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bet awards SS&C Technologies CEO William Stone sells $10.2 million in stockWASHINGTON, Dec 11 (Reuters) - The Pentagon on Wednesday flatly dismissed claims by a U.S. lawmaker that Iran might be launching drones over New Jersey from a "mothership" off the East Coast. "There is no truth to that," said Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh. "There is no Iranian ship off the coast of the United States and there's no so-called 'mothership' launching drones towards the United States." Republican Congressman Jeff Van Drew, whose district in New Jersey includes Atlantic City, said he had uncovered what appeared to be an Iranian plot. "What we’ve uncovered is alarming — drones flying in from the direction of the ocean, possibly linked to a missing Iranian mothership," he said on social media platform X. The lawmaker also made the claims on Fox News. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said it began receiving reports of drone activity near Morris County, New Jersey, on Monday, Nov. 18. The FAA has barred drone flights over Picatinny Arsenal Military Base and Trump National Golf Club Bedminster. Last week, the FBI and New Jersey State Police asked the public to report any information related to the recent sightings of possible drones flying in several areas along the Raritan River. "Witnesses have spotted the cluster of what look to be drones and a possible fixed-wing aircraft. We have reports from the public and law enforcement dating back several weeks," the FBI said. The Pentagon said an initial assessment had shown the drones were not from another country and that the U.S. military had not shot them down because they did not pose a threat to any military installations. "We have no evidence that these activities are coming from a foreign entity or the work of an adversary," Singh said. "We're going to continue to monitor what is happening. But, you know, at no point were our installations threatened when this activity was occurring." Still, the latest drone sightings are a reminder of the growing concern about a proliferation of drone technology and the potential security considerations, given that drones can carry surveillance technology or even explosives. At a press conference, House of Representatives Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries was asked about the lack of information about the drones. "We need a greater degree of transparency from law enforcement authorities and we will make sure that happens in the days and weeks to come," Jeffries said. Sign up here. Reporting by Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart and David Shepardson. Additional reporting by Richard Cowan, Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Alistair Bell Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. , opens new tab Thomson Reuters National security correspondent focusing on the Pentagon in Washington D.C. Reports on U.S. military activity and operations throughout the world and the impact that they have. Has reported from over two dozen countries to include Iraq, Afghanistan, and much of the Middle East, Asia and Europe. From Karachi, Pakistan. Thomson Reuters Phil Stewart has reported from more than 60 countries, including Afghanistan, Ukraine, Syria, Iraq, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, China and South Sudan. An award-winning Washington-based national security reporter, Phil has appeared on NPR, PBS NewsHour, Fox News and other programs and moderated national security events, including at the Reagan National Defense Forum and the German Marshall Fund. He is a recipient of the Edwin M. Hood Award for Diplomatic Correspondence and the Joe Galloway Award.The dynamic between Trump and Macron has been closely watched since the two leaders took office. Macron, known for his diplomatic approach and measured responses, has often found himself in contrasting situations with the brash and unpredictable Trump. Their interactions have ranged from friendly exchanges to tense moments, mirroring the complexities of international relations in a rapidly changing global landscape.With the war exceeding more than 1,000 days, Joe Biden has greenlighted Ukraine using American-made ATACMS missiles to strike deep inside Russia. This sparked an angry reaction from Vladimir Putin, who retaliated by firing an intermediate-range ballistic missile in a warning to the West. But experts are divided on whether this is merely "theater" or if the threats are credible as Putin tries to exert his dominance . There are also concerns that NATO is suffering "Zelensky fatigue" from the Ukrainian President's repeated requests as Western nations begin a "reckless" game of "nuclear dice." "I think what's ultimately what's going on here in Moscow is the politics of nostalgia. Putin wants to recover what the Soviet Union once had in importance, in status, in global influence," Teddy Uldricks, an expert in Russian politics at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, told Daily Express US. The United States, on the other hand, is perhaps working to negotiate a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine in the meantime, said Sean McFate, a foreign policy expert and Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, a Washington D.C.-based think tank. "I speculate that the Biden administration is in the middle of secret talks, and they're doing these things on the battlefield to try to increase pressure on Putin for concessions," he said. Biden's decision seems to be in tandem with President-elect Donald Trump 's decisive victory in the 2024 US election. The Trump administration will probably "pick winners in two wars" that might lead to a "frozen conflict for Ukraine " that suits Putin's ulterior interests, McFate speculated, adding that Putin is simply "waiting out Biden" to either invade Ukraine completely or replace Zelensky with a Moscow-backed puppet. Uldricks is fearful of the incoming Trump administration in January 2025. Trump, who boasts of a close kinship with Putin, has previously stated that he will end the war in "one day" which is "unrealistic," Uldricks said. "I suspect that Putin will be emboldened, that as President, Trump, will be less likely to challenge him," Uldricks said. It will not be "surprising" if the US withdraws substantially from the conflict but it might be "disastrous," he opined. While Biden deserves credit for strengthening NATO, it has led to "an equal and opposite reaction," McFate said. "It created this axis of autocracies where China, Russia , North Korea, and Iran are all cooperating much more fluently and efficiently," he told Daily Express US. DON'T MISS: The problem with this "axis" is that it reverberates through the nations when either one is impacted. "I think it's a worst-case scenario threat. It's unfortunate but this conflict is indeed escalating and indeed going more and more global," McFate explained. However, both experts agree that it is a "bit of a stretch" and "premature" to call this the start of World War Three. "I suspect that Putin wants us to think that way so that we will be less inclined to give aid to Ukraine ," Uldricks said. While Russia has lost tens and thousands of soldiers since the start of the war, they have a larger army, also aided by North Korea that has baffled both experts. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has supplied nearly 11,000 troops to Moscow in their war against Ukraine . The Ukraine war has seen ethnic minorities die disproportionately as Putin tried to keep from drafting more native Russians into the war. China, a pragmatic ally to Russia , might not prefer witnessing a closer alliance between Moscow and Pyongyang due to the latter's "client relationship" with Beijing, McFate said. "It [North Korea joining the war] could either be very laughable. They get slaughtered and go home to Pyongyang. Or it just increases and increases the war," he said. Uldricks blamed North Korea's "paranoia" for partaking in a war that will remotely not affect them. He agreed with McFate, taking a jab at North Korea's prowess or the lack thereof in the war. "I was shocked because what we heard on the news broadcast was that the North Koreans had sent some of their elite troops. Perhaps that wasn't true, because the quality of those troops seems to be very low," he said. The experts, however, differed on how the US should approach the war. Uldricks thinks the necessary aid came in too little too late. He echoed a Ukrainian commander who said that while he was happy about Ukraine finally getting access to the ATACMS missiles, like every other American weapons package sent to Kyiv, they have been six months late. After Russia launched the ballistic missile with a non-nuclear warhead, Zelensky condemned Putin's actions calling it a "cynical violation of the UN charter." He also called on the rest of the world to respond and stand together in the face of Putin's wrath, saying that the Kremlin is "testing" them, which, according to McFate, is quite exhausting to NATO nations. "I think everybody is tired of hearing him say these things. I think there's 'Zelensky fatigue,'" he said. He also blamed the outgoing Biden administration's "strategic blunder" to have failed to employ a "wedge strategy" from the start of the war "to put daylight between China and Russia ." Additionally, the Biden administration authorizing the weapons at this juncture is quite unnecessary and reckless and can lead to further escalation, he believes. "I think that the Biden administration is being very reckless. I think that they need to take the knee, which means they need to chill out and let the next administration take it over and that's what the American people have asked for. And trying to do these last-minute negotiations, trying to, you know, play with nuclear dice is reckless. They should not do this," McFate said.

Orioles owner David Rubenstein sees the intersection of political trials and public perception as a dicey one. Rubenstein, a Baltimore native and lawyer who advised the late President Jimmy Carter, appeared on CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday to promote his new book, “The Highest Calling: Conversations on the American Presidency.” The conversation quickly turned to the incoming presidency and second term of President-elect Donald Trump . While discussing a bitter election in which both major parties feared the other returning to power in 2025, the interviewer asked Rubenstein what lessons could be learned from the clash between politics and the law — especially the multiple legal challenges Trump faced. “I think there is a feeling among many people that it wasn’t a good idea to indict the president of the United States,” Rubenstein said. “I think the trial in New York where Trump was convicted, I think really helped him in his election effort. And I think there are many people who are Trump supporters who believe that the indictments that came out of the special prosecutor Jack Smith were really political as well.” Meanwhile, people in the Justice Department feel the indictments were fair and correct, according to Rubenstein, whose Nantucket estate has been used by the Biden family for Thanksgiving. But Trump supporters believed they were completely political, leading to a feeling that both sides were talking past each other, he said. “I hope going forward that the Justice Department is not seen as political because one of the strengths of this country has been the rule of law, and I hope that the Justice Department that’s coming in now will continue that tradition,” Rubenstein said. Trump has said he wants to fight against the “weaponization” of the Department of Justice and nominated Pam Bondi as attorney general after former Congressman Matt Gaetz withdrew his name from consideration . Bondi is a former Florida attorney general and represented Trump during his first impeachment trial. She also supported his false claims that the 2020 election was stolen. “For too long, the partisan Department of Justice has been weaponized against me and other Republicans — Not anymore,” Trump said on Truth Social last month. “Pam will refocus the DOJ to its intended purpose of fighting Crime, and Making America Safe Again.” Rubenstein also pointed out Trump’s opportunity with a second term. As an author who has examined presidential histories, the Orioles owner noted that Trump’s inauguration next month will mark a rare moment for the country. “Clearly, we’re going into some uncharted waters because we have a president coming back who had been president before. That hadn’t happened since Grover Cleveland was reelected in 1892, and Trump has got more power than I think many people would have thought by the virtue of his victory size,” Rubenstein said. “And I do think he’s going to act like he’s got a mandate, and Washington is bracing for what’s going to happen.” Maryland is also bracing for a second Trump term. Comptroller Brooke Lierman and state Senate President Bill Ferguson, both Democrats, cautioned earlier this month that Trump’s incoming administration could exacerbate the state’s financial pressures, as it stares at a nearly $3 billion deficit. They are especially concerned about Trump’s promises to reduce the federal workforce, an industry upon which Maryland relies. But some Republicans say the state is too reliant on the federal government. House Minority Leader Jason Buckel, of Allegany County, said the government “is not designed to be an industry.” “Government is designed to provide services that are needed and necessary in the most efficient way possible for the benefit of its citizens,” he said. “Folks of both parties have lost sight of that in Washington, D.C., and we’ve certainly lost sight of it in Annapolis, Maryland.” Although many Democrats in Maryland and across the country have shared concern and apprehension about a second Trump administration — especially his campaign rhetoric on retribution — Rubenstein struck a more optimistic tone. He mentioned how Abraham Lincoln faced fierce criticism and rose above it, and Rubenstein said he thinks presidents have to rise above criticism. “And, hopefully, when you don’t have to worry about politics anymore in a second term, for example, you can rise above all the concerns you’ve had,” he said. “When you’re president of the United States, if you carry resentments too long, it can affect other people adversely. So I think in the case of President Trump, for example, clearly he has some resentments, but I think overall, I think he’s going to rise above that in the second term.” ©2024 Baltimore Sun. Visit baltimoresun.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.One key aspect of Ma Yun's speech was his emphasis on the ethical and responsible use of AI. He underscored the need for businesses to prioritize data privacy, transparency, and accountability in their AI initiatives, to ensure that the technology serves the best interests of users and society at large. Ma Yun's call for ethical AI resonated with the audience and underscored the importance of building trust and confidence in AI systems.In conclusion, the incident on the subway serves as a sobering wake-up call for society to collectively confront and address the pervasive threats to privacy and personal security that exist in our modern world. By standing up against acts of invasion and holding perpetrators accountable, we can strive to create a safer and more respectful environment for all individuals to navigate and coexist in harmony. Let us continue to champion the principles of privacy, consent, and respect, and work towards a future where individuals can move through public spaces without fear or apprehension.

The 27-year-old achieved the feat with a 23-yard run during the fourth quarter of the Eagles’ crushing 41-7 success at Lincoln Financial Field. Barkley is 100 yards short of Eric Dickerson’s record of 2,105 yards, set in 1984 for the Los Angeles Rams, ahead of next week’s regular season finale against the New York Giants. Single-season rushing record in reach. @saquon @Eagles pic.twitter.com/iSHyXeMLv1 — NFL (@NFL) December 29, 2024 However, he could be rested for that game in order to protect him from injury ahead of the play-offs. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers kept alive their dreams of reaching the play-offs by overcoming the Carolina Panthers 48-14. Veteran quarterback Baker Mayfield produced a dominant performance at Raymond James Stadium, registering five passing touchdowns to equal a Buccaneers franchise record. he BAKED today 👨‍🍳 pic.twitter.com/eFX9fd1w5P — NFL (@NFL) December 29, 2024 The Buffalo Bills clinched the AFC conference number two seed for the post season with a 40-14 success over the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium. Josh Allen passed for 182 yards and two touchdowns, while rushing for another. Buffalo finish the 2024 regular season undefeated at home, with eight wins from as many games. The Indianapolis Colts’ hopes of reaching the play-offs were ended by a 45-33 defeat to the Giants. FINAL: Drew Lock accounts for 5 TDs in the @Giants victory! #INDvsNYG pic.twitter.com/N8HJYth09F — NFL (@NFL) December 29, 2024 Malik Nabers exploded for 171 yards and two touchdowns and Ihmir Smith-Marsette broke a 100-yard kick-off return to give the Giants their highest-scoring output under head coach Brian Daboll. Quarterback Drew Lock threw four touchdown passes and accounted for a fifth on the ground to seal the win. Elsewhere, Mac Jones threw two touchdowns to help the Jacksonville Jaguars defeat the Tennessee Titans 20-13, while the Las Vegas Raiders beat the New Orleans Saints 25-10.With nearly a century's worth of marches under its belt, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will be celebrating its 98th run this week. It's been a New York City tradition since the 1920s. Amid your Black Friday shopping and recipe planning, you can add the televised event to your watchlist and stream it from home. In addition to North Pole celebrity Santa Claus, this year's parade is set to include appearances and performances from the Rockettes, Broadway's Death Becomes Her and Hell's Kitchen, Chlöe, The Roots, Coco Jones, Idina Menzel, The Temptations, The War and Treaty, Tom Kenny, Ellie the Elephant, Jennifer Hudson and Wicked star Cynthia Erivo. Viewers can expect to see floats and balloons returning from last year's parade, but a few new stars will hit the streets. Look out for giant inflatable versions of Minnie Mouse, Extraordinary Noorah & The Elf on the Shelf, Dragon Ball's Goku and Marvel's friendly neighborhood Spider-Man among the balloons and don't miss Netflix's Wednesday float. Whether you're hosting guests this holiday or relaxing on the couch , you can follow along the route as the festivities kick off from the Upper West Side to Macy's 34th Street Herald Square flagship store. Here's when you can tune in and watch without cable. Read more : Here's How Most People Screw up the Turkey on Thanksgiving, According to an Expert The 2023 Macy's Thanksgiving Parade featured characters from The Nutcracker. What time does the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade start? Tune in to the parade on Thursday, Nov. 28, at 8:30 a.m. ET (5:30 a.m. PT) until 12 p.m. ET . If you're worried about missing it, don't fret because NBC will air an encore at 2 p.m. ET (11 a.m. PT). Today's Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Al Roker are hosting the event, which will stream exclusively on Peacock at the same time that it's broadcast on NBC. Football fans can then lock in for the NFL game between the Miami Dolphins and Green Bay Packers, which will stream later that evening. Peacock offers two plans: Premium for $8 a month with ads, or ad-free Peacock Premium Plus for $14 per month. We'll note there are some ads on Premium Plus subscription due to content licensing agreements. Students should check to see if they qualify for a discount and some subscribers may be eligible to get Peacock Premium for free if you're an Instacart or Xfinity customer. Watch the parade on a live TV streaming service Are you a cord-cutter who's dropped cable? Watch this year's parade with a subscription to a live TV streaming service like YouTube TV, Fubo or Sling . Bear in mind that NBC is only available in select cities on Sling Blue or Sling Blue + Orange subscriptions. The live TV streaming service carries NBC and you can watch content live or on-demand. The platform costs $73 per month, and you can type in your ZIP code to see which local networks are available in your area. Not ready for a full commitment? The service offers a free trial, and right now, new subscribers can receive a limited time discount. Read our YouTube TV review . How to watch the Thanksgiving Day Parade using a VPN Perhaps you're traveling abroad and want to stream Peacock while away from home. With a VPN , you're able to virtually change your location on your phone, tablet or laptop to get access to the parade from anywhere in the world. There are other good reasons to use a VPN for streaming too. A VPN is the best way to stop your ISP from throttling your speeds by encrypting your traffic. 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In the world of gaming, anticipation is always high for major events like The Game Awards (TGA) where industry giants unveil their latest projects and innovations. This year, all eyes are on Xbox as a well-known journalist has subtly hinted at some exciting developments for the console at the upcoming TGA. Speculation is rife that Xbox is gearing up to reveal a lineup of powerhouse titles set to take the gaming world by storm in the coming year.The 26-year-old Dutch defensive stalwart has been making waves in the football world with his solid performances at the back. Known for his excellent positioning, tough tackling, and leadership qualities, he has drawn comparisons to some of the greatest defenders in the game. His ability to read the game, anticipate opposition moves, and provide cover for his teammates make him an invaluable asset for any team looking to shore up their defense.

The 27-year-old achieved the feat with a 23-yard run during the fourth quarter of the Eagles’ crushing 41-7 success at Lincoln Financial Field. Barkley is 100 yards short of Eric Dickerson’s record of 2,105 yards, set in 1984 for the Los Angeles Rams, ahead of next week’s regular season finale against the New York Giants. Single-season rushing record in reach. — NFL (@NFL) However, he could be rested for that game in order to protect him from injury ahead of the play-offs. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers kept alive their dreams of reaching the play-offs by overcoming the Carolina Panthers 48-14. Veteran quarterback Baker Mayfield produced a dominant performance at Raymond James Stadium, registering five passing touchdowns to equal a Buccaneers franchise record. he BAKED today 👨‍🍳 — NFL (@NFL) The Buffalo Bills clinched the AFC conference number two seed for the post season with a 40-14 success over the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium. Josh Allen passed for 182 yards and two touchdowns, while rushing for another. Buffalo finish the 2024 regular season undefeated at home, with eight wins from as many games. The Indianapolis Colts’ hopes of reaching the play-offs were ended by a 45-33 defeat to the Giants. FINAL: Drew Lock accounts for 5 TDs in the victory! — NFL (@NFL) Malik Nabers exploded for 171 yards and two touchdowns and Ihmir Smith-Marsette broke a 100-yard kick-off return to give the Giants their highest-scoring output under head coach Brian Daboll. Quarterback Drew Lock threw four touchdown passes and accounted for a fifth on the ground to seal the win. Elsewhere, Mac Jones threw two touchdowns to help the Jacksonville Jaguars defeat the Tennessee Titans 20-13, while the Las Vegas Raiders beat the New Orleans Saints 25-10.TCU's TD barrage breaks open tight game vs. Arizona

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