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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WISH) — Lee Hamilton can still remember the political environment in 1976. The Vietnam War had just ended. Washington was still reeling from Watergate. Inflation and unemployment were rising. It was against this backdrop that Hamilton, then a Democratic Congressman representing southeastern Indiana, first met Jimmy Carter. “He captured the mood of the country,” Hamilton said. “His down-home approach to things, played up the fact that he was from Plains, Georgia.” At the time, Hamilton had already served in Congress since 1965. He had been on the House Foreign Affairs Committee from the beginning and was the chair of the Europe and the Middle East subcommittee. Hamilton said Carter brought a different mentality from his predecessors. He was deeply analytical and thoroughly studied whatever topic was presented to him. “You had to know what you were doing,” Hamilton said of working with him. “If you were invited to the White House to talk to the president, you had to do your homework before you went into the office. If you didn’t, you were very quickly isolated.” Although Hamilton spent little time working with Carter on legislation and was not especially close to him, his committee assignment gave him a front row seat to the foreign policy problems facing the 39th president. He said he worked quite closely with Carter on the Arab-Israeli peace talks that ultimately led to the Camp David Accords. “He had a very visceral feeling toward the Palestinians,” Hamilton said. “It kind of switched the dynamics of Washington because Washington has always been identified as having strong ties with Israel.” Hamilton said Carter’s analytical mind was both his greatest strength and his Achilles heel. He said Carter’s patience was limited, especially for people who were not as well-versed in a particular policy issue or with whom he disagreed. That limited his efficacy at the day-to-day give and take of governance. “He was good at identifying the problem, explaining the problem, articulating the problem,” Hamilton said, “but he had a hard time getting people to come along with him and he had a hard time understanding them.” Carter was out of office from January 20, 1981 until his death on Sunday, the longest post-presidency of any chief executive in U.S. history. Hamilton said Carter redefined what it meant to be an ex-president. “He knew an ex-president had a platform and he exploited that and did it skillfully,” Hamilton said. “His predecessors and successors much less so. They did it to some degree but not like he did. He really made it an art form.” Although Carter’s time on the national political stage was brief, Hamilton said he made several profound changes to policy that impacted all of his successors. He said Carter was the first president to spend a significant amount of time on environmental and energy policy. Perhaps most importantly, Hamilton said Carter was the first president to incorporate human rights into American foreign policy. He said every American president since has addressed human rights in some way in their doctrine. “He made human rights a major plank in American foreign policy. That’s not going to change and Jimmy Carter deserves credit for that,” Hamilton said.Dutch startup’s new battery material could wean Europe off Chinese graphite

A new and better way to control your smart homeThe first reviews for Pushpa 2 , starring Allu Arjun , Rashmika Mandanna , and Fahadh Faasil , are already making waves, and they are overwhelmingly positive. Fans are praising Allu Arjun’s powerful return as Pushpa Raj. The buzz is growing as netizens share their early reviews from the film’s preview shows. Directed by Sukumar, Pushpa: The Rule continues Pushpa Raj’s journey as he rises from a laborer to a key figure in the sandalwood smuggling world. One reviewer shared on social media, "#AlluArjun stole the show completely with his raw and rustic performance in this mass commercial template by Sukumar. #Pushpa2TheRule is highly supported by #FahadhFaasil who deserves applause for his acting. #RashmikaMandanna adds the required flavor. BGM works perfectly in the elevation scenes. Overall, an entertainer for the mass audience. Special mention: Jathara sequence." Trade analyst Taran Adarsh called it a "MEGA-BLOCKBUSTER," rating it 4.5 stars. He praised Allu Arjun’s performance, calling him "beyond fantastic," and described the film as a "solid" one with "unexpected twists and turns." Several videos from the premiere have also gone viral on social media, with fans raving about the intense sequences between Allu Arjun and Rashmika Mandanna. Pushpa 2 will see Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna, and Fahadh Faasil reprise their roles as Pushpa Raj, Srivalli, and Bhanwar Singh Shekawat. Allu Arjun won a National Film Award for his performance in the first part of Pushpa, which focused on power struggles in the world of red sandalwood smuggling.

AMESBURY, Mass. , Dec. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Provident Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq:PVBC), the holding company for BankProv (the "Bank"), today announced that its Board of Directors has adopted a new stock repurchase program. Under the repurchase program, the Company may repurchase up to 883,366 shares of its common stock, or approximately five percent of the current outstanding shares. The repurchase program was adopted following the receipt of non-objection from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston . The repurchase program permits shares to be repurchased in open market or private transactions, through block trades, and pursuant to any trading plan that may be adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Repurchases will be made at management's discretion at prices management considers to be attractive and in the best interests of both the Company and its stockholders, subject to the availability of stock, general market conditions, the trading price of the stock, alternative uses for capital, and the Company's financial performance. Open market purchases will be conducted in accordance with the limitations set forth in Rule 10b -18 of the Securities and Exchange Commission and other applicable legal requirements. The repurchase program may be suspended, terminated or modified at any time for any reason, including market conditions, the cost of repurchasing shares, the availability of alternative investment opportunities, liquidity, and other factors deemed appropriate. These factors may also affect the timing and amount of share repurchases. The repurchase program does not obligate the Company to purchase any particular number of shares. About Provident Bancorp, Inc. Provident Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:PVBC) is the holding company for BankProv, a full-service commercial bank headquartered in Massachusetts . With retail branches in the Seacoast Region of Northeastern Massachusetts and New Hampshire , as well as commercial banking offices in the Manchester / Concord market in Central New Hampshire , BankProv delivers a unique combination of traditional banking services and innovative financial solutions to its markets. Founded in Amesbury, Massachusetts in 1828, BankProv holds the honor of being the 10th oldest bank in the nation. The Bank insures 100% of deposits through a combination of insurance provided by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Depositors Insurance Fund (DIF). For more information, visit bankprov.com . Forward-Looking Statements This news release may contain certain forward-looking statements, such as statements of the Company's or the Bank's plans, objectives, expectations, estimates and intentions. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as, "expects," "subject," "believe," "will," "intends," "may," "will be" or "would." These statements are subject to change based on various important factors (some of which are beyond the Company's or the Bank's control), and actual results may differ materially. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements (which reflect management's analysis of factors only as of the date on which they are given). These factors include: general economic conditions; interest rates; inflation; levels of unemployment; legislative, regulatory and accounting changes; monetary and fiscal policies of the U.S. Government, including policies of the U.S. Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Bank; deposit flows; our ability to access cost-effective funding; changes in liquidity, including the size and composition of our deposit portfolio and the percentage of uninsured deposits in the portfolio; changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits; competition; our ability to successfully shift the balance sheet to that of a traditional community bank; real estate values in the market area; loan demand; the adequacy of our level and methodology for calculating our allowance for credit losses; changes in the quality of our loan and securities portfolios; the ability of our borrowers to repay their loans; our ability to retain key employees; failures or breaches of our IT systems, including cyberattacks; the failure to maintain current technologies; the ability of the Company or the Bank to effectively manage its growth; global and national war and terrorism; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic or any other pandemic on our operations and financial results and those of our customers; and results of regulatory examinations, among other factors. The foregoing list of important factors is not exclusive. Readers should carefully review the risk factors described in other documents that the Company files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Annual and Quarterly Reports on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K. Investor contact: Joseph Reilly President and Chief Executive Officer Provident Bancorp, Inc. jreilly@bankprov.com View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/provident-bancorp-inc-adopts-stock-repurchase-program-302320082.html SOURCE Provident Bancorp, Inc.

Bears general manager Ryan Poles was granted a reprieve complete with a second swing at hiring a head coach in Chicago. Poles will interview candidates and select a replacement for Matt Eberflus, who was fired Friday after the Bears' sixth consecutive loss and fourth of the season decided on a final play. "Ryan Poles is the general manager of the Chicago Bears, and he will remain the general manager of the Chicago Bears," president and CEO Kevin Warren said Monday. "Ryan will serve as the point person of our upcoming search for a head football coach. We will closely, we will work together on a daily basis to make sure we have the right person as our head football coach." Warren said the McCaskey family provided "all the resources" to build a championship environment. He confirmed that Thomas Brown, who a month ago was passing game coordinator before replacing Shane Waldron as offensive coordinator, will serve as interim head coach and shift from the press box to the sideline starting this week. Warren did not say whether Brown would automatically receive an interview for the full-time coaching position, which he said "will be the most coveted head coaching job in the National Football League." Poles said consideration will be given to candidates with the plan to develop rookie No. 1 pick Caleb Williams, but there are no set plans to involve the quarterback in the interview process. He said the Bears showed great progress through two seasons but couldn't sustain growth. "At the end of the day, we just came up short too many times," Poles said of firing Eberflus, his pick to be the Bears' head coach in January 2022. Brown promoted wide receivers coach Chris Beatty to interim offensive coordinator on Monday and announced that defensive coordinator Eric Washington will be the defensive play caller, a role Eberflus previously held. Trailing 23-20 on Thanksgiving Day, the Bears were within field-goal range when quarterback Caleb Williams was sacked. With 32 seconds remaining, Eberflus elected not to use his final timeout as Williams heaved an incompletion down the right sideline as time expired. "When you look at the end-of-the-game situations, detailing to finish in some of those moments. We all know a lot of games come down to those critical moments where we weren't able to get over the hump," Poles said. Eberflus said after the game that everything was handled properly and held a press conference via Zoom on Friday voicing confidence he'd have the team ready to play the 49ers this week. But three hours later, he was fired. Warren admitted the franchise could've handled the timing better, but clarified there was no decision on Eberflus' status at the time of his media session. "The decision was made to terminate the employment of head coach Matt Eberflus," Warren said 72 hours later. "We try to do everything in a professional manner. That decision was made on Friday." "Coach Eberflus had his press conference, we had not made a final decision. I think you know me, you know Ryan you know George McCaskey. One thing we stand for is family, integrity, doing it the right way. In retrospect, could we have done it better? Absolutely." Eberflus, 54, went 14-32 in two-plus seasons. The Bears (4-8) travel to San Francisco (5-7) in Week 1. --Field Level MediaSparks open 2025 season on May 16 against Valkyries

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ANDOVER, Mass. , Dec. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TransMedics Group, Inc. ("TransMedics") (Nasdaq: TMDX), a medical technology company that is transforming organ transplant therapy for patients with end-stage lung, heart, and liver failure, today announced the appointment of Mr. Gerardo Hernandez as the Company's Chief Financial Officer, effective December 2, 2024 . In this role, Mr. Hernandez joins the TransMedics executive leadership team, succeeding Mr. Stephen Gordon . To enable a smooth transition, Mr. Gordon will remain a non-executive employee of the Company until March 31, 2025 , before serving as a non-employee senior advisor to the Company focusing on national transplant stakeholder engagement until March 31, 2026 . TransMedics also updated its 2024 financial outlook. Dr. Waleed Hassanein , Mr. Gerardo Hernandez and Mr. Stephen Gordon will attend the upcoming Piper Sandler Conference on December 3, 2024 , the TransMedics Investor & Analyst Day on December 10, 2024 , as well as the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in January 2025 . Mr. Hernandez is an accomplished finance leader with over 25 years of experience across the healthcare and consumer packaged goods (CPG) sectors. He most recently served as Vice President Finance, Head of Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company focused on RNAi therapeutics. In this role, Mr. Hernandez led a global team as the company scaled rapidly. Prior to his role at Alnylam, Mr. Hernandez spent nearly a decade at Shire, where he rose through the organization, eventually leading corporate FP&A. During his tenure, Shire was acquired by Takeda in a $62 billion transaction, after which he was instrumental in the integration effort. Mr. Hernandez began his career at Unilever where he held several finance roles of increasing responsibility before joining Shire in 2010. Mr. Hernandez holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the University of Wisconsin , La Crosse and an MBA in Strategy and Economics from Fundação Getulio Vargas , Sao Paulo, Brazil . "Stephen has been an exceptional partner to me as a member of the TransMedics leadership team for nearly a decade. During his tenure we transitioned the Company from a clinical stage organization to a high growth, publicly traded commercial business," said Waleed Hassanein , M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer. "On behalf of the entire management team and the Board, I want to thank Stephen for his countless contributions to our business that will have lasting benefits for the Company. I am grateful for Stephen's dedication and efforts to advance our corporate strategy while delivering considerable shareholder value, and I look forward to his continued partnership to affect a smooth transition as we start our next chapter at TransMedics." "I am delighted to welcome Gerardo to the TransMedics leadership team as our new Chief Financial Officer," added Dr. Hassanein. "His proven record over two decades of leadership across FP&A functions within high-growth, complex global organizations makes him an ideal addition to our team. I am looking forward to partnering with Gerardo as we continue to deliver significant long-term corporate growth and shareholder value." "I am thrilled to join TransMedics as Chief Financial Officer," said Mr. Hernandez. "I look forward to working with the entire leadership team to expand access to the Company's unparalleled products and services in the organ transplant field while enhancing operational efficiency and delivering lasting value to both our shareholders and the patients we serve." Dr. Hassanein concluded, "As we enter the final weeks of the fourth quarter, we are also updating our financial outlook for the full year 2024. Our updated guidance reflects our continued expectation for considerable year-over-year revenue growth. We look forward to providing additional context at our upcoming Investor & Analyst Day." 2024 Financial Outlook TransMedics now expects revenue for the full year 2024 to be in the range of $428 million to $432 million, which represents 77% to 79% growth compared to the Company's prior year revenue. Piper Sandler 36th Annual Healthcare Conference Members of the TransMedics management team will participate in a fireside chat at the upcoming Piper Sandler 36th Annual Healthcare Conference at the Lotte New York Palace. The fireside chat will take place on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 , at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time . A live and archived webcast of the fireside chat will be available on the "Investors" section of the TransMedics website at https://investors.transmedics.com . The Company's standard investor presentation is also available through this link. TransMedics Investor & Analyst Day Details TransMedics will discuss the transition and updated financial outlook, as well as the Company's growth strategy, clinical pipeline, and operations, in greater detail at its Investor & Analyst Day in New York City on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 , at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time . A live and archived webcast of presentations and Q&A sessions will be available on the "Investors" section of the TransMedics website at https://investors.transmedics.com . Please note management will only take questions from the live audience during the question-and-answer session following formal presentations. About TransMedics Group, Inc. TransMedics is the world's leader in portable extracorporeal warm perfusion and assessment of donor organs for transplantation. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts , the company was founded to address the unmet need for more and better organs for transplantation and has developed technologies to preserve organ quality, assess organ viability prior to transplant, and potentially increase the utilization of donor organs for the treatment of end-stage heart, lung, and liver failure. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements with respect to, among other things, a leadership transition and our full-year guidance. For this purpose, all statements other than statements of historical facts are forward-looking statements. The words "believe," "may," "will," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "expect," "should," "could," "target," "predict," "seek" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Our management cannot predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in or implied by any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of these risks and uncertainties, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this press release may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Some of the key factors that could cause actual results to differ include: our ability to maintain profitability on a sustained basis; our ability to attract, train and retain key personnel; our existing and any future indebtedness, including our ability to comply with affirmative and negative covenants under our credit agreement to which we will remain subject until maturity; the fluctuation of our financial results from quarter to quarter; our need to raise additional funding and our ability to obtain it on favorable terms, or at all; our ability to use net operating losses and research and development credit carryforwards; our dependence on the success of the Organ Care System or OCS; our ability to expand access to the OCS through our National OCS Program or NOP; our ability to scale our manufacturing and sterilization capabilities to meet increasing demand for our products; the rate and degree of market acceptance of the OCS; our ability to educate patients, surgeons, transplant centers and private and public payors on the benefits offered by the OCS; our ability to improve the OCS platform and develop the next generation of the OCS products; our dependence on a limited number of customers for a significant portion of our revenue; our ability to maintain regulatory approvals or clearances for our OCS products in the United States , the European Union, and other select jurisdictions worldwide; our ability to adequately respond to the Food and Drug Administration or FDA, or other competent authorities, follow-up inquiries in a timely manner; the performance of our third-party suppliers and manufacturers; our use of third parties to transport donor organs and medical personnel for our NOP and our ability to maintain and grow our logistics capabilities to support our NOP and reduce dependence on third party transportation, including by means of attracting, training and retaining pilots, and the acquisition, maintenance or replacement of fixed-wing aircraft for our aviation transportation services or other acquisitions, joint ventures or strategic investments; our ability to maintain Federal Aviation Administration or FAA or other regulatory licenses or approvals for our aircraft transportation services; price increases of the components of our products and maintenance, parts and fuel for our aircraft; the timing or results of post-approval studies and any clinical trials for the OCS; our manufacturing, sales, marketing and clinical support capabilities and strategy; attacks against our information technology infrastructure; the economic, political and other risks associated with our foreign operations; our ability to protect, defend, maintain and enforce our intellectual property rights relating to the OCS and avoid allegations that our products infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate the intellectual property rights of third parties; the pricing of the OCS, as well as the reimbursement coverage for the OCS in the United States and internationally; regulatory developments in the United States, European Union and other jurisdictions; the extent and success of competing products or procedures that are or may become available; our ability to service our 1.50% convertible senior notes, due 2028; the impact of any product recalls or improper use of our products; our estimates regarding revenues, expenses and needs for additional financing; and other factors that may be described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Additional information will be made available in our annual and quarterly reports and other filings that we make with the SEC. The forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and we are not able to predict all of them. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable law. Investor Contact: Brian Johnston Laine Morgan 332-895-3222 Investors@transmedics.com View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/transmedics-appoints-gerardo-hernandez-as-chief-financial-officer-and-provides-updated-2024-financial-outlook-302320060.html SOURCE TransMedics Group, Inc.Iowa followed its lowest-scoring game of the season with a 110-point eruption the next time out. The Hawkeyes will be one week removed from that scorching effort when they host Northwestern in Tuesday's Big Ten opener in Iowa City, but rust won't be the only roadblock for a potential repeat showing. Iowa (6-1) also is bracing for stiffer competition in conference play while navigating an injury to Seydou Traore. The reserve forward suffered a sprained ankle midway through the first half of a 110-77 home rout of South Carolina Upstate on Nov. 26. Also missing frontcourt contributors Even Brauns and Cooper Koch, the Hawkeyes still flexed their resilience and depth. Brock Harding notched a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds and Owen Freeman netted 17 points as five Iowa players scored in double figures. "Coming off a loss, going into Thanksgiving break here, we've got a couple days off coming, it'd be easy to kinda (think), ‘All right, let's relax for this one, guys sit out,'" Harding said. "But I think we really locked in." Northwestern (6-2) overcame 40.8 percent shooting to defeat UNLV 66-61 in the third-place game of the Arizona Tip-Off on Friday in Tempe, Ariz. Brooks Barnhizer, a preseason All-Big Ten pick who was sidelined by a foot injury during the Wildcats' first four games, had team highs of 23 points, nine rebounds and six assists. He has scored at least 20 points in three of four games. Northwestern limited UNLV to a 42.1 percent effort from the floor. Matthew Nicholson propelled the defense with two of the Wildcats' seven steals to go with two blocks. "We're a defensive-minded team and, you know, our identity is just getting stops," Barnhizer said. "Everything else will take care of itself. So, the older guys were trying to come out here and do that tonight and I think we did a pretty good job of it." Strong ‘D' helped Northwestern's ball movement, too, as the Wildcats assisted on 15 of 20 made field goals. Northwestern went 8-for-18 (44.4 percent) from long range to improve to 3-0 this season when connecting on 40 percent of its 3-point shots or better. --Field Level MediaWASHINGTON — Congress returned Monday with a full plate for December’s legislative session, as well as plenty of announced nominees to begin vetting for the incoming Trump administration. Leading the list from President-elect Donald Trump’s Thanksgiving week announcements was the choice of Kash Patel for FBI director, once there’s a vacancy. Patel would replace the Trump-nominated and Senate-confirmed Christopher Wray, whose term does not end until 2027 and who would need to resign or be fired for a vacancy to exist. Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, whom Trump has picked to be the nation’s attorney general, is scheduled to be on Capitol Hill this week to meet with senators. Other Trump nominees-in-waiting, including former Fox News anchor Pete Hegseth, the Defense secretary designee; and Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., Trump’s pick for ambassador to the United Nations, have already started making the rounds. One of the more interesting debates to watch may be over the the case of Charles Kushner, the father of Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner. Trump pardoned the elder Kushner in his first term and announced him last week as his choice for ambassador to France. In addition to tax evasion-related crimes, Charles Kushner pleaded guilty to a charge of witness tampering in 2005. While the pardon may have ended the legal consequences, reviewing that record could be on the agenda of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. House members and senators will also be taking interest in Sunday’s announcement that President Joe Biden was granting a full pardon to his son Hunter Biden. The younger Biden was convicted on federal gun charges and pleaded guilty on federal tax evasion charges. The president had stated in June that he would not pardon his son, but in a reversal Sunday evening, said he had determined that Republican lawmakers had helped conjure up unfair charges. More immediately, lawmakers have three weeks to fund the government and to try to keep the streak alive of clearing the annual defense authorization bill. Given Trump’s influence within the House Republican Conference, much will depend on how much he decides he wants to start with a clean slate in 2025. Senate Democrats are continuing to use their remaining time in the majority to confirm nominees whose terms in office will extend beyond Biden’s administration, both for federal judgeships and key administrative boards and commissions. “Confirming the [National Labor Relations Board] nominees is one of our highest priorities, and we’re going to do everything we can do to get it done by the end of the year,” Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., said on social media before Thanksgiving. In a late-night deal before the Thanksgiving recess, Democrats and Republicans agreed on the process to confirm Biden’s district court nominees, while setting aside four circuit court nominees whom a Schumer spokesperson said lacked the requisite 50 votes needed for confirmation anyway. That sets the stage for at least seven confirmation votes on judicial nominees as early as this week, with an additional six in the queue that were reported out of the Judiciary Committee just before the break.

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Thailand is committed to advancing global trust in artificial intelligence (AI) governance and positioning the nation as a learning hub for AI governance through collaboration with Unesco, says Prasert Jantararuangthong, digital economy and society (DES) minister. The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) also wants more AI-skilled workers and plans to add 30,000 at the engineering level in three years, generating 100 AI innovations worth 40 billion baht, as well as promoting AI adoption via 600 agencies nationwide. Mr Prasert said the Thai government has been leveraging digital technologies to enhance national capabilities, with a strong focus on the ethical application of AI. In 2024, AI adoption plans among Thai organisations reached 73.3%, up nearly 20 percentage points year-on-year, according to the AI Readiness Measurement 2024 report by the Electronic Transactions Development Agency and the National Science and Technology Development Agency. The DES Ministry, MHESI, the Education Ministry and Unesco yesterday announced their partnership in hosting the 3rd Unesco Global Forum on the Ethics of AI 2025, dubbed "Ethical Governance of AI in Motion". The forum is scheduled for June 24-27, 2025 in Bangkok, marking the first international conference on the subject in Asia-Pacific. The event is expected to attract more than 800 participants, including leaders and experts from Unesco's 194 member countries. Mr Prasert said the event reinforces Thailand's readiness to put global AI ethical governance into practice. "Thailand's commitment is aligned with the Unesco AI Readiness Assessment framework, a globally recognised standard, reflecting the nation's capability to develop and implement AI solutions that are responsible, transparent and equitable," he said. Mr Prasert said Thailand recently introduced key frameworks such as the AI Governance Guideline for Executives and the Generative AI Governance Guideline for Organisations. These resources aim to ensure responsible and transparent implementation of AI at the organisational level. With this solid foundation, Thailand is prepared to host the Global Forum on the Ethics of AI 2025, he said. The event should serve as a platform for knowledge exchange, fostering multilateral collaboration and building AI governance capacity in developing countries. "This forum underscores Thailand's commitment to global trust in AI governance as it seeks to become a learning hub for AI governance," said Mr Prasert. Suphachai Jaismut, vice-minister for MHESI, said Thailand is ready to integrate AI technologies across various industries, driven by MHESI's commitment to advancing R&D. Xing Qu, deputy director-general for Unesco, said its mission is to build peace through education, science and culture, which is vital in an era where AI significantly shapes societies, economies and individual lives. Southeast Asia's digital economy is growing rapidly, with advancements in AI infrastructure, though he said there are challenges such as the digital divide and job displacement caused by automation.GALIANO GOLD ANNOUNCES BUYOUT OF OFFTAKE AGREEMENT

In 1882, the Post-Dispatch published this article detailing fortunes that were made, then "lost." (Some were not lost so much as divided between many descendants.) The article has been edited for length; notes about the families are in italics. One Generation Accumulates and the Next Dissipates. "It is a very mournful thing," said a veteran barrister a few davs ago, "to look back and contemplate the families who used to rank as the leaders in fashion and fortune in this community and then think how most of them have faded out, rusted away; many of them ruined by extravagance and dissipation. ... " The Lindells. The great Lindell estate was the result of the work and fortunate speculations of Jesse and Peter Lindell. Their deaths resulted in their enormous fortunes, amount to about $8 or $9 millions, going to collateral relatives ( nieces and nephews ). The Lindell stock has died out, and future generations will know of the famous old family by name only. Lindell Boulevard is named for Peter Lindell, who died in 1861. Jesse Lindell's wife was Jemima. The brothers also operated the Lindell Hotel. Thos. J. Payne was at one time one of the most notably wealthy men in the west, and he was quoted as one of the Croesuses of the day. Even during the panic of 1836, during which he lost fearfully, he was able to weather the storm and came out with something left. Of a once magnificent estate there is not a vestige left, and but few of the present residents of the city are aware that such a man ever existed. The Benoists. Louis A. Benoist's estate was estimated to be worth $2,000,000. Upon his death, however, this was divided between an enormous family, he leaving 23 children; each getting about $100,000. Some of the sons devoted themselves assiduously to getting rid of their wealth in various ways. Some had expensive tastes in the shape of horse flesh. No considerable portion of this once magnificent property remains together, and it is not to be quoted any longer as one of the great estates of the time. Several of the sons are in business, and are hard-working and useful members of society. Benoist was a banker. His country home, the Oakland House , still stands in Affton. Among Benoist's grandchildren was Conde Nast, founder of the company that still bears his name and publishes Vanity Fair, Vogue and the New Yorker. The O'Fallons. John O'Fallon was one of the warmest hearted and finest gentlemen this city has ever been graced with. His estate reached in round figures $10,000,000, being chiefly in real estate. Upon his death his property was well divided up amongst his relatives. The largest portion went to his oldest son, James O'Fallon, this being $1,500,000. This gentleman was under the influence of a chimerical politician named Hatch, and his fortune wis dissipated in schemes of no practical value. Some of the heirs were prudent and have their means intact. Others of the boys have some very lively blood circulating amongst them, and have been concerned in several escapades about town, which have made them prominent. John O'Fallon, who died in 1865, is remembered in the names of two towns , one in Illinois and one in St. Charles County. Part of his estate is now O'Fallon Park. Daniel D. Page was at one time an enormously wealthy man, but lost his property through one way or another until he got down to actual poverty. A constable levied on his horse and buggy while he was driving through a street, and Mr. Samuel Gaty re-purchased it and sent it home to him. His son-in-law, W.T. Coleman, is in San Francisco, a wealthy man, and his other son-in-law, Henry D. Bacon, went into the banking business and prospered. Mr. Page's estate was estimated to be worth at one time $8,000,000. Page Boulevard is named for this man, who was also a mayor of St. Louis from 1829-1833. The Soulards were an enormously wealthy family in the lower part of the city. The property has been scattered among a very numerous family and as an estate it cuts no very great figure. The Soulards however are a very circumspect and high-bred family and are comparatively easy in circumstances. Julia Soulard donated the land where Soulard Market now stands to the city, for use as a market. Mr. Wm. Christie owned enormous tracts of land in north St. Louis, which were very valuable. The heirs ran through their fortunes as a rule, getting rid of them as soon as possible and by the most expeditious ways. There are a number of them in the city yet, but they are not ranked amongst the wealthy ones. The family is an old and good one. The Chouteaus. The Chouteau estate is well divided up, but the family is splendidly circumstanced, having taken excellent care of their means. The Maffitt and Chouteau branches of the descendants of Henry Chouteau are noted as being amongst the richest people in the Mississippi Valley. The ownership of Iron Mountain is in this family and it is a source of great revenue. The estate is in no one of its parts, however, equal to its former greatness. Auguste Chouteau was one of the founders of St. Louis (at 14). John Thornton was an eccentric man who was very wealthy. He was a bachelor and exceedingly miserly in his ways. He would lunch off a herring and a cracker with the top of a barrel for a table, and it was estimated that a suit of clothes would last him a dozen years. This property suffered diminution, and yet there remained a surplus of $575,000, which he willed to the Catholic Church. Andrew Christy was at one time the owner of an enormous estate. At his death he left $1,000,000, which was scattered and dissipated through various channels. The Mullanphys were one of the largest and most notable of all the old properties and was worth about $7,000,000. The founder or this estate was the famous John Mullanphy , a public spirited and liberal hearted man. His son Bryan was the founder of the Mullanphy emigrant fund and Home , which has done untold good for many years, although at present much of its efficiency is impaired by the red tape method of transacting matters. Bryan Mullanphy, was an eccentric, and in 1847 was the mayor of the city. He inherited much of the liberal qualities of his father, and at one time donated one-third of his estate to the city. At one time both Thornton and himself were confined in the Sisters' Hospital for treatment for mental disorder. In a correction to the original article (which had several errors), another writer wrote of Bryan Mullanphy: "His mind sometimes got off track, otherwise he was far above the average of lawyers even in those days. In manners, education, habits, sentiment and principle he was a man of honor in the sense bot of honestly and chivalry." Mullanphy was mayor from 1847-1848. Miss Ann Mullanphy, daughter of John Mullanphy, married a Maj. Biddle, who was afterwards killed in a duel with Mr. Pettis, fought at Bloody Island. Indeed, both principals fought at five paces. The widow. Mrs. Biddle, built a female orphans' asylum upon her husband's death, and gave away enormous sums in charities of various kinds. She built a number of charitable institutions and and even gave up her fine residence in the cause of mercy. Major Biddle and his noble wife now rest together, and the inclosed monument at Tenth and Biddle streets is an interesting remembrance of the good works done in life. The property of the Mullanphy family is divided up well and is in good bands. If the monument referred to here is the burial place of the Biddles, it now stands in Calvary Cemetery. Among the descendants of the Mullanphys are the Frosts. Confederate Gen. Daniel M. Frost's daughter donated funds to St. Louis University, and its main campus now bears his name. The Carrs. The famous Carr estate, which was accumulated by the work of Judge Wm. C. Carr, was another handsome property. This was divided up very fine amongst a very numerous family, and is no longer regarded as an important estate. William C. Carr was among the first attorneys in Missouri; he died in 1851. The Colliers. George Collier was the greatest of old time merchants, and by his business tact and perseverance gathered a large fortune together, while most of the old time millionaires got their fortunes by holding on to property until its value compounded and compounded. Mr. Collier made his by legitimate business methods. In this case the property fell to worthy heirs. The daughters of Mr. Collier were well married and the sons are prosperous business men. Robert Campbell made an immense fortune through trading with Native Americans. His three sons inherit this and as they possess enough or the thrifty Scotch attributes of their father to take good care of it, it is apt to remain in the family. The sons were all bachelors; their home is now the Campbell House Museum . William Russell was one of the most successful land speculators the West has ever produced. His ventures were made in all parts of the country and were almost invariably successful, and at his death be left about $2,000,000. A large proportion of this went to Mrs. Thos. Allen, his daughter. Russell Avenue is named for William Russell; after the death of his daughter, Ann Allen, her family developed a subdivision on the land he owned. The Wiggins Estate was a fine one, having been made by three brothers, Samuel, Charles and William Wiggins, out of their ferry. They owned two ferryboats and about 1,000 acres of land about half a century ago, and their interest grew with the area. Finally the owners of the company became alarmed at the bridge project and disposed of their rights. The money found various outlets, and William Wiggins, who had the largest portion of it, went at a good pace for a long time, and, being of a very free and warm-hearted disposition, gave away a great deal in one way or another. "Billy" was one of the most popular men about town and found no end of friends who were willing to accept his bounty. Of late he has devoted much of his time to hunting, being of an ardent sportsman and of late he has been seldom seen in St. Louis. Bernard Pratte was a man of very large property, and was at one time mayor of the city. His estate was well divided up, and as such cannot be quoted as important. Mrs. Dr. Robinson, who died a short time ago, was a daughter of Mr. Pratte. Pratte was mayor from 1844-1846. John B. Sarpy was another representative of the old French element, and his possessions in real estate acquired a great value. He was also largely interested in the fur trade and made a great deal of money in that way. Col. Don Morrison married one of his daughters. The Blows. Henry Taylor Blow was a Virginian, and one of the most remarkable men that ever attained prominence in business and political circles in this state. He made vast sums of money in the white lead business and at his mining and smelting works at Granby. He married Miss Minerva Grimsley, and by her had a very extensive family. His fortune was a very large one, however, and upon his death several years ago, he left large sums to each of his children. Some of his sons were very expensive livers, and Johnny, who was a very liberal and impulsive young man, lost not time in getting rid of his fortune. His early and untimely death was a matter of regret to his many associates. His brother, Peter Blow, is well known in the social world of St. Louis, and he has also lived up to his fortune. Blow's daughter, Susan Blow, began the first kindergarten in the United States. The Lucas Family is another example where enormous wealth has been gathered through the accumulated value on real estate investments. The family is of old French stock, and retains its possessions, although well divided up among the heirs of the late Judge Lucas. Judge Lucas refers to John Baptiste Charles Lucas, an early settler in St. Louis. His son Charles Lucas was killed in the infamous duel with Thomas Hart Benton . His daughter Anne married Theodore Hunt, then his cousin Wilson Price Hunt. Lucas and Hunt Road's name remembers this part of the family. Lucas Place was developed by John B.C. Lucas, and was once the premier neighborhood in St. Louis. The Campbell House is the sole remaining residence from that neighborhood. 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WASHINGTON (AP) — Former White House adviser Peter Navarro, who served prison time related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, will return to serve in Donald Trump’s second administration, the president-elect announced Wednesday. Navarro, a trade adviser during Trump’s first term, will be a senior counselor for trade and manufacturing, Trump said on Truth Social. The position, Trump wrote, “leverages Peter’s broad range of White House experience, while harnessing his extensive Policy analytic and Media skills.” The appointment was only the first in a flurry of announcements that Trump made on Wednesday as his presidential transition faced controversy over Pete Hegseth, Trump’s choice for Pentagon chief. Hegseth faces allegations of sexual misconduct, excessive drinking and financial mismanagement, and Trump has considered replacing him with another potential nominee. As he works to fill out his team, Trump said he wanted Paul Atkins, a financial industry veteran and an advocate for cryptocurrency, to serve as the next chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. He wrote on Truth Social that Atkins “recognizes that digital assets & other innovations are crucial to Making America Greater than Ever Before.” Trump also said he was changing course on his choice for White House counsel. He said his original pick, William McGinley, will work with the Department of Government Efficiency, which will be run by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy with the goal of cutting federal spending. Now David Warrington, who has worked as Trump’s personal lawyer and a lawyer for his campaign, will serve as White House counsel. In addition, Trump announced the selections of Daniel Driscoll, an Army veteran who was a senior adviser to Vice President-elect JD Vance, as Army secretary; Jared Isaacman, a tech billionaire who conducted the first private spacewalk on Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket, as NASA administrator; and Adam Boehler, a lead negotiator on the Abraham Accords team, as special presidential envoy for hostage affairs. Navarro was held in contempt of Congress for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated Jan. 6. Sentenced to four months in prison, he described his conviction as the “partisan weaponization of the judicial system.” Hours after his release in July, Navarro spoke on stage at the Republican National Convention, where he told the crowd that “I went to prison so you won’t have to.” Navarro, 75, has been a longtime critic of trade arrangements with China. After earning an economics doctorate from Harvard University, he worked as an economics and public policy professor at the University of California, Irvine. He ran for mayor of San Diego in 1992 and lost, only to launch other unsuccessful campaign efforts, including a 1996 race for Congress as a Democrat. During Trump’s initial term, Navarro pushed aggressively for tariffs while playing down the risks of triggering a broader trade war. He also focused on counterfeited imports and even helped assemble an infrastructure plan for Trump that never came to fruition. Navarro often used fiery language that upset U.S. allies. In 2018, after a dispute between Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Navarro said “there’s a special place in hell for any foreign leader that engages in bad faith diplomacy with President Donald J. Trump and then tries to stab him in the back on the way out the door.” Canadians were outraged, and Navarro later apologized. Issacman, 41, has reserved two more flights with SpaceX, including as the commander of the first crew that will ride SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship, still in test flights out of Texas. He said he was honored to be nominated. “Having been fortunate to see our amazing planet from space, I am passionate about America leading the most incredible adventure in human history,” he said via X. Trump kept rolling out positions on Wednesday afternoon. He announced Gail Slater as assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s antitrust division. Trump wrote on Truth Social that “Big Tech has run wild for years, stifling competition in our most innovative sector.” Slater worked for Trump’s National Economic Council during his first term, and she’s been an adviser to Vance. Trump also said Michael Faulkender would serve as deputy treasury secretary. A professor at the University of Maryland’s Smith School of Business, Faulkender was the Treasury Department’s assistant secretary for economic policy during Trump’s initial term. He has also been the chief economist at the America First Policy Institute, a think tank formed to further the Trump movement’s policy agenda. Outside the White House, Trump said that he had asked Michael Whatley to remain on as chair of the Republican National Committee. Whatley ran the committee during the election along with Lara Trump, the wife of Trump’s son Eric.Print, is it the end of the fairy tale?

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin public worker and teachers unions scored a major legal victory Monday with a ruling that restores collective bargaining rights they lost under a 2011 state law that sparked weeks of protests and made the state the center of the national battle over union rights. That law, known as Act 10, effectively ended the ability of most public employees to bargain for wage increases and other issues, and forced them to pay more for health insurance and retirement benefits. Under the ruling by Dane County Circuit Judge Jacob Frost, all public sector workers who lost their collective bargaining power would have it restored to what was in place prior to 2011. They would be treated the same as the police, firefighter and other public safety unions that were exempted under the law. Republicans vowed to immediately appeal the ruling, which ultimately is likely to go before the Wisconsin Supreme Court. That only amplifies the importance of the April election that will determine whether the court remains controlled 4-3 by liberal justices. Former Gov. Scott Walker, who proposed the law that catapulted him onto the national political stage, decried the ruling in a post on the social media platform X as “brazen political activism.” He said it makes the state Supreme Court election “that much more important.” Supporters of the law have said it provided local governments more control over workers and the powers they needed to cut costs. Repealing the law, which allowed schools and local governments to raise money through higher employee contributions for benefits, would bankrupt those entities, backers of Act 10 have argued. Democratic opponents argue that the law has hurt schools and other government agencies by taking away the ability of employees to collectively bargain for their pay and working conditions. Union leaders were overjoyed with the ruling, which affects tens of thousands of public employees. “We realize there may still be a fight ahead of us in the courts, but make no mistake, we’re ready to keep fighting until we all have a seat at the table again,” said Ben Gruber, a conservation warden and president of AFSCME Local 1215. The law was proposed by Walker and enacted by the Republican-controlled Legislature in spite of massive protests that went on for weeks and drew as many as 100,000 people to the Capitol. The law has withstood numerous legal challenges over the years, but this was the first brought since the Wisconsin Supreme Court flipped to liberal control in 2023. The seven unions and three union leaders that brought the lawsuit argued that the law should be struck down because it creates unconstitutional exemptions for firefighters and other public safety workers. Attorneys for the Legislature and state agencies countered that the exemptions are legal, have already been upheld by other courts, and that the case should be dismissed. But Frost sided with the unions in July, saying the law violates equal protection guarantees in the Wisconsin Constitution by dividing public employees into “general” and “public safety” employees. He ruled that general employee unions, like those representing teachers, can not be treated differently from public safety unions that were exempt from the law. His ruling Monday delineated the dozens of specific provisions in the law that must be struck. Wisconsin Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said he looked forward to appealing the ruling. “This lawsuit came more than a decade after Act 10 became law and after many courts rejected the same meritless legal challenges,” Vos said in a statement. Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, the state's largest business lobbying organization, also decried the ruling. WMC President Kurt Bauer called Act 10 “a critical tool for policymakers and elected officials to balance budgets and find taxpayer savings." The Legislature said in court filings that arguments made in the current case were rejected in 2014 by the state Supreme Court. The only change since that ruling is the makeup of Wisconsin Supreme Court, attorneys for the Legislature argued. The Act 10 law effectively ended collective bargaining for most public unions by allowing them to bargain solely over base wage increases no greater than inflation. It also disallowed the automatic withdrawal of union dues, required annual recertification votes for unions, and forced public workers to pay more for health insurance and retirement benefits. The law was the signature legislative achievement of Walker, who was targeted for a recall election he won. Walker used his fights with unions to mount an unsuccessful presidential run in 2016. Frost, the judge who issued Monday's ruling, appeared to have signed the petition to recall Walker from office. None of the attorneys sought his removal from the case and he did not step down. Frost was appointed to the bench by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, who signed the Walker recall petition. The law has also led to a dramatic decrease in union membership across the state. The nonpartisan Wisconsin Policy Forum said in a 2022 analysis that since 2000, Wisconsin had the largest decline in the proportion of its workforce that is unionized. In 2015, the GOP-controlled Wisconsin Legislature approved a right-to-work law that limited the power of private-sector unions. Public sector unions that brought the lawsuit are the Abbotsford Education Association; the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Locals 47 and 1215; the Beaver Dam Education Association; SEIU Wisconsin; the Teaching Assistants’ Association Local 3220 and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 695.Provident Bancorp, Inc. Adopts Stock Repurchase ProgramSouth 24 Parganas (West Bengal): Acting on a tip-off, a team from the Special Task Force (STF) of the West Bengal Police apprehended a Pakistan-trained militant near the Indo-Bangladesh border in the Canning area of West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district. The police identified the militant as Javed Munshi , who was arrested on Saturday. Munshi had reportedly arrived in the Canning area a few days earlier, intending to exfiltrate into Bangladesh under instructions from Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operatives, the police stated. Javed Munshi, an expert in IEDs and weapons handling, is affiliated with the banned terrorist organisation Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen (TuM). He has a history of involvement in terror-related activities , including his alleged role in the 2011 murder of Shaukat Shah, a leader of the Ahl-i-Hadith, and has served multiple jail terms on terrorism-related charges. During preliminary interrogation, Munshi admitted to having visited Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan multiple times using fake Pakistpassports, acting on the instructions of his handlers. He is also wanted by the Jammu and Kashmir Police . The arrested individual has been handed over to the Jammu and Kashmir Police, who will take him back to Kashmir on a transit remand to facilitate further investigation. 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