text
stringlengths 100
728k
| url
stringlengths 13
1.03k
| crawl_date
timestamp[ns, tz=UTC]date 2024-01-01 00:29:56
2024-01-20 05:17:14
|
|---|---|---|
When veteran NFL reporter Laura Okmin started her career nearly 30 years ago, she could count the number of women in the room or on the field on one hand.
"I did my first 40 years of life without a group of girlfriends - in work and in life," Okmin told NBC. "It was so hard to build our own careers in a time where there weren’t many women in the room. We weren’t thinking about helping others, it was self-preservation."
As her career went on, she noticed a shift: more women were entering the sports reporting industry, but not always with the necessary training to succeed.
Stay in the game with the latest updates on your beloved Chicago sports teams! Sign up here for our All Access Daily newsletter.
Okmin saw media companies hiring women and putting them in higher positions faster as the corporate desire for female representation grew.
"I saw a lot of skipped steps - which may be OK for a cool job, but not for building lasting careers," Okmin said. "I became protective. I knew it was shattering the confidence of these young women, not on a game day, but every day. They weren’t ready - as I wouldn’t have been - but they also couldn't turn down terrific opportunities. So I started asking myself, 'how can I help? How can I help them be ready?'"
Okmin's answer to those questions? GALvanize.
What is GALvanize?
In 2011, Okmin launched GALvanize, an organization aimed at empowering and educating women who want to work in sports as reporters, producers, directors, agents, writers, or in sports marketing. Through boot camps, workshops and coaching, women in the field learn their craft through intentional mentorship.
At the time, it took four months to find 20 women who wanted to participate. Now, there are thousands of women and a waiting list to follow.
“As someone who doesn't have children, it really makes me feel like I'm a mom to thousands of women,” Okmin said. “I did my first years in this business without women in my life and I look back and I can't even imagine that because now my army of women is strong.”
When GALvanize began, many of the women participating wanted to be sports broadcasters.
Now, the program has grown to include women who want to work behind the scenes in many other areas of the sports business: producing, directing, working as agents, writing, in public relations and in marketing.
GALvanize joins NBC Local at Super Bowl LVIII
GALvanize is partnering with NBCUniversal Local for the NFL’s Super Bowl LVIII.
As a part of the partnership, NBCUniversal Local will offer expertise and resources to seven select women involved in GALvanize, who will work in producing and editing content.
The women will be stationed at Radio Row at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas and focus on camera and workflow tutorials, NFL Opening Night production at Allegiant Stadium and content capturing.
Having navigated covering the Super Bowl as a “one man band,” Okmin says the women are set up for success far better because they will be learning together.
"In a business that will test your confidence and self-worth every step of the way, there is nothing that replaces having women around you to remind you who you are. To build you up. To tell you you’re doing the best you can. To tell you to forgive yourself for making a mistake, because they know. That would’ve changed my young life if I had had that support," Okmin said.
Aside from the technical growth, Okmin hopes the women continue to view each other as assets, instead of competition – something difficult to navigate in an often cutthroat world.
Viewing other women in this light will continue to move the collective needle forward for women in the industry, especially when it comes to executive leadership, Okmin said.
"If I wanted to count the number of women executives, the women who truly make lasting change to our profession, I’m back to being able to count those on one hand," Okmin said.
"The change I’m hoping to see in the next wave of women is more of them wanting to enter this profession so they can hire those jobs. We need them. One of my favorite things about the growth of GALvanize is having so many women who do not want to be on camera. We need you in the trucks and in the executive offices."
To learn more about GALvanize visit the website here.
|
https://www.nbcsportschicago.com/news/through-galvanize-a-veteran-reporter-is-bringing-more-women-into-the-sports-field-with-the-skills-to-succeed/536736/
| 2024-01-31T23:17:32Z
|
It’s officially Galaxy S24 launch day, and luckily for many, the deals are still solid. Over at Best Buy, for anyone who purchases a Galaxy S24 smartphone, you’re in line for a free gift card to do some extra shopping.
- Galaxy S24 Ultra Review: Such a Good Phone!
For the top $150 gift card, you’ll need to leave with a Galaxy S24 Ultra. If you’re looking to save additional money, Best Buy is also offering up to $750 off your purchase via the trade-in route. For Galaxy S24 buyers, you’ll score a $50 gift card and S24+ buyers get a $100 gift card.
Still Debating: Still on the Galaxy S24 fence? Stop. In my review, I declared the Galaxy S24 Ultra as the 2024 phone to buy and it’s still only January. It’s the best Samsung phone I’ve used, thanks to its gorgeous display, comprehensive and extremely capable camera system, 7 years of updates, insane battery life, and sure, the Galaxy AI stuff. Heck, I’ve even been enjoying the S Pen lately. What’s wrong with me?
Google fans will argue that we all need to wait for the Pixel 9, and that’s a completely valid stance, but if you already find yourself using Samsung devices and are invested in that ecosystem, it’s hard to imagine the Pixel 9 lineup beating what the Galaxy S24 Ultra offers.
Follow the link below to snag that free gift card with your purchase.
|
https://www.droid-life.com/2024/01/31/its-galaxy-s24-launch-day-best-buy-giving-out-150-gift-cards-with-purchase/
| 2024-01-31T23:17:32Z
|
REVEALED: Panthers' new head coach Dave Canales co-wrote a book about infidelity, binge drinking and addiction to pornography... and Carolina was aware before hiring him last week
- The Panthers hired Canales on a six-year deal after Tampa's divisional-round exit
- Canales will be introduced to fans at a news conference in Charlotte on Thursday
- DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news
Dave Canales is ready to begin his journey as head coach of the Carolina Panthers 16 months after co-authoring a faith-based book about working through problems with his sexual infidelity, addiction to pornography and binge drinking.
The book 'This Marriage? The Question That Changed Everything' was written by Canales and his wife, Lizzy. It details how the 42-year-old coach has worked to overcome his problems and the couple found its way back to a healthy, Christian-based marriage.
Canales wrote that with the help of counseling and family, he no longer has issues with infidelity or pornography and he has stopped drinking completely.
Canales published the book in September 2022 when he was still a position coach with the Seattle Seahawks and before he got his big break and became offensive coordinator for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2023, leaving him one step from becoming a head coach.
The couple said they wrote the book to help other couples struggling with marriage.
The Panthers were aware of the book prior to hiring Dave Canales as their new head coach
The book 'This Marriage? The Question That Changed Everything' that was co-authored by Dave Canales and his wife, Lizzy
Canales admitted in his book that he cheated on Lizzy just a month before their wedding day
'We wanted other people to feel safe starting this journey toward a vibrant marriage by helping them see they are not alone,' the couple wrote in the book's preface.
The couple said writing the book and reliving the painful details of their past was like going through another round of counseling, but it helped them 'find renewed healing and hope through a stronger understanding of what happened.'
The Panthers said they were aware of the book before hiring Canales last week.
A team spokesman said Canales would not be available for comment until his introductory news conference in Charlotte on Thursday.
Canales wrote in the book about how he finally made some 'dark confessions' about his infidelity to his wife.
'A huge part in the severed intimacy that I was experiencing with Lizzy was because I was addicted to pornography,' Canales wrote. 'It was like a gateway drug for me, creating pathways in my brain that allowed me to use sex coldly for my own benefit. It was a secret, silent struggle that I had years before I was married.'
He also wrote about how he cheated on Lizzy one month before they were married.
'From the start of our relationship, I was binge drinking and going out with friends, without Lizzy,' Canales wrote. 'Before I was ever unfaithful to her, I was already there in my mind. Bad habits combined with addiction made it hard for me to resist temptation. It was a pattern I knew well before we started dating.'
Canales also described himself as a 'recovering narcissist,' and detailed how he had to work hard at 'developing the skills necessary to be aware beyond myself and my needs.'
Canales also described himself as a 'recovering narcissist' and detailed how he had to work hard at 'developing the skills necessary to be aware beyond myself and my needs'
As for his issues with drinking, Canales wrote: 'I quit drinking alcohol altogether, knowing that I do not have great restraint in that area, and it numbs me to making other poor choices.'
He described how early in his marriage, despite going to church, he would go out at times with friends and take off his wedding ring on certain occasions and act as though he wasn't married.
Canales said the long hours as an NFL assistant coach weren't to blame for his issues but gave him more opportunities to make bad decisions.
The couple wrote the book knowing that exposing their painful and highly personal secrets and issues could potentially hinder Canales' ability to land future jobs in the NFL. They said their marriage now is stronger than ever and their belief in God has helped them, discussing the importance of faith and prayer.
Canales with Lizzy, his wife, and their four children: Ashby, Benjamin, Beatrice and Amaya
Lizzy Canales wrote in the book that meant essentially burning down the old marriage while bringing forth something entirely new from the ashes.
'Many are shocked when we tell them,' the couple wrote. 'For some it is incredibly uncomfortable and maybe even convicting. For others it is like a breath of fresh air and an invitation to go deeper into their own relationships.'
The couple have four children.
In the book's foreword, former NFL coach Tony Dungy wrote: 'Unlike so many couples today, they didn't let their marriage wither away. They wouldn't let it go.
'So instead, David and Lizzy resolved to get things back on the right track and rediscover that sense of purpose and that intimacy they had at the beginning. I'm happy to let you know they have done just that.'
|
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/nfl/article-13030303/Carolina-Panthers-coach-Dave-Canales-wrote-book-infidelity-binge-drinking-addiction-pornography.html
| 2024-01-31T23:17:32Z
|
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.10news.com/bet-on-taylor-swift-unique-prop-bets-offered-for-super-bowl-lviii
| 2024-01-31T23:17:32Z
|
MADRID: Memphis Depay’s last-gasp goal salvaged a 2-1 home win for Atletico Madrid against Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday which lifted Diego Simeone’s side back to third in the LaLiga standings.
Atletico moved up to 47 points, level with Barcelona but ahead on goal difference.
They are eight behind leaders Girona and seven adrift of second-placed Real Madrid, who have a game in hand and play at Getafe on Thursday.
Defender Reinildo Mandava put Atletico ahead with a towering header from a Rodrigo Riquelme freekick in the 35th minute but a fine first-half strike from the edge of the box by Alvaro Garcia levelled the scores seven minutes later.
One minute into added time, Antoine Griezmann found Depay inside the six-yard box and the Dutch forward reacted quickly to secure victory for the hosts.
|
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2024/02/01/atletico-move-back-to-top-3-after-beating-rayo-2-1/
| 2024-01-31T23:17:33Z
|
Celestica, Inc. [NYSE: CLS] gained 1.66% or 0.54 points to close at $33.09 with a heavy trading volume of 4802984 shares. The company report on January 30, 2024 at 5:15 PM that Kelly Ahuja Appointed to Celestica’s Board of Directors.
“I’m pleased to welcome Kelly to the Board of Directors of Celestica,” said Mike Wilson, Chair, Celestica’s Board of Directors. “Kelly brings extensive industry knowledge and leadership acumen that will be valuable to the Board as we continue to strive to create shareholder value.”.
We've set up an alert service to help smart investors take full advantage of the small cap stocks primed for big returns.
Click here for full details and to join for free.
Sponsored
The daily chart for CLS points out that the company has recorded 50.55% gains over the past six months.
If we look at the average trading volume of 1.68M shares, CLS reached to a volume of 4802984 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Celestica, Inc. [CLS]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for CLS shares is $36.70 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on CLS stock is a recommendation set at 1.62. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
TD Securities have made an estimate for Celestica, Inc. shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Buy, with their previous recommendation back on July 28, 2023.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Celestica, Inc. is set at 1.25, with the Price to Sales ratio for CLS stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 0.48. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 2.50, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 3.18. Price to Free Cash Flow for CLS in the course of the last twelve months was 16.28 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.75.
Trading performance analysis for CLS stock
Celestica, Inc. [CLS] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 8.21. With this latest performance, CLS shares gained by 11.83% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 50.55% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 150.68% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for CLS stock in for the last two-week period is set at 70.10, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 74.50, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 67.23 for Celestica, Inc. [CLS]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 28.70, while it was recorded at 32.00 for the last single week of trading, and 21.14 for the last 200 days.
Celestica, Inc. [CLS]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Celestica, Inc.’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.75 and a Current Ratio set at 1.40.
Celestica, Inc. [CLS]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
With the latest financial reports released by the company, Celestica, Inc. posted 0.47/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 0.45/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company surpassed the estimates by a Surprise Factor of 4.40%. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for CLS. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Celestica, Inc. go to 26.80%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Celestica, Inc. [CLS]
The top three institutional holders of CLS stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 1.3 billion shares, which is approximately 8.2815%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 1.03 billion shares of the stock with an approximate value of $176.59 billion in CLS stocks shares; and BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, currently with $156.75 billion in CLS stock with ownership which is approximately 5.8325%.
|
https://dbtnews.com/2024/01/31/why-celestica-inc-cls-is-a-good-choice-for-investors-after-new-price-target-of-36-70/
| 2024-01-31T23:17:34Z
|
On paper, the Bears have clearly upgraded their coaching staff this offseason.
New offensive coordinator Shane Waldron is a highly-respected play-caller and schemer. He adapts well to his personnel, has a history of creating explosive plays, and is credited with helping Geno Smith resurrect his career.
On the surface, there's no doubt the Bears got better at offensive coordinator this offseason.
Stay in the game with the latest updates on your beloved Chicago sports teams! Sign up here for our All Access Daily newsletter.
Waldron filled out his staff with a group of coaches known for their ability to identify and develop talent. The Bears and Waldron finished off the new-look offensive staff Tuesday by hiring Thomas Brown as pass game coordinator and Chad Morton as the running backs coach. Morton and Brown join new quarterbacks coach Kerry Joseph and new wide receivers coach Chris Beatty. Offensive line coach Chris Morgan and tight ends coach Jim Dray were retained from Luke Getys' staff.
Bears' new offensive staff:
OC: Shane Waldron
QB: Kerry Joseph
RB: Chad Morton
WR: Chris Beatty
PGC: Thomas Brown
OL: Chris Morgan
TE: Jim Dray
CHICAGO BEARS
Talking to people around the league about Waldron, Brown, and Beatty, the unanimous belief is that the Bears stocked up on innovative coaches who are adept at developing young players and are great communicators.
The players that new Bears staff members have developed include DJ Moore, Jordan Addison, Mike Williams, Zach Charbonnet, Kenneth Walker, and Chris Carson. That list doesn't include Smith, Russell Wilson, and Jared Goff, who each improved under Waldron's (and Sean McVay's, in Goff's case) watch.
On paper, it's a staff that looks built to elevate a roster filled with young talent and, most importantly, foster the development of the franchise's future at quarterback -- be it Justin Fields or Caleb Williams.
But the shiny new staff won't make much of an impact if the Bears don't get that quarterback question right.
You can stack your staff with the best teachers, communicators, and schemers you can find, but eventually, you'll hit a hard ceiling if the offense's triggerman isn't up to snuff.
The Bears' new staff, specifically Waldron and Joseph, will spend the next month pouring over tape of Fields to see what they have in him and give their analysis to general manager Ryan Poles and Matt Eberflus. They'll play a critical role in shaping the Bears' path forward, and that path will ultimately dictate whether this new-look staff succeeds in the way their collective resumes suggest.
Waldron was a home-run hire. He will undoubtedly be an upgrade over Luke Getsy. He has surrounded himself with high-quality coaches with long track records of success.
The Bears won the hiring process. It's a late January Super Bowl victory for a franchise hoping they are on the cusp of becoming perennial contenders.
There's reason to be excited about the present and future of the Bears' offense with this new staff. But it will only live up to the hype if the Bears finally get the question they've missed for the last 40 years right.
|
https://www.nbcsportschicago.com/nfl/chicago-bears/bears-analysis/bears-new-look-offensive-staff-is-shiny-but-will-only-succeed-if-they-get-big-question-right/536698/
| 2024-01-31T23:17:38Z
|
XAU/USD Current price: 2,050.48
- The US Dollar came under strong selling pressure following signs of easing price pressures.
- The United States Federal Reserve will soon announce its decision on monetary policy.
- XAU/USD trades near a fresh two-week high, aims to extend gains in the near term.
The US Dollar is under strong selling pressure as the Federal Reserve's (Fed) monetary policy decision approaches, with XAU/USD advancing beyond $2,050 a troy ounce. The Greenback slid after the release of United States (US) employment-related figures, signaling inflationary pressures eased further.
On the one hand, the ADP National Employment Report showed that the private sector added 107K new positions in January, below the market expectations. ADP Chief Economist Nela Richardson noted: "Progress on inflation has brightened the economic picture despite a slowdown in hiring and pay," adding that "the economy looks like it's headed toward a soft landing in the US and globally."
At the same time, the country released the Q4 Employment Cost Index, which showed wages and benefits increased 0.9% in the three months to December, down from 1.1% in the previous quarter and the smallest advance in over two years. Government bond yields plunged with the news, with the 10-year Treasury note offering 3.95% and the 2-year note yielding 4.12%, shedding over 10 basic points (bps) each.
The focus shifts now to the Fed. The central bank will shortly announce its decision on monetary policy, which is widely expected to remain unchanged. Ahead of the event, investors are pricing in a 60% chance of a rate cut in March and will be looking for confirmation despite Chair Jerome Powell likely refraining from providing a specific date. The US Dollar may come under additional selling pressure if Powell's words are seen as dovish.
XAU/USD short-term technical outlook
The XAU/USD pair keeps gaining bullish traction, trading near a fresh two-week high. Technical readings in the daily chart favor another leg north, as the bright metal extends its recovery above a now flat 20 Simple Moving Average (SMA), while the longer ones slowly gain upward traction far below the current level. Finally, technical indicators advance within positive levels for the first time this year.
The 4-hour chart also favors the upside. Technical indicators turned higher and maintain their upward momentum well into positive ground. Furthermore, XAU/USD run past all its moving averages, while the 20 SMA crossed above a flat 100 SMA, both below and also bullish 200 SMA.
Support levels: 2,038.90 2,022.60 2,007.20
Resistance levels: 2,056.10 2,071.30 2,085.40
Information on these pages contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Markets and instruments profiled on this page are for informational purposes only and should not in any way come across as a recommendation to buy or sell in these assets. You should do your own thorough research before making any investment decisions. FXStreet does not in any way guarantee that this information is free from mistakes, errors, or material misstatements. It also does not guarantee that this information is of a timely nature. Investing in Open Markets involves a great deal of risk, including the loss of all or a portion of your investment, as well as emotional distress. All risks, losses and costs associated with investing, including total loss of principal, are your responsibility. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of FXStreet nor its advertisers. The author will not be held responsible for information that is found at the end of links posted on this page.
If not otherwise explicitly mentioned in the body of the article, at the time of writing, the author has no position in any stock mentioned in this article and no business relationship with any company mentioned. The author has not received compensation for writing this article, other than from FXStreet.
FXStreet and the author do not provide personalized recommendations. The author makes no representations as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability of this information. FXStreet and the author will not be liable for any errors, omissions or any losses, injuries or damages arising from this information and its display or use. Errors and omissions excepted.
The author and FXStreet are not registered investment advisors and nothing in this article is intended to be investment advice.
Recommended Content
Editors’ Picks
AUD/USD stays steady post-Fed decision, markets weigh Powell’s remarks
The AUD/USD begins Thursday’s Asian session unchanging hands around 0.6566 as the US Fed decides to hold rates and opens the door to ease policy in 2024. Even though the initial reaction to the statement was muted, Fed’s Powell press conference underpinned the Greenback.
EUR/USD puts 1.0800 to the test after steady Fed
EUR/USD traded in quite a volatile fashion on Fed-day, coming under further selling pressure and challenging the 1.0800 neighbourhood after Chief Powell deemed a rate cut in March unlikely.
Gold reverses daily highs near $2050
The late bounce in US yields across the curve and the greenback forced gold prices to leave behind the earlier uptick to fresh two-week highs around the $2050 mark per troy ounce.
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse on $112.5 million hack
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has come foreward to articulate that "NO Ripple-managed wallets were compromised." Given some irresponsible speculation and reporting, I want to reiterate that NO Ripple-managed wallets were compromised.
Fed Quick Analysis: Powell only slaps investors on the wrist, risk-on reversal on the cards Premium
Markets do not like uncertainty – or the lack of confidence, which the Federal Reserve (Fed) has expressed. A deeper look at the bank's pushback reveals its weakness and could trigger a reversal.
|
https://www.fxstreet.com/analysis/gold-price-forecast-xau-usd-jumps-ahead-of-feds-announcement-202401311631
| 2024-01-31T23:17:37Z
|
In late 2017, Google announced that it had entered a cooperation agreement with HTC to acquire the talent who worked on the early HTC-made Pixel devices. At the time, HTC was struggling financially, so many on the outside saw it as more of a helpful gesture from Google to keep HTC’s mobile business afloat. As history shows, maybe more was needed.
The deal closed in late January of 2018, so by our count and as noted by calendar-checking reddit user u/Ruff_Ryda, it’s been six years since this took place.
From an outside perspective, it’s hard to determine just how much the acquired talent influenced subsequent Pixel devices or who all is still involved at Google. If anything, one could argue that many of the Pixel devices Google has recently released, and even the ones on the horizon, still have a bit of HTC design deep in their DNA. I wrote the following in May of 2020 when debating the “worse purchase,” Google’s $12.5B acquisition of Motorola Mobility or the HTC $1B gift.
It was solely a talent acquisition play, seeming more like a $1 billion favor to HTC to help its bottom line as the company was failing fast. Since HTC’s Pixel team has joined Google, the Pixel phones haven’t been widely successful. This point is most evident with the latest news being that the Pixel 4 was a complete and utter failure on the market.
History has a way of putting things into a much more friendly perspective. The Pixel brand has really grown into its own since the Pixel 6 with things only looking up. Our main hope is that all of the human beings (what these companies call talent) involved in these deals are on their feet and doing well, whether it be for Google, Apple, or whoever.
Last I looked, HTC is still heavily involved in VR.
|
https://www.droid-life.com/2024/01/31/this-week-6-years-ago-google-paid-1b-for-htcs-pixel-team/
| 2024-01-31T23:17:38Z
|
Wales boss Warren Gatland ready to throw rookies Cameron Winnett and Alex Mann into crunch Six Nations opener against Scotland
- Wales boss Warren Gatland set to throw two rookies into Championship action
- Cameron Winnett, 21 has emerged as the leading contender for No 15 jersey
- Alex Mann set to be named in 23-man matchday squad for Scotland clash
Warren Gatland is set to throw two of his Wales Six Nations rookies straight into Championship action against Scotland with Cameron Winnett poised for a Test debut at full-back.
Gatland’s squad for the 2024 tournament contains five uncapped players and has an average age of just 25. It looks likely he will give youth its chance at Principality Stadium.
Winnett, of Cardiff, is just 21 but has emerged as the leading contender to be named in the No 15 jersey when on Thursday head coach Gatland confirms his Wales side to take on Gregor Townsend’s men.
It promises to be a baptism of fire for the man from Llantrisant who is filling the Welsh shirt so often worn by either Leigh Halfpenny or Liam Williams for the last decade.
Winnett’s Cardiff team-mate and fellow uncapped player Alex Mann – a back-row – is also understood to be involved in Gatland’s matchday 23 for Scotland.
Wales full-back Cameron Winnett, 21, is set for a baptism of fire against Scotland
Gatland saw a host of senior Welsh figures step away from international rugby both before last year’s World Cup and after the tournament in France.
It means he is looking to his next generation of talent in this Six Nations.
With Halfpenny now retired and Williams playing club rugby in Japan, one option for the New Zealand boss would have been to move Josh Adams from wing to full-back.
Instead, Gatland looks ready to opt for Winnett – who has recovered from a jaw injury – in that position with Adams staying out wide and Rio Dyer on the other wing.
Sam Costelow is set to take over from Dan Biggar – now retired from Test rugby – at fly-half but there is a question mark over centre George North’s participation in the game.
North suffered a shoulder injury in action for the Ospreys before joining the Wales camp.
Gatland will desperately want him to be fit to start and will give the powerful back every chance to do so.
A late call will be made on North. If he is not fit to partner Nick Tompkins in midfield, Owen Watkin or Mason Grady are on standby to step in.
Dafydd Jenkins, 21, is set to become the youngest Wales captain since Sir Gareth Edwards in 1968 against Scotland with Adam Beard alongside him in the second row.
Alex Mann is set to be named in 23-man matchday squad for Scotland clash
Warren Gatland has seen a host of senior Welsh figures recently step away from Test rugby
Dragons prop Leon Brown is also a likely starter.
Scotland haven’t won in Cardiff in the Six Nations since 2002 but Townsend’s men are favourites to end that barren run this weekend.
Meanwhile, it was confirmed Cardiff’s Principality Stadium will host the European Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals in 2025.
The showpiece games will then return to Bilbao in Spain – who hosted them in 2018 – the following year.
|
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-13029819/Wales-boss-Warren-Gatland-ready-throw-rookies-Cameron-Winnett-Alex-Mann-crunch-Six-Nations-opener-against-Scotland.html
| 2024-01-31T23:17:38Z
|
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.10news.com/ioc-pushes-back-on-90m-plan-to-rebuild-olympics-bobsled-track
| 2024-01-31T23:17:38Z
|
Google's Nearby Share rebranding starts to pop up on a few Android phones
Quick Share is now replacing Nearby Share on eligible Pixel, Samsung Galaxy, and OnePlus handsets.
What you need to know
- Samsung and Google have been gearing up for the launch of the revamped Quick Share feature since CES 2024.
- The new Quick Share is designed for interoperability, allowing users to share files seamlessly with any Android device.
- While the change hasn't reached all devices yet, the current development suggests a broader rollout should take place soon.
Google and Samsung joined forces at CES 2024 to upgrade and rename Android's longstanding file-sharing service into Quick Share, which is now appearing on a number of Android devices.
Mishaal Rahman notes on X (formerly Twitter) that Quick Share is popping up on Pixel devices, and users with Samsung and OnePlus devices are chiming in with screenshots in response to Rahman's post (via 9to5Google).
Google may have started rolling out Quick Share to some Android users. One user reports seeing the new Quick Share (formerly called Nearby Share) on their Pixel phone.Let me know if you see Quick Share on your Android device!Thanks to @android_setting for the tip! pic.twitter.com/hqfVk4XvaTJanuary 31, 2024
Since CES 2024, Samsung and Google have been getting ready to launch the new Quick Share feature. While they initially didn't give a specific arrival date for Android users, it seems the rollout is gaining momentum now.
The update includes not only a new name but also a fresh logo consisting of two arrows facing each other and a blue background. This highlights the action of quickly sharing files with nearby people, shifting focus from just the proximity aspect.
The fresh Quick Share branding has taken over the spots where Nearby Share used to be found. Samsung is even throwing in a banner to rub it in when you first fire it up, just in case you missed the memo about the rebranding.
Quick Share's now making its way to Pixel phones, but it's not a copy-paste job from Samsung's version. Mishaal Rahman explains that Google's Quick Share is integrated into Play Services, allowing it to reach all supported Android phones, unlike Samsung's standalone Quick Share app.
Additionally, Samsung's Quick Share is exclusive to Galaxy devices, but it's getting a makeover to play nice with Google's version. Google's Quick Share is also designed to work with all Nearby Share-enabled devices, so any Android phone brand can access it.
To keep things tidy, Google is pulling the plug on Nearby Share for compatible Samsung phones. So, users will spot just one Quick Share option on their phones, no matter the brand.
Be an expert in 5 minutes
Get the latest news from Android Central, your trusted companion in the world of Android
Jay Bonggolto always keeps a nose for news. He has been writing about consumer tech and apps for as long as he can remember, and he has used a variety of Android phones since falling in love with Jelly Bean. Send him a direct message via Twitter or LinkedIn.
|
https://www.androidcentral.com/phones/google-rolling-out-quick-share-to-pixel-devices
| 2024-01-31T23:17:40Z
|
Adams Fought the Lawmakers and the Lawmakers Won
City Council voted Tuesday to override the Mayor’s veto of bills on police transparency and humane jail conditions
4:20 PM EST on January 31, 2024
On Tuesday morning, City Hall was abuzz, as the biggest political conflict of the new year came to a head. City Council had scheduled a vote to override two bills vetoed by Mayor Eric Adams. One bill required City jails to end the practice of holding people in protracted isolation. (The council had already banned solitary confinement nearly a decade earlier, but studies suggested that the Department of Correction has simply continued the practice under other names.) The other bill, prompted by evidence that police officers are routinely miscategorizing their encounters with the public in a way that obscures who they're stopping, how often, and why, requires the police to log all of their encounters, not just those required under the consent decree governing the department's stop-and-frisk practices.
Adams had vetoed both bills, arguing that asking police to log their encounters would drown them in paperwork and make the public less safe, and that restricting the jails' ability to isolate people in custody would make the jails less safe. After the vetoes, the mayor undertook a weeks-long high-profile campaign of speeches, press appearances, photo-ops, and animated shorts to try to prevent his vetoes from being overridden. The Council, for its part, which has generally steered away from direct legislative conflict with the mayor, appeared determined to follow through on its override.
The building swarmed with public officials, staff, organizers, and press. Before the vote, scheduled for 1:30, the mayor would give his weekly 11 a.m. press conference, giving reporters a chance to ask him what was going on. Why was the mayor was leaning so hard into preventing a veto override, expending more time, energy, and political capital than he has on most other initiatives, especially when it seemed clear he was going to lose? The hard work of building veto-proof support for the bills had already been done months ago, and the council was confident that they still had more than enough votes for an override, so why exactly was the mayor tilting so hard at this windmill?
Speculation on the mayor's motivations among the press, activists, and City Hall staffers abounded. It was disorganization, some said: The mayor's aides didn't get their act together in time to influence the bills the first time around, and now they wanted another crack at it. It was electioneering, others hypothesized: By making a political drama around the bills now, maybe the mayor hoped to be able to blame any public-safety backsliding in the future on the council. Or all this noise was just a way for Adams to once again present himself to the public as the law-and-order guy, on the barricades against a tide of impractical woke idealists with no idea what public safety actually requires.
In the Blue Room, as reporters waited for the mayor to make his entrance, some tech guys fiddled with a large TV screen's HDMI settings, suggesting the press conference would include a video presentation. Sure enough, after the mayor and his staff entered to his usual processional of "Empire State of Mind," he cued a slickly produced video, set to stock music with a propulsive beat, of the NYPD ride-along he had hosted last weekend for a small group of councilmembers, an event intended to persuade the council that police work is simply too fast-paced and high-stakes for cops to be expected to log their interactions with the public.
"In policing, seconds are the difference between life and death," the mayor gravely intoned.
Why hadn't the mayor cut a mutually acceptable deal with council rather than staging this high-profile showdown he was evidently about to lose, reporters wanted to know. Was he planning on running on this showdown with the council?
"This is not about reelection, this is about protection," Adams insisted. "I don't want innocent people harmed in this city."
Afterwards in Room 9, the cramped office where the press maintains a beachhead inside City Hall, reporters compared notes and rolled their eyes—at the mayor for his theatrical press conferences, at the City Council for a characteristically chaotic and much-delayed vote, now scheduled for 1:30. Someone had bought a panettone to share. Word came through that City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, the main proponents of the two bills, were already in the process of giving their own press conference down the hallway. "Jesus, and they couldn't bother to let us know?" one reporter grumbled as everyone tumbled out to join the presser.
Addressing a full house at that presser, Speaker Adams displayed a poise and a calm confidence that made the mayor's earlier appearance seem churlish by comparison. Asked if the override constituted a power struggle with the mayor, she answered evenly: "This isn't about any kind of power struggle," she said. "We are legitimately co-equal partners and co-equal workers within this building."
The protestations of the NYPD and the mayor that the reporting bill would bury officers in paperwork doesn't make sense, Adams said. "The NYPD is the most technologically savvy police department on the planet," she said. "We have a digital dog that goes into buildings to protect the NYPD and civilians where there is perceived harm in a building. What we have asked for in this simple data-recording bill is for an upgrade to a smartphone [app] that for all intents and purposes the force is already using." Recording demographic information will take seconds, she said, and will only be required for investigative encounters, not the broad swath of routine conversations the mayor and NYPD leaders have suggested.
"The resistance to this legislation is disturbing," Speaker Adams said. "There should not be resistance to finding out the facts of who is being stopped and why."
1:30 came and went without the council vote. Finally, more than an hour late, councilmembers packed into the floor of the upstairs council chamber to vote. In the balcony, the public seats were filled with organizers from Communities United for Police Reform, the Jails Action Coalition, and others who had worked for years to get to this moment. In between and amongst them, identified by discreet pins on their suit jacket lapels, sat members of the Correction Officers Benevolent Association, the Rikers guards' union that bitterly opposed the bill banning solitary confinement.
Roll was finally called, allegiance to the flag was pledged, and Speaker Adams addressed the chamber: "Both bills were passed by this body with a veto-proof majority because we believe that all New Yorkers deserve transparency and safety," she said.
And then: delay. Councilmember Kalman Yeger, a member of the Democratic majority but an outlier on the party's police union-endorsed, Palestine-erasing right wing, attempted to halt the proceedings entirely, arguing that the council had not properly posted an agenda for the meeting in advance as required by the City Charter.
Some in the balcony began to get restive. "No wonder we don't get anything done in this government," someone muttered. Others urged patience. "They gotta follow the, what is it, the Robert's Rules of Order," someone advised.
Yeger's last-minute salvo failed, and finally, the roll-call that matters began. "Are we voting for real now?" Councilmember Shaun Abreu asked when his name was called. Most of the councilmembers, not content to merely vote, asked permission to make small speeches as well. "Both of these things equate to less safety," Councilmember Joann Ariola says, before voting no. "This is going to tie the hands of police officers," said the conservative Democrat Bob Holden, a no vote, adding darkly, "which is the intent here."
Councilmember Vickie Paladino cast the vote as unjustified racial grievance. "Please don't make this a racial thing, it's not," she said, before stating, "I don't like to profile, but there are a certain amount of things that are happening here today that doesn't involve transparency at all, it's just about color."
That statement didn't sit well with some of her colleagues. "I'm just gonna make this really clear: We didn't make this a race thing. This is a race thing," Councilmember Kevin Riley responded. "I got thrown into a holding cell because I was Black on the Upper West Side looking for parking, and they thought I was casing houses. This is something that we deal with on a daily basis."
Councilmember Yusuf Salaam, who served nearly seven years in prison before being exonerated, and whose traffic stop by the NYPD the weekend before became further fodder for the debate over the mayor's vetoes, spoke with emotion. "Today, the New York City Council is fighting for the implementation of two bills that would bring generational change in our criminal justice system," he said. "If these laws were in place in 1989…" He trailed off, overcome. He leaned back in his chair, and knocked softly on his desk, before finally collecting himself. "I vote aye," he said.
The final tally was 42 to nine in favor of overturning both of the mayor's vetoes. On the floor and in the gallery, cheers erupted. Speaker Adams embraced Salaam. Spilling into the hallway, councilmembers gave jubilant interviews to TV cameras, as stony-faced men from the jail guards' union tried to get in the shot behind them holding signs that read "Correction Officers Are Being Sexually Assaulted."
The celebration spilled down the curving stone stairway under the dome. Organizers and councilmembers who had championed the bills posed for photographs, fists raised. "No more solitary confinement!" someone chanted.
The crowd broke up, with some discussing where to continue their celebration. Reporters retreated to Room 9 to file their stories.
Thanks for reading!
Give us your email address to keep reading two more articles for free
See all subscription optionsNick Pinto served two tours as staff writer at the Village Voice. His reporting has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Gothamist, The New Republic, Rolling Stone, The Intercept, and elsewhere.
Stay in touch
Sign up for our free newsletter
More from Hell Gate
The Best Bar Food in NYC Is at Lori Jayne, Deep in the Heart of a Bushwick Music Venue
There are killer burgers, fries, wings, nugs, and 'shrooms emerging from that back window.
Commercial Waste Management Reform Is Finally Almost Happening (This Fall, in One Part of Queens)
Plus, more links dumped for your browsing pleasure.
With a Summer of Painful Shutdowns Looming, Can the G Train Get Back to Forest Hills?
What it will take for the the MTA's most-neglected line to finally return to glory.
Police Union’s Surprise Weapon in Its Legal Battle to Block Protest Policing Reform? The Mayor
The Police Benevolent Association pushback against the 2020 George Floyd protests settlement has its day in court.
|
https://hellgatenyc.com/adams-fought-the-lawmakers-and-the-lawmakers-won
| 2024-01-31T23:17:40Z
|
A look from Maui six months after devastating wildfires By Debbie Elliott Published January 31, 2024 at 4:39 PM CST 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.wuwf.org/2024-01-31/a-look-from-maui-six-months-after-devastating-wildfires
| 2024-01-31T23:17:40Z
|
Culture Kings, the lords of fashion, music and sport have just wrapped up the DJ Mix Pro Comp, crowning DJ Romeu as the champion
Culture Kings, the titans of fashion, music, and sport, recently concluded their DJ Mix Pro Comp, crowning DJ Romeu as the undisputed champion.
Known for their influence in streetwear, Culture Kings organised a massive DJ competition open to all genres. From drum ‘n’ bass to ambient vibes, the diverse sounds showcased the brand’s commitment to a wide range of music.
What makes it interesting is that the public had a say in determining the winner. Through votes on Culture Kings’ social media and dedicated platforms, DJ Romeu clinched the title. A hearty congratulations to DJ Romeu for making a mark in the Culture Kings DJ Mix Pro Comp!
This victory not only highlights raw talent but also underscores DJ Romeu’s knack for connecting with listeners.
The Announcement Party, held on Culture Kings’ Brisbane rooftop, provided a fitting backdrop for the festivities. Kate Atkinson, Marketing Director for Culture Kings, expressed enthusiasm for the showcased talent, stating, “We’re impressed with the talent we’ve seen and loved our finalists’ mixes. We’re excited to share DJ Romeu’s sound with the world.”
DJ Romeu, expressing gratitude for the win, shared, “Becoming a DJ was the best way to get my music out there. I love seeing how my music connects people. Winning this competition with limited gear and meeting new people from different cities has been incredible.”
This competition, focusing on Australian underground hip-hop, offers a platform for emerging artists. DJ Romeu’s mixtape, featuring songs with a BPM range of 125-128, aims to get people on the dance floor and spread positive vibes.
This collaboration adds to Culture Kings’ previous ventures with Apple Music and Beats by Dre, solidifying their standing as a go-to destination for street culture enthusiasts.
Kudos to Culture Kings for seamlessly blending music, sport, and fashion, creating a unique atmosphere and shopping experience that’s synonymous with streetwear. If you’ve ever been in-store, you know they’ve nailed it.
|
https://happymag.tv/culture-kings-uncover-australias-top-dj-dj-romeu/
| 2024-01-31T23:17:40Z
|
LIVERPOOL: Twenty-year-old Conor Bradley scored his first goal for Liverpool and then set up one for Dominik Szoboszlai as Jurgen Klopp’s team moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League table with a 4-1 thrashing of Chelsea on Wednesday.
Liverpool, who are unbeaten at Anfield this season in all competitions, have 51 points after 22 games. Manchester City, who have a game in hand, are second and level on points with third-place Arsenal with 46. Chelsea are 10th with 31.
Liverpool played with such intensity from the opening whistle, their stifling press had Chelsea struggling to get out of their own half.
While Darwin Nunez peppered Chelsea’s goal with seven shots in the first half, it was Diogo Jota who broke the deadlock in the 23rd minute when he bundled past a couple of Chelsea defenders to score.
Bradley whipped the Anfield fans into a frenzy in the 39th minute when he hammered home an angled shot to the far corner after a surging run.
The youngster from Northern Ireland then left a defender in his wake in the 65th minute before launching a pinpoint cross that Szoboszlai leapt to head past Djordje Petrovic.
Christopher Nkunku pulled one back in the 71st but Liverpool’s Luis Diaz replied with a goal eight minutes later to send many of the Blues fans in attendance to the exits.
|
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2024/02/01/liverpool-thrash-chelsea-4-1-secure-grip-on-top-spot/
| 2024-01-31T23:17:40Z
|
If you’ve seen the first episode of Netflix’s new documentary series about ancient Macedonian king Alexander the Great, you may be curious to learn more about Hephaestion — a powerful general in Alexander’s army who might also have been the king’s lover.
Though no concrete evidence exists to confirm whether Hephaestion (alternately spelled Hephaistion) and Alexander really were lovers and not just close friends, it’s a question that has been hotly debated in the more than two thousand years since the two great men lived.
Was Hephaestion Really Alexander the Great’s Lover?
“Hephaestion really was not just a cherished companion, but perhaps his greatest love,” Dr. Salima Ikram, a professor at the American University of Cairo, says in Episode 1 of Netflix’s Alexander: The Making of a God.
Titled The Boy King, the episode explains how Alexander rose to power in Macedonia, located in modern-day Greece. Through dramatic reenactments, it depicts he and Hephaestion as romantic lovers as well as close friends who worked together on a professional and military level in dramatic reenactments. Alexander is played by Buck Braithwaite and Hephaestion is played by Will Stevens.
It’s relevant to note that Alexander the Great was born in 356 B.C., at which time — as the Netflix series and Fox both note — same-sex relationships between men were common.
Another modern historian who has expressed the opinion that Hephaestion and Alexander were more than just friends is Robin Lane Fox. A member of Britain’s esteemed Royal Society of Literature, Fox served as a historical advisor to Oliver Stone on his 2004 film Alexander starring Colin Farrell in the title role and Jared Leto as Hephaestion, according to The Guardian.
Also Read: Did Cleopatra Really Marry Her Own Brother? Yes — Twice
Indeed, in Fox’s 1973 award-winning non-fiction book Alexander the Great, he writes on page 56: “Hephaistion was the man whom Alexander loved, and for the rest of their lives their relationship remained as intimate as it is now irrecoverable: Alexander was only defeated once, the Cynic philosophers said long after his death, and that was by Hephaistion’s thighs.” You can read Fox’s Alexander the Great for free via the Internet Archive.
One of the main ancient texts that describes their relationship between the two men is by Quintus Curtius Rufus, a Roman senator who is believed to have lived in the first century A.D. about 400 years after Alexander died in 323 B.C. Curtius wrote one of the main surviving accounts about Alexander’s life, called History of Alexander the Great.
Translated from Latin in the Penguin Classic edition, Curtius explains: “Hephaestion was by far the dearest of the king’s friends; he had been brought up with Alexander and shared all his secrets. No other person was privileged to advise the king as candidly as he did, and yet he exercised that privilege in such a way that it seemed granted by Alexander rather than claimed by Hephaestion.”
The truth is, we may never know for sure what the true nature of the relationship between Alexander the Great and Hephaestion was — but we can always dream.
Alexander the Great: The Making of a God is now streaming on Netflix.
Main Image: Buck Braithwaite as Alexander the Great in Netflix’s Alexander the Great: The Making of a God courtesy of Netflix
Share:
|
https://www.moviemaker.com/alexander-the-great-hephaestion-lovers-netflix/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=alexander-the-great-hephaestion-lovers-netflix
| 2024-01-31T23:17:43Z
|
Patrick Flanary: A critically endangered right whale washed up dead on Martha's Vineyard earlier this week. It is the first dead right whale to come ashore in Massachusetts in six years. Right now, researchers, regulators, and tribal officials are all hashing out a plan to examine just how the whale died. Joining us in studio is Eve Zuckoff with the latest? Good morning, Eve.
Eve Zuckoff Good morning, Patrick.
Patrick Flanary: All right. Remind us, where is the whale right now? And what do we know thus far?
Eve Zuckoff: Yeah. So on Monday, officials saw the whale at Cow Bay in Edgartown with rope wrapped around its body near the whale's tail. It's a young female; it appears 2 to 3 years old. But IFAW couldn't yet declare a cause of death. This is the International Fund for Animal Welfare. They're kind of the go-to people for these kinds of cases. They said that that entanglement could have slowed the whale, for example, and then she could have gotten hit by a boat. They need to do a full examination. And that kind of gets us up to today. And if there's anything positive about the death of a right whale — and there really isn't — it's that in this case there are a lot of researchers who can learn things that could be useful to protect the rest of the population, which now stands at just 350.
Patrick Flanary: All right. So we don't yet know what exactly caused the death, but what do we know about what's happening next? Is the whale's carcass still on the beach?
Eve Zuckoff: It is. The whale is in a really tricky spot right now. It's kind of half in the water, half out of it. Research teams, they need to get that carcass on a flat, clear beach for a really effective postmortem exam. So they've tied a rope around the whale's tail and anchored it to the beach. And Kathleen Collins with IFAW said the next step would be happening today.
"So what the team will do is they'll coordinate with a vessel to actually tow the whale back out into the surf and then relocate it to a Marina nearby," Collins said.
So once it's in the Marina, they will put it on a truck, probably a flat truck bed and bring the carcass to a beach on tribal lands for that postmortem exam.
Patrick Flanary: So they'll have to tow that whale. What do we know about its condition?
Eve Zuckoff: Well, we don't know a lot. And this is where, again, there is just so much hunger to learn more — everything we can about this whale. The very first thing will be to flip her over and see the top of her head where she wears her identification. It's these big, completely unique calluses that make clear which right whale is which. And then from there, during the postmortem exam, researchers will need to cut through blubber, do biopsies, see if there's evidence of blunt force trauma from a boat collision, perhaps do a full analysis of stomach contents to see what or if this whale has eaten, and they'll be able to see how deep the entanglement wounds are around its tail. That will then give them a sense of how long the whale was entangled, which is just really important data point to understand what's hurting these whales.
Patrick Flanary: And we want to remind listeners this is no small feat moving a whale. It weighs in at 11 tons, according to your reporting. So that's what, five cars. What do you do with its body once this exam happens?
Eve Zuckoff: Yeah. 11 tons is the equivalent of a cruise ship's anchor or two ambulances. In this case, they will bury the whale right on the beach. If they bury it deeply, far from the high tide line, it's a cost effective way to make the animal decompose naturally over the course of a few years. Burial also reduces the likelihood of attracting scavengers, because that kind of masks the smell. Now, I will tell you, generally speaking, there are other options. You can leave animals like these just on the beach. You would do that if it were a remote area, you could tow it back to sea and release it floating, tow it back out and sink it, bring it to a landfill, incinerating plant, composting facility. All of these are more expensive options. And they wouldn't do this, but in the old days — you can watch this on YouTube — whale carcasses were blown up.
Patrick Flanary: I won't be watching that on YouTube.
Eve Zuckoff: No, don't.
Patrick Flanary: There is a contentious movement, Eve, that opposes offshore wind development. How is this playing out on social media?
Eve Zuckoff: Well, misinformation has been spreading about this whale all over the internet. I've seen it on X, formerly called Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. People are claiming that the death of this whale is connected to offshore wind. You'll remember, Vineyard Wind is currently working on its offshore wind project just 15 miles off the island's coast. But this has been really frustrating for the experts on the ground. They want people to have some patience as they just work on this postmortem exam that has not been done yet. So here's Kathleen Collins again.
"We understand that this is kind of a sensationalized event," she said. "But at the end of the day, we need to give the scientists time with this animal to figure out what happened before any conclusions can be made."
They say the important thing to remember here is that this is a female whale that could have helped her species come back from the brink of extinction if she had time to mature to get pregnant. And now because of something -- we don't know what yet -- her chance to launch more generations is gone.
Patrick Flanary: That is what we know about the death of an endangered right whale earlier this week that washed ashore in Edgartown. That is CAI's environmental reporter Eve Zuckoff. She's headed out the station door right now to make the next boat to Martha's Vineyard to investigate. Eve, thanks
Eve Zuckoff: Thank you Patrick.
|
https://www.nepm.org/2024-01-31/north-atlantic-right-whale-found-dead-on-marthas-vineyard-beach-whats-next
| 2024-01-31T23:17:43Z
|
- US stocks slumped on Wednesday as the Fed said it wouldn't rush to cut interest rates.
- Central bankers kept interest rates level at their latest policy meeting.
- All three benchmark indexes slid lower, ending the trading session in the red.
US stocks slumped on Wednesday after the Fed issued slightly hawkish guidance on interest-rate cuts at its latest policy meeting. All three benchmark stock indexes slid lower, ending the trading session in the red.
Central bankers chose to keep interest rates level in January, maintaining its Fed funds rate target between 5.25% and 5.5%.
Inflation has cooled significantly and job gains have eased since the Fed began raising interest rates last year. Still, prices in the economy remain "elevated" and the economy is continuing to expand at a "solid" clip, the Federal Open Markets Committee said in a statement.
"The economy has made progress toward our dual mandate objectives," Fed Chair Powell said in a press conference Wednesday afternoon. "But inflation is still too high, ongoing progress in bringing it down is not assured, and the path forward is uncertain."
Central bankers aren't expecting to cut rates until there's more confidence inflation will return to its 2% target, the FOMC added.
"Inflation has come down faster than anticipated but whether or not this can be sustained is central to the Fed's decision about when to begin cutting interest rates," Bankrate chief financial analyst Greg McBride said in commentary following the decision. "The Fed is certainly pushing back on the notion of a March interest rate cut, dashing investors' hopes again, but keeping options open and remaining non-committal as a central bank does."
Still, investors are pricing in a 46% chance the Fed could begin trimming interest rates in March, according to the CME FedWatch tool. Meanwhile, over 65% are betting on at least six Fed rate cuts by the end of the year.
Here's where US indexes stood at the 4 p.m. closing bell on Wednesday:
- S&P 500: 4,845.65, down 1.6%
- Dow Jones Industrial Average: 38,150.30, down 0.8% (317 points)
- Nasdaq Composite: 15,164.01, down 2.2%
Here's what else happened today:
- Here's how the election year could end up impacting the stock market and the economy.
- Microsoft's latest earnings show it's on the cusp of a years-long, trillion-dollar AI opportunity, Wedbush says.
- Here's what Wall Street is expecting from Amazon's 4th-quarter earnings report.
- It could take years for the oil and gas market to recover from the "mother of all shocks," one Harvard economist warns.
- Mounting US debt could eventually spark a "rebellion" in global markets, according to JPMorgan boss Jamie Dimon.
In commodities, bonds, and crypto:
- West Texas Intermediate crude oil dipped 2.45% to $75.91 a barrel. Brent crude, the international benchmark, traded 0.16% lower to $80.42 a barrel.
- Gold slipped 0.11% to $2,034.78 per ounce.
- The 10-year Treasury yield dropped seven basis points to 3.988%.
- Bitcoin ticked lower 1.57% at $42,864.
|
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/stock-market-news-fed-rate-cut-caution-outlook-inflation-economy-2024-1
| 2024-01-31T23:17:44Z
|
The Bears have an enormous decision in front of them this offseason.
Should they draft a quarterback with the No. 1 pick in the draft? Or, should they trade it down to collect future assets and stick with Justin Fields?
The predominant thinking this early in the offseason is USC's Caleb Williams is too elite to pass on. But could the Bears be persuaded with potential trade packages? The Denver Broncos are reportedly desperate to find a new signal caller after their experiment with Russell Wilson ultimately failed.
Stay in the game with the latest updates on your beloved Chicago sports teams! Sign up here for our All Access Daily newsletter.
"At present time there’s little wiggle room for any of those teams willing to move down unless a blockbuster deal is placed in front of them. And a blockbuster deal from the Denver Broncos would surely include cornerback Patrick Surtain. I’m told while the franchise doesn’t want to trade Surtain, they would consider moving the corner only as a last result to secure one of the top passers," Tony Pauline wrote and reported for Sportskeeda.
It's worth mentioning Broncos head coach Sean Payton has a strong affinity for Williams. Payton is so strongly opinionated about Williams' talent, that he suggested Williams could change the game of the NFL.
"I think he's a generational player," Payton said of Williams on "The Herd" in November 2022. "... At some point, we're going to move to a lottery system in the NFL [draft]. This is a player that possibly does that."
Currently, the Broncos own the No. 12 pick in the NFL draft. Considering the value of the top quarterbacks in this year's draft, that's a loooooooong way from the No. 1 pick. That means the Broncos would have to give an arm and a leg to move up that high, or even near the No. 1 pick.
Bears News
Strictly speculation, that would take several first-round picks and Day 2 picks to pull off. Not to mention, a blue-chip player like Surtain would have to be available. All put together, that's an enticing offer, certainly.
Surtain, 23, was the No. 9 pick in the 2021 NFL draft. So far in his three-year career, Surtain has earned two Pro Bowl nods and one first-team All-Pro selection in 2022.
He has seven career interceptions, one pick-six, 36 pass blocks, one forced fumble and 187 tackles to his name. He's a supreme coverage corner, keeping opposing quarterbacks' targets under 60% for the entirety of his career. That's astounding. And that's on a Denver team that barely pressures the quarterback; they ranked 21st in sacks last season.
Can you imagine pairing Surtain with Jaylon Johnson on the opposite end? That would be an unstoppable duo. And that kind of offer would certainly pique the interest of the Bears, who have been a defensive-minded team since its inception.
The Bears could pull off several trades in the draft, too. Behind them, the Washington Commanders, New England Patriots, Atlanta Falcons and Broncos are all in need of a quarterback. It wouldn't be outrageous to say they could execute multiple trade-down scenarios.
But if they're certain Caleb Williams --- or any other quarterback prospect --- would propel their offense further than Fields can, they will need a great deal of restraint to reject the offers that will inevitably come flooding in this offseason.
Ryan Poles and the front office have a tall task in front of them. But they'll have plenty to work with in the draft and the trade market, should they opt to move down from the No. 1 pick.
|
https://www.nbcsportschicago.com/nfl/chicago-bears/bears-news/broncos-potentially-willing-to-trade-patrick-surtain-in-2024-nfl-draft-to-obtain-quarterback-reports/536730/
| 2024-01-31T23:17:44Z
|
Atlanta, Georgia LGBTQ+ festival Out on Film has named Justice Obiaya as its first executive director in the film festival’s 37-year history.
“As Out On Film has grown over the years, it has become abundantly clear that we need someone full-time leading us and Justice is the perfect person to do that,” board chair Craig Hardesty says. “Justice is committed to serving the LGBTQIA+ community and the queer arts in Atlanta and has been a vital member of our team for years. We look forward to seeing where we can go with Justice at the helm.”
As executive director, Obiaya will lead day-to-day operations, managing administrative and development duties while overseeing multiple departments. Festival director Jim Farmer will continue coordinating year-round programming including events and screenings.
Justice Obiaya on Becoming Out on Film Executive Director
“For over three decades, Out On Film has been doing exceptional work to support the queer community through the arts,” Obiaya says. “In my eight years on their committee, I’ve seen the organization grow tremendously and provide needed and positive LGBTQIA+ representation. I’m honored for the opportunity to step into this role and continue our mission of enriching our culture by showcasing films for, by, and about us.”
Obiaya joins Out on Film with extensive film festival experiences, including his previous role as marketing and business manager for ASIFA-South and experience in multiple positions at the Atlanta Film Society. He has worked with Out on Film for years as a volunteer, festival coordinator, and marketing committee chair. Obiaya holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Media Arts from the Art Institute of Atlanta and a Master of Arts from the Savannah College of Art & Design.
Out On Film was founded in 1987 by Rebecca Ransom and other local Atlanta activists as a series of community screenings. It has since grown into an 11-day, multi-venue festival celebrating queer stories, voices, and filmmakers. The Jury Award for Best Drama Short is an Oscar-qualifying category, and in 2023, Out On Film was named the #1 Film Festival in the country in the USA TODAY 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards.
Submissions are now open for Out on Film’s 2024 festival.
Main Image: Executive director Justice Obiaya courtesy of Out on Film
Share:
|
https://www.moviemaker.com/out-on-film-justice-obiaya-executive-director/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=out-on-film-justice-obiaya-executive-director
| 2024-01-31T23:17:44Z
|
- Gold price extends retreat from 10-day highs of $2,049 on the Fed day.
- Risk aversion props up the US Dollar even as Treasury bond yields tumble.
- Fed Chair Powell’s words hold the key for Gold price mixed technical indicators.
Gold price is extending its pullback from a ten-day high of $2,049 reached in the early American trading on Tuesday, as the US Dollar (USD) is attracting fresh demand amid broad risk-aversion on the all-important US Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate decision day.
All eyes remain on Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s presser
Markets are sensing caution, as China’s economic concerns and escalating Middle East geopolitical tensions persist amid typical risk-averse trading heading into the Fed policy announcements. The tepid risk sentiment has revived the demand for the US Dollar as a safe-haven asset, fuelling a further retreat in Gold price.
The official manufacturing data from China showed contraction for the straight month in January, as the market angst continues over the lack of large stimulus moves by authorities to shore up the economy.
The downside in the Gold price, however, appears cushioned, thanks to the ongoing sell-off in the US Treasury bond yields, as investors remain wary ahead of Wednesday’s Treasury Department’s announcement of its bond-buying plan. Industry experts are expecting the US Treasury Department to increase the portion of longer-rated bonds as it did in recent debt-sale plans.
Also, repositioning in the bond market before the Fed interest rate decision and Chair Jerome Powell’s press conference could be attributed to the persistent weakness in the US Treasury bond yields.
The Fed is expected to leave the interest rates unchanged following the conclusion of its two-day policy meeting on Wednesday. The focus, however, will be on Powell's post-meeting press conference for any hints on the timing and pace of the interest rate cuts.
Data on Tuesday showed US JOLTS Job Openings unexpectedly increased in December, suggesting that the labor market still remains resilient, dissuading the Fed from delivering aggressive rate cuts.
Gold price technical analysis: Daily chart
As observed on the daily chart, Gold price seems at a critical juncture, looking to confirm an upside break from a month-long symmetrical triangle formation.
The triangle breakout could be validated should the Gold price yield a daily closing above the falling trendline resistance at $2,036.
The 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) indicator recaptured the midline, justifying the latest upswing in the bright metal.
However, traders remain cautious as a Bear Cross was confirmed on Tuesday after the 21-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) crossed the 50-day SMA from above on a sustained basis.
Amid mixed technical indicators, it now remains to be seen if the Gold price could sustain its recent upbeat momentum.
The immediate strong resistance is seen around the $2,040 level, above which the psychological $2,050 level will be back in play. Further up, Gold optimists will target the December 12 high of 2,062.
On the downside, an immediate cushion is seen around the $2,030 region, where the 21- and 50-day SMAs hang around. If the latter gives way, Gold sellers will test the rising trendline support of $2,017 on their way to the key $2,000 threshold.
A balanced or hawkish tone perceived in Powell’s speech could revive the hawks and trigger a fresh downfall in the non-interest-bearing Gold price.
Gold FAQs
Why do people invest in Gold?
Gold has played a key role in human’s history as it has been widely used as a store of value and medium of exchange. Currently, apart from its shine and usage for jewelry, the precious metal is widely seen as a safe-haven asset, meaning that it is considered a good investment during turbulent times. Gold is also widely seen as a hedge against inflation and against depreciating currencies as it doesn’t rely on any specific issuer or government.
Who buys the most Gold?
Central banks are the biggest Gold holders. In their aim to support their currencies in turbulent times, central banks tend to diversify their reserves and buy Gold to improve the perceived strength of the economy and the currency. High Gold reserves can be a source of trust for a country’s solvency. Central banks added 1,136 tonnes of Gold worth around $70 billion to their reserves in 2022, according to data from the World Gold Council. This is the highest yearly purchase since records began. Central banks from emerging economies such as China, India and Turkey are quickly increasing their Gold reserves.
How is Gold correlated with other assets?
Gold has an inverse correlation with the US Dollar and US Treasuries, which are both major reserve and safe-haven assets. When the Dollar depreciates, Gold tends to rise, enabling investors and central banks to diversify their assets in turbulent times. Gold is also inversely correlated with risk assets. A rally in the stock market tends to weaken Gold price, while sell-offs in riskier markets tend to favor the precious metal.
What does the price of Gold depend on?
The price can move due to a wide range of factors. Geopolitical instability or fears of a deep recession can quickly make Gold price escalate due to its safe-haven status. As a yield-less asset, Gold tends to rise with lower interest rates, while higher cost of money usually weighs down on the yellow metal. Still, most moves depend on how the US Dollar (USD) behaves as the asset is priced in dollars (XAU/USD). A strong Dollar tends to keep the price of Gold controlled, whereas a weaker Dollar is likely to push Gold prices up.
Information on these pages contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Markets and instruments profiled on this page are for informational purposes only and should not in any way come across as a recommendation to buy or sell in these assets. You should do your own thorough research before making any investment decisions. FXStreet does not in any way guarantee that this information is free from mistakes, errors, or material misstatements. It also does not guarantee that this information is of a timely nature. Investing in Open Markets involves a great deal of risk, including the loss of all or a portion of your investment, as well as emotional distress. All risks, losses and costs associated with investing, including total loss of principal, are your responsibility. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of FXStreet nor its advertisers. The author will not be held responsible for information that is found at the end of links posted on this page.
If not otherwise explicitly mentioned in the body of the article, at the time of writing, the author has no position in any stock mentioned in this article and no business relationship with any company mentioned. The author has not received compensation for writing this article, other than from FXStreet.
FXStreet and the author do not provide personalized recommendations. The author makes no representations as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability of this information. FXStreet and the author will not be liable for any errors, omissions or any losses, injuries or damages arising from this information and its display or use. Errors and omissions excepted.
The author and FXStreet are not registered investment advisors and nothing in this article is intended to be investment advice.
Recommended Content
Editors’ Picks
AUD/USD stays steady post-Fed decision, markets weigh Powell’s remarks
The AUD/USD begins Thursday’s Asian session unchanging hands around 0.6566 as the US Fed decides to hold rates and opens the door to ease policy in 2024. Even though the initial reaction to the statement was muted, Fed’s Powell press conference underpinned the Greenback.
EUR/USD puts 1.0800 to the test after steady Fed
EUR/USD traded in quite a volatile fashion on Fed-day, coming under further selling pressure and challenging the 1.0800 neighbourhood after Chief Powell deemed a rate cut in March unlikely.
Gold reverses daily highs near $2050
The late bounce in US yields across the curve and the greenback forced gold prices to leave behind the earlier uptick to fresh two-week highs around the $2050 mark per troy ounce.
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse on $112.5 million hack
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has come foreward to articulate that "NO Ripple-managed wallets were compromised." Given some irresponsible speculation and reporting, I want to reiterate that NO Ripple-managed wallets were compromised.
Fed Quick Analysis: Powell only slaps investors on the wrist, risk-on reversal on the cards Premium
Markets do not like uncertainty – or the lack of confidence, which the Federal Reserve (Fed) has expressed. A deeper look at the bank's pushback reveals its weakness and could trigger a reversal.
|
https://www.fxstreet.com/analysis/gold-price-forecast-xau-usd-looks-to-powell-speech-for-a-clear-directional-impetus-202401310407
| 2024-01-31T23:17:44Z
|
- A federal judge threw out a lawsuit brought by Disney against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
- Disney alleged that Florida retaliated against free speech by taking over the parks' local district.
- The federal suit was denied for lack of standing, but a separate case continues in the state courts.
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed Disney's free speech lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, leaving the company's remaining hopes of regaining control of the district that governs Walt Disney World to a separate state court challenge.
US district judge Allen Winsor in Tallahassee said in his decision that Disney lacked standing in its First Amendment lawsuit against the Republican governor, the secretary of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, and DeSantis' appointees to the Disney World governing district. The separate lawsuit is still pending in state court in Orlando.
Disney had argued that legislation signed by DeSantis and passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature that transferred control of the Disney World governing district from Disney supporters to DeSantis appointees was in retaliation for the company publicly opposing the state's so-called don't say gay law.
That 2022 law banned classroom lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity in early grades and was championed by DeSantis, who recently suspended his campaign for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination.
Disney supporters had run the district, which provides municipal services such as firefighting, planning, and mosquito control, for more than five decades after the Legislature created it in 1967.
Winsor, who was appointed to the bench by former president Trump in 2019, said in his decision that when a law on its face is constitutional, plaintiffs can't make free-speech claims challenging it because they believe lawmakers acted with unconstitutional motives.
"Because that is what Disney seeks here, its claim fails as a matter of law," Winsor wrote.
Without directly saying it would appeal the decision, Disney said in a statement that it would "press forward with our case."
"This is an important case with serious implications for the rule of law, and it will not end here," the company 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."
The governor's press secretary, Jeremy Redfern, said the judge's decision supported DeSantis' belief that Disney doesn't have a right to its "own special government."
"The days of Disney controlling its own government and being placed above the law are long gone," Redfern said.
|
https://www.businessinsider.com/disney-lawsuit-florida-governor-ron-desantis-dismissed-2024-1
| 2024-01-31T23:17:44Z
|
The head boy who can be a class act for England: Fin Smith is the straight-A student doing an economics degree who can enrich his team's attack and light up the Six Nations
- Fin Smith set to collect his first senior England cap against Italy on Saturday
- The 21-year-old fly-half has had a season to remember with Northampton
- England boss Steve Borthwick has been impressed by his all-round game
Fin Smith was head boy and a straight-A student at Warwick School with a talent for tennis, so he could have taken any number of different avenues in life.
But it soon became apparent rugby was the right path for the 21-year-old, whose sporting journey is set to continue with a first senior England cap against Italy on Saturday.
The Northampton fly-half has had a season to remember with the Saints, who are top of the Premiership and into the last 16 of the Champions Cup thanks to a 10-match winning run.
It has catapulted Smith into the position of being likely to make a Test debut off the bench for Steve Borthwick’s side in the opening round of the Six Nations in Rome.
‘Fin’s brother Angus told me there was a good chance he was going to come to the school and he was a very promising tennis player,’ Tom Pierce, Smith’s first XV rugby coach at Warwick, said. ‘I also coached tennis so was very excited to hear that. Fin joined in year seven.
England boss Steve Borthwick has been seriously impressed by Fin Smith’s all-round game
Smith was head boy and a straight A student at Warwick School with brilliant attitude to sport
‘He was a tennis player but also played a little bit of football and had played rugby for Shipston Rugby Club.
‘He was very, very competitive from day one. He had a brilliant attitude with sport and a calm and composed nature. Physically, he was quite a late developer.
‘Probably up to Under-16’s he wasn’t quite there but his skillset was outstanding, particularly his catch-pass ability under pressure.
There were two boys his age at Warwick who were called up to England Under-17’s ahead of him. Fin was a bit of a late bloomer. He wasn’t a Jonah Lomu-type player at Under-12’s. He had to work really hard to get to where he’s got to.’
Smith has certainly done that. He was at the heart of a golden period of rugby success at Warwick and his talent earned him a place at Worcester Warriors.
A keen Aston Villa fan currently doing an economics degree at the Open University alongside his rugby, Smith came through the ranks at Sixways and played Under-20 rugby for England.
He would do his homework while traveling to Worcester training.
He had already agreed to join Northampton from Worcester as a replacement for Dan Biggar, but the financial demise of the Warriors enabled to become a Saint sooner than expected.
The 21-year-old fly-half has had a season to remember with Northampton Saints
Smith was left devastated by his boyhood club’s descent into administration.
‘Fin was a part of a lot of successful sides at Warwick,’ Pierce said.
‘His age group won the Under-13 national cup and lost in the final at Under-15. As an Under-16, he played in our first team which won the cup at Twickenham.
‘As an Under-17 he played there again and at Under-18, just as Covid hit, he put in an amazing performance to beat Northampton School for Boys in the semi-final to take us to Twickenham again. It’s quite amazing Fin was part of Warwick sides at Twickenham for six or seven years in a row.
‘Fin was such good fun at school. He had a cheeky persona but at the same time was really respectful and not at all arrogant. He listened well. He had a really nice balance.
‘In terms of Fin’s memorable moments, it would definitely be that semi-final against Northampton where he slotted a kick from 60 metres and single-handedly got us back into the game.
‘I’ll never forget that game because he was so influential.
‘That was in February 2020 so the only shame was we lost that final to Covid and Fin didn’t get the chance to play at Twickenham again.’
It seems Smith has unfinished business at the home of English rugby. He will surely play there plenty more times in the years to come.
Smith came through the ranks at Worcester and played Under-20 rugby for England
It is ironic Smith was a late bloomer physically.
That’s because this season – which has been his breakthrough year – Smith has put on six kilograms and has the best tackle completion rate and the most dominant hits of any Premiership No 10. ‘I often joke with Fin because he says I make it sound like he wasn’t much good,’ Pierce added.
‘From a young age he worked really hard on his tackle technique which is brilliant now. He rarely gets injured. He’s very brave and I think that’s what really sets him apart from the other No 10’s in the Premiership.’
England head coach Borthwick has been seriously impressed by Smith’s all-round game. He can attack and kick well but his defensive attributes give him a point of difference.
‘Some of the physical elements of his game are very good,’ said Phil Dowson, the Northampton director of rugby. ‘He puts his head where it hurts. He’s brave.’
Smith earned the respect of Biggar when, as part of a Worcester side beaten heavily by the Welshman’s Saints, he took a number of heavy blows but never shirked contact.
Eligible for Scotland through his grandfather Tom Elliot who wore the thistle and also represented the Lions, Smith was a long-term target for Gregor Townsend.
He lives with his Northampton and England team-mate Tom Pearson and is close friends with another Saints and England man in Tommy Freeman.
England – for whom he won a junior Six Nations grand slam – was always his priority.
Smith joined Northampton from his boyhood club Worcester as a replacement for Dan Biggar
Smith has benefitted from Owen Farrell’s decision to step away from international rugby and Marcus Smith’s calf injury, but there can be no doubt he is now ready for the Test stage.
His brilliant performance in Northampton’s European win at Munster showed that to be the case.
George Ford is set to start at No 10 against Italy with Smith on the bench, but Borthwick is an admirer of the younger man and looks poised to reward his club form.
He must be thankful Smith put down the tennis racket and picked up a rugby ball at Warwick. An expected England debut in Rome would prove that was entirely the correct decision.
|
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-13030269/The-head-boy-class-act-England-Fin-Smith-straight-student-doing-economics-degree-enrich-teams-attack-light-Six-Nations.html
| 2024-01-31T23:17:44Z
|
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — ABC 10News anchor Lindsey Peña spoke to a flood restoration expert about what measures people need to take to stay safe from mold and asbestos in the aftermath of the recent storm. He says many of the homes in Southcrest impacted by flooding are testing positive for both asbestos and mold, which are dangerous to breathe.
In fact, several volunteers helping out at the damaged homes have gone to the emergency room because they had respiratory issues.
The expert recommends wearing masks in flood damaged homes, since the particles from mold, asbestos and dust are harmful.
Watch the interviews in the video player at the top of this page to learn more about the flood restoration efforts and safety measures.
|
https://www.10news.com/news/aiyc/flood-restoration-expert-provides-perspective-on-mold-asbestos-safety
| 2024-01-31T23:17:45Z
|
Sam Braverman opened his restaurant Lori Jayne inside the Brooklyn venue Alphaville almost a year ago, but even before then he was extremely familiar with the space. In addition to being a rock-n-roll, Bushwick-vibing bar, Alphaville also functions as a full concert space, and Braverman used to get on stage there with with a whole bunch of different bands.
The rock star thing didn't work out, so Braverman shifted his attention to food, and cooking, to earn a living, doing popups and consulting under the name SILTE, or Shit I Like To Eat, and selling wings out of his apartment during the early pandemic.
Enter Alphaville (again), whose owners were looking for someone to run their kitchen after they renovated the place in 2022. Braverman counter-offered with his Lori Jayne concept—basically, he uses the bar's infrastructure for his own unique restaurant--and is now serving a full menu of outstanding comfort food to the often quite rowdy Alphaville crowd.
Let's start with the burger, which the folks at Righteous Eats recently put on the social-media map. Eschewing the smashburger trend, Braverman and his crew deliver a quarter-pound beauty, topped with bone-broth caramelized onions (like everything here, even the smallest touches are made with a little bit of extra love), thick pickle slices, melted American cheese for an extra buck if you're feeling flush, and a slathering of Lori Jayne sauce, which Braverman describes as "if In-n-Out spread hung out with a Cajun remoulade." This is old-school burger perfection.
You'll definitely want a side of hand cut fries, too—they're crisp and salty (and vegan) and come with Braverman's house made curry ketchup, which he reverse engineered from his memories of going to the old East Village Pomme Frites as a kid. "That was the bomb," he said, correctly. But maybe Braverman's also-vegan fried 'shrooms are even better? Order these and you get a mountain of oyster mushrooms, battered with tapioca starch and rice flour and covered in Lori Jayne's Sichuan spice blend.
The chicken nuggets are breaded and fried to order, and they're big flavored and admirably tender. For these I recommend Braverman's sinus-clearing horseradish honey mustard sauce, a recipe inspired by his life partner Inna Mkrtycheva's Armenian grandmother, who always has a strange little bottle of a similar condiment in her fridge. "We just call it grandma mustard," he said. "It's full of horseradish and spicy as hell."
My favorite thing here, however, was probably the gloriously gloppy "Buffalo 2.0" wings, the bird twice-fried for extra crispiness and drenched in a Crystal hot sauce with chunks of blue cheese. There are frequent daily specials, like a chicken sandwich that Braverman described as being "like Chick-fil-A but I made it EXTRA GAY," and the lobster thermidor gyoza they were slinging on New Year's Eve, and, sometimes, dessert, like the excellent slice of key lime pie I had last Friday, which was homebaked by Mkrtycheva.
Lori Jayne is totally Braverman's creation, but he's quick and eager to give credit to his cooking crew. "We have a really strong punk rock brigade of guys who have experience in a range of restaurants," he said. "Jeff Lewis is a Mainer hippie, used to be at Llama San, still at Saraghina half the week, plays the mandolin, and we use the garlic from his brother's farm. We call Ryan Maggio Colonel Crispy Buns because he makes the best buns. And Tim Robinson, who goes by Tuna, also works at Lalou and is the most line cook line cook who's ever line cooked."
Lori Jayne, by the way, is named for Braverman's mom, who taught him how to fry chicken. When I asked if she had ever been out here to Bushwick he looked at me in disbelief. "She's a Jewish mom from New York," he said. "She's come a million times. In fact she's coming tomorrow with my dad and eight of their friends from high school to have a birthday dinner."
There's lots of seating at Alphaville--at the bar, obviously, but also at a row of elevated tables in the big main room and in heavily-scarred wooden booths in a kind of side room. It can get super loud and crowded as the night wears on and the bands start playing and everyone gets drunk, but it's pretty chill around dinner time if you just want to sip a couple of beers and grab a bite with friends.
"This has been everything to me," said Braverman about running Lori Jayne. "It's been the most exhausting and spiritually fulfilling experience of my life. It's just really cool to do what you're supposed to do, with a team of people who are equally excited about it, and growing as individuals and cooks while we're doing it. It's the best."
Lori Jayne is located inside Alphaville at 140 Wilson Avenue, between Suydam Street and Willoughby Avenue, and is currently open on Sunday through Wednesday from 6:00 p.m. to 12:00 midnight, and on Thursday through Saturday from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.
|
https://hellgatenyc.com/bushwick-nyc-lori-jayne-alphaville-comfort-food
| 2024-01-31T23:17:46Z
|
- Company retreats can help combat the isolation of remote work and inspire colleagues' creativity.
- They can also promote team-building and provide networking opportunities outside the typical office.
- Experts told Business Insider how companies can plan a successful employee retreat.
- This article is part of "Business Travel Playbook," a series about making the most of work travel.
With more workplaces implementing remote- or hybrid-work models, planning a company overnight retreat can have huge benefits.
A 2023 report from Perceptyx, a platform that provides employee analytics and leadership coaching, found that "more than four in ten employees reported feeling 'very' or 'somewhat' lonely at work." Along with offering opportunities to brainstorm and collaborate, an annual company retreat can help combat loneliness, boost morale, and motivate employees.
Business Insider asked four experts for their best advice on planning and executing successful overnight company retreats.
The benefits of a company retreat
For many employees, the new setting that comes with a company retreat is a welcome change and can boost motivation.
"An overnight retreat can cultivate a great environment for team-building, offering extended time for collaborative activities that enhance communication and trust among team members," Brittany Dolin, a cofounder of The Pocketbook Agency, a boutique recruiting firm, said. "The change of scenery can spark creativity by providing employees with a break from routine to foster fresh ideas and perspectives, and the retreat becomes a shared experience, contributing to a more positive work atmosphere."
For employees scattered across the state or country, a company retreat is also a chance to bring everyone together and reinforce a positive company culture.
"If your goals include fostering community, an overnight 'off-site' retreat is a great idea," Alex Barrett, the senior director of strategy and innovation at The Knowledge House, an organization that provides digital-skills training for underserved communities, said. "During our last retreat, we welcomed all of our C-suite staff members to New York from our expansion cities: Atlanta, Newark, and Los Angeles. Our out-of-town staff members got to experience NYC for three days after attending our daily retreat."
A company retreat can also provide casual, low-stakes spaces for senior and junior-level employees to socialize.
"A retreat can provide an informal setting that allows colleagues to get to know each other better without the focus being on deliverables or meetings," Leanne Mair, the CEO of Benefactum Consulting, said. "It can also offer powerful networking and career opportunities, and employees can showcase their thoughts and ideas to senior staff members."
The importance of including employees in decision-making
To run a successful retreat, employees need to be on board early and feel included in the process.
"When I planned a retreat, the biggest challenge I faced was persuading people that the retreat was worth traveling for," Mair said. "I had to outline why a retreat would deliver a different outcome than brainstorming in an office. It was also important to define why their participation was important and what benefits it presented to each participant."
Barrett said that though it's not possible to please everyone, it's important that employees feel heard.
"Any event planner knows that there will always be something that doesn't go as planned or a detail that gets missed, and that's OK," she said. "Planning a retreat comes with trade-offs that won't make everyone happy or allow for everyone to be accommodated. It's the HR or business leader's job to make decisions that will serve their team and company best, knowing that sometimes that means there are people you will disappoint in the process."
How to choose a date and location
All the experts BI spoke to recommended limiting a retreat to two or three nights and choosing a location convenient for most employees. Depending on your budget, a local hotel or lodge within driving distance of the office may be ideal for a first company retreat.
"Accessibility is paramount, as a convenient location ensures the entire team can easily travel to the destination," Nicole Dayan, a cofounder of the recruiting firm The Pocketbook Agency, said. "Budget considerations will also play a crucial role in deciding your location, and you'll need to do a realistic assessment of all costs related to travel, accommodation, meals, and planned activities."
It's also important to consider the time of year for a company retreat. A slow time at the office doesn't always coincide with getting the best travel rates.
"While aligning the retreat with the slow business season can help mitigate operational disruptions, you should also consider employee preferences and budget constraints," Dayan said. "Weather conditions must be taken into account, particularly if outdoor activities are on the agenda. Scheduling the retreat during favorable weather ensures an enjoyable atmosphere, particularly for destinations with seasonal activities."
But if your company can travel any time, aim to travel during a low or shoulder season, which can provide more options.
"Traveling offseason for a couple of days means getting better package deals and having more flexibility with your budget," Mair said. "I usually pick the end of February or mid-end of June. It's just outside of peak season, and you have plenty of choices for locations and accommodations."
How to choose retreat activities
While some companies fill retreats with outdoor activities and wellness treatments, other companies use the time for meetings and workshops. The key is to establish the purpose of the retreat early on.
"Retreats should have a mix of fun activities, business-related sessions, and learning opportunities," Barrett said. "Balance out business-related work and ensure there's time for unplanned relationship building, cultural realignment, and professional development. Employees will leave with not only a sense of accomplishment but a sense of belonging and investment from their company."
It's also important not to overschedule a retreat and to provide a few hours of personal time each day.
"I like a mix of group and individual activities and the option of wellness treatments to give everyone space to recharge," Mair said. "Remember that planning too many activities is counterproductive to creating an atmosphere where everyone feels engaged and motivated."
With so many moving parts, it's also wise to consider hiring a third-party company to plan a retreat or to coordinate the retreat activities, Dolin said.
"Consider leveraging the expertise of facilitators or event planners if you have a large staff or employees traveling from different cities," she said. "Many event-planning companies offer services tailored to corporate retreats and can help with various aspects of the retreat, including venue selection, itinerary planning, team-building activities, catering, and logistics."
Barrett said to consider sending out a survey after the retreat and using that feedback to plan the next retreat. Ultimately, your employees will feel they spent their time well if the experience lines up with the outlined expectations.
"When it comes to hosting an intentional retreat, being able to clearly articulate why a company is choosing to gather and have leaders align what they hope to accomplish together is the key ingredient for success," Barrett said. "Remember that the magic is in the details. The small ways you ensure all participants are cared for throughout a retreat do not go unnoticed."
|
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-plan-corporate-retreat-successful-inspiring-team-building-2024-1
| 2024-01-31T23:17:46Z
|
Drugmaker Biogen is pulling the plug on its controversial Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm, following disappointing sales. It had been expected to be a blockbuster product.
Copyright 2024 NPR
Drugmaker Biogen is pulling the plug on its controversial Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm, following disappointing sales. It had been expected to be a blockbuster product.
Copyright 2024 NPR
|
https://www.wuwf.org/2024-01-31/expected-to-be-a-big-deal-alzheimers-drug-is-pulled-after-disappointing-sales
| 2024-01-31T23:17:46Z
|
If Bear Grylls and David Attenborough scored their nature explorations with transcendent house music, the result would be DJ Phoenix Manson
Combining beautiful drone footage of sprawling mountain ranges and trees, as well as delightfully relaxing close ups on curious lorikeets and the serene image of Phoenix Manson sitting crosslegged atop a streaming 286 metre-high waterfall while he performs his lo-fi house set amidst the elements, Natural Selections #001 is a beacon of individuality.
This new set from Manson was inspired by his trip to Goa, India, in which he performed while overlooking the Arabian Sea. His exceptionally well-travelled aura and reverence for the natural world is apparent throughout every second of his chill lo-fi set.
Effortlessly combining his passions and creating a mesmerising experience is par for the course for such a unique an artist as Manson, his essence shining through the screen.
Using music as a medium to bring awareness and gratitude to the beauty of Mother Nature, Manson marries Planet Earth with the all-night house music of an early morning rave.
In this way he makes each more accessible, and fosters a curiosity among those who find his work. These landscapes are not just reserved for Netflix specials, and lo-fi house isn’t just for drug induced self-realisations.
Everything can and should be intertwined, especially such sacrosanct forces as music and nature.
Hypnotically immersive, Manson’s drive and vision are clearly at the helm of his creative output. An overwhelming sense of gracious spirituality, Natural Selections #001 truly overflows with possible applications.
A study soundtrack, a trance-like viewing session, a meditative score or simply a tool for relaxation.
There is much to marvel at; the stillness of the creature captured on film, the beatific landscape, the calmness and passion in which Manson performs for the elements and himself and the music itself.
Unique, yet drawing on the wealth of lo-fi contemporaries and predecessors, Manson’s particular brand of house is special, and full of moments to hang onto and relive.
Calmly flowing from one track to the other, Manson takes his time and basks in the pleasure, silently suggesting we do the same.
Watch and listen to Natural Selections #001 above.
|
https://happymag.tv/phoenix-manson-natural-selections-001/
| 2024-01-31T23:17:46Z
|
MANCHESTER: Julian Alvarez celebrated his 24th birthday with two goals as Manchester City cruised to a 3-1 win over relegation-threatened Burnley at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday to climb to second in the Premier League table.
It was a stroll for the champions as Rodri added a third goal to ensure a 13th win in a row against Burnley, during which time City have scored 46 goals and conceded two. Ameen Al Dakhil netted a late consolation for the visitors.
Pep Guardiola’s side moved to 46 points from 21 games, two behind leaders Liverpool, who play Chelsea later on Wednesday. Burnley are second bottom and seven points from safety having played a game more than Luton Town in 17th.
City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne made his first start for City since the opening day of the season and striker Erling Haaland came off the bench for the final 20 minutes after missing the previous 10 games due to injury.
|
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2024/02/01/man-city-up-to-second-as-alvarez-brace-sinks-burnley/
| 2024-01-31T23:17:47Z
|
One debate circling the NFL leading up to the 2024 NFL draft is whether or not USC's Caleb Williams is a generational talent at quarterback. Is he worth all the hoopla?
From his perspective, he believes there's nothing he can't do on the football field. He even dared to say he can do as much as the best quarterback in the NFL.
"Everybody watches Patrick [Mahomes] and sees all the cool things he can do," Williams told CBS Sports. "I always said, even in high school, that I don't think there's anything ... obviously, it's special, but I don't think there's anything that I can't do that he's doing out there. I think it's really cool. Like I said, I have comparisons of a bunch of other people to have. Patrick is pretty cool."
Stay in the game with the latest updates on your beloved Chicago sports teams! Sign up here for our All Access Daily newsletter.
Williams is touted mostly for his --- sorry to steal Tony Romo's thunder --- "Mahomes-y" traits on the field. The off-platform throws, the off-script playmaking, the game managing, the athleticism. It's phenomenal stuff.
Mahomes gained notoriety in the NFL for the same things, but for doing them at a much higher level in the pro league. His diverted arm angles, his creativity and his accuracy are all traits Mahomes has that blow away the league.
How about his body? His trainer, Bobby Stroupe, posted a video of a brutal, spine-bending sack Mahomes took during the AFC Championship game. But because of the rigorous flexibility training Mahomes does, he was able to pop back up from the awkward bend.
Bears News
Can Williams do that?
Probably not, but the point is reached. Williams is extremely talented and regarded the best quarterback in the 2024 NFL draft by a landslide. Even if he's not Mahomes, anything close is more than enough. The argument, however, against Williams, comes from his subpar performance during the 2023 season.
USC losses to Utah, Oregon and Notre Dame puzzled pundits and outsiders. How could a proclaimed generational talent perform so poorly in several games? Against Notre Dame, he threw for under 200 yards and three interceptions.
Soon enough, we'll see how the league values Williams in the 2024 NFL draft. First up to evaluate him, the Bears. Will they draft him or opt to keep Justin Fields?
The Bears can't lose out on a Patrick Mahomes twice ... can they?
|
https://www.nbcsportschicago.com/nfl/chicago-bears/bears-news/caleb-williams-says-theres-nothing-patrick-mahomes-can-do-that-he-cant-do/536769/
| 2024-01-31T23:17:50Z
|
Gov. Ned Lamont announced plans Wednesday to eliminate application fees required for residents to obtain certain job licenses. The Democrat says the move is geared toward easing barriers for people entering professions in health care, education, and child care.
This is Lamont’s first legislative proposal of the year, and part of the fiscal year 2025 budget adjustment proposal. The application fee for a registered nurse is $200, for a practical nurse the fee costs $150, an educator certificate is $200, and a home child care license is $40.
The goal is to remove some of the financial barriers for these essential workforces still recovering from the pandemic, Lamont said.
“For folks to be able to get their degree faster without the application fee; help support some of the testing costs you've got so we end up with more daycare providers, more teachers and particularly more nurses,” Lamont said.
Altogether, the governor’s office said the application fees usually generate about $3.5 million annually for the state. His administration said the proposal is a small step in an effort to help people get into these professions.
But a union representing workers at state universities responded to the proposal by saying eliminating the application fees doesn’t address a deeper crisis on hand: public colleges and universities are facing big budget cuts.
“Saving a few hundred dollars on application fees is helpful, but it means nothing to the students who have had to drop out due to the recent tuition hike or the students who need courses that are no longer being offered,” Louise Williams, president of CSU-AAUP, AFT Local 6745 said in a statement.
Meanwhile, the Connecticut Education Association (CEA) said the proposal was a “step in the right direction” to address the state’s teacher shortage and save aspiring teachers money.
“Every Connecticut public school teacher is also expected to complete a master’s degree, only to earn significantly less than other professionals with similar levels of education and responsibility,” Lesia Day, CEA president said in a statement.
Lamont said he will unveil more of his legislative and budget plans for Connecticut with his State of the State Address, when the General Assembly begins its regular session on Wednesday, Feb. 7.
|
https://www.nepm.org/2024-01-31/seeking-to-boost-essential-work-forces-lamont-proposes-cutting-license-fees-reaction-is-mixed
| 2024-01-31T23:17:50Z
|
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – It only took $2 for a Scratchers player to end up with a prize worth $1.2 million.
California Lottery officials said Richard Tapia recently spent two bucks at Sun Valley Fuel in Escondido to play the “Decades of Dollars” game -- and he beat the odds (1 in 6,095,933, according to the Lottery) to come out a millionaire.
With the win, Tapia will receive $4,000 per month over 25 years, lottery officials said.
For selling the winning ticket, Sun Valley Fuel -- located on 550 N. Escondido Blvd. -- will receive a bonus check of $6,000.
|
https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/man-buys-2-scratchers-game-at-escondido-gas-station-wins-1-2-million-prize
| 2024-01-31T23:17:51Z
|
All eyes were on new Married At First Sight bride Lauren Dunn as she stepped out to attend her first event as an influencer over the weekend.
The 32-year-old PR maven, who is tipped to be at the centre of all the drama on the series, turned heads as she attended a luxury Veuve Clicquot party on board The Jackson in Sydney.
Lauren, who already boasts 12,900 followers on her food account, commanded attention in a strapless teal dress with a plunging neckline.
She accessorised her look with a choker necklace that had multiple small pendants and a bracelet on her left wrist.
The former AFL WAG was joined by her co-star and fellow MAFS groom Tristan Black, who embodied went casual in a white polo T-shirt and black chinos.
All eyes were on new Married At First Sight bride Lauren Dunn as she stepped out to attend her first event as an influencer over the weekend
The former AFL WAG was joined by fellow MAFS groom Tristan Black, who embodied went casual in a white polo T-shirt and black chinos
Dunn went about her best efforts to keep a low-profile, avoiding getting her picture taken with other reality stars.
Meanwhile, Tim Robards was also in attendance.
The 41-year-old OG bachelor was seen mingling with Wesley Senna Cortes, who appeared on the latest season of the dating show.
Laura Csortan (pictured) Skye Leckie, Al Perkins, Ollie Skelton, and beauty guru Michael Brown were among the guests in attendance
Tim Robards was also in attendance, dressed in a crisp white linen shirt left casually unbuttoned at the top, paired with matching shorts
The 41-year-old OG bachelor was seen mingling with Wesley Senna Cortes, who appeared on the latest season of the dating show
Laura Csortan, Skye Leckie, Al Perkins, Ollie Skelton, and beauty guru Michael Brown were also among other guests in attendance.
The event featured champagne-soaked moments, Clicquot-inspired canapés, deluxe oyster bar and of course all the best vibes being with your friends cruising through Sydney's Harbour dancing to Sydney's hottest DJs.
Limited tickets to experience Veuve Clicquot in the Sun are on sale for $155 here.
The event featured champagne-soaked moments, Clicquot-inspired canapés, a deluxe oyster bar and of course all the best vibes as guests were cruised through Sydney's Harbour
|
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13015633/Tim-Robards-spotted-mingling-new-MAFS-stars-Sydney.html
| 2024-01-31T23:17:51Z
|
- Gold price consolidates the previous rebound near $2,030 amid a weaker US Dollar.
- Risks of further geopolitical escalation counter falling March Fed rate cut bets.
- Gold price could stay rangebound due to mixed technical indicators, ahead of US jobs data.
Gold price is treading water near $2,030 early Tuesday, consolidating the previous rebound to a four-day high of $2,038. Gold price is weighing the further escalation in the geopolitical tensions between the Middle East and the United States (US) against the backdrop of reduced bets for a March Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate cut.
Gold price looks to US JOLTs data for fresh impetus
Amidst the latest development on the Middle East and the US geopolitical conflict, Sky News reported that US President Joe Biden is likely to authorize military action in the Middle East as early as Monday night. This comes in response to the killing of three US service members by an unmanned aerial drone attack on forces stationed in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border.
Markets stay risk-averse and trade with caution, as they also remain wary amid a deepening real estate crisis fuelled Chinese demand worries, after a Hong Kong court ordered the liquidation of property giant China Evergrande Group on Monday.
The traditional safe-haven, Gold price, draws support from these concerning factors alongside a broad-based US Dollar weakness and the extended selling in the US Treasury bond yields so far in Tuesday’s trading.
On Monday, Gold price staged a solid turnaround and hit multi-day highs above $2,030, capitalizing on a sell-off in the US Treasury bond yields, which limited the US Dollar upside. The US Treasury bond yields tumbled following a sharp rally in the US government bonds after the Treasury cut its first-quarter borrowing estimate. The Treasury Department said Monday it expects to borrow $760 billion in the first quarter, which is $55 billion lower than the October estimate. The decline was driven, in part, by "higher net fiscal flows" and a higher cash balance.
Intensifying Middle East geopolitical tensions also turned in favor of Gold price amid a global flight to safety theme.
Attention now turns toward the US JOLTs Job Openings data for fresh signs on the labor market conditions ahead of Wednesday’s Fed policy announcements and Friday’s Nonfarm Payrolls data release.
Markets are now pricing a 46% probability of a March Fed rate cut while no rate change is expected following this week’s policy meeting. However, comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell will be closely scrutinized for repricing of the rate cut expectations, having a significant impact on the value of the US Dollar and the Gold price.
The Fed begins its two-day policy meeting on Tuesday, with the verdict likely to be announced on Wednesday.
Gold price technical analysis: Daily chart
As observed on the daily chart, Gold price is managed to yield a daily closing above $2,030, the intersection of the 50-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) and the 21-day SMA.
Gold buyers, however, ran into static resistance near the $2,038 level, which capped the upside.
The 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) indicator recaptured the midline, providing much-needed support to Gold buyers.
But an impending Bear Cross continues to warrant caution for them, keeping the recovery in check.
The 21-day SMA is on the verge of crossing the 50-day SMA from above, which if happens will confirm the Bear Cross.
Acceptance above the $2,038 barrier will put the psychological $2,050 level back in play. Further up, Gold optimists will target the December 12 high of 2,062.
On the downside, an immediate cushion is seen at the previous day’s low of $2,018, below which the rising trendline support of $2,012 could be threatened.
The next strong downside cap is seen around the $2,000 region.
Gold FAQs
Why do people invest in Gold?
Gold has played a key role in human’s history as it has been widely used as a store of value and medium of exchange. Currently, apart from its shine and usage for jewelry, the precious metal is widely seen as a safe-haven asset, meaning that it is considered a good investment during turbulent times. Gold is also widely seen as a hedge against inflation and against depreciating currencies as it doesn’t rely on any specific issuer or government.
Who buys the most Gold?
Central banks are the biggest Gold holders. In their aim to support their currencies in turbulent times, central banks tend to diversify their reserves and buy Gold to improve the perceived strength of the economy and the currency. High Gold reserves can be a source of trust for a country’s solvency. Central banks added 1,136 tonnes of Gold worth around $70 billion to their reserves in 2022, according to data from the World Gold Council. This is the highest yearly purchase since records began. Central banks from emerging economies such as China, India and Turkey are quickly increasing their Gold reserves.
How is Gold correlated with other assets?
Gold has an inverse correlation with the US Dollar and US Treasuries, which are both major reserve and safe-haven assets. When the Dollar depreciates, Gold tends to rise, enabling investors and central banks to diversify their assets in turbulent times. Gold is also inversely correlated with risk assets. A rally in the stock market tends to weaken Gold price, while sell-offs in riskier markets tend to favor the precious metal.
What does the price of Gold depend on?
The price can move due to a wide range of factors. Geopolitical instability or fears of a deep recession can quickly make Gold price escalate due to its safe-haven status. As a yield-less asset, Gold tends to rise with lower interest rates, while higher cost of money usually weighs down on the yellow metal. Still, most moves depend on how the US Dollar (USD) behaves as the asset is priced in dollars (XAU/USD). A strong Dollar tends to keep the price of Gold controlled, whereas a weaker Dollar is likely to push Gold prices up.
Information on these pages contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Markets and instruments profiled on this page are for informational purposes only and should not in any way come across as a recommendation to buy or sell in these assets. You should do your own thorough research before making any investment decisions. FXStreet does not in any way guarantee that this information is free from mistakes, errors, or material misstatements. It also does not guarantee that this information is of a timely nature. Investing in Open Markets involves a great deal of risk, including the loss of all or a portion of your investment, as well as emotional distress. All risks, losses and costs associated with investing, including total loss of principal, are your responsibility. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of FXStreet nor its advertisers. The author will not be held responsible for information that is found at the end of links posted on this page.
If not otherwise explicitly mentioned in the body of the article, at the time of writing, the author has no position in any stock mentioned in this article and no business relationship with any company mentioned. The author has not received compensation for writing this article, other than from FXStreet.
FXStreet and the author do not provide personalized recommendations. The author makes no representations as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability of this information. FXStreet and the author will not be liable for any errors, omissions or any losses, injuries or damages arising from this information and its display or use. Errors and omissions excepted.
The author and FXStreet are not registered investment advisors and nothing in this article is intended to be investment advice.
Recommended Content
Editors’ Picks
AUD/USD stays steady post-Fed decision, markets weigh Powell’s remarks
The AUD/USD begins Thursday’s Asian session unchanging hands around 0.6566 as the US Fed decides to hold rates and opens the door to ease policy in 2024. Even though the initial reaction to the statement was muted, Fed’s Powell press conference underpinned the Greenback.
EUR/USD puts 1.0800 to the test after steady Fed
EUR/USD traded in quite a volatile fashion on Fed-day, coming under further selling pressure and challenging the 1.0800 neighbourhood after Chief Powell deemed a rate cut in March unlikely.
Gold reverses daily highs near $2050
The late bounce in US yields across the curve and the greenback forced gold prices to leave behind the earlier uptick to fresh two-week highs around the $2050 mark per troy ounce.
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse on $112.5 million hack
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has come foreward to articulate that "NO Ripple-managed wallets were compromised." Given some irresponsible speculation and reporting, I want to reiterate that NO Ripple-managed wallets were compromised.
Fed Quick Analysis: Powell only slaps investors on the wrist, risk-on reversal on the cards Premium
Markets do not like uncertainty – or the lack of confidence, which the Federal Reserve (Fed) has expressed. A deeper look at the bank's pushback reveals its weakness and could trigger a reversal.
|
https://www.fxstreet.com/analysis/gold-price-forecast-xau-usd-set-for-bull-bear-tug-of-war-ahead-of-us-jobs-data-fed-verdict-202401300346
| 2024-01-31T23:17:50Z
|
Last year, Mayor Eric Adams declared a war on rats and appointed a "rat czar" to stand by his side. It was funny, it was flashy, and it didn't really make sense if you thought about it for too long—the kind of classic Adams administration scenario we all know and love. This week, the Adams administration dropped some decidedly less sexy—but potentially much more impactful—santitation news: Commercial waste management reform is finally moving forward, after years of delays.
The trash created by restaurants, stores, office buildings, and basically any commercial entity in the city falls outside the purview of the Department of Sanitation to collect, which is where the commercial waste management industry's web of private businesses, also known as "carters" or "carting companies," step in. There were—and still are—several compelling reasons to change how this industry operates: to curb emissions from all of those trucks that drive across the city on a daily basis; to mandate safer conditions for the people who work in the industry; and to protect New Yorkers from being killed by commercial carting trucks, something that happened 43 times from 2010 to 2019.
After vowing to do something about these issues in 2016, then-Mayor Bill de Blasio worked with the City Council to ink a series of commercial waste reform bills into law in 2019. The most important law chopped the City into 20 different commercial waste collection zones, and the City would give out contracts to three carting businesses to operate per zone after a "competitive bidding process." Safety measures were also to be installed on all trucks by 2024 which, well, would you look at the time?
The first delay in implementing these reforms came in 2020, due to the City's pandemic shutdown measures. In 2022, reform advocates told Streetsblog NYC that they were growing impatient as the City caved to pressure from the carting industry to push back another deadline. In 2023, the Sanitation Department pushed the deadline back again, finally landing on a date last February: the back half of 2024.
Now, on Tuesday, the Sanitation Department announced that the ball is finally rolling! (Kind of.) Companies have indeed been selected to service the City's 20 commercial waste zones, but, on a distinctly underwhelming note, only one zone in Queens has a concrete timeline for implementation—this fall, with no deadline set for the other 19.
And as far as the quality of those companies go, uh…Here's a snippet from a Gothamist report:
Several of the companies that the sanitation department selected have troubled safety records. Drivers for Action Carting—which won the rights to pick up commercial waste in every zone of the Bronx, Brooklyn and all but one in Manhattan—allegedly killed five pedestrians or cyclists from 2008 to 2017. And data from the federal Department of Transportation shows the New Jersey-based company’s drivers have over the last two years been involved in crashes that injured 18 people.
One might think the number one criterion for handing out these contracts would be "hasn't killed or maimed anyone." Then again, given the City's recent track record on selecting contractors, maybe New Yorkers are supposed to be grateful that the companies picked to help keep this city running can actually do the job they're committing to.
Some links you don't have to wait around to read:
|
https://hellgatenyc.com/commercial-waste-management-reform-is-finally-almost-happening-this-fall-in-one-part-of-queens
| 2024-01-31T23:17:52Z
|
Jorge Rubiano arrived alone in Chicago, but his pain and trauma came with him.
For months, he tried to find steady work. For months, he's been sleeping in a crowded temporary shelter, worrying about his wife and mother back in Colombia. Are they safe? Did I make the right decision?
He recalls a frightening phone call with his wife in Colombia, cut short when the bus she was riding on was being robbed.
Rubiano, 43, is also haunted by memories of his harrowing journey to Chicago, during which he says he was kidnapped for a month, before escaping.
He left his country, he says, over a land dispute in which the government threatened his life.
"I'm still in between two dangers," Rubiano says in Spanish. "If I return it's very possible they kill me, and if I stay I don't know what can happen here."
More than 30,000 migrants and asylum seekers have arrived in Chicago since August of 2022 — most of them from South and Central America. They are fleeing the collapse of their economies, a lack of food and jobs, and violence back home.
Many came here on a bus from Texas, sent by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, who said Chicago — and other so-called sanctuary cities that embrace immigrants — would provide much-needed relief "to our small, overrun border towns."
The buses haven't stopped since.
Migrants fleeing hardship, danger, fear and loss
Interviews with more than 30 people reveal the emotional toll migrants face, and the efforts of individuals and organizations that are trying to fill the gaps of a frayed mental health system.
Some of those efforts are catching the attention of leaders in other big U.S. cities also coping with large influxes of newly-arrived migrants.
For many, their journeys here were terrifying. A young girl who fell into a river, her pregnant mother struggling to hold her small hand, so the current wouldn't whisk her away. Women who were forced to have sex with gang members to get from country to country. People who walked over the dead in the jungle, or are wracked with guilt over the sick and injured left behind.
Their stories have unfolded across Chicago: in the quiet space of a therapist's office, at an informal healing circle in the back of a store, with a nurse at a folding table propped up outside a police station.
But for many migrants, taking care of their mental health might not be a priority.
"They're in survival mode," says Sharon Davila, a school-based social worker who has screened migrant families. "They need their basic needs met. The number one thing is they're looking for jobs."
Just getting in front of a therapist or a social worker can be extremely difficult for even the most savvy and persistent. With a shortage of mental health workers, wait lists for an appointment can be months long.
Layer on being new to this country, speaking a different language, and having no health insurance. Getting help can seem impossible.
Therapist Susie Moya worries about a mental health crisis brewing for many migrants.
"Right now it's on the back burner," says Moya, who has worked with migrants on Chicago's Lower West Side. "But I'm thinking a year from now when these families are settled in. Who is going to be providing that support?"
Informal support, with a side of soup
It's a Monday night in the back room of an insurance agency on the Southwest Side. About 20 migrants have arranged their chairs in a circle. Each person takes a turn describing how they feel on a scale of one to 10, as social worker Veronica Sanchez gently encourages them to share why.
Warm homemade chicken soup and arepas await them for dinner.
A woman says her husband got deported, and she's heartbroken that she left her children behind. A man says he worked several days that week, but never got paid. Another says he is grateful to God for bringing him to America, but he misses his mom, dad and brothers.
Finding work and reuniting with family is important, Sanchez tells them. But right now she's concerned about their mental health.
"Maybe we have answers. Maybe we don't. But when you open up a safe space where you can share your sorrows... you don't feel so alone," Sanchez says in Spanish.
Sanchez understands the migrants' desperation. She comes from a long line of pottery makers in Mexico. Sanchez was just four years old when her father left to work in Cicero, a suburb outside Chicago. She didn't see her father for almost seven years, until they were reunited as a family in Cicero.
Those memories fuel her work with the healing circle. "When I was talking to them, it really came from the heart," Sanchez says. "I was seeing the migrants' faces, that they were so scared."
Informal support groups like this one have popped up around Chicago in shelters, storefronts, churches and schools, led by volunteers or mental health professionals.
Many of these support groups don't last long. Volunteers get burned out. Migrants prioritize other needs. Or the city moves them from place to place.
The costs of ignoring loss and trauma
Some volunteers and mental health providers emphasize that not every migrant might be experiencing severe trauma.
But for many, trauma can have lasting impact. Trauma can change the wiring in a person's brain and make someone more vulnerable to depression and anxiety.
Daily or ongoing stressors can add up to what Chicago psychologist Laura Pappa calls "little t trauma" — like not feeling welcomed right away.
"A lot of people come here seeking the American dream and they realize that that's not there," says Pappa, who came to the U.S. from Argentina as a teen. "A lot of people were not expecting that, how hard it is on this side. I've had a lot of parents who've come alone and ask themselves, was it worth it?"
It can be hard to persuade migrants to seek help, however. There's a stigma about the need for mental health care in many immigrant communities, particularly among Latino men, Pappa says.
But, she adds, the stigma is easing as talking about emotions becomes more common.
Training the front-line workers in shelters
One effort to provide faster help involves training hundreds of peoplewho don't have a medical background, but work in city-run shelters. These front-line workers, such as case managers and shelter supervisors, are learning to lead support groups called Café y Comunidad charlas — coffee and community talks.
The initiative is led by the Coalition for Immigrant Mental Health, the University of Chicago's Crown Family School, and Lurie Children's Center for Childhood Resilience.
The idea is to help migrants feel less isolated and try to prevent the most extreme outcomes, such as suicide.
"We have to help people the minute they arrive," explainsAimee Hilado, an assistant professor at UC's Crown School and chair of the coalition. "That's actually going to promote healing down the line."
Case manager Albert Ayala has led a charla in the ballroom of a downtown shelter. He recalls moments of joy, such as when a woman said she was searching for love — and hands shot up hoping to catch her attention.
Ayala says he's watched migrants who arrive scared and shy blossom after attending a charla.
"We try to tell them we're no different from you," says Ayala, who is Mexican American. "Your dream is possible."
Leaders in Philadelphia and San Jose have reached out asking how to replicate the effort, Hilado says.
Outside his shelter, Rubiano, the migrant from Colombia, says he hasn't attended one of these support groups. He says he tries to keep busy working on his English skills. And he recently found a full-time job in a supermarket.
He longs for his family, and for the chance to bring them here — once there is a stable life he can offer them.
WBEZ is part of the Mental Health Parity Collaborative, a group of newsrooms covering stories on mental health care access and inequities in the U.S. The Collaborative's partners include The Carter Center, the Center for Public Integrity and newsrooms in select states across the country.
WBEZ's Manuel Martinez contributed to this report.
Copyright 2024 WBEZ
|
https://www.wuwf.org/2024-01-31/for-chicagos-new-migrants-informal-support-groups-help-ease-the-pain-and-trauma
| 2024-01-31T23:17:52Z
|
LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur climbed to fourth place in the Premier League as a second-half broadside fired them to a 3-2 home victory against struggling Brentford on Wednesday.
Neal Maupay prodded a lively Brentford into an early lead and Tottenham were ragged before halftime but they responded after the break with Destiny Udogie, Brennan Johnson and Richarlison all scoring in a devastating eight-minute spell.
Sensational going forward, Tottenham left back Udogie’s defending was less impressive and his mistake allowed Ivan Toney to halve the deficit with plenty of time left.
Chances were created at both ends in the closing stages of an absorbing contest and Tottenham were indebted to a superb stoppage-time save by Guglielmo Vicario to secure a fourth successive home league win.
Ange Postecoglou’s side moved above Aston Villa on goals scored with both clubs on 43 points from 22 games, three points behind third-placed Arsenal.
Brentford’s sixth defeat in seven league games left them only four points above the relegation zone.
|
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2024/02/01/tottenham-go-fourth-with-comeback-win-against-brentford/
| 2024-01-31T23:17:53Z
|
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.ksmu.org/2024-01-31/as-israel-resumes-bombing-in-the-north-thousands-of-gazans-face-desperate-conditions
| 2024-01-31T23:17:55Z
|
After firing offensive coordinator Luke Getsy, the Bears went through a laundry list of qualified candidates for the opening around the league.
They interviewed the likes of Klint Kubiak,
But why?
Stay in the game with the latest updates on your beloved Chicago sports teams! Sign up here for our All Access Daily newsletter.
"I think some of the guys who went through there and did the coordinator interviews there, one of the things that excited them about the job was the chance to take Caleb Williams," Albert Breer said on Kap & JHood on ESPN 1000.
MORE: How Bears' Justin Fields, QB uncertainty impacts search for offensive coordinator
On the surface, the job didn't appear to be uber-attractive for several reasons.
For one, the Bears retained Matt Eberflus after two treacherous seasons that saw the Bears go 10-24 during that time frame. With that in mind, Eberflus could be on the chopping block following another dud season; that means his offensive coordinator would also be out the door.
Bears News
The Bears still have the most significant decision on their hands, too, deciding between Justin Fields or Williams. Should the Bears opt for Fields, the offensive coordinator likely won't have much weight in convincing them otherwise. That means developing a third offense for Fields, who has failed through the first two.
Remember, Eberflus reportedly defended Fields throughout the offensive coordinator interviews. Albert Breer, during the same ESPN 1000 interview, said Eberflus defended Fields and his performance, sticking up for his quarterback.
“Eberflus did defend Justin Fields in the interviews, as I understand it,” Breer said.
Of course, it wouldn't make much sense for the Bears to speak poorly of Fields. He is still on the Bears' roster and is the team's starting quarterback. The Bears have most certainly not yet made up their minds on who will be under center in 2024. But the question becomes --- how positively did they speak of Williams?
In the end, the Bears landed on Shane Waldron, the offensive coordinator from the Seattle Seahawks. Waldron is arguably the best man for the job. He has a wealth of experience working from the Shanahan tree and he's often credited for helping Geno Smith rejuvenate his career with the Seahawks.
"I think he's an elite play-caller," an NFC scout whose team has faced Waldron's offenses several times told NBC Sports Chicago. "Really creative schematically. He's good at covering up weaknesses. Their offensive line really struggled this year, and I thought he was able to mask it as well as anyone. He's incredibly smart and versatile. That offense will succeed no matter who the quarterback is. He'll figure it out."
How much weight will Waldron carry in a conversation about the 2024 quarterback with the Bears? That seemingly could've been a big selling point to him coming to Chicago. And it will be key for the newly minted, shiny offensive staff, which was solidified on Wednesday.
|
https://www.nbcsportschicago.com/nfl/chicago-bears/bears-news/heres-why-the-bears-offensive-coordinator-job-was-an-attractive-position-reports/536741/
| 2024-01-31T23:17:56Z
|
Scientists have found that spiderwebs can be used to capture environmental DNA, which reflects the animal population of an area. The technique may help track the biodiversity of an ecosystem.
Copyright 2024 NPR
Scientists have found that spiderwebs can be used to capture environmental DNA, which reflects the animal population of an area. The technique may help track the biodiversity of an ecosystem.
Copyright 2024 NPR
|
https://www.nepm.org/2024-01-31/spiderwebs-could-offer-a-snapshot-of-an-ecosystem-study-shows
| 2024-01-31T23:17:56Z
|
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — As Thursday's storm approaches the San Diego area, an evacuation warning will be issued for people who live in the areas most impacted by the flooding from Jan. 22, Mayor Todd Gloria announced during a Wednesday afternoon press conference.
Gloria emphasized that this warning is voluntary in nature; however, should the city escalate it to an evacuation order, police officers would go door-to-door to tell people.
The mayor also announced during the press conference that a shelter is being established at Balboa Park's Municipal Gym. The city will provide transportation to the shelter for those who need it.
As of 2 p.m., the city has not specified exact locations for the voluntary evacuation warning. The city did say the warning applies to low-lying areas that endured flooding on Jan. 22.
You can watch the full press conference below.
ABC 10News reported on the following areas experiencing heavy impact from the last storm that may also be at risk this time around:
- Mountain View
- Ocean View Blvd, from 36th to 42nd St
- 4100 Block National Ave
- Kipp Adelante Prep Academy
- Southcrest
- Beta and 37th, 38th
- Golden Hill
- 30th and J St
- Spring Valley
- La Presa, near Kempton and Jamacha Road
- Kempton Elementary School
- Bancroft Elementary School
- Broadview, Parkbrook, Elkelton and Noeline towards Enfield
- Mission Beach
- Point Loma
- 3700 Midway Drive
- North County
- EB SR 79 at El Camino Real
- Leucadia Main Street, Around 810 N Coast Hwy 101
- Miramar sinkhole: 8100 Miramar Road
- South Bay
- Hoover Ave in National City
- Rohr Park in Chula Vista
- TJ River Valley
- Dance Studio 102 E 16th Street National City
- 900 Block Division St in National City
- Coronado
- Country Club
- PAWS Animal Shelter (1300 block of 1st St in Coronado)
San Diego County has provided the following data to provide more context on the storm response so far (see full documents: special meeting powerpoint, supervisors agenda item):
- Initial Damage Assessment:
- $90 million across the region
- $4.1 million for the county
- Residential damage:
- 2,991 people self-reported
- 525 assessed as major damage
- Assistance center (Spring Valley)
- 777 households helped, roughly 2,000 people
- 777 households helped, roughly 2,000 people
- County damage reporting tool
- Nearly 2,800 submissions and growing
The county is also reallocating $10 million towards storm response, and those funds come from the American Rescue Plan.
|
https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/san-diego-news/san-diego-issues-flood-evacuation-warning-for-low-lying-areas-as-storm-looms
| 2024-01-31T23:17:57Z
|
Married At First Sight bosses have revealed that former groom Mitch Eynaud encouraged his younger brother Jayden too apply for the 2024 series.
Speaking to Daily Mail Australia, Nine EP John Walsh admitted they were surprised to see Mitch, 28, who was paired with Ella Ding on the series back in 2022, change his tune about the show.
'He wasn't a big MAFS fan as you may recall, but he's had quite a lot of change of heart about that and his experience with the Isle,' he said.
Jayden is understood to have originally applied to appear on Stan Original Dating Series Love Triangle, also produced by Endemol Shine Australia, before he told casting agents he would be down for the show.
MAFS executive producer Mollie Harwood added Jayden jumped on the opportunity to join the experiment after a quick chat with his brother.
Married At First Sight bosses have revealed that former groom Mitch Eynaud encouraged his younger brother Jayden too apply for the 2024 series
Speaking to Daily Mail Australia, Nine's MAFS EP John Walsh admitted that they were surprised to see Mitch, 28, who was paired with Ella Ding on the series back in 2022, change his tune about the show
Jayden is understood to have originally applied to appear on Stan Original Dating Series, Love Triangle, also produced by Endemol Shine Australia, before he told casting agents he would be down for the show
'Mitch gave him a lot of ''this is what what I wish I did differently'' and take some advice from my experience.
'He was really supportive of Jayden's experience and got right behind him from the wedding.'
Mitch certainly left his mark on the series, letting his 'trust and commitment issues' get in the way of finding love, but says he since 'regrets' his behaviour.
'I didn't trust the experiment and obviously looking back on it now, I wish I did trust it a bit more,' he told producers.
'He wasn't a big MAFS fan, as you may recall, but he's had quite a lot of change of heart about that and his experience with the Isle,' he revealed
He added: 'It was very difficult for me to open up and be myself and that's something I regret, but Jayden and I are very different... He's going to go all the way.'
Jayden is a professional kickboxer and security guard from Queensland, but insists he's nothing like his older brother.
'He's my brother, I love him to death, but when it comes to relationships we're very different,' he said, admitting he's a big 'softy' on the inside.
The former 'groom' was paired with Ella Ding (left) in season 9 of the matchmaking show but left her broken hearted during final vows when he broke things off
The hunk says he is a proud 'romantic' and the complete opposite of his 'smart a*s' brother.
Despite having very different views on relationships, it was clear the pair have a a very close and playful bond.
As Mitch helped Jayden try on suits for his wedding, the older brother pointed out Jayden was wearing the exact same suit he did when he 'married' Ella.
Now the heartbreaker has returned to the Network Nine show to help his younger brother find a suit ahead of his own arranged marriage
'I think I can pull it off better,' Jayden joked as he adjusted the collar of his beige suit.
Jayden has been paired up with Eden Harper, a 28-year-old recruitment manager living on the Gold Coast.
Jayden and Eden are set to be one of the stand out couples this year, with production sources dubbing them early fan favourites.
Married At First Sight Australia continues Thursday at 7.30pm on Channel Nine and 9Now.
|
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13028429/Married-Sight-2024-former-groom-Mitch-Eynaud-encouraged-younger-brother-Jayden-appear-new-series.html
| 2024-01-31T23:17:57Z
|
- USD/CAD hangs near two-week low and is influenced by a combination of diverging forces.
- Middle East tensions lend support to Crude Oil prices and continue to underpin the Loonie.
- A modest USD uptick acts as a tailwind for the pair as traders now await the FOMC decision.
The USD/CAD pair oscillates in a narrow band through the early European session on Tuesday and consolidates its recent losses registered over the past three days, to the 1.3400 mark, or a two-week low. The US Dollar (USD) attracts some haven flows amid the risk of a further escalation of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and stalls the overnight pullback from its highest level since December 13, which, in turn, lends some support to spot prices. A deadly drone attack on a US base in Jordan by Iran-backed militants killed three American soldiers, marking the first death of US service personnel in the region since the start of the Hamas-Israel war on October 7. Adding to this, reports suggest that President Joe Biden will authorise US military action that would begin in the next couple of days and come in waves against a range of targets.
Meanwhile, investors seem concerned that a direct US confrontation with Iran, which exported around 1.2-1.6 million barrels per day or 1-1.5% of Crude Oil through most of 2023, will adversely impact global supply. Furthermore, the recent attack on an oil tanker in the Red Sea fueled fears about supply disruptions from the region and act as a tailwind for Crude Oil prices. This, in turn, continues to underpin the commodity-linked Loonie and might keep a lid on any meaningful recovery for the USD/CAD pair. Traders might also refrain from placing aggressive bets and prefer to wait for the highly-anticipated FOMC monetary policy decision on Wednesday for cues about the timing of when the Federal Reserve (Fed) will begin cutting rates. This, in turn, will drive the USD demand and provide a fresh directional impetus to the currency pair.
Heading into the key central bank event risk, traders on Tuesday will confront the release of the Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index and JOLTS Job Openings data from the US. This, along with the broader risk sentiment and the US bond yields, will influence the USD. Apart from this, Oil price dynamics might contribute to producing short-term trading opportunities around the USD/CAD pair. Nevertheless, the aforementioned mixed fundamental backdrop warrants some caution before positioning for a firm near-term direction.
Technical Outlook
From a technical perspective, the recent failure ahead of the mid-1.3500s constituted the formation of a bearish double-top on short-term charts. Moreover, oscillators on the daily chart have just started gaining negative traction and are holding deep in the bearish territory. This, in turn, suggests that the path of least resistance for the USD/CAD pair is to the downside. That said, it will still be prudent to wait for a sustained break and acceptance below the 1.3400 mark, which nears the 200-period Simple Moving Average (SMA) on the 4-hour chart, before positioning for deeper losses. Spot prices might then accelerate the fall towards the next relevant support near the 1.3355 region before eventually dropping to sub-1.3300 levels.
On the flip side, the 1.3450 area is likely to act as an immediate hurdle and cap any attempted recovery. A sustained strength beyond might trigger a short-covering rally and allow the USD/CAD pair to reclaim the 1.3500 psychological mark. The momentum could get extended further towards retesting the double-top resistance near mid-1.3500s. Some follow-through buying will negate any near-term negative bias and lift spot prices further towards the 1.3600 round-figure mark en route to the next relevant hurdle near the 1.3625-1.3630 supply zone.
Information on these pages contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Markets and instruments profiled on this page are for informational purposes only and should not in any way come across as a recommendation to buy or sell in these assets. You should do your own thorough research before making any investment decisions. FXStreet does not in any way guarantee that this information is free from mistakes, errors, or material misstatements. It also does not guarantee that this information is of a timely nature. Investing in Open Markets involves a great deal of risk, including the loss of all or a portion of your investment, as well as emotional distress. All risks, losses and costs associated with investing, including total loss of principal, are your responsibility. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of FXStreet nor its advertisers. The author will not be held responsible for information that is found at the end of links posted on this page.
If not otherwise explicitly mentioned in the body of the article, at the time of writing, the author has no position in any stock mentioned in this article and no business relationship with any company mentioned. The author has not received compensation for writing this article, other than from FXStreet.
FXStreet and the author do not provide personalized recommendations. The author makes no representations as to the accuracy, completeness, or suitability of this information. FXStreet and the author will not be liable for any errors, omissions or any losses, injuries or damages arising from this information and its display or use. Errors and omissions excepted.
The author and FXStreet are not registered investment advisors and nothing in this article is intended to be investment advice.
Recommended Content
Editors’ Picks
AUD/USD stays steady post-Fed decision, markets weigh Powell’s remarks
The AUD/USD begins Thursday’s Asian session unchanging hands around 0.6566 as the US Fed decides to hold rates and opens the door to ease policy in 2024. Even though the initial reaction to the statement was muted, Fed’s Powell press conference underpinned the Greenback.
EUR/USD puts 1.0800 to the test after steady Fed
EUR/USD traded in quite a volatile fashion on Fed-day, coming under further selling pressure and challenging the 1.0800 neighbourhood after Chief Powell deemed a rate cut in March unlikely.
Gold reverses daily highs near $2050
The late bounce in US yields across the curve and the greenback forced gold prices to leave behind the earlier uptick to fresh two-week highs around the $2050 mark per troy ounce.
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse on $112.5 million hack
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has come foreward to articulate that "NO Ripple-managed wallets were compromised." Given some irresponsible speculation and reporting, I want to reiterate that NO Ripple-managed wallets were compromised.
Fed Quick Analysis: Powell only slaps investors on the wrist, risk-on reversal on the cards Premium
Markets do not like uncertainty – or the lack of confidence, which the Federal Reserve (Fed) has expressed. A deeper look at the bank's pushback reveals its weakness and could trigger a reversal.
|
https://www.fxstreet.com/analysis/usd-cad-outlook-break-below-13400-will-set-the-stage-for-deeper-losses-ahead-of-fomc-202401300800
| 2024-01-31T23:17:57Z
|
From the occupied West Bank, an emergency hotline assists rescue efforts in Gaza By Aya Batrawy Published January 31, 2024 at 4:39 PM CST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 5:17 NPR visits an emergency hotline center in the West Bank assisting first responders in the Gaza Strip. Copyright 2024 NPR
|
https://www.wuwf.org/2024-01-31/from-the-occupied-west-bank-an-emergency-hotline-assists-rescue-efforts-in-gaza
| 2024-01-31T23:17:58Z
|
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden’s approval rating declined in January as Americans worried about the economy and immigration while the Democrat ramps up his reelection campaign, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday.
Only 38% of poll respondents said they approved of Biden’s performance as president, down from 40% in December.
His public approval rating has held below 50% since August 2021, stirring concern among his fellow Democrats as he faces an expected election rematch with Republican former president Donald Trump in November. A separate Reuters/Ipsos poll earlier this month showed Trump with a six percentage-point lead in that matchup.
The latest poll found rising concern about immigration, with 17% of respondents listing it as the most important problem facing the US today, up sharply from 11% who cited as the most pressing issue in December. It was the top concern of Republican respondents, with 36% citing it as their main worry, above the 29% who cited the economy.
Biden’s administration has struggled to cope with a surge of asylum seekers on the US-Mexico border, while Republicans in Congress, egged on by Trump, have threatened to scuttle a bipartisan attempt to tackle the problem. They are pressing ahead with an effort to impeach Biden’s top border official, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Majorkas.
US border authorities struggled in December to process migrants as apprehensions reached nearly 11,000 in a single day, which officials said was near or at a record high.
The economy remained Americans’ overall top concern, cited by 22% of poll respondents, as they have struggled with inflation and other aftershocks of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Nearly two-thirds of respondents, including 47% of Democrats, said the country was on the wrong track.
The online poll of 1,019 US adults was conducted Friday through Sunday. It has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.3 percentage points for all respondents, 6.4 points for just Republicans and 6.1 points for just Democrats.
|
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2024/02/01/bidens-job-approval-drops-to-38-as-border-worries-rise/
| 2024-01-31T23:18:00Z
|
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.ksmu.org/2024-01-31/broadway-legend-hinton-battle-who-originally-played-scarecrow-in-the-wiz-has-died
| 2024-01-31T23:18:02Z
|
It’s the Wednesday of Senior Bowl week. Just as good a time as any for a midafternoon mock draft.
I’ve mocked Caleb Williams to the Bears with the No. 1 overall pick several times recently, so I’m going to mix it up this time around. Given the pre-draft discourse up to this point, it feels unlikely that anyone other than Williams will come off the board first this year, but things change every year. Remember, we were talking about Jalen Carter as a potential No. 1 overall pick to the Bears at this time last year.
The Bears still need to meet with players for their top-30 visits, and they’ve made it clear they want to get to know all the prospects on a personal level before making any draft decisions. There’s no reason to believe Williams won’t impress the Bears when they finally sit down together, but maybe someone else impresses them more? It’s pure speculation at this point, but these mock drafts are meant to be fun, not taken as gospel.
Stay in the game with the latest updates on your beloved Chicago sports teams! Sign up here for our All Access Daily newsletter.
As always, this mock draft is not an attempt to predict what the Bears will actually do when they’re back in the War Room next offseason. That’s impossible. Nor is it meant as a recommendation of what the Bears should do. This mock draft is meant as an opportunity to dig into some of the intriguing college prospects this season, and how those players may fit in Chicago.
NO. 1: DRAKE MAYE - QUARTERBACK - NORTH CAROLINA
Partway through the college football season draft expert Dane Brugler made Maye the No. 1 prospect on his big board, over Williams, and it’s an understandable decision. Maye’s got a phenomenal deep ball and can hit streaking wide receivers in stride. He’s not afraid to throw contested balls to give his receivers a chance to make a 50-50 grab, which would pair well with DJ Moore’s skill set. He’s very accurate and throws with great timing, but he can improvise when plays break down too. Maye doesn’t have the same scrambling ability of Williams or Fields, but he’s athletic enough to be a threat with his legs. Pretty much the full package.
Over the past two seasons at North Carolina, Maye completed 64.9% of his passes for 7,929 yards for 62 touchdowns and 16 interceptions. He added 296 carries for 1,147 rushing yards and 16 rushing touchdowns.
NFL
NO. 9: ROME ODUNZE - WIDE RECEIVER - WASHINGTON
People don’t stay up late to watch the Pac-12, so Odunze flew under the radar for much of the year, but he’s a wide receiver who has a real shot to come off the board within the top 10 picks. He’s big, fast, reliable and one of the best deep threats in the nation. Few players can match his resume from 2023 among WRs with 100 targets: 1,639 yards (1st), 74 first downs (1st), 21 contested catches (1st), 75% contested catch rate (1st), 15.5 yard average depth of target (2nd), 13 TDs (t-4th), 3.2% drop rate (6th).
Odunze is listed at 6’3” and 215 lbs. so his frame would complement DJ Moore who’s listed at 5’11” and 210 lbs.
TRADE! BEARS SEND JUSTIN FIELDS, 2025 SIXTH-ROUND PICK TO FALCONS IN EXCHANGE FOR NO. 43 PICK, NO. 145 PICK AND 2025 FIFTH-ROUNDER
Fields heads home with a chance to become a superstar alongside a young core of player makers that includes Bijan Robinson, Drake London and Kyle Pitts. Ryan Poles reloads in the second round after sending his own second-rounder to the Commanders to bring in Montez Sweat.
NO. 43: CHOP ROBINSON - DEFENSIVE END - PENN STATE
Preseason watchlists had Robinson as a potential first-round pick this year, but the buzz around his name has dimmed after a lackluster 2023 campaign. Robinson only notched three sacks and 26 pressures in 10 games for the Nittany Lions this year. But his 20.9% pass rush win rate still ranked 14th in the nation among all edge rushers with at least 100 pass rush snaps. His excellent get off at the line of scrimmage should translate at the NFL level, as should his speed and heavy striking.
NO. 75: JAVON BULLARD - SAFETY - GEORGIA
Whether or not the Bears decide to retain Eddie Jackson in 2024, Poles will probably want to start thinking of the future at the position. It’s one of the thinnest groups on the team already, so it wouldn’t be surprising if Poles adds a player or two in free agency and the draft. Bullard primarily played free safety for the Bulldogs last year, but mixed in some snaps in the slot and in the box. He was solid in coverage, allowing just a 53.8% completion rate and a 34.0 passer rating when targeted. Since 2022, he has four interceptions, one forced fumble and 10 PBUs.
NO. 110: DARIUS ROBINSON - DEFENSIVE LINEMAN - MISSOURI
The Senior Bowl plays a big role in the Bears pre-draft evaluation process, and Robinson has been one of the buzziest players early on in the week. Many videos have circulated of him blowing up blocks, in both run and pass situations. He had nine sacks and 42 total pressures in 2023 to go with a 17% pass rush win rate. Robinson is a big dude, at 6’5”, 296 lbs., but he still moves very quickly. He brings positional versatility to the table too, having played both on the edge and in the interior of the Tigers line.
NO. 122: TAHJ WASHINGTON - WIDE RECEIVER - USC
What’s better than one legit deep threat? Two! Washington is more of a speed demon than either Moore or Odunze, and was one of the premier playmakers in the nation last season. His 86.7% catch rate on balls thrown 20 yards or farther was the best mark in all of college football this year among players with at least 10 targets. So was his 39.7 yards per route run, and his perfect 158.3 QB rating when targeted on deep balls. Washington was able to win even if he didn’t burn his defender deep, too. He caught an impressive 75% of his contested targets. In three seasons at USC and one at Memphis in 2020, Washington caught 206 passes for 3,192 yards and 21 touchdowns.
|
https://www.nbcsportschicago.com/nfl/chicago-bears/bears-select-quarterback-but-not-caleb-williams-in-new-mock-draft/536776/
| 2024-01-31T23:18:02Z
|
Universal Music Group has threatened to remove all of the music it owns from TikTok, unless the streaming platform agrees to more favorable terms for its vast catalog.
Negotiations between the social media giant and the world's largest music company have intensified as they've worked to hammer out a new contract, says Tatiana Cirisano, a music industry analyst at Midia Research. The current one expires on Jan. 31, 2024.
"UMG is kind of taking the nuclear option of removing all their music and trying to prove ... that TikTok couldn't exist if it didn't have their catalog," she says.
Early Wednesday morning, UMG released what it called "An Open Letter to the Artist And Songwriter Community – Why We Must Call Time Out On TikTok." The letter, one suspects, is actually for music fans and tech watchdogs as well.
"In our contract renewal discussions, we have been pressing them on three critical issues," the letter says of TikTok, noting the issues include protection against AI-generated recordings, online safety issues for users and higher compensation for its artists and songwriters.
"With respect to the issue of artist and songwriter compensation," the letter continues, "TikTok proposed paying our artists and songwriters at a rate that is a fraction of the rate that similarly situated major social platforms pay. Today, as an indication of how little TikTok compensates artists and songwriters, despite its massive and growing user base, rapidly rising advertising revenue and increasing reliance on music-based content, TikTok accounts for only about 1% of our total revenue. Ultimately TikTok is trying to build a music-based business, without paying fair value for the music."
Compensation is the big sticking point here, says Cirisano. "I would also point out that this is probably going to do more for Universal Music Group as a company than it is for any of their individual artists and songwriters," she says.
In a statement on social media, TikTok accused UMG of promoting "false narratives and rhetoric" and of putting "greed above the interests of their artist and songwriter."
"TikTok has been able to reach 'artist-first' agreements with every other label and publisher," it says. "Clearly, Universal's self-serving actions are not in the best interests of artists, songwriters and fans."
Cirisano says the idea of TikTok building what UMG calls a "music-based business" has some merit. TikTok used to be just a place where artists could get exposure and market their music, she says. But the platform and its users are evolving.
"It's becoming sort of a form of music consumption in its own right," she says. "This is a space where especially young people are going on and listening to music ... as they're consuming. It's a completely different experience than, say, adding a song to your Instagram story or things that were happening in the past."
The dispute should not overly affect the well-being or popularity of the labels' roster of celebrity artists, she adds, which includes Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga and Elton John. But for the many other musicians whose work has become a part of TikTok's fabric, there are larger implications for the future.
"There's this really fast growing sector of independent artists and what is commonly referred to as 'the long tail' that are also releasing their music to streaming services and competing for attention," she says, referring to all of the other music floating around that's available to be used. "There's a lot of other music that TikTok users have access to beyond the major label catalog than they would have five or 10 years ago. UMG is still the most powerful player here, but I think those dynamics have shifted a little bit."
TikTok and other social media platforms, she says, are where new fandom and cultures are being built — and the music industry's power players are wary of being left behind.
Copyright 2024 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
|
https://www.nepm.org/2024-01-31/taylor-swift-drake-bts-and-more-may-have-their-music-taken-off-tiktok-heres-why
| 2024-01-31T23:18:02Z
|
Oregon officials have announced a 90-day state of emergency in Portland due to a serious public health and safety crisis linked to the widespread use of fentanyl.
“Our country and our state have never seen a drug this deadly and addictive, and all are grappling with how to respond,” Gov. Tina Kotek said in a press release Tuesday. “The Chair, the Mayor, and I recognize the need to act with urgency and unity across our public health and community safety systems to make a dent in this crisis. We are all in this together. The next 90 days will yield unprecedented collaboration and focused resources targeting fentanyl and provide a roadmap for next steps.”
The declaration will allow the city, state, and county to use available resources from human services, state police, health authorities, and emergency departments to set up a command center in Central City, which is composed of 10 districts, to serve as the focal point for daily communication, coordination, and efforts to address the fentanyl crisis.
“The Command Center will serve to refocus existing resources. It will also share and publicly report data on the impacts of fentanyl in downtown, use data to identify and respond to acute needs and gaps in service, identify any specific resources necessary to address gaps, and establish a system to coordinate that can be sustained beyond the 90-day startup period,” the press release notes.
While the state’s health department will launch educational campaigns across town to promote drug prevention and treatment, the county will “distribute and train partners on the use of Narcan and issue reports on overdose data.”
The fentanyl crisis has led to a staggering surge in fatalities in Oregon, as reported by health authorities. In 2022, the total number of unintentional opioid overdose deaths reached a grim milestone of 956. Although data for 2023 is still being compiled, by June, the toll from unintentional overdoses had already reached 628, and it is anticipated to surpass 1,250 once all the data is collected, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting.
Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com
|
https://www.10news.com/portland-under-90-day-state-of-emergency-to-tackle-fentanyl-crisis
| 2024-01-31T23:18:03Z
|
Love Island's Millie Court looks incredible in a strapless black dress as she cosies up to Liam Reardon at the Legends Of Rugby dinner
Millie Court looked more loved up that ever as she cosied up to boyfriend Liam Reardon at the Legends Of Rugby Dinner in London on Wednesday night.
The Love Island winners were all smiles as they posed for photos during the romantic date night.
Millie looked incredible in a stylish strapless black minidress which she teamed with semi-sheer tights.
The reality star elevated her frame in a pair of chic black bow heels and accessorised with a pair of chunky gold hoop earrings.
Leaving her long brunette tresses loose, she added a pop of colour to the look by toting her belongings around in an eye catching red handbag.
Millie Court looked more loved up that ever as she cosied up to boyfriend Liam Reardon at the Legends Of Rugby Dinner in London on Wednesday night
The Love Island winners were all smiles as they posed for photos during the romantic date night
Meanwhile Liam dressed effortlessly cool in a black oversized shirt which he teamed with a pair of leather trousers and trainers.
It comes after Millie was left fuming at boyfriend Liam after he shared an epic photoshop fail in a gallery of snaps last year.
The reality star couple were seen cozying up and beaming for a sweet selfie while on a boat trip but fans were quick to point out that Millie's face looked disorientated.
Seemingly unaware of the photoshop fail, Liam shared on Instagram: 'Some bits from Summer that didn’t make the gram. So here they are, enjoy.'
Millie was quick to take to the comments and call her boyfriend out, writing: 'WTF [what the f**k] babe xoxo', before later commenting 'LOOOOL'.
The TV personality later revealed that fans genuinely think she looked that way, writing on her Snapchat Story: 'Na are people ok they're actually commenting thinking Liam's "forgot" to edit me to how my "insta" looks. LOOOOOOL are people stupid?'
She added that people are 'Saying I've had TOO MUCH FILLER AND BOTOX НАНАНАНАНАН.'
Fans found the snap of the couple hilarious, writing: 'hahahaha i have died at the 4th pic is he even aware'; He’s done you dirty', while a third penned: 'Wouldn't have that lol dirty move lol'
Millie looked incredible in a stylish strapless black minidress which she teamed with semi-sheer tights
The reality star elevated her frame in a pair of chic black bow heels and accessorised with a pair of chunky gold hoop earrings
Leaving her long brunette tresses loose, she added a pop of colour to the look by toting her belongings around in an eye catching red handbag
Meanwhile Liam dressed effortlessly cool in a black oversized shirt which he teamed with a pair of leather trousers and trainers
Millie was all smiles as she beamed wearing a glamorous palette of makeup including blushed cheeks and a swipe of nude lipstick
'When you photo shop @your self and forget about ya gf'; 'Take care of Millie in the photoshop app too my boy'; 'Omg 4th pic lol you'd be dumped.'
The post comes after Millie and Liam detailed how they came to rekindle their relationship last year.
The reality stars won the seventh series of the hit ITV2 show Love Island in 2021 and embarked on a year-long relationship, before splitting in July 2022.
However, rumours began to swirl last year that they had reconciled with the pair eventually confirming their romance was back on.
Speaking to MailOnline, Millie and Liam discussed how they decided to give things a second chance, saying their relationship is now 'better than ever'.
Liam said: 'I think the break we had really helped a lot. I never felt like I never wanted to see her again.'
Millie added that the fact that their split hadn't been bitter meant that the couple always felt the breakup was temporary.
She explained: 'It didn't end sourly, it wasn't that kind of breakup. It was a decision that we needed a break.
'I think we both knew it wasn't going to be something that ended forever. I think we knew it was something we wanted to revisit but it was time that we needed.'
She gushed: 'We managed to make it work again and now it's better than ever.'
It comes after Millie was left fuming at boyfriend Liam after he shared an epic photoshop fail showing her face distorted in a gallery of snaps
Seemingly unaware of the photoshop fail, Liam shared on Instagram: 'Some bits from Summer that didn’t make the gram. So here they are, enjoy'
Oh dear: Millie was quick to take to the comments and call her boyfriend out, writing: 'WTF [what the f**k] babe xoxo', before later commenting 'LOOOOL'
Millie also pointed out: 'Liam was 21 when he went on the show and had his birthday in there and he's 24 now and I'm coming up to 27! So we're maybe a bit more mature as well.'
Despite speculation surrounding the pair, they made a conscious choice to keep their rekindled relationship private at the start and only recently publicly confirmed their reunion.
Explaining the decision, Liam said that they had chosen to keep things quiet to avoid the intense scrutiny that had come when they first got together, admitting that it had played a role in causing their breakup.
He explained: 'People have private lives and can't put everything on social media. And we were on the building blocks of our relationship together.
'We went our separate ways last year and that was partly because so many people felt like they were involved in our relationship and stuck their noses in.
'Some people obviously were being friendly but sometimes you just want a bit of privacy.
'We decided if we're going to make this work, we have to make it work for us and not let other people interfere. Especially in the early stages.'
Millie chimed in to add: 'We just wanted to work on us and have fun and build our relationship and not have anyone's opinions on it at that time.'
Fans also found the snap of the couple hilarious, one wrote: 'hahahaha i have died at the 4th pic is he even aware' while another added: 'lol he'd be dumped'
And Liam continued: 'A lot of people feel like they are being lovely which we do appreciate the support, but sometimes it can be too much.
'When you're going through a breakup as well and everyone's going, "Oh you should've stayed together!"
'As much as we do live our lives on social media, we do want our privacy as well.'
|
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13029943/Love-Islands-Millie-Court-looks-incredible-strapless-black-dress-cosies-Liam-Reardon-Legends-Rugby-dinner.html
| 2024-01-31T23:18:03Z
|
WASHINGTON: Hackers linked to the Chinese government are targeting critical US infrastructure, preparing to cause “real-world harm” to Americans, FBI director Christopher Wray told a congressional committee on Wednesday.
Water treatment plants, the electric grid, oil and natural gas pipelines and transportation hubs are among the targets of state-sponsored hacking operations, he told the House of Representatives Select Committee on competition with China
Wray spoke the same day US officials announced that they had disrupted a sweeping Chinese cyber-spying operation.
“They’re not focused just on political and military targets. We can see from where they position themselves across civilian infrastructure, that low blows aren’t just a possibility in the event of conflict, low blows against civilians are part of China’s plan,” Wray said.
The Chinese foreign ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the matter.
Wray stressed that US government concerns were not linked to Chinese Americans or Chinese nationals in the US, who he said were themselves often targets of Beijing’s “aggression”.
The hearing came at a time of heightened tensions between the US and China over the status of democratically governed Taiwan, China’s rapid military build-up, economic and technology competition, and Beijing’s human rights record.
According to US media reports, China’s president Xi Jinping told President Joe Biden in November that Beijing would not interfere in the 2024 US election.
Asked about the reported pledge, Wray said: “China has promised a lot of things over the years. So, I guess I’ll believe it when I see it.”
The officials told the hearing they had confidence in the US election infrastructure.
Wray has repeatedly said Beijing is trying to undermine the US through espionage campaigns, intellectual property theft and cyberattacks.
The Chinese government has previously accused the US and its allies of spreading “disinformation” through its accusations against what Washington says are state-sponsored hacking groups.
‘Equivalent of placing bombs’
Wray testified along with General Paul Nakasone, commander of US cyber command, and other top federal cybersecurity officials. Nakasone, who steps down from his position this week, was greeted by the committee with a standing ovation.
“This is the cyberspace equivalent of placing bombs on American bridges, water treatment facilities, and power plants. There is no economic benefit for these actions. There is no intelligence gathering rationale,” said Republican Representative Mike Gallagher, the committee’s chairman.
Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said the US has “found and eradicated” Chinese cyber intrusions in aviation, water, energy and transportation infrastructure, and said Americans need to prepare for an unexpected attack.
The hearing is one of the highest-profile events conducted by the year-old bipartisan select committee, set up in part to explain to Americans why they should care about addressing growing threats posed by the top US geopolitical rival.
Gallagher reiterated calls to ban or force the sale of short-video sharing app TikTok, owned by Chinese tech company ByteDance, saying its continued unfettered use in the US would “be bordering on national suicide”.
|
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2024/02/01/chinese-hackers-targeting-critical-infrastructure-warn-us-officials/
| 2024-01-31T23:18:06Z
|
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.ksmu.org/2024-01-31/constitutional-scholar-says-gop-charges-against-mayorkas-dont-meet-impeachment-bar
| 2024-01-31T23:18:08Z
|
Former Bears offensive coordinator Luke Getsy continues to receive interest from around the NFL. According to Ian Rapoport, Getsy interviewed with the Patriots for their open offensive coordinator job on Tuesday, and had a second interview lined up with the Saints on Wednesday.
Getsy became a lightning rod around Chicago when the Bears offense underwhelmed over the course of the 2023 season. The unit was expected to take a step forward with Justin Fields running the system for a second-consecutive season. Instead, the passing offense finished in the bottom-five of the NFL, and the team struggled to score points consistently.
Stay in the game with the latest updates on your beloved Chicago sports teams! Sign up here for our All Access Daily newsletter.
Critics scrutinized his playcalling, as well. One of Getsy’s worst moments came in Week 2 against the Buccaneers when he called three screen passes in a row with the Bears backed up in their own territory. The Bucs undercut the third attempt and returned it for an easy pick-six to essentially end the game. After the game, the Bucs said they knew exactly what was coming on the play, which added insult to injury.
The Bears also didn’t have a reliable short yardage play they could count on when needed, and cycled between tight end sneaks, option pitches or end-around trickery. Other decisions earned scrutiny, like making fullback Khari Blasingame a primary read as a pass catcher to start a game.
It wasn’t all bad for Getsy in 2023. He figured out how to make DJ Moore the central figure of the passing attack, as needed, after a slow start. He helped to get Fields going towards the end of the year. The run game was effective for a second year in a row.
There’s a chance that teams like the Patriots are simply talking to Getsy for information on Fields. Many rumors have connected the Pats to the Bears as a potential trade partner for Fields if GM Ryan Poles opts to draft a new quarterback with the No. 1 overall pick. Teams will use this time of the year to gather as much information as they can before making big decisions like trading for a QB.
NFL
Getsy began his NFL coaching career with the Packers in 2014 as an offensive quality control coach and has coached in the pros for nine seasons. He spent the last two years as the Bears OC.
|
https://www.nbcsportschicago.com/nfl/chicago-bears/former-bears-oc-luke-getsy-interviews-with-patriots-saints-for-next-job-per-report/536731/
| 2024-01-31T23:18:08Z
|
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.nepm.org/national-world-news/2024-01-31/a-tennessee-lawmaker-helped-pass-a-strict-abortion-law-hes-now-trying-to-loosen-it
| 2024-01-31T23:18:08Z
|
The CEOs of five major social media companies just wrapped up their testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The heads of Meta, X, TikTok, Discord, and Snap were grilled about what they're doing to protect kids on their platforms.
The major concerns are teen suicides, unrealistic beauty standards, bullying and guarding against child predators, and sextortion. The hearing started at 10 a.m. Eastern Time, and it didn't take long for things to get quite emotional.
In a poignant moment, parents stood up and held images of their children who lost their lives to suicide due to social media, as the hearing began with recorded testimonies from children who had been hurt because of these platforms. Mark Zuckerberg turned around and offered an apology.
“I’m sorry for everything you have all been through,” Zuckerberg told them. "It's terrible. No one should have to go through the things that your families have suffered. And this is why we invest so much and are going to continue doing industry-leading efforts to make sure that no one has to go through the things your families have had to suffer."
However, Stefan Turkheimer, vice president of public policy at the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, who was sitting with the parents during the hearing, contends that the apology fell short of being enough.
“I think the parents are incredibly frustrated with the behavior of the platforms, and Facebook specifically, and Mark Zuckerberg even more specifically. I don't think his apology or whatever statement he made made much of a difference to them. I think that they want to see real change in the platforms and real accountability from Facebook and Meta, and they're not getting it, and I don't think the actual statement he made to them really had much effect,” Turkheimer told Scripps News.
Meta is under legal scrutiny from several states, accused of purposefully creating addictive features on Instagram and Facebook for children and failing to protect them from online predators.
During her opening statements, Sen. Amy Klobuchar was visibly frustrated as she compared tech companies’ response to harmful content to grounding Boeing planes after the in-flight emergency earlier this month.
"When a Boeing plane lost a door in midflight several weeks ago, nobody questioned the decision to ground a fleet of over 700 planes. So why are not we taking the same type of decisive action on the danger of these platforms when we know these kids are dying? We have bills that have passed through this incredibly diverse committee when it comes to our political views that have passed through this committee, and they should go to the floor,” she said. “We should do something finally about liability, and then we should turn to some of the other issues that a number of us have worked on when it comes to the charges for app stores and when it comes to the monopoly behavior and the preferencing, but I will stick with this today: Facts, one-third of fentanyl cases investigated over five months had direct ties to social media; that's from the DEA. Facts, between 2012 and 2022, cyber tip-line reports of online child sexual exploitation increased from 415,000 to more than 32 million. And as I noted, at least 20 victims committed suicide in sextortion cases."
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel apologized to families whose children died after purchasing drugs on Snapchat. “I’m so sorry that we have not been able to prevent these tragedies,” he said. Then he proceeded to outline some of the company's efforts to protect its users.
During the hearing, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew emphasized the platform's commitment to enforcing its policy preventing children under 13 from using the app. Meanwhile, CEO Linda Yaccarino stated that X (formerly known as Twitter) does not cater to children but that the company backs the STOP CSAM Act bill that makes tech companies responsible for child sexual exploitation cases by removing their liability shield.
Despite a rare instance of congressional agreement against the platforms during Wednesday's hearing, Congress has yet to enact legislation to regulate social media companies and their content, which has allowed these companies to operate for years without more strict federal oversight.
Additional reporting by The Associated Press.
SEE MORE: Mother who lost teen to viral challenge calls for more protections
Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com
|
https://www.10news.com/senate-judiciary-committee-grills-social-media-ceos-on-child-safety
| 2024-01-31T23:18:09Z
|
Jessica Biel celebrates husband Justin Timberlake's 43rd birthday with a loving tribute... after his comeback suffered due to Britney Spears campaign
Jessica Biel celebrated her husband Justin Timberlake's 43rd birthday by sharing a sweet tribute on Instagram on Wednesday.
The Mirrors hitmaker - whose recent single Selfish suffered due to a Britney Spears fan campaign - appeared in an assortment of clips and images on his wife's main page to commemorate the special day.
In the caption, the 7th Heaven actress penned to her 13.8 million fans and followers: 'I ALWAYS got you. Happy birthday, babe.'
The montage kicked off with a short video as both she and the performer enjoyed a drive in a vehicle as Timberlake sat at the wheel. He held a smile on his face as Biel panned the camera towards herself as she also flashed a cheerful grin.
The reel continued with various, lighthearted moments that the couple have shared in the past.
Jessica Biel, 43, celebrated her husband, Justin Timberlake's, 43rd birthday by sharing a sweet tribute on Instagram on Wednesday
In the caption, the 7th Heaven actress penned to her 13.8 million fans and followers: 'I ALWAYS got you. Happy birthday, babe'
Jessica included a selfie video while they sat on what appeared to be a boat, and while making funny faces towards the camera, they burst out into laughter.
Another snippet showed both the star and a friend standing on either side of the Trolls actor as they mimicked a Bond pose.
In one clip, Justin could be seen doing a humorous walk inside a spacious room with his wife following close behind.
She also added short videos of both her and Timberlake at a crowded concert, as well as a moment from a relaxing getaway.
To conclude the Instagram tribute, the mother-of-two added an assortment of pictures that had been taken over the years.
One snap showed the singer laying a gentle kiss on the side of his wife's head with the Eiffel Tower glittering in the background.
The beauty also added a cute selfie that the lovebirds had taken in the past as Timberlake rested his chin on Jessica's shoulder.
She uploaded a throwback photo from Halloween as they dressed up as Toy Story characters and were joined by one of their children. The pair notably tied the knot in 2012 and share Silas, eight, and Phineas, three.
The Candy actress also added a snap as the performer laid a kiss on her stomach when she was pregnant with one of their children.
The montage kicked off with a short video as both she and the performer enjoyed a drive in a vehicle as Timberlake sat at the wheel
Jessica included a selfie video while they sat on what appeared to be a boat, and while making funny faces towards the camera, they burst out into laughter
Another snippet showed both the star and a friend standing on either side of the Trolls actor as they mimicked a Bond pose
In one clip, Justin could be seen doing a humorous walk inside a spacious room with his wife following close behind
To conclude the Instagram tribute, the mother-of-two added an assortment of pictures that had been taken over the years
One snap showed the singer laying a gentle kiss on the side of his wife's head with the Eiffel Tower glittering in the background
Throughout the montage, the song titled I Got You Babe by Boom Forest played in the background.
Social media users jumped to the comment section to wish the SexyBack hitmaker a happy birthday, including comedian Chelsea Handler, who added two red heart emojis.
One follower typed out, 'Aw, love this! Happy birthday, Justin!!' while another added, 'I'm not crying, you are.'
Jessica's tribute post comes shortly after Timberlake dropped his single titled, Selfish, which was released last week on Thursday, January 25.
However, the track notably suffered due to a fan campaign set up by Britney Spears fans to get her 2011 song, Selfish, on the charts as well.
By Sunday, the Baby One More Time hitmaker's 13-year-old track had landed on the number three spot on the iTunes chart, with Justin's single coming in just below at number four.
The fan campaign also came after the pop star released her memoir, The Woman In Me, back in October 2023 - where she revealed that Justin had urged her to have an abortion while they were dating between 1999-2002.
But on Monday, Britney took to her main Instagram page to issue an apology to Timberlake for 'some of the things' that she had written in her memoir.
She uploaded a throwback photo from Halloween as they dressed up as Toy Story characters and were joined by one of their children
The Candy actress also added a snap as the performer laid a kiss on her stomach when she was pregnant with one of their children
Social media users jumped to the comment section to wish the SexyBack hitmaker a happy birthday, including comedian Chelsea Handler, who added two red heart emojis
By Sunday, the Baby One More Time hitmaker's 13-year-old song had landed on the number three spot on the iTunes chart, with Justin's song coming in just below at number four
However, the track notably suffered due to a fan campaign set up by Britney Spears fans to get her 2011 song, Selfish, on the charts as well
'I wanna apologize for some of the things I wrote about in my book. If I offended any of the people I genuinely care about I am deeply sorry…,' the songstress penned in a post.
'I also wanted to say I am in love with Justin Timberlake's new song "Selfish." It is soo good and how come every time I see Justin and Jimmy together I laugh so hard ??? Ps 'Sanctified' is wow too.'
Following the apology, a source informed DailyMail.com that Spears said sorry to her ex because, 'She didn't realize how powerful her words would be.'
'Regarding what she said in her book, she never intended for people to come after Justin in the way that they did.'
The insider continued, 'Ultimately it was Britney's decision to abort her baby. It was her body and had she really wanted to say no, she could have.'
'You will always have feelings for the first person that you loved. Justin has come to her defense before, and she didn't want to hurt him like she did and change the opinion people have of him...It was her story and she told it how she felt it needed to be told.'
'Justin never reached out to Britney, and they have not had any private conversation,' the source added.
'He has never apologized to her or addressed it with her,' the insider said, expressing that it was 'pure serendipity' that her song Selfish had reached the top of the chart after 13 years.
But on Monday, Britney took to her main Instagram page to issue an apology to Timberlake for 'some of the things' that she had written in her memoir
The fan campaign also came after the pop star released her memoir, The Woman In Me, back in October 2023 - where she revealed that Justin had urged her to have an abortion while they were dating between 1999-2002; former couple seen in 2002
As of Wednesday, Justin's track Selfish is sitting at number 33 on the Top 100 Global iTunes chart, and is at number 61 on the Top 100 USA Chart.
The song is the lead single off of his upcoming sixth studio album, Everything I Thought I Was - which is slated to drop later this year on March 15.
During a recent interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, Timberlake opened up about the process of creating the album and revealed he initially had written a whopping 100 songs.
'I worked for a long time on this album and I ended up with 100 songs. So narrowing them down to 18 was a thing,' he expressed.
The star then told the host that, 'I think every artist probably says this, but it is my best work' while also stating that the LP has, 'moments that are incredibly honest, but also, there's a lot of f***ing fun on this album.'
In regards to coming up with the title of the album, Justin explained that, 'some of the songs are more introspective and some of them are more what I think people know me for.'
On the topic of his comeback, a source told People on Tuesday that Timberlake, 'just had this urge to create again. It was time. He's been super into it, and Jess [Biel] has been supportive.'
The insider added, 'She loves his new music. She finds him very talented. They are great together.'
|
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13030251/Jessica-Biel-celebrates-husband-Justin-Timberlakes-43rd-birthday-loving-tribute-comeback-suffered-Britney-Spears-campaign.html
| 2024-01-31T23:18:10Z
|
NEW YORK: Any halt to operations by the UN Palestinian agency over Israeli accusations that some of its staff took part in the Oct 7 Hamas attack could hamstring the entire humanitarian effort in devastated Gaza, aid agencies say.
Donors are demanding a swift investigation before resuming funding, though they have praised the work of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in Gaza and its response so far to the allegations.
UNRWA believes it has responded rapidly and transparently to Israel’s allegations, which came as Israel faced a genocide case at the International Court of Justice over the Gaza war, and after years of it calling for the agency to be disbanded.
Israel’s offensive in the Palestinian enclave has caused the world’s most acute humanitarian crisis, with 85% of Gaza’s 2.3 million inhabitants homeless, large numbers starving and others falling sick.
UNRWA is at the heart of all aid work in Gaza through its 13,000 employees in the enclave, its clinics and schools, many now acting as packed shelters, and its logistics hubs.
“The entire aid system in Gaza will be closer to the point of collapse,” said Shaina Low, a spokesman for the Norwegian Refugee Council, calling UNRWA “vital in coordinating aid and providing shelter”.
“No other organisation than UNRWA has the infrastructure to do the work that they do,” said the UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric.
Some 15 of the agency’s most important donors, including top two the US and Germany, have suspended funding over Israel’s allegations.
About $440 million is at risk, said UNRWA spokesman Juliette Touma.
“The decision to suspend funding from these countries is tantamount to a death sentence for Palestinians,” the charity Action Aid said.
The agency and the wider UN now face a race to persuade donors they have responded appropriately to Israel’s accusations before money runs out at the end of February.
Proactive
It is not clear how long the investigation by the UN’s oversight office may take. It was important for it to be thorough and “unimpeachable”, but also swift, UN spokesman Dujarric said.
Israeli government spokesman Eylon Levy accused UNRWA of acting “as a front for Hamas” and said it was “not bad apples” that were the problem but a systemic failure to address accusations of support for extremism in its ranks.
Responding to those comments, Touma said UNRWA had on Jan 17 ordered an independent review to establish the truth of longstanding claims about UNRWA and its staff.
Inside the organisation, the accusation that 12 staff members took part in the Hamas attack that killed 1,200 people in Israel had come as a deep shock.
“If these allegations are true, they are a betrayal of UN values and a betrayal of the people we serve,” Touma said.
The organisation believes it has acted quickly despite Israel only making direct accusations to it about 12 staff while allegations were leaked to media that a larger number of employees have Hamas links.
“UNRWA took a very proactive approach,” said Touma the UNRWA spokesman. Its head Philippe Lazzarini went to the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and to the US and other top donors after Israel verbally told him on Jan 18 it had evidence against 12 UNRWA staff, she said.
Lazzarini fired those allegedly involved, an unusual step he is allowed to take “in the best interests of the agency”, Touma said.
“UNRWA then went public with the information before anyone else,” she added.
Neither Israel nor any other official source has shared with UNRWA a dossier alleging that 190 of the agency’s staff members in Gaza are Hamas or Islamic Jihad fighters, but learned about it only when reported in the press, Touma said. Reuters viewed and reported on the Israel intelligence dossier on Monday.
UNRWA regularly shares lists of its employees with Israel and with the governments of countries hosting Palestinian refugees. It last did so in May 2023, Touma said. Israel has never provided a response to those lists “let alone an objection”, she said.
A spokesman for Israel’s government did not respond to Reuters questions on what information they had shared with UNRWA and the UN and major donors or about how long it had known about Hamas links to UNRWA employees.
Long-term role
Israel has long criticised UNRWA and says its mandate should be given to other UN agencies. Its 30,000 staff provide schooling and primary health clinics for Palestinian refugees in several Middle East countries.
The first ever UN agency, UNRWA was established by a resolution of the body’s General Assembly in 1949 to look after refugees who fled or were pushed from their homes when Israel was created.
Israel has long criticised the curriculum taught in schools UNRWA runs and disputes the agency’s count of refugees – an important political issue in any eventual peace talks, with Palestinians demanding a right of return.
“Israel would like there to be an existential threat to UNRWA because they mistakenly think if you get rid of UNRWA then you suddenly get rid of the refugees and their right to return,” said former UNRWA spokesman Chris Gunness.
“Palestinians have been told across UN facilities that they are still refugees from a war that took place decades ago, that they possess a right that does not exist,” said the Israeli spokesman Levy.
However, UNRWA’s mandate was renewed by the UN General Assembly in 2023 until mid 2026 and the agency could only be disbanded by a new General Assembly resolution.
|
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2024/02/01/donors-seek-fast-answers-to-allegations-against-unrwa/
| 2024-01-31T23:18:13Z
|
The major positions on the Bears coaching staff have been set. A source confirmed to NBC Sports Chicago on Wednesday that the team hired Chad Morton to work as their new running backs coach. That was the final position coach job that needed to be backfilled after the team fired Luke Getsy and many of his position coaches earlier this month.
It’s worth noting that the Bears kept some coaches in place from last season. All the defensive position coaches remained after the unit improved drastically in 2023. Matt Eberflus also made it clear that offensive line coach Chris Morgan and tight ends coach Jim Dray would stay in 2024 after their work to help develop young players like Braxton Jones, Darnell Wright, Teven Jenkins and Cole Kmet.
Here’s a recap of all the additions to Matt Eberflus’ staff this year.
Stay in the game with the latest updates on your beloved Chicago sports teams! Sign up here for our All Access Daily newsletter.
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR - SHANE WALDRON
Waldron spent the last three seasons as the Seahawks offensive coordinator. He also called plays in Seattle. Of his 19 years as a football coach, Waldron spent the most time working under Rams coach Sean McVay, and McVay’s system is an offshoot of the Kyle Shanahan tree– similar to Luke Getsy, who came from Matt LaFeur’s scheme with the Packers. Waldron has worked with a wide variety of quarterbacks, including Geno Smith, Russell Wilson and Jared Goff.
DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR - ERIC WASHINGTON
This is Washington’s second stint with the Bears. He joined the team as defensive assistant in 2008 and was promoted to defensive line coach in 2010. It’s also his second stint as a DC. Washington led the Panthers defense in 2018 and 2019, and his 2019 squad finished second in the NFL with 53 sacks. He’s spent the past four seasons with the Bills working as a defensive line coach, and was promoted to assistant head coach in 2023.
NFL
QUARTERBACKS COACH - KERRY JOSEPH
Joseph followed Waldron from Seattle to Chicago. Like Waldron, he earned praise for helping to develop Geno Smith from an NFL has-been to a legit starter. Joseph has eight years of coaching experience, including four years in the NFL.
WIDE RECEIVERS COACH - CHRIS BEATTY
Beatty already has a relationship with DJ Moore from their time together at Maryland. That’s big. He’s also coached other big names, like Keenan Allen, Mike Williams, Jordan Addison, Tavon Austin and Jordan Matthews. Beatty has 26 years of coaching experience, including three in the NFL.
RUNNING BACKS COACH - CHAD MORTON
Another coach who made the trip from Seattle to Chicago with Waldron. Morton broke into coaching with the Packers in 2009, largely as a special teams assistant. He spent the last 10 years with the Seahawks, working his way up from special teams assistant to running backs coach and ultimately added run game coordinator to his responsibilities.
PASSING GAME COORDINATOR - THOMAS BROWN
Brown and Waldron crossed paths with the Rams in 2020. Brown was the team’s running backs coach and Waldron was the passing game coordinator that year. He spent 2023 as the Panthers’ offensive coordinator, and the unit struggled. They finished dead last in the NFL in both total offense and passing yards. They were second-to-last in points scored. Yet, Brown was a popular candidate over the past two hiring cycles and interviewed for some offensive coordinator and even head coach jobs.
|
https://www.nbcsportschicago.com/nfl/chicago-bears/recapping-all-bears-hires-as-matt-eberflus-fills-position-group-jobs/536710/
| 2024-01-31T23:18:14Z
|
Lawmakers grilled the CEOs of top social media companies in a hearing today By Dara Kerr Published January 31, 2024 at 4:21 PM CST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 3:45 During a contentious hearing, lawmakers demanded that social media companies do better to protect children online. Copyright 2024 NPR
|
https://www.ksmu.org/2024-01-31/lawmakers-grilled-the-ceos-of-top-social-media-companies-in-a-hearing-today
| 2024-01-31T23:18:14Z
|
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.nepm.org/national-world-news/2024-01-31/as-israel-resumes-bombing-in-the-north-thousands-of-gazans-face-desperate-conditions
| 2024-01-31T23:18:15Z
|
The products and services mentioned below were selected independent of sales and advertising. However, Don't Waste Your Money may receive a small commission from the purchase of any products or services through an affiliate link to the retailer's website.
While Christmas time is typically the holiday people spend the most money celebrating each year, Valentine’s Day can also be pretty expensive.
Between flowers and chocolates, a night out at a nice restaurant, jewelry or any other way you like to celebrate, the costs can add up pretty quickly.
MORE: Olive & June’s Valentine’s Day manicure kits are so cute
Luckily, if you plan ahead a bit and don’t simply run to a flower shop or the grocery store on Valentine’s Day morning, you can save some cash — and time and stress.
Groupon is currently offering Valentine’s Day deals on everything from flowers and candy to jewelry, wine and even activities to do with your Valentine. All deals can be purchased right online, so you don’t need to go to a store or be in a rush when you realize Feb. 14 is quickly approaching.
Take a look at just some of the many deals you can order right now through Groupon to ensure they’ll arrive on time for Valentine’s Day.
24 Luxury Long Stem Rose Bouquet
You can’t go wrong with flowers on Valentine’s Day and this deal from Rose Farmers will get you 77% off a bouquet of 24 roses.
Regularly priced at $80, you can now get them for just $18, a savings of $62. The color will be chosen by the company, with colors ranging from red and pink to white, yellow and even purple.
Shipping is not included in the cost, but the roses can be shipped anywhere in the
Continental U.S. and you can include a note.
Three-Month Eucalyptus Delivery Subscription
If you want to give more than just one bouquet of flowers, you can instead get a great deal on this three-month eucalyptus delivery subscription, now more than 40% off and priced at $38.
The subscription includes one bouquet of seasonal eucalyptus stems per month. Grown in California, each box includes care instructions for the eucalyptus, which can be put in a vase or hung in the shower to create a spa-like atmosphere.
You can also get a one-month subscription for just $9 or a six-month subscription for $75. Shipping is free for three and six month subscriptions, but you will need to pay shipping if you want just one month.
Valentine’s Day Chocolates Candy Snack Box
Next on every Valentine’s Day list is sweet treats, but if you don’t want to buy the typical heart-shaped box of chocolates, you can get this Valentine’s Day Chocolates Candy Snack Box instead.
MORE: Best Valentine’s Day candy
Now priced at $30, the box is for everyone, including children, and includes more than a dozen items ranging from a stuffed animal to snacks like popcorn and pretzels and, of course, lots of candy.
Just some of the items in the box include Reese’s hearts, Fun Dip, Rice Krispies treats, hot chocolate, gummy bears and lollipops.
Custom Photo Necklaces
Jewelry is always a good choice for Valentine’s Day, especially when you can get a discount!
Regularly priced at $150, you can get this One Custom Photo Necklace for just $18, a savings of $132. The necklace is hand-crafted from metal and designed based on a photo you send the company. The necklace can include everything from a dog to a child or even a family photo.
You can also order two necklaces for $35, which saves you $265. Shipping prices start at $7.99 for one necklace.
Middle Sister Red or White Wine 6 Pack
A gift that will last longer than just Valentine’s Day, you can save $23 on this 6-pack of Middle Sister Red or White Wine.
You can choose between Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Grigio, Moscato, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Blend or Pinot Noir. You can also get a 12-pack of Cabernet for $87, which is a savings of $57.
Of course, you must be at least 21 years old to order and someone will need to sign for the delivery, so make sure you or your valentine are home when it gets delivered.
Regal Premiere Movie Ticket and Concession Options
A trip to the movies is a great way to spend Valentine’s Day and with this deal from Regal cinemas, you can save on both the movie tickets and snacks.
You can get one Regal Premiere ticket for $12.50, which can be used at any Regal theater and for any movie, meaning you can use it at the spur of the moment whenever you feel like catching a film.
You can also grab a voucher for a small popcorn priced at $7.19 and a snack pack for $6.88.
Ultrasonic Aromatherapy Oil Diffuser with Essential Oils Set
If your Valentine could use some relaxation, this Ultrasonic Aromatherapy Oil Diffuser with Essential Oils Set is 60% off, priced at just $40.
The diffuser also acts as a humidifier, producing a cool mist that can help moisture dry air. The set comes with a diffuser and six essential oils. Scents differ depending on which set you choose, which ranges from the top blends, oils for men, winter blends, yoga and relaxation and even blends that are safe for children.
If you know your Valentine already has a collection of essential oils, you can instead purchase just the diffuser for $30.
Happy Valentine’s Day!
This story originally appeared on Don't Waste Your Money.
|
https://www.10news.com/the-best-groupon-valentines-day-deals
| 2024-01-31T23:18:15Z
|
Nigeria News
EFCC Investigating Nigeria Air Deal By Sirika — Keyamo
The contentious Nigeria Air agreement, which was finalized by former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, is being looked into by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, who made this disclosure while speaking on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Wednesday, further detailed that there were no plans to designate a local airline as the national airline.
“The EFCC is investigating that deal, there is a criminal investigation going on. I have called for the report,” he said.
Naija News recalls that Keyamo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), criticized the Sirika deal shortly after he was sworn in as a minister last August. He suspended the entire arrangement, which had been hastily unveiled in the final days of the former president Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, to allow for a proper audit of contracts.
On the final day of the Buhari administration in May, the then-interim Managing Director of Nigeria Air, Capt. Dapo Olumide, had stated that the aircraft used to unveil the nation’s national career was a legally chartered flight from Ethiopian Airlines.
The Senate and House of Representatives Committees on Aviation in Nigeria have both declared the Nigeria Air launch to be a hoax.
|
https://www.naijanews.com/2024/01/31/efcc-investigating-nigeria-air-deal-by-sirika-keyamo/
| 2024-01-31T23:18:16Z
|
Roxy Jacenko has signed on for the upcoming season of The Amazing Race Australia, to be filmed in France - and is already hunting for a holiday home there.
The PR guru, 43, shared a video to Instagram on Wednesday taken from an airplane, confirming she would be appearing in the upcoming celebrity edition.
'So, the rumours are true. Dorsy [her mother Doreen] is joining me on The Amazing Race, she just doesn't realise that private jets are not included yet,' she said.
She then added a hilarious message for the show's host: 'Beau Ryan, I am warming her up with a quick trip to Paris. She'll be all for TAR in no time.'
The bombshell also posted a photo of a spacious backyard with a large swimming pool and revealed she was on the hunt for a holiday home in Paris.
Roxy Jacenko (pictured) has signed on for the upcoming season of The Amazing Race Australia, to be filmed in France - and is already hunting for a holiday home there
'Summer home hunt starts now, France,' she wrote next to the photo.
It comes after Roxy dropped hints she's already set to move again, mere months after relocating from Sydney to Singapore.
During an Instagram Q&A, the PR maven invited her followers to ask her personal questions.
The bombshell also posted a photo of a spacious backyard with a large swimming pool and revealed she was on the hunt for a holiday home in Paris
One fan asked 'do you prefer Singapore or Sydney?' to which the mother-of-two replied: 'Monsoon weather right now - and the permanent tan is fading quick - my time in Sydney is done and Singapore has been...interesting.'
Jacenko then shared a sunny picture of a modern house by the water and wrote underneath: 'feeling Dubai next...'
Since moving to Singapore with her family, the PR queen has been living it up in style, spending up big on luxury items for herself, her children and even her dogs.
But it hasn't been all fun and glam for the mother-of-two, who admitted that the move took a toll on her emotions.
'I literally cried every day for the first four weeks — and I am not much of a crier — it's been so, so hard,' she told the Daily Telegraph.
The Sweaty Betty founder revealed back in June she was leaving Sydney to live with her husband in Singapore.
She admitted her life in the harbour city has a stark difference to her new life overseas.
The PR guru, 43, also shared a video to Instagram on Wednesday taken from an airplane, confirming she would be appearing in the upcoming celebrity edition
|
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13030273/Roxy-Jacenko-confirms-appearance-upcoming-season-Amazing-Race-Australia-PR-queen-goes-hunt-holiday-home-France.html
| 2024-01-31T23:18:16Z
|
The dueling contests surrounding the Nevada Republican's nominating process has led to voter confusion. And with it, an outcome many in the state saw as inevitable: Trump is the de facto winner.
Copyright 2024 NPR
The dueling contests surrounding the Nevada Republican's nominating process has led to voter confusion. And with it, an outcome many in the state saw as inevitable: Trump is the de facto winner.
Copyright 2024 NPR
|
https://www.ksmu.org/2024-01-31/nevadas-gop-nominating-process-is-confusing-and-already-yielded-a-likely-winner
| 2024-01-31T23:18:20Z
|
BERLIN: Hans-Georg Maassen, who until five years ago was responsible for protecting Germany against violent and extremist threats to its democracy, is himself now being monitored by the security agency he ran, the bureaucrat-turned-politician said.
Maassen was dismissed as head of Germany’s Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) in 2018 after appearing to play down the threat of violence by right-wing extremists who at the time were rioting in an eastern German city.
Since, the lawyer has become known for his increasingly radical commentary on the supposed threat immigration poses to Germany, becoming a hero to far-right activists including some in the circles surrounding Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss, the aristocrat who led a foiled coup attempt in 2022.
“Germany is clearly afraid of me,” he said on X, adding the country was using the internal security agency to monitor him and the party he has founded.
Asked about surveillance of Maassen, the BfV said privacy law meant it could not comment on individual cases. But Maassen published on his website a letter from the BfV, sent in response to a Freedom of Information request by his lawyer, confirming that he featured extensively in their databases tracking extremists.
Maassen did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment. Tichys Einblick, a blog that supports him, quoted him as saying: “The allegations are without substance and unjustified.”
Last month, Maassen announced he was setting up a party, one of several new launches aiming to capture voters who polls say are increasingly disenchanted with Germany’s dominant parties of the centre-left and right.
Maassen’s post-BfV career as a far-right icon has been a growing embarrassment to Germany’s security services as they contend with a burgeoning far-right scene that is profiting from a lacklustre economy and stretched public services.
As BfV chief, he was in effect Germany’s chief hunter of neo-Nazis. The documents released to him by the BfV show him being repeatedly praised by far-right figures.
“The right-wing extremist Bernhard Schraub, in a letter to Heinrich XIII Prince Reuss, described your client as an ‘upstanding republican’,” the BfV’s first example reads. Only unclassified material features in freedom of information releases.
|
https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2024/02/01/germanys-former-top-neo-nazi-hunter-now-being-monitored-as-extremist/
| 2024-01-31T23:18:20Z
|
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.nepm.org/national-world-news/2024-01-31/constitutional-scholar-says-gop-charges-against-mayorkas-dont-meet-impeachment-bar
| 2024-01-31T23:18:21Z
|
It doesn’t get bigger than the Super Bowl, but certain matchups have a bit more history.
The Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will battle on the Super Bowl stage for the second time in a five-season span when Super Bowl LVIII kicks off in Las Vegas on Feb. 11.
Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs came from behind to win the first matchup, Super Bowl LIV, in Miami. Twelve starters from Super Bowl LIV will take the field in Las Vegas for Super Bowl LVIII when the Chiefs and 49ers square off once again. The Chiefs will look to become the first team in nearly 20 years to go back-to-back, while the 49ers are chasing their first title since Super Bowl XXIX 29 years ago.
Stay in the game with the latest updates on your beloved Chicago sports teams! Sign up here for our All Access Daily newsletter.
This is far from the first time two teams have met in a second Super Bowl showdown. Here’s a look at every Super Bowl matchup that has occurred multiple times:
Miami Dolphins vs. Washington: Super Bowls VII and XVII
The Miami Dolphins made history in their first Super Bowl matchup against Washington, winning Super Bowl VII at the Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles by a score of 14-7 to close out the NFL’s first and only undefeated season.
Washington got some payback 10 years later, earning a 27-17 victory over the Dolphins at the Rose Bowl in Super Bowl XVII.
NFL
Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys: Super Bowls X, XIII and XXX
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys are the only teams to match up in three Super Bowls.
Terry Bradshaw’s Steelers won each of the first two showdowns at the Orange Bowl, winning Super Bowl X 21-17 and Super Bowl XIII 35-31. The Cowboys beat the Steelers 27-17 in Super Bowl XXX in Tempe, Ariz., behind Emmitt Smith’s two rushing touchdowns.
San Francisco 49ers vs. Cincinnati Bengals: Super Bowls XVI and XXIII
Joe Montana and the 49ers beat the Cincinnati Bengals in both of their Super Bowl matchups during the 1980s.
Montana won Super Bowl XVI MVP honors with a passing touchdown and a rushing touchdown in a 26-21 victory at the Pontiac Silverdome. Seven years later in Miami, Jerry Rice went off for a Super Bowl-record 215 receiving yards against the Bengals in a 20-16 Super Bowl XXIII win.
Dallas Cowboys vs. Buffalo Bills: Super Bowls XXVII and XXVIII
The Buffalo Bills made four straight Super Bowls in the 1990s, but they lost each time, including back-to-back defeats against the Cowboys that weren’t particularly close.
Super Bowl XXVII saw Troy Aikman throw four touchdown passes at the Rose Bowl in a 52-17 blowout. The Cowboys and Bills met at the Georgia Dome a year later for Super Bowl XXVIII, and once again Dallas won convincingly, this time 30-13.
The two Cowboys-Bills matchups mark the only time there was a Super Bowl rematch in consecutive years in NFL history.
New England Patriots vs. St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams: Super Bowls XXXVI and LIII
Tom Brady and Bill Belichick’s first and last Super Bowl wins together with the New England Patriots came against the same foe.
They earned the Patriots’ first title in franchise history at the Louisiana Superdome with an upset over the St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI. Seventeen years later, the Brady-Belichick pairing won a sixth Super Bowl with a low-scoring Super Bowl LIII victory against the Los Angeles Rams in Atlanta.
New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles: Super Bowls XXXIX and LII
The Patriots officially became a dynasty when they beat the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX. The 24-21 win in Jacksonville gave Brady and Belichick their third Super Bowl in four seasons.
The team had a chance to go three-for-four once again entering Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis, but the Eagles had other plans. Nick Foles led the team to a 41-33 win to bring the Lombardi Trophy to Philadelphia for the first time.
New York Giants vs. New England Patriots: Super Bowls XLII and XLIX
Brady and Belichick had three Super Bowl defeats during their time together in New England: one against the Eagles and two excruciating losses against the New York Giants.
Eli Manning, David Tyree and the Giants pulled off one of the greatest upsets in NFL history in Super Bowl XLII, beating the 18-0 Patriots in Glendale, Ariz. Four years later, the two teams met once again in Indianapolis with the Giants earning a 21-17 triumph.
Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Francisco 49ers: Super Bowls LIV and LVIII
The first Chiefs-49ers Super Bowl showdown was in Miami to conclude the 2020 season. The 49ers held a 20-10 lead midway through the fourth quarter, but Mahomes and Co. closed the game on a 21-0 run to win Super Bowl LIV, giving Kansas City its first championship.
Now, the 49ers will look to exact some revenge in Las Vegas.
|
https://www.nbcsportschicago.com/nfl/most-common-super-bowl-matchups-nfl-history/536707/
| 2024-01-31T23:18:20Z
|
Theme park fans, get ready for a whole new universe to explore.
Universal has announced the 2025 opening of a fourth park, called Universal Epic Universe. It’s the latest addition to the company’s existing parks in Orlando, Florida — Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure and Volcano Bay.
Universal Epic Universe will be divided into five lands, many of which are based on movies and video games. According to the company’s press release, the theme park will feature “more than 50 awe-inspiring attraction, entertainment, dining and shopping experiences that come together to create an unforgettable adventure that is nothing short of epic.”
The five immersive worlds are: Celestial Park, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic, Super Nintendo World, How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk and Dark Universe.
Here’s the general layout of how it will look:
No doubt fans will be thrilled to see a new area dedicated to the “Harry Potter” franchise, which has been a wildly popular component in two of Universal’s other parks. (Potter fans can visit Diagon Alley at Universal Studios and Hogwarts Castle at Islands of Adventure.)
Now they’ll be able to visit the Ministry of Magic and the streets of 1920s-era Paris from the “Fantastic Beasts” films.
In the area based on the “How to Train Your Dragon” franchise, which is called Isle of Berk, fans can soar with dragons and go on Viking adventures.
Guests can go through another portal and enter Super Nintendo‘s iconic green pipe. On its other side, they will become immediately immersed in a video game world populated by famous characters like Mario, Luigi, Donkey Kong and Princess Peach.
Celestial Park is described by Universal as a lush, green otherworldly destination and a “world between worlds full of sensory delights.” In contrast, monsters reside in the “shadowy” Dark Universe inspired by the experiments of Dr. Victoria Frankenstein.
Wondering where all the guests will stay during their visit to this new park? Universal is also building three new hotels linked to Epic Universe. Two of the hotels will each boast 750 rooms, and one is located inside Universal Epic Universe and features its own dedicated entrance, so guests can walk directly into the theme park.
Watch the video below to get an enchanting glimpse at what will certainly be an epic universe park-goers will soon be able to explore.
It appears to be nothing short of magical!
Universal’s new Epic Universe theme park appears to live up to its name 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.10news.com/universal-epic-universe-is-a-theme-park-that-will-live-up-to-its-name
| 2024-01-31T23:18:21Z
|
Nigeria News
Federal Government Gives Update On FAAN Relocation To Lagos
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has affirmed the government’s decision to relocate the headquarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) from Abuja to Lagos.
Keyamo made this declaration on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday, amidst opposition from various northern groups and political figures.
The relocation has been met with resistance from Senator Ali Ndume of Borno South, alongside the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), and other northern entities, who view this move as a marginalization of the north.
Despite these concerns, Keyamo insisted that the relocation is driven by the need to align with current economic and operational efficiencies.
Keyamo, also a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, highlighted that moving FAAN’s headquarters to Lagos is a strategic decision aimed at saving the Nigerian government and its people half a billion naira annually.
This cost-saving is attributed to reduced airfare expenses for FAAN officials who frequently travel between Lagos and Abuja for official duties.
The minister revealed that the decision for the relocation was influenced by recommendations from top FAAN officials and aviation unions, who argued that the move would significantly enhance operational efficiency.
When asked about President Bola Tinubu’s awareness of the decision, Keyamo stated that he was the one who took the decision.
He emphasized that the relocation involves only the headquarters of one out of the seven aviation agencies in the country.
|
https://www.naijanews.com/2024/01/31/federal-government-gives-update-on-faan-relocation-to-lagos/
| 2024-01-31T23:18:22Z
|
Love Island All Stars: Casey O’Gorman sets his eyes on Molly Smith despite her being coupled with his best mate Tom Clare as he makes bombshell entrance
Casey O’Gorman made a surprise entrance to the Love Island: All Stars villa on Wednesday night as the series' latest bombshell.
The former recruitment consultant, 27, appeared on the show during 2023's winter season and caused a stir when he found himself conflicted between Claudia Fogarty and Rosie Seabrook.
And it appears Casey hasn't been deterred by last year's love triangle drama as he vowed to crack on with his best friend Tom Clare's partner Molly Smith.
The pals, who share a flat together in London, might have to battle it out for the personal trainer's attention.
Speaking about Molly ahead of his entrance, Casey admitted: 'I genuinely think she is a 10 out of 10.
Casey O’Gorman, 27, made a surprise entrance to the Love Island: All Stars villa on Wednesday night as the series' latest bombshell
And it appears he hasn't been deterred by last year's love triangle drama as he vowed to crack on with his best friend Tom Clare's partner Molly Smith
He added: 'She seems to have the same interests as me in terms of fitness, but it might be a bit of a hurdle.'
Tom and Molly have been getting to know each other in recent days despite Georgia Steel's attempts to continue flirting with him as they share history.
Elsewhere Casey admitted that he's interested in Georgia Harrison and Georgia Steel.
He also told how he has a bit of history with Georgia H and is keen to see if anything with her can 'develop in any way'.
Casey and Georgia were seen getting cosy at an event in September 2023, but he explained 'communication died off between them.'
Discussing how he would feel about seeing an ex in the Villa or someone he's dated before, he said: 'Luckily, I’m not an awkward person so it wouldn’t bother me. I will take it all in my stride.'
Casey's entrance came after Hannah Elizabeth and Tyler Cruickshank became the latest islanders dumped from the villa.
Elsewhere on Wednesday's episode, the islanders voted for Hannah, 33, and Tyler, 28, to be eliminated ahead of bombshells Casey O'Gorman and Joanna Chimonides' arrival.
But viewers watching vented their frustrations as the boys picked Hannah out of all the girls to send home, with many thinking Georgia Steel, 25, should have gone after Tuesday's explosive episode.
The former recruitment consultant, appeared on the show during 2023's winter season and caused a stir when he found himself conflicted between Claudia Fogarty and Rosie Seabrook (pictured on the show with Claudia)
It was up to Tom Clare to deliver the news to Hannah. He said: 'We don't want to see any girls packing the bags.
'We've had to think about people who maybe haven't tried as much or in weaker couples. The girl we have decided to dump is Hannah.'
Fans took to X, formerly Twitter, as they reacted to Hannah's departure.
They wrote: 'nooooo not hannaaaaaahhh' (sic) and 'Hannah is so lovely but I just don't think she will find someone in there, they did the right thing I think although I wish it was georgia s.'
'How does Hannah get kicked and not Georgia?' and 'No why Hannah OMG I'm done'.
'No way did they just dump my mother Hannah'.
Love Island: All Stars continues tomorrow night at 9pm on ITV2 and ITVX.
|
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13030347/Love-Island-Casey-OGorman-Molly-Smith-Tom-Clare-bombshell.html
| 2024-01-31T23:18:22Z
|
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.ksmu.org/2024-01-31/seattles-queer-community-is-furious-after-gay-bars-were-raided-over-the-weekend
| 2024-01-31T23:18:26Z
|
National & World News Lawmakers grilled the CEOs of top social media companies in a hearing today By Dara Kerr Published January 31, 2024 at 5:21 PM EST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 3:45 During a contentious hearing, lawmakers demanded that social media companies do better to protect children online. Copyright 2024 NPR
|
https://www.nepm.org/national-world-news/2024-01-31/lawmakers-grilled-the-ceos-of-top-social-media-companies-in-a-hearing-today
| 2024-01-31T23:18:27Z
|
The Seattle Seahawks are going from the oldest NFL head coach to the youngest.
Three weeks after parting ways with 72-year-old Pete Carroll, the Seahawks reportedly are expected to hire 36-year-old Mike Macdonald as their new head coach. ESPN's Adam Schefter first reported news of the deal.
Stay in the game with the latest updates on your beloved Chicago sports teams! Sign up here for our All Access Daily newsletter.
Macdonald became an intriguing candidate after his work as Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator for the past two seasons. He was on John Harbaugh's staff as an assistant from 2014 to 2020, spent one season as DC under Jim Harbaugh at the University of Michigan in 2021 and then moved back to the NFL with Baltimore in 2022.
This season under Macdonald, the Ravens' defense ranked first in sacks (60), first in fewest points allowed (16.5 per game) and sixth in yards allowed. While the Ravens lost in the AFC Championship Game, it wasn't because of Macdonald's defense. Baltimore held Patrick Mahomes and Co. scoreless in the second half of the 17-10 loss.
The Seahawks are turning the page from Carroll to Macdonald despite a respectable 9-8 season. Seattle was one of the league's most consistent teams under Carroll, never finishing with fewer than seven wins and making the postseason 10 times in 14 seasons.
Macdonald will join a team with several talented pieces on both sides of the ball. The offense is led by veteran quarterback Geno Smith, running back Kenneth Walker and receivers DK Metcalf, Tyler Lockett and Jaxon Smith-Njigba. On defense, Seattle has a pair of talented young cornerbacks in Devon Witherspoon and Riq Woolen and a safety duo of Quandre Diggs and Julian Love.
NFL
With Macdonald headed to Seattle, the Washington Commanders are the final team still looking for a head coach.
|
https://www.nbcsportschicago.com/nfl/seahawks-hire-ravens-mike-macdonald-head-coach-report/536713/
| 2024-01-31T23:18:27Z
|
Every February, Americans celebrate Black History Month. Its origins date back to 1915 when historian Carter G. Woodson founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History.
The organization, which now goes by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, held the first "Negro History Week" in February 1926, according to the Library of Congress.
He reportedly selected the week because it featured the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. Lincoln played an important role in history, issuing the Emancipation Proclamation, which held that all slaves "shall be free." Douglass was also an important leader in the 1800s. He escaped from slavery and became an activist for equality.
With the growth of the civil rights movement, President Gerald Ford issued a Message on the Observance of Black History Week in 1975.
"It is most appropriate that Americans set aside a week to recognize the important contribution made to our nation's life and culture by our black citizens," he said.
SEE MORE: 10 meaningful ways to honor Black History Month in 2023
A year later, Ford would issue another message, this time observing Black History Month.
"I urge my fellow citizens to join me in tribute to Black History Month and to the message of courage and perseverance it brings to all of us," he stated.
In 1986, Congress passed a joint resolution declaring February 1986 as "National Black (Afro-American) History Month." The resolution states that the month offers learning institutions the opportunity to "gain a deeper understanding and knowledge of the many contributions of Black Americans to our country and the world."
According to the Library of Congress, presidents have issued annual proclamations for National Black History Month every year since 1996.
In this year's proclamation, President Joe Biden called on Americans to celebrate the "legacy of Black Americans whose power to lead, to overcome, and to expand the meaning and practice of American democracy has helped our Nation become a more fair and just society."
Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com
|
https://www.10news.com/why-do-we-celebrate-black-history-month-in-february
| 2024-01-31T23:18:27Z
|
Gist
Five Vigilantes Missing As Security Operatives Clash With Bandits In Katsina
Five members of a vigilante group have been reported missing following their confrontation with bandits in Katsina State.
Naija News learnt that the brave individuals disappeared while bravely attempting to prevent the criminals from evading a military airstrike that allegedly occurred around 7:30 pm yesterday in Dogon Marke village, located in Safana Local Government Area of the state.
Daily Post quoted a source to have disclosed that the military effectively targeted the bandits’ camp, resulting in the elimination of some of them, destruction of their belongings, and widespread chaos.
Tragically, the five vigilante members vanished while valiantly trying to block the terrorists’ escape routes.
“Our forces from the villages of Kantamawa, Yabbudu, Wurma, Kudewa and Danzangi have intercepted the escape routes of the terrorists and chased them back and wounded others.
“Unfortunately, Since then, we have not seen five members of our forces,” the source noted.
He gave their names as follows: Rabe Yabbudu, Bala Mai Saida Lohe, Muhammadu Yabbudu, Musa Chogal and Bala Na Rimi.
At the time of filing this report, neither the military nor the police have confirmed the information, Naija News reports.
The spokesperson for the 17 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Oiza Ehinlaiye, on Wednesday, mentioned being in transit and assured journalists of a response later.
|
https://www.naijanews.com/2024/01/31/five-vigilantes-missing-as-security-operatives-clash-with-bandits-in-katsina/
| 2024-01-31T23:18:28Z
|
Mitch Eynaud made a return to Married At First Sight on Wednesday night to support his brother Jayden in his search for love.
But many viewers are accusing the former groom, who was paired with Ella Ding in season 9, of trying to steal the spotlight from his brother.
'You missed having the chance of a life time with Ella. You just are not old enough or mature enough to take on marriage. It ain't about you it's your brother,' one viewer wrote on Instagram.
'Please just go away dude. You've had your 5 minutes of fame. So just GO!!!' another said.
'For someone who hates being filmed he's saying a hell of a lot to get on camera,' a third wrote.
Married At First Sight fans have accused former groom Mitch Eynaud of trying to steal the spotlight from brother Jayden as he gets married on the show
'Not your wedding bro. But I really like your bro he seems like a teddy bear at heart. I am hoping they go all the way,' another commented.
One added: 'Mitch on here trying to do a redemption tour or something.. Nah hard pass get on with the show lol.'
'Why is he stealing the lime light from his brother?' another questioned.
Mitch made a return to Married At First Sight on Wednesday to support his brother Jayden in his search for love but viewers are accusing the former groom of trying to steal the spotlight
'Why are they even making anything about Mitch???? He's done…' another agreed as one said: 'Let his brother have the focus… he had his turn!'
Jayden has been paired up with Eden Harper, a 28-year-old recruitment manager living on the Gold Coast.
Jayden and Eden are set to be one of the stand out couples this year, with production sources dubbing them early fan favourites.
Jayden (pictured) has been paired up with Eden Harper, a 28-year-old recruitment manager living on the Gold Coast
|
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13030383/Married-Sight-fans-accuse-former-groom-Mitch-Eynaud-trying-steal-spotlight-brother-Jayden-wedding-day.html
| 2024-01-31T23:18:29Z
|
Scientists have found that spiderwebs can be used to capture environmental DNA, which reflects the animal population of an area. The technique may help track the biodiversity of an ecosystem.
Copyright 2024 NPR
Scientists have found that spiderwebs can be used to capture environmental DNA, which reflects the animal population of an area. The technique may help track the biodiversity of an ecosystem.
Copyright 2024 NPR
|
https://www.ksmu.org/2024-01-31/spiderwebs-could-offer-a-snapshot-of-an-ecosystem-study-shows
| 2024-01-31T23:18:33Z
|
The dueling contests surrounding the Nevada Republican's nominating process has led to voter confusion. And with it, an outcome many in the state saw as inevitable: Trump is the de facto winner.
Copyright 2024 NPR
The dueling contests surrounding the Nevada Republican's nominating process has led to voter confusion. And with it, an outcome many in the state saw as inevitable: Trump is the de facto winner.
Copyright 2024 NPR
|
https://www.nepm.org/national-world-news/2024-01-31/nevadas-gop-nominating-process-is-confusing-and-already-yielded-a-likely-winner
| 2024-01-31T23:18:33Z
|
On the "New Heights" podcast hosted by Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and his brother, Jason, the former gave his "Stamp of the Week" to a local Chicago product who stepped up significantly for the Chiefs in the AFC Championship game.
"I'm going [with] one of my favorite teammates of all time," Kelce said. "My brother, from Chi-Town, Frankfort, Illinois finest, Lincoln-Way East High School, Nick Allegretti. That's right. Nick Allegretti for the Kansas City Chiefs stepped in for our Pro Bowl offensive guard Joe Thuney for the AFC Championship.
"Huge shoes to fill and stepped up like a champion and propelled us and got us another AFC Championship and punched our ticket into the Super Bowl yet again."
Stay in the game with the latest updates on your beloved Chicago sports teams! Sign up here for our All Access Daily newsletter.
The Chiefs defeated the Baltimore Ravens on the road last Sunday, 17-10, to make their fourth Super Bowl in five seasons. They hope to win their third Super Bowl in that span with their upcoming game against the San Francisco 49ers, too.
Allegretti, as Kelce mentioned, stepped in for Thuney, who went down with a pectoral injury. He's considered a "long shot" to play in the Super Bowl after missing the AFC Championship game.
But Allegretti stepped up for the offense. Patrick Mahomes was sacked just twice during the game and the Chiefs' offense totaled 319 yards and 17 points against the league's best defense.
NFL
"Nick has been year in, year out, Mr. Reliable," Kelce said. "Every single time he gets that opportunity to go in there. To play as good as he did and as big as he did in that moment, in that game, we couldn't have done it without you, brother.
After the game, Allegretti delivered an "emotional" quote, according to Kelce, graciously thanking his teammates for helping him during the week heading into the game.
"They were there for me all week with communication, making sure I was engrained in this offense. God, I'm so proud of this team," Allegretti said, according to Kelce.
"You said it for all of us, dude. We're all in the same boat with you, man," Kelce said. "The feeling is mutual to have you on the team with us brother. And damn, that was a fun one to go and get with you, man."
Allegretti, 27, is a Frankfort native and Lincoln-Way East High School alumni. He attended the University of Illinois. He entered the 2019 NFL draft, where he was taken in the seventh round with the No. 216 pick by the Chiefs. He's played in every single regular-season game over the past four seasons.
"Nick Allegretti, shoutout to all of our Lincoln-Way East family," Kelce said. "Dan Giordano and the Giordano family out there in Chi-Town. We got a lot of connections and Nick and his family have been absolutely awesome ever since he's been a Chief. We're lucky to have him, baby. Shoutout to Nick!"
|
https://www.nbcsportschicago.com/nfl/travis-kelce-shouts-out-lincoln-way-east-high-school-in-kudos-for-teammate/536709/
| 2024-01-31T23:18:34Z
|
Politics
Forget 2027 Presidency – Bode George Tells Atiku
Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has urged ex-Vice President, Atiku Abubakar to reconsider his political aspirations for the 2027 Presidential election.
Speaking to journalists at his Lugard office in Lagos on Wednesday, George suggested that Atiku, who would be 81 years old in 2027, is too advanced in age to effectively govern the country.
George opined that Atiku should instead assume a mentorship role for younger politicians, rather than eyeing the 2027 contest.
He stressed the importance of the PDP being definitive about zoning the Presidency to the South for the 2027 elections, considering the North has completed its eight-year term.
George said, “No other party is as entrenched and national in all concepts than the PDP. In 2027 I can’t tell anybody not to contest but our party must be definitive that the Presidency must remain in the South since the North has finished its eight years.”
He also touched upon the formation of a mega party, advising those within the PDP who are championing this cause to desist, reaffirming the PDP’s status as a national entity and its unwillingness to be part of any mega party alliance.
In addition to his comments on the presidency, George addressed the current security challenges in Nigeria.
He called on President Bola Tinubu to convene a meeting of retired military officers to brainstorm and develop solutions to the nation’s security woes.
He emphasized the urgent need for President Tinubu to take decisive action in tackling the rising insecurity.
Reflecting on the security situation, George described it as “horrendous and heart-rending,” and expressed sympathy for President Tinubu, who is facing a “deluge of crises.”
He suggested that the implementation of state police could be a viable solution to the security challenges and urged the President to consider the 2014 National Confab report commissioned by former President, Goodluck Jonathan.
The elder statesman condemned the recent murder of two traditional rulers in Ekiti State and the kidnapping of school pupils, calling these acts sacrilegious.
He concluded by stating that the issue of insecurity transcends party lines and affects all Nigerians, emphasizing that resolution is possible with honesty and commitment from those in power.
|
https://www.naijanews.com/2024/01/31/forget-2027-presidency-bode-george-tells-atiku/
| 2024-01-31T23:18:35Z
|
Pregnant Emily Atack shows off her baby bump in a plunging black evening gown as she joins glamorous Frankie Bridge, Katherine Ryan and Vick Hope at star-studded Vanity Fair Rising Star Awards
Pregnant Emily Atack showed off her blossoming baby bump as she attended the star-studded Vanity Fair EE Rising Star Party on Wednesday night.
The Inbetweeners actress, 34, made her first event appearance since it was revealed her boyfriend and unborn baby's father Dr Alistair Garner is her step-cousin.
She looked incredible in a black dress as she caressed her stomach and put on a busty display in the plunging number as she joined the likes of Katherine Ryan, Frankie Bridge and Emma Willis at the party.
Emily completed her look with strappy heels and wore her blonde tresses in loose waves while posing for the cameras.
Pregnant Emily Atack showed off her blossoming baby bump as she attended the Vanity Fair EE Rising Star Party on Wednesday night
The Inbetweeners actress, 34, made her first event appearance since it was revealed her unborn baby's father Dr Alistair Garner is her step-cousin
The event was in celebration of the only category at the EE BAFTA Film Awards voted for by the public. The BAFTAS will be held on February 18.
Also at the bash was comedian Katherine Ryan, 40, who looked incredible in a long black dress.
Meanwhile Loose Women star Frankie Bridge cut a chic figure in a white co-ord and gold jewellery.
Girls Aloud singer Nicola Roberts, Oti Mabuse and Emma Willis also made appearances at the star-studded event.
Elsewhere Mel B's daughter Phoenix and Skins star Kaya Scodelario both put on stylish displays as they attended the event.
Phoenix, 25, put on a leggy display in a black skirt at the event held at Pavyllon London at the Four Seasons Hotel Park Lane.
She completed her outfit with a white shirt and black tie while posing for the cameras.
Meanwhile actress Kaya, 31, looked as chic as ever in a black dress which she teamed with long heeled boots.
Irish comedian Aisling Bea, 39, also attended and wore a double breasted pink suit with a white trim.
She looked incredible in a black dress as she caressed her stomach and put on a busty display in the plunging number
Emily announced she was pregnant and was 'over the moon' to be becoming a mother in an update shared in December
Emily completed her look with strappy heels and wore her blonde tresses in loose waves while posing for the cameras
Emily announced she was pregnant and was 'over the moon' to be becoming a mother in an update shared in December
She posed with Frankie Bridge at the event
It comes after Emily revealed her boyfriend and unborn baby's father is her step-cousin
Also at the bash was comedian Katherine Ryan, 40, who looked incredible in a long black dress
She looked stunning in the figure-hugging number and wore her tresses in a short cropped style
Loose Women star Frankie Bridge cut a chic figure in a white co-ord and gold jewellery
The strapless top was teamed with matching flared trousers
Emma put on a sexy display in PVC boots and a satin shirt dress
She showed off some serious leg in the short number
Emma was joined by her husband Matt at the event
Emma wore her tresses in a short cropped style and opted for typically glamorous makeup
Emily is currently six months pregnant and is expecting her firstborn in April 2024.
Emily is believed to be dating nuclear scientist Dr Alistair Garner and the pair have reportedly set up a home together as they prepare for the baby's arrival.
It comes after it was revealed that her boyfriend and unborn baby's father is her step-cousin.
The actress announced she is five months pregnant with her first child in a sweet Instagram post last month.
Emily announced she was pregnant and was 'over the moon' to be becoming a mother in an update shared in December.
The actress has known Alistair for almost three decades as her mother Kate Robbins is the sister of Alistair's stepmother Jane Garner.
They were introduced after Emily's aunt started dating Alistair's father Stephen Garner in the early nighties before they got married in 1994.
Alistair, who is a nuclear scientist, appears in a photo of the close-knit family in 2017 where he's surrounded by female members of Emily's family and has his arm draped around the star's sister, Martha.
A source said: 'Emily and Alistair have grown close over the past 12 months. It was unexpected but their family is delighted for them. They make a great couple and everybody is excited for their new arrival.'
Announcing her pregnancy, Emily wrote on Instagram: 'Hello Everyone, it's been a little while but I'm back with some news. I'm delighted to share with you all that we're having a baby!!
'I've never been so happy and utterly terrified at the same time. Please go easy on me.
Emma and Matt looked as loved-up as ever at the bash
He wore a smart black suit
Singer Ella Eyre wore a clingy black dress
She put on a busty display in the sheer number
EE Rising Star Award nominee Mia McKenna-Bruce wore a black number
Her leggy black dress had silver flower detailing on it
Actress Maisie Williams attends the Vanity Fair EE Rising Star Party at Pavyllon London
She had a sweet hug with Paloma Faith
Singer Paloma showed off some leg in a tartan dress with a thigh-split
She added a pop of red with her lip colour
Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts wore a tassel design black dress
Oti Mabuse looked great in a leggy black number
Katherine and Aisling were seen posing for a snap together
Katherine and her husband Bobby Kootstra were in attendance
'Every day is mixed with thrill, fear, joy, hysteria, topped off with a lot of vomiting - a bit like when you've just stepped off of the Oblivion at Alton Towers on a hangover.
'I've got to know my body on such an insane level. It's made me appreciate the one I've been given SO much, I'm doing my absolute best to make it a home for the little squid I'm growing.'
She continued: 'We can already sense the baby is reclined on a mattress of peanut butter and jam sandwiches in there, demanding more chocolate buttons.
'I'm so happy to be writing all of this to you all. You've always stuck by me through the years, do stick around to watch me enter my mum era. Christ. Let's go.'
A pal told The Sun: 'Emily is delighted by the happy news and has been pleased to tell family and close friends about her little one on the way. It's the perfect end to her year and she feels over the moon.
They added: 'Emily is more than ready to be a mum and it is something she has dreamed of her whole life. Her relationship with Alistair has gone from strength to strength and they've moved into together.
'Family is everything to her — she comes from a big one herself and is really close to all her siblings — so she can't wait to start one of her own. They've all rallied around her and delighted in the joyous occasion.'
Emily was spotted getting cosy with handsome nuclear scientist Dr Alistair in London in September.
Vick Hope looked great in a white co-ord
Paloma posed with Nicholas Pinnock at the star-studded party
New parents Hannah Cooper and Joel Dommett attended too and looked as loved-up as ever
Tom Cullen attends the Vanity Fair EE Rising Star Party
Elsewhere Mel B 's daughter Phoenix and Skins star Kaya Scodelario both put on stylish displays as they attended the event
She completed her fashionable outfit with a white shirt and black tie while posing for the cameras
Phoenix was on the DJ sets
Meanwhile actress Kaya, 31, looked as chic as ever in a black dress which she teamed with long heeled boots
Irish comedian Aisling Bea, 39, also attended and wore a double breasted pink suit with a white trim
Radio star and DJ Harriet Rose was also in attendance and wore a checked jacket and skirt and chunky boots
Aisling looked incredible in her baby pink suit as she posed with Harriet at the event in central London
The event was in celebration of the only category at the EE BAFTA Film Awards voted for by the public. The BAFTAS will be held on February 18 (model Charli Howard seen)
She looked great in a busty light yellow dress teamed with a small matching handbag and heels
Charlotte Carroll attends the Vanity Fair EE Rising Star Party
Strictly's Rose Ayling-Ellis attended the party too and wore a checked co-ord
Rose completed her look with heeled white boots
Lara Peake attends the Vanity Fair EE Rising Star Party at Pavyllon London
Clara Amfo and Emily had a catch up at the event
Bugzy Malone attends the Vanity Fair EE Rising Star Party
The Crown star Ed McVey wore a smart black suit
Hannah Dodd wore a slinky blue gown as she posed up a storm for the cameras
Zainab Jiwa attends the Vanity Fair EE Rising Star Party
Rose Williams wore a pretty white ruffled dress
She put on a busty display in the pretty number
Vernon Kay posed at the event with his daughter Phoebe, 18
Tom Cullen and Stefanie Martini posed together for a snap at the event
The star beamed as she walked through the streets of the UK capital with Alistair, who describes himself on LinkedIn as a Materials scientist and electron microscopist specialising in nuclear and aerospace applications.
Emily has a large number of cousins courtesy of the sprawling families of both her parents, actress Kate and singer father Keith Atack, who split in 2007.
Alistair hails from her mother's side, being the stepson of Kate's sister Jane who married his father Stephen Garner, who passed away last summer leaving Emily devastated.
Despite the majority of her cousins living in the North of England, including Alistair, Emily says herself, plus sister Martha and brother George, still managed to spend lots of time with them while they were growing up.
|
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13030415/Pregnant-Emily-Atack-baby-bump-black-dress-joins-Katherine-Ryan-Frankie-Bridge-Emma-Willis-star-studded-Vanity-Fair-Rising-Star-Awards-bash.html
| 2024-01-31T23:18:35Z
|
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, however, 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 as many investors in Wall Street had hoped for.
"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."
The comments disappointed investors, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbling 317 points.
Investors are still hopeful about a rate cut by the following Fed meeting in May, with markets putting 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.ksmu.org/2024-01-31/the-federal-reserve-holds-interest-rates-steady-but-signals-rate-cuts-may-be-coming
| 2024-01-31T23:18:39Z
|
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.nepm.org/national-world-news/2024-01-31/seattles-queer-community-is-furious-after-gay-bars-were-raided-over-the-weekend
| 2024-01-31T23:18:39Z
|
There's little debate about Patrick Mahomes' abilities as a football player.
But his body, apparently, is a different story.
After the Kansas City Chiefs' win in the AFC Championship Game, cameras captured a shirtless Mahomes giving a speech in the locker room to his teammates. While many might expect the two-time MVP to have a flawless figure, people on social media were surprised to see him without the toned muscles we're accustomed to seeing on athletes.
Stay in the game with the latest updates on your beloved Chicago sports teams! Sign up here for our All Access Daily newsletter.
Here's the full video:
Mahomes caught wind of the discussions online and responded accordingly, making light of the hilarious situation.
Super Bowl 2024
Here’s the latest news on the 49ers vs. Chiefs 2024 showdown. Get our coverage on how to watch, game day predictions, all the commercials, the halftime show, and more.
To be fair, he is right. Mahomes, a father of two, has an excuse for his self-proclaimed "dad bod." But that didn't stop people from clowning him in the replies.
Dad bod or not, Mahomes and the Chiefs are now just one win away from winning a second consecutive Super Bowl. A game against the San Francisco 49ers in Las Vegas next week is all that stands in his way.
|
https://www.nbcsportschicago.com/super-bowl-2024/patrick-mahomes-shirtless-photo-dad-bod-comparisons/536745/
| 2024-01-31T23:18:40Z
|
Gist
Police Arrest General Overseer Accused Of Sexually Abusing 17-year-old Teenager
The Abia State Police Command has apprehended the General Overseer and pastor of Liberation Word Assembly International in Aba, Peculiar Ginika, over allegations of sexually abusing a minor.
The clergyman is being held at the Rapid Response Squad of the command headquarters, where he is undergoing questioning after his arrest last weekend.
The victim’s father had informed RRS personnel that his daughter had experienced sexual assault by the cleric he identified as their family pastor.
A police source who spoke to The Nation said that a nurse, who allegedly assisted the suspect with contraceptive pills and collected the victim’s blood sample, might also face questioning.
Family sources revealed that the victim, who turned 17 in November 2023, disclosed that the cleric initiated the abuse when she was 15.
The suspect, who reportedly sent his wife packing, exploited the teenager’s desire to deepen her faith and claimed credit for healing her asthma, a condition she had struggled with since the age of eight.
The sources revealed that the cleric coerced the victim into secrecy through an oath, threatening a worsening of her asthma if she spoke out.
The source said, “My sister said that the man forced himself on her and led her to an oath never to reveal what was going on between both of them or she risks her asthma affliction coming back, this time more severe.
“He manipulated my sister such that she hated her parents and even her relations. He even went ahead trying to force my sister to marry him.
“Through his manipulation and fear of losing my sister, he made my sister, who had wanted to study medicine, not to agree writing her Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) exam as she instead opted for a catering school.”
“How can such a brilliant girl refuse to pursue her education to choose to go to catering school. We knew that something was wrong, but we never suspected the pastor.
“Each day that they have s*x, he uses her up to five times and he gives her contraceptives at the end of the rounds of sex. My sister will wear out and will hardly do house chores and we never knew that a man who visits our house was behind all these,”
“He even went ahead trying to force my sister to marry him,” the source added.
Confirming the arrest in an interview on Tuesday, January 30, the spokesperson for the State Police Command, Maureen Chinaka, stated: “He is being interrogated by the police.”
|
https://www.naijanews.com/2024/01/31/police-arrest-general-overseer-accused-of-sexually-abusing-17-year-old-teenager/
| 2024-01-31T23:18:41Z
|
Love Island All Stars' Georgia Harrison reveals bombshell Casey O'Gorman broke her heart and ghosted her as exes are set to have explosive row
Love Island's Georgia Harrison was less than impressed when Casey O'Gorman entered the villa in Wednesday's episode.
The reality star, 29, said the recruitment consultant, 27, left her 'heartbroken' when he abruptly ended their relationship in November.
Georgia claimed Casey ghosted her - something which is a point on contention in Thursday's upcoming episode as islanders are asked to drink if they have ever done so in a game of Never Have I Ever.
Reacting to Casey's arrival, Georgia told viewers in the Beach Hut: 'He f***ed me off to be honest. As much as I’m glad to see him here I was really hurt by that situation.
'I was quite frankly heartbroken about it.'
Love Island's Georgia Harrison was less than impressed when Casey O'Gorman entered the villa in Wednesday's episode
The reality star, 29, said the recruitment consultant, 27, left her 'heartbroken' when he abruptly ended their relationship in November
Casey and Georgia were first pictured getting cosy at an event last September, two months before their relationship ended.
The two went for a chat on the terrace, with Casey telling Georgia: 'You can't even look at me'.
She replied: 'I’m super angry at you though. Quite a lot happened do you know what I mean.'
Fans took to X, formerly Twitter, to comment on their awkward reunion.
One wrote: 'Georgia heartbroken but Casey said nothing really happened? SOMEONE SPILL THE TEA'.
Others said: 'I’m not surprised Casey has ghosted Georgia, he looks like the type to do so' and 'It’s actually scary that Georgia is heartbroken and Casey thought they never even began…. I’m never dating again' and 'I wonder if Casey and Georgia didn't work out in November because he wanted to be single for Love Island All Stars.'
Casey appeared on Love Island during last year's winter season but had a rocky road with Claudia Fogarty and Rosie Seabrook on his series.
Now he is back and ready to find love again, and has already vowed to steal his best pal Tom Clare's couple Molly Smith.
Georgia claimed Casey ghosted her - something which is a point on contention in Thursday's upcoming episode as islanders are asked to drink if they have ever done so
Casey said he didn't need to drink as they disputed how their romance ended
Fans took to X, formerly Twitter, to comment on their awkward reunion
Casey, 27, was seen strutting his way into the South African mansion alongside another new arrival Joanna Chimonides (pictured)
He also told how he has a bit of history with Georgia and is keen to see if anything with her can 'develop in any way'.
He told The Sun before entering: 'I didn't find love the first time round so I'm hoping it will be second time lucky. I've got my eyes on Molly, for sure. I genuinely think she is a 10 out of 10.
'She seems to have the same interests as me in terms of fitness, but it might be a bit of a hurdle. Georgia H as well - I know her and we have had a good time together.
'It'll be interesting to see if it can develop in any way.'
Tom and Molly have been getting to know each other in recent days despite Georgia Steel's attempts to continue flirting with him as they share history.
Tom and Casey became fast friends in Love Island last year and moved in together in London last autumn.
Elsewhere Joanna will join him as a fellow bombshell in the next episode.
The former Islander, 27, who was last on screen during the 2019 series, makes a shock arrival in the next show to the delight of her male co-stars.
|
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13030499/love-island-stars-Georgia-Harrison-Casey-ogorman-bombshell.html
| 2024-01-31T23:18:42Z
|
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.ksmu.org/2024-01-31/trump-says-vp-pick-wont-impact-the-race-so-whats-he-looking-for-in-a-running-mate
| 2024-01-31T23:18:45Z
|
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.nepm.org/national-world-news/2024-01-31/u-s-students-are-starting-to-catch-up-in-school-unless-theyre-from-a-poor-area
| 2024-01-31T23:18:46Z
|
Sports
Transfer Update On Rashford, Solanke, Gallagher, Broja, Adarabioyo, Others
Paris Saint Germain are considering making a move for Manchester United’s 26-year-old English forward Marcus Rashford, according to iNews.
Tottenham are considering a £50 million bid for Bournemouth’s 26-year-old Spanish striker Dominic Solanke, the Sun claimed.
Spurs may make Chelsea a last-minute bid for 23-year-old England midfielder Conor Gallagher, the Guardian reported.
The £50 million Chelsea is requesting for 22-year-old Albanian forward Armando Broja has not yet been met by Fulham, according to the Telegraph.
Wolves are interested in Broja, and Chelsea are prepared to sell to raise funds for a new striker, according to Standard.
West Ham are eager to sign Portuguese winger Jota, 24, from Al-Ittihad as a replacement for Algerian winger Said Benrahma.
Danny Ings, a 31-year-old attacker for England, has drawn interest from Wolves and Crystal Palace, but the Hammers will turn it down, according to the Mirror.
Morgan Rogers, a 21-year-old English winger for Middlesbrough, has agreed to a £16 million contract with Aston Villa, Sky Sports claimed.
This summer, Liverpool may make a move for 26-year-old English defender Tosin Adarabioyo of Fulham, according to the Mirror.
Bryan Zaragoza, a 22-year-old Spanish winger for Granada, is wanted by Bayern Munich, according to Bild.
Orel Mangala, a 25-year-old Belgian midfielder for Nottingham Forest, is being pursued by Lyon in a deal worth £30 million, according to the Mail.
The £25 million asking price from Chelsea has deterred Fulham, Crystal Palace, and Nottingham Forest from making a move for the 24-year-old English defender Trevoh Chalobah, TeamTalk reported.
Brighton and Tottenham have begun negotiations in regards to a loan deal for 22-year-old Spanish midfielder Bryan Gil, according to the Mail.
|
https://www.naijanews.com/2024/01/31/transfer-update-on-rashford-solanke-gallagher-broja-adarabioyo-others/
| 2024-01-31T23:18:47Z
|
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi could allow Medicaid coverage earlier in pregnancy in an effort to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies in a poor state with the nation’s worst rate of infant mortality.
With wide bipartisan support, the state House passed a bill Wednesday to allow up to 60 days of “presumptive eligibility” for Medicaid, starting July 1. This means a pregnant woman’s outpatient medical care would be paid by Medicaid as her application for coverage by the government insurance program is being considered.
Processing Medicaid applications can take weeks, and physicians say early prenatal care is important.
House Medicaid Committee Chairwoman Missy McGee of Hattiesburg pointed out that Mississippi has high rates of fetal mortality, infant mortality and maternal mortality.
“I think this will go a long way in helping moms and babies be healthy … and give babies the best shot for a healthy life,” McGee said.
Mississippi ranks worst in the U.S. for infant mortality, with Black infants nearly twice as likely as white ones to die over the past decade, according to a report unveiled Jan. 18 by the state Department of Health.
Presumptive Medicaid eligibility during pregnancy would be based on questions about income, asked by health care providers such as employees of county health departments. If a woman’s Medicaid application is ultimately rejected because her income is too high, Medicaid would still pay health care providers for services they provided during the time of presumptive eligibility.
McGee said presumptive eligibility could cost the Medicaid program just under $600,000 a year.
Medicaid is funded by federal and state governments, with the federal government paying at least 50% of costs in all states and a higher share in poorer states. The federal government pays for nearly 77% of Medicaid expenses in Mississippi.
In Mississippi, Medicaid coverage for pregnant women 19 and older is based on income. A woman who is in that age category and has no dependents can earn up to about $29,000 and qualify for Medicaid during pregnancy. A pregnant woman in that age category who has three dependents can earn up to $59,700 and qualify.
Mississippi Medicaid coverage is available to all income levels for those who are pregnant and younger than 19.
Democratic Rep. John Hines Sr. of Greenville said earlier eligibility for Medicaid coverage during pregnancy could help the state in recruiting OB-GYNs.
“Where we are right now is that we are last in everything,” Hines said. “This is a step toward making Mississippi a better place.”
The bill passed the House 117-5. It moves to the Senate for more work in coming weeks. Republicans control both chambers.
About 41% of births in the U.S. and 57% in Mississippi were financed by Medicaid in 2022, according to the health policy research group KFF. Only Louisiana had a larger share of births covered by Medicaid that year, at 61%.
In 2023, Mississippi extended postpartum Medicaid coverage from two months to a full year, with Republican Gov. Tate Reeves saying the change was part of a “new pro-life agenda” to help mothers in a state where abortion is tightly restricted.
____
Associated Press/Report For America reporter Michael Goldberg contributed to this report.
Copyright © 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.
|
https://wtop.com/national/2024/01/mississippi-eyes-quicker-medicaid-coverage-in-pregnancy-to-try-to-reduce-deaths-of-moms-and-babies/
| 2024-01-31T23:18:47Z
|
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.wboi.org/2024-01-31/a-tennessee-lawmaker-helped-pass-a-strict-abortion-law-hes-now-trying-to-loosen-it
| 2024-01-31T23:18:47Z
|
(LifeSiteNews) — Due to a decades-long desire by Israeli leaders and U.S. neoconservatives to initiate war with Iran, American troops were left in a vulnerable position “as bait,” “to be killed” in order to create a pretense for war, according to Tucker Carlson and his guest, Washington state congressional candidate Joe Kent.
Kent’s campaign website states he is a veteran of U.S. Special Forces with experience both as a CIA field operative and policy adviser to former President Donald Trump.
“We left our troops in these vulnerable locations,” the former Green Beret assessed. “By leaving our troops in these locations (essentially) undefended … we left them there as bait because so many people in Washington, DC want to go to war with Iran.”
Ep. 69 War with Iran? Yes. We’re already in it. Joe Kent did 11 combat tours in the U.S. Army. His wife Shannon was killed serving in Syria. Here’s his informed view of what that war will mean. pic.twitter.com/5yNCDc37Gb
— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) January 29, 2024
Kent was lamenting the drone attack against a small U.S. military outpost near the border of Jordan and Syria this past weekend which reportedly left three American soldiers dead and over 40 wounded.
While government authorities in Jordan initially claimed the attack happened on the Syrian side of the border, they later appeared to confirm it was indeed in Jordan condemning the attack “on the border with Syria.” The outpost, called Tower 22, supports the illegal U.S. military occupation in northeastern Syria.
Noting that the American troops stationed in these dangerous locations have been attacked, “at least 150 times since the October 7th incident began,” the combat veteran affirmed U.S. authorities could anticipate this attack, and indeed, such deaths were “an inevitable conclusion.”
Kent, who’s first wife was killed in the line of duty in Syria, proposed that U.S. officials were not only working to provoke war with Iran by leaving their service personnel vulnerable to strikes from Shia militias, but they were actually funding and equipping such militias indirectly through American support for the government of Iraq.
“The government of Iraq is completely controlled by Iran,” he explained. “We spend billions of dollars every single year funding, arming, training, and equipping the Iraqi government so they can turn around and support the exact same militias that just killed our troops.”
“So if you look at just the full scope of the way that we have arranged ourselves in the Middle East, who we’re supporting and where our troops are, there’s no logical conclusion other than the fact that we have left them there as bait, to be killed by Iranians at the time and place of their choosing, so that we can continue to escalate towards a conflict with Iran,” the candidate concluded.
Carlson agreed, calling it “demonstrably true” that “American policymakers have left American citizens in these countries in order to be killed so they can justify killing more American citizens in a broader war against a very well-armed country, Iran.”
On Monday, Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh said Iran “bears responsibility” for the attack since they “arm and equip and fund these groups,” but also admitted the U.S. has no evidence the Iranian government was directly involved.
The New York Times (NYT) reported on January 21 that the Biden administration was discussing how to respond to these many militia attacks, warning that should American troops be killed, this is a “red line” that would likely precipitate the U.S. striking Iran directly that could “escalate into a full-fledged war.”
In a Monday interview of former CIA officer Ray McGovern, Judge Andrew Napolitano asked, “Is it probable that this was a false flag either by the Israelis or the Americans or some entity wanting to start a war there and make it look like someone else’s fault?”
In the past, McGovern has documented how such false flags have been used to trick the public into accepting wars desired by different factions, including neoconservatives and other regional actors. In 2013, for example, President Barack Obama issued his own “red line” warning indicating that if Syrian president Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons against American-supported rebels trying to topple his government, the U.S. would have to intervene directly.
On August 21, 2013, a sarin nerve-gas attack happened in Ghouta, a suburb of Damascus, killing hundreds of people, with the media poised and ready to blame Assad’s Syrian government troops for the attack and call for American bombing reprisals. Yet, according to McGovern, “accumulating evidence” offered persuasive proof that the American-backed rebels, who would benefit from such bombings, bore responsibility for the deadly attack.
In responding to Napolitano, McGovern emphasized the importance of referring to the principle of Cui bono?, which translated asks, “to whom is it a benefit?” Relying on the fact that crimes are often committed by those who benefit from their consequences, this principle can propose reasonable suspects.
Given the “red line” warning in The New York Times, McGovern said he would give it a “50/50 chance” that the attack was a false flag, stating he believes the Israelis would be capable of resorting to such an assault with support from American neocons “who see no difference between the interests of Israel” and those of the United States, “and the interest of Israel is paramount right now.”
Iran has strongly denied any involvement in the drone attack or any of the other attacks, with Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani stating these resistance militias were targeting U.S. troops due to the American backing of Israel’s current massacre of tens of thousands of civilians in Gaza.
“As we have clearly stated before, the resistance groups in the region are responding [to] the war crimes and genocide of the child-killing Zionist regime and … they do not take orders from the Islamic Republic of Iran,” he said Monday. “These groups decide and act based on their own principles and priorities as well as the interests of their country and people.”
READ: UN’s top court rules genocide charge against Israel is ‘plausible’
For decades, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pushed for the United States to militarily engage or even go to war against Iran, “crying wolf” since 1992 with exaggerated “lies” that the Persian nation has intended to build a nuclear weapon, even in the face of direct contradiction from U.S. intelligence agencies. He successfully utilized the same tactics in promoting the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
Since the October 7 Hamas attack, Netanyahu’s government along with scores of western neoconservatives and media pundits have asserted that Iran both supported and directed the attack, yet the U.S. government has yet to present evidence demonstrating Tehran’s involvement.
RELATED:
How do Christians in the Holy Land understand the Israeli occupation of Palestine?
US support for Israel is destroying America’s power and prestige around the world
UN member states deepen isolation of Israel, US by voting 153 to 10 for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
UN’s court to decide Friday on any ‘provisional measures’ in genocide case against Israel
How the genocide case against Israel could upend the narratives of the globalist order
|
https://www.lifesitenews.com/analysis/tucker-carlson-biden-admin-set-up-us-soldiers-to-be-killed-as-pretense-for-war-with-iran/
| 2024-01-31T23:18:47Z
|
UK cultivated fats specialist Hoxton Farms announces it has appointed Nick Halla to its Board. Halla is the former Chief Strategy Officer at Impossible Foods, where he was a founding employee having teamed up with Pat Brown back in 2011. The biotech states that Halla’s experience in commercialisation and growth at Impossible Foods will prove invaluable as it begins to scale and expand internationally.
With Nick’s help, Hoxton Farms takes one step closer to creating a deliciously fatty future.
The news comes on the heels of the company’s recent strategic hiring of Vítor Espirito Santo, previously Senior Director of Cellular Agriculture at GOOD Meat, and Nadav Tal, former Director of R&D Engineering at Aleph Farms, in preparation for commercialisation of its product, which it describes as “cruelty-free, sustainable fats to combine with plant protein for delicious meat alternatives”.
Hoxton Farm’s next stage of growth includes expanding its team from 40 to 100 people and increasing production capacity to ten tonnes of cultivated fat per year at its pilot production facility, which opened last October. The biotech claims it is on track to achieve price parity with plant oils when it reaches commercial scale.
A titan in alt meats
Hoxton Farms describes Halla as a titan in the meat alternatives industry, having helped build Impossible Foods from the ground up. Appointed Senior Vice President of International in 2018, he led Impossible’s international strategy, development and commercial operations as they expanded worldwide. Nick holds a degree in chemical engineering from the University of Minnesota and an MBA and master’s degree in Environment and Resources, both from Stanford University.
Delivering the next generation of meat alternatives
“His decision to join our board is a huge vote of confidence for Hoxton Farms. He knows first-hand that consumers crave delicious meat alternatives and there is a huge opportunity to supercharge alternative meat with delicious cultivated fat,” says the London-based team, which raised $22M in Series A in October 2022.
Says Nick Halla, “Today’s plant-based products have shown how delicious and nutritious eating plants can be and have transformed how consumers connect their food choices with sustainability. But the industry is just getting started and has a long way to go to live up to its promise. Joining the Hoxton Farms board gives me an opportunity to support an innovative, dynamic team to deliver on the next generation of meat alternatives.”
Visit https://hoxtonfarms.com/ for further information.
|
https://vegconomist.com/company-news/hoxton-farms-appoints-former-impossible-foods-cso/
| 2024-01-31T23:18:47Z
|
Fans have pointed out secret a feud between Joanna Chimonides and Georgia Steel on Love Island: All Stars.
Joanna entered the villa as a new bombshell alongside Casey O’Gorman during tonight’s episode.
However, viewers couldn’t help but notice the reaction to Joanna’s arrival, and all eyes were on Georgia S.
Joanna and Georgia are known to be close friends outside of the villa, and have regularly posted photos and videos together on social media.
However, Georgia seemed to barely acknowledge Joanna upon her arrival.
Fans have since taken to X, formerly Twitter, to question whether they had a falling out before appearing on the show.
See how viewers reacted to the situation between Joanna and Georgia below:
soooo did joanna and georgia s fall out or something because aren’t they supposed to be besties…. but it’s crickets from both of them 🤨 #loveisland pic.twitter.com/iPMFbOJXHd
— b (@cjjjxxbhu) January 31, 2024
What’s the beef between Georgia and Joanna cause I swear they were best mates🤣 #loveisland pic.twitter.com/g6vXYvTGKZ
— Leighann🕺🏻 (@leighannokeeffe) January 31, 2024
I thought Georgia S & Joanna were close😭 They literally haven’t spoken
#LoveIsland #LoveIslandAllStars pic.twitter.com/8YQ82rgfBE
— Jude Bellingham’s wife 🙂 (@Barce_tsana) January 31, 2024
I thought Georgia S & Joanna were friends on the outside, so why haven’t been near each other ? #LoveIslandAllStars #LoveIsland pic.twitter.com/azo3AFKYyw
— ˜”*°• Katie Mason •°*”˜ (@xoxoKatieDawn) January 31, 2024
need to know the tea between the georgia s and joanna bestie drama #loveisland pic.twitter.com/xbouqR93z1
— jacob (@rebekuhsdavis) January 31, 2024
I wonder what happened between Georgia S and Joanna 👀 #LoveIsland pic.twitter.com/WvSsiZIDC5
— hi (@astrologic42) January 31, 2024
Seriously I need to know what happened between Joanna and Georgia S. SPILL THE TEA #LoveIsland pic.twitter.com/0k0eTkYbve
— Emma Jane (@EmmaJay1997) January 31, 2024
Georgia and Joanna didn’t even acknowledge each other omg? #loveisland
— Esha ⚡️ (@esha_skb) January 31, 2024
I have a feeling that Georgia S and Joanna are not on the best of terms 😭 #loveisland #LoveIslandAllStars
— sophie 🇵🇸🇸🇩🇨🇩 (@HOE_PHIE) January 31, 2024
|
https://goss.ie/featured/fans-point-out-secret-feud-between-joanna-and-georgia-s-on-love-island-all-stars-367948
| 2024-01-31T23:18:47Z
|
Blueface's mother SLAMS Chrisean Rock's 'absolutely f***ng crazy' face tattoo of the rapper's mugshot
Blueface's mother, Karlissa Saffold Harvey, voiced her disapproval over Chrisean Rock’s massive new face tattoo of her the rapper's mugshot.
When asked about her reaction to the 23-year-old reality star's latest piece of ink, Harvey said it looks 'absolutely f***ng crazy.'
'I really hope that it's fake because I don't want to feel like my son owes her, like he did for the other seven tattoos,' the Respect My Cryppin hitmaker's mom told TMZ.
She continued: 'When he comes home, and wants to get his mind right, and position himself to not have to deal with all that.'
Blueface's mother, Karlissa Saffold Harvey, voiced her disapproval over Chrisean Rock’s massive new face tattoo of her the rapper's mugshot
Harvey also questioned Rock’s love for Blueface as she speculated that this was another antic to make him 'feel guilty' and 'obligated' to deal with her because 'no one else will.'
As for what guidance she has for Rock, who is originally from Baltimore, Harvey admitted to being at a loss for words.
'I can't even tell her to go get Jesus 'cuz one day she's holier than thou, worshipping the Lord, then the next day she's asking for me to die,' Harvey explained.
She went on to quip: 'If I could give her any advice, it would be to find another family to play Fatal Attraction with. 'Cuz we're done with this.'
Blueface is currently in jail for more than six months after violating his probation.
Over the weekend, Rock unveiled the tattoo drawn out on the right side of her face on Instagram.
With her eyes almost completely shut, the rapper showcased the piece, which looks like a spot-on replica of Blueface (born Johnathan Jamall Porter), by remaining still for a few moments.
The Baby Father Drama star (born Chrisean Eugenia Malone) also used the social media post as a show of support for the Holy Moly rapper, who's been back behind bars for a probation violation.
When asked about her reaction to the 23-year-old reality star's latest piece of ink, Harvey said it looks 'absolutely f***ng crazy'
'I really hope that it's fake because I don't want to feel like my son owes her, like he did for the other seven tattoos,' the Respect My Cryppin hitmaker's mom told TMZ (Rock pictured with Blueface in 2022)
'#freeblueface free my Daddy I love you papa @bluefasebabyy,' Rock wrote in the caption, in a reference to him being arrested one again, in connection to a 2021 assault case.
The new ink is situated right next to another one of Rock's tattoo tributes, which includes his birth name in bold cursive letters, just above her eyebrow.
TMZ also reported that Blueface's 'side chick' Bonnie, who was on his short-lived reality show Blue Girls Club, also got a large tat of Blueface. She opted to have it placed on her left butt cheek.
Fans are again expressing their concern for Rock, considering she and Blueface have been known to have a toxic and abusive relationship, which has been chronicled by a number of publications like HNHH (Hot New Hip Hop).
A slew of people had been taking to her posts to share their concerns for her, especially in the wake of her announcement that she had moved back in with the Los Angeles native.
Many of them sounded like they were fed up with her latest token of affection, with some of them hoping that this was just a stunt to gain attention.
'I really pray this is fake,' one worried fan wrote that seemed to sum up the thoughts of others, while another follower posted, 'You ruined your face girl.'
Blueface's legal concerns started when he was arrested in November 2022 on charges of attempted murder in connection to a shooting in Las Vegas the previous month.
Over the weekend, Rock unveiled the tattoo drawn out on the right side of her face on Instagram
The new Blueface face tattoo had a strong resemblance to the rapper's mugshot
Blueface (born Johnathan Jamall Porter) has been behind bars for a probation violation in connection to his assault case in Las Vegas in November 2022
After being imprisoned in the Clark County Detention Center, a judge sentenced him to nearly seven months in jail and three years probation the following October, with a possible two-to-five year prison sentence if he violates probation, as reported by Fox 11 Los Angeles
He previously pleaded guilty in October to charges related to a shooting outside at a Las Vegas strip club.
Record show his current release date is set for July 2, 2024.
The Baddies star and the Chose Me rapper dated for about three years, beginning in 2020, until their split in 2023.
TMZ also reported that Blueface's 'side chick' Bonnie, who was on his short-lived reality show Blue Girls Club, also got a large tat of Blueface. She opted to have it placed on her left butt cheek
Rock and Blueface are the parents to son Chrisean Jesus Malone, Jr., who was born in September 2023; this is her first child and his third
During that time she went public and announced her pregnancy, and then gave birth to their son, whom they named Chrisean Jesus Malone, Jr.
Blueface signed Rock to his BluefaceLLC label after he witnessed how popular she had become with her OnlyFans platform.
In 2020, she released her debut single Lonely, a collaboration with the label head.
Not long later, she released her popular tune Vibe, which has garnered over eight million streams on Spotify.
|
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-13030533/Bluefaces-mother-SLAMS-Chrisean-Rocks-face-tattoo.html
| 2024-01-31T23:18:48Z
|
Shortly after Army Gen. Paul Nakasone took over as head of U.S. Cyber Command in May 2018, the command’s Cyber Mission Force reached what’s called “full operational capability,” meaning all 133 teams had achieved training and qualification standards after an arduous five-year build up.
Now, as he prepares to retire as head of CYBERCOM and director of the National Security Agency on Feb. 1, Nakasone has had his sights set on what changes are necessary to build “CYBERCOM 2.0.” In a briefing with a small group of reporters at Ft. Meade, Md., on Tuesday, Nakasone described how much things have changed since CYBERCOM first began building out its force structure in 2013.
“It was very counterterrorism, violent extremist organizations-focused,” Nakasone said. “It was very focused on this concept of the Iranians being able to hit our financial network and defending the nation and the financial network. Completely different world in which we live in today.”
The four-star said CYBERCOM today is now more geared toward major nation-state adversaries like China and Russia.
“So as we’re trying to look at the future of U.S. Cyber Command, I want to have a bold move forward,” Nakasone said.
At the direction of the Fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, the Defense Department is conducting a study on the responsibilities of the military services for organizing, training, and presenting forces to CYBERCOM. The study is due to Congress June 1.
Nakasone said he approved a “problem statement” this past weekend that be used by a cross-functional team to study the future force generation model.
“Which is a group of experts that come together to talk about, how do we use the authorities differently? How do we think about training differently? How do we think about personnel differently? How do we think about acquisition differently?” Nakasone said.
One of the major issues is the rotation of military forces in and out of CYBERCOM. Nakasone suggested the “dwell time” for those forces is often too short compared to the amount of training and time it takes to become proficient in the cyber domain.
“I’m a pretty demanding customer with the services. I just want their best and I want it all the time,” Nakasone said. “And they have been very, very supportive, in terms of what’s gone on, but I will tell you that we operate in a domain that requires a longer dwell time for our soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines than the constant movement. And I think that this has been a concern that I’ve expressed that I think is one of the things that we’re going to have to deal with in the future.”
Nakasone acknowledged that the military services have legitimate needs to assign forces elsewhere.
“They’re trying to balance their readiness as well,” he said. “But this is, I think, the job of the commander of US Cyber Command, to talk about why is the domain different and why do you have to consider recruiting different or retention different or assignment policies different than we have in the past?”
Nakasone will be replaced by Air Force Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh, the deputy commander at CYBERCOM.
Another major lesson for Nakasone during his time at CYBERCOM, he said, has been the importance of “persistent engagement” in cyberspace, a concept outlined in a 2018 cyber strategy. The idea was bolstered by new authorities passed by Congress that labeled cyber as a “traditional military activity” and allowed CYBERCOM forces to hunt for threats on non-DoD networks.
“If you’re on the sidelines watching this, you’re going to get hit,” Nakasone said. “That’s why I think it’s so important for our forces worldwide to be able to be engaged, and being able to act and understand what our adversaries are doing.”
NSA’s future workforce
Meanwhile, the NSA has also seen major changes during Nakasone’s tenure, including the re-establishment of a cybersecurity directorate and a subsequent shift toward forging more industry partnerships and issuing public cybersecurity advisories.
That shift came to fruition when in 2019, an NSA researcher discovered a severe cyber vulnerability in Windows 10. In January 2020, the NSA issued a public cybersecurity advisory about the bug.
“That was a really important piece because from there on in, we start thinking about how do we have a broader public presence and what we need to do cybersecurity wise,” Nakasone said.
The NSA’s workforce is also in the middle of major changes. Nakasone said NSA is hiring half its civilian workforce over the next five years, and soon, members of Generation Z will make up a significant portion of employees at the spy agency.
Under its “Future Ready Workforce Initiative,” the NSA is considering how work at the agency can be more flexible than it has been in the past.
“We just see that there are tremendous opportunities for our workforce to go other places,” Nakasone said. “So what we’re looking at is maybe not everyone is going to come here for three decades, but boy, when we want them back, it would be really nice to be able to get them back very, very quickly.”
The NSA is also putting a major focus on leadership development through what’s called its “Aspire” program.
“I think that’s just a component that I would like the National Security Agency be known for, the fact that people come here to learn leadership,” Nakasone said. “Much in the same way, in the old private sector days, it was people[who] went to Procter Gamble to learn how to be managers. I want people to come to our agency and learn leadership.”
China and AI
Nakasone highlighted China as the “generational challenge of our time” in cyberspace. During a hearing hosted Wednesday by the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, Nakasone and other agency leaders highlighted how the U.S. believes the Chinese government is behind infiltrations into the networks of U.S. critical infrastructure.
“We are just at the beginning piece of truly being able to understand how much we’re going to have to change to be able to look at the Beijing Challenge,” Nakasone told reporters Tuesday.
Meanwhile, he also highlighted artificial intelligence and compared the disruption it’s causing in the technology landscape to the smartphone’s emergence in the mid-2000’s.
“I’m just thinking about what it was like before the summer of 2007 and what it was like since then, and I think it’s the same way with generative AI,” Nakasone said.
Last year, the NSA established an AI Security Center within its Cybersecurity Collaboration Center. The AI center focused on partnering with industry to protect their intellectual property, such as their AI models, from foreign theft or meddling.
“We have credible insights operating outside the United States into what our adversaries are doing and being able to have that discussion, in terms of what your adversary is doing, gives us credibility and gives them something that they would really like,” Nakasone said.
“And at the same time, what I call the canary in the coal mine, they provide us with kind of some indicators when we start to see adversaries or tradecraft or techniques that we haven’t seen before, that they identify to us.”
Copyright
© 2024 Federal News Network. All rights reserved. This website is not intended for users located within the European Economic Area.
|
https://federalnewsnetwork.com/cybersecurity/2024/01/nakasone-wants-to-see-bold-move-forward-with-cybercom-2-0/
| 2024-01-31T23:18:51Z
|
In a way, what Ohio State football is going through right now is similar to what the Buckeyes were dealing with 10 years ago. Urban Meyer closed out the 2013 season on a two-game losing streak, losing to Michigan State before falling to Clemson in the Orange Bowl. The former Ohio State head coach responded by making a number of changes to the coaching staff, bringing in Chris Ash as co-defensive coordinator and Larry Johnson as defensive line coach. Shaking things up with a few changes on the coaching staff helped the Buckeyes win the national title the following season in the first year of the College Football Playoff.
Following their third straight loss to Michigan this year, as well as an embarrassing showing in the Cotton Bowl in a loss to Missouri, current Ohio State head coach Ryan Day was forced to take a long look at his coaching staff. Day responded by firing special teams coordinator Parker Fleming and not retaining safeties coach Perry Eliano. Not only did Day replace Eliano with former Ohio State defensive senior advisor and analyst Matt Guerrieri, Day also lightened his load a bit by bringing in Bill O’Brien as the team’s offensive coordinator. O’Brien will also serve as quarterback coach, with Corey Dennis expected to take on another role with the program.
As of the time of posting, there is still one open spot on Ohio State’s coaching staff. Today we want to know who you want to see filling the opening. Even though the openings on the coaching staff are limited, the names the Buckeyes are likely considering could carry some weight. Would you prefer Day to cut ties with legendary defensive line coach Larry Johnson, who is near the end of his coaching career? Or maybe you want to remember what it feels like to have a competent special teams coordinator. Then there is the linebackers coach position, which is currently held by defensive coordinator Jim Knowles but could easily be given to someone else if it benefitted the program.
Today’s question: Who should be the final addition to Ohio State football’s coaching staff?
We’d love to hear your choices. Either respond to us on Twitter at @Landgrant33 or leave your choice in the comments.
Brett’s answer: James Laurinaitis as linebackers coach
Obviously, this option would be most popular with Buckeye fans. Two years ago Laurinaitis joined Marcus Freeman’s staff at Notre Dame as a graduate assistant. Last season the “Li’l Animal” was lured back to Columbus by Day to serve in a similar position with the program. To the surprise of nobody, Laurinaitis has been killing it in his short time with Ohio State, and it feels like he’ll have a permanent position on the Buckeye coaching staff sooner rather than later. What remains to be seen is if Day thinks it would be more beneficial to keep Laurinaitis as a GA for another season so he could fill the last open spot on the coaching staff in another area.
For me, hiring Laurinaitis would essentially be like bringing in the defensive version of Brian Hartline. Much like Hartline, the former Ohio State linebacker has been doing strong work on the recruiting trail. Plus, since Knowles also holds the title of defensive coordinator, hiring Laurinaitis could take some of the responsibilities off Knowles' plate but also still have an experienced former linebackers coach around to support Laurinaitis as he steps into the role and becomes comfortable with his first true position on a coaching staff. There’s no question Laurinaitis has the intelligence and desire to succeed as a coach, but it often takes some time for coaches to find the techniques they are most comfortable with.
I really wanted my answer to be Bill Belichick as special teams coordinator since it doesn’t look like the former New England Patriots head coach won’t be coaching in the NFL in the upcoming season. Who knows, maybe Ryan Day can be the next landing spot for fired head coaches since Nick Saban recently retired! Since there is a better shot at winning the lottery than Belichick coaching for the Buckeyes in 2024, Laurinaitis is the next best option. Within five years it feels like Laurinaitis will be a defensive coordinator, so what better way for Day to show the former Buckeye how much he values him than by giving him a spot on the Ohio State staff, setting him up to take over for Knowles down the road.
Matt’s answer: Jason Taylor as Co-Defensive Line Coach
I love Larry Johnson, you love Larry Johnson, recruits love Larry Johnson, but Larry Johnson is 72 years old, and his age — which has been a point of contention for years — will only increasingly be a focus of negative recruiting the older he gets. Now, I am not here to say that LJ needs to be kicked to the curb. As the best defensive line coach and recruiter in the country, he has earned the right to retire whenever he thinks that it is time, but that doesn’t mean that Ryan Day and the Ohio State staff shouldn’t have a succession plan in place.
After the Cotton Bowl, I laid out a number of moves that I thought were imperative for Day to get the football program back on its path to being the best team in the Big Ten and competing for national championships. Fortunately, Day has taken head and followed through on many of them (you’re welcome Buckeye Nation), but one that is still in the air is bringing in Ohio State’s next defensive line coach. At the time, I said that I wasn’t worried about what position they occupied for the 2024 season, just that they would take over after Larry left, which in my proposed scenario would be at the conclusion of the upcoming campaign.
While the specifics of the succession plan can be figured out later, I think that OSU needs to find a talented, dynamic, and experienced defensive line coach to continue the Rushmen legacy. I am putting Jason Taylor as my “official” pick, just because his name has been floated, but given the fact that people have been talking about him as a possibility for weeks and nothing has happened, I’m assuming that the NFL Hall of Famer doesn’t plan to leave Miami and come back to the state where he played his college football.
However, given the fact that he is originally from Pittsburgh, went to school in Akron, and coached at St. Thomas Aquinas High School — which has many Ohio State connections — I think he would be an excellent fit to follow in LJ’s footsteps.
But, if Taylor isn’t the answer, then why else could Day be waiting to make an announcement? Perhaps, his pick is still coaching in the NFL Playoffs and he is waiting until after the Super Bowl to make it official. Now, I don’t think this is likely at this point, but it would explain the delay.
Here are some options that I came up with of options gearing up for the Super Bowl:
- Darryl Tapp: San Francisco 49ers Assistant Defensive Line Coach. Played in the NFL for 12 seasons. Originally from Virginia. Coached three years in college football before joining the Niners in 2021.
- Cameron Brown (no, not that Cameron Brown): San Francisco 49ers Defensive Quality Control Coach. Originally from Westlake, Ohio. Served as the assistant defensive line coach and outside linebackers coach at Case Western Reserve University before joining San Fran’s staff this season.
- Alex Whittingham: Kansas City Chiefs Defensive Quality Control Coach. The son of Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham. Two-time Super Bowl champion. Served one season as the Chiefs’ assistant defensive line coach, has been in current role for five seasons.
Now, none of these have the cache or sexiness of a Jason Taylor, but they do all bring NFL cred and could see coming to Columbus as a big career move.
Of course, if we are talking about defensive line coaches with NFL experience who would almost certainly enjoy being in Columbus, we have to discuss recently unemployed Mike Vrabel. The former Ohio State All-American and assistant coach had a successful run as the head coach of the Tennessee Titans, but is now out of work. While it would be a coup to bring him in as a co-position coach, I have a feeling he has other things on his mind.
Since it doesn’t look like he will be taking any of the open NFL head coaching jobs this offseason, I would not be surprised if Vrabes sits out this season and waits to see what happens with Ryan Day. If the improvement that we all anticipate following an incredible month of moves doesn’t come to fruition and OSU’s new president and AD decide to move on after the 2024 season, Vrabel would be available to step in right away, no buyout needed.
Now, if we’re throwing out extremely unlikely options, I might as well go on the record staining for Cameron Heyward. Yes, I know that he is still an active NFL player and was a Pro Bowler just last year, but hear me out.
Cam was injured in Week 1 of this past season and ended up missing a total of six games. He only accumulated 33 tackles in 11 games, his lowest total since 2017 when he had 21 in seven games. If, after 13 seasons in the NFL, six Pro Bowls, three All-Pro selections, and six Walter Payton Man of the Year nominations, Cam decides to hang it up, Day needs to be the first person hitting him up.
Not only does he have an incredible NFL pedigree, but he is known as one of the best human beings in the game. I don’t know if Heyward wants to coach, but if he does, he would be an incredible college coach and leader of young men.
|
https://www.landgrantholyland.com/2024/1/31/24054920/youre-nuts-ohio-state-buckeyes-college-football-final-addition-coaching-staff-ryan-day-2024
| 2024-01-31T23:18:51Z
|
Researchers identified over 200 genes linked to depression in a diverse global study, paving the way for new treatments and emphasizing the need for inclusive genetic research.
More than 200 genes linked to depression have been newly identified in a worldwide study led by UCL researchers.
The research, published in the journal Nature Genetics, found more than 50 new genetic loci (a locus is a specific position on a chromosome) and 205 novel genes that are associated with depression, in the first large-scale global study of the genetics of major depression in participants of diverse ancestry groups.
The study also showcases the potential for drug repurposing, as one of the identified genes encodes a protein targeted by a common diabetes drug, while also pointing to new targets for drugs that may be developed to treat depression.
Genetic Diversity in Depression Research
Depression is very common, yet how it develops is still poorly understood. Genetic research using big data offers new avenues to understand the disease, and has uncovered dozens of genes associated with depression, each of which individually confer only a small increase in risk. It can also help find new drug targets, but so far research has mainly focused on people of European ancestry, which the researchers say is a major shortcoming, especially for such a complex condition as depression.
The new paper involved multiple genetic research methods including genome-wide association studies, a meta-analysis of previously published data and a transcriptome-wide association study. The international research team reviewed genetic data from 21 study cohorts from several countries and included nearly one million study participants of African, East Asian, South Asian, and Hispanic/Latin American descent, including 88,316 people with major depression.
The study has made major advances in identifying genes that are linked to risk of depression, both for newly identified links and by strengthening prior evidence, and showcases some genes with potential implications for drug development, such as NDUFAF3. The protein that NDUFAF3 encodes has been implicated previously in mood instability, and it is targeted by metformin, the first-line drug for treating type 2 diabetes. Animal studies of metformin have suggested a possible link with reduced depression and anxiety, so this latest finding further suggests that additional research into metformin and depression may be warranted.
Other genes identified in the study may have biologically plausible links with depression, such as a gene linked to a neurotransmitter involved in goal-directed behavior, and genes encoding a type of protein previously linked with multiple neurological conditions.
New Horizons in Depression Treatment
Surprisingly, the researchers found less overlap in the genetic hits for depression across ancestry groups than expected, at about 30% (based on a new method developed by the research team, to gauge the degree to which a genetic association found in one ancestry group is applicable to another ancestry group), which is less overlap than previously found for other traits and diseases. Therefore, it is even more important to study depression in diverse samples because some of the findings might be ancestry specific.
Lead author Professor Karoline Kuchenbaecker (UCL Psychiatry and UCL Genetics Institute) said: “Here we show beyond doubt that our understanding of such complex diseases as depression will remain incomplete until we overcome the Eurocentric bias in genetics research and look for causes in diverse people across the world.
“Many genes previously found to be linked to the risk of depression might only actually affect depression risk in people of European origin, so in order for genetic research to contribute to new drugs that can help people of all ancestries, it is vital that our genetic datasets are suitably diverse.”
Professor Kuchenbaecker led the study alongside Dr. Xiangrui Meng, PhD researcher Georgina Navoly and Dr. Olga Giannakopoulou, and the collaborative consortia involved in the study included the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium-Major Depressive Disorder Working Group, China Kadoorie Biobank Collaborative Group, the 23andMe Research Team, Genes and Health Research Team, and BioBank Japan Project.
Professor Kuchenbaecker added: “This is a first stage discovery effort, so more work will be needed to confirm these new targets, but finding them in the first place has been a huge and vital challenge, especially for a disorder where new medications are so urgently needed.”
Reference: “Multi-ancestry genome-wide association study of major depression aids locus discovery, fine mapping, gene prioritization and causal inference” by Xiangrui Meng, Georgina Navoly, Olga Giannakopoulou, Daniel F. Levey, Dora Koller, Gita A. Pathak, Nastassja Koen, Kuang Lin, Mark J. Adams, Miguel E. Rentería, Yanzhe Feng, J. Michael Gaziano, Dan J. Stein, Heather J. Zar, Megan L. Campbell, David A. van Heel, Bhavi Trivedi, Sarah Finer, Andrew McQuillin, Nick Bass, V. Kartik Chundru, Hilary C. Martin, Qin Qin Huang, Maria Valkovskaya, Chia-Yi Chu, Susan Kanjira, Po-Hsiu Kuo, Hsi-Chung Chen, Shih-Jen Tsai, Yu-Li Liu, Kenneth S. Kendler, Roseann E. Peterson, Na Cai, Yu Fang, Srijan Sen, Laura J. Scott, Margit Burmeister, Ruth J. F. Loos, Michael H. Preuss, Ky’Era V. Actkins, Lea K. Davis, Monica Uddin, Agaz H. Wani, Derek E. Wildman, Allison E. Aiello, Robert J. Ursano, Ronald C. Kessler, Masahiro Kanai, Yukinori Okada, Saori Sakaue, Jill A. Rabinowitz, Brion S. Maher, George Uhl, William Eaton, Carlos S. Cruz-Fuentes, Gabriela A. Martinez-Levy, Adrian I. Campos, Iona Y. Millwood, Zhengming Chen, Liming Li, Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller, Yunxuan Jiang, Chao Tian, Nicholas G. Martin, Brittany L. Mitchell, Enda M. Byrne, Swapnil Awasthi, Jonathan R. I. Coleman, Stephan Ripke, PGC-MDD Working Group, China Kadoorie Biobank Collaborative Group, the 23andMe Research Team, Genes and Health Research Team, BioBank Japan Project, Tamar Sofer, Robin G. Walters, Andrew M. McIntosh, Renato Polimanti, Erin C. Dunn, Murray B. Stein, Joel Gelernter, Cathryn M. Lewis and Karoline Kuchenbaecker, 4 January 2024, Nature Genetics.
DOI: 10.1038/s41588-023-01596-4
Funding: National Institute of Mental Health, Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, Wellcome Trust
|
https://scitechdaily.com/depression-decoded-200-genes-unveiled-in-global-study/
| 2024-01-31T23:18:51Z
|
This article has been reproduced in a new format and may be missing content or contain faulty links. Please use the Contact Us link in our site footer to report an issue.
The browser you are using is no longer supported on this site. It is highly recommended that you use the latest versions of a supported browser in order to receive an optimal viewing experience. The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge (v80 and later), Firefox and Safari.
|
https://www.houstontexans.com/news/players-react-to-2012-schedule-7193559
| 2024-01-31T23:18:51Z
|
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.