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The dream of playing for a Big 12 title is still alive for the Colorado Buffaloes, but it isn’t as attainable as it was before a trip to Kansas City, Mo., this past weekend.The launch of the "Strengthening Computing Power, Empowering Intelligence" initiative represents a major milestone in Liaoning's efforts to become a leader in AI innovation and digital transformation. By bringing together ten key departments in a collaborative effort, the province is signaling its commitment to leveraging the power of AI to drive economic growth, improve public services, and enhance quality of life for its residents. With a strong foundation in computing power and a clear focus on empowering intelligence, Liaoning is poised to usher in a new era of innovation and prosperity for the province and its people.You might not have heard of Xpeng, but in 2025 that is set to change, as the decade-old Chinese car maker plans to bring five models of electric car to the UK. Already available in Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore – as well as European countries, including Norway and The Netherlands – Xpeng is a ten-year-old company based in Guangzhou, China. It currently produces seven different vehicles and intends to bring the G6 to the UK in March, potentially followed by four more models over the next three years. A rival to the immensely popular Tesla Model Y , the Xpeng G6 is a mid-size electric crossover packed with technology. Read on to learn everything we know so far about the Xpeng G6; this article will be updated as more information about the Chinese company’s UK expansion comes to light. Xpeng cars are already on sale in several European countries, including Denmark, Sweden, Belgium, Germany, France, Spain and Iceland, among others. The company confirmed in December 2024 that Xpeng plans to enter the UK market in early 2025, and cars will arrive in time for the new 25 registration plate in March. Xpeng (which is pronounced ex-peng) says its Tesla alternative will be imported by International Motors (IM Group), which also already sells cars by Subaru, Isuzu and GWM (Great Wall Motors), another Chinese car company. IM Group managing director William Brown explained to The Independent in December how “the plan is that we will launch the first model in March next year, which is the G6.” As of late-December, Xpeng has a UK website up-and-running, complete with images of right-hand-drive cars, but no mention of a specific release date for the UK. Also missing from Xpeng’s UK website is a price for the G6. Prices vary slightly across European markets, but as an example the G6 costs €43,000 in the Netherlands, which is about £35,700 at the time of writing. Crucially, that makes it €2,990 (£2,500) cheaper than the Tesla Model Y. We’ll be interested to see if the Xpeng G6 also undercuts the best-selling Tesla in the UK too. Speaking to The Independent in December, Brown recognised this key price difference. “In Europe [Xpeng has] priced it at five to eight per cent lower than the Tesla Model Y.” Brown also said how Xpeng will offer both standard and long-range versions of the G6. Those cars will be sold through 20 locations in IM Group’s UK retailer network. Xpeng’s UK website states how there will be three versions of the G6 sold here. These are called the RWD Standard Range, the RWD Long Range and the AWD Performance. Like many other electric cars, this means the G6 lineup will include a single-motor, rear-wheel-drive car with a standard battery, then the same car but with a larger battery, and a dual-motor, all-wheel-drive car with more power and the larger battery. The three models have power outputs of 258, 286 and 476 PS, and a 0-62 mph time of 6.6 seconds, 6.2 seconds and 4.1 seconds, respectively. All have a top speed of 124 mph. Range for the three models is 270 miles for the standard car, 354 miles for the long-range variant, and 341 miles for the more powerful AWD Performance model. All models of G6 use an 800-volt electrical system (instead of the 400-volts used by Tesla and most other EVs at this price range). This often unlocks the potential for ultra-fast charge speeds, however the entry-level G6 is limited to 215 kW, while the other two models offer a more impressive 280 kW maximum charge rate. The Xpeng G6 measures 4,753 x 1,920 x 1,650 mm and the wheelbase is 2,890 mm. It weighs 2,025 kg (or 2,210 kg for the AWD Performance) and has five seats. Inside, the G6 has a 15-inch central touchscreen display for the infotainment system, plus a 10.2-inch driver driver and a pair of 50-watt wireless phone chargers on the centre console. The digital displays run Xpeng’s own Xmart operating system and the XPILOT driver assistance technology. All models of Xpeng G6 come with 20-inch wheels, a panoramic glass roof, heated seats (and the front ones are also ventilated), plus a 960-watt sound system with 18 speakers. With the car already on sale in various countries, and due to land in the UK in the next few months, there are no new rumours to report. However, we will be interested to see if the UK specification of G6 differs at all from other markets, and of course we’re keen to learn the price. Just how much will Xpeng look to undercut the Tesla Model Y, which currently stands at £46,990? We should find out by March.
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As the event came to a close, Sun Yingsha bid farewell to her young fans with hugs, high-fives, and promises to meet again in the future. The children, their faces lit up with happiness, waved goodbye to their newfound idol, knowing that they had just experienced something truly special.In conclusion, the surpassing of 5 million applications for the national car trade-in subsidy program is a significant milestone that underscores the effectiveness of policies aimed at promoting sustainable transportation and environmental protection. By incentivizing individuals to exchange their old vehicles for new ones, the program is not only driving economic growth but also contributing to efforts to reduce carbon emissions and combat climate change. As the program continues to gain momentum, it is essential to build on this success and expand initiatives that support sustainable development and foster a greener future for all.
Donald Trump is returning to the White House after one of the most remarkable political comebacks in US history. His side hustle as the frontman for a fledgling high-end watch brand, however, is less of a success so far. The majority of the $100,000 wristwatches endorsed by and featuring the name of the US president-elect have yet to be sold. The Swiss maker of the Trump tourbillon watches has so far received orders for more than 10% of the 147 solid gold and diamond encrusted timepieces for sale on the gettrumpwatches.com website, according to David Gouten, an industry veteran hired by watchmaker Montrichard to oversee the venture. "We are working on a new website and things like that to help promote and push it more," Gouten said in an interview in Switzerland. The high-end Trump-branded watches gained international attention when they launched in September. Critics questioned the price tag and asked whether customers might seek political influence. Trump has, for decades, licenced his brand for products bearing his name. There have been Trump steaks, water, real estate seminars, guitars, Bibles, sneakers, photo books and cryptocurrency ventures. The tourbillon watch is the most expensive of several timepieces introduced with Trump branding. Tourbillons - mechanical additions to increase a watch's accuracy - have traditionally been reserved for the most expensive timepieces due to their complexity. They're often displayed on an open-face or cutout watch dial or via see-through glass casebacks. Montrichard is a private label manufacturer of watches with operations in Switzerland, Asia and the US. It has made timepieces for the likes of Nivada Grenchen, Vulcain and SpaceOne. The Trump watches are being sold through a company called BestWatchesonEarth LLC that says on its website that it's based in Sheridan, Wyoming. Representatives of BestWatchesonEarth LLC did not respond to multiple email requests for comment. To make the Trump Tourbillon watch, Gouten said the cost of materials was at least $25,000 and said the mark-up to $100,000 was well within standard industry practices. Prospective buyers of the $100,000 Trump watch will need to prove their identity, he said. "Not everyone can buy the watch. You need to send your passport to check whether or not you can have it," he said. "They don't want the products to be used as a political weapon - so, no terrorist-state clients." Gouten, who was enlisted for the role in October, said he has yet to meet anyone from BestWatchesonEarth LLC in person. Montrichard Group is producing the Trump tourbillon watch as well as other lower priced models with names that include 'Crypto President' and 'Fighter.' Swiss newspaper Le Temps first reported that Montrichard was the Trump watchmaker earlier this week. Chief Executive Officer Remi Chabrat confirmed in a text message that Montrichard makes the Trump watches but didn't respond to a question asking where the cheaper models are being produced and how many had been sold. In 50 years, a tourbillon Trump watch "will really be a collectible product," Chabrat said in an interview on November 11.From micro-pumps to the ‘Holy Grail’: What is the next breakthrough treatment for diabetics?
Mother blasts 'insulting' sentence for teen driver who left her paralysed and unable to hug her son - saying she feels 'indescribable anger' towards 19-year-old who left her 'in a living nightmare' By SARAH RAINEY and LETTICE BROMOVSKY Published: 11:56, 30 November 2024 | Updated: 11:56, 30 November 2024 e-mail View comments A mother has blasted the 'insulting' sentence given to the teen driver who left her paralysed and unable to hug her son ever again. Catherine Davies, 51, was hit by 19-year-old George Taylor on January 18 2023 which caused her to suffer a catastrophic brain injury and irreparable spinal damage. The former fitness instructor is now unable to move from the neck down, she cannot breathe on her own, nor can she control her bladder or bowels, and she is fed through a tube as she can no longer eat or drink normally. Taylor had been using his phone at the wheel, despite only passing his test 12-weeks prior, when he smashed into Catherine's stationary car at a junction in East Tuddenham, Norfolk. This week he was jailed for just two years and two months, a punishment that Catherine, says is an 'insult' after his actions 'imprisoned her for life'. 'He took my whole life away and left me in a living nightmare,' said the mother-of-one through the technology she must now rely on to make herself heard. 'I understand he may only have to serve half the sentence, so will be free in a year's time to get on with his life, whereas I have been imprisoned for life.' Towards the man who took everything from her, she adds, she feels 'indescribable anger'. Catherine Davies was left with catastrophic brain injury and paralysed from the neck down after a horrific road accident caused by a speeding teenage driver using his mobile phone Catherine only just survived almost two years in hospital and a life-saving operation which fused her neck back together After almost two years in hospital and a life-saving operation which fused her neck back together, she is, remarkably, still here – but only just. She has a team of round-the-clock carers to dress, wash and change her and, due to damage to her vocal cords in the accident, uses an 'eye-gaze' machine (similar to that used by Stephen Hawking ) to communicate. Not only has she been robbed of the chance to hug her only child, but she can no longer say 'I love you' – an agony no mother should have to bear. The devastating repercussions of what happened, and how it shattered not only Catherine's life but the lives of everyone around her, cannot be overstated. She has lost the ability to run her beloved fitness business, been forced to leave the cottage where she lived with her son, and now faces a future stripped of all the things she used to love: city breaks, spa days with friends, windswept runs on the beach. Her partner at the time of the accident, with whom she was planning to buy a house, ended their relationship by text message shortly after it happened. To compound Catherine's misery further, her son's father, from whom she separated four years ago, isn't letting her see her son as much as she would like. 'There is,' she admits, 'very little pleasure left in my life now. 'I really miss the tactile side of being a mum and this destroys me. Understanding the nature of my injuries was absolutely terrifying. I cannot describe the fear. It was all-consuming. 'I was overwhelmed by extreme anxiety, consumed by what I'd lost and what was facing me. It was like mourning your own death.' Catherine and her family have, until now, not wanted to speak about their ordeal. Not only is it still raw, with Catherine suffering physical pain and daily fatigue from the accident, but communicating is extremely difficult. Though she retains limited, weak speech, she is able to get the words out only when the cuff on her tracheostomy – a direct opening to the windpipe to help air reach the lungs – is deflated, which depletes her oxygen, leaving her exhausted. However, with the help of her family, including her father, Jeremy, 76, a retired civil servant who has been by her side every minute of this unimaginable journey, she has bravely agreed to an interview, in the hope of warning others of the brutal impact dangerous driving can have. This time two years ago, Catherine recalls, she was happier than she'd ever been. Having studied hotel management in Norwich, she'd worked in fashion (including as a manager at Harrods and Jigsaw in London) before moving to P&O Cruises, working on ships around the Mediterranean and Caribbean, later qualifying as a fitness instructor. As well as running her own bootcamp fitness classes, she worked as an estate planning consultant. 'I was one of the top performers among my peers,' she says. 'I was working towards being promoted to a senior consultant. I loved my job and saw myself working there until retirement. 'I was an early riser, as my days were so full, working full-time and running evening fitness classes as well as looking after my son for half the week. I've always been an energetic and sociable person.' Catherine's son was born in 2014. She doesn't want to name him, nor does she want to identify his father, with whom she co-parents. 'I always wanted to be a mum and get great joy from it,' she says. 'My son is the most important person to me in the world. 'When [he] was with me, my time was focused on him, supporting with schoolwork and, in his free time, doing activities with him which were usually outside. 'We would go on walks, visit the beach and meet up with friends who had children of a similar age. My life was wonderful and going in the right direction.' On the morning of the accident in January 2023, Catherine was driving to a client meeting, having spent the previous night at her partner's house nearby. At 10.57am, she stopped her blue Skoda Fabia at a junction on the A47, where she was indicating to turn right towards East Tuddenham, a village north-west of Norwich. Catherine before the horror crash. As well as running her own bootcamp fitness classes, she worked as an estate planning consultant George Taylor pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving She didn't know it at the time, but George Taylor, a tractor driver from Stretham in Cambridgeshire, was driving his VW Golf dangerously along the road behind her, on his way to college. From 9.56am until he crashed, Taylor, then 17, used his phone nine times while driving, sending text messages, taking calls and making several horrifying videos showing himself steering with his knees, and overtaking other vehicles at speed. Having admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving, Taylor told Norwich Crown Court this week that he didn't see Catherine's car stopped in front of him at the junction. 'My phone was on the cup holder,' he said. 'I moved it over to get my vape and there was a loud bang. I went from 60mph to 0mph.' Catherine, who doesn't remember anything from that morning, went into cardiac arrest at the scene and was given CPR by a passing paramedic. She was then flown to Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital by air ambulance, where the extent of her injuries became clear. 'I don't recall the first few weeks, as I was not conscious,' Catherine explains now. 'My injuries were so serious that my family had been told I may not survive. 'I needed life-saving surgery to stabilise my neck, but my health was so unstable that the surgeons were reluctant to carry it out.' Indeed, Catherine's horrified family were told there was a 50:50 chance she would die during the operation, which involved inserting metal rods into her neck – but they felt it was the only option. Mercifully, it was a success and, from mid-February 2023, she was in a high-dependency unit, now conscious and trying desperately to come to terms with her new, awful reality. She found herself hooked up to all sorts of machines, breathing through a ventilator and unable to feel anything beyond the tops of her shoulders. 'My mind was racing with questions about all aspects of my life,' she says. 'How was I going to look after my son? How was I going to earn money and live? Knowing a machine is breathing for you is extremely scary. 'I was terrified of being alone in case something happened, as I can't move or call out for attention.' In late June, Catherine was transferred to a spinal unit in Sheffield, where, she says, she felt 'lonely' and 'very vulnerable'. Hundreds of miles from her family, who are in Devon – her mother died several years ago but her father lives there with his second wife and her daughter – she began to feel scared. Friends who had devised a rota to visit her stopped coming regularly, as it was too far. So did her son, whom she had been seeing twice a week. 'I spent many days alone, lying in bed, staring at the ceiling. I was very depressed, anxious and frightened.' A crowdfunding campaign, run by friends and family, raised more than £20,000 to buy the eye-gaze machine, so she could use eye movement to control a computer, communicate with her son and access social media. More funding has come from a civil compensation claim, which has, to date, paid privately for a psychologist, occupational therapist, speech and language therapy, physiotherapy and a personal case manager, who supports Catherine every day. But living with such complex needs is expensive and the family needs more. Their lawyers, Irwin Mitchell Solicitors, say it will be up to two years before the civil case is concluded and the full payout confirmed. Catherine stayed in hospital until June this year, when she was discharged to a rented house with a team of 24/7 carers, but it quickly became clear that her care was inadequate and she was readmitted, very unwell. Eventually, earlier this month, she was discharged for good. Today, home looks very different to the cottage where this houseproud, super-fit working mum used to live. With the help of her case manager, and several FaceTime property viewings, she found a barn for rent, which the landlord was happy to be adapted. 'The adaptations have included changing the bathroom to a wet room, having a hoist and ceiling track fitted so that I can be transferred from my bedroom to the bathroom, and having level-access patio doors and decking fitted so I can easily access the back garden,' she explains. Taylor, then 17, used his phone nine times while driving, sending text messages, taking calls and making videos Videos from Taylor showed him driving him at speed and overtaking other vehicles while using his steering wheel with his knees One of the text messages sent by Taylor while driving his VW Golf With the help of family, who visit regularly, and her tight-knit group of girlfriends, who have brought soft furnishings, flowers and lamps, she says it is starting to feel like home. 'I have chosen all the furniture, including a bespoke and very beautiful kitchen island that I can sit at in my wheelchair,' she says. A team of eight carers supports Catherine round the clock with every aspect of her daily routine. 'It takes several hours for me to be got up, toileted and washed,' she explains. 'I am fed through a tube [but] I can take a few teaspoons of water or coffee. 'My lungs need careful management with cough-assist machines and nebulisers. I require someone to regularly stretch my limbs and I need to be repositioned regularly to avoid pressure sores to my skin.' It is, truly heartbreaking to compare Catherine's existence today with her former life. Social media snaps show her smiling and laughing, on bike rides with her son and posing with friends after fitness challenges. She doesn't look her then 49 years, a youthfulness she attributes to looking after her figure and healthy eating. Today, her head resting on a pillow in her wheelchair, Catherine is no less beautiful, her long blonde hair neatly brushed, her cream blouse and trousers elegant and stylish. 'My appearance is very important to me,' she says. 'I love clothes and have always looked after myself.' She is, she says, 'beginning to accept this is my new reality' – and tries not to think of the man who did this to her. Taylor, who is expecting a child of his own in February, will serve his sentence in a young offender institution, and also faces a 40-month driving ban. His parents wrote a letter to the judge this week, apologising for what he did, insisting he is 'a good person'. Taylor himself turned to Catherine's family in court to express his regret. 'I wish I had never got a licence and never got a car,' he said. 'I cannot say anything more than sorry.' It is an apology Catherine is unlikely ever to accept. 'His moments of stupidity, driving while using a mobile phone, have changed my life and my family's lives for ever,' she says. Today, her main focus is her son, her ray of smiling sunshine, whom she longs to see more. 'He does visit me, but [this] is dependent on when his father has the time to bring him, which is far from as often as I would like to see him,' she says. 'I don't feel I see him enough and this is very upsetting for me. 'When we are together, it is usually only for a few hours, and we spend that time catching up about what he's doing at school and in his free time. 'We lie on my bed together and watch films, which gives me great comfort to have him near me.' Though she cannot hold him tight or easily tell him herself, Catherine is immensely proud of how well her son has dealt with her ordeal. 'He is amazing,' she adds. 'He always seems happy and cheerful and perfectly comfortable around me and all my equipment. 'I just wish I could see him more often and have him living with me. I am desperate to be his mum again.' Stephen Hawking Share or comment on this article: Mother blasts 'insulting' sentence for teen driver who left her paralysed and unable to hug her son - saying she feels 'indescribable anger' towards 19-year-old who left her 'in a living nightmare' e-mail Add comment
WASHINGTON – After several weeks working mostly behind closed doors, Vice President-elect JD Vance returned to Capitol Hill this week in a new, more visible role: Helping Donald Trump try to get his most contentious Cabinet picks through Senate confirmation in the Senate, where Vance has served for the last two years. Vance arrived at the Capitol on Wednesday with former Rep. Matt Gaetz and spent the morning sitting in on meetings between Trump’s choice for attorney general and key Republicans, including members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. The effort was for naught: Gaetz announced a day later that he was withdrawing his name amid scrutiny over sex trafficking allegations and the reality that he was unlikely to be confirmed. Recommended Videos Thursday morning Vance was back, this time accompanying Pete Hegseth, the “Fox & Friends Weekend” host whom Trump has tapped to be the next secretary of defense. Hegseth also has faced allegations of sexual assault that he denies. Vance is expected to accompany other nominees for meetings in coming weeks as he tries to leverage the two years he has spent in the Senate to help push through Trump's picks. Vance is taking on an atypical role as Senate guide for Trump nominees The role of introducing nominees around Capitol Hill is an unusual one for a vice president-elect. Usually the job goes to a former senator who has close relationships on the Hill, or a more junior aide. But this time the role fits Vance, said Marc Short, who served as Trump’s first director of legislative affairs as well as chief of staff to Trump’s first vice president, Mike Pence, who spent more than a decade in Congress and led the former president’s transition ahead of his first term. ”JD probably has a lot of current allies in the Senate and so it makes sense to have him utilized in that capacity,” Short said. Unlike the first Trump transition, which played out before cameras at Trump Tower in New York and at the president-elect's golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, this one has largely happened behind closed doors in Palm Beach, Florida. There, a small group of officials and aides meet daily at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort to run through possible contenders and interview job candidates. The group includes Elon Musk, the billionaire who has spent so much time at the club that Trump has joked he can’t get rid of him. Vance has been a constant presence, even as he’s kept a lower profile. The Ohio senator has spent much of the last two weeks in Palm Beach, according to people familiar with his plans, playing an active role in the transition, on which he serves as honorary chair. Mar-a-Lago scene is a far cry from Vance's hardscrabble upbringing Vance has been staying at a cottage on the property of the gilded club, where rooms are adorned with cherubs, oriental rugs and intricate golden inlays. It's a world away from the famously hardscrabble upbringing that Vance documented in the memoir that made him famous, “Hillbilly Elegy.” His young children have also joined him at Mar-a-Lago, at times. Vance was photographed in shorts and a polo shirt playing with his kids on the seawall of the property with a large palm frond, a U.S. Secret Service robotic security dog in the distance. On the rare days when he is not in Palm Beach, Vance has been joining the sessions remotely via Zoom. Though he has taken a break from TV interviews after months of constant appearances, Vance has been active in the meetings, which began immediately after the election and include interviews and as well as presentations on candidates’ pluses and minuses. Among those interviewed: Contenders to replace FBI Director Christopher Wray , as Vance wrote in a since-deleted social media post. Defending himself from criticism that he’d missed a Senate vote in which one of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees was confirmed, Vance wrote that he was meeting at the time "with President Trump to interview multiple positions for our government, including for FBI Director.” “I tend to think it’s more important to get an FBI director who will dismantle the deep state than it is for Republicans to lose a vote 49-46 rather than 49-45,” Vance added on X. “But that’s just me.” Vance is making his voice heard as Trump stocks his Cabinet While Vance did not come in to the transition with a list of people he wanted to see in specific roles, he and his friend, Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., who is also a member of the transition team, were eager to see former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. find roles in the administration. Trump ended up selecting Gabbard as the next director of national intelligence , a powerful position that sits atop the nation’s spy agencies and acts as the president’s top intelligence adviser. And he chose Kennedy to lead the Department of Health and Human Services , a massive agency that oversees everything from drug and food safety to Medicare and Medicaid. Vance was also a big booster of Tom Homan, the former acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, who will serve as Trump's “border czar.” In another sign of Vance's influence, James Braid, a top aide to the senator, is expected to serve as Trump’s legislative affairs director. Allies say it’s too early to discuss what portfolio Vance might take on in the White House. While he gravitates to issues like trade, immigration and tech policy, Vance sees his role as doing whatever Trump needs. Vance was spotted days after the election giving his son’s Boy Scout troop a tour of the Capitol and was there the day of leadership elections. He returned in earnest this week, first with Gaetz — arguably Trump’s most divisive pick — and then Hegseth, who has was been accused of sexually assaulting a woman in 2017, according to an investigative report made public this week. Hegseth told police at the time that the encounter had been consensual and denied any wrongdoing. Vance hosted Hegseth in his Senate office as GOP senators, including those who sit on the Senate Armed Services Committee, filtered in to meet with the nominee for defense secretary. While a president’s nominees usually visit individual senators’ offices, meeting them on their own turf, the freshman senator — who is accompanied everywhere by a large Secret Service detail that makes moving around more unwieldy — instead brought Gaetz to a room in the Capitol on Wednesday and Hegseth to his office on Thursday. Senators came to them. Vance made it to votes Wednesday and Thursday, but missed others on Thursday afternoon. Vance will draw on his Senate background going forward Vance is expected to continue to leverage his relationships in the Senate after Trump takes office. But many Republicans there have longer relationships with Trump himself. Sen. Kevin Cramer, a North Dakota Republican, said that Trump was often the first person to call him back when he was trying to reach high-level White House officials during Trump's first term. “He has the most active Rolodex of just about anybody I’ve ever known,” Cramer said, adding that Vance would make a good addition. “They’ll divide names up by who has the most persuasion here,” Cramer said, but added, “Whoever his liaison is will not work as hard at it as he will.” Cramer was complimentary of the Ohio senator, saying he was “pleasant” and ” interesting” to be around. ′′He doesn’t have the long relationships," he said. "But we all like people that have done what we’ve done. I mean, that’s sort of a natural kinship, just probably not as personally tied.” Under the Constitution, Vance will also have a role presiding over the Senate and breaking tie votes. But he's not likely to be needed for that as often as was Kamala Harris, who broke a record number of ties for Democrats as vice president, since Republicans will have a bigger cushion in the chamber next year. ___ Colvin reported from New York. Associated Press writer Mary Clare Jalonick contributed to this report.
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America's top professional sports leagues have warned players about the growing threat of illegal alien criminal gangs targeting their mansions. This comes after a string of break-ins of athletes' homes, including Kansas City Chiefs stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce. NFL Network's Tom Pelissero published a note about how the sports league issued a "security alert" to teams after "organized and skilled criminals" targeted players' homes. Pelissero continued: Sources say the FBI is investigating the crime wave as international organized crime. The league, the NFL Players Association and team security forces also have been monitoring the crime spree, which is believed to be tied to a South American crime syndicate. At least one other current NFL player's home was burglarized in the past week. "It's legit," said one source familiar with the situation. "It's a transnational crime ring, and over the last three weeks, they've focused on NBA and NFL players, and it's all over the country." ... The homes of Mahomes and Kelce were burglarized on consecutive days last month in the Kansas City area. The Minnesota home of former Vikings defensive tackle Linval Joseph, who now plays for the Dallas Cowboys, was part of a series of burglaries last weekend, according to police. Multiple people with knowledge of the crimes said the perpetrators are nonconfrontational and do not burglarize homes while residents are inside. Instead, they use public records to find players' addresses and conduct extensive surveillance. Then, by tracking team schedules and the social media accounts of players and their families, they wait until homes are empty -- often during games -- and gain access and quickly steal items such as cash, jewelry, watches and handbags, focusing mainly on master bedrooms and closets. The alert issued on Wednesday by NFL Security confirmed the modus operandi and offered a number of recommendations, including not posting in real time on social media, installing security systems and keeping valuables out of plain sight. Separately, NBC News confirmed a memo sent by the NBA to teams, citing FBI intelligence, about crimes linked to "transnational South American Theft Groups" that target "professional athletes and other high-net-worth individuals." South American gangs are now robbing NFL player's mansions... They're targeting the homes during games when no one is there. I can't wait for mass deportations to start on January 20. pic.twitter.com/hzBk1HH8QU An alarming trend of illegal alien crimes has spread nationwide to major cities because of the Biden-Harris administration's nation-killing open southern border invasion (championed by globalists) that rolled out the red carpet to ten-plus million unvetted migrants. One of the worst transnational South American gangs is Tren de Aragua, spreading across the nation like stage four cancer, setting up operations in major cities. Just months ago, investigative reporter James O'Keefe published a US Army North Division memo that warned an estimated 5,000 TdA gangsters were in the US. We suspect that number is a lot higher. The American people have given President-elect Donald Trump and incoming Border Czar Tom Homan a mandate to fix this illegal alien invasion crisis. It's time to hold accountable those who rolled out the red carpet for dangerous illegal aliens .In conclusion, the National Assembly's resolution to expedite the arrest of Yoon Suk-yeol has sparked significant interest and controversy in South Korea. The decision has divided public opinion and raised serious questions about the intersection of politics and the legal system in the country. As the situation unfolds, it remains to be seen how this development will impact the upcoming presidential election and the broader political landscape in South Korea.Furthermore, the E-commerce Logistics Index serves as a strategic tool for policymakers and industry stakeholders to identify areas for improvement and drive further growth in the e-commerce sector. By analyzing the index data, policymakers can better understand the challenges and opportunities in the logistics industry and develop targeted policies and initiatives to enhance the efficiency and competitiveness of the sector. This, in turn, can stimulate economic growth, create job opportunities, and foster innovation in the e-commerce ecosystem.