Prince Harry and Markle Markle were set up on a blind date in July 2016. They dated for over a year before announcing their engagement to the public. The couple now share two children and live in California after leaving their royal duties . Prince Harry and Meghan Markle met on a blind date before eventually marrying in a lavish royal wedding ceremony. Throughout their six years of marriage, the couple has faced scrutiny from the public over their decision to step away from the royal family and their roles as working royals in order to pursue what they called "financial independence," as well as their strained relationship with Prince William and his wife, Kate Middleton. Harry recently addressed speculation that his marriage to Meghan was on the rocks. "Apparently we've bought or moved house 10, 12 times. We've apparently divorced maybe 10, 12 times as well," he joked with New York Times columnist and DealBook founder Andrew Ross Sorkin during a panel at The New York Times' 2024 DealBook Summit on Wednesday, People reported. "So it's just like, 'what?'" Here's a complete timeline of their royal relationship.Sira Thienou scores 16 points, No. 18 Ole Miss women coast to 89-24 win over Alabama State
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ENGLEWOOD — In a documentary premiering this month, South Side artist and social justice activist Tonika Lewis Johnson joins generations of Englewood families to show how art and restoration can help remedy decades of divestment due to discriminatory housing practices. The documentary “unBlocked Englewood,” chronicling Johnson’s collaborative work to help repair homes on Englewood’s 65th and Aberdeen streets , will premiere 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Kennedy-King College, 740 W. 63rd St. Tickets for the event are currently sold out, but some may available on a first-come, first served basis at the door. More information is available here . The two-hour event will include a panel discussion with Johnson; Ald. Stephanie Coleman (16th); reparations activist Robin Rue Simmons ; Candance Moore , the city’s first-ever chief equity officer; and Erin Harkey, former commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events. The “cross-sector collaboration” between the women in municipal roles enabled Johnson’s restoration work, she said. The panel will “help people understand that, even though systems seem large and difficult to disrupt, we must remind ourselves that systems are made up of people,” Johnson said. Guests will have the opportunity to meet longtime neighbors from 65th and Aberdeen, including Melvin Walls, a second-generation homeowner, and Miss Justine Mosely Stephens, a beloved neighborhood landlord. Their resilience “symbolizes the strength of Englewood’s Black community,” Johnson said. “I knew in order for the message of [unBlocked Englewood] to spread and to continue to be used for educational purposes, it had to have a life beyond my site specific project,” Johnson said. “This documentary will immerse people in the story, educate them and put a face to the direct descendants impacted by racist housing practices.” Johnson’s art and activism divulges the discriminatory housing practices preventing Black people from owning homes . Her live art installation, “Inequity for Sale,” incorporated bright yellow “landmarks” to showcase the dozens of homes sold to aspiring Black homeowners in Englewood through land sale contracts — a predatory practice that required Black families to pay exorbitant monthly payments without ever receiving ownership of the property. In 2022, she took her reparative work the extra mile with the unBlocked Englewood project. Johnson’s nonprofit, the Folded Map Project , as well as the Chicago Bungalow Association and the Englewood Arts Collective received a $250,000 grant from the city’s Toget h er We Heal Creative Place Program to help neighbors maintain and revitalize their properties. Twelve of the 25 homes on 65th and Aberdeen have received rehabilitation. Longtime homeowners — most of them older people — received critical structural repairs, such as new roofs and updated electrical and plumbing systems. Neighbors once struggling to keep their homes afloat estimate unBlocked Englewood has collectively saved them hundreds of thousands in expenses, they previously told Block Club. Johnson always wanted unBlocked Englewood “documented in a way that could assist with fundraising while telling the story of racial disparity, segregation and disinvestment,” she said. When Digifé , the award-winning production company behind projects like “Bike Vessel” and “You Don’t Know Chi,” contacted Johnson to be part of a documentary series they were working on, “it felt like a fated connection,” Johnson said. It took less than a month to film the 15-minute documentary. “A lot of people who follow my work are aware of the project, but the documentary will answer the question of its significance,” Johnson said. “It will connect the dots to help people understand that this project was created to explicitly move policy conversations forward and to help the larger public understand even more why this neighborhood is struggling with some of the issues that it has.” Attendees will leave Wednesday’s screening “informed and aware of how racist housing practices contributed to the disinvestment of Black neighborhoods and why supporting Black homeowners is important,” Johnson said. Resources will be made available immediately following the event to encourage people to participate in the project. Johnson said that although the film is not currently available for streaming, neighbors should “stay tuned” for future screenings, possibly as early as the beginning of the new year. She launched a fundraising campaign this summer alongside the Chicago Bungalow Association and the Englewood Arts Collective to continue her work of revitalizing homes and beautifying vacant lots on the block. You can support the unBlocked Englewood project here . “I want people to feel hopeful and know that change is possible,” Johnson said. “It’s important for us to remain active in wanting change. Hyperlocal organizing for policy reform is critical.” Get a free print! Help us reach our goal of 900 subscribers by Dec. 31 to sustain and expand our coverage and you’ll get a free neighborhood print. There are three ways to qualify: Purchase a new subscription , upgrade your current subscription or gift a subscription . Don’t wait — support Block Club and we’ll send you a print of your choice! Listen to the Block Club Chicago podcast: RelatedWhen EJ Sablan, 22, played for the Father Duenas Memorial School Friars soccer team, he was one of the best strikers the school had ever produced. After the 2021 season, during which he led the Friars to a championship, he was named the Independent Interscholastic Athletic Association of Guam (IIAAG) most valuable player. Soon after earning the IIAAG MVP title, Sablan and his family relocated to Puyallup, Washington, where he joined the Emerald Ridge High School Jaguars boys soccer team. As a Jaguar, his role shifted. He was tasked with playing in the backfield, focusing on keeping the ball out of his team’s net - a role he excelled in. After a standout 2023 season as a defender, Sablan earned a spot on the All-South Puget Sound first team. A different school. A different position. The same results. Sablan, no matter the situation, environment or position, continued to make a name for himself. Now, about a year and a half later, Sablan’s determined play and hard work have earned him recognition at the next level. Sablan, who plays midfielder for the Linfield College Wildcats in McMinnville, Oregon, has been named to the All-Northwest Conference (NWC) second team. “I am blessed to be able to perform at the rate that I am. The endless support of God, my family, my teammates and coaches is what keeps me going and inspired to perform well throughout the season,” Sablan said. “Getting nominated for All-NWC second team is just the beginning of my journey. Although I am grateful, I am not satisfied, as I want to achieve bigger and better things.” Sablan told The Guam Daily Post that he enjoys being a midfielder, a position where he can make the greatest difference and showcase his skills as both a defender and an offensive playmaker. “I do enjoy being a midfielder. It gives me the opportunity to compete in the middle of the field, where, in my opinion, games are won,” he said. “I am not too eager to be a striker because, as a midfielder, I get to express myself - finding opportunities to score but also assisting my teammates and getting everyone involved.” Midway through the 2024 season, during a game against the University of Puget Sound Loggers, Sablan found his footing and delivered a breakout performance. Although Linfield trailed 3-0 and eventually lost 3-2, Sablan scored both of the Wildcats’ goals. “This was one of the best experiences I’ve had in my collegiate career,” Sablan said. “The endless fight my team showed is what makes it one of my proudest moments in my Linfield career.” Over the two years Sablan has played for the Wildcats - an NCAA Division III team in the Northwest Conference - the team has recorded an 8-27-5 record. Despite being part of a struggling program, Sablan remains positive and optimistic. "My experience with Linfield soccer has been nothing but good,” he said. “Although the results aren’t what we wanted or expected, I’m just truly blessed to be able to play the sport I love and continue my journey. Every time I step on the field, I’m one step closer to playing professionally and giving back to the community that raised me.”
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Netflix continues to express confidence that its streaming platform is prepared to handle the massive audiences expected for a pair of Christmas Day NFL games along with the start of its live coverage of the World Wrestling Entertainment's "Raw" next month. Concerns were raised after users experienced issues with buffering and low quality feeds during the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson boxing match last month. Netflix has exclusive rights to stream NFL games on Christmas Day between the Kansas City Chiefs at the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens at the Houston Texans. Beyonce is scheduled to perform during halftime of the Ravens-Texans game, which could create more server traffic Netflix must take into account. It's a major test after the company reported an average global live audience of 108 million viewers for Paul's victory over Tyson in Arlington, Texas. Downdetector.com , which tracks service outages, announced that there were 90,000 issues reported at one point. "It was a big number, but you don't know, and you can't learn these things until you do them, so you take a big swing," Netflix chief content officer Bela Bajaria told Front Office Sports. "Our teams and our engineers are amazing, moved super quickly, and stabilized it, and many of the members had it back up and running pretty quickly. But we learn from these things. "We've all obviously done a lot of stuff to learn and get ready for the NFL and Beyonce, and so we're totally ready and excited for WWE." WWE president Nick Khan told FOS that Raw's tone and content will not change as it moves to the streaming service, with its first event of 2025 scheduled for Jan. 6. "There's some online chatter about, ‘oh, it's going to be R-rated, or for us old folks, X-rated.' That's definitely not happening," Khan said. "It's family-friendly, multi-generational, advertiser-friendly programming. It's going to stay that way. I would look for more global flair, especially as the relationship continues to develop." --Field Level MediaPublished 21:42 IST, November 30th 2024 Congress's 'Delhi Nyay Yatra', which is slated to cover 70 assembly constituencies, targets Arvind Kejriwal with ‘Sheesh Mahal’ tableau. New Delhi: The Congress party, on Saturday, carried out the ‘Delhi Nyay Yatra’ with a tableau featuring a ‘Sheesh Mahal (Referred to Delhi CM residence), a gold-plated toilet seat and liquor bottle, alleging unprecedented corruption by former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. As the Congress launched an attack on the ruling AAP government, the ‘Sheesh Mahal’ tableau drew attention across the national capital. While unveiling the tableau in Delhi Hari Nagar, Delhi Congress President Devender Yadav that it symbolises unprecedented corruption by Kejriwal. Yadav said, “Kejriwal, who hailed from a humble background, lived in a small flat, drove a Wagon-R, and with a perpetual cough for company, and who had said that he would not accept any official bungalow, car or security, built a Rs 175 crore “Sheesh Mahal” illegally for himself, with a gold-plated commode, and travelled in luxury vehicles with security to flaunt his power, but did nothing for the people or for the development of the city, which he allowed to deteriorate with air and water pollution causing serious health hazards to the people.” He said that Kejriwal, who also spent lakhs to cure his cough at a resort in Bangalore, neglected Delhi and its residents to drive them into total misery, yet he was swearing by the name of “Aam Aadmi”. Addressing a gathering in Hari Nagar, Devender Yadav said that the float was to expose the corruption and misuse of power by Arvind Kejriwal, who betrayed the people with false promises. He said, “In the name of freebies, Kejriwal served people with dirty water, inflated power bills and an obsolete public transport system. The people of Delhi elected Kejriwal thrice to power, expecting a clean and transparent government by an honest man, but what they got in return was corruption, destruction of the city and a most corrupt chief minister, who became inaccessible to people after getting power.” Taking a veiled dig at Kejriwal calling him ‘Kattar Imandar’, the Delhi Congress president alleged that the former CM destroyed youths of the city by opening liquor vends all over, including non-confirming areas like unauthorised colonies and rural areas, in a liquor scam which eventually landed him in jail. Delhi CM's Residence Was Reportedly Renovated at Around Rs 45 Crore Pertinently, former CM Arvind Kejriwal had promised before his first Delhi assembly elections that he would live an austere life as a chief minister. However, later, it came to light that he spent crores on the renovation of his official residence in Delhi’s Civil Lines. It was claimed that Kejriwal spent a whopping Rs 45 crore on renovation of his official home at 6, Flagstaff Road, Civil Lines in Delhi. The huge expenditure triggered a political row, with the opposition parties demanding his resignation. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released documents that claimed Rs 44.78 crore were spent on "addition/alteration" at the chief minister’s government residence between September 2020 and June 2022. This included Rs 11.30 crore for interior decoration, Rs 6.02 crore on flooring, and Rs 1 crore on curtains along with crores on appliances and other fixtures. Get Current Updates on India News , Entertainment News along with Latest News and Top Headlines from India and around the world. Updated 21:42 IST, November 30th 2024
Inter Exactly the same as the recent 32 team World Cup for international sides. The two highest-ranked teams from each group will progress directly into the knock-out rounds. There will be no play-offs for teams that finish in third place. The knockout rounds are all single-legged, and will begin from the round of 16, then the quarter-finals, the semi-finals and then the eventual final.Thiruvananthapuram : Senior Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP from Thiruvananthapuram, Shashi Tharoor , has said that Kerala's startup ecosystem has become a glittering jewel in the crown of India's fast-growing startup landscape by demonstrating its prowess in innovation, inventiveness, sustainability, and inclusiveness. Tharoor, a four-time Lok Sabha MP, said this while speaking at the Huddle Global 2024, India's flagship startup conclave, here on Saturday. Tharoor, an eminent writer, former diplomat, and thought leader, titled his address "The Elephant that is becoming a tiger: India's Startup Ecosystem and tech entrepreneurship", an obvious reference to his book "The Elephant, the Tiger & the Cellphone". While hailing the achievements of Kerala's startup ecosystem, Tharoor said the state needs to further streamline regulatory compliances and procedures to enable aspirational entrepreneurs to start enterprises, attract capital, and grow faster. "We need to simplify and streamline regulatory compliances and procedures by dismantling the oppressive red tape," he added. Tracing the evolution of the Indian startup ecosystem, the Congress leader said this was the time to think about making a single imaginative leap to add greater momentum to what has been achieved. "The elephant is becoming a tiger as startups symbolise industriousness, innovation, and inventiveness, playing a vital role in the remarkable transformation of the country," Tharoor added. He also said that while coming out with novel and ingenious solutions, the startups have also shown that everything is reusable and re-imaginable. "The surge of entrepreneurial culture also helped to turn India from a country of job-seekers to a job-creating economy, though it is a paradox that increasing unemployment has sharpened the youth's entrepreneurial spirit," he added. Lauding Kerala Startup Mission for positioning its flagship startup festival into a major event that brings together the entire spectrum of stakeholders, Tharoor said "it is amazing" that a lot of products from robots, home automation, and medical technology from the startups are displayed here.None
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Maybe it’s just my nature, but I’m all about Thanksgiving. It’s a time to reflect on what we enjoy in our lives. It’s a time to appreciate the contributions that others make to our well-being. And, yes, it’s a time to give thanks for a big turkey (or faux-turkey, as the case may be) feast. John Tayer So why is there such a lump in my throat as I approach this Thanksgiving week? Last week, the Boulder Chamber hosted its first Leading Change conference in partnership with the Latino Chamber of Commerce of Boulder County and the NAACP Boulder County. It was a remarkable gathering, featuring compelling arguments regarding the business benefits of a diverse workforce and a welcoming environment for every staff member. More than ideology and inspiration, our presenters and panelists provided practical tips for achieving diversity, equity and inclusion goals. As a backdrop to the conference, though, I quoted this article from Inc. Magazine: “Many corporate diversity, equity and inclusion programs have been under fire from conservative opponents for the better part of a year, and a growing number of businesses are scaling them back in an apparent response.” In the face of such disheartening retrenchment, I offered that “DEI values remain core to the Boulder Chamber mission and, even more relevant, to our core values.” Still, the current wave of political expediency is upon us. One institution noted that they will have to change the name of their DEI programming to avoid becoming a target of threats to federal funding. They hope to stay under the radar in a hostile environment for something that is currently in the crosshairs of those who command the purse strings, regardless of the clear business benefits and moral imperative. I hear similar talk from our friends in the climate-protection and clean-energy fields. For good reason, they worry about threats to their research budgets, and so should all of us. The economic impact of that research, including spin-off technology development and business enterprises, runs in the billions of dollars for Colorado, with a significant portion of those funds invested in research and businesses in Boulder. Let’s face it, we live in a town that is as blue as it gets on the political front at a time when red blankets our nation, reflecting the balance of control in Washington. Much of our economic vitality also rests on principles that have come under attack in the platitudes of politically heated election rhetoric. The approach we tend to take toward addressing social issues also is confronting new challenges. Well, hold on. As I said in a recent BizWest story, “There’s a great distance between the political rhetoric and what ultimately is approved through the legislative process and executive decision-making.” There will be consequences of any pendulum swing, such as we may be experiencing now, but it’s also a risky proposition to run too fast in the direction of current political winds. We should also resist straying from the foundation of an economy — one built on core values — that has served us so well. This doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t be thoughtful regarding alignment of our work with current national administration goals. While “climate protection” might not be de rigueur these days, there is no question that our economy depends on the projections our climate scientists are making regarding global warming impacts. The insurance industry is paying attention. But also consider those who depend on our threatened water systems. Whether in red Arizona or blue California, your pharmaceutical companies, farms and breweries need to know that water will be flowing. And then there’s diversity, equity and inclusion. How terrible to consider pulling back from the progress we’ve been fighting to make in addressing systemic racism and injustice in our nation. At the same time, in the words of my good friend and communications consultant AJ Grant, “the goals and sentiments we hope to advance often get lost and cordoned off into fraught vocabulary.” It’s important to remember the fundamental ideal of DEI is about bringing the best and brightest voices and perspectives to the table, regardless of background, and circumstance. Ultimately, Grant notes, it is simply about “caring” for one another. Who can argue with that? Yes, there is a lump in my throat when I consider possible impacts to Boulder’s economy from the recent leadership change in Washington. In truth, though, we don’t know what is rhetoric and what changes will ultimately settle across the economic landscape. Regardless, I give thanks to the core values that have been the foundation of our success ... and know our economy and community will weather those changes in the political winds. John Tayer is president and CEO of the Boulder Chamber of Commerce. He can be reached at 303-442-1044, ext 110 or john.tayer@boulderchamber.com.Donald Trump warns BRICS nations of 100% tariffs over currency plans
In the aftermath of the , while Thompson’s colleagues grieve and politicians decry his murder, some online discussion has shown little sympathy for Thompson or the industry he represented. Instead, social media has been in engulfed in expressions of anger at many Americans’ dire experiences at the hands of health insurance companies and outrage at the large profits that they generate. That belies the shock also generated by the brutality of Thompson’s death. The killing appeared premeditated and calculated. A gunman dressed in black waited for Thompson outside the midtown Manhattan Hilton where he was scheduled to speak at an investor’s meeting, approached him from behind with a handgun fitted with a silencer, and shot and killed the executive, according to police. He fled on an ebike into Central Park. A manhunt is ongoing. The motive is unknown. Andrew Witty, CEO of the parent company, UnitedHealth Group, called the attack “a terrible tragedy” in a message sent to company employees and shared with the Guardian. “Our hearts are with his family, especially his mom, his wife Paulie, his brother and his two boys, who lost a father today,” Witty said. Amy Klobuchar, a Democratic US Senator from Minnesota, described the killing as “a horrifying and shocking act of violence”. But in contrast, one commenter on about Thompson’s death wrote: “Can’t find the room to care over my daughter’s $60,000 cancer treatment. Thoughts and prayers.” Another said: “An innocent victim was gunned down in cold blood. Have a heart regardless of your health insurance.” Vacillating between the condemnation of violence and dark humor, celebratory memes and outright violent rhetoric, comments on social media highlight the deep and often unpleasant connection Americans have with their own health system. An expert in political violence told the Guardian he sees this as part of the US’s growing acceptance of violence as a way to settle civil disputes. “Now the norms of violence are spreading into the commercial sector,” said Robert Pape, director of the University of Chicago’s project on security and threats. “That’s what I saw when I saw this.” Although the motive for the killing is unknown, it has not stopped rampant speculation that there was an obvious candidate – Thompson’s work in corporate health insurance. That speculation was only furthered by the scrawled with the words “deny”, “depose” and “defend” in permanent marker. “What I think we’re really experiencing as a country is the erosion against norms,” said Pape, with the little sympathy among the “body politic” expressed in social media as one more example. “That means, basically, seeing violence as the more normal tool, or acceptable tool, to resolve what should be straightforward civil disputes resolved in nonviolent ways.” Thompson’s killing also laid bare the threat that healthcare executives face in a – from insurers to to . “It doesn’t seem paranoid to worry that someone who’s had services denied that they may believe are important might be in an emotionally unstable state and could take some action,” Michael Sherman, former chief medical officer at Point32Health, told , a health industry publication. “The most likely targets would be the chief medical officer ... or the CEO.” Comments online did not single out Thompson, a 50-year-old licensed accountant who reportedly kept a . Instead, they were targeted at an industry often seen as a despised fact of life in America. Comments laced “jokes” with the sting of denial, delay, debt and impenetrable bureaucracy, all and reviled experiences for the throngs of Americans who are now or have been insured through a private company. Another comment: “Does he have a history of shootings? Denied coverage.” Ranked by size, UnitedHealth Group is one of the biggest companies in the world. Measured by its market capitalization of it tops household names such as Mastercard and ExxonMobil. The company is one of the biggest private insurers in the nation, providing health coverage to more than 50 million Americans spanning employer insurance all the way to the elderly through Medicare Advantage. Thompson ran the insurance division of the company as a reportedly longtime employee who kept a low profile. With an enormous footprint, it is also the subject of near constant scrutiny. Thompson himself was part of an investigation into insider trading at the company. Early this year, after the Department of Justice began an inquiry into monopolistic practices, executives at United sold $101m in stocks, including Thompson, who sold $15m, before the public became aware of the investigation, according to . Witty was hauled in for over a that caused severe disruptions across the healthcare industry. UnitedHealthcare has been criticized as denying care to . While security executives for leading Fortune 500 companies gathered on Wednesday, others marveled in public that Thompson was unaccompanied on his way to the annual investor conference. Michael Julian, CEO of MPS Security & Protection, told that he “was shocked the guy didn’t have a protective detail”, implying that a head of an American healthcare giant would be an obvious target for the potentially aggrieved. “Whether this technically will fit the pigeonhole of political violence or not, it obviously will be an important issue,” said Pape, whose recent study showed a dramatic increase in instances of violent threats against both Democrats and Republicans since about 2017, the beginning of the first Trump term. “But it also misses the bigger picture of what’s been happening in our country.”
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Occidental Petroleum Co. ( NYSE:OXY – Get Free Report )’s stock price traded up 0.9% during trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $50.69 and last traded at $50.32. 6,828,027 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 27% from the average session volume of 9,383,212 shares. The stock had previously closed at $49.85. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on OXY shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated a “neutral” rating and set a $56.00 price objective on shares of Occidental Petroleum in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Jefferies Financial Group raised their price target on shares of Occidental Petroleum from $53.00 to $54.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of Occidental Petroleum from $59.00 to $58.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 18th. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Occidental Petroleum from $67.00 to $58.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 3rd. Finally, Wolfe Research increased their price target on shares of Occidental Petroleum from $73.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, November 12th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have given a hold rating, six have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $63.25. Read Our Latest Analysis on OXY Occidental Petroleum Stock Performance Occidental Petroleum Announces Dividend The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 10th will be paid a $0.22 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, December 10th. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.74%. Occidental Petroleum’s payout ratio is currently 22.92%. Institutional Trading of Occidental Petroleum Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in OXY. Stephens Inc. AR grew its stake in shares of Occidental Petroleum by 221.0% in the third quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 15,079 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $777,000 after purchasing an additional 10,382 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. grew its position in Occidental Petroleum by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 1,482,049 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $76,385,000 after buying an additional 22,920 shares in the last quarter. Czech National Bank increased its stake in Occidental Petroleum by 8.3% during the 3rd quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 137,163 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock valued at $7,069,000 after buying an additional 10,456 shares during the period. Discovery Capital Management LLC CT bought a new stake in shares of Occidental Petroleum during the 2nd quarter worth about $10,331,000. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC lifted its stake in shares of Occidental Petroleum by 15.2% in the 3rd quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 221,970 shares of the oil and gas producer’s stock worth $11,440,000 after acquiring an additional 29,344 shares during the period. 88.70% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. Occidental Petroleum Company Profile ( Get Free Report ) Occidental Petroleum Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of oil and gas properties in the United States, the Middle East, and North Africa. It operates through three segments: Oil and Gas, Chemical, and Midstream and Marketing. The company's Oil and Gas segment explores for, develops, and produces oil and condensate, natural gas liquids (NGLs), and natural gas. Featured Stories Receive News & Ratings for Occidental Petroleum Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Occidental Petroleum and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .Geothermal energy holds the potential to provide abundant renewable energy at equivalent cost to fossil fuels, and targeted investments could quickly speed its development, according to a new report from Cornell researchers and the nonprofit Clean Air Task Force (CATF). The “ Gaps, Challenges, and Pathways Forward for Superhot Rock Energy ” reports explore current and emerging technologies to expand geothermal energy and identify priority areas for research investments. Subject experts explore technology gaps and strategies to overcome them in drilling, well construction, heat extraction, power production and siting. The siting report is co-authored by Seth Saltiel , assistant research professor of earth and atmospheric sciences, a shared department in the College of Engineering and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Chanmaly Chhun , a postdoctoral associate in Saltiel’s lab; Pascal Caraccioli Salinas, a doctoral student in Saltiel’s lab, and colleagues at Cascade Institute. In a superhot rock system, water is injected deep into hot rock, heated and returned to the Earth’s surface as steam that can be used to produce power in electric turbines or to generate hydrogen using a high temperature process. Conventional geothermal energy systems are limited to regions where concentrated heat exists near the Earth’s surface, especially near the boundaries of tectonic plates where the crust is thinner and volcanic activity provides heat. However, next-generation technologies seek to make geothermal energy possible almost anywhere. By drilling deeper into the Earth, geothermal systems could access superhot rock energy (SHR), where rock is heated to 374 degrees Celsius or hotter – temperatures high enough to carry significantly more energy and produce electricity more efficiently. Safely accessing these energy sources will require careful siting and understanding of key subsurface features, such as rock structures, locations of fractures and fault lines, heat flow and heat sources, the researchers found. This is because geothermal project designs rely heavily on detailed characterizations of a proposed site’s temperatures, stress, hydrologic conditions and rock properties – conditions that can change over time as fluids are injected and heat is extracted, Saltiel said. “Unlike other readily scalable renewable energy technologies, the highly site-specific aspects of geothermal power production introduce risk that has been a major obstacle to commercial development,” he said. “By identifying state-of-the-art technologies and opportunities for research and development to improve and validate characterization methods, we hope to help overcome these obstacles and speed commercial development of this technology.” The CATF reports stem from partnerships with multidisciplinary teams, including nonprofit organizations, drilling companies, surface equipment companies, academics and other stakeholders. Saltiel’s collaboration with Terra Rogers , program director for Superhot Rock Energy at CATF, was supported in part by an Innovation for Impact Fund award from the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability . “This report series and its insights were made possible through collaboration across academia, government and industry – a vital element in advancing SHR to commercialization at a meaningful pace,” Rogers said. “By sharing knowledge, resources and investments today, we can meet the clean energy needs of tomorrow.” To access superhot dry rocks, boreholes must be drilled into hard, dense bedrock. Technological innovations developed for current geothermal systems and for hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas extraction already exist to support this concept; however, “significant innovations” are needed to decrease risk and increase efficiency, including advancements in drill rigs, drill bits, sensors and temperature management equipment, the reports find. Cornell drilled a 2-mile-deep exploratory borehole on its Ithaca campus in 2022 to study the capacity for deep geothermal energy to provide Earth-source heat. However, that facility is not expected to delve deep enough to access superhot rocks, which would require drilling at least 6 miles below Earth’s surface in low heat flow areas like the eastern US. Existing research suggests that 2% of the geothermal energy within 3 to 10 kilometers of the Earth’s surface could provide the equivalent of 2,000 times the current energy demand of the United States, according to the CATF report . “Geothermal energy can offer an inexhaustible, always-available source of clean energy,” the report states. “With innovation, superhot rock energy could have the potential to provide long-term, scalable, renewable baseload power in many more places around the world at a scale and cost equivalent to fossil fuels.” Krisy Gashler is a freelance writer for Cornell Atkinson.
French Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Thursday was meeting Emmanuel Macron to submit his resignation after losing a vote of no confidence in parliament, with the president urgently seeking ways to halt growing political and financial chaos. Poised to be contemporary France’s shortest-serving premier, Barnier arrived at the Elysee Palace just after 0900 GMT for the resignation formality, with the outgoing premier and government constitutionally obliged to step down after the defeat in parliament. A majority of lawmakers on Wednesday supported the no-confidence vote proposed by the hard left and backed by the far right headed by Marine Le Pen. Barnier’s record-quick ejection comes after snap parliamentary elections this summer, which resulted in a hung parliament with no political force able to form an overall majority and the far right holding the key to the government’s survival. The trigger for Barnier’s ouster was his 2025 budget plan including austerity measures that were unacceptable to a majority in parliament, but that he argued were necessary to stabilise France’s finances. On Monday he had forced through a social security financing bill without a vote. The successful no-confidence motion cancelled the government’s entire financing plan, leading to an automatic renewal of the current budget into next year, unless any new government can somehow rush through approval of a new budget by Christmas — an unlikely scenario. “France probably won’t have a 2025 budget,” said ING Economics in a note, predicting that the country “is entering a new era of political instability”. Moody’s, a ratings agency, warned that Barnier’s fall “deepens the country’s political stalemate” and “reduces the probability of a consolidation of public finances”. The Paris stock exchange fell at the opening on Thursday before recovering to show small gains, while the yields on French government bonds were again under upward pressure in debt markets. Macron now has the unenviable task of picking a viable successor. The president will address the nation at 8:00 pm (1900 GMT), his office said. Macron has more than two years of his presidential term left, but some opponents are calling on him to resign. National Assembly Speaker Yael Braun-Pivet on Thursday urged Macron to waste no time in choosing a new premier, saying that France could not be allowed to “drift” for any length of time. There was no indication early on Thursday of how quickly Macron would appoint Barnier’s successor, nor what their political leanings might be. Loyalist Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu and Macron’s centrist ally Francois Bayrou have been touted as possible contenders, as has former Socialist premier and interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve. With the support of the far right, a majority of 331 MPs in the 577-member chamber voted to oust the government on Wednesday night. It was the first successful no-confidence vote since a defeat for Georges Pompidou’s government in 1962, when Charles de Gaulle was president. Macron flew back into Paris just ahead of the vote after wrapping up a three-day state visit to Saudi Arabia, an apparent world away from the domestic crisis. “We are now calling on Macron to go,” Mathilde Panot, head of the parliamentary faction of the hard-left France Unbowed (LFI) party, told reporters. She urged “early presidential elections” to solve the deepening political crisis. But taking care not to crow over the government’s fall, Le Pen said in a television interview that her party — once a new premier is appointed — “would let them work” and help create a “budget that is acceptable for everyone”. Laurent Wauquiez, the head of right-wing deputies in parliament, said the far right and hard left bore the responsibility for a no-confidence vote. Barnier is the fifth prime minister to serve under Macron since he came to power in 2017, with every premier serving a successively shorter period. Given the composition of the National Assembly, there is no guarantee that Barnier’s successor would last any longer. Strike calls across transport, education and other public sector services were kept in place on Thursday despite the disappearance of the austerity budget that has prompted anger. The plunge into more uncertainty comes ahead of the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral on Saturday after a 2019 fire, a major international event hosted by Macron. Guests include Donald Trump on his first foreign trip since he was elected US president.