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winner777 casino Mansions are selling for $100 million and up in markets around the country, thanks to a surging stock market and wealth created from booms such as cryptocurrency and the frenzy over artificial intelligence. In June, a mansion in Malibu, California, sold to an unidentified buyer for $210 million, a record for that state. Last year, music power couple Jay-Z and Beyonce paid $190 million for a house that is also in Malibu. And billionaire and former Chicago resident Ken Griffin in 2019 paid a U.S. record $239.96 million for a triplex penthouse atop a building on Central Park South in New York City. Griffin has also paid $250 million for various properties in Palm Beach, Florida, in recent years. Deals in the $50 million to $100 million range have become almost commonplace in southern California, New York City and south Florida. And yet, in one of the stranger conundrums of the local market, the Chicago area has yet to see a single megasale — a residence that sells for $100 million or more — or even a quasi-megasale. The Chicago area has never even seen a $25 million sale of a single residential property. The dearth of megasales in the Chicago area is probably linked to the fact that local listings tend to be less pricey than in other cities, families here tend to assemble large homesteads rather than buy them, and buyers bring good old-fashioned Midwestern sensibility to the process, agents said. Agents specializing in high-end properties agree that the relative value of homes in the Chicago area compared with the country’s coasts has helped keep a lid on megasales. “Chicago always has been undervalued as a major metropolitan city because it’s such a great place to live,” Nancy Tassone of Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty said. “It offers so much.” While places like New York, Los Angeles and other areas in California attract celebrity buyers, just like Chicago does, the residential market in the Windy City tends to be more local and not as transient, Tassone said. That means Chicago doesn’t go through the highs and lows that some other markets experience. “We have only so many people here who can afford or are willing to spend that much,” Tassone said. Jennifer Ames of Engel & Völkers Chicago said Chicagoans should “stand on top of the mountain” and celebrate local real estate values. “There’s a lot of people who don’t understand Chicago and don’t realize that we have all the culture and world-class museums and all the other things,” she said. “It’s sort of sad, but we are a flyover and yet, there’s so many features — we’ve got water, we’re centrally accessible.” Although the real estate taxes in Chicago are high relative to many other places in the country, they’re also high in places like Manhattan and San Francisco, Ames said. “Also, there’s obviously old money here, but a lot of the newer money is concentrated in the financial sector and they’re savvy people not making emotional decisions. Those decisions are grounded in other sales, so nobody’s really going to jump and pay double what somebody else paid just because they like something,” Ames said. “To some degree, to get us up into that high-priced (sale) range, it would be a gradual process. Some sale would ratchet it up, and then another one would ratchet it up. Nobody’s going to be the sucker who’s going to pay double what somebody else paid.” For now, the Chicago area’s three highest recorded residential trades are the $21.17 million that Griffin paid a developer for one of his full-floor spaces in the building at 9 W. Walton; the $20.56 million that Mexican billionaire German Larrea paid in 2022 for a 71st-floor condo in the St. Regis; and the $20 million that private equity executive Bryan Cressey paid in 2022 for the penthouse in the Trump International Hotel & Tower. The high-water mark in nearby Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, is the $36 million that billionaire J. Christopher Reyes paid in 2022 for the late Richard Driehaus’ mansion. The estate of late investment manager Richard Driehaus was a Georgian-style mansion in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Billionaire J. Christopher Reyes paid $36 million for it in 2022. (Andrew Miller) The estate of late investment manager Richard Driehaus was a Georgian-style mansion in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Billionaire J. Christopher Reyes paid $36 million for it in 2022. (Andrew Miller) The estate of late investment manager Richard Driehaus was a Georgian-style mansion in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Billionaire J. Christopher Reyes paid $36 million for it in 2022. (Andrew Miller) The estate of late investment manager Richard Driehaus was a Georgian-style mansion in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Billionaire J. Christopher Reyes paid $36 million for it in 2022. (Andrew Miller) The estate of late investment manager Richard Driehaus was a Georgian-style mansion in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Billionaire J. Christopher Reyes paid $36 million for it in 2022. (Andrew Miller) The estate of late investment manager Richard Driehaus was a Georgian-style mansion in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Billionaire J. Christopher Reyes paid $36 million for it in 2022. (Andrew Miller) The estate of late investment manager Richard Driehaus was a Georgian-style mansion in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Billionaire J. Christopher Reyes paid $36 million for it in 2022. (Andrew Miller) The estate of late investment manager Richard Driehaus was a Georgian-style mansion in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Billionaire J. Christopher Reyes paid $36 million for it in 2022. (Andrew Miller) The estate of late investment manager Richard Driehaus was a Georgian-style mansion in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Billionaire J. Christopher Reyes paid $36 million for it in 2022. (Andrew Miller) The estate of late investment manager Richard Driehaus was a Georgian-style mansion in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Billionaire J. Christopher Reyes paid $36 million for it in 2022. (Andrew Miller) The estate of late investment manager Richard Driehaus was a Georgian-style mansion in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Billionaire J. Christopher Reyes paid $36 million for it in 2022. (Andrew Miller) The estate of late investment manager Richard Driehaus was a Georgian-style mansion in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Billionaire J. Christopher Reyes paid $36 million for it in 2022. (Andrew Miller) The estate of late investment manager Richard Driehaus was a Georgian-style mansion in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Billionaire J. Christopher Reyes paid $36 million for it in 2022. (Andrew Miller) The estate of late investment manager Richard Driehaus was a Georgian-style mansion in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Billionaire J. Christopher Reyes paid $36 million for it in 2022. (Andrew Miller) The estate of late investment manager Richard Driehaus was a Georgian-style mansion in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Billionaire J. Christopher Reyes paid $36 million for it in 2022. (Andrew Miller) The estate of late investment manager Richard Driehaus was a Georgian-style mansion in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Billionaire J. Christopher Reyes paid $36 million for it in 2022. (Andrew Miller) The estate of late investment manager Richard Driehaus was a Georgian-style mansion in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Billionaire J. Christopher Reyes paid $36 million for it in 2022. (Andrew Miller) The estate of late investment manager Richard Driehaus was a Georgian-style mansion in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Billionaire J. Christopher Reyes paid $36 million for it in 2022. (Andrew Miller) The estate of late investment manager Richard Driehaus was a Georgian-style mansion in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Billionaire J. Christopher Reyes paid $36 million for it in 2022. (Andrew Miller) The estate of late investment manager Richard Driehaus was a Georgian-style mansion in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. (Andrew Miller) The estate of late investment manager Richard Driehaus was a Georgian-style mansion in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Billionaire J. Christopher Reyes paid $36 million for it in 2022. (Andrew Miller) The estate of late investment manager Richard Driehaus was a Georgian-style mansion in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Billionaire J. Christopher Reyes paid $36 million for it in 2022. (Andrew Miller) The estate of late investment manager Richard Driehaus was a Georgian-style mansion in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Billionaire J. Christopher Reyes paid $36 million for it in 2022. (Andrew Miller) While some Chicago-area billionaires have paid more than $30 million to create their own properties, they have done so by purchasing several properties and combining them, often with significant construction costs, rather than paying a single, up-front sum for them. For instance, Griffin famously paid a combined $58.75 million in 2017 in four separate transactions to buy the top four floors of the building at 9 W. Walton Street on the Gold Coast. He never combined them or built them out, and with his move to Florida, he sold two of the units on Nov. 12 for a combined $19 million. One of the remaining two units is on the market for $8.5 million. Justin Ishbia has paid a combined $39.9 million since 2020 for four separate lakefront homes in Winnetka — three of which are contiguous and had a combined $33.7 million cost — to assemble a homesite on which he’s building a mansion that will have a $44 million construction cost, according to the building permit. The $77.7 million that Ishbia apparently will spend on his new mansion and land likely will be the most money anyone in the Chicago area ever has put into a home. Construction continues on Justin and Kristen Ishbia’s lakefront mansion which measures more than 68,000 square feet on May 31, 2024 in Winnetka. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) Construction workers and machinery fill the lakefront property of Justin Ishbia along Sheridan Road in Winnetka on July 19, 2023. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) Construction continues on Justin and Kristen Ishbia’s lakefront mansion, left, which measures more than 68,000 square feet on May 31, 2024, in Winnetka. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) Fences separate the beach from the construction site on Justin Ishbia’s 3.7 acre lakefront property on on July 19, 2023, in Winnetka. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) Construction continues on Justin and Kristen Ishbia’s lakefront mansion which measures more than 68,000 square feet on May 31, 2024, in Winnetka. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) Construction continues on Justin and Kristen Ishbia’s lakefront mansion which measures more than 68,000 square feet on May 31, 2024 in Winnetka. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune) And filmmaker George Lucas and his wife, Mellody Hobson, paid $11.2 million in 2023 to buy one of Griffin’s full-floor Park Tower penthouses and are in the process of combining it with their existing full-floor penthouse one level below, which they bought in 2015 for $18.75 million. Once the couple spends the $3.5 million that their building permit estimates is the construction cost to combine the two units, the result will be a 16,000-square-foot duplex penthouse condo that will have cost them $33.5 million. Ames and Ryan Preuett of Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty pointed out that both the city and suburbs have recently built mansions with what they deem to be very high values. However, those mansions still are under the control of their first owners, so there is no recorded sale amount yet. When those mansions one day are resold, Ames and Preuett separately said, their sale prices could rival some of the national megasales. Preuett said that since COVID-19, he has observed that “the people with means build a legacy, generational property so it’s like a home base created, where should something similar happen, they could accommodate a large family to kind of hunker down.” “Certainly people (in Chicago) are making these kinds of investments, but you just don’t see them, because they’re creating them as opposed to buying them from someone else,” he said. “I’d expect that down the road, things will change and people will be open to that. Privacy is also a consideration, Preuett said. “Once you get over the $20 million mark, you really start making a splash in the media if you were to list that, and the people I’ve worked with in that arena are cognizant of that, and privacy is important to them,” Preuett said. “So there’s almost an incentive to create what you want instead of buying it from someone else, and you can do it a little more discreetly instead of going in and buying the most expensive sale ever.” Given the upward movement nationally in purchase prices, is a record sale price for a single, finished Chicago-area property imminent? Jena Radnay of @properties Christie’s International Real Estate thinks so. She’s the listing agent for Windsor House — retired investment banker Muneer Satter’s seven-bedroom, 13,894-square-foot mansion on 2.3 acres on Lake Michigan in Winnetka — which is available for $35 million. That’s the Chicago area’s highest asking price for a home. Satter spent years developing the property, which includes 223 feet of private beachfront, along with a double-door boathouse and a commercial-level boardwalk. A seven-bedroom, 13,894-square foot mansion on Lake Michigan in Winnetka is available for $35 million, making it the Chicago area's highest asking price for a home. (David Ward) A seven-bedroom, 13,894-square foot mansion on Lake Michigan in Winnetka is available for $35 million, making it the Chicago area's highest asking price for a home. (David Ward) A seven-bedroom, 13,894-square foot mansion on Lake Michigan in Winnetka is available for $35 million, making it the Chicago area's highest asking price for a home. (David Ward) A seven-bedroom, 13,894-square foot mansion on Lake Michigan in Winnetka is available for $35 million, making it the Chicago area's highest asking price for a home. (David Ward) A seven-bedroom, 13,894-square foot mansion on Lake Michigan in Winnetka is available for $35 million, making it the Chicago area's highest asking price for a home. (David Ward) Radnay said Satter spent at least $65 million to develop and improve the estate and the mansion, which was designed by the Mayo & Mayo architectural firm. Satter paid $9.5 million in 2002 for the mansion and paid $4.1 million in 2013 for the property next door, which he then transformed into a commercial-level botanical garden with a Lannon stone custom fountain, an infinity pool and a heated motor court for 10 cars. Radnay predicted that the mansion will sell for close to its list price. “He spent in the $65 million to $72 million range (to develop) it and...it can’t be replicated,” Radnay said. “I think everyone is always thinking, what does this mean if I am buying the most expensive property on the lake in Illinois, but then they take a step back and realize that there is nothing that even comes close to this as it’s the best beach and boathouse and boardwalk in Illinois. Not one other lakefront property even starts with that.” The owners of other Chicago-area properties that have been listed with high asking prices have had to settle for far less to find buyers. For instance, United Automobile Insurance Co. Chairman Richard Parilllo and his wife, Michaela, listed their six-bedroom Lincoln Park mansion in 2016 for $50 million. They claimed to have spent $65 million building the estate, including the $12.5 million they spent on land acquisition. After a series of price cuts, they sold it in August for $15.25 million — still an all-time record sale for a house in Chicago’s city limits, but far less than they originally had sought. Another vivid example is the Highland Park estate of a man who needs no introduction, Michael Jordan. Listed since 2012, Jordan’s 56,000-square-foot lair on 7 acres first carried a $29 million price tag, but since 2015, the NBA Hall of Famer has not budged from his present $14.855 million price tag. The mansion currently is under contract. Still another recent sale price that was for far less than an owner once had wanted involves the six-bedroom Grand Reve mansion in Winnetka. After more than 10 years on the market, the mansion sold in 2020 to Stephen Kao for $8.75 million — far less than the $32 million that sellers Sherwin and Deborah Jarol initially had sought. As for some recent big discounts relative to what sellers originally had asked, Preuett said that a lot of those properties are constructed without any thought of resale on the back end. “A lot of people say, I’m gonna live here forever, and life happens and things change,” he said. “So some things get built very specifically and they don’t necessarily resonate with a buyer. Typically the ones that have been on the market for a long time and sold finally for a fraction were very specific and were not what the current buyers in the market are looking for.” The Chicago area’s lack of megasales may also have to do with an innate trait of the region, Ames said. “There’s another element that goes to the heart of who we are as Midwesterners. This is not a town of glitz and pretense. As a culture, we’re more grounded in the Midwest, and we’re not trying to outspend our neighbor and I think in some parts of the country, that is more the case,” Ames said. “So I think when you think of the mindset of Midwesterners, it kind of makes sense that even super-wealthy people are not going to make dumb decisions, or emotional decisions. We’re more practical. If you think about Malibu, or Manhattan, there’s a lot of showing off.” Bob Goldsborough is a freelance reporter.The Friends of Canyon Hills Library will kick off the new year with a Flash Book Sale on Jan. 7 and 8 at the branch. There will be a large variety of fiction, non-fiction, children’s and specialty books from which to choose — all at bargain prices. Also, don’t forget to check out the boutique items in the glass cases in the library lobby. All sales benefit the various programs and services the nonprofit Friends provides for the library and the community. Sale hours will be 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. For additional information, call the library at 714-765-6444. The Anaheim Hills, Orange and Villa Park Women’s Connection will host a new year’s celebration luncheon on Jan. 13 at the Black Gold Golf Club, and all women are invited. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. for shopping with onsite vendors, followed by the luncheon at 11:30 a.m. A special program is planned that will include a fun makeover with some of Paul’s Wig Products presented by Oakley Semrau. Diane Jackson will provide the afternoon entertainment and guest speaker Anesa Cronin will talk about finding hope. The day concludes at 1:30 p.m. Cost to attend is $32 per person and the reservation deadline is Dec. 30t, contact Barbi Zipperian at 714-280-9062. Members of the Anaheim Hills Women’s Club are planning a “Welcome the New Year” celebration luncheon on Jan. 22 at The Clubhouse at the Anaheim Hills Golf Course. All women in the community are invited to attend. The afternoon will include special entertainment with an unforgettable performance from the talented Douglas Rogiers. This versatile entertainer takes guests on a journey through the Great American Songbook that includes timeless classics capturing the charisma of Frank Sinatra and the energy of David Bowie. The Anaheim Hills Women’s Club is a social organization open to all women in the community interested in fun and friendship. In addition to monthly luncheon meetings, members have the opportunity to participate in various activities. Some of these include a breakfast group, bunco, a wine group and golf group. Gayle Huff is current club president. The cost to attend the January luncheon, which will run from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., is $38 per person and the reservation deadline is Jan. 13. For additional information or to make a reservation, contact Karon Kelleher at gmakelleher@gmail.com or call her landline 714-912-4907. The recent Holiday Basket of Miracles program, sponsored by the Miracle for Kids organization, was a huge success that helped brighten the holidays for more than 400 families with critically ill children, providing gifts, food and household essentials. Combined efforts of businesses, organizations and individuals resulted in a record-breaking number participating in the nonprofit’s “Adopt-a-Family” initiative this year. Volunteers wrapped more than 8,000 gifts, which were then hand-delivered to local families or shipped in time for Christmas. “This program is only possible thanks to the incredible generosity of our sponsors, volunteers and community partners coming together that make miracles happen for 438 families this holiday season,” stated Autumn Strier, co-founder and CEO of Miracles for Kids. This year also marks the 20th year of serving families in crisis helping to provide financial aid, housing, essential resources and basic needs to families struggling to care for their critically ill children. The Miracle Manor, located in Orange near the Children’s Hospital of Orange County, provides long-term housing that enables families to reside close during their child’s treatment. A “Recycle Saturday,” sponsored by the Knights of Columbus at San Antonio Catholic Church, is scheduled from 8 to 10 a.m. on Jan. 4 for collecting CRV containers, including glass, bottles and cans. Those wishing to participate in the recycling event can drop off CRV-marked beverage containers in the church’s south parking lot off Solomon Avenue. The Recycle Saturday fundraiser is held on the first Saturday of the month and helps the Knights of Columbus provide needed assistance to various charitable organizations. Some of these include: Thomas House, Mary’s Path, Patriots and Paws, Isaiah’s House and Camp Pendleton. For additional information, contact the church office at 714-974-1416. Sharon Hlapcich writes about events and happenings in the Anaheim Hills area. Reach her by phone (714-998-4604 or e-mail (smhlapcich@sbcglobal.net).

Though inflation is slowing down nationally, Marylanders could expect higher Christmas tree prices than 2023, as macroeconomic and environmental stressors to the tree supply chain may be baked into the cheer this year.

The Miami Hurricanes, who once appeared to be a near-lock for the College Football Playoff, are not playing for a national title. Instead, they will play in the Pop-Tarts Bowl in Orlando. That bowl berth against Iowa State is a let-down for fans with dreams of a sixth national title in their minds, as well as players hoping to compete for a championship. However, Miami’s trip to Orlando and the lead-up to it are still crucial periods for the Hurricanes for multiple reasons. First, it’s a chance for the program to achieve something it has not done in more than two decades: win 11 games. Although the 11th win won’t get them closer to a championship, it is a good sign of the program’s progress over Mario Cristobal’s tenure. It would also end UM’s five-game losing streak in bowls. “We’re not satisfied,” Cristobal said. “We want to win every single game. We won 10. We were close on the other two, but close isn’t good enough. We want progress. We’re hungry and driven to get better, and so that’s what our focus is on: to improving as a football program, to getting better, to moving into the postseason with an opportunity against a great football team like this and putting our best on the field.” There are signs the Hurricanes will show up at close to full strength for the bowl game. Running back Damien Martinez announced he was going to play, and star quarterback Cam Ward said in a video call posted on social media that he intends to play, as well. “We’re trying to win our first bowl game in 20 years,” Ward said in the video, mistaking the length of UM’s long bowl losing streak. “We’re going hard.” Playing in the bowl game also provides the opportunity for the Hurricanes to get in several practices between now and the game. That means Miami can develop its young players and prepare them for next season during both the practices and the bowl game itself. “It’s extremely valuable,” Cristobal said. “You really don’t have many opportunities throughout the course of the year — time is limited more and more each season with your student-athletes. I want to state this and be very clear: it’s very important, it’s ultra-important for the University of Miami to continue to develop and grow and progress by stressing the importance of offseason opportunities ... You learn a lot about your team and learn a lot about your people and your program when you head to the postseason.” Of course, there are potential negatives. Players can get hurt; Mark Fletcher Jr. suffered a foot injury in the Pinstripe Bowl last year that cost him all of spring practice. A poor performance can also potentially set the tone for next season, like how Florida State, fresh off a playoff snub last year, suffered a devastating loss against Georgia in the Orange Bowl and went on to a dismal 2-10 season this year. “This is the ending of ’24 and the beginning of ’25,” Cristobal said. “This is the last opportunity to be on the field and carry some momentum into the offseason. So it is, in essence, it is the most important game because it’s the next game. “There’s a lot of excitement in the form of opportunity for our guys. Our guys love to play football. The chance to play one more time with this special group — this is a special group of guys now. They’ve worked hard to really change the trajectory of the University of Miami, and they want to continue to elevate the status and the culture at the University of Miami. So certainly a ton to play for.” ____ Get local news delivered to your inbox!Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

Zilinskas scores 32 as IU Indianapolis downs Alabama A&M 88-83SAN JOSE, Calif. -- A judge on Monday rejected a request to block a San Jose State women's volleyball team member from playing in a conference tournament on grounds that she is transgender. The ruling by U.S. Magistrate Judge S. Kato Crews in Denver will allow the player, who has played all season, to compete in the Mountain West Conference women's championship opening this week in Las Vegas. The ruling comes in a lawsuit filed by nine current players against the Mountain West Conference challenging the league's policies for allowing transgender players to participate. The players argued that letting her compete was a safety risk and unfair. MORE: SJSU volleyball player, assistant coach suing over transgender athlete claims amid 6th forfeiture While some media have reported those and other details, neither San Jose State nor the forfeiting teams have confirmed the school has a trans woman volleyball player. The Associated Press is withholding the player's name because she has not commented publicly on her gender identity. School officials also have declined an interview request with the player. Crews' ruling referred to the athlete as an "alleged transgender" player and noted that no defendant disputed that the San Jose State roster includes a transgender woman player. San Jose State will "continue to support its student-athletes and reject discrimination in all forms," the university said in a statement, confirming that all its student-athletes are eligible to participate under NCAA and conference rules. "We are gratified that the Court rejected an eleventh-hour attempt to change those rules. Our team looks forward to competing in the Mountain West volleyball tournament this week." RELATED: Judge hears lawsuit over SJSU trans athlete claims ahead of Mountain West tournament The conference did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment. The players filed a notice for emergency appeal with the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Crews said the players who filed the complaint could have sought relief much earlier, noting the individual universities had acknowledged that not playing their games against San Jose State this season would result in a loss in league standings. He also refused a request to re-seed the tournament without the forfeited losses. The judge said injunctions are meant to preserve the status quo. The conference policy regarding forfeiting for refusing to play against a team with a transgender player had been in effect since 2022 and the San Jose State player has been on the roster since 2022 -- making that the status quo. The player competed at the college level three previous seasons, including two for San Jose State, drawing little attention. This season's awareness of her reported identity led to an uproar among some players, pundits, parents and politicians in a major election year. Crews' ruling also said injunctions are meant to prevent harm, but in this case, he argued, the harm has already occurred. The games have been forfeited, the tournament has been seeded, the teams have made travel plans and the participants have confirmed they're playing. The tournament starts Wednesday and continues Friday and Saturday. Colorado State is seeded first and San Jose State, second. The teams split their regular-season matches and both get byes into Friday's semifinals. San Jose State will play the winner of Wednesday's match between Utah State and Boise State - teams that both forfeited matches to SJSU during the regular season. Boise State associate athletic director Chris Kutz declined to comment on whether the Broncos would play SJSU if they won their first-round tournament game. Utah State officials did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment. The conference tournament winner gets an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. San Jose State coach Todd Kress, whose team has not competed in the national tournament since 2001, has said his team has been getting "messages of hate" and that has taken a toll on his players. Several teams refused to play against San Jose State during the season, earning losses in the official conference standings. Boise State and Wyoming each had two forfeits while Utah State and Nevada both had one. Southern Utah, a member of the Western Athletic Conference, was first to cancel against San Jose State this year. Nevada's players stated they "refuse to participate in any match that advances injustice against female athletes," without elaborating. Nevada did not qualify for the conference tournament. The nine current players and others now suing the Mountain West Conference, the California State University Board of Trustees and others include San Jose State senior setter and co-captain Brooke Slusser. The teammate Slusser says is transgender hits the volleyball with more force than others on the team, raising fear during practices of suffering concussions from a head hit, the complaint says. The Independent Council on Women's Sports is funding a separate lawsuit against the NCAA for allowing transgender women to compete in women's sports. Both lawsuits claim the landmark 1972 federal antidiscrimination law known as Title IX prohibits transgender women in women's sports. Title IX prohibits sexual discrimination in federally funded education; Slusser is a plaintiff in both lawsuits. MORE: SJSU becomes a target as Trump pledges to ban transgender athletes Several circuit courts have used a U.S. Supreme Court ruling to conclude that discriminating against someone based on their transgender status or sexual orientation is sex-based discrimination, Crews wrote. That means case law does not prove the "likelihood of success" needed to grant an injunction. An NCAA policy that subjects transgender participation to the rules of sports governing bodies took effect this academic year. USA Volleyball says a trans woman must suppress testosterone for 12 months before competing. The NCAA has not flagged any issues with San Jose State. The Republican governors of Idaho, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming have made public statements in support of the team cancellations, citing fairness in women's sports. President-elect Donald Trump likewise has spoken out against allowing transgender women to compete in women's sports. Crews was a magistrate judge in Colorado's U.S. District Court for more than five years before President Joe Biden appointed him as a federal judge in January. ___ Gruver reported from Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Hanson from Helena, Montana. San Jose State University released a statement to KGO-TV/ABC7 News writing: " The California State University also released a statement: " Here is a look the court ruling .A recount of the votes for the state House District 19 race has confirmed Republican Dan Woog will serve as the district's new representative.

Titans' 1st-year coach Brian Callahan focused on future, not job security after latest lossRCMP are focused on a brown house at 8774 Highway 97, following an early morning assault. Loud bangs could be heard coming from the area. A window was broken by ERT as they approached the door. Officers can be heard yelling at the home, telling someone inside to surrender and that the place is surrounded. It’s unclear how many people are inside the home. Highway 97 is closed in both directions from Beaver Lake Road and Old Vernon Road due to a police incident. Kelowna and Lake Country RCMP along with the Southeast District’s Emergency Response Team (ERT) are currently investigating an assault from the early morning hours of Friday, Dec. 6. Vehicles are being turned around and motorists are asked to avoid the area. Commonwealth Road also appears to be blocked. RCMP are also focused on a trailer parked on the westside of the highway. After multiple witnesses reported more than 12 RCMP vehicles travelling at a high rate of speed northbound on Highway 97, residents living near Commonwealth Road are confirming a large police presence. The police incident appears to be focused around a home just off Highway 97. Several people took to social media to report dozens of armed RCMP in the area just after 12 p.m. Traffic is heavily backed up southbound on Highway 97. Multiple emergency crews are staging in the Jammery parking lot. Capital News has a reporter headed to the scene and will update with more information.Manmohan Singh, India's prime minister from 2004 to 2014, has died

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Former Allianz employee spared prison time over $7 billion funds collapseTo quote the immortal words of Steppenwolf from their iconic song 'Born to Be Wild': "Get your motor runnin', head out on the highway, lookin' for adventure – and whatever comes our way." Truly, nothing feels thrilling and promising than hitting the open road. The long tradition of road trip movies have made the genre one of the most appealing to storytellers and audiences alike. But which movies are actually the greatest road trip movies of all time? While not all road trip movies take place in America, it is a uniquely American genre. The United States' diverse cities and landscapes means characters can wind up in completely different worlds quite easily. From the crowded streets of New York to the vast, open deserts of California, there's a universe of possibilities wherever you turn. But again: Road trips aren't limited to the continental United States, as some of the greatest filmmakers from around the world have put their cameras behind wheels. From the profane to the profound, here are the 33 greatest road trip movies ever made. 33. Road Trip (2000) Before college kids had Snapchat, illicit messages were sent out by snail mail. Stamps and all. Which is how college student Josh (Breckin Meyer) gets on the road with his buddies to race from the University of Ithaca in New York to the University of Austin in Texas (not Massachusetts) to retrieve a sex tape before his long-distance girlfriend can play it. Lewd and crude, Road Trip is still one of the defining teen sex comedies of the new millennium, riding shotgun with the likes of American Pie and Wet Hot American Summer. 32. Detroit Rock City (1999) If you want a road trip movie that rocks 'n rolls all night (and parties every day), hop into Detroit Rock City. Edward Furlong, Sam Huntington, Giuseppe Andrews, and Jamese DeBello star as four rebellious Ohio teenagers in 1978 who fight tooth and nail to see their rock idols, KISS, at a concert in Detroit, Michigan. Beginning with breaking one of their own out of a Catholic boarding school to entering male stripping contests, Detroit Rock City licks it up as a sordid good time. All hail the God of Thunder! 31. Paul (2011) Shaun of the Dead's Simon Pegg and Nick Frost reunite for a nerdy joyride in Paul, directed by Greg Mottola. After attending the hallowed mecca of geekdom, the San Diego Comic-Con in southern California, Graeme (Pegg) and Clive (Frost) meet a talking space alien (voiced by Seth Rogen) while traveling across the American southwest. The two British sci-fi buffs help their friend escape the clutches of government agents in this road-trekkin' love letter to sci-fi pop culture, right down to a cameo appearance from the queen of sci-fi, Sigourney Weaver. 30. Forces of Nature (1998) After a freak accident grounds his flight from New York City, high-strung book blurbs writer Ben (Ben Affleck, and yes, Ben Affleck plays a guy named Ben) races to his wedding in Savannah, Georgia in the company of free-spirited woman Sarah (Sandra Bullock). While sparks fly between these polar opposite souls, Ben keeps committed to his fiance, and Sarah is determined to get her own life on track. Forces of Nature is a smarter meet-cute rom-com than it seems, along with a surprisingly dreamlike atmosphere and feel. It's almost like it floats on air. 29. Joy Ride (2001) Not all road trips are fun and games. They can actually wind up deadly. In this 2001 thriller written by Clay Tarver and J.J. Abrams that's directed by John Dahl, three college-aged kids (played by Paul Walker, Steve Zahn, and Leelee Sobieski) play a prank on a truck driver who goes by the name "Rusty Nail." Infuriated and embarrassed, Rusty Nail pursues the kids, determined to transform their adventure on the road into a nightmarish fight for their lives. (Ted Levine lends his voice for Rusty Nail in an uncredited performance.) Joy Ride spawned two lesser sequels, but the 2001 original is a true cult classic of the 2000s. 28. Drive-Away Dolls (2024) The first scripted narrative film from director Ethan Coen as a solo filmmaker (without his brother Joel), Drive-Away Dolls packs a notable cast into a Dodge Aries as the movie rides from Philly to Tallahassee. Set in 1999, Drive-Away Dolls follows two lesbian best friends (played by Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan) who unwittingly get in a rental car already booked by criminals to transport a briefcase containing mysterious illicit goods. Although critics found Drive-Away Dolls a mixed bag – with high expectations set by Coen's previous movies – it's still a fun, sleazy time. 27. Rat Race (2001) How far would you go to get yourself $2 million? Maybe 563 miles? That's the challenge presented to an all-star ensemble cast in Jerry Zucker's Rat Race. Released in 2001, the comedy sees an eccentric Las Vegas tycoon (played by John Cleese) bankroll a physical "rat race" of his casino patrons, challenging a select few – including Breckin Meyer, Amy Smart, Cuba Gooding Jr., Seth Green, Whoopi Goldberg, Jon Lovitz, and Rowan Atkinson – to be the first to retrieve a duffel bag of $2 million from a New Mexico train station locker. Rat Race really runs for the hills with some truly outrageous humor. 26. EuroTrip (2004) Scotty doesn't know – except for EuroTrip being a bonafide classic of the 2000s. From the producers of Road Trip came the likeminded EuroTrip in 2004. Like Road Trip, EuroTrip follows a group of college kids – led by heartbroken Scotty (played by Scott Melchowicz) – who embark on a trip across Europe to meet Scotty's hot German pen pal so he can apologize in person, after Scotty tells her off thinking he was a man the whole time. From London to Amsterdam to Vatican City, EuroTrip is a movie drenched in red, white, and brewskis. 25. Driving Lessons (2006) Between Harry Potter sequels, Rupert Grint and Julie Walters team up for the tender and hilarious Driving Lessons. Released in 2006, the movie follows a shy and sensitive teenager named Ben (Grint) who takes up a summer job driving around a crotchety, alcoholic soap opera actress (Walters) who is bitter about her faded career. Little does Ben know it, but his new "boss" – whose many appointments include a road trip to the Edinburgh International Book Festival – is just the person he needed to finally push him into proper young adulthood. Charming and sincere, Driving Lessons may not explore new roads but it makes sure to say that all that matters is the company who rides with you. 24. Rain Man (1988) Is it one of the greatest road trip movies of all time? D-d-definitely. From director Barry Levinson, Rain Man follows Tom Cruise in the role of an arrogant exotic sports car dealer named Charlie who discovers he has an adult brother, an autistic savant named Raymond (Dustin Hoffman, who won the Oscar for Best Actor for his performance). Over a road trip from Cincinnati to Los Angeles, the brothers begin to form a bond, albeit not without their challenges. Rain Man was a massive hit and still remains revered for its deeply moving story about the pricelessness of family. 23. Mississippi Grind (2015) Ryan Reynolds and Ben Mendelsohn roll the dice from Iowa to New Orleans in Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck's underrated comedy-drama Mississippi Grind. Mendelsohn stars as a struggling gambler who meets a younger hotshot (Reynolds); the two collaborate to win back some much-needed dough by gambling their way down to New Orleans where a seat awaits them at a high-stakes poker game. One of Reynolds' better movies, Mississippi Grind takes advantage of the actor's comedic charisma without ever becoming grating. Mendelsohn is a delight, too. 22. Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004) Straightlaced Harold (John Cho) and slacker med student Kumar (Kal Penn) just want to get some burgers. But their bad case of the late-night munchies for White Castle sliders turns into an odyssey across New Jersey, as the lifelong best friends find themselves in all kinds of trouble ranging from racist rent-a-cops, sketchy tow truck drivers, and a totally off-putting Neil Patrick Harris (as himself). Released in 2004, the wildly offensive bro comedy Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle really hits the spot for anyone craving food, friendship, and adventure. 21. Away We Go (2009) In Away We Go, John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph co-star as expectant parents in their 30s who are still looking for stability and permanence – and most of all, a real sense of belonging. Despite their financial issues and a six-month pregnancy, the two hit the road out of Denver to meet different friends and family, spread across Phoenix to Tuscon to Montreal. Along the way, they rediscover for themselves what making and having a "home" really means. Away We Go drew mixed reviews from critics, but the movie has aged well thanks to its quirky indie charms and impactful leads in Krasinski and Rudolph. 20. National Lampoon's Vacation (1983) The first time the Griswolds ever vacationed is still their greatest. The first movie in National Lampoon's Vacation series follows Clark Griswold (Chevy Chase), a family man who only wants to spend more time with his family. Renting an ugly station wagon, Clark packs his wife and kids on a trip from Chicago to California to hang out at "Walley World." But the road to "America's Favorite Family Fun Park" is paved with treachery, and the Griswolds just barely survive vandals and even infidelity. National Lampoon's Vacation kickstarted a new sub-franchise within the larger National Lampoon brand, but the first movie is a perfect balance between family-friendly hijinks and older-skewing humor. 19. The Mitchells vs. The Machines (2021) Aspiring filmmaker Katie Mitchell (Abbi Jacobson) is bound for college in California. On the night before her departure, Katie's broken laptop leads to a big family blow-up. Hoping to repair everyone's dysfunction, Katie's technophobic dad Rick (Danny McBride) insists on a family road trip from their home in Michigan to squeeze more time together and mend fences before Katie starts school. Unfortunately the universe has other plans, as that's the same time when the robot apocalypse begins. From the same studio that delivered Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The Mitchells vs. The Machines drew similar critical acclaim for its animation, voiceover performances, and warm sense of humor. 18. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (1987) It should be so easy to get from New York City to Chicago. Unfortunately, a freak blizzard and the Thanksgiving travel rush creates all kinds of problems for high-strung ad executive Neal Page (Steve Martin). Determined to make it home in time for Thanksgiving, Neal gets on every mode of transport imaginable (hence, the title) only to get sidetracked by a yapping road companion, shower curtain ring salesman Del (John Candy). While Planes, Trains, and Automobiles gets a lot of mileage out of Martin and Candy's mismatched pairing, there's a lot of heart in the movie – enough to go around for everyone. 17. Almost Famous Cameron Crowe's semi-autobiographical movie Almost Famous throws it back to the peak era of American rock 'n roll, chronicling teen music journalist William (Patrick Fugit) who spends his summer touring with the band Stillwater on behalf of Rolling Stone magazine. A road trip movie unlike any other, Almost Famous combines coming-of-age self-discovery with the halcyon days of '70s rock music as William learns to separate personal and professional relationships, including his attraction to a groupie (Kate Hudson). Also starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, and a young Zooey Deschanel as William's older sister, Almost Famous is all about the thrill of having so much to write home about. 16. Little Miss Sunshine (2006) A wildly influential release in indie cinema, Little Miss Sunshine charts the amusing Southwest road trip of a dysfunctional family as they try to make it in time for a beauty pageant. With just two days to make the trek from Albuquerque, New Mexico to Redondo Beach, California, the family overcomes all kinds of obstacles and setbacks to become closer than they ever were. Stars like Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Alan Arkin, and Paul Dano pack into the movie's mustard yellow Volkswagen T2 Microbus, giving audiences a ride that was tons more sincere than the bawdy raunchiness that permeated mid-aughts comedy. 15. Smokey and the Bandit (1977) Stuntman Hal Needham gets behind the camera for the first time in the '70s box office smash Smokey and the Bandit, a high-octane road trip action comedy. Set in a time when Coors beer could not be legally sold east of Texas (having to due with its lack of preservatives that meant it would spoil on its way from where it's brewed in Colorado), local legend Bo "Bandit" Darville (Burt Reynolds) is hired to bootleg 400 cases of Coors from Texas to Atlanta. He accepts the job, as well as a pretty hitchhiker named Carrie (Sally Field) which puts him in the crosshairs of Sheriff Justice, aka "Smokey" (Jackie Gleason). Smokey and the Bandit brings the heat as classic '70s cinematic goodness. 14. Zombieland (2009) At the height of zombie-mania in the late 2000s and early 2010s, director Ruben Fleischer unleashed the star-studded action-comedy Zombieland. Orderly young man Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) – whose strict rules of survival have allowed him to survive thus far – teams with bloodthirsty traveler Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) as they trek across a zombie-ridden United States to find a zombie-free sanctuary. Along the way, they meet sisters Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin), and the four form a tight-knit group as they dodge more dangers on the road. Zombieland doesn't reinvent the zombie wheel, but its sense of humor and playfulness with the zombie genre made it a cult classic just in time for The Walking Dead. 13. My Own Private Idaho (1991) A seismic movie in the New Queer Cinema movement, Gus Van Sant's My Own Private Idaho follows two friends – Mike (River Phoenix in one of his finest performances) and Scott (Keanu Reeves) – who travel from Portland to Idaho to even Rome on a journey of self-discovery. While the point of their journey concerns the search for Mike's mother, the bigger point of their travels is to provide a portrait of young men in collapse. The movie's dreamlike quality lends it an air of the avant-garde, along with its then-taboo subject matter. 12. The Muppet Movie (1979) If you're lost, consider Hare Krishna. In the deliriously funny The Muppet Movie, the origins of Jim Henson's Muppet universe are told in the movie-within-a-movie, where Kermit the Frog is invited to leave his nowhere pond for the chance to make millions of people happy as a Hollywood movie star. Along the way, Kermit gathers the eccentric Muppets we all know and love – from Fozzy Bear to Miss Piggy to Gonzo – while escaping a greedy restauranteur who wants to make Kermit his mascot. The magic of Henson's imagination comes to life in The Muppet Movie, with its all-felt cast singing what's in their hearts. 11. Natural Born Killers (1994) Oliver Stone's era-defining treatise on irresponsible media sensationalism and the regression of culture is captured in his grimy 1994 crime classic Natural Born Killers. Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis play runaway outlaws, a la Bonnie and Clyde, who roam America committing all kinds of heinous crimes. But instead of becoming America's Most Wanted, they become America's most wanted as their actions turn them into media darlings. Stone's usual stylish excesses are splattered all over Natural Born Killers, a movie that embodies America's unseemly status as the center of the world's attention. 10. Nomadland (2020) Chloe Zhao's Oscar-winning movie Nomadland, based on the 2017 nonfiction book by Jessica Bruder, documents the lifestyles of America's very own "nomads" – usually older folks who live transient lives and make a living in seasonal work. Frances McDormand plays such one nomad, Fern, a widow who now lives in her own RV and travels the Southwest region of the U.S. While Nomadland is largely "plotless," its creative wealth comes from its honest portrait of those who find themselves disillusioned by the American Dream and thus seek their own version of it on their own terms. 9. Will & Harper (2024) In this moving and potentially life-saving Netflix documentary, movie star Will Ferrell accompanies Harper Steele – his friend and creative partner of over 20 years – on a road trip across the United States. Coming after Harper's transition during the COVID-19 pandemic, their adventure together through a politically divisive America invites Will to better understand his own best friend, bearing witness to the pitfalls that lie in any social situation for the trans community. From biker bars to stock car races, Will & Harper reveals the light and darkness woven in everyday America, and how critical it is to have friends on the ride with you. 8. Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) Based on Hunter S. Thompson's legendary novel, itself based on his trips to Las Vegas circa March and April 1971, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas treks across the city of sin for the remnants of the American dream. Dispatched by a magazine to cover a dirt bike race, reporter Raoul Duke (Johnny Depp) and his attorney, Dr. Gonzo (Benicio del Toro), traverse Las Vegas while high on virtually everything you could name as they muse over the epic failure of the 1960s counterculture movement. Impeccably directed by Terry Gilliam, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas is a madcap monument to America's disorienting excess. 7. Paris, Texas (1984) German filmmaker Wim Wenders brings audiences to the vast deserts of America in Paris, Texas, his neo-noir Western from 1984. Harry Dean Stanton plays a disheveled traveler, and amnesiac, Travis, who is awkwardly reunited with his brother (Dean Stockwell) and his own son (Hunter Carson). The brothers hit the road in search of Travis' own missing wife (Natassja Kinski). Amid a desolate America characterized by flickering neon signs and vast swaths of land, Wenders explores whether the American family is still capable of supporting troubled men. 6. Y Tu Mamá También (2001) Set against a politically tumultuous late 20th century Mexico, hormonal teenagers Julio (Gael García Bernal) and Tenoch (Diego Luna) – whose own girlfriends have left for their own vacation in Italy – road trip through Mexico along with an older, voluptuous woman named Luisa (Maribel Verdú). While its explicit depictions of sex and nudity gave the movie buzz, Y Tu Mamá También earned proper critical acclaim for its heart-wrenching look at friendship and yearning, as an elaborate metaphor for a changing Mexico. Combined with director Alfonso Cuarón's depictions of Mexico's lush landscapes, Y Tu Mamá También is a movie where desire is on everyone's minds. 5. Pierrot Le Fou (1965) Regarded as one of Jean-Luc Godard's greatest movies of all time, this French New Wave classic follows an unhappily married man (Jean-Paul Belmondo) who leaves his life behind in Paris and commits a crime spree all the way to the Mediterranean Sea with ex-girlfriend Marianne (Anna Karina), a beautiful young woman being hunted by politically far-right hitmen. Noted for Godard's abundant social commentary, fourth-wall breaking moments, and garish pop art visuals, Pierrot Le Fou stands the test of time to feel as fresh as it was in 1965. 4. Midnight Run (1988) A simple job turns out more complicated than anyone anticipates in Martin Brest's hit 1988 action-comedy Midnight Run. Bounty hunter Jack Walsh (Robert De Niro) is hired to locate a mob accountant (Charles Grodin) in New York City and bring him to Los Angeles. Things get more difficult when Jack finds that the accountant, who has a grating personality, is also wanted by the FBI and the mob. Buoyed by De Niro and Grodin's onscreen chemistry, Midnight Run is simply one hell of a ride that shouldn't be missed. 3. Thelma & Louise (1991) Its iconic final shot is one for the ages. Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis co-star in Ridley Scott's Thelma & Louise, playing the titular pair whose innocent road trip turns deadly after they kill an attempted rapist. While on the lam, Thelma and Louise become closer and find the independence they so desperately craved out of their otherwise mundane, dead-end lives. A towering movie in the feminist film canon, Thelma & Louise endures like its somewhat ambiguous ending: frozen in time, and lasting forever. 2. Easy Rider (1969) The American New Wave went full throttle with Easy Rider, directed by and starring Dennis Hopper. The movie follows two outlaw motorcyclists, played by Hopper and Peter Fonda, who celebrate a successful smuggling job by getting on their tricked-out choppers and riding east to New Orleans to spend Mardi Gras living it up. Along the way, they find themselves in the thick of the cultural hippie movement. A landmark release in the American cinema canon, Easy Rider influenced our very vision of the open road as the last place on Earth to feel like we were born to be wild. 1. Sideways (2004) Alexander Payne explores the pangs of early onset middle age crises in his roaring comedy-drama Sideways. Paul Giamatti stars as Miles, a frustrated English teacher and aspiring novelist who invites his closest friend, middling TV actor Jack (Thomas Haden Church) on a week-long vacation trying out different wineries in California. While Miles is content to sip and critique wine, Jack is itching for more hedonistic goals. As the two friends clash over their wants and needs, their time together becomes a surprisingly poignant tale about needing direction. Sideways may not look the part, but it stands as one of the greatest road trip movies of all time.

AP Sports SummaryBrief at 2:14 p.m. ESTThe Australian share market typically offers investors an average of 4%. But investors don't have to settle for that. Especially when there are ASX dividend stocks offering bigger yields and being recommended as buys. Let's look at three of them: ( ) The first ASX dividend stock for income investors to look at is Centuria Industrial. It is Australia's largest domestic pure play industrial property investment company. Its portfolio of high-quality industrial assets is situated in key metropolitan locations throughout Australia and is underpinned by a quality and diverse tenant base. The company notes that it is overseen by a hands on, active manager and provides investors with income and an opportunity for capital growth from a pure play portfolio of high-quality Australian industrial assets. UBS is bullish on the company and has a buy rating and $3.80 price target on its shares. As for dividends, the broker is forecasting Centuria Industrial to pay dividends per share of 16 cents in FY 2025 and then 17 cents in FY 2026. Based on the current Centuria Industrial share price of $2.97, this represents dividend yields of 5.4% and 5.7%, respectively. ( ) Another ASX dividend stock that has been named as a buy is Eagers Automotive. It operates over 250 locations across Australia and New Zealand and has a diverse portfolio that includes all 19 of the top 20 best-selling car brands in Australia. It also covers 9 of the top 10 luxury brands. Bell Potter thinks it could be a good time to invest and has a buy rating and $13.00 price target on its shares. It believes Eagers Automotive could surpass consensus expectations with its second-half performance in FY 2024. It expects this to underpin fully franked dividends of 66.5 cents per share in FY 2024 and then 73 cents per share in FY 2025. Based on its current share price of $11.43, this represents dividend yields of 5.8% and 6.4%, respectively. ( ) Finally, HealthCo Healthcare & Wellness REIT could be another ASX dividend stock to buy according to analysts. It is a real estate investment trust with a focus on hospitals, aged care, childcare, government, life sciences and research, as well as primary care and wellness properties. Bell Potter believes the company has a very bright future and highlights its "significant scope for growth with an estimated $218 billion addressable market." As a result, it has put a buy rating and $1.50 price target on its shares. In respect to income, the broker is forecasting dividends of 8.4 cents per share for FY 2025 and then 8.7 cents per share in FY 2026. Based on the current Healthco Healthcare and Wellness REIT unit price of $1.10, this will mean dividend yields of 7.6% and 7.9%, respectively.

NoneSAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Serve Robotics Inc. (Nasdaq: SERV), a leading embodied AI and automation company, today announced the appointment of Lily Sarafan to its Board of Directors (the "Board"). Sarafan is an accomplished leader with nearly 20 years of experience in entrepreneurship, executive leadership and board governance. She is co-founder and former chief executive of TheKey, one of the largest and most trusted in-home care provider networks, where she serves as executive chair. Sarafan currently serves on the boards of Instacart, Thumbtack and Kyo as well as on the board of trustees of Stanford University. She has been recognized as an EY Entrepreneur of the Year, a Fortune 40 Under 40, Women Health Care Executives' Woman of the Year, and a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute. Sarafan holds an M.S. in Management Science and Engineering and a B.S. in Science, Technology, and Society from Stanford University. “We look forward to welcoming Lily as an independent member of the Board. Her extensive leadership experience, particularly in home services and on-demand delivery, will be invaluable as Serve continues to expand our market presence and shape the future of delivery and automation,” said Ali Kashani, Chairman of Serve’s Board . About Serve Robotics Serve Robotics develops advanced, AI-powered, low-emissions sidewalk delivery robots that endeavor to make delivery sustainable and economical. Spun off from Uber in 2021 as an independent company, Serve has completed tens of thousands of deliveries for enterprise partners such as Uber Eats and 7-Eleven. Serve has scalable multi-year contracts, including a signed agreement to deploy up to 2,000 delivery robots on the Uber Eats platform across multiple U.S. markets. For further information about Serve Robotics (Nasdaq:SERV), please visit www.serverobotics.com or follow us on social media via X (Twitter) , Instagram , or LinkedIn @serverobotics. Forward Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Serve intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 21E of the Exchange Act. These forward-looking statements can be about future events, including statements regarding Serve's intentions, objectives, plans, expectations, assumptions and beliefs about future events, including Serve's expectations with respect to the financial and operating performance of its business, its capital position, and future growth. The words "anticipate", "believe", "expect", "project", "predict", "will", "forecast", "estimate", "likely", "intend", "outlook", "should", "could", "may", "target", "plan" and other similar expressions can generally be used to identify forward-looking statements. Indications of, and guidance or outlook on, future earnings or financial position or performance are also forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements in this press release are based on management's current expectations of future events and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those set forth in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Risks that contribute to the uncertain nature of the forward-looking statements include those risks and uncertainties set forth in Serve's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and in its subsequent filings filed with the SEC. All forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the date on which they were made. Serve undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made. Contacts Media Aduke Thelwell, Head of Communications & Investor Relations Serve Robotics press@serverobotics.com Investor Relations investor.relations@serverobotics.com A photo accompanying this announcement is available at https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/bdd098f8-8c80-462f-bc1b-c1f2095ed307

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s allies on Capitol Hill rallied around Pete Hegseth , Trump’s Pentagon pick, on Thursday even as new details surfaced about allegations that he had sexually assaulted a woman in 2017. The GOP embrace of Hegseth came as another controversial Trump nominee, Matt Gaetz, withdrew from consideration for attorney general. Gaetz said it was clear he had become a “distraction" amid pressure on the House to release an ethics report about allegations of his own sexual misconduct. An attorney for two women has said that his clients told House Ethics Committee investigators that Gaetz paid them for sex on multiple occasions beginning in 2017, when Gaetz was a Florida congressman. Fresh questions over the two nominees' pasts, and their treatment of women, arose with Republicans under pressure from Trump and his allies to quickly confirm his Cabinet. At the same time, his transition has so far balked at the vetting and background checks that have traditionally been required. While few Republican senators have publicly criticized any of Trump's nominees, it became clear after Gaetz's withdrawal that many had been harboring private concerns about him. Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin, who served with Gaetz in the House, said it was a “positive move.” Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker said it was a “positive development.” Maine Sen. Susan Collins said Gaetz “put country first and I am pleased with his decision.” After meeting with Hegseth, though, Republicans rallied around him. “I think he’s going to be in pretty good shape,” said Wicker, who is expected to chair the Senate Armed Services Committee in the next Congress. Republican senators' careful words, and their early reluctance to publicly question Trump's picks, illustrated not only their fear of retribution from the incoming president but also some of their hopes that the confirmation process can proceed normally, with proper vetting and background checks that could potentially disqualify problematic nominees earlier. Gaetz withdrew after meeting with senators on Wednesday. Sen. Thom Tillis said Gaetz was “in a pressure cooker” when he decided to withdraw, but suggested that it would have little bearing on Trump’s other nominees. “Transactions — one at a time,” he said. As the Hegseth nomination proceeds, Republicans also appear to be betting that they won't face much backlash for publicly setting aside the allegations of sexual misconduct — especially after Trump won election after being found liable for sexual abuse last year. Hegseth held a round of private meetings alongside incoming Vice President JD Vance on Thursday in an attempt to shore up support and told reporters afterward: “The matter was fully investigated and I was completely cleared, and that’s where I’m gonna leave it.” A 22-page police report report made public late Wednesday offered the first detailed account of the allegations against him. A woman told police that she was sexually assaulted in 2017 by Hegseth after he took her phone, blocked the door to a California hotel room and refused to let her leave. The report cited police interviews with the alleged victim, a nurse who treated her, a hotel staffer, another woman at the event and Hegseth. Hegseth’s lawyer, Timothy Palatore, said the incident was “fully investigated and police found the allegations to be false.” Hegseth paid the woman in 2023 as part of a confidential settlement to head off the threat of what he described as a baseless lawsuit, Palatore has said. Wicker played down the allegations against Hegseth, a former Fox News host, saying that “since no charges were brought from the authorities, we only have press reports.” Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., said after his meeting with Hegseth that he "shared with him the fact that I was saddened by the attacks that are coming his way.” Hagerty dismissed the allegations as “a he-said, she-said thing” and called it a “shame” that they were being raised at all. The senator said attention should instead be focused on the Defense Department that Hegseth would head. It's one of the most complex parts of the federal government with more than 3 million employees, including military service members and civilians. Sexual assault has been a persistent problem in the military, though Pentagon officials have been cautiously optimistic they are seeing a decline in reported sexual assaults among active-duty service members and the military academies. Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, who will be the No. 2 Republican in the Senate next year, said after his meeting with Hegseth that the nominee is a strong candidate who “pledged that the Pentagon will focus on strength and hard power – not the current administration’s woke political agenda.” Senate Republicans are under pressure to hold hearings once they take office in January and confirm nominees as soon as Trump is inaugurated, despite questions about whether Trump’s choices will be properly screened or if some, like Hegseth, have enough experience for the job. Senate Armed Services Chairman Jack Reed, who will be the top Democrat on the panel next year, said the reports on Hegseth “emphasized the need for a thorough investigation by the FBI on the background of all the nominees.” It takes a simple majority to approve Cabinet nominations, meaning that if Democrats all opposed a nominee, four Republican senators would also have to defect for any Trump choice to be defeated. Trump has made clear he’s willing to put maximum pressure on Senate Republicans to give him the nominees he wants – even suggesting at one point that they allow him to just appoint his nominees with no Senate votes. But senators insist, for now, that they are not giving up their constitutional power to have a say. “The president has the right to make the nominations that he sees fit, but the Senate also has a responsibility for advice and consent,” said Republican Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota. In the case of Gaetz, he said, “I think there was advice offered rather than consent.” Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Get Government & Politics updates in your inbox! Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter.

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Keurig Dr Pepper Inc. (NASDAQ:KDP) Shares Acquired by PNC Financial Services Group Inc.SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean industry and academia have proposed creating a "KSMC" (Korea Semiconductor Manufacturing Company), modeled after Taiwan's TSMC, to address challenges facing the nation's semiconductor industry. The plan, revealed at a seminar held by the National Academy of Engineering of Korea (NAEK) on December 18, aims to build a balanced ecosystem between foundries and fabless companies through diversified manufacturing processes, including both cutting-edge and legacy technologies. Experts estimate that a KRW 20 trillion ($13.9 billion) investment in KSMC could generate KRW 300 trillion ($208.7 billion) in economic benefits by 2045. The initiative would support smaller system semiconductor companies, many of which are currently constrained by relying solely on Samsung's advanced nodes under 10 nanometers. "Taiwan maintains a balanced ecosystem where... Korea Bizwire

B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. Holding AG purchased a new stake in Align Technology, Inc. ( NASDAQ:ALGN – Free Report ) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 2,919 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $742,000. A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of ALGN. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board lifted its holdings in shares of Align Technology by 67.7% during the first quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 101,229 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock valued at $33,195,000 after purchasing an additional 40,852 shares during the last quarter. LRI Investments LLC purchased a new stake in Align Technology during the first quarter valued at about $29,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Align Technology by 190.7% in the first quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 54,126 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock worth $17,748,000 after buying an additional 35,507 shares during the period. BOKF NA increased its position in shares of Align Technology by 18.8% in the first quarter. BOKF NA now owns 13,437 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock worth $4,295,000 after acquiring an additional 2,131 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its holdings in shares of Align Technology by 10.9% during the first quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 437,219 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock valued at $143,373,000 after acquiring an additional 43,144 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 88.43% of the company’s stock. Align Technology Stock Down 1.0 % ALGN stock opened at $225.89 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $16.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.55, a P/E/G ratio of 5.91 and a beta of 1.65. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $228.54 and a two-hundred day moving average of $237.82. Align Technology, Inc. has a 12 month low of $196.09 and a 12 month high of $335.40. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth A number of equities analysts recently commented on ALGN shares. Robert W. Baird decreased their price objective on shares of Align Technology from $325.00 to $276.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 24th. Evercore ISI lowered their price target on Align Technology from $270.00 to $250.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Align Technology from $310.00 to $280.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Piper Sandler decreased their price objective on Align Technology from $285.00 to $275.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on Align Technology from $285.00 to $275.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 24th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have given a hold rating and six have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $276.38. Read Our Latest Analysis on Align Technology Align Technology Profile ( Free Report ) Align Technology, Inc designs, manufactures, and markets Invisalign clear aligners, and iTero intraoral scanners and services for orthodontists and general practitioner dentists in the United States, Switzerland, and internationally. The company's Clear Aligner segment offers comprehensive products, including Invisalign comprehensive package that addresses the orthodontic needs of younger patients, such as mandibular advancement, compliance indicators, and compensation for tooth eruption; and Invisalign First Phase I and Invisalign First Comprehensive Phase 2 package for younger patients generally between the ages of six and ten years, which is a mixture of primary/baby and permanent teeth. Featured Stories Receive News & Ratings for Align Technology Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Align Technology and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .