A video posted to social media by a Texas lieutenant in the Department of Public Safety shows a young girl at the U.S.-Mexico border standing alone. She has traveled from El Salvador, and holds just a Post-It note with a phone number on it. "How old are you?" a trooper asks. The girl holds up two fingers. A second video posted by the same lieutenant shows 60 migrant children who journeyed by themselves to the U.S. arriving in Eagle Pass, Texas. Another image shows an accused smuggler running across the border with a 5-year-old in his arms, reportedly paid to bring the girl to her mother already in the states. The Texas Department of Public Safety, under Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, openly supports President-elect Donald Trump's push to dramatically tighten immigration. Lt. Chris Olivarez began posting photos and videos of child migrants around the time Tom Homan, Trump's point-person on the border, visited Eagle Pass. "I guarantee some are in forced labor, some are in sex trades," Homan said. "We're going to save those children." RELATED STORY | Trump announces former acting ICE Director Tom Homan as new 'border czar' The arrival of unaccompanied minors is not a new phenomenon. Thousands have journeyed across the Mexican border each year, including during the first Trump term, according to a Scripps News review of data from the Department of Health and Human Services. The flow of unaccompanied minors, however, reached record highs during the first years of the Biden administration, as undocumented immigration soared. The numbers have fallen since 2022 but remain elevated today. The federal government tries to quickly place child migrants with a sponsor already in the country, usually a parent or other close family member. The sponsor pledges to care for the minor while ensuring they go through immigration proceedings. However, it is an approach that does not always work. RELATED STORY | Trump's mass deportation plan targets specific groups of immigrants A 2023 joint investigation by Scripps News and the Center for Public Integrity found many children end up disappearing from their sponsor homes. Thousands of unaccompanied minors run away, some winding up in dangerous illegal child labor jobs, or worse. "They've simply vanished into a dark underworld of sex and drug trafficking, forced labor, gang activity and crime," said Rep. Tom McClintock, R-California, during a November congressional hearing. McClintock and other Republicans say the Department of Health and Human Services is to blame for failing to properly vet sponsors. A 2023 report by a Florida grand jury obtained by Scripps News found some sponsor addresses were in fact empty lots or a strip club. One address listed 44 kids assigned to it. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra says they are doing the best they can with a limited budget. "What we don't do is short-change the vetting process," Becerra said at a November hearing on Capitol Hill. "We make sure that we follow best practices in the child welfare field. "We do background checks on every individual," he added. RELATED STORY | The struggle to locate migrant children missing from US homes Just how many migrant children have disappeared from their sponsors is in dispute. Becerra says a frequently cited estimate of 85,000 missing kids is too high and doesn't account for many children who are safe but just not reachable by HHS officials who make three attempts to contact them. "They may be at school, they may be at a doctor's appointment, they may not have a phone working anymore," Becerra said. 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Leaving an Arby's in Santa Barbara, California, this is the first time that the son of President Biden has been photographed since he was pardoned by his father. (Backgrid) First son Hunter Biden was spotted on camera for the first time since his father, President Biden, pardoned him, smiling for the cameras as he picked up a fast-food order in California. Hunter was seen on Wednesday afternoon in Santa Barbara sporting a T-shirt, jeans and baseball cap while picking up food from an Arby's. The media was heard asking Hunter in a short video outside the restaurant if he had any comment on the pardon. The first son did not respond, and instead was seen hopping into the back of an SUV while flanked by security. The photos and video come after President Biden announced Sunday evening that he would spare his son from being sentenced in a pair of separate court cases in which Hunter was found guilty of illegally purchasing a gun and failing to pay $1.4 million in taxes. Biden cited in his statement that Hunter's convictions were politically motivated and a "miscarriage of justice." 2 TIMES BIDEN SAID HE WOULD NOT PARDON SON HUNTER BIDEN Hunter Biden is seen leaving an Arby's in Santa Barbara, California, on Wednesday. (The Image Direct for Fox News Digital) "Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter," Biden wrote in a statement. "From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the Justice Department’s decision-making, and I kept my word even as I have watched my son being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted." He continued: "It is clear that Hunter was treated differently. The charges in his cases came about only after several of my political opponents in Congress instigated them to attack me and oppose my election. Then, a carefully negotiated plea deal, agreed to by the Department of Justice, unraveled in the court room — with a number of my political opponents in Congress taking credit for bringing political pressure on the process. Had the plea deal held, it would have been a fair, reasonable resolution of Hunter’s cases." BIDEN PARDONS SON HUNTER BIDEN AHEAD OF EXIT FROM OVAL OFFICE Hunter Biden flashes a big smile as he leaves an Arby's in Santa Barbara, Callfornia, on Wednesday. (The Image Direct for Fox News Digital) "I believe in the justice system, but as I have wrestled with this, I also believe raw politics has infected this process and it led to a miscarriage of justice — and once I made this decision this weekend, there was no sense in delaying it further. I hope Americans will understand why a father and a President would come to this decision," he added. The pardon stands in stark contrast to what the president said earlier this year, vowing he would not pardon his son both before and after Hunter was found guilty in a June gun trial. WHO ELSE MIGHT BIDEN PARDON AFTER HE SPARED HUNTER FROM SENTENCING? "I am not going to do anything," Biden said after Hunter was convicted in the gun case. "I will abide by the jury’s decision ." Wednesday was the first time that the son of President Biden had been photographed since he was pardoned. (The Image Direct for Fox News Digital) Hunter was found guilty on June 11 of lying about his drug use when buying a gun in 2018. He was found guilty on three charges — making a false statement in the purchase of a gun, making a false statement related to information required to be kept by a federally licensed gun dealer and possession of a gun by a person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance. Hunter has an extensive and well-documented history of addiction, which was best captured in his 2021 memoir "Beautiful Things," which walked readers through his spirals of crack cocaine use. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Hunter faced another trial regarding three felony tax offenses and six misdemeanor tax offenses over his alleged failure to pay at least $1.4 million in taxes in a California court in September. As jury selection was about to kick off in Los Angeles federal court , Hunter entered a surprise guilty plea.Elon Musk asks US to replace fighter jets with drones
ST. LOUIS — Sam Fox, who rose from humble beginnings in rural Missouri to found a billion-dollar investment firm, bankroll Republican political campaigns and serve as U.S. ambassador to Belgium, died Monday. He was 95. He was born in 1929 in Desloge, about an hour south of St. Louis, as the youngest of five children of immigrants from Belgium and Ukraine. The house had no indoor bathrooms until he was 8. But he would later look back fondly on his Lead Belt hometown as idyllic, close-knit and tolerant. He spent his high school summers in Illinois in pea- and corn-canning factories, earning money he would later use to make his way to St. Louis and Washington University, a place he said opened his eyes to the world "as if someone had pulled back a curtain." He graduated with a business degree in 1951 and got a job with a chemical company shortly after. In 1953, he married Marilyn Widman, a fellow Washington U. student and his wife for the next 70 years. In the 1970s, he went into business for himself, founding Harbour Group, which grew into a holding company of diverse manufacturing businesses, with billions of dollars in annual revenue. As his business took off, Fox took an active role in numerous civic institutions, such as the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and the St. Louis Art Museum. He also served as a trustee at his alma mater and joined Civic Progress, the group of local corporate chiefs that once wielded significant political power. Fox was modest about his success, though. "We like to think that we're smart enough to have made that happen,” Fox told the Post-Dispatch in 2003. “But the fact of the matter is that being in the right place at the right time and being lucky has a heck of a lot to do with it.” He and his wife also gave generously to numerous causes and established a family foundation to help people with the basic needs of food and shelter. Fox credited his parents with teaching him the importance of giving back, recalling the traditional Jewish tzedakah box they had in their home. Whenever Fox got a few nickels and dimes, he dropped them in the box. "We never had much money, but there was always something for people in need," Fox said. "That's just the way it was." In 2005, Washington U. named the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts in his honor. He also chaired the university's capital fundraising campaign for six years. "Sam was one of WashU's most loyal alumni," Chancellor Andrew Martin said in a statement Wednesday. "We benefited greatly from his savvy leadership and decades of transformational support." Over the years, Fox became a prolific donor to Republicans locally and on the national stage. He gave generously to Missouri Republican figures, from Gov. Mike Parson to former Gov. and Sen. John Ashcroft, as well as President George W. Bush, who made Fox his ambassador to Belgium from 2007-2009. During Bush's tenure, Fox was known in the White House as "Foxy," a nickname the president himself would often use. Fox also was an occasional hunting partner of then-Vice President Dick Cheney. In 2006, Fox and his wife hosted First Lady Laura Bush at their Clayton home for a Republican fundraising event. “Sam was a massive and generous figure for every Republican candidate in this state for many decades,” said John Hancock, a former state Republican Party chairman. “He was kind, insightful, highly regarded and respected by all.” He also had some friends on the other side of the aisle, at least locally. Former St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay, who enjoyed Fox's support in at least one of his City Hall campaigns, called Fox “a phenomenal St. Louisan.” “He's going to be greatly missed,” Slay said. The Jewish Federation of St. Louis said in a statement that Fox's dedication to philanthropy and his impact on local organizations "have left an indelible mark on our Jewish community and beyond." The federation said Fox and his wife, who died last February, were committed to the principle of tikkun olam, or repairing the world. The federation also cited the Fox Family Foundation, which the couple established in 1986. Among Fox's survivors are three children and 15 grandchildren. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:15 p.m. Sunday at Congregation Temple Israel in Creve Coeur.The standard Lorem Ipsum passage, used since the 1500s "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. 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(Source: Nasdaq) Wall Street’s main indexes climbed on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq touching record highs driven by gains in technology stocks, while investors awaited comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell later in the day. Crucial jobs data is due on Friday and investors are shoring up bets on a third consecutive interest-rate cut at the central bank’s Dec. 17-18 meeting. Salesforce (CRM.N), opens new tab provided the biggest boost to the blue-chip Dow on the day, jumping 8.8% to an all-time high after the enterprise cloud company beat Street estimates for third-quarter revenue and raised the lower end of its annual revenue forecast. Other cloud companies also jumped, with ServiceNow (NOW.N), and Datadog (DDOG.O), adding 5.6% each. Information Technology stocks (.SPLRCT), hit a record high, buoyed by gains in megacaps such as Microsoft (MSFT.O), and Nvidia (NVDA.O). Marvell Technology (MRVL.O), advanced 21.6% to a record high after the chipmaker forecast fourth-quarter revenue above analyst estimates, while the broader Semiconductor index (.SOX), rose 1.6%. “Numbers from technology (Salesforce and Marvell) once again were pretty amazing and it just seems that we can continue to grow and hit these earnings. These numbers continue to give the tech rally legs,” said JJ Kinahan, CEO at IG Group North America. U.S. private payrolls showed a modest increase in November, while annual wages for workers staying in their jobs edged higher for the first time in 25 months. Separately, a survey from the Institute for Supply Management showed U.S. services sector activity slowed in November after logging big gains in recent months, while the final reading of the S&P services survey was revised lower to 56.1. At 11:31 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI), rose 235.16 points, or 0.53%, to 44,940.69, the S&P 500 (.SPX), gained 22.58 points, or 0.37%, to 6,072.46, and the Nasdaq Composite (.IXIC), added 171.83 points, or 0.88%, to 19,652.74. The CBOE Market Volatility Index (.VIX), Wall Street’s fear gauge, briefly dipped below 13 points for the first time since July. The Fed’s Beige Book, the central bank’s U.S. economic activity survey report, is scheduled for release at 2:00 p.m. ET. St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem spoke on the day, joining other Fed officials this week in signaling support for further rate cuts, but none pushed strongly for or against another reduction. U.S. stocks had a solid November after President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the Nov. 5 election and his Republican Party sweeping both houses of Congress. Drugmaker Eli Lilly (LLY.N), was up nearly 3% after its weight-loss drug Zepbound topped rival Wegovy in a head-to-head study. Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.2-to-1 ratio on the NYSE, and by a 1.36-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq. The S&P 500 posted 23 new 52-week highs and five new lows, while the Nasdaq Composite recorded 115 new highs and 74 new lows. Source: Reuters (Reporting by Shashwat Chauhan and Purvi Agarwal in Bengaluru; Editing by Pooja Desai)Netflix fans 'in absolute bits' over new film branded 'a beautiful tribute'Bruce Thornton, Devin Royal propel Ohio State to 102-69 romp over Green Bay
The man was driving with gang insignia displayed on the dashboard of his car and was among more than a dozen people arrested or summoned to appear in court for exhibiting such symbols since the law took force, New Zealand’s police said Friday. The prohibition on displaying gang insignia anywhere outside private homes, including on clothing or in vehicles, is among a suite of new measures intended to bolster police powers to disrupt the groups. Wearing or displaying the insignia of 35 listed gangs will now prompt a fine of up to 5,000 New Zealand dollars ($2,940) or up to six months in jail. New Zealand’s center-right government, which pledged ahead of last October’s election to tackle gang crime, says the measures will reduce the membership of groups responsible for violence and drug offenses. But detractors say the law breaches civil liberties and could drive gang activities underground. "Gangs aren’t community groups. They’re not a Rotary club," Prime Minister Christopher Luxon wrote on social media Thursday. “They thrive on destroying the lives of other New Zealanders, whether that’s by peddling drugs or through brutal acts of violence that leave communities in fear.” Under the new law, officers can also disperse public gatherings of three or more members, bar some gang affiliates from associating with each other, and enter homes of those who keep breaking the law to search for banned items. Gang membership will now be considered by the courts when sentencing offenders. Police Minister Mark Mitchell told reporters Thursday that two people were arrested hours after the law took effect for wearing gang “patches,” which are large insignia often worn by gang members on the backs of leather jackets or vests. The government says the patches are intimidating because members are required to earn them through violent acts. The measures shift New Zealand's response to gangs closer to that of neighboring Australia, which also uses a law to suppress the public visibility of gangs, and away from jurisdictions like the U.S. and Britain, which use criminal law to respond to specific activities carried out by organized crime groups, according to a report published by Treasury officials in February. Facial tattoos that display gang insignia are exempt from the ban, as is the wearing of gang colors. The government was criticized by some for not including white supremacist groups in its list of 35 organizations targeted by the new law. That means displaying swastikas and making Nazi salutes remains legal in New Zealand -– unlike in Australia, which banned both in a law that took effect in January. There are nearly 9,400 people on a New Zealand police list of known gang members. New Zealand’s population is 5 million. Successive governments have vowed to tackle criminal gangs, which often are linked to poverty and other deprivation. The previous center-left government was decried by Luxon’s administration for working with gangs on social initiatives, including COVID-19 vaccination efforts, while the current government has been denounced for advancing policies that are likely to ensnare some of New Zealand’s most marginalized groups, including Indigenous Māori. Official reports say three-quarters of those on the national gang list are Māori, who make up less than 20% of New Zealanders, and that 80% to 90% of those in two of the most notorious gangs are former wards of the state. Luxon made a formal apology this month for the widespread abuse of children and vulnerable adults in state care over the past seven decades.
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NASHUA, N.H., Dec. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Further to a release issued under the same headline on November 26, 2024 13:00 ET by iCAD, Inc., the headline and fourth paragraph have been updated to acknowledge a pending trademark application for the mark “SecondReadAI” by Lunit, Inc. The corrected release follows: iCAD, Inc . (NASDAQ: ICAD) (“iCAD” or the “Company”), a global leader in clinically proven AI-powered cancer detection solutions, will showcase its groundbreaking breast health AI technologies at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2024 Annual Meeting in Chicago, December 1-5. Key highlights include the recent FDA-cleared ProFound Detection Version 4, clinical research presentations, and a new partnership with Cascaid Health to expand access to AI-driven breast health solutions. iCAD and Cascaid Health Partner to Expand Access to AI-Driven Breast Health In alignment with their vision to enable all women to access to AI-powered breast health services, iCAD and Cascaid Health will unveil their collaboration to integrate the ProFound AI Breast Health Suite into Cascaid’s leading edge digital health marketplace and access to care platform. Scheduled for beta launch in Q1 2025, this partnership between iCAD and Cascaid Health will launch ProFound Health, a virtual care model powered by Cascaid. ProFound Health will enable women who have not otherwise received an AI-read on their screening mammogram to access iCAD’s advanced breast health technology. The initiative reflects both companies’ dedication to democratizing access to life-saving technology and creating a world where cancer can’t hide. ProFound Health partnership will offer virtual second reads of mammograms leveraging ProFound AI Breast Health Suite, an AI service providing patients without access to AI an opportunity to receive enhanced breast health insights. The initial service will include a second read detection, breast density assessment, and cancer risk evaluation from a Cascaid-affiliated specialist network of clinical experts in women’s health through Cascaid’s seamlessly integrated digital platform. By combining AI insights with expert clinical reviews, ProFound Health ensures that patients everywhere, regardless of location, can receive precision screening and personalized care. “ProFound Health empowers patients with access to critical information about their mammograms and overall breast health, allowing them to make informed decisions and take control of their care journey,” said Dana Brown, CEO and President of iCAD. “Our collaboration with Cascaid Health’s network of clinicians and AI-powered solutions is part of our ongoing commitment to bridging gaps in breast cancer care, ensuring all patients everywhere can access the accuracy and timeliness of AI solutions, and ultimately transforming patient outcomes.” “We believe that every woman should have access to the best possible information about her breast health and a high quality, personalized care plan to catch cancer early or prevent it altogether. Through our partnership with iCAD, we’re addressing a critical need to improve access to advanced breast health services,” said Dr. Candace Westgate, Director of Women’s Health for Cascaid Health. “ProFound Health is more than just a technological innovation, it’s a lifeline that empowers patients and healthcare providers with actionable insights, bridging care gaps and ensuring equitable access to precision screening and personalized breast cancer care.” Advancing Next Generation AI Breast Health Solutions at RSNA 2024 In addition to ProFound Health, iCAD will feature its flagship ProFound Detection Version 4.0, which recently received FDA clearance. This next-generation AI solution enhances breast cancer detection by incorporating prior exams into current analysis, improving the detection of aggressive cancers by 22%, reducing cases with no marks by 18%, and providing clinicians with more reliable insights for better decision-making. “Every two minutes, someone loses their life to breast cancer—a disease affecting over 2.3 million women annually. Early detection is critical, as five-year survival rates exceed 99% for stage 1 disease. Yet traditional mammography misses over 20% of breast cancers, particularly in dense tissue, resulting in potentially avoidable late-stage diagnoses,” said Dana Brown, President and CEO of iCAD, Inc. “ProFound Detection Version 4 revolutionizes breast cancer detection by uniquely integrating prior exams into its analysis. This advanced capability enhances sensitivity, sharpens precision, and provides radiologists with a deeper, longitudinal view of a patient’s breast health. By enabling earlier and more accurate detection, especially in dense tissue, ProFound Detection Version 4 sets a new standard in breast health AI, empowering providers to improve outcomes and save lives. Together with our strategic partnerships, we are advancing the fight against cancer and making a meaningful difference for patients worldwide.” ICAD’S RSNA 2024 Program Highlights AI-Powered Insights: Advancing Cancer Detection Oral Abstract Presentation : “Real World Effect of Artificial Intelligence on Histopathology and Stage in Breast Cancer Screening” Presenter : Kathy Schilling, M.D., Boca Raton Regional Hospital When : Sunday, December 1 | 10:30–11:30 AM Where : S406A: S2-SSBR01-6 Details : Dr. Kathy Schilling discusses the experience with tenured radiologists on how the current use of ProFound AI improves cancer detection, even in women with dense breast tissue, compared to their performance prior to the implementation of AI. In addition, she will describe the decrease in the mean size and stage of cancers after the implementation, along with an increase in the diagnosis of lobular cancers. “The integration of ProFound AI alongside our nine dedicated breast radiologists has demonstrated remarkable improvements in cancer detection and patient outcomes across our imaging network,” said Dr. Kathy Schilling, Medical Director of the Christine E. Lynn Women’s Health & Wellness Institute at Boca Raton Regional Hospital. “We’ve seen a 23% overall increase in cancer detection rates, a 4% rise in invasive cancer detection, and doubled rates of lobular cancer detection. ProFound AI also enhanced detection in dense breast tissue by 32%, reduced invasive cancer size by 12%, and lowered histopathologic stage with a 40% reduction in T2 tumors—all without increasing DCIS diagnoses or recall rates. These advancements underscore the transformative potential of AI in improving early breast cancer detection, elevating patient care, and ultimately saving lives.” AI Theater Presentation : “The Thin White Line: Which Calcifications Matter? Advances in AI Breast Cancer Detection” Presenter : Chirag R. Parghi, M.D., M.B.A., Solis Mammography When : Tuesday, December 3 | 1:00–1:20 PM Where : AI Showcase Theater (South Hall A), Booth 5536 Details : A look at how ProFound Detection’s next-generation capabilities reduce uncertainty in interpreting calcifications on a mammogram by displaying 20% fewer marks related to vascular calcifications and 51% fewer marks related to non-vascular calcifications, leading to enhanced precision and accuracy. Collaborative Panels and Partner Showcases GE HealthCare Expert Corner : Seamless integration of ProFound AI with GE mammography systems to enhance workflow and detection capabilities. Daily at Booth 7330 (North Hall). Densitas Panel : “Elevating Patient Care through Quality Images & Precise Detection.” Daily at Booth 4747 (South Hall). CancerIQ : Daily at Booth 4747(South Hall). Blackford Panel : “Enhancing Breast Cancer Care with AI.” Tuesday, December 3, 2:30-2:50 PM at Booth 4729 (South Hall). CARPL.ai Breast AI Panel : Wednesday, December 4, 11:00 AM at Booth 5733 (South Hall). Customer Appreciation Event iCAD will be hosting a customer appreciation event, "AI in the Sky: Discover ProFound Insights & Breast Health Innovations," on Sunday, December 1, at 6:00 PM at VU Rooftop in Chicago. Network with industry experts, hear insights from key opinion leaders including iCAD’s CEO and Board of Directors, and explore how iCAD’s solutions are transforming breast health. Visit the iCAD RSNA 2024 event page for the latest updates, event details, and partnership announcements. About Cascaid Health Cascaid Health Inc. delivers a personalized, expert-driven proactive and preventative approach, supported by an integrated platform designed to promote longevity, detect issues early, reverse risks, and optimize healthspan for all. The company’s platform offers a curated marketplace featuring innovative products, services, and access to world-class multidisciplinary experts in women’s health, precision health, lifestyle medicine, wellness, and performance. Cascaid Health Inc. is committed to advancing health equity, ensuring that cutting-edge healthcare solutions are accessible to everyone. About iCAD, Inc. iCAD, Inc. (NASDAQ: ICAD) is a global leader on a mission to create a world where cancer can’t hide by providing clinically proven AI-powered solutions that enable medical providers to accurately and reliably detect cancer earlier and improve patient outcomes. Headquartered in Nashua, N.H., iCAD’s industry-leading ProFound Breast Health Suite provides AI-powered mammography analysis for breast cancer detection, density assessment and risk evaluation. Used by thousands of providers serving millions of patients, ProFound is available in over 50 countries. In the last five years alone, iCAD estimates reading more than 40 million mammograms worldwide, with nearly 30% being tomosynthesis. For more information, including the latest in regulatory clearances, please visit www.icadmed.com . Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements contained in this News Release constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements about the expansion of access to the Company’s products, improvement of performance, acceleration of adoption, expected benefits of ProFound AI®, the benefits of the Company’s products, and future prospects for the Company’s technology platforms and products. Such forward-looking statements involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited, to the Company’s ability to achieve business and strategic objectives, the willingness of patients to undergo mammography screening, whether mammography screening will be treated as an essential procedure, whether ProFound AI will improve reading efficiency, improve specificity and sensitivity, reduce false positives and otherwise prove to be more beneficial for patients and clinicians, the impact of supply and manufacturing constraints or difficulties on our ability to fulfill our orders, uncertainty of future sales levels, to defend itself in litigation matters, protection of patents and other proprietary rights, product market acceptance, possible technological obsolescence of products, increased competition, government regulation, changes in Medicare or other reimbursement policies, risks relating to our existing and future debt obligations, competitive factors, the effects of a decline in the economy or markets served by the Company; and other risks detailed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 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NoneTo The New York Times, it was a standard journalistic practice done in the name of fairness — asking someone involved in a story for comment. To the mother of the nominee for secretary of defense, it constituted a threat. On Wednesday, Pete Hegseth's mother accused the Times of making “threats” by calling about its story on an email she had sent to her son six years earlier that criticized his treatment of women. Penelope Hegseth sought and received an interview on Fox News Channel to support her son, whose confirmation chances are threatened by a series of damaging stories about his personal conduct. At one point, she said she wanted to directly tell President-elect Trump that her son “is not that man he was seven years ago.” She also called the Times “despicable” and attacked a basic tenet of journalism: giving someone the chance to speak for a story about actions that could be seen in a negative light. The Times' story, published Saturday , quoted from a private email that Penelope Hegseth sent to her son in 2018 while he was in the midst of divorcing his second wife. She criticized his character and treatment of women, suggesting that he get some help. “I have no respect for any man that belittles, lies, cheats, sleeps around and uses women for his own power and ego,” she wrote to her offspring. “You are that man (and have been for many years).” She told the Times for its story that she had sent the email in a moment of anger and followed it up two hours later with an apology. She disavows its content now. When the Times called her for comment on the story, Hegseth told Fox News that, at first, she did not respond. She said she perceived the calls as a threat — “they say unless you make a statement we will publish it as is and I think that's a despicable way to treat anyone,” she said. “I don't think a lot of people know that's the way they operate,” she said, speaking about the story. She accused the newspaper of being in it "for the money. And they don't care who they hurt, families, children. I don't believe that's the right way to do things.” Charles Stadtlander, a spokesman for the Times, said Hegseth's claim “is flatly untrue,” and she was in no way threatened. “The Times did what it always does in reporting out a story, simply reaching out and asking for a comment, which we included,” he said. Such a call is the opposite of a threat — it's an attempt to be fair, said Tom Rosenstiel, a University of Maryland professor and co-author of “Elements of Journalism: What News People Should Know and What the Public Should Expect.” “She's basically saying that brake lights are a threat because they alert you that the car ahead of you is about to stop," he said. But many Americans would perceive that call as a threat, or certainly as rude and a violation of privacy, said Tim Graham, director of media analysis at the conservative Media Research Center. “She didn't write that email to be on the front page of The New York Times,” he said. A secondary question is the newsworthiness of publishing the content of the private email, one that Hegseth said she almost immediately regretted sending and doesn't reflect how she perceives her son. Graham suggested that the newspaper wouldn't do the same for the nominee of a Democratic president-elect. “The New York Times is out to destroy these nominees,” he said. In its initial story, the Times wrote that it had obtained a copy of the email “from another person with ties to the Hegseth family.” “This was a piece of independently reported journalism published in the name of public awareness of the nominee to lead the largest department in the federal government,” Stadtlander said. “We stand behind it completely.” In many circumstances, an email from a mother to her son would be considered a private matter and out of bounds to a news organization, Rosenstiel said. But in this case, Hegseth, a former Fox News weekend host chosen by Trump to lead the Pentagon, has built himself into a public figure and is up for a very important job — and one that leads the military, which involves waging war and in which character is considered a fundamental trait. “It makes this news, honestly,” Stadtlander said. The Times wrote about Penelope Hegseth's Fox interview on Wednesday, leading with her saying her son “was not the same man he was in 2018 when she fired off an email accusing him of routinely abusing women and lacking decency and character.” There was some question about whether Hegseth would appear for an interview at his former network on Wednesday, after CNN's Kaitlan Collins posted on X the night before that “multiple people” said that was expected. A Fox News representative said that no such interview had been scheduled, and the nominee was on Capitol Hill meeting with senators. He has faced a flurry of other damaging reports, including stories about a sexual assault allegation reported to police in 2017. No charges were filed then, and Hegseth said the relationship was consensual. The New Yorker magazine wrote about reports of financial mismanagement , sexist behavior and excessive drinking when Hegseth ran a veterans' organization, and NBC News wrote about people at Fox News concerned about his alcohol use. David Bauder writes about media for the AP. Follow him at http://x.com/dbauder and https://bsky.app/profile/dbauder.bsky.social. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Stay up-to-date on the latest in local and national government and political topics with our newsletter.
TORONTO, Nov. 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hitachi Rail is proud to partner with Invest Ontario as part of a more than C$100 million investment to upgrade its world-leading Communication-Based Train Control (CBTC) signalling technology. Hitachi Rail aims to develop a new generation of its CBTC technology, SelTracTM (G9), which will integrate artificial intelligence (AI), 5G communications, edge and cloud computing. The next generation system will offer transit operators worldwide lower costs, minimized carbon footprint and enhanced passenger experience. The investment includes the expansion of Hitachi Rail’s workforce in Toronto, Ontario, creating 100 new jobs and retaining 1,000 highly skilled positions in its York Mills office, including R&D and engineering roles. “The over $100 million investment in the next generation of our world-leading SelTracTM technology is hugely exciting – and we are grateful to the Government of Ontario and Invest Ontario for their support,” said . “By integrating AI, 5G, edge and cloud computing, our system will allow urban rail transportation operators around the globe to improve passenger journeys and operate more efficiently. This Ontario-invented technology is a Canadian success story that is creating jobs and boosting economic growth.” CBTC is a modern urban signalling system that uses wireless communication between trains and infrastructure to operate urban transit and subway systems more efficiently and safely than conventional signalling. SelTracTM, invented in Ontario, is the world’s first moving block CBTC signalling system, currently operating in more than 100 lines in 40 major cities around the world including the O-Train in Ottawa. Ontario, home to one of the largest tech clusters in North America, is renowned for its strength in AI, automation and connectivity technologies. The province’s expertise in smart mobility, combined with Hitachi Rail’s global competence centre, makes Ontario the natural place to develop next-generation digital solutions for urban rail and metros. “As one of the largest and most sought-after tech hubs in North America, Ontario is driving the development of next-generation technologies that will strengthen economic growth across key sectors, including automation and transportation,” said . “Through Invest Ontario, we are proud to support Hitachi Rail’s expansion in Toronto and thank them for choosing our province as the ideal place for their continued growth and success.” The company’s York Mills office in Toronto serves as its engineering centre of excellence, equipped with state-of-the-art facilities including labs, testing areas, and simulation environments. This expansion adds to Hitachi Rail’s growing presence in Canada that includes around 1,200 employees across the country, who are delivering and maintaining major transit projects in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and Ottawa. Toronto is home to the company’s international urban transit signalling technology business, as well as large program teams based downtown and Mississauga that are delivering major new transit infrastructure, like the Ontario Line and Hurontario. “Under the leadership of Premier Ford, our government is investing $70 billion in the largest transit expansion in North America, connecting millions more Ontarians to reliable and affordable public transit. Today’s announcement means Hitachi Rail will be helping even more workers gain the critical expertise needed to deliver Ontario’s generational projects,” said . “Hitachi Rail’s investment is a testament to Ontario’s strengths in future technologies that are transforming industries from manufacturing to transportation. We are excited to support the company in advancing a made-in-Ontario technology that keeps cities around the world on the move,” said . In support of this investment, Ontario is providing $4.5 million in funding through the . Contact: Adam Love, Hitachi Rail on +1 (437) 234 4024, Notes to the editors: Hitachi Rail invented moving block CBTC technology in 1974 in Toronto with the support of the Ontario government. Since then, it has evolved into the world’s leading technology for urban rail and transit systems. The investment in G9 coincides with the 50 anniversary of the invention of the original technology. We have deployed CBTC technology in Ottawa, Montreal, London, Hong Kong, Doha, New York, Chile, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the UAE in the past 10 years. Hitachi Rail is committed to driving the sustainable mobility transition and has a clear focus on partnering with customers to rethink mobility. Its mission is to help every passenger, customer and community enjoy the benefits of more connected, seamless and sustainable transport. With revenues of over €7bn and 24,000 employees across more than 50 countries, Hitachi Rail is a trusted partner to the world’s best transport organisations. The company’s reach is global, but the business is local – with success built on developing local talent and investing in people and communities. Its international capabilities and expertise span every part of the urban, mainline and freight rail ecosystems – from high quality manufacturing and maintenance of rolling stock to secure digital signalling, smart operations and payment systems. Hitachi Rail, famous for Japan’s iconic high speed bullet train, draws on the digital and AI expertise of Hitachi Group companies to accelerate innovation and develop new technologies. Hitachi Group is present in 140 countries with over 270,000 employees and global revenues of €54.55bn / ¥8,564 bn. 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LAS VEGAS — Formula 1 on Monday at last said it will expand its grid in 2026 to make room for an American team that is partnered with General Motors. “As the pinnacle of motorsports, F1 demands boundary-pushing innovation and excellence. It’s an honor for General Motors and Cadillac to join the world’s premier racing series, and we’re committed to competing with passion and integrity to elevate the sport for race fans around the world," GM President Mark Reuss said. "This is a global stage for us to demonstrate GM’s engineering expertise and technology leadership at an entirely new level.” Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.By Lawrence Delevingne (Reuters) -A U.S. tech stock rally and expectations of lower interest rates boosted global shares while the euro and dollar were steady on Wednesday despite political turmoil in South Korea and France. Wall Street’s major stock indexes rallied to record closing highs, led higher by tech stocks and comments by Federal Reserve officials. Enterprise cloud company Salesforce and chipmaker Marvell Technology logged strong third-quarter results. UnitedHealth shares gained nearly 1% despite Brian Thompson, the CEO of its insurance unit, being fatally shot on Wednesday morning in New York City. The S&P 500 added 0.6% to 6,086 and the Nasdaq Composite jumped 1.3% to 19,735 — both record highs — while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.7%, to 45,014. MSCI’s gauge of stocks across the globe rose 0.47%. U.S. Treasury yields fell after Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the recent strength of the economy will allow the U.S. central bank to “be a little more cautious as we try to find neutral” with interest rate policy. The day started on a more negative note, when lawmakers in South Korea, Asia’s fourth-largest economy, called on President Yoon Suk Yeol to resign or face impeachment a day after he declared martial law, only to reverse the move hours later. The crisis left South Korea’s benchmark KOSPI index down 1.4%, taking its year-to-date losses to over 7% and making it the worst performing major stock market in Asia this year. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan, which counts Samsung Electronics as one of its top constituents, fell 0.15%. Most Asian markets aside from South Korea rose. The won currency, buoyed by suspected central bank intervention, steadied but remained close to the two-year low against the dollar that it hit late on Tuesday. South Korea’s finance ministry said it was prepared to deploy unlimited liquidity into financial markets. Reports said the financial regulator was ready to deploy 10 trillion won ($7.1 billion) in a stock market stabilisation fund. “Martial law itself has been lifted, but this incident creates more uncertainty in the political landscape and the economy,” said ING senior economist Min Joo Kang. In Europe, stocks gained about 0.4% and the euro traded near a two-year low ahead of the no-confidence vote in France. French lawmakers later in the day voted to oust the fragile coalition of Prime Minister Michel Barnier, deepening the political crisis in the euro zone’s second-largest economy. Barnier’s government is France’s first to be forced out by a no-confidence vote in more than 60 years. The country is struggling to tame a massive budget deficit. The single currency, last at $1.0511, was little changed on the day but down about 5% over the last three months. Investors have been bracing for tariffs from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. U.S. POLICY PATH Away from political turmoil, investors are hoping for more clues on the policy path the Fed will likely take next year, with a November employment report due on Friday. U.S. job openings increased solidly in October while layoffs dropped by the most in 1-1/2 years, data showed on Tuesday. Another survey showed employers hesitant to hire more workers. U.S. economic activity also expanded slightly in most regions since early October, with employment growth “subdued” and inflation rising at a modest pace and businesses expressing optimism about the future, the Fed said on Wednesday in its “Beige Book” economic summary. The yield on benchmark U.S. 10-year notes fell 3.3 basis points to 4.188%, from 4.221% late on Tuesday. St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem said the pace of future rate cuts has grown less clear. The BlackRock Investment Institute (BII) said it sees persistent U.S. inflationary pressures from rising geopolitical fragmentation, big spending on AI and low-carbon transition. In debt markets, BII raised its weighting on short-term U.S. Treasuries to “neutral” from “underweight”, saying market pricing now roughly matches its expectations for interest rate cuts from the Fed next year. “We think it will cut further in 2025, and growth will cool a little, but with inflation still above target the Fed won’t have room to cut much past 4%, leaving rates well above pre-pandemic levels,” BII said in its 2025 outlook. Markets see about a 75% chance of a 25 basis point cut this month, with 80 bps of cuts expected by the end of next year. In currencies, the dollar index, which measures the U.S. currency against six rivals, was little changed at 106.3. Oil futures slipped as traders awaited an imminent OPEC+ decision on supply. A larger-than-expected draw in U.S. crude stockpiles last week lent some support to prices. U.S. crude fell 1.62% to $68.81 a barrel and Brent declined to $72.53 per barrel, down 1.48% on the day. [O/R] In cryptocurrencies, bitcoin gained 3% to $98,892 and Ethereum rose 7.4% to $3,881 as Trump said he would nominate Paul Atkins to run the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Atkins is seen as a crypto industry-friendly pick. (Reporting by Lawrence Delevingne in Boston, Tom Wilson in London and Ankur Banerjee in Singapore; Editing by Alexander Smith, Christina Fincher, Jonathan Oatis and Alistair Bell) Disclaimer: This report is auto generated from the Reuters news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content. var ytflag = 0;var myListener = function() {document.removeEventListener('mousemove', myListener, false);lazyloadmyframes();};document.addEventListener('mousemove', myListener, false);window.addEventListener('scroll', function() {if (ytflag == 0) {lazyloadmyframes();ytflag = 1;}});function lazyloadmyframes() {var ytv = document.getElementsByClassName("klazyiframe");for (var i = 0; i < ytv.length; i++) {ytv[i].src = ytv[i].getAttribute('data-src');}} Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() );Article content A citywide parking ban drops Sunday night in the wake of this weekend’s snow dump. The first phase of the ban starting Sunday at 7 p.m. is expected to last for three to five days, the city said in a Saturday news release. Environment Canada forecasters said come Sunday morning, there could be as much as 25 cm of snow on the ground in the Edmonton area, with some parts of eastern Alberta walloped with up to 35 cm. A snowfall warning issued Friday remained in effect Saturday, with the “long period of snowfall” and its “significant accumulations” continuing into the night, when it was to finally taper. “The city has experienced blowing and drifting of snow, in addition to the significant accumulation in the last 24 hours. A Phase 1 parking ban is necessary to ensure the major roadways are cleared and safe for all vehicles,” Val Dacyk, general supervisor of infrastructure field operations, parks and roads services, said in the Saturday afternoon release. “Keeping major roadways cleared of parked vehicles is essential for crews to clear roads. We anticipate the parking ban will remain in effect for three to five days.” During the first phase, crews will clear arterial roads, collector roads, bus routes (roads marked with seasonal no parking signage) and roads within business improvement areas. Parking is prohibited in these areas until the clearing of the roadways is complete. Motorists may continue to park on residential streets. But vehicles parked on hills along arterial roads, collector roads and bus routes in the downtown area will be ticketed and may be towed, warns the city. Drivers are reminded that parking is also allowed on roads as soon as they have been cleared, as long as parking is allowed there normally. Residents can refer to the roadways snow clearing map for clearing status of roadways. And, warns the city, EPark zones are not active during this phase of the parking ban while these areas are cleared. Vehicles parked on parking ban routes after 7 p.m. on Sunday may be ticketed, continues the warning. Crews and equipment will be working 24 hours a day until Phase 1 roads are clear. Once the first parking ban phase is complete, a separate announcement may be made if the city determines a second phase for residential and industrial parking is necessary. Motorists are reminded to drive to conditions, giving snow and ice clearing crews room as they work. The winter blast also triggered the City of Edmonton’s extreme weather response Friday night, with the city running one more nightly shelter shuttle bus, allowing anyone to hop on at every stop, and open 50 more shelter beds temporarily until extreme weather, including -20 wind chills, subside.
Eight girls’ basketball teams will be descending on Newhall Church of the Nazarene on Thursday for the start of Trinity Classical Academy’s inaugural “Reason for the Season” tournament. Santa Clarita Christian is scheduled to take part in the slate of games, along with Palmdale Academy Charter, Agoura, Royal, Viewpoint, Simi Valley and Maranatha. Trinity head coach James De Monbrun said he wanted to try hosting his own tournament after taking his teams to quite a few over his 20 years as a coach. “I’ve never hosted a tournament,” De Monbrun said in a phone interview. “I’ve been to a million of them, and I thought, ‘You know what, let’s host one. Let’s see if we can bring some eyes and some exposure to our school, our program where we play, but also give some other teams a chance to play some like opponents.’” Though only eight teams are in this year’s bracket, De Monbrun said he’s starting small but hopes to have the tournament grow in the future. He’s also learning how much work goes into these big events, and how with Trinity being a smaller school, even his players will be helping out when not playing themselves. “We talk a lot about selfless service as a team,” De Monbrun said. “We talk about selfless service and serving others. And so our girls are going to be working the event. They’re going to be helping out all over the gym, whether it be concessions or tickets up front, you know, going through and straightening up bathrooms or checking the bleachers for trash. We just want to put on a really nice event for schools.” The action is set to kick off Thursday at 3 p.m. when Palmdale Academy and Agoura face off, followed by Royal and Viewpoint at 4:30 p.m., SCCS and Simi Valley at 6 p.m., and Trinity in the nightcap against Maranatha at 7:30 p.m. Semifinal games are scheduled for Friday at 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. The championship game is slated for 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Consolation games are also on the docket.Expert underscores importance of power in achieving smart citiesMarvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL) Trading Down 2.2% – Here’s Why