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Snow In Forecast For Big Week 13 NFL Game On SundayWASHINGTON (AP) — One year after the Jan. 6, 2021 , U.S. Capitol attack, Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department was committed to holding accountable all perpetrators “at any level” for “the assault on our democracy.” That bold declaration won't apply to at least one person: Donald Trump. Special counsel Jack Smith's move on Monday to abandon the federal election interference case against Trump means jurors will likely never decide whether the president-elect is criminally responsible for his attempts to cling to power after losing the 2020 campaign. The decision to walk away from the election charges and the separate classified documents case against Trump marks an abrupt end of the Justice Department’s unprecedented legal effort that once threatened his liberty but appears only to have galvanized his supporters. The abandonment of the cases accusing Trump of endangering American democracy and national security does away with the most serious legal threats he was facing as he returns to the White House. It was the culmination of a monthslong defense effort to delay the proceedings at every step and use the criminal allegations to Trump's political advantage, putting the final word in the hands of voters instead of jurors. “We always knew that the rich and powerful had an advantage, but I don’t think we would have ever believed that somebody could walk away from everything,” said Stephen Saltzburg, a George Washington University law professor and former Justice Department official. “If there ever was a Teflon defendant, that’s Donald Trump.” While prosecutors left the door open to the possibility that federal charges could be re-filed against Trump after he leaves office, that seems unlikely. Meanwhile, Trump's presidential victory has thrown into question the future of the two state criminal cases against him in New York and Georgia. Trump was supposed to be sentenced on Tuesday after his conviction on 34 felony counts in his New York hush money case , but it's possible the sentencing could be delayed until after Trump leaves office, and the defense is pushing to dismiss the case altogether. Smith's team stressed that their decision to abandon the federal cases was not a reflection of the merit of the charges, but an acknowledgement that they could not move forward under longstanding Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot face criminal prosecution. Trump's presidential victory set “at odds two fundamental and compelling national interests: On the one hand, the Constitution’s requirement that the President must not be unduly encumbered in fulfilling his weighty responsibilities . . . and on the other hand, the Nation’s commitment to the rule of law,” prosecutors wrote in court papers. The move just weeks after Trump's victory over Vice President Kamala Harris underscores the immense personal stake Trump had in the campaign in which he turned his legal woes into a political rallying cry. Trump accused prosecutors of bringing the charges in a bid to keep him out of the White House, and he promised revenge on his perceived enemies if he won a second term. “If Donald J. Trump had lost an election, he may very well have spent the rest of his life in prison,” Vice President-elect JD Vance, wrote in a social media post on Monday. “These prosecutions were always political. Now it’s time to ensure what happened to President Trump never happens in this country again.” After the Jan. 6 attack by Trump supporters that left more than 100 police officers injured, Republican leader Mitch McConnell and several other Republicans who voted to acquit Trump during his Senate impeachment trial said it was up to the justice system to hold Trump accountable. The Jan. 6 case brought last year in Washington alleged an increasingly desperate criminal conspiracy to subvert the will of voters after Trump's 2020 loss, accusing Trump of using the angry mob of supporters that attacked the Capitol as “a tool” in his campaign to pressure then-Vice President Mike Pence and obstruct the certification of Democrat Joe Biden's victory. Hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters — many of whom have said they felt called to Washington by Trump — have pleaded guilty or been convicted by juries of federal charges at the same courthouse where Trump was supposed to stand trial last year. As the trial date neared, officials at the courthouse that sits within view of the Capitol were busy making plans for the crush of reporters expected to cover the historic case. But Trump's argument that he enjoyed absolute immunity from prosecution quickly tied up the case in appeals all the way up to the Supreme Court. The high court ruled in July that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution , and sent the case back to the trial court to decide which allegations could move forward. But the case was dismissed before the trial court could get a chance to do so. The other indictment brought in Florida accused Trump of improperly storing at his Mar-a-Lago estate sensitive documents on nuclear capabilities, enlisting aides and lawyers to help him hide records demanded by investigators and cavalierly showing off a Pentagon “plan of attack” and classified map. But U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the case in July on grounds that Smith was illegally appointed . Smith appealed to the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, but abandoned that appeal on Monday. Smith's team said it would continue its fight in the appeals court to revive charges against Trump's two co-defendants because “no principle of temporary immunity applies to them.” In New York, jurors spent weeks last spring hearing evidence in a state case alleging a Trump scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through a hush money payment to a porn actor who said the two had sex. New York prosecutors recently expressed openness to delaying sentencing until after Trump's second term, while Trump's lawyers are fighting to have the conviction dismissed altogether. In Georgia, a trial while Trump is in office seems unlikely in a state case charging him and more than a dozen others with conspiring to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. The case has been on hold since an appeals court agreed to review whether to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis over her romantic relationship with the special prosecutor she had hired to lead the case. ____ Associated Press reporter Lisa Mascaro in Washington contributed. Alanna Durkin Richer, The Associated PressCENTENNIAL, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 22, 2024-- NUBURU, Inc. (“NUBURU” or the “Company”) (NYSE American: BURU), a leading innovator in high-power and high-brightness industrial blue laser technology, today announced it has received a notice of non-compliance (the “NYSE Notice”) from the staff of the NYSE American Market (the “Exchange”) indicating that the Company has become noncompliant with the continued listing standard set forth in Section 803B(2)(c) of the NYSE American Company Guide (the “Company Guide”), since the Company’s Audit Committee is no longer comprised of at least two independent directors, as a result of the recent resignation of an independent director from the Company’s Board of Directors. The NYSE Notice stated that, pursuant to Section 803B(6)(b) of the Company Guide, the Company has until the earlier of its next annual meeting of stockholders or one year from the occurrence of the event that caused the failure to comply with the audit committee composition requirements to regain compliance with the continued listing standards; provided that, if the annual meeting of stockholders occurs no later than 75 days following the event that caused the failure to comply, the Company will instead have 75 days from such event to regain compliance. As a result, the Company has until January 4, 2025 to regain compliance. The Board is undertaking a process to identify two independent directors to join the Board within the permitted time frame. The NYSE Notice does not have any immediate effect on the listing of the Company’s common stock on the Exchange, which remains trading under the trading symbol “BURU”. There can be no assurance, however, that the Company will be able to regain compliance with the continued listing standard discussed above in the permitted time frame. About NUBURU Founded in 2015, NUBURU, Inc. (NYSEAM: BURU) is a developer and manufacturer of industrial blue lasers that leverage fundamental physics and high-brightness, high-power design to produce higher quality welds and parts at a faster rate than current lasers can produce for laser welding and additive manufacturing of copper, gold, aluminum and other industrially important metals. NUBURU’s industrial blue lasers produce minimal to defect-free welds at a rate that is up to eight times faster than traditional welding methods — all with the flexibility inherent to laser processing. For more information, please visit www.nuburu.net . 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NoneWhen Carmen Wageman started a home staging business out of her Richmond Hill garage 22 years ago, she had a hard time convincing sellers she could make their properties look bigger, brighter and newer — leading to faster and more profitable sales. “I was escorted out of houses a couple of times in the beginning because I told them to paint out their gum wood,” Wageman says. “Now, when I go in, one of the first things people say is, ‘You can tell me anything. Tell me to get rid of anything. Just make me some money.’” It’s been a turbulent year in Toronto’s real estate market with housing prices going down and the number of new listings going way up. Despite the downturn — or some say because of it — realtors have relied more than ever on a highly specialized but growing segment of the industry to compete and clinch sales. Staging has never been more popular or lucrative. “This is our best year yet,” says Wageman. “We’ve added more than 20 per cent to our bottom line.” Wageman recently expanded her operation into a 50,000-square-foot warehouse in East York to accommodate a growing inventory: more than 100 neutral sofas and sectionals in many shapes and sizes, large-scale original artwork, and tens of thousands of chairs, coffee tables, linens and toss cushions. With her daughter Jessica Steinman, Wageman this year launched a rental arm to her Stage Right Home business, making all of their inventory available to realtors and home sellers who don’t have the budget for full-service staging. S “This is our best year yet,” says home stager Carmen Wageman. “We’ve added more than 20 per cent to our bottom line.” There is no scientific data that home staging actually nets sellers more money. But there is a growing body of academic research that shows buyers experience a “cognitive deficit” in their hunt for a home. Their ability to make rational decisions is hampered by high emotions. A sparkling clean home, with high-end furniture and counters cleared of any sign of bill payments, is powerful bait for picky buyers, especially in a sluggish market. “We’ve never invested more in staging than in the last year,” says Christina Pinelli, a real estate agent with Heaps Estrin. “There are actually still a lot of buyers out there. It’s just that buyers are taking longer to make a decision and in general they prefer a turnkey home. So if you can provide as close the image of that as possible, it’s easier for them to visualize their life there.” In late September, Pinelli hired a team to transform her client Julie Tyas’s Leaside home. Over just a few days, the traditional two-storey brick house that Tyas, a lawyer, her husband and their three kids called home for 15 years was ripped apart and reset to get it ready for sale. Some of the furniture and most of the bedding was a rented prop brought in by a professional stager, including 13 pillows for Tyas’s bed and comforters piled so high her Jack Russell terrier could barely spring up to his usual spot. Heaps Estrin real estate agent Christina Pinelli arranged for a contractor, home stager and professional organizer to glow up this Leaside home before it went to market in the fall. The property sold in a few days for $2.64 million, nearly $150,000 over its asking price. “It’s hard to not take it personally when your own items have been replaced with items not to your taste but I trusted Christina (the agent) and knew it was being done for a reason,” Tyas says. Alyssa Douglas was part of the small army that Pinelli called up to Tyas’s home. Until last year, organizing and decluttering was a side hustle to her full-time corporate job. But when the number of calls to organize homes for sale grew exponentially, Douglas took a leap into her “dream job,” starting Tidy Rabbit Organizing. “This spring was very, very busy,” says Douglas, who generally charges between $75 $100 hourly, depending on scope. “We were working seven days a week to fit clients in.” Helping people get organized to leave their homes, not live in them, is a high-pressure process that involves working on a tight deadline with the buyer to make quick decisions on what items stay and what needs to go. “It requires a different mindset,” Douglas says. She works room by room, starting with the basement, which typically has the most “stuff,” and goes through every closet and drawer, paring back clothes to a limited wardrobe that matches the season as “buyers want to see a lot of storage space.” Douglas budgets to spend one day on each floor. In Tyas’s home, piles of paperwork and clutter vanished into storage boxes. The tchotchkes that were on display shelves were carefully boxed and replaced with seagrass baskets, leather-bound books and a few objets d’art. A couch the kids like to play on went into storage. Ditto the chairs in their living room, which were swapped for more modern, Scandinavian-style ones. A new coffee table arrived along with spotless area rugs. When she saw the listing photos, Tyas says, “I got it. It was pleasing for the masses.” The first offer landed the same day the house was listed. By the weekend, five buyers sparked a bidding war. Less than a week after hitting the market, the house sold for $2.64 million, $145,000 over asking. Staging a residential property in Toronto can cost anywhere from $3,000 to $18,000 for the first month, depending on the size of the space and how much furniture is required, Wageman says. That amount includes service fees. The standard average cost runs between $5,000 and $8,000. The cost for a second or third month is reduced, reflecting rental fees on the borrowed items. When she started out, homeowners would generally cover the bill for staging. But as competition for lucrative listings increased, many realtors began offering to foot or split the cost. It’s tricky to quantify staging’s impact on sales because there are so many variables but Wageman says she’s confident the work she does increases the home’s appeal to buyers and its ultimate value. “If you pay $7,000 for staging, you know you’re going to get more than $7,000 back. You know, you’re probably going to get more than $14,000, which is doubling your money. You know, you’re probably going to get more than $21,000. Where in investment can you put in a dollar and get three? Staging is probably the last area of investment where you can make a ton of money like that.” Patrick Rocca, a broker with Bosley Real Estate, has tapped Wageman to stage his listings for the past 15 years and credits her with houses routinely selling $150,000 to $300,000 over asking. Rocca will occasionally cover the cost of staging if he’s charging full commission, but more often his clients pay Wageman directly. A few years ago, Rocca took over a stale listing on Bessborough Road near Sunnybrook Hospital that had sat for three months with no bites. He told the clients they needed Wageman to work her magic. “So I come in and I’m the bad cop,” she says. Wageman’s to-do list for the clients was extensive and expensive. “There was a leak in the bedroom from the Juliet balcony so the carpet was all stained,” she says. “It had been fixed but sent red flags everywhere. The colour of the house was all wrong. It was too dark. The colours of the interior were so rich and vibrant but it’s not a mass appeal. As a matter of fact, it was a little oppressive. They needed to paint the entire house, kitchen cabinets included, change the knobs, change all the lighting, get rid of their furniture. And they did it.” While these sellers were highly motivated to co-operate, Wageman says they encounter those who invite them in but then push back. It happens often enough across the industry that Wageman says the average “shelf life” of a home stager is three to five years until burnout. The pandemic didn’t help. “Some sellers have become angrier, they have no filter. They say whatever they want and apologize later.” The Bessborough property owners’ support, though, resulted in a record payday. The house sold for $1 million over asking, a figure Rocca calls a “once in a lifetime” event. The most important part of staging any property, Wageman says, is getting the “money room” right — the first space a buyer sees when walking in the house. There are different statistics on how quickly a potential buyer decides whether or not to make an offer on a home. “Some say 30 seconds, I think it’s more like five,” Wageman says. “If somebody is not wowed within the first five seconds they’re in the house, it’s really hard to get their attention back.” Not everyone agrees staging is worth the cost. Barry Cohen, who is currently listing the most expensive residential property in Toronto — a $34.5 million manse near Casa Loma with its own indoor parking lot complete with built-in turntable and car wash — uses stagers sparingly. While he says “good staging can move buyers across the finish line,” the Re/Max broker generally works with the seller’s furniture. “It costs money,” he says. “Every once in a while I have a seller who says ‘I want to physically stage.’ That seller quickly doesn’t want to pay for the second or third month.” Wageman is mindful that many in the industry are trying to cut costs. In late October, she and Steinman went on a major buying trip to High Point Market in North Carolina. They’re expanding their stock to accommodate the growing rental business. They’re also widening their sales business so realtors and homeowners can purchase furniture, lighting packages, linens and art directly from them through another arm of their business called Hive Society. It’s the first trade store for real estate agents and their clients. In the new year, they’re launching a staging school for realtors who want to learn how to do it properly themselves. Stage Right Home is expanding to teach classes on home staging for realtors who want to save money by doing it themselves. One of the lessons Wageman is eager to teach is that Benjamin Moore’s Chantilly Lace is not everyone’s answer for walls. “My God, if I see this colour one more time,” Wageman says. “We’ll teach them how to choose paint colours and provide them with the selections we choose over and over and over that seem to be successful across the board no matter what.” Cohen predicts the future of staging is virtual. One of his clients recently toured a three-dimensional rendering of his new 7,000-square-foot home at an architect’s office using a virtual reality mask. “He walked into the living room, went to sit on the sofa and fell on the floor,” Cohen says with a laugh. “It’s only a matter of time before the technology is part of every real estate office,” Cohen says. “People won’t need to leave the office.” Wageman isn’t convinced.

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The Arizona Cardinals are 6-6 through 12 games, which makes them an average football team. That’s much better than the previous two years, which both ended with just four wins. But after two straight frustrating losses, it’s not providing much consolation for a franchise that feels as though it should be much better. The latest setback came on Sunday, when the Minnesota Vikings . Arizona never trailed until Sam Darnold threw a 5-yard touchdown pass with 1:18 remaining that proved to be the winning score. It was a mistake-filled performance for the Cardinals, who racked up 10 penalties for 96 yards. That’s a big reason they had to settle for five field goals and scored just one touchdown. The Cardinals were leading 19-16 in the fourth quarter and had first-and-goal at the Vikings 5, but Tip Reiman was called for a false start and then quarterback Kyler Murray . The Cardinals kicked a field goal for a 22-16 lead, giving the Vikings the chance they needed to drive for the winning score. Murray threw two interceptions in the fourth quarter. “I thought we moved the ball well,” Murray said. “Again, it just comes down to not scoring touchdowns. Get down there and kick field goals and penalties bite us. It’s bad — it’s bad football.” The loss knocked the Cardinals out of first place in the NFC West, though they’re still in decent playoff position. A pivotal game against the division-rival Seahawks looms on Sunday. Second-year coach Jonathan Gannon acknowledged the frustration of Sunday’s loss, but said they’ve got to rebound quickly. “They’re disappointed and down, but it’s the NFL,” Gannon said. “They’ve got to put all their energy and focus into tomorrow.” What’s working Arizona’s defense blamed itself for not coming up with a stop on the Vikings’ winning drive, but the unit played exceptionally well for most of the afternoon. Mack Wilson and L.J. Collier both had two sacks and the Cardinals held Minnesota to just 273 total yards. For a group that looked as if it might be the team’s weakness this season, it was another rock solid performance. What needs help The Cardinals aren’t a good enough football team to overcome 10 penalties and get a win — particularly on the road. Reiman had a rough day, getting called for three false starts. His false start on the next-to-last offensive drive — coupled with Murray’s intentional grounding penalty — proved to be extremely costly. “That was brutal,” Gannon said. “Just got to figure out ways to punch the ball in for touchdowns there, not field goals.” Stock up Rookie Marvin Harrison Jr. had five catches for 60 yards, including an impressive touchdown catch that put the Cardinals up 19-6. It was Harrison’s seventh TD reception of the season. The No. 4 overall pick has been a little inconsistent in his first year, but there’s little doubt he’s a difference-maker for the offense. He’s still got a chance to reach 1,000 yards receiving this season if he averages about 80 yards receiving over the final five games. Considering his talent, that’s certainly possible. Stock down Gannon was second-guessed for his decision to kick a field goal late in the fourth quarter instead of trying for a touchdown at the Vikings 4 with 3:29 left. Chad Ryland made the 23-yard chip shot for a 22-16 lead, but the Vikings drove the field on the ensuing possession for the winning score. “I trust JG,” Murray said. “I see both sides. Go up six and make them score; trust the defense to go get a stop. Go for it, you don’t get it, they’ve still got to go down and score. If you do get it, you probably put the game away.” Said Gannon: “Yeah, I mean there’s thought about it. Just wanted to go up more than a field goal there. Definitely a decision point that we talked about. So be it.” Injuries The Cardinals came out of the game fairly healthy. Rookie DL Darius Robinson — the No. 27 overall pick — made his NFL debut against the Vikings after missing the first 11 games due to a calf injury. Key number 1,074 — Running back James Conner’s total yards from the line of scrimmage this season, including 773 on the ground and 301 in the passing game. Next steps The Cardinals return home for a game against the Seahawks on Sunday. ___ AP NFL:The Refactory Academy has graduated 89 students in its flagship tech programme. Refactory is Uganda’s leading software development academy, bridging the gap between education and industry. Over the past five years, it has trained approximately 700 young professionals. The 89 graduates underwent an intensive six-month training programme and acquired specialized skills in software development, data science, and artificial intelligence. The programme is designed to bridge the gap between education and industry, providing students with hands-on experience and practical skills that meet the demands of the tech industry. Michael Niyitegeka, the Refactory’s Executive Director, emphasized that the broader vision is not just a celebration of talent but a call to action for all stakeholders to invest in skilling and innovation. According to him, the graduating cohort showcased the academy’s commitment to inclusivity, featuring participants from underserved communities, including women, youth, and persons with disabilities. The graduation ceremony coincided with the premiere of the Digital Skills Showcase. The Showcase is part of a three-year program called Ten X, which aims to empower micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the digital economy. It is funded by the Mastercard Foundation and implemented by Refactory. Benon Katende, Chief Technology and Enterprise Solutions Officer at NSSF Uganda, urged graduates to focus on practical problem-solving “We can use technology to solve real-life problems. Adopt a problem-solving mindset and create solutions that are faster, cheaper, and better,” he said. The event also spotlighted individual success stories, such as that of Emmanuel Kodwo, a Senior Associate Researcher at Includovate and Refractory alumnus. Kodwo highlighted the importance of understanding real-world contexts in software development. Winfred Claire Nakamatte, a midwifery graduate now working at Laboremus Uganda, shared her transformative journey into tech: A few months after completing her midwifery course, she enrolled in Refactory’s software engineering program and she is now passionate about what she does. ***** URN

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