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(The Center Square) – Eleven states, led by Texas, have sued the three largest institutional investors in the world for allegedly conspiring to buy coal company stocks to control the market, reduce competition and violate federal and state antitrust laws. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas Tyler Division and demands a trial by jury. It names as defendants BlackRock, Inc., State Street Corporation, and Vanguard Group, Inc., which combined manage more than $26 trillion in assets. The companies were sued for “acquiring substantial stockholdings in every significant publicly held coal producer in the United States” in order to gain “power to control the policies of the coal companies,” Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said. According to the 109-page brief , defendants own 30.43% of Peabody Energy, 34.19% of Arch Resources, 10.85% of NACCO Industries, 28.97% of CONSOL Energy, 29.7% of Alpha Metallurgical Resources, 24.94% of Vistra Energy, 8.3% of Hallador Energy, 31.62% of Warrior Met Coal and 32.87% of Black Hills Corporation. Under the Biden administration, in the past four years, “America’s coal producers have been responding not to the price signals of the free market, but to the commands of Larry Fink, BlackRock’s chairman and CEO, and his fellow asset managers,” the brief states. “As demand for the electricity Americans need to heat their homes and power their businesses has gone up, the supply of the coal used to generate that electricity has been artificially depressed – and the price has skyrocketed. Defendants have reaped the rewards of higher returns, higher fees, and higher profits, while American consumers have paid the price in higher utility bills and higher costs.” Consumer costs went up because the companies “weaponized” their shares to push through a so-called green energy agenda, including reducing coal output by more than half by 2030, the lawsuit alleges. In response, publicly traded coal producers reduced output and energy prices skyrocketed. The companies advanced their policies primarily through two programs, the Climate Action 100 and Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative, signaling “their mutual intent to reduce the output of thermal coal, which predictably increased the cost of electricity for Americans” nationwide, Paxton said. The firms also allegedly deceived thousands of investors “who elected to invest in non-ESG funds to maximize their profits,” Paxton said. “Yet these funds pursued ESG strategies notwithstanding the defendants’ representations to the contrary.” While they allegedly directly restrained competition among the companies whose shares they acquired, “their war on competition has consequences for the entire industry,” the brief states. “Texas will not tolerate the illegal weaponization of the financial industry in service of a destructive, politicized ‘environmental’ agenda. BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street formed a cartel to rig the coal market, artificially reduce the energy supply, and raise prices,” Paxton said. “Their conspiracy has harmed American energy production and hurt consumers. This is a stunning violation of state and federal law.” The lawsuit alleges the companies’ actions violated the Clayton Act, which prohibits any acquisition of stock where “the effect of such acquisition may be substantially to lessen competition;” and the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, 15 U.S.C. § 1 in a conspiracy to restrain trade. It also alleges the companies violated state antitrust laws of Texas, Montana and West Virginia; Blackrock also allegedly violated the Texas Business and Commerce Code by committing “false, deceptive, or misleading acts.” It asks the court to rule that the companies violated the federal and state statutes, provide injunctive and equitable relief and prohibit them from engaging in such acts. It requests that civil fines be paid, including requiring Blackrock to pay $10,000 per violation. Joining Paxton in the lawsuit are the attorneys general of Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, West Virginia and Wyoming. The Buzbee Law Firm and Cooper & Kirk are serving as outside counsel. The companies have yet to issue a statement on the lawsuit. The lawsuit follows one filed by 25 states led by Texas against the Biden administration asking the court to halt a federal ESG policy that could negatively impact the retirement savings of 152 million Americans. It also comes after Texas has listed hundreds of companies and publicly traded investment funds, including Blackrock, on its divestment list for advancing ESG and anti-oil and natural gas policies.
Chinese smartphone makers have the habit of creating sub-brands for different areas of the market. This was quite a trend back in 2019 with the rise of multiple sub-brands. Realme, for example, was born as a lineup from Oppo but quickly evolved to become a sub-brand. With the success of Realme, we saw Xiaomi kicking Redmi out of its wings for a separate venture in the mid-range and cost-effective flagship market. Vivo later brought iQOO as its subsidiary which has a great focus on raw power and hardware. Now, it seems that the latter is aiming to introduce a new sub-brand. Vivo Y-series and V-series to become Jovi in some regions According to the report, Vivo’s new sub-brand will be Jovi. The name will sound familiar to Vivo fans because the company has been using the name for its and some system apps. Now, it seems that Jovi is ready to become a smartphone brand. The information was acquired by Smartprix after digging into the records of the GSMA database. These show three upcoming Vivo smartphones using the Jovi brand. There will be a Jovi V50 with model number V2427, and Jovi V50 Lite 5G with module number V2440. Another device is the Jovi Y39 5G with the model number V2444. apparently, we will see Vivo reusing the usual V and Y found on some of its own smartphones. One intriguing fact might suggest that the brand has big plans for the Jovi smartphones. After all, the Jovi V50 and the Vivo V50 share the same model number. The same happens with the Jovi V50 Lite 5G and the Vivo V50 Lite 5G. Jovi will start with simple rebrands of existing Vivo smartphones. Some brands like Xiaomi’s POCO have adopted a similar strategy. Redmi launches its K-series flagships only in China, then POCO rebrands them under its F and X series. While the deployment of Vivo’s new sub-brand seems to be imminent, nothing is official before Vivo’s confirmation. GSMA database is reliable, but Vivo can still change its mind before an official announcement. For now, we will need to wait. Interestingly, there were Will the new brand come with new software skin for Android that replaces FuntouchOS? Time will tell.
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AbCellera to Present at Upcoming Investor Conferences in December and JanuaryIf not for a Maverick McNealy 72nd-hole birdie and a bogey on the same hole by himself, Luke Clanton could be a PGA Tour winner right now. Instead, the Florida State junior is left to savor another impressive PGA Tour finish. Clanton tied for second place at the RSM Classic. It marked his second runner-up finish on Tour and his fourth top-10 since June. A three-way tie for second at Sea Island would have netted Clanton more than $575,000. In fact, if he was allowed to collect checks from his eight Tour starts this year (including the U.S. Open), Clanton would have pocketed $1.8 million. Money likely won't be an issue for a talent like Clanton but the amateur will have to settle for self-satisfaction as he heads back to Tallahassee. Here's a look at how the purse was paid out on St. Simons Island, Georgia: 1 Maverick McNealy $1,368,000 T2 Nico Echavarria $676,400 T2 Luke Clanton (a) $0 T2 Daniel Berger $676,400 T5 J.T. Poston $319,834 T5 Lee Hodges $319,834 T5 Mackenzie Hughes $319,834 T8 Michael Thorbjornsen $238,767 T8 Patrick Fishburn $238,767 T8 Vince Whaley $238,767 T11 Chandler Phillips $184,300 T11 Joe Highsmith $184,300 T11 Kevin Yu $184,300 T11 Michael Kim $184,300 T15 Eric Cole $142,500 T15 Ben Griffin $142,500 T17 Ludvig Aberg $104,690 T17 Ryo Hisatsune $104,690 T17 Austin Eckroat $104,690 T17 Robby Shelton $104,690 T17 Patrick Rodgers $104,690 T17 Henrik Norlander $104,690 T17 Martin Laird $104,690 T17 Stewart Cink $104,690 T25 Brian Harman $63,460 T25 Denny McCarthy $63,460 T25 Bud Cauley $63,460 T25 Adrien Dumont de Chassart $63,460 T25 Paul Peterson $63,460 T30 Lucas Glover $49,780 T30 S.Y. Noh $49,780 T30 Kelly Kraft $49,780 T30 Hayden Springer $49,780 T30 Will Gordon $49,780 T35 Carson Young $37,946 T35 Joel Dahmen $37,946 T35 Blake McShea $37,946 T35 Taylor Moore $37,946 T35 Andrew Novak $37,946 T35 Mark Hubbard $37,946 T35 Joseph Bramlett $37,946 T42 S.H. Kim $26,980 T42 Doug Ghim $26,980 T42 Jonathan Byrd $26,980 T42 Kevin Tway $26,980 T42 Taylor Montgomery $26,980 T42 Sam Stevens $26,980 T42 Austin Smotherman $26,980 T49 Brandon Wu $20,292 T49 Callum Tarren $20,292 T49 Steven Fisk $20,292 52 Martin Trainer $19,076 T53 Garrick Higgo $17,926 T53 Adam Svensson $17,926 T53 Marcus Byrd $17,926 T53 Adam Hadwin $17,926 T53 Matt Wallace $17,926 T53 Adam Schenk $17,926 T53 Kevin Chappell $17,926 T60 Russell Knox $17,024 T60 William McGirt $17,024 T60 Davis Thompson $17,024 T60 Harris English $17,024 64 Christo Lamprecht $16,644 65 Philip Knowles $16,340 T66 Patton Kizzire $16,264 T66 Tyson Alexander $16,264 T68 Jake Knapp $15,960 T68 Lanto Griffin $15,960Celestine Metcalf, a resident of the Chicago Housing Authority’s Albany Terrace Apartments, remembers when she woke up Christmas morning in 2022 to find that her foyer had frozen over. A pipe had burst from the cold and flooded the entryway, leaving it “covered with ice,” the 67-year-old said, but the building’s senior residents had to walk across it “if you want to get out.” On Thursday, Metcalf, who has lived in Albany Terrace Apartments for four years and is a resident ambassador, stood in the bright, newly renovated entrance of her building as snow came down hard, pointing out where the flooding had once spread. “(It’s) like you just got a new toy or you just got something new, and you’re just so excited and you want to show it off to everybody,” she said. During Chicago’s first snow Thursday morning, Albany Terrace Apartments’ senior residents celebrated the completion of the $93 million renovation of their 50-year-old South Lawndale building at a ribbon-cutting attended by the developers and local housing officials. In late December 2022, just weeks before renovations on the building were scheduled to begin, residents of Albany Terrace told the Tribune about burst pipes and days spent without working heat. Yet amid Thursday’s freezing temperatures, residents were staying warm in a new community space with wood paneling and hanging lights, drinking coffee and eating pastries as snow covered the building’s redone courtyard with a layer of white. “I have heard the complaints, I have heard the dissatisfaction, but look at what you have today,” said Ald. Monique Scott, 24th, whose great-grandmother lived in Albany Terrace. “It’s clean, it’s bright, it’s vibrant, it’s everything that I think that we could have imagined — or couldn’t have imagined.” Renovations of Albany Terrance came as part of a larger push by CHA to improve housing conditions within its senior buildings on the West Side. Last month, another ribbon-cutting took place at the rehabilitated Irene McCoy Gaines Apartments, a CHA senior building in East Garfield Park. “These are exactly the types of projects that CHA will be doing more of in the future,” said interim CHA Chief Executive Officer Angela Hurlock at Thursday’s event. “After all, CHA has an obligation to all of our residents to ensure that they are living in safe and modern homes, and this obligation is especially profound when we talk about our senior residents, who deserve to live in dignity and comfort.” A renovated unit at Albany Terrace Apartments on Nov. 21, 2024. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune) Albany Terrace is now equipped with new central cooling, heating, plumbing and electrical systems. A third elevator was installed to serve residents of the 17-story building. Individual units were repainted and refloored, with upgraded kitchens and bathrooms, while the common areas on the ground level were redeveloped to include a new fitness center, health and wellness center, package room, on-site management office and community room. Resident council President Nadine Mason, who has lived in Albany Terrace for almost 11 years and grew up in South Lawndale, said that she “loves” the renovations. “We have everything we need right here,” Mason said. “I want us all to take pride in what we have here. This is where we live, and we want to respect it.” Mason said that the residents are excited to hold Friday night bingo in the new common room. After Thursday’s event, she planned to head to the Dollar Tree to buy prizes. The revamp of Albany Terrace by Michaels Development Co. and CHA began in February 2023. Though all residents of the 350-unit high-rise were given the option to move out until the project was completed, the vast majority elected to remain, according to Mason. “I’d liken the rehab of an occupied building to working on a highway while traffic runs over it,” said Greg Olson, regional vice president of Michaels Development. The rehabilitation of each floor was staggered over time, according to CHA Chief Development Officer Ann McKenzie, allowing residents to remain in their original units until they could move into a brand new renovated apartment. Barbara Foster, 67, said she knew a renovation was being planned when she moved into Albany Terrace seven years ago. Soon after, she said, she woke up to drops of water falling on her head due to flooding in the ceiling of her apartment. “A boiler and then a pipe would break, something else would break, it was a constant thing every single year from the time I moved in,” Foster said. She chose to stay in the building throughout the construction, and said that although it was “noisy,” contractors kept residents’ living areas “clean and safe” and notified them about each step of the process. As she walked through the fitness center Thursday, watching snow gather on the newly installed fire pits outside, she said that the building was “nothing like this, nothing,” prior to the renovations. “This is beautiful,” she said. The project was funded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Rental Assistance Demonstration program, which aims to assist public housing authorities in preserving existing housing by making it easier for them to get financing for renovations. The city of Chicago and the Housing Authority also provided financial support for the project, while U.S. Bank was the construction lender and investor. At Thursday’s news conference, Olson thanked the residents for their patience as they “worked on giving this building another life.” “The development of affordable housing in today’s economic climate is very difficult, and to build 350 units of new housing would likely take a decade to complete,” Olson said. “As such, the preservation of existing affordable housing stock in Chicago was really critical.”
STANFORD, Calif. — Andrew Luck is returning to Stanford in hopes of turning around a struggling football program that he once helped become a national power. Athletic director Bernard Muir announced Saturday that Luck has been hired as the general manager of the Stanford football team, tasked with overseeing all aspects of the program that just finished a 3-9 season under coach Troy Taylor. “I am a product of this university, of Nerd Nation; I love this place,” Luck said. “I believe deeply in Stanford’s unique approach to athletics and academics and the opportunity to help drive our program back to the top. Coach Taylor has the team pointed in the right direction, and I cannot wait to work with him, the staff, and the best, brightest, and toughest football players in the world.” Luck has kept a low profile since his surprise retirement from the NFL at age 29 when he announced in August 2019 that he was leaving the Indianapolis Colts and pro football. People are also reading... Cardinal alum Andrew Luck, left, watches a Feb. 2 game between Stanford and Southern California on Feb. 2 in Stanford, Calif. In his new role, Luck will work with Taylor on recruiting and roster management, and with athletic department and university leadership on fundraising, alumni relations, sponsorships, student-athlete support and stadium experience. “Andrew’s credentials as a student-athlete speak for themselves, and in addition to his legacy of excellence, he also brings a deep understanding of the college football landscape and community, and an unparalleled passion for Stanford football,” Muir said. “I could not think of a person better qualified to guide our football program through a continuously evolving landscape, and I am thrilled that Andrew has agreed to join our team. This change represents a very different way of operating our program and competing in an evolving college football landscape.” Luck was one of the players who helped elevate Stanford into a West Coast powerhouse for several years. He helped end a seven-year bowl drought in his first season as starting quarterback in 2009 under coach Jim Harbaugh and led the Cardinal to back-to-back BCS bowl berths his final two seasons, when he was the Heisman Trophy runner-up both seasons. Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck throws a pass during the first quarter of a Nov. 27, 2010 game against Oregon State in Stanford, Calif. That was part of a seven-year stretch in which Stanford posted the fourth-best record in the nation at 76-18 and qualified for five BCS bowl berths under Harbaugh and David Shaw. But the Cardinal have struggled for success in recent years and haven't won more than four games in a season since 2018. Stanford just finished its fourth straight 3-9 campaign in Taylor's second season since replacing Shaw. The Cardinal are the only power conference team to lose at least nine games in each of the past four seasons. Luck graduated from Stanford with a bachelor’s degree in architectural design and returned after retiring from the NFL to get his master’s degree in education in 2023. He was picked No. 1 overall by Indianapolis in the 2012 draft and made four Pro Bowls and was AP Comeback Player of the Year in 2018 in his brief but successful NFL career. Who rules the sidelines? A look at the 10 winningest NFL coaches Who rules the sidelines? A look at the 10 winningest NFL coaches Before the 2023 National Football League season started, it seemed inevitable that Bill Belichick would end his career as the winningest head coach in league history. He had won six Super Bowls with the New England Patriots and 298 regular-season games, plus 31 playoff games, across his career. Then the 2023 season happened. Belichick's Patriots finished 4-13, the franchise's worst record since 1992. At the end of the year, Belichick and New England owner Robert Kraft agreed to part ways. And now, during the 2024 season, Belichick is on the sideline. He's 26 wins from the #1 spot, a mark he'd reach in little more than two seasons if he maintained his .647 career winning percentage. Will he ascend the summit? It's hard to tell. Belichick would be 73 if he graced the sidelines next season—meaning he'd need to coach until at least 75 to break the all-time mark. Only one other NFL coach has ever helmed a team at age 73: Romeo Crennel in 2020 for the Houston Texans. With Belichick's pursuit of history stalled, it's worth glancing at the legends who have reached the pinnacle of coaching success. Who else stands among the 10 winningest coaches in NFL history? Stacker ranked the coaches with the most all-time regular-season wins using data from Pro Football Reference . These coaches have combined for 36 league championships, which represents 31.6% of all championships won throughout the history of pro football. To learn who made the list, keep reading. You may also like: Ranking the biggest NFL Draft busts of the last 30 years #9. Chuck Noll - Seasons coached: 23 - Years active: 1969-91 - Record: 193-148-1 - Winning percentage: .566 - Championships: 4 Chuck Noll's Pittsburgh Steelers were synonymous with success in the 1970s. Behind his defense, known as the Steel Curtain, and offensive stars, including Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, and Lynn Swann, Noll led the squad to four Super Bowl victories from 1974 to 1979. Noll's Steelers remain the lone team to win four Super Bowls in six years, though Andy Reid and Kansas City could equal that mark if they win the Lombardi Trophy this season. Noll was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993, two years after retiring. His legacy of coaching success has carried on in Pittsburgh—the club has had only two coaches (Bill Cowher and Mike Tomlin) since Noll retired. #8. Marty Schottenheimer - Seasons coached: 21 - Years active: 1984-98, 2001-06 - Record: 200-126-1 - Winning percentage: .613 - Championships: 0 As head coach of Cleveland, Kansas City, Washington, and San Diego, Marty Schottenheimer proved a successful leader during the regular season. Notably, he was named Coach of the Year after turning around his 4-12 Chargers team to a 12-4 record in 2004. His teams, however, struggled during the playoffs. Schottheimer went 5-13 in the postseason, and he never made it past the conference championship round. As such, the Pennsylvania-born skipper is the winningest NFL coach never to win a league championship. #7. Paul Brown - Seasons coached: 25 - Years active: 1946-62, '68-75 - Record: 213-104-9 - Winning percentage: .672 - Championships: 7 The only coach on this list to pilot a college team, Paul Brown, reached the pro ranks after a three-year stint at Ohio State and two years with the Navy during World War II. He guided the Cleveland Browns—named after Brown, their first coach—to four straight titles in the fledgling All-America Football Conference. After the league folded, the ballclub moved to the NFL in 1950, and Cleveland continued its winning ways, with Brown leading the team to championships in '50, '54, and '55. He was fired in 1963 but returned in 1968 as the co-founder and coach of the Cincinnati Bengals. His other notable accomplishments include helping to invent the face mask and breaking pro football's color barrier . #5. Tom Landry - Seasons coached: 29 - Years active: 1960-88 - Record: 250-162-6 - Winning percentage: .607 - Championships: 2 The first head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, Tom Landry held the position for his entire 29-year tenure as an NFL coach. The Cowboys were especially dominant in the 1970s when they made five Super Bowls and won the big game twice. Landry was known for coaching strong all-around squads and a unit that earned the nickname the "Doomsday Defense." Between 1966 and 1985, Landry and his Cowboys enjoyed 20 straight seasons with a winning record. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1990. #3. Bill Belichick - Seasons coached: 29 - Years active: 1991-95, 2000-23 - Record: 302-165 - Winning percentage: .647 - Championships: 6 The most successful head coach of the 21st century, Bill Belichick first coached the Cleveland Browns before taking over the New England Patriots in 2000. With the Pats, Belichick combined with quarterback Tom Brady to win six Super Bowls in 18 years. Belichick and New England split after last season when the Patriots went 4-13—the worst record of Belichick's career. His name has swirled around potential coaching openings , but nothing has come of it. Belichick has remained in the media spotlight with his regular slot on the "Monday Night Football" ManningCast. #2. George Halas - Seasons coached: 40 - Years active: 1920-29, '33-42, '46-55, '58-67 - Record: 318-148-31 - Winning percentage: .682 - Championships: 6 George Halas was the founder and longtime owner of the Chicago Bears and coached the team across four separate stints. Nicknamed "Papa Bear," he built the ballclub into one of the NFL's premier franchises behind players such as Bronko Nagurski and Sid Luckman. Halas also played for the team, competing as a player-coach in the 1920s. The first coach to study opponents via game film, he was once a baseball player and even made 12 appearances as a member of the New York Yankees in 1919. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1963 as both a coach and owner. #1. Don Shula - Seasons coached: 33 - Years active: 1963-95 - Record: 328-156-6 - Winning percentage: .677 - Championships: 2 The winningest head coach in NFL history is Don Shula, who first coached the Baltimore Colts (losing Super Bowl III to Joe Namath and the New York Jets) for seven years before leading the Miami Dolphins for 26 seasons. With the Fins, Shula won back-to-back Super Bowls in 1972 and 1973, a run that included a 17-0 season—the only perfect campaign in NFL history. He also coached quarterback great Dan Marino in the 1980s and '90s, but the pair made it to a Super Bowl just once. Shula was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1997. Story editing by Mike Taylor. Copy editing by Robert Wickwire. Photo selection by Lacy Kerrick. You may also like: The 5 biggest upsets of the 2023-24 NFL regular season #10. Dan Reeves - Seasons coached: 23 - Years active: 1981-2003 - Record: 190-165-2 - Winning percentage: .535 - Championships: 0 Dan Reeves reached the Super Bowl four times—thrice with the Denver Broncos and once with the Atlanta Falcons—but never won the NFL's crown jewel. Still, he racked up nearly 200 wins across his 23-year career, including a stint in charge of the New York Giants, with whom he won Coach of the Year in 1993. In all his tenures, he quickly built contenders—the three clubs he coached were a combined 17-31 the year before Reeves joined and 28-20 in his first year. However, his career ended on a sour note as he was fired from a 3-10 Falcons team after Week 14 in 2003. #6. Curly Lambeau - Seasons coached: 33 - Years active: 1921-53 - Record: 226-132-22 - Winning percentage: .631 - Championships: 6 An early stalwart of the NFL, Curly Lambeau spent 29 years helming the Green Bay Packers before wrapping up his coaching career with two-year stints with the Chicago Cardinals and Washington. His Packers won titles across three decades, including the league's first three-peat from 1929-31. Notably, he experienced only one losing season during his first 27 years with Green Bay, cementing his legacy of consistent success. Born in Green Bay, Lambeau co-founded the Packers and played halfback on the team from 1919-29. He was elected to the Hall of Fame as a coach and owner in 1963, two years before his death. You may also like: Countries with the most active NFL players #4. Andy Reid - Seasons coached: 26 - Years active: 1999-present - Record: 267-145-1 - Winning percentage: .648 - Championships: 3 The only active coach in the top 10, Andy Reid has posted successful runs with both the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City. After reaching the Super Bowl once in 14 years with the Eagles, Reid ratcheted things up with K.C., winning three titles since 2019. As back-to-back defending champions, Reid and Co. are looking this season to become the first franchise to three-peat in the Super Bowl era and the third to do so in NFL history after the Packers of 1929-31 and '65-67. Time will tell if Reid and his offensive wizardry can lead Kansas City to that feat. Get local news delivered to your inbox!11 states sue three largest institutional investors for anticompetitive trade practices5 Reasons Why ADHD Diagnoses Are On The Rise These Days
IRVING, Texas , Dec. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Commercial Metals Company (NYSE: CMC) today published its sustainability report for 2024, showcasing the company's industry-leading environmental performance. 2024 marks the tenth year of sustainability reporting for the Company. The document, which can be found on CMC's sustainability website ( https://esg.cmc.com/ ), includes progress updates regarding the environmental goals that were established in the Company's 2019 / 2020 report. "The 2024 report highlights the progress CMC is making towards our social, environmental and governance goals," said Peter Matt , President and Chief Executive Officer. "We are committed to continuous improvement across all facets of our business, from the way we reduce our impact on our environment to how we engage with our employees, suppliers, customers and other stakeholders." About CMC CMC is an innovative solutions provider helping build a stronger, safer, and more sustainable world. Through an extensive manufacturing network principally located in the United States and Central Europe, we offer products and technologies to meet the critical reinforcement needs of the global construction sector. CMC's solutions support construction across a wide variety of applications, including infrastructure, non-residential, residential, industrial, and energy generation and transmission. View original content: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cmc-publishes-2024-sustainability-report-302330781.html SOURCE Commercial Metals CompanyMichigan, Ohio State Players Brawl After Wolverines Beat No. 2 Buckeyes. Police Use Pepper Spray
Emotions were high following the Michigan Wolverines' 13-10 upset of No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday. The defeat put the Buckeyes in a precarious spot to make the Big Ten Championship Game, as Penn State and Indiana were given another opportunity to play Oregon on Dec. 7 depending on the outcome of their respective Week 14 games. Following the upset, some Wolverines players brought a flag onto the field at Ohio Stadium, which would cause a post game brawl Per CBS Sports' Brandon Marcello, Ohio State defensive end Jack Sawyer took away the Michigan flag. Police would use pepper spray on at least two Michigan players. "Ohio State’s Jack Sawyer rips away the Michigan flag and throws it amid the insanity after the game," Marcello wrote. "Cops. Pepper spray was even used. Two Michigan players were on the ground rubbing their faces. A photographer as well. Police later lined up at 50 to build a human wall." Ohio State’s Jack Sawyer rips away the Michigan flag and throws it amid the insanity after the game. Cops. Pepper spray was even used. Two Michigan players were on the ground rubbing their faces. A photographer as well. Police later lined up at 50 to build a human wall. pic.twitter.com/xANs878xe7 Video of the incident appears to show police used pepper spray on players who were trying to break up the scuffle. Fans on social media voiced their opinion on the matter, with many saying the police went too far. "They sprayed people who were trying to break up the fight too," wrote a fan. © Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images "Is it just me or did they use pepper spray on the ppl trying to calm the situation down," posted another. "They should lose their jobs," suggested a fan. "If this is true, then people need to be fired and prosecuted. Uncalled for in sports," posted one fan. "If true, they need to find the officers who did that and fire them, immediately," advocated a poster. "Well, that definitely seems like uncalled for abuse of power," wrote another. "I really hope they investigate the security officials who assaulted college football players with pepper spray. That’s horrible. Whoever did that should, at minimum, not be working a college football game." Related: Police Appear to Use Pepper Spray on Michigan, Ohio State Players During Brawl
TORONTO — Canada's main stock index lost nearly 250 points Thursday, led by weakness in energy and base metals, while U.S. markets also fell. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 246.99 points at 25,410.71. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 234.44 points at 43,914.12. The S&P 500 index was down 32.94 points at 6,051.25, while the Nasdaq composite was down 132.05 points at 19,902.84. “I think the markets had some time to now digest where rates could be going into the near term,” said Adelaide Chiu, portfolio manager, vice-president and head of responsible investing at NEI Investments. On Wednesday, the Bank of Canada announced an outsized half-percentage point interest rate cut and signalled it would slow the pace of cuts going forward. “With the policy rate now substantially lower, we anticipate a more gradual approach to monetary policy if the economy evolves broadly as expected," said Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem. And in the U.S., the monthly report on consumer inflation came in largely as expected, helping set the stage for a quarter-point cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve next week. Globally, interest rate cuts are moderating as inflation reaches targets, Chiu said. On Thursday, the European Central Bank cut rates by a quarter of a percentage point while the Swiss National Bank cut by half a percentage point. A year ago, market watchers couldn’t have predicted just how much equities would rise in 2024, said Chiu. “Earnings growth itself has been quite modest, but the market has done very well,” she said. “It’s really a movement of the interest rates that has really impacted valuations for a lot of these companies in the market.” Now, the news is largely focused on the incoming U.S. president and whether his threatened tariffs will come to pass, Chiu said. The Canadian dollar traded for 70.48 cents US compared with 70.65 cents US on Wednesday. The January crude oil contract was down 27 cents at US$70.02 per barrel and the January natural gas contract was up eight cents at US$3.46 per mmBTU. The February gold contract was down US$47.30 at US$2,709.40 an ounce and the March copper contract was down a penny at US$4.20 a pound. -- With files from The Associated Press This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 12, 2024. Companies in this story: (TSX:GSPTSE, TSX:CADUSD) Rosa Saba, The Canadian PressCatherine Connolly has branded Fianna Fáil’s decision to run Gráinne Seoige as a candidate “a daft strategy”. The independent politician and Leas-Cheann Comhairle made the comments on Saturday night, as counting continues around the country for the 2024 General Election . “Celebrity candidate” Gráinne Seoige is looking unlikely to take a seat in the Galway West constituency , although first count has yet to get underway for the constituency. READ MORE: Ireland Election results LIVE as big names face fight to hold seats and first TD elected READ MORE: Full list of Ireland election results live - find out who is elected in your area The TV host is running for election for the first time, looking to hold veteran TD Eamon Ó Cuiv’s seat. Speaking on Saturday evening Connolly called the decision to put Grainne Seoige on the Fianna Fáil ballot a “daft strategy". “I don’t like commenting personally on a candidate," Connolly told Virgin Media News on Saturday evening. “However, from day one I thought it was a daft strategy really, I think it was an insult to people that work on the ground, but I’ll leave Fianna Fáil to do their own post mortem”. Ahead of the election, the outgoing independent TD told the Irish Mirror she was "bemused" after her election rival Seoige omitted her name from a sample ballot paper distributed to homes in Galway earlier in the week. The Fianna Fáil candidate's leaflet lists the names of 16 candidates hoping to win one of five seats in the Galway West constituency in this Friday’s election, urging the public to give their number one to Ms Seoige, and second preference to running mate John Connolly. However, there are 17 candidates standing for election in the constituency, and the mock ballot paper omitted the name of Catherine Connolly, who is a key rival in the former TV presenter’s native area of Connemara. Follow updates, breaking news and top stories as they happen below. Join our Election 2024 WhatsApp group here to get live election results and updates. You can leave the group at any time if you don't like it.
Syria’s government has been forced to deny rumours that president Bashar Assad had fled the country following a march by insurgents across the country to the edge of Damascus. The rebels' moves around the capital came after the Syrian army withdrew from much of the southern part of the country, leaving more areas, including several provincial capitals, under the control of opposition fighters. The advances in the past week were among the largest in recent years by opposition factions, led by a group that has its origins in al-Qaida and is considered a terrorist organisation by the US and the United Nations. As they have advanced, the insurgents, led by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group, or HTS, have met little resistance from the Syrian army. For the first time in the country's long-running civil war , the government now has control of only four of 14 provincial capitals: Damascus, Homs, Latakia and Tartus. The UN's special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, on Saturday called for urgent talks in Geneva to ensure an "orderly political transition”. Speaking to reporters at the annual Doha Forum in Qatar, he said the situation in Syria was changing by the minute. Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, whose country is Mr Assad's chief international backer, said he feels "sorry for the Syrian people”. It was the first time that opposition forces reached the outskirts of Damascus since 2018, when Syrian troops recaptured the area following a yearslong siege. Amid the developments, Syria's state media denied social media rumors that Assad left the country, saying he is performing his duties in Damascus. US president-elect Donald Trump, meanwhile, posted on social media that the United States should avoid engaging militarily in Syria. Mr Pedersen said a date for talks in Geneva on the implementation of UN Resolution 2254 would be announced later. The resolution, adopted in 2015, called for a Syrian-led political process, starting with the establishment of a transitional governing body, followed by the drafting of a new constitution and ending with UN-supervised elections.Michigan, Ohio State fight broken up with police pepper spray after Wolverines stun Buckeyes 13-10Indiana aims to run its winning streak to five games Friday night when Nebraska welcomes the Hoosiers to Lincoln, Neb. Indiana (8-2, 1-0 Big Ten) has lost the past three meetings with Nebraska after winning seven straight. The Hoosiers are led by center Oumar Ballo, a transfer from Arizona who averages 13.2 points and 9.1 rebounds per game, and forward Malik Reneau (team-best 15.5 points and 6.4 rebounds). Reneau, according to Indiana, is one of five major-conference players to average at least 10 points per game with a field goal percentage of at least 60 and 80 percent from the free-throw line. Off Indiana's 82-67 home win over Minnesota on Monday, head coach Mike Woodson said there are things to work on going forward. "When you get a team down 15, 20 points, you got to remember how you got them down and continue to do the same things that got you the lead," said Woodson, "and I don't think we did that coming down the stretch." Nebraska's best win this season was over then-No. 14 Creighton in an in-state battle last month. But the Cornhuskers (6-2, 0-1) haven't played a very difficult schedule, and were blown out 89-52 by current No. 21 Michigan State on the road last weekend. The Spartans became the first team in 25 games to make more than 50 percent of their shots against Nebraska, so improved defense will be key for the Huskers. Nebraska was also outrebounded 48-19. "That hadn't been us all year, and that was the disappointing thing," coach Fred Hoiberg said. "The physicality of the game in this league ... we're going to see it every night. I've been pleased with how they've responded, but we'll see how they step up to the challenge Friday night." If Nebraska can turn things around on offense, it is 38-2 under Hoiberg when scoring at least 80 points, including 4-0 this season. Brice Williams is Nebraska's leading scorer at 17.5 points per game. Connor Essegian adds 13.0 ppg and shoots 42.6 percent from 3-point range. --Field Level Media
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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday said a rape allegation against rapper Jay-Z won't impact the league's relationship with Roc Nation, the music mogul's company that has produced some of the NFL's entertainment presentations, including the Super Bowl halftime show. "We're aware of the civil allegations and Jay-Z's really strong response to that," Goodell said after the conclusion of the league's winter meetings in Irving, Texas. "We know the litigation is happening now. From our standpoint, our relationship is not changing with them, including our preparations for the next Super Bowl." A woman who previously sued Sean "Diddy" Combs, alleging she was raped at an awards show after-party in 2000 when she was 13 years old, amended the lawsuit Sunday to include a new allegation that Jay-Z was also at the party and participated in the sexual assault. Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, said the rape allegation made against him is part of an extortion attempt. The 24-time Grammy Award winner called the allegations "idiotic" and "heinous in nature" in a statement released by Roc Nation. The NFL teamed up with Jay-Z's Roc Nation in 2019 for events and social activism. The league and the entertainment company extended their partnership a few months ago. "I think they're getting incredibly comfortable with not just with the Super Bowl but other events they've advised us on and helped us with," Goodell said. "They've been a big help in the social justice area to us on many occasions. They've been great partners." Kendrick Lamar will perform the Super Bowl halftime show at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Feb. 9. Roc Nation and Emmy-winning producer Jesse Collins will serve as co-executive producers of the halftime show. Beyoncé, who is married to Jay-Z, will perform at halftime of the Baltimore Ravens-Houston Texans game on Christmas. The video in the player above is from a previous report. The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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