KyKy Tandy, FAU close out Oklahoma State in CharlestonFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Navy quarterback Blake Horvath read the play perfectly and turned it into the longest in school history, a 95-yard touchdown run in the Armed Forces Bowl. “By somebody that’s not really that fast,” Horvath said after the 21-20 win over Oklahoma on Friday. The Midshipmen (10-3) fell behind by two touchdowns less than 10 minutes into the game, but Horvath's record run late in the third quarter tied the game at 14-all. He put them ahead on a 6-yard TD with 4:34 left before Navy’s defense stopped an Oklahoma 2-point conversion with six seconds left in the game. “Probably over-pursued by them,” Horvath said of the 95-yarder. “Some tendencies they showed earlier, just thought I could get a pull.” After faking a handoff on the read-option play, Horvath ran straight up the middle into the open field. Brandon Chatman cut off a pursing defender around the Sooners 20. By time another defender, cornerback Woodi Washington, was able to catch up and started to bring him down, Horvath stretched the ball over the goal line — though he was initially ruled short before a replay review resulted in the touchdown. “Brandon Chatman actually busted his tail to get his butt down the field,” Horvath said. “I can see him out of the corner of my eye busting his butt. And honestly, it’s almost not even my touchdown without him and the offensive line blocking.” The previous longest play for the Midshipmen came during the Roger Staubach era, when Johnny Sai had a 93-yard run against Duke in 1963. Horvath also had a 90-yard TD run against Memphis, making him only the second Navy player with two 90-yard runs in the same season. The other was quarterback Malcolm Perry in 2017, when he had runs of 92 and 91 yards. “That’s a play we know can hit big and it did, and definitely exciting to see,” fullback Alex Tecza said. “I was getting tired just chasing him. ... It's great. He's being doing that all year.” Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football
Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense, sat in front of a screen with the headline: “Study Disproves Military Extremism Problem.” It was Jan. 4 of this year and Hegseth told a Fox News audience the new study proved that the number of military service members and veterans involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection did not indicate a wider problem in the armed forces. The Pentagon-funded report to which Hegseth referred said there was no evidence the number of violent extremists in the military was “disproportionate to extremists in the general population.” “They knew this was a sham,” Hegseth said, referring to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and other military leaders. “Then they do the study, which confirms what we all know.” Hegseth, who was working for Fox News at the time and had no involvement in the report, wasn’t alone. The Wall Street Journal’s opinion page highlighted the same report as evidence that extremists in military communities were “phantoms” created by a “false media narrative.” The X account for Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee posted that the study showed the focus on extremism in the military was a “witch hunt.” But The Associated Press has found that the study, “Prohibited Extremist Activities in the U.S. Department of Defense” conducted by the Institute for Defense Analyses , relied on old data, misleading analyses and ignored evidence that pointed to the opposite conclusion. In fact, the AP found that the IDA report’s authors did not use newer data that was offered to it, and instead based one of its foundational conclusions on Jan. 6 arrest figures that were more than two years out of date by the time of the report’s public release. As a result, the report grossly undercounted the number of military and veterans arrested for the Jan. 6 attack and provided a misleading picture of the severity of the growing problem, the AP has found. The number of service members and veterans who radicalize make up a tiny fraction of a percentage point of the millions and millions who have honorably served their country. Yet their impact can be large. Ordered by Austin after the Jan. 6 insurrection, the IDA research was published quietly just before Christmas 2023 — nearly 18 months late and with no announcement. Its key recommendation: the DOD should “not overreact and draw too large of a target” in its anti-extremism efforts, despite Austin’s promise to attack the problem head-on in the wake of Jan. 6. But IDA’s researchers based a key finding on an undercount of military service members and veterans who participated in the Jan. 6 insurrection. The IDA — a longtime partner to the Pentagon that has received more than a billion dollars in contracts over the past decade to provide research and strategic consulting to the nation’s military — based this conclusion on arrests made as of Jan. 1, 2022, the year immediately following the attack. As of that date, 82 of the 704 people arrested had military backgrounds, or 11.6% of the total arrests, IDA reported. But in the months and years that followed, the number of arrestees with a military background nearly tripled. IDA’s report states that its research was conducted from June 2021 through June 2022. By June 2022, the number of active or former military members arrested had grown by nearly 50%, according to the same dataset IDA cited from the Program on Extremism at George Washington University. When IDA’s report was published a year and a half later, in December 2023, 209 people with military backgrounds who attended the insurrection had been arrested, or 15.2% of all arrests. That has since grown to 18%, according to data collected by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, or START, at the University of Maryland. It represents a significant statistical increase, and rises above the general population estimates IDA cited among its reasoning for recommending the Pentagon not overreact. START’s research was also funded by DOD, and other federal agencies. More broadly, as the AP reported in an investigation published last month , more than 480 people with a military background were accused of ideologically driven extremist crimes from 2017 through 2023, including the more than 230 arrested in connection with the Jan. 6 insurrection, according to data collected and analyzed by START. Though those numbers reflect a small fraction of those who have served in the military — and Austin, the current defense secretary, has said that extremism is not widespread in the U.S. military — AP’s investigation found that plots involving people with military backgrounds were more likely to involve mass casualties. The IDA’s 199-page report conceded that there was “some indication” that the radicalization numbers in the veterans community could be “slightly higher and may be growing” but said its review found “no evidence” that was the case among active duty troops. In fact, data show that since 2017 both service members and veterans are radicalizing at a faster rate than people without military training. Less than 1% of the adult population is currently serving in the U.S. military, but active duty military members make up a disproportionate 3.2% of the extremist cases START researchers found between 2017 and 2022. Even that number is thought to be an undercount, according to Michael Jensen, START’s lead researcher. He noted that the military uses administrative discharges to quietly remove extremists from the ranks — such cases do not show up in START’s data because the military does not release information about them. Jensen, who was consulted by IDA for its report and is cited in it 24 times, said using the Jan. 6 arrest data alone, even if calculated correctly, was not a valid approach to measuring extremism among active duty military. “J6 is an absolutely terrible event to use to try to estimate the scope of extremism in the active service population since most active services members would not have had the opportunity to participate in that event even if they wanted to,” Jensen said. Jensen’s observation is underscored by records obtained by AP. One complaint filed to the DOD Inspector General’s whistleblower hotline on March 17, 2021, and obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request, said an active duty service member in Germany expressed an interest in heading to Washington for Jan. 6, but said he wasn’t able to go because of his military service. Screenshots from Facebook provided with the complaint show he told his cousin, “I would join you but my current tour is in Germany,” and said in another post on Jan. 3, 2021, he was considering buying a plane ticket. The complaint said the servicemember’s cousin was later arrested. An IDA spokesman defended the report, for which he said the company was paid $900,000, saying it remains confident that its findings were “solidly based on the best data available at the time the work was conducted.” The AP reached out by email and LinkedIn messages to several people listed as authors of the report. None provided comment. A defense official said the department “is committed to maintaining high standards for its data collection and transparency” and referred specific questions on the methodology and analysis of the report to IDA. Hegseth and Trump’s transition team did not respond to emails seeking comment. IDA’s researchers were offered START’s data, Jensen said, which is widely considered the most comprehensive look at the issue. IDA’s report even called it “perhaps the best effort to date” in collecting data on extremists in the military. But IDA never followed up to get it, he said. “We showed them data from over 30 years when they visited with us, so they knew the data were out there to look at a longer timespan,” Jensen said. “We offered it, and offered to help in any other way we could, but we never heard from them again after our one and only meeting.” The IDA spokesperson said its researchers relied on reports START published that summarized parts of their data through 2021. Those reports and the data that underlie them all found “a significant uptick” in such cases, but IDA failed to note those findings in its conclusions. And in some parts of the report, IDA cited START’s numbers from 2018, which were by then years out of date, and which did not fully reflect a significant increase that began the previous year. A footnote says there is more recent data, but fails to mention Jensen’s offer to provide access. AP also found several instances where IDA made assertions that were factually inaccurate or incomplete, leading to questions about the rigor of its work, and about whether the Pentagon provided adequate access to information. As one example, IDA states that “IDA found no evidence of participation in violent extremist events by DOD civilians or defense contractor employees.” But AP obtained records showing multiple allegations about Jan. 6 alone against contractors and a civilian employee. One, made to the Inspector General’s office on Jan 8, 2021, nearly three years before the report was published, said a contractor at the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center called in to meetings from the protest on Jan. 6, and had spread conspiracy theories including QAnon as well as others involving artificial intelligence and the DOD. This complaint resulted in the contractor’s termination. In addition, there were widely publicized cases of defense contractors who were accused of participating in Jan. 6, including a Navy contractor who was a Nazi sympathizer and a former Special Forces soldier who was a military contractor. And in one of the most notable violent extremist events in the years prior to Jan. 6, a defense contractor with a security clearance participated in the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017. Michael Miselis, a member of the violent white supremacist group Rise Above Movement, pleaded guilty to federal rioting charges . The cases together raise questions about the rigor of the IDA’s report and why it would make such assertions. IDA did not explain why it missed those widely reported cases. Heidi Beirich, co-founder of the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism , said the AP’s review showed the IDA report was “a mess,” with “bad data, unsubstantiated conclusions, and false assertions.” That Hegseth, a former National Guardsman who himself had been flagged as a potential insider threat for a tattoo on his bicep that has been linked to extremist groups, doesn’t see the importance of rooting out extremism in the ranks is a disaster, she said. “It’s a shame that a shoddy report by the Pentagon gives an opening to views like Hegseth’s and will perpetuate a head-in-the-sand approach to a serious national security issue,” said Beirich, an expert in extremist movements who has testified before Congress about extremism in the military. “Too many terrorist attacks have been perpetrated by active-duty military and veterans, and ignoring this problem just makes the American people less safe,” she said. “Making light of the problem is ultimately a threat to the security of the American people, and politicizing the problem, which Republicans have done over recent years, means more violence.”Put Your Phone Away And Just Watch The Movie
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Transplant recipients show better physical, school, and social functioning than those receiving transfusions and medications alone LBA-5: Outcome of Cerebral Vasculopathy and Cognitive Performances 10 Years Post-Enrollment in the Drepagreffe Trial Comparing Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation to Standard-Care in Children with Sickle Cell Anemia and History of Abnormal Cerebral Velocities SAN DIEGO, Dec. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Children who received a stem cell transplant for sickle cell disease (SCD) experienced better quality of life outcomes and cognitive performance 10 years after their transplant compared with children who received chronic transfusion therapy and the SCD drug hydroxyurea but did not undergo a stem cell transplant. This is according to new study results presented during the 66th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition. The findings reflect 10-year outcomes from the DREPAGREFFE-1 trial, which ran from 2010-2013 in France, and was the first head-to-head comparison of allogeneic stem cell transplantation versus standard of care for children with SCD. Combined with the study's one-year and three-year outcomes, the 10-year findings further strengthen the evidence in favor of stem cell transplantation for reducing complications and improving the overall outlook for people living with SCD, according to the researchers. "This trial demonstrated that following stem cell transplantation, patients had a better quality of life, not only for physical functioning but also for social and school functioning," said the study's lead author, Françoise Bernaudin, MD, a physician at Hôpital Intercommunal de Créteil, Université Paris-Est, in France. "We found that these patients can have a greater ability to do sports and run, attained higher academic degrees, are not anxious about their future, and experience less anger and less difficulty with memory compared with those who received chronic transfusions and hydroxyurea." SCD is an inherited blood disorder that causes red blood cells to become sickle-shaped, impeding the flow of blood and reducing the ability for blood to carry oxygen to tissues and organs. This results in episodes of acute pain as well as long-term damage, causing a range of complications throughout life and increasing the risk of premature death. One common SCD complication is abnormally high cerebral arterial velocities, an indicator of stenosis presence or reduced oxygen delivery to the brain, which can be associated with a greater risk of strokes and cognitive problems. DREPAGREFFE-1 enrolled 67 children between ages five to 15 who were receiving chronic blood transfusions to prevent complications from abnormal cerebral arterial velocities. Those with a matched sibling donor (n=32) were transplanted while those without a matched sibling donor (n=35) continued their transfusions and then switched to hydroxyurea in absence of stenosis and if their cerebral arterial velocities normalized. At one and three years, those who received a stem cell transplant showed significant improvements in several measures compared with those who did not receive a transplant, but at those timepoints there was no difference in the presence of ischemic lesions (blood clots that block blood flow in the brain) or cognitive performance. In the subsequent years, researchers continued to follow up with study participants, including through clinical evaluations, brain scans, and tools for assessing quality of life and cognitive functioning. At 10 years, quality of life scores related to physical, school, and social functioning were significantly higher among those who received a stem cell transplant. For cognitive performance, participants who received a stem cell transplant showed significantly better performance on tests used to assess working memory and processing speed. There was no difference between groups in terms of verbal comprehension, perceptual reasoning, or emotional quality of life scores. The researchers also assessed trends in the rate of silent cerebral infarcts (SCIs) – a type of small stroke that is visible on a brain scan but causes no obvious symptoms. While it is unclear whether SCIs influence cognitive functioning, they are considered to be a sign of increased SCD severity and complications. SCIs were found in 18 participants at the time of enrollment; at 10 years, five additional patients had developed silent cerebral infarcts in the standard-of-care arm compared to zero in the stem cell transplant arm. Taken together, researchers said that the study findings suggest that undergoing stem cell transplantation results in better outcomes for children with SCD compared with chronic transfusions and hydroxyurea. While this can offer additional reassurance for patients, families, and physicians who are considering the procedure, Dr. Bernaudin noted that families should also be aware of the risks of undergoing a stem cell transplant, including infertility, which is a common side effect of the conditioning regimen used to clear the bone marrow in preparation to receive a transplant. She said that fertility preservation procedures are available in France for all patients undergoing stem cell transplantation for SCD at no charge to the families, adding, "with this technique, we hope that the patients will be able to have children after the transplantation." Looking ahead, Dr. Bernaudin said that it would be useful to compare outcomes from haplo-identical stem cell transplant to gene therapy, a type of treatment that has become more widely available since DREPAGREFFE-1 was conducted. She also noted that additional work is needed to further improve transplantation techniques to minimize the risk of complications or treatment failure particularly after haplo-identical transplants in children. This study was sponsored by the Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Créteil (CHIC Hospital) in France and was funded by the Agence de Biomédecine and Pfizer. Françoise Bernaudin, MD, Hôpital Intercommunal de Créteil, Université Paris-Est, will discuss this study in the Late-Breaking Abstracts session on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at 7:30 a.m. Pacific time in Hall B (San Diego Convention Center). About the American Society of Hematology The American Society of Hematology (ASH) ( hematology.org ) is the world's largest professional society of hematologists dedicated to furthering the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders affecting the blood. Since 1958, the Society has led the development of hematology as a discipline by promoting research, patient care, education, training, and advocacy in hematology. The Blood journals ( https://ashpublications.org/journals ) are the premier source for basic, translational, and clinical hematological research. The Blood journals publish more peer-reviewed hematology research than any other academic journals worldwide. 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How Trump’s bet on voters electing him managed to silence some of his legal woesThe highlight of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Authority of Heads of State and Government Summit of 15 December, was the formalisation of its break up. Three of the 15-Member countries, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger Republic which are now ruled by military regimes, had given notice of withdrawal. Some of us had hoped that while ECOWAS would acknowledge the three countries’ notice, it would stall for a political solution. It should be a very serious issue for even one country to leave, not to talk of three which is one fifth of the entire membership. Unfortunately, the Heads of State went technical and formalised the withdrawal. They ruled that in accordance with Article 91 of ECOWAS Revised Treaty of 1993: “The three countries will officially cease to be members of ECOWAS from 29th January 2025.” The fact that only seven of the 15 Heads of State attended the summit, did not dissuade it. Apart from the three, Guinea, another country ruled by the military, did not attend, Sierra Leone was represented by its Vice President, Togo and Benin sent Ministers, while Cape Verde sent its ambassador in host country, Nigeria. To concretise the break up, the summit directed the ECOWAS President “to launch the withdrawal formalities after the deadline of 29th January...” It then directed the ECOWAS Council of Ministers to convene an Extraordinary Session during the second quarter of 2025 “to consider and adopt both the separation modalities and the contingency plan covering political and economic relations between ECOWAS and the Republic of Mali, the Republic of Niger and Burkina Faso.” After taking these definitive and far- reaching decisions, the Heads of State added an interesting resolution: “The Authority decides to set the period from 29th January 2025 to 29th July 2025 as a transitional period and keep ECOWAS doors open to the three countries.” So why shut the windows and doors in the first place? Why didn’t the Presidents delay their decision to formalise the break up by this six-month period? Is this decision an indication of confusion, a revelation of internal contradictions or a tacit admission of guilt by ECOWAS for pushing these countries to the exit door by making the military invasion of Niger its first option rather than dialogue? The reality is that the decision of the three countries to exit the ECOWAS is primarily due to its gross mismanagement of the 26 July, 2023 coup in Niger Republic. Rather than dialogue with the coup plotters, ECOWAS, buoyed by Western powers, immediately declared war. At its extra ordinary summit on 30 July, 2023, that is four days after the coup, ECOWAS Heads of State read the riot act to the new leaders in Niger. They ordered the immediate surrender of power and reinstatement of former President Mohammed Bazoum, closure of land and air borders between ECOWAS countries and Niger; institution of ECOWAS no-fly zone on all commercial flights to and from Niger; suspension of all commercial and financial transactions between ECOWAS Member States and Niger. They also ordered a freeze of utility services, assets of the Republic of Niger in ECOWAS Central Banks and commercial banks, and suspension of Niger from all financial assistance and transactions. The ECOWAS leaders gave Niger one week within which to comply or they would “take all measures necessary to restore constitutional order in the Republic of Niger. Such measures may include the use of force...”. They then ordered the activation of the ECOWAS Standby Force to “restore constitutional order in Niger”. Four days later, the ECOWAS Defence Chiefs met to work out invasion plans which they approved at their August 17, 2023 meeting in Accra, Ghana. Western powers openly revealed that they were behind the planned invasion. The German Foreign Ministry in a statement declared: “Our goal is to restore the constitutional order.” French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna also gave Niger an order to either handover power or face invasion by ECOWAS. However, Guinea, Mali and Burkina Faso rejected the invasion plans. The last two on 18 August 18, 2023 issued a statement that: “Any military intervention against Niger would be tantamount to a declaration of war against Burkina Faso and Mali.” The groundswell of opposition, including by the Nigerian people which shares borders with Niger and whose government was leading the invasion plan, led to its abortion. The three countries mainly out of protest, then gave notice of their withdrawal from ECOWAS. ALSO READ: Nigeria’s hostages in law Given this background, ECOWAS was this week, too quick to formalise the separation. This is more so when behind the powdered face it displayed at its summit, the regional body is all battered. Apart from the three that are leaving, another member, Guinea, also run by the military, is clearly in bed with them. This may have been responsible for its absence at the ECOWAS Summit. Three of the remaining eleven- member countries are run by civilian coup plotters who have subverted the constitutions of their countries and are running authoritarian regimes no different from military regimes except that they wear suits rather than military fatigue. In Guinea Bissau, President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, a retired General, in May 2022 carried out a coup and dissolved parliament. In new parliamentary elections on June 4, 2023, he again lost. So, on 4 December, 2023 he executed a second coup, dissolving parliament and subordinating the judiciary to his rule. This remains the situation. President Alssane Dramane Ouattara of Cote d’Ivoire after exhausting his two terms in office, illegally awarded himself an unconstitutional third term. Ivoriens who protested this illegality were murdered on the streets. President Faure Gnassingbe organised his first coup in 2005 after his father, Eyadema, a veteran coup plotter, died. After serving three terms in office, he got the Togolese constitution changed in order to have two extra terms in office which would end in 2030 by which time he would have been Togolese President for 25 years. Who knows, he may yet try to equal his father‘s record who imposed himself as president for 38 years. So, today, seven of the 15 ECOWAS Heads of State, are coup plotters. Therefore, a primary task of ECOWAS is not to decide which coup plotters are acceptable and which are not. Rather, it needs a general restructuring in favour of democracy and a people-oriented regional body. ECOWAS also needs to align itself with the basic principles of sovereignty. It should know that its endorsement of the West African Gas Pipeline Project otherwise called the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline Project, is criminally illegal as the pipeline passes through Western Sahara without the consent of that country which is a brother country of the African Union, AU. At 49, ECOWAS is no longer a baby.
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Burgum is an ultra-wealthy software industry entrepreneur who grew up on his family’s farm. He represents a tame choice compared to other Trump Cabinet picks. Public lands experts said his experience as a popular who aligns himself with conservationist Teddy Roosevelt suggests a willingness to collaborate, as opposed to dismantling from within the agency he is tasked with leading. That could help smooth his confirmation and clear the way for the incoming administration to move quickly to open more public lands to development and commercial use. “Burgum strikes me as a credible nominee who could do a credible job as Interior secretary,” said John Leshy, who served as Interior’s solicitor under former President Bill Clinton. “He’s not a right-wing radical on public lands,” added Leshy, professor emeritus at the University of California College of the Law, San Francisco. The Interior Department manages about one-fifth of the country’s land with a mandate that spans from wildlife conservation and recreation to natural resource extraction and fulfilling treaty obligations with Native American tribes. Most of those lands are in the West, where frictions with private landowners and state officials are commonplace and have sometimes mushroomed into violent confrontations with right-wing groups that reject federal jurisdiction. Burgum if confirmed would be faced with a pending U.S. Supreme Court action from Utah that seeks to over Interior Department lands. North Dakota’s attorney general has supported the lawsuit, but Burgum’s office declined to say if he backs Utah’s claims. U.S. Justice Department attorneys on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to reject Utah’s lawsuit. They said Utah in 1894 agreed to give up its right to the lands at issue when it became a state. Trump’s narrow focus on fossil fuels is a replay from his 2016 campaign — although minus coal mining, a that he failed to revive in his first term. Trump repeatedly hailed oil as “liquid gold” on the campaign trail this year and largely omitted any mention of coal. About 26% of U.S. oil comes from federal lands and offshore waters overseen by Interior. Production continues to hit record levels under President Joe Biden despite claims by Trump that the Democrat hindered drilling. But industry representatives and their Republican allies say volumes could be further boosted. They want Burgum and the Interior Department to ramp up oil and gas sales from federal lands, in the Gulf of Mexico and offshore Alaska. The oil industry also hopes Trump’s government efficiency initiative led by billionaire Elon Musk can dramatically reduce environmental reviews. Biden’s administration reduced the frequency and size of lease sales, and it restored environmental rules that were . The Democrat as a candidate in 2020 promised further restrictions on drilling to help combat global warming, but he struck a deal for the 2022 climate bill that to be held before renewable energy leases can be sold. “Oil and gas brings billions of dollars of revenue in, but you don’t get that if you don’t have leasing,” said Erik Milito with the National Ocean Industries Association, which represents offshore industries including oil and wind. Trump has vowed to energy projects. But Milito said he was hopeful that with Burgum in place it would be “green lights ahead for everything, not just oil and gas.” It is unclear if Burgum would revive some of the most controversial steps taken at the agency during Trump’s first term, including relocating senior officials out of Washington, D.C., dismantling parts of the Endangered Species Act and shrinking the size of two national monuments in Utah designated by former President Barack Obama. Officials under Biden spent much of the past four years reversing Trump’s moves. They restored the Utah monuments and rescinded numerous Trump regulations. Onshore oil and gas lease sales plummeted — from more than a million acres sold annually under Trump and other previous administrations, to just 91,712 acres (37,115 hectares) sold last year — while many wind and solar projects advanced. Developing energy leases takes years, and oil companies control millions of acres that remain untapped. Biden’s administration also elevated the in public lands decisions, adopting a rule putting it more on par with oil and gas development. They proposed withdrawing parcels of land in six states from potential future mining to protect a struggling bird species, North Dakota is among Republican states that challenged the Biden administration’s public lands rule. The states said in a June lawsuit that officials acting to prevent climate change have turned laws meant to facilitate development into policies that obstruct drilling, livestock grazing and other uses. Oil production boomed over the past two decades in North Dakota thanks in large part to better drilling techniques. Burgum has been an industry champion and last year signed a repeal of the state’s — a price-based tax hike industry leaders removing. Burgum’s office declined an interview request. In a statement after his nomination, Burgum echoed Trump’s call for U.S. “energy dominance” in the global market. The 68-year-old governor also said the Interior post offered an opportunity to improve government relations with developers, tribes, landowners and outdoor enthusiasts “with a focus on maximizing the responsible use of our natural resources with environmental stewardship for the benefit of the American people.” Related Articles Under current Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, the agency put greater emphasis on working collaboratively with tribes, including their own . Haaland, a member of the Pueblo of Laguna tribe in New Mexico, also advanced an initiative to solve criminal cases involving missing and murdered Indigenous peoples and helped lead a nationwide reckoning over that culminated in a formal public apology from Biden. Burgum has worked with tribes in his state, including on oil development. Badlands Conservation Alliance director Shannon Straight in Bismarck, North Dakota, said Burgum has also been a big supporter of tourism in North Dakota and outdoor activities such as hunting and fishing. Yet Straight said that hasn’t translated into additional protections for land in the state. “Theodore Roosevelt had a conservation ethic, and we talk and hold that up as a beautiful standard to live by,” he said. “We haven’t seen it as much on the ground. ... We need to recognize the landscape is only going to be as good as some additional protections.” Burgum has been a cheerleader of the planned in Medora, North Dakota.
Nasdaq surges above 20,000 after US inflation data matches estimatesIt's a common understanding that the ASX stock market can be . Just look below at how the (ASX: XJO) has moved since June 2006. However, within the ASX 200, there are a few companies that I view as ASX 'volcano' stocks. Now, clearly, I'm not talking about investing in literal volcanoes — it's an analogy for stocks and industries that have a history of unexpected and extreme bouts of volatility. Imagine owning a piece of farmland near a volcano like Vesuvius, which caused the devastation of the ancient Roman city of . Vesuvius has a destructive history, as do most active volcanoes. However, after an eruption, the land around a volcano can have very fertile soil thanks to the elements released, such as . In other words, farming on land near a volcano can be very fruitful. Until there's an eruption, then it's the worst place to be. How much is farmland worth if a volcano is erupting nearby? Significantly discounted, I'd say. Volcanoes typically have a cycle of eruptions. We just don't know when the next one will be. The next Vesuvius eruption could be . Some ASX stocks also nclude commodity price cycles (influenced by ), discretionary spending cycles, debt cycles, and so on. If we're invested in or researching ASX shares in sectors such as , , , and even , we should anticipate some pain along the way. I would not suggest investing in a cyclical business during a strong point in its cycle. We can tell when the iron ore price is high (for example, above US$130 per tonne), so I wouldn't choose to buy ( ) shares or ( ) when the share prices are elevated. From a long-term perspective, we can see when economy-linked ASX stocks like ( ) or ( ) are going strongly. At some point, a 'volcano' will likely erupt and send those share prices plummeting. But, for brave investors, the decline in the share prices of these businesses could unlock the best time to invest. When consumer spending at Adairs stores is limited, this could conversely be the best time to invest because the market is likely pricing the business significantly lower. Just look at the Adairs share price movement below. The retailer saw a decline of approximately 70% between June 2021 and November 2023, but in the last 12 months it has risen 66%. There are plenty of other examples like that. The destruction after one of these 'volcano' eruptions is painful for shareholders but can open up compelling ASX stock opportunities for investors. However, investors in these ASX volcano shares may want to keep in mind that a few years down the line (or sooner), there could be another eruption.
Arteta wanted his team to prove their European credentials following some underwhelming displays away from home, and the Gunners manager got exactly what he asked for. Goals from Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz, Gabriel Magalhaes, Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard got their continental campaign back on track in style following the 1-0 defeat at Inter Milan last time out. A memorable victory also ended Sporting’s unbeaten start to the season, a streak of 17 wins and one draw, the vast majority of which prompted Manchester United to prise away head coach Ruben Amorim. The Gunners had failed to win or score in their two away games in the competition so far this season, but they made a blistering start in the Portuguese capital and took the lead after only seven minutes. Declan Rice fed overlapping full-back Jurrien Timber, who curled a low cross in behind the home defence for Martinelli to finish at the far post. Arsenal doubled their lead in the 20th minute thanks to a glorious ball over the top from Thomas Partey. Saka escaped the clutches of his marker Maximiliano Araujo to beat the offside trap and poke the ball past advancing goalkeeper Franco Israel for Havertz to tap home. It was a scintillating first-half display which completely overshadowed the presence of Viktor Gyokeres in Sporting’s attack. The prolific Sweden striker, formerly of Coventry, has been turning the heads of Europe’s top clubs with his 24 goals in 17 games this season – including a hat-trick against Manchester City earlier this month. But the only time he got a sniff of a run at goal after an optimistic long ball, he was marshalled out of harm’s way by Gabriel. David Raya was forced into one save, tipping a fierce Geovany Quenda drive over the crossbar. But Arsenal added a third on the stroke of half-time, Gabriel charging in to head Rice’s corner into the back of the net. Our second-half goalscorers ❤️ pic.twitter.com/aFCIMffFaK — Arsenal (@Arsenal) November 26, 2024 To rub salt in the wound, the Brazilian defender mimicked Gyokeres’ hands-over-his-face goal celebration. That may have wound Sporting up as they came out after the interval meaning business, and they pulled one back after Raya tipped Hidemasa Morita’s shot behind, with Goncalo Inacio netting at the near post from the corner. Former Tottenham winger Marcus Edwards fired over, as did Gyokeres, with Arsenal temporarily on the back foot. But when Martin Odegaard’s darting run into the area was halted by Ousmane Diomande’s foul, Saka tucked away the penalty. Substitute Trossard added the fifth with eight minutes remaining, heading in the rebound after Mikel Merino’s shot was saved, and Gyokeres’ miserable night was summed up when his late shot crashed back off the post.‘Unsustainable burden’ of everyday theft forces family to close 13-year-old Portage clothing store
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A fugitive wanted in the US for a pair of bombings is arrested in the UK after 20 years on the runNebraska will be trying to preserve its perfect in-state record when it hosts South Dakota on Wednesday night in a nonconference game in Lincoln, Neb. The Cornhuskers (4-1) are 3-0 at home and also won Friday at then-No. 14 Creighton, beating their in-state rivals on the road for the second straight time. But the last time they did that, in 2022, they followed that win with a 16-point loss at Indiana to open Big Ten Conference play. "Believe me, we've addressed a lot of things," Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg said. "A lot of people are saying some really positive things. You've got to find a way to put that behind you. I've liked how our team has responded and come back to work after that great win at Creighton." Brice Williams leads the Cornhuskers with 18.2 points per game and was one of five players in double figures against Creighton. Juwan Gary topped the list with 16. South Dakota (6-2) comes to town off a 112-50 home win Monday night over Randall, the third non-Division I school it has beat. The Coyotes' last game against a D1 opponent was Friday at Southern Indiana, resulting in a 92-83 loss. This will be South Dakota's second nonconference game against a Big Ten opponent, after a 96-77 loss at Iowa on Nov. 12. In December, the Coyotes also visit Santa Clara, hovering near the top 100 in KenPom adjusted efficiency, before jumping into Big Sky play. "The schedule is very good and that should help us," third-year South Dakota coach Eric Peterson said before the season. "We have some good nonconference games that should help prepare us for the end of the season." Nebraska has held four of its opponents to 67 or fewer points, with Saint Mary's the only one to top that number in the Cornhuskers' lone loss. Opponents are shooting 38.1 percent this season. South Dakota shot below 40 percent in its two previous games before shooting 62 percent against Randall. Isaac Bruns, who scored 20 to lead South Dakota in the Randall game, paces the Coyotes with 12.9 points per game. --Field Level MediaYou may know Suni Lee for her show-stopping , behind-the-scenes in the Paris Olympic Village, and just her overall ‘It’ girl status. Next on her résumé? A partnership with that just makes perfect sense. I mean, who wouldn’t want to know the Olympian-turned-content creator’s personal picks ahead of the holiday shopping season? I know I do! So ahead of event, I caught up with Suni about her favorite items to give for the holidays, her personal gifting hacks, and of course, what she’s adding to her cart during all the Cyber Week sales. It’s no surprise that she has freaking amazing taste. Find all the details on her fave items, below! “Tiktok has influenced me to buy literally everything, I feel like anything that blows up I go buy it, and mostly everything is on Amazon,” she says. “Like the , air fresheners, candles, bags, shoes—literally everything is from Amazon.” As soon as I heard the word viral collagen mask, I had to ask further about the viral beauty product that’s been flooding my FYP. BIODANCE Bio-Collagen Real Deep Mask “I love how moisturizing it is, and I travel with it everywhere when I fly,” she reveals. “I love to put it on during flights because I get super dehydrated and dry.” Well, if it's good enough for Suni and beloved by , then it’s good enough for me (and good enough for everyone else who I’ll be buying it for while it’s on major sale this week!). I also asked her Suni tips on gift-giving for the holiday season amid all the shopping madness. “I recommend making a list for everything you think you’ll need and taking advantage of sales like Amazon's Black Friday Week, of course. There are millions of deals launching everyday throughout the event.” You read that right, of deals! “I also like getting gifts that are practical for everyday, like masks and accessories are perfect and so easy to give, especially as stocking stuffers.” And of course, I had to get a lil personal with the Olympian, and I asked her what the most recent item that she added to cart was. “Oh my gosh it’s gonna be something so random,” she laughs. “I bought this because mine broke.” We love a relatable queen. Make sure to add Suni’s fave products to cart ASAP! Amazon’s discounts will be running until December 2.