PHILIPPE CLEMENT is feeling the heat at Ibrox. But the Rangers boss could cool some of the sacking talk with a huge win away from home in the Europa League on Thursday. 2 Philippe Clement is a man under pressure at Ibrox Credit: Kenny Ramsay 2 Franck Haise may be forced to make some changes for this clash Credit: AFP The Belgian watched his side fall 11 points behind Celtic in the Premiership title race after slumping to a 1-1 draw against Dundee United at Ibrox . It's only December and their chances of pipping the Hoops to the league looks extremely unlikely. However, they are still very much in the running in Europe . Rangers have surprisingly performed a lot better on the continent compared to domestic action this season. read more football stories 'VERY HONEST' Jim Goodwin hits back at claims of Rangers kick off 'mind games' NICE OFFER Nice vs Rangers: Get £50 in free bets for Europa League on Thursday with Betfred They've been unbeaten in their two away trips to Malmo and Olympiacos - winning in Sweden and holding the Greek giants to a 1-1 draw. The Light Blues' only loss in the Europa League came at the hands of Lyon who thrashed the Light Blues 4-1 in Govan. But can they get their own back in France against one of their Ligue 1 rivals? SunSport has all the details ahead of the crunch clash. Most read in Europa League HISTORY MAKER Ex-Scotland women coach 'lands key role at Prem club' working with MALE stars THIS IS THE STRIFE Amy Macdonald slams BBC's Scottish football coverage in X-rated blast FAMILIAR FACE Celtic hero set for shock Rangers UEL start - five years from last Ibrox game LAST WORDS Mum wrote 'I was murdered' before she 'took own life after years abuse from ex' What time does Nice vs Rangers kick off? Rangers take on Nice on Thursday, November 28 The match kicks off at 8pm UK time It will be held at the Allianz Riviera in France. What TV channel will Nice vs Rangers be on and can I live stream it? Yes, the match will be shown live on TNT Sports 3. Coverage will begin at 7.45pm - 15 minutes before kick-off. There will be live radio coverage on BBC Sportsecene. Alternatively, you can follow all the action via SunSport's LIVE blog. Team news Rangers will be without Neraysho Kasanwirjo , Rabbi Matondo , Tom Lawrence and Oscar Cortes for the Europa League clash. Clement will have a big call to make at right-back, with James Tarvernier left on the bench for their trip to Greece earlier in the month. The hsts will also be wthout several key players for this one. They could be without Jonathan Clauss , Ali Abdi, Antoine Mendy, Mohamed Abdelmonem, Morgan Sanson and Terem Moffi through injury . Sofiane Diop and Moise Bombito are both suspended. Latest odds Nice Draw Rangers *Latest odds correct from Sky Bet as of Tuesday, November 26. Keep up to date with ALL t h e latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football pageWINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Namibia elected its first female leader as Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was declared the winner Tuesday of a presidential election last week that was tarnished by technical glitches that caused a three-day extension to allow votes to be cast, and rejected as illegal by opposition parties. The 72-year-old Nandi-Ndaitwah won with 57% of the vote, defying predictions that she might be forced into a runoff. Her ruling SWAPO party also retained its parliamentary majority, although by a very thin margin, and extended its 34-year hold on power since the southern African country gained independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990. Namibia, a sparsely populated country of around 3 million on the southwestern coast of Africa, has a reputation for being one of the continent's more stable democracies and the problems around the election have caused consternation. Last Wednesday's vote was marred by shortages of ballot papers and other problems that led election officials to extend voting until Saturday. Opposition parties have said the extension is unconstitutional, and some have pledged to join together in a legal appeal to have the election invalidated. The Electoral Commission of Namibia, which ran the election, rejected opposition calls for a redo of the vote. It has undermined Nandi-Ndaitwah's place in history. She is set to become her country's fifth president since independence and a rare female leader in Africa. She was a member of Namibia's underground independence movement in the 1970s and received part of her higher education in the then-Soviet Union. She was promoted to vice president in February after President Hage Geingob died while in office . Nangolo Mbumba, who became president after Geingob's death, didn't run in the election. The ruling SWAPO party won 51 seats in the parliamentary vote, only just passing the 49 it needed to keep its majority and narrowly avoiding becoming another long-ruling party to be rejected in southern Africa this year. It was SWAPO's worst parliamentary election result. A mood of change has swept across the region, with parties that led their countries out of white minority or colonial rule in neighboring South Africa and Botswana both losing their long-held political dominance. South Africa's African National Congress, which freed the country from the racist system of apartheid, lost its 30-year majority in an election in May and had to form a coalition. Botswana's ruling party was stunningly removed in a landslide in October after governing for 58 years since independence from Britain. Mozambique's long-ruling Frelimo has been accused of rigging an October election and has faced weeks of violent protests against its rule. SWAPO faced similar challenges as those countries, with frustration at high unemployment and economic hardship, especially among young people, driving a desire for era-ending change. In a brief speech after the results were announced late Tuesday night, Nandi-Ndaitwah said Namibians had voted for peace, stability and youth empowerment. “We are going to do what we promised you during the campaigns. Thank you for your confidence and trust in us," she said. Nandi-Ndaitwah was also due to address the nation on Wednesday morning. “SWAPO Wins. Netumbo Wins. Namibia Wins. Now Hard Work,” the ruling party posted on its official account on social media site X. Some opposition parties boycotted the announcement by the Electoral Commission of Namibia at its results center in the capital, Windhoek. The commission has been roundly criticized for its running of the vote, with many angry Namibians complaining they had to wait hours and sometimes over multiple days for the chance to vote. Just over 1 million votes were cast out of 1.4 million registered voters, according to the electoral commission. Panduleni Itula, the leading opposition candidate from the Independent Patriots for Change party, was second in the presidential election with 25% of the vote. His party won the second-largest number of seats in Parliament behind SWAPO. Itula and his party have led the criticism of the vote and said they will lodge their appeal against the election this week. Other opposition parties said they will join that legal challenge. Itula has said that thousands of voters may have been prevented from voting as only some polling stations allowed an extension. "This election has violated the very tenets of our Electoral Act. Namibians deserve the right to choose their leaders freely and fairly, not through a rigged process,” he said. Namibia is a former German colony that came under South African control after World War I and its Black majority was later subjected to some of South Africa’s apartheid policies. SWAPO was at the forefront of the battle for independence from South Africa. While the country has swaths of desert running through it, it has diamond and uranium resources and untapped oil and gas off its coast that is being explored by international companies and could make it a major producer of both. ___ AP Africa news: https://apnews.com/hub/africa The Associated PressWall Street inches higher to set more records
Nissan CFO Stephen Ma to step down amid restructuring- Bloomberg NewsNoneNoneBy Allan Kreda Kaapo Kaako scored a power-play goal with 24 seconds left, and the New York Rangers stopped a five-game slide by topping the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Saturday. Artemi Panarin, Vincent Trocheck and Mika Zibanejad also scored for the Rangers, who got their first win since a 4-3 victory at Vancouver on Nov. 19. Adam Fox had two assists, and Jonathan Quick made 25 saves. With Montreal’s Kirby Dach serving a four-minute, high-sticking penalty, Kaako got his fourth goal of the season. The Canadiens trailed 3-1 after two periods. But Cole Caufield scored his 14th goal 4:16 into the third and Nick Suzuki tied it at 14:07. Trocheck tipped the puck past Montreal goaltender Sam Montembeault at 19:56 to put New York ahead after Panarin and Montreal’s Mike Matheson scored earlier in the first. Panarin put the Rangers ahead at 9:02, scoring on a 5-on-3 for New York’s first power-play goal since Nov. 12 at home against Winnipeg. Matheson tied it at 11:47. Montembault made 24 saves for Montreal. Takeaways Canadiens: dropped to 3-7-1 on the road. Rangers: Forwards Chris Kreider and Filip Chytil returned to the lineup. Kreider missed three games with an upper-body injury while Chytil was out for seven after colliding with teammate K’Andre Miller on Nov. 14. Reilly Smith and Jonny Brodzinski were scratched. Key moment Seeking an early spark, New York captain Jacob Trouba fought Montreal’s Josh Anderson 1:58 into the contest. It appeared to give the Rangers a collective jolt that was missing in recent games. Key stat The Rangers are 11-1-0 when scoring first. It was the 1,700th home win in franchise history. Up next The Canadiens visit the Boston Bruins on Sunday. The Rangers host the New Jersey Devils on Monday.
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Joel Klatt voiced his opinion on Colorado Buffaloes star Travis Hunter's absence from the Jim Thorpe Award Finalists via X on Tuesday night. The award annually goes to the best defensive back in college football. The three finalists who made the cut instead of Hunter were Texas Longhorns defensive back Jahdae Barron, Ohio State Buckeyes defensive back Caleb Downs, and Georgia Bulldogs defensive back Malaki Starks. Hunter leads Colorado with three interceptions and has 31 total tackles, one tackle for loss, and one forced fumble. The Buffaloes lost to the Kansas Jayhawks on Saturday, 37-21, for their third loss of the season. Kansas was a one-and-a-half-point underdog on ESPN BET . Hunter's name being left off angered Klatt. Klatt said not having Hunter as a finalist lowered the award's value. Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images "Not having Travis Hunter as a FINALIST for the Thorpe Award is crazy," Klatt said. "It devalues the award. He is the best CB in CFB, and his numbers reflect that all his opponents know that." Not having Travis Hunter as a FINALIST for the Thorpe Award is crazy...It devalues the award...He is the best CB in CFB and his numbers reflect that all his opponents know that. The Jim Thorpe Award has been around since 1986, but Colorado has never had a player win it. Last season's winner was former Air Force defensive back Trey Taylor. Colorado's final regular-season game is against the Oklahoma State Cowboys on Friday. Kickoff is at noon ET on ABC and ESPN+. Related: Travis Hunter's 'Effortless' Moment Before Colorado-KansasBack in May, the Labor government spruiked some big changes to the way higher education debts were indexed. It came amid much fanfare about cost-of-living relief from the government ahead of the federal budget. But despite being announced six months ago, the changes still haven't been legislated yet. There's been no indication it won't become law and for most people the policy affects, the timing may not seem critical. But a fraction of those people are owed refunds from the government — and still don't have that money in their pockets. What were the changes? Changes to the way indexation is calculated for Higher Education Loan Program (HELP) debts. Under HELP, students can get a government loan to pay their university fees, called Higher Education Contribution Scheme (HECS) — and they don't have to start repaying that debt until they earn a certain amount. The debts are technically interest free, but they increase each year because of indexation. HELP debts were indexed in line with the inflation rate — otherwise known by its formal name, the Consumer Price Index (CPI). This never used to be that big of a deal, because the inflation rate wasn't all that high. But it became a massive problem when inflation was at 7.1 per cent last year, because it meant debts increased significantly. After increased pressure, the federal government said it would change the way indexation was calculated. It proposed pegging the indexation rate to either the Wage Price Index (WPI) or CPI — whichever was lower. And the government wanted to apply this change to the 2024 indexation rate, but also be retrospectively applying that to the 2023 rate. This would have resulted in credits for people who still had student debt and refunds for people who had paid the loans off completely after indexation applied last year. People could have seen these benefits when they filed their 2023-2024 tax returns from July. But those credits haven't been applied yet and the refunds haven't been paid out. Why haven't the changes come through? They haven't been legislated yet. The bill passed the House of Representatives in October, but it still has to go through the Senate . When will the changes become law? After the bill passes the Senate. It was due to be discussed in the Senate this week, but it wasn't passed. And now there's only one more week of Senate sittings this year. So if the bill isn't passed next week , people won't get their refunds until next year. And because parliament doesn't sit in January, it'll be at least February before the bill is passed. Why the hold up? Because of a plan by the Greens to link this bill to another student debt relief proposal announced by the government earlier this month . You'd assume the Labor government would want these both to be passed — which it does — but it doesn't want that second proposal to come into action yet. That's because they're using it as an election promise to try to convince voters to keep them in power when we all go to the polls next year. Here's how ABC political reporter Tom Crowley put it : "They want to amend Labor's bill to add... Labor's HECS relief policy, which was announced a couple of weeks ago but is only supposed to happen after the election. "The Greens amendment would enact it now. "It seems Labor doesn't want to contemplate that, because it's instead trying to push for a vote on the bill without voting on the Greens amendment, presumably wanting to avoid voting down their own policy. "But Labor will need the Coalition's help to succeed, and if it can't get that, it could torpedo its own policy to avoid a vote on another one of its policies." Who is owed a refund? Anyone who still had a HECS debt as of June 1, 2023 who has since paid off their loans . People who had a HECS debt as of June 1, 2023 and haven't paid off their loan will get a credit taken off whatever they still owe. How many people are owed refunds? As many as 200,000 — but we don't know exact figures . That's because people will only be paid out refunds if they don't have a tax debt. "According to ATO data, as at July 2024, approximately 200,000 people have fully repaid their HELP debt since indexation was applied on 1 June 2023," the Education Department wrote in a response to a question at a public hearing back in September . "Some of these may receive a refund depending on their individual circumstances. "The department is unable to estimate the size of these refunds." How much are the refunds? The Department of Education says it was unable to estimate this. However, individuals can use the federal government's online HELP Indexation Credit Estimator tool to get a sense of what they're owed. How will people be paid their refunds? It'll be paid into their bank accounts , Education Minister Jason Clare said in his press release last month . It should be the account the Australia Taxation Office (ATO) has on file for you. "You will not need to wait until you lodge your next tax return for the credit to be applied," a government fact sheet about the changes said . "You can view or update your current nominated bank account for refunds by logging in through the myGov portal." [form]
The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) has updated its gender policy, and players assigned male at birth and who have gone through male puberty will not be eligible to compete. The new policy comes into effect in the 2025 season, and covers the LPGA Tour, Epson Tour, Ladies European Tour, and all other elite LPGA competitions, where athletes who are assigned female at birth are eligible to compete. "Our policy is reflective of an extensive, science-based and inclusive approach," LPGA Commissioner Mollie Marcoux Samaan said in a statement on Wednesday. "The policy represents our continued commitment to ensuring that all feel welcome within our organization, while preserving the fairness and competitive equity of our elite competitions." The policy was informed by a working group of top experts in medicine, science, sport physiology, golf performance and gender policy law, the LPGA said. This working group advised that the effects of male puberty give competitive advantages in golf performance compared to players who have not undergone male puberty. A player whose sex assigned at birth is male must satisfy an expert panel that they have not experienced any part of male puberty, and since receiving gender reassignment treatment the concentration of testosterone in their serum must remain below a set limit. Trans golfer Hailey Davidson, who came up short in an LPGA qualifying event in October, had hoped to get into a few Epson Tour events next year but said on social media on Wednesday that she was "banned" from both circuits. "All the silence and people wanting to stay 'neutral' thanks for absolutely nothing," she wrote on Instagram. "This happened because of all your silence." Several sports governing bodies moved to limit transgender athletes' access to elite competition in recent years and the England and Wales Cricket Board said in October it will bar transgender women from the top level of the women's sport.
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is checking off another item on her bucket list: Broadway. Jackson will appear in a one-night performance of the musical comedy “& Juliet” on Saturday, according to an Instagram post from the Broadway show. The role is a walk-on, which does not typically include any lines of dialogue. Jackson will also participate in a special “talkback” after the performance, according to the social media post. RELATED STORY | Could Democrats pressure Justice Sotomayor to step down for replacement? In her recently published memoir, "Lovely One," Jackson wrote about her dreams of becoming the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court and appear on a Broadway stage. Now, it seems that her once-teenage dreams will come true. The show begins at 8 p.m. ET on Dec. 14 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre in New York City.Shares of Ball Corp. .css-321ztr-OverridedLink.css-321ztr-OverridedLink:any-link{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;color:rgba(54,119,168,1);border-bottom:1px solid;border-bottom-color:rgba(54,119,168,1);}.css-321ztr-OverridedLink.css-321ztr-OverridedLink:any-link.css-321ztr-OverridedLink.css-321ztr-OverridedLink:any-link svg{fill:rgba(54,119,168,1);}.css-321ztr-OverridedLink.css-321ztr-OverridedLink:any-link:hover{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;color:rgba(47,112,157,1);border-bottom:1px solid;border-bottom-color:rgba(47,112,157,1);}.css-321ztr-OverridedLink.css-321ztr-OverridedLink:any-link:hover.css-321ztr-OverridedLink.css-321ztr-OverridedLink:any-link:hover svg{fill:rgba(47,112,157,1);} .css-1vykwuz-OverridedLink{display:inline;color:var(--color-interactiveLink010);-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}@media screen and (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference){.css-1vykwuz-OverridedLink{transition-property:color,fill;transition-duration:200ms,200ms;transition-timing-function:cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1),cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1);}}@media screen and (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce){.css-1vykwuz-OverridedLink{transition-property:color,fill;transition-duration:0ms;transition-timing-function:cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1),cubic-bezier(0, 0, .5, 1);}}.css-1vykwuz-OverridedLink svg{fill:var(--color-interactiveLink010);}.css-1vykwuz-OverridedLink:hover:not(:disabled){color:var(--color-interactiveLink020);-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.css-1vykwuz-OverridedLink:hover:not(:disabled) svg{fill:var(--color-interactiveLink020);}.css-1vykwuz-OverridedLink:active:not(:disabled){color:var(--color-interactiveLink030);-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.css-1vykwuz-OverridedLink:active:not(:disabled) svg{fill:var(--color-interactiveLink030);}.css-1vykwuz-OverridedLink:visited:not(:disabled){color:var(--color-interactiveVisited010);-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.css-1vykwuz-OverridedLink:visited:not(:disabled) svg{fill:var(--color-interactiveVisited010);}.css-1vykwuz-OverridedLink:visited:hover:not(:disabled){color:var(--color-interactiveVisited010);-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.css-1vykwuz-OverridedLink:visited:hover:not(:disabled) svg{fill:var(--color-interactiveVisited010);}.css-1vykwuz-OverridedLink:focus-visible:not(:disabled){outline-color:var(--outlineColorDefault);outline-style:var(--outlineStyleDefault);outline-width:var(--outlineWidthDefault);outline-offset:var(--outlineOffsetDefault);}@media not all and (min-resolution: 0.001dpcm){@supports (-webkit-appearance: none) and (stroke-color: transparent){.css-1vykwuz-OverridedLink:focus-visible:not(:disabled){outline-style:var(--safariOutlineStyleDefault);}}}.css-1vykwuz-OverridedLink.css-1vykwuz-OverridedLink:any-link{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;color:rgba(54,119,168,1);border-bottom:1px solid;border-bottom-color:rgba(54,119,168,1);}.css-1vykwuz-OverridedLink.css-1vykwuz-OverridedLink:any-link.css-1vykwuz-OverridedLink.css-1vykwuz-OverridedLink:any-link svg{fill:rgba(54,119,168,1);}.css-1vykwuz-OverridedLink.css-1vykwuz-OverridedLink:any-link:hover{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;color:rgba(47,112,157,1);border-bottom:1px solid;border-bottom-color:rgba(47,112,157,1);}.css-1vykwuz-OverridedLink.css-1vykwuz-OverridedLink:any-link:hover.css-1vykwuz-OverridedLink.css-1vykwuz-OverridedLink:any-link:hover svg{fill:rgba(47,112,157,1);} BALL shed 1.08% to $62.15 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index SPX rising 0.05% to 6,049.88 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA falling 0.17% to 44,705.53. Ball Corp. closed $9.17 below its 52-week high ($71.32), which the company achieved on April 30th.
BREAKING NEWS Juan Soto 'is signing with New York Mets in $700m deal', says ex-MLB player By JACK BEZANTS Published: 23:09, 26 November 2024 | Updated: 23:32, 26 November 2024 e-mail View comments Juan Soto has decided to sign for the New York Mets on a $700million deal, according to former MLB player Carlos Baerga. Baerga made the claim on Tuesday night on social media, saying: 'Well my people, these messages are coming directly. I think Juan Soto will sign with the NY Mets and it is about 700 million, my people.' Baerga shared his update alongside a report that Mets center fielder Jose Siri said he would give up his No 22 jersey for Soto if he joined the team. There has been no official confirmation from Soto or the Mets, who are in the running alongside multiple other organizations such as the Yankees, Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers. Baerga used to play for the Mets and since retiring in 2005 has worked as an analyst on Spanish baseball coverage for ESPN. Soto is a free agent after spending last year with the New York Yankees , with the team losing the World Series to the Dodgers. Juan Soto is apparently ditching pinstripes and heading to the New York Mets Partnering Aaron Judge in an explosive Yankees lineup, the 26-year-old was hugely popular at Yankee Stadium - a reputation he would instantly trash with a move from the Bronx to Queens. The left-hander hit 41 home runs in the regular season for the Yankees who, if Baerga is correct, must now turn their focus on rebuilding their roster for 2025. One player they could go for is a former Met. First baseman Pete Alonso is also in free agency after his Citi Field contract ran out and the Yankees need a replacement for Anthony Rizzo. But make no mistake, Soto joining the crosstown rivals in New York would be a huge blow for Yankees manager Aaron Boone. The Mets overcame a brutal start last season - in early June, they had the third-worst record in MLB - to reach the NLCS where they were beaten by the Dodgers in six. Should Carlos Mendoza land the biggest prize of free agency, it would be huge statement. Baerga shared his update alongside a report that Mets center fielder Jose Siri said he would give up his No 22 jersey for Soto if he joined the team. Share or comment on this article: Juan Soto 'is signing with New York Mets in $700m deal', says ex-MLB player e-mail Add commentWealthica Announces U.S. Launch of Its 360° Financial Platform
Tweet Facebook Mail On one of the busiest travel days of the year at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, security lapses enabled an unticketed passenger to board a plane to Paris in a shocking breach that one aviation expert said should serve as a "wake-up call". "It's a really big deal and it leaves our vulnerabilities exposed to the world," Mary Schiavo, an aviation analyst and former inspector general for the US Department of Transportation, said. "Not much went right," she said of the episode involving a woman a Paris airport official identified as a 57-year-old Russian national. French authorities have identified the woman as Svetlana Dali. READ MORE: Disgusting discovery at Aussie beach sparks warning to dog owners The stowaway identified by French authorities as Svetlana Dali is pictured on a flight from Paris back to New York on Wednesday. (Saskya Vandoorne/CNN) The stowaway didn't have a boarding pass but completed a security screening and bypassed identity verification and boarding status stations to board a Delta Air Lines aircraft the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, according to the Transportation Security Administration. The woman did go through carry-on baggage screening where the TSA said its officers found two bottles of water. She was eventually arrested when the plane touched down in France. "Maybe this is one incredibly lucky thing that happened because the system is blinking red," Schiavo said in an interview. "Everyone knows the threats are out there and the TSA just failed horribly, as did Delta Air Lines. So if people approach this properly, this could be the wake-up call that we need to keep flyers and the people over whose heads we fly safe." Stowaway blended in with groups A TSA spokesperson told CNN the woman first bypassed an airport terminal employee in charge of the security lane reserved for airline flight crews at JFK's Terminal 4 main checkpoint. It was at that point the woman skipped the station where her ID and boarding pass would have been checked, the spokesperson said. She then joined the line for standard TSA screening. It remains unclear how the woman was able to get past Delta gate agents at JFK. Delta has not said how the woman was able to board the plane once she made it past the TSA checkpoint. The stowaway got past multiple security checkpoints this week at New York's JFK International Airport and boarded a plane to Paris. (CNN) Investigators believe a contributing factor may have been the massive holiday weekend crowds at the airport. According to TSA data, nearly 2.7 million people were screened on that Tuesday before Thanksgiving. A review of JFK's security camera video shows the woman first blended in with a flight crew before the security screening, and later proceeded to the gate where she then placed herself in the middle of what appeared to be a family travelling together, according to a senior law enforcement official briefed on the investigation. She blended in with the group of travellers as they presented multiple tickets and passports at once, according to the official. "This is no excuse," Schiavo said. "They are supposed to treat each person as a separate security threat. The TSA mantra is 'every passenger, every time' — they are not supposed to treat groups any differently than solo — each person must be identified and have a ticket." Schiavo – who has represented passengers and crew of numerous US aviation incidents, including cases filed on behalf of 9/11 victims' family members – said that all airport checkpoints are covered by video cameras and the stowaway "is obviously on that video skirting the TSA identification and ticketing check." "They already know how she did it and they need to fess up and close that loophole," Schiavo said. Passengers learned about the stowaway on Delta Flight 264 from JFK to Charles de Gaulle Airport when the plane landed. The pilot instructed travellers to remain seated because French police were boarding to deal with "a serious security issue," Rob Jackson, who was on the flight, told CNN. READ MORE: Sean 'Diddy' Combs accused of dangling woman off balcony in new lawsuit E-gates seen as solution TSA is conducting its own investigation of the incident, a federal official familiar with the probe told CNN. The incident shows electronic gate technology – known as e-gates, which could integrate with the agency's facial recognition systems at checkpoints – could prevent incidents like this, though it would require more federal investment, TSA said. TSA Administrator David P. Pekoske, speaking at the American Association of Airport Executives Aviation Security Summit on Tuesday, said the agency occasionally has "a very, very small number" of people who skip the identity verification stage undetected. He suggested electronic gates might be a solution to making sure all passengers are screened. "It's something we take very seriously," he said of the people who bypass the identification verification station. "When I see something systemically occurring within the system, my first question is, 'Hey, what can we do?' And one of those solutions would be installing e-gates." Pekoske added, "We don't use e-gates in our system, and that's a problem." Schiavo said bypassing the first identity verification station with its facial recognition technology was among the glaring mistakes committed that day. "She came in and she didn't have any facial recognition, and obviously they didn't check to see she was ticketed passenger because she wasn't," Schiavo said. She slips by undetected at Delta gate Delta said it "is conducting an exhaustive investigation of what may have occurred" during boarding, but has declined further comment. "At the gate, because it's an international flight, they should have checked, A. her ticket, and B. her passport. So that's another check," Schiavo said. "Of course, that didn't happen. And then she didn't have an assigned seat. You know, everybody's supposed to be seated and buckled in, right? That's a federal aviation regulation." A source familiar with the incident said the stowaway was able to evade detection by the flight crew on the plane because the flight was not full, though passengers told CNN the woman was able to hide by moving between bathrooms. "The flight attendants are required to check the bathrooms. Some airlines lock the bathrooms but Delta doesn't require them to be locked on takeoff," Schiavo said. "The airlines that require that it's obviously to stop this bathroom dodgeball." The woman left France on a flight back to JFK on Wednesday. She was escorted onto the Delta Air Lines-operated plane by two French security officials. A day earlier she was onboard a flight back to New York but Delta refused to fly her when she became disruptive, according to law enforcement sources. She had been scheduled to be on a flight to the US on Saturday but French authorities removed her from the aircraft after she started screaming. Second Delta stowaway this year In March, a man from Texas was arrested on a charge of stowing away on a vessel or aircraft after boarding a Delta flight in Salt Lake City without a ticket by using a photo he took of another passenger's boarding pass while they were not looking, according to court documents. Once on the plane, the man went to the lavatory at the front of the aircraft and spent "a significant amount of time" there while other passengers boarded, the complaint said. After boarding was completed and just before the aircraft doors were secured, the man made his way to the back of the aircraft and entered the lavatory there, according to the complaint. When the man left the bathroom, a flight attendant noticed there were no available seats and approached him, according to the complaint. Once flight attendants obtained the man's name and determined he didn't have a ticket, the plane returned to the gate and he was met by law enforcement. Schiavo said the latest stowaway incident demonstrates the vulnerabilities of security in the airline industry. "What's really important here is, now the world knows our security is once again – just like before 911 – extremely porous," she said. "Had she been a terrorist, A. it would have been successful, and B. no one would have known who she was."