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super ace technique BAKU, Aserbaidschan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dez 11, 2024-- Xsolla, ein globales Handelsunternehmen für Videospiele, hat eine strategische Partnerschaft mit StarNest und der aserbaidschanischen Agentur für Innovation und digitale Entwicklung (IDDA) angekündigt, um die Xsolla StarNest Academy und das Inkubatorprogramm einzurichten. Diese transformative Zusammenarbeit wurde auf dem größten Gaming-Festival der Region, der Gamesummit Winter Edition 2024, in Baku (Aserbaidschan) vorgestellt. Diese Pressemitteilung enthält multimediale Inhalte. Die vollständige Mitteilung hier ansehen: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241209737055/de/ (Graphic: Xsolla) Die Winter Edition 2024 des Gamesummit rückte das Wachstum der Gaming-Branche in Aserbaidschan ins Rampenlicht und bot Diskussionen über Trends, globale Best Practices und Präsentationen von lokal entwickelten Spielen. Während des Festivals stellten IDDA und Xsolla ihre Pläne vor, regionale Entwickler, Gamedesigner und Studios mit innovativen Schulungen, Inkubations- und Beschleunigungsprogrammen und Zugang zu finanziellen und technologischen Ressourcen zu unterstützen. Diese Partnerschaft wird die Rolle Aserbaidschans in der globalen Gaming-Branche neu definieren und zugleich regionale Talente und Innovationen fördern. „Aus dieser Zusammenarbeit entstehen vielfältige Möglichkeiten für die Umsetzung gemeinsamer Projekte, die die Entwicklung des Spielesektors in Aserbaidschan vorantreiben werden“, erklärt Yevgeniya Bikmurzina, Leiterin der Abteilung für Innovationsökosysteme bei der IDDA. „Aserbaidschanische Gamestudios erhalten Zugang zu den Tools und Ressourcen, die sie benötigen, um sich auf dem globalen Markt zu etablieren.“ „Bei dieser Partnerschaft handelt es sich um einen bedeutenden Meilenstein für Xsolla, da wir uns gemeinsam mit aserbaidschanischen Entscheidungsträgern dafür einsetzen werden, das Potenzial der Region zu erschließen“, kommentiert Rytis Joseph Jan, SVP of Global Strategic Partnerships bei Xsolla. „Indem wir unser globales Know-how mit der visionären Führung unserer Partner kombinieren, wollen wir die nächste Generation von Talenten in Aserbaidschan fördern und sinnvolle Innovationen mit globaler Wirkung auf den Weg bringen.“ Xsollas Incubator und Accelerator in Aserbaidschan Der Incubator und der Accelerator von Xsolla werden die Spieleentwickler-Community in Aserbaidschan unterstützen, indem sie Tools, Mentoring und Ressourcen bereitstellen, um Ideen in erfolgreiche Projekte zu überführen. In der Anfangsphase wird der Incubator Entwicklern dabei helfen, Konzepte zu verfeinern, technisches Know-how zu erwerben und mit internationalen Fachleuten zusammenzuarbeiten. Etablierte Studios werden vom Accelerator bei der Skalierung ihrer Projekte unterstützt und erhalten Zugang zu finanziellen Mitteln, Mentoren und Verbindungen zur weltweiten Branche. Diese Programme zielen darauf ab, Aserbaidschan als wichtigen Akteur in der Gaming-Branche zu positionieren und einheimischen Talenten neue Möglichkeiten zu eröffnen, um weltweit erfolgreich zu sein. Xsolla StarNest Academy Die Xsolla StarNest Academy wird 90 jungen Menschen eine Fachausbildung in der Spieleentwicklung ermöglichen. Zudem wird 2025 ein Inkubationsprogramm zur Unterstützung regionaler Gamestudios eingeführt, das Mentoring durch internationale Fachleute, Zugang zu finanziellen Ressourcen und Möglichkeiten zur weltweiten Demonstration von Spielen umfasst. StarNest, ein aserbaidschanisches Telekommunikationsunternehmen, wird sich federführend dafür einsetzen, eine geeignete Einrichtung für die Akademie zu beschaffen, die Wachstum und Lernen fördert. Die IDDA wird die strategische Aufsicht über die Initiative übernehmen, um sie mit den nationalen Zielen der aserbaidschanischen Regierung für die digitale Transformation in Einklang zu bringen. Regionaler Unternehmenssitz Außerdem prüft Xsolla verschiedenen Möglichkeiten, um seinen regionalen Hauptsitz für Zentralasien in Baku einzurichten und seine Anstrengungen für die Community und die Spieleentwickler in der Region weiter zu verstärken. Dieser wird nicht nur als regionaler Hub dienen, sondern auch als Technologiezentrum für Entwicklung und Support seiner branchenführenden Lösungen. Mit der Xsolla StarNest-Partnerschaft beginnt ein neues Kapitel für den aserbaidschanischen Gamingsektor, das von der gemeinsamen Vision geprägt wird, das Land als regionalen Marktführer in der Spieleentwicklung und digitaler Innovation zu etablieren. Diese wegweisende Zusammenarbeit schafft die Voraussetzungen dafür, dass Aserbaidschan zu einem Hub für Gaming-Innovation und Talententwicklung wird. Weitere Informationen sind verfügbar unter: xsolla.blog/azerbaijan . Über Xsolla Xsolla ist ein weltweit tätiges Unternehmen für den Handel mit Videospielen und verfügt über ein solides, leistungsstarkes Angebot an Tools und Dienstleistungen, die speziell für die Anforderungen der Branche entwickelt wurden. Seit der Gründung im Jahr 2005 hat Xsolla Tausenden von Spieleentwicklern und -publishern aller Größenordnungen geholfen, ihre Spiele weltweit und plattformübergreifend zu finanzieren, zu vermarkten, zu lancieren und zu monetarisieren. Als Innovationsführer im Handel mit Spielen verfolgen wir bei Xsolla das Ziel, die inhärenten Komplexitäten von globalem Vertrieb, Marketing und Monetarisierung zu bewältigen, und unterstützen so unsere Partner dabei, mehr geografische Gebiete zu erreichen, mehr Umsätze zu generieren und Beziehungen mit Gamern weltweit aufzubauen. Der Hauptsitz des Unternehmens befindet sich in Los Angeles, US-Bundesstaat Kalifornien, mit Niederlassungen in London, Berlin, Seoul, Peking, Kuala Lumpur, Raleigh, Tokio, Montreal und anderen Städten weltweit. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter xsolla.com . Über die Agentur für Innovation und digitale Entwicklung (IDDA) IDDA ist eine Behörde der aserbaidschanischen Regierung, die für digitale Diplomatie und Analytik zuständig ist und Forschung, Schulungen und Beratung zur Stärkung der digitalen Präsenz von Institutionen anbietet. Sie übernimmt eine zentrale Rolle bei der Gestaltung moderner diplomatischer Strategien durch digitale Werkzeuge und Datenanalyse. Weitere Informationen unter idda.az . Über StarNest StarNest ist ein führendes aserbaidschanisches Telekommunikationsunternehmen, das Internet- und Netzwerklösungen bereitstellt, darunter Breitbanddienste, Unternehmensanschlüsse und IT-Infrastrukturunterstützung. StarNest widmet sich der Aufgabe, technologisches Wachstum und digitale Transformation in ganz Aserbaidschan zu ermöglichen. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter starnest.io . Über GameSummit GameSummit ist eine bedeutende Organisation in Aserbaidschan mit Fokus auf die Entwicklung der Gaming-Branche. Durch Events wie die Gamesummit Winter und Summer Editions eröffnet sie Möglichkeiten für lokale Gamestudios, fördert Innovationen und sensibilisiert für Karriereperspektiven im Bereich Gaming und Esports. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter gamesummit.ai . Die Ausgangssprache, in der der Originaltext veröffentlicht wird, ist die offizielle und autorisierte Version. Übersetzungen werden zur besseren Verständigung mitgeliefert. Nur die Sprachversion, die im Original veröffentlicht wurde, ist rechtsgültig. Gleichen Sie deshalb Übersetzungen mit der originalen Sprachversion der Veröffentlichung ab. Originalversion auf businesswire.com ansehen: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241209737055/de/ CONTACT: Medienkontakt Derrick Stembridge Global Director of Public Relations, Xsolla d.stembridge@xsolla.com KEYWORD: AZERBAIJAN ASIA PACIFIC INDUSTRY KEYWORD: TECHNOLOGY ELECTRONIC GAMES PAYMENTS FINANCE ENTERTAINMENT FINTECH PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SOFTWARE TRAINING EDUCATION SOURCE: Xsolla Copyright Business Wire 2024. PUB: 12/11/2024 02:47 PM/DISC: 12/11/2024 02:47 PM http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241209737055/de

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LegalZoom (Nasdaq: LZ) is proud to announce the expansion of its partnership with Defy Ventures, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing career readiness, personal development, and entrepreneurship training to currently and formerly incarcerated individuals. The expanded partnership will include funding for mental health and wellbeing programs, reinforcing LegalZoom’s commitment to creating pathways to economic opportunity for underrepresented communities that face significant challenges due to employment history, race and ethnicity, gender identity, and incarceration. With LegalZoom’s support, Defy Ventures will be able to expand its mental health and wellbeing initiatives for its clients, focusing on trauma-informed care that addresses the unique challenges they face. By helping to fund Defy Ventures’ mental wellness programs, LegalZoom is helping to ensure that these individuals have access to crucial mental health resources, empowering them not only to build businesses but also to rebuild their lives with dignity and resilience. “Defy Ventures exemplifies the incredible power of resilience and the potential for true transformation. We are honored to extend our partnership to support their mental health initiatives, which are essential for giving people a real second chance,” said Nicole Miller, Chief Legal Officer at LegalZoom and Board Member of Defy Ventures. “Our ongoing investment in Defy Ventures’ impactful programs reflects our commitment to social equity and empowering individuals to rebuild their lives and communities.” Defy Ventures offers a range of holistic programs, including CEO of Your New Life , Entrepreneur Bootcamp , and Business Accelerator , which equip individuals with the business and confidence-building skills they need to succeed. The mental health and wellbeing program, first launched in 2023 with funding from LegalZoom, integrates trauma-informed principles into the full suite of Defy’s programs, offering a critical layer of support for participants facing past trauma and the challenges of reintegration. These combined efforts had allowed Defy to maintain a three-year recidivism rate of less than 15%, far below the national average. In 2025, LegalZoom will deepen its commitment to Defy Ventures’ mental health and wellbeing programs, providing $100,000 in funding to support and expand critical mental health resources. This funding will allow Defy Ventures to: Revise and Enhance Curriculum: Incorporate trauma-informed care principles into program materials to create a supportive, safe environment for all participants. Expand Support Groups: Offer mental health and wellbeing support groups for post-release clients, giving them a space to find peer support as they navigate reentry. Train Staff in Trauma-Informed Care: Equip staff with best practices in trauma-informed care through dedicated training sessions. Provide Ongoing Technical Support: Facilitate regular case conferences and technical support to deepen staff expertise on mental health and wellness topics. “People with criminal histories face myriad collateral consequences after their return to society. Partners like LegalZoom are instrumental in giving them a real chance at a fresh start by supporting our whole-person programs,” said Andrew Glazier, President and CEO at Defy Ventures. “LegalZoom’s focus on expanding our mental health and wellbeing practice will be a game-changer for our clients, providing essential support as they build new skills, launch business ideas, and work toward a stable future.” Since the beginning of its partnership with Defy Ventures in 2021, LegalZoom has made a meaningful impact through funding, volunteer support, and product donations, helping Defy transform the lives of individuals re-entering society. Previous contributions from LegalZoom have enabled Defy to: Fund a cohort at the California Women’s Facility (2021-2022) Support post-release services, including career pathways, a 17-week Entrepreneurship Bootcamp, and Business Accelerator courses (2022-2023) Launch and expand the Mental Health and Wellbeing practice with the hiring of Dr. Yehudah Pryce, Senior Director of National Mental Health & Wellbeing Programs (2023-2024) Through this expanded partnership, LegalZoom and Defy Ventures continue to provide a second chance for those often overlooked by society, empowering them to create meaningful change in their own lives and in their communities. Together, they are working toward a future where every individual has the tools, support, and mental resilience needed to succeed. About LegalZoom LegalZoom is a leading online platform for business formation in the United States. Driven by a mission to unleash entrepreneurship, LegalZoom delivers comprehensive legal and compliance products and expertise for small business owners through easy-to-use technology. From free business formations to business management solutions and professional advisory services, LegalZoom supports millions of small business owners and their families throughout the entrepreneurial journey. Founded on the belief that everyone should have affordable access to legal and financial expertise, LegalZoom empowers entrepreneurs to make their dream a reality. For more information, please visit www.legalzoom.com. Contact: press@legalzoom.comNone

While speaking with Nathan Grissom for a new interview (per Fightful ), Christopher Watts spoke about working with WWE. He has been part of the company for two decades, serving as a managing producer since 2008. Here are the highlights: On WWE being encouraging for employees: “What I like about WWE is that they’re a very forward thinking company, especially recently with the new people that are there. They’re very much have their eyes on the new technology, where can we push things forward. They’ll even ask other employees, ‘Hey, if you see something that you find interesting that we’re not doing, let us know.’ That AR technology where wrestlers would come out, they would have these AR graphics in the arena where the cameras moving but the graphics kind of move with it. I remember that was a big deal of the new production elements. There’s been conversations about how can AI be utilized at this company or is that something that even we want to have the ability to have, what’s the ramifications of doing AI. It’s fun to be a part of a company that looks that way.” On WWE focusing on international markets: “When I first started there, international actually wasn’t that big of a deal for them, but probably within three or four months of being there, they realized these international markets are huge, there’s a lot of money to be made there and there’s a huge fan base outside of the United States and they started expanding their whole international department. WWE is very good about like, we want to stay ahead technology wise, we want to know what’s going on and we want to experiment with things and look, if things work, great. If they don’t, they don’t.”Celebrity investor Kevin O'Leary says he is planning to bankroll and build what he says will be the world's largest artificial intelligence data centre. The proposal — named Wonder Valley — is slated to be built in the District of Greenview, near Grande Prairie, Alta. The tech hub, which will include buildings that store and process digital information, will come with a total investment over the lifetime of the project of more than $70 billion, a news release said. The Municipal District of Greenview has agreed to partner with O'Leary Ventures — a company described "as a generalist venture capital investment platform" — by building the "off-grid natural gas and geothermal" power capacity that will be needed to enable the phased project to work. The district and O'Leary Ventures signed a letter of intent for the purchase and development of thousands of acres of land within the Greenview Industrial Gateway. "I think people should be very skeptical and they should just watch, because we'll be very transparent as we develop this," Kevin O'Leary told CBC News said in an interview Tuesday. "We have many mountains to climb here, but we're in a competition ... We have to convince the world that Alberta's the best place to put your data centre for a lot of reasons. And if you can find something better? Show it to me." WATCH | Why northern Alberta? Kevin O'Leary talks location: Why Kevin O'Leary is pitching an AI data centre south of Grande Prairie 18 hours ago Duration 1:52 An artificial intelligence data centre is proposed for the Municipal District of Greenview, south of Grande Prairie, Alta. It's a partnership between the MD and Shark Tank star Kevin O'Leary. As Travis McEwan reports, the 58-building project would run off grid on natural gas and geothermal infrastructure. O'Leary said the site is perfect because there's a city nearby, and the physical space to build all the necessary infrastructure. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said in a news release Monday that the project is "fantastic news." "Our efforts to attract investment, grow our technology and innovation sector, and leverage our natural and human resources are being noticed. I'm excited to watch this project unfold in the months and years to come," she said. The first phase of the project is set to cost $2 billion US and produce 1.4 gigawatt of power. Wonder Valley will then roll out power in one gigawatt increments. Tyler Olsen, the reeve of the Municipal District of Greenview, said in an interview on Wednesday that they've been preparing for a project like this. "Over the past three to four years we've built a road into this area, we've acquired the land from the province, we've started water licensing to get the water there," Olsen said in an interview on CBC's Edmonton AM . LISTEN | Greenview's reeve talks about massive data centre project: Edmonton AM 7:09 Plans for a massive data centre in northern Alberta revealed Celebrity investor Kevin O'Leary is planning to build what he says will be the world's largest artificial intelligence data centre in northern Alberta. Tyler Olsen is reeve of the Municipal District of Greenview where the project is slated to be built. Olsen echoed O'Leary in saying that the location is great. He said they have an abundance of natural gas and a massive drilling program, as well as cool temperatures. That's important, because these centres generate a lot of heat, Olsen said. Water is often used for cooling, and Olsen said the cool temperatures will mean that less water will be needed.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Let’s get the good news in Philadelphia out of the way first. The Eagles are riding a nine-game winning streak, Saquon Barkley is making a serious run at the NFL season rushing record and a playoff berth was clinched for the fourth straight year under coach Nick Sirianni. Now, about all that grumbling ... . Yes, Philly sports fans, media and social media doomsayers are usually the ones with a complaint even in the best of times for the pro teams. Perhaps it’s a bit unsettling around Philadelphia, then, that the grousing after a win over Carolina this weekend came from inside the locker room. Wide receivers DeVonta Smith and A.J. Brown, and even Jalen Hurts, made public their complaints about the state of the (diminishing) passing game, putting the coaching staff on notice that enough was enough and it was time to rev up the engine on a pair of 1,000-yard receivers and get the offense humming headed into the postseason. Even Sirianni conceded that yes, it was fair to raise questions about an offense that allowed Smith and Brown to combine for only eight catches and 80 yards. The problem this week? “Being on the same page,” Smith said. Smith is coming off consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons and has yet to break 100 in a game this season. Brown has four 100-yard games, well off last season's run when he topped 100 yards in six straight games and seven times overall. Hurts threw for just 108 yards with two TDs passing and one rushing score. Should an offense getting on the same page develop into this much of a concern for the Eagles (11-2) after 13 games? “No. I just say no," Hurts said. There are reasons the numbers are down. The easy one, of course, is that the traditionally pass-happy Eagles have leaned on Barkley and his team-record 1,623 yards to steer the offense in his first season. Hurts also shoulders his share of the blame given his propensity for holding on to the ball. He was sacked four times and missed Smith and Brown the few times he did chuck the ball deep to open receivers on long routes. Hurts didn’t throw Brown the ball a couple of times when he was open, including on a TD pass to Smith. “Have to find a way to come together and come and sync as a unit and play complementary ball,” Hurts said. Hurts has topped 300 yards passing only once this season and his last three games are at 179-118-108. He does have only five interceptions and has thrown just one during the winning streak. The offensive woes start at the beginning. The Eagles have yet to score a touchdown on their opening possession through the first 13 games and average only 10.7 points in the first half. They had only 46 total yards in the first quarter. The slow starts are one reason why teams with losing records such as Carolina, Jacksonville and Cleveland are able to keep games close at the Linc and make last-gasp drives at an upset victory. The running game. That really only means one name: Barkley. Barkley rushed for 124 yards to break the Eagles' season record, and Eric Dickerson's NFL mark is in his sights. Barkley needed just 13 games to pass McCoy, who rushed for 1,607 yards in 2013. Barkley also maintained his pace to break Dickerson’s NFL single-season rushing record of 2,105 yards, set in 1984 with the Los Angeles Rams. Barkley is averaging 124.8 yards per game. At that pace and with one more game to play than Dickerson, he would become the top single-season rusher in NFL history. He needs 483 yards over the final four games to top Dickerson’s 40-year-old record. Barkley is one pace for 2,122 yards, just 17 yards beyond Dickerson’s 2,105 total. Linebackers Zack Baun and Nakobe Dean. Dean led the Eagles with 12 tackles while Baun had 11 tackles and a sack. They both had strong games in shutting down Carolina's — albeit banged-up — running game. Jake Elliott. Elliott was wide right on a 52-yard attempt in the third quarter and has missed all five attempts of 50-plus yards this season. Safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson was evaluated for a concussion and treated for an additional injury in the fourth quarter but had a game-changing interception. 9 — The Eagles won nine straight games only three other times, in the 2017, 2003 and 1960 seasons. The Eagles host cross-state rival Pittsburgh in a potential all-Pennsylvania Super Bowl preview. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nflASHFORD HOSPITALITY TRUST ANNOUNCES CONVERSION OF LE PAVILLON NEW ORLEANS TO MARRIOTT'S TRIBUTE PORTFOLIOThe results from their first-in-human study demonstrated that median overall survival was doubled and progression-free survival improved 3-fold The Company's novel sonodynamic therapy platform selectively targets and destroys cancer cells in the brain while preserving healthy tissue CHANHASSEN, Minn. , Nov. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Alpheus Medical, Inc., a private, clinical-stage oncology company pioneering sonodynamic therapy (SDT) for the treatment of solid body cancers, today announced positive results from their Phase 1/2 clinical trial in patients with recurrent or refractory high-grade gliomas. The company's proprietary therapy demonstrated a strong safety profile and extended median overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) compared to historical data. The data were presented by Michael Schulder , MD, at the 2024 Society of Neuro-Oncology (SNO) Annual Meeting. "Glioblastomas are the most common and aggressive primary brain cancer, presenting a devasting diagnosis for patients and their familes," said David Reardon , MD, Clinical Director of the Center for Neuro-Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and member of the Alpheus Medical Scientific Advisory Board. "Current treatment options are limited and often ineffective due to the diffuse spread of the disease across the blood-brain barrier and often across the entire hemisphere, making it universally fatal with a rapid timeline. The early clinical results of Alpheus's therapy are promising, offering hope for this new approach. I look forward to further exploring the potential benefits of their SDT therapy for this patient population who is in critical need of an effective solution." Alpheus Medical's non-invasive SDT treatment, which can be delivered in an outpatient setting, combines low-intensity diffuse ultrasound (LIDU TM ) with oral 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) to target and kill cancer cells across the entire hemisphere without the need for imaging or sedation. Key findings from the study include: Median overall survival (OS): 15.7 months vs. historical ~6-8 months Median progression-free survival (PFS): 5.5 months vs. historical 1.8 month Safety: No treatment-related deaths, serious adverse events (SAEs), or duration-limited toxicities (DuLTs) reported "In addition to the strong safety data and early indications of efficacy, Alpheus' non-invasive SDT therapy stands out for its ease of use - a significant improvement over the uncomfortable and often toxic treatments currently available for this rapidly fatal condition," stated Dr. Schulder, Director of the Brain Tumor Center at Northwell Health, and one of the trial's primary investigators. "We look forward to expanding the ability for patients to receive this promising therapy." The Phase 1/2 trial ( NCT05362409 ) is an open-label, multicenter, duration-escalation study evaluating the safety, optimal dose, and efficacy of Alpheus Medical's proprietary SDT platform. Twelve patients were enrolled across three cohorts, with treatment durations escalating to 60, 90, and 120 minutes per monthly session. The company plans to initiate a randomized, controlled trial at multiple centers across the U.S. in 2025. About Alpheus Medical, Inc. Alpheus Medical is a private, clinical-stage oncology company revolutionizing the treatment of solid body cancers with its pioneering sonodynamic therapy (SDT) platform that combines Low-Intensity Diffuse Ultrasound (LIDU TM ) with the sensitizing agent, oral 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA). The company's proprietary, non-invasive technology is designed to selectively target and destroy cancer cells in the brain while preserving healthy tissue. Learn more at www.alpheusmedical.com . Media Contact Carla Benigni [email protected] SOURCE Alpheus Medical

Fewer trees available for upcoming Rotary Christmas tree saleIn a heated political exchange, Republican senators are rallying behind Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's nominee for director of national intelligence, against accusations from Democrats. The central claim is that Gabbard's actions and statements suggest a troubling proximity to Russia, raising concerns about her suitability for the role. Senator Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat from Illinois, has voiced apprehensions regarding Gabbard's 2017 meeting with Syrian President Bashar Assad, an ally of Russia. She fears these associations might hinder Gabbard's ability to pass a necessary background check. Tulsi Gabbard, who served as a Democratic congresswoman, recently announced her shift to the Republican party. Republican Senator Markwayne Mullin criticized these accusations as unfounded, asserting they are politically motivated due to Gabbard's allegiance switch. Amidst this political turmoil, key figures within the intelligence community express concerns that Gabbard's appointment might compromise international trust and collaboration. (With inputs from agencies.)

He is not yet in power but President-elect Donald Trump rattled much of the world with an off-hours warning of stiff tariffs on close allies and China — a loud hint that Trump-style government by social media post is coming back. With word of these levies against goods imported from Mexico, Canada and China, Trump sent auto industry stocks plummeting, raised fears for global supply chains and unnerved the world’s major economies. For Washington-watchers with memories of the Republican’s first term, the impromptu policy volley on Monday evening foreshadowed a second term of startling announcements of all manner, fired off at all hours of the day from his smartphone. “Donald Trump is never going to change much of anything,” said Larry Sabato, a leading US political scientist and director of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics. “You can expect in the second term pretty much what he showed us about himself and his methods in the first term. Social media announcements of policy, hirings and firings will continue.” The first of Trump’s tariff announcements — a 25 percent levy on everything coming in from Mexico and Canada — came amid an angry rebuke of lax border security at 6:45 pm on Truth Social, Trump’s own platform. The United States is bound by agreements on the movement of goods and services brokered by Trump in a free trade treaty with both nations during his first term. But Trump warned that the new levy would “remain in effect until such time as Drugs, in particular Fentanyl, and all Illegal Aliens stop this Invasion of our Country” — sowing panic from Ottawa to Mexico City. Seconds later, another message from the incoming commander-in-chief turned the focus on Chinese imports, which he said would be hit with “an additional 10% Tariff, above any additional Tariffs.” The consequences were immediate. Almost every major US automaker operates plants in Mexico, and shares in General Motors and Stellantis — which produce pickup trucks in America’s southern neighbor — plummeted. Canada, China and Mexico protested, while Germany called on its European partners to prepare for Trump to impose hefty tariffs on their exports and stick together to combat such measures. – Framing the debate – The tumult recalls Trump’s first term, when journalists, business leaders and politicians at home and abroad would scan their phones for the latest pronouncements, often long after they had left the office or over breakfast. During his first four years in the Oval Office, the tweet — in those days his newsy posts were almost exclusively limited to Twitter, now known as X — became the quasi-official gazette for administration policy. The public learned of the president-elect’s 2020 Covid-19 diagnosis via an early-hours post, and when Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander Qasem Soleimani was assassinated on Trump’s order, the Republican confirmed the kill by tweeting a US flag. The public and media learned of numerous other decisions big and small by the same source, from the introduction of customs duties to the dismissal of cabinet secretaries. It is not a communication method that has been favored by any previous US administration and runs counter to the policies and practices of most governments around the world. Throughout his third White House campaign, and with every twist and turn in his various entanglements with the justice system, Trump has poured his heart out on Truth Social, an app he turned to during his 20-month ban from Twitter. In recent days, the mercurial Republican has even named his attorney general secretaries of justice and health via announcements on the network. “He sees social media as a tool to shape and direct the national conversation and will do so again,” said political scientist Julian Zelizer, a Princeton University professor. AFP

A whistleblower who worked at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) says President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’s administration has created a “white glove delivery service” that sees hundreds of migrant children funneled into the hands of criminals, traffickers, and cartel members throughout the United States. During testimony this month before two subcommittees of the House Homeland Security Committee, Tara Lee Rodas detailed the process by which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) takes custody of Unaccompanied Alien Children (UAC) at the southern border before they are handed over to HHS custody, which then places them with adult sponsors in the U.S. Art of the Deal! Trump Threatens Mexico and Canada with Tariffs; Guest John Carney Rodas worked at HHS in 2021 before blowing the whistle on the UAC program. Since Biden and Harris took office, more than 530,000 UACs have been encountered at the southern border — the majority of whom are teenagers. “Today, as we speak, children are preparing to work grueling overnight shifts in slaughterhouses, restaurants, and factories,” Rodas said: Some children may die today in jobs they don’t have the knowledge or skills to do in order to repay never-ending debts to their smugglers and traffickers. Today, children are being sold for sex. Some children, girls and boys, will get sexually transmitted diseases. Some girls – as young as 12, 11, or even 10 years old – will give birth to children of their own . Forced labor and prostitution among underage migrants have more than tripled under [the current Administration]. Today, desperate children will call hotlines, to report they are being abused, neglected, and trafficked. [Emphasis added] For at least a decade, HHS has been responsible for the suffering of countless children. This assessment is based solely on the information currently available; however, it has been established that the unknown factors significantly outweigh what is known. This must change. [Emphasis added] According to Rodas, under Biden and Harris, “child trafficking has evolved into an international syndicate of gangs and cartels that is highly organized and very efficient” and HHS “has a 10-year demonstrated record of losing children to sponsors who traffick, exploit, and harm children in unthinkable ways.” Rodas continued: Sadly, due to the failed open border policies of the Biden-Harris Administration, we have delivered these unaccompanied children to criminals, traffickers and members of transnational criminal organizations who are using the UAC program as a white glove delivery service of children. These criminal sponsors are defrauding the U.S. government by using the UAC program as the logistical chain of their child trafficking operation. [Emphasis added] Retired Border Patrol Deputy Agent in Charge J.J. Carrell revealed insider DHS knowledge about the role non-governmental organizations (NGOs) play in the UAC program and how they make billions aiding the federal government with the resettlement of migrant children across the U.S. Catholic Charities, Lutheran Family Services, and Jewish Family Services are the main NGOs facilitating the UAC program, Carrell said: I spoke to a gentleman who works in DHS, he actually sends the electronic fund transfers and I asked him, ‘Sir, tell me, who are you responsible for and how much is the largest check you’ve cut?’ He said, ‘I’m over Jewish Family Services and I cut a check for $600 million.’ And I said, ‘Is that for like three years?’ and he told me, ‘J.J., get in the game, that’s two or three months and it’s renewable.’ That’s one NGO. And I said, ‘Well, Catholic Charities is bigger than Jewish Family Services.’ He said, ‘Yes, they get the same or more.’ [Emphasis added] You’re talking about billions upon billions of dollars given to NGOs to further the trafficking of all, of everyone crossing the border, including children. [Emphasis added] Rodas said President-Elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead HHS, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is “aware of this crisis and his talented team is discussing solutions to end this crisis.” “In the new Administration, there are simple fixes that Border Czar Tom Homan, HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy, Jr., DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, and others can do to defend and protect children,” Rodas said. Among those fixes are requiring DNA testing for UACs and the adults they arrive with at the southern border, prison time for adult sponsors who cannot account for a UAC’s whereabouts, designating child trafficking a terrorist activity, and stopping the release of UACs into the U.S. interior until those who are unaccounted for across the U.S. are found by HHS. John Binder is a reporter for Breitbart News. Email him at jbinder@breitbart.com. Follow him on Twitter here .JRS stock hits 52-week high at $9.45 amid robust annual growth

Jaylen Brown scores 29 points before Celtics beat Timberwolves 107-105 with late defensive standThe Onion's rejected purchase of Infowars in an auction bid supported by families of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting dealt them a new setback Wednesday and clouded the future of Alex Jones' conspiracy theory platform, which is now poised to remain in his control for at least the near future. What's next for Infowars and Sandy Hook families' long-sought efforts to hold Jones accountable over calling one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history a hoax was unclear, after a federal judge in Houston late Tuesday rejected The Onion's winning bid for the site . U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez in Houston said he did not want another auction but offered no roadmap over how to proceed. One possibility includes ultimately allowing Sandy Hook families — who comprise most of Jones' creditors — to return to state courts in Connecticut and Texas to collect on the nearly $1.5 billion in defamation and emotional distress lawsuit judgments that Jones was ordered to pay them. “Our hope is that when this process ends, and it will end, and it will end sooner rather than later, is that all assets that Alex Jones has available are paid to the families, and that includes Infowars, and that as a result of that process Alex Jones is deprived of the ownership and control of the platform that he’s used to hurt so many people,” Christopher Mattei, an attorney for the Sandy Hook families, said in a phone interview Wednesday. The families, meanwhile, were preparing the mark the 12th anniversary of the Dec. 14 shooting. Why was The Onion bid rejected? The sale of Infowars is part of Jones’ personal bankruptcy case , which he filed in late 2022 after he was ordered to pay the $1.5 billion. Jones was sued for repeatedly saying on his show that the 2012 massacre of 20 first graders and six educators was staged by crisis actors to spur more gun control. Lopez said there was a lack of transparency in the bidding process and too much confusion about The Onion's bid. He also said the amount of money offered in the only two bids was too low and there needed to be more effort to try to raise as much money possible from the selling of Infowars' assets. The Onion's parent company, Global Tetrahedron, submitted a $1.75 million cash offer with plans to kick Jones out and relaunch Infowars in January as a parody . The bid also included a deal with many of the Sandy Hook families for them to forgo $750,000 of their auction proceeds and give it to other creditors. Lopez called it a complex arrangement that led to different interpretations of the bid's actual value as well as last-minute changes to a proposed sale order. The other bidder was First United American Companies, which runs a website in Jones’ name that sells nutritional supplements and planned to let Jones stay on the Infowars platforms. It offered $3.5 million in cash and later, with Jones, alleged fraud and collusion in the bidding process. Lopez rejected the allegations, saying that while mistakes were made there was no wrongdoing. Christopher Murray, the trustee who oversaw the auction, said he picked The Onion and its deal with the Sandy Hook families because it would have provided more money to Jones' other creditors. What happens next? The next steps remained unclear Wednesday. The judge directed Murray to come up with a new plan to move forward. Murray and representatives of The Onion did not immediately return messages seeking comment. The judge said there was a possibility there could be a trial in 2025 to settle Jones' bankruptcy. He said Murray could try to sell the equity in Infowars' parent company. He also said Murray could abandon the efforts, which could allow the Sandy Hook families to return to the state courts where they won their lawsuits against Jones and begin collection proceedings against him. The judge said he wanted to hear back from Murray and others involved in the bankruptcy within 30 days on a plan to move forward. Mattei, who represented the Sandy Hook families in the Connecticut lawsuit, said everyone is waiting to see what plan the trustee comes up with. Jones, meanwhile, continued to allege fraud and collusion on his show Wednesday and threatened legal action over what he called an attempted “rigged auction.” On the social media platform X, he called the judge's ruling a “Major Victory For Freedom Of The Press & Due Process." “I don’t want to have to go after these people, lawsuit-wise, but we have to because if you don’t then you’re aiding and abetting and they do it to other people. They made some big mistakes," he said. Sandy Hook families to mark shooting anniversary It's a solemn and heartbreaking week for relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. The 12th anniversary is Saturday, and some of the victims' relatives were traveling to Washington, D.C., to attend the annual National Vigil for All Victims of Gun Violence on Wednesday evening. The families usually mark the anniversary out of the public eye. Many of the families said their lawsuits against Jones bought back the unbearable pain of losing their loved ones, as well as the trauma of being harassed and threatened by believers of Jones' hoax conspiracy. Relatives said they have been confronted in public by hoax believers and received death and rape threats. Robbie Parker, whose 6-year-old daughter Emilie was killed, testified at the Connecticut lawsuit trial in 2022 that the decade of abuse his family suffered made them move across the country to Washington state, and even there he was accosted in person. The families have not received any money from Jones since winning the trials. Jones has been appealing the $1.5 billion in judgments, and has since conceded that the shooting did happen. Last week, a Connecticut appeals court upheld most of the judgment in that state but reduced it by $150 million. ___ Associated Press writer Juan A. Lozano in Houston contributed to this report. Dave Collins, The Associated Press

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