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ATLANTA & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 26, 2024-- Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading global provider of technology and data, announced today that Jeffrey C. Sprecher, Chair and CEO, will present at the Goldman Sachs Financial Services Conference. The presentation will take place on Tuesday, December 10 at 1:00 p.m. ET. The presentation will be available live and in replay via webcast and can be accessed in the investor relations and media section of ICE’s website at http://ir.theice.com . About Intercontinental Exchange Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE) is a Fortune 500 company that designs, builds, and operates digital networks that connect people to opportunity. We provide financial technology and data services across major asset classes helping our customers access mission-critical workflow tools that increase transparency and efficiency. ICE’s futures, equity, and options exchanges -- including the New York Stock Exchange -- and clearing houses help people invest, raise capital and manage risk. We offer some of the world’s largest markets to trade and clear energy and environmental products. Our fixed income, data services and execution capabilities provide information, analytics and platforms that help our customers streamline processes and capitalize on opportunities. At ICE Mortgage Technology , we are transforming U.S. housing finance, from initial consumer engagement through loan production, closing, registration and the long-term servicing relationship. Together, ICE transforms, streamlines, and automates industries to connect our customers to opportunity. Trademarks of ICE and/or its affiliates include Intercontinental Exchange, ICE, ICE block design, NYSE and New York Stock Exchange. Information regarding additional trademarks and intellectual property rights of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. and/or its affiliates is located here . Key Information Documents for certain products covered by the EU Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products Regulation can be accessed on the relevant exchange website under the heading “Key Information Documents (KIDS).” Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 -- Statements in this press release regarding ICE's business that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of additional risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see ICE's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, including, but not limited to, the risk factors in ICE's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, as filed with the SEC on February 8, 2024. Category: Corporate SOURCE: Intercontinental Exchange ICE-CORP View source version on businesswire.com : https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241126649475/en/ CONTACT: ICE Investor Relations Contact: Katia Gonzalez +1 678 981 3882 katia.gonzalez@ice.cominvestors @ice.comICE Media Contact: Damon Leavell +1 212 323 8587 damon.leavell@ice.commedia @ice.com KEYWORD: UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA NEW YORK GEORGIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: NETWORKS DATA ANALYTICS FINANCE BANKING DATA MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TECHNOLOGY FINTECH SOURCE: Intercontinental Exchange Copyright Business Wire 2024. PUB: 11/26/2024 04:30 PM/DISC: 11/26/2024 04:31 PM http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241126649475/enBlend Labs to Participate in Wells Fargo TMT Summit
Jimmy Carter, the United States’ longest-lived president, was never afraid of speaking his mind. Forthright and fearless, the Nobel Prize winner took pot-shots at former prime minister Tony Blair and ex-US president George W Bush among others. His death came after repeated bouts of illness in which images of the increasingly frail former president failed to erase memories of his fierce spirit. Democrat James Earl “Jimmy” Carter Jr swept to power in 1977 with his Trust Me campaign helping to beat Republican president Gerald Ford. Serving as 39th US president from 1977 to 1981, he sought to make government “competent and compassionate” but was ousted by the unstoppable Hollywood appeal of a certain Ronald Reagan. A skilled sportsman, Mr Carter left his home of Plains, Georgia, to join the US Navy, returning later to run his family’s peanut business. A stint in the Georgia senate lit the touchpaper on his political career and he rose to the top of the Democratic movement. But he will also be remembered for a bizarre encounter with a deeply disgruntled opponent. The president was enjoying a relaxing fishing trip near his home town in 1979 when his craft was attacked by a furious swamp rabbit which reportedly swam up to the boat hissing wildly. The press had a field day, with one paper bearing the headline President Attacked By Rabbit. Away from encounters with belligerent bunnies, Mr Carter’s willingness to address politically uncomfortable topics did not diminish with age. He recently said that he would be willing to travel to North Korea for peace talks on behalf of US President Donald Trump. He also famously mounted a ferocious and personal attack on Tony Blair over the Iraq war, weeks before the prime minister left office in June 2007. Mr Carter, who had already denounced George W Bush’s presidency as “the worst in history”, used an interview on BBC radio to condemn Mr Blair for his tight relations with Mr Bush, particularly concerning the Iraq War. Asked how he would characterise Mr Blair’s relationship with Mr Bush, Mr Carter replied: “Abominable. Loyal, blind, apparently subservient. “I think that the almost undeviating support by Great Britain for the ill-advised policies of President Bush in Iraq have been a major tragedy for the world.” Mr Carter was also voluble over the Rhodesia crisis, which was about to end during his presidency. His support for Robert Mugabe at the time generated widespread criticism. He was said to have ignored the warnings of many prominent Zimbabweans, black and white, about what sort of leader Mugabe would be. This was seen by Mr Carter’s critics as “deserving a prominent place among the outrages of the Carter years”. Mr Carter has since said he and his administration had spent more effort and worry on Rhodesia than on the Middle East. He admitted he had supported two revolutionaries in Mugabe and Joshua Nkomo, and with hindsight said later that Mugabe had been “a good leader gone bad”, having at first been “a very enlightened president”. One US commentator wrote: “History will not look kindly on those in the West who insisted on bringing the avowed Marxist Mugabe into the government. “In particular, the Jimmy Carter foreign policy... bears some responsibility for the fate of a small African country with scant connection to American national interests.” In recent years Mr Carter developed a reputation as an international peace negotiator. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 for his commitment to finding peaceful solutions to international conflicts, his work with human rights and democracy initiatives, and his promotion of economic and social programmes. Mr Carter was dispatched to North Korea in August 2008 to secure the release of US citizen Aijalon Mahli Gomes, who had been sentenced to eight years of hard labour after being found guilty of illegally entering North Korea. He successfully secured the release of Mr Gomes. In 2010 he returned to the White House to greet President Barack Obama and discuss international affairs amid rising tensions on the Korean peninsula. Proving politics runs in the family, in 2013 his grandson Jason, a state senator, announced his bid to become governor in Georgia, where his famous grandfather governed before becoming president. He eventually lost to incumbent Republican Nathan Deal. Fears that Mr Carter’s health was deteriorating were sparked in 2015 when he cut short an election observation visit in Guyana because he was “not feeling well”. It would have been Mr Carter’s 39th trip to personally observe an international election. Three months later, on August 12, he revealed he had cancer which had been diagnosed after he underwent surgery to remove a small mass in his liver. Mr Obama was among the well-wishers hoping for Mr Carter’s full recovery after it was confirmed the cancer had spread widely. Melanoma had been found in his brain and liver, and Mr Carter underwent immunotherapy and radiation therapy, before announcing in March the following year that he no longer needed any treatment. In 2017, Mr Carter was taken to hospital as a precaution, after he became dehydrated at a home-building project in Canada. He was admitted to hospital on multiple occasions in 2019 having had a series of falls, suffering a brain bleed and a broken pelvis, as well as a stint to be treated for a urinary tract infection. Mr Carter spent much of the coronavirus pandemic largely at his home in Georgia, and did not attend Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration in 2021, but extended his “best wishes”. Former first lady Rosalynn Carter, the closest adviser to Mr Carter during his term as US president, died in November 2023. She had been living with dementia and suffering many months of declining health. “Rosalynn was my equal partner in everything I ever accomplished,” Mr Carter said in a statement following her death. “She gave me wise guidance and encouragement when I needed it. As long as Rosalynn was in the world, I always knew somebody loved and supported me.”Commanders keep playing wild and wacky games. They've gotten better at winning themBrazilian congressional committee votes for bill to ban abortion
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As a leader in wireless technology, our engineers have designed and developed a wide range of innovations that are used in wireless products and networks, from the earliest digital cellular systems to 5G and today's most advanced Wi-Fi technologies. We are also a leader in video processing and video encoding/decoding technology, with a significant AI research effort that intersects with both wireless and video technologies. Founded in 1972, InterDigital is listed on Nasdaq. InterDigital is a registered trademark of InterDigital, Inc. For more information, visit: www.interdigital.com . InterDigital Contact: [email protected] +1 (302) 300-1857Republican Mayor Bill Wells of El Cajon is setting the stage for a resistance against the “resistance state,” pledging to help President-elect Donald Trump with his mass deportation campaign. The mayor of one of California’s most significant Middle Eastern communities , where nearly a third of residents are foreign born, Wells is weighing whether to order his police department to cooperate with the feds – potentially in violation of state law. His stance could set El Cajon up for a showdown with state and federal authorities over the enforcement of immigration laws. In a recent interview with inewsource , Wells said he’ll tell the feds, “I believe what you’re (the Trump administration) doing is right. Let me help you, but you gotta cover me. You’ve gotta give me a way that I don’t damage my city, damage my police department.” Wells made illegal immigration a focus of his most recent congressional campaign. After losing his bid, he’s taken his message to social media and other platforms, voicing support for Trump’s immigration agenda and attacking California’s “sanctuary” law, which limits how state and local authorities cooperate with the feds on immigration enforcement. Wells told inewsource he wants to “comply with the law every way that I possibly can” and says he’s looking into what police can do legally to help the feds under SB 54. He doesn’t want his city or police department to face consequences, but if the federal government asks for his help, he may be willing to violate the law, he said. Meanwhile, state and federal officials are already weighing in with their own threats. Tom Homan, Trump’s incoming “border czar,” has threatened to cut federal funding to states with sanctuary policies if they don’t cooperate. California Attorney General Rob Bonta warned his office would “step in” if law enforcement agencies violate SB 54, though he didn’t specify what exactly his office would do. On X this week , Bonta asked the public to report to his office anyone believed to be illegally assisting immigration authorities. “California (Department of Justice) is here to protect immigrants’ safety, freedom and rights,” Bonta said. SB 54, passed by the state’s Democratic majority during Trump’s first term, generally prevents state and local law enforcement from using resources and personnel for immigration enforcement. But the law has some exceptions when it concerns immigrants without legal status who have been convicted of serious or violent crimes. The law has faced several legal challenges, including from the previous Trump administration, but none have succeeded. The mayor’s public attacks on SB 54 are ramping up. In recent days, Wells has appeared on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends,” Fox 5 San Diego and twice on One America News to denounce the law. Breitbart covered his TV appearances. He was interviewed on the topic by Nick Shirley, a social media influencer with 80,000 followers on Instagram. Most of Wells’ recent social media posts have been dedicated to attacking SB 54. “Sanctuary City Policies Are Stupid and Dangerous!” he said last month on X. “We refuse to let criminals roam free in our communities because of Gavin Newsom’s radical grandstanding. Sanctuary policies are a direct threat to public safety, and in El Cajon, we’re taking a stand.” Wells has repeatedly claimed that “California is threatening” police officers with criminal charges and loss of their pensions for cooperating with immigration authorities, and that officers could be liable in civil court. But Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office said SB 54 does not make officers who violate the law liable in criminal or civil court. Bonta responded to Wells’ claims on X, calling them “false and dangerous.” “The California Values Act in no way prevents law enforcement from doing their job—fighting crime and protecting communities,” he said. El Cajon’s incoming police chief, Jeremiah Larson, said after reviewing the topic with city staff, “we do not believe California is threatening felony charges for violations of SB 54.” Larson said the department has adhered to SB 54, and that its mission remains the same. “Someone who commits a crime in El Cajon will be arrested and held accountable under the law. Similarly, if someone is a victim of a crime in El Cajon, we are committed to providing them with the highest level of service and support, regardless of their immigration status,” Larson said in an emailed statement through a spokesperson. Contrary to Wells’ claims, SB 54 allows law enforcement to cooperate with immigration authorities when laws other than immigration rules have been broken. It does not stop police from investigating, arresting or detaining immigrants, or anyone, suspected of committing a crime – as long as it’s a crime other than a violation of immigration law, according to the attorney general’s office. The law also allows for joint task forces to investigate crimes such as drug trafficking, and El Cajon police participated in three such task forces in 2023. The law does restrict how sheriffs respond to certain requests from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. Sheriffs cannot hold detainees past their release date for ICE. They also cannot share information about detainees’ release dates, or transfer them to ICE, except detainees with serious or violent felony convictions. Critics say the law makes it harder for the feds to deport those with criminal records and makes communities less safe. Proponents say it encourages immigrants who would otherwise avoid police for fear of deportation to report crimes and cooperate in investigations. They also say it appropriately puts immigration enforcement solely into the hands of immigration authorities. We have launched our year-end campaign. Our goal: Raise $50,000 by Dec. 31. Help us get there. Times of San Diego is devoted to producing timely, comprehensive news about San Diego County. Your donation helps keep our work free-to-read, funds reporters who cover local issues and allows us to write stories that hold public officials accountable. Join the growing list of donors investing in our community's long-term future. But the feds likely can’t carry out Trump’s deportation plans with current capacity and could end up needing help from local police . The Trump administration has suggested it would deport 1 million people a year in office , almost three times the 1.5 million he deported in his first four years. Nationally, public opinion surveys say he should have some support. An Ipsos poll from September found that slightly more than half of Americans support mass deportations. Another survey by Data For Progress found a majority of respondents supported deportations only for immigrants who recently crossed the border illegally and those with criminal records. In California, some communities are working to resist Trump’s plans by shoring up protections for immigrants. The Los Angeles City Council voted last month to make the city a sanctuary community. Gov. Gavin Newsom called a special session to “Trump-proof” the state’s progressive policies, including those protecting immigrants. Ira Mehlman, media director with the Federation of American Immigration Reform, which advocates for stricter immigration enforcement, criticized those moves from Democratic leaders, saying they misread what state voters want. Mehlman said California’s rightward shift on the ballot this November – and voters’ approval of a ballot measure to heighten penalties for shoplifting, among other crimes – means the public doesn’t support efforts to protect immigrants living in the U.S. unlawfully. Wells said his constituents in El Cajon support his plan to aid in Trump’s deportation campaign. Though a majority of voters in San Diego County and California voted for the Democratic presidential candidate, Wells said “the country was very clear on this issue.” And so, he said, he’ll follow their lead: “I’m prepared to do whatever the federal government asks me to do and so I’ll be cooperative with them everywhere I can.” He’s not alone. Republican governors in Texas, Utah and Florida have also pledged support for the president-elect’s deportation plans. Since Wells announced his bid for Congress in 2023 – he ran twice before unsuccessfully – illegal immigration and the border has been a prominent talking point on his social media platforms. His rhetoric at times has warned of grave danger . Wells said in his campaign that many immigrants in the country are violent criminals and warned that if something doesn’t change, “a lot of us are going to lose our lives.” Asked for specific examples of crimes impacting El Cajon, he said he’d have to get back to inewsource . Wells did say that migrants have strained El Cajon resources. El Cajon was one of several communities in the county where migrants were dropped off by immigration authorities after being processed at the height of record migrant crossings in recent years. Wells’ public campaign against SB 54 will likely have company in the form of new legal challenges, according to Amada Armenta, director of the UC Los Angeles Latino Policy and Politics Institute. “But I also expect that these policies will stand up,” Armenta said. Read the rest of the article on inewsource.org. Get Our Free Daily Email Newsletter Get the latest local and California news from Times of San Diego delivered to your inbox at 8 a.m. daily. Sign up for our free email newsletter and be fully informed of the most important developments.
Liverpool remain the only team with a 100 per cent record in the Champions League after five rounds, but Inter and Atalanta are very close to securing qualification while Milan leapfrog Juventus. The new format was introduced this season where all the results The top eight will go directly into the Round of 16, while the teams from ninth to 24 will face each other in a play-off stage. As for the sides in the bottom sector, they are simply eliminated from Europe at the end of this phase. Liverpool beat Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid 2-0 this evening and are on 15 points, so effectively already guaranteed at the very least a play-off spot. Inter are in second place on 13 points and one more victory would Atalanta aren’t far behind in Milan have now leapfrogged Juventus in the standings on nine points, Bologna are to all intents and purposes doomed to an early exit, in five Champions League games. The biggest surprises are Real Madrid on six points and Paris Saint-Germain with just four, on the verge of elimination in January. There are another three games to be played in this Champions League phase.
EFCC confirms Yahaya Bello’s detention ahead arraignment on alleged N110bn fraudIt's not quite the smallest SUV that the brand offers — that honor goes to the UX — but the Lexus NX is the second smallest in the range. It's a more affordable, slightly less roomy alternative to the bestselling RX , and has been offered by Lexus for around a decade now. It should feel very familiar to owners of other Lexus models, as the NX essentially offers a shrunk-down version of the interior features and exterior styling of the brand's larger crossover models. For buyers who don't need the added room of the RX, the NX might just be the sweet spot in the range, particularly since its lower trims can be found for attractive prices. However, higher trims can really start to get costly, so it's worth considering which features are most important to you before you head to a dealership. Whether you're looking to buy a new NX or an older model year, this quick roundup should give you an overview of what you need to know before you purchase. The NX is available for the 2025 model year with only minor changes from the outgoing car. Features like parking assist and power rear hatch are now available as standard, having previously been options for 2024. In addition, two USB Type-C ports have been added to the front console to enable faster charging for small devices like smartphones. Some older models only featured USB-A ports, which meant that many modern smartphones required an adapter to use. Also new for 2025 is the Copper Crest exterior paint color and Macadamia interior color, although Lexus rather unhelpfully doesn't include any images of either new color option in its press material for the model. Luckily, the Copper Crest finish has been offered on the larger RX for several years now, and it was the shade that SlashGear's RX 500H F Sport Performance review car arrived in. Tap the link above for a preview of what that divisive new color option looks like. All of the car's powertrain options are carried over from the previous model year, and the exterior styling hasn't seen any changes since the second generation NX debuted for 2022. Its interior design and tech also hasn't seen any significant updates since then. The 2025 NX is slightly pricier than previous model years, with the base-spec NX 250 trim starting at $41,765 including destination fees. Opting for the all-wheel drive variant increases that figure to $43,590, and moving up to the Premium trim brings it to $45,515. From there, the next step up in the range is the NX 350 AWD, at $45,750, with the price further increasing through higher trims up to the not-so-catchily titled NX 350 AWD F Sport Handling, which costs $50,360. All of the aforementioned trims are either solely gas-powered, but the NX also offers a range of hybrid variants. The cheapest is the NX 350h, which starts at $46,300, then the NX 350h Premium and NX 350h Luxury, which cost $48,225 and $52,365 respectively. The most potent powertrain on offer is the plug-in hybrid NX 450h+, which is available in a choice of two trims. The $62,415 NX 450h+ Luxury prioritizes plushness while the $63,505 NX 450h+ F Sport Handling claims to add a sportier feel — although, as discussed below, it's not all that successful at doing so. Lexus has been offering hybrid powertrains around two decades, with its first production hybrid being the 2005 RX 400h. The 2025 NX continues the brand's tradition of offering customers a mix of gas-only and hybrid power, with four different powertrains available. The base powertrain is a naturally aspirated 2.5L four-cylinder engine making 203 horsepower. It's relatively economical for its size, with an EPA-estimated efficiency rating of 28 mpg combined. A more potent gas engine is available for buyers of the NX 350, namely a turbocharged 2.4L four-cylinder engine making 275 horsepower and achieving a combined 24 mpg. The NX 350h adds a mild hybrid element into the mix, with a 2.5L four-cylinder engine and two electric motors. It's good for 240 combined horsepower and officially achieves 39 mpg combined. At the top of the range sits the NX 450h+, which boosts output to just north of the 300 horsepower mark and achieves 84 MPGe combined with a 37 mile all-electric range. Those figures are made possible thanks to a larger battery, electric motors, and a 2.5L four-cylinder engine. We took the NX 450h+ F Sport Handling for a spin in 2024, but weren't entirely sold on its value for money as the top of the NX range. Its 308 combined horsepower made the SUV the fastest NX variant on paper, although it never felt particularly sporty or sharp handling. That wouldn't usually be an issue — this is, after all, a luxury subcompact SUV built for grocery getting — except it's literally in the name of the car. Our reviewer found the all-electric range and general efficiency to be excellent, however, and often above Lexus' official estimates. At one point, they managed a highway stint of around 50 miles on all-electric power, far above the officially quoted 37 mile range. Overall mpg also hovered around 45 mpg, even without making full use of the battery. Inside, the car was also as well-equipped and luxurious as buyers would expect at the top-spec NX's price point. It did its job of being an upscale family runabout well through our test period, but buyers shouldn't expect the levels of driver enjoyment that its name implies. While the NX 450h+ F Sport Handling is the top-spec option that the NX has to offer for 2025, arguably the better value for money option is the NX 350h AWD . It's the cheaper of the two NX hybrid powertrains and, unlike the top-spec trim, doesn't come with a plug for external charging nor any significant all-electric range. However, its mild hybrid powertrain means that buyers don't have to make any compromises in order to receive the full benefit of its hybrid technology. It can simply be driven as usual, without the need to think about where best to plug it in, but it will still be notably more efficient than a traditional gas-only powertrain. The 350h is also available in three different trim levels — the regular 350h, the 350h Premium, and the 350h Luxury — and so buyers get some flexibility over whether they'd like to prioritize a lower price or extra features. No matter which trim buyers pick, every 2025 NX gets a competitive suite of safety features thanks to the inclusion of the brand's Safety System+ 3.0. This includes an adaptive cruise control system, which can accelerate and slow the vehicle to a stop in order to follow traffic ahead, plus a lane centering feature and lane departure warning. The latter goes hand in hand with the steering assist feature, which nudges the car back into its lane automatically if it detects that the driver is not paying attention. Road sign assist is also included as standard to read speed limit signs, no entry signs, and various other common signs. An automatic emergency braking system provides drivers an extra layer of reassurance, since it's designed to detect vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists in the road ahead, and apply the brakes if it detects that there is a risk of collision with them. Every car will depreciate to some degree as it ages, but Lexus cars generally hold stronger resale values than many of their competitors. The NX is a strong performer in this regard, although compared to the rest of the brand's lineup, it isn't exceptional. In fact, its larger sibling, the RX, is even better at retaining value over time, and in fact is the best scoring model in Lexus' entire current lineup. The NX, in contrast, is the sixth best performer. According to data from Kelly Blue Book , the 2024 NX — the latest model year for which the outlet has data available — should be expected to retain roughly 45% of its value after five years on the road. That's significantly higher than rivals like the Range Rover Evoque and Cadillac XT4, which should retain 35% and 34% of their original sticker price, respectively. It's even a fair amount higher than other top performing models in the segment like the Volvo XC40 and Mercedes-Benz GLB, which are forecast to retain 42% and 40% respectively. To date, there have only been two generations of the NX. The second generation was launched for the 2022 model year, and has seen relatively few changes since then. The previous generation was unveiled in 2014 and remained in production until the 2021 model year. In some ways, it marked new territory for the brand — it was the first luxury crossover of its size to wear a Lexus badge, and featured the brand's first turbocharged engine under the hood — but in other ways it was familiar. Much like other top-selling Lexus models at the time, the first generation was offered with both gas and hybrid powertrains, and featured a wide range of trim options and packages. The brand's wide, controversial spindle grille also adorned the front of the car, giving the NX a shared identity with the rest of the brand's crossover lineup. Whether those looks were a success is debatable, but at least it was easy to tell the original NX apart from other similarly sized crossovers. Across its entire decade-plus run, the NX hasn't seen much variation in reliability and recalls between model years. A search of the NHTSA's recall database shows that the 2015 NX 200T has the highest number of recalls — a mere two — and the vast majority of NX models have one or zero recalls to date. Looking at owner complaints tells a similar story, with the 2019 NX 300 being the most complained about, tallying only a few dozen complaints as of this writing. That puts the NX comfortably at the front of its segment when it comes to reliability, something that's reflected across the brand as a whole. Lexus has a long history of churning out highly reliable cars and frequently tops owner satisfaction surveys, and to date there's nothing to indicate that any model year of the NX will fall short of the reliability that buyers expect. While there's a lot to like about the Lexus NX, it's worth noting that the segment it competes in is both a packed and fiercely fought one. Rivals include the BMW X1 , which received an overhaul for the 2023 model year, and the Volvo XC40 , which combines understated Swedish chic with a brand-wide reputation for reliability. Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and Alfa Romeo also all offer their own take on the luxury subcompact SUV segment, while the Cadillac XT4 is available for buyers that prefer to buy domestic. There's also competition within Lexus' own lineup, particularly the RX, which offers more interior space and additional luxuries for a relatively small bump up in price compared to top-spec NX trims. On the other end of the spectrum, the Lexus UX starts under $40,000 and offers a choice of economical hybrid powertrains, albeit with even less interior space on offer than in the NX. There are plenty of alternative options to consider then, but the NX's charms keep it a worthy contender even with such a packed field of rivals.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is having his prostate removed on Sunday, his office said, a procedure that comes as he manages multiple crises at once, including the ongoing war in Gaza and his own trial for alleged corruption, AP reported. ET Year-end Special Reads What kept India's stock market investors on toes in 2024? India's car race: How far EVs went in 2024 Investing in 2025: Six wealth management trends to watch out for 75-year-old Netanyahu is among a cohort of older world leaders, including 82-year-old outgoing US President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump, 78, whose health and physical fitness are under deep scrutiny both at home and abroad because of their advanced age and the effect that could have on their leadership, as per a report on Associated Press. Netanyahu, who has had a string of health issues in recent years, has gone to great lengths to bolster a public image of himself as a healthy, energetic leader. During his trial this month he boasted about working 18-hour days, even if those long hours are accompanied by a cigar. But as Israel's longest-serving leader, such a grueling workload over a total of 17 years in power could also take a toll on his well-being. The procedure has already had a fallout: Netanyahu’s lawyer Amit Hadad said in a letter to the court the Israeli prime minister would be fully sedated for the procedure and would be hospitalized for “a number of days," asking that his three days of testimony this week be canceled. The court agreed. Netanyahu's office said that Justice Minister Yariv Levin, a close Netanyahu ally, would serve as acting prime minister during the procedure. With so much at stake in the turbulent region, Netanyahu’s health in wartime is a concern for both Israelis and the wider world. 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