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nemo fish At least eight U.S. telecom firms have been compromised by a Chinese hacking campaign, a White House official said on Wednesday. The hack , which also affected dozens of other countries, is part of the ongoing and sprawling “Salt Typhoon” campaign – a cyber campaign that the U.S. believes is aimed at gaining access to prominent political figures and government officials’ communications. “The Chinese compromised private companies exploiting vulnerabilities in their systems as part of a global Chinese campaign that’s affected dozens of countries around the world,” Anne Neuberger, deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technoloy, said. Neuberger added that officials do not believe any classified communications have been compromised thus far. The hacking campaign is one of the largest intelligence compromises in recent U.S. history. Cyberdefense and intelligence officials have already issued guidance recommending companies increase their security measures. So far, officials have not been able to remove the Chinese government hackers from telecommunications companies. China has denied the allegations, according to CNN. U.S. officials have not publicly named companies impacted by the hack campaign but one official told NBC News that AT&T, Verizon and Lumen Technologies have been hacked. One official said the hackers stole metadata information from people’s cellphones. That information can show when, where and with who a person communicates. It is unclear how many people’s phones have had their metadata stolen but officials indicated it was a large group of people – though not every cellphone in the U.S. Senator Mark Warner, Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said on Thursday that the hacking campaign had reached the deepest parts of the U.S. telecommunications system which could allow hackers to listen to telephone conversation or read text messages. “This is a deeply concerning development for our national security,” Warner wrote on X. FBI officials have recommended people looking to protect their phone communications should use end-to-end encrypted systems like WhatsApp or Signal to text or call. They also recommended implementing multi-factor authentication for social media, email and more.

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Texas' abortion pill lawsuit against New York doctor marks new challenge to interstate telemedicine Texas has sued a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a Texas woman via telemedicine. It appears to be the first challenge in the U.S. to a state shield law that's intended to protect prescribers in Democratic-controlled states from being punished by states with abortion bans. Prescriptions like these, made online and over the phone, are a key reason that the number of abortions has increased across the U.S. even after state bans started taking effect. Most abortions in the U.S. involve pills rather than procedures. Anti-abortion groups are increasingly focusing on the rise of pills. Syrians cheer end of 50 years of Assad rule at first Friday prayers since government fell DAMASCUS (AP) — Exuberant Syrians observed the first Friday prayers since the ouster of President Bashar Assad, gathering in the capital’s historic main mosque, its largest square and around the country to celebrate the end of half a century of authoritarian rule. The newly installed interim prime minister delivered the sermon at the Umayyad Mosque, declaring that a new era of “freedom, dignity and justice” was dawning for Syria. The gatherings illustrated the dramatic changes that have swept over Syria less than a week after insurgents marched into Damascus and toppled Assad. Amid the jubilation, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with allies around the region and called for an “inclusive and non-sectarian” interim government. US military flies American released from Syrian prison to Jordan, officials say WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has brought an American who was imprisoned in Syria for seven months out of the country. That's according to two U.S. officials, who said Friday that Travis Timmerman has been flown to Jordan on a U.S. military helicopter. The 29-year-old Timmerman told The Associated Press earlier Friday he had gone to Syria on a Christian pilgrimage and was not ill-treated while in a notorious detention facility operated by Syrian intelligence. He said he was freed by “the liberators who came into the prison and knocked the door down (of his cell) with a hammer.” New Jersey governor wants more federal resources for probe into drone sightings TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has asked the Biden administration to put more resources into the ongoing investigation of mysterious drone sightings being reported in the state and other parts of the region. Murphy, a Democrat, made the request in a letter Thursday, noting that state and local law enforcement remain “hamstrung” by existing laws and policies in their efforts to successfully counteract any nefarious drone activity. Murphy and other officials say there is no evidence that the drones pose a national security or a public safety threat. A state lawmaker says up to 180 aircraft have been reported to authorities since Nov. 18. Nancy Pelosi hospitalized after she 'sustained an injury' from fall on official trip to Luxembourg WASHINGTON (AP) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been hospitalized after she “sustained an injury” during an official engagement in Luxembourg, according to a spokesman. Pelosi is 84. She was in Europe to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. Her spokesman, Ian Krager, did not describe the nature of her injury or give any additional details, but a person familiar with the incident said that Pelosi tripped and fell while at an event with the other members of Congress. The person requested anonymity to discuss the fall because they were not authorized to speak about it publicly. Russia targets Ukrainian infrastructure with a massive attack by cruise missiles and drones KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has launched a massive aerial attack against Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia fired 93 cruise and ballistic missiles and almost 200 drones in Friday's bombardments. He says it is one of the heaviest bombardments of the country’s energy sector since Russia’s full-scale invasion almost three years ago. He says Ukrainian defenses shot down 81 missiles, including 11 cruise missiles that were intercepted by F-16 warplanes provided by Western allies earlier this year. Zelenskyy renewed his plea for international unity against Russian President Vladimir Putin. But uncertainty surrounds how the war might unfold next year. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to end the war and has thrown into doubt whether vital U.S. military support for Kyiv will continue. Trump’s lawyers rebuff DA's idea for upholding his hush money conviction, calling it 'absurd' NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers are again urging a judge to throw out his hush money conviction. In a court filing Friday, they balked at the prosecution’s “absurd” idea for preserving the verdict by treating the case the way some courts do when a defendant dies before sentencing. The Manhattan district attorney’s office is asking Judge Juan M. Merchan to “pretend as if one of the assassination attempts against President Trump had been successful,” Trump’s lawyers wrote in a blistering 23-page response. In court papers made public Tuesday, District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office proposed an array of options for keeping the historic conviction on the books after Trump’s lawyers filed paperwork earlier this month asking for the case to be dismissed. Some in seafood industry see Trump as fishermen's friend, but tariffs could make for pricier fish PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump is likely to bring big changes to seafood, one of the oldest sectors of the U.S. economy. Some in the industry believe the returning president will be more responsive to its needs. Economic analysts paint a more complicated picture, as they fear Trump’s pending trade hostilities with major trading partners Canada and China could make an already pricy kind of protein more expensive. Conservationists also fear Trump’s emphasis on deregulation could jeopardize fish stocks already in peril. But many in the commercial fishing and seafood processing industries said they expect Trump to allow fishing in protected areas and crack down on offshore wind expansion. OpenAI's legal battle with Elon Musk reveals internal turmoil over avoiding AI 'dictatorship' A 7-year-old rivalry between tech leaders Elon Musk and Sam Altman over who should run OpenAI and best avoid an artificial intelligence ‘dictatorship’ is now heading to a federal judge as Musk seeks to halt the ChatGPT maker’s ongoing conversion into a for-profit company. Musk, an early OpenAI investor and board member, sued the artificial intelligence company earlier this year. Musk has since escalated the dispute, adding new claims and asking for a court order that would stop OpenAI’s plans to convert itself into a for-profit business more fully. OpenAI is filing its response Friday. Paula Abdul settles lawsuit alleging sexual assault by 'American Idol' producer Nigel Lythgoe LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paula Abdul and former “American Idol” producer Nigel Lythgoe have agreed to settle a lawsuit in which she alleged he sexually assaulted her in the early 2000s when she was a judge on the show. Abdul filed a notice of settlement in a Los Angeles court Thursday. The lawsuit filed nearly a year ago had also accused Lythgoe of sexually assaulting Abdul after she left “American Idol” and became a judge on Lythgoe’s other show “So You Think You Can Dance.” Lythgoe said at the time that the allegations were “an appalling smear.” Both sides said in statements Friday that they were glad to put the case behind them.

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KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc. ( NYSE:KREF – Get Free Report ) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, December 12th, NASDAQ Dividends reports. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 31st will be given a dividend of 0.25 per share on Wednesday, January 15th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 9.73%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 31st. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has a dividend payout ratio of 89.3% meaning its dividend is currently covered by earnings, but may not be in the future if the company’s earnings fall. Equities research analysts expect KKR Real Estate Finance Trust to earn $1.19 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $1.00 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 84.0%. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Price Performance NYSE KREF opened at $10.28 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.75, a quick ratio of 277.63 and a current ratio of 277.63. The stock has a market cap of $715.21 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -34.27 and a beta of 0.98. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $11.40 and a 200 day simple moving average of $11.15. KKR Real Estate Finance Trust has a 52-week low of $8.71 and a 52-week high of $13.65. Analyst Ratings Changes Several research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Raymond James reduced their price objective on KKR Real Estate Finance Trust from $14.00 to $13.50 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 23rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust from $12.00 to $11.50 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, December 9th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on shares of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust from $13.00 to $14.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, September 20th. JMP Securities lifted their price target on shares of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust from $12.50 to $13.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 30th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods raised shares of KKR Real Estate Finance Trust from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $11.50 to $13.00 in a research report on Thursday, September 5th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust presently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $12.75. View Our Latest Analysis on KREF About KKR Real Estate Finance Trust ( Get Free Report ) KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Inc, a mortgage real estate investment trust, focuses primarily on originating and acquiring transitional senior loans secured by commercial real estate (CRE) assets. It engages in the origination and purchase of credit investments related to CRE, including leveraged and unleveraged commercial real estate loans. Further Reading Receive News & Ratings for KKR Real Estate Finance Trust Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for KKR Real Estate Finance Trust and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .

Jimmy Carter And Rosalynn Carter: A Look At Their Relationship TimelineArabella Advisors Acquires New Assets to Expand Technology-Driven Fiscal Sponsorship SolutionsGREENSBORO — When former President Jimmy Carter announced he had cancer in 2015, Kari Baumann was among people from around the country to flock to Carter's Sunday school class at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia. “He had on a coat and a bolo tie and slacks,” said Baumann, who was a member of Greensboro's College Park Baptist Church at the time and is now pastor to children and families there. “He taught about forgiveness.” The class was held in the church's sanctuary, which was overflowing, and Carter took pictures after regular services were over with anyone who asked. Baumann had already read all his books. “I think that mostly what I walked away with was the humility of someone who had such an impact on our nation,” Baumann said in February of 2023. Kari Baumann of Greensboro with Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter at their Plains, Ga. church. Baumann said she was most impressed by the former president's humility. The country's 39th president, who had been a preacher at heart, died Sunday at the age of 100. North Carolinians who had brushes with the world leader who lived out his life post-presidency through his faith and public service shared those memories earlier this year after Carter decided to transition to hospice care. People are also reading... "He was one of the only people I've met who had enough and knew it, so he and Rosalynn could wake up every day and focus on doing the next right thing," said Gary Gunderson, who oversees spiritual-care services at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist in Winston-Salem. Gunderson, who worked for Carter to start the Interfaith Health Program in 1994 that collaborated with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization to partner with faith communities on health issues, said Carter was a "practical visionary" with a sense of moral urgency. "Where others would think of months, he'd ask, "Why not 4 p.m.?" Gunderson said. The oldest living American president until his death, Carter visited the Triad numerous times during his 1976 presidential campaign and later, including a 1989 trip to Elon University on its centennial, where he met members of the campus Habitat for Humanity chapter. He had earlier partnered with the national Habitat group to build and promote affordable housing. "We all thought, and I think it's true, that he only came because we had a Habitat chapter," joked John Barnhill, one of the founding members of the chapter. Former President Jimmy Carter talks to the media during a press conference at Elon College's Fine Arts Building before he spoke at convocation ceremonies at the campus on April 25, 1989. Barnhill remembers watching Carter getting out of his motorcade at a house the group had been refurbishing. "He took off his suit jacket and rolled up his sleeves and wanted to meet every person," Barnhill said. "I remember him reaching up to Brinkley (then a young boy on someone's shoulder), saying, 'Hey, I'm Jimmy.' He was as gracious as he could be." Barnhill was president of the chapter that year, and in a playful moment one of the other members stepped forward and said, "Mr. President, I'd like to introduce you to Jimmy Carter." Barnhill stepped in front of Carter. "And he's standing there with this big smile," Barnhill said of Carter, who got the joke. "It was one of those magical moments that stay with you." Carter did not take part in any Greensboro or Winston-Salem Habitat builds over the years, but he helped expand the ability of Habitat families to have homes of their own. "We have certainly benefited from his involvement and the increased visibility he brought to the organization," said Christine Byrd of neighboring Habitat Humanity of Greater Greensboro. "He will be greatly missed." As a presidential candidate, Carter saw small towns and burgeoning cities like those in the heart of North Carolina as the route to the Democratic nomination. And those who showed up at his rallies saw a genuineness that would earn him votes. The future president’s visit to Hickory while a candidate included a stop in Morganton where he burst into fluent Spanish to the surprise of a Morganton crowd and accepted a basket of peanuts from a Girl Scout "that are about as good as the ones I grow," according to the Hickory Record's reporting from the time. He then went to Hickory where he addressed a crowd at Lenoir-Rhyne University — then known as Lenoir-Rhyne College — estimated at 1,600 people. Another Hickory resident, Doug Auer, also noted the significance of having a candidate from the South. During the 1976 election cycle, Auer was at two events with Carter in his role as a member of the Democratic Party committee of Tompkins County in upstate New York. Auer said people who lived in the Northeast were arrogant about the South. They did not think much about the South, and their perceptions were shaped by television shows such as "Hee Haw," he said. Carter helped to challenge some of those preconceptions, Auer said. Former News & Record reporter Jim Schlosser was assigned to follow Carter several times as a candidate and as president. “He always had that big smile and everywhere he went in High Point, people seemed to like him,” Schlosser remembered of a 1976 campaign visit to that city. “You had the feeling that he was going to win, and he did.” Schlosser also got a closer view than most of the president during the Democratic National Convention and while being on the other side of a closed-door meeting between the president and North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt at the White House. “Everyone used to call him a peanut farmer (as a slight), but he was very educated,” Schlosser said. Yet he wasn't above being a peanut farmer, Gunderson said. "He was a nuclear scientist, governor and president, but also a deacon who was not above mowing the lawn of his church, " Gunderson said. As president, Carter was said to be shocked by the 1979 Klan-Nazi shootings in Greensboro and ordered an investigation into the deaths of five demonstrators shot and killed by members of the Ku Klux Klan and American Nazi Party. It was a story Schlosser also covered. "The resurgence of the Klan, not only in the South but other parts of the country, is a matter of concern to this president and this administration," White House press secretary Jody Powell said at a new conference days later. President Jimmy Carter shakes hands with the crowd after delivering an address at Wait Chapel at Wake Forest University concerning the Soviet threat, March 17, 1978. To the right of Carter is Fifth District Congressman Steve Neal. In one of his visits to Winston-Salem in 1978 as president, Carter gave a speech at Wake Forest University on defense policy. During the speech, Carter warned Americans about the threat of the Soviet Union. On Oct. 9, 1980, Carter spoke at the Dixie Classic Fair. When he arrived, parents put their children on their shoulders so the kids could see the president. The Winston-Salem State University Band played. There were local and state Democratic politicians waiting for the president to arrive. When Carter showed up at Smith Reynolds Airport, he was with then-Winston-Salem Mayor Wayne Corpening and other high-ranking Democrats. Several hundred people crowded outside the fence at the airport to catch a glimpse of the president. An issue that meant a lot to local farmers was foreign tobacco that had been designated as scrap being sold in the United States cheaper than the price the farmers got for their crop. Carter told the crowd he would order the U.S. Department of Agriculture to look into the matter and close the loophole that allowed the price difference. He later attended a $500 a couple fundraiser at Tanglewood Park Manor House where he told 600 people from across North Carolina that the upcoming election against Ronald Reagan “could be more important than how much money you make next year, or where your child goes to college. It could be more important than the quality of the automobile you buy or where you live in a neighborhood. ...” Carter left immediately after speaking and went to Smith Reynolds to fly to Tallahassee, Florida. The last time Carter visited Winston-Salem was April 25, 2009, for a regional meeting of the New Baptist Covenant, of which he was the co-chairman. He delivered a sermon during a worship service at Wait Chapel on the Wake Forest campus. While Baptists were dealing with divisive cultural issues, Carter delivered a message about the importance of Christians in general and Baptists in particular setting aside their differences to focus on the part of Christianity that matters. "In Jesus Christ, you are all children of God," Carter said. He was thoughtful as president and as a person of his faith, said Michael Usey of College Park, who met Carter when he was a student at Emory University and participated on Habitat projects that the former president visited. He respects that Carter "tried to do all the good" that he could with all the power that he had, he said. "A president cannot always turn the other cheek," Usey said, but "part of peacemaking is validating the legitimate concerns of the enemy." Usey also recalls the time when, as book editor for "Baptist Today," he wrote to Carter asking him to name his favorite book. "He told me it was, "Let Us Now Praise Famous Men," Usey said of the book about the lives of impoverished tenant farmers. "I've just always admired him." Baumann likened Carter's work to a saying she had picked up from what the late author and pastor Eugene Peterson called "a long obedience in the same direction." “He would never say that he did everything perfectly, but he tried to show up and be faithful to who he believed God was,” Baumann said. “That’s what I think of every time I think of Jimmy Carter.” Bill Leonard, the founding dean of the Wake Forest University Divinity School, recalls Carter going on Bill Maher's "Real Time with Bill Maher" talk show to discuss a book he had written focusing on women and faith. "Maher started in on him and said something like, 'Well, you’ve written this book about women and Christianity, but the church has not always treated women very well,'" recalled Leonard, who was watching it on television. "Carter said something like, 'Yes, the church has not always treated women right, but Jesus did.' Maher, who makes no secret of his disdain of religion, had to change the subject." The Sunday school teacher was always prepared, Leonard said. "I always like to joke that he couldn’t deal with Jimmy Carter and Jesus that night," said Leonard, who also spent time with Carter at The Carter Center in Georgia and on the Wake Forest campus. Although Gunderson thinks Carter would have loved to have more years to do more work, he isn't surprised that Carter chose to forgo additional medical care for end-of-life care. "His decision to choose hospice care is consistent with the rest of his life — practical, wise and selfless," Gunderson said. "His choice will result in many thousands of others making this good decision in the same manner." Gunderson was speaking right after Carter made that decision in February of 2023. He died more than 22 months later, and about 13 months after the death of his beloved wife Rosalynn. "Teaching till the very end of his life with his life," Gunderson said. 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Department of Hospitality, Hotel Management and Tourism experts share their expertise on building a more resilient tourism industry December 4, 2024 - by Paul Schattenberg Tourism driven solely by economic considerations can sometimes overlook long-term sustainability, which is why sustainable and regenerative tourism is becoming increasingly essential. Sustainable tourism seeks to balance economic, environmental and social impacts to benefit both the traveler and host community. Because of this more holistic approach, sustainable or regenerative tourism has become a hot topic for both the hospitality industry and academia alike. “As we look to the future of tourism, it is clear we need to develop a model focused on balancing economics with long-term sustainability to offer destinations a long-term path for community development and resource preservation and restoration,” said Brian King, Ph.D., head of the Department of Hospitality, Hotel Management and Tourism in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. King said sustainable and regenerative tourism offers a more forward-thinking approach — one that prioritizes not just economic gain but also the preservation and restoration of resources and as the empowerment of local communities. “This approach ensures that tourism can continue to thrive without compromising the very things that make destinations worth visiting,” he said. King explained that this understanding of sustainability is increasingly important for the department’s students as they prepare to become the next generation of leaders. They will need to balance the often-competing demands of delivering memorable travel experiences with the responsibility of preserving the very environments and cultures that make those experiences possible. To improve its scholarly efforts on sustainable tourism, the department hired Connor Clark, Ph.D., in 2023 to share his expertise on resilient and thriving communities as well as international hospitality and tourism. Clark explores destination development Clark has devoted much of his career to researching and spreading the word about the many advantages of sustainable or regenerative tourism. His travel and cross-cultural exchange during college study abroad trips were transformative experiences that led him to develop a deeper understanding of hospitality, as well as cultural and agricultural tourism. These experiences set the stage for a career dedicated to sustainable tourism. Much of Clark’s research on sustainable tourism has focused on Latin America, where he has explored what kind of natural and cultural resources give tourism destinations a competitive advantage over others. His fieldwork and research through visits to places like Refúgio Ecológico Caiman in the southern Pantanal of Brazil as well as several cities in the province of Corrientes, Argentina, have helped him understand the delicate balance between resource management, community resilience and tourism development. “My research has evolved to focus on sustainable destination development, especially in rural areas,” he said. “This research focus considers different aspects of tourism development and regenerative tourism, such as managing natural and cultural resources, community resilience and building the capacity of local business owners and other stakeholders.” Bridging global and local challenges in sustainable tourism Clark’s international research also highlights some striking similarities in the sustainability challenges destinations face in both Latin America and Texas, particularly in rural and border communities. “For instance, Big Bend National Park –100 miles from the nearest interstate — is hard to visit for most people due to the distance,” he said. “This same accessibility challenge is present in the Brazilian Pantanal, where tourists must pay a substantial amount of money to travel there from the nearest major airport.” Another similar challenge is inadequate training and resources for local communities to host and engage tourists effectively. “Like some rural areas in Latin America, small rural and border towns in Texas need to work on their welcoming image and ensure their residents are equipped to deliver quality service in hospitality sectors like hotels, restaurants, parks, attractions and other locations that support tourism,” he said. Moreover, he explained how rural communities that heavily depend on the land and its resources for their livelihood face the delicate task of ensuring tourism does not exacerbate other challenges. “To sustain tourism in the long term, it is necessary for those nature-based destinations to maintain and, if necessary, revitalize their landscape to give visitors more opportunities to interact with nature and wildlife,” Clark said. Agritourism: A major opportunity for Texas Looking toward the future, Clark said he sees agritourism as a major opportunity to promote sustainable tourism and hospitality in Texas. “While hunting tourism is already well-established in the state, Texas has an opportunity for a lot of growth in ‘non-consumptive’ types of tourism well suited for the Texas landscapes,” he said. “Activities like hiking, birding, wildlife viewing and horseback riding align perfectly with the resources many Texas ranches already offer. People are hungry to connect with nature and more traditional types of living, and agritourism is a fantastic way to satisfy this hunger.” Clark said that not only do Texas ranches and farms have much to gain from sustainable tourism, but neighboring communities and their shops, restaurants, cafes and hotels also stand to benefit. “My sincere hope is that my research can contribute to the sustainability of rural landscapes and communities,” Clark said. “By better understanding how we can protect our resources and utilize them for sustainable tourism, we can create resilient communities in a drastically changing world.”Brock Bowers of the Las Vegas Raiders moved past Pro Football Hall of Famer Mike Ditka on Sunday to set the NFL record for most receiving yards by a tight end in his rookie season and also set the record for most receptions by a rookie, regardless of position. Bowers has 108 receptions to top the mark set last season by Puka Nacua (105) of the Los Angeles Rams. Bowers' yardage stands at 1,144 after having seven receptions for 77 yards in a 25-10 road victory over the New Orleans Saints. Bowers also set a franchise receptions for catches in a season, surpassing Darren Waller (107 in 2020). "It's awesome," Bowers said of the records in a postgame interview on Fox. " You never know what to expect coming up to the next level. It's been everything and more." Bowers' third catch on Sunday -- a 13-yard grab late in the second quarter against the Saints -- pushed his season total to 1,087 yards. Ditka totaled 1,076 receiving yards in 14 games with the Chicago Bears in 1961. Bowers, 22, set the record for receptions by a rookie tight end earlier this season by eclipsing the total of 86 reeled in by Sam LaPorta of the Detroit Lions in 2023. Bowers was selected by the Raiders with the 13th overall pick of the 2024 NFL Draft. Despite all his catches, he has just four scoring receptions. While with Georgia, Bowers was the first back-to-back winner of the Mackey Award (2022, 2023), which is given to the top tight end in college football. --Field Level MediaNEW YORK , Dec. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Agriculture & Natural Solutions Acquisition Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company ("ANSC"), announced today that the Treasurer of Australia (the "Treasurer") on December 12, 2024 (Australian Eastern Daylight Time) confirmed that the Commonwealth Government of Australia has no objection to ANSC's previously announced proposed business combination with Australian Food & Agriculture Company Limited ("AFA") and the other parties to the Business Combination Agreement dated August 28, 2024 (the "Business Combination") (known colloquially as "FIRB Approval" as the Treasurer is advised on such matters by the Foreign Investment Review Board). FIRB Approval is one of the conditions to closing of the Business Combination. ABOUT AFA AFA is a large-scale, diversified agricultural business established by the late Colin Bell in 1993 with the acquisition of the historic 'Burrabogie' station. AFA now operates one of the largest agricultural portfolios in New South Wales, Australia consisting of three major freehold title land aggregations within the Deniliquin, Hay and Coonamble districts, which total approximately 550,000 acres, and a water portfolio of approximately 45,000 acre-feet. AFA's portfolio includes some of Australia's most iconic properties, including 'Boonoke', 'Burrabogie', 'Wanganella' and 'Wingadee'. The company has total livestock carrying capacity of approximately 247,000 dry sheep equivalent across its sheep wool and meat and cattle operations (excluding the Conargo feedlot). AFA also operates the historic Wanganella and Poll Boonoke merino sheep studs, amongst the most highly regarded studs in Australia . AFA's cropping operations are characterized by flexibility amongst crop types, geographies and seasons. Key crops include irrigated cotton, irrigated rice, wheat, barley, canola, corn, chick peas and faba beans. More recently, the company has developed the state-of-the-art Conargo feedlot with a licensed capacity of 12,000 standard cattle units. ABOUT ANSC ANSC was formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, amalgamation, share exchange, asset acquisition, share purchase, reorganization or similar business combination. ANSC represents a further expansion of its sponsors' 18-year franchise in low-carbon investments, having established industry leading, scaled companies with more than $6 billion of equity invested in renewables. FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS This document includes certain statements that may constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions. The words "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intends," "may," "might," "plan," "possible," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "would" and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, conditions, or results, and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other important factors, many of which are outside of ANSC, Agriculture & Natural Solutions Company Limited ACN 680 144 085 ("NewCo") or AFA's management's control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing ANSC's, AFA's or NewCo's views as of any subsequent date, and none of ANSC, AFA or NewCo undertakes any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws. None of NewCo, ANSC or AFA gives any assurance that any of NewCo, ANSC or AFA will achieve its expectations. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. As a result of a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties, NewCo's actual results or performance may be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Some factors that could cause actual results to differ include: (i) the ability of the parties to complete the Business Combination by ANSC's business combination deadline and the potential failure to obtain an extension of the business combination deadline if sought by ANSC; (ii) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the definitive agreements relating to the Business Combination; (iii) the outcome of any legal, regulatory or governmental proceedings that may be instituted against NewCo, ANSC or AFA or any investigation or inquiry following announcement of the Business Combination, including in connection with the Business Combination; (iv) the inability to complete the Business Combination due to the failure to obtain approval of ANSC's shareholders; (v) AFA's and NewCo's success in retaining or recruiting, or changes required in, their officers, key employees or directors following the Business Combination; (vi) the ability of the parties to obtain the listing of the ordinary shares in the capital of NewCo ("NewCo Ordinary Shares") and warrants to purchase NewCo Ordinary Shares on the New York Stock Exchange or another national securities exchange upon the closing of the Business Combination; (vii) the risk that the Business Combination disrupts current plans and operations of AFA as a result of the announcement and consummation of the transactions described herein; (viii) the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination; (ix) unexpected costs related to the Business Combination, which may be affected by, among other things, competition and the ability of AFA to grow and manage growth profitably, maintain relationships with customers and suppliers and retain its key employees; (x) the ability of the parties to consummate one or more private placements of securities of NewCo to be consummated in connection with the Business Combination (the "Private Placements") on the stated timeline; (xi) the use of proceeds from the Private Placements by the combined company; (xii) the risk that there will be insufficient cash raised through the Private Placements, or that the amount of redemptions by ANSC's public shareholders is greater than expected; (xiii) the management and board composition of NewCo following completion of the Business Combination; (xiv) limited liquidity and trading of NewCo's securities; (xv) geopolitical risk and changes in applicable laws or regulations, including legal or regulatory developments (including, without limitation, accounting considerations) which could result in the need for AFA to restate its historical financial statements and cause unforeseen delays in the timing of the Business Combination and negatively impact the trading price of NewCo's securities and the attractiveness of the Business Combination to investors; (xvi) the possibility that AFA may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; (xvii) operational risks; (xviii) the possibility that a pandemic or major disease disrupts AFA's business; (xix) litigation and regulatory enforcement risks, including the diversion of management time and attention and the additional costs and demands on AFA's resources; (xx) the risks that the consummation of the Business Combination is substantially delayed or does not occur including the risk that the transaction may not be completed by ANSC's business combination deadline and the potential failure to obtain extensions of the business combination deadline if sought by ANSC; and (xxi) other risks and uncertainties indicated from time to time in the proxy statement/prospectus relating to the Business Combination, including those under "Risk Factors" therein, and in ANSC's, AFA's and NewCo's other filings with the SEC. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. No Offer or Solicitation This communication relates to a proposed business combination between AFA and ANSC. This document shall not constitute a "solicitation" of a proxy, consent, or authorization, as defined in Section 14 of the Exchange Act, with respect to any securities or in respect of the Business Combination. This document also does not constitute an offer, or a solicitation of an offer, to buy, sell, or exchange any securities, investment or other specific product, or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any offer, sale or exchange of securities, investment or other specific product in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale or exchange would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities will be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom. Additional Information About the Business Combination and Where To Find It In connection with the Business Combination, ANSC, NewCo and AFA intend to file a registration statement on Form F-4 relating to the Business Combination (the "Registration Statement") with the SEC, which will include a proxy statement of ANSC in connection with ANSC's extraordinary general meeting of its shareholders (the "ANSC Shareholders' Meeting") and certain other related matters described in the Registration Statement. The Registration Statement, including the proxy statement/prospectus contained therein, will contain important information about the Business Combination and the other matters to be voted upon at the ANSC Shareholders' Meeting. This communication does not contain all the information that should be considered concerning the Business Combination and other matters and is not intended to provide the basis for any investment decision or any other decision in respect of such matters. ANSC, AFA and NewCo may also file other documents with the SEC regarding the Business Combination. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF ANSC AND OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS ARE URGED TO READ, WHEN AVAILABLE, THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, INCLUDING THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS INCLUDED THEREIN, ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO AND DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE, AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE BUSINESS COMBINATION CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY BECAUSE THESE DOCUMENTS WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT ANSC, NEWCO, AFA, AND THE BUSINESS COMBINATION. After the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC, ANSC will mail the definitive proxy statement/prospectus relating to the Business Combination to its shareholders as of the record date established for voting on the Business Combination. Shareholders will also be able to obtain copies of the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus, the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials in connection with the Business Combination without charge, once available, at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or by directing a request to: Agriculture & Natural Solutions Acquisition Corporation, 712 Fifth Avenue, 36 th Floor, New York, NY 10019. Participants in the Solicitation ANSC, NewCo, AFA and their respective directors and executive officers and related persons may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies from ANSC's shareholders in connection with the Business Combination. ANSC's shareholders and other interested persons may obtain, without charge, more detailed information regarding the directors and officers of ANSC and their direct or indirect interests therein in ANSC's Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 28, 2024 (File No. 001-41861), including, without limitation, "Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance", "Item 11. Executive Compensation", "Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters" and "Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence". Information regarding the persons who may, under SEC rules, be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies to ANSC's shareholders in connection with the Business Combination and other matters to be voted upon at the ANSC Shareholders' Meeting will be set forth in the proxy statement/prospectus for the Business Combination when available. You may obtain free copies of these documents as described above. Media Contact Daniel Yunger / Emma Cloyd Kekst CNC daniel.yunger@kekstcnc.com / emma.cloyd@kekstcnc.com View original content: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/agriculture--natural-solutions-acquisition-corporation-receives-firb-approval-in-connection-with-previously-announced-business-combination-302331743.html SOURCE Agriculture & Natural Solutions Acquisition Corporation

It's Spotify Wrapped Day! For those who don't know, Spotify Wrapped is practically Gay Christmas in the community. good morning gay people only, spotify wrapped is out Personally, I think we should get it off. Every year, Spotify has a way of subtly but obviously calling out the community for their music choices. every year spotify finds new and increasingly creative ways to call me gay pic.twitter.com/tF5WwAwdJK Last year, Spotify told us we all lived in Cambridge or Berkeley. this part was so silly so do all the gay people live in cambridge pic.twitter.com/qPNKmubHeP This year, all the gays are being told they are "Pink Pilates Princesses" in their monthly recaps. As this person said, "I think spotify wrapped just called me a slur." i think spotify wrapped just called me a slur pic.twitter.com/B2tRvuOaqu All over social media Pink Pilates Princesses are noticing this trend. Did he... you know... get called pink pilates princess in his Spotify wrapped? pic.twitter.com/zZyXZOQYM8 "What the hell, sure," this strut popper said. i guess I'm just another pink pilates princess strut pop listener pic.twitter.com/J7enVlzwTU "Just call me gay please," another PPP said. ‘pink pilates princess catwalk...’ just call me gay please pic.twitter.com/GxdU2XF44F As a fellow Pilates Princess I am relating to all of them. seeing everyone else that also got called a pink pilates princess on their spotify wrapped pic.twitter.com/Bn4tqnTPQX Here are my favorite tweets about the whole thing: Just seen one of my straight friends get pink pilates princess in their Spotify Wrapped pic.twitter.com/JsHGRPqAzZ Didn’t get Pink Pilates Princess on Spotify Wrapped... 🫨🫨 pic.twitter.com/7lDHRZ3Dkz pink pilates princess is spotify calling you gay in the same way your music city being berkeley was spotify calling you gay pic.twitter.com/5zs3bqXaI6 Me getting ready for Pink Pilates Princess Catwalk Pop Season pic.twitter.com/imW6ph50RM I want to be addressed as pink pilates princess from now on pic.twitter.com/GbQi0upn3q I’m not like a regular pink Pilates princess, I’m a strut pop pink Pilates princess pic.twitter.com/4XvHLsCvl6 The Pink Pilates Princess in question pic.twitter.com/n4OFNTDJqp this year’s berkeley being pink pilates princess whatever the fuck pic.twitter.com/wtBkau5BP2 I’m a disco dancing, Oscar Wilde reading, Streisand ticket holding, Pink Pilates Princess Catwalk pop listening friend of Dorothy. pic.twitter.com/hgU6nDAtGM And lastly: Spotify telling me I had a pink pilates princess strut pop season pic.twitter.com/MSfGHZs2Kz

Stock market today: Wall Street edges back from its records as bitcoin briefly pops above $100,000NEW YORK , Nov. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Humacyte, Inc. ("Humacyte" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: HUMA ). Such investors are advised to contact Danielle Peyton at [email protected] or 646-581-9980, (or 888.4-POMLAW), toll-free, Ext. 7980. Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased. The class action concerns whether Humacyte and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices. You have until January 17, 2025 , to ask the Court to appoint you as Lead Plaintiff for the class if you are a shareholder who purchased or otherwise acquired Humacyte securities during the Class Period. A copy of the Complaint can be obtained a t www.pomerantzlaw.com . [Click here for information about joining the class action] On August 9, 2024 , Humacyte issued a press release "announcing that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will require additional time to complete its review of its Biologic License Application (BLA) for the acellular tissue engineered vessel (ATEV) in the vascular trauma indication." The press release disclosed in part, that, "during the course of the BLA review, the FDA has conducted inspections of our manufacturing facilities and clinical sites and has actively engaged with us in multiple discussions regarding our BLA filing[.]" On this news, Humacyte's stock price fell $1.30 per share, or 16.43%, to close at $6.61 per share on August 12 , 2024. Then, on October 17, 2024 , the FDA released a Form 483 concerning Humacyte's Durham, North Carolina facility, which revealed a number of violations, including "no microbial quality assurance," "no microbial testing," and inadequate "quality oversight." On this news, Humacyte's stock price fell $0.95 per share, or 16.35%, to close at $4.86 per share on October 17, 2024 . Pomerantz LLP, with offices in New York , Chicago , Los Angeles , London , Paris , and Tel Aviv , is acknowledged as one of the premier firms in the areas of corporate, securities, and antitrust class litigation. Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz , known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions. Today, more than 85 years later, Pomerantz continues in the tradition he established, fighting for the rights of the victims of securities fraud , breaches of fiduciary duty, and corporate misconduct. The Firm has recovered billions of dollars in damages awards on behalf of class members. See www.pomlaw.com . Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee similar outcomes. CONTACT: Danielle Peyton Pomerantz LLP [email protected] 646-581-9980 ext. 7980 SOURCE Pomerantz LLPECU CB Shavon Revel Jr. declares for NFL draft

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