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By JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Tuesday he was “stupid” not to put his own name on pandemic relief checks in 2021, noting that Donald Trump had done so in 2020 and likely got credit for helping people out through this simple, effective act of branding. Biden did the second-guessing as he delivered a speech at the Brookings Institution defending his economic record and challenging Trump to preserve Democratic policy ideas when he returns to the White House next month. Related Articles National Politics | Trump names Andrew Ferguson as head of Federal Trade Commission to replace Lina Khan National Politics | Donald Trump is returning to the world stage. So is his trolling National Politics | Biden issues veto threat on bill expanding federal judiciary as partisan split emerges National Politics | Trump lawyers and aide hit with 10 additional felony charges in Wisconsin over 2020 fake electors National Politics | After withdrawing as attorney general nominee, Matt Gaetz lands a talk show on OANN television As Biden focused on his legacy with his term ending, he suggested Trump should keep the Democrats’ momentum going and ignore the policies of his allies. The president laid out favorable recent economic data but acknowledged his rare public regret that he had not been more self-promotional in advertising the financial support provided by his administration as the country emerged from the pandemic. “I signed the American Rescue Plan, the most significant economic recovery package in our history, and also learned something from Donald Trump,” Biden said at the Washington-based think tank. “He signed checks for people for 7,400 bucks ... and I didn’t. Stupid.” The decision by the former reality TV star and real estate developer to add his name to the checks sent by the U.S. Treasury to millions of Americans struggling during the coronavirus marked the first time a president’s name appeared on any IRS payments. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris , who replaced him as the Democratic nominee , largely failed to convince the American public of the strength of the economy. The addition of 16 million jobs, funding for infrastructure, new factories and investments in renewable energy were not enough to overcome public exhaustion over inflation, which spiked in 2022 and left many households coping with elevated grocery, gasoline and housing costs. More than 6 in 10 voters in November’s election described the economy as “poor” or “not so good,” according to AP VoteCast, an extensive survey of the electorate. Trump won nearly 7 in 10 of the voters who felt the economy was in bad shape, paving the way for a second term as president after his 2020 loss to Biden. Biden used his speech to argue that Trump was inheriting a strong economy that is the envy of the world. The inflation rate fell without a recession that many economists had viewed as inevitable, while the unemployment rate is a healthy 4.2% and applications to start new businesses are at record levels. Biden called the numbers under his watch “a new set of benchmarks to measure against the next four years.” “President-elect Trump is receiving the strongest economy in modern history,” said Biden, who warned that Trump’s planned tax cuts could lead to massive deficits or deep spending cuts. He also said that Trump’s promise of broad tariffs on foreign imports would be a mistake, part of a broader push Tuesday by the administration to warn against Trump’s threatened action. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen also issued a word of caution about them at a summit of The Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council. “I think the imposition of broad based tariffs, at least of the type that have been discussed, almost all economists agree this would raise prices on American consumers,” she said. Biden was also critical of Trump allies who have pushed Project 2025 , a policy blueprint from the Heritage Foundation that calls for a complete overhaul of the federal government. Trump has disavowed participation in it, though parts were written by his allies and overlap with his stated views on economics, immigration, education policy and civil rights. “I pray to God the president-elect throws away Project 2025,” Biden said. “I think it would be an economic disaster.” Associated Press writer Fatima Hussein in Washington contributed to this report.
Biden says he was ‘stupid’ not to put his name on pandemic relief checks like Trump did
Advocates are urging the Liberal government not to play politics with the remaining provisions under a firearms bill passed in December 2023, warning any further delay could put more women’s lives at risk. Brian Sweeney, a self-described “broken-hearted man,” whose daughter Angie was fatally shot by her ex-boyfriend last year in Sault Ste. Marie, was among those who told Ottawa reporters Monday that the government needs to act quickly. Angie was killed by a man who had a history of intimate partner violence, who, after killing her, headed home and shot his own three children and turned the gun on himself. Sweeney helped found Angie’s Angels, an organization he promised will be “active” in the next election to rally Canadians in support of candidates who back Bill C-21, the Liberals’ hallmark gun control bill. That legislation promised to bring in red and yellow flag laws by banning anybody under a protection order, such as a restraining order, from owning or possessing guns. Those convicted of domestic violence offences would also be subject to the prohibition, with officers ordered to revoke a licence within 24 hours if they have “reasonable grounds” to suspect that someone may have stalked or committed domestic violence against a partner. Regulations to bring those rules into force remain in the works, a reality that Sweeney said is unacceptable and dangerous. “Clearly, every month that goes by without these new laws being enforced in our cities, towns and across rural and remote communities puts the lives of women and children at greater risk,” he said. “I can’t bring my daughter back, but what I can do is use my grief and great sadness to help prevent other femicides." Nathalie Provost, a representative with gun control advocacy organization PolySeSouvient, expressed anger and frustration that the feds are not moving on the “potentially life-saving measures” with the urgency needed. She noted that no timeline has been given for the remaining regulations. Suzanne Zaccour, a spokesperson for the National Association of Women and the Law, took it a step further and called on the feds to bring in the provisions before the next election. She argued that if they fail to do so, all four opposition parties must commit to upholding and enforcing the measures on their forthcoming platforms. While the feds want red and yellow flag laws to come into force “as soon as possible,” the government did not elaborate. “We understand the urgency to act and are giving ourselves the means to do so, including through the National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence,” a spokesperson for Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc said in a statement, acknowledging that when a firearm is found in a home, the government knows “dangerous situations are more likely to become deadly.” “Working with provinces, territories and groups advocating in favour of the fight against gender-based violence, we will bring everything to bear to put an end to this scourge.” Alberta woman Tara Graham also shared her personal connection to the issue. Graham’s mother, Brenda Tatlock-Burke, was shot and killed last month by her husband before he killed himself, an incident that sparked calls for greater transparency from the RCMP and how it addresses cases of domestic violence. Graham alleged her stepfather, retired RCMP officer Mike Burke, was toxic and controlling during a three-decade-long relationship with her mother, who was planning to leave him just days before she was killed. She added there are some “critical gaps” in gun control measures that could have prevented her mother’s death, including banning firearm storage within a person's home if their past suspicious behaviour is known and addressing the “myth” that physical harm is the only indicator of intimate partner violence. “Educating both the police and public to recognize coercive control as an equally damaging form of abuse is key,” she added. “It would give victims of psychological and emotional abuse like my mother faith that reaching out to the police for help would be taken as seriously as a broken bone or black eye.” Graham also urged parliamentarians to adopt the NDP's Bill C-332, a push to outlaw coercive control in cases involving intimate partners. That legislation, which the NDP has argued will help address “overlooked and downplayed” forms of abuse while addressing behaviours that instil a fear of violence in victims, remains at second reading in the Senate. “The bottom line is our elected officials have a responsibility to act now” and before it becomes “too late,” Graham said. “I speak today, so no other Canadian will have to travel to Ottawa to plead with you, your politicians, for these common sense solutions.”
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Tyrese Hunter scored 17 of his 26 points after halftime to lead Memphis to a 99-97 overtime win against two-time defending national champion and second-ranked UConn on Monday in the first round of the Maui Invitational . Hunter shot 7 of 10 from 3-point range for the Tigers (5-0), who were 12 of 22 from beyond at the arc as a team. PJ Haggerty had 22 points and five assists, Colby Rogers had 19 points and Dain Dainja scored 14. Tarris Reed Jr. had 22 points and 11 rebounds off the bench for the Huskies (4-1). Alex Karaban had 19 points and six assists, and Jaylin Stewart scored 16. Memphis led by as many as 13 with about four minutes left in regulation, but UConn chipped away and eventually tied it on Solo Ball’s 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds remaining. Memphis: The Tigers ranked second nationally in field goal percentage going into the game and shot it at a 54.7% clip. UConn: The Huskies saw their string of 17 consecutive wins dating back to February come to an end. The teams were tied at 92 with less than a minute remaining in overtime when UConn coach Dan Hurley was assessed a technical foul for his displeasure with an over-the-back call against Liam McNeeley. PJ Carter hit four straight free throws — two for the tech and the other pair for the personal foul — to give Memphis a 96-92 lead with 40.3 seconds to play. UConn had three players foul out. Memphis attempted 40 free throws and made 29 of them. Memphis will play the winner of Colorado-Michigan State on Tuesday in the second round of the invitational. UConn will play the loser of that game in the consolation bracket.If they aren’t the respective biggest and smallest offensive skill-position players in the NFL, each is close to it. The long and the short of it is Darnell Washington and Calvin Austin III are evolving into significant pieces of the Pittsburgh Steelers offense. After relatively little usage in the passing game in 2023 while each was playing in the NFL for the first time, Washington and Austin are increasingly favored targets — particularly since Russell Wilson took over as quarterback six weeks ago. Over the past five games, the diminutive but speedy Austin and the towering, imposing Washington have combined for 21 catches on 34 targets, 314 receiving yards and three total touchdowns. While those statistics aren’t necessarily eye-popping, they do correlate with the Nos. 3-4 receiving options for a team that has known quantities in WR1 George Pickens and a bona fide No. 1 tight end in Pat Freiermuth but has been struggling to find other weapons. Washington and Austin were just behind Pickens and Freiermuth (four receptions each) with three receptions apiece during the Steelers’ most recent outing, a 24-19 defeat at the Cleveland Browns. Austin led the team in receiving yards (78), including a 46-yard third-down play and a 23-yard touchdown catch that gave the Steelers a fourth-quarter lead. “He just did a great job of getting open,” Wilson said of the 46-yard catch after the game. “He did a great job of just really making a play. Then I think the one for the touchdown, I knew how to get the ball off. They were about to hit me, and I just had to let it go down the middle to Calvin. He did a great job and just threw it and anticipated where he was going to be. He made a heck of a catch, heck of a route, and that was awesome.” Over the past five games — the Steelers won four — Austin leads the team in touchdowns with three. Though that includes a 73-yard punt-return TD against the New York Giants, Austin’s two receiving touchdowns are tied with Pickens for the most over that stretch. For the season — including a 55-yard touchdown from Justin Fields in Week 4 — Austin’s three receiving touchdowns are tied with Freiermuth for most on the team. “Coach (Mike) Tomlin always talks about guys who can create space in a non-vertical area,” wide receivers coach Zach Azzanni said recently. “Who is that player on every team? And (Austin) is our guy that way. He does a great job of that. That’s his gift, that’s what he was blessed with, that twitch and that awareness on how to work individuals.” Generously listed at 5-foot-9, 162 pounds, Austin requires gifts such as quickness and special awareness. But if Austin creates space (as Azzanni calls it) “non-vertically,” Washington has a rare ability to create space vertically — as in, literally so. His official listing of 6-7, 264 pounds probably doesn’t do him justice. Steelers tight ends coach Alfredo Roberts recently was speaking about Washington when he said, “You don’t expect a guy who is 6-7 and 300-plus — uh oh ... I said that out loud?” No joke — it would almost take two Austins to make for the mass of one Washington. “He’s a big man, and yet he’s shown (receiving ability) in practice, he’s shown it in training camp that he can be consistent in the passing game,” Roberts said. “So it makes it easy for the play-caller to get it off the call sheet. He’s done it early in games, and he’s rewarded us with some big plays.” Nicknamed “Mount,” Washington had his first career touchdown earlier this season in Denver, and he’s recorded a pair of receptions of at least 25 yards while making 11 catches in five games with Wilson throwing. Consider that Washington had only seven receptions last year as a rookie. Austin, in his first pro season on the field (2022 was spent on injured reserve), had only 12 catches. He and Washington each already have blown past career highs in catches and yards. Each a mid-round draft pick, Austin and Washington entered the league with unique skill sets (speed and size, respectively), but observers wondered if Austin was too small and Washington, well, too big to be viable receiving threats. The contrast between them couldn’t be greater — and perhaps that’s part of what Wilson and coordinator Arthur Smith are leveraging in deploying Washington and Austin more often. “It builds my confidence getting the ball in my hands and getting more comfortable with it,” Washington said. “Because at this level I didn’t really have that many opportunities, so I feel like each catch it keeps building my confidence as a person with the ball in my hands and run after.”Industrial Shredders Market Set to Reach USD 1635.9 Million by 2030, Driven by Expanding Applications and Sustainability Initiatives | Credence Research Inc.
On Friday, Stafford co-op football coach Brian Mazzone told his team that he wouldn’t be coming back next year. Mazzone, who has a 60-35 record and is Stafford’s winningest football coach, decided to step down after 10 years to spend more time with his family. Mazzone will coach Stafford (4-5) in one last game Wednesday on the road against the Windsor Locks co-op team at 6 p.m. at Windsor Locks. “I know the time was now,” Mazzone said. “I wanted to coach for 10 years. It was just a number I had in my head, I don’t know why. It happened to coincide with my son starting high school next year. “I know there’s going to be things I want to be at. He says he’s going to play football. He’d play freshman football on Thursday at 3:45. There’s no way I’m running a practice at Stafford at 3:30 and in my head, worrying what’s going on at Platt or Bristol Central or wherever he is that day. I gotta be there for it.” Mazzone still plans to be an assistant baseball coach at Enfield, where his son will play football and baseball, and he will be coaching his kids in CYO basketball as well. “I had a conversation with (Stafford athletic director) Damian (Frassinelli) a few years ago and he said we’ll work it out. But I just felt like it wasn’t sensible,” Mazzone said. “I told the kids the other night, ‘I’m 100 percent in all the time, I’m all in in what I do.’ If I can’t do that, I don’t want to do it. “Hopefully, we go out with a win.” East Hartford’s big win East Hartford stunned Manchester Friday, 46-0, in a CCC Tier 1 game Friday night. The Hornets lost six of their first seven games but bounced back to win their last three. In his last game, senior quarterback Dravyn Roberts, who is also a top wrestler for the Hornets, scored seven touchdowns, four rushing and three passing. He also helped stop Manchester’s offensive attack. “It was sad, but we had a good game,” East Hartford coach Bennie Fulse III said. “It build some confidence, built some character; it let the guys know we had a chance, we just didn’t stay focused all year. It’s a good win. It’s a rivalry. “What we did all week was we made sure we stayed with basic football, stayed with the game plan.” East Hartford will not make the playoffs; Manchester (6-4) is currently ranked seventh in Class LL and eight teams will advance to the playoffs. The CIAC tournament pairings will be announced Friday. Here are some top performances from last week: Nate Blumes, Conard: Blumes had 19 carries for 76 yards and had a field goal and caught a touchdown pass in the fourth quarter in a 16-10 loss to Hall Saturday. Blumes needed 43 yards to become the 16th running back in school history to rush for over 1,000 yards and he was the first to do since his brother Arsen Shtefan on the same date in 2019. Carter Chambers, Granby/Canton: Chambers had 11 carries for 103 yards and two rushing touchdowns, and caught a 4-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter from Vince Forte en route to a 42-7 win over North Branford Friday. Will Davis, Rockville: Davis had 11 carries for 97 yards and two touchdowns, including a 53-yarder, in Rockville’s 44-7 win over Coginchaug Friday. Tyler Redden, Hall: Redden had 22 carries for 83 yards in Hall’s 16-10 victory over crosstown rival Conard Saturday.
A major legal battle looms for Meta Platforms Inc. META as the company prepares for an April trial, announced Monday, to face allegations from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. The FTC claims Meta strategically acquired the platforms in 2012 and 2014 to suppress competition in the social media space, accusations the company strongly denies, Reuters reports. What Happened: The trial, set for April 14, comes after Judge James Boasberg rejected Meta's bid to dismiss the case. The FTC argues that Meta's actions have maintained its dominance in the social networking market at the expense of innovation and consumer choice. The lawsuit suggests that without the acquisitions, Instagram and WhatsApp could have evolved into independent competitors capable of challenging Meta's position. Also Read: EXCLUSIVE: Small Caps Hit Records As Expert Says Russell 2000 ‘Still Very Discounted’ Compared To S&P 500 The FTC filed its lawsuit in 2020, alleging that Meta violated antitrust laws by eliminating competition through its high-profile acquisitions. While Meta contends its investments have enhanced user experiences, the agency has expressed concerns over market consolidation and potential abuse of monopoly power. Judge Boasberg acknowledged the difficulties of applying traditional antitrust frameworks to evolving digital markets, stating, "The Commission faces hard questions about whether its claims can hold up in the crucible of trial." The judge also noted Meta's arguments regarding competition from platforms like TikTok and YouTube warrant examination during the proceedings. Why It Matters: If the FTC succeeds in proving its case, it could set a precedent for tech industry antitrust enforcement, potentially reshaping the digital landscape. Meta's spokesperson argues that the acquisitions, which brought Instagram and WhatsApp under its umbrella, have significantly benefited users through improved services and accessibility. The case builds on past regulatory concerns. The FTC recently alleged Meta withheld critical information during its acquisition reviews, a claim supported by newly surfaced evidence. This follows earlier fines in Europe for similar issues surrounding the WhatsApp deal. Read Next: Thanksgiving Dinner Gobbles Up 19% More Cash This Year, Many Holiday Hosts ‘Already Regret Their Decision’ Photo: Shutterstock © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
Guard Donte DiVincenzo was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves less than three months ago , but some imagine his time is already coming to a close with the organization. Karl-Anthony Towns and Julius Randle, who were the other two major parts of the blockbuster trade, have seemingly found long-term homes with the New York Knicks and Wolves, respectively. However, the same cannot be said for DiVincenzo, as he's looked out of place in Minnesota's second unit. He is averaging 9.6 points and 3.1 rebounds on 35.6% shooting through 16 appearances, compared to 15.5 points and 3.7 rebounds on 44.3% shooting last season in New York. He started a vast majority of his games with the Knicks last year, meaning a change of scenery could do good for both parties involved. The Los Angeles Clippers were predicted as a prime landing spot for DiVincenzo by Fadeaway World. The Clippers would send Kris Dunn, Bones Hyland, and Kevin Porter Jr . in return for the NBA champion in this hypothetical deal. Talk about flooding the backcourt for the Wolves. None of the players involved in the return package are taller than the 6-foot-4 Porter Jr. Still, with veteran Mike Conley steadily declining, it could be nice to bring in a haul of guards and trade some away once their value is heightened. Alternatively, the Wolves spent two first-round picks on guards with high upside in Rob Dillingham and Terrence Shannon Jr., begging the question of why they would accept a package of an additional three pieces in the backcourt. If the Timberwolves' front office could immediately deal Dunn and Hyland in exchange for frontcourt and wing help, it's a no-brainer. This would leave the Wolves with a loaded offensive guard room of Conley, Anthony Edwards, Dillingham, Shannon, and Porter. Pair that with the pick-and-roll/pick-and-pop ability of Rudy Gobert and Randle, and a championship becomes well within the realm of possibilities in the coming years. MORE WOLVES NEWS: Karl-Anthony Towns' record-breaking start with Knicks has Wolves fans worried
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