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California girl, 19, orphaned in horror crash that killed parents and both her siblings By JOE HUTCHISON FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 18:25, 24 December 2024 | Updated: 19:05, 24 December 2024 e-mail 3 View comments A teenage girl has been life fighting for her life after a horrific car crash killed her parents and two siblings. Emma Lourenco, 19, is the sole survivor of the collision that killed her parents Daniel and Jennifer, 44 and 45, as well as her sister Madelynn, 16, and brother Matthew, 14. The family had been on their way to church Sunday December 15 when a speeding car collided with their Jeep as they crossed an intersection in Turlock, California . Her parents died in the initial collision alongside the driver that collided with them who has been identified Uriel Guizar Negrete, 22. Emma and her siblings were all rushed to hospital were Madelynn and Matthew both later died from their injuries. Speaking with FirstAlert4 , her uncle Jason McLelland said: 'We are still asking for prayers and thoughts. 'Our oldest niece, the who is still fighting on in the hospital, will likely need a lot of long-term care.' McLelland, the brother of Jennifer, said his sister was a teacher at Sinclear Elementary School and had been named teacher of the year in 2023 and 2024. Emma Lourenco, second on the right, is the sole survivor of the collision that killed her parents Daniel and Jennifer, 44 and 45, as well as her sister Madelynn, 16, and brother Matthew, 14 The family had been on their way to church Sunday December 15when a speeding car collided with their Jeep as they crossed an intersection in Turlock, California He added: 'Jennifer just had an ability to be able to reach people and see the best side and bring the best side out of them. 'Daniel was the best husband. He raised an amazing family of all good kings.Maddie had a smile that would just light up the room. 'She was the social butterfly of that family. Matthew was just a goofy boy in a great way. He loved soccer. He just took up cross country running this year, and he loved it. 'He ran with his heart out, just really trying to get better. No matter what it was, he always wanted to push himself.' McLelland has said that the family intended to donate Matthew's organs, with a GoFundMe also being set up to help with funeral expenses and medical costs. In a post to the fundraising page, which has so far raised over $89,000, family friend Stephanie Wallace said that Emma was slowly coming out of a induced coma. Wallace said that her breathing tube had been removed and she had been taken off life support machines and had briefly woken up. In a post to the fundraising page, which has so far raised over $89,000, family friend Stephanie Wallace said that Emma, seen in the middle, was slowly coming out of a induced coma McLelland, the brother of Jennifer, seen here, said his sister was a teacher at Sinclear Elementary School and had been named teacher of the year in 2023 and 2024 In a statement, the Ceres Unified School District remembered Jennifer as being a 'gifted and dedicated educator'. They said: 'While we are still processing this unimaginable tragedy, our hearts go out to members of the Lourenco family and their loved ones. 'Mrs. Lourenco was a moderate-severe teacher at Sinclear Elementary School and was Sinclear’s Teacher of the Year in 2023-24.' It continued: 'She was a gifted and dedicated educator and a beloved colleague whose loss will be deeply felt throughout the school community.' Share or comment on this article: California girl, 19, orphaned in horror crash that killed parents and both her siblings e-mail Add commentMarc Cherry Promised to Never Kill Kathryn Joosten Off of “Desperate Housewives.” That Changed When She Was Diagnosed with CancerFederal judiciary leaders have sharply criticized President Joe Biden ’s veto of the JUDGES Act , a bipartisan bill that sought to add 66 new federal judgeships to address mounting caseloads in courts across the United States. Biden fulfilled his promise to veto the bill Monday evening and has since drawn widespread rebuke from judges, lawmakers, and court watchers who stressed the urgent need for expanded judicial resources. U.S. District Judge Robert Conrad, director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, described the veto as “extremely disappointing” in a letter addressed to Biden on Dec. 16 that was released Tuesday. Conrad, an appointee of Republican former President George W. Bush, emphasized that Biden’s decision reflects a “regrettable failure” by the administration to support the judiciary and warned that it would exacerbate growing caseloads, further delaying justice for litigants. ALL 13 OF BIDEN'S PRESIDENTIAL VETOES “The president’s veto will contribute to the pattern of growing caseloads and increasing backlogs that hurt litigants and weaken public confidence in our courts,” Conrad wrote in a statement on Tuesday , adding that Biden's decision is "a deviation from the long historical pattern of approving judgeship bills that awarded new judgeships to sitting Presidents." "The President’s veto is contrary to the actions of Senator Biden who helped pass many of those bills," Conrad stated. The JUDGES Act, which proposed a phased introduction of new judgeships across 25 federal district courts in 13 states — including California, Florida, and Texas — had garnered broad bipartisan support. The Senate passed the legislation unanimously in August, and the House approved it with a 236-173 vote on Dec. 12. Hundreds of judges have called on Congress to add the 63 permanent seats and the three temporary seats the bill would have added. There are currently roughly 865 active federal judgeships, including the nine Supreme Court justices. Despite pleas from within the judicial branch, Biden cited concerns in his veto about the expedited approval process and the allocation of the judgeships, though deeper concerns among Democrats, like how Trump would gain roughly two-dozen more seats to fill in the next four years, complicated their support of the bill after the 2024 election. University of Richmond Law professor Carl Tobias told the Washington Examiner the legislation became the closest to passing compared to any similar bill that has been proposed since 1990, the last time the number of judges was expanded in the federal judiciary. Tobias emphasized the balance of interests Biden was considering when vetoing the bill, noting that close allies who sponsored the bill such as Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE) were let down but understood the president's decision. Coons said he was "disappointed" by the veto not only for his state but "for the federal judges throughout the country struggling under the burden of ever-higher caseloads." Chief U.S. District Judge Randy Crane of the Southern District of Texas, whose district would have received four additional judgeships, described the veto as a significant blow to court efficiency, according to Reuters. The timing of the bill’s passage, just after Republican President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the Nov. 5 election, led to accusations from House Democrats like Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) that their GOP colleagues had reneged on promises to pass the bill in a nonpartisan manner. This political tension, coupled with Biden’s veto threat, fueled controversy over the bill’s fate. Despite the setback, judicial leaders remain hopeful that the legislation will be revived under the incoming Trump administration. Tobias said he's hopeful that lawmakers will be able to pass a similar measure over the next four years under Trump but warned, "I don't think the votes are going to be there." "Unless they want to blow up the Senate 60-vote filibuster over this issue," Tobias said, adding he saw that as unlikely. HOW TRUMP’S ELECTION COULD FORTIFY A CONSERVATIVE SUPREME COURT MAJORITY As the judiciary grapples with delays and overburdened courts, Biden’s veto has sparked a renewed debate over how Congress can come to an agreement to meet the needs of the federal judiciary. Almost "everybody agrees that the need is there" for more judges, Tobias said, adding that there needs to be a compromise to push through additional judges "in a fair way that doesn't advance one party or the other."
The New York Mets roster will look very different in 2025. The biggest change will be in the outfield. The Mets added Juan Soto and Jose Siri this offseason. Their moves all but guarantee the departure of one of their outfielders. FanSided's Zachary Rotman predicted that the Mets would cut ties with Harrison Bader this offseason. He is a free agent and signed a one-year, $10.5 million deal with the Mets in the offseason. "With how the season ended, it felt unlikely that Bader would be back. The team acquiring Jose Siri, a younger version of Bader with more power, essentially confirmed what most had already expected," wrote Rotman. "Bader should find a landing spot sometime soon, given the fact that he's the best center fielder in an astonishingly weak free agency class, but with both Taylor and Siri under club control, Bader won't be back with the Mets." Tyrone Taylor brought great defense to the Mets in 2024. He should see an even bigger role with Bader gone. Bader started 108 games last season and started losing opportunities to Taylor late in the season. He slashed .167/.230/.283 in the second half. He hit just four home runs in that span as well. He started just two postseason games. The Mets have already invested a great deal into their outfield this offseason. The 15-year, $765 million deal they gave Soto is the largest deal in Major League Baseball history. That paired with the acquisition of Siri means the Mets no longer have a need for Bader on their roster. More MLB: Mets $16 million starter could betray NY and join rival Braves
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Philadelphia Eagles veteran safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson owes the NFL a lot of money after running his mouth too much in Week 16's matchup against the Washington Commanders . Gardner-Johnson was flagged for two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties before he was ultimately ejected from the game in the third quarter. Double bird from CJGJ as he leaves the field. pic.twitter.com/jYzRo92KFN He drew his first flag in the first half after he shared some words with Commanders wide receiver Dyami Brown . Brown threw a punch but only Gardner-Johnson was penalized for stirring things up. C.J. Gardner-Johnson is the only guy whose trash talk is so nasty he can get punched in the face and the ref STILL flags him and not the guy doing the punching pic.twitter.com/UBB2JoJQZg It's unclear what Garnder-Johnson did that time but his mouth must have gotten him in trouble with an official or Commanders player. He logged one interception, a tackle, and one pass defensed before he was escorted off the field by Eagles security guard Big Dom, and threw up double birds to Commanders fans. Now, he has to pay a total of $45,022 back to the league. That puts him out $101,298 in total fines this season. Five of those fines have come from unsportsmanlike penalties which cost him $90,043. Chauncey Gardner-Johnson has been fined a total $101,298 by the NFL this season. Eagles safety by day, NFL sponsor by night. pic.twitter.com/XtgC32yg2o This article first appeared on A to Z Sports and was syndicated with permission.Nabity Jensen Investment Management Inc Purchases New Stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN)
AES: aims to Building the RWA Digital Banking Unicorn 12-12-2024 09:12 PM CET | Business, Economy, Finances, Banking & Insurance Press release from: Getnews / PR Agency: LianPR RWA, or Real World Asset, refers to the digitization of real-world assets through blockchain technology, enabling seamless interaction and resource synergy between physical assets and the Web3 ecosystem. The value of RWA lies in aligning with the value of tangible assets, providing scalability beyond traditional financial systems. Through blockchain applications, assets can be managed more efficiently, transparently, and equitably, allowing global participants to subscribe to ownership tokens. Key Characteristics of RWA: Asset Digitization: Transforming physical assets into digital representations on the blockchain for enhanced usability and tradability. Increased Liquidity: Tokenization and fractionalization make traditionally illiquid assets more accessible and marketable. Reduced Transaction Costs: Transparent and real-time verification capabilities eliminate intermediaries, significantly reducing fees. The core concept of RWA involves mapping the revenue rights of real-world financial assets-such as U.S. Treasury bonds, fixed-income securities, and equities-onto the blockchain, enabling the collateralization of off-chain assets to access on-chain liquidity. For tangible assets like gold and real estate, blockchain technology enhances transaction efficiency and transparency. Image: https://www.getnews.info/uploads/b6a0bb4c5400fb501b5c68514a2d526f.jpg Traditional financial giants such as Citigroup, BlackRock, Fidelity, and JPMorgan have entered the RWA space. According to Dune Analytics, RWA narratives have seen a 117% growth this year, ranking second only to "Meme." This article explores the current state and future opportunities of the RWA sector. RWA's Rapid Growth in DeFi RWA has emerged as one of the fastest-growing sectors in decentralized finance (DeFi). Total Value Locked (TVL) doubled in 2023, and on-chain asset value has already grown by 50% in early 2024, reaching $12 billion (excluding stablecoins). The most significant contributors to this growth are private credit markets (76%), U.S. Treasury products (17%), and tokenized gold and real estate. RWA Applications: Real Estate: Blockchain digitization provides platforms for analysis, tokenization, and trading. By leveraging NFTs or other forms of asset-backed digital representations, real estate can be fractionalized to resolve liquidity constraints, invigorate the physical economy, and accelerate asset circulation. Other Industries: Applications extend to hospitality, cultural assets, fine art, and agriculture. AES: The First RWA-Driven Digital Bank Amid the RWA surge, AES Digital Asset Bank has emerged as the world's first digital bank grounded in RWA technology. Inspired by the Aspen Coin model, which tokenized assets of the St. Regis Aspen Resort to offer low-cost investment opportunities, AES Digital Bank expands this concept into the tourism and consumer sectors. By leveraging RWA technology, AES helps enterprises reduce inventory, enhance asset liquidity, and achieve ecosystem integration. Image: https://www.getnews.info/uploads/b0c845a865af9eb6c67122f75aadd1f2.jpg AES Business Model and Innovations: AES employs the Binance Smart Chain (BSC) blockchain to tokenize physical assets and enable secure, transparent, and immutable on-chain transactions. Its innovative digital financial services include tokenization of real estate, bonds, fine art, collectibles, and private credit. AES aims to establish a diverse digital financial ecosystem with solutions for enterprises and individuals, including asset evaluation and tokenization. Strategic Collaborations and Investments: AES collaborates with leading financial institutions, including American Express, Barclays Bank, and Western Alliance Bank, involving a total investment of $500 million. AES focuses on core areas such as tourism, consumer products, and digital asset securitization, building a global digital industry ecosystem. American Express' extensive network across tourism, dining, and asset management aligns with AES' vision. By leveraging RWA technology, AES strengthens ecosystem connections and resource flows, expanding on-chain lending capabilities and enabling asset digitization for tangible inventory reduction. AES Ecosystem: The AES ecosystem has reached over 5 million users. With RWA as its foundation, AES drives customer traffic for physical businesses and enriches user experiences through diverse scenarios. Users can redeem AES tokens for products, stay at AES-affiliated hotels, or visit AES-supported attractions, seamlessly integrating online and offline engagement. Technical Framework: AES uses BSC as its foundational blockchain for secure, transparent, and traceable transactions. The bank offers a straightforward application process for asset evaluation and tokenization, ensuring accessibility and efficiency. Vision for the Future: AES aims to build a global RWA-based digital banking framework, bridging physical assets and digital finance. By addressing core user needs through blockchain-powered financial solutions, AES enables the tokenization of assets such as real estate, securities, art, and private credit, alongside a host of financial derivatives. AES' technical, service, and management teams ensure transparency, fairness, and practicality, delivering efficient and reliable transaction services. Aligned with the Web 3.0 era, AES continues to innovate in RWA technology, positioning itself as a leader in the digital finance revolution. Join AES and embrace the new era of asset digitization! Disclaimer: This press release may contain forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements describe future expectations, plans, results, or strategies (including product offerings, regulatory plans and business plans) and may change without notice. You are cautioned that such statements are subject to a multitude of risks and uncertainties that could cause future circumstances, events, or results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements, including the risks that actual results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Media Contact Company Name: AES Email: Send Email [ http://www.universalpressrelease.com/?pr=aes-aims-to-building-the-rwa-digital-banking-unicorn ] Country: United States Website: http://AES.info This release was published on openPR.Janet Yellen tells Congress US could hit debt limit in mid-January
Lautaro Martinez ends goal drought as Inter keep pressure on Serie A leadersLA Auto Show offers a look at classics and EV advancements all in one placeThe New Orleans Pelicans are ready to sell low on Zion Williamson. The Pelicans are 5-25 and have the second-worst record in the NBA. The team is ready to get rid of some players now that trade talks are starting to take place. According to Los Angeles Lakers reporter Jovan Buha, the Pelicans would like to keep Trey Murphy and Herb Jones. However, Buha said on a postgame show Sunday that the Pelicans are shopping Williamson, Brandon Ingram and CJ McCollum when it comes to their core starters. Buha believes the Pelicans would have a high trade price for Dejounte Murray. The Pelicans’ willingness to trade Williamson makes sense. The former No. 1 overall pick has played in just six games this season and is dealing with a hamstring injury . New Orleans could just be done with him and ready to have someone else take him off their hands. Williamson has $126 million left on his contract over the next three seasons. However, his contract comes with some notable team protections thanks to his injury history. There has been talk recently that the Pelicans were willing to trade Williamson , so this isn’t exactly groundbreaking news. But Williamson is set to return to practice next week. If he is able to start playing in games again and can remind teams of what he can do, perhaps the Pelicans will find a suitor for him ahead of the February 6 trade deadline. H/T Bleacher Report This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.
NEW YORK — Greg Gumbel, a longtime CBS sportscaster, has died from cancer, according to a statement from family released by CBS on Friday. He was 78. “He leaves behind a legacy of love, inspiration and dedication to over 50 extraordinary years in the sports broadcast industry; and his iconic voice will never be forgotten,” his wife Marcy Gumbel and daughter Michelle Gumbel said in a statement. In March, Gumbel missed his first NCAA Tournament since 1997 due to what he said at the time were family health issues. Gumbel was the studio host for CBS since returning to the network from NBC in 1998. Gumbel signed an extension with CBS last year that allowed him to continue hosting college basketball while stepping back from NFL announcing duties. In 2001, he announced Super Bowl XXXV for CBS, becoming the first Black announcer in the U.S. to call play-by-play of a major sports championship. David Berson, president and CEO of CBS Sports, described Greg Gumbel as breaking barriers and setting standards for others during his years as a voice for fans in sports, including in the NFL and March Madness. “A tremendous broadcaster and gifted storyteller, Greg led one of the most remarkable and groundbreaking sports broadcasting careers of all time,” said Berson. Gumbel had two stints at CBS, leaving the network for NBC when it lost football in 1994 and returning when it regained the contract in 1998. He hosted CBS’ coverage of the 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics and called Major League Baseball games during its four-year run broadcasting the national pastime. But it was football and basketball where he was best known and made his biggest impact. Gumbel hosted CBS’ NFL studio show, “The NFL Today” from 1990 to 1993 and again in 2004. He also called NFL games as the network’s lead play-by-play announcer from 1998 to 2003, including Super Bowl XXXV and XXXVIII. He returned to the NFL booth in 2005, leaving that role after the 2022 season.
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LAS VEGAS — If Texas coach Steve Sarkisian holds aloft the College Football Playoff trophy next month, that will be bad news for BetMGM Sportsbook. It would be similarly disappointing if any of the coaches at Boise State, Indiana or Arizona State end up celebrating a title with confetti falling all around them inside Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Wait, what? Texas has attracted a lot of money all season to go all the way, but those other schools provide the hope of a big payoff. The fifth-seeded Longhorns are the co-favorite at BetMGM with No. 1 and unbeaten Oregon at 7-2 odds; the other three are least 40-1, while Georgia is right behind Oregon and Texas as the next favorite. "These teams get hot and people just want to have a flyer on them," BetMGM trading manager Seamus Magee said. "They don't want to be standing there and not have a ticket on some of these long-shot teams." Expanding the playoff field from four to 12 teams this year meant more betting in general on college football and more varieties of wagering on the postseason. There were meaningful games played in the final month by not only Arizona State, Boise State and Indiana, but also SMU, Army and UNLV — a number of teams not always in the national title conversation. "It's one of the highest handles we've ever had on our national-championship market," Magee said. "We're in more states, for one, but the activity and the betting patterns we're seeing, it definitely feels a lot more than it has in years past." Magee said BetMGM has received action on both sides of the first-round game between 11th-seeded SMU and sixth-seeded Penn State, but the Mustangs have drawn notable action at DraftKings and Caesars Sportsbook. Money on SMU dropped Penn State from a 9-point favorite at DraftKings to 8 1/2. "Any time they've played a real good team, they've had trouble," Johnny Avello, DraftKings race and sports operations director, said of the Nittany Lions. "SMU shows that they're pretty good on both sides of the football and pretty resilient as a team. Always in the game. Always finds ways to fight back." Joey Feazel, who oversees football trading for Caesars, said much of the early betting in general was on underdogs. "Usually, you see the dog money for these teams come late, especially on the sharps' (professional bettors) side," Feazel said. Boise State, which as the third seed has a first-round bye, will be the underdog in its quarterfinal matchup with Penn State or SMU. The Broncos got into the field as the highest-ranked Group of Five champion, but Avello said that doesn't mean they are one of the nation's top 12 teams (they are ranked No. 8 by AP and No. 9 by CFP). Avello said BYU, Colorado and Miami — none of which made the playoff — all would be favored over them. "There are a lot of teams that aren't in the playoffs that would be favored," Avello said. "That's just not the way these playoffs work." Feazel said Boise State not being able to play at home on its blue carpet will be a notable disadvantage. Boise State's quarterfinal game will be at the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona. "It will be all neutral," Feazel said. "It's a big step up in class for Boise." Instead of all the games being played in climate-controlled domes or warm-weather locales — as has been in the case in past postseasons — three of the four first-round matchups will take place in the Northeast and Midwest. While that might not make a difference when Notre Dame hosts in-state foe Indiana, Ohio State will be at home against Tennessee and SMU visits Penn State. BetMGM favors all four home teams by more than a touchdown. "You have to take the weather into account for some of these games," Magee said. "It's going to be really cool to see a team like Tennessee that will have to go up to Columbus, where it can get really cold. SMU has to go from Dallas to Happy Valley. That's definitely going to be one of the coldest games a lot of those kids have played in their lives." SMU was the last team in the field, getting the benefit of the doubt over Alabama. The Mustangs had one fewer defeat than the three-loss Crimson Tide, who did not appear in the SEC title game. SMU lost on a 56-yard field goal to Clemson in the ACC championship. The sportsbook operators said the Tide would be favored by 5-10 points if they met SMU on a neutral field. Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox!