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Alex Gibney was sitting in his New York office in early 2023 when a message from Israel caught his attention. The Oscar-winning filmmaker, regarded as one of the most prolific documentary creators in the United States, was immersed in multiple projects, including a series on tennis legend Boris Becker, a music documentary on Paul Simon and secretive endeavors on Elon Musk and Salman Rushdie. Despite his packed schedule, the mysterious message piqued his interest—it offered access to video recordings from the police interrogations of Benjamin Netanyahu. A year and a half later, The Bibi Files, a documentary directed by Alexis Bloom and produced by Gibney, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. “I got a leak—a message on Signal saying, ‘We have this interesting material. Would you be interested?’ Of course, I get these kinds of messages sometimes, and some turn out to be pranks. But I followed up, and this time it was real,” Gibney tells Ynet in an exclusive interview. "As a filmmaker, I always ask myself: Why should this be a movie? In this case, the leaked material was fascinating in itself and also told a compelling story—a story of corruption. I’m a student of corruption, and this was potent material." Gibney, 71, known for tackling corruption in films exposing the schemes of power-hungry politicians and businessmen, first delved into Netanyahu's actions in his 2016 film Zero Days. There, he linked Netanyahu to the spread of the Stuxnet malware, originally a joint U.S.-Israel cyber effort to thwart Iran’s nuclear program. In The Bibi Files, Gibney and Bloom take a closer look at Netanyahu, his family and his inner circle, offering an exclusive glimpse into leaked interrogation footage. The documentary alleges that Netanyahu’s and his wife Sara’s greed entangled them with the law, motivated his judicial overhaul initiative and influenced his decision-making in the war with Hamas. "I received it early in 2023, well before October 7. What stood out to me was how Netanyahu occupies such a central position in a geopolitical flashpoint—one that is now threatening to engulf the world," he says. 7 View gallery Alex Gibney ( Photo: GettyImages ) Bloom, who previously collaborated with Gibney on Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes and We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks, was tapped to direct the project. Initially, she questioned whether the story, which is mostly well-known among Israeli audiences, would interest an international audience. "He’s Israel’s longest-serving prime minister, so it’s a stretch to say he’s marginal. We never thought of him that way. Unfortunately for Israel, they’ve made themselves such a central story, especially with the proposed Supreme Court overhaul. The unprecedented demonstrations drew a lot of interest—people wanted to know why,” she explains. Unfiltered and unafraid Set for release on December 11 on the alternative streaming platform Jolt, which Gibney co-founded, the documentary faced hurdles securing distribution through major U.S. content companies. Legal restrictions in Israel, barring the broadcast of interrogation footage without the subject’s consent, prevent the film’s release there—ironically, the same reason the footage found its way to Gibney. "The quality of vigorous journalism in Israel is very high, and there's a lot of open debate there—debate that people might hesitate to confront elsewhere. Some may feel uncomfortable addressing certain topics or question whether they should even be discussed," he says. "There was a legal issue with the footage. It couldn’t be officially distributed in Israel. That created an opportunity for it to be part of a film produced outside of Israel, which could potentially reach back into the country indirectly—whether through information circulating or leaks. "The source understood that I might be in a better position legally to handle the material in ways they couldn’t. There are still legal protections in the United States, at least for now, that allow for this kind of work. In that sense, it made it possible to bring this story to light." What can the film contribute to understanding Netanyahu’s character for the Israeli audience? “He grew up, in part, in Philadelphia, so he has a kind of American origin story. But I think what really drew me in was the idea of an important story about corruption—personal corruption and, ultimately, political corruption. People in Israel already know this, but they don’t know it as much abroad. Netanyahu’s reputation as a great statesman outside Israel gave him a lot of currency inside Israel, especially through his relationship with the United States. That connection allowed him to maintain power and influence. So how he’s perceived internationally turns out to be incredibly important. 7 View gallery As a filmmaker, what struck me was how different it is to see these things in the flesh. You get an up-close view of Netanyahu, Sara and [Arnon] Milchan. You can feel the sweat of corruption in these videotapes in a way that just doesn’t come through in transcripts. That’s what made me feel this story was both important and worth making into a film.” For Israeli audiences, the most striking revelations lie in the unfiltered portrayal of Netanyahu, his wife Sara and their son Yair during police interrogations. Unlike controlled public appearances or media interviews, the Netanyahus have no command over the conversation in these settings. The film’s most dramatic moments showcase Sara and Yair’s anger and arrogance as they lash out at investigators. "They’re not scared. They’re not intimidated. They walk into the room with this sense of entitlement, like, ‘How dare you bring me in here.’ What’s worse is there’s a kind of contempt for the state and the rule of law in what they have to say. It’s like they’re saying, ‘We’re the only thing that matters, and you are bugs.’ When you start calling the police ‘the Stasi’ or ‘the Gestapo’ and they clump everyone together—the public, the media, the police—'everyone is involved in this conspiracy,’ doesn't that give you pause that It might honestly be you," says Gibney. Unlike Sara and Yair Netanyahu and other filmed subjects of the investigation—such as Arnon Milchan, media mogul Shaul Elovitch, and state witness Nir Hefetz, who were summoned to police stations—Netanyahu's questioning takes place in his office. He maintains his composure most of the time, frequently resorting to his characteristic "I don't remember" responses and occasionally giving his interrogators lessons in leadership. However, there are moments when he is seen slamming his hands on the table and shouting in reaction to evidence presented to him regarding the cigars and champagne case, as well as his relationship with Elovitch. “Alex and I had this discussion back and forth,” Bloom says. “How aware is he of the cameras? It's a consumer camera that's set up in his office, pointed at him, so he doesn't forget it's there. Sara is a much more unfiltered presence in the film and people criticize her with valid reason, but there is something more honest about her. She has a feeling and she expresses it, and he is kind of the master of masks. But every so often it slips. If you're sitting there for four hours, it'll slip at some point. It's not as if he can get away with it like when a journalist on the runway asks him a few questions. There's a sort of psychological quality to the material.” 7 View gallery Benjamin Netanyahu ( Photo: Courtesy of TIFF ) In addition to the filmed interrogations offering an unfiltered glimpse into the Netanyahu family's character traits, testimony from other subjects sheds light on their fondness for gifts and ties to cronyism. Among the allegations are claims that Sara Netanyahu has a penchant for expensive jewelry at others’ expense and a particular taste for fine champagne. Alongside the jaw-dropping footage from the interrogation rooms, the documentary features interviews with journalist Raviv Drucker (also involved as a producer), former prime minister Ehud Olmert, former household manager Meni Naftali and Netanyahu's childhood friend, Uzi Beller. These accounts detail behind-the-scenes events and paint a picture of the Netanyahu family's indulgent lifestyle and interpersonal dynamics, emphasizing Sara Netanyahu's influence over both her husband and the state. As Sheldon Adelson, the late billionaire and staunch Netanyahu supporter, remarked during an investigation: "It’s better if she keeps her nose out of it." “When talking to people, they’d share how terrible things were,” Bloom says. “Some stories couldn’t even make it into the film—like Bibi calling them in the middle of the night, putting them on speakerphone with Sara listening. It’s absurd but it’s also serious.” ‘Mr. Security’ who failed to protect Gibney’s cinematic approach to social and political issues has shone through in films like Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005), Taxi to the Dark Side (2007)—which won him an Oscar, The Armstrong Lie (2014) and Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief (2015), which contributed to the decline of the Church of Scientology. The Bibi Files joins this body of work, framing Netanyahu as part of a global group of authoritarian leaders—including Vladimir Putin, Viktor Orbán, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Donald Trump (as well as former leaders like Jair Bolsonaro and Rodrigo Duterte)—who use their political power to fulfill personal greed and amass unchecked authority, all while undermining the rule of law and institutional frameworks. Gibney argues that Netanyahu’s strategies toward Israel’s judiciary, media and police mirror tactics from the authoritarian playbook. These methods are again on display as Netanyahu confronts Shin Bet investigators probing leaks from his office and navigates restrictions imposed by Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara on his political powers. 7 View gallery Donald Trump ( Photo: AP ) “I think that Americans recognize this behavior as very Trumpian. Trump’s putting Matt Gaetz in charge of the Department of Justice now because he felt that he was badly handled. So now the Department of Justice will become just sort of a grudge fulfillment apparatus. Just an instrument of brute power, rather than something that's attentive to the rule of law,” says Gibney, who is currently rewriting the third act of his film on Elon Musk due to Musk's recent alignment with Trump's inner circle as a financial and political supporter. “It starts with a kind of personal corruption and contempt for the rule of law and ultimately develops into kind of messianic behavior, where you believe that because you are good and because you care so much about the nation that you're increasingly entitled to more and more and more for yourself. But really, it springs from your own personal greed and venality. What you see on display is human behavior, but the worst side of human behavior and how it can overcome some people. Get the Ynetnews app on your smartphone: Google Play : https://bit.ly/4eJ37pE | Apple App Store : https://bit.ly/3ZL7iNv "Some of these other characters have a sort of an actor's talent. You can see that in the interrogation videos with Netanyahu, he's a good actor. So is Trump. And some of these other players, like [Hamas leader Yahya] Sinwar. They know how to motivate the crowd. That turns out to be their secret superpower, and that allows them then to mask their personal corruption and venality. "Sadly, I’d say that Netanyahu, with the rising body count, is reaching an extraordinary level in terms of the number of people that he’s responsible for killing. It’s a staggering thought.” Another hallmark of the strongman strategy, according to Gibney, is the use of political crises and wars to maintain power by portraying themselves as "strong leaders" defending the nation from external and internal enemies. In Citizen K, Gibney highlighted how Putin leveraged the Chechen war to cement his Kremlin ascendancy. In The Bibi Files, the filmmakers allege that the October 7 Hamas attack provided Netanyahu with an opportunity to channel public anger and rally support, bolstering his fragile leadership even as his "Mr. Security" image was shattered on that fateful day. “One parallel with Putin is this willingness to utilize a failure. Look at the hostage situation. Getting the hostages back requires a certain amount of statesmanship, compromise and thinking about a longer game rather than your own political survival,“ Gibney says and mentions the October 2002 Moscow theater terrorist attack, where 132 hostages and 40 Chechen terrorists were killed due to lethal gas pumped into the building. 7 View gallery Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Vladimir Putin ( Photo: Alexander Zemlianichenko / POOL / AFP ) “If you look at some of what Putin did in terms of literally allowing hostages to be sacrificed, murdered in effect by their own security forces so that he could make a grand statement about how he was protecting the Russian nation. He had no regard at all for the victims. We know the FSB may have manufactured bombings in and around Moscow, so he could blame it on Cheches, so this is part of the old dictator's playbook,” Gibney explains. “What happened on October 7 was horrific. But what is ongoing now in Gaza, let's be honest, is not what you would call a war. Where is the Hamas air force? Is there an air force that goes out to meet the Israeli Air Force every day? No, there isn't. One of the interview subjects in the film says, ‘What is the goal of this war?' Is it to keep bombing and killing until you get the last terrorist in a tunnel many years from now? Many more terrorists are going to be made and encouraged because of the carnage that Netanyahu is causing.” It may not be an equal war, but Israel still faces military and political threats in the Middle East. Bloom: “It's a genuine war and the chaos that it causes is keeping him in power. He's a politician who's made his career on the statement, ‘I will protect you, I am the king of security,’ so I think that he's also made his career on the implicit invocation of fear and danger. He campaigns that terror is just around the corner and he’s the only person who can save you. “With October 7, that became true. Terror was there and he didn't save them spectacularly. You can think about the accuracy of his campaign statements, he's made his career on that he is ‘Mr. Security’ and Israel should always be afraid. There's no other way for it to be in his Matrix. He got that from his father, and he's run Israel along those lines.” Gibney: “Sinwar did to Netanyahu what Osama Bin Laden did to the Bush administration. 9/11 was a terrorist act intended to provoke an overreaction which now he is gleefully providing because it's good for his own political survival, but nothing else. “Sinwar played Netanyahu like a fiddle. He knew exactly what Netanyahu was going to do and that was going to derail the Saudi-Israeli agreement. It was going to make Israel a pariah state. In that sense, the future of Israel, I would argue, should be looked through the lens of the idea that actually Netanyahu is executing Sinwar's plan.” Netanyahu’s last red line Toward its conclusion, The Bibi Files portrays Netanyahu’s political alliance with far-right figures Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich as his final breach, sacrificing Israeli democracy and the rule of law for political survival. This alliance, the filmmakers argue, has plunged the state into corruption while giving these politicians a global stage to be exposed as agents of chaos. “They seem to be important figures in the storytelling because they're keeping Netanyahu in power. Netanyahu likes to present it as the new normal, but it's not. It's an extraordinary alliance and terrifying,” Bloom says. 7 View gallery Alexis Bloom ( Photo: Shane Anthony Sinclair/Getty Images for BFI ) “It signals the bottom falling out. What lengths will he go to in order to stay in power? Some may present them as his puppet masters, and in a sense, they are right because they know how much he needs them. But he's a willing participant in all of this. It's not like they've kidnapped him. He identified them as coalition partners, went after them and on a daily basis has to keep them happy." Gibney references a photograph included in the film, showing Netanyahu alongside Smotrich with an expression of disdain and embarrassment on his face. "That moment is really powerful because it's full of such ambiguity in his expression. The actor wasn't playing the part. ‘Oh my God, I've had to play ball with this outrageous terrorist in order to save myself from being prosecuted for champagne and cigars.’ It's really a chilling moment because you can see the weakness in Netanyahu in addition to his so-called strength. He masquerades as a strongman. Another great victory of the film is that it shows the weakness of the bully—the person who's bullied by his own wife, who's bullied by Smotrich and Ben-Gvir. He's a weak man, and what weak men sometimes do is punish others when they have the opportunity.” Following screenings at the Toronto, Woodstock and Doc NYC film festivals, The Bibi Files is set for wider distribution in the United States and internationally, with an Oscar campaign in the works. However, the film will not be released in Israel due to legal restrictions on broadcasting interrogation footage without the subject’s consent. Despite these barriers, the filmmakers hope the documentary will eventually reach Israeli audiences. Netanyahu and his allies reportedly sought to cancel its Toronto premiere but failed. Gibney and Bloom report no further resistance or personal threats but express concern for their co-producer, investigative journalist Raviv Drucker, who could face repercussions. 7 View gallery Netanyahu and Itamar Ben-Gvir ( Photo: GPO ) “Raviv Drucker has gotten some blowback," Bloom says. "It can't be pleasant for him, and in this current climate, that is worse than ever before, where people are really fired, and their livelihoods are easily affected. To his credit, he carries on doing what he's doing. I don't know if I'd be that brave if I were living there and trying to support kids and a family.” The reality depicted in The Bibi Files, both before and after October 7, is deeply painful and infuriating. Yet the filmmakers are careful to distinguish between Netanyahu, his political allies and the broader Israeli public. The inclusion of mass protests against judicial overhaul and for the release of hostages, alongside interviews with figures like Drucker, former prime minister Ehud Olmert and ex-security officials Ami Ayalon and Nimrod Novik, presents Israeli society as a hostage to its leadership’s failures. “Israel is divided. I don't feel like we fabricated anything. It is the other way around—you actually show the reality that the world doesn't see,” Bloom says. “Of course, it's intentional to show that Israelis are not a monolith, that there's a plurality of views and a plurality of feelings. When people come out with statements saying, ‘Israelis are X,’ you want to say, ‘Well, which Israelis?’ It's about as useful as saying, ‘Well, Americans are Y,’ and you're like, ‘Well, which Americans?’ because there's a big divide in America.” Gibney adds: “The concern is that Netanyahu, step by step, is destroying Israel as a liberal democracy. The voices that are highlighted in the film are voices who are saying, ‘We're not going to let him do that.’ I think showing that conflict was very important.” Are you concerned about Israel's future? Bloom: “When you're there, you can't help but feel the hollowing out of Israel and it's sometimes not obvious. At first, the educational system is completely corrupted at the moment. Israel used to have a great public school educational system. It seems terribly underfunded now. More and more money goes to the Orthodox who don't teach things like science and math. They teach the Talmud and that's that. It seems like there are so many possible consequences in this direction. People are being appointed who have no qualifications because he demands loyalty and it's become like a tournament of hunchbacks in power. People who take pride in not reading books. The totally banal emptiness of the people who he's putting in power and I find that terrifying.” Can the situation improve without Netanyahu in power? Bloom: “Israel is in a very difficult situation. Its population is very divided and there are a lot of competing interests. If you look at Brothers and Sisters in Arms versus the Orthodox, I don't know how they go forward to common ground. You do know that they deserve better than a prime minister who is steeped in his own personal travails and that he has a monkey on his back at all times. It is obvious that he's not a leader who has the best interests of the nation at the forefront of his mind. There are alternatives and it's time for an alternative.” >

AEW star finally speaks out against 'inhumane treatment' he has suffered after being forced to stay with the company instead of joining WWE at the end of his contract Rey Fenix took to X to express his anger towards AEW's mistreatment of him The Mexican has not wrestled since July but remains under contract with AEW The company want to keep him on their roster despite him not actively competing By YASEEN ZAMAN Published: 23:30, 7 December 2024 | Updated: 23:30, 7 December 2024 e-mail View comments Rey Fenix has lashed out against the AEW's mistreatment towards him, as the Mexican wrestler is being denied a move to the WWE . He has not wrestled since July, while time has been added to his AEW contract due to injury, meaning he will stay with the organisation but not actively participate in any events. Meanwhile, Penta El Zero Miedo, Fenix's partner and brother, has been relieved of his contractual duties with AEW and removed from their roster page. Fenix took to X to express his discontent, as he will almost certainly have to wait well in to 2025 to join his brother outside of AEW. 'No one stays in a place where they received inhumane treatment,' he said on X. A user on X detailed the injustice Fenix has faced, arguing that AEW'S reluctance to allow a popular wrestler to leave for the WWE only harms the fighter rather than their rivals, as they intend to do. Rey Fenix has not competed for AEW since July, amid issues surrounding his contract length Tony Khan (left), founder of AEW, pictured with his father Shahid (right), owner of Fulham FC Fenix took to social media to speak out against the 'inhumane treatment' towards him from AEW They wrote: 'AEW not using Rey Fenix is f***ing WRONG! 'WWE sells out almost every arena they go to. They're doing the best business they ever have. WTH does Tony Khan think will happen if the Lucha Bros go there? 'WWE isn't being hurt by this AT ALL! The only one being affected is Fenix, and he's the most innocent party in all of this.' Fenix provided a brief response to this post, saying: 'I will have my chance to speak the truth.' WWE Share or comment on this article: AEW star finally speaks out against 'inhumane treatment' he has suffered after being forced to stay with the company instead of joining WWE at the end of his contract e-mail Add commentU.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a reception at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) after being named TIME's "Person of the Year" for the second time, Dec. 12, in New York City. AFP-Yonhap U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has said that Pyongyang's involvement in Russia's war in Ukraine is a "very complicating" factor, while boasting about his personal ties with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Trump made the remarks in an interview with U.S. magazine TIME published Thursday as he commented on issues related to Russia's war in Ukraine and instability in the Middle East. "When North Korea gets involved, that's another element that's a very complicating factor," Trump said during the interview with the magazine that chose him as the 2024 TIME Person of the Year. "And I know Kim Jong Un, I get along very well with Kim Jong Un. I'm probably the only one he's ever really dealt with. When you think about it, I am the only one he's ever dealt with," he added. Asked if he will abandon Ukraine, Trump said, "I want to reach an agreement, and the only way you're going to reach an agreement is not to abandon." Speculation has lingered that after Trump takes office on Jan. 20, he could seek to revive his personal diplomacy with Kim. But it remains uncertain whether Pyongyang could accede to diplomatic feelers from Washington amid its deepening military alignment with Moscow. (Yonhap)

AI Powers the Fight Against ALS LAS VEGAS , Dec. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ --A partnership between Compass UOL, an AI transformation services company, and non-profit EverythingALS is using artificial intelligence to address Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), one of the most intractable puzzles in medicine. EverythingALS and Compass UOL will officially launch their partnership on December 4 at 4:00 PM PT at the annual AWS re:Invent conference in this city, at the AWS for Healthcare and Life Sciences booth within the AWS for Industries Pavilion. The initiative aims to accelerate breakthroughs in ALS care and research by training and supporting 2,000 computational biologists and AI engineers dedicated to understanding and combating ALS and related neurodegenerative diseases as part of Vision 2030 program of EverythingALS. EverythingALS, a patient-focused non-profit set up by The Peter Cohen Foundation, is driving innovation in ALS research by combining biotechnology with data science, working closely with Harvard Medical School , Massachusetts General Hospital, MIT , and pharmaceutical and biotech companies, including Johnson & Johnson, AbbVie, Eli Lilly, Bristol Myers Squibb, and MT Pharma, among others. "The time is now," said Indu Navar , whose foundation honors the memory of Peter Cohen , her late husband and an Amazon.com veteran and senior founding team member of AWS. Cohen held multiple leadership roles during his tenure at Amazon before losing his life to ALS in 2019. "AI and computational power are unlocking mysteries of the brain that were once inaccessible," Navar said. Navar, a tech entrepreneur herself and Peter Cohen's wife, founded EverythingALS to fulfill her husband's vision of applying technological innovation to cure ALS. Navar has made it her mission to save millions of lives from brain diseases. "This partnership allows us to honor Peter's legacy by harnessing data and technology to better understand ALS and ultimately save lives," she said. Compass UOL contributes its AI transformation experience and the work of a team of over 6,000 experts in AI, data and digital platforms at the AI Revolution Company, its parent organization. "We are racing to train the next generation of experts in computational biology to tackle diseases such as ALS and related brain diseases," said Dao Jensen , President of Compass UOL's AWS Business Unit in the U.S. Last year, Compass UOL announced a training initiative with AWS support to help 15,000 computer science students in universities worldwide learn to program cloud platforms using generative AI tools. ALS is a nervous system disease that affects control of the muscles needed to move, speak, eat, and breathe. 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For more tech-tastic holiday gift inspiration, check out T-Mobile's holiday gift guide at t-mobile.com/devices/tech-gifts .• Total Revenues of $138.8M , up 14% year-over-year • Subscription Revenues of $119.9M , up 14% year-over-year • GAAP Operating Margin of (1)% , up ~1,000 basis points year-over-year • Non-GAAP Operating Margin of 20% , up ~350 basis points year-over-year WILMINGTON, N.C., Dec. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- nCino, Inc. NCNO , the leading provider of intelligent, best-in-class banking solutions, today announced financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2025, ended October 31, 2024. "We are very pleased with our third quarter results, once again exceeding expectations for both revenues and non-GAAP operating income," said Pierre Naudé, Chairman and CEO at nCino. "The team delivered solid execution globally, with over 30 multi-solution deals and more gross bookings from net new customers than the previous two quarters combined. Multi-solution deals continue to show the demand for a true end-to-end platform for financial institutions to onboard customers, open accounts, originate loans and manage the portfolio across multiple business lines. We remain focused on innovation and delivering efficiencies that create real business value, and we're excited by the strength and expansion we saw in our business this quarter as a result of that reputation." Financial Highlights Revenues: Total revenues for the third quarter of fiscal 2025 were $138.8 million, a 14% increase from $121.9 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2024. Subscription revenues for the third quarter were $119.9 million, up from $104.8 million one year ago, an increase of 14%. Income (Loss) from Operations: GAAP loss from operations in the third quarter of fiscal 2025 was $(0.8) million compared to $(12.9) million in the same quarter of fiscal 2024. Non-GAAP operating income in the third quarter of fiscal 2025 was $28.0 million compared to $20.4 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2024, an increase of 38%. Net Income (Loss) Attributable to nCino: GAAP net loss attributable to nCino in the third quarter of fiscal 2025 was $(5.3) million compared to $(16.4) million in the third quarter of fiscal 2024. Non-GAAP net income attributable to nCino in the third quarter of fiscal 2025 was $24.4 million compared to $16.2 million in the third quarter of fiscal 2024, an increase of 51%. Net Income (Loss) Attributable to nCino per Share: GAAP net loss attributable to nCino in the third quarter of fiscal 2025 was $(0.05) per basic and diluted share compared to $(0.15) per basic and diluted share in the third quarter of fiscal 2024. Non-GAAP net income attributable to nCino in the third quarter was $0.21 per diluted share compared to $0.14 per diluted share in the third quarter of fiscal 2024. Remaining Performance Obligation: Total Remaining Performance Obligation (RPO) as of October 31, 2024, was $1.095 billion, compared with $917.1 million as of October 31, 2023, an increase of 19%. RPO expected to be recognized in the next 24 months was $730.0 million, an increase of 16% from $627.6 million as of October 31, 2023. Cash: Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash were $258.3 million as of October 31, 2024, which reflected refinancing the revolving credit facility and included $129.7 million that was subsequently utilized to acquire FullCircl on November 5, 2024. Recent Business Highlights Completed acquisition of FullCircl: Closed the acquisition of FullCircl on November 5, 2024, expanding nCino's onboarding capabilities by adding data aggregation components to the platform for financial institutions in EMEA. Signed a multi-solution expansion agreement with a top-40 bank in the U.S.: Shortly after quarter end, expanded relationship with a top-40 bank in the U.S. for Commercial and Small Business Lending, Commercial Pricing & Profitability, Automated Spreading and Banking Advisor. Signed first Banking Advisor deal in Australia: Extended relationship with a top-5 Australian bank for three years with the addition of Banking Advisor. Signed largest customer in Japan: Tokushima Taisho Bank selected nCino to transform its business lending operations, making the bank nCino's largest customer in Japan. Signed an expansion agreement with the largest bank in Norway: The bank expanded its adoption of nCino Commercial Lending, including Banking Advisor, and will also be running Credit Portfolio Management and ESG reporting on nCino. One of the largest home builders in the U.S. went live on the nCino Mortgage Solution: The affiliate mortgage company of a large, national home builder completed its rollout of the nCino Mortgage Solution. Financial Outlook nCino is providing guidance for its fourth quarter ending January 31, 2025 , as follows: Total revenues between $139.5 million and $141.5 million. Subscription revenues between $122.5 million and $124.5 million. Non-GAAP operating income between $23.25 million and $24.25 million. Non-GAAP net income attributable to nCino per diluted share of $0.18 to $0.19. nCino is providing guidance for its fiscal year 2025 ending January 31, 2025 , as follows: Total revenues between $539.0 million and $541.0 million. Subscription revenues between $467.0 million and $469.0 million. Non-GAAP operating income between $95.0 million and $96.0 million. Non-GAAP net income attributable to nCino per diluted share of $0.75 to $0.76. Conference Call nCino will host a conference call at 4:30 p.m. ET today to discuss its financial results and outlook. The conference call will be available via live webcast and replay at the Investor Relations section of nCino's website: https://investor.ncino.com/news-events/events-and-presentations . About nCino nCino NCNO is powering a new era in financial services. The Company was founded to help financial institutions digitize and reengineer business processes to boost efficiencies and create better banking experiences. With over 1,800 customers worldwide - including community banks, credit unions, independent mortgage banks, and the largest financial entities globally - nCino offers a trusted platform of best-in-class, intelligent solutions. By integrating artificial intelligence and actionable insights into its platform, nCino is helping financial institutions consolidate legacy systems to enhance strategic decision-making, improve risk management, and elevate customer satisfaction by cohesively bringing together people, AI and data. For more information, visit www.ncino.com . Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains forward-looking statements about nCino's financial and operating results, which include statements regarding nCino's future performance, outlook, guidance, the assumptions underlying those statements, the benefits from the use of nCino's solutions, our strategies, and general business conditions. Forward-looking statements generally include actions, events, results, strategies and expectations and are often identifiable by use of the words "believes," "expects," "intends," "anticipates," "plans," "seeks," "estimates," "projects," "may," "will," "could," "might," or "continues" or similar expressions and the negatives thereof. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based upon nCino's historical performance and its current plans, estimates, and expectations and are not a representation that such plans, estimates, or expectations will be achieved. These forward-looking statements represent nCino's expectations as of the date of this press release. Subsequent events may cause these expectations to change and, except as may be required by law, nCino does not undertake any obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially including, but not limited to risks associated with (i) adverse changes in the financial services industry, including as a result of customer consolidation or bank failures; (ii) adverse changes in economic, regulatory, or market conditions, including as a direct or indirect consequence of higher interest rates; (iii) risks associated with acquisitions we undertake, (iv) breaches in our security measures or unauthorized access to our customers' or their clients' data; (v) the accuracy of management's assumptions and estimates; (vi) our ability to attract new customers and succeed in having current customers expand their use of our solution; (vii) competitive factors, including pricing pressures, consolidation among competitors, entry of new competitors, the launch of new products and marketing initiatives by our competitors, and difficulty securing rights to access or integrate with third party products or data used by our customers; (viii) the rate of adoption of our newer solutions and the results of our efforts to sustain or expand the use and adoption of our more established solutions; (ix) fluctuation of our results of operations, which may make period-to-period comparisons less meaningful; (x) our ability to manage our growth effectively including expanding outside of the United States; (xi) adverse changes in our relationship with Salesforce; (xii) our ability to successfully acquire new companies and/or integrate acquisitions into our existing organization; (xiii) the loss of one or more customers, particularly any of our larger customers, or a reduction in the number of users our customers purchase access and use rights for; (xiv) system unavailability, system performance problems, or loss of data due to disruptions or other problems with our computing infrastructure or the infrastructure we rely on that is operated by third parties; (xv) our ability to maintain our corporate culture and attract and retain highly skilled employees; and (xvi) the outcome and impact of legal proceedings and related fees and expenses. Additional risks and uncertainties that could affect nCino's business and financial results are included in our reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (available on our web site at www.ncino.com or the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov ). Further information on potential risks that could affect actual results will be included in other filings nCino makes with the SEC from time to time. nCino, Inc. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (In thousands) (Unaudited) January 31, 2024 October 31, 2024 Assets Current assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 112,085 $ 257,894 Accounts receivable, net 112,975 65,013 Costs capitalized to obtain revenue contracts, current portion, net 10,544 12,214 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 15,171 13,523 Total current assets 250,775 348,644 Property and equipment, net 79,145 75,711 Operating lease right-of-use assets, net 19,261 14,938 Costs capitalized to obtain revenue contracts, noncurrent, net 17,425 20,185 Goodwill 838,869 908,559 Intangible assets, net 115,572 128,344 Investments 9,294 9,294 Long-term prepaid expenses and other assets 10,089 10,931 Total assets $ 1,340,430 $ 1,516,606 Liabilities, redeemable non-controlling interest, and stockholders' equity Current liabilities Accounts payable $ 11,842 $ 12,123 Accrued compensation and benefits 16,283 16,370 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 10,847 11,594 Deferred revenue, current portion 170,941 132,382 Financing obligations, current portion 1,474 1,614 Operating lease liabilities, current portion 3,649 4,830 Total current liabilities 215,036 178,913 Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent 16,423 11,829 Deferred income taxes, noncurrent 3,687 10,577 Deferred revenue, noncurrent — 431 Revolving credit facility, noncurrent — 166,000 Financing obligations, noncurrent 52,680 51,624 Other long-term liabilities — 3,726 Total liabilities 287,826 423,100 Commitments and contingencies Redeemable non-controlling interest 3,428 5,243 Stockholders' equity Common stock 57 58 Additional paid-in capital 1,400,881 1,456,411 Accumulated other comprehensive income 996 1,615 Accumulated deficit (352,758 ) (369,821 ) Total stockholders' equity 1,049,176 1,088,263 Total liabilities, redeemable non-controlling interest, and stockholders' equity $ 1,340,430 $ 1,516,606 nCino, Inc. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (In thousands, except share and per share data) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended October 31, Nine Months Ended October 31, 2023 2024 2023 2024 Revenues Subscription $ 104,759 $ 119,894 $ 301,996 $ 344,211 Professional services and other 17,183 18,903 50,854 55,076 Total revenues 121,942 138,797 352,850 399,287 Cost of revenues Subscription 30,605 33,769 89,481 98,916 Professional services and other 17,420 19,976 52,779 59,940 Total cost of revenues 48,025 53,745 142,260 158,856 Gross profit 73,917 85,052 210,590 240,431 Gross margin % 61 % 61 % 60 % 60 % Operating expenses Sales and marketing 38,446 29,729 100,551 89,487 Research and development 29,043 33,039 87,127 97,291 General and administrative 19,334 23,108 59,239 66,046 Total operating expenses 86,823 85,876 246,917 252,824 Loss from operations (12,906 ) (824 ) (36,327 ) (12,393 ) Non-operating income (expense) Interest income 685 482 2,057 1,408 Interest expense (854 ) (1,653 ) (3,277 ) (4,965 ) Other income (expense), net (2,320 ) 432 (2,633 ) (162 ) Loss before income taxes (15,395 ) (1,563 ) (40,180 ) (16,112 ) Income tax provision 1,782 2,589 4,720 1,360 Net loss (17,177 ) (4,152 ) (44,900 ) (17,472 ) Net loss attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest (320 ) (186 ) (868 ) (409 ) Adjustment attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest (478 ) 1,286 (526 ) 2,205 Net loss attributable to nCino, Inc. $ (16,379 ) $ (5,252 ) $ (43,506 ) $ (19,268 ) Net loss per share attributable to nCino, Inc.: Basic and diluted $ (0.15 ) $ (0.05 ) $ (0.39 ) $ (0.17 ) Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: Basic and diluted 112,951,553 115,611,833 112,484,017 114,970,622 nCino, Inc. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (In thousands) (Unaudited) Nine Months Ended October 31, 2023 2024 Cash flows from operating activities Net loss attributable to nCino, Inc. $ (43,506 ) $ (19,268 ) Net loss and adjustment attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest (1,394 ) 1,796 Net loss (44,900 ) (17,472 ) Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 37,337 26,132 Non-cash operating lease costs 3,581 3,844 Amortization of costs capitalized to obtain revenue contracts 7,368 8,724 Amortization of debt issuance costs 138 60 Stock-based compensation 41,969 53,015 Deferred income taxes 881 (2,496 ) Provision for bad debt 1,124 25 Net foreign currency losses (gains) 2,275 (658 ) Loss on disposal of long-lived assets 161 35 Change in operating assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable 35,455 50,184 Costs capitalized to obtain revenue contracts (5,959 ) (13,199 ) Prepaid expenses and other assets 3,374 656 Accounts payable 1,184 1,056 Accrued expenses and other liabilities (7,999 ) (148 ) Deferred revenue (23,789 ) (41,604 ) Operating lease liabilities (3,063 ) (2,936 ) Net cash provided by operating activities 49,137 65,218 Cash flows from investing activities Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired — (90,839 ) Acquisition of assets (356 ) (450 ) Purchases of property and equipment (3,083 ) (1,466 ) Purchase of investment (2,500 ) — Net cash used in investing activities (5,939 ) (92,755 ) Cash flows from financing activities Investment from redeemable non-controlling interest 983 — Proceeds from borrowings on revolving credit facility — 241,000 Payments on revolving credit facility (30,000 ) (75,000 ) Payments of debt issuance costs — (1,382 ) Exercise of stock options 3,176 2,223 Stock issuance under the employee stock purchase plan 2,698 2,514 Principal payments on financing obligations (888 ) (916 ) Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (24,031 ) 168,439 Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash (762 ) (93 ) Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash 18,405 140,809 Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period 87,418 117,444 Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period $ 105,823 $ 258,253 Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period: Cash and cash equivalents $ 100,475 $ 257,894 Restricted cash included in prepaid expenses and other current assets 5,000 — Restricted cash included in long-term prepaid expenses and other assets 348 359 Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period $ 105,823 $ 258,253 Non-GAAP Financial Measures In nCino's public disclosures, nCino has provided non-GAAP measures, which are measurements of financial performance that have not been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or GAAP. In addition to its GAAP measures, nCino uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally for budgeting and resource allocation purposes and in analyzing our financial results. For the reasons set forth below, nCino believes that excluding the following items provides information that is helpful in understanding our operating results, evaluating our future prospects, comparing our financial results across accounting periods, and comparing our financial results to our peers, many of which provide similar non-GAAP financial measures. Amortization of Purchased Intangibles. nCino incurs amortization expense for purchased intangible assets in connection with certain mergers and acquisitions. Because these costs have already been incurred, cannot be recovered, are non-cash, and are affected by the inherent subjective nature of purchase price allocations, nCino excludes these expenses for our internal management reporting processes. nCino's management also finds it useful to exclude these charges when assessing the appropriate level of various operating expenses and resource allocations when budgeting, planning and forecasting future periods. Although nCino excludes amortization expense for purchased intangibles from these non-GAAP measures, management believes it is important for investors to understand that such intangible assets were recorded as part of purchase accounting and contribute to revenue generation. Stock-Based Compensation Expenses. nCino excludes stock-based compensation expenses primarily because they are non-cash expenses that nCino excludes from our internal management reporting processes. nCino's management also finds it useful to exclude these expenses when they assess the appropriate level of various operating expenses and resource allocations when budgeting, planning and forecasting future periods. Moreover, because of varying available valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions and the variety of award types that companies can use, nCino believes excluding stock-based compensation expenses allows investors to make meaningful comparisons between our recurring core business operating results and those of other companies. Acquisition-Related Expenses. nCino excludes expenses related to acquisitions as they limit comparability of operating results with prior periods. We believe these costs, which are primarily related to legal, consulting and other professional services fees, are non-recurring in nature and outside the ordinary course of business. Litigation Expenses. nCino excludes fees and expenses related to litigation expenses incurred from legal matters outside the ordinary course of our business as we believe their exclusion from non-GAAP operating expenses will facilitate a more meaningful explanation of operating results and comparisons with prior period results. Restructuring Costs. nCino excludes costs incurred related to bespoke restructuring plans and other one-time costs that are fundamentally different in strategic nature and frequency from ongoing initiatives. We believe excluding these costs facilitates a more consistent comparison of operating performance over time. Tax Benefit Related to Acquisitions. In connection with deferred tax liabilities assumed from acquisitions, nCino may reduce the valuation allowance against deferred tax assets, resulting in a one-time tax benefit recorded in Income tax provision (benefit). We believe that the exclusion of this benefit from our non-GAAP net income attributable to nCino and non-GAAP net income attributable to nCino per share provides a more direct comparison to all periods presented. Income Tax Effect on Non-GAAP Adjustments. The income tax effects are related to the imputed tax impact on the difference between GAAP and non-GAAP costs and expenses. Adjustment to Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest. nCino adjusts the value of redeemable non-controlling interest of its joint venture nCino K.K. in accordance with the operating agreement for that entity. nCino believes investors benefit from an understanding of the company's operating results absent the effect of this adjustment, and for comparability, has reconciled this adjustment for previously reported non-GAAP results. There are limitations to using non-GAAP financial measures because non-GAAP financial measures are not prepared in accordance with GAAP and may be different from non-GAAP financial measures provided by other companies. The non-GAAP financial measures are limited in value because they exclude certain items that may have a material impact upon our reported financial results. In addition, they are subject to inherent limitations as they reflect the exercise of judgments by nCino's management about which items are adjusted to calculate its non-GAAP financial measures. nCino compensates for these limitations by analyzing current and future results on a GAAP basis as well as a non-GAAP basis and also by providing GAAP measures in its public disclosures. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. nCino encourages investors and others to review our financial information in its entirety, not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business, and to view our non-GAAP financial measures in conjunction with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of GAAP to the non-GAAP financial measures has been provided in the tables below. nCino, Inc. RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES (In thousands, except share and per share data) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended October 31, Nine Months Ended October 31, 2023 2024 2023 2024 GAAP total revenues $ 121,942 $ 138,797 $ 352,850 $ 399,287 GAAP cost of subscription revenues $ 30,605 $ 33,769 $ 89,481 $ 98,916 Amortization expense - developed technology (3,990 ) (4,404 ) (12,431 ) (12,926 ) Stock-based compensation (515 ) (733 ) (1,314 ) (2,088 ) Restructuring charges (12 ) — (51 ) — Non-GAAP cost of subscription revenues $ 26,088 $ 28,632 $ 75,685 $ 83,902 GAAP cost of professional services and other revenues $ 17,420 $ 19,976 $ 52,779 $ 59,940 Amortization expense - other (82 ) (82 ) (247 ) (247 ) Stock-based compensation (2,571 ) (2,940 ) (6,660 ) (8,699 ) Restructuring charges (26 ) — (118 ) — Non-GAAP cost of professional services and other revenues $ 14,741 $ 16,954 $ 45,754 $ 50,994 GAAP gross profit $ 73,917 $ 85,052 $ 210,590 $ 240,431 Amortization expense - developed technology 3,990 4,404 12,431 12,926 Amortization expense - other 82 82 247 247 Stock-based compensation 3,086 3,673 7,974 10,787 Restructuring charges 38 — 169 — Non-GAAP gross profit $ 81,113 $ 93,211 $ 231,411 $ 264,391 The following table sets forth reconciling items as a percentage of total revenue for the periods presented. 1 GAAP gross margin % 61 % 61 % 60 % 60 % Amortization expense - developed technology 3 3 4 3 Amortization expense - other — — — — Stock-based compensation 3 3 2 3 Restructuring charges — — — — Non-GAAP gross margin % 67 % 67 % 66 % 66 % GAAP sales & marketing expense $ 38,446 $ 29,729 $ 100,551 $ 89,487 Amortization expense - customer relationships (2,167 ) (2,736 ) (6,502 ) (7,889 ) Amortization expense - trade name (10,713 ) (107 ) (11,921 ) (254 ) Amortization expense - other — (28 ) — (72 ) Stock-based compensation (4,153 ) (4,394 ) (11,194 ) (12,534 ) Restructuring charges (24 ) — (100 ) — Non-GAAP sales & marketing expense $ 21,389 $ 22,464 $ 70,834 $ 68,738 GAAP research & development expense $ 29,043 $ 33,039 $ 87,127 $ 97,291 Stock-based compensation (4,386 ) (4,208 ) (11,665 ) (13,720 ) Restructuring charges (87 ) — (352 ) — Non-GAAP research & development expense $ 24,570 $ 28,831 $ 75,110 $ 83,571 GAAP general & administrative expense $ 19,334 $ 23,108 $ 59,239 $ 66,046 Stock-based compensation (4,198 ) (5,696 ) (11,136 ) (15,974 ) Acquisition-related expenses (211 ) (3,423 ) (634 ) (9,410 ) Litigation expenses (153 ) (115 ) (4,502 ) (365 ) Restructuring charges (1 ) — (6 ) — Non-GAAP general & administrative expense $ 14,771 $ 13,874 $ 42,961 $ 40,297 GAAP loss from operations $ (12,906 ) $ (824 ) $ (36,327 ) $ (12,393 ) Amortization of intangible assets 16,952 7,357 31,101 21,388 Stock-based compensation 15,823 17,971 41,969 53,015 Acquisition-related expenses 211 3,423 634 9,410 Litigation expenses 153 115 4,502 365 Restructuring charges 150 — 627 — Non-GAAP operating income $ 20,383 $ 28,042 $ 42,506 $ 71,785 The following table sets forth reconciling items as a percentage of total revenue for the periods presented. 1 GAAP operating margin % (11 )% (1 )% (10 )% (3 )% Amortization of intangible assets 14 5 9 5 Stock-based compensation 13 13 12 13 Acquisition-related expenses — 2 — 2 Litigation expenses — — 1 — Restructuring charges — — — — Non-GAAP operating margin % 17 % 20 % 12 % 18 % GAAP net loss attributable to nCino, Inc. $ (16,379 ) $ (5,252 ) $ (43,506 ) $ (19,268 ) Amortization of intangible assets 16,952 7,357 31,101 21,388 Stock-based compensation 15,823 17,971 41,969 53,015 Acquisition-related expenses 211 3,423 634 9,410 Litigation expenses 153 115 4,502 365 Restructuring charges 150 — 627 — Tax benefit related to acquisition — — — (3,609 ) Income tax effect on non-GAAP adjustments (237 ) (451 ) (616 ) (1,244 ) Adjustment attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest (478 ) 1,286 (526 ) 2,205 Non-GAAP net income attributable to nCino, Inc. $ 16,195 $ 24,449 $ 34,185 $ 62,262 Basic and diluted GAAP net loss attributable to nCino, Inc. per share $ (0.15 ) $ (0.05 ) $ (0.39 ) $ (0.17 ) Weighted-average shares used to compute basic and diluted GAAP net loss attributable to nCino, Inc. per share 112,951,553 115,611,833 112,484,017 114,970,622 Basic non-GAAP net income attributable to nCino, Inc. per share $ 0.14 $ 0.21 $ 0.30 $ 0.54 Weighted-average shares used to compute basic non-GAAP net income attributable to nCino, Inc. per share 112,951,553 115,611,833 112,484,017 114,970,622 Diluted non-GAAP net income attributable to nCino, Inc. per share $ 0.14 $ 0.21 $ 0.30 $ 0.53 Weighted-average shares used to compute diluted non-GAAP net income attributable to nCino, Inc. per share 115,261,169 117,416,473 114,636,396 116,913,806 Free cash flow Net cash provided by operating activities $ 5,870 $ 5,777 $ 49,137 $ 65,218 Purchases of property and equipment (619 ) (680 ) (3,083 ) (1,466 ) Free cash flow $ 5,251 $ 5,097 $ 46,054 $ 63,752 Principal payments on financing obligations 2 (324 ) (194 ) (888 ) (916 ) Free cash flow less principal payments on financing obligations $ 4,927 $ 4,903 $ 45,166 $ 62,836 1 Columns may not foot due to rounding. 2 These amounts represent the non-interest component of payments towards financing obligations for facilities. CONTACTS INVESTOR CONTACT Harrison Masters nCino +1 910.734.7743 Harrison.masters@ncino.com MEDIA CONTACT Natalia Moose nCino Natalia.moose@ncino.com © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.Could comeback spark winning streak for West Virginia or NCCU?

The nation should come together after a Melbourne synagogue was attacked, but those who politicise the incident are driving Australians apart, a senior politician has warned. or signup to continue reading Cabinet minister Murray Watt said Friday's firebombing at Adass Israel Synagogue was an "absolutely horrific anti-Semitic attack" that all Australians, especially political leaders, should be united on. He also lashed Peter Dutton after the opposition leader accused the government of making Australia less safe for Jewish people. "Peter Dutton chooses to try to politicise it and divide our community, rather than try to bring us together," Senator Watt told Sky News on Sunday. "It looks like terrorism but that's a judgement that's got to be made by our domestic security agencies. "Whatever we label it, it is an absolute outrage, it never should have happened and the people responsible have got to be hunted down and pay a price for this." This new chapter of political debate began after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the synagogue attack and linked it to the government's decision to support a non-binding UN resolution that urged Israel to "bring to an end its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory as rapidly as possible". Mr Dutton blamed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, claiming he had not done enough to address anti-Semitism. "The prime minister's deliberate decision to see political advantage ... on this issue and to place to a domestic audience of green voters has been deplorable and one of the worst things I've ever seen in public life," he told Sky News. "(The firebombing) is a tragedy and it's a national disgrace that never should have happened, and nobody should be surprised by the fact it happened - which is part of the tragedy." But Senator Watt has defended the federal government's record, noting it had legislated a ban on the Nazi salute and other hate symbols, appointed an anti-Semitism envoy and funded security and safety outside Jewish sites. Australia was also just one of 157 countries that voted in favour of the UN resolution, which included like-minded allies including Canada, Germany and Japan. Meanwhile only eight nations disagreed and seven abstained. "I respectfully disagree with Mr Netanyahu's comments," Senator Watt said. "It's completely incorrect to label Australia as taking some kind of position that's out of step with the rest of the world." On October 7, 2023, Hamas - a designated terrorist organisation - attacked Israel, killing more than 1200 people and taking another 250 people hostage, according to the Israeli government. In response, Israel unleashed a bombing campaign and ground invasion on Gaza, that has killed almost 45,000 people, displaced 1.9 million and left 345,000 to face catastrophic levels of food insecurity, local health ministry sources report. DAILY Today's top stories curated by our news team. WEEKDAYS Grab a quick bite of today's latest news from around the region and the nation. WEEKLY The latest news, results & expert analysis. WEEKDAYS Catch up on the news of the day and unwind with great reading for your evening. WEEKLY Get the editor's insights: what's happening & why it matters. WEEKLY Love footy? We've got all the action covered. WEEKLY Every Saturday and Tuesday, explore destinations deals, tips & travel writing to transport you around the globe. WEEKLY Going out or staying in? Find out what's on. WEEKDAYS Sharp. Close to the ground. Digging deep. Your weekday morning newsletter on national affairs, politics and more. TWICE WEEKLY Your essential national news digest: all the big issues on Wednesday and great reading every Saturday. WEEKLY Get news, reviews and expert insights every Thursday from CarExpert, ACM's exclusive motoring partner. TWICE WEEKLY Get real, Australia! Let the ACM network's editors and journalists bring you news and views from all over. AS IT HAPPENS Be the first to know when news breaks. DAILY Your digital replica of Today's Paper. Ready to read from 5am! DAILY Test your skills with interactive crosswords, sudoku & trivia. Fresh daily! Advertisement AdvertisementTulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick for intel chief, faces questions on Capitol Hill amid Syria fallout

Percentages: FG 41.429, FT .667. 3-Point Goals: 4-26, .154 (Chea 2-10, Belker 1-8, Tall 1-4, Amanze 0-1, Nweke 0-2, Parrella 0-1) Blocked Shots: 3 (Hill 2, Amanze 1) Turnovers: 9 (Hill 2, Chea 2, Amanze 2, Belker 1, Hutcherson 1, Nweke 1) Steals: 6 (Tall 4, Hill 1, Chea 1) Technical Fouls: None Percentages: FG 35.185, FT .778. 3-Point Goals: 4-20, .200 (McMiller 3-8, Petticord 1-5, Perkins 0-1, Lacey 0-3, Thompson 0-3) Blocked Shots: 2 (Lacey 1, McMiller 1) Turnovers: 14 (Adams 5, McMiller 3, Cornwell 2, Perkins 1, Thompson 1, Walker 1, Petticord 1) Steals: 4 (Cornwell 2, Adams 1, McMiller 1) Technical Fouls: None A_2,281 Officials_Kaz Beverley, Josh Howell, Angie EnlundLiverpool's lead at the top of the Premier League has been cut to seven points after a thrilling 3-3 draw with Newcastle. Chelsea moved up to second by thrashing last-place Southampton 5-1, while Arsenal are third - also on 28 points - after a 2-0 win over Manchester United. Also on Wednesday night, fourth-placed Manchester City ended their seven-game winless run with a 3-0 victory over Nottingham Forest. Liverpool's result will give hope to their title rivals after Fabian Schar's 90th-minute equaliser at St James' Park. Arne Slot's team had twice come back from a goal down to take the lead in the 83rd through Mohamed Salah's second goal of the match. But the Merseyside team were denied an eighth-straight win when Newcastle produced a fightback of their own. Chelsea took advantage with a third straight league win and are ahead of Arsenal on goal difference. City also reduced the gap and are nine points behind Liverpool after finally ending the worst run of results of Pep Guardiola's managerial career. "We needed it. The club, the players, everyone needed to win," Guardiola said. Liverpool's title credentials were given a stern test by Newcastle, who led at halftime through Alexander Isak and again in the second half through Anthony Gordon. Goals from Curtis Jones and Salah twice levelled the game before Salah looked to have sealed the win late on. Schar's equaliser meant Liverpool dropped points for only the third time this season after drawing against Arsenal and losing to Forest. Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca said this week that his team was not in the title race, but the standings tell a different story. The London team are Liverpool's closest challengers after their latest win against 10-man Southampton. Axel Disasi, Christopher Nkunku, Noni Madueke, Cole Palmer and Jadon Sancho were all on target in the rout at St Mary's Stadium. Southampton had briefly levelled through Joe Aribo, but Chelsea was already 3-1 up and in control when Jack Stephens was sent off before the break. Making his first start since September, Kevin De Bruyne showed City exactly what they have been missing by scoring a goal and creating another as the four-time defending champions got back to winning ways. The Belgium playmaker provided the cross for Bernardo Silva to give City an eighth-minute lead against Forest at the Etihad Stadium. He produced a trademark finish to sweep the ball past goalkeeper Matz Sels in the 31st to put City on course for a first win in eight games. Jeremy Doku made it 3-0 in the 57th, but it was De Bruyne's performance that stood out after seeing much of his season disrupted by a groin injury. A first win in six games for Everton moved Sean Dyche's team further away from the relegation zone, while back-to-back losses for Wolverhampton left the club second from bottom of the standings. Ashley Young and Orel Mangala put Everton in control before two second-half own goals from Craig Dawson sealed a 4-0 win for the Merseyside club, who are five points clear of the bottom three. Aston Villa ended an even longer winless run by beating Brentford 3-1 to secure a first victory in nine games in all competitions. Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins from the penalty spot and Matty Cash were on target.

A deal which could see the Elgin Marbles returned to Greece is “still some distance” away, George Osborne has signalled. The former Tory chancellor, now chairman of the British Museum , suggested Sir Keir Starmer had contributed to a warmer spirit of the negotiations over the famous ancient artworks. Greece has long called for the return of the Marbles, also known as the Parthenon sculptures, and maintains they were illegally removed from Athens’ acropolis during a period of foreign occupation. The British Museum – where they are currently on display – is forbidden by law from giving away any of its artefacts, and the Government has no plans to change the law to permit a permanent move. But under Mr Osborne’s leadership, the museum is negotiating the possibility of a long-term loan of the sculptures, in exchange for rolling exhibitions of famous artworks. No 10 has indicated the Prime Minister is unlikely to stand in the way of such a deal. Speaking on Political Currency, the podcast he hosts alongside former Labour politician Ed Balls, Mr Osborne said the museum was “looking to see if we can come to some arrangement where at some point some of the sculptures are in Athens, where, of course, they were originally sited”. He added: “And in return, Greece lends us some of its treasures, and we made a lot of progress on that, but we’re still some distance from any kind of agreement.” The Greek government has suggested negotiations with the museum have taken a warmer tone since Labour came to power in the summer. Mr Osborne appeared to concur with this view and praised Sir Keir’s hands-off approach, adding: “It is not the same as Rishi Sunak, who refused to see the Greek prime minister, if you remember, he sort of stood him up. “So it seems to me a more sensible and diplomatic way to proceed.” Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Greek premier, discussed the Elgin Marbles with Sir Keir when they met on Tuesday morning at Downing Street, he said after returning to Athens. Mr Mitsotakis has signalled his government is awaiting developments on the negotiations. A diplomatic spat between the Greek leader and Mr Sunak emerged last year when the then-prime minister refused to meet his counterpart. Mr Mitsotakis had compared splitting the Elgin Marbles from those still in Athens to cutting the Mona Lisa in half. The marble statues came from friezes on the 2,500-year-old Parthenon temple and have been displayed at the British Museum for more than 200 years. They were removed by Lord Elgin in the early 19th century when he was British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire. Some of the remaining temple statues are on display in the purpose-built Acropolis Museum in Athens, and Greece has called for the collections to be reunited.Lara Trump will step down as co-chair of the Republican National Committee as she considers a number of potential options with her father-in-law, President-elect Donald Trump , set to return to the White House. Among those possibilities is replacing Florida Sen. Marco Rubio , whom Trump tapped to be the next secretary of state. If Rubio is confirmed, his replacement — who would be chosen by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — would serve for two years until the next regularly scheduled election in 2026, at which point the seat would be up for election again. “It is something I would seriously consider,” Lara Trump told The Associated Press in an interview. “If I’m being completely transparent, I don’t know exactly what that would look like. And I certainly want to get all of the information possible if that is something that’s real for me. But yeah, I would 100% consider it.” Elected as RNC co-chair in March, Lara Trump was a key player in the Republicans retaking the White House and control of the Senate while maintaining a narrow House majority. What she does next could shape Republican politics, given her elevated political profile and her ties to the incoming president. The idea of placing a Trump family member in the Senate has been lauded in some Republican circles. Among the people pushing for her to replace Rubio is Maye Musk, mother of Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk . “The Senate is an old man’s club. We desperately need a smart, young, outspoken woman who will reveal their secrets,” she posted on X. Lara Trump is 42. Elon Musk, who was with Lara Trump on election night at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, responded to his mother’s post: “Lara Trump is genuinely great.” Led by chairman Michael Whatley and Lara Trump, the RNC invested heavily in recruiting roughly 230,000 volunteers and an army of lawyers for what it called its “election integrity” effort, four years after Donald Trump lost his reelection bid to Democrat Joe Biden, citing false or unproven theories about voter fraud. Outside groups such as Turning Point Action and Musk’s America PAC took a greater responsibility for advertising and get-out-the-vote efforts. While Whatley will remain RNC chairman, Lara Trump said she felt she had accomplished her goals in the co-chair role. “With that big win, I kind of feel like my time is up,” she said. “What I intended to do has been done.” President-elect Donald Trump endorsed RNC Treasurer KC Crosbie to replace Lara Trump as co-chair of the committee on Monday. “As Treasurer, she helped the RNC smash every fundraising record in History, and fortified our Party’s financial foundation. KC has been with me from the very beginning, helping REAL Republicans get elected across the Country, and would be a tremendous Co-Chair of the RNC!” President-elect Trump wrote on Truth Social. Lara Trump praised Musk’s new endeavor, the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE , a nongovernmental task force headed by Musk and and fellow entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy . They’ve been tapped to fire federal workers , cut programs and slash federal regulations as part of Trump’s “Save America” agenda for his second term. “I really don’t think we’ve seen movement like this in our federal government since our country’s founding in many ways,” she said. “And I think if they are successful in what they plan to do, I think it is going to be transformative to America in a great way.” She said she expects a different presidency this time, beginning with the structure of the administration: While Trump’s daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner served as White House advisers in his last administration, Lara Trump said she doesn’t see any family member taking any position in the White House this time around with her father-in-law. “He really wants to get in there and do a good job for the four years, and that’s all he wants to serve,” she said. “Four years, and he’s out.” Lara Trump also says she expects the Republican Party to be more unified than it has ever been. When she became co-chair in May, the Trump campaign and the RNC merged, with staffers fired and positions restructured. She said the result could spell trouble for GOP lawmakers who do not agree with Trump’s agenda. “The whole party has totally shifted and totally changed,” she said. “I think people are feeling a little more bold in coming out with their political views.” This story has been corrected to clarify that Rubio’s Senate seat would be filled until 2026 when an election would be held for the seat. Linderman reported from Baltimore and Mendoza from Santa Cruz, California. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.Bettors boost bankrolls banking on NFL disparityUS stocks retreated from record highs on Monday as investors assessed a potential risk in the technology sector and prepared for new inflation data. Tech stocks led Monday's session lower, with The chipmaker's stock fell about 3% after investigating whether the company potentially violated anti-monpoly rules in its 2020 acquisition of chip design company Mellanox. Nvidia originally received approval from Chinese regulators to complete the deal in 2020, but regulators are now investigating whether Nvidia violated the deal's conditions. "The move comes shortly after the Biden Administration clamped down on the types of products the company can export to China to limit the country's ability to expand its military technology, causing some observers to question if the lawsuit is retaliatory or a pre-emptive move in anticipation of new tariffs," José Torres, senior economist at Interactive Brokers said on Monday. Investors are also awaiting key inflation data later this week, which should help determine whether the Federal Reserve will pursue further interest rate cuts. The November consumer price index will be released Wednesday morning and is expected to show a slight uptick from October. Economists expect the year-over-year CPI to rise to 2.7% compared to 2.6% in October. Bank of America economists expect month-over-month Core CPI to be 0.2%, and said anything above that level "We are looking for a 0.2% m/m print. If that proves correct, we think it will greenlight a Fed cut in December. That said, recent Fed speak suggests it will be a live meeting and cuts beyond December aren't a guarantee," Bank of America said in a Monday note. Markets are currently pricing in an 86% chance of a 25 basis point interest rate cut from the Fed next week, according to the CME FedWatch tool. Read the original article on

And single people are more likely to use mobility tools compared to those who are married, according to researchers from University College London (UCL) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). Researchers looked at information from a group of more than 12,000 adults in England aged 50 to 89 who were tracked over a 13-year period. At the start of the study, 8,225 adults had no mobility difficulty and did not use mobility assistive products (MAPs). Some 2,480 were deemed to have “unmet need” and 1,375 were using mobility aids. During the follow-up period, there were 2,313 “transitions” where people went from having no mobility issues to needing some help with getting around. And 1,274 people started to use mobility aids. Compared with men, women were 49% more likely to transition from not needing mobility aids to needing to use them, according to the study which has been published in The Lancet Public Health. But were 21% less likely to go on to use mobility aids when they needed them. The authors said their study showed “barriers to access” for women. For both men and women, with every year that passed during the study period the need for mobility aids increased. People who were older, less educated, less wealthy or reported being disabled were more likely to “transition from no need to unmet need, and from unmet need to use”, the authors said, with this indicating a “higher prevalence of mobility limitations and MAP need overall among these groups”. They added: “Finally, marital or partnership status was not associated with transitioning to unmet need; however, single people were more likely to transition from unmet need to use compared with married or partnered people.” Jamie Danemayer, first author of the study from UCL Computer Science and UCL’s Global Disability Innovation Hub, said: “Our analysis suggests that there is a clear gender gap in access to mobility aids. “Though our data didn’t ascertain the reason why participants weren’t using mobility aids, other research tells us that women are often more likely than men to face obstacles such as cost barriers as a result of well-documented income disparities between genders. “Many mobility aids are designed for men rather than women, which we think may be a factor. “Using mobility aids can also make a disability visible, which can impact the safety and stigma experienced by women, in particular. “There’s a critical need for further research to identify and break down the barriers preventing women from accessing mobility aids that would improve their quality of life.” Professor Cathy Holloway, also from UCL, added: “Not having access to mobility aids when a person needs one can have a big impact on their independence, well-being and quality of life. “Our analysis suggests that women, in particular, regardless of other factors such as education and employment status, are not getting the support that they need.” Professor Shereen Hussein, senior author of the study and lead of the social care group at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, said: “The research provides compelling evidence of gender disparities in accessing assistive technology, suggesting that cost, design bias, and social stigma are likely to disproportionally affect women. “This underscores the need for inclusive, gender-sensitive approaches in the design, production and inclusivity of assistive technologies.”

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Chhapra: State health minister Mangal Pandey on Wednesday inaugurated a 100-bed modern “Matri-Shishu” (mother & child care unit) unit at Chhapra Sadar Hospital . Constructed at a cost of Rs 21 crore, the unit is equipped with modern facilities for mothers and children, including a ramp for patients. Speaking at the event, Pandey said, “The hospital is capable of providing advanced healthcare services to mothers and children.” Pandey also inaugurated a 42-bed prefabricated hospital, constructed at a cost of Rs 3 crore, on the sadar hospital premises. “Prefabricated hospitals offer several advantages, including cost-effectiveness,” he said. The minister also inaugurated seven health centres in blocks such as Jalalpur and Manjhi and laid the foundation for a new model hospital on the sadar hospital premises, to be built at a cost of Rs 39 crore. Highlighting the state’s healthcare progress, Pandey said, “The Bihar govt, under the guidance of PM Narendra Modi and CM Nitish Kumar, is committed to providing better healthcare services. It has been our effort to ensure modern health facilities are available at the block level.” “There is no block in the Saran district where a 30-bed community hospital is not available. Prior to this, people could never have imagined facilities like CT scans and dialysis in sadar hospitals. Both are now available in Chhapra Sadar Hospital,” the minister said. Pandey added that Bihar is emerging as a leader in healthcare among Indian states. “In providing modern health facilities, Bihar has joined the ranks of leading states and secured a front place in immunisation and medicine availability,” he said. We also published the following articles recently Min opens mother & child care unit at Chhapra hosp Bihar's Health Minister, Mangal Pandey, inaugurated a new 100-bed mother and child care unit at Chhapra Sadar Hospital. The Rs 21 crore facility boasts modern equipment and a patient ramp. A 42-bed prefabricated hospital and seven block-level health centers were also opened. Hospitals garner 50% share in healthcare FDI India's healthcare sector is experiencing a surge in foreign investment, with hospitals now the prime focus. Their share of FDI has more than doubled since FY21, reaching $1.5 billion in FY24. This shift is driven by factors like a growing demand, increasing insurance coverage, and successful buyouts of major hospital chains. Manipur-based hospital interested to set up facility in Tripura: Chief minister Manik Saha Manipur's SHIJA Hospital plans a 700 crore super-specialty hospital in Tripura, boosting the state's healthcare infrastructure. In collaboration with SHIJA, Agartala Govt Medical College has successfully performed two kidney transplants, with more planned. Chief Minister Manik Saha aims to introduce bone marrow and liver transplants, attracting specialist doctors back to Tripura. Stay updated with the latest news on Times of India . Don't miss daily games like Crossword , Sudoku , and Mini Crossword .