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Bajaj Finserv Share Price Today Live Updates : On the last trading day, Bajaj Finserv opened at 1561.35 and closed slightly lower at 1559.80. The stock reached a high of 1586 and maintained a low of 1561.35 during the session. With a market capitalization of 251,818.3 crore, Bajaj Finserv's performance reflects a volatile trading day. The stock has a 52-week high of 2029 and a low of 1419, with a trading volume of 64,169 shares on BSE. Bajaj Finserv Share Price Live Updates: Bajaj Finserv volume yesterday was 1239 k as compared to the 20 day avg of 1394 k Bajaj Finserv Share Price Live Updates: The trading volume yesterday was 11.16% lower than the 20 day average. Yesterday’s NSE volume was 1174 k & BSE volume was 64 k. Bajaj Finserv Share Price Live Updates: Bajaj Finserv closed at ₹1559.8 on last trading day & the technical trend suggests Bearish near term outlook Bajaj Finserv Share Price Live Updates: The stock traded in the range of 1586 & 1561.35 yesterday to end at 1580.35. The stock is currently experiencing a strong downtrendS. Korea investigators seek arrest warrant for President Yoon over martial lawThe Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday (December 24, 2024) launched attacks against each other, accusing the other side of insulting Bhimrao Ambedkar. The Congress’ State unit took out protest marches in several parts of the State against Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s recent remarks on Ambedkar in the Parliament . Carrying placards and posters of Ambedkar and raising slogans, party workers who took part in marches in various cities alleged that the senior BJP leader had “insulted” the architect of the Constitution and demanded his resignation. In State capital Bhopal, the march was led by M.P. Congress president Jitu Patwari, Rajya Sabha MP and former Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh, Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar, Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Singh, and Congress Working Committee member Kamleshwar Patel among other leaders. Various other State leaders led the marches in their respective districts. Speaking to reporters during the march, Mr. Patwari alleged that the BJP is anti-Dalit and anti-Constitution. “RSS chiefs have repeatedly raised questions about the Constitution. BJP people have often broken statues and idols of Baba Saheb Ambedkar’s statues and idols. Baba Saheb Ambedkar’s constitution states that all citizens in this country have equal rights to eat, live and live freely, but the BJP even questions that. It becomes clear that basically the BJP is anti-Dalit, anti-Ambedkar, anti-Constitution. Therefore, Amit Shah should resign and (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi ji should apologise to the people of the country,” Mr. Patwari said. Hitting back, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said in the evening that the Congress had caused pain to Ambedkar when he was alive and even after he was gone. “Congress gave Babasaheb pain at every step. They did not let him win the elections. They themselves took Bharat Ratna and did not even build a memorial for Babasaheb’s contribution... Congress’s feelings for Babasaheb Ambedkar are becoming clear and they are asking us to apologise,” Mr. Yadav said, speaking to reporters. The BJP also shared a video from a recent Congress protest claiming that Mr. Patwari had insulted Ambedkar. In the video, the Congress chief is seen writing something at the back of an Ambedkar poster while resting it on his knee. “They will never get better...Congressmen learned the game of insulting Ambedkar from Nehru ji. Jeetu Patwari proved by placing Ambedkar ji’s picture on his feet in public that Ambedkar ji’s picture is just a piece of paper for him. On the sacred land of Hindustan, Nehru ji and his Congress have always used Ambedkar ji and Dalits for political gains,” former State Minister and senior BJP leader Narottam Mishra said in an X post. In the recently concluded Parliament session, Mr. Shah had said, “ Abhi ek fashion ho gaya hai - Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar. Itna naam agar bhagwan ka lete to saat janmon tak swarg mil jata (It has become a fashion to say Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Ambedkar’. If they had taken God’s name so many times, they would have got a place in heaven).” The remarks had created heavy uproar inside the Parliament along with protests in the premises. The Congress has now planned to take the matter to streets in parts of the country. Meanwhile, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) workers also carried out demonstrations against Mr. Shah’s remarks in various districts across the State. The Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress will also carry out foot marches in 53 districts of the State from December 25 to 29. Published - December 25, 2024 02:51 am IST Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Madhya Pradesh / Indian National Congress

For more than three decades, Springdale Heights resident Craig Thomas Broekman lived a law-abiding life - then he began using illicit drugs. or signup to continue reading His addictions have now led him to constant offending, culminating in full-time jail. Broekman's latest antics mean he must spend at least 12 months behind bars before becoming eligible for parole on November 1, 2025. Magistrate Melissa Humphreys imposed the sentence after Broekman pleaded guilty in Albury Local Court to charges of police pursuit, a second offence of disqualified driving and to using an unregistered and uninsured vehicle. Broekman also gave a positive oral fluid test result for methamphetamine, though has not yet been charged with a related offence - such matters are usually delayed while forensic testing of a sample is carried out. Nevertheless, Ms Humphreys said Broekman's drug habits provided a "relevant context" to his behaviour, given he also had an "appalling" rate of recidivism for driving matters. "It is clear that since 2020 he appears to have been involved in the use of illicit drugs," she said. Broekman has now racked up his ninth incident of driving while either disqualified or unlicensed. Defence lawyer Jaimee Simonsen told Ms Humphreys there was no doubt the offending committed by Broekman, who appeared via a video link to Junee jail, was serious. "Certainly, he's looking at a much longer period in custody," Ms Simonsen said. Police had clocked Broekman as disqualified when they saw him driving a black Volkswagen north along Wagga Road, Lavington, on November 2, 2024, about 6.35pm. Both vehicles had stopped for a red traffic light at the intersection of Kaylock Road. Broekman's window was wound down, he was recognised and police yelled at him to stop. But the lights changed to green and Broekman accelerated away, so police were forced to initiate a pursuit. Broekman's car hit 80kmh in a 60kmh speed limit zone, then he braked heavily as he swung left into Barlow Street. His excessive speed meant he immediately lost control of his car, which struck the concrete centre median strip and hit a road sign. But police said Broekman regained control and turned into Griffith Road, heading south at no less than 100kmh in a 50kmh zone. Soon after, police terminated the pursuit because it clearly was dangerous. Broekman's car was last seen heading south "at excessive speed", having been radar checked at 97kmh. Soon afterwards, a witness stopped police in Saville Street and told them he was seen speeding into Worsley Place in Lavington. Police arrived and saw Broekman standing by the car. He ran into Condon Place, so they chased him and placed him under arrest. Checks revealed the car was unregistered. Ms Humphreys said specific deterrence was essential in police pursuit cases as the courts continued to see serious examples of such offending "that place our community at extreme risk". Broekman was convicted and fined $500 and disqualified from driving for three years. He was also convicted and fined $1000 on an unrelated charge of contravention of an apprehended violence order. DAILY Today's top stories curated by our news team. WEEKDAYS Grab a quick bite of today's latest news from around the region and the nation. WEEKLY The latest news, results & expert analysis. WEEKDAYS Catch up on the news of the day and unwind with great reading for your evening. WEEKLY Get the editor's insights: what's happening & why it matters. WEEKLY Love footy? We've got all the action covered. WEEKLY Every Saturday and Tuesday, explore destinations deals, tips & travel writing to transport you around the globe. WEEKLY Going out or staying in? Find out what's on. WEEKDAYS Sharp. Close to the ground. 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One of the most striking findings was that businesses with only a brick-and-mortar presence that were in a hurricane’s path suffered a 56% drop in sales for roughly three weeks, whereas those with an online presence experienced a far shallower decline – just 23%. The clear takeaway is that nearly every business – from a hardware store in North Carolina to a corner shop in Nairobi – can strengthen its resilience to climate change by joining in the digital economy. The global effort to counteract climate change has expanded rapidly in recent years. The energy and automotive industries are overhauling supply chains to boost uptake of clean technologies. Governments are implementing policies to accelerate the green transition, from the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism to the United States’ Inflation Reduction Act. But measures to promote digital and financial inclusion – the critical work of providing internet access to left-behind communities, bank accounts to workers, and digital tools to entrepreneurs – are often missing in the fight against global warming. The report on the impact of hurricanes, conducted by the World Bank, the Sustainable and Green Finance Institute, and the Mastercard Economics Institute, illustrates why integrating these measures into climate action plans would have a powerful effect. More than 1bn unbanked people live in the most climate-vulnerable countries, and improving their access to digital banking and payment services would make them and their communities more resilient to both economic and climate shocks. Following a natural disaster, households could more easily receive relief funds through digital money transfers, and businesses could continue selling to their customers online. This represents a clear opportunity, especially for fintechs and nonprofits, to create more products and services at the intersection of climate resilience and digital inclusion. One good example is the social enterprise Abalobi, an Earthshot Prize finalist in 2023. Abalobi created an app that small-scale fishers can use to input catches, showing exactly where they are fishing. The app addresses two problems. First, it provides invaluable data to governments and scientists about who is fishing sustainably and who is not. Second, small-scale fishers often sell through middlemen who pay low prices, which forces them to reel in as much as they can to make a living. But by using the app’s digital marketplace, these fishers can connect directly with restaurants and other buyers, enabling them to sell their catch for higher prices. This allows them to fish more selectively, in turn reducing the strain on marine life. Yo! Pay Agric, powered by Mastercard Community Pass, likewise enables smallholder farmers to connect with regional buyers through their farmer cooperative organisations, bypassing middlemen and earning them higher prices for their crops. Transaction data from these sales can be used by farmers to establish their creditworthiness, making it easier for them to secure loans to invest in seeds, fertiliser, and clean-energy solutions such as solar-powered farm equipment. Digital and financial inclusion must become a core pillar of future climate efforts, with a focus on reducing the number of unbanked individuals and building digital infrastructure in climate-vulnerable communities. To that end, private companies, governments, and nonprofits need to work together to create innovative solutions, including products like Abalobi and Yo! Pay. This approach would help local users improve their financial health while simultaneously promoting resilience. Climate change and poverty are intertwined: we cannot effectively tackle one without addressing the other. Digital tools and access to financial services cannot stop climate-related disasters, but they can make it easier for people to recover from these shocks. Strengthening the financial resilience of the most climate-vulnerable households benefits local communities, while also benefiting the entire global economy. – Project Syndicate Ellen Jackowski is Chief Sustainability Officer at Mastercard. Related Story QNB recognised as 'Best Digital Experience' in Qatar MoECC workshop on climate changeAC Milan coach Paulo Fonseca dismissed growing speculation about his future on Sunday, stressing that he had not discussed his role with anyone and had no fear. Rumours about his possible departure dominated Italian media coverage of Milan's 1-1 draw at home against AS Roma in Serie A . Editor's Picks When does the January transfer window open and close across Europe? 7d ESPN His team have had a lukewarm season so far, eighth in the domestic table and 12th in the Champions League. "Did I have a tough meeting with Zlatan ?" Fonseca said of rumours he had spoken to the club's senior adviser and former player Zlatan Ibrahimovic. "No, I haven't spoken to anyone. I haven't seen anyone from the club. I can't say anything more. I can't make up things that haven't happened," he told a press conference. "Never in my life have I been afraid in football. And I'll continue like this. For me it's important to always have a clear conscience: I work, I'm honest with those who work with me. "I'm not afraid of anything." Fonseca said he planned to lead Milan in the semifinals of the Supercoppa Italiana after the New Year against Juventus in Riyadh. "I can expect it," he said. "I have no signs to the contrary. Now I'm going home, I'll watch the game, and then I'll think about working." He said he had no regrets about the job he had done so far at Milan since arriving in June, taking over from Stefano Pioli. At Sunday's game, Fonseca became the centre of attention just before the break, when his protests over Tijjani Reijnders going down inside the box led to his dismissal for dissent after the referee waved play on. "I was exaggerated in my protest at that moment, but I don't want to say anything. It is a very clear situation for me," Fonseca told the DAZN streaming service.

Manmohan Singh, the visionary architect of India’s 1991 economic reforms, successfully led the country through a tumultuous financial period, which transformed India into an emerging global power. Singh, who was then the newly-appointed finance minister under Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao, faced significant challenges in ensuring acceptance of his bold budgetary changes. The iconic reforms, central to his Union Budget of 1991, rescued India from near bankruptcy and reset its trajectory on the world stage. In a bid to control the narrative, Singh made an unexpected appearance at a press briefing on July 25, 1991, just a day after presenting his reforms, ensuring that his pro-market message reached the public without distortion. Amidst intense controversy and criticism from Congress party ranks, Singh stood firm amidst calls for rollbacks, with only a few supporters like Mani Shankar Aiyar and Nathuram Mirdha cheering his efforts. Ultimately, Singh’s steadfastness and political prowess resulted in key economic measures being retained, showcasing a prime example of political economy at work. (With inputs from agencies.)

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21 dead as Mozambique erupts in violence after election court rulingThere have been plenty of positives for Scotland coach Gregor Townsend during the 2024 Autumn Nations Test Series. His side were ruthless as they racked up 50-plus points against Fiji and Portugal, and in the defeat to South Africa they played with intensity and ferocity. If they can combine all three attributes against Australia then it should be a thrilling encounter at Murrayfield. After a dismal performance in the Rugby Championship, Australia have enjoyed a rapid revival. They were at their free-flowing best in the 42-37 win over England and simply overpowered Wales as they ran in eight tries. With confidence high, Joe Schmidt’s side will take some stopping, especially if new cross-code star Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii comes back into the starting line-up after being rested against the Welsh. Here's where to watch Scotland vs Australia live streams online and catch the Autumn Internationals 2024 action from anywhere. Date: Sunday, November 24 Start time: 8.40am ET / 1.40pm GMT / 12.40am AEDT (Mon) Peacock (US) TNT Sports / Discovery+ (UK) Stan Sport (Australia) Use NordVPN to watch from anywhere Use a VPN to watch Scotland vs Australia for free on your usual streaming service above if you are away from home. Use a VPN to watch any Scotland vs Australia stream NordVPN – try it risk-free for 30 days Use NordVPN to watch your usual Scotland vs Australia live stream from abroad. We test all the providers and we rate Nord as the best VPN . There's 24/7 support available, a money-back guarantee and, best of all, there's currently over 70% off with this deal. How to watch Scotland vs Australia live streams in the US You can watch Scotland vs Australia live streams on Peacock in the US, with the streaming service set to show all 21 of the Autumn Nations Series matches. A subscription starts at $7.99 per month, and Peacock also provides live coverage of Premier League soccer and the NFL. How to watch Scotland vs Australia live streams in the UK Autumn International live streams are being carried by TNT Sports in the UK, with Scotland vs Australia being shown on TNT Sports 1. If you don't have TNT Sports as part of a wider package, you can live stream its Autumn Internationals coverage using a Discovery+ Premium pass for £30.99 that gives you access to 30 days of TNT Sports – enough to see you through the entire Autumn Nations Series. How to watch Scotland vs Australia live streams in Australia Scotland vs Australia, along with all 21 Autumn Internationals, is available to watch on Stan Sport , which costs $15 per month on top of a regular Stan subscription, which itself starts at $12 per month. How to watch Scotland vs Australia live streams in the rest of the world New Zealand Sky Sport is the 2024 Autumn Internationals TV rights holder in New Zealand. You can access Sky Sport through satellite TV, or get a live stream with the Sky Sport Now subscription service starting at $29.99 per week. Canada DAZN has the rights to Autumn Nations Series rugby in Canada. Argentina The Autumn Internationals are being shown on ESPN in Argentina. Chile ESPN has the rights to Autumn Internationals rugby in Chile. Italy The Autumn Nations Series is being shown on Sky Italia in Italy. Japan The Autumn Internationals are being shown on WowWoW in Japan. Pacific Islands Digicel is covering the Autumn Internationals across Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu, Nauru, American Samoa and Papua New Guinea. Portugal Sport TV has the rights to the Autumn Nations Series in Portugal. South Africa SuperSport is showing the Autumn internationals in South Africa. Uruguay The Autumn Internationals are being shown on ESPN in Uruguay. Scotland vs Australia kicks off at 8.40am ET / 1.40pm GMT on Sunday, November 24, which is 12.40am AEDT / 2.40am NZDT on Monday, November 25 for fans based in Australia and New Zealand. Of course, most broadcasters have streaming services that you can access through mobile apps or via your phone's browser. You can also stay up-to-date with all things Autumn Internationals on the official World Rugby social media channels on YouTube ( @WorldRugby ) and Instagram ( @WorldRugby ). We test and review VPN services in the context of legal recreational uses. For example: 1. Accessing a service from another country (subject to the terms and conditions of that service). 2. Protecting your online security and strengthening your online privacy when abroad. We do not support or condone the illegal or malicious use of VPN services. Consuming pirated content that is paid-for is neither endorsed nor approved by Future Publishing.Miidseason QB changes take USC, Texas A&M into Las Vegas Bowl

Bluesky has seen its user base soar since the U.S. presidential election, boosted by people seeking refuge from Elon Musk's X, which they view as increasingly leaning too far to the right given its owner's support of President-elect Donald Trump, or wanting an alternative to Meta's Threads and its algorithms. The platform grew out of the company then known as Twitter, championed by its former CEO Jack Dorsey. Its decentralized approach to social networking was eventually intended to replace Twitter's core mechanic. That's unlikely now that the two companies have parted ways. But Bluesky's growth trajectory — with a user base that has more than doubled since October — could make it a serious competitor to other social platforms. But with growth comes growing pains. It's not just human users who've been flocking to Bluesky but also bots, including those designed to create partisan division or direct users to junk websites. The skyrocketing user base — now surpassing 25 million — is the biggest test yet for a relatively young platform that has branded itself as a social media alternative free of the problems plaguing its competitors. According to research firm Similarweb, Bluesky added 7.6 million monthly active app users on iOS and Android in November, an increase of 295.4% since October. It also saw 56.2 million desktop and mobile web visits, in the same period, up 189% from October. Besides the U.S. elections, Bluesky also got a boost when X was briefly banned in Brazil. “They got this spike in attention, they’ve crossed the threshold where it is now worth it for people to flood the platform with spam,” said Laura Edelson, an assistant professor of computer science at Northeastern University and a member of Issue One’s Council for Responsible Social Media. “But they don’t have the cash flow, they don’t have the established team that a larger platform would, so they have to do it all very, very quickly.” To manage growth for its tiny staff, Bluesky started as an invitation-only space until it opened to the public in February. That period gave the site time to build out moderation tools and other distinctive features to attract new users, such as “starter packs” that provide lists of topically curated feeds. Meta recently announced that it is testing a similar feature. Compared to the bigger players like Meta's platforms or X, Bluesky has a “quite different” value system, said Claire Wardle, a professor at Cornell University and an expert in misinformation. This includes giving users more control over their experience. “The first generation of social media platforms connected the world, but ended up consolidating power in the hands of a few corporations and their leaders,” Bluesky said on its blog in March. “Our online experience doesn’t have to depend on billionaires unilaterally making decisions over what we see. On an open social network like Bluesky, you can shape your experience for yourself.” Because of this mindset, Bluesky has achieved a scrappy underdog status that has attracted users who've grown tired of the big players. “People had this idea that it was going to be a different type of social network,” Wardle said. “But the truth is, when you get lots of people in a place and there are eyeballs, it means that it’s in other people’s interests to use bots to create, you know, information that aligns with their perspective.” Little data has emerged to help quantify the rise in impersonator accounts, artificial intelligence-fueled networks and other potentially harmful content on Bluesky. But in recent weeks, users have begun reporting large numbers of apparent AI bots following them, posting plagiarized articles or making seemingly automated divisive comments in replies. Lion Cassens, a Bluesky user and doctoral candidate in the Netherlands, found one such network by accident — a group of German-language accounts with similar bios and AI-generated profile pictures posting in replies to three German newspapers. “I noticed some weird replies under a news post by the German newspaper ‘Die Ziet,’” he said in an email to The Associated Press. “I have a lot of trust in the moderation mechanism on Bluesky, especially compared to Twitter since the layoffs and due to Musk’s more radical stance on freedom of speech. But AI bots are a big challenge, as they will only improve. I hope social media can keep up with that.” Cassens said the bots' messages have been relatively innocuous so far, but he was concerned about how they could be repurposed in the future to mislead. There are also signs that foreign disinformation narratives have made their way to Bluesky. The disinformation research group Alethea pointed to one low-traction post sharing a false claim about ABC News that had circulated on Russian Telegram channels. Copycat accounts are another challenge. In late November, Alexios Mantzarlis, director of the Security, Trust and Safety Initiative at Cornell Tech, found that of the top 100 most followed named individuals on Bluesky, 44% had at least one duplicate account posing as them. Two weeks later, Mantzarlis said Bluesky had removed around two-thirds of the duplicate accounts he’d initially detected — a sign the site was aware of the issue and attempting to address it. Bluesky posted earlier this month that it had quadrupled its moderation team to keep up with its growing user base. The company also announced it had introduced a new system to detect impersonation and was working to improve its Community Guidelines to provide more detail on what’s allowed. Because of the way the site is built, users also have the option to subscribe to third-party “Labelers” that outsource content moderation by tagging accounts with warnings and context. The company didn't respond to multiple requests for comment for this story. Even as its challenges aren’t yet at the scale other platforms face, Bluesky is at a “crossroads,” said Edward Perez, a board member at the nonpartisan nonprofit OSET Institute, who previously led Twitter’s civic integrity team. “Whether BlueSky likes it or not, it is being pulled into the real world,” Perez said, noting that it needs to quickly prioritize threats and work to mitigate them if it hopes to continue to grow. That said, disinformation and bots won't be Bluesky's only challenges in the months and years to come. As a text-based social network, its entire premise is falling out of favor with younger generations. A recent Pew Research Center poll found that only 17% of American teenagers used X, for instance, down from 23% in 2022. For teens and young adults, TikTok, Instagram and other visual-focused platforms are the places to be. Political polarization is also going against Bluesky ever reaching the size of TikTok, Instagram or even X. “Bluesky is not trying to be all things to all people,” Wardle said, adding that, likely, the days of a Facebook or Instagram emerging where they're “trying to keep everybody happy” are over. Social platforms are increasingly splintered along political lines and when they aren't — see Meta's platforms — the companies behind them are actively working to de-emphasize political content and news.Miami (Ohio), Colorado State take adjustments into Arizona Bowl

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Iowa moves on without injured quarterback Brendan Sullivan when the Hawkeyes visit Maryland for a Big Ten Conference contest on Saturday afternoon. Former starter Cade McNamara is not ready to return from a concussion, so Iowa (6-4, 4-3) turns to former walk-on and fourth-stringer Jackson Stratton to lead the offense in College Park, Md. "Confident that he'll do a great job," Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said of Stratton on his weekly radio show. "He stepped in, did a really nice job in our last ballgame. And he's got a good ability to throw the football, and he's learning every day. ... We'll go with him and see what we can do." Iowa had been on an upswing with Sullivan, who had sparked the Hawkeyes to convincing wins over Northwestern and Wisconsin before suffering an ankle injury in a 20-17 loss at UCLA on Nov. 8. Stratton came on in relief against the Bruins and completed 3 of 6 passes for 28 yards. Another storyline for Saturday is that Ferentz will be opposing his son, Brian Ferentz, an assistant at Maryland. Brian Ferentz was Iowa's offensive coordinator from 2017-23. "We've all got business to take care of on Saturday," Kirk Ferentz said. "I think his experience has been good and everything I know about it. As a parent, I'm glad he's with good people." Maryland (4-6, 1-6) needs a win to keep its hopes alive for a fourth straight bowl appearance under Mike Locksley. The Terrapins have dropped five of their last six games, all by at least 14 points, including a 31-17 loss at home to Rutgers last weekend. "It's been a challenging last few weeks to say the least," Locksley said. The challenge this week will be to stop Iowa running back Kaleb Johnson, who leads the Big Ten in rushing yards (1,328) and touchdowns (20), averaging 7.1 yards per carry. "With running backs, it's not always about speed. It's about power, vision and the ability to make something out of nothing," Locksley said. "This guy is a load and runs behind his pads." Maryland answers with quarterback Billy Edwards Jr., who leads the Big Ten in passing yards per game (285.5) and completions (268). His top target is Tai Felton, who leads the conference in catches (86) and receiving yards (1,040). --Field Level MediaThe team that President-elect Donald Trump has selected to lead federal health agencies in his second administration includes a retired congressman, a surgeon and a former talk-show host. All could play pivotal roles in fulfilling a political agenda that could change how the government goes about safeguarding Americans' health — from health care and medicines to food safety and science research. In line to lead the Department of Health and Human Services secretary is environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine organizer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Trump's choices don't have experience running large bureaucratic agencies, but they know how to talk about health on TV . Centers for Medicare and Medicaid pick Dr. Mehmet Oz hosted a talk show for 13 years and is a well-known wellness and lifestyle influencer. The pick for the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Marty Makary, and for surgeon general, Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, are frequent Fox News contributors. Many on the list were critical of COVID-19 measures like masking and booster vaccinations for young people. Some of them have ties to Florida like many of Trump's other Cabinet nominees: Dave Weldon , the pick for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, represented the state in Congress for 14 years and is affiliated with a medical group on the state's Atlantic coast. Nesheiwat's brother-in-law is Rep. Mike Waltz , R-Fla., tapped by Trump as national security adviser. Here's a look at the nominees' potential role in carrying out what Kennedy says is the task to “reorganize” agencies, which have an overall $1.7 trillion budget, employ 80,000 scientists, researchers, doctors and other officials, and effect Americans' daily lives: The Atlanta-based CDC, with a $9.2 billion core budget, is charged with protecting Americans from disease outbreaks and other public health threats. Kennedy has long attacked vaccines and criticized the CDC, repeatedly alleging corruption at the agency. He said on a 2023 podcast that there is "no vaccine that is safe and effective,” and urged people to resist the CDC's guidelines about if and when kids should get vaccinated . The World Health Organization estimates that vaccines have saved more than 150 million lives over the past 50 years, and that 100 million of them were infants. Decades ago, Kennedy found common ground with Weldon , 71, who served in the Army and worked as an internal medicine doctor before he represented a central Florida congressional district from 1995 to 2009. Starting in the early 2000s, Weldon had a prominent part in a debate about whether there was a relationship between a vaccine preservative called thimerosal and autism. He was a founding member of the Congressional Autism Caucus and tried to ban thimerosal from all vaccines. Kennedy, then a senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council, believed there was a tie between thimerosal and autism and also charged that the government hid documents showing the danger. Since 2001, all vaccines manufactured for the U.S. market and routinely recommended for children 6 years or younger have contained no thimerosal or only trace amounts, with the exception of inactivated influenza vaccine. Meanwhile, study after study after study found no evidence that thimerosal caused autism. Weldon's congressional voting record suggests he may go along with Republican efforts to downsize the CDC, including to eliminate the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, which works on topics like drownings, drug overdoses and shooting deaths. Weldon also voted to ban federal funding for needle-exchange programs as an approach to reduce overdoses, and the National Rifle Association gave him an “A” rating for his pro-gun rights voting record. Kennedy is extremely critical of the FDA, which has 18,000 employees and is responsible for the safety and effectiveness of prescription drugs, vaccines and other medical products, as well as overseeing cosmetics, electronic cigarettes and most foods. Makary, Trump’s pick to run the FDA, is closely aligned with Kennedy on several topics . The professor at Johns Hopkins University who is a trained surgeon and cancer specialist has decried the overprescribing of drugs, the use of pesticides on foods and the undue influence of pharmaceutical and insurance companies over doctors and government regulators. Kennedy has suggested he'll clear out “entire” FDA departments and also recently threatened to fire FDA employees for “aggressive suppression” of a host of unsubstantiated products and therapies, including stem cells, raw milk , psychedelics and discredited COVID-era treatments like ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine. Makary's contrarian views during the COVID-19 pandemic included questioning the need for masking and giving young kids COVID-19 vaccine boosters. But anything Makary and Kennedy might want to do when it comes to unwinding FDA regulations or revoking long-standing vaccine and drug approvals would be challenging. The agency has lengthy requirements for removing medicines from the market, which are based on federal laws passed by Congress. The agency provides health care coverage for more than 160 million people through Medicaid, Medicare and the Affordable Care Act, and also sets Medicare payment rates for hospitals, doctors and other providers. With a $1.1 trillion budget and more than 6,000 employees, Oz has a massive agency to run if confirmed — and an agency that Kennedy hasn't talked about much when it comes to his plans. While Trump tried to scrap the Affordable Care Act in his first term, Kennedy has not taken aim at it yet. But he has been critical of Medicaid and Medicare for covering expensive weight-loss drugs — though they're not widely covered by either . Trump said during his campaign that he would protect Medicare, which provides insurance for older Americans. Oz has endorsed expanding Medicare Advantage — a privately run version of Medicare that is popular but also a source of widespread fraud — in an AARP questionnaire during his failed 2022 bid for a U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania and in a 2020 Forbes op-ed with a former Kaiser Permanente CEO. Oz also said in a Washington Examiner op-ed with three co-writers that aging healthier and living longer could help fix the U.S. budget deficit because people would work longer and add more to the gross domestic product. Neither Trump nor Kennedy have said much about Medicaid, the insurance program for low-income Americans. Trump's first administration reshaped the program by allowing states to introduce work requirements for recipients. Kennedy doesn't appear to have said much publicly about what he'd like to see from surgeon general position, which is the nation's top doctor and oversees 6,000 U.S. Public Health Service Corps members. The surgeon general has little administrative power, but can be an influential government spokesperson on what counts as a public health danger and what to do about it — suggesting things like warning labels for products and issuing advisories. The current surgeon general, Vivek Murthy, declared gun violence as a public health crisis in June. Trump's pick, Nesheiwat, is employed as a New York City medical director with CityMD, a group of urgent care facilities in the New York and New Jersey area, and has been at City MD for 12 years. She also has appeared on Fox News and other TV shows, authored a book on the “transformative power of prayer” in her medical career and endorses a brand of vitamin supplements. She encouraged COVID-19 vaccines during the pandemic, calling them “a gift from God” in a February 2021 Fox News op-ed, as well as anti-viral pills like Paxlovid. In a 2019 Q&A with the Women in Medicine Legacy Foundation , Nesheiwat said she is a “firm believer in preventive medicine” and “can give a dissertation on hand-washing alone.” As of Saturday, Trump had not yet named his choice to lead the National Institutes of Health, which funds medical research through grants to researchers across the nation and conducts its own research. It has a $48 billion budget. Kennedy has said he'd pause drug development and infectious disease research to shift the focus to chronic diseases. He'd like to keep NIH funding from researchers with conflicts of interest, and criticized the agency in 2017 for what he said was not doing enough research into the role of vaccines in autism — an idea that has long been debunked . Associated Press writers Amanda Seitz and Matt Perrone and AP editor Erica Hunzinger contributed to this report. The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The AP is solely responsible for all content. This story has been corrected to reflect that the health agencies have an overall budget of about $1.7 trillion, not $1.7 billion. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Sign up here to get the latest health & fitness updates in your inbox every week!Saudi authorities seizes Captagon drugs worth millions of dollarsSobot Redefines Service Excellence at the 2024 Customer Conference

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