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The path to the College Football Playoff got a lot clearer for Tennessee last Saturday. Not only did the Vols take care of business against UTEP in Neyland Stadium, they also saw teams ranked ahead of them from the SEC lose. Ole Miss fell on the road to Florida while Alabama got blown out at Oklahoma. That doesn’t even take into account Texas A&M suffering its third loss of the season after getting beaten in quadruple overtime by Auburn. Just another weekend across the Southeastern Conference. The chaos moved the Vols from the first team out of the 12-team field to solidly in the bracket. Where they are exactly will be announced on Tuesday night. It is expected, though, that Tennessee will be near the cutline for hosting a CFP game, a privilege earned by being seeded No. 5 through No. 8. While their placement ahead of rivalry week is important, Vols head coach Josh Heupel knows it can only mean so much before the end of the year. “There’s a lot of football to be played,” Heupel said. “That’s for everybody across the country. It’s for us. And focus on the task at hand. We have to be our best on Saturday.” Although the Vols could end up hosting a first round game in the postseason, they are not locked into the field. A loss to Vanderbilt would send them out of national championship contention and into a bowl game. To make matters even more precarious, this year’s Commodore team is a far cry from their bottom-dwelling past. Head coach Clark Lea and quarterback Diego Pavia have led Vandy to bowl eligibility with wins over Alabama and Virginia Tech highlighting the season. On Monday, UT running back Dylan Sampson reiterated the in-state battle’s postseason implications. “Yeah, everybody in the building knows the reality of the game, and you know, how much it means,” Sampson said. “It basically is a playoff game. Take care of business and handle what it is, but we got to go and attack every detail this week.” The Tennessee-Vanderbilt series is one that has been dominated by the Vols, as the East Tennesseans own an 80-32-5 record all-time against the mid-staters. Secondary’s Growth One of the biggest question marks surrounding Tennessee heading into the season was the secondary, due to the roster churn from the end of 2023. However, the group has answered the bell week-after-week. The Vols have the fourth-best defense in the SEC in terms of passing yards allowed (185.5) and are ranked second in the league in points allowed per game (13.1). The team’s two outside corners made their mark again against UTEP, as Rickey Gibson III forced a fumble and Jermod McCoy hauled in another interception. Will Brooks and Boo Carter also have made significant contributions throughout the year. On the whole, the Vols have forced 10 interceptions through 11 games. McCoy and Brooks are tied with the team lead with three. While picks aren’t the definitive stat for secondary success, the group has grown into quite the opportunistic one.'Over-Achiever' Nvidia Warms Sell-Side, Retail As Bullish Analyst Says Path For $4 Trillion Market Cap Laid Outroulette odds 。

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NoneWASHINGTON (AP) — American Airlines briefly grounded flights nationwide Tuesday because of a technical problem just as the Christmas travel season kicked into overdrive and winter weather threatened more potential problems for those planning to fly or drive. Government regulators cleared American flights to get airborne about an hour after the Federal Aviation Administration ordered a national ground stop for the airline. The order, which prevented planes from taking off, was issued at the airline's request. The airline said in an email that the problem was caused by trouble with vendor technology that maintains its flight operating system. Dennis Tajer, a spokesperson for the Allied Pilots Association, a union representing American Airlines pilots, said the airline told pilots at 7 a.m. Eastern that there was an outage affecting the system known as FOS. It handles different types of airline operations, including dispatch, flight planning, passenger boarding, as well as an airplane's weight and balance data, he said. Some components of FOS have gone down in the past, but a systemwide outage is rare, Tajer said. Hours after the ground stop was lifted, Tajer said the union had not heard about any “chaos out there beyond just the normal heavy travel day.” He said officials were watching for any cascading effects, such as staffing problems. Flights were delayed across American's major hubs, with only 37% leaving on time, according to Cirium, an aviation analytics company. Out of the 3,901 domestic and international American Airlines flights scheduled for Tuesday, 19 were canceled. Cirium noted that the vast majority of flights were departing within two hours of their scheduled departure time. A similar percentage — 36% — were arriving at their destinations as scheduled. Meanwhile, the flight-tracking site FlightAware reported that 3,712 flights entering or leaving the U.S., or serving domestic destinations, were delayed Tuesday, with 55 flights canceled. It did not show any flights from American Airlines. Cirium said Dallas-Fort Worth, New York’s Kennedy Airport and Charlotte, North Carolina, saw the greatest number of delays. Washington, Chicago and Miami experienced considerably fewer delays. Amid the travel problems, significant rain and snow were expected in the Pacific Northwest at least into Christmas Day. Showers and thunderstorms were developing in the South. Freezing rain was reported in the Mid-Atlantic region near Baltimore and Washington, and snow fell in New York. Because the holiday travel period lasts weeks, airports and airlines typically have smaller peak days than they do during the rush around Thanksgiving, but the grind of one hectic day followed by another takes a toll on flight crews. And any hiccups — a winter storm or a computer outage — can snowball into massive disruptions. That is how Southwest Airlines stranded 2 million travelers in December 2022, and Delta Air Lines suffered a smaller but significant meltdown after a worldwide technology outage in July caused by a faulty software update from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike. Many flights during the holidays are sold out, which makes cancellations even more disruptive than during slower periods. That is especially true for smaller budget airlines that have fewer flights and fewer options for rebooking passengers. Only the largest airlines, including American, Delta and United, have “interline agreements” that let them put stranded customers on another carrier’s flights. This will be the first holiday season since a Transportation Department rule took effect that requires airlines to give customers an automatic cash refund for a canceled or significantly delayed flight. Most air travelers were already eligible for refunds, but they often had to request them. Passengers still can ask to get rebooked, which is often a better option than a refund during peak travel periods. That’s because finding a last-minute flight on another airline tends to be expensive. An American spokesperson said Tuesday was not a peak travel day for the airline — with about 2,000 fewer flights than the busiest days — so the airline had somewhat of a buffer to manage the delays. The groundings happened as millions of travelers were expected to fly over the next 10 days. The Transportation Security Administration expects to screen 40 million passengers through Jan. 2. Airlines expect to have their busiest days on Thursday, Friday and Sunday. Many flights during the holidays are sold out, which makes cancellations more disruptive than during slower periods. Even with just a brief outage, the cancellations have a cascading effect that can take days to clear up. About 90% of Americans traveling far from home over the holidays will be in cars, according to AAA. “Airline travel is just really high right now, but most people do drive to their destinations, and that is true for every holiday,” AAA spokesperson Aixa Diaz said. Gasoline prices are similar to last year. The nationwide average Thursday was $3.04 a gallon, down from $3.13 a year ago, according to AAA. Charging an electric vehicle averages just under 35 cents per per kilowatt hour, but varies by state. Transportation-data firm INRIX says travel times on the nation’s highways could be up to 30% longer than normal over the holidays, with Sunday expected to see the heaviest traffic. Boston, New York City, Seattle and Washington are the metropolitan areas primed for the greatest delays, according to the company. —— Associated Press writers David Koenig, Mae Anderson and Mike Pesoli contributed to this report.

Moreover, China's consumer market continues to evolve and expand, driven by rising incomes, urbanization, and changing consumer preferences. The burgeoning middle class is increasingly demanding higher quality goods and services, leading to growth in sectors such as e-commerce, digital payments, and luxury goods. This shift towards a more consumption-driven economy is reshaping the structure of China's economy and creating new opportunities for businesses to thrive.Lin Shidong Talks about Hawkeye Challenge: Believe in Your Eyes, Teammates Assistance in Critical MomentsThe Arizona Cardinals were rested, relatively healthy and had been playing some of their best football in years. That's why Sunday's sobering 16-6 road loss to the Seattle Seahawks was so surprising. “Frustrating day offensively, especially the way we’ve been playing to come out here and lay an egg and get physically dominated in a sense,” quarterback Kyler Murray said. The Cardinals (6-5) had their four-game winning streak snapped. Murray completed 24 of 37 passes for 285 yards, but made a brutal mistake, throwing an interception that was returned 69 yards by Seattle's Coby Bryant. The running game never got going, gaining just 49 yards. James Conner, the team's leading rusher, had just 8 yards on seven attempts. “There were a lot of things where it felt like the flow of things just wasn’t in our favor,” receiver Michael Wilson said. "Some games go like that. And then we didn’t execute enough to make up for the game sort of not going our way.” Arizona's still in decent playoff position, tied with the Seahawks on top of the NFC West with six games to play. But after all the good news and winning over the past month, Sunday's loss was humbling. “We’re going to learn a lot from this game,” Gannon said. Arizona's defense continued its remarkable midseason turnaround, giving the team every opportunity to win Sunday. The front seven doesn't have any stars, but continues to cobble together a respectable pass rush. The Cardinals finished with five sacks, all by different players. Second-year cornerback Garrett Williams intercepted a pass by Geno Smith on the first play of the fourth quarter, briefly giving the Cardinals some momentum as they tried to fight back. Williams — a third-round pick out of Syracuse in 2023 — is growing into a steady starting corner that the Cardinals have missed for years. “I thought that they hung in there and battled, forced a bunch of punts, kept points off the board,” Gannon said. “I thought the interception by Garrett was fantastic, kept us in the game there, kept points off the board. We made some mistakes. We made some mistakes, starting with me.” The Cardinals aren't going to win many games with a rushing performance like Sunday's. Conner, held to a season low in yards rushing, did have 41 yards receiving. Rookie Trey Benson had four carries for 18 yards, while Emari Demercado broke a 14-yard gain. Getting Conner going is key. Arizona has a 5-1 record this season when he has at least 100 total yards from scrimmage. Gannon said falling into an early hole affected some of the things the Cardinals could do, particularly in the second half. “I thought there was plays there, but again, where you get down in that game, you’re not really playing normal ball there for a good chunk of the game,” Gannon said. “So we’ve got to do a better job earlier in the game to make sure we’re not playing left-handed.” Fourth-year edge rusher Zaven Collins isn't necessarily the star fans hoped for when he was selected with the No. 16 overall pick in the 2021 draft, but he has quietly had a productive season leading the team's no-name front seven. Collins picked up his fourth sack of the season Sunday and put consistent pressure on Smith. Murray's still having a great season, but the quarterback's MVP credentials took a hit with Sunday's mediocre performance. He played pretty well at times, but the interception that turned into a pick-6 was a backbreaker. The sixth-year quarterback had largely avoided those types of plays this season, which is a big reason they're in the playoff hunt. “Can't give them seven points, especially when our defense is playing the way that they’re playing,” Murray said. “I feel like if I don’t do that, we’re in the game four quarters because that’s the way it was trending.” The Cardinals came out of Sunday's game fairly healthy. Gannon said starting safety Jalen Thompson (ankle) should be back at practice Wednesday. He missed the last two games. 12 and 133 — Tight end Trey McBride continued his breakout season with a career-high 12 catches for 133 yards. The Cardinals have another difficult road game against the Vikings (9-2) on Sunday. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl

Apia, Samoa – 26 November 2024 – Conservation International (CI) successfully concluded a key workshop on the desk-based review of social responsibility of Samoa’s tuna fishing sector. The Social Responsibility Assessment (SRA) tool is a human rights due diligence tool which serves to reduce risks of human rights abuse at all stages of seafood production from vessel level (at-sea fishing operation) to the seafood processing sector. The workshop brought together representatives from the fishing industries, government stakeholders, civil society organizations and technical experts to discuss the findings and the next steps towards improving the social dimensions of the tuna fishery sector. This follows up from the Pacific Tuna Jurisdictional Approach (JA) project socialization workshop in June 2024 that introduced the Jurisdictional Approach (JA) to Pacific Tuna project to the fishing industry, government stakeholders, civil society organizations and technical experts. The Pacific Tuna JA seeks to drive holistic environmental, social and economic tuna fishery improvements by aligning incentives between the government, producers, and supply chain companies, using a human rights-based approach to fisheries governance. This workshop was funded by the Walmart Foundation and marked a continuation of efforts to enhance sustainability, governance, and social responsibility within Samoa’s fisheries. Key findings from the desk review of SRA highlighted several information gaps within the fisheries sector that could be improved through the application of SRA tool in Samoa. The workshop discussions centered on how to effectively apply the findings and integrate new insights from local participants into the next phase of onsite social responsibility assessment aimed at identifying social improvements for Samoa’s fisheries sector. Conservation International remains dedicated to advancing the sustainable development of Samoa’s fishing industry, while also supporting the Samoa Ocean Strategy and the 30×30 marine protection initiative, working closely with local stakeholders to implement the recommendations discussed during the workshop.

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