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Indexes ended lower on Thursday as traders' attention Friday morning. The major averages ended slightly lower, while bond yields were little changed. The 10-year Treasury yield was about flat at 4.178% Economists polled by FactSet expect the jobs data to show that US employers added 215,000 new jobs, a steep uptick from of just 12,000 following that month's hurricanes and labor strikes. The data will provide important clues to investors about the path of interest rates as the Federal Reserve heads toward its next policy meeting later this month. The Fed has made two consecutive rate cuts since September, and markets see a 70% chance of a 25 basis point cut this month, according to . However, fed fund futures also show traders eyeing rising odds of a pause, with odds of no change to the benchmark rate at30%, compared to 22% on Wednesday. That comes as Fed speakers this week have voiced caution on easing monetary policy. Chair Jerome Powell, who spoke at The New York Times' DealBook Summit on Wednesday sounded optimistic about the state of the US economy, stating that the central bank could afford to move slowly on rate cuts. "Growth is definitely stronger than we thought, and inflation is coming a little higher," Powell said, adding, "The good news is that we can afford to be a little more cautious as we try to find neutral." Meanwhile, continued to trade higher for much of the day after passing the key $100,000 threshold for the first time on Wednesday. The jump cam after President-elect Donald Trump nominated crypto advocate to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission. The coin slipped back below the six-figure threshold Thursday afternoon, trading at $99,316. Read the original article on
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In recognition of November being National Adoption Month, Governor Bill Lee and the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services (DCS) has announced the launch of a new program to reduce the cost of the private adoption process for Tennessee families while helping recruit more foster families. On January 1, 2025, DCS will begin a Home Study Reimbursement Grant Program utilizing state funds appropriated to help adoptive families. The initiative will reimburse families up to $1,000 for the cost of a home study completed by a licensed child-placing agency or licensed clinical social worker, which is required to adopt in Tennessee. The state currently covers the entire cost of home studies for foster families, but a home study for a private adoption can cost thousands of dollars. Through this grant program, DCS will have the opportunity to educate participating families on the need for more foster families and invite them to consider fostering while waiting for a private placement. To be eligible for the grant, individuals must have completed a home study by a licensed Tennessee child placing agency on or after July 1, 2024. Eligible individuals will need to fill out an online application and provide proof of payment for the completed home study. The online application will be available on the DCS website beginning Jan. 1. Applications will be processed in the order they are received, up to 1,000. The Home Study Reimbursement Program grew out of a collaboration between DCS, Gov. Lee’s office and The Adoption Project, a nonprofit organization focused on adoption and foster care public policy. “Every child deserves to have a safe, loving home, and we continue to make this a top priority across Tennessee,” said Gov. Lee. “As DCS and community partners continue working together to support Tennessee children in need, this new grant program will ease a financial burden on adoptive families while engaging additional prospective foster families.” “Adoption is a beautiful gift that is encouraged in all forms. At the same time, Tennessee has a great need for more foster families,” DCS Commissioner Margie Quin Said. “This program not only helps adoptive parents but gives them an opportunity to care for some of our most vulnerable children awaiting placement.” “We are always hearing, and we know from our own personal experiences, that the cost of adoption is a huge challenge for families. We are grateful to Gov. Lee for helping families who want to open their homes to children in need,” said Jeremy Harrell, President and CEO of The Adoption Project. “This is good policy on a state level, and we are also thankful to Commissioner Quin and the Governor’s team who helped make this happen. ”There are currently more than 8,000 youth in DCS care, with only about 5,000 approved foster homes across the state. In fiscal year 2023, there were 1,064 home studies completed by licensed child placing agencies in Tennessee.Provincial Minister for Minorities Affairs Ramesh Singh Arora , US Envoy attend Christmas event
Even with technology taking over much of our day-to-day lives, board games still offer quality entertainment that can’t be beaten. Of course, the popular board games of today are a far cry from the games your parents grew up playing. Board games are perfect for encouraging your family to work together or for bringing your group of friends around the table for an evening. If you’d like to start up a weekly game night, let this helpful list of the most popular board games be your guide. Utter Nonsense Ages 8+ This game will have every player rolling in stitches with each ridiculous phrase that’s uttered. Combine crazy accents and hilarious phrases to impress the Nonsense Judge and win the round. The player with the highest number of wins ultimately wins the game, but the true fun of this card game is listening to your fellow players trying to say some of the most entertaining phrases of all time. This game is perfect for game nights or parties. Speak Out Ages 8+ This hilarious game is perfect if you have teenagers or are hosting a party with all adults. To play, you insert a mouthpiece that alters the sound of your speech, making every word sound silly. Set the timer and read one of the phrases on the cards and try to help your teammate guess what you’re saying. Speak Out easily provides hours of fun that even grandparents will love. Escape Room in a Box Ages 13+ What’s the next best thing to trying to break out of a room? Escape Room in a Box, of course. This thrilling, immersive game involves solving 2D and 3D puzzles in order to prevent a mad scientist from turning you and your friends or family into werewolves. Work together to escape your fate and use Amazon Alexa to enhance the experience. Codenames Ages 14+ This fun strategy game is perfect for anyone with teenagers. Form two teams and select a spymaster on each team. Using clues, spymasters try to help their teammates find all 25 of the agents they’re in contact with, hopefully without selecting the other team’s agents or running into the deadly assassin. This innovative game offers a challenging and rewarding time working together. Harry Potter Clue Ages 9+ Excite your kids on game night with this modern twist on a classic. Play as six recognizable Hogwarts characters — Harry, Hermione, Ron, Luna, Ginny or Neville — to solve the mystery behind a fellow student’s disappearance. It’s up to you to figure out who attacked the student, what bewitching spell they used and where it occurred. Watch out for the Dark Mark, moving staircases and secret passages as you travel along in this magical family game. Pandemic Ages 8+ If you’ve ever wanted to save humanity from a deadly outbreak, you’ll love spending an hour playing Pandemic. You and your teammates must fight to contain four deadly diseases threatening the human race. Players must learn to work with their teammates to control outbreak hotspots and treat diseases. Win the game by curing all diseases without wiping out humanity first. Catan Ages 10+ This tactical 60-minute game will push your imagination to its limits as you embark on a journey across Catan. Acquire crucial resources as you travel, build roads, buildings, and cities, and be wary of the ruthless robber and other players halting you on your own road. Through careful trading and clever decisions, you can lead your travelers to victory in this role-playing game of limitless possibilities. Play again and again. Every game is different. Ticket to Ride Ages 8+ Train lovers will enjoy this innovative board game which has won numerous awards. This cross-country train adventure game mimics the concept of traveling around the world in 80 days. Collect train cars and claim railways across the country. Players earn the most points by establishing long train routes and connecting distant cities. Each game takes roughly 30 to 40 minutes to complete, and every adventure is different. 5 Second Rule Ages 10+ This quick-paced game gives each player five seconds to name items on a certain topic. Although the topics are objectively easy —“Name 3 Mountains,” “Name 3 Types of Hats” or “Name 3 Super Heroes,” the pressure of the time crunch is likely to put you on edge. Race the clock and remain composed to win this game. You can even make up your own topics if you prefer. Half the fun is just hearing what other people blurt out, whether it’s relevant to the topic or not. Prices listed reflect time and date of publication and are subject to change. Check out our Daily Deals for the best products at the best prices and sign up here to receive the BestReviews weekly newsletter full of shopping inspo and sales. BestReviews spends thousands of hours researching, analyzing and testing products to recommend the best picks for most consumers. 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Who is ISoftStone? Mysterious tech firm set to become one of the biggest PC vendors in China, beating Huawei, HP and AppleUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had a tart response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s annual year-end news conference Thursday, hurling a rude epithet at the Kremlin leader in comments online. During the press conference, Putin boasted about the capability of the Oreshnik, a new nuclear-capable ballistic missile that Russia recently fired at the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. He also repeated an earlier threat to strike Ukraine again with the missile, suggesting that it be fired at Kyiv as a test of Western-supplied air defense equipment. “Let them propose ... some kind of technological experiment – a kind of high-tech duel of the 21st century, let’s say,” Putin said. “Let them determine some target to be hit, for example in Kyiv, they concentrate all their air and missile defense forces there, and we will strike there with the Oreshnik. And we’ll see what happens.” He added: “We are ready for such an experiment. In any case, we don’t rule it out. We will conduct such an experiment, such a technological duel, and see what happens. It’s interesting.” Zelensky posted an excerpt of those remarks on X, commenting in English: “People are dying, and he thinks it’s ‘interesting’... Dumbass.” He also posted a similar comment in Ukrainian. Putin appeared to make similarly glib remarks about the war in Ukraine at the beginning of his comments Thursday, intimating that war was making life more interesting. “You know, when everything is calm, measured, stable, you get bored. Stagnation. You need some action. As soon as the action starts, everything whizzes past your head: seconds, bullets. Unfortunately, bullets are whistling now.” Putin’s marathon year-end news conference on Thursday consisted of a public Q&A session combined with a public phone-in. The event is staged annually by Putin as a way to show his sweeping control of all aspects of the country. Russia’s war on Ukraine was a major topic, with Putin keen to emphasize Russia’s recent gains in grinding war of attrition. He also said while he had not spoken to US President-elect Donald Trump in over four years, he was “ready” for potential talks with him, amid expectation that the new administration in Washington will push for a negotiated end to the war in Ukraine. “You asked what we can offer, or what I can offer to the newly elected President Trump when we meet,” Putin said in response to a question from NBC’s Keir Simmons. “First of all, I don’t know when we will meet. Because he hasn’t said anything about it. I haven’t spoken to him at all in over four years. Of course, I am ready for this at any time, and I will be ready for a meeting if he wants it.” Asked whether Russia would be in a weaker negotiating position because of recent setbacks in Syria and on the battlefield in Ukraine, Putin replied, “You said that this conversation will take place in a situation when I am in some weakened state... And you, and those people who pay your salaries in the US, would very much like Russia to be in a weakened position.”The former political figure who has been convicted of sexual abuse, heading into court with his lawyer Ian Brookie. Photo: RNZ By Anneke Smith of RNZ Warning: This story discusses details of sexual abuse. A former political figure who sexually abused two teenage boys nearly 30 years ago has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison. Victims welcome name suppression changes The man, who is not a sitting MP, sexually assaulted two young teenagers he mentored through a sports club in the mid- to late-1990s. He continues to deny any offending after being found guilty of eight charges of indecent assault after a week-long jury trial in the Auckland District Court in August. Judge David Sharp has now sentenced him to two-and-a-half years' imprisonment, taking into account discounts for good character and reparations of $1500 for each victim. The judge acknowledged the man maintained his innocence but said he still had to consider the emotional harm done, having listened to the survivors' stories of intense suffering. Judge Sharp said the offender had abused the teenage boys when they were asleep, drunk or unconscious and that it had been a substantial breach of trust, given his seniority to them in their sports club. The former political figure has had interim name suppression for 667 days now and is now asking the court for a permanent order, his sixth request for further secrecy. RNZ, Stuff and TVNZ have all opposed the the man's continued bids for name suppression, arguing there are no grounds for further name suppression. Victim impact statements The court heard moving victim impact statements from both of the survivors, the first read aloud by Detective Sergeant Richard Veacock who investigated a complaint he made in 1999 that did not lead to any charges. The survivor told the court the abuse had haunted him for decades and he had had horrible nightmares where he was raped and killed by the offender, waking up gasping for breath. He found wiping his newborn's bottom during a nappy change confronting and, when a friend asked why he was having trouble, blurted out that he had been sexually abused as a young person, he said. The survivor said the cost and effort of participating in the justice process and therapy had left him and his family poorer and exhausted, suggesting he had considered killing himself. He also addressed the offender's protracted legal battle for name suppression had been deeply distressing and made him feel like his life was less valuable than that of a convicted abuser. The second survivor stood two metres from the offender as he stood to share his victim impact statement in person on Friday morning. He said he had been "young and vulnerable" when he was abused and the trauma had cycled through him into his relationships with his friends, family and workmates. He struggled with alcoholism and his mental wellbeing and had since been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety and alcohol misuse disorder since, he said. The second survivor added he had had panic attacks and periods of dissociation during August's trial and would continue to fight to lift his own automatic name suppression so he could tell his story openly. This survivor earlier told RNZ he supported the government's proposed law change that would give victims, not judges, the power to decide if a convicted sex offender got permanent name suppression.
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