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The Showdown: Jam-packed Nebraska week starts with in-state rivalry doubleheaderPalestinians gather to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen (Image: Middle East Images/ABACA) As the Israeli onslaught on Gaza clocked past 423 days this week, my friend Mahmoud*, a Gazan language professor, checked in with me via WhatsApp: “I am ok, just been busy with a few things, mainly trying to survive... Things are edging towards hunger point given that there is no flour to buy.” Famine is now spreading fast across the entire Gaza Strip, with more than 1 million people going without food parcels since July or earlier due to Israeli blocking of humanitarian assistance. There has also been direct targeting of those who try to ease the hunger. Over the weekend, chef Mahmoud Almadhoun, co-founder of the Gaza Soup Kitchen — an initiative born in this current crisis to provide hot meals, clean drinking water, comfort and solidarity — was assassinated by an Israeli drone as he served those starving in northern Gaza. For the second time this year, humanitarian workers with the food aid charity World Central Kitchen were killed in their car in Khan Younis by an Israeli airstrike . Mahmoud wrote on: “I bought a sack of flour of 25kg for $120 and now the price has reached $200. I had to buy it as my children started to complain they are hungry and can’t feel full most of the time. Flour is such an essential food ingredient... this is the toughest time since the genocide began.” ‘Any updates ... greatly appreciated’: Western Sydney Uni staff gave intel to cops on Gaza protests Read More Palestinians in Gaza have been subjected to decades of displacement, occupation and blockade, violations to rights of peace, freedom and health, and omnipresent loss, grief and death. But this famine is unprecedented. My friend Ola, a paediatrician now based in Atlanta, messaged this week too: “Hungry. I can never tolerate this. Never. This word should not be in our dictionary. Not the Gazans.” Making and sharing food in Gaza has always been precious, a symbol of generosity, normality, community and enduring connection of the past towards hope for a brighter future. On a visit to Gaza in 2022, Ola took me for a delicious seafood lunch at Roma restaurant , allowing me to share in her family’s favourite meal. We digested with a chatty walk by the Mediterranean. “Sometimes I take long walks on the beach, or I dance in my room. I want to shake it off,” she had said then about life in Gaza. Roma’s last social media post — a tantalising dish laden with spicy prawns, fish and calamari — was on October 6, 2023, a day before the intensity of violence began and not long before the area was decimated to rubble. Ola doesn’t have a bedroom, a house or a garden in Gaza anymore, and her family — separated all over the world — haven’t shared a meal for months. On that same visit, our colleague Khamis, a neurorehabilitation and pain specialist, took my coworkers and me to the tastiest falafel restaurant in town. Here, the chefs tried to outdo each other on who could create the most entertaining face dish made from some combo of hummus cheeks, parsley hair, chickpea eyes and a sumac mouth. The sight earlier that day of a horse trotting down a bustling Salah al-Din Road held on a leash through a moving car window had Khamis guffawing into his hummus face. Salah al-Din Road, Gaza’s pulsing artery stretching 45km from north to south and one of the oldest roads in the world ( once traversed by Alexander the Great and Napoleon ), has been reduced to dust and strewn with dead bodies through the present crisis. My friend Mo, a doctor who now lives in a tent, cooks on a camp stove and works up to 24 hours a day in a Gazan field hospital, used to find beauty in writing poetry. On a previous visit in 2020, he read me one of his poems on love and resistance from a tiny notebook he kept in his doctor’s desk. Afterwards, we shared mouth-wateringly good knafeh from Saqallah’s sweet shop , a kitchen baking Gaza’s signature dessert since 1896. The entire Saqallah family of bakers was killed in the early days of this assault. Mo made red wine and drank it with his close friends. Since 2006, the production or consumption of alcohol in Gaza has been prohibited under Islamic law. “Wine was one of my secret, special rituals in Gaza,” Mo had told me. “It was intended to be for bringing back the original life, for enjoying life beyond limited boundaries, for sharing joy with special loved ones and friends... Making our wine in Gaza was something different.” Israel’s wars are now out of control — and its defenders hysterical Read More Mo messaged me on WhatsApp last week: “I didn’t tell you that when the Israeli army was at my apartment, the soldiers searched every inch of it and stole many dear belongings. I was so sad to see my bottles of wine empty on the kitchen bar after they drank it”. After telling me of his heartbreak at the theft of his homemade wine, Mo continued his update in stanzas, Despite known and beyond difficult conditions... I am still productive and helping people always and interacting with them on so many levels... I enjoy laughing, listening to music, watching movies and videos (though charging devices is a big deal) and cooking (even with lacking food) and I do daily life tasks patiently... I ignore missing and uncontrollable parts and embrace available good things. I cope in a good way without giving up... Our lives changed forever, but I still belong to my home here... They can’t take everything. I will keep smiling and having high spirits. *Name has been changed.
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OKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 26, 2024-- Paycom Software, Inc. (“Paycom”) (NYSE: PAYC), a leading provider of comprehensive, cloud-based human capital management software, today announced that the company will present at the Barclays Global Technology Conference on Dec. 11 in San Francisco. Event Details: Barclays Global Technology Conference Date: Dec. 11 Time: 1:55 p.m. (Pacific) Location: San Francisco A live webcast of the presentation will be available at investors.paycom.com under the “Events” tab. Presentations may include forward-looking information. A webcast replay will be available for 90 days following the event. About Paycom For over 25 years, Paycom Software, Inc. (NYSE: PAYC) has simplified businesses and the lives of their employees through easy-to-use HR and payroll technology to empower transparency through direct access to their data. From onboarding and benefits enrollment to talent management and more, Paycom’s employee-first technology leverages full-solution automation to streamline processes, drive efficiencies and give employees power over their own HR information, all in a single app. Paycom’s single database combines all HR and payroll data in one place, providing a seamless and accurate experience without the errors and inefficiencies associated with integrating multiple systems. Recognized nationally for its technology and workplace culture, Paycom serves businesses of all sizes in the U.S. and internationally. View source version on businesswire.com : https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241126093509/en/ CONTACT: Investor Relations: James Samford investors@paycom.com Paycom Software, Inc. KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA OKLAHOMA UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PAYMENTS APPS/APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY HUMAN RESOURCES SOFTWARE FINTECH SOURCE: Paycom Software, Inc. Copyright Business Wire 2024. PUB: 11/26/2024 04:05 PM/DISC: 11/26/2024 04:06 PM http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241126093509/enNoneMajor retailers in UK and Ireland pull products associated with Conor McGregorAlrajhi Endowment (Benaa) Recognized For Outstanding Community Contributions At HBC 2024 International Awards
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TECH giants must be stopped from ripping off musicians, writers and news publishers when using their material to train artificial intelligence systems, ministers have been warned. The Government today launched a consultation on how AI can use copyrighted work of the UK’s top talent to train the models . Fury is growing that Ministers want to allow tech chiefs to freely use the copyright material unless the creators opt out. The plan has been blasted as a hammer blow for the UK’s £126bn creative industry. Baroness Beeban Kidron , an expert in AI ethics, said: “If you continue to let AI companies scrape copyrighted work without payment then it destroys the ability to making a living. “The creative community want to work with AI, want to engage with tech – but they want to be paid for what they do. “The government consultation is too little, too late and too in the pocket of the tech sector.” Leading filmmakers, singers and authors have warned that there are already strict copyright laws that protect content and all the government should do is figure out how to strictly enforce them. They want to ensure tech tycoons who benefit from Britain’s top talents pay up for it. Tory Shadow Technology Secretary Alan Mak accused his counterpart Peter Kyle of “dither and delay” on the pressing issue. Most read in The Sun He said: “Labour are subjecting the industry to dither and delay, and potentially two years of uncertainty as they launch yet another consultation, placing us behind our competitors.” Chair of the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Caroline Dineage, said she’s heard “widespread concerns” about how copyrighted works are being used to train AI without consent or compensation. She insisted that “any final proposals ensure creators’ rights are respected”. Owen Meredith, chief executive of the News Media Association, said: “News publishers deserve control over when and how their content is used and, crucially, fair remuneration for its use. “Instead of proposing unworkable systems such as the ‘rights reservations’ (or ‘opt-out’) regime, the government should focus on implementing transparency requirements within the existing copyright framework. “Only this will ensure that creatives and the AI firms that rely on them for high-quality data can thrive together.”Key Auditing Services Market Trend 2024-2033: AI-Powered Auditing Solutions
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Nonehas told her aides to keep her options open in case she decides to run for again in 2028, according to reports. Sources close to the Harris family that the has vowed to "stay in the fight" and may even run to be governor of in 2026. The sources said Harris would be pondering her path forward over the coming holiday season, but has told allies and advisers she doesn't want to rule anything out. In particular, she is said to be planning out how and when she will criticise as she strives to "reassert" her prominence in the Democratic Party. "She doesn’t have to decide if she wants to run for something again in the next six months," one former Harris campaign aide told . "The natural thing to do would be to set up some type of entity that would give her the opportunity to travel and give speeches and preserve her political relationships." Another person close to Harris said: "There will be a desire to hear her voice, and there won’t be a vacuum for long." The report comes as . Despite that loss, found her leading the pack for potential 2028 Democratic nominees, with 41 per cent compared to Gavin Newsom's 8 per cent and Josh Shapiro's 7 per cent. Staying in the running for either the presidency or the California governorship would require maintaining links with other Democratic grandees, rebuilding her online following and potentially setting up a new fundraising organisation. Meanwhile, Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff are preparing to vacate the Naval Observatory in Washington DC – the official residence of the vice president, analogous to the White House – and must choose whether to return to their old home in Los AngelesMasterChef's John Torode 'repeatedly flagged' Gregg Wallace's 'inappropriate' behaviour to show bosses
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NEW YORK , Nov. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BGC Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: BGC) ("BGC") Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Howard W. Lutnick provided the following statement: "I am deeply honored to have been nominated by President Donald J. Trump to serve as the 41st U.S. Secretary of Commerce. I look forward to this new chapter in my life, working for President Trump to promote economic growth, drive innovation, and strengthen our nation's financial security. Upon U.S. Senate confirmation, I will step down from my positions at Cantor, BGC, and Newmark. I intend to divest my interests in these companies to comply with U.S. government ethics rules and do not expect any arrangement which involves selling shares on the open market. I have full confidence in my exceptional management team at BGC. I have met with the Board of Directors and informed them that I expect to recommend that John Abularrage , Jean-Pierre Aubin , and Sean Windeatt be named Co-CEOs of BGC effective upon my confirmation. I am certain they will continue to drive our success, upholding the best interests of our clients, investors, and employees." BGC expects no changes to its existing corporate structure and expects to disclose further details at a later date. About BGC Group, Inc. BGC Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: BGC) is a leading global marketplace, data, and financial technology services company for a broad range of products, including fixed income, foreign exchange, energy, commodities, shipping, equities, and now includes the FMX Futures Exchange. BGC's clients are many of the world's largest banks, broker-dealers, investment banks, trading firms, hedge funds, governments, corporations, and investment firms. BGC and leading global investment banks and market making firms have partnered to create FMX, part of the BGC Group of companies, which includes a U.S. interest rate futures exchange, spot foreign exchange platform and the world's fastest growing U.S. cash treasuries platform. 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It's an honor for General Motors and Cadillac to join the world's premier racing series, and we're committed to competing with passion and integrity to elevate the sport for race fans around the world," GM President Mark Reuss said. "This is a global stage for us to demonstrate GM's engineering expertise and technology leadership at an entirely new level." The approval ends years of wrangling that launched a U.S. Justice Department investigation into why Colorado-based Liberty Media, the commercial rights holder of F1, would not approve the team initially started by Michael Andretti. Andretti in September stepped aside from leading his namesake organization, so the 11th team will be called Cadillac F1 and be run by new Andretti Global majority owners Dan Towriss and Mark Walter. The team will use Ferrari engines its first two years until GM has a Cadillac engine built for competition in time for the 2028 season. Towriss is the the CEO and president of Group 1001 and entered motorsports via Andretti's IndyCar team when he signed on financial savings platform Gainbridge as a sponsor. Towriss is now a major part of the motorsports scene with ownership stakes in both Spire Motorsports' NASCAR team and Wayne Taylor Racing's sports car team. Walter is the chief executive of financial services firm Guggenheim Partners and the controlling owner of both the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers and Premier League club Chelsea. "We're excited to partner with General Motors in bringing a dynamic presence to Formula 1," Towriss said. "Together, we're assembling a world-class team that will embody American innovation and deliver unforgettable moments to race fans around the world." Mario Andretti, the 1978 F1 world champion, will have an ambassador role with Cadillac F1. But his son, Michael, will have no official position with the organization now that he has scaled back his involvement with Andretti Global. "The Cadillac F1 Team is made up of a strong group of people that have worked tirelessly to build an American works team," Michael Andretti posted on social media. "I'm very proud of the hard work they have put in and congratulate all involved on this momentous next step. I will be cheering for you!" The approval has been in works for weeks but was held until after last weekend's Las Vegas Grand Prix to not overshadow the showcase event of the Liberty Media portfolio. Max Verstappen won his fourth consecutive championship in Saturday night's race, the third and final stop in the United States for the top motorsports series in the world. Grid expansion in F1 is both infrequent and often unsuccessful. Four teams were granted entries in 2010 that should have pushed the grid to 13 teams and 26 cars for the first time since 1995. One team never made it to the grid and the other three had vanished by 2017. There is only one American team on the current F1 grid — owned by California businessman Gene Haas — but it is not particularly competitive and does not field American drivers. Andretti's dream was to field a truly American team with American drivers. The fight to add this team has been going on for three-plus years, and F1 initially denied the application despite approval from F1 sanctioning body FIA. The existing 10 teams, who have no voice in the matter, also largely opposed expansion because of the dilution in prize money and the billions of dollars they've already invested in the series. Andretti in 2020 tried and failed to buy the existing Sauber team. From there, he applied for grid expansion and partnered with GM, the top-selling manufacturer in the United States. The inclusion of GM was championed by the FIA and president Mohammed Ben Sulayem, who said Michael Andretti's application was the only one of seven applicants to meet all required criteria to expand F1's current grid. "General Motors is a huge global brand and powerhouse in the OEM world and is working with impressive partners," Ben Sulayem said Monday. "I am fully supportive of the efforts made by the FIA, Formula 1, GM and the team to maintain dialogue and work towards this outcome of an agreement in principle to progress this application." Despite the FIA's acceptance of Andretti and General Motors from the start, F1 wasn't interested in Andretti — but did want GM. At one point, F1 asked GM to find another team to partner with besides Andretti. GM refused and F1 said it would revisit the Andretti application if and when Cadillac had an engine ready to compete. "Formula 1 has maintained a dialogue with General Motors, and its partners at TWG Global, regarding the viability of an entry following the commercial assessment and decision made by Formula 1 in January 2024," F1 said in a statement. "Over the course of this year, they have achieved operational milestones and made clear their commitment to brand the 11th team GM/Cadillac, and that GM will enter as an engine supplier at a later time. Formula 1 is therefore pleased to move forward with this application process." Yet another major shift in the debate over grid expansion occurred earlier this month with the announced resignation of Liberty Media CEO Greg Maffei, who was largely believed to be one of the biggest opponents of the Andretti entry. "With Formula 1's continued growth plans in the US, we have always believed that welcoming an impressive US brand like GM/Cadillac to the grid and GM as a future power unit supplier could bring additional value and interest to the sport," Maffei said. "We credit the leadership of General Motors and their partners with significant progress in their readiness to enter Formula 1." Get local news delivered to your inbox!ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays and Major League Baseball have made some slight adjustments in their 2025 schedule to avoid playing too many games in the summer heat and rain at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. The Rays are swapping a home-and-away series with the Angels and the Twins, moving road games to Tampa in April and May and instead playing in Minnesota and Anaheim in July and August. The schedule modifications will keep the Rays — and their fans — from too many uncomfortable dates at Steinbrenner Field. But it also means the Rays will have a schedule that is overburdened with road games in the summer months. The Rays will play at home for 37 of their first 58 games when the weather is somewhat cooler in April/May, but will be on the road for 35 of 51 games in July and August. The April 7-9 series that was originally scheduled for Anaheim will now be played in Tampa on April 8-10. In exchange, the Rays will move three homes games originally scheduled for Aug. 5-7 to Anaheim on Aug. 4-6. That means the Rays will have a 12-game road trip across 14 days from Anaheim to Seattle to Las Vegas to San Francisco. A May 26-28 series against the Twins in Minneapolis will now be played on the same dates in Tampa. In exchange, the Rays will go to Target Field on July 4-6. That will be part of a 10-game road trek from Minnesota to Detroit to Boston right before the All-Star break.
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