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RNC Party Chair Michael Whatley spoke to Fox News Digital about the 'significant' role Trump will play in the 2026 midterm campaign President-elect Trump has nominated Somers Farkas and John Arrigo for ambassadorships. If confirmed, Arrigo, Arrigo, who is the vice president of the Arrigo Auto Group in West Palm Beach, Florida, would serve as ambassador to Portugal. VANCE TO LIKELY BE 2028 GOP PRESIDENTIAL FRONT-RUNNER, BUT RNC CHAIR ALSO LIKES PARTY'S ‘BENCH’ President-elect Donald Trump speaks at AmericaFest, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri) "John is a highly successful entrepreneur in the automotive industry, and a champion golfer. For over thirty years, he has been an incredible leader in business in West Palm Beach, and is respected by all," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. "I have known John for a long time. He will do an incredible job for our Country, and always put America FIRST." Arrigo has been a longtime associate of Trump's, a Business Insider report said in 2021. HOUSE GOP CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE CHAIR MAKES 2026 PREDICTION Farkas, a model and philanthropist, would serve America's interests in the island nation of Malta. Farkas previously served on Trump's Commission on White House Fellowships. Somers Farkas attends New York City Police Foundation 2017 Gala at Sheraton New York on May 18, 2017 in New York City. (Jared Siskin/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images) CLICK TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP In his announcement, Trump said she "has raised Millions of Dollars for charity, including for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the Alzheimer’s Associate, Lighthouse Guild, the New York Women’s Foundation and, as a Trustee of the New York City Police Foundation where she has always BACKED THE BLUE." Louis Casiano is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to louis.casiano@fox.com .

A classic mixed relay took place on Saturday, 30 November, as part of the first stage of the Biathlon World Cup in Kontiolahti, Finland. The Ukrainian team took 6th place. Source: Champion, a sports news platform within Ukrainska Pravda’s holding company Details: The Ukrainian team was represented by Khrystyna Dmytrenko, Yuliia Dzhyma, Anton Dudchenko and Vitalii Mandzyn. They used six spare cartridges for the four of them. It should be noted that this is the best result for Ukraine in mixed relays at the World Cup level since the 2022/23 season. The Norwegian team won the race thanks to Vebjoern Soerum's fantastic last lap. The French team took silver, and the Swedes won bronze medals. Race results: Earlier, in the first race of the season, Ukrainians Olena Horodna and Artem Tyshchenko took 9th place in the singles mix. On Sunday, 1 December, the men's and women's relay races will take place in Kontiolahti. Support UP or become our patron !

REFORM, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge ruled that the family of former NFL player Glenn Foster Jr., who died in law enforcement custody in Alabama, can pursue a lawsuit alleging his death was the result of excessive force. Foster, a former New Orleans Saints defensive end, on Dec. 6, 2021, three days after being arrested and taken to jail in rural Pickens County for alleged speeding and attempting to elude police. A judge ordered Foster taken to a medical facility in Tuscaloosa for a mental evaluation. Foster was found unresponsive in the back of a law enforcement vehicle when he arrived at the facility. He was pronounced dead about 30 minutes later. His widow, Pamela Foster, against officers at the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office and jail saying Foster had been beaten, shocked with a Taser and strangled while at the jail. The defendants then asked a federal judge to dismiss the case. U.S. District Judge Annemarie Carney Axon ruled Thursday refused to dismiss allegations of excessive force and failure to intervene. Axon dismissed other portions of the lawsuit. The ruling came a day before the third anniversary of Foster’s death. Foster appeared in 17 games for the Saints in 2013 and 2014.

[File Photo] Over 200,000 Fijians, or roughly 20% of the population, are living in informal settlements, facing overcrowded conditions and limited access to essential services Speaking in Parliament, Independent MP Parveen Kumar addressed the challenges faced by these communities, including inadequate access to clean water, reliable sanitation, and basic utilities. He also noted the heightened risks of flooding and environmental issues that contribute to an insecure living environment, which in turn exacerbates the country’s poverty levels. The Independent MP stressed that the rise in urban poverty is closely linked to the growth of informal settlements, which also face increasing rates of crime, drug abuse, and social violence. He emphasized that informal settlements present an opportunity to rethink Fiji’s housing plans. In response, Minister for Housing Maciu Nalumisa says the Ministry is working on housing projects to help address this issue. With the support of the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Housing will work on four projects each year to address informal settlements. This approach will allow for the formalization of all settlements within the 12-year timeframe.NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump used his image as a successful New York businessman to become a celebrity, a reality television star and eventually the president. Now he will get to revel in one of the most visible symbols of success in the city when he rings the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday as he's also named Time Magazine's Person of the Year. Trump is expected to be on Wall Street to mark the ceremonial start of the day's trading, according to four people with knowledge of his plans. He will also be announced Thursday as Time's 2024 Person of the Year , according to a person familiar with the selection. The people who confirmed the stock exchange appearance and Time award were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.

PHOENIX — Attorney General Kris Mayes is going to court with a largely untested legal theory to force a Saudi company to stop “excessively pumping groundwater’’ at its western Arizona alfalfa operations and require it to set aside funds to compensate neighbors it has damaged. The lawsuit filed Wednesday claims that Fondomonte LLC, the Arizona subsidiary of the company, has created a “public nuisance” by pumping so much water it has dried up nearby wells and resulted in subsidence of the land around Vicksburg in La Paz County. It also says the damage is threatening sediment buildup that reduces water quality and damages appliances, pumps and pipes. None of that pumping violates state water laws, Mayes acknowledged. Portions of the state are within “active management areas’’ where pumping of groundwater is regulated. Pumping pretty much everywhere else — including where Fondomonte operates — is ungoverned. Discussions at the state Capitol about imposing new rules on these areas have broken down. Mayes blames the problem here on “legislative failure to address a water crisis with catastrophic effects on the groundwater level in the Ranegras Basin’’ of La Paz County. She said that’s the reason Fondomonte came here to grow alfalfa to feed dairy cattle in Saudi Arabia, where such farming is banned. “Fondomonte is taking advantage of Arizona’s failure to protect its precious groundwater resources,’’ Mayes said. Mayes wants a Maricopa County judge to rule that Fondomonte’s pumping violates the “public nuisance’’ provision of the state criminal code. “Dangerous precedent,” company says Fondomonte is gearing up to fight the use of the nuisance law to curb what it says are its legal operations. “We believe the attorney general is setting a dangerous precedent attempting to penalize farming and the wider agricultural industry within the state of Arizona,’’ said company spokesman Barrett Marson. “The company complies with all state and local regulations.’’ Mayes isn’t disputing that. Her claim is that Fondomonte’s operations are harming its neighbors and, under Arizona law, creating a nuisance. “Arizona law is clear on this point: No company has the right to endanger an entire community’s health and safety for its own gain,’’ Mayes said. Marson, however, said the allegations are “totally unfounded’’ and the company will fight the litigation. Arizona’s nuisance law has two methods of enforcement. One makes it a Class 2 felony to maintain a public nuisance. In this case, since the defendant is a limited liability company, jail time is off the table. That would leave a fine of $750, which would make no difference in a case like this. The other method, though, allows the Attorney General’s Office to ask a court to enjoin the activity. That is the order Mayes seeks, as well as a requirement for Fondomonte to set up an “abatement fund’’ to reimburse others who have been affected. It will be up to a judge to decide whether the nuisance law fits what is happening here. There really is no precedent. The only known use of the law in a situation like this came earlier in Mayes’ tenure, when she used it to go after a company’s plan to mine rock and gravel on a 25-acre parcel it owned in a neighborhood in a rural area near Chino Valley. The site was within 100 feet of homes. State Mine Inspector Paul Marsh said at the time he had no choice under existing law but to approve the mining plan. So Mayes, claiming nuisance, got a court to issue a preliminary injunction. But there never was a final ruling on whether the mine was a nuisance, or whether the nuisance law applies: The lawsuit went away after the company abandoned its plan after someone else bought it. Land sinking In this case, Mayes said there is clear evidence of the effects of Fondomonte’s operations. Operating in the Ranegras Basin since 2014, the company has multiple wells, each capable of pumping up to 4,000 gallons of water per minute. She said in 2023 alone, Fondomonte used about 31,196 acre-feet of groundwater within the basin. That is considered enough to serve about 93,000 single-family homes. But the attorney general said there are more immediate and visible consequences. Mayes said a well less than a mile from Fondomonte’s properties went dry about five years ago. And in late 2017, the same happened to a well for the Friendship Baptist Church about 1.8 miles away. “The land is literally sinking in La Paz County with as much as 9.8 inches of subsidence documented in the immediate vicinity of Fondomonte’s farms,’’ she said. Mayes said she is not arguing that the growing of alfalfa itself is a nuisance, acknowledging it is grown throughout the state by others — and that much of it is shipped overseas, including to China. She said the future of growing the water-intensive crop here “is a question for the Legislature.’’ But she said there is no excuse for lawmakers. “They have been completely AWOL when it comes to addressing rural Arizona’s water needs and these situations where people are being harmed,’’ she said. The attorney general isn’t the only one. La Paz County Supervisor Holly Irwin decried the lack action by state lawmakers to place any restrictions on water use in her area. “That is why we are seeing foreign companies come over to these areas, purchase land and pump water out so that they can supplement their alfalfa and send it back home,’’ said Holly. “Attorney General Kris Mayes is the first one who has stepped up and done anything about it,’’ the Republican supervisor said of the Democratic prosecutor. “I know my constituents will be thrilled that somebody’s actually paying attention to the real problems here, which are wells that are going dry, the land subsidence that we’ve seen, and the concern that we have for the future of our basin.’’ Agricultural wins at Legislature Efforts to address the problem have been stalled at the Capitol amid a dispute over not just whether regulation is needed but who should determine any restrictions. Irwin and other rural supervisors want both monitoring and conservation of groundwater, pointing out that farms don’t even have to report how much they are pumping. But that has bumped up against agricultural interests who argue that, in many cases, they were here first and, even with the current targets being out-of-state and foreign firms, they fear any potential state interference on their own operations. So far, the agricultural interests have won out. In fact, lawmakers have carved out special protections. For example, there is a state statute that says agricultural operations that were around before surrounding residential development “are presumed to be reasonable and do not constitute a nuisance.’’ Mayes, however, said that doesn’t apply, and not only because residents were there long before Fondomonte started farming alfalfa and pumping groundwater in 2014. She also pointed out that same law does not apply if “the agricultural operation has a substantial adverse effect on public health and safety.’’ Mayes, in her lawsuit, spoke to the exception, calling the excessive pumping “injurious to health’’ and even “indecent’’ because it interferes with the ability of people to enjoy their property. Republican lawmakers, anticipating what Mayes was going to do, tried to undermine her ability to sue. Sen. Sine Kerr, R-Buckeye, added a provision to HB 2124 last year dealing with agricultural water use, to strip the attorney general of the right to bring any sort of nuisance action, regardless of the reason. That bill was vetoed by Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs. She said lawmakers need to address water issues “in a holistic manner’’ rather than tinkering with water laws on a piece-meal basis. If Mayes’ new lawsuit succeeds, she already has her next target in mind: Riverview Dairy’s pumping in the Willcox Basin of Cochise County. Howard Fischer is a veteran journalist who has been reporting since 1970 and covering state politics and the Legislature since 1982. Follow him on X, formerly known as Twitter, Bluesky , and Threads at @azcapmedia or email azcapmedia@gmail.com . Respond: Write a letter to the editor | Write a guest opinion Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. A subscription helps you access more of the local stories that keep you connected to the community. Get Government & Politics updates in your inbox! Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter.

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ChatGPT’s Advanced Voice with Vision was launched during Day 6 of OpenAI ’s ‘ 12 Days of OpenAI’ live demonstration and briefing today. This powerful new feature allows users to interact with ChatGPT using spoken input, images and even video, opening up new possibilities for creativity and problem-solving. Currently, Advanced Voice with Vision is available exclusively to ChatGPT Plus and Pro subscribers. This premium feature is designed for those who want to experience the cutting-edge AI technology with a monthly fee. However, as a bonus, the team mentioned that the option to ‘Chat with Santa’ feature will be made available to everyone even if they have gone beyond the chat limit in the free tier. Accessing the Santa feature is simple; look for the snowflake next to the microphone icon. I have ChatGPT Plus, but the Santa feature is not yet available to me. All of the new features for ChatGPT’s Advance Voice with Vision will be slowly rolling out globally, so don’t worry if you can’t access it yet. When it is made available to you, here’s how to access and make the most of this latest ChatGPT feature. Get a ChatGPT Plus subscription To access Advanced Voice with Vision, you must be a ChatGPT Plus subscriber. This subscription costs $20 monthly and unlocks several premium features, including the latest GPT-4.5 model, faster response times, and Advanced Voice with Vision. If you’re not a subscriber, head to the ChatGPT website, log into your account and select the Plus subscription option. Once subscribed, you can use Advanced Voice with Vision immediately. Log In and activate the feature Once you’ve confirmed your subscription, log in to your ChatGPT account on the web or mobile app. Inside the chat interface, look for the following icons: Voice input : This microphone icon allows you to speak to ChatGPT, transforming your voice into text for more natural, hands-free interactions. Image upload: This camera or image icon lets you upload pictures directly into the chat window. You can ask ChatGPT questions or give commands related to the uploaded image. Snowflake : You might as well chat with Santa while you’re at it. The demo today made it look like a lot of fun. If you see the snowflake, go ahead and give it a whirl (said like Kevin McCallister in Home Alone). All icons are typically located near the text input field and can easily be spotted. Start exploring Voice and Vision With the feature enabled, you can now interact with ChatGPT in a whole new way. Now, instead of typing your queries to ChatGPT, try speaking them. Whether you’re asking for help drafting an email or brainstorming ideas for your next project. Voice input makes the interaction feel more conversational and intuitive. The combination of voice and vision makes ChatGPT an even more powerful assistant for day-to-day tasks and creative endeavors. Next, try uploading images and ask ChatGPT questions about them. For example, you could upload a photo of a plant and ask for care tips or show a math problem from a textbook and request a step-by-step solution. The applications are nearly endless. Today's demo showed the team introducing themselves and ChatGPT responding with the correct answers to quizzes about them. You could use the feature as a cooking assistant. Snap a photo of your pantry and ask ChatGPT for recipe suggestions based on your ingredients. You could have ChatGPT review a document. Upload an image of a handwritten note or printed document and have the AI analyze or summarize it. Another way to help with productivity is by providing ChatGPT with verbal and visual inputs for designing a presentation, editing photos, or crafting stories. Why it’s worth trying Advanced Voice with Vision combines two of ChatGPT’s most dynamic features, making it easier than ever to interact with AI. Whether you’re a student, professional, or casual user just curious about exploring new technology, this feature takes multitasking and problem-solving to the next level. If you’re a ChatGPT Plus subscriber, this feature is ready for you to explore today. Log in, activate it, and start experiencing the future of AI-powered assistance. More from Tom's GuideBaylor staying committed to each other ahead of Texas Bowl

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, on Tuesday, congratulated the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, on his 75th birthday. The Speaker, in a congratulatory message through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Krishi, described Dr Ganduje as a patriot and a democratic pillar whose invaluable contributions to the development and growth of his fatherland are commendable. Abbas said the APC National Chairman has, since his assumption of office, been providing good leadership and guidance to the party, which is one of the reasons why the party continues to wax stronger. He noted the electoral successes of the APC across the states and how the state chapters have recorded stability under Dr. Ganduje’s leadership of the ruling party. Speaker Abbas also commended the APC National Chairman for the cordial relationship between the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party and the National Assembly Caucus. While wishing Dr. Ganduje more fruitful years in sound health, Speaker Abbas also prayed for increased wisdom. Also, in a congratulatory message, Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu lauded Ganduje’s remarkable achievements as a former governor of Kano State and his continued exemplary leadership as the APC national chairman. Kalu, in the message signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Levinus Nwabughiogu commended Ganduje’s efforts aimed at uniting the members of the party across the country. Kalu prayed to God to bless Ganduje with a long life in good health. “Today, as you mark this significant milestone, I join your family, friends, and well-wishers to celebrate your life, dedication, and service to our great party and the nation. “As APC national chairman, Ganduje has demonstrated exceptional leadership skills, uniting the party’s National Working Committee and members across the country. “As you celebrate this milestone birthday, I pray that Almighty God continues to bless you with good health, wisdom, and strength.”Brazil's ten-man Botafogo win Copa LibertadoresRecalling the chaos of a crisis

Sinead Browne was only 12-years-old when she started running away. She went into care when she was 2-years-old, growing up in a mix of care homes and foster placements in London. She said: "I absconded from care many times, simply because I didn't feel safe. "There was risk of sexual abuse from other young people. Risk of abuse - not just sexual, but exploitation - from the carers. I also ran away because I didn't feel heard or didn't feel reflected in the household, so cultural differences, cultural clashes. "A lot of the time I also felt like I was just being used as a pay cheque. Foster carers often don't actually care about you. There are some amazing ones but for the most part you're a pay cheque. "So I would run away and then have to be brought back by a social worker or by the police." Most of the time Sinead would go to stay with a friend when she absconded from care. But once when she was living in a hostel when she was 16-years-old, she was taken by a neighbour to a drug den where she spent two days terrified to leave. "I couldn't call a social worker because I would have got in trouble, they would stop your pocket money that you got," she said. "I didn't have family, I didn't have anyone who I could call. My friend said just wait it out until you can get taken home. "That was the only time I ran away when I was really at risk. Because anyone could have burst into the house like a fellow gang, drug users coming with guns and knives." How to donate to Missing People Donate online: Visit this link or head to www.missingpeople.org.uk/mirror - read why we're supporting this campaign here. Text: To donate £5 Text HOPE5 to 70660 - To donate £10 Text HOPE10 to 70660 - To donate £15 Text HOPE15 to 70660 Terms & Conditions: *Text costs £5/£10 or £15 plus network charge. Missing People receives 100% of your donation. Obtain bill payer’s permission. Charity No England and Wales: 1020419 , Scotland: SC047419. Missing People will send regular updates via text and may contact you at any time to ask for your contact preference. Post: Please include your name and address and make cheques payable to ‘Missing People’ via free post: Freepost Plus RRKY–XSEC–XAEC. - Missing People - Roebuck House - 284 Upper Richmond Road West - London - SW14 7JE How your donation will help: £5 could help a missing child reach support - 11 could answer an urgent Helpline call from someone who is missing - £33 could give three families advice and help from a Support Worker - £110 could pay for two vital Counselling sessions to help a family to cope with the toughest of all losses How to contact Missing People - free and confidential: Call: 116 000. Text: 116 000. Email: 116000@missingpeople.org.uk How to contact Samaritans for mental health support: Call 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org Sinead urged people to get behind the Mirror's Christmas Appeal for the charity Missing People - the only UK charity supporting those affected by a disappearance. Someone is reported missing every 90 seconds in the UK. Recent figures show a 9% rise in the number of children reported missing each year, up from 69,050 in 2021-22 to 75,422 in 2022-23. There has also been an increase in the total going missing, from 166,463 to 171,192. She said understanding why young people are running away is crucial. "For me, running away from a foster placement because of cultural differences. Have that discussion, don't force me to stay there. Have the framework for young people to feel safe to talk about it. I didn't." The 34-year-old went on to become a solicitor and then set up Compliments of The House , a community-led food distribution charity that she founded after the pandemic.

REFORM, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge ruled that the family of former NFL player Glenn Foster Jr., who died in law enforcement custody in Alabama, can pursue a lawsuit alleging his death was the result of excessive force. Foster, a former New Orleans Saints defensive end, died on Dec. 6, 2021, three days after being arrested and taken to jail in rural Pickens County for alleged speeding and attempting to elude police. A judge ordered Foster taken to a medical facility in Tuscaloosa for a mental evaluation. Foster was found unresponsive in the back of a law enforcement vehicle when he arrived at the facility. He was pronounced dead about 30 minutes later. His widow, Pamela Foster, filed a lawsuit against officers at the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office and jail saying Foster had been beaten, shocked with a Taser and strangled while at the jail. The defendants then asked a federal judge to dismiss the case. U.S. District Judge Annemarie Carney Axon ruled Thursday refused to dismiss allegations of excessive force and failure to intervene. Axon dismissed other portions of the lawsuit. The ruling came a day before the third anniversary of Foster’s death. Foster appeared in 17 games for the Saints in 2013 and 2014.Man assaults and disarms police in Hyde Park bank: London police

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