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KENILWORTH, N.J. , Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Northeast Science and Technology (NEST) Center, a premier 100+ acre campus dedicated to research and development innovations, announced today that Revlon, a global leader in cosmetics and personal care, will relocate its New Jersey -based science and innovation (R&D) lab to the NEST campus. Lise Jorgensen , Revlon's Chief Scientific Officer, said: "Revlon selected NEST for its existing lab infrastructure, which will help us further amplify our innovation capabilities, and provide a state-of-the-art setting to meet our specific R&D needs. This substantial investment in our R&D capabilities marks a critical and exciting step in Revlon's future and reinforces our commitment to develop the most advanced consumer-inspired products for our brands around the world." Revlon's research labs, pilot manufacturing, and office functions will be centralized within a 62,000-square-foot space within the 1.2M SF building now known as 15 NEST, the building that up until recently served as Merck's global research headquarters. Notably, Revlon will be the first tenant to occupy 15 NEST since Merck's departure earlier this year. "Revlon's decision to join NEST is an exciting step towards our vision of a dynamic, collaborative, innovation ecosystem," said Matthew Flath , Onyx Equities' Senior Vice President Asset Management, who oversees the NEST campus. "With their decades-long legacy in beauty and personal care, Revlon complements the forward-thinking research environment at NEST and is helping to establish a community where leading science and technology companies unite to innovate, thrive, and elevate industry standards." Revlon's decision to join NEST comes on the heels of CoreWeave's recent announcement that it plans to lease 280,000 square feet of space on the campus. Both companies cited NEST's ideal location and best-in-class lab and utility infrastructure as part of their selection criteria. Dan Loughlin of JLL and Jonathan Scheinberg of Outshine Properties represented the ownership group of Onyx Equities, Machine Investment Group, and Pivot Real Estate Partners; and Daniel Levine and Daniel Reider from Newmark represented Revlon. To learn more about NEST's growth and the opportunities it offers, visit NESTCenter.com . About Northeast Science and Technology (NEST) Center Conveniently located in Kenilworth, NJ , the Northeast Science and Technology (NEST) Center is a 100+ acre campus that is purpose-built and zoned for life science innovation, answering a need for immediately available, turn-key, and customizable office, laboratory, and bio-manufacturing space in the tri-state area. Formerly the global headquarters of Merck, the Onyx Equities-led venture acquired the campus February 2023 and have since begun work with partners Machine Investment Group, Pivot Real Estate Partners, and Outshine Properties to develop it into a hub of research and innovation in the Northeast region of the United States . For more information about NEST, visit www.NestCenter.com . About Onyx Equities, LLC Headquartered in Woodbridge, New Jersey , Onyx Equities, LLC is a leading full-service real estate firm specializing in investment, asset repositioning, and ground-up development. Since its founding in 2004, Onyx has acquired more than $4 billion worth of diverse real estate assets throughout New Jersey , New York , and Pennsylvania , and has executed over $1 billion in capital improvement projects under its signature repositioning program. For more information about Onyx Equities, visit www.OnyxEquities.com . About Machine Investment Group Machine Investment Group is a real estate investment platform focused on investing in opportunistic, distressed, and special situations across all major asset classes in diverse geographies throughout the United States . Machine principals are directly responsible for deploying over $2.0 BN in capital to date. With a strong reputation, solutions-oriented approach, and extensive lender relationships, Machine aims to deliver consistent, opportunistic returns while minimizing losses. For more information, please visit https://machineinv.com/ . About Revlon Group Holdings LLC Revlon Group Holdings LLC ("Revlon") has developed a long-standing reputation as a color authority and beauty trendsetter in the world of color cosmetics and hair care. Since its breakthrough launch of the first opaque nail enamel in 1932, Revlon has provided consumers with high quality product innovation, performance and sophisticated glamour. In 2016, Revlon acquired the iconic Elizabeth Arden company and its portfolio of brands, including its leading designer and celebrity fragrances. Today, Revlon's diversified portfolio of brands is sold in over 100 countries around the world in most retail distribution channels, including prestige, salon, mass, and online. Revlon is among the leading global beauty companies, with some of the world's most iconic and desired brands and product offerings in color cosmetics, skin care, hair color, hair care and fragrances under brands such as Revlon, Revlon Professional, Elizabeth Arden , Almay, Mitchum, CND, American Crew, Creme of Nature, Cutex, Juicy Couture, Elizabeth Taylor , Curve, John Varvatos and Christina Aguilera . Contact: Corrie A. 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Chinese leaders wrapped up a two-day planning meeting in Beijing on Thursday with pledges to take a more proactive approach in pepping up the world's second-largest economy, but gave no details on new stimulus measures. A state-run CCTV report on the annual meeting mainly reiterated a strategy outlined earlier in the week after a session of the ruling Communist Party’s powerful Politburo at which leaders pledged to loosen monetary policy and adopt a more proactive fiscal approach. Markets in China have climbed recently on renewed hopes for a stronger dose of stimulus to help counter weak consumer spending that has kept the economy growing this year at a rate slightly slower than the government's official target of about 5%. The promise of “moderately loose” monetary policy showed a shift from a more cautious “prudent” approach that had prevailed for a decade, after China’s recovery from the global financial crisis. But so far, the measures taken this year to jolt the economy out of its post-pandemic doldrums have been broad in scope but more incremental and technical than the dramatic stimulus that investors have been hoping for. The CCTV report said China would raise its fiscal deficit and continue to issue “super-long” government bonds to help finance additional spending. It gave no details on the amount of money to be spent or size of the deficit. Leaders pledged to stabilize the property market, which has been mired in a downturn after a crackdown several years ago on excess borrowing by property developers. They also promised to boost consumer spending by countering weakness in the job market and seeing that wages keep pace with economic growth. The party also was drafting longer-term strategies for the country's next five-year plan, which will provide a blueprint for policies in the coming years that will likely align with President Xi Jinping's emphasis on developing advanced technologies and “higher quality” growth. Several months ago, the Chinese central bank and other regulators began rolling out various policies aimed at encouraging businesses and households to spend more money. A statement issued after the Politburo meeting mostly reiterated the same broad promises. Beijing also has launched programs to pay subsidies for trade-ins of old cars and appliances that are replaced by new, more energy efficient ones. The scheme has helped boost auto sales, one of the brighter areas of the economy, according to the Chinese Association of Automobile Manufacturers. The industry body said this week that passenger car sales jumped 17.5% in November compared to a year ago, the second straight month of double-digit growth following a 10.7% rise in October. “We continue to call for the extension of relevant policies that promote auto consumption,” the association said, noting positive policy signals from the Politburo meeting. Exports have also shown signs of strength, though rising tariffs imposed on electric vehicles and other Chinese products pose a threat to trade-led growth. Meanwhile, the property market has shown signs of recovering from its prolonged downturn, though economists say a full recovery will take time. Associated Press writer Ken Moritsugu and researcher Yu Bing in Beijing contributed to this report.

The 23 Most Dangerous Cars On The RoadThe US Navy is to transform three, white elephant, stealth destroyers by fitting them with first-of-their-kind shipborne hypersonic weapons. The USS Zumwalt is at a Mississippi shipyard where workers have installed missile tubes that replace twin turrets from a gun system that was never activated because it was too expensive. Once the system is complete, the Zumwalt will provide a platform for conducting fast, precision strikes from greater distances, adding to the usefulness of the warship. “It was a costly blunder. But the Navy could take victory from the jaws of defeat here, and get some utility out of (the ships) by making them into a hypersonic platform,” said Bryan Clark, a defence analyst at the Hudson Institute. The US has had several types of hypersonic weapons in development for the past two decades, but recent tests by both Russia and China have added pressure to the US military to hasten their production. Hypersonic weapons travel beyond Mach 5, five times the speed of sound, with added manoeuvrability making them harder to shoot down. Last year, The Washington Post newspaper reported that among the documents leaked by former Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira was a defence department briefing that confirmed China had recently tested an intermediate-range hypersonic weapon called the DF-27. While the Pentagon had previously acknowledged the weapon’s development, it had not recognised its testing. One of the US programmes in development and planned for the Zumwalt is the Conventional Prompt Strike. It would launch like a ballistic missile and then release a hypersonic glide vehicle that would travel at speeds seven to eight times faster than the speed of sound before hitting the target. The weapon system is being developed jointly by the Navy and Army. Each of the three Zumwalt-class destroyers would be equipped with four missile tubes, each with three of the missiles for a total of 12 hypersonic weapons per ship. In choosing the Zumwalt, the Navy is attempting to add to the usefulness of a 7.5 billion US dollars (£5.9 billion) warship that is considered by critics to be an expensive mistake despite serving as a test platform for multiple innovations. The Zumwalt was envisioned as providing land-attack capability with an advanced gun system with rocket-assisted projectiles to open the way for Marines to charge ashore. But the system featuring 155mm guns hidden in stealthy turrets was cancelled because each of the rocket-assisted projectiles cost up to one million dollars (£790,000). Despite the stain on their reputation, the three Zumwalt-class destroyers: Zumwalt, Michael Monsoor and Lyndon B Johnson; remain the Navy’s most advanced surface warships in terms of new technologies. Those innovations include electric propulsion, an angular shape to minimise radar signature, an unconventional wave-piercing hull, automated fire and damage control and a composite deckhouse that hides radar and other sensors. The US is accelerating development because hypersonics have been identified as vital to US national security with “survivable and lethal capabilities”, said James Weber, principal director for hypersonics in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Critical Technologies. “Fielding new capabilities that are based on hypersonic technologies is a priority for the defence department to sustain and strengthen our integrated deterrence, and to build enduring advantages,” he said.

Berlin confirmed plans to reform its legal framework make it a clear criminal offence to “facilitate the smuggling of migrants to the UK” as part of the agreement, the Home Office said. The Home Office said the move would give German prosecutors more tools to tackle the supply and storage of dangerous small boats. Both countries will also commit to exchange information that may help to remove migrant-smuggling content from social media platforms and tackle end-to-end routes of criminal smuggling networks as part of the deal. It comes ahead of the UK and Germany hosting the so-called Calais Group in London, which sees ministers and police from the two countries, alongside France, Belgium and the Netherlands, gather to discuss migration in Europe. Delegates are expected to agree a detailed plan to tackle people-smuggling gangs in 2025 at the meeting on Tuesday. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said: “For too long organised criminal gangs have been exploiting vulnerable people, undermining border security in the UK and across Europe while putting thousands of lives at risk. “We are clear that this cannot go on. “Germany is already a key partner in our efforts to crack down on migrant smuggling, but there is always more we can do together. “Our new joint action plan with deliver a strengthened partnership with Germany, boosting our respective border security as we work to fix the foundations, and ultimately saving lives.” Nancy Faeser, German federal minister of the interior said: “We are now stepping up our joint action to fight the brutal activities of international smugglers. “This is at the core of our joint action plan that we have agreed in London. “It will help us end the inhumane activities of criminal migrant smuggling organisations. “By cramming people into inflatable boats under threats of violence and sending them across the Channel, these organisations put human lives at risk.” She said that “many of these crimes are planned in Germany” and the deal would help to counter “this unscrupulous business with even more resolve.” “This includes maintaining a high investigative pressure, exchanging information between our security authorities as best as possible, and persistently investigating financial flows to identify the criminals operating behind the scenes,” Ms Faeser said. Shadow home secretary Chris Philp said the announcement “doesn’t go far enough”. “The British public deserves a serious plan to control our borders and stop criminal gangs,” he said. “The National Crime Agency has said a deterrent is necessary to reduce the number of crossings, yet Labour scrapped the only deterrent before it even got started. “Meanwhile the numbers of illegal immigrants coming here continue to climb, with an 18% increase compared to the same period last year, with more than 20,000 people having made the crossing since the election.”

HOUSTON (AP) — Kavion McClain scored 14 points as Texas Southern beat Texas A&M-Kingsville 80-72 on Wednesday. McClain added six assists for the Tigers (2-5). Grayson Carter scored 13 points, shooting 6 of 7 from the field. Kenny Hunter and Alex Anderson both added 12. The Javelinas were led by Isaiah Payne, who recorded 18 points and four assists. Texas A&M-Kingsville also got 16 points from Allen Singleton. Nate Lacewell also had 13 points and seven rebounds. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .ETSU 79, Austin Peay 57

College football fans aren't very happy with Saturday's guest pickers on College GameDay. The ESPN college football pregame show is airing live from College Station, Texas on Saturday morning. Rece Davis, Kirk Herbstreit, Nick Saban, Desmond Howard, Pat McAfee and Lee Corso will be live from Texas A&M ahead of Saturday's big showdown against Texas. It's the first time the two in-state rivals have played since they were in the Big 12 Conference, in 2011. ESPN's College GameDay announced on Saturday that the crew from YouTube's Dude Perfect will serve as the guest pickers. The five members - Tyler "The Beard" Toney, "The Twins" Cory and Coby Cotton, Garrett "The Purple Hoser" Hilbert, and Cody "The Tall Guy" Jones - met while at Texas A&M in College Station, more than a decade ago. The college football pregame show announced the decision on Wednesday evening. "This one is gonna be fun! Can't wait to have @DudePerfect as our guest pickers in College Station this weekend 🙌," ESPN announced. This one is gonna be fun! Can't wait to have @DudePerfect as our guest pickers in College Station this weekend 🙌 pic.twitter.com/4DWSUjSfco College football fans are wishing for someone else, though. "Def should’ve got a former player from both A&M and Texas who played in the rivalry. Only answer," one fan wrote. "Dude Perfect are the guest pickers for A&M vs Texas. How big is the desk going to be?" one fan added. "great I will watch till 11:40," one fan added. "Like the musical guest for this week, I have no freaking clue who or what "Dude Perfect" is. Judging from the hairdos on a few of them and the backward baseball caps, looking ultra (expletive). ESPN Game Day just striking out with these guests this season..." one fan added. "This is incredible, y’all. We’re going to have 11 (!!!) people at the GameDay desk on Saturday!" one fan added. Was this the right or wrong choice from ESPN? The college football pregame show will be airing live on ESPN from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. E.T.

Jordon Hudson, 24, beams as her 72-year-old boyfriend Bill Belichick is unveiled as North Carolina coach READ MORE: Bill Belichick's NFL escape clause at North Carolina revealed By JACK BEZANTS Published: 22:37 GMT, 12 December 2024 | Updated: 22:48 GMT, 12 December 2024 e-mail 19 shares 52 View comments Bill Belichick 's 24-year-old girlfriend Jordon Hudson had a front row seat to watch the greatest NFL coach of all time be unveiled in North Carolina on Thursday. The 72-year-old Belichick completed his seismic move to Chapel Hill on Wednesday and was unveiled to media in North Carolina a day later to outline his plans for the team. And Hudson, a former cheerleader, was there with him to share his big moment. On Wednesday night, she celebrated his move on social media by posting the message: 'We are onto Chapel Hill!!!' Belichick's romance with Hudson was confirmed in June but they were apparently dating for a short while before things became public. They reportedly first met on a flight to Florida from Boston in 2021. When Belichick split from TV host Linda Holliday in September 2023, things with Hudson heated up. Bill Belichick's 24-year-old girlfriend Jordon Hudson spotted at his UNC press conference The legendary coach was unveiled to media after sealing a shock return to coaching Belichick and Hudson pictured on the red carpet at an event in New York earlier this month Belichick's return to football via the college game prompted some merciless takes on social media from fans this week for the near 50-year age difference with his girlfriend. But on a day where Belichick's return to the game was widely celebrated , the six-time Super Bowl winner said that his surprise move to the college game was a dream come true. 'I've always wanted to coach in college football, it just never really worked out,' he said Thursday. 'Had some good years in the NFL, so that was OK.' When asked about fan concerns that he might leave quickly for the next NFL job, Belichick said: 'I didn't come here to leave.' It did however later emerge that Belichick will have a release clause in his deal of $1million - hardly a deterrent for any NFL team that may one day wish to hire him. He was also quizzed on the chance he wouldn't see out his five-year deal due to his age. 'It beats working. My dad told me this: when you love what you do, it's not work. I love what I do. I love coaching,' he responded. During an appearance on 'The Pat McAfee Show' on ESPN prior to agreeing to the UNC job, Belichick laid out what his approach at the college level would be. 'The program would be a pipeline to the NFL for the players than have the ability to play in the NFL,' Belichick said. 'It would be a professional program - training, nutrition, scheme, coaching, techniques - that would transfer to the NFL. It would be an NFL program at a college level.' Florida North Carolina Bill Belichick Share or comment on this article: Jordon Hudson, 24, beams as her 72-year-old boyfriend Bill Belichick is unveiled as North Carolina coach e-mail 19 shares Add commentBillionaire Lutfy’s Dynamite IPO Was a Matter of Succession

Hunter Sallis poured in 31 points and Wake Forest needed most of those in a 67-57 home victory against Detroit Mercy on Saturday at Winston-Salem, N.C. Davin Cosby had 11 points as the Demon Deacons (6-1) won their second straight since their only loss, which came a week earlier at Xavier. But it wasn't easy as the visiting Titans (3-3) were persistent as they trimmed a 19-point deficit to nine points with plenty of time remaining (5:54). Orlando Lovejoy led the Titans with 15 points and TJ Nadeau had 13 points and nine rebounds off the Detroit Mercy bench despite shooting 1-for-8 on 3-pointers. Jared Lary added 10 points. Wake Forest doubled up the Titans in 3-point production by making 10 compared to Detroit Mercy's five. But the Demon Deacons took more than half of their attempts (61) from beyond the 3-point arc (35). As a result, they were just 9-for-13 on free throws. The Titans also held a 48-31 advantage in rebounding. Some of that might have been attributed to the absence of Wake Forest center Efton Reid III, who has been dealing with migraines. Detroit Mercy trailed 36-23 at halftime, but Wake Forest couldn't put the Titans away. Sallis shot 12-for-18 from the field and made five 3-point shots. He ended up two points shy of his career-high mark. Sallis came through with clutch shots, including a 3-pointer to go up by 12 with 4:59 left. Cosby had three 3-pointers before hitting his lone 2-point basket with 3:33 left to push the lead back to 14. The Titans shot only 5-for-19 on 3-pointers and they checked in at 33.3 percent overall from the field. Detroit Mercy was charged with 14 turnovers compared to only five for Wake Forest. Detroit Mercy was coming off Wednesday night's victory at Ball State. That outcome marked the team's first true road triumph since February 2023, but the Titans couldn't duplicate it. --Field Level MediaMILWAUKEE 76, WOFFORD 74

Wake Forest keeps Detroit Mercy at arm's length for win