Toni Breidinger's full-time NASCAR drive for 2025 has brought in a mixed response from fans. Some argue that this is a huge step forward for female representation in motorsport and Breidinger has proven her worth for the full-time seat, whereas others feel that it is her lucrative sponsorhip deals that have made her an attractive proposition for the TRICON Garage team. Speaking about her new full-time deal, Breidinger explained, as previously reported by Newsweek Sports : "Racing full-time with TRICON is a dream for me. It's been a 15-year process to get here but I'm so excited for this moment and ready to capitalize on it," said Breidinger. "I wouldn't have this opportunity if it wasn't for Toyota, Raising Cane's, CELSIUS, and Sunoco. I'm beyond grateful to have these partners and team in my corner to take this next step in my career." Fans have been quick to take to social media to share their thoughts on the move for the Arabic-American driver. One fan posted: "Toni Breidinger is an extremely talented race car driver. She brings sponsors and she is also knows how to market herself. I'm looking forward to seeing how she does in the Truck Series next year." Toni Breidinger is an extremely talented race car driver. She brings sponsors and she is also knows how to market herself. I'm looking forward to seeing how she does in the Truck Series next year https://t.co/MgETY88OTR Another fan who is feeling positive about the move commented: "Glad to hear Toni Breidinger is getting a ride in the truck series, she is one hell of a driver. I think she's been passed over by higher caliber teams, not sure why, but she is for real and will win races if not win she'll come close. Put her in quality truck." glad to hear toni breidinger is getting a ride in the truck series, she is one hell of a driver. i think she's been passed over by higher caliber teams, not sure why, but she is for real and will win races if not win she'll come close. put her in quality truck. "This is a massive W for NASCAR and women. Toni is one who has the potential to get results." This is a massive W for NASCAR and women. Toni is one who has the potential to get results Other fans predicted that Breidinger may have a similar experience in NASCAR to Hailie Deegan who lost her seat with AM Racing in the Xfinity Series. Deegan is now set to join Indy NXT in 2025. "Same what happened to Deegan gunna happen to her." [sic] Same what happened to Deegan gunna happen to her Responding to 'James Yanez', another NASCAR fan wrote: "Probably worse. Hailie at least won a few races in the ARCA Series, Toni's best finish is 3rd. "She is staying with Toyota, which is where Hailie messed up when she left for Ford . "But if people thought Hailie didn't focus on racing, they'll lose their shit with Toni." Probably worse. Hailie at least won a few races in the ARCA Series, Toni's best finish is 3rd. She is staying with Toyota, which is where Hailie messed up when she left for Ford. But if people thought Hailie didn't focus on racing, they'll lose their shit with Toni. Another fan referred to her extensive social media following, with over five million followers combined on Instagram and TikTok . They wrote: "When drivers are chosen by Instagram followers over racing skill." When drivers are chosen by Instagram followers over racing skill Referring to Breidinger's lucrative sponsorship deals, another fan posted: "I get you need money in this sport but this is getting ridiculous, no other sport can you pay to be in the elite series without having merit." I get you need money in this sport but this is getting ridiculous, no other sport can you pay to be in the elite series without having merit.How Delhi Missed The Bus In Bad-Air Fight

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that he would recommend his Cabinet adopt a United States-brokered ceasefire agreement with Lebanon’s Hezbollah, as Israeli warplanes struck across Lebanon, killing at least 23 people. The Israeli airstrikes and evacuation warnings were in a sign that Netanyahu aims to inflict punishment on Hezbollah in the final moments before any ceasefire takes hold. Hezbollah, meanwhile, had resumed its rocket fire into Israel, triggering air raid sirens across the country's north. More than 3,760 people have been killed by Israeli fire in Lebanon the past 13 months, many of them civilians, according to Lebanese health officials. The bombardment has driven 1.2 million people from their homes. Hezbollah began attacking Israel on Oct. 8, 2023, a day after Hamas’ attack on southern Israel, in support of the Palestinian militant group. That has set off more than a year of fighting escalated into all-out war in September with massive Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon and an Israeli ground invasion of the country’s south. Hezbollah has fired thousands of rockets into Israeli military bases, cities and towns, including some 250 projectiles on Sunday. It’s not clear how the ceasefire will affect the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, where more than 44,000 people have been killed and more than 104,000 wounded in the 13-month war between Israel and Hamas, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. ——— Here's the Latest: JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that he would recommend his Cabinet adopt a United States-brokered ceasefire agreement with Lebanon’s Hezbollah, as Israeli warplanes struck across Lebanon, killing at least 23 people. The Israeli military also issued a flurry of evacuation warnings — a sign it was aiming to inflict punishment on Hezbollah down to the final moments before any ceasefire takes hold. For the first time in the conflict, Israeli ground troops reached parts of Lebanon’s Litani River, a focal point of the emerging deal. In a televised statement, Netanyahu said he would present the ceasefire to Cabinet ministers later on Tuesday, setting the stage for an end to nearly 14 months of fighting. Netanyahu said the vote was expected later Tuesday. It was not immediately clear when the ceasefire would go into effect, and the exact terms of the deal were not released. The deal does not affect Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, which shows no signs of ending. BEIRUT — Lebanon’s state media said Israeli strikes on Tuesday killed at least 10 people in Baalbek province the country’s east. At least three people were killed in the southern city of Tyre when Israel bombed a Palestinian refugee camp, said Mohammed Bikai, a representative of the Fatah group in the area. He said several more people were missing and at least three children were among the wounded. He said the sites struck inside the camp were “completely civilian places” and included a kitchen that was being used to cook food for displaced people. JERUSALEM — Dozens of Israeli protesters took to a major highway in Tel Aviv on Tuesday evening to call for the return of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, as the country awaited news of a potential ceasefire in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah. Protesters chanted “We are all hostages,” and “Deal now!” waving signs with faces of some of the roughly 100 hostages believed to be still held in Gaza, at least a third of whom are thought to be dead. Most of the other hostages Hamas captured in the Oct. 7, 2023 attack were released during a ceasefire last year. The prospect of a ceasefire deal in Lebanon has raised desperation among the relatives of captives still held in Gaza, who once hoped that the release of hostages from Gaza would be included. Instead of a comprehensive deal, the ceasefire on the table is instead narrowly confined to Lebanon. Dozens of Israelis were also demonstrating against the expected cease-fire, gathering outside Israel’s military headquarters in central Tel Aviv. One of the protesters, Yair Ansbacher, says the deal is merely a return to the failed 2006 U.N. resolution that was meant to uproot Hezbollah from the area. “Of course that didn’t happen,” he says. “This agreement is not worth the paper it is written on.” FIUGGI, Italy — Foreign ministers from the world’s industrialized countries said Tuesday they strongly supported an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah and insisted that Israel comply with international law in its ongoing military operations in the region. At the end of their two-day summit, the ministers didn’t refer directly to the International Criminal Court and its recent arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister over crimes against humanity . Italy had put the ICC warrants on the official meeting agenda, even though the G7 was split on the issue. The U.S., Israel’s closest ally, isn’t a signatory to the court and has called the warrants “outrageous.” However, the EU’s chief diplomat Josep Borrell said all the other G7 countries were signatories and therefore obliged to respect the warrants. In the end, the final statement adopted by the ministers said Israel, in exercising its right to defend itself, “must fully comply with its obligations under international law in all circumstances, including international humanitarian law.” And it said all G7 members — Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States – “reiterate our commitment to international humanitarian law and will comply with our respective obligations.” It stressed that “there can be no equivalence between the terrorist group Hamas and the State of Israel.” The ICC warrants say there's reason to believe Netanyahu used “starvation as a method of warfare” by restricting humanitarian aid and intentionally targeted civilians in Israel’s campaign against Hamas in Gaza — charges Israeli officials deny. BEIRUT — An Israeli strike on Tuesday levelled a residential building in the central Beirut district of Basta — the second time in recent days warplanes have hit the crowded area near the city’s downtown. At least seven people were killed and 37 wounded in Beirut, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry. It was not immediately clear if anyone in particular was targeted, though Israel says its airstrikes target Hezbollah officials and assets. The Israeli military spokesman issued a flurry of evacuation warnings for many areas, including areas in Beirut that have not been targeted throughout the war, like the capital’s commercial Hamra district, where many people displaced by the war have been staying. The warnings, coupled with fear that Israel was ratcheting up attacks in Lebanon during the final hours before a ceasefire is reached, sparked panic and sent residents fleeing in their cars to safer areas. In areas close to Hamra, families including women and children were seen running away toward the Mediterranean Sea’s beaches carrying their belongings. Traffic was completely gridlocked as people tried to get away, honking their car horns as Israeli drones buzzed loudly overhead. The Israeli military also issued warnings for 20 more buildings in Beirut’s suburbs to evacuate before they too were struck — a sign it was aiming to inflict punishment on Hezbollah in the final moments before any ceasefire takes hold. TEL AVIV, Israel — The independent civilian commission of inquiry into the October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel has found Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directly responsible for the failures leading up to the attack, alongside former defense ministers, the army chief and the heads of the security services. The civil commission presented its findings today after a four-month probe in which it heard some 120 witnesses. It was set up by relatives of victims of the Hamas attack, in response to the absence of any state probe. The commission determined that the Israeli government, its army and security services “failed in their primary mission of protecting the citizens of Israel.” It said Netanyahu was responsible for ignoring “repeated warnings” ahead of Oct. 7, 2023 for what it described as his appeasing approach over the years toward Hamas, and for “undermining all decision-making centers, including the cabinet and the National Security Council, in a way that prevented any serious discussion” on security issues. The commission further determined that the military and defense leaders bear blame for ignoring warnings from within the army, and for reducing the army’s presence along the Gaza border while relying excessively on technological means. On the day of the Hamas attack, the report says, the army’s response was both slow and lacking. The civil commission called for the immediate establishment of a state commission of inquiry into the Oct. 7 attack. Netanyahu has opposed launching a state commission of inquiry, arguing that such an investigation should begin only once the war is over. JERUSALEM -- The Israeli military says its ground troops have reached parts of Lebanon’s Litani River — a focal point of the emerging ceasefire. In a statement Tuesday, the army said it had reached the Wadi Slouqi area in southern Lebanon and clashed with Hezbollah forces. Under a proposed ceasefire, Hezbollah would be required to move its forces north of the Litani, which in some places is some 30 kilometers (20 miles) north of the Israeli border. The military says the clashes with Hezbollah took place on the eastern end of the Litani, just a few kilometers (miles) from the border. It is one of the deepest places Israeli forces have reached in a nearly two-month ground operation. The military says soldiers destroyed rocket launchers and missiles and engaged in “close-quarters combat” with Hezbollah forces. The announcement came hours before Israel’s security Cabinet is expected to approve a ceasefire that would end nearly 14 months of fighting. BEIRUT — Israeli jets Tuesday struck at least six buildings in Beirut’s southern suburbs Tuesday, including one that slammed near the country’s only airport. Large plumes of smoke could be seen around the airport near the Mediterranean coast, which has continued to function despite its location beside the densely populated suburbs where many of Hezbollah’s operations are based. The strikes come hours before Israel’s cabinet was scheduled to meet to discuss a proposal to end the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. The proposal calls for an initial two-month ceasefire during which Israeli forces would withdraw from Lebanon and Hezbollah would end its armed presence along the southern border south of the Litani River. There were no immediate reports of casualties from Tuesday’s airstrikes. FIUGGI, Italy — EU top diplomat Josep Borrell, whose term ends Dec. 1, said he proposed to the G7 and Arab ministers who joined in talks on Monday that the U.N. Security Council take up a resolution specifically demanding humanitarian assistance reach Palestinians in Gaza, saying deliveries have been completely impeded. “The two-state solution will come later. Everything will come later. But we are talking about weeks or days,” for desperate Palestinians, he said. “Hunger has been used as an arm against people who are completely abandoned.” It was a reference to the main accusation levelled by the International Criminal Court in its arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister. Borrell said the signatories to the court, including six of the seven G7 members, are obliged under international law to respect and implement the court’s decisions. Host Italy put the ICC warrants on the G7 agenda at the last minute, but there was no consensus on the wording of how the G7 would respond given the U.S., Israel’s closest ally, has called the warrants “outrageous.” Italy, too, has said it respects the court but expressed concern that the warrants were politically motivated and ill-advised given Netanyahu is necessary for any deal to end the conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon. “Like it or not, the International Criminal Court is a court as powerful as any national court,” Borrell said. “And if the Europeans don’t support International Criminal Court then there would not be any hope for justice,” he said. Borrell, whose term ends Dec. 1, said he proposed to the G7 and Arab ministers who joined in talks on Monday that the U.N. Security Council take up a resolution specifically demanding humanitarian assistance reach Palestinians in Gaza, saying deliveries have been completely impeded. “The two-state solution will come later. Everything will come later. But we are talking about weeks or days,” for desperate Palestinians, he said. “Hunger has been used as an arm against people who are completely abandoned.” It was a reference to the main accusation levelled by the International Criminal Court in its arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister. Borrell said the signatories to the court, including six of the seven G7 members, are obliged under international law to respect and implement the court’s decisions. Host Italy put the ICC warrants on the G7 agenda at the last minute, but there was no consensus on the wording of how the G7 would respond given the U.S., Israel’s closest ally, has called the warrants “outrageous.” Italy, too, has said it respects the court but expressed concern that the warrants were politically motivated and ill-advised given Netanyahu is necessary for any deal to end the conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon. “Like it or not, the International Criminal Court is a court as powerful as any national court,” Borrell said. “And if the Europeans don’t support International Criminal Court then there would not be any hope for justice,” he said. (edited)

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Biometric technology from is being deployed at the largest football stadium in South America. A release says the FaceID system, a collaboration with , will enable fans entering El Mâs Monumental in Buenos Aires, Argentina to make use of technology for fast, secure entry. With a capacity of 85,000, Mâs Monumental – home to the River Plate football club – is the largest stadium in the world to adopt for ticketing. As per usual, fans pre-register biometrics via their mobile device by uploading a and an ID document. Face biometrics on record are then matched with fans’ faces on game day as they enter the stadium. They will be able to do so at one of 300 FaceID terminals set to be installed at the stadium starting in December. Speed and efficiency are key goals: Veridas says it takes as little as ten seconds to enroll, and that the system “recognizes fans in less than a second, enabling over 60 people to enter per minute.” Security is also paramount, as the system can be used to combat fraud, impersonation, and unauthorized entry. Eduardo Azanza, CEO of Veridas, says “it is an honor that a club as historic and prestigious as has chosen Veridas technology.” Veridas, he says, has developed a “robust, efficient, private, and secure solution designed to deliver the best possible . We are confident this collaboration will set a new standard for experiencing football in Argentina and beyond.” Veridas’ identity verification platform is now available on Google Cloud Marketplace, increasing access to its for businesses of every size. The company says any organization, anywhere in the world, can quickly integrate its identity verification tools to protect against the rising tide of and fraud. Availability on Google Marketplace also allows Veridas to expand its cloud capabilities in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. Dai Vu, managing director, marketplace & ISV GTM programs at Google Cloud, says “Veridas can now securely scale and support customers on their journeys.” Azanza says the firm offers “a comprehensive solution that protects more than 300 clients in 25 countries against advanced fraud, including injection attacks and .” As of 2024, Veridas has completed over 100 million identity verifications. While it manages new partnerships in events and access management, Veridas also has an eye on the so-called wallet wars. The company has supported the launch of a digital identity wallet for the government of , an autonomous community in northern Spain, which aims to increase equitable access to government services. A on LinkedIn describes how the wallet was developed in consultation with real users, “including those with disabilities and those unfamiliar with digital tools,” in order to ensure that the tech was intuitive, user-friendly and centered on . “This initiative has created a model for other governments to follow,” says the post. “It’s not just about making services digital – it’s about ensuring that digital services work for everyone.” | | | | | |Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt called on President-elect to work to further combat following the release of a study finding labor discrimination against Israeli and Jewish Americans. In an on Tuesday, Greenblatt outlined the study that found Jewish American job candidates have almost a 25% more difficult chance of receiving positive first responses from prospective employers than Americans with Western European backgrounds. Israeli Americans were at an even bigger disadvantage, needing to send 39% more applications to receive the same number of positive responses as their Western European counterparts. The field experiment, sponsored by the ADL, studied 3,000 inquiries into administrative assistant job openings across the country differing based on the name used, either sounding Jewish, Israeli, or Western European as well as changing the resume to reflect a Jewish, Israeli, or Western European background. "This data is significant because we're on the cusp of a new political administration in Washington, and we're seeing the results of unaddressed antisemitism," Greenblatt said. "We hope that the Trump administration, specifically the Trump labor department, will take action to stop this once and for all." Trump's pick for labor secretary, U.S. Rep. , R-Ore., has a record of supporting bipartisan bills to address antisemitism, including introducing a bill to protect Jewish students on college campuses in the wake of protests to the Israel-Hamas war. Harassment, violence and derogatory rhetoric targeting Jewish people have risen in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel and the . A staunch supporter of Israel during his first term as president, in 2019, he signed an that encouraged the application of Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act to antisemitic activity. In 2020, Trump's administration brokered the Abraham Accords, normalizing relations in the Middle East between Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. This year, he campaigned on his continued allyship with Israel despite criticism of the . But Trump's record of supporting the long-time allied nation does not come without conflicting commentary and associations related to Jewish people. Just one month before, Trump said during an that Jewish Americans who vote Democratic in the coming election should "have their head examined." Just weeks before the presidential election, Trump's former chief of staff, John Kelly, Trump said that "Hitler did some good things" and showed admiration for the German dictator who was responsible for the systematic killing of 6 million Jewish people and millions of others. Greenblatt said he was "optimistic" that Trump would "step up in his new second term and take additional steps and demonstrate that antisemitism is un-American." Trump-Vance transition spokesman Kush Desai wrote in a statement that the president-elect is committed to fighting discrimination. "President Trump has repeatedly and unequivocally condemned antisemitism in all forms, both on the campaign trail and during his first administration," Desai said. "He will continue to take a stand against antisemitism and other forms of bigotry to be the president of ALL Americans and unify the country through success." To combat the discrimination found in the ADL study, vice president of the ADL's Center of Antisemitism Research Matt Williams told USA TODAY that violations of workplace practice laws need to be enforced. "It's going to be about incentivizing following existing rules," he said. "There are a lot of things on the books already that are not being enforced when it comes to issues like ." But discrimination against the Jewish community goes beyond religion, Williams said, with many people facing prejudice over their ethnic and cultural practices as well. Encouraging the Labor Department under Trump to incentivize industries and corporations to teach about the Jewish experience as a whole in the workplace, he said, could be a valuable tool in combating prejudice. As for what a new administration can do to combat antisemitism, not all are optimistic. "It feels like in the (Biden administration), no matter how much they’ve done to encourage (diversity, equity and inclusion work), Jews are still not being included in that by workplaces,” said Steven Phillips, co-founder of Jewish ERGs, a group partnered with Clal - The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership that's supportive of corporations having employee resource groups for Jewish people. Trump has been clear about the future of in his second administration: it's unwanted. Initiatives focused on fostering diversity and inclusivity in the workplace have received major backlash from conservatives in recent years as being divisive and discriminatory because they support workers who are LGBTQ+ and people of color. Spokesman and incoming head of communications told USA TODAY last month that “President Trump has been very clear about ending the woke DEI garbage infecting this country." Former Amazon employee Phillips started the company's first Jewish employee resource group to build community within the workplace and said the ADL study just confirmed what he already thought: Antisemitism is pervasive across the labor market, even before you get the job. Phillips said he's unsure if halting DEI efforts would have a negative impact on Jewish workers "when we’re so inconsistently included already."

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