True freshman Luke Kromenhoek threw three touchdown passes and Caziah Holmes ran for two more as host Florida State routed Charleston Southern 41-7 on Saturday afternoon in Tallahassee, Fla. The Seminoles (2-9) convincingly snapped a six-game losing streak and ensured that the Buccaneers (1-11) would finish theirs on a 10-game skid. Florida State has not had much to celebrate during one of its worst seasons in program history. But on Saturday, the Seminoles overcame a rough start and put together one of their more complete efforts of the season. Florida State had not scored more than 21 points in a game prior to Saturday's contest and its 175 rushing yards more than doubled its average (80.5 per game) this season. No single runner had over 40 yards, but seven rushers combined for that output on 34 attempts. The Seminoles entered the game ranked 130th out of 133 FBS teams in rushing offense. Holmes, a senior, finished with three carries for 38 yards, including touchdown runs of 3 and 18 yards. Kromenhoek gave Florida State a sliver of hope for its quarterback future as he completed 13 of 20 passes for 209 yards and no interceptions. He threw TD passes for Amaree Williams, Ja'Khi Douglas and Hykeem Williams. The highlight was a 71-yard touchdown pass to Douglas on the first play from scrimmage of the second half to put the Seminoles ahead 24-0. Douglas finished with 82 yards receiving on three catches, and 10 different Florida State players caught passes for 240 total yards. The Seminoles went 6 of 10 on third downs after averaging only a 25 percent conversion rate all season. Their defense held Charleston Southern to 275 total yards (57 rushing) and forced two turnovers. Florida State was unable to hang on to the shutout, however, as Bucs quarterback Kaleb Jackson found Landon Sauers for a 7-yard touchdown pass with 57 seconds left in the fourth quarter. Jackson completed 22 of 32 passes for 218 yards, one touchdown and one interception. The Bucs defense recorded three sacks led by Davion Williams, who had eight tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss and one sack. The Seminoles will conclude their season next Saturday at home against rival Florida. --Field Level Media
NUBURU, Inc. Receives Notice of Non-Compliance with the NYSESonipat (Haryana), Nov 23 (PTI) India's first Constitution Museum was inaugurated at the O P Jindal Global University here on Saturday by Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla. Addressing a gathering at the varsity, Speaker Birla said this marks a historic milestone and credited the university's Chancellor Naveen Jindal, who is also a BJP MP, for doing such work. This museum will acquaint present and coming generations with our constitution, how it was framed and what discussions and debates took place then. He said India's Constitution is acting as a guide to the world. Notably, the museum is designed to provide a deep and engaging exploration of the Constitution's essential elements and key provisions for the citizens to know demonstrating how its values and ideals have shaped the nation. The visitor can immerse themselves in the sights and sounds of pre-independence India, through 360-degree visual spectacle. Through cutting-edge technology and multimedia storytelling, the exhibit unfolds the chronological tapestry of events leading to the drafting of the Indian Constitution. Naveen Jindal said the Constitution Museum is a reminder of the vision of our founding fathers. It is the longest written constitution in the world, which came into being because of the painstaking efforts and toil of the constituent assembly, he said. Jindal was speaking while addressing a gathering on the occasion of the inauguration of India's first Constitution Museum and on the occasion of the national convention on the Constitution organised by O P Jindal Global University. Jindal, who is also a noted industrialist, said the university has undertaken a colossal initiative to celebrate the constitution of the world's largest democracy and to promote the idea of Indian constitutionalism by opening the first constitution museum dedicated to commemorating the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of India on November 26 this year and by organising the national convention on the Constitution of India. In his address, Meghwal, said, "Equality, liberty and fraternity are the cornerstones of our Constitution. We place equality before liberty as it is more important... We will only remain independent, said Dr B R Ambedkar, only when we have equality." Meghwal said the Constitution Museum is a true memorial to the significant contribution of Ambedkar, the main framer of the Indian Constitution "and I sincerely hope that it is visited by the parliamentarians and legislators to get a modern and digital insight into the making of the Constitution". The Law Minister said Ambedkar piloted all things while the constitution was being framed. However, the Article was not piloted by Ambedkar, he said. Such an Article which Ambedkar also did not like was scrapped by the Narendra Modi government, said the Minister. Meanwhile, Speaker Birla, who was chief guest at the event, said in 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for the celebration of Constitution Day, highlighting the visionary ideas that shaped our Constitution. He urged us to remember and honour the contributions of those who worked tirelessly to frame this foundational document, said Birla. "Our Constitution stands as a beacon guiding India and the world. Our Constitution enshrines the principles of equality for all. More than a legal framework, our constitution is a transformative document that has brought profound social, economic, and political change," Birla said. "It is not merely a set of laws but a guiding philosophy, that continues to lead us towards a more just and inclusive society. Our democracy has united diverse cultures, languages, and traditions, exemplifying the spirit of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' and 'the world is one family' throughout its 75-year journey. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, we continue to advance this legacy," he said. Meanwhile, addressing the gathering, Naveen Jindal said the subject of discussion during the inaugural session of the convention-- "Democracy and constitutionalism in India is of immense topical interest". "Constitutionalism per se, I must say, has been engaging the attention of the lawmakers and others involved in working out the legal and philosophical foundation of the state since ages," Jindal said. Jindal said, "Constitutionalism is a philosophy that restricts government power and ensures the protection of individual rights. It is a political theory that emphasises the limitation of governmental power, regardless of its source of proper procedures." "It asserts that there are certain actions a government just cannot undertake, even if they are supported by public opinion or proper procedures," he said. About the Constitution, he said it was crafted with immense foresight with an aim of balancing individual rights and the state powers the resolve to secure to all its citizens, justice, liberty, equality and promote fraternity, to assure the dignity of the individual enshrined in the preamble of the Constitution. The Constitution Museum at O P Jindal Global University is a reminder to celebrate the constitution of the world's largest democracy, and to promote the idea of Indian constitutionalism as we commemorate the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of India on November 26 this year, he said. "I am confident that the constitution museum at this university will take this great legacy forward by preserving and promoting the values enshrined in our constitution," Jindal said. Professor C Raj Kumar, the Founding Vice Chancellor of the University said, "As part of the celebrations, we are also hosting the National Convention on the Constitution of India from November 23 to November 25. This convention will have distinguished speakers representing the law and public life." (This story has not been edited by THE WEEK and is auto-generated from PTI)
If Young Thug hadn’t pleaded guilty to gang, drug and gun charges on Halloween night, the rap superstar might have walked free, two jurors said after the lengthy trial ended this week. The trial, the longest in Georgia history, concluded Tuesday as the two remaining defendants were acquitted of murder, gang and racketeering charges. The jury found Deamonte Kendrick not guilty of all the charges he faced, while Shannon Stillwell was convicted of one count of possessing a gun as a felon and sentenced to probation. The single guilty verdict was a blow to Fulton County prosecutors, who spent more than a year arguing “Young Slime Life” was a violent gang led by the Grammy-winning rapper. YSL, they contended, was responsible for a series of robberies, shootings and the deaths of three rival gang members. In a press conference announcing the indictment in May 2022, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said she would seek the maximum penalties for the 28 defendants charged, alleging gangs are responsible for “75 to 80% of all of the violent crime” in Fulton County. But two jurors said Tuesday that the state failed to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt, particularly when it came to the evidence against Young Thug. The Atlanta rapper, whose real name is Jeffery Williams, was sentenced to 15 years of probation and banished from his hometown for a decade after pleading guilty. “From my perspective, I think he had a great shot of going home,” Juror No. 71 said in a phone interview. “A lot of time, we sat there waiting on that smoking gun. At that point, there wasn’t a smoking gun.” Juror No. 71 said he doesn’t know if prosecutors had additional evidence to present against Williams. But at the time Young Thug pleaded guilty, there wasn’t enough for a conviction, he said. Citing concerns for his safety, the juror, whose first name is Kevin, asked not to be fully identified. Other jurors declined to be interviewed after they were released from jury duty. Jury foreman Jason Collins told Channel 2 Action News he didn’t feel the state had presented enough evidence to convict the rapper, either. “From what I was looking at, I did not see anything connected to him throughout the course of the case,” he said. Some jurors have taken to social media after being dismissed from the trial, including three who say they want to collaborate online with the state’s star witness, Kenneth Copeland. The trio launched TikTok and YouTube accounts after being dismissed from jury duty, and spoke to Melanie Goolsby, a content creator who has been following the case, about their experience on the jury. The jurors didn’t reveal their names, and only two of them appeared on camera while a third remained out of view. They couldn’t be reached for comment on Wednesday. During their live social media interview Tuesday night, juror No. 225 told Goolsby that the state’s evidence against the rapper didn’t shine a negative light on him, like the state intended it to. “I saw somebody who kind of pulled himself up, got himself out of the position he was in and help other people around. It actually shined a more positive light in my eyes than what the state was trying to present,” she said. Jury selection started in January 2023 and lasted 10 months. The trial itself took more than a year and was marred by repeated delays and the replacement of the judge midway through. In the end, the jury was ready to go home. “It was extremely long,” Collins told Channel 2. “You pretty much put your whole life on the side.” Prosecutors argued at trial that YSL members regularly rapped about crimes they had committed. Kevin said he wasn’t swayed by the state’s use of lyrics as evidence. He grew up in Chicago and said plenty of people rap about violence. “If that’s the case, come lock up my nephews and my cousins’ kids. Come lock up my whole neighborhood,” he said. Kevin also said he thought the state’s evidence was lacking when it came to the shooting deaths of Donovan Thomas and Shymel Drinks. For one thing, the juror said, he felt the witness who placed Stillwell and Kendrick at the scene of Thomas’ shooting was unreliable, especially after that witness, Copeland, admitted he had lied to investigators to keep himself out of trouble. “Everything to me was a torn up picture they were trying to tape back together,” he said of the state’s case. “You try to make it whole, but you are missing some pieces.” The 26-year-old Thomas was gunned down outside an Atlanta barbershop, and prosecutors argued the car used in the drive-by had been rented by Young Thug. But Kevin said there simply wasn’t enough evidence to convict the two defendants of murder. ”(Copeland) placed them there and then the state didn’t back it up with the phone records,” he said. “They had everybody else’s phone records except for Kendrick and Stillwell.” Regarding the fatal shooting of Drinks at a red light in March 2022, Kevin said the grainy surveillance video presented by the prosecution wasn’t enough to find Stillwell guilty of murder either. “We never saw the shots. We never saw the flashes,” he said. Kevin described serving on the jury as a nice change of pace from his regular job, where he clocks plenty of overtime hours each week. There were enough breaks in proceedings that he could schedule doctor appointments, but he said he couldn’t travel back and forth to Illinois to visit his relatives. Jury service wasn’t as easy for others, Kevin acknowledged, saying some jurors essentially put their lives on hold to attend trial each day. Prosecutors and defense attorneys met with the jury after the verdict was delivered Tuesday morning. But Chief Deputy District Attorney Adriane Love wasn’t there, Kevin said. The juror said he thought the lead prosecutor took things personally at times during the trial, especially during closing arguments. Kevin said he may keep in touch with some of the other jurors, but acknowledged that they’re from different walks of life. “I can see a few of us getting together a year down the line, six months down the line in the summertime,” Kevin said.TORONTO — Canada's main stock index rose Wednesday, helped by strength in telecommunication and utility stocks, while U.S. stock markets moved lower. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 83.16 points at 25,488.30. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 138.25 points at 44,722.06. The S&P 500 index was down 22.89 points at 5,998.74, while the Nasdaq composite was down 115.10 points at 19,060.48. The Canadian dollar traded for 71.25 cents US compared with 71.01 cents US on Tuesday. The January crude oil contract was down five cents at US$68.72 per barrel and the January natural gas contract was down 27 cents at US$3.20 per mmBTU. The February gold contract was up US$18.50 at US$2,664.80 an ounce and the March copper contract was up two cents at US$4.14 a pound. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 27, 2024. Companies in this story: (TSX:GSPTSE, TSX:CADUSD) The Canadian Press
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Meghan McCain, the daughter of the late Sen. John McCain, took to social media Monday to criticize President Joe Biden for pardoning his own son, Hunter Biden. “No one is above the law except the Presidents nepo baby is a helluva parting message for democrats...” McCain wrote on X. The president’s son was convicted earlier this year on tax evasion and drug charges. ADVERTISEMENT Some commenters pointed out that McCain herself has enjoyed a career as a political commentator at least partly because of her father’s successful career in Washington. “You’re a nepo baby and no one would have known you were it not for your dad,” one commenter said. “Says the nepo baby,” another commenter wrote. McCain launched her career in 2008 during her father’s unsuccessful run for president with a blog about life on the campaign trail. She then worked for multiple news organizations as a columnist and commentator, including the Daily Beast, ABC News, Fox News and MSNBC. She also was a co-host of daytime talk show The View from 2017 to 2021, and famously left the program after feuding on-air with Joy Behar. Many Republicans have criticized Biden’s sweeping pardon of his son, a surprising move that happened just days before Hunter’s sentencing in separate tax and gun cases. Biden pardoned his son for all offenses he “committed or may have committed or taken part in” from January 2014 to December 2024, writing in a statement that he believed politics had infected both cases and that his son had been “treated differently” than other defendants charged with similar crimes. “No reasonable person who looks at the facts of Hunter’s cases can reach any other conclusion than Hunter was singled out only because he is my son – and that is wrong,” Biden said.