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Bank of America signs again with FIFA for US-hosted Club World Cup that still has no TV dealsIs it too late to buy WiseTech shares or can they keep rising?In the weeks since the 2024 election ended, Democrats have been soul-searching about how Donald Trump was re-elected under a cloud of scandal and court cases. Was it the economy that did it? A weak Harris campaign? For former Trump adviser Steve Bannon, the answer is pretty simple. The main difference maker was Elon Musk. “Elon and I disagree on some things, but Elon deserves his place at the table,” Bannon recently told Puck . “He stroked a $150 million check for the ground game, which is not sexy, at the exact moment we needed it. He came in with the money and the professionals. To be brutally frank, it’s the reason we won.” The tech billionaire’s support means more than just money though, according to Bannon. “This is what I like about Elon Musk. He and Vivek are talking about what we’ve been preaching on the War Room for years,” Bannon added, referencing his radio show. “They are down in the trenches with the hard part of how you actually start to turn the country around. That’s what I appreciate.” Musk, despite initial shows of support for Trump challenger Ron DeSantis, eventually came out as perhaps the key backer for the former and now incoming president. Musk’s super PAC ended up spending around $200m to support the Trump campaign, and Musk himself appeared on the campaign trail as an enthusiastic surrogate. The Tesla co-founder’s efforts also included a $1m-a-day giveaway to voters who signed a petition supporting conservative issues, an effort critics saw as a vote-buying scheme for Trump. Musk also helped the Trump campaign with get-out-the-vote efforts, part of the Republican’s unorthodox strategy of farming out large parts of his ground game to outside groups and volunteers. Since the election, Musk has hardly left Trump’s side , and the pair have appeared together at Mar-a-Lago and a SpaceX rocket launch. The billionaire is also the driving force behind Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a non-governmental effort to find and eliminate excess government spending, through which Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have promised to gut large parts of the federal budget .
The government and the ruling parties are considering applying a higher income tax exemption threshold from January 2026, in a move to incentivize part-timers to work longer hours amid Japan's labor shortage, a source close to the matter said Tuesday. The schedule is expected if the government decides on raising the threshold for imposing income tax, currently set at a minimum annual income of 1.03 million, in its tax reform plan for the next fiscal year starting April. Related bills will be subsequently deliberated in the Diet for likely enactment around the spring. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner the Komeito party, which lost their majority in the powerful House of Representatives in October's general election, have agreed to accept a request from a minor opposition party, the Democratic Party for the People, to increase the nontaxable income threshold. The extent of the ceiling expansion has not yet been decided, but the DPP is pushing for setting the line at 1.78 million yen. The LDP and Komeito have been exploring cooperation with the DPP, which saw its seats surge in the election, on a policy-by-policy basis in order to run a stable minority government. The government and the ruling parties believe that the earliest the higher threshold can be introduced is January 2026 considering the time needed to publicize the new system after related bills are enacted and for companies to prepare. The DPP, however, wants the higher ceiling to be applied from January 2025. In that scenario, the government and the ruling parties would have to consider offering subsidies or other tax relief measures to effectively provide the same amount of income tax exemption. The 1.03 million-threshold has been seen as discouraging part-time workers, especially housewives and students, from working longer hours, adding to the pressure of Japan's labor shortage. While lifting the threshold will reduce annual tax revenues, DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki, a former Finance Ministry bureaucrat, has argued increasing people's disposable income will boost consumption, leading to higher corporate earnings and tax revenues.
Ransomware remains a lucrative strategy for threat actors, but extortion that targets retail during the holiday season could be quite lucrative for ransomware groups. Retail can be a juicy target for cyberattacks year-round, and that risk -- for retailers, their supply chain, and their consumers -- is amplified during the holidays. This year, online and in-store retail sales in the US could add up to more than $1 trillion , according to research and advisory company Forrester. And where that much money is flowing, cyber threat actors are always looking for their slice of the pie. Nearly 12,000 people reported cybersecurity scams to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) during last year’s holiday season. Those scams resulted in more than $73 million in losses, according to the Cybersecurity and infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). The average cost of a data breach in the retail space is $3.48 million, according to IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024. What are some of the top threats facing the retail industry? How can enterprise leaders in this sector protect their organizations and their consumers? Retail Risks The retail industry is no stranger to large-scale data breaches and the need to respond fast is critical this time of year. “You could imagine a bad actor coming in and trying to take over retailer systems ... with the expectation that the retailer may want to pay very quickly to handle the ransomware attack to get their systems back online so they don't lose out,” says Sean McNee, vice president of research and data at DomainTools , an internet intelligence company. Related: Why IT Leaders Should Hire Veterans for Cybersecurity Roles Financially motivated threat actors can unearth and exfiltrate a trove of valuable personal information when they successfully breach a retailer or one of its vendors. “The complex design of ecommerce platforms, featuring dynamic websites and applications, increases the risk of information leaks due to poorly secured APIs, mismanaged user input, and inadequate data management practices,” Shobhit Gautam, staff solutions architect at security platform HackerOne , tells InformationWeek in an email interview. Data stolen from retailers is a valuable tool for fraudsters. Phishing and smishing are tried and true tactics that target consumers. Threat actors posing as legitimate retailers or delivery services, for example, will text consumers requesting personal information that enables theft. Brand impersonation campaigns can also lure victims with promises of earning cash. Threat actors will pose as a major retailer, like Amazon or Walmart, and offer people the possibility of remote work. Related: Meeting AI Regulations: A Guide for Security Leaders “What they're doing is stringing you along, making you think you have a job so you can earn some extra cash for the holiday season. Instead, they're just taking your money and running,” says McNee. Web skimming attacks are another common tactic. “Magecart is an umbrella term for various cybercriminal groups specializing in web skimming attacks. These groups inject malicious JavaScript code into ecommerce websites to steal payment card information during checkout,” Gautam explains. GenAI adds another dimension to the onslaught of attacks faced by retail and other industries. The technology can make phishing lures and sites much more convincing. Threat actors can also use AI in brute force attacks. “AI can leverage botnets to carry out brute force attacks on gift card websites that can test thousands of card numbers and pin combinations per minute. This allows threat actors to exploit gift card balances and deplete account funds,” says Gautam. Successful attacks in the retail space can result in consumer fraud, downtime for stores, lost revenue, and lasting brand damage. Threat Actors While GenAI empowers more threat actors with low technical skills, there are a number of larger groups known for targeting retail. For example, LockBit and Play are two ransomware gangs known for attacking the retail sector, according to cybersecurity company Trustwave. Related: What Does Enterprise-Wide Cybersecurity Culture Look Like? While law enforcement disrupted LockBit earlier this year, the group quickly reemerged . “LockBit ... may be trying to target the retail sector this season try to make some quick cash,” says McNee. Some threat groups out of China are angling for Black Friday shoppers, leveraging phishing to their advantage. Threat intelligence company EclecticIQ highlighted a campaign run by SilkSpecter , for example. While financial motivation is a major factor, other threat actors could target the retail space simply to gain attention. McNee points to current geopolitical tensions and the possibility of politically motivated cyber actors targeting retail to amplify their message. “Given the geopolitical landscape that we live in now and have moved across for the last year or two, it would not surprise me to see some sort of attempt happen this holiday season,” he says. Retail Response With billions of dollars of revenue and consumer trust hanging in the balance, how can retail organizations navigate a season of busy shoppers and busy threat actors? While holiday shopping may mean cyber threats are ramped up, the foundation for defense is the same. “I can't say there's some silver bullet this time of year to preventing things. Compliance and security are a 365 days a year thing,” says Brent Johnson, CISO of Bluefin , a payment and data security solutions company. Johnson notes the shift some retailers are making to end-to-end encrypted and tokenized payments. “Make sure merchants [are] aware these products exist,” he urges. “That way they're not really targets of fraud or targets of breaches because they just don't have the data anymore.” Retailers have the responsibility to protect their consumers’ data and to keep them informed about the risks they face from threat actors. “Retailers could ... spend some time reviewing social media platforms to see ... if people are complaining about fraudulent messaging or bad actors pretending to be related to [their] brand,” says McNee. Retailers can work to educate their consumers on ways to recognize those impersonation and fraud attempts. Even retail organizations with strong cybersecurity defenses can still fall prey to persistent threat actors. When that does happen, it is essential that enterprises have thorough and tested incident response plans in place to mitigate the length and severity of an attack. “These are all best practices but ones that can really make a difference during this holiday season,” says McNee.Penns Woods Banco stock hits 52-week high at $31.59
Israeli troops burn Gaza hospital after forcibly removing staff, patients: OfficialsMany took to social media to mock Matt Gaetz for lasting "less than a Scaramucci" after he announced on Thursday he'd be withdrawing his name for consideration as President-elect Donald Trump 's attorney general. "While the momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition," former Florida Republican representative Gaetz posted on X, formerly Twitter . "There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle, thus I'll be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve as Attorney General." Trump responded to the Gaetz announcement in a Truth Social post by saying the former congressman was "doing very well," and "has a wonderful future, and I look forward to watching all of the great things he will do!" Gaetz's nomination was facing significant opposition related to allegations of sex-trafficking and that he had a sexual encounter with a 17 year old—all of which the Florida Republican vehemently denies. Newsweek reached out to Gaetz and Trump for comment via email on Thursday. Many of Gaetz's critics were quick to mock him, comparing his brief nomination to the short tenure of former Trump administration official Anthony Scaramucci, who set a record in early 2017 as the shortest-serving communications director in White House history. Since then, some have routinely compared short time periods connected to politics to Scaramucci's brief tenure. He served 11 days, from July 21 to July 31, 2017. Gaetz was nominated 8 days ago, on November 13 "Well that didn't even last a full Scaramucci," the official Florida Democrats account quipped on X, reposting Gaetz's Thursday announcement. "Gaetz nomination lasted less than a Scaramucci," Aaron Rupar, an independent journalist and prominent Trump critics, wrote on X. Some even attempted to calculate the precise amount of a Scaramucci. "So, by my calculation, Gaetz lasted 0.727 Scaramucci units aka 'mooches.' Although arguably -0.727 since he didn't actually make it into the job," Josh Gerstein, senior legal affair reporter at Politico posted. Scaramucci, who has become a Trump critic since his brief time serving in the White House, got in on the joke as well, although he also shared some positive sentiments about the incoming administration "Trump and Elon are doing some good things with @DOGE and making some interesting appointments," he wrote. "However, Gaetz for AG was an unforced error and it's good for his administrator and the country that he's moving on from that episode in less than a Scaramucci." Gaetz has been accused of being involved in recruiting women online for sex, including a 17-year-old girl. The Department of Justice (DOJ) last year told Gaetz that he would not face federal sex-trafficking charges. However the House Ethics Committee was looking into the allegations until the Florida Republican resigned from Congress last week with the announcement that he'd be Trump's attorney general nominee. Two other women had accused Gaetz of paying them for sex. Their attorney, Joel Leppard, told Newsweek Wednesday that his clients were paid a total of $10,000 over Venmo and PayPal . Leppard said his clients had not wanted to publicly testify against Gaetz. Gaetz has vehemently denied that he did anything improper and blames the accusations on a smear campaign. He posted to X that the allegations began under former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy . Along with investigating Gaetz for sexual misconduct, the House committee was looking into allegations of illicit drug use, sharing inappropriate images on the House floor, misusing state identification records, converting campaign funds to personal use and accepting a bribe or impermissible gift. The House Ethics Committee met on Wednesday and voted against releasing the report on Gaetz. House Speaker Mike Johnson , a Louisiana Republican, had publicly opposed the report's release before that vote.
By JILL COLVIN and STEPHEN GROVES WASHINGTON (AP) — After several weeks working mostly behind closed doors, Vice President-elect JD Vance returned to Capitol Hill this week in a new, more visible role: Helping Donald Trump try to get his most contentious Cabinet picks to confirmation in the Senate, where Vance has served for the last two years. Vance arrived at the Capitol on Wednesday with former Rep. Matt Gaetz and spent the morning sitting in on meetings between Trump’s choice for attorney general and key Republicans, including members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The effort was for naught: Gaetz announced a day later that he was withdrawing his name amid scrutiny over sex trafficking allegations and the reality that he was unlikely to be confirmed. Thursday morning Vance was back, this time accompanying Pete Hegseth, the “Fox & Friends Weekend” host whom Trump has tapped to be the next secretary of defense. Hegseth also has faced allegations of sexual assault that he denies. Vance is expected to accompany other nominees for meetings in coming weeks as he tries to leverage the two years he has spent in the Senate to help push through Trump’s picks. Vice President-elect JD Vance, still a Republican senator from Ohio, walks from a private meeting with President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., center, and Vice President-elect JD Vance, left, walk out of a meeting with Republican Senate Judiciary Committee members, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) FILE – Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, departs the chamber at the Capitol in Washington, March 15, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) FILE – Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, center speaks during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) FILE – Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, right, speaks with Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, before testifying at a hearing, March 9, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File) FILE – Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, arrives for a classified briefing on China, at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) FILE – Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, arrives for a vote on Capitol Hill, Sept. 12, 2023 in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) FILE – Sen. JD Vance R-Ohio speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File) Vice President-elect JD Vance, still a Republican senator from Ohio, walks from a private meeting with President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be attorney general, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) The role of introducing nominees around Capitol Hill is an unusual one for a vice president-elect. Usually the job goes to a former senator who has close relationships on the Hill, or a more junior aide. But this time the role fits Vance, said Marc Short, who served as Trump’s first director of legislative affairs as well as chief of staff to Trump’s first vice president, Mike Pence, who spent more than a decade in Congress and led the former president’s transition ahead of his first term. ”JD probably has a lot of current allies in the Senate and so it makes sense to have him utilized in that capacity,” Short said. Unlike the first Trump transition, which played out before cameras at Trump Tower in New York and at the president-elect’s golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, this one has largely happened behind closed doors in Palm Beach, Florida. There, a small group of officials and aides meet daily at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort to run through possible contenders and interview job candidates. The group includes Elon Musk, the billionaire who has spent so much time at the club that Trump has joked he can’t get rid of him. Vance has been a constant presence, even as he’s kept a lower profile. The Ohio senator has spent much of the last two weeks in Palm Beach, according to people familiar with his plans, playing an active role in the transition, on which he serves as honorary chair. Vance has been staying at a cottage on the property of the gilded club, where rooms are adorned with cherubs, oriental rugs and intricate golden inlays. It’s a world away from the famously hardscrabble upbringing that Vance documented in the memoir that made him famous, “Hillbilly Elegy.” His young children have also joined him at Mar-a-Lago, at times. Vance was photographed in shorts and a polo shirt playing with his kids on the seawall of the property with a large palm frond, a U.S. Secret Service robotic security dog in the distance. On the rare days when he is not in Palm Beach, Vance has been joining the sessions remotely via Zoom. Though he has taken a break from TV interviews after months of constant appearances, Vance has been active in the meetings, which began immediately after the election and include interviews and as well as presentations on candidates’ pluses and minuses. Among those interviewed: Contenders to replace FBI Director Christopher Wray , as Vance wrote in a since-deleted social media post. Defending himself from criticism that he’d missed a Senate vote in which one of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees was confirmed, Vance wrote that he was meeting at the time “with President Trump to interview multiple positions for our government, including for FBI Director.” “I tend to think it’s more important to get an FBI director who will dismantle the deep state than it is for Republicans to lose a vote 49-46 rather than 49-45,” Vance added on X. “But that’s just me.” While Vance did not come in to the transition with a list of people he wanted to see in specific roles, he and his friend, Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., who is also a member of the transition team, were eager to see former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. find roles in the administration. Trump ended up selecting Gabbard as the next director of national intelligence , a powerful position that sits atop the nation’s spy agencies and acts as the president’s top intelligence adviser. And he chose Kennedy to lead the Department of Health and Human Services , a massive agency that oversees everything from drug and food safety to Medicare and Medicaid. Vance was also a big booster of Tom Homan, the former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, who will serve as Trump’s “border czar.” In another sign of Vance’s influence, James Braid, a top aide to the senator, is expected to serve as Trump’s legislative affairs director. Allies say it’s too early to discuss what portfolio Vance might take on in the White House. While he gravitates to issues like trade, immigration and tech policy, Vance sees his role as doing whatever Trump needs. Vance was spotted days after the election giving his son’s Boy Scout troop a tour of the Capitol and was there the day of leadership elections. He returned in earnest this week, first with Gaetz — arguably Trump’s most divisive pick — and then Hegseth, who has was been accused of sexually assaulting a woman in 2017, according to an investigative report made public this week. Hegseth told police at the time that the encounter had been consensual and denied any wrongdoing. Vance hosted Hegseth in his Senate office as GOP senators, including those who sit on the Senate Armed Services Committee, filtered in to meet with the nominee for defense secretary. While a president’s nominees usually visit individual senators’ offices, meeting them on their own turf, the freshman senator — who is accompanied everywhere by a large Secret Service detail that makes moving around more unwieldy — instead brought Gaetz to a room in the Capitol on Wednesday and Hegseth to his office on Thursday. Senators came to them. Vance made it to votes Wednesday and Thursday, but missed others on Thursday afternoon. Vance is expected to continue to leverage his relationships in the Senate after Trump takes office. But many Republicans there have longer relationships with Trump himself. Sen. Kevin Cramer, a North Dakota Republican, said that Trump was often the first person to call him back when he was trying to reach high-level White House officials during Trump’s first term. “He has the most active Rolodex of just about anybody I’ve ever known,” Cramer said, adding that Vance would make a good addition. “They’ll divide names up by who has the most persuasion here,” Cramer said, but added, “Whoever his liaison is will not work as hard at it as he will.” Cramer was complimentary of the Ohio senator, saying he was “pleasant” and ” interesting” to be around. ′′He doesn’t have the long relationships,” he said. “But we all like people that have done what we’ve done. I mean, that’s sort of a natural kinship, just probably not as personally tied.” Under the Constitution, Vance will also have a role presiding over the Senate and breaking tie votes. But he’s not likely to be needed for that as often as was Kamala Harris, who broke a record number of ties for Democrats as vice president, since Republicans will have a bigger cushion in the chamber next year. Colvin reported from New York. Associated Press writer Mary Clare Jalonick contributed to this report.
Published 4:38 pm Saturday, November 30, 2024 By Data Skrive Sunday’s college basketball slate includes five games with a ranked team on the court. Among those games is the UCLA Bruins squaring off against the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine. Watch women’s college basketball, other live sports and more on Fubo. What is Fubo? Fubo is a streaming service that gives you access to your favorite live sports and shows on demand. Use our link to sign up for a free trial. Catch tons of live women’s college basketball , plus original programming, with ESPN+ or the Disney Bundle.There are plenty of exchange-traded funds ( ) for investors to choose from on the Australian share market. But which ones could be top picks for the year ahead? Let's take a look at three excellent funds for investors to consider buying for 2025 and beyond. They are follows: (ASX: AQLT) The first ASX ETF for investors to look at is the . It could be a great option if you want to invest in the highest quality shares that are available on the Australian share market (never a bad idea!). Betashares recently tipped the fund as a buy and a potential way to outperform the market. It notes that "quality companies are defined by their high return on invested equity, low levels of leverage and earning stability. Historically, companies with these attributes have outperformed broader benchmarks while displaying defensive properties." Among its largest holdings are banking giant ( ) and health imaging technology company ( ). (ASX: FSML) If you want to invest in then the could be the way to do it. Analysts at Morgans recently named this ASX ETF as one to buy. They note that "FSML provides investors with a simple, accessible, liquid and transparent means of gaining access to a higher performance, diversified small cap manager – a sector of the market we at Morgans are particularly bullish on." Among its holdings are small caps including ( ) and ( ). ( ) Finally, if you believe that cryptocurrencies are going to flourish again in 2025 and in the years that follow, then the could be a great way to gain exposure to the industry. This ASX ETF is designed to capture the full breadth of the crypto ecosystem by investing in pure-play crypto companies (such as cryptocurrency exchanges, crypto mining companies, and mining equipment firms), diversified companies with crypto-focused business lines, and companies whose balance sheets are held at least 75% in crypto assets. Among its ~50 holdings are ( ), ( ) and ( ). These companies and the others in the fund all stand to benefit greatly if the crypto industry continues to boom in 2025 under a Trump presidency.
Enzo Maresca savoured chants of ‘we’ve got our Chelsea back’ from travelling fans following a 5-1 Premier League thrashing of 10-man Southampton at St Mary’s. Blues supporters also sang the name of head coach Maresca during the closing stages of an emphatic success sealed by goals from Axel Disasi, Christopher Nkunku, Noni Madueke, Cole Palmer and substitute Jadon Sancho. Bottom club Southampton briefly levelled through Joe Aribo but were a man down from the 39th minute after captain Jack Stephens was sent off for pulling the hair of Marc Cucurella. Chelsea, who have endured an underwhelming period since Todd Boehly’s consortium bought the club in 2022, climbed above Arsenal and into second place on goal difference, seven points behind leaders Liverpool. The Blues have scored 57 goals in 22 matches in all comps this season, our best goals-per-game ratio in a single season in our history. 💙 #CFC | #SOUCHE pic.twitter.com/Xrx1SaM3aK — Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) December 4, 2024 “It was a very good feeling, especially because you can see that they are happy, that is our target,” Maresca said of the atmosphere in the away end. “We work every day to keep them happy and tonight was a very good feeling, especially the one that they can see that Chelsea’s back. This is an important thing.” Maresca rotated his squad in Hampshire, making seven changes following Sunday’s impressive 3-0 win over Aston Villa. Following a sloppy start, his side, who stretched their unbeaten run to six top-flight games, could easily have won by more as they hit the woodwork three times, in addition to squandering a host of chances. “I’m very happy with the five we scored,” said the Italian. “I’m not happy with the first 15, 20 minutes, where we struggled. The reason why we struggled is because we prepared the game to press them man to man and the first 15, 20 minutes we were not pressing them man to man. “After 15, 20 minutes we adjust that and the game was much better. For sure we could score more but five goals they are enough.” Southampton manager Russell Martin rued a costly “moment of madness” from skipper Stephens. The defender’s ridiculous red card was the headline mistake of a catalogue of errors from the beleaguered south-coast club as they slipped seven points from safety following an 11th defeat of a dismal season. “I don’t think anyone will be as disappointed as Jack,” Martin said of Stephens, who was sent off for the second time this term after tugging the curls of Cucurella as Saints prepared to take a corner. “I haven’t got to sit down and talk with him about that at all. He will be hurt more than anyone and it’s changed the game for us tonight, which is disappointing. “I think they have to describe it as violent conduct; it’s not violent really but there’s no other explanation for that really. It’s a moment of madness that’s really cost us and Jack.” Southampton repeatedly invited pressure with their risky attempts to play out from defence, with goalkeeper Joe Lumley gifting Chelsea their second goal, scored by Nkunku. While Saints were booed off at full-time, Martin, who was missing a host of key players due to injuries and suspensions, praised the effort of his depleted team. “When they see such a big scoreline and a couple of the goals we concede, I understand it (the jeers),” he said. “It’s football, it’s emotive, people feel so much about it, it’s why it’s such a special sport in this country and so big. “I understand it but I feel really proud of the players tonight, some of the football we played at 11 v 11 was amazing. “For an hour with 10 men we’ve dug in so deep, there were some big performances. I’m proud of them for that and I’m grateful for that because that’s not easy in that circumstance.”
2024 Drivers' Champion Max Verstappen has been handed a one-place grid penalty for impeding Mercedes driver George Russell during the Qualifying session for the Qatar Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver had initially achieved the fastest time at the Lusail International Circuit, marking his first pole since the Austrian Grand Prix. However, Russell will now start the race from the front. The incident occurred while Verstappen was executing an extra warm-up lap during Q3, moving at a considerably slow pace before his final push. During this period, Russell, on a different preparation strategy, approached and caught up with Verstappen between Turns 12 and 14. The Stewards conducted a review of the incident, examining a range of evidence including positioning and marshalling system data, videos, timing telemetry, and even the team radio and in-car video footage. They determined that Verstappen was following a distinct preparation strategy that clashed with Russell's plan and was driving significantly below the prescribed delta time. As noted by the Stewards (below): "The Stewards heard from the driver of Car 1 (Max Verstappen), the driver of Car 63 (George Russell), team representatives and reviewed positioning/marshalling system data, video, timing, telemetry, team radio and in-car video evidence. "Car 1 was on a different preparation strategy to that of Car 63. Car 1 was well outside of the delta and the driver of Car 1 explained he had let Cars 4 and 14 past. The driver of Car 63 claimed that he had adhered to the delta and did not expect Car 1 to be on the racing line. He stated that if a car was going slow in a high-speed corner, it should not be on the racing line. "The Stewards regard this case as a complicated one in that clearly Car 1 did not comply with the Race Director's Event Notes and clearly was driving, in our determination, unnecessarily slowly considering the circumstances." The penalty decision was mitigated to a reduction of just one grid position instead of the standard three. This decision took into account that neither Verstappen nor Russell was on a push lap. The Stewards continued: "It was obvious the driver of Car 1 was attempting to cool his tyres. He also could see Car 63 approaching as he looked in his mirror multiple times whilst on the small straight between Turns 11 and 12. "Unusually, this incident occurred when neither car was on a push lap. Had Car 63 been on a push lap, the penalty would have most likely been the usual 3 grid position penalty, however in mitigation of penalty, it was obvious that the driver of Car 63 had clear visibility of Car 1 and that neither car was on a push lap." DOC 49 - Infringement - Car 1 - Alleged driving unnecessarily slowly https://t.co/nVLPv627jK #QatarGP #F1 #FIA pic.twitter.com/Xan5EJq4gC
Shadow of the Road - Official Gameplay TrailerRyan Day knew he had to beat Michigan this year to feel good about his future in Columbus, and yet, he turned in a "disasterclass" for Ohio State this Saturday afternoon. For starters, Ohio State's offense has been incredibly conservative all game long. That's the first major blunder Day made in this year's installment of "The Game." He learned heavily on a rushing attack that wasn't generating much production on the ground. The real mistake though came when it mattered most. With Michigan's offense facing an important third down with only two minutes left in the fourth quarter, it was evident that Ohio State's defense wasn't properly lined up. The Buckeyes were ultimately penalized for an illegal substitution, which gave the Wolverines a first down. What made this situation so brutal is that Ohio State just use a timeout the play before. Why wasn't the defense set after just going over its strategy? As you'd imagine, college football fans crushed Day on social media for this epic blunder. "Ryan Day was never it. But I mean, that penalty. You can’t not feel bad for him. That is the worst thing imaginable," one fan wrote on X. "Ryan Day is slow," another fan said. "Doesn’t use a timeout before the 2 minute warning, penalty for illegal substitution for a first down. Next year it is." Icon Sportswire/Getty Images Michigan ultimately ran more time off the clock while still putting points on the board thanks to Day's mistake. Day came into this Saturday with a 1-3 record against Michigan. He just doesn't bring his best effort when the games get tight. It'll be fascinating to see how Ohio State fans treat Day from this point forward. If we had to guess, he won't be welcomed with open arms. Related: Ryan Day Is Getting Ripped For Horrendous Playcalling vs. Michigan
Fuller Industries’ quality control samples keep tabs on productsRecognizing family violence in civil courts could harm survivors of domestic violence, warns organizationIn an unprecedented political upheaval, France's far-right and left-wing legislators united on Wednesday to pass a historic no-confidence vote, effectively compelling Prime Minister Michel Barnier and his Cabinet to resign. This marks France's first government dissolution due to a no-confidence motion since 1962. The motion was passed by the National Assembly with 331 votes, surpassing the 288-vote threshold. President Emmanuel Macron stated his intention to remain in office until 2027, despite the political turmoil. He is set to appoint a new prime minister soon, after July's elections resulted in a fractured parliament. The vote stemmed from strong opposition to Barnier's proposed budget, with the far-right National Rally and the left-wing New Popular Front aligning against austerity measures. Macron's challenge now is to find a consensus candidate in a divided National Assembly while managing the repercussions on financial markets amidst pressures to reduce France's debt. (With inputs from agencies.)
Ron Paul, food industry expert, dies at 90
