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Therap's Training Management System: Simplifying Staff Training and Certification Management
TORRINGTON, Conn., Oct. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Therap Services, a leading provider of HIPAA-compliant electronic documentation solutions for organizations and agencies in Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS), Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS), and the broader human services sectors, offers a Training Management System (TMS) to streamline and simplify the management of staff training and certifications.
Therap's Training Management System is a solution designed to centralize training-related information. It enables agencies to efficiently track certification expiration dates, maintain accurate and up-to-date employee records, and securely store certificates in a single, accessible location. Managing staff training can often be a complex and time-consuming process, particularly in industries where compliance with regulatory standards is critical. TMS addresses these challenges by providing a streamlined, user-friendly system that significantly reduces the administrative burden, allowing agencies to concentrate on delivering high-quality care and support.
With TMS, agencies can effectively manage staff certifications, ensuring that the required training is completed on schedule and certifications are always up to date. By maintaining current certifications, organizations can significantly reduce the risk of non-compliance, which is crucial for both the agency and the individuals it supports. Additionally, TMS improves internal communication by offering clear and timely updates on training schedules, certification requirements, and upcoming deadlines, helping the related parties to stay informed and coordinated in their responsibilities.
In addition to simplifying the administrative aspects of training management, Therap's TMS also supports organizations in upholding the highest standards of care. By ensuring that staff are consistently trained and certified, agencies can improve the quality and effectiveness of the services they provide, ultimately contributing to better outcomes for the individuals in their care.
Therap's TMS is more than just a management tool; it is an essential resource for an organization committed to excellence in staff training and certification management.
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Brooks Nader and Ellie Goulding Hit the Town in Los Angeles for Girls’ Night Out
This weekend, Brooks Nader and Ellie Goulding were spotted in Los Angeles leaving the iconic Chateau Marmont, turning heads during their glamorous girls’ night out. Nader, an SI Swimsuit legend, who was discovered through the Swim Search open casting call in 2019 and starred on the cover of the 2023 issue, is known for her showstopping red carpet looks. The 27-year-old donned a stunning sheer dark purple gown with an opaque cowl neck that exuded elegance and regality. She showed off her slim, super sculpted figure with nothing but nude underwear beneath. Her honey brown hair was styled into a perfectly voluminous blowout with bouncy, curled ends.
Complementing the supermodel’s bold ensemble, the 37-year-old two-time Grammy Award nominee embraced a timeless little black dress, proving that sometimes simplicity speaks volumes. The “Love Me Like You Do” singer rocked a dewy, fresh glam look and loose mermaid waves in her long blonde locks.
The stars appeared to be having the time of their lives and created two TikToks together ahead of their evening out. The women got cozy and cuddled up in the videos shared on Nader’s account, and left viewers teasing that there might be more than just friendship between the model and singer.
“my best friend doesn't hold me like that 🤔,” one fan commented.
“WHAT IS HAPPENING IM SO CONFUSED,” another asked.
“I love her even more that her best friend is Ellie Goulding like are you kidding me??? Can she get any better?????? Love,” someone else chimed.
“Brooks i love you im obsessed with you!! & This is so random but im living for this duo 🔥💕,” one person gushed.
Additionally, some followers took the opportunity to ask Nader about her relationship with Dancing with the Stars pro Gleb Savchenko, furthering the curiosity about her love life. The Russian choreographer and model have been spotted kissing and showing public displays of affection off-stage, proving that it might be more than just dance floor chemistry.
The Baton Rouge native is a contestant of Season 33 of the reality competition series and she has seen major improvement over the past couple of weeks. Tonight’s show is also shaping up to be an exciting one, with Nader’s three sisters making an appearance. Mary Holland, Grace Ann and Sarah Jane have been all over their oldest sister’s TikTok this week and in the practice rooms with Savchenko.
Watch Dancing With the Stars live tonight at 8 p.m. ET on ABC or Disney+.
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Hailie Deegan shifting to Indy NXT for 2025 with HMD Motorsports
The 23-year-old will be making the transition from dirt and stock car racing to open-wheel next season
Hailie Deegan, HMD Motorsports
Photo by: HMD Motorsports
HMD Motorsports announced the arrival of Hailie Deegan for the 2025 season in Indy NXT, the premier developmental category for the IndyCar Series.
The 23-year-old Deegan is set to contest all 14 rounds in the team’s No. 38 entry. She becomes the fifth driver confirmed by HMD Motorsports, joining a lineup for next year that includes Caio Collet, Josh Pieson, Tommy Smith and Bryce Aron. Deegan will get her first taste behind the wheel of Indy NXT machinery at the upcoming Chris Griffis Memorial Test at the Indianapolis road course on Oct. 18.
“I am excited about the opportunity and look forward to working with a proven program in HMD Motorsports,” Deegan said.
“I have much to learn, but I am ready to go. The team brings a wealth of knowledge for me to pull from, and I look forward to soaking up as much of that as possible before my race debut next March in St. Petersburg.”
Hailie Deegan, AM Racing, AirBox Ford Mustang
Photo by: Matthew T. Thacker / NKP / Motorsport Images
Deegan’s switch to open-wheel racing comes after an extended time in the dirt and stock car ranks. After winning three races during her time in NASCAR’s K&N West division from 2018-19, becoming the first female to win in the series. She spent all of 2020 in ARCA, finishing third in the title race. Most of her NASCAR career was spent in the Truck Series, competing full-time from 2021-23 and scoring a best finish of sixth (twice - Talladega 2022, Texas, 2023). Although she started this year full-time in the Xfinity Series, the tenure ended after 17 races following a split with AM Racing.
To aid with Deegan’s transition, she has been working with former HMD Motorsports engineer Nathan Toney, the owner of Toney Driver Development. She will also make her first open-wheel race debut later this month in the final race of the Formula Regional Americas season at Circuit of the Americas.
“Hailie, and especially the Deegan name, are huge in motorsports, and we welcome them to the HMD Motorsports family,” said Team President Mike Maurini. “Hailie has already been out to the shop and is taking the move to open-wheel racing seriously. She is looking for a place in the Indianapolis area to be emersed with the team and is already working with her engineer. We want to make sure she and all the other HMD Motorsports drivers are as ready as possible for every on-track session.”
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Dua Lipa Just Wore 2 Of The Tiniest Bikinis Ever
It's still summer in her world.
While some of us are layering with turtlenecks and scarves now that the chilly October air has blown in, Dua Lipa has other plans for fall. Namely, sunbathing in parks and boating in bikinis as if the dog days of summer were still upon us.
Dua’s Black Bikini
The warm weather has come and gone, but that hasn’t stopped Dua Lipa from wearing her signature summer uniform: bikinis. On Oct. 14, the “Illusion” singer shared an Instagram photo dump, that, at first glance, would seem like a compilation of leftovers from the previous season, as the 14-slide carousel featured multiple snaps of Lipa soaking up the sun in itty bitty bikinis, relaxing by the water, and even enjoying a tasty lobster roll.
But in a shocking twist, the summery photos were actually all taken within the past few weeks, proving once and for all that bikini season is a year-round event for Dua Lipa.
In one photo, Lipa wears a black two-piece with white stitching around the edges. Her top boasted a classic triangle silhouette that left her cleavage on full display, while her bottoms featured a side-tie design tied neatly into two perfect bows.
Rather than sporting the stringy set to a beach, Lipa opted to catch some rays in a grassy park by a river instead.
The pop star laid on a pile of matching black towels as she enjoyed the views.
She never misses an opportunity to wear a bikini.
She Wore Another Bikini Top
That wasn’t the only out-of-season swimsuit Lipa was photographed in. While boating on a placid lake, Lipa donned another triangle bikini top, this time with a black base, red stitching, and a whimsical cherry print.
For bottoms, Lipa mixed the fruity pattern with a pair of seriously tiny blue gingham boxer shorts.
She also sported a matching button-down blouse complete with a necktie detail for an added layer of protection from the sun.
More Unseasonal Moments
Lipa’s refusal to retire her summer wardrobe stretches far beyond just swimwear. In one recent photo, the Service95 founder wore a cleavage-baring top with a plunging neckline down to her naval.
In another, she donned a strapless minidress with Hello Kitty-shaped nipple pasties from Italian brand GCDS as if she were still on her bday trip to Ibiza.
You can take the girl out of summer, but you can’t take the summer out of the girl.
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Harare — based visual artist, Shalom Kufakwatenzi, might not turn heads on the streets, but her art collections have caught the eye of the world.
Born a natural artist, Kufakwatenzi is one of the phenomenal creatives whose works are doing well in overseas galleries.
The modest and yet creative genius of her own generation, uses wool, fishing and tobacco twine, hessian stuff and leather to create impressive art collections.
Her creativity came under the spotlight recently after her first-ever solo exhibition dubbed "The Cocoon, a Be-you-till-full Place" held in Harare.
The exhibition has been endorsed by other creatives as a triumph.
Kufakwatenzi, who has been working on her solo exhibition for months, shared her joy on social media.
"I am grateful for all the people who helped me put this together, and I am grateful to God that it all worked out well.
"I really appreciate those who were able to come for the opening.
"The launch of everything coming up colourful was a success and the exhibition of 'The Cocoon a Be-you-till-full Place' my very first Solo show has landed," said Kufakwatenzi in her appreciation post.
In an interview with The Herald Arts, Kufakwatenzi, who is also a performing artiste, was impressed by the feedback that she received from art collectors and buyers who attended her solo exhibition.
"The reception I got from fans was very good. Most of the people who supported me were family and friends.
"I started preparing for it in 2023. I am using art to express my feelings and what I have gone through in life. I cannot reveal the hardships that I have gone through, especially during and after the Covid-19 era.
"I have been trying my best to come up with this exhibition," she said.
Kufakwatenzi, who is also an art teacher, said versatility has made her stronger.
"I do a lot of things like photography, children's art teaching and textile installations. I am capturing the hardship. I am a freelancer; I do not have a specific gallery where I operate from. I use fabric in most of my art collections."
Kufakwatenzi, whose works are also showing at the 60th International Art Exhibition at Venice Biennial 2024 in Italy ending in November, was humbled by the experience.
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Heather Mills has opened up about how going plant-based helped her recover after she lost her leg in a road traffic accident in the nineties.
Read more: Heather Mills Acquires Vegan Online Supermarket ‘Alternative Stores’
The entrepreneur was hit by a police motorcycle in Kensington, London, in 1993 when she was 25 years old. She suffered a crushed pelvis, punctured lung, and had to have her leg amputated. As well as needing a metal plate in her pelvis, Mills also had to undergo another surgery to shorten her leg in the months following the accident.
Mills was a meat-eater prior to the accident, but she decided to go plant-based after a friend suggested it might help the healing process. Taking to LinkedIn last week, Mills shared a candid post about how animal-free eating ultimately helped her healing journey.
Read more: Heather Mills Tells UN Officials To ‘Eat Vegan’ If They Care About The Planet
Heather Mills’ vegan journey
“I was riddled with infection that continued to spread, heavily dosed up on antibiotics and, having spent five months in the hospital, I was just desperate to get out and get healed,” Mills wrote. “Seeing my frustration and witnessing my leg being amputated further and further, a good friend of mine suggested going vegan to try and help heal my body. Being a North East sausage and mash girl through and through, I thought she was completely nuts but I decided to give it a go – why not?”
Just days after she adopted the diet, Mills noticed a significant improvement in her health. “I started experimenting with a plant-based diet and within ten days, my health had improved immeasurably,” she wrote. “In hindsight, it’s amazing how fast veganism had already started to positively impact my life in so many ways.”
While Mills initially went plant-based for health reasons, she has since been a staunch advocate for animal rights and the environment. She regularly discusses the benefits of a vegan lifestyle, and she owns her own plant-based food company named VBites. In December last year, VBites hit headlines after going into administration, but Mills decided to use her own money to save the brand in a £1 million (USD $1.3 million) rescue deal.
“Embracing a vegan diet and lifestyle has opened my eyes to a wonderful world of creativity, activism and entrepreneurialism,” Mills wrote. “I have met so many wonderful, kind and caring people in the vegan community and I just hope that sharing my story encourages others to give veganism a go – it will completely change your life for the better, trust me!”
Read more: Blink 182’s Travis Barker Says Glasgow Restaurant Has ‘Best Vegan Burger’
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OAN Staff James Meyers
11:15 AM – Tuesday, October 15, 2024
Nancy Pelosi and President Joe Biden are not on speaking terms.
According to Pelosi, she has not spoken to Biden since she was allegedly the final straw to cause the president to forgo his bid for re-election over the summer.
“Not since then, no,” Pelosi (D-Calif.) told The Guardian’s Politics Weekly America podcast, a new episode of which was released Tuesday. “But I’m prayerful about it.”
“I have the greatest respect for him. I think he’s one of the great consequential presidents of our country,” Pelosi, 84, went on. “I think his legacy had to be protected. I didn’t see that happening in the course that it was on, the election was on.”
According to multiple reports, Pelosi told Biden that if he did not drop out of the 2024 race, she would publicly state that he could not defeat Donald Trump in the November election. Additionally, Pelosi was allegedly threatening to release polling data following his disastrous debate against Trump on June 27th.
While Pelosi initially claimed she “did not call one person,” during the turmoil, she has since admitted that “people called me.”
Additionally, when asked to further expand on her talks with Biden before he dropped out of the race on July 21st, Pelosi said: “My call was just to: ‘Let’s get on a better course. He will make the decision as to what that is.’ And he made that decision. But I think he has some unease because we’ve been friends for decades.”
However, Biden publicly stated that “No one influenced my decision, no one knew it was coming” but acknowledged the internal pressure was a “distraction.”
“A number of my Democratic colleagues in the House and Senate thought that I was going to hurt them in the races. And I was concerned if I stayed in the race, that would be the topic — you’d be interviewing me about why did Nancy Pelosi say [something] … and I thought it’d be a real distraction,” he later reflected to CBS News Sunday Morning on August 11th.
On July 10th, two days after Biden said to congressional Democrats he was “firmly committed” to running, Pelosi went on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, rumored to be Biden’s favorite show, and suggested he consider his position.
“It’s up to the president to decide if he is going to run,” she pointedly said at the time, later adding: “We’re all encouraging him to make that decision because time is running short. It’s not for me to say, I’m not the head of the caucus anymore, but he’s beloved, he is respected, and people want him to make that decision.”
“Elections are decisions,” Pelosi told the podcast this week. “You decide to win. I decided a while ago that Donald Trump will never set foot in the White House again, as president of the United States or in any other capacity.”
“So when you make a decision, you have to make every decision in favor of winning,” she went on. “And the most important decision of all is the candidate.”
Pelosi said to the outlet that she despises Trump so much that she tries to not say his name, saying, “It’s up there with, like, swearing.”
“I said his name,” she joked at one point after uttering the five-letter word. “Oh my gosh. I hope I don’t burn in hell.”
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President Bola Tinubu has approved the creation of the Directorate of State Liaison (DSL) under the Office of National Security Adviser (ONSA) and appointed Lami Chinade as pioneer Director in-charge.
This was announced in a statement from ONSA on Tuesday in Abuja.
According to the statement, the newly created directorate is part of President Tinubu’s efforts to enhance proactive coordination on national security matters with States and local government areas (LGAs).
It outlined that the directorate would be responsible for overseeing the implementation and follow-up of joint decisions between state Governors and the ONSA.
“Key functions will include maintaining a comprehensive database of contact persons at the state and local levels and developing community engagement programs in collaboration with Federal Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs).
“The directorate will play a critical role in ensuring smooth coordination of national security policies at the state and local levels.
“It will also focus on conflict resolution, identifying areas for improvement, and fostering cooperation to enhance national security service delivery across all states.
“Additionally, the DSL will act as a liaison between state authorities and the federal government to ensure clear communication, effective collaboration, and alignment of security priorities,” the ONSA said.
ONSA further emphasised that the creation of the DSL was driven by the need to monitor and assess the impact of national security policies on state governance and local development.
It added that the directorate was also designed to facilitate dialogue and negotiations to address potential conflicts between states and national security entities.
“As Director, Chinade will provide strategic leadership and oversight for the directorate, working closely with key stakeholders at the state and local levels, including civil society organizations.
“Her role will also involve deploying monitoring mechanisms for data collection and evaluation of national security programs, providing regular updates to the National Security Adviser.
“A lawyer by profession, Chinade brings over 30 years of experience across diverse industries.
“Her previous roles include Head of the Monitoring Unit and Senior Legal Officer at the National Human Rights Commission, as well as Chief Operating Officer in the downstream operations of a leading petroleum resources company,” it added.
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Valued at $21.6 billion by market cap, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (TSX:BIP.UN) is among the largest companies in Canada. The TSX stock went public in early 2008 and has since returned close to 1,450% to shareholders in dividend-adjusted gains. Today, it trades 17% below all-time highs and remains a top choice for long-term investors. Here are three reasons to buy Brookfield Infrastructure Partners stock like there’s no tomorrow.
A diversified business
Brookfield Infrastructure is a well-diversified company, allowing it to generate cash flows across business segments. Its primary business segments include:
- Utilities: It operates electricity transmission and distribution lines, natural gas pipelines, and contracted sub-metering services.
- Transport: It offers transportation, storage, and handling services for merchandise goods, commodities, and passengers.
- Midstream: It offers natural gas transmission, gathering and processing, and storage services, as well as a petrochemical processing complex.
- Datacentre: It operates telecom towers, fibre optic cables, cell sites, data centres, and distributed antenna systems.
With more than US$100 billion in total assets, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners’ growth story is far from over as it continues to reinvest in growth projects and acquisitions.
A widening base of cash flows
In Q2 2024, Brookfield Infrastructure Partners reported funds from operations (FFO) of US$608 million or US$0.77 per share, compared to US$552 million or US$0.72 per share in the year-ago period. In the June quarter, it deployed US$620 million to increase the rate base for its utility operations while expanding capacity across other business segments.
Due to elevated demand, the company increased the fleet utilization at its global intermodal logistics operation to more than 99%.
Moreover, Brookfield Infrastructure entered into six new firm processing agreements with existing customers at its Western Canadian natural gas gathering and processing operation. This investment should contribute around US$100 million to the top line each year.
In the last 12 months, Brookfield commissioned 130 megawatts of contracted hyperscale capacity. Additionally, it has a development pipeline of 670 megawatts, which will be completed over the next three years.
Brookfield ended Q2 with almost US$2 billion in total liquidity. Through asset monetization, it generated US$210 million of capital recycling proceeds, bringing total recycling proceeds to US$1.4 billion in 2024.
Brookfield Infrastructure owns and operates a diversified portfolio of cash-generating infrastructure assets, which should help it steadily expand earnings and cash flow in 2024 and beyond.
A growing dividend payout
Brookfield Infrastructure aims to target annual returns between 12% and 15% to shareholders over the long term. It expects to generate returns from in-place cash flows, investments in upgrades, and the expansion of its asset base.
The company’s growth in FFO will translate into consistent dividend hikes. Today, Brookfield Infrastructure pays shareholders an annual dividend of US$1.62 per share, indicating a forward yield of 4.7%. Moreover, these payouts have risen at an annual rate of 8.9% in the last 14 years, significantly enhancing the yield at cost.
With a payout ratio of less than 70%, Brookfield Infrastructure should maintain its dividends across business cycles. Its conservative payout ratio is underpinned by stable, regulated, or contracted cash flows generated from core operations. Additionally, the company should benefit from rate cuts, which will reduce its interest payments in the next two years.
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Dragon Age: The Veilguard does not have third-party DRM of any kind, including Denuvo, Bioware has announced.
In a blog post, the EA-owned studio said its upcoming fantasy role-playing game lacks digital rights management (DRM) on any platform, which is sure to go down well with PC gamers.
But the lack of DRM has the knock-on effect of preventing Bioware from offering a preload period for PC players. Instead, Dragon Age: The Veilguard will be downloadable and playable on launch day, 9am Pacific / 12noon Eastern / 5pm UK on October 31 on PC.
There is a preload period on console, however: Xbox Series X and S preload is already available, with PlayStation 5 preload going live at 9am Pacific / 12noon Eastern / 5pm UK on October 29.
Denuvo is a controversial system used by video game developers and publishers to stem the tide of video game piracy by, they hope, pushing back the release of cracked versions of their games by sometimes weeks, maybe months, and in some cases, indefinitely. From a publisher perspective, Denuvo helps to prevent lost sales and revenue it might have received if those who pirate a video game at launch would have otherwise bought it.
However, Denuvo is often criticized by PC gamers for potentially affecting video game performance and even reducing the life-span of solid-state drives (SSDs). Denuvo has repeatedly denied the claims. In 2021, the tech experts at Digital Foundry found the pirate version of Resident Evil Village actually improved performance. Capcom later patched the game.
BioWare has been on something of a charm offensive with PC gamers for the next Dragon Age. In July, it announced Dragon Age: The Veilguard is “Steam native,” which means the EA App is not required to play the game on Valve’s platform. Most EA-published video games do require the EA App, which replaced Origin in 2022, to play on Steam, much to the annoyance of many PC gamers.
This week, IGN reported on Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s Trophy / Achievement list hitting the internet (beware of spoilers!). Earlier this month BioWare confirmed Dragon Age: The Veilguard is the first game in the fantasy action role-playing game series not to feature spiders.
IGN has plenty more on Dragon Age: The Veilguard, including a deep-dive into its development, which is well worth a read if you want to know more about how BioWare realized the game. We’ve also got a lore deep-dive and everything you need to know about relationships and its steamiest romance.
Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.
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Liverpool don’t appear to be a club in desperate need of signing a top-class holding midfielder in the January transfer window.
That view might change rapidly, of course, if their upcoming fixtures after the international break prove humbling.
The Merseysiders are set to face fellow top four hopefuls Chelsea on October 20 before subsequent meetings with RB Leipzig in the Champions League and Premier League title challengers Arsenal.
Ryan Gravenberch and his Liverpool teammates may very well rise to the challenge, of course, despite concerns raised following what some perceived to be a comparatively easier start to the 2024/25 campaign.
Martin Zubimendi is the second-best holding midfielder in the world
One name you could forgive Richard Hughes still having at the top of his transfer shortlist is that of Real Sociedad’s Martin Zubimendi.
We can certainly understand why Manchester and Real Madrid have also been linked to the Spanish international when he’s being described as the ‘second-best player in the world’ in his position.
“Yes, we’ll try to find the right moment for each player. But you know, and I’ve publicly stated, that for me, Martín is the second-best player in the world,” Spain boss Luis de la Fuente was quoted as saying in his latest pre-match presser (via Guillem Balague on X).
“We are incredibly lucky to have these two—who I consider the best players in the world. But we also have other fantastic players who’ve been here and are with us now—another fantastic player.
“Pepelu hasn’t come yet, but he’s been called up with us. I’ve mentioned others as well, though I might miss naming someone, and then they’ll say I didn’t mention them. But we will continue with the team because it needs stability, continuity, and strength, and we feel strong in every way.”
Luis De la Fuente's Press conference ahead of today's game #Spain vs #Serbia for the #NationsLeague
About Lamine Yamal. I imagine you expected the question. What has happened? Was the player okay? In the end, he went to Barcelona. Has there been pressure from Barcelona? Tell us… pic.twitter.com/RNWfq2sGwl
— Guillem Balague (@GuillemBalague) October 15, 2024
Could Martin Zubimendi Liverpool transfer still happen?
Never say never in football, though we have to admit the possibility of a January transfer is looking pretty slim.
Zubimendi himself has already made clear, amid links to Manchester City, that he wants to stay at Real Sociedad.
That said, as we experienced ourselves in the summer transfer window, minds can very quickly change.
Liverpool, for their part, would likely only need a mere hint that the 25-year-old’s head could be turned back in the direction of Merseyside in order to mount a second attempt to sign him in the January transfer window.
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By-elections will be held for 48 assembly seats and two Lok Sabha seats spread across 15 states on November 13 and November 20.
The vote counting for all these elections is scheduled for November 23.
Maharashtra's assembly term ends on November 26, 2024, and Jharkhand's assembly term concludes on January 5, 2025.
The announcement sets the stage for a significant electoral event, drawing national attention as parties prepare to campaign intensively in the coming weeks.
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US STOCKS-Wall St loses ground as chip, oil stocks plummet
Nvidia falls from record high
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UnitedHealth down after Q3 results
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Banks broadly gain after earnings
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Indexes down: Dow 0.39%, S&P 500 0.44%, Nasdaq 0.93%
(Updated at 11:55 ET/1555 GMT)
By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Purvi Agarwal
Oct 15 (Reuters) -
Wall Street slipped on Tuesday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq leading the decline, as a slump in semiconductor and oil stocks offset strong quarterly results from major banks.
Nvidia tumbled 5.6% following a record high close on Monday, after a report the Biden administration is considering capping AI-chip exports by U.S. companies.
Chip stocks lost more ground after
results
of chip-equipment-maker ASML Holdings, published early in an apparent error, showed the company was downbeat on its 2025 sales. ASML's U.S.-listing dropped 17%, while an index of chip stocks fell 4.6%.
Energy stocks fell 2.2%, as crude prices fell due to a weaker demand outlook and after a media report suggested Israel would not strike Iranian oil targets.
The declines offset broadly positive results from major banks, as Bank of America jumped 2% following a third-quarter
profit
beat, while Charles Schwab soared 8.3% after beating estimates.
The broader Banks index rose 1.3% and was trading at its highest level in more than two years, while an index of regional banks gained 2.4%.
Meanwhile, the blue-chip Dow opened at a record high but fell quickly, weighed down by a 7.3% slump in health insurer UnitedHealth after the company forecast 2025 profit below Wall Street estimates.
"There's a lot of indecision today, with Nvidia and some of the higher flyers seeing more weakness," said Ryan Detrick, chief market strategist at the Carson Group.
Detrick said investors were likely also booking some profits after a thin trading session on Monday, when bond markets were closed for a holiday, as they looked ahead to key economic data and a continued deluge of earnings over the next few weeks.
Both the Dow and the S&P 500 closed at record highs on Monday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 169.70 points, or 0.39%, to 42,895.52, the S&P 500 lost 25.99 points, or 0.44%, to 5,833.86, and the Nasdaq Composite lost 173.96 points, or 0.93%, to 18,329.97.
Bucking the decline in tech stocks, Apple rose 1.8% to touch a
record high.
A number of S&P 500 companies are scheduled to report results through the week. The large ones will need to justify their expensive stock valuations to investors, particularly in the tech sector, where valuations have grown increasingly inflated in the past year.
Key economic data, including monthly retail sales and industrial production figures, are due this week, while Federal Reserve officials Adriana Kugler and Raphael Bostic are expected to speak on the day.
San Francisco Fed President
Mary Daly
said that even after September's interest-rate cut, policymakers were still working to bring inflationary pressures down.
Traders are pricing in about an 88% chance the Fed will cut interest rates by 25 basis points in November, according to CME's FedWatch.
Walgreens Boots Alliance soared 11.9% after narrowly beating Wall Street's lowered estimates for fourth-quarter adjusted profit.
Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.51-to-1 ratio on the NYSE, and by a 1.19-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq.
The S&P 500 posted 110 new 52-week highs and no new lows, while the Nasdaq Composite recorded 138 new highs and 50 new lows. (Reporting by Lisa Mattackal and Purvi Agarwal in Bengaluru; Editing by Pooja Desai)
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- Applications are now open for submission at www.UCBMGSCHOLARSHIP.com
- The UCB U.S. Myasthenia Gravis Scholarship is open to eligible applicants who intend to pursue educational opportunities such as studies in trade skills, college courses, or any other disciplines
- The UCB Myasthenia Gravis Scholarship builds on the company's success of the UCB Family Epilepsy Scholarship Program™
ATLANTA, Oct. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- UCB, a global biopharmaceutical company, today announced the launch of the UCB Myasthenia Gravis Scholarship, a program aiming to help individuals living with myasthenia gravis (MG) and their immediate family members to pursue educational opportunities such as studies in trade skills, college courses or any other disciplines.
In the U.S., there are 35,000 to 60,000 people living with myasthenia gravis.1 Living with or supporting a loved one impacted by this rare disease can be challenging. This scholarship program can help ease the costs associated with education, such as tuition, fees, room and board, and other additional costs.
"At UCB, we see the person, not just the disease, and the UCB Myasthenia Gravis Scholarship is just one way that we support people impacted by a rare disease live the life they want, if that means pursuing educational goals," said Kimberly Moran, SVP & Head of U.S. Rare Diseases at UCB. "We continue to be moved by the resilience of the myasthenia gravis community, and are inspired to take action to meet their unmet needs."
The UCB Myasthenia Gravis Scholarship is part of UCB's ongoing commitment to provide unique programs and resources to support patient communities that go beyond delivering therapeutic solutions or developing treatments for those who need them.
The UCB Myasthenia Gravis Scholarship builds on UCB's legacy in neurology and the success of the annual UCB Family Epilepsy Scholarship Program. Since its inception of the UCB Family Epilepsy Scholarship in 2004, UCB has awarded 650 scholarships and over three million dollars to eligible recipients.
To apply for the UCB Myasthenia Gravis Scholarship, visit www.UCBMGSCHOLARSHIP.com. The website has more information on scholarship details, scholarship eligibility, and application components. We are looking for a diverse, inspiring group of dedicated, resilient, and well-rounded individuals who demonstrate academic ambition and personal achievement, and serve as positive role models for others.
Application materials received on or before Wednesday, February 5, 2025 will be accepted. All applicants who submit completed applications by the deadline will be notified about their status in June 2025.
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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.
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Sonoco Declares Regular Quarterly Common Stock Dividend
Date
10/15/2024 11:31:06 AM
(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) HARTSVILLE, S.C., Oct. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Sonoco (NYSE: SON) has declared a $0.52 per share quarterly common stock dividend. This dividend will be paid on December 10, 2024, to shareholders of record as of November 8, 2024.
According to Howard Coker, President and Chief Executive Officer, this is the 398th consecutive quarter and 99th, year dating back to 1925, that the Company has paid dividends to shareholders, and is the 41st consecutive year the Company has increased its annualized dividend. Based on the closing price of Sonoco's common stock on October 14, 2024, the Company's dividend provides an approximate 3.8 percent yield, which is more than double the dividend yield of the S&P 500 Index.
About Sonoco
With net sales of approximately $6.8 billion in 2023, the Company has approximately 22,000 employees working in more than 300 operations around the world, serving some of the world's best-known brands. With our corporate purpose of Better Packaging. Better Life., Sonoco is committed to creating sustainable products and a better world for our customers, employees, and communities. Sonoco was named one of America's Most Responsible Companies by Newsweek. For more information on the Company, visit our website at sonoco.com .
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FORT KNOX, Ky. – The remains of U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Israel Ramos, a Soldier killed during the Korean War, will be interred Oct. 11 at Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, New York. Clayton Funeral Home, Kings Park, New York, will perform graveside services preceding the interment.
A native of Calverton, Ramos was a member of D Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He went missing in action Aug. 31, 1950, at age 18, after his unit engaged in combat actions with the enemy along the Naktong River in the vicinity of Yongsan, South Korea.
Ramos was accounted for by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency May 2, 2024, after his remains were exhumed in June 2021 from the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific - also known as the Punchbowl - Honolulu, Hawaii, for laboratory analysis and identification.
The Past Conflict Repatriations Branch, under the Army Casualty and Mortuary Affairs Operations Division at the U.S. Army Human Resources Command, Fort Knox, Kentucky, plays a key role in the process of locating Family members of missing Soldiers from WWII, the Korean and Vietnam Wars.
The process begins with locating the Family member most closely related to the missing Soldier, known as the primary next of kin, followed by a request for Family reference samples or DNA, which are used as a main source in identifying remains.
Once a Soldier has been identified by the Armed Forces Medical Examiner, the PCRB notifies and briefs the Family about the results of historical, forensic and DNA reports, benefits and the mortuary process including burial with full military honors.
For additional information about Sgt. 1st Class Ramos go to: https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Press-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3808968/soldier-accounted-for-from-korean-war-ramos-i/
Media interested in covering and/or obtaining more information about the funeral and interment should contact the Army Casualty Office at (800) 892-2490 and/or Clayton Funeral Home, 631-269-6421.
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Nassau County has begun drainage improvement work just north of the intersection of Glenwood Road and Bryant Ave. in Roslyn Harbor. Weather permitting, the project will take approximately two to three weeks.
The work on Glenwood Road marks the latest in a series of infrastructure projects across District 11, including drainage work and improvements near North Shore High School in Glen Head spanning Glen Cove Avenue’s intersections with Club Road, Plymouth Drive South, and Harbor Way; milling and repaving work on Scudders Lane from Glenwood Road to Glen Cove Avenue in Glen Head/Roslyn Harbor; West Shore Road in Port Washington, Glen Cove Avenue in downtown Glen Cove, and Duck Pond Road in Glen Cove.
Legislator of District 11, Delia DeRiggi-Whitton, said, “My office remains keenly focused upon overseeing the completion of crucial infrastructure upgrades that enhance our quality of life and make our roads safer in every possible way.”
“I am glad that this work is scheduled to begin in Roslyn Harbor,” she continued. “I thank everyone for their patience and understanding as the project is completed.”
Motorists who rely upon this intersection in their daily commutes are cautioned that the work will result in periodic traffic lane closures, which will result in planned, temporary detours.
Earlier this year, the Legislature’s Rules committee signed off on nearly $15 million in contracts for sewer system upgrade.
The work encompasses the full rehabilitation of the for the Knott Drive (Glen Head), Morgan Park, Viola Drive (both Glen Cove) and Roslyn pump stations, the conversion of the Knott Drive ejector station into a submersible pump station, and construction management services related to the Harwood Ejector Station and Southridge Pump Station improvement projects in Glen Cove.
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Olympic champions Noah Lyles and Junelle Bromfield get engaged in dreamy proposal
While sharing the video on his official Instagram account, Noah captioned the sweet video, "To My Future Wife I Will Love You Forever."
Tuesday, 15th October 2024
American Olympic gold medalist Noah Lyles and fellow sprint medalist from Jamaica Junelle Bromfield are engaged. The 27-year-old Noah shows off the proposal, featuring a candle and sparkler-lit rose-covered heart display with the question 'Will you marry me?' displayed on a neon sign.
While sharing the video on his official Instagram account, Noah captioned the sweet video, "To My Future Wife I Will Love You Forever."
The dreamy proposal took place on October 12, 2024, making the pair life partners forever. Junelle said yes as her family and friends cheered before she flashed a diamond sparkler in a fun Instagram video with friends for everyone to see.
Shortly after sharing the big moment, the athletes received well-wishes from several celebrity friends in the comments section. American actor Terry Crews wrote, "Congratulations, you guys!" while Twilight star Taylor Lautner wrote 'Let's Go' and fellow Olympian Coco Gauff shared several confetti emojis, adding 'congratulations.'
Following their engagement post, the social media finally showed love for the couple amid the recent hate and trolling, which stemmed from a single statement of Noah, who casually mentioned that he had been receiving 'drama' from Jamaican camps for years now.
Soon after this, Jamaicans were calling Junelle a traitor and backstabber, but Noah stuck with the love of his life and showed his support throughout the trolling phase.
Notably, both Noah and Junelle competed at the last two Olympics. Noah won the 200 meter bronze at the Tokyo and Paris Games, in addition to becoming the first US man to win the Olympic 100 meter since 2004.
On the other hand, Junelle was part of Jamaica's women's four by 400 meter team that won bronze in Tokyo, plus the mixed four by 400 meter that placed seventh in Paris. She made the individual 400m semifinals, and was part of the Jamaican mixed four by 400 meter that placed fifth.
The pair have known each other for at least eight years and have been in a relationship since summer 2022. Earlier this year, the couple opened up about what initially drew them together.
Junelle said during a podcast in March, "When we became friends, I told him that I liked him because of his brutal honesty," and she referred to her romance with Noah as her best relationship ever.
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ZURICH, Oct. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- InSphero, the global leader in 3D cell culture technology, and scientists from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR) have published the largest-ever benchmarking study on liver toxicology using 3D InSight Human Liver Microtissues. The study tested the hepatotoxicity of 152 FDA-approved drugs, providing compelling evidence that this high-throughput safety platform can play a crucial role in early-stage drug safety testing, potentially reducing attrition rates. Most notably, 3D liver microtissues correctly flagged 80% of the compounds that were later withdrawn due to liver safety concerns.
The peer-reviewed paper, published in Toxicological Sciences, the official journal of the Society of Toxicology, marks a significant advancement in predicting drug-induced liver injury (DILI), a major cause of development discontinuation. InSphero's 3D InSight Human Liver Microtissues are unique in combining hepatocytes from ten individuals with other important liver cell types to recapitulate the physiology accurately. This results in a market-leading predictivity: 80% of the withdrawn drugs were correctly classified as toxic, while 89% of the safe drugs were labelled accurately, too. The results highlight the unprecedented predictive accuracy, particularly for liver-toxic drugs targeting the nervous system with an impressive 90% success rate.
"Our work with the FDA's NCTR is a breakthrough in liver toxicology research and sets a new industry standard," said Dr. Jan Lichtenberg, CEO and Co-founder of InSphero. "The 152 FDA-approved compounds used for this study had all undergone classical preclinical and clinical safety testing, including studies in animals. Despite this, some compounds were later withdrawn due to liver safety concerns. We were able to correctly flag 80% of these withdrawn compounds using a cost-efficient, highly biologically relevant, and fast in vitro assay. This provides a promising path to reducing attrition and improving safety testing in the future."
Driving Industry Transformation with Human-Based Safety Testing
As the FDA Modernization Act 2.0 encourages a shift toward human-based in vitro testing, this study solidifies InSphero's 3D InSight Human Liver Microtissues as a cornerstone technology for modern safety assessment. By providing accurate data early in the drug discovery process, InSphero's platform reduces reliance on animal testing and directs resources towards safer, more effective drug candidates.
"Our 3D InSight Liver Safety Platform integrates biological accuracy with the cost-efficiency and automation-readiness that industrial applications demand," said Dr. Madhu Nag, Chief Scientific Officer at InSphero. "We're enabling drug developers to make informed decisions earlier in the development process with a profound impact on reducing late-stage failures and accelerating the delivery of safer drugs to market."
Unmatched Economic and Predictive Impact
The combination of predictive accuracy and scalability is poised to deliver significant economic advantages. By flagging hepatotoxic compounds earlier, drug developers could save millions in preclinical costs while improving R&D productivity and compound safety. This study also demonstrates the reproducibility of InSphero's liver model, ensuring reliability at scale.
"Human liver microtissues offer a highly physiological model with the same throughput as traditional 2D cell cultures, but with far greater biological relevance," said Dr. Bruno Filippi, Vice-President of Liver Safety at InSphero. "This positions our platform as a powerful tool for early-stage safety testing, helping drug developers identify toxic compounds before costly animal trials or clinical studies, leading to significant cost savings."
For more information on InSphero's 3D InSight Liver Safety Solutions or to access the InSphero/ FDA peer-reviewed publication, please visit:
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InSphero is the only 3D in vitro model company with the platform and expertise to modernize drug discovery in a way that empowers researchers to reach their full potential. Our innovative spheroid-based models allow more effective, safe therapies to contact the clinic through superior robustness, reliability, reproducibility, and scalability. InSphero's goal is to inspire the next generation of breakthrough therapies through customer obsession, commitment to innovation, and the model of excellence.
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Fact check: Vance falsely claims Trump did not ‘go after his political opponents’ as president
By Daniel Dale, CNN
Washington (CNN) — Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, falsely claimed Sunday that former President Donald Trump “didn’t go after his political opponents” during his presidency – an assertion that is contradicted by a mountain of evidence.
Vance, who said Friday that the attorney general would be the most important government official other than the president in a second Trump administration, was asked by ABC News host Martha Raddatz in an interview on Sunday if Trump would go after his political opponents. Vance said no, then added, “Martha, he was president for four years and he didn’t go after his political opponents.”
Facts First: Vance’s claim is false. As president, Trump publicly and privately pressured the Justice Department, and others in his administration, to investigate or prosecute numerous political opponents.
Trump made extensive behind-the-scenes efforts to get his political opponents charged with crimes. But you don’t have to rely on investigative reporting or the memoirs of former administration officials to know that Trump went after political opponents as president.
He often went after them in public, too.
As CNN reporter Marshall Cohen has noted, there is a long list of political opponents whom Trump publicly called for the Justice Department and others to investigate or prosecute. The list includes not only 2016 election opponent Hillary Clinton and 2020 election opponent Joe Biden but also Biden’s son Hunter Biden, Democratic former Secretary of State John Kerry, Trump’s former national security advisor turned critic John Bolton, Democratic former President Barack Obama, unspecified Obama administration officials, the anonymous author of a New York Times op-ed by a Trump administration official critical of Trump, MSNBC host and Trump critic Joe Scarborough, former FBI director turned Trump critic James Comey, other former FBI officials, former British spy Christopher Steele (the author of a controversial dossier of allegations against Trump), and various congressional Democrats – including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Adam Schiff of California, Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut, and Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia.
Asked for comment for this article on Monday, Vance spokesperson Taylor Van Kirk accused the media of having a biased “double standard” and said “it is indisputable that under Kamala Harris and Joe Biden’s DOJ, the Republican nominee for president was targeted and indicted, while under President Trump, nothing like that ever transpired against either of the Democrats he faced off with in 2016 or 2020.”
But that wasn’t for a lack of Trump trying.
Trump repeatedly pressured the Justice Department as president to prosecute both Clinton and Biden, in addition to trying to get foreign countries to investigate Biden. That the Trump-era Justice Department declined to charge Clinton and Biden doesn’t mean it’s true that Trump didn’t “go after” them or others. (In fact, Trump literally said in 2017 that he wanted the department to be “going after” Clinton.)
John Kelly, whom Trump appointed as Secretary of Homeland Security and then White House chief of staff, told The New York Times in 2023 of Trump: “He was always telling me that we need to use the FBI and IRS to go after people – it was constant and obsessive and is just what he’s claiming is being done to him now.”
And contrary to Vance’s claim to Raddatz that Harris has herself tried to arrest political opponents, which Van Kirk echoed in her Monday statement to CNN, there is no public evidence that Harris pressured the Justice Department to prosecute Trump or her other opponents. The decision to bring two criminal cases against Trump – one over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and one over his post-presidency retention of classified documents – was made by a special counsel appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland.
Trump made many public calls for investigations and prosecutions of political opponents
On some occasions, Trump’s calls for investigations, arrests or prosecutions of his political opponents sounded more like vague gripes than sincere attempts to prompt official action. On numerous occasions, though, Trump applied explicit, sustained public pressure on the Justice Department in general or his attorney general to pursue his opponents.
For example, in 2017 and 2018, Trump frequently harangued then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions in tweets and public remarks to investigate various allegations against Clinton.
“Attorney General Jeff Sessions has taken a VERY weak position on Hillary Clinton crimes,” he wrote in one tweet. “So where is the investigation A.G.,” he wrote in another tweet. “So many people are asking why isn’t the A.G. or Special Council (sic) looking at the many Hillary Clinton or Comey crimes,” he wrote in another tweet. In yet another tweet, he noted allegations about Clinton, then wrote that “at some point the Justice Department, and the FBI, must do what is right and proper.”
Trump made a direct public request in 2019 for Ukraine and China to launch investigations into Joe Biden and Hunter Biden – after he was already facing criticism for privately pressuring Ukraine to investigate them. And in 2020, Trump publicly demanded that then-Attorney General William Barr indict Joe Biden, Obama and unspecified others over their supposed roles in the investigation into his 2016 campaign’s links to Russia.
“Unless Bill Barr indicts these people for crimes, the greatest political crime in the history of our country, then we’re going to get little satisfaction unless I win and we’ll just have to go – because I won’t forget it. But these people should be indicted. This was the greatest political crime in the history of our country. And that includes Obama and it includes Biden,” Trump said.
Trump privately pressured the Justice Department
Trump suggested in that Fox News interview that he might have raised the subject of Biden and Obama indictments with Barr, saying, “I’ll be honest with you, he’s got all the information he needs. They want to get more, more, more, they keep getting more. I said, ‘You don’t need any more. You’ve got more stuff than anybody’s ever had.’”
Trump privately pressured the Justice Department and Trump administration officials to go after other political opponents, according to former officials and news reports. And it appears he was sometimes successful, though it’s impossible to definitively prove a direct relationship between his demands and the department’s actions.
Sessions told special counsel Robert Mueller that Trump pressured him in 2017 to abandon his recusal from investigations related to the 2016 election in order to prosecute Clinton, according to the Mueller report. Sessions did not do that, but he announced in March 2018 that he had (in November 2017) appointed a federal prosecutor to look into a variety of allegations against Clinton. She was never charged.
The New York Times reported this year that in April 2018, Trump told aides that if Sessions didn’t prosecute Clinton and Comey, Trump would prosecute them himself – prompting his White House counsel to write him a memo outlining the limits of the president’s powers.
Bolton wrote in a 2020 book that Trump was “obsessed” with having Kerry prosecuted for supposedly breaking a rarely enforced old law by remaining in contact with Iranian officials after leaving office to try to preserve the nuclear agreement Kerry helped to negotiate. Bolton wrote that “in meeting after meeting in the Oval (Office), Trump would ask Attorney General William Barr or anybody listening to launch a prosecution.”
The same week in 2018 that Trump tweeted that Kerry might have broken the law, the Justice Department assigned federal prosecutors to investigate Kerry, according to a book by former federal prosecutor Geoffrey Berman, who was ousted by Trump in 2020. Then, the same day Trump tweeted about Kerry in 2019, a Justice Department official called one of the prosecutors to apply more pressure over the case, Berman wrote. Kerry was never charged.
In 2019, Barr satisfied Trump’s investigate-the-investigators demand by tasking a federal prosecutor to help investigate the origins of the FBI’s probe related to Russia and the 2016 election. In late 2020, with about three months left in Trump’s presidency, Barr gave that prosecutor, John Durham, the status of special counsel.
And in early 2020, Barr tasked a different federal prosecutor with taking in information from members of the public, notably including then-Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, related to allegations about the Bidens and Ukraine, which had been a subject of Trump’s public and private focus.
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Fans Are Obsessing Over Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey’s Possible Pregnancy Teaser
Olivia Culpo and Christian McCaffrey officially tied the knot in a glamorous Rhode Island ceremony this past summer. By the time they said “I do,” the couple had been together for five years, having first been linked in the summer of 2019.
The months since the ceremony have been filled with idyllic weekend getaways on the East Coast and sweet moments at home in California, which Culpo herself has diligently documented on her Instagram account. But her latest post may have included just a touch more than adorable outtakes from their newlywed days. If you ask her fans, they might just tell you that the Instagram carousel that she posted on Oct. 14 contained a pregnancy announcement teaser.
Culpo has been outspoken about both her journey with endometriosis and her desire to have a big family, two realities that could potentially be at odds with each other, she shared in an episode of The Culpo Sisters in late 2022. Soon after her engagement to McCaffrey in April 2023, she made another mention of her desire to start having kids as soon as possible. At the time, she wasn’t yet sure when the wedding would take place, but wanted it to happen sooner rather than later, so that she could start having children. “I want to have little babies so that would be amazing,” she said in an Amazon Live.
Now, fans are under the impression that Culpo and McCaffrey might just be expecting—and are teasing the announcement in her latest post. There is one photo in the carousel in particular that her followers are pointing to as evidence of her pregnancy. In the snap, the model wore a floral silk maxi dress and posed beside McCaffrey, who had his hand on her stomach.
Followers were quick to voice their opinions on the meaning behind the pose. “The picture of Christian touching your stomach 👀,” one wrote. “Why did my heart stop with the hand placement on the belly? You look SO happy in all of these,” another added.
Culpo didn’t respond to the numerous speculative comments about a pregnancy. The 32-year-old will, no doubt, make any announcement of that sort in her own time. Until then, we will continue to admire the sweet photos of the newlywed pair. With McCaffrey, 28, currently sitting out of San Francisco 49ers play with injuries to his calf and achilles, the fall might feature more content of the pair than usual outside of the football stadium.
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Raffingora High School in Mashonaland West got a big boost recently when one of its former students, Mr Kausiwa Banda, donated cash and goods worth US$4 000.
He presented the money and goods at the school's speech and prize giving day ceremony held recently.
Mr Banda handed over US$1 500 for drilling a borehole, prizes for students and cash for long-serving teachers, staff and the school's former head. He said it was great to be back at Raffingora High School after 27 years.
The man was born and bred at Motogomo, Daily Great Farm, along the Harare-Guruve highway and worked on the farm to pay his school fees.
"This school moulded us. Today, we recognise achievement, celebrate hard work and inspire others, regardless of our background," said Mr Banda.
"Greatness comes from being focused, hard work and being humble. Don't be discouraged if you do not win today; success is not a race.
"Everyone has their own journey. I was not a prize winner in my class, but I made up for it with determination. Education is your path to a better life. Dream big, don't fear failure, and keep moving forward."
Mr Banda pledged to provide a solar-powered 24-hour computer and study block for night studies at the school.
The investment at his former school is in line with President Mnangagwa's development mantra, "Nyika inovakwa nevene vayo/Ilizwe lakhiwa ngabanikazi balo".
Mashonaland West Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution Marian Chombo commended Mr Banda for the kind gesture.
"Today, we reflect on our journey, aligning our vision with heritage-based curriculum, technology, vocational education and Vision 2030," she said in a speech read on her behalf by the director in her office, Mr Douglas Chiwiro.
"Education 5.0 recognises the need for evolution. Our pass rate increased from zero percent to 18 percent. This achievement showcases students' hard work, staff dedication, and parental involvement. Beyond academics, our students excelled in sports, demonstrating determination and teamwork. Our enrolment grew from 150 to 220 students. However, we face infrastructural challenges. We must address shortages, integrate technology and vocational training, and commercially approach education ethically," she said.
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Ella Mills has announced the launch of Deliciously Kids, a child-friendly offshoot of plant-based brand Deliciously Ella.
Read more: Meat Tax Should Be ‘On The Table’, Says Deliciously Ella
Taking to Instagram earlier today (Tuesday, October 15), Mills said that she decided to launch the brand in response to growing demand for nutritious snacks that kids will “actually enjoy.”
“With over 60% of kids’ energy intake in the UK coming from ultra-processed foods and only 10% hitting their ‘5 a day,’ kids’ nutrition is more important than ever. We’re here to help change that,” Mills wrote on Instagram. “That’s why we’re so excited to introduce Deliciously Kids—our brand-new range of 100% natural kids snacks, easy recipes, and wellness tools to encourage healthy habits from an early age.”
The first product is the Deliciously Kids Oaty Bars in two flavours: Raspberry Burst and Vanilla Apple Twist. The bars were developed in collaboration with Paediatric Dietitian Paula Hallam. They are made with what Mills describes as “kitchen cupboard ingredients” with no artificial additives. “We’ve also done many rounds of testing with little ones themselves, and so can guarantee they’re very much kid-approved too!,” she wrote.
Read more: UK Brand Unveils Powdered Dairy-Free Milk
The rise of Deliciously Ella
Deliciously Ella was founded by Mills in 2016. As well as selling a range of plant-based snacks and other food products, the brand also offers a recipe and wellness app.
Mills has been a vocal advocate for wholefoods-based plant-based diets since being diagnosed with postural tachycardia syndrome (PoTS) in 2011. The condition affects the autonomic nervous system, and causes chronic fatigue, dizziness, and digestive problems, among other issues. At the time she was diagnosed, Mills ate animal products, but decided to go plant-based after doing some research on the benefits of animal-free eating. She quickly saw an improvement in her symptoms, and documented her recovery on a blog named Deliciously Ella. Since then, the brand has grown exponentially, and she now runs the company alongside her husband Matthew.
Last month, it was announced that Deliciously Ella had been sold to Hero Group, a Swiss consumer food manufacturer best known for its baby and toddler food brands like Organix and Beech-Nut. At the time, Mills said she was “incredibly excited” to be partnering with the group. “What started as a small recipe website and a cookbook has become something bigger than either of us could have imagined,” she said. “We have had numerous approaches to sell or partner with other food companies over the years, but only this one felt right.”
The Deliciously Kids line is available to buy at Tesco now. The products will also be arriving at Whole Foods and Ocado soon.
Read more: Italian Meat Giant Gruppo Tonazzo Stops Selling Meat
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Cole Bridges, also known as Cole Gonzales, 24, of Stow, Ohio, was sentenced to 168 months in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organisation and attempting to murder U.S. military service members, based on his efforts to assist the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) to attack and kill U.S. soldiers in the Middle East.
Mr Bridges pleaded guilty to terrorism charges on June 14, 2023. According to court documents, Mr Bridges joined the U.S. Army in approximately September 2019 and was assigned as a cavalry scout in the Third Infantry Division based in Fort Stewart, Georgia. Before he joined the Army, beginning in at least 2019, Mr Bridges began researching and consuming online propaganda promoting jihadists and their violent ideology, and began to express his support for ISIS and jihad on social media. In or about October 2020, approximately one year after joining the Army, Mr Bridges began communicating with an FBI online covert employee (the OCE), who was posing as an ISIS supporter in contact with ISIS fighters in the Middle East.
During these communications, Mr Bridges expressed his frustration with the U.S. military and his desire to aid ISIS. Mr Bridges then provided training and guidance to purported ISIS fighters who were planning attacks, including advice about potential targets in New York City. Mr Bridges also provided the OCE with portions of a U.S. Army training manual and guidance about military combat tactics, with the understanding that the materials would be used by ISIS in future attack planning.
In or about December 2020, Mr Bridges began to supply the OCE with instructions for the purported ISIS fighters on how to attack U.S. forces in the Middle East.
Among other things, Mr Bridges diagrammed specific military maneuvers intended to help ISIS fighters maximize the lethality of future attacks on U.S. troops.
Mr Bridges also provided advice about the best way to fortify an ISIS encampment to ambush U.S. Special Forces, including by wiring certain buildings with explosives to kill the U.S. troops.
Then, in January 2021, Mr Bridges provided the OCE with a video of himself in his U.S. Army body armor standing in front of a flag often used by ISIS fighters and making a gesture symbolic of support for ISIS.
Approximately one week later, Mr Bridges sent a second video in which Mr Bridges, using a voice manipulator, narrated a propaganda speech in support of the anticipated ambush by ISIS on U.S. troops.
ALSO READ: Nigeria faces relentless Boko Haram, ISIS attacks – US report
The FBI’s New York Joint Terrorism Task Force investigated the case, with valuable assistance provided by the FBI field offices in Washington, Atlanta, and Cleveland; U.S. Army Counterintelligence, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Georgia, Air Force Office of Special Investigations, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, and U.S. Army Third Infantry Division.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sam Adelsberg and Matthew Hellman for the Southern District of New York prosecuted the case, with assistance from Trial Attorney Michael Dittoe of the National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section.
SOURCE: US Department of Justice
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In some good news for comic-book fans and dog people, Superman writer/director James Gunn has confirmed that everyone's favorite super pup will be headed to the big screen.
Gunn shared the news on social media on Tuesday that Krypto, Superman's loyal superdog, will be part of the film (confirming previous rumors), also offering a first look. It shows Superman and Krypto gazing at Earth from afar, a parallel to a comic panel that Gunn also shared.
Krypto arrives on screens in Superman this summer. Krypto was inspired by our dog Ozu, who we adopted shortly after I started writing Superman. Ozu, who came from a hoarding situation in a backyard with 60 other dogs & never knew human beings, was problematic to say the least. He… pic.twitter.com/zw8rVqv0n0
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) October 15, 2024
In some sweet context, Gunn also revealed that Krypto was inspired by his own dog Ozu. He and his wife, Peacemaker actress Jennifer Holland, adopted the dog shortly after Gunn started writing Superman, and Ozu "came from a hoarding situation in a backyard with 60 other dogs & never knew human beings, was problematic to say the least."
"He immediately came in & destroyed our home, our shoes, our furniture - he even ate my laptop," Gunn continued. "It took a long time before he would even let us touch him. I remember thinking, 'Gosh, how difficult would life be if Ozu had superpowers?' - and thus Krypto came into the script & changed the shape of the story as Ozu was changing my life."
He added that it's currently Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, and included just a little tease of the Krypto will see in the movie, calling him a "not-so-good-good-boy."
Krypto has long been a integral part of Superman lore, making his first appearance Adventure Comics #210 all the way back in 1955, but, somewhat surprisingly, he's never featured in any of Superman's live-action films. He was, however, the star of 2022 animated film DC League of Super-Pets, where he was voiced by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and has appeared in some live-action TV shows like Titans and Smallville.
Superman wrapped filming at the end of July, and is set to release on July 11, 2025. For more in the meantime, check out Gunn's recent update on the status of various DC projects.
Alex Stedman is a Senior News Editor with IGN, overseeing entertainment reporting. When she's not writing or editing, you can find her reading fantasy novels or playing Dungeons & Dragons.
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The Canadian banking sector plays an essential role in the Canadian economy, enabling families to buy homes and save for retirement, and helping small businesses grow. According to the Canadian Bankers Association, this sector employs nearly 300,000 Canadians and contributes approximately $30 billion in salaries and benefits annually.
Additionally, the six largest Canadian banks paid around $15 billion in taxes to the government in 2023, underscoring their economic significance. Collectively, the Canadian banking sector accounts for about 3.5% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP).
Among these giants, the Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX:BNS) and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSX:CM) are two dividend-paying stocks worth examining. So, which is a better investment right now? Let’s dive deeper into both.
Bank of Nova Scotia has growth potential while paying steady dividends
Bank of Nova Scotia is a diversified financial institution, offering a wide array of services in personal and commercial banking, wealth management, investment banking, and capital markets. Notably, its international operations extend primarily into Central and South America, positioning the bank for growth in emerging markets.
BNS and ZEB 10-year Total Return Level data by YCharts
Over the past decade, Bank of Nova Scotia has reported a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.4% in revenue per share. However, this solid revenue growth has not translated into similar earnings growth with diluted earnings per share having only increased at a modest CAGR of 1.2% during the period. This stagnation in earnings may explain why BNS shares have lagged behind the broader Canadian banking sector, as measured by the BMO Equal Weight Banks Index ETF.
Yet, year to date, Bank of Nova Scotia’s total returns were on par with the sector, as shown in the graph below. Investors are likely drawn to BNS for its attractive dividend yield, as interest rates have started coming down. The bank has demonstrated a commitment to its shareholders by increasing its dividend at a CAGR of about 5.8% over the last decade.
BNS and ZEB year to date Total Return Level data by YCharts
At $72.18 per share at writing, BNS stock offers a generous dividend yield of nearly 5.9%. This combination of a solid yield and a history of dividend increases makes Bank of Nova Scotia an appealing choice for income-focused investors.
CIBC consistently performs
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is the fifth-largest bank in Canada, known for its robust operations in retail and business banking, wealth management, and capital markets. Unlike BNS, CIBC has shown a stronger performance trajectory over the years.
ZEB and CIBC 10-year Total Return Level data by YCharts
CIBC has achieved a remarkable 11% CAGR in revenue per share over the past decade, translating into a diluted earnings per share growth rate of 2.3%. Additionally, CIBC has increased its dividend at a CAGR of 6.1%.
Priced at $83.88 per share at writing, CIBC stock provides a dividend yield of approximately 4.3%. Importantly, the Big Six Canadian bank stock has outperformed the banking sector both year to date and over the past decade, making it a standout option for investors seeking growth along with steady income.
Foolish investor takeaway
When comparing these two banking giants, it’s clear that CIBC has outperformed BNS in terms of returns and consistent growth. For investors looking for more consistent gains, waiting for a market pullback could present an opportunity to buy CIBC at a more attractive price. However, for those willing to take a risk for potential turnaround gains, BNS may be the better bet for higher total returns over the next three to five years.
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Liverpool were understood to be very keen on bolstering their forward line in the prior summer transfer window.
A late scramble to meet the PSR accounting deadline almost gifted Arne Slot’s side the opportunity to land Anthony Gordon. As events transpired, however, the Reds instead signed Federico Chiesa whilst the Newcastle man reportedly put pen to paper on a new lucrative contract at St. James’ Park.
Now, reports are circulating around Liverpool wanting to sign another winger ahead of the January window.
Liverpool can’t sign Jamie Gittens in January
Pete O’Rourke at Football Insider now reports that Jamie Gittens is unlikely to be allowed to sign for Liverpool in the upcoming winter window.
If we want to see the former Manchester City attacker (departed in 2020) trade the yellow and black of Borussia Dortmund for the famous red and white shirt, we’ll have to wait for our opportunity in the summer.
At that point, BVB are hoping to rake in a fee in excess of £40m, should their hands be forced.
It’s a reasonable asking price, it has to be said, given the 20-year-old is enjoying a terrific campaign – having amassed six goal contributions in nine games so far – in the Bundesliga.
You can see why scouts’ tongues may be wagging when diving into the metrics given Gittens looks a remarkably competent ball carrier. FBref rank the footballer in the 86th and 96th percentiles for progressive carries and successful take-ons respectively.
How sustainable his current impact in front of goal is will be a valid question posed, of course, given that he’s currently outperforming his xG and xAG metrics.
Do Liverpool need Jamie Gittens transfer?
It’s a fair point given that neither Cody Gakpo nor Luis Diaz look like they’re leaving Liverpool any time soon – nor would we want them to!
Jamie Gittens, of course, will remain a rough gem that could be sharpened into a potent force under the right manager.
Let’s not forget that this would be seen as a potentially great blow for rivals Manchester City who reportedly allowed the English-born star to leave for a €90,000 training compensation fee (BILD).
We’re just not sure that it will be Arne Slot who does the honing in light of the current makeup of our forward line. Not until someone first makes way at least!
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AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ultra Intelligence & Communications (Ultra I&C) today announced it has achieved National Security Agency (NSA) high assurance certification of the Reprogrammable Single Chip Universal Encryptor (RESCUE). The RESCUE architecture is provided through the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) C5ISR Center. NSA certification confirms RESCUE's capability to secure classified information.
As the lead security engineering team, Ultra I&C continues to embed RESCUE across multiple Department of Defense (DOD) platforms, demonstrating its flexible and scalable design. The architecture provides essential cryptographic services for devices requiring secure communications, including handheld radios, unmanned sensors and key management devices. RESCUE's architecture ensures easy adaptation across diverse platforms, meeting the evolving security needs of modern defense systems.
"Achieving NSA High Assurance Certification marks a significant milestone for Ultra I&C and the RESCUE architecture," said Bradford Powell, president of Command, Control, Intelligence, and Encryption (C2I&E) for Ultra I&C. "As a secure, government-owned solution, RESCUE protects critical information at the highest levels. Its flexible, scalable architecture and certification position allows Ultra I&C to integrate high-assurance cryptographic solutions more efficiently and cost-effectively across a range of military applications."
As a government-owned technology, RESCUE and future upgrades are available with full government purpose use rights, providing flexibility for approved developments. This enables DoD programs and integrators to leverage RESCUE's cryptographic capabilities without licensing restrictions, simplifying future upgrades and reducing certification costs.
Learn more about Ultra I&C's industry leading portfolio of secure crypto solutions.
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Leverkusen's Wirtz suffers ankle injury
Oct 15 (Reuters) - Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz sustained a capsular injury to his right ankle while on international duty with Germany, the Bundesliga club confirmed on Tuesday.
Wirtz suffered the injury during Germany's 1-0 home victory over the Netherlands in their Nations League Group A3 match on Monday, where he was substituted by Leverkusen teammate Robert Andrich late in the first half. The win secured the Germans a spot in the quarter-finals.
The 21-year-old underwent an MRI scan on Tuesday and is receiving treatment at Leverkusen, the club said. It is unclear when Wirtz will return to training, leaving him doubtful for Saturday's Bundesliga match against Eintracht Frankfurt.
Champions Leverkusen are fifth in the league standings on 11 points from six games, three points behind leaders Bayern Munich.
Xabi Alonso's side visit French side Brest in the Champions League four days after hosting Frankfurt. (Reporting by Shifa Jahan in Bengaluru Editing by Christian Radnedge)
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2024 U.S. Hospitals CMS Shoppable Services Pricing Database By State: 25Th Percentile, 50Th Percentile, 75Th Percentile, 90Th Percentile
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FORT KNOX, Ky. – The remains of U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. James A. Deeds, a Soldier killed during World War II, will be interred Oct 11 at Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego. Miramar Memorial Service will perform graveside services preceding the interment.
A native of Oakland, California, Deeds was a pilot with the 345th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 98th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 9th Air Force. He was killed in action Aug. 1, 1943, after the B-24 Liberator he was flying crashed after being hit by enemy anti-aircraft fire during Operation TIDAL WAVE, the largest bombing mission against the oil fields and refineries at Ploiesti, north of Bucharest, Romania. Deeds was 23.
He was accounted for by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Jan. 3, 2023, after the remains of unaccounted-for airmen were exhumed in July 2017 from Ardennes American Cemetery and Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium, for identification.
The Past Conflict Repatriations Branch, under the Army Casualty and Mortuary Affairs Operations Division at the U.S. Army Human Resources Command, Fort Knox, Kentucky, plays a key role in the process of locating Family members of missing Soldiers from WWII, the Korean and Vietnam Wars.
The process begins with locating the Family member most closely related to the missing Soldier, known as the primary next of kin, followed by a request for Family reference samples or DNA, which are used as a main source in identifying remains.
Once a Soldier has been identified by the Armed Forces Medical Examiner, the PCRB notifies and briefs the Family about the results of historical, forensic and DNA reports, benefits and the mortuary process including burial with full military honors.
Media interested in covering and/or obtaining more information about the funeral and interment should contact the Army Casualty Office at (800) 892-2490 and/or Miramar Memorial Services, 858-566-9100.
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Euro stayed slippery against the US dollar today, witnessing sustained losses as markets continued to track economic cues and global geopolitical situation. Germany's wholesale prices continued to decline in September, recording the steepest drop in five months, data from Destatis revealed on Tuesday. Wholesale prices decreased 1.6 percent year-on-year in September, following the 1.1 percent drop in August. Wholesale prices have been falling since May 2023. EUR/USD pair currently trades around 1.0940, up marginally on the day after testing two month low of 1.0910 in intraday moves. Euro has been hurt by concerns about French government finances and Germanys lax economy. Sentiment is cautious for the Euro ahead of the earnings from some of Europes largest companies.
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Week 6 was another wild ride at the running back position for fantasy football managers. 12 total RBs scored 18 or more fantasy points on the week, and several of the names on the list to accomplish the feat were particularly shocking, including Sean Tucker, Tyrone Tracy Jr., Tyler Allgeier and Bucky Irving.
Tucker and Irving in particular took advantage of a prime opportunity in Week 6 thanks to an absence from starting RB Rachaad White. They combined for 297 yards and 3 TDs from scrimmage, and HC Todd Bowles acknowledged Monday that they've made these backs have made their case for a "three-headed monster" — great news for fantasy. Not.
Luckily our fantasy football analysts are here to help you navigate the treacherous waters of the Buccaneers backfield moving forward. Find out where Tucker, Irving and others landed in our team's Week 7 RB rankings for half-PPR scoring leagues:
Which running back will surprise in Week 7?
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Missing ‘Hamilton’ and ‘MJ The Musical’ Broadway dancer not seen in nearly 2 weeks ‘did not wander off,’ family says
By Chelsea Bailey, CNN
(CNN) — The family of a Broadway dancer who’s been missing for nearly two weeks has hired a private investigator to assist in their desperate search to find him and bring him home.
Zelig Williams was last seen on October 3 at his home in Columbia, South Carolina, according to a statement from the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. The family filed a missing person report the following day after the 28-year-old failed to contact them, the department said.
As the search for the Broadway performer – whose credits include “Hamilton” and “MJ The Musical” – entered its second week, family and friends paused for a moment of silence at 9:52 a.m. Monday, to mark the last time he was seen.
“We had a moment just of prayer, just to let him know that we are still here, we want him home,” Williams’ cousin Mieoki Corbett-Jacobs told CNN Monday.
Chandra Cleveland, the private investigator hired by the family to help locate Williams, said she believes his case is an example of “missing while Black syndrome,” where the disappearances of Black men and women receive little to no attention.
“I like to tell everyone that even you can go an hour and not speak to a person, but when you know that’s not their pattern, something needs to be done, and you need to call law enforcement immediately and report that,” she said. “That’s what this family did.”
‘He did not wander off,’ family says
Williams’ mother saw him leave home just before 10 a.m. on October 3, according to an incident report from the sheriff’s department. Minutes later, Williams’ friends in New York received a concerning message from his iPhone, Corbett-Jacobs said.
“At 10:10, three of his friends received an SOS ping from his cell phone, which is not a lot of time after leaving the house,” Corbett-Jacobs said. Those friends reached out to Williams’ mother to share their concerns.
An iPhone can be programmed to contact emergency services or a list of emergency contacts if an Emergency SOS is triggered. The device can also alert emergency contacts if it detects a hard fall or car crash, according to Apple.
Williams was “spotted driving in the area of the Congaree National Park,” the Richland County Sheriff’s Department said in its news release. The following day, a sheriff’s deputy located the vehicle Williams was driving more than 20 miles away from his home in a parking lot for the Palmetto Trail, a hiking route that bisects the state.
“(The lot) where the car was parked had only been there a little over a year, we weren’t even familiar with the space,” Corbett-Jacobs said.
Given Williams had been in Columbia for only a few months, Corbett-Jacobs said the family feels it’s unlikely he would have known the location of the lot or trailhead.
Corbett-Jacobs said the car deputies located did not show signs of a crash that could trigger the SOS message, which adds to the family’s suspicions.
“He didn’t wander off. This is definitely a missing persons (case) with suspected foul play.”
The sheriff’s department told CNN its deputies are investigating the potential of foul play and are “following up on all leads and all information” in the case.
A ‘remarkable’ talent
On Monday, Williams’ family piled into a car with Cleveland to begin retracing Zelig’s last known movements.
“We’re getting all the camera footage that possibly had him coming that way to confirm his directions of travel,” Cleveland told CNN.
As a private investigator, Cleveland said she specializes in cases involving missing Black women and men. News of Williams’ disappearance gained traction after his colleagues on Broadway began sharing his story, Cleveland said. Actor Hugh Jackman, who previously worked with Williams, also posted a plea on Instagram for his safe return.
Williams’ dance coach, Caroline Lewis-Jones, said the dance community has been reeling since his disappearance.
“He’s the epitome of the student that you want,” she said. “Immediately, I knew, the natural talent in his body was just remarkable.”
Lewis-Jones credits Williams with helping her restart her dance company, Unbound Dance Company, after the pandemic, she said.
“When he walks into a space you just, you want to be better because of him,” she said.
Williams’ mother, Kathy, described her son as a very happy person, with a lifelong passion for dancing and performing.
“I just want my child back home,” she told CNN.
CNN’s Rebecca Wright and Alli Rosenbloom contributed to this report.
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DJ Prodware: Significant improvement in performance indicators in H1 2024
Prodware Prodware: Significant improvement in performance indicators in H1 2024 15-Oct-2024 / 19:30 CET/CEST Dissemination of a French Regulatory News, transmitted by EQS Group. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. =---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Press Release Paris, October 15th, 2024 - 7:00 pm Significant improvement in performance indicators in H1 2024 Current Operating Result: EUR36.5 million (+119%) Net Income Group Share: EUR25.2 million (+185%) Successful Integration of Key Strategic Acquisitions IFRS Standards 06.2024 06.2023 Unaudited data in MEUR Variation Consolidated revenue 315.7 108.3 +191.4% EBITDA 47.3 26.5 +78.8% In % of the revenue 15.0% 24.4% Current Operating Income 36.5 16.7 +118.9% In % of the revenue 11.6% 15.4% Operating income 36.3 16.7 +117.4% Net Income Group Share 25.2 8.9 +184.7%
Significant Increase in Business in the First Half of 2024
In the first half of 2024, Prodware generated an impressive revenue of EUR315.7 million, nearly tripling business from EUR108.3 million, during the same period in 2023. After accounting for divested activities and maintaining a constant perimeter, the company reported a 23.4% organic growth rate.
The split in revenue shows that 31% of the total revenue is generated from Business Applications, while Managed and Staffing Sourcing accounts for the remaining 69%.
On the international front, sales amounted to EUR284.3 million, making up a significant 90% of the overall revenue.
Growth in Operational Profitability Driven by Volume Increase
In the first half of 2024, EBITDA reached EUR47.3 million, marking an impressive increase of 78.8% compared to the same period in 2023. Consequently, this translates to an EBITDA margin of 15.0%.
Partially driven by a relatively stable level of depreciation and provisions, the Current Operating Income demonstrated impressive growth of 118.9%, reaching EUR36.5 million.
The financial result, reported at -EUR11.0 million, mainly reflects the expense associated with net financial debt, which increased by EUR4.1 million due to the combined impact of rising debt from external growth initiatives and higher interest rates.
After accounting for corporate tax, the Group's net profit stands at EUR25.2 million, nearly three times higher than the figure reported for the same period in the previous fiscal year.
Financial Strength
As of June 30, 2024, Prodware's equity has risen to EUR102.0 million, compared to EUR76.7 million on December 31, 2023, largely driven by the net profit generated during this period.
The net debt, which includes IFRS lease liabilities, amounts to EUR224.1 million, representing 2.44 times the EBITDA for the past twelve months. This is an improvement from a ratio of 2.64 times recorded at the end of December 2023. Furthermore, the long-term debt covenant is established at 3.25.
Outlook
The group is set to launch the first year of its strategic plan for 2024-2026 with optimism, bolstered by the successful integration of its latest acquisitions and a robust recovery in key performance metrics. As previously indicated, Prodware is committed to advancing its dual approach of scaling operations while enhancing profit margins over the next three years.
The notable increase in market share across key target regions has established Prodware as a leading force in supporting the digital transformation journey of customers. This strong position is enhanced by a holistic 360° service portfolio designed to cater to a wide range of customer needs effectively.
In 2024, the group aims to achieve nearly EUR700 million in revenue.
About Prodware
With 30 years of experience and know-how in IT innovation, we strive to provide value and expertise to our customers around the world. Whether we're implementing the most ambitious cloud strategies, developing AI-powered decision-making tools, or creating IoT applications, Prodware is always at the cutting edge of innovation.
Since its inception, Prodware has leveraged technological progress to help businesses prepare for the future by creating new economic models for the manufacturing, sales, distribution, finance, and business service industries.
The Prodware group includes more than 1 900 employees across 14 countries. It generated revenues of EUR380.6 million in 2023. Prodware SA is listed on Euronext Growth and is eligible for FCPI (innovation funds) and SME PEA (equity savings plan).
For more information: www.prodware-group.com PRODWARE Stéphane Conrard Financial Director T: 0979 999 000 investisseurs@prodware.fr PRESS Gilles Broquelet CAP VALUE T: 01 80 81 50 00 gbroquelet@capvalue.fr EURONEXT GROWTH ISIN FR0010313486 - ALPRO - FTSE 972 IT Services Prodware qualifies for FCPI and is committed to responsible business practices. Prodware is member of the Global Compact.
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Hispanic Heritage month ends on Oct. 15, but that’s no reason to stop celebrating the beauty of different latinx cultures. “Empowered,” the first Latinx Arts Festival and book fair, had its grand opening on Oct. 10 at the Westbury Memorial Public Library.
The library transformed into a hub of creativity and cultural appreciation for the Latinx Arts Festival. The evening kicked off with a musical interlude from the Westbury Middle School Jazz Rock Band, led by Tamara Edwards-Wilson, and a vibrant performance by Expresión Latina Cultural Dance. A land acknowledgment was led by Denise Silva Dennis from the Shinnecock Nation, whose words of honoring Indigenous roots made the night even more meaningful.
The visual and performing arts were at the forefront of the evening. Featured visual artists — including Silva Aviles, Isabel de Ibáñez, Sueey Gutiérrez, Clemente Ettrick, Kimberly Zambrano, La Villans, Rosalba Henao, and Deybis Chávez — displayed their work, providing insight into their creative processes and cultural backgrounds. The curated collection by Ruby Bianchi highlighted a rich variety of artistic styles and messages that resonated deeply with attendees.
The night featured mesmerizing performances. Laura Martinez graced the audience with her musical talents, while a dynamic dance performance by Ana Valentina and Ana Sofia Ortiz Jimenez showed how folklore is essential in keeping cultures alive.
Tracy Horodyski, the library director, emphasized how important cultural events are in building inclusive communities. Adriana Devers, the founder of Cuentos de Triadas, shared her insights about the significance of nurturing young artists and storytelling traditions. She highlighted how events like the Latinx Arts Festival empower individuals to explore their identities and share their narratives.
A group of Westbury scholars captivated the audience with selected readings that illustrated the Latin American influence in literature, tying historical narratives to contemporary experiences. This segment underscored the profound impact of storytelling in fostering understanding and appreciation of diverse cultures.
The first Latinx Arts Festival was a resounding success, and highlighted a vibrant blend of artistic expressions rooted in Latin American heritage. “Empowered” — which complements the theme of Westbury Arts’ Hispanic Heritage exhibition — was hosted by Cuentos de Triadas, Inc. in collaboration with LA CASA at Nassau Community College, Nassau County Office of Hispanic Affairs, Westbury Memorial Public Library, Mujeres que Se Atreven, La Fiesta Radio and LILTA.
As the event ended, remarks from the Latinx Arts Festival Committee underscored the importance of continued support for the arts. The performance by International Dancer Zaman was a fitting finale, leaving audiences inspired and energized.
In all, “Empowered” was more than just an event; it was a celebration of identity, creativity, and community. With its successful fruition, it highlighted the importance of fostering a space for voices that might otherwise go unheard.
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St Vincent and the Grenadines celebrates milestone with JetBlue's inaugural flight on Oct 9
As the flight arrived on the island, the tourism officials called it a major milestone in the tourism journey.
Tuesday, 15th October 2024
St Vincent and the Grenadines was thrilled to welcome the inaugural JetBlue service to St Vincent and the Grenadines on Wednesday, October 9, 2024.
As the flight arrived on the island, the tourism officials called it a major milestone in the tourism journey. David Jehn, VP of JetBlue, expressed his excitement about this new connection, crediting the tremendous efforts of Carlos James in making this dream a reality.
The air carrier is now offerings flights from St. Vincent (SVD) to New York (JFK) every Wednesday and Sunday. The new route opens up exciting possibilities for international travel while boosting tourism and connectivity to St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
A major thing about the new service was that most of the crew members were Vincentians, making the occasion more special.
The airline will be offering twice weekly direct flights from New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport to the Argyle International Airport in St Vincent. The flight arrived to the island with visitors, returning nationals as well as media and sports personnel.
Meanwhile, Tourism Minister Carlos James welcomed the airline and said that it came as a result of a strategic partnership. He outlined, “Together, we are opening up endless possibilities for travellers and our beautiful islands.”
He said that what the island is seeing now with the tourism drive is simply to have more traffic and volume to St Vincent and the Grenadines.
The Minister said that his team is doing it so strategically, and the relationship with JetBlue is a strategic one and is very significant because, with the emergence of this air carrier’s service within this market, it has already begun to have a ripple effect.
According to him, the island nation is seeing other airlines that are doubling services, reducing rates and competition is turning out to be good for business. He said that this allows the customers as well as the passengers and visitors to have more affordable and accessible access to the destination.
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Ilona Maher Does Push-Ups Poolside in Navy String Two-Piece Ahead of ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Performance
Tonight, celebrity contestants and their professional partners will hit the dance floor for “Dedication Night” on Dancing With the Stars. With each performance, celeb contestants will dedicate their performances to the most important people in their lives—and among them is September’s SI Swimsuit Issue digital cover model, Ilona Maher.
The 28-year-old Vermont native and her partner, Alan Bersten, will perform a rumba to “My Way” by Yseult, in dedication to Maher’s U.S. women’s Olympic rugby teammates. Maher and the rest of the rugby sevens team took home a bronze medal during this summer’s games in Paris.
And while Maher has been sharing plenty of TikTok and Instagram content showcasing her rehearsals with Bersten leading up to tonight’s show, she even incorporated a bit of training into her poolside relaxation outside of the studio. On Monday, Maher shared an Instagram reel of herself doing push-ups in a navy blue bikini to prepare for her live rumba on Tuesday.
“Having a peaceful day then remembering I’m gonna have my back out on national tv tomorrow,” she wrote atop a clip of herself exercising next to a pool. “Gotta give the people what they want,” Maher noted in her Instagram caption.
“So now I gotta do push ups,” Bersten quipped in the comments section. “How many did you do.”
“You're such an inspiration for all the young girls. You show them that they can be feminine, and strong and be beautiful. 👸💪#beastmode😉,” one of Maher’s 4 million followers added.
“You have no idea how happy it makes me to see a strong woman like you 🔥,” someone else gushed.
“I know what I’ll be watching tomorrow night,” another user noted.
Last week, Maher had a difficult week on the show and broke down in tears following her jive to Quiet Riot’s “Cum on Feel the Noize.” She and Bersten received a score of 26/40, courtesy of judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough, Bruno Tonioli and Gene Simmons, and Maher expressed that the dance was “really tough” for her and she was disappointed in her performance.
“That was tough for me, but I have a great partner and we have next week to improve, so thank you all for your support,” Maher said in a post-show Instagram post with Bersten. “Please keep voting, I will get better, I swear.”
Dancing With the Stars airs live tonight at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney+.
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The Vegan Strong Plantbuilt team took home 55 medals, 48 of which were gold, at the Mr. America 2024 Sports Festival last weekend (October 11 to 13).
Read more: Two Vegan Women Become Strongman And Bodybuilding Champions
Leading the team’s medal wins was powerlifter Nick Squires, who won eight in total. He achieved a combined weight of 1,700 pounds, squatting 640 pounds, benching 385 pounds, and deadlifting 675 pounds. His teammate Katya Gorbacheva was the best female lifter, with a total of 1,005 pounds. She squatted 375 pounds, benched 210 pounds, and deadlifted 420 pounds.
Elsewhere, the team took home seven medals in the strongman category: five gold, one silver, and one bronze. Ric Carroll won the Open Men’s Heavyweight, while Andrew Keys came out on top in Open Men’s Lightweight category. The kettlebell team also took home 17 medals, including 16 golds and 17 best-of-titles. In bodybuilding, Evelyn Santos won the Open bikini class.
Read more: Daniel ‘Vegan Meathead’ Austin Breaks Three State Powerlifting Records In Las Vegas
The unstoppable rise of vegan athletes
PlantBuilt was established in 2012 with the goal of promoting a plant-based lifestyle through competitive sports. The organization is composed of vegan athletes from around the world who compete in various disciplines such as bodybuilding, CrossFit, powerlifting, kettlebell sport, Strongman, and Olympic weightlifting.
Popular culture often portrays vegans as being weak and lacking in protein, but a growing number of hugely successful athletes are challenging this stereotype. PlantBuilt seeks to show that plant-based diets are not just adequate, but optimal for peak athletic performance. The team also raises awareness about the ethical, environmental, and health benefits of a plant-based diet.
“As more people see the success the Vegan Strong PlantBuilt team has at Mr. America and other competitions, they will realize that plant protein can take you to the elite levels of their sports,” said Giacomo Marchese, founder of PlantBuilt. “You can be a champion athlete and still be compassionate.”
Read more: Vegan Wins National Weightlifting Championships in Croatia
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AT least 700 beekeepers from Hurungwe have started to benefit from a honey processing plant opened last week at Chitindiva
Business Centre in Hurungwe North.
The plant is part of the apiculture project rolled out by the Government through the United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP) and ZimApiculture Trust under the Zambezi Valley biodiversity project.
It is fully equipped with manual and electric honey presses and a solar-powered borehole.
The community lauded the project.
A total of 700 beneficiaries were each equipped with three beehives to protect forests while at the same time addressing
human-wildlife conflicts.
One of the beneficiaries, Ms Febby Chingwena hailed the initiative.
"I can now send my children to school," she said.
Ms Chingwena is one of more than 200 women who are benefiting from the initiative.
"We are still reeling under the negative impact of an El-Nino-induced drought. The majority didn't reap anything and this
project comes as an alternative source of income," another beneficiary said.
"Honey production has, therefore, empowered us as women."
Hurungwe Beekeepers Association chairperson, Mr Willard Phiri welcomed the development.
"Going forward, we are looking at value addition so that we fully use our natural resources," he said.
Before the project, elephants destroyed fields while many risked losing their lives from the attacks but researches have shown
that the jumbos are afraid of bees and this forces them to divert routes.
Chundu Village Head, Mr Hands Chundu said the rate of deforestation in his area was unbearable, adding that the new project
will help alleviate this.
The project is being implemented in Hurungwe, Mbire and Muzarabani Districts, with the view to commercialise the
enterprises through value addition to enhance sustainable forestry management, social inclusion and household resilience.
ZimApiculture Trust director, Mrs Selina Chitapi said over 2 000 beekeepers were trained in the three districts.
"ZimApiculture Trust is a low-value grant recipient under the UNDP GEF6, Zambezi Valley biodiversity project and is
implementing a project on commercialisation of honey enterprises to enhance sustainable forestry management, social
inclusion and household resilience through upscaling".
"The project trained a total of 2091 beekeepers (1362 male and 728 female) from Hurungwe, Mbire and Muzarabani since
2020. The people were provided with at least three beehives each, giving a total of 6,000 beehives.
The project also constructed three honey processing centres which were equipped with honey processing equipment in the
three districts," she said.
Environment, Climate and Wildlife Minister Sithembiso Nyoni, represented by acting deputy director of wildlife conservation,
Mr Tendai Ruzvidzo said the Government is impressed by the new approach in environmental conservation.
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Sony has announced PlayStation: The Concert, the world tour of a "state of the art production" with music from games such as God of War, The Last of Us, Horizon, Ghost of Tsushima, and more.
Some details are still hazy as the PlayStation Blog post detailing PlayStation: The Concert and a press release provided to IGN have conflicting and seemingly incomplete information, but the world tour will premiere in April 2025.
The first show will take place in Dublin, Ireland, seemingly on April 19, before shifting to the UK for six tour dates between April 21 and April 27. It will then head to "more than 200 cities" across Europe, the U.S., and more.
Concert locations beyond Europe will be announced "very soon," Sony said, and so far only the Ireland and UK dates have been announced. PlayStation: The Concert will take place in Birmingham on April 21, Manchester on April 22, Leeds on April 23, Newcastle on April 24, Glasgow on April 25, and London on April 27.
It will later take place in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Paris and Amnéville, France, Brussels, Belgium, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Berlin, Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Leipzig, Munich, and Oberhausen, Germany, Zurich, Switzerland, Bologna, Italy, Budapest, Hungary, Sofia, Bulgaria, Vienna, Austria, Bratislava, Slovakia, Prague, Czech Republic, Lodz, Poland, Copenhagen, Denmark, Gotenburg, Sweden, and Oslo, Norway.
Antwerp in Belgium and Tampere in Finland were also listed but have a strikethrough on the PlayStation Blog, seemingly suggesting these dates were removed.
Tickets will be available on the PlayStation website on October 16 at 7am Pacific / 10am Eastern / 3pm UK for those who use the early access code PLAYCONCERT24, though the site doesn't appear to be available as of yet. The press release provided indicates an October 18 availability date for those without early access, which is essentially no one since PlayStation made the code public.
PlayStation: The Concert is promised to be a "deeply immersive live concert experience," Sony said. "An innovative multi-screen design, combining advanced LED and projection technologies, will enhance the event and deliver the most iconic moments and imagery from these games.
"Coupled with surround sound, the show delivers breathtaking visual and audio depth, creating an immersive experience that will allow the audience to relive their gaming adventures like never before."
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He'll talk about The Witcher all day.
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Canadian pensioners are using their self-directed Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) to generate investment income that can help cover the rising cost of living. One popular TFSA strategy involves owning top high-yield TSX stocks that have good track records of dividend growth.
Telus stock
Telus (TSX:T) is a Canadian communications company based in British Columbia with wireline and wireless assets that stretch across the country. The company is different from its two large peers in that Telus didn’t spend billions of dollars to acquire media assets over the past 15-20 years. That decision has enabled Telus to avoid the challenges currently being faced in the Canadian media industry as television and radio revenues decline due to advertisers shifting marketing spending to digital alternatives.
Telus has invested in other subsidiaries to diversify its revenue stream. Telus Health is growing at a steady pace. Telus Digital (TSX:TIXT) was on a roll, but is now facing some revenue issues that have emerged over the past two years.
Still, Telus is performing well overall considering industry headwinds, including price wars and regulatory uncertainty. Management expects adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA) to rise this year. Falling interest rates should reduce debt expenses in 2025. Lower operating costs due to staff cuts implemented over the past 12 months should also help next year.
Telus trades near $22 per share at the time of writing. Investors shouldn’t expect a major rebound in the coming months, but the stock was as high as $34 in 2022, so there is decent upside potential on a long-term recovery.
Investors who buy Telus at the current price can get a 7% dividend yield. Telus has increased its distribution annually for more than 20 years.
Bank of Montreal stock
Bank of Montreal (TSX:BMO) trades near $123 per share at the time of writing. The stock is up from $112 a month ago, but it remains well below the $152 it reached in 2022 before the Bank of Canada and the U.S. Federal Reserve started to aggressively raise interest rates to get inflation under control.
The sharp increase in interest rates over such a short period of time forced Bank of Montreal and its peers to raise provisions for credit losses (PCL) in recent quarters due to rising risks of defaults from borrowers who are carrying too much debt.
Now that interest rates are starting to decline again in Canada and the United States, investors should start to see PCL come down in 2025, as long as the economy remains in decent shape.
Bank of Montreal has also been hurt by its US$16.3 billion purchase of Bank of the West in 2023. The deal closed right before chaos hit the U.S. regional banks that drove down valuations. Investors might be concerned that Bank of Montreal paid too much for the acquisition. Timing wasn’t great, but the benefits should emerge over the long term. Bank of Montreal has a strong track record of making successful acquisitions in the United States over the past 40 years.
Investors who buy BMO stock at the current price can get a 5% dividend yield. Bank of Montreal has paid a dividend annually for nearly two centuries.
The bottom line on stocks to own for passive income
Telus and Bank of Montreal pay attractive dividends that should continue to grow. If you have some cash to put to work in a portfolio focused on passive income, these stocks deserve to be on your radar.
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GE HealthCare Technologies, Inc. GEHC announced the launch of Versana Premier, the latest addition to its Versana ultrasound family. Versana Premier offers AI-enabled productivity tools and advanced clinical features to enhance workflow efficiency and diagnostic accuracy, addressing the needs of healthcare professionals across specialties, including general practice, OBGYN, MSK and cardiology.
Versana Premier is a top-tier ultrasound system in GE HealthCare's budget-friendly Versana family, designed with advanced clinical features and streamlined workflow tools. It enhances efficiency and supports optimal care for a wide range of patients, ensuring effortless productivity for clinicians.
Equipped with VisionBoost Architecture and real-time imaging tools, it ensures effortless, high-quality diagnostics. It offers exceptional image quality and faster speed with advanced features like XDclear technology and a new imaging engine. Users can optimize imaging in real-time with Whizz and adjust color displays using Whizz Color Flow. It also includes OBGYN tools like Whizz RenderLive and V-Live 2.0 for 3D/4D imaging, aiding clinicians in monitoring baby development and improving diagnostic precision.
Likely Trend of GEHC Stock Following the News
Following the news, shares of GEHC rose 0.7% to $91.62 at yesterday’s closing.
Shares of GEHC have risen 18.5% year to date against the industry’s 10.4% fall. The S&P 500 has risen 22% in the same time frame.
The innovative ultrasound system, designed for efficiency and precision across multiple clinical settings, aligns with GE HealthCare's mission of advancing personalized and connected care. GE HealthCare continues to lead in medical technology, enhancing patient care and clinician effectiveness, reflected in the positive market response to the launch.
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Significance of GEHC’s Launch of Versana Premier
The introduction of Versana Premier marks a significant step forward in accessible, versatile ultrasound technology. With its AI-powered automation and user-friendly features, it aims to meet the growing demand for imaging in primary care, accelerating diagnoses, improving patient outcomes, and supporting clinicians in making accurate, efficient clinical decisions.
GE HealthCare's latest release of Versana Premier offers advanced features that enhance diagnostics and improve efficiency. Through its AI-powered Whizz tools, clinicians can achieve up to 38% faster workflows. These include automated labeling and volume measurements for organs like the kidney, gallbladder and liver. With its user-friendly design and optimized image quality, Versana Premier supports a wide range of assessments and diagnoses, helping clinicians provide high-quality care across diverse medical specialties. This system strengthens GE HealthCare's position as a leader in medical imaging solutions.
Management highlighted the growing use of ultrasound in primary care due to rising imaging demand. The company emphasized that Versana Premier, with advanced automated workflow tools and educational resources, supports frontline clinicians in accelerating diagnoses and improving patient outcomes.
More News on Versana Premier
Versana Premier is available in key countries worldwide. In the United States, it received 510(k) clearance from the FDA and is commercially available, with shipments starting later this month.
Market Prospects Favoring GEHC
Per a report in Precedence Research, the global ultrasound market size is estimated to be worth $10.1 billion in 2024. It is anticipated to reach $19 billion by 2033 at a CAGR of 7.3%.
The robust growth is likely to be driven by the growing number of musculoskeletal disorders, the rising number of government initiatives and investments and the growing adoption of table-top equipment in medical sectors.
Zacks Rank & Key Picks
Currently, GE HealthCare carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
Some better-ranked stocks in the broader medical space are Addus HomeCare ADUS, Quest Diagnostics (DGX) and RadNet (RDNT). While Addus HomeCare carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), Quest Diagnostics and RadNet carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) each at present. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
Addus HomeCare has an estimated long-term growth rate of 12.1%. ADUS’ earnings surpassed estimates in each of the trailing four quarters, with the average being 11.5%.
Addus HomeCare shares have gained 85.5% compared with the industry's 16.9% growth year to date.
Quest Diagnostics has an estimated long-term growth rate of 6.8%. DGX's earnings surpassed estimates in each of the trailing four quarters, with the average being 3.3%.
Quest Diagnostics has gained 42% compared with the industry's 14.9% growth year to date.
RadNet’s earnings surpassed estimates in each of the trailing four quarters, with the average surprise being 98.2%.
RDNT's shares have surged 93.7% year to date compared with the industry’s 14.8% growth.
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Floridians return home to clean up from two hurricanes, with gas and power in short supply
By Ashley R. Williams, Brian Abel, Amanda Musa and Alaa Elassar, CNN
(CNN) — Surrounded by the damage left behind by hurricanes Helene and Milton, people across Florida are facing the daunting task of cleaning up, but many lack the electricity and fuel to do it.
Hampered by roads blocked by fallen trees and flooding, fuel suppliers and power companies are working to get the infrastructure of daily life back up and running, and police are aiding recovery efforts by providing escorts to fuel tankers trying to reach those most in need.
President Joe Biden made his second trip to the state in two weeks to survey the latest hurricane damage. Speaking in St. Petersburg on Sunday morning, the president thanked first responders and local officials for their efforts and empathized with Floridians who had lost everything, saying they are “heartbroken and exhausted, and their expenses are piling up.”
Here’s the latest on recovery efforts:
• Deaths attributed to storm rise: The death toll from Hurricane Milton now stands at 24, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and St. Lucie County Communications Director Erick Gill. As of Tuesday morning, the death toll for St. Lucie County is seven.
• Gas stations still waiting for fuel: Less than 18% of the state’s gas stations had no fuel as of Monday afternoon, according to the monitoring website GasBuddy.com. In the hard-hit areas of Tampa and Sarasota, 50% were out of gas. Around the Ft. Myers and Naples area, it was 21%, and in the Orlando area, 18%. More than 37.3 million gallons of fuel has been delivered to Florida ports, according to Kevin Guthrie, director of the state’s Division of Emergency Management. “We have right now 25 Florida Highway Patrol escorts to rush in the fuel tankers from the port, and so those are being brought in to fill out the stations,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said. Three public fuel sites in Plant City, Bradenton and St. Petersburg have been opened, where customers can receive 10 gallons of gas each for free. The governor said more will be opened Sunday in Charlotte, Pinellas and Hillsborough counties.
• Power is gradually being restored: As of Tuesday morning, nearly 190,000 customers remained out of power across the state, according to PowerOutage.us – down from a peak of nearly 3 million. Crews from across the country are working to reconnect homes and businesses to the grid. The power companies estimate most people will have electricity by midweek.
• St. Petersburg offers gas and charging stations: The city of St. Petersburg has set up temporary stations to help residents in need, with a place to charge their phones and pick up essentials like bottled water, batteries and tarps. A boil water notice for the city was lifted Monday.
• Debris removal is a major priority: DeSantis said during a Sunday news conference the state is prioritizing debris removal and will allow the public to track the progress. President Joe Biden has approved 100% reimbursements of debris removal costs for 90 days, the governor said, encouraging city and county governments to urgently submit to FEMA their project worksheets with details of how much debris they need removed. “90 days, 100%, it’s time to get after it, no excuses,” Guthrie said Sunday. “This is all of us, all together.” All red tape has been lifted and direct permits are being quickly approved on new debris management sites, and size and weight restrictions for vehicles conducting removal have been lifted. Debris removal will continue 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, the governor said.
• President Biden approves major disaster declaration: President Biden approved a major disaster declaration for the state on Saturday, according to FEMA. “Federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Florida to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Milton” from October 5 onward, a FEMA news release stated. Biden’s approval makes funding available for people in more than 30 counties impacted by Milton, according to the release. The funds include grants for temporary housing and home repairs. The president also announced Sunday more than $600 million in energy resilience projects to shore up the power grid in places like Florida.
Flooding continues to slow down recovery
Ongoing flooding issues after Milton dumped 16 inches of rain over Hillsborough County have hindered the area’s recovery from the storm, Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said Saturday.
“The water doesn’t subside as rapidly as all of us would like, so, this healing, this recovery, is taking a lot longer,” Chronister said.
Meanwhile, the National Weather Service office in Tampa Bay continued flood warnings for rivers in Hillsborough, Sarasota and Manatee counties and several other locations Saturday, with some set to remain in effect “until further notice,” according to the weather service.
The Alafia River in Lithia, Florida, and the Hillsborough River, both in the Tampa area, remained at major flood stage by early Sunday.
The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday began recommending residents who live in low-lying areas prone to flooding evacuate for their safety, according to a post on X.
The significant amount of rain has left authorities monitoring for river flooding in two areas: Cypress Creek in the State Road 54 area of Lutz/Wesley Chapel and Anclote River in Elfers, the post added.
A CNN crew touring the Hillsborough County neighborhood of Valrico with the sheriff’s office on Saturday observed widespread flooding for several blocks, leaving front yards and garages covered in water. Some residents told them they’d never seen such severe flooding in their decades of living there.
Residents in areas with rising floodwaters are being urged to evacuate to shelters if needed and they should not move through muddy water, which can be full of bacteria, Guthrie said.
Chronister said Saturday Hillsborough County’s crews performed more than 300 rescues within a 48-hour period, adding rescue teams are working around the clock.
More than 4,000 people have received help since Milton made landfall through the Activate Hope Line, according to DeSantis. The Hope bus is still being deployed to affected areas and has assisted more than 3,000 people so far, the governor said. Families who are still in need of reunification with a loved one can get help through the Red cross.
Drivers seek relief amid gas shortage
Drivers waited in lengthy lines Saturday outside gas stations in hopes of filling their tanks and cans, as shortages in the state’s hard-hit areas persisted.
Some people told CNN they’ve had to use word of mouth to find out which stations have gas. Drone footage Saturday morning showed long lines of drivers hugging both sides of a Thorntons gas station in Oldsmar in Pinellas County.
One of those lines made of at least 20 drivers stretched across the intersection while letting other drivers travel through, video showed. But relief was en route Saturday for some stations, including at a Wawa station in Valrico, where Hillsborough County sheriff’s deputies escorted a gas tanker truck as several drivers awaited the chance to use the pumps.
A man standing outside his parked white pickup gave a grateful thumbs-up as the tanker pulled in, video showed. Paula Cast told CNN her family visited four or five different gas stations Friday, but everything was closed.
Then on Saturday, they got a call from one of their friends saying a Wawa station had gas. “So, me and my son immediately ran over here, and we’ve been in line for about an hour and a half, literally on fumes,” Cast said.
CNN’s Sam Fossum contributed to this report.
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Hidden In California's Laguna Beach Is A Historic Alley Full Of Shops, Charm, And Treats
The Golden State is known for many things. Hollywood, sunshine, and hundreds of miles of coastline. If you're a beach bum, there are tons of underrated beach towns in California to choose from. While surfers and swimmers know about crowd-free beaches in Orange County, fewer know about secret spots on land.
In Laguna Beach, there's a gorgeous place hiding in plain sight: Peppertree Lane. Laguna Beach is already world-famous for its opulent houses, trendy bar scene, and reality TV shows. However, if you take the time to explore this little nook off of the S Coast Highway, you'll be entranced by its quirkiness and charm.
Shopping districts are practically a dime a dozen in Southern California, so what makes Peppertree Lane so special? It's not the size, as the entire area spans just over one city block. It's not the abundance of shops, as there are only five unique businesses on-site. Instead, what really sets Peppertree Lane apart is the vibe. Once you visit, you'll get sucked in and want to return over and over again.
What to know about the marvelous Peppertree Lane
If you're driving down the coastal highway, it's easy to miss the facade of Peppertree Lane. Because it's relatively small and unassuming, you have to be looking for it to actually see it from the road. Once you do spot it (across from Hotel Laguna), you'll need to find parking. There is a small parking lot close by, but it only has 36 spots, so they fill up fast. Realistically, you'll have to walk a little way to reach this shopping center, but it's well worth getting your steps in.
When you enter, you'll feel like you've been transported to a new, vibrant location. The site was built in 1934, and it gets its name from the live pepper tree at the center. The developers built around it, using European-style architecture and decor. It's almost like a Laguna-style Diagon Alley from Harry Potter, complete with ornate signage, brickwork, and old-fashioned lanterns illuminating the way.
If you happen to visit when it's gloomy and overcast, you'll really feel like you've stepped through a portal to a quaint European village. Some of the business names are even in foreign languages to further add to the Old World feel. According to Google Maps, the district is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday. Individual shops may have different hours.
What shops are included within Peppertree Lane?
With such a small footprint, Peppertree Lane can't hold more than a handful of shops and restaurants. Two mainstays of Peppertree Lane include La Rue du Chocolat and Gelato Paradiso. So, if you're in the mood for tasty sweets, you should save Peppertree Lane for after a meal. Both establishments take great pride in offering high-quality products, from expertly crafted chocolates and candies to hand-made Italian-style gelato.
Outside of these two dessert places, you can knock back a pint or two at the Saloon, which is an excellent hangout spot for both Laguna locals and tourists alike. The Saloon has a distinct pub atmosphere, meaning if you're going in there solo, you just might come out with a friend or two. Smitten is on the opposite side, and it's the perfect place to buy chic fashion for when you're out and about at a late-night California bonfire.
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Every October since 2016, The Guardian has published its ‘Next Generation’ list of up-and-coming footballers to watch out for, both in the Premier League and globally.
For the past eight years, its writers have identified one rising talent from each English top-flight club who are in first-year scholar age (generally 16, may include some who’ve just turned 17).
With the 2024 list having just been published, we look back at the previous Liverpool selections, some of whom have made an impact at first-team level for the Reds.
Liverpool’s previous ‘Next Generation’ picks from The Guardian
Soon after the 2016 list was published, he became the youngest goalscorer in Liverpool’s history when netting in the EFL Cup against Leeds.
He also won senior caps for Wales within a year but couldn’t establish himself at Anfield, having had loan moves to Sheffield United, Oxford, Blackpool and Hearts before joining Preston as a free agent in 2022. The Deepdale club released him this year and he’s now at Salford City in League Two.
Having made 11 senior appearances each for LFC and Wales, Woodburn celebrates his 25th birthday today.
The midfielder made his Liverpool debut against Wolves in the FA Cup in January 2019 and shot to prominence with a sensational winner against Everton in the same competition a year later.
He made six appearances in the Premier League-winning 2019/20 season and did manage to become a first-team fixture thereafter, having gone on to make 139 appearances and counting for the Reds, with 16 goals to his name so far (Transfermarkt).
The 23-year-old has just become a father, too, having today announced the birth of his daughter.
Sadly the defensive midfielder never made it to the first-team ranks at Liverpool, with injuries hindering his progress before he left for Newcastle in 2020. He was a regular in Premier League 2 for the Tyneside club but a senior breakthrough also eluded him there.
He later had a loan spell at Darlington before joining Workington in the Northern Premier League. In February, he signed for League of Ireland First Division side Cork City, who’ve since won promotion back to the top flight.
The striker was hugely prolific for Liverpool’s under-18s and, despite a cruciate ligament injury in 2021, was offered a professional contract at Anfield.
However, his only senior Reds appearance came in a Carabao Cup tie against Derby two years ago before he joined Preston – for whom he’s yet to score – the following summer.
The attacking midfielder was included in senior matchday squads for Liverpool in two domestic cup games in 2021/22 but didn’t make it off the bench in either. He spent the last two seasons out on loan at Crawley, Wigan and Kilmarnock, scoring in a shock Carabao Cup win against Fulham for the former.
Balagizi is currently plying his trade with the Reds’ under-21 side, scoring one goal and setting up another in their Premier League 2 win over Sunderland last month.
It’s already been three years since the exciting winger made his senior Liverpool debut in a Carabao Cup win over Norwich, scoring against Shrewsbury in the FA Cup later that season and even getting a Premier League bow against Brentford within three months of turning 17.
Fate then dealt him a hammer blow as a pelvic injury sidelined him for 19 months before he returned to make three further first-team outings for the Reds last term. He’s currently on loan at Norwich, netting in their recent win over Hull City.
Signed from Celtic that year at the age of 16, the Scottish gem has made 10 first-team appearances for Liverpool so far, a figure which would likely have been higher if it weren’t for a long-term knee injury last season.
That didn’t stop him from making the provisional Scotland squad for Euro 2024 and he’s since won three senior caps under Steve Clarke. He’s on loan at Middlesbrough this season, opening his account for the club in a win over Stoke last month.
Acquired from Leicester last year, the highly-rated attacking midfielder became Liverpool’s youngest-ever FA Cup player when he featured in the win over Southampton in February 2024.
That remains his only competitive first-team appearance so far, but he served notice of his explosive talents with a sensational goal in the pre-season friendly against Sevilla in August, which was Arne Slot’s first Anfield matchday experience as the Reds’ head coach.
As confirmed today, his performances have earned him a first professional contract with LFC.
Liverpool were willing to go through a lengthy and complex registration process with the Premier League this summer in order to snap up the prodigous talent from Chelsea’s academy.
The 16-year-old has played five times so far for the Reds’ under-18s, catching the eye with his dazzling dribbling and confidence to shoot for goal when the opportunity presents itself.
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Pope Francis met with a group of transgender and intersex Catholics, along with LGBTQ+ allies and a medical doctor specializing in transgender healthcare, during a nearly 90-minute audience at his residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae.
According to an Oct. 12 press release from New Ways Ministry, a Catholic outreach initiative that advocates for the inclusion of LGBTQ+ people in the church and society, the meeting was organized by Loretto Sister Jeannine Gramick, co-founder of the ministry, who has been advocating for LGBTQ+ inclusivity in the Catholic Church for over 50 years.
Among the 11 Catholics who met with the pope, five offered personal testimonies of their experiences living as or working with intersex and transgender individuals.
Michael Sennett, a transgender man and member of New Ways Ministry's board of directors, told the pope that at the age of eight he was chastised by a priest for asking to wear a suit during his first Communion rather than a dress. "I cried because I was convinced God hated me," he said. After a suicide attempt at 17, he said a Catholic, lesbian nurse shared her story with him and led him to think "it wasn't impossible to be myself."
Nicole Santamaria, an intersex woman from El Salvador, said that "intersex or hermaphrodite people are made most invisible, even within the LGBT community," despite being more prevalent in society than people realize. Although academic studies remain disputed, a widely cited figure reached using a broad definition of "intersex" estimated that about 1.7% of babies are born intersex.
Santamaria said her own experience of intersexuality and her Catholic faith inform her work with transgender and intersex people, since "God put me at the service of what is believed to be non-existent, of the despised, of the condemned, of the mystery."
Deacon Ray Dever, a retired Catholic deacon and father of an adult transgender woman, told the pope that through his daughter's experience his family "learned that there simply is no connection between gender theory and transgender individuals" since gender dysphoria "is not a personal choice or the result of some ideology."
He said that such confusion leads to transgender people being excluded from the life of the church in many dioceses and parishes, denied sacraments and turned away from Catholic schools. Deacon Dever said by raising a transgender daughter he noticed a "stunning lack of compassion within so much of the church for transgender people."
"It pains me to say this, but right now I think that we as a church are doing more harm than good in our approach to gender theory and transgender individuals," he said.
In March, Pope Francis called gender theory an "ugly ideology of our time, which erases differences and makes everything equal."
Pope Francis met previously with Sister Gramick at the Vatican in 2023 following two years of written correspondence between them beginning in 2021.
She previously had been investigated by the U.S. bishops and by the Vatican. In 1999, then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, issued a notice barring Sister Gramick and New Ways co-founder Salvatorian Father Robert Nugent from further pastoral ministry to homosexuals, saying they advanced "doctrinally unacceptable" positions "regarding the intrinsic evil of homosexual acts and the objective disorder of the homosexual inclination."
With Pope Francis' approval, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith in April published a declaration, "Dignitas Infinita" ("Infinite Dignity"), which denounced discrimination against LGBTQ+ people and particularly situations in which people are "imprisoned, tortured and even deprived of the good of life solely because of their sexual orientation."
But it also condemned "gender theory" as "extremely dangerous since it cancels differences in its claim to make everyone equal" and warned that sex-change interventions risk "threatening the unique dignity the person has received from the moment of conception."
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Today, Webflow counts some of the most well-known companies in the world amongst its 300,000 customers, and more than 1,300 Certified Webflow Partners, build, manage, and optimize best-in-class, high-performing sites with Webflow's platform. Modern marketers rely on Webflow's Website Experience Platform because it combines the ergonomics of easy-to-use website builders with native insights and optimization capabilities, similar to old-school Digital Experience Platforms (DXPs), with less bloat and integrated AI superpowers. Today's product launches build upon this trust and deliver the consumer experience customers expect with the enterprise-grade performance and scale organizations demand.
New features and products unveiled today include:
- Webflow Analyze: Analyze brings a unified view of visitor behavior into the hands of designers and content marketers, empowering them to make data-backed decisions that improve site performance.
- Webflow Optimize: Webflow's native optimization solution includes AI-powered A/B testing and personalization. Optimize learns from site visitors in real-time, ensuring a dynamic, personalized user experience each time. Webflow Optimize is also available as a standalone tool.
- Webflow AI Assistant: Webflow's new AI Assistant allows team members to quickly design and generate new styled content within a site's existing design system using conversational prompts. The tool uses existing classes, variables, and site context to create on-brand drafts for review. Additionally, the AI Assistant can generate a full CMS item with contextually relevant content based on a simple prompt – a time saver when spinning up realistic content for new pages.
Webflow also announced it has acquired the GreenSock business, the company behind GSAP, a rich JavaScript library and toolset that helps designers and developers create and manage professional-grade animations on the web – to support Webflow's Interaction solutions. Over 100,000 Webflow sites already use GSAP through custom code, and the library will remain publicly available for all developers to use across the web. Today's acquisition aligns with Webflow's focus on creating powerful, dynamic web experiences and supports the buildout of Webflow's Interaction solutions.
"Webflow is crucial to enterprise and creative teams, who are under more pressure than ever to create amazing website experiences," said Linda Tong, CEO, Webflow. "Incorporating powerful new technologies like AI into our platform helps teams build faster and more efficiently – all without losing brand identity or sacrificing revenue potential. We set a high bar for visual web development over a decade ago; today, we're raising the bar with our evolved Website Experience Platform."
"AI can supercharge how users interact with websites and reshape how marketers engage with engineering teams, and today's updates are designed to deliver the benefits of AI throughout the entire Webflow experience," said Rachel Wolan, CPO, Webflow. "These tools, combined with the capabilities of GSAP, allow teams to move faster and spend less time on rote tasks and more time focused on creativity."
Today's news marks the latest business momentum for Webflow. In April, Webflow acquired Intellimize – a startup leveraging AI to personalize websites for unique visitors – to provide better web optimization capabilities to its customers. In September, Webflow announced the availability of Adobe's popular Adobe Express App on the Webflow Marketplace, providing marketing teams with a seamless design tool for editing images and generating captions without leaving the Webflow platform.
About Webflow
Webflow is a Website Experience Platform (WXP) that empowers modern marketers to visually build, manage, and optimize stunning websites that offer both the consumer experience customers expect and the enterprise-grade performance and scale they need. With AI-driven personalization baked in, Webflow helps teams significantly boost conversion rates, translating directly into measurable business growth. Today, over 300,000 of the best companies in the world, and more than 1,300 Certified Webflow Partners, create best-in-class, high-performing sites with Webflow.
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(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Chicago, IL, Oct. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- At its September 2024 annual meeting, the Accreditation Council for graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Board of Directors approved the following slate of officers.
George E. Thibault, MD is the new chair of the ACGME Board. In this role, he oversees implementation of the organization's strategic plan and all committees that have activities in accreditation or education and training; is an ex-officio member of each ACGME committee and council; and leads the three major Board meetings each year. Dr. Thibault assumes this role after serving as chair-elect. He will serve a two-year term.
Dr. Thibault is the Daniel D. Federman Professor of Medicine and Medical Education, Emeritus at Harvard Medical School. From 2008 to 2018, he was the president of the Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation. In his decade leading the Foundation, he envisioned and supported educational reforms to better align health professionals' education with the needs of a changing patient population and health care delivery system. He created the Macy Faculty Scholars program for the career development of mid-career nursing and medical school faculty members who are educational innovators. Prior to his role at the Macy Foundation, Dr. Thibault spent more than four decades at Harvard Medical School and its affiliated hospitals, where he played leadership roles in undergraduate and graduate education and was recognized for his teaching and mentoring of students, residents, fellows, and faculty members. He also was vice president for Clinical Affairs for the Partners Healthcare System, chief medical officer at Brigham and Women's Hospital, chief of medicine at the Brockton-West Roxbury Veterans Administration Hospital, and associate chief of medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital, among other roles in graduate medical education (GME).
Dr. Thibault has been visiting professor at many medical schools nationally and internationally and is the recipient of many national awards for leadership and education, including the 2018 Abraham Flexner Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges and the Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award. He is the recipient of four honorary doctorates and is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine.
“Dr. Thibault's extensive experience and visionary leadership make him an exceptional choice to chair the ACGME Board. His dedication to educational reform and commitment to the evolving needs of our health care system are commendable,” said ACGME President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas J. Nasca, MD, MACP.“I am confident that under his guidance, the ACGME will continue to innovate and improve GME, ensuring the highest standards in medical education and accreditation.”
Dr. Thibault received a BA (summa cum laude in philosophy) from Georgetown University, and an MD (magna cum laude) from Harvard Medical School. He trained in internal medicine and cardiology at Massachusetts General Hospital, the National Institutes of Health, and Guy's Hospital in London.
Jessica L. Bienstock, MD, MPH is the Board's new vice chair. In this role, she will assume the chair's duties if the chair is absent or unable to perform those duties. She will serve a one-year term.
Dr. Bienstock is the senior associate dean for Graduate Medical Education and the designated institutional official at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, a role in which she oversees the 112 residency and fellowship programs and 71 Non-Standard Training programs that each year educate over 1,400 physician learners.
Previously, she was the medical student clerkship director for Johns Hopkins' Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics for seven years, followed by 16 years as the program director of the obstetrics and gynecology residency there. Dr. Bienstock has taught medical students, residents, and fellows both in the classroom and in the clinical setting for over 25 years. In 2022, Dr. Bienstock and her team established the Office of Graduate Clinical Education at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine to provide improved structure and oversight to the Allied Health internship, residency, and fellowship programs. The Office now oversees 39 programs and more than 100 learners. She has served on the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO) Undergraduate Medical Education Committee and on the APGO Board of Directors.
Dr. Bienstock is the past chair of the ACGME Review Committee for Obstetrics and Gynecology ; she also served as the chair of the ACGME Council of Review Committee Chairs, a council of the Board that represents every Review and Recognition Committee. She was a member of the ACGME Common Program Requirements Phase 1 and Phase 2 Task Forces, which wrote the educational design and expectations guidelines for all ACGME-accredited residency and fellowship programs in the US. She also led the development of the ACGME Milestones for Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Dr. Bienstock served on the leadership committee of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CREOG) and is the past-chair of the CREOG Education Committee. She has received numerous awards, including the National Faculty Teaching Award from ACOG/CREOG and, most recently, under her leadership, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine was recognized with the ACGME's Barbara Ross-Lee, DO Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award.
Dr. Bienstock received her BA in biology from Columbia University, her MD from State University of New York Downstate College of Medicine, and her MPH from Johns Hopkins University. She completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology in the Mt. Sinai Health System, followed by a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at Johns Hopkins University.
Josepha A. Cheong, MD is the Board's new treasurer. In this role, she chairs the Finance Committee. She will serve a one-year term.
Dr. Cheong is a professor of psychiatry and neurology at the University of Florida College of Medicine (UF COM) and a faculty and clinical staff member of the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center in Gainesville, Florida. Her primary areas of focus are education, ethics, and faculty and leadership development and professional mentorship. An area of particular interest for her is physician professional development, specifically, the transition of residents to independent professionals in clinical and academic careers.
Dr. Cheong is a recipient of numerous local and national awards for education and mentorship, including the UF COM Distinguished Teacher Award, the University of Florida Distinguished Faculty Award, and most recently, the Association for Academic Psychiatry Roberts Award. She has been actively involved in the national Veterans Affairs Office of Academic Affiliations and served as an associate chief of staff/education at the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System and as assistant chief of psychiatry at the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System.
Dr. Cheong is active in national professional and advocacy organizations. She serves in multiple leadership and committee member roles within the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, the American Psychiatric Association, and the Veterans Health Administration. She served two terms on the ACGME Review Committee for Psychiatry. Currently, she is an American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) director and vice chair of its Psychiatry Council. At the ABPN, she engages in the ongoing development and management of initial and continuing board certification processes in general psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, and geriatric psychiatry.
Dr. Cheong received her BS in interdisciplinary biomedical sciences and her MD from the University of Florida, where she also completed her residency in psychiatry and a fellowship in geropsychiatry.
“This will be an exciting year of transition at the ACGME, with Dr. Debra Weinstein replacing Dr. Thomas Nasca as President and CEO in January after his very successful 18-year tenure, and with 11 new Board members arriving,” said Dr. Thibault.“I am very fortunate to be working with Drs. Bienstock and Cheong as my fellow officers and with our outstanding Board to enable Dr. Weinstein and the organization to reach new heights.”
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Chip stocks fall on ASML forecast cut, potential US AI chip export cap
Oct 15 (Reuters) - U.S. semiconductor stocks fell on Tuesday after chip equipment maker ASML cut its annual sales forecast and a report said the Biden administration was considering capping sales of advanced artificial intelligence processors to some countries.
AI chip giant Nvidia fell 4.4%, retreating from a record high hit in the previous session that had put it on the brink of dethroning Apple as the world's most valuable company.
Tuesday's drop was set to reduce the AI chip major's market capitalization by about $138 billion to $3.25 trillion, widening the gap with Apple's value of $3.58 trillion.
Other chip firms, including AMD, Intel, Arm , Broadcom and Micron, fell between 2.3% and 6.2%, which dragged the Philadelphia SE Semiconductor Index down nearly 4% and weighed on the Nasdaq index.
U.S.-listed shares of ASML were down 12% after the Dutch company published results ahead of schedule in an apparent error, reporting weak bookings, lowering forecast, and indicating slower chip demand recovery outside AI sector.
"ASML's fat finger error isn't cause for concern in itself, but the content of the release didn't make comforting reading for investors," said Derren Nathan, head of equity research, Hargreaves Lansdown.
Separately, Bloomberg News reported on Monday that U.S. officials have been considering implementing a cap on export licenses for AI chips to specific countries - mostly in the Persian Gulf region, citing national security concerns.
Washington is increasingly concerned that the Middle East might serve as a channel for China to acquire advanced American chips that are prohibited from being directly shipped to the Asian country.
"With the AI revolution expected to play such a huge part in upping productivity and enabling other technological advances it's not surprising the U.S. wants to do what it can to maintain its dominance," said Danni Hewson, head of financial analysis at AJ Bell. (Reporting by Akash Sriram and Jaspreet Singh in Bengaluru: Editing by Tasim Zahid)
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DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. -- Air Force Special Operations Command held an Assumption of Command ceremony for the 11th Air Task Force here on Oct. 8, 2024. The ceremony, presided over by Maj. Gen. Justin Hoffman, AFSOC deputy commander, marked the official activation,
ATFs, which replace the Expeditionary Air Base model, are the next evolution of the Air Force’s progress toward the Deployable Combat Wing and a significant milestone in the Air Force’s journey toward modernization and readiness to ensure and maintain a competitive advantage over the pacing challenge.
“The typical timeline for activation [of a unit] is often on the order of a couple or even several years. Yet, here we are after only a few months,” said Col. Brett Cassidy, 11th ATF commander. “Our rapid activation represents Airmen aggressively driving forward the vision of our leadership.”
Airmen assigned to the ATF will follow the Air Force’s Force Generation cycle to deploy as units of action in the coming years. This model will allow the unit of action to train as a team to improve unit readiness and help leadership clearly articulate Air Force capacity and risk to the joint force.
“Our service has realized that crowdsourcing Airmen from multitudes of bases is not sufficient to building winning teams to defend our nation,” said Hoffman. “That’s why the deliberate and predictable nature of the AFFORGEN cycle is built into the ATF concept.”
The AFFORGEN cycle is built to enable Airmen to train and exercise together before being operationally employed together as part of a team. While the implementation differs depending on the mission of each Major Command, the goal is to achieve a common lexicon, more individual predictability, and greater alignment of readiness generating activities such as large-scale exercises across the Air Force.
“ATFs are the future of successful and cohesive deployments to win in Great Power Competition,” said Chief Master Sgt. Sharreen Taylor, 11th ATF command chief. “By building a tight-knit unit with a strong sense of connection and dedication to the mission we are prepared to take on any challenge we encounter, together.”
The 11th ATF, along with ATFs activated at five other locations identified by the Air Force, will serve as experimentation platforms that will help refine the rotational force presentation model while also providing lessons which can improve the combat wing structure.
“Nowhere in the Air Force will you find a better integrated group of Airmen working across major command lines to realize a shared vision,” said Cassidy. “That integration is further enabled by the incredible support from the local community here in Tucson.”
ATFs are part of the Department of the Air Force’s plan to implement major changes centered on how the Air Force develops people, generates readiness, projects power, and develops integrated capabilities in today’s strategic environment.
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Pullman Saigon Centre Introduces Year-End Party Package for 2024
Available from VND 1,090,000++ per person, this offer is designed to create memorable moments for guests attending end-of-year celebrations at the hotel.
HO CHI MINH CITY , VIETNAM, October 15, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As the final days of 2024 approach, Pullman Saigon Centre presents its Year-End Party Package. Starting from an irresistible rate of VND 1,090,000++ per person, this carefully curated experience promises to transform your year-end gathering into a night of magic and memories.Our stunning Grand Ballroom, a masterpiece of design spanning 420m2 with soaring 4.2m ceilings, stands ready to accommodate up to 250 guests in opulent comfort. This space adapts effortlessly to host both lavish corporate galas and intimate soirées, ensuring your year-end celebration is nothing short of extraordinary.
The event experience starts in the expansive 300m2 pre-function area, a space designed for mingling and anticipation. For companies seeking a touch of exclusivity, our separate escalator from Nguyen Cu Trinh Street leads directly to the Grand Ballroom. This private entrance adds a VIP feel to your event and offers added convenience for companies hosting their celebrations with us.
As you transition into the main event, the night begins with a mouth-watering 7-course set menu dinner, where our renowned chefs blend the finest local ingredients with international flair, creating a symphony of flavors that will dance on your palate. As you savor each exquisite dish, let the worries of the past year melt away, replaced by the joy of shared laughter and the anticipation of new beginnings.
No celebration is complete without the perfect libation, and our 2-hour free-flow beverage service ensures your glass is never empty. From crisp, golden beer to refreshing soft drinks and chilled juices, every sip is a toast to the year gone by and the exciting future ahead. Against the backdrop of our complimentary 5m x 3m artistic installation, participants will capture moments that will be cherished for years to come – each photograph a testament to the night's splendor.
But the festivities don't end when the clock strikes midnight. As a gesture of our appreciation, we are delighted to offer a complimentary Lunch Buffet Voucher for two, inviting you to extend your celebration into the first day of the new year. And for those who love to raise their voices in song, our modern Karaoke System is at your disposal for two hours, ready to turn your party into an electrifying performance.
Located in the heart of Ho Chi Minh City, Pullman Saigon Centre is more than just a venue – it's a destination where dreams take flight and memories are forged. Our expert event planning team stands ready to ensure every aspect of your celebration exceeds expectations, tailoring each detail to your desires while adhering to the highest standards of safety and hygiene.
As the year draws to a close, don't settle for the ordinary. Elevate your year-end celebration to extraordinary heights with Pullman Saigon Centre. Whether you are planning a corporate gala, a family reunion, or an intimate gathering of friends, our Year-End Party Package offers the perfect blend of luxury, entertainment, and value.
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Oil India Ltd, Newgen Software Technologies Ltd, National Aluminium Company Ltd and Symphony Ltd are among the other losers in the BSE's 'A' group today, 15 October 2024.
Oil India Ltd, Newgen Software Technologies Ltd, National Aluminium Company Ltd and Symphony Ltd are among the other losers in the BSE's 'A' group today, 15 October 2024.
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Godrej Industries Ltd lost 5.95% to Rs 1035.85 at 14:47 IST.The stock was the biggest loser in the BSE's 'A' group.On the BSE, 8457 shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 10319 shares in the past one month.
Oil India Ltd crashed 5.23% to Rs 555.45. The stock was the second biggest loser in 'A' group.On the BSE, 1.53 lakh shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 3.04 lakh shares in the past one month.
Newgen Software Technologies Ltd tumbled 4.51% to Rs 1290.95. The stock was the third biggest loser in 'A' group.On the BSE, 1.99 lakh shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 41566 shares in the past one month.
National Aluminium Company Ltd dropped 4.33% to Rs 216.7. The stock was the fourth biggest loser in 'A' group.On the BSE, 3.47 lakh shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 11.53 lakh shares in the past one month.
Symphony Ltd plummeted 3.92% to Rs 1769.45. The stock was the fifth biggest loser in 'A' group.On the BSE, 17801 shares were traded on the counter so far as against the average daily volumes of 18562 shares in the past one month.
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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!
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The pro-Wike faction of the Rivers House of Assembly has declared vacant the seats of the three lawmakers who are members of the faction backed by Governor Siminalayi Fubara.
Channels Television reported that Martin Amaewhule, the leader of the pro-Wike faction, announced this at their plenary on Tuesday in Port Harcourt.
Mr Amaewhule said the seats of Fubara-backed lawmakers were declared vacant following their absence from sittings for 152 days consecutively without notification or permission, an action he claimed violated the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria.
It is not clear if Mr Amaewhule’s faction has sat for up to 152 days since the crisis that split them into two factions began last October.
Mr Amaewhule also declared vacant the seat of Edison Ehie, the former speaker of the other faction.
He said that Mr Ehie did not properly write to inform the house of his new office and, as such, his seat had been declared vacant.
The lawmakers resolved to write to the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct an election within 90 days to “replace” the four lawmakers.
They further resolved to offer Mr Fubara “another opportunity” to present the N800 billion 2024 budget after the Appeal Court ruling nullified the governor’s earlier budget presentation.
Background
The Rivers House of Assembly split into two factions last year after some lawmakers, backed by Nyesom Wike, the FCT minister, attempted to impeach Governor Fubara last October.
Mr Fubara and his predecessor, Mr Wike, are at loggerheads over the control of the state’s political structure.
Mr Amaewhule and his 26 colleagues defected to the All Progressives Congress last December, citing a crisis with the Peoples Democratic Party.
Following their defection, Mr Ehie declared vacant their seats after securing a court order to continue legislative business without the interference of the Mr Amaewhule-led faction.
Governor Fubara had also presented the 2024 budget to Mr Ehie faction and later signed it into law after it was passed.
But the pro-Wike faction filed a suit, praying the court to invalidate the budget.
Mr Ehie later resigned as speaker and member of the assembly following a peace deal brokered by President Bola Tinubu. His resignation left Mr Fubara with three loyalists in the assembly, whose seats the pro-Wike lawmakers have just declared vacant.
Part of the conditions in the peace deal brokered by President Bola Tinubu was for all parties to withdraw suits related to the crisis. Mr Ehie had withdrawn his contempt suit against the pro-Wike lawmakers, but the pro-Wike faction allowed their legal suit against the budget to proceed, outsmarting Mr Fubara’s faction.
Governor Fubara has repeatedly lost legal battles regarding the budget, including the latest that was ruled against him by the Appeal Court in Abuja.
The appellate court had affirmed the trial court verdict which voided the budget and also affirmed the pro-Wike faction as the legitimate legislature in the oil-rich state.
Dissatisfied with the judgment, Mr Fubara filed an appeal at the Supreme Court and also prayed for a stay of execution of the appellate court judgment.
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Apple iPad Mini 7 Launched: Tiny Tablet, Big Features
Apple has introduced a new iPad Mini today, refreshing the company's small tablet range after more than three years from the last model. It's 2024, so there's no surprise that AI is again one of the major highlights in the seventh-gen iPad Mini while the rest of the upgrades include a faster A17 Pro chipset. It's available for pre-order starting today and costs $499.
Despite a long gap from the iPad Mini 6 (review), Apple didn't bother to update the design and compact formula in the iPad Mini 7. The new tablet features a familiar 8.3-inch Liquid Retina display, but it is now compatible with the Apple Pencil Pro. There are new finishes, however, which are purple and blue in addition to space gray and starlight.
Apple says the 12 MP rear camera is improved and leverages AI for scene detection while the front-facing 12 MP gains Center Stage. There's a faster Wi-Fi 6E as well, which is becoming a standard connectivity in many Apple products that are coming out lately. Additionally, the USB-C port is said to offer up to 10 Gbps transfer speed, or double from the predecessor.
The bigger upgrade lies inside, with the iPad Mini 7 fitted with an A17 Pro, which is the SoC that powers last year's iPhone 15 Pro (review) and that is capable of running Apple Intelligence. Apple touts that the chip delivers a CPU boost of 30 percent and about 25 percent in GPU compared to the A15 Bionic. Likewise, the neural engine is noted to be 2x faster than the 2021 iPad Mini chip.
Apple Intelligence for the tiniest iPad entry
Of course, all the added silicon muscles are designed to support the first set of AI features which are included with the iPadOS 18.1 update. Apple didn't confirm if the iPad Mini 7 runs on the said firmware out-of-the-box, but it did highlight the update is scheduled to be released later this month.
The first release of Apple Intelligence adds AI-powered Writing Tools for summarizing, proofreading, and rewriting texts in different writing styles. Elsewhere, Photos debuts the Clean Up tool which is the equivalent of Google's Magic Eraser that removes unwanted objects from photos or enhances details of faces.
A redesigned and smarter Siri is also part of iPadOS 18.1. The assistant can now accommodate written text prompts apart from voice commands. It is even better to build coherent responses based on one request to a new one.
Apple plans to roll out more Apple Intelligence features through the next update, which should include Image Playground, Genmoji, on-screen aware Siri, and integration with ChatGPT.
The iPad Mini 7 price is unchanged at $499 but has the base configuration with 128 GB storage, double that of the iPad Mini 6. The cellular model commands $649.
Do you think these changes and improvements in the iPad Mini 7 are worth the wait? Let us hear your thoughts in the comment section below.
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Take Date Night to the Ballpark for American League Championship Series
Last night, Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift traded Monday Night Football for a different professional sporting event. With a bye week on the schedule for the Kansas City Chiefs, the tight end and the pop star pairing were free to head to Yankee Stadium for game one of the American League Championship Series.
After a weekend of date nights and outings in New York City—which included a double date with Swift’s friend Blake Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds—the pair showed up to the Bronx stadium for a night at the ballpark. There, the couple enjoyed the game (and took in a 5-2 Yankees win) from the vantage of a suite.
And they didn’t shy away from sweet shows of affection, either. Though they’re both accustomed to the spotlight—and know that it gets perhaps even a touch brighter when they make appearances together—Swift and Kelce didn’t hide their feelings in front of the cameras. Like their typical date nights (which feature plenty of hand-holding) and their U.S. Open spectatorship (which resulted in some sweet shows of affection), Kelce and Swift could be seen laughing and holding hands together at Yankee Stadium on Monday night.
In a video that the official Major League Baseball account shared to X, formerly Twitter, on Monday night, the pair could be seen high-fiving before grabbing onto one another’s hands.
The couple were in the stadium to witness the Yankees secure a home field win against the Cleveland Guardians—and the first win in the best of seven series. Kelce was dressed in neutrals, and though Swift currently considers New York City her home for at least part of the year, she too opted for a neutral outfit (and her signature red lip) for the occasion.
Kelce and the Chiefs will be back in action next Sunday, Oct. 20, when they will take on the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium in San Francisco. Swift, too, has a return to work in the cards. The pop sensation, who has been enjoying some time off from her international stadium tour of late, will return to the stage for the last couple months of action on Friday, Oct. 18.
Swift will play three “The Eras Tour” concerts at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami before heading to New Orleans and Indianapolis. The 34-year-old is set to close out her extensive tour at two different locations in Canada, wrapping up in December.
Despite their busy schedules, Kelce, 35, and Swift will undoubtedly find more opportunities to support each other as they get back to business on the field and stage, respectively.
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US TV host Khadeen Ellis left 'speechless' as she explores St Vincent and the Grenadines
The popular media influencer, alongside her family, returned to St Vincent and the Grenadines to reconnect with her ancestral roots.
Tuesday, 15th October 2024
St Vincent and the Grenadines: United States-based TV host and actress Khadeen Ellis recently explored St Vincent and the Grenadines and said that she was left 'speechless'. This comes after she was called to host the highly anticipated 2024 Miss SVG Universe pageant.
The popular media influencer, alongside her family, returned to St Vincent and the Grenadines to reconnect with her ancestral roots. Known for her vibrant personality and deep family values, her visit is not only a journey of personal rediscovery but also an opportunity to give back to the community.
While sharing glimpses of her visit through her official Facebook account, Ellis said, "Very few things leave me speechless, and this past week is one of those times! Going back home to the land of my father's birth— sweet, sweet St. Vincent and the Grenadines!"
She said that it was a true privilege and honour for her being there and to have been able to connect with her fellow Vincentians. The actress noted that the visit brought her father back after many years to the island nation and for the first time, her siblings visited this beautiful country.
"St. Vincent and the Grenadines is truly magical – the Gem of the Antilles," Ellis exclaimed. "From its untouched nature and wonders to its kind-hearted people, rich history, and pristine lands, this island is a slice of heaven."
Apart from hosting the pageant, Ellis aimed to forge meaningful connections with other Vincentians and explore ways to promote the global presence of the island. "It's time to put St. Vincent and the Grenadines on the global stage," she emphasized. "I'm eager to share more of my beautiful country with the world."
The heartfelt video recap shared by the American actress on her social media account showcased the breathtaking landscapes of the island, its vibrant culture, and her own emotional journey.
She reflect that, "Everything happens in God's perfect time and being there in this season of my life feels right— feels meant to be."
Despite living in Georgia with her family, Ellis has always remained connected with her roots, ensuring that her family, especially her, does not feel away from their home.
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For a quick and easy weeknight meal try this mushroom and walnut ragu by Natlicious Food. This vegan pasta contains tasty tomato sauce made with miso, soy sauce, and chili and is combined with minced mushroom, walnut, ands veggies. The best part about this dish is that it’s comforting while being nutritious.
Read more: 14 Vegan Mushroom Recipes For A Vitamin D Boost
Mushrooms and walnuts are the key ingredients in this pasta dish and they each have huge benefits for a plant-based diet. Walnuts are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which support heart health and reduce inflammation. They also offer protein, fiber, and antioxidants like vitamin E.
Mushrooms are a great source of B vitamins, including riboflavin and niacin, which boost energy and metabolism. Mushrooms also contain selenium and vitamin D, essential for immune function. When ready, be sure to top this pasta with your favorite vegan cheese.
Read more: 23 Comforting Vegan Pasta Recipes
Mushroom and walnut ragu
Ingredients
- 1 onion peeled and cut in large chunks
- 1 carrot peeled and cut in large chunk
- 2 garlic cloves peeled
- 300 g mushrooms
- 70 g walnuts
- 2 tbsp of olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- 1 tsp of each tomato and miso paste
- 1-2 bay leaves
- 80 ml tomato passata
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp oregano
- ⅓ tsp chilli flakes optional
- ½ tsp garlic granules
- 300 ml veggie stock
- Fresh parsley
Serve with
- Pasta
- Plant-based grated cheese
Instructions
- In a food processor, add the onion and carrot chunks and the garlic cloves and blitz for few seconds, then set aside the mixture.
- Then blitz the mushrooms and set them aside in a separate bowl. Then blitz the walnuts and set aside too.
- In a pan, add the olive oil, and the onion-carrot mixture with a pinch of salt and sauté for few minutes.
- Then add the minced mushrooms, and sauté until all the water of the mushrooms has been evaporated.
- Then add the walnuts, and sauté for a minute or two, before you add the tomato and miso paste, all the spices, and sauté for 1-2 minutes.
- Then add the tomato passata and soy sauce, stir through, then add the veggie stock, lower the heat and simmer for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- The add the chopped parsley, your cooked pasta and enjoy.
This recipe was republished with permission from Natlicious Food. You can view the original recipe here.
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“They’re not keeping you out. They’re keeping them in.”
So declares the tagline on the teaser poster for The Gorge, which is part of IGN’s exclusive first look at the upcoming Apple Original Film from Skydance Media that’s directed by Doctor Strange’s Scott Derrickson.
Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy play elite snipers – one American, the other Lithuanian – stationed in watchtowers on opposite sides of a vast and highly classified gorge located in a faraway land whose exact location they’re not even allowed to know. Their mission? To safeguard the outside world from an undisclosed, mysterious evil that lurks within.
“They bond from a distance while trying to stay vigilant in defending against an unseen enemy,” according to the official plot synopsis. “When the cataclysmic threat to humanity is revealed to them, they must work together in a test of both their physical and mental strength to keep the secret in the gorge before it’s too late.”
While Derrickson’s filmography leans towards the horror genre (Sinister, The Black Phone, The Exorcism of Emily Rose), The Gorge, although ostensibly a thriller, can’t be easily categorized.
Scroll through the gallery below for an exclusive first look at The Gorge.
“The Gorge blends multiple genres — romance, science fiction, action, spy thriller and even horror,” Derrickson said in a statement provided to IGN.
“The idea was to first invest a lot of time into the backstories and evolving connection between the two characters played by Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy, and then see them thrust into survival mode amidst the unrelenting and unpredictable dangers and mysteries of the gorge itself.”
The Gorge is scripted by Zach Dean (The Tomorrow War) and also stars the iconic Sigourney Weaver. Production took place in the UK in 2023.
Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger are producing alongside Crooked Highway’s Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill, Sherryl Clark, as well as Dean, Adam Kolbrenner and Greg Goodman.
Apple TV+ will release The Gorge in 2025.
Editor's note: The article originally referred to Anya Taylor-Joy's character as Russian. She's Lithuanian.
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Canadians are taking advantage of their registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) contribution room to set aside cash for the future. One popular RRSP investing strategy involves buying top TSX dividend-growth stocks and using the dividends to acquire new shares.
RRSP benefits
The government created the RRSP in 1957 to help people save for their retirement years. The program has been improved a number of times, and still remains an important part of retirement planning, even as the Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA) becomes increasingly popular.
RRSP contribution limits are tied to the previous year’s taxable income. The rate is 18% up to a maximum, which is $31,560, for 2024. RRSP contributions can be used to reduce taxable income in the relevant year. Taxes are paid on RRSP funds when they are withdrawn. The ideal situation is to make the RRSP contribution when a person is in a high marginal tax bracket and to remove the money in retirement at a lower personal tax rate.
One thing to remember is that any contributions made to an employer retirement plan will count towards the 18% RRSP limit. Investors can check their RRSP contribution and deduction limit for the year on their CRA notice of assessment.
Power of compounding
Interest, dividends, and capital gains can be fully reinvested inside the RRSP. Investors who automatically use dividends to buy new shares can take advantage of the power of compounding. Each time a dividend is used to buy more stock, the next dividend payment is larger. The snowball effect is small at the beginning, but over time can turn modest initial investments into significant savings, especially when dividend payouts increase at a steady pace.
Here are two stocks that are solid investments for an RRSP.
Fortis stock
Fortis (TSX:FTS) raised its dividend in each of the past 50 years. The utility company generates predictable rate-regulated cash flow and grows through a combination of capital investments and acquisitions. Fortis is currently working on a $25 billion capital program that will boost the rate base from $37 billion in 2023 to more than $49 billion in 2028. The resulting increase to cash flow should support planned annual dividend increases of 4% to 6% over the five-year timeframe.
Fortis has delivered solid total returns for investors for decades. At the current share price, the dividend provides a yield of 4.1%.
TC Energy stock
TC Energy (TSX:TRP) recently completed the IPO of its oil pipelines business. The move makes TC Energy a natural gas infrastructure play with some power generation assets. Natural gas demand is expected to surge in the coming years as tech companies that build AI data centres install standalone gas-fired power generation to ensure the facilities have reliable and scalable power supplies. Existing power grids might not be capable of meeting the power demand that is expected from AI data centres and electric vehicles in the coming years.
In the U.S. alone, there are more than 300 data centres planned or under construction. TC Energy says its natural gas infrastructure is within 80km of 60% of the sites.
TC Energy has increased its dividend for 24 consecutive years. At the current share price, the stock provides a dividend yield of 6.3%.
The bottom line on RRSP investments
Fortis and TC Energy are good examples of TSX stocks that have raised their dividends annually for decades. If you have some cash to put to work in a self-directed RRSP, these stocks deserve to be on your radar.
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Frankie Capan is now the only Minnesota native with a PGA Tour card
By Ren Clayton
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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — After two colleges, a down finish last season and a lot of learning along the way, Minnesota-born Frankie Capan earned his spot on the PGA Tour last month.
“It’s something I’ve dreamed of doing since I was, really since I picked up a club,” said Capan. “Just playing against the best players in the world and playing at the highest level. So it’s definitely something that was a kind of a pinch-me moment. But at the same time I knew I’d been putting the work in and was kind of on the edge of getting it done.”
A great year on the Korn Ferry Tour included a round of 58 in the spring and a U.S. Open appearance in the summer. Then, the week after he clinched his card, Capan won on the KFT for the first time.
Capan split his youth between the northeast suburbs of Minneapolis and Arizona. He’s currently based in Dallas, Texas.
Over the years, there have been a few Minnesotans on the PGA Tour, but not many. Now, Capan will be the only native Minnesotan on the tour in 2025.
“That sunk in a little bit more than, you know, just getting my PGA Tour card because I’m the only person in Minnesota that holds a PGA Tour card, or I guess, you know, someone from there,” said Capan. “It’s just very unique. You know, I would like to represent the state as best I can, and yeah, I just think it’s just really cool.”
Capan uses a Minnesota Vikings headcover and is an avid fan. This fall, his success has been somewhat parallel to the Vikings’ winning ways. He’s had to miss watching much of it because he’s in contention on Sunday so often.
“It’s been really cool,” he said. “Growing up, I’ve always been a really big Vikings fan. And it’s been kind of funny lately because I’ve been playing well and they’ve been playing well.”
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In the mid-2010s, Long Island’s own Madison Beer made a #MadKindness Twitter tag that called for people to do random acts of kindness on Mondays. This past August, the singer-songwriter helped pay the rent of a nail studio in Singapore. Could #MadKindness Mondays be back?
On a stop in Singapore for “The Encore” tour, Beer — who was born in Jericho — gave around $3,500 to a nail studio that was short on cash.
“I was really about to give up on everything I worked hard to build for until everything started working out again,” posted the nail studio’s account @edensatelier.co. “Thanks to my friends, family, fiancé and obviously Madison Beer.”
Beer has become a massive name in the world of pop music and internet fame, but back in 2012 when she started the #MadKindness hashtag as a 13-years-old, she had just entered the space. Already signed to Island Records by Justin Bieber, Beer had to find a way to grow her popularity, and wanted to ask fans to improve their communities.
“Donated some clothes with my mom today… give back to those in need,” posted Beer on Twitter, in December 2023.
By the end of 2015 these posts and the hashtag were no longer in use, but this most recent philanthropic event in Singapore may hint at a return for Beer.
Beer’s #MadKindness tag may not be on its way back any time soon — cast to the side along with many other 2010s trends — but the Long Island singer has shown that kindness never goes out of style.
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Croatia's Lake Region Looks Like Niagara Falls And The Grand Canyon Combined, Per Rick Steves
Croatia is a country with a long and rich history, a culture that rivals neighboring Italy while offering travelers better bang for their buck. But it's also revered among travelers for its beautiful, dramatic landscape and natural wonders, including its idyllic pebble beaches, which boast the cleanest water for swimming in Europe, along with imposing, rugged mountains. No wonder, then, that travel expert Rick Steves waxes lyrical about Croatia, and especially the breathtaking Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia's largest national park.
Steves is effusive in his praise of the park, writing in a Facebook post for Rick Steves' Europe, "Imagine Niagara Falls diced and sprinkled over a heavily forested Grand Canyon." That Steves evokes two of the United States' most impressive pieces of natural beauty is high praise indeed, but the travel writer isn't the only person who has fallen in love with Croatia's lush and verdant Plitvice Lakes. Once something of a well-kept Croatian secret, increasingly Plitvice Lakes National Park is becoming a major draw for international travelers, and with so many beautiful features, there's little wonder why it's now one of Croatia's most-visited attractions.
Croatia's mini paradise
For those of us with a taste for the natural world, the details of Plitvice Lakes National Park are positively mouthwatering. The park features 16 pristine lakes, interconnected by rivulets, streams, and, per Visit Croatia, "more than 90 cascades and waterfalls." As Rick Steves described Plitvice, the park is a "misty natural wonderland," which can be explored by visitors via a series of raised walkways specially designed to allow for the best views of these natural wonders.
The naturally formed waterfalls and lakes aren't the only attractions at Plitvice Lakes National Park, though. It's also known for its vast array of wildlife, which includes deer, lynx, bears and wolves, as well as rare birds such as the European honey buzzard, which is critically endangered, as well as the Montagu's harrier, the short-eared owl, and the corncrake. Plitvice Lakes National Park has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since way back in 1979, and its waters have remained unbelievably clean and luminous ever since, thanks to keen ecological management efforts.
How to get to Plitvice and where to stay
International travelers to Croatia planning to include Plitvice Lakes National Park can fly into the country's capital, bustling and historic Zagreb, from which the park is roughly a two-hour drive. The city of Zadar is another option, which is smaller and with fewer flight connections than the capital but which is slightly closer to Plitvice. A coastal city known for its beauty, Zadar also makes a good base from which to go island hopping in Croatia (like, say, to Hvar, or to Viz, a breathtaking Croatian island offering a blissful beach vacation without the crowds).
Plitvice Lakes National Park contains three hotels — Hotel Plitvice, hotel Bellevue Plitvice, and Jezero Hotel — which are managed by the park itself. However, if you find the rates for a hotel in the park too high, you can also book yourself into Hotel Grabovac, located in the nearby village of the same name, or another nearby family-run guesthouse. Though Rick Steves claims the best of Plitvice can be seen within a few hours, other local guides have claimed that two days are required to truly get to grips with all of the park's beauties in full. Visit Plitvice in spring or fall to experience the waterfalls at their most active thanks to higher rainfall than summer or winter.
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When a player is projected to be even better than what Mo Salah has been for Liverpool, the likelihood is that they’re something special.
That may explain why the Reds are reportedly showing an interest in Omar Marmoush (Sky Sports Germany), who’s been earning rave reviews for his performances with Eintracht Frankfurt, where he’s currently believed to be stalling on the offer of a new contract.
The 25-year-old is an international teammate of our number 11, and according to one Egyptian journalist, he’s at a superior level to what our current right winger had been at the same age.
Egyptian journalist lauds Marmoush
Speaking to Bild, Tarek Metwally said of Marmoush: “Everyone here is predicting a very great future for him. In my opinion, Marmoush is in a better position than Salah was at his age.
“If he continues like this, he will be better at some point. Salah was initially characterised by his speed, then developed further. Marmoush, on the other hand, is also very fast, but already has other skills. Some people in Egypt would like to see him in the Premier League, especially at one of the top clubs.
“I am not exaggerating when I say that Frankfurt’s last game against Bayern was watched by Egyptian fans in a similar way to Salah’s games with Liverpool, for example against Manchester United, Manchester City or Real Madrid.
“The Egyptian cafes were almost shaken by Marmoush’s two goals against Neuer, who is considered by a large part of Egyptians to be one of the best goalkeepers in the history of football. Most Egyptians would like to see Marmoush and Salah as teammates on the same team.”
Could Marmoush be even better than Salah?
Marmoush is the same age now that Salah was when he joined Liverpool in 2017, when two strong seasons with Roma made up for an abortive spell at Chelsea a few years previously.
The start that the Eintracht Frankfurt forward has made to the current campaign explains why Metwally has spoken so excitedly about him, with eight goals in six Bundesliga matches already leaving him just four short of matching his best number for a single season in the German top flight (Transfermarkt).
It remains to see whether that’s merely a purple patch or the start of the 25-year-old’s ascent into the upper realm of strikers in Europe, but his underlying performance figures indicate that there’s much more to his game than just putting the ball in the net.
As per FBref, he ranks among the top 3% of forwards in Europe’s five main leagues over the past year for assists per game, as well as the top 5% for progressive carries and top 10% for successful take-ons and shot-creating actions per 90 minutes.
Marmoush and Salah already have an understanding of each other’s game from their 26 appearances together for Egypt, and considering how prolific both have been at a high level of European football, they could be lethal in tandem for Liverpool if they were to be teammates at Anfield.
We don’t know if that’ll ever happen, but the mere thought of it is certainly exciting!
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Since 2013, Westgate Resorts Has Given Away More Than 28,000 Complimentary Vacations to Active-Duty Military Personnel, Veterans, and Their Families
ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Westgate Resorts is thrilled to announce its 2024 Military Weekend vacation giveaway – a heartfelt tribute to honor and celebrate the unwavering dedication of active-duty U.S. military members, veterans and Gold Star families.
Starting Oct. 22, at 9:30 a.m. EST, eligible U.S. military members, veterans and Gold Star families can enter the giveaway by visiting WestgateSalutes.com and completing an online form. Vacations will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, and the submission window will remain open until the 1,000 complimentary Orlando vacations have been claimed.
Scheduled for Dec. 6-8, 2024, at Westgate Vacation Villas & Town Center Resort in Orlando, active-duty, veteran, and Gold Star families will enjoy the complimentary two-night, three-day vacation featuring live music, family-friendly activities, patriotic displays, and more.
"Each year, this event is an incredible experience for our team, knowing the tremendous sacrifices my fellow veterans have made and seeing the smiling faces of military families as they make cherished memories together," said Westgate Resorts' founder and executive chairman, David Siegel. "These patriots have our unwavering gratitude, and we are humbled to be able to serve those who have served with a weekend that celebrates all they have done for our country."
With an enduring commitment to expressing gratitude and respect for America's heroes, Westgate Resorts has provided more than 28,000 complimentary vacations through this initiative since 2013.
For more information about Westgate Resorts Military Weekend, and to enter the vacation giveaway, please visit WestgateSalutes.com.
ABOUT WESTGATE RESORTS
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Amid its war on Ukraine, Russia continues to block a number of external religious websites, social media accounts and apps from several countries, preventing believers of various faiths from accessing information and engaging in dialogue, according to a human rights watch group.
Forum 18 -- a news service that partners with the Norwegian Helsinki Committee in defending freedom of religion, thought and conscience -- posted an updated list of affected sites Oct. 4.
"I think it illustrates the Russian authorities' … obsessions, if you like, in blocking what they call extremist content," Felix Corley, Forum 18 editor and researcher, told OSV News, noting that the bans are also operative in Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine.
Among the outlets that can no longer be accessed in Russia is the Belarusian website Katolik.Life, a private, voluntary initiative by an unnamed individual depicting current and historical Catholic life in that nation.
Forum 18 said in its report that while the exact start date of the blockage was unknown, "some users in Russia have reported being unable to access it since June 2024." Several users in Moscow told Forum 18 the site fails to load, and recent analytics show that visits have shifted from Russian to Norwegian IP addresses, suggesting that visitors are using VPNs to access the site.
Katolik.Life -- which said it had averaged more than 1,000 visitors per day -- reported in a July 15 post that it had also been blocked within Belarus itself due to "a decision by the Ministry of Information.
"The reasons have not been officially reported, but they are obvious to us -- we talk not only about the positive, but also about the closed Red Church (the Church of SS. Simon and Helen in Minsk, closed by the Belarusian government in October 2022), about the arrests of priests (by Belarusian officials for unexplained reasons), about how believers are experiencing the war," said the site's author in the post. "After all, this, unfortunately, has also become a part of 'Catholic life' for many."
Though technically an independent country, Belarus under the three-decade tenure of Alexander Lukashenko has become a mirror image of Moscow, with dissent effectively silenced. Russia and Belarus signed a Union State agreement in 1999, and Belarus was a launchpad for Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which was declared a genocide in two joint reports from the New Lines Institute and the Raoul Wallenberg Center for Human Rights. Belarusian officials and civilians have colluded with Russia to abduct at least 2,442 Ukrainian children, housing them in reeducation camps in Belarus, in violation of international law.
Also blocked by Russia since March 2022 is the site for the Religious Information Service of Ukraine, or RISU, which was founded by the Institute of Religion and Society of the Ukrainian Catholic University.
Corley told OSV News that RISU "produces reports, news items, comments and so on in a very neutral way, (so that) one can read it and either agree or not agree with the publications. It's not a site that encourages or incites anyone."
Forum 18 found that Russia's ban extends to sites "related to Jehovah's Witnesses … Muslim sites related to theologian Said Nursi (blocked as "extremist"); a website supporting LGBT+ people in religious communities; religious sites criticizing Russia's war against Ukraine, including Christians Against War, and Christianity Today," as well as "Ukrainian religious sites … social media sites of those opposing the war on religious grounds … and news and NGO sites which include coverage of freedom of religion or belief violations."
Through the online access tool GlobalCheck, OSV News has confirmed that at present its website is apparently still able to be accessed within Russia.
Corley told OSV News that in some cases it can be "very difficult to work out" the exact process by which a given site is banned by Russia.
The Russian state agency Roskomnadzor -- established in 2008 to oversee telecommunications licensing and mass media supervision -- was mandated in 2012 to publish a website blacklist, known as the "Unified Registry," listing prohibited sites.
Previously, Roskomnadzor would "indicate which government agency has ordered a block, whether it's a court, whether it's a general prosecutor's office or another government agency," said Corley. "But quite often these days they don't indicate which (agency). It just says that the state body is not identified, so you just don't know who has actually ordered the block."
Roskomnadzor has not responded to Forum 18's request for comment, said Corley, adding that "there is a certain chaos within the (Russian) regime" regarding its prioritization of banning sites.
"We just don't know," he said. "They don't explain themselves. They don't see why they should explain themselves."
Yet the results of the bans are evident -- and damaging, said Corley.
"It really hampers people's possibilities to find out about their faith and other people's faith, and to have a free exchange of ideas in the area of religion," he said. "All these human rights are very interlinked, and part of freedom of religion or belief is being able to discuss your faith, being able to discuss other people's faith, and to find out about news in the area of religion."
Katolik.Life stated in its July post the ban will not impact the site's operations, and urged readers to use a workaround to access the site's content.
"The author pays for the site's maintenance costs from his personal funds. All content is created by only one person in his free time and perceives it as a service to God and people," said the post. "We will continue to do this in the future. You can read our publications using VPN services installed on your smartphone. … Using VPN in Belarus is not prohibited. On your computer, you can easily install any VPN plugin in your browser (via Google search)."
For those who cannot sidestep the blockage, Katolik.Life will "provide the maximum amount of information on important topics in posts in our Telegram and in Catholic (publications)," the post stated.
"We entrust ourselves, you, the entire Church, our beloved Belarus and all those who suffer unjustly in it to the Almighty Loving God," said the author of Katolik.Life.
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(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Leading provider of building code reports to the insurance and construction Industries will use the funding for product and market expansion
DENVER, Oct. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OneClick Data, Inc. (OneClick) , the leading provider of data, analytics, and tools serving the intersecting needs of property and casualty insurance providers and construction professionals, announced today it has closed a $7.2 million financing, bringing the total investment in the company to $10 million. State Farm Ventures led the financing with participation from executives and investors specializing in insurance and claims management, construction cost estimation, construction operations, data acquisition and analytics, generative AI, and enterprise systems and infrastructure.
OneClick has experienced significant growth over the past year and now serves more than 1,300 customers including over 40 insurance carriers and suppliers. This includes several of the top 10 insurance providers in the industry and a growing base of thousands of active users each month. The newly secured funds will be used to expand OneClick's product suite, increase coverage across additional construction segments, and strengthen its partnerships and workflow integrations. These advancements will empower customers with a broader range of data, analytics, and insights to improve the speed and accuracy of cost estimation.
“Today's investment is a strong endorsement of our vision to become the industry standard for delivering fast and accurate building code requirements, permit requirements, and other critical inputs,” said Garrett Kurtt, founder and CEO of OneClick Data.“By providing insurance carriers and construction professionals with the tools they need to estimate project costs accurately, we enhance efficiency and improve outcomes across the board. Our customers see a substantial return on investment through faster and more accurate cost estimates, improved claims processing productivity, reduced loss adjustment expenses, and, ultimately, more satisfied customers. As we continue to deepen our relationships with insurance and construction leaders, we remain committed to expanding our product offerings and driving value for all stakeholders involved.”
This latest funding round marks a significant milestone in OneClick Data's journey, positioning the company to further innovate and lead in both the insurance and construction markets by delivering solutions that streamline and enhance project estimation and claims processes.
OneClick delivers its reports and data through the industry's only national database of residential and commercial building code regulations, project permit requirements, and related information, organized and sorted by controlling jurisdiction, and accessible by street address. The company collects data directly from over 32,000 building departments and governmental agencies throughout the United States leveraging sophisticated data pipelines and workflow. The OneClick database is comprehensive and covers more than 99 percent of all street addresses in the country, representing a substantial improvement over other solutions which return no results up to 40 percent of the time. The company updates its database regularly and on demand following major weather and catastrophe events. This cadence is essential as building code changes are frequent and accelerating – building codes have changed more than 5,500 times over the past two years.
“OneClick's reports and data improve claim handling processes, boost adjuster productivity, and better refine project scope,” said Michael Remmes, vice president for State Farm Ventures.“This helps companies like State Farm provide an even better overall claims experience for insurance customers. We are excited to invest in OneClick and believe the company is addressing fundamental challenges in the industry.”
About OneClick Data, Inc.
OneClick Data, Inc. is a trusted data provider that streamlines the code-sourcing process for all parties in the construction industry, creating transparency for all stakeholders in construction and restoration. OneClick Data offers products that drive data automation of jurisdictional authority for building codes, permit fees, taxes, and manufacturer specifications required for any address nationwide. Offering unique reports that can easily be shared between all stakeholders in the claims industry, OneClick Data delivers accurate codes for every claim. Welcome to restoration intelligence, automated. Visit us at .
About State Farm Ventures, LLC
State Farm Ventures focuses on investing in startups developing technologies and products to fulfill customer needs in ways they may not expect from their insurance company. State Farm Ventures, LLC, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company.
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FORT KNOX, Ky. – The remains of U.S. Army Air Forces Sgt. Frank J. Seiferheld, a Soldier killed during World War II, will be interred Oct. 10 in Arlington National Cemetery. Graveside services will be performed by Everly-Wheatley Funerals and Cremation, Alexandria, Virginia, preceding the interment.
A native of New York City, Seiferheld was a radio operator assigned to the 348th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 99th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 15th Air Force in the Mediterranean and European Theater of Operations. He went missing in action Jan. 20, 1945, at age 25, after the B-17 “Flying Fortress,” on which he was serving, experienced engine trouble after departing Italy for a bombing raid on an oil depot near Regensburg, Germany.
Seiferheld was accounted for by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Feb. 12, 2024, after his remains were exhumed in 2018 from the Florence American Cemetery, Florence, Italy, for laboratory analysis and identification.
The Past Conflict Repatriations Branch, under the Army Casualty and Mortuary Affairs Operations Division, Army Human Resources Command, Fort Knox, Kentucky, plays a key role in the process of locating family members of Soldiers from WWII, the Korean and Vietnam Wars.
The process begins with locating the family member most closely related to the missing servicemember, known as the Primary Next of Kin, followed by a request for family reference samples or DNA, which are used as a main source in identifying remains.
Once a servicemember has been identified by the Armed Forces Medical Examiner, the PCRB notifies and briefs the family about the results of historical, forensic and DNA reports, benefits and the mortuary process, to include burial with full military honors.
For additional information about Sgt. Seiferheld, go to: https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Press-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3718595/airman-accounted-for-from-wwii-seiferheld-f/
Media interested in covering and/or obtaining more information about the funeral and interment should contact the Army Casualty Office at (800) 892-2490 and/or Everly-Wheatley Funerals and Cremation, 703-998-9200.
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Brazil police to conclude probe into Bolsonaro by November, source says
BRASILIA, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Brazil's federal police are set to conclude by November a probe into former President Jair Bolsonaro's alleged ties to a coup d'etat attempt after he lost the 2022 election, a source with direct knowledge of the investigations told Reuters.
According to the source, signs of Bolsonaro's involvement in editing a draft decree to overturn the election results will be reinforced by further evidence collected by the federal police after search and seizure warrants were carried out as part of the probe.
Bolsonaro's lawyers did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The former far-right president has always denied any wrongdoing. (Reporting by Ricardo Brito; Editing by Gabriel Araujo)
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WILMINGTON, N.C., Oct. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- With the 2024 presidential election now only weeks away, tensions are high and civil discourse is at an all-time low. This societal problem has reached many families, and relationships find themselves strained or divided due to political differences. A non-partisan website and podcast series, Reframing the Conversation, hosted by a Communication Studies professor from North Carolina, might have some answers.
"The biggest shift in today's politics is the move from politics being seen as an area of policy disagreement to a battleground of moral and ethical superiority," says Brubaker. "The intensity of modern political discourse has made it harder for people to separate their political beliefs from their personal identity and to separate other's political beliefs from their personal identities, which has led to more emotionally charged conversations."
Many people feel that they've lost loved ones to an atmosphere of hatred, hostility, and judgment that characterizes much of today's political communication. As political beliefs become tied to moral judgments, conversation deteriorates into attacks. This erosion of civility makes it harder to find common ground or reach compromises on important issues.
"When the election is over, what happens to those relationships is impacted by how we handle them now," says Dr. Jennifer Brubaker, creator of the website ReframingtheConversation.com and associated podcast series. "It's important to understand how to communicate with people in our lives, even when we disagree with them about politics."
Divisions occur when political affiliation is used as a shortcut to judge someone's character. Overall, there's been a decline in civility because of this type of identity-based politics. Instead, by communicating thoughtfully and using certain techniques, many relationships can be saved.
Brubaker's website and series provides help to guide people as they try to understand their own political beliefs, their family members' beliefs, the importance of being media literate, and clear tips on how to communicate about politics in a healthy and constructive way. Brubaker also gives help to people looking to repair damaged relationships.
"We are living in a society of political absolutism, but the reality is, we're much more similar than different in what we want," says Brubaker. "But the only way out of this is through civil political discourse that promotes understanding, and collaboration, and solutions."
A professor of Communication Studies at the University of North Carolina Wilmington since 2006, Dr. Brubaker is a public scholar in political and family communication. Seeing this struggle in relationships and this overlap of her areas of expertise, Brubaker set out to educate the public about why it is important for us to reframe the conversation about politics, how and why people have their political views, as well as how you can protect and repair relationships that are impacted by political differences.
Listen to Dr. Brubaker's special six-part series "Reframing the Conversation," produced as a part of her podcast, "Reframing Me," at ReframingtheConversation.com or anywhere you listen to podcasts.
Media inquiries may contact Dr. Jennifer Brubaker (910-789-3525, [email protected] or [email protected]) For more information, please visit us on Facebook at Reframing Me, Instagram @reframingtheconversation or visit ReframingtheConversation.com or jenniferbrubaker.com
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Russian gas deliveries to EU much higher than contracts imply, energy commissioner says
BRUSSELS, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Russian natural gas deliveries to the European Union have been "significantly higher" than long-term contracts should see delivered, the bloc's energy commissioner told a news conference on Tuesday.
"Turkstream volumes might be higher in 2024 than last year. There was a very intense discussion among ministers to reverse this trend to make sure we will end 2024 with volumes smaller from Russia than last year," Commissioner Kadri Simson said, referring to the pipeline that supplies Hungary.
"But in the past few months the deliveries from Russia have been significantly higher than long-term contracts should deliver."
The EU has also seen an increase in Russian LNG staying inside the bloc. (Reporting by Julia Payne Editing by Gareth Jones)
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India's Likely XI In 1st Test vs New Zealand: Injured Shubman Gill Out And Sarfaraz Khan In?
If Shubman Gill does not play, there might be some problem in having a settled XI
- NDTV Sports Desk
- Updated: October 15, 2024 10:58 PM IST
What will be the likely XI of India vs New Zealand in first Test of the three-match series starting in Bengaluru on Wednesday? While the line-up looked settled, an India Today report said that Shubman Gill is feeling pain on his shoulder and neck. If Gill does not play, there might be some problem in having a settled XI. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill, the torchbearers of India's transition phase, will have to be the team's driving force in its quest to lord over an unsettled New Zealand when the two sides square off in a three-Test series, beginning on Wednesday. The baton has not been completely passed, but Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are certainly running their last lap and these two young superstars will have to show that they can carry forward the legacy of the titans.
Since a productive series against England earlier this year, Gill is now more familiar and comfortable with the rigours of Test cricket. His last 10 innings contain three hundreds and two fifties, while Jaiswal's last eight outings in Test cricket feature a 214 and five fifties.
Those numbers are not to be scoffed at. But at the same time, it is important for them to build on the foundation through this series, a precursor to the much tougher journey to Australia next month. Gill seems to have sorted his issues with the in-coming deliveries from pacers, but a trace of the old failing still remains. Gill's absence could open the door for Sarfaraz Khan or Dhruv Jurel to find their way back into India's playing XI.
In Chennai, Bangladesh pacer Hasan Mahamud troubled him with nip-backers before eventually grabbing his wicket.
Similarly, Jaiswal has a penchant to go for expansive shots against pace bowlers to get dismissed, evidenced by his three dismissals recently against Bangladesh quicks.
In all, the left-hander has fallen to pacers 12 times in 20 innings, and he would want a better record before facing a clutch of top-class Australian pacers.
While these concerns are not deeply rooted, they serve as cautionary points against a New Zealand attack that has capable hands in pacers Matt Henry, William O'Rourke and the experienced Tim Southee, if he gets to play here after a sharp decline in his form.
There is another angle to the emergence of Jaiswal and Gill as the pillars of the Indian line-up, as Kohli and Rohit have not precisely set the field ablaze.
Rohit, who has played 15 innings this year, has made two hundreds but managed only one fifty in the remaining 13, totaling 497 runs in eight Tests at just over 35.
Kohli, 53 runs shy of 9000 Test runs, has not made even a fifty in six innings this year, and while Rohit often perishes in his attempt to grab the momentum, his colleague offers a much more curious case.
The 35-year-old Kohli has not been able to convert the two starts he got this year, ending up with 46 (vs SA) and 47 (vs Bangladesh), stirring the uncomfortable memories of that great slump between 2019 and 2023.
The master batter will also have to keep an eye on New Zealand left-arm spinners – Ajaz Patel and Rachin Ravindra – the tribe which has been a thorn in his flesh in the past.
It has been a while since these two stalwarts embossed their mark across a full series, and a nervy New Zealand could be their golden chance to do so.
India has only minor concerns, but New Zealand's troubles across batting and bowling departments are more pronounced.
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sarfaraz Khan, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (wk), Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep
With PTI inputs
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3 MLB Best Bets, Player Props, and Home Run Picks for Guardians at Yankees, Game 2
Baseball has you covered if you want a large inventory of options to bet.
From moneylines to player props to home runs, we have plenty of ways to bet the long, arduous MLB schedule daily. Outlooks can be vastly different due to starting pitchers, and a wealth of advanced stats can let us know if an individual pitcher, a bullpen, or a team is due for positive -- or negative -- regression.
Using numberFire's MLB predictions and FanDuel Research's MLB projections as a guide, let's see what MLB odds from FanDuel Sportsbook are most appealing today.
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Today's Best MLB Bets and Player Props
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Guardians at Yankees
Guardians Moneyline (+144)
The Cleveland Guardians dropped Game 1 of the ALCS by a score of 5-2. But are they undervalued heading into Game 2?
Tanner Bibee and Gerrit Cole will get the start for their respective teams.
Bibee has produced a 3.47 ERA, 3.72 xFIP, 3.58 SIERA, and 26.3% strikeout rate this season. He's allowed two earned runs and has struck out nine batters through 8 2/3 innings pitched this postseason. New York's offense is dominant against righties, but Bibee limits opposing righties to a .148 ISO, .338 SLG, and 0.89 home runs per nine innings, which could come in handy against Aaron Judge and Giancarlo Stanton.
Past Bibee, Cleveland will bring in a bullpen that managed a 2.57 ERA (best in MLB), 3.67 xFIP (second-best), 3.38 SIERA (second-best), and allowed only 0.75 homers per nine (fewest) this season.
Cade Smith (1.91 ERA and 2.16 SIERA through 75 1/3 IP), Hunter Gaddis (1.57 ERA through 74 2/3 IP), Tim Herrin (1.92 ERA through 65 2/3 IP), and the show-stopping Emmanuel Clase (0.61 ERA through 74 1/3 IP) will all be available out of the 'pen. None of these relievers have pitched since Saturday, so the Guardians have the ability to lean heavily on their rested and dominant bullpen in this one.
Moneyline
Am I allowed to cast some doubt on a Cole game at Yankee Stadium? Cole struggled with a 4.31 ERA, 4.21 xFIP, and 1.27 WHIP at home during the regular season. He allowed a .305 wOBA in this split but just a .265 wOBA on the road. He's pitched one playoff game in the Bronx this postseason, surrendering nine baserunners, four runs, three earned runs, and one home run through five innings.
I don't want to overstate Cole's home struggles, and he's coming off an ALCS-clinching start where he let up just one run through seven innings on the road, so his confidence could be at a high. However, his at-times-shady play at home could open the door for the Guardians' offense to smash, giving a bit more credence to their moneyline.
These +144 odds imply just a 40.9% probability, but numberFire's MLB projections have Cleveland's win chances up at 49.0%. That's the side I'll roll with for Game 2.
Gerrit Cole Under 5.5 Strikeouts (-128)
Cole has punched out just eight batters through 12 frames this postseason, notching 4 Ks in each of his two starts.
As mentioned, he's had a tough time at Yankee Stadium, including in the strikeout column. He shined with a 27.4% K% on the road this season, but his strikeout rate was down to 23.5% at home.
The Guardians pose as a tough matchup, too. This season, they struck out at a mere 20.2% rate (fifth-lowest in MLB) and just a 20.0% rate versus right-handers (fourth-lowest).
Gerrit Cole - Strikeouts
Cole has thrown only 80 and 87 pitches in his two postseason starts, so his leash is already on the shorter side. If the Guardians start to get to Cole, I imagine the Yankees will want to get him out of there. Not only does New York have a great bullpen they can turn to, but they'll also want to keep their ace protected in this long playoff run.
Six strikeouts seems closer to the best-case scenario than the baseline for Cole, so I'll side with the under.
Today's Best Home Run Prop Bets
Jose Ramirez to Hit a Home Run (+440)
Jose Ramirez is lethal against left-handed pitchers, and that's usually the split we want to get him in. But he's still got great numbers against righties.
This season, Ramirez posted a .226 ISO, 121 wRC+, and 50.1% fly-ball rate versus right-handed pitchers. Cole, meanwhile, surrenders a 47.9% fly-ball rate to lefties.
Yankee Stadium is one of the friendliest home run parks in baseball, and Ramirez's massive 50.1% fly-ball rate could win out against Cole's also sizable 47.9% fly-ball rate. The temp will be low, but winds blowing out could help hitters in this one.
Ramirez has posted a 17.6% barrel rate, 50.0% fly-ball rate, .500 ISO, and a 245 wRC+ across the last 14 days of play, so I'll trail the hot hand tonight.
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Chic Fall Makeup Products Inspired By Your Former Goth Phase
It's that time of year again, and we've rounded up our witchiest makeup picks to prove goth can be chic.
It's that time of year again, and we've rounded up our witchiest makeup picks to prove goth can be chic.
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The wide receiver landscape for fantasy football got a huge shakeup this week, as star wide receiver Davante Adams finally got his wish to once again play with his former quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, as they seek to win their first Super Bowl together.
Though Adams' arrival is surely good news for the Jets as they look to climb out of their 2-6 hole to start the season, fantasy football managers are likely less-than-thrilled about the prospect, as the waters for star wideout Garrett Wilson — a second-round pick in most fantasy drafts this season — have now muddied significantly.
It remains to be seen if Adams will play in Week 7's showdown against the Pittsburgh Steelers on "Sunday Night Football," but fantasy managers will undoubtedly need to factor in the possibility of him on the field this week while making start/sit decisions.
Find out where Adams, Wilson and Allen Lazard stand in our team's Week 7 wide receiver rankings, and be sure to check back for updates as more information is received throughout the week:
Who's your favorite sleeper WR to watch heading into Week 7?
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NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / October 15, 2024 / Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 16th, the MicroCap Rodeo Fall Conference will take place in New York City, featuring executive management teams from 19 companies across a diverse range of industries. Investors will have the opportunity to explore top stock ideas for their portfolios, while also gathering insights on key value drivers and emerging trends in the MicroCap space for 2025.
Company presentations will be webcast live starting at 9:30AM ET on Wednesday, October 16th. The companies will also be hosting one-on-one meetings with qualified investors.
You may listen to the presentations, via the links below or you may register at the event website: https://www.microcaprodeo.com/.
For more information please contact info@microcaprodeo.com.
On Wednesday, October 16th, the following companies will be presenting via webcast.
SOURCE: MicroCap Rodeo
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Bucs' Experience Leads to Quicker Bounce-Backs
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have found themselves in plenty of holes over the last few years. In the past, those holes have been hard to get out of — take the team's 2023 skid that saw it lose six out of seven games last year, for example.
But now, things look different. The Buccaneers are still facing adversity — a heartbreaking loss to the Atlanta Falcons and a second quarter on Sunday against the Saints that saw them give up 27 points — but the team isn't as slow to adjust this time around. The Bucs pitched a shutout for the remainder of the game on Sunday and ended up winning 51-27.
Tampa Bay running back Bucky Irving wasn't with the Bucs last year. But he does know that the team's veterans have struggled with bouncing back in the past, and now, it's those same veterans who are helping the team avoid those holes going forward.
“I mean, we have great leaders that [have] been down this path that have played this game for a long time so we always lean on [those] guys," Irving said Tuesday. "[Those] guys come to us and say, ‘It’s a long season so don’t get down on yourself.’ We have a lot more football to play and we just have to take it week by week and just keep getting better.”
READ MORE: Will the Bucs Make a Trade for Haason Reddick?
One of those great leaders is Antoine Winfield Jr., and the Bucs safety is back in the fold after missing quite a few games to a foot injury. He was a big contributor on Sunday, scooping up a fumble for a touchdown, but he was also there when the team fell behind after a second-quarter collapse.
But they got out of that collapse quick. And for Winfield Jr., that's the standard going forward.
“I would say just from our past experiences of being with each other, we try to get out of those slumps as fast as possible. That’s why I think you can see that day to day but it’s really just the message of, ‘We want to be great,’ right? So every day we have to attack it like that. We can’t let days turn to weeks [when] that slump area happens so we kind of just like nip it in the bud and try to make sure that doesn’t happen to us.”
The Buccaneers will want to keep that momentum going, but they'll have a tough test on Monday when they face off against the Baltimore Rave
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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 will soon get a brand new enemy type: the terrifying Tyranid Hierophant Bio-Titan.
Publisher Focus Entertainment said this huge xenos hits the explosive third-person melee shooter as part of the new PvE operation: Termination, which takes players back to the planet Kadaku. This will be made available for free, and is coming “very, very soon.”
Also part of this free update is the new Lethal difficulty, which is “designed to test your skills against the most brutal xenos and heretics.” The new weapon is the Neo-Volkite pistol, also free for all players.
As for cosmetics available through the premium season pass, the Dark Angels chapter of Space Marines is first in-line for new threads with a theme pack. This adds new weapon styles, armor pieces, and color schemes featuring the Unforgiven (the name given to the Dark Angels chapter following the disastrous events of the Horus Heresy in Warhammer 40,000 lore). This theme pack includes a full armor set for the Bulwark class.
All the above forms part of Season 2 of Space Marine 2, which runs from October until the end of 2024. Focus also teased the first year of updates coming to the game as part of Seasons 3 and 4. This includes new PvE operations, new PvP maps and modes, new Tyranid and Thousand Sons enemies, and a new Horde mode “with just one challenge: survive.” Expect cosmetics for new Space Marine chapters, too.
Specifically, Season 3 also adds PvE Prestige ranks and a Battle Barge expansion (the Battle Barge is the Ultramarines' base of operations during the events of Space Marine 2). Season 4 adds the aforementioned Horde mode, a new enemy, and a new weapon. More seasons will follow.
Developer Saber Interactive recently released Space Marine 2’s game-changing patch 3.0, which made a seemingly innocuous change to the ending that got Warhammer 40,000 fans excited. Fans have also unearthed interesting and unannounced Space Marine 2 cosmetics by datamining the game.
Meanwhile, IGN interviewed Saber Chief Creative Officer Tim Willits about Space Marine 2’s record-breaking success. He revealed the boost he expects the PS5 Pro will give Space Marine 2, discussed how the breakout success of Space Marine 2 had “changed everything” for the studio, and how protective Games Workshop is over the Warhammer 40,000 brand.
Wesley is the UK News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.
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Helene hit Georgia more than two weeks ago. These residents are still without power.
By Sarah Dewberry and Amanda Musa, CNN
(CNN) — Nineteen long days have passed since Susie Stevenson’s home lost power after Hurricane Helene cut through the southeastern United States late last month, leaving hundreds of people dead and countless communities devastated.
Stevenson is one of thousands of residents in south Georgia who are still without power following Helene. There are just over 2,000 customers reporting outages where she lives in Jeff Davis County as of Tuesday morning, according to PowerOutages.com. Several nearby counties are also reporting outages, including Coffee County, where another 2,000 customers are in the dark.
“We were so unprepared for this storm,” Stevenson, who lives in Hazlehurst, told CNN. “We didn’t get any kind of evacuation warnings or shelter in place.”
Hurricane and tropical storm warnings from the National Weather Service were in place across Georgia when Helene struck the state. Hazlehurst saw the worst impacts on September 27.
In her part of Georgia, about 100 miles west of Savannah, the streets are littered with downed trees, fallen power lines and other debris.
But Stevenson says nobody there knew they were in the storm’s direct path until the last minute. In 2017, she went five days without power when Hurricane Irma caused damage in Georgia, and that was long enough, she said.
Leslie Breedlove also lives in Hazlehurst, which is the county seat, and she says she is getting by on food donations and by taking showers and washing her clothes at other people’s houses.
“The goodness of others is what has gotten us through,” Stevenson told CNN on Monday. “Just when I wonder where I’m going to wash clothes, I get a call this morning telling me to come shower, wash clothes, and eat tonight.”
The generator Stevenson uses to power parts of her home is costing her a pretty penny as well.
“I finally got a refrigerator hooked to it, but it costs almost $20 a day just for the generator,” Stevenson said.
“Someone should have done something – the county or city – there should have been a contingency plan in place,” she added.
CNN has reached out to officials in Hazlehurst and Jeff Davis County for their response.
Satilla REMC, Stevenson’s power company, is working to restore power to its customers, the cooperative told CNN in an email Tuesday morning.
“These outages are the direct result of the tree and wind damage to Satilla [REMC]’s distribution system that we experienced due to Hurricane Helene,” said Jim Tucker, a Satilla REMC spokesperson. “We have a workforce of almost 2,000 working on repairs across our distribution system.”
The bulk of their workforce over the past two weeks has been stationed in Jeff Davis and neighboring counties, Tucker said. Approximately 480 of those workers are making repairs in Jeff Davis alone, he added.
“Along the way, we have had to [replace] hundreds of broken poles and cross arms and [have] picked up thousands of miles of wire that was on the ground,” Tucker said.
Crews have struggled to access hard hit areas due to this damage, according to Tucker, further slowing the restoration process.
“In many cases we have had to spend hours clearing fallen trees and other storm related debris before we can even begin to repair the power lines,” he said.
The estimated date for restoration in Jeff Davis County is October 20, Tucker said.
Breedlove says she is thankful for the line workers but she told CNN she is worried restoring the power will take even longer than forecast.
“We are a small town, but we’re strong with one another and helping one another,” Breedlove said.
Stevenson said FEMA officials are coming to her property on Tuesday for an inspection, and she hopes they can offer some solutions.
“We need a lot of help in our area,” Stevenson said. “I know other places are having hard times, too. I pray they also get as much help as they can.”
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The TSX is in a healthy bull market phase. In just one month, the index has gone up about 5.4% and while not all sectors are moving in the same direction and at a comparable pace, many are. So, it’s a good time for investors to look into some of the sufficiently bullish stocks in the market.
An investment management firm
If you looked into the performance of this stock about two months ago, Onex (TSX:ONEX) would have most likely repelled you with its bearish trend and low yield. Things haven’t gotten better for the dividend as the yield is still quite low at 0.4% but the stock has turned things around. In the last 30 days, the stock has risen by about 10% and considering the trajectory, it may keep on going for a while.
Its valuation is another thing that makes it an appealing pick. The price-to-earnings ratio is just 6.9, making the stock quite undervalued. The probability that the stock might keep rising until it reaches a healthy/fair valuation is quite decent.
The company has been investing its investors’ and institutional investors’ money in good businesses for almost four decades. It currently has about $49 billion in assets under management (AUM) and a portfolio of about 42 different companies hailing from a range of sectors.
An insurance company
Intact Financial (TSX:IFC) is a far more appealing choice for growth, not only because of its stellar and impressive performance history but also its consistency. Unlike life insurance giants that dominate the insurance segment in the TSX and bank stocks that offer a reasonable mix of dividends and growth, IFC leans heavily towards growth.
This property and casualty (P&C) insurance giant (in Canada and in Ireland) has been going up almost consistently since it joined the TSX. As a result, its long-term growth numbers are impressive, and it has returned over 350% to investors in the last decade (including dividends).
However, the best part is that the momentum is staying strong. The stock has nearly doubled its market value in the last five years (93% appreciation). The returns in the previous 30 days are not as compelling as those of Onex, but considering its history, its long-term growth prospects are better. Plus, it’s also offering a more meaningful yield of about 1.8%.
Foolish takeaway
The two stocks have their characteristic strengths, both as short-term and long-term buys but one thing common between the two is that both of them should be considered for the capital appreciation potential, not their dividends. Both of them may benefit from the overall bullish trend of the market but it’s critical to also look into their sector-specific growth or fall catalysts.
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Liverpool FC have today confirmed a new contract for one player at Anfield.
The crucial trio of Mo Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk are all into the final nine months of their respective new deals, but this afternoon it’s one of the Reds’ brightest young talents who’s put pen to paper.
Nyoni signs new contract
At 4pm, Liverpool announced via their official website that Trey Nyoni has signed his first professional contract at Anfield just 13 months on from his arrival from Leicester City’s academy.
Having impressed for the Reds’ under-18s, notably scoring a late winner in the derby against Everton, he was soon promoted into the under-21 setup.
He was even given a senior LFC debut in February of this year, becoming the club’s youngest-ever player in the FA Cup when he featured in the 3-0 win over Southampton at Anfield, and was in the matchday squad for the recent Champions League victory against Bologna.
Well-deserved reward for Nyoni
There are still plenty of other contract situations that Liverpool fans want sorted out quickly, but it’s tremendous to see the club rewarding Nyoni’s remarkable progress with a new deal that he richly deserves.
Although the aforementioned game against Southampton remains the 17-year-old’s only competitive first-team outing for the Reds, he was one of the stars of the pre-season tour to the USA and scored a cracking goal in the friendly win over Sevilla in August, Arne Slot’s first Anfield game as LFC head coach.
As per The Guardian, Leicester chiefs were believed to be furious when the midfielder left for Merseyside last year, wit the prodigious talent boasting an enviable mix of ‘beautiful balance, two good feet and the ability to beat his marker on either side’.
Nyoni will probably be reliant on domestic cup games for further first-team inclusion this season, but Liverpool’s decision to award him a professional contract is a sure sign that the club have enormous faith in him.
Everyone at Empire of the Kop would like to congratulate the teenager on this massive career landmark, and we can’t wait to see his star continuing to ascend with the Reds over the coming months and years!
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(MENAFN- GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) Leading travel Accessory Brand Expands Lineup to Create Comfortable, Private Nap Environment Anytime, Anywhere
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global travel comfort brand Cabeau is proud to announce the launch of the Nap Now Hoodie, engineered to create a cozy and private napping experience no matter where your journey takes you. This attachable hood features Cabeau's patented, adjustable nose bridge for a true customizable blackout experience.
The Nap Now Hoodie also features cinchable drawstrings with an adjustable clasp and ultra-strong clips that make it easy to attach to neck pillows, blankets, jackets, and more. Its anti-microbial fabric inhibits bacterial growth and the inner satin lining keeps hair protected, smooth and frizz-free, so you can embark on your nap journey without bedhead. Memory foam earplugs are included to reduce ambient noise and can be conveniently stored in a built-in pocket, ensuring travelers can enjoy the comfort and privacy of their own nap environment wherever their adventures take them.
Abundant with innovative, industry-leading features, the Nap Now Hoodie is the ideal travel accessory for frequent flyers, business travelers, or anyone in need of an on-the-go power nap. According to the Sleep Foundation , napping improves cognitive function, relieves stress, and enhances overall wellbeing.
“The Nap Now Hoodie enhances Cabeau's existing product line of neck pillows and travel blankets, offering comfort customization and flexibility suited to a customer's needs. It can be integrated seamlessly with our other comfort solutions or utilized independently for a convenient and restful experience while traveling,” said David Sternlight, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cabeau.“Our dedication to listening to our consumers and creating solutions to meet their needs continues to fuel Cabeau's meteoric growth and success.”
The Cabeau Nap Now Hoodie is available now to purchase at Cabeau.com and Amazon.
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Oyster Bay resident Kara Farrell is competing on Rob Lowe’s hit game show “The Floor,” airing Wednesdays at 9 p.m. on Fox. Farrell, a crime analyst with the Nassau County Police Department, has long been a fan of trivia and game shows, but her appearance on national television marks her first time stepping into the spotlight.
Farrell, who grew up in Hicksville and moved to Oyster Bay in 2018, said the town has become an important part of her life.
“I love Oyster Bay. Every weekend, I have a ritual—I grab coffee from Southdown Coffee and then visit Teddy’s Books. It’s such a tight-knit community,” she said. Farrell’s connection to the local businesses and love for the area make her an easily recognizable figure around town.
As a self-proclaimed game show junkie, Farrell said competing on “The Floor” felt like a natural next step.
“I grew up watching ‘Jeopardy!’ with my Nana, and I was probably the only fifth grader who called their grandmother every night at 7 p.m. to watch it together,” she recalled. “I’ve always loved game shows. I’d even look forward to being home sick from school just to watch ‘The Price is Right’.”
“The Floor” is a reality competition show that pits 100 contestants against one another in a battle of wits and strategy. Contestants stand on a giant interactive floor made up of 100 tiles, each representing a different category of trivia. Using a randomizer, one contestant is chosen to challenge another in a trivia duel. Whoever wins the round takes control of the loser’s tile, with the goal of controlling the entire floor.
Farrell’s category of expertise? “Triple threats,” a nod to her knowledge of actors, singers and dancers.
“I picked that category because it’s one of my strongest areas. I was hoping to be challenged in something I felt confident about,” she explained. The show’s fast-paced and competitive nature kept Farrell on her toes, but she was excited about the experience.
“I got a random pop-up for a casting call for a ‘Trivial Pursuit’ game show,” Farrell said, recounting how she landed her spot on ‘The Floor.’ “After sending in an audition tape, I didn’t get onto that show, but the casting agent liked me for ‘The Floor.’ I never thought I’d hear back, but a producer wanted to Zoom with me, and the next thing I knew, I was auditioning [virtually].”
Farrell’s journey to the show led her across the Atlantic, as “The Floor” is filmed in Ireland.
“It was so surreal. The studio is the same place where they filmed ‘Braveheart.’ To be filming a game show in the same location as that movie felt incredible,” she said.
Although it was her first time on television, Farrell’s love of trivia made her a natural fit for the competitive environment.
“It was so outside my comfort zone, but I wanted to stay focused,” she said. Traveling alone to Ireland, she embraced the challenge with excitement. “My dad is Irish, so I’ve been to Ireland many times. I felt more comfortable going there than I would have in California.”
When asked what it was like to meet the show’s host, Rob Lowe, Farrell lit up with excitement. “It was such a dream. Rob was wonderful to all of us; it was amazing just to be in the same room with him,” she said.
Farrell’s first major appearance will air on Wednesday, Oct. 16. Her love for trivia and game shows is not just a hobby—it’s a passion.
“I love all things trivia, and I even do trivia nights at bars. I applied for ‘The Floor’ because it seemed like the perfect fit; I’m thrilled to be part of it,” she said.
While she can’t reveal the content of unaired episodes, we all wonder with anticipation if she will walk away with the grand prize. Farrell encourages locals to tune in and root for her.
“Oyster Bay is such a supportive community. It would mean the world to me to have everyone cheering me on,” she said.
For Farrell, competing on “The Floor” is more than just a game show appearance—it’s the culmination of a lifelong love of trivia and a chance to represent her hometown on a national stage.
“I can’t believe this is all happening,” Farrell said. “To go from watching shows like ‘Jeopardy!’ and ‘Wheel of Fortune’ to competing on one myself, it feels like a dream come true.”
Farrell’s episode of “The Floor” airs Wednesday, Oct. 16, at 9 p.m. on Fox. For those who can’t catch it live, the show is also available for streaming on Hulu.
With her quick wit and love for trivia, Farrell is sure to make Oyster Bay proud. Whether she wins or loses, her journey on “The Floor” is one that the community won’t soon forget.
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The naming of a Japanese atomic bomb survivors group as this year's Nobel Peace Prize recipient is "fitting ... during this time of heightened geopolitical tension," said Archbishop John C. Wester of Santa Fe, New Mexico, who has traveled to Japan on several peace pilgrimages and also released a 2022 pastoral letter on nuclear disarmament.
On Oct. 11, the Norwegian Nobel Committee announced it had selected the Japanese organization Nihon Hidankyo for the award, which was established (along with several other prizes) by Swedish scientist and industrialist Alfred Nobel in his will to honor "the best work for fraternity between nations, the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses."
Since its first conferral in 1901, some five years after Nobel's death, the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded 105 times to 142 laureates, representing 111 individuals and 31 organizations.
Nihon Hidankyo, founded in 1956, is the largest organization of Japanese hibakusha, the survivors of the atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The historic attacks were launched by the U.S. on Aug. 6 and 9, 1945, in an effort to force the unconditional surrender of Japan and hasten the end of the Second World War. An estimated 110,000 to 210,000 people were killed directly, although the true number of casualties is "probably fundamentally unknowable," according to nuclear weapons historian Alex Wellerstein.
Following the bombings, the hibakusha ("bomb-affected people" in Japanese) suffered from the varied effects of radiation sickness, as well as the loss of their loved ones and even discrimination within Japanese society, as their injuries were mistakenly perceived as signs of infectious disease.
"The survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings continue to put a human face on the tragedy of war and, specifically, the tragedy and immorality of nuclear weapons, which have increased in number and lethal force as we witness a second nuclear arms race far more dangerous than the first," Archbishop Wester said in an Oct. 14 statement.
According to the Federation of American Scientists, "the world's combined inventory of nuclear warheads remains at a very high level," with nine countries possessing "roughly 12,121 warheads as of early 2024."
Together, the U.S. and Russia account for "approximately 88 percent of the world's total inventory of nuclear weapons, and 84 percent of the stockpiled warheads available for use by the military," said the federation in a March 29 update posted to its website.
While the global inventory of nuclear weapons is slowly declining, "the number of warheads in global military stockpiles ... is increasing once again," with "China, India, North Korea, Pakistan and the United Kingdom, as well as possibly Russia ... all thought to be increasing their stockpiles," the federation said.
Since its February 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia has repeatedly threatened to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine as well as in Europe and North America. On Sept. 25, Russian leader Vladimir Putin announced a change in Russia's nuclear doctrine, lowering the threshold for the use of such weapons.
Archbishop Wester -- who in January 2022 released the pastoral letter "Living in the Light of Christ's Peace: A Conversation Toward Nuclear Disarmament" -- said in his Oct. 14 statement that the "well-deserved recognition" of Nihon Hidankyo by the Nobel committee was a wake-up call to humanity.
"I pray this well-deserved recognition by the Nobel Foundation will amplify the voices of the hibakusha, whose numbers are diminishing as we are about to mark the 80th anniversary of the Japan atomic bombings," he said. "I hope this Peace Prize awarded to Nihon Hidankyo will get the attention of the nuclear states who have yet to sign the (United Nations) Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Now, that would be a real prize for the Hibakusha and for all of us!"
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FORT KNOX, Ky. – The remains of U.S. Army Pfc. Harry Jerele, a Soldier killed during World War II, will be interred Oct. 4. at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, Illinois. Russo Hillside Chapels, Hillside, Illinois, will perform graveside services preceding the interment.
A native of Berkeley, Illinois, Jerele was a member of the 192nd Tank Battalion, U.S. Army, when Japanese forces invaded the Philippine Islands in December 1941. He was among thousands of U.S. and Filipino service members who were captured, subjected to the 65-mile Bataan Death March and interned at POW camps after U.S. forces fell to the Japanese. According to historical records, Jerele died a prisoner of war Dec. 28, 1942 at age 26.
He was accounted for by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Dec. 20, 2023, after his remains were exhumed in 2020 from the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Philippines, for laboratory analysis and identification.
The Past Conflict Repatriations Branch, under the Army Casualty and Mortuary Affairs Operations Division at the U.S. Army Human Resources Command, Fort Knox, Kentucky, plays a key role in the process of locating Family members of missing Soldiers from WWII, the Korean and Vietnam Wars.
The process begins with locating the Family member most closely related to the missing Soldier, known as the primary next of kin, followed by a request for Family reference samples or DNA, which are used as a main source in identifying remains.
Once a Soldier has been identified by the Armed Forces Medical Examiner, the PCRB notifies and briefs the Family about the results of historical, forensic and DNA reports, benefits and the mortuary process including burial with full military honors.
For additional information about Pfc. Jerele go to: https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/Press-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/3745426/soldier-accounted-for-from-wwii-jerele-h/
Media interested in covering and/or obtaining more information about the funeral and interment should contact the Army Casualty Office at (800) 892-2490 and/or Russo Hillside Chapels, 708-449-5300.
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The Delta State Government says it is projecting N936 billion as budget proposal for 2025 fiscal year.
The Commissioner for Economic Planning in the state, Sunny Ekedayen, said this on Tuesday in Asaba at the opening ceremony of the Inter-ministerial Budget Meeting for the 2025 fiscal year.
He said, “We have a budget envelope of N936 billion and that should ordinarily service the entire citizens of the state.
“And we are going to do the best in our abilities through the instrument of the MDAs.”
“As a state, we know that projection can be very difficult. And you can hardly project for a month not to even talk of projecting for one year.
“To save ourselves from embarrassment, we are projecting the 2025 budget on Actual Receipts from June to date. Whatever that is coming as a way of revenue, and we think it can be sustained; that is what we are using to calculate our budget.
“As such, we were able to come up with a budget envelope of N936 billion.
“The 2024 budget is N735 billion, which means an increase of almost 30 per cent for 2025.”
The commissioner, however, said that though the money might be huge, the value of money had depreciated following the current economic challenges in the country.
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He said, “What this amount of money can do now is probably less than what it could have done in the previous years.”
Mr Ekedayen called on heads of MDAs to handle the budgeting process seriously and judiciously.
“I want us to be as honest as possible and try to be as judicious as much as we can,” he said.
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Adjusted NFL Pace and Pass Rate Report: Ranking Week 7's Fastest Games
Pace and pass rate can tell us a lot about offensive tendencies for NFL teams.
Teams that are trailing will -- naturally -- be inclined both to play faster and throw more often than they may initially want to do.
Conversely, perhaps quick, pass-heavy teams are getting out to big leads and are then slowing things down in the fourth quarter and grinding clock.
These will affect raw outputs for team data, so I wanted to account for that when digging into team pace trends.
This season, I'll be posting pass rate over expectation numbers (as designated by nflfastR's live win models, which account for game situation) and adjusted pace numbers (my own methodology of anticipating expected pace based on numerous in-game factors).
Here are the fresh numbers for this week -- plus a ranking for each upcoming matchup.
NFL Pace and Pass Rate Over Expectation
This table shows pass and run plays per game, adjusted pace, pass rate plus pass rate over expectation, pass rate over expectation, and no-huddle rates that exclude two-minute drills.
NFL Week 7 Pace and Pass Rate Preview
Here's a look at this week's games in terms of average pace and pass rate (plus pass rate over expectation). The table is initially sorted by average offensive pace, so the higher the game, the faster it should be -- and the more plays we should anticipate.
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Injuries cost top leagues 732 million euros last season, Bundesliga worst hit
By Martyn Herman
LONDON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Players in Germany's Bundesliga are most likely to be injured amongst Europe's top five domestic leagues but England's Premier League bears the most injury-related costs, according to a report published on Tuesday.
The fourth edition of insurance firm Howden's Men's European Football Injury Index charts the upward trend in injuries recorded in the Premier League, Bundesliga, LaLiga, Ligue 1 and Serie A with a combined 4,123 during the 2023-24 season -- a 4% rise on 2022-23 and 37% more than in 2020-21.
Injuries cost clubs a combined 732 million euros ($797.73 million) last season in wages paid to players while out of action while since the report's first edition in 2020-21, there have been 14,292 injuries in Europe's top leagues, costing clubs 2.3 billion euros in players' salaries.
The report comes with player welfare, including injuries, an increasingly hot topic with FIFA's expanded Club World Cup and UEFA's revamped club competitions adding to the workload of already packed domestic schedules.
On Monday players' union FIFPRO Europe and the domestic leagues warned that players could be pushed to strike action.
James Burrows, Head of Sport at Howden, said the data underlines the ever-increasing physical demands on players.
"As fixture congestion intensifies with expanded competitions domestically and internationally, we are seeing more players sidelined for longer periods, with a notable 5% rise in injury costs this season alone," he said.
The Howden report highlights a worrying increase in the severity of injuries to Premier League players aged under 21 with each injury equating to an average 44-day lay-off -- up from 26.5 in 2022-23.
Knee injuries across all age groups reached a new high with 367 across the top leagues last season, costing clubs a combined 141 million euros.
Overall last season, an injury occurred every 92 minutes across the five leagues, costing teams an average of 172,975 euros per game. Bundesliga clubs had an injury every 52 minutes with Darmstadt enduring one every 33 minutes.
Borussia Moenchengladbach became only the second team to record more than 100 injuries in a season since the first publication of the report.
The Premier League's total number of injuries actually fell from 944 in 2022-23 to 915 in 2023-24, although the English top-flight made up 44% of injury costs for the five leagues last season. Injuries last season cost Premier League clubs a combined 318 million euros, compared to LaLiga's 142 million.
Manchester United had the highest injury cost figure in the Premier League last season with 39 million euros being paid to players unavailable because of 75 injuries. Newcastle United were the most injured team with 76.
Bayern Munich's 96 injuries across last season's Bundesliga campaign cost them 39 million euros while champions Bayer Leverkusen sustained only 36 injuries, costing 3.45 million.
($1 = 0.9176 euros) (Reporting by Martyn Herman Editing by Toby Davis)
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| 2024-10-15T18:26:56Z
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Tom Latham Looking Forward To Challenge Of Beating 'Well-Rounded' India
New Zealand captain Tom Latham conceded that beating a "well-rounded" India would be an enormous task but said his team is ready to face the challenge over the course of a three-match Test series.
- Press Trust of India
- Updated: October 15, 2024 10:44 PM IST
New Zealand captain Tom Latham on Tuesday conceded that beating a “well-rounded” India would be an enormous task but said his team is ready to face the challenge over the course of a three-match Test series, beginning from Wednesday. The presence of a host of experienced batters and bowlers, Latham said, makes India a formidable opponent. “You obviously look at the spinners when you come over these conditions. But they've got an equally good seam attack in Bumrah, Siraj, Akash Deep, who's played the last couple of Tests against Bangladesh. So just a well-rounded side,” Latham said in the pre-match press meet on Tuesday.
“From a batting point of view. You have a lot of match winners who can take a game away from you pretty quickly.
“We're looking forward to the challenge. Hopefully, we can lean back on the experiences that we've had here the last couple of times that we've toured,” he added.
In that context, Latham said the Kiwis will miss the presence of former captain Kane Williamson, who has been ruled out of the early part of this tour owing to a groin injury.
“It's disappointing not to have Kane here. Fingers crossed he'll be ready as soon as possible. I think Youngie (Will Young) will play. He'll bat at three. He's batted all over the order. I guess it's his opportunity to put his hand up.
“Yeah, obviously, disappointing when you miss a senior guy like Kane, but it gives opportunities for other guys to put their hand up,” he said.
However, Ben Sears getting ruled out because of a knee injury has opened up a chance for out of form veteran Tim Southee to get a place in the eleven.
“Absolutely. I think last time they played a Test here, Tim took 7 for 60. Obviously, Ben Sears has been ruled out, so I guess if we do end up going with the three seamers, then obviously Tim will come right into the equation.” Latham admitted that the build-up to this series was not ideal after a 0-2 series defeat against Sri Lanka, but hoped to carry over the learning from that contest.
“Obviously, results weren't ideal in Sri Lanka. I think that first Test was a reasonably small margin in terms of the defeat. But we actually did a lot of good stuff in that tour.
“And, yeah, I guess you come here to India, it's slightly different conditions. That wicket at Galle didn't offer a lot from a bowling point of view,” he noted.
Latham is no stranger to captaincy but being in the hot seat on a permanent basis from the three-match series against India excites the Canterbury man.
The 32-year-old was handed the skipper's arm band after Southee stepped down from the role after a poor away series against Sri Lanka.
“It's obviously a huge, exciting privilege for me to be in this position. But regardless whether I'm captain or not captain, I'm trying to perform my role as best as I can.
"That's not going to be any different being captain,” said Latham. PTI UNG 7/21/2024 PDS PDS
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https://sports.ndtv.com/india-vs-new-zealand-2024/tom-latham-looking-forward-to-challenge-of-beating-well-rounded-india-6794487
| 2024-10-15T18:26:57Z
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Everything You Need to Know About the New ‘Romeo & Juliet’
Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler take center stage in the newest Broadway adaptation directed by Tony-nominated director Sam Gold.
Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler take center stage in the newest Broadway adaptation directed by Tony-nominated director Sam Gold.
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https://www.lofficielusa.com/pop-culture/romeo-and-juliet-kit-connor-rachel-zegler
| 2024-10-15T18:26:57Z
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