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HONEYWELL AND BOMBARDIER SIGN LANDMARK AGREEMENT TO DELIVER THE NEXT GENERATION OF AVIATION TECHNOLOGY; HONEYWELL UPDATES 2024 OUTLOOKToday, indoor temperatures are generally controlled by devices—whether they are smart, portable, or wedged in a window. Most heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems can be set to maintain the temperature of an indoor space within a few degrees. But has modern technology, like air conditioning, erased a time-tested body of knowledge about how best to design a well-ventilated, temperate building? At Drexel University, researchers are investigating natural strategies in historic homes in hopes of understanding how their inherent energy-efficient features can inform modern energy conservation and historic preservation efforts, particularly in hot and humid climates. "Historic homes were designed for times when there was no HVAC," said Antonio Martinez-Molina, Ph.D., an associate professor in Drexel's Antionette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, and College of Engineering, who is leading the research. "Taking into consideration modern-day expectations, most are not comfortable buildings—but they perform way better than we expect." Using energy and computational fluid dynamics simulations, the research team analyzed several and natural ventilation strategies for cooling historic residential structures in the hot and humid climate of San Antonio, Texas. Their results, in , suggest that historic preservation and thermal comfort goals can be achieved simultaneously and can be replicated in multiple historic structures in similar climate regions around the globe. The team considered the feasibility, cooling potential and cultural preservation of six scenarios through the X and Y seasons in San Antonio: "Our analysis revealed that all the considered scenarios can contribute to in both seasons, especially in spring, with cross ventilation being the most efficient strategy," said Martinez-Molina. "Mechanical cooling and mixed-mode ventilation are well researched topics, this is not the case with naturally ventilated residential heritage structures, which house approximately 15% of U.S. population. This work is increasingly important as climate changes create increasingly hot and humid conditions." Martinez-Molina cautions, that while opening windows in a historic building is a good practice—it's not always feasible or sufficient to achieve a tolerable, livable environment. In addition to assessing natural ventilation strategies, researchers turned their gaze to the inherent energy-efficient features of historic buildings and analyzed how energy retrofits can ensure a balance between energy optimization and historic preservation. Their research on this topic, which was also in , developed a methodology for planning successful retrofits of historic buildings, especially those in hot and humid conditions. "To enhance the energy performance of historic structures while preserving their cultural and physical values, it is essential to assess the inherent energy-efficient features and evaluate the benefits of integrating them into the energy retrofit plan," said Martinez-Molina. "This study seeks to address this gap by quantitatively evaluating the effectiveness of various inherent energy-efficient features in a historic residential building located in a hot and humid climate, where the original energy concept aimed to cool the building in the absence of mechanical systems." The research team identified and assessed features, like existing shading devices (porch, roof overhangs, and awnings), large windows, high ceilings; and various envelope materials, such as wood, brick and limestone. Using a validated numerical model, researchers were able to present outcomes of their energy simulations and examine the impact of these features on indoor environmental conditions, cooling loads and occupant thermal comfort. Their analysis provided several useful insights: Researchers believe this body of work demonstrates that a balance can exist between improving the energy efficiency of historic buildings and preserving existing physical attributes, especially in regions with hot and humid conditions.

Best Boxing Day deals from Amazon Australia: Retailer launches December 26 deals earlyMore than a decade after installation, the art adorning the south side of Victoria’s breakwater once again stands out in full colour. After months of weather challenges and material delays, the Victoria Harbour Authority happily announced on Nov. 21 that Jesse Campbell’s restoration work on the Unity Wall on the breakwater is complete. “Thank you to Jesse Campbell, Metis mural painter and original Unity Wall youth artist, for your tireless work and dedication to this project,” the authority said on social media. Campbell was part of the 2013 team that installed the works originally designed by Butch Dick and Darlene Gait of the Songhees and Xwsepsum nations. The project was completed after they finished painting the third phase of the Na'tsa'maht Panel mural – a significant work – over the summer of 2013. “To my knowledge, the Na’tsa’maht mural on the north side is the longest-designed mural in North America at over 1200 feet long and 8 feet high,” Campbell said on social media Nov. 21. "For a time there was talk about taking half of the Rock Bay mural ... also designed by Butch and Darlene, and installing it to extend the length by over 100 feet. This would’ve made the Na’tsa’maht one of the longest continuous murals in the world." Many things made the breakwater a challenging surface to work on, Campbell mentioned. "It is subject to harsh waves, high UV exposure, wind, and public interference. The 107-year-old concrete and stone wall weeps trapped moisture making proper contact adhesion difficult even during the dry months.” Prior to this work, the artist also did partial restoration of the same mural in the summer of 2018. Over the course of the project, 18 main designs were repainted and 22 resealed. Twenty-six split wolf heads were refreshed and 44 blue and sand wolf heads were restored. To abate wave erosion, a thick layer of silicone-based anti-graffiti coating was applied to seal each main design, ensuring the colourful art can continue to last for years to come. A post shared by Jesse Campbell (@jesc_art)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — There seemed to be little joy in another last-second win for the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. Patrick Mahomes looked stoic after fill-in kicker Spencer Shrader's field goal beat Carolina 30-27 . Travis Kelce, Chris Jones and the rest of the Chiefs merely joined him in walking from the sideline to midfield for handshakes, then headed back to the locker room, a scene completely different from the jubilation they exhibited at the end of so many other nail-biters. Might be that they're getting sick of the stress at the end of games; Kansas City has won 12 straight games decided by seven points or fewer, the longest streak in NFL history, and has won five games decided on the final play this season. Then again, it might be that the Chiefs felt as if they should have beaten the Panthers by a much wider margin. They committed 10 penalties for 91 yards. Their secondary struggled against Carolina quarterback Bryce Young, a one-time bust who has started to play better of late. And their offensive tackles were routinely beaten with Mahomes sacked five times. “You always want to have some blowouts. You want to be a little calmer in the fourth quarter,” said Mahomes, who had one of his best games despite the protection problems, throwing for 269 yards and three touchdowns without an interception. “It can be a good thing as you get to the playoffs and later in the season,” Mahomes added, “just knowing you've been in those moments before, and knowing how to kind of attack it play by play — not making it too big of a moment. I will say this more than anybody, I would love to win a game not by the very last play.” The Chiefs (10-1) nevertheless remained a game ahead of Buffalo in the race for the No. 1 seed in the AFC heading into Friday's game against the Raiders. But there is no margin for error with the Bills now holding the tiebreaker over them. “It’s all about getting better. That’s the best thing about playing in the NFL,” Mahomes said. “We’ve got to just go back, learn from (Carolina), and know we have a short week against a hungry football team in the Raiders that’s coming to our house.” What’s working The Chiefs' tight ends have taken advantage of deep shell coverages played by opposing defenses by getting open underneath, especially Noah Gray , who had his second straight two-touchdown day against the Panthers. He finished with four catches for a team-best 66 yards, while Kelce was right behind with six catches for 62 yards. What needs help The Chiefs have had problems at tackle all season. Wanya Morris struggled again on the left side and veteran Jawaan Taylor was not much better on the right, and they're a big reason why Mahomes has been sacked 15 times over the past four games. Stock up Just a few weeks ago, Shrader was on the Jets practice squad, hoping for a chance to kick in another regular-season game. Now, with Harrison Butker on injured reserve, he is making the most of that chance in Kansas City. The undrafted rookie is 3 for 3 on field goals, including that 31-yard game-winner against Carolina, and perfect on six extra-point attempts. Stock down Just about everyone in the Kansas City secondary struggled against Carolina, whether it was cornerbacks Nazeeh Johnson and Chamarri Conner or safeties Bryan Cook and Justin Reid. Young shredded them for 263 yards passing and a touchdown. Injuries The Chiefs could have running back Isiah Pacheco and pass rusher Charles Omenihu back this week. Both have been practicing the past couple of weeks and were close to playing against Carolina. Pacheco is returning from an ankle injury sustained in Week 2 while Omenihu has not played since tearing his ACL in the playoffs last season. Key number 5 — Kansas City improved to 5-0 against the NFC this season, making it 26-6 against the AFC's rival conference since Mahomes became the franchise's regular starter for the 2018 season. Next steps The Chiefs have won seven of their past eight against Las Vegas heading into Friday's game, though they no doubt remember the Raiders' previous trip to Arrowhead Stadium. Las Vegas pulled the upset on Christmas Day last season. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl

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His game is in his name. He’s known as ‘Big-Play V.A.’ And that has to bring a smile to the faces of Calgary Stampeders fans, knowing he’s suddenly now QB1 in The Stampede City. If you don’t know enough about Vernon Adams Jr., here’s a playbook of what you’re getting after the veteran CFL quarterback introduced himself to Calgarians on Thursday morning at McMahon Stadium: Age: 31. Height: 5-foot-11. Weight: 200 lb. CFL stats (including playoffs): 39-25 record; 64.4% pass completion; 17,367 passing yards; 1,788 rushing yards; 130 TDs; 63 INTs Adams has been in the league eight years, growing from his stops early on with the Montreal Alouettes, the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats for success as a front man in the CFL since 2019, when he put up 3,942 passing yards with 24 touchdowns against 13 interceptions with the Alouettes. His 2023 campaign with the B.C. Lions was his best, as he rolled up 4,769 yards with 31 TDs and 18 INTs, along with 324 rushing yards. “Big plays, excitement, energy, focus, leadership ... just things like that, man,” said Adams, when asked to describe what he brings to the field. “I just want to be the best I can be. I know I can keep getting better each and every year, and I feel myself just getting better. “So I just need to be healthy for all 18 games and really help this team out the best I can.” What fans and the Stamps can be most excited about is his ability to extend plays with his legs. After last week’s trade to bring Adams to the fold, GM/head coach Dave Dickenson said the team had not showcased a QB with Adams’ mobility since Henry Burris more than a dozen years ago. “It’s there, but I’m no Lamar Jackson,” said Adams, who stands five-foot-11 at 200 lbs. “I’m not going to run like that, but I’m more of a scramble-to-find-guys-open quarterback. I think that’s where big plays come from, because DBs think, ‘OK, we only need to cover for three four seconds,’ and if I have that time to extend the play and find someone on a scramble drill, that can hurt defences. And I know defensive co-ordinators do not like that.” But fans sure do. Dickenson himself seems excited to put a much-needed touch of flash and dash back into the Red and White offence with Adams’ ability to run. “It’s instinct for me,” continued Adams. “You know ... if I feel (the pressure), I’ll get out (of the pocket). I am a passer first. I do want to sit in that pocket and go through my reads and get the guys involved. But if I need to do it, then I will run.” With Adams, the Stamps aren’t just getting an upgrade at the pivot position. They’re getting a bona fide leader, who has the ear of many players in the CFL. “I would call myself a top recruiter in this league,” declared Adams with a big grin. “I think guys just gravitate towards my passion, my energy ... just things like that ... the way I am as a leader, a competitor, a winner ... “I’ve always been like that, and I’m just continue to be like that. And hopefully, I can get some good guys here.” Despite trading away Adams in favour of younger QB talent Nathan Rourke, new Lions GM Ryan Rigmaiden praised Adams for his ability to help bring key players to the CFL’s West Coast squad. Last year’s 1,000-yard running back William Stanback, who followed Adams to Vancouver from Montreal, was among those recruits. And that’s massive for the Stamps, as they’ve committed themselves to a rebuild following the 5-12-1 playoff miss of last season, announcing publicly the need to improve in all facets of the team this winter. “You know ... I’ll do my best to sit with Dave and the guys and see what their plans are free agency-wise,” Adams said. “I know a lot of players would love to come over here and help be a part of this thing we’ve got going. “The team is good here — the system is good,” continued the QB. “You see (Toronto Argonauts head coach) Ryan Dinwiddie and ( Saskatchewan Roughriders sideline boss) Corey Mace and their teams being successful, and that’s still a little bit of the Calgary on those teams. “Now we just come here and we spice it up a little bit. We bring in a few more players and have the players we have here be all on the same page. “And let’s get back on track.” The Stamps are getting back on track with not only the acquisition of Adams — made possible when the club sent three draft-picks over the next two years in exchange for the QB and the Lions’ fourth-round selection in 2025 and their third-round pick in 2026 — but also with the recent signing of fellow helmsman P.J. Walker. It’s a move Adams embraces to help boost the new QB room in Calgary. “I’m a huge fan of P.J.,” Adams said. “I’ve seen him in the XFL and playing those good games in the NFL, as well. So being a fan of him, I’m excited for him to come in here and learn some things from him. But then I can teach him some things about the CFL game, as well. So we’re going to push each other. “I want guys coming in, pushing me and holding me accountable so I can be the best version of myself. “I love pressure,” continued Adams, who got a big taste of it in his senior NCAA year with the nationally renowned Oregon Ducks. “Pressure is a privilege, and not everyone gets to take on that pressure. I’ll look it right in the face, and I’m like, ‘Let’s go!’ ” Forever a player who’s had the CFL on his radar dating back to his record-breaking days with the NCAA’s Eastern Washington Eagles program — a three-down factory itself, considering Matt Nicholls, Bo Levi Mitchell and Eric Barriere have also come north from that school — Adams hasn’t shied away from learning how to become a better three-down quarterback. He’s learned from some of the league’s best QBs over the years. Among those mentors were Kevin Glenn, Jeremiah Masoli and Darian Durant. But the “most impactful” in “moulding” Adams was Trevor Harris. “He sat me down in Montreal and said, ‘Hey, V.A., this is how we’ve got to do it as the leader — as the quarterback — of a franchise. This is how you’ve got to do it. This is how your routine has to be,’ ” Adams said. “He showed me his, and I made it my own. “It was huge. Trevor was always so positive with me in giving me so much hope. I give him a lot of credit. “Earlier in Montreal, I didn’t gameplan and study as much and have that good routine as I did when I got to B.C.,” continued Adams. “It was more just reacting and playing off my athletic ability. I think that’s why I got traded so much. Coaches saw the potential, but they didn’t see the work.” Now, he’s known as a QB who’s more prepared — a guy who spends more time honing his game. Included in that preparation is hosting off-season mini-camps for the offence he’s running, which is now a Red and White thing. “I started it in Montreal years ago” Adams said. “Usually I do it where I’m living — in Tacoma, Washington — where I fly receivers out in a couple of quarterbacks. Fly them in on like a Wednesday through Sunday, and we work Thursday, Friday, Saturday. And we also do just team-bonding activities — just getting to know each other and get on the same page and working out together. I got yoga lined up for us and everything. So I just try to bring us all together. “Because when you know your brothers off the field, and it’s, ‘I’m fighting for his family, I’m playing for his family, and he’s playing for my family,’ you just play together more as a team and you understand what he’s going through off the field. So I’m gonna give him my all every single time. I just want my teammates in this organization to know that’s what I’m all about.” And off the field? “I’m chill,” added Adams, again with a wide smile. “Off-seasons, I use my mornings from 5 a.m. to about 12 for football. And then after that, it’s daddy duties. I keep my family mainly to myself. But you’ll see them around. “And I don’t watch too much NFL. I will go out my way to watch CFL, though. I like that. I like watching film, going back and self-scouting and things like that. “As a young American coming to the CFL, it’s like, ‘OK, let’s do three years up here and try to get back down south.’ It didn’t work out that way, but you fall in love with the game. And so I fell in love with the game, and I’m appreciative of every opportunity I’ve gotten up here in the CFL.” tsaelhof@postmedia.com On X: @ToddSaelhofPM

Two of his recruiting classmates are in the NBA. Another, a fellow Colorado native, is spending his final collegiate season at Georgia Tech. But Nique Clifford still is in Colorado. And he’s still getting better. The former Buff continued his hot start on Wednesday night for Colorado State, and he will make what surely will be a dramatic return to the CU Events Center when the Rams visit CU in a rivalry renewal on Saturday night (6 p.m., ESPN+). Clifford has faced his former team before, playing a key role in a CSU win, an 88-83 thriller last year in Fort Collins. Yet Saturday will mark the Colorado Springs native’s first return visit to the arena he called home for three seasons. “Obviously the numbers he’s putting up are really good,” CU head coach Tad Boyle said. “He’s rebounding the ball. He’s assisting the ball. He’s doing a little bit of everything. Nique’s a good player. We knew that when we recruited him. He’s developed and he’s worked hard and has stayed true to his process. He’s a wonderful, wonderful young man. Great family. I’ve got a lot of love for Nique. I wish him the best in every game except for Saturday night.” On Wednesday, Clifford posted a double-double before halftime of CSU’s home win against Loyola Marymount, finishing with 19 points, a career-high 17 rebounds, and six assists. Clifford surpassed the 1,000-point mark for his career during the Rams’ win against TCU last week, posting another impressive double-double with 25 points, 12 rebounds and six assists. Clifford was part of CU’s 2020 recruiting class, which included eventual NBA draft picks Jabari Walker and Tristan da Silva, as well as Luke O’Brien, the former Columbine standout who is spending his final collegiate season this year at Georgia Tech. Clifford spent three years in CU’s program, playing sparingly as a true freshman for the Buffs’ 2020-21 NCAA Tournament team. Over the next two seasons, however, Clifford was a fixture in CU’s rotation, playing in all 68 games while making 50 starts. But Clifford struggled mightily in the second half of the 2022-23 campaign, finishing with a .374 overall field goal percentage, a .288 3-point percentage, and a .532 free throw percentage. Following that season, Clifford transferred to CSU. Clifford found new life on CSU’s NCAA Tournament team last year, averaging 12.2 points and 7.6 rebounds, and he enjoyed a solid game against his old mates a year ago, recording 15 points and six rebounds in CSU’s win in Fort Collins. Clifford opted to use the extra season of eligibility granted by the NCAA for the COVID season of ’20-21 to return to CSU, and through the Rams’ 5-3 start this season, he has found yet another gear. He goes into his Events Center return averaging 18.9 points, 11.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists with a .573 field goal percentage. All of those marks currently are career-highs. “He’s been playing great. It’s cool to see him doing his thing,” said CU guard Julian Hammond III, a teammate for two seasons with Clifford. “Obviously he’s been their best player so far. We’ve just got to go in and look to slow him down in different ways. We have guys that have played with him, and Andrej (Jakimovski) has also played against him at Washington State. We’ll have guys to get after him.”TORONTO, Dec. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Timbercreek Alternatives LP, a subsidiary of Timbercreek Capital, and Aspen Properties today announced the closing of the previously announced acquisition of the 1 Palliser Square Office Building in Calgary, Alberta for the purpose of converting approximately 418,000 square feet of office into 418 residential units and amenities. 1 Palliser Square is a 27-storey, vacant B-class office building centrally located next to the Calgary Tower, with direct access to residential amenities, entertainment and transit. The project is part of the City of Calgary’s Downtown Development Incentive Program designed to transform vacant office space into new rental housing stock. The acquisition was completed though a joint venture called 1 Palliser Square LP (the “LP”). As part of the acquisition, the LP completed a private placement offering of units for total proceeds of approximately $21.6 million. Raymond James Ltd. and Canaccord Genuity Corp. acted as co-lead agents and joint bookrunners on behalf of a syndicate of agents, which included, Richardson Wealth Limited, Wellington-Altus Financial Inc. and iA Private Wealth Inc. Founded in 2000, Timbercreek is one of Canada’s leading alternative asset class investment managers, focused on debt and equity investments in high-quality, value-add commercial real estate in Canada, the United States and Europe. Through active and direct investment, Timbercreek employs a thematic approach to deliver compelling risk-adjusted returns for their investors and partners, leveraging the diversified expertise and relationships of their highly experienced team to invest capital across a wide range of asset classes. Timbercreek’s team of 50+ investment professionals have extensive domain expertise in these markets and combine an entrepreneurial growth focus with institutional risk management. Since 2000, the Timbercreek team has deployed more than $18 billion in equity and debt investments focused on value-add real estate, on behalf of their broad range of capital partners. Timbercreek has offices in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, New York, Dallas and Dublin. Aspen Properties is a fully integrated and privately held boutique real estate company with over 25 years of experience in owning and managing real estate in downtown Calgary and Edmonton. Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, Aspen is committed to creating and delivering inspiring amenity-rich real estate with innovative technology and processes that help people thrive and contribute to the development and sustainability of the communities they serve. Together with their investment partners, Aspen Properties owns and manages approximately 4.25 million square feet of office space and nearly 3,800 parking spaces in downtown Calgary and Edmonton. Aspen’s portfolio is comprised of 15 buildings—eleven in Calgary, three in Edmonton and a development site in Calgary. Timbercreek Alternatives Fraser McEwen President Aspen Properties Scott Hutcheson Executive Chair of the BoardBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER WASHINGTON (AP) — One year after the Jan. 6, 2021 , U.S. Capitol attack, Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department was committed to holding accountable all perpetrators “at any level” for “the assault on our democracy.” That bold declaration won’t apply to at least one person: Donald Trump. Special counsel Jack Smith’s move on Monday to abandon the federal election interference case against Trump means jurors will likely never decide whether the president-elect is criminally responsible for his attempts to cling to power after losing the 2020 campaign. The decision to walk away from the election charges and the separate classified documents case against Trump marks an abrupt end of the Justice Department’s unprecedented legal effort that once threatened his liberty but appears only to have galvanized his supporters. The abandonment of the cases accusing Trump of endangering American democracy and national security does away with the most serious legal threats he was facing as he returns to the White House. It was the culmination of a monthslong defense effort to delay the proceedings at every step and use the criminal allegations to Trump’s political advantage, putting the final word in the hands of voters instead of jurors. “We always knew that the rich and powerful had an advantage, but I don’t think we would have ever believed that somebody could walk away from everything,” said Stephen Saltzburg, a George Washington University law professor and former Justice Department official. “If there ever was a Teflon defendant, that’s Donald Trump.” While prosecutors left the door open to the possibility that federal charges could be re-filed against Trump after he leaves office, that seems unlikely. Meanwhile, Trump’s presidential victory has thrown into question the future of the two state criminal cases against him in New York and Georgia. Trump was supposed to be sentenced on Tuesday after his conviction on 34 felony counts in his New York hush money case , but it’s possible the sentencing could be delayed until after Trump leaves office, and the defense is pushing to dismiss the case altogether. Smith’s team stressed that their decision to abandon the federal cases was not a reflection of the merit of the charges, but an acknowledgement that they could not move forward under longstanding Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot face criminal prosecution. Trump’s presidential victory set “at odds two fundamental and compelling national interests: On the one hand, the Constitution’s requirement that the President must not be unduly encumbered in fulfilling his weighty responsibilities . . . and on the other hand, the Nation’s commitment to the rule of law,” prosecutors wrote in court papers. The move just weeks after Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris underscores the immense personal stake Trump had in the campaign in which he turned his legal woes into a political rallying cry. Trump accused prosecutors of bringing the charges in a bid to keep him out of the White House, and he promised revenge on his perceived enemies if he won a second term. “If Donald J. Trump had lost an election, he may very well have spent the rest of his life in prison,” Vice President-elect JD Vance, wrote in a social media post on Monday. “These prosecutions were always political. Now it’s time to ensure what happened to President Trump never happens in this country again.” After the Jan. 6 attack by Trump supporters that left more than 100 police officers injured, Republican leader Mitch McConnell and several other Republicans who voted to acquit Trump during his Senate impeachment trial said it was up to the justice system to hold Trump accountable. The Jan. 6 case brought last year in Washington alleged an increasingly desperate criminal conspiracy to subvert the will of voters after Trump’s 2020 loss, accusing Trump of using the angry mob of supporters that attacked the Capitol as “a tool” in his campaign to pressure then-Vice President Mike Pence and obstruct the certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s victory. Hundreds of Jan. 6 rioters — many of whom have said they felt called to Washington by Trump — have pleaded guilty or been convicted by juries of federal charges at the same courthouse where Trump was supposed to stand trial last year. As the trial date neared, officials at the courthouse that sits within view of the Capitol were busy making plans for the crush of reporters expected to cover the historic case. But Trump’s argument that he enjoyed absolute immunity from prosecution quickly tied up the case in appeals all the way up to the Supreme Court. The high court ruled in July that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution , and sent the case back to the trial court to decide which allegations could move forward. But the case was dismissed before the trial court could get a chance to do so. Related Articles National Politics | After delay, Trump signs agreement with Biden White House to begin formal transition handoff National Politics | Rudy Giuliani in a courtroom outburst accuses judge in assets case of being unfair, drawing a rebuke National Politics | Surveillance tech advances by Biden could aid in Trump’s promised crackdown on immigration National Politics | Expecting challenges, blue states vow to create ‘firewall’ of abortion protections National Politics | Washington power has shifted. Here’s how the ACA may shift, too The other indictment brought in Florida accused Trump of improperly storing at his Mar-a-Lago estate sensitive documents on nuclear capabilities, enlisting aides and lawyers to help him hide records demanded by investigators and cavalierly showing off a Pentagon “plan of attack” and classified map. But U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the case in July on grounds that Smith was illegally appointed . Smith appealed to the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, but abandoned that appeal on Monday. Smith’s team said it would continue its fight in the appeals court to revive charges against Trump’s two co-defendants because “no principle of temporary immunity applies to them.” In New York, jurors spent weeks last spring hearing evidence in a state case alleging a Trump scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through a hush money payment to a porn actor who said the two had sex. New York prosecutors recently expressed openness to delaying sentencing until after Trump’s second term, while Trump’s lawyers are fighting to have the conviction dismissed altogether. In Georgia, a trial while Trump is in office seems unlikely in a state case charging him and more than a dozen others with conspiring to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. The case has been on hold since an appeals court agreed to review whether to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis over her romantic relationship with the special prosecutor she had hired to lead the case. Associated Press reporter Lisa Mascaro in Washington contributed.

Vanderbilt’s Nick Rinaldi spoke to the media about preparing to play LSU and how helpful it was to have the bye week. How helpful was the bye week for you guys? Nick: It was really helpful, just being what nine games into the season. It’s hard to keep your bodies right and just being able to have that bye week at this time before a big game is big...It was big for our team. How do you feel going into the LSU match? Nick: I feel great. I mean, it's a great stadium as you guys all know. It’s one of the best stadiums in the country or world but it's more like the setup and when it is in the season for us...It’s a big one for us. You can see the talent they have and so it would be a big win for us and so I'm looking forward to it. What kind of unique challenges does LSU's offense pose? Nick: They have a really good quarterback and the receivers are also elite. Their talent positions are just unreal and then their offensive line is another issue so they're just a very skilled team. Not much different than any other team we've played this year other than maybe the quarterback being more of a passing threat. We’re going to train like we always train, we'll be ready but just the skill that they bring and what they bring to the table will be difficult for us.

LAS VEGAS , Dec. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- GBank Financial Holdings Inc. (the "Company") (OTCQX: GBFH ), the parent company of GBank (the "Bank"), is pleased to announce the election of A.G. Burnett to the Bank's Board of Directors, effective December 1, 2024 . Mr. Burnett's election brings decades of legal and regulatory expertise to the GBank board. A.G. Burnett served as Chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board ("GCB") from 2012 to 2017. The purpose of the GCB is to protect the stability of the gaming industry through investigations, licensing and enforcement of laws and regulations; to ensure collection of gaming taxes and fees; and to maintain public confidence in gaming. Mr. Burnett currently serves as a Partner in the Gaming & Administrative Law Group with McDonald Carano , where he advises clients on complex gaming law and regulatory matters. Mr. Burnett has been recognized with numerous accolades, including "Lawyer of the Year" in Gaming Law by The Best Lawyers in America and Band 1 ranking in Gaming & Licensing Law by Chambers USA . His influence extends beyond Nevada , as he has provided testimony in Congress and advised state and federal policymakers on gaming regulation and sports betting legalization. "A.G. Burnett's expertise in gaming regulation, governance and compliance shall provide additional leadership to our GBank Board as we continue to execute our strategic initiatives," said Edward M. Nigro , Executive Chairman of GBank and GBFH. Mr. Burnett expressed his enthusiasm for joining the Board, stating, "I am honored to join GBank's Board and look forward to working with the Board and management team to advance the Bank's mission and support its stakeholders." Click here to learn more about GBank Financial Holdings Inc. Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, statements regarding certain of the Company's goals and expectations with respect to future events that are subject to various risks and uncertainties, and statements preceded by, followed by, or that include the words "may," "will," "could," "should," "expect," "plan," "project," "intend," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "pursuant," "target," "continue," and similar expressions. These statements are based upon the current belief and expectations of the Company's management team and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties that are subject to change based on various factors (many of which are beyond the Company's control). 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All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or any person acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made, except as required by law. All forward-looking statements, express or implied, included in the press release are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. SOURCE GBank Financial Holdings Inc.WASHINGTON (AP) — The House shut down Democrats' efforts Thursday to release the long-awaited ethics report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz , pushing the fate of any resolution to the yearslong investigation of sexual misconduct allegations into further uncertainty. The nearly party-line votes came after Democrats had been pressing for the findings to be published even though the Florida Republican left Congress and withdrew as President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general. Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., was the sole Republican to support the effort. Most Republicans have argued that any congressional probe into Gaetz ended when he resigned from the House. Speaker Mike Johnson also requested that the committee not publish its report, saying it would be a terrible precedent to set. While ethics reports have previously been released after a member’s resignation, it is extremely rare. Shortly before the votes took place, Rep. Sean Casten, D-Ill., who introduced one of the bills to force the release, said that if Republicans reject the release, they will have “succeeded in sweeping credible allegations of sexual misconduct under the rug.” Gaetz has repeatedly denied the claims. Earlier Thursday, the Ethics panel met to discuss the Gaetz report but made no decision, saying in a short statement that the matter is still being discussed. It's unclear now whether the document will ever see the light of day as lawmakers only have a few weeks left before a new session of Congress begins. It's the culmination of weeks of pressure on the Ethics committee's five Republicans and five Democrats who mostly work in secret as they investigate allegations of misconduct against lawmakers. The status of the Gaetz investigation became an open question last month when he abruptly resigned from Congress after Trump's announcement that he wanted his ally in the Cabinet. It is standard practice for the committee to end investigations when members of Congress depart, but the circumstances surrounding Gaetz were unusual, given his potential role in the new administration. Rep. Michael Guest, R-Miss., the committee chairman, said Wednesday that there is no longer the same urgency to release the report given that Gaetz has left Congress and stepped aside as Trump's choice to head the Justice Department. “I’ve been steadfast about that. He’s no longer a member. He is no longer going to be confirmed by the Senate because he withdrew his nomination to be the attorney general,” Guest said. The Gaetz report has also caused tensions between lawmakers on the bipartisan committee. Pennsylvania Rep. Susan Wild, the top Democrat on the panel, publicly admonished Guest last month for mischaracterizing a previous meeting to the press. Gaetz has denied any wrongdoing and said last year that the Justice Department’s separate investigation against him into sex trafficking allegations involving underage girls ended without federal charges. His onetime political ally Joel Greenberg , a fellow Republican who served as the tax collector in Florida’s Seminole County, admitted as part of a plea deal with prosecutors in 2021 that he paid women and an underage girl to have sex with him and other men. The men were not identified in court documents when he pleaded guilty. Greenberg was sentenced in late 2022 to 11 years in prison.

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By KENYA HUNTER, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — As she checked into a recent flight to Mexico for vacation, Teja Smith chuckled at the idea of joining another Women’s March on Washington . As a Black woman, she just couldn’t see herself helping to replicate the largest act of resistance against then-President Donald Trump’s first term in January 2017. Even in an election this year where Trump questioned his opponent’s race , held rallies featuring racist insults and falsely claimed Black migrants in Ohio were eating residents’ pets , he didn’t just win a second term. He became the first Republican in two decades to clinch the popular vote, although by a small margin. “It’s like the people have spoken and this is what America looks like,” said Smith, the Los Angeles-based founder of the advocacy social media agency, Get Social. “And there’s not too much more fighting that you’re going to be able to do without losing your own sanity.” After Trump was declared the winner over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris , many politically engaged Black women said they were so dismayed by the outcome that they were reassessing — but not completely abandoning — their enthusiasm for electoral politics and movement organizing. Black women often carry much of the work of getting out the vote in their communities. They had vigorously supported the historic candidacy of Harris, who would have been the first woman of Black and South Asian descent to win the presidency. Harris’ loss spurred a wave of Black women across social media resolving to prioritize themselves, before giving so much to a country that over and over has shown its indifference to their concerns. AP VoteCast , a survey of more than 120,000 voters, found that 6 in 10 Black women said the future of democracy in the United States was the single most important factor for their vote this year, a higher share than for other demographic groups. But now, with Trump set to return to office in two months, some Black women are renewing calls to emphasize rest, focus on mental health and become more selective about what fight they lend their organizing power to. “America is going to have to save herself,” said LaTosha Brown, the co-founder of the national voting rights group Black Voters Matter. She compared Black women’s presence in social justice movements as “core strategists and core organizers” to the North Star, known as the most consistent and dependable star in the galaxy because of its seemingly fixed position in the sky. People can rely on Black women to lead change, Brown said, but the next four years will look different. “That’s not a herculean task that’s for us. We don’t want that title. ... I have no goals to be a martyr for a nation that cares nothing about me,” she said. AP VoteCast paints a clear picture of Black women’s concerns. Black female voters were most likely to say that democracy was the single most important factor for their vote, compared to other motivators such as high prices or abortion. More than 7 in 10 Black female voters said they were “very concerned” that electing Trump would lead the nation toward authoritarianism, while only about 2 in 10 said this about Harris. About 9 in 10 Black female voters supported Harris in 2024, according to AP VoteCast, similar to the share that backed Democrat Joe Biden in 2020. Trump received support from more than half of white voters, who made up the vast majority of his coalition in both years. Like voters overall, Black women were most likely to say the economy and jobs were the most important issues facing the country, with about one-third saying that. But they were more likely than many other groups to say that abortion and racism were the top issues, and much less likely than other groups to say immigration was the top issue. Despite those concerns, which were well-voiced by Black women throughout the campaign, increased support from young men of color and white women helped expand Trump’s lead and secured his victory. Politically engaged Black women said they don’t plan to continue positioning themselves in the vertebrae of the “backbone” of America’s democracy. The growing movement prompting Black women to withdraw is a shift from history, where they are often present and at the forefront of political and social change. One of the earliest examples is the women’s suffrage movement that led to ratification in 1920 of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution , which gave women the right to vote. Black women, however, were prevented from voting for decades afterward because of Jim Crow-era literacy tests, poll taxes and laws that blocked the grandchildren of slaves from voting. Most Black women couldn’t vote until the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Black women were among the organizers and counted among the marchers brutalized on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama, during the historic march in 1965 from Selma to Montgomery that preceded federal legislation. Decades later, Black women were prominent organizers of the Black Lives Matter movement in response to the deaths of Black Americans at the hands of police and vigilantes. In his 2024 campaign, Trump called for leveraging federal money to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs in government programs and discussions of race, gender or sexual orientation in schools. His rhetoric on immigration, including false claims that Black Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating cats and dogs, drove support for his plan to deport millions of people . Tenita Taylor, a Black resident of Atlanta who supported Trump this year, said she was initially excited about Harris’ candidacy. But after thinking about how high her grocery bills have been, she feels that voting for Trump in hopes of finally getting lower prices was a form of self-prioritization. “People say, ‘Well, that’s selfish, it was gonna be better for the greater good,”’ she said. “I’m a mother of five kids. ... The things that (Democrats) do either affect the rich or the poor.” Some of Trump’s plans affect people in Olivia Gordon’s immediate community, which is why she struggled to get behind the “Black women rest” wave. Gordon, a New York-based lawyer who supported the Party for Socialism and Liberation’s presidential nominee, Claudia de la Cruz, worries about who may be left behind if the 92% of Black women voters who backed Harris simply stopped advocating. “We’re talking millions of Black women here. If millions of Black women take a step back, it absolutely leaves holes, but for other Black women,” she said. “I think we sometimes are in the bubble of if it’s not in your immediate circle, maybe it doesn’t apply to you. And I truly implore people to understand that it does.” Nicole Lewis, an Alabama-based therapist who specializes in treating Black women’s stress, said she’s aware that Black women withdrawing from social impact movements could have a fallout. But she also hopes that it forces a reckoning for the nation to understand the consequences of not standing in solidarity with Black women. “It could impact things negatively because there isn’t that voice from the most empathetic group,” she said. “I also think it’s going to give other groups an opportunity to step up. ... My hope is that they do show up for themselves and everyone else.” Brown said a reckoning might be exactly what the country needs, but it’s a reckoning for everyone else. Black women, she said, did their job when they supported Harris in droves in hopes they could thwart the massive changes expected under Trump. “This ain’t our reckoning,” she said. “I don’t feel no guilt.” AP polling editor Amelia Thomson DeVeaux and Associated Press writer Linley Sanders in Washington contributed to this report. The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The AP is solely responsible for all content.A Republican president-elect pledges support for expansive tariffs as a means of protecting U.S. businesses and hamstringing global competitors. That description may conjure up former President Donald Trump, but it also applies to Herbert Hoover, who led the country nearly a century ago during the onset of the Great Depression. Within months of the stock market crash, Hoover signed into law the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, a 1930 measure that increased tariffs for a broad swathe of imported goods. In response, several countries imposed retaliatory tariffs and trade plummeted. Many economists view the measure as a factor that exacerbated the nation's economic downturn. "A whole generation of Republicans and Democrats after World War II was very much conditioned against tariff hikes because of the experience of the 1930s. Now we have a new generation of leaders who are much more willing to pull the trigger on higher tariffs," Douglas Irwin, a professor of economics at Dartmouth College and author of "Peddling Protectionism: Smoot-Hawley and the Great Depression," told ABC News. MORE: Trump's proposed tariffs would raise prices for these products, experts say Here's what to know about the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, its economic impact, and what its legacy means for tariffs promised by Trump, according to experts. What is the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act? The Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act arrived at a moment of economic crisis. As the stock market wobbled and financial panic took hold, Congress negotiated a set of tariff increases that initially aimed to protect U.S. farmers from foreign competition but ultimately extended to a wide range of manufactured goods. The measure is named after its key supporters in Congress: Republican Sen. Reed Smoot of Utah and Republican Rep. Willis Hawley of Oregon. It passed the Senate by a narrow margin of 44 to 42, and sailed through the House of Representatives by a vote of 264 to 147. Hoover signed Smoot-Hawley into law in June 1930. For products already facing tariffs, the law, on average, raised the import tax from 40% to nearly 60%, making for an increase of roughly 20 percentage points, Kris Mitchener, a professor of economics at Santa Clara University who studies Smoot-Hawley, told ABC News. It also significantly expanded the number of goods subject to a tariff, he added. "It culminated in a more or less complete rewrite of the tariff schedule," Mitchener said, referring to the nation's tariff code. What happened after Smoot-Hawley took effect, and did it cause the Great Depression? The Smoot-Hawley tariffs set off a near-immediate trade war, in which several foreign nations responded to tariffs by slapping U.S. imports with taxes of their own. For instance, Canada placed tariffs on 16 products that accounted for roughly a third of U.S. exports, according to a working paper co-authored by Mitchener in 2021. France and Spain both slapped taxes on imported American automobiles, a major U.S. industry. "America's trade partners responded by targeting U.S. exports," Mitchener said. "The most important declines were in the products that were targeted." As a result, trading partners suffered reduced output, but so did the United States, Michener said. The trade slowdown weakened the economy and exacerbated the nation's economic downturn, experts said. However, the Great Depression had taken hold before the effects of Smoot-Hawley, ruling it out as a cause of the crisis, they added. "Smoot-Hawley impacted the U.S. economy at a vulnerable moment," Irwin said. What could the legacy of Smoot-Hawley mean for Trump's tariff proposals? Smoot-Hawley cast a shadow over tariff policy for decades, Irwin said. "It gave tariffs a bad name," he added. For decades, prominent members of both major parties focused on the risks posed by tariffs, occasionally citing Smoot-Hawley, Irwin said. "The Smoot-Hawley tariff ignited an international trade war and helped sink our country into the Great Depression," then-president Ronald Reagan said during a radio address in 1986. MORE: What have past Republican presidents said about tariffs? The measure also played a key role in shifting tariff authority from Congress toward the executive branch, since lawmakers sought a speedy way to roll back the tariffs, experts said. In 1934, the Reciprocal Tariffs Act gave the president the power to increase or reduce tariff levels by up to 50%. A series of subsequent laws helped shift additional tariff authority to the president. "Now, Congress doesn't have much to do with setting tariffs," Irwin said. On the campaign trail, Trump said he could enact tariffs without support from Congress. He is largely accurate in his description of the wide latitude enjoyed by the president in setting and implementing some tariffs, experts previously told ABC News. "Trump is using the delegated powers to pass tariffs," Irwin said. "That's completing the circle of Smoot-Hawley in some sense."WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith moved to abandon two criminal cases against Donald Trump on Monday, acknowledging that Trump’s return to the White House will preclude attempts to federally prosecute him for retaining classified documents or trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat. The decision was inevitable, since longstanding Justice Department policy says sitting presidents cannot face criminal prosecution. Yet it was still a momentous finale to an unprecedented chapter in political and law enforcement history, as federal officials attempted to hold accountable a former president while he was simultaneously running for another term. Trump emerges indisputably victorious, having successfully delayed the investigations through legal maneuvers and then winning re-election despite indictments that described his actions as a threat to the country's constitutional foundations. “I persevered, against all odds, and WON," Trump exulted in a post on Truth Social, his social media website. He also said that “these cases, like all of the other cases I have been forced to go through, are empty and lawless, and should never have been brought.” The outcome makes it clear that, when it comes to a president and criminal accusations, nothing supersedes the voters' own verdict. In court filings, Smith's team emphasized that the move to end their prosecutions was not a reflection of the merit of the cases but a recognition of the legal shield that surrounds any commander in chief. “That prohibition is categorical and does not turn on the gravity of the crimes charged, the strength of the Government’s proof, or the merits of the prosecution, which the Government stands fully behind,” prosecutors said in one of their filings. They wrote that Trump’s return to the White House “sets at odds two fundamental and compelling national interests: on the one hand, the Constitution’s requirement that the President must not be unduly encumbered in fulfilling his weighty responsibilities . . . and on the other hand, the Nation’s commitment to the rule of law.” In this situation, “the Constitution requires that this case be dismissed before the defendant is inaugurated,” they concluded. Smith’s team said it was leaving intact charges against two co-defendants in the classified documents case — Trump valet Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira — because “no principle of temporary immunity applies to them.” Steven Cheung, Trump's incoming White House communications director, said Americans “want an immediate end to the political weaponization of our justice system and we look forward to uniting our country.” Trump has long described the investigations as politically motivated, and he has vowed to fire Smith as soon as he takes office in January. Now he will start his second term free from criminal scrutiny by the government that he will lead. The election case brought last year was once seen as one of the most serious legal threats facing Trump as he tried to reclaim the White House. He was indicted for plotting to overturn his defeat to Joe Biden in 2020, an effort that climaxed with his supporters' violent attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. But the case quickly stalled amid legal fighting over Trump’s sweeping claims of immunity from prosecution for acts he took while in the White House. The U.S. Supreme Court in July ruled for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution, and sent the case back to U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to determine which allegations in the indictment, if any, could proceed to trial. The case was just beginning to pick up steam again in the trial court in the weeks leading up to this year’s election. Smith’s team in October filed a lengthy brief laying out new evidence they planned to use against him at trial, accusing him of “resorting to crimes” in an increasingly desperate effort to overturn the will of voters after he lost to Biden. In asking for the election case to be dismissed, prosecutors requested that Chutkan do it “without prejudice,” raising the possibility that they could try to bring charges against Trump again after he leaves office. But such a move may be barred by the statute of limitations, and Trump may also try to pardon himself while in office. The separate case involving classified documents had been widely seen as legally clear cut, especially because the conduct in question occurred after Trump left the White House and lost the powers of the presidency. The indictment included dozens of felony counts accusing him of illegally hoarding classified records from his presidency at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, and obstructing federal efforts to get them back. He has pleaded not guilty and denied wrongdoing. The case quickly became snarled by delays, with U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon slow to issue rulings — which favored Trump’s strategy of pushing off deadlines in all his criminal cases — while also entertaining defense motions and arguments that experts said other judges would have dispensed with without hearings. In May, she indefinitely canceled the trial date amid a series of unresolved legal issues before dismissing the case outright two months later. Smith’s team appealed the decision, but now has given up that effort. Trump faced two other state prosecutions while running for president. One them, a New York case involving hush money payments, resulted in a conviction on felony charges of falsifying business records. It was the first time a former president had been found guilty of a crime. The sentencing in that case is on hold as Trump's lawyers try to have the conviction dismissed before he takes office, arguing that letting the verdict stand will interfere with his presidential transition and duties. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office is fighting the dismissal but has indicated that it would be open to delaying sentencing until Trump leaves office. Bragg, a Democrat, has said the solution needs to balance the obligations of the presidency with “the sanctity of the jury verdict." Trump was also indicted in Georgia along with 18 others accused of participating in a sprawling scheme to illegally overturn the 2020 presidential election there. Any trial appears unlikely there while Trump holds office. The prosecution already was on hold after an appeals court agreed to review whether to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis over her romantic relationship with the special prosecutor she had hired to lead the case. Four defendants have pleaded guilty after reaching deals with prosecutors. Trump and the others have pleaded not guilty. Associated Press writers Colleen Long, Michael Sisak and Lindsay Whitehurst contributed to this story.

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