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Abbeville Christian Academy is looking for a new head football coach following the resignation of Matthew Mims. Mims guided the Generals for three seasons. After a 4-7 season in his first year in 2022, ACA went 1-9 and 2-8 in the last two seasons. Both his first and third teams made the AISA state playoffs. While he has resigned from football, Mims remains at the school as a junior high history teacher, the head junior high baseball coach and assistant athletic director. As of now, he plans to stay at ACA through the school year in May. “I stepped down at this time to allow somebody else to come in that these boys deserve that can lead them in the right direction,” Mims said, adding he turned in his resignation on Monday, Nov. 11, a couple of days after the Generals’ season ended in a first-round playoff loss. “I thought it was best to give Abbeville Christian Academy the best possible coach (to take over). I have really enjoyed my time here. It has been family and a great experience. “I just feel I owe it to that younger group coming through to give them the best person possible to be the next football coach at Abbeville Christian. I think our administration is going to do a fantastic job of finding the right person.” Mims came to ACA from an assistant coaching role at Evangel Christian Academy. A former high school quarterback, Mims is a 2012 graduate of Jemison High School in Chilton County and a 2017 graduate of Huntingdon College in Montgomery. He began his coaching career at Sidney Lanier in 2013 while attending school at Huntingdon. He was the quarterback coach of the Poets for two seasons before moving to the AISA ranks at Hooper Academy as offensive coordinator. After one season at Hooper and graduating from Huntingdon, he was hired at Chambers Academy where he was an offensive assistant to head coach Jason Allen. While at Chambers, he was part of the Rebels’ 2017 state runner-up team and the 2018 state championship team. Following two seasons at Chambers, he moved to the junior college coaching ranks, serving as quarterbacks coach at Independence Community College in the Jayhawk Conference in Kansas for one season. He then became the offensive coordinator at Nowata High School in Oklahoma before landing a head coaching job at Baxter Springs (Kansas). After one season at Baxter Springs, he wanted to return to Alabama, doing so at Evangel Christian Academy. Get in the game with our Prep Sports Newsletter Sent weekly directly to your inbox! {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.

TORONTO, Dec. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rivalry Corp. (the "Company" or "Rivalry") (TSXV: RVLY) (OTCQX: RVLCF) (FSE: 9VK), the leading sportsbook and iGaming operator for digital-first players, is pleased to announce that it has closed the third tranche (the “Third Closing”) of its non-brokered private placement of units of the Company (the "Units"), previously announced on November 26, 2024 (the "Offering"). Under the Third Closing, the Company issued 2,231,253 Units at a price of $0.15 per Unit, for gross proceeds of $334,688. The Company may complete one or more additional closings, for aggregate gross proceeds (together with the proceeds raised under the initial closing, second closing and Third Closing) of up to approximately USD$3 million. Unless otherwise noted, all dollar figures are quoted in Canadian dollars. Each Unit is comprised of one (1) subordinate voting share in the capital of the Company (each, a "Subordinate Voting Share") and one-half of one (1/2) Subordinate Voting Share purchase warrant (each whole warrant, a "Warrant"). Each Warrant is exercisable into one Subordinate Voting Share in the capital of the Company (each, a "Warrant Share") at a price of $0.25 per Warrant Share for a period of 12 months from the date hereof, subject to the Company's right to accelerate the expiry date of the Warrants upon 30 days' notice in the event that the closing price of the Subordinate Voting Shares is equal to or exceeds $0.50 on the TSX Venture Exchange (or such other recognized Canadian stock exchange as the Subordinate Voting Shares are primarily traded on) for a period of 10 consecutive trading days. The Company intends to use the proceeds from the Offering for corporate development and general working capital purposes. The Subordinate Voting Shares and Warrants, and any securities issuable upon exercise thereof, are subject to a four-month statutory hold period, in accordance with applicable securities legislation. The Company has paid an aggregate of $10,501.20 in finder's fees in connection with the Third Closing. This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of any of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "U.S. Securities Act"), or any applicable state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws, or an exemption from such registration requirements is available. 100,200 Units were issued to family members of Steven Isenberg, a director of the Company and a "related party" (within the meaning of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 – Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101")) and 500,000 Units were issued to Kevin Wimer, a director of the Company and a "related party", and such issuances are considered a "related party transaction" for the purposes of MI 61-101. Such related party transaction is exempt from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 as neither the fair market value of the securities being issued to the related parties nor the consideration being paid by the related parties exceeded 25% of the Company’s market capitalization. The purchasers of the Units and the extent of such participation were not finalized until shortly prior to the completion of the Offering. Accordingly, it was not possible to publicly disclose details of the nature and extent of related party participation in the transactions contemplated hereby pursuant to a material change report filed at least 21 days prior to the completion of such transactions. About Rivalry Rivalry Corp. wholly owns and operates Rivalry Limited , a leading sport betting and media company offering fully regulated online wagering on esports, traditional sports, and casino for the digital generation. Based in Toronto, Rivalry operates a global team in more than 20 countries and growing. Rivalry Limited has held an Isle of Man license since 2018, considered one of the premier online gambling jurisdictions, as well as an internet gaming registration in Ontario, and is currently in the process of obtaining additional country licenses. With world class creative execution and brand positioning in online culture, a native crypto token, and demonstrated market leadership among digital-first users Rivalry is shaping the future of online gambling for a generation born on the internet. Company Contact: Steven Salz, Co-founder & CEO ss@rivalry.com Investor Contact: investors@rivalry.com Media Contact: Cody Luongo, Head of Communications cody@rivalry.com 203-947-1936 Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release. Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information and Statements This news release contains certain forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws ("forward-looking statements"). All statements other than statements of present or historical fact are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as "anticipate", "achieve", "could", "believe", "plan", "intend", "objective", "continuous", "ongoing", "estimate", "outlook", "expect", "project" and similar words, including negatives thereof, suggesting future outcomes or that certain events or conditions "may" or "will" occur. These statements are only predictions. Forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management of the Company at the date the statements are made based on information then available to the Company. Various factors and assumptions are applied in drawing conclusions or making the forecasts or projections set out in forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to and involve a number of known and unknown, variables, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, which may cause the Company’s actual performance and results to differ materially from any projections of future performance or results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors, among other things, include regulatory or political change such as changes in applicable laws and regulations; the ability to obtain and maintain required licenses; the esports and sports betting industry being a heavily regulated industry; the complex and evolving regulatory environment for the online gaming and online gambling industry; the success of esports and other betting products are not guaranteed; changes in public perception of the esports and online gambling industry; failure to retain or add customers; the Company having a limited operating history; negative cash flow from operations; operational risks; cybersecurity risks; reliance on management; reliance on third parties and third-party networks; exchange rate risks; risks related to cryptocurrency transactions; risk of intellectual property infringement or invalid claims; the effect of capital market conditions and other factors on capital availability; competition, including from more established or better financed competitors; and general economic, market and business conditions. For additional risks, please see the Company’s MD&A dated April 30, 2024 and other disclosure documents available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca . No assurance can be given that the expectations reflected in forward-looking statements will prove to be correct. Although the forward-looking statements contained in this news release are based upon what management of the Company believes, or believed at the time, to be reasonable assumptions, the Company cannot assure shareholders that actual results will be consistent with such forward-looking statements, as there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements and information contained in this news release. The forward-looking information and forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information and/or forward-looking statements that are contained or referenced herein, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. No stock exchange, securities commission or other regulatory authority has approved or disapproved the information contained herein. Source: Rivalry Corp.House rejects Democratic efforts to force release of Matt Gaetz ethics report

San Francisco will be short at least one key player when the 49ers face the Chicago Bears this Sunday. According to Nick Wagoner, offensive tackle Trent Williams has been ruled out with an ankle injury, while defensive end Nick Bosa's oblique injury has him classified as doubtful. #49ers OT Trent Williams (ankle) is OUT again this week against Chicago. DE Nick Bosa (oblique) is doubtful. More News: 49ers' Christian McCaffrey Breaks Silence on Potential Season-Ending Injury Bosa and Williams were both absent during the open portion of Friday's practice, casting doubt on their availability for Sunday's game against the Chicago Bears. Neither player has participated in practice this week, and it's now confirmed that Williams will miss the game. Bosa's status remains uncertain, with his participation in Sunday's matchup also in jeopardy. Both players have missed the last two games due to injuries. Bosa is dealing with hip and oblique issues from a strain in the third quarter of the November 17th game against the Seattle Seahawks, while Williams is still recovering from an ankle injury he suffered during the 49ers' Week 10 victory over the Buccaneers, which was reflected on the injury report the following day. More News: 49ers Sign Former Jets RB to Replace Christian McCaffrey, Jordan Mason Although he didn't practice that week, he was able to walk around the locker room with a slight limp. Despite the discomfort, the 49ers gave him a Toradol injection before their Week 11 loss to the Seahawks, allowing him to take the field. Since then, Williams has been relying on a knee scooter to get around, avoiding putting weight on his injured ankle. This suggests that the injury may have worsened after he played through the pain in Seattle. Once the effects of the Toradol wore off, the full extent of the injury likely became apparent, leading to increased discomfort. Left guard Aaron Banks was absent from practice as he remains in concussion protocol after an injury he suffered during Week 12 in the 49ers' 38-10 loss to the Packers. Star running back Christian McCaffrey has been placed on injured reserve with a PCL injury injury, most likely ending his 2024 season. Williams was drafted by the now-Washington Commanders with the 4th overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. A nine-time Pro Bowler and two-time First-Team All-Pro, Williams is widely regarded as one of the league's best offensive linemen. He played for Washington from 2010 to 2019, before being traded to the San Francisco 49ers in 2020. For more on the NFL , head to Newsweek Sports .

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The Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2023 passed the Senate on Wednesday night, about six months after it was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives nearly unanimously. It had been stalled for months, tucked into opposing tax packages from Senate Republicans and Democrats. The bill, which is likely to be signed by President Joe Biden, would exempt people who have survived a wildfire between 2016 and 2026 from paying federal income taxes on disaster recovery settlements and fees paid to lawyers that were received or paid between 2020 and 2026. Victims elsewhere are also likely to benefit. The bill applies to the survivors of the East Palestine train derailment that occurred in Ohio in 2023, though they’ve largely been exempted from federal income tax on payments from Norfolk Southern due to intervention from the Internal Revenue Service. The disaster act would also provide relief for natural disaster survivors since 2020 in the form of a casualty loss deduction. That means that those who only received partial payments from insurers on home damage and other residential property damage could deduct those uncovered losses on their federal income taxes without itemization. Passage of the bill, introduced last year by a Florida Republican Rep. W. Gregory Steube, follows a public plea last month by a political action committee. American Disaster Survivors sponsored billboards asking for help in Idaho and Oregon to grab the attention of the two leaders of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee where the bill sat. Oregon’s senior U.S. senator, Democrat Ron Wyden, chairs the committee, and Idaho’s U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo is its ranking Republican member. The disaster PAC was founded by survivors of fires that burned towns in California during 2017 and 2018 and which are still only partially rebuilt. 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I literally just added these to my cart because I keep losing AirPods, and they're on sale for a really cheap price (just $25!) at Amazon's Cyber Monday sale. The JBL Tune 510BT have over 50,000 positive reviews on Amazon and are one of the best-selling headphones on the site. The over-ear headphones come with JBL's renowned Pure Bass sound to deliver powerful audio and feature Wireless Bluetooth 5.0 Streaming, so you can stream music and podcasts and take calls from your device. JBL Tune 510BT headphones: was $49.95 now $24.95 at Amazon This little appliance has been on my wish list to help me keep my New Year's resolution of keeping my car clean. It has over 100,000 positive reviews on Amazon, and thanks to today's Cyber Monday sale, it's on sale for just $39.99—the lowest price we've seen all year and just $2 shy of the record low. The handheld vacuum is lightweight, portable, easy to recharge, and has a crevice tool to clean hard-to-reach areas. 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The TechRadar team has also reviewed most of the products listed in the guide so we can help you find the right product at the lowest price possible. Remember that Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart's Cyber Monday sales end tonight, and this might be your last chance to score your dream purchase at a record-low price. Ending soon: 75 best Amazon Cyber Monday deals I'd recommend as a five year sales veteran I took the term LEGO house quite literally and now I have no more space for these excellent LEGO Cyber Monday deals Trust me, you shouldn’t let Cyber Monday pass without scoring a deal on one of these bricktastic Lego setsLEBANON — A team of Dartmouth engineering students are helping bring public electric bicycle charging to Lebanon. Dartmouth seniors Avery Moorhead, Nathan McAllister, Gannon Forsberg and Grace Connolly paired up with Lebanon Energy and Facilities Manager Tad Montgomery in September to solve two separate problems: the city needed a low-cost skilled engineering team and the students needed an engaging senior capstone project. The team will give Montgomery a report that outlines design and implementation recommendations for e-bike charging stations around Lebanon. “I don’t know where I would find an engineering team that has expertise in e-bike charging stations ... These Dartmouth students are very resourceful, they have lots of resources to tap into at Dartmouth and in the Upper Valley,” Montgomery said. The project was born out of the 2023 Walk, Bike, Ride Leb report that assessed Lebanon’s infrastructure resources and how to create a safer, more accessible and less car-based transportation system. Montgomery began working early this year — at the request of City Manager Shaun Mulholland — to develop plans and cost estimates for solar-powered e-bike charging stations. Before working with the team, the city learned that there was little to no funding available to do the design work, according to a September memo written by Montgomery. This made the Dartmouth team, who also bring a range of expertise and resources despite being students, an ideal option, Montgomery said. Students enrolled in Dartmouth’s Bachelor of Engineering program have to complete senior capstone projects through the Cook Engineering Design Center. This group is one of 28 teams working on different projects, Center Director Emily Monroe said. To her knowledge, this year is the first time Lebanon has been a sponsor. The center matches student groups with “sponsors” such as companies and municipalities who have engineering needs. Monroe organizes these real-world projects before the start of the fall academic term. Students are assigned to a team based on their background and preferences. “I’m not sure if any of us chose this as our first choice (project) but for me I’m super grateful to be placed on this project ... it combines all of this technology work with very real-world applications,” McAllister said. “I think working with the city forces us to consider some constraints that aren’t normally considered in academic engineering projects.” While students enrolled in accredited engineering programs nationwide have to do capstone projects, Monroe said Dartmouth is unique because all of its projects are “industry-based” and always “interdisciplinary,” with teams comprised of students with different engineering specializations. On this team, McAllister is specializing in mechanical engineering, while the team’s other members are energy and electrical engineering students. Moorhead said she is especially interested in electricity as it relates to green infrastructure, which drew her to the project. “It’s also great to see your work in a tangible sense given that it’s a local project where many of the projects aren’t local so you might never see any result of your work,” Moorhead said. The city hopes to build three to five electric bike charging stations around Lebanon in “high-use areas” and has identified Kilton Library, two locations on the pedestrian mall and Colburn Park as possible charging locations, according to the students’ project pre-proposal. The team has to determine if these are the best charging locations. It also has to address remaining logistical questions such as whether solar panels are a viable option to power the stations, what kind of chargers the team should design or city should purchase, if the city can charge residents for using the stations and how to fund the project. So far, the Dartmouth team has conducted preliminary research and created a digital survey to assess key questions. They released the survey Nov. 13 through the city email network and posted QR code links around town in areas with a lot of bike activity, Moorhead said. Responses were due Nov. 30. The team has almost completed a report for the city “fulfilling all of their requests,” McAllister said. Because of their overwhelming interest in electrical work, he said that during the winter term they are “pivoting” to designing an e-bike fire prevention system so that they can do more “technical electrical work.” Despite the unexpected shift, “it’s been really interesting to work on a project that’s actually getting applied versus an engineering project where you might just build something and not see an outcome to it. It’s been great to work with the city and think about how the project impacts stakeholders,” Moorhead said. 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As school districts struggle to control the spread of cyberbullying, sexual abuse images and online exploitation among their students, Texas lawmakers could consider banning social media from minors, among other sweeping measures, in the upcoming legislative session. Over the last decade, Texas lawmakers have attempted to slow the spread of social media’s harmful effects by criminalizing cyberbullying and preventing online platforms from collecting data on minors, the latter of which has faced court challenges by social media companies. While law enforcement and prosecutors have traditionally been responsible for cracking down on these online dangers, lack of resources in those agencies has meant enforcement has fallen onto educators, who already struggle to meet the demands of instruction, let alone stay knowledgeable on all the ways children use the internet. “Almost every kid comes to school these days, regardless of background, regardless of socioeconomic status, they have some type of smartphone device in their hand. So they will have access to unfettered content most of the time, no matter what we try to do,” said Zeph Capo, president of the Texas American Federation of Teachers. Lawmakers have suggested several initiatives next session to address the online dangers affecting Texas children, including a bill filed by Rep. Jared Patterson , R-Frisco, that would prohibit minors from creating accounts on social media sites and require age verification for new users. Other options include adding funds to internet crimes units in law enforcement agencies, banning the use of people’s likeness in artificially created sex abuse images, and making people aware of the dangers of the internet. “Social media is the most dangerous thing our kids have legal access to in Texas,” Patterson said in a news release . While they welcome any efforts to reduce harm to children, school officials and cybercrime investigators say more needs to be done to hold social media companies accountable for enforcement. “We need these businesses to be responsible business people and throttle some of this tremendously negative content, particularly when it comes to kids,” Capo said. “But, you know, they don’t want to do anything like that.” During a Senate Committee on State Affairs hearing in October, lawmakers listened to a litany of stories about how social media has affected young people in Texas: a middle school girl who developed an eating disorder after watching a TikTok video, a middle school boy addicted to cartoon pornography after his YouTube algorithm took him to a porn site, and a woman who testified to being groomed for sex work in high school as her images were posted on social media applications. Most of these incidents had a starting point at school where children have frequent access to technology and teachers and administrators are too busy to provide oversight. Add in the fact that they know ways to circumvent campus firewalls, students are being groomed via social media on school grounds, said Jacquelyn Alutto, president of Houston-based No Trafficking Zone, during the hearing. “Right now, schools are a hunting ground,” she said. The Texas Tribune requested interviews with several school districts about online dangers in schools, including the Austin, Round Rock, Katy and Eanes school districts, but they did not respond. The Plano school district declined to be interviewed. Last year, the American Federation of Teachers and the American Psychological Association, among other national organizations, called out social media platforms for undermining classroom learning, increasing costs for school systems, and being a “root cause” of the nationwide youth mental health crisis. The admonishment came after a report detailed how school districts across the country are experiencing significant burdens as they respond to tech’s predatory and prevalent influence in the classroom. The same year, in an attempt to hold social media companies more accountable, Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law House Bill 18 , known as the Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment Act. The SCOPE Act requires covered digital service providers to provide minors with certain data protections, prevent minors from accessing harmful content, and give parents tools to manage their child’s use of the service. It also required school districts to obtain parental consent for most software and social media applications used in the classroom and to look for alternatives to the internet for instruction. However, many of the family-friendly websites and games that children might use for entertainment are also rife with potential sexual predators who pretend to be children. “A little boy can be playing Robloxs in the cafeteria, and during that lunch break, a trafficker can target him, and he can be sexually groomed or exploited within a few weeks or months,” Alutto said. And even harder to control is when students share sexual images of themselves online, a reason why some child welfare groups want social media platforms restricted or outright banned for minors. “This has also helped human traffickers groom and recruit children,” Alutto said. Studies show 95% of youth ages 13 to 17 report using social media, with more than a third saying they use social media “almost constantly.” Nearly 40% of children ages 8 to 12 use social media, even though most platforms require a minimum age of 13 to sign up, according to a study by the U.S. Surgeon General. This has created a generation of chronically online children, and the medical community is still unsure of their longterm effects. Although the SCOPE Act was passed to restrict kids from seeing harmful online content and give parents more control over what their children do online, social media companies have watered it down. A federal district court judge earlier this year temporarily blocked part of the law that required them to filter out harmful content, saying it was unconstitutional under the First Amendment free speech right. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced in October that he was suing TikTok by allowing their algorithm to affect minors. TikTok denied the state’s allegations, pointing to online information about how parents in certain states, including Texas, can contact TikTok to request that their teen’s account be deleted. This lawsuit, like dozens of others across the country, is playing out in court, forcing Texas lawmakers to wait and see what more they can do in the upcoming session to hold social media companies accountable. Australia recently banned social media from children under the age of 16. “The state needs to ensure that if technology providers want to do business, they must protect our children, stop the flow of (child sexual abuse material and child sexual assault) and report it,” Brent Dupre, director of law enforcement at the Office of the Attorney General of Texas, told The Texas Tribune. Dupre’s department is one of three Internet Crimes Against Children Task Forces in the state, and his agency alone covers 134 counties. His office receives 2,500 cyber tips per month for investigation from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, an overwhelming number of cases for an agency with only 11 officers. The problem is so persistent that Dupre said his office was conducting a live training session with law enforcement officers a few months ago on how to pose in chat rooms as a minor when the trainer noticed a real adult was already trying to solicit their fake minor for sex. “These proactive investigations aren’t done as frequently as we like because of the sheer caseload that we got,” Dupre said, noting how they work with other law enforcement agencies who are suffering with staff shortages. Christina Green, chief advancement and external relations officer for Children’s Advocacy Centers of Texas, said her agency serves more than 60,000 child victims yearly, with a majority of these connected to online incidents that happened in school while using social media applications. She said law enforcement agencies as well as hers need more resources to protect children. “This field is rapidly developing, and the tools needed to continue must also develop,” she said. Echoing school officials, Dupre said social media companies should enforce more restrictions on what minors can do on their platforms. He said companies should be required to track attempts to upload child sexual abuse material and other internet harm and be held accountable for allowing sexually explicit content to stay on their websites. Dupre suggested lawmakers require chat and social media companies use artificial intelligence to scan for child sex abuse images and child sexual assault material and block users from sending this kind of material on their platforms. “To me, children who try to upload self-produced material should automatically have their accounts disabled,” he said. “Many technology providers scan for these photos and videos, which are then quarantined and reported, but not all providers lockout or cancel that user end-to-end encryption.” However, the most essential place to stop cyberbullying, sexual exploitation and other internet-based crimes on minors is at home, Green said. She suggested teaching children in schools as early as the third grade about online risks and repeating training yearly. She also wants the same education extended to parents. “We have been talking to parents about when you drop your kid off at someone’s house, do you know if devices will be used there? It’s like asking if there is a pool in the backyard. These types of questions need to become commonplace,” Green said. This story was originally published by The Texas Tribune and distributed through a partnership with The Associated Press.SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled Monday that the Venezuelan government violated the political rights of former opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles . The court, based in Costa Rica’s capital, said in a statement that the government violated his freedom of expression, his right to equality under the law and judicial protections. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.

In the wee hours Sunday at the United Nations climate talks, countries from around the world reached an agreement on how rich countries can cough up the funds to support poor countries in the face of climate change. It's a far-from-perfect arrangement, with many parties still unsatisfied but some hopeful that the deal will be a step in the right direction. Philadelphia news 24/7: Watch NBC10 free wherever you are World Resources Institute president and CEO Ani Dasgupta called it “an important down payment toward a safer, more equitable future,” but added that the poorest and most vulnerable nations are “rightfully disappointed that wealthier countries didn’t put more money on the table when billions of people’s lives are at stake.” The summit was supposed to end on Friday evening but negotiations spiraled on through early Sunday. With countries on opposite ends of a massive chasm, tensions ran high as delegations tried to close the gap in expectations. Here's how they got there: What was the finance deal agreed at climate talks? Rich countries have agreed to pool together at least $300 billion a year by 2035. It’s not near the full amount of $1.3 trillion that developing countries were asking for, and that experts said was needed. But some delegations said this deal is headed in the right direction, with hopes that more money flows in the future. The text included a call for all parties to work together using “all public and private sources” to get closer to the $1.3 trillion per year goal by 2035. That means also pushing for international mega-banks, funded by taxpayer dollars, to help foot the bill. And it means, hopefully, that companies and private investors will follow suit on channeling cash toward climate action. The agreement is also a critical step toward helping countries on the receiving end create more ambitious targets to limit or cut emissions of heat-trapping gases that are due early next year. It’s part of the plan to keep cutting pollution with new targets every five years, which the world agreed to at the U.N. talks in Paris in 2015. The Paris agreement set the system of regular ratcheting up climate fighting ambition as away to keep warming under 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels. The world is already at 1.3 degrees Celsius (2.3 degrees Fahrenheit) and carbon emissions keep rising. What will the money be spent on? The deal decided in Baku replaces a previous agreement from 15 years ago that charged rich nations $100 billion a year to help the developing world with climate finance. The new number has similar aims: it will go toward the developing world's long laundry list of to-dos to prepare for a warming world and keep it from getting hotter. That includes paying for the transition to clean energy and away from fossil fuels. Countries need funds to build up the infrastructure needed to deploy technologies like wind and solar power on a large scale. Communities hard-hit by extreme weather also want money to adapt and prepare for events like floods, typhoons and fires. Funds could go toward improving farming practices to make them more resilient to weather extremes, to building houses differently with storms in mind, to helping people move from the hardest-hit areas and to help leaders improve emergency plans and aid in the wake of disasters. The Philippines, for example, has been hammered by six major storms in less than a month, bringing to millions of people howling wind, massive storm surges and catastrophic damage to residences, infrastructure and farmland. “Family farmers need to be financed," said Esther Penunia of the Asian Farmers Association. She described how many have already had to deal with millions of dollars of storm damage, some of which includes trees that won't again bear fruit for months or years, or animals that die, wiping out a main source of income. “If you think of a rice farmer who depends on his or her one hectare farm, rice land, ducks, chickens, vegetables, and it was inundated, there was nothing to harvest,” she said. Why was it so hard to get a deal? Election results around the world that herald a change in climate leadership, a few key players with motive to stall the talks and a disorganized host country all led to a final crunch that left few happy with a flawed compromise. The ending of COP29 is "reflective of the harder geopolitical terrain the world finds itself in,” said Li Shuo of the Asia Society. He cited Trump's recent victory in the US — with his promises to pull the country out of the Paris Agreement — as one reason why the relationship between China and the EU will be more consequential for global climate politics moving forward. Developing nations also faced some difficulties agreeing in the final hours, with one Latin American delegation member saying that their group didn't feel properly consulted when small island states had last-minute meetings to try to break through to a deal. Negotiators from across the developing world took different tacks on the deal until they finally agreed to compromise. Meanwhile, activists ramped up the pressure: many urged negotiators to stay strong and asserted that no deal would be better than a bad deal. But ultimately the desire for a deal won out. Some also pointed to the host country as a reason for the struggle. Mohamed Adow, director of climate and energy think tank Power Shift Africa, said Friday that “this COP presidency is one of the worst in recent memory,” calling it “one of the most poorly led and chaotic COP meetings ever.” The presidency said in a statement, “Every hour of the day, we have pulled people together. Every inch of the way, we have pushed for the highest common denominator. We have faced geopolitical headwinds and made every effort to be an honest broker for all sides.” Shuo retains hope that the opportunities offered by a green economy “make inaction self-defeating” for countries around the world, regardless of their stance on the decision. But it remains to be seen whether the UN talks can deliver more ambition next year. In the meantime, “this COP process needs to recover from Baku,” Shuo said. ___ Associated Press reporters Seth Borenstein and Sibi Arasu contributed to this report. ___ The Associated Press’ climate and environmental coverage receives financial support from multiple private foundations. AP is solely responsible for all content. Find AP’s standards for working with philanthropies, a list of supporters and funded coverage areas at AP.org.

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu undergoes prostate operation. How serious it? Check latest health updateORONO, Maine (AP) — Michael McNair scored 16 points to lead Boston University and Malcolm Chimezie sealed the victory with a layup with 20 seconds left as the Terriers took down Maine 59-56 on Sunday. McNair also had six rebounds for the Terriers (6-7). Kyrone Alexander scored 13 points and added five rebounds. Chimezie shot 4 of 7 from the field and 0 for 3 from the line to finish with eight points. Kellen Tynes led the way for the Black Bears (8-7) with 17 points, four assists and three steals. Maine also got 12 points from Christopher Mantis. Quion Burns had eight points. McNair scored seven points in the first half and Boston University went into halftime trailing 27-19. Alexander scored a team-high 10 points for Boston University in the second half. Boston University outscored Maine by 11 points over the final half. Boston University's next game is Thursday against Lafayette on the road, and Maine visits Bryant on Saturday. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .

Manila, Philippines – On 23 October 2024, DEWALT, the global leader in power tools, unveiled its latest line of outdoor power tools at a grand launch event held at the Grand Ballroom, City of Dreams in Manila. This launch not only marks a major milestone in DEWALT's legacy of 100 years of excellence but also highlights the company's commitment to environmental sustainability and innovation. The event brought together a wide range of professionals, influencers, retail partners, dealers, and members of the United Architects of the Philippines to witness firsthand the next generation of outdoor power tools. With a strong focus on reducing environmental impact, DEWALT's new tools feature energy-efficient motors, ergonomic designs, and robust materials. In his keynote address, Kevin Lowe, Vice President for Southeast Asia at DEWALT, emphasized the significance of this launch in the context of DEWALT’s century-long commitment to both performance and sustainability. “With our advanced cordless technology, we empower our customers to reduce their carbon footprints without compromising on performance," Lowe said. Joanne Mercado, Product Manager for DEWALT Outdoor in the Philippines, showcased the innovative range of cordless outdoor tools designed to meet the diverse needs of Filipino consumers. This new product lineup includes powerful pressure washers, lawn mowers, and trimmers engineered for efficiency and ease of use. Mercado emphasized the versatility of the tools, which are available in both 20V and 60V options. “DEWALT is committed to providing sustainable solutions that enhance the user experience,” Mercado stated. “Our cordless outdoor tools eliminate harmful gas emissions and prioritize user well being and comfort, all while maintaining the high standards of quality and performance our customers expect.” The new line integrates DEWALT’s cutting-edge battery technology, such as the DEWALT XR® and the Flexvolt® battery, which automatically adjusts voltage to suit different tools, enhancing convenience and performance. Mercado also highlighted the DEWALT PowerstackTM battery, which uses breakthrough pouch cell technology to offer longer-lasting power and a reduced environmental footprint due to its lower heat and resistance. The company’s confidence in its products is reflected in the robust 3-year warranty protection, available through DEWALT’s SERBILIS program, which ensures convenient tool repair services in partnership with DHL. As part of the launch, the event featured a thought-provoking panel discussion on Environmental Preservation, Beautification, and Sustainability. The panel included prominent figures like eco architect James Hao, known for his sustainable projects, and architect Richard Manlulu Garcia, a leader in green architecture. The discussion highlighted the growing need for companies and homeowners to adopt sustainable tools and materials that support eco-friendly architectural practices. James Hao is a recognized Eco Architect known for his sustainable designs and innovative projects featured in various media outlets. He holds a Master’s degree in City Design & Social Science from the London School of Economics. Richard Manlulu Garcia is a co-founder of GARCIA LEE ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN (GALA Architecture), specializing in mixed-use developments. As a Green Architect, he has contributed to multiple LEED-certified projects and has held several leadership positions in the United Architects of the Philippines. Jao underscored the importance of harmony between function, design, and the environment. He noted that there is a growing demand from companies and homeowners to address the need to protect people and planet through the use of sustainable materials and tools that support green architecture. On the topic of profitability versus sustainability, Garcia emphasized that sustainable architecture adds value to real estate and that long-term financial gains are partly the result of cost-effective measures ingrained in green design. Energy-efficient buildings have lower operational costs, reduce utility bills, and increase savings for property managers, occupants, and owners. Lowe highlighted DEWALT’s commitment to listening to users. With its end user obsession, DEWALT continues to transform the industry by proactively looking ahead to meet the needs of the trades for sustainable and cutting-edge power tools that offer greater efficiency and productivity, and contribute to a greener future. Mercado addressed concerns on affordability. Her advice was to start small when investing in outdoor power tools and to consider the long-term value and extended lifespan of the tools. As part of the Outdoor Power Revolution, DEWALT invites customers and industry partners to join its commitment to a greener future. This launch serves as a testament to DEWALT's ongoing efforts to empower individuals with cutting-edge tools while prioritizing environmental sustainability. For more information about DEWALT’s Outdoor Power Revolution and its innovative product lineup, please visit https://www.dewalt.com/products/outdoor .

1 2 Lucknow: BSP national president Mayawati on Friday said that members of her party are free to form matrimonial relationships with people from any other political party. "Our party has nothing to do with it. People are free to make their matrimonial choices," she said. Her clarification followed the expulsion of the former district president of Rampur, Surendra Sagar , who recently married off his son to the daughter of SP MLA Tribhuvan Dutt, for "anti-party" acts and "indiscipline." Tribhuvan Dutt later joined the Samajwadi Party . Mayawati further clarified that Sagar and the current district president of BSP in Rampur, Pramod Kumar, were both expelled due to a discord between them, which was also affecting the party. "It has nothing to do with marriage," she said. She, however, said that the party had stopped people from attending the wedding of former BSP MP Munkad Ali's son in Nov in Ghaziabad because his daughter, Sumbul Rana, contested the Meerapur bypoll on the Samajwadi Party's ticket. "We were also contesting the Meerapur bypoll. In that case, people from the two parties could have clashed. The party had to take such a step under compulsion, but it is being publicised in a different manner," said the BSP chief. Stay updated with the latest news on Times of India . Don't miss daily games like Crossword , Sudoku , and Mini Crossword .Ohio Bill Would Add New Paths to License CTE Teachers

DTE Energy Co. stock underperforms Thursday when compared to competitors despite daily gainsOlder adults in the U.S. skip needed medical care at much higher rates compared to other developed countries, according recent survey conducted by The Commonwealth Fund . The study said 8% to 9% of older Americans skip necessary treatment compared to just 2% of seniors in countries like Sweden, the Netherlands, the U.K. and Germany. The survey said nearly all Americans aged 65 or older are covered by Medicare and have access to most basic health services. Yet they pay more for health care and are more likely to postpone or skip needed care because of the cost. RELATED STORY | Medicare enrollment is complicated, but saving money doesn't have to be Nearly a quarter of older adults in the U.S. spent at least $2,000 over the past year on out-of-pocket expenses, compared to less than 5% in France and the Netherlands who spent the same amount, the survey said. The survey results are similar for dental and mental health care, The Commonwealth Fund said. One in five older adults in the U.S., Australia and Canada reported skipping needed dental care, compared to 5% or less of older adults in the Netherlands and Germany. The survey said less than 5% of older adults in all countries reported skipping mental health services over the past year because of the cost. RELATED STORY | Medicare premiums will rise yet again in 2025. Here's what you need to know

The Washington Commanders secured a play-off spot after beating the Atlanta Falcons 30-24 in overtime. Rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels rushed for 127 yards, throwing for another 227 and for three touchdowns, including the game-winning touchdown pass to Zach Ertz. The Commanders staged a dramatic comeback from a 10-point deficit at half-time, sending them to the play-offs for the first time in four years. PLAYOFF BOUND!!!!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/djmqZv3kH6 — Washington Commanders (@Commanders) December 30, 2024 The win was enough to give the Los Angeles Rams the NFC West title as it ended the Seattle Seahawks hopes ahead of their meeting in the final week of the season. The Falcons need other results to go their way along with a win over the Carolina Panthers in their final game. Saquon Barkley became the ninth running back in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards in a single season as the Philadelphia Eagles clinched the NFC East title with a victory over the Dallas Cowboys. The 27-year-old achieved the feat with a 23-yard run during the fourth quarter of the Eagles’ crushing 41-7 success at Lincoln Financial Field. Barkley is 100 yards short of Eric Dickerson’s record of 2,105 yards, set in 1984 for the Los Angeles Rams, ahead of next week’s regular season finale against the New York Giants. Single-season rushing record in reach. @saquon @Eagles pic.twitter.com/iSHyXeMLv1 — NFL (@NFL) December 29, 2024 However, he could be rested for that game in order to protect him from injury ahead of the play-offs. The Minnesota Vikings scored their ninth consecutive win after hanging on to beat the Green Bay Packers 27-25. Sam Darnold threw touchdowns to Cam Akers, Jordan Addison and Jalen Nailer, pushing his total for the season to 35. The victory set up a final-week showdown with the Detroit Lions for both the division title and top seed in the NFC. The Miami Dolphins kept themselves in the play-off race with a 20-3 victory over the Cleveland Browns. With Dolphins’ quarterback Tua Tagovailoa out with a hip injury, replacement Tyler Huntly threw for 225 yards and a touchdown. he BAKED today ?‍? pic.twitter.com/eFX9fd1w5P — NFL (@NFL) December 29, 2024 Miami will need to beat the New York Jets and hope the Denver Broncos lose to the Kansas City Chiefs to clinch the final AFC wildcard berth. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers kept alive their dreams of reaching the play-offs by overcoming the Carolina Panthers 48-14. Veteran quarterback Baker Mayfield produced a dominant performance at Raymond James Stadium, registering five passing touchdowns to equal a Buccaneers franchise record. The Buffalo Bills clinched the AFC conference number two seed for the post season with a 40-14 success over the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium. Josh Allen passed for 182 yards and two touchdowns, while rushing for another. Buffalo finish the 2024 regular season undefeated at home, with eight wins from as many games. The Indianapolis Colts’ hopes of reaching the play-offs were ended by a 45-33 defeat to the Giants. FINAL: Drew Lock accounts for 5 TDs in the @Giants victory! #INDvsNYG pic.twitter.com/N8HJYth09F — NFL (@NFL) December 29, 2024 Malik Nabers exploded for 171 yards and two touchdowns and Ihmir Smith-Marsette broke a 100-yard kick-off return to give the Giants their highest-scoring output under head coach Brian Daboll. Quarterback Drew Lock threw four touchdown passes and accounted for a fifth on the ground to seal the win. Elsewhere, Mac Jones threw two touchdowns to help the Jacksonville Jaguars defeat the Tennessee Titans 20-13, while the Las Vegas Raiders beat the New Orleans Saints 25-10.Chase to break 96-year-old record in hands for India to win MCG Test

TikTok advertisers stay put after US appeals court upholds law forcing saleNASA’s upcoming Artemis II mission is slated to return astronauts to the Moon no sooner than April 2026. Astronauts were last on the Moon in 1972 during the Apollo 17 mission . Artemis II will utilize NASA’s Space Launch System , which is an extremely powerful rocket that will enable human space exploration beyond Earth’s atmosphere. The crew of four will travel in an Orion spacecraft , which the agency launched around the Moon and successfully returned during the Artemis I mission . But before Artemis II, NASA will send two missions to scout the surface of the lunar south pole for resources that could sustain human space travel and enable new scientific discoveries. Planetary geologists like me are interested in data from Lunar Trailblazer, one of these two scouting missions. The data from this mission will help us understand how water forms and behaves on rocky planets and moons. Starting with scientific exploration PRIME-1 , or the Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment, will be mounted on a lunar lander. It’s scheduled for launch in January 2025. Aboard the lander are two instruments: The Regolith and Ice Drill for Exploring New Terrain , TRIDENT, and the Mass Spectrometer for Observing Lunar Operations , MSOLO. TRIDENT will dig down up to 3 feet (1 meter) and extract samples of lunar soil, and MSOLO will evaluate the soil’s chemical composition and water content. Joining the lunar mining experiment is Lunar Trailblazer, a satellite launching on the same Falcon 9 rocket . Think of this setup as a multimillion-dollar satellite Uber pool , or a rideshare where multiple missions share a rocket and minimize fuel usage while escaping Earth’s gravitational pull. Bethany Ehlmann, a planetary scientist , is the principal investigator of Lunar Trailblazer and is leading an operating team of scientists and students from Caltech’s campus . Trailblazer is a NASA Small, Innovative Mission for PLanetary Exploration, or SIMPLEx . These missions intend to provide practical operations experience at a lower cost. Each SIMPLEx mission is capped at a budget of US$55 million – Trailblazer is slightly over budget at $80 million. Even over budget, this mission will cost around a quarter of a typical robotic mission from NASA’s Discovery Program . Discovery Program missions typically cost around $300 million, with a maximum budget of $500 million. Building small but mighty satellites Decades of research and development into small satellites , or SmallSats , opened the possibility for Trailblazer. SmallSats take highly specific measurements and complement data sourced from other instruments. Multiple SmallSats working together in a constellation can take various measurements simultaneously for a high-resolution view of the Earth’s or Moon’s surface. SIMPLEx missions can use these SmallSats. Because they’re small and more affordable, they allow researchers to study questions that come with a higher technical risk . Lunar Trailblazer, for example, uses commercial off-the-shelf parts to keep the cost down. These low-cost, high-risk experimental missions may help geologists further understand the origin of the solar system, as well as what it’s made of and how it has changed over time. Lunar Trailblazer will focus specifically on mapping the Moon. A brief timeline of water discoveries on the Moon Scientists have long been fascinated by the surface of our closest celestial neighbor, the Moon. As early as the mid-17th century, astronomers mischaracterized ancient volcanic eruptions as lunar mare , derived from the Latin word for “seas.” Nearly two centuries later, astronomer William Pickering’s calculations suggested that the Moon had no atmosphere. This led him to conclude the Moon could not have water on its surface, as that water would vaporize. However, in the 1990s, NASA’s Clementine mission detected water on the Moon. Clementine was the first mission to completely map the surface of the Moon, including the lunar poles. This data detected the presence of ice within permanently shadowed regions on the Moon in low resolution. Scientists’ first water detection prompted further exploration. NASA launched the Lunar Prospector in 1998 and the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter in 2009. The India Space Research Organization launched its Chandrayaan-1 mission with the Moon Mineralogy Mapper , M3, instrument in 2008. M3, although not designed to detected liquid water, unexpectedly did find it in sunlit areas on the Moon. These missions collectively provided maps showing how hydrous minerals – minerals containing water molecules in their chemical makeup – and ice water are distributed on the lunar surface, particularly in the cold, dark, permanently shadowed regions. Novel mission, novel science But how does the temperature and physical state of water on the Moon change from variations in sunlight and crater shadows? Lunar Trailblazer will host two instruments , the Lunar Thermal Mapper , LTM, and an evolution of the M3 instrument, the High-resolution Volatiles and Minerals Moon Mapper , HVM3. The LTM instrument will map surface temperature, while the HVM3 will measure how lunar rocks absorb light. These measurements will allow it to detect and distinguish between water in liquid and ice forms. In tandem, these instruments will provide thermal and chemical measurements of hydrous lunar rock. They’ll measure water during various times of the lunar day , which is about 29.5 Earth days, to try to show how the chemical composition of water varies depending on the time of day and where it is on the Moon. These results will tell researchers what phase – solid or liquid – the water is found in. Scientific significance and what’s next There are three leading theories for where lunar water came from. It could be water that’s been stored inside the Moon since its formation, in its mantle layer . Some geologic processes may have allowed it to slowly escape to the surface over time. Or, the water may have arrived on asteroids and comets that collided with the lunar surface. It may even have been created by interactions with the solar wind , which is a stream of particles that comes from the Sun. Lunar Trailblazer may shed light on these theories and help researchers make progress on several other big science questions, including how water behaves on rocky bodies like the Moon and whether future astronauts will be able to use it.became the fastest player to reach 50 goals, eclipsing previous record-holder , with a hat trick in 's 3-0 win over Augsburg on Friday. The striker netted all three goals in the second half, the first two from the penalty spot and the third with a fine touch and header deep into stoppage time, to bring up his half-century of goals in 's top division in just 43 games. Haaland had managed 50 goals in 50 games for prior to joining . Friday's win saw Bayern open up an eight-point gap at the top with their sixth straight clean sheet across all competitions. The Bavarians, who take on in the Champions League on Tuesday, are undefeated in the Bundesliga and on 29 points following their fifth consecutive league game without conceding a goal. Second-placed , who travel to Hoffenheim on Saturday, are on 21 points. "We said at half time we should just keep going and create chances," Kane, who has scored 14 league goals this season, told reporters. "Thankfully we got the penalty and from there the game opened up." Bayern had possession and chances, but the visitors defended resolutely with Augsburg goalkeeper Nediljko Labrović denying Kane, then twice to keep the game scoreless at half-time. Bayern counterpart , who overcame a rib injury to start, had little to do at the other end. Musiala, and all went close after the break. Labrović and the Augsburg defence held on. Then was penalised for handball following a VAR review and Kane duly broke the deadlock in the 63rd. Bayern continued as before with 80% possession, but had to wait for to be penalised through VAR for a foul on Kane. Kane sealed the result in the third minute of stoppage time and there was still time for him to grab another to take his tally for the season to a league-leading 14. It's Bayern's seventh consecutive win since Oct. 23 when they lost at 4-1 in the Champions League. "We have a big week ahead with PSG in the Champions League then Dortmund then Leverkusen in the Cup. We're in a good moment, we're feeling good and should just keep the momentum up," Kane said.