
VLSFO availability in Singapore has improved, with lead times dropping from 10 days last week to about seven days now. In contrast, HSFO availability has tightened, as several suppliers have limited stock available, with recommended lead times increasing to around 11 days from 2–6 days last week. LSMGO availability remains stable, with lead times steady at 2–3 days. Singapore’s residual fuel oil stocks averaged 3% higher in November compared to October, according to Enterprise Singapore. The port imported 4.79 million bbls of fuel oil in November, down by 2.76 million bbls from the 7.55 million bbls imported in October. Fuel oil exports also declined, falling from 3.05 million bbls in October to 2.07 million bbls in November. Meanwhile, Singapore’s middle distillate stocks rose by 5% month-on-month in November. At Malaysia’s Port Klang, VLSFO and LSMGO supplies are abundant, with some suppliers offering prompt deliveries for smaller quantities. However, HSFO availability remains largely limited. In Zhoushan, all bunker grades remain readily available amid low demand, with most suppliers suggesting lead times of 4-6 days. In Hong Kong, lead times are steady at seven days for all grades, though adverse weather forecasted over the weekend may disrupt deliveries. Taiwan’s ports, including Hualien, Kaohsiung, Taichung, and Keelung, have stable availability of VLSFO and LSMGO, with recommended lead times of 2–3 days unchanged from last week. In South Korea, bunker demand remains “super low,” and availability is steady across ports, with lead times of 5–8 days for VLSFO and LSMGO and around five days for HSFO. However, rough weather expected from 14–16 December may impact bunkering operations at Ulsan, Onsan, Busan, Daesan, Taean, and Yeosu. In Japan, LSMGO supply remains robust across major ports, including Tokyo, Chiba, Yokohama, Kawasaki, Osaka, Kobe, Sakai, Nagoya, Yokkaichi, and Mizushima. VLSFO availability is generally stable, though prompt deliveries are constrained in Osaka, Kobe, Sakai, Nagoya, Yokkaichi, and Mizushima. HSFO is widely available across all ports, while all grades are subject to availability in Oita. Subic Bay in the Philippines is expecting inclement weather from 10-16 December, potentially disrupting bunkering operations. Similarly, adverse weather may affect bunkering at Thailand’s Koh Sichang and Laem Chabang ports on 15 December, as well as Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh port from 11-16 December and Hai Phong port on 14 December. In Western Australia, the ports of Kwinana, Fremantle, and Kembla offer VLSFO and LSMGO, typically with lead times of 7-8 days. New South Wales’ Sydney has ample LSMGO supplies, though HSFO may require longer lead times. In Victoria, both Melbourne and Geelong have abundant stocks of VLSFO and LSMGO, while prompt HSFO deliveries can be more challenging to secure. Queensland’s Brisbane and Gladstone ports have sufficient VLSFO and LSMGO, also with lead times of 7-8 days, though HSFO availability in Brisbane is limited. In New Zealand, Tauranga and Auckland both have adequate VLSFO supplies, with Auckland also well-stocked with LSMGO. Supplies of VLSFO and LSMGO at Indian ports, including Mumbai, Kandla, Tuticorin, Cochin, and Chennai, remain limited, consistent with recent trends. In contrast, Sri Lanka’s ports of Colombo and Hambantota have good availability of VLSFO, LSMGO, and HSFO, with lead times of approximately five days. However, adverse weather is expected in Colombo on Wednesday, which could impact bunker deliveries. Availability remains tight in Fujairah, with lead times for all grades steady at 5-7 days, similar to last week. Similar lead times are recommended for all grades in Khor Fakkan. In contrast, Jeddah port in Saudi Arabia has sufficient supplies of both VLSFO and LSMGO. Djibouti, however, continues to face shortages of VLSFO, while LSMGO is more readily available. Source: ENGINE, By Tuhin Roy,
Turkish Airlines to Begin Operations at The New Terminal One at JFK and Unveil World-Class LoungePaul Starkey had his BMW X3 stolen from his home in Broadstone in what he believes to be a series of ‘high end car thefts.’ Dorset Police said received a report at 8.46am on Thursday, December 19, that a vehicle had been stolen from outside an address in Cowslip Drive in Poole, believed to be at around 2.30am that morning. Paul said: “Subsequently, there have been more cars stolen, I believe four or five in total. “They seem to all be mid to high value cars, all BMW’s and Mercedes.” Paul said he was able to track his car near The Fox and Hound’s pub in Ferndown. However, the car wasn't there but he discovered its contests had been thrown into a bush, along with the tracker, which had been cut out. A spokesperson for Dorset Police said: “It was further reported that the contents of the car’s boot had been located in the Ferndown area at around 3am. “Officers have carried out enquiries into the incident and no arrests have been made. The vehicle has not been recovered at this time.” Paul said his neighbours had captured a video on their ring doorbell of two people taking pictures of number plates and are concerned that these thefts are part of a bigger issue which faces modern cars. He said: “These are keyless cars that have all been intercepted through technology. My two keys are still in my possession. “This is a big issue that is affecting the car industry massively. We are taking about sophisticated organised crime groups.” The police said they are investigating another attempted vehicle theft from a nearby address in Dogwood Road in Broadstone. A spokesperson said: “We received a report at 3.52am on Saturday, December 21, that a vehicle had been stolen from outside an address in Dogwood Road in Poole. “The vehicle was subsequently located in a nearby road and was undamaged.” Enquiries have been carried out, and no arrests have been made. To prevent keyless car thefts, it is recommended drivers keep their keys in a signal-blocking pouch and well away from doors and windows, use a steering wheel lock, and, if possible, keep cars parked in the garage.KANSAS CITY 88, PUERTO RICO-RIO PIEDRAS 55
Supreme Court will take up a challenge related to California's tough vehicle emissions standards WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court says it will take up a business-backed appeal that could make it easier to challenge federal regulations, acting in a dispute related to California’s nation-leading standards for vehicle emissions. The justices agreed Friday to hear an appeal filed by fuel producers who object to a waiver granted to California in 2022 by the Environmental Protection Agency during Joe Biden’s presidency. The waiver allows California to set more stringent emissions limits than the national standard. The case won’t be argued until the spring, when the Trump administration is certain to take a more industry-friendly approach to the issue. Musk says US is demanding he pay penalty over disclosures of his Twitter stock purchases DETROIT (AP) — Elon Musk says the Securities and Exchange Commission wants him to pay a penalty or face charges involving what he disclosed — or failed to disclose — about his purchases of Twitter stock before he bought the social media platform in 2022. In a letter, Musk’s lawyer Alex Spiro tells the outgoing SEC chairman, Gary Gensler, that the commission’s demand for a monetary payment is a “misguided scheme” that won’t intimidate Musk. The letter also alleges that the commission reopened an investigation this week into Neuralink, Musk’s computer-to-human brain interface company. The SEC has not released the letter. Nor would it comment on it or confirm whether it has issued such a demand to Musk. Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is pushing toward a vote on legislation that would provide full Social Security benefits to millions of people. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer began the process on Thursday for a final vote on the bill, known as the Social Security Fairness Act. It would eliminate policies that currently limit Social Security payouts for roughly 2.8 million people. The legislation has passed the House. The bill would add more strain on the Social Security Trust funds, which are already estimated to be unable to pay out full benefits beginning in 2035. The measure would add an estimated $195 billion to federal deficits over 10 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Trump offers support for dockworkers union by saying ports shouldn't install more automated systems WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is offering his support for the dockworkers union before their contract expires next month at Eastern and Gulf Coast ports. He posted on social media Thursday that he met with union leaders and that any further “automation” of the ports would harm workers. He wrote that the “amount of money saved is nowhere near the distress, hurt, and harm it causes for American Workers.” The International Longshoremen’s Association has until Jan. 15 to negotiate a new contract with the U.S. Maritime Alliance, which represents ports and shipping companies. The Maritime Alliance says the technology will improve worker safety and strengthen our supply chains, among other things. IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power WASHINGTON (AP) — IRS leadership on Thursday announced that the agency has recovered $4.7 billion in back taxes and proceeds from a variety of crimes. The announcement comes under the backdrop of a promised reckoning from Republicans who will hold a majority over both chambers of the next Congress and have long called for rescinding the tens of billions of dollars in funding provided to the agency by Democrats. IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel said improvements made to the agency will help the incoming administration and new Republican majority congress achieve its goals of administering an extension of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. OpenAI's legal battle with Elon Musk reveals internal turmoil over avoiding AI 'dictatorship' A 7-year-old rivalry between tech leaders Elon Musk and Sam Altman over who should run OpenAI and best avoid an artificial intelligence ‘dictatorship’ is now heading to a federal judge as Musk seeks to halt the ChatGPT maker’s ongoing conversion into a for-profit company. Musk, an early OpenAI investor and board member, sued the artificial intelligence company earlier this year. Musk has since escalated the dispute, adding new claims and asking for a court order that would stop OpenAI’s plans to convert itself into a for-profit business more fully. OpenAI is filing its response Friday. OpenAI's Altman will donate $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund LOS ANGELES (AP) — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is planning to make a $1 million personal donation to President-Elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fund, joining a number of tech companies and executives who are working to improve their relationships the incoming administration. A spokesperson for OpenAI confirmed the move on Friday. The announcement comes one day after Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said it donated $1 million to the same fund. Amazon also said it plans to donate $1 million. China signals it's prepared to double down on support for the economy as Trump tariffs loom BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese leaders met this week to plot economic policy for the coming year and sketched out plans to raise government spending and relax Beijing's monetary policy. Analysts said the broad-brush plans from the annual Central Economic Work Conference were more of a recap of current policy than ambitious new initiatives at a time when the outlook is clouded by the President-elect Donald Trump's threats to sharply raise tariffs once he takes office. The ruling Communist Party did commit to raising China's deficit and to doing more to encourage consumer spending by bringing wage increases in line with the pace of economic growth. Here's a look at China's main priorities and their potential implications. Stock market today: Wall Street ends mixed after a bumpy week Stock indexes closed mixed on Wall Street at the end of a rare bumpy week. The S&P 500 ended little changed Friday. The benchmark index reached its latest in a string of records a week ago. It lost ground for the week following three weeks of gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.2%. The Nasdaq composite edged up 0.1%. Broadcom surged after the semiconductor company beat Wall Street’s profit targets and gave a glowing forecast, highlighting its artificial intelligence products. RH, formerly known as Restoration Hardware, surged after raising its revenue forecast. Treasury yields rose in the bond market. Next Week: Retail sales, Fed policy update, existing home sales The Commerce Department releases its monthly snapshot of U.S. retail sales Tuesday. Federal Reserve officials wrap up a two-day meeting and issue an interest rate policy update Wednesday. The National Association of Realtors issues its latest update on U.S. home sales Thursday.U.S. Bancorp announces quarterly dividends
DAMASCUS (AP) — Exuberant Syrians observed the first Friday prayers since the ouster of President Bashar Assad , gathering in the capital's historic main mosque, its largest square and around the country to celebrate the end of half a century of authoritarian rule. The newly installed interim prime minister delivered the sermon at the Umayyad Mosque, declaring that a new era of “freedom, dignity and justice” was dawning for Syria. The gatherings illustrated the dramatic changes that have swept over Syria less than a week after insurgents marched into Damascus and toppled Assad. Amid the jubilation, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with allies around the region and called for an “inclusive and non-sectarian” interim government. Blinken arrived in Iraq on a previously unannounced stop after talks in Jordan and Turkey, which backs some of the Syrian insurgent factions. So far, U.S. officials have not talked of direct meetings with Syria's new rulers. The main insurgent force, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, has worked to establish security and start a political transition after seizing Damascus early Sunday. The group has tried to reassure a public both stunned by Assad's fall and concerned about extremist jihadis among the rebels. Insurgent leaders say the group has broken with its extremist past, though HTS is still labeled a terrorist group by the United States and European countries. HTS's leader, Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, appeared in a video message Friday congratulating “the great Syrian people for the victory of the blessed revolution.” “I invite them to head to the squares to show their happiness without shooting bullets and scaring people,” he said. “And then after, we will work to build this country, and as I said in the beginning, we will be victorious by the help of God.” Syrians celebrate in the historic heart of Damascus Huge crowds, including some insurgents, packed the historic Umayyad Mosque in the capital's old city, many waving the rebel opposition flag — with its three red stars — which has swiftly replaced the Assad-era flag with with its two green stars. Syrian state television reported that the sermon was delivered by Mohammed al-Bashir, the interim prime minister installed by HTS this week. The scene resonated on multiple levels. The mosque, one of the world's oldest dating back some 1,200 years, is a beloved symbol of Syria, and sermons there like all mosque sermons across Syria were tightly controlled under Assad's rule. Also, in the early days of the anti-government uprising in 2011, protesters would leave Friday prayers to march in rallies against Assad before he launched a brutal crackdown that turned the uprising into a long and bloody civil war. “I didn’t step foot in Umayyad Mosque since 2011," because of the tight security controls around it, said one worshipper, Ibrahim al-Araby. “Since 11 or 12 years, I haven’t been this happy.” Another worshipper, Khair Taha, said there was “fear and trepidation for what’s to come. But there is also a lot of hope that now we have a say and we can try to build.” Blocks away in Damascus' biggest roundabout, named Umayyad Square, thousands gathered, including many families with small children — a sign of how, so far at least, the country's transformation has not caused violent instability. “Unified Syria to build Syria,” the crowd chanted. Some shouted slurs against Assad and his late father, calling them pigs, an insult that would have previously led to offenders being hauled off to one of the feared detention centers of Assad’s security forces. One man in the crowd, 51-year-old Khaled Abu Chahine — originally from the southern province of Daraa, where the 2011 uprising first erupted — said he hoped for “freedom and coexistence between all Syrians, Alawites, Sunnis, Shiites and Druze.” The interim prime minister, al-Bashir, had been the head of a de facto administration created by HTS in Idlib, the opposition's enclave in northwest Syria. The rebels were bottled up in Idlib for years before fighters broke out in a shock offensive and marched across Syria in 10 days. Similar scenes of joy unfolded in other major cities, including in Aleppo, Homs, Hama, Latakia and Raqqa. US and its allies try to shape a rapidly changing Syria Al-Sharaa, HTS' leader, has promised to bring a pluralistic government to Syria, seeking to dispel fears among many Syrians — especially its many minority communities — that the insurgents will impose a hard-line, extremist rule. Another key factor will be winning international recognition for a new government in a country where multiple foreign powers have their hands in the mix. The Sunni Arab insurgents who overthrew Assad did so with vital help from Turkey, a longtime foe of the U.S.-backed Kurds . Turkey controls a strip of Syrian territory along the shared border and backs an insurgent faction uneasily allied to HTS — and is deeply opposed to any gains by Syria's Kurds. In other developments, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Turkey’s Embassy in Damascus would reopen Saturday for the first time since 2012, when it closed due to the Syrian civil war. The U.S. has troops in eastern Syria to combat remnants of the Islamic State group and supports Kurdish-led fighters who rule most of the east. Since Assad's fall, Israel has bombed sites all over Syria, saying it is trying to prevent weapons from falling into extremist hands. It has also seized a swath of southern Syria along the border with the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, calling it a buffer zone. After talks with Fidan, Blinken said there was “broad agreement” between Turkey and the U.S. on what they would like to see in Syria. That starts with an "interim government in Syria, one that is inclusive and non-sectarian and one that protects the rights of minorities and women” and does not “pose any kind of threat to any of Syria’s neighbors,” Blinken said. Fidan said the priority was “establishing stability in Syria as soon as possible, preventing terrorism from gaining ground, and ensuring that IS and the PKK aren’t dominant” — referring to the Islamic State group and the Kurdistan Workers Party. Ankara considers the PKK within Turkey's borders a terrorist group, as it does the Kurdish-backed forces in Syria backed by the U.S. A U.S. official said that in Ankara, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Fidan both told Blinken that Kurdish attacks on Turkish positions would require a response. The official spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity to discuss private diplomatic talks. The U.S. has been trying to limit such incidents in recent days and had helped organize an agreement to prevent confrontations around the northern Syrian town of Manbij, which was taken by Turkey-backed opposition fighters from the U.S.-backed Kurdish forces earlier this week. In Baghdad, Blinken met with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani, saying both countries wanted to ensure the Islamic State group — also known by its Arabic acronym Daesh — doesn't exploit Syria's transition to re-emerge. “Having put Daesh back in its box, we can’t let it out, and we’re determined to make sure that that doesn’t happen," Blinken said. The U.S. official who briefed reporters said that Blinken had impressed upon al-Sudani the importance of Iraq exercising its full sovereignty over its territory and airspace to stop Iran from transporting weapons and equipment to Syria, either for Assad supporters or onward to the militant Hezbollah group in Lebanon. ___ Lee reported from Ankara, Turkey. Associated Press writers Suzan Fraser in Ankara and Sally Abou AlJoud in Beirut contributed to this report. Albert Aji And Matthew Lee, The Associated PressPGA drops Vegas from next year's autumn scheduleDeputy prime minister sued by his own chief of staff
S&P/TSX down more than 100 points, U.S. markets mixed ahead of rate decisionU.S. unit labor costs grew far less than initially thought in the third quarter, pointing to a still favorable inflation outlook even though price increases have not moderated much in recent months. The report from the Labor Department on Tuesday also showed labor costs actually declined in the second quarter instead of rising as had been estimated last month. Moderate labor costs growth is likely to be welcomed by Federal Reserve officials when they hold their last meeting of year next week. The U.S. central bank is expected to cut interest rates by 25 basis points, the third reduction in borrowing costs since it started its monetary policy easing cycle in September. “The labor market and wage growth are receding as a source of inflationary pressures,” said Nancy Vanden Houten, lead U.S. economist at Oxford Economics. “The Fed has become less focused on the labor market as a source of inflationary pressures but likely still welcomes further signs of slowing wage growth, particularly since progress on other components of inflation has been even.” Unit labor costs – the price of labor per single unit of output – increased at a 0.8% annualized rate last quarter, the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics said. Economists polled by Reuters had expected labor costs growth would be revised down to a 1.5% rate from the previously reported 1.9% pace in the July-September quarter. That followed a downwardly revised 1.1% pace of decline in the second quarter. Labor costs were previously reported to have advanced at a 2.4% rate in the April-June quarter. They increased at a 2.2% pace in the third quarter from a year ago, revised down from the previously reported 3.4% rate. The revisions reflected updated compensation data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. U.S. stocks were mixed. The dollar advanced against a basket of currencies. U.S. Treasury yields rose. A resilient economy, lack of progress lowering inflation to the Fed’s 2% target and concerns over President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed policies, including higher tariffs and mass deportations, have made the rate outlook next year unclear. The Fed’s policy rate is now in the 4.50%-4.75% range. It was hiked by 5.25 percentage points between March 2022 and July 2023. Data on Wednesday is likely to show the consumer price index increasing 0.3% in November after rising 0.2% for four straight months, a Reuters survey showed. That would raise the year-on-year increase in consumer prices to 2.7% in November from 2.6% in October. Excluding the volatile food and energy components, the CPI was forecast to rise 0.3% for the fourth consecutive month, which would keep the annual increase in the so-called core CPI at 3.3%. Compensation rose at a 3.1% rate last quarter, revised down from the previously reported 4.2% pace. It incorporated data from the BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) for the second quarter. The BLS noted that normal updates to QCEW data “can lead to revisions and the most notable revisions in this release occurred in the manufacturing sectors.” Nonfarm productivity, which measures hourly output per worker, increased at an unrevised 2.2% pace. Worker productivity grew at an unrevised 2.1% rate. It rose at an unrevised 2.0% rate from a year ago. Productivity has expanded at a 1.8% pace during the current business cycle, which started in the fourth quarter of 2019. That compares to a 1.5% rate of growth during the last business cycle, which ran from the fourth quarter of 2007 through the fourth quarter of 2019. Some economists said the fairly strong pace of productivity through much of 2023 and most of this year raised questions how restrictive monetary policy was at the moment. “With productivity data like these in hand, the hawks at the Fed can argue that interest rates are closer to neutral than the committee previously believed,” said Christopher Rupkey, chief economist at FWDBONDS. “The stronger productivity trend probably does not stop the Fed from cutting rates again next week, but the number of rate cuts needed in 2025 remains an open question.” Source: Reuters (Reporting by Lucia Mutikani. Editing by Nick Zieminski and Mark Potter)
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Danica Patrick, renowned as the sole female victor of an IndyCar race in the United States , has hinted she will continue to work for British broadcaster Sky Sports in 2025. Former NASCAR star Patrick regularly appears on Sky Sports during Formula 1 races held in North and South America, and she even ventured to report on the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix recently. Although Sky Sports frequently shuffles its lineup - introducing new talent while seeing familiar faces like Johnny Herbert exit stage left in 2023 and Damon Hill bow out last month - it appears Patrick, 42, is set for a longer stay. Her end-of-season social media post carried a tinge of sentiment as she reflected on the year. She wrote: "What a fun year to be reporting on F1 and be at the last race in Abu Dhabi! So many winners and so many story lines! 2025 is going to be lit! "Most of all... I love my Sky Sports crew. They make work fun and are also incredibly talented and I learn from them every weekend!" Despite her achievements on the racetrack, Patrick has stirred controversy with her political stance. She openly supported Donald Trump , who clinched the United States Presidential Election last month, and cast her vote for the 78-year-old. In October, she moderated a North Carolina town hall event featuring J.D. Vance, Trump's running mate set to take office in January. On US TV news, she defended her choice to back the Republican ticket over Democrat Kamala Harris. She said: "It feels like voting for Donald Trump is like the vote of reason. It's like the rational, reasonable choice. There is a difference definitely between the way that men and women are voting, and I think maybe one of the reasons why women are having a harder time with the vote is just [Trump's] personality. "That's the most common answer you hear from people. 'I just can't vote for him'. I don't think that's a good enough reason. You don't have to go to dinner with him, you just have to like the country that you live in. "If he gets into office, with all the amazing, brilliant people who are supporting him, I feel like it can not only make America great again but make America greater than it's ever been."
Uruguay's voters choose their next president in a close runoff with low stakes but much suspenseNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Darren Rizzi would be an unconventional choice to take over the New Orleans Saints' head coaching job on a permanent basis. That doesn't mean it can't happen. The Saints (4-7) had been on a seven-game skid when Rizzi, the club's special teams coordinator, was promoted. They've since won two straight, and as the club entered its Week 12 bye, prominent players were already discussing their desire to continue improving Rizzi's resume. “He’s definitely had an impact on our football team,” quarterback Derek Carr said after New Orleans' 35-14 victory over Cleveland last weekend. “We want to keep winning so that maybe he gets a chance to be the coach here for a long time. “That’s what we want as players,” Carr continued. "Hopefully, we can continue to have success, keep winning and give him that opportunity.” Before the Saints' demoralizing defeat at Carolina precipitated the firing of third-year coach Dennis Allen , Rizzi had never been a head coach at the NFL or major college level. The north New Jersey native and former Rhode Island tight end got his first head coaching job at Division II New Haven in 1999. He also coached his alma mater in 2008 before moving to the NFL with Miami in 2009 as a special teams assistant. By 2010, he was the Dolphins' special teams coordinator and added the title of associate head coach in 2017 before ex-Saints coach Sean Payton lured him to New Orleans in 2019. A common thread shared by Payton and Rizzi is that both worked under Bill Parcells. Parcells — known best for winning two Super Bowls as coach of the New York Giants — was coaching the Dallas Cowboys when Payton was his offensive coordinator. Rizzi, who grew up a Giants fan during the Parcells era, got to know his childhood idol during his first couple years in Miami, where Parcells executive vice president of football operations. Since his promotion, Rizzi has spoken to both Payton and Parcells. And he has begun to employ motivational techniques reminiscent of Payton, who left New Orleans in 2022 as the franchise leader in wins (152 in the regular season and nine in the postseason — including New Orleans' lone Super Bowl triumph). Payton as a big believer of symbolic imagery and motivational props, from baseball bats distributed before contests that were expected to be especially physical to gas cans left in the lockers of aging veterans whose performance was key to the club's success. Rizzi, who describes himself as a “blue collar” guy, has his own spin on such things. He began his tenure by asking players to accept individual responsibility for the metaphorical hole the team had dug itself and asked them all to embrace the idea of filling it up — one shovelful at a time. He even has brought a shovel — as well as a hammer, tape measure, level and other construction tools — to team meetings to help make his points. Saints tight end Taysom Hill, who also plays on special teams, has gotten to know Rizzi well during a half-decade of working together. Hill doesn't sound surprised to see Rizzi's combination of work ethic, enthusiasm and personal touch resonating across the entire team now. He also made a lot of changes , from weekly schedule adjustments to reconfiguring players' lockers by position. “He has a really good pulse on what we need collectively as a team to get ready for a football game," said Hill, who scored three touchdowns and accounted for 248 yards as a runner, receiver, passer and returner against Cleveland. “Guys have responded to that.” Because Rizzi's first victory came over the first-place Atlanta Falcons , and because the Falcons lost again last week, the Saints now trail Atlanta by just two games with six to play. Suddenly, the idea of the Saints playing meaningful football down the stretch is not so far-fetched. “We’re starting to get our swag back, and that makes me happy,” Rizzi said. ”We’re going to have some downtime now to kind of press the reset button again and see if we can make a push here." When the Saints return to action at home against the Los Angeles Rams on Dec 1, they'll do so with a level of momentum and positivity that seemed to steadily drain out of the club between their first loss of the season in Week 3 through the six straight setbacks that followed. While Saints players have tended to blame themselves for Allen's demise, they've been quick to credit Rizzi for the turnaround. “He’s pointed us and steered the ship in the right direction,” Carr said. “Hopefully, we can just keep executing at a high level for him, because we love him.” AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguayans on Sunday voted in the second round of the country's presidential election , with the conservative governing party and a left-leaning coalition locked in a close runoff following level-headed campaigns widely seen as emblematic of the country's strong democracy. As polls closed Sunday evening, turnout stood at 89.4% — around the same as during the first round last month in which the two moderate coalitions both failed to win an outright majority. Voting in Uruguay is compulsory. Depending on how tight the vote turns out to be, electoral officials may not call the race for days — as happened in the contentious 2019 runoff that brought center-right President Luis Lacalle Pou to office and ended 15 years of rule by Uruguay’s left-leaning Broad Front by a razor-thin margin. Álvaro Delgado, the incumbent party’s candidate who won nearly 27% in the first round of voting on Oct. 27, has campaigned under the slogan “re-elect a good government." Other conservative parties that make up the government coalition — in particular, the Colorado Party that came in third place last month — notched 20% of the vote collectively, enough to give Delgado an edge over his challenger. Yamandú Orsi from the Broad Front, who took 44% of the vote in the general election, is promising to forge a “new left” in Uruguay that draws on the memory of stability and economic growth under his Broad Front coalition, which presided over pioneering social reforms that won widespread international acclaim from 2005-2020, including the legalization of abortion, same-sex marriage and sale of marijuana . With inflation easing and the economy expected to expand by some 3.2% this year, according to the International Monetary Fund, surveys show that Uruguayans remain largely satisfied with the administration of Lacalle Pou, who constitutionally cannot run for a second consecutive term. But persistent complaints about sluggish growth, stagnant wages and an upsurge in violent crime could just as easily add the small South American nation to a long list of places this year where frustrated voters have punished incumbents in elections around the world. With most polls showing a virtual tie between Delgado and Orsi, analysts say the vote may hinge on a small group of undecided voters — roughly 10% of registered voters in the nation of 3.4 million people. “Neither candidate convinced me and I feel that there are many in my same situation,” said Vanesa Gelezoglo, 31, in the capital, Montevideo, adding she would make up her mind at “the last minute.” Analysts say the candidates’ lackluster campaigns and broad consensus on key issues have generated extraordinary indecision and apathy in an election dominated by discussions about social spending and concerns over income inequality but largely free of the anti-establishment rage that has vaulted populist outsiders to power in neighboring Argentina and the United States. “The question of whether Frente Amplio (the Broad Front) raises taxes is not an existential question, unlike what we saw in the U.S. with Trump and Kamala framing each other as threats to democracy," said Nicolás Saldías, a Latin America and Caribbean senior analyst for the London-based Economist Intelligence Unit. “That doesn't exist in Uruguay.” Both candidates are also appealing to voter angst over the current government's struggle to stem the rise in violent crime that has shaken a nation long regarded as one of the region’s safest, with Delgado promising tough-on-crime policies and Orsi advocating a more community-oriented approach. Delgado, 55, a rural veterinarian with a long career in the National Party, served most recently as Secretary of the Presidency for Lacalle Pou and promises to pursue his predecessor’s pro-business policies. He would continue pushing for a trade deal with China that has raised hackles in Mercosur, an alliance of South American countries promoting regional commerce. "We have to give the government coalition a chance to consolidate its proposals,” said Ramiro Pérez, a street vendor voting for Delgado on Sunday. Orsi, 57, a former history teacher and two-time mayor from a working-class background, is widely seen as the political heir to former President José “Pepe” Mujica , an ex-Marxist guerilla who became a global icon for helping transform Uruguay into one of the region's most socially liberal and environmentally sustainable nations. “He's my candidate, not only for my sake but also for my children's,” Yeny Varone, a nurse at a polling station, said of Orsi. “In the future they'll have better working conditions, health and salaries.” Mujica, now 89 and recovering from esophageal cancer , turned up at his local polling station before balloting even began, praising Orsi's humility and Uruguay’s famous stability. “This is no small feat,” he said of Uruguay's “citizenry that respects formal institutions.” Orsi planned no dramatic changes, and, despite his call for a revitalized left-wing, his platform continues the Broad Front's traditional mix of market-friendly policies and welfare programs. He proposes tax incentives to lure investment and social security reforms that would lower the retirement age but fall short of a radical overhaul sought by Uruguay's unions. The contentious plebiscite on whether to boost pension payouts failed to pass in October, with Uruguayans rejecting generous pensions in favor of fiscal constraint. Both candidates pledged full cooperation with each other if elected. “I want (Orsi) to know that my idea is to form a government of national unity,” Delgado told reporters after casting his vote in the capital's upscale Pocitos neighborhood. He said that if he won, he and Orsi would chat on Monday over some yerba mate, the traditional herbal drink beloved by Uruguayans. Orsi described Sunday's democratic exercise as “an incredible experience" as he voted in Canelones, the sprawling town of beaches and cattle ranches just north of Montevideo where he served as mayor for a decade. “The essence of politics is agreements,” he said. “You never end up completely satisfied.” ___ Associated Press writer Isabel DeBre in Villa Tunari, Bolivia, contributed to this report. Nayara Batschke, The Associated PressiOS 18.2: Everything You Can Do With ChatGPT IntegrationThe Winnipeg Jets have placed Dylan Samberg on injured reserve with a broken foot. Samberg suffered the injury in the second period of Winnipeg’s Saturday matchup against Nashville, blocking a Steven Stamkos slapshot with his skate and immediately leaving the ice. Winnipeg has also recalled the oft-injured Ville Heinola from an AHL conditioning stint in a corresponding move, setting him up to make his season debut after starting the year on the season-open non-roster list. Heinola had surgery on his ankle in September. Samberg has served a top role for Winnipeg all season long, recording six points through 21 games while averaging over 20 minutes of ice time. He’s once again serving next to Neal Pionk , the same role that Samberg recorded a career-high 31 points in last season. He’s dug his feet in as yet another evergreen defensive-defenseman in the Jets lineup. That role was stamped this summer when the Jets signed Samberg to a four-year, $19.6M contract extension. He’s recorded 83 points across 316 games with Winnipeg, bringing his career totals to 147 points in 575 games. Heinola will offer a quick substitute for Samberg, returning to the NHL after scoring one assist in two games on his AHL conditioning stint. Heinola spent all of the 2023-24 campaign in the minors, scoring 27 points in 41 games with the Manitoba Moose. He’s yet to vindicate a 20th-overall selection in the 2019 NHL Draft despite being in North American pros since 2019-20. He jumped into the NHL right away, recording five points in his first eight games with the Jets – but failed to maintain that scoring through injury and moves to the AHL and a return to Finland’s Liiga during the COVID-19 season of 2020-21. Heinola played in five NHL games at the tail-end of that year, going without any scoring — even despite 11 points in 19 AHL games. He’s since bounced between Winnipeg and Manitoba, intercut by routine trips to injured reserve. Heinola has totaled 11 points in 35 career NHL games and a much more productive 103 points in 154 AHL games. This article first appeared on Pro Hockey Rumors and was syndicated with permission.
LAS VEGAS — Senior Skyar Vann scored 15 points and her sister, freshman Zya Vann, added 14 to lead No. 9 Oklahoma to an 88-58 win over UNLV on Friday night. Raegan Beers scored 10 points for the Sooners, who improved to 5-0. Skyar Vann shot 3 for 6 from 3-point range and Oklahoma hit 41.4% (12 of 29) behind the arc. Kiera Jackson scored 20 points for UNLV (4-2) and Mikinna Brackens added 12. Takeaways Oklahoma: The Sooners limited the Rebels to two field goals in the third quarter and extended a one-point halftime lead to 67-42. In the third quarter, the Rebels shot 2 of 16 with four turnovers. UNLV: The Rebels kept the game close in the first half behind 43.8% 3-point shooting, including two each from Jackson and Brackens. Jackson and Brackens each had 10 points in the first half. Key moment The Sooners scored the first 16 points coming out of the halftime break after leading 39-38 at the intermission. Beers, who leads the team with 21.3 points per game, scored the first two baskets after making only one shot in the first half. The Rebels ended the drought on Jackson's layup with 3:58 remaining in the third quarter. Key stat Oklahoma has beaten all four of its opponents by more than 30 points, but needed to outscore the Rebels by 29 in the second half to keep the streak alive. UNLV missed a free throw and a 3-pointer in the final minute. Up next The Sooners will stay in the Las Vegas Valley to play DePaul on Monday in the Ball Dawgs Classic. UNLV will host UCF on Wednesday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on AP Top 25 basketball throughout the season. Sign up here. AP women’s college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketballTRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A large number of mysterious drones have been reported flying over New Jersey and across the eastern U.S., sparking speculation and concern over where they came from and why. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and U.S. Sen. Andy Kim have both gone out on drone hunts, hoping for answers. The FBI, Homeland Security, state police and other agencies are investigating. Murphy and law enforcement officials have stressed that the drones don’t appear to be a threat to public safety , but many state and municipal lawmakers have nonetheless called for stricter rules about who can fly the unmanned aircraft — and to be allowed to shoot them out of the sky. Federal authorities said Monday evening that the reported drone sightings have been identified as legal commercial drones, hobbyist drones and law enforcement drones, as well as manned aircraft, helicopters and even stars. Officials said that assessment was based on technical data and tips. The House Intelligence Committee grilled federal law enforcement and intelligence officials about the drones during a closed-door meeting Tuesday, Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut told CNN. Authorities told the panel there still is no evidence of public safety or national security threats, Himes said. Dozens of witnesses have reported seeing drones statewide since mid-November, including near the Picatinny Arsenal, a military research and manufacturing facility, and over President-elect Donald Trump’s golf course in Bedminster. Murphy, a Democrat, said Monday that drone-detection equipment supplied by the federal government has yielded little new information. He declined to describe the equipment except to say it was powerful and could even disable the drones, though he said that’s not legal on U.S. soil. Murphy urged Congress to give states more authority to deal with the drones. Meanwhile, the FBI and New Jersey state police warned against pointing lasers at suspected drones, because aircraft pilots are being hit in the eyes more often. Authorities also said they are concerned people might fire weapons at manned aircraft that they have mistaken for drones. The growing anxiety among some residents is not lost on the Biden administration, which has faced criticism from Trump for not dealing with the matter more aggressively. White House national security spokesman John Kirby said Monday the federal government has yet to identify any public safety or national security risks from any of the reported drone sightings in the northeast, saying officials believe they were lawfully flown drones, planes or even stars. “There are more than 1 million drones that are lawfully registered with the Federal Aviation Administration here in the United States,” Kirby said. “And there are thousands of commercial, hobbyist and law enforcement drones that are lawfully in the sky on any given day. That is the ecosystem that we are dealing with.” The federal government has deployed personnel and advanced technology to investigate the reports in New Jersey and other states, and is evaluating each tip reported by citizens, he said. About 100 of the more than 5,000 drone sightings reported to the FBI in recent weeks were deemed credible enough to warrant more investigation, according to a joint statement by the Department of Homeland Security, FBI, Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Defense. Speculation has raged online, with some expressing concerns that the drones could be part of a nefarious plot by foreign agents. Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said it's unlikely the drones are engaged in intelligence gathering, given how loud and bright they are. And he repeated Tuesday that the drones being reported are not being operated by the Department of Defense. Asked whether military contractors might be operating drones in the New Jersey area, Ryder rebuffed the notion, saying there are “no military operations, no military drone or experiment operations in this corridor.” Ryder said additional drone-detecting technology was being moved to some military installations, including the Picatinny Arsenal and at Naval Weapons Station Earle in New Jersey, where drones also have been reported. Two men have been charged with trespassing, breaking and entering and violating a municipal ordinance or bylaw after police said a drone was flown “dangerously close” to Boston's Logan International Airport on Saturday night. An officer used drone monitoring technology detected the aircraft and the location of the operators on an island in Boston Harbor. The Boston-area men pleaded not guilty to all charges in court Monday and were released pending a Feb. 6 court date. The judge banned them from flying drones. A third suspect is at large. Authorities said the men broke into an abandoned hospital campus on the island. One of the men admitted to police he had been flying a drone and said it was in his backpack. An investigation of the drone's serial number produced data that shows it was flown six times on Saturday. Michael Martin, a lawyer for one of the men, said his client is a drone hobbyist who is interested in abandoned buildings and that the drone footage will support this. Trump has said he believes the government knows more than it’s saying. “Let the public know, and now. Otherwise, shoot them down!!!” he posted on Truth Social. Kim said he’s heard nothing to support the notion that the government is hiding anything. He said a lack of faith in institutions is playing a key part in the saga. “Nothing that I’m seeing, nothing that I’ve engaged in gives me any impression of that nature. But like, I get it, some people won’t believe me, right? Because that’s the level of distrust that we face," Kim said Monday. Sen. Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut last week called for the drones to be “shot down." Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden said members of the public must not try to shoot down drones, as that would violate state and federal laws. Associated Press writers Michael Casey in Boston; John Seewer in Toledo, Ohio; Dave Collins in Hartford, Connecticut; Tara Copp in Washington, D.C.; and Bruce Schreiner in Shelbyville, Kentucky contributed.Thames Water says it will run out of cash in March as it scrambles to avoid a taxpayer bailout By JESSICA CLARK Updated: 17:03 EST, 10 December 2024 e-mail 1 View comments Thames Water has revealed it only has enough cash to survive until March. Britain’s biggest water supplier is scrambling to avoid a taxpayer bailout amid mounting losses and debts. The group is gearing up for a crunch week in its desperate bid to secure a £3billion rescue package from its creditors. And regulator Ofwat will also rule next week on whether the debt-laden firm can hike customer bills by 59 per cent over the next five years. Boss Chris Weston yesterday said Ofwat’s decision, due to be published on Thursday next week, was ‘fundamental’ to the struggling firm’s future as it seeks a new owner. He dismissed calls for an immediate break-up of the company, saying he was confident that Thames Water would receive a £3billion loan from its creditors. Deep water: Thames water is gearing up for a crunch week in its desperate bid to secure a £3bn rescue package from its creditors The loan – agreed by more than three quarters of its top-ranking creditors – is subject to its first court hearing on Tuesday next week, with a second date scheduled for January. Not all lenders have agreed to the rescue package, with some junior creditors refusing to back the plan. Without the funding, which will be paid in instalments, Thames Water only has enough money to survive until March. That has reignited concerns that the supplier may need to be rescued by the Government in a process known as a special administration. The loan, which will charge an interest rate of 9.75 per cent – far above market rates – would allow the company to continue operating until May 2026, by which time it expects to have completed its search for a new owner. RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Trump unleashes animal spirits to turbocharge US: But UK... Pound surges to highest level against the euro for more than... Share this article Share HOW THIS IS MONEY CAN HELP How to choose the best (and cheapest) stocks and shares Isa and the right DIY investing account Weston said he was ‘very comfortable’ with the level of interest shown by potential equity bidders. A £5billion proposal put forward by Covalis and French utility group Suez would see the embattled utility broken up, with the rump listed on London’s stock market. It could see the company hive off entire regions such as the Thames Valley. Meanwhile, a separate bid from Castle Water, a firm co-owned by Conservative party treasurer Graham Edwards, would pump around £4billion into Thames Water in return for a majority stake, with a plan for a listing within three years. Other potential bidders for the debt-laden utility business include Hong Kong-based firm CK Infrastructure Holdings, which owns Northumbrian Water. The chief executive declined to say if the company had received any additional offers. ‘They are credible parties and we will continue to work with them,’ Weston said. But Sharon Graham, general secretary of union Unite, said ‘corporate vultures’ are ‘looking to asset strip’. Final offers will be submitted in January after Ofwat’s ruling on bill increases. If Thames Water disagrees with Ofwat’s findings, it has two months to launch an appeal with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). 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LUXEMBOURG / ACCESSWIRE / November 22, 2024 / Nexa Resources S.A. ("Nexa Resources", "Nexa" or the "Company") (NYSE Symbol:NEXA) announces today that it has completed the previously announced sale (the "Transaction") of 100% of the shares issued by Compañia Minera Cerro Colorado S.A.C., comprising the mineral properties of the Pukaqaqa Project ("Pukaqaqa" or the "Project"), located in the Huancavelica region of Peru. With the completion of the Transaction, and pursuant to the terms of the definitive agreement, Nexa has sold and transferred all shares, rights, titles, and interests in Pukaqaqa to Olympic Precious Metals Ltd ("Olympic"). The Transaction was completed following the fulfillment of all closing conditions. About Olympic Precious Metals Ltd Olympic Precious Metals Ltd is a Canadian company dedicated to the development of copper and gold opportunities across the Americas. Olympic is committed to preserving, growing, and realizing long-term shareholder value in a responsible manner, delivering lasting benefits to local communities and stakeholders. The Olympic team brings deep, proven expertise in efficiently exploring, rapidly advancing, and successfully delivering sustainable mining projects. The Company creates value by building and optimizing mines that prioritize local employment, engage local suppliers, and empower local communities. For more information, visit: www.olympicpreciousmetals.com . About Nexa Nexa is a large-scale, low-cost integrated zinc producer with over 65 years of experience developing and operating mining and smelting assets in Latin America. Nexa currently owns and operates five long-life mines, three of which are located in the central Andes region of Peru, and two of which are located in Brazil (one in the state of Minas Gerais and one in the state of Mato Grosso). Nexa also currently owns and operates three smelters, two of which are located in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil, and one of which is Cajamarquilla, located in Lima, which is the largest smelter in the Americas. Nexa was among the top five producers of mined zinc globally in 2023 and one of the top five metallic zinc producers worldwide in 2023, according to Wood Mackenzie. Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements This news release contains certain forward-looking information and forward-looking statements as defined in applicable securities laws (collectively referred to in this news release as "forward-looking statements"). Forward-looking statements contained in this news release may include, but are not limited to, zinc and other metal prices and exchange rate assumptions, projected operating and capital costs, metal or mineral recoveries, head grades, mine life, production rates, and returns; the Company's potential plans; the estimation of the tonnage, grade and content of deposits and the extent of mineral resource and mineral reserve estimates; timing of commencement of production; exploration potential and results; the timing and receipt of necessary permits for future operations; and the impacts of COVID-19 on our operations. These statements are based on information currently available to the Company and the Company provides no assurance that actual results and future performance and achievements will meet or not differ from the expectations of management or qualified persons. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. 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The unexpected occurrence of one or more of the abovementioned events may significantly change the results of our operations on which we have based our estimates and forward-looking statements. Our estimates and forward-looking statements may also be influenced by, among others, legal, political, environmental, or other risks that could materially affect the potential development of the Project, including risks related to outbreaks of contagious diseases or health crises impacting overall economic activity regionally or globally, as well as risks relating to ongoing or future investigations by local authorities with respect to our business and operations and the conduct of our customers, including the impact to our financial statements regarding the resolution of any such matters. These forward-looking statements related to future events or future performance and include current estimates, predictions, forecasts, beliefs and statements as to management's expectations with respect to, but not limited to, the business and operations of the Company and mining production, our growth strategy, the impact of applicable laws and regulations, future zinc and other metal prices, smelting sales, capex, expenses related to exploration and project evaluation, estimation of Mineral Reserves and/or Mineral Resources, mine life and our financial liquidity. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of factors and assumptions that, while considered reasonable and appropriate by management and qualified persons considering their experience are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies and may prove to be incorrect. Statements concerning future production costs or volumes are based on numerous assumptions of management regarding operating matters and on assumptions that demand for products develops as anticipated, that customers and other counterparties perform their contractual obligations, full integration of mining and smelting operations, that operating and capital plans will not be disrupted by issues such as mechanical failure, unavailability of parts and supplies, labor disturbances, interruption in transportation or utilities, adverse weather conditions, and that there are no material unanticipated variations in metal prices, exchange rates, or the cost of energy, supplies or transportation, among other assumptions. Estimates and forward-looking statements refer only to the date when they were made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any estimate or forward-looking statement due to new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. Estimates and forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and do not guarantee future performance, as actual results or developments may be substantially different from the expectations described in the forward-looking statements. Further information concerning risks and uncertainties associated with these forward-looking statements and our business can be found in our public disclosures filed under our profile on SEDAR+ ( www.sedarplus.ca ) and on EDGAR ( www.sec.gov ). For further information, please contact: Investor Relations Team ir@nexaresouces.com SOURCE: Nexa Resources S.A. View the original on accesswire.com