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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here . CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Kobe Sanders scored 27 points, including five of six from the free throw line in the closing minutes, and Nevada pulled away late to beat Oklahoma State 90-78 for a fifth-place finish at the Charleston Classic on Sunday. Nevada’s lone loss in its first six games came in the tournament’s opening round when the Wolf Pack fell to Vanderbilt 73-71. The Cowboys never led in the contest and Nevada grabbed the lead for good on Justin McBride’s tip-in with under 13 minutes left to take a 14-12 lead. Tre Coleman hit two free throws and Chuck Bailey II hit a late jumper to put Nevada up 40-33 at intermission. Abou Ousmane’s tip-in at the 5:21 mark got the Cowboys within five, 75-70 but Brandon Love answered with a three-point play seconds later and the Wolf Pack pulled away. Tyler Rolison’s 3 with 1:38 left pushed the lead to 84-73. Sanders hit 7 of 10 shots from the field, including 3 of 5 from distance, and was 10 of 13 from the line with three assists and a steal to lead Nevada. Nick Davidson had 23 points on 9 of 16 shooting and Love was a perfect 5-for-5 from the floor and contributed 11 points. The Wolf Pack shot 33 of 56 from the field (58.9%), including 7 of 18 from beyond the arc. RELATED COVERAGE Tonje scores 33, No. 19 Wisconsin beats Pittsburgh 81-75 for Greenbrier Tip-Off title Kennesaw State beats No. 24 Rutgers 79-77 in program’s 1st home game against ranked team Mitchell leads No. 18 Cincinnati in rout of Georgia Tech 81-58 Marchelus Avery and Arturo Dean both came off the Oklahoma State bench to score 15 and 13 points, respectively. Robert Jennings II and Ousmane each scored 11 points. Both teams completed the November portion of their schedule. Nevada plays host to Washington State on Dec. 2. Oklahoma State plays at Tulsa on Dec. 4. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketballRomania presidential elections 2024: First exit polls show PM first, USR's Elena Lasconi secondLate on Wednesday afternoon, Jerry Nadler, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, in a surprising move, endorsed Jamie Raskin to become the ranking member on the committee. The endorsement came after Raskin staged a public challenge against Nadler to lead the committee. That sets Raskin up to become chairman the next time Democrats take the House. Raskin told reporters on Tuesday evening that he did not stage his challenge out of spite, saying he’s got “great affection and admiration” for Nadler. But Raskin’s decision to challenge Nadler revealed how many younger Democrats see the old guard as not being up to the task of opposing Donald Trump during his second term. Nadler, a New Yorker, has been the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee since 2017 and a staple in Congress since 1992. By contrast, Raskin, who represents Maryland’s Washington, DC suburbs, has only been around 2017, when Trump got into power the first time. He saw his national profile increase during Trump’s first presidency, thanks to his stint as an impeachment manager in the first Trump impeachment. That star power compounded during his time as the lead impeachment manager after January 6 and his time leading the House Oversight Committee as Republicans attempted to impeach President Joe Biden. During that time, he famously referred to the Oversight ,” where he led a coterie of young, telegenic Democrats such as Jasmine Crockett, Maxwell Frost and his number two on the committee, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Now, his star has risen once more. And Raskin is not the only Democrat who’s taking full advantage of the situation as a second Trump term looms closer. Numerous other younger Democrats are also staging challenges. The 2024 presidential election results revealed that Democrats have a gerontocracy problem. Sure, the party subbed in Kamala Harris toward the end of the campaign — but only after it spent a year telling the press and voters that octagenarian Joe Biden . The great irony of all of this is that it was former House speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is 84, who led the charge to shove Biden out — and muttered about how she wasn’t any longer up to the job (and this doesn’t even begin to touch the Pelosi only stepped aside in late 2022 after Democrats lost the House. In doing so, she finally made way for younger leadership in the form of Hakeem Jeffries, Whip Katherine Clark and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar. A big reason for the gerontocracy on their party’s side is that Democratic politicians tend to value seniority and experience. By contrast, Republicans cap the amount of time a member can be a chair to four years, allowing for new blood. This explains why Republican leadership on the House side is much younger. Clearly, younger Democrats no longer think this situation is feasible. While Raskin, at 61, is only 16 years younger than Nadler, he was forged in cauldron that was the first Trump presidency. Raskin’s victory creates an opening for the top job on Oversight. On Tuesday evening, Ocasio-Cortez said she was interested in taking that spot. While this makes sense — AOC is technically the number-two — she would have to jockey for the top job with Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts, who has been in the House since 2001, and Gerry Connolly, who has served since 2009. Under normal circumstances, she would be told to get in line. But Ocasio-Cortez has emerged as one of the most effective questioners on the Oversight Committee. Her questioning of former Trump lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen in 2019 was especially effective. Elsewhere, another older Democrat — Representative Raúl Grijalva — stepped down from his post as the top Democrat on the Natural Resources Committee earlier this week. Grijalva’s stewardship of the committee was basically nonexistent, considering he was almost entirely absent from work as he underwent cancer treatment. Another battle for an important seat will now commence. These battles are also little more than glorified popularity contests, however, since the votes happen in internal caucus meetings and involve appealing to other members of the party. Raskin has shown himself to be a dutiful happy warrior, leading the charge against Trump and becoming a favorite of Pelosi’s. Ocasio-Cortez has evolved from her more insurgent youth where she openly campaigned against incumbent Democrats to being one of Biden and later Harris’s most effective surrogates. But it’s not always guaranteed that being younger and more popular translates to success. Case in point: Jasmine Crockett, who came to media prominence after infamously saying Marjorie Taylor Greene had a “ .” Not long afterwards, she tried becoming chairwoman of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, but lost out to the more experienced Debbie Dingell of Michigan, who has served in the House since 2015 and whose late husband John Dingell held the congressional seat since 1955. Seniority still matters in the Democratic Party. But, under a second Trump presidency, it may start to matter a little bit less.
BOISE, Idaho — Freshman wide receiver George Dimopoulos threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to Dane Pardridge on the first play of double overtime and Jordan Hansen ended the game on a fourth-down sack to give Northern Illinois a 28-20 victory over Fresno State on Monday in the Idaho Potato Bowl. Dimopoulos, who played quarterback in high school, also converted the two-point conversion when he passed it to quarterback Josh Holst for his second completion of the season. Holst, a freshman walk-on, was making just his third start at quarterback as NIU was without starter Ethan Hampton, who entered with 1,600 yards and 12 touchdowns to go with six interceptions. Holst completed 18 of 30 passes for 182 and two touchdowns for Northern Illinois (8-5). He was also intercepted on the first play of the game. Both teams missed a 35-yard field goal in the final three minutes of regulation, including Dylan Lynch's third miss of the game on the final play to send it to overtime. Fresno State started overtime with a touchdown when Bryson Donelson was left wide open out of the backfield to haul in a 9-yard touchdown pass. NIU needed five plays, and a defensive holding penalty, to score as Holst found Grayson Barnes for a 3-yard touchdown. Donelson finished with 15 carries for 82 yards and a touchdown for Fresno State (6-7). He added three catches for 28 yards and another score. Dual-threat quarterback Joshua Wood was 16 of 23 for 180 yards and a touchdown. Mac Dalena made six catches for 118 yards to help go over 1,000 yards for the season. Fresno State was without 14 players, including starting quarterback Mikey Keene after he transferred to Michigan. Two top-three receivers, Jalen Moss and Raylen Sharpe, also did not play as the Bulldogs were forced to use five new starters. UTSA 44, COASTAL CAROLINA 15: Owen McCown threw for 254 yards and a touchdown and UTSA scored the opening 27 points of the Myrtle Beach Bowl to cruise past short-handed Coastal Carolina in Conway, S.C. UTSA (7-6) broke away in the second quarter by scoring a touchdown on three straight drives for a 21-0 lead. McCown was 14 of 17 in the first half, including a 6-yard touchdown pass to Patrick Overmyer. McCown also scored on a 35-yard run after breaking two tackles near the end zone. The other score was a 9-yard touchdown run by Brandon High. Coastal Carolina (6-7) finished the first half with just 140 total yards — 60 coming on the final drive. The Chanticleers punted on five straight drives to begin the game — with the longest possession lasting seven plays for 25 yards. UTSA added short field goals on its opening two drives of the second half, while Coastal Carolina started with two straight three-and-out drives. UTSA ended CCU’s third drive on Jakevian Rodgers’ first career interception to extend the program's single-game streak with an interception and a sack to 23 games. CCU’s first touchdown came on the first play of the fourth quarter when Bryson Graves caught a 50-yard touchdown pass from Tad Hudson. But UTSA’s Chris Carpenter returned the ensuing kickoff for a 93-yard touchdown to make it 34-7. It was the largest margin of victory in the five-year history of the Myrtle Beach Bowl. Get local news delivered to your inbox!
President-elect Donald Trump is trying to get the Georgia election interference case against him dismissed, asserting that the state's courts will not have jurisdiction over him once he returns to the White House next month. The Georgia case against Trump and others is mostly on hold pending a pretrial appeal of an order allowing prosecutor Fani Willis to remain on the case despite what defense attorneys say is a conflict of interest. Trump's attorneys on Wednesday filed a notice with the Georgia Court of Appeals saying a sitting president is “completely immune from indictment or any criminal process, state or federal.” The filing asks the appeals court to consider before he becomes president next month whether it has jurisdiction to continue to hear the case. It says the court should conclude that it and the trial court lack jurisdiction “as the continued indictment and prosecution of President Trump by the State of Georgia are unconstitutional.” Trump's lawyers ask that the appeals court dismiss his appeal for lack of jurisdiction and instruct the trial court to immediately dismiss the indictment against him. RELATED STORY | American foreign policy is flowing through Mar-a-Lago as Trump prepares for White House return Also Wednesday, former Trump campaign lawyer Kenneth Chesebro, who pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge in the case, asked the trial court judge to invalidate that plea. Chesebro was one of four people to plead guilty in the case in the months following the indictment. Representatives for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis declined to comment on Trump's and Chesebro's requests. The Georgia case, which originally included 19 defendants and dozens of charges, was the most sprawling of four criminal cases against the once-and-future president. U.S. Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith last week told judges he was withdrawing both federal cases against Trump, citing longstanding Justice Department policy that shields a president from indictment while in office. One of those cases charged him with hoarding classified documents at his Florida estate. The other accused him of scheming to overturn the 2020 presidential election he lost. Trump on Monday asked a Manhattan judge to throw out his conviction in his hush money case , saying that continuing to pursue it would present unconstitutional “disruptions to the institution of the Presidency.“ The New York case was the only one of Trump’s four criminal indictments to go to trial, resulting in a historic verdict that made him the first former president to be convicted of a crime. In the Georgia case, Trump and some of the other remaining defendants, who have pleaded not guilty, were already seeking to have Willis removed from the prosecution or to have the indictment dismissed. They cited a romantic relationship she had with Nathan Wade , a special prosecutor she appointed to lead the case. Willis and Wade have acknowledged that they had a relationship but have said it began after he was hired and ended before the indictment against Trump was filed. Trump and other defendants argued that the relationship created a conflict of interest that should disqualify Willis and her office from continuing with her prosecution of the case. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee ruled in March that Willis’ actions showed a “tremendous lapse in judgment,” but he did not find a conflict of interest that would disqualify Willis. He said she could continue her prosecution as long as Wade stepped aside, which he did. The appeal of that ruling remains pending but must be decided by March. Chesebro was charged in August 2023, alongside Trump and 17 others , in the sprawling indictment accusing them of participating in a wide-ranging scheme to overturn Trump's loss in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. He pleaded guilty to a single conspiracy count a few months later after reaching a deal with prosecutors just before he was to go to trial. His lawyer on Wednesday asked Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee to invalidate the plea after McAfee in September tossed out the charge to which he had pleaded guilty. “In Georgia, a defendant cannot plead guilty to a charge that does not constitute a crime,” defense attorney Manny Arora wrote, adding that a failure to invalidate his plea would violate Chesebro's constitutional right to due process. Prosecutors have said Chesebro was part of a plot to have a group of 16 Georgia Republicans sign a certificate falsely saying that Trump had won Georgia and declaring themselves the state’s “duly elected and qualified” electors. He pleaded guilty in October 2023 to one felony charge of conspiracy to commit filing false documents related to the the filing of that document with the federal court in Atlanta. In a September ruling, McAfee wrote that punishing someone for filing certain documents with a federal court would “enable a state to constrict the scope of materials assessed by a federal court and impair the administration of justice in that tribunal to police its own proceedings.” He concluded that the count must be quashed “as beyond the jurisdiction of this State.”
FARGO — North Dakota State football got a late boost to its 2025 recruiting class. Omaha Central (NE.) defensive end Alijah Wayne announced his commitment to the Bison Sunday night. ADVERTISEMENT Wayne is 6-foot-4, 250 pounds, who had originally committed to South Dakota State back in June. Wayne announced last week that he de-committed from the Jackrabbits. Wayne was on-site at the Fargodome last week prior to NDSU’s win over Missouri State. Regular Season Highlights!!🦅 https://t.co/KVWS37Siua @RingsNthingsCA @TerrenceMackey2 @CentralEaglesFB pic.twitter.com/ZYKC76Ixa7 "What sold it for me was how genuine the coaching staff and players were. On my official visit it felt like I was already apart of the team." Wayne said. "I felt welcomed, prioritized and throughout the weekend I kept envisioning myself being there, and being apart of this amazing program." 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Omaha Central plays in the top class of Nebraska high school football, the Eagles season ended in the opening round of the playoffs to Papillion-La Vista. Wayne becomes the 31st commitment for the Bison Class of 2025 and the third from Nebraska. Thank you @NDSUfootball for having me for Junior Day this past Friday! I appreciated the opportunity! @CoachLJ38 @NickGoeser @CoachJakeLandry @CoachOlsonNDSU @RingsNthingsCA @FMPMentoring pic.twitter.com/hRs0JrS28Q Thomas Roberts from Boone Central High School and Mikhale Ford from Lincoln East committed over the summer. ADVERTISEMENT Wayne plans to sign on Dec. 4 on National Signing Day.British business confidence fell to its lowest level of 2024 in December but employers were a bit more optimistic about the wider economy, according to a survey published on Monday, while separate data showed a pre-Christmas rise in hiring and pay. The Lloyds Bank Business Barometer measure of confidence among companies fell by 2 points to 39 percent, still above its long-run average of 29 percent. Hann-Ju Ho, senior economist at Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, said the fall extended a drift down since the summer. "The key difference in this month's results is that the fall in confidence is driven by firms' own trading prospects," he said. "There was, however, more positivity regarding the wider economy and, going into 2025, this offers some hope if companies continue to feel confident about the economy." Britain's economy contracted in September and October - the first consecutive monthly falls in output since the Covid-19 pandemic - as employers worried about the new government's first budget which was announced on October 30. The Bank of England last week forecast zero growth in gross domestic product in the final quarter of 2024 but it kept interest rates on hold as it awaited more clarity on the impact on inflation from the budget's tax increases for employers. Lloyds' gauge of price intentions increased slightly in December and remained well above the long-run average. A separate survey suggested the labour market was recovering some of its momentum in the run-up to the Christmas holidays. After a bumpy week for stocks, Wall Street's main indexes ended Friday with gains after cooler-than-expected inflation data eased worries about the path of interest rates. Online jobs website Adzuna said its measure of growth in vacancies rose by the most in 2024 so far in November, up by 2.3 percent from October, driven in part by the logistics sector. Average salaries advertised on Adzuna last month rose by 6.5 percent from a year earlier, the biggest increase since April 2021. Official data last week showed unexpectedly fast pay growth across the economy of 5.2 percent, well above the rate of around 3 percent which the BoE views as consistent with stable inflation. However, Andrew Hunter, co-founder of Adzuna, said employment trends were soon likely to reflect the impact of the budget as well as the slowdown in the economy. "Right now we are seeing a very competitive hiring landscape," Hunter said. "Yet we expect that the wider macroeconomic environment may begin to impact hiring figures early next year." British business confidence fell to its lowest level of 2024 in December but employers were a bit more optimistic about the wider economy, according to a survey published on Monday, while separate data showed a pre-Christmas rise in hiring and pay. The Lloyds Bank Business Barometer measure of confidence among companies fell by 2 points to 39 percent, still above its long-run average of 29 percent. Hann-Ju Ho, senior economist at Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking, said the fall extended a drift down since the summer. "The key difference in this month's results is that the fall in confidence is driven by firms' own trading prospects," he said. "There was, however, more positivity regarding the wider economy and, going into 2025, this offers some hope if companies continue to feel confident about the economy." Britain's economy contracted in September and October - the first consecutive monthly falls in output since the Covid-19 pandemic - as employers worried about the new government's first budget which was announced on October 30. The Bank of England last week forecast zero growth in gross domestic product in the final quarter of 2024 but it kept interest rates on hold as it awaited more clarity on the impact on inflation from the budget's tax increases for employers. Lloyds' gauge of price intentions increased slightly in December and remained well above the long-run average. A separate survey suggested the labour market was recovering some of its momentum in the run-up to the Christmas holidays. After a bumpy week for stocks, Wall Street's main indexes ended Friday with gains after cooler-than-expected inflation data eased worries about the path of interest rates. Online jobs website Adzuna said its measure of growth in vacancies rose by the most in 2024 so far in November, up by 2.3 percent from October, driven in part by the logistics sector. Average salaries advertised on Adzuna last month rose by 6.5 percent from a year earlier, the biggest increase since April 2021. Official data last week showed unexpectedly fast pay growth across the economy of 5.2 percent, well above the rate of around 3 percent which the BoE views as consistent with stable inflation. However, Andrew Hunter, co-founder of Adzuna, said employment trends were soon likely to reflect the impact of the budget as well as the slowdown in the economy. "Right now we are seeing a very competitive hiring landscape," Hunter said. "Yet we expect that the wider macroeconomic environment may begin to impact hiring figures early next year."
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Romanians are casting ballots on Sunday in the first round of a presidential election that could pit a far-right nationalist against the incumbent leftist prime minister in the runoff. Thirteen candidates are vying for the presidency in the European Union and NATO member country, and the vote is expected to go to a second round on Dec. 8. Polls opened at 7.00 a.m. local time (0500GMT) and will close at 9.00 p.m. (1900GMT). Romanians abroad have been able to vote since Friday. By 8 p.m. local time (1800GMT), 9.2 million people — about 51% of eligible voters — had cast ballots, according to the Central Election Bureau. The final vote could see George Simion, the leader of the far-right Alliance for the Unity of Romanians, or AUR, face off against incumbent Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, backed by Romania’s largest party, the Social Democratic Party or PSD. The presidential role carries a five-year term and has significant decision-making powers in areas such as national security, foreign policy, and judicial appointments. Romania will also hold parliamentary elections on Dec. 1 that will determine the country’s next government and prime minister. Simion, 38, is a vocal supporter of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and has long been a controversial figure. He campaigned for reunification with Moldova, which this year renewed a five-year ban on him from entering the country over security concerns, and he is banned for the same reason from entering neighbouring Ukraine. “I would like that in the next five to ten years, for Romanians to be really proud to be Romanians, to promote Romanian culture, Romanian products,” he told reporters on Wednesday in the capital, Bucharest. “As a Romanian president, I will promote Romanian interests. In most cases, Romanian interests coincide with partner interests.” Ecaterina Nawadia, a 20-year-old architecture student, said she voted for the first time in a national election on Sunday and hopes young people turn out in high numbers. “Since the (1989) revolution, we didn’t have a really good president,” she said. “I hope most of the people my age went to vote ... because the leading candidate is not the best option.” Cristian Andrei, a political consultant based in Bucharest, says Sunday’s vote will be “a tight race” in which the diaspora will likely play a key role in which candidates make it to the runoff. “We are at a point where Romania can easily divert or slip toward a populist regime because (voter) dissatisfaction is pretty large among a lot of people from all social strata,” he told The Associated Press. “And the temptation for any regime, any leader — will be to go on a populist road.” He added that Romania’s large budget deficit, high inflation, and an economic slowdown could push more mainstream candidates to shift toward populist stances amid widespread dissatisfaction. Ciolacu told the AP that if he is elected, one of his biggest goals is “to convince Romanians that it is worth staying at home or returning” to Romania, which has a massive diaspora spread throughout EU countries. “Romania has a huge chance to become a developed economy in the next 10 years, where honest work is fairly rewarded and people have the security of a better life,” he said. “But for this, we need balance and responsibility ... I am running for the Presidency of Romania because we need a change.” Other key candidates include Elena Lasconi of the Save Romania Union party, or USR former NATO deputy general secretary Mircea Geoana, who is running independently and Nicolae Ciuca, a former army general and head of the center-right National Liberal Party, which is currently in a tense coalition with the PSD. Geoana, a former foreign minister and ambassador to the United States, told the AP that he believes his international experience qualifies him above the other candidates. “I think I bring a lot of competence and experience and connections in this complicated world,” he said. Lasconi, a former journalist and the leader of the USR said she sees corruption as one of the biggest problems Romania faces and that she supports increased defence spending and continued aid to Ukraine. Romania has been a staunch ally of war-torn Ukraine since Russia launched a full-scale invasion in February 2022. But Simion of the AUR party said he opposes Romania — which has sent a Patriot missile system to Ukraine — contributing further military aid and that he hopes Trump can “stop the war.” In 2020, the AUR party went from relative obscurity to gaining 9% in a parliamentary vote, allowing it to enter parliament. Opponents have long accused Simion and AUR of being extremists, charges he denies. “We are sort of a Trumpist party in this new wave of patriotic political parties in Europe,” Simion said.
Kobe Sanders scores 27 points, Nevada never trails in 90-78 win over Oklahoma StateMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins' playoff hopes are not in their hands, but they did their part with a gritty win over San Francisco on Sunday. Coach Mike McDaniel knows that's not enough, and his team will need to do it two more times to even have a shot at making the postseason for the third straight year. “I was just proud of this effort and proud of the guys’ effort in general,” McDaniel said. “And that gives you a chance to win December football. Regardless, unless you’re playing in February, you also have to get adept at experiencing that, going through that, having some momentum and then going back and applying it to the next opponent, because no one cares about one win in December or January realistically. It’s about accumulating those.” Miami (7-8) is on the bubble for a wild-card spot along with Indianapolis (7-8) and Cincinnati (7-8). Even if the Dolphins win their remaining two games, they'll need help from other teams to get in. In one scenario, Miami would make the playoffs with two wins and two losses each by Denver (9-6) and the Los Angeles Chargers (9-6). “This team, we know when we do it well, we can do it very well,” defensive tackle Calais Campbell said. “We know that our chances are slim, but there’s a lot of fight left. And if we have a chance, we’re going to fight for it.” Miami closed out Sunday's game with a strong fourth quarter in all three phases. The offense converted on all three of its third-down attempts. Running back De'Von Achane had 93 of his 190 scrimmage yards in the quarter, including a 50-yard rushing score that put the game out of reach. Jason Sanders nailed a 48-yard field goal just before the two-minute warning. And the defense intercepted Brock Purdy on one of the Niners' last-ditch efforts. “I think that was something that we needed to see as a team together,” quarterback Tua Tagovailoa said. “You could see in all three phases that we were able to play the complementary football that we said we wanted to play. The defense giving the offense opportunities to go put points on the board. Then when there were times where we didn’t do what we wanted to do offensively, the defense held.” With both of the Dolphins' final games on the road, they'll need to play better than they have in away games for much of the season. Miami is 5-3 at home, its fifth straight home winning record, but the Dolphins are 2-5 on the road. McDaniel expressed confidence that those home efforts can travel in this final stretch. “When you’re trying to play football so that in the inevitable situation that you face every season,” McDaniel said, “an elimination game, whether it’s to get in the playoffs or it’s in the playoffs, you want to be tooled with a team that can succeed or execute in those types of situations.” Miami's run game finally got going with 166 yards. It was the Dolphins' first time topping 100 yards rushing since Week 9. Achane led the charge with 120 yards. His 50-yard rushing score was Miami's longest run this season. The Dolphins moved the ball well but scored touchdowns on just one of three trips to the red zone. Sanders. He was 5 for 5 on field goals with a long of 54 yards, and 2 for 2 on extra points. Sanders has made 23 consecutive field goals and is 11 of 13 on kicks of 50-plus yards. He's one of two kickers, alongside Dallas' Brandon Aubrey, who have made a field goal in every game this season. WR Tyreek Hill. The All-Pro receiver caught just 3 of 7 targets for 29 yards and a touchdown. He had a third-down drop on the Dolphins' opening drive and dropped a potential touchdown later in the game. The NFL's receiving leader last year is averaging just 55.6 yards per game and has only two 100-plus yard receiving games this season. WR Jaylen Waddle missed the game because of a knee injury. ... CB Kendall Fuller (knee) and LB Jordyn Brookes (quad/knee) both went down late in the second half. 76 receptions, 802 yards — Both single-season Dolphins records for a tight end, which Jonnu Smith broke with six catches for 62 yards on Sunday. The Dolphins will continue their efforts to sneak into the playoffs when they play at Cleveland (3-12) on Sunday. They'll need to beat the Browns and the New York Jets (4-11) in their regular-season finale to give themselves a chance. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its position in shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF ( NYSEARCA:EWU – Free Report ) by 15.4% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 130,229 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 17,341 shares during the quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF were worth $4,872,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Lynx Investment Advisory acquired a new stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. Private Ocean LLC bought a new stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF during the second quarter worth about $52,000. Syntrinsic LLC boosted its position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 37.0% during the second quarter. Syntrinsic LLC now owns 1,885 shares of the company’s stock valued at $66,000 after purchasing an additional 509 shares during the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. boosted its position in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 83.2% during the third quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 1,832 shares of the company’s stock valued at $69,000 after purchasing an additional 832 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Toronto Dominion Bank grew its stake in iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF by 75,000.0% in the second quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 3,004 shares of the company’s stock valued at $105,000 after purchasing an additional 3,000 shares in the last quarter. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Stock Up 0.6 % Shares of iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF stock opened at $35.17 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $2.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.86 and a beta of 0.68. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF has a 12-month low of $31.51 and a 12-month high of $37.88. The business’s 50 day moving average is $36.29 and its 200-day moving average is $36.08. iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Profile The iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI United Kingdom index. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of British companies. It covers the top 85% of British companies by market cap. EWU was launched on Mar 12, 1996 and is managed by BlackRock. See Also Want to see what other hedge funds are holding EWU? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF ( NYSEARCA:EWU – Free Report ). Receive News & Ratings for iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
Caprock Group LLC decreased its stake in shares of Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. ( NYSE:FBIN – Free Report ) by 9.3% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 4,708 shares of the company’s stock after selling 480 shares during the period. Caprock Group LLC’s holdings in Fortune Brands Innovations were worth $422,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in FBIN. Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Fortune Brands Innovations by 20.7% in the third quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 58,728 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,258,000 after buying an additional 10,069 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC increased its holdings in Fortune Brands Innovations by 5.8% during the 3rd quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 8,224 shares of the company’s stock worth $736,000 after acquiring an additional 452 shares during the period. CIBC Asset Management Inc lifted its stake in Fortune Brands Innovations by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 3,609 shares of the company’s stock worth $323,000 after purchasing an additional 121 shares in the last quarter. Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Fortune Brands Innovations in the 3rd quarter valued at $241,000. Finally, Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its position in shares of Fortune Brands Innovations by 5.5% during the 3rd quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 5,041 shares of the company’s stock valued at $451,000 after purchasing an additional 261 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.60% of the company’s stock. Fortune Brands Innovations Trading Up 1.3 % NYSE FBIN opened at $76.50 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $9.50 billion, a PE ratio of 21.55, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.51. Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. has a 1-year low of $62.54 and a 1-year high of $90.54. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $84.29 and a 200-day moving average of $76.49. The company has a current ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95. Fortune Brands Innovations Announces Dividend The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 22nd will be issued a $0.24 dividend. This represents a $0.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.25%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 22nd. Fortune Brands Innovations’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 27.04%. Analysts Set New Price Targets A number of brokerages recently issued reports on FBIN. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price objective on Fortune Brands Innovations from $100.00 to $111.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on Fortune Brands Innovations from $82.00 to $84.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 30th. Robert W. Baird cut their price objective on Fortune Brands Innovations from $94.00 to $90.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Evercore ISI decreased their price objective on shares of Fortune Brands Innovations from $80.00 to $78.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets boosted their price target on shares of Fortune Brands Innovations from $84.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 22nd. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $91.36. View Our Latest Research Report on FBIN Fortune Brands Innovations Profile ( Free Report ) Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc provides home and security products for residential home repair, remodeling, new construction, and security applications in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Water, Outdoors, and Security. The Water segment manufactures or assembles, and sells faucets, accessories, kitchen sinks, and waste disposals under the Moen, ROHL, Riobel, Victoria+Albert, Perrin & Rowe, Aqualisa, Shaws, Emtek, and Schaub brands. See Also Want to see what other hedge funds are holding FBIN? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. ( NYSE:FBIN – Free Report ). Receive News & Ratings for Fortune Brands Innovations Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Fortune Brands Innovations and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .UnitedHealthcare CEO kept a low public profile. Then he was shot to death in New YorkStocks climbed on Monday as tech rallied and investors considered the path of interest rates next year after the Fed hinted they would stay higher for longer. The S&P 500 ( ^GSPC ) gained 0.7%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq ( ^IXIC ) rose almost 1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI ) erased earlier losses to edge almost 0.2% higher. Semiconductor stocks gained, as shares of chipmakers Nvidia ( NVDA ) and Broadcom ( AVGO ) rose more than 3% and 5%, respectively. Robust gains from social media platform Meta ( META ) and EV giant Tesla ( TSLA ) also helped lead the broader market higher. Wall Street is coming off an upbeat Friday but a downbeat — and volatile — week , with all three major averages up above 1% Friday but down around 2% for the week. The Fed played the part of the Grinch, signaling that it will step back its pace of cutting next year, leading stocks to one of the worst days of the year on Wednesday. On Friday, however, the Fed's preferred inflation gauge, the Personal Consumption Expenditures index, showed further cooling on the inflation front — if still some stickiness. Still, the lone dissenter of the Fed's move to cut last week said she voted against cutting rates because "there is more work to do on inflation." For now, according to the CME FedWatch tool, investors are betting on the Fed holding rates steady next month. For its subsequent meeting in March, bets are about 50-50 on a cut vs. a hold. In economic data, US consumer confidence in December tumbled in its largest month-over-month decline since November 2020 amid Americans' growing uncertainty over the economic outlook in the year ahead. But overall, this week's light schedule will provide a bit of a breather and a chance for Wall Street to digest and reflect heading into 2025. Markets will close at 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday, followed by Wednesday's Christmas holiday. The Nasdaq ( ^IXIC ) led the market higher on Monday as tech stocks gained during a shortened trading week. The tech-heavy index climbed almost 1% while the S&P 500 ( ^GSPC ) rose 0.7%. Semiconductor stocks climbed, with shares of AI chip heavyweight Nvidia ( NVDA ) gain more than 3% while Broadcom ( AVGO ) and Taiwan Semiconductor ( TSM ) rallied. Gains in shares of social media platform Meta ( META ) and EV giant Tesla ( TSLA ) also helped lift the Nasdaq and S&P 500. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^ DJI ) spent most of the session in red territory but managed to close up nearly 0.2%. The 10-year Treasury (^ TNX ) climbed as much as 7 basis points to 4.6% during the session. In economic data, Consumer Confidence in December registered the biggest month-over-month decline since November of 2020. The stock market will close at 1 p.m. ET on Tuesday, followed by Wednesday's Christmas holiday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^ DJI ) struggled to lift above the flatline on Monday, weighed by shares of Walmart ( WMT ). The retail giant fell as much as 3% during the session after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sued the company along with Branch Messenger, claiming they illegally forced "delivery drivers to use costly deposit accounts" to get paid. Other Dow laggards on Monday included software giant Microsoft ( MSFT ) and sport apparel maker Nike ( NKE ). Shares of video-sharing platform Rumble ( RUM ) extended session gains to as much as 100% Monday afternoon following a $775 million investment from crypto firm Tether ( USDT-USD ). "Tether's investment in Rumble reflects our shared values of decentralization, independence, transparency, and the fundamental right to free expression," Paolo Ardoino, CEO of Tether, said on Friday when the strategic partnership was announced. Rumble shares opened more than 40% higher on Monday. By afternoon trading the stock had soared to its highest level since 2022. Yahoo Finance's Ben Werschkul reports: Elon Musk wants more Democrats involved in the nascent Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Rep. Aaron Bean is charged with making that happen. The Florida Republican is a Trump/Musk ally and co-founder of the House’s DOGE caucus, which gathered for its first meeting last week to begin wooing curious Democrats as Congress wrapped up its business for the year. "They're still kind of fearful, they're feeling out DOGE," Bean said of the other side of the aisle in a recent interview. Read more here. Yahoo Finance's Brooke DiPalma reports: Nordstrom ( JWN ) is returning to its private roots after years of earnings struggles and investor indifference. The founding Nordstrom family, who owned a roughly 33% stake, teamed up with retail investor El Puerto de Liverpool, owner of a 10% stake, to take the company private. El Puerto is a real estate and department store conglomerate that has boutiques with known names like Gap, Banana Republic, and Williams Sonoma, among others, in addition to department stores and other format retailers. Both will acquire all outstanding shares in an all-cash deal valued at about $6.25 billion. Read more here. Tech ( XLK ) and Communication ( XLC ) stocks rose modestly on Monday while the rest of the S&P 500 sectors struggled to gain much traction. Chip giant Nvidia ( NVDA ) increased 2%, while social media platform Meta ( META ) also gained more than 2%. The S&P 500 ( ^GSPC ) crossed into green territory to rise 0.2% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq ( ^IXIC ) increased 0.5% by 12:30 p.m. ET. Bitcoin ( BTC-USD ) extended losses on Monday, dropping more than 2.5% over the past 24 hours to touch $93,000 per token. The world's largest cryptocurrency has been on a downward trend since last week when Fed Chair Jerome Powell signaled central bank policymakers will likely scale back rate cuts next year. Bitcoin has fallen more than 10% from its all-time record highs north of $108,000 touched last Tuesday. The token is still up more than 35% since the presidential election on Nov. 5. Semiconductor stocks rose on Monday, with shares of AI chip heavyweight Nvidia ( NVDA ) gaining more than 1% while Broadcom ( AVGO ) and Taiwan Semiconductor ( TSM ) also edged higher. AMD ( AMD ) gained more than 5% after Rosenblatt Securities named the chipmaker a top pick for 2025. Meanwhile, Qualcomm ( QCOM ) shares gained after the company won a legal battle on Friday over a breach of contract dispute with Arm ( ARM ). Shares of the UK-based chip designer fell more than 5% during the session. Consumer Confidence fell short of expectations in December, largely due to how Americans are viewing the economic outlook in the year ahead. The Expectations Index, which includes the short-term outlook for income, business, and labor market conditions, sank 12.6 points to 81.1 in December, its largest month-over-month decline since November 2020. Overall, the Consumer Confidence index reading for December was 104.7, below the 113.2 expected by economists surveyed by Bloomberg. "Consumer views of current labor market conditions continued to improve, consistent with recent jobs and unemployment data, but their assessment of business conditions weakened," Conference Board chief economist Dana Peterson said in the release. "Compared to last month, consumers in December were substantially less optimistic about future business conditions and incomes. Moreover, pessimism about future employment prospects returned after cautious optimism prevailed in October and November." In December, 21.3% of respondents anticipated fewer jobs to be available in the next six months, up from 17.9% the month prior. Meanwhile, expectations for income decreases and worse business conditions in the next six months also moved higher. Markets, which have recently been in a slump amid rising concerns about the uncertainty surrounding policies from the Trump administration and the Federal Reserve in 2025, moved lower after the release. All three major indexes quickly hit their lows of the session before beginning to pare losses. Consumer Confidence expectations fell in December to 104.7, versus estimates for 113.2. The reading came in below all 47 estimates, which ranged from 109.3 to 116.00 across 47 estimates, according to Bloomberg data. Stocks opened mixed to kick off a short trading week as investors assess how the Federal Reserve will handle its interest rate policy next year. The S&P 500 ( ^GSPC ) rose slightly, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq ( ^IXIC ) gained 0.1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI ) fell about 0.4%. Consumer Discretionary stocks ( XLY ) gained, while Financials ( XLF ) and Real Estate ( XLRE ) lagged in early trading. Individual movers included AI heavyweight Nvidia ( NVDA ) and Tesla ( TSLA ), up more than 1% and 2%, respectively. Wall Street is coming off a volatile week after Fed Chair Jerome Powell hinted the central bank will scale back its pace of interest rate cuts next year. Economic data : Conference Board Consumer Confidence (December) Earnings : No notable earnings Here are some of the biggest stories you may have missed over the weekend and early this morning: Wall Street reevaluates 'higher for longer' rates: The week ahead Bitcoin posts first weekly decline since Trump's election win Honda stock rises as Nissan merger talks formalize Elon Musk makes 'overstaffed' Fed target in quest for efficiency Biden launches new US trade probe into legacy Chinese chips The Container Store files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Novo rises as 2025 obesity drug market set to captivate investors
In today’s competitive retail landscape, precision in demand forecasting and inventory management is a cornerstone of success. At Target, data science drives this precision by leveraging AI and machine learning to optimise operations across its vast retail network. Through fully automated, integrated systems for forecasting, purchasing, and product positioning, Target has significantly reduced manual intervention, enhancing operational efficiency and ensuring seamless product availability for consumers, says Sharad Limaye, Senior Director, Data Sciences, Target . In this editorial interaction, Sharad shares details into how these systems have been implemented, the collaborative strategies that drive their success, and the emerging innovations in AI and data science that are poised to redefine inventory management and demand forecasting for the retail sector Some edited excerpts from the interview: How are AI and machine learning models improving the accuracy of demand forecasts? Given the size and scale of our operations AI and ML models are absolutely critical in improving the accuracy of demand forecasts. Target sells thousands of products in its stores and online via target.com. Generating accurate demand forecasts for millions of item-location combinations requires algorithms that are fast, scalable, explainable and flexible. Target uses Generalised Additive Mixed Models (GAMM) for generating highly reliable demand forecasts every single day across various selling channels and across the entire network for short-term execution as well as long-range planning. ML models have helped significantly reduce the forecasting error and improve accuracy compared to our legacy systems and processes, across all our selling channels What is the role of data science in optimising inventory management, from warehouse stock levels to shelf placement in stores, ensuring a smooth flow of products to meet consumer demand? Data sciences is at the front and centre of decision making when it comes to designing and developing solutions for all areas of retail which includes inventory management. Some of the ways in which Data Science is being used: Data science models are fully embedded in decision making for optimising inventory flow across the entire supply chain lifecycle. These models generate optimal policies that help decide how much inventory to buy to be placed in the warehouses and how much to be replenished in stores. Having the right balance here is very critical so that you don’t buy too much (as storage space is limited) or too little inventory (as it could go out of stock). Within the stores, space and planning models help better plan and position items in the stores considering the size of the stores, category affinities, expected sales and other operational constraints. Allocating optimal shelf space to all categories is very important to drive sales for Target. Data science models help make smarter decisions both upstream and downstream ensuring the seamless movement of inventory across the supply chain and in our stores, thereby improving operational efficiency How has Target implemented fully automated systems for forecasting, purchasing, and positioning, reducing manual intervention and enhancing operational efficiency across the supply chain? We have built algorithmic solutions and data science models to power a fully automated and integrated forecasting, purchasing and positioning system, that are setting the foundations for modern inventory management at Target. It all starts with understanding customer demand considering multiple factors around promotions, events, holidays etc. Combining all these factors, ML and deep learning models help us get an accurate estimate of unconstrained demand across our network of 2,000 stores. This feeds into replenishment and purchasing systems wherein different algorithms look at making the best possible decisions under uncertainty. These are complex multi-echelon inventory optimisation problems where decisions have to be made for millions of item-location combinations every single day. The integrations that we have built across our production systems, give us end-to-end visibility on various decisions and events and the flexibility of adding more capabilities and enhancements as we modernise our supply chain. As this has significantly improved explainability of models, it has also helped reduce manual interventions over time which otherwise was very difficult with our old legacy systems. Can you touch upon a little bit regarding the need for cross functional collaborative efforts in developing and scaling these AI-driven solutions? Forecasting and inventory management systems are the bread and butter of any retail organisation and it requires integration with complex systems that have to work with clockwork precision and are completely synchronised. To make this happen, data sciences works very closely with our partner teams in engineering, product and business to build and scale these models. Bringing in the right process knowledge and experience as well as knowing what capabilities to build with the right level of engineering and science is very critical. The teams work very closely and collaboratively in an iterative way to build these systems. Building large-scale production grade systems driven by AI requires such joint planning and execution, What are the upcoming innovations in AI and data science that could further enhance inventory management and demand forecasting in the retail sector? As supply chains become more complex than ever, the speed and accuracy of decision making needs to evolve as well. Simulation-driven optimisation, Markov models, bandit algorithms and reinforcement learning are all areas of research that will enhance complex and sequential decision making on problems which are stochastic in nature and algorithms that have to deal with lot of variability. 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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Kobe Sanders scored 27 points, including five of six from the free throw line in the closing minutes, and Nevada pulled away late to beat Oklahoma State 90-78 for a fifth-place finish at the Charleston Classic on Sunday. Nevada's lone loss in its first six games came in the tournament's opening round when the Wolf Pack fell to Vanderbilt 73-71. The Cowboys never led in the contest and Nevada grabbed the lead for good on Justin McBride's tip-in with under 13 minutes left to take a 14-12 lead. Tre Coleman hit two free throws and Chuck Bailey II hit a late jumper to put Nevada up 40-33 at intermission. Abou Ousmane's tip-in at the 5:21 mark got the Cowboys within five, 75-70 but Brandon Love answered with a three-point play seconds later and the Wolf Pack pulled away. Tyler Rolison's 3 with 1:38 left pushed the lead to 84-73. Sanders hit 7 of 10 shots from the field, including 3 of 5 from distance, and was 10 of 13 from the line with three assists and a steal to lead Nevada. Nick Davidson had 23 points on 9 of 16 shooting and Love was a perfect 5-for-5 from the floor and contributed 11 points. The Wolf Pack shot 33 of 56 from the field (58.9%), including 7 of 18 from beyond the arc. Marchelus Avery and Arturo Dean both came off the Oklahoma State bench to score 15 and 13 points, respectively. Robert Jennings II and Ousmane each scored 11 points. Both teams completed the November portion of their schedule. Nevada plays host to Washington State on Dec. 2. Oklahoma State plays at Tulsa on Dec. 4. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Stars forward Tyler Seguin needs hip surgery and will be out four to six months, jeopardizing the season for the 32-year-old now dealing with the second major hip injury of his career. Seguin will have a procedure to repair an impingement and the labrum in his left hip, the team said Wednesday. The surgery is planned for Thursday. The six-time All-Star missed all but three games of the 2020-21 season following a similar surgery on his right hip. Seguin also underwent arthroscopic knee surgery during that absence. Seguin tried to play through hip pain during the playoff bubble in Canada in 2020, when the Stars reached the Stanley Cup Final before losing to Tampa Bay. He played 19 of the first 23 games this season and is third on the team with 20 points (nine goals, 11 assists). The Stars put Seguin on injured reserve after a 3-1 victory over Winnipeg on Sunday. Seguin played 81 games the first season after the surgery on his right hip and didn't miss any of Dallas' playoff games in runs to the Western Conference Final each of the past two seasons. After winning the Stanley Cup title with Boston as a rookie in 2010-11, Seguin spent two more seasons with Boston before getting traded to Dallas in 2013. Seguin averaged 34 goals and 43 assists per season in his first six years with the Stars and signed a $78.8 million, eight-year extension in 2019. There are two years left on that deal. AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl
