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Home entertainment holiday gift ideas at a discountThe top two rushing offenses in the NFL take the field in Baltimore on Sunday , as Saquon Barkley and the Philadelphia Eagles travel to face Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry and the Ravens. Kickoff is slated for Sunday at 4:25 p.m. ET in Baltimore with tickets still available to watch it live . How to get Eagles vs. Ravens tickets: Seats are still available for the Eagles-Ravens showdown on secondary sites Vivid Seats , StubHub , SeatGeek and Viagogo . As of Nov. 26, the starting prices for seats were as follows: Vivid Seats starting at $333 StubHub starting at $337 SeatGeek starting at $293 Viagogo starting at $328 Philadelphia Eagles (9-2) at Baltimore Ravens (8-4) NFL Week 13 matchup at a glance When: Sunday, Dec. 1 at 4:25 p.m. ET Where: M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Md. Tickets: Vivid Seats | StubHub | SeatGeek | Viagogo Flights/hotels: Expedia | Travelocity | Booking.com | Hotels.com TV channel: CBS Live streams: FuboTV (free trial) | DirecTV Stream (free trial) | Paramount+ (free trial) With their current run of seven straight wins, the Eagles have taken a solid lead in the NFC East Division with their 9-2 overall record. At the same, they’ve also seemingly steered into their identity behind a top group of offensive linemen and the incredible talent of Barkley. The veteran free agent signee leads the NFL with 1,392 yards and comes off a monster performance in Monday’s 37-20 win over the Rams, breaking franchise records with his 255 rushing yards and 302 yards from scrimmage. Meanwhile, there’s a gap of just 67 yards between Barkley and Henry (1,325 yards) on the NFL rushing list, but 381 yards separating Henry from No. 3 Josh Jacobs (944). Behind reigning MVP Lamar Jackson, the Ravens bring the No. 1 total offense in the league (426.7 ypg) against an Eagles defense leading the NFL in yardage (274.6 ypg) on that side of the ball. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 2024 SCHEDULE & TV INFO Week 1: Eagles 34, Packers 29 Week 2: Falcons 22, Eagles 21 Week 3: Eagles 15, Saints 12 Week 4: Buccaneers 33, Eagles 16 Week 5: BYE Week 6: Eagles 20, Browns 16 Week 7: Eagles 28, Giants 3 Week 8: Eagles 37, Bengals 17 Week 9: Eagles 28, Jaguars 23 Week 10: Eagles 34, Cowboys 6 Week 11: Eagles 26, Commanders 18 Week 12: Eagles 37, Rams 20 Week 13: Philadelphia Eagles at Baltimore Ravens When: Sunday, Dec. 1 at 4:25 p.m. ET Venue: M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Md. Tickets: Vivid Seats | StubHub | SeatGeek | Viagogo Flights/hotels: Expedia | Travelocity | Booking.com | Hotels.com TV channel: CBS Live streams: FuboTV (free trial) | DirecTV Stream (free trial) | Sling (low intro rate) Week 14: Carolina Panthers at Philadelphia Eagles When: Sunday, Dec. 8 at 1 p.m.. ET Venue: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pa. Tickets: Vivid Seats | StubHub | SeatGeek | Viagogo Flights/hotels: Expedia | Travelocity | Booking.com | Hotels.com TV channel: FOX Live streams: FuboTV (free trial) | DirecTV Stream (free trial) | Sling (low intro rate) Week 15: Pittsburgh Steelers at Philadelphia Eagles When: Sunday, Dec. 15 at 4:25 p.m. ET Venue: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pa. Tickets: Vivid Seats | StubHub | SeatGeek | Viagogo Flights/hotels: Expedia | Travelocity | Booking.com | Hotels.com TV channel: FOX Live streams: FuboTV (free trial) | DirecTV Stream (free trial) | Sling (low intro rate) Week 16: Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Commanders When: Sunday, Dec. 22 at 1 p.m. ET Venue: FedEx Field, Landover, Md. Tickets: Vivid Seats | StubHub | SeatGeek | Viagogo Flights/hotels: Expedia | Travelocity | Booking.com | Hotels.com TV channel: FOX Live streams: FuboTV (free trial) | DirecTV Stream (free trial) | Sling (low intro rate) Week 17: Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles RECOMMENDED • pennlive .com How to get tickets for Lions vs. Bears Thanksgiving Day NFL game: Prices, options Nov. 25, 2024, 4:35 p.m. Penn State football tickets still available for Maryland game: Prices, how to get them Nov. 26, 2024, 12:00 p.m. When: Sunday, Dec. 29 at 4:25 p.m. ET Venue: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pa. Tickets: Vivid Seats | StubHub | SeatGeek | Viagogo Flights/hotels: Expedia | Travelocity | Booking.com | Hotels.com TV channel: FOX Live streams: FuboTV (free trial) | DirecTV Stream (free trial) | Sling (low intro rate) Week 18: New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles When: TBD Venue: Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pa. Tickets: Vivid Seats | StubHub | SeatGeek | Viagogo Flights/hotels: Expedia | Travelocity | Booking.com | Hotels.com TV channel: TBD Live streams: FuboTV (free trial) | DirecTV Stream (free trial) | Sling (low intro rate)

By Nic Maclellan A no-confidence motion in the French National Assembly has ousted the government led by Prime Minister Michel Barnier. But for New Caledonians, still reeling from the economic, cultural and social impacts of six months of conflict this year, the collapse of the Barnier government raises concern about future support from Paris. A long-serving conservative politician and former diplomat, Barnier was appointed as a Prime Minister in September by French President Emmanuel Macron, following the defeat of the presidential majority in July’s snap elections for the National Assembly. From months, Macron had delayed appointing a prime minister, given his Ensemble alliance lacked the numbers to maintain a governing majority in the French legislature. Refusing to appoint a candidate from the Left-wing political alliance Nouveau Front Populaire (NFP) – even though it was the largest parliamentary group – Macron finally chose Barnier to lead the government, even though he was a member of the conservative Rassemblement party, which came fourth in the elections! At the time, Barnier’s appointment was welcomed by New Caledonian anti-independence parties, given his past support for the Pacific dependency to remain within the French Republic. Over the last few months, however, business leaders and politicians across the political spectrum in Noumea have been increasingly worried by the drift in French leadership. Since July, political and community leaders in Noumea have sought support from Paris for post-conflict reconstruction, after riots erupted on 13 May, followed by five months of clashes between Kanak activists and more than 6,000 French gendarmes, riot squads and anti-terrorist police, backed by armoured cars and military assistance. Initially, responding to the crisis was high on the Barnier government’s agenda. It formally abandoned Macron’s failed policy on electoral reform for New Caledonia’s local legislature (a constitutional amendment that triggered the riots in mid-May). Barnier deployed a series of diplomatic missions to Noumea, including Overseas Minister François-Noël Buffet, the president of the National Assembly Yaël Braun-Pivet and Senate president Gérard Larcher. His government adopted a more conciliatory tone towards the independence movement, seeking to re-start stalled negotiations on New Caledonia’s future political status. For the Government of New Caledonia, however, a central priority was to negotiate new funding in the French government’s 2025 budget to support economic reconstruction. The months of conflict had damaged local businesses, the tourism sector and the crucial nickel industry, one in six workers in the private sector have lost their jobs and many others survive on reduced hours. Under President Louis Mapou, New Caledonia’s government adopted a plan to stabilise the economy, transform the tax base, and support workers and employers battered by months of shutdown and conflict – but needed support from Paris to finance the transition over the next three years. Since Barnier took office, New Caledonian business and political leaders have travelled to Paris to lobby French politicians for extra funding in the 2025 national budget. President Mapou also flew to Paris in November, meeting with President Macron at the Elysee Palace to call for urgent action. However, after weeks of negotiations, Barnier couldn’t finalise a national budget for 2025. In office for only three months, Barnier’s government lacked the numbers to easily pass legislation. Trapped between the largest bloc in the National Assembly, the Left-wing Nouveau Front Populaire and the extreme right Rassemblement national, Barnier lacked the political authority to bang heads together. His decision to ram through changes to Social Security funding without a vote in the National Assembly was the final straw. On 4 December, a no confidence motion proposed by the NFP was backed by Rassemblement national, and 331 of 577 deputies in the National Assembly voted to bring down the government. Unlike most parliamentarians from France’s overseas colonies in the Caribbean and Indian Ocean, New Caledonia’s two deputies in the National Assembly did not vote in favour of the no-confidence motion. Loyalist politician Nicolas Metzdorf is a member of Macron’s presidential bloc and voted against the resolution. Speaking in Paris after the vote, Metzdorf said “we need to have a functioning government to discuss the future of New Caledonia, and we need to have economic and financial stability and support from the French State.” The other New Caledonian member of the French legislature is Emmanuel Tjibaou, newly elected as president of the largest pro-independence party Union Calédonienne (UC). Winning his seat in Paris last July, Tjibaou is the first pro-independence Kanak leader to serve in the National Assembly for 38 years. However, on Wednesday he was absent during the no-confidence vote, one of the few members of the Left who declined to vote for Barnier’s ousting. As UC president, Tjibaou continues to call for a pathway to sovereign independence. However, like his conservative colleague Metzdorf, Tjibaou has been working to gain extra economic assistance for New Caledonia, in preparation for planned discussions on a new political statute in 2025 (as he recently said “you can’t negotiate on an empty stomach”). In recent weeks, the New Caledonian parliamentarians have been successful in gaining pledges of extra support from Paris. The Barnier government committed financial assistance until the end of 2024 and included important provisions just for New Caledonia in the draft budget for 2025. Just before the no-confidence motion, the National Assembly passed a bill to continue funding for the 2024 financial year, including important commitments made by France’s Overseas Minister during his October visit to Noumea (additional loan guarantees; funding to rebuild schools, town halls and other public buildings damaged by arson or rioting over the last six months; financial subsidies to employers to retain workers who have lost full-time jobs). However, this month’s parliamentary no-confidence motion – the first in more than 60 years – blows the draft 2025 budget out of the water. Barnier has now formally resigned, with the dubious distinction that his 90-day tenure was the shortest period as prime minister since the French Fifth Republic was created in 1958. Funding for New Caledonia Before the vote on 4 December, Overseas Minister François-Noël Buffet acknowledged that the government had failed to lock in its pledges to New Caledonia. “We are in an extremely difficult situation,” he said. “The government had made commitments at the time of my visit to New Caledonia [last October] and they had to be translated into concrete terms in the budget.” In a statement, Buffet outlined the provisions that would lapse if the government lost office. The draft financial program for next year included: a loan guarantee of 1 billion euros to underwrite budgetary initiatives by the Government of New Caledonia; plans for tax incentives to encourage post-conflict investment in the islands; and legislation and funding to conduct a census next year (New Caledonia’s five-yearly census was last held in 2019 and was due this year, but could not proceed during the months of turmoil since May). Last month, the French Parliament deferred local elections in New Caledonia until November 2025, leaving the Mapou government in office until New Caledonian citizens can again vote for their three provincial assemblies and national Congress. The year-long delay is designed to give time for supporters and opponents of independence to negotiate a new political statute to replace the 1998 Noumea Accord. Now, the collapse of the French government and ongoing political uncertainty in Paris may delay the timing of crucial negotiations on New Caledonia’s future. For Loyalist leader Nicolas Metzdorf, the no-confidence motion “plunges France into a major political crisis at a time when New Caledonia needs stability more than ever. This vote, with serious consequences, comes while significant progress had been obtained within the framework of the finance bill for 2025.” On 11 December, the Congress of New Caledonia must now vote on legislation that would validate the loans and grants committed for 2024 worth 27 billion Pacific francs (AUD$350 million). Beyond this, prospects for next year are still uncertain. Macron’s folly On the night after the collapse of the Barnier government, French President Emmanuel Macron made a televised speech to the nation, pledging to appoint a new prime minister quickly. However, he showed no humility or acknowledgement of his own responsibility for the current crisis. Instead he thrust responsibility back to the parliament, suggesting they must finalise a new budget before Christmas: “It is necessary to have this budget at the very beginning of next year to allow the country to invest, as has been planned, in our armed forces, our court system, our law enforcement, but also to help our farmers in difficulty who were waiting for the budget, or to support New Caledonia.” Macron still has two years in office until the next presidential elections in 2027, but his capacity to drive politics and policy is diminished. Even as he struts the world stage as a statesman, he is on the nose with most French voters – one opinion poll taken after the no-confidence motion reported that 63% of French citizens want him to resign. The New Popular Front has called for Macron’s resignation, but – returning to Paris from a diplomatic visit to Saudi Arabia – Macron was defiant: “If I am here before you, it is because I was elected twice by the French people. I am extremely proud of this, and I will honour this trust with all the energy that is mine, until the last second, I can be useful to the country.” His political future remains uncertain however, given that many of the key players in the National Assembly also intend to run for the presidency in 2027, including Marine Le Pen of Rassemblement national (National Rally), Jean-Luc Mélenchon of La France Insoumise (France unbowed) and even Macron allies like Edouard Philippe, a former Prime Minister dumped in the 2021, or outgoing Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu. Widely seen as arrogant or out of touch, the French President has been criticised by his own supporters for last June’s decision to call snap elections, which left his parliamentary group without the numbers to pass legislation. After the collapse of the Barnier government, an editorial in Le Monde noted that “Macron is still paying for, and making the country pay for, his disastrous dissolution of the National Assembly in June, which resulted in no governing majority, three political blocs unable to agree, and the feeling amongst many voters that they had been democratically cheated during the interminable appointment of Prime Minister Barnier.” The leading newspaper argued “there is now a real risk that the political crisis will degenerate into an institutional crisis, given the high level of mistrust not only of the President but also of parliamentarians.” Macron’s misjudgement on domestic French politics echoes a series of policy blunders in recent years that have affected people in New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna and French Polynesia, even as the small island states try to deal with post-Covid debt, cost-of-living pressure, the climate emergency and growing US-China strategic competition. At the Pacific Islands Forum in Nuku’alofa last August, President of French Polynesia Moetai Brotherson told Islands Business that misjudged decisions taken by President Macron since 2021 had contributed to mid-May’s explosion of conflict in New Caledonia. “Unfortunately, all the events since 13 May were easy to foresee,” Brotherson said. “I’ve been telling France for three years now about the stepping stones that led to those events.” “First of all, the decision by the French State to maintain the third referendum on self-determination in December 2021, that was the first mistake. Then the nomination of [Loyalist leader] Madame Backès as Secretary of State for Citizenship – that was a huge mistake, because it was the first time that the French State was clearly no longer respecting the neutral position that was their position since the [1998 Noumea] Accord.” Brotherson noted that President Macron’s attempt to ram through electoral reforms for New Caledonia – without a local consensus – added to this breakdown of trust between independence supporters and the French State: “The third and major mistake was this push around modification of the voting constituency in New Caledonia, and that was a major mistake, especially in the light of dissolving the French National Assembly right after creating all this havoc!” So, what comes next? Michel Barnier will remain as caretaker leader until President Macron can appoint a successor (who will become the fifth prime minister the French leader has churned through since his re-election in 2022). Macron may now seek to split the Left’s New Popular Front, offering the prime minister’s job to a politician from the Socialist Party or Greens, while isolating Mélenchon’s La France Insoumise. However, whoever takes up this poisoned chalice will not have a governing majority in the parliament, Macron cannot call new parliamentary elections until July 2025 (after calling snap elections last June, the law requires him to wait a year before he can dissolve the legislature again). When Barnier first took office three months ago, a Le Monde editorial on New Caledonia said that “France has a duty there to achieve what it has so often failed to do in the past: decolonisation.” That remains the challenge for France’s next Prime Minister. Many independence supporters will be reaffirmed in their belief that it’s time to move on from the French colonial empire, as an independent nation.... PACNEWS/ISLANDS BUSINESSKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes paced up and down the Chiefs’ sideline, yelling toward everyone yet no one in particular. His first-half pep talk, a waste. His body, bruised. His frustration, public for all to see. If you didn’t know any better — if you didn’t check the date on this column — you might have guessed I ripped the scene from Christmas Day a year earlier. Except for just one tiny detail. The Chiefs won. They beat the Las Vegas Raiders 19-17 on Friday at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, and for all of the close, funky conclusions that have defined this season, we have a masterpiece: a botched snap. A year after the Raiders robbed the Chiefs of a Christmas Day celebration, they gifted them a victory when center Jackson Powers-Johnson snapped the ball before quarterback Aidan O’Connell expected it. Nick Bolton pounced on it. That’s how the Chiefs just beat the worst team in football. Look, the Chiefs are still a very good team, but with the record of a very great team requesting to be judged on the curve of the very best teams the league has to offer. That’s not some unfair grading system we invented for them — it’s how they judge themselves. Been that way for a while now. And about the only positive thing I can offer from Friday’s game — other than, you know, the win — is to wonder if perhaps the outcome will convince Raiders owner Mark Davis that head coach Antonio Pierce is a good fit for the job. The Chiefs’ offense gained just 4.9 yards per play, the third-worst mark among the 12 teams to play the Raiders this season. The Chiefs defense allowed 6.9 yards per play, 1.3 more yards per play than anyone had allowed the Raiders this year. Chiefs coach Andy Reid botched a fourth-down decision in which he elected to put the end of the game in the hands of that defense, rather than his quarterback. Everyone shared some blame. But for all of that, there are no bigger concerns than the root of Mahomes’ outburst. Left tackle. For the third time this year, Reid benched his left tackle in-game, enacting a full-on state of emergency that sent Joe Thuney, an All-Pro guard, to protect Mahomes’ blindside. To hell with it, Reid apparently said, and who could blame him? Starting left tackle Wanya Morris, who doubles as the replacement for the first guy KC benched this season, allowed 11 pressures and a career day not from Maxx Crosby, but from K’Lavon Chaisson — who had eight pressures, per Next Gen Stats. A ticket-taker slows traffic more efficiently than Morris slowed the Raiders’ navigation to his quarterback. On three occasions, Chaisson reached Mahomes is less than 2 1/2 seconds. Those plays were over before they started. “He’s playing against a couple of good players,” Reid said of Morris. “But you gotta do better than what we did there.” At one point, visibly frustrated, Mahomes stretched out both arms from his sides and turned his palms skyward, as if to ask the very question that will hover over the rest of the Chiefs’ quest for the NFL’s first three-peat: What now? Well, it sure seems like one of the most important players to the Chiefs’ Super Bowl hopes just became someone who hasn’t put on a football uniform in more than 11 months — someone who has never put on a Chiefs uniform. D.J. Humphries, you’re up. After spending the past 11 months out of football — not even a practice since his ACL injury with the Arizona Cardinals last December — the Chiefs have little choice but to ask Humphries to step into one of the most important jobs in the sport. A risky solution. I’ll listen for others. The Chiefs have survived subpar left tackle play in this era. They’re almost stuck with it, given the constraints of their salary cap paired with their draft position falling at the end of every round. Donovan Smith was below average a year ago, even if time has elevated that memory. Heck, Cam Erving protected Mahomes at one point. They’ve managed. This is different. They aren’t even giving Mahomes a chance. Before the season, I could not offer you a single example of a left tackle flat-out whiffing on an edge rusher. I’m sure it’s happened. I don’t remember it. Today, if asked for that example, I would reply with a question: Which one? Morris continually elected to just try to punch at Chaisson. He came about as close as a 58-year-old boxer on Netflix. To Morris’ credit, and this will be dismissed more quickly than it should, he remained by his locker as media entered the room after the game. He took every last question he was asked. “There’s no better time to learn than when you get your (rear-end) beat,” Morris told me, and he did not say rear-end. “It sucks to get your (rear-end) beat, but when you get your (rear-end) beat, you can have two responses: You can lay down, or you can get back up and try something new. I’m going to get back up and try something new.” What’s becoming obvious: The Chiefs cannot afford him that chance. They cannot afford their second-round pick, Kingsley Suamataia, that chance, either. A year ago, the Raiders supplied the Chiefs a wake-up call: They’d better take the rest of the season seriously if they intended to make another Super Bowl run. This year, the wake-up call is how drastically one position can derail their plans. On a first-half drive Friday, Mahomes completed a no-look pass to tight end Noah Gray for 26 yards. A few plays later, tight end Travis Kelce lateraled a ball to running back Samaje Perine for a first down. Three more plays later, Mahomes absorbed a shot to the chest but managed to somehow flick a pass to receiver Justin Watson, who made a contested catch for a touchdown. A no-look. A lateral. A contested catch, which this team almost never makes. That once comprised the look of a team showing off. On Friday, it comprised the requirements for scoring. It was the recipe for the only time the Chiefs reached the end zone. Those plays I glossed over? They were interrupted by the constant pressure. Even the touchdown should have been interrupted by the pressure. A miraculous throw, really. But the Raiders — and that outburst — illuminated something in the process. Even a franchise savior has a limit. ©2024 The Kansas City Star. Visit kansascity.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

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Seven & i weighs sale of York Holdings specialty storesHONOLULU (AP) — Michael Rataj had 16 points in Oregon State's 74-65 win over Charleston at the Diamond Head Classic on Sunday. Rataj also had 12 rebounds for the Beavers (9-2). Damarco Minor also scored 16 points, going 5 of 11 from the floor, including 2 for 5 from 3-point range, and 4 for 4 from the line. Parsa Fallah shot 6 of 7 from the field and 2 for 3 from the line to finish with 14 points. The Cougars (8-3) were led by Lazar Djokovic, who recorded 13 points, eight rebounds and two steals. Derrin Boyd added 13 points for Charleston. Deywilk Tavarez also had 10 points. Oregon State took the lead with 15:29 to go in the first half and never looked back. The score was 35-26 at halftime, with Fallah racking up 13 points. Oregon State closed out the victory in the final half, while Minor led the way with a team-high 14 second-half points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by and data from . The Associated PressBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Botafogo overcame playing with 10 men to win its first Copa Libertadores title after beating fellow Brazilian side Atletico Mineiro 3-1 in the final at Monumental de Nunez Stadium on Saturday. After just 30 seconds, midfielder Gregore, one of Botafogo's best players, hit the head of Fausto Vera with his foot and was given a straight red card. Winger Luiz Henrique scored first in the 35th minute from close range, and was fouled for the penalty shot converted by Alex Telles in the 44th. Eduardo Vargas headed Mineiro's only goal in the 46th while Junior Santos, the top scorer in the Copa Libertadores with 10 goals, capped Botafogo's historic night with the third in injury time. Brazil was assured of a sixth consecutive Copa Libertadores title and its 24th in history, just one less than Argentina. It was also the third straight title for Rio de Janeiro clubs, after Fluminense in 2023 and Flamengo in 2022. Despite sensationally losing Gregore, Botafogo reset and Luiz Henrique scored the opener. Henrique surged on the right flank and crossed to Marlon Freitas, who took a shot that was deflected. Henrique was in the right place to strike through the legs of goalkeeper Ederson. Henrique and Ederson met again near the end of the first half when the striker surprised the keeper on the edge of the box. A penalty was given after a video review and left back Telles calmly slotted the ball. Mineiro came back with a more aggressive formation in the second half and was rewarded when veteran Hulk took a corner kick and Vargas, who replaced midfielder Gustavo Scarpa during the break, didn’t even need to jump to score with his head. Mineiro had more chances to equalize through Deyverson in the 53rd, Hulk in the 56th, and Vargas in the 86th and 88th, all from close range. But it was Botafogo’s Júnior Santos, who was sidelined by injury during the Copa, who scored the last goal. Botafogo coach Arthur Jorge joined Portuguese compatriots Jorge Jesus (Flamengo, 2019) and Abel Ferreira (Palmeiras, 2020 and 2021) as European coaches with a Copa Libertadores title. Mineiro's Gabriel Milito missed the chance to be the first Argentine to win the tournament with a Brazilian club. Botafogo also gave American owner John Textor his biggest trophy yet. Textor has been subject to criticism after unproven allegations about match-fixing when Botafogo squandered a 13-point lead last year and missed out on the league title. Next week, his team could win its first Brazilian title since 1995. Botafogo was relegated from the league in 2020 but has risen to prominence again with Textor’s investment. He was part of a wave of foreign owners who came into Brazilian soccer after a 2021 law change paved the way for private investors. Mineiro also has wealthy owner in Brazilian billionaire Rubens Menin, a construction mogul. AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer

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( MENAFN - PR Newswire) TAIPEI, Dec. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the news report from the technology-focused media DIGITIMES Asia , The White House issued what it describes as the inaugural Quadrennial supply chain Review on December 19, 2024, which the incumbent Biden-Harris Administration says represents its efforts to strengthen economic security and build resilient supply chains. According to the administration, the review outlines government initiatives aimed at addressing supply chain risks, bottlenecks, and efficiency. The White House suggests these efforts are contributing to job protection and community development across the country. Manufacturing initiatives and supply chain perspectives US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo stated, "Strengthening supply chains and revitalizing America's position in semiconductor manufacturing has been a cornerstone of the Biden-Harris Administration's agenda from the very beginning." She added, "This review underscores our commitment to partnering with industry to proactively address supply chain challenges, develop innovative solutions, mitigate future disruptions, and bring back American manufacturing. By working together, we are bolstering economic and national security and building supply chains that can meet the demands of tomorrow-particularly in critical sectors like information and communications technology and semiconductors." SCALE tool introduction The Department of Commerce's (DOC) Supply Chain Center has introduced its SCALE supply chain risk assessment tool, presenting initial findings in the Review. According to the DOC, SCALE aims to enhance the government's capability to assess resilience and vulnerability, using more than forty indicators to evaluate current or prospective risk across the US goods economy. The department suggests this tool will strengthen its industry collaboration efforts around supply chain risk, noting that building resilience requires coordination between public and private sectors. Assessment findings and implications The Review's assessment indicates most US goods industries show exposure to structural supply chain risks, with nearly every industry reportedly scoring high in at least one risk indicator. According to the analysis, the US goods economy shows significant interdependence, with more than 86% of industries reportedly depending on inputs from other industries classified as medium-high or high-risk. The review suggests US goods industries demonstrate limited import diversification, reporting that nearly 38% of industries rely heavily on single-country-sourced products, with over half showing minimal source-country diversification for critical inputs. The assessment identifies electronics, chemicals, and transportation among the highest-risk industries, citing high import levels from certain countries, including China, as potential risk factors. Strategic initiatives and industry developments The Review highlights several DOC programs reportedly aimed at strengthening supply chains, particularly in ICT and semiconductor sectors, including the CHIPS and Science Act, BEAD Program, Tech Hubs program, and Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund. The administration reports that private investment announcements in semiconductor and electronics sectors have reached over US$450 billion since its term began, which it attributes largely to public investment initiatives. Current challenges and industry perspectives According to the Congressional Research Service, over 90% of advanced semiconductor production is concentrated in East Asia, with TSMC reportedly accounting for more than half of this production. The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reports that US semiconductor manufacturing market share declined from 37% in 1990 to 12% in 2020. The CHIPS Act, allocating US$52 billion, aims to address this trend, according to administration officials. McKinsey & Company analysis suggests supply chain diversification could potentially reduce reliance on high-risk regions by 25%, though the firm notes this would require significant coordination and investment. Experts from the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) emphasize that successful reshoring efforts would likely require coordinated policies, infrastructure development, and workforce training programs. The DOC indicates it will continue to develop policies aimed at supply chain resilience, though the long-term impact of these initiatives remains to be seen. SOURCE DIGITIMES ASIA MENAFN22122024003732001241ID1109022220 Legal Disclaimer: MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. 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Green-fingered gifts: Our guide to the best Christmas presents for the gardener in your life Gardening expert Ciar Byrne has Christmas covered with these great gifts READ MORE: Choose carefully where to put your precious pots for the best results By CIAR BYRNE FOR THE DAILY MAIL Published: 15:30 EST, 8 December 2024 | Updated: 15:33 EST, 8 December 2024 e-mail View comments HEARTY TROWEL Loving thought: A heart-shaped trowel for £9.99 is both functional and beautiful Beautiful and functional, this heartshaped trowel by Wilkinson Sword is good for digging out stones and helps to move soil easily. It’s ideal for planting bulbs of all sizes at different depths (£9.99, wilkinsonsword-tools.co.uk). SEEDS OF CHEER Set of three Christmas Bees Mini Tins, £9, seedball.co.uk This set of three Christmas Bees Mini Tins from Seedball makes a great stocking filler. Each contains five seedballs with 30 wildflower seeds including common toadflax, cornflower, cowslip and meadow cranesbill (£9, seedball.co.uk). GARDEN GLOW Solar-powered ‘Antheia’ garden lights from 4lite are easy to install, with a charging panel to insert into the ground. Drape from a fence and let them absorb energy during the day to light up the nights (from £29.99 for 3m, screwfix.com). PRETTY PRACTICAL Keen gardeners can never have enough kneelers. Choose between a folding and nonfolding version – both Memory Foam and with a charming pattern from Town & Country (from £15.99 at garden centres). SHEAR PERFECT Pruner and holster set, £23.99, burgonandball.com This pruner and holster set comes in a tin bearing a daisy design from the Asteraceae flower family. The pruners have lightweight alloy handles and high carbon steel blade (£23.99, burgonandball.com). SPROUT JOY A monthly subscription to She Grows Veg delivers seeds to your door at the right time to sow them. There are two tiers – one for the advanced grower and another for beginners (from £12.99 per month, shegrowsveg.com). HOG HOME Wildlife fans will love this Dutch Barn hedgehog starter pack from Ark Wildlife. The hut will help encourage hedgehogs into your garden (£69.95, arkwildlife.co.uk). WILDLIFE WELCOME Peckish Woodland Feast bird feeder, from £15, homebase.co.uk Peckish Woodland Feast bird feeders are made with sustainably sourced wood and 100 per cent recycled materials. Options include the suet cake, seed feeder and multi-feeder (from £15, homebase.co.uk). LITTLE HELPERS Children love helping in the garden but if they are reluctant to get their hands dirty, these Kent & Stowe dinosaur gardening gloves may help. Made from soft cotton and with a dinosaur print, the gloves are available in pink and blue and suitable for ages three to six (£4.99, marshallsgarden.com). TOOLS AT HAND Holster, £49, genus.gs Gardeners need pockets. The Genus holster has pouches and straps of varying sizes. Wear it around your waist, clipped to a belt or slung over a shoulder (£49, genus.gs). VINEYARD POT For houseplant fanatics, this Winery Collection pot comes in shades of Bordeaux red and deep purple and is made from recycled plastic ropes used to support grapes in French vineyards. Various sizes available (from £6.49, elho.com). JAPANESE BLADES The Niwaki hori hori pro weeding knife comes in a canvas holster and is hand-made by third generation family craftsmen in Miki, one of the heartlands for horticultural blacksmithing in Japan . With a sustainable beech handle, it is forged from SK-5 carbon steel, making it sharper and tougher than other blades for weeding, digging, planting and cutting (£39, niwaki.com). Share or comment on this article: Green-fingered gifts: Our guide to the best Christmas presents for the gardener in your life e-mail Add commentCombining their passion for cooking and the Bears, these Chicago chefs take tailgating to a new level

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