There's not much else we can say about the year that Doechii is having. One of TDE 's brightest stars, the Swamp Princess has certainly earned that nickname in 2024 . After breaking into the mainstream briefly with "What It Is" last year, not many were sure of where she could go from there. However, after a few spot singles and loosies getting more explorative, people began to pay closer attention. Then, in August of this year she went to make a serious statement that she was here to stay. That being her debut mixtape, Alligator Bites Never Heal . Regardless of the majority of the tracks having such short runtimes, her emotional and stylistic ranges were something to behold. It almost felt like this was her true introduction to everyone and it's one that's going to stick with us for years to come. On top of praise from the more casual listeners, critics have fallen in love with her potential and current talent. It's up for Best Rap Album and Best Rap Performance in part due to "NISSAN ALTIMA." Additionally, she's a nominee for Best New Artist and Remixed Recording. Now, it's a matter of Doechii following up on this run with a debut album that's even better or on par with her mixtape. Read More: Diddy & Luigi Mangione Are Reportedly Being Held In Separate Prison Units Concerts, music videos, and features will also play a role too, and at the start of 2025, it looks like we will be treated to one of those things. According to Uproxx , Doechii shared an interesting teaser trailer to her social media called, "Denial Is A River Show." It's of course a direct correlation to her incredible track of the same name and it looks to be a music video. There's been some light speculation online that Doechii is teasing features for her album that she says is coming in '25. It would some guest list too as TDE label mates ScHoolboy Q and SiR pop in. Others include Teezo Touchdown, Zack Fox, Rickey Thompson, Baby Tate, and DJ Miss Milan. Earl Sweatershirt rounds things out as "Brad Pitt" in reference to the meme above. Everyone is introduced in Family Matters fashion with the original theme song from the 90's sitcom included too. Time will tell what this "show" actually is, but regardless, we are eagerly anticipating it Read More: Drake's Mom Delivers Inspiring Speech That Has Him Ready To Take On UMG And Kendrick Lamar
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NoneA terrifying break-in at the home of Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow might have confirmed a major development in his personal life. According to a police report obtained by TMZ Sports , a call was made about a burglary at Burrow’s Ohio home around 8:14 p.m. ET on Monday, December 9, while Burrow and the Bengals were in Texas to play the Dallas Cowboys on Monday Night Football . The report names Sports Illustrated model Olivia Ponton as the individual who was on the scene at Burrow’s home when deputies arrived. Ponton told authorities she noticed a “shattered bedroom window” and that a room had been “ransacked.” The model called her mother, Diane , who then called 911. “Someone is trying to break into the house right now,” Ponton’s mother told the dispatcher. “My daughter is there. This is Joe Burrow’s house. She is staying there. He’s at the football game.” Burrow, 28, and Ponton have not publicly addressed their relationship status, though rumors about the duo have swirled since the summer. “She’s wondering what she should do, if she should be hiding or if she should be going outside,” Ponton’s mother continued, who said an intruder was inside the house. Ponton also made a separate call to 911 on her own, telling a dispatcher, “Someone broke into my house.” “It’s just, like, completely messed up,” she added. In the police report, Ponton is listed as being “employed by Mr. Burrow.” On the scene, Ponton gave officers “a non-detailed itemization of what items were possibly missing.” A photo shared by WLWT-News 5’s Karin Johnson on Tuesday, December 10, showed one of the windows at Burrow’s home boarded up. Law enforcement said the investigation into the burglary remains ongoing and would not speculate on if the incident is connected to the recent robberies at the homes of Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce . The Missouri residence of Mahomes, 29, and his wife, Brittany Mahomes , was targeted in the early morning hours of October 6. Police were called to the home on a burglary/breaking and entering call. According to the police report, there were no signs of forced entry. On the following evening, October 7, the Leawood, Kansas home of Kelce, 35, was similarly burglarized . Police reported that $20,000 was taken and a rear door was broken. You have successfully subscribed. By signing up, I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive emails from Us Weekly Check our latest news in Google News Check our latest news in Apple News At the time of the break-in at Kelce’s home, the Chiefs were playing the New Orleans Saints on Sunday Night Football at Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium. A watch that was stolen from Kelce’s home was found in Providence, Rhode Island in November. Investigations into the robberies at the homes of Kelce and Mahomes’ remain ongoing.
Kroger-Albertsons Merger Blocked By Federal Judge( MENAFN - UkrinForm) In Kharkiv region, 39 searches were carried out involving employees of district Territorial Recruitment and Social Support Centers (TRC) and Military Medical Commissions (MMC), who are implicated in a case concerning document falsification to evade mobilization. This was reported on facebook by Serhii Bolvinov, Head of the Investigative Department of the Main Directorate of the National Police in Kharkiv region, as cited by Ukrinform. "Thirty-nine searches targeting TRC and MMC employees revealed a scheme where officials colluded to profit from draft evaders. They abused their authority, operated in concert for an extended period, and managed to remove individuals from military registration without legal grounds. Officials entered knowingly false information into documents, resulting in military-age individuals being declared unfit or partially fit for service," Bolvinov stated. According to Bolvinov, those involved also "facilitated the illegal crossing of men over the border." "They also engaged in payroll fraud - issuing salaries to individuals who were not performing military service. For money, they 'resolved issues' regarding the mobilization of vehicles intended for the front lines," he added. He noted that money, assets, military records, and medical documents were seized from all suspects, and their property has been frozen. Law enforcement is currently reviewing the documentation and interrogating those involved. "Particular attention is being paid to the wealth and assets of TRC and MMC personnel. We are investigating the origin of every single hryvnia," Bolvinov emphasized. As previously reported, 13 members of the Medical and Social Expert Commissions (MSEC) in Kharkiv region are implicated in criminal proceedings. MENAFN27122024000193011044ID1109036138 Legal Disclaimer: MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.
COVINGTON, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 20, 2024-- Globalstar, Inc. (NYSE American: GSAT) (“Globalstar” or the “Company”), a next-generation telecommunications infrastructure and technology provider, held an investor day on Thursday, December 12, 2024. The Company’s executive leadership team outlined Globalstar’s strategic priorities and vision for the future by optimizing value for its core assets and providing updates to its short and long-term financial outlook. Additionally, the Company hosted several customer panels during the event, which are available for replay on Globalstar’s investor relations website under “Events and Presentations”. A summary of the event is detailed below: Terrestrial Wireless XCOM RAN Band n53 Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) Retail Consumer Commercial IoT: Government & Wholesale Consumer: Financial Performance & Outlook: About Globalstar, Inc. Globalstar empowers its customers to connect, transmit, and communicate in smarter ways – easily, quickly, securely, and affordably – offering reliable satellite and terrestrial connectivity services as an international telecom infrastructure provider. The Company’s LEO satellite constellation ensures secure data transmission for connecting and protecting assets, transmitting critical operational data, and saving lives for consumers, businesses, and government agencies across the globe. Globalstar’s terrestrial spectrum, Band 53, and its 5G variant, n53, offers carriers, cable companies, and system integrators a versatile, fully licensed channel for private networks with a growing ecosystem to improve customer wireless connectivity, while Globalstar’s XCOM RAN product offers significant capacity gains in dense wireless deployments. In addition to SPOT GPS messengers, Globalstar offers next-generation IoT hardware and software products for efficiently tracking and monitoring assets, processing smart data at the edge, and managing analytics with cloud-based telematics solutions to drive safety, productivity, and profitability. For more information, visit www.globalstar.com . Forward Looking Statements Certain statements contained in this press release other than purely historical information, including, but not limited to, expectations regarding future revenue, financial performance, financial condition, liquidity, projections, estimates and guidance, statements relating to our business plans, objectives and expected operating results, our anticipated financial resources, our ability to integrate the licensed technology into our current line of business, our expectations with respect to the pursuit of terrestrial spectrum authorities globally, the success of current and potential future applications for our terrestrial spectrum, our ability to meet our obligations and attain the attempted benefits under the updated services agreements, and the assumptions upon which those statements are based, are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “plan,” “may,” “could,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause or contribute to such differences include, without limitation, those described under Item 1A. Risk Factors of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 and in the Company’s other filings with the SEC. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this press release to reflect actual results, future events or circumstances or changes in our assumptions, business plans or other changes. View source version on businesswire.com : https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241220677087/en/ CONTACT: Investor Contact Information: investorrelations@globalstar.com KEYWORD: LOUISIANA UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: MOBILE/WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY OTHER COMMUNICATIONS 5G SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS INTERNET IOT (INTERNET OF THINGS) SOURCE: Globalstar, Inc. Copyright Business Wire 2024. PUB: 12/20/2024 04:03 PM/DISC: 12/20/2024 04:03 PM http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241220677087/enGrande, 31, also said her co-star was a “brilliant gift of a human being” while being interviewed by Gladiator star Paul Mescal for US news outlet Variety. Mescal told the singer and actor: “I’m watching you guys in the press tour. You’re obviously in love with each other.” To which she replied: “Insufferable. Yes. We’re horrible. It’s bad.” The 7 Rings singer plays Glinda, while her 37-year-old co-star plays Elphaba, in the film which is an adaption of the musical stage show of the same name and is set in The Land Of Oz before the events of The Wizard Of Oz. Their interviews for the film, which have seen the two being emotional towards one another and holding hands, have gone viral on social media. Speaking about Erivo, Grande said: “Cynthia is just an absolute brilliant gift of a human being. I think we tried to keep the pressure out of the room, obviously, as much as possible.” She also said she had not had any read throughs with her co-star before joining the cast. Grande said: “We never chemistry read together, it was three rounds for me, and I read with two different actresses. “I stayed for three and a half hours the final day, and I had cried so much. “We did Popular, Defying Gravity, (and) For Good (songs from the film), and I left my lashes on the mirror, because I left everything else in the room.” The film follows Elphaba, who is misunderstood because of her green skin, as she forges an unlikely friendship with Glinda, a student with a desire for popularity. Bullying of the green-skinned witch saw the movie, which also stars Peter Dinklage, Jeff Goldblum and Jonathan Bailey, given a PG rating by the British Board Of Film Classification (BBFC) for “discrimination”.
Mastercard Now Offering Kount Payment Fraud Prevention and Chargeback Mitigation to Payment Providers and Merchants ATLANTA and NORTHAMPTON, Mass. , Dec. 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Equifax ® (NYSE: EFX) and Mastercard (NYSE: MA) have joined forces to empower Latin American financial institutions, payment service providers, acquiring banks, and merchants to overcome payment fraud challenges without disruption to the customer experience. Enhanced fraud management tools, including Mastercard Identity, Ethoca Alerts and Ethoca Consumer Clarity are now available to Mastercard business customers in Latin America through the Kount Payment Fraud solution from Equifax. The combined solutions protect the entire digital payments environment through identity verification and fraud risk assessment while preventing chargebacks through order validation and alerting services. Latin America has one of the highest fraud rates globally, with studies showing that merchants are losing upward of 4.6% of their e-commerce revenue to payment fraud . With e-commerce revenue expected to nearly double in the region from $85 billion in 2021 to $160 billion by next year , Equifax and Mastercard are helping empower businesses to achieve their full growth potential by stopping threats in real time. The Kount Payment Fraud solution from Equifax is used by more than 20,000 businesses operating in more than 40 countries around the world due to its real-time fraud prevention capabilities during transactions. "As a global leader in fraud prevention, we are thrilled to work with Mastercard to help Latin American merchants and partners combat fraud and continue to innovate across the financial sector," commented Chris Jones , President of Equifax Latin America. "This strategic alignment will provide safer payment transactions and reduce chargebacks, enabling businesses of all sizes in Latin America to improve their bottom line." "Adding to our existing capabilities, this collaboration is the next step in our journey to make the digital economy safe and more seamless for payment providers and merchants in the region," said Ana Lucia Magliano , Executive Vice President, Services, Mastercard Latin America and the Caribbean . "By working together, we're advancing our shared goal of not only meeting the payments ecosystem security needs, but also addressing a broader effort to enhance the consumer's digital experience." The Kount Payment Fraud solution is available in collaboration with Mastercard to financial institutions, payment service providers, acquirers, merchants and others across Latin America , excluding Brazil . For more details, visit https://kount.com/equifax-mastercard . ABOUT EQUIFAX INC. At Equifax (NYSE: EFX ), we believe knowledge drives progress. As a global data, analytics, and technology company, we play an essential role in the global economy by helping financial institutions, companies, employers, and government agencies make critical decisions with greater confidence. Our unique blend of differentiated data, analytics, and cloud technology drives insights to power decisions to move people forward. Headquartered in Atlanta and supported by nearly 15,000 employees worldwide, Equifax operates or has investments in 24 countries in North America , Central and South America , Europe , and the Asia Pacific region. For more information, visit Equifax.com . ABOUT MASTERCARD Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry. Our mission is to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone, everywhere by making transactions safe, simple, smart and accessible. Using secure data and networks, partnerships and passion, our innovations and solutions help individuals, financial institutions, governments and businesses realize their greatest potential. With connections across more than 210 countries and territories, we are building a sustainable world that unlocks priceless possibilities for all. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Mario Arrua ( Latin America ) or Tiffany Smith (US) for Equifax mediainquiries@equifax.com Andrea Denadai for Mastercard Andrea.denadai@mastercard.com View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/equifax-and-mastercard-join-forces-to-combat-payment-fraud-in-latin-america-302322882.html SOURCE Equifax Inc.MHSAA Representative Council elects first new president in decade at fall meeting
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Recursion Pharmaceuticals Reports Grant of Inducement Awards as Permitted by the Nasdaq Listing ...MALIBU, Calif. – The wildfire alert came in the middle of the night as some college students in Southern California were cramming for final exams and others were woken up in their dorms. But rather than run away from the impending blaze, some 3,000 students at Pepperdine University headed toward two buildings at the heart of the 830-acre (336 hectare) campus in coastal Malibu, California, to shelter in place. Recommended Videos The protocol at the Christian university with picturesque views of the Pacific Ocean may seem to defy logic to those accustomed to scenes elsewhere in wildfire-prone California of thousands of residents evacuating fire zones in lengthy caravans of cars. For years, the university nestled in the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains has had a special protocol due to its unique terrain and design that calls for students to be brought to a library and campus center where they can get food and water and have their basic needs met, said Michael Friel, a Pepperdine spokesperson. The school began preparing students and community members on what to do in case of a wildfire during new student orientation at the beginning of the academic year. When the fire broke out Monday night, school officials started communicating with students around 11 p.m. and activated the shelter-in-place protocol about two hours later, spreading the word through text messages, email, social media and by going door to door. “A lot of our students were woken up by a knock on the door, and we made sure they were aware of the conditions and we were able to get them out of harm’s way,” Friel said. The Franklin Fire quickly moved south, jumping over the famous Pacific Coast Highway and stretching to the coast, where large homes line the beach. Thousands of Southern California residents were under evacuation orders and warnings Tuesday with more than 8,100 homes and other structures under threat. County fire officials estimated that more than 3.5 square miles (9 square kilometers) of trees and dry brush had burned amid dangerous conditions fanned by dry, gusty Santa Ana winds that were expected to last into Wednesday. The cause of the fire was not immediately known. Ryan Song, a resident assistant at Pepperdine University, said he noticed the power went out at his dorm late Monday. When he looked out the window, he saw a huge pink glow. “I thought, ‘This is too bright,’ and it got bigger and bigger,” the 20-year-old junior said. “I immediately went outside and saw that it was a real fire.” Song and the other assistants went door to door to get students out. Most were calm and followed instructions, he said; a few who were scared rushed to their cars to get off campus. Song said he spent the next few hours racing back and forth in the dark between his dorm and the main campus to ensure no one was left behind. Pepperdine University officials said the campus was designed in the 1960s with fire safety in mind due to the region's experience with wildfires. Buildings were clustered together and covered in stucco while roadways were constructed to make it easy for firefighters to get in, said Phil Phillips, the school's executive vice president. During the 1990s, campus officials worked with Los Angeles County fire authorities to develop a safety plan, and authorities said the safest option for students would be to remain on campus. The school is diligent about brush clearance and has a plan to reduce smoke in shelter-in-place locations by taping shut doors and using air filters, he said. The nearby stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway can also become congested during an emergency, Phillips said, such as during the deadly Woolsey Fire in 2018. “What you don't want is to be stuck,” said Phillips, who has been at the campus for three decades — including as a student — and said he has been through seven fires. “Protecting our students, providing for their safety is a moral obligation for us, so we take it really, really seriously.” On Tuesday, heavy smoke from the Franklin Fire, burning northeast of the school, billowed over the campus 29 miles (47 kilometers) west of Los Angeles, and classes were cancelled and final exams postponed. Firefighters had not contained any part of the blaze as of Tuesday afternoon. The campus was singed but no injuries were reported, and only one structure possibly was minimally damaged thanks to firefighters' hard work and collaboration from students, faculty and others on campus, Friel said. Jim Gash, the college's president, said the campus was no longer threatened on Tuesday afternoon. “I am grateful that through prayer, preparation, and cooperation, our Pepperdine community safely navigated the challenges encountered over the last 12 hours," Gash said in a statement. “Our prayers continue to go out to the Malibu community.” ___ Taxin reported from Santa Ana, Calif. Associated Press writer Julie Watson in San Diego contributed to this report.
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