Article content Quebec’s French language watchdog has reversed course, quietly updating on its website the official list of all the health and social services institutions in the province that have bilingual status. In fact, the Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) is publicizing a list that increases the number of bilingual hospitals and other facilities that were founded by the anglophone community, rising from just a dozen to 69. What’s more, the OQLF is publicizing on a separate list of “ethnocultural institutions” the right of patients to be treated in Chinese at Hôpital chinois de Montréal, in Italian at Santa Cabrini Hospital and the CHSLD Dante nursing home, as well as in Polish at the CHSLD Polonais Marie-Curie Sklodowska. “ We are pleased to see some clarification brought to what was a confusing situation in terms of who could access what services in which language within Quebec’s health and social services network,” Sylvia Martin-Laforge, director-general of the Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN), declared in a statement on Tuesday. “It is unfortunate that it took some significant effort to persuade the government to sort out what was a needlessly confusing and complicated situation. We welcome any measure of greater clarity and simplicity when it comes to the provision of services many people only have need of in stressful situations.” The OQLF made the changes following the Coalition Avenir Québec government’s decision in September to drop a highly controversial requirement of an English eligibility certificate for “historic anglophones” to seek and receive health care in their mother tongue. The Health Ministry, at the request of French Language Minister Jean-François Roberge, had initially included the eligibility certificate in a language directive last July, but ultimately left it out of a revised set of rules in September after an outcry by anglo leaders and a series of reports in The Gazette. In one of those articles, The Gazette reported that the OQLF had not fully disclosed publicly the bilingual status of all of Quebec’s health and social services institutions, and that this lack of disclosure was an apparent violation of the Charter of the French Language. Under Article 29.1 of the charter, the Quebec government granted bilingual status to a number of municipalities, school boards and health and social services institutions. The anglophone community had fought hard for Article 29.1, and for the requirement in the language charter that the OQLF publicize the list of such bilingual institutions. But following a reform of the health-care system in 2015 that created regional authorities, the list of such institutions dropped from 39 to 12. However, the original 39 had never relinquished their bilingual status. In contrast, the updated lists now include 69 health and social services institutions of “expression anglaise,” including Jeffrey Hale-Saint Bridgid’s Hospital in Quebec City, St. Mary’s and Jewish General hospitals in Côte-des-Neiges, the Douglas Mental Health University Institute in Verdun, the McGill University Health Centre in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce and the Lakeshore General Hospital in Pointe-Claire. The names of bilingual CLSC clinics and long-term care centres are also listed in Laval, the Eastern Townships, the Laurentians, the Côte Nord, Outaouais and the Montérégie. Montreal lawyer Eric Maldoff , chair of the Coalition for Quality Health and Social Services, gave as his preliminary reaction the following comment: “Oh, good. That is somewhat of an improvement. At least they are mentioning the facilities. The last time around they didn’t mention many.” Previously, the OQLF featured a drop menu on its website for users who could click on three categories: municipalities, school boards and health institutions. That drop menu has since been eliminated, and the OQLF has published the full list of bilingual municipalities, of which there are 91 across the province; and below that list, the names of 10 bilingual school boards. Above those two lists are two hyperlinks that take the user to another web page, Quebec.ca, showing the English and ethnocultural health institutions. Maldoff suggested that the OQLF publish the full list of such institutions on its web page rather than linking to Quebec.ca. Nicolas Trudel, director of communications at the OQLF, confirmed the changes on its website to The Gazette. “As the lists were already available on Quebec.ca, it was decided to redirect them from the OQLF website,” Trudel said in an email. “These lists, updated by the (health ministry), contain not only recognized establishments that are responsible for compliance (such as CISSSs and CIUSSSs administrative authorities), but also entities that benefit from recognition status within other establishments (for example, Barrie Memorial Hospital, within the CISSS de la Montérégie-Ouest).” The apparent rapprochement of the OQLF toward the anglophone and allophone communities followed a protest last summer by Italian seniors in front of Santa Cabrini Hospital, just days after a “francization adviser” from the agency inspected the operating rooms to ensure the signage on the medical equipment conformed to Bill 96, the CAQ government’s overhaul of the language charter. aderfel@postmedia.com twitter.com/Aaron_DerfelTeenage photographer Liz Hatton who inspired Princess Kate dies aged 17Mobile Clinic Market Is Booming Worldwide 2024-2031 12-21-2024 05:16 PM CET | Health & Medicine Press release from: Coherent Market Insights Mobile Clinic Market Trends Overview 2024-2031: A new Report by Coherent Market Insights, titled "Mobile Clinic Market: Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2024-2031," offers a comprehensive analysis of the industry, which comprises insights on the Mobile Clinic market analysis. 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CIBC Asset Management Inc boosted its stake in shares of Stifel Financial Corp. ( NYSE:SF – Free Report ) by 3.5% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 3,019 shares of the financial services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 102 shares during the period. CIBC Asset Management Inc’s holdings in Stifel Financial were worth $283,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of SF. Earnest Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Stifel Financial by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 2,954,099 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $248,587,000 after acquiring an additional 22,040 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in shares of Stifel Financial by 0.4% during the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,007,738 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $168,932,000 after purchasing an additional 7,113 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Stifel Financial by 0.6% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,189,048 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $100,058,000 after purchasing an additional 7,348 shares during the last quarter. Fiera Capital Corp boosted its position in shares of Stifel Financial by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. Fiera Capital Corp now owns 678,575 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $57,102,000 after purchasing an additional 8,048 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in Stifel Financial by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 514,413 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $43,288,000 after buying an additional 8,810 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 82.01% of the company’s stock. Wall Street Analyst Weigh In A number of equities research analysts have commented on SF shares. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price target on Stifel Financial from $85.00 to $94.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 26th. TD Cowen increased their price objective on shares of Stifel Financial from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. JMP Securities upped their price target on shares of Stifel Financial from $105.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “market outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 9th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Stifel Financial from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 3rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their target price on Stifel Financial from $113.00 to $130.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 13th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $103.17. Stifel Financial Stock Up 1.0 % SF stock opened at $116.18 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27, a current ratio of 0.82 and a quick ratio of 0.78. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $101.55 and its 200-day simple moving average is $89.34. Stifel Financial Corp. has a 12 month low of $60.17 and a 12 month high of $118.12. The company has a market capitalization of $11.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.01 and a beta of 1.08. Stifel Financial ( NYSE:SF – Get Free Report ) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The financial services provider reported $1.50 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.60 by ($0.10). The company had revenue of $1.23 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.20 billion. Stifel Financial had a return on equity of 14.92% and a net margin of 12.98%. Stifel Financial’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.60 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Stifel Financial Corp. will post 6.44 earnings per share for the current year. Stifel Financial Dividend Announcement The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 2nd will be issued a $0.42 dividend. This represents a $1.68 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.45%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 2nd. Stifel Financial’s payout ratio is presently 30.38%. Insider Buying and Selling at Stifel Financial In other news, COO David D. Sliney sold 25,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $116.18, for a total transaction of $2,904,500.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 159,619 shares in the company, valued at $18,544,535.42. This trade represents a 13.54 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website . 4.57% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders. Stifel Financial Company Profile ( Free Report ) Stifel Financial Corp., a financial services and bank holding company, provides retail and institutional wealth management, and investment banking services to individual investors, corporations, municipalities, and institutions in the United States and internationally. It operates in three segments: Global Wealth Management, Institutional Group, and Other. Further Reading Want to see what other hedge funds are holding SF? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Stifel Financial Corp. ( NYSE:SF – Free Report ). Receive News & Ratings for Stifel Financial Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Stifel Financial and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .
Kobe Sanders, Nevada beat Oklahoma St. for fifth place in CharlestonFox News Channel prime-time host is expanding his audience. He is hosting a new interview show for Fox Nation — the network’s online outreach. The new program, called “Sean,” premiered at the site on Tuesday. The series features in-depth sit-down interviews with noteworthy guests from the realms of sports, entertainment and politics. The first episode featured iconic actor, writer and director and his wife, , an entrepreneur and model. “Sean’s signature political commentary has advanced the cultural conversation while connecting with the Fox News Media audience for more than 28 years. Fox Nation subscribers will have the opportunity to see Sean in a new setting as he conducts long-form interviews with newsmakers and celebrities, delving deep into their life journeys and the challenges and successes they have had along the way,” said Fox News President in a written statement shared with Inside the Beltway. After this week’s debut, the second episode will feature an interview with , the firebrand commentator and host of ESPN’s “First Take” and his podcast, “The Stephen A. Smith Show.” In episode three, Mr. Hannity will interview celebrity fitness trainer . Other guests will be announced later, the network said. “Throughout the course of my career, I’ve had the honor of meeting the world’s most interesting people. It is often the struggles and obstacles they have overcome that makes them most captivating. I look forward to sharing these conversations with Fox Nation viewers,” Mr. Hannity said, also in a statement. He has much to be proud of. “Garnering the highest viewership among cable news in his timeslot, Hannity has averaged nearly 3 million viewers year-to-date, routinely placing as one of the top cable shows overall. Ranked by Talkers Magazine as the number one talk radio host in the country, Hannity also hosts an eponymous radio show on more than 730 stations where he is listened to by 20 million people a week,” Fox News said in its announcement of the new series. The nation appears to be in the mood to spend some money as the holiday season takes hold — and the number of shoppers is approaching record-breaking territory. “The five-day holiday weekend from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday saw an estimated 197 million shoppers,” according to an annual consumer survey released Tuesday by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. “The figure is the second highest number in the survey’s history after last year’s record of 200.4 million, and surpassed NRF’s initial expectations of 183.4 million shoppers,” the two organizations said in a review of the numbers. This year, 126 million consumers shopped in stores, up from 121.4 million in 2023. Online shoppers totaled 124.3 million, down from 134.2 million shoppers last year. “Black Friday remains the most popular day for both in-store and online shopping: 81.7 million consumers shopped in stores on Black Friday, up from 76.2 million last year and the highest level since the pandemic. Approximately 87.3 million shopped online, down slightly from 90.6 million in 2023,” the report said. “Momentum carried on throughout the weekend, as Saturday was the second highest for in-store shopping when 61.1 million consumers went to browse and buy in stores. Cyber Monday remains the second most popular day for online shopping, attracting 64.4 million consumers compared with 73.1 million in 2023,” it said. “Consistent with last year, 86% of shoppers during the five-day period purchased gifts, spending $235 — or $8 more than 2023 — on average. The top gifts purchased during this period included clothing and accessories (bought by 49% of those surveyed), toys (31%), gift cards (27%), food and candy (23%) and personal care or beauty items (23%),” the report said. The survey of 3,055 U.S. adults was conducted online Nov. 27-Dec. 1. Border challenges continue in the Lone Star State, and they appear to be getting more complex. “As massive caravans of migrants continue to push northward in Mexico, foreign nationals of ’special interest’ from Middle Eastern countries are infiltrating Texas,” Texas Scorecard, an online news organization based in Austin, said in a report released Tuesday. “Over the weekend, two large groups — one with 289 people and the other with 166 — crossed illegally into Texas. In the larger group, seven special interest aliens came from Iran. In the smaller group, five illegal aliens from Iran and Turkey were apprehended. ’Special interest’ aliens are noncitizens identified as potential threats to national security by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security,” the report said. The Texas Scorecard has more news, however. “A new measure has been filed in the Texas House that aims to block the state’s universities from accepting funding from the Chinese, Russian, North Korean, and Iranian governments. The proposal by State Rep. , a Republican, would also prohibit universities from soliciting grants from governments that have provided material support to foreign terrorist organizations,” the report added. “Texas has continually fought back against foreign influence in the state’s higher education system. Gov. recently directed state entities, including funds controlled by higher education institutions, to block new investments in China and to simultaneously divest from any existing holdings tied to the Chinese Communist Party,” it said. • 77% of U.S. adults think that when news organizations present news about political or social issues, they tend to favor one side. • 22% think that news organizations “deal fairly with all sides” when presenting political or social news. • 1% had no answer. • 74% say that criticism of political leaders in news coverage “keeps leaders from doing things that shouldn’t be done.” • 24% think that such criticism “keeps political leaders from doing their job.” • 2% had no answer. SOURCE: A Pew Research Center poll of 9,680 U.S. adults conducted online Sept. 16-22 and released Monday. Copyright © 2024 The Washington Times, LLC. . 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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and the head of NATO have met for talks on global security, the military alliance said Saturday. In a brief statement, NATO said Trump and its secretary general, Mark Rutte, met on Friday in Palm Beach, Florida. “They discussed the range of global security issues facing the Alliance,” the statement said without giving details. RELATED STORY | Trump appearance at SpaceX launch reinforces Musk's relationship with the president-elect It appeared to be Rutte's first meeting with Trump since his Nov. 5 election. Rutte had previously congratulated Trump and said “his leadership will again be key to keeping our Alliance strong" and that he looked forward to working with him. Trump has for years expressed skepticism about the Western alliance and complained about the defense spending of many of its member nations, which he regarded as too low. He depicted NATO allies as leeches on the U.S. military and openly questioned the value of the alliance that has defined American foreign policy for decades. He threatened not to defend NATO members that fail to meet defense-spending goals. Rutte and his team also met Trump's pick as national security adviser, U.S. Rep. Michael Waltz, and other members of the president-elect's national security team, the NATO statement said. RELATED STORY | New details emerge about the Department of Government Efficiency's proposed cuts Rutte took over at the helm of NATO in October.Ousted Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger is leaving the company with millions
PM Modi hails Indian diaspora's role in development of Kuwait, says India of future will be hub of global developmentEven with access to blockbuster obesity drugs, some people don’t lose weightUnlike scores of people who scrambled for the blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy to lose weight in recent years, Danielle Griffin had no trouble getting them. The 38-year-old information technology worker from New Mexico had a prescription. Her pharmacy had the drugs in stock. And her health insurance covered all but $25 to $50 of the monthly cost. For Griffin, the hardest part of using the new drugs wasn’t access. It was finding out that the much-hyped medications didn’t really work for her. “I have been on Wegovy for a year and a half and have only lost 13 pounds,” said Griffin, who watches her diet, drinks plenty of water and exercises regularly. “I’ve done everything right with no success. It’s discouraging.” In clinical trials, most participants taking Wegovy or Mounjaro to treat obesity lost an average of 15% to 22% of their body weight — up to 50 pounds or more in many cases. But roughly 10% to 15% of patients in those trials were “nonresponders” who lost less than 5% of their body weight. Now that millions of people have used the drugs, several obesity experts told The Associated Press that perhaps 20% of patients — as many as 1 in 5 — may not respond well to the medications. It's a little-known consequence of the obesity drug boom, according to doctors who caution eager patients not to expect one-size-fits-all results. “It's all about explaining that different people have different responses,” said Dr. Fatima Cody Stanford, an obesity expert at Massachusetts General Hospital The drugs are known as GLP-1 receptor agonists because they mimic a hormone in the body known as glucagon-like peptide 1. Genetics, hormones and variability in how the brain regulates energy can all influence weight — and a person's response to the drugs, Stanford said. Medical conditions such as sleep apnea can prevent weight loss, as can certain common medications, such as antidepressants, steroids and contraceptives. “This is a disease that stems from the brain,” said Stanford. “The dysfunction may not be the same” from patient to patient. Despite such cautions, patients are often upset when they start getting the weekly injections but the numbers on the scale barely budge. “It can be devastating,” said Dr. Katherine Saunders, an obesity expert at Weill Cornell Medicine and co-founder of the obesity treatment company FlyteHealth. “With such high expectations, there’s so much room for disappointment.” That was the case for Griffin, who has battled obesity since childhood and hoped to shed 70 pounds using Wegovy. The drug helped reduce her appetite and lowered her risk of diabetes, but she saw little change in weight. “It’s an emotional roller coaster,” she said. “You want it to work like it does for everybody else.” The medications are typically prescribed along with eating behavior and lifestyle changes. It’s usually clear within weeks whether someone will respond to the drugs, said Dr. Jody Dushay, an endocrine specialist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Weight loss typically begins right away and continues as the dosage increases. For some patients, that just doesn't happen. For others, side effects such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea force them to halt the medications, Dushay said. In such situations, patients who were counting on the new drugs to pare pounds may think they’re out of options. “I tell them: It's not game over,” Dushay said. Trying a different version of the new class of drugs may help. Griffin, who didn't respond well to Wegovy, has started using Zepbound, which targets an additional hormone pathway in the body. After three months of using the drug, she has lost 7 pounds. “I'm hoping it's slow and steady,” she said. Other people respond well to older drugs, the experts said. Changing diet, exercise, sleep and stress habits can also have profound effects. Figuring out what works typically requires a doctor trained to treat obesity, Saunders noted. “Obesity is such a complex disease that really needs to be treated very comprehensively,” she said. “If what we’re prescribing doesn’t work, we always have a backup plan.” ___ The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group. The AP is solely responsible for all content. Jonel Aleccia, The Associated Press
DENVER (AP) — Amid renewed interest in the triggered in part by a new Netflix documentary, police in Boulder, Colorado, refuted assertions this week that there is viable evidence and leads about the 1996 killing of the 6-year-old girl that they are not pursuing. JonBenet Ramsey, who competed in beauty pageants, was found dead in the basement of her family’s home in the college town of Boulder the day after Christmas in 1996. Her body was found several hours after her mother called 911 to say her daughter was missing and a ransom note had been left behind. The details of the crime and video footage of JonBenet competing in pageants propelled the case into one of the highest-profile mysteries in the United States. The police comments came as part of their annual update on the investigation, a month before the 28th anniversary of JonBenet’s killing. Police said they released it a little earlier due to the increased attention on the case, apparently referring to the three-part Netflix series “Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenet Ramsey.” In a video statement, Boulder Police Chief Steve Redfearn said the department welcomes news coverage and documentaries about the killing of JonBenet, who would have been 34 this year, as a way to generate possible new leads. He said the department is committed to solving the case but needs to be careful about what it shares about the investigation to protect a possible future prosecution. “What I can tell you though, is we have thoroughly investigated multiple people as suspects throughout the years and we continue to be open-minded about what occurred as we investigate the tips that come into detectives,” he said. The Netflix documentary focuses on the mistakes made by police and the “media circus” surrounding the case. JonBenet was bludgeoned and strangled. Her death was ruled a homicide, but nobody was ever prosecuted. Police were widely criticized for mishandling the early investigation into her death amid speculation that her family was responsible. However, a prosecutor cleared her parents, John and Patsy Ramsey, and brother Burke in 2008 based on new DNA evidence from JonBenet’s clothing that pointed to the involvement of an “unexplained third party” in her slaying. The announcement by former district attorney Mary Lacy came two years after Patsy Ramsey died of cancer. Lacy called the Ramseys “victims of this crime.” John Ramsey has continued to speak out for the case to be solved. In 2022, he supported an online petition asking Colorado’s governor to intervene in the investigation by putting an outside agency in charge of DNA testing in the case. In the Netflix documentary, he said he has been for several items that have not been prepared for DNA testing to be tested and for other items to be retested. He said the results should be put through a genealogy database. In recent years, investigators have identified suspects in unsolved cases by comparing DNA profiles from crime scenes and to DNA testing results shared online by people researching their family trees. In 2021, police said in their annual update that help solve the case, and in 2022 noted that some evidence could be “consumed” if DNA testing is done on it. Last year, police said they convened a panel of outside experts to review the investigation to give recommendations and determine if updated technologies or forensic testing might produce new leads. In the latest update, Redfearn said that review had ended but that police continue to work through and evaluate a “lengthy list of recommendations” from the panel.Rico Carty, who won the 1970 NL batting title with the Atlanta Braves, has diedSeven of the best last-minute golf gifts
Florida knocks No. 9 Ole Miss out of College Football Playoff contention, 24-17 in the SwampKobe Sanders tied a season high with 27 points as Nevada claimed fifth place in the Charleston Classic with a 90-78 victory over Oklahoma State Sunday afternoon in South Carolina. Sanders helped the Wolfpack (6-1) earn a second win following one-possession games against Vanderbilt and VCU. After hitting the decisive 3-pointer with five seconds left in Friday's 64-61 win over VCU, Sanders made 7 of 10 shots, hit three 3s and sank 10 of 13 free throws Sunday. Nick Davidson added 223 points as Nevada led by as many as 19 and shot 58.9 percent. Brandon Love contributed 11 on 5-of-5 shooting as the Wolfpack scored 46 points in the paint and scored at least 85 for the fourth time this season. Marchelus Avery led the Cowboys (4-2) with 15 points and Arturo Dean added 13. Robert Jennings and Abou Ousmane added 11 apiece but leading scorer Bryce Thompson was held to seven points on 1-of-9 shooting as Oklahoma State shot 42 percent and 73.2 percent (30-of-41) at the line. After Avery's 3 forged a 12-12 tie with 13:41 remaining, Nevada gradually gained separation. The Wolfpack took a 24-15 lead on Chuck Bailey's jumper in the paint with 8:28 left but the Cowboys inched back, getting within 33-31 on a dunk by Avery with 4:11 left. Another Bailey jumper staked Nevada to a 40-33 lead by halftime. Nevada began pulling away early in the second half as it scored eight in a row for a 52-40 lead on a basket by Love with 16:44 left. A 3 by Sanders opened a 62-43 lead with 14:06 remaining before Oklahoma State charged back. After Nevada made eight straight shots, the Cowboys countered with 11 straight points and trailed 62-54 with 11:19 left on a 3-pointer by Avery. Thompson made his first basket by sinking a jumper with 10:37 left to get Oklahoma State within 64-56 left, and Keller's triple cut the margin to 70-64 nearly three minutes later. The Cowboys were within 78-72 on a basket by Avery with 3:56 remaining, but he fouled out about a minute later and the Wolfpack outscored Oklahoma State 12-6 the rest of the way as Sanders sank five free throws. --Field Level Media
The New York Giants got pounded at home in their first game since quarterback Daniel Jones was released as they lost embarrassingly to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 40-7. Tommy DeVito got the start at quarterback and did not provide any spark, as he completed 21 of 31 pass attempts for 189 yards and no touchdowns. Malik Nabers was not happy following the Giants’ Week 12 loss Rookie wide receiver Malik Nabers expressed real frustration following the loss, saying that the problems with the team are beyond the quarterback. “It ain’t the QB,” Nabers said via The Athletic’s Charlotte Carroll . “Same outcome when we had DJ at QB.” Nabers joins other Giants’ teammates who expressed displeasure with the organization’s decision to bench and release Jones. Nose tackle Dexter Lawrence said this week that Jones is “the best quarterback on the team” and another unnamed player called the decision “weak as f—.” Nabers finished the game with six receptions on nine targets for 64 yards. He didn’t get a single target in the first quarter and has seen his overall production decline since returning from a concussion in Week 7. Nabers sounded off on the lack of targets as well following the game. “I started getting the ball when it’s 30-0,” Nabers said (h/t SNY’s Connor J. Hughes ). “What do you want me to do?” The Giants’ frustrations have reached a boiling point The Giants’ disastrous season is only continuing to spiral. They are now 2-9 on the season and average a league-worst 14.8 points per game. Additionally, the locker room is disjointed following the decision to release Jones, with Nabers’ frustration being the best example of that. Head coach Brian Daboll is likely coaching for his job the rest of the way, but it is unclear how he will be able to regain the trust of his players. New York has now dropped six consecutive games as the frustration from a bad season has reached its boiling point. This article first appeared on Empire Sports Media and was syndicated with permission.ALEXANDRIA: Black dust coats streets and collects on rooftops in the neighbourhood adjoining a sprawling cement factory in the Egyptian city of Alexandria . Activists and local residents accuse the plant operated by the Alexandria Portland Cement Company (APCC), a subsidiary of Greece’s Titan Cement, of fouling the air by burning coal. "Every night, we see particles falling from their chimneys. Under street lights, you can clearly see the dust raining down," said Mostafa Mahmoud, a grocery store owner in the Wadi al-Qamar neighbourhood. Reuters could not independently verify the assertion. Titan Cement says the plant's emissions are within legal limits, and it plans to reduce its use of coal in coming years. Like many cement manufacturers in Egypt and across North Africa, the factory uses imported coal to fire its kilns. Lately, more and more of the region's coal is coming from the United States, according to U.S. export data. 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Some are seeking to get the question of how to do this onto the agenda at future climate summits. A landmark agreement reached in Paris in 2015 to fight climate change requires countries to set targets and report on progress reducing national levels of planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions. But it does not impose such requirements for emissions generated from fossil fuels they drill, mine and ship elsewhere. That has allowed countries like the United States, Norway, Australia and others to say they are making progress toward international climate goals while also producing and exporting fossil fuels at breakneck pace, said Bill Hare, co-founder of Climate Action Tracker, an independent scientific project that tracks government climate action. "Most of these fossil-fuel-exporting countries can get to look good with their domestic climate action," he said on the sidelines of the COP29 conference in Baku this week. "Their exported emissions are someone else's problem." U.S. fossil fuel exports – including coal, oil, gas and refined fuels – led to over 2 billion tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions in other countries in 2022, according to a calculation carried out by Climate Action Tracker and verified by Reuters using data from the International Energy Agency. That is equivalent to about a third of U.S. domestic emissions, the data showed. A years-long drilling boom has made the U.S. the world’s top oil and gas producer, while robust demand has lifted its coal exports for four years running, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Asked how Washington squares its climate ambitions with its fossil fuel production and exports, President Joe Biden's climate adviser, Ali Zaidi, said strong energy output was needed to keep consumer prices low during a transition to cleaner fuels. "I don't think there is social license for a decarbonisation playbook that puts upward price pressure for retail consumers in the marketplace," Zaidi told Reuters. Incoming president Donald Trump, a climate change sceptic, has said he wants to further boost the nation's fossil fuel production. For other producers, greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel exports sometimes outweigh domestic emissions, Climate Action Tracker said. That was true for Norway, Australia and Canada in 2022, the most recent year for which data is available for all countries analysed. Reuters obtained exclusive access to the calculations. Norway's Ministry of Climate and Environment said it is up to other nations to manage their own carbon footprints. "Each country is responsible for reducing its own emissions," the ministry said in a statement to Reuters. Officials at the environment and climate ministries of Canada and Australia did not comment. Addressing the summit in Azerbaijan, host President Ilham Aliyev accused some Western politicians of double standards for lecturing his government about its oil and gas use, saying, "They better look at themselves." Cement and brickmakers Most U.S. gas exports now go to European countries seeking to reduce dependence on Russia, while China has become one of the top buyers of U.S. crude and coal, according to the EIA figures. America's biggest growth market for coal, however, is North Africa. U.S. coal mines exported around 52.5 million short tons globally in the first half of 2024, up nearly 7% from the same period a year ago, the data showed. Much of the increase was driven by cement and brickmakers in Egypt and Morocco, which together took in more than 5 million short tons over the period, the EIA said in a recent report. "These customers value the high heat content of U.S. thermal coal, which makes their manufacturing operations more efficient," the report said. Meanwhile, U.S. domestic coal use has been sliding as cheap natural gas and subsidies for renewables like solar and wind drive coal-fired power plant closures, extending a more than 15-year decline in greenhouse gas emissions. Egypt's cement industry has relied on imported coal for nearly a decade, since persistent natural gas shortages forced many factories to look for alternatives, said Ahmed Shireen Korayem, vice chairman and board member at the Arab Union for Cement and Building Materials, a regional industry body. The U.S. is Egypt's largest supplier, accounting for 3.1 million of the 6.6 million metric tons of coal imported this year, according to data from the London Stock Exchange Group. Russia supplied most of the rest, 2.1 million metric tons. Its environment ministry referred questions to the foreign ministry, which did not immediately comment. Activists argue that the Egyptian government's decision to lift a longstanding ban on coal imports in 2015 to support an industry central to its economic development plans is harmful to the environment and health of communities like Wadi al-Qamar. Using data from the Alexandria plant's emissions-monitoring system, researchers from Egypt's Al-Azhar University, Cairo University and environment ministry simulated the dispersion of polluting dust and toxic gases between 2014 and 2020. The study, published in the Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering in 2022, concluded that the shift from using natural gas to coal as the dominant fuel lead to increased emissions and concentrations of total suspended particulates (TSP), nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide. The concentrations were mostly within legal limits, however. Egypt’s greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels rose by more than a fifth in the decade ended in 2022, hitting 263 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, according to data from the Global Carbon Budget, a project led by Britain's Exeter University. Most of these emissions came from gas and oil, which remain Egypt's main energy sources. Coal accounted for 3.4% of the 2022 total, 9 million metric tons. The government committed in 2021 to phase out the use of coal and has asked companies that use it to introduce more renewable sources into their energy mix. But Heba Maatouk, a spokesperson for Egypt's environment ministry, said there was insufficient supply of alternatives, such as refuse-derived fuel (RDF) made from combustible trash. "If companies cannot get the RDF, they won't stop operating and will use coal to avoid losses," Maatouk told Reuters. Legal battles Decarbonising the cement industry is a challenge, particularly in poorer developing nations like Egypt, because it requires vast amounts of energy, and technologies to keep emissions from the atmosphere are expensive. In his COP29 address last week, Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said his country's plans to boost renewable energy to 42% of its power mix by 2030 depend on foreign support. Residents in the Wadi al-Qamar neighborhood have been engaged in a prolonged legal battle with the Alexandria cement factory, APCC, filing multiple lawsuits, said Hoda Nasrallah, a lawyer for the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR). In 2016, community members backed by EIPR asked an administrative court in Alexandria to overturn amendments to the country's environmental regulations that allow heavy industries to use coal on health and environmental grounds, according to the rights group. APCC officials did not respond to a request for comment made through a legal representative. Titan Cement confirmed that the factory sources coal from the U.S. but did not elaborate. In a statement issued by its group corporate communications director, Lydia Yannakopoulou, the company said the plant had not violated any laws, had made 40 million euros in investments in pollution controls since 2010, and planned to reduce its use of coal in coming years as it ramps up use of alternatives. She said a court-appointed committee of experts from Alexandria University concluded there were no environmental violations resulting from the company’s emissions or operational processes, and the emissions were within legal limits. Nasrallah said lawyers representing the community believe the committee was headed by a company employee and have taken their case to Egypt's highest administrative court in Cairo. Neither side provided a copy of the committee's report, and Reuters could not independently verify their assertions. A ruling in the case is expected in December. Meanwhile, frustration is building among nearby residents like Hisham al-Akary, who says his family has lived in Wadi al-Qamar for generations and cannot afford to move. "This factory shouldn’t be here," he told Reuters. "We should stay, and they should leave." Nominations for ET MSME Awards are now open. The last day to apply is November 30, 2024. Click here to submit your entry for any one or more of the 22 categories and stand a chance to win a prestigious award.