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Joe Rogan: "What's Going On With Him & Texas?" Clip taken from JRE #2094 w/ Colion Noir. Colion Noir is a second amendment advocate, attorney, and YouTuber. Host: Joe Rogan Guest: Colion Noir Producer: Jamie Vernon #jre #joerogan FREE email alerts of the most important BANNED videos in the world Get FREE email alerts of the most important BANNED videos in the world that are usually blacklisted by YouTube, Facebook, Google, Twitter and Vimeo. Watch documentaries the techno-fascists don't want you to know even exist. Join the free Brighteon email newsletter. Unsubscribe at any time. 100% privacy protected. Your privacy is protected. Subscription confirmation required.	https://www.brighteon.com/961cbd32-7488-4f15-b2e0-16d115508887	2024-01-31T22:57:09Z
Damaging gales are set to blast central New Zealand in coming days, and a drop in temperatures will feel more like autumn as a spell of wet and windy weather sweeps up the country. But don’t despair - for many regions the hottest weather is still ahead and is likely to arrive around Waitangi Day. MetService meteorologist Alain Baillie said a strong cold front would move up the South Island tonight, with gales ahead of that front reaching Wellington on Friday, along with rain. Gusts up to 100km/h were expected from the front. But it would move “reasonably quickly” and be off the country by the evening. MetService has also issued a Heavy Rain Watch for the Canterbury headwaters north of the Rakaia River from 6am to 6pm on Friday. The forecaster said the rain and wind watches could be upgraded to orange warnings. The Buller and Westland District ranges are also under heavy rain watches from Friday morning, while Wairarapa, Wellington and the Marlborough Sounds are under strong wind watches for Friday afternoon and evening. Private forecaster Weatherwatch.co.nz says the rough weather will last through Friday and Saturday with gales from the west to southwest. “The next few days ahead will feel more like we’re in autumn as westerly winds roar through and temperatures drop. However, it’s short-lived – with settled weather by Sunday and Monday returning to NZ.” ‘Temperature rollercoaster’ ahead of Waitangi Niwa says the next few days will put Kiwis on a “temperature rollercoaster”. “Unusually cool and brisk weather” is arriving for the first few days of February, but by Waitangi Day hot air will arrive from across the Tasman, potentially bringing the hottest weather of the summer for some areas. MetService’s Baillie said above-average temperatures were likely in the South Island, with high 20s to low 30s in Marlborough and Canterbury. Christchurch is set to reach at least 28 deg C on Monday then 26 deg C on Waitangi Day, while Ashburton is forecast to hit 32 deg C on Monday, Blenheim 33 deg C and Oamaru 28 deg C. Dunedin could expect 28 deg C on Monday. The North Island would also be warm but “within a few degrees of average”, Baillie said, with Gisborne and Hastings headed for around 30 deg C on Tuesday. Auckland has already had one of its hottest stretches in years, with heat alerts issued amid humidity and temperatures close to 30 deg C. Niwa said Albany on the city’s North Shore reached 29.6 deg C and Western Springs hit 29.3 deg C - the hottest it had been since February 2020.	https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-districts/temperature-rollercoaster-heavy-rain-damaging-gales-then-hot-waitangi-day	2024-01-31T22:57:08Z
The Baylor women’s basketball program will be retiring Brittney Griner’s No. 42 jersey next month, the university says. The Phoenix Mercury star is a former Baylor Bear, and will have her jersey retired during a ceremony before the game on Feb. 18. The Bears will be playing Texas Tech at 3 p.m. that day, Baylor said. “I’m honored to return home to Baylor and celebrate where so much of my journey started,” Griner said. “I’m grateful to Coach Nicki (Collen) and the entire Baylor community and looking forward to the opportunity to be back on campus, spend time with the team and have my family beside me to share in this incredible moment. Sic ‘Em Bears.” Griner’s jersey will be the seventh jersey retired by the Baylor women’s program, ESPN reported. Two others include her former teammates, Odyssey Sims and Melissa Jones. Griner was the No. 1 pick in the WNBA’s 2013 draft, according to ESPN. She led Baylor to the NCAA Women’s Final Four. She also had a perfect 40-0 national championship season while she was a junior at Baylor. Griner is also a two-time Olympic gold medalist. Griner is also a WNBA champion, capturing the 2014 title with the Phoenix Mercury. Griner finished her college basketball career with 3,282 points and 1,305 rebounds, according to The Associated Press. “We are excited to welcome Brittney back to Baylor and share this special day with her,” Baylor Vice President and Director of Athletics Mack Rhoades said. “There’s no doubt she is one of the most decorated student-athletes in Baylor athletics history and we’re thrilled the timing has worked out for all of us to celebrate and honor her. She always has been, and always will be, a significant member of the Baylor Family.” “We’re excited to have Brittney back on campus and honor her with the retirement of her jersey,” Baylor Coach Nicki Collen said. “I have been saying this since I arrived at Baylor that she deserves to have her jersey retired and I wanted to make sure that happened when the timing was right. With the opening of Foster Pavilion, and the WNBA offseason fitting into our season, this seemed like the right time to honor Brittney and welcome her back home. She is one of the best basketball players in Baylor’s history and we’re thrilled that the time has come to celebrate Brittney and all of her accomplishments.” © 2024 Cox Media Group	https://www.wsoctv.com/news/trending/baylor-university-retire-no-42-jersey-next-month-honor-brittney-griner/7YZ22XDWC5GPXGEVQ62HKB56SE/	2024-01-31T22:57:08Z
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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Vivian McCall, reporter for The Stranger, about recent raids in Seattle's gay bars. Members of the city's LGBTQ-plus community are looking for answers. Copyright 2024 NPR NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Vivian McCall, reporter for The Stranger, about recent raids in Seattle's gay bars. Members of the city's LGBTQ-plus community are looking for answers. Copyright 2024 NPR	https://www.kenw.org/2024-01-31/seattles-queer-community-is-furious-after-gay-bars-were-raided-over-the-weekend	2024-01-31T22:57:09Z
Shares of technology companies slid after disappointing earnings from some key companies linked to the artificial-intelligence craze. Shares of Google parent Alphabet plunged by more than 7%, amid disappointment in its quarterly revenue growth. Advanced Micro Devices and Microsoft also retreated after their earnings reports. Smart-phone chip designer Qualcomm saw shares saw after hours in the wake of a strong earnings report. EBay will pay $59 million to settle the federal government's allegations that thousands of pill presses and encapsulating machines were sold on its popular online marketplace. Dutch regulators fined Uber Technologies about $10.9 million, accusing the ride-hailing company of violating European privacy laws. Write to Rob Curran at rob.curran@dowjones.com (END) Dow Jones Newswires 01-31-24 1731ET	https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/ALPHABET-INC-24203373/news/Tech-Down-After-AI-Earnings-Disappointment-Tech-Roundup-45857216/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20240131	2024-01-31T22:57:09Z
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RICHMOND, Va., Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Markel Group Inc. (NYSE: MKL) today reported its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2023. "We enjoyed excellent returns in 2023 from Markel Ventures, our investment operations, and many portions of our insurance business," said Thomas S. Gayner, Chief Executive Officer. "While we remain focused on some areas of improvement for our insurance operations, our three-engine system continues to drive profitable growth. Strong operating cash flows from each of our insurance, investments, and Markel Ventures engines can now be reinvested to continue growing shareholder value." This table presents summary financial data for 2023 and 2022. Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) require that we include unrealized gains and losses on equity securities in net income. Given the magnitude of our equity portfolio, we believe that this approach creates volatility in revenues and net income that can obscure the operating performance of our businesses and does not align with our long-term investment philosophy. As of December 31, 2023, the fair value of our equity portfolio included cumulative unrealized gains of $6.1 billion. Highlights of our 2023 results include: - Earned premiums grew 9% in 2023, reflecting growth in gross premium volume in recent periods. - The higher combined ratio in 2023 compared to 2022 was primarily attributable to a higher attritional loss ratio. - Operating income from Markel Ventures increased 35%, primarily driven by higher operating margins at our products businesses. - Net investment income increased 64% in 2023 due to higher yields across our fixed maturity securities, short-term investments and cash equivalents and an increase in our allocation of cash to money market funds. - Net investment gains in 2023 reflect an increase in the fair market value of our equity portfolio resulting from favorable market value movements. We believe our financial performance is most meaningfully measured over longer periods of time, which tends to mitigate the effects of short-term volatility and also aligns with the long-term perspective we apply to operating our businesses and making investment decisions. We generally use five-year periods to measure our performance. Over the five-year period ended December 31, 2023, our share price increased at a compound annual rate of 6%. The compound annual growth in book value per common share over the five-year period ended December 31, 2023 was 11%. We give consideration to the following information when assessing this measure: - Amortization expense - As we grow through acquisitions, our intangible assets grow. GAAP requires that we amortize a portion of these acquired intangible assets, which is a non-cash charge to net income. Amortization of acquired intangible assets for the five-year period ended December 31, 2023 totaled $827.9 million. - Unrealized gains and losses on fixed maturity securities - We invest in high credit quality, investment grade securities, with durations that are generally matched to the expected timing of claims-related payments. As such, unrealized gains and losses from our bond portfolio are generally expected to reverse as the securities mature. The fair value of our bond portfolio included cumulative pre-tax unrealized losses of $559.6 million as of December 31, 2023 compared to cumulative pre-tax unrealized gains of $92.4 million as of December 31, 2018. - Value of our businesses - Book value does not include changes in the fair value of our acquired businesses or equity method investments, other than decreases arising from an impairment. Acquired businesses include our Markel Ventures, insurance-linked securities and program services businesses. Insurance Results Consolidated Underwriting Results In 2023, underwriting results included $40.1 million of net losses and loss adjustment expenses attributed to the Hawaiian wildfires and Hurricane Idalia (2023 Catastrophes). In 2022, underwriting results included $81.9 million of net losses and loss adjustment expenses attributed to Hurricane Ian and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Excluding these losses, the increase in our consolidated combined ratio in 2023 compared to 2022 was primarily driven by a higher attritional loss ratio across both our underwriting segments. Insurance Segment Premiums The increase in gross premium volume in our Insurance segment in 2023 was driven by more favorable rates and new business growth across many of our product lines, most notably within our personal lines and property product lines. The increase was partially offset by lower premium volume within select lines of our professional liability and general liability product lines, where we are adjusting our writings in response to changes in market conditions and downward pressure on rates. We continue to focus on rate adequacy, particularly within certain classes of our casualty and professional liability product lines, and will not write business that we believe will not meet our underwriting profit targets. Net retention of gross premium volume was 81% in 2023 compared to 82% in 2022. The decrease was driven by higher cession rates on our personal lines product lines in 2023 compared to 2022. The increase in earned premiums in 2023 was primarily due to higher gross premium volume across most product lines in recent periods. Combined Ratio The Insurance segment's current accident year losses and loss adjustment expenses in 2023 included $39.6 million of net losses and loss adjustment expenses attributed to the 2023 Catastrophes. Current accident year losses in 2022 included $69.2 million of net losses and loss adjustment expenses attributed to Hurricane Ian and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Excluding these losses, the increase in the current accident year loss ratio in 2023 compared to 2022 was primarily attributable to higher attritional loss ratios within our general liability and professional liability product lines in 2023 compared to 2022. Based on the adverse prior accident year loss development trends on these long-tail lines of business and the uncertainty around future loss cost trends, as discussed in further detail below, we increased our attritional loss ratios on certain product classes within our general liability and professional liability product lines in 2023. Consistent with our loss reserving philosophy and to increase the likelihood that the reserves established for our in-force portfolio will ultimately prove to be adequate, we are taking a more cautious approach in our reserving, resulting in higher attritional loss ratios on this business. Additionally, we recognized losses on our intellectual property collateral protection insurance written within our professional liability product line in 2023 due to higher than anticipated levels of claims and loss experience. Losses on this product line included $65.0 million of credit losses recognized in connection with fraudulent letters of credit that were provided by an affiliate of Vesttoo Ltd. as collateral for reinsurance purchased on two policies, which we believe represents our full exposure to credit losses on the related reinsurance recoverables. We are actively pursuing remedies to make recoveries on the reinsurance recoverables impacted by the fraudulent letters of credit and do not have any other ceded reinsurance contracts with Vesttoo Ltd. or its affiliates. The Insurance segment's 2023 combined ratio included $104.7 million of favorable development on prior accident years loss reserves, which was primarily attributable to favorable development on our property, marine and energy, professional liability, personal lines and workers' compensation product lines, partially offset by adverse development on our general liability product lines. Net favorable development in 2023 was net of $330.7 million, or five points, of adverse development on prior accident years on the U.S.-based risks within our general liability and professional liability product lines in 2023. This adverse development was most substantial on our primary casualty contractors' liability and excess and umbrella general liability product lines. Our professional liability product lines experienced net favorable prior accident year development in 2023 with favorable development on our international business being partially offset by adverse development on business with U.S.-based risks. Beginning in the latter half of 2022, select lines within our U.S.-based general liability and professional liability portfolio have been impacted by consecutive quarters of increased frequency of large claims and unfavorable loss cost trends, resulting in consecutive periods of adverse development, primarily on the 2016 to 2019 accident years. The impact of economic and social inflation, including the rising cost to adjust and settle claims and the impact of more pervasive litigation financing trends, has contributed to the loss cost trends leading to these higher than anticipated losses in older accident years for these product lines over the past several quarters. In response to consecutive quarters of adverse development, in the fourth quarter of 2023, we conducted an extensive reserve study on selected general liability and professional liability product lines, which resulted in further increases to our prior accident year loss reserves in the fourth quarter of 2023. A significant portion of our casualty portfolio is associated with construction business, which has grown meaningfully in recent years. Our study determined that the ultimate claim reporting tail on certain of our casualty construction lines are likely to be longer than we initially anticipated. Within our excess and umbrella general liability and risk-managed errors and omissions professional liability books, we determined that there was a greater than expected propensity for limits below our attachment point to erode, pushing more claims into our layers. Further, reporting of these claims has lagged historical loss development patterns due to the effect of court closures and claims backlogs arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to aggressive tactics by the plaintiffs' bar and delayed claims reporting trends. Although we have achieved significant rate increases since 2019 on many of these lines in response to heightened loss trends, the findings of our study led us to increase our loss development factors and therefore our estimate of the ultimate loss ratios on our primary casualty contractors' liability, excess and umbrella general liability and risk-managed errors and omissions professional liability product lines. This resulted in significant strengthening of reserves on the impacted lines, including on the 2020 to 2022 accident years, where we determined that the incurred loss trends are following a similar loss development trend at the same stage as older accident years. Consistent with our reserving philosophy to hold reserves that are more likely to be redundant than deficient, we increased reserves in areas where there were indications that our reserves may have been deficient, however, in instances where claims trends have been more favorable than we previously anticipated, we will wait to reduce loss reserves until those trends are observed over additional periods of time. For those lines in which we strengthened reserves, although we believe the gross and net reserves are adequate based on information available at this time, we continue to closely monitor reported claims, claim settlements, ceded reinsurance contract attachments and judicial decisions, among other things, and may adjust our estimates as new information becomes available. The increase in the Insurance segment's expense ratio in 2023 was primarily due to higher personnel costs, professional fees and other general and administrative expenses, which were partially offset by the impact of higher earned premiums. Reinsurance Segment Premiums The decrease in gross premium volume in our Reinsurance segment in 2023 was driven by significantly lower gross premiums within our professional liability product lines, primarily attributable to unfavorable premium adjustments in 2023 compared to favorable premium adjustments in 2022, largely driven by transaction liability business, due to lower volume of deal activity, and the deterioration in the pricing environment on directors and officers liability. Lower premium volume within professional liability also reflects decreases on renewals, due to decreased exposures and participation. The decrease in professional liability premium volume was partially offset by higher gross premiums within our marine and energy product lines due to increases on renewals, arising from increased exposures and more favorable rates, as well as new business. Significant variability in gross premium volume can be expected in our Reinsurance segment due to individually significant contracts and multi-year contracts. Net retention of gross premium volume was 92% in 2023 compared to 95% in 2022. The decrease in net retention was driven by changes in mix of gross premium volume, as our professional liability business is fully retained and our marine and energy business carries a higher cession rate than the rest of the segment. The decrease in earned premiums in 2023 was primarily due to less favorable premium adjustments in 2023 compared to 2022, primarily attributable to our professional liability and credit and surety product lines, and the non-renewal of a large treaty within our workers' compensation product line. Combined Ratio The increase in the Reinsurance segment's current accident year loss ratio in 2023 compared to 2022 was primarily due to less favorable premium adjustments on prior accident years in 2023 compared to 2022, primarily on our professional liability and credit and surety product lines. The Reinsurance segment's 2023 combined ratio included $57.1 million of adverse development on prior accident years loss reserves, which was driven by $95.5 million, or nine points, of adverse development on our general liability product lines and $53.7 million, or five points, of adverse development on our public entity product line. These increases in prior accident year reserves in 2023 were partially offset by favorable development across several product lines, including our property and workers' compensation product lines. Adverse development on our general liability product lines was primarily attributable to large reported loss claims and adverse loss development trends across multiple accident years. Substantially all of the adverse development on our public entity product line was attributable to a segment of this business that we discontinued writing in 2020, which experienced an increased frequency of large claims over the past several quarters, most significantly on the 2014 to 2019 accident years. Adverse development on both our general liability and public entity product lines included notable strengthening as a result of actions taken in the fourth quarter in response to changes in loss trends observed in the reserve study previously discussed under "Insurance Segment" and the expectation that those loss trends will ultimately emerge within comparable reinsurance product lines. Program Services, Insurance-linked Securities and Other Insurance Program Services and Other Fronting The increase in operating revenues in 2023 was due to modest increases at both our program services business and other fronting operations as a result of higher gross premium volume in 2023 compared to 2022. The increase in gross premium volume within our program services operations in 2023 was attributable to expansion of existing programs and growth from new programs. The increase in gross premium volume in our other fronting operating in 2023 was driven by expansion of our property catastrophe programs with Nephila Reinsurers and achieving more favorable rates on this business, as well as growth from a new specialty program with Nephila Reinsurers. In June 2023, we sold Independent Specialty Insurance Company, a subsidiary within our program services operations, which resulted in a gain of $16.9 million. Insurance-Linked Securities The decrease in operating revenues and operating expenses in our Nephila insurance-linked securities operations in 2023 was primarily due to the disposition of our Velocity managing general agent operations in February 2022, which resulted in a gain of $107.3 million, and our Volante managing general agent operations in October 2022, which resulted in a gain of $118.5 million. Following these sales, our Nephila ILS operations are solely comprised of our fund management operations. In 2023, the increase in operating revenues within our fund management operations was primarily due to $31.1 million of management fees recognized upon the release of capital from side pocket reserves. Nephila's net assets under management were $6.8 billion as of December 31, 2023. Markel CATCo Buy-Out In March 2022, we completed a buy-out transaction with Markel CATCo Re Ltd. and Markel CATCo Reinsurance Fund Ltd. that resulted in the consolidation of Markel CATCo Re Ltd. In order to complete the transaction, we made $101.9 million in payments, net of insurance proceeds, to or for the benefit of investors that were recognized as an expense during the first quarter of 2022. Investing Results The following table summarizes our consolidated investment performance, which consists predominantly of the results of our Investing segment. Net investment gains or losses in any given period are typically attributable to changes in the fair value of our equity portfolio due to market value movements. The change in net unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale investments in any given period is typically attributable to changes in the fair value of our fixed maturity portfolio due to changes in interest rates during the period. The increase in net investment income in 2023 was primarily attributable to higher interest income on cash equivalents, fixed maturity securities and short-term investments due to higher yields during 2023 compared to 2022. Throughout 2023, we increased our allocation of cash to money market funds in response to increases in short-term interest rates. Additionally, interest income on our fixed maturity securities increased in part due to higher average holdings of fixed maturity securities in 2023 compared to 2022. During 2023, we continued to increase our allocation of cash and short-term investments to fixed maturity securities in response to increasing interest rates and to support our growing underwriting business. As of December 31, 2023, 97% of our fixed maturity portfolio was rated "AA" or better. Markel Ventures Results The increase in operating revenues in 2023 was driven by higher revenues at our construction services businesses and transportation-related businesses, due to a combination of increased demand, higher prices, and growth, as well as increased production at one of our equipment manufacturing businesses compared to 2022. The increase also reflected a full-year contribution from Metromont, compared to an 11-month contribution in 2022 following its acquisition. These increases in operating revenues were partially offset by the impact of decreased demand at our consumer and building products businesses, consulting services businesses and one of our construction services businesses. The increases in operating income, EBITDA and net income to shareholders in 2023 were driven by our products businesses, particularly our consumer and building products businesses, which had higher margins in 2023 compared to 2022. In 2022, the operating margins at many of our products businesses were impacted by increased costs of materials, freight and labor, which reflected the impact of broader economic conditions. As conditions stabilized throughout 2023, particularly in regard to materials and freight costs, our operating margins for those businesses improved. The increases in operating income, EBITDA and net income to shareholders at many of our businesses were partially offset by the impact of lower revenues and operating margins at one of our construction services businesses due to decreased demand. Financial Condition Investments, cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents (invested assets) were $30.9 billion at December 31, 2023 compared to $27.4 billion at December 31, 2022. The increase was primarily attributable to operating cash flows, as well as an increase in the fair value of our equity portfolio. Net cash provided by operating activities was $2.8 billion in 2023 compared to $2.7 billion in 2022, reflecting an increase in operating cash flows from Markel Ventures and investments, partially offset by a decrease in operating cash flows from our insurance operations. At December 31, 2023, our holding company held $3.5 billion of invested assets compared to $3.7 billion of invested assets at December 31, 2022. The decrease was primarily due to repurchases of $445.5 million of our common stock and the retirement of our 3.625% unsecured senior notes due March 30, 2023, partially offset by dividends received from our insurance subsidiaries and an increase in the fair value of equity securities held by our holding company. * * * * * * * * Our previously announced conference call, which will involve discussion of our financial results and business developments and may include forward-looking information, will be held Thursday, February 1, 2024, beginning at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time). Investors, analysts and the general public may listen to the call via live webcast at ir.mklgroup.com. The call may be accessed telephonically by dialing (888) 660-9916 in the U.S., or (646) 960-0452 internationally, and providing Conference ID: 4614568. Any person needing additional information can contact Markel Group's Investor Relations Department at IR@markel.com. A replay of the call will be available on our website approximately one hour after the conclusion of the call. Additionally, we will be discussing financial results and related business and investments updates at our shareholders meeting on May 22, 2024 at the University of Richmond Robins Center at 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). The shareholders meeting will be part of a two-day event we are calling the 2024 Reunion, which is open to shareholders, employees, and friends of Markel Group. More information on the agenda and registration for the 2024 Reunion is available at mklreunion.com. Safe Harbor and Cautionary Statement This release contains statements concerning or incorporating our expectations, assumptions, plans, objectives, future financial or operating performance and other statements that are not historical facts. These statements are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements may use words such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "predict," "project" and similar expressions as they relate to us or our management. There are risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from predicted results in forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ are often presented with the forward-looking statements themselves. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ from those predicted are set forth under "Business," "Risk Factors," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk" in our 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K, or our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, or are included in the items listed below: - the effect of cyclical trends or changes in market conditions on our underwriting, investing, Markel Ventures and other operations, including demand and pricing in the insurance, reinsurance and other markets in which we operate; - actions by competitors, including the use of technology and innovation to simplify the customer experience, increase efficiencies, redesign products, alter models and effect other potentially disruptive changes in the insurance industry, and the effect of competition on market trends and pricing; - our efforts to develop new products, expand in targeted markets or improve business processes and workflows may not be successful and may increase or create new risks (e.g., insufficient demand, change to risk exposures, distribution channel conflicts, execution risk, regulatory risk, increased expenditures); - the frequency and severity of man-made, health-related and natural catastrophes may exceed expectations, are unpredictable and, in the case of some natural catastrophes, may be exacerbated by changing conditions in the climate, oceans and atmosphere, resulting in increased frequency and/or severity of extreme weather-related events; - we offer insurance and reinsurance coverage against terrorist acts in connection with some of our programs, and in other instances we are legally required to offer terrorism insurance; in both circumstances, we actively manage our exposure, but if there is a covered terrorist attack, we could sustain material losses; - emerging claim and coverage issues, changing industry practices and evolving legal, judicial, social and other claims and coverage trends or conditions, can increase the scope of coverage, the frequency and severity of claims and the period over which claims may be reported; these factors, as well as uncertainties in the loss estimation process, can adversely impact the adequacy of our loss reserves and our allowance for reinsurance recoverables; - reinsurance reserves are subject to greater uncertainty than insurance reserves, primarily because of reliance upon the original underwriting decisions made by ceding companies and the longer lapse of time from the occurrence of loss events to their reporting to the reinsurer for ultimate resolution; - inaccuracies (whether due to data error, human error or otherwise) in the various modeling techniques and data analytics (e.g., scenarios, predictive and stochastic modeling, and forecasting) we use to analyze and estimate exposures, loss trends and other risks associated with our insurance and insurance-linked securities businesses could cause us to misprice our products or fail to appropriately estimate the risks to which we are exposed; - changes in the assumptions and estimates used in establishing reserves for our life and annuity reinsurance book (which is in runoff), for example, changes in assumptions and estimates of mortality, longevity, morbidity and interest rates, could result in material changes in our estimated loss reserves for that business; - adverse developments in insurance coverage litigation or other legal or administrative proceedings could result in material increases in our estimates of loss reserves; - initial estimates for catastrophe losses and other significant, infrequent events are often based on limited information, are dependent on broad assumptions about the nature and extent of losses, coverage, liability and reinsurance, and those losses may ultimately differ materially from our expectations; - changes in the availability, costs, quality and providers of reinsurance coverage, which may impact our ability to write or continue to write certain lines of business or to mitigate the volatility of losses on our results of operations and financial condition; - the ability or willingness of reinsurers to pay balances due may be adversely affected by industry and economic conditions, deterioration in reinsurer credit quality and coverage disputes, and collateral we hold, if any, may not be sufficient to cover a reinsurer's obligation to us; - after the commutation of ceded reinsurance contracts, any subsequent adverse development in the re-assumed loss reserves will result in a charge to earnings; - regulatory actions can impede our ability to charge adequate rates and efficiently allocate capital; - general economic and market conditions and industry specific conditions, including extended economic recessions or expansions; prolonged periods of slow economic growth; inflation or deflation; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, commodity and energy prices and interest rates; volatility in the credit and capital markets; and other factors; - economic conditions, actual or potential defaults in corporate bonds, municipal bonds, mortgage-backed securities or sovereign debt obligations, volatility in interest and foreign currency exchange rates, changes in U.S. government debt ratings and changes in market value of concentrated investments can have a significant impact on the fair value of our fixed maturity securities and equity securities, as well as the carrying value of our other assets and liabilities, and this impact may be heightened by market volatility and our ability to mitigate our sensitivity to these changing conditions; 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- our substantial international operations and investments expose us to increased political, civil, operational and economic risks, including foreign currency exchange rate and credit risk; - our ability to obtain additional capital for our operations on terms favorable to us; - the compliance, or failure to comply, with covenants and other requirements under our credit facilities, senior debt and other indebtedness and our preferred shares; - our ability to maintain or raise third-party capital for existing or new investment vehicles and risks related to our management of third-party capital; - the effectiveness of our procedures for compliance with existing and future guidelines, policies and legal and regulatory standards, rules, laws and regulations; - the impact of economic and trade sanctions and embargo programs on our businesses, including instances in which the requirements and limitations applicable to the global operations of U.S. companies and their affiliates are more restrictive than, or conflict with, those applicable to non-U.S. companies and their affiliates; - regulatory changes, or challenges by regulators, regarding the use of certain issuing carrier or fronting arrangements; - our dependence on a limited number of brokers for a large portion of our revenues and third-party capital; - adverse changes in our assigned financial strength, debt or preferred share ratings or outlook could adversely impact us, including our ability to attract and retain business, the amount of capital our insurance subsidiaries must hold and the availability and cost of capital; - changes in the amount of statutory capital our insurance subsidiaries are required to hold, which can vary significantly and is based on many factors, some of which are outside our control; - losses from litigation and regulatory investigations and actions; and - a number of additional factors may adversely affect our Markel Ventures operations, and the markets they serve, and negatively impact their revenues and profitability, including, among others: adverse weather conditions, plant disease and other contaminants; 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Results from our underwriting, investing, Markel Ventures and other operations have been and will continue to be potentially materially affected by these factors. By making forward-looking statements, we do not intend to become obligated to publicly update or revise any such statements whether as a result of new information, future events or other changes. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which are based on our current knowledge and speak only as at their dates. * * * * * * * * About Markel Group Markel Group Inc. is a diverse family of companies that includes everything from insurance to bakery equipment, building supplies, houseplants, and more. The leadership teams of these businesses operate with a high degree of independence, while at the same time living the values that we call the Markel Style. Our specialty insurance business sits at the core of our company. Through decades of sound underwriting, the insurance team has provided the capital base from which we built a system of businesses and investments that collectively increase Markel Group's durability and adaptability. It's a system that provides diverse income streams, access to a wide range of investment opportunities, and the ability to efficiently move capital to the best ideas across the company. Most importantly though, this system enables each of our businesses to advance our shared goal of helping our customers, associates, and shareholders win over the long term. Visit mklgroup.com to learn more. Non-GAAP Financial Measures Underwriting In addition to the U.S. GAAP combined ratio, loss ratio and expense ratio, we also evaluate our underwriting performance using measures that exclude the impacts of certain items on these ratios. We believe these adjusted measures, which are non-GAAP measures, provide financial statement users with a better understanding of the significant factors that comprise our underwriting results and how management evaluates underwriting performance. When analyzing our combined ratio, we exclude current accident year losses and loss adjustment expenses attributed to natural catastrophes and certain other significant, infrequent loss events, for example, the on-going military conflict between Russia and Ukraine that began following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Due to the unique characteristics of a catastrophe loss and other significant, infrequent events, there is inherent variability as to the timing or loss amount, which cannot be predicted in advance. We believe measures that exclude the effects of such events are meaningful to understand the underlying trends and variability in our underwriting results that may be obscured by these items. When analyzing our loss ratio, we evaluate losses and loss adjustment expenses attributable to the current accident year separate from losses and loss adjustment expenses attributable to prior accident years. Prior accident year reserve development, which can either be favorable or unfavorable, represents changes in our estimates of losses and loss adjustment expenses related to loss events that occurred in prior years. We believe a discussion of current accident year loss ratios, which exclude prior accident year reserve development, is helpful since it provides more insight into estimates of current underwriting performance and excludes changes in estimates related to prior year loss reserves. We also analyze our current accident year loss ratio excluding losses and loss adjustment expenses attributable to catastrophes and, in 2022, the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The current accident year loss ratio excluding the impact of catastrophes and other significant, infrequent loss events is also commonly referred to as an attritional loss ratio within the property and casualty insurance industry. The components of our consolidated and segment combined ratios, including the non-GAAP measures discussed above, are included in "Insurance Results". Markel Ventures Markel Ventures EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. We use Markel Ventures EBITDA as an operating performance measure in conjunction with U.S. GAAP measures, including operating income and net income to shareholders, to monitor and evaluate the performance of our Markel Ventures segment. 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Actress Elisabeth Moss confirmed on Tuesday that she is pregnant with her first child. Moss, 41, who won an Emmy Award in 2017 for her role as Offred in “The Handmaid’s Tale,” made the announcement on the “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” program, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Kimmel got right to the point. “Are you pregnant or just an incredibly committed method actor?” Kimmel asked. “A little bit of both,” Moss answered. “I’ve been really lucky,” Moss continued. “It’s been going really well.” When Moss asked Kimmel for advice, the talk show host said he was reminded of what comedian Bill Murray told him and his wife, Molly McNearney, when they were expecting one of their four children, Entertainment Tonight reported. “He said, ‘Bring Christmas lights to hang up (in the delivery room),’” Kimmel said, adding that Murray also suggested bringing in battery-powered candles. The “Mad Men” star did not share further details about her pregnancy, including when the baby is due, People reported. ©2024 Cox Media Group	https://www.wsoctv.com/news/trending/handmaids-tale-actress-elisabeth-moss-pregnant-with-first-child/VR7LGBR3XZF5HJCMV2VEQ2BJCU/	2024-01-31T22:57:15Z
Is Travis Kelce Going to the Grammys? His Surprising Response About Supporting Girlfriend Taylor Swift Fans have been wondering if Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce will be making their red carpet debut at a couple at the 2024 Grammy Awards on February 4, but the Kansas City Chiefs star has revealed where he’s going to be on music’s biggest night. Is Travis Kelce Going to the Grammys? “I wish I could go support Taylor at the Grammys and watch her win every single award that she’s nominated for,” Travis said on the January 31 episode of The Pat McAfee Show. “But I think I got practice on Sunday, or I think Sunday is a travel day. I know I got practice on Saturday. But Sunday is travel day.” Where Will Travis Kelce be on Grammys Day? Travis will be flying from Kansas City to Las Vegas, the home of Super Bowl LVIII, which takes place exactly one week after the Grammys on February 11. “Unfortunately, I gotta get ready for this big ‘ol Super Bowl that we got in a week,” he jokingly noted. What Grammy Awards Could Taylor Swift Win? While Travis is certain that Taylor will win all of her categories, she’s up for a total of six nominations, including three of the night’s most competitive categories. Midnights will be competing for Album of the Year, while “Anti-Hero” is up for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Taylor is nominated for Best Pop Solo performance for the same tune and is competing for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for “Karma” featuring Ice Spice. Finally, Taylor is up for Best Pop Vocal Album for Midnights. Has Taylor Swift Ever Made a Red Carpet Appearance With a Previous Boyfriend? To date, Taylor has never walked a red carpet with anyone she’s dated. In her previous six-year relationship with actor Joe Alwyn, the former couple had their most public date night at the 2020 Golden Globes. However, The Favorite star met up with Taylor inside the event where they sat together while she posed on the red carpet solo. Will Taylor Swift Attend the Super Bowl? Taylor has a scheduling conflict similar to Travis and the Grammys, although she’s doing her best to make it to the big game. The “Cruel Summer” singer is playing the final show of her Eras tour‘s four-night run in Tokyo, Japan, on February 10, which is the eve of the Super Bowl. However, she has her own private jet and flying from Tokyo to Las Vegas will work in her favor when it comes to time zones. Taylor’s concert is set to end at around 11 p.m. Tokyo time that Saturday, which is 6 a.m. on Saturday in Las Vegas. It takes a minimum of 13 hours to get from Tokyo to Las Vegas on a commercial flight. If Taylor left immediately after her concert via her private jet, that would allow her to touch down in Las Vegas sometime Saturday night, giving her plenty of time to get ready for the Super Bowl’s 3:30 p.m. kickoff the next day.	https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/is-travis-kelce-going-to-the-grammys-with-taylor-swift/	2024-01-31T22:57:16Z
(All amounts are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise stated) Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - January 31, 2024) - Andean Precious Metals Corp. (TSXV: APM) (OTCQX: ANPMF) ("Andean" or the "Company") is pleased to announce updated mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates ("MR&RE") for its wholly owned subsidiary, Golden Queen Mining LLC, which operates the Soledad Mountain mine and heap leach operation in Kern County, Southern California. The MR&RE and Feasibility Study Update Technical Report on the Soledad Mountain Heap Leach Project, dated January 12, 2024 (the "Technical Report"), were prepared by Kappes, Cassiday & Associates ("KCA"), Independent Mining Consultants Inc. ("IMC"), RESPEC Company LLC ("RESPEC") and George Klemmick (AIPG Certified Professional Geologist, Consulting Geologist). The Technical Report was prepared in compliance with National Instrument 43-101 - Standards for Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") and has been filed on SEDAR+. "We are pleased that the mineral reserve and resource estimates for Soledad Mountain fully met our base case expectations," stated Alberto Morales, Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Andean. "With an updated mineral reserve and resource in hand, our team is focused on enhancing and growing the recently acquired Soledad Mountain mine. We are now identifying near-term and sustainable opportunities to optimize mine operations and production to improve margins, cash flow and costs per ounce. We are also defining and prioritizing exploration targets to help realize the potential upside at Soledad Mountain and add to the operation's life of mine." "We see many opportunities at Soledad Mountain and look forward to realizing the project's potential to be a growth catalyst in the US, one of the world's leading mining jurisdictions." Soledad Mountain MR&RE Highlights - M&I resources of 41.8 M tonnes grading 0.62 grams per tonne ("g/t") Au for a total of 822,000 contained oz - P&P reserves of 21.0 M tonnes grading 0.72 g/t Au for a total of 484,675 contained oz - Inferred resources of 3.6 M tonnes grading 0.45 g/t for a total of 53,000 contained oz Silver ("Ag") - M&I resources of 41.8 M tonnes grading 8.37 g/t Ag for a total of 11.24 M contained oz - P&P reserves of 21.0 M tonnes grading 10.15 g/t Ag for a total of 6.85 M contained oz - Inferred resources of 3.6 M tonnes grading 6.27 g/t Ag for a total of 0.73 M contained oz * Mineral resources are inclusive of reserves. See Appendix for further tables and notes. - Life of mine (LOM): Five years from 2P mineral reserves. - LOM average annual production: Up to 65 koz of gold and 466 Koz of silver. - Total production: 373 Koz Au and 2.7 Moz Ag. - Stripping ratio: 6.09:1 (waste tons: ore tons). - Sustaining capital cost: $55.9 million. - Project pre-tax and after-tax net present values of $116 million and $102 million, respectively, at a discount rate of 5% with a gold price of $1,850/oz and a silver price of $24/oz. - While stacking ore stops in 2029, work is expected to continue at site for approximately 35-40 years via the sale of waste rock for aggregate, construction and landscape material in the regional area. Soledad Mountain MR&RE Changes Since 2022 Since 2022, the reported reserves and resources have dropped slightly due to depletion by mining and to a lesser extent due to a lower estimated recovery from the Silver Queen vein structure, which is one of the many mineralized vein zones on the property. The recovery change reflects production experience and new column leach tests. Production depletion was partially offset by higher metal price assumptions used in the estimation of mineral resources and reserves. In terms of economics, an increase in mine sustaining capital was incorporated into the Technical Report to improve mining costs as compared to those in prior studies. Mineral Resource Estimate Methodology The estimates of mineral resources are effective as of September 30, 2023 and are presented in Appendix - Table 1 of this press release. The gold and silver resources were modeled and estimated by: - evaluating the drill data statistically and spatially to determine natural gold and silver populations; - explicitly modeling low-, medium-, and high-grade mineral-domain polygons for both gold and silver on sets of cross sections spaced at 50- and 100-ft intervals; - projecting the cross-sectional mineral domain polygons horizontally to the drill data within each cross-sectional window; - slicing the three-dimensionally projected mineral domain polygons along 20 foot-spaced horizontal planes and using them to guide refinement of the gold and silver mineral domain polygons on a set of 20 foot-spaced level plans; - coding a block model comprised of 20 x 20 x 20 ft blocks to the gold and silver mineral domains for each of the two deposit areas using the level plan mineral domain polygons; - analyzing the modeled mineralization geostatistically to aid in the establishment of estimation and classification parameters; and - interpolating gold and silver grades into the block model by inverse-distance to the third power, using the coded gold and silver mineral domain percentages to constrain the grade estimations. Mineral Reserves Estimate Methodology The estimates of mineral reserves are effective as of September 30, 2023, and are presented in Appendix - Table 2 of this press release. The following process and modifying factors were followed to calculate the mineral reserves: - Selection of metal selling prices based on historical and projected prices. - Review of all modifying factors including metal prices, costs, dilution, mining recovery, processing recovery, sustaining capital, royalties, and mining methods. - Dilution is built into the model and no additional dilution is required. - Pit optimization using all modifying factors. - Pit design following geotechnical recommendations. - Mine production schedules for the life of the project, based on a combination of monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and annual periods. - Cost model verification based on new mine schedule and inventory. - Generation of post-tax cash flow. Capital and Operating Cost Estimates The Soledad Mountain project has been in operation since early 2016 providing almost eight years of historical operating data for the site. Future mining and processing at the site have recently increased due to recent improvements in operation. The historical data and experience of the site personnel will provide the best estimate of future costs. The heap leach pad has been expanded to its final size. The capital costs are summarized as: Total Sustaining Capital The capital costs are sustaining costs to rebuild and replace equipment and to replace the Merrill Crowe plant with a carbon adsorption circuit at closure. Operating Cost Summary The columns may not sum exactly due to rounding. The operating costs are estimated to average $23.66 per ton, including mining, processing, G&A and reclamation. After-tax Cash Flow Analysis The Soledad Mountain project has pre-tax and after-tax net present values of $116 million and $102 million, respectively, at a discount rate of 5.0%. The undiscounted, cumulative net cash flows for pre-tax and after-tax are approximately $145 million and $129 million, respectively. By comparison, at an 8.0% discount rate, the pre-tax and after-tax NPVs are $102 million and $89 million, respectively. Project cash flows are from October 1, 2023 through to the end of 2030. The contribution of gold, silver and aggregate to gross revenues is approximately 91.2%, 8.6% and 0.2% respectively. The operating equivalent gold cash cost per ounce is $1,340/oz. The total cash costs per equivalent ounce including sustaining capital is $1,477/oz. Gold and silver prices used to model the cash flows were $1,850/oz and $24/oz, respectively. The Soledad Mountain project is expected to generate positive cash flow in each year of production except 2026. Qualified Persons The following people served as the Qualified Persons for Golden Queen's Soledad Mountain operation as defined in NI 43-101 and have reviewed and approved this press release: - Carl E. Defilippi, SME Registered Member, Engineering Manager, KCA, Reno NV . - Michael M. Gustin, AIPG Certified Professional Geologist, RESPEC Principal Consultant. - Joseph C. McNaughton, PE, Partner, IMC, Tucson AZ. - George Klemmick, AIPG Certified Professional Geologist, Consulting Geologist, Chugiak, AK. Donald J. Birak, Registered Member, Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) and Fellow, Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM), is the Independent Consulting Geologist to the Company, and a Qualified Person as defined by NI 43-101. About Andean Precious Metals Andean is a growing precious metals producer focused on expanding into top-tier jurisdictions in the Americas. The Company owns and operates the San Bartolomé processing facility in Potosí, Bolivia and the Soledad Mountain mine in Kern County, California, and is well-funded to act on future growth opportunities. Andean's leadership team is committed to creating value; fostering safe, sustainable and responsible operations; and achieving our ambition to be a multi-asset, mid-tier precious metals producer. For more information, please contact: Trish Moran VP Investor Relations tmoran@andeanpm.com T: +1 416 564 4290 Neither the TSX Venture Exchange, Inc. nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements and information in this release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable U.S. securities laws and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws, which we refer to collectively as "forward-looking statements". Forward-looking statements are statements and information regarding possible events, conditions or results of operations that are based upon assumptions about future economic conditions and courses of action. All statements and information other than statements of historical fact may be forward-looking statements. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "seek", "expect", "anticipate", "budget", "plan", "estimate", "continue", "forecast", "intend", "believe", "predict", "potential", "target", "may", "could", "would", "might", "will" and similar words or phrases (including negative variations) suggesting future outcomes or statements regarding an outlook. Forward-looking statements in this release include, but are not limited to, statements and information regarding the project's cash flows from October 1, 2023 through to the end of 2030, the expected timing of stacking ore termination and the length of time that work is expected to continue at site via the sale of waste rock for aggregate, construction and landscape material in the regional area. Such forward-looking statements are based on a number of material factors and assumptions, including, but not limited to: the Company's ability to carry on exploration and development activities; the Company's ability to secure and to meet obligations under property and option agreements and other material agreements; the timely receipt of required approvals and permits; that there is no material adverse change affecting the Company or its properties; that contracted parties provide goods or services in a timely manner; that no unusual geological or technical problems occur; that plant and equipment function as anticipated and that there is no material adverse change in the price of silver, costs associated with production or recovery. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, to differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements. The Company believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, but no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be correct, and you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements contained herein. Some of the risks and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements contained in this release include, but are not limited to: risks and uncertainties relating to the interpretation of drill results, the geology, grade and continuity of mineral deposits and conclusions of economic evaluations; results of initial feasibility, pre-feasibility and feasibility studies, and the possibility that future exploration, development or mining results will not be consistent with the Company's expectations; risks relating to possible variations in reserves, resources, grade, planned mining dilution and ore loss, or recovery rates and changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined; mining and development risks, including risks related to accidents, equipment breakdowns, labour disputes (including work stoppages and strikes) or other unanticipated difficulties with or interruptions in exploration and development; the potential for delays in exploration or development activities or the completion of feasibility studies; risks related to the inherent uncertainty of production and cost estimates and the potential for unexpected costs and expenses; risks related to commodity price and foreign exchange rate fluctuations; the uncertainty of profitability based upon the cyclical nature of the industry in which the Company operates; risks related to failure to obtain adequate financing on a timely basis and on acceptable terms or delays in obtaining governmental or local community approvals or in the completion of development or construction activities; risks related to environmental regulation and liability; political and regulatory risks associated with mining and exploration; risks related to the uncertain global economic environment; and other factors contained in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Company's Management Discussion and Analysis dated November 29, 2023. Although the Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, you are cautioned that this list is not exhaustive and there may be other factors that the Company has not identified. Furthermore, the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements included in this release if these beliefs, estimates and opinions or other circumstances should change, except as otherwise required by applicable law. APPENDIX Table 1: Updated Mineral Resources - Soledad Mountain as of September 30, 2023 Notes to Table 1 - Mineral resources are inclusive of mineral reserves. - Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability. - Mineral resources are reported by applying cutoffs of 0.008 oz AuEq/ton (0.274 g/t) at the Silver Queen zone and 0.005 oz AuEq/ton (0.171 g/t) at all other areas to all model blocks lying within optimized resource pits, in consideration of potential open-pit mining and heap-leach processing. - Gold equivalent grades were calculated as follows: oz AuEq/ton = oz Au/ton + (oz Ag/ton / AuEq Factor). The AuEq Factor is derived from metal prices ($2,000/oz Au and $23/oz Ag) and recoveries of 55% for Au and 40% for Ag for model blocks lying within the Silver Queen zone (AuEq Factor = 120), and 85% for Au and 40% for Ag in all other areas (AuEq Factor = 185). - The effective date of the mineral resources is September 30, 2023. - Tonnage and grade estimations are presented in both U.S. and metric units. Grades are reported in troy ounces per short ton (U.S.) and in grams per metric tonne. - The Qualified Person for estimation of mineral resources is Michael Gustin of RESPEC. - Rounding may result in apparent discrepancies between tons, grade, and contained metal content. Table 2: Updated Mineral Reserves - Soledad Mountain as of September 30, 2023 Notes to Table 2 - Mineral reserves were tabulated based on a $1,850/oz gold price and $23/oz silver price within a pit designed. - Mineral reserves are based on the economic input parameters provided in Tables 15.1-2, 15.1-3 & 15.1-4 of the Technical Report, which is available under the Company's profile on SEDAR+. - The mineral reserves cutoff grade is based on a net smelter return of $8.44/ore ton ($9.30/ore tonne). - Includes 389 ktons (353 ktonnes) from a low-grade stockpile, grading 0.48 g/t (0.014 opt) gold grade applied to probable reserves, not verified by QP, but is not material to the mineral reserves. - Based on end of September 2023 topography. - Imperial: ktons means 1000 short tons; where, 1 short ton = 2000 lbs. - Metric: ktonnes means 1000 metric tonnes; where, 1 metric tonne = 2204.6 lbs. - Gold and silver are all reported as contained grades and contained metal where: "opt" is troy ounce per short ton and "g/t" is grams per metric tonne "g/t" is grams per metric tonne "oz" is 1 troy ounce. - The columns may not sum exactly due to rounding. The Qualified Person for the mineral reserve estimate is Joseph McNaughton, Senior Mining Engineer, P.Eng. and a partner of Independent Mining Consultants, Inc. The mineral reserve estimate was prepared in compliance with the disclosure and reporting requirements set forth in the NI 43-101. In accordance with the CIM classification system, only Measured and Indicated resource categories were converted to reserves (through inclusion within the open-pit mining limits). In this Mineral Reserve Statement, Inferred Mineral Resources are reported as waste. To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/196404	https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/ANDEAN-PRECIOUS-METALS-CO-120977132/news/Andean-Precious-Metals-Files-NI-43-101-Technical-Report-for-Golden-Queen-Mining-s-Soledad-Mountain-O-45857227/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20240131	2024-01-31T22:57:16Z
PRODUCTLIFE GROUP ACQUIRES COMMERCIAL EYES, EXPANDING ITS FOOTPRINT IN THE APAC REGION PARIS, Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ProductLife Group (PLG), the specialised global provider of regulatory, scientific, vigilance, quality and digital transformation consulting services for the life sciences industries, announces the acquisition of Commercial Eyes, Australia's leading pharmaceutical and medical device commercialisation company, specialising in regulatory affairs, pharmacovigilance, medical information, quality assurance, market access, market research and patient programs. This partnership unlocks numerous synergistic opportunities for both organisations and their clients. ProductLife Group's global presence and expertise, combined with the regional knowledge and capabilities of Commercial Eyes, will enable ProductLife Group to deliver enhanced services and solutions to its clients. The expanded portfolio of offerings will empower clients to navigate complex frameworks with confidence, ensuring successful market and patient access of new healthcare solutions in full compliance with regulatory requirements and in line with payers expectations. Andrew Carter, Founder & Managing Director of Commercial Eyes : "Joining PLG is a major strategic move for Commercial Eyes, our people and our clients. We will leverage the platform we have created over the last 22 years to expand our footprint globally. This will create significant professional development opportunities for our team members and enable us to better support our clients with global coverage of end-to-end life sciences consulting services." Xavier Duburcq, CEO of PLG, highlighted: " This merger not only enables us to broaden our geographical footprint and expand our offerings to global markets but also empowers us to better serve our clients throughout their market and patient access strategy. The acquisition of Commercial Eyes marks an exciting new chapter in our journey. Together, we possess the collective strength, expertise, and passion to drive positive change and shape the future of the life sciences industry. Our two companies share similar values: pioneering the way for innovation, client satisfaction, team spirit and a unique sense of purpose for life sciences. This common set of values forms a solid foundation for the seamless integration of the two organisations." About ProductLife Group: ProductLife Group's mission is to support patient access to safe and effective healthcare solutions by delivering worldwide consulting and outsourcing services through the entire product life. Combining local expertise with global reach spanning more than 150 countries, PLG is the Life Sciences Industries reference strategic partner for the development, market introduction and life cycle management of product portfolios, and the related business and digital transformation. With a goal of continuously improving the value delivered to teams and clients, PLG is committed to long-term partnership, innovation, flexibility, and cost efficiency. For more information, visit https://productlifegroup.com/ Contact: Fabrice Galzin ProductLife Group Head of Marketing Phone: + 33 (0) 672 349 606 fgalzin@productlife-group.com About Commercial Eyes: Commercial Eyes is a healthcare and life sciences consulting firm, specialising in pre and post registration services, comprising amongst others Access, Research & Intelligence (ARI), Regulatory, Quality and Compliance (RQC), Patient Safety & Risk Management (PS), Medical Information (MI) and Patient Programs (PP). Commercial Eyes is headquartered in Melbourne (Australia) with a presence in New Zealand, where the company is known as one of the largest providers of commercialisation services to the Pharma and MedTech sector. For over 22 years Commercial Eyes has delivered high quality, customer-focused results in the Australian and New Zealand regulated therapeutics and healthcare industry. Commercial Eyes has grown to become a leading pharmaceutical and medical device commercialisation business. With a team of over 100 people, the company has assisted more than 800 clients representing the full spectrum of health technology companies. For more information, visit https://commercialeyes.com.au/ Contact: Andrew Carter Chief Executive Officer andrew.carter@commercialeyes.com.au	https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/productlife-group-acquires-commercial-eyes-expanding-its-footprint-in-the-apac-region-302049928.html	2024-01-31T22:57:18Z
Donald Trump has yet to officially clinch the Republican presidential nomination, but he's already begun to tease about a running mate. The NPR Politics Podcast dives into who might be on his list. Copyright 2024 NPR Donald Trump has yet to officially clinch the Republican presidential nomination, but he's already begun to tease about a running mate. The NPR Politics Podcast dives into who might be on his list. Copyright 2024 NPR	https://www.kenw.org/2024-01-31/trump-says-vp-pick-wont-impact-the-race-so-whats-he-looking-for-in-a-running-mate	2024-01-31T22:57:22Z
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Travis Kelce says he won’t be able to attend the Grammy Awards with Taylor Swift NFL player Travis Kelce has said he will be unable to support girlfriend Taylor Swift in-person at the 2024 Grammy Awards. Pop superstar Swift, 34, has six Grammy nominations this year in categories that include record of the year, album of the year and song of the year. Kelce, 34, who is a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, said he will not make the awards ceremony as he has to get ready for the Super Bowl – the annual championship game. Speaking to The Pat McAfee Show on Wednesday, he said: “I wish I could go support Taylor at the Grammys and watch her win every single award that she’s nominated for, but I think I got practice on Sunday… is it Saturday or Sunday? I know I got practice Saturday, but Sunday is a travel day. “Unfortunately, I gotta get ready for this big ol’ Super Bowl that we got in a week.” He also told the show that his career was his main focus at the moment. He said: “Football is my main focus right now. “There’s a lot of people counting on me in this building, in this city, in this organisation. “So this is my number one focus.” Speaking further on his relationship with Swift, he said: “Hopefully everybody realises that we’re just two people in a relationship supporting each other and having fun with it. “It’s nothing more than that. “And how much the world wants to paint the picture and make us the enemy, we just have fun with it, and we enjoy every single bit of it and sure enough I love it when Taylor comes and supports me and enjoys the game with the fans, and friends. “It’s been nothing but just a wonderful year.” Kelce is heading to the Super Bowl after Chiefs beat the Baltimore Ravens 17-10 on Sunday. The Chiefs will now face the San Francisco 49ers in Las Vegas on February 11. The pop star, who was in a suite in the corner of the M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore during the game, could be seen cheering and jumping up and down after Kelce caught a 19-yard touchdown pass from Patrick Mahomes midway through the first quarter. Fans have speculated whether Swift will be able to attend the showdown and support Kelce but she has concerts scheduled for Tokyo, including a date on February 10. Swift’s 2022 album Midnights is nominated for best album and best vocal pop album at the Grammys this year, which is taking place on February 4. The record, which went to number one on both sides of the Atlantic, was the most the streamed album on Spotify in the UK for 2023.	https://ca.news.yahoo.com/travis-kelce-says-won-t-225020117.html	2024-01-31T22:57:22Z
Jason Kelce Says Taylor Swift Is Part of the ‘Whole Family’ as Travis Gushes Over Their Romance She’s an honorary Kelce! Jason Kelce declared Taylor Swift as part of the family while discussing the support system brother Travis Kelce had during the Kansas City Chiefs’ road to Super Bowl LVIII in the 2023-2024 football season. Jason, 36, and Travis, 34, discussed the Chiefs’ epic victory over the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship over the weekend on their “New Heights” podcast on Wednesday, January 31. “We had the whole family down on the field. We had me, Mom, Dad and Taylor. Everybody was down there,” Jason said of the celebration at M&T Bank Stadium following the big win on Sunday, January 28. Travis agreed that only the “people that mattered” were there as he accepted the Lamar Hunt Trophy that night. “Our family, friends and the people that came on the f–king flight with us, dude,” he added. Fans of Travis and Taylor, 34, were awestruck on Sunday night when the pop star adorably rushed to the field with Travis’ mom, Donna Kelce, dad Ed Kelce and Jason after the game. She and her boyfriend greeted each other with plenty of hugs and kisses, and they seemingly exchanged a few “I love you’s.” “I love you so much it’s not even funny,” Travis appeared to tell Taylor in a TikTok video shared by the NFL. She seemingly replied, “I’ve never been so proud of someone in my life, ever.” Travis was sure to let the world know how thankful he was for Taylor’s support throughout the season on “New Heights.” “Shoutout to the newest member of the Chiefs kingdom, Taylor Swift, who has officially reached the Super Bowl in her rookie year,” Jason said, which prompted Travis to reply, “Shoutout to Tay. Thanks for joining the team.” Travis and Taylor began dating in July 2023 after he talked about attending her Eras tour stop in Kansas City on the podcast. They kept their romance on the down low for a few months before going public when she attended the Chiefs vs. Chicago Bears game in September 2023. Taylor became a mainstay in the VIP boxes at football stadiums on the East Coast to watch her boyfriend play. Travis also appeared on The Pat McAfee Show on Wednesday, where he gushed over his “beautiful” relationship with Taylor. “I love it when Taylor comes and supports me, enjoys the game with family and friends. It’s been nothing but just a wonderful year,” he said. Adding a message for those who have criticized the couple, Travis said, “Hopefully everybody realizes that we’re just two people in a relationship supporting each other and having fun with it. It’s nothing more than that. However much the world wants to paint the picture and make us the enemy. We just have fun with it and we enjoy every single bit of it.”	https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/jason-kelce-says-taylor-swift-is-part-of-the-whole-family/	2024-01-31T22:57:22Z
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed Walt Disney Co.’s lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The lawsuit was filed last April in Florida by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts and accused DeSantis of using his political power to punish the company for its right to free speech, CNN reported. U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor said that the company lacked standing in its lawsuit against DeSantis and his appointees to Walt Disney World’s governing district, WFTV reported. “Disney lacks standing to sue the Governor or the Secretary,” the judge said in his ruling, which was obtained by Reuters. “It is true that the laws did not affect all districts, and it is true (at least accepting Disney’s allegations) that Disney faces the brunt of the harm,” Winsor wrote, according to the Tampa Bay Times. “But Disney offers no support for its argument that the court is to undertake line drawing to determine just how many others a law must cover to avoid ‘singling out’ those they affect most.” The lawsuit came after a feud was ignited between DeSantis and Disney in 2022, WFTV reported. Disney voiced its opposition to Florida’s Parental Rights in Education Act, which is also known as the “Don’t Say Gay” law by its critics. The Parental Rights in Education Act reportedly banned lessons in classrooms on sexual orientation and gender identity in early education. It was a law that DeSantis supported. DeSantis and some Republican legislators reportedly retaliated against Disney for objecting to the law by taking over the district that had been controlled by Disney for decades, the news outlet reported. They also added five board members to the board that are supporters of the Florida governor. “This is an important case with serious implications for the rule of law, and it will not end here,” a Disney spokesperson told WFTV. “If left unchallenged, this would set a dangerous precedent and give license to states to weaponize their official powers to punish the expression of political viewpoints they disagree with. We are determined to press forward with our case.” In a statement to CNN, Jeremy Redfern, DeSantis’ press secretary, said the governor’s office was not surprised by the dismissal of Disney’s lawsuit. “The days of Disney controlling its own government and being placed above the law are long gone,” Redfern said. “The federal court’s decision made it clear that Gov. DeSantis was correct: Disney is still just one of many corporations in the state, and they do not have a right to their own special government. In short -- as long predicted, case dismissed.” Another separate lawsuit is pending in an Orlando state court, the news outlet reported. © 2024 Cox Media Group	https://www.wsoctv.com/news/trending/judge-dismisses-disney-lawsuit-against-gov-ron-desantis/G6YESGWG2JHVZM76SVPSGF2QL4/	2024-01-31T22:57:22Z
CHICAGO, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Global grains merchant Archer-Daniels-Midland Co on Wednesday closed on its purchase of Fuerst Day Lawson Ltd (FDL), a U.K.-based company that develops flavors and produces specialty ingredients for food-service customers in Europe, an ADM spokesperson told Reuters. The deal, announced in December, is the latest move by ADM to expand its Nutrition segment, the same unit that is under scrutiny as the 122-year-old company faces a government inquiry and internal investigation. Financial details of the FDL acquisition were not disclosed. ADM officials declined to comment further on the deal. Officials with FDL did not return repeated requests for comment. Shares of ADM last week plunged to their biggest daily drop since 1929, after Chief Financial Offer Vikram Luthar was placed on administrative leave and the company brought in outside lawyers to investigate accounting practices at its Nutrition segment. ADM cut its 2023 profit forecast and said fourth-quarter results would be delayed due to the investigation related to certain intersegment transactions, in response to a voluntary document request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). FDL's offerings include custom flavors for food manufacturers, as well as syrups, sauces, juice blends, botanical extracts and bakery ingredients, according to the company's web site. It operates five locations in the United Kingdom and had projected 2023 sales of approximately $120 million, ADM said in a statement when it announced the deal on Dec. 18. The deal followed ADM's acquisition of Revela Foods, a Wisconsin-based developer and manufacturer of dairy flavor ingredients and solutions. The deal closed earlier this year, ADM told Reuters. (Reporting By P.J. Huffstutter in Chicago; Editing by David Gregorio)	https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND-CO-11533/news/ADM-closes-on-flavor-company-purchase-amid-accounting-probe-45857068/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20240131	2024-01-31T22:57:23Z
New reports show a big academic recovery after schools reopened. But not for all students. Stanford professor Sean Reardon tells NPR's Mary Louise Kelly how the pandemic worsened education inequality. Copyright 2024 NPR New reports show a big academic recovery after schools reopened. But not for all students. Stanford professor Sean Reardon tells NPR's Mary Louise Kelly how the pandemic worsened education inequality. Copyright 2024 NPR	https://www.kenw.org/2024-01-31/u-s-students-are-starting-to-catch-up-in-school-unless-theyre-from-a-poor-area	2024-01-31T22:57:28Z
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Embracing Her Imperfections! Kim Kardashian Reveals Painful Psoriasis on Her Leg Amid Flare Up While Kim Kardashian is normally able to control the spread of her psoriasis or cover it up with makeup, she confirmed on Tuesday, January 30, that she’s still dealing with the skin condition. The reality star posted Instagram Story videos of painful-looking dry patches on her leg. “How crazy is my psoriasis right now, guys?” Kim, 43, asked as she zoomed in on the red mark. “Like, all up my leg. I don’t know what’s happening but I gotta figure this out. This is crazy.” She included a caption with the video that provided more insight into what she’s been dealing with. “Not gonna lie this is painful,” the law student wrote. “Not sure what my triggers are. I haven’t changed my diet. I’ve tried everything. Psoriasis sucks.” In a second video, Kim showed her leg from a wider angle to reveal just how much the rash had spread. “I usually just have this spot but now I can tell it’s going down my leg and up my leg and all up my thighs,” she explained. “I just know it’s time to figure this out.” Despite the discomfort, Kim was able to find a silver lining. “Am I tripping or is my psoriasis in the shape of a heart for Valentine’s Day?” she wondered in a third video. “Do you guys see that? Kind of, right? I think I totally see it. Now you can see there’s psoriasis everywhere else, but lucky me, I have a heart-shaped psoriasis for Valentine’s Day.” The Hulu star had her first psoriasis flare up in 2006. A shot of cortisone kept it away for five years, but it came back when she was in her early 30s. On a 2011 episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, the SKIMs founder disclosed her diagnosis with the public for the first time and revealed that she had inherited the disease from her mom, Kris Jenner. In a 2019 blog post for Kourtney Kardashian’s website Poosh, Kim revealed that her psoriasis went away while she was pregnant in 2013 and 2015. However, it eventually flared up again and is something she deals with daily. “Although the spots are unpredictable, I can always count on my main spot on my lower right leg, which consistently stays flared up,” Kim shared. “I have learned to live with this spot without using any creams or medications. I just deal. Sometimes I cover it up and sometimes I don’t. It doesn’t really bother me.” In early 2019, Kim began experiencing severe pain in her hands and was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis. “I physically couldn’t move my hands,” she recalled. “I couldn’t get my pants down to go to the bathroom. I couldn’t even get my bra on that day and I had to have someone dress me because the pain was so unbearable.” Before the 2022 Met Gala, Kim experienced another bout with psoriatic arthritis. While she normally follows a plant-based diet, she was briefly eating meat so she could lose weight and fit into Marilyn Monroe’s dress for the event, which triggered the symptoms. “It was really painful and I had to go to a rheumatologist who put me on a steroid,” she shared. “I was freaking out. I cut out the meat again and it’s calmed down.” While Kim has learned to manage her psoriasis and live with it, there is no cure for the disease. The SKKN creator recently faced backlash for revealing that she has a tanning bed in her office, and had to explain that it’s because direct UV rays are helpful for her condition. “I have psoriasis and it really helps when it’s bad,” Kim admitted. “But I don’t use it too often.”	https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/kim-kardashian-reveals-painful-psoriasis-on-her-leg/	2024-01-31T22:57:28Z
US man faces hate crime over damage to Satanic Temple display in Iowa A man who has admitted to damaging a controversial Satanic Temple holiday display in the Iowa Capitol is now facing a serious hate crime charge. Michael Cassidy, 35, an ex-Navy pilot who lost a race for the Mississippi legislature last year, was motivated by the victim's religion, prosecutors say. On Tuesday, he was charged with third-degree criminal mischief in violation of individual rights - a hate crime. Mr Cassidy has already raised $110,000 (£86,000) for his legal defence. In a statement, the Polk County prosecutor's office said that Mr Cassidy "dismantled" the "Baphomet Altar" on 14 December and "destroyed the headpiece". "In addition, evidence shows the defendant made statements to law enforcement and the public indicating he destroyed the property because of the victim's religion," prosecutors added. Photos posted online show the display featured a depiction of a goat's head known as a Baphomet statue and a wreath adorned with a pentagram. It had been allowed in Iowa's statehouse under rules that permit religious installations for two weeks during the holidays. Its presence divided Republicans leaders in the state and it was criticised by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in December during his presidential run. Mr Cassidy had previously told conservative website The Sentinel that he destroyed the shrine in order to "awaken Christians to the anti-Christian acts promoted by our government". "I saw this blasphemous statue and was outraged," Mr Cassidy said. "My conscience is held captive to the word of God, not to bureaucratic decree. And so I acted." In a statement on Wednesday, the Satanic Temple thanked the Polk County prosecutors for "recognizing the Satanic Temples authentic religious standing, reinforcing our rightful place in a society that acknowledges diverse beliefs". The group has previously said that the statue was damaged "beyond repair" and filed a claim for $3,000, according to the Sioux City Journal. The newspaper reports that the group is also requesting an additional $3,300 (£2,365) in restitution for the removal of the statue. Glinda Vyn Cooley, a Satanic Temple minister, said that members of the congregation wore bullet proof vests to retrieve the altar from the statehouse due to online threats. Mr Cassidy had previously been charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief, punishable by a maximum sentence of a year in prison and a $2,560 fine. The Satanic Temple, founded in 2013, is recognised as a religion by the US government, and has ministers and congregations in the US, Europe and Australia. It concentrates its efforts on social action and describes itself as a "non-theistic religious organisation". The mission statement on the group's website says it "has publicly confronted hate groups, fought for the abolition of corporal punishment in public schools, applied for equal representation when religious installations are placed on public property" and other activist work.	https://ca.news.yahoo.com/us-man-faces-hate-crime-224200411.html	2024-01-31T22:57:28Z
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — For the first time in her 65-year history, Barbie will be decked out in the colors of this year’s Super Bowl champion. Ahead of the Feb. 11 game between the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers, Mattel Creations announced its first Super Bowl Champion doll, which will be decked out in the colors of the winning team. According to a news release, the world’s most famous doll will be one of three items offered after the big game. There will also be a Fisher-Price Little People Collector and a UNO Fandom deck available for purchase. Toy manufacturer Mattel is returning to what it says was a winning game plan last year, and adding some new plays, in a bid to sell collectible toys tied to this year’s Super Bowl. https://t.co/j79io1DTML — Forbes (@Forbes) January 30, 2024 The toys can be pre-ordered, but they will only be issued in the uniform jersey and hat of the winning team, USA Today reported. The Barbie doll will have a $30 price tag, and so will the Little People collectible. The UNO Fandom deck will be sold for $12. The Little People figurines will feature three players from the winning team, plus a “super fan,” Mattel said in its release. The Fandom deck will feature the winning team’s official logo, cards featuring players from the champions and a collectible foil card in each pack. “As football fans across the country get ready for The Big Game, we’re thrilled to offer San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs superfans the chance to commemorate a historic win with these special collectibles from our Fisher-Price, Barbie, and UNO brands,” Lisa McKnight, Mattel’s executive vice president and chief brand officer, said in a statement. “Whichever team reigns supreme on February 11th, Mattel Creations is the place to find that must-have piece of Super Bowl LVIII memorabilia worthy of any collection.” Last year’s Little People Collector line from Super Bowl LVII included Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, tight end Travis Kelce, defensive tackle Chris Jones and a Kansas City super fan. The Barbie and Fisher-Price items are officially licensed NFL products. Fans and collectors can preorder the items through Feb. 25 at MattelCreations.com/thebiggame. Items will begin shipping in August, Mattel said. People who preorder the losing team will have their money refunded. Orders are only valid for U.S. customers. The Fandom deck will be available in March. Last year, Mattel asked fans to vote for their Super Bowl favorite by preordering sets featuring the Chiefs or Eagles, Forbes reported. While the Eagles got more preorders, the Chiefs got the Vince Lombardi Trophy. © 2024 Cox Media Group	https://www.wsoctv.com/news/trending/super-bowl-lviii-mattel-creating-barbie-doll-commemorate-big-game/ZMZWHWSLKVEVRI2CE33NEILQXE/	2024-01-31T22:57:29Z
Jan 31 (Reuters) - AvalonBay Communities forecast full-year 2024 funds from operation (FFO) per share below Wall Street estimates on Wednesday, as weakness in rental markets in Northern California offset strong rental yields in suburban coastal markets. Shares of the company were down 4.75% in trading after the bell. AvalonBay's portfolio has seen some rental weakness due to flailing demand and strong supply. This offset steady rental growth in markets such as suburban New York, Southeast Florida and Washington D.C. The company expects full-year FFO, an important profitability metric watched closely by investors, to be in the range of $10.42-$10.92 per share, compared with analysts' estimates of $11.01 per share. The real estate investment trust (REIT) reported fourth -quarter FFO per share of $2.63, below analysts' estimates of $2.74, according to LSEG data. (Reporting by Ananta Agarwal and Nathan Gomes in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)	https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/AVALONBAY-COMMUNITIES-INC-11717/news/AvalonBay-forecasts-2024-FFO-per-share-below-estimates-on-weakness-in-rental-markets-45857093/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20240131	2024-01-31T22:57:30Z
B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE: BGS) announced today the release of its inaugural Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report. The report outlines B&G Foods’ goals, commitments, and programs across a wide range of CSR and environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. “The release of our first CSR Report is an important milestone in our ongoing journey to achieve our ESG mission and goals,” said Casey Keller, President and Chief Executive Officer of B&G Foods. “Our employees have come together to identify areas of opportunity and put together comprehensive plans to meet our aggressive five-year ESG goals. I am inspired by the commitment our employees have shown to our sustainability and social impact efforts.” A highlight within the report is B&G Foods’ most recent philanthropic partnership with America’s Grow-a-Row (AGAR), a not-for-profit organization that grows and gleans fresh, healthy fruits and vegetables that are donated to those suffering from hunger or living in areas that lack reliable access to fresh, affordable produce. In 2023, B&G Foods’ donation to AGAR resulted in the planting, growing, harvesting and distribution of 1.25 million servings of fresh produce to communities in need across the United States. “Our partnership with AGAR is a fantastic example of how our employees have mobilized to put our philanthropy principles into action,” said Scott Lerner, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer. “Whether it was volunteering to harvest fresh fruits and vegetables or helping to distribute that fresh produce at food banks, B&G Foods is pitching in to make a difference in our communities. I look forward to continued success in support of our philanthropy principles as well steady progress toward meeting the sustainability and social impact goals set forth in our inaugural CSR report in the years to come.” B&G Foods plans to continue to increase its public disclosures regarding the steps it has been taking to enhance its corporate social responsibility efforts and to minimize the company’s impact on the environment. B&G Foods recognizes its responsibility to support all stakeholders and provide updates on progress made toward its ESG goals. To read B&G Foods’ inaugural CSR report, please visit bgfoods.com/about/responsibility or click here. About B&G Foods, Inc. Based in Parsippany, New Jersey, B&G Foods and its subsidiaries manufacture, sell and distribute high-quality, branded shelf-stable and frozen foods across the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. With B&G Foods’ diverse portfolio of more than 50 brands you know and love, including B&G, B&M, Bear Creek, Cream of Wheat, Crisco, Dash, Green Giant, Las Palmas, Le Sueur, Mama Mary’s, Maple Grove Farms, New York Style, Ortega, Polaner, Spice Islands and Victoria, there’s a little something for everyone. For more information about B&G Foods and its brands, please visit www.bgfoods.com. Forward-Looking Statements Statements in this press release that are not statements of historical or current fact constitute “forward-looking statements.” The forward-looking statements contained in this press release include, without limitation, statements related to B&G Foods’ inaugural CSR report, and B&G Foods’ plans and expectations regarding progress toward B&G Foods’ five-year ESG goals. These forward-looking statements are based upon B&G Foods’ current beliefs, expectations and goals. However, there can be no assurance that B&G Foods will achieve its ESG goals or that B&G Foods will execute its CSR and ESG strategy as planned. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other unknown factors that could cause the actual results of B&G Foods to be materially different from the historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition to statements that explicitly describe such risks and uncertainties, readers are urged to consider statements labeled with the terms “believes,” “belief,” “expects,” “projects,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “assumes,” “could,” “should,” “estimates,” “potential,” “seek,” “predict,” “may,” “will” or “plans” and similar references to future periods to be uncertain and forward-looking. The forward-looking statements contained herein are also subject generally to other risks and uncertainties that are described from time to time in B&G Foods’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including under Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in B&G Foods’ most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in its subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. B&G Foods undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240131324811/en/	https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/B-G-FOODS-INC-51153/news/B-G-Foods-Releases-Inaugural-Corporate-Social-Responsibility-Report-45857129/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20240131	2024-01-31T22:57:31Z
MIAMI — A federal judge has dismissed the Walt Disney Company's lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Disney sued after DeSantis and state lawmakers removed its self-governing status in 2023. Backed by Republican lawmakers, DeSantis dissolved a special district near Orlando that for more than fifty years had governed Walt Disney World. He acted after Disney's CEO opposed a law limiting how sex orientation and gender identity can be discussed in the schools. The Parental Rights in Education Act was labeled "Don't Say Gay" by opponents. At DeSantis' request, Florida's GOP-controlled legislature created a new special district, the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, controlled by the Republican Governor's appointees. Disney sued in federal court, saying DeSantis was retaliating against the company, punishing it for exercising its First Amendment right to freedom of speech. Disney also canceled plans for a $1 billion campus in Florida. In a 17-page order, U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor dismissed the case, saying Disney lacks standing to sue the governor. The judge also said while Disney could sue the new DeSantis-appointed board, it hadn't shown evidence that actions by the new board had harmed the company. In addition, Winsor said the law prohibits plaintiffs from bringing a free speech challenge to constitutionally enacted laws. A DeSantis spokesman hailed the decision saying, "the Corporate Kingdom is over. The days of Disney controlling its own government and being placed above the law are long gone. Disney is still just one of many corporations in the state and they do not have a right to their own special government." Disney says it will "press forward with its case." In a statement after the ruling, a company spokesperson said, "If left unchallenged, this would set a dangerous precedent and give license to states to weaponize their official powers to punish the expression of political viewpoints they disagree with." Disney and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District board are also embroiled in lawsuits in state court. Copyright 2024 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.	https://www.kenw.org/npr-news/2024-01-31/a-federal-judge-dismisses-disneys-lawsuit-against-florida-gov-ron-desantis	2024-01-31T22:57:34Z
House Majority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) called for an ethics investigation into Somali refugee Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) over her recent remarks saying she represents her native Somalia in Congress that have brought calls for her to resign, be expelled from Congress, stripped of her citizenship and deported. Emmer has previously called for Omar to resign over her alleged ‘Somali first’ remarks. A House Ethics Committee investigation could result in a recommendation for expulsion as happened with former Rep. George Santos (R-NY) who was expelled from Congress by a vote of the House after an ethics investigation last year. A video excerpt of Omar’s speech given Saturday in Minneapolis: We were profoundly surprised, even shocked on discovering the remarks made by Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D) of Minnesota in a recent public forum, widely circulated on most social media platforms and attached below for your reference. The language she employed was regrettably… pic.twitter.com/7Ag9ZafTKY — Ambassador Rhoda J Elmi (@AmbRhodaJElmi) January 28, 2024 Omar has disputed the translation of her remarks spoken in her native Somali language to a Somali-American audience in Minneapolis on Saturday. More videos and press reports have been discovered since Saturday that show Omar using similar language that indicates she has long considered herself a Somali citizen working to advance the interests of the Somali government in Congress. Rep. Ilhan Omar refers to the President of Somalia as "our president" "We have a special relationship. I call him uncle and he calls me his girl." "Somalia is our home. It is our heart. We always think about Somalia." pic.twitter.com/yxHqyk35OQ — End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) January 30, 2024 Note: This is an edited version posted by End Wokeness that cut out Omar’s comments on December 15, 2022 about the cold December weather in Minnesota, saying Mohamud’s next visit should be in the summer. A week later in December 2022, Omar again referred to Somalia as “our country” spoke of “we…as Somalis” in remarks made in Somalia while addressing government leaders (VOA excerpt): U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar hailed recent victories scored by the Somali government and local community forces against al-Shabab militants in central Somali regions. Omar, who was born in Somalia, has been visiting the country since Thursday. In Mogadishu, she met with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre and members of the Cabinet and parliamentarians on Monday. Speaking at a dinner in her honor hosted by Barre, Omar congratulated the Somali leaders for the “big success” against al-Shabab militants. Omar called for collaboration in defeating the group she accused of “dishonoring” Islam. “Our country and our religion have been associated with terrorism [because] of the dishonor they brought on us,” she said. “We have to get rid of them as Somalis and as Muslims and pray and support each other in that work.” The Daily Mail was first to report on Emmer’s letter to the Ethics Committee (excerpt): Following massive backlash and calls for her to resign or even be deported, House GOP Whip Tom Emmer is demanding an ethics investigation into her ‘appalling’ rhetoric. According to a letter obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com, Emmer asked the House Ethics Committee to probe whether the Minnesota Democrat had violated Rule XXIII, clause 1, which states: ‘a Member of the House shall behave at all times in a manner that shall reflect credibly on the House.’ …’No sitting member of Congress should be able to blatantly spew anti-American rhetoric and get away with it. I am demanding an ethics investigation into Ilhan Omar’s appalling, Somalia-first comments to ensure that she starts taking her oath of office and commitment to the 5th district of Minnesota seriously,’ said Emmer, a fellow Minnesotan, in a statement. Posts on X Twitter by Emmer on Omar: “No sitting member of Congress should be able to blatantly spew anti-American rhetoric and get away with it. I am demanding an ethics investigation into Ilhan Omar’s appalling, Somalia-first comments.” No sitting member of Congress should be able to blatantly spew anti-American rhetoric and get away with it. I am demanding an ethics investigation into Ilhan Omar's appalling, Somalia-first comments. https://t.co/GsvJDYohIq — Tom Emmer (@GOPMajorityWhip) January 31, 2024 “Ilhan Omar’s appalling, Somalia-first comments are a slap in the face to the Minnesotans she was elected to serve and a direct violation of her oath of office. She should resign in disgrace.” Ilhan Omar’s appalling, Somalia-first comments are a slap in the face to the Minnesotans she was elected to serve and a direct violation of her oath of office. She should resign in disgrace.https://t.co/O3lAEGlokt — Tom Emmer (@GOPMajorityWhip) January 29, 2024 Radio interview of Emmer reiterating hos call for Omar to resign, saying Omar’s remarks are a “dereliction of her oath of office…a direct contradiction to the oath she took for that office”: Representative @GOPMajorityWhip joined @JonJustice this morning with some strong remarks on Ilhan Omar and her recent reprehensible comments. Listen to a portion of @tomemmer here : pic.twitter.com/LDJht6c7nR — Twin Cities News/Talk (@TCNewsTalk) January 31, 2024	https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/01/house-majority-whip-tom-emmer-calls-ethics-investigation/	2024-01-31T22:57:34Z
Sign up Log in How it works Discuss Latest Articles Critique General Themes & Competitions Tips n Tricks Blog Browse Latest Popular New Faces Trending Curated Who to Follow By Day By Tag Log in Sign up Browse Blog Discuss Ace Membership Invite Friends Search Previous Next 179 / 365 IMG_20240130_000300~2 Get Pushed 600 challenge entry. North @northy said "We’re paired for get pushed week 600…. For your challenge, how about a black and white photo of paper in the style of Jerry Reed…" 30th January 2024 30th Jan 24 1 0 Share Embed Code Subscribe to RSS feed Laura ace @la_photographic I am a single woman from Northern Ireland in her early 50's. After trying to find my style I figured it must be... 4061 photos 54 followers 163 following 49% complete View this month » 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 Latest from all albums 3566 3567 3568 3569 3570 179 180 3571 Photo Details Views 0 Comments 1 Album Competitions Camera Nokia C01 Plus Taken 30th January 2024 12:03am Exif View Info Sizes View All Privacy Public Flashback View Tags get-pushed-600 Laura ace @northy Hope you like this Northy. January 31st, 2024 Leave a Comment Sign up for a free account or Sign in to post a comment. close 365 Project close	https://365project.org/la_photographic/competitions/2024-01-30	2024-01-31T22:57:34Z
White House blames Iran-backed militia for deadly drone strike The White House has blamed an Iran-backed militia for a deadly drone strike on an American base in Jordan, as the US considers how to hit back. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said US intelligence believed the Islamic Resistance in Iraq was responsible for Sunday's attack. President Joe Biden has said without elaborating that he has already decided what the US response will be. The strike killed three US soldiers and injured at least 40 other US troops. The "attribution that our intelligence community is comfortable with is that this was done by the umbrella group", said Mr Kirby in a daily press briefing on Wednesday. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has already claimed responsibility for the strike. The national security spokesman repeated that the US response would be "in a time and in a manner of our choosing, on our schedule". "Just because you haven't seen anything in the last 48 hours, it doesn't mean that you're not going to see anything," he said. "The first thing you see won't be the last thing," he added. Mr Biden has said he does not want a wider conflict in the Middle East, which has already been destabilised by the Israel Gaza war that erupted in October. Iran has denied any role in the drone attack. At an event on Wednesday, Revolutionary Guard commander Major General Hossein Salami, who advises Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said that Tehran hears the "threats coming from American officials". "No threat will be left unanswered," he added. His remarks came a day after Amir Saeid Iravani, Iran's ambassador to the UN, told Iranian journalists in New York that Tehran would "decisively respond" to any attack on the country, according to the state-run IRNA news agency. While Washington weighs its response, Kataib Hezbollah, part of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, said on Tuesday it had suspended operations against US forces to avoid causing "embarrassment" to the Iraqi government. Three American soldiers who were based at Fort Moore, in the US state of Georgia, died in the drone strike in north-eastern Jordan. At least 41 National Guard members were injured, US officials confirmed on Wednesday. The injured soldiers are from units based in Arizona, California, Kentucky and New York. Twenty-seven were able to return to duty while 14 others continue to be medically evaluated, the US National Guard Bureau said.	https://ca.news.yahoo.com/white-house-blames-iran-backed-205555963.html	2024-01-31T22:57:34Z
Will Kylie Kelce and Donna Kelce Team Up for a Podcast? Jason Kelce’s Wife Weighs In Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce have found success with their podcast, “New Heights,” but does Kylie Kelce see herself following in their footsteps? The mother of three recently revealed whether or not she would consider cohosting a podcast with her mother-in-law, Donna Kelce. “Gosh. I think that there would have to be some very extenuating circumstances for me to step into that situation,” Kylie, 31, told Glamour in an interview published on Monday, January 29, when pitched the idea. “I don’t know that we ever will, but if we do, it would be some ridiculous storytelling about those boys.” While Kylie told fans not to hold their breath for her own podcast, she has appeared on “New Heights” in the past. “I have no filter, and people think they’re getting the inside scoop when I appear on the podcast. But the boys rat themselves out every single week,” she said, acknowledging that her segments have become fan favorites from the show. “They’re very self-aware individuals. It’s kind of entertaining.” Kylie married Jason, 36, in 2018 after they met on a dating app, and they share daughters Wyatt, 4, Elliotte, 2, and Bennett, 11 months. While her husband has been playing for the Philadelphia Eagles since they started dating, the couple has reached a new level of fame in light of Travis’ romance with Taylor Swift. While speaking to Glamour, Kylie praised Taylor, 34, for introducing a new fanbase to the sport. “My dad only had two daughters, so I was the stand-in for watching football with my dad,” she explained about how she became a fan of the NFL. “I always found it to be the most fun experience, watching with him to cheer on the Eagles. It was the Sunday activity.” “So to see that other young girls are getting involved and that they want to sit down and cheer with their dads or they’re finding their own reason to be interested, it’s only something that can be painted in a positive and exciting light,” Kylie continued. “It’s just another way to encourage girls to appreciate sport.” The “Cruel Summer” singer has been a staple at Kansas City Chiefs games since she confirmed her relationship with Travis, 34, in September 2023. While many of her fans have found a love for the game, others have criticized Taylor for drawing too much attention with her appearances. Taylor addressed her critics when she was named TIME Person of the Year in December 2023, stating that she has no control over whether or not the cameras are on her at the game. “I don’t know how they know what suite I’m in. There’s a camera, like, a half-mile away, and you don’t know where it is and you have no idea when the camera is putting you in the broadcast, so I don’t know if I’m being shown 17 times or once,” she said. “I’m just there to support Travis. I have no awareness of if I’m being shown too much and pissing off a few dads, Brads and Chads.”	https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/kylie-kelce-reveals-if-she-would-host-podcast-with-donna-kelce/	2024-01-31T22:57:38Z
MONTREAL, Jan. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) announced today that the Company’s 2023 Annual Financial Statements, Notes thereto and Management’s Discussion and Analysis, and its 2023 Annual Information Form and Form 40-F, have been filed with Canadian and U.S. securities regulators and are now available in the “Investors” section of its website, www.cn.ca/investors. Printed copies of CN’s 2023 Annual Financial Statements, Notes thereto and Management’s Discussion and Analysis will also be available to shareholders free of charge upon request. About CN CN is a world-class transportation leader and trade-enabler. Essential to the economy, to the customers, and to the communities it serves, CN safely transports more than 300 million tons of natural resources, manufactured products, and finished goods throughout North America every year. CN's network connects Canada’s Eastern and Western coasts with the U.S. South through an 18,800-mile rail network. CN and its affiliates have been contributing to community prosperity and sustainable trade since 1919. CN is committed to programs supporting social responsibility and environmental stewardship. Contacts:	https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/CANADIAN-NATIONAL-RAILWAY-1409526/news/CN-s-2023-Annual-Financial-Statements-and-Annual-Information-Form-available-on-Company-Website-45857286/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20240131	2024-01-31T22:57:37Z
MEXICO CITY — (AP) — A federal court granted a temporary injunction against bullfighting in Mexico City on Wednesday, as activists and supporters of the practice once again locked horns in court. Bullfighting had only just returned Sunday to the capital's Plaza Mexico, which held the city's first legal bullfight in almost two years. The ruling will apparently force the postponement of fights scheduled for Feb. 4-6; organizers have not yet announced what they will do. In May 2022, a local court ordered an end to bullfighting, ruling that the practice violated city resident’s rights to a healthy environment free from violence. That case had been appealed to the Supreme Court, which struck down the ban on largely technical grounds but left the underlying questions unresolved. But the joy of bullfighting enthusiasts only lasted a few days. Animal rights supporters quickly filed another legal challenge that resulted in Wednesday's ruling, which suspends fights until Feb. 7. At that point, another hearing will be held to consider activists' complaints that the practice subjected the animals to cruelty and violated humans' rights to be free of degrading spectacles of cruelty and environmental insensitivity. Animal rights groups have been gaining ground in Mexico in recent years while bullfighting followers have suffered several setbacks. In some states such as Sinaloa, Guerrero, Coahuila, Quintana Roo and the western city of Guadalajara, judicial measures now limit the activity. Ranchers, businessmen and fans maintain that the ban on bullfights infringes on their rights and puts at risk several thousand jobs linked to the activity, which they say generates about $400 million a year in Mexico. The National Association of Fighting Bull Breeders in Mexico estimates that bullfighting is responsible for 80,000 direct jobs and 146,000 indirect jobs. The association has hosted events and workshops in recent years to promote bullfights and find new, younger fans. ____ Follow AP's coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean at https://apnews.com/hub/latin-america Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.	https://www.wsoctv.com/news/world/federal-court-once/6O56X4YGERSIAQYCUMF2SDSPNU/	2024-01-31T22:57:35Z
Updated January 31, 2024 at 5:33 PM ET The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday but signaled that rates could fall in the coming months if inflation continues to cool. Policy makers have kept their benchmark interest rate between 5.25% and 5.5% — the highest in over two decades — since July. Fed chairman Jerome Powell told reporters Wednesday that interest rates are unlikely to go any higher and that he and his colleagues are beginning to contemplate cutting rates. "If the economy evolves broadly as expected, it will likely be appropriate to begin dialing back policy restraint at some point this year," Powell said. He cautioned that the economy remains unpredictable and said the central bank would proceed cautiously. "The economic outlook is uncertain and we remain highly attentive to inflation risks," Powell said. The Fed has been pleasantly surprised by the rapid drop in inflation in recent months. Core prices in December — which exclude food and energy prices — were up just 2.9% from a year ago, according to the Fed's preferred inflation yardstick. That's a smaller increase than the 3.2% core inflation rate that Fed officials had projected in December. If that positive trend continues, the Fed may be able to start cutting interest rates as early as this spring. First, though, Powell said he and his colleagues will need to see additional evidence that inflation is easing. And he sounded doubtful about a rate cut at the Fed's next meeting in March. "Based on the meeting today, I would tell you that I don't think it's likely the committee will reach a level of confidence by the time of the March meeting," Powell said. "But that's to be seen." Investors were disappointed at the prospect of having to wait longer for a rate cut. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 317 points. Investors are still hopeful about a rate cut by the following Fed meeting in May. Markets put the likelihood of that at better than 90%. Good omens in the economy Both the economy and the job market have performed better than expected over the last year, despite the highest interest rates since 2001. The nation's gross domestic product grew 3.1% in 2023, while employers added 2.7 million jobs Unemployment has been under 4%for nearly two years. And average wages in December were up 4.1% from a year ago. While that strong economy is welcome news for businesses and workers, it also raises the risk of reigniting inflation. As a result, Fed policymakers say they'll be cautious not to cut interest rates prematurely. "We have history on this," Atlanta Fed president Raphael Bostic told the Rotary Club of Atlanta this month. "In the '70s, the Fed started removing accommodation too soon. Inflation spiked back up. Then we had to tighten. Inflation came down. Then we removed it again. Inflation went back up. And by the time we were done with that, all Americans could think about was inflation." The Fed is determined not to repeat that '70s show. At the same time, waiting too long to cut interest rates risks slowing the economy more than necessary to bring inflation under control. A report from the Labor Department Wednesday showed employers' cost for labor rose more slowly than expected in the final months of last year. Labor costs increased just 0.9% in the fourth quarter. That's a smaller increase than the previous quarter, suggesting labor costs are putting less upward pressure on prices. Fed officials promised to keep an eye on upcoming economic data and adjust accordingly. Copyright 2024 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.	https://www.kenw.org/npr-news/2024-01-31/the-federal-reserve-holds-interest-rates-steady-but-signals-rate-cuts-may-be-coming	2024-01-31T22:57:40Z
Sign up Log in How it works Discuss Latest Articles Critique General Themes & Competitions Tips n Tricks Blog Browse Latest Popular New Faces Trending Curated Who to Follow By Day By Tag Log in Sign up Browse Blog Discuss Ace Membership Invite Friends Search Previous 180 / 365 IMG_20240130_000412~2 Get Pushed 600 challenge entry. North @northy said "We’re paired for get pushed week 600…. For your challenge, how about a black and white photo of paper in the style of Jerry Reed…" 31st January 2024 31st Jan 24 1 0 Share Embed Code Subscribe to RSS feed Laura ace @la_photographic I am a single woman from Northern Ireland in her early 50's. After trying to find my style I figured it must be... 4061 photos 54 followers 163 following 49% complete View this month » 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 Latest from all albums 3566 3567 3568 3569 3570 179 180 3571 Photo Details Views 0 Comments 1 Album Competitions Exif View Info Sizes View All Privacy Public Flashback View Tags get-pushed-600 Laura ace @northy Hope you like this Northy. January 31st, 2024 Leave a Comment Sign up for a free account or Sign in to post a comment. close 365 Project close	https://365project.org/la_photographic/competitions/2024-01-31	2024-01-31T22:57:40Z
Ewan McGregor Recalls “Star Wars: Phantom Menace” Getting 'Hammered' by Bad Reviews: 'That Was Hard' “The first one was panned and we still had to make another two!” said Ewan McGregor of his first time playing Obi-Wan Kenobi Ewan McGregor is getting candid about playing Obi-Wan Kenobi in a galaxy far, far away. The Scottish actor, 52, began playing one of the most iconic characters in the Star Wars universe in George Lucas’ 1999 prequel Episode I – The Phantom Menace. “I am happy that I am this character for a lot of people,” the actor told Variety in an interview published Wednesday. McGregor inherited the role from Alec Guinness, who played the mysterious Jedi in the 1997 Star Wars later titled Episode IV – A New Hope. But the critical reception to Phantom Menace was less than warm, McGregor noted. “When these films came out, they were so disliked,” he said of the prequel trilogy. “That was hard.” He added, “The first one was panned and we still had to make another two! It was weird to be in a film that was hammered.” Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Set 32 years before the original trilogy starring Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford, Phantom Menace starred McGregor alongside Liam Neeson as his mentor, Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn. Natalie Portman starred as the young Padmé Amidala, queen of Naboo, while Jake Lloyd introduced audiences to the Force-sensitive child Anakin Skywalker — who would later become the villainous Darth Vader. McGregor, speaking from the Göteborg Film Festival in Sweden, added that he felt “very reluctant” to play Obi-Wan at first. “It wasn’t a done deal for me. I didn’t think it was at all who I was. I believed, at that point, I was a Danny Boyle actor. [His 2000 film] The Beach was more important and I meant it, it wasn’t flippant. I did ask a lot of people for advice.” Despite the reaction to Phantom Menace, McGregor reprised his role — alongside Hayden Christensen as Anakin — in 2002’s Attack of the Clones and 2005’s Revenge of the Sith. After another trilogy of films, the actor reappeared in the Emmy-winning Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi, the 2022 miniseries devoted to his character following the events of Sith. “I would love to do the second season, but there’s no talk of it yet,” McGregor told Variety. “There is a lot going on at Disney.” In an interview with Conan O'Brien in September, Neeson, 71, admitted he and McGregor "automatically" started voicing lightsaber noises when they pulled out their weapons while filming Phantom Menace. "George [Lucas] said, 'Uh, let's cut there. Boys, we can add that in later,'" Neeson joked. McGregor will next appear in the film Bleeding Love (in theaters Feb. 16), costarring his daughter Clara. For more People news, make sure to sign up for our newsletter! Read the original article on People.	https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/ewan-mcgregor-recalls-star-wars-224246415.html	2024-01-31T22:57:41Z
Patrick Mahomes Hilariously Responds to Critics Mocking His ‘Dad Bod’ in Chiefs Locker Room Video Patrick Mahomes saw all of the chatter about his “dad bod” online and weighed in on the viral video that sparked the conversation. “Yoooo why they have to do me like that!?!?!?” the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, 28, wrote on X, along with the hashtag #DadBodSzn. The message was in reference to a clip from the Tuesday, January 30, episode of CW’s Inside the NFL, which featured the Chiefs debriefing in the locker room after their AFC Championship win two days prior. The scene showed coach Andy Reid congratulating the team on their victory. “In case you didn’t know, we’re going to the Super Bowl!” he said. “Hey! Yeah, that’s right. And we’re not finished. We’ve still got one more. But in the meantime, we’re enjoying this son of a gun right here.” Cameras then panned to Patrick, who was shirtless as he hyped up his teammates. “Great job today!” he told the men. “Like I’ve been saying, we ain’t done yet!” Social media quickly became flooded with comments about Patrick’s body, but it appears he’s been able to take the situation in stride. In a second post on X, he added, “Like i got kids!!!!” and tagged the official accounts for the NFL, Inside the NFL and Kansas City Chiefs. Both of his messages included several crying laughing emojis. The Chiefs beat the Baltimore Ravens 17-10 in the Sunday, January 28, football game, which earned them a spot in the 2024 Super Bowl on February 11. Patrick has been the team’s starting quarterback since 2018 and has had an impressive playoff run in his professional career. This will be the team’s fourth Super Bowl appearance in five years. They won the big game in 2020 and 2023. Throughout his time in the NFL, the Texas native has had the support of his wife, Brittany Mahomes. Patrick and Brittany, 28, are high school sweethearts and have been together since they were teenagers. They got engaged in September 2020 and tied the knot in March 2022. Amid Patrick’s football success, he and his wife also welcomed two children. Their daughter, Sterling, was born in February 2021, followed by a son, Patrick “Bronze” III, in November 2022. Since having kids, Patrick said he has a “much better understanding” of how to be “present” in his career. “When my kids grow up, I wanted them to see that dad wasn’t just gone to be gone,” he said in a 2023 interview. He also admitted that his life would not be possible without his wife. “If I didn’t have Brittany,” the athlete shared, “I wouldn’t be in the position I am in now.”	https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/patrick-mahomes-responds-to-critics-of-dad-bod-in-video/	2024-01-31T22:57:44Z
Jan 31 (Reuters) - Agricultural chemical and seed company Corteva beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday as higher prices in its seeds business offset lower volumes. The company's operating core profit came in at 15 cents per share in the quarter ended Dec. 31, compared with average analysts' estimate of 6 cents. Though global crop prices have scaled back from last year, they remained elevated compared to historical averages, leading to farmers harvesting more to cash-in on elevated crop prices. Net sales came in at $3.71 billion, compared to estimates of $3.62 billion, as per LSEG data. Corteva, spun off in 2019 after a merger of Dow Chemical and Dupont, reported net sales of $17.23 billion in 2023, above expectations of $17.119 billion. The company had previously forecast net sales between $17 billion and $17.3 billion. (Reporting by Seher Dareen in Bengaluru; Editing by Arun Koyyur)	https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/CORTEVA-INC-59241389/news/Corteva-profit-beats-estimates-on-higher-seed-prices-45857175/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20240131	2024-01-31T22:57:44Z
WASHINGTON — (AP) — The United States on Wednesday attributed the drone attack that killed three U.S. service members in Jordan to the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group of Iran-backed militias, as President Joe Biden weighs his options to respond to the strike. Iran threatened to "decisively respond" to any U.S. attack on the Islamic Republic after the U.S. said it held Tehran responsible. The U.S. has signaled it is preparing for retaliatory strikes in the Mideast in the wake of the Sunday drone attack that also wounded more than 40 troops at Tower 22, a secretive base in northeastern Jordan that's been crucial to the American presence in neighboring Syria. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Wednesday the U.S. believes the attack was planned, resourced and facilitated by the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, an umbrella group that includes the militant group Kataib Hezbollah. He said Biden “believes that it is important to respond in an appropriate way.” He said Biden was continuing to weigh his options, but Kirby said “the first thing you see won’t be the last thing," adding it “won't be a one-off.” Kirby dismissed a statement by Iraqi militia Kataib Hezbollah announcing "the suspension of military and security operations against the occupation forces in order to prevent embarrassment to the Iraqi government." He said the group can't be taken at face value, and he added, "they're not the only group that has been attacking us." As of Wednesday, Kataib Hezbollah and other Iran-aligned militias had launched 166 attacks on U.S. military installations since Oct. 18, including 67 in Iraq, 98 in Syria and the one in Jordan, according to the U.S. military. The U.S. has struck back at the militias a few times over the past three months. On Oct. 27, U.S. fighter jets struck two weapons and ammunition storage sites in eastern Syria near Boukamal that were used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Iranian-backed groups. Also in Syria, fighter jets dropped bombs on an IRGC weapons storage facility near Maysulun in Deir el-Zour on Nov. 8. And U.S. airstrikes targeted a training facility and a safe house in the Bulbul district of Mayadin on Nov. 12. On Dec. 26, the U.S. launched strikes on three locations in Iraq used by Kataib Hezbollah and affiliated groups, and on Jan. 23, the U.S. struck three sites in Iraq, again targeting Kataib Hezbollah. Any additional American strikes could further inflame a region already roiled by Israel's ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The war began with Hamas attacking Israel on Oct. 7, killing some 1,200 people and taking about 250 hostage. Since then, Israeli strikes have killed more than 26,000 Palestinians and displaced nearly 2 million others from their homes, arousing anger throughout the Muslim world. Violence has erupted across the Mideast, with Iran striking targets in Iraq, Pakistan and Syria, and the U.S. carrying out airstrikes targeting Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels over their attacks on shipping in the Red Sea. Some observers fear a new round of strikes targeting Iran could tip the region into a wider war. A U.S. Navy destroyer in the waterway shot down an anti-ship cruise missile launched by the Houthis late Tuesday, the latest attack targeting American forces patrolling the key maritime trade route, officials said. The U.S. later launched a new round of airstrikes targeting the Houthis. The Iranian warnings first came from Amir Saeid Iravani, Iran's ambassador to the United Nations in New York. He gave a briefing to Iranian journalists late Tuesday, according to the state-run IRNA news agency. “The Islamic Republic would decisively respond to any attack on the county, its interests and nationals under any pretexts,” IRNA quoted Iravani as saying. He described any possible Iranian retaliation as a “strong response,” without elaborating. The Iranian mission to the U.N. did not respond to requests for comment or elaboration Wednesday on Iravani's remarks. Iravani also denied that Iran and the U.S. had exchanged any messages over the last few days, either through intermediaries or directly. The pan-Arab satellite channel Al Jazeera, which is based in and funded by Qatar, reported earlier that such communication had taken place. Qatar often serves as an intermediary between Washington and Tehran. But Iran's government has taken note of the U.S. threats of retaliation for the attack on the base in Jordan. "Sometime, our enemies raise the threat, and nowadays we hear some threats in between words by American officials," Revolutionary Guard commander Gen. Hossein Salami, who answers only to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said at an event Wednesday. "We tell them that you have experienced us, and we know each other. We do not leave any threat without an answer." “We are not after war, but we have no fear of war,” he added, according to IRNA. Kirby, for his part, said the U.S. doesn’t “seek a war with Iran. We’re not looking for a broader conflict.” On Saturday, a general in charge of Iran's air defenses described them as being at their "highest defensive readiness." That raises concerns for commercial aviation traveling through and over Iran as well. After a U.S. drone strike killed a top general in 2020, Iranian air defenses mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane, killing all 176 people on board. Meanwhile, attacks by the Houthis continue in the Red Sea. The private security firm Ambrey reported Wednesday night a ship was targeted with a missile southwest of Aden, Yemen, near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The Houthis claimed an attack on a vessel at the time called the Koi, a Liberian-flagged container ship. The ship’s managers could not be immediately reached for comment. It was unclear if the reported missile attack caused any damage or injuries. A missile launched Tuesday night targeted the USS Gravely, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, the U.S. military’s Central Command said in a statement. No injuries or damage were reported. A Houthi military spokesman, Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree, claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement Wednesday morning, calling it “a victory for the oppression of the Palestinian people and a response to the American-British aggression against our country.” Saree claimed the Houthis fired "several" missiles, something not acknowledged by the U.S. Navy. Houthi claims have been exaggerated in the past, and their missiles sometimes crash on land and fail to reach their targets. On Wednesday, a U.S. military jet struck a surface-to-air missile that was about to launch from Houthi-controlled Yemen, a U.S. official said. The missile was deemed an immediate threat and destroyed. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to provide details ahead of a public announcement. Since November, the rebels have repeatedly targeted ships in the Red Sea over Israel's offensive against Hamas in Gaza. But they have frequently targeted vessels with tenuous or no clear links to Israel, imperiling shipping in a key route for global trade between Asia, the Mideast and Europe. The Houthis hit a commercial vessel with a missile on Friday, sparking a fire that burned for hours. The U.S. and the United Kingdom have launched multiple rounds of airstrikes targeting the Houthis as allied warships patrol the waterways affected by the attacks. The European Union also plans to launch a naval mission in the Red Sea within three weeks to help defend cargo ships against the Houthi attacks, the bloc's top diplomat said Wednesday. ___ Associated Press writers Nasser Karimi in Tehran, Iran, and Tara Copp in Washington contributed to this report. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.	https://www.wsoctv.com/news/world/us-blames-group-iran/FACRQBZWC3OLHUUGVUHRPFV4XE/	2024-01-31T22:57:46Z
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Formula One rejects Michael Andretti's bid to join series, will reconsider when GM has engine built After a six-month review, Formula One announced Wednesday that it had rejected a bid by Andretti Global and General Motors to expand the grid for the 2025 season and said it believed the team would have been incapable of being competitive in the international racing series. The decision outraged American fans of the series and left Michael Andretti and GM exploring potential legal avenues. F1 said it would be willing to revisit the issue if GM has an engine ready for the 2028 season, but was adamant and sharply critical in telling Andretti no for 2025 and 2026. In reaching its decision, F1 said it did not believe Andretti would be a competitive team; that the Andretti name does not bring the value to the series that Michael Andretti believes it would; and that getting on the grid in the next two years would be a challenge Andretti has never faced before. “The fact that the applicant proposes to do so gives us reason to question their understanding of the scope of the challenge involved," F1 said in a statement. “Formula 1, as the pinnacle of world motorsport, represents a unique technical challenge to constructors of a nature that the applicant has not faced in any other formula or discipline in which it has previously competed. On this basis, we do not believe that the applicant would be a competitive participant.” The Andrettis had realized in recent months that winning F1 approval was going to prove difficult but the dismissive announcement had an unmistakable sting. Mario Andretti is the 1978 F1 world champion, and son Michael ran 13 races in the 1993 season. “I’m devastated,” the elder Andretti wrote on social media. “I won’t say anything else because I can’t find any other words besides devastated.” General Motors under its Cadillac brand had signed on to partner with Andretti, but the bid received extreme pushback from most of the existing 10 teams, F1 leadership and Liberty Media Corp., the American company that owns the commercial rights to the series. The process became more complicated when GM said in November it had registered with F1's governing body to become an engine supplier starting in 2028. That backed F1 into a corner because it would be very difficult to turn away one of the largest automakers in the world, particularly an American company at a time the series has gained traction in the United States. The United States hosted three races last season, more than any other country, and multiple U.S.-based companies from American Express and Visa to Oracle, Meta and MoneyGram have signed on as team sponsors over the last three seasons. Andretti Cadillac said it “strongly disagrees” with the F1's review of the application but gave no indication if it will pursue an antitrust lawsuit against Formula One Management or Liberty. “Andretti and Cadillac are two successful global motorsports organizations committed to placing a genuine American works team in F1, competing alongside the world’s best,” the companies said. “We are proud of the significant progress we have already made on developing a highly competitive car and power unit with an experienced team behind it, and our work continues at pace.” The Andrettis have championed their push to join F1 as creating a true American team that likely would feature California-raised IndyCar driver Colton Herta. “While the Andretti name carries some recognition for F1 fans, our research indicates that F1 would bring value to the Andretti brand rather than the other way around,” F1 said in its decision. F1 has only one American-owned team — Haas F1, which does not field cars for any American drivers — and Logan Sargeant of Williams Racing is the only American racing in the series. Sargeant scored just one point in his rookie 2023 season and his renewal for a second season wasn't completed until December. Haas, meanwhile, has never landed on a podium and consistently ranks at the bottom of the grid. Haas also just fired team principal Guenther Steiner, one of the stars of the Netflix docudrama about F1 that sparked fresh American interest in the series. Governing body FIA in July had approved Andretti’s application to expand the grid by two cars, but F1 took six months to do its own review before Wednesday's announcement — the deadline day that FIA had set. F1 is interested in allowing Andretti in only when General Motors has an engine built for competition. Had Andretti received approval for 2025, he would have had to use another manufacturer’s engine until 2028. F1 said it did not consult with the existing 10 teams in reaching its decision. But, the series said, expansion would be a stressor. “The addition of an 11th team would place an operational burden on race promoters, would subject some of them to significant costs and would reduce the technical, operational and commercial spaces of the other competitors,” F1 said. GM already has started development and testing of prototype technology, and it said building an F1 engine will help the automaker advance in areas including electrification, hybrid technology, sustainable fuels, high efficiency internal combustion engines, advanced controls and software systems. F1 indicated it wants GM to succeed, a process the series believes will take years. “Major automotive manufacturers have struggled in the past ... (it) can take a manufacturer a number of years of significant investment in order to become competitive,” F1 said. “GM has the resource and credibility to be more than capable of attempting this challenge, but success is not assured.” F1 has set new engine regulations for 2026 that place an emphasis on sustainable fuels and greater electric power. Six manufacturers have signed with the FIA to supply engines in 2026, including newcomer Audi, which will partner with Sauber. Ford plans to return to F1 in partnership with three-time reigning champion Red Bull. Honda also plans to return as an official supplier in 2026. When the FIA initially opened the process for teams to express interest in joining F1, Andretti was the only applicant of seven to meet all the criteria for the FIA to expand the grid. With a car already built, the team had hoped to be competing in 2025. Those hopes were dashed with F1's decision even though F1 left the door open for 2028. “We would look differently on an application for the entry of a team into the 2028 championship with a GM power unit, either as a GM works team or as a GM customer team designing all allowable components in-house,” F1 said. “In this case there would be additional factors to consider in respect of the value that the applicant would bring to the championship, in particular in respect of bringing a prestigious new OEM (original equipment manufacturer) to the sport as a PU supplier.” ___ AP auto racing: https://apnews.com/hub/auto-racing Jenna Fryer, The Associated Press	https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/formula-one-rejects-michael-andrettis-154719021.html	2024-01-31T22:57:47Z
The 49ers handed in their first practice report of the Super Bowl bye week on Wednesday and it was only an estimation of how much players would have participated in an actual practice session. Only one member of the team was estimated to miss practice entirely. Tight end George Kittle would have sat out with a toe injury he picked up in the NFC Championship Game. 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said earlier this week that Kittle is considered day-to-day. Given the amount of time there is before the Super Bowl will actually be played, that description would seem to bode well for Kittle’s chances of playing. Linebacker Oren Burks (shoulder) and cornerback Ambry Thomas (ankle) were the players that the Niners listed as limited.	https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/49ers-list-george-kittle-as-out-of-practice	2024-01-31T22:57:48Z
A look from Maui six months after devastating wildfires By Debbie Elliott Published January 31, 2024 at 1:39 PM AKST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 5:06 As we approach the six-month anniversary of the Maui fires, we look at the biggest issues that people on the island are still facing. Copyright 2024 NPR	https://www.kbbi.org/2024-01-31/a-look-from-maui-six-months-after-devastating-wildfires	2024-01-31T22:57:48Z
A mum and two young people were among nine taken to hospital after a "corrosive substance" was thrown. Police said a man fled the scene following the incident in London. Police were called to Lessar Avenue near Clapham Common at around 7.25pm on Wednesday (January 31). Tests are continuing to determine the substance used. The Met Police confirmed a woman and her two young children were taken to hospital. Three other people - all adults - are also in hospital for injuries police believe they sustained as they came to the woman's aid. Three police officers are also being treated for their injuries after they responded to the incident. Detective Superintendent Alexander Castle said: “Officers are on scene following this horrific incident. Three victims - a woman and her two young children - have been taken to hospital for treatment. "Three other people - all adults - have been taken to hospital for injuries sustained, we believe, as they came to their aid. We will update as soon as we know more about their conditions. "Three police officers have also been taken to hospital after they responded to the incident. Thankfully we believe their injuries to be minor. "While tests are ongoing to determine what the substance is, at this stage we believe it to be a corrosive substance. A man was seen fleeing the scene. We are drawing on resources from across the Met to apprehend this individual and work is ongoing to determine what has led to this awful incident. "The National Police Air Service are assisting us. Any members of the public who can help us with information or material should call 999 immediately ref CAD 7790/31 Jan." Marina Ahmad, Labour’s London Assembly member for Lambeth & Southwark, posted on X: “There has been a traffic collision with a man assaulting occupants in a car and throwing acid. Victims include children.” No arrests have been made at this stage, police said.	https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/uk-world-news/two-children-seven-adults-taken-9070277	2024-01-31T22:57:48Z
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MIAMI — A federal judge has dismissed the Walt Disney Company's lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Disney sued after DeSantis and state lawmakers removed its self-governing status in 2023. Backed by Republican lawmakers, DeSantis dissolved a special district near Orlando that for more than fifty years had governed Walt Disney World. He acted after Disney's CEO opposed a law limiting how sex orientation and gender identity can be discussed in the schools. The Parental Rights in Education Act was labeled "Don't Say Gay" by opponents. At DeSantis' request, Florida's GOP-controlled legislature created a new special district, the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, controlled by the Republican Governor's appointees. Disney sued in federal court, saying DeSantis was retaliating against the company, punishing it for exercising its First Amendment right to freedom of speech. Disney also canceled plans for a $1 billion campus in Florida. In a 17-page order, U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor dismissed the case, saying Disney lacks standing to sue the governor. The judge also said while Disney could sue the new DeSantis-appointed board, it hadn't shown evidence that actions by the new board had harmed the company. In addition, Winsor said the law prohibits plaintiffs from bringing a free speech challenge to constitutionally enacted laws. A DeSantis spokesman hailed the decision saying, "the Corporate Kingdom is over. The days of Disney controlling its own government and being placed above the law are long gone. Disney is still just one of many corporations in the state and they do not have a right to their own special government." Disney says it will "press forward with its case." In a statement after the ruling, a company spokesperson said, "If left unchallenged, this would set a dangerous precedent and give license to states to weaponize their official powers to punish the expression of political viewpoints they disagree with." Disney and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District board are also embroiled in lawsuits in state court. Copyright 2024 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.	https://www.spokanepublicradio.org/2024-01-31/a-federal-judge-dismisses-disneys-lawsuit-against-florida-gov-ron-desantis	2024-01-31T22:57:48Z
Every student in Kentucky would be required to begin their school day with a one to two minute moment of silence under the measure passed Wednesday. House Bill 96 says students can use the time to “meditate, pray, or engage in any other silent activity which does not interfere with, distract from, or impede other pupils' exercise of individual choice.” Opponents say the legislation is an unnecessary overreach and would institutionalize school prayer in the classroom. Bill sponsor Rep. Daniel Fister, a Republican from Versailles, said it will give kids freedom to do as they will, as long as it's silent, with a parent’s guidance. “It will require school boards to send home a letter explaining the moment of silence and asking the parent or guardian to instruct that student and how to spend that time,” Fister said. The bill passed the House with 79 “yes” votes Wednesday and now moves to the Senate for consideration. Fister proposed a basically identical bill in 2022, where it also passed the House but did not progress in the Senate. U.S. schools can neither restrict a student’s religious expression nor promote any one religion over another because of the First Amendment. A 1962 U.S. Supreme Court ruling clarified that state officials cannot compose an official school prayer or require its use in public schools. However, state law lets local school districts allow the recitation of the traditional Lord’s prayer in elementary schools, saying that it is an “affirmation of the freedom of religion” in the U.S. Democratic Rep. Daniel Grossberg from Louisville said the bill could easily open the door for religion to creep further into schools. Grossberg is Jewish, and said he believes the legislation could be used to encroach upon children’s religious freedoms. “Although I could never live without my faith, I couldn't sleep at night if I thought I was forcing it upon your children. I asked you not to force yours upon ours,” Grossberg said. “This bill is a threat not just to my community, which nearly universally opposes it, but to every dissenting believer in the Commonwealth.” Louisville Democratic Rep. Tina Bojanowski said students already have ample opportunity to pray throughout the school day. “This is just a way to push prayer into public schools. However, students can already pray in public schools,” Bojanowski said. “Students are impressionable and their attendance is involuntary … All students should feel welcome in their school, not just those who engage in a particular religious practice.” The bill restricts any school personnel from instructing students on how to use their time, other than requiring that they remain seated, silent, and unobtrusive to other students. Fister said it would be up to local school boards to decide how they would choose to enforce the moment of silence and if there are punishments for not adhering to the policy. One legislator besides the sponsor stood to speak in support of the bill on Wednesday. Republican Rep. Tom Smith from Corbin said he believes giving students time to pray at the beginning of the school day would allow God to watch over students and teachers. “I want to stand on the floor and say I'm proud to be a Christian. Also, I'm proud that my grandkids will have this opportunity,” Smith said. “I think what we're lacking in our schools from years ago is to stand up and pledge allegiance to our flag and to take time to thank God for our day.” LPM's state government and politics reporting is supported in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.	https://www.lpm.org/news/2024-01-31/ky-bill-requiring-a-moment-of-silence-at-school-passes-state-house	2024-01-31T22:57:48Z
(CNBC) All eyes are likely to gravitate to one small piece of wording that could unlock the future of monetary policy. In its post-meeting statement, the central bank is expected give an important hint about interest rate moves to come by removing the clause from previous statement. A change to this one clause could be the most important part of the Fed meeting This entry was posted in Syndicated. Bookmark the permalink.	https://www.hedgeco.net/news/01/2024/a-change-to-this-one-clause-could-be-the-most-important-part-of-the-fed-meeting.html	2024-01-31T22:57:49Z
In a surprising turn of events, Universal Music Group (UMG) has announced that it will be removing its music catalog from the popular social media platform, TikTok. This decision comes after failed negotiations between the two parties regarding licensing agreements. Beginning tomorrow, January 31st, TikTok users will no longer have access to UMG’s extensive music library, which includes approximately 3 million registered songs and 4 million songs for which UMG represents publishing rights. UMG has cited three significant concerns as the main reasons behind the breakdown of negotiations. These concerns include the “adequate compensation for our artists and songwriters, protection of artists from the harmful effects of artificial intelligence, and the online safety of TikTok users.” However, TikTok has responded to UMG’s statement with its own announcement, expressing disappointment in UMG’s prioritization of its own interests over those of the artists and songwriters. TikTok argues that the platform, with its over 1 billion users, serves as a valuable free tool for promoting and discovering talent. Despite UMG’s claims, TikTok asserts that it has made agreements with other record labels and publishers that prioritize the best interests of artists, composers, and fans. FAQ 1. What is the music catalog being removed from TikTok Universal Music Group? UMG’s music catalog consists of approximately 3 million registered songs and 4 million songs for which UMG represents publishing rights. 2. Why is the licensing agreement between Universal and TikTok expiring? The negotiations for a new licensing agreement between UMG and TikTok collapsed due to three significant issues: adequate compensation for artists and composers, protection of artists from the harmful effects of artificial intelligence, and the online safety of TikTok users. 3. How does TikTok respond to Universal’s announcement? TikTok responds to UMG’s announcement claiming that UMG prioritized its own interests over those of artists and composers, and that despite UMG’s claims, TikTok functions as a free tool for talent promotion and discovery. 4. Does TikTok have agreements with other record labels and publishers? Yes, TikTok has agreements with other record labels and publishers that prioritize the best interests of artists, composers, and fans. Sources: – [Link to UMG website](https://www.universalmusic.com/) – [Link to TikTok website](https://www.tiktok.com/)	https://www.showtimecy.com/en/news/the-impact-of-universal-music-groups-departure-from-tiktok/	2024-01-31T22:57:48Z
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RHOBH’s Kyle Richards and Morgan Wade Spark Concerns by Deleting Photos of Each Other on Instagram End of a friendship? Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards and Morgan Wade sparked concerns regarding their friendship when fans noticed they deleted all of their photos together on Instagram. Fans first noticed that Morgan, 29, deleted almost every photo featuring Kyle, 55, off her Instagram page on Tuesday, January 30. However, the “Wilder Days” singer did keep a few snapshots on her feed that promote her music career. Meanwhile, Kyle also deleted her photos that featured Morgan off of her own profile. Neither Morgan nor Kyle have publicly commented on their reasons behind removing the photos. Shortly after the duo took down their posts, fans rushed to social media to speculate on what happened. Many Bravo fans wondered if the pair went their separate ways after featuring their close friendship on RHOBH. “They BOTH benefited from this storyline!! Morgan got free publicity for her music career and Kyle had a storyline …” one person wrote via Instagram. Another stated, “This storyline didn’t do what Kyle thought it was going to do.” Kyle and Morgan seemingly grew close amid the reality star’s marital problems with Mauricio Umansky. The friends often shared photos together documenting their vacations and even getting matching tattoos, which made many wonder if their relationship was romantic. However, both Kyle and Morgan have shut down claims that they were dating. The pair even “poked fun” at the dating rumors when Kyle appeared in Morgan’s music video for “Fall in Love With Me” as her love interest in August 2023. “I’ve done several music videos and every time there’s someone in it with me, they always assume we’re dating or something’s going on. If you get on the internet, you see people who are obsessed with us being friends and why we’re friends,” the “Run” singer said in an Instagram clip from the set of the music video. “We thought it would be kind of a good idea to poke fun of that and kind of troll the trolls a little bit. The internet’s gonna be popping off about this one.” Fans have continued to get to know Morgan when she made her RHOBH debut during the November 29, 2023, episode, where viewers watched them visit a tattoo parlor. At the time, Kyle explained that they were very close and “talk every day.” “Morgan is 100 percent herself,” she gushed. “No excuses, no apologies and there was something very freeing about that to me.” The California native continued to discuss their friendship during the December 13, 2023, episode. “My relationship with Morgan is very different from my relationship with my other friends,” Kyle explained in a confessional. “She’s constantly teasing me. I know when Morgan and I hang out, I’m going to be roasted.”	https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/rhobhs-kyle-and-morgan-delete-instagram-photos-of-each-other/	2024-01-31T22:57:50Z
Jan 31 (Reuters) - Agricultural chemical and seed company Corteva reported a drop in fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday, amid lower volumes and sales of crop protection products and seeds. The Indianapolis-based company posted a net loss of $231 million, or 33 cents per share, in the quarter ended Dec. 31, compared with a loss of $55 million, or 8 cents per share, a year earlier. (Reporting by Seher Dareen in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)	https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/CORTEVA-INC-59241389/news/Corteva-reports-lower-fourth-quarter-profit-45857069/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20240131	2024-01-31T22:57:51Z
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - January 31, 2024) - EV Minerals Corporation (CSE: EVM) (FSE: RLC) (the "Company" or "EV Minerals") is pleased to announce that the Company has completed detailed logging of all of the core from the December 2023 exploration program on the EV Nickel-Copper-Cobalt Project ("EV Nickel Project"), located in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Region, Quebec (Figure 1). Additionally, EV Minerals has submitted a total of 559 samples from 514.41 metres of core for assaying. The 2023 Exploration drilling campaign included 13 drill holes totalling 1,142.7 metres. A total of 6 holes for 423 metres were drilled as confirmatory drilling in the Main Zone area, and a total of 7 holes for 719.7 metres were drilled as exploratory drilling into multiple target zones on the Property. The targets of the exploratory drilling were selected based on strong geophysical anomalies (North Eastern Anomaly, Main and South, and Northern Zone) which were explained by broad (tens of metres) zones of interconnected disseminated and net suphides. The collars of the 2023 drill program are shown in Figure 2. EV Minerals President and CEO Nicholas Konkin said: "Initial feedback from the detailed logging in both the Main zone and exploration zones supports our confidence that the EV Nickel Project is an excellent critical minerals asset. We continue to better understand the geology, mineralization, and structures on the Property using the modern day exploration practices that we adopted for our 2023 program. In conjunction with this, the exploratory drilling program has provided us with the required data so as to target our next drill campaign towards outlining a larger tonnage and higher grade area of Ni, Cu, Co mineralization than historically reported, as outlined in our press release dated January 24, 2024. A larger follow-up drill program is currently being planned for the near future. We are looking forward to receiving the assay results from the multiple zones encountered during the 2023 drill program and to initiate metallurgical testing." Detailed Logging and Initial Exploration Commentary Detailed logging in the Main Zone confirmed the semi-massive to massive sections of sulphide mineralization within gabbroic anorthosites and gabbros, which was expected based on historic drill log information. Semi-massive to massive sulphide zones contained pyrrhotite, pyrite, and trace chalcopyrite, such as in hole 883-23-003 (Figure 3). Initial detailed logging in the exploratory holes drilled in the North Eastern Anomaly indicate sulphide mineralization is more uniformly disseminated over wide intersections, with local clusters/bands of pyrite and pyrrhotite present. For example, hole 883-23-008 intersected a disseminated sulphide zone containing up to 10% (visual estimate) sub-millimetres sulphides, including pyrrhotite, pyrite, and traces of chalcopyrite, over an apparent width of 56 metres (Figure 4). Interpretation of the lithology, structures, and mineralization encountered is ongoing. Detailed logging was completed by the IOS Services Géoscientifiques (IOS) team. This involved systematic recording of all lithologies (major and minor units), alteration, mineralization, structures, and veining encountered. High-quality photos of all core boxes were taken. IOS also utilizes an Olympus Vanta portable XRF (X-Ray Fluorescence) analyzer to measure in-situe nickel tenor in sulphides, which range from 1.5% in massive facies to 2.5% Ni in disseminated sulphides. Selected intersections have also been submitted to petrographic analysis to further aid in understanding the nature of the deposit as well as planning for metallurgical testing. Figure 1: Regional Map and Historical Non-Compliant Resource Location To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit: https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/7111/196407_0a0035a5f4ca8922_001full.jpg Figure 2: 2023 Drill Program DDH Collars To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit: https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/7111/196407_0a0035a5f4ca8922_002full.jpg Figure 3: Hole 883-23-003, semi-massive sections of sulphide mineralization comprising pyrrhotite, pyrite, and trace chalcopyrite. Minute pentlandite is suspected to be associated with the pyrrhotite, but will necessitate petrographic work to be confirmed. To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit: https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/7111/196407_0a0035a5f4ca8922_003full.jpg Figure 4: Hole 883-23-008, disseminated sulphide mineralization comprising pyrrhotite, pyrite, and trace chalcopyrite, which can be observed over tens of metres. Yellow marking are HH-XRF copper and nickel readings in ppm. To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit: https://images.newsfilecorp.com/files/7111/196407_0a0035a5f4ca8922_004full.jpg The samples will be shipped to Activation Laboratories ("Actlabs"), an ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO 9001 accredited laboratory for multi-element analysis. Analysis will be by Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES) after aqua-regia digestion, Actlabs method code 1E3, which reports results for a suite of 38 elements. About EV Nickel-Copper-Cobalt Project The 1,792-hectare EV Nickel-Copper-Cobalt Project has been a source of ongoing enthusiasm for the EV Minerals technical team. The Project is located north of Saguenay Quebec and is easily accessible by numerous forest service roads. The EV Nickel Project has an undeveloped resource of 5.585 million tonnes with grades of 0.21% Ni, 0.11% Cu and 0.03% Co (NI 43-101 non-compliant resource). The EV Nickel Project (formerly, the McNickel or Poisson Blanc deposit) was discovered in 1987 with a major drilling campaign completed in 1989 by a junior explorer. The claims host a magmatic sulphide deposit consisting of disseminated, stringer and massive nickel, copper, and cobalt mineralization in a gabbro - leucogabbro host rock. The deposit is located at the margin of the expansive Lac-St-Jean anorthosite Complex. The property lies on the far western edge of the Complex which is a major Proterozoic age formation intruding high-grade gneisses and granitic complexes. In 1998 the Quebec Government produced a detailed report on the property in the publication: "Etude Du Gite De Cu-Ni-Co De McNickel, Suite Anorthositique De Lac Saint-Jean." Thomas Clark, Claude Hebert. ET 98-02. EV Minerals aims to update the mineral resources on the deposit, which shall be ammeanable to bio-leaching or hydrometallurgical leaching of battery grade nickel or cobalt. Qualified Person Rejean Girard, an independent Qualified Person ("QP") as such term is defined by National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects, has reviewed and approved the geological information reported in this news release. About EV Minerals Corporation EV Minerals Corporation is a Canadian exploration company focused on mineral exploration and development. The current focus is the EV Nickel Project, host of the nickel-copper-cobalt McNickel deposit. The Project is comprised of 32 mineral claims covering approximately 1,792 hectares located in the Saguenay area, the Province of Quebec. This deposit is reputed containing a historical resource of 5.585 million tonnes with grades of 0.21% Ni, 0.11% Cu and 0.03% Co (NI 43-101 non-compliant resource), which is to be re-evaluated with the consideration of using either bioleaching or acid leaching and electrowinning for nickel, cobalt and copper recovery. The foregoing historical resource estimates presented above were completed in 1985, prior to the implementation of the requirements of National Instrument 43-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. The Company is not treating the historic resources as current. However, given the abundance and quality of the historic drill work completed, the Company is confident that a mineral resource could be generated on the deposit through sufficient confirmation drilling. For more information, please contact: Nicholas Konkin President and CEO, Director nick@evmineralscorp.ca 416-642-1807 Ext 305 This news release contains certain "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable securities law. Forward-looking information is frequently characterized by words such as "plan", "expect", "project", "intend", "believe", "anticipate", "estimate", "may", "will", "would", "potential", "proposed" and other similar words, or statements that certain events or conditions "may" or "will" occur. These statements are only predictions. Forward-looking information is based on the opinions and estimates of management at the date the information is provided and is subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking information. For a description of the risks and uncertainties facing the Company and its business and affairs, readers should refer to the Company's Management's Discussion and Analysis. The Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking information if circumstances or management's estimates or opinions should change, unless required by law. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking information. To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/196407	https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/EV-MINERALS-CORPORATION-155909881/news/EV-Minerals-Completes-2023-Drill-Core-Logging-and-Sampling-with-Notable-Zones-of-Semi-Massive-to-Mas-45857228/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20240131	2024-01-31T22:57:52Z
Donations poured in Wednesday to replace a destroyed statue of Jackie Robinson on what would have been the 105th birthday of the first player to break Major League Baseball's color barrier. The total raised just through one online fundraiser surpassed $140,000, which is far in excess of the estimated $75,000 value of the bronze statue that was cut from its base last week at a park in Wichita, Kansas. Police are searching for those responsible. Only the statue's feet were left at McAdams Park, where about 600 children play in a youth baseball league called League 42, which is named after Robinson' s uniform number with the Brooklyn Dodgers, with whom he broke the major leagues' color barrier in 1947. Fire crews found burned remnants of the statue Tuesday while responding to a trash can fire at another park about 7 miles (11.27 kilometers) away. A truck believed to be used in the theft previously was found abandoned, and police said the theft was captured on surveillance video. Bob Lutz, executive director of the Little League nonprofit that commissioned the sculpture, said the money raised also could enhance some of its programming and facilities. In April, the group opened the Leslie Rudd Learning Center, which includes an indoor baseball facility and a learning lab. “We’re not just baseball,” Lutz said. “We have after school education, enrichment and tutoring.” One of the largest donations is a $10,000 pledge from an anonymous former Major League Baseball player who won a World Series. Wichita police Chief Joe Sullivan, who announced the donation over the weekend, has urged anyone involved in the theft to surrender and vowed that arrests were imminent. “The community, along with the business community and the nation as a whole, have demonstrated an incredible outpouring of support,” Sullivan said in a statement Wednesday. “This effort highlights the kindness of the people and their determination to rebuild what was taken away from our community.” Lutz, whose friend, the artist John Parsons, made the statue before his death, said the mold is still viable and anticipated that a replacement can be erected within a matter of months. “We value what it represents,” he said. “It’s important that our 600 kids understand what it represents. And, we make every effort to educate our kids about the role that Jackie Robinson played in life and civil rights, his life beyond sports. He’s the absolute best role model you could imagine.” League 42 drew attention to Robinson's birthday Wednesday in a Facebook post, noting that "his legacy will hold up forever" and asking for donations. Robinson played for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues before joining the Brooklyn Dodgers, paving the way for generations of Black American ballplayers. He's considered not only a sports legend but also a civil rights icon. Robinson died in 1972. Lutz said that the league appeals to “all kids, but especially to kids of color" and that the connection to Robinson resonated. “We can’t imagine, being named League 42 without a Jackie Robinson statue in our park," he said. "It was a no-brainer when we went about trying to name our league. And the name League 42 came up. It was like lightning and struck. We knew we had our name.” Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.	https://www.wsoctv.com/sports/donations-pour/EIYIBQGNVMGFY4HU7WLOMZE3L4/	2024-01-31T22:57:52Z
Manchester United XI vs Wolves: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup, injury latest Manchester United should have Marcus Rashford back for their trip to face Wolves in the Premier League on Thursday night. The England striker was dumped from the Man Utd squad that beat Newport in the FA Cup at the weekend, having missed training through illness after a well-publicised night out in Belfast. Rashford, 26, was spotted returning to Carrington on Monday after United boss Erik ten Hag vowed to deal with the situation as an "internal matter". On Monday night, the club released a statement revealing that Rashford had "taken responsibility for his actions" with the matter resolved, with Ten Hag echoing that sentiment at his pre-Wolves press conference on Wednesday. Antony replaced the United academy product in south Wales and scored the winning goal, meaning that Rashford has a battle on his hands to start ahead of the Brazilian or Alejandro Garnacho at Molineux. Elsewhere, Luke Shaw, Harry Maguire and Casemiro all returned to the pitch last time out but Mason Mount, Anthony Martial, Victor Lindelof and Tyrell Malacia are still missing. Aaron Wan-Bissaka is a doubt after sitting out the Newport trip, while Andre Onana will be back in goal after his disastrous Africa Cup of Nations campaign with Cameroon ended. However, Sofyan Amrabat is unlikely to be back in time after pre-tournament favourites Morocco fell in the AFCON last 16 on Tuesday evening. Predicted Man Utd XI (4-2-3-1): Onana; Dalot, Varane, Martinez, Shaw; Mainoo, Casemiro; Antony, Fernandes, Garnacho; Hojlund Injuries: Martial, Lindelof, Mount, Malacia Doubt: Wan-Bissaka Unavailable: Amrabat Time and date: 8:15pm GMT on Thursday February 1, 2024 TV channel: TNT Sports 1 Venue: Molineux	https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/manchester-united-xi-vs-wolves-163838206.html	2024-01-31T22:57:53Z
Stocks were choppy Tuesday as traders awaited earnings due after the closing bell from Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL) and Microsoft (MSFT), and also looked ahead to tomorrow's interest rate announcement from the Federal Reserve. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.4% to 38,467, while the broader S&P 500 fell less than 0.1% to 4,924. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite declined 0.8% to 15,509. In economic news, consumer confidence soared to a two-year high to kick off 2024, helped by easing inflation and strong growth. The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index rose to 114.8 in January, up from a revised 108.0 in December. That's the highest reading since the end of 2021, and the third straight monthly increase, the Conference Board said. "January's increase in consumer confidence likely reflected slower inflation, anticipation of lower interest rates ahead and generally favorable employment conditions as companies continue to hoard labor," said Dana Peterson, chief economist at The Conference Board, in a press release. Oliver Allen, senior U.S. economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said the data can be summed up in one line: "consumers show little sign of tiring." Rising stocks and falling gas prices "probably explain much of the recent rise in consumer sentiment," Allen notes. "But the trend in sentiment is presumably also being boosted by the sustained sharp fall in inflation and the recent drop in mortgage rates," the economist adds. "Both likely will continue." Elsewhere on theeconomic calendar a measure of U.S. home prices rose for a 10th consecutive month to hit a record high in November. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city house price index rose 0.1% in November vs the prior month. Home prices rose despite high mortgage rates because of lower listings. Tech earnings, Fed on tap Markets have plenty to digest after Tuesday's bell, as well as in the sessions ahead. Earnings from Magnificent 7 stocks start tonight with Microsoft and Alphabet. By late Thursday, five mega-cap tech sector and communications services stocks with a combined market value of more than $10 trillion will have reported results. This deluge of potentially market-moving tech earnings coincides with the next Fed meeting. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged at a 22-year high when it wraps up Wednesday afternoon. What market participants really care about is the timing of the Fed's first quarter-point rate cut. Fed Chief Jerome Powell is expected to push back on expectations for a March cut. "This week's Fed meeting is likely to be a snoozer," says Lauren Goodwin, economist and chief market strategist at New York Life Investments. SLB slides on Saudi oil cap General Motors (GM), JetBlue (JBLU) and United Parcel Service (UPS) were stocks that found themselves in focus today after reporting earnings. SLB (SLB) didn't post earnings, but it too found itself in focus, and for unfortunate reasons. Shares in the oilfield services giant fell more than 10% at one point during the session after Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil company moved to lower its maximum capacity target, sparking concerns about global demand. SLB pared its loss for the day but is still off more than 13% over the past 52 weeks on concerns about global energy demand. Peers Baker Hughes (BKR) and Halliburton (HAL) also slumped Tuesday. Related content - Best Dividend Stocks for Dependable Dividend Growth - World's Most Valuable Company: Apple and Microsoft Battle for Top Spot - All 30 Dow Jones Stocks Ranked: The Pros Weigh In The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.	https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/stock-market-today:-markets-mark-time-ahead-of-tech-earnings-fed	2024-01-31T22:57:54Z
Laws on abortion are out of step with public opinion. One Republican legislator in Tennessee is working to establish exceptions to his state's strict abortion laws, but he faces a tough battle. Copyright 2024 NPR Laws on abortion are out of step with public opinion. One Republican legislator in Tennessee is working to establish exceptions to his state's strict abortion laws, but he faces a tough battle. Copyright 2024 NPR	https://www.kbbi.org/2024-01-31/a-tennessee-lawmaker-helped-pass-a-strict-abortion-law-hes-now-trying-to-loosen-it	2024-01-31T22:57:54Z
A look from Maui six months after devastating wildfires By Debbie Elliott Published January 31, 2024 at 2:39 PM PST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 5:06 As we approach the six-month anniversary of the Maui fires, we look at the biggest issues that people on the island are still facing. Copyright 2024 NPR	https://www.spokanepublicradio.org/2024-01-31/a-look-from-maui-six-months-after-devastating-wildfires	2024-01-31T22:57:55Z
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Democratic state Rep. Lindsey Burke of Lexington filed a trio of bills Wednesday to support abortion access and maternal mental health care. The bills would repeal basically all abortion restrictions implemented in Kentucky since 2015, formalize protections for people who seek abortion out-of-state, and give resources to families about maternal and postpartum depression. The three proposals House Bill 428, dubbed the “North Star bill,” would repeal the state’s near-total abortion ban as well as other restrictions on abortion the Kentucky Legislature has passed since 2015. House Bill 429, nicknamed the “shield bill,” would provide a range of legal protections when a Kentuckian seeks an abortion in a state where that’s still legal. Among other things, the proposal would: - Protect anyone involved in arranging for or obtaining the abortion, including health care providers, from civil or criminal liability in Kentucky. - Shield medical records and other documents related to the abortion from disclosure for the purpose of “investigating, tracking or attempting to identify” anyone involved. - Prohibit public agencies from enforcing policies that may impede or retaliate against someone traveling across state lines to get a legal abortion or anyone who assists that person. - Allow people to file a civil lawsuit for damages if the protections they’re granted under this bill are violated. “It's not fair that someone should be forced into a horrible situation, make an impossible decision, and then have to live with the fear of being criminalized, attacked, doxxed … for the rest of their lives,” Burke said at a news conference Wednesday. “And the shield bill is how we can protect other Kentuckians.” Burke said the federal HIPAA law already provides a lot of protections for patient records, but she sees her proposal as a bid to formalize such rights and to give people a new avenue for a lawsuit if their records are wrongfully accessed. She added that the shield bill isn’t based on template legislation, and that it’s “unique to Kentucky.” Burke also indicated the bill is, in part, a direct response to when former Attorney General Daniel Cameron and other Republican attorneys general publicly argued they should be able to access medical data for residents who get abortions in other states. The final proposal Burke introduced Wednesday is House Bill 430. It would require Kentucky’s Health Access Nurturing Development Services program, or HANDS, to give participating families information on maternal and postpartum depression. The Kentucky Legislature’s Republican supermajority won’t vote to repeal the anti-abortion laws it passed in prior years. And Burke’s shield bill is a long shot. But HB 430 could garner bipartisan momentum. A priority proposal for the GOP-led House, known as House Bill 10 or the “Momnibus bill,” also aims to improve maternal health care and would expand other aspects of the HANDS program. Burke shares her difficult journey to motherhood to underscore need for these bills When Burke announced the new legislation Wednesday, she spoke about her own experiences to emphasize the complexities of pregnancy and why she’s working for more access to reproductive health care, including abortion. “I want to start today by sharing a very, very personal set of stories,” she said as she stood alongside other women, in front of a row of TV cameras. “Normally at a press conference like this, we would bring in individuals from the community to tell their stories. But as a legislator who is working on these issues, I think it's important for me to be transparent with the world.” Burke said she was raped as a teenager. “Fortunately, I was infertile and that rape did not lead to a child. But I wonder what would have happened if that had been my story,” she said. Burke went on to describe the hardships she experienced with her husband, more than a decade later, as they pursued parenthood through a series of fertility treatments — medical care they took out a loan of over $50,000 to afford. Burke said they saw a specialist in Cincinnati because Kentucky has limited access to doctors capable of providing such services, even in Lexington, where she lives. She described experiencing a missed miscarriage in 2020, when her body physically did not recognize she had lost her pregnancy. To treat that condition, she underwent a surgical procedure that’s also used for abortions. When she later became pregnant with twins, Burke described the horror of learning that one of her children had fatal fetal anomalies. “Any one of them was like a one in 100,000 chance,” she said. “But unfortunately, my baby had three. That’s like [a] ‘one-in-10-million’ type chance, a perfect embryo that developed wrongly.” She and her husband made the hard choice to go out-of-state for a “selective reduction” abortion in order to protect the life of their other child. “I loved all three of those children, and I still do,” she said Wednesday. “So when we talk about reproductive health care access in Kentucky, this is a more critical issue than people realize,” Burke said. “This is about women and people who want to be mothers, who desperately want to experience being a parent, who don't have access to the care that they need. … “We have eliminated access that used to exist, and we didn't have enough to start with. And then we cut it down to nothing. This must be fixed.”	https://www.lpm.org/news/2024-01-31/ky-bill-would-repeal-abortion-bans-protect-people-seeking-care-out-of-state	2024-01-31T22:57:55Z
(CNBC) AMD reported fourth-quarter earnings Tuesday that were in line with analyst expectations. And while the semiconductor company’s revenue beat estimates, AMD offered a first-quarter forecast that fell short of expectations. AMD stock slid more than 6% in extended trading, even after the company gave a positive update on how quickly its new AI chips are selling. AMD shares fall as first-quarter forecast comes in light This entry was posted in Syndicated. Bookmark the permalink.	https://www.hedgeco.net/news/01/2024/amd-shares-fall-as-first-quarter-forecast-comes-in-light.html	2024-01-31T22:57:55Z
Universal Music Group (UMG), the world’s leading music company, has issued a strong warning to TikTok, threatening to terminate their licensing agreement unless a new deal addressing artist and songwriter compensation is reached. This move has sent shockwaves through the music industry, with UMG representing some of the biggest names in the business, including Taylor Swift, BTS, Drake, Ariana Grande, and Justin Bieber. On the other side of the ring, TikTok boasts over 1 billion active users, making it a powerful platform for artists to reach a massive audience. UMG’s open letter to TikTok highlighted three key concerns that have hindered the negotiations for renewal. Firstly, there is a pressing issue of inadequate compensation for artists and songwriters whose works are featured on the platform. This has long been a point of contention among musicians, as streaming platforms have been criticized for offering low royalty rates. UMG is demanding fair compensation for the use of their artists’ music on TikTok. Secondly, UMG expressed apprehension about the potential risks arising from the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in music creation on TikTok. AI has been gaining ground in the creative field, and concerns have been raised about copyright infringement and the originality of AI-generated music. UMG wants safeguards in place to protect the rights of artists and prevent any misuse of AI technology. Finally, UMG emphasized the crucial need for online safety for TikTok users. The platform has faced numerous challenges related to copyright infringement and content moderation, leading to concerns about the protection of intellectual property and the well-being of users. UMG accuses TikTok of failing to address these concerns adequately and devalues the music proposing a deal of significantly lower value than the previous licensing agreement. This clash between UMG and TikTok has wider implications, particularly for up-and-coming artists who rely heavily on the platform for exposure and career breakthroughs. While TikTok has defended its position, arguing that it provides vital support to artists offering a free promotional and discovery vehicle to a massive user base, it has not directly addressed UMG’s allegations of lower compensation rates or the concerns surrounding AI-generated music. This dispute raises essential questions about the fair treatment of artists and songwriters on social media platforms and the role of AI in the music industry. As the discussions between UMG and TikTok continue, the outcome will not only shape the relationship between the two companies but also influence the future of music distribution and artist compensation in the digital age. FAQ: Q: Why is UMG threatening to end its licensing agreement with TikTok? A: UMG is concerned about inadequate compensation for their artists and songwriters, as well as risks associated with the use of AI in music creation and the online safety of TikTok users. Q: How does this dispute impact artists? A: Up-and-coming artists heavily rely on TikTok for exposure and career breakthroughs, so the outcome of this dispute will affect their ability to reach a wide audience and receive fair compensation. Q: What is the role of AI in this dispute? A: UMG has expressed concerns about the potential risks and copyright issues associated with the use of AI in music creation on TikTok. Q: What are the wider implications of this clash? A: The dispute raises questions about the fair treatment of artists on social media platforms and the future of music distribution and artist compensation in the digital age. Sources: – Universal Music Group – TikTok	https://www.showtimecy.com/en/news/umg-and-tiktok-clash-over-compensation-implications-for-artists-and-ai-in-the-music-industry/	2024-01-31T22:57:55Z
NHL players Carter Hart of the Philadelphia Flyers, Michael McLeod and Cal Foote of the New Jersey Devils and Dillon Dube of the Calgary Flames have been charged with sexual assault in connection with an alleged assault by several members of Canada's 2018 world junior team. Attorneys representing Hart, McLeod, Foote and Dube said Tuesday that each player has been charged with sexual assault by police in London, Ontario. They denied any wrongdoing on behalf of their clients. Hart's lawyers, Megan Savard and Riaz Sayani, said their client is facing one count of sexual assault, adding, "He is innocent and will provide a full response to this false accusation in the proper forum, a court of law." Legal teams representing McLeod and Dube said the players would be pleading not guilty. "(We) will vigorously defend the case," McLeod's attorneys, David Humphrey and Seth Weinstein, said in a statement. "We ask that the public respect Mr. McLeod's privacy, and his family's privacy. Because the matter is now before the court, we will not comment further at this time." Dube's lawyers, Louis Strezos and Kayleigh Davidson, said their client "maintains his innocence (and) will defend the allegations in court." Foote's lawyer, Julianna Greenspan, said her client was "innocent of the charge and will defend himself against this allegation to clear his name." "What is most critical at this time is the presumption of innocence, and the right to a fair trial that everyone in Canada is entitled to," Greenspan said in a statement emailed to The Associated Press. "As the matter is before the court, I ask that Cal's and his family's privacy be respected." A Devils spokesperson said the organization is aware of the reports and have been told to refer all inquiries to the league. A Flyers spokesman echoed a similar sentiment, saying the team "will respond appropriately to this very serious matter when the outcomes of the investigations are made public." "We have now become aware of the charge of sexual assault that has been laid against Dillon Dube," the Flames said in a statement. "We take this matter very seriously. Because the matter is now pending legal proceedings, we will have no further comment at this time." The NHL was not expected to address the situation Tuesday. Commissioner Gary Bettman is set to speak at the league's upcoming All-Star Weekend. The latest developments in the case come two days after former NHL player Alex Formenton surrendered to police to face charges. Attorney Daniel Brown said Formenton is innocent "and asks that people not rush to judgment without hearing all of the evidence." All five players have taken leave from their current clubs over the past 10 days. Their agents have not spoken publicly since. London police have scheduled a news conference for Monday to address the situation. A spokesperson for police told the AP by email no updates on the investigation will be provided before the news conference. Investigation followed a settlement in a lawsuit London police launched their investigation in 2022 after it was disclosed that Hockey Canada had settled a lawsuit with a woman who said she was sexually assaulted by eight members of that gold medal-winning team after a Hockey Canada Foundation fundraising gala. London is approximately halfway between Toronto and Detroit. According to court documents, the woman, then 20, alleged that a man, identified only as "John Doe #1," took her from a bar to a hotel room and invited seven other people into the room to perform undisclosed sexual acts, intimidating her and preventing her from leaving. The woman said in the lawsuit the men directed her to take a shower and asked her to say on video that she was sober. The woman sought $3.55 million in damages and dropped the lawsuit after reaching a settlement with Hockey Canada. The NHL has also been investigating The NHL opened its own investigation in 2022 and has pledged to make those findings public. Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly last week said the league would issue a statement if and when it is appropriate. The Flyers said Hart requested and was granted a leave of absence for personal reasons. General manager Daniel Briere declined to provide details when asked follow-up questions related to the 25-year-old No. 1 goaltender's departure. The Devils did not give a reason when announcing McLeod and Foote were granted indefinite leaves of absence. McLeod, who turns 26 on Saturday, is in the middle of his fourth full season with the team, while Foote — son of former NHL player Adam Foote — has spent much of this season in the American Hockey League and appeared in four games for New Jersey. The Flames said Dube was on indefinite leave to tend to his mental health. As part of their statement Tuesday, they said they "had no knowledge of pending charges at the time Dillon's request for a leave of absence was granted." The 25-year-old Dube has played for Calgary since 2018. Copyright 2024 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.	https://www.nhpr.org/2024-01-31/4-nhl-players-charged-with-sexual-assault-in-a-2018-case-in-canada-their-lawyers-say	2024-01-31T22:57:56Z
You can place bets on pop start Taylor Swift for this year’s Super Bowl LVIII between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers. Bettors can bet on everything from the winner of the game, to attendance numbers, to hundreds of other bets, including ones that have nothing to do with the game itself. Think, what song will Usher perform first during the halftime show? What color will the Gatorade be that’s dumped on the winning team? Yes, you can even bet on the coin toss, and who might be shown on camera first during the national anthem. This year, sports betting companies are adding Taylor Swift prop bets to the mix. SEE MORE: 'Swiftonomics': How the NFL, Kansas City have cashed in on Kelce-Swift For example, BetUS is offering a number of Swift-related bets, including how many times she might be shown on camera during the national anthem, and whether or not Swift and Travis Kelce will appear in a Super Bowl commercial together. One bet you can wager on involves whether or not Kelce will propose to Swift at the game. Currently, 38 states and D.C. allow sports betting, according to the American Gaming Association. But not all states allow you to bet on things that don’t involve the actual football game. @scrippsnews From touchdowns to Taylor 🏈 Sports betting apps are offering prop bets on more than just the winner of #SuperBowl LVIII this year. Here are some of the things you can bet on. #sports #TaylorSwift ♬ original sound - Scripps News Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com	https://www.tmj4.com/bet-on-taylor-swift-unique-prop-bets-offered-for-super-bowl-lviii	2024-01-31T22:57:56Z
American providers of critical infrastructure services still aren’t spending enough to protect their operational technology (OT) systems, says the head of a company that protects industrial internet-connected systems. Some firms have acted, Robert Lee, CEO of Dragos Inc., told reporters during a webinar Tuesday. But he estimates less than five per cent of the world’s infrastructure has invested in OT visibility. “We simply haven’t turned on the lights in the house to see what’s happening.” One electricity provider told him it spends US$100 million a year on IT security, and just US$5 million on OT security, he said. That’s understandable, he quickly added, because for years, boards and CEOs of firms with internet-connected industrial systems focused cybersecurity on enterprise IT networks, not realizing that didn’t include the OT side. OT cybersecurity is unique because factory and industrial network communications and protocols can be different than on IT networks, so IT security solutions can’t merely be copied, Lee said. What worries him is the possibility that more attack frameworks like Pipedream, which Dragos and U.S. cyber authorities discovered in 2022 and is attributed to a foreign government, may soon be within reach of threat actors with fewer resources than a nation-state. Pipedream, which was found on a U.S. firm’s network, can manipulate a wide variety of programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and other industrial equipment, is highly scalable, reusable, and can cause damage in [almost] any OT system, Lee said. Once deployed, there’s no way to stop it, he added. Pipedream isn’t like a vulnerability that can be patched. “What concerns me is other countries are working on very similar capabilities,” said Lee, “and these capabilities will start proliferating to criminals.” An example is the discovery earlier this year by Microsoft of a China-based group dubbed Volt Typhoon targeting critical infrastructure organizations — including communications providers, utilities, manufacturers, IT firms, and government departments — in Guam and the U.S. mainland. This week, Reuters said the U.S. struck back at the IT infrastructure supporting Volt Typhoon. Lee said Dragos has been watching Volt Typhoon for a while. “They consistently chose industrial targets and play the ‘low and slow game,’ where they get in and wait for the malware to be used when they want,” Lee said. “We consistently see this as a pattern across the world, where adversaries want to have access to the operational technology portion of the critical infrastructure to be able to leverage it at the time and place of their choosing.” What makes this kind of threat damaging is the fact that OT networks have moved from being customized for each environment to being automated and commoditized. That leaves them open to attacks whose damage can spread from merely one company to an entire industrial sector or geographic region, he said. “For most companies in the United States that operate industrial infrastructure, the current reality is that growing complexity in automation means we are losing expertise in companies on the [OT] systems as a whole,” Lee said. “We may just really understand [OT] subsystems. We may need to call in vendors and integrators and contractors and a bunch of other people to understand these systems of systems. What that means is something that can happen — the network can go down, the system can go down, physical destruction can take place, or a plant can go down — and we wouldn’t know why. That ability to do root cause analysis is only possible with a lot of preparation ahead of time.” There has been recent progress in awareness, Lee admitted, particularly because the U.S. government is working more closely with industry, and publicizing the problem through Presidential executive orders and reports on Pipedream and Volt Typhoon. “We are seeing win after win when governments do their part to use their unique capabilities and collaborate with the private sector, so we can use our [capabilities],” he said. “If we can respect the fact OT is different from IT, we can elevate the discussion so executives and policy makers around the world can understand that reality, and how much we’ve under-invested” in identifying and responding to OT threats, he said. With that understanding, “we can pull [together] a really powerful, really exciting group of asset owners and operators who give a damn about national security and local security” and, with experts in the private sector and government, “make it extremely costly and painful for adversaries to find success. That is what winning looks like, and it is absolutely doable,” “But quite frankly,” he added, “we have a lot of ground to cover.” The public has to understand why utilities and manufacturers are spending on OT security, Lee said. “The less [time] we’re debating on if we should do something, and the more [time spent] on executing on what we know right looks like, the better we’ll be.” Separately, Kaspersky issued threat predictions for this year for the industrial control and OT sectors. These include: — ransomware will remain the No. 1 scourge of industrial enterprises in 2024; — attacks on logistics and transport companies may become targeted not at the IT infrastructure supporting operations, but the vehicles themselves; — politically motivated hacktivism along geopolitical fault lines will grow sharper teeth and have more destructive consequences; — widespread use of “offensive cybersecurity” by companies and cybersecurity firms for gathering cyberthreat intelligence will have both positive and negative consequences; — The ongoing and rapid automation and digitization of logistics and transport will lead to greater intertwining of cyber- and traditional crime, particularly in long-established criminal fields such as the theft of cars, maritime piracy and logistics fraud.	https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/industrial-firms-must-pay-more-attention-to-ot-cybersecurity-says-vendor/557756	2024-01-31T22:57:56Z
Savannah Chrisley Reveals She Saw Jason Tartick and Kaitlyn Bristowe’s Split Coming Before Breakup Savannah Chrisley revealed she saw Jason Tartick and Kaitlyn Bristowe‘s split coming months before the pair called off their engagement and broke up in August 2023. Jason, 35, was a guest on Savannah’s “Unlocked” podcast on Tuesday, January 30, when the Chrisley Knows Best alum, 26, broke the news to him. “She came on my podcast in March, and I just knew from how she was talking. I was like, ‘This is not going anywhere. This is going to end,'” Savannah told Jason about Kaitlyn, 37. Jason responded, “I’ve heard there were a lot of conversations I wasn’t aware of before the breakup that were similar to that.” He revealed that Kaitlyn broke up with him privately in July 2023 before the pair revealed their split in a joint announcement and that he too “kind of” saw it ahead of time. “I knew it was coming, but I was avoiding it,” he confessed. The Buffalo, New York, native claimed that problems arose after his May 2021 proposal. “I think right when we got engaged, a lot of outside things entered into our life and I think as a result of that, resentment was built and it wasn’t worked through,” Jason recalled. “If I look at myself running from [conflict], also knowing that she was truly falling out of love. I went into security protection mode as opposed to trying to salvage, I was like, ‘Gotta make myself feel safe,’ if that makes sense,” he explained. Savannah praised the former couple about how they handled the public split. “Kaitlyn was on my podcast. It was great. She was awesome. I have so much respect for the two of y’all and how you handled your breakup,” she told Jason. “I feel like it’s been very adult. And I don’t think it’s been, at least in the public eye, I don’t think it’s been messy.” Jason said her take was “interesting,” as there have been some bumpy post-split moments between him and Kaitlyn. The former Bachelorette contestant additionally revealed in his upcoming book, Talk Money to Me: The 8 Essential Financial Questions to Discuss With Your Partner, that issues involving finances also plagued him and Kaitlyn. Prior to June 2019, before we moved in together, my ex and I never had a candid conversation about money. I never told her the important numbers that defined my financial health, and she didn’t tell me hers. Hell, I didn’t even ask,” Jason wrote in a excerpt shared by People. Another bump in the breakup road came after Jason shared a heartbreaking video moving out of her home which included their golden retrievers Ramen and Pinot looking on forlornly, Kaitlyn proceeded to accuse him of “not protecting” her from haters by posting such a sad moment. Jason said at the time that the move “physically and mentally sucks.” “We talked about protecting each other through it because, of course, when you go through breakups you want to have your side and someone to have their side,” Kaitlyn said during the September 19, 2023, episode of her “Off the Vine” podcast. “To justify it and say all these things. We really agreed on protecting each other.” “When he was, kind of, leaning into that sad — I was like, ‘Bro,’” she continued. “It didn’t protect me because it made me look like I was taking the dogs away from him.” The former Bachelorette said it made her “really sad” that Jason posted the video as they had been making their dogs a “priority” after announcing their split in August. The former couple told fans, “Our dogs Ramen and Pinot will continue to be cared for together as brothers. While their humans are no longer romantically involved, we will love and take care of them together.”	https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/savannah-chrisley-saw-jason-tartick-kaitlyn-bristowes-split/	2024-01-31T22:57:56Z
BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 1. Houthis from the Yemeni rebel movement Ansar Allah launched a missile attack on an American merchant ship heading to Israel, the movement spokesman Yahya Sariya, Trend reports. According to him, the Houthis recorded a direct hit on the ship. He also said that the strike occurred several hours after the attack on the US destroyer Grevely in the Red Sea.	https://en.trend.az/world/3855909.html	2024-01-31T22:57:56Z
Chiefs coach Andy Reid defended the team’s use of a hip injury for Kadarius Toney on last week’s practice report. Reid was asked about it in light of a profane audio recording on Toney’s social media site that said Toney was “not hurt” and accusing the team of mismanaging injury reports. The Chiefs did not practice Wednesday, but they were required to release a practice report, and notably, Toney’s hip injury was off the report. He remained on it with “not injury related/personal” and estimated as a full participant. It is unclear whether that is related to the birth of his daughter last week. Toney was on the report with hip/personal leading up the AFC Championship Game, and the Chiefs ruled him out the day before the game. He was a full participant in last Wednesday’s practice and limited Thursday and Friday and originally received a questionable designation. “Yeah, well, obviously he’s been on the injury report,” Reid said Monday in response to questions about Toney’s audio message. “So that part, that’s not made up by any means. But he’s been working through some things and he’ll be back out there.” Toney, whom the Chiefs acquired in 2022, has missed six consecutive games. He has played only one game since lining up offside on the memorable catch-and-lateral from tight end Travis Kelce that would have become a potential game-winning touchdown. In the last game he has appeared, Toney had a glaring drop that became an interception by the Patriots in Week 15. During the regular season, Toney made 27 catches for 169 yards. He made seven catches for 50 yards and a touchdown in three postseason games in 2022, with his score a 5-yarder in the Super Bowl.	https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/kadarius-toneys-hip-injury-off-practice-report-but-he-remains-on-report-with-personal	2024-01-31T22:57:58Z
LAS VEGAS — (AP) — Fans have been wondering for days whether Taylor Swift will make it to the Super Bowl next week to cheer on boyfriend Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs and, if so, how many times she'll show up on TV during the game. They can speculate all they want, but they won't be able to bet on it legally in the United States. Those types of wagers can be made offshore with sportsbooks such as BetUS, which is based in Costa Rica, and potentially in the Canadian province of Ontario. BetMGM public relations manager John Ewing said he was waiting for word from Canadian authorities there if such bets will be OK. But in the U.S., where betting laws vary from state to state, the general rule is that wagering is limited to what happens on the field. A handful of states allow bets to be placed on the color of Gatorade dumped on the winning coach — red or pink is this year's plus-260 favorite at FanDuel Sportsbook — but even that type of wager is not allowed in Las Vegas. Las Vegas, the longtime epicenter of sports betting in the U.S., has some of the strictest rules regarding the kinds of wagers made. Swift's romance with Kelce became one of the prominent stories this NFL season and she has attended several Chiefs games, including their victory in the AFC championship game at Baltimore on Sunday, where she joined the team for its on-field celebration and greeted Kelce with a kiss. Since she's performing in Japan the weekend of the Super Bowl, fans began wondering whether she'll make it to Las Vegas to watch Kelce and Kansas City face the San Francisco 49ers. It seems only natural they would be able to put money on it in Vegas. As a matter of principle, though, Ewing said it makes sense not to allow bets on things apart from the on-field action, such as the length of the national anthem. "We don’t want any subjectivity in a prop (bet),” Ewing said. “We want it to be either it won or it didn’t win or went over or went under, and that’s the concern for regulators as well. That’s why typically we stick to if it’s in the box score, it can be posted." Caesars Sportsbook assistant trading director Adam Pullen’s position is the more bets, the merrier. “We’ve come a long way, but some stuff like we’re talking about here (about Swift) or betting on elections, there still might be a few years before we get to that point,” Pullen said. “But I like anything that drives action and gets people to bet. But we’re dependent on what the regulators in each particular state has to say.” ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.	https://www.wsoctv.com/sports/us-sportsbooks-wont/ZW5TNO4O45MH5OSUCBD2EHN66A/	2024-01-31T22:57:59Z
This article was automatically generated by MarketWatch using technology from Automated Insights. International stocks trading in New York closed lower on Wednesday, as the S&P/BNY Mellon index of American depositary receipts fell 0.6% to 166.52. The European index dropped 0.5% to 163.00. The Asian index declined 0.7% to 189.52. The Latin American index fell 0.3% to 216.88, while the emerging-markets index fell 1.0% to 305.00. Evaxion Biotech, based in Denmark, posted the largest decline, with a plummet 32% to $3.93, followed by shares of China's Tarena International, which tumbled 12% to 93 cents. Shares of China-based Yiren Digital fell 11% to $4.30. Japan's Earlyworks was the biggest leader during the session, and soared 55% to 59 cents, and Ireland-based Trinity Biotech rocketed 36% to 59 cents. Kuke Music Holding, which is based in China, rounded out the top three leaders on Wednesday, with shares that surged 18% to $1.19. Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. (END) Dow Jones Newswires 01-31-24 1711ET	https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/EVAXION-BIOTECH-A-S-118683095/news/ADRs-Slump-Evaxion-Biotech-A-S-Declines-32-45857089/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20240131	2024-01-31T22:57:59Z
Moises Caicedo fails Liverpool test as soft Chelsea midfield swept aside by heavy metal Liverpool After Chelsea's 4-1 defeat to Liverpool, Mauricio Pochettino was furious with referee Paul Tierney, but he might need to save some of that anger for the dressing room. The Argentine was frustrated as Chelsea had two marginal penalty shouts waved away, while one was given for Liverpool. Pochettino may also have felt some of his players got harsh bookings. But, in truth, Chelsea were second best and well beaten by a team capable of becoming champions. Liverpool showed there is a chasm of quality between them and Chelsea at Anfield in a deserved victory. With no transfers expected on deadline day, the question of how Chelsea move forward will be one for Pochettino, with a Carabao Cup final to come against Liverpool next month. A MOMENT HE WILL 𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 FORGET 😱 Liverpool academy graduate Conor Bradley scores a screamer at Anfield to double their lead against Chelsea 🙌 pic.twitter.com/4JJDLPLE13— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) January 31, 2024 Caicedo unable to prove a point One of the main talking points from Chelsea's perspective ahead of the match was whether Moises Caicedo could step up and make Liverpool regret missing out on him last summer. Unfortunately, he could not. Jurgen Klopp's heavy metal football left Chelsea's midfield, which Caicedo was supposed to bring steel to, looking soft. In fairness, his harsh early booking didn't help, nor did Enzo Fernandez's deserved yellow card moments later. Conor Gallagher was substituted at half-time and the back four were mostly woeful. Thiago Silva and Benoit Badiashile have not played well together this season and looked vulnerable. Nkunku shows what Chelsea miss The £52million signing from RB Leipzig made just his fifth appearance, coming on as a half-time substitute, and offered a rare bright spark on a dismal night. Christopher Nkunku's every touch was purposeful, sharp and confident. His physical strength enabled him to hold up the ball better than Cole Palmer, who started the match as a false nine. He could have also won a penalty shortly after his goal. It is fair to say Nkunku's injury problems have cost Chelsea points this season. Unable to spoil the party Ten years ago, Chelsea refused to be 'clowns at the circus' as Jose Mourinho's side won 2-0 at Anfield to deliver a title blow. A decade on, they were cruelly dominated by the superior side and unable to disturb Jurgen Klopp's title chase as Liverpool restored their five-point advantage at the top of the table. It could have been worse, as the hosts hit the woodwork four times and missed a penalty. In the build up, Chelsea were the sideshow at Klopp's prolonged leaving party. They were unable to do anything more than complain about refereeing decisions as Liverpool remained clear of Manchester City and Arsenal, and moved 20 points ahead of Chelsea.	https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/moises-caicedo-fails-liverpool-test-224218418.html	2024-01-31T22:58:00Z
Southern Gaza has seen the heaviest fighting over the past few weeks. But bombing has restarted in the north and the humanitarian situation has worsened there. Copyright 2024 NPR Southern Gaza has seen the heaviest fighting over the past few weeks. But bombing has restarted in the north and the humanitarian situation has worsened there. Copyright 2024 NPR	https://www.kbbi.org/2024-01-31/as-israel-resumes-bombing-in-the-north-thousands-of-gazans-face-desperate-conditions	2024-01-31T22:58:01Z
Laws on abortion are out of step with public opinion. One Republican legislator in Tennessee is working to establish exceptions to his state's strict abortion laws, but he faces a tough battle. Copyright 2024 NPR Laws on abortion are out of step with public opinion. One Republican legislator in Tennessee is working to establish exceptions to his state's strict abortion laws, but he faces a tough battle. Copyright 2024 NPR	https://www.spokanepublicradio.org/2024-01-31/a-tennessee-lawmaker-helped-pass-a-strict-abortion-law-hes-now-trying-to-loosen-it	2024-01-31T22:58:01Z
(CNBC) A Delaware judge on Tuesday voided the $56 billion pay package of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, ruling that the company’s board of directors failed to prove “that the compensation plan was fair” or show much evidence that they had even negotiated with him. Tesla’s share price slid about 3% in after-hours trading. Elon Musk’s $56 billion Tesla compensation voided by judge, shares slide This entry was posted in Syndicated. Bookmark the permalink.	https://www.hedgeco.net/news/01/2024/elon-musks-56-billion-tesla-compensation-voided-by-judge-shares-slide.html	2024-01-31T22:58:01Z
MIAMI — A federal judge has dismissed the Walt Disney Company's lawsuit against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Disney sued after DeSantis and state lawmakers removed its self-governing status in 2023. Backed by Republican lawmakers, DeSantis dissolved a special district near Orlando that for more than fifty years had governed Walt Disney World. He acted after Disney's CEO opposed a law limiting how sex orientation and gender identity can be discussed in the schools. The Parental Rights in Education Act was labeled "Don't Say Gay" by opponents. At DeSantis' request, Florida's GOP-controlled legislature created a new special district, the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District, controlled by the Republican Governor's appointees. Disney sued in federal court, saying DeSantis was retaliating against the company, punishing it for exercising its First Amendment right to freedom of speech. Disney also canceled plans for a $1 billion campus in Florida. In a 17-page order, U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor dismissed the case, saying Disney lacks standing to sue the governor. The judge also said while Disney could sue the new DeSantis-appointed board, it hadn't shown evidence that actions by the new board had harmed the company. In addition, Winsor said the law prohibits plaintiffs from bringing a free speech challenge to constitutionally enacted laws. A DeSantis spokesman hailed the decision saying, "the Corporate Kingdom is over. The days of Disney controlling its own government and being placed above the law are long gone. Disney is still just one of many corporations in the state and they do not have a right to their own special government." Disney says it will "press forward with its case." In a statement after the ruling, a company spokesperson said, "If left unchallenged, this would set a dangerous precedent and give license to states to weaponize their official powers to punish the expression of political viewpoints they disagree with." Disney and the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District board are also embroiled in lawsuits in state court. Copyright 2024 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.	https://www.nhpr.org/2024-01-31/a-federal-judge-dismisses-disneys-lawsuit-against-florida-gov-ron-desantis	2024-01-31T22:58:02Z
If you’ve got some old Mason jars around the house (or really any glass jar), you might be wondering what to do with them. Instead of stashing them away in the attic or throwing them in the recycling bin, why not repurpose them into something totally unique and different? Check out this super-easy, DIY weekend project that will help you transform a regular old Mason jar into a glow-in-the-dark fairy light. Your kids will love how they sparkle and shimmer at night, and it’s the perfect craft for when you’ve got a little free time on your hands. What You’ll Need: - Glass jar - Glow-in-the-dark paint - Paintbrushes (preferably longer-length brushes) - Paper or old cardboard (as a workspace to avoid a mess) - 45 minutes to an hour of your time Supplies: How To Make A DIY Mason Jar Fairy Light Crafting blog DIY Joy lays out the steps in their post, and it couldn’t be easier. Using the glow-in-the-dark paint and the long paintbrush, simply paint dots of varying sizes all over the inside of the Mason jar. Here’s an idea of what they look like, from DIY Joy’s Twitter/X account: Glowing DIY Idea – Mason Jar Patio Lights Tutorial @ DIY Joy #diy #crafts #masonjar #diyideas pic.twitter.com/EJF5g0MA5k — DIY Joy (@DIYjoyCRAFTS) August 6, 2015 Note that the glow-in-the-dark paint will need to be “activated,” so DIY Joy recommends drying your jar in the sun. The sun’s UV rays will “charge” the paint so that it glows as intended. The result? A beautiful and unique fairy light! If you’re short on time or just not that crafty (hey, it’s OK!), there are even easier ways to make fairy light Mason jars. YouTuber Amanda of Love Crafted Decor shows how to make a snowy winter fairy light: To make this one, just add glitter, Mod Podge and a strand of battery-operated string lights. TikToker Mimi (@mimithemom1) makes it even easier, no paint, glue or glitter required. Simply stuff a strand of battery-operated string lights inside a clean Mason jar, pop the lid back on and ta-da! You have a beautiful fairy light. @mimithemom1 #fairylights #lights #homedecor #fairylightsphotography #fairylightsdecor #photography #decor #love #masonjarlights #diy #decoration #mom â¬ original sound – paraagonfilms What do you think? Will you be adding a DIY fairy light to your home? MORE: These Button Flower Cards Are The Perfect Craft For Little Ones Make a fun DIY Mason jar ‘fairy light’ with your kids originally appeared on Simplemost.com > > SIGN UP for the Simplemost weekly newsletter < < This story originally appeared on Simplemost. Check out Simplemost for additional stories.	https://www.tmj4.com/easy-diy-make-mason-jar-fairy-lights-with-your-children-2016-05	2024-01-31T22:58:02Z
Sofia Richie’s Baby Bump Pictures: Photos of the Model During Pregnancy With Baby No. 1 Sofia Richie is the ultimate fashionista, so it’s no surprise that her maternity style is top notch! The model was already six months pregnant when she confirmed that she was expecting baby No. 1 with her husband, Elliot Grainge, in January 2024. While attempting to conceal her baby bump before sharing the news, Sofia still stepped out in various stylish looks. Once the pregnancy news was out there, she admitted that she was ready to get creative with her fashion. “I have so many ideas,” she admitted. “I’m about to have some fun with it now that I can spread my wings and fly.” Scroll through the gallery to see photos of Sofia’s baby bump!	https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/sofia-richies-baby-bump-pictures-photos-from-1st-pregnancy/	2024-01-31T22:58:02Z
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) apprehended a 30-year-old MS-13 gang member from El Salvador after a Montgomery County Court released him onto the streets despite a conviction for accessory to murder. ICE announced Wednesday that Deportation officers from Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Baltimore’s Fugitive Operations Team arrested the gang member on Jan. 29 near his residence in Silver Spring. Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Baltimore Field Office Director Darius Reeves released the following statement: This unlawfully present Salvadoran gang member’s presence in the United States represents a threat to the safety and security of our residents. Not only is he a validated member of a notorious criminal enterprise, but he also aided other criminals in the commission of a murder. ERO Baltimore will continue to apprehend and remove such criminal elements from our Maryland communities.” ICE said the illegal will remain in their custody until he is deported back to El Salvador. ICE also provided background on what transpired before the arrest in their announcement. This includes the dangerous and irresponsible actions by a Maryland Court in Rockville, which put the state’s residents in harm’s way. In January 2023, the Montgomery County Police Department (MCPD) arrested the gang banger, charging him with accessory to first-degree murder. Five months later, ICE in Baltimore submitted an immigration detainer against the Salvadoran illegal with Montgomery County Circuit Court in Rockville. In September 2023, the Montgomery Circuit Court convicted the illegal alien of the offense and sentenced him to five years in prison. But the Court astoundingly suspended all but 18 months of his sentence. The Court also ignored the ICE detainer and released him back into the community, potentially endangering Marylanders. ICE also revealed in their announcement that the alien originally crossed illegally into the U.S. in October 2006 near Falfurrias, TX as an unaccompanied minor, aka a Dreamer. Later that day, agents transferred the illegal to the Office of Refugee Resettlement’s International Educational Services in Harlingen, TX. Two months later, the Office of Refugee Resettlement reunited him with his uncle in Washington, D.C. An immigration judge in Baltimore ordered the Dreamer to be deported to El Salvador in February 2007, which apparently never happened.	https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/01/ice-arrests-illegal-alien-gang-member-convicted-accessory/	2024-01-31T22:58:04Z
Joe Dumars went to a game a couple of weeks ago that came down to the very last shot, and he thought it was one of the best games of the season to this point. Final score: Denver 102, Boston 100. It was a reminder that defense still can get played in the NBA. Amid a flurry of big individual performances — Luka Doncic scoring 73, Joel Embiid scoring 70, Devin Booker and Karl-Anthony Towns each scoring 62 — in the last two weeks alone, Dumars said Wednesday that NBA officials aren't alarmed by such numbers because the league's scoring average is up only slightly compared to last season. “It's where the game is today,” said Dumars, the NBA's executive vice president and head of basketball operations. “It's the pace of the game. It's the amount of 3s guys are shooting now. You're going to have some offensive eruptions like that.” There hadn't been an instance since April 1978 of two players scoring at least 60 points in the same day. That is, until it happened twice last week: Embiid and Towns had their huge games on Jan. 22, Doncic and Booker put on their scoring shows on Jan. 26. Having those events happen twice in the span of a few days is a statistical oddity, for certain. But the numbers show it's not really much more than that. Scoring leaguewide this season is up just 0.78% over last season entering Wednesday, from 114.7 points per game to 115.6 points per game. The jump was far bigger last season, when scoring rose 3.7% over the rate of 110.6 points per game that the league saw in 2021-22. There have been more high-scoring games, but the averages suggest things also tend to balance out. Entering Wednesday, there had been 78 instances of teams scoring at least 135 points in a game this season — already the second most for a full season in league history and on pace to smash the record of 112, set last season. The previous mark was 74 games of 135 or more, done in 2019-20. “We're going to see offensive eruptions with this kind of pace and the amount of 3s people shoot,” Dumars said. “But there's no push here at the league office from me or anyone else that we want to see a certain score. I left that Boston-Denver game saying, ‘wow, great game.’ That's what fans want. Fans want to leave a game or watch a game and at the end say, ‘that was incredible.’ The score is secondary to that. Fans just want to see great games.” ___ AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.	https://www.wsoctv.com/sports/with-scoring-up-less/5QFZ254JCBNCYJSEAYKGVDSC2Y/	2024-01-31T22:58:05Z
Super Bowl 2024 Trend Report Proves Hard Seltzer's Popularity Isn't Slowing Down Super Bowl LVIII is just around the corner, and along with it comes the annual anticipation of epic food and beverage spreads. From building snack stadiums to planning drinking games, fans of football (and food) are already gearing up for the NFL's final matchup of the season. Whether you plan on sinking into the couch or cheering wildly from a barstool, you'll need a cold drink to wash down those salty Super Bowl snacks. Beer might be the traditional football pairing, but another beverage is scheduled to make a major appearance on game day: hard seltzer. According to a report by Toast, hard seltzer is actually the "most popular game day alcohol." This might be surprising for a sport renowned for its beer commercials, but the numbers don't lie: Toast reported a 47% boost in hard seltzer sales during game days. NFL fans, it seems, can't get enough. Once thought to be a bit of a fad, seltzer only continues to grow in popularity and, from the sound of it, will likely be found in coolers across the country on Super Bowl Sunday. Read more: The Ultimate Vodka Brands, Ranked This Year's Most Popular Drinks In its report, Toast looked at food and drink sales throughout the football season. To assess the sport's impact on restaurants, they specifically dug into how the sales volume changed on a Sunday compared to the sales volume on other days. This analysis was only conducted in cities that have an NFL team. The sales increase of hard seltzer -- 47% -- topped the charts for alcohol. Lagers received less than half the bump (23%), and all other beer sales saw an increase of 14%. Many of the usual suspects fell in line behind hard seltzer, with wine (23%), whiskey (20%), and liqueurs (17%) rounding out the top of the list alongside beer and seltzer. Seltzer's continued popularity is part of a trend that market analysts believe will grow stronger. According to Grand View Research (GVR), the hard seltzer market was worth nearly $19 billion in 2023. This is still small compared to the beer market, which GVR most recently valued at almost $700 billion. However, the firm projects a nearly 15% annual growth rate for hard seltzer through 2030. If industry trends continue, seltzer cans will only become more and more common at future Super Bowl parties. Read the original article on Daily Meal.	https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/super-bowl-2024-trend-report-224354155.html	2024-01-31T22:58:06Z
Broadway star Hinton Battle, who played the original Scarecrow at the 1978 "The Wiz", has died at 67. He was a three-time Tony Award winner. Copyright 2024 NPR Broadway star Hinton Battle, who played the original Scarecrow at the 1978 "The Wiz", has died at 67. He was a three-time Tony Award winner. Copyright 2024 NPR	https://www.kbbi.org/2024-01-31/broadway-legend-hinton-battle-who-originally-played-scarecrow-in-the-wiz-has-died	2024-01-31T22:58:07Z
Southern Gaza has seen the heaviest fighting over the past few weeks. But bombing has restarted in the north and the humanitarian situation has worsened there. Copyright 2024 NPR Southern Gaza has seen the heaviest fighting over the past few weeks. But bombing has restarted in the north and the humanitarian situation has worsened there. Copyright 2024 NPR	https://www.spokanepublicradio.org/2024-01-31/as-israel-resumes-bombing-in-the-north-thousands-of-gazans-face-desperate-conditions	2024-01-31T22:58:07Z
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan--(Newsfile Corp. - January 31, 2024) - 1844 RESOURCES Inc. (TSXV: EFF) (the "Company" or "1844") is pleased to announce that the Company and Nickel North Exploration Corp. ("NNX") have agreed to extend the outside date of the amended and restated option agreement (the "Amended and Restated Option Agreement"), previously announced on December 1, 2023. The effective date of the Amended and Restated Option Agreement, being two business days following the acceptance of the TSX Venture Exchange ("TSX-V") of the transactions contemplated by the Amended and Restated Option Agreement (the "Exchange Acceptance"), must now occur on or before February 29, 2024 instead of January 31, 2024, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the Company and NNX. The Company continues to work diligently to satisfy the conditions necessary for the Exchange Acceptance. About 1844 Resources Inc.: 1844 is an exploration company with a focus in strategic and energetic metals and underexplored regions "Gaspé, Nunavik Québec". With a dedicated management team, the Company's goal is to create shareholder value through the discovery of new deposits. 1844 RESOURCES INC. (signed) "Sylvain Laberge" Sylvain Laberge President and CEO 514.702.9841 Slaberge@1844 resources.com FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION This news release includes "forward-looking statements" and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of Canadian securities legislation. All statements included in this news release, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements including, without limitation, statements with respect to the Exchange Acceptance. Forward-looking statements include predictions, projections and forecasts and are often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as "anticipate", "believe", "plan", "estimate", "expect", "potential", "target", "budget" and "intend" and statements that an event or result "may", "will", "should", "could" or "might" occur or be achieved and other similar expressions and includes the negatives thereof. Forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions and estimates that, while considered reasonable by management based on the business and markets in which the Company operates, are inherently subject to significant operational, economic, and competitive uncertainties, risks and contingencies. These include assumptions regarding, among other things: general business and economic conditions; the availability of additional exploration and mineral project financing; and Exchange approval. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate and actual results, and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations include exploration or other risks detailed from time to time in the filings made by the Company with securities regulators, including those described under the heading "Risks and Uncertainties" in the Company's most recently filed MD&A. The Company does not undertake to update or revise any forward-looking statements, except in accordance with applicable law. Neither the Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED STATES NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES To view the source version of this press release, please visit https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/196411	https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/GESPEG-RESOURCES-LTD-111381327/news/1844-Announces-Update-Regarding-Hawk-Ridge-Option-Agreement-45857051/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20240131	2024-01-31T22:58:05Z
(Hedgeweek) Hedge funds upped their acquisitions of Chinese stocks to the fastest pace seen in over five years during a three-day period last week, according to a report by Reuters which cites a client note from Goldman Sachs. Hedge funds buy Chinese stocks at fastest rate in five years This entry was posted in Syndicated. Bookmark the permalink.	https://www.hedgeco.net/news/01/2024/hedge-funds-buy-chinese-stocks-at-fastest-rate-in-five-years.html	2024-01-31T22:58:08Z
As we approach the six-month anniversary of the Maui fires, we look at the biggest issues that people on the island are still facing. Copyright 2024 NPR NHPR is nonprofit and independent. We rely on readers like you to support the local, national, and international coverage on this website. Your support makes this news available to everyone. Give today. A monthly donation of $5 makes a real difference.	https://www.nhpr.org/2024-01-31/a-look-from-maui-six-months-after-devastating-wildfires	2024-01-31T22:58:08Z
Battling a pounding surf and relentless waves along the coast of Martha's Vineyard, scientists are hoping an examination of a critically endangered right whale can provide more clues as to how the female juvenile died earlier this week. With an estimated 360 right whales left on the planet, news of the death of this whale has left researchers stunned and saddened. "I've been doing this long enough that I've dealt with a lot of heartache with this species. We're losing a lot when we lose a right whale," said Philip Hamilton, who serves as senior scientist at the Anderson Cabot Center for Ocean Life at the New England Aquarium. On Sunday, the juvenile female whale was discovered floating near Martha's Vineyard. Scientists with NOAA say it appears the whale became tangled in fishing line. However, the exact cause of death still has not been determined. Right whales are considered critically endangered, and a single death can set the recovery of the species back more than a year. Scientists are particularly concerned that this whale was a female who potentially could've helped reproduce the species. Only 70 right whales are believed to be reproductively active females. "This female that just died could've been responsible for up to 30 whales added to a population that is 350-360, so it's dramatic," Hamilton said. "I really want this species to survive, and they're fighting hard," Hamilton added. Scientists believe entanglements and ship strikes are the leading cause of death of right whales. In 2021, Scripps News first examined efforts to save this endangered species, looking at how new ropeless lobster traps could help prevent entanglements. With tens of millions of fishing lines in the Atlantic Ocean, it's easy for right whales to become caught. This 100-ton mammal uses the entire force of its body to try and break free, which can cause deep and sometimes fatal gashes in the whale's body. "Every time we see the death of a North Atlantic right whale we know the recovery of this species is going to take longer and be put in jeopardy," said Gib Brogan with the group Oceana. Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com	https://www.tmj4.com/endangered-right-whale-found-dead-off-cape-cod-coast	2024-01-31T22:58:08Z
Tarek El Moussa Reveals Why Ex-Wife Christina Called 911 Amid Their Explosive Split It’s been more than seven years since Tarek El Moussa and his ex-wife, Christina Hall (née Haack), split in December 2016 after their marriage came to an explosive end at their house. Now, the Flipping El Moussa star is opening up about the chaotic day when police officers arrived at their Los Angeles home after he left the property with a handgun following a heated fight with Christina. Tarek, 42, “went out to” their “backyard in Yorba Linda and hopped over the fence” in May 2016 to get some air and distance from his then-wife, he wrote in an excerpt from his upcoming book, Flip Your Life: How to Find Opportunity in Distress — in Real Estate, Business and Life. Upon leaving the property, the reality star grabbed possession of his licensed .38-caliber pistol and brought it to protect him from the dangerous wildlife that roamed the neighborhood, he claimed in his pages. “A police officer leaning out of the helicopter pointed a rifle at me. Dust swirled around me from the spin of the blades, and a loudspeaker crackled, ‘Get your hands in the air! I heard an officer shout, ‘Tarek?’ I screamed back, ‘Yes! I’m the guy from TV! What are you guys doing?’” the HGTV star wrote, according to People. Tarek then reflected on being handcuffed in his driveway “for the next several hours,” which were also the final hours that Tarek and Christina, 40, were a unified family alongside their kids, Taylor and Brayden. In May 2016, an eyewitness called deputies and claimed that there was a “possibly suicidal male with a gun” after they saw Tarek running around the neighborhood with the handgun, law enforcement told People at the time. Officials arrived at the Chino Hills State Park Main Ridge Trail and talked to the eyewitness who was working on the house next to Tarek and Christina’s. The bystander claimed to have seen Tarek “jump over his back fence” and told police that Christina approached him next door and said that her husband “took a handgun, put it in his backpack and ran outside.” The Christina in the Country star’s then-glam artist, Shannon Rhodes, also made a statement to officers, noting that she was in the home and witnessed Tarek retrieve the firearm from his safe and into his backpack. Although she acknowledged that Tarek “seemed upset,” she didn’t hear him make threatening or suicidal comments upon his abrupt departure. That being said, Shannon called Christina and informed her about Tarek leaving the home with a weapon and the TV host called the police for help. Tarek, who is now married to Selling Sunset alum Heather El Moussa (née Young), didn’t get charged or arrested and was deemed as “compliant” by officials. Furthermore, he voluntarily released the possession of his five guns to police for 30 days. Although Tarek walked away from the incident with his hands clean, it permanently tainted his marriage with Christina. The former couple announced their split in December 2016 and their divorce was finalized two years later. Christina went on to marry husband No. 2, Ant Anstead, in 2018. They got a divorce three years later and Christina went on to tie the knot with her current husband, Josh Hall, in 2022.	https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/tarek-el-moussa-reveals-why-ex-wife-christina-called-911/	2024-01-31T22:58:08Z
Raiders defensive lineman Maxx Crosby won’t participate in the Pro Bowl Games this weekend. He was replaced on the AFC roster by Texans rookie Will Anderson. Instead, Crosby will be resting after a second offseason surgery. Crosby dealt with a bursa injury from Week 2 until he underwent surgery on his knee two weeks ago. He posted a photo on social media Tuesday, revealing he had right hand surgery this week. Crosby played all 17 games last season, although he missed practice time with the knee injury. He is a finalist for defensive player of the year and earned his third Pro Bowl after totaling 90 tackles, 23 tackles for loss, 14.5 sacks, 31 quarterback hits, two forced fumbles, two passes defensed and a fumble recovery. He is under contract for a $19 million base salary and $24.5 million salary cap hit in 2024.	https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/maxx-crosby-undergoes-hand-surgery	2024-01-31T22:58:09Z
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with constitutional scholar Philip Bobbitt about the effort from House Republicans to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Copyright 2024 NPR NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with constitutional scholar Philip Bobbitt about the effort from House Republicans to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Copyright 2024 NPR	https://www.kbbi.org/2024-01-31/constitutional-scholar-says-gop-charges-against-mayorkas-dont-meet-impeachment-bar	2024-01-31T22:58:13Z
Suzanne Somers’ Iconic Palm Springs Home of 40 Years Back on Market for $9 Million 3 Months After Her Death The late actress and her husband, Alan Hamel, bought the compound in 1977 and sold it for $8.5 million in 2021 Suzanne Somers’ former Palm Springs home of 40 years is officially back on the market. The late Three’s Company star, who died at age 76 in Oct. 2023, sold her longtime desert hideaway in May 2021 for $8.5 million. She and husband Alan Hamel had taken it on and off the market several times over the years and even put it up for auction, before listing it with celebrity real estate agent Josh Flagg and his now-ex-husband Bobby Boyd in January 2021. The new owners listed the 7-bedroom, 10-bathroom property for sale in April 2023 for nearly $13 million before taking it off that June, according to Zillow. They're now offering it again at a significantly lower price: $8.95 million. The listing is currently held by Scott Lyle of Compass. In a 2016 interview with PEOPLE, Somers recalled the moment she and her husband knew the seven-bedroom, seven-bathroom home was for them: “As we rode up the romantic funicular, I said to Alan, ‘Let’s buy this’ and he said to me, ‘Could you please adopt a poker face so we don’t have to pay full price?' I was not able to contain my excitement and we paid more than full price." Related: Suzanne Somers Will Sell Her Beloved $14 Million Palm Springs Home to the Highest Bidder The sprawling mountain compound, composed of five buildings and accessed via funicular, was a one-of-a-kind haven for the star, who had a unique, if occasionally unconventional, purpose for every space. “I sing in my dining room because it’s away from the other rooms. It has perfect acoustics,” she told PEOPLE of the cozy space complete with a fireplace. “There are nights I spend hours in that room and it’s thrilling. It’s a great place to rehearse.” There's a chef’s kitchen that consists of two individual rooms and features rustic beamed ceilings. Elsewhere, buyers will find a butler's pantry and a hidden 2,000+ bottle wine cellar. The main suite is home to a private patio, outdoor shower, dramatic dressing area complete with a center island, his-and-hers closets, two home offices and a safe room. The six spacious guest suites feature natural rock walls. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. In the same 2016 interview, Somers revealed why she thought the home was unlike any other. “The layout of our home is unique,” she said. “It’s a great home for having guests because they can each go off to their own cottages at the end of the day and have privacy. There are several bedroom buildings and several common buildings. It’s like a French village.” The home also boasts an updated pool, an outdoor bathtub, and a private amphitheater, which was a later addition that the couple included while renovating the property. The main house was also expanded and additional guest houses were added. The tub was a birthday present from Hamel, Somers explained. “He is such a romantic. We might go to my outdoor bathtub, share a tequila on ice and watch the moon while I soak in the bath with Epsom salts, surrounded by nature and the waterfall.” The couple bought the compound in 1977, as an escape from their home in Venice, California - and the paparazzi chasing the actress, she previously told PEOPLE. Somers had never been to Palm Springs before she purchased the home — but she said she “wanted a place where, as a family, we could roam free with privacy.” Of her reasoning for eventually letting it go, she shared, “We are looking for a different lifestyle at this point. After 40 years, I think we all get an itch to change.” Somers said she was looking to downsize because her children were grown. “I want to build something very modern,” she shared. “Two or three bedrooms with large entertaining areas — and of course another amphitheater.” She added, laughing: “Once you have one you can’t live without it.” PEOPLE confirmed the star died on Oct. 15, a few days shy of her 77th birthday. For more People news, make sure to sign up for our newsletter! Read the original article on People.	https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/suzanne-somers-iconic-palm-springs-224634999.html	2024-01-31T22:58:13Z
Broadway star Hinton Battle, who played the original Scarecrow at the 1978 "The Wiz", has died at 67. He was a three-time Tony Award winner. Copyright 2024 NPR Broadway star Hinton Battle, who played the original Scarecrow at the 1978 "The Wiz", has died at 67. He was a three-time Tony Award winner. Copyright 2024 NPR	https://www.spokanepublicradio.org/2024-01-31/broadway-legend-hinton-battle-who-originally-played-scarecrow-in-the-wiz-has-died	2024-01-31T22:58:13Z
Laws on abortion are out of step with public opinion. One Republican legislator in Tennessee is working to establish exceptions to his state's strict abortion laws, but he faces a tough battle. Copyright 2024 NPR Laws on abortion are out of step with public opinion. One Republican legislator in Tennessee is working to establish exceptions to his state's strict abortion laws, but he faces a tough battle. Copyright 2024 NPR NHPR is nonprofit and independent. We rely on readers like you to support the local, national, and international coverage on this website. Your support makes this news available to everyone. Give today. A monthly donation of $5 makes a real difference.	https://www.nhpr.org/2024-01-31/a-tennessee-lawmaker-helped-pass-a-strict-abortion-law-hes-now-trying-to-loosen-it	2024-01-31T22:58:14Z
(CNBC) Futures tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 fell Tuesday night after a pair of mega-cap tech companies posted their quarterly results. Wall Street also looked toward the Federal Reserve’s decision on rate policy. Nasdaq 100 futures declined 0.8%. Futures tied to the S&P 500 were down 0.4%, while Dow Jones Industrial Average futures traded near the flatline. Nasdaq 100 futures slide, Alphabet shares drop after results: Live updates This entry was posted in Syndicated. Bookmark the permalink.	https://www.hedgeco.net/news/01/2024/nasdaq-100-futures-slide-alphabet-shares-drop-after-results-live-updates.html	2024-01-31T22:58:14Z
Taylor Swift Tops ‘Billboard’ Power 100 List and Reveals ‘Strategic Risks’ That Led to Her Success Taylor Swift just racked up another massive honor, as she landed in at No. 1 on Billboard‘s Power 100 list, a spot that is usually occupied by music executives and rarely by artists. With the list, which was released on Tuesday, January 31, the music bible’s editorial director Hannah Karp gave her reasons for giving Taylor, 34, the top position over everyone else in the music industry. “This year, the mastermind behind most of the industry’s record-breaking achievements — from a historic stadium run that fueled an unprecedented rule atop the Billboard 200 albums chart to the most profitable concert film of all time — was an artist herself. Taylor Swift doesn’t refer to herself publicly as an executive, but she designed and executed one of the most ambitious, innovative and successful business plans the music industry has ever seen.” Taylor shared the secrets behind her mega-successful 2023. “The piece of advice I would give to the other executives on this list is that the best ideas are usually ones without industry precedent,” she told the publication. “The biggest crossroads moments of my career came down to sticking to my instincts when my ideas were looked at with skepticism. When someone says to me, ‘But that has never been done successfully before,’ it fires me up.” “We have to take strategic risks every day in this industry, but every once in a while, you have to really trust your gut and take a flying leap. My rerecordings are my favorite example of this, and I’m extremely grateful to my team and fans for taking that leap with me because it absolutely changed my life,” the “Karma” singer concluded. In 2023, she released “Taylor’s Version” albums for Speak Now and 1989, which not only included new productions of the songs on the original albums, but additional “from the vault” bonus tracks that didn’t make the initial cut. Taylor began the process in 2021, releasing her versions of Fearless and Red, after arch-enemy Scooter Braun‘s Ithaca Holdings purchased the master recordings to her first six albums in June 2019. He later sold them to the financial firm Shamrock Capital in October 2020. Billboard noted how the rereleases “performed phenomenally well, as she deftly used her tour to promote them. When her latest rerecording (and 14th studio album overall), 1989 (Taylor’s Version), spent its fifth week at atop the Billboard 200 at the end of 2023, Swift beat Elvis Presley’s record for the most weeks at No. 1 by a solo artist. ” The Billboard honor comes after Taylor snagged TIME‘s coveted Person of the Year in December 2023. The magazine noted at the time, “Taylor Swift found a way to transcend borders and be a source of light. No one else on the planet today can move so many people so well. Achieving this feat is something we often chalk up to the alignments of planets and fates, but giving too much credit to the stars ignores her skill and her power.” 2024 promises to be another blockbuster year for the Pennsylvania native, as she embarks on the Asia, Australia and European legs of her Eras tour before bringing it back to the U.S. for additional shows in Miami, New Orleans and Indianapolis in the fall. Fans are also eagerly awaiting the release of Reputation (Taylor’s Version), the final album she recorded for Big Machine Records before moving to Universal Music Group in 2018.	https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/taylor-swift-tops-billboard-power-100-her-success-secrets/	2024-01-31T22:58:14Z
The International Olympic Committee is still not impressed with Italy's determination to spend about $90 million rebuilding a historic bobsled track for the 2026 Winter Games. The IOC's latest statement Wednesday on the public rift came one day after local organizers of the Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo Olympics moved ahead with a plan to revive a century-old sliding track in the Dolomites ski resort. Aiming to avoid construction costs and potential white elephant venues, the IOC wants the Winter Games, opening in just two years' time, to use an existing track — with two nearby options in St. Moritz, Switzerland and Igls, Austria. The issue has become one of Italian national pride to avoid paying another country to stage 12 of the 116 medal events. "The IOC firmly believes that the existing number of sliding centers, globally, is sufficient for the current number of athletes and competitions in the sports of bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton," the Olympic body said in a statement. SEE MORE: Lions vs. 49ers draws larger TV audience than Chiefs vs. Ravens The IOC's opposition to an Italian renewal project on such a tight schedule — either at Cortina or Cesana, the now-closed sliding track at the 2006 Turin Olympics that was previously considered — has been publicly clear since its annual meeting in October held in Mumbai, India. "(Only) existing and already operating tracks should be considered due to the very tight timeline remaining," the IOC said in a statement, stating it had been "unequivocal that no permanent venue should be built without a clear and viable legacy plan." Italy's deputy prime minister detailed his country’s position Tuesday. "It is not acceptable for the bobsled races to take place outside Italy," Antonio Tajani said on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. "We will do everything to achieve the goal." Still, the Italian organizing committee aims to have a back-up plan if renovating the Cortina track used at the 1956 Winter Games is not ready by March next year. The committee said after a board meeting Tuesday its plans rest on signing a contract with a Parma-based construction company that has offered to rebuild the Cortina track for $89 million. Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com	https://www.tmj4.com/ioc-pushes-back-on-90m-plan-to-rebuild-olympics-bobsled-track	2024-01-31T22:58:14Z

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