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If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. Whether you want to quickly locate your bag at the airport or keep a closer tab on your keys, are incredibly useful. And right now, you can buy four of the versatile location trackers for an all-time low of $69.99 ($30 off) at and . You can also pick up a single tracker at , , and for $24 ($5 off), which is one of the best prices we’ve seen lately. Apple’s AirTags are the , primarily because they’re equipped with Apple’s ultra wideband chip and can tap into Apple’s vast Find My system. That allows for incredibly precise tracking that rivals like Tile can’t offer. iPhone owners can also take advantage of some unique software perks, like an update that lets you if you’re running iOS 17 or later. What’s more, Apple will soon introduce a to iOS 18, which will let you use a secure link to temporarily share a map of your lost, say, suitcase with over 15 airlines as well as others. On the hardware front, the trackers sport an IP67 rating, so you don’t have to worry about them getting wet on a rainy winter day. What’s even more convenient is that they offer user-replaceable batteries, which means you don’t have to keep replacing your AirTags when the battery runs out after a year or so. Now, if only they offered a lanyard hole. Apple’s AirTags are unobtrusive, waterproof, and tap into the massive Find My network for out-of-range locating. . Apple’s AirTags can help you find your lost items with its UWB technology. You’ll get the best compatibility with an iPhone, though Apple released an Android app to detect an AirTag’s location if one seems to be following you. . / /Shahjahanpur: A case has been registered against BJP leader Sanjay Mishra and his aides for allegedly holding a man hostage and assaulting him with sticks and pipes at a school here, police said on Saturday, November 23. Mishra, a former Member of the Legislative Council (MLC), has denied the charges. The additional superintendent of police Sanjay Kumar, citing the complaint, told PTI, “The victim, Vishal, a resident of Danyapur village under the Ramchandra Mission police station area, was in the city for work on Friday when he was allegedly taken by Sanjay Mishra and others to a field in the Roza area and severely beaten with PVC pipes.” “After the assault, the accused took Vishal to their inter-college, where he was again beaten with pipes and sticks. When his mother arrived to save him, the accused misbehaved with her as well,” he added. Refuting the allegations, former BJP leader Mishra said on November 18, some people assaulted his brother, leaving him in a critical condition. “When I took him to the police station, only a minor NCR (non-cognisable report) was filed. This false case has been registered against us in retaliation to that incident,” he added. The police have registered a case under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) related to group violence, unlawful confinement, and assault-causing injuries. The case names Sanjay Mishra, two others, and two unidentified individuals. An investigation is underway, according to police.
Former UCF head coach Gus Malzahn hired as Florida State OCGREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Matthew Downing threw for two touchdowns and ran for another to lead Elon to a 31-21 season-ending win over North Carolina A&T on Saturday. The game was tied at 7 in the second quarter when the Phoenix turned a fumble recovery into a field goal. That started a string of four-straight scoring possessions. Downing was 16 of 21 for 203 yards. Chandler Brayboy had 12 receptions for 118 yards with a score. Rushawn Baker ran for 106 yards for the Phoenix (6-6, 5-3 Coastal Athletic Association). Julian Bumper also had a 10-yard rushing touchdown on his only carry and Jamarien Dalton had a 30-yard receiving touchdown on his only catch. Freshman Cortez Lane returned a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown for the Aggies (1-11, 0-8), who lost their 11th straight. Justin Fomby threw for 190 yards and a touchdown pass to Daniel Cole and Shimique Blizzard ran for 87 yards and a TD. AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football . Sign up for the AP’s college football newsletter: https://apnews.com/cfbtop25
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Punjab BJP chief questions Bhagwant Mann-led govt for not paying MSP on paddyU.S. stocks climbed after market superstar Nvidia and another round of companies said they’re making even fatter profits than expected. The S&P 500 pulled 0.5% higher Thursday after flipping between modest gains and losses several times in the morning. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 1.1%, and the Nasdaq composite edged up less than 0.1%. Banks, smaller companies and other areas of the stock market that tend to do best when the economy is strong helped lead the way, while bitcoin briefly broke above $99,000. Crude oil, meanwhile, continued to rise. Treasury yields edged higher in the bond market. On Thursday: The S&P 500 rose 31.60 points, or 0.5%, to 5,948.71. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 461.88 points, or 1.1%, to 43,870.35. The Nasdaq composite rose 6.28 points, or less than 0.1%, to 18,972.42. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 38.48 points, or 1.7%, to 2,364.02. For the week: The S&P 500 is up 78.09 points, or 1.3%. The Dow is up 425.36 points, or 1%. The Nasdaq is up 292.30 points, or 1.6%. The Russell 2000 is up 60.18 points, or 2.6%. For the year: The S&P 500 is up 1,178.88 points, or 24.7%. The Dow is up 6,180.81 points, or 16.4%. The Nasdaq is up 3,961.07 points, or 26.4%. The Russell 2000 is up 336.94 points, or 16.6%.HVAC System Maintenance Service Market Outlook and Future Projections for 2030 12-25-2024 01:54 PM CET | Business, Economy, Finances, Banking & Insurance Press release from: Dhirtek Business Research and Consulting HVAC System Maintenance Service Market The hvac system maintenance service market represents a dynamic and continually evolving landscape, shaped by changing consumer demands and technological advancements. In this comprehensive report, we provide an in-depth exploration of the market, designed for a wide range of stakeholders including manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, and investors. 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NoneRALEIGH, N.C. — Bill Belichick, cutting the sleeves off an Alexander Julian plaid blazer. Bill Belichick, responding to boosters’ grinning back-slaps with a scowl and, “We’re on to Georgia Tech.” Bill Belichick, trying on Mack Brown’s old sideline puffy coat for size. Bill Belichick, being asked to shake the hand of a human dressed as a toaster pastry. Bill Belichick, adding the entire lacrosse team to the football roster to play special teams. Can you imagine? JONES ANGELL: “Welcome back everyone to Bill Belichick Live. Say, Bill, what’s your favorite appetizer here at Top of the Hill?” BELICHICK: “Yeah, I’m not going to discuss that.” North Carolina will miss out on all of that wonderful stuff if it doesn’t lock down a deal with Belichick to replace Brown as football coach, something that seemed imminent over the weekend but continues to dangle in the breeze. North Carolina should be so lucky as to have it fall apart. This already has disaster written all over it, from the too-many-cooks hiring process to the transparent competing leaks from each camp: Belichick to NFL insiders, the trustees and boosters to political reporters. This circus has a lot of clowns and no tent. Just when you think things couldn’t possibly get any more absurd at North Carolina than Brown burning a career’s worth of bridges in Chapel Hill by insisting he would be back next season only to be informed the next day he would not, here comes an NFL legend who couldn’t land an NFL job last cycle, with absolutely no NCAA experience in that lengthy career, as the top candidate to replace him. Imagine the kind of privileged bubble you’d have to live in to be able to convince yourself that, after firing a genial 73-year-old coach who seemed to be losing his grasp on the rapidly changing world of college football, a surly 72-year-old with little or no grasp on college football is the right guy to replace him. Why not dig up Knute Rockne’s corpse and drag it around, like Weekend at Bernie’s? This is such a bad idea that even if it were to happen and somehow work out, it would still be an objectively bad idea even with 20-20 hindsight. Even if no one else wants the job, whether for football reasons or having to submit TPS reports to eight different bosses, this is an absurd place to land. North Carolina is willing to settle for someone who counts as family because his dad was a Tar Heels assistant coach for three years some 70 years ago, who has spent one fall observing his son as an assistant coach at Washington and is therefore an expert on the college game despite actually never coaching in it, whose NFL dynasty fizzled as soon as Tom Brady tapped out, whose coaching tree has had little success. (Two branches of it actually sprouted in the ACC: Al Groh and Bill O’Brien). And forget about UNC for a second: With all the nonsense that comes along with being a college head coach, it’s fair to wonder whether Belichick has fully thought this through, either. Two words: Mayo bath. What’s in this for him? If he wants to prove his late decline in New England wasn’t a fluke, the NFL is the place to do that. Beating Charlotte doesn’t count toward breaking Don Shula’s record. Beating the Panthers does. Brown may have been out of coaching for a little while when he returned to North Carolina, but he at least had won something at the NCAA level, knew the school inside and out and was (and remains) as avuncular as Belichick is gruff. Once again, the folks in power at North Carolina fell in love with a big-name trophy coach, but Belichick’s name only means anything to people like them. The oldest recruits in this cycle were 12 years old when Belichick last won anything. These kids don’t even know who he is, other than maybe the guy whose dog was apparently drafting for him during covid. In Belichick’s defense, he does know the game of football as well as anyone on the planet and wouldn’t take the job without the financial backing to buy a decent team — no doubt at the continued expense of funds for basketball, which just lost out on the nation’s top recruit to BYU of all places — and if he’s got any tricks left up his absent sleeves, he might be able to find inefficiencies in recruiting, the transfer portal and on the field that college coaches have heretofore missed. It’s not like there are any NCAA rules left to break. But that’s a lot of maybes, and there are fundamental aspects of the college game — like sucking up to high-school coaches, making nice with the faculty and getting players out of the film room to go to class — that would be entirely foreign to Belichick. Whereas an up-and-coming college coach might have been able to build on the foundation Brown left behind — Jeff Monken is still out there, and wouldn’t it be something if UNC eventually blundered into what might be the best possible hire — this feels like it would be a ground-up rebuild of the entire operation. If Belichick really did submit a 400-page blueprint, and nothing’s ever gone wrong with a lengthy manifesto from a guy known for wearing a hoodie, it certainly suggests so. There are only two reasons someone like Belichick wants a job like this: He’s running away from something, or he’s got no place else to go. Unlike Norman Dale at Hickory High, there’s no Jimmy Chitwood waiting in the wings to save him. If this falls through, both sides should be relieved, not aggrieved.Meta applications, including WhatsApp, Instagram, Threads and Facebook, were down for thousands on Wednesday. At one point, Downdetector showed more than 200,000 reports for all the apps combined. The Mark Zuckerberg-led company addressed the outage, saying: "We’re aware that a technical issue is impacting some users’ ability to access our apps." "We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible and apologize for any inconvenience," wrote Meta on X, platform formerly known as Twitter. Read More: Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp Down: Thousands Of Users Unable To Use Meta-owned Social Apps However, it seems like the service has been restored. At the time of writing this story, about 10,000 Americans had reported issues with Facebook and as many complaints were about Instagram and WhatsApp. Reports in India and the UK plummeted too. Users on social media said they still faced issues sending messages over WhatsApp and uploading posts on Instagram and Facebook. Read More: Apple App Store Awards 2024: Kino Wins iPhone App Of The Year, AFK Journey Named Best Game - Check Full List "Finally WhatsApp is working," one person said on X. "Instagram servers are reportedly back up 💪🏽," another one added on the Elon Musk-led site. As per the outage tracking website, Downdetector , about 68 per cent of users in India reported issues related to the app, 21 per cent reported login problems, and 11 per cent are facing issues while accessing the Instagram website. About 89 per cent of WhatsApp users faced issues with sending messages, 9 per cent were experiencing problems with the app, and 2 per cent were having trouble with voice calls. "Hi, we know there’s a technical issue impacting some people’s ability to access Instagram. We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible and are sorry for any inconvenience," the Meta app's latest message read. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from Technology Science and around the world.
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first term as president was plagued by . This time around, the possibilities for corruption are worse, and we risk billionaires and foreign governments around the world thinking of U.S. policy as up for sale to the highest bidder. When Trump ran for president in 2016, he deployed the rhetoric of anti-corruption and voluntarily adhered to at least some ethics norms. He promised to “drain the swamp,” leaning in part on his status as a billionaire to depict himself as immune to interest groups. He his presidential salary. He did promises to completely self-fund his campaign, but his own expenditures and his rhetoric were and a part of his political brand. He said he . As we all know, this was far from adequate for walling off Trump from conflicts of interest. He refused to divest from the Trump Organization, at his own properties and allowed special interest groups to hold events at them. Ultimately Trump was able to enrich himself using his position, and his vast business holdings allowed , or anyone with money, to try boosting his company’s bottom line as a way to try to extract or sweeten policy decisions. As Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington in 2021, Trump’s donation of his presidential salary “was merely a fig leaf to cover up four years of brazen corruption.” It’s possible Trump’s second term will make his first look like a paragon of ethical governance by comparison. Notably, Trump hasn’t been emphasizing, however questionably, independence or ethics. He apparently doesn’t feel an obligation to even pay lip service to the principle of insulation from special interests. And that might be a harbinger of things to come. As The Washington Post reports this time there will be many more ways for Trump to enrich himself using the White House. Trump’s financial situation has changed since the end of his first term. The Trump Organization has a variety of large, ongoing international deals, including properties in Saudi Arabia and Oman, which could influence his policy outlook in the Middle East. He owns billions of dollars’ worth of shares in his social media company Truth Social, and he has said he will not be selling them. He has Truth Social, in particular, creates a new setup for generating possible conflicts of interest for Trump. “The ability to influence Trump’s net worth with relative impunity goes up when there’s a publicly traded stock associated with him,” Jeff Hauser, executive director of the Revolving Door Project, a public interest watchdog, told me. Think about it this way: It’s a lot easier for somebody to buy and sell shares (or hire someone else to) of a publicly traded company and say it’s purely about money — and not political influence — than it is when dropping a ton of cash on events at Trump properties. In other words, people can help enrich (or hurt) Trump’s wealth with a more robust kind of plausible deniability. And it’s logistically easier as well. And as Trump hiring the first-ever crypto czar for the White House, there is no way to rule out that Trump’s decision-making on regulating the industry won’t be influenced by his own financial interest in the industry. Trump is also on stronger legal footing than during his first term. Not only does long-standing legal doctrine to block Trump from enriching himself using the presidency, but the Supreme Court’s makes it even harder. If Trump were to craft policies in response to bribes or implied bribes from donors or foreign governments, he will know that the Supreme Court just said that if a president is exercising the powers of the presidency, he or she cannot be held criminally responsible. Hauser says that Trump likely views the ruling as a powerful “get-out-of-jail-free card.” On top of all this, it’s hard to imagine Trump not feeling emboldened by his serial successes as a political escape artist. He has returned to the White House after two impeachments, an attempt to overthrow the 2020 election results with a violent mob, 34 felony convictions, for sexual abuse and many other transgressions of civic norms and human decency. At this point, with the wind at his back and the courts on his side, Trump is set to take what he wants and do so with impunity.Verstappen under investigation after surprise pole
Mumbai : The highly anticipated horror-comedy Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, starring Kartik Aaryan, is set to premiere on Netflix on December 27. Directed by Anees Bazmee, the third installment of the successful franchise had a stellar box office run after its theatrical release on November 1. Netflix India confirmed the OTT debut of the film through a thrilling Instagram post. In a teaser video, Kartik Aaryan was seen in a suspenseful scene, running from an invisible force before crashing into the camera. The spooky clip featured Netflix’s signature Tudum sound and the caption, “TUDUM: @kartikaaryan has an X-mas surprise for you! Coming soon.” The video concluded with the premiere date, December 27, igniting excitement among fans. A post shared by Netflix India (@netflix_in) Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 continues the legacy of the much-loved franchise, following Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007) and Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (2022). The film boasts an impressive cast, including Vidya Balan reprising her iconic role from the original, alongside Madhuri Dixit, Triptii Dimri, Vijay Raaz, Rajpal Yadav, and Sanjay Mishra. Produced by Bhushan Kumar’s T-Series Films and Cine1 Studios, the film blends spine-chilling moments with comedic twists. The film received both critical acclaim and commercial success, making it one of the standout releases of the year.GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Matthew Downing threw for two touchdowns and ran for another to lead Elon to a 31-21 season-ending win over North Carolina A&T on Saturday. The game was tied at 7 in the second quarter when the Phoenix turned a fumble recovery into a field goal. That started a string of four-straight scoring possessions. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content.
Alberta UCP backbenchers support loosening ethics rulesThe Bluetti AC60P The Bluetti AC60P is available from Amazon for $799. It can withstand harsh conditions, has durable Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries, and a 6-year warranty, making it perfectly suited for adventure. The 600W output (even with 1,200W surge) is not enough for some high-powered devices such as microwave ovens. There's a big difference between how a product performs inside your home or office, and how it fares when you take it outside into the elements. In the wilderness, where the elements will test the mettle of both adventurer and their gear, many a portable power station has promised to be up for whatever Mother Nature throws at it. Yet, when faced with the onslaught of rain, snow, and the invasive persistence of dust, many quickly falter. Also: I tested the world's smallest power station, and it's a solar-charging beast Enter the Bluetti AC60P , a trailblazer in its league, emerging as one of the first to be adorned with the IP65 badge of honor (technically the second, as this is a follow-up to the AC60 ). This prestigious rating is not just a number; it's a testament to its resilience, a promise of its water-resistance and dust-proof prowess. Come rain, snow, or even a dust storm, your adventures can continue uninterrupted. Bluetti AC60P With a capacity of 504Wh and a built-in 600W inverter feeding seven outlets, the AC60P allows you to charge multiple devices at once, while also running high-wattage devices such as heaters and kettles. Bluetti AC60P tech specs Capacity : 504Wh (18Ah) Type : LiFePO4 (Lithium Iron Phosphate) Life Cycles : 3,000+ cycles to 80% original capacity Shelf Life : Recharge to 80% every 3-6 months AC Outlets : 2 × 230V/2.6A, 600W in total Inverter Type : Pure sine wave Surge Power : 1,200W USB-C Port : 1 × 100W max (built-in eMark chip) USB-A Port : 2 × 5V/3A 12V DC Outlet : 1 × 12V/10A Wireless Charging Pad : 1 × 15W max AC Power Input (Turbo Mode) : 600W max Solar Input : 200W max, 12-28V, 8A Car Input : 12/24V from auxiliary port Max Input : 600W AC Charging Cable (600W Turbo Charging) : ≈1-1.5 hours Solar Panel(s) (200W) : ≈2.5-3 hours (with prime sunshine, ideal orientation and low temperature) 12V/24V Car Outlet (100W/200W) : ≈4.5-5 hours/2.5-3 hours Pass-through Charging : Yes Weight : About 9.1kg / 20.06lbs Dimensions : 290 × 205 × 234mm / 11.42 × 8.07 × 9.21in Certifications : UKCA, PSE, RCM, CE, IP65, UL Standard Warranty : 6 years That IP65 rating is a game-changer! Before I go any further, I feel the need to break down the details surrounding IP65 rating. If you're not familiar with how these ratings work, the first digit indicates the device's ingress protection from solids, and the second digit is its protection from water. 6 is the highest rating on the solid scale, so this means the AC60P is dust tight; it's protected from total dust ingress. On the water side, a rating of 5 means that the AC60P is quite water resistant, but it isn't totally waterproof. You can't submerge it, but it is protected from jets of water from any direction. In practice, this means that it's ok to get rained on. Testing the Bluetti AC60P on a wet day. Over the past few years, I've tested a whole bunch of power stations from a variety of makers of various shapes and sizes. The one consistency between them is that I've kept them away from water like my life depended on it. And that's probably because it did. After all, power stations are essentially big boxes of electricity, and that electricity can get very dangerous around water. But the problem is that there's quite a bit of water in the outdoors: rain, sleet and snow, rivers and lakes, mist and fog, and condensation. It's all water, and it all wants to soak your gear. As power stations go, the AC60P isn't all that bulky. So I decided to find out how water resistant the AC60P was, and took it to one of my favorite places -- the awesome Anglesey Transport Museum -- to see some of the exhibits on a wet, rainy day (I also used it to do some useful things like recharge drones and power lights and other devices). When using the AC60P, I was careful to wipe the power station before use to ensure no water got into the sockets and ports. Beyond this, no extra care was needed, and I found that the power station effortlessly shrugged off water in all its forms, as well as dirt and dust. Sure, it takes some getting used to—and a hint of bravery—to expose a power station to moisture and continue to use it. But I quickly became accustomed to it. Just don't try this with one of the many power stations that aren't IP65 rated! The Bluetti AC60P shrugging off the rain. When it comes to power stations, the AC60 is about as flawless as they get. As I would expect from a prestigious brand like Bluetti, the AC60P lives up to all the claims made on the spec sheet. As part of this review, I tested the capacity, power outputs, and charge times, and everything passed with flying colors. On the front of the unit are most of the ports, three gently glowing buttons for turning the unit on and controlling the AC and DC outputs, and a bright, feature-packed yet easy-to-read display that shows all the important information at-a-glance. One of the biggest improvements to come to power stations in the last few years has been the shift from lithium-ion battery technology to LiFePO4 batteries. These aren't as power-dense as their lithium counterparts, but they're safer (that is, less likely to spontaneously combust) and have a much longer lifespan -- more than 3,000 recharge cycles, or about six times longer, before the charge capacity falls to 80 percent. At just a shade over 20 pounds, the AC60P is hefty but still relatively easy to tote around, and strikes a balance between portability and functionality. It's quite compact for transporting by truck or car, and the handle is comfortable enough to lug over short distances, but anything much more than that might be considered a challenge by some. Also: The best portable power stations you can buy: Expert tested There are lots of little touches that I like about the AC60P. As I've already mentioned, the handle is nice and comfortable, and the unit is well balanced from a weight perspective. The port covers are robust, don't fall off like some I've seen, and work well at keeping debris out of the power station. Additionally, the LED light on the rear of the device is super practical and means I don't need to carry separate lighting. Clear, easy to read LCD display. Additionally, the power station boasts a wireless charging mat on its top surface, for another layer of convenience. Simply placing your phone on the mat provides an instant, hassle-free charge — no cables necessary. While the AC60P has a generous power capacity of 504Wh, this can be expanded to a massive 2116Wh using up to two B80P expansion batteries , offering even more power for your long trips or extended emergencies. Also: The $50 charging accessory I never leave home without (and how it works) Oh, and there's also an app that allows you to access some of the power station's more advanced features, as well as update the firmware. ZDNET's buying advice There are a lot of power stations out there to choose from. But having a unit that's water and dust resistant is a game-changer. This means I will inevitably turn to the Bluetti AC60P more, and use my other power stations a lot less. While there's no way that I'm going to be dropping this into water, not having to worry about moisture and dirt is refreshing and allows me to take power places that otherwise I wouldn't. Just being able to forget about taking this unit inside at the first sign of rain is a big weight off my mind and allows me to focus more on the task at hand. An IP65 rating is impressive, but also something that all power stations designed for outdoor use should have. 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