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(212) 763-0060 sadeh@halpersadeh.com zhalper@halpersadeh.com https://www.halpersadeh.com View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/shareholder-investigation-halper-sadeh-llc-investigates-ccrn-enlc-mntx-on-behalf-of-shareholders-302330624.html SOURCE Halper Sadeh LLPAustralia news LIVE: Dutton to announce Coalition’s nuclear policy; Early rates cut unlikely as unemployment dipsCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State athletic director Ross Bjork said Thursday that he is "absolutely" confident that Ryan Day will be back as football coach in 2025. Calls to fire the sixth-year coach rose among Ohio State fans after the Buckeyes lost to Michigan for the fourth straight year. Bjork, in an interview on 97.1 The Fan, said Day is the man for the job, regardless of how the Buckeyes perform in the College Football Playoff. They host Tennessee in a first-round game Dec. 21. "Coach Day is awesome," said Bjork, who came from Texas A&M to replace the retiring Gene Smith last summer. "He's great to work with. He totally gets it. He loves being a Buckeye. So, we're going to support him at the highest level." The 13-10 loss to Michigan followed by an ugly melee between the teams put the coach in a precarious spot. He and his team were booed off the field by the home fans. Bjork ended up releasing a statement expressing his support for the coach. "The reason we had to say something after (the Michigan) game is, we're still breathing, we're still alive," Bjork said. "The season's not over. The book is not closed." Thanks to the playoff, Day has a chance to redeem himself with Ohio State's huge fanbase with a win against the Volunteers — and perhaps more in the 12-team tournament. Regardless of what happens, Day will be back next year, according to Bjork. "Coach Day and I just hit it off so well," Bjork said. "I've been really, really impressed. Every single time I talked to him, I learn something. He's innovative. He recruits at the highest level. He's got a great staff." Day wouldn't directly address his job status last weekend. "When you first come off those types of things, there's a lot of emotion," he said, referring to the Michigan loss. "And then as time goes on, you've got to get refocused because you know what you've done in the past does not affect what's going on moving forward. Everything is out in front of us." Failing to consistently beat Michigan is one of the few flaws in Day's coaching record. Hired as a member of coach Urban Meyer's staff in 2017, Day was the hand-picked successor when Meyer retired after the 2018 season. Compiling an overall 66-10 record, he is widely admired in the coaching community. "Great respect for what he's done in his coaching career, what he's done there at Ohio State and the success that they've had year-in and year-out," Tennessee coach Josh Heupel said. Day is in trouble now because losing The Game is considered an unforgiveable sin by Buckeyes fans. "What we have to do is this whole 'championship or bust' mentality, you want that as the goal, but it has to be about the process," Bjork said. "To me, we've got to maybe change some conversations a little bit. I think we need to maybe just approach things a little bit differently."

Long-awaited legislation to abolish England's "feudal" leasehold property system will be published in the second half of next year, the government has confirmed in a major update for the millions of people affected. In a Written Ministerial Statement (WMS), housing minister Matthew Pennycook gave the first details of how quickly Labour intend to axe the controversial form of homeownership, as promised in their manifesto. Politics Live: PM and defence secretary issue warnings over Ukraine war The minister said there will be a consultation and white paper early next year to get the plan in motion, with the aim to make commonhold "the default tenure" by the end of parliament in 2029. The news has drawn a mixed reaction from those caught up in the system, with some hailing an end in sight and others saying it is too little too late. What is leasehold? Leasehold is a centuries-old form of tenure that is unique to England and Wales. People who buy their home with a lease buy the right to live there for a given number of years but don't own the land itself, regardless of whether it is a house, or a flat in a building. That is the reserve of the freeholder, who can charge expensive ground rents simply for owning the land, as well as service charges for the maintenance and insurance of the properties. There have long been concerns around leaseholders being exploited, especially by unregulated managing agents who are typically contracted to oversee the day-to-day running of buildings and can charge large fees on any works they arrange. Advertisement Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 0:44 Michael Gove in 2023: Leasehold 'unfair form of property ownership'. Criticism intensified after the building safety scandal that emerged post-Grenfell with many homeowners facing crippling bills for remediation, leaving them stuck in worthless properties they cannot sell. Read More: Pensioner, 90, hit with £17k increase in ground rent 'Buying a flat... Faye BrownThis is part of the COMMODITIES 2025 series where our reporters bring to you key themes that will drive commodities markets in 2025. Australia is poised see a year-over-year jump in wheat production in the 2024-25 marketing year (October-September) following excellent weather on the East Coast and improved showers across Western Australia. Market participants estimate a 4 million mt increase year over year for the wheat crop to top 30 million mt. Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics has pegged Australia’s wheat production in MY 2024-25 at 31.9 million mt, up 23% year over year. However, concerns remain over quality downgrades as heavy rainfall in late November delayed harvest and impacted parameters such as test weight. “The situation isn’t as bad in Western Australia, but the East Coast got pretty big rain events [in late November],” a trade source based in Australia said. “At the time of the rain interruptions, we estimated there was still 5-6 million mt of grain unharvested across southern New South Wales, Victoria and southeast South Australia,” said Rod Baker, agricultural analyst at Australian Crop Forecasters. Initial trade estimates indicated downgrades of 3-4 million mt wheat, primarily in Victoria and southern New South Wales. IKON Commodities expects a smaller downgrade of 2-3 million mt. However, a resumption of harvest in mid-December suggested that the impact could be lower than anticipated, trade sources reported. In Western Australia, farmers are grappling with lower-than-expected protein in the state’s crop. “Pricing for better protein and quality grades seem to hold better or remain firm [ in Western Australia],” a Perth-based trade source said. Expectations of significant improvement in protein levels as the harvest moves down south have not materialized, and average crop protein levels are generally expected to remain lower year over year, sources added. Australia’s crop profile will greatly improve its relevance in feed wheat markets in Asia, though fierce competition is still anticipated from feed corn. Its competitiveness in the milling wheat market, however, will likely be restricted. “With a slow start to the export marketing year along with subdued international demand our export estimate currently sits at 21.5 million mt,” Baker said. However, Baker noted that Australia could end up shipping out 23.0-23.5 million mt wheat. According to trade participants, Australia is expected to export between 22-23 million mt. The ABARES has estimated Australia to export 20.9 million mt in MY 2024-25, as against 22.5 million mt in the previous year. Asian demand remained largely subdued during most of 2024, led by China’s absence from the global markets. China returned to the market in October 2024, booking Australian and Canadian wheat for the first quarter in 2025. China’s return along with easing global wheat prices has encouraged regional buyers in Asia to improve their purchases and temporarily abandon their largely hand-to-mouth procurement strategy throughout much of 2024. On top of competitive feed corn prices pressuring feed wheat demand in most Asian destinations, mounting expectations of a larger-than-anticipated feed wheat production from Australia has also kept some buyers on the sidelines in hopes of cheaper prices. “Our projections continue to point to a slowdown in While trade participants are keeping a close watch on potential Sino-US trade conflicts ahead of Donald Trump’s impending presidency, most believe wheat markets are unlikely to see direct impacts. “China has been reducing its dependency on US wheat and should be able to comfortably do so in 2025, thanks to high production from Canada and Australia,” said a grains trader based in Singapore. India has been absent from the global wheat market, due to a ban on exports and high import tariffs but rising domestic prices have kept the market on its feet through the year. Currently, wheat prices across key markets of India are around Rupee 28,000/mt ($330.07/mt) to Rupee 28,500/mt, up nearly 12% since the beginning of 2024. Traders believe prices will drop in coming months on expectations of higher output. Trade participants expect higher yield due to adequate soil moisture in key wheat growing states following robust rainfall during the monsoon season. Traders also expect a higher wheat acreage on expectations of better remuneration. So far, farmers have planted wheat across 23.9 million hectares, up 2.3% year over year, according to the agriculture ministry. In MY 2023-24 (April-March), India harvested 113.2 million mt wheat, 2.4% higher year over year, the ministry said. “Wheat output is likely to increase due to the anticipated rise in area and better yields in northern states,” said Dipanshi Agarwal, agricultural economist at S&P Global Commodity Insights. Some in the trade circles have been seeking a reduction in import duties for wheat from the current 40% to ease the supply tightness. However, the government has ruled out allowing cheaper imports. Instead, the government has initiated measures, including selling wheat from government stocks at the open market sales scheme and imposing several stock holding norms. Despite the expected rise in production in MY 2024-25, India is likely to remain absent from the global exports market as the government looks to contain rising domestic prices. Source:

Kaapo Kakko scored the tiebreaking goal during a four-minute power play with 23 seconds left as the New York Rangers ended their first five-game losing streak in over three years with a 4-3 victory over the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Saturday afternoon. The Rangers, who had squandered a two-goal lead early in the third period, had the lengthy power play after the Canadiens' Kirby Dach high-sticked Mika Zibanejad behind the New York net. The Rangers cashed in after Montreal could not clear the defensive zone. Zac Jones made a backhand pass to the middle of the slot to Will Cuylle, who did the same to Kakko. Parked at the right side of the crease, Kakko lifted a one-timer over goalie Sam Montembeault's shoulder for his fourth goal of the season. Kakko's game-winner ended New York's longest losing streak since the final week of the 56-game 2021 pandemic-shortened season. The goal came after the Canadiens' Cole Caulfield and Nick Suzuki scored about 10 minutes apart for a temporary 3-3 tie. New York's Artemi Panarin and Zibanejad scored power-play goals in the opening 40 minutes while Vincent Trocheck also scored in the waning seconds of the first period before the Rangers recovered from blowing the lead. Rangers goalie Jonathan Quick made 25 saves a week after allowing six goals in a 6-2 loss at Edmonton. Mike Matheson also scored for the Canadiens. Montembeault made 24 saves. The Rangers went ahead 9:02 into the contest when Panarin lifted a shot from above the left circle over Montreal defenseman David Savard into the upper corner of the net. Montreal tied with 8:13 left when Matheson entered the offensive zone, stepped into a shot above the right hash marks and ripped a shot over Quick's right shoulder. After surviving Montreal's attempts at going ahead, the Rangers cycled the puck around the offensive zones in the final seconds of the first and took a 2-1 lead when Trocheck tipped in Alexis Lafreniere's shot from the right point with 4 seconds left. New York expanded its lead when Zibanejad faked a one-timer, waited for Chris Kreider to get in front of the net and sent a shot from between the circles by Montembeault. Caufield put a shot from the right circle by Quick at 4:16 into the third, and Suzuki slid the puck into the open net to forge a 3-3 tie nearly 10 minutes later. --Field Level MediaMac Jones threw two touchdown passes Sunday and the Jacksonville Jaguars earned a season sweep of the visiting Tennessee Titans with a 20-13 victory. Jones connected on 15 of 22 passes for 174 yards, finding Parker Washington and rookie Bryan Thomas Jr. for scores, as Jacksonville (4-12) left Tennessee (3-13) behind in the AFC South cellar. Cam Little booted field goals of 48 and 44 yards. Mason Rudolph hit 19 of 31 attempts for 193 yards with a touchdown and an interception for the Titans, which dropped their fifth consecutive game. Tyjae Spears rushed for 95 yards on 20 carries, playing in place of Tony Pollard (flu/ankle). Jones' 11-yard scoring strike to Thomas with 7:05 left in the game gave the Jaguars a 20-10 lead but Tennessee responded with Matthew Wright's 28-yard field goal at the 2:02 mark. After getting a three-and-out, the Titans had a chance to force overtime and reached the Jacksonville 26. But Rudolph's fourth-down pass intended for Nick Westbrook-Ikhine was knocked down at the goal line with nine seconds left. The pregame storyline concerned which team could benefit most from a loss. Both entered a game behind the New York Giants for the potential No. 1 overall pick in April's NFL Draft. Jacksonville initiated scoring on the game's opening drive, needing to drive only 38 yards on nine plays to set up Little for his first field goal at the 10:46 mark. The Jaguars got into the end zone for the first time with 8:59 left in the half on Jones' 2-yard touchdown pass to Washington, coming five plays after Rudolph tossed a tipped-ball interception. Little's second field goal upped the margin to 13-0 with 2:02 remaining before Tennessee pieced together a two-minute drive that set up Wright for a 39-yard field goal as time expired, making it 13-3 at halftime. The Titans started the second half with their best drive of the game, chewing up 85 yards and eight minutes before Rudolph hit Nick Vannett with an 8-yard strike to cut the margin to 13-10. --Field Level Media

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The Tampa Bay Rays have had six of their 2025 regular-season games shifted to the early season due to weather issues from playing outside, Major League Baseball announced Monday. The Rays' usual home, domed Tropicana Field, was damaged by Hurricane Milton last month with almost all of its roof shredded and no possibility of playing there next year. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.

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