Xencor CEO Bassil Dahiyat sells $1.19 million in stockHundreds of people attend the Sagebrush Days Parade on July 3, 2021, in Buhl. The city of Buhl plans to use grant money to craft a new comprehensive plan to keep pace with growth and wants public input on the venture. The city of Buhl plans to use grant money to craft a new comprehensive plan to keep pace with growth and wants public input on the venture. The last time the city updated its comprehensive plan was in 2017. Since then, the city grew by just over 4%. A comprehensive plan is a key tool for local government as it helps officials determine policies, develop land use rules and frame a long-term strategy for housing, transportation, infrastructure and economic development. "With the amount of growth we are seeing in the last five years, we also have some (city) code updates, especially in our land use, which need to be addressed," Buhl City Clerk Karen Drown said. Buhl already features a very large subdivision that has been planned, she said. "Phases 1 and 2 are already developed and filling in now," Drown said. "So, we are seeing residential growth come in. We are assuming commercial will follow, just to support the residents." The city plans to use a $30,000 grant from the Blue Cross of Idaho Foundation For Health to kick-start the planning process. Drown said the city is also preparing to apply for a second, $20,000 grant from the Idaho Department of Commerce to help pay for the plan update. The city has inked a contract with Clearwater Financial, a Boise municipal advisory firm, to help spearhead the initial stages of the comprehensive plan revamp. "The comprehensive plan is important to the community at this point in its history," said Abbey Erquiaga, project manager at Clearwater Financial. "It provides the community the opportunity to proactively define the priorities and future." Erquiaga said Clearwater Financial will assist the city "in prioritizing goals, incorporating community feedback, and ensuring the plan reflects a shared vision for sustainable growth." Drown said the venture is still in its infancy. "Right now, we are in the visionary stage," Drown said. The visionary stage, she said, includes as much comment from the public as possible. Once the city collects public feedback, officials will move to the next step. "We will start addressing all the sections of the plan from the input we receive," Drown said. The city of Buhl crafted a survey to gather public input on the comprehensive plan effort. The survey is available online at https://www.cityofbuhl.us/comprehensive-plan-2024.html or residents can visit city hall and get a printed copy of the survey. Public involvement in the plan is crucial. "This has a huge community participation component," Drown said. The city also plans to hold public meetings and sponsor other outreach techniques to engage residents on the updated blueprint. Drown said the comprehensive plan update — from start to finish — could take anywhere from 13 to 18 months to finish. Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter.Samsung Slashes 85% Off the Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra, Now Just $199 (Originally $1,199)
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NEW YORK — Two luxury real estate brokers and their brother have been charged with luring, drugging and violently raping dozens of women over more than a decade, according to a federal indictment unsealed Wednesday in Manhattan. State charges were also filed Wednesday in Florida against two of the brothers and a third man stemming from three alleged sexual assaults over the past decade. Federal prosecutors allege in the New York indictment that Oren and Tal Alexander, known for brokering deals on high-end properties in New York City and Miami, and sibling Alon Alexander used their wealth and influence to take advantage of victims from at least 2010 to 2021. “This conduct was heinous,” U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams said at a news conference in his Manhattan office. The brothers, who all reside in Miami, used “deception, fraud, and coercion” to entice victims to travel with them or attend parties or events in which they covered flights, hotels and other expenses, according to the indictment. They also at times used the promise of a romantic relationship, it said. The women were then drugged and raped by one or more of the brothers, as well as other men, the U.S. Attorney said. After the assaults, the brothers often gave their victims concert tickets and luxury items, Williams added. The brothers typically met their victims on dating apps, through social events and at bars and nightclubs, but they also used party promoters to “source” women, according to Williams. He added that the women were often provided drugs, including cocaine, psychedelic mushrooms and GHB. The brothers even surreptitiously drugged some of the women’s drinks, leaving them physically impaired and unable to fight back or escape from the sexual assaults, prosecutors said in their indictment. "In some instances, the defendants physically restrained and held down their victims during the rapes and sexual assaults and ignored screams and explicit requests to stop,'' the indictment said. In the Florida cases, state prosecutors described one incident in December 2016 as a “gang rape” of a woman who said she was invited to a barbecue at Alon Alexander’s Miami Beach apartment only to discover no one there, save Alon, his brother Oren and another man. The woman, who is not named, said she was led into a bedroom where the brothers argued over who would rape her first as she pleaded with them not to assault her, according to Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle. The second incident, in October 2017, involved a woman who said she was sexually assaulted by Oren Alexander at his apartment following a real estate event. The woman said she was given a glass of wine that made her feel weak and unable to control her body before she was attacked, according to prosecutors. They said the third incident happened in October 2021 and involved a woman who said she was assaulted by Oren Alexander after going out to dinner with him and then going back to his residence with some of her friends. Williams, the U.S. Attorney in New York, said the three brothers were arrested in Florida on Wednesday and will appear in Miami federal court before being brought to New York to answer to the charges. He declined to say if others also will be charged and urged any other possible victims to come forward as the investigation is ongoing. “They were not acting alone,” Williams said. A lawyer representing one of the brothers denied the charges, which include one count of engaging in a sex trafficking conspiracy for each sibling. "Oren Alexander is innocent," attorney Susan Necheles wrote in an email. “The evidence will show that neither he nor his brothers ever committed a crime.” Lawyers for the other brothers did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment. Tal Alexander, 38, and Oren Alexander, 37, first worked as a team under real estate giant Douglas Elliman, listing properties for Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, Liam Gallagher, and Lindsay Lohan. In 2022, they started a new company called Official. Meanwhile, Alon Alexander, who is Oren's twin brother, attended law school and joined the family business, private security firm Kent Security.
Debbie Nelson, the mother of rapper Eminem , has died. She was 69. A representative for the rapper confirmed the death to multiple publications, including Variety and People , saying she died from complications of lung cancer. Nelson and her son were known for their turbulent relationship over the years. While she was the subject of one of her son’s most famous song lyrics — “His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy / There’s vomit on his sweater already, mom’s spaghetti ” from 2002’s Lose Yourself — plenty of his lyrics directed at his mother weren’t quite so innocuous. In fact, at one point, Nelson sued her famous son , reports Variety, winning US$10 million after arguing she had been defamed in the 1999 hit My Name Is (“I just found out my mom does more dope than I do,” Eminem rapped.) Nelson raised Eminem (real name Marshall Mathers) and his half-brother, Nathan, as a single mother after Eminem’s dad, Marshall Bruce Mathers Jr., walked out on the family shortly after Eminem was born. As his star rose, he mined his fraught relationship with his mom for his lyrics, accusing her of using drugs and being neglectful and the “crazy one” in various songs, including Kill You , Cleanin’ Out My Closet and My Mom . But he wasn’t the only one to put words to song over the disappointing relationship; in 2000, Nelson released her own diss-track, directed at her son, titled Dear Marshall . “Will the real Marshall Mathers please stand up / And take responsibility for his actions?” she asked in the spoken word track. She also attempted to clear her name with a book in 2008 titled My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem . “‘My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem’ is her rebuttal to these widely believed lies — a poignant story of a single mother who wanted the world for her son, only to see herself defamed and shut out when he got it,” reads the book’s description. Despite the animosity, however, Eminem occasionally found softer words when speaking about Nelson. “Even though we don’t really speak, she is my mother, I do love her ,” he told BET in 2011, according to E! News, adding, “and I think I got a better understanding of what she was going through or what she may be going through.” Two years later, he dropped the track Headlights , with an apology to his mom. “’Cause to this day we remain estranged, and I hate it though / ‘Cause you ain’t even get to witness your grandbabies grow,” he rapped. “But I’m sorry, mama for ‘Cleanin’ Out My Closet’ / At the time I was angry, rightfully? Maybe so / Never meant that far to take it though / ‘Cause now I know it’s not your fault, and I’m not makin’ jokes / That song I no longer play at shows / And I cringe every time it’s on the radio.” More recently, Nelson sent her well wishes when her son was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. “Marshall, I could not let this day go by without congratulating you on your induction to the Hall of Fame,” she said in part of a video shared by the social media account The Shadyverse. “I love you very much. I knew you’d get there. And it’s been a long ride.”
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Nasdaq surges above 20,000 after US inflation data matches estimatesA melee broke out at midfield of Ohio Stadium after Michigan upset No. 2 Ohio State 13-10 on Saturday. After the Wolverines' fourth straight win in the series, players converged at the block "O" to plant its flag. The Ohio State players were in the south end zone singing their alma mater in front of the student section. When the Buckeyes saw the Wolverines' flag, they rushed toward the 50-yard line. Social media posts showed Michigan offensive lineman Raheem Anderson carrying the flag on a long pole to midfield, where the Wolverines were met by dozens of Ohio State players and fights broke out. Buckeyes defensive end Jack Sawyer was seen ripping the flag off the pole and taking the flag as he scuffled with several people trying to recover the flag. A statement from the Ohio State Police Department read: "Following the game, officers from multiple law enforcement agencies assisted in breaking up an on-field altercation. During the scuffle, multiple officers representing Ohio and Michigan deployed pepper spray. OSUPD is the lead agency for games and will continue to investigate." Michigan running back Kalel Mullings on FOX said: "For such a great game, you hate to see stuff like that after the game. It's bad for the sport, bad for college football. At the end of the day, some people got to learn how to lose, man. "You can't be fighting and stuff just because you lost the game. We had 60 minutes and four quarters to do all that fighting. Now people want to talk and fight. That's wrong. It's bad for the game. Classless, in my opinion. People got to be better." Once order was restored, officers cordoned the 50-yard line, using bicycles as barriers. Ohio State coach Ryan Day in his postgame press conference said he wasn't sure what happened. "I don't know all the details of it. But I know that these guys are looking to put a flag on our field and our guys weren't going to let that happen," he said. "I'll find out exactly what happened, but this is our field and certainly we're embarrassed at the fact we lost the game, but there's some prideful guys on our team that weren't just going to let that happen." The Big Ten has not yet released a statement on the incident. --Field Level MediaSkip the lines and shop online with these 10 Latino-owned businessesNone
Dan Hurley is a self-described “pathoglogical” and “obsessive” basketball coach. But his over-the-top persona sometimes gets the better of him, and that was the case on Monday. Hurley’s technical foul in overtime helped contribute to his team’s 99-97 overtime loss to Memphis in the first round of the Maui Invitational. Texas transfer Tyrese Hunter led Memphis with 26 points, making 7-of-10 from deep. PJ Haggerty added 22 points for Memphis. UConn had six players in double-figures with Tarris Reed Jr. leading the way with 22 points and 11 rebounds. Alex Karaban scored 19 for UConn. With the game tied at 92 and 40 seconds remaining in overtime, UConn freshman Liam McNeeley was whistled for an over-the-back foul. Hurley, who had been giving it to the officials all game long, went nuts and called the official a “f--king joke,” and had to be restrained by associate head coach Kimani Young. He was promptly given a technical foul and PJ Carter hit four straight free throws to make it 96-92. Dan Hurley has been cussing out the refs the entire game and FINALLY gets called for a technical foul. Just significantly hurt his team, as Memphis now leads #2 UConn 96-92 with 40 seconds left. Can’t stand this fool.🤦♂️ https://t.co/dzohB9sOIV pic.twitter.com/opHy8pg05Y UConn twice got within 2 points down the stretch but couldn’t get over the hump. “The difference really is the technical foul on Dan Hurley,” ESPN’s Jay Bilas said on air. ESPN’s Seth Greenberg added in studio: “Unfortunately for UConn he overreacted. He was strung tight a good portion of this game. The officials had enough, they whack him. And in the end, that becomes the difference in the game.” Added Greenberg: “Dan Hurley’s gonna learn from the situation. As emotionally connected he is with his team, he cannot, cannot, get a technical in that moment in time...and he’s gotta own that. A great leader has the ability to learn from their mistakes.” Said ESPN’s Dalen Cuff: “The technical by Danny Hurley really changed the game.” UConn -- bidding for a historic three-peat -- dropped to 4-1 on the season and will next play Colorado or Michigan State on Tuesday. RECOMMENDED • nj .com Jay Bilas on UConn: ‘They’re really good right now but they’re going to be way better in January and February’ Nov. 20, 2024, 12:08 p.m. How to watch Notre Dame vs. USC game (11/23/24) online without cable | FREE LIVE STREAM for women’s college b Nov. 23, 2024, 1:00 p.m. “UConn’s gonna be just fine,” Greenberg said. “That was a hardfought game against a good basketball team.” Thank you for relying on us to provide the journalism you can trust. Please consider supporting us with a subscription. Adam Zagoria is a freelance reporter who covers Seton Hall and NJ college basketball for NJ Advance Media. You may follow him on Twitter @ AdamZagoria and check out his Website at ZAGSBLOG.com .Middle East latest: UN General Assembly demands a ceasefire in Gaza
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SPS Commerce to Present at the Nasdaq 51st Investor ConferenceThe integration of artificial intelligence into international development is beginning to move from speculative discussion to practical application. At the 2024 Australasian AID Conference, one session explored how AI tools are being developed and tested to enhance development policy and programming, with potentially interesting implications for how aid organisations analyse problems and make decisions. Two organisations with an interest in this field – Dragonfly Thinking and the Development Intelligence Lab — demonstrated how structured AI applications could augment “analog” (that is, human) analysis while avoiding some of the pitfalls commonly associated with AI adoption. Miranda Forsyth, co-founder of Dragonfly Thinking and a professor at ANU’s School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet), described her journey from AI sceptic to innovator. Despite being “one of the most non-technological people around,” Forsyth’s collaboration with Professor Anthea Roberts led to the development of an AI platform that helps users think through complex development challenges. At the heart of their approach is the “Triple R Framework” – based on an examination of risks, rewards, and resilience. Unlike binary or pro-versus-con approaches such as SWOT or cost-benefit analysis, this framework adds a third dimension, resilience, that takes into account how systems change over time. Risks arise at the intersection of threats, vulnerabilities and exposure, while rewards arise at the intersection of opportunities, capabilities and access. The resilience element involves three distinct capacities: absorptive (for immediate responses), adaptive (for real-time strategy adjustments), and transformative (for system-level changes). What distinguishes Dragonfly Thinking from conventional AI tools is its cognitive architecture, which is layered over large language models like ChatGPT. Rather than simply generating responses, the system guides users through a process of structured analysis and incorporates multiple perspectives – much like its namesake insect’s compound eyes, which provide 360-degree vision. Forsyth demonstrated the platform’s application to a consideration of sorcery accusation-related violence in Papua New Guinea, showing how it could help analyse social media’s role in either driving or preventing violence. The system helps users think through immediate threats (like viral videos of violence), exposure factors and vulnerabilities, as well as opportunities for human rights defenders to counter harmful narratives. The Canberra-based Development Intelligence Lab has been experimenting with this technology over the past year, testing whether combining “analog analysts” (again, those are people) with AI can produce better policy analysis. CEO Bridi Rice shared results from an experiment where analysts with no particular expertise in development economics, under time pressure, were tasked with analysing middle-income traps in Southeast Asia. Within just two hours, using the Dragonfly platform, the team produced an analysis that development economists validated as providing solid insights. Notably, the AI-assisted analysis offered a more comprehensive view than some human analysts might have, given their self-recognised tendency to focus predominantly on either risks or opportunities, depending on their disciplinary background. Rice emphasised that the tool’s primary value lies not so much in the efficiency gains it offers but in its ability to help people “think better” and, perhaps, make better decisions. While acknowledging serious concerns about AI bias – particularly in relation to Western knowledge dominance and the limited incorporation of local perspectives – she argued that the technology shows promise in overcoming some of the disciplinary and institutional biases that can plague policy discussions. The organisations’ experience offered some lessons for development organisations considering AI adoption. First, while AI can enhance efficiency in routine tasks such as document synthesis, its greatest potential might lie in improving the quality of analytical and decision-making processes. Second, while bias remains a significant concern, structured analytical frameworks can also help reveal and potentially overcome certain types of institutional and disciplinary biases. It was noted that one of the more promising aspects of the technology could be its potential to enhance local voice and perspective in development decision-making – not least as a result of AI’s rapidly advancing translation capability. The Development Intelligence Lab’s “Southeast Asia Pulse Check” project, which aggregates expert insights from up to 50 people in each Southeast Asian country, demonstrates how AI tools might help bridge the gap between local knowledge and policy formulation. This could be particularly valuable for smaller nations that lack extensive research and policy analysis capability. The platform’s ability to analyse issues from multiple perspectives could also help address a common criticism of development programming – that it often reflects donor preconceptions rather than local realities. By systematically incorporating different viewpoints and knowledge systems, AI-assisted analysis could help development practitioners better understand and respond to local contexts. Both organisations announced initiatives for 2025, including an “AI in development” discussion group open to practitioners and researchers, and opportunities for other organisations to partner with them on using the technology for specific policy challenges. They’re also working to incorporate more diverse knowledge sources and perspectives into the system, including exploring ways to better capture and integrate oral knowledge and indigenous perspectives. However, some difficult questions remain about AI’s role in development. These include managing its intensive energy requirements – with AI searches consuming approximately ten times the energy of standard internet searches – and ensuring appropriate incorporation of indigenous and local knowledge. Both presenters were at pains to emphasise that AI should complement rather than replace deep consultation and local engagement in development program design and implementation. A further consideration is how to maintain appropriate human oversight as these tools become more sophisticated. As Rice noted, while some senior policy makers are already impressed with the quality of AI-assisted analysis, the goal is to enhance rather than replace human judgment in decision-making. AI is an assistive technology, not a replacement for human experience and judgement. The development community — like pretty much all other non-corporate users — will also need to grapple with questions of access and equity in AI adoption. As tools become more sophisticated and valuable for policy analysis and program design, ensuring equitable access across different development organisations and contexts will be crucial. This includes considering how smaller organisations and those in developing countries can benefit from these technologies without being disadvantaged by resource constraints. So far, the collaboration between Dragonfly Thinking and the Development Intelligence Lab suggests that thoughtful AI adoption, focused on augmenting rather than replacing human capabilities, has the potential to help development practitioners navigate increasingly complex challenges more effectively. This article appeared first on Devpolicy Blog (devpolicy.org), from the Development Policy Centre at The Australian National University. n Robin Davies is a Professor of the Australian National University and Editor of the Devpolicy Blog. The views expressed are his and are not necessarily shared by this newspaper.
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