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Permian Basin Royalty Trust ( NYSE:PBT – Get Free Report ) announced a monthly dividend on Friday, December 20th, NASDAQ Dividends reports. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be given a dividend of 0.0219 per share by the oil and gas producer on Wednesday, January 15th. This represents a $0.26 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.51%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 31st. This is a positive change from Permian Basin Royalty Trust’s previous monthly dividend of $0.02. Permian Basin Royalty Trust has raised its dividend by an average of 36.7% annually over the last three years. Permian Basin Royalty Trust Stock Down 0.8 % PBT stock opened at $10.49 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $12.09 and its 200 day simple moving average is $11.60. Permian Basin Royalty Trust has a 12-month low of $10.14 and a 12-month high of $15.79. The firm has a market cap of $488.94 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.45 and a beta of 0.66. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades Read Our Latest Analysis on PBT Permian Basin Royalty Trust Company Profile ( Get Free Report ) Permian Basin Royalty Trust, an express trust, holds royalty interests in various oil and gas properties in the United States. The company holds a 75% net overriding royalty interest in the Waddell Ranch properties, including Dune, Sand Hills (Judkins), Sand Hills (McKnight), Sand Hills (Tubb), University-Waddell (Devonian) and Waddell fields in Crane County, Texas. Featured Articles Receive News & Ratings for Permian Basin Royalty Trust Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Permian Basin Royalty Trust and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .Trump's 2024 Campaign & Elon Musk's Success: Digital Marketing Parallels by FlyX Marketing Founder Albert Valiakhmetov

The report builds on Governor Kathy Hochul's efforts to advance New York's global reputation as the place where businesses come to grow, innovate, and create the future of emerging technologies. NEW YORK , Dec. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- (NYSE: IBM ) – The Emerging Technology Advisory Board (ETAB) today released its first report to elevate New York as an AI leader. The report provided recommendations to bolster the State's commitment to responsible development and implementation of AI. First introduced by Governor Kathy Hochul in June 2024 , the ETAB was established as an independent advisory board to chart the course for a thriving emerging technology ecosystem in New York State . The Advisory Board is co-chaired by IBM Chief Executive Officer Arvind Krishna and Girls Who Code Chief Executive Officer Dr. Tarika Barrett and is comprised of leaders from the private sector and nonprofit and foundation organizations. With input from over 40 external stakeholders and experts, the report details how New York is well-positioned to be at the forefront of AI advancement. This includes leveraging its robust economy, extensive tech talent pool, academic excellence, legacy for innovation, and groundbreaking investments in AI and AI-adjacent industries. In reviewing the state's current landscape, the Advisory Board also identified potential challenges, such as ensuring the workforce is equipped with the skills and resources necessary to succeed in the age of AI. The ETAB took a deeper look at how these challenges could impact New York organizations and communities – and, based on these insights, proposed three ambitions for the State of New York : Guided by these ambitions, the report sets forth nine recommendations – each backed by a thorough framework and next steps – designed to foster public-private partnerships and balance priorities of timely impact and sufficient scale necessary to help drive responsible AI adoption in New York . " New York State is furthering its legacy of innovation and invention for the rest of the world to follow, setting a standard of greatness – and we've only just begun," Governor Hochul said. "Since the beginning of my administration I have been laser-focused on bringing good paying jobs to this state, which is why we need ethical and responsible AI that improves the lives of all New Yorkers and delivers accessible, equitable and future proof jobs with it. I want to thank the members of the Emerging Technology Advisory Board, who took the time to form these recommendations. I look forward to reviewing the report and to working with experts and stakeholders from every sector as we forge an equitable and dynamic future for AI in New York ." "The Emerging Technology Advisory Board has delivered on its first goal to provide a blueprint that positions New York as a frontrunner in trustworthy AI," said Arvind Krishna . "This comprehensive set of recommendations will help drive an innovative AI ecosystem, ensure responsible AI deployment at scale, foster a resilient workforce, and empower all New Yorkers with equitable access to the benefits of AI." "The recommendations of the Emerging Technology Advisory Board reflect a collective effort to ensure that the advancement of artificial intelligence benefits industries and workers across New York ," said Tarika Barrett . "These comprehensive proposals aim not only to foster economic growth and innovation but also to uphold our commitment to a technological future that mirrors the diversity and values of our communities." As the Emerging Technology Advisory Board shares its recommendations with the State of New York , it underscores the joint effort, commitment and close collaboration it will take between the State's leadership, Advisory Board institutions, private sector, nonprofit organizations, philanthropic organizations, thought leaders and advocates to fortify New York as an innovation hub for future technologies. Read the full report here . About IBM IBM is a leading provider of global hybrid cloud and AI, and consulting expertise. We help clients in more than 175 countries capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business processes, reduce costs and gain the competitive edge in their industries. More than 4,000 government and corporate entities in critical infrastructure areas such as financial services, telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM's hybrid cloud platform and Red Hat OpenShift to affect their digital transformations quickly, efficiently and securely. IBM's breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions and consulting deliver open and flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by IBM's long-standing commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility, inclusivity and service. Visit www.ibm.com for more information. About Girls Who Code Girls Who Code is an international nonprofit organization working to close the gender gap in technology, and is leading the movement to inspire, educate, and equip students who identify as girls or nonbinary with the computing skills needed to pursue 21st century opportunities. Since launching in 2012, Girls Who Code has reached 670,000 students through our in-person and virtual programming, and 218,000 of our alumni are college or career-aged. Girls Who Code has sparked culture change through marketing campaigns and advocacy efforts, generating 14 Billion engagements globally. In 2019, the organization was named the #1 Most Innovative Non-Profit on Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies list, and in 2023 was named one of Fast Company's Brands That Matter. The organization was also named one of NonProfit Times' Best Nonprofits to Work For in 2022 and 2023. Media Contact Caitlin O'Neill , IBM Corporate Communications caitlin.oneill@ibm.com View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-york-emerging-technology-advisory-board-publishes-first-report-outlining-vision-to-elevate-leadership-in-ai-302330851.html SOURCE IBM

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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here . BOSTON (AP) — Pjay Smith Jr. had 25 points in Furman’s 77-63 win over Harvard on Saturday. Smith added seven rebounds and five assists for the Paladins (12-1). Nick Anderson shot 5 of 13 from the field, including 2 for 8 from 3-point range, and went 4 for 5 from the line to add 16 points. Garrett Hien had 10 points and went 5 of 9 from the field. Chandler Pigge led the Crimson (3-8) in scoring, finishing with 16 points, nine rebounds and three steals. Thomas Batties II added 14 points and six rebounds for Harvard. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .

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, /PRNewswire/ -- Gravity Oilfield Services Inc. ("Gravity" or the "company"), a growth-oriented water and power infrastructure company backed by affiliates of Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. ("Clearlake"), announced today that it has agreed to sell its Gravity Water Midstream division to (NYSE: DKL) ("Delek Logistics"). Gravity Water Midstream provides gathering, transportation, recycling, storage, and disposal solutions for produced water in the Midland Basin in and the Basin in . "The acquisition of Gravity Water Midstream by Delek Logistics creates a path to continue to build incredible scale in our water midstream platform in the Midland Basin," said , CEO of Gravity. "I am thankful to the employees of Gravity for their focus on service and dedication to building one of the largest commercial water management platforms in the Midland and Williston Basins. Building this water midstream platform would not be possible without the incredible support and partnership of Clearlake. I am excited to welcome in this new era for water management in the Midland and Williston Basins under the capable leadership of Delek Logistics." While Gravity is divesting its water midstream assets, the company will retain ownership and operation of its power infrastructure assets, continuing its commitment to providing critical power generation offerings. Clearlake and Gravity partnered in 2017 to pursue produced water midstream opportunities. Over the last several years, Gravity has focused on organically growing its water infrastructure business to support producers in the Midland and basins, and its water business segment has quickly grown into one of the largest commercial operators of disposal wells in the Midland Basin. Gravity Water Midstream developed a system comprised of 200+ miles of permanent pipeline, 46 SWD facilities, and 14 fresh water facilities with over six million barrels of storage capacity, all of which form an extensive and interconnected network. "We valued the opportunity to partner with the Gravity team as they executed a vision to build a leading water midstream platform in the Midland and Williston Basins," said José E. Feliciano, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, and Colin Leonard, Partner and Managing Director, of Clearlake. "We'd like to thank Rob and the entire Gravity Water Midstream team for their hard work and commitment to growing the business organically over the last several years." & Co served as exclusive financial advisor and Vinson & Elkins LLP served as legal counsel to Gravity in connection with the transaction. Gravity is a growth-oriented provider of energy infrastructure services to U.S. onshore oil and natural gas exploration and production companies, providing water midstream solutions, critical power generation offerings and other production focused services. Gravity has significant coverage density in the Permian Basin and benefits from a national footprint supported by facilities, operations and management personnel in several other key domestic resource plays including the Bakken, Eagle Ford, SCOOP/STACK, DJ Basin, Haynesville and Marcellus, among others. More information is available at . Founded in 2006, Clearlake Capital Group, L.P. is an investment firm founded operating integrated businesses across private equity, credit and other related strategies. With a sector-focused approach, the firm seeks to partner with management teams by providing patient, long-term capital to businesses that can benefit from Clearlake's operational improvement approach, The firm's core target sectors are industrials, technology, and consumer. Clearlake has over $85 billion of assets under management, and its senior investment principals have led or co-led over 400 investments. The firm is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA with affiliates in Dallas, TX, London, UK, , , and , UAE. More information is available at and on X . For Gravity , (281) 640-3043 Marketing Communication Manager For Clearlake , (845) 507-0571 Lambert View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Gravity Oilfield Services Inc.; Clearlake Capital Group Get local news delivered to your inbox!From sex drive woes to cheating and porn addiction, Dear Deidre reveals readers’ most common problems of 2024

ISRO and the European Space Agency have signed an agreement to cooperate on astronaut training, mission execution, and research experiments. Chairman of Indian Space Research Organization S Somanath and Director General of European Space Agency have signed the agreement. According to ISRO, the agreement establishes a framework for cooperative activities in human space exploration and research, focusing on astronaut training, support for experiment development and integration (including the use of ESA facilities on the International Space Station), human and biomedical research experiments, as well as joint educational and outreach initiatives. For the upcoming Axiom-4 mission, where ISRO’s Gaganyatri and an ESA astronaut will be part of the crew, the two agencies are collaborating to implement experiments proposed by Indian Principal Investigators for the ISS. ISRO stated that efforts are also underway to participate in ESA’s human physiological studies, technology demonstration experiments, and joint educational outreach activities. In his remarks, S. Somanath emphasised ISRO’s roadmap for human spaceflight activities and noted that the recent approval of the Bharatiya Antariksh Station (BAS) offers a valuable opportunity to develop interoperability between human spaceflight platforms. Dr Aschbacher expressed his gratitude to Dr Somanath for addressing the ESA Council and highlighted that the agreement serves as a strong foundation for cooperation between the two agencies. The leadership of both organisations expressed satisfaction with the progress of joint activities for the Axiom-4 mission and stressed the importance of continuing collaborative efforts in human spaceflight in the future, ISRO said. Also Read: Atul Subash Suicide: Wife Nikita Singhania Makes SHOCKING Claims – ‘My Husband Spent Everything On His Girlfriends’ With ANI Inputs Written By Astitva Raj

As Kansas citizens, we have a civic duty to engage our government by communicating with our elected officials regularly so they know how best to represent us. This is critical now that President-elect Trump plans to fill his cabinet with people with no other qualifications than loyalty. Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall, both Republicans, serve Kansans in the U.S. Senate where Trump’s cabinet members will be confirmed. This gives us the opportunity to voice any concerns we might have by contacting their offices directly at 202-224-6521 (Moran) and 202-224-4774 (Marshall). These lines will be answered by a staff member who will ask if we are Kansas residents. Elected officials should be representing all of us, though with our diverse views, that can be tough. So they tend to focus on the voices they hear most. Often, thanks to the Citizens United ruling by the Supreme Court, mega-donors and corporations garner the lion’s share of their time. But they do pay attention to constituents who take the time to contact their offices. With so few large donors, our elected officials must be sure to keep the average voter who pays attention happy. That’s where we come in. Let’s look at the decisions these men will be making as the next Congress begins. First, we need to look at Trump’s pick for the Justice Department. He will nominate Pam Bondi, Florida’s former Attorney General for U.S. Attorney General, following the disastrous try for Matt Gaetz. She does have experience, but she also has baggage. Her current employer, Ballard Partners, lobbies Congress on behalf of many corporate clients fighting regulations that, among others, involve antitrust issues, federal prison contracts, and technology privacy issues (politico.com 7 Dec 24). Christopher Wray, the current Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will resign at the end of the Biden administration. Trump has put forward Kash Patel to lead the nation’s preeminent law enforcement agency. Like Bondi, Patel is a loyalist who has limited legal experience. He does manage the Kash Foundation, which provides support for January 6th defendants (among others), and operates K$H selling Trump merchandise. He has been outspoken in his disdain for the FBI, authoring the “Nunes Memo,” which falsely claimed the FBI investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 campaign was politically motivated (nytimes.com 30 Nov 24). Critical to our position as the leader of the free world is our military dominance. The U.S. spends more than the next eight countries combined (worldpopulationreview.com 13 Dec 24). Trump has picked Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense despite his complete lack of qualifications other than loyalty. Though Hegseth served in Iraq and Afghanistan, achieving the rank of major, he has no experience running an organization of significant size. Like other picks for Cabinet posts, Hegseth comes from Fox News where he has railed against “woke” senior officers, including current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Charles Q. Brown. He is equally blunt about women serving in combat roles, basing most of his policy positions on his extreme religious views (npr.org 14 Nov 24). Trump selected Robert F. Kennedy to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, though he has no practical experience in medicine. His advocacy for removing fluoride from the nation’s water systems, combined with his antagonistic views on vaccines, again show that loyalty is his only qualification. This nomination, if confirmed, could wreak havoc across our culture, but clearly children would suffer the most. His promoting of raw milk, petitioning for the reversal of vaccine approvals (including the polio vaccine), and challenges to providing safe water overshadow the few good ideas he has about processed foods (washingtonpost.com 15 Nov 24). Finally, there is the selection of Kristi Noem to lead the Department of Homeland Security, the guardians of our borders and our government's secrets. Not only will she be in lock step with whatever program Steven Miller comes up with to degrade and humiliate immigrant families, she will be responsible for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which responds to natural disasters such as floods, wildfires, and tornadoes. Noem, as governor of South Dakota, not only denies the human impact on our climate, but has refused to allow federal programs worth billions of dollars to fund clean energy technologies into her state (scientificamerican.com 13 Nov 24). It has been reported that Trump feels he has a mandate to upend the conventions of the federal government, and has chosen his cabinet accordingly. He also dismisses the idea that he is not in control of the nomination process, arguing that all moves made are his alone (latimes.com 8 Dec 24). As the title of this article suggests, our voices matter. These unqualified nominations should not be viewed as inevitable. We have the power to demand change through Senators Moran and Marshall. But they will not reach out to us. It is up to us to speak up about the risks these nominees pose for our democracy, and for our position of dominance on the world stage. It is up to us to reach out to Senators Moran and Marshall to make sure they understand that confirming such incompetent people to positions of power within the administration would be folly. Our voice matters. Jim Calvert is a retired English Teacher who grew up in Emporia.LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James has been ruled out of the Los Angeles Lakers’ game at Minnesota on Friday night due to soreness in his left foot. James will miss his second straight game when the Lakers return from a four-day break to face the Timberwolves, the Lakers announced Thursday. The top scorer in NBA history was away from the team this week with an excused absence attributed to “personal reasons,” coach JJ Redick said Wednesday. It’s unclear whether James will even make the quick round trip to Minnesota before the Lakers’ next game at home against Memphis on Sunday. James missed his first game of his record-tying 22nd NBA season when the Lakers beat Portland at home last Sunday. That absence also was attributed to his foot injury. James is averaging 23.0 points, 9.1 assists and 8.0 rebounds for the Lakers (13-11), who have lost seven of 10 after a 10-4 start. The Lakers upgraded starter Austin Reaves to questionable for the game at Minnesota after he missed LA’s previous five games with a pelvic bruise. Anthony Davis is listed as probable with left plantar fasciitis. ___ AP NBA: https://apnews.com/NBA

WASHINGTON – The White House on Thursday announced what it called the first-ever national strategy to counter Islamophobia, detailing more than 100 steps federal officials are taking to curb hate, violence, bias and discrimination against Muslims and Arab Americans. The proposal follows a similar national plan to battle antisemitism that President Joe Biden unveiled in May 2023, as fears about increasing hatred and discrimination were rising among U.S. Jews. Recommended Videos Officials worked on the anti-Islamophobia plan for months, and its release came five weeks before Biden leaves office. The White House said the bulk of its actions had been implemented, with the goal to roll out the rest before Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, when President-elect Donald Trump takes office. In a statement announcing the strategy, the Biden administration wrote, “Over the past year, this initiative has become even more important as threats against American Muslim and Arab communities have spiked.” It said that included the October 2023 slaying of 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi, an American Muslim boy of Palestinian descent, who was stabbed to death in Illinois. The plan details actions the Executive Branch is taking, along with more than 100 other calls to action across all sectors of society. The strategy has four basic priorities: increasing awareness of hatred against Muslims and Arabs while more widely recognizing these communities' heritages; broadly improving their safety and security; appropriately accommodating Muslim and Arab religious practices by working to curb discrimination against them; and encouraging cross-community solidarity to further counter hate. Many of those state goals are similar to the ones the Biden administration laid out in its plan to reduce antisemitism — especially the emphasis on improving safety and security and building cross-community solidarity. “While individuals have sometimes been targeted because they are thought to be Muslim, it is also crucial to recognize that Arabs are routinely targeted simply for being who they are,” the announcement of the strategy states, noting that Muslims and Arab Americans have helped build out the nation since its founding. It says that new data collection and education efforts are “increasing awareness of these forms of hate as well of the proud heritages of Muslim and Arab Americans.” The plan calls for more widely disseminating successful practices of engaging Muslim and Arab Americans in the reporting of hate crimes, and that federal agencies are now more clearly spelling out that “discrimination against Muslim and Arab Americans in federally funded activities is illegal.” The White House’s plan also urges “state, local, and international counterparts, as well as the nongovernmental sector, to pursue similar initiatives that seek to build greater unity by recognizing our common humanity, affirming our shared values and history, and embracing equal justice, liberty, and security for all." Pro-Palestinian groups decrying his administration’s full-throated support for Israel in its war with Hamas in Gaza frequently disrupted Biden campaign events, as well as those of Vice President Kamala Harris after Biden abandoned his reelection bid in July. Trump, who implemented a travel ban on people from several Muslim-majority countries during his first term, won the largest majority-Muslim U.S. city in last month's elections. Yet some Arab Americans who backed Trump have begun expressing concerns about his some of his choices to fill out his Cabinet and other picks for his incoming administration. The Council on American-Islamic Relations, the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization in the U.S., panned what it called “the White House’s long-delayed document” as “too little, too late.” “The White House strategy lays out some positive recommendations related to anti-Muslim bigotry, but it has been released too late to make an impact, fails to promise any changes to federal programs that perpetuate anti-Muslim discrimination on a massive scale," the council said in a statement further noting that the plan doesn't address what it called a “federal watchlist” targeting some Arab-Americans as potential terrorists. It added that the plan "fails to promise an end the most significant driver of anti-Muslim bigotry today: the U.S.-backed genocide in Gaza.“Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Hearts head coach Neil Critchley admits there is a list of things he wants to discuss with the club’s new sporting director Graeme Jones. After leaving his position as performance director at the Scottish Football Association, Jones officially began work at Riccarton today [Monday]. He had been operating in his SFA role whilst also dipping a toe into Hearts matters with the association’s blessing in recent weeks. He will work closely with Critchley on various levels but also oversee other departments at the Edinburgh club, including the youth academy, women’s teams and sports science. Critchley is keen to develop a strong relationship ahead of the January transfer window. Advertisement Advertisement “I've spoken to Graeme many times at length, whether that's on the phone or WhatsApp or face-to-face,” said Critchley, who was appointed in Gorgie last month. “But also he's had his job to do as well and he's been busy with the last few international camps. He has been trying to be as respectful as possible of his position and his role. “I've got so many things that I want to talk to him about and I'm sure that's the same for Graeme as well. I only spoke to him the other day but it's going to be good for me and the football club that he's now in full-time. I'll try not to bombard him with too much too soon.” Whilst some managers are not keen to work beneath a sporting director, Critchley stressed he has no qualms. “I think I have had that before,” he remarked. “As long as you're aligned in the way that you think and you see the club moving forward. “You want to have a close relationship, a working relationship, a personal relationship where you have the honest, challenging, tough conversations - but also you know that you're there to support each other because ultimately we're all there for the same benefit which is to make this football club better. I know Graeme is passionate about his role and what he wants to do and I’m similar. So I think that's a good starting point.” Advertisement Advertisement Hearts are keen to sign a striker during January but also want to move some high-earning players on if possible. Critchley is reluctant to put a figure on how many new recruits might arrive. “I wouldn't put a figure on that. I'd say we've got a big squad here at the moment so my problem is having to leave players out. That's been a tough time,” he said. “January is a few weeks away. Will we look to strengthen the squad? Possibly, but also my focus at the moment is still working with the players inside the building - developing them and helping them to understand how we want to play. January will take care of itself when we get there. I think we've got about 500 games before January.” Critchley is keen to work with a slightly smaller squad, although the number of exits will not necessarily dictate the number of new signings. “No I don't think so. You want a squad that's manageable,” he said. “You want a squad that is competitive and I think it's important that they all feel as though the opportunity is there for them to play. We have also got to provide a pathway for our younger players as well. Just having the right amount of players is important and we'll see in January what happens with ins and outs.”