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Walmart starts testing body cameras on employeesAfter a significant delay, the Trump transition team has signed a key agreement with the Biden White House to ease the transfer of power. "This engagement allows our intended cabinet nominees to begin critical preparations, including the deployment of landing teams to every department and agency, and complete the orderly transition of power," Susie Wiles, chief of staff to President-elect Donald Trump, said in a statement on Tuesday. The memorandum of understanding was supposed to have been signed by Oct. 1 — along with a second MOU with the General Services Administration (GSA) that would provide funding, office space and technology. The deadline and process is set out in a law called the Presidential Transition Act. The transition team said it has ruled out signing the GSA agreement, saying it would use "an existing ethics plan" for its team, and would post it on the GSA website. "The transition already has existing security and information protections built in, which means we will not require additional government and bureaucratic oversight," the Trump transition team said in a statement, noting it would disclose its donors publicly. Now that the MOU is signed, authorized members of the Trump transition team can have access to agency and White House employees, facilities and information because it has "agreed to important safeguards to protect non-public information and prevent conflicts of interest, including who has access to the information and how the information is shared," said Saloni Sharma, a spokeswoman for the White House. While the White House would have preferred that the Trump transition team sign the GSA agreement, it decided that a disruption in the transfer of power would be more risky. A third agreement, with the Department of Justice, is required for FBI background checks and security clearances. That agreement has not yet been signed. Those background checks are traditionally required by the Senate during the confirmation process, along with an ethics agreement with the Office of Government Ethics, and responses to a detailed questionnaire. Copyright 2024 NPRNASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — It now appears former Tennessee State University President Glenda Glover is receiving more money than previously reported. Glover admitted on Friday she has two agreements with the school - one was a buyout of her 5-year contract with the school if she agreed to retire early. The other is to continue working for the university as a President emeritus helping raise money and recruit new students. The two contracts total $1.7 million. "There's no guilt feelings. I have a retirement package," Glover said. "It's like someone asked you, would you give up your retirement package? No. You don't ask someone to give up their retirement package. That goes beyond the bounds of decency to ask me to give up a retirement package especially if I'm still doing a lot of work for the university." Glover failed to mention the existence of the second contract when she sat down with NewsChannel 5 Investigates earlier this week. “It’s not only fair what they paid me, it’s owed.” But she insists state lawmakers knew about the agreement. Glover said this is money she earned and continues to earn. Board members voted unanimously Friday to urge interim TSU president Ronald Johnson to end Glover's agreement. They said this deal was signed by the old Board of Trustees — not long before state lawmakers voted to replace the entire board. All of this came to light as we learned just how bad the university's financial problems are. In October the school was forced to lay off 114 employees to cut costs. This month, state leaders said the school would have to make bigger cuts, including degree programs and tenured professors. The state has been providing emergency funds this semester to keep the school afloat. But state leaders said that can't continue. The TSU Board of Trustees met this week to discuss the dire financial situation. Without financial intervention, the school would end the school year $46 million in the hole. Even after tapping into multiple school resources, it's likely the school will have just $3 million in cash at the end of next semester. This fall, the school eliminated ads at the Nashville International Airport, cut band trips to away football games and nixed the football team staying at a hotel near the Tennessee Titans stadium before home football games. The school is traveling in golf carts on campus, not vehicles, to keep fuel costs down. They are also repurposing assets, like furniture. The school also eliminated 117 contracts that duplicated services, saving $3.5 million. Trustees didn't discuss cutting into degree programs or tenured professors, despite the enrollment figures plummeting at the only public HBCU in the state. The school posted its fall enrollment figures in early November. Those show that the university only had 6,310 students enrolled for fall classes. In 2023, the school started the year with 8,198 students. So far for the spring, only 3,542 students have enrolled for the spring at TSU — which is less than projected. The school figured 4,390 students. Glover said she was asked to leave TSU two years ago State lawmakers recently chastised TSU for still having Glover on the payroll. Glover clarified that state lawmakers knew about her retirement package since they forced her to retire. "They sent a posse to me," Glover said on Wednesday to NewsChannel 5 Investigates . "To ask me to retire immediately. I didn't do that at the time. But I did know at some point we would come to a point where I would retire. This was key legislators telling me to retire. They were cowards. They sent others to me — people I trusted to talk to me about retiring. It was a very carefully constructed decision and agreement. What is this hypocrisy that's going on?" Glover calls these latest questions about her retirement package is just another example of the state trying to distract from the fact it has unfunded TSU for decades. So, she has no intentions of going back on the agreement that forced her to step down as president.
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks had just three Christmas Day games before the arrival of Luka Doncic. Wednesday’s holiday matinee against the Minnesota Timberwolves will mark the eighth Christmas Day game in franchise history, and fifth consecutive time the Mavericks will be featured among the rare group of teams invited to play on one of the most anticipated days of the season. Doncic exploded for an unprecedented stat line of 50 points, 15 assists, six rebounds, four steals and three blocks in a blowout win in Phoenix last season. He became the first player in 39 years to score at least 50 points on Christmas Day. This time around he’s poised to face Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves (17-17) in a rematch of last season’s Western Conference finals. Doncic has been a part of two consecutive victories on Christmas in 2022 and 2023 after the Mavericks suffered two losses on the holiday in 2020 and 2021. Dallas is 4-3 overall on Christmas Day, and Doncic is excited to participate again this year. "It’s special," Doncic said. “It’s a big thing. I know a lot of people at home watch it. It’s going to be a special game for me.” The Mavericks enter Wednesday’s game as winners of 14 of the last 17 games and they’ve found a groove with their starting lineup of Doncic, Klay Thompson, P.J. Washington Jr., Dereck Lively II and Kyrie Irving. Irving will participate in his seventh Christmas game and he’s had several notable performances, including a 40-point output in 2018 and 37 points in 2020. As a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016, Irving notably scored a turnaround midrange game-winner over Thompson, who was with the Golden State Warriors. The Mavericks star said it feels great to be a part of the league’s annual tradition, especially since it’ll be his first Christmas game playing alongside Doncic [Irving missed last year’s game because of an injury]. “Shoutout to the NBA,” Irving said. “They obviously want to see greatness on Christmas so we’ll give them a good show. I’ve had some pretty special Christmas performances so I’m looking forward to the game and my family being there. It’s nothing like having an early game too and getting home after, being able to break bread and just watch the rest of the competitive games. Be grateful that you’re not playing at 8:30 p.m.” The Mavericks received the rather convenient 1:30 p.m. time slot, meaning the team will have an opportunity to enjoy early Christmas morning and most of the evening with their families with a rematch against the Timberwolves sandwiched in between. Edwards will make his Christmas Day debut in the fifth year of his rising career. The 23-year-old guard is known for his explosiveness and athleticism, along with his embrace of the big stage. He scored 24 of his 37 points in the first quarter of the first meeting between the teams on Oct. 29. The Mavericks won that game thanks to a 35-point effort from Irving, and a dagger 3-pointer by Doncic. Edwards has been on a tear since. He’s averaging 25.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game for a Minnesota team that is struggling to replicate last year’s success. The Mavericks have a couple of players who will also make their Christmas Day debuts. Washington and Gafford, who were acquired in separate trades last season with the Charlotte Hornets and Washington Wizards, will play when the regular season lights are brightest for the first time in their careers. “I’m looking forward to it,” Gafford said. “It’s my first Christmas game. It’ll be an early game so of course we won’t get a lot of sleep, but I’m just excited because of the energy that’s always around Christmas games. The commercials, the atmosphere. It’s real dope to be in this position.” History is also on the line on Wednesday. Thompson enters the game needing only three 3-pointers to surpass Reggie Miller for fifth on the NBA’s all-time career 3-pointers list. The Mavericks sharpshooter connected on three triples in Monday’s win over the Portland Trail Blazers. “We believe that he’ll get the attempts in the next game, but he has to put them in the basket,” said Mavericks coach Jason Kidd. “He’s shooting the ball extremely well so we believe he can get that done in the next game.” ©2024 The Dallas Morning News. Visit dallasnews.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
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The TV program "Chinese Practice with Chinese Wisdom” Officially Airs: The Enduring Wisdom of Chinese Philosophy in Today's WorldVaranasi: Azamgarh police arrested Prabhunath Yadav for procuring fraudulently four passports between years 1996 and 2016, issued with different names and addresses. His reason for procuring multiple passports is being investigated. Providing details of action initiated in the case on Friday, Azamgarh ASP (rural) Chirag Jain said taking note of news about a person with four passports viral on social media, Sagri circle officer was asked to probe the matter. When the allegations were found correct, FIR was registered against Prabhunath Yadav of Mohammadpur Kodara village under Jiyanpur police station area and police arrested him near Latghat market on Friday and recovered all four passports from him, said Jain. How Yadav misled agencies, including local intelligence units of Azamgarh and Gorakhpur, to complete basic formalities and procure multiple passports came to light when police started investigating. One passport was issued in Lucknow on Jun 13, 1996, his date of birth mentioned as Sep 1, 1976 and his residential address as Mohammadpur Kodara Post Dighwaniya Qazi, Jiyanpur police station. Another passport was issued to him on Jun 10, 2002, in which date of birth was same but address was Chakki Hajipur village, under Rounapar police station, Azamgarh. The third passport was issued on Jul 2, 2009, in which the date of birth was stated as Apr 2, 1975 and the name too had been changed to Dinanath Yadav, resident of Majhwaliya, Barhalganj police station, Gorakhpur district. The fourth passport was issued on Jun 14, 2016, with date of birth Jan 1, 1964, and address Chutahi village, Mubarakpur police station, Azamgarh district. Stay updated with the latest news on Times of India . Don't miss yearly career horoscopes 2025 for Aries , Taurus , Gemini , Cancer , Leo , Virgo , Libra , Scorpio , Sagittarius , Capricorn , Aquarius , and Pisces .OTTAWA — Peter Anholt tried to keep things light as he emerged from one of the elevators at Canada's hotel. The temperature had been turned way up on the veteran hockey executive and the country's under-20 program after a stunning upset some 12 hours earlier. "You only want to talk to me when things are bad, eh?" Anholt joked to reporters Saturday morning. "Is that how this works?" That is indeed what happens when a powerhouse with a record 20 gold medals expected to roll over an opponent suffers one of its worst all-time defeats at the tournament. Canada was embarrassed on home soil 3-2 by Latvia — a country it had thumped by a combined 41-4 score across four previous meetings — in a shocking shootout Friday. Coming off a disastrous fifth-place finish last year in Sweden and having talked a lot about upping their compete level and preparation, the Canadians looked disjointed for long stretches against the plucky, hard-working Latvians. The power play finally clicked late in the third period, but stands at 1-for-7 through two games, while the top line of Easton Cowan, Calum Ritchie and Bradly Nadeau has yet to translate its pre-tournament chemistry into success in the spotlight. "We're certainly trying to problem solve, but not throw the baby out with the bath water," said Anholt, who heads the world junior setup. "We've got to be really careful." Canada, which picked up a solid 4-0 victory over Finland to open its tournament Thursday, had plenty of offensive zone time and directed 57 shots at Latvian goaltender Linards Feldbergs. Included in that total, however, were far too many one-and-done efforts from the perimeter with little traffic in front. There were, of course, desperate spurts — especially late in regulation and in 3-on-3 overtime — but not nearly enough for a roster peppered with first-round NHL draft picks and top prospects. "We played really, really hard," Anholt said in defending his players. "We controlled the puck lots. We created some chances. Their goalie was really good and they defended really good ... 99 times out of 100 we win that game." Hoping for a big response Sunday against Germany before meeting the United States on New Year's Eve to tie a bow on round-robin action in Group A, Canada will have to push ahead minus one of its best players. Star defenceman Matthew Schaefer was injured Friday and is done for the tournament after he slammed into Latvia's net and skated off favouring his left shoulder area. "Tough blow for the kid," Anholt said. "The way he plays the game, he plays it at such a high speed." Cowan, a Toronto Maple Leafs first-round selection, said Canada remains confident despite Friday's ugly result in the nation's capital. "We're good," said the 19-year-old from Mount Brydges, Ont. "Everyone's lost a hockey game before." But not like that — or to that opponent on that stage. "Bit of a (crappy) feeling," said Nadeau, a Carolina Hurricanes prospect from St-Francois-de-Madawaska, N.B. "We all know what this group is capable of. Losing that game is not our standard. "We'll bounce back." Some corners of social media exploded following the Latvian debacle, with heavy criticism directed at head coach Dave Cameron and the team's overall roster construction. "We're not really worried about it," defenceman and Ottawa native Oliver Book, who like Cowan is back from last year's team, said of the outside noise. "We know we didn't play well." Canada appears poised to mix things up against the Germans. Vancouver Canucks prospect Sawyer Mynio of Kamloops, B.C., is set draw in for Schaefer, while Anholt indicated there's a good chance forward Carson Rehkopf will get his first crack at the 2025 tournament as a returnee. The 19-year-old Seattle Kraken second-round pick from Vaughan, Ont., has scored a combined 78 goals over his last 97 regular-season and playoff games in the Ontario Hockey League. "Great player," Cowan said. "He finds ways." Anholt said taking a big-picture approach is key in challenging moments. "Let's not panic," he said. "The world hasn't fallen in. It's hard, but we'll learn from it." It's something Canada will have to do under intense scrutiny. "People are gonna love you and people are gonna hate you," said Cowan, who has a goal an assist through two games. "Gotta keep doing you." Anholt, who was also at the helm 12 months ago when Canada never got in gear, isn't getting 2024 vibes from this year's group. "Not even in any way, shape or form," he said. "We've just got to take care of business." They get a first shot at redemption Sunday. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 28, 2024. Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press