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At least 16 bills including the one to amend the Waqf Act are on the agenda of the Narendra Modi government for the Winter Session of Parliament beginning Monday. The session will last till December 20 and have 19 sittings. The Waqf (Amendment) Bill is being examined by the joint parliamentary committee. The panel is scheduled to submit its report in this session. Opposition members have sought an extension to the panel for submitting its report. Here are 10 points to know before the Winter Session kicks in:- 1. Apart from the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, five bills are listed for introduction and passing in both houses of parliament. The five new bills include Merchant Shipping Bill, Coastal Shipping Bill, Indian Ports Bill, Punjab Courts (Amendment) Bill and Rashtriya Sahkari Vishwavidalaya Bill, ANI reported. 2. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s ally Telugu Desam Party said it wants the Waqf Bill to take care of the interests of the Muslims and the community should feel that its views have been accommodated. “We want to make sure that Muslim community should feel that they, their views have been accommodated in the passing of this bill. We want their opinions and, more importantly, their interests should be taken care of,” TDP's Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu, also a member of the JPC, said. ALSO READ: Waqf Board Explainer: How much land it owns, its powers, what the govt wants to change and other questions answered 3. The upcoming session is expected to witness a heated showdown as the opposition is planning to raise the Manipur issue and the US indictment of industrialist Gautam Adani. 4. Ahead of the commencement of the Winter Session of Parliament on Monday, floor leaders of INDIA bloc parties will hold a meeting in Parliament House to decide the strategy of opposition, ANI reported. 5. Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju convened a meeting with the floor leaders of political parties in both the upper and lower houses of Parliament on Sunday. 6. During the meeting with Rijiju, the opposition parties asked the Centre to allow discussions in the Parliament on the US prosecutors' bribery charges against the Adani Group. The minister made it clear that the matters to be taken up in the two Houses will be decided by authorised committees with the consent of the Chair, PTI reported. 7. After the meeting, parliamentary affairs minister Rijiju said that the government has appealed to all the parties to ensure smooth conduct of business in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. 8. During the meeting, Congress' Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha, Gaurav Gogoi, dubbed the Adani issue as a scam, saying the government should not reject or ignore their demand on any "technicality" as it concerns Indian institutions and investors. 9. The Congress deputy leader also raised the Manipur issue, saying the government “jailed the Jharkhand chief minister (Hemant Soren) and made changes in Jammu and Kashmir for a variety of reasons, but kept its faith in Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh despite his alleged involvement in violence.” 10. A Rajya Sabha bulletin said an additional bill -- The Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak -- passed by the Lok Sabha is pending with the Upper House, PTI reported. (With ANI, PTI inputs)Live at 7 p.m.: Grand Forks Central Knights vs. Davies Eagles boys hockey on WDAY 2 and WDAY+

EAGLE-EYED fans spotted Ruben Amorim's ice cold reaction to Marcus Rashford's goal against Ipswich Town. The Manchester United forward netted 81 seconds into Amorim's reign as manager . 2 Ruben Amorim had a muted reaction to Manchester United's first goal 2 Marcus Rashford scored after just 81 seconds Credit: Rex Rashford , 27, tapped home after he was found by Amad Diallo 's cross to give the Red Devils a dream start under their new manager. While the players were overjoyed in celebrations of the goal, Amorim had a different reaction. The manager was caught on camera having a very muted reaction to taking the early lead. And fans have hailed the former Sporting boss' ice-cold demeanour on social media. READ MORE ON MAN UTD VAR YOU KIDDING? Man Utd forced to play without VAR in Ipswich clash after fire alarm One posted: "No celebration from Amorim, so cold." A second commented: "Amorim’s reaction to the goal omg he’s so cold." A third wrote: "Ice cold Amorim." A fourth said: "No reaction from Amorim. My manager is cold as ice." Most read in Football COOPER TROOPER Steve Cooper SACKED by Leicester as club release 104-word statement BIG BLUNDER Hearts launch investigation after image of notorious UDA member beamed to fans PYRO PARTY Hearts fans carry 'rocket launchers' before Celtic clash amid pyro march DEVENS ABOVE Premier League starlet bags first goal - and Scotland missed out on him CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERS A fifth declared: "Amorim doesn’t celebrate goals - man is too cold!" Another added: "Amorim is so cold, man didn’t even celebrate." Man Utd hardman Roy Keane and Sky Sports presenter blind rank BISCUITS before Ruben Amorim's first match_1 Despite the early positivity from Man United the match was not a total dream start. Ipswich town grew into the game and looked the better side after the first 45 minutes. Liam Delap was denied an equaliser by a brilliant save from Andre Onana in the 40th minute. Omari Hutchinson then fired the Tractor Boys level with a curling effort into the top corner after a deflection. The officials were also disrupted during the game as VAR went down due to a fire alarm at Stockley Park . Three Sporting stars Amorim could swoop for after joining Man Utd RUBEN AMORIM has ruled out poaching any of his Sporting Lisbon players in the January transfer window. But the Portuguese side's chiefs expect Amorim will come calling in the summer - with his cheque book wide open. Here's are three Sporting starts United could swoop for... but they won't come cheap: VIKTOR GYOKERES Age: 26 Position: Striker Cost: £84million Swede has shone since joining Sporting last summer from Coventry — catching the eye of all Europe’s top clubs. Hit 43 goals in 50 games last season and boasts 18 strikes already this term. GONCALO INACIO Age: 23 Position: Defender Cost: £50million Ball-playing centre-back was handed his debut by Amorim and has since become a key figure in Sporting’s recent title successes. Can also slot in at left-back if required and has 12 caps for Portugal. MORTEN HJULMAND Age: 25 Position: Midfield Cost: £40million Dane is one of the top holding midfielders in Portugal — and made skipper by Amorim. He could be the man to replace Casemiro.XRAY Investors Have Opportunity to Lead Dentsply Sirona Inc. Securities Fraud LawsuitHAMILTON, Bermuda, Dec. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Teekay Corporation Ltd. (Teekay) (NYSE:TK) and Teekay Tankers Ltd. ( Teekay Tankers ) (NYSE:TNK) announced today the following changes to their respective Boards of Directors, which are effective as of December 31, 2024. The changes further streamline and simplify the Teekay Group, and align with the previously announced goal of having Teekay Tankers serve as the sole operating platform within the Teekay Group and Teekay focusing on managing its controlling interest in Teekay Tankers: Teekay Board Changes David Schellenberg and Alan Semple will be stepping down as Directors of the Teekay Board of Directors ( Teekay Board ), and as Board Chair and Audit Committee Chair, respectively, in order to serve as independent Directors on the Teekay Tankers Board of Directors ( Teekay Tankers Board ) and for Mr. Semple to serve as Chair of the Teekay Tankers Board’s Audit Committee. The Teekay Board has appointed Poul Karlshoej, nephew of our late founder, Torben Karlshoej, and son of Teekay’s former Chairman Emeritus, Axel Karlshoej, to fill the vacancy as a Director of the Teekay Board that will be created upon the resignation of Mr. Schellenberg. The Teekay Board has elected not to fill the remaining vacancy, and, as a result, the size of the Teekay Board will be reduced from the current six members to five members. The Teekay Board has appointed current director, Heidi Locke Simon, to take over as Chair of the Teekay Board and Chair of the Teekay Board’s Audit Committee. Teekay Tankers Board Changes Richard du Moulin, Director, and Sai Chu, Director, are retiring from the Teekay Tankers Board. Messrs. Semple and Karlshoej will join the Teekay Tankers Board to fill these two vacancies. Mr. Semple will also serve as the Chair of the Teekay Tankers Board’s Audit Committee. Kenneth Hvid, President and CEO of Teekay and Teekay Tankers, will be stepping down from his role as Chair of the Teekay Tankers Board, but will remain as a Director on each Board. The size of the Teekay Tankers Board will be increased from five members to seven members. The two newly created positions will be filled by current Teekay Board members, Heidi Locke Simon and Rudolph Krediet. The Teekay Tankers Board has selected Ms. Locke Simon to take over as Chair of the Teekay Tankers Board. “On behalf of the Teekay Tankers Board, we would like to thank Rich and Sai for their significant contributions to the Teekay Tankers Board over the years,” commented Heidi Locke Simon. “Rich has provided valuable insight and leadership since Teekay Tankers’ initial public offering in 2007, growing the fleet from nine vessels to over 45 vessels today, and both Rich and Sai have been instrumental in successfully navigating Teekay Tankers through challenging years and positioning us to thrive during the current market upcycle.” “I’d also like to thank both David and Kenneth for their excellent leadership as Chairs of the Teekay and Teekay Tankers Boards. I’m grateful to be stepping into their positions at a time when the Teekay Group is well-positioned for the future and I look forward to continuing to work with them both in their respective Board roles. In addition, I welcome Poul to both Boards and Rudolph and Alan to the Teekay Tankers Board, and I look forward to continuing our work together.” Heidi Locke Simon Ms. Locke Simon joined the board of Teekay Corporation Ltd. in 2017 and currently serves as the Chair of the Compensation and Human Resources Committee and as a member of the Audit and Nominating and Governance Committees. She also served on the board of Teekay GP LLC, the general partner of Teekay LNG Partners LP (now known as Seapeak LLC), from June 2021 until Stonepeak’s acquisition of Seapeak in January 2022. Ms. Locke Simon brings over 30 years of experience to these roles. She was formerly a partner at Bain & Company and an Investment Banking Analyst at Goldman Sachs. Ms. Locke Simon has served as a Director of Compass Diversified Holdings (NYSE:CODI) since July 2023, where she is also a member of the Audit Committee. She has experience as Board Chair serving on several private company and non-profit organization boards. Ms. Locke Simon holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and has completed various certifications in governance (including cybersecurity governance). Poul Karlshoej Mr. Karlshoej has served as a Board Observer on the Teekay Corporation Ltd. board since 2019 and the Teekay Tankers Ltd. board since 2021. Prior to these roles, he also served in various business development, commercial management and chartering roles within the Teekay Group in its offshore and tanker segments since 2007. Mr. Karlshoej joined Anholt Services (USA) Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kattegat Trust, which oversees the trust’s globally diversified investment portfolio, in 2018, and currently serves on its Investment Committee. In addition, Mr. Karlshoej is involved in a number of commercial ventures in real estate development and agriculture, both as an owner and investor. Mr. Karlshoej graduated from Colorado State with a degree in Agriculture Business in 2006. Alan Semple Mr. Semple has served as a Director of Teekay Corporation Ltd. since 2015 and currently serves as the Chair of the Audit Committee. He previously served on the board of Teekay GP LLC, the general partner of Teekay LNG Partners LP (now known as Seapeak LLC), from May 2019 until Stonepeak’s acquisition of Seapeak in January 2022. Mr. Semple brings over 30 years of finance experience, primarily in the energy industry, to these roles. He was formerly a Director and Chief Financial Officer at John Wood Group PLC ( Wood Group ), a provider of engineering, production support and maintenance management services to the oil and gas and power generation industries, a role he held from 2000 until his retirement in 2015. Prior to this, Mr. Semple held a number of senior finance roles in Wood Group from 1996. Mr. Semple currently serves on the board of Cactus, Inc. (NYSE:WHD), where he is the Chair of the Audit Committee. He also served as a Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Cobham PLC until 2018. Mr. Semple graduated from the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, Scotland) in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. Rudolph Krediet Mr. Krediet joined the board of Teekay Corporation Ltd. in 2017 and brings over 20 years of experience as a financial investment professional to this role. He has served as a partner at Anholt Services (USA) Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kattegat Trust, which oversees the trust’s globally diversified investment portfolio, since 2013. Mr. Krediet acted as Principal at Compass Group Management LLC, the manager of Compass Diversified Holdings, from 2010 to 2013, and as Vice President from 2006 to 2009. He acted as Vice President at CPM Roskamp Champion, a global leader in the design of manufacturing of oil seed processing equipment, from 2003 to 2004. Mr. Krediet has an MBA from the Darden Graduate School of Business at the University of Virginia. About Teekay Teekay is a leading provider of international crude oil marine transportation and other marine services. Teekay provides these services directly and through its controlling ownership interest in Teekay Tankers Ltd. (NYSE: TNK), one of the world’s largest owners and operators of mid-sized crude tankers. The consolidated Teekay entities manage and operate approximately 62 conventional tankers and other marine assets, including vessels operated for the Australian government. With offices in eight countries and approximately 2,200 seagoing and shore-based employees, Teekay provides a comprehensive set of marine services to the world’s leading energy companies. Teekay’s common shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “TK”. About Teekay Tankers Teekay Tankers has a fleet of 42 double-hull tankers (including 24 Suezmax tankers and 18 Aframax / LR2 tankers), and has six time chartered-in tankers. Teekay Tankers’ vessels are typically employed through a mix of spot tanker market trading and short- or medium-term fixed-rate time charter contracts. Teekay Tankers also owns a VLCC through a 50 percent-owned joint venture. In addition, Teekay Tankers owns a ship-to-ship transfer business that performs full-service lightering and lightering support operations in the U.S. Gulf and Caribbean. Teekay Tankers was formed in December 2007 by Teekay Corporation Ltd. as part of its strategy to expand its oil tanker business. Teekay Tankers’ Class A common shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “TNK”. For Teekay Investor Relations enquiries contact: E-mail: investor.relations@teekay.com For Teekay Tankers Investor Relations enquiries contact: E-mail: TeekayTankers@IGBIR.com Website: www.teekay.com Forward-Looking Statements This release contains forward-looking statements (as defined in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) which reflect management’s current views with respect to certain future events and performance, including the expected Board of Directors’ changes described in the release and the timing thereof. The following factors are among those that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties, and that should be considered in evaluating any such statement. Teekay and Teekay Tankers expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in Teekay’s or Teekay Tankers’ expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

A man who was arrested in Broward County in August has pleaded guilty to kidnapping a Lyft driver in Texas and forcing her to drive to South Florida, where he said he intended to kidnap a social media influencer in order to demand a multi-million dollar ransom. Miguel Alejandro Pastran Hernandez, 24, pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to kidnapping, carjacking and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a violent crime. He faces up to life in prison, federal prosecutors said in a news release Thursday afternoon. It was shortly before 10:30 p.m. Aug. 16 when the victim, a woman working as a Lyft driver, picked up Pastran Hernandez in the Arlington, Texas, area, according to a factual proffer, the facts of the case agreed on by the defense and prosecutors. Pastran Hernandez had entered his drop-off location as a gas station that looked closed when they arrived. Soon afterward, the woman said she heard a click and saw Pastran Hernandez holding what she thought was a gun. Investigators later determined it was an airsoft or BB gun, the factual proffer said. She offered up her belongings, but Pastran Hernandez told her he would tie her up and put her in the back of her Honda. He told her to start driving to Florida and allowed her to drive as long as she went the speed limit and followed his orders, the factual proffer said. During the trip to Florida, Pastran Hernandez found that the woman had an unloaded gun in her car. He found her ammunition, which she kept separately, loaded it and kept the gun on him throughout the kidnapping, the factual proffer said. They stopped at multiple gas stations, and he would take the car keys to prevent her from escaping. Rideshare driver kidnapped at gunpoint in Texas and forced to drive to South Florida He forced the woman to call her family about 11 a.m. the next day to tell them she was taking “a long work trip” so they would not question why she was gone. Pastran Hernandez himself drove the car sometimes, keeping the woman’s gun on him while she rested, the factual proffer said. Pastran Hernandez and the woman arrived in Miami Beach on Aug. 18, where he “surveilled” the home of a social media influencer, who he told the woman he planned to also kidnap, or a relative of the influencer, for a $3 million ransom, according to the factual proffer. On Aug. 19, Pastran Hernandez forced the Lyft driver to go to a dollar store in Hialeah in Miami-Dade County to buy supplies, the factual proffer said. The woman was in the bathroom when police officers arrived and Pastran Hernandez ran. Officers found him a few hours later at a park in Hollywood with the woman’s loaded handgun in his bag, the factual proffer said. He had a backpack inside the victim’s car that had airsoft or BB guns, knives and kidnapping supplies. Pastran Hernandez will be sentenced on Feb. 20, court records show.Lisa Simpson once said during an episode of “The Simpsons:” What could be more exciting than the savage ballet that is pro football? On Monday night, the entire Simpsons universe gets to experience it in a way not many could have imagined. The prime-time matchup between the Cincinnati Bengals and Dallas Cowboys will also take place at Springfield’s Atoms Stadium as part of “The Simpsons Funday Football” alternate broadcast. The altcast will be streamed on ESPN+, Disney+, and NFL+ (on mobile devices). ESPN and ABC have the main broadcast, while ESPN2 will carry the final “ManningCast” of the regular season. The replay will be available on Disney+ for 30 days. Globally, more than 145 countries will have access to either live or on replay. “We’re such huge football fans, and the Simpsons audience and the football audience, I feel, are like the same audience of just American families and football. And the Simpsons are so much a part of the DNA of the American family and culture that for us to, like, mush them together in this crazy video game, it’s so fun,” said Matt Selman, executive producer of “The Simpsons.” While the game is the focal point, the alternate broadcast, in some ways, will resemble a three-hour episode of “The Simpsons.” It starts with Homer eating too many hot dogs and having a dream while watching football. Homer joins the Cowboys in the dream while Bart teams up with the Bengals. Lisa and Marge will be sideline reporters. “That’s the beginning of the story, and the story continues through the entire game until Homer wakes up from his dream at the end of the game. It is like a complete story, and the NFL game will happen in between. It’s just going to be an amazing presentation with tons of surprises,” said Michael “Spike” Szykowny, ESPN’s VP of edit and animation. This is the second year ESPN has done an alternate broadcast for an NFL game. It used the characters from “Toy Story” for last year’s Sunday morning game from London between the Atlanta Falcons and Jacksonville Jaguars. “The Simpsons” has featured many sports-themed episodes during its 35 seasons. Even though “Homer at the Bat” remains the consensus favorite sports episode for many Simpsons fans, there have been football ones such as “Bart Star” and “Lisa The Greek.” There also was a Super Bowl-themed one after Fox’s broadcast of Super Bowl 33 between Denver and Atlanta in 1999. Even though “The Simpsons” remains a staple on Fox’s prime-time schedule, it is part of the Disney family after their acquisition of 20th Century Fox in 2019. All 35 seasons are on Disney+. The show’s creators have worked with ESPN and the NFL to make sure the look and sound is definitely Simpsonsesque. The theme song is a mash-up of “The Simpsons” opening and “Monday Night Football’s” iconic “Heavy Action.” There have also been pre-recorded skits and bits to use during the broadcast featuring Simpson’s legendary voices Hank Azaria, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, and Yeardley Smith. The telecast will be entirely animated, with the players’ movements in sync with what is happening in real-time on the field. That is done through player-tracking data enabled by the NFL’s Next Gen Stats system and Sony’s Beyond Sports Technology. While Next Gen Stats tracks where players are on the field with a tracking chip in the shoulder pads, there is skeletal data tracking and limb tracking data — which uses 29 points per player — to get closer to the player’s movements. The other data tracking will allow Beyond Sports and Disney to add special characters to the game. For example, there might be a play where Lisa catches the ball and goes 30 yards instead of Cincinnati’s Tee Higgins. “Lisa is much smaller than the rest of the players. So, in real life, the ball would go over her head, but now, with data processing, we can take the ball and make it go exactly into her hands. So for the viewer, it still looks believable, and it all makes sense,” said Beyond Sports co-founder Nicolaas Westerhof. The other major challenge is making “The Simpsons” two-dimensional cartoon characters into 3-D simulations. Szykowny and his team worked to make that a reality over the past couple of months. “That’s a big leap of faith for them to say, hey, we trust you to make our characters 3-D and work with it. Our ESPN creative studio team has done a wonderful job,” Szykowny said. Lisa, Krusty, Nelson, Milhouse and Ralph will be with Bart and the Bengals; while Carl, Barney, Lenny and Moe join up with with Homer and the Cowboys. The broadcast will also feature ESPN personalities Stephen A. Smith, Peyton Manning and Eli Manning. ESPN’s Drew Carter, Mina Kimes and Dan Orlovsky will call the game from Bristol, Connecticut, and also be animated. They will wear Meta Quest Pro headsets to experience the game from Springfield using VR technology. For Kimes, being part of the broadcast and being an animated Simpsons character is a dream come true. She is a massive fan of the show and has a framed photo of Lisa Simpson — who she said is a personal hero and icon — as part of her backdrop when she makes appearances on ESPN NFL shows from her home in Los Angeles. “I didn’t have any input, and I didn’t see anything beforehand, so I wasn’t sure if it would look like me, but it kind of does, which is very funny,” said Kimes, who drew Simpsons characters when she was a kid. “To see the actual staff turn me into one was a dream.” Even though the Bengals (4-8) and Cowboys (5-7) have struggled this season, Selman thinks both teams have personalities that appeal to “The Simpsons” universe. “We were just so lucky also that the Cowboys are sort of like a Homer Simpson-type team, American team, and Mike McCarthy might be a Homer-type guy, one might imagine,” he said. ”And then you have Joe Burrow on the other side who is a cool young, spiky-haired, blonde bad boy -- he’s like Bart. And that fits our character archetypes so perfectly. “If Homer is mad at Bart and has a hot dog dream while watching ’Monday Night Football’, and then it’s basically McCarthy versus Burrow, Homer versus Bart, and that’s the simple father versus son strangling — Homer strangling Bart dynamic that has been part of the show for 35 years. I don’t know if that would have worked as well if it was like Titans versus Jacksonville. We would have found something. We would have made it work.” AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl