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Some elite U.S. universities favor wealthy students in admissions decisions, lawsuit allegesFrom being unsafe in the family home to having parents or caregivers who’ve forbidden their return, youth are not immune to becoming part of the country’s growing population of people without housing. That’s why Cobourg’s Rebound Child and Youth Services (Rebound) offers programs and continues to develop new resources to prevent youth homelessness in Northumberland. The not-for-profit agency that supports children, youth, and families has announced it’s a local beneficiary of the Home Depot Canada Foundation’s “Holiday Orange Door Project Campaign” combatting homelessness, which runs until December 22 at the Cobourg Home Depot and online. “We know that youth experiencing unstable housing is growing in our community,” Rebound’s executive director Sam Rockbrune told kawarthaNOW. “Funds raised through this campaign will help us provide supports, such as mental health services and our family wellness hub, to take preventative steps for youth homelessness. Rebound is already working on prevention for youth homelessness with our current programs and rolling out exciting new programs in the new year.” Rebound services offer a private and confidential process that can assist children, youth, and their families with options and resources for programming. The organization believes that the most effective services are those that are provided in a responsive and respectful manner and in a partnership with families. The agency serves more than 1,800 young people each year. In 2018, Rebound partnered with Northumberland County Community & Social Services to deliver the trusteeship program for youth aged 16 to 17 receiving Ontario Works (OW). “At the time, I was the trusteeship caseworker, and the case load was 13 individuals,” recalled Krystyne Gillespie, Rebound’s outreach and fund development manager, adding the case load has since quadrupled. “We see approximately 50 to 60 individuals per year, with around 40 to 45 of those (youth) continuing to need support through the program,” she said. “The trusteeship is not just about receiving financial support through OW. Our goal is for the youth to stay in school, graduate and go on to post-secondary education or into the workforce.” Rebound provides clients with emotional health supports, access to food and clothing items, and strives to serve as a bridge to other resources, as necessary. The agency saw, on average, two unsheltered youth per year in the first few years of the program. “So far in 2024, we currently have seven youth who are experiencing homelessness,” Gillespie noted. She said Rebound is aware of a large number of youths who are living with grandparents or other family members to provide space between them and their parents, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic. “Youth homelessness is often unseen, as youth are resilient and will find places to stay or couch-surf,” she said. “I would encourage parents to ask questions if their child is having a friend sleep over more often or throughout the week.” “Ultimately, Rebound hopes to prevent youth homelessness by helping families creating stronger bonds, building their skills around communication and conflict management, for example. Families that learn together, grow together, (and) hopefully stay together.” As for the Holiday Orange Door Project Campaign, customers can donate during checkout at the Cobourg Home Depot or by visiting orangedoorproject.ca and selecting Cobourg as the location for their donation. All local donations will help Rebound provide counselling and therapy, youth justice diversion, youth homelessness prevention programs, along with family and parenting support services. Since 2022, the Cobourg Home Depot has raised over $25,000 for Rebound through the Orange Door Project fundraising campaign, an initiative of the Home Depot Canada Foundation. The foundation is a Canadian registered charity supporting 127 organizations across the country that are committed to preventing and ending youth homelessness. To create new paths for youth experiencing homelessness or at risk of doing so, the foundation will invest $125 million by 2030.
“You just can’t keep a good man down,” the old saying goes, and with billionaire Elon Musk that certainly appears to be true regarding his finances. On Tuesday, Delaware Judge Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick ruled for a second time that the Tesla CEO’s 10-year compensation package approved in 2018 and once valued at $56 billion was excessive and the result of him essentially controlling the board of directors, the reported. Some shareholders had sued in Delaware, where Tesla was incorporated, to block the agreement. In January, McCormick ruled for those shareholders. However, the compensation plan was then put before all the shareholders in June, and more than 70 percent of them voted to approve it. Nonetheless, McCormick held Tuesday that the subsequent supermajority vote of the shareholders did not repair what she determined to be a faulty negotiation process in 2018. “A stockholder vote standing alone cannot ratify a conflicted-controller transaction,” McCormick wrote in her . In other words, the judge said she believes there were conflicts of interest in the compensation negotiation process. responded to the ruling on his social media platform X, writing, “Shareholders should control company votes, not judges.” And a post on Tesla’s X account said, “A Delaware judge just overruled a supermajority of shareholders who own Tesla and who voted twice to pay [Elon Musk] what he’s worth.” Shareholders should control company votes, not judges — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) “The court’s decision is wrong, and we’re going to appeal. This ruling, if not overturned, means that judges and plaintiffs’ lawyers run Delaware companies rather than their rightful owners – the shareholders,” the company added. Meanwhile, the same week Musk was denied his Tesla pay, his aerospace company SpaceX, in which he owns a reported as of June, is said to have been revalued an additional $140 billion higher by potential investors. “SpaceX is in talks to sell insider shares in a transaction valuing the rocket and satellite maker at about $350 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, a massive jump highlighting the post-election gains across Elon Musk’s business empire,” reported. was previously valued at $210 billion earlier this year, the news outlet said. Bloomberg further noted the share price of Tesla, in which Musk held a , is up 40 percent since Nov. 5. In October, his Tesla shares went up in value by roughly in just one day of trading alone. The price of one share of Tesla’s on Thursday was $368. Tesla just crossed the $356 mark as investors see past Elon’s temporary comp uncertainty by a corrupt judge’s ruling in a strong market driven by strong AI product outlook. — AJ (@alojoh) According to Bloomberg’s , Musk’s total wealth has soared to $353 billion, making him far and away the wealthiest man in the world. It’s worth pointing out that following McCormick’s first ruling against Musk and Tesla, the company from Delaware to . So if Delaware’s supreme court upholds the lower court’s ruling, the Tesla board of directors can simply vote on another compensation package and likely face a more business-friendly judicial system in the Lone Star State. The AP reported that Musk’s compensation would probably be valued even higher under a new package, since it will undoubtedly include stock options and the price of Tesla stock has doubled in the past six months. Yep, it’s true: you just can’t keep a good man down. We are committed to truth and accuracy in all of our journalism. Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. .
While Joe Burrow ranks second among current NFL quarterbacks, his performance isn’t translating into team success. The Cincinnati Bengals are currently 4-7, with their playoff hopes hanging by a thread. Matthew Stafford’s wife, Kelly Stafford, sees the situation and is reminded of her husband’s time in Detroit, where he faced a similar scenario himself. On the recent episode of her podcast, ‘Morning After,’ she talked about the Week 11 matchups and the Bengals’ 34-27 loss to the Chargers made her heart go out to Burrow. “Also, I am a little heartbroken for Joe Burrow,” Kelly said, before sharing how Burrow’s situation reminded her of Stafford’s time in Detroit. “To be honest, it is reminding me of when Matthew played on the Lions for a bit.” Kelly felt empathy for Burrow, as he has the skill set of an elite quarterback but will likely face backlash due to the team’s poor performance this season. Something she seemingly believes Matthew experienced with the Detroit Lions. She further shared that she had even texted her husband about how she “feels” for the young QB, adding, “So I texted Matthew and I was ‘I kind of feel like I feel for him. Because I felt for you in those times.'” Kelly’s words resonated with the majority of fans, who poured their thoughts into empathizing with the quarterback. An internet user even compared Burrow’s situation with the Chargers’ Justin Herbert. However, many NFL fans weren’t convinced by Kelly’s comparison of Burrow to Stafford, believing that the Bengals’ signal-caller is in a different league altogether. Kelly has been candid about Stafford’s time with the Lions and how the negativity surrounding his move to the Rams affected his family. The quarterback played 12 seasons in Detroit, where he managed to lead the team to the playoffs thrice with no postseason wins. However, after being traded to the Rams in 2021, he went on to lift the Lombardi Trophy in his debut season. Kelly recounted how in the Rams’ first matchup against Detroit on the road, the home fans booed not only Stafford but also Kelly and their daughters. On her podcast, the QB’s wife shared that while she wasn’t especially surprised at her husband getting the fans’ wrath, it was certainly shocking when she and the kids became the target. “My girls and I are not playing the game,” said Kelly. “I know that my girls are not getting booed. I am, and I can handle it. But when I have my girls next to me, there’s something to be said of like, maybe not?” Matthew Stafford has proved his mettle in the NFL ever since his switch to Los Angeles, even earning the tag for “ the throw of the year ” in this season’s game against his former home. As for Burrow, the quarterback has become a legitimate contender for the MVP race, but he needs to convert his QB prowess into wins and secure a playoff berth to silence the critics.Guinness is to raid its Irish reserves to help ease UK shortages , it's been reported. A social media-fuelled surge in demand has left pubs across the UK at risk of running dry . But now reserves known as security stocks, usually earmarked for Irish customers, are being used to supply landlords in the UK, the Sunday Times reports. A spokesperson for Diageo, which owns Guinness, said demand was at 'unprecedented levels' and thanked customers for their patience. They added: "We are producing more Guinness today than we ever have in our 265-year history, and we continue to work closely with customers across our network to manage Guinness distribution as efficiently as possible, ensuring we maximise supply and minimise disruptions for pubs and retailers." As the Manchester Evening News reported some pubs even went to the extreme lengths of issuing 'ration cards' to limit the amount of Guinness punters could buy, to ensure everyone got their fair share. There were also reports that some breweries started capping the number of kegs pubs could acquire at once due to the national shortage. (Image: Jason Roberts /Manchester Evening News) Speaking last week Jonathon Barnes, manager at Northern Quarter pub Gullivers, said: "We ran out of our last barrel yesterday, the shortage is going into the new year, I feel like we’re definitely going to be losing money with it." Guinness, which used to be the drink of choice for elderly men and rugby union clubs, has had a resurgence in recent years. It now has a new, young and trendy fanbase fuelled by online influencers and trends such as 'splitting the G', a party trick where drinkers aim to finish their first sip of a pint halfway across the 'G' on the Guinness glass.
GCC Sustainability Innovation Hub and GSMA release paper on telecom sector net-zero goalA blueberry sour raspberry smoker has warned MPs that a ban on e-liquid flavours could stop the effectiveness of vapes as a tool to quit cigarettes. Lee Dillon, the Liberal Democrat MP for Newbury , said on Tuesday he threw away his last packet of conventional cigarettes after trying a cherry vape in France . But Conservative shadow health minister Dr Caroline Johnson urged caution, and said she struggles to “understand why adults would want a vape flavoured by unicorn milkshake”. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which MPs backed 415 to 47, majority 368, in a vote on Tuesday, could give ministers the power to ban or limit flavours, and make regulations about packaging. The draft law faces further scrutiny at a later date. Mr Dillon told the Commons: “This Bill could go too far on vaping.” He added that if ministers ban flavours, it could “undo the Government’s ambition of a smokefree country”. The MP pointed to a US study of more than 20,800 vapers, published in the Harm Reduction Journal, which indicated smokers who start using e-cigarettes with non-tobacco flavoured liquids are more likely to use them daily and in turn, quit smoking. “That was my experience too,” he said. “I first purchased a refillable vape in France. It came with a tobacco flavour and it came with a cherry flavour.” Mr Dillon continued: “I knew what tobacco tasted like, I had my own cigarettes in my pocket. So I tried the cherry flavour and I enjoyed that cherry flavour so much I never opened the tobacco flavoured vape pot. “I took the cigarettes that I had in my pocket back home to England. They were in my bedside table for six months, after which I screwed the packet up and threw it away, and I’ve never had a cigarette since. “I honestly feel that the provisions in the Bill for ministers to be able to ban flavours for adults is going too far. “For the record, I vape something called blueberry sour raspberry – it’s not aimed at children because I buy it from a specialist vape shop where you have to be over 18, I’ve got the bottle in my pocket, and it has no high colours or fancy graphics on it at all.” But Kirith Entwistle, the Labour MP for Bolton North East, told MPs: “Flavours like bubblegum and rainbow candy, paired with colourful cartoon-like packaging, are blatantly targeting children. “And of course, it’s true that flavourings play an undoubtedly important role in helping adults quit smoking, however, we must be honest, too many vapes are being deliberately designed as a gateway to nicotine for children who have never smoked.” From the Opposition despatch box, Dr Johnson said: “Nicotine is a powerfully addictive product. Young people are particularly susceptible to this, and therefore it’s very important that we protect children from vaping and other nicotine products. “It is, after all, an adult activity. It’s designed apparently to help smokers quit, and while the industry may argue that flavours and colours are enjoyed by adults, and they may well be enjoyed by adults, I personally struggle to understand why adults would want a vape flavoured by unicorn milkshake – whatever a unicorn’s milk tastes like.”
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While Joe Burrow ranks second among current NFL quarterbacks, his performance isn’t translating into team success. The Cincinnati Bengals are currently 4-7, with their playoff hopes hanging by a thread. Matthew Stafford’s wife, Kelly Stafford, sees the situation and is reminded of her husband’s time in Detroit, where he faced a similar scenario himself. On the recent episode of her podcast, ‘Morning After,’ she talked about the Week 11 matchups and the Bengals’ 34-27 loss to the Chargers made her heart go out to Burrow. “Also, I am a little heartbroken for Joe Burrow,” Kelly said, before sharing how Burrow’s situation reminded her of Stafford’s time in Detroit. “To be honest, it is reminding me of when Matthew played on the Lions for a bit.” Kelly felt empathy for Burrow, as he has the skill set of an elite quarterback but will likely face backlash due to the team’s poor performance this season. Something she seemingly believes Matthew experienced with the Detroit Lions. She further shared that she had even texted her husband about how she “feels” for the young QB, adding, “So I texted Matthew and I was ‘I kind of feel like I feel for him. Because I felt for you in those times.'” Kelly’s words resonated with the majority of fans, who poured their thoughts into empathizing with the quarterback. An internet user even compared Burrow’s situation with the Chargers’ Justin Herbert. However, many NFL fans weren’t convinced by Kelly’s comparison of Burrow to Stafford, believing that the Bengals’ signal-caller is in a different league altogether. Kelly has been candid about Stafford’s time with the Lions and how the negativity surrounding his move to the Rams affected his family. The quarterback played 12 seasons in Detroit, where he managed to lead the team to the playoffs thrice with no postseason wins. However, after being traded to the Rams in 2021, he went on to lift the Lombardi Trophy in his debut season. Kelly recounted how in the Rams’ first matchup against Detroit on the road, the home fans booed not only Stafford but also Kelly and their daughters. On her podcast, the QB’s wife shared that while she wasn’t especially surprised at her husband getting the fans’ wrath, it was certainly shocking when she and the kids became the target. “My girls and I are not playing the game,” said Kelly. “I know that my girls are not getting booed. I am, and I can handle it. But when I have my girls next to me, there’s something to be said of like, maybe not?” Matthew Stafford has proved his mettle in the NFL ever since his switch to Los Angeles, even earning the tag for “ the throw of the year ” in this season’s game against his former home. As for Burrow, the quarterback has become a legitimate contender for the MVP race, but he needs to convert his QB prowess into wins and secure a playoff berth to silence the critics.7.0 earthquake off Northern California prompts brief tsunami warning
Mikel Arteta hailed the best away European performance of his Arsenal reign after watching his side dismantle Sporting Lisbon 5-1. The Gunners delivered the statement Champions League victory their manager had demanded to bounce back from a narrow defeat at Inter Milan last time out. Goals from Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz, Gabriel Magalhaes, Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard got their continental campaign back on track, lifting them to seventh place with 10 points in the new-look 36-team table. It was Arsenal’s biggest away win in the Champions League since beating Inter by the same scoreline in 2003. “For sure, especially against opposition we played at their home who have not lost a game in 18 months – they have been in top form here – so to play with the level, the determination, the purpose and the fluidity we showed today, I am very pleased,” said Arteta. “The team played with so much courage, because they are so good. When I’m watching them live they are so good! They were all exceptional today. It was a big performance, a big win and we are really happy. “The performance was there a few times when we have played big teams. That’s the level that we have to be able to cope and you have to make it happen, and that creates belief.” A memorable victory also ended Sporting’s unbeaten start to the season, a streak of 17 wins and one draw, the vast majority of which prompted Manchester United to prise away head coach Ruben Amorim. The Gunners took the lead after only seven minutes when Martinelli tucked in Jurrien Timber’s cross, and Saka teed up Havertz for a tap-in to double the advantage. Arsenal added a third on the stroke of half-time, Gabriel charging in to head Declan Rice’s corner into the back of the net. To rub salt in the wound, the Brazilian defender mimicked Viktor Gyokeres’ hands-over-his-face goal celebration. That may have wound Sporting up as they came out after the interval meaning business, and they pulled one back after David Raya tipped Hidemasa Morita’s shot behind, with Goncalo Inacio netting at the near post from the corner. But when Martin Odegaard’s darting run into the area was halted by Ousmane Diomande’s foul, Saka tucked away the penalty. Substitute Trossard added the fifth with eight minutes remaining, heading in the rebound after Mikel Merino’s shot was saved. A miserable night for prolific Sporting striker Gyokeres was summed up when his late shot crashed back off the post.Gophers looking for first period jump with Michigan coming to visit
Springfield, IL (Capitolnewsillinois.com) A conservative Catholic legal group is suing Illinois over a landmark state law enshrining a "fundamental right" to abortion care and requiring insurance companies to cover abortion and other reproductive health care. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court in Chicago by the Thomas More Society, seeks to prevent the state from requiring insurers to cover abortion coverage by arguing that doing so violates the First Amendment and 14th Amendment rights of its plaintiffs. It also argues that the state is in violation of the Comstock Act, which criminalizes mailing abortion-related materials, because it requires health insurers to cover providers who send abortion medication in the mail. This federal provision, which hasn't been widely enforced against abortion providers in decades, has been discussed among anti-abortion activists and conservative politicians as one way to crack down on abortion access. The lawsuit also relies on the Coats-Snowe Amendment and the Weldon Amendment, which prevent states that receive federal funding from discriminating against health care entities because they don't provide abortions. It was filed on behalf of six organizations and six individuals against Gov. JB Pritzker, Illinois Department of Insurance Director Ann Gillespie and Attorney General Kwame Raoul. "Gov. J.B. Pritzker and his administration are on an uncompromising campaign to transform the Land of Lincoln into the nation's abortion capital," Thomas More Society's head of litigation Peter Breen said in a statement. "In doing so, they have shown little-to-no regard for the rights of those who believe that all human life is worth protecting." The plaintiffs involved in the lawsuit include three anti-abortion advocacy groups, a church, a private Christian school, a DuPage County machining business and six individuals. The law at the center of the legal complaint, the Reproductive Health Act, passed in 2019 and was meant at the time as a protective measure ahead of the expected overturning of Roe v. Wade. It has been strengthened several times in the years since. The legal complaint alleges the law forces Illinoisans "to choose between paying for other people's elective abortions with their premiums or forgoing health insurance entirely." The lawsuit equated that to a choice of struggling to recruit staff by not offering insurance on principal or subjecting themselves to "charges of hypocrisy" by offering insurance that covers behaviors they condemn. They argue this prevents them from being able to engage in "expressive association" as guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. The Thomas More Society previously but unsuccessfully challenged Illinois' abortion insurance requirements in state court on behalf of the Illinois Baptist State Association. In 2020, it sued the state's Department of Insurance and Pritzker in another attempt to prevent them from enforcing the Reproductive Health Act. That lawsuit claimed the law violated the state's Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which protects individuals' right to freedom of religion, and the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act, which allows doctors and other practitioners to conscientiously refuse to provide medical treatments, including abortion. Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge Chris Perrin ruled in favor of the state in September of this year, noting that the claim in that case failed because the plaintiffs did not demonstrate that the Reproductive Health Act "imposes the type of coercive choice necessary to establish a substantial burden." State and federal law often rely on different legal standards, so whether a federal judge will reach the same conclusion is still untested. In the meantime, the Thomas More Society has filed an appeal in the state case. At the time of the Sangamon County decision, Attorney General Kwame Raoul said it was "a win in a years-long fight that is by no means over." On Wednesday, he said that remains true. "And I remain steadfast in my commitment to protecting reproductive rights in the state of Illinois," Raoul said in a statement. Other abortion rights advocates reacted to the legal challenge with confidence that abortion access will prevail in the case. Rep. Kelly Cassidy, D-Chicago, said the federal case was "a pathetic retread of a case that they lost." Cassidy was the chief sponsor of the Reproductive Health Act and is a longtime champion of abortion protections at the Statehouse. "Fundamentally, without appropriate access, a right isn't a right," Cassidy said. "So this is fundamental to ensuring that we truly have an accessible system here in Illinois. If it's only available to those who can afford it, it's not a right." 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Octopus Energy customers have been told they could save £300 on their energy bills. It's part of a heating upgrade grant being handed to 300,000 homes by the Government. Selected homes across the UK will be handed £7,500 each to replace their boilers with heat pumps in 2025. Experts say a heat pump saves customers as much as £100 a year off bills, while insulation can take another £200 off, the costs of which are covered by the scheme. It comes as energy bills are due to rise again in January, with the typical household paying £21 a year more. The Government has relaxed planning regulations to allow heat pumps to be installed more quickly, while insulation will also be offered to more homes as part of the scheme in a bid to ensure more will take up the offer and ditch their boilers. READ MORE: Five DWP benefits being scrapped before 2025 Get our best money saving tips and hacks by signing up to our newsletter POLL: Do you agree with the DWP taking money from bank accounts or wages? Octopus has told its customers they could save £300 by using a heat pump, the Express reports , amid a national push to reduce boiler usage. The Government said: “Households install an air source heat pump without needing to submit a planning application in England – removing the 1m rule, with figures from Octopus showing 34% of those who order a heat pump are discouraged or drop out for reasons attributed to planning permission. “Working alongside the Government’s mission to make Britain a clean energy superpower, the Warm Homes Plan will ensure millions more households benefit from homegrown energy delivered by every new turbine, solar panel or pylon built on the path to energy independence. This includes boosting the budget for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme to support more households switch to a heat pump – which can save families around £100 a year compared to a gas boiler by using a smart tariff effectively, and insulating more homes across the country – potentially saving homeowners around £200 per year.” Octopus' price comparison shows households will save £300 a year on average on its Octopus Cosy heat pump tariff against using a traditional boiler on Flexible Octopus, at £1,391 per year instead of £1,691. Greg Jackson, CEO of Octopus Energy, said: “More than a third of customers who order a heat pump drop out because of planning issues, leaving them stuck with dirty, inefficient gas boilers. "Removing outdated and unnecessary red tape is an urgent priority to grow this sector and get low cost, safe, clean heating technology into British homes.”NFL star mercilessly trolls rival amid brutal beatdown; No. 1 pick’s stunning redemption story — Wrap
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