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BOX SCORE SAN FRANCISCO – No lead is safe in the NBA, as the Warriors again learned Monday night at Chase Center against the rebuilding, short-handed Brooklyn Nets. Watch NBC Bay Area News 📺 Streaming free 24/7 The Warriors on Saturday in San Antonio led by 17 points in the third quarter and wound up losing by 10 . After one day’s worth of rest, the Warriors enjoyed an 18-point lead over the Nets in the third quarter. That lead then was down to only five going into the fourth quarter. Just a little more than three minutes into the fourth, the lead was gone. The Warriors never got it back, losing 128-120. Brooklyn outscored Golden State 41-28 in the fourth quarter. Steph Curry scored a team-high 28 points, going 8 of 16 on 3-pointers. Andrew Wiggins added 18. Moses Moody had 15, but all in the first half. Lindy Waters gave the Warriors 13 points, 10 of which were in the first half. Inexcusably, the Warriors again were crushed at the free-throw line. The Nets made 26 of their 30 free throws. The Warriors however, shot 11 of 17 on free throws, making 15 fewer free throws in an eight-point loss. Here are three takeaways from Golden State's second consecutive frustrating loss. 3-Point Party As it often does in the NBA, the deciding factor between these two teams clearly was going to be the 3-point line. The Warriors and Nets entering Monday both ranked in the top seven in 3-point attempts per game. While Brooklyn was seventh, averaging 40.6 attempts per game, Golden State was slightly above at 41.6 tries – fourth in the NBA. Right away, it was clear it was going to be a 3-point shootout at Chase Center. The first quarter saw the Warriors and Nets combine to take 48 shots, and 31 were beyond the arc. Though the Warriors were more accurate to start the game, the Nets held a six-point advantage from deep through the first 12 minutes and led by four. The advantage at halftime then belonged to the Warriors. They hit two more 3s than the Nets in the first half and led by nine points. Six Warriors had already cashed in from deep. Both teams then were tied at 15 3s apiece going into the fourth quarter as the Nets outscored the Warriors 29-25 in the third quarter. The final tally was 20 3s for the Nets, and 19 for the Warriors – with nearly half coming from Curry. Nets coach Jordi Fernandez gave time to nine players, and each made at least one three. Paint Night The Nets, when healthy, are a much longer and taller team than the Warriors. But down multiple big men, coach Jordi Fernandez turned to 6-foot-9 small forward Ziaire Williams to be his small-ball center and the Warriors took advantage. And more than their post players like Draymond Green and Trayce Jackson-Davis contributed to the action. Whenever Andrew Wiggins is playing downhill, that’s a positive for the Warriors. Within the first two minutes, he had a diving layup and didn’t shy away from contact. Moses Moody had several reasons to flex on the Nets, too. Gary Payton II, at 6-foot-2, showcased his uniqueness in many ways. With around four minutes remaining in the first half, Payton sprinted down the court after a Nets missed layup and sealed off Cam Thomas (6-foot-4), getting in position for a fastbreak layup after Brandin Podziemski found him for an easy bucket. Later in the first half, Payton threw down a dunk off a Curry missed three. The Warriors in the first quarter had eight more points in the paint than the Nets, 12 to 4. By halftime, those numbers rose to 30 points in the paint for the Warriors, 16 more than the Nets’ 14. In their Saturday night loss against the Spurs, the Warriors feasted in the paint early but settled far too often as their lead unraveled. The Warriors scored more than twice the Nets’ points in the paint, 52 to 34, but other aspects of the game were too much to overcome. Dynamic Duo For more than a decade, the combination of Curry and Draymond Green have completely changed the way basketball can be viewed, offensively and defensively. One sequence in the third quarter showed exactly how. Roaming like an All-Pro free safety, Green scoured the Nets’ offense before surprising their sensational scorer Cam Thomas. As Thomas sprinted off a dribble-handoff with the shot clock running down, he thought he’d have an opening for a three. Green thought otherwise. The legendary defender jumped the switch, closed out on Thomas and forced an errant deep off the back of the rim. The ball then bounced to Curry, who took it down the court and let it fly from the left wing, splashing a triple on Thomas and Jalen Wilson. Fouled on the shot by Wilson, Curry completed the four-point play after celebrating on the floor. STEPH 4-POINT PLAY 🤑 pic.twitter.com/KgbykTNbKh Those 30 seconds perfectly showcase the kind of impact only Curry and Green can have on the game. They’ll also be forgotten after such an ugly loss. Download and follow the Dubs Talk Podcast
‘Loyal’ Beatrice & Eugenie’s concerns for dad Prince Andrew revealed as rota made to visit him at 30-bedroom Royal LodgeThis week’s schedule for the Orange County football teams playing in the CIF-SS finals. FOOTBALL SCHEDULE CIF-SS Championship games Friday, 7 p.m. DIVISION 1 St. John Bosco vs. Mater Dei at Veterans Stadium, Long Beach DIVISION 3 Simi Valley vs. Edison at Huntington Beach High DIVISION 11 El Rancho at Portola Related ArticlesSpecial counsel moves to dismiss election interference and classified documents cases against Trump
Health care is an increasingly complex landscape to navigate, but that is even more true when access to medical care is scarce, as is the case in so many rural areas of Arkansas and across our country. We know there is no substitute for a readily available supply of doctors, nurses and other providers in our own community. The opportunity to receive convenient primary care, as well as specialized services and even acute treatment, is increasingly becoming a privilege for many Americans. This reality is leading to new challenges in the delivery of medical care. Yet it also puts an even greater focus on the organizations and personnel serving the 61 million people nationwide, including hundreds of thousands in Arkansas, considered to live in rural areas. During November, we designate a day to express our appreciation for them and remind ourselves of the importance of health care access in less populated communities. This year, National Rural Health Day occurred on Thursday, November 21. I know many Arkansans joined me in sharing tremendous thanks with our doctors, nurses, EMS personnel and health care workers living and working outside more populated regions. In Congress, I have been working to bolster the health care network in rural America to better support residents and providers. To help curb the trend of hospital closures in these localities, my colleagues and I introduced the Save Rural Hospitals Act to ensure hospitals are fairly reimbursed for their services by the federal government. This bipartisan measure would help preserve access to quality and affordable health care at a time when hospitals in less urban settings are struggling to stay operational. Mental health support is another resource rural residents are seeking more and more frequently. In fact, rural residents can be nearly overlooked when it comes to the need for mental health services. One important step to provide this vital care would be to expand the availability of grants that enable virtual mental health care, which legislation I joined – the Home-Based Telemental Health Care Act – would do. I am also leading work to reauthorize the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network (FRSAN), a program that connects the agriculture community to stress management programs and resources. Telehealth is transforming the practice of medicine and represents a key tool in helping rural Americans stay connected to their physicians and medical teams. I have long championed the adoption of this innovative technology to close the emerging geographic divide that can keep routine, quality care out of reach. That’s why I strongly advocate for policies to permanently extend pandemic-era virtual care flexibilities to improve health outcomes and better enable patients to connect with their doctors. The Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act, Telehealth Modernization Act and Expanded Telehealth Access Act would all boost rural and underserved populations’ ability to receive treatment from health care providers no matter where they live. Another critical source of care for those in rural areas comes from community health centers (CHC), which have long earned my support because of the basic primary care they deliver to vulnerable Arkansans. In our state alone, 230 CHC facilities serve nearly 300,000 people with preventative and comprehensive services that help keep residents healthy and productive. Rural America has changed considerably in most Americans’ lifetimes. One thing that has not changed is the desire among the men and women who call it home to help and serve each other. We can support them as well, including through efforts to enhance the health care and treatment options available to them. I look forward to continuing to advocate for those needs in the Senate.
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Why Trump's attempt to dismiss the New York hush money case warrants attentionRicky Ponting and Sunil Gavaskar shared their thoughts on Virat Kohli being fined 20% of his match fee for engaging in a physical altercation with Sam Konstas on Day 1 of the IND vs AUS Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on December 26. Virat Kohli barged into the debutant and the two players engaged in a heated conversation, subsequently. Reacting to Virat Kohli's penalty by the ICC after he was found to have Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct, Sunil Gavaskar felt that it was 'like a slap of the wrist'. Ricky Ponting, who had earlier stated that it was Virat Kohli who instigated the whole thing, shared that the fine was not harsh enough. Virat Kohli, Sam Konstas Engage in Heated Argument After Indian Star Shoulder Charges 19-Year-Old During IND vs AUS Boxing Day Test at MCG (Watch Video) . 🗣️ "It's a slap on the wrist" - Sunil Gavaskar 🗣️ "I personally don't think that the fine was harsh enough" - Ricky Ponting A discussion on Virat Kohli's penalty for making contact with Sam Konstas #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/kMyQSDB1Af — 7Cricket (@7Cricket) December 26, 2024 (SocialLY brings you all the latest breaking news, viral trends and information from social media world, including Twitter (X), Instagram and Youtube. The above post is embeded directly from the user's social media account and LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body. The views and facts appearing in the social media post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY, also LatestLY does not assume any responsibility or liability for the same.)
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The luck of Suaalii: Broken wrist ruled out and could face IrelandA growing number of employers and politicians are taking the provision of menstrual leave more seriously than ever before. BENGALURU - Ms Francesca Cotta is prone to painful cramps, severe weakness and waves of emotional distress during her periods. The 29-year-old writer, who lives in Goa, would always have to take a day off when the pain became especially bad. This was despite none of her previous workplaces – start-ups and small magazines – offering paid leave for female employees suffering menstrual pain. “If I worked with a woman, I was more likely to say I was having my period. With a male boss, I would say ‘stomach ache’ and they would understand. I have been fortunate that I have never been denied a day off,” said Ms Cotta, who is now self-employed. Sometimes this was off the books, and at other times, she would use her normal leave allotment. “There are times I have blacked out due to a severe lack of energy. It’s not healthy for the organisational expectation to be that all women employees in pain must always suck it up,” she said. But like most Indian women, more often than not, she tolerated the pain on the job because of her own discomfort in bringing it up or worry about missing work deadlines. Changes, though, are afoot, with a growing number of employers and politicians taking the provision of menstrual leave more seriously than ever before. In the past four years, the idea of menstrual leave has gone from being a one-of-a-kind corporate policy by a food delivery app in Bengaluru to featuring prominently in the election manifestos of political parties during recent polls in western India’s Maharashtra state. As women voters become more politically significant and companies and governments want more women in the workforce, that taboo-laden, hush-hush “time of the month” has become a national subject today. Court petitions and parliamentary proposals for menstrual policies have been rejected but are bringing the issue to the forefront. Three state governments mandated menstrual leave in 2023 and two more are seriously considering it. Pandemic review Despite religious and cultural stigmas around menstruation in India, several corporations, big and small, are reviewing their human resource policies to offer time off or flexible work days for their women and transgender employees during menstruation. Since food delivery start-up Zomato first offered 10 days of paid period leave annually in 2020, other companies have also instituted such leave. These include rival food delivery app Swiggy, educational technology firm Byju’s, Malayalam newspaper Mathrubhumi, digital content company Culture Machine, data security company Seclore Technology and Indian electricals manufacturer Orient Electric. Much of this began during the pandemic, when “a lot of companies were generally thinking about employee welfare more than they ever had before, and work-life balance was taken more seriously”, said Ms Aparna Mittal, founder of the Delhi-based Samana Centre, a firm that consults on diversity, equity and inclusion. Menstrual leave allows employees to take time off work when period symptoms like cramps, nausea or dizziness become so painful or uncomfortable that they impede their ability to work. For women with conditions like endometriosis or polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), period pain can be debilitating. Non-profit Slam Out Loud, which runs art education programmes in schools in Delhi, Pune, Bengaluru and in villages, reworked its leave policy in 2023 after two women employees with endometriosis and PCOS talked about experiencing unbearable pain during their menstrual cycles. “Women should not have to use their sick or casual leave for their menstrual days, something all of us experience. They end up not having any leave left for vacations, festivals or actual sickness,” said Slam Out Loud’s co-founder, Ms Mridula Reddy, 30. The organisation now offers its 45 staff one day a month as optional menstrual leave. Mr Thomas Zacharias, 38, a chef who established The Locavore, a food-based storytelling and event company in Kochi, offers one or two days of menstrual leave every month to his 40 employees. He said that “changing deadlines to accommodate a colleague’s overall wellness does not make a big difference to productivity” and instead creates a healthy workplace with invested workers. Sure but slow uptake However, as only a fraction of organisations are forward-thinking on the matter, labour experts say governments should make policies to compel companies to offer such leave. Some experts said a government mandate could help end employers’ last-mile reluctance, especially in manufacturing, retail and sales sectors, which are conventionally lax in adopting labour-friendly practices. Japan has established menstrual leave as a labour right since 1947. Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Indonesia, South Korea and Zambia also have menstrual leave. The designs vary, with some offering three days off every year, an optional day a month, flexible arrangements like remote work, or longer breaks during the workday for a few days a month. In India, politicians who have dismissed it include former women and child development minister Smriti Irani, who asked in 2023: “Why should a woman’s menstrual cycle be known to her employer?” Four attempts by MPs in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2022 to introduce menstrual benefit laws failed to even be approved for discussion in Parliament. In January, the Supreme Court dismissed a petition to make menstrual leave mandatory at the workplace, saying that it would “lead to women being shunned from the workforce”, although there is no evidence that this would happen. “In no instance has it ever been reported that a menstrual leave policy prevents employers from hiring women,” wrote sociologist Manjima Bhattacharjya, the author of Intimate Cities, in The Indian Express newspaper, making a case for menstrual policies because they create healthier, more equal workplaces. But even as the national government dithers, state governments are blazing the trail in mandating menstrual leave – in response to and in encouragement of women’s participation in the workforce, which has nearly doubled from 22 per cent in 2017 to 40.3 per cent in 2023. Odisha state in the east announced one day’s leave a month in November. In 2023, the southern state of Kerala granted a 2 per cent relaxation in attendance for menstrual issues to female students in all universities and institutions. Karnataka, also in the south, is finalising a policy under which women get six days of paid menstrual leave every year. The northern state of Bihar has given two days of menstrual leave since 1992, even though women made up a small portion of the working staff at the time. The law emerged from a set of demands made by striking public sector employees, among them women teachers, nurses and clerks, who asked for menstrual leave as well as toilets and creches. Mrs Sangita Kumar, 65, a retired government school teacher in Patna, said the right to take menstrual leave “gave me a lot of relief” through most of her three-decade-long career. “At first, we teachers called it ‘natural leave’ in the letter to the headmistress, and later settled on ‘special leave’. Given a little moment to rest, I became more productive when I returned to work,” said Mrs Kumar, who found it useful even during her menopause. To male colleagues “joking” about women being perpetually on leave, she would say “it’s government policy, it is legal”. She added: “Just like we women do on so many occasions, I ignored the taunts till they stopped.” An official in the Bihar government’s social welfare department told The Straits Times that the progressive legislation was “perhaps too ahead of its time”, because many professors initially felt “shy and awkward” to ask for menstrual leave. But “these days, it has become quite routine in government offices, with some women applying for it and others saying they don’t need it”, he said, under the condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the media. Lingering euphemisms Without the backing of a law, companies that do offer menstrual leave often use workarounds to address the stigma or complaints about unfairness from some sections. This helps their female employees take the needed time off work without undue scrutiny. Many call it “wellness leave”, 12 to 15 days of paid days off in addition to sick and casual leave, which staff can also take to attend to mental health needs, said Ms Mittal of Samana Centre. They also have “manager sensitisation” training to “prevent supervisors from making comments or rolling their eyes”. A senior manager at technology company IBM said that while menstrual leave is “not categorised as such”, he has “the flexibility to grant unlimited casual leave in pockets of one day at a time” to his subordinates based on trust. “I have had multiple employees use that option when they’ve had particularly intense menstrual periods in a given month,” said the IBM manager, who requested anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the media. Some employees tell him the reason openly while others use codes such as “feeling under the weather”. Though change is painstakingly slow, workplaces are heading in the right direction, both in offering period leave and finding ways to reduce the stigma for women. Two employees from a major public sector manufacturer that employs over 7,700 people told ST that since 2023, it has offered an option to work from home for two reasons: menstruation or caregiving. Employees select one option in the employee management system. “Initially, I didn’t want my (manager) to know when I was on my period, but after I worked from home a few times, I am over my embarrassment. So are the managers,” said an employee of the conglomerate who is in her 30s. “It’s no big deal now,” she added. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you. Read 3 articles and stand to win rewards Spin the wheel now
EASTON, Pa. (AP) — Alex Chaikin led Lafayette over NCAA DivisionIII-member Rosemont on Sunday with 21 points off of the bench in a 91-45 victory. Chaikin went 7 of 11 from the field (5 for 9 from 3-point range) for the Leopards (2-4). T.J. Berger went 4 of 10 from the field (2 for 6 from 3-point range) to add 10 points. Andrew Phillips finished 4 of 6 from the field to finish with 10 points. Bruce Black led the Ravens in scoring, finishing with 11 points. Denelle Holly added eight points for Rosemont. Kelton Warren also recorded seven points. Lafayette took the lead with 20:00 left in the first half and did not give it up. Mike Bednostin led their team in scoring with eight points in the first half to help put them up 38-22 at the break. Lafayette outscored Rosemont by 30 points in the second half, and Chaikin scored a team-high 15 points in the second half to help their team secure the victory. NEXT UP Lafayette hosts LIU in its next matchup on Friday. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
ChargePoint (NYSE:CHPT) Surprises With Q3 Sales, Stock Jumps 13.9%Manmohan Singh , the former Prime Minister whose lasting legacy would be seen by many as the economic liberalisation of 1991, will perhaps be remembered as much for his perseverance in bringing about the nuclear deal with the US. The deal came through in 2008 -- with Manmohan Singh steering it through 39 months amid initial disapproval from some in the Congress, including Sonia Gandhi, and later the strong Opposition from the Left Front, which pulled support from the government. Two years later, speaking on the sidelines of a G20 summit in Toronto (Canada), then US President Barrack Obama praised Dr. Singh. "I can tell you that here at G20, when the Prime Minister speaks, people listen," President Obama had said. The deal he stood by ended the era of sanctions placed on India after the Pokhran 2 nuclear tests of 1998 with partial sanctions by IAEA that covered only the civil nuclear facilities. It also steered the country away from the Nehruvian policy of non-alignment, placed it front and centre of the international community and secured it a place at the nuclear club high table. The situation also brought out an unexpected political savvy that many did not expect from the former Prime Minister. When the government, and the deal, were under threat, he secured the outside support of Mulayam Singh Yadav's Samajwadi Party to save both. Manmohan Singh died in Delhi this evening. He was 92. In his condolence message, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India mourns the loss of one of its most distinguished leaders. "India mourns the loss of one of its most distinguished leaders, Dr. Manmohan Singh Ji. Rising from humble origins, he rose to become a respected economist. He served in various government positions as well, including as Finance Minister, leaving a strong imprint on our economic policy over the years. His interventions in Parliament were also insightful. As our Prime Minister, he made extensive efforts to improve people's lives," read his post on X. Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world
On Monday, bulldozers remove the rubble of a destroyed building that was hit the previous night by an Israeli airstrike in a southern Beirut neighborhood. Lebanon’s Health Ministry says the war has displaced 1.2 million people. Hussein Malla/Associated Press BEIRUT — Israel’s military launched airstrikes across Lebanon on Monday, unleashing explosions throughout the country and killing at least 31 while Israeli leaders appeared to be closing in on a negotiated ceasefire with the Hezbollah militant group. Israeli strikes hit commercial and residential buildings in Beirut as well as in the port city of Tyre. Military officials said they targeted areas known as Hezbollah strongholds. They issued evacuation orders for Beirut’s southern suburbs, and strikes landed across the city, including meters from a Lebanese police base and the city’s largest public park. The barrage came as officials indicated they were nearing agreement on a ceasefire, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ‘s Security Cabinet prepared to discuss an offer on the table. Airstrikes kill at least 31 Massive explosions lit up Lebanon’s skies with flashes of orange, sending towering plumes of smoke into the air as Israeli airstrikes pounded Beirut’s southern suburbs Monday. The blasts damaged buildings and left shattered glass and debris scattered across nearby streets. No casualties were reported after many residents fled the targeted sites. Some of the strikes landed close to central Beirut and near Christian neighborhoods and other targets where Israel had issued evacuation warnings, including in Tyre and Nabatiyeh province. Israeli airstrikes also hit the northeast Baalbek-Hermel region without warning. Lebanon’s Health Ministry said Monday that 26 people were killed in southern Lebanon, four in the eastern Baalbek-Hermel province and one in Choueifat, a neighborhood in Beirut’s southern suburbs that was not subjected to evacuation warnings on Monday. The deaths brought the total toll to 3,768 killed in Lebanon throughout 13 months of war between Israel and Hezbollah and nearly two months since Israel launched its ground invasion. Many of those killed since the start of the war between Israel and Hezbollah have been civilians, and health officials said some of the recovered bodies were so severely damaged that DNA testing would be required to confirm their identities. Israel says it has killed more than 2,000 Hezbollah members. Lebanon’s Health Ministry says the war has displaced 1.2 million people. Israeli ground forces invaded southern Lebanon in early October, meeting heavy resistance in a narrow strip of land along the border. The military had previously exchanged attacks across the border with Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militant group that began firing rockets into Israel the day after the war in Gaza began last year. Lebanese politicians have decried the ongoing airstrikes and said they are impeding U.S.-led ceasefire negotiations. The country’s deputy parliament speaker accused Israel of ramping up its bombardment in order to pressure Lebanon to make concessions in indirect ceasefire negotiations with Hezbollah. Elias Bousaab, an ally of the militant group, said Monday that the pressure has increased because “we are close to the hour that is decisive regarding reaching a ceasefire.” Hopes grow for a ceasefire Israeli officials voiced similar optimism Monday about prospects for a ceasefire. Mike Herzog, the country’s ambassador to Washington, earlier in the day told Israeli Army Radio that several points had yet to be finalized. Though any deal would require agreement from the government, Herzog said Israel and Hezbollah were “close to a deal.” “It can happen within days,” he said. Israeli officials have said the sides are close to an agreement that would include withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon and a pullback of Hezbollah fighters from the Israeli border. But several sticking points remain. Two Israeli officials told The Associated Press that Netanyahu’s security Cabinet had scheduled a meeting for Tuesday, but they said it remained unclear whether the Cabinet would vote to approve the deal. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were discussing internal deliberations. Danny Danon, Israel’s U.N. ambassador, told reporters Monday that he expected a ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah to have stages and to be discussed by leaders Monday or Tuesday. Still, he warned, “it’s not going to happen overnight.” After previous hopes for a ceasefire were dashed, U.S. officials cautioned that negotiations were not yet complete and noted that there could be last-minute hitches that either delay or destroy an agreement. “Nothing is done until everything is done,” White House national security spokesman John Kirby said Monday. Thick smoke, flames and debris erupt from an Israeli airstrike that targeted a building on Monday in Beirut. Hassan Ammar/Associated Press The proposal under discussion to end the fighting calls for an initial two-month ceasefire during which Israeli forces would withdraw from Lebanon and Hezbollah would end its armed presence along the southern border south of the Litani River. The withdrawals would be accompanied by an influx of thousands more Lebanese army troops, who have been largely sidelined in the war, to patrol the border area along with an existing U.N. peacekeeping force. Western diplomats and Israeli officials said Israel is demanding the right to strike in Lebanon if it believes Hezbollah is violating the terms. The Lebanese government has said that such an arrangement would authorize violations of the country’s sovereignty. A ceasefire could mark a step toward ending the regionwide war that ballooned after Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducting another 250. The lack of a ceasefire has emerged as a political liability for Israeli leaders including Netanyahu, particularly while 60,000 Israelis remain away from their homes in the country’s north after more than a year of cross-border violence. Hezbollah rockets have reached as far south into Israel as Tel Aviv. At least 75 people have been killed, more than half of them civilians. More than 50 Israeli soldiers died fighting in the ground offensive in Lebanon. The Israeli military said about 250 projectiles were fired Sunday, with some intercepted. A ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, the strongest of Iran’s armed proxies, is expected to significantly calm regional tensions that have led to fears of a direct, all-out war between Israel and Iran. It’s not clear how the ceasefire will affect the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Hezbollah had long insisted that it would not agree to a ceasefire until the war in Gaza ends, but it dropped that condition. A top Hamas official in Lebanon said the Palestinian militant group would support a ceasefire between its Lebanese ally Hezbollah and Israel, despite Hezbollah’s previous promises to stop the fighting in Lebanon only if the war in Gaza ends. “Any announcement of a ceasefire is welcome. Hezbollah has stood by our people and made significant sacrifices,” Osama Hamdan of Hamas’ political wing told the Lebanese broadcaster Al-Mayadeen, which is seen as politically allied with Hezbollah. While the ceasefire proposal is expected to be approved if Netanyahu brings it to a vote in his security Cabinet, one hard-line member, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, said he would oppose it. He said on X that a deal with Lebanon would be a “big mistake” and a “missed historic opportunity to eradicate Hezbollah.” If the ceasefire talks fail, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said, “it will mean more destruction and more and more animosity and more dehumanization and more hatred and more bitterness.” Speaking at a G7 meeting in Fiuggi, Italy, the last summit of its kind before President Biden leaves office, Safadi said such a failure “will doom the future of the region to more conflict and more killing and more destruction.” Comments are not available on this story. Send questions/comments to the editors. « PreviousEmpowered Funds LLC increased its holdings in Ford Motor ( NYSE:F – Free Report ) by 6.3% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 94,227 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,557 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC’s holdings in Ford Motor were worth $995,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its position in Ford Motor by 14,373.9% during the third quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 8,885,389 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $93,830,000 after acquiring an additional 8,824,000 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in Ford Motor by 27.4% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 36,190,972 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $453,732,000 after acquiring an additional 7,793,944 shares during the last quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund increased its position in Ford Motor by 456.9% during the second quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 4,000,000 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $50,160,000 after acquiring an additional 3,281,800 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 103.6% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 4,908,726 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $60,844,000 after purchasing an additional 2,497,695 shares during the period. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Ford Motor by 1,215.6% during the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 2,693,585 shares of the auto manufacturer’s stock valued at $28,444,000 after purchasing an additional 2,488,850 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 58.74% of the company’s stock. Ford Motor Stock Performance Shares of Ford Motor stock opened at $11.18 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $44.43 billion, a PE ratio of 12.70, a P/E/G ratio of 2.01 and a beta of 1.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.34, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 1.15. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $10.83 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $11.46. Ford Motor has a one year low of $9.49 and a one year high of $14.85. Ford Motor Announces Dividend The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 2nd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 7th will be issued a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 7th. This represents a $0.60 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.37%. Ford Motor’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 68.18%. Wall Street Analyst Weigh In A number of analysts have recently issued reports on F shares. Barclays lowered their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $14.00 to $13.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 29th. Morgan Stanley lowered shares of Ford Motor from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $16.00 to $12.00 in a research note on Wednesday, September 25th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their target price on shares of Ford Motor from $11.00 to $10.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. 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Their reactions come amid the government’s proposed pension reforms that are due to take effect in January 2025. They include increasing monthly pension contributions from the current 6 per cent of an employee’s monthly basic salary to 12 per cent of their monthly gross salary. ALSO READ: Mandatory pension contributions to double in January Also, the pension contribution rate is expected to gradually increase further to 20 per cent of the employee’s gross salary by the year 2030, and will be split equally between the employer and employee, as Rwanda Social Security Board (RSSB) – the administrator of the mandatory pension scheme – indicated in a statement on November 28. According to the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, the reforms are expected to ensure long-term sustainability of the pension fund, improve the living conditions of the existing retirees and ensure social security for future generations. Labour unions expressed concern over a lack of consultation with workers’ representatives so that they provide inputs to proposed changes, instead of imposing them on employees – for which the pension scheme ideally exists – as contributors and ultimately beneficiaries. ALSO READ: Labour union appeals for pay rise amid high cost of living Africain Biraboneye, the General Secretary of Rwanda Workers’ Trade Union Confederation (CESTRAR) said that normally, increasing pension contribution rate per se is okay, as long as the employee is guaranteed more retirement benefits. “However, it comes when we have been indicating that there is a need for reforms for salaries to match prices on the market. Increasing [pension] contribution rate will result in the reduction of the even small pay an employee has been receiving, which will affect living conditions,” he said. “We think that it should be carefully considered with the participation of all stakeholders as it is done for labour law [review] whereby representatives of employers and employees are consulted and provide their inputs on their behalf,” he observed. ALSO READ: Should RSSB increase pension contributions? Eric Nzabandora, president of Labour Congress and Workers’ Brotherhood in Rwanda (COTRAF Rwanda) said that they have been advocating for setting up a minimum wage that responds to the current market realities but this has not yet been done. He added that while they have been pushing for increasing workers’ salaries to deal with the rise in the cost of living, no solution has been provided to that end. For Nzabandora, increasing pension contributions to come from the small remunerations an employee has been getting, should not be a priority, but rather, it should follow the raise in workers’ pay and their ability to meet their basic needs amid the current high cost of living. He held that it is an employee’s salary that is mainly factored in while determining the pension benefits they will get during retirement, rather than contribution rate. “When an employee’s salary is small, they will not get significant retirement benefits,” he said. As RSSB made many investments using employees’ contributions (savings), and therefore, Nzabandora said, it should show how they are managed and contribute to social security. He added that they want to understand how RSSB arrived at the proposed pension contribution rates. Labour unions concurred that there should be consultations with employees or their representatives for evidence-based decisions that consider a common ground. Employees should be involved in pension-related decisions Nzabandora decried the fact that workers’ representatives were not consulted regarding the proposed pension reforms yet they concern them as the contributors to the social security scheme. Again, he said, employees are not represented in terms of how RSSB makes investment decisions, despite paying contributions to the scheme. As employees contribute to the social security body, they should also have a say in the decisions regarding contributions – such as through their representatives – so that they provide their ideas before proposed changes are presented to Cabinet [for approval], Nzabandora suggested. While briefing journalists on new reforms on December 2, RSSB Chief Executive Officer Regis Rugemanshuro said that the social security fund (which is pension scheme dominated) currently has about Rwf2.6 trillion in assets. The social security fund is healthy, Rugemanshuro observed, indicating that from 2019/20 to 2023/24, RSSB’s net assets increased by 15 per cent compounded annual growth rate. He added that it registered more than Rwf418 billion in net income (profit) in 2023/24, of which he said Rwf240 billion came from its return on investment which he said was at 11 per cent. ALSO READ: Pension body looks to triple profit by 2025 According to Rugemanshuro, only nine per cent of public and private sector workers in Rwanda are covered by the mandatory pension scheme. 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