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Advertisement The DOJ proposed banning Google from paying for search distribution deals. Google's search dominance relies on distribution, not just technology. Investors worry Google's market share could drop if distribution deals end. The online search business is not about technology. It's about distribution. The US Department of Justice made that clear Wednesday when it proposed fixes for a judge's earth-shaking ruling that Google is an illegal monopolist. Advertisement The DOJ's remedies cut to the heart of how Google distributes its search engine and how that broad reach is key to the company's dominance of this crucial and lucrative market. The government's suggestion that Google be forced to sell Chrome initially grabbed the headlines. But, on Thursday, the potential crackdown on all distribution deals caught investors' attention. The US government's lawyers said Google should be banned from offering "anything of value for any form" of search distribution. That especially includes Apple, but also covers any other partner or company, with limited exceptions, according to the DOJ's executive summary . Advertisement ISI Evercore internet analyst Mark Mahaney called this distribution crackdown "draconian" and said investors were surprised by the severity of the proposals. Google shares dropped 5% on Thursday. The reason for this concern is that the online search business is not really about the quality of the technology. The edge comes from massive distribution and the huge volume of user queries that come with such a broad reach. When people use Google to search on the web, the company monitors what results they click on. It feeds these responses back into its search engine, and the product gets constantly better. For instance, if most people click on the third result for a particular query, Google's search engine will likely adjust and rank that result higher in the future. Advertisement This self-reinforcing system is very hard to compete against. This is how the DOJ put it on Wednesday: "Search engines rely on user data to improve search quality — an outcome that drives more users to a search engine. Users attract advertisers, and advertising dollars fund general search engines, creating a perpetual feedback loop that further entrenches Google." One of the few ways to compete is to get more distribution than Google and pull in the extra queries and click-behavior data. Advertisement For many years, Google has paid to lock down most major sources of distribution. The most famous deal is with Apple. Google pays the iPhone maker about $20 billion a year to be the default search engine on Apple's mobile devices. If the search business was actually about the quality of Google's technology, why does it have to pay Apple $20 billion a year? That question is at the heart of the DOJ's case, and Google has never been able to answer it properly. Because it keeps paying Apple . If Google search technology is so great, the company shouldn't have to pay for distribution. People would just flock to its search engine all by themselves. Advertisement We could soon see a real-world test of this. If the judge in this case agrees with the DOJ, then these payments will end — not just with Apple, but with any other third-party source of online distribution for Google's search engine. This may have freaked investors out on Thursday. They know that the search business is mainly about distribution, and Google may not be able to do this now. Advertisement In a worst-case scenario, Google could lose a material slice of the US search market, according to Mahaney. "We believe Google's default search placements via contractual agreements represent 50%+ of Google's US search queries," he estimated on Thursday. If half of Google's US search queries go away, that could threaten the self-reinforcing cycle of user click data improving its results. Advertisement Suddenly, Google Search may not be so uncatchable. Google's top lawyer, Kent Walker, said the DOJ's proposals would "break" the company's search engine and "deliberately hobble people's ability to access" the service. Google gets to propose its own remedies on December 20.With bowl drought quenched, Matt Rhule eager to see Nebraska football set new 'standard'None

Onana once looked like another Man Utd flop but is now one of Prem’s best keepers and making huge difference off pitchSrinagar, Nov 27: Realme has introduced the GT 7 Pro, a groundbreaking smartphone powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, marking a significant milestone in Indian mobile technology. The device boasts an impressive Antutu score of 3 million and features cutting-edge innovations including an AI Underwater Photography mode and NEXT AI system. The smartphone comes with a RealWorld Eco2 Display co-developed with Samsung Display, Sony IMX882 periscope camera, and advanced AI capabilities that transform user experience. It offers powerful performance with 120W SUPERVOOC charging and a 5800mAh battery. Available in Mars Orange and Galaxy Grey, the GT 7 Pro is priced at `56,999 for the 12GB+256GB variant and `62,999 for the 16GB+512GB model. Pre-bookings began on November 18, with the first sale scheduled for November 29 across Amazon.in, offline channels, and Realme’s website.

Texas has sued a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas, launching one of the first challenges in the US to shield laws that Democrat-controlled states passed to protect physicians after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed the lawsuit on Thursday in Collin County, and it was announced Friday. Such prescriptions, made online and over the phone, are a key reason that the number of abortions has increased across the US even since state bans started taking effect. Most abortions in the US involve pills rather than procedures. Mary Ruth Ziegler, a law professor at the University of California, Davis, School of Law, said a challenge to shield laws, which blue states started adopting in 2023, has been anticipated. And it could have a chilling effect on prescriptions. “Will doctors be more afraid to mail pills into Texas, even if they might be protected by shield laws because they don’t know if they’re protected by shield laws?” she said in an interview Friday. The lawsuit accuses New York Dr. Margaret Daley Carpenter of violating Texas law by providing the drugs to a Texas patient and seeks up to $250,000. No criminal charges are involved. Texas bars abortion at all stages of pregnancy and has been one of the most aggressive states at pushing back against abortion rights. It began enforcing a state law in 2021 — even before the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and opened the door to state bans — that barred nearly all abortions by allowing citizens to sue anyone who provides an abortion or assists someone in obtaining one. Paxton said that the 20-year-old woman who received the pills — mifepristone and misoprostol, which are typically used in medication abortions — ended up in a hospital with complications. It was only after that, the state said in its filing, that the man described as “the biological father of the unborn child” learned of the pregnancy and the abortion. “In Texas, we treasure the health and lives of mothers and babies, and this is why out-of-state doctors may not illegally and dangerously prescribe abortion-inducing drugs to Texas residents,” Paxton said in a statement. A phone message left for Carpenter was not immediately returned, nor was an email to the Abortion Coalition for Telemedicine, where she’s co-medical director and founder. Anti-abortion advocates, who legally challenged the Biden administration’s prescribing rules around mifepristone, have been readying provocative and unusual ways to further limit abortion pill access when President-elect Donald Trump takes office next year. They feel emboldened to challenge the pills’ use and seek ways to restrict it under a conservative US Supreme Court buttressed by a Republican-controlled Congress and White House. Earlier this year, the US Supreme Court ruled that a group of anti-abortion doctors and their organizations lacked the legal standing to sue to try to have the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone rescinded. But since then, the Republican state attorneys general from Idaho, Kansas and Missouri have sought to have some of the rules around the pills tightened — including to bar telemedicine prescriptions. Also this year, Louisiana became the first state to reclassify the drugs as “controlled dangerous substances.” They can still be prescribed, but there are extra steps required to access them. Lawmakers in at least three states have introduced bills for next year aimed at barring or restricting use of the pills. “I began to think about how we might be able to both provide an additional deterrent to companies violating the criminal law and provide a remedy for the family of the unborn children,” said Tennessee state Rep. Gino Bulso, who is sponsoring the legislation there that includes a provision barring use of the medications for abortion.

Newcastle 0 West Ham 2: Aaron Wan-Bissaka hits rare Premier League goal as Hammers secure shock win on TynesideEngland [UK], December 20 (ANI): Artificial intelligence can provide important insights into how complex chemical mixes in rivers affect aquatic life, paving the path for more effective environmental protection. A novel methodology developed by academics at the University of Birmingham shows how advanced artificial intelligence (AI) approaches can assist in discovering potentially dangerous chemical chemicals in rivers by monitoring their impacts on small water fleas (Daphnia). The team worked with scientists at the Research Centre for Eco-Environmental Sciences (RCEES), in China, and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), in Germany, to analyse water samples from the Chaobai River system near Beijing. This river system receives chemical pollutants from a number of different sources, including agricultural, domestic and industrial. Professor John Colbourne is the director of the University of Birmingham’s Centre for Environmental Research and Justice and one of the senior authors on the paper. He expressed optimism that, by building upon these early findings, such technology can one day be deployed to routinely monitor water for toxic substances that would otherwise be undetected. He said: “There is a vast array of chemicals in the environment. Water safety cannot be assessed one substance at a time. Now we have the means to monitor the totality of chemicals in sampled water from the environment to uncover what unknown substances act together to produce toxicity to animals, including humans.” The results, published in Environmental Science and Technology, reveal that certain mixtures of chemicals can work together to affect important biological processes in aquatic organisms, which are measured by their genes. The combinations of these chemicals create environmental hazards that are potentially greater than when chemicals are present individually. The research team used water fleas (Daphnia) as test organisms in the study because these tiny crustaceans are highly sensitive to water quality changes and share many genes with other species, making them excellent indicators of potential environmental hazards. “Our innovative approach leverages Daphnia as the sentinel species to uncover potential toxic substances in the environment,” explains Dr Xiaojing Li, of the University of Birmingham (UoB) and the lead author of this study. “By using AI methods, we can identify which subsets of chemicals might be particularly harmful to aquatic life, even at low concentrations that wouldn’t normally raise concerns.” Dr Jiarui Zhou, also at the University of Birmingham and co-first author of the paper, who led the development of the AI algorithms, said: “Our approach demonstrates how advanced computational methods can help solve pressing environmental challenges. By analysing vast amounts of biological and chemical data simultaneously, we can better understand and predict environmental risks.” Professor Luisa Orsini, another senior author of the study, added: “The study’s key innovation lies in our data-driven, unbiased approach to uncovering how environmentally relevant concentrations of chemical mixtures can cause harm. This challenges conventional ecotoxicology and paves the way to regulatory adoption of the sentinel species Daphnia, alongside new approach methodologies.” Dr Timothy Williams of the University of Birmingham and co-author of the paper also noted that: “Typically, aquatic toxicology studies either use a high concentration of an individual chemical to determine detailed biological responses or only determine apical effects like mortality and altered reproduction after exposure to an environmental sample. However, this study breaks new ground by allowing us to identify key classes of chemicals that affect living organisms within a genuine environmental mixture at relatively low concentration while simultaneously characterising the biomolecular changes elicited.” (ANI) This report is auto-generated from ANI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content. var ytflag = 0;var myListener = function() {document.removeEventListener('mousemove', myListener, false);lazyloadmyframes();};document.addEventListener('mousemove', myListener, false);window.addEventListener('scroll', function() {if (ytflag == 0) {lazyloadmyframes();ytflag = 1;}});function lazyloadmyframes() {var ytv = document.getElementsByClassName("klazyiframe");for (var i = 0; i < ytv.length; i++) {ytv[i].src = ytv[i].getAttribute('data-src');}} Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() );

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Brain stimulation effectiveness tied to learning ability, not age November 27, 2024 Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne A study reveals that the effectiveness of brain stimulation on motor skills is determined by an individual's learning ability rather than age, highlighting the need for a more personalized approach to neurorehabilitation. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIN Email As we age, our cognitive and motor functions deteriorate, which in turn affects our independence and overall quality of life. Research efforts to ameliorate or even completely abolish this have given rise to technologies that show a lot of promise. Among these is non-invasive brain stimulation: a term encompassing a set of techniques that can affect brain functions externally and noninvasively, without the need for surgery or implants. One such promising technique, in particular, is anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (atDCS), which uses a constant, low electrical current delivered via electrodes on the scalp to modulate neuronal activity. However, studies exploring atDCS have produced inconsistent results, which has prompted researchers to explore why some people benefit from atDCS while others don't. The problem seems to lie in our understanding of factors that may influence responsiveness to brain stimulation, leading to responders and non-responders; among these, age has been suggested as one important factor. Some studies suggest further factors such as baseline behavioral abilities and previous training might be important considerations, but an interplay of these factors with behavior has not been determined in detail, pointing to the need of refined predictive models of the effects of atDCS. Now, scientists led by Friedhelm Hummel at EPFL have identified an important factor affecting an individual's responsiveness to atDCS. The team looked at how native learning abilities determine the effect of brain stimulation applied while learning a motor task. Their findings suggests that individuals with less efficient learning mechanisms benefit more from stimulation, while those with optimal learning strategies might experience negative effects. The researchers recruited 40 participants: 20 middle-aged adults (50-65 years old) and 20 older adults (over 65). Each group was further divided into those receiving active atDCS and those receiving placebo stimulation. Over ten days, participants practiced a finger-tapping task designed to study motor sequence learning at home while receiving atDCS. The task involved replicating a numerical sequence using a keypad, trying to be as fast and as accurate as possible. The team then used a machine-learning model trained on a public dataset to classify participants as either "optimal" or "suboptimal" learners, based on their initial performance. This model aimed to predict who would benefit from atDCS, based on their ability to integrate information about the task efficiently early during training The study found that suboptimal learners, who were seemingly less efficient at internalizing the task at the early stages of learning, experienced an accelerated accuracy improvement while performing the task when receiving atDCS. This effect was not limited to people of a certain age (e.g., older adults), with suboptimal learners being found among younger individuals as well. In contrast, participants with optimal learning strategies, regardless of age, even showed a negative trend in performance when receiving atDCS. This difference suggests that brain stimulation is more beneficial for individuals who initially struggle with motor tasks. As such, atDCS seems to possess a restorative rather than an enhancing quality, with important implications for rehabilitation. "By leveraging different methods in Machine learning, we were able to untangle the influence of different factors on the individual effects of brain stimulation," says Pablo Maceira, the study's first author. "This will pave the way to maximize the effects of brain stimulation in individual subjects and patients." The study implies that, in the long run, personalized brain stimulation protocols will be developed to maximize benefits based on an individual's specific needs, rather than a common trait such as age. This approach could lead to more effective brain stimulation-based interventions, targeting specific mechanisms supporting learning, especially in the view of neurorehabilitation, for which the main basis is the re-learning of lost skills due to a brain lesion (e.g., after a stroke or a traumatic brain injury). "In the future, clinicians could apply a more advanced version of our algorithm to determine whether a patient will benefit from a brain stimulation-based therapy, to enhance the effects of neurorehabilitation and personalize treatment," says Hummel. Story Source: Materials provided by Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne . Original written by Nik Papageorgiou. The original text of this story is licensed under Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 . Note: Content may be edited for style and length. Journal Reference : Cite This Page :NEW YORK : Netflix shares were on track for a fifth consecutive gain on Friday and set for their biggest weekly percentage rise since January, after the streaming media company's popular boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul. The stock was last up 0.2 per cent at $899.06, off its intraday record high of $908 on Thursday. It has risen every session since the Nov. 15 fight, taking the stock up more than 9 per cent for the week. Several brokerages this week raised their price targets on the stock, including BofA Global Research, which on Thursday bumped up its price target to $1,000 from $800. Netflix said on Tuesday that 108 million people worldwide watched the match between Paul, a 27-year-old social media influencer-turned-prize-fighter, and the 58-year-old former heavyweight champion Tyson. The event, which Paul won, was streamed live on Netflix. Jefferies analysts, which also raised their 12-month target on Netflix to $1,000 this week, wrote in a note on Monday that the event was "a major breakthrough for NFLX's live events strategy." The median 12-month price target on Netflix is $800, with 31 analysts rating the stock a "buy" or "strong buy," 14 rating it a "hold," and two analysts rating it a "sell," according to LSEG data. Kenneth Leon, vice president and senior equity analyst at CFRA Research, wrote in a note this week: "NFLX is flexing its streaming capability with select live sporting events that draw from a global subscriber base." "Advertising is still in the early stages, but is expected to be a revenue driver by 2026," Leon noted. CFRA also raised its price target on Netflix. Including the session move, the stock is up roughly 85 per cent for the year.India ran riot to win the opening test in Perth by a crushing 295 runs on Monday and leave Australia shellshocked and searching for answers. Set a mountainous 534 for victory, the world's top-ranked test team crumbled to 238 all out in the final session on day four. A counter-punching Travis Head made a gritty 89 while Mitchell Marsh chipped in with 47. But it was never going to be enough against an inspired attack led by the irrepressible Jasprit Bumrah, who took 3-42 to claim eight wickets in the match. He was ably supported by Mohammed Siraj with 3-51. "Very happy. We were put under pressure in the first innings but the way we responded was great," said stand-in skipper Bumrah. "We were really well prepared. I told everyone to keep faith in your ability." It was an astonishing turnaround for India, who arrived in Australia on the back of a humiliating 3-0 home series defeat to New Zealand. Given little hope of defending the Border-Gavaskar Trophy they have held since 2017, they now head to the second day-night test in Adelaide next week with a big psychological advantage and boosted by the return of skipper Rohit Sharma. The emphatic victory was only India's second in Perth and first since their triumph at the WACA Ground back in 2008. "Fairly disappointing. Prep was good, all firing, fair bit to look at as lots didn't go right," said Australia captain Pat Cummins. "You want to get back on the horse but we will take a couple of days' rest and get training in Adelaide. "We didn't give ourselves a chance in a few different facets, like the finish on day one with the bat. There will be lots of conversations on what we can do better in same conditions." Under Bumrah's makeshift captaincy, India dominated an aging side which is now the one facing scrutiny after failing to fire. Out for a dismal 104 in reply to India's first-innings 150, the hosts' bowling attack then had no reply to a brilliant 161 from impressive young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and an unbeaten 100 from Virat Kohli. The superstar batsman Kohli came into the five-match series under pressure. "Jaiswal's best test innings so far, he left the ball well," Bumrah said of the 22-year-old. "I didn't see Virat out of form -- difficult to judge that on difficult pitches. But he was good in the nets." Australia's batting line-up, which has long relied on one large score or partnership to pull them out of sticky situations, was mostly outsmarted. With India setting them a huge target, they again capitulated on Monday. After imploding in the final 30 minutes of play on Sunday, they resumed on 12-3 with Usman Khawaja on three and Steve Smith yet to score. Khawaja added just one when he mistimed a pullshot off Siraj and got a big top edge. It was caught by backtracking wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, who became the most expensive player in Indian Premier League history Sunday at the Twenty20 tournament's lucrative auction. Head survived a loud lbw shout on seven, a review found it was missing leg stump and he battled on smacking seven boundaries for his 17th Test half-century. At the other end, Smith was felled by a Harshit Rana bouncer that slammed into his midriff, needing a spell lying on the ground to recover. He was able to get up and play on, and like Head came through an lbw review on 12. But their partnership was ended by Siraj, with Pant taking another neat catch after Smith edged a delivery he had to play on 17. Head teamed up with Marsh in an 82-run stand to temporarily raise home hopes before Bumrah again worked his magic. Seemingly destined for a century, the largely untroubled Head feathered to Pant with Bumrah's loud double fist-pump showing how ecstatic he was at the breakthrough. Allrounder Marsh kept the scoreboard ticking over with Alex Carey but fell for 47, dragging a wide Nitish Kumar Reddy delivery onto the stumps. Mitchell Starc, top-scorer in the first innings, was out for 12 on the cusp of tea before the tail was wrapped up early in the final session.We will comprehensively resolve land disputes through revenue meetings: AP CM Naidu

How wine jargon leaves Brits in terroir: More than 50% of wine lovers are baffled by its terminology while a third are left embarrassed when asked to describe a type By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Published: 17:35 EST, 21 November 2024 | Updated: 17:55 EST, 21 November 2024 e-mail 5 View comments We may be changing from beer fans to wine buffs, but most of us still don't know our terroir from our tannins. More than half of so-called wine lovers are baffled by its terminology. According to a survey, 48 per cent have been caught out at a dinner party for using jargon they did not properly understand. Meanwhile, 34 per cent were left embarrassed when asked to describe a wine they brought to a dinner party, and 36 per cent would not feel confident explaining what a blended wine is. The most confusing term for those intimidated by the grapes of wrath, according to 60 per cent of those polled, is 'terroir', with one in 20 thinking it means 'terribly good'. In fact, it refers to the environmental conditions that affect the taste and quality of a wine. Other wine words that leave Brits scratching their heads include 'caudalie' (44 per cent) – the measurement of how long the taste stays on the palate, and 'oenology' (41 per cent) – the science of wine and wine-making. The terms 'maceration' (41 per cent) – the process of soaking wine skins to extract colour and tannins, and 'cuvee' (41 per cent) – a wine made with a blend of different varieties of grapes, were also among the list of the 20 terms many don't really understand. More than half of so-called wine lovers are baffled by its terminology according to a new survey 48 per cent of wine drinkers have been caught out at a dinner party for using jargon they did not properly understand The most confusing term for those intimidated by the grapes of wrath, according to 60 per cent of those polled, is 'terroir' Despite the challenges, more than two-thirds (84 per cent) would like to increase their wine knowledge, the motivations including, feeling more confident when discussing wine (50 per cent) improving their ability to pair wine with food (42 per cent), navigating wine lists more comfortably (29 per cent), and even appearing more intelligent (22 per cent). One in five (19 per cent) would like to impress friends and family with their wine knowledge, so much so that more than half (52 per cent) enjoy receiving advice on wines when shopping in stores. A significant 69 per cent love trying new wines, according to the research by new wine range CTZN. Oliver Hoey from Aussie wine brand CTZN, which commissioned the survey of 2,000 Brits, said: 'Brits love wine, but want the confidence to talk about it more in social settings. 'We are giving wine lovers the tools they need to feel confident and informed, with SOM, our AI-powered virtual sommelier, providing an engaging and interactive way to deepen the understanding of the wine in their glass.' Share or comment on this article: How wine jargon leaves Brits in terroir: More than 50% of wine lovers are baffled by its terminology while a third are left embarrassed when asked to describe a type e-mail Add comment

WHITEHOUSE – Senior Trunijah Butler swished a pair of 3-pointers in the closing seconds of regulation to give Jacksonville a dramatic 44-41 win over Whitehouse Tuesday at C.L. Nix-Wildcat Arena. The Fightin’ Maidens improved to 9-1 overall and 2-0 in conference play, while the Ladycats fell to 1-1 in district action. “We were losing, and I told them get the ball to our shooters, KayLee Boyd or Trunijah Butler,” Jacksonville head girl’s basketball coach, Sharae Schmitt, said. “Trunijah (Butler) hit one three to tie the game up ... and then with :04 left on the clock, Trunijah (Butler) sank another trey to win the game.” Tia Fuller's 15 points was a team high for Jacksonville. Butler and Boyd chipped in nine apiece. In the last eight days the Maidens have won five out of the six games that they played, including a district win over Lufkin early last week. Jacksonville, who is tied with Tyler High for first place in the conference standings, will be back on the court at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday when Nacogdoches is scheduled to visit John Alexander Gymnasium. Schmitt, who earned her 94th-career win as a head coach, summed up her team’s latest outing as “a real nail biter.”Everfuel and Karlstads Energi gets funding notification for potential project in Sweden Herning, Denmark, 13 December 2024 – Everfuel A/S’ is pleased to announce that its subsidiary Everfuel Production Karlstad AB have been awarded a grant by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency under the Climate Leap (Klimatklivet) investment program following a funding application made in 2022, for the potential 20 MW electrolyser project. The project is a joint initiative with the local utility company, Karlstads Energi. The project grant is subject to the parties moving forward with the project and fulfilling the grant conditions. If finally awarded, the grant would be in an amount of up to EUR 13.9 million (SEK 159.7 million), which would provide partial financing of the potential hydrogen production project in Karlstad. The project is not included in Everfuel’s updated strategy as announced in May 2023. Everfuel and Karlstads Energi are jointly exploring various options for the realisation of the project. the latest news shaping the hydrogen market at Everfuel and Karlstads Energi gets funding notification for potential project in Sweden, Charbone Hydrogen secures warrant proceeds, extends expiry dates, and grants stock options Charbone Hydrogen Corporation (TSX-V:CH, OTCQB:CHHYF) announced $371,150 from warrant exercises expiring in late 2024 and early... AI platform accelerating approval procedures for hydrogen projects Hydrogen centre Hamburg developing a digital infrastructure for planning and approval The Ministry of Urban Development and Housing is working on an AI... Germany Scraps €350 Million in Subsidies for Hydrogen Projects (Bloomberg) — Germany abandoned plans to funnel €350 million ($368 million) into hydrogen projects, putting clean-fuel goals even further from reach. The...

Republican senator blocks promotion of general who oversaw Afghanistan withdrawalGildan Activewear Inc. stock falls Tuesday, underperforms marketDETROIT — Jaden Ivey hit a jumper as time expired to give the Detroit Pistons a 102-100 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night. The Raptors took a 98-96 lead on RJ Barrett's 3-pointer with 1:47 left, but Ivey's driving layup tied it with 1:07 to go. After both teams missed, Isaiah Stewart got free for a go-ahead dunk, but Scottie Barnes hit a layup in traffic to make it 100-100 with 22.3 seconds to play. The Pistons called a timeout to set up the play. Ivey ran the clock down before driving past Ochai Agbaji for an off-balance jumper from the right baseline. Ivey finished with 25 points as the Pistons broke a three-game losing streak. Barnes led the Raptors with 31 points and Barrett added 17. Takeaways Raptors: Barnes scored 20 points in the first half on 8-for-16 shooting including 3 of 8 on 3-pointers. The other four Raptors starters combined for eight points on 2-for-15 shooting, including 0 for 5 on 3-pointers. Toronto managed a 48-48 tie at halftime thanks to 20 points from the bench. Detroit Pistons guard Jaden Ivey (23) tries going to the basket against Toronto Raptors guard Davion Mitchell (45) and center Jakob Poeltl (19) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, in Detroit. Credit: AP/Duane Burleson Pistons: Cade Cunningham (hip) missed his second straight game, but Ausur Thompson returned after missing eight months with blood-clotting issues. Thompson, who last played on March 9, received a loud ovation from the crowd when he checked in late in the first quarter. Key moment The Pistons led 26-11 with four minutes left in the first quarter, but the Raptors went on a 29-9 run over the next 10 minutes to take a 40-35 lead midway through the second. Key stat Toronto dominated the rebounding battle, especially in the second half. They finished with 23 offensive rebounds to Detroit's six. In the second half, they rebounded 53% of their own missed shots and 71% of Detroit's misses. Up next Both teams return to action on Wednesday night. The Pistons are in Memphis while the Raptors visit New Orleans. Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley (5) looks to shoot against Toronto Raptors center Jakob Poeltl (19) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, in Detroit. Credit: AP/Duane Burleson __ AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba

Squid Game excitement buildsPrime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Tuesday the government will work with business leaders and labor unions to create an environment where salaries keep rising, vowing to achieve his goal of raising Japan's average minimum hourly wage to 1,500 yen by the end of the 2020s. But Ishiba also instructed relevant ministers to draw up measures by next spring to ease concerns among smaller businesses unable to increase salaries rapidly. He met with representatives from the Japanese Trade Union Confederation and business lobbies including the Japan Business Federation at the prime minister's office, starting discussions toward annual minimum wage revisions and wage negotiations between labor unions and management in 2025. The average minimum hourly wage for fiscal 2024 was set at 1,055 yen. Achieving Ishiba's target of raising it to 1,500 yen in the 2020s requires 7.3 percent growth each year, and business leaders who attended Tuesday's meeting expressed their concerns. "Small business owners in rural areas cannot pay if the pace of wage hikes is too fast," Ken Kobayashi, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, told reporters after the meeting. Masakazu Tokura, head of the business federation or Keidanren, said, "It takes time for management to make improvement efforts." At the meeting, Ishiba also urged companies' efforts to realize "significant salary hikes" at annual wage negotiations in early next year, as the country has been facing rising prices due largely to higher import costs amid the weaker yen. In the so-called shunto spring wage talks this year, member unions of the confederation secured an average 5.1 percent pay rise, topping 5 percent for the first time in more than 30 years. The average pay hike for smaller firms, meanwhile, stood at 4.45 percent in 2024. In another effort to mitigate the impact of soaring prices and boost consumption, Ishiba is planning to pledge in a parliamentary policy speech Friday that the government will raise the nontaxable income threshold from the current 1.03 million yen, an issue being discussed as part of tax changes for fiscal 2025, sources close to the matter said. Trump's policies Also Tuesday, the government warned of the potential adverse impact of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's economic policies, as it maintained its view that the country's economy is recovering moderately in its monthly report for November. The Cabinet Office, which is in charge of economic and fiscal policy, said the economy is "recovering at a moderate pace, although it remains paused in part," using the same expression for its overall assessment for the fourth straight month. The government upgraded its assessment of imports, which typically reflect robust domestic demand, citing improved shipments of goods such as personal computers from China and automobiles from India. But the report said "full attention" should be given to the "future policy trends in the United States," following Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election in early November. He will assume office in January. Trump's proposed plans, such as raising tariffs and cutting taxes, could affect the U.S. economy and accelerate inflation, a Cabinet Office official said. Any impact on the world's largest economy is bound to affect Japan, given the strong economic ties between the two countries, the official said. Consumer prices, a key gauge of inflation, were changed from "rising moderately" to "rising recently," due partly to a surge in food prices including rice. It was the first change in 10 months. The Cabinet Office revised its wording on corporate goods prices from "the pace of rise is slowing" to "modestly rising." The assessment of public investment was downgraded, as the effect of public works financed by a supplementary budget for the previous fiscal year that ended in March tapered off. The budget was aimed at strengthening infrastructure. The government made no changes to its evaluations of other key components such as private consumption, which accounts for more than half of the nation's gross domestic product, and exports.

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