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No. 7 Tennessee extends its season-opening winning streak to 7 games in 78-35 win over UT MartinDAN MCLAUGHLIN: Kamala Harris's problem is an open secret. So why DO suicidal Democrat elites refuse to admit it? By DAN MCLAUGHLIN FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 22:31, 27 November 2024 | Updated: 22:39, 27 November 2024 e-mail View comments Democrats aren’t ready to admit that they have a problem. Until they do, they won’t find the solution. And it won’t come from California , or any place that looks like it. Joe Biden , mercifully, won’t be back in politics after January. He’s barely there even now. But Kamala Harris hasn’t gotten the hint. Her election concession speech, in which she vowed to ‘never give up’, used the word ‘fight’ twenty times. According to recent reports, Harris is repeating that theme ad nauseam in calls with allies and donors – you know, the guys who just gave her $1 billion to blow. ‘I am staying in the fight,’ she says. Harris reportedly plans to spend the holidays huddled with family, discussing her next steps: whether to run again in 2028, run for governor of California in 2026, or both. And she certainly kicked off the Thanksgiving celebrations in true form, releasing a bizarre, ranting video – leaning into camera and slurring her words on Tuesday evening. In the clip, she reassured Democrats that ‘you have the same power that you did before November 5’. But that’s not how elections work. Nor is ‘don’t ever let anybody or any circumstance take your power from you’ really on-message for an outgoing administration that has spent four years emphasizing the so-called threat to democracy of people who can’t accept a loss. The video – presumably staged from a San Francisco living room – had a makeshift backdrop, complete with an obligatory American flag and what appeared to be drawn curtain fabric. Kamala certainly kicked off the Thanksgiving celebrations in true form, releasing a bizarre, ranting video, leaning into camera and slurring her words on Tuesday evening. In the clip, she reassured Democrats that ‘you have the same power that you did before November 5’. If Harris had staffers who actually liked her, they’d never have released this. Instead, she’s spending her time on Hawaiian beaches and sounding out her family – which is code for listening to her sister Maya, who worked for Hillary Clinton’s losing 2016 campaign before taking prominent roles in both of Kamala’s botched bids. Is that advice you should want? At least Hillary hasn’t tried to run again. Not that her humiliating loss has stopped her from popping up repeatedly to charge that Trump didn’t really win. It also hasn’t stopped her from writing her fourth memoir, loftily entitled ‘Something Lost, Something Gained’. Note to Mrs Clinton: 77 is old enough to stop clinging to the world stage when you have nothing new to say. Unlike Republicans, who gave second chances to Trump and Richard Nixon, Democrats haven’t re-nominated one of their losers since Adlai Stevenson in 1956. Al Gore never held another office, and neither has Hillary. The best bet for Harris would be to follow the John Kerry playbook and hope for a White House appointment the next time a Democrat wins. Instead, she’s still dreaming of being Madam President. And her best chance of that coming to pass is if something tragic happens to Biden before January 20. Read More EXCLUSIVE 'It's a blood bath': Inside the Democrat blame game after Harris's staggering loss If Harris isn’t a laughingstock yet, she is apt to become one if she tries to run again – and that bleary-eyed video proved why. The easiest way for Democrats to explain their defeat is to shoot the messenger and blame Biden and Harris. The least they can do is find new faces if they’re unwilling to change the message. Democratic voters haven’t woken from the dream yet, either. A recent poll found that 41 percent of them would back another Harris campaign, far outdistancing every other Democrat. That will fade. I’d bet that people are telling pollsters they’d back Harris again because they don’t know any other names – and when you think about it like that, 41 percent isn’t a great place to be at all. The only other names to generate any significant interest in the poll were California Governor Gavin Newsom and Minnesota’s Tim Walz (Harris’s VP pick). That suggests that Dem voters, like Harris, haven’t accepted the lessons of their November 5 drubbing. The liberal cognoscenti weren’t as shocked this time at Trump’s win. But they weren’t exactly prepared for him to bag the popular vote by 2.5 million or eat into Democratic strongholds such as New Jersey or even New York City. Only a party-wide delusion would explain looking to the likes of Harris, Newsom or Walz again. Everywhere the Democrats run things, we see the same mess: policies that are soft on crime, soft on drugs, soft on immigration, soft on anti-Semitic radicals, profligate spending, teaching woke politics in schools instead of reading and writing, with nothing getting built and nothing working. She reportedly plans to spend the holidays huddled with family, discussing her next steps: whether to run again in 2028, run for governor of California in 2026, or both. Which is code for listening to her sister Maya (pictured), who worked for Hillary Clinton’s losing 2016 campaign before taking prominent roles in both of Kamala’s botched bids. Is that advice you should want? Only a party-wide delusion would explain looking to the likes of Harris, Gavin Newsom (pictured) or Tim Walz again. Newsom’s California has all that in truckloads. If Harris wants to now run the state, it will go downhill even faster than it has the past six years. Before the presidential election, Harris wouldn’t even comment on a California ballot initiative to repeal a preposterous ban on larceny charges for thefts of less than $950. It passed easily. California voters have also sacked the mayors of San Francisco and Oakland, as well as the district attorneys in those two cities plus Los Angeles. Harris doesn’t even understand the voters of her own state anymore. But the elites who run Democratic Party, its policies and campaigns can’t even see it because they have completely lost touch with their working-class base. Franklin D. Roosevelt famously said he was for ‘The Forgotten Man’. That now wouldn’t sound out of place at a MAGA rally. Don’t ask me, ask ultra-liberal Senator Bernie Sanders, who is single-handedly sounding the alarm, saying that ‘the working people of this country are extremely angry. They have a right to be angry.’ The last straw for Harris will be all that donor money she wasted. Anyone can waste taxpayer cash – Joe Biden’s made a career out of it – but wasting donor money is unforgivable. Her campaign paid off celebrities to appear at her rallies. Worse, she gave Al Sharpton’s nonprofit half-a-million dollars before being interviewed on his MSNBC show. Sharpton was as responsible as anyone for talking Biden into putting Harris on the ticket in 2020; if even he has to be paid to pitch softball questions to Harris, what big Democratic donor will want to trust her again? If Democrats care about surviving as a legitimate opposition, they need to go back to the drawing board. This is not about sticking plasters or re-trying failed candidates. Kamala Harris should be left alone to enjoy a large glass of wine. Share or comment on this article: DAN MCLAUGHLIN: Kamala Harris's problem is an open secret. 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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Josh Hoover threw for 252 yards and a touchdown and JP Richardson had 149 all-purpose yards and a 38-yard touchdown reception to lead TCU over Arizona 49-28 on Saturday. On the first play from scrimmage, Wildcats quarterback Noah Fifita was intercepted by Bud Clark. TCU scored five plays later on Trent Battle’s 4-yard run. The Horned Frogs scored touchdowns on five straight drives, going at least 75 yards on nine or more plays on three of the possessions. TCU (7-4, 5-3 Big 12) drove 75 yards in 12 plays in the final 1:55 of the first half to take a 21-13 lead on Savion Williams’ 20-yard run. Hoover completed five passes on the drive, including gains of 24, 19, and 24 yards to set up Williams’ score with 20 seconds left in the half. The Horned Frogs took the second-half kickoff and drove 76 yards in nine plays to build a 28-13 lead on Battle’s 1-yard run. Richardson’s 33-yard punt return to the Arizona 34 set up a third touchdown in three possessions. He caught a short pass over the middle from Hoover and raced untouched 38 yards for the score and a 35-13 lead. Richardson led TCU with six catches for 107 yards. Four TCU running backs scored a touchdown, including Williams, who rushed for 80 yards and two scores. Battle also rushed for 28 yards and two scores. Fifita was 29 of 44 for 284 yards with two touchdowns and an interception for Arizona (4-7, 2-6). Tetairoa McMillan made nine catches for 115 yards. Arizona defensive lineman Sterling Lane II picked up a fumble from TCU backup quarterback Ken Seals with just over a minute left in the game and ran it 70 yards for a touchdown to cap the scoring. Clark leads the Horned Frogs with three interceptions, including one in each of the past two games. He is tied for fifth-most in the Big 12. Arizona: The Wildcats, who started the season in the AP Top 25 poll, will not be bowl eligible this season with a game remaining under first-year coach Brent Brennan. A year ago under coach Jedd Fisch, who is now at Washington, Arizona advanced to the Alamo Bowl for the first time since 2017. TCU: The Horned Frogs, who became bowl eligible two weeks ago, won their third consecutive game at Amon Carter Stadium after losing two in a row to UCF and Houston. TCU has won four of its past five, the only blemish a 37-34 last-second loss at Baylor. TCU: At Cincinnati on Saturday. Arizona: Hosts Arizona State on Saturday. 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-footballThe world approved a bitterly negotiated climate deal Sunday committing wealthy historic polluters to $300 billion annually for poor and vulnerable nations that had demanded far more to confront the crisis of global warming. After two exhaustive weeks of chaotic bargaining and sleepless nights, nearly 200 nations banged through the contentious finance pact in the early hours beneath a sports stadium roof in Azerbaijan. Nations had struggled to reconcile long-standing divisions over climate finance. Sleep-deprived diplomats, huddled in anxious groups, were still revising the final phrasing on the plenary floor before the deal passed. At points, the talks appeared on the brink of collapse, with developing nations storming out of meetings and threatening to walk away should rich nations not cough up more cash. In the end -- despite repeating that no deal is better than a bad deal -- they did not stand in the way of an agreement, despite it falling well short of what they want. The final deal commits developed nations to pay at least $300 billion a year by 2035 to help developed countries green their economies and prepare for worse disasters. That is up from $100 billion now provided by wealthy nations under a commitment set to expire -- and from the $250 billion proposed in a draft Friday. That offer was slammed as offensively low by developing countries, which have demanded at least $500 billion to build resilience against climate change and cut emissions. A number of countries have accused Azerbaijan, an authoritarian oil and gas exporter, of lacking the experience and will to meet the moment, as the planet again sets temperature records and faces rising deadly disasters. Wealthy countries and small island nations have also been concerned by efforts led by Saudi Arabia to water down calls from last year's summit to phase out fossil fuels. The United States and EU have wanted newly wealthy emerging economies like China -- the world's largest emitter -- to chip in. The final draft encouraged developing countries to make contributions on a voluntary basis, reflecting no change for China which already pays climate finance on its own terms. Wealthy nations said it was politically unrealistic to expect more in direct government funding. Donald Trump, a sceptic of both climate change and foreign assistance, returns to the White House in January and a number of other Western countries have seen right-wing backlashes against the green agenda. The deal posits a larger overall target of $1.3 trillion per year to cope with rising temperatures and disasters, but most would come from private sources. bur-np-sct/lth/jj Get any of our free email newsletters — news headlines, sports, arts & entertainment, state legislature, CFD news, and more.Marler to retire from rugby on Friday, a month after quitting international duty with EnglandIt shows that support for the Fianna Fail party is at 21% ahead of polling day, only slightly ahead of their coalition partners Fine Gael and the largest opposition party Sinn Fein, who were neck-and-neck at 20%. The Red C-Business Post poll showed support for Fianna Fail unchanged, while Fine Gael had a slide of two percentage points and Sinn Fein gained two. The near dead-locked poll results came on Wednesday as fears over future economic threats took centre stage in the final stretch of the campaign. Taoiseach Simon Harris said he is taking a “project truth” approach to calling out Sinn Fein’s spending pledges as election results on the other side of the Atlantic put Ireland’s economic model into sharp relief. Donald Trump’s presidential election victory in the US has brought heightened concern around what his proposals for corporation tax and tariffs could mean for Ireland. Mr Harris, leader of Fine Gael, has argued Ireland and other EU countries need to prepare for the possibility of trade shocks as he criticised the scale of Sinn Fein’s spending pledges as well as their saving plans. He said: “I think that is irresponsible, I think it is dangerous and I think it is reckless.” He accused Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonald of not being able to say what her party was prepared to do in the event of an economic crash, adding that Fine Gael would borrow and stop putting money towards a rainy-day fund. Asked if the party was engaging in “project fear” to dissuade voters against Sinn Fein, Mr Harris said: “I call it ‘project truth’. It’s telling people what’s being discussed right across European capitals.” Ms McDonald told an RTE interview on Wednesday morning that a Sinn Fein government would also be prepared to start borrowing in the event of an economic downturn. Both Mr Harris and Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin, who were partners in the last coalition government in Ireland, have made clear they will not countenance Sinn Fein as a potential partner in the next administration in Dublin. One day after the only three-way debate featuring the leaders of the main parties, Mr Martin accused Sinn Fein of being “dishonest” about how they will fund their manifesto plans. Speaking in Dublin on Wednesday, he said he is anxious to get clarity on the issue. “I think Sinn Fein have been very dishonest, frankly, in terms of the funds, because if you go through their figures, and this is a matter of fact, not opinion, they’re predicting a surplus of a billion in 2026, a billion in 2027. “Even in 2025, they’re talking about a mini budget, which would mean reducing the surplus that we’re anticipating in 2025. “There’s a legislative obligation now on any new government to put 0.8% of GDP to one side, and into the funds. There’s no way you can do that with a surplus of a billion in 2026 or 2027, and we would argue they would not have enough funds next year either to put into the funds.” He added: “It means they have no room to manoeuvre if things go wrong, if there’s headwinds come externally, or there are shocks internationally, Sinn Fein is not allowing any headroom at all in terms of room to respond or to move it.” Ms McDonald accused the other two parties of conspiring to keep Sinn Fein out of government and prevent change in Ireland. She said the two men were now “indistinguishable” from each other as she claimed they were suffering “acute amnesia” in regard to their records in government. On a visit to Naas fire station in Co Kildare, she said: “To listen to them, you’d imagine they had just arrived on the scene and that they were going to come up with all of these solutions. “They have had ample chances, ample opportunity, to make things better, and they have failed, and in between the two of them I make the case that now we ask for our chance, with our plans, with our team, to demonstrate how change can happen, how your community, your family, yourself, can be supported when the government is actually on your side.” Mr Martin’s and Mr Harris’ coalition partner Roderic O’Gorman, the leader of the Greens, issued a warning to the public over a future government without his party. On Wednesday, he said it is looking likely that Fianna Fail and Fine Gael will be returned to government – but cautioned they may not want the Greens to continue “fighting hard” on policies. He told reporters: “My sense is certainly the mood music from Fianna Fail and Fine Gael is that they’d like an easier life in the next government – and my concern is they use these small populist parties and right-wing independents.” Mr O’Gorman argued that the Greens could continue to provide stability to government at a time when economic shocks may be around the corner. As the Green leader suggested that relying on independents would be unstable, Mr Martin has also argued that “too much fragmentation would lead to incoherence in government”. Reflecting on Tuesday night’s debate, the Fianna Fail leader said the race remained “too close to call” while Mr Harris said it is “all to play for”. The leaders of Ireland’s three main political parties clashed on housing, healthcare and financial management in the last televised debate before Friday’s General Election. The tetchy debate, which was marked by several interruptions, saw the parties set out their stalls in a broadcast that commentators said did little to move the dial before polling day. After the 2020 general election delivered an inconclusive result, Fine Gael and Fianna Fail, two parties forged from opposing sides of Ireland’s Civil War of the 1920s, agreed to set aside almost a century of animosity and share power – with the Greens as a junior partner. From 2016 to 2020, Fianna Fail had supported Fine Gael in power through a confidence-and-supply arrangement from the Opposition benches in the Dail parliament. Sinn Fein won the popular vote in 2020 but a failure to run enough candidates meant it did not secure sufficient seats in the Dail to give it a realistic chance of forming a government.
DALLAS (AP) — The Washington Nationals will have the No. 1 overall pick in the amateur draft next summer after winning the lottery in a drawing of ping-pong balls at the winter meetings Tuesday. Unlike last year, when the Nationals were ineligible after initially coming out with the top spot, they will get to make the first pick in July in Atlanta, the site of the All-Star Game. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.The world approved a bitterly negotiated climate deal Sunday committing wealthy historic polluters to $300 billion annually for poor and vulnerable nations that had demanded far more to confront the crisis of global warming. After two exhaustive weeks of chaotic bargaining and sleepless nights, nearly 200 nations banged through the contentious finance pact in the early hours beneath a sports stadium roof in Azerbaijan. Nations had struggled to reconcile long-standing divisions over climate finance. Sleep-deprived diplomats, huddled in anxious groups, were still revising the final phrasing on the plenary floor before the deal passed. At points, the talks appeared on the brink of collapse, with developing nations storming out of meetings and threatening to walk away should rich nations not cough up more cash. In the end -- despite repeating that no deal is better than a bad deal -- they did not stand in the way of an agreement, despite it falling well short of what they want. The final deal commits developed nations to pay at least $300 billion a year by 2035 to help developed countries green their economies and prepare for worse disasters. That is up from $100 billion now provided by wealthy nations under a commitment set to expire -- and from the $250 billion proposed in a draft Friday. That offer was slammed as offensively low by developing countries, which have demanded at least $500 billion to build resilience against climate change and cut emissions. A number of countries have accused Azerbaijan, an authoritarian oil and gas exporter, of lacking the experience and will to meet the moment, as the planet again sets temperature records and faces rising deadly disasters. Wealthy countries and small island nations have also been concerned by efforts led by Saudi Arabia to water down calls from last year's summit to phase out fossil fuels. The United States and EU have wanted newly wealthy emerging economies like China -- the world's largest emitter -- to chip in. The final draft encouraged developing countries to make contributions on a voluntary basis, reflecting no change for China which already pays climate finance on its own terms. Wealthy nations said it was politically unrealistic to expect more in direct government funding. Donald Trump, a sceptic of both climate change and foreign assistance, returns to the White House in January and a number of other Western countries have seen right-wing backlashes against the green agenda. The deal posits a larger overall target of $1.3 trillion per year to cope with rising temperatures and disasters, but most would come from private sources. bur-np-sct/lth/jj Get any of our free email newsletters — news headlines, sports, arts & entertainment, state legislature, CFD news, and more.Women more likely to need walking aids but less likely to use them – study
DALLAS (AP) — The Washington Nationals will have the No. 1 overall pick in the amateur draft next summer after winning the lottery in a drawing of ping-pong balls at the winter meetings Tuesday. Unlike last year, when the Nationals were ineligible after initially coming out with the top spot, they will get to make the first pick in July in Atlanta, the site of the All-Star Game. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.None
Major poll puts Ireland’s lead parties near neck-and-neckDALLAS (AP) — The Washington Nationals will have the No. 1 overall pick in the amateur draft next summer after winning the lottery in a drawing of ping-pong balls at the winter meetings Tuesday. Unlike last year, when the Nationals were ineligible after initially coming out with the top spot, they will get to make the first pick in July in Atlanta, the site of the All-Star Game. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.
JEOPARDY! champion Kevin Laskowski has pulled off what’s become an incredibly rare move for season 41 as he secures a highly-coveted invite despite ‘botching’ a pricey Daily Double. After winning Wednesday’s game, the three-day champ will officially compete on the upcoming Tournament of Champions - a feat few players have been able to pull off this year. The Episcopal priest from Falls Church, Virginia went into today’s game already a two-day champ with earnings of $39,400. He went up against Julia Schan, a stay-at-home mom from Pleasanton, California and Drew Wheeler, a high school social studies teacher from Athens, Georgia . Drew was off to an impressive start an garnered an early lead which only increased when he found, and correctly guessed, the first Daily Double. Heading into the first break, Drew had the lead with $2,900 while Kevin and Julia were far behind with $600 and $200, respectively. READ MORE ON JEOPARDY! However, Kevin was able to make up a lot of ground by the Double Jeopardy! round. The returning champ was in second with $3,400, just $100 behind Drew while Julia upped her score to $1,600. Kevin was next to find the second Daily Double in the $1,600 clue under “E BOOKS” and nearly lost everything in a shocking wager. “This nonfiction Pulitzer winner is subtitled "Poverty and Profit in the American City"; the title happened to many families,” host Ken Jennings read. Most read in Game shows The contestant was unable to correctly guess: “What is Evicted?” - dropping his score $3,000. Julia found the third Daily Double but like her opponent, she also missed it - costing her just $1,000. After her opponents ended up making several bold wagers that they lost, Julia moved her way to the top to gain the lead heading into Final Jeopardy! As host Ken, 50, revealed the last category as “State Songs”, the players placed their wagers. “Its 15 official state songs include 2 that mention moonshine and 3 played in 3/4 time,” Ken revealed. Kevin and Drew both correctly wrote down: “What is Tennessee?” Drew ended his game in second with $8,700 while Kevin prevailed with $13,599 after a series of costly mistakes. Despite having the lead going into the final round, Julia was the only one to get her answer wrong - dropping her down to third with $3,599. The third win for Kevin earned him a milestone achievement that few others have pulled off during season 41. Passing Jeopardy!'s online Anytime Test is hard enough, but there are also many rules players must follow once they make it to the stage: The returning champion is always at the leftmost podium and keeps playing until they lose. Contestants don't have to say “who is” or “what is” in the first round but must do so in Double Jeopardy! and Final Jeopardy. Contestants can change their responses as long as Ken Jennings or the judges haven't made a ruling. The minimum wager for a Daily Double is $5. The minimum wager for Final Jeopardy! is $0. Written responses in Final Jeopardy! do not have to be spelled correctly , but they must be phonetically correct (the judges decide this). If there’s a tie after Final Jeopardy, the tied players enter a bonus clue shootout, and whoever buzzes in first correctly wins. If all three contestants wager everything in Final Jeopardy! and are incorrect, leaving them with $0, there will be no returning champion (it's happened before—six times). Typically, Jeopardy! players need to win five consecutive games in order to score a Tournament of Champions invite - the spinoff special that brings back past winners to score an even bigger prize. However, due to so few people being able to achieve that, contestants who win just three games this season will be able to go to the prestigious tournament. “Ayyy Kevin’s in the TOC let’s go,” one viewer celebrated. While another offered more insight: “So, that leaves one TOC spot unclaimed and returns the CWC to two open spots. “(Or one, we still don't have 100% confirmation on Adam but, sheesh, could he really have missed by $200?). Only six qualifying games left.” Read More on The US Sun “They all botched their Daily Doubles but especially Kevin yikes. That one hurt,” a fan commented. “In the slowest season in modern history, we can all rejoice there’s a champ who made it to day three. Congrats Kevin!” another wrote.
EL SEGUNDO — Running back J.K. Dobbins suffered a sprained knee during the Chargers’ loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night and is likely to be sidelined for Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons. Coach Jim Harbaugh said Wednesday he “didn’t really know how to categorize” the injury, however. “He’s working through something with his knee,” Harbaugh added. The NFL Network, citing an unnamed source, said Dobbins would be out this week. Dobbins gained 40 yards on six carries before he was sidelined in the second quarter of the Chargers’ 30-23 loss on Monday. The Chargers turned to Gus Edwards and Hassan Haskins in Dobbins’ absence in the second half, but relied almost exclusively on their passing game after trailing 14-13 at halftime. The Chargers (7-4) rushed only five times in the second half. Overall, Edwards had nine carries for 11 yards and one touchdown and Haskins had one carry for 3 yards. Quarterback Justin Herbert rushed four times for 29 yards and one touchdown, a 5-yard scramble on the Chargers’ first drive of the game. Edwards’ 1-yard touchdown run came on their final possession. “Gus is heating up,” Harbaugh said. “Great to have him back in there.” Edwards has rushed for 206 yards and one touchdown on 63 carries in seven games, spending four games on injured reserve because of an ankle injury. Harbaugh was uncertain whether Dobbins’ injury would force him onto the injured reserve list and a minimum of a four-game layoff. “Don’t know that yet,” Harbaugh said of the possibility of Dobbins going on IR. Haskins has rushed for 26 yards and one touchdown on 13 carries, primarily playing an impactful role on special teams. Rookie Kimani Vidal, another possible replacement for Dobbins, has rushed for 44 yards on 18 carries and caught three passes for 49 yards and one touchdown. Dobbins has rushed for a team-leading 766 yards (fourth in the AFC) and eight touchdowns on 156 carries. He and Edwards signed with the Chargers in the offseason as free agents after starting their careers with the Ravens. Dobbins, 25, has had an injury-plagued career, but hasn’t missed a game so far this season. His 2023 season ended early after he sustained a torn Achilles tendon in the Ravens’ season opener. Herbert is the Chargers’ second-leading rusher with 211 yards and two touchdowns on 45 carries, most coming on scrambles away from on-rushing defenders. He set a career-high with a 38-yard scramble in the first quarter of the Chargers’ 26-8 victory over the New Orleans Saints on Oct. 27. Cornerback Asante Samuel Jr. hasn’t played since the Chargers’ loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 3, placed on injured reserve because of a shoulder injury. Harbaugh declined to speculate whether Samuel would be sidelined for the remainder of the season, referring questions to Samuel. Samuel isn’t required to speak to reporters while on IR. So, his extended absence has been something of a mystery. However, his absence has opened the door for rookies Cam Hart and Tarheeb Still to move into the starting lineup. Hart is sidelined by an ankle injury that required him to wear a protective boot while watching Monday’s game from the sideline. Still has been a reliable fill-in with 33 tackles and one interception. “No, I don’t expect him back this week,” Harbaugh said of Samuel. Related Articles In somewhat related moves, the Chargers placed cornerback Eli Apple on injured reserve because of a hamstring injury suffered against the Ravens. They also claimed safety Marcus Maye off of waivers. Maye played 11 games this season with the Miami Dolphins, who cut him earlier this week. Maye started three games and had 30 tackles overall for the Dolphins. Wide receiver DJ Chark Jr. started the season on injured reserve, but he hasn’t cracked the lineup consistently after recovering from a hip injury. Chark was active for only one game this season, the Chargers’ Nov. 10 victory over the Tennessee Titans , and he was on the field for only one snap. “The opportunity is there, the opportunity is there,” Harbaugh said of Chark, a seven-year NFL veteran. “I really like what I see. Every week, there’s an opportunity. Opportunities are guaranteed, and DJ has the license and opportunity to take advantage of that opportunity.”REDDING, Calif. , Nov. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a new market research report titled, ' Refrigerants Market by Type (CFCs, HCFCs, HFCs, HCs, CO2, HFO), Application (Air-conditioning, Refrigeration, Chilling and Heating), End User (Residential, Commercial, Industrial), and Geography—Global Forecast to 2031 ,' The refrigerants market is projected to reach $10.5 billion by 2031, at a CAGR of 5.8% from 2024 to 2031. The refrigerants market is experiencing growth driven by the increased adoption of air conditioning and refrigeration for commercial applications, as well as the rising implementation of regulatory and environmental policies promoting sustainable refrigerants. On the other hand, market growth is restrained by flammability and toxicity issues. In addition, the growing demand for refrigeration and storage solutions in the pharmaceutical industry and the increasing need for refrigerants in automotive HVAC systems present significant growth opportunities for market players. However, high operational costs pose a significant challenge to market growth. Moreover, the increasing demand for natural refrigerants, increasing green building certifications, and sustainable construction practices are prominent market trends in the refrigerants market. Download FREE PDF Brochure Of Refrigerants Market - https://www.meticulousresearch.com/download-sample-report/cp_id=6011 Key Players: Some of the major players studied in this report are Honeywell International Inc. (U.S.), Daikin Industries, Ltd. ( Japan ), Linde plc ( Ireland ), L'AIR LIQUIDE S.A. ( France ), A–Gas International Limited (U.K.), The Chemours Company (U.S.), Tazzetti S.p.A. ( Italy ), AGC Inc. ( Japan ), DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (U.S.), Arkema Group ( France ), Dongyue Group Limited ( China ), Sinochem Group Co., Ltd. ( China ), SRF LIMITED ( India ), Gujarat Fluorochemicals Limited ( India ), and Engas Pty Ltd ( Australia ). The refrigerants market is segmented by type (chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), hydrocarbons (HCs), ammonia, water refrigerant, carbon dioxide (CO2), hydrofluoroolefin (HFO), Iso-butane, propane, and other types); application (air-conditioning {split Acs, window Acs, centralized/ducted Acs, VRF (variable refrigerant flow) systems, and portable AC}, refrigeration, chilling and heating, and other applications); end user (residential, commercial {supermarkets, warehouses, hospitality, transportation, healthcare, and food service}, industrial { food & beverage, automotive, chemical & petrochemical, medical & pharmaceutical, agriculture, power generation, and other industries}, and data centers). The report also provides a comprehensive analysis of the refrigerants market in North America , Europe , Asia-Pacific , Latin America , and the Middle East & Africa . Get Insightful Data On Regions, Market Segments, Customer Landscape, And Top Companies (Charts, Tables, Figures And More) - https://www.meticulousresearch.com/request-sample-report/cp_id=6011 Key Findings in the refrigerants Market Study: By type , the chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) segment is slated to register the highest CAGR during the forecast period. The increasing use of CFC refrigerants, driven by their chemical stability that facilitates safe storage and transportation, and the rising demand for CFCs in HVAC systems are key factors expected to support the rapid growth of this segment. By application , the air-conditioning segment is slated to register the highest CAGR during the forecast period. The growing adoption of refrigerants in various air conditioning systems, including split systems, window units, and central air systems, along with the increasing use of refrigerants for their low toxicity and non-flammability, which enhance safety in both residential and commercial AC applications, are factors expected to support the rapid growth of this segment. Have Specific Research Needs? Request a Customized Research Report - https://www.meticulousresearch.com/request-customization/cp_id=6011 By end user , the commercial segment is slated to register the highest CAGR during the forecast period. The growing use of refrigerants for air conditioning in commercial settings such as supermarkets, restaurants, and office buildings, the rising consumption of frozen and packaged foods, and the increasing demand for natural refrigerants in commercial refrigeration applications are factors expected to support the rapid growth of this segment. By geography , the Asia-Pacific market is slated to register the highest CAGR of 7.0% during the forecast period. Rising industrial development and economic growth in the region, as well as the growing demand for efficient refrigeration solutions in sectors such as food processing, pharmaceuticals, and logistics, are expected to support the rapid growth of this regional market. IMMEDIATE DELIVERY AVAILABLE | BUY THIS RESEARCH REPORT (Insights, Charts, Tables, Figures and More)- https://www.meticulousresearch.com/Checkout/17087302 Scope of the Report: Refrigerants Market Assessment—by Type Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) Hydrocarbons (HCs) Ammonia Water Refrigerant Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Hydrofluoroolefin (HFO) Iso-Butane Propane Other Types Refrigerants Market Assessment—by Application Air-conditioning Split ACs Window ACs Centralized/Ducted ACs VRF (Variable Refrigerant Flow) Systems Portable AC Refrigeration Chilling and Heating Other Applications Refrigerants Market Assessment—by End User Residential Commercial Supermarkets Warehouses Hospitality Transportation Healthcare Food Service Industrial Food & Beverage Automotive Chemical & Petrochemical Medical & Pharmaceutical Agriculture Power Generation Other Industries Data Centers Refrigerants Market Assessment—by Geography North America S. 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France Italy Netherlands Spain Sweden Poland Rest of Europe Asia-Pacific Japan China India South Korea Singapore Australia & New Zealand Indonesia Thailand Malaysia Rest of Asia-Pacific Latin America Mexico Brazil Rest of Latin America Middle East & Africa UAE Saudi Arabia South Africa Israel Rest of Middle East & Africa Related Reports: Natural Refrigerants Market Size, Share, Forecast, & Trends Analysis by Refrigerant Type (Ammonia, Carbon Dioxide, Hydrocarbon), Application (Refrigeration, Air-conditioning), End User (Residential, Industrial, Commercial), and Geography - Global Forecast to 2031 - https://www.meticulousresearch.com/product/natural-refrigerants-market-5912 Automotive HVAC Market Size, Share, Forecast, & Trends Analysis by Offering (Hardware, Services), Operation Mode (Manual HVAC, Automatic HVAC), Application (ICE Vehicles, EV Vehicles), End User (OEM, Aftermarket), and Geography - Global Forecast to 2031 - https://www.meticulousresearch.com/product/automotive-hvac-market-5913 Medical Cooling Systems Market By Product [Equipment (Standard, Customize), Accessories], Type (Air Cooled), Model (Split, Modular System), Compressor (Scroll, Screw), Application (MRI, CT, PET, Laser), End User (OEM, Hospital)- Global Forecast To 2024 - https://www.meticulousresearch.com/product/medical-cooling-systems-market-4911 Solid State Cooling Market Size, Share, Forecast, & Trends Analysis by Type (Single, Multi, Thermocycler), Product (Refrigeration, Cooling), Technology (Thermoelectric, Electrocaloric), Application, and End-use Industry - Global Forecast to 2031 - https://www.meticulousresearch.com/product/solid-state-cooling-market-5982 Refrigerants Market Research Summary Particulars Details Number of Pages 250 Format PDF Forecast Period 2024–2031 Base Year 2023 CAGR (Value) 5.8 % Market Size (Value) USD 10.5 billion by 2031 Segments Covered By Offering Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) Hydrocarbons (HCs) Ammonia Water Refrigerant Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Hydrofluoroolefin (HFO) Iso-Butane Propane Other Types By Application Air-conditioning Split ACs Window ACs Centralized/Ducted ACs VRF (Variable Refrigerant Flow) Systems Portable AC Refrigeration Chilling and Heating Other Applications By End User Residential Commercial Supermarkets Warehouses Hospitality Transportation Healthcare Food Service Industrial Food & Beverage Automotive Chemical & Petrochemical Medical & Pharmaceutical Agriculture Power Generation Other Industries Data Centers Countries Covered North America (U.S., Canada), Europe (Germany, U.K., France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific (Japan, China, India, South Korea, Singapore, Australia & New Zealand, Indonesia, and Rest of Asia-Pacific), Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, and Rest of Latin America), and the Middle East & Africa (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Rest of Middle East & Africa). Key Companies Honeywell International Inc. (U.S.), Daikin Industries, Ltd. (Japan), Linde plc (Ireland), L'AIR LIQUIDE S.A. (France), A–Gas International Limited (U.K.), The Chemours Company (U.S.), Tazzetti S.p.A. (Italy), AGC Inc. (Japan), DuPont de Nemours, Inc.(U.S.), Arkema Group (France), Dongyue Group Limited (China), Sinochem Group Co., Ltd. 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China and Hong Kong markets experienced minimal changes on Wednesday, with investors eagerly anticipating the Central Economic Work Conference to gain insights into potential policy shifts for the coming year. By midday, the Shanghai Composite index had recorded a slight increase of 0.22%, whereas the blue-chip CSI 300 index saw a minor decline, slipping 0.04%. Notably, food and beverage stocks were among the top performers, gaining 1.2%. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index also nudged up 0.08%. Investor attention remains fixed on forthcoming governmental announcements, expected to clarify on monetary easing measures and fiscal policies crucial for fostering economic growth. (With inputs from agencies.)Blake's career receiving day helps Charlotte beat FAU 39-27
NoneCowboys star G Zack Martin doubtful to play vs. CommandersBy JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump loved to use tariffs on foreign goods during his first presidency. But their impact was barely noticeable in the overall economy, even if their aftershocks were clear in specific industries. The data show they never fully delivered on his promised factory jobs. Nor did they provoke the avalanche of inflation that critics feared. This time, though, his tariff threats might be different . The president-elect is talking about going much bigger — on a potential scale that creates more uncertainty about whether he’ll do what he says and what the consequences could be. “There’s going to be a lot more tariffs, I mean, he’s pretty clear,” said Michael Stumo, the CEO of Coalition for a Prosperous America, a group that has supported import taxes to help domestic manufacturing. The president-elect posted on social media Monday that on his first day in office he would impose 25% tariffs on all goods imported from Mexico and Canada until those countries satisfactorily stop illegal immigration and the flow of illegal drugs such as fentanyl into the United States. Those tariffs could essentially blow up the North American trade pact that Trump’s team negotiated during his initial term. Chinese imports would face additional tariffs of 10% until Beijing cracks down on the production of materials used in making fentanyl, Trump posted. Democrats and business groups warn of risks from Trump’s tariff threats Business groups were quick to warn about rapidly escalating inflation , while Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she would counter the move with tariffs on U.S. products. House Democrats put together legislation to strip a president’s ability to unilaterally apply tariffs this drastic, warning that they would likely lead to higher prices for autos, shoes, housing and groceries. Sheinbaum said Wednesday that her administration is already working up a list of possible retaliatory tariffs “if the situation comes to that.” “The economy department is preparing it,” Sheinbaum said. “If there are tariffs, Mexico would increase tariffs, it is a technical task about what would also benefit Mexico,” she said, suggesting her country would impose targeted import duties on U.S. goods in sensitive areas. House Democrats on Tuesday introduced a bill that would require congressional approval for a president to impose tariffs due to claims of a national emergency, a largely symbolic action given Republicans’ coming control of both the House and Senate. “This legislation would enable Congress to limit this sweeping emergency authority and put in place the necessary Congressional oversight before any president – Democrat or Republican – could indiscriminately raise costs on the American people through tariffs,” said Rep. Suzan DelBene, D-Wash. But for Trump, tariffs are now a tested tool that seems less politically controversial even if the mandate he received in November’s election largely involved restraining inflation. The tariffs he imposed on China in his first term were continued by President Joe Biden, a Democrat who even expanded tariffs and restrictions on the world’s second largest economy. Biden administration officials looked at removing Trump’s tariffs in order to bring down inflationary pressures, only to find they were unlikely to help significantly. Tariffs were “so new and unique that it freaked everybody out in 2017,” said Stumo, but they were ultimately somewhat modest. Trump’s first term tariffs had a modest impact on economy Trump imposed tariffs on solar panels and washing machines at the start of 2018, moves that might have pushed up prices in those sectors even though they also overlapped with plans to open washing machine plants in Tennessee and South Carolina. His administration also levied tariffs on steel and aluminum, including against allies. He then increased tariffs on China, leading to a trade conflict and a limited 2020 agreement that failed to produce the promised Chinese purchases of U.S. goods. Still, the dispute changed relations with China as more U.S. companies looked for alternative suppliers in other countries. Economic research also found the United States may have sacrificed some of its “soft power” as the Chinese population began to watch fewer American movies. The Federal Reserve kept inflation roughly on target, but factory construction spending never jumped in a way that suggested a lasting gain in manufacturing jobs. Separate economic research found the tariff war with China did nothing economically for the communities hurt by offshoring, but it did help Trump and Republicans in those communities politically. When Trump first became president in 2017, the federal government collected $34.6 billion in customs, duties and fees. That sum more than doubled under Trump to $70.8 billion in 2019, according to Office of Management and Budget records. While that sum might seem meaningful, it was relatively small compared to the overall economy. America’s gross domestic product is now $29.3 trillion, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The total tariffs collected in the United States would equal less than 0.3% of GDP. Trump wants much more far-reaching tariffs going forward The new tariffs being floated by Trump now are dramatically larger and there could be far more significant impacts. If Mexico, Canada, and China faced the additional tariffs proposed by Trump on all goods imported to the United States, that could be roughly equal to $266 billion in tax collections, a number that does not assume any disruptions in trade or retaliatory moves by other countries. The cost of those taxes would likely be borne by U.S. families, importers and domestic and foreign companies in the form of higher prices or lower profits. Former Biden administration officials said they worried that companies could piggyback on Trump’s tariffs — if they’re imposed — as a rationale to raise their prices, just as many companies after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022 boosted food and energy costs and gave several major companies the space to raise prices, according to their own earnings calls with investors. But what Trump didn’t really spell out is what might cause him to back down on tariffs and declare a victory. What he is creating instead with his tariff threats is a sense of uncertainty as companies and countries await the details to figure out what all of this could mean. “We know the key economic policy priorities of the incoming Trump administration, but we don’t know how or when they will be addressed,” said Greg Daco, chief U.S. economist at EY-Parthenon. AP writer Mark Stevenson contributed to this report from Mexico City.
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and ROB GILLIES NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s recent dinner with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his visit to Paris for the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral were not just exercises in policy and diplomacy. They were also prime trolling opportunities for Trump. Related Articles National Politics | Biden issues veto threat on bill expanding federal judiciary as partisan split emerges National Politics | Trump lawyers and aide hit with 10 additional felony charges in Wisconsin over 2020 fake electors National Politics | After withdrawing as attorney general nominee, Matt Gaetz lands a talk show on OANN television National Politics | What will happen to Social Security under Trump’s tax plan? National Politics | Republican-led states are rolling out plans that could aid Trump’s mass deportation effort Throughout his first term in the White House and during his campaign to return, Trump has spun out countless provocative, antagonizing and mocking statements. There were his belittling nicknames for political opponents, his impressions of other political figures and the plentiful memes he shared on social media. Now that’s he’s preparing to return to the Oval Office, Trump is back at it, and his trolling is attracting more attention — and eyerolls. On Sunday, Trump turned a photo of himself seated near a smiling first lady Jill Biden at the Notre Dame ceremony into a social media promo for his new perfume and cologne line, with the tag line, “A fragrance your enemies can’t resist!” The first lady’s office declined to comment. When Trudeau hastily flew to Florida to meet with Trump last month over the president-elect’s threat to impose a 25% tax on all Canadian products entering the U.S., the Republican tossed out the idea that Canada become the 51st U.S. state. The Canadians passed off the comment as a joke, but Trump has continued to play up the dig, including in a post Tuesday morning on his social media network referring to the prime minister as “Governor Justin Trudeau of the Great State of Canada.” After decades as an entertainer and tabloid fixture, Trump has a flair for the provocative that is aimed at attracting attention and, in his most recent incarnation as a politician, mobilizing fans. He has long relished poking at his opponents, both to demean and minimize them and to delight supporters who share his irreverent comments and posts widely online and cheer for them in person. Trump, to the joy of his fans, first publicly needled Canada on his social media network a week ago when he posted an AI-generated image that showed him standing on a mountain with a Canadian flag next to him and the caption “Oh Canada!” After his latest post, Canadian Immigration Minister Marc Miller said Tuesday: “It sounds like we’re living in a episode of South Park.” Trudeau said earlier this week that when it comes to Trump, “his approach will often be to challenge people, to destabilize a negotiating partner, to offer uncertainty and even sometimes a bit of chaos into the well established hallways of democracies and institutions and one of the most important things for us to do is not to freak out, not to panic.” Even Thanksgiving dinner isn’t a trolling-free zone for Trump’s adversaries. On Thanksgiving Day, Trump posted a movie clip from “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” with President Joe Biden and other Democrats’ faces superimposed on the characters in a spoof of the turkey-carving scene. The video shows Trump appearing to explode out of the turkey in a swirl of purple sparks, with the former president stiffly dancing to one of his favorite songs, Village People’s “Y.M.C.A.” In his most recent presidential campaign, Trump mocked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, refusing to call his GOP primary opponent by his real name and instead dubbing him “Ron DeSanctimonious.” He added, for good measure, in a post on his Truth Social network: “I will never call Ron DeSanctimonious ‘Meatball’ Ron, as the Fake News is insisting I will.” As he campaigned against Biden, Trump taunted him in online posts and with comments and impressions at his rallies, deriding the president over his intellect, his walk, his golf game and even his beach body. After Vice President Kamala Harris took over Biden’s spot as the Democratic nominee, Trump repeatedly suggested she never worked at McDonalds while in college. Trump, true to form, turned his mocking into a spectacle by appearing at a Pennsylvania McDonalds in October, when he manned the fries station and held an impromptu news conference from the restaurant drive-thru. Trump’s team thinks people should get a sense of humor. “President Trump is a master at messaging and he’s always relatable to the average person, whereas many media members take themselves too seriously and have no concept of anything else other than suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome,” said Steven Cheung, Trump’s communications director. “President Trump will Make America Great Again and we are getting back to a sense of optimism after a tumultuous four years.” Though both the Biden and Harris campaigns created and shared memes and launched other stunts to respond to Trump’s taunts, so far America’s neighbors to the north are not taking the bait. “I don’t think we should necessarily look on Truth Social for public policy,” Miller said. Gerald Butts, a former top adviser to Trudeau and a close friend, said Trump brought up the 51st state line to Trudeau repeatedly during Trump’s first term in office. “Oh God,” Butts said Tuesday, “At least a half dozen times.” “This is who he is and what he does. He’s trying to destabilize everybody and make people anxious,” Butts said. “He’s trying to get people on the defensive and anxious and therefore willing to do things they wouldn’t otherwise entertain if they had their wits about them. I don’t know why anybody is surprised by it.” Gillies reported from Toronto. Associated Press writer Darlene Superville contributed to this report.WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect on Tuesday named Andrew Ferguson as the next chair of the . He will replace Lina Khan, who became a lightning rod for Wall Street and Silicon Valley by blocking billions of dollars’ worth of corporate acquisitions and suing Amazon and Meta while . Ferguson is already one of the FTC’s five commissioners, which is currently made up of three Democrats and two Republicans. “Andrew has a proven record of standing up to Big Tech censorship, and protecting Freedom of Speech in our Great Country,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, adding, “Andrew will be the most America First, and pro-innovation FTC Chair in our Country’s History.” Related Articles The replacement of Khan likely means that the FTC will operate with a lighter touch when it comes to antitrust enforcement. The new chair is expected to appoint new directors of the FTC’s antitrust and consumer protection divisions. “These changes likely will make the FTC more favorable to business than it has been in recent years, though the extent to which is to be determined,” wrote Anthony DiResta, a consumer protection attorney at Holland & Knight, . Deals that were blocked by the Biden administration could find new life with Trump in command. For example, the new leadership could be more open to a proposed merger between the country’s two biggest supermarket chains, Kroger and Albertsons, which forged a $24.6 billion deal to combine in 2022. Two judges Tuesday night. The FTC had earlier this year to block the merger, claiming the deal would eliminate competition, leading to higher prices and lower wages for workers. The two companies say a merger would help them lower prices and compete against bigger rivals like Walmart. One of the judges said the FTC had shown it was likely to prevail in the administrative hearing. Yet given the widespread public concern over high grocery prices, the Trump administration may not fully abandon the FTC’s efforts to block the deal, some experts have said. And the FTC may continue to scrutinize Big Tech firms for any anticompetitive behavior. Many Republican politicians have accused firms such as Meta of censoring conservative views, and some officials in Trump’s orbit, most notably Vice President-elect JD Vance, have previously expressed support for Khan’s scrutiny of Big Tech firms. In addition to Fergson, Trump also announced Tuesday that he had selected Jacob Helberg as the next undersecretary of state for economic growth, energy and the environment.Charlotte, North Carolina–(Newsfile Corp. – December 12, 2024) – SOUP , the first fully AI-driven social platform, transforming idea-sharing and collaboration, has announced the launch of its crowdfunding campaign on Wefunder . Image 1 SOUP directly addresses modern communication challenges, such as information overload, toxicity, and inefficient discourse. By offering focused, AI-enhanced spaces for meaningful discussions, the platform empowers individuals, teams, and communities to achieve real-time consensus and actionable insights. 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