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The Gophers have been working on a couple trick plays during closed practices in recent weeks. Unveiled Saturday, one worked to huge success and one didn’t pan out in a 26-25 loss to No. 4 Penn State. ADVERTISEMENT They busted out a double-reverse pass that resulted in a 21-yard touchdown from Max Brosmer to a wide open Jameson Geers in the first half to take a 17-10 lead at Huntington Bank Stadium. Then in the fourth quarter, the U called a throwback pass from Brosmer to left tackle Aireontae Ersery on second and goal from the 8-yard line. Brosmer intentionally threw it incomplete because Penn State’s All-America candidate, defensive end Abdul Carter, was waiting to make a tackle on the U’s athletic-but-massive lineman. “The reverse pass worked, so it’s a good call,” coach P.J. Fleck said postgame. “We were in the perfect defense for (the throwback pass). We practiced it all week. The only thing that they showed ... was pop (Carter) out. If he doesn’t pop out, there is nobody there. “It just didn’t come together,” Fleck continued. “It came together in practice. I love the call. I loved the look that we put it into. I would call it all over again based on the look that we had.” ADVERTISEMENT Brosmer shared that players were comfortable with the throwback call until Carter spoiled it. “Rather than taking a negative spot (by trying to complete it), we just went onto the next play,” Brosmer said. After the second trick play didn’t work, Brosmer’s third-down pass to Elijah Spencer fell incomplete and the U opted to kick a 26-yard field goal to make it 26-25 with five minutes left. “Kicking the field goal is the smart decision,” Fleck said. ADVERTISEMENT ______________________________________________________ This story was written by one of our partner news agencies. Forum Communications Company uses content from agencies such as Reuters, Kaiser Health News, Tribune News Service and others to provide a wider range of news to our readers. Learn more about the news services FCC uses here .

Apia, Samoa – 27 November 2024 – Lakapi Samoa has received $60,000 tala sponsorship from FedPac Group with direct funding of the Manu Samoa 7s and Manusina 7s for the upcoming Oceania 7s 2024 in Honiara, Solomon Islands next month. This collaboration highlights FedPac Group’s commitment to empowering Samoan rugby teams as they prepare to compete on the regional stage. Their support will enable both teams to access critical resources, training, and preparation needed to perform at their best. The sponsorship was announced by Namulauulu Papalii Leota Sami Leota, Spokesperson for FedPac Group (Samoa) Limited. “We are honored to support Lakapi Samoa and their outstanding teams,” said Namulauulu. “The Oceania 7s presents an important opportunity for Manu Samoa 7s and Manusina 7s to showcase their talent and dedication, and we are thrilled to contribute to their journey. We wish both teams every success as they set their sights on qualifying for the World Rugby Challenger Series 2025.” Seumanu Douglas Ngau Chun, General Manager of Lakapi Samoa’s High Performance, shared his appreciation. “This partnership with FedPac Group is a tremendous boost for Manu Samoa 7s and Manusina 7s. Their generous support allows us to focus on delivering strong performances at the Oceania 7s, showcasing the talent and resilience of Samoan rugby.” FedPac Group’s investment underscores their belief in the unifying power of sport and the importance of promoting gender equality in rugby by supporting both men’s and women’s teams. With the fast approaching Oceania 7s, the partnership provides timely support to ensure both teams are well prepared to represent Samoa in the tournament as Samoan Sevens rugby rebuilds to achieve its past glory.LOS ANGELES -- Film Independent has announced its nominations for the 40th annual edition of the Film Independent Spirit Awards. "A Real Pain" has two nominations for Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Performance for Kieran Culkin. "Nightbitch" also has two, with nods for Amy Adams as Best Lead Performance and Best Editing. The Walt Disney Company was well represented on the TV side, with "Agatha All Along," "English Teacher," "Shogun" all getting nods for Best New Scripted Series. "Shogun" has five nominations in total, "English Teacher" has four and "Agatha All Along" scored three. "Under The Bridge" has two nominations, Lily Gladstone gets the nod for Lead Performance in a New Scripted Series and Best Supporting Performance. "Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color," "Social Studies" and "Photographer" are up for Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series while "Sugarcane" is nominated for the Truer Than Fiction Awards. "Anora" and "I Saw The Glow" lead all nominations with six each on the film side. On the TV side, "Baby Reindeer also has four nominations. The 40th Film Independent Spirit Awards will be handed out Feb. 22, 2025. The full list of nominations is below. 2025 FILM INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD NOMINATIONS BEST FEATURE(Award given to the producer) Anora Producers: Sean Baker, Alex Coco, Samantha Quan I Saw the TV Glow Producers: Ali Herting, Sam Intili, Dave McCary, Emma Stone, Sarah Winshall Nickel Boys Producers: Joslyn Barnes, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine Sing Sing Producers: Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar, Monique Walton The Substance Producers: Tim Bevan, Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner BEST FIRST FEATURE (Award given to director and producer) Dìdi Director/Producer: Sean Wang Producers: Valerie Bush, Carlos López Estrada, Josh Peters In the Summers Director: Alessandra Lacorazza Samudio Producers: Janek Ambros, Lynette Coll, Alexander Dinelaris, Cynthia Fernandez De La Cruz, Cristóbal Güell, Sergio Alberto Lira, Rob Quadrino, Jan Suter, Daniel Tantalean, Nando Vila, Slava Vladimirov, Stephanie Yankwitt Janet Planet Director/Producer: Annie Baker Producers: Andrew Goldman, Dan Janvey, Derrick Tseng The Piano Lesson Director: Malcolm Washington Producers: Todd Black, Denzel Washington Problemista Director/Producer: Julio Torres Producers: Ali Herting, Dave McCary, Emma Stone JOHN CASSAVETES AWARD- Given to the best feature made for under $1,000,000. (Award given to the writer, director, and producer) Big Boys Writer/Director/Producer: Corey Sherman Producer: Allison Tate Ghostlight Writer/Director: Kelly O'Sullivan Director/Producer: Alex Thompson Producers: Pierce Cravens, Ian Keiser, Chelsea Krant, Eddie Linker, Alex Wilson Girls Will Be Girls Writer/Director/Producer: Shuchi Talati Producers: Richa Chadha, Claire Chassagne Jazzy Writer/Director/Producer: Morrisa Maltz Writer/Producer: Lainey Shangreaux Writers: Andrew Hajek, Vanara Taing Producers: Miranda Bailey, Tommy Heitkamp, John Way, Natalie Whalen, Elliott Whitton The People's Joker Writer/Director: Vera Drew Writer: Bri LeRose Producer: Joey Lyons BEST DIRECTOR Ali Abbasi The Apprentice Sean Baker Anora Brady Corbet The Brutalist Alonso Ruizpalacios La Cocina Jane Schoenbrun I Saw the TV Glow BEST SCREENPLAY Scott Beck, Bryan Woods Heretic Jesse Eisenberg A Real Pain Megan Park My Old Ass Aaron Schimberg A Different Man Jane Schoenbrun I Saw the TV Glow BEST FIRST SCREENPLAY Joanna Arnow The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed Annie Baker Janet Planet India Donaldson Good One Julio Torres Problemista Sean Wang Dìdi BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE Amy Adams Nightbitch Ryan Destiny The Fire Inside Colman Domingo Sing Sing Keith Kupferer Ghostlight Mikey Madison Anora Demi Moore The Substance Hunter Schafer Cuckoo Justice Smith I Saw the TV Glow June Squibb Thelma Sebastian Stan The Apprentice BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE Yura Borisov Anora Joan Chen Dìdi Kieran Culkin A Real Pain Danielle Deadwyler The Piano Lesson Carol Kane Between the Temples Karren Karagulian Anora Kani Kusruti Girls Will Be Girls Brigette Lundy-Paine I Saw the TV Glow Clarence "Divine Eye" Maclin Sing Sing Adam Pearson A Different Man BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE Isaac Krasner Big Boys Katy O'Brian Love Lies Bleeding Mason Alexander Park National Anthem René Pérez Joglar In the Summers Maisy Stella My Old Ass BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY Dinh Duy Hung Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell Jomo Fray Nickel Boys Maria von Hausswolff Janet Planet Juan Pablo Ramírez La Cocina Rina Yang The Fire Inside BEST EDITING Laura Colwell, Vanara Taing Jazzy Olivier Bugge Coutté, Olivia Neergaard-Holm The Apprentice Anne McCabe Nightbitch Hansjörg Weissbrich September 5 Arielle Zakowski Dìdi ROBERT ALTMAN AWARD- Given to one film's director, casting director, and ensemble cast His Three Daughters Director: Azazel Jacobs Casting Director: Nicole Arbusto Ensemble Cast: Jovan Adepo, Jasmine Bracey, Carrie Coon, Jose Febus, Rudy Galvan, Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Olsen, Randy Ramos Jr., Jay O. Sanders BEST DOCUMENTARY (Award given to the director and producer) Gaucho Gaucho Directors/Producers: Michael Dweck, Gregory Kershaw Producers: Christos Konstantakopoulos, Cameron O'Reilly, Matthew Perniciaro Hummingbirds Directors: Silvia Del Carmen Castaños, Estefanía "Beba" Contreras Co-Directors/Producers: Miguel Drake-McLaughlin, Diane Ng, Ana Rodriguez-Falco, Jillian Schlesinger Producers: Leslie Benavides, Rivkah Beth Medow No Other Land Directors/Producers: Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Rachel Szor Producers: Fabien Greenberg, Brd Kjge Rnning Patrice: The Movie Director: Ted Passon Producers: Kyla Harris, Innbo Shim, Emily Spivack Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat Director: Johan Grimonprez Producers: Rémi Grellety, Daan Milius BEST INTERNATIONAL FILM (Award given to the director) All We Imagine as Light France, India, Netherlands, Luxembourg Director: Payal Kapadia Black Dog China Director: Guan Hu Flow Latvia, France, Belgium Director: Gints Zilbalodis Green Border Poland, France, Czech Republic, Belgium Director: Agnieszka Holland Hard Truths United Kingdom Director: Mike Leigh PRODUCERS AWARD presented by Bulleit Frontier Whiskey - The Producers Award, now in its 28th year, honors emerging producers who, despite highly limited resources, demonstrate the creativity, tenacity, and vision required to produce quality independent films. Alex Coco Sarah Winshall Zoë Worth SOMEONE TO WATCH AWARD - The Someone to Watch Award, now in its 31st year, recognizes a talented filmmaker of singular vision who has not yet received appropriate recognition. Nicholas Colia Director of Griffin in Summer Sarah Friedland Director of Familiar Touch Pham Thien An Director of Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell TRUER THAN FICTION AWARD- The Truer Than Fiction Award, now in its 30th year, is presented to an emerging director of non-fiction features who has not yet received significant recognition Julian Brave NoiseCat, Emily Kassie Directors of Sugarcane Carla Gutiérrez Director of Frida Rachel Elizabeth Seed Director of A Photographic Memory BEST NEW NON-SCRIPTED OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES (Award given to the Creator, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer) Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color Executive Producers: Idris Elba, Johanna Woolford Gibbon, Jamilla Dumbuya, Jos Cushing, Khaled Gad, Matt Robins, Chris Muckle, Sean David Johnson, Simon Raikes Co-Executive Producer: Annabel Hobley Hollywood Black Executive Producers: Shayla Harris, Dave Sirulnick, Stacey Reiss, Jon Kamen, Justin Simien, Kyle Laursen, Forest Whitaker, Nina Yang Bongiovi, Jeffrey Schwarz, Amy Goodman Kass, Michael Wright, Jill Burkhart Co-Executive Producers: David C. Brown, Laurens Grant Photographer Executive Producers: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin, Pagan Harleman, Betsy Forhan Co-Executive Producers: Anna Barnes, Brent Kunkle Ren Faire Executive Producers: Ronald Bronstein, Benny Safdie, Josh Safdie, Eli Bush, Dani Bernfeld, Lance Oppenheim, David Gauvey Herbert, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, Sara Rodriguez Co-Executive Producers: Abigail Rowe, Christian Vasquez, Max Allman Social Studies Creator/Executive Producer: Lauren Greenfield Executive Producers: Wallis Annenberg, Regina K. Scully, Andrea van Beuren, Frank Evers, Caryn Capotosto BEST NEW SCRIPTED SERIES (Award given to the Creator, Executive Producer, Co-Executive Producer) Baby Reindeer Creator/Executive Producer: Richard Gadd Executive Producers: Wim De Greef, Petra Fried, Matt Jarvis, Ed Macdonald Diarra From Detroit Creator/Executive Producer: Diarra Kilpatrick Executive Producers: Kenya Barris, Miles Orion Feldsott, Darren Goldberg Co-Executive Producers: Ester Lou, Mark Ganek English Teacher Creator/Executive Producer: Brian Jordan Alvarez Executive Producers: Paul Simms, Jonathan Krisel, Dave King Co-Executive Producers: Kathryn Dean, Jake Bender, Zach Dunn Fantasmas Creator/Executive Producer: Julio Torres Executive Producers: Emma Stone, Dave McCary, Olivia Gerke, Alex Bach, Daniel Powell Co-Executive Producer: Ali Herting Shgun Creators/Executive Producers: Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks Executive Producers: Edward L. McDonnell, Michael De Luca, Michaela Clavell Co-Executive Producers: Shannon Goss, Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich BEST LEAD PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES Brian Jordan Alvarez English Teacher Richard Gadd Baby Reindeer Lily Gladstone Under the Bridge Kathryn Hahn Agatha All Along Cristin Milioti The Penguin Julianne Moore Mary & George Hiroyuki Sanada Shgun Anna Sawai Shgun Andrew Scott Ripley Julio Torres Fantasmas BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES Tadanobu Asano Shgun Enrico Colantoni English Teacher Betty Gilpin Three Women Chloe Guidry Under the Bridge Moeka Hoshi Shgun Stephanie Koenig English Teacher Patti LuPone Agatha All Along Nava Mau Baby Reindeer Ruth Negga Presumed Innocent Brian Tee Expats BEST BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES Jessica Gunning Baby Reindeer Diarra Kilpatrick Diarra From Detroit Joe Locke Agatha All Along Megan Stott Penelope Hoa Xuande The Sympathizer BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN A NEW SCRIPTED SERIES How to Die Alone Ensemble Cast: Melissa DuPrey, Jaylee Hamidi, KeiLyn Durrel Jones, Arkie Kandola, Elle Lorraine, Michelle McLeod, Chris "CP" Powell, Conrad Ricamora, Natasha Rothwell, Jocko Sims The Walt Disney Company is the parent company of Searchlight Pictures, Disney+, NatGeo, Hulu, Disney+ and this ABC station.CAPE TOWN, Nov 25 — On a sunny afternoon in Cape Town’s seaside village of Simon’s Town, three young chacma baboons cause a commotion, clambering on roofs, jumping between buildings and swinging on the gutters. Enchanted tourists stop to photograph the troop crossing the road. Locals are less impressed: it’s a daily scene in the charming village nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and Table Mountain National Park. About 500 chacma baboons — among the largest monkey species and weighing up to 40 kg — roam the peninsula south of Cape Town, says the South African National Biodiversity Institute. And as human development pushes up the mountain into their natural habitat, the animals are increasingly entering plush properties to forage in gardens and take the pickings from the bins. Some manage to sneak into houses where they can wreak havoc. Many locals are fond of the creatures, giving them pet names and following their daily adventures on social media. But others are increasingly frustrated. “They’ve become so bold now. They’re more domesticated than they should be,” said Duncan Low, 60, who runs an ice cream shop. The intruders have even started raiding kitchens and grabbing food from plates in restaurants. “They’re on a sugar and fast-food rush,” Low said. In 2021, the city put down a notorious alpha-male monkey who had terrorised residents with more than 40 raids for food in rubbish bins, from lawns and porches, sometimes entering homes while people were inside. Monkey management Tension between humans and baboons is “the highest it’s ever been”, said ecologist Justin O’Riain, who directs the Institute for Communities and Wildlife in Africa at the University of Cape Town. A baboon on the edge of a wild and an urban area is “the most difficult animal in the world to manage”, O’Riain said. “They are strong, they can climb... and they can learn from each other: there’s no landscape that they can’t conquer.” As human settlement of the Cape has expanded, the baboons have been “pushed higher and higher up the mountain” where foraging conditions are harder, O’Riain added. The lush gardens that people have built, with fruit trees and swimming pools, are tempting attractions. The City of Cape Town, in partnership with park authorities, has for years run a programme to manage the marauding monkeys that relies on teams of baboon monitors. They employ a primarily non-lethal approach, O’Riain said. However, some techniques, such as firing paintball guns to keep troops away or culling a particularly problematic animal, have come under fire. Amid an increasingly emotional outcry, vociferous campaigner Baboon Matters announced court action against the city and parks authorities in May for failing to implement what it considers more acceptable control measures, such as baboon-proof fencing and bins. Facing criticism and funding limits, the authorities said the baboon management programme would be wound down by the end of the year as they investigate other “more sustainable urban solutions”. It will however remain in place through December — a particularly busy month for tourists — but with fewer rangers, it said. “We’re going to lose our first line of defence,” O’Riain said, with more baboons already entering urban areas often at risk to their lives. Deaths highest in 10 years Thirty-three baboons were known to have died between July 2023 and June 2024, the highest number in 10 years, city authorities say. Nearly half the deaths were caused by human factors, including shooting with pellet guns, collisions with vehicles and dog attacks. Coexistence with baboons should come with “a degree of human compliance”, starting with managing food waste, conservation activist Lynda Silk, head of the Cape Peninsula Civil Conservation group, said. “We don’t need to be in competition with our natural resources: there can be ways that we can manage our lifestyles to minimise the negative impacts,” she said. For O’Riain, the only viable solution to the baboon battle is to erect fencing in certain areas that is made up of electric wiring and underground mesh to prevent the animals from digging underneath. A prototype installed 11 years ago had shown great success, with almost no animals entering the area, he said. A 2023 report already suggested where the fencing should be placed. “Baboons can come and forage right up to the edge of the fence and no one will disturb them,” said O’Riain. “It’s a completely peaceful interaction, a win-win for people and for baboons.” — AFP

HOUSTON — An elaborate parody appears to be behind an effort to resurrect Enron, the Houston-based energy company that exemplified the worst in American corporate fraud and greed after it went bankrupt in 2001. If its return is comedic, some former employees who lost everything in Enron’s collapse aren’t laughing. “It’s a pretty sick joke and it disparages the people that did work there. And why would you want to even bring it back up again?” said former Enron employee Diana Peters, who represented workers in the company’s bankruptcy proceedings. The Rise and Fall of Enron Once the nation’s seventh-largest company, Enron filed for bankruptcy protection on Dec. 2, 2001, after years of accounting tricks could no longer hide billions of dollars in debt or make failing ventures appear profitable. The energy company’s collapse put more than 5,000 people out of work, wiped out more than $2 billion in employee pensions and rendered $60 billion in Enron stock worthless. Its aftershocks were felt throughout the energy sector. Twenty-four Enron executives, including former CEO Jeffrey Skilling, were eventually convicted for their roles in the fraud. Enron founder Ken Lay’s convictions were vacated after he died of heart disease following his 2006 trial. Related Story: A Controversial Comeback On Monday — the 23rd anniversary of the bankruptcy filing — a company representing itself as Enron announced in a news release that it was relaunching as a “company dedicated to solving the global energy crisis.” It also posted a video on social media, advertised on at least one Houston billboard and a took out a full-page ad in the Houston Chronicle In the minute-long video that was full of generic corporate jargon, the company talks about “growth” and “rebirth.” It ends with the words, “We’re back. Can we talk?” Enron’s new website features a company store, where various items featuring the brand’s tilted “E” logo are for sale, including a $118 hoodie. In an email, company spokesperson Will Chabot said the new Enron was not doing any interviews yet, but that “We’ll have more to share soon.” Related Story: Signs of a Parody Signs point to the comeback being a joke. In the “terms of use and conditions of sale” on the company’s website, it says “the information on the website about Enron is First Amendment protected parody, represents performance art, and is for entertainment purposes only.” Documents filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office show that College Company, an Arkansas-based LLC, owns the Enron trademark. The co-founder of College Company is Connor Gaydos, who helped create a joke conspiracy theory that claims all birds are actually surveillance drones for the government. Related Story: Former Employees React Peters said that since learning about the “relaunch” of Enron, she has spoken with several other former employees and they are also upset by it. She said the apparent stunt was “in poor taste.” “If it’s a joke, it’s rude, extremely rude. And I hope that they realize it and apologize to all of the Enron employees,” Peters said. Peters, who is 74 years old, said she is still working in information technology because “I lost everything in Enron, and so my Social Security doesn’t always take care of things I need done.” “Enron’s downfall taught us critical lessons about corporate ethics, accountability, and the consequences of unchecked ambition. Enron’s legacy was the employees in the trenches. Leave Enron buried,” she said.TBILISI (Reuters) -The leader of Georgia's main opposition party has been detained by police in the capital Tbilisi after being knocked to the ground and falling unconscious, his party said, the most high-profile in a sweeping wave of arrests of senior opposition figures. Georgia on Wednesday saw a seventh consecutive night of protests against a government decision to suspend talks on the country joining the European Union, abruptly halting a long-standing national goal and prompting a police crackdown. The opposition Coalition for Change party published a video on X showing Nika Gvaramia, the party's leader, being carried by the arms and legs by several men down some steps. The party said that Gvaramia, a 48-year-old media manager-turned politician, had been "thrown into a detention car as he was physically assaulted and unconscious". Reuters could not independently verify whether Gvaramia had been beaten or not, but he did not appear to be moving as he was carried down the steps in the video released by his party. Police also detained Aleko Elisashvili, a leader of the Strong Georgia opposition party, as well as a leader of the youth protest movement Dafioni, and at least six other members of opposition political parties. The detentions came as thousands of pro-EU protesters gathered, facing off against a large deployment of riot police who have used water cannon and gas to break up previous gatherings. Local media cited the country's interior ministry as saying seven people had been arrested on charges of "organising and leading group violence", an offence which carries up to nine years in prison. The ministry said it had searched the houses of six people, and seized items including air rifles, fireworks and Molotov cocktails. A senior official in the interior ministry department that oversees the riot police published a letter of resignation due to "family circumstances" on Facebook, along with EU and Georgian flag emojis. Georgian officials have repeatedly accused opposition protesters of plotting a revolution along the lines of Ukraine's 2014 Maidan protests, which ousted a pro-Russian president. Asked at a press conference about claims authorities were repressing the opposition, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze said: "I would not call it repression, it is more prevention." He said, without providing evidence, that opposition forces had been supplying protesters with fireworks, which they have hurled at police during demonstrations. "People were systematically supplied with pyrotechnics and other means by the relevant political forces," Kobakhidze said. The government's decision to suspend EU talks has plunged the South Caucasus country of 3.7 million people into political crisis and the authorities claim to have thwarted an attempted revolution. Critics accuse the government of turning its back on the West and steering an increasingly authoritarian and pro-Russian course, which the ruling party denies. Salome Zourabichvili, the country's pro-EU president who has become a voice of the protest movement, wrote on X on Wednesday: "My urgent call to our partners and those who want to prevent (the) crisis to go deeper..., it is time to put strong pressure on a ruling party that is driving the country over the cliff! Do not be late... !" A spokeswoman for Coalition for Change said on X that several other party members had been detained alongside Gvaramia. Kobakhidze, the prime minister, has repeatedly praised the police for their response to the protests. Georgia's public ombudsman, a former opposition politician, accused the police on Tuesday of harshly mistreating people detained during demonstrations, saying their treatment amounted to torture. The EU's foreign affairs spokesperson Anitta Hipper wrote on X: "We urge authorities to stop using excessive force and ensure freedom of assembly. All acts of violence must be investigated immediately." Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday said the Georgian government's actions were "shameful," and aimed at making the country dependent on Russia. Georgia's government has repeatedly sparred with Ukraine since Russia's February 2022 invasion, accusing Georgian fighters based in Ukraine of plotting its overthrow. (Reporting by Felix Light and Lucy Papachristou, additional reporting by Gleb Stolyarov; Writing by Lucy Papachristou; Editing by Mark Trevelyan, Andrew Osborn, Gareth Jones and Diane Craft)Joby conducts first FAA testing under Type Inspection Authorization in simulator in Marina

Stock market today: Wall Street inches higher to set more recordsNEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks tiptoed to more records amid a mixed Tuesday of trading, tacking a touch more onto what’s already been a stellar year so far. The S&P 500 edged up by 2 points, or less than 0.1%, to set an all-time high for the 55th time this year. It’s climbed in 10 of the last 11 days and is on track for one of its best years since the turn of the millennium. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 76 points, or 0.2%, while the Nasdaq composite added 0.4% to its own record set a day earlier. AT&T rose 4.6% after it boosted its profit forecast for the year. It also announced a $10 billion plan to send cash to its investors by buying back its own stock, while saying it expects to authorize another $10 billion of repurchases in 2027. On the losing end of Wall Street was U.S. Steel, which fell 8%. President-elect Donald Trump reiterated on social media that he would not let Japan’s Nippon Steel take over the iconic Pennsylvania steelmaker. Nippon Steel announced plans last December to buy the Pittsburgh-based steel producer for $14.1 billion in cash, raising concerns about what the transaction could mean for unionized workers, supply chains and U.S. national security. Earlier this year, President Joe Biden also came out against the acquisition. Tesla sank 1.6% after a judge in Delaware reaffirmed a previous ruling that the electric car maker must revoke Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar pay package. The judge denied a request by attorneys for Musk and Tesla’s corporate directors to vacate her ruling earlier this year requiring the company to rescind the unprecedented pay package. All told, the S&P 500 rose 2.73 points to 6,049.88. The Dow fell 76.47 to 44,705.53, and the Nasdaq composite gained 76.96 to 19,480.91. In the bond market, Treasury yields held relatively steady after a report showed U.S. employers were advertising slightly more job openings at the end of October than a month earlier. Continued strength there would raise optimism that the economy could remain out of a recession that many investors had earlier worried was inevitable. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 4.23% from 4.20% from late Monday. Yields have seesawed since Election Day amid worries that Trump’s preferences for lower tax rates and bigger tariffs could spur higher inflation along with economic growth. But traders are still confident the Federal Reserve will cut its main interest rate again at its next meeting in two weeks. They’re betting on a nearly three-in-four chance of that, according to data from CME Group. Lower rates can give the economy more juice, but they can also give inflation more fuel. The key report this week that could guide the Fed’s next move will arrive on Friday. It’s the monthly jobs report , which will show how many workers U.S. employers hired and fired during November. It could be difficult to parse given how much storms and strikes distorted figures in October. Based on trading in the options market, Friday’s jobs report appears to be the biggest potential market mover until the Fed announces its next decision on interest rates Dec. 18, according to strategists at Barclays Capital. In financial markets abroad, the value of South Korea’s currency fell 1.1% against the U.S. dollar following a frenetic night where President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law and then later said he’d lift it after lawmakers voted to reject military rule. Stocks of Korean companies that trade in the United States also fell, including a 1.6% drop for SK Telecom. Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumped 1.9% to help lead global markets. Some analysts think Japanese stocks could end up benefiting from Trump’s threats to raise tariffs , including for goods coming from China . Trade relations between the U.S. and China took another step backward after China said it is banning exports to the U.S. of gallium, germanium, antimony and other key high-tech materials with potential military applications. The counterpunch came swiftly after the U.S. Commerce Department expanded the list of Chinese technology companies subject to export controls to include many that make equipment used to make computer chips, chipmaking tools and software. The 140 companies newly included in the so-called “entity list” are nearly all based in China. In China, stock indexes rose 1% in Hong Kong and 0.4% in Shanghai amid unconfirmed reports that Chinese leaders would meet next week to discuss planning for the coming year. Investors are hoping it may bring fresh stimulus to help spur growth in the world’s second-largest economy. In France, the CAC 40 rose 0.3% amid continued worries about politics in Paris , where the government is battling over the budget. AP Business Writers Yuri Kageyama and Matt Ott contributed.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks tiptoed to more records amid a mixed Tuesday of trading, tacking a touch more onto what’s already been a stellar year so far. The S&P 500 edged up by 2 points, or less than 0.1%, to set an all-time high for the 55th time this year. It’s climbed in 10 of the last 11 days and is on track for one of its best years since the turn of the millennium. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 76 points, or 0.2%, while the Nasdaq composite added 0.4% to its own record set a day earlier. AT&T rose 4.6% after it boosted its profit forecast for the year. It also announced a $10 billion plan to send cash to its investors by buying back its own stock, while saying it expects to authorize another $10 billion of repurchases in 2027. On the losing end of Wall Street was U.S. Steel, which fell 8%. President-elect Donald Trump reiterated on social media that he would not let Japan’s Nippon Steel take over the iconic Pennsylvania steelmaker. Nippon Steel announced plans last December to buy the Pittsburgh-based steel producer for $14.1 billion in cash, raising concerns about what the transaction could mean for unionized workers, supply chains and U.S. national security. Earlier this year, President Joe Biden also came out against the acquisition. Tesla sank 1.6% after a judge in Delaware reaffirmed a previous ruling that the electric car maker must revoke Elon Musk’s multibillion-dollar pay package. The judge denied a request by attorneys for Musk and Tesla’s corporate directors to vacate her ruling earlier this year requiring the company to rescind the unprecedented pay package. All told, the S&P 500 rose 2.73 points to 6,049.88. The Dow fell 76.47 to 44,705.53, and the Nasdaq composite gained 76.96 to 19,480.91. In the bond market, Treasury yields held relatively steady after a report showed U.S. employers were advertising slightly more job openings at the end of October than a month earlier. Continued strength there would raise optimism that the economy could remain out of a recession that many investors had earlier worried was inevitable. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 4.23% from 4.20% from late Monday. Yields have seesawed since Election Day amid worries that Trump’s preferences for lower tax rates and bigger tariffs could spur higher inflation along with economic growth. But traders are still confident the Federal Reserve will cut its main interest rate again at its next meeting in two weeks. They’re betting on a nearly three-in-four chance of that, according to data from CME Group. Lower rates can give the economy more juice, but they can also give inflation more fuel. The key report this week that could guide the Fed’s next move will arrive on Friday. It’s the monthly jobs report , which will show how many workers U.S. employers hired and fired during November. It could be difficult to parse given how much storms and strikes distorted figures in October. Based on trading in the options market, Friday’s jobs report appears to be the biggest potential market mover until the Fed announces its next decision on interest rates Dec. 18, according to strategists at Barclays Capital. In financial markets abroad, the value of South Korea’s currency fell 1.1% against the U.S. dollar following a frenetic night where President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law and then later said he’d lift it after lawmakers voted to reject military rule. Stocks of Korean companies that trade in the United States also fell, including a 1.6% drop for SK Telecom. Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumped 1.9% to help lead global markets. Some analysts think Japanese stocks could end up benefiting from Trump’s threats to raise tariffs , including for goods coming from China . Trade relations between the U.S. and China took another step backward after China said it is banning exports to the U.S. of gallium, germanium, antimony and other key high-tech materials with potential military applications. The counterpunch came swiftly after the U.S. Commerce Department expanded the list of Chinese technology companies subject to export controls to include many that make equipment used to make computer chips, chipmaking tools and software. The 140 companies newly included in the so-called “entity list” are nearly all based in China. In China, stock indexes rose 1% in Hong Kong and 0.4% in Shanghai amid unconfirmed reports that Chinese leaders would meet next week to discuss planning for the coming year. Investors are hoping it may bring fresh stimulus to help spur growth in the world’s second-largest economy. In France, the CAC 40 rose 0.3% amid continued worries about politics in Paris , where the government is battling over the budget. AP Business Writers Yuri Kageyama and Matt Ott contributed.

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Ireland rookies impress as penalty-ridden Fiji dominated 52-17WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Summer Lee overcame a primary challenge to return to office in January. Two of her close allies did not. While Lee of Swissvale easily dispatched Edgewood Council member Bhavini Patel last spring, challengers ousted two other members of the left-wing group of House Democrats known as the Squad. What Lee and the two Democrats who lost their reelection bids — U.S. Reps. Jamaal Bowman of New York and Cori Bush of Missouri — had in common was that they have been among Israel's fiercest critics in Congress, even before Hamas launched an attack on the Jewish State on Oct. 7, 2023. "While the number of anti-Israel Democrats and their influence have been exaggerated, there's no doubt that the defeat of two of them should send a strong message to those who refuse to condemn the Iranian attack on Israel in April or voted against a resolution standing with Israel against Hamas or more recently has called on the administration to withhold weapons," said Halie Soifer, CEO of the Jewish Democratic Council of America. But while Bowman's and Bush's races attracted millions of dollars from the pro-Israel community, Lee's did not. Her district is more liberal than others — Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris received more votes in 2024 against Donald Trump than Joe Biden did in 2020 — and Nachama Soloveichik, a partner in ColdSpark, a Pittsburgh-based Republican consulting firm, said there wasn't the outrage over Lee's positions as there was in those other two districts. "I don't think she has suffered from the same kind of negatives," Soloveichik said. Lee did not respond to requests for comment. But a close ally, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., said the millions of dollars spent by outside groups influenced the outcome of the races. "It's really heartbreaking to have members depart from here, especially in races that had the highest levels of special interest spending that we've seen in American history," Ocasio-Cortez said. "I don't think anyone feels good about that." A super PAC affiliated with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the powerful pro-Israel lobby, spent $14.6 million on the Bowman race and $8.6 million on the Bush race, according to the research group OpenSecrets. Those were the PAC's two highest-spending races in 2024, and AIPAC-backed candidates won both, as they did in 96% of Democrats the group endorsed. AIPAC spokesman Marshall Wittman said the results showed that "being pro-Israel is both good policy and good politics." Congressional Progressive Caucus leaders recommended that the Democratic National Committee ban super PACs from spending money in party primaries. Outgoing caucus chair Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., said that the outside money was a big factor in Bowman's and Bush's defeats. "Those two individuals had a lot of big money come in against them," Jayapal said. "Every election you have to convince voters. It gets very difficult, when you get enormous amounts of money coming in, to make your case. I don't think there's any big lesson to learn from it other than big money." After all, she said, many other progressives were reelected despite the outside spending. "I think people want to look at those two instead of looking at the whole range of progressives that won, including ones that had a lot of big money against them," she said. "But we obviously think we need to get big money out of these primaries." Another caucus member, U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., cautioned against calling the primary losses a backlash to progressive politicians. "There are unique factors to each of those districts, which I think we ought to refrain from making general statements," McGovern said. "Those districts are different, and there were a bunch of factors. I don't think it was a repudiation of the Squad or people wanted to move to the right. These are individual races." Still, Democratic strategist Joel Rubin, a Squirrel Hill native, said Lee should study why so much money was spent in those other races and why it worked. "It would benefit her and her political position to look at the lessons from the Bowman and the Bush races and rather than chalk it up to one generalized talking point, look deeper at why the money that went into the race had the impact on voters that it did," said Rubin. But Soloveichik cautioned that politicians aren't very good at personal introspection. "If Oct. 7, which was the worst attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust, did not cause people to question their votes and their rhetoric, I don't think anything will," Soloveichik said. "They talk to people who think and vote just like them. Their supporters are hard-left activists, and their districts are overwhelmingly liberal. I doubt that we'll see anything." Lee's district includes the large Jewish community in Squirrel Hill, site of the worst antisemitic attack in U.S. history when Robert Bowers gunned down 11 worshippers in a local synagogue in 2018. She obtained $1 million in federal funds to convert the Squirrel Hill synagogue into a memorial and education center, and another $547,000 for the 10.27 Healing Partnership, which helps those traumatized by the shooting. Soifer said the congresswoman needs to build a better relationship with her Jewish constituents. "One doesn't always have to agree, but one should always have open lines of communication with one's constituents," Soifer said. And Soloveichik warned that Lee's electoral success in 2024 didn't close the door on a future, more successful challenger if she continues on her current path regarding the Jewish state. "I feel pretty confident that the people who care about Israel are keeping an eye on her performance and if there is an opportunity to fire her electorally, they will jump on it," she said. One of those watching Lee is Pittsburgh resident Lou Weiss, a local pro-Israel activist and member of the Republican Jewish Coalition. "If the appropriate candidate pops up, we'd love to happen to her what happened to these others," he said. "Hopefully she joins her buddies Jamaal and Cori in early retirement." In the wake of the primary defeats of her Squad colleagues, Lee disregards her Jewish constituents at her own risk, Rubin said. "What kind of relationship does she want to have with these constituents and will that influence her positions?" Rubin said. "If it doesn't and if the way she's engaging continues to make them concerned and upset, then you bet they're going to be looking for alternatives. ...If you keep on having your voters and constituents upset, you increase the likelihood of a credible challenger appearing." So far, Lee hasn't changed her positions on Israel. She was one of 14 House members to vote against a Republican-led resolution condemning antisemitism and one of nine opposing a resolution expressing support for Israel and condemning Hamas for the October 2023 attack. Earlier this month, Lee helped lead a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, urging them to suspend transfers of offensive weapons to Israel. "Continuing to transfer offensive weapons to Netanyahu's government prolongs the suffering of Palestinian families, puts Israeli lives in further danger, and risks our own national security by sending a message to the world that the U.S. applies its laws and values selectively," Lee said. Among the 19 other lawmakers signing the letter were Bowman and Bush. But Lee acts at her own peril if she doesn't acknowledge that Bowman's and Bush's positions on Israel were factors in their defeats, said Sam Markstein, national political director for the Republican Jewish Coalition. "As a proud Squad member, Congresswoman Lee has embraced, time and again, the most radical elements in the Democratic Party," Markstein said. "Congresswoman Lee would be wise to change course, but we know she won't." (c)2024 the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Visit the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette at www.post-gazette.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

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CLEVELAND — Only the Cleveland Browns. Only a team beset by perpetual problems at quarterback for the better part of two decades can get a record-setting 497-yard, four-touchdown, jaw-dropping, where-did-that-come-from performance on Monday night from Jameis Winston — and still lose. History wrapped in misery. Only the Browns. Winston spoiled a high-level performance in Denver's thin air by throwing a pair of pick-sixes — the second with 1:48 remaining — as the Broncos rode big plays to a 41-32 win over the Browns (3-9), who have to wonder what their disappointing season might look like if Deshaun Watson had been benched before getting hurt. The loss ended any illusions the Browns had of making a late playoff push like they did a year ago. It also clinched the team's 22nd losing season since its expansion rebirth in 1999. In his fifth start this season, Winston provided further evidence that the Browns made a major mistake by not switching QBs long before Watson ruptured his Achilles tendon on Oct. 20 against Cincinnati. Cleveland's offense has come alive behind Winston, who has thrown for over 300 yards three times, something Watson didn't do in 19 starts over his three suspension-shortened, injury-riddled seasons with the Browns. While there were some positives, Winston's turnovers were too costly. "You’re not going to play perfect at the quarterback position. He knows that," coach Kevin Stefanski said Tuesday on a Zoom call. “I know that ultimately he wants to do anything in his power to help this team win and that’s going to be taking care of the ball. But he also had moments there where he was moving that offense and did a nice job.” Winston may not be the long-term answer for the Browns, but he's showing he can at least give them a viable option for 2025 while the club sorts through the tangled Watson situation, which continues to have a stranglehold on the franchise. In all likelihood, and assuming he's fully recovered, Watson will be back next season in some capacity with the Browns, who are still on the hook to pay him $92 million — of his fully guaranteed $230 million contract — over the next two seasons. Releasing Watson would have damaging salary-cap implications, and while that would be a bitter financial pill for owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam to swallow, it could the Browns' safest and easiest exit strategy. And if they needed any proof that such a strategy can work, the Browns only had to look across the field at the Broncos, who got out from under QB Russell Wilson's monster contract by cutting him, taking the financial hit and drafting Bo Nix. After some common early growing pains, Nix has settled in and the rookie has the Broncos in the mix for a postseason berth. It wasn't long ago that the Browns thought their quarterback concerns were behind them. Instead, they lie ahead. Stefanski's decision to hand over the play-calling duties to first-year coordinator Ken Dorsey has been a positive. While the move hasn't led directly to many wins, the Browns have moved the ball much more effectively and scored at least 20 points in three of five games since the switch after not scoring 20 in their first eight. An issue all season, Cleveland's defense was again gashed for long plays and TDs, including a 93-yard scoring pass in the third quarter. The Browns have allowed 48 plays of 20-plus yards and 12 of at least 40 yards. WR Jerry Jeudy. His return to Denver was a personal and professional triumph — except on the scoreboard. Vowing revenge on the Broncos, who traded him to the Browns in March, Jeudy had the best game of his career, catching nine passes for 235 yards and a TD. Since Winston took over as Cleveland's starter, Jeudy leads the league with 614 yards receiving. Jeudy just might be the No. 1 receiver the Browns have needed following Amari Cooper's trade. Jordan Hicks gets an honorable mention after recording 12 tackles. K Dustin Hopkins. He missed a 47-yard field goal to end Cleveland's first drive, setting the tone for a night of missed opportunities. After making 33 of 36 field goal tries in his first season with the Browns, Hopkins is just 16 of 23, with his inaccuracy raising questions why the team signed him to a three-year, $15.9 million contract in July. Stefanski had no updates from the game. ... LB Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah remains sidelined with a neck injury suffered on Nov. 2. Stefanski ruled him out again for Sunday's game at Pittsburgh. 552 — Yards of total offense for the Browns, just 10 shy of the single-game franchise record set in 1989. A short turnaround before visiting the Steelers (9-3), who will be looking to avenge their 24-19 loss in Cleveland on Nov. 21. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl