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Winless at home, Cowboys shoot for eighth consecutive victory over GiantsUS President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he was nominating staunch loyalist and retired general Keith Kellogg as his Ukraine envoy, charged with ending the two-and-a-half-year Russian invasion. Trump campaigned on a platform of ushering a swift end to the Ukraine war, boasting that he would quickly mediate a ceasefire deal between President Volodymyr Zelensky and Russian leader Vladimir Putin. But his critics have warned that the incoming Republican will likely leverage US military aid to pressure Kyiv into an agreement that left it ceding occupied territory permanently or agreeing not to join NATO. "I am very pleased to nominate General Keith Kellogg to serve as Assistant to the President and Special Envoy for Ukraine and Russia," Trump said in a statement on social media. "Keith has led a distinguished Military and Business career, including serving in highly sensitive National Security roles in my first Administration." A fixture on the cable news circuit, the 80-year-old national security veteran co-wrote an academic paper earlier this year calling for Washington to leverage military aid as a means of pushing for peace talks. Ukraine has received almost $60 billion from Washington for its armed forces since Russia launched a full-scale invasion in February 2022, but with the more isolationist Trump taking over the White House, supporters fear the spigot will run dry. "The United States would continue to arm Ukraine and strengthen its defenses to ensure Russia will make no further advances and will not attack again after a cease-fire or peace agreement," Kellogg's research paper for the Trumpist America First Policy Institute think tank said. "Future American military aid, however, will require Ukraine to participate in peace talks with Russia." Kellogg served in several positions during Trump's first term, including as chief of staff on the White House national security council and national security advisor to then-vice president Mike Pence. Kellogg told Voice of America at the Republican convention in July that Ukraine's options were "quite clear." "If Ukraine doesn't want to negotiate, fine, but then accept the fact that you can have enormous losses in your cities and accept the fact that you will have your children killed, accept the fact that you don't have 130,000 dead, you will have 230,000-250,000," he said. Trump's announcement came as the outgoing administration of Democrat Joe Biden was hosting a news conference to urge Ukraine to enlist more recruits by reducing the minimum age of conscription to 18. Facing a much larger enemy with more advanced weapons and with stocks of volunteers dwindling, Ukraine is facing an "existential" recruitment crunch, a senior administration official told reporters. "The simple truth is that Ukraine is not currently mobilizing or training enough soldiers to replace their battlefield losses while keeping pace with Russia's growing military," said the official, speaking on the condition of anonymity. He was pressed on what Washington considers an appropriate minimum age and he replied that "we think there's real value in them considering lowering the recruiting age to 18" -- in line with the US benchmark. He added that an additional 160,000 troops would be "on the low end" to fill out Ukraine's ranks -- but "a good start." The former Soviet republic's population has fallen by more than a quarter since its mid-1990s peak of 52 million, and authorities are desperate to shield the younger generation -- but a US congressional report in June estimated the average Ukrainian soldier is 40. Zelensky signed a decree in April lowering the draft age from 27 to 25 but the move did not alleviate the chronic troop shortages, according to US officials.

After being inspired by The Expanse series, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory have utilized novel manufacturing techni ques and shape memory alloys to craft an antenna that changes shape based on temperature. The team asserts that the technology could find its way into military, scientific, and commercial applications. Once the fixed-shape antenna is manufactured, its characteristics are limited, which limits many of its operating parameters. To facilitate new realms of operational agility, a shape-changing antenna could enable a wider array of radio-frequency (RF) bands. Such shape-shifting antennae could replace multiple antennas, dynamically adapt to spectrum availability, and change shape in response to short—and long-range communications. Researchers turned to shape memory alloys to advance the manufacturing of such dynamic hardware. These shape memory alloys are metallic materials that return to their original shape after being deformed when heated, stressed, or strained. For reference, these alloys are used in orthodontic wires, vascular stents, and bone implants for control surfaces in spacecraft. Materials scientist Andy Lennon had already used nitinol – a shape memory alloy of nickel and titanium, to create coils extending down through a person’s esophagus to assist with heart imaging. Lennon and his team were working on shaping nitinol into complex shapes. However, these alloys need periodic mechanical processing called cold work. “ Doing an extreme amount of cold work would defeat the whole point, ” Lennon said. “ If you take that complex shape and pass it through a die to stretch it out, you’re back to a wire. “ Therefore, researchers at APL started working on challenges associated with scalable additive manufacturing and later applied these techniques to craft shape-changing materials. The team altered the ratio of nickel and titanium to create a shape-changing horn antenna. Though the antenna expanded and contracted, the deformation was relatively rigid and challenging. “ It turned out to be a really complicated design, and it didn’t work as well as I would have liked ,” Hollenbeck said. New way to make LEDs brighter and more efficient Learning from the previous experiments, the lead author integrated nitinol with two-way shape memory. Here, the alloys can be cooled and heated between two remembered shapes. After collaborating with electrical engineers at Force Projection Sector, the team developed an antenna that, when cool, resembled a flat spiral disk but became a cone spiral when heated. However, heating the spiral emerged as another challenge. Researchers were keen to find a way to heat the antenna accurately enough to change shape without burning the internal structures. To solve this issue, the team had to invent a new power line. “ For peak heating, the power line has to handle a lot of current, ” Sherburne said. MIT engineers look to manta rays to design better water filters After being all set, the team encountered a challenge in 3D printing this antenna. Due to heat, the materials tried changing shape during the printing process. Since the team has accomplished the processing parameters, they look forward to building their initial success. “ The shape-shifting antenna capability that has been demonstrated by this APL team will be a game-changing enabler for many applications and missions requiring RF adaptability in a low-size and -weight configuration, ” said APL Chief Engineer Conrad Grant . “ This is yet another powerful example of the innovation that occurs at the Laboratory through motivated, highly capable, multidisciplinary teams. “ New method reveals how lasers ablate Aluminum Journal ReferenceTrump’s tariffs in his first term did little to alter the economy, but this time could be different

Ransomware attack on software supplier disrupts operations for Starbucks and other retailersTeam Germany enters the tournament as an underdog who will most likely have to fight to avoid relegation. This doesn’t mean that they won’t have interesting players. Here are some players to watch as the World Junior Championships get underway. Norwin Panocha, D Blueliner Norwin Panocha will enter the tournament as the only drafted player from Germany’s roster. This season, Panocha has lined up for the Green Bay Gamblers in the United States Hockey League (USHL). In 15 games, he has three assists, after starting the season with the Prince Albert Raiders of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Panocha was drafted 205th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft . He has also gained valuable experience on the international stage, playing a crucial role for Germany at the 2023 U18s, recording two goals and one assist in six games. His performance highlighted his defensive skills and ability to step up. The Sabres’ prospect will be one to follow in Ottawa. David Lewandowski, F Lewandowski will be a first-time eligible prospect at the 2025 Draft, and his performance this season has certainly caught the attention of scouts. His ability to contribute offensively and his strong hockey sense make him a valuable asset for any team. Lewandowski has also gained experience on the international stage, representing Germany in previous tournaments. Lewandowski, son of former professional player in Germany and Russia, Eduard Lewandowski, isn’t the only player on the roster coming from a dynasty. He started the season at home with the Dusseldorfer EG, failing to score in seven regular-season games. Then, he landed on the Saskatoon Blades, where he was good since the beginning . Lewandowski is expected to play a top-six role for the Germans. Julius Sumpf, F A returnee from last year’s team, Sumpf is having a tremendous season in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), where he produced 37 points in just 29 games for the Moncton Wildcats. In his second year in North America, Sumpf is becoming a force and will do some damage in Ottawa. Sumpf is expected to be among the team’s top scorers, and while at this point his selection at the upcoming draft is unlikely, considering his age, a strong tournament can raise his stock and maybe a team will give him a chance this summer at an offseason camp. Team Germany’s Chances The Germans will only have one goal: avoid relegation. The players and coaches know it, so a slow start is to be expected, to a certain point. Expect the Germans to gear up after a couple of games, to deliver better performances when things start to matter for their ultimate goal. This article first appeared on The Hockey Writers and was syndicated with permission.

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By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER WASHINGTON (AP) — One year after the Jan. 6, 2021 , U.S. Capitol attack, Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department was committed to holding accountable all perpetrators “at any level” for “the assault on our democracy.” That bold declaration won’t apply to at least one person: Donald Trump. Special counsel Jack Smith’s move on Monday to abandon the federal election interference case against Trump means jurors will likely never decide whether the president-elect is criminally responsible for his attempts to cling to power after losing the 2020 campaign. The decision to walk away from the election charges and the separate classified documents case against Trump marks an abrupt end of the Justice Department’s unprecedented legal effort that once threatened his liberty but appears only to have galvanized his supporters. The abandonment of the cases accusing Trump of endangering American democracy and national security does away with the most serious legal threats he was facing as he returns to the White House. It was the culmination of a monthslong defense effort to delay the proceedings at every step and use the criminal allegations to Trump’s political advantage, putting the final word in the hands of voters instead of jurors. “We always knew that the rich and powerful had an advantage, but I don’t think we would have ever believed that somebody could walk away from everything,” said Stephen Saltzburg, a George Washington University law professor and former Justice Department official. “If there ever was a Teflon defendant, that’s Donald Trump.” While prosecutors left the door open to the possibility that federal charges could be re-filed against Trump after he leaves office, that seems unlikely. Meanwhile, Trump’s presidential victory has thrown into question the future of the two state criminal cases against him in New York and Georgia. Trump was supposed to be sentenced on Tuesday after his conviction on 34 felony counts in his New York hush money case , but it’s possible the sentencing could be delayed until after Trump leaves office, and the defense is pushing to dismiss the case altogether. Smith’s team stressed that their decision to abandon the federal cases was not a reflection of the merit of the charges, but an acknowledgement that they could not move forward under longstanding Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot face criminal prosecution. Trump’s presidential victory set “at odds two fundamental and compelling national interests: On the one hand, the Constitution’s requirement that the President must not be unduly encumbered in fulfilling his weighty responsibilities . . . and on the other hand, the Nation’s commitment to the rule of law,” prosecutors wrote in court papers. The move just weeks after Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris underscores the immense personal stake Trump had in the campaign in which he turned his legal woes into a political rallying cry. Trump accused prosecutors of bringing the charges in a bid to keep him out of the White House, and he promised revenge on his perceived enemies if he won a second term. “If Donald J. Trump had lost an election, he may very well have spent the rest of his life in prison,” Vice President-elect JD Vance, wrote in a social media post on Monday. “These prosecutions were always political. Now it’s time to ensure what happened to President Trump never happens in this country again.” After the Jan. 6 attack by Trump supporters that left more than 100 police officers injured, Republican leader Mitch McConnell and several other Republicans who voted to acquit Trump during his Senate impeachment trial said it was up to the justice system to hold Trump accountable. The Jan. 6 case brought last year in Washington alleged an increasingly desperate criminal conspiracy to subvert the will of voters after Trump’s 2020 loss, accusing Trump of using the angry mob of supporters that attacked the Capitol as “a tool” in his campaign to pressure then-Vice President Mike Pence and obstruct the certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s victory. Hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters — many of whom have said they felt called to Washington by Trump — have pleaded guilty or been convicted by juries of federal charges at the same courthouse where Trump was supposed to stand trial last year. As the trial date neared, officials at the courthouse that sits within view of the Capitol were busy making plans for the crush of reporters expected to cover the historic case. But Trump’s argument that he enjoyed absolute immunity from prosecution quickly tied up the case in appeals all the way up to the Supreme Court. The high court ruled in July that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution , and sent the case back to the trial court to decide which allegations could move forward. But the case was dismissed before the trial court could get a chance to do so. Related Articles National Politics | How Trump’s deportations could cost California ‘hundreds of billions of dollars’ National Politics | Auto industry’s shift toward EVs is expected to go on despite Trump threat to kill tax credits National Politics | CDC chief urges focus on health threats as agency confronts political changes National Politics | Trump’s latest tariff plan aims at multiple countries. What does it mean for the US? National Politics | Trump won about 2.5M more votes than in 2020, some in unexpected places The other indictment brought in Florida accused Trump of improperly storing at his Mar-a-Lago estate sensitive documents on nuclear capabilities, enlisting aides and lawyers to help him hide records demanded by investigators and cavalierly showing off a Pentagon “plan of attack” and classified map. But U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the case in July on grounds that Smith was illegally appointed . Smith appealed to the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, but abandoned that appeal on Monday. Smith’s team said it would continue its fight in the appeals court to revive charges against Trump’s two co-defendants because “no principle of temporary immunity applies to them.” In New York, jurors spent weeks last spring hearing evidence in a state case alleging a Trump scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through a hush money payment to a porn actor who said the two had sex. New York prosecutors recently expressed openness to delaying sentencing until after Trump’s second term, while Trump’s lawyers are fighting to have the conviction dismissed altogether. In Georgia, a trial while Trump is in office seems unlikely in a state case charging him and more than a dozen others with conspiring to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. The case has been on hold since an appeals court agreed to review whether to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis over her romantic relationship with the special prosecutor she had hired to lead the case. Associated Press reporter Lisa Mascaro in Washington contributed.

Minister of Labor Hung Sun-han, center, speaks to reporters at a news conference in Taipei on Wednesday. Photo: CNA GENDER EQUALITY:City labor officials issued a NT$1 million fine after the fast food restaurant failed to refer the complainant to counseling before she committed suicide / Staff writer, with CNA 請繼續往下閱讀... The Taipei City Department of Labor has ordered McDonald’s to pay a fine of NT$1 million (US$30,585) for breaching gender equality laws in relation to a recent high-profile case of alleged sexual assault by a supervisor at the fast food restaurant of a teenager who later committed suicide. In a news release on Wednesday, the department said the company contravened Article 13-2 of the Gender Equality in Employment Act (性別平等工作法), which mandates that employees must take “immediate and effective corrective and remedial measures” in instances where the employer “becomes aware of a situation involving sexual harassment.” The department said McDonald’s failed to “provide or refer the complainant to counseling, medical or psychological counseling, social welfare resources, and other necessary services” as stipulated in the act. As a result, the city government said it had levied the maximum fine allowable for the offense. The fine was announced just one day after the company submitted its investigation report to the department after it was ordered to do so. The case relates to a 17-year-old former employee who killed herself after being coerced into sex by her supervisor over a year-long period, according to the girl’s mother in a social media post that has attracted significant media attention in recent days. The company said on Tuesday that it dismissed the supervisor in May following the girl’s sexual harassment complaint in March. On Wednesday, Minister of Labor Hung Sun-han (洪申翰) told a news conference that his department had “a very clear stance on the issue” and that the firing of the supervisor did not mean the end of the matter. The case was referred to prosecutors in May, Taipei police said. On Tuesday, a civil society group called for stronger protections for young people following the suicide. “Teenagers often face high risks in the labor environment during the job search or when they first start working because of their age, experience and skills,” the Taiwan Alliance for Advancement of Youth Rights and Welfare said on Facebook. The group said it is “extremely difficult” for young workers to seek help when faced with sexual assault or sexual harassment due to “unequal power relations” in the workplace. Despite discussions with the Ministry of Labor, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and other agencies since 2018, the alliance said that overall “systematic management mechanisms” and complaint channels have not yet been implemented. On Wednesday, the Taipei City Police Department’s Shilin District issued a news release saying that it referred a separate criminal case to the Shilin District Prosecutors’ Office that involved the same former McDonald’s employee. The girl fell victim to financial scammers in the months after she left her job at McDonald’s, the police said. 新聞來源: TAIPEI TIMES 不用抽 不用搶 現在用APP看新聞 保證天天中獎 點我下載APP 按我看活動辦法

Clemson added a quarterback to its 2025 recruiting class on Tuesday with Chris Denson announcing his decision to flip from Coastal Carolina. The 6-foot-2, 175-pounder from Plant City High School in Florida had been committed to the Chanticleers since April and has yet to visit Clemson's campus. Tigers coach Dabo Swinney has been putting a push on to flip Denson in recent weeks following the decommitment of Blake Hebert last month. "I just feel like my development will be through the roof," Denson told On3.com about his decision to switch. "Playing under one of the best coaches in the country and knowing that I haven't reached my potential yet, I know that they will take me to that level." A three-star recruit, Denson is ranked as the No. 50 quarterback in the nation by the 247 Composite. He is the 14th player to commit to the Tigers, who have also seen six players decommit this cycle, according to The Greenville News. "What makes Clemson special is just the level of ball that they are playing at," Denson said. "And the way they compete. I'm a huge competitor, so that's the type of place and people I want to surround myself around." --Field Level Media

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