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SAN DIEGO , Dec. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Shareholders Foundation, Inc. announced that a lawsuit was filed for certain investors in DMC Global Inc. ( NASDAQ : BOOM) shares Investors who purchased more than $100,000 in shares of DMC Global Inc. (NASDAQ: BOOM) between May and November 2024 have certain options and there are short and strict deadlines running. Deadline: February 04, 2025 . Those DMC Global Inc. (NASDAQ: BOOM investors should contact the Shareholders Foundation at mail@shareholdersfoundation.com or call +1(858) 779 - 1554. On October 21, 2024 , DMC Global Inc. disclosed that it was "revising its guidance" for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 , stating that the Company's adjusted EBITDA is now expected to be approximately $5 million , down from prior guidance for $15 -18 million, and that the third quarter financial results "will include inventory and bad debt charges at DynaEnergetics totaling approximately $5 million , as well as lower fixed overhead absorption on reduced sales at both Arcadia and DynaEnergetics." The Company also revealed that the financial results will include an approximate $142 million non-cash goodwill impairment charge "associated with DMC's December 2021 acquisition of a controlling interest in Arcadia ." On November 4, 2024 , DMC Global Inc released its third-quarter financial results for the period ending September 30, 2024 . Among other results, the Company reported third quarter sales of $152.4 million , down 11% sequentially and year-over-year, as well as the previously disclosed non-cash goodwill impairment charge. Shares of DMC Global Inc. (NASDAQ: BOOM) declined from $15.98 per share on May 3, 2024 , to as low as $7.16 per share on November 21 , 2024. On December 06, 2024 , an investor in NASDAQ: BOOM shares filed a lawsuit against DMC Global Inc. The plaintiff alleges that between May 3, 2024 and November 4, 2024 , the defendants made materially false and misleading statements and failed to disclose the following adverse facts about DMC Global's business, operations, and prospects which were known to defendants or recklessly disregarded by them: (i) the goodwill associated with the company's principal business segment, Acadia Products, was overstated due to the adverse events and circumstances affecting that reporting segment; (ii) DMC Global's materially inadequate internal systems and processes were adversely affecting its operations; (iii) the company's inadequate systems and processes prevented it from ensuring reasonably accurate guidance and that its public disclosures were timely, accurate, and complete; (iv) as a result, defendants misrepresented DMC Global's operations and financial results; and/or (v) as a result, the company's public statements were materially false, misleading, or lacked a reasonable basis when made. Those who purchased shares of DMC Global Inc. (NASDAQ: BOOM) should contact the Shareholders Foundation, Inc. CONTACT: Shareholders Foundation, Inc. Michael Daniels +1 (858) 779-1554 mail@shareholdersfoundation.com 3111 Camino Del Rio North Suite 423 San Diego, CA 92108 The Shareholders Foundation, Inc. is a professional portfolio legal monitoring and a settlement claim filing service, which does research related to shareholder issues and informs investors of securities class actions, settlements, judgments, and other legal related news to the stock/financial market. The Shareholders Foundation, Inc. is not a law firm. Any referenced cases, investigations, and/or settlements are not filed/initiated/reached and/or are not related to Shareholders Foundation. The information is only provided as a public service. It is not intended as legal advice and should not be relied upon. View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lawsuit-for-investors-who-lost-over-100-000-in-shares-of-dmc-global-inc-nasdaq-boom-between-may-and-nov-2024-announced-by-shareholders-foundation-302325435.html SOURCE Shareholders Foundation, Inc.

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JACKSON, Miss. -- JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Clarke Reed , a Mississippi businessman who developed the Republican Party in his home state and across the South starting in the 1960s, died Sunday at his home in Greenville, Mississippi. He was 96. Reed was chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party from 1966 to 1976, beginning at a time when Democrats still dominated in the region. During the 1976 Republican National Convention, delegates were closely divided between President Gerald Ford and former California Gov. Ronald Reagan. Reed united the Mississippi delegation behind Ford — a move that created a decadeslong feud with William D. “Billy” Mounger, another wealthy businessman who was prominent in the Mississippi Republican Party. Reed recalled in a 2016 interview with The Associated Press that delegates faced considerable pressure. Movie stars visited Mississippi's 30 delegates to push for Reagan, and Betty Ford called on behalf of her husband. Reagan met twice with the Mississippi delegation — once with his proposed running mate, Pennsylvania Sen. Richard Schweiker — and once without, according Haley Barbour, who was executive director of the Mississippi Republican Party in 1976 and served as the state's governor from 2004 to 2012. “Everybody was coming to see us," Reed said. “These poor people had never seen this before, the average delegate.” Mississippi delegates were showing the stress at a meeting away from the convention floor in Kansas City, Reed said. “I looked out, and about half of them were crying," he said. Reed initially supported Reagan, but said he moved into the Ford camp because he thought Reagan made “a hell of a mistake” by choosing a more liberal northeastern running mate in a gambit to win support of the unpledged Pennsylvania delegation. “In my opinion, Reagan was the best president of my lifetime. I didn’t know that then,” Reed said in 2016. “And had he been elected with Schweiker, he might’ve gotten a bullet one inch over and Schweiker would’ve been president.” Ford won the party nomination during the convention, then lost the general election to Jimmy Carter, the Democratic former governor of Georgia. Reed was born in Alliance, Ohio, in 1928, and his family moved to Caruthersville, Missouri, when he was about six months old. He earned a business degree from the University of Missouri in 1950. He and Barthell Joseph, a friend he had met at a high school boarding school, founded an agriculture equipment business called Reed-Joseph International, which used technology to scare birds away from farms and airports. Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi said Monday that Reed was “a mentor, supporter and advisor to me for over 56 years." Wicker said he was 21 when Reed put him on the Republican Platform Committee in 1972. “There is no more significant figure in the development of the modern day Mississippi Republican Party than Clarke Reed,” Wicker wrote on social media. “Our state has lost a giant."

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Taxpayers have spent more than $7 million to empty the Powerhouse Museum at Ultimo and send its contents 37 kilometres to a new storehouse in readiness for the museum’s imminent $300 million rebuild and renovations at its city campus. But the $7.3 million bill for Australia’s largest museum move in half a century does not include the centrepiece of the Powerhouse collection, which is still to be packed up and placed in storage despite anxiety about its extreme fragility. The budget for the steam engine’s removal, along with the rest of the decanted objects, has been covered by a one-off $15 million government grant made in June to also cover the cost of separating the functions of the nearby Harwood building from the construction site, management said. The Boulton & Watt steam engine arrived in Australia from London in 1888. Credit: Dean Sewell The grant formed part of $81.5 million that Treasury allocated to the museum for 2023-24, about $20 million more than the previous financial year, the museum’s annual report notes. The allocation enabled the Powerhouse to report an operating surplus. The 1795 Boulton & Watt rotative engine, a rare relic of the Industrial Age, is one of only three that exist in the world. Some 3000-odd collection pieces have been boxed, crated, catalogued and in some cases craned out of their Harris Street home, but the delicate mechanical antiquity was the lone display object to have been sheltered on site at the CBD museum in a vibration-proof case for the museum’s extensive renovations. Now the priceless steam engine will be moved in February after a risk assessment cited by Powerhouse management in consultation with engineering specialist Ken Ainsworth, who was involved in the reassembly of the engine in 1988, determined that the best outcome for the mechanical antiquity is to temporarily relocate. Ainsworth said the risks of damage during the renovation work, from such things as vibration and exposure to dust and humidity, were greater than the risks of relocation. “These risks far outweigh the risk of any possible damage that may occur during relocation to storage,” he said. “With the correct disassembly techniques, precise lifting with load monitoring and bespoke stillage designs for component transport, the risk of damage can be reduced to zero.” Chief executive Lisa Havilah said the Powerhouse had been responsible for the engine since it arrived from London by ship in 1888. She said it was exhibited at the museum’s former Harris Street location, dismantled and relocated to Castle Hill in 1983 and then reassembled in 1988 as part of the Stage 2 opening of the current Powerhouse Ultimo site. Sydneysiders flocked to the Powerhouse on its final day in February before its closure. Credit: Dean Sewell “It’s about the methodology,” she said. “We have everything documented from 1988, and we are using that as a guide to relocate the steam engine.” But moving the Boulton & Watt was a “distressing” prospect, said Emeritus Professor David Miller, a historian in science and technology at the University of NSW. He said disassembling the machine to move it to Castle Hill would not be attended by the same expertise or care “since virtually all of those who could provide it are dead”. “The very decision to move the Boulton & Watt is a cavalier act of bad faith given the earlier reassurances that it would not be moved,” he said. “It would be easier to ensure the engine’s safety in situ than to move it, in my opinion, precisely because instituting defensive methods to protect it is something that those without steam expertise can do, given the will to do so.” At Ultimo, planning approvals are expected in January to begin demolition of staircases, internal walls and mezzanines within the heritage Boiler House, Engine House, and Turbine Hall, a move which the Powerhouse said would improve circulation but which has been criticised by most public submissions . Labor’s renovations also call for shopfronts for creative industries to be built along Harris Street and a new city-facing entrance and courtyard. Interiors of the 1988-built Wran building will be removed, and its materials changed. Separately, a new $915 million museum is going up on the Parramatta riverside to open in late 2026. The museum’s internationally significant object and star attraction, the Locomotive No. 1 and its carriages, cost $349,000 to shift to their new temporary home in Castle Hill in August. Likewise, the historic Catalina Frigate Bird II cost $285,250 to dismantle and truck to the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society in Albion Park. Removing the Boulton & Watt is expected to cost similar to these other objects, and all three will return to Ultimo, Havilah says. Find out the next TV, streaming series and movies to add to your must-sees. Get The Watchlist delivered every Thursday.Taoiseach Simon Harris said he also wanted to tell Nikita Hand, a hair colourist from Drimnagh, that her case had prompted an increase in women coming forward to ask for support. Ms Hand, who accused the sportsman of raping her in a Dublin hotel in December 2018, won her claim against him for damages in a civil case at the High Court in the Irish capital on Friday. The total amount of damages awarded to Ms Hand by the jury was 248,603.60 euro (£206,714.31). Mr McGregor said in a post on the social media site X on Friday that he intends to appeal against the decision. That post has since been deleted. Mr McGregor posted to X again on Saturday to criticise the court process and said “we are not done yet... appeal!”. Speaking to the media on Saturday, Mr Harris said he told Ms Hand of the support she has from people across Ireland. “I spoke with Nikita today and I wanted to thank her for her incredible bravery and her courage,” he said. “I wanted to make sure that she knew how much solidarity and support there was across this country for her bravery. “I also wanted to make sure she knew of what the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre had said yesterday – that so many other women have now come forward in relation to their own experiences of sexual abuse as a result of Nikita’s bravery.” The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre said the case has had a “profound effect” on the people the charity supports, and that over the first 10 days of the High Court case, calls to its national helpline increased by almost 20%. It said that first-time callers increased by 50% compared to the same period last year, and were largely from people who had experienced sexual violence who were distressed and anxious from the details of case and the views people had to it. Mr Harris said: “I wanted to speak with her and I wanted to wish her and her daughter, Freya, all the very best night, and I was very grateful to talk with Nikita today. “Her bravery, her courage, her voice has made a real difference in a country in which we must continue to work to get to zero tolerance when it comes to domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. “I don’t want to say too much more, because conscious there could be further legal processes, but I absolutely want to commend Nikita for her bravery, for her courage, for using her voice.” Justice Minister Helen McEntee praised Ms Hand’s bravery and said she had shown “there is light at the end of the tunnel”. She said: “I just want to commend Nikita for her bravery, for her determination and the leadership that she has shown in what has been – I’ve no doubt – a very, very difficult time for her and indeed, for her family. She added: “Because of wonderful people like Nikita, I hope that it shows that there is light at the end of the tunnel, that there are supports available to people, and that there is justice at the end of the day.” Ms Hand said in a statement outside court on Friday that she hoped her case would remind victims of assault to keep “pushing forward for justice”. Describing the past six years as “a nightmare”, she said: “I want to show (my daughter) Freya and every other girl and boy that you can stand up for yourself if something happens to you, no matter who the person is, and justice will be served.” During the case, Ms Hand said she was “disappointed and upset” when the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) decided not to prosecute the case after she made a complaint to the Irish police. In a letter to her in August 2020, the DPP said there was “insufficient evidence” and there was not a reasonable prospect of conviction. Ms Hand asked the DPP to review the decision, saying she felt she was being treated differently because one of the suspects was famous. Asked about the DPP’s decision not to prosecute, Mr Harris and Ms McEntee stressed the importance of the DPP’s independence on whether to prosecute. “There are obviously structures in place where the DPP can meet a victim and can outline to them their reasons for not taking the case,” Mr Harris said. “But there’s also always an opportunity for the DPP in any situation – and I speak broadly in relation to this – to review a decision, to consider any new information that may come to light, and I don’t want to say anything that may ever cut across the ongoing work of the DPP.” Ms McEntee stressed that there should “never be any political interference” in the independence of the DPP’s decisions. “I have, since becoming minister, given priority to and enabled a new office within the DPP to open specifically focused on sexual offences, so that this issue can be given the focus and the priority that it needs,” she said.

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$1 million per homer? $27,000 a point? $229 per second? Sports is loaded with money oddities If Juan Soto replicates his 2024 performance throughout his $765 million, 15-year deal with the Mets, he'll make roughly $1.2 million for every home run he hits. He's hardly the only superstar athlete earning outrageous sums for each of his accomplishments. Some NFL quarterbacks make more than $3 million per game. Stephen Curry could make roughly $161,000 per 3-pointer. This past regular season, Lionel Messi earned $229 for every second he was on the field with Inter Miami. Is the College Football Playoff bracket fair? Here are some tweaks that would have changed things The committee that chose the 12 contenders for college football’s national title was only worried about ranking the teams. Where those teams landed in the bracket was based on a formula created by conference commissioners. That jumbled up the pairings and made a strong case for tinkering in the future. Some possible tweaks, like reseeding after the first round or not giving conference champions automatic byes, would have resulted in a vastly different tournament this year, Belichick says he's had 'good conversations' with UNC chancellor amid Tar Heels' coaching search Former New England Patriots coach and six-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick says he had “a couple of good conversations” with North Carolina Chancellor Lee Roberts amid his discussions about the Tar Heels’ head-coaching job. Belichick appeared on ESPN's “The Pat McAfee Show" on Monday. He said he had spent the 11 months since his departure from the Patriots taking a “longer look” at the college level. He said he had learned a lot and had “a couple of good conversations" with Roberts. UNC fired the program's all-time winningest coach in Mack Brown last month. Cowboys set to host Bengals under open roof after falling debris thwarted that plan against Texans ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The roof at the home of the Dallas Cowboys has opened without incident and will stay that way for a Monday night meeting with the Cincinnati Bengals. It will be the first game with the roof open at AT&T Stadium since Oct. 30, 2022. The roof was supposed to be open three weeks ago for Houston’s 34-10 victory on another Monday night. A large piece of metal and other debris fell roughly 300 feet to the field as the retractable roof was opening. The roof was then closed for that game. Tennessee grabs No. 1 in AP Top 25 after shakeup; No. 3 Iowa State has highest ranking since 1950s Tennessee is the new No. 1 in men's college basketball after a massive shakeup in the AP Top 25. The Vols are No. 1 for the first time since the 2018-19 season. Auburn remained No. 2 and No. 3 Iowa State has its highest ranking since 1956-57. Kentucky rounds out the top five. Tennessee is off to its best start since opening the 2000-01 season 9-0. Georgia QB Carson Beck's status for Sugar Bowl uncertain as he considers treatment options on elbow ATLANTA (AP) — Quarterback Carson Beck’s status for No. 2 Georgia’s Sugar Bowl College Football Playoff quarterfinal is uncertain after he suffered an elbow injury in Saturday’s Southeastern Conference championship game win over Texas. Georgia announced Monday there is no timetable on Beck’s return as he and his family explore treatment options. Georgia coach Kirby Smart said Sunday the team was awaiting results of tests. The school did not announce details of the injury. Punter Brett Thorson will need season-ending surgery after injuring his non-kicking leg. Backup Gunner Stockton likely would start in the Sugar Bowl if Beck is unable to play. Another final-second victory puts the Chiefs in prime spot to secure AFC's No. 1 seed: Analysis A thunderous doink helped the Kansas City Chiefs gain some breathing room in the race for the No. 1 seed in the AFC after the Buffalo Bills fell short despite Josh Allen’s spectacular performance. The fight for the top spot in the NFC stayed close as the Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles kept pace with the Detroit Lions. Four weeks remain in the NFL regular season to determine the playoff picture. There’s a clear leader in the fight for the AFC’s bye. The two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs are 12-1 and in excellent position to secure home-field advantage throughout the playoffs after a 19-17 win with a last-second field goal over the Los Angeles Chargers. No. 19 Tennessee back in women's AP Top 25 after year out of poll; UCLA, UConn remain 1-2 Tennessee is back in the AP Top 25 at No. 19, ending the school’s longest drought in the 48-year history of the women’s basketball poll. The Lady Vols (7-0) had not been ranked since Nov. 27, 2023, a span of 22 polls. Since the rankings began in 1976, Tennessee has been in the Top 25 in 779 of 870 total weeks. UCLA, UConn and South Carolina remain the top three teams and Oklahoma has cracked the top 10. Georgia Tech and N.C. State entered the rankings while Illinois, Louisville and Alabama fell out. College football transfer portal opens as Oklahoma's Arnold, other top players look for a move The college football transfer portal has opened a day after the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff field was released. The portal period closes on Dec. 28. Oklahoma QB Jackson Arnold, Texas State running back Ismail Mahdi, Miami (Ohio) wide receiver Reggie Virgil and Ohio State QB Devin Brown were among the first players who entered the portal. The sophomore Arnold passed for 1,984 yards with 16 touchdowns and six interceptions and ran for 560 yards and four scores at Oklahoma. Mahdi led the nation with 2,169 all-purpose yards last season. Brown entered the transfer portal after three years as a backup. Saquon Barkley is chasing Eric Dickerson's NFL season rushing record. Can he do it? PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley is closing in on the NFL season rushing record. Barkley set the Eagles' franchise record when he rushed for 124 yards and pushed his season total to 1,623 yards in a win against Carolina. Barkley also maintained his pace to break Eric Dickerson’s NFL single-season rushing record of 2,105 yards, set in 1984 with the Los Angeles Rams. Barkley is averaging 124.8 yards per game. At that pace and with one more game to play than Dickerson had, Barkley would become the top single-season rusher in NFL history. He needs 483 yards over the final four games to top Dickerson’s 40-year-old record. Barkley is on pace for 2,122 yards, just 17 yards beyond Dickerson’s 2,105 total.

Investors with a lot of money to spend have taken a bullish stance on Telephone and Data TDS . And retail traders should know. We noticed this today when the trades showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga. Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don't know. But when something this big happens with TDS, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen. Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 8 options trades for Telephone and Data. This isn't normal. The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 62% bullish and 37%, bearish. Out of all of the options we uncovered, 7 are puts, for a total amount of $256,782, and there was 1 call, for a total amount of $50,250. What's The Price Target? Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $20.0 to $30.0 for Telephone and Data over the recent three months. Insights into Volume & Open Interest Looking at the volume and open interest is an insightful way to conduct due diligence on a stock. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Telephone and Data's options for a given strike price. Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Telephone and Data's whale activity within a strike price range from $20.0 to $30.0 in the last 30 days. Telephone and Data Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days Significant Options Trades Detected: Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Ask Bid Price Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume TDS CALL SWEEP BEARISH 01/16/26 $18.0 $16.7 $16.75 $20.00 $50.2K 2.4K 30 TDS PUT SWEEP BULLISH 08/15/25 $3.8 $3.7 $3.7 $30.00 $46.6K 7.5K 1.1K TDS PUT SWEEP BULLISH 08/15/25 $3.7 $3.6 $3.6 $30.00 $46.4K 7.5K 503 TDS PUT SWEEP BULLISH 08/15/25 $3.7 $3.6 $3.6 $30.00 $42.4K 7.5K 491 TDS PUT SWEEP BULLISH 08/15/25 $3.7 $3.6 $3.6 $30.00 $41.0K 7.5K 59 About Telephone and Data Telephone and Data Systems Inc is a diversified telecommunications operator that provides mobile, telephone, and broadband services. The company's segments include UScellular and TDS Telecom. It generates maximum revenue from the UScellular segment. In light of the recent options history for Telephone and Data, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance. Telephone and Data's Current Market Status With a volume of 392,478, the price of TDS is down -0.37% at $34.65. RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought. Next earnings are expected to be released in 49 days. Unusual Options Activity Detected: Smart Money on the Move Benzinga Edge's Unusual Options board spots potential market movers before they happen. See what positions big money is taking on your favorite stocks. Click here for access . Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely. If you want to stay updated on the latest options trades for Telephone and Data, Benzinga Pro gives you real-time options trades alerts. © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.

MACON, Ga. (AP) — Myles Redding returned an interception 25 yards for a first-quarter touchdown and Whitt Newbauer threw a four-yard touchdown pass to start the fourth quarter as No. 7-seeded Mercer beat No. 10 Rhode Island 17—10 on Saturday. Mercer advances to the FCS semifinals for the first time and will face No. 2 North Dakota State, which beat No. 15 Abilene Christian 51-31. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Get updates and player profiles ahead of Friday's high school games, plus a recap Saturday with stories, photos, video Frequency: Seasonal Twice a weekTHE last 12 months have been another rollercoaster year in Scots and UK politics. From Humza Yousaf’s resignation to Labour’s General Election victory — with a new SNP leader and US President along the way — it has been always unpredictable, at times unprecedented, and for some politicians unthinkable. Advertisement 11 In January, the Covid inquiry forced us to relive the worst of the pandemic Credit: Alamy 11 Michael Matheson quit over his £11,000 iPad data roaming bill in February Credit: Alamy 11 Come April and Humza Yousaf’s world collapsed around his eyes Credit: Alamy 11 May began with the prospect of a bitter contest to choose Mr Yousaf's successor Credit: AFP Here, Scottish Sun Political Editor CONOR MATCHETT takes a tour of the year which had thrills, spills, and some questionable use of some tax-payer funded cars . . . JANUARY brought us all the way back to 2020 as the Covid inquiry forced us to relive the worst of the pandemic. Former national clinical director Jason Leitch was embarrassed by his “pre-bed ritual” of wiping Whats­Apps , before ex-First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was accused of crocodile tears while being grilled by the UK probe’s lawyer Jamie Dawson. She and John Swinney went on to admit to the mass deletion of crucial WhatsApp messages — enraging bereaved families . Advertisement RED MORE IN POLITICS PRO-INDY BOOST Reform's rise could hand pro-Indy parties majority at next Holyrood election 'SHORT-SIGHTED' SNP blasted for ditching US trade plan with incoming Trump administration But by FEBRUARY , attention had switched to another issue the SNP moved slowly on — the wrongful convictions of scores of subpostmasters which were thrust back into the spotlight by TV series Mr Bates vs the Post Office . At Holyrood, shamed Nats Health Secretary Michael Matheson finally quit over his £11,000 iPad data roaming bill racked up watching footie while on holiday with his family in Morocco . He jumped before being pushed as parliament officials later ruled in MARCH that he had breached the code of conduct — having lied to the Presiding Officer and misused the expenses system. Come APRIL and Humza Yousaf’s world collapsed around his eyes. The then- First Minister’s controversial Hate Crime Act came into effect , prompting thousands of complaints within its first week and attacks from Harry Potter author JK Rowling and X billionaire Elon Musk . Advertisement Most read in The Scottish Sun ALL ROVER IT Barry Robson appointed manager of SPFL club - 11 months after Aberdeen axe baby joy Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan announce she's pregnant with first baby FLIGHTMARE Moment Ryanair passengers cheer as yob is hauled off flight to Scotland by cops NEIL BY MOUTH Moment Rangers hero says he needs RESCUED on live TV during Motherwell clash Then Scots politics exploded. On April 18, Peter Murrell, husband of Nicola Sturgeon and former SNP chief executive, was charged with embezzlement as part of cops’ Operation Branchform fraud probe into the party’s finances. On the same day, Nats chiefs ditched their climate targets , earning the wrath of coalition partners the Scottish Greens — a move which triggered the beginning of the end for Mr Yousaf as First Minister. As Humza Yousaf announces he is stepping down from politics we look at some of his gaffs Greens co-leaders Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater moved to put their power-sharing deal with the SNP — signed off by Ms Sturgeon while First Minister in 2021 and known as the Bute House Agreement — to a members’ vote. But after Mr Harvie’s car-crash TV interview on trans healthcare issues on April 21, Mr Yousaf decided to unceremoniously boot them out of government — and four days later the Greens were gone. Advertisement The political crisis, however, was not. And as the SNP leader faced calls to allow an early election and a no-confidence vote, the path to survival narrowed. By April 29 he had resigned — joining the Greens on the scrapheap of history. His decision meant MAY began with the prospect of a bitter contest to choose his successor but shadowy SNP figures moved quickly. They ensured a coronation for John Swinney — persuaded out of effective retirement as a backbencher to take on the top job and save the SNP from total destruction — after agreeing a secret deal with rival Kate Forbes . Advertisement But with Mr Swinney’s feet barely under the table, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak took to the steps of Downing Street in the pouring rain to announce a July General Election . If 2024 is anything to go by, 2025 is guaranteed to have even more twists and turns in store for the nation’s politics, and we won’t pretend anyone can predict what will happen next It was an opportunity missed by the new First Minister, who spent the first days of the campaign defending the conduct of Mr Matheson after he was handed a record-setting 27-day suspension from Holyrood over his iPad costs scandal. JUNE was a campaigning month and Sir Keir Starmer made multiple visits north of the border as Labour aimed to take advantage of chaos within SNP ranks. The campaign was brightened by trips to Germany , where the new SNP chief juggled beer steins before watching Steve Clarke’s men crash out of Euro 24 , while Westminster politics was rocked by Betgate. Advertisement Scots Tories leader Douglas Ross also burned down his party’s house and resigned after flip-flopping again and running to be an MP. By the first week of JULY the Nats were facing up to disaster, returning just nine MPs in their worst performance at a General Election since 2010 , while Anas Sarwar and Scottish Labour rejoiced with their haul of 37. Appearing as a pundit on ITV’s election night coverage, a glum-faced Ms Sturgeon infuriated colleagues by washing her hands of Nats’ thumping — and got a bumper £25,000 pay-packet for the privilege. 11 Scots Tories leader Douglas Ross burned down his party’s house in June and resigned Credit: Getty Advertisement 11 In July Anas Sarwar and Scottish Labour rejoiced with their haul of 37 at the General Election Credit: Getty 11 Southport murders sparked race riots down south in August Credit: Getty 11 Russell Findlay romped to victory in the Scottish Tory leadership race in September Credit: PA In the US, Donald Trump narrowly survived an assassination attempt in one of the most shocking moments of the year in world politics. Advertisement By AUGUST Labour’s honeymoon was already over as they faced a backlash for axing millions of pensioners’ winter fuel payments, while the Southport murders sparked race riots down south. Come SEPTEMBER , Mr Sarwar showed off his dancing moves on stage during a DJ set at Labour’s conference but there were no celebrations among staff at Grangemouth oil refinery after it was announced it is set to close in 2025. Glum-faced Nats Finance Secretary Shona Robison outlined £1billion in savings in the Scottish budget, while Russell Findlay romped to victory in the Scottish Tory leadership race. The ten-year anniversary of the independence referendum was marked, with former First Minister Alex Salmond telling The Scottish Sun he believed Scotland would leave the UK within his lifetime . Advertisement But tragedy hit the Alba Party chief in OCTOBER when he died after suffering a massive heart attack aged 69 at a conference in Ohrid, North Macedonia — and Scotland mourned the loss of one of its political titans. We revealed how shamed ex-chief medical officer Dr Catherine Calderwood had wanted to “ride out” the controversy over her lockdown-busting trips to her second home, while Rachel Reeves hiked taxes by £40billion in a tax-and-spend first Westminster Budget as Labour Chancellor. In NOVEMBER , the SNP stole a march on Labour by announcing they will bring in a new Winter Fuel Payment from next year. Advertisement But John Swinney was forced to defend a second scandal-hit health secretary, as Neil Gray was slammed for taking government limos to football matches and a movie premiere . SNP Commons leader Stephen Flynn was dubbed a “p****” by a colleague over a bid to try to double-job as an MSP and an MP — eventually forcing him into a U-turn. Mr Trump was elected as US President , comfortably beating the Democrats’ Kamala Harris . DECEMBER saw the Scottish Government splash the cash. Ms Robison twisted the knife into Labour by announcing plans to scrap the two-child benefit cap — though not before binning a council tax freeze, with Scots told to brace for massive hikes in April. But Nats were cheered by signs of a recovery. Advertisement They were comfortably ahead of Labour in polls while their festive spirits were further boosted when Mr Sarwar was forced to attack UK Labour chiefs for refusing compensation to Waspi women hit by changes to the state pension age. Read more on the Scottish Sun GHOST TOWN Former Scots shopping hotspot 'decaying' as multimillion pound revamp ‘failing’ VAX HORROR Striken Scots 'gaslit' by health bosses after complications from Covid vaccine Just as MSPs began to look ahead to next year, Mr Yousaf announced his time at Holyrood will come to an end at the 2026 Scottish election. If 2024 is anything to go by, 2025 is guaranteed to have even more twists and turns in store for the nation’s politics, and we won’t pretend anyone can predict what will happen next. 11 In October, Alex Salmond died after suffering a massive heart attack aged 69 Credit: Getty Images - Getty Advertisement 11 Donald Trump was elected as US President in November Credit: Getty 11 Finance Secretary Shona Robison announced plans to scrap the two-child benefit cap in December Credit: PAThe New England Patriots added another "Worst Loss of the Season" nominee Saturday as they were blown out by the Los Angeles Chargers in front of their home crowd , 40-7. Just about everything that could go wrong, did go wrong for the Patriots in the embarrassing defeat. In what NBC Sports Boston's Patriots insider Tom E. Curran labeled an "unprofessional" performance , New England allowed L.A. to score on seven consecutive possessions. The Chargers cruised to victory while dominating the time of possession battle, 40:34 to 19:26. The dismal showing culminated in boos and "Fire Mayo" chants from the Gillette Stadium crowd as the Patriots fell to 3-13. Other than their updated 2025 draft position , there were hardly any positives to take away from Saturday's game. That was reflected in the latest "Stock Watch" with Curran and fellow Pats insider Phil Perry. The duo broke down their "Stock Up, Stock Down" picks in the latest edition of the Patriots Talk Podcast . 🔊 Patriots Talk Podcast: Disastrous day for Patriots puts need for change back on front burner | Listen & Subscribe | Watch on YouTube Cole Strange, OL Curran: "Cole Strange gets a Stock Down for the early snap." Patriots offensive line Perry: "Can we give it to the entire Patriots offensive line? It just felt like Maye was under duress -- it felt like maybe the game where Drake Maye got the most punishment that he has absorbed all season, which is saying something." CB Jonathan Jones and S Kyle Dugger Perry: "On the scene for a lot of Ladd McConkey yards and a Ladd McConkey touchdown where he ran by Jonathan Jones and Kyle Dugger. Can we just add Kyle Dugger as sort of an addendum to the Jonathan Jones Stock Down? Because that was -- you're the free safety on the play, you can't be flat-footed and just have the guy run right by you." Patriots coaching staff Perry: "We have to put the coaches in there. Across the board." The Patriots fans at Gillette Stadium Curran: "Salute to the 38,000 fans who showed up."

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