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OptiSigns to Showcase Cutting-Edge Digital Signage Solutions at the Digital Signage Experience 2024 in Las VegasBears general manager Ryan Poles was granted a reprieve complete with a second swing at hiring a head coach in Chicago. Poles will interview candidates and select a replacement for Matt Eberflus, who was fired Friday after the Bears' sixth consecutive loss and fourth of the season decided on a final play. "Ryan Poles is the general manager of the Chicago Bears, and he will remain the general manager of the Chicago Bears," president and CEO Kevin Warren said Monday. "Ryan will serve as the point person of our upcoming search for a head football coach. We will closely, we will work together on a daily basis to make sure we have the right person as our head football coach." Warren said the McCaskey family provided "all the resources" to build a championship environment. He confirmed that Thomas Brown, who a month ago was passing game coordinator before replacing Shane Waldron as offensive coordinator, will serve as interim head coach and shift from the press box to the sideline starting this week. Warren did not say whether Brown would automatically receive an interview for the full-time coaching position, which he said "will be the most coveted head coaching job in the National Football League." Poles said consideration will be given to candidates with the plan to develop rookie No. 1 pick Caleb Williams, but there are no set plans to involve the quarterback in the interview process. He said the Bears showed great progress through two seasons but couldn't sustain growth. "At the end of the day, we just came up short too many times," Poles said of firing Eberflus, his pick to be the Bears' head coach in January 2022. Brown promoted wide receivers coach Chris Beatty to interim offensive coordinator on Monday and announced that defensive coordinator Eric Washington will be the defensive play caller, a role Eberflus previously held. Trailing 23-20 on Thanksgiving Day, the Bears were within field-goal range when quarterback Caleb Williams was sacked. With 32 seconds remaining, Eberflus elected not to use his final timeout as Williams heaved an incompletion down the right sideline as time expired. "When you look at the end-of-the-game situations, detailing to finish in some of those moments. We all know a lot of games come down to those critical moments where we weren't able to get over the hump," Poles said. Eberflus said after the game that everything was handled properly and held a press conference via Zoom on Friday voicing confidence he'd have the team ready to play the 49ers this week. But three hours later, he was fired. Warren admitted the franchise could've handled the timing better, but clarified there was no decision on Eberflus' status at the time of his media session. "The decision was made to terminate the employment of head coach Matt Eberflus," Warren said 72 hours later. "We try to do everything in a professional manner. That decision was made on Friday." "Coach Eberflus had his press conference, we had not made a final decision. I think you know me, you know Ryan you know George McCaskey. One thing we stand for is family, integrity, doing it the right way. In retrospect, could we have done it better? Absolutely." Eberflus, 54, went 14-32 in two-plus seasons. The Bears (4-8) travel to San Francisco (5-7) in Week 1. --Field Level Media

By TIM REYNOLDS BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Zach Kittley ran one of the nation’s best offenses at Texas Tech. Florida Atlantic has given him a bigger challenge. Kittley — the Texas Tech offensive coordinator for the last three seasons — is the new head coach at FAU, with the deal getting announced on Monday night. Kittley met the Owls’ players at a team meeting not long after his agreement with FAU was finalized. Kittley agreed to a five-year deal worth a total of $6 million in base salary. He will make $1 million in his first season and see that base increase by $100,000 annually. “He is a man of high integrity and character, with an incredible reputation in the profession for player development,” FAU athletic director Brian White said. “Zach is one of the most innovative offensive minds in the game, and I am confident in his ability to build a championship program with an exciting brand of football that can be a source of pride for our fans, our alumni, and the FAU community.” The 33-year-old Kittley will be formally introduced at a news conference Friday, the school said. “I know we can win here, and we have tremendous leadership from the top down to create a championship program,” Kittley said. “I am excited to get to know the student-athletes, build a staff, and get out in the community, and engage our tremendous supporters.” Kittley is replacing Tom Herman, who was fired two weeks ago with two games left in his second year at the school. Kittley had stints as offensive coordinator at Houston Baptist and Western Kentucky before returning to Texas Tech — his alma mater — in 2022 in the same role. The Red Raiders have averaged 435 yards per game over the last three seasons under Kittley, 22nd best among all FBS teams. This season saw the Red Raiders rank among the nation’s best offenses: They were eighth in yards per play, eighth in points per game, 10th in yards per game and did all that at a pace nearly unmatched nationally. Texas Tech averaged 78.25 plays per game this season, just behind Syracuse’s 78.33 for the national lead. As a student assistant, then graduate assistant and assistant quarterbacks coach at Texas Tech, Kittley helped coach Patrick Mahomes — the Kansas City Chiefs star, NFL MVP and Super Bowl champion — during his collegiate career. FAU President Stacy Volnick called Kittley “an ideal fit.” “What was clearly evident to me was Zach’s passion and excitement for the potential at Florida Atlantic,” Volnick said. “He is an incredibly impressive person. I am excited about his authenticity, his energy, and his family-oriented approach.” The Owls went 3-9 this season, their fourth consecutive losing record. Lane Kiffin went 27-13 with two bowl wins in his three seasons at FAU; the Owls are 22-35 in five seasons since Kiffin left for Ole Miss after the 2019 campaign. Kittley becomes the ninth coach in program history, after program founder Howard Schnellenberger, Carl Pelini, Brian Wright, Charlie Partridge, Kiffin, Willie Taggart, Herman and Chad Lunsford — the interim coach for the final two games this season. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-footballWith Alisson back in the starting lineup and the team firing on all cylinders, Liverpool will be confident of securing the result they need to advance to the Round of 16. The stage is set for a thrilling encounter as the Reds look to make a statement on the European stage and continue their quest for glory in a competition that holds the promise of greatness.

'Just a piece of paper': Domestic violence orders don't make Claire and Olivia safeThe show is scheduled to begin at 9pm I'm a Celebrity fans have made the same complaint minutes before the show started. The ITV challenge show is scheduled to be on at 9pm each evening and today viewers had to wait longer as the adverts overran. There are currently 10 contestants in camp following the departure of Jane Moore on Friday and Dean McCullough last night. One more contestant will leave the jungle tonight as eliminations take place throughout the week up until Sunday's grand final. Impatient viewers took to social media to voice their anger about the delayed start to tonight's show. One fan taking to X, formerly known as Twitter said: "these ads get longer and longer... whys it 3 past 9 and its not even startedd..... #imaceleb" Another angered fan added "Isn’t it meant to come on at 9? I hate adverts #imaceleb" while a further comment stated "oh, I thought it was well delayed because I was watching online ITV really are showing ads till 5 past 9 then starting #imaceleb ha!" In tonight's episode, December 2, Coleen and Alan have been voted by the rest of the camp to take part in the latest challenge 'Farmyard of Fear'. Another campmate will be eliminated at the end of the episode, meaning only nine will remain.AMESBURY, Mass. , Dec. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Provident Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq:PVBC), the holding company for BankProv (the "Bank"), today announced that its Board of Directors has adopted a new stock repurchase program. Under the repurchase program, the Company may repurchase up to 883,366 shares of its common stock, or approximately five percent of the current outstanding shares. The repurchase program was adopted following the receipt of non-objection from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston . The repurchase program permits shares to be repurchased in open market or private transactions, through block trades, and pursuant to any trading plan that may be adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Repurchases will be made at management's discretion at prices management considers to be attractive and in the best interests of both the Company and its stockholders, subject to the availability of stock, general market conditions, the trading price of the stock, alternative uses for capital, and the Company's financial performance. Open market purchases will be conducted in accordance with the limitations set forth in Rule 10b -18 of the Securities and Exchange Commission and other applicable legal requirements. The repurchase program may be suspended, terminated or modified at any time for any reason, including market conditions, the cost of repurchasing shares, the availability of alternative investment opportunities, liquidity, and other factors deemed appropriate. These factors may also affect the timing and amount of share repurchases. The repurchase program does not obligate the Company to purchase any particular number of shares. About Provident Bancorp, Inc. Provident Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:PVBC) is the holding company for BankProv, a full-service commercial bank headquartered in Massachusetts . With retail branches in the Seacoast Region of Northeastern Massachusetts and New Hampshire , as well as commercial banking offices in the Manchester / Concord market in Central New Hampshire , BankProv delivers a unique combination of traditional banking services and innovative financial solutions to its markets. Founded in Amesbury, Massachusetts in 1828, BankProv holds the honor of being the 10th oldest bank in the nation. The Bank insures 100% of deposits through a combination of insurance provided by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Depositors Insurance Fund (DIF). For more information, visit bankprov.com . Forward-Looking Statements This news release may contain certain forward-looking statements, such as statements of the Company's or the Bank's plans, objectives, expectations, estimates and intentions. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as, "expects," "subject," "believe," "will," "intends," "may," "will be" or "would." These statements are subject to change based on various important factors (some of which are beyond the Company's or the Bank's control), and actual results may differ materially. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements (which reflect management's analysis of factors only as of the date on which they are given). These factors include: general economic conditions; interest rates; inflation; levels of unemployment; legislative, regulatory and accounting changes; monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government, including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Bank; deposit flows; our ability to access cost-effective funding; changes in liquidity, including the size and composition of our deposit portfolio and the percentage of uninsured deposits in the portfolio; changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits; competition; our ability to successfully shift the balance sheet to that of a traditional community bank; real estate values in the market area; loan demand; the adequacy of our level and methodology for calculating our allowance for credit losses; changes in the quality of our loan and securities portfolios; the ability of our borrowers to repay their loans; our ability to retain key employees; failures or breaches of our IT systems, including cyberattacks; the failure to maintain current technologies; the ability of the Company or the Bank to effectively manage its growth; global and national war and terrorism; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic or any other pandemic on our operations and financial results and those of our customers; and results of regulatory examinations, among other factors. The foregoing list of important factors is not exclusive. Readers should carefully review the risk factors described in other documents that the Company files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Annual and Quarterly Reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Investor contact: Joseph Reilly President and Chief Executive Officer Provident Bancorp, Inc. jreilly@bankprov.com View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/provident-bancorp-inc-adopts-stock-repurchase-program-302320082.html SOURCE Provident Bancorp, Inc.

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The situation has garnered international attention, with several other countries expressing support for either side. Some have criticized Spain's refusal to cooperate with the U.S., labeling it as a violation of diplomatic protocols and potentially harmful to global security. Others have argued in favor of Spain's right to protect its interests and control the flow of potentially dangerous cargo into its territory.Saturday Night Live has lined up its last trio of hosts for 2024. After a season full of nostalgic bits, political bites, and even some emotional moments, Season 50’s first stretch will conclude with three back-to-back-to-back episodes in December. Here’s what to know about how to tune in for the last three episodes of the year.0 Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.

NoneST. LOUIS — If the Boston Bruins hadn’t fired Jim Montgomery on Tuesday, Drew Bannister would still be the St. Louis Blues head coach. That’s how Blues general manager Doug Armstrong explained his decision to fire Bannister on Sunday morning, after just 22 games this season, and replace him with Montgomery. Advertisement “There was no inclination to make a coaching change,” Armstrong said. “When Jim got let go in Boston, he was someone I’ve respected, someone I’ve admired, someone I felt had all the attributes to be a long-term coach for the Blues. This decision was based, I would say, almost 100 percent on having someone of Jim’s caliber become available.” Montgomery and the Blues agreed on a five-year contract, and after a conference call with Armstrong and the team’s captains Sunday morning, he is expected to join the club in New York on Sunday night ahead of its game against the Rangers . The news wasn’t a complete shock. The Athletic laid out the possibility last week because the Blues weren’t living up to Armstrong’s expectations of competing for a playoff spot this season along with Montgomery’s sudden availability. The club went 39-31-6 in 76 games under Bannister. It dropped to 9-12-1 on the season after a 3-1 loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday — six points back of a wildcard spot in the Western Conference standings. In 22 games this season, the offense has scored two goals or fewer 13 times and one goal or fewer seven times. The power play is ranked 25th in the NHL (16.7 percent) and the penalty kill is No. 24 (75.9 percent). “When I talked to Drew today, the situation that we were in — a young coach learning, learning with young players — it wasn’t an easy situation for him to walk into,” Armstrong said. “I thought he did a good job. He was making mistakes. We were all making mistakes. So Drew was learning as we went on. “I was more than prepared to go through the peaks and valleys with Drew until Monty became available, and then it just felt like that might not be available over the next few years. I didn’t know when the next opportunity would come, and I felt it was the right thing to do for the Blues franchise.” The Blues had interest in Montgomery last offseason, but when Boston advanced to the second round of the playoffs, Armstrong took the interim tag off Bannister and announced a two-year contract for him to be the head coach. When asked Sunday if Montgomery was indeed the focus of the Blues’ internal discussions last summer, Armstrong replied: “He really wasn’t because he had a job. I don’t spend a lot of time on the wish list of what’s out there. Quite honestly, I didn’t spend much time thinking about Monty this summer.” Advertisement But it’s clear after Montgomery’s hiring that he would have been on the wish list had there been one. Armstrong said he’s a coach who can help the club now and in the future. “He’s really at the prime of his coaching career right now, and we’re the benefactors of that,” Armstrong said. “He’s the full package, or at least we hope he’s the full package. He can coach a team that’s evolving and coach a team that is evolved and ready to win. As we continue to learn how to be competitive on a nightly basis, Monty can push us all to get better, and then when we get there, he can take us to the promised land.” It was evident, too, that Armstrong didn’t see Bannister as that guy, making references to the fact that inexperience behind the bench can no longer be used as an excuse as the team tries to find its way in the coming weeks. Montgomery was 120-41-23 in Boston, including the highest single-season win total in NHL history (65-12-5) in 2022-23. “I go back to when Ken Hitchcock came in — coaching is not an issue,” Armstrong said. “He is a hell of a coach. The game is old. It’s 100-plus years old, and he’s got the best record in any one season. He knows how to coach. So if there were any questions marks about that, that is gone now.” Despite making the move that he felt was best for the organization, Armstrong acknowledged the perception of a coaching carousel in St. Louis, which will have its third guy behind the bench in less than a calendar year on Wednesday. Bannister was promoted to replace Craig Berube in mid-December last year. He becomes the fifth coach fired by Armstrong, after Davis Payne, Ken Hitchcock, Mike Yeo and Berube. “I certainly understand if that’s how people are viewing it,” Armstrong said. “I think the one with Craig, it was a heck of a run and a change was needed. I think Drew coming in and doing a good job as the interim was positive. We went through the process last year of thinking about other coaches and I came back that Drew had done enough to warrant the opportunity to learn on the job here in the NHL and work through that. Advertisement “As I said, I woke up (earlier this week) and had no plans of doing this type of a news conference at all. Except a coach that I believe is a difference-maker became available, and we reacted to it.” Armstrong insisted the move says nothing about the state of the Blues’ retool. “When we first talked about the retool, we used the (Los Angeles Kings’) model for three or four years, and we’re 1 1/2 years into it,” Armstrong said. “One of the things that we’re doing is we’re waiting on (Dalibor) Dvorský, (Jimmy) Snuggerud, (Otto) Stenberg, (Theo) Lindstein and (Adam) Jiricek. Those are five first-round picks that we’re excited about having. “It’s very important for me to say that our vision of where we’re at has not changed. When we said that we were going to retool, bringing in Monty today doesn’t put Dvorský, Snuggerud, Stenberg ... any closer to playing. That comes with maturity. What it does, it gives us a really good coach for today and tomorrow.” As for today, are the Blues a potential playoff team this season with Montgomery now at the helm? “Our record would indicate that no, we’re not headed to the playoffs,” Armstrong said. “I think our season to date has fluctuated. We’re obviously having a hard time on both ends of the special teams and scoring goals, and that’s not a good recipe to have success. “I think getting those ( Philip Broberg and Nick Leddy ) back will help stabilize things. Losing Robert Thomas , like we did, took away from the offense, and it hasn’t come back since he’s come back. So we have our work to do. We have a lot of things that Jim has to get organized to his satisfaction, and we’re able to move ahead.” (Photo of Jim Montgomery: Bruce Bennett / Getty Images)

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Only one more half stands between California and the victory they were favored to collect coming into this afternoon. Sitting on a score of 40-33, they have looked like the better team, but there's still one more half to play. If California keeps playing like this, they'll bump their record up to 5-1 in no time. On the other hand, Sacramento State will have to make due with a 1-4 record unless they turn things around (and fast). Sacramento State Hornets @ California Golden Bears Current Records: Sacramento State 1-3, California 4-1 When: Sunday, November 24, 2024 at 4 p.m. ET Where: Haas Pavilion -- Berkeley, California TV: ESPN Plus Follow: CBS Sports App Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.) Ticket Cost: $9.00 Hornets fans better hope the squad plays one heck of a game on Sunday as the odds are decidedly against them. They will challenge the California Golden Bears at 4:00 p.m. ET at Haas Pavilion. The Hornets are limping into the contest on a three-game losing streak. Sacramento State will head out to face California after giving up their first home loss of the season last Saturday. Sacramento State took a 79-69 hit to the loss column at the hands of CSNorthridge. That's two games in a row now that the Hornets have lost by exactly ten points. Meanwhile, California beat Air Force 78-69 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Golden Bears. Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead California to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jeremiah Wilkinson, who went 8 for 12 en route to 23 points. Wilkinson's performance made up for a slower match against USC on Sunday. Another player making a difference was Rytis Petraitis, who posted 12 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Sacramento State's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for California, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Sacramento State has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 38.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like California struggles in that department as they've been averaging 37.4. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge. California is a big 16.5-point favorite against Sacramento State, according to the latest college basketball odds . The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 16.5-point spread, and stayed right there. The over/under is 139.5 points. See college basketball picks for every single game, including this one, from SportsLine's advanced computer model. Get picks now .In conclusion, while the competition is fierce, Manchester City's credentials as genuine title contenders are undeniable. The team's quality, depth, and winning mentality make them a force to be reckoned with in the race for the Premier League crown. As the season unfolds, football fans can look forward to witnessing some enthralling encounters as City and their rivals vie for domestic football supremacy.One key feature of Microsoft's water-evaporating data center design is its ability to harness renewable energy sources to power the evaporation process, further enhancing the environmental benefits of the system. By integrating solar or wind energy technologies, these data centers can operate with minimal reliance on traditional power sources, leading to a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption.

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Provident Bancorp, Inc. Adopts Stock Repurchase ProgramStock market today: Rising tech stocks pull Wall Street to another recordFrom Laide Raheem, Abeokuta A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Toyin Amuzu, has called for the release of Gaffar Asaolu, political aide to the party’s governorship candidate in the 2023 general elections, Oladipupo Adebutu, from the police custody. Asaolu was arrested by the men of Ogun State Police command for his alleged involvement in violence during the local government election held last Saturday. Amuzu in a statement on Sunday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, faulted the “arbitrary arrest and detention” of Asaolu, demanding his release from police detention. The PDP chieftain, who flayed the Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, for allegedly ordering the arrest of Asaolu, urged the governor to face the growing security concerns in the state, rather than engaging in political witch-hunts of members of the opposition party. He said that the continuous detention of the Director of Finance of the Atiku-Okowa Campaign Committee in the 2023 general elections, on trump up charges at the behest of the governor is unfair and I just. Amuzu, however, condemned the killer squad tag, unfair arrest and detention of Asaolu, citing his connection to Adebutu, who was also arrested twice by the DSS and police. He said that Adebutu was later released when no evidence was found against him, while Asaolu remains in detention, pointing out that “this is a clear case of political persecution and an affront to democracy” “The government should focus on addressing the real security challenges facing our state, which include ritual killings, cult clashes and killings, robbery, kidnapping, and political violence especially from the ruling party rather than harassing innocent citizens, Amuzu added in the statement. . He, therefore, called on the state government to respect the Rule of Law and ensure that all citizens are treated fairly and justly. “The illegal arrest and detention of citizens without sufficient evidence is a clear violation of their fundamental human rights. The people of Ogun State deserve better, and it’s time for the government to take action to address the growing security concerns and put an end to political witch-hunts”, the 2023 House of Representatives PDP candidate submitted.