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EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings waived cornerback Akayleb Evans on Saturday in another setback for their beleaguered 2022 draft class. Evans started 15 games last season, but he had been relegated to a special teams role this year after the Vikings added veteran cornerbacks Stephon Gilmore and Shaquill Griffin. Evans was a fourth-round pick out of Missouri, one of three defensive backs among Minnesota’s first five selections in 2022. Lewis Cine (first round) was waived and Andrew Booth (second round) was traded earlier this year. One of their second-round picks, guard Ed Ingram, lost his starting spot last week. Evans was let go to clear a roster spot for tight end Nick Muse, who was activated from injured reserve to play on Sunday at Chicago. The Vikings ruled tight end Josh Oliver out of the game with a sprained ankle. ___ AP NFL:Prospera Financial Services Inc raised its stake in iShares Global Clean Energy ETF ( NASDAQ:ICLN – Free Report ) by 7.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 32,389 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,212 shares during the quarter. Prospera Financial Services Inc’s holdings in iShares Global Clean Energy ETF were worth $476,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of iShares Global Clean Energy ETF by 1,628.7% in the second quarter. Sage Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 2,109 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 1,987 shares in the last quarter. Phillips Financial Management LLC bought a new position in iShares Global Clean Energy ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Olistico Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of iShares Global Clean Energy ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $31,000. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of iShares Global Clean Energy ETF during the second quarter worth $31,000. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new position in shares of iShares Global Clean Energy ETF during the second quarter valued at $31,000. iShares Global Clean Energy ETF Stock Up 0.8 % iShares Global Clean Energy ETF stock opened at $12.12 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $1.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.91 and a beta of 1.09. iShares Global Clean Energy ETF has a 12-month low of $11.92 and a 12-month high of $15.81. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $13.43 and its 200 day simple moving average is $13.90. iShares Global Clean Energy ETF Company Profile iShares Global Clean Energy ETF, formerly iShares S&P Global Clean Energy Index Fund (the Fund), is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P Global Clean Energy Index. The S&P Global Clean Energy Index includes clean energy production companies, clean energy equipment and technology providers. Further Reading Receive News & Ratings for iShares Global Clean Energy ETF Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for iShares Global Clean Energy ETF and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
KE Holdings Inc. ( NYSE:BEKE – Get Free Report ) shares dropped 3.7% on Friday . The company traded as low as $18.93 and last traded at $19.24. Approximately 1,545,127 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 83% from the average daily volume of 9,363,623 shares. The stock had previously closed at $19.98. Wall Street Analyst Weigh In Several brokerages recently issued reports on BEKE. Bank of America raised shares of KE from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $24.00 to $28.00 in a report on Wednesday, October 30th. Citigroup assumed coverage on shares of KE in a research note on Tuesday, September 10th. They set a “buy” rating and a $23.80 target price on the stock. Read Our Latest Research Report on BEKE KE Price Performance Institutional Trading of KE Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of BEKE. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. acquired a new position in KE during the 3rd quarter worth about $30,000. Blue Trust Inc. boosted its holdings in KE by 2,662.2% in the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 3,287 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 3,168 shares during the last quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. increased its position in KE by 334,500.0% during the 3rd quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 3,346 shares of the company’s stock valued at $67,000 after purchasing an additional 3,345 shares during the period. Venturi Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in KE by 5,089.9% during the 3rd quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $82,000 after purchasing an additional 4,021 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC lifted its position in shares of KE by 12.5% in the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 7,781 shares of the company’s stock worth $110,000 after purchasing an additional 866 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 39.34% of the company’s stock. KE Company Profile ( Get Free Report ) KE Holdings Inc, through its subsidiaries, engages in operating an integrated online and offline platform for housing transactions and services in the People's Republic of China. It operates through four segments: Existing Home Transaction Services, New Home Transaction Services, Home Renovation and Furnishing, and Emerging and Other Services. Read More Receive News & Ratings for KE Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for KE and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
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Article content Outgoing Edmonton Police Chief Dale McFee is disputing claims from the head of the police union that the service is top heavy and spending too much on civilian employees. In an editorial for the Edmonton Police Association’s December newsletter, association president Curtis Hoople took issue with what he described as “excessive” spending on civilian and executive positions. The editorial is framed as a “whisper to whoever is hiring (Edmonton Police Commission) or considering taking the reins as our new chief.” “The EPS is a larger organization that has seen immense growth in recent years,” Hoople wrote. “Unfortunately, this growth has been disproportionate for police members (sworn officers) versus civilian employees.” “We believe the EPS is ‘top’ heavy, and there is room for finding better ways to reduce excessive and costly executive positions while transferring this budget to frontline staffing and equipment,” he added. “Civilian staff is essential but should not be used to supplement a police function or role.” The rest of the editorial deals with other workplace issues — including pressures on patrol units leading to more officers taking leave — and does not elaborate on the basis for the “top heavy” claims (though the police service’s 2023 annual report does show a slight decline in the ratio of sworn officers to civilian employees, from 70:30 in 2021 to 68:32 last year.) Hoople declined to comment. McFee disagreed with Hoople’s claims, calling them “not accurate.” During a year-end interview, McFeee said while there are more civilians on the EPS leadership team than under previous chiefs — there are currently three sworn deputy chiefs and three civilians, compared to three deputy chiefs and one civilian chief administrative officer under Chief Rod Knecht — the ratio of civilian to sworn is about the same. He said the number of frontline officers is at a five-year high, and defended the even split in EPS leadership. “If you bring diversity of thought, experience, education backgrounds to those thought processes at the leadership table, you start to think differently,” he said. “And I actually think the combination of the two (civilian and sworn) has made us a pretty effective police service that’s leading in a lot more things than we’re following.” In an email, EPS spokeswoman Cheryl Sheppard said 2.13 per cent of EPS’s 3,227 full-time employees are civilian managers, including the three civilians in the EPS leadership group — chief administrative officer Justin Krikler, chief operations officer/chief of staff Enyinnah Okere and chief information and technology officer Ron Anderson. Sworn officers made up 65.5 per cent of employees and the ratio of sworn to civilian staff “has not changed significantly” over the past few years and is below the Canadian average of 67.6 per cent, Sheppard said. In all, sworn and civilian managers make up about 6.79 per cent of the workforce, which Sheppard said has remained consistent. Sheppard said EPS is exploring adding civilian specialists to provide support and free up officers for frontline roles, including assisting with the rollout and maintenance of body-worn cameras . She also pointed to the “civilianization” of the emergency communications branch, freeing up sworn officers to respond to calls, as well as new “wellness” initiatives for officers. “As we just witnessed in early December, the police budget is a public discussion that is highly scrutinized, with many accountability systems in place,” Sheppard said. The back-and-forth comes after several years of at-times-tense debates about police funding. City Coun. Aaron Paquette earlier this year claimed the police budget is a “black box.” The comment came in response to Coun. Keren Tang’s motion asking the police commission to release EPS’s high-level audit plan to better understand the relationship between police funding and performance. The police commission refused the request. McFee announced this month he is leaving the chief’s role to become deputy minister of executive council, the senior civil servant in the Alberta government. jwakefield@postmedia.com x.com/jonnywakefield @jonnywakefield.bsky.social Bookmark our website and support our journalism: Don’t miss the news you need to know — add EdmontonJournal.com and EdmontonSun.com to your bookmarks and sign up for our newsletters . You can also support our journalism by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribers gain unlimited access to The Edmonton Journal, Edmonton Sun, National Post and 13 other Canadian news sites. The Edmonton Journal | The Edmonton Sun
CLEVELAND (AP) — Shortly after doing a face-down snow angel, firing a few celebratory snowballs and singing “Jingle Bells” on his way to the media room, Jameis Winston ended his postgame news conference with a simple question. “Am I a Brown yet?” he asked. He is now. And who knows? Maybe for a lot longer than expected. Winston entered Cleveland football folklore on Thursday night by leading the Browns to a 24-19 win over the division rival Pittsburgh Steelers, who had their five-game winning streak stopped. Winston's performance at Huntington Bank Field, which transformed into the world's largest snow globe, not only made him an instantaneous hero in the eyes of Browns fans but added another wrinkle to the team's ever-changing, never-ending quarterback conundrum. In his fourth start since Deshaun Watson's season-ending Achilles tendon injury, Winston made enough big plays to help the Browns (3-8) get a victory that should quiet conjecture about coach Kevin Stefanski's job. Some wins mean more than others. In Cleveland, beating the Steelers is as big as it gets. But beyond any instant gratification, Winston has given the Browns more to consider as they move forward. Watson's future with Cleveland is highly uncertain since it will still be months before the team has a grip on whether he's even an option in 2025, his fourth year since signing a $230 million, fully guaranteed contract that has proven calamitous. It's also possible the Browns will cut ties with Watson. They signed Winston to a one-year contract to be Watson's backup. But the unexpected events of 2024 have changed plans and led to the possibility that the 30-year-old Winston could become Cleveland's full-time QB or a bridge to their next young one. So much is unclear. What's not is that Winston, who leaped into the end zone on fourth-and-2 for a TD to put the Browns ahead 18-6 in the fourth quarter, is a difference maker. With his larger-than-life personality and the joy he shows whether practicing or throwing three touchdown passes, he has lifted the Browns. A man of faith, he's made his teammates believe. Winston has done what Watson couldn't: made the Browns better. “A very, very authentic person,” Stefanski said Friday on a Zoom call. “He’s the same guy every single day. He's the same guy at 5 a.m. as he at 5 p.m. He brings great energy to everything he does, and I think his teammates appreciate that about him.” Winston, who is 2-2 as a starter with wins over the Steelers and Baltimore Ravens, has a knack for inspiring through fiery, preacher-like pregame speeches. But what has impressed the Browns is his ability to stay calm in the storm. “He doesn’t get rattled,” said Myles Garrett, who had three sacks against the Steelers . “He’s just tuned in and focused as anyone I’ve seen at that position. Turn the page. There was a turnover, came back to the sideline, ‘Love you. I’m sorry. We’re going to get it back.’ He was already on to the next one, ‘How can we complete the mission?’ “I have a lot of respect for him. First was from afar and now seeing it on the field in front of me, it’s a blessing to have someone who plays a game with such a passion and want-to. You can’t ask for a better teammate when they take those things to heart and they want to play for you like we’re actually brothers and that’s what we have to attain. That brotherhood.” What's working Winston has done something else Watson couldn't: move the offense. The Browns scored more than 20 points for just the second time this season, and like Joe Flacco a year ago, Winston has shown that Stefanski's system works with a quarterback patient enough to let plays develop and unafraid to take shots downfield. What needs help The conditions certainly were a factor, but the Browns were a miserable 1 of 10 on third down, a season-long trend. However, Cleveland converted all four fourth-down tries, including a fourth-and-3 pass from Winston to Jerry Jeudy with 2:36 left that helped set up Nick Chubb's go-ahead TD run. Stock up RT Jack Conklin. Garrett outplayed Steelers star T.J. Watt in their rivalry within the rivalry partly because Conklin did a nice job containing Pittsburgh's edge rusher, who was held without a sack and had one tackle for loss. Conklin has made a remarkable comeback since undergoing reconstructive knee surgery last year. Stock down Owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam. Their desire to build a dome is well intended, but an indoor game could never come close to matching the surreal setting of Thursday night, when snow swirled throughout the stadium and covered nearly all the yard lines and hash marks. “It was beautiful,” Winston said. Injuries WR Cedric Tillman is in the concussion protocol. He had two catches before taking a big hit on the final play of the third quarter. Key numbers 9 — Consecutive home wins for the Browns in Thursday night games. Three of those have come against Pittsburgh. What's next An extended break before visiting the Denver Broncos on Dec. 2. ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL Tom Withers, The Associated Press
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RB Leipzig will aim to prevent the five-point gap to Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich from extending by claiming all three points at Hoffenheim 's PreZero Arena on Saturday. The hosts drew 0-0 with Augsburg on November 10 and are fourth last in 15th place with nine points from 10 games, while their opponents are second with 21 points after 10 matchweeks and drew 0-0 with Borussia Monchengladbach on November 9. © Imago Hoffenheim sacked head coach Pellegrino Matarazzo on November 11 with the club just one point ahead of 16th-placed St Pauli, who occupy the division's relegation playoff spot. Christian Ilzer was appointed in his place during the international break and fans will hope that the Austrian can channel the success he had managing Sturm Graz where he won a domestic double and ended Red Bull Salzburg's 10-year run as league champions. In their last outing against Augsburg, Die Kraichgauer created no big chances despite accumulating 56% possession. Ilzer's side have drawn three, lost two and won one of their six most recent matches, scoring four goals, conceding seven times and failing to find the back of the net on four occasions. The hosts were held to a draw and beaten in their last two games at home, but they did triumph in the previous three fixtures at PreZero Arena. © Imago Meanwhile, Die Roten Bullen struggled for control in the first half against Borussia Monchengladbach and faced two big chances, but while their second-half showing was an improvement it was only enough to earn a point. Marco Rose was upbeat about his players' performances, but still noted that they struggled in the final third, saying: "It was bumpy in the first half, but we did very well in the second half. In the final third, we just weren't clear enough. We had a lot of crosses, but unfortunately they were too inaccurate." Indeed, though RB Leipzig are second in the top flight, they only boast the league's joint eighth-best offensive record having scored 15 goals. To Rose's credit, his team have only conceded five times in 10 Bundesliga games, and this makes them the best defensive club in the division. Die Roten Bullen have drawn one and been defeated in two of their last three games and have not won their last two league matches. Leipzig's away form has been impressive for some time, with the club having lost just one of their 11 most recent Bundesliga outings on the road, achieving victory in seven fixtures during that period. © Imago Both teams have numerous absentees, and Hoffenheim will be without left-back Christopher Lenz and centre-back Stanley N'Soki until early December 2024, as well as centre-back Ozan Kabak until February next year. In their place, Pavel Kaderabek , Arthur Chaves , Kevin Akpoguma and David Jurasek could start in defence in front of goalkeeper Oliver Baumann . Midfielders Grischa Promel and Finn Becker are also likely to miss out, while forward Ihlas Bebou is not scheduled to make a comeback from injury until late December. Anton Stach should be a guaranteed starter, and he may be joined in midfield by Florian Grillitsch and Tom Bischof . As for Leipzig, they will be unable to select defenders David Raum and El Chadaille Bitshiabu , so they are likely to field a defensive line consisting of Lutsharel Geertruida , Lukas Klostermann , Willi Orban and Benjamin Henrichs . Eljif Elmas and Xaver Schlager have been ruled out until January, while Xavi Simons could make a return in December, and in their absence, Christoph Baumgartner , Amadou Haidara , Arthur Vermeeren and Antonio Nusa may be chosen in a midfield four. Striker Yussuf Poulsen is not available for the away team, but Lois Openda and Benjamin Sesko are more often than not part of the first team as a pairing up front. Hoffenheim possible starting lineup: Baumann; Kaderabek, Chaves, Akpoguma, Jurasek; Stach, Grillitsch, Bischof; Kramaric; Berisha, Bulter RB Leipzig possible starting lineup: Gulacsi; Geertruida, Klostermann, Orban, Henrichs; Baumgartner, Haidara, Vermeeren, Nusa; Openda, Sesko Hoffenheim could start well against RB Leipzig on Saturday and catch their opponents off guard given their new managerial appointment may provide Rose with new and unexpected tactical challenges. However, Leipzig have proven to be resilient on the road, and they could leave PreZero Arena with at least a point. For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here .None
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The 2024 Maui Invitational field features a ton of talented teams. UConn, Memphis, Auburn, Iowa State, Michigan State, and North Carolina are some of the teams in the field. On Monday, the tournament started with Memphis and UConn facing off. However, Memphis stunned everybody by topping the defending national champions in a 99-97 final. Memphis was up by double digits with just a couple of minutes left before Solo Ball tied the game at 82 with a three-pointer. Then, overtime featured double technical fouls, and a technical foul call on UConn head coach Dan Hurley. The double technicals came at the 2:29 mark in overtime, and the technical on Hurley came with just 39 seconds remaining. David Butler II-Imagn Images Here is the technical in the final stretch of the game. Inexcusable tech for Hurley. Just cost his team the game. pic.twitter.com/ocO3Qwlfrv As a result, the officials were subject to many comments online for the decisions down the stretch. "I hate the timing of that technical on Hurley. He’s been on the refs the whole game. T him up early, so he gets the message. You can’t hit him late," one fan wrote. "You really can’t give Dan Hurley the technical in the crucial of the game. Let the man preach that just lost the game," said another . "UConn gonna lose because the refs made an atrocious call and then T’ed up Hurley? LOL," another fan mentioned . On the other hand, fans knew Hurley's technical was a long time in coming. "Dan Hurley absolutely deserved that technical. The guy was tearing up the refs from the start. He had a long leash," a fan wrote on X . "Hurley lost his mind at a bad foul call & cost us the game!" another said. "Dan Hurley costing his team the win by getting a technical with 40 seconds left lol wow," said another . "We have to talk about Dan Hurley. Hurley just cost his team with that tech," said another. We have to talk about Dan Hurley. Hurley just cost his team with that tech Kimani pulls him back and he then yanks on Kimani and he goes towards the refs more. Hurley is at times not enthusiastic, he is borderline psychotic and that results in techs Hurley had been barking at the officials all game long and was finally given a technical in a crucial moment. After that, PJ Carter hit two technical foul free throws and then two more free throws for the other foul to extend the Memphis lead to four. It's a tough pill to swallow for UConn and Hurley in the first game of the Maui Invitational. Nonetheless, the Huskies turn right around and will play the loser of Colorado-Michigan State. Related: College Basketball Giant Suffers Surprising Overtime Loss on MondaySecond-half outburst powers DWU men past Valley City StateMosaic ( NYSE: MOS ) declares $0.22/share quarterly dividend , 4.8% increase from prior dividend of $0.21. Forward yield 3.66% Payable March 20; for shareholders of record March 6; ex-div March 6. See MOS Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. More on Mosaic Micron Technology, Nike Lead Companies That Report As Earnings Season Continues To Slow Mosaic: Take The Cyclical Opportunity The Mosaic Company (MOS) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript CF Industries Holdings, Nutrien rated Outperform in new coverage at Oppenheimer Mosaic plunges as hurricanes hit Q3 logistics, production results
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