary is now available on the Tucker Carlson Network (TCN) for TCN members.
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MURCIA, Negros Occidental — Albin Engino and South Korea’s Hyun Ho Rho stunned the field with impressive 65s despite contrasting approaches to secure joint leadership in the rain-disrupted opening round of the ICTSI Bacolod Golf Challenge at the Bacolod Golf and Country Club on Tuesday.
Engino, a journeyman still chasing a breakthrough win after more than a decade on the Philippine Golf Tour, delivered a powerful back-nine performance.
His round, punctuated by consecutive birdies inside 12 feet, saw him card a 34-31 for a five-under-par round at the tight par-70 layout.
Engino’s steady play earned him a share of the lead with Rho, whose hot start earlier in the day set the pace.
Rho, who topped last year’s Philippine Golf Tour Q-School, made a quick impact with four birdies, including a string of three from the third hole.
Despite a lone bogey on the back nine, the young, aggressive Korean golfer maintained his momentum, adding two more birdies to tie Engino at the top of the P2.5-million championship presented by Negros Power and Electric Corp.
“I didn’t expect to lead since there are many strong players, but I did my best,” said Engino in Filipino, who had tied for 22nd place in the Iloilo Challenge just a week earlier.
“My driving, iron play, and putting were all solid, so I just waited for the birdies to come.”
Rho, playing in his first-ever round at the tricky Bacolod layout, was pleased with his strategy.
“I tried to be aggressive and just enjoy myself,” he said.
“There’s nothing to change in my approach; I’m going to keep attacking and hopefully make more putts.”
Tom Marcelo, another lesser-known contender, was poised to take the first-round lead after reaching five-under with three holes left to play.
However, a 45-minute lightning delay halted his momentum, causing him to bogey the par-3 No. 8 on a three-putt miscue and finish with a 66, dropping him to joint third.
“I had no expectations since the course is tough. I just took it one shot at a time,” said Marcelo, a 28-year-old rookie pro from Marikina.
Despite modest finishes — tied for 28th at Forest Hills and 33rd in Iloilo — he viewed these performances as major confidence boosters.
“I think I gained momentum at Forest Hills, where I had a good run. Then making the cut in Iloilo was a big confidence boost,” Marcelo added, reflecting on his recent progress.
His 35-31 round was highlighted by a brilliant 15-foot eagle putt on the drivable par-4, 283-yard 13th hole.
Other four-under scorers were Filipino hopefuls Aidric Chan, Fidel Concepcion and homegrown talent Nelson Huerva.
Chan, fresh off his Q-School success, started strong alongside Rho, racking up three birdies in the first five holes.
But he struggled to maintain his form down the stretch, eventually finishing with a birdie-bogey-birdie-bogey-birdie sequence for his own 66.
Despite the ups and downs, Chan remained positive about his chances.
“I’m pretty happy with my round. I lost a bit of momentum but recovered well toward the end.”
Huerva’s familiarity with the tricky layout, having played the course since childhood, proved beneficial in his campaign in the early going of the 72-hole championship organized by Pilipinas Golf Tournaments Inc.
“I know the greens well, but credit goes to my caddie for reading them,” Huerva said after crafting his four-under performance.
Meanwhile, Reymon Jaraula’s roller-coaster round ended with three birdies and as many bogeys, placing him in a tie at 67 with Randy Garalde and Japan’s Ozeki Kakeru.
Multi-titled veterans Tony Lascuña and Jhonnel Ababa joined the group of players finishing at 68, including the likes of Ira Alido, Rupert Zaragosa, Rico Depilo and Ramil Bisera.
Forest Hills winner Keanu Jahns marked his PGT return with a 69, joining a host of others at 16th place, including Art Arbole, Luis Bagtas, Eric Gallardo, Erwin Madrileño, Ivan Monsalve, Jeffrey Pito-on, Ryan Monsalve, Nilo Salahog, Japanese Daiya Suzuki and reigning Philippine Masters champion Angelo Que, who rallied to tie for second with Alido in Iloilo. | https://tribune.net.ph/2024/10/15/come-and-get-us-engino-hyun-take-spotlight-at-ictsi-bacolod-opener | 2024-10-15T18:00:22Z |
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Here’s the most important thing to know about the closing message from the two campaigns: It’s not for you.
By that I mean you, the news junkie currently reading this who likely made their mind up on this election before it ever started and is near-certain to cast a vote. No, at this point the campaigns are targeting a much narrower group of voters — even by recent standards — who they see as more persuadable. And this explains a lot of their behavior in the final stretch.
In this article:
Benjy’s view
Political strategists sometimes stop to remind their fellow partisans that the median voter is a middle-class suburbanite in her 50s. But in a highly polarized country where turnout has rocketed to century-high levels in recent elections, it’s the increasingly rare marginal voter that can matter the most to the campaigns.
David Plouffe, the Harris campaign advisor, recently estimated on Pod Save America that the pool of “true” undecided voters stood at 4%, with a somewhat larger universe of “soft” supporters for either candidate. While the campaigns have fairly broad messages on issues like immigration and the economy and abortion that they expect to translate for wide audiences, they’ve also made big moves to reach increasingly smaller slices of voters, who may be a rounding error as part of American society writ large, but whose indecision makes them worth their time.
The Trump campaign, in particular, has been obsessed with so-called “low-propensity voters” along with voters who are distrustful of traditional politics and more likely to go third party. They devoted considerable time and energy to courting Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. ahead of his endorsement, and then on pitching his wellness-minded voters on a “Make America Healthy Again” message that belied most of Donald Trump’s actual record on the environment and nutrition. Before that, Trump spoke to the Libertarian Party — which barely registers in polls this cycle — in the hopes of consolidating the anti-government outsider vote. He’s also been aggressively trying to win over young men of all races, a historically unreliable voting cohort, with appearances on podcasts and YouTube shows in the “manosphere.” Harris, looking to counter this appeal, is reportedly negotiating an appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast, the undisputed king of the format.
Speaking of those men: Former president Barack Obama was pilloried by some of his fellow Democrats recently for challenging Black men to ask themselves whether sexism explained their reluctance to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris. But Obama’s not out there trying to reach the median Black voter, he’s talking to a slice of a slice of a slice of voters that data, focus groups, and anecdotal evidence suggest to Democrats are on the fence. Defending traditional gender roles has been a major theme of Republican ads and speeches and our own reporting at pro-Trump events aimed at Black men even when Biden was still running turned up some quotes fretting about a more feminine and LGBTQ-inclusive society. That doesn’t mean Obama’s comments were appropriate or effective, just that it’s easier to understand why he’s doing it with a marginal voter frame in mind.
And if you really want to get into the niche vote, Harris’ own “opportunity agenda” for Black men that she debuted on Monday included protecting cryptocurrency as a plank. The campaign cited data suggesting 20% of Black Americans have owned digital assets at one point. That’s good enough for a bullet point in a policy rollout.
Turning to another key group, Harris has made winning moderate Republicans a top priority in the closing stretch, relying heavily on endorsements from former Trump supporters and promising a Republican cabinet member and bipartisan advisory team. This has drawn some pushback from critics on the left, who argue figures like the Cheneys are unpopular overall and that the number of conflicted Republicans or Republican-leaning independents left at this point in the Trump era are miniscule. But miniscule can matter in this environment: Democrats clearly see some of the same polling data that others do that shows, for example, a small slice of gettable Nikki Haley voters. In Arizona, where Harris is running ads featuring the Republican mayor of Mesa, Democrats have won multiple close races since 2018 by embracing John McCain’s legacy and accusing their opponents of abandoning it.
Both campaigns have put more time into winning over content creators outside of traditional media than prior campaigns. In addition to Trump’s various appearances with Theo Von, Logan Paul, and Elon Musk, Harris did lengthy interviews on the Call Her Daddy and All The Smoke Podcasts. This would be smart politics regardless — that’s where voters are these days — but it also reflects the importance of finding potential supporters who might be disengaged from the election. In a race to persuade and turn out that last maybe-voter who has never caught a minute of 60 Minutes, it makes sense for campaigns to actively prioritize hosts whose audiences are less political.
The All The Smoke episode with Harris, for example, included substantive discussions of racial justice, helping at-risk youth, and drug policy. But it also included another telling moment: At one point, the hosts asked her to explain to basketball-oriented listeners who might not follow politics how a bill becomes a law. In an election as tight as this one, those voters could be as decisive as any other.
Notable
- In Time, Yale’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Stephen Henriques argue even the already-low number of genuine “undecided” voters in polls is historically exaggerated. Instead, they argue campaigns should prioritize turning out their base and identifying some potential late swing voters who back one candidate, but are open to reconsider their choice.
- Nate Silver praises both Trump and Harris for targeting marginal voters with unconventional media appearances and events. “Harris needs a majority of voters and — I think I can say this as a Weird American myself — weird voters are in the majority,” he writes. | https://www.semafor.com/article/10/15/2024/forget-the-median-voter-this-election-is-about-the-marginal-voter-now | 2024-10-15T18:00:22Z |
Nebraska vs. Indiana Prediction, Odds and Key Players to Watch for College Football Week 8
The two pleasant surprises of the Big Ten meet in Bloomington, Indiana on Saturday afternoon.
Indiana is off to an undefeated start in 2024, and now faces its stiffest test of this season with a resurgent Nebraska team on tap. The Cornhuskers have been revitalized on offense with freshman Daylan Raiola under center, can the team press the Hoosiers as considerable underdogs?
Here’s our full betting preview for Nebraska vs. Indiana in Week 8 Big Ten action.
Nebraska vs. Indiana Odds, Spread and Total
Spread
- Nebraska : +6.5 (-110)
- Indiana: -6.5 (-110)
Moneyline
- Nebraska: +180
- Indiana: -220
Total: 50.5 (Over -108/Under -112)
Odds courtesy of FanDuel Sportsbook
Nebraska vs. Indiana How to Watch
- Date: Saturday, October 18th
- Game Time: 12:00 PM EST
- Venue: Memorial Stadium
- How to Watch (TV): FOX
- Nebraska: 5-1
- Indiana Record: 6-0
Nebraska vs. Indiana Key Players to Watch
Nebraska
Dylan Raiola: The freshman has provided legitimacy to the Cornhuskers offense almost instantly. The team is 52nd in EPA/Play this season while staying on schedule at a top-third rate, and 43rd in offensive success rate. While this offense isn’t explosive, it’s efficient, and Raiola has been smart with the pigskin, making only four turnover-worthy plays so far this season.
Indiana
Kurtis Rourke: The 2022 MAC Player of the Year has been on point this season, passing for 1,752 yards in six games with 14 passing touchdowns and only two interceptions. This IU offense has blitzed the competition to date with a balanced attack, but Rourke’s ability to push the ball down field (10.3 average depth of targets) has unlocked this offense.
Nebraska vs. Indiana Prediction and Pick
I’m curious how the Hoosiers handle facing a formidable opponent for the first time this season. The Hoosiers have gotten whatever its wanted so far this season, but the Cornhuskers defense may be up to the test to provide some resistance.
Nebraska ranks 10th in pass rush grade, per Pro Football Focus, and rank second in points per drive allowed so far this season. The team has allowed less than one point per drive so far this season. While the Hoosiers will be a tough test, I do believe this Nebraska defense can pressure Rourke unlike the IU signal caller has faced so far this season.
He has only been pressured on about 20% of his dropbacks, but on those throws, he has completed only 52% of his passes.
If Nebraska gets pressure, this can become a more defensive minded affair as the Hoosiers lean on its defense as the Cornhuskers offense has lacked the big-play element.
Nebraska has struggled to run for much of this season, averaging less than four yards per carry, and is 90th in explosive pass rate.
I think we see a conservative game plan from both teams and each team to win on the defensive line and keep the opposing offense behind the sticks.
I’ll go under in this one.
PICK: UNDER 50.5
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Now that the threat of Hurricanes Helene and Milton has receded, millions of homeowners and business-owners across Florida and the Southeastern U.S. are faced with traversing the often long and laborious process of using insurance to rebuild their lives.
“You’re just traumatized when you have these losses. At some point, you’re just glad you’re alive,” said Don Hornstein, an insurance law expert at the University of North Carolina. “And then you have to turn to the business side of this. It’s tough.”
Helene was a Category 4 storm that first struck Florida's Gulf Coast on September 26, dumped trillions of gallons of rain and left a trail of destruction for hundreds of miles across several states. At least 246 people have died in what is now the deadliest hurricane to hit the mainland U.S. since Katrina, according to statistics from the National Hurricane Center.
Two weeks later, Hurricane Milton swept across Florida, killing at least 11 people. The Category 3 storm destroyed coastal communities, tore apart homes, filled streets with mud and spawned a barrage of deadly tornadoes.
The combined private insured losses from the two hurricanes could reach $55 billion, according to risk management firm Moody’s RMS.
Immediately after disasters like these, property insurance is likely not top of mind as people secure their safety and basic needs, but insurance claims are part of the process of resetting. Many buy the policies in hope they can help protect them when disaster strikes. But oftentimes insurance doesn't cover what the policy holder thinks it does — or thinks it should.
Rhoda Moehring, who turns 86 this month, says she doesn’t have a lot of faith that insurance companies will help her salvage the flooded rental homes she owns in the river town of Steinhatchee in Florida’s Big Bend.
“I usually get zip with these things,” Moehring said. ”‘Was I insured for that?’ ‘No, sorry, you weren’t.’ And it goes on and on. So I don’t put a whole lot of confidence in it.”
Moehring said she wasn’t sure about the details of her insurance policies and she’ll be relying on her son to help her navigate the claims process.
Here are some steps home and business owners should keep in mind when filing an insurance claim after a natural disaster.
After the immediate emergency response, the first thing a homeowner or business owner should do is call their insurance agent or broker. The deadline to file a claim is generally about 60 days from the date of loss.
There are different types of policies that insure against damage. In the initial call, first focus on thoroughly understanding your policy, including coverage limits, deductibles and exclusions, so that you can do a rough calculation of what is covered and what deductibles are at play to decide if you should file a claim, experts said.
Many policies have payouts in complicated percentage formulas. For example, if your roof is damaged, your policy may spell out different deductibles depending on the roofing material, the age of the roof and even the wind speed from the damage event, and the percentage paid out may be based on the insured value versus the cost of replacement, said Amy Bach, executive director of the consumer advocacy group United Policyholders.
Homeowners should weigh their options, as a minor payout may not be worth the long-term ding on your claims history. That’s especially true if you don’t have flood insurance, as the average home insurance policy covers wind damage but generally doesn’t cover flood damage.
While Helene was primarily a flood event, there may be disputes over what is or isn’t “wind-driven rain” from Milton. Hornstein said the line between wind and water is a thin but very clear line that technical experts can determine. Should there be a proverbial tie, the law favors the insurance company.
“If the house was simultaneously destroyed by flood and, concurrently (by) wind, it’s not covered by private insurance,” Hornstein said.
Business owners should also check to see if they have business income or business interruption insurance, which covers the loss of income and other costs like expenses, salaries, or rent when a business is forced to close.
To file a claim, keep track of and document everything. Before and after photos and videos are ideal to jog your memory of what's been lost and for proof to help bolster settlement claims. For business owners, keeping a record of costs that are incurred after the hurricane is important too.
“You may have evacuation costs, you may have business shut down interruption costs, you may have housing costs, you may have additional expenses that are unusual to your business," said Steve Powell, executive vice president of property and catastrophe for claims management firm Sedgwick.
Once a claim is filed, the insurance company’s adjuster will come to survey the damage, typically within a few days if conditions allow. Be responsive to adjusters and make sure they see (and document) the damage that you see.
While it’s easy to get frustrated, adjusters are likely stressed too, said Lawrence White, an economics professor at the NYU Stern School of Business.
“To the maximum extent possible, try not come across as angry. Try to come across as reasonable,” White said.
If there’s disagreement or concern about the accuracy or fairness of the adjuster’s report from the insurance company, property owners can consider hiring a public adjuster for a second opinion. Their own adjuster can then lead the negotiations with the insurance company. First, however, owners should be aware of the fees the public adjuster charges and check their references.
“The insurance companies have totally the upper hand and when there’s a public adjuster, it does level the playing field a lot for the consumer having someone who speaks insurance and speaks damage," Bach said.
Be aware of the deadlines for accepting a payment offer or filing an appeal with the insurance company.
Once you agree to an insurance payout, know that you can update the claim if more damage is discovered during the repairs though there may be deadlines for how long a homeowner has to reopen a claim.
If the back-and-forth with the insurance company drags on, you may consider hiring an attorney to reach a settlement as a last resort. A dispute that ends up in arbitration could stretch out for a year or more.
About 90% of all insurance claims are settled without escalating into a court fight, said Charles Nyce, a professor of risk management and insurance at Florida State University’s College of Business.
For those with little or no insurance, there are government programs that can assist. The application process is similar to insurance claims: Contact the agency, determine eligibility and file an application.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency offers grants for home repair or replacement for applicants who meet certain conditions. The Department of Housing and Urban Development also offers certain grants that are available for hurricane survivors. And the Small Business Administration offers low-interest loans to renters, homeowners, business owners, and non-profits that suffered losses due to disasters. However, the government has warned that the SBA is running out of money to fund these loans unless its coffers are replenished by Congress.
For more details about these programs visit https://www.disasterassistance.gov.
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Now that the threat of Hurricanes Helene and Milton has receded, millions of homeowners and business-owners across Florida and the Southeastern U.S. are faced with traversing the often long and laborious process of using insurance to rebuild their lives.
“You’re just traumatized when you have these losses. At some point, you’re just glad you’re alive,” said Don Hornstein, an insurance law expert at the University of North Carolina. “And then you have to turn to the business side of this. It’s tough.”
Helene was a Category 4 storm that first struck Florida's Gulf Coast on September 26, dumped trillions of gallons of rain and left a trail of destruction for hundreds of miles across several states. At least 246 people have died in what is now the deadliest hurricane to hit the mainland U.S. since Katrina, according to statistics from the National Hurricane Center.
Two weeks later, Hurricane Milton swept across Florida, killing at least 11 people. The Category 3 storm destroyed coastal communities, tore apart homes, filled streets with mud and spawned a barrage of deadly tornadoes.
The combined private insured losses from the two hurricanes could reach $55 billion, according to risk management firm Moody’s RMS.
Immediately after disasters like these, property insurance is likely not top of mind as people secure their safety and basic needs, but insurance claims are part of the process of resetting. Many buy the policies in hope they can help protect them when disaster strikes. But oftentimes insurance doesn't cover what the policy holder thinks it does — or thinks it should.
Rhoda Moehring, who turns 86 this month, says she doesn’t have a lot of faith that insurance companies will help her salvage the flooded rental homes she owns in the river town of Steinhatchee in Florida’s Big Bend.
“I usually get zip with these things,” Moehring said. ”‘Was I insured for that?’ ‘No, sorry, you weren’t.’ And it goes on and on. So I don’t put a whole lot of confidence in it.”
Moehring said she wasn’t sure about the details of her insurance policies and she’ll be relying on her son to help her navigate the claims process.
Here are some steps home and business owners should keep in mind when filing an insurance claim after a natural disaster.
After the immediate emergency response, the first thing a homeowner or business owner should do is call their insurance agent or broker. The deadline to file a claim is generally about 60 days from the date of loss.
There are different types of policies that insure against damage. In the initial call, first focus on thoroughly understanding your policy, including coverage limits, deductibles and exclusions, so that you can do a rough calculation of what is covered and what deductibles are at play to decide if you should file a claim, experts said.
Many policies have payouts in complicated percentage formulas. For example, if your roof is damaged, your policy may spell out different deductibles depending on the roofing material, the age of the roof and even the wind speed from the damage event, and the percentage paid out may be based on the insured value versus the cost of replacement, said Amy Bach, executive director of the consumer advocacy group United Policyholders.
Homeowners should weigh their options, as a minor payout may not be worth the long-term ding on your claims history. That’s especially true if you don’t have flood insurance, as the average home insurance policy covers wind damage but generally doesn’t cover flood damage.
While Helene was primarily a flood event, there may be disputes over what is or isn’t “wind-driven rain” from Milton. Hornstein said the line between wind and water is a thin but very clear line that technical experts can determine. Should there be a proverbial tie, the law favors the insurance company.
“If the house was simultaneously destroyed by flood and, concurrently (by) wind, it’s not covered by private insurance,” Hornstein said.
Business owners should also check to see if they have business income or business interruption insurance, which covers the loss of income and other costs like expenses, salaries, or rent when a business is forced to close.
To file a claim, keep track of and document everything. Before and after photos and videos are ideal to jog your memory of what's been lost and for proof to help bolster settlement claims. For business owners, keeping a record of costs that are incurred after the hurricane is important too.
“You may have evacuation costs, you may have business shut down interruption costs, you may have housing costs, you may have additional expenses that are unusual to your business," said Steve Powell, executive vice president of property and catastrophe for claims management firm Sedgwick.
Once a claim is filed, the insurance company’s adjuster will come to survey the damage, typically within a few days if conditions allow. Be responsive to adjusters and make sure they see (and document) the damage that you see.
While it’s easy to get frustrated, adjusters are likely stressed too, said Lawrence White, an economics professor at the NYU Stern School of Business.
“To the maximum extent possible, try not come across as angry. Try to come across as reasonable,” White said.
If there’s disagreement or concern about the accuracy or fairness of the adjuster’s report from the insurance company, property owners can consider hiring a public adjuster for a second opinion. Their own adjuster can then lead the negotiations with the insurance company. First, however, owners should be aware of the fees the public adjuster charges and check their references.
“The insurance companies have totally the upper hand and when there’s a public adjuster, it does level the playing field a lot for the consumer having someone who speaks insurance and speaks damage," Bach said.
Be aware of the deadlines for accepting a payment offer or filing an appeal with the insurance company.
Once you agree to an insurance payout, know that you can update the claim if more damage is discovered during the repairs though there may be deadlines for how long a homeowner has to reopen a claim.
If the back-and-forth with the insurance company drags on, you may consider hiring an attorney to reach a settlement as a last resort. A dispute that ends up in arbitration could stretch out for a year or more.
About 90% of all insurance claims are settled without escalating into a court fight, said Charles Nyce, a professor of risk management and insurance at Florida State University’s College of Business.
For those with little or no insurance, there are government programs that can assist. The application process is similar to insurance claims: Contact the agency, determine eligibility and file an application.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency offers grants for home repair or replacement for applicants who meet certain conditions. The Department of Housing and Urban Development also offers certain grants that are available for hurricane survivors. And the Small Business Administration offers low-interest loans to renters, homeowners, business owners, and non-profits that suffered losses due to disasters. However, the government has warned that the SBA is running out of money to fund these loans unless its coffers are replenished by Congress.
For more details about these programs visit https://www.disasterassistance.gov.
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Associated Press reporter Kate Payne contributed from Tallahassee, Fla.
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Woman Wins $3.2 Million Mansion And $326K Cash In Charity Giveaway After Skipping Work
The woman had purchased the winning entry for just £10 through her Omaze subscription.
A UK woman won a stunning £2.5 million ($3.2 Million) Georgian mansion and £250,000 ($320,000) in cash after skipping work to spend the day with her husband.
Jo Booth, 61, discovered her life-changing win in the Omaze Million Pound House Draw while enjoying an afternoon of golf.
Booth, who has dedicated nearly 20 years of her life to supporting the homeless, was shocked when she learned she had won the 18th-century six-bedroom Georgian country house in Yorkshire. "I was already having a pretty good day playing golf with my husband, but finding out I won a multi-million-pound house took it to another level," she said, as reported by Mirror UK.
The draw, organized by Omaze, saw Booth securing the top prize while taking a day off from her role as a community worker. Booth's new property not only comes mortgage-free but also includes all stamp duty and legal fees covered. The Georgian mansion boasts sprawling gardens, equestrian facilities, and even a spa pool.
The grand estate offers Booth several options for her future. Local estate agents estimate that if she chooses to rent the property, it could bring in a rental income of £6,000 to £7,000 per month. Booth bought her winning entry for just £10 as part of her Omaze subscription, making her victory even more remarkable.
Booth humorously recalled the moment when the Omaze team arrived to deliver the news: "I thought they might be burglars!" she joked. The surprise visit turned out to be a life-changing moment for her and her family.
For nearly two decades, Booth has worked tirelessly to support the homeless community. She set up a Community Interest Company (CIC) that collaborates with local authorities to provide housing for those at risk of rough sleeping. Her husband, Will Harrop, 51, and her eldest son, Tony, also work for the CIC, continuing the family's commitment to social work.
Booth now considers the possibility of retirement, knowing that her legacy of helping others is in good hands with her family. "It's incredible to think this win allows me to step back and focus on enjoying life, while Tony continues the work I started," Booth said.
The win also brings joy to Booth's wider family. Her son Dave and his wife Ciara, who serves on the board of the CIC, have been integral to the organization's mission. Booth's grandchildren and her loyal Labrador, Charlie, are also set to enjoy the estate's expansive grounds.
Reflecting on her win, Booth said, "I'd shot my best round of golf that day, and I thought life couldn't get better—but winning this house was like scoring a hole-in-one in life."
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West Indies defeated England in the virtual knockout clash in Group B of the Women's T20 World Cup 2024 as all four semifinalists for the 9th edition of the tournament have been set in stone. The Windies ended the six-year wait of beating the Three Lions in a T20I match with a comprehensive six-wicket win at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday, October 15. England, who were one of the strong contenders to win the World Cup, have been sent back home with a sensational win by the Windies.
The Windies not only qualified for the semifinals, but they have topped Group B as they chased down the 142-run target in 18 overs, one over less than what was required to go on top of the table. Before this clash, they were in third place but have now gone on first with a net-run-rate boosting win. The Hayley Matthews-led side won three matches out of four in the tournament and have an NRR of 1.504. The 2023 runners-up South Africa and England ended their campaign with three wins in four games too but due to the Proteas' superior NRR of 1.382 in comparison to England's 1.117, South Africa have qualified for the last four.
West Indies, the 2016 champions have qualified for the semifinals alongside South Africa from Group B, while defending champions Australia and New Zealand progressed from the other group. Group A toppers Australia will face Group B runners-up South Africa in a re-match of the 2023 final in the first semifinal on October 17 in Dubai, and Group B toppers West Indies will face Group A runners-up New Zealand on October 18 in Sharjah.
Coming back to the last group, the Windies made England pay heavily for their several drops on the field in the 142-run-chase. While captain Hayley Matthews and Qiana Joseph took the 2016 champions off to a blistering start in the second innings, the 2009 champions England would rue over the chances they missed on the field, which led the two openers to notch a stand of 102 and kill the chase. England had a bit of chance when they sent back both the openers in quick succession but Deandra Dottin power-hitting at the end, helped finish the contest without much of a hiccup.
England had made 141 batting first with a strong 57-run knock from vice-captain Nat Sciver-Brunt, who was not given out despite three reds earlier in her innings. Heather Knight was the second-highest run-scorer with 21 to her name but she retired hurt due to a calf injury. She did not take the field too as Sciver-Brunt skippered the English side, which eventually went down by six wickets. | https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/cricket/t20-world-cup-2024-semifinalists-confirmed-after-west-indies-knock-england-out-of-tournament-2024-10-15-957314 | 2024-10-15T18:00:24Z |
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TORONTO — The more than US$3-billion settlement TD Bank Group has reached with U.S. regulators for its failures to oversee money laundering risks has underlined what some say are relatively weak enforcement options in Canada.
Denis Meunier, president of DMeunier Consulting Inc. and a former deputy director of Fintrac, says fines in Canada have to increase significantly to provide adequate deterrence and not become just a cost of doing business.
He says the federal government should add substantial fines for gross negligence and increase administrative penalties as fines in Canada haven't risen since 2008.
In Canada, Fintrac can level a maximum fine of $500,000 for each very serious reporting violation, or it can refer violations to potential criminal prosecution.
In contrast, the massive fine announced last week against TD came in part from U.S. rules that allow regulators to fine banks up to $500,000 for each day they lack a functioning anti-money laundering program.
Last year, the Finance Department conducted consultations on how to strengthen Canada's anti-money laundering regime, and earlier this year it boosted regulatory requirements for several non-bank entities like casinos and title insurers.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 15, 2024.
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As the Socceroos' journey towards Saitama Stadium ticked over the two hour mark, the players started to see the funny side of it.
Traffic caused by an accident on the roads meant Australia's trip into Saitama Stadium - meant to be no longer than 90 minutes - took two hours and 15 minutes.
Mitch Duke was watching the GPS on his phone. Harry Souttar started looking for social media updates from the stadium. Jackson Irvine just laughed at the madness of it all.
And incredibly, the Socceroos put it all behind them to fight out a crucial 1-1 draw with Japan.
"It started to create a few more obstacles against us. And, yeah, the time just kept going by," Duke said.
"We were watching the GPS, to be honest - I set it up on my phone, and it just kept going back further and further and further."
But if the players were feeling tense, they didn't let on.
"The boys were so relaxed about it," Souttar said.
"The music was playing. We were just all so focused and nothing was going to put us out of joint or give us any excuse."
Irvine lauded the team's ability to handle the setback.
"You end up just laughing," he said.
"Like, football's a funny thing when the circumstances are so out of your control, you're just like, well, what can you do? You've just got to deal with it. It is what it is. There's nothing we can do.
"In my experiences in this over my time with this team, it tends to be sometimes when we step up the most is when things aren't going quite according to plan, and we have to - not improvise - but deal with a tough situation.
"And just a quick word of credit to the staff, playing staff, backroom staff, medical staff, everybody - the way that they pulled that together in a really tough situation to have us as prepared as possible, just top professionals."
The team ultimately arrived about 45 minutes before kick-off.
The Asian Football Confederation knocked back requests from both Football Australia and the Japanese Football Association to delay kick-off.
The outfielders hit the pitch 28 minutes before kick-off, with coach Tony Popovic noting they had just 10 minutes to warm up.
"The boys handled that really brilliant. We didn't let it rattle us. We just got in, got changed quick, and got out there and got prepared for the game as soon as we got back in," Duke said.
"One of those things, you've got to make sure you just kind of get on with it and not let it affect you too much, not bring too much attention to it, which the boys didn't do. No excuses.
"We did really well for disrupted preparation, but we still handled the job really well." | https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/soccer/socceroos-see-the-lighter-side-of-bus-horror-show-c-16406078 | 2024-10-15T18:00:23Z |
Arkfeld Wealth Strategies L.L.C. trimmed its position in shares of Kinder Morgan, Inc. (NYSE:KMI – Free Report) by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 210,479 shares of the pipeline company’s stock after selling 2,220 shares during the period. Kinder Morgan comprises 2.4% of Arkfeld Wealth Strategies L.L.C.’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest position. Arkfeld Wealth Strategies L.L.C.’s holdings in Kinder Morgan were worth $4,972,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of KMI. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Kinder Morgan by 15.8% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 199,888,911 shares of the pipeline company’s stock worth $3,665,963,000 after purchasing an additional 27,254,172 shares in the last quarter. Castle Hook Partners LP lifted its holdings in shares of Kinder Morgan by 108.2% during the first quarter. Castle Hook Partners LP now owns 7,799,826 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $143,049,000 after purchasing an additional 4,053,793 shares during the last quarter. Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of Kinder Morgan by 45.9% during the first quarter. Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LP now owns 9,959,947 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $182,665,000 after purchasing an additional 3,135,457 shares during the last quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC raised its stake in Kinder Morgan by 74.0% during the second quarter. Duquesne Family Office LLC now owns 6,753,165 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $134,185,000 after buying an additional 2,872,665 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Clearbridge Investments LLC increased its holdings in shares of Kinder Morgan by 23.6% during the first quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 11,130,639 shares of the pipeline company’s stock valued at $204,319,000 after acquiring an additional 2,125,648 shares in the last quarter. 62.52% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research analysts have issued reports on KMI shares. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their target price on shares of Kinder Morgan from $20.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 30th. Morgan Stanley raised Kinder Morgan from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and set a $24.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Monday, September 16th. Barclays boosted their target price on Kinder Morgan from $21.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, September 13th. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Kinder Morgan from $20.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, July 26th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of Kinder Morgan from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $23.00 to $27.00 in a research report on Friday. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Kinder Morgan has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $23.18.
Kinder Morgan Stock Performance
Shares of Kinder Morgan stock traded down $0.03 on Tuesday, hitting $24.85. 7,850,867 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 13,751,011. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.28 and a current ratio of 0.37. The stock has a market capitalization of $55.15 billion, a PE ratio of 22.62, a PEG ratio of 3.27 and a beta of 0.93. Kinder Morgan, Inc. has a 1 year low of $15.91 and a 1 year high of $25.02. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $21.80 and a 200-day simple moving average of $20.31.
Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 17th. The pipeline company reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.26 by ($0.01). The company had revenue of $3.57 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.13 billion. Kinder Morgan had a return on equity of 7.89% and a net margin of 15.93%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 2.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.24 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Kinder Morgan, Inc. will post 1.19 EPS for the current year.
Kinder Morgan Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, July 31st were paid a $0.2875 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, July 31st. This represents a $1.15 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.63%. Kinder Morgan’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 104.55%.
Insider Activity
In other Kinder Morgan news, VP Dax Sanders sold 1,729 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $21.00, for a total transaction of $36,309.00. Following the sale, the vice president now directly owns 307,409 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,455,589. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. In related news, VP Sital K. Mody sold 21,413 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $21.25, for a total transaction of $455,026.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now owns 25,169 shares in the company, valued at approximately $534,841.25. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, VP Dax Sanders sold 1,729 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $21.00, for a total value of $36,309.00. Following the completion of the sale, the vice president now owns 307,409 shares in the company, valued at $6,455,589. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 148,311 shares of company stock worth $3,121,891 in the last three months. Company insiders own 12.64% of the company’s stock.
Kinder Morgan Profile
Kinder Morgan, Inc operates as an energy infrastructure company primarily in North America. The company operates through Natural Gas Pipelines, Products Pipelines, Terminals, and CO2 segments. The Natural Gas Pipelines segment owns and operates interstate and intrastate natural gas pipeline, and storage systems; natural gas gathering systems and natural gas processing and treating facilities; natural gas liquids fractionation facilities and transportation systems; and liquefied natural gas gasification, liquefaction, and storage facilities.
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday reaffirmed the government's commitment to further expanding Türkiye's transportation infrastructure, spearheaded by the road network.
"We will continue our initiatives and investments in transportation hereafter. By 2053, we aim to expand our divided road network to over 38,000 kilometers and our highway network to over 8,300 kilometers," Erdoğan told the International Road Federation (IRF) 2024 World Congress.
In his video message, Erdoğan stressed the significance of roads in advancing multiple sectors.
"In our political philosophy, roads represent civilization. They mean transportation, industry, production, tourism, trade, security, development and integration with the world,” the president said.
“With this vision, we have achieved significant milestones, bringing our country to an ambitious level in transportation and infrastructure.”
He listed major infrastructure projects, including the Eurasia Tunnel, Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge and the 1915 Çanakkale Bridge, describing them as sources of national pride.
These projects, along with key highways like the Black Sea Coastal Road, the Northern Marmara Highway and the Istanbul-Izmir Highway, have strengthened economic and logistical ties between cities, Erdoğan noted.
Türkiye is currently involved in the Development Road Project, a multibillion-dollar regional transportation project designed to ease the movement of goods from Asia to Europe.
Unveiled last year, the project is designed to facilitate the transport of goods from the Gulf to Europe via the Grand Faw Port in Basra in southern Iraq. The port would be linked to Türkiye and subsequently to Europe through an extensive network of railways and highways.
The project, set for completion by 2030, includes the construction of approximately 1,200 kilometers of highways and railways from Grand Faw Port to Türkiye, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said Tuesday.
"The Development Road Project will provide uninterrupted transportation to every country in Europe," Uraloğlu told the IRF 2024 World Congress.
Uraloğlu emphasized what he said was Türkiye's vital role in global transportation routes. He pointed out its strategic location at the intersection of continents and ancient trade routes like the Silk and Spice Roads.
"Türkiye is not only a natural bridge on the east-west corridor between Asia and Europe, but also at the center of the corridor stretching from the Caucasus and Central Asia to Africa," he noted.
He also went on to mention several major infrastructure projects that Türkiye has completed, including the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway, Eurasia Tunnel, Marmaray, Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge and the Northern Marmara Highway.
Uraloğlu also emphasized that Türkiye's transportation policies are constantly being updated to reflect global and regional conditions.
Türkiye's road network now spans 68,494 kilometers, with 29,590 kilometers of divided roads. Since 2002, the country’s highway network has grown from 1,714 kilometers to 3,796 kilometers.
Looking ahead, Uraloğlu outlined goals for expanding Türkiye's railway network from 13,919 kilometers in 2023 to 17,287 kilometers by 2028, and to 28,600 kilometers by 2053.
Additionally, the number of logistics centers is projected to grow to 28, improving connections between ports, industrial zones, and railways, he added.
On electric vehicles, Uraloğlu said the government is developing the necessary technical and administrative infrastructure to promote the widespread use of battery-powered cars in Türkiye.
In the aviation sector, he pointed to the fact that Türkiye has increased the number of airports to 58, compared to just 26 back in 2002. | https://www.dailysabah.com/business/transportation/erdogan-says-eager-to-further-turkiyes-transportation-infrastructure | 2024-10-15T18:00:25Z |
SCOTT DETROW, HOST:
Last night, former President Barack Obama delivered a blunt message to Black men.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
BARACK OBAMA: Part of it makes me think that, well, you just aren't feeling the idea of having a woman as president. And you're coming up with other alternatives and other reasons for that.
DETROW: Polls indicate that former President Donald Trump may be making inroads with some male Black voters, and others may not vote. That is a problem for Vice President Harris' campaign and something that NPR senior White House correspondent Tamara Keith found this week in North Carolina.
(SOUNDBITE OF ELECTRIC RAZOR BUZZING)
TAMARA KEITH: Cherita Evans goes by Storm the Barber. She works at a shop called Head Changerz in the community of Rocky Mount, North Carolina. It's a swing state where Democrats need to improve Black voter turnout if Harris is going to have a chance of winning. Evans is going to vote for Harris, but she knows people who aren't planning to.
CHERITA EVANS: Most of my female family and friends - they're voting for Harris. But I have a lot of males who just - male friends and family that's like, I don't know if I'm going to vote for her. And I think because - I think they're not - a lot of men aren't ready to vote for a woman.
KEITH: Harris is not talking about this, but Evans thinks she should because it's a real issue.
EVANS: In my community, you have a lot of men who, you know, won't even be under female leadership in church.
KEITH: I first met Evans back in May, and she was less than enthusiastic about the election.
EVANS: Yeah. I don't like Trump, and I don't really like Biden.
KEITH: But the thing that I remember most from that conversation was what she said about Harris.
EVANS: But after she became vice president, it seemed like she just kind of, like, got quiet.
KEITH: From what Evans could see, Harris made history and then just kind of disappeared. So I wanted to know what Evans thinks about the election now that Harris is her party's nominee.
EVANS: I think she's a better candidate than Biden.
KEITH: For Evans, Harris has the same thing going for her that Biden did. She's not Donald Trump.
EVANS: I'm going to be honest with you. I don't really like Trump, so I'm going to vote for her. But I don't think she's done a very great job of addressing the main issues that we are having.
KEITH: That gas prices are high and groceries are too expensive.
EVANS: Like, you're not addressing that. And I don't think price gouging is completely it.
KEITH: In her ads that show up constantly on the TV in the barbershop, Harris talks about going after companies for price gouging. But Evans doesn't buy that as a real solution. Back in May, Evans was cutting the hair of a 22-year-old college student named Christian Pounds. At the time, he didn't like either candidate and didn't think his vote would change anything. Reached on the phone this week, he says he's definitely planning to vote.
CHRISTIAN POUNDS: When Biden dropped out, I was kind of happy.
KEITH: The other night, he says he got into it with his uncle and his cousin about voting.
POUNDS: They got very heated 'cause I think my cousin was basically on the stance of how I was before, and my uncle was like, you better vote for Kamala Harris.
KEITH: His cousin wasn't planning to vote, and his uncle wanted none of it. Pounds says he sees a real generational divide.
POUNDS: It's more so the young people versus the old when it comes to, like, voting versus not voting.
KEITH: In the neighboring community of Wilson, Mike Harris is a barber at Style Masters. He's been voting for Democrats all his life. In May, he said he was voting for Biden. Now he's voting for Harris and hopes she will become the first female president. I ask him whether any of his clients are planning to vote for Trump.
MIKE HARRIS: Some people - I don't know if they're joking or not - say they are. Some people don't believe in female leaders, but I tell them all the time I was raised - my mom raised me and my brother in our house. So I think that, you know, women can do the job.
KEITH: The Harris campaign says it is working hard to reach Black men and win them over. To that end, next week Harris is going to Detroit for a town hall with influential Black radio host Charlamagne tha God.
Tamara Keith, NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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Mahindra Finance, part of the Mahindra Group and one of the leading NBFCs in India, announced its collaboration with Salesforce, the global leader in customer relationship management. The collaboration looks to develop Loan Origination Software (LOS) for Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs), to enhance operational efficiency for customer satisfaction.
The collaboration marks a key step in Mahindra Finance’s digital transformation strategy and will expand its MSME lending portfolio.
Mahindra Finance has adopted Salesforce Sales Cloud to boost productivity with built-in AI, providing an integrated experience and creating a single, unified view of every customer. By leveraging the Salesforce Platform, Mahindra Finance will efficiently and securely build future-ready solutions on a unified platform, integrating enterprise data, AI, security, analytics, automation, and low-code development.
Arundhati Bhattacharya, CEO & Chairperson, Salesforce India, said, “We are excited to collaborate with Mahindra Finance to transform their MSME lending business in an era where agents and human expertise are essential for achieving customer success. With Salesforce, Mahindra Finance can maximise their data, drive growth, adapt for any experience and build customisable solutions addressing their business and technology needs.”
Raul Rebello, Managing Director & CEO, Mahindra Finance said, “The collaboration with Salesforce is a testament to our commitment towards innovation, customer excellence and risk management in our MSME lending goals. By enhancing credit decisioning, boosting accessibility and delivering customer centric solutions, we aim to be a preferred and responsible financier to India’s emerging MSMEs”.
The collaboration will help Mahindra Finance’s customers in faster loan disbursals at competitive interest rates in an expanded MSME lending portfolio. It will also use advanced analytics to identify potential credit risks for improved customer satisfaction.
The new loan origination software will integrate advanced analytics, machine learning, and automation to streamline credit assessment and enhance risk management on a real-time basis thereby improving operational efficiency and customer engagement. | https://www.crn.in/news/mahindra-finance-collaborates-with-salesforce-to-digitise-msme-lending/ | 2024-10-15T18:00:25Z |
Kylian Mbappe edited out of Real Madrid promotional image in latest drama concerning controversial France forward
Real Madrid airbrushed Kylian Mbappe out of photos promoting their latest clothing range as controversy around the forward grows.
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- Mbappe part of original cast
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Dental implants segment dominated the market in 2023
The dominance of the rising demand for dental implants as a preferred solution for tooth replacement, driven by the growing aging population and increased awareness of dental health, boosts the need for advanced imaging technologies like extraoral CBCT. The use of CBCT in implant dentistry leads to better patient outcomes, including reduced surgical time, fewer complications, and higher success rates, contributing to its widespread adoption. Additionally, the growing use of CBCT in other dental specialties, such as orthodontics, endodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, and periodontics, further underscores its importance in comprehensive dental care.
Dental clinics segment is likely to be lucrative by 2033
The growth of dental clinics is driven by several key factors, owing to rise in number of people suffering from dental diseases and increase in number of key players offering advanced extra oral CBCT systems. This has led to increase in the number of dental clinics that offer specialized dental treatment. Dental clinics typically handle a higher volume of patients compared to individual practices. The efficiency and thoroughness provided by CBCT systems are essential for managing and diagnosing multiple cases effectively.
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By region, North America held the largest market share in terms of revenue in 2023, the global dental extraoral CBCT market revenue, and is likely to dominate the market during the forecast period. This is attributed to its advanced technology, strong demand & availability of dental extraoral CBCT, supportive regulatory environment, and collaborative ecosystem fostering innovation and market growth in the dental extraoral CBCT market. However, the Asia-Pacific region is expected to witness rapid industrialization in countries like China and India which has led to the establishment and expansion of manufacturing facilities, including advancements and accessibility of such dental extraoral CBCT products, which is expected to drive the market growth in the forecast period.
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday disclosed that there have been 16 nuisance petitions filed against 2025 election candidates as of that date.
In a Viber message to reporters, Comelec chairperson George Garcia said these are all petitions against local aspirants as none so far have been filed against national candidates.
To recall, Comelec extended the deadline for filing of petitions against nuisance candidates to 16 October due to the work suspension in Manila and Pasay.
Section 69 of the Omnibus Election Code defines a nuisance candidate as one who files a Certificate of Candidacy to put the election process in mockery or disrepute; to cause confusion among the voters by the similarity of names; or if a candidate demonstrates that it has no bona fide intention to run for the office.
The Comelec received over 43,000 candidacy papers from those seeking to be elected as senators, partylist representatives, and for different positions in provinces, cities and municipalities nationwide from 1 to 8 October.
Over at Quezon City, the Comelec revealed that it has logged at least 1,382,018 registered voters in the city and may still increase in numbers as additional registrants are expected to be added in the list after the Comelec’s allowable registration period up to September this year are not yet included.
Comelec Election Officer IV Atty. Zennia Ledesma Magno of District 6 said that it is aside from possible another additional number of voters that will be derived from their upcoming Election Registration Board meeting by the end of this month. | https://tribune.net.ph/2024/10/15/comelec-16-nuisance-petitions-filed | 2024-10-15T18:00:28Z |
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Global irregular migration has dropped precipitously so far this year compared to 2023, as politicians in both the US and Europe ramp up rhetoric and enforcement targeting illegal border crossings.
In the European Union, irregular crossings fell by 42% in the first nine months of this year, new data from Frontex, the bloc’s border control agency, showed. The drop was especially pronounced in the Western Balkans and Central Mediterranean.
In the US, the number of migrants stopped at the border with Mexico are at their lowest level since 2020.
The trends reflect a global political movement — across the ideological spectrum — to curb illegal immigration.
SIGNALS
‘Orbánisation’ of European policy underway
Migration has dominated European politics for months: Germany implemented new border checks, Italy began shipping migrants to Albania, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made border patrol staffing a priority for her new term. Governments taking a tougher stance on the issue “all face pressure from far-right parties that are laser-focused on migration — or have recently lost elections to them,” Politico wrote. The shifts in posture mean that Hungary’s populist leader Viktor Orbán, who has long called for staunch crackdowns, is no longer an outlier in this regard, The Guardian wrote: “The Orbánisation of European migration policy is well under way.”
US sees election-year decline in crossings
Immigration is a top voter priority in the US election, even as it has declined this year. Republican Donald Trump has sought to portray Vice President Kamala Harris as a failed “border czar,” leaning into “fearmongering, falsehoods and stereotypes,” The Washington Post wrote. Harris, meanwhile, has blasted Trump for opposing a bipartisan bill to boost border security. Unprecedented cooperation between the US and Mexico has been central to the decline, The Wall Street Journal wrote: Mexico added patrols and security checkpoints, and the US has disqualified migrants from gaining asylum if they enter illegally. “Not that Democrats are going to win on this issue, but that chaos at the border won’t be on the front pages anymore,” the head of an immigration think tank said. | https://www.semafor.com/article/10/15/2024/irregular-migration-europe-us-plummets-amid-crackdowns | 2024-10-15T18:00:28Z |
Patriots vs. Jaguars Prediction, Odds, Spread, Injuries, Trends for NFL Week 7
The final London game of the NFL season is set for Week 7 when the Jacksonville Jaguars take on the New England Patriots.
The Jaguars dropped their first London game last week, losing to the Bears, but now they get the advantage of already being in the city while the Patriots have to make the trans-Atlantic flight. At 1-5, the Jaguars are in "must-win" mode. With games against the Packers, Eagles, Vikings, Lions, and Texans the next five weeks, a loss to the Patriots on Sunday will effectively kill any remaining playoff hopes.
Meanwhile, Drake Maye will be making his second start of his rookie campaign. He was solid in his first outing, completing 20-of-33 passes for 243 yards and three touchdowns. He also threw two interceptions, but that's forgivable in his first career start.
Let's dive into everything you need to know bet on this Week 7 showdown.
Patriots vs. Jaguars Odds, Spread, and Total
Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook
Spread
- Patriots +5.5 (-110)
- Jaguars -5.5 (-110)
Moneyline
- Patriots +205
- Jaguars -250
Total
- OVER 42.5 (-115)
- UNDER 42.5 (-115)
Patriots vs. Jaguars How to Watch
- Date: Sunday, Oct. 20
- Time: 9:30 a.m. EST
- Venue: Wembley Stadium
- How to Watch (TV): NFL Network
- Patriots record: 1-5
- Jaguars record: 1-5
Patriots vs. Jaguars Betting Trends
- Patriots are 0-4-1 ATS in their last five games
- Patriots are 0-5 straight up in their last five games
- Patriots are 9-1 straight up in their last 10 games vs. Jaguars
- Patriots are 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games vs. AFC South opponents
- Jaguars are 2-5 ATS in their last seven home games
- Jaguars are 10-5 ATS in their last 15 games vs. AFC East opponents
Patriots vs. Jaguars Injury Reports
Patriots Injury Report
- Rhamondre Stevenson, RB - Questionable
- Layden Robinson, G - Questionable
- Joe Cardona, LS - Questionable
- Vederian Lowe, OT - Questionable
- Marte Mapu, S - Questionable
Jaguars Injury Report
- Travis Etienne Jr., RB - Questionable
- Darnell Savage, S - Questionable
Patriots vs. Jaguars Key Players to Watch
New England Patriots
Drake Maye: The Patriots' season is already over so it's time for them to start looking toward the future. The bright side is Drake Maye had a solid performance against a good team in the Texans last week. Now, he gets to play against a much weaker defense in the Jaguars. This could be another step forward for their rookie quarterback.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Travon Walker: The former No. 1 overall pick has had a solid season, racking up five sacks and five tackles for a loss so far this season, but he needs to continue to step up to help a Jaguars defense that has been one of the worst in the NFL through the first six weeks.
Patriots vs. Jaguars Prediction and Pick
In this week's edition of the "Road to 272 Bets", I broke down why I like the OVER in this London showdown on Sunday:
The Jaguars are starting to look like a picture-perfect "Over" team this season. A lot of the blame for their 1-5 record this season has fallen on their offense, but the Jaguars rank around the middle of the pack in most offensive metrics including 15th in yards per play (5.5). The real issue with Jacksonville has been its defense.
The Jaguars are 30th in opponent yards per play (6.0), 31st in opponent points per game (29.7), and dead last in opponent EPA per play (.175). Any game involving that poor of a defense, especially one that also has a competent offense, shouldn't have a total as low as 43.
Drake Maye looked solid in his rookie debut and the Patriots' offense already has more life than they did under Jacoby Brissett. He should find success against a much weaker defense this week and will do enough to contribute to this total going OVER 43 points.
Pick: OVER 42.5 (-115)
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Acharya Satyendra Das, the 84-year-old Chief Priest of the Ayodhya Ram Temple, was admitted to a hospital on Tuesday due to neurological problems, as per officials. However, medical authorities have confirmed that his condition remains stable. "Acharya Satyendra Das, the head priest of Ayodhya's Shri Ram temple, has been admitted in a private room in the Neurology Ward of SGPGI under the supervision of Dr Prakash Chandra Pandey," Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGI) Director RK Dhiman said.
Dhiman said that Acharya Das has been admitted on the suspicion of some neurological problem. Necessary tests will be conducted on Wednesday.
Acharya Satyendra Das has been a resident of Ayodhya since childhood. He has been associated with the Ram Lalla temple for nearly 32 years, having started his worship there before the demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992.
Chief priest of Ram temple consecration ceremony dies
Earlier in June this year, Acharya Laxmikant Dixit, the chief priest who had performed the consecration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, passed away at the age of 86. Family members said Dixit was not well for the last few days. His last rites were conducted at Manikarnika Ghat in Varanasi.
Lord Ram's idol was consecrated at the Ayodhya temple on January 22 in an event led by Prime Minister Modi. Counted among the senior scholars of Varanasi, Dixit was a native of Solapur district of Maharashtra but his family has been living in Varanasi for several generations.
Ram Temple construction work
Last month, Ram Temple Construction Committee chairperson Nripendra Misra on Friday said that the work on Ram Temple complex will be concluded by June 30, 2025. Over 1,600 dedicated workers are tirelessly engaged in the construction of the Ram Temple. Concerted efforts are being made to ensure the temple construction is completed within the stipulated time frame, the member of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust said.
(With PTI inputs)
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Eramet revises its 2024 targets for manganese activities in Gabon and nickel activities in Indonesia
Eramet is revising downwards its 2024 targets for Comilog and PT Weda Bay Nickel (“PT WBN”), factoring in the particularly depressed market conditions for carbon steel in China and the issuance this week of the 2024 ore sales permit by Indonesian authorities for nickel ore that falls short of expectations.
Manganese
This summer’s strong decrease in carbon steel production in China has led to a sharp decline in manganese ore purchases by Chinese manganese alloys producers, in parallel to a sudden increase in the supply of low-grade ore, mainly from South Africa, boosted by the temporary fly-up of prices before summer. This situation resulted in a market oversupply, which weighed heavily on sales of high-grade manganese ores such as that produced in Moanda, Gabon, as well as on the market price index (CIF China 44%) which currently amounts to around $4/dmtu.
As a result, the Group’s full year sales volumes of high-grade manganese ore, which were strongly constrained over Q3, are now estimated to be between 6.0 and 6.5 Mt in 2024, of which approximately 0.7 Mt is internal sales.
Against this current backdrop, Eramet, as a responsible mine operator, has decided to suspend ore production at the Moanda mine for a minimum period of 3 weeks; sales and shipments will continue during this period. The duration of this suspension will be revised according to market activity.
The 2024 volume target for produced and transported manganese ore is therefore revised to between 6.5 and 7.0 Mt (vs. 7.0 to 7.5 Mt previously).
Nickel
In Indonesia, Eramet’s subsidiary PT WBN had previously submitted applications to increase mine production over the 2024 to 2026 period enabling the joint venture to target production of 44 Mwmt in nickel ore for 2024 with a progressive growth up to more than 60 Mwmt in the medium term.
Following the issuance of the Environmental and Social Impact Study (AMDAL1) decree in July, which provided an approval for this expansion by the Environment Ministry, and the subsequent issuance of the Feasibility Study in August, activities then focused on finalising the operating permit (RKAB) to be issued by the Mines Ministry.
Earlier this week, in the current context of the Indonesian government’s transition and ongoing delays in issuing permits, and contrary to the Group’s expectations and previous experience, the Mines Ministry issued PT WBN with a revised RKAB which restricts annual nickel ore sales for 2024 and for the next two years to 32 Mwmt (including 3 Mwmt internally to PT WBN’s NPI plant). The sales approved under this RKAB fall well short of the revised permit application for 2024, as submitted by PT WBN in accordance with the newly validated mining plan.
As such, for 2024, the volume target for external marketable nickel ore at PT WBN is revised to 29 Mwmt, including two thirds in high-grade saprolite ore and one third in limonite ore (vs. 40 to 42 Mwmt previously).
However, the impact on PT WBN’s 2024 financial performance is expected to be largely offset by a significant increase in ore premiums resulting from restrictions to domestic supply. This significant premium compared to the price floor for nickel ore sold locally (HPM) will benefit PT WBN sales in H2.
Eramet takes note of this volume restriction and, together with its partner Tsingshan, will submit a request for revision of the operating permit (RKAB) for 2025 and 2026, in line with its environmental and mining plan authorizations, to allow PT WBN to gradually expand its production and increase its economic and societal contributions to Indonesia and Northern Maluku province.
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Its employees are committed to this through their civic and contributory approach in all the countries where the mining and metallurgical group is present.
Manganese, nickel, mineral sands, lithium, and cobalt: Eramet recovers and develops metals that are essential to the construction of a more sustainable world.
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(Bloomberg) -- Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa re-assigned his foreign affairs and higher education ministers to new posts with immediate effect.
Frederick Shava, formerly the foreign affairs minister, was named higher education minister, Martin Rushwaya, the chief secretary to the president and cabinet, said in an emailed statement on Tuesday.
Shava replaces Amon Murwira, who is now foreign affairs minister.
Shava, who previously served as Zimbabwe’s ambassador to the United Nations, took over as foreign affairs minister after the death of Sibusiso Moyo from the coronavirus in 2021.
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Two suspects have been arrested in a mass shooting that left one person dead and nine injured near a Tennessee State University homecoming football game event over the weekend, including one alleged shooter who was carrying a high-powered assault-type rifle when he was caught, authorities said.
Both men were arrested on charges of murder, according to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department.
The suspects in the shooting near the Nashville, Tennessee, college were identified as Marquez Davis and DeAnthony Brown, both 24 years old, according to police, which released photos of the pair following their arrests.
Davis and Brown were taken into custody Monday night at a short-term rental property close to where Saturday's shooting erupted, according to police. Davis was allegedly carrying an assault-style rifle with a loaded extended magazine at the time of his arrest, authorities said.
In April, Davis was convicted of robbery, felony gun possession and felony drug possession charges, according to police. He received a 10-year probated sentence to the Community Corrections Program, according to the Nashville police.
"The shooters had no regard for human life and put a crowd of innocent persons, including children, in extreme danger. The entire criminal justice system must treat violent gun crime with the seriousness it demands with resulting incarceration for those convicted," Police Chief John Drake said in a statement following the arrests.
The shooting unfolded around 5 p.m. local time at an off-campus homecoming celebration event, several blocks east of the Tennessee State campus.
The shooting left a 24-year-old man dead, police said. Of the nine people injured, three were juveniles ranging in age from 12-14 years old, police said.
An exchange of gunfire erupted between two groups of people, according to police.
Five victims were taken to local hospitals via ambulance. Five others were transported by private vehicle, according to police.
Officials believe that some of those injured and hospitalized are suspected of being involved in the gunfire, but most were innocent bystanders, police said.
Injuries range from minor to critical, with some victims sustaining graze wounds, according to police.
A handgun was recovered at the scene, officials said.
The investigation is ongoing and police said more arrests are expected.
The shooting broke out about an hour before the kickoff of the homecoming game between Tennessee State and Eastern Illinois University at Nashville's Nissan Stadium, several miles from the university.
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Türkiye is close to an agreement with the World Bank to finance a $4 billion railway project that would cross the third bridge over Istanbul's Bosporus, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu said.
“We are very close to finalization” for as much as $3 billion or 3 billion euros, Uraloğlu told Bloomberg on Monday, adding that technical details of the loan package are still being negotiated.
Once finalized, Türkiye will likely hold an auction for the project’s construction together with the World Bank, potentially in the early months of 2025, he said.
Türkiye had held talks with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to finance the project, following a $51 billion pledge by the Gulf country to invest in Türkiye. Uraloğlu has previously said the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) could also provide financing.
The railway would cross the Yavuz Sultan Selim suspension bridge, one of the longest and widest of its kind in the world, which was built for $3 billion under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to link Istanbul’s European and Asian sides. Two other bridges connect two sides of the city, home to nearly 16 million.
The minister on Tuesday in a speech at the International Road Federation (IRF) World Congress 2024 held in Istanbul reiterated the World Bank's interest in the project.
"We are pleased to see that international credit institutions have recently shown great interest in the railway project that will pass through the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, one of the most important routes of the Development Road project," he said.
"I would especially like to express the close interest of the World Bank."
President Erdoğan has previously promoted the new rail project as part of the Development Road project from Iraq to Europe.
Last fall, the president on return from the G-20 meeting announced they would work jointly with the UAE on the $17 billion project that envisages linking the port in the south of Iraq by rail and road to the border with Türkiye and forward to Europe.
Erdoğan, in his statement to the media, said at the time: "(Sheikh) Mohammed Bin Zayed (Al Nahyan), in particular, made a much more determined suggestion on this issue."
"Let's not prolong this matter; let our friends finish the negotiations in 60 days, and let's lay the foundations immediately and hit the road," Erdoğan said. "They feel excitement for the (project) and we have given the necessary instructions to both our Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and our Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu."
A preliminary agreement between Türkiye, Iraq, Qatar and the UAE to cooperate on the Development Road project was signed in April this year during Erdoğan's visit to Baghdad. | https://www.dailysabah.com/business/transportation/turkiye-close-to-4b-world-bank-deal-for-bosporus-railway-project | 2024-10-15T18:00:31Z |
Two suspects have been arrested in a mass shooting that left one person dead and nine injured near a Tennessee State University homecoming football game event over the weekend, including one alleged shooter who was carrying a high-powered assault-type rifle when he was caught, authorities said.
Both men were arrested on charges of murder, according to the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department.
The suspects in the shooting near the Nashville, Tennessee, college were identified as Marquez Davis and DeAnthony Brown, both 24 years old, according to police, which released photos of the pair following their arrests.
Davis and Brown were taken into custody Monday night at a short-term rental property close to where Saturday's shooting erupted, according to police. Davis was allegedly carrying an assault-style rifle with a loaded extended magazine at the time of his arrest, authorities said.
In April, Davis was convicted of robbery, felony gun possession and felony drug possession charges, according to police. He received a 10-year probated sentence to the Community Corrections Program, according to the Nashville police.
"The shooters had no regard for human life and put a crowd of innocent persons, including children, in extreme danger. The entire criminal justice system must treat violent gun crime with the seriousness it demands with resulting incarceration for those convicted," Police Chief John Drake said in a statement following the arrests.
The shooting unfolded around 5 p.m. local time at an off-campus homecoming celebration event, several blocks east of the Tennessee State campus.
The shooting left a 24-year-old man dead, police said. Of the nine people injured, three were juveniles ranging in age from 12-14 years old, police said.
An exchange of gunfire erupted between two groups of people, according to police.
Five victims were taken to local hospitals via ambulance. Five others were transported by private vehicle, according to police.
Officials believe that some of those injured and hospitalized are suspected of being involved in the gunfire, but most were innocent bystanders, police said.
Injuries range from minor to critical, with some victims sustaining graze wounds, according to police.
A handgun was recovered at the scene, officials said.
The investigation is ongoing and police said more arrests are expected.
The shooting broke out about an hour before the kickoff of the homecoming game between Tennessee State and Eastern Illinois University at Nashville's Nissan Stadium, several miles from the university.
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The skies roared with Israeli fighter jets, pummeling Gaza City with bombs that lit the night and grayed the day in dust. Eman Abusaeid, her husband and their children were jolted out of sleep, their faces covered in debris from an Israeli airstrike on their neighbor’s home.
“Many of the buildings surrounding us have been bombed by F-16s. We’re trying to escape but don’t know where to go,” she said over the phone, two days into the war.
She spoke to NPR on Oct. 9, 2023, just two days after Hamas gunmen launched a stunning ambush on Israel. The full scale of that operation would be known weeks later as Israel combed through the burnt corpses and tested their DNA: Around 1,200 people had been killed; another 250 taken hostage.
The attack shook Israel and scarred its society and sense of safety. Israel’s yearlong war and its toll on Abusaeid and her family has shattered life in Gaza and destroyed its hopes for the future.
Across Gaza, Israel’s response to the Hamas attack was punishing and immediate. Israel’s leadership vowed to wage a war unlike anything ever seen in Gaza, a small territory governed by Hamas and blockaded by Israel and Egypt.
A full siege was declared. No electricity, food or fuel would be allowed in, Israel’s defense minister said.
Abusaeid said her daughter, Joudi, 12, and son, Ziyad, 11, were scared. They had never seen life outside Gaza and had already survived four rounds of conflict between Hamas and Israel.
“It’s the simplest requirement of our kids and our people here in Gaza. They need to move freely. They need to have adequate services, water, electricity as anyone in the world,” she said.
“Is it only the right for Israel, the occupation, to defend themselves? What about the Gazans?” she said. “Who will defend them?”
Billboards and roundabouts in Gaza City, displaying photos of fighters and civilians killed in past wars with Israel, had always served as daily reminders of what Hamas has long argued is the price Palestinians are forced to pay in their struggle for liberation — a price tens of thousands would be forced to pay for with their life over the coming year of war.
A second Nakba and mass displacement
Abusaeid and her family heeded Israeli evacuation orders the second week of the war, joining more than a million Palestinians fleeing their homes and becoming displaced in what many there called a second Nakba, Arabic for "catastrophe” and a reference to the 1948 displacement of Palestinians that Israel marks as the year of its founding.
Flyers dropped from Israeli warplanes told Palestinians where to flee to, for safety. “If you care about yourself and your loved ones, head south according to our instructions,” the military said.
Abusaeid sought shelter south of Wadi Gaza, a river valley that cuts across the Palestinian territory and which Israel’s army has captured to separate the north of Gaza from the rest of the enclave.
Abusaeid huddled in her parents’ three-bedroom apartment in Nuseirat in central Gaza. The Engineers’ Building, as it’s known, had solar power, making it better off than most after Israel had cut fuel and electricity to Gaza.
Abusaeid, a 39-year-old architect who chose a career in social work, was now living in that apartment with her husband and kids, her parents, six of her siblings, nephews, nieces and other relatives. In all, 24 people, half of them children, were sheltering there.
Then, last Oct. 31 at 2:30 p.m., the Engineers’ Building was hit with four munitions in a targeted Israeli attack. The five-storey building collapsed.
Abusaeid, her husband and two children were among at least 106 people killed in the airstrike, according to an investigation by Human Rights Watch.
The Abusaeid family lost 23 people in that attack, including Eman’s brother Mahmoud, sisters Yaqeen, Aya, Niqaa and Fatima, their parents, Khaled and Ahlam, 10 other children and two other relatives.
Rescue workers digging through the rubble recovered Eman Abusaeid’s body in pieces, relatives tell NPR. Her husband and son’s bodies are among thousands across Gaza never recovered from under the rubble and who are not included in the Gaza Health Ministry’s death toll from the war, which stands at more than 42,000 people killed.
In her last message to NPR, before she was killed, Abusaeid said there were no words to describe the situation in Gaza.
“Gaza is bleeding,” she wrote.
An “apparent war crime” examined
The death toll from the attack on the Engineers’ Building is likely much higher than what Human Rights Watch could confirm, according to relatives of people killed. More than 350 people had been sheltering in the building.
The rights group says children playing soccer on the street outside were also among those killed by the airstrike. The Human Rights Watch report quotes a man who said he found his 11-year-old son who’d been playing outside lying under concrete bars in the rubble, the back of his head cracked open, his face burned and one of his legs nearly severed from his body. The boy died in the ambulance.
Israel had struck around 300 targets that day, but this wasn’t the only attack on this scale on Oct. 31. An attack in northern Gaza’s area of Jabalia grabbed headlines and raised questions about whether Israel was violating the laws of war when aerial bombardment took down several buildings in that refugee camp, killing possibly hundreds. Israel said it was targeting a Hamas commander.
Israel’s military has accused Hamas militants throughout the war of using civilian infrastructure for cover.
Human Rights Watch, however, said it found there was no military target in the Nuseirat attack, and determined the Israeli airstrike likely violated the laws of war. In its published findings, the group called it an “apparent war crime.”
“It was a targeted attack on that building. And if you attack a building where there is no military target, and you kill this number of people, it's automatically very likely a war crime,” Gerry Simpson, associate crisis and conflict director at Human Rights Watch, told NPR.
He says surveillance in the days and even hours before the attack would have shown the building packed with people, and the kids playing soccer outside.
NPR reached out to Israel’s military multiple times to ask why the building was hit. The military did not respond to NPR’s questions. Simpson said Human Rights Watch also heard nothing back.
“We received nothing and we were quite surprised because of the seriousness of this case, the clear apparent war crime that's involved because there was no apparent military target,” Simpson said. “We expected the IDF [Israeli Defense Force] to try and mount some kind of a defense, but we received just a wall of silence.”
A last memory, underneath the window
There was one survivor, though, pulled from the wreckage of the apartment where Abusaeid and her family were sheltering: Eman’s sister, Taqwa.
NPR reached the 32-year-old by phone, nearly 11 months after the attack. Over a crackling phone line from Gaza City, she said the last thing she remembers is sitting in her parents’ living room with her 4-month-old baby, Ibrahim. He was the youngest of her six children.
“I was sitting underneath the window and he was in my lap,” Taqwa Abusaeid said.
She also remembers that on the morning of Oct. 31 last year, the family was running out of food. They had some flour and made crepes with jam and chocolate for the kids.
When she came to consciousness after the attack, she found herself in Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. She would be forced to limp out of the hospital in mid-November with other patients when it was raided by Israeli forces.
Those first weeks at the hospital, she would fade in and out of consciousness many times. She remembers asking the nurses and her husband, who wasn’t with her at the time of the attack, about her children: Had Ibrahim gotten any milk? Did her kids have warm clothes?
They’d assure her without much detail that all was well, but when she tried to call her sister, Eman, the phone didn’t ring.
“No one would tell me anything, or answer,” she said.
A month later she would find out the truth: That all six of her kids, her parents, and six of her siblings and their children were killed in the airstrike that she alone survived.
A wish for martyrdom
Over the phone, she described what each of her children were like.
Somaya, or Susu, as she calls her, was 12 years old and the eldest. She was “great at everything,” including English, taught herself how to swim, was beloved by her teachers and liked to draw.
Suhaib, 11, had memorized much of the Quran and had a knack for learning quickly. He was the reliable one, she said, who would run errands for her. He loved playing soccer with his friends.
Juman, 8, was a fashionista inspired by the trends of girls in South Korea. She liked hanging out with the neighbors’ kids and never needed prodding to do her homework.
Mohammed, 5, was a chatterbox and was in preschool, she said. He’d follow his older brother, Suhaib, to play soccer with the other boys in the neighborhood, even if his mom preferred he stay indoors more.
Riman, 3, would tell her stories and spoke in ways older than her age. She also helped her mom with housework. Ibrahim, born in June, was still nursing.
“My life was full. My days were full,” she said. “And I had time for myself,” she added, explaining she would surf the internet, talk to her parents and had just accepted a job to teach.
She said now her days are empty. She spoke faintly, her voice nearly at a whisper at times. She struggled to find the words to describe life now.
In Gaza City, famine-like conditions are widespread, according to experts on hunger, and people don’t have gas to cook with. They bake on firewood pulled from the rubble.
It was afternoon when Taqwa Abusaeid spoke with NPR by phone. She’d only had a cup of milk and some bread with herbs that day.
She was severely wounded in the airstrike that killed her family. Her spleen was removed and she suffered burns and injuries on her legs. There’s a constant hum in one of her ears that becomes unbearable in quiet spaces.
But it all pales next to the loss of her children.
“Everyday they’re on my mind,” she said. “Each one of them with their stories, their adventures and what they used to do. But I try to live in reality … or else when I think about them, I can’t cope.”
She lost her phone, and most of their photos and videos, in the attack.
“I don’t want to think that they’re all gone. In normal times, they were always around me, in my face. We were always together,” she said.
When people in Gaza celebrated the news in May that Hamas had agreed to a cease-fire, prematurely it would turn out, she said she distanced herself from people and wept. There was no one to celebrate with.
“We’ve stopped thinking about the future. We just think about the day,” she said.
She said several times a day she prays to be reunited with her kids, for death, or what people in Gaza call martyrdom.
“There’s no life left in Gaza,” she said. “Everything’s changed. Everything is destroyed.”
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New research from Accenture indicates that 79% organisations in India have seen investments in generative AI and automation meet or exceed expectations, with 64% planning to increase their efforts and further strengthen these capabilities by 2026.
According to the report, ‘Reinventing Enterprise Operations with Gen AI’, globally, the number of companies that have fully modernised, AI-led processes and have achieved intelligent operations has nearly doubled from 9% in 2023 to 16% in 2024. Compared to peers, these organisations achieve 2.5x higher revenue growth, 2.4x greater productivity and 3.3x greater success at scaling generative AI use cases. In what is a key highlight, the research found that in India the corresponding number of companies that have fully modernised, AI-led processes, and intelligent operations has tripled from 8% in 2023 to 25% in 2024.
Findings also assessed that these ‘reinvention-ready’ companies are moving faster and are amplifying the impact of generative AI across the business. Enabled by a digital core, in India, these organisations have already developed generative AI use cases in finance (76%), IT & security (65%), customer service (63%), and other core functions.
While the research indicates that some companies are reinvention-ready—moving to the highest level of operations readiness—a majority, 64% globally, and 58% in India, still struggle to change the way they operate. The reasons for this are universal.
Globally, organisations lag behind on building a robust data foundation. For example:
- 61% report that their data assets are not ready for generative AI yet
- 70% find it hard to scale projects that use proprietary data.
Across the world, the deep dependency on people is often overlooked:
- 82% of companies at the early stage of operations readiness, have not applied a talent reinvention strategy, planned to meet workforce needs, or acquired new talent or training to prepare workers for generative AI-led workflows.
- In fact, many executives (78%) indicate that AI and generative AI are advancing too fast for their organisation’s training efforts to keep pace.
The findings are an outcome of an Accenture survey of 2,000 executives, across 12 countries and 15 industries. This included 200 senior executives (81% CXOs) from companies headquartered in India.
“Most executives understand the urgency of reinventing with generative AI, but in many cases their enterprise operations are not ready to support large scale transformation,” said Arundhati Chakraborty, group chief executive of Accenture Operations. “Generative AI is more than the technology. It is a driver of a mindset change that impacts the entire enterprise. It requires organisations to have a strong digital core, data strategy and a well-defined roadmap to change the way they operate. Additionally, an end-to-end perspective leveraging talent, leading practices and effective collaboration between business and technology teams is essential for intelligent operations.” | https://www.crn.in/news/new-accenture-research-finds-that-companies-with-ai-led-processes-outperform-peers/ | 2024-10-15T18:00:31Z |
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The fast-falling cost of rocket launches has opened up the space industry to African companies, with several smaller nations in the continent rushing to develop their space programs. So far, 17 African countries have put more than 60 satellites into orbit, with several others expecting operations to begin in the coming months, the BBC reported.
According to a McKinsey report, the price of heavy launches to low-Earth orbit has fallen around 95% to just $1,500 per kilogram, with some estimates suggesting it could fall to as little as $100 per kilogram soon. However, some experts are concerned that increased launches could worsen the problem of space debris. | https://www.semafor.com/article/10/15/2024/space-access-cheaper-room-for-african-companies | 2024-10-15T18:00:34Z |
First Philippine Industrial Park (FPIP), led by the Lopez Group, has partnered with Converge ICT Solutions Inc. to deliver advanced connectivity solutions to its 600-hectare industrial hub.
Converge will leverage FPIP’s dark fiber infrastructure, providing high-speed internet services to over 150 locators and more than 70,000 employees within the industrial park.
This partnership is the first major initiative under Converge’s newly formed Global Business Group, which focuses on providing high-speed, scalable technology solutions to enterprises.
Dark fiber facility
FPIP had already invested in a shared dark fiber facility in 2023, which facilitates faster deployment of internet services and offers locators flexibility in choosing service providers.
The agreement was formalized during a contract signing on 11 October, which was attended by First Philippine Holdings chairman and CEO Federico R. Lopez and Converge CEO and Co-Founder Dennis Anthony Uy at the Rockwell Business Center in Ortigas, Pasig.
According to Uy, connectivity for industrial parks, which plays a crucial role in driving economic growth in regions like CALABARZON.
“We are proud to be one of the chosen connectivity providers for FPIP, enhancing its competitive edge and attracting foreign investments,” Uy said.
Providing advanced services
Lopez for his part said: “We are confident that Converge will provide the advanced services needed to foster innovation and drive growth for our locators.”
Alongside connectivity, Converge will offer digital transformation services, including cloud solutions, cybersecurity and collaboration tools, further strengthening FPIP’s position as a leading manufacturing hub. | https://tribune.net.ph/2024/10/15/converge-provides-lopez-groups-fpip-with-advanced-connectivity-solutions | 2024-10-15T18:00:34Z |
GUADALAJARA, Mexico -- As he sits fiddling with the strings on his hoodie in the Guadalajara sun, Malik Tillman's voice hardly rises. He's calm, as he always is. The 22-year-old midfielder rarely shows emotion. No matter the situation, Tillman remains stoic, reserved and, to be honest, just a little bit shy.
His voice may not rise often but, for a split second, a burst of passion comes out. That's because he has a confession to make: he knows what people think of him.
Tillman is naturally quiet, but he has become very aware of what his shyness portrays. He knows how it's perceived when he doesn't bat an eye, yell or react when things don't go his way or, more importantly, his team's way. He knows that there's a segment of U.S. men's national team fans that see him walking off the field emotionless and wonder one thing: why doesn't he feel this as much as we do?
From the outside, it may look like he doesn't care. Tillman sees that, feels that and understands that, but he's also determined to set the record straight.
Malik Tillman does, in fact, care, perhaps more than even those closest to him realize.
"Some people say I'm not interested in the game just from the way I look," Tillman tells GOAL, "but it really is more or less the other way around. That's just how I express myself. I'm a chill guy, and that's also me on the pitch. I might seem relaxed or seem like I don't care, but it really is the other way around.
"I mean, this is just how I am. This? This is how I can be the best I can be."
Tillman is reaching a point where the USMNT will need him to be at his best. With new coach Mauricio Pochettino leading the charge, there are big expectations now being placed on Tillman's shoulders, including from the coach himself. On the club level with PSV, Tillman is the best he's ever been. He's third in the Eredivisie with four goals and he leads the Dutch league in chances created with 21. The goal of being at the 2026 World Cup is in sight, particularly if he continues on the path he's currently on.
Tillman doesn't talk about his goals much. In fact, he doesn't talk about anything much. He generally keeps to himself, both on the field and off of it. Don't mistake his shyness for meekness, though. As he looks to make his mark and seize opportunities for club and country, he has one more message to send:
"As soon as the game comes, for me, I'm not afraid of anyone," he insists. | https://www.goal.com/en-tza/lists/malik-tillman-exclusive-usmnt-psv/blt3dd14c83b42c4cf1 | 2024-10-15T18:00:34Z |
Arkfeld Wealth Strategies L.L.C. reduced its position in Snowflake Inc. (NYSE:SNOW – Free Report) by 17.0% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 4,363 shares of the company’s stock after selling 896 shares during the period. Arkfeld Wealth Strategies L.L.C.’s holdings in Snowflake were worth $501,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. NBC Securities Inc. increased its stake in Snowflake by 2,182.3% in the third quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 2,191 shares of the company’s stock worth $251,000 after purchasing an additional 2,095 shares during the period. ORG Partners LLC increased its stake in Snowflake by 15.0% in the 3rd quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 2,571 shares of the company’s stock worth $295,000 after buying an additional 335 shares during the period. Stablepoint Partners LLC increased its stake in Snowflake by 18.3% in the 3rd quarter. Stablepoint Partners LLC now owns 6,076 shares of the company’s stock worth $698,000 after buying an additional 941 shares during the period. Procyon Advisors LLC boosted its position in Snowflake by 20.6% in the 3rd quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC now owns 5,031 shares of the company’s stock valued at $578,000 after buying an additional 859 shares during the period. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC grew its stake in Snowflake by 15.7% in the 3rd quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 21,976 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,524,000 after acquiring an additional 2,989 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 65.10% of the company’s stock.
Insider Transactions at Snowflake
In related news, Director Frank Slootman sold 1,606 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $109.96, for a total value of $176,595.76. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 218,246 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $23,998,330.16. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. In related news, insider Benoit Dageville sold 287 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $111.41, for a total transaction of $31,974.67. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 53,250 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,932,582.50. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Frank Slootman sold 1,606 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $109.96, for a total transaction of $176,595.76. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 218,246 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $23,998,330.16. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 59,538 shares of company stock valued at $7,049,994 in the last three months. 7.80% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Snowflake Trading Up 0.4 %
Snowflake (NYSE:SNOW – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 21st. The company reported $0.18 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.16 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $868.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $851.72 million. Snowflake had a negative return on equity of 19.62% and a negative net margin of 31.73%. Snowflake’s quarterly revenue was up 28.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted ($0.52) EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Snowflake Inc. will post -2.41 earnings per share for the current year.
Analyst Ratings Changes
SNOW has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Hsbc Global Res raised Snowflake from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, August 23rd. UBS Group decreased their price target on shares of Snowflake from $155.00 to $125.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, September 24th. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price objective on shares of Snowflake from $160.00 to $145.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 22nd. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of Snowflake from $191.00 to $146.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, August 19th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC lowered their target price on shares of Snowflake from $210.00 to $160.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 22nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating and twenty-five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Snowflake currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $174.74.
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Snowflake Company Profile
Snowflake Inc provides a cloud-based data platform for various organizations in the United States and internationally. Its platform offers Data Cloud, which enables customers to consolidate data into a single source of truth to drive meaningful business insights, build data-driven applications, and share data and data products, as well as applies artificial intelligence (AI) for solving business problems.
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Post-Week 7 Bowl Projections For the 2024 College Football Season
For the second straight week, college football fans were treated to a gem of a Saturday slate. Oregon's thrilling 32–31 win over Ohio State was one of a number of games that shook up the College Football Playoff Race as the season hit its midpoint.
With another big week on tap this coming Saturday—headlined by Georgia's voyage to Texas for an SEC showdown—here's a look at how the bowl picture is shaping up. All notes from last week apply: in line with College Football Playoff guidelines, we have not shied away from rematches; conference tie-ins were played fast and loose (the Big Ten once again ate several Group of Five slots); the AP Poll and College Football Reference's Simple Rating System were used as signposts.
A handful of especially interesting matchups will be highlighted at the end. Fans, start your Priceline searches.
Post-Week 7 Bowl Projections For the 2024 College Football Season
Notable Potential Bowl Matchups
Florida A&M and North Carolina Central, projected to meet in the Celebration Bowl, were conference rivals from 2010 to '21... Marshall and Western Kentucky (Frisco Bowl) were in Conference USA together from 2014 to '21 (remember their off-the-wall '14 matchup?)... Georgia and Clemson (CFP First Round) played Aug. 31, with the Bulldogs winning 34–3... Alabama is scheduled to play LSU (CFP First Round) in Baton Rouge on Nov. 9... Florida and Tulane (Birmingham Bowl) are former SEC foes of 33 years (1933-65); they have not met since 1984... UCF and Memphis (Armed Forces Bowl) are former Conference USA and AAC foes; they played for the latter league's championship in 2017 and 2018... Cincinnati and South Carolina (Liberty Bowl) once were bandied about as potential conference foes... Navy and a Boston College team (Fenway Bowl) quarterbacked by future NFL MVP Matt Ryan met in the 2006 Meineke Car Care Bowl... California and Utah (Independence Bowl) are ex-Pac-12 foes, and astute fans will remember when College GameDay visited their 2015 game... Illinois and Missouri (Music City Bowl) are rivals... Arkansas and Texas Tech (Texas Bowl) were in the Southwest Conference together from 1960 to '91... A Peach Bowl between Miami and Ohio State would produce a rematch of the controversial 2003 Fiesta Bowl... Virginia Tech and West Virginia (First Responder Bowl) are rivals... Notable potential Cotton Bowl matchups include Iowa State-Texas, Penn State-Texas and Alabama-Penn State... Notable potential Orange Bowl matchups include Miami-Oregon, Ohio State-Oregon and Clemson-Miami. | https://www.si.com/college-football/college-football-bowl-projections-post-week-7 | 2024-10-15T18:00:35Z |
The Election Commission announced by-elections in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday (October 15), however, the bypoll for the Milkipur seat in Ayodhya was halted. The reason behind this was revealed to be an election petition, due to which the Milkipur by-election was put on hold. The Election Commission on Tuesday announced that bypolls to nine of the 10 vacant assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, except Milkipur of Ayodhya district, will be held on November 13.
Lawyer announces withdrawal of petition
In the latest development on the matter, the lawyer representing former MLA Gorakhnath Baba of Milkipur has announced the withdrawal of the petition. Advocate Rudra Vikram Singh, who handles Gorakhnath Baba's affairs, made this announcement through a video message.
What is the petition that stopped the bypoll?
Former MLA Gorakhnath Baba had filed a petition after losing the 2022 Assembly election, challenging the victory of the Samajwadi Party candidate, Awadhesh Prasad. According to Gorakhnath Baba, Awadhesh Prasad had submitted an affidavit during his nomination with an expired notary date. It is important to note that if the notary date is expired, the nomination is invalidated.
Gorakhnath Baba had filed the petition in court, citing the case of MLC Anoop Gupta as a precedent. Baba is considered a strong BJP leader. He was elected as the MLA from Milkipur in 2017 but lost in the 2022 election. In that election, Awadhesh Prasad of the Samajwadi Party won by over 13,000 votes.
Dates announced for Maharashtra and Jharkhand Elections
Meanwhile, the Election Commission has announced the dates for the Maharashtra and Jharkhand Assembly elections. Elections in Maharashtra will be held on November 20, and the votes will be counted on November 23. In Maharashtra, the election will take place in a single phase. In Jharkhand, voting will take place on November 13 and 20, with results also being declared on November 23. Jharkhand will have elections in two phases.
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar stated that Maharashtra will have 96.3 million voters, with 50 million male voters. Votes will be cast at 100,000 polling booths, with approximately 960 voters per booth. In Jharkhand, there are 26 million voters, including 13.1 million male voters and 12.9 million female voters. There will be 29,526 polling booths in Jharkhand, with an average of 881 voters per booth.
ALSO READ | UP Assembly bypolls: 9 seats to vote on November 13, results on November 23 | https://www.indiatvnews.com/uttar-pradesh/eci-to-hold-bypoll-on-ayodhya-milkipur-seat-petitioner-announces-to-withdraw-petition-in-court-latest-updates-2024-10-15-957309 | 2024-10-15T18:00:36Z |
CLEVELAND, Oct. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GoldSmith Labs, a fast-growing tech startup founded by Brendan Smith and Ethan Golden, has released its newest product: an AI Voice Agent that simplifies business communication, resulting in improvements to both inbound and outbound customer interactions for companies. The company seeks to dramatically decrease operational expenses without sacrificing productivity by managing tasks such as customer service, appointment scheduling, and lead generation—all without human intervention.
A Collaboration of Frustration and Innovation
GoldSmith Labs is the brainchild of Brendan Smith, an experienced entrepreneur and marketing agency owner who grew tired (and slightly frustrated) with how tedious cold calling could actually be. Despite the necessity of cold calling in lead generation for many industries, Smith knew this was an area that could be disrupted. He teamed up with Ethan Golden, an AI automation expert and former University of Arizona student. Together, they developed an AI solution that would solve most of the problems business communication causes while achieving the desired results.
"We wanted to create something that businesses could set and forget," Smith said. "Our Voice Agent handles everything, allowing businesses to grow while we manage their communication."
AI Voice Agent: Cutting-Edge Technology for the Modern Enterprise
The AI Voice Agent from GoldSmith Labs uses advanced artificial intelligence to handle up to 10,000 calls per hour—a complete game changer within the industry. From inbound inquiries and outbound sales to appointment scheduling and customer support, the system is built to optimize every interaction.
"Robots don’t get tired, they don’t need breaks, and they certainly don’t incur company expenses on trips," Golden stated. "They are stable, responsive, and always improving."
The AI draws from a library of over 10,000 unique voices to ensure businesses can tailor their agents based on company branding and target audience. This personalized touch is designed to enhance customer experience, making it as smooth and human-like as possible.
Additionally, the AI continually adapts, becoming more effective by learning from data gathered from every call it handles. This data-driven approach allows the system to scale and evolve with the company’s growth.
Aiming for the Market Leaders
GoldSmith Labs may be a new name in the market, but it has huge aspirations. The company hopes to become the go-to platform for AI-driven voice interactions across industries like real estate, customer service, and even food orders. Smith and Golden have set an ambitious goal of reaching $30 million in annual revenue while serving over 20,000 clients within five years.
"We aim to dominate the space by offering the best in AI voice agents," Smith explained. "In a few years, we want GoldSmith Labs to be synonymous with AI voice interaction across all industries."
Targeting Middle to Top-Market Businesses
The launch of GoldSmith Labs' AI Voice Agent is particularly aimed at middle to top-market decision-makers looking to cut costs while increasing operational efficiency. These businesses understand the value of automation but need solutions that can manage complex, large-scale interactions without compromising quality.
"Our target audience is professionals who are serious about scaling their business while keeping everything efficient," Golden noted. "We know our solution isn’t just another tool in the toolkit—it’s a game changer."
A Visionary, Results-Driven Brand
In many ways, the culture of GoldSmith Labs reflects its leadership. Smith describes the company’s ethos as “born to win,” which manifests in a results-driven approach without compromise. "We make things happen. Either get with it, or get left behind," he declared, emphasizing the startup's bold stance in the competitive AI space.
The AI Voice Agent empowers businesses to save time, reduce costs, and achieve greater productivity. By offering a highly efficient and impactful product, GoldSmith Labs stands out from the competition and delivers immediate results.
Looking Ahead
With its focus on rapid growth and market share, GoldSmith Labs positions itself as a leader in the future of business communication. Its innovative AI Voice Agent, paired with its results-driven leadership, makes the company one to watch in the coming years.
For more information on GoldSmith Labs and its AI Voice Agent, visit www.goldsmithlabs.com.
Name: Brendan Smith, Ethan Golden
Company: GoldSmith Labs
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Economists and experts say the Bank of Canada is more likely to accelerate its easing cycle after September’s inflation figures.
On Tuesday, Statistics Canada reported September’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.6 per cent compared to the previous year. The figure marked the slowest annual pace of inflation since February 2021 when it reached 1.1 per cent.
In an interview with BNN Bloomberg Tuesday, Charles St-Arnaud, the chief economist with Alberta Central and former economist at the Bank of Canada, said all the data is “showing that inflation is not an issue anymore here in Canada.”
“I think this morning’s inflation number has really solidified the case for the Bank of Canada to cut by 50 basis points next week,” he said
“We saw a decent deceleration in headline inflation, but we also see when we look under the hood in terms of some of the components that the Bank of Canada has been talking about for some years, if we look at the momentum in price pressures (it is) relatively low, we also see the breadth of inflation pressures coming down again.”
CPI data from September will be the last major piece of economic data the Bank of Canada will consider ahead of its interest rate decision on Oct. 23. St-Arnaud noted that while the central bank has stated the neutral interest rate is between 2.25 per cent and 3.25 per cent, he thinks it is likely at the higher end of that range.
He added that he thinks the central bank will likely want to bring its key policy rate lower “rapidly and then take a pause and better evaluate what’s the impact on the economy.”
“What is clear right now is that the Canadian economy with the weakness we have in growth and… even if we include last week’s employment report, the labour market is not faring that well,” St-Arnaud said.
“So, it kind of signals that the economy doesn’t need a restrictive monetary policy. So going back to neutral rapidly would make a lot of sense.”
Tu Nguyen, an economist at RSM Canada, said in a statement to BNNBloomberg.ca Tuesday that she sees more rapid rate cuts given the most recent inflation figures.
“Canada’s consumer price index falling below two per cent increases the odds of a 50-basis point rate cut from the Bank of Canada next week,” she said.
“It’s clear that the Bank of Canada is well behind the curve when it comes to rate cuts given that inflation has returned to target and growth has been sluggish this year. While the Bank has favoured the slow and gradual path, the data might convince them to speed up as the main concern has shifted from price stability to jobs and growth.”
Geoff Phipps, a portfolio manager and trading strategist at Picton Mahoney Asset Management, said in a statement to BNNBloomberg.ca that the latest inflation figures will likely spur the Bank of Canada to “look even farther behind the curve” as inflation has fallen below its two per cent target.
“The Canadian economy appears to be diverging from a fairly resilient U.S. economy. As such, the BoC (Bank of Canada) is likely required to take a much more aggressive approach in rate normalization as compared to the Fed (U.S. Federal Reserve),” he said.
Nguyen also noted the importance of understanding that although the rate of price increases has eased, prices are “permanently higher and not going back down.”
Shannon Terrell, a NerdWallet Canada spokesperson and financial expert, said in a statement to BNNBloomberg.ca Tuesday that it’s important to look at the larger picture regarding price increases.
“While annual inflation has cooled, the cumulative impact is staggering. Over just three years, rent and grocery prices have ballooned by nearly 21 per cent apiece — costs that are sure to influence shopping trends as we draw ever closer to the holiday season,” she said.
With files from The Canadian Press. | https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/economics/2024/10/15/september-inflation-data-solidifies-a-50-basis-point-cut-from-boc-economist/ | 2024-10-15T18:00:36Z |
Addressing the Conference on the Future of Palestine in the capital, Ankara, on Tuesday, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hit out at Israeli aggression targeting Palestinians and the inaction of the international community, seeking to rally support for the victims of Israeli attacks.
"Victory belongs to those who have faith in Lebanon and Palestine," Erdoğan said as he expressed hope that the cruelty people are exposed will end soon.
"Türkiye stands with its Palestinian and Lebanese brothers and sisters. Though great suffering took place, by Allah's will, this will end with the establishment of a free State of Palestine based on the 1967 borders," he said to thundering applause at the event organized by his ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party).
"One day, tears and suffering will end. Mothers in Gaza will ready the bridal veil for their children instead of the shroud. Children will run and walk freely. When they look up at the sky, they will see the sun and stars, now it's warplanes," Erdoğan stressed.
Erdoğan has been a vocal critic of the Netanyahu administration in the wake of a barrage of Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip and beyond since Oct. 7, 2023. Palestinians have been suffering from Israeli oppression for decades, but the international community only “opened its eyes” to it after Oct. 7, Erdoğan said at the event.
Reiterating his harsh criticism of Israel as he recalled the “foundation” of the country, Erdoğan said: “It is wrong to call it a state; its foundation has been a catastrophe for Palestinians."
As he fondly remembered Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and other "martyrs killed by the Zionist government," Erdoğan said the Palestine issue dominated the agenda after Israel's attacks that began last year. "Israel's genocide policy, which extended to Lebanon after Gaza, revealed the true face of Zionism to humanity. We witnessed how the Zionist lobby controlled global powers and systems in this process. We saw how it put pressure on the economies, commerce, media, cinema, arts, academia and even bureaucracy in some countries (to push its own agenda)," he said.
"We felt embarrassed how international organizations, including the U.N. Security Council, succumbed to weakness in the face of Israel's arrogance. We witnessed how human rights organizations and famous news outlets succumbed to a deep silence when it comes to Palestine, the rights of savagely killed children in Gaza and the oppressed in Palestine and Lebanon, and in the face of infants slaughtered by sniper fire," Erdoğan said.
The president also lamented the fact that the U.N. took no concrete action amid Israel’s attacks on its peacekeepers in Lebanon. “How will the U.N. defend the rights of others if it fails to protect its own staff in Lebanon?” he said.
Staff of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) have repeatedly come under fire as Israel expanded its war to Lebanon in recent weeks. Türkiye itself contributes to the peacekeeping force. Erdoğan, who champions a change in the structure of the U.N. where Israel's supporters veto efforts to resolve the conflict, reiterated his criticism of the international body and a call to reform the body.
"Lack of a definitive reaction to attacks on the UNIFIL by permanent members of the U.N. Security Council in the face of Israel's arrogance toward the mission is as dire as attacks on peacekeepers. I wonder who will save the U.N. from the spiral of shame it is in while its reputation erodes daily," he said.
Erdoğan also called upon the Islamic world to take action.
He said they still were not pessimistic in the face of recent developments. "We have never lost hope," Erdoğan said. | https://www.dailysabah.com/politics/stars-will-replace-warplanes-in-palestine-one-day-erdogan/news | 2024-10-15T18:00:37Z |
From the Ground Up Podiatry and Barefoot Medical Spa Step Up to Support Patients Amid Exeter Hospital Service Closures
From the Ground Up Podiatry expands services after Core Podiatry closure, providing urgent foot and ankle care and seamless referrals through new partnerships.
Since the announcement, From the Ground Up Podiatry has been receiving nearly 200 calls per day and has already scheduled over 100 new visits for patients previously seen at Core Podiatry. This rapid response has been made possible by the unique partnership between From the Ground Up Podiatry and Barefoot Medical Spa, which allows patients to choose between medical podiatric care or specialized care from the skilled nail technicians at Barefoot Medical Spa, depending on their immediate needs.
"We understand the confusion and concern these patients are facing," said Dr. Jim Dolan. "We’ve worked hard to increase capacity and provide continuity of care so patients, especially those with serious conditions like diabetes, don’t face delays or gaps in treatment."
To ensure all patients receive the appropriate level of care, From the Ground Up Podiatry has also partnered with Northeast Foot and Ankle in Portsmouth, a podiatric practice that specializes in sports medicine and surgery. This collaboration allows patients to be referred to the most suitable provider for their individual needs.
Dr. Julie Shaheen emphasized the practice’s commitment to serving the local community: "We pride ourselves on being available for our patients, offering Saturday hours, flexible appointment options, and a compassionate approach to every patient who reaches out. Our team has gone above and beyond to ensure that we can accommodate this surge in patients while maintaining the highest standards of care."
As one of the few podiatry practices in the region with the capacity and specialized services to absorb the displaced patient population, From the Ground Up Podiatry and Barefoot Medical Spa have demonstrated a deep dedication to their community. This effort has been vital not only for the hundreds of patients joining their practice but for all individuals who have called seeking guidance on where to go next for their podiatric care.
"We managed the fallout for Exeter Hospital by taking the time to listen to each caller, ensuring that even if they didn't join our practice, they were directed to the right care provider," added Dr. Dolan. "This kind of community-focused care is at the heart of what we do."
For more information, or to schedule an appointment, please contact From the Ground Up Podiatry at (603) 580-4440 or visit FromTheGroundUpPod.com.
About From the Ground Up Podiatry
From the Ground Up Podiatry is a leading provider of foot and ankle care in Stratham, NH. Under the direction of Dr. Jim Dolan and Dr. Julie Shaheen, the practice offers a wide range of podiatric services, including diabetic foot care, injury management, and specialized nail treatments in partnership with Barefoot Medical Spa. With a commitment to patient-centered care, From the Ground Up Podiatry is dedicated to serving the needs of the local community and providing flexible, compassionate treatment options.
About Barefoot Medical Spa
Barefoot Medical Spa provides expert medical pedicures and nail care services, offering a unique blend of podiatric and spa services for patients in need of specialized foot and nail care. Working in close collaboration with From the Ground Up Podiatry, Barefoot Medical Spa serves as an essential resource for patients seeking both cosmetic and medically necessary treatments.
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The New York Jets just keep digging the hole deeper.
They put everything into one shot this season with Aaron Rodgers at quarterback. They're 2-4, one of the most disappointing teams in the league. They have fired their coach, Robert Saleh, and in their first game without him they made a month's worth of mistakes and lost a big game to the Buffalo Bills.
If the Jets had won that game, Tuesday's trade for Davante Adams would have made more sense. Now it just seems like they're chasing losses.
The Jets sent a conditional third-round pick that can become a second to the Las Vegas Raiders for Adams. The whole Adams situation isn't the best look for the Raiders either, but we'll come back to that. For now it's the Jets, already all-in, reaching in their pocket to put more chips in the middle but with a bad hand.
There's a scenario in which this all works out for New York. But you have to tell a fairly unbelievable story to get there.
Jets' Davante Adams trade doesn't solve their issues
Adams essentially replaces Mike Williams as the Jets' No. 2 receiver, a few months after the Jets signed Williams to a $10 million deal as part of their veteran shopping spree. In a perfect world Adams is the All-Pro that Aaron Rodgers remembers from his Green Bay Packers days. In reality, he's a 32-year-old receiver whose numbers were way down last season — 1,516 yards and 15.2-yard average in 2022 to 1,144 and 11.1 in 2023 — and is joining a new team in midseason.
By the time Adams gets going in the Jets offense, if he ever does, it might be too late.
Adams could be a big help, giving the Jets a needed secondary option in the passing game after Garrett Wilson (though Allen Lazard has been quite productive) and it could help the Jets take off. But what's the real ceiling for this team?
The Jets are two games behind the Bills now, and the Bills have a road win over New York for tiebreaker purposes. if the Jets don't rally to overtake the Bills in the AFC East, the fight for a wild card spot might not be as tough as first anticipated due to down seasons from the Cincinnati Bengals and Miami Dolphins. Prudently, the Jets would have been better off looking toward what comes next rather than shipping off what might be a top 75 draft pick.
For this to all feel like a success, Adams would have to have a nearly immediate impact, reverse a troubling downward career trend, the 2-4 Jets would have to go about 8-3 to make the playoffs, then in the playoffs they would have to get on a hot streak against division winners who look way better than them right now. Maybe Jets fans would be happy with a playoff appearance and a one-and-done exit. It has been 14 years since they made it at all.
But even for that, the Jets would have to be a different team than they've shown the past six weeks. Adams doesn't fix all the issues with penalties, he won't make the offensive line better and he won't help kicker Greg Zuerlein out of his slump either.
Why didn't the Raiders trade Adams before?
The Raiders side makes more sense. They aren't paying any more of Adams' salary in the trade. That makes the dead cap hits a manageable $13.67 million this year and $15.7 million in 2025 according to Spotrac. It's a significant cap savings for a player that had a $44.1 million cap hit coming next season.
But the whole situation has been odd. The Raiders don't have many stars and Adams was a player who was front and center late last season in getting Antonio Pierce the permanent head coaching job. If the Raiders did want to move away from one of their only marketable stars just two years after a major trade for him, why not do it in March when his value would have been higher? Switching lanes three games into the season, when the Raiders aren't any better or worse than expected, makes it seem like Las Vegas doesn't have a plan. Getting a conditional third for Adams is fine but it's not transformative. At least there's more salary cap room for next season, although probably no enticing quarterback to spend it on.
Maybe it works out for everyone. The Jets make the playoffs with a new-look offense. The Raiders wisely use all that extra salary-cap space next offseason to take a big step in their never-ending rebuild. But at the moment, it's hard to find a clear winner to Tuesday's big trade. | https://www.krmg.com/news/national/davante-adams-trade/77SOYV6Q5QAIMQGCDXHSND6WWQ/ | 2024-10-15T18:00:37Z |
The New York Jets just keep digging the hole deeper.
They put everything into one shot this season with Aaron Rodgers at quarterback. They're 2-4, one of the most disappointing teams in the league. They have fired their coach, Robert Saleh, and in their first game without him they made a month's worth of mistakes and lost a big game to the Buffalo Bills.
If the Jets had won that game, Tuesday's trade for Davante Adams would have made more sense. Now it just seems like they're chasing losses.
The Jets sent a conditional third-round pick that can become a second to the Las Vegas Raiders for Adams. The whole Adams situation isn't the best look for the Raiders either, but we'll come back to that. For now it's the Jets, already all-in, reaching in their pocket to put more chips in the middle but with a bad hand.
There's a scenario in which this all works out for New York. But you have to tell a fairly unbelievable story to get there.
Jets' Davante Adams trade doesn't solve their issues
Adams essentially replaces Mike Williams as the Jets' No. 2 receiver, a few months after the Jets signed Williams to a $10 million deal as part of their veteran shopping spree. In a perfect world Adams is the All-Pro that Aaron Rodgers remembers from his Green Bay Packers days. In reality, he's a 32-year-old receiver whose numbers were way down last season — 1,516 yards and 15.2-yard average in 2022 to 1,144 and 11.1 in 2023 — and is joining a new team in midseason.
By the time Adams gets going in the Jets offense, if he ever does, it might be too late.
Adams could be a big help, giving the Jets a needed secondary option in the passing game after Garrett Wilson (though Allen Lazard has been quite productive) and it could help the Jets take off. But what's the real ceiling for this team?
The Jets are two games behind the Bills now, and the Bills have a road win over New York for tiebreaker purposes. if the Jets don't rally to overtake the Bills in the AFC East, the fight for a wild card spot might not be as tough as first anticipated due to down seasons from the Cincinnati Bengals and Miami Dolphins. Prudently, the Jets would have been better off looking toward what comes next rather than shipping off what might be a top 75 draft pick.
For this to all feel like a success, Adams would have to have a nearly immediate impact, reverse a troubling downward career trend, the 2-4 Jets would have to go about 8-3 to make the playoffs, then in the playoffs they would have to get on a hot streak against division winners who look way better than them right now. Maybe Jets fans would be happy with a playoff appearance and a one-and-done exit. It has been 14 years since they made it at all.
But even for that, the Jets would have to be a different team than they've shown the past six weeks. Adams doesn't fix all the issues with penalties, he won't make the offensive line better and he won't help kicker Greg Zuerlein out of his slump either.
Why didn't the Raiders trade Adams before?
The Raiders side makes more sense. They aren't paying any more of Adams' salary in the trade. That makes the dead cap hits a manageable $13.67 million this year and $15.7 million in 2025 according to Spotrac. It's a significant cap savings for a player that had a $44.1 million cap hit coming next season.
But the whole situation has been odd. The Raiders don't have many stars and Adams was a player who was front and center late last season in getting Antonio Pierce the permanent head coaching job. If the Raiders did want to move away from one of their only marketable stars just two years after a major trade for him, why not do it in March when his value would have been higher? Switching lanes three games into the season, when the Raiders aren't any better or worse than expected, makes it seem like Las Vegas doesn't have a plan. Getting a conditional third for Adams is fine but it's not transformative. At least there's more salary cap room for next season, although probably no enticing quarterback to spend it on.
Maybe it works out for everyone. The Jets make the playoffs with a new-look offense. The Raiders wisely use all that extra salary-cap space next offseason to take a big step in their never-ending rebuild. But at the moment, it's hard to find a clear winner to Tuesday's big trade. | https://www.wokv.com/news/national/davante-adams-trade/77SOYV6Q5QAIMQGCDXHSND6WWQ/ | 2024-10-15T18:00:37Z |
Sean "Diddy" Combs remains in a Brooklyn jail while awaiting a May 5 trial on federal charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. The hip-hop mogul has pleaded not guilty on all charges and has been denied bail twice thus far.
Before and after his arrest, Combs has also been served 12 civil lawsuits for physical assault, rape and more. The indictment and many of the lawsuits name Combs’ numerous business ventures and claim they are complicit in financing and enabling the rapper’s abuse inside and outside of the recording studio. They also detail how Combs allegedly used his position of power in the entertainment industry to lure, coerce and silence those around him.
Here’s an ongoing list of notable people named in lawsuits and criminal investigations against Combs so far, excluding the accusers who have chosen not to reveal their names.
The Accusers
Casandra Ventura, aka Cassie
The R&B singer was in a personal and professional relationship with Combs for over a decade. In November 2023, Ventura filed a federal lawsuit against Combs alleging years of physical, sexual and emotional abuse. The lawsuit also named Bad Boy Entertainment, Bad Boy Records, Epic Records and Combs Enterprises. A day after the filing, the two parties settled the trafficking, rape and physical assault case out of court — but Ventura’s willingness to come forward opened the floodgates for nearly a dozen other lawsuits against Combs.
The pair reportedly met in 2005, when Ventura was 19 and Combs was 37. The following year, Ventura signed a deal with Bad Boy Entertainment and released her self-titled debut album. Ventura's lawsuit alleged this was the beginning of Combs’ coercion and abuse, which she said completely took over her life and included forcing her to take illicit substances, forcing her to participate in sex with male sex workers while Combs filmed her — encounters Combs referred to as “freakoffs” — and frequent beatings. The lawsuit stated that the beatings were often witnessed by Combs’ staff, employees of Bad Boy Entertainment and Combs’ affiliated businesses.
Earlier this year, CNN published footage dated to 2016 that showed Combs repeatedly hitting and kicking Ventura in the hallway of a Los Angeles hotel. Shortly after, Ventura took to Instagram to address the video and subsequent public response. “The outpouring of love has created a place for my younger self to settle and feel safe now, but this is only the beginning,” she wrote. “Domestic Violence is THE issue. It broke me down to someone I never thought I would become. With a lot of hard work, I am better today, but I will always be recovering from my past.”
Joi Dickerson-Neal
Days after Ventura’s lawsuit, a woman named Joi Dickerson filed a lawsuit accusing Combs of drugging, sexually harassing and abusing her and distributing “revenge porn.” The suit states that Dickerson was a psychology student at Syracuse University when she agreed to go on a date with Combs in 1991. She had appeared in one of the rapper’s music videos. After the pair had dinner, the suit alleges that Combs pressured Dickerson to keep the night going and drove them to a recording studio. There, Dickerson says she realized she had been drugged and was unable to get out of the car, since she could no longer stand or walk on her own. This is when the suit alleges that Combs took her to another location and proceeded to sexually assault her.
Days later, Dickerson was told by a male friend that Combs had recorded the assault and had shown it to him and several others. The lawsuit states that the ensuing feelings of violation and humiliation derailed Dickerson’s studies and have had prolonged effects on her mental health, career and economic opportunities. Like Ventura, Dickerson filed the lawsuit under New York’s Adult Survivors Act, which provided a one-year window for victims of sexual abuse who were age 18 or older at the time of the crime to file civil action regardless of the statute of limitations of the crimes themselves.
Liza Gardner
Last November, Liza Gardner filed a lawsuit alleging that in 1990, she was raped by Combs and R&B singer Aaron Hall. The lawsuit says that days later, Combs assaulted and choked Gardner until she lost consciousness.
In an amended complaint filed Oct. 8, Gardner adds that she was 16 years old when she was invited to New Jersey from her home in North Carolina by her friends DeVante Swing and Dalvin DeGrate of the R&B group Jodeci. The lawsuit states that Jodeci’s housing, where Gardner was staying, was “subsidized” by their label, Uptown Records, a subsidiary of MCA and UMG. It goes on to allege that Gardner and her 15-year-old friend, Monica Case, met Combs and Hall at an MCA Records event in New York, where they were reportedly supplied with alcohol. Combs and Hall allegedly provided the minors with more drinks and with marijuana later that night.
The lawsuit states that Gardner and her friends were later taken back to Hall’s apartment in New Jersey, where Combs raped Gardner. The suit states that unbeknownst to Gardner at the time, Devante Swing was in the room at the time and did nothing to stop Combs. Swing was added as a co-defendant in the new complaint for “aiding and abetting” the sexual assault.
The lawsuit also names UMG Recordings, Universal Music Group and more.
Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones
Producer Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones worked with Combs on his 2023 release, The Love Album: Off the Grid. In February, Jones filed a lawsuit alleging that during the making of the album — from 2022 to 2023 — he lived with Combs, who he says repeatedly groped him, forced him to solicit sex workers, take illegal drugs, and more. The suit states that Combs would often walk around naked in front of Jones, and that the music mogul attempted to groom the producer into engaging in sex with other men in the music industry, allegedly promising Jones a Grammy if he complied. Jones also alleges that a cousin of rapper Yung Miami, who was dating Combs at the time, sexually assaulted him in Combs’ home in 2022 in front of Combs and his staff.
Jones’ lawsuit also names Combs’ son, Justin Dior Combs, Love Records, Combs Global Enterprises and Combs’ chief of staff, Kristina Khorram, as co-defendants. In addition to the allegations of abuse, the suit describes a shooting at a recording studio involving Combs, his son Justin Dior Combs and an unnamed victim. The suit also claims that Combs did not properly compensate Jones for his work on The Love Album.
The lawsuit originally included Universal Music Group, Motown Records, former Motown CEO Ethiopia Habtemariam and UMG chairman and CEO Lucian Grainge as co-defendants. Lawyers for Grainge and UMG denied their involvement in the allegations, eventually leading Jones’ lawyer to drop Grainge and the labels from the charges.
Crystal McKinney
In May, Crystal McKinney filed a lawsuit against Combs, Bad Boy Entertainment, Universal Music Group (UMG) and Combs’ clothing company, Sean John Clothing. The charges against UMG Recordings were later dismissed, and Daddy’s House Recordings was added as a co-defendant.
The suit states that in 2003, McKinney was 22 years old and working as a model when an unnamed designer introduced her to Combs at a Sean John fashion show in New York City. Combs allegedly expressed interest in getting to know McKinney better and helping her modeling career grow.
Later that night, he invited her to a recording studio, where McKinney says Combs and several other men were smoking marijuana and drinking. She took a hit of a joint, which according to the lawsuit, she believes was laced with another substance. The lawsuit states that Combs pressured McKinney to continue drinking and smoking, and as she became more intoxicated, she was led to a bathroom by Combs, who forced her to perform oral sex on him. Afterward, McKinney lost consciousness and awoke in a taxi en route to the designer’s apartment. The lawsuit states that following the assault, McKinney became severely depressed. According to the lawsuit, she believes Combs “blackballed” her in the industry, which led to the downfall of her modeling career, and has had long-lasting effects on her mental health.
April Lampros
In May, April Lampros filed a lawsuit naming Combs, Bad Boy Entertainment and Arista Records, a subsidiary of Sony Music. Lampros met Combs in 1994 while studying at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City. She says Combs often invited her to the Bad Boy studio, promised to mentor and help her advance her career and began “love-bombing” her. They started dating and Lampros would often travel to see Combs, though he asked that their relationship be kept private.
In the suit, Lampros accuses Combs of sexually assaulting her on four separate occasions and repeatedly threatening to harm her, both physically and professionally. In one such instance, Combs allegedly forced Lampros and his then-girlfriend Kim Porter to take ecstasy, forced them to engage in sex while he watched and then raped Lampros. Though she tried to distance herself from Combs as the relationship turned abusive, Lampros says Combs continually contacted her, and she feared the repercussions of rebuffing his advances. The lawsuit states that after Lampros’ relationship with Combs had ended, she was told by someone she knew that he had seen a video of her and Combs having sex, recorded without her knowledge.
Derrick Lee Cardello-Smith
In June, a man incarcerated in Michigan filed a lawsuit against Combs alleging that the rapper drugged and sexually assaulted him in Detroit in 1997. During a hearing in September, a default judgment was granted to Cardello-Smith for $100 million after Combs and his lawyers failed to appear in court. Shortly after, the judgment was set aside on grounds that Cardello-Smith’s lawsuit, mailed to a Combs residence in Los Angeles, was not properly served. Cardello-Smith is currently serving sentences for kidnapping and criminal sexual conduct.
Adria English
In July, a woman named Adria English filed a lawsuit against Combs, Bad Boy Entertainment, Sean John Clothing, Combs Global Enterprises, Tamiko Thomas, Jacob Arabov aka “Jacob The Jeweler,” VIBE magazine, Penske Media Corporation and several unnamed defendants. The suit alleges that in 2004, English was working as a dancer at a club in New York City when she and her then-boyfriend, aspiring model Anthony Gallo, were hired to work at one of Combs’ famous “White Parties” in the Hamptons.
English alleges that while working at the party, she was forced to drink alcohol, which she believes was laced with ecstasy, and forced to consume narcotics. The suit alleges that Combs and a Bad Boy Entertainment employee continued to hire her to work at “White Parties” in New York and in Miami. According to the lawsuit, around the third event, English alleges that she was asked to swap the usual white attire for a black mini-dress and forced to begin having intercourse with guests. She believes the black dress was meant to signal to guests that she was a “sex trafficked sex worker.”
The lawsuit names Jacob Arabov aka “Jacob The Jeweler” as one such guest she was coerced into having intercourse with, along with other unnamed defendants. English believes there are secret recordings of those defendants sexually assaulting her in Combs’ homes while she was unconscious.
Dawn Richard
In September, singer Dawn Richard filed a lawsuit against Combs for sexual assault and battery. The complaint also states that Richard witnessed Combs beat and abuse Ventura on many occasions.
Richard first met Combs when she auditioned for the MTV show Making the Band in 2004 and was selected to be a member of the group Danity Kane under Combs’ mentorship. The lawsuit alleges that Richard and her bandmates were subjected to inhumane working conditions during their time on the show and in the musical group, sometimes being forced to rehearse for up to 48 hours without food or breaks and often being berated by Combs. The complaint states that the abusive behavior continued throughout Richard’s professional relationship with Combs, and that he instilled a culture of fear in the women he worked with.
After Danity Kane disbanded in 2009, Richard continued to work with Combs in the trio Diddy — Dirty Money, along with singer Kalenna Harper — who allegedly also witnessed much of Combs’ abusive behavior and was subject to his numerous threats. The lawsuit alleges Combs would force Richard to take meetings while he was in his underwear, and he would barge into her dressing room unannounced and would grope her breasts and buttocks during stylist fittings.
In one instance in 2010, the lawsuit states that Combs berated Richard and Harper in the lobby of SIR Studios and attempted to punch Richard when she asked him to stop calling them “bitches” in front of people. Richard alleges the women were then ushered into a company car and that Combs and Harve Pierre falsely imprisoned them in the vehicle for over two hours.
In addition to the allegations of abuse, Richard’s lawsuit demands unpaid salaries, royalties and wages for Richard’s work as part of Danity Kane and Diddy — Dirty Money. The complaint also names Harve Pierre, Remote Productions, Bad Boy Entertainment, Daddy’s House Recording Studio and a number of other music, publishing and finance corporations associated with Combs for enabling his violence.
Thalia Graves
In September, a woman named Thalia Graves filed a lawsuit accusing Combs and his bodyguard Joseph Sherman of raping her, recording the assault without her knowledge and distributing the video as pornography.
Graves alleges that the assault took place in 2001, when she was 25 years old and dating an unnamed record producer who worked with Combs. She says Combs and Sherman took advantage of her relationship with their colleague to lure her to a recording studio alone, where they gave her a drink she believes was laced with some kind of drug. The lawsuit says Graves lost consciousness and awoke to find herself bound and restrained; Combs and Sherman then proceeded to take turns raping her.
Graves says she did not report the alleged crime out of fear of Combs’ retaliation, and that her boyfriend at the time discouraged her from doing so because it might hurt his career. In November 2023, Graves alleges she learned the rape had been recorded by Sherman and Combs, who showed it to others with the purpose of humiliating Graves and her then-boyfriend. The lawsuit details how the crime and the knowledge of its recording has had dire, long-lasting consequences on Graves’ mental health.
The Accused
Aaron Hall
The R&B singer is named in Gardner’s lawsuit, alleging that he and Combs raped her and an unnamed friend in 1990. Hall could not be reached for comment.
Harve Pierre
In December 2023, an unnamed woman filed a lawsuit accusing Combs, former Bad Boy Entertainment president Harve Pierre and a third man of trafficking and gang raping her when she was 17 years old. The suit states that the victim met Pierre at a lounge in Michigan in 2003 while she was still in high school, and that the record executive sexually assaulted her by forcing her to perform oral sex on him. Pierre allegedly called Combs, who convinced the underaged woman to board a private jet to New Jersey.
After the plane ride, the suit states that the unnamed victim, Pierre and two other men were driven to Combs’ recording studio in New York, where they “plied Ms. Doe with drugs and alcohol.” The lawsuit says that Combs, Pierre and another man proceeded to “gang-rape” the teenager, and that she has limited recollection of the trip back to Michigan the following day. The lawsuit also names recording studio Daddy’s House Recordings and Bad Boy Entertainment as co-defendants. Pierre denied the allegations in a statement to TMZ.
Kristina Khorram
Khorram is named as Combs’ chief of staff and a co-defendant in Jones’ lawsuit. Jones alleges that Khorram frequently solicited illicit drugs and sex workers for Combs and his guests, forced Jones to carry substances for Combs and ordered Jones to hire sex workers for Combs. He also accuses Khorram of “aiding and abetting” Combs’ sexual assault and helping Combs groom Jones. Though she is not listed as a co-defendant, Khorram is also named in a September 2024 sexual abuse lawsuit filed by an unnamed woman who says the Combs employee often paid for her to travel and “perform” for Combs — the complaint alleges Combs’ staffers would “send drivers to [the victim’s] home to pick her up before she agreed to travel, to the point where she did not believe she had a choice.”
NPR reached out to Khorram’s attorneys Thursday morning for comment and is awaiting a reply.
Cuba Gooding Jr.
The actor, who pled guilty in 2022 to forcibly touching a woman and settled a civil sexual abuse case in 2023, was named in an amendment to Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones’ original lawsuit against Combs. The producer alleges that Gooding Jr. fondled and groped him on Combs’ yacht. The actor has denied the allegations. “It’s the most ridiculous thing ever,” he said in an interview with Extra TV. “Welcome to being a celebrity. Welcome to my world.”
Justin Dior Combs and Christian Combs
Sean Combs’ son, Justin Dior Combs, is also named in Jones’ lawsuit against the rapper, which alleges that the producer witnessed the father and son solicit sex workers and admit underaged girls to a listening party where they laced the women’s drinks. The lawsuit also alleges that Jones witnessed Christian Combs, another son of Combs, drug and assault a woman. Tyrone Blackburn, an attorney representing Jones, is also part of a separate lawsuit filed in April against Christian Combs on behalf of a plaintiff named Grace O’Marcaigh, alleging the younger Combs assaulted her on a yacht owned by Combs, who is named as co-defendant. Both Justin Dior Combs and Christian Combs have denied the allegations against them.
Jacob Arabov, aka "Jacob The Jeweler" aka Jacob Arabo
The founder and chairman of high-profile jewelry and watch company Jacob & Co. is named as a co-defendant in English’s suit, which alleges he was one of the “White Party” guests she was forced to have sex with. Jacob & Co did not respond to NPR’s request for comment.
Joseph "Big Joe" Sherman
Combs’ former bodyguard is named as a co-defendant in Graves’ lawsuit, along with Daddy’s House Recordings, Bad Boy Entertainment and more. Graves claims that Sherman actively raped her alongside Combs in 2001. The lawsuit states that when she attempted to escape the assault, Combs slammed her head into a pool table, causing her to lose consciousness. After waking up, she says Sherman continued to assault her and slapped her until she passed out a third time. Sherman has denied Graves’ claims, saying he no longer worked for Bad Boy in 2001 and never met the young woman.
DeVante Swing
In an amended complaint filed on Oct. 8, Liza Gardner added Devante Swing of the R&B group Jodeci as a co-defendant to her lawsuit. Gardner alleges that Swing, who was an adult at the time, was her “assumed co-guardian” when he invited the underaged Gardner to New Jersey. The suit alleges that Swing “trafficked and or coerced the child to travel across state lines from North Carolina to New York and New Jersey with the hidden intention of providing the child with alcohol, and marijuana and prostituting the child to his A&R Combs.” Gardner’s friend, Monica Case, also filed a sworn declaration alleging Swing was in the room “watching whatever Puffy was doing to Liza.”
Swing could not be reached for comment.
Other Names To Know
Jimmy Iovine
In her lawsuit, Richard alleges that she attended a party where Interscope Records co-founder Jimmy Iovine witnessed Combs punch Ventura in the stomach. The lawsuit blames Iovine — and Interscope — for moving forward with a deal with Combs and Bad Boy Entertainment after becoming aware of his violent and abusive behavior. Separately, in 2022, Iovine was accused of sexual abuse and harassment by an unnamed woman under New York’s Adult Survivors Act. The woman later dropped the case.
NPR reached out to Interscope and Iovine's team but did not receive a comment.
Kid Cudi
Kid Cudi and Ventura were romantically involved in 2011. In her lawsuit, Ventura alleged that when Combs found emails between the two on Ventura’s phone, he became enraged and attacked her. Ventura attempted to run away but returned due to pressure from Combs’ staff; the lawsuit alleged that Combs then hit and kicked her. The lawsuit stated that in 2012, Combs told Ventura he wanted to “blow up” Kid Cudi’s car while the rapper was home. Kid Cudi corroborated to The New York Times that his car exploded in his driveway around that time.
Caresha Brownlee, aka Yung Miami
Yung Miami, half of the rap duo City Girls, dated Combs in recent years. In August, she denied knowing anything about the accusations that have surfaced against her ex. “I can’t speak on these allegations because I wasn’t around at the time,” she said on her Revolt TV show, Caresha Please. “I don’t know that person, and that wasn’t my experience.”
In September, however, Brownlee was named in a lawsuit filed against Combs by an unnamed woman. The lawsuit alleges that the plaintiff was forced to travel and “perform” for Combs many times from 2021 to 2024. Much of this travel was reportedly paid for by Combs’ staffer Kristina Khorram. The suit states that in 2022, the plaintiff was forced to take drugs and have sex with Combs. When she learned she was pregnant and told Combs, the lawsuit states that Brownlee — who is not a co-defendant on the complaint — harassed and called the plaintiff repeatedly, pressuring her to get an abortion. The stress allegedly led the woman to suffer a miscarriage.
NPR reached out to Brownlee’s representation Thursday morning and is awaiting a reply.
Tony Buzbee
On Oct. 1, Texas attorney Tony Buzbee held a press conference announcing that his firm will be filing at least 120 individual civil lawsuits against Combs in the coming weeks. “The biggest secret in the entertainment industry that wasn’t really a secret at all has finally been revealed to the world,” Buzbee said during the presser. “The wall of silence has been broken, and victims are coming forward.”
Buzbee is known for representing clients in high-profile cases, including Texas attorney general Ken Paxton during his 2023 impeachment trial, the women who sued football player Deshaun Watson for sexual misconduct, and the victims of the Astroworld deadly crowd surge. During Paxton’s trial, Buzbee took his own share of the spotlight for a public spat with the media over how they photographed his tan in the courtroom. In addition to practicing at the Buzbee Law Firm, his professional ventures include property development, a short-lived THC-infused seltzer company and local politics. He self-funded a run for Houston mayor against Democratic incumbent Sylvester Turner in 2019 and ran for Houston City Council in 2023, ultimately losing both races.
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Trend Micro Incorporated unveiled its highly anticipated Trend Micro 2024 Midyear Cybersecurity Threat Report outlining India’s heightened cybersecurity risks. The report underscores India’s growing prominence as a prime target for sophisticated cyberattacks, such as email threats, ransomware and malware. With the nation’s digital infrastructure rapidly expanding across critical sectors like Banking, Government, and Manufacturing, India now stands at the forefront of global cybersecurity challenges. The findings reveal an urgent need for organisations to strengthen their defenses against evolving cyber threats.
Ransomware and malware surge
While Japan and The United States currently lead the world in malware detections, India ranks third worldwide with 4.7% of all detected threats. Regionally, India holds the 2 spot in Asia, responsible for 9.95% of malware cases, and dominates South Asia with a staggering 94.2% of all malware detections highlighting its increasing vulnerability in this area. Notable malware families like CoinMiner, fakeMS, and Mudyupdate present severe risks to the nation’s critical sectors.
On the ransomware front, India ranks 10 globally and 6 in Asia, with 1,17,200 ransomware threats detected in 2024—accounting for 2.95% of global and 4.97% of Asia’s ransomware incidents. In South Asia, India leads with 73.8% of ransomware cases, making it a dominant target. Key ransomware families such as WCry, Cobra, and GandCrab repeatedly attack critical industries like Banking, Government, and Manufacturing, which remain lucrative targets for financially driven ransomware gangs.
Escalating email threats in the region
India grapples with a surge in email-based attacks, ranking 2 globally, behind the United States and leading the charge in Asia. Out of 1,018 billion email threats worldwide, India accounted for an alarming 8.3%, translating to 84.17 million threats. Dominating South Asia, India is responsible for 92.27% of the region’s email-based incidents, underscoring the critical need for organisations to prioritise robust email security solutions to defend against this rising menace.
Commenting on the report’s findings, Sharda Tickoo, Country Manager for India & SAARC, Trend Micro said, “As cybercriminals employ increasingly sophisticated tactics, keysectors in the region are increasingly under attack from ransomware, email threats, and malware. Staying ahead requires a proactive, unified platform approach rather than fragmented solutions. Our report provides strategic insights for businesses to strengthen their defenses, especially as emerging technologies like generative AI transform the threat landscape. The time to shift from reactive to proactive cybersecurity is now, with a focus on comprehensive threat detection and heightened awareness.”
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It’s far from a wrap for Diane von Furstenberg: Skirball exhibition captures a ‘badass’ at 77
- In previewing a Skirball exhibition with The Times, von Furstenberg remembers her first terrifying meeting with legendary Vogue editor Diana Vreeland.
- The designer muses that her famous catch phrase, “Feel like a woman, wear a dress,” may not be aging as well as her classic wrap dress.
Diane von Fursternberg stands next to a timeline of her accomplishments on a bright pink wall at the Skirball Cultural Center in L.A. “When you get old, you get lots of awards,” she says, brushing off her inclusion as one of Time’s 100 most influential people in 2015 and receiving France’s highest distinction, the Chevalier de la Légion D’Honneur in Paris 2020.
It’s the fashion designer’s first time touring an exhibition about her life and work, titled “Diane von Furstenberg: Woman Before Fashion,” opening at the Skirball on Thursday. Curated by Nicolas Lor, the head of exhibitions and publications at the Brussels Fashion & Lace Museum (where it originated), the show pays homage to, among other things, Von Furstenberg’s signature creation, the knitted jersey wrap dress. Introduced to the public in 1974, the design became synonymous with women’s liberation and launched a young Von Furstenberg’s career.
By 1976, she had sold a million of the dresses and appeared on the cover of Newsweek. Young, fierce and beautiful, Von Furstenberg became the face of her own brand, and by the late 1970s, it was hard to turn around without spotting someone in a wrap dress. At the end of that decade, her company’s annual retail sales were more than $150 million (or about $617 million in inflation-adjusted dollars).
Now 77, Von Furstenberg says she has entered the winter of her life and is focused on what she calls “operation legacy,” but she doesn’t act like a person who is winding down. Dressed in a stunning wash of brightly colored patterns with a thick string of peals, large hoop earrings and white fishnet stockings, Von Furstenberg radiates an effortless glamour. When she sits anywhere — on a couch or the ledge of a wooden stand for her dresses — she crosses her long legs with practiced perfection. The effect is of a woman always ready for a camera to snap, which makes sense since Von Furstenberg has lived her life in the spotlight.
Attention arrived early, when at 22 she married Egon von Fürstenberg, a Swiss-born prince of German descent whom she met at boarding school. Within 18 months of their marriage, Von Furstenberg had two children. It was around this time that she became determined to become an independent woman, a “badass,” she says. She didn’t know exactly what she wanted to do with her life, but after a friend’s father showed her around a fabric printing factory near Como, Italy, she began making “little T-shirt dresses.” The way she tells it, these designs came easily to her, eventually leading to T-shirt dresses with pants underneath, then tops with wrap skirts and finally to the wrap dress itself.
“I call myself a designer,” says Von Furstenberg, who switches effortlessly between French, Spanish and English depending on with whom in her entourage she is speaking. “But I’m definitely a manifester.”
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Von Furstenberg’s life does indeed seem to be guided by an invisible thread of destiny. Take, for example, the first time she met the legendary Vogue editor Diana Vreeland in the late 1960s. Von Furstenberg’s husband (who, being a prince, “knew everybody”) helped to arrange the meeting, and Von Furstenberg arrived with a big suitcase full of designs, which she put on hangers on a large rack. She recalls the office as being “super glamorous, with colors and jewelry and scented candles,” and then “all of a sudden this dragon lady comes in, hair black, black, black, and red lipstick and red nails and a big cigarette holder.”
The first thing Vreeland did, Von Furstenberg says, was push her chin up.
“Chin up!” she commanded, before bringing in two skinny models about Von Furstenberg’s age to try the clothes.
“Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful,” Vreeland said.
“Before I knew it, I was out the door with my suitcase,” says Von Furstenberg, and Vreeland’s assistant was telling her that she thought Vreeland liked the work and would do something with it. She told Von Furstenberg that it was almost Market Week, when the buyers come to town, and she should get a room at the Gotham Hotel, because that’s where all the California people stayed. She also told Von Furstenberg to list herself in the fashion calendar and take out a small ad in Women’s Wear Daily. Von Fustenberg did just as she was told.
She also called a photographer friend who took the now famous picture of her sitting on a white cube in a dress with a chain-link pattern. “Feel like a woman, wear a dress” was written on the cube. Von Furstenberg says she wrote the words on a print of the photograph on a whim because she thought the box looked too bare.
The words are as famous as her, although she now muses, “Today I’m not even sure that it’s politically correct to say that.”
“Why?” asks Lor, sitting nearby. He loves this early story about Von Furstenberg and is fascinated with the way she blends the professional with the personal and vice versa — and how she managed to create a dress in the 1970s that is still relevant today.
“Because, ‘feel like a woman, wear a dress,’ I’m sure that there’s plenty of reason for it not to be correct,” she says with a smile.
But she loves wearing dresses — even today. And the wrap dress continues to fascinate new generations of women.
“It’s always the young who rediscover it,” says Von Furstenberg.
A daytime fireworks display by artist Cai Guo-Qiang at the Los Angeles Coliseum was supposed to be a joyful celebration. Instead falling debris injured a few guests, and the noise and smoke angered nearby residents.
Von Furstenberg grew up in awe of women like Gloria Steinem and Angela Davis and has long been an advocate for women’s causes. Her DVF Awards, now in their 15th year, were established with her husband, media mogul Barry Diller, in support of women committed to women’s causes globally, often in the face of great adversity.
This strength and dedication comes from her mother, a Holocaust survivor who was captured as part of the Resistance in World War II. She was imprisoned in Auschwitz and later at Ravensbrück in Germany. She gave birth to Von Furstenberg 18 months after being liberated, and Von Furstenberg says she taught her to be fearless, and also to never be a victim.
When you have a strong mother, she says, you might try to push her away, “but then you end up being completely like her.”
Von Furstenberg’s advice to young women getting started is as simple as she makes everything else in her complicated life sound:
“You own your imperfections. They become your assets. You own your vulnerability, you turn it into strength.”
'Diane von Furstenberg: Woman Before Fashion'
Where: Skirball Cultural Center, 2701 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles
When: Thursday-Oct. 31; closed Mondays
Admission: $13-$18; free for everyone on Thursdays and for children younger than 2 daily
Information: (310) 440-4500, skirball.org
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Philippine authorities are running after a syndicate recruiting Filipinos to work in offshore gaming operations in Laos.
Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Cacdac announced that 160 Filipinos, who had been trafficked into the scheme, were sent home after a crackdown on illegal activities in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone, located in Laos’ Bokeo Province.
The syndicate was uncovered by Philippine Ambassador to Laos Deena Joy Amatong.
The secretary noted that DMW is working with the Department of Justice to file criminal charges against those responsible for the trafficking scheme.
“We are taking statements from the repatriated workers through our Anti-Illegal Recruitment Unit, and they have identified certain Philippine-based recruiters,” Cacdac said, signaling the ongoing investigation into local recruiters involved.
This incident follows an earlier repatriation in August, when 125 overseas Filipino workers were brought back to the Philippines after being lured into cyber scam operations in Laos.
Many of the victims were initially offered legitimate jobs as customer service officers, only to discover upon arrival that they had been trafficked into illegal syndicate operations.
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NCAA Investigating 12-Man Penalty Loophole Oregon Used in Win Over Ohio State
Oregon's thrilling victory over Ohio State last weekend was a tremendous college football game, as well as a contest that allowed Ducks head coach Dan Lanning to flex his rules knowledge.
During the Buckeyes' final drive that ended with Will Howard sliding with no time left on the clock while in field goal range, Oregon appeared to intentionally put 12 defenders on the field. Lanning has since confirmed it was indeed a strategic decision rather than a mistake. Because the clock isn't reset after a 12 men on the field penalty, the Ducks were able to burn time off the clock while defending Ohio State with a one-man advantage.
It was, frankly, a brilliant maneuver and ended up making a huge difference in a game where literally every second mattered. It also, perhaps predictably, drew the attention of the NCAA rules committee.
Yahoo Sports' Ross Dellenger wrote on Tuesday that the NCAA is looking into the strategy and considering a midseason rules adjustment in order to prevent other teams from taking advantage.
"Steve Shaw, the NCAA secretary rules editor, told Yahoo Sports on Tuesday that the NCAA Football Playing Rules Committee is actively 'engaged' in examining the play for possible action," Dellenger wrote. "The Big Ten officiating crew handled the play appropriately, Shaw said, but the rules committee is discussing a way to address the play."
Regardless of if or when the committee changes the rule, the Ducks are glad to have taken advantage. The win bumped them up to No. 2 in the AP Top 25 and will play a big role in any discussion about the College Football Playoff surrounding Oregon. | https://www.si.com/college-football/ncaa-investigating-oregon-12-man-penalty-loophole-vs-ohio-state | 2024-10-15T18:00:41Z |
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In a tragic incident, a massive fire erupted in the basement of Fusion Homes Society in Greater Noida West on Tuesday evening. As per the details, the fire engulfed several vehicles parked in the area. Reports indicate that 2-3 two-wheelers were completely burnt to ashes, while other vehicles suffered significant damage.
The incident reportedly occurred when children in the society were setting off firecrackers, and some of the fireworks accidentally fell into the basement which led to the incident. Residents of the Fusion Homes Society attempted to extinguish the fire immediately after it broke out. Meanwhile, the fire department was also notified about the incident.
Efforts to bring the fire under control are ongoing, creating a chaotic atmosphere at the site. Although, rescue operations have commenced, but a complete assessment of the damage caused by the fire has yet to be determined, as per reports.
Fire in Noida Sector 27
Earlier on October 11, a devastating fire broke out in a house in Noida’s Sector 27, claiming the life of one woman and leaving three others hospitalised. The deceased was identified as Shweta Singh. The fire started from an electrical board and quickly spread due to firecrackers and a gas cylinder explosion. Authorities controlled the blaze, but the entire floor was gutted. Rescue operations revealed that two women residing on the second floor had fallen unconscious due to the thick smoke. | https://www.indiatvnews.com/uttar-pradesh/fire-breaks-out-in-greater-noida-fusion-homes-society-basement-several-vehicles-damaged-firecrackers-visuals-injuries-casualties-latest-updates-2024-10-15-957319 | 2024-10-15T18:00:42Z |
(Bloomberg) -- US oil producers pounced on a chance to lock in prices for future sales as rising tensions between Iran and Israel sent crude soaring earlier this month.
Positioning data indicates that hedging trades jumped when US crude futures surged more than $10 a barrel in about a week to start off October, with traders and brokers also saying they handled a spike in such transactions.
Producers use contracts like swaps and options to guarantee revenue and protect against falls in prices. The most recent surge in hedging came as US crude futures jumped to $78 a barrel just weeks after they had plunged to the lowest prices in almost three years. With the International Energy Agency and other analysts still projecting bearish conditions next year, the spike sent producers clamoring for price protection.
The new hedges give US producers some wiggle room to increase output modestly next year even if prices weaken, potentially adding to the projected oversupply. That could complicate a decision by OPEC and its allies on whether to return some production to the market.
US shale drillers frequently engaged in those trades during the industry’s boom times over the past decade, resulting in bumper derivatives volumes. The practice has since slowed as investors demand more capital discipline from producers and as publicly listed firms were either purchased or went out of business.
AEGIS Hedging — which conducts hedging trades that cover about 25% to 30% of US oil and gas production on a barrels-of-oil-equivalent basis — handled the most trades in its history on Oct. 3, said Jay Stevens, director of market analytics. That day, crude soared more than 5% on speculation Israel might strike Iran’s oil infrastructure.
“It was just wild,” Stevens said. “For multiple days our trading team was super busy. They were deep in the weeds.”
Crude trades for October have already smashed monthly records, he said, adding that producers both large and small have hedged aggressively and locked in prices that they felt they had missed out on, Stevens added.
In one sign of the scale of the hedging outburst, swap dealers increased their short positions in US crude futures and options by 54,000 contracts last week, the most since 2017 and the third-largest gain on record. The gauge is considered an indication that entities like banks, who are often a party to the hedging trades, are attempting to disperse their risk in wider markets.
“Volumes of producer hedging picked up in the wider market when prices rallied,” said Aldo Spanjer, a commodities strategist at BNP Paribas SA. “There definitely was an uptick.”
Conditions in options markets also likely aided the onslaught of producer hedging. Bearish put options had been trading at significant discounts to bullish calls in recent weeks as speculators sought protect against a spike in prices. That setup can make hedging attractive for producers who buy put options and sell calls.
Hedging activity may now have hit a pause amid ebbing concerns that Israel will attack Iranian oil infrastructure. Producers may be interested in hedging more if prices rally toward $80 a barrel again, market participants said.
(Updates with market context in fourth paragraph)
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Russia and China working to strengthen their ties through "substantive" defense and military talks, the Russian defense minister said Tuesday.
The talks will also reinforce Moscow and Beijing's "no limits" partnership as they intensified criticism of U.S. efforts to extend its influence in Asia.
"The military departments of Russia and China are united in their assessments of global processes, and they have a common understanding of what needs to be done in the current situation," a post on the Russian Defense Ministry's Telegram messaging app cited minister, Andrei Belousov, as saying.
Belousov said he held "very substantive" talks with Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of China’s Central Military Commission. China’s Defense Ministry, following the meeting, said both nations aim to deepen military ties and maintain high-level exchanges.
Belousov's visit to Beijing took place as China's military vowed to take further action against Taiwan, if necessary, following a day of war games intended as a warning against “separatist acts." The exercises drew condemnation from both Taiwan and the U.S.
In February 2022, following President Vladimir Putin's visit to Beijing, China and Russia declared a "no limits" partnership, less than three weeks before this his forces launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, triggering the deadliest land war in Europe since World War II.
In May this year, Putin and China's Xi Jinping pledged a "new era" of a partnership between the two most powerful rivals of the United States, which they cast as an aggressive Cold War hegemon further propagating chaos across the globe.
Putin and Xi also agreed to deepen their "strategic partnership," Belousov said, without providing detail, adding he is confident that "fruitful work and the adoption of significant, weighty decisions are ahead."
Russia said last week it was standing alongside China on Asian issues, including the criticism of the U.S. drive to extend its influence and "deliberate attempts" to inflame the situation around Taiwan.
The U.S. accuses China of supporting Russia's war effort in Ukraine through the supply of dual-use goods, including microelectronics, that can help it build weapons.
China denies these claims, stating they have not provided weaponry to any party, reiterating that normal trade with Russia should not be interrupted or restricted. | https://www.dailysabah.com/world/allies-russia-china-hold-substantive-talks-to-bolster-defense-ties/news | 2024-10-15T18:00:43Z |
Welcome to Week 7, friends! We're officially through (at least) half of the regular fantasy football season which means crunch time for your lineups. Luckily, the scheduling gods offered us a lighter slate of bye weeks this go-around, with just the Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears on bye, meaning we should have the bulk of our starting lineups in place ... barring injury, of course.
There are plenty of interesting games on the slate this week, but expect everyone's eyes to be on the showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers — a matchup of Super Bowls LIV and LVIII, each of them games where MVP QB Patrick Mahomes emerged victorious. Brock Purdy will face Andy Reid's Chiefs coming off a bye — an area where the Chiefs have had success historically — but there's no doubt that the Niners have the better personnel on offense to set their QB up for success.
That's certainly been reflected in their fantasy football value this year, as Purdy has had two games of 24+ fantasy points this year, while Mahomes seeks his first game of more than 18 points through his first five games.
Will Chiefs-49ers be the fantasy-scoring bonanza we all hope it will be? To help you make your lineup decisions, our fantasy experts have ranked their top plays at each position in their Week 7 fantasy football rankings for half-PPR scoring formats:
Good luck with your Week 7 matchups! | https://www.krmg.com/news/national/fantasy-football/A3725AFWSDNOFJSZYTVOHPSW4I/ | 2024-10-15T18:00:44Z |
STEVE INSKEEP, BYLINE: We have a closer look at the enemy Israel is fighting in Lebanon. That look comes from a man who studied it. How long have you been paying attention to Hezbollah?
MATTHEW LEVITT: Many, many years.
INSKEEP: Matthew Levitt has studied Hezbollah through government jobs and as an academic.
LEVITT: Look, you wind me up on Hezbollah, and I won't stop.
INSKEEP: So we had a conversation about the group that Israel has devastated in recent days. An attack blew up pagers and radios. Israelis then bombed Beirut, killed Hezbollah leaders and sent troops into Lebanon. The United Nations says this operation has displaced more than 900,000 people. Iran and Hezbollah have sent missiles to Israel in response. Matthew Levitt says the group's history reaches back more than 40 years.
LEVITT: Hezbollah was founded around 1982, but it only officially announced itself in an open letter in 1985. For many years, Hezbollah officials denied that they exist, because that enabled them to say that they weren't behind the Beirut bombings in 1983.
INSKEEP: Oh, this was an attack on U.S. Marines, among others, in Beirut.
LEVITT: Attack on the U.S. Marine barracks, the U.S. Embassy, the U.S. Embassy Annex, the attack on the French forces, strings of kidnappings. This is really what put Hezbollah - then operating under the name Islamic Jihad Organization - on the map. As the anniversaries of these incidents came around, however, Hezbollah officials started talking publicly about how, what we did - don't make us do those types of things again. 1985, it publicly announces itself and pledges itself to Iran. Ultimately got involved in politics. Became very powerful with their allies - some Christian parties, in particular. Built up a blocking third in the parliament, so they're able to control what laws pass and what don't. And Hezbollah is not the only party responsible for the deep, deep economic crisis in Lebanon, but they bear a lot of the responsibility.
INSKEEP: Listening to you, it sounds like Hezbollah has always been not some local ally of Iran that is supported by Iran, but a proxy of Iran - even a subsidiary of Iran.
LEVITT: Look, that's true. This relationship has fluctuated a little bit over time like a really good, strong marriage might, but always within the bounds of that strong relationship. We saw, for example, Hezbollah not being terribly excited at first about getting involved in the Syrian Civil War. But when the Iranians then sent someone from the office of the Supreme Leader, Hassan Nasrallah - the recently killed head of Hezbollah - said, oh, I get it. And they went all in, even though they knew that was going to undermine their position in Lebanon. This is a deep, deep ideological bond. They see themselves as part of the Iranian security fabric. Now, with the Israelis hitting Hezbollah so hard over just the past few weeks, what's happened is not just the degrading of Hezbollah's capabilities targeting Israel, but it's effectively had a really significant impact degrading Iran's Axis of Resistance - Iran's proxy network.
INSKEEP: What does Hezbollah do to maintain some political support within Lebanon?
LEVITT: Lebanon is a country that is governed by Mafia-style dons. Hezbollah is just one of them. There are similar ones in each of the other sectarian communities. They collectively are invested in this system that enables them to provide jobs and services and largesse to their supporters, and get their support. And by virtue of Hezbollah holding on to its arms, it's kind of the enforcer of this system that benefits not only Hezbollah, but the other Mafia-style parties. But Hezbollah has huge social welfare activities, from schools and food programs to medical clinics to the Mahdi Scouts, which is their version of the Cub Scouts, though indoctrinating people to less altruistic ideas. And this goes a very far way, especially given the economic crisis that Lebanon has been suffering. The state is unable, unwilling and too corrupt to be able to provide people the support they need. And Hezbollah has stepped in, and that gets Hezbollah a lot of grassroots support.
INSKEEP: It's common for analysts to say of Hamas in Gaza and the West Bank, among Palestinians, that you can't destroy Hamas. You might kill their leaders, but it's a political movement. Some form of its beliefs are embraced by millions of people. You can't destroy Hamas. That's the commonplace saying. Is it possible to destroy Hezbollah?
LEVITT: Look, in both cases, it is possible to inflict battlefield defeat. It's possible to destroy their weaponry and make them far less of a threat. The Israelis have demonstrated in the most astounding way that even over a short period of time, if you hit the right things, if you have the right intelligence, you can pull the rug out from Hezbollah. I do not think it's an exaggeration to say that the Hezbollah that we knew as of two weeks ago no longer exists.
INSKEEP: Matthew Levitt is the author of "Hezbollah: The Global Footprint Of Lebanon's Party Of God." Thanks so much.
LEVITT: Thank you, Steve. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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Bausch + Lomb Co. (NYSE:BLCO – Get Free Report)’s stock price gapped up before the market opened on Tuesday . The stock had previously closed at $20.87, but opened at $21.33. Bausch + Lomb shares last traded at $21.26, with a volume of 359,740 shares traded.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several equities analysts recently weighed in on BLCO shares. HC Wainwright raised their target price on shares of Bausch + Lomb from $19.00 to $22.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, September 23rd. Royal Bank of Canada reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $20.00 target price on shares of Bausch + Lomb in a report on Thursday, August 1st. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on Bausch + Lomb from $16.00 to $19.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, September 23rd. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Bausch + Lomb in a research note on Monday, September 16th. Finally, Evercore ISI upgraded Bausch + Lomb from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their target price for the company from $19.00 to $25.00 in a research report on Tuesday. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $20.00.
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Bausch + Lomb (NYSE:BLCO – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 31st. The company reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.13. Bausch + Lomb had a negative net margin of 10.15% and a positive return on equity of 3.36%. The business had revenue of $1.22 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.17 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.18 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.5% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts anticipate that Bausch + Lomb Co. will post 0.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Bausch + Lomb news, CEO Brent L. Saunders purchased 32,250 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 5th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $15.66 per share, with a total value of $505,035.00. Following the purchase, the chief executive officer now owns 595,169 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,320,346.54. The trade was a 0.00 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.15% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On Bausch + Lomb
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BLCO. Blue Trust Inc. raised its position in Bausch + Lomb by 14,052.2% during the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,255 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,000 after purchasing an additional 3,232 shares in the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC purchased a new stake in Bausch + Lomb in the second quarter worth about $173,000. Fore Capital LLC bought a new position in Bausch + Lomb during the 1st quarter worth about $384,000. Renaissance Capital LLC grew its holdings in Bausch + Lomb by 3.0% during the 1st quarter. Renaissance Capital LLC now owns 23,076 shares of the company’s stock worth $399,000 after acquiring an additional 669 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC purchased a new position in Bausch + Lomb during the 2nd quarter valued at about $580,000. Institutional investors own 11.07% of the company’s stock.
Bausch + Lomb Company Profile
Bausch + Lomb Corporation operates as an eye health company in the United States, Puerto Rico, China, France, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, Russia, Spain, Italy, Mexico, Poland, South Korea, and internationally. It operates in three segments: Vision Care, Pharmaceuticals, and Surgical. The Vision Care segment provides contact lens that covers the spectrum of wearing modalities, including daily disposable and frequently replaced contact lenses; and contact lens care products comprising over-the-counter eye drops, eye vitamins, and mineral supplements that address various conditions, such as eye allergies, conjunctivitis, dry eye, and redness relief.
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Welcome to Week 7, friends! We're officially through (at least) half of the regular fantasy football season which means crunch time for your lineups. Luckily, the scheduling gods offered us a lighter slate of bye weeks this go-around, with just the Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears on bye, meaning we should have the bulk of our starting lineups in place ... barring injury, of course.
There are plenty of interesting games on the slate this week, but expect everyone's eyes to be on the showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers — a matchup of Super Bowls LIV and LVIII, each of them games where MVP QB Patrick Mahomes emerged victorious. Brock Purdy will face Andy Reid's Chiefs coming off a bye — an area where the Chiefs have had success historically — but there's no doubt that the Niners have the better personnel on offense to set their QB up for success.
That's certainly been reflected in their fantasy football value this year, as Purdy has had two games of 24+ fantasy points this year, while Mahomes seeks his first game of more than 18 points through his first five games.
Will Chiefs-49ers be the fantasy-scoring bonanza we all hope it will be? To help you make your lineup decisions, our fantasy experts have ranked their top plays at each position in their Week 7 fantasy football rankings for half-PPR scoring formats:
Good luck with your Week 7 matchups! | https://www.wokv.com/news/national/fantasy-football/A3725AFWSDNOFJSZYTVOHPSW4I/ | 2024-10-15T18:00:44Z |
Union Bank of India, one of India’s largest public sector banks, and Zoho, a leading global technology company headquartered in Chennai, have achieved a significant milestone in Union Bank of India’s digital transformation journey with the successful launch and implementation of CRM Edge – an advanced customer experience platform co-created by both the organisations. At an event commemorating the collaboration at Zoho’s rural hub office in Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, Union Bank of India’s MD & CEO, A. Manimekhalai, and Zoho’s Co-founder and CEO, Mr. Sridhar Vembu, showcased the shared vision and collaborative efforts that drove this transformational journey.
Since its rollout in 2023, CRM Edge has rapidly become the Bank’s primary customer engagement tool and is widely used across the Bank. It has served as a unified system for the Bank’s sales, marketing, and service teams, improving collaboration, data-driven decision-making, and workflow automation. It also streamlined essential qualification checks for eKYC (electronic Know Your Customer) like PAN and Aadhaar validation, and CIBIL checks, ensuring secure and efficient customer verification. Additionally, customer satisfaction scores are collected and tracked via Zoho Survey, which shows marked improvement in customer happiness.
The partnership between Union Bank of India and Zoho began in 2021 after the merger of Andhra Bank and Corporation Bank with Union Bank of India, which significantly expanded its operations. This growth prompted the Bank to modernise its customer engagement strategy by standardising interactions and reducing reliance on its Core Banking System for customer data access. The aim was to enable personalised communication and enhance cross-selling and upselling opportunities. Zoho addressed Union Bank of India’s needs by co-creating CRM Edge, a flexible, scalable platform that seamlessly integrates with the Bank’s complex IT ecosystem and adapts to its evolving business objectives.
After implementing CRM Edge, Union Bank of India has seen significant gains in customer acquisition, retention, and satisfaction, aligning with its long-term growth strategy. The Bank has also been able to automate around 90-95% of customer query processes. This automation streamlines internal task assignments and follow-ups, ensuring that customer queries are efficiently routed and managed by Bank’s internal staff to provide effective resolution. These improvements have significantly enhanced operational efficiency and response times with higher customer satisfaction.
“Zoho’s consultative approach and commitment to our vision have been instrumental in unlocking immense value in our customer experience strategy. This partnership has allowed us to transcend traditional systems and leverage modern technology to better serve our customers,” said Ms. A. Manimekhalai, Managing Director of Union Bank of India. “We look forward to exploring new opportunities for collaboration and driving further innovations,” she further added.
“We are proud to have partnered with Union Bank of India on this transformative journey. Our platform’s flexibility allowed us to co-create a customised solution that seamlessly integrates with Bank’s IT infrastructure, empowering Union Bank to drive its digital transformation with full control over it technology stack while reducing reliance on external vendors. Together, we are enhancing customer experiences through technology innovation,” said Sridhar Vembu, Co-founder and CEO of Zoho Corporation.
The Bank, in its commitment to community development in rural India and Corporate Social Responsibility, contributed to Government High Schools at Melur, Sengottai and SMSS Government Boys Higher Secondary School towards their key infrastructure and sustainability initiatives, such as sanitation improvements and installation of solar power units | https://www.crn.in/news/union-bank-of-india-and-zoho-mark-digital-transformation-success-with-leadership-meet/ | 2024-10-15T18:00:45Z |
Games today:
(Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig)
2 p.m. — Chichi DHTSI vs D’Navigators
4 p.m. — VNS vs Criss Cross
Criss Cross, after narrowly missing the top spot in the Open Conference, is back with renewed determination, eyeing no less than a championship in the Spikers’ Turf Invitational Conference, which comes off the wraps today in Pasig.
The King Crunchers open their campaign against a youthful but hungry VNS side at the Ynares Sports Arena. While the absence of ace spiker Marck Espejo is a significant blow, Criss Cross remains a formidable contender, thanks to key acquisitions and a roster oozing with talent.
New recruits, including National University’s Nico Alemendras, Adrian Villados from Arellano University, and Perpetual Help’s John Pepito, have bolstered the team’s firepower as these players bring with them collegiate experience, solidifying Criss Cross’ rotation both in attack and defense.
Add to that the Filipino-American Lucca Mamone from Long Beach City College and former D’Navigators standout Francis Saura, and the King Crunchers have crafted a lineup capable of going all the way this time around.
The addition of seasoned players, particularly Mamone and Saura, along with a solid supporting cast, allows Criss Cross to cover all bases — both in terms of front-line offense and defensive coverage.
Criss Cross’ coaching staff has also emphasized chemistry and preparedness, knowing that a cohesive team will be crucial in its title quest.
With this reinforced lineup, they are banking on a well-rounded offensive strategy and a reliable defense to counter any opposition.
On the other side, VNS, despite an inexperienced roster, remains optimistic.
Led by seasoned player Benjaylo Labide and backed by young talents such as Jan Mangulabnan and captain Charles Jordan Segui, they will look to make it a competitive contest.
However, Criss Cross is favored in this matchup due to its depth and experience.
Gametime is set at 4 p.m., following the 2 p.m. opening clash between the D’Navigators and Chichi DHTSI, formerly known as RichMarc Sports 3B.
D’Navigators, based in Iloilo, are ushering in a new era as they take on a Titans team eager to prove themselves in the conference organized by Sports Vision, and supported by ArenaPlus, Mikasa and Alpha Insurance & Surety Company. | https://tribune.net.ph/2024/10/15/criss-cross-starts-spikers-turf-title-quest | 2024-10-15T18:00:46Z |
Oregon Coach Dan Lanning Couldn’t Hide His Delight When Asked About Shrewd Manipulation of Rules
1. You know how some people tell you everything you need to know just by the look on their face?
That was the case Monday with Oregon head coach Dan Lanning, who explained how he pulled off a fast one at the end of the Ducks’ game against Ohio State on Saturday, but clearly let us know the truth by the grin on his face.
The details:
Oregon was up 32–31 with nine seconds left in the game and Ohio State at the Ducks’43-yard line. After Oregon called timeout, the team came out on the field with 12 men on defense, which drew a flag.
But the play had run and four seconds came off the clock, leaving Ohio State with just one chance to pull off a miracle.
Many people are upset that the time doesn’t go back on the clock since the penalty is basically a manipulation of the clock.
The best part of all this was Lanning trying to keep a straight face while answering whether he sent 12 men onto the field on purpose.
Lanning first tried give some mumbo jumbo answer about coverages, but then he came clean. “There was a timeout before that,” Lanning explained. "We spent an inordinate amount of time on situations. There are some situations that don’t show up very often in college football. But this is one that obviously was something we worked on. You could see the result.”
You could also see the sly grin on Lanning’s face as he explained his cunning ways.
2. If you were on social media this morning, you likely saw a bunch of tweets about Jerry Jones acting like big jerk on a local radio show.
What fascinates me about this isn’t that Jerry Jones acted like a jerk on a radio show. It’s that Jerry Jones does a weekly spot on a local radio show.
Which owner in sports does this? How does it benefit the organization to have the blowhard owner go on the radio and do a State of the Union EVERY SINGLE WEEK? Most owners, front office executives and coaches want everyone associated with their team to do as little press as possible. With the Cowboys, the owner has a weekly radio spot. And all that does is make it even easier for everyone outside of Dallas to root against the Cowboys.
3. Bill Belichick dumping all over the Jets during the ManningCast on Monday night was perfect. What makes Belichick so good at this is that he doesn’t yell, he doesn’t use inflammatory language, he doesn’t go over the top. Which makes his words cut even more.
“You know, Peyton, Eli,” said Belichick, “I’m not a big Jets fan in case you didn’t now that. … Coach Saleh did a good job with that program. He brought in a culture, a level of toughness, competitiveness. Unfortunately, the offense hasn’t… a little bit of a slow start. I thought Coach Saleh really did a good job with this team and they’re probably not that far away from winning.”
When Peyton chimed in that it seemed early for the Jets to make a coaching change, Belichick pounced.
“That’s kind of what it’s been there with the Jets,” said Belichick. “Barely won over 30% in the last 10 years. The owner being the owner, just ready, fire, aim.”
4. This was pretty solid trolling by the Buffalo Bills after the team beat the Jets on Monday night.
5. Here is the best weekly segment on all of sports TV: Bad Beats.
6. The latest episode of SI Media With Jimmy Traina features an outstanding conversation with ESPN’s Paul Finebaum.
Finebaum talks about what it’s like to cover SEC football and deal with those fans, what goes into doing a daily four-hour radio show solo, his interviewing philosophy and his all-time favorite job.
Finebaum also discusses how the expanded playoff affects college football’s regular season, why he isn’t a regular on College GameDay, how he once got Lane Kiffin fired, his feud with wrestling legend Ric Flair, why college football needs to start its season earlier, whether coaches cover the point spread for boosters, the craziest moment of his career and much more.
Following Finebaum, Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joins me for our weekly “Traina Thoughts” segment. This week, Sal explains what it’s like when huge breaking news happens while being on air, the problem with MLB postseason broadcasters, the Jets firing Robert Saleh and more.
You can listen to the SI Media With Jimmy Traina below or on Apple and Spotify.
You can also watch SI Media With Jimmy Traina on Sports Illustrated‘s YouTube channel.
7. RANDOM VIDEO OF THE DAY: After watching some shaky umpiring during the playoffs, I can’t help but wonder what Twitter would’ve been like if it had been around during the Eric Gregg game in 1997.
Be sure to catch up on past editions of Traina Thoughts and check out the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast hosted by Jimmy Traina on Apple, Spotify or Google. You can also follow Jimmy on Twitter and Instagram. | https://www.si.com/college-football/oregon-dan-lanning-admits-purposeful-penalty-ohio-state-win | 2024-10-15T18:00:47Z |
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Rising Demand for Sustainable Chemical Production Spurs Adoption of Bio-Based Platform Chemicals Technological Advancements in Catalysis Strengthen the Business Case for High-Efficiency Platform Chemical Synthesis Surge in Demand for High-Performance Polymers Drives Growth for Advanced Platform Chemicals in Specialty Applications Increasing Use of Bio-Succinic Acid and Lactic Acid as Key Precursors Propels Market Opportunities in Bioplastics Integration of Platform Chemicals into the Development of Low-Carbon Biofuels Expands Growth Potential in Energy Markets Growing Focus on Lightweight and Sustainable Materials in Automotive and Aerospace Sectors Creates Demand for Novel Platform Chemicals Emerging Innovations in Fermentation and Enzymatic Processes Accelerate Development of New Bio-Based Platform Chemicals Expanding Application of Platform Chemicals in Pharmaceutical Synthesis Sustains Growth in the Fine Chemicals Sector Rapid Industrialization in Emerging Economies Generates Demand for Versatile Platform Chemicals Across Manufacturing Sectors
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Amyris, Inc. Avantium N.V. BASF SE Butamax Advanced Biofuels LLC Corbion N.V. GC Innovation America Genomatica, Inc. Gevo, Inc. Itaconix plc Rennovia, Inc.
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(Bloomberg) -- Bernard Cazeneuve, a former French Socialist prime minister who came close to being reappointed to the role this summer, warned against using migration as a weapon as the government mulls more legislation to curb it.
“When this issue is weaponized for political reasons, it isn’t solved with efficient solutions,” he said at the Future Resilience Forum in London on Tuesday. “The only right path is to be balanced.”
French President Emmanuel Macron passed a deeply divisive immigration bill earlier this year that sought to toughen the country’s stance. While its decrees haven’t been fully implemented yet, the new government is considering another one in 2025.
This is a key demand of Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally, whose ability to topple the minority government by backing a no-confidence motion in parliament along with an alliance of left-wing parties is keeping pressure on new Prime Minister Michel Barnier.
Cazeneuve was speaking ahead of a meeting of European Union leaders in Brussels later this week. Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, has convened counterparts including Poland’s Donald Tusk to discuss the topic informally on the sidelines of the summit on Thursday to push for tougher migration measures.
Macron took weeks to choose a new prime minister after his June decision to call a snap legislative vote following defeat by the far right in European elections delivered a divided National Assembly with no group able to form a majority to govern.
In the end, he decided against picking Cazeneuve, who served in the role under Socialist former President Francois Hollande and had been in the running until late in the race. Instead, he opted for seasoned conservative Republican Michel Barnier, a choice acceptable to Le Pen.
The former EU Brexit negotiator put forward Republican Senator Bruno Retailleau as interior minister. Retailleau has said that “immigration isn’t an opportunity.”
©2024 Bloomberg L.P. | https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/politics/2024/10/15/french-ex-premier-cazeneuve-warns-against-weaponizing-migration/ | 2024-10-15T18:00:49Z |
The top U.S. diplomat and defense chief called on Israel to take immediate steps to improve the dire humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip or risk getting U.S. military aid, reports said Tuesday.
"We are writing now to underscore the U.S. government's deep concern over the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza, and seek urgent and sustained actions by your government this month to reverse this trajectory," U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin wrote in an Oct. 13 letter to their Israeli counterparts, posted by an Axios reporter on X.
A reporter for Israeli News 12 first earlier the contents of the letter on X.
The State Department and Pentagon did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Representatives for Israel's government also could not be immediately reached for comment.
The reports come as Israeli forces expand attacks on northern Gaza amid ongoing concerns about access to humanitarian aid throughout the enclave and civilians' access to food, water and medicine.
The United States last week told the U.N. Security Council that Israel needs to address urgently "catastrophic conditions" among Palestinian civilians in the besieged Gaza Strip and stop "intensifying suffering" by limiting aid deliveries.
The secretaries' letter cited Section 620i of the Foreign Assistance Act, which restricts (prohibits) military aid to countries that impede the delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance.
This week, Israel attacked a refugee camp, killing tens of Palestinians.
Israeli airstrikes killed at least 50 Palestinians in Gaza as forces intensified their assault on Jabalia in the north on Tuesday.
Jabalia has been the focus of an Israeli offensive for more than 10 days, with troops returning to areas of the north that came under heavy bombardment in the early months of the year-long war.
The operation has raised concerns among Palestinians and U.N. agencies that Israel wants to clear residents from the north of the crowded enclave, a charge it has denied. Residents said Israeli forces destroyed dozens of houses in the past 10 days.
The United Nations human rights office said Tuesday the Israeli military appeared to be "cutting off North Gaza completely from the rest of the Gaza Strip."
It also cited a National Security Memorandum that U.S. President Joe Biden issued in February that requires the State Department to report to Congress on whether it finds credible Israel's assurances that its use of U.S. weapons does not violate U.S. or international law.
U.S. officials earlier this year said Israel may have violated international humanitarian law using U.S.-supplied weapons during its military operation in Gaza.
The northern part of Gaza is home to well over half the territory's 2.3 million people and hundreds of thousands of residents were forced to flee their homes amid heavy bombing in the first phase of Israel's assault on the territory.
Around 400,000 people remained, according to United Nations estimates.
Israel launched the offensive against the Hamas incursion on Oct. 7, 2024, that caused 1,200 deaths and 250 were taken hostage, according to Israeli tallies.
Tel Aviv's genocidal war has killed more than 42,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza's health authorities. | https://www.dailysabah.com/world/americas/us-urges-israel-to-improve-humanitarian-situation-in-gaza-or-risk-aid | 2024-10-15T18:00:49Z |
Arizona State, Oregon carrying torch for former Pac-12 football teams
After finishing 14-1 in its final season in the Pac-12 - and advancing all the way to the CFP National Championship game - the Washington Huskies were expected to ride that momentum into the Big Ten.
USC, UCLA and Oregon were expected to do the same.
Entering Week 8 of the 2024 college football season, the Ducks are the only Big Ten program doing their part to make the disbanded Pac-12 look good. Oregon (6-0) is ranked No. 2 in the country and is coming off a thrilling 32-31 victory over Ohio State.
The other three programs are a combined 8-11 overall and 0-5 on the road in the Big Ten. USC (3-3) is arguably the biggest disappointment as Lincoln Riley's program continues to backslide. Midway through his third season in Los Angeles, the 41-year-old Riley is 22-11 - three games worse than his predecessor Clay Helton was at the same juncture.
Riley is clearly feeling the heat, and has been testy in his recent postgame press conferences. After losing to Minnesota he snapped at a reporter's question about the biggest play in the game and refused to let his player answer. After Saturday's overtime loss to Penn State, he was defensive and lamented the Trojans' tough schedule. Welcome to the Big Ten, Lincoln.
"The reality of it is we've played the toughest schedule in the country the first six games, we've had a chance to win all six games," Riley said. "And that's hard to do. Like, to put yourself in position to win these games is friggin' hard to do to begin with."
Arizona State Turnaround
Of the four Pac-12 teams that jumped to the Big 12, Arizona State was the afterthought. The Sun Devils were coming off a 3-9 season and picked to finish dead last in their first season in the Big 12.
Six games into the season, the Sun Devils are making the Pac-12 look good. Kenny Dillingham's program is 5-1 and coming off a nationally televised 27-19 upset of then-No. 16 Utah. The Sun Devils aren't ranked, but they're knocking on the door after receiving 39 votes in this week's AP Top 25 poll.
The other three former Pac-12 programs are faring better than their Big Ten counterparts, but none of them are ranked. Utah, Arizona and Colorado are a combined 11-7 overall, but just 4-5 in conference play.
Consider this: If the old Pac-12 was still together, the conference would have one ranked team (No. 2 Oregon) heading into the second half of the 2024 season. Last season at this point the Pac-12 had six ranked teams: No. 5 Washington, No. 9 Oregon, No. 12 Oregon State, No. 14 Utah, No. 18 USC and No. 25 UCLA.
Travel Schedule Not Sustainable
Travel is one of the biggest factors impacting the Big Ten teams on the West Coast. It was widely discussed in advance, and now they're seeing it play out. UCLA (1-5) has already played one game in the Eastern Time Zone (at Penn State) and has another one coming up at Rutgers. USC has traveled to Michigan and to Minnesota - and this week they fly to Maryland. Washington (4-3) has arguably the toughest road slate. The Huskies have already played at Rutgers and at Iowa, and they still have to travel to Indiana and Penn State.
Their combined records in those road games? 0-5.
Then there's Cal (3-3) and Stanford (2-4), who are navigating through hellish travel schedules in the ACC. The two football programs will combine to log over 34,000 air miles this season as they crisscross the country from the Bay Area to upstate New York and multiple points in between.
The Sun Devils face their first Eastern Time Zone test this weekend at Cincinnati, and Dillingham knows all too well how difficult it will be.
"If you look at right now in college football, traveling three time zones and the win percentage, like I told our guys, is very, very, very low," said Dillingham in his Monday press conference. "If you just looked at that, and you didn't even look at the football teams, you just said 'who's traveling three time zones?' and you bet on the other team, you're gonna win the majority because it's such a challenge. Especially for college athletes who maybe don't go to bed when they should like a pro athlete does when he's preparing to do that."
Travel is one of many circumstances impacting former Pac-12 teams this season - but it is arguably the biggest one. It is not sustainable - especially the ACC schedule - and it begs the question on many people's minds: How long will it last? | https://www.si.com/college/arizonastate/football/arizona-state-oregon-carrying-torch-for-former-pac-12-football-teams-01ja5rrzsqaz | 2024-10-15T18:00:50Z |
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This week, NPR is reporting from Israel to Gaza and beyond to look at the ways life has changed for those affected by the events of October 7 a year on. Palestinian citizens of Israel make up a fifth of the Israeli population. After the state of Israel was created in 1948, a minority of Palestinians who did not flee or get expelled from their homes were granted citizenship and placed under military rule for the first 20 years. Today, many live and work alongside Jewish Israelis. They speak fluent Arabic and Hebrew. Some were killed in the Hamas-led attacks on Israel that triggered the war in Gaza. But after October 7, they say they live in an atmosphere of fear. NPR's Hadeel Al-Shalchi takes us to Jaffa, the Arab-majority district of Tel Aviv.
HADEEL AL-SHALCHI, BYLINE: Walking through central Jaffa, around me are shops with both Arabic and Hebrew signs, many women wearing Hijab, and Palestinians and Jews share spaces in coffee shops, stores and restaurants. This shared and tense life was never easy for Palestinians before October 7, and now they say it's all been upended in the smallest ways.
Abu Yehya changes the wheel of a bicycle in his shop in Jaffa. He's always had a mix of Arab and Jewish customers and friends. But after October 7, he says he's viewed with suspicion by his Jewish neighbors.
ABU YEHYA: (Non-English language spoken).
AL-SHALCHI: "The way they look at you is different now," Abu Yehya says.
He says he's lost Jewish customers.
YEHYA: (Non-English language spoken).
AL-SHALCHI: "They walk in, see you're an Arab and walk out," Abu Yehya says.
Palestinians in Jaffa have deep ties to fellow Palestinians in Gaza. Abu Yehya says some of his relatives there have been killed in the war. Just a few miles away, families of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas have set up hostage square in central Tel Aviv, with tents and art installations and memorials to October 7 victims. But Abu Yehya hasn't held any memorials for his killed relatives. He says he doesn't want his Jewish neighbors to mistake his grief for support for Hamas.
YEHYA: (Non-English language spoken).
AL-SHALCHI: "I don't even dare to write the words, rest in peace, on Facebook to mourn my cousin," he says. Sami Abu Shehadeh is a prominent Jaffa politician who served in the Israeli Parliament.
SAMI ABU SHEHADEH: I was attacked physically and verbally few times on the streets. Here in Jaffa, a lot of the Muslim women that wear scarves were attacked on the public transportation. And part of them now are afraid to go to hospitals or to go to the doctor because they are attacked on the streets because they are not Jewish.
AL-SHALCHI: Many Palestinian citizens of Israel are prominent members of the community, and some helped treat the injured on October 7.
ABU SHEHADEH: On the same day, they were rescued by Arab Palestinians. Those who were injured, they were - dealt with Arab doctors in the hospital.
AL-SHALCHI: Yona Rosenbaum (ph) is a Jewish resident of the mixed city of Haifa. He says he understands the concerns of Palestinians in his city.
YONA ROSENBAUM: (Non-English language spoken).
AL-SHALCHI: "Most Arabs are afraid of being arrested and harmed. They don't express themselves freely," he says.
Ahmed Khelefe waves from his front door. We meet him at his doorstep. It's illegal for him to go any further. The 42-year-old human rights lawyer has been under house arrest for almost 10 months. On October 19, Khelefe was arrested during an anti-war demonstration in his town Umm al-Fahm. That's an Arab town in northern Israel. Khelefe was chanting slogans he says were in support of Palestinian victims of the war in Gaza.
AHMED KHELEFE: (Non-English language spoken).
AL-SHALCHI: They were saying, "Gaza, don't sway. You are full of dignity and glory." Khelefe was charged for incitement of terrorism and identifying with a terrorist organization based on those slogans. He spent four months in jail where he says he was beaten, given very little to eat and where the cells were overcrowded and filthy.
KHELEFE: People were begging for their lives and crying. The atmosphere was full of fear that you can die any second.
AL-SHALCHI: Israeli police told NPR that it operates in accordance to the law and was unfamiliar with, quote, "the claims described."
KHELEFE: We are living in a political body that claims to be Democratical state, but it's a Jewish democracy that we have no place.
AL-SHALCHI: NPR spoke to many Palestinian citizens of Israel who were jailed for social media posts supporting an end to the war or who were harassed in public. They were all afraid to go on record, even anonymously. The Israeli Parliament's research division says that 84 indictments of incitement to terrorism were filed between 2018 and 2022, mainly against Arabs. That number has more than doubled since the outbreak of the war. Last October, Israel's police commissioner, Kobi Shabtai, made his position clear.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
KOBI SHABTAI: (Non-English language spoken).
AL-SHALCHI: "Whoever wants to be a citizen of Israel, welcome," he said. "Whoever wants to identify with Gaza is welcome. I will put them on a bus headed there."
Myssana Morany is a lawyer with the rights group Adalah, who represents Khelefe. She says, Israeli courts used to be more sympathetic to her clients but not since October 7.
MYSSANA MORANY: I'm standing there arguing the same things that I argued before that led to the release of a lot of people. I'm getting to a dead end with the court, with the judges, with the attorney general.
AL-SHALCHI: Even the judges are harsher, she says.
MORANY: They just look at me and say - and many times we get this answer. What was before the 7 of October is not what's happening after the 7 of October.
AL-SHALCHI: We reached out to the Israeli Justice Department, but they didn't respond with comment.
BILAL DEKKEH: (Non-English language spoken).
AL-SHALCHI: In the Jabalieh Mosque in Jaffa, Imam Bilal Dekkeh leads about 10 men in afternoon prayers. Palestinian Muslims come to find spiritual guidance from Dekkeh at a time of anguish. But even the preacher says he's avoiding any reference to the war.
DEKKEH: (Non-English language spoken).
AL-SHALCHI: "Any Friday sermon about Gaza and the police will arrest you," he says.
Dekkeh says many in his congregation come to ease their pain over the war in private.
DEKKEH: (Non-English language spoken).
AL-SHALCHI: "I tell them to be patient, Dekkeh says, "that there's a mighty God above."
In the heart of Jaffa last week, a deadly shooting exposed these tensions.
(SOUNDBITE OF SIRENS WAILING)
AL-SHALCHI: At the very same moment sirens wail during an Iranian missile attack, two Palestinian men from the Israeli-occupied West Bank opened fire at a Jaffa light rail station. Police said seven people were killed. Hamas claimed responsibility. Israeli Shai Peretz witnessed the shooting.
SHAI PERETZ: (Non-English language spoken).
AL-SHALCHI: "The Arabs of Jaffa are a danger," he told reporters. "Anyone who harms us will be dealt with an iron fist."
During the attack, one shooter ran into a nearby mosque and warned worshippers not to leave. Later, far-right minister of national security Itamar Ben-Gvir came to the scene.
ITAMAR BEN-GVIR: (Non-English language spoken).
AL-SHALCHI: "If a connection is found to the mosque, we need to close it, to demolish it," Ben-Gvir said.
There was no connection, Israeli police later said. But once again, Palestinian citizens were caught in the middle. Arabs were among those wounded, and yet, they were blamed. Eran Nissan is a Jewish medic who treated the wounded and told Israeli TV that the security minister, Ben-Gvir, was exploiting the horrific attack.
(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)
ERAN NISSAN: (Non-English language spoken).
AL-SHALCHI: "Jews and Arabs are trying to build a life together," Nissan said, a life that Palestinian citizens of Israel struggle to navigate as the war in Gaza continues.
Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
DETROW: You can hear more stories of lives changed since October 7 on NPR's State Of The World podcast. You can find it on your favorite podcast player or the NPR App.
(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Accuracy and availability may vary. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record. | https://www.ideastream.org/2024-10-11/how-life-has-changed-for-palestinian-citizens-of-israel-in-the-last-year | 2024-10-15T18:00:50Z |
The following is an excerpt from the latest edition of Yahoo's fantasy football newsletter, Get to the Points! If you like what you see, you can subscribe for free here.
Fantasy managers will spend the next 24 hours working the waiver wire, but that's obviously just part of the process. In most instances, you also have to make a corresponding drop. And we'd like to help you make those difficult cuts.
Most fantasy advice will never be one size fits all, and that's especially true for a cut list. You need to apply this to your situation and the context of your league. A nifty stash in one league could be a see-you-later player in a different room. And remember, if you never make a regretful cut during the season, you're probably playing far too conservatively.
Isaiah Likely, TE, Ravens (59% rostered)
I have a few fantasy shares of Likely, and I'm not eager to give them up. But we have to accept that he's merely a contingency-value stash at tight end these days, not someone you can play. He has just nine catches since the blowup season opener. Unless Mark Andrews gets hurt, Likely can't be trusted in lineups. And in the teeth of bye season, that might make him a drop now.
Dontayvion Wicks, WR, Packers (47% rostered)
You used good process when you added Wicks, but he didn't come through in his last two opportunities, and now the receiving room is healing up. The Packers also have two talented backs and a tight end of note. Wicks is also dealing with a shoulder injury, giving him week-to-week status. In most formats, it's not worth the wait.
Trey Sermon, RB, Colts (48% rostered)
Jonathan Taylor probably isn't long off, even if he can't play in Week 7. But Sermon has a more immediate issue — Tyler Goodson is clearly outplaying him. Surely this isn't lost on the Indianapolis coaching staff.
Antonio Gibson, RB, Patriots (49% rostered)
He flopped in his starting opportunity last week (13 carries, 19 yards) and the Patriots will go back to Rhamondre Stevenson when healthy, no matter how much he fumbles. And some of New England's rushing production will also be distributed to athletic and resourceful rookie QB Drake Maye.
Jerome Ford, RB, Browns (73% rostered)
He's dealing with a balky hamstring, the offense is shipwrecked by poor blocking and QB play, and Nick Chubb might return this week. Ford was a fantasy dud most of the year, and while much of it wasn't his fault, he has a capped ceiling.
Daniel Jones, QB, Giants (21% rostered)
He made sense as a Week 6 sleeper, even though his home/road splits are starting to become too large to ignore (Jones, for some reason, plays poorly in New Jersey). It's a home date against Philly this week, and then a trip to Pittsburgh. Even with Malik Nabers expected back, we hope you have a better QB option to navigate the bye weeks. | https://www.krmg.com/news/national/fantasy-football/FC4M6YSYJ5WC6BJCO3H3DEJPM4/ | 2024-10-15T18:00:50Z |
The following is an excerpt from the latest edition of Yahoo's fantasy football newsletter, Get to the Points! If you like what you see, you can subscribe for free here.
Fantasy managers will spend the next 24 hours working the waiver wire, but that's obviously just part of the process. In most instances, you also have to make a corresponding drop. And we'd like to help you make those difficult cuts.
Most fantasy advice will never be one size fits all, and that's especially true for a cut list. You need to apply this to your situation and the context of your league. A nifty stash in one league could be a see-you-later player in a different room. And remember, if you never make a regretful cut during the season, you're probably playing far too conservatively.
Isaiah Likely, TE, Ravens (59% rostered)
I have a few fantasy shares of Likely, and I'm not eager to give them up. But we have to accept that he's merely a contingency-value stash at tight end these days, not someone you can play. He has just nine catches since the blowup season opener. Unless Mark Andrews gets hurt, Likely can't be trusted in lineups. And in the teeth of bye season, that might make him a drop now.
Dontayvion Wicks, WR, Packers (47% rostered)
You used good process when you added Wicks, but he didn't come through in his last two opportunities, and now the receiving room is healing up. The Packers also have two talented backs and a tight end of note. Wicks is also dealing with a shoulder injury, giving him week-to-week status. In most formats, it's not worth the wait.
Trey Sermon, RB, Colts (48% rostered)
Jonathan Taylor probably isn't long off, even if he can't play in Week 7. But Sermon has a more immediate issue — Tyler Goodson is clearly outplaying him. Surely this isn't lost on the Indianapolis coaching staff.
Antonio Gibson, RB, Patriots (49% rostered)
He flopped in his starting opportunity last week (13 carries, 19 yards) and the Patriots will go back to Rhamondre Stevenson when healthy, no matter how much he fumbles. And some of New England's rushing production will also be distributed to athletic and resourceful rookie QB Drake Maye.
Jerome Ford, RB, Browns (73% rostered)
He's dealing with a balky hamstring, the offense is shipwrecked by poor blocking and QB play, and Nick Chubb might return this week. Ford was a fantasy dud most of the year, and while much of it wasn't his fault, he has a capped ceiling.
Daniel Jones, QB, Giants (21% rostered)
He made sense as a Week 6 sleeper, even though his home/road splits are starting to become too large to ignore (Jones, for some reason, plays poorly in New Jersey). It's a home date against Philly this week, and then a trip to Pittsburgh. Even with Malik Nabers expected back, we hope you have a better QB option to navigate the bye weeks. | https://www.wokv.com/news/national/fantasy-football/FC4M6YSYJ5WC6BJCO3H3DEJPM4/ | 2024-10-15T18:00:51Z |
The Department of Health (DoH) assured on Tuesday that it is ready to vaccinate 165,000 school children from Grades 1 to 7 in all public schools in Ilocos Region.
DoH Regional Director Paula Paz M. Sydiongco assured the public that there are enough vaccines to accommodate the target number of students for immunization.
“We will be prioritizing the vaccination of students from the public schools and then we will vaccinate grade school students in private schools because they are among those who should be given protection against vaccine preventable diseases,” she said.
Sydiongco added that the “Bakuna Eskuwela” Program is a school-based immunization program for school-aged Filipino children that will protect them against vaccine-preventable diseases including measles, rubella, diphtheria and human papilloma virus.
“Parents of children aged 0 months old and above can be vaccinated at their barangay health stations for their routine immunization schedules,” she added.
According to the data gathered by the DoH Regional Family Health Unit, as of October 2024, the province of Pangasinan has already given measles-rubella (MR) vaccine to 5,738 students and tetanus-diphtheria (TD) vaccines to 5,730 grade school students.
Meanwhile, La Union has 2,859 students immunized for MR and 2,855 for TD; Ilocos Norte has 2,319 for MR and 2,319 for TD; and Ilocos Sur with 2,387 for MR and 2,388 for TD.
Meanwhile, DepEd Regional Director Tolentino G. Aquino said they will continue conducting information campaigns on vaccine-preventable diseases to reduce vaccine hesitancy among their students.
“We have also conducted meetings with parents to inform them on the importance of getting vaccinated and to secure their consent for their child’s immunization,” Aquino said. | https://tribune.net.ph/2024/10/15/doh-to-vaccinate-165k-students-in-ilocos | 2024-10-15T18:00:52Z |
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U.S. Employer And Workplace Drug Testing Market Report 2024, Featuring First Advantage, Labcorp, Dragerwerk, Quest Diagnostics, Cordant Health Solutions, Hireright, Omega Laboratories & Psychemedics
Date
10/15/2024 10:01:30 AM
Key Topics Covered:
Chapter 1. Methodology and Scope
Chapter 2. Executive Summary
2.1. Market Outlook
2.2. Segment Snapshot
2.3. Competitive Insights Landscape
Chapter 3. U.S. Employer and Workplace Drug Testing Market Variables, Trends & Scope
3.1. Market Lineage Outlook
3.2. Market Dynamics
3.3. U.S. Employer and Workplace Drug Testing Market Analysis Tools
Chapter 4. U.S. Employer and Workplace Drug Testing Market: Type Estimates & Trend Analysis
4.1. Segment Dashboard
4.2. U.S. Employer and Workplace Drug Testing Market Type Movement Analysis
4.3. U.S. Employer and Workplace Drug Testing Market Size & Trend Analysis, by Type, 2018 to 2030 (USD Million)
4.4. Pre-employment Drug Screens
4.5. Post-employment
Chapter 5. U.S. Employer and Workplace Drug Testing Market: Product Estimates & Trend Analysis
5.1. Segment Dashboard
5.2. U.S. Employer and Workplace Drug Testing Market Product Movement Analysis
5.3. U.S. Employer and Workplace Drug Testing Market Size & Trend Analysis, by Product, 2018 to 2030 (USD Million)
5.4. Consumables
5.5. Instruments
5.6. Rapid Testing Devices
5.7. Services
Chapter 6. U.S. Employer and Workplace Drug Testing Market: Mode Estimates & Trend Analysis
6.1. Segment Dashboard
6.2. U.S. Employer and Workplace Drug Testing Market Mode Movement Analysis
6.3. U.S. Employer and Workplace Drug Testing Market Size & Trend Analysis, by Mode, 2018 to 2030 (USD Million)
6.4. Urine
6.5. Hair
6.6. Oral Fluid
6.7. Instant testing
Chapter 7. U.S. Employer and Workplace Drug Testing Market: Drug Estimates & Trend Analysis
7.1. Segment Dashboard
7.2. U.S. Employer and Workplace Drug Testing Market Drug Movement Analysis
7.3. U.S. Employer and Workplace Drug Testing Market Size & Trend Analysis, by Drug, 2018 to 2030 (USD Million)
7.4. Alcohol
7.5. Cannabis/Marijuana
7.6. Cocaine
7.7. Opioids
7.8. Amphetamine & Methamphetamine
7.9. LSD
7.10. Others
Chapter 8. U.S. Employer and Workplace Drug Testing Market: End Use Estimates & Trend Analysis
8.1. Segment Dashboard
8.2. U.S. Employer and Workplace Drug Testing Market End Use Movement Analysis
8.3. U.S. Employer and Workplace Drug Testing Market Size & Trend Analysis, by End Use, 2018 to 2030 (USD Million)
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8.5. Manufacturing
8.6. Transportation
8.7. Construction
8.8. Retail and Hospitality
8.9. Healthcare
8.10. Education
8.11. Other Professional Services
Chapter 9. Competitive Landscape
9.1. Company/Competition Categorization
9.2. Strategy Mapping
9.3. Company Market Position Analysis, 2023
9.4. List of Key Certification Providers/Scheme Owners
9.5. Company Profiles
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(Bloomberg) -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams has raised $190,000 for his 2025 reelection campaign since mid-July, his lowest reported haul of donations since he became mayor.
The underwhelming fundraising total, which was filed with the city Campaign Finance Board on Tuesday, comes as Adams faces a federal corruption indictment, multiple investigations into his administration and a long and growing list of resignations among his senior aides.
And at least four likely Democratic challengers are reporting they’ve raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for their respective mayoral campaigns, filings show, totals that would likely yield millions in public matching funds and potentially help level the financial playing field in the June mayoral primary.
Adams, a former police captain in his first term, has seen his political future darken since he was indicted last month on federal corruption charges, becoming the first sitting mayor in the city’s modern history to face criminal charges. Adams pleaded not guilty and insists he has followed the law.
His campaign didn’t receive any donations after Sept. 26, the day the indictment was unsealed, through the end of the fundraising period on Oct. 7.
A spokesperson for Adams’ campaign denied that the mayor’s fundraising had slowed, saying he is nearing the maximum amount allowed for spending and didn’t need to seek more donations.
Even before his indictment last month, Adams had drawn an unusually large field of serious primary challengers. Democratic rivals have criticized his handling of the city’s budget, what some see as a return to the heavy-handed police tactics wielded by former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and his handling of the migrant crisis.
A Marist poll released this month found 69% of city residents surveyed, including 71% of Democrats, thought Adams should step down, and 57% of New York voters said Adams should resign in a Morning Consult poll released last week.
Even with his relatively small fundraising haul since July, Adams’ reelection campaign had already raised more than $4 million for the 2025 primary race before his indictment, an amount his campaign anticipates will trigger millions in public matching funds because of the city’s generous system.
Fundraising totals reported by other likely Democratic mayoral candidates:
- City Comptroller Brad Lander, a former City Council member from Brooklyn, reported receiving $317,980 in the latest period, an amount that would total $1.5 million with expected matching funds. Lander has raised $4.5 million for his campaign to date, including matching funds.
- Former city Comptroller Scott Stringer reported raising $180,000, which would total $1.1 million with matching funds. Stringer’s exploratory committee has raised $3.2 million to date, with expected matching funds added.
- Brooklyn State Senator Zellnor Myrie took in $137,000 and has raised $473,869 since announcing his mayoral bid in January, which would equal $2.1 million with expected matching funds, his campaign said.
- Queens State Senator Jessica Ramos, who entered the race in September, reported raising $52,513.
©2024 Bloomberg L.P. | https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/politics/2024/10/15/nyc-mayors-fundraising-slows-as-city-hall-exodus-probes-grow/ | 2024-10-15T18:00:55Z |
Birch Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Visa Inc. (NYSE:V – Free Report) by 20.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 4,709 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock after buying an additional 799 shares during the period. Birch Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Visa were worth $1,295,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of V. Westend Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Visa in the 1st quarter worth $25,000. Livelsberger Financial Advisory bought a new stake in Visa during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. POM Investment Strategies LLC lifted its holdings in Visa by 970.0% during the second quarter. POM Investment Strategies LLC now owns 107 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares in the last quarter. TruNorth Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Visa by 211.9% in the second quarter. TruNorth Capital Management LLC now owns 131 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 89 shares during the period. Finally, Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Visa by 52.9% during the 1st quarter. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC now owns 133 shares of the credit-card processor’s stock valued at $37,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the period. 82.15% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Visa Trading Up 0.5 %
Visa stock traded up $1.37 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $282.05. The company had a trading volume of 1,796,155 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,085,670. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 1.37 and a current ratio of 1.37. The firm has a market cap of $515.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.49, a P/E/G ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $274.65 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $272.63. Visa Inc. has a 1 year low of $228.03 and a 1 year high of $293.07.
Visa Dividend Announcement
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 9th were given a dividend of $0.52 per share. This represents a $2.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.74%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 9th. Visa’s payout ratio is 23.24%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several equities analysts have recently commented on V shares. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on Visa from $300.00 to $310.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd. Oppenheimer initiated coverage on shares of Visa in a report on Tuesday, October 1st. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $318.00 price target on the stock. Compass Point started coverage on Visa in a research note on Wednesday, September 4th. They set a “buy” rating and a $319.00 price target for the company. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on Visa from $325.00 to $300.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 24th. Finally, Citigroup lowered their target price on Visa from $321.00 to $319.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 24th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-three have issued a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Visa currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $313.81.
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Insider Activity
In related news, CEO Ryan Mcinerney sold 8,620 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $276.37, for a total value of $2,382,309.40. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 538 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $148,687.06. This represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.19% of the company’s stock.
About Visa
Visa Inc operates as a payment technology company in the United States and internationally. The company operates VisaNet, a transaction processing network that enables authorization, clearing, and settlement of payment transactions. It also offers credit, debit, and prepaid card products; tap to pay, tokenization, and click to pay services; Visa Direct, a solution that facilitates the delivery of funds to eligible cards, deposit accounts, and digital wallets; Visa B2B Connect, a multilateral business-to-business cross-border payments network; Visa Cross-Border Solution, a cross-border consumer payments solution; and Visa DPS that provides a range of value-added services, including fraud mitigation, dispute management, data analytics, campaign management, a suite of digital solutions, and contact center services.
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The European Union formally launched the first set of chapters for Albania's membership negotiations, marking a milestone for the Balkan country.
This milestone followed the second accession conference between the EU and Albania held in Luxembourg.
After the conference, Hungary’s Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, whose country currently holds the EU presidency, EU Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi, and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama held a joint news conference.
"The fact that we have opened the first set of chapters with Albania is absolutely historic, considering that accession negotiations have been initiated to ensure Albania's accession to the European Union as soon as possible," said Szijjarto.
Szijjarto highlighted Hungary’s strong support for EU enlargement, emphasizing the need for new members to revitalize the bloc.
"We are aware that the EU has lost its competitive power, has lost its weight when it comes to global politics and the broader economy. Therefore, we understand that the EU needs freshness, new energy, a new momentum and to be a direct neighbor to the Western Balkans region," said Szijjarto.
Szijjarto also criticized certain member states for "looking for excuses" to delay enlargement, noting that Western Balkan countries, including Albania, have been waiting for EU membership for over 15 years.
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama expressed his satisfaction with the decision, calling it a historic day for the Albanian people and for the EU.
"Today is undoubtedly an important day of historical importance for the Albanian people as well as the EU," said Rama.
He also reflected on the impact of the war in Ukraine, which he said "served as a wake-up call for Europe."
"It reminded Europe that the illusion of self-sufficiency is just an illusion and showed in the harshest way that you need the Western Balkans as much as the Western Balkans need the EU," said Rama.
Albania made its official application for EU membership in 2009.
Following the Commission's positive opinion in October 2012, the Council decided to grant the country "candidate status" in June 2014.
Albania’s EU accession negotiations officially began in July 2022.
The chapter cluster opened with Albania includes the chapters on the judiciary and fundamental rights, justice, freedom, and security within the scope of the functioning of democratic institutions and public administration reform; and the chapters and criteria on public procurement, statistics, and financial control within the scope of economic criteria.
Negotiations on these issues will continue until the end of the accession negotiations, and the progress to be made in implementing Brussels’ demands will determine the overall pace of the process. | https://www.dailysabah.com/world/europe/albanias-eu-membership-negotiations-officially-launched | 2024-10-15T18:00:56Z |
Razorbacks Must Contend with Elite LSU Play in Trenches
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — The LSU Tigers can count on one hand the amount of times quarterback Garrett Nussmeier has been sacked. The LSU quarterback has only been sacked twice, by far the fewest of any starting SEC quarterback who has played in all his team's games.
Both sacks came in the Tigers' 36-33 win in Week 3 over South Carolina. Monday will mark officially one month since Nussmeier was sacked. A lot of that is because of the pure talent along the offensive line.
"They’re really good at tackle," Arkansas coach Sam Pittman said. "They’re good at him [Nussmeier] being able to step up because their guards and center, they’re big."
However, Pittman also complimented his ability to get the ball out of his hands in a timely manner. Nussmeier leads the SEC in passing touchdowns (18) and is second in passing yards (1,989), only behind Jaxson Dart of Ole Miss.
"He [Nussmeier] gets rid of the ball," Pittman said. "[He] gets rid of it fast, knows where he’s on his reads and he has a quick release. That’s probably why he’s had as few of sacks, along with I think their backs are good in protection, when they use them."
On the other side of the ball, there aren't enough fingers and toes to count how many sacks LSU has on defense. LSU ranks second in the SEC in sacks (21). Defensive end Bradyn Swinson is second in the conference with seven sacks individually, half of what Arkansas has as a team.
Swinson had three assisted tackles and 0.5 TFL is LSU’s 34-31 win over Arkansas in 2023. LSU's sack differential of +19 is best in the SEC.
Ole Miss is second at +14, while Arkansas is at 0, having recorded and allowed 14 sacks. Pittman is counting on his offensive line to hold up against a talented group and build off a solid performance against Tennessee.
"I think as a group — all five of them — had some of their better games," Pittman said. "A little bit better game than what they had before. We didn’t have the blatant missed assignments as much as we had in the past."
Pittman and the Razorbacks kickoff against LSU 6 p.m. Saturday from Razorback Stadium. The game will be broadcast on ESPN. | https://www.si.com/college/arkansas/football/razorbacks-lsu-lineman-pittman-sec | 2024-10-15T18:00:56Z |
Congratulations, fantasy football managers! Fantasy's top-scoring defense is back in the mix this week as the Minnesota Vikings return from a bye, currently ranked top-three in sacks (20) while leading the NFL with 11 interceptions despite playing just five games. The bad news? They're set to face the Detroit Lions, who are allowing the fourth-fewest fantasy points per game to opposing defenses.
Elsewhere, the Chargers will take on the Las Vegas Raiders who are without recently-traded WR Davante Adams and could be missing a number of other top receiving options with Jakobi Meyers banged up with an ankle injury and Michael Mayer out due to personal reasons. The Raiders have allowed 11 or more fantasy points in four of six games this season, including each of the last three.
Find out where the Chargers D/ST landed in our team's Week 7 defense rankings:
Who will you start at D/ST in Week 7? | https://www.krmg.com/news/national/fantasy-football/OC4X5UYJCIMCHS4HBEYLHAPK5I/ | 2024-10-15T18:00:57Z |
Most Americans are concerned about voter fraud in this year’s general election.
That’s according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. Much of this concern is driven by Republicans after years of former President Donald Trump and his GOP allies casting doubt on the legitimacy of U.S. elections.
But voter fraud remains a very rare occurrence across the country.
“Research has been consistent over time that voter fraud is infinitesimally rare and almost never occurs on a scale that would affect an election outcome,” said Alice Clapman, senior counsel for voting rights at the Brennan Center for Justice, which advocates for expanded voter access.
And it’s not just research. Clapman said courts have also looked at this issue, as well as government commissions and prosecutorial offices.
“And the answer has overwhelmingly been throughout the years that this is extremely rare,” Clapman said. “Oftentimes courts, once they look at specific evidence, conclude that the evidence just isn't there.”
Voter fraud charges happen, but at a very small scale
Following Trump’s false claims, leaders in Republican-run states have been ramping up investigations into alleged voter fraud. Despite the increased efforts, the number of potential instances of fraud they are actually finding amounts to a tiny fraction of the number of ballots cast in a state’s election.
In Ohio, Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced in 2022 his office had found 75 voters who allegedly cast a ballot in the state and another state in 2020. Almost 6 million ballots were cast in Ohio that year.
In a statement, LaRose’s office said they had referred a total of 630 cases to prosecutors “over the course of multiple elections” — while also noting “voter fraud continues to be exceedingly rare” in the state.
Also after the 2020 election, The Associated Press contacted local election officials in six swing states. In their analysis, they found 475 potential voter fraud cases — which amounts to an extraordinarily small percentage of the more than 25 million ballots that were cast in those six states.
Overall, Clapman said, there is a big gap between “the rhetoric and the actual reality” of how many instances of voter fraud some state officials identify and refer for prosecution.
“We do oftentimes see dramatic claims by state officials about voter fraud,” she said. “But what we've seen over the years is that investigations, for example, in Kansas and Colorado, Maine, Florida, across the political spectrum have yielded very, very small instances of actual prosecutions.”
Voter fraud vs. voting mistakes
And even when cases do make it to court, they are sometimes thrown out or face a difficult path through the legal system. This often happens, Clapman said, in cases that involve ineligible voters who voted “accidentally in good faith, believing that they were eligible.”
Clapman said a lot of these cases involve people who at one point lost their voting rights due to a felony conviction. Some examples are from Florida, where 20 formerly incarcerated people were arrested for alleged illegal voting, even though they were given voter registration cards; as well as a prominent case in Texas involving a woman named Crystal Mason who said she thought she was eligible to vote in 2016.
Clapman said conservative-leaning groups often lump all cases where the voter thought they were eligible along with cases where someone intended to commit fraud.
“These numbers don't distinguish between, you know, an allegation that may be incorrect or a situation where someone has voted in good faith incorrectly,” she said.
States have systems to prevent someone from voting illegally
Lastly, states have a series of mechanisms to help weed out people who are ineligible to vote before they could cast a ballot.
States, by law, are required to routinely remove ineligible or deceased voters from their rolls. And there are tools like the Electronic Registration Information Center, also known as ERIC, that help states share voter data.
Depending on the type of voting — in-person vs. mail-in — there are also a host of protections that would keep someone from casting a ballot that isn’t theirs, or from voting altogether if they are ineligible. That includes things like signature matching, drop box surveillance, as well as poll worker training.
“States have very effective protections in place to prevent and detect voter fraud,” Clapman said. “And then it is always important to be reminded that the penalty for voter fraud is enormous.”
Copyright 2024 NPR | https://www.ideastream.org/2024-10-11/how-we-know-voter-fraud-is-very-rare-in-u-s-elections | 2024-10-15T18:00:57Z |
Congratulations, fantasy football managers! Fantasy's top-scoring defense is back in the mix this week as the Minnesota Vikings return from a bye, currently ranked top-three in sacks (20) while leading the NFL with 11 interceptions despite playing just five games. The bad news? They're set to face the Detroit Lions, who are allowing the fourth-fewest fantasy points per game to opposing defenses.
Elsewhere, the Chargers will take on the Las Vegas Raiders who are without recently-traded WR Davante Adams and could be missing a number of other top receiving options with Jakobi Meyers banged up with an ankle injury and Michael Mayer out due to personal reasons. The Raiders have allowed 11 or more fantasy points in four of six games this season, including each of the last three.
Find out where the Chargers D/ST landed in our team's Week 7 defense rankings:
Who will you start at D/ST in Week 7? | https://www.wokv.com/news/national/fantasy-football/OC4X5UYJCIMCHS4HBEYLHAPK5I/ | 2024-10-15T18:00:57Z |
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