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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday the league’s partnership with Roc Nation, the entertainment company founded by rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z, is “not changing” amid the civil lawsuit filed against Jay-Z accusing him of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl . Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, was accused Sunday in a lawsuit of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000 along with Sean “Diddy” Combs. “We are aware of the civil allegations and Jay Z’s really strong response to that," Goodell said at a press conference following a league meeting in Irving, Texas. "We know obviously that litigation is happening. But from our standpoint our relationship is not changing with them, including our preparations for the next Super Bowl." The NFL and Roc Nation entered a partnership in 2019 for the company to serve as the league’s “live music entertainment strategist.” Roc Nation has since annually produced the halftime show at the Super Bowl, including Kendrick Lamar’s upcoming performance in New Orleans in February. The partnership was extended by both parties in October. “I think they’re getting incredibly comfortable with not just the Super Bowl but other events that they have advised us on and helped us with,” Goodell said Wednesday. “They’ve been helpful in the social justice area to us on many occasions. They’ve been great partners that have provided a lot of value to us.” Carter, 55, strongly denied the accusations in a statement Sunday. “These allegations are so heinous in nature that I implore you to file a criminal complaint, not a civil one!! Whomever would commit such a crime against a minor should be locked away, would you not agree?” Carter said. “These alleged victims would deserve real justice if that were the case.” He also added: “You have made a terrible error in judgement thinking that all ‘celebrities’ are the same. I’m not from your world. I’m a young man who made it out of the project of Brooklyn. We don’t play these types of games. We have very strict codes and honor. We protect children.” The lawsuit was originally filed in federal court in October with only Combs listed as a defendant, then re-filed Sunday to include Carter. Combs has denied the allegations. The lawsuit claims that in 2000, when the accuser was 13, Combs and Carter raped her at a house party after the MTV Video Music Awards in New York. In addition to the upcoming Super Bowl halftime show, Carter’s wife Beyoncé will perform at halftime of the game between the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans on Christmas on Netflix.

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By Dalia Faheid , Michelle Watson , Bonney Kapp , John Miller and Dakin Andone , CNN The 3D-printed gun that healthcare CEO killing suspect Luigi Mangione had when he was arrested this week in Pennsylvania matches three shell casings found at the crime scene in Midtown Manhattan, the New York Police Department commissioner said Wednesday, as authorities continue to investigate the motive for the killing. Also, Mangione's fingerprints match those investigators found on items near the scene of the December 4 assassination of the UnitedHealthcare chief, Commissioner Jessica Tisch said at a public event. Three 9 mm shell casings from the crime scene had the words "delay," "deny" and "depose" written across them , one word per bullet, NYPD's Chief Detective Joseph Kenny has said. Police have been looking into whether the words, which title a 2010 book critiquing the insurance industry, may point to a motive in CEO Brian Thompson's killing . "First, we got the gun in question back from Pennsylvania. It's now at the NYPD crime lab," Tisch, the commissioner, said Wednesday. "We were able to match that gun to the three shell casings that we found in Midtown at the scene of the homicide." "We're also at the crime lab able to match the person of interest's fingerprints with fingerprints that we found on both the water bottle and the KIND bar near the scene of the homicide in midtown," she said. Authorities had been probing DNA material and a partial fingerprint from a discarded Starbucks water bottle and an energy bar wrapper surveillance images showed the suspect buying about 30 minutes before the shooting. The fingerprints were the first positive forensic match tying Mangione directly to the scene where Thompson was gunned down just over a week ago outside a hotel, two law enforcement officials briefed on the matter told CNN earlier Wednesday. CNN has reached out to Mangione's attorney for comment on what police have said about the shell casing and fingerprint matches. The killing of Thompson - a husband and father of two - has laid bare many Americans' fury toward the health care industry, with Mangione garnering sympathy online and offers to pay his legal bills. It's also struck fear in C-suites across the country, as an NYPD intelligence report obtained by CNN warns online rhetoric could "signal an elevated threat facing executives in the near-term ..." The fingerprint and firearms disclosures come as authorities dig into Mangione, who remains in custody in Pennsylvania on gun-related charges as he fights extradition to New York, where he's charged with murder. Since his arrest Monday thanks to a tipster at a McDonald's, the 26-year-old's background also is starting to come into focus. The privileged scion of a well-to-do family, high school valedictorian and Ivy League graduate vanished from view of his loved ones in recent months, only to emerge as the suspect in a high-profile killing potentially fueled by his struggle with a painful back injury. Mangione's lawyer has denied his client's involvement in the killing in New York and anticipates he will plead not guilty there to the murder charge, among other counts. Mangione also plans to plead not guilty to Pennsylvania charges related to a gun and fake ID police found when they arrested him in Altoona, attorney Thomas Dickey said. "I haven't seen any evidence that they have the right guy," Dickey told CNN's Kaitlan Collins on "The Source." Dickey has not seen the evidence, including writings police said were in Mangione's possession at the time of his arrest, the lawyer reiterated Wednesday on ABC's "Good Morning America." In some of Mangione's writings, he referenced pain from a back injury he got in July 2023, New York Police Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny told Fox News on Tuesday. Investigators are looking into an insurance claim for the injury. "Some of the writings that he had, he was discussing the difficulty of sustaining that injury," Kenny said. "So, we're looking into whether or not the insurance industry either denied a claim from him or didn't help him out to the fullest extent." Mangione was denied bail at an extradition hearing Tuesday afternoon at the Blair County Courthouse in Pennsylvania. As he entered the courthouse, shackled at the hands and feet and wearing an orange prison jumpsuit with DOC emblazoned on the back, he yelled, in part, "It's completely out of touch and an insult to the intelligence of the American people. It's lived experience." Investigators detail gun, silencer and fake ID New York prosecutors charged Mangione with one count of murder, two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, one count of second-degree possession of a forged document, and one count of third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, online court documents show. Mangione is the person seen in surveillance video fatally shooting Thompson outside a Hilton hotel en route to his company's annual investor conference, officials assert, citing charging documents in which Detective Yousef Demes of the Midtown North Detective Squad outlines evidence, including that the man seen in surveillance footage from a New York hostel is wearing the same clothing. After arresting Mangione in the Altoona McDonald's, police found "a black 3D-printed pistol and a black silencer" that was also 3D printed, according to the criminal complaint. While being taken into custody, Mangione also presented a forged New Jersey ID with the name Mark Rosario, which matched the ID the man at the hostel used, Demes wrote. Suspect appeared to view targeted killing as a 'symbolic takedown' The suspect appeared to be driven by anger against the health insurance industry and against "corporate greed" as a whole, according to an NYPD intelligence report obtained Tuesday by CNN. "He appeared to view the targeted killing of the company's highest-ranking representative as a symbolic takedown and a direct challenge to its alleged corruption and 'power games,' asserting in his note he is the 'first to face it with such brutal honesty,'" says the NYPD assessment, which was based on Mangione's "manifesto" and social media. Along with a three-page handwritten "claim of responsibility" found on Mangione when he was taken into custody, investigators are looking at the suspect's writing in a spiral notebook, a law enforcement source briefed on the matter told CNN. It included to-do lists to facilitate a killing, as well as notes justifying those plans, the source said. In one notebook passage, Mangione wrote about the late Ted Kaczynski, the so-called Unabomber who justified a deadly bombing campaign as an effort to protect against the onslaught of technology and exploitation. Mangione had written about the Unabomber in online posts as well. Mangione knew UnitedHealthcare was holding an investors' conference around the time Thompson was shot and killed - and the suspect mentioned in writings he would be going to the conference site, the NYPD's Kenny told Fox News on Tuesday. In the notebook passage, Mangione concludes using a bomb against his intended victim "could kill innocents" and shooting would be more targeted, musing what could be better than "to kill the CEO at his own bean counting conference," a law enforcement official briefed on the matter told CNN. The three-page document did not include specific threats but indicated "ill will towards corporate America," Kenny said. Why Mangione may be fighting extradition With Mangione fighting extradition, a Pennsylvania court has given him 14 days to file for writ of habeas corpus - putting the burden of proof on those detaining the person to justify the detention - and a hearing will be scheduled if he does. Pennsylvania prosecutors have 30 days to get a governor's warrant, which New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she will work with prosecutors to sign and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro "is prepared to sign and process ... promptly as soon as it is received." Blair County District Attorney Peter Weeks said his office is prepared "to do what's necessary" to get Mangione back to New York. There could be several reasons Mangione is fighting his extradition, said Karen Agnifilo, a CNN legal analyst and defense attorney. It would give him more time to think about his defense, demand prosecutors present more evidence at his next hearing or try to get bail in Pennsylvania, which is unlikely. Indeed, it could take up to two months before authorities could bring Mangione back to New York after the governor's warrant is obtained, said Agnifilo, who previously worked at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office. Most criminal defendants facing prosecution on more serious charges in another state waive their right to extradition, but in murder cases like Mangione's, "there's no chance he's going to be let out, so he's fighting extradition," she said. "Eight or 9 out of 10 times, defendants waive extradition because they realize this is so perfunctory, it's so easy, and most of them don't want to languish in detention in the other state because you don't even get to fight your case yet," Agnifilo said. Pennsylvania state Judge Dave Consiglio denied Mangione bail related to both state dockets, saying he would remain at the Huntingdon State Correctional Institution. CNN's Steve Almasy, Sara Smart, Gloria Pazmino, Amanda Musa, Celina Tebor, Elizabeth Hartfield, Elise Hammond, Emma Tucker, Jordan Valinsky, Danny Freeman and Kara Scannell contributed to this report. - CNNFree tax filing with IRS Direct File: What you need to know

Principal Financial Group Inc. Sells 10,040 Shares of Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CCOI)NJ Benson recorded a first-half double-double, and finished with 22 points and 17 rebounds, as host DePaul rolled to an 84-65 victory over Loyola Maryland on Saturday in Chicago. With David Skogman out due to a lower-body injury, the 6-foot-8, Missouri State-transfer Benson made the most of his first start this season. Benson posted 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds in the first half, as DePaul (9-4) focused on its inside game and outscored Loyola Maryland 28-12 in the paint en route to a 44-26 halftime lead. Benson, who averaged 6.5 points and 4.0 rebounds entering the game, matched a career high in scoring Saturday, while those boards are a personal best. Jacob Meyer added 12 points for the Blue Demons, one of the nation's top 3-point shooting teams that went just 5 of 24 from distance, but scored 52 points in the paint. DePaul bounced back following consecutive losses to St. John's and Northwestern by a combined 48 points. Jacob Theodosiou had 22 points and Milos Ilic scored 13 for the Greyhounds (5-6), who shot 38.5 percent in the first half and committed 15 overall turnovers while falling to 1-67 against major-conference opponents since February 1982. DePaul scored the game's first eight points, beginning with a Benson dunk. Loyola didn't record its first field goal until Ilic's bucket with 14:11 remaining in the opening half, but used a 9-0 run to get within 13-12. However, Benson and DePaul's dominance in the paint never allowed the Greyhounds to go ahead. The Blue Demons led 18-16, then scored the next seven points, highlighted by dunks from Benson and CJ Gunn (11 points). DePaul was ahead 32-23 with 3:20 left in the first half when it took control by scoring 12 straight points before Jordan Stiemke's 3 made it an 18-point game at the break. The Blue Demons were 1-of-11 from 3 through the first 20 minutes. In the second half, another Benson dunk and two free throws were featured during a 12-2 run that put the Blue Demons up 66-37 with roughly 12 minutes remaining in the contest. --Field Level Media

Similarweb’s stock price performed well in 2024 as the company’s business gained momentum. SMWB rose by over 170%, bringing its valuation to over $1.2 billion. It outperformed most companies and key indices like the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100. So, is Similarweb a good company to buy in 2025? Advertisement Similarweb’s business is performing well Similarweb is a leading company using the Software as a Service (SaaS) model. The firm collects data from millions of websites and mobile applications and then offers to clients using a freemium model. Advertisement Similarweb’s platform is used by companies of all types. Firms use this solution to get more data on their traffic and that of their competitors. Website design and search engine optimization (SEO) companies use its service to analyze keywords and competitor analysis. Some of its biggest customers are firms like Google, Walmart, Adidas, Novartis, and Sony. While Similarweb’s service is essential, the company operates in a highly competitive environment. Its most important competitor is Google, which offers clients free website analytics data. Google also competes with companies like Amazon’s Alexa, Semrush, and Moz. Similarweb’s revenue has grown well in the past few years, moving from $70.6 million in 2019 to over $241 million in the trailing twelve months (TTM). Most importantly, the company is on a path toward profitability, narrowing its net loss from $83.7 million in 2022 to $9.4 million in TTM. The company’s growth has continued to accelerate in the past few months. Recent results showed that its by 18% to $65 million as the number of customers using its platform increased. It was the fourth consecutive quarter of accelerating sales. One benefit of Similarweb’s business is that it generates substantial revenue from multi-year contracts, which helps it avoid churn. 45% of its business is on multi-year contracts, a trend that has continued in the past few years. The company has benefited from the ongoing artificial intelligence opportunity. It is embedding AI into its service offerings, helping brands navigate the change of user behavior, providing more data for LLM training, and streamlining its business operations using the technology. SMWB boosted its guidance Similarweb’s business has seen higher margins in the past few years. It had an operating margin of negative 46% in Q4’20, which turned into positive 7% in the last quarter. It now expects that its margin growth will continue growing as it reduces its R&D, S&M, and G&A portion of its revenue narrows. Similarweb boosted its forward guidance in the last financial results. It expects its fourth-quarter revenue to be between $64.7 million and $65.7 million, representing a 15% YoY growth rate. According to , analysts expect that Similarweb’s annual revenue will be $250 million. They also see its 2025 revenue growing to $285 million in the same range. Similarweb’s annual earnings per share are expected to move from 18 cents to 27 cents in the next financial year. Similarweb stock price analysis Similarweb stock chart by The weekly chart shows that the SMWB stock price made a strong bullish breakout in November after it published strong financial results. It has moved above the important resistance level at $9.76, its highest swing in March and October this year. It invalidated the double-top pattern at $9.76, a popular reversal sign. The stock has moved above the 50-week moving average, and is slowly approaching the 50% Fibonacci Retracement level. The Average True Range (ATR) indicator has continued rising, indicating strong momentum. Therefore, the stock will likely continue soaring as bulls target the 61.8% retracement point at $17.45, about 22% above the current level.NJ Benson recorded a first-half double-double, and finished with 22 points and 17 rebounds, as host DePaul rolled to an 84-65 victory over Loyola Maryland on Saturday in Chicago. With David Skogman out due to a lower-body injury, the 6-foot-8, Missouri State-transfer Benson made the most of his first start this season. Benson posted 14 points on 7-of-9 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds in the first half, as DePaul (9-4) focused on its inside game and outscored Loyola Maryland 28-12 in the paint en route to a 44-26 halftime lead. Benson, who averaged 6.5 points and 4.0 rebounds entering the game, matched a career high in scoring Saturday, while those boards are a personal best. Jacob Meyer added 12 points for the Blue Demons, one of the nation's top 3-point shooting teams that went just 5 of 24 from distance, but scored 52 points in the paint. DePaul bounced back following consecutive losses to St. John's and Northwestern by a combined 48 points. Jacob Theodosiou had 22 points and Milos Ilic scored 13 for the Greyhounds (5-6), who shot 38.5 percent in the first half and committed 15 overall turnovers while falling to 1-67 against major-conference opponents since February 1982. DePaul scored the game's first eight points, beginning with a Benson dunk. Loyola didn't record its first field goal until Ilic's bucket with 14:11 remaining in the opening half, but used a 9-0 run to get within 13-12. However, Benson and DePaul's dominance in the paint never allowed the Greyhounds to go ahead. The Blue Demons led 18-16, then scored the next seven points, highlighted by dunks from Benson and CJ Gunn (11 points). DePaul was ahead 32-23 with 3:20 left in the first half when it took control by scoring 12 straight points before Jordan Stiemke's 3 made it an 18-point game at the break. The Blue Demons were 1-of-11 from 3 through the first 20 minutes. In the second half, another Benson dunk and two free throws were featured during a 12-2 run that put the Blue Demons up 66-37 with roughly 12 minutes remaining in the contest. --Field Level Media

Michigan, Ohio State fight broken up with police pepper spray after Wolverines stun Buckeyes 13-10Doha : A 17-year-old Qatar-based Indian expatriate boy on Friday, December 27, died after being seriously injured in a car accident in Al Wukair, Doha. The deceased has been identified as Mohammed Haneen, a native of Punnayurkulam village in Thrissur district in the Indian state of Kerala . He was a class 12 student of Noble International School. Taking to Instagram , Noble International School said, “The Management, Founder Members, Principal and All staff & Students of Noble International School express their heartfelt condolences to the parents, family, classmates and friends of Master Mohammed Haneen on his sad demise on 27/12/2024 in Doha.” “May God rest the departed soul in peace and give fortitude to the bereaved family to bear this great loss,” it added. A post shared by @noble_school_doha According to a report by Kerala daily Manorama Online , the accident occurred when the vehicle’s tyre broke, causing the driver to lose control. During the crash, Haneen sustained major head injuries. Two of her friends escaped without major injury. He was undergoing treatment at Hamad General Hospital in Doha . It is reported that the body will be returned home after completing the necessary formalities under the Expatriate Welfare Repatriation Wing.

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Sarnia police are seeking the public’s help in finding any new leads for a cold case from over 20 years ago. On Dec. 28, 2001, police say a physical fight broke out behind a local bar on Christina Street. Robert (“B.J.”) Raymond was stabbed in the chest, which ultimately led to his death. The person responsible for Raymond’s death has not been identified. All unsolved cases remain open until an arrest is made and charges are laid, according to police. At the time of a murder, witnesses are often reluctant to speak to police because they fear retaliation from others. These fears can fade as time passes. Investigators continue to appeal to the public for help and any information that can assist in identifying the person or persons responsible and can help solve this violent crime. Shopping Trends The Shopping Trends team is independent of the journalists at CTV News. We may earn a commission when you use our links to shop. Read about us. 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By Kemberley Washington, CPA, Bankrate.com The IRS Direct File program, which lets taxpayers file their federal income tax return directly with the IRS for free, is doubling its reach to 24 states for the 2025 tax season, up from 12 states in 2024, the program’s pilot year. The Direct File program will also accept more types of tax situations for the 2025 tax season. While taxpayers who used the system in 2024 could claim a handful of tax credits, including the earned income tax credit and the child tax credit , that list is expanding in 2025 to include the child and dependent care credit , among others. Related Articles An estimated 30 million taxpayers will qualify for the Direct File program in 2025, the IRS says. More than 140,000 taxpayers filed their federal tax returns through the Direct File program in 2024. About 90% of users said their experience was excellent or above average, according to a survey of about 11,000 Direct File users in 2024, conducted by the General Services Administration. “We’re excited about the improvements to Direct File and the millions more taxpayers who will be eligible to use the service this year,” said Danny Werfel, the IRS commissioner, in a statement. “Our goal is to improve the experience of tax filing itself and help taxpayers meet their obligations quickly and easily.” The IRS says that taxpayers can use Direct File when the 2025 tax season kicks off in January, and it will be available until Oct. 15, 2025. But the program’s future is somewhat unclear: In December, 29 Republican lawmakers sent a letter to President-elect Donald Trump, calling for him to end the Direct File program on his first day in office. Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives also introduced legislation in July to end the Direct File program. For now, here’s what you need to know about how the IRS Direct File program works, and how to qualify for it. The Direct File program is a new initiative, about to enter its second year, that allows taxpayers to file their federal tax returns electronically with the IRS. The no-cost tool guides taxpayers through every part of their federal income tax return. Taxpayers can file using a smartphone, computer or tablet. One of the program’s advantages is that, if you have questions as you’re working on your return, you can get live support directly from the IRS via chat or phone. IRS representatives can answer basic tax questions and help with technical issues in English and Spanish. The Direct File program has income limits, as well as limits on the types of income, deductions and credits you can enter on your tax return. For the 2025 tax season: To be eligible for Direct File, your income can come from the following sources: But if you’re self-employed, or have business or rental income, you can’t use Direct File . Same goes for IRA contributions or distributions: If you have either, you can’t use Direct File. You can use the IRS Direct File program only if you claim the standard deduction — the program isn’t available to people who itemize. But you can claim certain above-the-line deductions: student loan interest , educator expenses and health savings account contributions . You can’t use Direct File if you want to deduct your IRA contributions. The Direct File program allows for the following tax credits in 2025: However, if you want to claim education credits , credits for energy efficient home upgrades or the adoption expense credit , you can’t use the Direct File program. More taxpayers will have access to the IRS Direct File program in 2025. In 2024, the IRS kicked off the program with only 12 states; that number has expanded to 24 states for the 2025 tax season. For some of the states that participate in the IRS Direct File program, your federal return information will be transferred automatically to the state tax website, but in some cases you’ll have to re-enter your information. Visit this IRS Direct File page to get the details for your state. Here is a list of the participating states: If you don’t qualify for the IRS Direct File program, you may have other options to file your tax return for free. In addition to Direct File, the IRS offers the Free File program, in which it partners with online tax software providers to provide free federal income tax return filing. Some providers also allow you to file a state income tax return. For the 2024 tax season, your adjusted gross income had to be less than $79,000 to qualify for the Free File program. That dollar threshold is likely to rise slightly for the 2025 tax season. The IRS also offers the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, which provides certified volunteers to prepare basic tax returns if you earn less than $67,000 a year, are disabled, or speak limited English. You can find a site near you by visiting this IRS page . ©2024 Bankrate.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.Former Minister and senior BRS MLA T Harish Rao castigated the Congress government in Telangana over surge in crime rate at a disturbing rate of 22.5 per cent over last year. He pointed out a 28.94 per cent increase in rape cases, with 2,945 incidents recorded in a year averaging eight per day. He said kidnapping and abduction cases have shot up by 82 per cent, which is shameful. “Women’s safety and dignity are at high risk. Public safety under the Congress government is in shambles. This reflects a severe governance failure,” he said. Responding to the annual crime report of the Telangana police on Sunday, Harish Rao raised concern over the State’s deteriorating law and order, citing unresolved heinous crimes such as the murders of retired bank manager Gangareddy and his wife in Amberpet, and BRS leader Sridhar Reddy – both occurring months ago with no arrests till date. “Over 163 major cases remain unsolved, and financial frauds worth Rs 10 crore (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); lack recovery or detection,” he said. He noted that Telangana’s crime detection rate has dropped to a dismal 31 per cent, worse than Bihar’s 39 per cent. “The critical first week after a crime is wasted, leaving victims without justice, while criminal roam free. The police inaction is alarming,” he said. The senior BRS legislator stated that despite the expertise of Telangana police, the governance failure under Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, who also handles the Home Ministry, is evident. Instead of addressing public safety and justice, he said the Congress government is using police resources for political vendettas, stifling dissent, and harassing opposition voices on social media. For effective policing, Harish Rao suggested for release of the funds to the police department on time, strengthen the force, and focus on crime prevention and ensure swift justice. “Telangana deserves leadership that values safety over petty politics,” he asserted.Forgotten Home and Away star shares shock bikini photos during tropical Bali vacation - so do YOU know who it is?Fine Gael won 35 seats in the 2020 election, but 18 of those TDs did not seek re-election in Friday’s poll. An exit poll puts the party’s support at 21%, a fraction of a percentage behind the main opposition party Sinn Fein. Mr Harris, the outgoing Taoiseach, was elected with 16,869 first preference votes, well above the quota. He celebrated with his wife Caoimhe, his parents Bart and Mary, his sister Gemma and his political team at the count centre in Greystones, Co Wicklow. Ahead of his re-election, Mr Harris told reporters he was “cautiously optimistic” about the election result and said it was “clear that my party will gain seats”. “It’s also clear that Fine Gael will top the poll in at least 10 constituencies, many more than we did the last time, that we will gain seats in constituencies where we haven’t had seats in many years, like Tipperary South and Waterford, and that we will add second seats in other constituencies as well,” he said. “I think the people of Ireland have now spoken. We now have to work out exactly what they have said, and that is going to take a little bit of time.” In one of the five consecutive broadcast media rounds he did from the Greystones count centre, he said there were a lot of areas where there were “straight shoot-outs” between Fianna Fail and Fine Gael for final seats. He described the Sinn Fein vote as “pretty significantly down”, the Fianna Fail vote as “marginally down” and the Fine Gael vote as “static” compared with its 2020 vote. He said it was “a very close, a very competitive election” and that “we haven’t seen a Sinn Fein surge or anything like it”. He said: “It was predicted by many that I would become the Taoiseach for a brief period of time, take over from Leo Varadkar, and then have to rebuild my party from the opposition benches as Sinn Fein led a government. “We don’t know what’s going to happen on government formation yet, but that is now looking less likely than it was.” He acknowledged that it was “a very difficult day” for the Green Party and paid tribute to their work in the coalition government, alongside his party and Fianna Fail. “Definitely, politics in Ireland has gotten much more fragmented,” he said. Fine Gael minister Helen McEntee said that her party’s campaign had been “positive”. “The feeling on the doors was very much that people were relatively happy with the government,” she said on RTE Radio. “It will come down to the last seats and it will come down to transfers,” she said of the final result, adding that Fianna Fail and Fine Gael were performing better than the exit poll estimated.

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Fine Gael won 35 seats in the 2020 election, but 18 of those TDs did not seek re-election in Friday’s poll. An exit poll puts the party’s support at 21%, a fraction of a percentage behind the main opposition party Sinn Fein. Mr Harris, the outgoing Taoiseach, was elected with 16,869 first preference votes, well above the quota. He celebrated with his wife Caoimhe, his parents Bart and Mary, his sister Gemma and his political team at the count centre in Greystones, Co Wicklow. Ahead of his re-election, Mr Harris told reporters he was “cautiously optimistic” about the election result and said it was “clear that my party will gain seats”. “It’s also clear that Fine Gael will top the poll in at least 10 constituencies, many more than we did the last time, that we will gain seats in constituencies where we haven’t had seats in many years, like Tipperary South and Waterford, and that we will add second seats in other constituencies as well,” he said. “I think the people of Ireland have now spoken. We now have to work out exactly what they have said, and that is going to take a little bit of time.” In one of the five consecutive broadcast media rounds he did from the Greystones count centre, he said there were a lot of areas where there were “straight shoot-outs” between Fianna Fail and Fine Gael for final seats. He described the Sinn Fein vote as “pretty significantly down”, the Fianna Fail vote as “marginally down” and the Fine Gael vote as “static” compared with its 2020 vote. He said it was “a very close, a very competitive election” and that “we haven’t seen a Sinn Fein surge or anything like it”. He said: “It was predicted by many that I would become the Taoiseach for a brief period of time, take over from Leo Varadkar, and then have to rebuild my party from the opposition benches as Sinn Fein led a government. “We don’t know what’s going to happen on government formation yet, but that is now looking less likely than it was.” He acknowledged that it was “a very difficult day” for the Green Party and paid tribute to their work in the coalition government, alongside his party and Fianna Fail. “Definitely, politics in Ireland has gotten much more fragmented,” he said. Fine Gael minister Helen McEntee said that her party’s campaign had been “positive”. “The feeling on the doors was very much that people were relatively happy with the government,” she said on RTE Radio. “It will come down to the last seats and it will come down to transfers,” she said of the final result, adding that Fianna Fail and Fine Gael were performing better than the exit poll estimated.