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Angela Poundmaker-Gromova, in Halifax on Nov. 25, was able to secure a higher paying job after took a course in growth marketing, a field that uses data analysis to drive customer acquisition and retention. Darren Calabrese/The Globe and Mail By age 36, when Angela Poundmaker-Gromova finished her communications degree, she had already worked in hairstyling, hospitality, film and television. In her new career, she found herself stuck in a series of entry-level jobs at a stage in her life when she had more work experience and better soft skills than her peers, and more training on new technologies than her superiors. She also felt underpaid. To secure a higher-paying role, Ms. Poundmaker-Gromova took a course in growth marketing, a field that uses data analysis to drive customer acquisition and retention. In addition to those skills, the course taught her how to prepare for an interview and negotiate salary, and how to retool her LinkedIn profile to best position her for the types of jobs she wanted. She was recruited shortly afterward and got a new marketing industry job. She now makes significantly more than in her last position and has a much better work environment. “It was life-changing,” said Ms. Poundmaker-Gromova, now 38 and a resident of Halifax. After years of steep inflation and high interest rates, many Canadians are looking for ways to increase their salaries to catch up with the higher cost of living. In a recent report by human resources firm Robert Half, 92 per cent of Canadian workers said they are concerned about inflation outpacing salary growth, with 51 per cent saying they feel underpaid. The company’s survey of 1,750 workers aged 18 and up, conducted in June for its 2025 Canadian Salary Guide , found pay is the top thing workers are looking for in a new job. But given that it’s also a time of weak employment growth, is now a good time to try to find a new job – or to ask for a raise? Experts suggest starting by figuring out how your salary compares with that of others who do similar work, and finding ways to expand your value as a worker, whether through adding new skills or overperforming in your role. Jodi Kovitz, chief executive officer of the Ontario-based Human Resources Professional Association, said her organization’s members are fielding raise requests often these days. “Salary concerns driven by inflation are totally prominent,” said Ms. Kovitz, while adding the uncertain economy has made it challenging for some companies to offer raises across the board, and so are choosing to focus instead on rewarding top performers. “We’re seeing more targeted salary adjustments.” It’s important for those who plan to advocate for a raise to make sure they can show the value they bring to the organization, she said. If someone arrives at a meeting with their manager ready to describe how they’ve gone beyond expectations, and has done market research that shows people in similar roles are getting paid more at other companies, their chances of success are higher, she said. Ms. Kovitz also suggests using such a conversation as a way to plot out a future path at the company. “You can say to your manager, ‘I would really like to stay here, and here’s why,’” she said. “As a leader, I am much more inclined to want to invest in, from an energy and development perspective, into someone I see as a potential successor to someone who is a leader on my team.” Jermaine L. Murray, a recruiter and career coach, said this meeting can be a place for the employee and manager to agree on the worker’s strengths and weaknesses, and set milestones for the next six months. “Once this meeting concludes, send a follow-up email as both a thank-you and a confirmation of what took place,” advised Mr. Murray, founder of Toronto-based JupiterHR. “Then focus on knocking each milestone out of the park over the next six months. Two weeks before the six-month mark, schedule a follow-up meeting to go over the milestones and to get feedback on your performance. If done correctly, you’ll have buy-in from your manager who will advocate for you to get a raise.” Mr. Murray also encourages workers to apply for jobs if they feel underpaid, if only to get a sense for what they could make elsewhere. But he cautions that changing jobs involves risk, and should be done with careful consideration. “If you accept a new job without doing your due diligence because you’re desperate for change, the chances of it backfiring rise significantly,” he said. Sarah Stockdale – the chief executive officer of Growclass, the growth marketing training company whose course helped Ms. Poundmaker-Gromova get a higher-paying job – said targeted upskilling can help someone change companies, or earn more where they currently work. “You can start by looking around and seeing who has the job that you want, and what are the skills they bring,” said Ms. Stockdale, who is based in Toronto. She notes that skills related to artificial intelligence can increase one’s salary significantly. PwC’s 2024 AI Jobs Barometer report found jobs that require “specialist AI skills” carry up to a 25-per-cent wage premium over similar positions that don’t require use of AI, and give workers a much stronger bargain position. Ms. Stockdale said many tech workers who were laid off in recent years took the first job they could get after their layoff, and are now feeling “underpaid and undervalued,” especially in cases where workers with the same job titles aren’t being paid the same amount because some were hired in stronger economic times. “That can stir up a lot of anger and resentment,” she said, and encourages those in this position to approach the issue by seeking to understand the situation, rather than being confrontational. “Compensation discrepancies aren’t always intentional. “You want to be on the same team: You and your manager versus the problem that possibly there’s a gap in your compensation,” she said. Are you a young Canadian with money on your mind? To set yourself up for success and steer clear of costly mistakes, listen to our award-winning Stress Test podcast .Noneslots winner 777 。

Week 12's Sunday Night Football matchup features two teams fighting for positioning in the NFC playoffs, as the Rams host the Eagles to cap Sunday's action. The Eagles enter the game aiming for the top seed in the NFC. Philadelphia is 8-2 and one game back of the Detroit Lions for the No. 1 spot in the conference. The Eagles are currently on a six-game winning streak, which includes two straight wins over division rivals Washington and Dallas. In his first season for the Eagles, Saquon Barkley has been a star, already rushing for 1,137 yards and eight touchdowns on 187 carries. On the receiving side, A.J. Brown missed three games earlier this year but has still totaled 33 catches for 618 yards and three touchdowns. STREAM: Watch Eagles vs. Rams live on Fubo (free trial) As for the Rams, they continue to fight for a playoff spot with a 5-5 record. L.A. is locked in a three-team tie for second place in the NFC West, one game behind the 6-4 Cardinals. Los Angeles began the season 1-4, but it's 4-1 in its past five games to get back into the playoff conversation. The Rams have gotten healthier over the past month, with Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua leading the passing attack. Veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford has played in every game this year, producing 2,557 passing yards with 13 touchdowns and seven interceptions. The Sporting News tracks the live score, updates, and highlights in Sunday Night Football between Philadelphia and Los Angeles. NFL HQ: Live NFL scores | Updated NFL standings | Full NFL schedule Eagles vs. Rams box score 1 2 3 4 F Eagles Rams Eagles vs. Rams live updates 6:05 p.m.: Saquon Barkley has arrived in Los Angeles ready for the game. Suited Saquon Sunday 👔 @saquon | #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/3Jt531mbRz What time does Eagles vs. Rams start? Date: Sunday, Nov. 24 Time: 8:20 p.m. ET For the second straight week, Sunday Night Football will be live from SoFi Stadium, this time with the Rams hosting the Eagles at 8:20 p.m. ET, 5:20 p.m. local time. How to watch Eagles vs. Rams TV Channel: NBC (U.S.) | TSN 1/3/4/5, CTV (Canada) Streaming: Peacock, Fubo (U.S.) | DAZN (Canada) NBC will once again have the call for Sunday Night Football, giving viewers the option to stream on Peacock. For those who don't have access to NBC or Peacock, Fubo, which offers a free trial to new users , is another streaming option available. STREAM: Watch Eagles vs. Rams live on Fubo (free trial) Eagles 2024 schedule Here is a look at the rest of the Eagles schedule this season. Suited Saquon Sunday 👔 @saquon | #FlyEaglesFly pic.twitter.com/3Jt531mbRz Date Opponent Time Dec. 1 @ Baltimore Ravens 4:25 pm. ET Dec. 8 vs. Carolina Panthers 1:00 p.m. ET Dec. 15 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers 4:25 p.m. ET Dec. 22 @ Washington Commanders 1:00 p.m. ET Dec. 29 vs. Dallas Cowboys 4:25 p.m. ET TBD vs. New York Giants TBD Rams 2024 schedule Here is who the Rams will play to end the year. Date Opponent Time Dec. 1 @ New Orleans Rams 4:05 p.m. ET Dec. 8 vs. Buffalo Bills 4:25 p.m. ET Dec. 12 @ San Francisco 49ers 8:15 p.m. ET Dec. 22 @ New York Jets 1:00 p.m. ET TBD vs. Arizona Cardinals TBD TBD vs. Seattle Seahawks TBD If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Learn more >

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WASHINGTON -- Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said her agency will need to start taking “extraordinary measures,” or special accounting maneuvers intended to prevent the nation from hitting the debt ceiling , as early as January 14, in a letter sent to congressional leaders Friday afternoon. "Treasury expects to hit the statutory debt ceiling between January 14 and January 23," Yellen wrote in a letter addressed to House and Senate leadership, at which point extraordinary measures would be used to prevent the government from breaching the nation's debt ceiling — which has been suspended until Jan. 1, 2025. The department has in the past deployed what are known as “extraordinary measures” or accounting maneuvers to keep the government operating. But once those measures run out the government risks defaulting on its debt unless lawmakers and the president agree to lift the limit on the U.S. government’s ability to borrow. "I respectfully urge Congress to act to protect the full faith and credit of the United States," she said. The news comes after President Joe Biden signed a bill into law last week that averted a government shutdown but did not include President-elect Donald Trump’s core debt demand to raise or suspend the nation’s debt limit. The bill was approved by Congress only after fierce internal debate among Republicans over how to handle Trump's demand. “Anything else is a betrayal of our country,” Trump said in a statement. After a protracted debate in the summer of 2023 over how to fund the government, policymakers crafted the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which included suspending the nation's $31.4 trillion borrowing authority until Jan. 1, 2025. Notably however, Yellen said, on Jan. 2 the debt is projected to temporarily decrease due to a scheduled redemption of nonmarketable securities held by a federal trust fund associated with Medicare payments. As a result, “Treasury does not expect that it will be necessary to start taking extraordinary measures on January 2 to prevent the United States from defaulting on its obligations," she said. The federal debt currently stands at roughly $36 trillion — which ballooned across both Republican and Democratic administrations. And the spike in inflation after the coronavirus pandemic pushed up government borrowing costs such that debt service next year will exceed spending on national security. Republicans, who will have full control of the White House, House and Senate in the new year, have big plans to extend Trump's 2017 tax cuts and other priorities but debate over how to pay for them.PFOP: Thanksgiving 1936 warmed Depression-era hearts

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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Republican senators pushed back on Sunday against criticism from Democrats that , Donald Trump's pick to lead , is “compromised” by and , as a congresswoman, with Syria’s president, a close ally of the Kremlin and Iran. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, a veteran of combat missions in Iraq, said she had concerns about Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's choice to be . “I think she’s compromised," Duckworth said on CNN’s “State of the Union," citing Gabbard's 2017 trip to Syria, where she held talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad. Gabbard was a Democratic House member from Hawaii at the time. “The U.S. intelligence community has identified her as having troubling relationships with America’s foes. And so my worry is that she couldn’t pass a background check,” Duckworth said. Gabbard, who said last month she is joining the Republican party, has served in the Army National Guard for more than two decades. She was deployed to Iraq and Kuwait and, according to the Hawaii National Guard, a Combat Medical Badge in 2005 for “participation in combat operations under enemy hostile fire in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom III." Duckworth's comments drew immediate backlash from Republicans. “For her to say ridiculous and outright dangerous words like that is wrong," Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, said on CNN, challenging Duckworth to retract her words. “That’s the most dangerous thing she could say — is that a United States lieutenant colonel in the United States Army is compromised and is an asset of Russia.” In recent days, other Democrats have accused Gabbard without evidence of being a “Russian asset.” Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, has claimed, without offering details, that Gabbard is in Russian President Vladimir “Putin’s pocket.” Mullin and others say the criticism from Democrats is rooted in the fact that Gabbard left their party and has become a Trump ally. Democrats say they worry that Gabbard's selection as national intelligence chief endangers ties with allies and gives Russia a win. Rep. Adam Schiff, a California Democrat just elected to the Senate, said he would not describe Gabbard as a Russian asset, but said she had “very questionable judgment.” “The problem is if our foreign allies don’t trust the head of our intelligence agencies, they’ll stop sharing information with us,” Schiff said on NBC's “Meet the Press.” Gabbard in 2022 endorsed one of Russia’s justifications for : the existence of working on some of the world’s nastiest pathogens. The labs are part of an international effort to control outbreaks and stop bioweapons, but Moscow claimed Ukraine was using them to create deadly bioweapons. Gabbard said she just voiced concerns about protecting the labs. Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, said he thought it was “totally ridiculous” that Gabbard was being cast as a Russian asset for having different political views. “It’s insulting. It’s a slur, quite frankly. There’s no evidence that she’s a asset of another country,” he said on NBC. Sen. James Lankford, another Oklahoma Republican, acknowledged having “lots of questions” for Gabbard as the Senate considers her nomination to lead the intelligence services. Lankford said on NBC that he wants to ask Gabbard about her meeting with Assad and some of her past comments about Russia. “We want to know what the purpose was and what the direction for that was. As a member of Congress, we want to get a chance to talk about past comments that she’s made and get them into full context,” Lankford said. Adriana Gomez Licon, The Associated Press

Rising Rajasthan Global Summit has potential to set new benchmark for state's development: Indian-American community leaderHow to sum up 2024? The Oxford University Press word of the year is 'brain rot'Pune: Election officials dismissed the opposition's claims about EVM battery levels impacting the counting of votes. They said a 99% battery charge has no bearing on the counting process. "The battery voltage and capacity have no connection to counting operations or EVM integrity ," an Election Commission of India official said. Senior Election Commission of India officials told TOI that battery percentage displays are for technical monitoring and cannot influence vote recording or counting accuracy. IPL 2025 mega auction IPL Auction 2025: Who got whom IPL 2025 Auction: Updated Full Team Squads Many political leaders raised the issue of EVM battery levels on Saturday. Actor Swara Bhaskar on Saturday alleged EVM manipulation, claiming that the battery levels of the machines remained at 99% the entire day after her husband Fahad Ahmed's electoral loss. She was among the many political leaders from the opposition who raised issues with EVMs. The ECI said that such allegations lack technical basis as the battery indicator is solely an administrative feature. In earlier interactions, the commission said that the EVMs use alkaline batteries providing a stable power source for EVMs to work even in remote areas without electricity. Each EVM control unit has a power pack of single-use alkaline batteries with a shelf life of five years. The VVPATs also use non-rechargeable alkaline cells as their power source, and VVPATs have 30 such cells. Each control unit of the EVM is equipped with a 7.5 or 8-volt battery pack for smooth operations. The display unit of the EVM shows a 99% charge as long as the electric potential of the battery remains between 7.4 volts and 8 volts, where EVMs operate optimally. If the battery level falls below 7.4 volts, the EVM display automatically adjusts to show the actual percentage of charge remaining. Poll officials explained that as long as the battery provides power within this range, it indicates that the system is functioning at 99% capacity, but it doesn't show how much charge remains. The battery lifespan in EVMs depends on how the machines are used.

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