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The last sack the Bears gave up Sunday had all the hallmarks of the problems that have plagued the franchise this season. They had six players — all five linemen plus tight end Cole Kmet — blocking only four 49ers edge rushers. They had just one receiver open: Keenan Allen, who was over the middle but could only watch as his quarterback didn’t throw the ball. The reason: left tackle Braxton Jones, who has long been susceptible to the bull rush, was being pushed into rookie Caleb Williams. When Williams was pulled to the ground by 49ers edge rusher Yetur Gross-Matos, he made history. It was the 56 th sack Williams took this season, the single-season Bears record. And he still has four games left to play. Remember Justin Fields failing to throw the ball away in 2022? He took 55 sacks in 15 games. Or the lasting image of Jay Cutler always being on the ground? He was never sacked more than 52 times, and that happened during 15 games in 2010. Williams is on the wrong side of history. Time will tell how much harm it does to his career. He could not play another snap this season and he’s still be tied for 17th in NFL history in sacks taken in one season. He’s on pace to finish with 72, which would tie him for the second-most ever. The Texans’ David Carr holds the sacks record, with 76 in 2002. The Eagles’ Randall Cunningham is second, with 72 in 1986. Carr — the first pick in 2002 and a cautionary tale for how a franchise can hamper a quarterback — also ranks third with 68 in 2005. He went 23-53 in five seasons as the Texans starter from 2002-06. He started four games for the Panthers in 2007 and none the rest of his career. Williams’ sack total is partly a function of the Bears’ eagerness to throw — he’s on pace to set the franchise record with 567 passes. The percentages are still brutal, though — he’s been sacked on 11.4% of his dropbacks, the third-most of any Bears quarterback with 300 passes in a season. Fields’ 14.8% in 2022 is the Bears’ record. This is not what the Bears envisioned when they surrounded Williams with a roster that some thought was the strongest one ever bestowed to a No. 1 overall pick. Or when they paired him with offensive coordinator Shane Waldron, who was fired two-and-a-half months into the season. And with head coach Matt Eberflus, who was canned three games later. Thomas Brown, who replaced Waldron and then Eberflus, was left to answer for Sunday’s performance in which the Bears gave up seven sacks —five on third down. He sounded a lot like Eberflus. Third down success starts with playing well on first and second down, he said. “To me the common theme is all of us,” Brown said Monday. “That’s probably not the response you were hunting up. But I think again, me being critical from a play calling standpoint of how I sequence plays throughout the flow of the game. Trying to figure out how to stay a step ahead of the defense. “Also, it all comes together in how we protect the quarterback, his rhythm and timing, pocket movement, when the ball is distributed – also us being able to win in the rhythm and timing so the ball can come out on time.” The ball’s not coming out fast enough. Williams isn’t being decisive enough, either. He hasn’t thrown an interception in more than two months, and it’s fair to wonder if such caution has made him hesitant. One of his two sacks that didn’t come on third down Sunday came when he looked to throw left, tried to stop his throwing motion and fumbled the ball away. “The timing was a little off,” Williams said.Skyport has warned the public about an online scam falsely claiming that luggage is being sold off. The airport operator posted on its Facebook page that a fake social media group had been created. Skyport said: “Skyport and LF Wade International Airport are alerting the public about a scam circulating on social media, falsely claiming luggage is being sold for $1.98 under the airport's name. “A fake Facebook page, ‘Bermuda LF Wade’, promotes this offer and is not affiliated with us. “For accurate information, please follow our official Facebook page at www.facebook.com/BermudaSkyport . “The fraudulent page can be identified by its minimal activity (6 likes, 7 followers) and unrealistic claims.” The operator advised the public to avoid clicking on suspicious links, or sharing personal or payment details. It also said to report the scam to Facebook and to the Bermuda Police Service. A police spokesman said: “The BPS continues to advise members of the public to beware of social media scams. If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is.” The hoax follows other recent online scams including one claiming that the Bermuda Post Office was getting rid of its stock and selling lost parcels for $1.98. Another fraudulent advertisement claimed a “Smart Pass” card could be purchased for $2.55 and provide public transportation for six months.

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Chatham (N.J.), Dec 14 (AP) That buzzing coming out of New Jersey? It's unclear if it's drones or something else, but for sure the nighttime sightings are producing tons of talk, a raft of conspiracy theories and craned necks looking skyward. Cropping up on local news and social media sites around Thanksgiving, the saga of the drones reported over New Jersey has reached incredible heights. Also Read | Indian Students Killed in Canada: India Describes Recent Murder of Students As 'Terrible Tragedies', Demands Thorough Investigation. This week seems to have begun a new, higher-profile chapter: Lawmakers are demanding (but so far not getting) explanations from federal and state authorities about what's behind them. Gov. Phil Murphy wrote to President Joe Biden asking for answers. New Jersey's new senator, Andy Kim, spent Thursday night on a drone hunt in rural northern New Jersey, and posted about it on X. But perhaps the most fantastic development is the dizzying proliferation of conspiracies — none of which has been confirmed or suggested by federal and state officials who say they're looking into what's happening. It has become shorthand to refer to the flying machines as drones, but there are questions about whether what people are seeing are unmanned aircraft or something else. Also Read | MFN Clause Suspension by Switzerland: India Needs Strategic Approach for International Taxation Treaties, Says GTRI. Some theorize the drones came from an Iranian mothership. Others think they are the Secret Service making sure President-elect Donald Trump's Bedminster property is secure. Others worry about China. The deep state. And on. In the face of uncertainty, people have done what they do in 2024: Create a social media group. The Facebook page, New Jersey Mystery Drones — let's solve it, has nearly 44,000 members, up from 39,000 late Thursday. People are posting their photo and video sightings, and the online commenters take it from there. One video shows a whitish light flying in a darkened sky, and one commenter concludes it's otherworldly. “Straight up orbs,” the person says. Others weigh in to say it's a plane or maybe a satellite. Another group called for hunting the drones literally, shooting them down like turkeys. (Do not shoot at anything in the sky, experts warn.) Trisha Bushey, 48, of Lebanon Township, New Jersey, lives near Round Valley Reservoir where there have been numerous sightings. She said she first posted photos online last month wondering what the objects were and became convinced they were drones when she saw how they moved and when her son showed her on a flight tracking site that no planes were around. Now she's glued to the Mystery Drones page, she said. “I find myself — instead of Christmas shopping or cleaning my house — checking it,” she said. She doesn't buy what the governor said, that the drones aren't a risk to public safety. Murphy told Biden on Friday that residents need answers. The federal Homeland Security Department and FBI also said in a joint statement they have no evidence that the sightings pose “a national security?or public safety?threat or have a foreign nexus.” “How can you say it's not posing a threat if you don't know what it is?” she said. “I think that's why so many people are uneasy.” Then there's the notion that people could misunderstand what they're seeing. William Austin is the president of Warren County Community College, which has a drone technology degree program, and is coincidentally located in one of the sighting hotspots. Austin says he has looked at videos of purported drones and that airplanes are being misidentified as drones. He cited an optical effect called parallax, which is the apparent shift of an object when viewed from different perspectives. Austin encouraged people to download flight and drone tracker apps so they can better understand what they're looking at. Nonetheless, people continue to come up with their own theories. “It represents the United States of America in 2024,” Austin said. “We've lost trust in our institutions, and we need it.” Federal officials echo Austin's view that many of the sightings are piloted aircraft such as planes and helicopters being mistaken for drones, according to lawmakers and Murphy. That's not really convincing for many, though, who are homing in on the sightings beyond just New Jersey and the East Coast, where others have reported seeing the objects. For Seph Divine, 34, another member of the drone hunting group who lives in Eugene, Oregon, it feels as if it's up to citizen sleuths to solve the mystery. He said he tries to be a voice of reason, encouraging people to fact check their information, while also asking probing questions. “My main goal is I don't want people to be caught up in the hysteria and I also want people to not just ignore it at the same time,” he said. “Whether or not it's foreign military or some secret access program or something otherworldly, whatever it is, all I'm saying is it's alarming that this is happening so suddenly and so consistently for hours at a time,” he added. (AP) (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)BOSTON — Forty years ago, Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie rolled to his right and threw a pass that has become one of college football’s most iconic moments. With Boston College trailing defending champion Miami, Flutie threw the Hail Mary and found receiver Gerard Phalen, who made the grab while falling into the end zone behind a pair of defenders for a game-winning 48-yard TD. Flutie and many of his 1984 teammates were honored on the field during BC’s 41-21 victory over North Carolina before the second quarter on Saturday afternoon, the anniversary of the Eagles’ Miracle in Miami. “There’s no way its been 40 years,” Flutie told The Associated Press on the sideline a few minutes before he walked out with some of his former teammates to be recognized after a video of The Play was shown on the scoreboards. A statue commemorating Doug Flutie's famed "Hail Mary" pass during a game against Miami on Nov. 23, 1994, sits outside Alumni Stadium at Boston College. Famous football plays often attain a legendary status with religious names like the "Immaculate Reception," the "Hail Mary" pass and the Holy Roller fumble. It’s a moment and highlight that’s not only played throughout decades of BC students and fans, but around the college football world. “What is really so humbling is that the kids 40 years later are wearing 22 jerseys, still,” Flutie said of his old number. “That amazes me.” That game was played on national TV the Friday after Thanksgiving. The ironic thing is it was originally scheduled for earlier in the season before CBS paid Rutgers to move its game against Miami, thus setting up the BC-Miami post-holiday matchup. Boston College quarterback Doug Flutie rejoices in his brother Darren's arms after B.C. defeats Miami with a last second touchdown pass on Nov. 23, 1984, in Miami. “It shows you how random some things are, that the game was moved,” Flutie said. “The game got moved to the Friday after Thanksgiving, which was the most watched game of the year. We both end up being nationally ranked and up there. All those things lent to how big the game itself was, and made the pass and the catch that much more relevant and remembered because so many people were watching.” There’s a statue of Flutie winding up to make The Pass outside the north gates at Alumni Stadium. Fans and visitors can often be seen taking photos there. “In casual conversation, it comes up every day,” Flutie said, when asked how many times people bring it up. “It brings a smile to my face every time we talk about it.” A week after the game-ending Flutie pass, the Eagles beat Holy Cross and before he flew off to New York to accept the Heisman. They went on to win the 49th Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Day. Boston College quarterback Doug Flutie evades Miami defensive tackle Kevin Fagan during the first quarter of a game on Nov. 23, 1984, in Miami, Fla. “Forty years seem almost like incomprehensible,” said Phalen, also standing on the sideline a few minutes after the game started. “I always say to Doug: ‘Thank God for social media. It’s kept it alive for us.”’ Earlier this week, current BC coach Bill O’Brien, 55, was asked if he remembered where he was 40 years ago. “We were eating Thanksgiving leftovers in my family room,” he said. “My mom was saying a Rosary in the kitchen because she didn’t like Miami and wanted BC to win. My dad, my brother and I were watching the game. “It was unbelievable,” he said. “Everybody remembers where they were for the Hail Mary, Flutie pass.” Mike Tyson, left, slaps Jake Paul during a weigh-in ahead of their heavyweight bout, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) In this image taken with a slow shutter speed, Spain's tennis player Rafael Nadal serves during a training session at the Martin Carpena Sports Hall, in Malaga, southern Spain, on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) A fan takes a picture of the moon prior to a qualifying soccer match for the FIFA World Cup 2026 between Uruguay and Colombia in Montevideo, Uruguay, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Santiago Mazzarovich) Rasmus Højgaard of Denmark reacts after missing a shot on the 18th hole in the final round of World Tour Golf Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Taylor Fritz of the United States reacts during the final match of the ATP World Tour Finals against Italy's Jannik Sinner at the Inalpi Arena, in Turin, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. 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(TNS) — Supremacy in the race to self-drive an electrified auto industry is harder than the masters of Detroit and Silicon Valley figured, proving that what players do is far more important than what they say. General Motors Co. showed as much this week with after pumping $10 billion into it and seeing nothing but more of the same for years to come. Talk about sunk cost: the capitulation effectively cedes an allegedly multibillion-dollar opportunity to Google parent Alphabet’s Waymo AV unit, Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc. and what one industry analyst calls China EV Inc. That must rankle atop GM because it’s not how the reinvention of the mother of all legacy automakers was supposed to evolve in this allegedly post-industrial age. Under CEO Mary Barra, GM’s been pushing to reinvent its workforce, restore its product cred and recast its core identity into a next-gen digital automaker deserving a higher share price delivering more value to investors. Mission accomplished — sort of. GM’s robotaxi retreat and redeployment of precious capital feels faintly like a replay of an old, familiar melody in the Detroit automaker's history: in the mid-1990s, reminds Tu Le in his latest Sino Auto Insights newsletter, GM launched a connected vehicle service it still operates called OnStar and fielded for just a few years an EV for the masses dubbed EV1. "The ideas and the ambitions were spot on," he writes, "but either the bean counters and/or management didn't have the stomachs to see these technologies through. Cruise is likely gonna be another one of those missed opportunities for GM." Cruise's exit from its robotaxi program also is a reminder that all sides of this competitive equation — big tech, startups, legacy autos, the investor class — are finding the technological journey, the financial demands and the regulatory scrutiny far more difficult and far more expensive than they figured when they bet on the inevitability of an electrified auto industry driving itself by ... well, soon. “The announcement is also a black eye for the credibility of GM management that, as recently as last year, told investors the Cruise business could generate $50 billion in annual revenue by 2030,” wrote Garrett Nelson, senior equity analyst at CFRA Research. “We think investors were losing patience with its hefty spending (on) robotaxi development with very little to show for its investment.” Things change, such as who controls the U.S. regulatory regime. Expect presidential policy-making to soon favor an EV skeptic like President-elect Donald Trump, enamored as he is with a last-century manufacturing caricature powered by gasoline. Say goodbye to $7,500 tax subsidies on qualifying EVs and hello to tariffs on, say, Mexican-built Ford Mustang Mach-Es — Trump-driven moves that threaten to sap the profitability Detroit needs to fund its EV programs. Add persistent consumer skepticism fueled by still-spotty charging infrastructure and steep EV prices crashing headlong into the technological promise touted by Silicon Valley, Detroit and their legacy rivals. Worse, the capital demands for developing technology outside the wheelhouse of more traditional automakers like GM are totaling too much, especially when there's real money to be made on ICE vehicles in Trump World. And the fact that Detroit is trying to compete with the most technologically adept, most well-capitalized (read "richest") companies on the planet — for whose market cap $10 billion in sunk capital is almost pocket change — should crystalize the scope of the challenge GM and its legacy rivals face now and into the future. The simple fact is this: the business ecosystems colliding in the electrified AV space, where each regards the other with derision and misunderstanding, misread the complexity of their undertaking. Tech sharpies figured building vehicles to comport with safety regs and enabling them to drive themselves would be comparatively easy, and industry motorheads bet they could fund their technological odyssey into a brave new (and unfamiliar) world with profits earned on full-sized pickups and SUVs. Both sides miscalculated, misguided in part by fervor from Wall Street, the environmental lobby and a post-pandemic Biden administration. The president and his people believed a green automotive future would be nigh if only the government could offer enough tax subsidies and manufacturing grants to a) realize the vision and b) stymie China's government-backed EV behemoth. Consumer demand? Meh, they'll come around. Not enough of them have, yet, unsurprisingly preferring what they know. As much as Detroit's automakers want to divorce themselves from their "legacy" past they can't persuasively deny their history, geographic footprint and automotive heritage. And distancing themselves from their core competency in a bid to change the narrative about what they are is not without peril. GM's not alone in its conundrum. Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG bolted their autonomous vehicle gigs a few years back now. Apple Inc., the do-no-wrong heaviest of tech heavyweights, bagged its autonomous car that terrified legacy auto executives simply because it would be an Apple product. Musk endured production “hell” with the launch of his Tesla 3, demonstrating that building a car the right way is harder and less profitable than it looks. The shift to electrification and self-driving vehicles is not a destination whose arrival can be guaranteed — as GM, its industry rivals and Silicon Valley players are learning, sometimes in expensive and humbling ways. It's a journey, and it's just beginning. ©OTTAWA - Canada got back in the win column at the world junior hockey championship. It wasn’t pretty. Oliver Bonk, Caden Price and Mathieu Cataford, into the empty net, scored as the wobbly host country picked up an unconvincing 3-0 victory over Germany on Sunday. Carter George made 25 saves to register the goaltender’s second straight shutout for the Canadians, who were coming off Friday’s stunning 3-2 upset loss to Latvia in a shootout. Nico Pertuch stopped 33 shots for Germany, which dropped its Group A opener at the men’s under-20 tournament to the United States 10-4 before falling 3-1 to Finland. Canada entered with a 17-0 record all-time and a combined 107-26 score against Germany at the world juniors, including last year’s 6-3 victory in Gothenburg, Sweden, and an 11-2 drubbing at the 2023 event in Halifax. Despite another sub-par performance, the victory sets up a New Year’s Eve matchup against the U.S. for first place in the pool after the Americans fell 4-3 to the Finns in overtime earlier Sunday. Canada suffered one of the powerhouse nation’s worst defeats in tournament history Friday when Latvia — outscored 41-4 in four previous meetings at the event — shocked the hockey world. And while the plucky Latvians were full marks for their victory, the Canadians were largely disjointed and surrendered the middle of the ice for long stretches despite firing 57 shots on goal. There was more of the same Sunday. Head coach Dave Cameron made a couple of changes to Canada’s lineup — one out of necessity and another for tactical reasons. With star defenceman Matthew Schaefer, who could go No. 1 at the 2025 NHL draft, out of the world juniors after suffering an upper-body injury against Latvia, Vancouver Canucks prospect Sawyer Mynio drew in. Cameron also sat forward Porter Martone in favour of Carson Rehkopf. Canada opened the scoring on the power play, which also had a new look after going 1-for-7 through the first two games, when Bonk scored from his normal bumper position in the slot off an Easton Cowan feed at 9:40 of the first period. Sam Dickinson then chimed a one-timer off the post on another man advantage before George, who was in goal for Canada’s 4-0 opener against the Finns, made a couple of stops on the penalty kill inside a red-clad Canadian Tire Centre. Petruch made a big stop off Tanner Howe in the second before also denying Calum Ritchie from the slot on a power play, but the Canadians again looked completely out of sorts against what was a decidedly inferior opponent on paper. Berkly Catton hit another post for Canada early in the third. Tanner Molendyk also found iron. Unable to register a 5-on-5 goal against either Latvia or Germany through more than 120 minutes of action, Price scored on a shot that caromed off the end boards and went in off Pertuch with 4:58 left in regulation to make it 2-0 before Cataford iced it into the empty net on another nervy night for the 20-time gold medallists. LATVIAN REACTION The U.S. beat Latvia 5-1 on Saturday, less than 24 hours after the Europeans’ upset of Canada. American captain Ryan Leonard said the Latvians were impressive — even on short rest. “That team’s no joke,” said the Washington Capitals prospect. “You can’t really treat anyone different, especially in this short of a tournament.” UP NEXT Germany will meet Latvia on Monday in a crucial game at the bottom of the Group A standings. Canada now turns its attention to Tuesday’s clash against the U.S. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 29, 2024.

SILICON SLOPES, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 10, 2024-- Today Domo (Nasdaq: DOMO) announced its partnership with advisory and accounting firm Richey May , providing customized data-driven insights for its mortgage banking consulting practice. To date, more than 80 mortgage bankers in Richey May’s client base have tapped Domo’s data and AI platform to gain actionable insights about their business. With more than 40 years of expertise in the mortgage industry, Richey May provides full-service advisory and technology consulting to clients across the mortgage and financial services sectors. Thanks to Domo’s wide range of integrations, low and no-code offerings and secure AI models, Richey May is able to tailor its strategies to meet each client’s unique needs and deliver custom reports that map back to their business goals. “One of the superpowers we deliver to our customers is pairing our mortgage industry expertise with technical savvy,” said Olivia Reese, data and business intelligence architect at Richey May. “No longer are mortgage companies constrained to one specialty or the other – the unique language of mortgage or data-driven reporting. With Domo as our data foundation since 2018, we’ve been able to offer clients a modern analytics approach, and a single place to gain insights to drive decision-making.” In addition to setting its clients up with Domo, Richey May uses the platform as an analytics engine, which allows the firm to expand its offerings, including the recent addition of industry benchmarking. Then, using Domo’s built-in features like Domo Everywhere and Domo Publish , Richey May can easily aggregate and securely distribute industry reports to its clients, offering an additional layer of value and insights. “The mortgage industry is steeped in history and complexities, and the Richey May team are experts at helping clients navigate through it all,” said RJ Tracy, chief revenue officer at Domo. “It’s exciting to see how they’ve paired this industry know-how with data-driven insights in Domo, finding new and creative ways to offer clients value through data each year we’ve worked together.” To learn more about how innovative organizations like Richey May are partnering with Domo to put data to work for everyone, visit www.domo.com/partners . About Richey May Based in Denver, Colorado and founded in 1985, Richey May provides full-service advisory and technology consulting, along with assurance and tax services to clients nationwide. The firm specializes in mortgage banking, financial services, and other regulated industries, offering a wide range of tailored solutions to meet the needs of many different organizations, from Fortune 1000 companies to successful privately held companies and their owners. For more information, visit www.richeymay.com . About Domo Domo puts data to work for everyone so they can multiply their impact on the business. Our cloud-native data experience platform goes beyond traditional business intelligence and analytics, making data visible and actionable with user-friendly dashboards and apps. Underpinned by AI, data science and a secure data foundation that connects with existing cloud and legacy systems, Domo helps companies optimize critical business processes at scale and in record time to spark the bold curiosity that powers exponential business results. For more information, visit www.domo.com . You can also follow Domo on LinkedIn , X and Facebook . Domo is a registered trademark of Domo, Inc. View source version on businesswire.com : https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241210461101/en/ CONTACT: Domo Contact Cynthia Cowen PR@domo.com KEYWORD: UTAH COLORADO UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: TECHNOLOGY FINANCE BANKING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SOFTWARE INTERNET DATA ANALYTICS DATA MANAGEMENT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SOURCE: Domo, Inc. Copyright Business Wire 2024. PUB: 12/10/2024 04:05 PM/DISC: 12/10/2024 04:06 PM http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241210461101/en

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A high-profile barrister who was cleared of misconduct over social media posts has called on the head of the Bar Standards Board to resign. Dr Charlotte Proudman, who specialises in family law, had faced a Bar Standards Board (BSB) disciplinary tribunal over a 14-part Twitter thread criticising a judge’s ruling over a domestic abuse case, saying it echoed a “boys’ club”. However, the five charges against the 36-year-old were dropped on Thursday. In an interview with The Times, Dr Proudman described the position of Mark Neale, the board’s director-general, as “untenable” and said its chairwoman, Kathryn Stone, should also stand down. “They need a change, not just in those two individuals, though, because, of course, it seeps down to the rest of the organisation,” she said. She told the paper she “genuinely” wanted to work with the Bar Standards Board in helping them to understand how misogyny and sexism have impacted women at the bar. However, she said that “under the current leadership, it’s just not going to be possible”. The charges alleged Dr Proudman had “failed to act with integrity” in posting the tweets, that they amounted to professional misconduct, were “misleading” and “inaccurately reflected the findings of the judge” in the case. The women’s rights campaigner was also accused of behaving in a way “which was likely to diminish the trust and confidence which the public placed in her and in the profession”, and that she “knowingly or recklessly misled or attempted to mislead the public” by making the posts. But panel chairman Nicholas Ainley found her tweets are protected under Article 10 of the Human Rights Act 1998 and the European Convention on Human Rights, which protects the right of freedom of expression. He said her tweets did not “gravely damage” the judiciary, which would “put them outside” of Article 10 protection, even if they “might not have been pleasant for any judge to read” or even “hurtful”. “We take the view that the judiciary of England and Wales is far more robust than that,” he said. The panel also concluded that some of the tweets were only inaccurate “to a minor degree” and not to the extent necessary for a charge of a lack of integrity. Speaking after the hearing, Dr Proudman told the PA news agency: “This ruling is a victory for women’s rights and a right to freedom of speech. “The prosecution against me brought by my regulatory body, the Bar Standards Board, should never have happened and I said that from day one. “I criticised a domestic abuse judgment. Everyone should have the right to do that, whether you’re a barrister or not. Our justice system, which I strongly believe in, is robust enough to withstand criticism from me.” She believes her tweets help “foster confidence” in the justice system, adding: “Only that way can we go about building change and a better treatment for all victims, women and children and men who are affected by domestic abuse.” Explaining that the BSB appears to have spent almost £40,000 “of barristers’ money” on instructing counsel in her case, she added: “I think it’s shameful that they’re using our money to pay for, in my view, malicious, vexatious prosecutions which I have no doubt was a personal attack against me as a woman and as a feminist, as an outspoken critic and advocate for women’s rights.” Dr Proudman called for “systemic change” within the board. “They don’t understand gender, they don’t understand diversity, I don’t think they’ve ever heard of the concept misogyny and certainly not institutional misogyny,” she said. “Until they recognise the deeply rooted, entrenched issue of bullying, harassment, sexism at the bar, for which I have suffered relentlessly... and own up to it I don’t think we’re going to see any change and I have no confidence in them.” She told of how male barristers have called her insulting names on social media and made derogatory comments about her. In the posts on April 6 2022, Dr Proudman referenced a case in which her client alleged she had been subjected to coercive and controlling behaviour by her husband, a part-time judge, meaning she had been “unable to freely enter” the couple’s “post-nuptial” financial agreement. Commenting on the ruling by Family Court judge Sir Jonathan Cohen, Dr Proudman wrote: “I represented Amanda Traharne. “She said she was coerced into signing a post-nuptial agreement by her husband (who is a part-time judge). I lost the case. “I do not accept the Judge’s reasoning. I will never accept the minimisation of domestic abuse.” She continued: “Demeaning the significance of domestic abuse has the affect of silencing victims and rendering perpetrators invisible. “This judgement has echoes of (t)he ‘boys club’ which still exists among men in powerful positions.” In the thread, Dr Proudman wrote that the judge had described the relationship of the couple as “tempestuous”, which she argued was a “trivialisation” of domestic abuse. “Tempestuous? Lose his temper? Isn’t this the trivialisation of domestic abuse & gendered language. This is not normal married life,” she wrote.

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Prospects for President Yoon's impeachment are dim with ruling party boycotting voteMELBOURNE, Australia and INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited TLX TLX Telix, the Company) today announces that it has submitted its Biologics License Application (BLA) to the United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for TLX250-CDx (Zircaix® 1 , 89 Zr- girentuximab) kidney cancer imaging 2 . TLX250-CDx is an investigational PET 3 drug product for the non-invasive diagnosis and characterization of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), the most common and aggressive form of kidney cancer. If approved, TLX250-CDx will be the first and only targeted PET agent specifically for kidney cancer to be commercially available in the U.S., further building on Telix's successful urology imaging franchise. The FDA is expected to advise the PDUFA 4 goal date following the 60-day administrative review of the application. Kevin Richardson, Chief Executive Officer, Precision Medicine at Telix, stated, "We are pleased to be progressing the BLA for TLX250-CDx, which has been granted Breakthrough designation, and may therefore be eligible for priority review. Telix continues to target a full U.S. commercial launch in 2025 addressing a major unmet medical need for patients with suspected ccRCC." About TLX250-CDx TLX250-CDx (Zircaix® 1 ) is an investigational PET agent that is under development for the diagnosis and characterization of ccRCC. Telix's pivotal Phase III ZIRCON trial (ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03849118 ) evaluating TLX250-CDx in 300 patients, of whom 284 were evaluable, met all primary and secondary endpoints, including showing 86% sensitivity and 87% specificity and a 93% positive-predictive value for ccRCC across three independent radiology readers 5 . Telix believes this demonstrated the ability of TLX250-CDx to reliably detect the clear cell phenotype and provide an accurate, non-invasive method for diagnosing and characterizing ccRCC. Confidence intervals exceeded expectations amongst all three readers, showing evidence of high accuracy and consistency of interpretation. About Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited Telix is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals and associated medical technologies. Telix is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, with international operations in the United States, Europe (Belgium and Switzerland), and Japan. Telix is developing a portfolio of clinical and commercial stage products that aims to address significant unmet medical needs in oncology and rare diseases. Telix is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange TLX and the Nasdaq Global Select Market TLX . Telix's lead imaging product, gallium-68 ( 68 Ga) gozetotide injection (also known as 68 Ga PSMA-11 and marketed under the brand name Illuccix®), has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 6 , by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) 7 , and by Health Canada 8 . No other Telix product has received a marketing authorization in any jurisdiction. Visit www.telixpharma.com for further information about Telix, including details of the latest share price, announcements made to the ASX, investor and analyst presentations, news releases, event details and other publications that may be of interest. You can also follow Telix on X and LinkedIn . Telix Investor Relations Ms. Kyahn Williamson Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited SVP Investor Relations and Corporate Communications Email: kyahn.williamson@telixpharma.com This announcement has been authorised for release by the Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited Disclosure Committee on behalf of the Board. 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