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For “Hysteria!” actresses Anna Camp and Julie Bowen, horror is harder than comedy. “Horror is really hard actually because there is a fine line you have to walk; you have to make it feel grounded and you’re put in these extreme circumstances: You’re being possessed or pulled through the air, there’s nothing you can do to relate to that,” explained Camp of “Pitch Perfect” fame. “With comedy, you can have a relatable situation and go, ‘I’ve been in situations like that.’ There’s nothing you can compare (horror) to, so you have to use your imagination. I find it harder. Your imagination goes home with you at the end of the day. You’re still thinking crazy thoughts.” Bowen, best known for playing Claire Dunphy on “Modern Family,” agreed. “Comedy’s pretty binary because it’s like either you can make people laugh or you don’t. I can’t watch horror. I’m terrified, terrified! I am the easiest scare in the world, so as far as doing (horror), I want to make it as real as possible. It was hard because I had to be really, really crazy. There were times when I’d get back to my hotel room at 3 a.m., I didn’t want to be alone in my head,” said Bowen, laughing. Camp, Bowen, Royal Oak native Bruce Campbell (“Evil Dead”), showrunner David A. Goodman (“Futurama”), and Ypsilanti native/creator Matthew Scott Kane (“American Horror Story”) were promoting “Hysteria!” at the New York Comic Con in October. The horror series is streaming on Peacock. Set in the fictional Michigan town of Happy Hollow, the first episode of “Hysteria” begins with a popular quarterback’s disappearance and a pentagram is discovered on a garage door. As a result, rumors of the occult and satanic influence run rampant through the town. A trio of outcasts in a heavy metal band called Dethkrunch exploit this by rebranding themselves as a satanic metal band, which leads to them becoming the targets of the town’s witch hunt. “Something on my mind a lot in 2019 was we’re living in this post-factual age with social media. It seemed like decades and decades ago, you could trust the news. Now everything is in question. When lies end up getting disseminated as truth, that starts to warp people’s version of reality. Suddenly, they’re living in a world other people are not. That was going on in the world I was living in and I very quickly connected it to the 1980s satanic panic. It’s not really that different because people were saying Ozzy Osbourne, Jason Voorhees (of ‘Friday the 13th’), and the Smurfs were going to turn your kids into satanists and kill you in your sleep. That didn’t happen. It wasn’t true, but so many people got worked up into such a fervor over it, bad things happened. ... It was smoke without fire,” Kane said. “Disinformation is not new,” Campbell said. “Disinformation will tear a town apart.” Campbell portrays Happy Hollow Police Chief Ben Dandridge. “This guy’s a reasonable cop; he’s a rational person who doesn’t treat the teenagers like they’re idiots. It’s all very refreshing,” he said. “I want to play that guy again. I want cops to be that guy. I’m playing the cop (that) cops need to be. That’s my whole motivation for playing this guy: How would you like cops to be, especially the guy in charge, the chief of police? They’re lucky to have Chief Dandridge.” “It was truly an exciting moment when Bruce signed on,” Goodman said. By the end of the first episode, a supernatural phenomenon happens to Linda Campbell, played by Bowen. “Linda seems like one thing, then you realize she’s bananas. She’s either bananas or she’s possessed. Either way, it’s a complicated thing to play,” Bowen said. “With Julie, you can have your cake and eat it too,” Kane said. “She’s this fun, quirky mom. ... As the episode goes on, she’s pulled deeper into this thing and crazy stuff starts happening. That final act of the first episode was my favorite moment with her because this announced that this is not Claire Dunphy. We’re not doing that again; we’re pushing her as a performer. “Julie was so excited about doing stunts. She told us on many occasions she’s very sturdy and can take it. The same goes for Bruce and for Anna. We didn’t ask anyone to give us a flavor of the thing they did before. We cast people we loved so much (in their famous projects) that we wanted to give them the opportunity to do the exact opposite.” Added Bowen: “I got this script and was like, ‘Oh great. She’s a mom. How fun.’ I love moms. I’m a mom, but I felt this was not worth flying out of town to Georgia and being away from my kids. Then I got to the end of the pilot and was like, ‘She’s crazy!’ Is she possessed? There’s a lot more questions. It’s fun to just stretch again and do things I haven’t done in a while, which I found really exciting.” Kane said he felt lucky Bowen signed on at the beginning. “She was the first adult actor to sign on. That gave us such credibility to have a two-time Emmy-winning actor leading this show. Suddenly, it goes from this script from a relatively unknown writer into the new Julie Bowen show,” he said. It was the quality of the writing that attracted Camp, Bowen and Campbell to “Hysteria!” “I loved the script; it was incredibly well-written. It was immersed in the time period. It was such a good coming-of-age story, too — the feeling of being in high school again, being in the 1980s,” Camp said. “I talked to Matt who said my character (Tracy) was incredibly pivotal to the series and we’ll learn about why she is the way she is. 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More importantly, when you’re in a small town in the Midwest — somewhere like Michigan — these things don’t ever happen and word spreads fast and paranoia spreads quickly and (everything’s) blown out of proportion and takes up a lot of people’s minds,” he said. “Whether or not something is real doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter if there are people willing to believe it does and willing it into the world. What does it matter if it’s objectively real or living rent-free in someone’s head?”‘Zum Zum’, Sween face Army at La Horquetta888 jili 。

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — It doesn't happen all that often, but when it does, it can seem like a dream come true for sports gamblers: being able to bet on a game after it has already ended. And it has happened again in Atlantic City, where a sportsbook has been fined for taking $25,000 worth of bets on college basketball and hockey games and boxing matches after they were over. In action made public last week, the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement fined William Hill Sportsbook $20,000 for bets it wrongly took in 2022 and 2023. The company voided most of the bets after discovering the errors. But others had already been paid out to customers. William Hill operates retail sportsbooks in Atlantic City at the Caesars, Harrah's and Tropicana casinos. The casinos' parent company, Caesars Entertainment, did not respond to messages seeking comment Friday and Monday. According to documents from the enforcement division, on Feb. 23 and 24, 2022, it took 42 bets via in-person kiosks on 12 college basketball games after the results were already known. William Hill paid just over $5,000 to customers on six bets before it became aware of the error. The remainder of the bets were voided and the customers' initial wagers were returned to them. William Hill blamed the error on a sportsbook content supplier, London-based OpenBet, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday. Similar errors allowed illegal bets on two boxing matches. On June 11, 2022, William Hill took bets on a Chris Kongo-Sebastian Formella boxing match that it had advertised as starting at noon. However, the match began at 11:15 a.m. and concluded at 11:55 a.m. On April 15, 2023, William Hill took bets on a Denzel Bentley-Kieran Smith fight after it, too, had already ended. The company listed the fight as a noon start, but it began at 11:55 a.m. and ended just 45 seconds later with a knockout. The division also fined Amelco, a London-based sports betting technology company, $10,000 for violations including allowing sportsbook PlayUp to take a bet in March 2022 on Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg becoming the next U.S. president. Although recent court decisions allowed political betting in last month's election, it was not allowed at the time the bet was made. PlayUp utilized Amelco and Sportradar as its sportsbook providers. In documents filed with the enforcement division, Amelco said Sportradar listed the U.S. presidential election under a category of bets that Amelco marked as “true,” automatically listing it on its menu of betting markets. Amelco told the division its own trading team failed to recognize the U.S. election as an event that was not authorized to be bet upon. Sportradar said it does not label any of the betting markets in its data feed as authorized or unauthorized, adding it is the responsibility of each sports betting company to make sure they only offer bets that comply with local laws. Sportradar also noted that the division did not assess a fine against it, adding that Amelco was “solely liable” for the violation. PlayUp also accepted two bets worth nearly $700 on a Seton Hall University basketball game on Jan. 18, 2023, in violation of a state law prohibiting bets on New Jersey college teams. PlayUp and Amelco did not respond to requests for comment Monday. The $1 bet on Buttigieg was voided. It's not the first time this has happened. In November 2021, the division fined the Malta-based sports betting technology company Kambi Group and Chicago-based Rush Street Interactive $1,000 apiece for taking bets on a British soccer game that was already over . And in September, it fined bet365 $33,000 for taking bets on already-completed basketball, golf and mixed martial arts events. Follow Wayne Parry on X at https://x.com/WayneParryAC .

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In order to give you current, accurate market data, consumer insights, and opinions so that you can make decisions with confidence, we employ a variety of techniques, including surveys, video talks, and focus groups around the world.Former Green Party leader Caroline Lucas has also resigned as vice-president of the animal welfare organisation, with both of them expressing their “sadness” over leaving the roles. It comes after an Animal Rising investigation made claims of cruelty at “RSPCA Assured” slaughterhouses in England and Scotland, with the campaign group sharing footage of alleged mistreatment. RSPCA Assured is a scheme whereby approved farms must comply with the organisation’s “stringent higher welfare standards”, according to its website. Mr Packham shared the news of his resignation on social media, saying: “It is with enormous sadness that I have resigned from my role as president of the RSPCA. “I would like to register my respect and admiration for all the staff and volunteers who work tirelessly to protect animals from cruelty.” Ms Lucas said she and Mr Packham failed to get the charity’s leadership to act. She posted on X, formerly Twitter: “With huge sadness I’m resigning as VP of the RSPCA, a role I’ve held with pride for over 15 years. “But their Assured Schemes risk misleading the public & legitimising cruelty. “I tried with @ChrisGPackham to persuade the leadership to act but sadly failed.” In June, the RSPCA commissioned an independent review of 200 farms on its assurance scheme which concluded the scheme was “operating effectively” to assure animal welfare on member farms. 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They said: “We agree with Chris and Caroline on so many issues and have achieved so much together for animals, but we differ on how best to address the incredibly complex and difficult issue of farmed animal welfare. “We have discussed our work to drive up farmed animal welfare standards openly at length with them on many occasions and it is simply not true that we have not taken urgent action. “We took allegations of poor welfare incredibly seriously, launching an independent review of 200 farms which concluded that it was ‘operating effectively’ to improve animal welfare. “We are taking strong steps to improve oversight of welfare, implementing the recommendations in full including significantly increasing unannounced visits, and exploring technology such as body-worn cameras and CCTV, supported by £2 million of investment.” The charity insisted that while 94% of people continue to choose to eat meat, fish, eggs and dairy, it is the “right thing to do” to work with farmers to improve the lives of animals. “RSPCA Assured visit all farms on the scheme every year, but last year just 3% of farms were assessed for animal welfare by state bodies,” the spokesperson continued. “No-one else is doing this work. 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Colorado continues to work on defense, faces South Dakota StateWASHINGTON ― First came this month of his son, Hunter Biden. It was followed Thursday by the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history: commuting the sentences of nearly during the COVID pandemic and pardoning 39 others convicted of nonviolent crimes. The lame-duck, 82-year-old Democrat isn't done yet. Biden promised to take "more steps in the weeks ahead" as he announced the he said have successfully reintegrated into their communities and deserved a "second chance." Less than six weeks before he leaves the White House, Biden faces a host of political and legal considerations as he decides how he will use his presidential clemency power next. Biden and his senior aides are for individuals they fear President-elect Donald Trump might target for criminal investigations. Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C., a close Biden ally, of his federal charges to "clean the slate." Meanwhile, criminal justice advocates, although pleased by Biden's moves Thursday, want him to sign off on all 10,000 pending clemency petitions. Other activists and progressive Democrats are urging Biden to , fearing the return of Trump will restart federal executions, which had been paused under the Biden administration. "With 39 days remaining in his presidency, President Biden has the power to continue to use his clemency authority to change and save the lives of many, many other Americans behind the wall," said Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass. "It is the right thing to do, it is the moral thing to do, and it is a matter of legacy.” With the latest clemency moves, the White House said Biden has now issued more sentence commutations than any of his predecessors at the same point in their terms. That's in addition to pardons targeting categories of offenses, including pardons for simple marijuana possession in 2022, pardoning veterans previously convicted . Yet ‒ which absolves an individual of a criminal offense entirely ‒ has been the slowest since at least President William McKinley in 1900, according to Justice Department records. Biden has pardoned 65 people so far, leaving him behind another one-term president, George H. W. Bush, who pardoned 74 people. But pardons sometimes happen at the end of an administration because they can be controversial, and Biden has until Jan. 20 to make his decisions. Jimmy Carter, another one-term president, had the most in the last 50 years, with 534 pardons – before counting the open-ended pardon he provided people who dodged the Vietnam War draft from 1964 to 1973. Franklin Roosevelt pardoned the most since 1900 with 2,819 during his four terms. The 1,499 individuals whose sentences Biden commuted involve people in home confinement through the 2020 CARES Act, which authorized the federal Bureau of Prisons to move medically vulnerable inmates incarcerated for nonviolent offenses from prisons to house arrest. Biden said many of recipients receiving commuted sentences "would receive lower sentences if charged under today's laws, policies and practices" and that they have "successfully reintegrated into their families and communities and have shown that they deserve a second chance." He said the 39 people he is pardoning have shown "commitment to making their communities stronger and safer." None are household names, and most were convicted of nonviolent drug-related offenses. Clyburn, who had previously commended Biden for pardoning 11 people convicted of simple marijuana possession, said his action tackled injustice. “Many people of color and moderate means have been disproportionately burdened by systemic injustices and clemency is a potent tool in the President’s toolbox to remedy some faults in our legal system,” Clyburn said in a statement. Margaret Huang, president of the Southern Poverty Law Center, said Biden’s action provided justice for people in southern states who are disproportionately and harshly punished due to discriminatory law enforcement. “The failings of the criminal legal system have resulted in the mass incarceration of people of color throughout the South, justified by fabricated narratives about the benefits of institutionalization to public safety,” Huang said. Some Republicans had to return people in home confinement during the pandemic back to prison. But GOP criticism from Biden's actions Thursday didn't appear widespread. "I’m not surprised at this point anymore," Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., . "I think I’m still trying to get over the after he promised America he wouldn’t do it." In the weeks since Trump's election victory last month, criminal justice activists have ramped up pressure on Biden to commute sentences of federal inmates on death row ‒ and follow through on a Biden 2020 campaign promise to end the federal death penalty. They renewed their calls after Thursday's announcement. During Trump's first term, his administration oversaw 13 executions in its final six months, becoming the first presidential administration to . Trump has vowed to resume federal executions and . A collection of 134 groups advocating for civil liberties, human rights and social justice urged Biden on Monday to commute the sentences of all prisoners on death row. Pressley and other House Democrats calling for the same Wednesday. “While today’s announcement is wonderful, there is more to do in the final weeks before President Biden leaves office,” said Cynthia Roseberry, director of policy and government affairs at the American Civil Liberties Union’s justice division. “We strongly urge President Biden to use his power to address this country's failed death penalty by commuting death row sentences.” Democrats in the Black Congressional Caucus and civil rights leaders have also pushed Biden to pardon , who was convicted earlier this year on perjury and mortgage fraud charges related to a home loan application. Her advocates say Mosby, who maintains her innocence, was a political target of the Trump administration. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was noncommittal when asked Thursday whether Biden will commute sentences for individuals on federal death row. She said Biden and his team will continue to review clemency petitions "in normal course." She added that Biden wants to "further the criminal justice reforms in a manner that advances equity and justice, promotes public safety, supports rehab and re-entry, and provides meaningful second chances." Pressed about the thousands of others seeking clemency, Jean-Pierre said Biden has taken "many actions" in addition to the latest clemency announcements. A far more delicate political calculation for Biden will be whether to offer blanket pardons to shield individuals who Trump has threatened. It would likely invite an instant backlash, particularly from Republicans, while Biden also faces criticism for his broadly-worded pardon for Hunter Biden, which was made not only to reprieve his son from existing gun and tax felonies but to shield him from potential future charges by Trump's Justice Department. Some Democratic lawmakers, led by U.S. Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts, are publicly advocating for the pre-pardons ‒ alarmed by Trump's repeated past threats to and his recent pick of longtime ally as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to replace Christopher Wray, who resigned Wednesday. Those who could be on a pre-pardon list include retired Gen. Mark Milley, who Trump ; former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, who Trump has said should "go to jail" for her role on the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol; Dr. Anthony Fauci, a frequent target of Republican lawmakers over his work during the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic; and Sen. of California, who Trump has referred to as "the enemy within" for his leading role while serving in the House of Representatives during Trump's first impeachment. In an interview over the weekend on NBC's Meet the Press, Trump said some members of the House committee that investigated Trump's actions on Jan. 6, 2021 should “go to jail.” , former chair of the committee, accept a pre-emptive pardon from Biden out of fear that might target him with a criminal investigation. Yet the possibility of pre-pardoning people who have not been charged of any crimes raises several legal concerns that could ultimately sway Biden not to take action, according to legal experts. Accepting a pardon carries with it the suggestion of accepting guilt. And some Democrats worry Biden would set a new precedent for pardons, opening the door for Trump to take similar actions. Jean-Pierre wouldn't rule out blanket pardons when asked whether it's a possibility. "He's going to have conversations with his team's going to review clemency petitions," she told reporters on Thursday. "He's going to review options on the table. And so that's where I'm going to leave it."

Fresh off its biggest win of the season, Penn State plays its first true road game Tuesday when it visits Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J. Aces will be wild for the Nittany Lions (8-1, 1-0 Big Ten) and the Scarlet Knights (5-4, 0-1) as Penn State's Ace Baldwin Jr. will square off against Ace Bailey of Rutgers. Baldwin is the Nittany Lions' leading scorer at 15.1 points per game and dishes out 8.1 assists -- fourth in the nation entering Monday's action. He registered 17 points and six assists Thursday in an 81-70 victory over then-No. 8 Purdue in a game where Penn State led by as many as 27. Freddie Dilione V chipped in 14 points for the Nittany Lions, who had not defeated a Top 10 team since 2019. "A win like that's a statement win," Dilione said. "I just think it's going to put everybody on notice. We're just a walkover team. We're always going be the underdogs, and that's our mentality. We've just got to come in every game and just punch everybody in the mouth." Penn State must be careful not to suffer a letdown against a talented Rutgers squad led by freshmen Dylan Harper (23.1 points per game) and Bailey (17.9). The duo combined for 30 points in the Scarlet Knights' last game -- an 80-66 setback at Ohio State. The defeat was the fourth in the last five games for Rutgers, which plays seven of its next eight in New Jersey. "We've got to get better," Scarlet Knights coach Steve Pikiell said. "We got to get some more consistency out of a lot of things, especially our defense. Can't give up 80 points on the road and expect to win in this league." In last season's meeting with Penn State, it was offense that was Rutgers' biggest issue. The Scarlet Knights shot just 1-of-17 from 3-point range and 34 percent overall in a 61-46 home defeat. "(It's about) finding ways of how to bounce back as a team and staying together," Harper said. "Even though we lose, we're still going to find a way." --Field Level Media

LYONS, Ga. (AP) — Twisted equipment and snapped tree limbs still litter Chris Hopkins’ Georgia farm more than two months after Hurricane Helene made its deadly march across the South. An irrigation sprinkler system about 300 feet (92 meters) long lay overturned in a field, its steel pipes bent and welded joints broken. The mangled remains of a grain bin sat crumpled by a road. On a Friday in early December, Hopkins dragged burly limbs from the path of the tractor-like machine that picks his cotton crop six rows at a time. “I have wrestled with lots of emotions the past two months,” said Hopkins, who also grows corn and peanuts in rural Toombs County, about 75 miles (120 kilometers) west of Savannah. “Do we just get through this one and quit? Do we build back? It is emotionally draining.” Hopkins is among farmers across the South who are still reeling from Helene’s devastation. The storm made landfall in Florida on Sept. 26 as a major Category 4 storm and then raced north across Georgia and neighboring states. Experts estimate the cost to farmers, timber growers and other agribusinesses from Florida to Virginia will reach more than $10 billion. The toll includes ravaged crops, uprooted timber, wrecked farm equipment and mangled chicken houses, as well as indirect costs such as lost productivity at cotton gins and poultry processing plants. For cotton growers like Hopkins, Helene hit just as the fall harvest was starting. Many put most cleanup on hold to try to salvage what remained of their crops. Georgia farmers suffered storm losses of at least $5.5 billion , according to an analysis by the University of Georgia. In North Carolina, a state agency calculated farmers suffered $3.1 billion in crop losses and recovery costs after Helene brought record rainfall and flooding . Separate economic analyses of farm damage tallied losses of up to $630 million in Virginia, $452 million in South Carolina and $162 million in Florida. Hopkins figures he lost half the cotton on his 1,400 acres (560 hectares). “We were at the most vulnerable stage we could be,” he said. “The lint was open and fluffy and hanging there, waiting to be defoliated or picked. About 50% of the harvestable lint ended up on the ground.” Even with insurance , Hopkins said, he won't recoup an estimated $430,000 in losses from his cotton crop alone. That doesn't include the cost of debris removal, repairing or replacing damaged machinery and the loss of two small pecan orchards uprooted by the storm. The storm ripped through blooming cotton fields, pecan orchards laden with nuts and fields where fall vegetables like cucumbers and squash awaited picking. Hundreds of large poultry houses used to raise thousands of chickens at a time got destroyed. Farmers far from Helene's center weren't spared, as tropical-storm force winds reached outward up to 310 miles (499 kilometers). “It was staggering,” said Timothy Coolong, a University of Georgia horticulture professor. “This may be just too much for some folks." Helene was one of the deadliest U.S. hurricanes in nearly two decades, killing more than 200 people . It left more than 100,000 homes damaged or destroyed across the South. Georgia's government in November diverted $100 million that had been set aside for construction projects or paying off existing debt to fund emergency loans to farmers and cleanup in Helene's aftermath. Republican Gov. Brian Kemp has made additional storm relief a priority for the upcoming legislative session. But Georgia's constitution prohibits using state funds to give direct disaster aid to individuals and private businesses. In Congress, a spending bill passed early Saturday to avoid a government shutdown included $21 billion in disaster aid to U.S. farmers. “We need help, but we need it quick," said Jeffrey Pridgen, a fifth-generation farmer who raises chickens in south Georgia’s Coffee County. Pridgen operated a dozen poultry houses, each large enough to raise up to 20,000 chickens at a time. Helene destroyed four of them, along with thousands of chickens. Only one of Pridgen's houses remains in working condition, the others having been badly damaged. Pridgen said new chicken houses will cost about $450,000 apiece. Because most of his were decades old, he expects insurance to cover just half the cost. “I was looking at retirement, but I lost my retirement and my income in one day,” said Pridgen, 62. "It’ll be two years before we get fully operational again. I’m basically starting over.” Georgia’s poultry industry took an estimated $683 million hit, with farmers having to rebuild about 300 chicken houses and repair hundreds more. The poultry processing plant that relies on Pridgen and other storm-impacted farmers for chickens is now operating just four days per week, he said. “Now for at least a year, perhaps a little bit longer, we’re in rebuilding mode," said Mike Giles, president of the Georgia Poultry Federation. "That affects production in an area for an extended period of time.” Helene's devastation shouldn't have much impact on consumer prices because crops grown elsewhere can make up for most shortages, said Michael Adjemian, a University of Georgia professor of agricultural economics. Pecans are one possible exception. Georgia is responsible for roughly one-third of U.S. production. “In most cases, even a terrible storm like this is going to have a relatively small impact,” Adjemian said. "And maybe it's not even noticeable, depending on the product.” Helene cost Georgia cotton farmers roughly one-third of their crop, with direct and indirect losses valued at $560 million. Some were still recovering from Hurricane Michael in 2018 . Cotton growers also were facing low prices this harvest season of around 70 cents per pound (per 0.45 kilograms), said Taylor Sills, executive director of the Georgia Cotton Commission. That meant they needed a big yield to turn any profit. “Times were awful, and then they got hit by a hurricane,” Sills said. "There are people who lost everything and there are people who didn’t. But everybody lost something."

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A Connecticut couple has been charged in Minnesota with being part of a shoplifting ring suspected of stealing around $1 million in goods across the country from the upscale athletic wear retailer Lululemon. Jadion Anthony Richards, 44, and Akwele Nickeisha Lawes-Richards, 45, both of Danbury, Connecticut, were charged this month with one felony count of organized retail theft. Both went free last week after posting bail bonds of $100,000 for him and $30,000 for her, court records show. They're due back in Ramsey County District Court in St. Paul on Dec. 16. According to the criminal complaints, a Lululemon investigator had been tracking the pair even before police first confronted them on Nov. 14 at a store in suburban Roseville. The investigator told police the couple were responsible for hundreds of thousands of dollars in losses across the country, the complaints said. They would steal items and make fraudulent returns, it said. Police found suitcases containing more than $50,000 worth of Lululemon clothing when they searched the couple's hotel room in Bloomington, the complaint said. RELATED STORY | Florida social media influencer arrested for stealing from Target According to the investigator, they were also suspected in thefts from Lululemon stores in Colorado, Utah, New York and Connecticut, the complaint said. Within Minnesota, they were also accused of thefts at stores in Minneapolis and the suburbs of Woodbury, Edina and Minnetonka. The investigator said the two were part of a group that would usually travel to a city and hit Lululemon stores there for two days, return to the East Coast to exchange the items without receipts for new items, take back the new items with the return receipts for credit card refunds, then head back out to commit more thefts, the complaint said. In at least some of the thefts, it said, Richards would enter the store first and buy one or two cheap items. He'd then return to the sales floor where, with help from Lawes-Richards, they would remove a security sensor from another item and put it on one of the items he had just purchased. Lawes-Richards and another woman would then conceal leggings under their clothing. They would then leave together. When the security sensors at the door went off, he would offer staff the bag with the items he had bought, while the women would keep walking out, fooling the staff into thinking it was his sensor that had set off the alarm, the complaint said. Richards' attorney declined to comment. Lawes-Richards' public defender did not immediately return a call seeking comment Monday. "This outcome continues to underscore our ongoing collaboration with law enforcement and our investments in advanced technology, team training and investigative capabilities to combat retail crime and hold offenders accountable," Tristen Shields, Lululemon's vice president of asset protection, said in a statement. "We remain dedicated to continuing these efforts to address and prevent this industrywide issue." The two are being prosecuted under a state law enacted last year that seeks to crack down on organized retail theft. One of its chief authors, Sen. Ron Latz, of St. Louis Park, said 34 states already had organized retail crime laws on their books. "I am glad to see it is working as intended to bring down criminal operations," Latz said in a statement. "This type of theft harms retailers in myriad ways, including lost economic activity, job loss, and threats to worker safety when crime goes unaddressed. It also harms consumers through rising costs and compromised products being resold online." Two Minnesota women were also charged under the new law in August. They were accused of targeting a Lululemon store in Minneapolis.

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For more from Bleacher Report on this topic and from around the sports world, check out our B/R app , homepage and social feeds—including Twitter , Instagram , Facebook and TikTok .Canada's immigration minister says he plans to propose measures to reform the country's refugee system, potentially fast-tracking refusals of cases deemed to have little chance of succeeding. Experts and advocates warned that could violate asylum-seekers' right to due process and could be challenged in court. "I plan to put forward more measures. I want to reform the system. It's not working in the way it should," Immigration Minister Marc Miller told a parliamentary committee on Monday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been changing his government's welcoming stance on migrants, pledging to cut immigration and reduce Canada's population over the next two years as his party trails in polls and Canadians surveyed profess dwindling support for new arrivals. Canada's Immigration and Refugee Board, an independent adjudicator of refugee claims, is seeing claims from "people having increasingly fewer hopes to stay in Canada and being counseled to file, I think unjustly, asylum claims where they shouldn't have the ability to do so," Miller added. Canada has seen its highest number of refugee claims ever in recent months. Although the monthly total has dropped to about 17,400 in October from about 20,000 in July, the number of claims pending is the highest ever – at more than 260,000 last month. More than 265,000 non-permanent residents came to Canada in the second quarter of 2024, according to Statistics Canada. Thousands of the refugee claims are from international students filing refugee claims, whose veracity Miller has questioned. 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Murray – Britain’s greatest ever player – retired after this summer’s Olympics at the age of 37 after finally admitting defeat in his battle against his body. Many in the game expected the Scot would one day return to tennis and become a coach, particularly due to his love of the sport, hard work and his tactical acumen. He never liked retirement anyway. 🙌 pic.twitter.com/Ga4UlV2kQW — Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) November 23, 2024 But it came with some degree of shock on Saturday afternoon when a social media post from Djokovic, playing on Murray’s light-hearted tweet upon his departure, read: “He never liked retirement anyway”. The attached video announced Murray, who he lost to in two Slam finals but beat in four Australian showpieces, would coach him over the winter and through January’s Open in Melbourne. “We played each other since we were boys, 25 years of pushing each other to our limits. We had some of the most epic battles in in our sport. They called us gamechangers, risk-takers, history-makers,” Djokovic said. “I thought our story may be over. Turns out it has one final chapter. It’s time for one of my toughest opponents to step into my corner. Welcome aboard, coach Andy Murray.” Murray, who beat Djokovic to win the US Open in 2012 and Wimbledon in 2013, says he wants to help the 24-time grand slam champion achieve his goals. “I’m going to be joining Novak’s team in the off-season, helping him to prepare for the Australian Open, he said. “I’m really excited for it and looking forward to spending time on the same side of the net as Novak for a change, helping him to achieve his goals.” Djokovic, a week younger than his new coach, added: “I am excited to have one of my greatest rivals on the same side of the net, as my coach. “Looking forward to the start of the season and competing in Australia alongside Andy with whom I have shared many exceptional moments on the Australian soil.” Djokovic beat Murray in the 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2016 Australian Open finals as well as the French Open final in 2016. It was after he unseated Djokovic at the top of the rankings in 2016 that Murray suffered the hip injury which ultimately derailed his career. Since his retirement, Murray has been playing golf with the same dedication he pursued his tennis but will now return to his natural habitat. Djokovic, who split with coach Goran Ivanisevic earlier this year, hopes that adding Murray to his team will help him get back to the top of the game after he went through a calendar year without winning a grand slam for the first time since 2017. Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have developed a stranglehold at the top of the men’s game and Djokovic, who has seen Murray, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal all retire in recent years, is still hoping to move clear of the record 24 grand slams he shares with Margaret Court.

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Trump transition aide Boris Epshteyn sparking internal strife over appointmentsis making significant improvements in the base version of its upcoming Galaxy S25, offering more RAM and storage compared to its predecessor, the . This news comes as a relief to many fans and tech enthusiasts who were disappointed with the Galaxy S24’s base model specifications. Galaxy S24’s Shortcomings in RAM and Storage The Galaxy S24, which was launched in January 2024, came with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage in its base model. While these specs are decent for a mid-range phone, they lagged behind those of competing flagship devices. Many rival phones from other manufacturers now offer base versions with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, or even more. As a result, Samsung’s previous offering felt somewhat underwhelming, especially for a high-end device. According to a recent rumour from a , the Galaxy S25 will come with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage as standard in its base version. This marks a significant upgrade over the Galaxy S24 and brings the S25 more in line with its competitors. The increase in RAM has already been confirmed by a benchmark run last month, adding credibility to these claims. This improvement will likely be welcomed by consumers. More RAM generally leads to better multitasking performance, while increased storage offers more space for apps, photos, and videos. The combination of 12GB RAM and 256GB storage should make the base Galaxy S25 much more competitive in the flagship smartphone market. In addition to the base model’s upgrade, another rumour suggests that the Galaxy S25 Ultra, Samsung’s top-tier version, will feature 16GB of RAM across all its variants. This would further position the Galaxy S25 Ultra as a powerhouse. It should cater to users who need the highest performance for gaming, productivity, and multimedia tasks. Samsung needs to raise the bar with its flagship phones to keep up with its rivals. Chinese brands have been offering higher RAM and storage in their devices for some time. Thus, these upgrades would help Samsung’s Galaxy S25 better match, if not exceed, the standards set by its rivals. Nevertheless, these rumours should be taken with caution. The rumoured upgrades for the Galaxy S25 mark a significant step forward for Samsung. The company looks to address the criticisms of its Galaxy S24 model. Samsung is gearing up to compete more aggressively in the in 2025. The 12GB RAM and 256GB of storage in the base model with the promise of more powerful specs is intriguing. If these rumours turn out to be true, the Galaxy S25 will be a welcome upgrade. It will be useful for those seeking top-tier performance and storage capacity in their next smartphone.

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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad oversaw a merciless crackdown on a pro-democracy revolt that morphed into one of the bloodiest wars of the century. After facing down nationwide protests demanding his ouster and an armed rebellion that he all but crushed, he had until this month taken back control of much of Syria in the civil war that began in 2011. Quiet in his demeanour, Assad is a political survivor who for years excelled in his alliance-building with Russia and Iran, and who knew just how to present himself as Syria's only viable leader in the face of the Islamist threat. But since November 27, an Islamist-led rebel offensive has wrested from Assad's control city after city, including Aleppo and Hama for the first time since 2011, leaving his grip on power severely under threat. Assad has cast himself as the protector of Syria's minorities, a bulwark against extremism and the sole possible purveyor of stability for the war-ravaged country. In multiple votes held over the years, conducted solely on government-held territory, he has taken the vast majority of the ballots, amid accusations from Western countries that the wartime elections were neither free nor fair. In appearance, whether in person or in the many portraits of him in the capital Damascus, Assad has typically eschewed military garb, opting instead for a sharp-cut business suit and sober tie. In official meetings, during interviews and even on the frontlines, the 59-year-old ophthalmologist by training conducts himself calmly and can almost appear timid. Behind the facade, however, is an astonishing ability to hold onto power amid multiple waves of violence and transformative change in Syria and the wider region. One journalist, who met with Assad on several occasions before and after war broke out in 2011, told AFP the president is a "unique and complex figure". "Each time I met him he was calm... even during the most difficult moments of the war," said the journalist, who declined to be named. Assad has "the same qualities" as his father, Hafez al-Assad, who ruled Syria for nearly three decades until his death in 2000, the journalist said. "In politics, it's important to know how to shuffle cards, not just how to arrange them," he added. "Assad has mastered the shuffling game." Hafez al-Assad, head of the Syrian Baath Party, imposed in the country a secretive, paranoid regime where even the slightest suspicion of dissent could land one in jail or worse. Bashar al-Assad was never meant to become president, but his life changed radically when his older brother Bassel, who was being groomed to inherit power, was killed in a road accident in 1994. Bashar quit his studies in ophthalmology and left London, where he had met his wife, Asma, a British-Syrian and Sunni Muslim who worked for financial services firm JP Morgan. Back home, he took a course in military studies and was tutored in politics by his father. When the latter died, Bashar became president by referendum, running unopposed, then winning a second term in 2007. Sworn in at the age of 34, Assad was widely seen by Syrians pining for freedoms as a reformer, who could do away with years of repression and introduce economic liberalisation. In the early days, Assad would be seen driving his own car or having dinner at restaurants with his wife. He relaxed some of the heavy restrictions that existed under his father. But his initial image as a reformer quickly evaporated as authorities arrested and jailed academics, intellectuals and other members of what was then known as the Damascus Spring movement. When the Arab Spring reached Syria in March 2011, peaceful demonstrations broke out calling for change. Assad, who is also commander-in-chief of the armed forces, responded by ordering a brutal crackdown on the protesters and civil war swiftly ensued. Throughout the war, which has killed more than 500,000 people and displaced half the population, Assad's position has not changed. He has been the subject of countless cartoons by dissident artists depicting him as a killer, not least in the aftermath of the 2013 chemical attacks on rebel bastions around Damascus. A Syrian researcher in Damascus, who asked to speak anonymously over security concerns, said: "Assad's personality played an undeniable role in his survival." His "persistence and rigour" were especially important in helping him "consolidate decision-making powers, and secure the army's full support", he added. Throughout the war, Assad has enjoyed military backing from staunch allies Iran and Russia, who helped him score a string of military victories. 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Over the years, the courses offered in prison school have expanded beyond the national examinations. SINGAPORE – Nakarasan, 49, has been in and out of prison since his teenage years for offences such as robbery, vehicle theft and housebreaking. When he was handed a 10-year prison sentence in 2015, the extent of the time he would be behind bars hit him. “I wanted to change. I realised I was wasting my life,” Nakarasan, who did not want to give his full name, told The Straits Times. Determined to make that his last incarceration, he enrolled in a Nitec course in electronics and computer networking in prison school to give himself a goal to work towards. “I realised that education was my ticket to a new life. I wanted to break free, to live with purpose, and to truly embrace the life I was meant to lead,” he said. Nakarasan, who will be released in March 2025, is now in a halfway house for the last part of his sentence. He continued his studies in prison school in 2023, pursuing a diploma in business practice (administration and management) from Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP). He completed the course in May 2024, and now works at a pharmaceutical company. “This job has helped me rebuild my life, and I am deeply appreciative of the trust and support I have received along the way,” he said. He is one of 300 people who studied while in prison in 2023. Classes are held on prison grounds in classrooms that – if one looks past the barred windows – resemble those in typical mainstream schools, with whiteboards and tables. Prison guards sometimes patrol the corridor outside the classrooms. Lessons can be held both in person and virtually. Over the years, the courses offered in prison school have expanded beyond the national examinations, giving inmates more chances at better prospects when they return to society. The Singapore Prison Service (SPS) collaborated with NP in 2018 to begin offering a diploma in business practice course for inmates. In 2020, a degree programme from the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) was added to the prison school. The prison school also started offering the Institute of Technical Education’s Nitec in services course in 2021. The number of inmates taking the diploma course offered by NP has gone up from 16 in 2022 to 38 in 2023. The inmates pursuing degrees also doubled in number, from three in 2022 to six in 2023. SUSS told ST that it has plans to introduce more part-time undergraduate programmes to prison school students. SPS said that about 70 per cent of its inmate population have secondary-level education or below. “Hence, availing education and skills training programmes is important to help raise inmates’ economic capital and increase their employability upon release,” it said. “Ex-offenders who remain employed are at a lower risk of reoffending than those who are not.” The Ministry of Education has offered work attachment opportunities for teachers who are keen to teach at prison school since the 1970s. For the past five years, around 12 teachers have been seconded to prison school yearly, with the average tenure ranging from two to five years, it added. Madam Hernie Salleh taught English in prison school from January 2021 to December 2022. She was initially worried and anxious about teaching in the new environment, which she feared might be daunting. “I was particularly concerned about potential discipline issues and how best to handle or approach them if they arose,” she said. Madam Hernie’s worries were eased on the first day when she saw how excited the class was at meeting a new teacher. The students were respectful in their interactions with her and asked questions politely, she said. “They frequently asked questions about how to improve their English and what they could do to continue learning after class, despite having limited resources in their cells.” Many also shared their aspirations for the future with her, with some telling her they hoped to continue in prison school as far as they could. “Their drive and self-reflection made me pause and think about how much they valued education as a means to better themselves,” she said. “Witnessing the determination of students striving to excel, even under such constrained circumstances, was incredibly inspiring and reinforced the value of education as a tool for transformation.” Join ST's WhatsApp Channel and get the latest news and must-reads. Read 3 articles and stand to win rewards Spin the wheel now

Trump Voters' Trust in Election Process Soars In Sharp Reversal To Post-2020 FeelingsThe Washington Commanders released 2023 first-rounder Emmanuel Forbes on Saturday, cutting ties with another high draft pick from the previous regime. All of previous coach Ron Rivera's first-rounders — including edge rusher Chase Young in 2020, linebacker Jamin Davis in ‘21 and wide receiver Jahan Dotson in '22 — are now gone. Forbes never showed progress to the new staff led by coach Dan Quinn and was a healthy scratch twice this season and did not play in two other games during which the 23-year-old was in uniform. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Get updates and player profiles ahead of Friday's high school games, plus a recap Saturday with stories, photos, video Frequency: Seasonal Twice a week

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TikTok's future in the U.S. appeared uncertain on Friday after a federal appeals court rejected a legal challenge to a law that requires the social media platform to cut ties with its China-based parent company or be banned by mid-January. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * TikTok's future in the U.S. appeared uncertain on Friday after a federal appeals court rejected a legal challenge to a law that requires the social media platform to cut ties with its China-based parent company or be banned by mid-January. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? TikTok’s future in the U.S. appeared uncertain on Friday after a federal appeals court rejected a legal challenge to a law that requires the social media platform to cut ties with its China-based parent company or be banned by mid-January. A panel of three judges on The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled unanimously that the law withstood constitutional scrutiny, rebuffing arguments from the two companies that the statute violated their rights and the rights of TikTok users in the U.S. The government has said it wants ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, to divest its stakes. But if it doesn’t and the platform goes away, it would have a seismic impact on the lives of content creators who rely on the platform for income as well as users who use it for entertainment and connection. Here are some details on the ruling and what could happen next: What does the ruling say? In their lawsuit, TikTok and ByteDance, which is also a plaintiff in the case, had challenged the law on various fronts, arguing in part that the statute ran afoul of the First Amendment and was an unconstitutional bill of attainder that unfairly targeted the two companies. But the court sided with attorneys for the Justice Department who said that the government was attempting to address national security concerns and the way in which it chose to do so did not violate the constitution. The Justice Department has argued in court that TikTok poses a national security risk due to its connections to China. Officials say that Chinese authorities can compel ByteDance to hand over information on TikTok’s U.S. patrons or use the platform to spread, or suppress, information. However, the U.S. hasn’t publicly provided examples of that happening. The appeals court ruling, written by Judge Douglas Ginsburg, said the law was “carefully crafted to deal only with control by a foreign adversary.” The judges also rejected the claim that the statute was an unlawful bill of attainder or a taking of property in violation of the Fifth Amendment. Furthermore, Ginsburg wrote the law did not violate the First Amendment because the government is not looking to “suppress content or require a certain mix of content” on TikTok. What happens next? TikTok and ByteDance are expected to appeal the case to the Supreme Court, but it’s unclear whether the court will take up the case. TikTok indicated in a statement on Friday the two companies are preparing to take their case to high court, saying the Supreme Court has “an established historical record of protecting Americans’ right to free speech.” “We expect they will do just that on this important constitutional issue,” a company spokesperson said. Alan Morrison, a professor at The George Washington University Law School, said he expects the Supreme Court to take up the case because of the novelty of the issues raised in the lawsuit. If that happens, attorneys for the two companies still have to convince the court to grant them an emergency stay that will prevent the government from enforcing the Jan. 19 divestiture deadline stipulated in the law, Morrison said. Such a move could drag out the process until the Justices make a ruling. Tiffany Cianci, a TikTok content creator who has supported the platform, said she was not shocked about the outcome of the court’s ruling on Friday because lower courts typically defer to the executive branch on these types of cases. She believes the company will have a stronger case at the Supreme Court. “I believe that the next stages are more likely to produce a victory for TikTokers and for TikTok as a whole,” Cianci said. What about Trump? Another wild card is President-elect Donald Trump, who tried to ban TikTok during his first term but said during the recent presidential campaign that he is now against such action. The Trump transition team has not offered details on how Trump plans to carry out his pledge to “save TikTok.” But spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said in a statement last month that he plans to “deliver” on his campaign promises. After Trump takes office on Jan. 20th, it would fall on his Justice Department to enforce the law and punish any potential violators. Penalties would apply to any app stores that would violate a prohibition on TikTok and to internet hosting services which would be barred from supporting it. Some have speculated that Trump could ask his Justice Department to abstain from enforcing the law. But tech companies like Apple and Google, which offer TikTok’s app on their app stores, would then have to trust that the administration would not come after them for any violations. Craig Singleton, senior director of the China program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, said enforcement discretion — or executive orders — can not override existing law, leaving Trump with “limited room for unilateral action.” There are other things Trump could potentially do. It’s possible he could invoke provisions of the law that allow the president to determine whether a sale or a similar transaction frees TikTok from “foreign adversary” control. Another option is to urge Congress to repeal the law. But that too would require support from congressional Republicans who have overwhelmingly supported the prospect of getting TikTok out of the hands of a Chinese company. In a statement issued Friday, Republican Rep. John Moolenaar of Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on China, said he was “optimistic that President Trump will facilitate an American takeover of TikTok” and allow its continued use in the United States. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. Is anyone trying to buy TikTok? ByteDance has said it won’t sell TikTok. And even if it wanted to, a sale of the proprietary algorithm that powers TikTok is likely to get blocked under Chinese export controls that the country issued in 2020. That means if TikTok is sold without the algorithm, its likely that the buyer would only purchase a shell of the platform that doesn’t contain the technology that made the app a cultural powerhouse. Still, some investors, including Trump’s former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and billionaire Frank McCourt, have expressed interest in buying it. 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Passing on the examsChris Clarke appointed practice leader of Homeland Security & Law Enforcement; Bryan Miller to lead newly combined Defense, Diplomacy, & Intel (DDI) practice MCLEAN, Va. , Dec. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Guidehouse, a global consultancy providing advisory, digital, and managed services to the commercial and public sectors, has named Shannon White the new leader of its Defense & Security segment effective Jan. 1, 2025 . White succeeds John Saad , who has been named President of Guidehouse. Additionally, Chris Clarke will take on White's former role as Guidehouse's Defense & Security's Homeland Security & Law Enforcement practice leader. White brings a wealth of expertise in the national security sectors, along with a proven ability to deliver complex, high-impact solutions. With a track record of driving innovation and meaningful results, she has been instrumental in shaping Guidehouse's growth and impact across its diverse portfolio. Under her leadership, the Defense & Security segment will continue to focus on delivering mission-critical solutions to address the nation's most pressing defense and security challenges. "Shannon is a passionate leader whose experience will be invaluable as we continue to support purpose-driven initiatives to preserve security across the U.S.," said John Saad , President of Guidehouse. "Her strategic vision and expertise will accelerate Guidehouse's growth through transformative engagements with our clients in the defense, national security, and public sectors." Chris Clarke , Homeland Security & Law Enforcement practice leader Clarke, a partner at the firm, brings over 20 years of experience engaging with clients on complex challenges, with a focus on risk management and financial transformation. He has worked extensively across the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Justice, and the Intelligence Community leading hundreds of consultants to deliver a range of services in support of solving strategic challenges for Guidehouse clients. Bryan Miller , Defense, Diplomacy, & Intel (DDI) practice leader To position the firm for additional growth and to align with the evolving needs of its clients, Guidehouse has combined Defense & Security's Defense & Intelligence and Diplomacy & Development practices into a newly combined Defense, Diplomacy, & Intel (DDI) practice under the leadership of Bryan Miller . Miller, a partner at the firm, has over 20 years of industry experience focused on delivering strategy, supply chain and transformation programs to the U.S. Government. "This new structure strengthens our capabilities and provides a more cohesive approach to serving these interconnected client missions," added Saad. "Chris and Bryan are remarkable leaders with unmatched expertise in navigating the complexities of public safety and national security. We congratulate them on these new roles and are confident they will drive tremendous value for our clients and teams." Named a Military Friendly® Employer for six consecutive years, Guidehouse's Defense & Security segment serves U.S. diplomatic, intelligence, law enforcement, and defense agencies. Backed by proven success in helping clients compete, deter, and win, the firm delivers mission-critical optimization, technology modernization, and financial management solutions. About Guidehouse Guidehouse is a global consultancy providing advisory, digital, and managed services to the commercial and public sectors. Guidehouse is purpose-built to serve the national security, financial services, healthcare, energy, and infrastructure industries. Disrupting legacy consulting delivery models with its agility, capabilities, and scale, the firm delivers technology-enabled and focused solutions that position clients for innovation, resilience, and growth. With high-quality standards and a relentless pursuit of client success, Guidehouse's more than 18,000 employees collaborate with leaders to outwit complexity and achieve transformational changes that meaningfully shape the future. guidehouse.com Media Contact: Cecile Fradkin, cfradkin@scprgroup.com , Guidehouse View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/guidehouse-names-shannon-white-leader-of-defense--security-segment-302332867.html SOURCE GuidehousePUBLIC HEALTH MATTERS | Sleighing December stress

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By Greg Otto December 4, 2024 A White House official says the Salt Typhoon hack has impacted eight telecom companies in the United States, with dozens of other countries also affected, and has been in motion for as long as two years. The information comes as U.S. administration officials said earlier this week that the hacking group, linked to the Chinese government, is still believed to be in U.S. telecom networks . The government began investigating the breach this past spring, and are continuing to assess its full scope.The spying efforts targeted officials from both presidential campaigns, including the phone of President-elect Donald Trump . Anne Neuberger, the White House’s deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology, said Wednesday the Chinese campaign “has affected dozens of countries around the world.” She also reiterated what other government officials said earlier this week: the attackers are most likely still inside the telecom networks. “There is a risk of ongoing compromises to communications,” Neuberger said. “Until U.S. companies address cybersecurity gaps, the Chinese are likely to maintain their access.” Administration officials did not reveal the full list of companies impacted, nor did they share the countries that may have been affected. However, the White House noted that Chinese cyberespionage efforts have been discovered in the past few years targeting Europe and the Indo-Pacific region. Neuberger said a unified coordination group was established in response to the hack, which meets several times a week. President Joe Biden has been briefed multiple times on the situation. She also emphasized that the targets were among a handful of prominent government and political officials, but the attack “was broad in terms of potential access to communications of everyday Americans.” The White House also believes classified communications were unaffected. The impacted telecommunications companies are currently working to expel the hackers from their networks, but Neuberger said the risk of further breaches remains high until these cybersecurity gaps are fully addressed. The administration has recently convened discussions with telecommunications CEOs and cybersecurity experts to reinforce security measures across the sector. Earlier this week, a host of agencies released communication infrastructure-focused guidance . The agencies responsible were CISA, the National Security Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre, the Canadian Cyber Security Centre and New Zealand’s National Cyber Security Centre.188jili com login 。

In a bid to facilitate the IT sector, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has allowed freelancers to register their virtual private network (VPN) using mobile numbers. “To facilitate the legitimate, secure and uninterrupted operations of VPN by freelancers who don’t have static IP addresses, the facility to register VPN against mobile number has been introduced by Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA),” read a statement released by PTA on Saturday. “The step is aimed to further simplify the VPN registration process for facilitation of the IT industry,” the authority said, adding that over 31,000 VPNs have been registered by PTA. According to the authority, freelancers can register their mobile number with PTA for “usage of VPNs on mobile data connection at https://ipregistration.pta.gov.pk”. Freelancers would need to provide their details including computerised national identity card (CNIC), company registration details and taxpayer status to register their VPNs. A few days ago, the government decided not to ban VPNs, as the law ministry said the government did not have the legal authority to impose such a ban under the Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016. Earlier, PTA warned its users to register their VPNs by Nov 30, after which unregistered connections would be blocked. The interior ministry had earlier requested a ban, citing concerns about the use of VPNs by terrorists and access to pornographic content. However, the law ministry clarified that PECA allows the blocking of specific online content. Pakistan has a record of curbing online access in response to political turmoil, banning social media sites or simply temporarily shutting down the internet altogether. Days ago, Sajjad Mustafa Syed, chairman of Pakistan Software Houses Association (P@SHA), said that Pakistan’s information technology sector suffers losses of more than $1 million per hour due to internet shutdown in the country. “To achieve the government’s envisaged target of $15 billion, IT exports are linked with market access, infrastructure stability, accommodative taxation policy as well as skilled human resources,” said P@SHA chairman. Syed said that 99% of firms/ companies reported that their services were disrupted and 90% reported losses.Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save WASHINGTON — A top White House official said Wednesday at least eight U.S. telecom firms and dozens of nations were impacted by a Chinese hacking campaign. Deputy national security adviser Anne Neuberger offered new details about the breadth of the sprawling Chinese hacking campaign that gave officials in Beijing access to private texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of Americans. FILE - The American and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Zhangjiakou, China, on Feb. 2, 2022. A top White House official on Wednesday said at least eight U.S. telecom firms and dozens of nations have been impacted by a Chinese hacking campaign. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File) Neuberger divulged the scope of the hack a day after the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued guidance intended to help root out the hackers and prevent similar cyberespionage in the future. White House officials cautioned that the number of telecommunication firms and countries impacted could grow. People are also reading... The real reason Corvallis' Pastega Lights moved to Linn County City officials admit Corvallis' flag is 'bad.' Will it change? OSU football: Three takeaways from Oregon State's loss at Boise State Prosecutor: Driver on laughing gas caused double fatal in Sweet Home UPDATED: GAPS teacher strike NOT off after talks over returning to the classroom break down OSU women's basketball: Marotte takes a more aggressive approach on offense Recently made-over park sees this change after Albany got an earful Corvallis chemical manufacturer eyes Albany for expansion Agreement reached (again), GAPS teachers get new contract OSU football: Boise State's pass rush is formidable Strike to end, GAPS reaches tentative deal with Albany teachers Philomath moves forward following July Nazi flag controversy A false start: GAPS strike continues after district, teachers announce deal Philomath's Lumos among 6 wineries suing Pacific Power over wildfires OSU women's basketball: Beavers earn home win over Grambling State The U.S. believes the hackers were able to gain access to communications of senior U.S. government officials and prominent political figures through the hack, Neuberger said. “We don’t believe any classified communications has been compromised,” Neuberger added during a call with reporters. She added that Biden was briefed on the findings and the White House “made it a priority for the federal government to do everything it can to get to the bottom this.” US officials recommend encrypted messaging apps amid "Salt Typhoon" cyberattack, attributed to China, targeting AT&T, Verizon, and others. The Chinese embassy in Washington rejected the accusations that it was responsible for the hack Tuesday after the U.S. federal authorities issued new guidance. “The U.S. needs to stop its own cyberattacks against other countries and refrain from using cyber security to smear and slander China,” embassy spokesperson Liu Pengyu said. The embassy did not immediately respond to messages Wednesday. White House officials believe the hacking was regionally targeted and the focus was on very senior government officials. Federal authorities confirmed in October that hackers linked to China targeted the phones of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, along with people associated with Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris. FBI tells telecom firms to boost security following wide-ranging Chinese hacking campaign By DAVID KLEPPER - Associated Press The number of countries impacted by the hack is currently believed to be in the “low, couple dozen,” according to a senior administration official. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity under rules set by the White House, said they believed the hacks started at least a year or two ago. The suggestions for telecom companies released Tuesday are largely technical in nature, urging encryption, centralization and consistent monitoring to deter cyber intrusions. If implemented, the security precautions could help disrupt the operation, dubbed Salt Typhoon, and make it harder for China or any other nation to mount a similar attack in the future, experts say. Trump's pick to head the Federal Bureau of Investigation Kash Patel was allegedly the target of cyberattack attempt by Iranian-backed hackers. Neuberger pointed to efforts made to beef up cybersecurity in the rail, aviation, energy and other sectors following the May 2021 ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline . “So, to prevent ongoing Salt Typhoon type intrusions by China, we believe we need to apply a similar minimum cybersecurity practice,” Neuberger said. The cyberattack by a gang of criminal hackers on the critical U.S. pipeline, which delivers about 45% of the fuel used along the Eastern Seaboard, sent ripple effects across the economy, highlighting cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the nation’s aging energy infrastructure. Colonial confirmed it paid $4.4 million to the gang of hackers who broke into its computer systems as it scrambled to get the nation's fuel pipeline back online. 5 tips for protecting your phone while traveling abroad Back up your phone's data If your phone falls into the wrong hands, there's a good chance you won't be getting it back. Out of those 91,000 phones stolen in London in 2022, only 1,915 (or about 2%) were recovered. The good news is that you can take precautions to make the loss of your phone less devastating by backing up your data before you travel. With backed-up data, you can acquire a new device and still access your photos, contacts, messages, and passwords. Moreover, if you have "Find My Device" or "Find My Phone" enabled, you can remotely wipe your stolen phone's data so the thief cannot access it. It's safest to back up your data to a hard drive and not just the cloud. That way, if you have to wipe your device, you don't accidentally erase the backup, too. Protect your passwords Strong passwords for important accounts help protect your information while you travel, but it's just a first step. The National Cybersecurity Alliance recommends creating long, unique, and complex passwords for every account and combining them with multifactor authentication to create maximum barriers to entry. If you're worried about remembering these passwords, password managers can be a vital tool for both creating and storing strong passwords. Password managers are apps that act as secure vaults for all your passwords. Some even come with a feature that allows you to temporarily delete sensitive passwords before you travel and then easily restore them once you return. Story editing by Mia Nakaji Monnier. Additional editing by Kelly Glass. Copy editing by Tim Bruns. Photo selection by Lacy Kerrick. This story originally appeared on Spokeo and was produced and distributed in partnership with Stacker Studio. 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Mark Olfson, MD, MPH Credit: Columbia, Department of Psychiatry A cross-sectional study demonstrated significant psychotherapy increases from 2018 to 2021 among adults with mild or moderate distress, college education, greater family income, and private insurance, as well as young adults and females. 1 In 2021, people were significantly more likely to use teletherapy if they had a greater income, were employed, and were college-educated. Last February, the same team reported that the proportion of US adults receiving psychotherapy increased from 6.5% in 2018 to 8.5% in 2021. 2 This previous report found the rate of outpatient mental health care decreased for individuals with serious psychological distress, particularly among older adults, the unemployed, lower-income, less educated, and rural residents. "While psychotherapy access has expanded in the US, there's concern that recent gains may not be equally distributed, despite or maybe because of the growth of teletherapy," said Mark Olfson, MD, MPH, from Columbia Mailman School professor of Epidemiology and Psychiatry. 3 "This increase in psychotherapy use, driven by the rise of teletherapy, has largely benefited socioeconomically advantaged adults with mild to moderate distress." Due to this concern, investigators sought to characterize trends and patterns in outpatient psychotherapy using the 2018 to 2021 Medical Expenditure Panel Surveys. 1 The repeated cross-sectional study included 89,619 adults (51.5% female) with 29% aged 18 – 34 years, 48.8% aged 35 – 64 years, and 22.2% aged ≥ 65 years. The team measured age-, sex-, and distress-adjusted differences in psychotherapy between 2018 – 2021. They also measured for differences in age, sex, and distress in teletherapy. Investigators examined trends across levels of sociodemographic characteristics and distress. Psychological distress was measured using the Kessler-6 scale; a score ≥ 13 indicated serious psychological distress, 1 – 12 indicated mild to moderate distress, and 0 indicated no distress. The study revealed psychotherapy use increased significantly quicker between 2018 and 2021 for females (7.7% to 10.5%) than males (5.2% to 6.3%), younger individuals aged 18 – 34 years (8% to 11.9%) than older individuals aged ≥ 65 years (3.6% to 4.6%), college graduates (7.6% to 11.4%) than those without a high school diploma (5.5% to 7%), privately insured (6.1% to 8.9%) than publicly insured (8.8% to 8.8%), adults at 2 to 4 times the poverty level (5.7% to 8.2%) than below the poverty level (9.7%. to 10%), employed (5.7% to 8.9%) than unemployed aged 18 – 34 and ≥ 65 years (10.8% to 10.5%, and urban adults (6.5% to 8.7%) than rural (6.4 to 5.9%). Controlling for distress levels showed teletherapy use was significantly greater among younger adults than middle-aged (35 – 64 years) (difference, -3.7 percentage points; 95% confidence interval [CI], -5.1 to -2.3) and older adults (aged ≥ 65 years) (difference, -6.5 percentage points; 95% CI, -8.0 to -5.0). Teletherapy was also significantly greater among participants who were not married (difference, 2.9 percentage points; 95% CI, 1.6 to 4.2), college-educated adults (difference, 4.9 percentage points; 95% CI, 3.3 to 6.4), people who were higher on the federal poverty level (difference, 2.3 percentage points; 95% CI, 1.2 to 3.5), privately insured (difference, -2.5 percentage points; 95% CI, -3.4 to -1.5), and urban residents (difference, 2.7 percentage points; 95% CI, 1.5 to 3.8). “Technological challenges, preferences for in-person care, and financial barriers can hinder access to teletherapy," Olfson said. 2 "There is growing concern that the rise of telemental health could deepen existing disparities in access to care. The trends we are seeing underscore the need for targeted interventions and health policies that expand psychotherapy access to underserved groups.” References Olfson M, McClellan C, Zuvekas SH, Wall M, Blanco C. Trends in Outpatient Psychotherapy Among Adults in the US. JAMA Psychiatry. Published online December 04, 2024. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2024.3903 Derman, C. Psychologically Distressed Patients Faced Challenges During COVID-19. HCPLive. February 8, 2024. https://www.hcplive.com/view/psychologically-distressed-patients-faced-challenges-during-covid-19 . Accessed December 4, 2024. Study shows significant rise in psychotherapy use among adults, but gains are uneven across socioeconomic groups. EurekAlert! December 4, 2024. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1066713 . Accessed December 4, 2024.

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Thitikul finishes eagle-birdie to win CME Group Tour Championship and claim record $4M prizeLucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday alleged the violence in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district over the survey of a mosque was “orchestrated” by the BJP, the government and the administration “to divert attention from electoral malpractice”. Police used tear gas and “minor force” in the face of stone pelting by locals in Sambhal on Sunday as tension escalated during a second survey of the Mughal-era mosque, claimed to be originally the site of an ancient Hindu temple. Ten people have been detained and a probe was launched into the violence, an official said. Tension has been brewing in Sambhal over the past few days after the Jama Masjid was surveyed last Tuesday on the orders of a local court following a petition that claimed that a Harihar temple stood at the site. A day after the Uttar Pradesh bypoll results were declared and the Samajwadi Party managed to win just two seats while the BJP and its ally RLD bagged the other seven, Yadav levelled serious allegations against the police and administration. “A serious incident occurred in Sambhal. A survey team was deliberately sent in the morning to disrupt discussions about the elections. The intention was to create chaos so that no debate on election issues could happen,” the Samajwadi Party chief claimed. Citing reports, he said several people were injured in the violence in Sambhal and asked when a survey of the mosque was already done, why was a new survey conducted again and “that too in the morning and without preparation?” “I don’t want to go into the legal or procedural aspects, but the other side was not even heard. This was intentionally done to provoke emotions and avoid discussions on election rigging,” Yadav said. “What happened in Sambhal was orchestrated by the BJP, the government and the administration to divert attention from electoral malpractices,” the former UP chief minister alleged. Asserting that in democracy, true victory comes from the people, not the system, he said, “The new democracy created by the BJP ensures that people cannot vote while the system dominates.” He added that whenever an impartial investigation takes place, and the truth comes out through booth recordings and CCTV footage, it will be evident that “voters did not cast their votes and someone else became the voter inside the booth”. Yadav claimed that on the polling day, the police and the administration removed the Samajwadi Party’s almost all booth agents and many supporters who wanted to vote. “If voters were prevented from voting, then who cast the votes? If Samajwadi Party votes didn’t reach those booths and our candidate didn’t get support, then who voted there? This is a serious issue,” he said. “Additionally, there were two types of slips, — one with a red mark and another regular slip. We raised this issue on the voting day itself, stating that the administration had created such arrangements, leading to discrimination,” Yadav alleged. The Samajwadi Party’s candidate for the Kundarki assembly bypoll Haji Rizwan too has alleged that his supporters were prevented from voting. The BJP’s Ramveer Singh won the bypoll in the Kundarki seat by a margin of over 1.45 lakh votes.

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TikToker teaching science hopes short-form video will become part of curriculumIs there a single TV show that, for the entirety of its run, managed to keep its story going without any retcons? For one reason or another, it is common to see a popular series amend or completely disregard a pre-established story or character detail, often leading fans to wonder if they are losing their minds. Don't worry: you're not crazy but merely a victim of some confusing or even just annoying TV retcons like the following. Cory And Topanga's Origins (Boy Meets World) The romance between Cory Matthews (Ben Savage) and Topanga Lawrence (Danielle Fishel) could have been the perfect sitcom love story if the classic TGIF comedy could keep the details of their relationship straight. When Fishel first joined the Boy Meets World cast , she was initially introduced as the weird student in Cory's elementary school class but, when she is later reinvented as his love interest, the show tries to play them off as sweethearts since childhood. Dan Is Alive (Roseanne) Not only is Season 9 of Roseanne , in which the Conners ' lives change when they win the lottery, revealed to be a fantasy in the series finale but we also learn that Dan ( John Goodman ) was dead the entire time, having suffered a heart attack. This controversial plot twist was ignored in 2018 when the sitcom was revived for a tenth season before it was rebranded as The Conners . The Fate Of Frasier's Father (Cheers/Frasier) On one episode of Cheers , Frasier Crane ( Kelsey Grammer ) tells his friends at the bar that his late father was a research scientist. However, in Frasier's self-titled and equally beloved TV show spin-off , we see Martin Crane (John Mahoney) is alive and well and a retired cop. In an episode where Ted Danson appears as Sam Malone, the show tries to explain that Frasier's dad was "dead to him" at the time after a bitter argument. Sara Was Not Dead After All (Prison Break) In the third season of Prison Break , Michael (Wentworth Miller) learns that Sara (Sarah Wayne Callies) was kidnapped and beheaded, only to see her come back in Season 4, which reveals it was never actually her head. In reality, the reason for the character's demise was due to a dispute involving Callies' contract but, when she was able to work out a deal to return to the series, her earlier death was rewritten as a head fake. Jimmy Olsen Was Not Who We Thought He Was (Smallville) In its sixth season, the acclaimed DC TV show Smallville introduced the iconic character of photographer Jimmy Olsen (Aaron Ashmore), only to kill him off three years later. 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The First Time Chandler Said "I Love You" To Monica (Friends) In one of the most ridiculous Friends episodes , "The One Where Everyone Finds Out," Chandler (Matthew Perry) is coerced by Phoebe's (Lisa Kudrow) feigned seduction into admitting that he is in love with Monica ( Courteney Cox ) to everyone's surprise, including her own. However, the otherwise touching moment seems to forget about an earlier Friends Thanksgiving episode , "The One With All The Thanksgivings," in which Chandler lets his feelings for Monica slip when she surprises him with a turkey on her head. A Time Lord's Maximum Number Of Regenerations Changes (Doctor Who) Early on in the long-running, classic sci-fi TV show 's history, it is established that the title character of Doctor Who , like all Time Lords, can only regenerate a total of 13 times. However, that rule has since been negated as the 13th Doctor actor, Jodie Whitaker, was later replaced by Ncuti Gatwa. The History Of Superheroes Dates Back Longer Than We Thought (Arrowverse) After adopting his vigilante alter ego at the beginning of the hit series, Arrow , Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell) is said to have become the first superhero. Yet, later down the road as the Arrowverse franchise would continue to evolve with its multiple spin-offs, it was discovered that superhero teams have existed as early as World War II. Kimmy Gibbler's Sibling Count (Full House/Fuller House) When Kimmy Gibbler is first mentioned in the 1987 pilot for Full House , D.J. Tanner (Candace Cameron Bure) says she has three sisters but the character (played by Andrea Barber) says in Season 3 that her parents stopped having kids after her. This could imply she is merely the youngest in her family but she was also known to mention having an unseen older brother named Garth. Furthermore, in Netflix's revival, Fuller House , we are introduced to her younger brother, Jimmy (Adam Hagenbuch). 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Pedro escaped punishment after swinging an arm at Bees substitute substitute Yehor Yarmoliuk without making contact. VAR reviewed the second-half incident but deemed there was no violent conduct. Frank and Brighton head coach Fabian Hurzeler disagreed about the decision. “As I understand the rules, you can’t swing your arm to try to hit someone,” said Frank. “If you hit them or not, it’s a red, that’s the way I understand the rules.” Frank spoke to the match officials, including referee Andy Madley, about the flashpoint at full-time. “They haven’t seen the situation yet, not on TV afterwards,” said Frank. “To be fair to him, I think the angle can be tricky so that’s why you’ve got VAR.” Asked about Frank’s assessment, Hurzeler replied: “Interesting opinion. I see it completely different. “For me, it’s not a red card. He tried to get free from a person.” Brighton were booed off after their winless run was stretched to six top-flight games. Albion dominated for large periods and hit the woodwork inside four minutes through Julio Enciso. Bees goalkeeper Mark Flekken made some important saves before being forced off injured in the 36th minute, albeit his replacement Hakon Valdimarsson was rarely tested on his Premier League debut. The Seagulls remain 10th ahead of Monday’s trip to Aston Villa, with Brentford a position and two points below moving towards their New Year’s Day showdown with Arsenal. Hurzeler thought the jeers at full-time were unfair. “The team doesn’t deserve that because in all the games we had in the last weeks they were all good, they were all intense, they were all where we thought we deserved more” said the German, whose team have lost to Fulham and Crystal Palace and drawn with Southampton, Leicester and West Ham in recent matches. “We try to work hard to satisfy our supporters, we try to give them what they deserve, we try to make them proud. “But the Premier League is tough. We know there will be (tough) periods we have to go through, especially with this young squad. “We try to stick together, find the positive and keep on going.” Brentford, who remain without a top-flight away win this term, had an early Yoane Wissa finish ruled out for offside following VAR intervention but barely threatened, despite an improved second-half showing. Frank, who is awaiting news on Flekken and defender Ben Mee, who also left the field injured, said: “I thought it was a fair point. “Brighton were better in the first half, no big, clearcut chances, and I thought we were better second half. “Overall, I’m happy with the performance, especially the way we defended. “We haven’t had too many clean sheets this season, so in that context I thought it was very impressive against a good Brighton team. “We know we have a lot of players out – we get two more injuries during the game. “The way the players showed their mentality and character and dug in was hugely impressive.”Hundreds of files are being opened for public viewing under the 30/20 year rule at the Public Record Office in Belfast. Consideration was given to recruiting women into Northern Ireland’s new police force on a 50:50 basis with men to address their “severe under-representation”, declassified files have revealed. 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A file shows an exchange of emails between civil servants in the Office of the First Minister/Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM) following a PSNI human rights conference hosted in October 2002. One of the emails was seeking further information on comments at the conference about recruiting people from ethnic minorities to the force. A responding email said: “It’s all about the Patten formula of 50/50 recruitment: 50% Roman Catholic and 50% Protestant and Others. Minority Ethnics fall into the Others. “The issue, at present, is that most applicants still fall into the latter category (around 65% from memory) so this increases the competition within this grouping and makes the candidate less likely to be successful – this could therefore disadvantage Minority Ethnics. “Joe (Stewart) suggested that options could be to move Minority Ethnics to the Roman Catholic Category or alternatively create a 3rd category, say of 2%. “The issue needs further consideration including how any requirement for change could be progressed.” Another email adds: “When the Race Directive was being negotiated, we drew NIO’s (Northern Ireland Office) attention to the 50/50 recruitment policy and suggested they might want to take this up as we thought it could potentially be discriminatory on the grounds of race (likely to be proportionally more non-RC ethnic minorities than RC). “NIO did not not pursue.” Within the file there are clippings from media reports at the time where concern is being raised about the impact of 50:50 recruitment on police numbers after then PSNI chief constable Hugh Orde announced he was axing the force’s band due to resource pressures. Another internal email was then sent on December 12 under the title “50/50 Recruitment and Race”. It says: “Consideration was also given to including women on a 50-50 basis but legal advice at the time was that this was not viable despite their severe under-representation in the police force.” It says the “50:50 split Catholic/non-Catholic has recently survived a legal challenge”. The email continues: “There may still be a point (although unpopular to argue) that the percentage ethnic minority is too small to claim disadvantage/indirect discrimination – ironically the higher the percentage population of ethnic minorities, the stronger would be the claim for advantage/indirect discrimination because the lower the chance of recruitment to the PSNI (ie because the larger the share of the non-Catholic pool). “Interestingly, a stronger challenge could be brought by a young person for age discrimination whom statistics consistently show is more likely to be not religious and so in the ‘non Catholic’ pool. “Politically, there could be difficulties because there is a high profile agenda in GB at present to recruit ethnic minorities into the police service post-Macpherson/Lawrence.” There is also a draft note seeking legal advice on the issue which states that the 50:50 recruitment policy “would seem to be incompatible with the implementation of the (Race) Directive”.

THE PHILIPPINES’ net external liability po si tion widened as of end-September, data from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) showed. The country’s international investment position (IIP) stood at a net external liability of $74.2 billion at the end of September, 33.3% bigger than the $55.7-billion net liability at the end of June. Year on year, the net external liability position was also 60.1% wider than $46.4 billion in the same period a year ago. The IIP is an indicator of the value and composition of a country’s financial assets and liabilities. It gauges an economy’s external exposure. “This development was driven by the 10.1% expansion in the country’s external financial liabilities, which outpaced the 4.8% growth in external financial assets,” the BSP said in a statement. Total outstanding external financial assets rose by 4.8% to $254.7 billion at the end of the third quarter from $243.1 billion in the previous quarter. Year on year, it jumped by 9.5%. “The country’s total stock of external financial assets expanded mainly on account of the country’s accumulation of reserve assets, which reached $112.7 billion as of end-September 2024 (or an increase of 7.1% from $105.2 billion),” the BSP said. The expansion in external financial assets was also driven by the growth in the residents’ net portfolio investments in foreign debt securities, which grew by 7.2% quarter on quarter to $33.7 billion from $31.4 billion. It also cited growth in net direct investments in debt instruments (3.3%) and equity capital of their foreign af f iliates (1.7%). Almost half or 46.2% of the external financial assets are reserve assets held by the BSP, equivalent to $117.8 billion. Other sectors accounted for 39.7% of the total or $101.1 billion during the same period while banks kept $35.8 billion (14.1%). Meanwhile, total external financial liabilities likewise climbed by 10.1% to $328.9 billion at end-September from $298.8 billion at end-June. It also jumped by 17.9% year on year. “The country’s total stock of external financial liabilities as of end-September 2024 rose, as most components registered an increase, led by foreign portfolio investment.” Net foreign portfolio investments grew by 18.7% to $104.4 billion during the period. The BSP said this was driven by the “notable increase in nonresidents’ outstanding investments in debt papers, particularly government securities and equity securities of local corporations.” “The high demand for the newly issued government securities at competitive pricing reflected continued investor confidence in the country’s economic resilience, despite global challenges.” “Meanwhile, nonresidents’ outstanding investments in equity securities rose due to upward valuation and additional inflows, mirroring the rise in the Philippine Stock Exchange index,” it added. Other sectors accounted for 58.7% or $193 billion of the country’s total external financial liabilities at the end of September. The rest were held by the National Government and banks, with financial liabilities worth $88.6 billion and $43.4 billion, respectively. The BSP held 1.2% of all external financial liabilities at $3.9 billion, which were mostly in the form of special drawing rights. — Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson

Pedro escaped punishment after swinging an arm at Bees substitute substitute Yehor Yarmoliuk without making contact. VAR reviewed the second-half incident but deemed there was no violent conduct. Frank and Brighton head coach Fabian Hurzeler disagreed about the decision. “As I understand the rules, you can’t swing your arm to try to hit someone,” said Frank. “If you hit them or not, it’s a red, that’s the way I understand the rules.” Frank spoke to the match officials, including referee Andy Madley, about the flashpoint at full-time. “They haven’t seen the situation yet, not on TV afterwards,” said Frank. “To be fair to him, I think the angle can be tricky so that’s why you’ve got VAR.” Asked about Frank’s assessment, Hurzeler replied: “Interesting opinion. I see it completely different. “For me, it’s not a red card. He tried to get free from a person.” Brighton were booed off after their winless run was stretched to six top-flight games. Albion dominated for large periods and hit the woodwork inside four minutes through Julio Enciso. Bees goalkeeper Mark Flekken made some important saves before being forced off injured in the 36th minute, albeit his replacement Hakon Valdimarsson was rarely tested on his Premier League debut. The Seagulls remain 10th ahead of Monday’s trip to Aston Villa, with Brentford a position and two points below moving towards their New Year’s Day showdown with Arsenal. Hurzeler thought the jeers at full-time were unfair. “The team doesn’t deserve that because in all the games we had in the last weeks they were all good, they were all intense, they were all where we thought we deserved more” said the German, whose team have lost to Fulham and Crystal Palace and drawn with Southampton, Leicester and West Ham in recent matches. “We try to work hard to satisfy our supporters, we try to give them what they deserve, we try to make them proud. “But the Premier League is tough. We know there will be (tough) periods we have to go through, especially with this young squad. “We try to stick together, find the positive and keep on going.” Brentford, who remain without a top-flight away win this term, had an early Yoane Wissa finish ruled out for offside following VAR intervention but barely threatened, despite an improved second-half showing. Frank, who is awaiting news on Flekken and defender Ben Mee, who also left the field injured, said: “I thought it was a fair point. “Brighton were better in the first half, no big, clearcut chances, and I thought we were better second half. “Overall, I’m happy with the performance, especially the way we defended. “We haven’t had too many clean sheets this season, so in that context I thought it was very impressive against a good Brighton team. “We know we have a lot of players out – we get two more injuries during the game. “The way the players showed their mentality and character and dug in was hugely impressive.”Government plans to introduce ceremonies for people wanting to become UK citizens had the potential to “damage community and race relations in Northern Ireland”, a Stormont official warned in 2003. The official said the proposal to have “low-key” citizenship ceremonies at Hillsborough, Co Down, was a “tacit admission” of this and instead suggested allowing a “block exemption” from compulsory attendance in the region. Tony Blair’s Labour government introduced the ceremonies for those seeking UK citizenship, with the first ceremonies taking place in 2004, involving participants singing the national anthem and swearing allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II. Tony Blair’s Labour government introduced the citizenship ceremonies (Liam McBurney/PA) Devolved power sharing institutions in Northern Ireland were suspended at the time. Newly declassified files show Ken Fraser, a civil servant at the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM), sent an internal email to official Linda Devlin setting out his “worries” about the plan. In the email, he said the exclusion of Irish from a list of languages that applicants would be required to have some knowledge of was “puzzling” and seemed “difficult to justify”. “It seems unlikely, however, that the same could be said of Northern Ireland. “UK national symbols and national anthem – which are proposed as an integral part of the ceremony – are associated primarily, if not exclusively with the Unionist community, as is much of the language proposed for the ceremony. “The proposed use of the Union flag and national anthem would appear to be at odds with the sustained attempt – by Government and others – to remove emblems from the political arena within NI.” Mr Fraser said the proposed ceremonies were a “new, and public, institution”. He added: “It is difficult to see how the ceremony itself (which is intended to be compulsory) and the use of symbols and emblems as proposed in the consultation document will promote mutual respect. “I understand, however....that the Northern Ireland Office (NIO) has agreed that such ceremonies will only occur in Hillsborough and have agreed that Registrars from England will perform the task. “This de facto acknowledgement that circumstances are different in Northern Ireland – and not just in respect of local government structures – is to be welcomed. “NIO’s wish to keep citizenship ceremonies in NI low-key is understandable, given the segregated nature of NI society, but the arrangements that they propose for NI seem to be entirely at odds with the proposals which are explicitly aimed at making the citizenship ceremony a ‘community occasion’.” Mr Fraser said a proposed pledge in the ceremony to give loyalty to the UK “would not be acceptable to a significant proportion of the current ‘citizens’ of Northern Ireland”. “The proposals in the consultation document have the potential to damage community and race relations in NI. “It is difficult to see the NIO’s/Home Office’s agreement that ceremonies will only occur in Hillsborough and that Registrars from England will perform the task as amounting to anything other than a tacit acknowledgement of this.” Mr Fraser said the consultation indicated people could be exempt from the ceremony in “exceptional circumstances”. He added: “It might be better all round if there was acknowledgement that exceptional circumstances prevail in Northern Ireland and to allow a block exemption from compulsory attendance.” In response, Ms Devlin said the main thrust of the consultation document was to encourage ideas and suggestions how the ceremonies could be tailored to suit local circumstances and said she would pass on his remarks to the NIO and Home Office.

JioStar, the newly formed media behemoth spawned by the merger of Walt Disney ’s Star and Viacom18 , has the potential to reshape India’s media and entertainment landscape, Vice Chairman Uday Shankar says. “The merger gives us a strong foundation to innovate and experiment, paving the way for transformative change,” he tells Javed Farooqui and Vinod Mahanta in an in-depth conversation that touched upon subjects as diverse as industry structure, vision for the combined entity, and execution challenges in synergy capturing. Announced last week, the merger has created a company with Rs 26,000 crore ($3.1 billion) in combined revenue for FY24, reaching 750 million viewers through 115 TV channels under the Star and Colors brands. It also includes two of India’s leading streaming platforms, JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar. In this exclusive interaction, Shankar discusses the vision for building India’s largest media and entertainment company, the challenges of competing with global tech giants, strategies to address sports business losses, and the future for television that many believe is in an attritional decline. Edited excerpts: Will the scale of JioStar be able to create a powerful differentiating factor? This merger presents a tremendous opportunity to redefine the relationship between content and consumers, as well as with key stakeholders like advertisers and distributors. While the merger itself doesn’t directly alter the consumer’s experience, it lays the foundation for us to innovate and experiment in ways that could transform the industry. With our combined reach of 750 million people and significant presence across critical content pools, we have the scale to lead impactful change. In my experience, when the industry leader takes bold steps that resonate with consumers, others tend to follow. This is especially important in a media landscape that’s undergoing rapid transformation globally and here in India, driven by technology and evolving consumer behaviours. Television, in particular, remains a dominant force in India, and I believe reports of its decline are premature. Yes, every medium has its lifecycle, but television in this market still has a long way to go. The merger gives us the ability to explore new ideas and create offerings that strengthen the connection between content and audiences while adapting to the broader changes shaping the media and entertainment landscape. Artificial Intelligence(AI) Mastering C++ Fundamentals with Generative AI: A Hands-On By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, IT Specialist and Developer View Program Strategy Succession Planning Masterclass By - Nigel Penny, Global Strategy Advisor: NSP Strategy Facilitation Ltd. 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There’s a significant opportunity to reinvent, revitalise, and make TV stronger and healthier. On the other side, the streaming business offers immense growth potential. With 700-750 million people using mobile phones and consuming data in some form, we have a huge opportunity to connect with each one of them, given the compelling nature of our content. But achieving this isn’t just about providing content—it’s about transforming the entire consumer experience. India is evolving rapidly, and with that comes the need for innovation across the content ecosystem. From how we create and offer content to how we monetise and produce it—everything needs to adapt. This merger gives us the scale to experiment, innovate, and execute these changes on a much larger level. It’s about reimagining what the future of entertainment can be, both in traditional and digital spaces. And how do you intend to go about doing this? By fundamentally changing the way content creation works, though it’s not something that can happen overnight. We already have a lot of content that’s performing well, and we’re running a successful business. It’s essential not to disrupt that core too much or too quickly. This process has to be calibrated. We’ll start by experimenting selectively, seeing what works, and scaling up successful initiatives. As new ideas and content take shape, some of the older approaches will naturally phase out. It’s a dynamic process, and while I can’t say we have a fully defined plan at this stage, we are firmly committed to this strategic direction and evolving with the changing needs of the audience. The merged entity includes a profitable entertainment segment but also loss-making digital and sports businesses. Will these losses impact the overall financial health of the new entity? Historically, when Star made significant bets, such as investing heavily in IP, there were similar concerns. Many believed Star was taking an enormous risk, but those investments worked out brilliantly. Star built a high-quality, integrated sports franchise and monetised the IPL, which turned out to be a game-changer. On the back of the IPL, Star was able to create Hotstar, which would have been impossible otherwise. Additionally, Star leveraged its integrated sports and entertainment content to secure a disproportionately large share of distribution revenues. In our case, while some expensive rights exist, they are typically short-term—3 to 5 years at most. This has both drawbacks and advantages. The short tenure allows us to assess and recalibrate quickly. The entertainment segment is robust and financially strong. Our streaming business, while at scale, continues to operate at a loss as part of the ongoing investment phase. However, these investments are essential to building a future-proof ecosystem. With the right strategies and synergies, we’re confident in managing these dynamics to strengthen the overall financial health of the new entity. But even the streaming business is operating at a loss? Right now, yes, it’s still in the investment phase, but that’s intentional. Take sports rights, for example—JioCinema wasn’t profitable initially, but that was a conscious choice. We were building a platform that didn’t exist before, and no business starts making money from day one. First, you build the product, create the market, bring it to customers, and then you start monetising. With JioCinema, we knew that putting IPL on the platform wouldn’t make money immediately—it was about investing in growth and building the foundation. Now, the platform has matured, and we’ve established a solid customer base on both the ad and consumer sides. This allows us to start recasting our strategy and become more disciplined. For instance, with the recent Asia Cup rights, we chose not to bid because it didn’t align with our strategic priorities. While we are willing to invest heavily in assets that are strategically important, we’re disciplined about evaluating their long-term value. Back in 2017, when we invested in IPL at Star, many thought it was expensive. But without that investment, we wouldn’t have been able to build a world-class TV sports franchise and Hotstar. Looking ahead, we’ll continue to evaluate expensive rights. We’ve carried the burden for some time, and as the renewal periods approach, we’ll decide whether it makes sense to continue or to pivot. It’s all about being strategic and disciplined. When you say some of the rights are expensive, are you referring to those that came with the merger? That’s all history now. Everything is part of us, and we were fully aware of the rights we were inheriting when we made the deal. So there’s no point in revisiting that. That said, the cumulative value of the rights is significant—no question about it being onerous. However, we’re optimistic that we’ll be able to create incremental value from these assets to justify the investment. What is the board’s mandate to you in terms of profitability, users, and scale? To clarify, I’m not directly running the company. We have a team of executives, including three CEOs (Kevin Vaz, Kiran Mani, and Sanjog Gupta), who are responsible for the day-to-day operations. My role is more about shaping the strategy and guiding the leadership team. I’m part of the team that establishes the mandate, but execution lies with the operational leaders. I’ve made an investment from my fund in this business, and there are other shareholders, with Reliance being the controlling shareholder. Naturally, there’s a clear expectation that this business will deliver very attractive financial returns—that’s the foundation on which I’ve raised money from my investors. Reliance, as a highly business-focused company, has similar expectations. It’s a given that we need to generate strong returns on investment and capital. However, beyond financial returns, I have a very clear mandate from Reliance and other stakeholders: to redefine the media and entertainment ecosystem and prepare it for the future. While the media already has massive reach, I believe there’s a far greater opportunity to deliver content people love, whenever they want it, to the entire population of the country. Previously, distribution was the biggest barrier, but that challenge has largely been addressed with the proliferation of mobile and broadband, a revolution that Reliance itself has been instrumental in driving. This transformation creates an incredible opportunity to reimagine how content reaches and engages audiences at scale. I believe there’s a significant opportunity to drive deeper penetration and better consumption of content. To achieve that, we need to completely rethink how we approach content creation and delivery. This is what I referred to earlier—we must redefine many aspects of the process. One key issue is the current concentration of content production and supply, particularly Hindi-language content, which remains heavily centralised in Mumbai. This model has its limitations. Gone are the days when a single production ecosystem could cater to the entire population north of the Vindhyas. India is changing rapidly, with people’s tastes, aspirations, and expectations undergoing a dramatic transformation. To keep up with these shifts, we need to diversify and decentralise how and where content is created. That’s just one example of the kind of changes we’ll need to make to meet these evolving demands effectively. You’ve said that the obituary of television has been written prematurely. Do you believe that the TV business still has a lot of potential in India? Let me explain why I say that. In the US, television became very expensive, with consumers paying $60, $70, or even $80 as the minimum monthly cost. Streaming emerged as a cheaper and more convenient alternative—you paid $10 for a streaming service and got access to a wide library of content. While it wasn’t fresh content, it didn’t matter because most consumers hadn’t seen it yet, and they enjoyed the convenience of watching on their own schedule. Streaming addressed both affordability and convenience in that market. In India, however, the dynamics are entirely different. Television is already extremely affordable, while streaming services aren’t as inexpensive. The Western narrative that TV is dying because consumers are shifting to streaming to save money simply doesn’t apply here. In fact, the global streaming landscape is evolving too. With so many streaming services now available, consumers in markets like the U.S. are spending more collectively on subscriptions than they did on cable or TV. This just reinforces the point that television’s role, especially in India, remains strong and far from obsolete. But isn’t it the case that once people cut the cord, they’re unlikely to return to traditional TV? Once people get used to streaming, no, they’re not coming back. However, the number of streaming services in existence today is overwhelming, and many are struggling—except for one or two that are doing well. Affordability and quality of product remain a major factor. My point is that for any platform to succeed, the product must be both attractive and affordable. In India, television’s biggest strength is its affordability. It delivers content that, while it might not appeal as much to certain segments of the urban elite, connects deeply with a vast population across the country. That connection gives television enduring power, and I believe it will remain relevant if reinforced with more innovation. There’s a strong case for greater creative innovation on both sides—television and digital. Right now, both seem to be following predictable templates, and that’s where the opportunity lies: breaking out of the mould and offering something fresh and engaging. Additionally, pay TV subscriptions have seen a significant decline over the past few years. What’s your perspective on this trend? There are two or three key points here. First, the decline in pay TV numbers isn’t the full story. What really matters is the overall television universe, including free TV (DD Free Dish), and that hasn’t come down. In a value-conscious market like India, if consumers don’t see enough value in pay TV but find reasonable value in free TV, they’ll naturally migrate to free TV. What exacerbated this trend is that many pay TV providers began offering their content on free TV platforms (DD Free Dish). Once that happened, why would a consumer pay for something they could watch for free? However, live sports remains a stronghold for pay TV. It continues to perform exceptionally well because live sports are a unique draw—they’re best experienced in real time, and the TV viewing experience for live sports is unparalleled. While some mandatory sharing of live sports happens on platforms like Doordarshan, the core TV experience for live sports remains a major pull for audiences. And I believe Star Sports has set the benchmark for creating a robust ecosystem that delivers an exceptional viewing experience. People aren’t walking away from that—it’s all about maintaining a compelling value proposition. Let me give you some background to illustrate this point. Back in 2007, when I took over Star, there was a similar narrative—television was said to be in decline, people weren’t paying, ratings were dropping, and so on. Around the same time, Colors entered the market, shaking things up and sparking intense competition. The battle between Star Plus and Colors played out over several years, but it also led to a significant surge in the reach of Hindi entertainment. Suddenly, audiences were seeing fresh, engaging content, and they were excited again. Another example is when we experimented with Satyamev Jayate. It brought in entirely new audiences and reinvigorated interest. Media thrives on innovation and creative disruption. It’s not just about maintaining the status quo—it’s about constantly finding ways to excite and engage audiences with something fresh and meaningful. That’s the essence of this industry. The key difference between then and now is that, back then, we only had television screens, whereas today, the widespread adoption of smartphones has introduced multiple screens into our lives. It doesn't make any difference to me as a media company since we are providing content across screens. If your universe of monetisation expands, unit values don't matter. We have created an artificial divide between TV and digital. Viewers don't see that way. They go to the screens that are easily available to them and the experience that they want. For a laid-back, relaxed experience, they will go to broadcast TV or connected TV. They will watch it on mobile if they want to watch content on the go during the weekday. We just want to be ubiquitous on all screens and create great experiences for consumers. Many traditional media companies, including Viacom18 and Star, have been heavily investing in digital platforms, often at the expense of television. As a result, investments in TV have significantly decreased, with funds shifting towards digital. Given your optimistic outlook on television, will you be increasing your investments in this area? I can’t speak for what others are doing—those decisions are made by their leadership teams. But we’re very clear that we’re not cutting down investments in one area to favour the other. We see significant growth potential in both digital and TV. Of course, digital is growing at an incredible rate, so naturally, we’ll need to allocate more resources to fully capitalise on that massive universe, which is set to become a billion screens. However, that doesn’t mean we’ll reduce investments in TV. In fact, given the strength of the franchises and brands (Star and Colors) we have on the TV side, we intend to invest even more in television. It’s a different scenario now compared to when we were at Viacom18, which had a smaller television business. Back then, we had to prioritise, and it wasn’t feasible to grow a small TV business while simultaneously building a large digital platform. Now, with a strong presence at scale in both TV and digital, there’s no reason not to continue building on both fronts. Even today, nearly $10 billion (Rs 83,000 crore) of revenue comes from traditional TV business. Why would we step back from such a significant space? Instead, we’ll double down on investments to ensure both platforms thrive. Do you consider big tech companies to be a significant threat to traditional media companies? I wouldn’t call them a threat, but they are certainly formidable players with immense resources. They’ve built scale at a global level and have access to vast amounts of data, which gives them a significant advantage in terms of targeting. However, I don’t see them as direct competition. The market is large enough, and the growth opportunities are substantial enough for multiple operators to thrive and grow. Big tech will continue doing what it does, but that doesn’t mean traditional media companies can’t succeed and scale alongside them. The key lies in ensuring we build the right safeguards to protect consumer interests while leveraging our strengths to grow. While big tech excels in technology, traditional media has its own unique value propositions, and there’s plenty of room for both to coexist and flourish. Media companies don’t necessarily need to replicate the data-driven ad stack that big tech companies excel at. Trying to compete on their turf, where you’re already at a disadvantage, doesn’t make sense. In my view, media companies should focus on what they’re inherently good at—creating compelling content and building strong consumer connections. It’s about running your own race, staying confident in your strengths, and recognising that every runner has a different style. The key is to leverage what makes you unique rather than chasing a game designed for someone else’s strengths. What time frame are you considering for integrating the two organisations? There’s no fixed rule for how long integration should take, although these processes can often drag on. From the very beginning, it was clear that I didn’t want the organisation to be paralysed by volatility, uncertainty, or a lack of clarity. We announced the merger last week and have already moved quickly. In fact, one of the unique aspects of this merger is that we announced the entire senior-level leadership team on the very day of the merger. I’m fully committed to finalising all aspects of the integration in the next few weeks and then focusing on creating value in the business. Whatever it takes, we’ll make it happen. From my experience handling other mergers, I know the uncertainty these processes can create, and that uncertainty can be damaging to the organisation, especially to smaller teams. We’re determined to avoid that and move forward decisively. We have brought in EY to help with the integration. Given the potential duplication of roles, will there be layoffs during the integration process? Wherever there’s more than one person for the same role, we’ll first look to find them another meaningful position within the organization. However, in some cases, there may be redundancies. We’re committed to managing this process thoughtfully and transparently. You know both sides are very familiar with each other. It's a small ecosystem. Given the likely overlaps of channels during the integration process, how do you plan to address this issue? Yes, there may be some overlaps, but our primary focus is ensuring that corporate actions don’t disrupt the consumer experience. A viewer of Star Plus is a committed viewer of Star Plus, and the same goes for Colors. Just as we aim to minimise internal confusion, we are equally committed to avoiding any confusion for external stakeholders, whether they are advertisers, consumers, or producers. Each company has its own relationships, and we don’t want to disrupt those in the name of efficiency. The goal isn’t to force changes unless they genuinely enhance the experience or add value. Simply put, we won’t make changes just for the sake of it. For now, all these brands will continue as they are. Of course, there are certain obligations imposed on us by the Competition Commission of India that we’ll need to adhere to, but beyond that, there are no immediate plans to make significant changes. Have you decided whether to keep both streaming apps separately, or will you combine them to create a super app? That’s exactly the kind of discussion we’re having—exploring the merits of various approaches. There are strong arguments on both sides, whether to differentiate the platforms by content type or take another route. Personally, I’ve spent more time debating this specific aspect of the integration than almost any other topic. It’s a critical decision that requires careful consideration. Do you expect a shake-up in the broadcast industry due to the size and scale of JioStar? On the TV side, I don’t see much of a shake-up. Essentially, what’s happened is that four companies have consolidated into three. While there’s a change in ownership and some consolidation, it’s not the kind of shakeup it’s being portrayed as. For advertisers, consumers, and producers, the impact will likely feel minimal. What I do believe, however, is that this consolidation presents an opportunity to create incremental value. We’ll experiment, and in my experience, when the leader experiments successfully, it often sets a new norm for the market. This has the potential to benefit the entire industry. In fact, I’ve seen this happen before—moments like these often invigorate the industry, infusing it with fresh energy and creativity. I hope this merger will lead to something similar, bringing renewed momentum to the broadcast space. Considering the merger of two major players and Sony's cautious bidding approach, do you anticipate a correction in sports rights costs during the next cycle? We chose not to bid for the Asia Cup this time because the base price was set at a level we didn’t find viable. As you mentioned, we already have a substantial sports portfolio with serious financial commitments, so we decided to sit this one out. I believe the cricketing world needs to address a critical issue: the current model, where buyers rarely make money while rights holders continue to profit, is simply unsustainable. Disproportionate value in cricket comes from one market—India—and within that market, it’s heavily reliant on the media sector. For the long-term health of the ecosystem, rights owners need to consider the interests of broadcasters. If they don’t, it’s a shortsighted approach that risks undermining the very market they depend on. Sustainable partnerships are key to ensuring the growth and success of the sport and its stakeholders. Do you view losses as one of the primary challenges for JioStar over the next two to three years, particularly in relation to sports rights? This is especially relevant considering that, unlike Star, entertainment profits might not be sufficient to balance out the losses from sports. First of all, I wouldn’t say that entertainment profits are capped or unable to grow. I believe there’s still substantial headroom for growth in TV entertainment, and even more so on the digital entertainment side. In sports, I see significant opportunities for incremental value creation within the business itself. The key is to unlock that potential effectively. As for entertainment, if our content is compelling enough to consistently deliver 25–27% viewership on TV, there’s no reason it shouldn’t generate similar engagement on the digital side. The challenge is curating the digital experience better—leveraging advanced technology and deeper customer insights to enhance the way audiences interact with our content. It’s not about compensating for losses but about realising untapped value across both entertainment and sports. With the right focus and strategy, I’m confident we can achieve sustainable growth in both areas. Will JioStar go public some time in the future? That decision rests entirely with the controlling shareholder. At this point, an IPO isn’t something we’re actively considering. Our focus is on building a strong, scalable business that could support a highly successful IPO, if and when the time comes. Whether there will be an IPO, I can’t say. As for myself, I will need an exit eventually, but there are several ways to achieve that beyond just an IPO. How did the talks between Star and Viacom18 begin? The conversation started between the principal stakeholders at Reliance and the senior leadership on the Disney side. I believe there was an understanding that if the two companies came together, it would address many of the emerging challenges in the media landscape. You have to understand that, whether it’s television or digital, the biggest challenges aren’t coming from within the media industry itself—even in India. The real challenges, in terms of value and consumption, are coming from global tech media companies. There was a shared appreciation of this reality, and I think that’s what led to the belief that joining forces could help reset the landscape and create a stronger foundation for the future. That’s how the talks began. How did you find yourself at this stage after leaving Star in 2020? To be completely honest, these things don’t happen overnight—it’s a process, a series of conversations, and decisions along the way. When I was leaving Star and Disney after serving as Head of Asia Pacific for Disney, I thought my time in media was done. For someone who never set out to be a CEO, even for a day, it wasn’t part of my ambition. I started as a journalist, and my only goal was to become a good editor, which I achieved. I was fortunate enough to create brands I was proud of and found fulfilment in that phase of my career. What happened next was almost serendipitous. One thing led to another, and I was brought into Star, where I spent close to 15 years. It was an incredible journey, but when the time came, I had to ask myself: Do I continue doing this for a few more years, or do I take a leap and try something new? It was clear that this wasn’t going to be the final chapter for me. It wasn’t an easy decision, but I felt ready to move on and explore what else was out there. And here I am, in a role and space I never could have fully envisioned back then. And then there were areas of personal interest that I felt strongly about, given my background and experiences. I’ve always had a point of view on social issues, and earlier in my career, news was one way for me to engage with those. I also deeply believe in the power of media, both entertainment and news, as a socially transformative tool. However, having already explored those avenues, I began to think about what else could make a meaningful impact. One area that always excited me was the power of technology to solve big social and consumer problems in India—especially in sectors where access and affordability have been longstanding challenges. Two areas stood out in particular: education and healthcare. These are deeply personal to me because I’ve seen parts of India where access to both is severely limited and the impact that lack of access has on people’s lives. At the same time, I’ve witnessed the incredible transformative power of ensuring availability and affordability in these critical areas. That realisation has fuelled my interest in exploring how technology can be leveraged to bridge these gaps and create lasting change. We are all fortunate to be sitting around this table because we had access to good education. That realisation led me to consider two possible paths to make a difference—one through a not-for-profit model and the other through a corporate structure. Early in my career, I spent several years in the not-for-profit sector, so I’ve seen that world up close. I worked with organisations like Anand and was closely associated with the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), where I served as Associate Director for many years. Those experiences shaped my understanding of how impactful not-for-profits can be, but they also highlighted the challenges of scaling their efforts. That’s what made me curious about exploring a corporate approach to tackling some of these pressing issues, combining purpose with scale and sustainability. I realised that while the intent behind not-for-profit work is always admirable, its impact is often constrained by scale. You’re limited by the resources you can secure and constantly dependent on external funding. For me, the challenge was how to tackle social issues in a way that allowed for meaningful, scalable impact. That’s when I decided to pursue these ambitions within a corporate structure—a social business model that could combine purpose with scale and sustainability. Around that time, I connected with James Murdoch, and one thing led to another. He’s always been very passionate about India, deeply connected to the country, and excited about its potential. Although he had already set up his own family office, we decided we could do something meaningful together. We identified sectors we both felt strongly about and agreed to move forward. That’s how Bodhi Tree Systems was born. Together, we raised funds and established a structure to drive impactful initiatives while operating on a corporate framework. It was a way to align our shared vision for transformative change with the ability to execute at scale. That’s when Reliance reached out to us. They knew about our background in media and said, “You’re media guys, and we have a media business with exciting plans—why don’t we collaborate to shape something together?” And that’s how this partnership came to be. Nominations for ET MSME Awards are now open. The last day to apply is November 30, 2024. Click here to submit your entry for any one or more of the 22 categories and stand a chance to win a prestigious award. (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel )HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Jonah Pierce had 20 points in Presbyterian's 67-42 win against Youngstown State on Friday night. Pierce added nine rebounds for the Blue Hose (4-3). Kory Mincy scored 12 points, shooting 5 for 11, including 2 for 5 from beyond the arc. Kobe Stewart had 11 points and finished 4 of 9 from the field. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.

Skiing is one of the best ways to enjoy nature in the winter and is one of the few activities that’s as fun to do alone as it is with others. However, whether you’re an advanced skier who likes to keep the good snow to themselves or prefer skiing with a posse of friends, protecting your head is an essential part of a good day on the slopes. With so many options on the market, finding the best ski helmet can be a challenge. If you’re interested in a simple solution that you can count on to protect you at all times, regardless of the conditions, check out the Sweet Protection Grimnir 2vi MIPS Helmet . If your ski helmet is too large or too small, it won’t perform correctly and may not provide any protection at all. To find the right size, measure the crown of your head and cross reference with the helmet’s size chart. Moreover, the helmet should be about an inch above your eyebrows. Make sure to consider your helmet’s adjustability before purchasing. 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Canada's Trudeau returns home after Trump meeting without assurances that tariffs are off the tableBack in 2019, Shiza Shahid set out to transform the cookware market forever. According to the Pakistani entrepreneur and social activist, the $23 billion category was “tired” and urgently needed “design and innovation.” And so, she launched Our Place, a brand specializing in aesthetically pleasing, multifunctional, nontoxic cookware. Nearly six years later, the company is a certified hit: It’s a social media sensation (largely because of its sleek designs and multiple color ways) and just recently, the new titanium version of its now-iconic Always Pan was named one of Time’s Best Inventions of 2024. @shiza | Instagram RELATED: Is Enamel Cookware Non-Toxic? Our Top Picks According to Shahid, the key to Our Place’s continued success is its commitment to forward-thinking innovative designs in a great-looking package. “It was very important for us to bring joy and inspiration to the kitchen,” she told Forbes recently. “That’s what beautiful design is—it inspires you. Before Our Place, everything in the kitchen looked the same—black and stainless steel—and was hidden in the back of our cluttered cabinets.” She added: “We say our Always Pan is 10-in-1, but it’s really 11-in-1—enchantment is the eleventh function!” If you want to add a little bit of that enchantment to your kitchen, we’ve picked some of our favorite products from the brand below—from Always Pans to tableware to ovens and more. What is the Our Place pan made of? Our Place offers a wide range of pans and other cookware and bakeware items in a variety of materials. Its classic Always Pan design, for example, features a proprietary long-lasting ceramic non-stick coating called Thermakind, which is entirely free of PFAS. The pan is also available in “heirloom-quality” enameled cast iron , and as of 2024, the ultra-durable Titanium Always Pan Pro is available, too. Our Place BECOME A VEGNEWS VIP : Get exclusive product deals, freebies, and perks galore! According to the brand, the new titanium pan features a patented NoCo (“no-coating”), non-stick technology and a surface that is 300-percent harder than stainless steel. “It’s the first nonstick with zero coating,” Shahid told Forbes. “You can throw it in the dishwasher, scrub it with metal, light it on fire—it’s so easy to use and made to last a lifetime.” 7 product picks from Our Place Our Place offers great-looking, long-lasting, durable pans, but you can also buy everything from knives to ovens from the brand, too. Our Place When it comes to multi-purpose cookware, the new, sleek, hydrophobic Titanium Always Pan Pro is hard to beat. You can use it to sear, fry, bake, roast—you name it, the pan can do it. “It’s not too heavy or lightweight - feels great in my hand and everything cooks evenly without sticking,” says one reviewer on the Our Place website. Another adds: “Size is perfect and finish is beautiful.” Find it here Our Place If you’re short on cabinet space and don’t need to cater family-sized meals, the Mini Always Pan 2.0 is a great alternative to the larger options. Despite its size, it can do everything the original design can do, including baking, sautéing, braising, and so much more. Of course, it comes in multiple colors, including Sage, Spice, and Blue Salt. “Perfect pan for cooking a small meal for one person. Easy clean and healthy,” says one reviewer on the Our Place website. Find it here Our Place Our Place also offers a handy range of kitchen tools, including kitchen shears, a knife block, and a serrated slicing knife, but for a premium tool you can rely on to chop and mince multiple ingredients, check out the Everyday Chef’s Knife. “The best knife there is,” reads one Our Place website review. “Love the selection of colors, how comfortable it is to hold, and the sharpness of it.” Find it here Our Place With 36 pieces, Our Place’s premium, restaurant-grade, chip-resistant Complete Stacking Set has everything you need to fully stock or refresh your tableware, including mugs, platters, serving bowls, and salad plates. The glossy satin exterior of each piece will bring a touch of sophistication to your kitchen. “They stack perfectly and take up so little space,” says one buyer on the Our Place website. Find it here Our Place The Wonder Oven may be small—but do not underestimate its capabilities. The super efficient, high-performance countertop appliance can perform multiple functions, including air-frying, roasting, and baking, and it has multiple levels, so you can fit plenty of food inside. Plus, it looks great, thanks to its colorful retro design. “I’m surprised so much functionality can fit into such a small machine,” says one Our Place customer. Another added: “I don’t think I’ve needed my full-sized oven once since it arrived.” Find it here Our Place A Dutch oven is a kitchen must-have, especially if you enjoy cooking stews, casseroles, curries, and roasts. This one from Our Place comes with enameled cast iron , which means it won’t require any work to season before you use it. The design ticks all of the boxes: It’s sleek, good-looking, durable, and multifunctional. “The color is perfect and is great to even leave out on the counter. Has been perfect for soups & baking sourdough,” said one Our Place reviewer. Find it here Our Place Can’t decide between the Always Pan, the Perfect Pot, and bakeware? The Ultimate Cookware Set gives you the chance to buy everything. It boasts eight of the brand’s most popular pieces, making it the perfect investment for a full kitchen restock. Find it here DON'T MISS OUT : Get breaking news, recipes, and our weekly vegan deal by signing up for our FREE VegNewsletter Love Good Strong Coffee? Check Out These Top Espresso Makers How Important Is a Good Quality Kitchen Knife? Plus, the Best Blades to Try Now Ditch Toxic Black Plastic and Use These Safer Kitchen Utensils Instead JUMP TO ... Latest News | Recipes | Guides | Health | Subscribe Charlotte is a VegNews editor and writer based in sunny Southsea on England's southern coast. Here at VegNews, we live and breathe the plant-based lifestyle, and only recommend products we feel make our lives amazing. Occasionally, articles may include shopping links where we might earn a small commission, but in no way does this effect the editorial integrity of VegNews.ALTOONA, Pa. — The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO struggled with deputies and shouted Tuesday while arriving for a court appearance in Pennsylvania, a day after he was arrested at a McDonald’s and charged with murder. Luigi Nicholas Mangione emerged from a patrol car, spun toward reporters and shouted something partly unintelligible referring to an “insult to the intelligence of the American people” while deputies pushed him inside. Prosecutors began to take steps to bring Mangione back to New York to face a murder charge while new details emerged about his life and how he was captured. The 26-year-old Ivy League graduate from a prominent Maryland real estate family was charged with murder hours after he was arrested in the Manhattan killing of Brian Thompson, who led the United States’ largest medical insurance company. At the brief hearing, defense lawyer Thomas Dickey informed the court that Mangione would not waive extradition to New York but instead wants a hearing on the issue. He has 14 days to challenge detention. Mangione likely was motivated by his anger with what he called “parasitic” health insurance companies and a disdain for corporate greed, a law enforcement bulletin obtained by The Associated Press said. He wrote that the U.S. has the most expensive health care system in the world and that profits of major corporations continue to increase while “our life expectancy” does not, according to the bulletin, based on a review of his hand-written notes and social media posts. Mangione called “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski a “political revolutionary” and may have found inspiration from the man who carried out a series of bombings while railing against modern society and technology, according to the bulletin. Mangione remained jailed in Pennsylvania, where he was initially charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm, forgery and providing false identification to police. Manhattan prosecutors obtained an arrest warrant, a step that could help expedite his extradition from Pennsylvania. Mangione was arrested Monday in Altoona, Pennsylvania — about 230 miles west of New York City — after a McDonald’s customer recognized him and notified an employee, authorities said. Thompson, 50, was killed Wednesday as he walked alone to a Manhattan hotel for an investor conference. Police saw the shooting as a targeted attack. Get local news delivered to your inbox!