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magic ocean anda No. 24 Illinois stuns Rutgers on Bryant's 40-yard TD reception with 4 seconds leftNo. 24 Illinois stuns Rutgers on Bryant's 40-yard TD reception with 4 seconds leftWASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Sunday that the sudden collapse of the Syrian government under Bashar Assad is a “fundamental act of justice” after decades of repression, but it was “a moment of risk and uncertainty” for the Mideast. Read this article for free: Already have an account? As we navigate through unprecedented times, our journalists are working harder than ever to bring you the latest local updates to keep you safe and informed. Now, more than ever, we need your support. Starting at $14.99 plus taxes every four weeks you can access your Brandon Sun online and full access to all content as it appears on our website. or call circulation directly at (204) 727-0527. Your pledge helps to ensure we provide the news that matters most to your community! WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Sunday that the sudden collapse of the Syrian government under Bashar Assad is a “fundamental act of justice” after decades of repression, but it was “a moment of risk and uncertainty” for the Mideast. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Sunday that the sudden collapse of the Syrian government under Bashar Assad is a “fundamental act of justice” after decades of repression, but it was “a moment of risk and uncertainty” for the Mideast. Biden spoke at the White House hours after after rebel groups completed a takeover of the country after more than a dozen years of violent civil war and decades of leadership by Assad and his family. The outgoing Biden administration and President-elect Donald Trump were working to make sense of new threats and opportunities across the Middle East. Biden credited action by the U.S. and its allies for weakening Syria’s backers — Russia, Iran and Hezbollah. He said “for the first time” that they could no longer defend Assad’s grip on power. “Our approach has shifted the balance of power in the Middle East,” Biden said, after a meeting with his national security team at the White House. Trump said Sunday that Assad had fled his country, which his family had ruled for decades, because close ally Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, “was not interested in protecting him any longer.” Those comments on Trump’s social media platform came a day after he used another post to decry the possibility of the U.S. intervening militarily in Syria to aid the rebels, declaring, “THIS IS NOT OUR FIGHT.” The Biden administration had no intention of intervening, according to Biden’s national security adviser. The U.S has about 900 troops in Syria, including forces working with Kurdish allies in the opposition-held northeast to prevent any resurgence of the Islamic State group. Biden said he intended those for troops to remain, adding that U.S. forces on Sunday conducted “dozens” of what he called “precision air strikes” on IS camps and operations in Syria. The Syrian opposition that brought down Assad is led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. The Biden administration has designated the group as a terrorist organization and says it has links to al-Qaida, although Hayat Tahrir al-Sham says it has since broken ties with al-Qaida. “We will remain vigilant,” Biden said. “Make no mistake, some of the rebel groups that took down Assad have their own grim record of terrorism and human rights abuses.” He added that the groups are “saying the right things now.” “But as they take on greater responsibility, we will assess not just their words, but their actions,” Biden said. Assad’s fall adds to an already tense situation throughout much of region on many fronts, including Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza and its fragile cease-fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon. Trump, who takes office Jan. 20, 2025, made a connection between the upheaval in Syria and Russia’s war in Ukraine, noting that Assad’s allies in Moscow, as well as in Iran, the main sponsor of Hamas and Hezbollah, “are in a weakened state right now.” Vice President-elect JD Vance, a veteran of the U.S.-led war in Iraq, wrote on own social media Sunday to express skepticism about the insurgents. “Many of ‘the rebels’ are a literal offshoot of ISIS. One can hope they’ve moderated. Time will tell,” he said, using another acronym for IS. Trump has suggested that Assad’s ouster can advance the prospects for an end to fighting in Ukraine, which was invaded by Russia in February 2022. Trump wrote that Putin’s government “lost all interest in Syria because of Ukraine” and the Republican called for an immediate cease-fire, a day after meeting in Paris with the French and Ukrainian leaders. Daniel B. Shapiro, a deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Middle East, said the American military presence will continue in eastern Syria but was “solely to ensure the enduring defeat of ISIS and has nothing to do with other aspects of this conflict.” “We call on all parties in Syria to protect civilians, particularly those from Syria’s minority communities to respect international military norms and to work to achieve a resolution to include the political settlement,” Shapiro said. “Multiple actors in this conflict have a terrible track record to include Assad’s horrific crimes, Russia’s indiscriminate aerial bomb bombardment, Iranian-back militia involvement and the atrocities of ISIS,” he added. Shapiro, however, was careful not to directly say Assad had been deposed by the insurgents. “If confirmed, no one should shed any tears over the Assad regime,” he said. As they pushed toward the Syrian capital of Damascus, the opposition freed political detainees from government prisons. The family of missing U.S. journalist Austin Tice renewed calls to find him. “To everyone in Syria that hears this, please remind people that we’re waiting for Austin,” Tice’s mother, Debra, said in comments that hostage advocacy groups spread on social media. “We know that when he comes out, he’s going to be fairly dazed & he’s going to need lots of care & direction. Direct him to his family please!” Tice disappeared in 2012 outside Damascus, amid intensification of what became a civil war stretching more than a decade. We’ve remained committed to returning him to his family,” Biden said at the White House. “We believe he’s alive, we think we can get him back but we have no direct evidence to that yet. And Assad should be held accountable.” The president added: “We have to identify where he is.” ___ Associated Press writer Jon Gambrell in Manama, Bahrain, and AP White House Correspondent Zeke Miller contributed to this report. Advertisement Advertisement

The first-ever Digital Rights Summit, titled “Unplugged: Digital Justice Beyond the Screen,” was held at UP Diliman on December 7, 2024. Organized by the Philippine Digital Justice Network and the Computer Professionals’ Union, and co-sponsored by the College of Science at UP Diliman, the summit aimed to address pressing issues surrounding digital rights and justice in today’s increasingly digital landscape. It brought together advocates, experts, stakeholders, and community members to discuss the implications of technology on society and explore ways to ensure that digital rights are upheld for all individuals. As the world becomes more digital, the need to define and protect our digital rights is more important and urgent than ever. Rapid technological developments have transformed how we live, communicate, and conduct business, making it essential to establish clear guidelines that safeguard our digital rights. Digital rights encompass several fundamental freedoms that are crucial for a just and equitable society. These include the freedom to express opinions, the right to communicate freely, and the right to privacy and security. Additionally, individuals should have the right to hold decent jobs and maintain a reasonable standard of living, as well as have control over the technology they use. When these rights are upheld, individuals gain greater empowerment, and the digital landscape becomes more inclusive. AI technologies are currently being used across various sectors to enhance processes and decision-making. However, questions about control over their development and application continue to arise. The integration of AI into a company’s operations may lead to potential job losses, emphasizing the need for vigilance in carefully managing AI technologies. During the summit, key discussions included the concept of “AI for the people,” which refers to leveraging artificial intelligence technologies in ways that benefit society as a whole, particularly through platforms like social media and AI-driven services such as Meta. However, this concept raises important questions regarding accessibility and inclusivity, especially for marginalized groups such as persons with disabilities (PWDs), indigenous peoples (IPs), and individuals who may not be technologically savvy. Therefore, it is crucial to define “the people” in this context by considering various demographics and their unique challenges related to technology access and understanding. To realize “AI for the people,” it is essential for AI engineers to not only understand the capabilities of the technology but also educate consumers about its applications. Businesses should emphasize human oversight over AI, reinforcing that it is a tool designed to enhance human efforts rather than replace them. This necessitates active engagement from users and the community and a commitment to maintaining human dignity in labor. Additionally, there is a pressing need for audits of AI firms to ensure compliance with legal standards, regulations, and policies that protect users while promoting equitable access to AI technologies. Ultimately, embracing a people-centered approach to AI can lead to significant advancements in social equity and empowerment. By prioritizing inclusivity and accessibility in the development and application of AI technologies, we can work towards a digital landscape that effectively serves all individuals. This requires ongoing dialogue among stakeholders—including policymakers, technology developers, and community members—to ensure that the benefits of AI are shared broadly and that no one is left behind in the digital transformation. Atty. Jose Ferdinand M. Rojas II received his Law degree from Ateneo de Manila University in 1994. He is currently engaged in the General Practice of Law through the firm he established, Jose M. Rojas Law Office. Prior to getting his Law degree, Atty. Rojas graduated Cum Laude in Economics and Political Science from the University of Massachusetts. He used to chair the Philippine Racing Commission (Philracom) and, more recently, used to sit as Vice-Chairman and General Manager of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). Atty. Rojas is an opinion columnist for the Business Mirror and Pilipino Mirror, and 2014 awardee of People Asia’s “Men Who Matter.” He is a member of the Saturday Group of artists and is married to Atty. Patricia A.O. Bunye.

If you’re already out, you don’t need to read further. Job well done. This article is for all the photographers who are still signed up to Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom, who are still paying the £9.98 per month for the Photography Plan. I believe it is time to stop – that we can’t ignore or indulge this company’s behaviour any longer. It’s time for a serious, co-ordinated, sustained photographer boycott of Adobe. Pick one of the , and don’t look back. Adobe’s generative AI push has been much-publicised and much-criticised in recent years. The company is constantly updating and boasting about its Adobe Sensei and Adobe Firefly tools, which integrate generative AI technology comprehensively across the company’s suite of programs. With Adobe Firefly in Photoshop, you can use Generative Fill to expand an image beyond its borders, or use Generate Image to make something up wholesale. A new world of possibilities, unleash your creativity, blah, blah, etc, etc. If you’re a photographer, your initial reaction to all this may have been understandable confusion. You enjoy taking pictures. You may even earn something approaching a living by taking pictures and selling them. What would you gain from getting a computer to hallucinate a picture for you? However, as Adobe released more and more ads with messages like ‘ ’, it began to feel like this tech wasn’t being marketed towards photographers. It began to feel a lot like this tech was being marketed towards photographers’ clients. Like many of you reading this, I am a purely amateur photographer – I take pictures for personal enjoyment, not profit (which is a very handy stance to have when nobody wants to buy your pictures anyway, but I digress). I make my money from writing, sometimes about photography, sometimes about other things. For many years, if I needed more cash to give to Kodak, I’d do a little copywriting for small businesses. Unglamorous stuff – it might be writing the ‘About’ page for a plumbing company’s website, finessing some brochure copy for an auction house, or whatever else. The reason I bring this up is because those jobs are gone, completely gone, and I know why they are gone. So when someone tells me that ChatGPT and its ilk are tools to ‘support writers’, I think that person is at best misguided, at worst being shamelessly disingenuous. I’ve interviewed a lot of photographers about how they developed their careers, and dozens of them have talked about supporting themselves in the early years by doing the kinds of here-and-there jobs that are going to be completely swallowed when businesses all have access to a big red button that says ‘Generate’. Because who cares if the generated image looks stiff and awkward? Who cares if the people in the image have legs that are too short and dead eyes that aren’t quite in the right place? Who cares if an image of the English pastoral countryside features roads that go nowhere and an African bird that went extinct in the 1990s? It was free! Well, it wasn’t free exactly; you do have to pay £9.98 a month for the software package. Still, it’s so much cheaper than hiring someone every time. Can you believe we used to pay someone a hundred quid to snap a photo lol? Creatives in all disciplines are starting to notice. The Adobe MAX conference took place in October, and designers who attended were by how relentlessly generative AI was being pushed on them. Why would a professional designer want a tool that automatically makes something sloppier and uglier than something they’d make themselves? Once again, the answer is that they wouldn’t. Their clients would. Filmmakers, video editors and animators, meanwhile, woke up the other day to the news that this year’s . Of course, this claim is a bit of sleight of hand, because there would have been a huge amount of human effort involved in making the AI-generated imagery look consistent and polished and not like nauseating garbage. But that is still a promise of a deeply unedifying future – where the best a creative can hope for is a job polishing the computer’s turds. What joy. What a world we’re building. Adobe, Microsoft, Google and all the rest of the companies that have pivoted hard into this stuff – they aren’t going to stop. In May 2024, the American Society of Media Photographers wrote a to Adobe in response to the ‘Skip the photoshoot’ ads, asking the company to stop throwing photographers under the bus, to support the community of creatives who made it what it is. ‘Do better Adobe,’ was the signoff, and of course, in the six months since, Adobe has not shown any interest in doing better. The ASMP may as well have written a letter asking their neighbour’s dog to stop barking. The dog might have at least been curious enough to sniff it. I cancelled my Adobe Photography Plan in late 2023. The final straw for me was when . They were labelled, but in a way that was easy to miss, and several of the images had been bought and used by publications where the staff were probably not aware that they were fake. Once the story broke, Adobe removed the images, but that was when I knew I couldn’t do it anymore. So I cancelled – I ate the early cancellation fee, a disgustingly predatory practice we’ve all just become inured to – and I did not look back. (As an aside, if your response to all this is something along the lines of then save it. You were already told in the first line that you didn’t need to read any further. This article is for all those who are still using Adobe software, despite everything, whether it’s because it’s easiest, because they’re used to it, or because they understandably just haven’t paid much attention to what the company is doing.) It’s time to give it up. I honestly think it’s the only thing left to do, because they won’t stop. Open letters from the American Society of Media Photographers won’t make them stop. Direct won’t make them stop. We can all read and share another eye-rolling article on Petapixel about how Adobe are throwing photographers under the bus yet again, but the only thing that will effect any course change at all is if the executives start seeing the numbers go down. Given the eye-watering expense of generative AI, it might not take as much as you’d think. Boycott Adobe. Stop giving them your money. Use something else – is a brilliant photo editing tool that you can buy and keep without a subscription. GIMP is a complicated but perfectly capable photo editor that is completely free and open-source. If Adobe is going to rip the livelihoods away from photographers, then the very, very least you can do is stop bankrolling them while they do it.Trump’s lawyers rebuff DA's idea for upholding his hush money conviction, calling it 'absurd'‘Enron CEO’ Connor Gaydos hit in the face with pie in New York City

FBI investigating a rise in cryptocurrency scams as popularity risesCouncillor Susan Stevenson is speaking out against the findings of the latest Integrity Commissioner investigation into her conduct and social media posts about homelessness. Principles Integrity, a firm hired to act as the City of London’s Integrity Commissioner, has ruled that Stevenson’s persistent questioning of Deputy City Manager of Social and Health Development Kevin Dickins and an accompanying social media post that identified him by name, constitutes harassment and bullying. Deputy City Manager, Social and Health Development Kevin Dickins (Daryl Newcombe/CTV News London) “It has been alleged that the Councillor demonstrates a pattern of behaviour that is inappropriate, unwarranted, unwelcome, unprofessional, not conducive to respectful Council and Staff relations, and is creating a toxic work environment for civic administration,” the Integrity Commissioner writes. “We find that the Councillor’s conduct constitutes harassment, bullying, and targeting, and that this pattern of behaviour is in contravention of the Code of Conduct,” the report concludes. It recommends council suspend Stevenson’s pay for 30 days. “I disagree with the findings,” Stevenson tells CTV News after the report was posted on the council agenda. “It's not clear where I crossed the line or how any of us (councillors) could avoid this going forward,” Stevenson adds. “And a month's pay? This could have a chilling effect on people who want to run for office, who want to make change.” A complaint was received on May 30, 2024 from Deputy City Manager of Social and Health Development, Kevin Dickins. Dickins alleged that Stevenson’s conduct towards administrative staff amounted to harassment and violated the Council Code of Conduct. Dickins’ complaint cited a specific incident on social media when Stevenson posted an altered quote from a CTV News article that added capital letters and emojis to suggest shock, chagrin, shame, and embarrassment. Social media post by Susan Stevenson on X (Source: Integrity Commissioner Report) In response, Dickins sent an email to Stevenson seeking an informal resolution: Hello councillor, Can you kindly keep my name off your social media platforms. I’m a member of your staff team. It’s not appropriate or welcomed. If you have questions or you have concerns please set up a meeting to discuss but I do not welcome it, should it not come down, or should it happen again, I will be filing a formal complaint. I’m (sic) my role, like yours I am often required to speak to media, while I can’t control what they publish, I do ask that as someone who is on the same team as I am refrain from using it in such an inappropriate manner and to position me in such a way personally. You’ll notice staff do not do this to any member of council. Your prompt attention to this is appreciated. On April 22, Stevenson replied by email: My social media post was a direct quote from the news article that I shared.... I’m not understanding what your complaint against me would be. I can assure you that I certainly did not intend to upset you in any way. In the report the Integrity Commissioner determined, “the Councillor editorialized the quote by the addition of provocative emojis; gratuitously included the staff member’s name (completely unnecessarily, if she had simply referenced the article), and unfairly implied that the views advanced were the staff member’s own, rather than reflecting the widely acknowledged prevailing view across the Province.” “I didn't think that was going to be either bullying, harassing, or targeting. It was an undecided matter of council, something that was going to be coming to us in a few months that's important to Londoners,” Stevenson explains. In addition the report states, “The post appeared to suggest that this individual was responsible for the continuing problem of encampments in the City. Naming the employee left him vulnerable to targeting by members of the public.” A photo of graffiti written in black marker on a streetlight pole is included in the report. Picture of graffiti on a streetlight pole (Source: Integrity Commissioner Report) It reads, “(Redacted) is responsible for 100s of homeless deaths.” The Integrity Commissioner also describes, “a clear pattern in which the Councillor takes the opportunity, even where an issue only relates tangentially to homelessness or shelters, to ask questions which allow her to repeat her concerns around the encampment issue. “I'm happy to keep (the) Deputy City Manager's names and all staff off my social media,” Stevenson concedes. “But to be less persistent in my questioning, I don't think I have since I got this complaint May 31.” The report findings include, “Although her words and tone may be moderated and sound respectful, the constant revisiting of the issue amounts to her harping on something that has been well-canvassed already.” It was posited that administrative staff experiencing repeated questions around the issue would interpret them as harassment. “We're governing a $1.4 billion budget, and I'm not going to apologize for asking questions about how that money is being spent or the services that are being offered when we're in a [homelessness] crisis that is increasingly getting worse,” Stevenson says. “A member of Council is entitled to ask probing questions and to seek relevant information in order to make informed decisions. The role of a member of Council includes that ability to ask questions but not to interrogate; to question the reasoning that supports a staff recommendation but not to publicly question staff’s motives or competence,” the Integrity Commissioner writes. Council will meet on December 17 to consider the report and potentially a punishment. Although the integrity commissioner recommends one month without pay, violating the code can result in punishments ranging from a formal reprimand up to three months without pay. This is the second time Stevenson’s social media posts have been found to have violated the Council Code of Conduct. In 2023, she received a formal reprimand from council for posting photos on social media of recognizable homeless individuals in a way that disregarded the impact the post could have on the individuals involved by linking them to criminality. Stevenson has filed a complaint to the Ontario Ombudsman about the 2023 Integrity Commissioner’s investigation, “I feel it was very personal. I don't feel it was fact based. And now you're going to say we can take away a councillor's ability to make their mortgage payment or do groceries for a month for something that's very unclear and subjective?” She has already decided to file a second complaint about the latest investigation. The city’s communications department says municipal staff can not speak to the Integrity Commissioner’s Report. CTV News has reached out directly to Dickens for comment but has not received a response. 2024-12-17 Submission - IC Report Re Councillor Stevenson by ctvnewslondon on Scribd Shopping Trends The Shopping Trends team is independent of the journalists at CTV News. We may earn a commission when you use our links to shop. Read about us. 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East Otago High School 2024 PrizegivingNoneCanada is set to enact its first-ever countrywide ban on use of captive elephants and great apes in entertainment, bringing an end to the mistreatment of these animals in the circus setting. The bill is likely to be ‘historic’ from a global perspective, since the legislation would make Canada a trailblazer in captive animal welfare. This news follows Bill S-15 passing its Third Reading in the Senate and it now moves onto the House of Commons. The campaign group Humane Society International/Canada is calling on Members of Parliament to urgently pass this government-sponsored bill before the next election. Bill S-15 aims to protect elephants and great apes by prohibiting their breeding, possession, or use for entertainment, and by restricting their import and export to ethically justified cases. In a build up to the legislation and in recognition of the cruelty inherent in elephant captivity, zoos around the world, including the Toronto Zoo and the Calgary Zoo, have retired their elephants, and 22 global elephant experts expressed their support for banning elephant captivity in Canada. If passed, the legislation would mark significant progress for wild animal protection in Canada, building upon the 2019 passage of Bill S-203, legislation to end the captivity of cetaceans for entertainment as well as their trade, possession, capture and breeding, and the federal government’s historic 2023 ban of elephant ivory and rhinoceros horn trade. Approximately 30 great apes and over 20 elephants remain in captivity in Canada, including Lucy, a lone elephant at the Edmonton Valley Zoo who has languished in isolation since 2007. While elephants in the wild form lifelong familial bonds, captive elephants are often isolated or live in artificial social units, with bonds frequently broken when moved between facilities. It also stands that the average lifespan of a wild elephant is 60-70 years, while captive elephants rarely survive past 40 years due to chronic health issues like tuberculosis, arthritis, and foot abscesses. Similarly for apes. Heart disease, due to poor diet and lack of activity, is the leading cause of death for captive apes, killing over 40% of male gorillas in North American zoos. Kelly Butler, senior campaign manager at HSI/Canada, states : “There is overwhelming evidence that it is impossible to meet the complex biological, psychological and social needs of great apes and elephants in captivity. Accordingly, Bill S-15 was put forward to end future captivity of these majestic animals and bring government policy in line with the best available science and Canadian values. We applaud the Senate for passing this bill and urge the House of Commons to prioritize its rapid progression.” There are many reasons to support the ban , not least because elephants and great apes are exceptionally intelligent and social animals who require large areas to roam, extremely high levels of stimulation, opportunities to form social relationships, and appropriate climates. Zoos in Canada are fundamentally unable to fully meet these requirements, leading to significant physical and psychological distress for these species in such facilities. Dr. Tim Sandle is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for science news.Tim specializes in science, technology, environmental, business, and health journalism. He is additionally a practising microbiologist; and an author. He is also interested in history, politics and current affairs.

A company spokesperson confirmed Thursday evening that the e-commerce giant will also stream Trump’s inauguration on its Prime Video service, a separate in-kind donation worth another $1 million. Earlier in the day, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said it donated $1 million to Trump’s inauguration fund. Amazon’s plans — first reported by The Wall Street Journal — came after Trump said Thursday morning that the company’s founder, Jeff Bezos, planned to visit him next week. The two men feuded in the past. During his first term, Trump criticized Amazon and railed against the political coverage at The Washington Post, which Bezos owns. Meanwhile, Bezos criticized some of Trump’s past rhetoric. In 2019, Amazon also argued in a court case that Trump’s bias against the company harmed its chances of winning a $10 billion Pentagon contract. The Biden administration later pursued a contract with both Amazon and Microsoft. More recently, Bezos struck a more conciliatory tone. Last week, he said at The New York Times’ DealBook Summit in New York that he was “optimistic” about Trump’s second term while also endorsing the president-elect’s plans to cut regulations. In October, Bezos did not allow the Post to endorse a presidential candidate, a move that led to tens of thousands of people canceling their subscriptions and to protests from journalists with a deep history at the newspaper. At the time, Bezos wrote in an op-ed in the newspaper that editorial endorsements create a perception of bias at a time when many Americans don’t believe the media. Separately, the donation from Meta, which also was first reported by the Journal, came just weeks after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg met with Trump privately at Mar-a-Lago. A Meta spokesperson confirmed the offering Thursday. Stephen Miller, who was appointed deputy chief of staff for Trump’s second term, said Zuckerberg, like other business leaders, wants to support Trump’s economic plans. The tech CEO seeks to change his company’s perception on the right following a rocky relationship with Trump. Trump was kicked off Facebook after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The company restored his account in early 2023. During the 2024 campaign, Zuckerberg did not endorse a candidate for president but voiced a more positive stance toward Trump. This year, he praised Trump’s response to his first assassination attempt. Still, Trump continued to attack Zuckerberg publicly during the campaign. In July, he posted a message on his own Truth Social platform threatening to send election fraudsters to prison in part by citing a nickname he used for the Meta CEO. “ZUCKERBUCKS, be careful!” Trump wrote. Corporations traditionally made up a large share of donors to presidential inaugurals, with an exception in 2009, when then-President-elect Barack Obama refused to accept corporate donations. He reversed course for his second inaugural in 2013. Facebook did not donate to either Biden’s 2021 inaugural or Trump’s 2017 inaugural. Google donated $285,000 each to Trump’s first inaugural and Biden’s inaugural, according to Federal Election Commission records. Inaugural committees are required to disclose the source of their fundraising, but not how they spend the money. Microsoft gave $1 million to Obama’s second inaugural, but only $500,000 to Trump in 2017 and Biden in 2021. Amazon donated roughly $58,000 to Trump’s 2017 inaugural, much lower than than $1 million it now plans to donate. The company also streamed Biden’s inauguration on Prime Video in 2021.

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Micron Earnings: Down But Not Out, Why I'm Doubling DownA pair of teams with minimal rest will face off in Nassau, Bahamas, on Sunday when No. 22 St. John takes on Georgia. St. John's (5-1), which will play its third game in four days, began the stretch in the Bahamas Championship on Thursday, dropping a heartbreaker to No. 13 Baylor. The Red Storm led by 18 in the first half before Baylor forced overtime. From there, St. John's rallied from five down with 1:47 left to send the game to a second overtime, where it saw Baylor knock down a pair of 3-pointers in the final seven seconds -- including Jeremy Roach's buzzer-beater -- to knock off the Red Storm 99-98. In the third-place game on Friday, St. John's breezed past Virginia 80-55. RJ Luis Jr. led the way with 18 points and four steals, followed by Kadary Richmond's 12 points, as the Red Storm took a one-point lead with 15:21 left in the first half and didn't trail again. "I'm really impressed with our guys, coming off a double-overtime, extremely emotional loss," St. John's head coach Rick Pitino said. "To respond that way was extremely impressive, both offensively and defensively." Pitino, in his second year with the Red Storm, was moved by something off the court on Friday, involving captain Zuby Ejiofor, who chipped in eight points, nine boards, two steals and two blocks. Ejiofor was serenaded by St. John's fans during the win, following his two missed free throws at the end of double overtime against Baylor. "When you've only been in a job for a year, you search for things you love about a place," Pitino said. "Tonight I found out what I love about St. John's. Our fans chanted Zuby's name the whole game, which doesn't happen anywhere else in America. I was really impressed with our fans and I thank them for making Zuby feel good, because he gives you all the energy." Luis leads the Red Storm with 17.3 points per game, followed by Ejiofor (10.7), Aaron Scott (10.5), Deivon Smith (10.3) and Richmond (10.2). Georgia enters Sunday's matchup looking to rebound from its first loss after falling to No. 15 Marquette 80-69 on Saturday. Georgia (5-1) battled back from a 15-point, second-half deficit, but was held to just three points over the final 4:57 in Saturday's loss. Blue Cain led the Bulldogs with a season-high 17 points, including five 3-pointers. "It's a process. It's a journey with this team," Bulldogs head coach Mike White said. "It's about continuing to make strides, continuing to protect our culture. ... At the end of the day, wins and losses are going to take care of themselves. We just have to embrace the process and enjoy it." Five-star freshman recruit Asa Newell was held to a season-low nine points but leads the team with 15.5 points per game. Silas Demary Jr. is second with 13.8. --Field Level Media

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Texas' abortion pill lawsuit against New York doctor marks new challenge to interstate telemedicine Texas has sued a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a Texas woman via telemedicine. It appears to be the first challenge in the U.S. to a state shield law that's intended to protect prescribers in Democratic-controlled states from being punished by states with abortion bans. Prescriptions like these, made online and over the phone, are a key reason that the number of abortions has increased across the U.S. even after state bans started taking effect. Most abortions in the U.S. involve pills rather than procedures. Anti-abortion groups are increasingly focusing on the rise of pills. Thousands of Syrians celebrate in central Damascus during first Friday prayers since Assad's fall DAMASCUS (AP) — Thousands of Syrians have celebrated in Umayyad Square, the largest in Damascus, after the first Muslim Friday prayers following the ouster of President Bashar Assad. The leader of the insurgency that toppled Assad, Ahmad al-Sharaa, appeared in a video message in which he congratulated “the great Syrian people for the victory of the blessed revolution.” Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in the Turkish capital of Ankara that there was “broad agreement” between Turkey and the United States on what they would like to see in Syria. The top U.S. diplomat also called for an “inclusive and non-sectarian" interim government. US military flies American released from Syrian prison to Jordan, officials say WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military has brought an American who was imprisoned in Syria for seven months out of the country. That's according to two U.S. officials, who said Friday that Travis Timmerman has been flown to Jordan on a U.S. military helicopter. The 29-year-old Timmerman told The Associated Press earlier Friday he had gone to Syria on a Christian pilgrimage and was not ill-treated while in a notorious detention facility operated by Syrian intelligence. He said he was freed by “the liberators who came into the prison and knocked the door down (of his cell) with a hammer.” New Jersey governor wants more federal resources for probe into drone sightings TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has asked the Biden administration to put more resources into the ongoing investigation of mysterious drone sightings being reported in the state and other parts of the region. Murphy, a Democrat, made the request in a letter Thursday, noting that state and local law enforcement remain “hamstrung” by existing laws and policies in their efforts to successfully counteract any nefarious drone activity. Murphy and other officials say there is no evidence that the drones pose a national security or a public safety threat. A state lawmaker says up to 180 aircraft have been reported to authorities since Nov. 18. Nancy Pelosi hospitalized after she 'sustained an injury' from fall on official trip to Luxembourg WASHINGTON (AP) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been hospitalized after she “sustained an injury” during an official engagement in Luxembourg, according to a spokesman. Pelosi is 84. She was in Europe to mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. Her spokesman, Ian Krager, did not describe the nature of her injury or give any additional details, but a person familiar with the incident said that Pelosi tripped and fell while at an event with the other members of Congress. The person requested anonymity to discuss the fall because they were not authorized to speak about it publicly. Russia targets Ukrainian infrastructure with a massive attack by cruise missiles and drones KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has launched a massive aerial attack against Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia fired 93 cruise and ballistic missiles and almost 200 drones in Friday's bombardments. He says it is one of the heaviest bombardments of the country’s energy sector since Russia’s full-scale invasion almost three years ago. He says Ukrainian defenses shot down 81 missiles, including 11 cruise missiles that were intercepted by F-16 warplanes provided by Western allies earlier this year. Zelenskyy renewed his plea for international unity against Russian President Vladimir Putin. But uncertainty surrounds how the war might unfold next year. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to end the war and has thrown into doubt whether vital U.S. military support for Kyiv will continue. Veteran Daniel Penny, acquitted in NYC subway chokehold, will join Trump's suite at football game FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A military veteran who choked an agitated New York subway rider and was acquitted of homicide this week has been invited by Vice President-elect JD Vance to join Donald Trump’s suite at the Army-Navy football game on Saturday. Daniel Penny was cleared of criminally negligent homicide in Jordan Neely’s 2023 death. A more serious manslaughter charge was dismissed last week. Vance served in the Marine Corps and had commented on the acquittal earlier this week. He said that “justice was done in this case” and Penny should never have been prosecuted. Some in seafood industry see Trump as fishermen's friend, but tariffs could make for pricier fish PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump is likely to bring big changes to seafood, one of the oldest sectors of the U.S. economy. Some in the industry believe the returning president will be more responsive to its needs. Economic analysts paint a more complicated picture, as they fear Trump’s pending trade hostilities with major trading partners Canada and China could make an already pricy kind of protein more expensive. Conservationists also fear Trump’s emphasis on deregulation could jeopardize fish stocks already in peril. But many in the commercial fishing and seafood processing industries said they expect Trump to allow fishing in protected areas and crack down on offshore wind expansion. OpenAI's legal battle with Elon Musk reveals internal turmoil over avoiding AI 'dictatorship' A 7-year-old rivalry between tech leaders Elon Musk and Sam Altman over who should run OpenAI and best avoid an artificial intelligence ‘dictatorship’ is now heading to a federal judge as Musk seeks to halt the ChatGPT maker’s ongoing conversion into a for-profit company. Musk, an early OpenAI investor and board member, sued the artificial intelligence company earlier this year. Musk has since escalated the dispute, adding new claims and asking for a court order that would stop OpenAI’s plans to convert itself into a for-profit business more fully. OpenAI is filing its response Friday. Paula Abdul settles lawsuit alleging sexual assault by 'American Idol' producer Nigel Lythgoe LOS ANGELES (AP) — Paula Abdul and former “American Idol” producer Nigel Lythgoe have agreed to settle a lawsuit in which she alleged he sexually assaulted her in the early 2000s when she was a judge on the show. Abdul filed a notice of settlement of the case in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday. The lawsuit filed nearly a year ago had also accused Lythgoe of sexually assaulting Abdul after she left “American Idol” and became a judge on Lythgoe’s other competition show “So You Think You Can Dance.” Lythgoe said at the time that he was “shocked and saddened” by the allegations, which he called “an appalling smear.”