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morning of December 8, Suhail AlGhazi did the unthinkable: He spoke with his family in Syria openly, and without fear. AlGhazi fled Syria in 2013 after taking part in early protests against the regime of Bashar al-Assad and surviving two brutal and terrifying stints in prison. Now living in Europe, he has spent the past decade working in support of the opposition, publishing commentary and maintaining a lively and at times belligerent presence on X, formerly Twitter. Despite the relative safety of exile, he kept his identity hidden. Many members of his extended family still lived in and around Damascus, and he feared that his activism — or even speaking with them about anything resembling politics — would make them a target. The Assad family controlled Syria for 53 years through a , instilling terror at home and at times reaching out beyond the borders of Syria to silence critics abroad. In recent years, the regime’s secret police were and lured a prominent exile back to Syria with false promises of reconciliation, only to throw him in prison upon his arrival. (His emaciated body was this week.) Families of dissidents or rebel fighters to denounce their loved ones or face imprisonment. So for many activists, both home and abroad, anonymity was a necessity, said Suhaib Zaino, a co-founder of the online magazine . “The Assad regime doesn’t just go after people inside the country,” Zaino told The Intercept, speaking under his full name for the first time. “They can also hurt people outside the country by hurting their relatives inside Syria.” Most Read AlGhazi, wishing to protect his loved ones, had never once discussed politics with his family on the inside. Even in the days and hours leading up to the regime’s collapse, as rebel forces closed in on the capital, the fear was so pervasive and habitual that he and his relatives continued to censor themselves, speaking in generalities in conversations over WhatsApp. After tweeting anonymously from the handle @putintintin1 for years, he began in 2020 to use a shortened version of his real name, which he felt was common enough to not be connected with his family. He never revealed his likeness online. But when Assad fled to Moscow on Sunday morning, AlGhazi and his relatives shook off a lifetime of self-censorship, speaking openly about the remarkable events taking place. “We talked about how Assad is gone, how happy we are to talk freely and to know that his security services can no longer threaten us, how miserable he and his father made Syria for a long time,” AlGhazi told The Intercept. Basking in his family’s newfound freedom, AlGhazi decided to step out of the shadows online. On X, the independent activist posted a photo of himself seated at a cafe, smiling and bathed in sunlight. “After being detained and tortured by the Syrian regime, and 10 years of forced exile, Assad has fallen and Syria is finally free,” “New Chapter. #NewProfilePic.” A Collective Unmasking The joy millions of Syrians felt was soon tempered by the images that began to emerge from newly emptied prisons where the regime had and executed untold thousands of people. As rescue crews and rebels worked their way through the notorious Sednaya torture and execution facility, located on the outskirts of Damascus, they uncovered underground cells, piles of corpses, and other grisly evidence that broadly confirmed many of the details of a 2017 describing the prison as a “human slaughterhouse.” There exists grave uncertainty about the stability of the country, and both Israel and Turkey have exploited the chaos by in Syria, while the U.S. has on what it says are ISIS militants still operating in isolated desert areas. But after 13 years of war and half a century of dynastic autocracy that forced Syrians to censor themselves even with their family, the fall of the regime unleashed a jubilant, collective unmasking in cities across Syria on Sunday. Crowds poured into the street to celebrate, tear down statues of the old regime, and unveil their true feelings, often for the first time in their lives. With Assad gone, many of the activists who had labored under pseudonyms for years began to come out to the world — and to their families back home. “My country is free, there is no need to hide anymore,” , a 31-year-old doctor living in Paris, who had tweeted under the name OSilent4 since 2012. Born to Syrian exiles in France, Oussama still prefers to use only his first name, and told The Intercept in an interview that, like most Syrians, he is not naive about the challenges to come. “Of course I am anxious, because I don’t trust any of the different political forces right now,” Oussama. “But the fate of Syria is now in Syrian hands, and that’s why I’m hopeful.” Related On Tuesday evening, speaking to relatives in the city of Homs for the first time since the fall of Assad, all he could feel was joy as his aunt described the scenes of jubilation she had witnessed over the past few days. She said she could still hear people in the street shouting long-forbidden slogans against the regime. “She was very emotional,” he said. “I haven’t seen them smiling like that in years.” “We in the West, we only saw it on TV and in books,” he said of the war, “but they lived every day the bombs and the protests, everything, but they couldn’t speak openly.” “Now,” he continued, “everything has changed.” “I Had No Idea” Syria has for years been divided into a number of areas of control and foreign influence: Northern Syria is largely controlled by a patchwork of Turkish-backed rebel factions calling itself the Syrian National Army, or SNA, while the northeast is controlled by the Syrian Democratic Forces, a Kurdish-led coalition with U.S. backing. As of this week, the majority of Syria is now nominally controlled by the transitional government in Damascus, an uneasy rebel coalition led by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham, an Islamist faction that until 2016 fought under the banner of Al Qaeda and has been accused of in the parts of northwest Syria it controlled. Despite an amnesty for army conscripts and from the group’s leader, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, people across the country — and particularly within minority communities — are fearful of the potential for reprisals and sectarian rule by Islamists. “If HTS truly believes in handing out amnesties, then they should be forgiving the people that are in their prisons right now,” said Karim Aljian, a London-based psychiatrist and opposition activist born in Aleppo. “If they can forgive the conscripts of a regime that’s committed atrocities beyond description, they can show a little bit of mercy to the people that they’ve arrested.” Despite his wariness of the group, the 27-year-old Aljian, who is affiliated with the Syrian Emergency Task Force, a U.S.-based nonprofit that works closely with elements of the U.S. government, was overjoyed at the fall of the regime. The reactions of his family inside Syria, with whom he’d never dreamed of discussing politics, brought a separate wave of euphoria. On Sunday, his cousins began posting videos of themselves waving flags and shouting slogans in celebration. Another cousin shared a photo of himself holding a picture of a relative who had been a rebel fighter and had been killed early in the war. Aljian was overwhelmed by the sudden revelation of fervent ideals from his cousins about whose opinions he had known so little. “It just blows my mind how, the whole time, these people who mask it so well always hated the regime,” he said. “I had no idea that so many people who maintain this sense of neutrality or apologia to the Assad regime despised them.”

The Reds ultimately left St James’ Park with only a point after Fabian Schar snatched a 3-3 draw at the end of a pulsating encounter, but Salah’s double – his 14th and 15th goals of the season – transformed a 2-1 deficit into a 3-2 lead before the Switzerland defender’s late intervention. The 32-year-old Egypt international’s future at Anfield remains a topic of debate with his current contract running down. Asked about Salah’s future, Slot said: “It’s difficult for me to predict the long-term future, but the only thing I can expect or predict is that he is in a very good place at the moment. Two goals and an assist for Mo tonight 👏 pic.twitter.com/tMXidgeA0P — Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 4, 2024 “He plays in a very good team that provides him with good opportunities and then he is able to do special things. “And what makes him for me even more special is that in the first hour or before we scored to make it 1-1, you thought, ‘He’s not playing his best game today’, and to then come up with a half-hour or 45 minutes – I don’t know how long it was – afterwards with an assist, two goals, having a shot on the bar, being a constant threat, that is something not many players can do if they’ve played the first hour like he did. “That is also what makes him special. If you just look at the goals, his finish is so clinical. He’s a special player, but that’s what we all know.” Salah did indeed endure a quiet opening 45 minutes by his standards and it was the Magpies who went in at the break a goal to the good after Alexander Isak’s stunning 35th-minute finish. Slot said: “The shot from Isak, I don’t even know if Caoimh (keeper Caoimhin Kelleher) saw that ball, as hard as it was.” Salah set up Curtis Jones to level five minutes into the second half and after Anthony Gordon has restored the hosts’ lead, levelled himself from substitute Trent Alexander-Arnold’s 68th-minute cross. He looked to have won it with a fine turn and finish – his ninth goal in seven league games – seven minutes from time, only for Schar to pounce from a tight angle in the 90th minute. Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe was delighted with the way his team took the game to the Reds four days after their disappointing 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace. Howe, who admitted his surprise that VAR official Stuart Attwell had not taken a dimmer view of a Virgil van Dijk shoulder barge on Gordon, said: “It’s mixed emotions. “Part of me feels we should have won it – a big part of me – but part of me is pleased we didn’t lose either because it was such a late goal for us. “Generally, I’m just pleased with the performance. There was much more attacking output, a much better feel about the team. “There was much better energy, and it was a really good performance against, for me, the best team we’ve played so far this season in the Premier League, so it was a big jump forward for us.”

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White House says at least 8 US telecom firms, dozens of nations impacted by China hacking campaignBlack Friday deals are everywhere right now, and many of the major streaming services will probably announce special promotions to entice new customers soon, too. If you’re thinking about “cutting the cord,” or switching from a traditional cable provider to a streaming service , this might be a good time to try it. “The deals that will be coming out will be attractive to new subscribers and most likely will be basic plans with ads,” Chad Gammon, an Iowa-based certified financial planner, said in an email interview. While some streaming services might also offer deals on plans without ads, Gammon, who owns Custom Fit Financial, said they’ll come at a higher cost. So keep an eye out for the deals, but make sure you look at the terms and conditions, too. Some streaming services will roll out their Black Friday prices in the coming days — and some have already started offering deals. For example, ESPN+ is running a promotion offering 12 months for the price of nine, as long as subscribers choose the annual plan. That deal is good through Dec. 2. Last year’s Black Friday deals can be a good indication of what’s to come. "Past Black Friday deals, like Hulu's $1.99/month offer, really show the range of savings,” Clay Cary, a senior trends analyst at CouponFollow, said in a prepared statement. “More often than not, bundles like Disney+/Hulu/ESPN+ tend to give the most value if your household uses multiple platforms," Cary said. We contacted these services about their Black Friday plans. Disney+ said there are no deals to announce quite yet. Hulu and ESPN+ did not respond to requests for information. While you’re waiting for the deals to drop, consider the different streaming plans, your budget, and whether one service can give you all the programming you want. Streaming services present themselves as cheaper alternatives to cable companies with long contracts, poor service, lots of commercials and expensive monthly contracts. But do they make good on that promise? You might think you’re scoring a great streaming service deal only to realize it’s for the version with ads. Pay attention to other details, too. A streaming service might offer a seasonal deal, but on a plan that limits the number of devices that can stream at once, and video quality can vary. Crackdowns on password sharing have also hit the streaming world hard and frustrated many consumers — and the alternatives aren’t great. “Paid-sharing options, like Netflix's, haven't been popular because they feel like an extra charge without added value,” Cary said. “For budget-conscious viewers, these changes could push them toward free ad-supported services instead.” If you were hoping to cut ties with your cable provider, you might have to think twice. You’ll still need the internet to use your streaming service. Many households bundle cable and internet costs, so if you cut cable, you will need to get a price for an internet-only plan. If multiple people in your household are streaming at once, you might find your old internet speed isn’t cutting it. A boost in internet speed will cost more, so you’ll need to adjust your budget accordingly. If you’re a sports fan with kids in the house and a spouse who likes shows from premium channels, you might have to sign up for three different streaming services to get all the content you want. Signing up for multiple streaming services can get pricey and can also be a real headache. Gammon described this as “subscription fatigue,” where people subscribe to multiple services and end up not using them because they can’t find which programs are on which streaming service. To stay within your budget, Cary said consumers should focus “on platforms that align with what you actually watch rather than trying to subscribe to everything.” The excitement of scoring a cheap deal won’t last forever. “When promotional deals lapse, prices can spiral upward alarmingly, doubling in some cases,” Cary said. “To avoid such surprises, set a reminder before the discounted rate expires to review your subscription,” he said. Before signing up, ask yourself: How do streaming services fit into my budget? In a 50/30/20 budget , streaming services fit squarely into the 30% wants category, alongside travel, entertainment and dining out. If your budget is tight, check your current memberships, because some major retailers offer significant discounts or free subscriptions on streaming services. For example: While most of these offers are for base-level plans with ads, tapping into existing benefits is a low-stakes way to try out one of these platforms. More From NerdWallet Amanda Barroso writes for NerdWallet. Email: abarroso@nerdwallet.com . The article Black Friday Streaming Deals: Read the Fine Print First originally appeared on NerdWallet.

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Subscribe to our newsletter Privacy Policy Success! Your account was created and you’re signed in. Please visit My Account to verify and manage your account. An account was already registered with this email. Please check your inbox for an authentication link. Support Independent Arts Journalism As an independent publication, we rely on readers like you to fund our journalism. If you value our coverage and want to support more of it, consider becoming a member today . Already a member? Sign in here. We rely on readers like you to fund our journalism. If you value our coverage and want to support more of it, please join us as a member . Cameroonian curator Koyo Kouoh will be the first African woman to oversee the Venice Biennale for its 61st edition in 2026, the organization announced yesterday, December 3. Since May 2019, Kouoh has served as the executive director and chief curator of the Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA) in Cape Town, South Africa, one of the continent’s largest contemporary art museums. During her tenure, she has organized solo shows centering on African and African diasporic artists like Otobong Nkanga, Mary Evans, and Tracey Rose. Prior to this role, she was the founding artistic director of RAW Material Company , an artist residency, exhibition space, and experimental study academy in Dakar, since 2008. In addition, she played a significant role in the development of the London and New York-based 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair when it initially launched in 2013, leading its curation for eight editions in a row. She was also the curator of the 37th EVA International, Ireland’s biennial of contemporary art, in 2016; titled Still (the) Barbarians , the exhibition centered on post-colonial legacies and the enduring impact of colonialism. Beyond her curatorial work, Kouoh has authored several books of art criticism and history centered on pan-African and Black art, including Word! Word? Word!: Issa Samb and the Undecipherable Form (2013) and When We See Us: A Century of Black Figuration in Painting (2022), which accompanied an eponymous show she curated at Zeitz MOCAA. Get the latest art news, reviews and opinions from Hyperallergic. Daily Weekly Opportunities In a statement, Kouoh said it was a “once-in-a-lifetime honor and privilege” to lead the next Venice Biennale. “Artists are the visionaries and social scientists who allow us to reflect and project in ways afforded only to this line of work,” she added. Established in 1895, the Venice Biennale is the world’s longest-running contemporary art show. Its attendance peaked in 2022 when the festival drew over 800,000 visitors , and this year’s edition, curated by Brazilian museum director Adriano Pedrosa, saw another strong turnout of nearly 700,000 visitors . But in its roughly 130-year history, the Biennale has only had one other African-born artistic director: the late Nigerian curator Okwui Enwezor, who led the event in 2015. “The appointment of Koyo Kouoh as the director of the Visual Arts Sector is the acknowledgment of a broad horizon of vision at the dawn of a day profuse with new words and eyes,” the Biennale’s President Pietrangelo Buttafuoco said. We hope you enjoyed this article! Before you keep reading, please consider supporting Hyperallergic ’s journalism during a time when independent, critical reporting is increasingly scarce. Unlike many in the art world, we are not beholden to large corporations or billionaires. Our journalism is funded by readers like you , ensuring integrity and independence in our coverage. We strive to offer trustworthy perspectives on everything from art history to contemporary art. We spotlight artist-led social movements, uncover overlooked stories, and challenge established norms to make art more inclusive and accessible. With your support, we can continue to provide global coverage without the elitism often found in art journalism. If you can, please join us as a member today . Millions rely on Hyperallergic for free, reliable information. By becoming a member, you help keep our journalism free, independent, and accessible to all. Thank you for reading. Share Copied to clipboard Mail Bluesky Threads LinkedIn FacebookA Delaware judge rejected Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar pay package for a second time, writing in her opinion this week that the company’s approval process for the package was “deeply flawed.” Tesla shareholders approved the compensation plan in 2018, which was once valued at $56 billion but fluctuates dramatically with Tesla’s stock price. Chancellor Kathaleen McCormick first rejected the plan earlier this year on the grounds that Musk had unfair influence over shareholders and that negotiations over his pay plan were not legitimate. McCormick rejected the plan again this week, citing similar reasons, although attorneys for Musk have argued that the outsized compensation plan is justified because it’s directly tied to Tesla’s valuation, which currently sits at more than $1 trillion. A dominant player in the electric vehicle market, Tesla has faced setbacks this year amid increased competition and safety concerns surrounding its Full Self-Driving mode . The company slashed more than 10% of its global workforce in April, citing a need to cut costs. Musk was tapped last month to lead President-elect Donald Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency, a role that could bolster his influence and Tesla’s standing. How did we get here? Tesla shareholder Richard Tornetta filed a lawsuit against Musk and the company in 2018 after the majority of shareholders approved a 10-year performance-based pay package for Musk. Tornetta alleged that Musk misled investors who approved the plan and exercised inappropriate influence over negotiations. Musk denied the allegations at trial, saying he did not control the terms of the pay package or attend meetings where it was discussed. McCormick sided with Tornetta in January and blocked the plan. After the ruling, Tesla shareholders voted again to approve the pay package, with more than 70% in favor, but it was not enough to change McCormick’s mind. Why did the judge rule twice? After McCormick’s first ruling, Musk’s attorneys argued that the shareholders’ overwhelming support of his compensation plan should override the court’s decision. Tesla shareholders voted twice to approve the plan, but McCormick maintained that they were not acting independently. “There were undoubtedly a range of healthy amounts that the board could have decided to pay Musk,” McCormick wrote in her second opinion. Instead, the board “capitulated to Musk’s terms and then failed to prove that those terms were entirely fair,” she said. McCormick said that it was not standard for a judge to change a ruling based on the vote of shareholders. There was “no procedural ground” to reverse the decision, she wrote. How does Musk’s pay compare? If approved, Musk’s compensation plan would be the largest in U.S. history for a public company executive, according to CNBC . The pay plan includes a series of 12 milestones and would award Musk additional Tesla shares as the company grows. In order for Musk to reach each milestone, Tesla’s market capitalization must increase in $50-billion increments. For Musk to fully vest in the award, the company’s market cap must reach $650 billion, the company said. Musk’s attorneys argue that the pay plan is a reflection of what the executive is worth, but McCormick disagrees. In her second ruling, the judge also awarded the plaintiffs $345 million in legal fees, although plaintiff attorneys had asked for a whopping $5.6 billion. Who’s right? Corporate governance expert Charles Elson said the Delaware court’s ruling was sound and in line with the law because Musk had violated conflict of interest regulations. Tesla also created improper new evidence after McCormick’s first decision by calling for a second shareholder vote, he said. “The judge found that the board was not independent of Musk and there was no negotiation between him and the board that produced this package, which makes it suspect,” Elson said. “The standard rules have to apply.” What will Musk do now? Musk criticized McCormick’s ruling on X, the social media platform he owns, writing that “shareholders should control company votes, not judges.” Tesla also posted on X that the court’s decision was wrong and the company plans to appeal. The appeal would be filed with the Delaware Supreme Court. “This ruling, if not overturned, means that judges and plaintiffs’ lawyers run Delaware companies rather than their rightful owners,” the company wrote . Attorneys for Tornetta and the other shareholders who oppose Musk’s pay plan said they would defend the court’s ruling if the decision is appealed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

Pathstone Holdings LLC increased its stake in shares of Markel Group Inc. ( NYSE:MKL – Free Report ) by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 2,550 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 63 shares during the quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC’s holdings in Markel Group were worth $4,000,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of MKL. UniSuper Management Pty Ltd raised its stake in shares of Markel Group by 90.0% in the first quarter. UniSuper Management Pty Ltd now owns 190 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $289,000 after acquiring an additional 90 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its position in Markel Group by 4.5% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 8,336 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $12,684,000 after purchasing an additional 359 shares during the period. Janus Henderson Group PLC lifted its stake in Markel Group by 0.7% in the first quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 13,955 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $21,215,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares during the last quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System boosted its position in shares of Markel Group by 1.7% during the first quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 18,754 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $28,534,000 after buying an additional 315 shares during the period. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC grew its stake in shares of Markel Group by 26.7% during the first quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 1,867 shares of the insurance provider’s stock valued at $2,845,000 after buying an additional 393 shares during the last quarter. 77.12% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors. Analyst Ratings Changes A number of brokerages recently issued reports on MKL. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their price objective on Markel Group from $1,700.00 to $1,675.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 1st. StockNews.com cut shares of Markel Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on shares of Markel Group from $1,590.00 to $1,600.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 9th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $1,651.83. Markel Group Stock Performance Shares of Markel Group stock opened at $1,750.00 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.26. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $1,597.58 and its 200-day moving average price is $1,586.58. The firm has a market cap of $22.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.07 and a beta of 0.73. Markel Group Inc. has a 12 month low of $1,342.66 and a 12 month high of $1,751.35. Markel Group ( NYSE:MKL – Get Free Report ) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The insurance provider reported $17.34 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $21.97 by ($4.63). Markel Group had a net margin of 17.03% and a return on equity of 10.86%. The business had revenue of $3.69 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.74 billion. On average, equities research analysts expect that Markel Group Inc. will post 88.52 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Markel Group Company Profile ( Free Report ) Markel Group Inc, a diverse holding company, engages in marketing and underwriting specialty insurance products in the United States, Bermuda, the United Kingdom, and Germany. The company offers general and professional liability, personal lines, marine and energy, specialty programs, and workers' compensation insurance products; and property coverages that include fire, allied lines, and other specialized property coverages, including catastrophe-exposed property risks, such as earthquake and wind. Read More Want to see what other hedge funds are holding MKL? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Markel Group Inc. ( NYSE:MKL – Free Report ). Receive News & Ratings for Markel Group Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Markel Group and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .