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Is ‘Glicked’ the new ‘Barbenheimer’? ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ collide in theatersC2C Advanced Systems Ltd. postponed on Monday the listing of its equity shares after the Securities and Exchange Board of India ordered it to appoint independent auditors and get an independent report of financial accounts. In a notice to the NSE, the company said it had already appointed the auditor and the report will come in two-three days, The development comes after the initial public offering of the SME company attracted bids 108.02 times the offer. The shares were set to get listed on Nov. 29. C2C Advanced Systems has provided IPO investors, including from the anchor portion, the option to withdraw their bids for shares before the allocation can happen. It will not issue any new subscription. The last day for withdrawal of application or bids is Nov. 28 before 3 p.m. "The National Stock Exchange will have a monitoring agency set up on usage of funds post listing. The IPO listing will be postponed till an independent auditor submits a report to NSE/SEBI," the notice said. New Delhi-based C2C Advanced Systems, a provider of defence electronics solutions, had planned to raise Rs 99.1 crore through an public issue of 43.8 lakh shares at a share price of Rs 226 per share. As per C2C Advanced Systems' notice, investors who have applied for the IPO can get their application withdrawn by following these steps: Step 1: Investor to approach the designated intermediary for withdrawal of its application/bid. Step 2: Designated intermediary to acknowledge the request received from the investors. Step 3: Designated intermediary based on the request received to cancel the bid on the NSE portal. Step 4: Designated intermediary to receive the acknowledgement (TRS slip) received from NSE, as required. For online applications, the investor can contact customer care or helpline numbers of respective service providers.Ambitious Digital Nation Pakistan Act to be tabled in NA on 16th PM seeks execution of comprehensive digital transformation strategy soon after coming into office SENIOR government officials have revealed that the Digital Nation Pakistan Act will be tabled in the National Assembly on Monday, as part of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s national digital agenda spanning economy, society, and governance. According to government sources, the prime minister sought immediate execution of this comprehensive digital transformation strategy soon after coming into office. Sources close to the framing of the Act explained that the legislation will create a national digital identity for every citizen, providing seamless access to critical services ranging from birth certificates to health records. The plan involves establishing two key bodies: a National Digital Commission, which will be headed by the prime minister and include all four chief ministers as well as heads of major data-rich organizations like the State Bank, FBR and PTA as well as a Pakistan Digital Authority to be led by top industry experts. Together, the commission and authority will develop a masterplan to serve as a blueprint for national digitization. Sector-specific digitization masterplans will also be created, shared with relevant ministries, and made public to engage the private sector, which is expected to lead and benefit most from the digitization agenda. The core objective, according to officials, is to create a digital identity for every citizen, enabling “cradle to grave” solutions. This means digital access to birth certificates, educational records, health records, land records, assets, businesses, police certifications, and ID cards—all accessible through digital wallets and aimed at eliminating long queues for services like degree attestation and passport applications. The proposed digital infrastructure will enable unprecedented data interoperability, according to government sources. For instance, they explained that tax authorities (FBR) would automatically receive information about property purchases, while healthcare providers could access patient records through standardized digital channels. Officials emphasized that only relevant data would be accessible, with a strong focus on data privacy and security. On the economic front, the initiative aims to create a cashless economy through digital wallet payments. Government sources explained that this would help formalize the grey economy, increase transparency, and improve government revenues. Citizens will develop digital financial histories, potentially making it easier to access bank loans and receive government incentives. Digital governance is another vital component, with officials revealing that the federal government has already transitioned 65 percent of its operations to electronic offices. A senior official explained that a new dashboard will provide the prime minister with real-time access to departmental files, dramatically improving governmental accountability. When questioned whether this was a move to mine mass surveillance data, a senior official said the project draws inspiration from successful digital transformation models in countries like UAE, India, Estonia, and Singapore. “We absolutely do not want this project to be interpreted as some kind of surveillance effort,” the official said. “Digital rights organizations will be engaged to ensure any such concerns are alleviated. We want to bridge digital divides, not just between Pakistan and the rest of the world, but also within Pakistan,” the official said. The civic lab will focus on AI-based startups in sectors like healthcare, educational technology, agricultural technology, and climate change resilience. Funding for this massive undertaking was obtained by a $78 million World Bank project known as Digital Economy Enhancement Project (DEEP). Its implementation has been planned for January end.Social media users are misrepresenting a report released Thursday by the Justice Department inspector general's office, falsely claiming that it's proof the FBI orchestrated the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. The watchdog report examined a number of areas, including whether major intelligence failures preceded the riot and whether the FBI in some way provoked the violence. Claims spreading online focus on the report's finding that 26 FBI informants were in Washington for election-related protests on Jan. 6, including three who had been tasked with traveling to the city to report on others who were potentially planning to attend the events. Although 17 of those informants either entered the Capitol or a restricted area around the building during the riot, none of the 26 total informants were authorized to do so by the bureau, according to the report. Nor were they authorized to otherwise break the law or encourage others to do so. Here's a closer look at the facts. CLAIM: A December 2024 report released by the Department of Justice's Office of the Inspector General is proof that the Jan. 6 Capitol riot was a setup by the FBI. THE FACTS: That's false. The report found that no undercover FBI employees were at the riot on Jan. 6 and that none of the bureau's informants were authorized to participate. Informants, also known as confidential human sources, work with the FBI to provide information, but are not on the bureau’s payroll. Undercover agents are employed by the FBI. According to the report, 26 informants were in Washington on Jan. 6 in connection with the day's events. FBI field offices only informed the Washington Field Office or FBI headquarters of five informants that were to be in the field on Jan. 6. Of the total 26 informants, four entered the Capitol during the riot and an additional 13 entered a restricted area around the Capitol. But none were authorized to do so by the FBI, nor were they given permission to break other laws or encourage others to do the same. The remaining nine informants did not engage in any illegal activities. None of the 17 informants who entered the Capitol or surrounding restricted area have been prosecuted, the report says. A footnote states that after reviewing a draft of the report, the U.S. attorney's office in Washington said that it “generally has not charged those individuals whose only crime on January 6, 2021 was to enter restricted grounds surrounding the Capitol, which has resulted in the Office declining to charge hundreds of individuals; and we have treated the CHSs consistent with this approach.” The assistant special agent in charge of the Washington Field Office's counterterrorism division told the inspector general's office that he “denied a request from an FBI office to have an undercover employee engage in investigative activity on January 6.” He, along with then-Washington Field Office Assistant Director in Charge Steven D'Antuono, said that FBI policy prohibits undercover employees at First Amendment-protected events without investigative authority. Many social media users drew false conclusions from the report's findings. “JANUARY 6th WAS A SETUP!" reads one X post that had received more than 11,400 likes and shares as of Friday. “New inspector general report shows that 26 FBI/DOJ confidential sources were in the crowd on January 6th, and some of them went into the Capitol and restricted areas. Is it a coincidence that Wray put in his resignation notice yesterday? TREASON!” The mention of Wray's resignation refers to FBI Director Christopher Wray's announcement Wednesday that he plans to resign at the end of President Joe Biden's term in January. Other users highlighted the fact that there were 26 FBI informants in Washington on Jan. 6, but omitted key information about the findings of the report. These claims echo a fringe conspiracy theory advanced by some Republicans in Congress that the FBI played a role in instigating the events of Jan. 6, 2021, when rioters determined to overturn Republican Donald Trump's 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden stormed the Capitol in a violent clash with police. The report knocks that theory down. Wray called such theories “ludicrous” at a congressional hearing last year. Asked for comment on the false claims spreading online, Stephanie Logan, a spokesperson for the inspector general’s office, pointed The Associated Press to a press release about the report. In addition to its findings about the the FBI's involvement on Jan. 6, the report said that the FBI, in an action its now-deputy director described as a “basic step that was missed,” failed to canvass informants across all 56 of its field offices for any relevant intelligence ahead of time. That was a step, the report concluded, “that could have helped the FBI and its law enforcement partners with their preparations in advance of January 6.” However, it did credit the bureau for preparing for the possibility of violence and for trying to identify known “domestic terrorism subjects” who planned to come to Washington that day. The FBI said in a letter responding to the report that it accepts the inspection general’s recommendation “regarding potential process improvements for future events.” — Find AP Fact Checks here: https://apnews.com/APFactCheck .
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Hurts may sit out a potential NFC East clincher against Dallas because of the lingering effects of a concussion . The Eagles could also just rest Hurts to play it safe -- even if he’s medically cleared ahead of Sunday’s game -- and protect their franchise QB from additional injury over the final two games. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Get any of our free email newsletters — news headlines, obituaries, sports, and more.
The Kansas City Chiefs are patiently waiting to get back star running back Isiah Pacheco and defensive end Charles Omenihu. Both have been out for multiple weeks, with Omenihu not having made his 2024 NFL season debut. More news: Chiefs' Andy Reid Offers Injury Update on Isiah Pacheco, Charles Omenihu, Hollywood Brown Both Pacheco and Omenihu returned to practice last week, and Chiefs head coach Andy Reid stated then that the following week would determine their Week 12 playing status. So far, the week leading up to Week 12 has led to Pacheco and Omenihu remaining limited. The #Chiefs say that, just like Wednesday, everybody will work in some capacity. Reserve players Isiah Pacehco and Charles Omenihu were limited on Wednesday. Though every Chiefs player practiced in some capacity, Pacheco and Omenihu remain limited. Being limited in practice does not mean that both can't play on Sunday, but both are coming back from severe injuries. On Wednesday, Reid stated, "We'll see on both those two. Go through practice and see where we're at. Day-by-day type thing." With Pacheco and Omenihu still on a "day-to-day," designation and being limited, they are likely to have to go through significant strides to suit up on Sunday. The Chiefs would be a far more dangerous team with both back on the field, but there is no sense to rush their recovery either. The Chiefs are currently 9-1 on the season, and remain in the driver's seat for the AFC West, along with the entire AFC. They are getting healthy but it would be best not to rush their stars. Pacheco has been out since Week 2 when he fractured his fibula. The fracture was not season-ending, hence his ability to suit up again so soon. Still, he has been working his way back in practice since last week and his limited status might be a precaution for him not to reaggravate his injury. Omenihu has been recovering from a torn ACL that he suffered in the AFC Championship game in 2023. A torn ACL can typically take up to a year to recover from, and his being able to also make it back to the field sooner than a year is fantastic. However, the Chiefs are also taking things slow with their star pass rusher. More news: Chiefs' Hollywood Brown Indicates Return in Cryptic Social Media Post The good news is that if Pacheco and Omenihu do not suit up for Week 12, they are all but guaranteed to be ready for Week 13. The Chiefs will face off against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, followed by the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 13. Both are very winnable games and ones that the Chiefs might consider in terms of allowing both Pacheco and Omenihu to get back on the field too early. For more on the Chiefs, head to Newsweek Sports .
ST. PAUL — A planned lottery to give some would-be cannabis business owners a licensing head start won’t go forward early this week after a judge halted the process Monday. Ramsey County District Court Judge Stephen Smith sided with a group of applicants who had been denied access to the social equity pre-approval lottery. They sued over a process they argued had lacked clear criteria and that left no room for appeals. ADVERTISEMENT “There’s no lottery tomorrow,” Smith ruled toward the end of an hourlong online hearing. He said the state was free to file an appeal. Ahead of the hearing, officials with the Office of Cannabis Management warned that the lottery might not happen at all if it was postponed given the cost and logistics of putting it on. Attorney David Asp, who represented some of the applicants, told Smith that the lottery was rushed and that people who were denied entry deserved a chance to contest their disqualification. “The state doesn’t dispute that our client will suffer irreparable harm if this order isn’t entered. That’s usually one of the main issues in an injunction, but it’s not a dispute here. Our clients will be harmed. As I said, more than $1,000,” Asp said. “The harm on the OCM side is entirely of their own making.” The Office of Cannabis Management had defended its process, saying they were attempting to root out applicants who were looking for a quick profit instead of actually moving to set up legitimate businesses. Officials with the regulatory agency said that some applications appeared to have been put in on behalf of other entrepreneurs trying to get a foothold in Minnesota’s nascent market. “The Legislature chose for this pre-approval process to be an efficient and expedient one, and part of that is evidenced by the fact that there is no appeals provided for for the pre-approval process, whereas in the final license approval process, there is an availability for reconsideration,” said the agency’s attorney, Ryan Petty. “So a major factor of this is the Legislature’s decision to make this process efficient and expedient so that the social equity applicants can get that head start.” There were more than 1,500 applicants for this stage of the licensing process, the agency said. The lottery was to narrow that down to 282. ADVERTISEMENT When the judge asked Petty about the timeline, including the lottery being scheduled shortly after denial letters went out, Petty said the selection process involved several moving parts. “There wasn’t any hiding the ball here. There wasn’t any attempt to restrict the ability of applicants to challenge their denials,” he said. State lawmakers legalized cannabis for adult recreational use in 2023, but the setup of a retail marketplace has been slow. No licenses have been issued for commercial growers or sellers ahead of what is expected to be an early 2025 launch. People can grow their own marijuana and give away small quantities. American Indian tribes have also opened their own stores, but those sales are limited to reservation land. The social equity lottery is intended to give a leg up to people who live in high-poverty areas, those harmed by the war on drugs, and military veterans. This story was originally published on MPRNews.org ______________________________________________________ This story was written by one of our partner news agencies. Forum Communications Company uses content from agencies such as Reuters, Kaiser Health News, Tribune News Service and others to provide a wider range of news to our readers. Learn more about the news services FCC uses here .
By MARK KENNEDY, AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK — Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of “Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection” and “Scrabble” who later became a right-wing podcaster, skewering liberals and accusing the government of lying about COVID-19, has died. He was 83. Mark Young, Woolery’s podcast co-host and friend, said in an email early Sunday that Woolery died at his home in Texas with his wife, Kristen, present. “Chuck was a dear friend and brother and a tremendous man of faith, life will not be the same without him,” Young wrote. Woolery, with his matinee idol looks, coiffed hair and ease with witty banter, was inducted into the American TV Game Show Hall of Fame in 2007 and earned a daytime Emmy nomination in 1978. In 1983, Woolery began an 11-year run as host of TV’s “Love Connection,” for which he coined the phrase, “We’ll be back in two minutes and two seconds,” a two-fingered signature dubbed the “2 and 2.” In 1984, he hosted TV’s “Scrabble,” simultaneously hosting two game shows on TV until 1990. “Love Connection,” which aired long before the dawn of dating apps, had a premise that featured either a single man or single woman who would watch audition tapes of three potential mates and then pick one for a date. A couple of weeks after the date, the guest would sit with Woolery in front of a studio audience and tell everybody about the date. The audience would vote on the three contestants, and if the audience agreed with the guest’s choice, “Love Connection” would offer to pay for a second date. Woolery told The Philadelphia Inquirer in 2003 that his favorite set of lovebirds was a man aged 91 and a woman aged 87. “She had so much eye makeup on, she looked like a stolen Corvette. He was so old he said, ‘I remember wagon trains.’ The poor guy. She took him on a balloon ride.” Other career highlights included hosting the shows “Lingo,” “Greed” and “The Chuck Woolery Show,” as well as hosting the short-lived syndicated revival of “The Dating Game” from 1998 to 2000 and an ill-fated 1991 talk show. In 1992, he played himself in two episodes of TV’s “Melrose Place.” Woolery became the subject of the Game Show Network’s first attempt at a reality show, “Chuck Woolery: Naturally Stoned,” which premiered in 2003. It shared the title of the pop song in 1968 by Woolery and his rock group, the Avant-Garde. It lasted six episode and was panned by critics. Woolery began his TV career at a show that has become a mainstay. Although most associated with Pat Sajak and Vanna White, “Wheel of Fortune” debuted Jan. 6, 1975, on NBC with Woolery welcoming contestants and the audience. Woolery, then 33, was trying to make it in Nashville as a singer. “Wheel of Fortune” started life as “Shopper’s Bazaar,” incorporating Hangman-style puzzles and a roulette wheel. After Woolery appeared on “The Merv Griffin Show” singing “Delta Dawn,” Merv Griffin asked him to host the new show with Susan Stafford. “I had an interview that stretched to 15, 20 minutes,” Woolery told The New York Times in 2003. “After the show, when Merv asked if I wanted to do a game show, I thought, ‘Great, a guy with a bad jacket and an equally bad mustache who doesn’t care what you have to say — that’s the guy I want to be.’ ” NBC initially passed, but they retooled it as “Wheel of Fortune” and got the green light. After a few years, Woolery demanded a raise to $500,000 a year, or what host Peter Marshall was making on “Hollywood Squares.” Griffin balked and replaced Woolery with weather reporter Pat Sajak. “Both Chuck and Susie did a fine job, and ‘Wheel’ did well enough on NBC, although it never approached the kind of ratings success that ‘Jeopardy!’ achieved in its heyday,” Griffin said in “Merv: Making the Good Life Last,” an autobiography from the 2000s co-written by David Bender. Woolery earned an Emmy nod as host. Born in Ashland, Kentucky, Woolery served in the U.S. Navy before attending college. He played double bass in a folk trio, then formed the psychedelic rock duo The Avant-Garde in 1967 while working as a truck driver to support himself as a musician. The Avant-Garde, which tourbed in a refitted Cadillac hearse, had the Top 40 hit “Naturally Stoned,” with Woolery singing, “When I put my mind on you alone/I can get a good sensation/Feel like I’m naturally stoned.” After The Avant-Garde broke up, Woolery released his debut solo single “I’ve Been Wrong” in 1969 and several more singles with Columbia before transitioning to country music by the 1970s. He released two solo singles, “Forgive My Heart” and “Love Me, Love Me.” Woolery wrote or co-wrote songs for himself and everyone from Pat Boone to Tammy Wynette. On Wynette’s 1971 album “We Sure Can Love Each Other,” Woolery wrote “The Joys of Being a Woman” with lyrics including “See our baby on the swing/Hear her laugh, hear her scream.” After his TV career ended, Woolery went into podcasting. In an interview with The New York Times, he called himself a gun-rights activist and described himself as a conservative libertarian and constitutionalist. He said he hadn’t revealed his politics in liberal Hollywood for fear of retribution. He teamed up with Mark Young in 2014 for the podcast “Blunt Force Truth” and soon became a full supporter of Donald Trump while arguing minorities don’t need civil rights and causing a firestorm by tweeting an antisemitic comment linking Soviet Communists to Judaism. “President Obama’s popularity is a fantasy only held by him and his dwindling legion of juice-box-drinking, anxiety-dog-hugging, safe-space-hiding snowflakes,” he said. Woolery also was active online, retweeting articles from Conservative Brief, insisting Democrats were trying to install a system of Marxism and spreading headlines such as “Impeach him! Devastating photo of Joe Biden leaks.” During the early stages of the pandemic, Woolery initially accused medical professionals and Democrats of lying about the virus in an effort to hurt the economy and Trump’s chances for reelection to the presidency. “The most outrageous lies are the ones about COVID-19. Everyone is lying. The CDC, media, Democrats, our doctors, not all but most, that we are told to trust. I think it’s all about the election and keeping the economy from coming back, which is about the election. I’m sick of it,” Woolery wrote in July 2020. Trump retweeted that post to his 83 million followers. By the end of the month, nearly 4.5 million Americans had been infected with COVID-19 and more than 150,000 had died. Just days later, Woolery changed his stance, announcing his son had contracted COVID-19. “To further clarify and add perspective, COVID-19 is real and it is here. My son tested positive for the virus, and I feel for of those suffering and especially for those who have lost loved ones,” Woolery posted before his account was deleted. Woolery later explained on his podcast that he never called COVID-19 “a hoax” or said “it’s not real,” just that “we’ve been lied to.” Woolery also said it was “an honor to have your president retweet what your thoughts are and think it’s important enough to do that.” In addition to his wife, Woolery is survived by his sons Michael and Sean and his daughter Melissa, Young said.