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Travel: Colorado’s winter huts blend adventure, luxury, and scenic beautyA few years ago, Games Workshop finally begun taking some unprecedented steps to update the models of one of Warhammer 40,000 ‘s most popular factions: the ranks of the Aeldari , the lithe, elven aliens who have been part of the tabletop game for nearly 40 years. But even with those significant updates, the line of Aeldari models was still home to some of the oldest miniatures that Games Workshop still sold... but next year, that’s finally going to change in a huge way. As part of a special preview event ahead of the upcoming Warhammer World Championships, today Games Workshop revealed the upcoming revamp of the Aeldari’s rulebook for the latest, 10th edition of Warhammer 40K . Alongside the updated rulebook will be a swath of new miniatures focusing on one of the unique elements of Aeldari culture: the Aspect Warriors, clans of specialized elite operatives dedicated to specific schools of martial thought, and their fabled, legendary leaders in the Phoenix Lords. Although these units and heroes are key elements of Aeldari lore —and often fundamental pillars of an Aeldari army—players of the faction have spent literal decades running those Aspect Warriors with the same models while watching Games Workshop find ever-increasing ways to sell people a new Space Marine . Up until relatively recently, many key models in the Aeldari were based on sculpts that been around for the best part of 20 years. Some of the oldest among these models were those of the eight main Aspect Warrior archetypes: the Howling Banshees, Striking Scorpions, Swooping Hawks, Dire Avengers, Warp Spiders, Fire Dragons, Dark Reapers, and Shining Spears. Many of these models were so old that they were still cast in metal or eventually resin, and Games Workshop took its sweet time updating them bit by bit over the years. The Howling Banshees received a model overhaul in 2019 (replacing models from 2006), while the Dark Reapers and Shining Spears were updated as part of that 2022 line overhaul (replacing models from 2006 and 1999, respectively), and the Striking Scorpions were updated this year through the smaller-scaled skirmish game Kill Team (replacing models again, from 2006). Today’s news brings almost every other Aspect Warrior class to contemporary plastic miniature standard. The Fire Dragons, Swooping Hawks, and Warp Spiders will all receive updated plastic multi-part models to replace metal and resin kits from 2006, 2000, and 1994 , respectively. Alongside those mainline squads, the company also unveiled updates for their accompanying Phoenix Lords—the elite hero units that are the heads of each Aspect—in the form of Fuegan (the lord of the Fire Dragons), Baharroth (the Swooping Hawks), and, for the very first time in miniature form at all, Lhykis, the lord of the Warp Spiders, alongside the Dire Avenger lord Asurmen. Putting Lhykis aside as a brand new character, these other miniatures all replaced “current” models from 1994. It should be stressed that Games Workshop charged for these practically ancient miniatures with the same kind of pricing that any of its contemporary miniatures would command, despite their ever-increasing age—and Aeldari players were simply supposed to deal with it and look on as other factions received regular new miniatures and refreshes. As a life-long player of the faction, it’s been wild to me in my off-and-on journey with Warhammer 40K as a grown adult has been played with the same miniatures I could buy as a 10-year-old getting into tabletop gaming for the first time. And it’s taken most of that life for that to change! But at long last, it now is. There’s still some Aeldari models that are showing their age—among the Aspect Warriors at least, Asurmen’s Dire Avengers haven’t been updated since 2006 either, and the Striking Scorpion’s leader, Karandras, is now the last remaining un-updated Phoenix Lord sitting at 30 years old (and counting). Hopefully with the new rules for the faction coming some time in 2025, it won’t take that much longer to see these remaining alien legends get the shiny new plastic treatment they deserve too... and hopefully these new models, as lovely as they look now in 2024, aren’t still on shelves by the 2060s. After all, in the grim dark future of the 21st century, there must always be new plastic soldiers to purchase.

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“The air traffic control tower, the departure lounge — just a few metres from where we were — and the runway were damaged,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on the social media platform X. He added that he and UN colleagues were safe. “We will need to wait for the damage to the airport to be repaired before we can leave,” he said. UN spokesperson Stephanie Tremblay later said the injured person was with the UN Humanitarian Air Service. Our mission to negotiate the release of @UN staff detainees and to assess the health and humanitarian situation in #Yemen concluded today. We continue to call for the detainees' immediate release. As we were about to board our flight from Sana’a, about two hours ago, the airport... pic.twitter.com/riZayWHkvf — Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) December 26, 2024 Israel’s army later told The Associated Press it was not aware that the WHO chief was at the location in Yemen. The Israeli strikes followed several days of Houthi launches setting off sirens in Israel. The Israeli military in a statement said it attacked infrastructure used by the Iran-backed Houthis at the international airport in Sanaa and ports in Hodeida, Al-Salif and Ras Qantib, along with power stations, asserting they were used to smuggle in Iranian weapons and for the entry of senior Iranian officials. Israel’s military added it had “capabilities to strike very far from Israel’s territory — precisely, powerfully, and repetitively”. The strikes, carried out over 1,000 miles from Jerusalem, came a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “the Houthis, too, will learn what Hamas and Hezbollah and Assad’s regime and others learned” as his military has battled those more powerful proxies of Iran. The Houthi-controlled satellite channel al-Masirah reported multiple deaths and showed broken windows, collapsed ceilings and a bloodstained floor and vehicle. Iran’s foreign ministry condemned the strikes. The US military has also targeted the Houthis in recent days. The UN has said the targeted ports are important entry points for humanitarian aid for Yemen, the poorest Arab nation that plunged into a civil war in 2014. Over the weekend, 16 people were wounded when a Houthi missile hit a playground in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, while other missiles and drones have been shot down. Last week, Israeli jets struck Sanaa and Hodeida, killing nine people, calling it a response to previous Houthi attacks. The Houthis also have been targeting shipping on the Red Sea corridor in what it says is an act of solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. The UN Security Council has an emergency meeting on Monday in response to an Israeli request that it condemn the Houthi attacks and Iran for supplying them with weapons.

The intra-family differences in the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) unfolded in a dramatic fashion at the general council meeting on December 28 after the party’s founder S. Ramadoss announced the appointment of yet another family member as the head of PMK’s youth wing. A war of words erupted at the meeting in Puducherry between the party patriarch and his son Anbumani soon after Ramadoss announced the decision to appoint Parasuraman Mukundan, the son of his eldest daughter Gandhimathi, as the president of the youth wing. Mukundan joined the party four months ago. Soon after the announcement, Anbumani—a Rajya Sabha MP who led the party in the recent parliamentary election and who shared the stage—retorted: “He has just joined. What experience does he have?” The crowd agreed with him, jeering at the selection loudly. A visibly agitated Ramadoss shot back: “I created this party. I will make the decisions here. If anyone does not want to obey my decision, he can leave the party.” Anbumani persisted. “You can appoint anyone...[but] appoint someone with experience. We need good workers in the field. We need those with good qualities.” He also wondered: “How can someone who is just coming in be appointed as the youth wing in-charge?” Irked over the dissent, Ramadoss shouted back: “You all must listen to me.” “You do what you want,” responded Anbumani. Not willing to let go, Ramdoss continued: “The one who doesn’t listen to me does not have a place in this party.” “ Adhu seri [That’s right.],” said Anbumani, who at this point seem to be going through an emotional roller-coaster. Ramadoss, who was clearly in a combative mood, twisted the knife. “ Seri na seri. Po appo [Then, you can leave],” he said. Also Read | PMK’s alliance with the BJP in Tamil Nadu defies logic Anbumani stopped responding at this point but Ramadoss continued. “I am telling you again. Mukundan is being appointed as the youth wing president,” he declared to a stunned audience. “Clap your hands now,” he ordered, and the crowd obliged. It appeared that Anbumani did not expect the cadre to clap when Ramadoss ordered them to. He was heard over the din: “Give more [positions] to the family.” Anbumani’s stance might have appeared principled if not for the fact his wife Sowmiya was PMK’s Dharmapuri candidate in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. Sowmiya was not known to be an active PMK officer-bearer though she ran a non-governmental organisation. A PhD in sociology and biodiversity, Sowmiya has yet to comment on the spat between her husband and father-in-law. After the meeting was over, supporters of Anbumani blocked Ramadoss’ car as he was leaving the venue and raised slogans hailing Anbumani. Ramdoss smiled at the cadre with folded hands. Having made their displeasure clear, the crowd made way for the car. A new base Anbumani used the stage to tell the cadre that he had opened a new office for himself at Panayur, just outside Chennai, and that they could come there to meet him. Ramadoss operates out of Thailapuram, about 150 km south west of Chennai. Several national and State political leaders have travelled to this nondescript town in Viluppuram district to cut deals with the PMK ahead of elections. Though Ramadoss appeared to have won the battle of the day, judging by the cadres’ overall reaction, Anbumani seems to have the upper hand within the party. But some of the old school office-bearers, including the 72-year-old G.K. Mani, who has been the party president for over a quarter of a century (and now honorary president), is unlikely to act against Ramadoss. The father-son tussle stems from the fact that the PMK has not been anywhere close to the corridors of power since 2014. In 2016, it went alone in the Tamil Nadu Assembly election, with the theme “Change, Progress, Anbumani” [” Maatram, Munnetram, Anbumani ”] which was a rip-off from the former US President Barack Obama’s election campaign in the 2008 presidential election. The PMK lost all the seats it had contested. In the 2019 parliamentary election, the PMK contested seven seats in the AIADMK-BJP alliance and lost all. The party was again in the wrong camp in the 2021 Assembly election, as it contested 23 seats as part of the AIADMK alliance and won a mere five. It remained with the BJP and contested the 2024 parliamentary election and lost all seats. At the meeting, Anbumani, under whose leadership the party suffered several reverses in these elections, contended that all losses were a lesson. He asserted that in 2026, the PMK will be a part of the coalition that forms the government in Tamil Nadu. Also Read | How fake news, propaganda, and big money power BJP’s Tamil Nadu strategy But that is a tall claim and Ramadoss is seeking to chart a new path for the party he founded with the help of some seniors who desire to see a change in direction. A few party seniors believe that the 2026 State Assembly election will be “a make-or-break event” for the PMK. Some do not want to be seen courting the BJP, which is seen as a baggage in the State Assembly election. However, Anbumani is said to be opposed to ditching the BJP. This could probably be due to the potential for a backlash in the form of new trouble over old cases stirred up by Central investigative agencies. With a few senior party members already trying to douse the fire, the latest spat between the father and the son may soon fizzle out. However, unless the equations within the PMK’s first family are set right, the party could face rough times, especially with actor Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam already making inroads into the PMK’s stronghold in north and north-western Tamil Nadu. CONTRIBUTE YOUR COMMENTS SHARE THIS STORY Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp RedditNEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose to records Tuesday after Donald Trump’s latest talk about tariffs created only some ripples on Wall Street, even if they could roil the global economy were they to take effect. The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% to top the all-time high it set a couple weeks ago. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 123 points, or 0.3%, to its own record set the day before, while the Nasdaq composite gained 0.6% as Microsoft and Big Tech led the way. Stock markets abroad mostly fell after President-elect Trump said he plans to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China once he takes office. But the movements were mostly modest. Stock indexes were down 0.1% in Shanghai and nearly flat in Hong Kong, while Canada’s main index edged down by less than 0.1%. Trump has often praised the use of tariffs , but investors are weighing whether his latest threat will actually become policy or is just an opening point for negotiations. For now, the market seems to be taking it more as the latter. The consequences otherwise for markets and the global economy could be painful. Unless the United States can prepare alternatives for the autos, energy products and other goods that come from Mexico, Canada and China, such tariffs would raise the price of imported items all at once and make households poorer, according to Carl Weinberg and Rubeela Farooqi, economists at High Frequency Economics. They would also hurt profit margins for U.S. companies, while raising the threat of retaliatory tariffs by other countries. And unlike tariffs in Trump’s first term, his latest proposal would affect products across the board. General Motors sank 9%, and Ford Motor fell 2.6% because both import automobiles from Mexico. Constellation Brands, which sells Modelo and other Mexican beer brands in the United States, dropped 3.3%. The value of the Mexican peso fell 1.8% against the U.S. dollar. Beyond the pain such tariffs would cause U.S. households and businesses, they could also push the Federal Reserve to slow or even halt its cuts to interest rates. The Fed had just begun easing its main interest rate from a two-decade high a couple months ago to offer support for the job market . While lower interest rates can boost the economy, they can also offer more fuel for inflation. “Many” officials at the Fed’s last meeting earlier this month said they should lower rates gradually, according to minutes of the meeting released Tuesday afternoon. The talk about tariffs overshadowed another mixed set of profit reports from U.S. retailers that answered few questions about how much more shoppers can keep spending. They’ll need to stay resilient after helping the economy avoid a recession, despite the high interest rates imposed by the Fed to get inflation under control. A report on Tuesday from the Conference Board said confidence among U.S. consumers improved in November, but not by as much as economists expected. Kohl’s tumbled 17% after its results for the latest quarter fell short of analysts’ expectations. CEO Tom Kingsbury said sales remain soft for apparel and footwear. A day earlier, Kingsbury said he plans to step down as CEO in January. Ashley Buchanan, CEO of Michaels and a retail veteran, will replace him. Best Buy fell 4.9% after likewise falling short of analysts’ expectations. Dick’s Sporting Goods topped forecasts for the latest quarter thanks to a strong back-to-school season, but its stock lost an early gain to fall 1.4%. Still, more stocks rose in the S&P 500 than fell. J.M. Smucker had one of the biggest gains and climbed 5.7% after topping analysts’ expectations for the latest quarter. CEO Mark Smucker credited strength for its Uncrustables, Meow Mix, Café Bustelo and Jif brands. Big Tech stocks also helped prop up U.S. indexes. Gains of 3.2% for Amazon and 2.2% for Microsoft were the two strongest forces lifting the S&P 500. All told, the S&P 500 rose 34.26 points to 6,021.63. The Dow gained 123.74 to 44,860.31, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 119.46 to 19,174.30. In the bond market, Treasury yields held relatively steady following their big drop from a day before driven by relief following Trump’s pick for Treasury secretary. The yield on the 10-year Treasury inched up to 4.29% from 4.28% late Monday, but it’s still well below the 4.41% level where it ended last week. In the crypto market, bitcoin continued to pull back after topping $99,000 for the first time late last week. It’s since dipped back toward $91,000, according to CoinDesk. It’s a sharp turnaround from the bonanza that initially took over the crypto market following Trump’s election. That boom had also appeared to have spilled into some corners of the stock market. Strategists at Barclays Capital pointed to stocks of unprofitable companies, along with other areas that can be caught up in bursts of optimism by smaller-pocketed “retail” investors. AP Business Writer Elaine Kurtenbach contributed. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. 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