Aaron Judge named unanimous AL Most Valuable Player by BBWAA; Guardians’ José Ramírez 5thFirst Period_None. Second Period_1, Los Angeles, Kempe 10 (Kopitar, Turcotte), 4:19. 2, Los Angeles, Byfield 3 (Fiala, Kopitar), 6:03 (pp). Third Period_3, Seattle, Montour 6 (Bjorkstrand, Gourde), 18:26. Shots on Goal_Seattle 5-7-8_20. Los Angeles 4-12-5_21. Power-play opportunities_Seattle 0 of 3; Los Angeles 1 of 1. Goalies_Seattle, Daccord 9-4-1 (21 shots-19 saves). Los Angeles, Rittich 7-5-0 (20-19). A_18,145 (18,230). T_2:21. Referees_Tom Chmielewski, Brandon Schrader. Linesmen_Mitch Hunt, Kiel Murchison.
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The Israeli Justice Ministry made the announcement in a message late on Thursday, saying the investigation would focus on the findings of a recent report by the Uvda investigative programme into Sara Netanyahu. The programme uncovered a trove of WhatsApp messages in which Mrs Netanyahu appears to instruct a former aide to organise protests against political opponents and to intimidate Hadas Klein, a key witness in the trial. The announcement did not mention Mrs Netanyahu by name and the Justice Ministry declined further comment. Earlier on Thursday, Mr Netanyahu blasted the Uvda report as “lies”. It is the latest in a long line of legal troubles for the Netanyahus, highlighted by the PM’s ongoing corruption trial. Mr Netanyahu is charged with fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in a series of cases alleging he exchanged favours with powerful media moguls and wealthy associates. He denies the charges and says he is the victim of a “witch hunt” by overzealous prosecutors, police and the media.LUCERNE, Switzerland—Would you trust an “AI Jesus” with your innermost thoughts and troubles? Researchers and religious leaders on Wednesday released findings from a two-month experiment through art in a Catholic chapel in Switzerland, where an avatar of “Jesus” on a computer screen—tucked into a confessional—took questions by visitors on faith, morality and modern-day woes, and offered responses based on Scripture. The idea, said the chapel’s theological assistant, was to recognize the growing importance of artificial intelligence (AI) in human lives, even when it comes to religion, and explore the limits of human trust in a machine. After the two-month run of the “Deus in Machina” exhibit at St. Peter’s Chapel starting in late August, some 900 conversations from visitors—some came more than once—were transcribed anonymously. Those behind the project said it was largely a success: Visitors often came out moved or deep in thought, and found it easy to use. A small sign invited visitors to enter a confessional—chosen for its intimacy—and below a lattice screen across which penitent believers would usually speak with a priest, a green light signaled the visitor’s turn to speak, and a red one came on when “AI Jesus” on a computer screen on the other side was responding. Often, a lag time was needed to wait for the response—a testament to the technical complexities. After exiting, nearly 300 visitors filled out questionnaires that informed the report released Wednesday. Of love, war, suffering and solitude Philipp Haslbauer, an IT specialist at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts who pulled together the technical side of the project, said the AI responsible for taking the role of “AI Jesus” and generating responses was GPT-4o by OpenAI, and an open-source version of the company’s Whisper was used for speech comprehension. An AI video generator from Heygen was used to produce voice and video from a real person, he said. Haslbauer said no specific safeguards were used “because we observed GPT-4o to respond fairly well to controversial topics.” Visitors broached many topics, including true love, the afterlife, feelings of solitude, war and suffering in the world, the existence of God, plus issues like sexual abuse cases in the Catholic Church or its position on homosexuality. Most visitors described themselves as Christians, though agnostics, atheists, Muslims, Buddhists and Taoists took part too, according to a recap of the project released by the Catholic parish of Lucerne. About one-third were German speakers, but “AI Jesus”—which is conversant in about 100 languages—also had conversations in languages like Chinese, English, French, Hungarian, Italian, Russian and Spanish. ‘Work of the Devil’? “What was really interesting [was] to see that the people really talked with him in a serious way. They didn’t come to make jokes,” said chapel theologian Marco Schmid, who spearheaded the project. Most visitors were aged 40 to 70, and more Catholics respondents found the experience stimulating than did Protestants, the report showed. Schmid was quick to point out that the “AI Jesus”—billed as a “Jesus-like” persona—was an artistic experiment to get people thinking about the intersection between the digital and the divine, not substitute for human interaction or sacramental confessions with a priest, nor was it intended to save pastoral resources. “For the people it was clear that it was a computer...It was clear it was not a confession,” Schmid said. “He wasn’t programmed to give absolutions or prayers. At the end, it was more summary of the conversation.” The Catholic Church from the Vatican on down has been wrestling with the challenges—and possible opportunities—presented by the explosion in public interest in AI since generative artificial intelligence captured the world’s attention two years ago when OpenAI’s ChatGPT made its debut. The Vatican has appointed a friar from a medieval Franciscan order as its top expert on AI, and a Lutheran church in Bavaria served up sermons delivered by a chatbot last year. Pope Francis, in his annual peace message for this year, pushed for an international treaty to ensure the ethical use of AI technology. Chatbots like ChatGPT are powered by algorithmic models trained on vast pools of text and other data to mimic speech and generate seemingly unique and human-like responses. Haslbauer is sensitive to public reaction and has noted chatter on social media saying the project is “blasphemous” or the “work of the devil.” “If you read comments on the internet about it, some are very negative—which is scary,” Haslbauer, whose long-haired look featured as a basis for the image of the virtual Jesus. In a demonstration of the technology in the chapel, Haslbauer queried “AI Jesus” about its message for a troubled world, and about whether AI could be helpful as a way for people to find God. “All knowledge and wisdom ultimately come from God,” the chatbot said in a soothing voice, after a pause to respond, and the image briefly crackled. “If used wisely, AI can indeed be a tool to explore the wonders of creation, deepen our understanding of Scripture, and foster connections among people.” “Yet it remains essential to seek God with all your heart and soul beyond any technology,” it added. Good side, and downsides Kenneth Cukier, a journalist, author and expert with the US-based nonprofit group called “AI and Faith,” said if “AI Jesus” helps people connect deeper to themselves and the world, it “has to be a good thing.” “It will lead to better individuals and a better world,” he said. “However—and there’s a big however—this does feel a little bit infantile, and pardon my pun, machine-like.” “The risk is that it pulls people, ultimately, farther away from that which is more meaningful, deeper and authentic in spirituality,” said Cukier, co-author of “Big Data: A Revolution that Will Transform How We Work, Live and Think.” For Schmid, the exhibit was a pilot project—and he doesn’t foresee a second coming of “AI Jesus” anytime soon. “For us, it was also clear it was just a limited time that we will expose this Jesus,” he said, adding that any return would need to be done after deeper thought. “We are discussing ... how we could revive him again,” he said, noting interest from parishes, schoolteachers, researchers and others as the project got media attention in Switzerland and beyond. “They all are interested and would like to have this ‘AI Jesus’. So we have now a little bit to reflect on how we want to continue.”
On Nov. 20, Nvidia reported financial results for its fiscal 2025 third quarter, showing stunning 94% year-over-year revenue growth. The business is absolutely booming, and so is the stock price. As of this writing, Nvidia stock is up close to 200% year to date. As impressive as those returns are for Nvidia, it's not the best-performing stock in the S&P 500 ( ^GSPC 0.35% ) this year. That distinction presently belongs to energy company Vistra ( VST -2.81% ) , which has gained 332% in 2024. Vistra provides residential electricity and owns power generation plants, including nuclear plants . And many investors believe that its nuclear assets set it up to meet the growing power needs of artificial intelligence (AI). However, after gaining over 300% in under a year, is it too late to buy Vistra stock? Stock market history can serve as a guide. Here's what happened with S&P 500's winners Looking at top stocks from the past can offer some useful insights. For practical reasons, I had to limit the scope of this survey by setting some parameters. First, I'm only looking at the last 10 years for the S&P 500 . Second, I've only included stocks that were members of the S&P 500 for the entire year. Companies included in the index during the year were excluded from the results. Over the last 10 years, Southwest Airlines , Netflix , Nvidia, Align Technology , AMD , Devon Energy , and Occidental Petroleum have all taken the top-stock crown at least once. Year Best-Performing Stock Return When It Was the Top Stock Return the Following Year 2014 Southwest Airlines 125% 2% 2015 Netflix 134% 8% 2016 Nvidia 224% 81% 2017 Align Technology 131% (6%) 2018 AMD 80% 148% 2019 AMD 148% 100% 2020 Nvidia 122% 125% 2021 Devon Energy 179% 40% 2022 Occidental Petroleum 117% (5%) 2023 Nvidia 239% 196%* Return data from YCharts. Table by author. *Year-to-date return as of 11/21/24. This data is actually quite surprising. After being the index's top stock, one would think it would be due for a pullback. But in reality, the past decade's annual best performers continued their winning streak the next year in eight out of 10 cases. Moreover, the average gain in the second year was huge. Investors could have made a lot of money by simply buying whichever was the best stock in the past year. Let's say an investor bought Southwest Airlines stock on Dec. 31, 2014 and held for all of 2015. And let's say that this investor sold Southwest Airlines at the end of 2015 and rolled that investment into Netflix for 2016, then did the same for Nvidia in 2017, and so on. Let's exclude trading fees and taxes for simplicity (but don't exclude them in real life because they can add up). If an investor used this strategy and started with a $10,000 investment, they'd have over $800,000 by year 10. Again, these sensational returns weren't achieved by predicting which stock would be the best in the coming year. It would have been achieved by simply buying what already had been the best stock -- no prophetic powers needed. Therefore, history suggests Vistra stock is headed higher in 2025. What does this mean for Vistra stock? Before I go further, I should note that Vistra stock was added to the S&P 500 in May. So, unlike the stocks in my example, it wasn't a part of the index for the entire year. Returns from my above strategy aren't quite as good when including mid-year additions to the S&P 500, though these stocks still went up in value the following year more often than not. However, investors need to be extremely careful with what they take away from this historical data. Rather than look at this as some surefire approach to investing, there's a far better takeaway. Stocks bounce around day by day for any number of reasons. But the longer the time horizon, the more stock movements are tied to business results. At the risk of sounding overly simplistic, positive results send shares higher , whereas poor results drop shares lower. To put this another way, it's the difference between correlation and causation. History shows that the best-performing stock in the S&P 500 tends to go up the following year as well. But that's correlation, not causation. The cause, however, is the strong underlying business results. And those business results tend to stay strong for multiple years, if not longer. For this reason, investors would do well to give Vistra stock a close look . Whether from AI or the general electrification of the grid, the company's services will enjoy growing demand in coming years. The company is leaning more into nuclear power by buying out minority investors in its Vistra Vision business. And it's a company with a history of profitability and returning cash to shareholders. So, while Vistra stock is on pace to be the top stock in the S&P 500 for 2024, this doesn't mean the stock has peaked. To the contrary, the best performers in past years have gone on to deliver even more gains because in many cases, their soaring stock prices reflected positive developments within the business that extended beyond the end of each year. And it's that core business investors should focus on, whether it's with Vistra or any another company.New Delhi, Dec 26 (PTI) He drew the roadmap of India's economic reform, unshackled it from the licence raj and pulled it back from the brink when even all its gold reserve was pledged. Former prime minister Manmohan Singh was the scholar and architect of the India of today who evolved into a stubbornly resolute politician. Unassuming, erudite, soft-spoken and a consensus builder, Manmohan Singh died on Thursday night at Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). He was 92. Also Read | Dr Manmohan Singh Dies at 92: President Droupadi Murmu Mourns Former PM's Demise, Says 'He Will Always Be Remembered for His Service to the Nation'. The Congress leader, who steered the country for 10 years from 2004-2014 and helped set up the country's economic framework as finance minister before that, was a renowned name in the global financial and economic sectors. His government introduced pathbreaking initiatives like Right to Information (RTI), Right to Education (RTE) and MNREGA. Also Read | Dr Manmohan Singh Dies: Kapil Sharma Shares Throwback Picture From His Meeting With Former Prime Minister of India. The man who famously spoke of studying under the dim light of kerosene lamps in his village without electricity and went on to become a storied academic was the copybook reluctant politician, almost stumbling into the rough and tumble of mainstream politics. He was the proverbial dark horse when Sonia Gandhi stepped back from taking the prime minister's post, ignoring the clamour from her party, and chose him instead. And so Manmohan Singh the academic bureaucrat became the 14th prime minister of India in 2004. Theirs was a partnership that lasted 10 years, the equation between Sonia Gandhi and Singh often cited for its equanimity and an example of how a working relationship should really be. Notwithstanding the inevitable tensions. Singh also had to balance the interests of the United Progressive Alliance's coalition partners. N N Vohra, a former Jammu and Kashmir governor, said Singh always "stood firm as a rock in pursuing the ethical path even if he got into trouble with the political party he represented". In 2014, the UPA was voted out in a cloud of corruption scams, establishing BJP's unbroken rule since then. Hailed for putting India on the road to liberalisation and privatisation in the early 1990s, Singh was criticised for turning a blind eye to charges of corruption. The going often got tough. During his first tenure as prime minister, the coalition began to unravel when India signed a civil nuclear deal with the US. It almost cost his government with the Left parties pulling out of the UPA coalition. However, his government survived. On July 22, 2008, the UPA faced its first confidence vote in the Lok Sabha after the Communist Party of India (Marxist) led Left Front withdrew support over India approaching the IAEA for Indo-US nuclear deal. The UPA won the confidence vote with 275 votes to the opposition's 256, with a record thin 19-vote victory after 10 MPs abstained. During the fag end of his tenure as prime minister, when he was seen defending his government's record and the Congress' positions on controversial issues such as the 2G scam, Singh spoke up and declared he was not weak. "I honestly hope history would be kinder to me than the contemporary media, or for that matter, the opposition parties in Parliament," he had said famously in January 2004. More than two decades later, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge reacted to Singh's death with a poignant post on X: "Undoubtedly, history shall judge you kindly, Dr. Manmohan Singh ji!" The decade with Singh at the helm of affairs is widely believed to be an era unprecedented growth and prosperity. His journey to the acme of India's governance and political power is unique in the annals of India's politics. Singh, always seen in a powder blue turban, was appointed India's finance minister in 1991 in the Narasimha Rao government. His role in ushering in a comprehensive policy of economic reforms is now recognised worldwide. In January 1991, India struggled to finance its essential imports, especially of oil and fertilisers, and to repay official debt. In July 1991, the RBI pledged 46.91 tonnes of gold with the Bank of England and the Bank of Japan to raise $400 million. Manmohan Singh soon steered the economy well and was quick to repurchase it months later. Vohra, who at the time served successively as defence and home secretary said he had to be at then finance minister Singh's door daily, “literally begging for some financial relief for the department I was serving”. Born to Gurmukh Singh and Amrit Kaur on September 26, 1932, in village Gah in the Punjab province of undivided India (now Pakistan), Singh completed his matriculation examinations from the Punjab University in 1948. His academic career took him from Punjab to the University of Cambridge, UK, where he earned a First Class Honours degree in Economics in 1957. Singh followed this with a D.Phil in Economics from Nuffield College at Oxford University in 1962. He started his career by teaching in the faculty of Punjab University and the prestigious Delhi School of Economics. He also had a brief stint at the UNCTAD Secretariat and later became secretary general of the South Commission in Geneva between 1987 and 1990. In 1971, Singh joined the government of India as economic advisor in the Commerce ministry. This was soon followed by his appointment as chief economic advisor in the Ministry of Finance in 1972. Among the many governmental positions that he occupied were secretary in the Finance ministry, deputy chairperson of the Planning Commission, governor of the Reserve Bank of India, advisor of the prime minister, and chairperson of the University Grants Commission. His political career started as a member of the Rajya Sabha in 1991, where he was leader of the opposition between 1998 and 2004. Interestingly, the two time prime minister had a 33-year parliamentary innings but only as a Rajya Sabha member. He never won a Lok Sabha election and lost it once to the BJP's V K Malhotra from New Delhi constituency in 1999. Singh was often accused by the BJP of running a government that was marred by corruption. The party called him "MaunMohan Singh" alleging that he did not speak out against corrupt leaders in his cabinet. Notwithstanding the many epithets, Singh always maintained his dignity. He is survived by his wife Gursharan Kaur and has three daughters. It is a measure of Singh's understated personality that the country knew little of his family who also went about their lives as low key as they could during his 10 years as prime minister. Singh was quiet but also firm. Sources close to him said Singh had almost made up his mind to quit as prime minister in September 2013 after Rahul Gandhi dubbed the Union Cabinet's decision to bring an ordinance to allow convicted politicians to contest elections "complete nonsense" and recommended it be torn. Singh was abroad at the time. Singh was highly critical of demonetisation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2016 and termed it "organised loot and legalised plunder". In reply to the no-confidence motion against his government in 2008, Singh said almost prophetically, "The greatness of democracy is that we are all birds of passage! We are here today, gone tomorrow! But in the brief time that the people of India entrust us with this responsibility, it is our duty to be honest and sincere in the discharge of these responsibilities." (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)NEW YORK, Nov. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading securities law firm Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP announces that it has filed a lawsuit against Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: ACHC) and certain of the Company’s senior executives. If you invested in Acadia Healthcare, you are encouraged to obtain additional information by visiting https://www.bfalaw.com/cases-investigations/acadia-healthcare-company-inc . Investors have until December 16, 2024 to ask the Court to be appointed to lead the case. The complaint asserts claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on behalf of investors in Acadia Healthcare’s securities. The case is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee and is captioned Dyar v. Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. , No. 3:24-cv-01300. The lawsuit can be found here: https://www.bfalaw.com/siteFiles/Cases/Acadia_Dyar_Complaint.pdf What is the Lawsuit About? Acadia is one of the largest for-profit chains of psychiatric hospitals in the United States. The complaint alleges that during the relevant period, the Company misrepresented that its financial results were driven by insurance fraud and holding vulnerable people against their will in its facilities, including in cases where it was not medically necessary to do so. On September 1, 2024, the New York Times published an article titled “How a Leading Chain of Psychiatric Hospitals Traps Patients.” The New York Times ’s “investigation found that some of that success was built on a disturbing practice: Acadia has lured patients into its facilities and held them against their will, even when detaining them was not medically necessary.” On this news, the price of Acadia stock fell $3.72 per share, or 4.5%, to close at $78.21 per share on September 3, 2024. On September 27, 2024, Acadia disclosed that it received a request for information from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, a grand jury subpoena from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri, and that it expects similar requests from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission related to the Company’s patient admissions, as well as its length of stay and billing practices. This news caused a significant 16% decline in the price of Acadia stock, from $75.66 per share on September 26, 2024 to $63.28 per share on September 27, 2024. Then, on October 18, 2024, the New York Times published an article titled “Veterans Dept. Investigating Acadia Healthcare for Insurance Fraud,” stating that the Veterans Affairs Department is investigating whether Acadia is defrauding government health insurance programs by holding patients longer than is medically necessary. The New York Times also stated that several former Acadia employees in Georgia and Missouri have also been interviewed by agents from the F.B.I. and the inspector general’s office of the Health and Human Services Department. This news caused a significant 12% decline in the price of Acadia stock, from $59.32 per share on October 17, 2024 to $52.03 per share on October 18, 2024. Click here for more information: https://www.bfalaw.com/cases-investigations/acadia-healthcare-company-inc . What Can You Do? If you invested in Acadia Healthcare you may have legal options and are encouraged to submit your information to the firm. All representation is on a contingency fee basis, there is no cost to you. Shareholders are not responsible for any court costs or expenses of litigation. The firm will seek court approval for any potential fees and expenses. 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There was some major shakeup at the top of the 2025 NFL Draft order in Week 17. The New York Giants, who controlled their own destiny to secure the No. 1 pick, put up 45 points to upset the Indianapolis Colts. And if that wasn't enough, the Jacksonville Jaguars took down the Tennessee Titans and the Las Vegas Raiders won their second straight game after winning just two of their first 14 to open the season. That's three teams with three or fewer wins securing victories in the same week -- the first time that's happened in Week 17 or later since 2005, according to CBS Sports research. Those results produced the following: The New England Patriots now hold the top spot, followed by the Titans, Giants, Browns and Jaguars. Of those teams, Cleveland is the only one still left to play. It is currently taking on the Miami Dolphins. With Week 17 nearly complete, CBSSports.com looks at where teams would be picking at this moment in time. Also listed is each club's pending free agents and potential needs based on those players who may be leaving. The draft order, via Tankathon.com , is ordered by win-loss record and ties are broken by strength of schedule. Team needs are a combination of current needs and looking ahead to pending free agents. Notable pending free agents are listed rather than the full list. 1. Patriots (3-13) Team needs : OT, IOL, WR, EDGE, CB Projected 2025 free agents : CB Jonathan Jones , QB Jacoby Brissett , OT Chukwuma Okorafor 2. Titans (3-13) Team needs : OT, IOL, EDGE, WR, LB Projected 2025 free agents : S Quandre Diggs , WR Tyler Boyd , OG Dillon Radunz , LB Jerome Baker 3. Giants (3-13) Team needs : QB, IOL, CB, WR, TE Projected 2025 free agents : WR Darius Slayton , LB Isaiah Simmons , CB Adoree' Jackson , S Jason Pinnock , QB Drew Lock 4. Browns (3-12) Team needs : QB, OT, WR, RB, DL, EDGE Projected 2025 free agents : OT Jedrick Wills , WR Elijah Moore , DT Maurice Hurst , RB Nick Chubb , QB Jameis Winston 5. Jaguars (4-12) Team needs : CB, OT, S, IOL, TE Projected 2025 free agents : QB Mac Jones , S Andre Cisco 6. Jets (4-12) Team needs : OT, WR, EDGE, S, DL, QB Projected 2025 free agents : EDGE Haason Reddick , OT Tyron Smith , OT Morgan Moses , DT Javon Kinlaw , S Chuck Clark 7. Panthers (4-12) Team needs : QB, WR, IOL, EDGE, DL, CB, S Projected 2025 free agents : QB Andy Dalton , C Austin Corbett , LB Shaq Thompson, P Johnny Hekker 8. Raiders (4-12) Team needs : QB, CB, RB, EDGE, LB Projected 2025 free agents : CB Nate Hobbs , EDGE Malcolm Koonce , OG Cody Whitehair , LB Robert Spillane , S Marcus Epps 9. Bears (4-12) Team needs : IOL, EDGE, DL, OT, RB Projected 2025 free agents : WR Keenan Allen , OG Teven Jenkins , EDGE Darrell Taylor 10. Saints (5-11) Team needs : TE, EDGE, DL, CB, S, WR Projected 2025 free agents : EDGE Chase Young , S Tyrann Mathieu , TE Juwan Johnson , LB Willie Gay Jr. , OG Lucas Patrick , CB Paulson Adebo 11. 49ers (6-9) Team needs : OT, IOL, CB, S, DL Projected 2025 free agents : CB Charvarius Ward , LB Dre Greenlaw , S Talanoa Hufanga , RB Elijah Mitchell 12. Colts (7-9) Team needs : CB, S, LB, DL, IOL, QB Projected 2025 free agents : C Ryan Kelly , S Julian Blackmon , DT Dayo Odeyingbo , LB E.J. Speed , QB Joe Flacco 13. Cowboys (7-9) Team needs : RB, DL, LB, S, WR Projected 2025 free agents : WR Brandin Cooks , OG Zack Martin , RB Ezekiel Elliott , EDGE DeMarcus Lawrence , QB Trey Lance 14. Cardinals (7-9) Team needs : EDGE, DL, IOL, WR, RB, OT Projected 2025 free agents : WR Greg Dortch , DT Roy Lopez , EDGE Dennis Gardeck 15. Dolphins (7-8) Team needs : IOL, S, DL, QB, LB, WR Projected 2025 free agents : S Jevon Holland , OG Liam Eichenberg , S Jordan Poyer , DL Calais Campbell 16. Bengals (8-8) Team needs : CB, DL, WR, EDGE, TE, RB Projected 2025 free agents : WR Tee Higgins , TE Mike Gesicki , CB Mike Hilton , OT Trent Brown , DT B.J. Hill , RB Khalil Herbert 17. Falcons (8-7) Team needs : CB, LB, EDGE, DL, WR Projected 2025 free agents : EDGE Matt Judon , S Justin Simmons , CB Antonio Hamilton , WR Rondale Moore 18. Seahawks (9-7) Team needs : LB, IOL, S, EDGE, OT Projected 2025 free agents : DT Jarran Reed , LB Tyrel Dodson , C Connor Williams , LB Ernest Jones 19. Texans (9-7) Team needs : DL, IOL, WR, EDGE, CB Projected 2025 free agents : WR Stefon Diggs , EDGE Derek Barnett , OG Kendrick Green , DT Foley Fatukasi , QB Case Keenum 20. Broncos (9-7) Team needs : OT, LB, WR, S, TE, RB Projected 2025 free agents : OT Garett Bolles , QB Zach Wilson , RB Javonte Williams , CB Levi Wallace 21. Buccaneers (9-7) Team needs : CB, IOL, LB, EDGE, WR Projected 2025 free agents : WR Chris Godwin , EDGE Joe Tryon-Shoyinka , LB Lavonte David , OG Sua Opeta 22. Chargers (10-6) Team needs : WR, TE, DL, EDGE, CB Projected 2025 free agents : EDGE Khalil Mack , CB Asante Samuel Jr. , RB J.K. Dobbins , WR Josh Palmer , QB Taylor Heinicke 23. Rams (10-6) Team needs : OT, CB, LB, TE, WR Projected 2025 free agents : OT Joe Noteboom , OT Alaric Jackson , WR Demarcus Robinson , LB Troy Reeder 24. Commanders (10-5) Team needs : EDGE, CB , WR, OT, IOL, LB, S Projected 2025 free agents : LB Bobby Wagner , S Jeremy Chinn , TE Zach Ertz , CB Benjamin St-Juste , P Tress Way 25. Steelers (10-6) Team needs : CB, WR, LB, S, RB Projected 2025 free agents : OG James Daniels , QB Russell Wilson , OT Dan Moore Jr. , QB Justin Fields , RB Najee Harris , CB Donte Jackson , WR Mike Williams 26. Ravens (11-5) Team needs : OT, IOL, WR, LB, EDGE Projected 2025 free agents : OT Ronnie Stanley , OT Patrick Mekari , WR Nelson Agholor , S Eddie Jackson , LB Malik Harrison , WR Diontae Johnson , CB Tre'Davious White 27. Packers (11-4) Team needs : IOL, CB, LB, DL, OT Projected 2025 free agents : RB AJ Dillon , C Josh Myers , OT Andre Dillard , LB Isaiah McDuffie , CB Eric Stokes 28. Eagles (13-3) Team needs : EDGE, IOL, LB, WR, TE Projected 2025 free agents : EDGE Josh Sweat , EDGE Brandon Graham , LB Devin White , OG Mekhi Becton , CB Isaiah Rodgers 29. Bills (13-3) Team needs : CB, S, LB, DL, WR, IOL Projected 2025 free agents : CB Rasul Douglas , WR Mack Hollins , S Damar Hamlin , DT Austin Johnson , WR Amari Cooper 30. Vikings (13-2) Team needs : CB, IOL, S, RB, DL Projected 2025 free agents : QB Sam Darnold , RB Aaron Jones , OG Dalton Risner , CB Stephon Gilmore , CB Byron Murphy , OT Cam Robinson 31. Lions (13-2) Team needs : EDGE, DL, CB, WR, IOL Projected 2025 free agents : EDGE Marcus Davenport , OG Kevin Zeitler , DT Levi Onwuzurike , CB Emmanuel Moseley , CB Carlton Davis 32. 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Out of 27 illegal ramps identified by a previously constituted technical committee under the Faisalabad Development Authority (FDA), a new committee featuring three ruling political figures has recommended the closure of only three ramps. This decision has drawn criticism from civil society activists, private engineers, and city planners, who cite faulty road design as the root cause of frequent traffic accidents. Rescue 1122 reported 129 road traffic crashes on the Canal Road in October 2024 alone, resulting in three fatalities and several injuries. Architect Haris Karim raised concerns about dangerous areas near Faisal Hospital, noting a fatal accident 18 months ago. He urged the district administration to close unauthorised junctions and entry points as per the original road design. Waleed Khalid, Deputy Director Engineering at FDA, revealed that last month, a technical probe committeeincluding representatives from Rescue 1122, the Chief Traffic Officer, and the FDA engineering departmenthad identified 37 ramps (21 on the eastern side and 16 on the western side) along with 12 bridges obstructing smooth traffic flow. The committee recommended closing four bridgesRafhan Mills, Telenor Pully, Gutt Wali Pully, and Pipan Wala Pullywithin a 10 km radius from Abdullahpur Pully to Gutt Wala Pully. However, in a meeting three days ago, chaired by FDA DG and attended by PML-N members Mian Arfan Manan, Faqir Hussain Dogar, and Rana Ali Abbas, the closure was limited to three bridges: Telenor Pully, 204 RB Bridge, and Treat Bakery Bridge. Rafhan Mills Bridge was allowed to remain open for uninterrupted traffic flow. The revised decision has prompted criticism for ignoring the recommendations of the earlier technical committee. Activists argue that the new committee prioritises political interests over public safety. No action was recommended against housing colony developers who constructed illegal ramps connecting private colonies to the canal road without municipal approval. The new committee suggested permanently closing ramps in front of the FESCO office and constructing four new ramps in compliance with city planning regulations. Faisalabad Development Authority Chief Engineer Mehar Ayub Gujjar confirmed that a new committee has been formed by the Deputy Commissioner, including FDA officials and assembly members, to address reservations raised by political figures. However, public safety advocates stressed the urgent need to prioritise public well-being over political interests, citing the alarming rise in accidents and the pressing need for compliance with original city planning guidelines. COMMENTS Comments are moderated and generally will be posted if they are on-topic and not abusive. For more information, please see our
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Nick Singleton will decide whether to return to Penn State for his senior year or make himself available for the NFL draft whenever this season ends. Singleton has many factors to consider, including financial ones. But he believes he can work on much in his game if he does come back. “Everything,” he said Sunday. “There’s no one thing that I’m finished working on. There’s stuff I can work on. Running the ball. Catching the ball out of the backfield. Running different routes. Not just running back routes. Blocking, too. “We always talk about beating safeties one-on-one. I want to work on making safeties miss when I get the opportunity,” he said. Singleton is playing his best football of the season going into the College Football Playoff quarterfinal against Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday (TV-ESPN). He ran for 282 yards and scored four touchdowns in the Nittany Lions’ last three games. He leads them with 928 rushing yards and eight TDs and is third in receptions, with 39 for 342 yards and five TDs. He’s also enjoying his best health since early in the season. “We’re starting to see Nick as the running back we envisioned,” Penn State assistant coach Ja’Juan Seider said. “He’s playing the game using different paces. He’s setting up blocks better. He’s starting to show that in the last four or five weeks. “He’s starting to really understand who he is as a running back,” he said. “This kid is starting to be really, really good. He’s always been good, but now he’s being special good.” Since his arrival from Gov. Mifflin as the top high school player in the country, Singleton has made quantum leaps in his receiving and pass blocking. During a stretch against Illinois in September, he made a crushing block on a linebacker to protect quarterback Drew Allar and ran over a defender after catching a pass. The two plays prompted Seider to jump up and down on the sideline. “Those are the ways his game has evolved,” Seider said. “He wasn’t a natural receiver his freshman year. We wouldn’t even throw it to him. Now he’s becoming more adept. I’m really proud of that evolution in his game.” Singleton’s leadership also is valuable, especially as a role model to freshmen Corey Smith and Quinton Martin. Although he doesn’t say much, teammates listen when he speaks. “Early on, Nick wasn’t going to talk a lot,” Seider said. “The new Nick, the junior year Nick, has matured. Now Nick will talk. Nick is having fun. Now he understands how to lead. “Nick’s work ethic is like a walk-on trying to be noticed,” he said. “To this day, he’s going to finish every wind sprint first. He’s probably the strongest kid on our team pound for pound. He doesn’t take short cuts. That’s what makes Nick the player he is.” Singleton has a chance to become the first Penn State back with multiple 1,000-yard rushing seasons since Saquon Barkley in 2016-17. He’s averaging 6.4 yards per carry and thriving under first-year offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki. He and backfield mate Kaytron Allen have rushed for almost 400 yards the last two games against Oregon and SMU. “They’re so complementary to each other in terms of their skill sets and how we use them,” Kotelnicki said. “They’re impact players. Part of my responsibility is making sure the impact players get the ball. They’re both playing football at the highest level they have this year.” Singleton has been projected to be taken anywhere between the second and fourth round if he enters the 2025 NFL draft. His focus has always been to be the best, so being a first-round pick is important to him. “I always strive for that,” he said. “Coach Seider always says, ‘If you come to Penn State to play running back, you don’t want to go in the second or third round.’ That’s not bad, but you always try to accomplish going in the first round.”Political leaders and industry titans pay tribute to former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh