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By Nate Raymond (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democrats and Republicans clinched a late-night deal on Wednesday that clears the way for votes on a group of President Joe Biden's nominees for federal trial courts in exchange for not pushing forward with four nominees to serve on appellate courts, leaving vacancies that Republican President-elect Donald Trump can fill. The deal, described by a spokesperson for Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday, was reached after Senate Republicans launched a campaign to try to stall and prevent Democrats from fulfilling their plan to confirm as many life-tenured judges as possible before Trump takes office in January. Senate Republicans had previously said they had votes to block at least two of the four appellate court nominees, including Adeel Mangi, who would have become the first Muslim federal appellate judge if confirmed to the Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The deal was sure to disappoint progressive advocates who have been pushing Democrats to fill as many judicial vacancies as possible following the Nov. 5 election, which handed the White House to Trump and control of the Senate to Republicans. "Willingly gifting Donald Trump the chance to appoint judges more committed to political agendas than the rule of law is doing a dangerous disservice to the American people," Maggie Jo Buchanan, the director of the progressive legal group Demand Justice, said in a statement. Since the election, the Senate has confirmed eight of Biden's judge picks, bringing the total number of confirmed judicial nominees to 221. The Democratic-led Senate on Thursday confirmed one more, Sharad Desai, to serve as a trial court judge in Arizona. Republicans at Trump's urging had tried to put procedural roadblocks in place to slow down the process and peel away votes in a Senate that Democrats narrowly control 51-49. But several Republican senators have missed votes to confirm judges. Under the deal, the Senate will vote on confirming seven nominees to district court judges who Schumer had already teed up when it returns from its post-Thanksgiving recess in exchange for no longer pursuing the confirmation of the four nominees to higher-level appellate courts. The Senate will also take up consideration of five other district court nominees who whose nominations were advanced on Thursday by the Senate Judiciary Committee. "The trade was four circuit nominees -- all lacking the votes to get confirmed -- for more than triple the number of additional judges moving forward," a Schumer spokesperson said in a statement. The other appellate nominees were Ryan Park, up for a seat on the Richmond, Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals; Julia Lipez, who was nominated to the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals; and Karla Campbell, who was nominated to the Cincinnati-based 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. (Reporting by Nate Raymond in Boston, Editing by Alexia Garamfalvi and Deepa Babington)Wake up the ghosts! Texas, Texas A&M rivalry that dates to 1894 is rebornNvidia Says AI Model Generates ‘Sounds Never Heard Before’

Every day millions of people share more intimate information with their accessories than they do with their spouse. Wearable technology — smartwatches, smart rings, fitness trackers and the like — monitors body-centric data such as your heart rate, steps taken and calories burned, and may record where you go along the way. Like Santa Claus, it knows when you are sleeping (and how well), it knows when you're awake, it knows when you've been idle or exercising, and it keeps track of all of it. People are also sharing sensitive health information on health and wellness apps, including online mental health and counseling programs. Some women use period tracker apps to map out their monthly cycle. These devices and services have excited consumers hoping for better insight into their health and lifestyle choices. But the lack of oversight into how body-centric data are used and shared with third parties has prompted concerns from privacy experts, who warn that the data could be sold or lost through data breaches, then used to raise insurance premiums, discriminate surreptitiously against applicants for jobs or housing, and even perform surveillance. The use of wearable technology and medical apps surged in the years following the COVID-19 pandemic, but research released by Mozilla on Wednesday indicates that current laws offer little protection for consumers who are often unaware just how much of their health data are being collected and shared by companies. "I've been studying the intersections of emerging technologies, data-driven technologies, AI and human rights and social justice for the past 15 years, and since the pandemic I've noticed the industry has become hyper-focused on our bodies," said Mozilla Foundation technology fellow Júlia Keserű, who conducted the research. "That permeates into all kinds of areas of our lives and all kinds of domains within the tech industry." The report "From Skin to Screen: Bodily Integrity in the Digital Age" recommends that existing data protection laws be clarified to encompass all forms of bodily data. It also calls for expanding national health privacy laws to cover health-related information collected from health apps and fitness trackers and making it easier for users to opt out of body-centric data collections. Researchers have been raising alarms about health data privacy for years. Data collected by companies are often sold to data brokers or groups that buy, sell and trade data from the internet to create detailed consumer profiles. Body-centric data can include information such as the fingerprints used to unlock phones, face scans from facial recognition technology, and data from fitness and fertility trackers, mental health apps and digital medical records. One of the key reasons health information has value to companies — even when the person's name is not associated with it — is that advertisers can use the data to send targeted ads to groups of people based on certain details they share. The information contained in these consumer profiles is becoming so detailed, however, that when paired with other data sets that include location information, it could be possible to target specific individuals, Keserű said. Location data can "expose sophisticated insights about people's health status, through their visits to places like hospitals or abortions clinics," Mozilla's report said, adding that "companies like Google have been reported to keep such data even after promising to delete it." A 2023 report by Duke University revealed that data brokers were selling sensitive data on individuals' mental health conditions on the open market. While many brokers deleted personal identifiers, some provided names and addresses of individuals seeking mental health assistance, according to the report. In two public surveys conducted as part of the research, Keserű said, participants were outraged and felt exploited in scenarios where their health data were sold for a profit without their knowledge. "We need a new approach to our digital interactions that recognizes the fundamental rights of individuals to safeguard their bodily data, an issue that speaks directly to human autonomy and dignity," Keserű said. "As technology continues to advance, it is critical that our laws and practices evolve to meet the unique challenges of this era." Consumers often take part in these technologies without fully understanding the implications. Last month, Elon Musk suggested on X that users submit X-rays, PET scans, MRIs and other medical images to Grok, the platform's artificial intelligence chatbot, to seek diagnoses. The issue alarmed privacy experts, but many X users heeded Musk's call and submitted health information to the chatbot. While X's privacy policy says that the company will not sell user data to third parties, it does share some information with certain business partners. Gaps in existing laws have allowed the widespread sharing of biometric and other body-related data. Health information provided to hospitals, doctor's offices and medical insurance companies is protected from disclosure under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, known as HIPAA, which established federal standards protecting such information from release without the patient's consent. But health data collected by many wearable devices and health and wellness apps don't fall under HIPAA's umbrella, said Suzanne Bernstein, counsel at Electronic Privacy Information Center. "In the U.S. because we don't have a comprehensive federal privacy law ... it falls to the state level," she said. But not every state has weighed in on the issue. Washington, Nevada and Connecticut all recently passed laws to provide safeguards for consumer health data. Washington, D.C., in July introduced legislation that aimed to require tech companies to adhere to strengthened privacy provisions regarding the collection, sharing, use or sale of consumer health data. In California, the California Privacy Rights Act regulates how businesses can use certain types of sensitive information, including biometric information, and requires them to offer consumers the ability to opt out of disclosure of sensitive personal information. "This information being sold or shared with data brokers and other entities hypercharge the online profiling that we're so used to at this point, and the more sensitive the data, the more sophisticated the profiling can be," Bernstein said. "A lot of the sharing or selling with third parties is outside the scope of what a consumer would reasonably expect." Health information has become a prime target for hackers seeking to extort healthcare agencies and individuals after accessing sensitive patient data. Health-related cybersecurity breaches and ransom attacks increased more than 4,000% between 2009 and 2023, targeting the booming market of body-centric data, which is expected to exceed $500 billion by 2030, according to the report. "Nonconsensual data sharing is a big issue," Keserű said. "Even if it's biometric data or health data, a lot of the companies are just sharing that data without you knowing, and that is causing a lot of anxiety and questions." ___ ©2024 Los Angeles Times. Visit at latimes.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.Snap is pitching its new augmented reality glasses as a fun way for you to feel closer to your friends. If only the shades looked a little more friendly themselves. The Santa Monica, California company debuted its first model of Snap Spectacles in 2016. They were brightly colored circular frames that focused primarily on shooting photos and video, which were captured as wide-angled circles that evoked the sort of fun, anarchic energy of a skateboarding video. They didn’t have any augmented reality features at all, and were more akin to early Meta Ray Bans . Crucially, the Snapchat Spectacles were fun, trendy (depending on your style) glasses that looked far more like real, fashionable sunglasses than the typically monstrous smart glasses: rectangular head ornaments, or the dorky and oft-mocked Google Glass . Snap released a few more versions of its circular Spectacles, but in 2021 its ambitions shifted in an effort to incorporate augmented reality—images, words, and graphics projected into your field of view so the visuals seem to hover right in front of you. Snap’s AR-enabled Spectacles traded the whimsical, teen-friendly aesthetic for a black, sharp-angled rectangular look that would fit right into a cyberpunk ‘80s movie. The ‘24 edition of the Spectacles continue that Balenciaga chic, albeit with smoother curves that make them only slightly less blocky and obtuse than the previous version. Also like the 2021 glasses, these Spectacles are not technically on sale to the general public. The 2024 Specs do have a price tag and you can pay to use them, but the cost is hefty and you have to jump through some hoops. To get access to the Spectacles, you have to join Snap’s developer program, which costs $99 per month and requires a year-long commitment. The program is aimed at developers looking to make apps for the platform and priced accordingly, so normies who want to wear them on the street will likely get turned off from signing up. “Our vision has always been to bring the power and joy of augmented reality to people everywhere, and our newest pair of Spectacles is one step closer to making that vision a reality,” Scott Myers, vice president of hardware engineering at Snap, wrote in an email to WIRED. “We’re starting with developers who share our vision for overlaying computing onto the real world and want to build that future together.” Snap announced these new Spectacles in September, just a few days before Meta unveiled its rival Orion glasses . Both are primarily marketed at developers and will have limited distribution. Both pairs of glasses look similar. The Orion frames are slimmer, sure, but both models are bulky black face obelisks that are unlikely to become a popular fashion item. Which is probably why they look so austere. They’re not really for you. Not yet. Snap hasn’t provided a timeline for how that development may go, but it also isn’t just going to wait around until an ecosystem develops. Snap is also aiming its marketing at its core users, eager to eventually ease out of the development phase and reach a wider audience that want to connect with friends and use the glasses for creative collaboration. Snap’s Spectacles web page lets Snapchat users try on a virtual pair of the glasses and encourages them to play and learn together with Specs “Designed to get more people, closer over the things they love, together.” Like Meta’s Orion, it will likely take years for the AR glasses to shape up. But the race is on, and Snap is hoping to get its Specs on people’s faces as fast as it can, even if casual users might not be all that interested in wearing them yet. Face Time The author wearing Snap '24 Spectacles. I got the chance to try the new Spectacles in a hotel room overlooking the San Francisco Bay. Snap gave me the demo on background, meaning I wasn’t able to quote anyone in the room or shoot any videos of me using the glasses. But I was able to take a sweet selfie so you can see how rad I look wearing them. The first thing I noticed about the Spectacles is that they’re big. They weigh 7.97 ounces, or just under half a pound. That isn’t much, but the weight still wears on your ears and bridge of your nose after a while with Specs on. The good news is that you won’t have to wear them for long, as the battery only lasts for 45 minutes of continuous use. They might be a big, questionable fashion choice, but the Spectacles fit on the face rather well if you can get past the goofy look. The glasses work both indoors and outdoors, which the Snap folks showed me by letting me wander outside to take photos of the San Francisco Ferry building with the Spectacles by using a voice command. The display is sharp and vivid, even outdoors, meaning I could read text or see visuals just fine in the sunlight. The display renders at a resolution of 37 pixels per degree, which is very high for a digital image. It exceeds the PPD of Meta’s Orion glasses, which are currently rated at 13 PPD, with Meta’s stated goal of getting to 30 PPD. (The human eye can register real-world details at about 60 PPD.) The only problem is that the Spectacle’s display window for the augmented features—text, games, holographic overlays—only takes up 46 degrees of your field of vision. That’s three times the width of Snap’s previous AR glasses, so it’s a step forward for Snap. But the company’s optics are bested by competitors. The Spectacles’ 46-degree field of view is slightly less than the 52-degree view in Microsoft’s now-discontinued Hololens 2 , but much less than the Orion’s 70-degree field of view. What that means is that while you can see the rest of the real world like you would through a pair of normal glasses, the augmented elements only come through in a rectangular window right in the middle of your vision. That limits the digital overlay to a block in the middle of the screen, just wide enough to cover, say, a sidewalk if you’re walking down the street. It works just fine with AR features like text that stays in the window and moves with you. But if there are fixed AR elements in a world, the augmented view only extends to where your peripheral vision starts. Move your head around and the images will get cut off when they reach the edges of the AR window. There are microphones to register your voice commands. Forward-facing cameras on the outer rim of the Spectacles control the stuff on the translucent screen and track your hands. There are no hardware hand controllers, you just hold your hands up in the air to make pinch and pull gestures with your fingers. The distances for those controls aren’t super consistent from app to app. Sometimes you have to reach way out in front of you to pop a bubble, sometimes you have to pinch while holding your hand right next to your face. It takes a while to get the hang of normal interactions because of these changes in distances, which vary between the different apps depending on how each one was developed. This rendering shows a concept of what Snap hopes to eventually achieve with the Spectacles' AR capabilities, but the view in the glasses looks nothing like this right now. Snap really wants its Spectacles to do what Snapchat does best: let people share stuff. The Spectacles don’t seamlessly connect to Snapchat the service yet, though there are a few features that carry over. MyAI, Snapchat’s AI chatbot feature, lets you use voice commands and pics snapped by the outward-facing camera to ask questions about your surroundings and get immediate answers and links to sites like Wikipedia that might offer more information at the bridge you’re looking at. Video Calling Lens lets you call people through Snapchat, then lets them see what you are seeing through your Spectacles. Bitmoji also carry over, identifying you as your character in settings and AI interactions. “Snapchatters have been using AR since 2015,” Meyers says, “and because of that, we believe their transition to wearing AR glasses will be seamless.” Snap is also positioning the Spectacles as devices that let people interact in person too. At one point in my demo, all four of us in the room (three Snap employees and me) put on a pair of Spectacles and joined a shared fingerpainting room. We used our fingers to paint shapes and lines in the air in front of us. One of the reps drew a portal in the door. Another challenged me to a brightly colored game of Tic-Tac-Toe floating in the air between us. I tried to draw a big cool S but failed, just like I did in middle school. It was a nice moment, and one that hints at how Snap wants its devices to serve as a shared platform people can creatively build on when they’re together in the real world. It was also just people standing around and doodling, which we have been doing since the dawn of time. “People want to connect with those they're closest to,” Meyers says. “That’s why Snapchat is centered around communicating with your real friends and staying grounded in the real world. “ Heat Vision The '24 Spectacles being announced earlier this year. All this computation uses up energy, which generates heat. Inside the arms of the glasses is a vapor chamber—a miniature cooling system that disperses the heat away from the processors and across the arms of the glasses. This helps keep the chips inside the frame from getting hot against your temples, but it does also mean the heat spreads to the parts of the arms that are touching your head. I wore the glasses for about 45 minutes and when I removed them, the arms felt warm to the touch and I had started to sweat a little around my temples. (Note: I sweat very easily, your glandular output may vary.) It is not an unpleasant amount of warmth, and it’s manageable if the battery is going to max out at 45 minutes anyway. But the Specs do heat up. Maybe Snap could market them as ear warmers. At a demo, one game developer showed me a game his company built for the Spectacles. It tracks how far you walk and overlays a gamified grid over the top of your surroundings. As you walk, you collect coins that add up over your route. RPG-style enemies will pop up occasionally too, which you can then fight off with an AR sword that you wield by waving your hand around in real life. You have to hold the sword out directly in front of you in order to keep it within the confines of that narrow field of view, though, so that means walking with a stiff, outstretched arm. The pitch is that you can play this game while walking, which seems to me like a good way to accidentally whack somebody else walking on the sidewalk or get hurt when you chase a coin into traffic. Snap encourages wearers to avoid using AR that blocks their vision at times when they shouldn't be distracted, and to pay attention to their surroundings. But there are no procedures in place on the Spectacles now that send a pop up warning when something is in the way, or prevent people from using the glasses while driving or operating heavy machinery. People have been grievously injured while distractedly playing Pokémon Go, but Snap says this is a different use case. Holding your phone directly in front of you to catch a rare Snorlax is a problem because then you’re blocking your vision with a device. The Spectacles let you see the real world at all times, even through the augmented images in front of you. That said, I found that having a hologram in the middle of my vision can definitely be a distraction. When I tried out the walking game, my eyes focused more on the little cartoon collectibles floating around than the actual ground ahead of me. This might not be a problem while the Specs are solely at the hands of a few developers. But Snap is moving quickly, and also wants to appeal to a wider array of buyers, likely in an effort to build up its tech before its rivals can run away with the AR prize. After all, Meta’s AR efforts seem to be further along than Snap—lighter frames, more robust AI on the backend, and ever-so-slightly less of an off putting look. But there are some key differences between how the companies are trying to push their burgeoning tech forward. Meta’s Orion glasses are actually controlled by three devices—the glasses on your face, a gesture sensing wristband, and a large puck—about the size of a portable charger —that does the bulk of the processing for all the software features. Unlike Meta’s glasses, Snap’s Spectacles are all packed into a single device. That means they are bigger and heavier than the Meta glasses, but also that users won’t have to carry around extra pieces of equipment when they finally make their way into the real world. “We think it’s interesting that one of the biggest players in virtual reality agrees with us that the future is wearable, see-through, immersive AR,” Myers says. “Spectacles are quite different from the Orion prototype. They’re unique in that they are real immersive AR glasses that are available now, and Lens Studio developers are already building amazing experiences. Spectacles are completely standalone, with no extra puck or other devices required, and are built on a foundation of proven, commercialized technology that can be produced at scale.” Snap’s goal is to make its Spectacles intuitive, easy to use, and easy to wear. It’s going to take a while to get them there, but they’re well on that path to those three points. All they have to do is shave off some weight. Maybe add some color. And keep people from wandering into traffic.

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MARLBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 17, 2024-- CardioFocus, Inc. , a medical device company dedicated to advancing ablation treatment for cardiac arrhythmias, today announced the first series of patients treated with the investigational OptiShotTM Pulsed Field Ablation (PFA) System for the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation as part of the VISION AF clinical trial. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241217582090/en/ Image: [A] Endoscopic view of LSPV, [B]&[D] OptiShot Balloon, [C]&[E] Post PFA map (Photo: Business Wire) Dr. Vivek Reddy, Director of Cardiac Arrhythmia Services at Mount Sinai Hospital and Prof. Petr Neužil, Chief of Cardiology at Na Homolce Hospital, performed the first cases at Na Homolce Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic. The first-in-human trial will treat up to 50 patients in the coming months with 12-month follow-up planned, including critical remapping procedures to validate the efficacy of this novel technology. “The OptiShot balloon catheter is unique among the advanced generation of PFA catheters, with its ability to deliver circumferential lesions to the pulmonary veins with endoscopic visual confirmation of electrode-tissue contact,” said Dr. Reddy. “Direct contact confirmation made me more confident that our acute treatment strategy with this system may provide good long-term outcomes.” Professor Petr Neužil said, “The ultra-compliant balloon allows for adaptation to all anatomies with unparallelled tissue contact and precise pulsed electric field energy delivery. This design is focused on raising the bar for patient outcomes and we look forward to continuing the study.” “CardioFocus has combined our expertise in pulsed field waveforms with our clinically proven compliant balloon system to create OptiShot, a next generation PFA system for the treatment of atrial fibrillation,” said CardioFocus CEO Steve Ogilvie. “We are one step closer toward providing a true single shot pulmonary vein isolation tool, designed for safe and effective patient treatment. We are thankful to our electrophysiologist partners as well as the CardioFocus team and advisors for making this remarkable achievement happen.” CardioFocus is taking a portfolio approach to PFA. In addition to OptiShot, CardioFocus will continue clinical trials evaluating the investigational QuickShotTM PFA System, a large area focal ablation catheter that integrates with various navigation technologies. In the EU CardioFocus has treated over 6000 patients with the Centauri PFA System, which uses a proprietary monopolar waveform with marketed contact-force sensing focal ablation catheters and mapping systems. The OptiShot PFA Balloon System is investigational and not approved for commercial use. About CardioFocus, Inc. Headquartered in Marlborough, MA, CardioFocus is a medical device innovator and manufacturer dedicated to advancing ablation treatment for cardiac disorders such as atrial fibrillation, the most common heart arrhythmia. For more information, visit CardioFocus.com . View source version on businesswire.com : https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241217582090/en/ CONTACT: Media Relations [Pete Bell.pbell@cardiofocus.com ] KEYWORD: MASSACHUSETTS EUROPE UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: MEDICAL DEVICES HEALTH HOSPITALS CLINICAL TRIALS CARDIOLOGY BIOTECHNOLOGY SOURCE: CardioFocus, Inc. Copyright Business Wire 2024. PUB: 12/17/2024 03:09 PM/DISC: 12/17/2024 03:10 PM http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241217582090/enSARAJEVO, Bosnia Herzegovina Albania on Saturday banned TikTok for one year as Prime Minister Edi Rama blamed the platform for fueling violence among youth in and outside school. The move comes after a 14-year-old schoolboy was stabbed to death in November by a classmate. Local media had said the incident was a result of arguments between the two boys on social media. “It’s much stronger, far more influential, and far more enticing to a child when the ‘neighborhood troublemaker’ they follow on TikTok is more appealing than the values we want to instill at home. And we fear that when our children leave the house, that’s the influence they’ll connect with,” Rama said at a meeting with parents groups and teachers in the capital Tirana. A new action plan aimed at strengthening school safety mechanisms and enhancing the relationship between schools, students, and parents was presented at the event. “We will block TikTok for one year ... it will take us about 6 to 8 weeks to implement this, and within one year, we will completely block TikTok in the Republic of Albania. TikTok will no longer be accessible here!” he added. Rama said that during the year, Albania will monitor how other countries respond, what new technological restrictions or filters emerge, and how TikTok itself will react. “What’s important to note is that we’re extending our efforts for children beyond just this issue. Every ministry and institution in the Republic of Albania will be required to have its own program for children, regardless of the area of focus. This is not just about one issue; it’s about a broader strategy for our youth,” the premier added. Several European countries have enforced restrictions on social media use for children. Australia in November approved a complete social media ban for children under 16. TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, has also faced accusations of espionage in the US and is under investigation by the EU over alleged election interference in Romania.​​​​​​​

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Hurley scores 23, Vermont downs Northeastern 68-64TJX is the for Monday as shares climbed in a buy zone on the back of its earnings last week. Meanwhile, other retailers continue to report results as the holiday shopping season gets underway. ( ) on Nov. 20 reported about an 11% increase in Q3 2025 earnings to $1.14 per share, which beat FactSet estimates for $1.09 per share. Net sales increased 6% to $14.06 billion, also topping expectations for $13.95 billion. Consolidated comparable sales for the quarter rose 3% to match analyst views. Same store sales for TJX International increased 7%. Net sales for Marmaxx, which includes TJ Maxx and Marshalls, rose 4% to $8.44 billion. HomeGoods sales rose 7% while TJX Canada sales rose 5%. International sales for TJX, including Europe and Australia, popped 16% to nearly $1.9 billion. "Across the company, customer transactions drove our comp sales increases, which tells us that our values and treasure-hunt shopping experience are appealing to a wide range of customers," CEO Ernie Herrman said in the earnings release. TJX lifted its full-year earnings outlook to range from $4.15 to $4.17 per share, up from its prior guidance for $4.09 to $4.13 per share. However, the updated guidance still fell short of FactSet estimates for $4.19 per share. TJX maintained its comparable sales forecast for 3% growth. The company expects its Q4 earnings to range from $1.12 to $1.14 per share, also below analyst expectations for $1.16 per share. Despite the guidance miss, a number of firms modestly raised price targets on TJX stock after results. Baird on Thursday raised its price target by $5 to 133 and kept an outperform rating on shares, noting that TJX continues to demonstrate strong merchant execution and the appeal of value. Evercore ISI said that TJX's Q4 is off to a "strong" start, which should override any concerns about Q3 results. The firm raised its price target on TJX by $4 to 142 and maintained its outperform rating. Evercore also noted that it doesn't expect other retailers reporting before Black Friday to reflect that same strength. TD Cowen also raised its price target for TJX stock on Monday by $2 to 132 and kept a buy rating on the shares. Retail Earnings Among other retailers, ( ) popped more than 14% Monday on its earnings beat. ( ) retreated nearly 4% after delaying its quarterly report. The legacy department giant announced it is conducting an internal investigation after discovering an employee "intentionally" hid $132 million to $154 million in delivery expenses dating back to Q4 2021. ( ) and ( ) both report on Tuesday. FactSet expects Burlington to report a 58% increase in earnings to $1.55 per share on about 12% revenue growth to $2.55 billion. Burling stock is at the top of a buy range following a breakout on Friday. Analysts see Kohl's earnings nearly halving to 28 cents per share while revenue slides more than 5% to $3.64 billion. TJX Stock TJX stock swung 2.7% higher Monday, climbing further in a buy zone for an 11-week . Shares closed just above the 121.13 on Friday after testing the entry in mid-November. The current , which stretches 5% beyond the buy point, extends to 127.19. TJX stock rallied more than 32% so far this year and is trading at record highs.

Scot thanks Movember for going from 'point of no return' to turning 'pain into purpose'OTTAWA — A Liberal MP says his committee colleagues are wasting time by launching a third inquiry into the former employment minister instead of focusing on important legislation for Indigenous Peoples. Jaime Battiste, who is Mi’kmaq, said there has been an “attack” on fellow Liberal MP Randy Boissonnault, who left his position as employment minister on Wednesday after allegations of shifting claims of Indigenous identity and questions around his past business dealings. Boissonnault has been the subject of two parliamentary probes, and Battiste said a third one by the Indigenous and northern affairs committee is “a waste of time, and it seems to be the Conservatives’ way of ensuring that nothing gets done in the House of Commons.” The Conservatives, NDP and Bloc Québécois all supported pushing ahead with the third study, even after Boissonnault left cabinet. Though Liberal MPs did not object to the motion Thursday, Battiste said the committee’s time would be better spent studying legislation on important issues such as First Nations policing, a modern treaty commissioner and clean water for First Nations. “It’s very much my fear and frustration that politics is now becoming more important at the Indigenous and northern affairs committee than actually Indigenous Peoples that we’re there every day to try to make life better for,” he said. Boissonnault came under intense scrutiny after the National Post reported that a company he previously co-owned described itself as wholly Indigenous-owned in order to apply for government contracts set aside for Indigenous businesses. He has been described as Indigenous multiple times in communications from the Liberal party, and in 2018 referred to himself as “non-status adopted Cree” — a statement he has repeated on other occasions. He also said his great-grandmother was a “full-blooded Cree woman.” He has since clarified that his adoptive mother and brother are Métis, and he apologized for his shifting claims last Friday. The House ethics committee has separately investigated Boissonnault’s past business dealings after media reports alleged he remained involved in the company he co-founded after he was re-elected in 2021. Opposition MPs on the Indigenous and northern affairs committee passed a motion on Tuesday — a day before Boissonnault left cabinet — for the employment minister to appear as a witness to discuss his claims to Indigenous identity. But because Boissonnault is no longer in cabinet, the Liberal chair of the committee ruled Thursday that newly minted Employment Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor is technically the person the motion called to testify. “I figured this might happen,” said Conservative MP and committee member Jamie Schmale. “If there are games to be played here and we have Minister Petitpas Taylor attend, I don’t think that goes to the spirit of the House order. I don’t think it would be very responsible to go against that ... It’s Randy Boissonault that the House determined it needs and is ordered to appear along with several other witnesses. That’s who we expect to be in that seat.” A new motion from the Conservatives calls directly for Boissonnault to appear at the committee. One of the key concerns raised about Boissonnault in recent weeks is related to the government’s Indigenous business procurement strategy. A directory provides the federal government with names of businesses it could consider using to meet its Indigenous procurement target, which states a minimum five per cent of the total value of government contracts should be held by Indigenous-owned businesses. Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu told a House of Commons committee on Tuesday that the company Boissonnault founded was not listed on that directory. Battiste suggested the committee will now be in a position of determining who is eligible for Indigenous programming and determining who is Indigenous, and as a First Nations person he does not agree with that. “I have a lot of concern because no First Nations, Métis or Inuit in this country are asking committees — who are filled with non-Indigenous Peoples — to determine our identity, who we are.” Schmale, NDP MP Lori Idlout and Bloc MP Sebastian Lemire, who are all members of the committee, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 21, 2024. Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian PressWake up the ghosts! Texas, Texas A&M rivalry that dates to 1894 is reborn

Net sales increased 2% versus last year with comparable sales up 1% Operating margin of 9.3% improved 270 basis points versus last year Market share gains across all brands in the quarter Raises outlook for fiscal 2024 net sales, gross margin and operating income growth SAN FRANCISCO , Nov. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Gap Inc. (NYSE: GAP), the largest specialty apparel company in the U.S. and a house of iconic brands including Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic, and Athleta, today reported financial results for its third quarter ended November 2, 2024. "I'm proud that Gap Inc. delivered another successful quarter, growing net sales for the 4 th consecutive quarter and gaining market share across all brands while meaningfully expanding operating margin," said President and Chief Executive Officer, Richard Dickson . "Consistent execution of our strategic priorities, including the rigor and repetition we're applying to our brand reinvigoration playbook, is making us a stronger company and demonstrates our continued progress in unlocking Gap Inc.'s full potential." Dickson continued: "Holiday is off to a strong start and we remain focused on executing with excellence in the fourth quarter. Our performance year-to-date gives us the confidence to raise our full year outlook for sales, gross margin and operating income growth." Third Quarter Fiscal 2024 – Financial Results Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Highlights Additional information regarding free cash flow, which is a non-GAAP financial measure, is provided at the end of this press release along with a reconciliation of this measure from the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure for the applicable period. Third Quarter Fiscal 2024 – Global Brand Results Comparable Sales Third Quarter 2024 2023 Old Navy — % 1 % Gap 3 % (1) % Banana Republic (1) % (8) % Athleta 5 % (19) % Gap Inc. 1 % (2) % Old Navy: Gap: Banana Republic: Athleta: Fiscal 2024 Outlook As a result of its strong third quarter results, the company is raising its full year outlook for net sales, gross margin and operating income growth compared to prior expectations. Please note that the company's projected full year fiscal 2024 operating income growth below is provided in comparison to its full year fiscal 2023 adjusted operating income, which excludes $93 million in restructuring costs and a $47 million gain on sale of a building. Full Year Fiscal 2024 Current FY24 Outlook Prior FY24 Outlook FY23 Results Net sales Up 1.5% to 2.0% on a 52-week basis Up slightly on a 52-week basis $14.9 billion 1 Gross margin Approximately 220 bps expansion Approximately 200 bps expansion 38.8 % Operating expense Approximately $5.1 billion Approximately $5.1 billion $5.17 billion (adjusted) 2 Operating income Mid to High 60% growth range Mid to High 50% growth range $606 million (adjusted) 3 Effective tax rate Approximately 26.5% Approximately 28% 9.7 % Capital expenditures Approximately $500 million Approximately $500 million $420 million 1 Fiscal year 2023 consisted of 53 weeks and the extra week drove approximately $160 million of incremental sales. 2 Fiscal year 2023 adjusted operating expense of $5.17 billion excludes $89 million in restructuring costs and a $47 million gain on sale. 3 Fiscal year 2023 adjusted operating income of $606 million excludes $93 million in restructuring costs and a $47 million gain on sale. Webcast and Conference Call Information Whitney Notaro , Head of Investor Relations at Gap Inc., will host a conference call to review the company's third quarter fiscal 2024 results beginning at approximately 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time today. Ms. Notaro will be joined by President and Chief Executive Officer, Richard Dickson and Chief Financial Officer, Katrina O'Connell . A live webcast of the conference call and accompanying materials will be available online at investors.gapinc.com . A replay of the webcast will be available at the same location. Non-GAAP Disclosure This press release and related conference call include financial measures that have not been calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and are therefore referred to as non-GAAP financial measures. The non-GAAP measures described below are intended to provide investors with additional useful information about the company's financial performance, to enhance the overall understanding of its past performance and future prospects, and to allow for greater transparency with respect to important metrics used by management for financial and operating decision-making. The company presents these non-GAAP financial measures to assist investors in seeing its financial performance from management's view and because it believes they provide an additional tool for investors to use in computing the company's core financial performance over multiple periods with other companies in its industry. Additional information regarding the intended use of non-GAAP measures included in this press release and related conference call is provided in the tables to this press release. The non-GAAP measures included in this press release and related conference call are adjusted operating expense/adjusted SG&A, adjusted operating income, adjusted operating margin, adjusted diluted earnings per share, and free cash flow. These non-GAAP measures exclude the impact of certain items that are set forth in the tables to this press release. In addition, the company's outlook includes projected full year fiscal 2024 operating income growth compared to its full year fiscal 2023 adjusted operating income. The non-GAAP measures used by the company should not be considered as a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP and may not be the same as similarly titled measures used by other companies due to possible differences in method and in items or events being adjusted. The company urges investors to review the reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures included in the tables to this press release below, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate its business. The non-GAAP financial measures used by the company have limitations in their usefulness to investors because they have no standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and are not prepared under any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. Forward-Looking Statements This press release and related conference call and accompanying materials contain forward-looking statements within the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than those that are purely historical are forward-looking statements. Words such as "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "project," and similar expressions also identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding the following: becoming a high performing company; unlocking Gap Inc.'s potential; our four strategic priorities, including maintaining and delivering financial and operational rigor, the reinvigoration of our brands, strengthening our operating platform, and energizing our culture; driving relevance and revenue by executing on our brand reinvigoration playbook; expectations for Old Navy for the holiday season; accelerating Old Navy's presence in the Active category; Old Navy's holiday activations and product; reigniting Gap brand's leadership in trend-right products and creative expression through big ideas and culturally relevant messaging; reestablishing Banana Republic to thrive in the premium lifestyle space; evolving Banana Republic's assortment and fit; continuing to fix the fundamentals at Banana Republic; Banana Republic's holiday product; Athleta's trajectory; Athleta's holiday product; enhancing Athleta's in-store and online experiences; driving high-performance across our teams; executing with excellence; Gap Inc.'s positioning going into the holiday season; expectations for our full year performance; expected year-end inventory levels; expected full year fiscal 2024 net sales; the expected impact of the loss of the 53rd week on full year fiscal 2024 net sales; expected fourth quarter fiscal 2024 net sales; the expected impacts of the loss of the 53rd week and the weekly calendar shift on fourth quarter fiscal 2024 net sales; expected full year fiscal 2024 gross margin; the expected impacts of commodity costs and better inventory management on full year fiscal 2024 gross margin; expected full year fiscal 2024 ROD; expected fourth quarter fiscal 2024 gross margin; the expected impact of the loss of the 53rd week on fourth quarter fiscal 2024 gross margin; expected full year fiscal 2024 SG&A/operating expense; continuing cost discipline and unlocking more efficiencies in the business; expected full year fiscal 2024 operating income; expected full year fiscal 2024 effective tax rate; expected full year fiscal 2024 capital expenditures; generating sustainable, profitable growth and delivering long-term shareholder value; and our dividend policy. Because these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, there are important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These factors include, without limitation, the following risks, any of which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, or reputation: the overall global economic and geopolitical environment, including the ongoing Russia - Ukraine and Israel-Hamas conflicts and recent elections in the United States , and impacts on consumer spending patterns; social and political unrest in our sourcing countries, including Bangladesh , and disruptions to global trade and shipping capacity, including in the Red Sea; the risk that we or our franchisees may be unsuccessful in gauging apparel trends and changing consumer preferences or responding with sufficient lead time; the highly competitive nature of our business in the United States and internationally; the risk that we may be unable to manage our inventory effectively and the resulting impact on our gross margins and sales; the risk that our investments in customer, digital, and omni-channel shopping initiatives may not deliver the results we anticipate; the risk that we fail to maintain, enhance, and protect our brand image and reputation; the risk of loss or theft of assets, including inventory shortage; the risk that we fail to manage key executive succession and retention or continue to attract qualified personnel; reductions in income and cash flow from our credit card arrangement related to our private label and co-branded credit cards; the risk that changes in our business strategy or restructuring our operations may not generate the intended benefits or projected cost savings; the risk that trade matters could increase the cost or reduce the supply of apparel available to us; the risks to our business, including our costs and global supply chain, associated with global sourcing and manufacturing; the risks to our reputation or operations associated with importing merchandise from foreign countries, including failure of our vendors to adhere to our Code of Vendor Conduct; the risk that we or our franchisees may be unsuccessful in identifying, negotiating, and securing new store locations and renewing, modifying, or terminating leases for existing store locations effectively; engaging in or seeking to engage in strategic transactions that are subject to various risks and uncertainties; the risk that our efforts to expand internationally may not be successful; the risk that our franchisees and licensees could impair the value of our brands; the risk of data or other security breaches or vulnerabilities that may result in increased costs, violations of law, significant legal and financial exposure, and a loss of confidence in our security measures; the risk that failures of, or updates or changes to, our IT systems may disrupt our operations; the risk that our comparable sales and margins may experience fluctuations, that we may fail to meet financial market expectations, or that the seasonality of our business may experience fluctuations; the risk of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations; the risk that our level of indebtedness may impact our ability to operate and expand our business; the risk that we and our subsidiaries may be unable to meet our obligations under our indebtedness agreements; the risk that changes in our credit profile or deterioration in market conditions may limit our access to the capital markets; natural disasters, public health crises (such as pandemics and epidemics), political crises (such as the ongoing Russia - Ukraine and Israel-Hamas conflicts), negative global climate patterns, or other catastrophic events; evolving regulations and expectations with respect to ESG matters, including climate reporting; the adverse effects of climate change on our operations and those of our franchisees, vendors, and other business partners; our failure to comply with applicable laws and regulations and changes in the regulatory or administrative landscape; the risk that we will not be successful in defending various proceedings, lawsuits, disputes, and claims; the risk that our estimates and assumptions used when preparing our financial information are inaccurate or may change; the risk that changes in the geographic mix and level of income or losses, the expected or actual outcome of audits, changes in deferred tax valuation allowances, and new legislation could impact our effective tax rate, or that we may be required to pay amounts in excess of established tax liabilities; the risk that changes in our business structure, our performance or our industry could result in reductions in our pre-tax income or utilization of existing tax carryforwards in future periods, and require additional deferred tax valuation allowances; the risk that the adoption of new accounting pronouncements will impact future results; and the risk that additional information may arise during our close process or as a result of subsequent events that would require us to make adjustments to our financial information. Additional information regarding factors that could cause results to differ can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 19, 2024 , as well as our subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements are based on information as of November 21, 2024 . We assume no obligation to publicly update or revise our forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that any projected results expressed or implied therein will not be realized. About Gap Inc. Gap Inc., a house of iconic brands, is the largest specialty apparel company in America. Its Old Navy , Gap , Banana Republic , and Athleta brands offer clothing, accessories, and lifestyle products for men, women and children. Since 1969, Gap Inc. has created products and experiences that shape culture, while doing right by employees, communities and the planet. Gap Inc. products are available worldwide through company-operated stores, franchise stores, and e-commerce sites. Fiscal year 2023 net sales were $14.9 billion . For more information, please visit www.gapinc.com . Investor Relations Contact: Nina Bari Investor_relations@gap.com Media Relations Contact: Megan Foote Press@gap.com The Gap, Inc. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS UNAUDITED ($ in millions) November 2, 2024 October 28, 2023 ASSETS Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,969 $ 1,351 Short-term investments 250 — Merchandise inventory 2,331 2,377 Other current assets 580 646 Total current assets 5,130 4,374 Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation 2,546 2,552 Operating lease assets 3,217 3,200 Other long-term assets 960 926 Total assets $ 11,853 $ 11,052 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 1,523 $ 1,433 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 1,135 1,078 Current portion of operating lease liabilities 617 604 Income taxes payable 50 24 Total current liabilities 3,325 3,139 Long-term liabilities: Long-term debt 1,489 1,488 Long-term operating lease liabilities 3,360 3,456 Other long-term liabilities 544 509 Total long-term liabilities 5,393 5,453 Total stockholders' equity 3,135 2,460 Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $ 11,853 $ 11,052 The Gap, Inc. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS UNAUDITED 13 Weeks Ended 39 Weeks Ended ($ and shares in millions except per share amounts) November 2, 2024 October 28, 2023 November 2, 2024 October 28, 2023 Net sales $ 3,829 $ 3,767 $ 10,937 $ 10,591 Cost of goods sold and occupancy expenses 2,194 2,211 6,322 6,488 Gross profit 1,635 1,556 4,615 4,103 Operating expenses 1,280 1,306 3,762 3,757 Operating income 355 250 853 346 Interest, net (6) — (12) 8 Income before income taxes 361 250 865 338 Income tax expense 87 32 227 21 Net income $ 274 $ 218 $ 638 $ 317 Weighted-average number of shares - basic 377 371 376 369 Weighted-average number of shares - diluted 383 375 383 373 Earnings per share - basic $ 0.73 $ 0.59 $ 1.70 $ 0.86 Earnings per share - diluted $ 0.72 $ 0.58 $ 1.67 $ 0.85 The Gap, Inc. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS UNAUDITED 39 Weeks Ended ($ in millions) November 2, 2024 (a) October 28, 2023 (a) Cash flows from operating activities: Net income $ 638 $ 317 Depreciation and amortization 371 394 Gain on sale of building — (47) Change in merchandise inventory (344) (5) Change in accounts payable 156 133 Other, netNEW YORK (AP) — Keith Higgins Jr. had 16 points in Lehigh's 60-59 win over LIU on Saturday. Higgins also contributed three steals for the Mountain Hawks (4-6). Tyler Whitney-Sidney shot 4 for 12, including 2 for 5 from beyond the arc to add 11 points. Ben Knostman had 10 points and shot 3 of 4 from the field and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line. Jamal Fuller finished with 20 points and eight rebounds for the Sharks (4-11). LIU also got 16 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks from Shadrak Lasu. Blake Lander finished with 10 points. Higgins scored eight points in the first half and Lehigh went into the break trailing 35-28. Knostman led Lehigh with nine points in the second half as their team outscored LIU by eight points over the final half. Lehigh plays Neumann at home on Sunday, and LIU hosts Le Moyne on Friday. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .

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HOLLY Cairns' dad has shared his "delight" at becoming a new grandfather after he rushed to hear the count for her constituency. The Social Democrats leader, who is the first party leader to have been pregnant in the Dail, shared the news of her daughter's birth on election day yesterday. Cairns, 35, and hotelier partner Barry Looney revealed they had welcomed their first bundle of joy into the world, with the party leader announcing: "She’s here. We're completely in love with her." Her father Clem headed to the Cork South West count centre this evening and revealed his positivity for his daughter, new mum and Soc Dems party leader Holly Cairns. The tallies for the constituency have so far shown that the party leader has doubled her first preferences since 2020. Speaking to RTE , Clem said: "As a new grandfather, I am delighted and relieved and proud of Holly. More excited about the baby than the election." The proud granddad travelled to the count centre after visiting Holly and her newborn at Cork Maternity Hospital in Mallow - where mother and baby are both doing "great." He said: "I think Holly was looking better than her partner Barry but he was probably carrying a lot too. "I don't think he slept at all. "I think that's the third election now that she's probably surprised everybody and somebody who you wouldn't write off easily I think." He said his daughter is taking to motherhood "like a duck to water " and her child looks just like her dad Barry. He continued: "You always wonder in spite of everything that might happen, are you going to be a good parent? "Looking at Holly she took to it like a duck to water." The proud granddad recalled Holly's 2019 council election run when she won by just one vote in the recount. He said: "I think the one thing we can all be thankful for is that it is not depending on one vote anymore like it was the first time she got elected because that would have been her vote this time!" The Cork TD, who was still knocking on doors in the lead-up to the general election , took over as party leader last year after founding members Catherine Murphy and Roisin Shortall stepped down. HOLLY Cairns has experienced a whirlwind political career going from newly elected TD to party leader in just three years. The Cork native took over as leader of the Social Democrats in May 2023 - after five years representing the party. She was a founding member of the party's west Cork branch and quickly rose up the ranks - making it to Dail Eireann as a TD in the 2020 election. The farming expert paid tribute to former party leaders Roisin Shortall and Catherine Murphy after they announced they were stepping down from the party and would not be seeking reelection. The former co-leaders said it was time for a "new generation to take over". Cairns, 35, has gained public favour raising topics like domestic violence, abortion, mother and baby homes and the environment. And she has also previously spoken out about the abuse and harassment she has experienced since entering politics. The politician grew up on a small dairy farm on the Turk Head peninsula near Skibbereen, in Cork. Holly completed her Master of Science and got a First Class Honours degree in Horticulture. Holly first got involved in politics as an activist for LGBT and women's rights. She campaigned for Senator David Norris during the 2011 presidential election. Cairns worked abroad for a couple of years before returning to Ireland and becoming involved in the Together for Yes campaign to repeal the 8th Amendment. In 2020, Cairns ran against her then-partner, Christopher O’Sullivan, a Fianna Fail candidate, for the Cork South-West constituency in the general elections. Deputy Cairns said that after O'Sullivan's last-minute addition to the ticket, it felt like being in a "badly written rom-com". In June 2024, the party leader announced she is expecting a girl with her partner, hotelier Barry Looney. Discussing the pregnancy , she said: “We’ve been trying for some time, so we are absolutely delighted.” Speaking on RTE’s Sunday with Miriam , the deputy said she had two miscarriages in the last year or so. However, she said that “fingers crossed, it is looking good” for her this time around. She added: “It is something that we know happens to quite a lot of people. “I think it is one in three women experience it, and we just do not hear a lot about it.” Cairns said hearing other women speak about miscarriages was comforting, adding: “You’re less alone, you’re not the only one going through it.” Following her announcement, congratulations poured in for the politician after she announced her baby news . Speaking to the Irish Sun just days before her due date , Cairns said she felt "excited" and "grateful". She said: "It’s that kind of stage in the pregnancy where you’re so excited but also it could be tomorrow or it could be two weeks away — you don’t know. “I’m very excited but obviously I’m trying to juggle things and make sure to not over do it. “People are so supportive here at home. They’re so nice saying ‘oh you don’t need to call’ which is so, so nice, but obviously I think it is really important to call to people as much as possible so I’m out doing what I can. “I’m so grateful for the canvassing teams and the postering teams. It’s that time when so many people have pitched in to help that I just feel extremely grateful.”Summers scores 22 off the bench, Indiana State downs St. Louis Pharmacy 101-53 TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Reserve Jahni Summers led Indiana State past St. Louis Pharmacy on Saturday with 22 points in a 101-53 win. Canadian Press Dec 21, 2024 1:24 PM Dec 21, 2024 1:50 PM Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Reserve Jahni Summers led Indiana State past St. Louis Pharmacy on Saturday with 22 points in a 101-53 win. Summers went 8 of 11 from the field (6 for 9 from 3-point range) for the Sycamores (8-4, 2-0 Missouri Valley Conference). Markus Harding finished 6 of 7 from the field to add 13 points. Samage Teel shot 5 of 8 from the field and 2 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with 12 points. The Eutectics were led in scoring by Ahian Barnett, who finished with 12 points. St. Louis Pharmacy also got 10 points from Moctar Keita. Bryant Odunayo also put up 10 points. Indiana State took the lead with 19:49 left in the first half and never looked back. Summers led their team in scoring with 14 points in the first half to help put them up 56-19 at the break. Indiana State pulled away with a 13-3 run in the second half to extend a 39-point lead to 49 points. Indiana State visits Ohio State in its next matchup on December 29. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar . The Associated Press See a typo/mistake? Have a story/tip? This has been shared 0 times 0 Shares Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message Get your daily Victoria news briefing Email Sign Up More Science News Amazon and Starbucks workers are on strike. Trump might have something to do with it Dec 21, 2024 12:44 PM Ex-OpenAI engineer who raised legal concerns about the technology he helped build has died Dec 21, 2024 11:36 AM No farm, no problem: Young farmers get their start in the industry in other ways Dec 21, 2024 3:00 AM

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