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Image via Project Survival's Cat Haven Instagram. A Fresno County wildlife sanctuary is being recognized for its efforts in wildlife care. , conservation park in Dunlap, has achieved the distinction of American Humane Certified for its high standards of care and treatment of animals. The nonprofit organization, founded in 1993, is dedicated to the preservation of wild cats and offers guided tours of some of the world’s rarest cats. The cat haven spans across 93 acres west of in California. Project Survival’s Cat Haven passed an independent assessment that reviewed the wellbeing of animals in their care—a process guided by the latest science and best practices and informed by veterinarians and experts in animal welfare, animal science, zoology, and ethics who have experience in protecting animals. “We are thrilled that Project Survival’s Cat Haven has met the standards to become American Humane Certified,” said Dr. Robin Ganzert, President and CEO of American Humane. Ganzert said they are thrilled that Project Survival’s Cat Haven have met their standards. “Project Survival’s Cat Haven is an innovative conservation park that promotes the preservation of wild cats in their native habitat, Ganzert said. “This certification provides American Humane with the opportunity to recognize the extensive reach of the animal welfare movement at zoos, aquariums, and conservation parks around the world.” The validation process includes submission of a pre-audit application, which is then followed by an onsite audit that assesses animal welfare. Factors considered in the process include housing, food, water, lighting, shade, sound, activity levels, and the training of staff who interact with the animals. The audit helps verify good practices at zoos and aquariums and offers increased insurance to visitors their support is worthwhile. “Project Survival’s Cat Haven is excited and proud to be certified by American Humane,” said Dale Anderson, Founder of Project Survival’s Cat Haven. “Being recognized by an organization that puts the care of animals first is a great honor. To save cats in the wild, we need people to meet their wild cousins that are cared for at the Cat Haven. Making a connection between people and the cats gives us the opportunity to help protect wild cats worldwide.” A Fresno County wildlife sanctuary is being recognized for its Party City, a national retail chain specializing in party supplies, A Fresno area nonprofit organization whose goal is to reduce Fresno County is closing in on its $400,000 goal toCFTC Staff Takes a "Measured First Step" in Artificial Intelligence

NEW YORK — In a string of visits, dinners, calls, monetary pledges and social media overtures, big tech chiefs — including Apple’s Tim Cook, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos — have joined a parade of business and world leaders in trying to improve their standing with President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office in January. “The first term, everybody was fighting me,” Trump said in remarks at Mar-a-Lago. “In this term, everybody wants to be my friend.” Tech companies and leaders have now poured millions into his inauguration fund, a sharp increase — in most cases — from past pledges to incoming presidents. But what does the tech industry expect to gain out of their renewed relationships with Trump? Clearing the way for AI development A clue to what the industry is looking for came just days before the election when Microsoft executives — who’ve largely tried to show a neutral or bipartisan stance — joined with a close Trump ally, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, to publish a blog post outlining their approach to artificial intelligence policy. “Regulation should be implemented only if its benefits outweigh its costs,” said the document signed by Andreessen, his business partner Ben Horowitz, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and the company’s president, Brad Smith. They also urged the government to back off on any attempt to strengthen copyright laws that would make it harder for companies to use publicly available data to train their AI systems. And they said, “the government should examine its procurement practices to enable more startups to sell technology to the government.” Trump has pledged to rescind President Joe Biden’s sweeping AI executive order, which sought to protect people’s rights and safety without stifling innovation. He hasn’t specified what he would do in its place, but his campaign said AI development should be “rooted in Free Speech and Human Flourishing.” Easier energy for data centers Trump’s choice to head the Interior Department, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, has spoken openly about the need to boost electricity production to meet increased demand from data centers and artificial intelligence. “The AI battle affects everything from defense to healthcare to education to productivity as a country,′′ Burgum said on Nov. 15, referring to artificial intelligence. “And the AI that’s coming in the next 18 months is going to be revolutionary. So there’s just a sense of urgency and a sense of understanding in the Trump administration′′ to address it. Demand for data centers ballooned in recent years due to the rapid growth of cloud computing and artificial intelligence, and local governments are competing for lucrative deals with big tech companies. But as data centers begin to consume more resources, some residents are pushing back against the world’s most powerful corporations over concerns about the economic, social and environmental health of their communities. Changing the antitrust discussion “Maybe Big Tech should buy a copy of ‘The Art of The Deal’ to figure out how to best negotiate with this administration,” suggested Paul Swanson, an antitrust attorney for the law firm Holland & Hart. “I won’t be surprised if they find ways to reach some accommodations and we end up seeing more negotiated resolutions and consent decrees.” Although federal regulators began cracking down on Google and Facebook during Trump’s first term as president — and flourished under Biden — most experts expect his second administration to ease up on antitrust enforcement and be more receptive to business mergers. Google may benefit from Trump’s return after he made comments on the campaign trail suggesting a breakup of the company isn’t in the U.S. national interest, after a judge declared its search engine an illegal monopoly. But recent nominations put forward by his transition team have favored those who have been critical of Big Tech companies, suggesting Google won’t be entirely off the hook. Fending off the EU Cook’s notoriously rocky relationship with the EU can be traced back to a 2016 ruling from Brussels in a tax case targeting Apple. Cook slammed the bloc’s order for Apple to pay back up to 13 billion euros ($13.7 billion) in Irish back taxes as “total political crap.” Trump, then in his first term as president, piled on, referring to the European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, who was spearheading a campaign on special tax deals and a crackdown on Big Tech companies, as the “tax lady” who “really hates the U.S.” Brussels was eventually vindicated after the bloc’s top court rejected Apple’s appeal this year, though it didn’t stop Cook from calling Trump to complain, Trump recounted in a podcast in October. Trump hosted Cook for a Friday evening dinner at the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago resort, according to a person familiar with the matter who was not authorized to comment publicly. Neither Apple nor the Trump transition team has commented on the nature of their discussions. Making amends? Altman, Amazon and Meta all pledged to donate $1 million each to Trump’s inaugural fund. During his first term, Trump criticized Amazon and railed against the political coverage at The Washington Post, which billionaire Bezos owns. Meanwhile, Bezos had criticized some of Trump’s past rhetoric. In 2019, Amazon also argued in a court case that Trump’s bias against the company harmed its chances of winning a $10 billion Pentagon contract. More recently, Bezos has struck a more conciliatory tone. He recently said at The New York Times’ DealBook Summit in New York that he was “optimistic” about Trump’s second term, while also endorsing president-elect’s plans to cut regulations. The donation from Meta came just weeks after Zuckerberg met with Trump privately at Mar-a-Lago. During the 2024 campaign, Zuckerberg did not endorse a candidate for president, but voiced a more positive stance toward Trump. Earlier this year, he praised Trump’s response to his first assassination attempt. Still, Trump in recent months had continued to attack Zuckerberg publicly. And Altman, who is in a legal dispute with AI rival Elon Musk, has said he is “not that worried” about the Tesla CEO’s influence in the incoming administration. Musk, an early OpenAI investor and board member, sued the artificial intelligence company earlier this year alleging that the maker of ChatGPT betrayed its founding aims of benefiting the public good rather than pursuing profits.Live coverage: SpaceX to launch O3b mPOWER satellites for SES on Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space CenterCanada is already examining tariffs on certain US items following Trump’s tariff threat

The No. 6 Notre Dame women’s basketball team (4-0) has breezed through the first 2 1⁄2 weeks of the season, annihilating opponents by an average of 47.5 points. It’s hard to know what’s more impressive about the Fighting Irish. Is it their offensive dominance? Or perhaps their stifling defense that’s kept opposing teams to 31.2% shooting? Then again, the early returns on Notre Dame’s season are inflated, considering the Fighting Irish haven’t faced much of a challenge in four tuneup games. But the slow ramp-up for their season is over, and the real competition is set to begin when Niele Ivey’s team travels to Los Angeles to take on No. 3 USC (4-0) on Saturday (4 p.m. ET, NBC). “We’re really excited,“ Niele Ivey told reporters this week . “The fact that we get to be on this big stage, it’s just an incredible matchup. They have some of the biggest names out in women’s basketball right now.” Ivey is referring to USC sophomore standout JuJu Watkins and potential 2025 WNBA lottery pick Kiki Iriafen. Watkins was a basketball big shot even before she stepped on the court last season for the Trojans. But her remarkable first-year campaign — during which she set a single-season record for a freshman by scoring 920 points – only elevated her stature. This season, Watkins is averaging 21.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 3.8 steals and 3.0 blocks in four games. Iriafen, a transfer from Stanford, has posted 17.3 points to go with her team-high 7.5 rebounds per game. But make no mistake about it: Notre Dame has a few stars of its own, too, which adds to the intrigue of this early-season showdown of two possible Final Four teams. It helps that point guard Olivia Miles, another potential 2025 lottery pick, returned to the Fighting Irish’s lineup after missing all of last season because of a knee injury. Miles’ elite passing abilities and improving 3-point shooting make up just one half of what could be the most dynamic backcourt in college basketball this season. Sophomore All-American guard Hannah Hidalgo, who set several program records for Notre Dame last season, also is picking up where she left off. She leads the team in scoring (25 points per game) and steals (5.3 per game). Hidalgo’s scrappy approach on the defensive end makes her a menace to opposing guards and could help wear down Watkins over the course of Saturday’s tilt. After all, the way to beat USC is not to go into the game with the mindset of stopping Watkins – that’s not going to happen – but rather to make her work for every point. Other players who might be up for the defensive assignment include Sonia Citron and Cassandre Prospect. Saturday will be a chance for Notre Dame to make a statement and prove it’s a legitimate national title threat this season. Big-game hunting Here are three more games you should know about this week: No. 1 South Carolina (5-0) at No. 5 UCLA (4-0), Sunday, 4 p.m. ET, FS1: The schedule makers delivered basketball fans quite the treat this weekend with not just one but two marquee matchups — and both of them in Los Angeles, at that. The second potential Final Four preview features South Carolina with its 43-game winning streak on the line. South Carolina’s star big from a season ago, Kamilla Cardoso, went to the WNBA. Chloe Kitts has been working to fill the 6-foot-7 void left by Cardoso’s departure, but she doesn’t have nearly the same size and skills inside as her successor. Enter UCLA 6-foot-7 center Lauren Betts, who could be a matchup nightmare for the Gamecocks. Betts is averaging 21.5 points on 72.5% shooting and is corralling 11.5 rebounds per game, which could be a big problem for South Carolina. Then again, the Gamecocks have legendary coach Dawn Staley, who’s no stranger to leading a team that has a target on its back. This game could come down to the wire. No. 2 UConn (4-0) vs. Oregon State (1-3) in Nassau, Bahamas, Monday, 7:30 p.m. ET: Geno Auriemma added yet another impressive notch on his belt this week when he became the all-time winningest coach in college basketball . UConn’s win against Fairleigh Dickinson on Wednesday was the 1,217th of Auriemma’s career, surpassing former Stanford coach Tara Vanderveer for the record. Auriemma’s win count is sure to continue to swell, starting Monday against Oregon State at the Baha Mar Women’s Championship. This Huskies team is loaded with talent and has a deep bench – a luxury that had eluded it in past seasons because of injuries. Azzi Fudd is back in the fold after a year away because of a knee injury. And Paige Bueckers, a favorite to go No. 1 in the 2025 WNBA draft, continues to dazzle. No. 16 North Carolina (3-1) vs. Ball State (4-0) in Nassau, Bahamas, Saturday, 6:30 p.m. ET: North Carolina enters this weekend as a favorite to win the annual Battle 4 Atlantic tournament. Sure, the Tar Heels are coming off a tough loss at UConn, but that might only fuel them this weekend. Ball State will be putting its perfect record on the line. The Cardinals managed to squeeze out a win against Northern Iowa last week, which proved to be more impressive than initially believed. Could Ball State pull off a stunner? Upset alert! Maya, oh my. Maya McDermott was a catalyst for Northern Iowa, who took the cake this week for the biggest upset of the young women’s basketball season. The unranked Panthers stunned No. 8 Iowa State on Wednesday night, 87-75, as McDermott dropped a career-high 37 points. It marked Northern Iowa’s first win against a top-10 opponent in program history and will go down as a day to remember for McDermott, who grew up in a Des Moines suburb just 30 miles south of Iowa State’s campus.

Friends of the Earth Scotland, Oil Change International, and Stop Climate Chaos Scotland are among 29 groups that have signed a letter to the First Minister calling on developers to conduct a new environmental assessment. The new plant would be built next to the existing Peterhead station, and utilise carbon capture technology in a bid to reduce emissions. Research published by the non-profit group Carbon Tracker found that the project’s climate emissions could be five times higher than reported in official planning application documents. Campaigners say SSE and Equinor failed to account for the pollution created by extraction and transportation of the gas to be burned on site, or pollution produced when the carbon capture plant wasn’t working. Friends of the Earth Scotland climate campaigner Alex Lee said: “Ministers should be demanding the climate truth about the Peterhead gas project. “Research has exposed how the official planning documents are riddled with selective carbon accounting and wildly optimistic forecasts. “The Scottish Government’s lack of curiosity is astounding for a project that could be driving climate pollution and energy bills for the next 30 years. “New fossil fuel burning will critically undermine the energy transition and make it even harder for the Scottish Government to meet its climate commitments.” Since February 2022, the Scottish Government has been considering an application from SSE and Equinor to build a new gas-burning station with carbon capture next to the existing station. Climate campaigners have previously accused ministers of repeated breaches of the Ministerial Code in relation to their mishandling of the application and repeated meetings with the developers. They say that if approved, the Peterhead gas proposal would also lock Scottish households into paying energy prices set by international gas markets, prone to external shocks such as the war in Ukraine. Rosemary Harris, senior campaigner at Oil Change International said: “The UK has thrown £500m of public money at carbon capture schemes that have delivered absolutely nothing. “This isn’t an accident – it’s a pattern. With 80% of CCS projects worldwide either failing or stalled, the fossil fuel industry’s promises aren’t just empty, they’re expensive. “Every pound wasted on these failed schemes is a pound stolen from real climate solutions. We don’t need more costly experiments – we need proven, working solutions like renewable energy that can deliver for our communities today.” A Scottish Government spokesperson said: “It would not be appropriate to comment on a live application. “A decision will be taken by ministers in due course, following consideration of the application information, consultation responses and representations made by members of the public.” Get all the latest news from around the country Scan the QR code on your mobile device for all the latest news from around the country

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