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Nasdaq Private Market Announces 2024 Executive Leadership Team PromotionsThe King has been briefed by British intelligence over a major security breach linking Prince Andrew to an alleged Chinese spy, the Mirror can reveal. He was told counter-intelligence officers are probing how the scandal-hit Duke accepted the now banished Chinese suspect as his “confidante.” It emerged after the foreign “agent” lost his appeal this week against being barred from the UK as a threat to national security, having become friendly with the Prince. The breach is the latest embarrassing twist caused by the Prince’s shady contacts following his association with multi-millionaire paedophile Jeffrey Epstein . A royal source told The Mirror: “The King has been briefed about this situation regarding the suspected Chinese spy and is very aware of what has been and what is being done about it.” The Duke of York’s latest nightmare was exposed after an alleged Chinese spy lost his appeal this week against being barred from the UK. The man, known only as H6, brought the case after being banned in March 2023 on national security grounds despite having become a close contact of the Duke of York. Judges heard H6 formed a close working relationship with Prince Andrew, receiving an invite to his birthday party in 2020 and being told he could act on his behalf. But now it appears the UK's MI5 domestic intelligence agency suspects the Prince’s Chinese confidante may have become a “gateway” agent used to forge a path into Andrew’s network. British intelligence officials briefed the King's most senior aides who held an emergency meeting with the monarch over the severity of the situation. Once a “gateway” is established that person would be able then introduce Chinese intelligence officers into the network being targeted, in this case Prince Andrew and his associates. It is believed the Prince was targeted because Chinese intelligence suspected he was vulnerable over his costly association with multi-millionaire monster Jeffrey Epstein. Counter intelligence officers at MI5 are investigating how deeply H6 could have penetrated the royals’ network of contacts and who else could have been targeted by China . The suspect is believed to have worked for the United Front Work Department (UFWD), an arm of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) which launches “influence operations.” One security source told the Daily Mirror: “The access this person would have had could have produced what China would view as a goldmine of information. Intelligence reporting on the Prince himself would have been of interest, perhaps producing telephone numbers, addresses, dates of forthcoming events and facts regarding his business and financial vulnerabilities. "But crucially it would be about access to who he knows. In certain settings the Prince and his associates would have let their guard down lower than usual and this would have provided crucial access to powerful people. This means political and commercial targets of very high value may have been identified over a period of time and noted for future operations. “And this person may have been able physically to get more people into the network, bringing in more intelligence officers to do more serious spying.” H6 brought his case to the Special Immigration Appeals Commission, set up to consider appeals against bans from the country on national security or related grounds. But the judge said that the then-home secretary, Suella Braverman , was "entitled to conclude H6 represented a risk to UK national security and that she was entitled to conclude that his exclusion was justified and proportionate.” The hearing found H6 surrendered a number of electronic devices, including a mobile phone, after being stopped by UK border security in November 2021. "On one of his electronic devices, a letter said: "Outside of closest internal confidants, you sit at the very top of a tree that many, many people would like to be on." It adds: "Under your guidance, we found a way to get the relevant people unnoticed in and out of the house in Windsor." A document listing "main talking points" for a call with Prince Andrew was also found. It states: "IMPORTANT: Manage expectations. Really important to not set 'too high' expectations - he is in a desperate situation and will grab onto anything." The letters suggest Chinese intelligence handling the suspected spy timed their approach to Prince Andrew to exploit his vulnerability over the Jeffrey Epstein shocker. In March 2020 the Duke was forced to resign from all public roles over links to Epstein, who died in prison, and socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, who is in jail. In 2022 Prince Andrew paid £12million in a financial settlement to accuser Virginia Giuffre, who claimed he had sex with her, to avoid appearing in a US court. She had claimed he sexually assaulted her when she was aged 17, having been trafficked by Epstein and they appeared to have been photographed together. Another royal source said the King was “truly exasperated by the ongoing situation with his brother”. Since becoming monarch Charles has cut him off financially and stripped him of his £3million a year security detail. With Andrew’s finances in disarray, the King has also attempted to persuade the disgraced Duke to vacate his 30 room Royal Lodge mansion, in Windsor, and move into the four bedroom Frogmore Cottage residence vacated by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex on the Windsor estate. The Mirror revealed this year how Andrew was refusing to leave, citing a “cast iron lease” governed by the Crown Estate that the King has no jurisdiction over. In another letter detailed in this week’s court ruling, an adviser confirmed to H6 that he could act on behalf of the prince in engagements with potential partners and investors in China. The court believed this meant H6 was in a position "to generate relationships between senior Chinese officials and prominent UK figures which could be leveraged for political interference purposes by the Chinese State.” The Home Office said they believed H6 was working for the China Communist Party and that his relationship with Prince Andrew could be used for political interference. Upholding Braverman's decision, the judges said H6 had won an "unusual degree of trust from a senior member of the Royal Family who was prepared to enter into business activities with him.” They added that the relationship had developed at a time when the prince was "under considerable pressure" which "could make him vulnerable to the misuse of that sort of influence". The Duke of York "ceased all contact" with the businessman accused of being a Chinese spy after receiving advice from the Government, a statement from his office said. The statement says: "The Duke of York followed advice from HMG and ceased all contact with the individual after concerns were raised. The duke met the individual through official channels, with nothing of a sensitive nature ever discussed. He is unable to comment further on matters relating to national security."
Māori All Blacks cultural advisor Te Wehi Wright is urging New Zealanders to embrace unity following TJ Perenara’s haka in support of Hīkoi mō te Tiriti. Perenara led the haka before the All Blacks’ final match of the season against Italy yesterday , introducing it with “Toitū te mana o te whenua, toitū te mana motuhake, toitū te tiriti o Waitangi,” which translates to “the sovereignty of the land remains, the sovereignty of the people remains, the Treaty of Waitangi remains”. This came after 42,000 people attended a protest in Wellington on Tuesday to oppose the Treaty Principles Bill, filling Parliament’s front lawn and surrounding streets. The bill states it would set out the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi in legislation and require those principles to be used when interpreting legislation, where relevant. Following the match, which the All Blacks won 29-11, Perenara addressed the media, acknowledging that some might “make it political or divisive”, but emphasised that his intention was unity. “Countries go through tough times, people go through tough times, families go through tough times, and for us to pay homage to the unification of all of us is something that I wanted to do and that we wanted to do, which was important. I know some people might see or try and make it political or divisive, but for us, unity and being together is important, especially as Māori.”
Shareholders that lost money on Iris Energy Limited (IREN) Urged to Join Class Action – Contact ...FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Looking for hard-to-find bottles of Kentucky bourbon to toast the holidays or add to a collection? Get your bids ready as the Bluegrass State launches its first online auction of confiscated alcohol. Whiskeys up for sale include two bottles of Old Rip Van Winkle, a Blanton’s Single Barrel Gold in box with Japanese markings and a bottle of Four Roses Small Batch Barrel Strength 2011. The sale is the result of a new Kentucky law, which allows alcohol confiscated from closed criminal investigations by the state's alcoholic beverage control agency to be auctioned. Online bidding opens Wednesday and closes at midnight on Dec. 11. Proceeds will support programs promoting responsible alcohol use by adults and awareness programs for youths. “This is a really good auction,” Eric Gregory, president of the Kentucky Distillers’ Association, said by phone Tuesday. “There are some hard-to-find and rare bottles on there.” No estimate has been given on how much the auction might raise. “We look forward to seeing the response to this auction and have started planning additional auctions for 2025,” said Allyson Taylor, commissioner of the Kentucky Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. The auction features 32 bottles of alcohol and includes a “stock the bar” bundle with bottles of wine, vodka, rum and whiskey, the agency said. But the stars are the hard-to-find and rare bourbons up for sale. “It’s not every day you go to a liquor store and find a bottle of Blanton’s Gold," Gregory said. “You never go to a liquor store and find a bottle of Four Roses 2011.” The lineup includes bottles of E.H. Taylor bourbon, Blanton’s Single Barrel, Eagle Rare 10 yr., Weller Antique 107, Willett Family Estate Single Barrel Rye, Michter’s, an Old Forester gift set and more. A link to the online auction is available at ABC.ky.gov . Auction items cannot be shipped, so winning bidders must pick up items in Frankfort, the state said. The auctions will become a “can't miss opportunity” for bourbon connoisseurs, Gregory said. Previously, confiscated bourbon or other spirits could end up being destroyed, he said. “We don't like to see good bourbon poured down the drain,” Gregory said. Kentucky distillers produce 95% of the global bourbon supply, the Kentucky distillers’ group says.
In a letter to the Prime Minister, shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel and shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick claimed the decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) had “no proper basis in international law”. They said the UK’s refusal to explicitly say whether or not the Israeli premier would be detained if he arrived in the country “opens the farcical spectre of your Government trying to sanction the arrest” of an ally to Britain. Criticising the ICC warrant, the shadow ministers said: “It is hard to escape the conclusion this is an activist decision, motivated by politics and not the law.” They argued the court was established to pursue cases in instances where countries do not have robust and independent judiciaries, which could not be said of Israel. “The UK Government’s response to the decision has been nonsensical,” they said. “On Friday, the Home Secretary refused to say whether Mr Netanyahu would be detained if he travelled to the UK. “This opens the farcical spectre of your Government trying to sanction the arrest on UK soil of the leader of an ally of the UK, while you continue a diplomatic charm offensive with the Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping. “It falls to you to clarify the Government’s position – now. The Government must make clear that it does not support an arrest warrant being issued which has no proper basis in international law.” Downing Street on Friday indicated that Mr Netanyahu could face arrest if he entered the UK, refusing to comment on “hypotheticals” but saying Britain would always follow its “legal obligations”. The International Criminal Court Act 2001 states that a Secretary of State must, on receipt of a request for arrest from the ICC, “transmit the request and the documents accompanying it to an appropriate judicial officer”. Asked whether the UK would comply with requirements under the Act, Sir Keir’s spokesman said: “Yes, the Government would fulfil its obligations under the Act and indeed its legal obligations.” The ICC has issued a warrant for Mr Netanyahu and his former defence minister Yoav Gallant over alleged war crimes in Gaza. Number 10 previously said the domestic process linked to ICC arrest warrants has never been used to date by the UK because no-one wanted by the international court had visited the country. It added that Israel remained a “key partner across a range of areas”. The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “It is important that we have a dialogue with Israel at all levels to reach the ceasefire that we all want to see, to bring an end to the violence, to protect civilians and ensure the release of hostages.” The ICC also issued a warrant for Mohammed Deif, head of Hamas’s armed wing, over the October 7 2023 attacks that triggered Israel’s offensive in Gaza. A domestic court process would be required before Mr Netanyahu faced arrest if he set foot in the UK. The ICC said there are “reasonable grounds to believe” Mr Netanyahu and Mr Gallant were responsible for “the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare, and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution and other inhumane acts”. The court’s pre-trial chamber also found “reasonable grounds to believe that Mr Netanyahu and Mr Gallant each bear criminal responsibility as civilian superiors for the war crime of intentionally directing an attack against the civilian population”. The impact of the warrants is likely to be limited since Israel and its major ally, the US, are not members of the ICC.
Stocks closed higher on Wall Street, giving the market its fifth gain in a row and notching another record high for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% Friday. The Dow added 1%, and the Nasdaq composite tacked on 0.2%. Retailers had some of the biggest gains. Gap soared after reporting quarterly results that easily beat analysts’ estimates. EchoStar fell after DirecTV called off its purchase of that company’s Dish Network unit. European markets closed mostly higher and Asian markets ended mixed. Treasury yields held relatively steady in the bond market. Crude oil prices gained ground. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. Stocks rose on Wall Street in afternoon trading Friday, keeping the market on track for its fifth straight gain. The S&P 500 was up 0.2% and was solidly on track for a weekly gain that will erase most of last week's loss. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 333 points, or 0.8%, and the Nasdaq composite was essentially flat with a gain of less than 0.1% as of 3:07 p.m. Eastern. Markets have been volatile over the last few weeks, losing ground in the runup to elections in November, then surging following Donald Trump's victory, before falling again. The S&P 500 has been steadily rising throughout this week to within close range of its record. “Overall, market behavior has normalized following an intense few weeks,” said Mark Hackett, chief of investment research at Nationwide, in a statement. Several retailers jumped after giving Wall Street encouraging financial updates. Gap soared 10.8% after handily beating analysts' third-quarter earnings and revenue expectations, while raising its own revenue forecast for the year. Discount retailer Ross Stores rose 1.5% after raising its earnings forecast for the year. EchoStar fell 2.4% after DirecTV called off its purchase of that company's Dish Network unit. Smaller company stocks had some of the biggest gains. The Russell 2000 index rose 1.8%. A majority of stocks in the S&P 500 were gaining ground, but those gains were kept in check by slumps for several big technology companies. Nvidia fell 3.3%. Its pricey valuation makes it among the heaviest influences on whether the broader market gains or loses ground. The company has grown into a nearly $3.6 trillion behemoth because of demand for its chips used in artificial-intelligence technology. Intuit, which makes TurboTax and other accounting software, fell 5.6%. It gave investors a quarterly earnings forecast that fell short of analysts’ expectations. Facebook owner Meta Platforms fell 0.8% following a decision by the Supreme Court to allow a multibillion-dollar class action investors’ lawsuit to proceed against the company. It stems from the privacy scandal involving the Cambridge Analytica political consulting firm. European markets closed mostly higher and Asian markets ended mixed. Crude oil prices rose. Treasury yields held relatively steady in the bond market. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 4.41% from 4.42% late Thursday. In the crypto market, Bitcoin hovered around $99,000, according to CoinDesk. It has more than doubled this year and first surpassed the $99,000 level on Thursday. Retailers remained a big focus for investors this week amid close scrutiny on consumer spending habits headed into the holiday shopping season. Walmart, the nation's largest retailer, reported a quarter of strong sales and gave investors an encouraging financial forecast. Target, though, reported weaker earnings than analysts' expected and its forecast disappointed Wall Street. Consumer spending has fueled economic growth, despite a persistent squeeze from inflation and high borrowing costs. Inflation has been easing and the Federal Reserve has started trimming its benchmark interest rates. That is likely to help relieve pressure on consumers, but any major shift in spending could prompt the Fed to reassess its path ahead on interest rates. Also, any big reversals on the rate of inflation could curtail spending. Consumer sentiment remains strong, according to the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index. It revised its latest figure for November to 71.8 from an initial reading of 73 earlier this month, though economists expected a slight increase. It's still up from 70.5 in October. The survey also showed that consumers' inflation expectations for the year ahead fell slightly to 2.6%, which is the lowest reading since December of 2020. Wall Street will get another update on how consumers feel when the business group The Conference Board releases its monthly consumer confidence survey on Tuesday. A key inflation update will come on Wednesday when the U.S. releases its October personal consumption expenditures index. The PCE is the Fed's preferred measure of inflation and this will be the last PCE reading prior to the central bank's meeting in December.Ireland blamed Northern Ireland Office for ‘damaging leaks’, records show
Major supermarket slashes price of ‘luxury’ £60 artificial Christmas trees to just £7.50Littler, who won the Grand Slam of Darts last week, hit checkouts of 170, 164 and 136 as he threatened to overturn an early deficit, but Humphries held his nerve to win the last three legs. “I’m really, really proud of that one to be honest,” Humphries told Sky Sports. “I didn’t feel myself this week playing-wise, I felt like I was a dart behind in a lot of the scenarios but there’s something that Luke does to you. He really drives me, makes me want to be a better player and I enjoy playing him. “He let me in really early in that first session to go 4-1 up, I never looked back and I’m proud that I didn’t take my foot off the gas. These big games are what I live for. “Luke is a special talent and he was right – I said to him I’ve got to get these (titles) early before he wins them all. “I’d love to be up here and hitting 105 averages like Luke is all the time but he’s a different calibre, he’s probably the best player in the world right now but there’s something about me that never gives up. “This is a great way to go into the worlds.” Littler, who lost the world championship final to Humphries last year, said: “It was tough, missed a few doubles and if you don’t take chances early on, it’s a lot to come back. “I hit the 170 and the 164 but just didn’t have enough in the end. “It’s been a good past two weeks. I just can’t wait to go home, chill out, obviously practice at home for the worlds. That’s it now, leading up to the big one.”Buford High School faces Carrollton High School in the 2024 GHSA State Semifinal Football Playoff Game on Friday, Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m. ET. Here’s how you can watch the game on NFHS Network. Watch: Buford VS. Carrollton LIVE STREAM How can I watch Buford vs. Carrollton? Fans can subscribe to NFHS Sports Network , a nationwide streaming platform for more than 9,000 high school sports. You can find the list of available schools here. How much does an NFHS subscription cost? Is there a free trial to NFHS Network ? An annual subscription costs $79.99, or you can pay monthly for $11.99 per month. Can you watch NFHS on your phone or TV? NFHS Network is available on smart TVs like Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire and Google Chromecast, as well as on iOS and Android smartphones. Top 25 high school football rankings (MaxPreps) 1. Mater Dei (Santa Ana, California) 2. Milton (Milton, Georgia) 3. Duncanville (Duncanville, Texas) 4. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nevada) 5. Carrollton (Carrollton, Georgia) 6. North Shore (Houston, Texas) 7. St. John Bosco (Bellflower, California) 8. St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, Maryland) 9. North Crowley (Fort Worth, Texas) 10. Buford (Buford, Georgia) 11. Archbishop Spalding (Severn, Maryland) 12. Lakeland (Lakeland, Florida) 13. Orange Lutheran (Orange, California) 14. Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood, Florida) 15. Centennial (Corona, California) 16. Corner Canyon (Draper, Utah) 17. Mission Viejo (Mission Viejo, California) 18. IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida) 19. Venice (Venice, Florida) 20. Atascocita (Humble, Texas) 21. Bergen Catholic (Oradell, New Jersey) 22. De La Salle (Concord, California) 23. DeMatha (Hyattsville, Maryland) RECOMMENDED • nj .com Buford vs. Carrollton LIVE STREAM (12/6/24) | How to watch Georgia state playoffs game Dec. 6, 2024, 6:00 p.m. How to watch the Milton vs. Lee County game today (12/6/24) | LIVE STREAM for Georgia state playoffs game Dec. 6, 2024, 6:00 p.m. 24. DeSoto (DeSoto, Texas) 25. Lee County (Leesburg) Thank you for relying on us to provide the journalism you can trust.
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