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If you’re a current subscriber, log in below. If you would like to subscribe, please click the subscribe tab above. ← BackCONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A growing number of U.S. colleges and universities are advising international students to return to campus before President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated, over concerns that he might impose travel bans like he did during his first administration. More than a dozen schools have issued advisories, even though Trump’s plans remain uncertain. At some schools, the spring semester begins before Trump will take office, so students may have to be back in class anyway. But for anyone whose ability to stay in the United States depends on an academic visa, they say it’s best to reduce their risks and get back to campus before Jan. 20. President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) AP Here’s a look at what Trump has said and done and how schools and students are preparing for his second term: What did Trump do in the past? Trump issued an executive order in January 2017 banning travel to the U.S. by citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries — Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia and Yemen. Travelers from those nations were either barred from getting on their flights or detained at U.S. airports after they landed. They included students and faculty as well as business people, tourists and visitors to friends and family. Trump later removed some countries and added others to the list — 15 nations were affected at some point during his presidency. More than 40,000 people were ultimately refused visas because of the ban, according to the U.S. State Department. President Joe Biden rescinded the orders when he took office in 2021. How are students being affected? More than 1.1 million international students were enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities during the 2023-24 school year, according to Open Doors, a data project partially funded by the U.S. State Department. Students from India and China have accounted for more than half of all international students in the U.S., and about 43,800 come from the 15 countries affected by Trump’s travel restrictions. Jacky Li, a third-year environmental studies major at University of California, Berkeley, will be traveling home to China Dec. 21 and returning Jan. 16. Though he made his plans months before Berkeley officials sent the advisory, he said worry is growing among international students. “There’s a fear that this kind of restriction will enlarge into a wider community, considering the geopolitical tensions nowadays around the world, so the fear is definitely there,” said Li, who urged Trump to support, rather than thwart, important academic research. “If the U.S. is really a champion of academic freedom, what you should do is not restrict this kind of communications between different countries of the world,” he said. What might Trump do now? Trump’s transition team did not respond to questions on the topic this week, but in the past he has said he’ll revive the travel ban and expand it, pledging new “ideological screening” for non-U.S. citizens to bar “dangerous lunatics, haters, bigots and maniacs.” “We aren’t bringing in anyone from Gaza, Syria, Somalia, Yemen or Libya or anywhere else that threatens our security,” Trump said at an October 2023 campaign event in Iowa. Trump also vowed to “revoke the student visas of radical anti-American and anti-Semitic foreigners at our colleges and universities” in response to campus protests. What are schools telling students? School officials have advised international students heading home for winter break to return before Inauguration Day and to prepare for possible delays at immigration control. The list includes Ivy League universities such as Harvard and Brown, Boston schools such as Northeastern University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and other schools around the country, from Johns Hopkins University to the University of Southern California. Some offer classes that begin the day after Inauguration Day. Cornell University told its students that a travel ban involving the 13 nations Trump previously targeted “is likely to go into effect soon after inauguration,” and that new countries could be added to the list, particularly China and India. It advised students, faculty and staff from those countries to return to campus before the semester starts Jan. 21. Other schools didn’t go so far as to say a ban is likely but instead advised students to plan ahead and prepare for delays.
NEW YORK, Nov. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTNP) (“Titan”) today reported that it received a notice (the “5250 Notice”) on November 22, 2024 from the Listing Qualifications Department of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) advising the Company that it was not in compliance with Nasdaq’s continued listing requirements under the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (“Rule 5250”) as a result of its failure to file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 (the “Q3 Form 10-Q”) in a timely manner. Under Nasdaq rules, the Company has 60 calendar days from receipt of the 5250 Notice or until January 21, 2025, to submit a plan to regain compliance with the Listing Rule. If Nasdaq accepts the Company’s plan, then Nasdaq may grant an exception of up to 180 calendar days from the due date of the Q3 Form 10-Q, or until May 19, 2025, to regain compliance. In response to the Notice, the Company is working to file the Q3 Form 10-Q as soon as possible in order to regain compliance with the Listing Rule. However, if the Company does not submit the Q3 Form 10-Q by January 21, 2025, the Company will submit a plan by such date to Nasdaq that outlines, as definitively as possible, the steps the Company will take to promptly file the Q3 Form 10-Q. Additionally, on November 25, 2024, the Company received a notice (the “5605 Notice”) from Nasdaq advising the Company that, following the appointment of Brynner Chiam as Acting Principal Executive Officer and Acting Principal Financial Officer of the Company on November 6, 2024, the Company no longer complies with Nasdaq’s audit committee requirements as set forth in Listing Rule 5605 (“Rule 5605”). Nasdaq advised that consistent with Listing Rule 5605(c)(4), Nasdaq will provide the Company with a cure period in order to regain compliance with Rule 5605: (i) until the earlier of the Company’s next annual shareholders’ meeting or November 6, 2025; or (ii) if the next annual shareholders’ meeting is held before May 5, 2025, then the Company must evidence compliance no later than May 5, 2025. The Company intends to appoint an additional independent director to the Board of Directors and the Audit Committee prior to the end of the cure periods. About Titan Pharmaceuticals Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTNP), formerly based in South San Francisco, CA, is a development stage company previously focused on developing proprietary therapeutics utilizing ProNeura® long-term, continuous drug delivery technology. In December 2021, Titan commenced a process to explore and evaluate strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value. Forward-Looking Statements This press release may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such statements include, but are not limited to, any statements relating to our product development programs and any other statements that are not historical facts. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties that could negatively affect our business, operating results, financial condition and stock price. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from management's current expectations include those risks and uncertainties relating to our ability to raise capital, the regulatory approval process, the development, testing, production and marketing of our drug candidates, patent and intellectual property matters and strategic agreements and relationships. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in our expectations or any changes in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as required by law. A complete discussion of the risks and uncertainties that may affect Schmitt's business, including the business of its subsidiary, is included in “Risk Factors” in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Media & Investor Contacts Brynner Chiam Acting Principal Executive Officer and Acting Principal Financial Officer (786) 769-7512Rams WR Demarcus Robinson not suspended, will play Sunday after arrest on DUI suspicionThe Gorgon carbon capture and storage (CCS) project is performing worse than ever and it’s costing owner Chevron a fortune to manage. The Gorgon gas field off the coast of Western Australia was approved on condition the CCS project could and would capture 80 per cent of the CO2 emitted, or 4 million tonnes a year. What it actually achieved in fiscal 2024 was just 1.6 tonnes of CO2 equivalent. That figure is just 30 per cent of what it’s supposed to collect and the lowest performance since it started in 2019, according to an IEEFA analysis of Chevron’s latest environmental report for the CCS operation. The analysis shows the project is becoming an expensive boondoggle, costing the oil major almost $1 billion more in 2023 than it did in FY2019-20 to offset the difference and pay for technical problems. But with the oil major posting a $14.4 billion profit in the first nine months of 2024, the extra fees incurred from its failing CCS project may simply be the cost of doing business. The cost of underperformance – the requirement to buy carbon offsets – and problems with the reservoir the CO2 is supposed to be injected into, rose from $2.5 billion in FY2019-20 to $3.2 billion in 2023. And that means the cost per ton of CO2 captured is now on average $200, compared to the $70 originally estimated – not including some 10 million carbon offsets required to deal with the shortfalls. At current spot prices, Australian Carbon Credit Units are priced around $40 a tonne. “The key reason behind Gorgon’s underperformance is issues with the reservoir pressure, which has to stay within a certain range,” wrote IEEFA CEO Amandine Denis-Ryan and gas finance analyst Kevin Morrison. “As a result, the pressure of the CO2 injection system has had to be constrained. In order to mitigate those issues, Chevron has implemented measures to remove water found in the reservoir and reduce the reservoir pressure. They have built a number of water producing and injection wells, as well as water processing infrastructure.” The failure of Gorgon, the largest attempt to date at a CCS project, is indicative of how the whole industry has been found wanting. Gorgon has never hit the 80 per cent benchmark: between 2019 and 2024 Chevron only managed to inject 10 million tonnes of greenhouse gas GHG carbon dioxide equivalent [CO2e] into the reservoir. And last year, IEEFA highlighted the problems at two long-running Norwegian carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, Sleipner, which has been running since 1996, and Snøhvit, running since 2008. Both are held up as the success stories of CCS but the geology at both sites have c in the volume of storage capacity available. The reason their owner Norwegian state-owned energy company Equinor ASA fixed the problems at both sites is because of Norway’s high CO2 emission tax. These are the only two success stories of 13 CCS projects around the world. And yet oil and gas companies found an investigation by US publication Drilled this year. In spite of the wholesale lack of success, the Australian government is planning to facilitate offshore exploration. One of these could be to Santos’ Bayu-Undan CCS project, a proposal that is more complex than the Gorgon CCS, say Denis-Ryan and Morrison. “It involves moving CO2 through almost 800km of pipelines and across maritime boundaries, compared with Gorgon’s 7km pipeline. “The new Gorgon CCS data also comes just as the Western Australian government revealed an ambitious vision and action plan for the state to become a global leader in carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) for the state.”The orca who swam with her dead calf for 17 days in an apparent act of grieving recently gave birth to a new baby, according to Michael Weiss, research director of the Center for Whale Research. The calf born to Tahlequah, known to researchers as J35, was first spotted on Dec. 20 swimming along with J pod in the Puget Sound area for the past several days. Initially, the researchers could not confirm the identity of the calf with certainty. On Monday, however, scientists and researchers observing the calf “confidently” assigned Tahlequah as the mother and the baby as alpha-numeric J61, Weiss said to CNN. On Friday, a nature enthusiast and photographer who captured the calf — without first realizing it — told CNN, “My first reaction to seeing the calf was complete shock. I was just looking through my photos to see who the whales were that passed close to the port side of the ferry I was on and noticed a much smaller dorsal on one of the photos. As I scrolled through the series I realized it was very tiny calf, much smaller than any of the known young ones in the group. Based on the size and color of the calf, I realized it was a new calf and traveling with J35, my spark whale, the whale that started my obsession.” The Center for Whale Research said in a post on Facebook that they were able to photograph the calf’s underside, “confirming that the calf is a female.” The mother first made headlines in 2018 when she swam about 1,000 miles of ocean with the body of her calf, which died a few hours after birth, preventing it from sinking for more than two weeks. She had her first known baby since that incident, J57, two years later in 2020. She is also a mother to another orca, J47. While the new baby news is joyous and hopeful, researchers are still concerned about the Southern Resident killer whale population. They are listed as endangered in Canada and are “one of the most critically endangered populations of marine mammals in the USA,” according to researchers . “The team, including multiple experienced killer whale researchers, have expressed concern about the calf’s health based on the behavior of both J35 and J61,” the Center for Whale Research said in a post on Facebook Tuesday. “Early life is always dangerous for new calves, with a very high mortality rate in the first year. J35 is an experienced mother, and we hope that she is able to keep J61 alive through these difficult early days,” the post read. According to Orca Conservancy on X, worrying behavior had been observed concerning the calf. “The calf had also been observed being pushed around on J35’s head and was not looking lively, which is a concern, but also added calf behavior is not fully understood,” the post read . “All of this serves as a reminder that in order for new calves, salmon stocks need to be recovered to levels that will help support population growth.” According to researchers , the Southern Resident population grew during the late 1970s to mid-1990s, peaking at 98 animals. This year, the population census counted 73 whales. The Center for Whale Research said in a post on Facebook “The Southern Resident killer whale population needs ample access to their food supply, mainly salmon, to survive and thrive. Every single birth counts and these whales need enough fish to be able to support themselves and their calves.”
Tuberville praises defense secretary pick Pete Hegseth amid misconduct allegationsAP Race Call: Democrat Derek Tran wins election to U.S. House in California's 45th Congressional District, beating incumbent Michelle SteelVictoria Police are investigating an incident in the downtown core on Christmas Eve, involving a stolen vehicle that evaded officers before being recovered. Around 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 24, officers received a call from the owners of a stolen vehicle that it had been spotted being driven downtown, Vic PD confirmed in an email to Victoria News. Officers located the vehicle and moved into position behind it. However, the driver ran a red light, which caused officers to end their pursuit for public safety reasons. Police located the stolen vehicle again, a few moments later, immobile. In an attempt to prevent the individual from fleeing further, officers executed a manoeuvre which resulted in the stolen vehicle losing one of its tires. Despite the damage, the vehicle managed to flee the scene on three wheels. The pursuit resumed as the stolen vehicle sped down some of Victoria's busiest arteries. Many social media users commented on the event and posted videos of the sighting. “Holy there is a guy driving a three-wheeled 4x4 down Douglas sparks flying with two dozen cops chasing them they almost hit us,” said Facebook user Takuma Valcourt. VicPD confirmed that the stolen vehicle was later recovered, and the investigation remains ongoing.
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It’s Black Friday season once again, meaning it’s the best time of year to save some money. We’ve gathered a list of our favorite indie app deals this holiday season – allowing you to try out something new on your iPhone, all while supporting small, independent app developers. There are 25 apps highlighted here, but there’s even more deals to find, linked at the bottom. #1: Subjects Subjects is a streamlined planner designed to help students keep track of timetables, homework, and grades — all in one sleek app. Deal: 70% off annual plan, now $2.99/year from November 29th-December 2nd . #2: Proxyman Proxyman is a best-in-class native macOS app to capture, decrypt, and mock your HTTP(s) requests/responses with powerful debugging tools. Deal: 30% off all plans through the end of Cyber Monday, using code “BLACKFRIDAY2024” #3: SongCapsule SongCapsule is your personal DJ. It automatically scans your music library to create playlists and mixes that you’ll love — no requests needed. Deal: Half off for Black Friday, now $2.49 from November 28th to December 2nd. #4: Ambre Ambre is a recipe organizer that instantly syncs recipes and Meal Plans, including the recipe progress, across all your Apple devices. Import recipes within seconds from anywhere: cookbooks, social media, audio and of course websites. Deal: 50% off Ambre+ annual subscriptions for first time customers, now $19.99/year. #5: CardPointers CardPointers helps users maximize their credit card rewards and offers, saving users money. If you have multiple credit cards, it can often be difficult to mentally keep track of the best way to earn the most points. CardPointers aims to make credit card management easier for everyone. Deal: 50% off CardPointers+ through December 3rd at this link . #6: Lil Artist Lil Artist offers a safe and stress-free learning environment where your child can explore and learn at their own pace. With a collection of interactive games, digital storybooks, math learning, memory games, coloring, logic puzzles, Alphabet tracing and bedtime stories, Lil Artist provides endless fun and educational opportunities for kids. Deal: 50% off lifetime plan, now $34.99 for Black Friday #7: MacWhisper MacWhisper lets you quickly and easily transcribe audio files into text with OpenAI’s state-of-the-art transcription technology Whisper. Whether you’re recording a meeting, lecture, or other important audio, MacWhisper quickly and accurately transcribes your audio files into text. Deal: 40% off Lifetime Pro, making it under $30 – using code BLACKFRIDAY40. #8: Karo Karo makes task delegation seamless! Assign tasks to anyone in your contacts, and Karo takes care of all the follow-ups and reminders. The best part? The receiver gets notified via messages or WhatsApp—no app download required. Deal: 50% off for Black Friday, with Annual being available for $14.99/year, and Lifetime available for $39.99. #9: Capture – Quick Notes Capture tackles the everyday struggle of keeping track of your thoughts and ideas by offering a super easy way to jot them down the moment they hit you. It keeps everything organized and accessible, syncing seamlessly across your devices and allowing you to easily export notes to your favorite platforms. With features like automatic data recognition, widgets, Siri, and a Share extension, Capture makes staying organized effortless. Deal: 50% off lifetime, now $5.99 (down from $11.99) from November 22nd to December 5th . #10: Access Access is a native app offering secure and convenient storage for IDs, cards, documents, and more. It’s the missing companion to Apple’s new Passwords app. Deal: 40% off on Access+ Lifetime through December 4th, now available for just $14.99 . #11: Meadow Meadow is a a therapy companion app that lets you track and set reminders for any upcoming therapy sessions. Track and diagnosis, thoughts, and treatment goals all in one app that stores all data locally on the device or in the user’s iCloud. Deal: Available for $0.99 during Black Friday, down from $3.99 #12: SubManager SubManager allows you to easily keep track of all of your subscriptions across the web, serving as a useful management tool. It provides reminders, and serves as a one stop shop for subscription tracking. Deal: 70-80% off SubManager+, single user plan available for $0.99 and family sharing for $2.49 (one time purchases!) from November 29th to December 2nd. #14: StringCatalog.com StringCatalog.com is designed specifically for iOS developers to save hours of manual work. It connects directly to GitHub and automatically localizes your app’s strings every time you push code—eliminating tedious localization tasks and helping developers reach new global audiences in minutes. Deal: 30% off 12 month plan using coupon code “9to5mac” #15: Recurrence Recurrence helps you track the repeating tasks in your life. Perfect for chores, bill payment, and much more! Recurrence puts history at the forefront, allowing you to see when something was last done & accompanying notes. Deal: 50% off lifetime purchase, now $9.99 (down from $19.99) #16: Budget Flow Budget Flow is a modern, easy-to-use app for managing your income and expenses. It’s quick to set up, requires no registration, and can even be used offline. Deal: 50% off lifetime in-app purchase ($34.99 instead of $69.99) #17: Study Snacks Study Snacks is a beautifully designed and playful app that helps you learn more vocabulary words, making it a great tool for studying. It supports iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro. It transforms your study lists into a puzzle game. Deal: 50% off annual for your first year ($2.49/yr), 33% off lifetime ($12.99). Deal available from Nov 28th-Dec 1st. #18: TimeWave TimeWave is a minimalist and modern timer app, allowing you to create sequential timers, as well as specific timewaves for each of your workflows. Deal: 50% off lifetime family plan, available for $4.99 from November 25th-December 4th. #19: SongCapsule Quiz SongCapsule Quiz lets you explore playlists, test your music knowledge, and discover new songs while playing. Deal: 50% off Deluxe Lifetime, now available for $4.99 from November 28th to December 2nd. #20: Calorific – Calorie Counter Calorific is a nutrition tracking app that allows users to easily log their meals by simply taking photos, providing instant insights into calories and macronutrients. It features intelligent meal estimates, barcode detection for packaged foods, and manual entry to track daily nutritional intake effortlessly. Deal: 50% off first year using code “BF24” from November 22nd-December 5th. #21: DateMinder Dateminder syncs your important contacts and their key dates directly to your app, calendar, and widgets, ensuring you never miss a moment. Whether it’s birthdays, anniversaries, or other significant dates, Dateminder keeps you organized and in touch, all from one beautifully designed interface. Deal: 50% off for Black Friday, now $0.49/month, $4.99/year, or $12.49 lifetime. #22: Unite 5 Unite for macOS allows users to turn any website into a standalone macOS app with its own window, dock icon, and capabilities. Built on WebKit, Unite apps combine the functionality of a browser with the seamless experience of a native macOS application. Deal: 50% off from November 27th-December 2nd, now $14.99 for single user, $24.99 for family, and $44.99 for Pro. #23: Quick Capture – Obsidian Quick Capture lets you send anything to any vault in Obsidian 10x faster, including voice notes with transcripts, attachments, and scanned documents. Deal: 50% off lifetime plans for a limited time #24: Itemlist Itemlist is a powerful inventory tracker for home and small business, available on iOS and iPadOS (with macOS support coming soon), allowing users to easily organize and locate their belongings. Deal: 50% off Lifetime Pro plan, now $29.99 for Black Friday #25: What’s going on? “What’s going on?” is a social diary app that helps users stay genuinely connected with close friends and family while creating your personal journal, where you can document your thoughts, ideas, daily happenings, as well as monitoring a timeline of memories from families and friends. Deal: Lifetime plan 70% off, now available for $12.99 for Black Friday More Indie App Deals While I could only highlight the top submissions, that doesn’t mean these are the only deals out there! Indie developer Matt Corey has put together a website with over 400 indie apps that’ll be offering deals from November 29th-December 3rd. Give it a look if you want to find even more . Follow Michael: X/Twitter , Bluesky , InstagramNone