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Louis, Athanaze agony as Windies build Test edge over BangladeshMADRID (AP) — Spanish King Felipe VI used his traditional Christmas Eve speech to remember the , and urged the country to remain calm despite public debates around hot-button issues such as immigration and housing affordability. In a pre-recorded speech that usually reviews the year's most relevant issues, Felipe said Spain “must never forget the pain and sadness" the flood have caused. The in eastern Spain, damaging countless homes and leaving graveyards of cars piled on top of each other. In some towns, the heavy downpours that caused the floods dropped as much as a year's worth of rain in just eight hours. In early November, as Spaniards' shock at the wreckage turned into frustration, a who failed to send timely emergency alerts to cell phones on the day of the floods. The frustration of residents in hard-hit Paiporta near Valencia was on display when in early November when they made their first visit to the town. “We have seen — and understood — the frustration, the pain, the impatience, the demands for greater and more effective coordination," Felipe said about how the disaster was managed, adding that he had asked that aid be sent to everyone who needed it. He also addressed the country's housing crunch and high rents, in this European Union country that is the eurozone's fourth-largest economy. Fast-rising rents are especially acute in cities like Barcelona and Madrid, where incomes have failed to keep up, especially for younger people in a country with chronically high unemployment. Felipe urged that “all the actors involved reflect” and "listen to each other” so that they facilitate bringing access to housing under “affordable conditions.” Spain's and immigrants' countries of origin, Felipe said, warning that “the way in which we are able to address immigration ... will say a lot in the future about our principles and the quality of our democracy.” Felipe said Spain need to remain calm in the public sphere, even in the face of a “sometimes thunderous” contest in its politics. Suman Naishadham, The Associated PressLandfills in Colorado release millions of metric tons of greenhouse gasses each year as organic waste including food, paper and yard trimmings decomposes into the soil, contributing to global warming and harming human health. Colorado, as part of its multi-pronged approach to eliminate 90% of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, is planning to address those landfill emissions next year with rules that could require operators to install new equipment to curb the amount of methane they release and to increase monitoring technology to better track just how much is being generated. The state’s is expected to create the new rules in August, which would place Colorado among the nation’s first states to enact more stringent regulations on landfills than the . The state kicked off its efforts last week with the first of three public hearings to explain why environmental leaders want to regulate landfill emissions of methane, a far more potent pollutant than carbon dioxide, and how they would propose doing so. Along with reducing air pollution, the methane reduction also would benefit communities in Colorado that live near landfills, where residents often are Latino, Black or Indigenous and earn less money than the average household. Finally, reducing methane would also , which is in severe violation of federal ozone standards. “Methane is an incredibly potent climate pollutant and reducing methane emissions from landfills is a very cost-effective climate action solution,” said Suzanne Jones, executive director of , a nonprofit recycler in Boulder. “And it’s an opportunity for Colorado to use its expertise on methane monitoring of oil and gas operations to apply to landfills as a model for the rest of the country.” There are 51 active landfills in Colorado, and some are owned and operated by cities and counties, while others are owned by private companies. It’s unclear how many will be impacted by the new methane reduction regulations, since regulators have not finalized their proposal that would determine how big of a polluter a landfill would need to be to fall under the new rules. Landfills are the third-largest source of methane emissions behind oil and gas production and livestock farming in the United States. Colorado’s landfills released 1.45 million metric tons of greenhouse gases in 2020, the most current data available from the . That’s 1% of all the greenhouse gas emissions in the state, Tim Taylor, a supervisor in the department’s climate change program, said during last week’s public hearing. However, environmentalists and even federal and state regulators believe the amount of methane leaking from landfills could be much greater. In June, using satellite data estimated that landfills in the U.S. are releasing 50% more methane than the EPA reports, and a subset of 70 high-emitting landfills found emissions were 77% higher on median than what was reported to the EPA. Only 21 of Colorado’s landfills are large enough to report their methane emissions to the EPA under current regulations, but they account for 76% of the industrial methane sources in the state, ahead of mining, manufacturing and food processing, according to a report released this month by and , a coalition of health care professionals fighting climate change. Landfills are “living masses of waste” where food scraps, discarded paper products and landscaping material break down over the years and release methane along with other chemicals such as benzene and toluene, said Katherine Blauvelt, circular economy director at Industrious Labs, a group focused on reducing industry’s impact on climate change. “Colorado landfills are responsible for the equivalent of 1 million cars on the road,” Blauvelt said. “Every little bit of methane you don’t put in the atmosphere has a positive impact. The way you do that is through basic regulations. In Colorado, it’s like we are on Windows 2000 technology.” The EPA already requires larger landfills to control and report emissions, but Colorado is planning to expand those requirements to smaller landfills, increasing the number that will be regulated, Taylor said. Under the EPA’s requirements, landfills are regulated based on their designed capacity, but Colorado will order landfills to follow the new rules based on the amount of waste they already have in place, he said. Landfills that fall under the threshold Colorado sets will be required to install gas collection and control systems to capture the methane, Taylor said. Then the operator would have choices: Install an enclosed combustion flare so methane is burned off and turned into carbon dioxide, which is a less potent pollutant, or convert the methane into a natural gas that can be used in the electrical grid, Taylor said. The state also is considering a requirement for landfills to use biofilters or biocovers to reduce methane emissions. “Biocovers and biofilters are passive methods for reducing landfill emissions because they rely on naturally occurring microbes or methane-eating bacteria to convert methane to carbon dioxide or water without the need for any external energy input or active intervention,” Taylor said. Environmentalists also are pushing the state for more monitoring of landfills, including the use of drones and satellite imagery to better detect leaks that otherwise might be unseen because of looser monitoring requirements. Employees at landfills that already monitor emissions do so once a quarter by walking the property with detection devices, Blauvelt said. Air flights conducted to look for methane leaks from the sky have detected unreported plumes at multiple Colorado landfills, including the Tower Landfill in Commerce City, the Larimer County Landfill in Fort Collins and the North Weld Landfill in Ault, according to the Industrious Labs report. At the Tower Landfill, there were nine large methane plumes detected by flights in September 2023 and August 2024. Those plumes were so large that they would have been considered super emitters by the EPA’s standards for the oil and gas industry, the report said. The landfill, which is owned and operated by , detected more than 20 instances that went over federal limits for methane emissions during a quarterly inspection in August. But “a landfill can leak methane more than quarterly,” the report said. Colorado received a federal grant for aerial monitoring of methane emissions in the state and environmentalists hope it will be applied to regulating landfills, Blauvelt said. “This is about common sense improvements based on what we know about methane,” she said. Melissa Quillard, a Republic Services spokeswoman, said the August 2024 plume at Tower Landfill happened as the company was constructing a new landfill cell and had multiple pieces of excavation equipment running. That work temporarily exposed waste so that engineered liners and additional infrastructure could be installed, she said. Quillard’s email did not address the September 2023 plume. While Republic Services does not comment on pending rule changes, Quillard noted that gas coming from landfills fluctuates throughout the day based on the age and composition of waste, weather, construction and how the trash is being moved around the landfill. Any monitoring and reporting techniques would need to take into account those dynamics, she said in a statement emailed to The Denver Post. Satellites and drones capture a moment in time and do not follow the EPA’s existing reporting model or provide a representative assessment of a landfill’s overall emissions, she said. Republic Services owns three landfills in metro Denver, and the company is building a new organic waste facility in the area. Two of the local sites are in the early stages of developing projects that will convert methane to usable natural gas. And the company already uses capture-and-control systems to burn off methane, Quillard said. One thing that will not be addressed as the landfill methane emissions rule is created is how to lower the amount of waste sent to landfills through expanded composting and recycling. That’s because this rule will be created by the Air Quality Control Commission, a body that can only set air pollution policies. Brian Loma, the hazardous waste reduction advocate for , hopes the state health department’s will push for improved composting and recycling at the same time the air quality commission takes up proposed methane rules. GreenLatinos supports more regulation of landfills because so many Latinos live within a mile of trash dumps, forcing them to breathe dirtier air. “The No. 1 way to reduce methane emissions is to not put organic material in the landfill,” Loma said. Two more public hearings about Colorado’s proposed rules to reduce methane emissions from landfills are scheduled in early 2025. They are set for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan. 11 and 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 26, and will be held on Zoom. To register to attend or comment on the rules, visit .jiliko bet download 。

If Utahns have a deep relationship with any particular food, going by the widely held perception, it’s sugar. The signs are all around us. A major chain of cookie bakeries launched here. So did the whole “dirty soda” trend , supercharged by Utah women on TikTok. Salt water taffy is a common gift Utahns give to out-of-state relatives. The symbol on the state flag is a beehive — a natural factory for sweetness. Sugar is embedded in Utah’s history. One of the early industries the Latter-day Saint settlers started was raising sugar beets and trying to process them into granulated sugar. The place where this happened was known as “Sugar House” — a name that has stuck to the Salt Lake City neighborhood where the factory was located. Sugar is “the drug of choice” for Utah, a dentist in Herriman declared in an essay on his practice’s website in 2021. A doctor in Spanish Fork, writing in The Salt Lake Tribune about the “dirty soda” craze in 2022, told Utahns to “stop the madness. Stop ingesting so many processed sugars.” Pastry chef Romina Rasmussen, who founded the Salt Lake City chocolate shop Chez Nibs and operated the French bakery Les Madeleines for two decades, said Utahns “really like sugar, and that’s always been one of my challenges, because my food is not sugar-forward.” Is the perception true? Do Utahns consume sugar more fervently than other parts of the country? And what does Utah’s relationship with sugar say about us and our culture? Sugar by the stats (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Bonbons by chocolatier Chris Blue, made exclusively for his shop in Berkeley and for Caputo’s in Salt Lake City, are pictured on Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. Sugary treats make a lot of money for Utah. The National Confectioners Association reports that confectionery manufacturing in Utah produces $337.6 million in economic output. Utah’s ice cream industry produces $194.3 million in economic impact, according to the International Dairy Foods Association . But does Utah have as big of a sweet tooth as it appears? According to a 2023 study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), intake of added dietary sugar among adult Utahns in 2010 and 2015 was 17.1 teaspoons per day. That’s a shade over the national average of 17.0 teaspoons per day — though among the Western states, people in only two states, Hawaii and Arizona, had higher consumption levels than Utah. States in the South had the highest consumption levels, the NIH study found. People in Southern states averaged 17.8 teaspoons a day, with Kentuckians topping the chart with an average of 21.2 teaspoons a day. The NIH study noted that groups like the American Heart Association suggest that adult men consume no more than 9 teaspoons of added sugar in a day, and women no more than 6 teaspoons a day. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that nationally, 63% of adults age 18 or older reported drinking sugar-sweetened beverages one or more times daily. In Utah, just over half of its adults (53.6%) reported drinking sugar-sweetened beverages one or more times daily. The South, the Northeast, Wyoming, South Dakota and New Mexico had the highest numbers. Utah’s rate of diabetes is lower than the national rate, too. According to the Utah Department of Health and Human Services’ 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System , Utah’s age-adjusted rate of diabetes is 9.0% of adults, compared to the U.S. age-adjusted rate of 10.8%. When it comes to consuming sugar and feeling the effects of that sugar, Utah isn’t an outlier. Instead, it’s pretty average. Sugar ‘is how you communicate with people’ (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Romina Rasmussen, owner of Les Madeleines, the 19-year-old French pastry cafe in downtown Salt Lake City speaks with a customer on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. Anecdotal evidence, though, paints a different picture — and, like many aspects of life in Utah, it’s one often linked to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Rasmussen, famous for her French kouign amann pastries, grew up in Salt Lake City. But her mother is an immigrant from Chile, and “they don’t like things as sweet either,” she said. When her family did have “dessert” at home, it was often fruit. But her father grew up in Idaho, in a family that belonged to the Latter-day Saint faith, “and there was always cake or pie,” she said. “There was always dessert.” About 40 years after Latter-day Saint leaders failed to produce sugar, the church largely bankrolled the Utah Sugar Company, which contributed to the completion in 1891 of a $400,000 beet sugar factory in Lehi, writes historian Leonard J. Arrington in an article for Utah History Encyclopedia titled “The Sugar Industry in Utah.” After the Lehi sugar factory was determined to be a “technical and financial success” in 1897, Arrington wrote, several new factories were built in the West, including 17 in Utah. “When asked their motive in using the agency of the church to promote an enterprise of this nature,” Arrington wrote, “Mormon officials replied that this was one means of fulfilling their covenant to redeem the earth and build up the Kingdom of God.” Sugar production eventually ended in Utah in the 1980s, according to Arrington, but members of the Latter-day Saint faith have never seemed to shake their connection to sweetness and sugar. “When it comes to ice cream and cookies and soda, [Latter-day Saints] do not hold back. I can attest to that,” said Jared Gold , a chocolatier and candy maker who grew up in the Latter-day Saint faith and opened the sweets shop and ice cream parlor Sugarbeast across the street from BYU-Idaho. He splits his time between Rexburg and Salt Lake City. (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Jared Gold in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023. Gold has been making candy since he was about 5, when he’d pull vinegar taffy made from his grandma’s recipe. And a lot of the recipes for the old-fashioned candy sold at Sugarbeast — for the English toffee, buttercrunch peanut brittle and maple walnut divinity, for example — Gold has made at home with his family, he said. While Gold was growing up in Idaho Falls, he remembers that people in his neighborhood — most of them members of the Latter-day Saint faith — would give one another plates of homemade peanut brittle, fudge and divinity, and see who would have the prettiest plate and candy, he said. Giving someone sugar, like the way Gold’s mom would often give her home-baked cookies to people around town, “it’s a way you support each other,” Gold said. “So I definitely feel like I’ve supported quite a few people, and not only their habits but emotional state as well.” Gold said his mother taught him that “sugar is a tool, it’s a communication device. ... This is how you communicate with people that you have hurt, or people who are hurt, or people who are sick.” “The [Latter-day Saint] culture is already very close-knit,” he continued. “When you’re in an LDS ward, it’s very familial amongst everybody there. ... When you first walk into the Sugarbeast, there’s a huge banner that says, ‘Sugar is love,’ and that is so in my DNA.” Making memories over ice cream (Lyndsay Snelgrove) The Snelgrove ice cream shop in St. George. Sugar, Snelgrove Ice Cream CEO Lyndsay Snelgrove said, isn’t just something to reach for to have something sweet. It’s more of a “way to connect and make memories with family,” she said. Her great-grandfather founded the Snelgrove company in Salt Lake City in 1929. During the Great Depression, when ice cream cones cost a nickel, Snelgrove said her great-grandfather’s thought “was you can’t go on vacation necessarily anymore, but you can always go get an ice cream cone. You can always take your family. That’s a little break you can get.” The brand, and its shops’ signs in the shape of a giant double-scoop cone, became iconic in Utah. The giant sign outside the company’s old factory on 2100 South in Sugar House remains standing; the block is being developed into condos. A double-cone sign on 400 South in Salt Lake City is still there, though it was painted black when the shop was converted into a Jimmy John’s sandwich place. Snelgrove has been leading her family’s brand — which was bought by a national manufacturer in 1990 and discontinued in 2008 — through a comeback over the past few years. She opened a Snelgrove ice cream shop in St. George in 2021, and is in the process of opening more stores across Utah. Today, she said, the world is facing an “epidemic of loneliness.” “We’re surrounded by people, and we’re surrounded by technology that allows us to be in touch with people, but people are super lonely,” Snelgrove said. “And so my vision with the whole thing is to provide a place people can go and really connect with each other and make memories.” As the mother of four teenagers, Snelgrove said she is always looking for ways to get them out of the house to spend time with them and connect. She said when one of her children is having a bad day, it’s easy to say, “Hey, let’s go drive through Swig or let’s go grab a cone.” At the Snelgrove shop, as she’s scooping ice cream and talking to customers, she said she often hears people’s memories of Snelgrove ice cream. “I’ve had people come in just in tears because their mom passed away, and she used to bring them to Snelgrove’s, or a ton of first dates. They’re married now, but it was their first date. Just all sorts of stuff like that,” Snelgrove said. When opening the first Snelgrove shop in decades, “I didn’t realize how powerful it is to really provide people with an opportunity to feel loved and connected,” she said. Snelgrove said Utahns do have a reputation for loving sugar, and “I think it’s well deserved.” “But I think we just love life, and that’s our way to celebrate a little bit,” she said. Sugarbeast candy is available to order and ship at Sugarbeast.com . Orders placed after Dec. 20 will be shipped on Jan. 6. Pints of Snelgrove ice cream are available at The Store in Holladay, at Meiers Meats & Fine Foods in Highland, and at Bowman’s Market in Kaysville. Chez Nibs is currently taking orders for Christmas cookie platters and other holiday items at ChezNibs.com . Salt Lake Tribune deputy enterprise editor Sean P. Means contributed to this story. Editor’s note • This story is available to Salt Lake Tribune subscribers only. Thank you for supporting local journalism.Atlantic International Corp. Announces Uplisting to the Nasdaq Global Market

For many of the women attending My Sister’s Place (MSP) in London, Ont. the holidays are a difficult time. “I'm here alone in London. I have no family here,” says Serena Millward, whose family is in B.C. “It's a bit of a hard time because it’s a time to be with family, so it can be a little emotional.” Most of these women living on the street, or in shelters don’t receive anything for Christmas. That’s where the Shoebox Project comes in. For the past 15 years, they’ve supported women with a personally crafted gift, essentials and/or everyday items wrapped in a shoebox. Emily Brewer, left, of the Shoebox Project watches Serena Millward open a gift at My Sister’s Place in London, Ont. (Brent Lale/CTV News London) “We’ve already reached our target right in time for Christmas,” says Emily Brewer, the London chapter coordinator of the Shoebox Project. “We have made about 1,200 shoe boxes, supporting around 25 agencies in London and surrounding area.” Brewer was at MSP to hand deliver the boxes to women, after the organization held it’s Christmas dinner. “Being able to be here and see them open this gift, it's really a full circle moment,” says Brewer. “It just shows us that all of the work that the community put in is going to a great cause, and it's making a huge impact.” That impact is felt by women like Terry O’Loughlin. “I can use the shampoo, I can use a hand cream and I can use nail polish,” says O’Loughlin who is currently living in a shelter. “You can tell the girls like it because you're not expecting it. They don't tell you when it's coming, and you're not expecting it at all.” The boxes the women opened contained items like bodywash, a hairbrush, soaps, games, as well as winter items like hats, gloves and scarves. The contents of a shoebox gift from the Shoebox Project in London, Ont. (Brent Lale/CTV News London) “These women have a lot of struggles, and we just want to make their holiday season,” says Brewer. “It can be very isolating, but we want to make a small part of it better for them, and just let them know that there's people out there that that care about them and are thinking of them during this time.” Going through a difficult time after losing her ex this year, O’Loughlin was appreciative of the gift for her, and her “sisters.” “it's just like a surprise for us all,” says O’Loughlin. This year’s Shoebox drive has come to an end, but the need continues to grow each year. These are some of the agencies the project supported in 2024. 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Vancouver Island B.C. woman sentenced for impaired driving crash that killed retired Mountie A Vancouver Island woman who was high on drugs when she crashed a car into a pickup truck, killing a retired Mountie and injuring his two passengers, "did not realize what was happening and took no steps to avoid the accident" a B.C. Supreme Court judge found. 5 rescued after avalanche triggered north of Whistler, B.C. RCMP say Emergency crews and heli-skiing staff helped rescue five people who were caught up in a backcountry avalanche north of Whistler, B.C., on Monday morning. Cleanup underway after rockslide derails train in B.C. No injuries were reported after a rockslide derailed a freight train, sending railcars into British Columbia's Fraser River, on Sunday night. Stay ConnectedGREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Matthew Downing threw for two touchdowns and ran for another to lead Elon to a 31-21 season-ending win over North Carolina A&T on Saturday. The game was tied at 7 in the second quarter when the Phoenix turned a fumble recovery into a field goal. That started a string of four-straight scoring possessions. Downing was 16 of 21 for 203 yards. Chandler Brayboy had 12 receptions for 118 yards with a score. Rushawn Baker ran for 106 yards for the Phoenix (6-6, 5-3 Coastal Athletic Association). Julian Bumper also had a 10-yard rushing touchdown on his only carry and Jamarien Dalton had a 30-yard receiving touchdown on his only catch. Freshman Cortez Lane returned a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown for the Aggies (1-11, 0-8), who lost their 11th straight. Justin Fomby threw for 190 yards and a touchdown pass to Daniel Cole and Shimique Blizzard ran for 87 yards and a TD. AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football . 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RENO, Nev. — A probate commissioner ruled against Rupert Murdoch's effort to change his family's trust to give one of his sons control of his media empire and ensure Fox News maintains its conservative editorial slant, according to a sealed document obtained by The New York Times. In a decision filed Saturday, a probate commissioner in Nevada concluded Murdoch, 93, and his son, Lachlan Murdoch, had acted in "bad faith" in their endeavor to amend the irrevocable trust, The New York Times reported on Monday. The trust divides control of the company equally among four of Rupert Murdoch's children — Prudence, Elisabeth, Lachlan and James — after he dies. Lachlan Murdoch has been the head of Fox News and News Corp since late last year, when his father stepped down. The elder Murdoch argued that to preserve his businesses' commercial value for all his heirs, the trust must be changed to allow Lachlan Murdoch to maintain Fox News' conservative bent. James and Elisabeth Murdoch are both known to have less-conservative political views than their father or brother, potentially complicating efforts to ensure that Fox News remains conservative. People are also reading... Paige Hubl, former Nebraska volleyball player and Lincoln Southeast coach, dies at age 34 'It could be very special': Why signs point to strong match between Nebraska, Pinstripe Bowl Scott Frost signs five-year contract to become UCF's head coach for second time Lincoln Southwest vs. East boys basketball game briefly suspended due to 'unsafe environment' Man found dead in north Lincoln, police say 'Straight up theft': Lincoln craft fair organizer under fire after canceling event Andi's Ascent: She didn't want to play volleyball. Now Andi Jackson is the sport's next best thing Elite Eight's new format a 'no brainer,' and John Cook tries to pass Olivia Mauch's serve Wisconsin officer grabbing Donovan Raiola's arm a 'misunderstanding,' UW police say All-state volleyball: The Journal Star's postseason honors for 2024 season 140 layoffs hit Lincoln immigration services center; more likely Nebraska Portal Tracker: High-upside freshman defender intends to leave Huskers A smiling Scott Frost returns to UCF eager to prove himself after struggles at Nebraska Lincoln Public Schools chief Gausman announces plans to retire Amie Just: Scott Frost’s return to UCF offers glimpse into his complicated Nebraska legacy In his 96-page opinion, Nevada Probate Commissioner Edmund J. Gorman Jr. of the 2nd Judicial District Court characterized the plan to change the trust as a "carefully crafted charade" to "permanently cement Lachlan Murdoch's executive roles" inside the empire "regardless of the impacts such control would have over the companies or the beneficiaries" of the family trust. Adam Streisand, a lawyer for Rupert Murdoch, told the newspaper his client and his client's son are disappointed with the ruling and intend to appeal. A spokesperson for Prudence, Elisabeth and James Murdoch said in an emailed statement to The Associated Press that they welcome the ruling and hope that their family can "move beyond this litigation to focus on strengthening and rebuilding relationships among all family members." Gorman in his conclusion said: "The effort was an attempt to stack the deck in Lachlan Murdoch's favor after Rupert Murdoch's passing so that his succession would be immutable. The play might have worked; but an evidentiary hearing, like a showdown in a game of poker, is where gamesmanship collides with the facts and at its conclusion, all the bluffs are called and the cards lie face up." He added: "The court, after considering the facts of this case in the light of the law, sees the cards for what they are and concludes this raw deal will not, over the signature of this probate commissioner, prevail."Once politicians are in power, they always want to do more.Miami Hurricanes will seek to avoid winless Charleston Classic after loss to Oklahoma State

DOVER, Del. (AP) — Joshua Jones threw for one touchdown and ran for three as North Carolina Central wrapped up the regular season with a 52-10 win over Delaware State on Saturday. The defense also contributed a pair of touchdowns on interceptions, Eric Adams in the first quarter went 37 yards and C.J. Henry went 63 yards in the second. In all the Eagles (8-3, 4-1 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) had five takeaways. Jones had a pair of short scoring runs before the first defensive touchdown for a 21-0 lead in the first quarter. Jones was 11-of-15 passing for 199 yards and ran for 57. J'Mari Taylor rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown. Jaden Sutton ran for 113 yards and a touchdown for the Hornets (1-11, 0-5), who lost their 10th straight. AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football . Sign up for the AP’s college football newsletter: https://apnews.com/cfbtop25

Proposal for nurse practitioners at long term care homes welcome news at Ailsa Craig groundbreakingNew Syria PM calls for 'stability and calm'(Bloomberg) — The founder of the troubled device rental startup Grover who was forced out of the company a year ago is trying to stage a comeback by fighting a restructuring effort that may wipe out the value of investors’ equity. Michael Cassau, who created Grover in 2015 and left his post as chief executive officer last year after investors lost confidence in his leadership, is asking shareholders to now hand him their stakes in the German company so he can build a majority position, according to a presentation reviewed by Bloomberg. In exchange, he’s promising to issue them a deferred payment that values the startup at as much as €900 million ($945 million) if he can turn it around and achieve certain growth targets, the documents show. Cassau is looking to head off a plan by the startup’s current management team to restructure Grover’s debt in a way that he says would wipe out the value that existing equity holders have in the company, according to the presentation and people familiar with the situation, who asked not to be identified because the information is not public. Grover has used up half of its share capital, the money a company raises by issuing stock in its business, and plans to give investors an update on the state of restructuring efforts at a Dec. 17 meeting, a company notice reviewed by Bloomberg shows. Helge Reich, an attorney representing Grover, didn’t respond to multiple requests for comment on Cassau’s proposal. The company declined to provide comment on its restructuring efforts. “Due to the usual confidentiality obligations, I cannot comment on any correspondence regarding my involvement in the company,” Cassau, who currently owns 12.5% of Grover, said by email. “I still consider Grover to be a company with enormous potential and believe that under my leadership, Grover can be one of the leading startups in Germany, Europe and worldwide.” Grover’s financial troubles echo many startups in Germany that achieved massive valuations when low interest rates at the start of the decade helped fuel cash-burning operations. Grover said in 2021 it was valued at over $1 billion, before false starts like a failed push into the US market and rising interest rates left it with a heavy debt burden. German-speaking countries are on track to have fewer technology unicorns this year for the first time since 2015, according an October report by boutique investment bank Clipperton. Grover has hired US investment bank Houlihan Lokey Inc. to advise on restructuring its debt, according to documents reviewed by Bloomberg and people familiar with the matter. Consultants McKinsey & Co. and AlixPartners are also advising the startup, according to the presentation and a person familiar with the situation. Spokespeople for Houlihan Lokey, AlixPartners and McKinsey declined to comment. The company has raised at least €800 million in debt funding in Europe and $250 million in the US, according to a press release Grover issued in September 2022. It identified M&G and Fasanara Capital in statements as among its lenders. A spokesperson for M&G declined to comment. Fasanara didn’t respond to multiple requests for comment. Cassau is calling for votes at the Dec. 17 meeting to dismiss interim Chief Executive Officer Linda Rubin and Chairman Franco Danesi and reinstate himself at the company’s helm, according to documents reviewed by Bloomberg. By German law, these items must be added to the agenda. Under Cassau’s plan, Grover would raise $150 million with a new convertible loan and restructure asset-backed debt in the first quarter of 2025 while cutting payroll, general and administrative expenses by at least 75%, the presentation shows. The size of the payment to current equity holders who sign on to Cassau’s program is contingent on Grover improving its valuation, according to the proposal. Since Cassau left, Rubin has taken several cost-saving measures, including pulling the company out of the US market, scrapping new products and slashing staff by about one-third to 300 workers, according to press releases and local media reports. Grover said it raised money in July with €50 million in a bridge financing round from investors including Circularity Capital, Energy Impact Partners and Korelya. German newspaper Handelsblatt reported at the time that the funding deal cut the company’s valuation to less than $1 billion. —With assistance from Libby Cherry.

NoneSunday, December 22, 2024 Facebook Instagram Twitter WhatsApp Youtube Personal Finance Education Entertainment Jobs Alert Sports Hindi Technology Complaint Redressal. Fact-Checking Policy Correction policy Authors and Team DNPA Code of Ethics Onwership and Funding Cookie Policy Terms of Service Disclaimer Contact US About Us More Search Home Personal Finance Visa Rules Change: Major changes in US visa and H-1B program, Indians... Personal Finance Visa Rules Change: Major changes in US visa and H-1B program, Indians going to America will have to take care of these things By Shyamu Maurya December 22, 2024 0 9 Share Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Telegram Visa Rules Change: Major changes in US visa and H-1B program, Indians going to America will have to take care of these things US Visa Changes: Indians looking for jobs in America should also know about the changes in visa rules. America has also announced new changes regarding the most popular H-1B visa. Most Indian citizens go to America for jobs through this visa. US H-1B Visa Changes: People going to America to study or work should be aware of the new visa rules. From January 1, 2025, many changes will be made to reduce the long wait for visa appointments at the US Embassy in India. At the same time, the US ‘Department of Homeland Security’ (DHS) is also going to make a big change in the H-1B visa program. These changes will make the visa process easier and faster for Indian tech professionals. Talking about the new rules for visa appointment, now the appointment can be rescheduled once without paying any additional fee. But if you reschedule for the second time or miss the appointment, you will need a new appointment. For this, you will again have to pay a non-refundable fee of $185 (about Rs 15,730). The US Embassy has said that people should reach on time on the day of appointment, so that the visa process continues smoothly and no one faces any problem. Changes in H-1B visa rules The US H-1B visa was being misused, to prevent which the government has made some changes so that only skilled professionals can get work permits. From January 17, 2025, applicants applying for H-1B visa will have to prove that their academic qualification is directly related to the job they are applying for. Due to the new rules, it will be difficult for those who do not have any specialization to get H-1B visa. In simple words, for IT sector jobs, you will get H-1B visa only if you have a degree in Computer Science or Engineering. Also, now the process of H-1B visa extension will also become easier. Immigration officers will be able to process the extension request on the basis of earlier approvals. In this way the paperwork will be reduced and decisions will come quickly. At the same time, now it will also be strictly checked whether the companies are following the terms of the H-1B program or not. Interview Waiver Program Expanded The Interview Waiver Program has been expanded. In this way, people who have previously applied for US visa will no longer need to give an interview. This will reduce the waiting time. Old records will be used to process new applications. The new rules will benefit the most those who travel to the US often or have a good visa history. The visas of these people will be renewed easily. These changes in the H-1B visa program show that the US government is committed to meeting the needs of key industries, including the tech industry. India is a major source of skilled workers for Silicon Valley and other US tech hubs. Therefore, these changes are considered an important step to reduce the backlog and meet the needs of high-demand sectors like IT. 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Purdue athletic director Mike Bobinski promised to give new coach Barry Odom everything he needed to revive the Boilermakers program. Increasing the NIL budget is a solid start. Odom knows what's coming next — the questions. So naturally, it didn't take long for the former UNLV coach to be asked one thing he's likely to hear frequently on the recruiting trail: Could he explain the payment dispute that led to the departure of his starting quarterback, Matthew Sluka, after just three games this season? “I think every story, you look at what you're able to say, what's the truth, what's the reality and what's fabricated,” Odom said Tuesday at his introductory news conference. “I think you look at that very specific instance there was very open communication from the day the recruiting process started. Everything we did as a staff, as a university, as an athletic department was by the book and by the law.” Sluka transferred from Holy Cross to UNLV after twice being selected as a Walter Payton Award finalist. The award goes to the best player in the Football Championship Series. He didn't last long in Las Vegas. Sluka entered the transfer portal after winning all three starts, claiming he never received a promised $100,000 NIL payment. Odom issued a statement at the time saying the program abided by the “applicable rules.” On Tuesday, he seemed to acknowledge that part of the explanation was a continuing quarterback competition between Sluka and Hajj Malik-Williams, who took over as the starter and led UNLV (10-3) to its best record in 40 years and a second straight Mountain West Conference championship game appearance. Malik-Williams was a second-team all-conference selection. Odom likely will need more detailed answers for prospective recruits if he intends to make the Boilermakers competitive again in a Big Ten with four playoff-bound teams. Odom does have some advantages at Purdue — a strong alumni base led by former NFL star Drew Brees, a recently renovated stadium, other upgraded facilities and the school's longtime reputation as the “Cradle of Quarterbacks.” The biggest advantage, though, will be Purdue going all in on NIL money. “We’re going to operate at the full cap," Bobinski said. “We’re going to be as resourced as anybody in the country, allowing Barry and his staff the ability to go out there and be eyeball to eyeball with everybody we’re competing for, a transfer or from a high school recruiting perspective.” Bobinski said Odom's results at UNLV were the primary attraction, though. As the Boilermakers continued to struggle in November, Bobinski started studying the revival of a UNLV program that had struggled for decades. What he found was that the man Missouri fired in 2019 after posting a 25-25 record in four seasons had earned a second chance with a Power Four program. “What was accomplished at UNLV these last couple years was nothing short of remarkable,” Bobinski said. “What that shows me is Coach Odom brings a very unique combination of an old-school, traditional football toughness and mindset with ability to operate and adapt to today’s college football environment.” It's a combination Purdue desperately needs following an embarrassing 2024 season in which it went 1-11 (0-9 Big Ten) and suffered the two most lopsided losses in school history — 66-7 to Notre Dame and 66-0 to Indiana. He takes over a team that lost its final 11 games and did not beat an FBS opponent. Navigating the path back in what's likely to be the first year of revenue sharing and NIL caps tied to roster limits could be even trickier given what he's facing. The state's other two most prominent programs — No. 3 Notre Dame (11-1, No. 5 CFP) and No. 9 Indiana (11-1, No. 8 CFP), will meet in a first-round playoff game on Dec. 20. There are other complications, too. Purdue signed only six recruits on the first day of the early signing period and has 21 players currently in the transfer portal, including All-American safety Dillon Thieneman, starting linebacker Yanni Karlaftis, starting tight end Max Klare and two quarterbacks. “We've got to be great evaluators, and then you've got to build an offense or a defense and a kicking game around the strengths of our players,” Odom said. “And then we've got to be great teachers at making them and teaching them, understanding the reasons we're calling the play and how important their job is to get that job done.” Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football

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News Corp Announces Agreement to Sell Foxtel to DAZN for Enterprise Value of A$3.4 BillionNew Year to generate B109bn for economyModern dating has evolved into a complex landscape, complete with its own ever-expanding vocabulary designed to capture the nuances of romantic relationships in the digital age. From the first match on a dating app to navigating the ups and downs of commitment, new terms are coined almost daily to describe behaviours, trends, and situations unique to contemporary relationships. This linguistic shift reflects how technology, cultural changes, and evolving social norms have transformed the way we meet, communicate, and connect with potential partners. In 2024, the online dating landscape introduced several terms that encapsulated emerging behaviours and trends. Here are some of the most popular and talked-about dating trends: Breadcrumbing is a popular dating trend that refers to when someone sends you occasional flirtatious messages but doesn't intend to pursue a real relationship. These messages, or "breadcrumbs," are often just enough to keep you interested and invested, but not enough to lead to any meaningful connection or commitment. Examples of breadcrumbing include sporadic texting or messaging on social media, sending flirtatious or suggestive messages, but never following through, and making plans, but constantly cancelling or postponing. Breadcrumbing can be frustrating and confusing, leaving the person on the receiving end wondering if they're really interested or just playing games. This term describes a situation where someone who previously ghosted you unexpectedly reappears in your life, attempting to rekindle the connection without acknowledging their prior disappearance. This person might send a text, like a social media post, or even try to rekindle the relationship without acknowledging their prior disappearance. The term likens this behaviour to a "zombie" rising from the dead, metaphorically representing how the person resurfaces after seeming to vanish completely. Zombieing can be frustrating and confusing for the person on the receiving end, as it often lacks a clear explanation or apology, leaving them to question the intentions behind the unexpected return. Love Bombing is a dating trend where someone showers their partner with overwhelming affection, compliments, gifts, and attention early in the relationship. While this can seem romantic and exciting at first, love bombing is often a manipulative tactic used to establish control or create dependency. The "bomber" may use this excessive display of love to quickly gain the other person's trust and affection, only to later shift to more controlling or emotionally abusive behaviours once the relationship is firmly established. This stark change can leave the recipient feeling confused and emotionally vulnerable. In 2024, the term gained prominence as people became increasingly aware of the importance of healthy boundaries and identifying red flags in relationships. Experts recommend watching for balance and consistency in a partner's actions to avoid falling into the trap of love bombing. Benching is a dating trend where someone keeps another person as a "backup" option while actively pursuing other romantic interests. The "bencher" gives just enough attention to keep the other person interested, such as sporadic messages, compliments, or plans that rarely materialize, but avoid committing to a relationship or taking things to the next level. The term draws from sports, where players sit on the bench, waiting to be called into the game. In the dating world, it reflects the sense of being sidelined while the bencher explores other opportunities. For the person being benched, this behaviour can lead to frustration, confusion, and emotional exhaustion. Affordating is a dating trend that emerged as a response to economic pressures and the rising cost of traditional dates. It focuses on planning and enjoying affordable or cost-conscious outings while still fostering meaningful connections. Instead of extravagant dinners or pricey events, affording encourages creative, budget-friendly activities such as picnics in the park with homemade food, exploring local attractions that are free or inexpensive, like museums with discounted tickets, and cooking together at home for a cosy and personal experience. Chameleoning is a dating trend where someone changes or adapts their personality, interests, and behaviour to mirror their partner's preferences in an attempt to be more likeable or compatible. While this might initially seem like an effort to connect or impress, it often leads to the person losing their sense of self and authentic identity within the relationship. In 2024, chameleoning became a focal point in discussions about healthy dating behaviours, emphasizing the importance of staying true to oneself and finding partners who appreciate authenticity. Sober Dating is a growing dating trend where individuals choose to connect and get to know each other without the influence of alcohol or other substances. With the rise of wellness culture, more people are prioritising their physical and mental health, including rethinking alcohol consumption. This approach emphasises clarity, authenticity, and intentionality in romantic interactions. The term gained traction in 2024 as part of a broader cultural shift toward mindful living and creating more intentional romantic connections. Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world

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