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Yelp chief product officer Craig Saldanha sells $38,050 in stockChild artiste Hudson Meek, best known for his role in Baby Driver, passes away. He died on December 22 in Alabama after falling from a moving vehicle. He was 16, according to Variety. Hudson Meek dies at 16 The news of his demise was shared on his Instagram. "Our hearts are broken to share that Hudson Meek went home to be with Jesus tonight. His 16 years on this earth were far too short, but he accomplished so much and significantly impacted everyone he met," the post read. Hudson Meek accident details revealed According to local news site AL.com. Hudson died after falling from a moving vehicle in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. The attack happened on December 19 and died from blunt force trauma two days later despite efforts at medical intervention. Meek was taken to a hospital and died Saturday night. Vestavia Hills police are investigating his death, as per Variety. Thousands of people took to social media to express their condolences to the actor's family. His death raised many questions as to how he fell from a moving vehicle or whether someone pushed him or he was under drug influence. The Vestavia Hills Police Department is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death, the coroner’s office said. Hudson Meek rose to fame with his portrayal as a young version of Ansel Elgort's main character Baby, a professional getaway driver with a passion for music. He also appeared in MacGyver, The School Duet, Genius, Found, Legacies, Union, Momma Jenny & the Brooks Boys, Providence, Half Pint, 90 Minutes, The List and The Santa Con. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from Hollywood, Entertainment News and around the world.
Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh passed away on Thursday at the age of 92. The central government is expected to announce a seven-day national mourning, during which all government programs scheduled for Friday are likely to be canceled. The final decision on the mourning period is expected to be made after a Cabinet meeting at 11 a.m. Karnataka Declares Public Holiday Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced a seven-day mourning period and declared a public holiday for December 27. Consequently, all schools, colleges, government offices, and banks across the state, including the capital Bangalore, will remain closed on Friday. Other States No other state has declared a holiday so far. Schools, colleges, government offices, and banks in major cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Hyderabad will function as usual on Friday. AIIMS Issues Statement On Manmohan Singh's Demise Manmohan Singh died at Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences on Thursday. The hospital said the former PM had "a sudden loss of consciousness at home" and was admitted around 8p.m. "With profound grief, we inform the demise of Former Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh, aged 92. He was being treated for age-related medical conditions and had sudden loss of consciousness at home on 26th December 2024. Resuscitative measures were started immediately at home. He was brought to the Medical Emergency at AIIMS, New Delhi at 8:06 PM. Despite all efforts, he could not be revived and was declared dead at 9:51 PM," the hospital said in a statement. Tributes Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences, tweeting, "India mourns the loss of one of its most distinguished leaders, Dr. Manmohan Singh Ji. Rising from humble origins, he rose to become a respected economist. He served in various government positions as well, including as Finance Minister, leaving a strong imprint on our economic policy over the years. His interventions in Parliament were also insightful. As our Prime Minister, he made extensive efforts to improve people's lives." Rahul Gandhi hailed Manmohan Singh as "a mentor and guide." "Manmohan Singh Ji led India with immense wisdom and integrity. His humility and deep understanding of economics inspired the nation. My heartfelt condolences to Mrs. Kaur and the family. I have lost a mentor and guide. Millions of us who admired him will remember him with the utmost pride," he wrote. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra posted a heartfelt message on X. "Few people in politics inspire the kind of respect that Sardar Manmohan Singhji did. His honesty will always be an inspiration for us and he will forever stand tall among those who truly love this country as someone who remained steadfast in his commitment to serve the nation despite being subjected to unfair and deeply personal attacks by his opponents," the newly elected Wayanad MP wrote. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from Education and around the world.Bristol Zoo bosses have ignored a second lawyers’ letter threatening legal action and gone ahead with another auction of items from the Clifton Zoo Gardens site - this time all the Victorian benches created especially for the zoo up to 150 years ago. A total of 45 cast-iron benches were placed around the Bristol Zoo site in the 1880s, and have been there ever since. Today (Monday, November 25), they were auctioned off in 45 different lots in a timed auction, with bidders trying to get the highest price before the end at 8pm. It is the third auction of items from the Bristol Zoo site, which closed more than two years ago. Ten days ago, a gala dinner was held as a fundraiser for the expansion of the Bristol Zoo Project site on the edge of the city. And last Friday, an online auction of 300 items - from sculptures and signs to door handles and crockery - netted an astonishing £160,000 as bidders from across the world snapped up the zoo-related memorabilia. The third and final auction went ahead on Monday despite a group of shareholders writing to the Zoological Society bosses warning that the sale - especially of items that they regard as integral to the setting of the Zoo Gardens - is premature, given the future of the zoo site is still the subject of a legal challenge. That challenge is the judicial review being brought against Bristol City Council by the Save Bristol Gardens Alliance group, which is challenging in the courts the awarding of planning permission to the zoo to redevelop the Clifton Zoo site and build almost 200 new homes there. The Save Bristol Gardens Alliance group is a separate campaign group to the group of shareholders led by Tom Jones. The judicial review is expected to take place in the New Year. The letter - the second one sent by the group of shareholders led by Save Bristol Zoo founder Tom Jones - warned the zoo society that the bosses could be financially liable if a future court rules that the zoo should not have sold off all its zoo memorabilia. “We continue to consider the issues and potential claims that the sales give rise to as against both the charity and the trustees,” the letter said. “Any sales which are found to be in breach of the trustees’ statutory and/or fiduciary duties have the potential to give rise to claims against the trustees personally. We therefore request that the auctions are put on hold whilst we, and your client, take stock of the position,” it added. Bristol Zoological Society have dismissed the legal letters, and condemned the ‘small well-funded group of campaigners’ for challenging the sales. Save Bristol Zoo Gardens founder and Bristol Zoo shareholder Tom Jones, said on behalf of the group of shareholders: “We were disappointed but not surprised that trustees chose to ignore our concerns and go ahead with the gala dinner, where several irreplaceable items from Bristol Zoo Gardens were sold to the highest bidder at an exclusive private event. Consequently, our lawyers have once again written to the board to very reasonably ask that all future auctions of irreplaceable Bristol Zoo assets are postponed, until the outcome of multiple legal challenges, including the forthcoming Judicial Review, are known. “However, to cover all bases, if the auctions can’t be stopped in time, we strongly urge the public to bid on these items with a view to one day donating them back to Bristol Zoo Gardens, once a better future has been secured for the site,” he added. Read next: Bristol Zoo nets more than £160,000 as bidding for zoo items goes crazy Read more: Bristol Zoo auction is 'naked greed' and must be stopped say campaigners Speaking before Friday’s auction, a spokesperson for Bristol Zoological Society said they would continue with the auctions, which she said were raising vital thousands of the zoo’s work to expand the Bristol Zoo Project site at Easter Compton, near Cribbs Causeway. “The ongoing efforts of a small group of Clifton residents to stop a conservation and education charity from progressing with its future plans, are not only wasting vital funds, but they are preventing us from saving wildlife and building a new conservation zoo, which will provide bigger habitats and higher standards of animal welfare," she said. “Instead of investing vital charitable funds where they are needed, in saving and protecting the world’s most threatened species, we find ourselves once again being forced to spend thousands of pounds in legal fees, defending further claims. This is extremely frustrating for all our staff and volunteers, who work so hard. We want a zoo which is financially resilient, can meet the needs of animals over the long-term and prioritises conservation. Our decision to close Bristol Zoo Gardens and focus our efforts on Bristol Zoo Project was based on a thorough analysis and a desire to create a new type of conservation zoo. “We do not believe the current 12-acre site in Clifton is fit for purpose as a modern, conservation zoo. We won’t give in to pressure from a small well-funded group of campaigners - who are not zoo experts and don’t understand animal welfare," she added. That sparked fury from campaigners. “Stating that opposition to Bristol Zoological Society’s plans to turn the world’s 5th oldest Zoo into luxury housing is only from ‘a small number of Clifton residents’ is highly disrespectful to the 12,000 people who have signed the petition calling for Bristol Zoo Gardens not to be sold off for luxury housing and also to the half a million visitors from all over Bristol and beyond who used to visit Bristol Zoo Gardens every year but who are no longer choosing to visit Bristol Zoo Project, formerly Wild Place Project, in South Gloucestershire ,” said Mr Jones. “The people currently running Bristol Zoological Society appear to see the world in very black and white terms of winners and losers. If you oppose plans to sell Bristol Zoo then apparently, you automatically oppose the Zoo’s conservation work as well. However, life isn’t a zero-sum game and Bristol Zoological Society needs to start taking responsibility for the consequences of its actions, rather than blaming others when it is challenged,” he added. “Between 2019-2022, Bristol Zoological Society spent £3.252 million on governance and £1 million renovating an office building which was already an office building, so to now claim that issuing a couple of letters from solicitors is diverting valuable resources away from ‘vital charitable funds and saving threatened species’, is to put it mildly, a little bit rich. Once again, look beyond the spin and it’s another public statement from the Society which doesn’t stand up to serious scrutiny,” he added. “By choosing to auction off hundreds of historic, irreplaceable artefacts, the people currently in charge of Bristol Zoological Society are intentionally vandalising something over which they are only custodians,” he said.
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly welcomed president-elect Donald Trump's pick for the next U.S. ambassador in Ottawa, a former longtime Michigan congressional representative who voted for NAFTA and later wavered on new free trade deals. Joly said at a news conference on Thursday at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C., that she takes it as a good sign that Trump endorsed the Canada-U.S.-Mexico free-trade deal when he announced Pete Hoekstra as his next envoy to Canada. She also posted on social media Thursday that Canada looks forward to working with Hoekstra to strengthen bilateral ties and advance shared priorities "as close allies and neighbours." The minister was in Washington to talk trade and security with U.S. senators from both parties. Her meeting schedule included top Republican senators Lindsey Graham, Rick Scott and Lisa Murkowski. Following this trip, Joly is headed to the Halifax International Security Forum, where she said she will be meeting with more U.S. lawmakers, including Sen. James Risch from Idaho. Hoekstra will still have to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate, but his early nomination is being taken as a good sign by several former diplomats. Former Canadian diplomat Colin Robertson, who has met with Hoekstra before, said he's someone Canada can work with. "He's not from the (WWE) or Fox News. He's an ambassador in the Netherlands previously ... and he's from Michigan, so somebody who understands Canada," Robertson said. "He's well suited to the posting and I think it'll be easier to do business with somebody who has his depth of experience." Canada's ambassador in Washington, Kirsten Hillman, also congratulated Hoekstra on the nomination, posting on social media she looks forward to working with him to make the bilateral relationship "even stronger." Hoekstra was a nine-term border-state lawmaker and holds high esteem in Trump's world. His long career in politics left a wake of stunning headlines, including for a 2012 Super Bowl ad critics and even some Republicans slammed as blatantly racist. He was Trump's chosen chairman for the Michigan GOP during a power struggle between two pro-Trump camps. He spoke at Trump rallies in the swing state during the campaign and earned high praise from the president-elect. "This guy, Hoekstra — he's unbelievable," Trump said at a February rally in Waterford Township, Mich. "Everything he did in Congress, he was incredible, and then he was an unbelievable ambassador." In his first term as president, Trump tapped Hoekstra to serve as U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands, where he was at one point embroiled in a political interference scandal for hosting a fundraiser at the U.S. Embassy with members of the far-right party Forum for Democracy. In a 2019 public talk organized by a Dutch news magazine, he said it's "not an unrealistic ask" that every member of NATO meets the target of spending the equivalent of two per cent of GDP on defence by 2024 — something Trump has railed about, and something Canada will not do until at least 2032. At an event in Ottawa last month, Trump's former ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft said his administration would expect Canada to meet that target much sooner than 2032. Hoekstra was a representative for Michigan from 1993 until 2011 and chaired the powerful House Intelligence Committee. In 2019, Trump floated him as a possible pick for national intelligence director. Not long after he was first elected, he voted in favour of the NAFTA trade deal in 1993 — something he called at the time a simple choice yet also the "toughest decision I have had to face in my first 11 months in office," according to Michigan newspaper reports from the time. By 2003, he was opposed to inking free-trade deals, including two proposed with Singapore and Chile, saying that NAFTA led to manufacturers in Michigan to "shift production to Canada and Mexico." Nearly a decade later, in 2011, he singled out NAFTA as something that had "come to symbolize what Americans believe is unfair trade." In the early 2000s, he was one of a number of Michigan lawmakers from both parties raising ire over Toronto shipping its trash into his state. "Michigan is better than taking Canadian trash," he was quoted saying in 2004 in the local Michigan newspaper the Ludington Daily News. The next year he co-signed a letter advocating for a bill that would clamp down on "foreign municipal solid waste" entering his state, according to an Associated Press report from the time. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 21, 2024. Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press
(The Center Square) – Of the many costly security missteps uncovered at the rally site in Butler, Pa. where a would-be assassin nearly killed Donald Trump, one deterrent may have been relatively affordable. Rep. Pat Fallon said the U.S. Secret Service could have fashioned a rudimentary fence made of caution tape, signs, posts and stakes around the AGR building on July 13 for roughly $410. The agency’s decision to unman the outside of the building and exclude it from an overall security perimeter around the Butler Farm Show Grounds that day has drawn much criticism from lawmakers on the task force assembled to investigate both attempts on Trump’s life, the second occurring at a Mar-a-Lago golf course in September. During a heated seven-minute exchange with Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe Jr., the Republican congressman from Texas said the agency’s $2 billion funding increase seemed far in excess of what it would have cost to have functioning drones, more coordinated radio communications, agents on a nearby water tower and security deterrents available in Butler. “What sticks in our craw is when we report to our constituents, we have to say, ‘Hey, this federal agency failed epically, and then they wanted to almost double their budget,’” Fallon said. The conversation devolved into a shouting match after Fallon then accused Rowe of showing up at a 9/11 memorial ceremony in New York City for political purposes only. Rep. Pat Fallon, of Texas, questions Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe Jr. during Congressional task force hearing on the attempted assassination of President-elect Donald Trump in Butler, Pa.Fiorentina’s Bove ‘stable’ after collapse as Napoli remain on top
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