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New York Mortgage Trust Declares Fourth Quarter 2024 Common Stock Dividend of $0.20 Per Share, and Preferred Stock DividendsI’m on a date with a fashion model who’s way out of my league as a photographer snaps pictures of me trying to pour on the charm at an Italian spot — all because I look kinda like Luigi Mangione . We share a bottle of white wine at hidden gem Inatteso in Battery Park City as she tells me she’s not convinced Mangione is the man who killed UnitedHealthcare CEO, Brian Thompson . My date doesn’t think the widely circulated photo of the smiling suspect from a New York City hostel is actually Mangione — and allow me to assure you it isn’t me. Soon we’re eating lasagna and having a flowing, flirtatious conversation that avoids any mention of politics. She even laughs when I try to make jokes and allows me to tell her my theories on the New Jersey drone phenomenon. I realize the date is going criminally well when I rant for 10 minutes about “The Telepathy Tapes” podcast and she pretends to find it interesting. I find myself thinking, perhaps like Luigi behind bars, “How did I get here?” It all started with an Instagram story post I made after receiving way too many in-person comments about the alleged resemblance — from co-workers, friends, family members, bartenders, strangers, gym-goers, members of the clergy. Frankly, I don’t even see it. There must be a few dozen kids I grew up with on Staten Island that are as close or closer to being a dead ringer for the suspected killer. “I do not look like the CEO killer other than being Italian,” I wrote in an ugly block caption placed over a half-hearted office-selfie. “But thank you for telling me that, several people.” A handful of girls, and a couple guys, took the bait and dropped flirtatious comments — but one damsel in my DMs who I previously chatted with briefly cut right to the chase. “I mean ... the eyebrows,” the striking model with +20K followers wrote, punctuated with the eyes-emoji. I did not keep my cool but that didn’t seem to matter. “With the whole country thirsting for Luigi, y’all are about to have a blast,” she entreated. I mentioned that The Post was thinking about doing a story about my alleged resemblance and how it was a “hit with women.” “I volunteer to be part of the social experiment,” she wrote and the deal was sealed. We set a date and I even got her to commit to being photographed, though she chose to remain anonymous for the sake of this story — fine by me as I don’t need any of you other Mangione lookalikes trying to slide into her DMs. It was an excellent date — even the photog said so — and she’s a great gal. Despite juggling several gigs and constant bookings she even manages to find time to volunteer as a foster parent for houseless dogs — incredibly kind. Clearly, way out of my league and of all people I have Mangione, I suppose, to thank for putting some stardust in her eyes. And we have a second date — no cameras for that one.WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump is telling the Supreme Court that he can make a deal that will resolve the national security dispute over TikTok and preserve the video site for 170 million Americans. All the justices need to do, he says, is to stand aside and suspend a pending law that could shut down TikTok on Jan. 19, the day before Trump takes office again. "President Trump alone possesses the consummate deal-making expertise, the electoral mandate, and the political will to negotiate a resolution to save the platform," his attorney said in a friend-of-the court brief filed Friday night. His plan might work, at least to buy more time. The justices had agreed to make a fast-track decision on the potentially momentous issue involving social media and free speech. "I think the court is likely to see great benefit in issuing a stay and little downside," said University of California, Berkeley Law Dean Erwin Chemerinsky. "The case poses a novel and very difficult First Amendment issue. Never before has the government tried to ban a medium of communication, but there also is a history of judicial deference to national security claims." Before Trump's intervention, TikTok appeared to face a difficult fight in the court. The House and Senate had passed legislation by large bipartisan majorities requiring the platform to separate itself from its Chinese owner or to shut down in this country. President Joe Biden signed the bill into law in April. And by its terms, it was scheduled to take effect in 270 days. Although the justices are not shy about striking down federal regulations, they are wary of overturning an act of Congress, particularly one that is based on threats to national security. The U.S. appeals court in Washington cited national security when it upheld the law earlier this month. In a 3-0 decision, the judges said the law did not target speech or expression. Rather, lawmakers were convinced the Chinese parent company could gather personal data on millions of Americans, the judges said. If the law took effect on Jan. 19, Apple, Oracle and other U.S. companies could have faced large civil fines if they continued to work with TikTok. Trump's attorney D. John Sauer filed a friend-of-the-court brief that differed in tone and substance from all the others. Rather than weigh in on the First Amendment question the justices had agreed to decide , he explained why Trump was better-suited to decide it. "Through his historic victory on November 5, 2024, President Trump received a powerful electoral mandate from American voters to protect the free-speech rights of all Americans — including the 170 million Americans who use TikTok," he wrote. "Moreover, President Trump is one of the most powerful, prolific, and influential users of social media in history." Noting that Trump has 14.7 million followers on TikTok, Sauer argued that the president-elect is well-positioned "to evaluate TikTok's importance as a unique medium for freedom of expression, including core political speech." He also wrote that as the founder of another social-media platform, Truth Social, Trump has "an in-depth perspective on the extraordinary government power attempted to be exercised in this case — the power of the federal government to effectively shut down a social-media platform favored by tens of millions of Americans." "In light of these interests — including, most importantly, his overarching responsibility for the United States' national security and foreign policy — President Trump opposes banning TikTok in the United States at this juncture, and seeks the ability to resolve the issues at hand through political means once he takes office." In 2020, Trump had voiced alarm over TikTok because of its Chinese ownership. Lawmakers later heard classified briefings that convinced them the foreign ownership posed a danger. But by the time the law won approval, Trump had switched sides. He said he believed TikTok helped him win the support of young voters. "TikTok had an impact, so we're taking a look at it," he told reporters two weeks ago. "I have a little warm spot in my heart." A year ago, his attorney Sauer drew criticism from some legal experts for boldly asserting that Trump as a former president had an absolute immunity from criminal charges for his official acts while in office. But in July, he won a 6-3 ruling from the Supreme Court that gave him and Trump what he had sought. Sauer is now set to represent Trump and his administration before the Supreme Court as U.S. solicitor general. He did not say precisely what the court should do now, only that it "should consider staying the statutory deadline to grant more breathing space" to the incoming administration and that one provision in the law allowed for a 90-day extension before it took effect. The court asked for responses to the competing briefs by next Friday. It scheduled two hours of argument for Jan. 10. It's not certain the justices will readily comply with Trump's request. Two weeks ago, former Trump attorney Noel Francisco filed an appeal on TikTok's behalf urging the justices to put the law on hold for a brief period. But the justices brushed aside that suggestion and said they would decide whether divestiture law violated the First Amendment. "I am skeptical Trump's intervention will make a difference," said Alan Rozenshtein, a University of Minnesota law professor who has written about the pending law. He noted that the Supreme Court denied TikTok's request to stay the law because it did not think TikTok could meet the requirements for a stay: a reasonable chance of winning on the merits. "Trump's argument does not change that," he said. "It may be bad luck for TikTok (and Trump) that the law goes into effect the day before inauguration, but such is life." ©2024 Los Angeles Times. Visit latimes.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
S&P/TSX composite down more than 100 points Tuesday, U.S. stock markets also lowerSally Rooney, Graham Norton and Johnny Sexton are among the winning authors at the An Post Irish Book Awards 2024. Wednesday evening saw the best of Irish authors arriving at the Convention Centre in Dublin for the annual event. The Eason Novel of the Year Award was won by Donal Ryan for Heart, Be At Peace , while Sally Rooney won The Library Association of Ireland Author of the Year Award for her latest novel Intermezzo . Ryan said the awards night feels like a “Christmas party for writers”. “It’s great to be nominated. It’s already a night out when you’re here, it’s fantastic,” he said while his wife Anne Marie added she’s “proud” of her husband. Valentine’s Day by Kathleen Macadam was awarded the New Irish Writing Best Short Story while Onionskin by Eilín de Paor was named New Irish Writing Best Poetry, both in association with the Irish Independent . Meanwhile, the Irish Independent Crime Fiction of the Year award was awarded to A Stranger in the Family by Jane Casey. It was the eleventh time Casey attended the ceremony as a nominee. “It’s always such a special night and such a great celebration of the industry,” she said, adding that it’s such a competitive category “so just being on a list is amazing”. “It’s the eleventh book in the series. It was really nice to come back to characters that I know very well and push them into new situations. “It’s just such a privilege and I just feel so lucky to do this job anyway but to be singled out, it’s just very, very special.” The Dubray Biography of the Year went to Seán Ronayne for Nature Boy: A Journey of Birdsong and Belonging . Mr Ronayne brought his microphone for recording birds to the ceremony, which he described as “one of the main tools of his trade”, and said he “absolutely loved” writing his story. “It is a little bit surreal because never in my wildest dreams did I think I’d be writing a book, especially not being nominated for the book,” he said. “I put my heart and soul into this book. It’s a love letter to Irish nature and it seems to move Irish people into loving nature. “It’s really important to me, so to be here now, to me, it’s a win for Irish nature. I feel privileged.” Rozanna Purcell, who was nominated for the Bookstation Lifestyle Book of the Year for The Hike Life: 50 More to Explore, said winning an An Post award last year was a “big highlight of her career”. “To be back for these awards is fantastic and definitely validating,” she added. Meanwhile, the Sunday Independent Newcomer of the Year went to The Coast Road by Alan Murrin. Johnny Sexton with Peter O’Reilly picked up an award for Eason Sports Book of the Year for Obsessed: The Autobiography while TheJournal.ie Best Irish-Published Book of the Year went to Hector Ó hEochagáin for The Irish Words You Should Know. Chairperson of the An Post Irish Book Awards, Larry Mac Hale, said: “This past year has seen an exciting array of Irish books published, showcasing not only the voices of renowned authors but also introducing fresh, exceptional talent who are enriching Ireland’s literary tradition.” Roy Foster was honoured with the Bob Hughes Lifetime Achievement Award. The creator of a fictional Leinster rugby legend – Ross O’Carroll Kelly – was given a Special Recognition Award to acknowledge his contribution to the Irish publishing industry over the past 25 years. Paul Howard’s ‘Ross’ books have sold over 1.5 million copies in Ireland and he is also the author of several non-fiction works, as well as a range of children's books. A four-time Irish Book Award winner, he has also ghost written a number of autobiographies and co-wrote Roddy Collin’s memoir The Rodfather . A one-hour television special, hosted by Oliver Callan, will be broadcast on RTÉ One on December 19, revealing this year’s An Post Irish Book of the Year 2024. An Post Irish Book Awards – full list of winners TheJournal.ie Best Irish-Published Book of the Year The Irish Words You Should Know – Hector Ó hEochagáin (Gill Books) Dubray Biography of the Year Nature Boy: A Journey of Birdsong and Belonging – Seán Ronayne (Hachette Books Ireland) Hodges Figgis History Book of the Year •Atlas of the Irish Civil War: New Perspectives - Hélène O’Keeffe, John Crowley, Donal Ó Drisceoil, John Borgonovo and Mike Murphy (Cork University Press) WHSmith Non-Fiction Book of the Year Missing Persons, Or My Grandmother’s Secrets – Clair Wills (Allen Lane, Penguin Random House) Eason Novel of the Year Heart, Be at Peace – Donal Ryan (Doubleday, Penguin Random House) Bookselling Ireland Food & Drink Book of the Year Irish Food History: A Companion - Máirtín Mac Con Iomaire & Dorothy Cashman (Royal Irish Academy) Bookstation Lifestyle Book of the Year Gaeilge i Mo Chroí - Irish In My Heart: Your Guide to Loving and Living the Irish Language – Molly Nic Céile (Hachette Books Ireland) Library Association of Ireland Author of the Year Sally Rooney Eason Sports Book of the Year Obsessed: The Autobiography – Johnny Sexton with Peter O’Reilly (Sandycove, Penguin) Gradam Love Leabhar Gaeilge Leabhar Ficsin Gaeilge na Bliana Geansaithe Móra – Gearóidín Nic Cárthaigh (LeabhairCOMHAR) Specsavers Children’s Book of the Year – Junior The Golden Hare – Paddy Donnelly (The O’Brien Press) Specsavers Children’s Book of the Year – Senior Fia and the Last Snow Deer – Eilish Fisher, illustrated by Dermot Flynn (Puffin, Penguin Random House Children’s) International Education Services Teen & Young Adult Book of the Year, in honour of John Treacy Something’s About to Blow Up – Sam Blake (Gill Books) Irish Independent Crime Fiction Book of the Year A Stranger in the Family – Jane Casey (Hemlock Press) Sunday Independent Newcomer of the Year The Coast Road – Alan Murrin (Bloomsbury Circus) Ireland AM Popular Fiction Book of the Year Frankie – Graham Norton (Coronet) Special Recognition Award Paul Howard The Last Word Listeners’ Choice Award The Last Disco: The Story of the Stardust Tragedy – Sean Murray, Christine Bohan and Nicky Ryan (Eriu) New Irish Writing Best Short Story in association with the Irish Independent Valentine’s Day – Kathleen Macadam New Irish Writing Best Poetry in association with the Irish Independent ‘Onionskin’ – Eilín de Paor An Post Bookshop of the Year Little Acorns Bookstore, Derry
Sophia Romine’s wonderful goal from nearly 30 yards out propelled the Gophers women’s soccer team into the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament on Friday. Down 1-0 at halftime, sixth-seeded Minnesota staked a two-goal comeback to beat third-seeded South Carolina 2-1 in a second-round match in Chapel Hill, N.C. Minnesota (14-4-3) will play either No. 2 North Carolina or Santa Clara at 4 p.m. Sunday. Head coach Erin Chastain has brought the Gophers back to the third round of the national tourney for the first time since coach Mikki Denney Wright did it in 2010. The U’s comeback Friday included a penalty kick goal from captain Sophia Boman in the 57th minute. The PK was earned by a foul on leading scorer Khyah Harper in the box. Boman’s confident PK rippled the back of the net to make it 1-1. Romine, a graduate transfer from Wisconsin, has started every game for Minnesota this season. It was her fifth goal of the season. Related ArticlesFormer US President Jimmy Carter passes away at age 100
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NoneBENGALURU, Dec 3 — The rapid increase in satellites and space junk will make low Earth orbit unusable unless companies and countries cooperate and share the data needed to manage that most accessible region of space, experts and industry insiders said. A United Nations panel on space traffic coordination in late October determined that urgent action was necessary and called for a comprehensive shared database of orbital objects as well as an international framework to track and manage them. More than 14,000 satellites including some 3,500 inactive surround the globe in low Earth orbit, showed data from US-based Slingshot Aerospace. Alongside those are about 120 million pieces of debris from launches, collisions and wear-and-tear of which only a few thousand are large enough to track. “There’s no time to lose on space traffic coordination. With so many objects being launched into space, we have to do everything we can to ensure space safety, and that means facilitating the sharing of information between operators, be they public or private, in order to avoid collisions,” said panel co-chair Aarti Holla-Maini, director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs. Low Earth orbit must remain safe to prevent costly disruption to the technology behind global communication, navigation and scientific exploration, she said. Yet there is no centralised system that all space-faring nations can leverage and even persuading them to use such a system has many obstacles. Whereas some countries are willing to share data, others fear compromising security, particularly as satellites are often dual-use and include defence purposes. Moreover, enterprises are keen to guard commercial secrets. In the meantime, the mess multiplies. A Chinese rocket stage exploded in August, adding thousands of fragments of debris to low Earth orbit. In June, a defunct Russian satellite exploded, scattering thousands of shards which forced astronauts on the International Space Station to take shelter for an hour. Low Earth orbit is the region most congested with human-made objects as it offers a balance between cost and proximity, making it a prime target for the rapidly growing commercial space sector. It has also seen a 17 per cent rise in close approaches per satellite over the past year, Slingshot data showed. Projections point to tens of thousands more satellites entering orbit in the coming years. The potential financial risk of collisions is likely to be US$556 million over five years, based on a modelled scenario with a 3.13 per cent annual collision probability and US$111 million in yearly damages, said Montreal-based NorthStar Earth & Space. “We are at a critical point with respect to putting regulations and structure in space to monitor and manage the growing congestion. With Starlink launching thousands of satellites per year, China and others preparing to follow, we will soon push the bearing capacity of prime orbits,” said NorthStar CEO Stewart Bain. Risky business Low Earth orbit is densely packed, with bands such as the one for satellite internet service Starlink from commercial space company SpaceX — at an altitude of 540–570km. As of November 27, Starlink had 6,764 satellites in orbit, Jonathan’s Space Report showed. SpaceX data showed Starlink satellites performed nearly 50,000 collision-avoidance manoeuvres in the first half of 2024, about double the previous six months. SpaceX did not respond to a Reuters request for comment. The European Space Agency, which has fewer spacecraft than SpaceX, said in 2021 its manoeuvres have increased to three or four times per craft versus a historical average of one. The 800–900km band contains fewer satellites but has 3,114 objects — including operational and non-operational payloads, rocket bodies and fragments — which make up 20 per cent of the total mass of objects in low Earth orbit, posing significant collision risk, LeoLabs data showed. Expired satellites add to the clutter as they stay in orbit until they fall into — and burn up in — Earth’s atmosphere years later or are flown to a “graveyard orbit” some 36,000km away. Russia drew global criticism in November 2021 when it test fired a missile at a defunct satellite in orbit, creating thousands of fragments of debris. Russia invaded Ukraine three months after the test. “The potential for conflicts between states has been on a steep rise in the recent past. If these extend to space it could complicate the outer space environment. We urgently need common global rules for coordination,” said Anirudh Sharma, CEO of Bengaluru-based Digantara, which specialises in space situational awareness. Final frontier The UN’s Holla-Maini, whose office serves as secretariat for the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, said the October panel aimed to bring together public- and private-sector experts to outline steps needed to start work on coordination. It will present its findings at a committee meeting next year. Global cooperation is essential to developing enforceable rules akin to those used by the International Civil Aviation Organization for air traffic, industry experts told Reuters. Such effort would involve the use of existing tools, such as databases, telescopes, radars and other sensors to track objects while improving coverage, early detection and data precision. Yet geopolitical tension and reluctance to share data with nations deemed unfriendly as well as commercial concerns over protecting proprietary information and competitive advantages remain significant barriers. That leaves operators of orbital equipment relying on informal or semi-formal methods of avoiding collisions, such as drawing on data from the US Space Force or groups like the Space Data Association. However, this can involve issues such as accountability and inconsistent data standards. “The top challenges are speed — as consensus-building takes time — and trust,” Holla-Maini said. “Some countries simply can’t communicate with others, but the UN can facilitate this process. Speed is our biggest enemy, but there’s no alternative. It must be done.” — Reuters
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Shedeur Sanders may be expecting a call from the New York Giants when the 2025 NFL Draft takes place this spring. Sanders revealed custom Giants cleats on Saturday night ahead of his final game with Colorado during the Alamo Bowl against BYU. Sanders mentioned the significance of his cleats earlier this week in a conversation with his brother, Shilo Sanders. "We know where we're going, baby...We know where we're going, baby," Shedeur Sanders said at about the 6:20 mark of the video below. "You'll see them in the cleats later on this week." When Shilo Sanders answered that he couldn't know where he was going because "the team might trade up," Shedeur Sanders answered, "You can't get higher than one." The Giants currently have the best shot at the No. 1 pick in the upcoming draft. This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis. For more from Bleacher Report on this topic and from around the sports world, check out our B/R app , homepage and social feeds—including Twitter , Instagram , Facebook and TikTok .
Wade Taylor IV scored 15 points and dished out 10 assists and C.J. Wilcher added 14 points as No. 13 Texas A&M throttled Abilene Christian 92-54 on Saturday afternoon in College Station, Texas. The Aggies (11-2) were in charge from the jump, forging a 19-point lead at halftime and never looking back. Texas A&M scored the first points of the second half, was up by 28 with 13:23 to play and cruised to the finish line while winning its seventh straight game. Taylor's output moved him into second place in the Aggies all-time scoring list. His 1,779 points are now behind only Bernard King, who had 1,990 from 1999-2003. Andersson Garcia and Zhuric Phelps added 12 points each for Texas A&M, which appears to be hitting on all cylinders heading into its Southeastern Conference opener at home against rival Texas on Jan. 4. Phelps added 10 rebounds for the Aggies. Quion Williams led the Wildcats (8-6) with 14 points. Abilene Christian missed its final six shots and went the last 5:24 of the game without a point. The Aggies made a statement in the early going by scoring the game's first nine points over the initial 3 1/2 minutes, with seven of those coming from Coleman. Abilene Christian fought back to within 16-12 after Dontrez Williams' layup with 12:12 left in the half. But A&M swung back, producing a 14-0 run capped by Garcia's layup with 8:51 to play in the half to pull away to a 30-12 advantage. The Wildcats again cut into their deficit, pulling to 30-19 when Cade Hornecker hit a layup with 6:26 to play until halftime. A&M boosted the lead back to 17 points after a pair of free throws by Taylor and got two more from the charity stripe to take a 48-29 edge to the break. Wilcher led all scorers in the half with 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting from beyond the arc while Garcia hit for 10 points for A&M while making all four of his shots from the floor. The Aggies outshot Abilene Christian 61.5 percent to 40.7 percent before halftime. Quion Williams and Leonardo Bettiol paced the Wildcats with seven points each in the first half. --Field Level MediaChelsea gambled by not agreeing a cheaper shirt sponsor deal - will they reap the reward?
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