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Republican senators expressed confidence in Army veteran Pete Hegseth’s confirmation as the incoming Trump administration’s defense secretary after meeting with him on Thursday. Hegseth, along with Vice President-Elect Sen. JD Vance (R-OH), met with Republican Sens. John Barrasso (R-WY), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), Eric Schmitt (R-MO), and Roger Wicker (R-MS). Cabinet Chaos as Gaetz Bows Out; Guest Nick Gilbertson Senators indicated that 2017 allegations of a sexual assault — that ended in no charges and that Hegseth has said stemmed from a consensual sexual encounter — would not derail his confirmation. In a statement, Barrasso, who will soon be the No. 2 Republican in the Senate, said: Pete Hegseth is a strong nominee to lead the Department of Defense. We had an excellent discussion about the need for America’s military to remain the best in the world. That means taking care of our service members, equipping them with the latest technology, and focusing on making our military the most lethal force on the planet. Pete pledged that the Pentagon will focus on strength and hard power – not the current administration’s woke political agenda. National security nominations have a history of quick confirmations in the Senate. I look forward to Pete’s hearing and a vote on the floor in January. He also posted on X: I enjoyed visiting with @PeteHegseth this morning. Pete is a strong nominee to lead the @DeptofDefense. We had an excellent discussion about the need for America’s military to remain the best in the world. I look forward to Pete’s hearing and a vote in the Senate in January. Blackburn tweeted: I just met with Vice President-Elect Vance and Secretary of Defense Nominee Pete Hegseth. Pete is a warrior, an advocate for veterans, and a well qualified nominee. He will put our enemies on notice and make our military great again. Mullin re-posted an interview he did with reporters where he told them: He’s perfect. He’s a decorated combat veteran. He’s got two bronze stars, 20 years of service. He retired as a major, and he’s a civilian. ... I think he is perfect for the position. He added, “I don’t think he has any weaknesses. I think he is very talented, and there’s a reason why President Trump trusts him. I think as he goes through this process you’re going to hear more and more about the actual what took place, and you guys will find out the guy’s a solid, solid individual. He’s the right man for the job.” Mullin also posted: As I’ve said, I trust President Trump’s judgement on picking the best cabinet nominees to serve in his administration, and @SenateGOP will process these nominees quickly. Earlier today, I visited with decorated combat vet @PeteHegseth, and look forward to getting him confirmed. Hagerty posted: Today I had an outstanding meeting with Pete Hegseth, a decorated combat veteran who put his own life on the line for America. (1/3) Pete knows that the Defense Secretary’s job is to empower the men and women of our military to carry out their patriotic duty, not consign them to serve as political pawns in a broken Washington. (2/3) A great choice by @realDonaldTrump to change Washington, and I look forward to supporting his confirmation. (3/3) According to The Hill , Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) said he had no concerns about Hegseth and thought he would “do a great job.” Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) said the sexual assault allegations need “to go through the confirmation process, and let Pete — and these other folks — let them answer this stuff, you know, give them their day.” He added that Hegseth “denies it, he says there’s been no wrongdoing. But let’s hear from him.” Follow Breitbart News’s Kristina Wong on ”X” , Truth Social , or on Facebook .Trump’s threat to impose tariffs could raise prices for consumers, colliding with promise for reliefLiberal MP accuses opposition MPs of wasting time on another Boissonnault probe

The world of milk has changed drastically in the last few years. Talking about milk once boiled down to two things -– whether or not you drink it and what percentage of fat you prefer if you do. Now, that are likely to taste quite different from one another while also having unique nutritional impacts on your body. In this sea of dairy products comes organic milk. While many see the term as a one-size-fits-all definition, knowing what organic milk is and what it isn't is very important to consumers paying more for what they believe is a healthier alternative to standard milk. Organic milk is essentially milk that is gathered by grass-fed cows who haven't been tampered with via hormones or antibiotics which can affect the animal's physical growth and milk production. This means the organic distinction for milk is focused on the health and maintenance of the cow that produces it, rather than the pasteurization process that comes after the milk is acquired. However, because savvy branding is easy to misinterpret and the stipulations surrounding organic milk are easy to work around, not all organic milk is created equal. So, to make sure your milk is truly as healthy as the price tag leads you to believe, you might need to do a bit more digging. The difference between raw milk and organic milk For starters, one thing needs to be clarified — there is a massive difference between raw and organic milk. While organic milk is typically pasteurized in a similar way to standard cow's milk, . This means the milk is practically untouched on the way from the cow to the carton, and while this could be seen as a good thing to some, its downsides are plentiful. To start, raw milk is far more susceptible to harmful bacteria than its pasteurized alternatives. This makes sense, given that pasteurization was a major technological advancement in ensuring that milk is safe to drink. Furthermore, while people who drink raw milk swear by it as a healthy aspect of their lifestyles, many health advisors warn against it due to its lack of meaningful health benefits, relatively speaking. However, beyond that, the legal requirements to be deemed organic milk become a bit less clear. More specifically, while the ways in which cows are fed are often quite important to consumers in this conversation, that's not always the case when it comes to major organic milk manufacturers. How to know whether your milk is organic or not The most frustrating thing about organic milk is its lax rules when it comes to grass-fed cows. Many organic milk brands, especially ones that are legitimately sourced locally or provided by small businesses, comply with the rule that cows must be grass-fed and allowed to graze for their milk to be considered organic. Some companies, however, don't comply by feeding their cows things that consumers aren't expecting organic dairy cows to be eating. In fact, some organic dairy farms look concerningly similar to standard, non-organic dairy farms. So, how do you detect the difference between a legitimate organic milk brand and a faux-organic one? Well, it all comes down to the fine print and doing a little extra research — make sure you carefully examine that . Since legitimate organic milk is oftentimes locally sourced, you can look at the milk processing code, plug it into , and find out if the milk comes from a local provider. And then you have the , which is an organization that scores dairy companies on how organic their products are. Using both resources together could give you a good path forward if you are looking to buy truly organic milk. RecommendedNone

'You're an idiot': Santa wannabe gets stuck in chimney trying to evade policeHello Kitty is famously the height of just five apples. But these days, the more striking statistic is that she’s worth more than ¥1 trillion — or $6.5 billion. Stock in Japan’s Sanrio Co. hit that milestone for the first time recently, just weeks before the company’s feline star turned 50. Kitty White was born on Nov. 1, 1974, when she first appeared on a vinyl coin purse that quickly helped her became a national sensation in Japan. Half a century later, she’s not just big business in Sanrio’s home country: Hello Kitty is the second highest-grossing media franchise in the world, according to TitleMax, earning more than the likes of Harry Potter or Star Wars. Sanrio was one of the pioneers of content licensing, placing Kitty on everything from Pez dispensers to computer mice, and tying up with brands from Nike to Gucci. You can find her everywhere: throwing out the first pitch at a Los Angeles Dodgers baseball game earlier this year as part of a special Kitty-themed night, no doubt to piggyback off the achievements of superstar Shohei Ohtani; or appearing on official Japanese government videos explaining the country’s net zero carbon-reduction goals. Designed by Yuko Shimizu, a then-24-year-old illustrator who left Sanrio just two years later, Kitty was instantly a tremendous success. But her broader appeal is more recent. After a decline in the brand in the late 1980s, Sanrio shifted its strategy to appeal to a wider age group, including adults — helping her become the international face of kawaii, the Japanese concept of cuteness that has since become a global trend. Pop stars from Lady Gaga to Bruno Mars have embraced this movement, as well as Kitty herself. When I first came to Japan in the early 2000s, kawaii was omnipresent but still little understood overseas. The internet has since supercharged it, helping both kawaii and Kitty reach a far broader audience. Kitty’s appeal is often attributed to her expressionless, mouth-free face, which is said to allow fans to project their own feelings onto her. Dutch author and illustrator Dick Bruna thought it a rip-off of his similarly inscrutable bunny Miffy, and once sued Sanrio. Biographies describe her as having been born and raised in London, a glamorous location for Japanese people in the 1970s, where she lived with her family, including her often-overlooked twin sister, Mimmy, and her pet cat, Charmmy Kitty. (No, that’s not a typo.) And when she grows up, Kitty wants to become a poet or a pianist. How about a movie star? That’s next on Kitty’s lands to conquer, after Sanrio’s 2019 announcement of a partnership with Warner Bros. for a motion picture based on the brand, described as a “hybrid of live action and anime.” Sanrio confirmed earlier this month that the movie is still in its plans, though hasn't given a release date. That could be the key to diversifying Kitty’s revenue stream — and making her the most valuable media property in the world. Pokémon, the only franchise valued higher by TitleMax, has a far more varied stream of contributions, including games, live-action and animated movies as well as TV series. Kitty, by comparison, is limited almost exclusively to merchandise. A film to match the success of what the 2023 Barbie movie did for Mattel Inc., or The Super Mario Bros. Movie has for Nintendo Co., would change that. The movie deal also includes other Sanrio characters, such as My Melody and Gudetama, that remain less well-known outside Japan. Nonetheless, they are increasingly contributing, along with the likes of Aggretsuko, the long-suffering metal-music-enjoying red panda featured in a popular Netflix Inc. series, reducing Sanrio’s dependency on the half-centenarian icon. Nearly 15 years ago, the New York Times fretted Kitty “may be running out of product lives,” and while that prediction was wide of the mark, it’s true the company has long struggled with a succession of booms followed by busts. Just as Nintendo is seeking to escape the peaks and troughs of the console cycle, so too is Sanrio trying to smooth out its fortunes. Questions were asked when Sanrio appointed Tomokuni Tsuji, the grandson of founder Shintaro Tsuji, as chief executive officer at just 31 — some 14 years younger than Kitty herself, and then the youngest head of a major Japanese listed company. Tomokuni’s father, Kunihiko, had been groomed to take over but died unexpectedly in 2013. While Shintaro was a visionary, by the 2010s he was in his 80s, and the company was languishing with six successive years of declining sales. The younger Tsuji has turned around those fortunes in a remarkably brief time, importing dozens of new hires from outside the company, lowering the average age of Sanrio’s management, and embracing digitalization through video games and apps using its intellectual property. That has helped the company’s stock rise more than 10 times from the Covid-era low of March 2020. As much as the business is diversifying, none of that would be possible without its most famous asset. But it would be remiss of me to fail to address the most long-standing debate over Kitty, which crops up every few years: Is she a cat or, in fact, as executives sometimes say, a little girl? Fans seem to react badly to the suggestion Kitty’s not feline. The company now appears to be reaching for strategic ambivalence, with Tsuji recently telling the BBC that “Hello Kitty is Hello Kitty and she can be whoever you want her to be” — even your mother or yourself. Maybe then she simultaneously is and isn’t a feline — Schrödinger’s Kitty, perhaps? Regardless, she’s not only still pretty at 50 — she’s more vital than ever. This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the editorial board or Bloomberg LP and its owners. Gearoid Reidy is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering Japan and the Koreas. He previously led the breaking news team in North Asia, and was the Tokyo deputy bureau chief. ©2024 Bloomberg L.P. Visit bloomberg.com/opinion. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

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An empty industrial warehouse in Fernley could become ground zero for business development and workforce training in Northern Nevada. Mark IV Capital, developer of the expansive Victory Logistics District, recently announced it was dedicating 40,000 square feet of space inside one of its speculative warehouses to create a Center of Excellence in the hopes of attracting new business development efforts to the region. Additionally, Mark IV Capital has set aside almost 59 acres of ground at Victory Logistics District to create a campus for additional Centers of Excellence. Rick Nelson, senior vice president of Northern Nevada for Mark IV Capital, said his company has been working for months behind the scenes to attract funding, private employers and academic institutions to VLD’s Center of Excellence. “We have a location that has buildings and infrastructure, and we have a company that is willing to support a Center of Excellent effort here at Victory Logistics District,” said Nelson during a presentation of the concept at the CoE location at 1740 Nevada Pacific Parkway. “We are working with various academic institutions – UNR, UNLV, Western Nevada College, and a couple of weeks ago we had Arizona State and Utah State out here as well – to try and bring in different hubs of technology.” The Center of Excellence could be a hub for workforce development as well. About half the 40,000-square-foot space will be dedicated to wet and dry labs, with the other half reserved as classrooms that are a natural fit to host workforce development programs for nearby employers or as a university extension site. The classrooms will be broken into small, medium and large sizes and would be available for regional employers to conduct a variety of workforce training and instruction programs before new employees begin working on factory or warehouse floors, or to upskill existing employees. “We are in talks with a number of the corporations around here to do workforce development to train their employees,” Nelson said. “When this comes online, there also will be opportunities for UNR, Western Nevada and other colleges to do basic classes and workforce development. We’ve given them a location to do that.” Nelson also said that Mark IV Capital has been in discussions with the Governor’s Office on Economic Development, as well as Northern Nevada Development Authority, to try to secure funding from the state and from academic institutions to build out the workforce development center. The goal, he said, is to get the wheels turning by January and have classes begin in June. “Nothing happens overnight,” he said. “We have been trying to get a lot of different entities to agree on the same pathway, and that takes a lot of effort. We have been stirring this pot since June, and we have our first company coming in this January.” Nelson said an aerospace company has signed a letter of intent to be the first firm to utilize the Center of Excellence at Victory Logistics District. In addition to being a place for UNR and other colleges to host classes, the Center of Excellence will serve as space for bootstrapped startups to incubate and prove out their ideas and concepts. As those companies grow, Nelson noted, they could easily assimilate into user-ready industrial space at Victory Logistics District. “A lot of startups don’t have the funding to have a space to work,” Nelson said. “We are going to offer that basic infrastructure, as well as an administrator to run the facility. If they need the space for six months or a year, and then move on to the next level, we have a place for them.” The Center of Excellence would also be a great place to train the region’s growing data center workforce, Nelson added. Mark IV Capital is creating development-ready data center space at VLD in anticipation of the needs of hyperscalers expanding their capabilities in Northern Nevada. The much larger Centers of Excellence campus, meanwhile, would be established on 58.8 acres of raw ground fronting Interstate 80. Development of those additional facilities would require a mix of private funds and academic and federal grants, Nelson said. Mark IV Capital is extending utilities to the site and the work should be completed within six to 12 months, he noted. “It’s in progress right now,” Nelson said. “We have a lot of ongoing efforts here at the same time. The ground is under plow, and we are working with various agencies to make it all come together.”WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect on Thursday voiced his support for the dockworkers union before their contract expires next month at Eastern and Gulf Coast ports, saying that any further “automation” of the ports would harm workers. The incoming president posted on social media that he met Harold Daggett, the president of the International Longshoreman's Association, and Dennis Daggett, the union's executive vice president. “I’ve studied automation, and know just about everything there is to know about it,” Trump posted. “The amount of money saved is nowhere near the distress, hurt, and harm it causes for American Workers, in this case, our Longshoremen. Foreign companies have made a fortune in the U.S. by giving them access to our markets. They shouldn’t be looking for every last penny knowing how many families are hurt.” The International Longshoremen’s Association has until Jan. 15 to negotiate a new contract with the U.S. Maritime Alliance, which represents ports and shipping companies. At the heart of the dispute is whether ports can install automated gates, cranes and container-moving trucks that could make it faster to unload and load ships. The union argues that automation would lead to fewer jobs, even though higher levels of productivity could do more to boost the salaries of remaining workers. The Maritime Alliance said in a statement that the contract goes beyond ports to “supporting American consumers and giving American businesses access to the global marketplace – from farmers, to manufacturers, to small businesses, and innovative start-ups looking for new markets to sell their products.” “To achieve this, we need modern technology that is proven to improve worker safety, boost port efficiency, increase port capacity, and strengthen our supply chains,” said the alliance, adding that it looks forward to working with Trump. In October, the union representing 45,000 dockworkers went on strike for three days, raising the risk that a prolonged shutdown could push up inflation by making it difficult to unload container ships and export American products overseas. The issue pits an incoming president who on the promise of bringing down prices against commitments to support blue-collar workers along with the kinds of advanced technology that drew him support from Silicon Valley elite such as billionaire Elon Musk. Trump sought to portray the dispute as being between U.S. workers and foreign companies, but advanced ports are also key for staying globally competitive. China is opening a that could accommodate ships too large for the Panama Canal. There is a risk that shippers could move to other ports, which could also lead to job losses. Mexico is constructing a port that is highly automated, while Dubai, Singapore and Rotterdam already have more advanced ports. Instead, Trump said that ports and shipping companies should eschew “machinery, which is expensive, and which will constantly have to be replaced.” “For the great privilege of accessing our markets, these foreign companies should hire our incredible American Workers, instead of laying them off, and sending those profits back to foreign countries,” Trump posted. “It is time to put AMERICA FIRST!”

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(TNS) — Houston ISD's appointed board will consider striking language at its Tuesday meeting that allows for people to speak over Zoom, even as public participation in board meetings is at high levels. The board may approve the proposed revision to restrict public participation on first reading, effective Wednesday. The average number of registered speakers at board meetings has almost quadrupled since the takeover, according to a Chronicle analysis, and the number of unique speakers tripled in the 2023-24 school year compared to the year prior. The policy changes also remove language requiring community hearings, defined as the time people speak regarding any district-related matter not listed on the meeting notice, held no later than 7 p.m. The changes to board policy on meetings and public participation are to modify and clarify practices related to public comment, language assistance for public participation, the process for withdrawing items, changes to order of business and more, according to the agenda. Language regarding students speaking first will specify HISD-enrolled students, and added language specifies speakers will appear in an order determined by the presiding office. Language around speakers going in the order they signed up is struck through. The language regarding public complaints and concerns — where the presiding officer or designee shall determine whether an individual addressing the board has attempted to solve a matter administratively through resolution channels established by policy — is stuck through "because those topics are addressed in other policies," according to the board agenda. The board will also consider ratifying more than 100 vendor awards under cooperative agreements since Aug. 11, 2023, ranging from technology and software used for administration to air conditioning and janitorial services. The district will also consider modifying a constraint on the superintendent and adding board constraints 1 and 2 in policy. The superintendent's constraint would dictate he cannot "make significant changes, directly or indirectly, to magnet or other specialized programming" without first conducting and communicating to the board and community an analysis of stakeholder engagement, impact on board-adopted student outcome goals, budget and enrollment; and any related research-based studies, according to the policy. For that constraint, the board defines "significant changes" for the purposes of that constraint as the projected share of impacted students, such as more than 30 percent of students at any school. Language around magnet programming will be up for change in step with that constraint. The board will also consider amendments to the 2024-2025 budget, indicating that the district has more revenue than expected via state and federal sources for the year but will spend more than planned for student transportation (about $9 million) and plant maintenance and operations (about $30 million). A function, Contracted Instructional Services Between Public Schools, had no allocation in the budget, and the requested amendment would allocate nearly $57 million there. It is unclear what that function is for. There is also a new policy entitled "Safety Program/Risk Management: Security Personnel" in place of existing policy around commissioned peace officers. The agenda indicates the change is recommended by the Texas Association of School Boards and administration to comply with House Bill 3.Our Kampung app helps seniors stay socially engagedSalesforce ( NYSE:CRM – Free Report ) had its target price lifted by TD Cowen from $290.00 to $340.00 in a research report report published on Thursday, Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a hold rating on the CRM provider’s stock. A number of other research firms have also weighed in on CRM. Jefferies Financial Group raised their target price on shares of Salesforce from $350.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, November 11th. Raymond James upped their target price on shares of Salesforce from $325.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 29th. BNP Paribas upgraded Salesforce to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 29th. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price objective on Salesforce from $234.00 to $236.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, August 29th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lifted their target price on Salesforce from $305.00 to $385.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-eight have issued a buy rating and four have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $336.37. Get Our Latest Stock Analysis on Salesforce Salesforce Stock Up 1.9 % Salesforce ( NYSE:CRM – Get Free Report ) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August 28th. The CRM provider reported $2.56 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.36 by $0.20. The company had revenue of $9.33 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.22 billion. Salesforce had a return on equity of 12.01% and a net margin of 15.44%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.63 earnings per share. Analysts predict that Salesforce will post 7.55 EPS for the current fiscal year. Salesforce Dividend Announcement The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 8th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 18th were issued a $0.40 dividend. This represents a $1.60 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.47%. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 18th. Salesforce’s dividend payout ratio is presently 27.83%. Insider Transactions at Salesforce In other news, CFO Amy E. Weaver sold 897 shares of Salesforce stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $285.29, for a total transaction of $255,905.13. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 52,930 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,100,399.70. The trade was a 1.67 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website . Also, COO Brian Millham sold 60,522 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $300.00, for a total value of $18,156,600.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 147,991 shares of company stock worth $43,333,238. Insiders own 3.20% of the company’s stock. Institutional Investors Weigh In On Salesforce Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Swedbank AB acquired a new stake in Salesforce during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $874,748,000. Veritas Asset Management LLP acquired a new position in Salesforce during the third quarter valued at $733,805,000. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its position in Salesforce by 48.3% during the second quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 5,906,877 shares of the CRM provider’s stock valued at $1,518,658,000 after purchasing an additional 1,922,674 shares during the period. AMF Tjanstepension AB boosted its holdings in Salesforce by 376.1% in the second quarter. AMF Tjanstepension AB now owns 1,442,453 shares of the CRM provider’s stock valued at $370,873,000 after purchasing an additional 1,139,472 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KBC Group NV grew its position in Salesforce by 171.2% during the 3rd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 1,634,834 shares of the CRM provider’s stock worth $447,470,000 after purchasing an additional 1,032,068 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.43% of the company’s stock. About Salesforce ( Get Free Report ) Salesforce, Inc provides Customer Relationship Management (CRM) technology that brings companies and customers together worldwide. The company's service includes sales to store data, monitor leads and progress, forecast opportunities, gain insights through analytics and artificial intelligence, and deliver quotes, contracts, and invoices; and service that enables companies to deliver trusted and highly personalized customer support at scale. Further Reading Receive News & Ratings for Salesforce Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Salesforce and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .

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