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WASHINGTON -- Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) recently bestowed awards upon a number people who have championed roadway safety during their 35th anniversary celebration. Members of Congress, federal and state government leaders, and citizen activists who have fought tirelessly to achieve safe vehicles, safe road users and safe roadway environments were honored for their efforts at a reception on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Hutto S.C. State Sen. Brad Hutto (D) was also among those celebrated for contributions to safety with a Highway Safety Hero award. The Senator Frank R. Lautenberg Highway Safety Leadership Award, first commissioned in 2014 to honor the late Senator’s lifesaving legacy, was presented to the Office of The Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation, U.S. Sens. Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) for the issuance of a Final Rule requiring new vehicles to be equipped with automatic emergency braking (AEB) with pedestrian detection. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has found this technology holds remarkable promise to reduce crashes. This requirement will ensure that more families have access to the safest braking systems more quickly and that it meets a government safety standard. Advocates also presented a Highway Safety Hero – Lifetime Achievement Award to three Members of Congress for their impressive tenure working on behalf of safety throughout their time in public service: U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chair of the Banking Committee, U.S. Sen. Tom Carper (D-DE), Chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee, and U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer. Additionally, Advocates presented Highway Safety Hero awards to members of Congress for their oversight of the directives in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA, Pub. L. 117-58) and other safety efforts. Awardees are U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and U.S. Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-MI), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Jamie Raskin (D-MD). Others were celebrated for their contributions to safety with a Highway Safety Hero award including National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy, State Sens. Javier L. Cervantes (D-IL), Nilsa I. Cruz-Perez (D-NJ), Donovan Fenton (D-NH) Brad Hutto (D-SC) and Dean Rummel (R-ND), State Representatives/Assemblymembers Rep.-Elect Laura Friedman (D-CA), Jeff Johnson (R-SC), Michael J. Kelly (D-IL), Weston Newton (R-SC), Samantha Sencer-Mura (D-MN) and G. Murrell Smith Jr. (R-SC), and Mercer County Executive Dan Benson (D-NJ). Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter.

NEW YORK — The man accused of burning a woman to death inside a New York City subway train used a shirt to fan the flames, a prosecutor said Tuesday at his arraignment on murder charges. Sebastian Zapeta, 33, who federal immigration officials said is a Guatemalan citizen who entered the U.S. illegally, was not required to enter a plea and did not speak at the hearing in Brooklyn criminal court. Zapeta, wearing a white jumpsuit over a weathered black hooded sweatshirt, will remain jailed and is due back in court on Friday. His lawyer did not ask for bail. Zapeta is charged with two counts of murder, accusing him of intentionally killing the woman and killing her while committing arson. He is also charged with one count of arson. The top charge carries a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez called the attack a “gruesome and senseless act of violence” and said it would be “met with the most serious consequences.” The apparently random attack occurred Sunday morning on an F train that was stopped at the Coney Island station. Police said Tuesday the victim’s identification is still pending. Authorities say Zapeta approached the woman, who may have been sleeping in the train, and set her clothing on fire with a lighter. Zapeta then fanned the flames with a shirt, engulfing her in fire, Assistant District Attorney Ari Rottenberg said in court Tuesday. Zapeta then sat on a bench on the subway platform and watched, police said. According to Rottenberg, Zapeta told detectives that he didn’t know what happened but identified himself in images of the attack. Zapeta’s lawyer, Ed Friedman, did not speak to reporters after the arraignment. Video on social media appears to show some people looking on from the platform and at least one police officer walking by while the woman is on fire inside the train. NYPD Transit Chief Joseph Gulotta said Sunday that several officers responded to the fire and one stayed to keep the crime scene “the way it’s supposed to be” while the others went to get fire extinguishers and transit workers. “Officers who were on patrol on an upper level of that station smelled and saw smoke and went to investigate. What they saw was a person standing inside the train car fully engulfed in flames,” Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said. They eventually put the fire out, but “unfortunately, it was too late,” Tisch said, and the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Zapeta was taken into custody Sunday afternoon while riding a train on the same subway line after teenagers recognized him from images circulated by the police. A Brooklyn address for Zapeta released by police matches a shelter that provides housing and substance abuse support. The shelter did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Federal immigration officials said Zapeta was deported in 2018 but later reentered the U.S. illegally. The crime deepened a growing sense of unease among some New Yorkers about the safety of the subway system, amplified by graphic video of the attack that ricocheted across social media. Overall, crime is down in the transit system compared to last year. Major felonies declined 6% between January and November compared to the same time period last year, according to data from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. But murders are up, with nine killings this year through November compared to five during the same period last year. Earlier this month, a Manhattan jury acquitted former Marine Daniel Penny in the chokehold death last year of an agitated subway rider. The case became a flashpoint in debates over safety, homelessness and mental illness on the system. Policing the subway is difficult, given the vast network of trains moving between 472 stations. Each stop contains multiple entry points and, in many stations, multiple floors and platforms.

RIVVA Revolutionizes Digital Marketing With All-In-One Software And Cold Email Lead Generation, #1 Rated In The USALONDRES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--déc. 17, 2024-- euNetworks Group Limited (« euNetworks »), une société européenne d’infrastructures de bande passante critique, annonce ce jour avoir ouvert au marché sa nouvelle super autoroute en fibre optique reliant Paris et Lille. Il s’agit de la première phase d’un système avancé plus vaste en fibre optique qui reliera directement Amsterdam et offrira également une option supplémentaire de connectivité régionale au réseau longue distance de euNetworks à travers la Belgique et vers Bruxelles . Ce communiqué de presse contient des éléments multimédias. Voir le communiqué complet ici : https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241217718636/fr/ Kevin Dean, Interim CEO of euNetworks (Photo: Business Wire) La diversité accrue de cette nouvelle liaison Paris-Lille, associée au déploiement de la dernière technologie de fibre optique et à l’attention permanente que porte euNetworks à la réduction des émissions de carbone sur l’ensemble de son empreinte, a permis d’offrir aux clients un réseau de routes réellement unique. Pourquoi la nouvelle super autoroute est-elle différente? Diversité accrue du réseau : la super autoroute évite les goulots d’étranglement de la bande passante à l’approche de Paris dans les zones de la Petite Couronne et de Saint-Denis et offre ainsi aux clients de ces zones une diversité d’itinéraires vers Francfort, Bruxelles, Marseille et Londres. Sites d’amplificateurs en ligne (ILA) moins nombreux et plus économes en énergie : le dernier type de fibre déployé permet un espacement optimal et plus long entre les sites ILA, d’où la réduction de leur nombre de quatre à trois permettant à son tour de rationaliser la construction du réseau et de réduire la consommation d’énergie, à la fois pendant la construction et maintenant, pour l’exploitation. Conception mettant l’accent sur la durabilité : équipés de systèmes de refroidissement très économes en énergie, les nouveaux ILA réduisent la demande d’énergie à long terme et diminuent encore l’empreinte carbone de l’itinéraire. Connectivité longue distance étendue vers la Belgique : euNetworks exploite un réseau de 1 660 km de de fibre optique déployé de manière unique à travers la Belgique et vers Bruxelles ; il s’agit du plus récent réseau métropolitain d’euNetworks. Cette dernière livraison fait suite à l’annonce par euNetworks de l’ouverture d’une nouvelle autoroute Francfort-Paris en octobre. En établissant cette nouvelle infrastructure vitale, euNetworks poursuit son engagement à fournir aux régions la prochaine génération de bande passante indispensable pour répondre aux demandes de bande passante des clients d’aujourd’hui et à la demande exponentielle de bande passante que la technologie entraînera à l’avenir. Le nouveau système « Super Highway » de réseaux longue distance de euNetworks est le seul nouveau système moderne de réseau en fibre optique en service actuellement à connecter tous les centres de données de Francfort, Londres, Amsterdam, Paris et Dublin (FLAP-D). La Société propose également une connexion continue vers le reste de l’Europe sur les réseaux de fibre optique qu’elle possède et exploite. Kevin Dean, PDG par intérim d’euNetworks, a déclaré : « La livraison en quelques semaines de notre cinquième super autoroute et de notre troisième nouvelle super autoroute est une réalisation fantastique à mettre au compte de notre équipe. euNetworks a construit, possède et exploite un système de réseau qui est au cœur de l’infrastructure critique exigée par certains des plus grands utilisateurs mondiaux de bande passante en Europe. » Kevin Dean a ajouté : « L’itinéraire Paris-Lille est la phase initiale d’une nouvelle super autoroute qui prolongera notre réseau de super autoroutes jusqu’à Amsterdam. Cette livraison offre à la région FLAP-D une nouvelle route clé ; comme nos autres nouvelles routes, elle est innovante dans sa conception et sa construction et donne au marché une nouvelle et importante capacité de liaison en fibre de centre de données à centre de données. Je suis enthousiasmé par les nouvelles possibilités que cela nous donne d’aider nos clients, et par les investissements supplémentaires potentiels dans les infrastructures en Europe que nous explorons collectivement. » euNetworks construit et investit dans des réseaux de fibre optique urbains et longue distance pour connecter les principaux centres et hubs de données européens. La Société possède et exploite des réseaux de fibre optique dans 18 villes ainsi qu’un réseau longue distance très différencié qui s’étend sur 46 100 kilomètres à travers 17 pays. Grand spécialiste du secteur, euNetworks continue de croître et d’ investir en partenariat avec ses clients, en favorisant les nouvelles technologies et en approfondissant ses réseaux de fibre uniques en Europe. Ces investissements alimentent la croissance de la Société. À propos d’euNetworks euNetworks est une entreprise spécialisée dans les infrastructures de bande passante critique, qui possède et exploite 18 réseaux métropolitains basés sur la fibre optique, reliés par un réseau interurbain à haute capacité couvrant 53 villes dans 17 pays à travers l'Europe. L'entreprise est leader sur le marché de la connectivité des centres de données, connectant aujourd'hui plus de 545 centres directement. euNetworks est également un fournisseur de premier plan en matière de connectivité cloud et propose un portefeuille ciblé de services métropolitains et longue distance, notamment la fibre optique noire, les longueurs d'onde et l'Ethernet. Les clients des secteurs de la vente en gros, de la finance, des contenus, des médias, de la téléphonie mobile, des centres de données et des entreprises bénéficient de l'inventaire unique d'euNetworks en matière de fibres et de conduits, qui sont conçus pour répondre à leurs besoins en matière de large bande passante. La société fournit des services en s’engageant activement en faveur du développement durable et se concentre sur son objectif d’émissions nettes de carbone, de gestion de la chaîne d’approvisionnement respectueuse de l’environnement et de collaboration entre la communauté et l’industrie pour relever les défis environnementaux à venir. Pour plus d’informations, rendez-vous sur eunetworks.com . Le texte du communiqué issu d’une traduction ne doit d’aucune manière être considéré comme officiel. La seule version du communiqué qui fasse foi est celle du communiqué dans sa langue d’origine. La traduction devra toujours être confrontée au texte source, qui fera jurisprudence. Consultez la version source sur businesswire.com : https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241217718636/fr/ CONTACT: Hannah Britt|Directrice du marketing|euNetworks hannah.britt@eunetworks.come-mail |+44 7717 896 446 tél. mobile KEYWORD: EUROPE UNITED KINGDOM NETHERLANDS FRANCE INDUSTRY KEYWORD: DATA MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY TELECOMMUNICATIONS MOBILE/WIRELESS NETWORKS INTERNET CARRIERS AND SERVICES SOURCE: euNetworks Group Limited Copyright Business Wire 2024. PUB: 12/17/2024 02:12 PM/DISC: 12/17/2024 02:13 PM http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241217718636/frSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador -- As bitcoin reached historic highs, surpassing $100,000 for the first tim e, El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele was triumphant on Thursday about his big bet on the cryptocurrency. The adoption of bitcoin — which has been legal tender in the Central American nation since 2021 — never quite matched the president’s enthusiasm, but the value of the government’s reported investment now stands at more than $600 million. Bitcoin has rallied mightily since Donald Trump’s election victory last month, exceeding the $100,000 mark on Wednesday night, just hours after the president-elect said he intends to nominate cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins to be the next chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Just two years ago, bitcoin’s volatile value fell below $17,000. Bitcoin fell back below the $100,000 by Thursday afternoon, sitting just above $99,000 by 3 p.m. E.T. Bukele on Thursday blamed his beleaguered political opposition for causing many Salvadorans to miss out on the bonanza. There were street protests when the Congress made bitcoin legal tender in June 2021, though that move was not the only motivation for the protesters. The tiny Central American country has long used the dollar as currency, but Bukele promised bitcoin would provide new opportunities for El Salvador’s unbanked and cut out money transfer services from the remittances Salvadorans abroad send home. The government offered $30 in bitcoin to those who signed up for digital wallets. Many did so, but quickly cashed out the cryptocurrency. “It’s important to emphasize that not only did the opposition err resoundingly with bitcoin, but rather, differently from other issues (where they have also been wrong), this time their opposition affected many,” Bukele wrote on Facebook. Bukele drew an "impressive” comment from Elon Musk on the social media platform X Thursday. El Salvador’s former Central Bank President Carlos Acevedo pointed out on Thursday that while there has been a gain, it remains an unrealized one until the government’s bitcoin is sold. That said, he credited Bukele’s administration with doing well on the bitcoin move, especially in light of Trump’s election. Acevedo said “the markets’ optimism that a Trump administration will be friendly with the markets and particularly with bitcoin” explained its sustained rally over the past month. But the cryptocurrency’s volatility was a persistent risk, he said. “The average Salvadoran doesn’t use bitcoin, but obviously there are Salvadorans with economic resources who even before had already invested in bitcoin, but it is a small group,” Acevedo said. Esteban Escamilla, a worker in a clothing store in Santa Tecla, outside the capital San Salvador, said he had cashed out the original $30 of bitcoin offered in 2021. “I don’t use bitcoin because I don’t have (money) to invest and speculate with, but I know it has gone up a lot,” he said, recognizing that he would have more money now if he had kept it in bitcoin. Josefa Torres, 45, said as she was doing her grocery shopping that she didn’t have any bitcoin either. “I took out the money and used it for household expenses,” she said. At the conclusion of meetings between the International Monetary Fund and El Salvador’s government in August, the IMF issued a statement that mentioned the country’s bitcoin holdings. “While many of the risks have not yet materialized, there is joint recognition that further efforts are needed to enhance transparency and mitigate potential fiscal and financial stability risks from the Bitcoin project,” the IMf said.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — What's stoking the Denver Broncos' surprising surge is the growing connection between rookie quarterback Bo Nix and veteran wide receiver Courtland Sutton. Whenever the Broncos (7-5) need a clutch catch, a key flag or a timely touchdown, Sutton is usually the one delivering it like he did Sunday when he caught eight passes on 10 targets for 97 yards and a pair of touchdowns that sparked the Broncos' come-from-behind 29-19 win at Las Vegas. “Courtland played tremendous,” coach Sean Payton said. Again. “He’s just reliable,” Nix said. “He's just always there when you need him.” Sutton's size (6-foot-4 and 216 pounds) and experience (he's in his seventh NFL season) make him an ideal target and safety valve for the rookie QB whose confidence is growing by the week. “He’s smart. He’s savvy. He makes plays when the ball’s in the air,” Nix said. “You can trust him. When it’s up in the air, it’s his or nobody’s. It’s not going to be a pick.” Nix's first touchdown toss to Sutton was an 18-yarder that allowed the QB to break Marlin Briscoe's 1968 Denver rookie record of 14 TD passes, and the two connected again with 5:30 left to make it a two-score game. The Broncos trailed 13-9 at halftime and Nix said they knew they had to get the ball into Sutton's hands more in the second half after he had caught the only pass thrown his way in the first half (for 17 yards). “Didn’t target him (much) in the first half,” Nix said. “We come out and say, ‘Look, Courtland, this is your half.’ We take over the game. He goes for two touchdowns. That just kind of speaks for what he means to our team.” Sutton has been on a tear after since he wasn't targeted a single time in Denver's 33-10 win at New Orleans on Oct. 17. (Payton mentioned as recently as last week what an anomaly that game was because there was a heavy diet of plays for Sutton that just didn't pan out for various reasons.) In his six games before that goose egg, Sutton had 21 catches on 49 targets for 277 yards and a touchdown. In the five games since, he's caught 36 of the 48 balls thrown his way for 467 yards and three TDs. Plus, he threw a touchdown pass to Nix on a “Philly Special” at Baltimore in Week 9. “I think we're just scratching the surface,” Sutton said. Thanks in part to the chemistry between Nix and Sutton, the Broncos are in position for the seventh and final playoff spot entering December. What’s working The passing game, thanks to the Nix-Sutton connection. What needs help The running game. Javonte Williams had just 2 yards on eight carries and Audric Estime ran three times for 15 yards against the Raiders' run-heavy fronts and a steady diet of blitzes. Jaleel McLaughlin saved the day with seven carries for 44 yards. Stock up OLB Nik Bonitto. His 10 sacks make him the first Denver defender with double-digit sacks since 2018, when Von Miller did it. Stock down Once again, the Broncos' special teams, with the exception of K Wil Lutz, who hasn't missed a field goal attempt or extra point since his protection unit cratered at Kansas City three weeks ago and allowed the Chiefs to block what would have been the game-winning kick as time expired. On Sunday, the Raiders had a successful fake punt and a 59-yard kickoff return. Injuries Payton isn't saying much about the injuries to DE Zach Allen (heel) and CB Riley Moss (knee) except that to him they're not serious setbacks for either player. Key number 2 — The Broncos are two games above .500 for the first time since starting the 2021 season with three wins. Next steps The Broncos host Cleveland (3-8) on Monday night ahead of their bye week. ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl Arnie Stapleton, The Associated Press

Jury awards $310 million to parents of teen killed in fall from Orlando amusement park ride ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The parents of a 14-year-old Missouri boy who fell to his death from a Florida amusement park ride has won a $310 million verdict against the attraction's Austrian builder. The Orlando jury on Thursday ordered Funtime to pay Tyre Sampson's parents $155 million each. The trial lasted only a day as Funtime never appeared in court to defend itself. Icon Park had already settled with Sampson’s family for an undisclosed amount. Sampson stood 6 foot, 2 inches tall and weighed 380 pounds. He fell from the Orlando Free Fall ride at Icon Park because the harness did not fit him and he wasn't warned. Princess of Wales takes another step in return to public life after chemotherapy with carol service LONDON (AP) — The Princess of Wales is taking another step in her return to public life following cancer treatment as she hosts her annual Christmas carol service at Westminster Abbey. This year’s concert is designed to celebrate the support people give to one another, especially as they struggle through difficult times, a theme that may have particular resonance for the princess after abdominal surgery and chemotherapy forced her to step back from public duties for much of 2024. The princess, often referred to simply as Kate, alluded to this in a letter thanking the 1,600 people invited to attend the event because of their efforts to help others in their communities. Hall of Famer Randy Moss is stepping away from ESPN for an extended time to deal with health issue Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss is stepping away from his ESPN analyst role for an extended time to focus on a personal health challenge, the network said in a statement. Moss revealed last week that he’s dealing with a health issue and asked fans to pray for him and his family. The 47-year-old ESPN football analyst made his announcement on Instagram from the set of the network’s “Sunday NFL Countdown” show. He directed his message to men and urged them to get checkups and bloodwork done, without specifying any particular illness. More than a million oven gloves are being recalled after consumers report 92 minor burns NEW YORK (AP) — More than one million pairs of oven gloves are being recalled due to a burn hazard, after dozens of injury reports. Video and e-commerce retailer QVC is recalling about 1.1 million of its “Temp-tations Oven Gloves” because they fail to provide sufficient heat protection. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, QVC has received 162 reports of insufficient heat protection, including 92 minor burns. Consumers in possession of the now-recalled gloves are urged to stop using them immediately — and contact QVC for a refund. Lionel Messi wins MLS MVP award, the latest trophy on a long list of honors for the Inter Miami star FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi is the MVP of Major League Soccer for 2024. The award comes after a season where he missed 15 of Inter Miami’s 34 regular-season matches with injuries or commitments to Argentina’s national team. He still factored into a league-high 36 goals by scoring 20 and assisting on 16 others. His 2.1 goal contributions per 90 minutes played is the best by any player in any season in MLS history. MLS revealed the voting results Friday. Messi edged out Columbus Crew forward Cucho Hernández for the award, which is determined by a poll of players, club technical staff and select media members. Alternative healer gets 10 years in UK prison for death of woman at slap therapy workshop LONDON (AP) — An alternative healer who advocated “slapping therapy” to treat a range of maladies has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the death of a 71-year-old diabetic woman who stopped taking insulin during his workshop. Hongchi Xiao, 61, was sentenced Friday after being convicted of manslaughter by gross negligence for failing to get medical help for Danielle Carr-Gomm in 2016. Prosecutors say she was howling in pain and frothing at the mouth during the fourth day of a workshop. The California healer promoted paida lajin therapy that advocates slapping to release “poisonous waste” from the body. He was previously convicted of manslaughter in the death of a six-year-old boy in Australia. Stellantis recalling more than 300,000 Ram trucks for braking system defect Stellantis is recalling more than 300,000 Ram Heavy Duty pickup trucks because a faulty part could cause certain braking and tracking systems to fail. The Netherlands-based automaker said the hydraulic control unit on the trucks is prone to failure, which can cause the anti-lock brake, electronic stability control and traction control systems to not work properly. Stellantis said regular braking systems are not affected by the defective part and that it’s unaware of any related injuries. The trucks in question are all model years 2017-18 and include the Ram 2500, 3500, 4500 and 5500. The company is unaware of any injuries related to the defect. El Salvador's president is triumphant after his bet on bitcoin comes true SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele is triumphant about his big bet on bitcoin as the cryptocurrency reached historic highs, surpassing $100,000 for the first time. Bitcoin has been legal tender in the country since 2021 but it never quite matched the president’s enthusiasm. The value of the government’s reported investment now stands at more than $600 million. Bitcoin has rallied mightily since Donald Trump’s election victory last month, exceeding the $100,000 mark on Wednesday night, just hours after the president-elect said he intends to nominate cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins to be the next chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission. NBA returning to China for pair of Suns-Nets preseason games in 2025 The NBA is returning to China next season. The league has struck a deal to play preseason games there more than five years after the league was effectively banned for Commissioner Adam Silver not punishing Daryl Morey for tweeting support of anti-government protesters in Hong Kong. Brooklyn and Phoenix will play games in China’s gambling hub of Macao on Oct. 10, 2025, and again two days later. There are more games planned for China in 2026, a source told The Associated Press. F1 champion Max Verstappen to become first-time father with girlfriend Kelly Piquet ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen is set to become a father for the first time with his girlfriend Kelly Piquet. There’s racing heritage on both sides of the family. Verstappen secured his fourth F1 title last month and Kelly’s father Nelson Piquet was a three-time champion in the 1980s. Verstappen says on Instagram that "we couldn’t be happier with our little miracle.” Verstappen is aiming to win his 10th F1 race of the year at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday. Practice gets underway later.

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Dearborn Heights, MI (Planet Detroit) A poll released Tuesday found a majority of those who voted for President-elect Donald Trump oppose efforts to weaken the Environmental Protection Agency, as local advocates warn that EPA cuts could impact Michigan environmental programs. The poll, which also found that support from all voters for the agency has increased since 2017, was commissioned by the Environmental Protection Network, a group founded by former EPA scientists and officials during the first Trump administration to support environmental agencies and communities impacted by environmental injustice. "These numbers were frankly astounding to me," said Matt George, head of research for the communications firm Seven Letter, which performed the poll. However, he noted that there has historically been strong bipartisan support for the EPA. Sean McBrearty, Michigan director for the nonprofit Clean Water Action, told Planet Detroit the poll results were similar to other surveys that found overwhelming bipartisan support in Michigan for protecting the Great Lakes and reinstating "polluter pay" legislation to hold businesses accountable for cleaning up pollution. "Holding corporations accountable was actually one of the arguments that Republicans used in their State House campaigns," he said. Despite broad support for environmental action and Trump's promises to protect air and water quality, former EPA staffers on a Tuesday press call said the President-elect will seek to roll back regulations, decline to defend established rules from corporate lawsuits and find ways to shrink the agency. The result could be weaker environmental protections and declining support for Michigan's environmental programs. "Trump tried to dismantle EPA in the past, and he seems dead set on trying again," said Michelle Roos, executive director for EPN. Roos said the poll confirms that Trump does not have a mandate to weaken the EPA. Trump won a majority of electoral votes in this year's election but secured less than 50% of the popular vote. The poll, conducted between Nov. 7 and 13, included responses from 1,000 voters. It found that 76% of Trump voters and 86% of all voters wanted to either strengthen the EPA or protect it at its current level. Sixty-four percent of Trump voters (and 88% of all voters) expressed concern that Trump would hand EPA leadership to a director who will "put the interests of polluting corporations ahead of protecting clean water, clean air, and public health." Trump has picked former U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin to lead the EPA. Zeldin has questioned whether climate change is an urgent problem and voted to expand oil and gas drilling on federal lands. He's widely seen as someone who will be loyal to Trump's agenda of shrinking the EPA and eliminating environmental protections. Former EPA officials on the Tuesday call said widespread support for the agency may not influence the incoming administration, which has discussed using a "schedule F" order to fire as many as 50,000 federal employees. Jeremy Symons, senior advisor for EPN and former climate policy advisor for EPA's Office of Air and Radiation, said the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 blueprint for radically restructuring the executive branch is a "novel plan" for dismantling the EPA and driving staff out. Although Republicans will gain control of the U.S. House and Senate next year, they could still resist the Trump administration's efforts to slash EPA's budget. However, Project 2025's chapter on the EPA proposes relocating regional offices "so that they are more accessible to the areas they serve and deliver cost savings to the American people," which could drive out EPA workers. When the Trump administration moved the Bureau of Land Management's headquarters from Washington D.C. to Grand Junction, Colorado, in 2020, it led to an exodus of workers in leadership positions. Russel Vought, former director of the Office of Management and Budget who worked on Project 2025, previously described plans to inflict "trauma" on EPA employees. "We want the bureaucrats to be traumatically affected," Vought said. "When they wake up in the morning, we want them to not want to go to work because they are increasingly viewed as the villains." Recently released EPA data shows over 143 million Americans are exposed to PFAS in drinking water, which has been detected in drinking water systems across Metro Detroit. If the Trump administration proposes different PFAS regulations, the 2029 deadline for complying with the rules will automatically be pushed back by a decade, according to Elizabeth Southerland, former director of the Office of Science and Technology in the EPA's Office of Water. If Congress were to approve EPA budget cuts, it could have a dramatic impact on Michigan. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy received roughly 35% of its funding from the EPA in the 2023-2024 fiscal year. Bentley Johnson, federal government affairs director for the Michigan League of Conservation Voters, said the president-elect and Republican lawmakers are likely to cut programs that largely serve low-income people and communities of color, such as Biden's Justice 40 Initiative, which directs climate and infrastructure funding to historically disadvantaged communities. Johnson said this would force EGLE and the state to make difficult decisions about what programs to support. Budget cuts and a loss of staff at EPA could also drain support for environmental enforcement and cleaning up contaminated sites, Johnson said. EPA administers the Superfund program, which is involved in the cleanup of over 60 highly contaminated sites in Michigan. But the agency also provides support for the cleanup of other sites that aren't on the list. "When the EPA is there, we've heard from impacted residents that it does make a difference," Johnson said. In 2017, the Trump administration sought to reduce the agency's budget by a third, although Congress resisted these cuts. If Trump finds more success securing cuts in his coming term, it would add to a long decline in agency funding. According to an EPN report, the EPA's inflation-adjusted spending decreased by 50% between 1980 and 2019, while the U.S. population increased by 44%. McBrearty stressed the need for grassroots opposition to the budget cuts and deregulation that political donors often support. He said it was important to support environmental groups and organizations like labor unions, which have previously worked collectively to push for environmental protections and workplace safety. "We need to take every step we can to build a system that makes lawmakers accountable to the people, not to the corporations funding their campaigns," he said. This story is provided as a service of the Institute for Nonprofit News’ On the Ground news wire. The Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) is a network of more than 475 independent, nonprofit newsrooms serving communities throughout the US, Canada, and globally. On the Ground is a service of INN, which aggregates the best of its members’ elections and political content, and provides it free for republication. Read more about INN here: https://inn.org/ . Please coordinate with nina@planetdetroit.org should you want to publish photos for this piece. This content cannot be modified, apart from rewriting the headline. To view the original version, visit: https://planetdetroit.org/2024/11/trump-voters-oppose-epa-budget-cuts/Where to work, in terms of geographical location? Assuming this is an option, then there are some locales that offer a better quality of life than others. This includes the United Kingdom. As of September 2024, 13 percent of workers in the UK worked exclusively from home, while 23 percent adopted a hybrid approach. Employees in the UK have said that amongst several factors, lack of commute and savings on costs are some the main benefits of working from home. For those venturing out to work , which cities cater best for employees? The firm Adobe Express has looked into various aspects of working life to reveal the best cities for employees in the UK. For the research, Adobe Express looked into factors including but not limited to; average annual salary, the price of a cappuccino, the cost of public transport and access to green space for 30 cities to find out which is the most employee friendly overall. The UK top employee-friendly cities were established as: This dataset ranks the 30 most populated UK cities, based on how good they are for employees. To do this, 11 different factors were used. Once the data for the factors was collected, the factors were then normalised, to provide each factor with a score between 0 and 1. If data was not available, a score of 0 was given. The normalised values were then summed, to give each city a total score out of 12. The cities were then ranked from highest to lowest, based on their total scores. Swindon ranks as the UK’s most employee friendly city Swindon comes out on top when it comes to employee havens scoring 6.541 overall. The city’s employment rate is higher than across the South West as a whole in the year ending December 2023 and has one of the best scores for unemployment. Overall, the Swindon and Wiltshire area has an above average number of large companies, including brands like BMW, Ministry of Defence and Nationwide Building Society. Swindon also ranks seventh in Britain when it comes to the rate of productivity per worker. In second place, Milton Keynes ranks as one of the best employee friendly cities in the UK, scoring highly for average annual salary. According to Milton Keynes council, Milton Keynes has one of the highest rates of private sector opportunities. Scoring highly for percentage of green space areas, Stoke-on-Trent ranks third overall with a score of 6.234. Stoke-on-Trent is centrally located in the UK with good transport links, including a direct rail link to major cities like Birmingham, Manchester, and London. Dr. Tim Sandle is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for science news.Tim specializes in science, technology, environmental, business, and health journalism. He is additionally a practising microbiologist; and an author. He is also interested in history, politics and current affairs.

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