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Building on unparalleled nuclear experience, James Owen to lead Fuse's strategy to build technology solutions for sustainable, clean, reliable energy SAN LEANDRO, Calif. , Nov. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Fuse , a leading nuclear fusion company dedicated to accelerating the world's transition to fusion energy while safeguarding humankind, today announced the appointment of Los Alamos National Laboratory's (LANL) Chief Engineer for Nuclear Weapons, James Owen , as President of Fuse Federal, the company's wholly-owned subsidiary focused on U.S. government business. " James Owen's unparalleled background in nuclear engineering and his leadership at Los Alamos National Lab make him the ideal person to spearhead our federal business," said JC Btaiche, Founder and CEO of Fuse. "His experience and unique background at LANL will be invaluable as we strive to solve one of humanity's grandest challenges: fusion energy." At Los Alamos , Owen was responsible for the oversight of all weapons engineering activities in support of the Lab's national security mission to ensure America's nuclear deterrent remains effective and secure. Notably, Owen led and delivered four stockpile modernization programs while sustaining the United States' legacy deterrent through surveillance, weapons response, and more. Owen oversaw six divisions at Los Alamos with over 1,300 staff members and an annual budget of $1 billion dollars . LANL's heritage stretches back to the Manhattan Project, and now Owen will be working on what many consider humanity's next Manhattan Project: unlocking clean and abundant fusion energy. As President of Fuse Federal, Owen will leverage his extensive experience in nuclear technologies to lead the company's efforts in providing critical products and testing services for components of the nuclear stockpile and other defense infrastructure. He will focus on expanding the company's radiation services, a critical component of nuclear fusion energy, for government customers while also contributing to Fuse's overall strategy for commercializing fusion energy technology as a source of clean energy. Owen will join Fuse's executive team to drive the expansion of fusion and pulsed power products and services for the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, and other customers. Owen expressed enthusiasm about joining Fuse: "Since beginning as a summer student in 1988, I have been privileged to work with the most amazing people on the most important mission for the nation," Owen said. "And I am looking forward to working on one of the most difficult yet important technological challenges facing humanity and our planet – fusion energy." The Honorable Lisa Gordon-Hagerty, Fuse board member and former Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security, added: "Fuse will provide critically needed and groundbreaking technologies to the national security ecosystem and will support a clean energy future. I am thrilled that James Owen , a pioneer in the nuclear security community has joined the Fuse team, bringing invaluable experience and expertise which will enable the nuclear enterprise to accelerate and execute important missions." About Fuse Fuse is a California -based nuclear fusion company dedicated to accelerating the world's transition to fusion energy while safeguarding humankind. Through its subsidiary, Fuse Federal, the company provides essential radiation services to U.S. government agencies, supporting critical defense and energy initiatives. View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/los-alamos-chief-engineer-joins-nuclear-fusion-startup-fuse-to-lead-federal-business-302313709.html SOURCE Fuse Energy Technologies CorporationTelestream Announces Live Production Suite to Simplify and Accelerate Sports Production Workflows Next week at the SVG Summit in New York City, sports production professionals will come together to talk about the challenges they face every day, as they try and keep pace with growing audience demands. As sports and media production companies strive to adapt to an evolving landscape, the demand for flexible, cost-effective, and efficient solutions has never been greater. Telestream is set to address these critical challenges head-on with the introduction of the latest version of Live Production Suite, designed to simplify and accelerate live production workflows. Capturing live content efficiently and cost-effectively poses significant challenges, and the traditional methods can be both financially and operationally burdensome. The latest release of Live Production Suite of products, including Live Capture, Live Schedule Pro, Live Play, powered by Telestream Vantage, addresses these issues head-on, to offer unmatched flexibility and cost efficiency, while leveraging cloud technology when desired. Every year, what is shared at the SVG Summit helps sports production organizations to transform the way leagues, teams, and broadcasters connect with their audiences. With live Sporting Events, every second counts and sports media organizations need to capture every live moment with precision – Telestream is known for delivering powerful, dynamically scalable media ingest and live capture solutions that help to make sports production faster, while also managing costs. Capturing live content in today’s fast-paced world requires agility, reliability, and cutting-edge technology to manage the volume and complexity of live sports production workflows. will participate on an SVG Summit panel session on Monday titled: , the panel participants will discuss how, together in partnership, they were able to revolutionize a new level of live event broadcasting. “Telestream customers will gain unprecedented speed in their live production workflows, adapting to the unprecedented demand for live content,” says Dave Norman. “With the advancements of our Live Production Suite, Telestream is at the forefront of providing solutions that are not only efficient and cost-effective but also robust and flexible enough to meet the needs of a rapidly changing industry.” The latest Live Production Suite will ensure that Telestream’s customers are well-equipped to navigate the complexities of modern live production. Not every customer may be delivering at the scale of the Olympics – but all are trying to deliver the best live sporting event to their fans. Listen to Dave Norman speak on the panel, ‘How NBC Olympics Pulled Off Live Cloud Ingest at Scale for the Paris 2024 Games’ on Monday, December 16th from 2:30 – 3:00 p.m at Murray Hill, 2nd Floor. For more information about Telestream Live Production offerings and services at the SVG Summit, please visit us in NYC this week at Booth 205 orVanessa Obioha The interdisciplinary network Developing a Media Decolonisation Imaginary (DMDI), focused on ethics in transnational media research, has announced the lineup of speakers for its upcoming summit. Titled ‘The Artist as Public Intellectual: Rememory & Sankofa for an Imaginary of Ethics in Transnational Media Collaborations,’ the two-day summit will feature notable figures such as Dr. Samantha Iwowo, Principal Lecturer in Directing Drama for Film and TV at Bournemouth University; Prof. Charles Marfo, Provost of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Ghana; Sri Lankan filmmaker and founder of Lanka Cine Media, Lanka Bandaranayake; and Dr. Jacqueline Maingard, Associate Professor in the Department of Film and Television at the University of Bristol, who will deliver one of the keynote speeches. The hybrid event, set to take place online and at select hubs in the UK and Sri Lanka, seeks to engage audiences in the ‘Global South’ beyond academia. Inspired by Toni Morrison’s concept of Rememory, which encourages revisiting and reimagining the past to foster healing and innovation, and the Ghanaian philosophy of Sankofa, which emphasizes progress through the integration of relevant cultural heritage, the summit will explore how artistic exchanges—focusing on history, socio-cultural heritage, filmmaking, and indigenous media knowledge—can advance ethical approaches to transnational media research, practice, and pedagogy. “We see the need to highlight some of the indigenous knowledge systems, media icons, philosophies of the global South which are currently under-acknowledged in the framings of transnational media engagement to advance innovations around ethics in such collaborations,” said Dr. Iwowo, who also serves as the Early Career Research Lead for the Centre for the Study of Conflict Emotion and Social Justice, (CESJ), Bournemouth University. “In summary, the DMDI network from which this two-day event has been created is undertaking research to advance innovations in ethical transnational media collaboration.” The summit, which begins on Thursday, November 28, will feature showcases from various artists across Africa, Asia, and the UK. Panel discussions will cover themes such as transnational media collaboration, immigration, leadership, and women’s empowerment. “The summit is seeking to develop north and south transnational media collaborations,” remarked Prof. Karen Fowler-Watt, Director of CESJ. “It offers a rich and varied range of cultural artefacts, ranging from poetry, music and drama to film screenings and visual exhibitions. And we really look forward to welcoming lively discussion, to listening to and learning new ideas, which I think is an incredibly important part of the whole network, and to working on future collaborations that I feel sure will be spawned by this important initiative.” Among the films to be screened are ‘Deferred,’ a 2024 documentary by Bandaranayake on the gender-empowering possibilities of higher education in Sri Lanka amidst recent UK immigration changes; ‘Queen Mothers of the Asante Culture,’ directed by Dr. Fortune Tella, a lecturer at KNUST; and ‘In Conversation with a Wall,’ directed by Dr. Iwowo. The event will also feature a poetry reading by Prof. Nduka Otiono, Director of the Institute of African Studies at Carleton University, Canada. A special panel ‘New Notions on Africana Womanism: Probing the Songs of Onyeka Onwenu,’ will recognise the artistic impact of the late Nigerian female music icon in the field of African gender studies. “As someone brought up and educated in Western feminism, I have found Africana Womanism to offer a fascinating counterpoint. I think there is much Western feminists can learn from the alternative perspective it brings,” said Dr. Christa Van Raalte, Associate Professor of Film and Television, Bournemouth University. The DMDI Network, which is made up of three universities and 31 scholars, artists, and media practitioners, is led by Bournemouth University’s CESJ Centre and KNUST, Ghana. Partners include the University of the Liberal Arts, Bangladesh; Lanka Cine Media, Sri Lanka; and the Wole Soyinka International Cultural Exchange (WSICE).
( ) is one of the most popular shares on the ASX and features in a large number of investment portfolios. And when I say large, I mean it! In November, the big four released its annual report and revealed that it has a total of 585,000 shareholders. That's roughly one in fifty people in Australia. In addition, even if you don't hold Westpac shares directly, there's a strong chance that you have indirect exposure through your superannuation fund. Overall, this means that the performance of Australian oldest bank's shares has a significant impact on the wealth of Australians. But has this impact been a positive one? Let's see what would have happened if I had invested $5,000 into the bank's shares one year ago. Investing $5,000 into Westpac shares a year ago One year ago, Westpac's shares were down in the doldrums and unloved by the market. They were changing hands for just $22.14, which isn't too far off a multi-year low. This means that if I were to have invested $5,000 (and an extra $3.64 for good measure), I would have ended up buying 226 Westpac shares. Would that have been a good decision? You bet it would! The big four banks have been on fire over the past 12 months with investors flooding back into the sector and driving their share prices higher. And just when you thought they couldn't go even higher, they would climb again. This led to the Westpac share price climbing to a nine-year high during 2024. And while it has pulled back a touch this month, it is still significantly outperforming the market since this time last year. Over the period, the ASX 200 index has risen an impressive 14.3%. Whereas Westpac's shares have climbed a remarkable 45.3%, leaving them at $32.17 on Friday. This means that those 226 shares I could have bought with a $5,000 investment a year ago would now have a market value of . Don't forget the dividends Over the past 12 months, Westpac has paid out two . It paid out 72 cents per share in December 2023 and then 90 cents per share in June 2024. Technically, I wouldn't have received the first dividend due to the ex-dividend date being before my purchase date, but I'm including it in this example because another dividend of a similar value is just days away from being paid. Based on the above, my 226 shares would have pulled in $366.12 of dividend income over the period, boosting my total holding to . That's over $2,600 more than my original investment, which equates to a total return of just over 50%. Here's hoping 2025 will be another successful year for Westpac shares.
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DXC Technology y ServiceNow amplían la alianza estratégica para acelerar el valor de la IA generativaSeattle Seahawks receiver is DK Metcalf is just fine when he doesn't have the the ball because it means he gets to showcase his blocking skills. “I just look at it as a sign of respect that I’ve gained from other defensive coordinators and just continue to do my job with it as blocking or being a decoy,” the two-time Pro Bowler said. While opposing defenses have keyed in on Metcalf, other aspects of Seattle's offense have surfaced during its four-game winning streak. The run has the Seahawks (8-5) sitting atop the NFC West heading into Sunday night's game against the visiting Green Bay Packers (9-4). Geno Smith's new top target is second-year receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba, who needs 89 receiving yards for his first career 1,000-yard season. Smith-Njigba has 75 catches for 911 yards and five touchdowns, while Metcalf, often dealing with double coverage, has 54 catches for 812 yards and two scores. Metcalf says he feels the pride of a “proud parent or a big brother” when it comes to Smith-Njigba's success. Seattle's offense also got a boost from the ground game . Zach Charbonnet, filling in for the injured Kenneth Walker III, ran for a career-best 134 yards and two touchdowns. The Seahawks face another hot team in the Packers (9-4), who have won seven of nine. Green Bay's two losses over that stretch have come against NFC-best Detroit (12-1), on Dec. 5, which means the NFC North title is likely out of reach for the Packers. The Packers are well-positioned for a playoff berth, but that almost certainly won't come this weekend. They would need a win, a loss or tie by the Atlanta Falcons and a tie between the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers. Metcalf, who learned to block from his father, former Chicago Bears offensive lineman Terrence Metcalf, says he tries to take blocking seriously to set himself apart from other receivers. His priorities are simple when he's getting double-teamed and the ball goes elsewhere. “Trying to block my (butt) off and trying to get pancakes on defensive backs,” he said. Love heats up When the Packers surged their way into the playoffs last season, quarterback Jordan Love was a major reason why. He had 18 touchdown passes and one interception during Green Bay's final eight games. During the last four games of this season, Love ranks third in the NFL with a 118.9 passer rating with six touchdowns, one interception and a league-best 10.3 yards per attempt. “I always feel like I can put the ball where I want to — and that’s part of it, too, having that confidence to be able to throw those passes,” Love said. “There’s always like I said a handful of plays that might not come off or be in the exact spot that you wanted it to or the throw might be a little bit off. So, that’s where you’ve just got to try to be at your best every play, be consistent and accurate as possible.” Passing fancy Green Bay’s pass defense has been picked apart the last two weeks. First, it was torched by Tua Tagovailoa and the Dolphins in a Packers win. Next, it allowed Jared Goff to complete his final 13 passes as the Lions rallied to victory. It won’t get any easier this week. Smith is second in the NFL in attempts, completions and passing yards and is fifth in completion percentage. “It’s been a remarkable turnaround for him in terms of just where he started,” Packers coach Matt LaFleur said. “It’s not always where you start, but where you finish. And it tells me a lot about the person in terms of his resiliency and ability to fight through some adversity. He’s a dangerous quarterback.” The potential return of former All-Pro cornerback Jaire Alexander (knee) could help the Packers. Fashion forward Will the Packers break out their head-to-toe white uniforms? The last time Green Bay wore the winter white look was in a 24-22 win over Houston in October. The Packers asked fans to . As for the Seahawks, they'll be sporting their “Action Green” uniforms. Metcalf is a fan. “I would say this about the Action Green, I love them personally in my opinion, but the big guys hate them. I don’t know why, don’t ask me," he said. “Hopefully, the Packers wear all white, so it’ll be a fun-looking game.” ___ AP NFL: Anne M. Peterson, The Associated PressNo. 8 Kentucky flying high ahead of Western Kentucky meeting
The energy transition in Europe got an unwelcome shot of adrenaline after the events of February 24, 2022, when Russia launched an unprovoked attack on Ukraine. NATO allies and EU members scrambled to reduce if not eliminate their dependence on natural gas imported from Russia. That includes Estonia, one of the smallest nations in Europe, which is is flexing its solar power muscles with the aim of achieving 100% renewable electricity by 2030. The 2030 renewable energy goal also includes 69% renewables for heat, but let’s take a look at the clean electricity angle first. In August I spent several days in Estonia, visiting clean tech ventures on behalf of CleanTechnica.* The day I arrived, the Estonian solar developer Sunly came out with a major announcement. The company had just sewn up a massive €300 million debt financing deal with a group of investors based in France and Scandinavia. The funding platform was aimed at enabling Sunly to accelerate its solar power plans for Estonia and the two other Baltic states, Latvia and Lithiuania, as well as Poland. The financing package also includes wind power and energy storage for a total of 1.3 gigawatts. In an interesting twist, the leading US-based international law firm White & Case advised Sunly on their portfolio. “The project is another example of the leading role White & Case is playing in the European energy transition story ,” White & Case partner Carina Radford explained in a press statement in August. That’s quite a turnaround from just a few years ago, when White & Case maintained a solid presence in Russia. Shortly after the invasion White & Case announced the closure of its Moscow office, and took additional steps. “Our review of Russian and Belarusian client activity is ongoing, and goes beyond our requirements to comply with sanctions,” the firm explained on March 11, 2022, with an emphasis on going beyond the requirements. “We are ceasing all representations of Russian and Belarusian state and state-owned entities in accordance with our professional responsibilities, and not accepting any new mandates from Russian and Belarusian state and state-owned entities,” they added. Untangling that relationship in practice was more complicated than the statement indicates. Nevertheless, since the invasion White & Case has put out a series of press releases tracking international sanctions against Russia. In May of this year they also brought David Lim on board as a partner. Lim was co-director of KleptoCapture, a unit set up within the Department of Justice tasked with enforcing sanctions against Russia . “The task force, formed after Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, has captured nearly $700 million in assets and charged more than 70 people with violating international sanctions and export controls,” Reuters reported in February of this year, citing a DOJ fact sheet. Meanwhile, Sunly has not let the grass grow under its feet. Last week the company rolled out its first project under the new financing, a 244-megawatt solar power plant located in Risti, in Lääne County. A 144-megawatt battery array will complement the solar panels , and Sunly is in discussions with local communities to determine the location of nine wind turbines. At 244 megawatts, the size of the project is a giant step up for Estonia. The current record holder for solar power plants in the country is the 77.5- megawatt Kirikmäe Solar Farm in Pärnu County, which started operating in October. The Kirikmäe project more than doubled Estonia’s installed solar capacity in one blow. Now here comes the Risti project, which is more than triple the size. Aside from the climate action angle, the project also represents Estonia’s economic development goals. To stay competitive within a decarbonized Europe, the country must eliminate coal from its energy profile. In a press release dated November 22, Sunly cites Estonia’s Minister of Economy and Industry, Erkki Keldo, who said that “it is crucial for Estonia to provide both new and existing investors with confidence that we can deliver clean energy at a reasonable price within the promised timeframe.” “Without this, the competitiveness of both current and future industries will be low,” Keldo emphasized. On the other end of the solar power scale, while in Estonia I also met with a representative from the rooftop solar installer Roofit. The startup has developed building-integrated solar panels that are indistinguishable from the metal roofing material commonly used in Estonia and some parts of the US. Combined with a 40-year lifespan, the aesthetically consistent solar power solution earned a 2024 Red Dot product design award . The aesthetic angle issues that might otherwise discourage the installation of conventional rooftop solar panels. For example, we visited the Estonian National Library, a significant work of Soviet architecture. Construction began in 1985 and the work was was mainly completed in 1992, just in time for Estonia to declare independence. A reconstruction project is currently under way and solar power is part of the plan. Roofit’s building integrated solution fits neatly into three parts of the original roof. We also visited a roadside retail shop with a peaked roof evoking traditional Nordic style. Of the many drivers passing by, probably none of them noticed that the roof was composed entirely of solar panels. Roofit has already installed hundreds of roofs in 22 countries. That’s not a surprise considering that the population of Estonia is only 1.3 million people. To grow, Estonian startups have to keep their eye on the European market and beyond. Estonia’s history as a former Soviet nation was also a presence throughout my visit, mainly by way of explaining how the country segued so rapidly into an all-digital model upon formally declaring independence in 1991. Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine also hovered in the background. Considering recent events in Romania and Georgia, that conversation has most likely moved to the foreground since my visit. The sabre rattling was already evident last spring, when Russia removed buoys in the Narva River that marked the boundary between itself and Estonia. “The United States stands with Estonia in denouncing Russia’s action. Estonia’s borders are NATO borders ,” the US Department of State responded on May 30. “This activity appears intended to provoke a NATO Ally and advance the Kremlin’s false narratives on the defensive Alliance. Moscow’s irredentist agenda, which we witness with horror in Ukraine daily, contradicts the UN Charter and the Helsinki Final Act. It has no place in the modern world,” the State Department added. As for where the US will stand on NATO after January 20 of next year, that’s up to the incoming Republican administration. That could end up just about anywhere, considering the President-Elect’s threats to withdraw the US from the treaty during his previous term in office. That’s quite a turnaround from the last Republican administration to hold the White House, headed up by President George Walker Bush. As a lame-duck President in the spring of 2008, Bush lobbied hard for both Ukraine and Georgia to be admitted to NATO. Going by common wisdom, any expansion of NATO is a direct provocation against Russia, which explains why France and Germany effectively blocked the move. Nevertheless, the wheels were already in motion. Russia invaded and occupied part of Georgia just a few months later, in the summer of 2008, and followed up with a similar move into the Donbas region of Ukraine in 2014. The Republican Party has come a long way since 2008 on the topic of NATO among other issues. If you have any thoughts about that, contact your US Senator . Drop a note in the comment thread to share, too. * This technology tour was kindly supported by Trade Estonia, through the Estonian Business and Innovation Agency. Follow me via LinkTree , or @tinamcasey on Threads, LinkedIn, and Bluesky. Photo: Solar power is featured in the reconstruction of the historic Estonian National Library in Talinn, deploying building-integrated solar panels that match the original roofing material (courtesy of Roofit Solar). CleanTechnica's Comment Policy LinkedIn WhatsApp Facebook X Email Mastodon Reddit
Former B.C. NDP MLA Dan Coulter dead at 49 after 'medical emergency'President Xi Jinping sent a strong signal this week that Beijing was ready to work with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to resolve trade disputes amid risks of a potential trade war. The flurry of messages from Beijing reflects "a sense of anxiety" and "these overtures have occurred in a very public way," said Kenneth Jarrett, president of the American Chamber in Shanghai. "In a darker scenario where escalation does proceed, Beijing could point to these early statements to show the rest of the world that Washington is the side that rejected cooperation and compromise," said Derek Scissors, senior fellow at American Enterprise Institute President Xi Jinping sent a strong signal this week that Beijing was ready to work with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to resolve trade disputes amid risks of a potential trade war. > 24/7 San Diego news stream: Watch NBC 7 free wherever you are In a letter to the U.S.-China Business Council on Thursday, Xi said the two sides should "choose dialogue over confrontation, win-win cooperation over a zero-sum game," while reiterating his commitment to open up the China market for foreign companies, including U.S. businesses. The remarks echoed his speech at a Tuesday meeting with visiting heads of major international economic organizations, where he said "there will be no winners in tariff wars, trade wars, technology wars," according to CNBC's translation of his speech in Mandarin. Xi called both sides to maintain dialogue and manage differences. The flurry of messages from Beijing reflects "a sense of anxiety" and "these overtures have occurred in a very public way," said Kenneth Jarrett, president of the American Chamber in Shanghai. "This could mean that Chinese authorities lack channels to the new Trump team ... and that Beijing believes there are political benefits in projecting a public image of a willingness to work together with the new U.S. administration," Jarrett added. Money Report European markets set to open lower as investors digest European Central Bank rate cut New AI winners beyond Big Tech are set to emerge, UK fund manager predicts Trump's policy stance of putting America first is posing a "tremendous threat" for Chinese policymakers, who are already facing the tall task of reviving the ailing economy, said Shen Meng, a director at Beijing-based boutique investment bank Chanson & Co. Trump, who is set to take office in January, has vowed an additional 10% tariffs on all U.S. imports of Chinese goods. During his election campaign, Trump had threatened to impose tariffs in excess of 60% on China. Earlier this month, the Joe Biden administration announced broader restrictions on U.S. exports of advanced memory chips and chipmaking machineries to Chinese companies. The next day, Beijing responded by banning exports of several rare materials used in semiconductors and military applications. "China made it obvious that despite this commitment to growth and constructive trade relations, it will not back down in the face of U.S. pressure, should it come to that," said Daniel Balazs, a research fellow at S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. Earlier this week, China's market regulators announced it had opened an antitrust investigation into the American chip powerhouse Nvidia. The company has been banned from shipping its most advanced chips to China, but still its sales of less advanced chips and processors to Chinese companies amounted to 15% of its revenue in the October quarter. However, both sides are seen to be more likely to try to work out a deal through negotiations, rather than a forceful implementation of hefty tariffs, experts said. There may be "some introduction of tariffs" but they will likely be "closely coordinated and nothing sudden, too large or disruptive," Sam Radwan, president of Enhance International, told CNBC. Exports have been a rare bright spot in China's faltering economy as companies rush to ship to the U.S. before the higher tariffs come into play, but once the stronger levies are enforced China's exports too will face a slowdown. President Xi reiterated on Tuesday that he had "full confidence" to achieve this year's growth target, calling the country "the biggest engine of world's economic growth." Earlier this week, CBS reported that Trump had invited the Chinese leader to attend his inauguration next month. Beijing is trying to avoid "any appearance that Xi is being unfriendly by not coming to the inauguration," Derek Scissors, senior fellow at American Enterprise Institute said. There has never been a precedent for Chinese leaders to attend the U.S. inauguration, which is typically witnessed by Chinese ambassadors, CBS reported. A spokesperson of China's commerce department told reporters at a regular briefing on Thursday that China has maintained close communication with the U.S. counterpart, and is open to keep communicating with the incoming economic and trade officials under the Trump administration. While Chinese government tries to project a willingness to negotiate with the incoming Trump government, it does not "necessarily signal China is willing to make the kind of concessions" that Trump seeks, Gabriel Wildau, managing director of Teneo, said. One example of such concessions that China can make would be promising stricter oversight on fentanyl trades , Scissors added. "In a darker scenario where escalation does proceed, Beijing could point to these early statements to show the rest of the world that Washington is the side that rejected cooperation and compromise," he added. Also on CNBC India's central bank has a new head. 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In the last broadcast of ‘Whoever sends’ the América Televisión entertainment program, María Pía Copello starred in a moment as emotional as it was moving when she confirmed that her eldest son, Samuel Dyer Copello he would finish his school years and go to study outside the country. The announcement not only surprised viewers, but also overwhelmed the host with feelings, who burst into tears in the middle of the live program. This emotional event was shared by Copello with his set colleagues, including Carlos Vilchez who when asking about her son’s graduation, unleashed the sincere reaction of the presenter. Without a doubt, a moment that marked the broadcast and that reflected the vulnerability and love of a mother. María Pía Copello breaks down when confirming sad news about her eldest son The program ‘Whoever sends’ became the scene of an unexpected emotional scene when María Pía Copello could not contain her tears when talking about the departure of her eldest son, Samuel Dyer Copello who completes his secondary studies and is getting ready to continue his higher education abroad. The host, known both for her role on television and for her presence on social networks, shared her feeling of joy mixed with sadness at seeing her son take an important step in his life. The conversation began when Carlos Vilchez María Pía’s partner on the program, surprised her with a direct question about the end of Samuel’s studies. “Has your baby finished school today? The last school bell because now the hardest part is coming,” commented Vílchez, alluding to the fact that the school years had come to an end. That’s when Maria Pia Copello He expressed his emotion in a very sincere way. “Oh, how heavy! I don’t want to cry, I’m very sensitive about that. For the first time, I’m going through what you, Anna Carina, had to experience at some point, with Mica, who finished school and it’s the hardest part “The parents are going to understand me perfectly,” he commented through tears, referring to his sister. Anna Carina Copello who was also present on the program. María Pía’s words reflected the sadness of a mother who sees her son grow up and become independent, which can be both a source of pride and unease. Copello’s testimony was even more significant when accompanied by the words of his sister, Anna Carina, who showed an attitude of support in the face of Copello’s obvious emotion. Maria Pia . “I have mixed feelings, because I am happy because he is fulfilling his achievements, but sad because he is no longer going to be with us,” added the host, referring to the duality of emotions that accompany the departure of a child. Join our entertainment channel
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Allowing two kickoff return touchdowns and missing an extra point all in the final few minutes added up to the a third consecutive game in excruciating fashion. The underlying reason for this slide continuing was a problem long before that. An offense led by that was among the NFL's best for a long stretch of the season put up just nine points and 169 yards for the first three-plus quarters against Dallas before falling behind 20-9 and teeing off on the Cowboys' conservative defense. “We just couldn’t really get it going,” said , whose lengthy touchdown with 21 seconds left masked that he had just three catches for 16 yards through three quarters. “We’ve got to find a way to start faster and sustain drives, and that’s everybody: the whole coaching staff and the offensive players just going out there and figuring out ways that we can stay on the field.” This is not a new problem for Washington, which had a season-low 242 yards in a and 264 yards four days later at Philadelphia. Since returning from a rib injury that last month, Daniels has completed just under 61% of his passes, after 75.6% over his first seven professional starts. Daniels and have insisted this isn't about injury. The coaching staff blamed a lack of adequate practice time, but a full week of it before facing the Cowboys did not solve the problem. It is now fair to wonder if opponents have seen enough film of to figure it out. “I think teams and coordinators are going to see what other teams have success against us and try to figure out how they could incorporate that into their scheme," Daniels said after going 12 of 22 for 80 yards passing through three quarters in the Dallas game. "We’ve been in third and longer a lot these past couple games, so that’s kind of where you get into the exotic pressures and stuff like that. We’ve just got to be better on first and second downs and stay ahead of the chains.” Daniels has a point there, and it predates this losing streak. The Commanders have converted just 36% of third-down opportunities (27 for 75) over their past seven games after 52% (31 for 60) in their first five. That challenge doesn't get any easier with Tennessee coming to town Sunday. The Titans, despite being 3-8, have the second-best third-down defense in the league at 31.6%. What’s working The defense kept the Commanders in the game against Dallas, allowing just 10 points until the fourth quarter and 20 total before kickoff return touchdowns piled on to the other side of the scoreboard. Even Cooper Rush's 22-yard touchdown pass to Luke Schoonmaker with five minutes left came after a turnover that gave the Cowboys the ball at the Washington 44. The defense spending more than 35 minutes on the field certainly contributed to fatigue as play wore on. What needs help The running game that contributed to a 7-2 start has taken a hit, in part because of The Commanders got 145 yards on the ground because Daniels had 74 on seven carries, but running backs combined for just 57. Daniels could not say how much the rushing attack stalling has contributed to the offense going stagnant. “You’ve got to be able to run the ball, keep the defense honest,” he said. "We got to execute the plays that are called in, and we didn’t do a good job of doing that.” Stock up Linebacker Frankie Luvu keeps making the case to be Adam Peters' best free agent signing. He and fellow offseason addition tied for a team-high eight tackles, and Luvu also knocked down three passes against Dallas. Stock down Kicker Austin Seibert going wide left on the point-after attempt that would have tied the score with 21 seconds left was his third miss of the game. He also was short on a 51-yard field goal attempt and wide left on an earlier extra point. Seibert, signed a week into the season after Cade York struggled in the opener, and was 22 of 22 on extra points before injuring his right hip and missing the previous two games. He brushed off his health and the low snap from Tyler Ott while taking responsibility for not connecting. “I made the decision to play, and here we are,” Seibert said. “I just wasn’t striking it well. But it means a lot to me to be here with these guys, so I just want to put my best foot moving forward.” Injuries Robinson's sprained ankle and fellow running back from a late kickoff return that led to him being hospitalized for further evaluation are two major immediate concerns. Quinn said Monday that Ekeler and starting right tackle Andrew Wylie are in concussion protocol. It's unclear if Robinson will be available against Tennessee, which could mean Chris Rodriguez Jr. getting elevated from the practice squad to split carries with Jeremy McNichols. The Commanders still have not gotten cornerback Marshon Lattimore into a game since from New Orleans. from a hamstring injury, and the secondary could use him against Calvin Ridley, who's coming off at Houston. Key number 17 — Handoffs to a running back against Dallas, a significant decrease from much of the season before this losing streak. Next steps Don't overlook the Titans with the late bye week coming immediately afterward. The Commanders opened as more than a touchdown favorite, but after the results over the weekend, BetMGM Sportsbook had it as 5 1/2 points Monday. ___ AP NFL: Stephen Whyno, The Associated Press
Metal Toad and Laurel Canyon Live Spotlighted in AWS re:Invent 2024 KeynoteAs a smooth-talking media and political pundit, Colman Domingo ’s Muncie Daniels is used to commenting on politics and the news — not becoming the news — in The Madness . However, his fate will quickly change for the worse when we meet him in the new series. When the CNN personality discovers the dead body of a white supremacist in the woods near where he’s staying in the Poconos, he winds up in the crosshairs of law enforcement and possibly framed for murder — and even his lawyer friend Kwesi (Deon Cole) warns the silver-tongued Muncie, “You’re not going to be able to talk your way out of this.... They are going to pin all this on you.” In this paranoia-inducing Netflix thriller, Daniels finds himself in the middle of a sprawling conspiracy that delves into the darkest corners of society and explores the intersections between the wealthy and powerful, the alt-right, and other fringe movements. “[The series] is examining the climate we’re in right now,” Domingo teased to TV Insider. “Who sows those seeds of disinformation? Who’s puppeteering all of this?” To clear his name, Muncie must figure out whether to trust FBI agent Franco Quiñones (John Ortiz) and reconnect with his working-class, activist roots in Philadelphia while reuniting with his family, which includes teenage son Demetrius (Thaddeus J. Mixson), estranged wife Elena (Marsha Stephanie Blake), and daughter Kallie (Gabrielle Graham) from a previous relationship. “He’s trying to solve a crime,” creator Stephen Belber previews, “but at the same time he’s trying to solve something inside of himself.” To find out what else we should know about the new thrill ride, we spoke to The Color Purple and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom star Colman Domingo — who played Victor Strand on Fear the Walking Dead for eight seasons, won an Emmy for Euphoria , and was nominated for a 2024 Oscar for the civil rights drama Rustin — about the bind in which Muncie finds himself in The Madness , the similarities he shares with the character, and the resonance of a story that speaks to our age of online disinformation and conspiracy theories. Why were you drawn to this series and this character? What about it made you say yes to it? Colman Domingo: There’s so much about it that is raising questions about who are we in America right now. What do you believe in? And what are you believing? What’s being fed to you? These are questions that I have deep in my heart, and the series is bringing out those thoughts I have in the back of my head. Like who is manipulating all of us? I do believe there’s people feeding the public misinformation, but it benefits people with money, power, and position. Are there similarities you share with Muncie? Wildly enough, he’s from my neighborhood, from West Philly. He’s a college professor. So am I. There’s a lot of similarities. He’s a public-facing person. Even some of his ideology, where he believes that if you just get people at the table to sit and have a civil conversation, things will get better. I do believe that. I actively do that in my life. And I thought, “Oh, I understand Muncie. I understand what he’s trying to do.” But then the series takes him on another journey to actually go more full-throttle and understand all the dynamics he’s been espousing but not really having to get in the mud with. Is Muncie’s journey in the series a metaphor for how we’re all trying to make sense of this firehose of facts and information, along with disinformation, conspiracy-mongering, and lies that are coming at us 24/7? Yeah. It’s your modern-day North By Northwest, your modern-day Three Days of the Condor. He’s an everyman who has to go on this journey that he’s not ready to go on. He didn’t even know he’s been preparing for it. He was just living his best life, has a great position at CNN, and has been studying jujitsu for his own health. But he didn’t know that he’d need all that to go down the rabbit hole for real. What’s Muncie’s relationship like with his estranged wife, son Demetrius, and his older daughter Kallie from another relationship? All of it is precarious. What’s going on between he and his wife, we made it a gray area. Maybe they both started out as young activists, and the other one moved into celebrity, and the other one is a college professor, and they’re just not meeting [each other] where they used to be. It was more about having a crisis of faith in each other. Then with his daughter [Kallie], he made choices when he was younger, in a relationship he was in before he went to an Ivy League school. So he’s sort of been a deadbeat dad in that way. Then with his younger son, he’s sort of an absentee father. He believes he’s doing the best that he can by providing financially and showing up when he can. But I think he’s been a bit selfish. So this whole crisis is helping him examine not only who he is, but who has he been—and not been—to his family. Now he’s got to do some relationship repair; at the same time, he’s trying to advocate and save his own life and protect his family. Has he lost himself a bit over the years in pursuit of success and ambition? I think so. But I think if you asked Muncie, he wouldn’t say that. I think he believed, no, it’s okay to change. It’s OK to have access and agency. But I think at some point he didn’t realize even in the position that he had, he was just all talk. He was just a talking head. He wasn’t actually doing anything but adding to the noise of the media circuit business. In the crisis that he goes through, how does his family help him to survive? I think he didn’t realize how much he needed them. When we meet him, he’s in a place of stasis. He’s been trying to write this book for years. So he decided to go to the Pocono mountains to try and start writing something. Then he goes on this journey. I think it’s a beautiful hero’s journey. He didn’t know he needed all these things. He didn’t know he needed a heart. He didn’t know he needed a brain...It is ‘no place like home.’ But he realized that his home was attached to other things like celebrity, clothing, and having access. But all of that became more superficial than he even imagined. Amanda Matlovich / Netflix Muncie was a housing activist in his youth, and he reconnects with his West Philly roots and the people in his life from that time. How does he change during the course of the series? I think it’s about helping him to bridge the two parts of himself. It’s one of the first arguments that my character has with the fantastic Eisa Davis, who plays Renee, while hosting a show on CNN. And it’s at the core of the problem. For me, it’s a question of, “What’s the best way?” He’s like, “I am Black and I don’t have to actually be out on the streets anymore. I have more access here on television where I can affect a lot of more people.” And so for me, it’s raising the question of, “Is that right or is that wrong? Or is there a balance of both?” How do race and systemic racism factor into the story of a Black man who gets blamed for the death of a white supremacist? How do you think that will be eye-opening for some viewers? Race plays into it a great deal. Muncie is someone who is probably very adept at code-switching [adjusting one’s style of speech, appearance, and expression to conform to a given community and reduce the potential for discrimination]. When you have celebrity and access, you live more in a bubble where you’re probably not perceived in certain ways. But when all of that goes away, once Muncie has to let go of his Range Rover, his Tom Ford suits, and his position at CNN, he’s perceived as just another ordinary Black man on the street. So even when he goes into that New York shop and changes into a T-shirt, baseball cap, and hoodie [to disguise himself], he’s trying to normalize. Before, he believed was a bit more elevated in some way. I love the question that [his estranged wife] Elena asked him: “What were you doing going over to this white man’s house out in the woods? You felt like you had the privilege to do that? You have to always be careful. You don’t know what’s on the other side. You’re a Black man in America.” He forgot for a moment. What does the title, The Madness , refer to? I think it’s about the madness that we’re all living in when it comes to the 24-hour news cycle and trying to download and sift through information. It’s maddening! And also, I think the madness is also internal, that internal struggle of like, “Who are you, and what do you believe in? Who is real, and who is not?” I think that’s the madness. The Madness , Series Premiere, Thursday, November 28, Netflix More Headlines:
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49ers' visit gives Packers a chance to damage the playoff hopes of their postseason nemesisLynn Fiedler had just met with a roomful of Pennsylvania state senators to discuss new protections for older adults when one of the lawmakers pulled her aside to offer some advice. “She said, ‘You're used to sprinting, but I need you to understand the government is like a marathon,’” Fiedler recalled Lynda Schlegel Culver, a Northumberland County Republican, imparting. Fiedler said she’d been visibly concerned that the competing interests in the room — “one person wanted this, the other that” — would delay a legislative push to create a state registry of people found to have abused older adults in settings like care homes. Industry employers would be required to confirm whether a prospective employee is or isn’t on the registry before making a hire. Culver has proven correct. Things move slowly. But Fiedler, a sort of accidental activist, remains undaunted: “I have been pushing and pushing and pushing, and that's what it takes. But if anyone tells you one voice can't make a difference, that is untrue.” The former public school teacher added: “I used my voice and I gathered an army.” That would be Alice’s Army, named after her mother, whose abuse at the hands of two workers at the Heritage Springs Memory Care center near Lewisburg drew headlines, criminal charges, and lawsuits. Memory care is for people with forms of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. The ordeal set the stage for Fiedler’s current calling. “I spent 32 years in public education, advocating for children,” she told PA Local by phone. “Now I'm at the other end of the spectrum advocating for the elder population.” Fiedler’s advocacy earned her a nomination for Spotlight PA's latest PA Local Heroes profile, a monthly feature sponsored by Ballard Spahr . The nominator described her as “the definition of a ‘change agent.’" With the help of Culver and law enforcement who investigated her mother’s case, Fiedler created an abuse task force and began championing the adoption of new statewide safeguards. One piece of legislation, dubbed Alice’s Law, would create a registry for people convicted of or fired for abusing older adults in Pennsylvania. Two Heritage Springs employees, one 17 at the time and the other an adult, were fired for taking and sharing dehumanizing photos of Fiedler’s mother and more than a dozen other patients at the facility. The older employee, now 20, was sentenced to three months in jail, 18 months of house arrest, and years of probation on 12 misdemeanor counts. Speaking outside the courthouse, Fiedler, incensed at what she calls a lack of legal protections for older adults under state law, told a crowd of supporters, “It’s on to Harrisburg,” PennLive reported at the time. Culver, who for years sat on the aging committee as a member of the state House, was waiting. “A lot of times folks enlist an association or a lobbying group [to advocate for a cause],” Culver explained. “But for Lynn to be doing what she’s doing, my goodness. It's an honor, honestly, to be working with her. She's a great partner.” Culver said Alice's Law remains a top priority headed into next year, which lawmakers are already preparing for. The Republican, joined by state Sen. Doug Mastriano (R., Franklin), published a memorandum seeking co-sponsors earlier this week. “Hopefully it passes in 2025,” Fiedler said. “I'm thrilled and will keep the pressure on.” Spotlight PA has previously reported on both Pennsylvania’s looming crisis in dementia care and the commonwealth’s woefully slow investigations of abuse involving older adults. There are 280,000 Pennsylvanians over the age of 64 currently living with Alzheimer’s disease, the most common cause of dementia, and another 100,000 with related disorders. The Alzheimer’s figure alone is expected to reach 320,000 by 2025 and swell exponentially from there as baby boomers, one of the largest generations in U.S. history, continue to age. Pennsylvania has one of the oldest state populations in the country. “This population is very unprotected,” Fiedler said. “They’re almost invisible.” This year marks the first holiday season Fiedler has spent without her mother, who died in July, a few weeks shy of her 95th birthday. Fiedler said she lobbies for the sake of her five granddaughters and the scores of Pennsylvanians who will one day need care for a loved one or themselves. Fiedler’s biological father, a veteran of the Korean War who’d fallen ill with cancer, died when she was 11 months old. Her mother raised her alone before remarrying “the second love of her life,” a man who formally adopted Fiedler when she was eight. “One of the last things I promised my dad before he died was that I would take care of my mom,” Fiedler said. “And one of the last things I promised my mother before she passed was I would see this through to the very end, and that's what I plan on doing. I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept.” 90.5 WESA partners with Spotlight PA, a collaborative, reader-funded newsroom producing accountability journalism for all of Pennsylvania. More at spotlightpa.org .