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live bet The New York Knicks will get a chance to advance to the NBA Cup quarterfinals on Tuesday night. Before that, though, the Knicks will look to continue progressing towards an even more important goal -- establishing the consistency necessary to contend for the NBA title. The Knicks will attempt to break a win-one-lose-one cycle Sunday night, when they host the New Orleans Pelicans in a nonconference matchup. Both teams were off Saturday after playing road NBA Cup contests Friday. The Knicks overcame a six-point fourth quarter deficit to edge the Charlotte Hornets 99-98 in East Group A action while the struggling Pelicans fell to the Memphis Grizzlies 120-109 in a West Group C game. With the win, the Knicks improved to 3-0 and set up a winner-take-all game for the East Group A's automatic bid to the quarterfinals with the Orlando Magic, who are also unbeaten through three games following Friday's 123-100 victory over the Brooklyn Nets. The Knicks entered Saturday one of four Eastern Conference teams with at least 10 wins this season even though they've won back-to-back games just once outside of a four-game winning streak from Nov. 15-20. For much of Friday afternoon, the Knicks appeared headed for their second two-game losing streak of the season. New York, which suffered a 129-114 loss Wednesday night to the Dallas Mavericks despite the latter being without superstar point guard Luka Doncic (right wrist), trailed the Hornets for more than 38 minutes Friday even though Charlotte star LaMelo Ball sat out with a left calf injury. Jalen Brunson helped the Knicks avoid the upset over the final five minutes, when he scored 11 of his game-high 31 points. The victory allowed New York to finish 3-2 on a road trip that began with four games against Western Conference foes before the Black Friday noon tipoff in North Carolina. "It's a weird schedule," Brunson said. "But there's no complaints and you can't change it, so we've got to go out and find a way. We came out really soft, made some runs and then they made some shots where it looked like they were just going to get away from us. We kept fighting and found a way to get a win." The search for a win has grown increasingly frustrating for the injury-wracked Pelicans, who suffered their seventh straight loss and fell to 1-13 in their last 14 games with Friday's loss. New Orleans, which is last in the Western Conference with a 4-16 record, has played just three games this season with its optimal starting lineup of Brandon Ingram, Herbert Jones, C.J. McCollum, Daniel Theis and Zion Williamson. The quintet has combined to miss 52 games. Ingram (right calf) is day-to-day after missing the last three games while Jones (right shoulder) and Williamson (left hamstring) are out indefinitely. The Pelicans lost by 11 points or fewer for the sixth time in their last 13 defeats Friday when they missed opportunities to creep closer to the Grizzlies in the second half. New Orleans committed turnovers on consecutive trips while down 83-75 late in the third and went five straight possessions without scoring in a 101-89 game shortly before the midway point of the fourth. "We had some chances there where we cut the lead to 10, cut it to eight," Hornets coach Willie Green said. "A few miscues, a few missed shots, some 50/50 balls that we had to come up with that we didn't. Our margin for error is extremely small right now, so you've got to capitalize on those opportunities." This article first appeared on Field Level Media and was syndicated with permission.Kobe Bryant once gave big praise to Colin Kaepernick: "Having the bravery to be able to do that is something that we should all stand for"Irish premier Simon Harris has said Fine Gael will gain seats in the General Election despite a further fragmentation of Irish politics. Fine Gael won 35 seats in the 2020 election, but 18 of those TDs did not seek re-election in Friday’s poll. An exit poll puts the party’s support at 21%, a fraction of a percentage behind the main opposition party Sinn Fein. Mr Harris, the outgoing Taoiseach, was elected with 16,869 first preference votes, well above the quota. He celebrated with his wife Caoimhe, his parents Bart and Mary, his sister Gemma and his political team at the count centre in Greystones, Co Wicklow. Ahead of his re-election, Mr Harris told reporters he was “cautiously optimistic” about the election result and said it was “clear that my party will gain seats”. “It’s also clear that Fine Gael will top the poll in at least 10 constituencies, many more than we did the last time, that we will gain seats in constituencies where we haven’t had seats in many years, like Tipperary South and Waterford, and that we will add second seats in other constituencies as well,” he said. “I think the people of Ireland have now spoken. We now have to work out exactly what they have said, and that is going to take a little bit of time.” In one of the five consecutive broadcast media rounds he did from the Greystones count centre, he said there were a lot of areas where there were “straight shoot-outs” between Fianna Fail and Fine Gael for final seats. He described the Sinn Fein vote as “pretty significantly down”, the Fianna Fail vote as “marginally down” and the Fine Gael vote as “static” compared with its 2020 vote. He said it was “a very close, a very competitive election” and that “we haven’t seen a Sinn Fein surge or anything like it”. He said: “It was predicted by many that I would become the Taoiseach for a brief period of time, take over from Leo Varadkar, and then have to rebuild my party from the opposition benches as Sinn Fein led a government. “We don’t know what’s going to happen on government formation yet, but that is now looking less likely than it was.” He acknowledged that it was “a very difficult day” for the Green Party and paid tribute to their work in the coalition government, alongside his party and Fianna Fail. “Definitely, politics in Ireland has gotten much more fragmented,” he said. Fine Gael minister Helen McEntee said that her party’s campaign had been “positive”. “The feeling on the doors was very much that people were relatively happy with the government,” she said on RTE Radio. “It will come down to the last seats and it will come down to transfers,” she said of the final result, adding that Fianna Fail and Fine Gael were performing better than the exit poll estimated.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Two-time Pro Bowl linebacker Shaquil Barrett is rejoining the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Bucs signed the two-time Super Bowl champion on Saturday, while also announcing safety Jordan Whitehead was activated from injured reserve ahead of Sunday’s home game against the Carolina Panthers. Barrett spent five seasons with Tampa Bay from 2019 to 2023. He led the NFL with a franchise-record 19 1-2 sacks in his first year with the Bucs, then helped the team win its second Super Bowl title the following season. In all, Barrett started 70 games with Tampa Bay, amassing 45 sacks, 15 forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries and three interceptions. He was released last winter in a salary cap move, signed a one-year contract with the Miami Dolphins in free agency, then abruptly announced his retirement on social media before the start of training camp in July. Barrett, who also won a Super Bowl during a four-season stint with the Denver Broncos, decided to unretire last month. He signed with the Bucs after clearing waivers earlier in the week. Whitehead has missed the past four games with a pectoral injury. His return comes of the heels of the Bucs placing safety Christian Izien on IR with a pectoral injury. On Saturday, the Bucs also activated rookie wide receiver Kameron Johnson from IR and elevated punter Jack Browning to the active roster from the practice squad. NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl

MONTREAL - The Ottawa Charge got contributions from six different goal scorers in a 6-1 pre-season win over the Boston Fleet on Thursday in the Professional Women's Hockey League. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * MONTREAL - The Ottawa Charge got contributions from six different goal scorers in a 6-1 pre-season win over the Boston Fleet on Thursday in the Professional Women's Hockey League. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? MONTREAL – The Ottawa Charge got contributions from six different goal scorers in a 6-1 pre-season win over the Boston Fleet on Thursday in the Professional Women’s Hockey League. Emily Clark, Stephanie Markowski and Anna Meixner had a goal and an assist each, while Katerina Mrazova, Mannon McMahon and Shiann Darkangelo also scored for Ottawa (1-0-0). Emerance Maschmeyer made 36 saves playing all 60 minutes and Tereza Vanisova pitched in with two assists at the Verdun Auditorium. Lexie Adzija replied for Boston (1-1-0). Starter Cami Kronish stopped 10 of 12 shots, while Klara Peslarova denied 12 of 16 in relief. PWHL mini-camp play in Montreal wraps up Friday when Ottawa takes on the Montreal Victoire (0-1-0). Boston beat Montreal 3-1 on Wednesday. — FROST 4 SIRENS 3 (OT) TORONTO — Mae Batherson scored twice, including the overtime winner, and the Minnesota Frost beat the New York Sirens in exhibition play. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. Brooke McQuigge, with a goal and an assist, and Melissa Channell-Watkins also scored for Minnesota (2-0-0), which won the inaugural Walter Cup last season. Nicole Hensley stopped 10 of 11 shots and Lauren Bench saved nine of 11 while splitting duties at Ford Performance Centre. Paetyn Levis had a goal and an assist for New York (0-0-1). Brooke Hobson and Elle Hartje also scored, and Corinne Schroeder made 19 saves. The Sirens take on the Toronto Sceptres (0-1-0) on Friday. Toronto fell 3-1 to Minnesota on Wednesday. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 21, 2024. Advertisement AdvertisementNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 6, 2024-- Certain BlackRock closed-end funds (the “Funds”) announced distributions today as detailed below. Declaration- 12/6/2024 Ex-Date- 12/16/2024 Record- 12/16/2024 Payable- 12/31/2024 National Funds Ticker Distribution Change From Prior Distribution * BYM $0.055500 - * BTA $0.049500 - .* MUA $0.055500 - * MUI $0.055000 - * BFK $0.050000 - * BKN $0.057000 - * BLE $0.054000 - BTT $0.046400 - * MHD $0.059500 - * MQT $0.051000 - .* MQY $0.058000 - * MUE $0.051000 - * MVT $0.054000 - .* MYD $0.054500 - * MYI $0.055500 - * MVF $0.036000 - BMN $0.093750 - State-Specific Funds Ticker Distribution Change From Prior Distribution * MUC $0.053500 - * BFZ $0.059000 - .* MIY $0.054500 - * MUJ $0.054000 - * MHN $0.051500 - * MYN $0.051200 - * BNY $0.051000 - * MPA $0.066000 - * BHV $0.051500 - Declaration- 12/6/2024 Ex-Date- 12/16/2024 Record- 12/16/2024 Payable- 12/23/2024 Fund Ticker Distribution Change From Prior Distribution * BBN $0.092900 - Declaration- 12/6/2024 Ex-Date- 12/16/2024 Record- 12/16/2024 Payable- 12/23/2024 Fund Ticker Distribution Change From Prior Distribution * BGT $0.120280 - * BHK $0.074600 - * BIT $0.123700 - * BKT $0.088200 - * BLW $0.113200 - * BTZ $0.083900 - * DSU $0.098730 - .* EGF $0.041000 - * FRA $0.123840 - * HYT $0.077900 - Declaration- 12/6/2024 Ex-Date- 12/16/2024 Record- 12/16/2024 Payable- 12/23/2024 Fund Ticker Distribution Change From Prior Distribution BMEZ $0.178090 0.001190 BSTZ $0.218000 0.002510 * BIGZ $0.086760 0.000430 Declaration- 12/6/2024 Ex-Date- 12/16/2024 Record- 12/16/2024 Payable- 12/23/2024 Fund Ticker Distribution Change From Prior Distribution BCAT $0.289190 0.000650 * ECAT $0.306840 0.001810 * In order to comply with the requirements of Section 19 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), each of the Funds noted above posted to the DTC bulletin board and sent to its shareholders of record as of the applicable record date a Section 19 notice with the previous distribution payment. The Section 19 notice was provided for informational purposes only and not for tax reporting purposes. This information can be found in the “Closed-End Funds” section of . As applicable, the final determination of the source and tax characteristics of all distributions in 2024 will be made after the end of the year. BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust (NYSE: BCAT), BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust (NYSE: ECAT), BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust (NYSE: BSTZ), BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust (NYSE: BMEZ) and BlackRock Innovation and Growth Term Trust (NYSE: BIGZ) have adopted a managed distribution plan (a “Plan”) to support a level monthly distribution of income, capital gains and/or return of capital, or in the case of BMEZ, BSTZ, BIGZ, ECAT and BCAT a monthly distribution based on an annual rate of 12% (for BMEZ, BSTZ and BIGZ) and 20% (for ECAT and BCAT) of the Fund’s 12-month rolling average daily net asset value calculated 5 business days prior to declaration date of each distribution. The December 2024 distribution for each of BMEZ, BSTZ, BIGZ, ECAT and BCAT was calculated based on the average net asset value from 11/28/2023 to 11/27/2024. Below are the 12-month rolling average daily net asset values used to calculate BMEZ, BSTZ, BIGZ, ECAT and BCAT’s December distributions: BMEZ: $17.808095 BSTZ: $21.799921 BIGZ: $8.675040 ECAT: $18.410000 BCAT: $17.351032 Under its Plan, each Fund will distribute all available investment income to its shareholders, consistent with its investment objectives and as required by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). If sufficient income (inclusive of net investment income and short-term capital gains) is not available on a monthly basis, a Fund will distribute long-term capital gains and/or return capital to its shareholders in order to maintain a level distribution. Each Fund’s estimated sources of the distributions paid as of November 29, 2024 and for its current fiscal year are as follows: Fund Distribution Net Income Net Realized Short-Term Gains Net Realized Long-Term Gains Return of Capital BMEZ 1 $0.176900 $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.176900 (100%) BSTZ 1 $0.215490 $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.215490 (100%) BIGZ 1 $0.086330 $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.086330 (100%) BCAT 1 $0.288540 $0.032627 (11%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.255913 (89%) ECAT 1 $0.305030 $0.015937 (5%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.289093 (95%) Fund Distribution Net Income Net Realized Short-Term Gains Net Realized Long-Term Gains Return of Capital BMEZ 1 $1.512960 $0.040694 (3%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $1.472266 (97%) BSTZ 1 $1.801010 $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.619326 (34%) $1.181684 (66%) BIGZ 1 $0.747140 $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.747140 (100%) BCAT 1 $2.359050 $0.244754 (10%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $2.114296 (90%) ECAT 1 $2.554050 $0.163438 (6%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $2.390612 (94%) 1 The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and net-realized capital gains in the current fiscal year; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment is paid back to the shareholder. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund's investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income’. When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will reduce the Fund’s net asset value per share. Fund Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the 5-year period ending on 10/31/2024 Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of NAV as of 10/31/2024 Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 10/31/2024 Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as of 10/31/2024 BMEZ* 5.15% 12.30% 4.83% 7.74% BSTZ 11.57% 11.80% 11.18% 7.24% BIGZ* (14.24%) 12.60% (0.66%) 8.04% BCAT* 4.90% 20.66% 10.23% 12.35% ECAT* 6.70% 20.43% 12.89% 12.55% * Portfolio launched within the past 5 years; the performance and distribution rate information presented for this Fund reflects data from inception to 10/31/2024. BlackRock Enhanced Government Fund, Inc. (NYSE: EGF), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. (NYSE: DSU), BlackRock Floating Rate Income Strategies Fund, Inc. (NYSE: FRA), BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust (NYSE: BGT), BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, Inc. (NYSE: HYT), BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust (NYSE: BTZ), BlackRock Limited Duration Income Trust (NYSE: BLW), BlackRock Core Bond Trust (NYSE: BHK), BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust (NYSE: BIT), BlackRock Income Trust, Inc. (NYSE: BKT) and BlackRock Taxable Municipal Bond Trust (NYSE: BBN) have adopted a Plan to support a level monthly distribution of income, capital gains and/or return of capital. Under its Plan, each Fund will distribute all available net income to its shareholders, consistent with its investment objectives and as required by the Code. If sufficient income (inclusive of net investment income and short-term capital gains) is not available on a monthly basis, a Fund will distribute long-term capital gains and/or return capital to its stockholders in order to maintain a level distribution. Each of the above-listed Funds is currently not relying on any exemptive relief from Section 19(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Each Fund expects that distributions under the Plan will exceed current income and capital gains and therefore will likely include a return of capital. Each Fund may make additional distributions from time to time, including additional capital gain distributions at the end of the taxable year, if required to meet requirements imposed by the Code and/or the 1940 Act. Each Fund’s estimated sources of the distributions paid as of November 29, 2024 and for its current fiscal year are as follows: Fund Distribution Net Income Net Realized Short-Term Gains Net Realized Long-Term Gains Return of Capital EGF 2 $0.041000 $0.030660 (75%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.010340 (25%) BKT 2 $0.088200 $0.040551 (46%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.047649 (54%) DSU 2 $0.098730 $0.077696 (79%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.021034 (21%) FRA 2 $0.123840 $0.096014 (78%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.027826 (22%) BBN 2 $0.092900 $0.084923 (91%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.007977 (9%) BGT 2 $0.120280 $0.091087 (76%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.029193 (24%) HYT 2 $0.077900 $0.065724 (84%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.012176 (16%) BTZ 2 $0.083900 $0.060993 (73%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.022907 (27%) BLW 2 $0.113200 $0.099226 (88%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.013974 (12%) BHK 2 $0.074600 $0.048859 (65%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.025741 (35%) BIT 2 $0.123700 $0.083688 (68%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.040012 (32%) Fund Distribution Net Income Net Realized Short-Term Gains Net Realized Long-Term Gains Return of Capital EGF 2 $0.451000 $0.331478 (73%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.119522 (27%) BKT 2 $0.970200 $0.375393 (39%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.594807 (61%) DSU 2 $1.086030 $0.814092 (75%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.271938 (25%) FRA 2 $1.362240 $1.085287 (80%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.276953 (20%) BBN 2 $1.021900 $0.834551 (82%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.187349 (18%) BGT 2 $1.323080 $0.982460 (74%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.340620 (26%) HYT 2 $0.856900 $0.660644 (77%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.196256 (23%) BTZ 2 $0.922900 $0.620538 (67%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.302362 (33%) BLW 2 $1.213400 $1.026867 (85%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.186533 (15%) BHK 2 $0.820600 $0.519873 (63%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.300727 (37%) BIT 2 $1.360700 $0.846067 (62%) $0 (0%) $0 (0%) $0.514633 (38%) 2 The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and net-realized capital gains in the current fiscal year; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the shareholder’s investment is paid back to the shareholder. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund's investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income’. When distributions exceed total return performance, the difference will reduce the Fund’s net asset value per share. Fund Average annual total return (in relation to NAV) for the 5-year period ending on 10/31/2024 Annualized current distribution rate expressed as a percentage of NAV as of 10/31/2024 Cumulative total return (in relation to NAV) for the fiscal year through 10/31/2024 Cumulative fiscal year distributions as a percentage of NAV as 10/31/2024 EGF (1.59%) 4.90% 1.39% 4.08% BKT (1.52%) 8.78% 1.76% 7.32% DSU 6.42% 11.08% 7.55% 9.24% FRA 6.63% 11.46% 7.56% 9.55% BBN (0.57%) 6.35% 2.66% 5.29% BGT 6.71% 11.42% 7.65% 9.52% HYT 5.53% 9.61% 8.34% 8.01% BTZ 2.98% 8.81% 6.47% 7.34% BLW 4.81% 9.62% 8.22% 7.79% BHK (0.49%) 8.45% 2.97% 7.04% BIT 5.58% 10.16% 7.65% 8.47% Each Plan will be subject to ongoing review by the Board to determine whether the Plan should be continued, modified or terminated. The Board may amend the terms of a Plan or suspend or terminate a Plan at any time without prior notice to the Fund’s shareholders if it deems such actions to be in the best interest of the Fund or its shareholders. The amendment or termination of a Plan could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund's shares. BlackRock’s purpose is to help more and more people experience financial well-being. As a fiduciary to investors and a leading provider of financial technology, we help millions of people build savings that serve them throughout their lives by making investing easier and more affordable. For additional information on BlackRock, please visit BlackRock will update performance and certain other data for the Funds on a monthly basis on its website in the “Closed-end Funds” section of as well as certain other material information as necessary from time to time. 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Advisors Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in ePlus inc. ( NASDAQ:PLUS – Free Report ) by 43.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,121 shares of the software maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 342 shares during the quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in ePlus were worth $110,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of PLUS. Quest Partners LLC increased its stake in ePlus by 29.3% during the 3rd quarter. Quest Partners LLC now owns 14,097 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $1,386,000 after purchasing an additional 3,195 shares in the last quarter. Entropy Technologies LP purchased a new stake in shares of ePlus during the third quarter valued at $335,000. WCM Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of ePlus by 3.3% during the third quarter. WCM Investment Management LLC now owns 479,731 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $47,407,000 after buying an additional 15,294 shares during the last quarter. Atria Investments Inc purchased a new position in ePlus in the 3rd quarter worth $202,000. Finally, Assetmark Inc. lifted its position in ePlus by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 18,943 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $1,863,000 after acquiring an additional 699 shares during the period. 93.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. ePlus Stock Performance Shares of NASDAQ PLUS opened at $80.86 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $92.75 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $86.20. The stock has a market cap of $2.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.06, a PEG ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 1.13. The company has a current ratio of 1.85, a quick ratio of 1.71 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. ePlus inc. has a 12 month low of $56.33 and a 12 month high of $106.98. Insider Buying and Selling Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades Separately, StockNews.com lowered ePlus from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. Read Our Latest Report on ePlus About ePlus ( Free Report ) ePlus inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides information technology (IT) solutions that enable organizations to optimize their IT environment and supply chain processes in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments, Technology and Financing. The Technology segment offers hardware, perpetual and subscription software, maintenance, software assurance, and internally provided and outsourced services; managed services or infrastructure and cloud; and enhanced maintenance support, service desk, storage-as-a-service, cloud hosted and managed, and managed security services; and professional, staff augmentation, cloud consulting, consulting, and security services. Further Reading Five stocks we like better than ePlus Why Invest in 5G? How to Invest in 5G Stocks The Latest 13F Filings Are In: See Where Big Money Is Flowing What is the S&P/TSX Index? 3 Penny Stocks Ready to Break Out in 2025 Dividend King Proctor & Gamble Is A Buy On Post-Earnings Weakness FMC, Mosaic, Nutrien: Top Agricultural Stocks With Big Potential Receive News & Ratings for ePlus Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for ePlus and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .A new report in the New York Times laid out how many Kamala Harris campaign staffers believed the campaign severely neglected reaching out to black and Latino voters in Philadelphia, the largest city in the nation’s most critical swing states. ”I was the first one knocking on these doors,” a former Harris campaign organizer, Amelia Pernell, told The New York Times . ”They hadn’t talked to anybody. It was like: ‘Hey, nobody has come to our neighborhood. The campaign doesn’t care about us.”’ Pernell, alongside other Harris campaign volunteers, believed that campaign leadership was ignoring black and Latino voters and instead focusing their efforts on white suburban voters. The Times report described “deep frustration” and “extraordinary acts of insubordination” by black staffers who didn’t heed campaign leadership’s strategy. “Campaign organizers in Philadelphia said they were told not to engage in the bread-and-butter tasks of getting out the vote in black and Latino neighborhoods, such as attending community events, registering new voters, building relationships with local leaders and calling voters,” the Times reported. Staff members described to the Times having dirty field offices that lacked basic supplies like tables and chairs, or ones for majority-black areas that weren’t anywhere near the center of voters they were trying to reach. So some of them essentially went rogue and set up a separate headquarters for door-knocking efforts in neighborhoods they believed had been ignored. Philadelphia City Council member Isaiah Thomas criticized the Harris campaign for letting their momentum fade, according to the report. ”The blitz that happened at the end of the campaign was too little, too late,” Thomas told The Times. ”The momentum got down because there was no activity happening.” ”There were no yard signs, there was no visibility, there were no T-shirts,” Harris campaign volunteer Donnel Baird said. ”There was nobody handing out literature. There were no bumper stickers. There was no sign that we were in the fight of our lives in the most important city in a presidential campaign.” Harris lost Pennsylvania, along with every major battleground state, to President-elect Donald Trump, in part due to underperformance in major cities in the same manner as Hillary Clinton in 2016. ”You know politics is local,” Mayor Dwan B. Walker of Aliquippa said. ”We keep saying that. But this campaign didn’t touch it.” Philadelphia labor leader Ryan Boyer Sr. pointed to the Harris campaign’s weak messaging on the economy for Harris’ loss. ”I think that we had a lot of reproductive-rights commercials and not enough bread-and-butter economic messaging,” he said. Some senior advisers rejected the idea the Harris campaign didn’t do enough to reach black and Latino voters. ”This campaign did more in Philadelphia to reach Black and Latino voters than any campaign has done in a long time,” senior Harris campaign adviser in Pennsylvania, Kellan White, told The Times. “The issue is not that we didn’t knock on these doors — we knocked on a ton of doors. The problem was that the message itself didn’t connect — and that’s what we as a party need to spend our time and energy on, trying to understand why when we knocked these doors, what we had to say didn’t resonate with enough voters.”Las Vegas quarterback Gardner Minshew is out for the season due to a broken collarbone, head coach Antonio Pierce confirmed on Monday, leaving the Raiders with a short week to determine their starter. Minshew suffered the injury when he was sacked and landed on his left shoulder late in the fourth quarter of Las Vegas' 29-19 home loss to the Denver Broncos. Former starter Aidan O'Connell, who was sidelined by a thumb injury in Week 7, could return off injured reserve in time for the Raiders (2-9) to face the two-time reigning Super Bowl champion Chiefs (10-1) on Friday in Kansas City. "We'll see if Aidan is good to go," Pierce said. "He's been ramping up." O'Connell entered the 21-day practice window on Monday as the Raiders determine when to activate him. "Seeing him able to grip the ball comfortable, hopefully, no pain there, and just being able to be efficient," Pierce said. "To put a player out there that's hurting or injured still, that's not to the benefit of the player or our team." O'Connell, 26, has played in four games this season, starting two (both losses). He is 52 of 82 (63.4 percent) for 455 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. As a rookie last season, O'Connell started 10 of 11 games, going 5-5, and completed 213 of 343 passes (62.1 percent) for 2,218 yards, 12 TDs and seven interceptions. The Raiders selected O'Connell in the fourth round of the 2023 NFL Draft. "Obviously at the quarterback position, you've got to be smart," Pierce said. "I think with Aidan, his future's much brighter looking ahead. ... I'll have to really rely on our doctors and medical staff." Desmond Ridder replaced Minshew and went 5 of 10 for 64 yards. Ridder, 25, has appeared in three games this season for Las Vegas and is 16 of 26 (61.5 percent) for 138 yards and one TD. Ridder played the previous two seasons for the Atlanta Falcons, who selected him in the third round of the 2022 draft. For his career, he is 338 of 529 (63.9 percent) for 3,682 yards, 15 TDs and 12 interceptions in 22 games (17 starts, 8-9 record). Minshew, 28, completed 25 of 42 passes for 230 yards with one touchdown and one interception against the Broncos. He finished his first season with the Raiders with 2,013 yards, nine TDs and 10 picks on 66.3 percent passing. He joined the Raiders in free agency after stints in Jacksonville (2019-20), Philadelphia (2021-22) and Indianapolis (2023) and won the starting job in camp. But he was benched multiple times for O'Connell as the Raiders struggled as a team. --Field Level Media

HAVRE – Hunter numbers were down, big game numbers were below average, and upland bird harvest was mixed, according to the final report from the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Havre check station. “Hunter numbers at the check station were the lowest we have seen since 2015,” noted Havre-area biologist Scott Hemmer, who manages the station. Hunters who stopped at the check station (1,657) were down 18% from 2023, and 7% below the long-term average. Mule deer brought through the check station totaled 370 for the year, which was down 31% from last year and 32% below the long-term average, and the lowest seen since 2015. Mule deer doe harvest was down the most at 59% below the average, while buck harvest was 21% below average. Reduced mule deer doe harvest was expected this year with fewer antlerless mule deer licenses issued and restrictions on antlerless mule deer harvest on public land. For the year, 118 white-tailed deer were brought by the station, which was 21% lower than 2023, and 23% below the long-term average. "Hunter reports were variable throughout the region, but most indicated lower numbers of deer this year,” Hemmer said. “Some hunters reported seeing decent numbers of antlerless deer and young bucks, but fewer older bucks.” The 150 antelope checked was slightly lower than 2023, and 39% below the long-term average. The general season ended on Nov. 10. “Most antelope hunters reported improved numbers of antelope seen compared to recent years,” Hemmer said. “Although the number of antelope checked was still low, hunter success was still fair.” For the year, 19 elk were recorded, which is 24% below last year and 51% below the long-term average. A reduction in elk harvest, particularly from Missouri Breaks hunting districts, was expected due to fewer antlerless elk licenses issued for those districts in response to below objective elk populations. For the eight weeks the check station was open, the pheasant harvest of 719 birds was about the same as last year, and near the long-term average. Sharp-tailed grouse (122 birds) harvest was 25% below last year’s total, but only 4% below the long-term average. Gray (Hungarian) partridge harvest (100) was below last year’s banner year, but still well above the long-term average. “Reports from the western half of the region generally indicated considerably better upland bird numbers than the past several years,” Hemmer noted. “Reports from the eastern half of the region indicated that although bird numbers were still fair, they were down from the last couple years when numbers were better than average.” Duck harvest (65) was down slightly from last year and slightly above the long-term average. The station was open for eight weekends from Oct. 12 (the opener of general antelope and pheasant) through Dec. 1 (the end of the deer/elk general season). Biologists gather a lot of valuable information and biological data on game animals brought through check stations. The harvest data FWP collects at check stations represents a real-time partial representation of the regionwide harvest. FWP subsequently conducts a telephone survey throughout the winter to estimate hunting and harvest levels throughout the region and across the state. Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox!

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