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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP (“GPM”) reminds investors of the upcoming January 13, 2025 deadline to file a lead plaintiff motion in the class action filed on behalf of investors who purchased or otherwise acquired Hasbro, Inc. (“Hasbro” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: HAS ) common stock between February 7, 2022, and October 25, 2023 , inclusive (the “Class Period”). If you suffered a loss on your Hasbro investments or would like to inquire about potentially pursuing claims to recover your loss under the federal securities laws, you can submit your contact information at https://www.glancylaw.com/cases/Hasbro-Inc-1/ . You can also contact Pavithra Rajesh, of GPM at 310-201-9150, Toll-Free at 888-773-9224, or via email at shareholders@glancylaw.com to learn more about your rights. On January 26, 2023, Hasbro disclosed that its fourth quarter 2022 financial results would see revenue lowered by 17% year-over-year and that, to combat weakening sales, the Company planned to lay off 15% of its global workforce. Further, the Company announced the immediate departure of its COO. On this news, Hasbro’s stock price fell $5.17, or 8.1%, to close at $58.61 per share on January 27, 2023, thereby injuring investors. Then, on October 26, 2023, Hasbro released its third quarter 2023 financial results, disclosed an 18% decline in Consumer Products revenues year-over-year and a reduced guidance for the remainder of the year. The Company further explained that it was forecasting “$50-ish million of onetime cost” that was to be spent on “mov[ing] through inventory at the retailer level, extra marketing to move through the inventory, [and] extra obsolescence cost” in its Consumer Products segment. On this news, Hasbro’s stock price fell $6.38, or 11.7%, to close at $48.37 per share on October 26, 2023, thereby injuring investors further. The complaint filed in this class action alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company’s business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (1) the Company had a significant buildup of inventory that it was struggling to manage and which far exceeded customer demand; and (2) as a result, Defendants’ positive statements about the Company’s business, operations, and prospects were materially misleading and/or lacked a reasonable basis at all relevant times. Follow us for updates on LinkedIn , Twitter , or Facebook . If you purchased or otherwise acquired Hasbro common stock during the Class Period, you may move the Court no later than January 13, 2025 to request appointment as lead plaintiff in this putative class action lawsuit. To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to the pending class action lawsuit, please contact Pavithra Rajesh, Esquire, of GPM, 1925 Century Park East, Suite 2100, Los Angeles, California 90067 at 310-201-9150, Toll-Free at 888-773-9224, by email to shareholders@glancylaw.com , or visit our website at www.glancylaw.com . If you inquire by email please include your mailing address, telephone number and number of shares purchased. This press release may be considered Attorney Advertising in some jurisdictions under the applicable law and ethical rules. Contacts Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, Los Angeles Pavithra Rajesh, 310-201-9150 or 888-773-9224 shareholders@glancylaw.com www.glancylaw.comFall Protection Market to Expand by USD 5.05 Billion (2024-2028), Driven by Growth in Onsite Training, Market Evolution Powered by AI - Technavio
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is leaving his job after eight years in which the southern Democrat picked his moments against a Republican-dominated legislature, winning big on Medicaid expansion and clean energy while falling short in fights over private-school vouchers and abortion rights. Cooper, who steered the state through the coronavirus pandemic, Hurricanes Helene and Florence and an early flashpoint in the culture wars over access to public restrooms, was barred from seeking a third consecutive term. He is wrapping up 24 consecutive years in statewide office — the first 16 as attorney general. In a December interview with The Associated Press at the executive mansion, Cooper reflected on his gubernatorial terms with an emphasis on the positive — an easier undertaking compared with many Democrats around the country in the aftermath of this year's election. "To be able to wake up every morning and get to lead the state that you love has been humbling, challenging and fulfilling. I have really valued every day,” said Cooper, who will be succeeded by state Attorney General Josh Stein, a fellow Democrat, in early January. Faced with veto-proof majorities for almost half of his time as governor, Cooper was unable to stop many GOP initiatives, including deep income tax cuts, taxpayer-funded vouchers to help public school students attend private schools and new restrictions on abortion. But Cooper, one of several Democratic governors seen as potential contenders for federal office, managed last year to persuade GOP legislative leaders to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act — something he had sought since getting sworn in as governor in 2017. Now 600,000 low-income adults are enrolled in the program a year ahead of expectations. “This is a generational investment in people’s health,” Cooper said during a farewell address last week in Nash County, where he grew up and launched his first gubernatorial campaign in 2015 . Another bipartisan agreement was reached in 2021 on a milestone energy bill that ordered sharp reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. Cooper takes credit for conditions that led to big corporate expansions that he says have contributed to hundreds of thousands of new jobs being created during the past eight years, including those in the clean energy sector. But he also gives his rare praise to Republican lawmakers for all working together on offering economic incentives that have lured companies such as Apple, Toyota and Boom Supersonic to build in the state. Still, Republicans contend Cooper receives too much acclaim for the state’s broad economic success and has pushed for reckless state spending at every turn. Half of his record 100-plus vetoes were overridden. “There has not been a governor who has had less of his agenda enacted and North Carolina has succeeded in spite of his leadership failures," state GOP spokesperson Matt Mercer said. Regardless, Cooper’s perceived accomplishments in a swing state raised his national profile during this year’s presidential campaign, making him as a potential running mate for Kamala Harris until he said it "just wasn’t the right time" for him and for North Carolina. Now Cooper, 67, will have to decide whether trying to unseat U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, a Republican, in 2026 is in the cards after holding what he calls the “best job I have ever had.” While North Carolina Democrats have won eight of past nine gubernatorial elections, they haven’t won a U.S. Senate race since 2008. “If you’re going to run for public office again, you must have your heart and soul in it, you must have the fire in the belly,” Cooper told the AP. With that in mind, he said he planned to take a couple of months to clear his head before deciding what’s next: “I’m going to think about how I can best contribute to the things that I care about.” It’s little wonder why many North Carolina Democrats want Cooper to remain on the political stage. He has never lost a race for state office, from the legislature in the mid-1980s and including a 10,000-vote win over then-GOP Gov. Pat McCrory in 2016. “What he’s done really from my perspective is he’s kept the progressive flame alive in North Carolina in a difficult time,” said Gary Pearce, a longtime Democratic political consultant who worked with four-term Gov. Jim Hunt. “I’m not sure anybody else could have done it as well as he did.” Cooper took on Republicans even before he was sworn in. As governor-elect he began a series of lawsuits challenging legislation approved weeks before he took office that shifted executive branch powers to the legislature. The legal results were mixed, and even now litigation over his appointment powers remains in court. This month, Republican lawmakers enacted more changes that would weaken Stein's gubernatorial authority. Two lawsuits related to that law have been filed so far. In his first three months in office, Cooper worked with lawmakers to partially repeal the 2016 “bathroom bill,” which had required transgender people to use public bathrooms aligned with the gender on their birth certificate. The law had lost the state business, including canceled sporting events and job expansions, and “North Carolina’s reputation was in tatters,” Cooper said. Eight years later, “we built a North Carolina that is healthier, better educated, with more money in people’s pockets, and we stand ready to welcome prosperity with open arms for generations to come,” Cooper said. Republicans cite several shortcomings in Cooper's administration. They include spending overruns at the state Department of Transportation; continued delays to rebuild or renovate homes for eastern North Carolina residents after Hurricanes Matthew in 2016 and Florence in 2018; and executive orders that helped extend restrictions on businesses and school instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s been painful dealing with the governor fiscally,” Republican state Sen. Warren Daniel said. “I just think he’s not very good at managing government.” Cooper has defended his actions, particularly his pandemic leadership, saying North Carolina came out better than many other states. Even in policy defeats, Cooper secured the admiration of supporters. The Democratic governor used lots of political capital in 2023 trying unsuccessfully to block a law that changed the state’s ban on most abortions from after 20 weeks of pregnancy to 12 weeks. Republicans overrode his veto. “There’s simply no governor who’s ever fought as hard or as publicly as Gov. Cooper has to protect access to abortion,” said Paige Johnson with Planned Parenthood South Atlantic. Plenty of North Carolinians see that differently. Cooper’s opposition to the abortion bill reflects an administration that “has been consistently hostile to policies that serve the best interests of North Carolina families,” said Tami Fitzgerald, executive director of the NC Values Coalition. Cooper said he has confidence that Stein, who succeeded him as attorney general, will “continue a lot of the progress that we have made.” Cooper hired Stein two decades ago, while attorney general, to be his consumer protection chief. Otherwise, Cooper knows that he’ll miss “having the opportunity every single day to do something to make a real difference.” “That’s what you can do in this job,” he added. "And whatever I decide to do, that’s going to be hard to replicate."
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In a panel discussion following the signing ceremony, educators from both schools shared their insights on the future of education and the importance of fostering creativity, critical thinking, and 21st-century skills in students. They reiterated the commitment of both schools to providing a well-rounded education that prepares students for the challenges and opportunities of the future.The tension was palpable from the start as Zhang Anda faced off against his adversary in a high-stakes encounter with a place in the next round hanging in the balance. Both players displayed exceptional cueing technique and strategic prowess, trading impressive shots and showcasing their tactical acumen on the green baize.ASML FINAL DEADLINE: ROSEN, TRUSTED INVESTOR COUNSEL, Encourages ASML Holding N.V. Investors with Losses in Excess of $100K to Secure Counsel Before Important Deadline in Securities Class Action – ASML
Fourteen words should guide how citizens and politicians approach the next four years: “No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice.” E.J. Dionne The 22nd Amendment to the Constitution of the United States is clear and unambiguous. It says nothing about “consecutive terms” and contains no hedges subject to reinterpretation. Someone who wins the presidency twice can’t ever serve again. Period. This means that when he is inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2025, Donald Trump immediately becomes a lame duck president. This has important implications for everyone in government. That’s especially true for Republicans. After nearly a decade — during which so many in the GOP cowered in fear over the costs of defying Trump — ambitious senators, House members and governors will be contemplating their own futures in a world without him. Trump seems well aware of his lame-duck future. He’s already wondering whether there’s an alternative. “I suspect I won’t be running again unless you say, ‘He’s so good we got to figure something else out,’” Trump told House Republicans last Wednesday. He appeared to say this in jest, but we have learned that Trump’s “jokes” are often a clue to his intentions. This is why it’s important to establish that the plain language of the 22nd Amendment means what it says and applies to Trump. Even the most Trumpist judge or justice will have trouble getting around those words “more than twice,” and we know that neither the required two-thirds of both houses of Congress nor three-fourths of the states would back the amendment’s repeal. Emphasizing all this is a way of guarding against Trump’s possible designs. That’s one reason Rep. Dan Goldman (D-New York) went to the trouble of introducing a resolution clarifying that there are no loopholes in the 22nd Amendment that would allow Trump to run again. Republicans are unlikely to let this get to the floor, but Goldman made his point. Just as important, recognizing the limitations on a Trump presidency is a first step toward holding Trump in check. Doing so allows us to imagine a politics liberated from the unhealthy hold he has on the imaginations of both parties. There are already glimmers of how a post-Trump politics might look in the Senate GOP’s choice for majority leader. Yes, it is easy to write off the significance of the rejection of Rick Scott (Florida), the preferred candidate of Trump’s allies, and the election instead of institutionalist John Thune (South Dakota). After all, it was a secret ballot, so there were no profiles in courage here. Moreover, Trump himself made no formal endorsement in the race, reportedly understanding that Scott is not popular with his colleagues and not wanting to be on the losing side. Fox News suggested that Trump tilted toward Thune in the runoff against his fellow institutionalist, John Cornyn (Texas), although this seemed like an ex post facto way of placing Trump in the winner’s circle. What matters is that Senate Republicans were deciding whether to vote on behalf of Trump’s interests or their own. Their own interests took priority — by a large margin. It’s a sign of things to come. Trump has accelerated the decline of his influence by including some real doozies among his Cabinet choices. A president-elect who had just engineered an extraordinary comeback would expect his party to embrace his nominees. But four of them especially are so manifestly unqualified and dangerous that all but the most Trump-loyal Republican senators have to be asking how they can possibly rationalize supporting them. Attorney general nominee Matt Gaetz is loathed across large parts of the GOP. Trump’s choice of Tulsi Gabbard to be director of national intelligence has left the intelligence community aghast, given Gabbard’s lack of experience and her attitudes toward Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Syria’s Bashar al-Assad. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., nominated for health and human services secretary, is known for advancing false claims and conspiracy theories. The Pentagon is stunned by the choice of Fox News personality Pete Hegseth to be defense secretary. When senators from the president-elect’s own party respond to nominees with “Who?,” “This one was not on my bingo card” and “I’m trying to go fix a toilet,” you sense, well, a certain lack of enthusiasm. Of course, it’s hard to imagine a wholesale intraparty rebellion, because Republicans have caved in to Trump again and again. But GOP politicians who hope for long and happy political futures are starting to think beyond this moment to the time when Trump is gone. Do they really want Gaetz, Gabbard, Kennedy and Hegseth on their records — and consciences? Will they abandon their responsibility altogether by letting Trump make recess appointments? There should be no complacency about what Trump can do. He has a lot of power. The MAGA movement will bring pressure to bear on any Republican dissidents. Many in the party no doubt wonder if Trump’s sway over his followers will ever go away. But GOP politicians now face a question they never had to ask about Trump: How much are they willing to risk on behalf of a lame-duck president? E.J. Dionne is on X: @EJDionne
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With Russell Books just down the street from the Victoria News office, they were our first stop. Here are five favourite books from different people who work at this beloved local shop, and a description of why they loved the book in their own words. Zoe's pick: Babel, or the Necessity of Violence by R. F. Kuang Imagine a world in which the industrial revolution was fuelled not by coal, but by language. In R.F. Kuang's unique alternate history, the linguistic tension created by an imperfect translation can be used to propel a train... or detonate a bomb. In this world, the British Empire plunders its colonies not for fossil fuels but for human beings: native speakers of specific languages. Set in an alternate Oxford University in the 1830s, the book follows Robin, an orphan who is plucked from poverty in Canton by a wealthy patron and enrolled in the Royal Institute of Translation (aka Babel). This book is a richly researched, incredibly compelling exploration of colonialism and its devastating effects. I'm still thinking about it months later, and it's my go-to recommendation for anyone who reads either literary fiction or sci-fi/fantasy!" Jack Knox' pick: The Duel: Diefenbaker, Pearson and the Making of Modern Canada by John Ibbitson This is Canadian history-nerd heaven. The Duel, by Globe and Mail political writer John Ibbitson, not only documents the rise and rivalry of Canadian prime ministers Lester Pearson and John Diefenbaker but also shows how their mid-20th century conflict shaped the Canada we know today. The two clashed in every way, with easy-going Pearson comfortable in the halls of power yet harbouring a hidden ruthlessness, while chip-on-his-shoulder Diefenbaker fought for his fellow outsiders but couldn’t keep out of his own way. Still, from universal health care to no-nukes to immigration and the Canada Pension Plan, the rivals built on each other’s decisions, framing the House we take for granted. The depth of Ibbitson’s research is staggering, his analysis cogent and even-handed, and his use of language both economical and precise. Molly Kines' pick: Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion “...and maybe no one else felt the ground hardening and summer already dead even as we pretended to bask in it, but that was how it felt to me, and it might as well have snowed, could have snowed, did snow.” As Joan Didion puts it, whether it snowed one summer in Vermont or it didn't, it doesn't matter. To focus on the snow is to miss the point. To write is to discover your own life, and to feel it how it is meant to be felt by you. Joan finds significance in the every day, in the mundane, and in a possibly fabricated August cold snap — and this is precisely her genius. Read her. She blew my mind in 2023, and she blew my mind just as much this year. You won’t regret it! Leah Henderson's pick: Noopiming (The Cure for White Ladies) by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson I read this book early in the year and then re-read it to absorb it more fully. It is written in the new-to-me genre of “novel in verse”. The language is beautiful, circular, funny, clever, and compassionate. Simpson is a Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg writer and is a skilled artist of words. The story follows seven characters – old man, maple tree, old woman, the giant, the cariboo, and two humans, Asin and Lucy, as they attempt to communicate with the urban settler world. This book made me laugh out loud and sit quietly to let a breathtaking description sink in. It is a creative response by an Indigenous woman to the memoirs of Susannah Moodie, an early Canadian settler. It’s like a dance of understanding between coming to a new land for adventure and conquest, and living with an old land in harmony, and communion with every living thing – lake, trees, animals, rocks – as friends, and not things to be subjugated. I highly recommend this book! Brian's pick: Held by Canadian author Anne Michaels My favourite read of 2024 was the Booker-shortlisted, and Giller Prize-winning novel, Held. This exquisitely written book embroiders a multigenerational tale through the 20th century, beginning with the effect of the First World War on a young man and his family. The pivotal moments of one generation are mapped onto the lives of the next, and Michaels explores which echoes are heard and which are not. The characters she creates are transformed by the preceding generation in ways that are often unknown to them, but always penetrate to their core. The novel was particularly poignant for me because the young soldier that begins this tale was stationed near the River Escaut in northern France, just as my grandfather was during the First World War. I was left wondering what part of him I have held onto 100 years after his momentous experiences.