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It's hard to compete with the addictiveness of smartphones — especially for Santa Fe educators trying to keep a classroom engaged. Some say they're fed up, however, with acting as the enforcers of what they call an insufficient new policy and pilot phone pouch program that serves as a disciplinary measure for students who don't stop using their devices. Several local school districts have made attempts this school year to address cellphone concerns. The Taos Municipal School District has made all high schools phone-free spaces by mandating that all secondary students keep their electronic devices locked in a district-provided, signal-blocking pouch for the duration of the school day. Santa Fe Public Schools has flirted with the pouch policy, for now adopting it only as a pilot program in some elementary and secondary schools — and reserving the pouches for students with repeated problems with phone use. “I think that this has to be a joint effort by parents and students — they need to meet us halfway in order for this to be successful,” said Superintendent Hilario “Larry” Chavez. The district's policy is partly to appease parents, who have concerns with their children's devices being revoked. But it has left some educators fed up in feeling personally responsible for dealing with an issue beyond their control. “Over my career, I've watched cell phones ruin the American classroom,” Geron Spray, a history teacher at Capital High School, wrote in response to a survey conducted by The New Mexican in November. “It's laughable that district administration is trying to slay this dragon (rather, have teachers slay this dragon) with Yondr Pouches.” Cellphone use has gone up dramatically over the last 10 years, with one 2023 study showing 97% of 11- to 17-year-olds reporting using their phone in school, up from 51% of high school students who said the same in 2013. That increase has come much at the chagrin of high school teachers, 72% of whom said phones have become a major problem, according to a survey from Pew Research Center conducted in 2023. “During COVID, we told our kids, ‘Everybody's going to be full-on electronic.’ So, how do you undo that? You really can’t,” said Taos Superintendent Antonio Layton. “You can't go from everybody completely online to nobody online. So when we thought about that process, we wanted it to be a holistic approach." Layton said the district initially discussed a policy like Santa Fe’s, only geared toward repeat offenders, but “we did not want to see this as a punitive measure,” Layton said. “We wanted to use it as a tool to help increase student engagement," he said. "If our kids saw it as punitive in nature, it made [it] a little bit harder to implement. We're not trying to punish you. We're just trying to help you increase your academics." Layton said the district did hear some concern from parents, but “because of the level of communication we had, and the transition period that we did, we received minimal pushback from parents and community.” That communication included polling community members on their thoughts. “I think about 80% [of respondents] were parents,” Layton said. “What was interesting was the majority said, ‘We know phones are a problem. We know there are distractions in the classroom. Just don't take them away from our kids.' " Following community feedback, the Taos school district determined phones were a larger issue in high schools than elementary schools and moved to adopt the “CellLockED” pouches districtwide as a solution to increase engagement without physically revoking phones. The pouches close and open using a specialized magnetic lock, which students lock at the start of the school day and unlock at the end, with unlocking magnets placed on school buses, in school offices and in classrooms for educators who plan to use phones to aid in instruction. "For the most part, it has been working," Layton said. "What we were hoping to see and what we have seen is an increase in student engagement, both socially and academically." In a social media survey, conducted in November, The New Mexican asked parents, educators and students on their thoughts toward Santa Fe’s phone pouches, the “Yondr” pouch, a different brand than the Taos pouches but with virtually the same function. Parents brought up familiar concerns about taking away students' property and preventing contact with their child. "Times have changed, and technology is everywhere in everything we do," said parent Angel Lopez. "... Us parents do fear for our kids safety at school and having that phone on them keeps a sense of security.” Studies show an overwhelming majority of parents agree with Lopez. A 2024 National Parents Union survey reported 78% of parents want their kids to have phones in school because of the potential of an emergency. Many teachers see it differently, criticizing the pouch policy as one that leaves enforcement in their hands. “While we teachers are being pounded for not presenting 'engaging' lessons,” wrote Capital High teacher Marty Carvlin, “we are competing with the world's best innovators in social media and technology for our students' attention. Students' ambition to advance their skill level and knowledge base is severely compromised by a crippling addiction.” And even some students admit problems surrounding phones. “I believe the Yondr Pouches could be a good thing," Santa Fe High School ninth grader Emilie Bridges wrote in an email. "Students are always on their phones, even if teachers cannot see them. Students are so disrespectful to their teachers when they ask them to put them away or to give them to them. I think the Yondr Pouches are a good solution, even if you do get a lot of backlash for them.”None
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Browns ruled out five players on Saturday ahead of the Monday Night Football matchup with the Broncos, including thee starters. Left tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. (knee), safety Juan Thornhill (calf) and wide receiver Cedric Tillman (concussion) are all out as are defensive lineman Sam Kamara (head) and rookie cornerback Myles Harden (tibia). Germain Ifedi is likely to start at left tackle after appearing on the injury report all week with a biceps injury. He was listed as a full participant in practice on Saturday. More Cleveland Browns coverage Browns at Broncos preview: Storylines, scouting report and our picks for Monday Night Football (Podcast) Myles Garrett still has his sights set on this enormous accomplishment for 2024: Mary Kay Cabot Browns Jerry Jeudy happy to be in Cleveland: Berea Report (Video) Week 13 NFL Preview: Find everything you need to know with our Week 13 NFL preview. They also placed tight end Geoff Swaim on injured reserve with a concussion and signed tight end Blake Whiteheart to the active roster from the practice squad. The Broncos ruled out cornerback Riley Moss with a knee injury and wide receiver Josh Reynolds is questionable with a hand injury. Wills, the No. 10 overall pick in 2020, lost his left tackle job to Dawand Jones and has been inactive three of the last four weeks — he played just two snaps during the game in which he was active against the Chargers in Week 9 — but with a season-ending injury to Jones in New Orleans, the opportunity to start again in a contract year reemerged. Returning from knee surgery that ended his season a year ago, Wills didn’t start practicing until prior to the season opener against Dallas. He was inactive for three of the first four games, starting against the Giants in Week 3 and returning in Week 5 to start three games in a row at left tackle until sitting out against Baltimore in Week 8. Jones started against the Ravens in place of Wills, who said he made a “business decision” when he didn’t feel like he could play . Jones kept the job until he was lost for the season in New Orleans. Head coach Kevin Stefanski called Wills’ comments a “poor choice of words ” and that Wills’ decision not to play didn’t impact his decision to try Jones at left tackle. After practicing in full all week leading into the Saints game, he was inactive, with Stefanski saying they felt it best to get more treatment on his knee over the weekend. Wills was limited last week leading up to the Steelers game, but was inactive. Thornhill has dealt with calf issues since arriving in Cleveland. He played in 11 games last season trying to manage the injuries and spent time on injured reserve this season, deciding to allow the calf injury he suffered in the opener against Dallas to fully heal before returning this year. Stefanski said Thornhill was injured on Monday. He has split time with second-year safety Ronnie Hickman the last two games. Tillman left last Thursday night’s game against the Steelers after a hit by Pittsburgh linebacker Patrick Queen on the final play of the third quarter. In 11 games this season, Tillman has 29 catches for 339 yards and three touchdowns, almost all in the last five games. His absence could mean more playing time for rookie receiver Jamari Thrash , a fifth-round pick who has one catch for 11 yards in four games. “I think about that quote, ‘You have to stay ready, so you don’t have to get ready.’ That’s what our backups do,” Stefanski said on Friday. “Whether you’re on the practice squad or Jamari’s been active and hasn’t played a ton, but he stays ready. He practices really hard, has done a nice job in his opportunities.” Kamara, who can play both inside and out on the defensive line, appeared on the injury report Friday with a head injury. The Browns are searching for edge rush depth after trading Za’Darius Smith to the Lions . Earlier this week, they claimed James Houston from Detroit, and Cameron Thomas from Kansas City . The Browns designated Harden, a seventh-round pick, to return this week . He has not appeared in a game this season and has been on injured reserve since Week 2. Football Insider newsletter free trial: Take a minute and sign up for a free trial of our Football Insider newsletter, featuring exclusive content from cleveland.com's Browns reporters.
Gus Johnson's 'We Didn't Cheat' Call Questioned Amid Michigan-Ohio State Post-Match BrawlMONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguayans on Sunday voted in the second round of the country's presidential election , with the conservative governing party and a left-leaning coalition locked in a close runoff following level-headed campaigns widely seen as emblematic of the country's strong democracy. As polls closed Sunday evening, turnout stood at 89.4% — around the same as during the first round last month in which the two moderate coalitions both failed to win an outright majority. Voting in Uruguay is compulsory. Depending on how tight the vote turns out to be, electoral officials may not call the race for days — as happened in the contentious 2019 runoff that brought center-right President Luis Lacalle Pou to office and ended 15 years of rule by Uruguay’s left-leaning Broad Front by a razor-thin margin. Álvaro Delgado, the incumbent party’s candidate who won nearly 27% in the first round of voting on Oct. 27, has campaigned under the slogan “re-elect a good government." Other conservative parties that make up the government coalition — in particular, the Colorado Party that came in third place last month — notched 20% of the vote collectively, enough to give Delgado an edge over his challenger. Yamandú Orsi from the Broad Front, who took 44% of the vote in the general election, is promising to forge a “new left” in Uruguay that draws on the memory of stability and economic growth under his Broad Front coalition, which presided over pioneering social reforms that won widespread international acclaim from 2005-2020, including the legalization of abortion, same-sex marriage and sale of marijuana . With inflation easing and the economy expected to expand by some 3.2% this year, according to the International Monetary Fund, surveys show that Uruguayans remain largely satisfied with the administration of Lacalle Pou, who constitutionally cannot run for a second consecutive term. But persistent complaints about sluggish growth, stagnant wages and an upsurge in violent crime could just as easily add the small South American nation to a long list of places this year where frustrated voters have punished incumbents in elections around the world. With most polls showing a virtual tie between Delgado and Orsi, analysts say the vote may hinge on a small group of undecided voters — roughly 10% of registered voters in the nation of 3.4 million people. “Neither candidate convinced me and I feel that there are many in my same situation,” said Vanesa Gelezoglo, 31, in the capital, Montevideo, adding she would make up her mind at “the last minute.” Analysts say the candidates’ lackluster campaigns and broad consensus on key issues have generated extraordinary indecision and apathy in an election dominated by discussions about social spending and concerns over income inequality but largely free of the anti-establishment rage that has vaulted populist outsiders to power in neighboring Argentina and the United States. “The question of whether Frente Amplio (the Broad Front) raises taxes is not an existential question, unlike what we saw in the U.S. with Trump and Kamala framing each other as threats to democracy," said Nicolás Saldías, a Latin America and Caribbean senior analyst for the London-based Economist Intelligence Unit. “That doesn't exist in Uruguay.” Both candidates are also appealing to voter angst over the current government's struggle to stem the rise in violent crime that has shaken a nation long regarded as one of the region’s safest, with Delgado promising tough-on-crime policies and Orsi advocating a more community-oriented approach. Delgado, 55, a rural veterinarian with a long career in the National Party, served most recently as Secretary of the Presidency for Lacalle Pou and promises to pursue his predecessor’s pro-business policies. He would continue pushing for a trade deal with China that has raised hackles in Mercosur, an alliance of South American countries promoting regional commerce. "We have to give the government coalition a chance to consolidate its proposals,” said Ramiro Pérez, a street vendor voting for Delgado on Sunday. Orsi, 57, a former history teacher and two-time mayor from a working-class background, is widely seen as the political heir to former President José “Pepe” Mujica , an ex-Marxist guerilla who became a global icon for helping transform Uruguay into one of the region's most socially liberal and environmentally sustainable nations. “He's my candidate, not only for my sake but also for my children's,” Yeny Varone, a nurse at a polling station, said of Orsi. “In the future they'll have better working conditions, health and salaries.” Mujica, now 89 and recovering from esophageal cancer , turned up at his local polling station before balloting even began, praising Orsi's humility and Uruguay’s famous stability. “This is no small feat,” he said of Uruguay's “citizenry that respects formal institutions.” Orsi planned no dramatic changes, and, despite his call for a revitalized left-wing, his platform continues the Broad Front's traditional mix of market-friendly policies and welfare programs. He proposes tax incentives to lure investment and social security reforms that would lower the retirement age but fall short of a radical overhaul sought by Uruguay's unions. The contentious plebiscite on whether to boost pension payouts failed to pass in October, with Uruguayans rejecting generous pensions in favor of fiscal constraint. Both candidates pledged full cooperation with each other if elected. “I want (Orsi) to know that my idea is to form a government of national unity,” Delgado told reporters after casting his vote in the capital's upscale Pocitos neighborhood. He said that if he won, he and Orsi would chat on Monday over some yerba mate, the traditional herbal drink beloved by Uruguayans. Orsi described Sunday's democratic exercise as “an incredible experience" as he voted in Canelones, the sprawling town of beaches and cattle ranches just north of Montevideo where he served as mayor for a decade. “The essence of politics is agreements,” he said. “You never end up completely satisfied.” Associated Press writer Isabel DeBre in Villa Tunari, Bolivia, contributed to this report.
Alkami Technology's chief strategy officer sells $2.63 million in stockPITTSBURGH — Michael Bunting and Kris Letang each scored a power-play goal and added two assists, as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Calgary Flames 6-2 on Saturday night. Philip Tomasino also scored on the power play as Pittsburgh has goals with the man advantage in six of its last eight games. Rickard Rakell equaled a season-long three-game goal streak with his 10th of the season, while Anthony Beauvillier and Blake Lizotte also scored. Sidney Crosby extended a four-game point streak with an assist. Alex Nedeljkovic made 30 saves for his first win since Nov. 16 against San Jose. Jonathan Huberdeau and Nazem Kadri added a goal and assist each in the third period for Calgary, which has allowed multiple power-play goals in an NHL-high six games this season. The Flames have won just three of 13 road games this season. Dan Vladar stopped 37 shots for Calgary. Takeaways Flames: Calgary equaled a season-long four-game losing streak. The Flames won four straight and five of six prior to their current skid. Penguins: Pittsburgh won three straight games for the first time this season. It’s the Penguins’ first three-game win streak since a four-game run in April. Pittsburgh lost eight of 10 prior to its current streak. Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic (39) reaches to make a save during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Calgary Flames Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Pittsburgh. Credit: AP/Matt Freed Key moment Calgary’s Martin Pospisil hit a post in the first five minutes of the game, but Nedeljkovic allowed Pittsburgh to pull away from there. He made a highlight-reel glove save on Rasmus Andersson later in the period and on the same penalty kill in the second period, denied a net-mouth scramble and made a sharp pad save without his stick. Key stat The Penguins are 33-2-1 in their last 36 games with three or more power-play goals. They scored three power-play goals for the first time since Jan. 24, 2023, against Florida. Up next The Penguins host Florida, while the Flames hosts Columbus on Tuesday.
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Trump calls Florida meeting with Trudeau productive amid stiff tariff threatCP NewsAlert: Trump calls Florida meeting with Trudeau productiveThe ( ) share price is pushing higher on Wednesday morning. At the time of writing, the travel technology company's shares are up 14% to $4.82. This follows the release of the WebBeds owner's first since the demerger of its ( ) online travel agency. Web Travel share price jumps on results day What happened during the half? For the six months ended 30 September, Web Travel reported a 1% increase in revenue to $170.4 million. This reflects weaker margins, which largely offset strong booking and TTV growth over the prior corresponding period. Commenting on the company's performance, managing director John Guscic said: Following a record FY24, WebBeds' first two months of trading in 1H25 continued to reflect the previous 6-month trading conditions. In the period of June and July, TTV margins declined in Europe. The decline coincided with the collapse of FTI Group, the Paris Olympics and European football championships. We underestimated this decline and the extent of changing market conditions and customer mix, and underlying margins did not recover in August as anticipated. We also underestimated the incentive payments during August (at the time of the AGM) which were $7.5 million higher than planned, representing a decline of 0.3% of the TTV margin in 1H25. Combined with an 8% increase in expenses, this ultimately led to underlying EBITDA falling 8% to $70 million and underlying group net profit after tax coming in at $52.5 million. Outlook The company revealed that its top line growth has continued in the second half. For the first seven weeks of trading for the second half, TTV is up 23% and TTV margins were at 6.5% in October. Based on current trading, management is expecting FY 2025 EBITDA to be between $117 million to $122 million. Looking further ahead, Guscic advised that he expects the company's margins to recover next year. He said: In the universe of global publicly traded companies, WebBeds remains one of the fastest organically growing travel brands. The business is highly scalable and efficiencies now in place give us confidence we will return to our c. 50% EBITDA margin target in FY26. The Web Travel share price is up 20% since this time last month.None
New Caledonia’s Union Calédonienne, one of the main and oldest components of the pro-independence movement, has elected Emmanuel Tjibaou as its new president at the weekend. The election was one of the main items of the agenda of UC’s Congress, which was held in the small village of Mia (near Canala, East Coast of the main island of Grande Terre). Tjibaou, 48, was the only candidate for the position. Tjibaou’s election on Sunday comes as UC’s former leader, Daniel Goa, 71, announced last week he did not intend to seek another mandate, partly for health reasons, after leading the party for the past 12 years. Goa told his pro-independence supporters this was a “heavy burden” his successor will now have to carry. He also said there was a need to work on political awareness and training for the younger generations. He said the youths’ heavy involvement in the recent riots, not necessarily within the UC’s political framework, was partly caused by “all these years during which we did not train (UC) political commissioners” on the ground. “This has been completely neglected,”” he told local media at the weekend, saying this was his mea culpa. After the riots started, there was a perception that calls coming from all political parties, including UC, were no longer heeded and that, somehow, the whole insurrection had gotten out of control. “Now we need to open (UC) to the youth. Now we got the message they have sent us”, he said. Tjibaou was also elected earlier this year as one of New Caledonia’s two representatives within the French National Assembly (Lower House). Tjibaou’s rise to the helm of UC comes as New Caledonia’s whole pro-independence movement is deeply divided. Last week, two of the main components of the 40-year-old FLNKS (Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front), the more moderate UPM (Progressist Union in Melanesia) and PALIKA (Kanak Liberation Party), reiterated they wished to distance themselves from the Front. They said they did not recognise themselves anymore in the way the UC has been operating since last year and more recently since insurrectional riots broke out in May 2024, causing extensive damage and 13 dead. UPM and PALIKA did not take part in the most recent FLNKS Congress, late August 2024, which, among other resolutions, appointed Christian Téin as its new President. Téin is the leader of a UC-created CCAT (Field Action Coordinating Cell) which, since October 2023, has been tasked to organise protests, marches and demonstrations. Initially organised peacefully, they later degenerated into the riots and destruction that broke out in May 2024. Téin is currently jailed in Mulhouse (North-east of France) following his arrest in June and pending his trial. Emmanuel Tjibaou is perceived as a man of dialogue and moderation and his election at the head of UC could also signal a gradual softening of the party’s hard-line stance, which could contribute to a more united approach from New Caledonia’s whole pro-independence movement. The development comes as New Caledonia, post-riot, faces a whole array of challenges. These include the French territory’s reconstruction and the necessary multi-billion Euro assistance from France, but also crucial political talks that are likely to start in December between all political parties and the French government in order to map out the political future. The talks (between pro-independence, anti-independence parties and the French State) are scheduled in such a way that all parties manage to reach a comprehensive and inclusive political agreement no later than March 2025. Over the past few days, earlier this month, from Paris to Nouméa, several references have been made with regards to what shape New Caledonia’s future status could take. Such wordings as “shared sovereignty”, “independence in partnership”, “independence-association” and, more recently, from the also divided pro-France camp, an “internal federalism” (Le Rassemblement-LR party) or a “territorial federation” (Les Loyalistes). After this, heavy campaigning will follow to prepare for crucial provincial elections to be held no later than November 2024. Tjibaou is the son of charismatic pro-independence leader Jean-Marie Tjibaou, who signed the Matignon-Oudinot agreements with pro-France leader Jacques Lafleur and the French government in 1988, to end half a decade of a quasi-civil war. One year later, in 1989, he was shot dead by a hard-line pro-independence militant.... PACNEWS/RNZ PACIFICChris Cenac Jr., the top center in the Class of 2025 according to the ESPN100, has committed to play for the Houston Cougars. The five-star recruit announced his decision Tuesday via the Bleacher Report's B/R App. Cenac previously said he wouldn't make his decision until the spring, but his stock soared over the summer after his impressive play on the Puma Pro 16 circuit with Dallas-based YGC, vaulting him into the national top-10 rankings. The 6-foot-10 New Orleans native was reportedly choosing between LSU, Auburn, Arkansas, Baylor, Kentucky, Tennessee and others before making the decision to join Cougars coach Kelvin Sampson's team. "I just like the coaching staff a lot, I like their plan to develop me and I like coming into a winning program," Cenac told 247Sports. "I'm looking forward to producing and just helping them win more. But the main thing was development and them being able to get me better so I can be ready for that next level." Cenac's rating of .9978 by 247Sports Composite makes him the Cougars' highest-rated commit in the modern era, according to multiple outlets. "They see me as a four who can kind of play all over the court and do everything," Cenac told 247Sports. "I can get rebounds, push the ball, shoot and play all over the floor." With Cenac joining other Houston commits like five-star shooting guard Isaiah Harwell, four-star point guard Kingston Flemings and three-star wing Bryce Jackson, Houston's Class of 2025 is ranked No. 2 in the nation by 247Sports and ESPN. --Field Level MediaScott Boland has the chance to torment India’s batters under lights after being picked in PM’s XI squad
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State food box program feeds thousands of older Pennsylvanians monthlyYoung women are being trafficked and exploited by local drug lords, says Minister for Women Lynda Tabuya. Speaking to this newspaper, Ms Tabuya provided the example of the two OnlyFans pornography creators who were booted out of Fiji because of their plans to shoot porn with Australian schoolies. “Now, this was done very visibly, because she (Bonnie Blue) went online visibly,” Ms Tabuya said. “But we have the local porn industry that is working quietly and doing porn videos and posting it up and preying on young people. “I mean, look at the trafficking of our young people, it’s almost every week we’re seeing a missing person, and they are usually young girls. So where do they go missing? “So, I’ve done some investigation from the ministry to ask these young girls where they go and they tell us it’s actually part of the drug trade. So for example, a drug lord will want a young girl for his entertainment. He will send one of his drug peddlers to go and get a young girl, lure her to come. So she’s missing for a few days. She goes and she’s with this drug lord and entertaining him, including sex and bribing her with all sorts of gadgets and things and giving her money, then returns her home. “Young girls are getting involved in this, and they’re getting paid for it. It is exploitation, it is sex trafficking, and it’s happening in our country because of the drug trade.” Ms Tabuya said she understood there was institutional corruption that needed to be addressed fast, but it was not an issue that a single agency or ministry could deal with. “Honourable Pio Tikoduadua should not be fighting this alone. It’s got to be all of us together to come together and say, how do we deal with this institutional corruption? “How do we remove it and there are ways to do it. So as a result, we formed a sub-committee to Cabinet on drugs, and it’s actually chaired by the Prime Minister.” Ms Tabuya said the committee also had the Ministries of Women, Health and Education, Home Affairs, iTaukei Affairs, and Youth and Sports. “This is how important this issue is, about drugs. So when we sit together, we said, OK, we are now on this highest level to make decisions about the issues on drugs. So it’s coming together. “We are guided by and looking at what the National Counter Narcotics Strategy and see the work that they’re doing, but it has to come to that highest level, and it takes political will to make these decisions. “It’s work in progress, but we’re doing our best.”
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Adele bids tearful farewell to her Las Vegas residency: I will miss it terriblyWASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday named Pam Bondi, the former attorney general of Florida, to be U.S. attorney general just hours after his other choice, Matt Gaetz , withdrew his name from consideration. Bondi is a longtime Trump ally and was one of his lawyers during his first impeachment trial, when he was accused — but not convicted — of abusing his power as he tried to condition U.S. military assistance to Ukraine on that country investigating then-former Vice President Joe Biden. Bondi was among a group of Republicans who showed up to support Trump at his hush money criminal trial in New York that ended in May with a conviction on 34 felony counts. She's been a chair at the America First Policy Institute, a think tank set up by former Trump administration staffers. “For too long, the partisan Department of Justice has been weaponized against me and other Republicans - Not anymore,” Trump said in a social media post. “Pam will refocus the DOJ to its intended purpose of fighting Crime, and Making America Safe Again.” Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. told Fox Business on Sunday that the transition team had backups in mind for his controversial nominees should they fail to get confirmed. The swift selection of Bondi came about six hours after Gaetz withdrew. Gaetz stepped aside amid continued fallout over a federal sex trafficking investigation that cast doubt on his ability to be confirmed as the nation's chief federal law enforcement officer. That announcement capped a turbulent eight-day period in which Trump sought to capitalize on his decisive election win to force Senate Republicans to accept provocative selections like Gaetz, who had been investigated by the Justice Department before being tapped last week to lead it. The decision could heighten scrutiny on other controversial Trump nominees, including Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth , who faces sexual assault allegations that he denies. “While the momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition,” Gaetz, a Florida Republican who one day earlier met with senators in an effort to win their support, said in a statement. “There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle, thus I’ll be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve as Attorney General. Trump’s DOJ must be in place and ready on Day 1," he added. Hours later, Gaetz posted on social media that he looks “forward to continuing the fight to save our country,” adding, “Just maybe from a different post.” Trump, in a social media post, said: “I greatly appreciate the recent efforts of Matt Gaetz in seeking approval to be Attorney General. He was doing very well but, at the same time, did not want to be a distraction for the Administration, for which he has much respect. Matt has a wonderful future, and I look forward to watching all of the great things he will do!” Last week, Trump named personal lawyers Todd Blanche, Emil Bove and D. John Sauer to senior roles in the department. Another possible attorney general contender, Matt Whitaker, was announced Wednesday as the U.S. ambassador to NATO. Bondi, too, is a longtime loyalist. She has been a vocal critic of the criminal cases against Trump as well as Jack Smith, the special counsel who charged Trump in two federal cases. In one radio appearance, she blasted Smith and other prosecutors who have charged Trump as “horrible” people she said were trying to make names for themselves by “going after Donald Trump and weaponizing our legal system.” If confirmed by the Republican-led Senate, Bondi would instantly become one of the most closely watched members of Trump’s Cabinet given the Republican’s threat to pursue retribution against perceived adversaries and concern among Democrats that he will look to bend the Justice Department to his will. A recent Supreme Court opinion not only conferred broad immunity on former presidents but also affirmed a president’s exclusive authority over the Justice Department’s investigative functions. Bondi would inherit a Justice Department expected to pivot sharply on civil rights, corporate enforcement and the prosecutions of hundreds of Trump supporters charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol — defendants whom Trump has pledged to pardon . It’s unlikely that Bondi would be confirmed in time to overlap with Smith, who brought two federal indictments against Trump that are both expected to wind down before the incoming president takes office. Special counsels are expected to produce reports on their work that historically are made public, but it remains unclear when such a document might be released. In 2013, while serving as Florida attorney general, Bondi publicly apologized for asking that the execution of a man convicted of murder be delayed because it conflicted with a campaign fundraiser. Bondi said she was wrong and sorry for requesting then-Gov. Rick Scott push back the execution of Marshall Lee Gore by three weeks. Before she ran for state attorney general in 2010, Bondi worked for the Hillsborough County state attorney. Associated Press writers Zeke Miller, Michelle L. 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Caprock Group LLC Has $652,000 Stake in Tenet Healthcare Co. (NYSE:THC)Tim Walter's awful tenure at Hull City continued to plunge new depths on Tuesday, losing 2-0 to Sheffield Wednesday at an increasingly fed-up MKM Stadium. City's home woes continued with a poor first half display which saw them a goal down shortly before the break when Josh Windass slotted in a penalty after Joao Pedro's clumsy foul. The hosts did create two good chances through Regan Slater who should have scored and Xavier Simons, who hit a post, but they were cut open time and time again. Wednesday finally secured the points in the final 10 minutes when Michael Smith came off the bench to turn in their second and complete City's misery. Here's how Tigers reporter Barry Cooper rated the players under the MKM Stadium lights on Tuesday evening.... Ivor Pandur: A busy first period for the City stopper. Sent the wrong way by Windass' penalty kick and could do nothing about the second. 6/10 Cody Drameh: Found the going really tough in the first half before recovering in the second. Made a couple of timely interventions. 6/10 Charlie Hughes: Booked for a head-to-head clash with Ike Ugbo in one of the livelier moments of what was a game that fizzled. Booked for that, and was taken off for Bedia late on. 6/10 Alfie Jones: Saw plenty of the ball again but was often exposed alongside Hughes, as Wednesday often cut through the City side at will, at times. 6/10 Lewie Coyle: Another typical Coyle performance of grit and determination, bombing from right to left and back again. 6/10 Regan Slater: Had a glorious chance to fire City a goal up after half-an-hour from close range but picked out the goalkeeper's legs, before being hooked at half-time. 5/10 Kasey Palmer: Handed his maiden MKM Stadium start after his impressive cameo at Luton Town and went close in the early stages driving into the side-netting from the edge of the box. 6/10 Xavier Simons: Not in the game in the first half. Wednesday dominated but did hit the post with a shot at the end of it. Fizzed over in the second before coming off just shy of the hour. 5/10 Ryan Longman: A first start of the season for the winger after recovering from his shoulder surgery. Started on the right before moving to the left, struggled to get into the game and was sacrificed at half-time. 5/10 Abu Kamara: Early cross into the box almost caught out goalkeeper James Beadle. Still looks like he lacks confidence. Made a brilliant goal-saving tackle to stop Wednesday making it 2-0. 6/10 Joao Pedro: Nothing going forward, so tried to get involved in the game at the wrong end and gave away a silly penalty. Forced a decent save from Beadle in the second half with a looping header. 5/10 Subs: Abdus Omur (for Longman 46): His delivery from corners showed promise, and indeed, fashioned an opening for Pedro to head at goal. 6/10 Marvin Mehlem (for Slater 46): One decent knockback for Joao Pedro to miss from a yard or two out. Offered little else. 5/10 Gustavo Puerta (for Simons 58): Buzzed around when he came on, won a free kick on the far side with some nimble footwork. 5/10 Chris Bedia (for Hughes 77): Caused a few nervy moments for Wednesday, but couldn't get into a game City had not been in for long periods. 5/10 Mason Burstow (for Kamara 86): Too little time in truth, coming on wide left this time. 5/10 Rate them yourself using the slider below.... Did you know that you can get daily Tigers news sent straight to your device as soon as it happens through WhatsApp? It's quick and easy to join. Just click this link and select 'Join Community' to get started. Your information will be hidden, you'll only ever receive messages from the Hull Live sports team, and you can leave any time you like. For more information, click here . You can read our Privacy Notice here.
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It's hard to compete with the addictiveness of smartphones — especially for Santa Fe educators trying to keep a classroom engaged. Some say they're fed up, however, with acting as the enforcers of what they call an insufficient new policy and pilot phone pouch program that serves as a disciplinary measure for students who don't stop using their devices. Several local school districts have made attempts this school year to address cellphone concerns. The Taos Municipal School District has made all high schools phone-free spaces by mandating that all secondary students keep their electronic devices locked in a district-provided, signal-blocking pouch for the duration of the school day. Santa Fe Public Schools has flirted with the pouch policy, for now adopting it only as a pilot program in some elementary and secondary schools — and reserving the pouches for students with repeated problems with phone use. “I think that this has to be a joint effort by parents and students — they need to meet us halfway in order for this to be successful,” said Superintendent Hilario “Larry” Chavez. The district's policy is partly to appease parents, who have concerns with their children's devices being revoked. But it has left some educators fed up in feeling personally responsible for dealing with an issue beyond their control. “Over my career, I've watched cell phones ruin the American classroom,” Geron Spray, a history teacher at Capital High School, wrote in response to a survey conducted by The New Mexican in November. “It's laughable that district administration is trying to slay this dragon (rather, have teachers slay this dragon) with Yondr Pouches.” Cellphone use has gone up dramatically over the last 10 years, with one 2023 study showing 97% of 11- to 17-year-olds reporting using their phone in school, up from 51% of high school students who said the same in 2013. That increase has come much at the chagrin of high school teachers, 72% of whom said phones have become a major problem, according to a survey from Pew Research Center conducted in 2023. “During COVID, we told our kids, ‘Everybody's going to be full-on electronic.’ So, how do you undo that? You really can’t,” said Taos Superintendent Antonio Layton. “You can't go from everybody completely online to nobody online. So when we thought about that process, we wanted it to be a holistic approach." Layton said the district initially discussed a policy like Santa Fe’s, only geared toward repeat offenders, but “we did not want to see this as a punitive measure,” Layton said. “We wanted to use it as a tool to help increase student engagement," he said. "If our kids saw it as punitive in nature, it made [it] a little bit harder to implement. We're not trying to punish you. We're just trying to help you increase your academics." Layton said the district did hear some concern from parents, but “because of the level of communication we had, and the transition period that we did, we received minimal pushback from parents and community.” That communication included polling community members on their thoughts. “I think about 80% [of respondents] were parents,” Layton said. “What was interesting was the majority said, ‘We know phones are a problem. We know there are distractions in the classroom. Just don't take them away from our kids.' " Following community feedback, the Taos school district determined phones were a larger issue in high schools than elementary schools and moved to adopt the “CellLockED” pouches districtwide as a solution to increase engagement without physically revoking phones. The pouches close and open using a specialized magnetic lock, which students lock at the start of the school day and unlock at the end, with unlocking magnets placed on school buses, in school offices and in classrooms for educators who plan to use phones to aid in instruction. "For the most part, it has been working," Layton said. "What we were hoping to see and what we have seen is an increase in student engagement, both socially and academically." In a social media survey, conducted in November, The New Mexican asked parents, educators and students on their thoughts toward Santa Fe’s phone pouches, the “Yondr” pouch, a different brand than the Taos pouches but with virtually the same function. Parents brought up familiar concerns about taking away students' property and preventing contact with their child. "Times have changed, and technology is everywhere in everything we do," said parent Angel Lopez. "... Us parents do fear for our kids safety at school and having that phone on them keeps a sense of security.” Studies show an overwhelming majority of parents agree with Lopez. A 2024 National Parents Union survey reported 78% of parents want their kids to have phones in school because of the potential of an emergency. Many teachers see it differently, criticizing the pouch policy as one that leaves enforcement in their hands. “While we teachers are being pounded for not presenting 'engaging' lessons,” wrote Capital High teacher Marty Carvlin, “we are competing with the world's best innovators in social media and technology for our students' attention. Students' ambition to advance their skill level and knowledge base is severely compromised by a crippling addiction.” And even some students admit problems surrounding phones. “I believe the Yondr Pouches could be a good thing," Santa Fe High School ninth grader Emilie Bridges wrote in an email. "Students are always on their phones, even if teachers cannot see them. Students are so disrespectful to their teachers when they ask them to put them away or to give them to them. I think the Yondr Pouches are a good solution, even if you do get a lot of backlash for them.”None
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Browns ruled out five players on Saturday ahead of the Monday Night Football matchup with the Broncos, including thee starters. Left tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. (knee), safety Juan Thornhill (calf) and wide receiver Cedric Tillman (concussion) are all out as are defensive lineman Sam Kamara (head) and rookie cornerback Myles Harden (tibia). Germain Ifedi is likely to start at left tackle after appearing on the injury report all week with a biceps injury. He was listed as a full participant in practice on Saturday. More Cleveland Browns coverage Browns at Broncos preview: Storylines, scouting report and our picks for Monday Night Football (Podcast) Myles Garrett still has his sights set on this enormous accomplishment for 2024: Mary Kay Cabot Browns Jerry Jeudy happy to be in Cleveland: Berea Report (Video) Week 13 NFL Preview: Find everything you need to know with our Week 13 NFL preview. They also placed tight end Geoff Swaim on injured reserve with a concussion and signed tight end Blake Whiteheart to the active roster from the practice squad. The Broncos ruled out cornerback Riley Moss with a knee injury and wide receiver Josh Reynolds is questionable with a hand injury. Wills, the No. 10 overall pick in 2020, lost his left tackle job to Dawand Jones and has been inactive three of the last four weeks — he played just two snaps during the game in which he was active against the Chargers in Week 9 — but with a season-ending injury to Jones in New Orleans, the opportunity to start again in a contract year reemerged. Returning from knee surgery that ended his season a year ago, Wills didn’t start practicing until prior to the season opener against Dallas. He was inactive for three of the first four games, starting against the Giants in Week 3 and returning in Week 5 to start three games in a row at left tackle until sitting out against Baltimore in Week 8. Jones started against the Ravens in place of Wills, who said he made a “business decision” when he didn’t feel like he could play . Jones kept the job until he was lost for the season in New Orleans. Head coach Kevin Stefanski called Wills’ comments a “poor choice of words ” and that Wills’ decision not to play didn’t impact his decision to try Jones at left tackle. After practicing in full all week leading into the Saints game, he was inactive, with Stefanski saying they felt it best to get more treatment on his knee over the weekend. Wills was limited last week leading up to the Steelers game, but was inactive. Thornhill has dealt with calf issues since arriving in Cleveland. He played in 11 games last season trying to manage the injuries and spent time on injured reserve this season, deciding to allow the calf injury he suffered in the opener against Dallas to fully heal before returning this year. Stefanski said Thornhill was injured on Monday. He has split time with second-year safety Ronnie Hickman the last two games. Tillman left last Thursday night’s game against the Steelers after a hit by Pittsburgh linebacker Patrick Queen on the final play of the third quarter. In 11 games this season, Tillman has 29 catches for 339 yards and three touchdowns, almost all in the last five games. His absence could mean more playing time for rookie receiver Jamari Thrash , a fifth-round pick who has one catch for 11 yards in four games. “I think about that quote, ‘You have to stay ready, so you don’t have to get ready.’ That’s what our backups do,” Stefanski said on Friday. “Whether you’re on the practice squad or Jamari’s been active and hasn’t played a ton, but he stays ready. He practices really hard, has done a nice job in his opportunities.” Kamara, who can play both inside and out on the defensive line, appeared on the injury report Friday with a head injury. The Browns are searching for edge rush depth after trading Za’Darius Smith to the Lions . Earlier this week, they claimed James Houston from Detroit, and Cameron Thomas from Kansas City . The Browns designated Harden, a seventh-round pick, to return this week . He has not appeared in a game this season and has been on injured reserve since Week 2. Football Insider newsletter free trial: Take a minute and sign up for a free trial of our Football Insider newsletter, featuring exclusive content from cleveland.com's Browns reporters.
Gus Johnson's 'We Didn't Cheat' Call Questioned Amid Michigan-Ohio State Post-Match BrawlMONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguayans on Sunday voted in the second round of the country's presidential election , with the conservative governing party and a left-leaning coalition locked in a close runoff following level-headed campaigns widely seen as emblematic of the country's strong democracy. As polls closed Sunday evening, turnout stood at 89.4% — around the same as during the first round last month in which the two moderate coalitions both failed to win an outright majority. Voting in Uruguay is compulsory. Depending on how tight the vote turns out to be, electoral officials may not call the race for days — as happened in the contentious 2019 runoff that brought center-right President Luis Lacalle Pou to office and ended 15 years of rule by Uruguay’s left-leaning Broad Front by a razor-thin margin. Álvaro Delgado, the incumbent party’s candidate who won nearly 27% in the first round of voting on Oct. 27, has campaigned under the slogan “re-elect a good government." Other conservative parties that make up the government coalition — in particular, the Colorado Party that came in third place last month — notched 20% of the vote collectively, enough to give Delgado an edge over his challenger. Yamandú Orsi from the Broad Front, who took 44% of the vote in the general election, is promising to forge a “new left” in Uruguay that draws on the memory of stability and economic growth under his Broad Front coalition, which presided over pioneering social reforms that won widespread international acclaim from 2005-2020, including the legalization of abortion, same-sex marriage and sale of marijuana . With inflation easing and the economy expected to expand by some 3.2% this year, according to the International Monetary Fund, surveys show that Uruguayans remain largely satisfied with the administration of Lacalle Pou, who constitutionally cannot run for a second consecutive term. But persistent complaints about sluggish growth, stagnant wages and an upsurge in violent crime could just as easily add the small South American nation to a long list of places this year where frustrated voters have punished incumbents in elections around the world. With most polls showing a virtual tie between Delgado and Orsi, analysts say the vote may hinge on a small group of undecided voters — roughly 10% of registered voters in the nation of 3.4 million people. “Neither candidate convinced me and I feel that there are many in my same situation,” said Vanesa Gelezoglo, 31, in the capital, Montevideo, adding she would make up her mind at “the last minute.” Analysts say the candidates’ lackluster campaigns and broad consensus on key issues have generated extraordinary indecision and apathy in an election dominated by discussions about social spending and concerns over income inequality but largely free of the anti-establishment rage that has vaulted populist outsiders to power in neighboring Argentina and the United States. “The question of whether Frente Amplio (the Broad Front) raises taxes is not an existential question, unlike what we saw in the U.S. with Trump and Kamala framing each other as threats to democracy," said Nicolás Saldías, a Latin America and Caribbean senior analyst for the London-based Economist Intelligence Unit. “That doesn't exist in Uruguay.” Both candidates are also appealing to voter angst over the current government's struggle to stem the rise in violent crime that has shaken a nation long regarded as one of the region’s safest, with Delgado promising tough-on-crime policies and Orsi advocating a more community-oriented approach. Delgado, 55, a rural veterinarian with a long career in the National Party, served most recently as Secretary of the Presidency for Lacalle Pou and promises to pursue his predecessor’s pro-business policies. He would continue pushing for a trade deal with China that has raised hackles in Mercosur, an alliance of South American countries promoting regional commerce. "We have to give the government coalition a chance to consolidate its proposals,” said Ramiro Pérez, a street vendor voting for Delgado on Sunday. Orsi, 57, a former history teacher and two-time mayor from a working-class background, is widely seen as the political heir to former President José “Pepe” Mujica , an ex-Marxist guerilla who became a global icon for helping transform Uruguay into one of the region's most socially liberal and environmentally sustainable nations. “He's my candidate, not only for my sake but also for my children's,” Yeny Varone, a nurse at a polling station, said of Orsi. “In the future they'll have better working conditions, health and salaries.” Mujica, now 89 and recovering from esophageal cancer , turned up at his local polling station before balloting even began, praising Orsi's humility and Uruguay’s famous stability. “This is no small feat,” he said of Uruguay's “citizenry that respects formal institutions.” Orsi planned no dramatic changes, and, despite his call for a revitalized left-wing, his platform continues the Broad Front's traditional mix of market-friendly policies and welfare programs. He proposes tax incentives to lure investment and social security reforms that would lower the retirement age but fall short of a radical overhaul sought by Uruguay's unions. The contentious plebiscite on whether to boost pension payouts failed to pass in October, with Uruguayans rejecting generous pensions in favor of fiscal constraint. Both candidates pledged full cooperation with each other if elected. “I want (Orsi) to know that my idea is to form a government of national unity,” Delgado told reporters after casting his vote in the capital's upscale Pocitos neighborhood. He said that if he won, he and Orsi would chat on Monday over some yerba mate, the traditional herbal drink beloved by Uruguayans. Orsi described Sunday's democratic exercise as “an incredible experience" as he voted in Canelones, the sprawling town of beaches and cattle ranches just north of Montevideo where he served as mayor for a decade. “The essence of politics is agreements,” he said. “You never end up completely satisfied.” Associated Press writer Isabel DeBre in Villa Tunari, Bolivia, contributed to this report.
Alkami Technology's chief strategy officer sells $2.63 million in stockPITTSBURGH — Michael Bunting and Kris Letang each scored a power-play goal and added two assists, as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Calgary Flames 6-2 on Saturday night. Philip Tomasino also scored on the power play as Pittsburgh has goals with the man advantage in six of its last eight games. Rickard Rakell equaled a season-long three-game goal streak with his 10th of the season, while Anthony Beauvillier and Blake Lizotte also scored. Sidney Crosby extended a four-game point streak with an assist. Alex Nedeljkovic made 30 saves for his first win since Nov. 16 against San Jose. Jonathan Huberdeau and Nazem Kadri added a goal and assist each in the third period for Calgary, which has allowed multiple power-play goals in an NHL-high six games this season. The Flames have won just three of 13 road games this season. Dan Vladar stopped 37 shots for Calgary. Takeaways Flames: Calgary equaled a season-long four-game losing streak. The Flames won four straight and five of six prior to their current skid. Penguins: Pittsburgh won three straight games for the first time this season. It’s the Penguins’ first three-game win streak since a four-game run in April. Pittsburgh lost eight of 10 prior to its current streak. Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic (39) reaches to make a save during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Calgary Flames Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Pittsburgh. Credit: AP/Matt Freed Key moment Calgary’s Martin Pospisil hit a post in the first five minutes of the game, but Nedeljkovic allowed Pittsburgh to pull away from there. He made a highlight-reel glove save on Rasmus Andersson later in the period and on the same penalty kill in the second period, denied a net-mouth scramble and made a sharp pad save without his stick. Key stat The Penguins are 33-2-1 in their last 36 games with three or more power-play goals. They scored three power-play goals for the first time since Jan. 24, 2023, against Florida. Up next The Penguins host Florida, while the Flames hosts Columbus on Tuesday.
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Trump calls Florida meeting with Trudeau productive amid stiff tariff threatCP NewsAlert: Trump calls Florida meeting with Trudeau productiveThe ( ) share price is pushing higher on Wednesday morning. At the time of writing, the travel technology company's shares are up 14% to $4.82. This follows the release of the WebBeds owner's first since the demerger of its ( ) online travel agency. Web Travel share price jumps on results day What happened during the half? For the six months ended 30 September, Web Travel reported a 1% increase in revenue to $170.4 million. This reflects weaker margins, which largely offset strong booking and TTV growth over the prior corresponding period. Commenting on the company's performance, managing director John Guscic said: Following a record FY24, WebBeds' first two months of trading in 1H25 continued to reflect the previous 6-month trading conditions. In the period of June and July, TTV margins declined in Europe. The decline coincided with the collapse of FTI Group, the Paris Olympics and European football championships. We underestimated this decline and the extent of changing market conditions and customer mix, and underlying margins did not recover in August as anticipated. We also underestimated the incentive payments during August (at the time of the AGM) which were $7.5 million higher than planned, representing a decline of 0.3% of the TTV margin in 1H25. Combined with an 8% increase in expenses, this ultimately led to underlying EBITDA falling 8% to $70 million and underlying group net profit after tax coming in at $52.5 million. Outlook The company revealed that its top line growth has continued in the second half. For the first seven weeks of trading for the second half, TTV is up 23% and TTV margins were at 6.5% in October. Based on current trading, management is expecting FY 2025 EBITDA to be between $117 million to $122 million. Looking further ahead, Guscic advised that he expects the company's margins to recover next year. He said: In the universe of global publicly traded companies, WebBeds remains one of the fastest organically growing travel brands. The business is highly scalable and efficiencies now in place give us confidence we will return to our c. 50% EBITDA margin target in FY26. The Web Travel share price is up 20% since this time last month.None
New Caledonia’s Union Calédonienne, one of the main and oldest components of the pro-independence movement, has elected Emmanuel Tjibaou as its new president at the weekend. The election was one of the main items of the agenda of UC’s Congress, which was held in the small village of Mia (near Canala, East Coast of the main island of Grande Terre). Tjibaou, 48, was the only candidate for the position. Tjibaou’s election on Sunday comes as UC’s former leader, Daniel Goa, 71, announced last week he did not intend to seek another mandate, partly for health reasons, after leading the party for the past 12 years. Goa told his pro-independence supporters this was a “heavy burden” his successor will now have to carry. He also said there was a need to work on political awareness and training for the younger generations. He said the youths’ heavy involvement in the recent riots, not necessarily within the UC’s political framework, was partly caused by “all these years during which we did not train (UC) political commissioners” on the ground. “This has been completely neglected,”” he told local media at the weekend, saying this was his mea culpa. After the riots started, there was a perception that calls coming from all political parties, including UC, were no longer heeded and that, somehow, the whole insurrection had gotten out of control. “Now we need to open (UC) to the youth. Now we got the message they have sent us”, he said. Tjibaou was also elected earlier this year as one of New Caledonia’s two representatives within the French National Assembly (Lower House). Tjibaou’s rise to the helm of UC comes as New Caledonia’s whole pro-independence movement is deeply divided. Last week, two of the main components of the 40-year-old FLNKS (Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front), the more moderate UPM (Progressist Union in Melanesia) and PALIKA (Kanak Liberation Party), reiterated they wished to distance themselves from the Front. They said they did not recognise themselves anymore in the way the UC has been operating since last year and more recently since insurrectional riots broke out in May 2024, causing extensive damage and 13 dead. UPM and PALIKA did not take part in the most recent FLNKS Congress, late August 2024, which, among other resolutions, appointed Christian Téin as its new President. Téin is the leader of a UC-created CCAT (Field Action Coordinating Cell) which, since October 2023, has been tasked to organise protests, marches and demonstrations. Initially organised peacefully, they later degenerated into the riots and destruction that broke out in May 2024. Téin is currently jailed in Mulhouse (North-east of France) following his arrest in June and pending his trial. Emmanuel Tjibaou is perceived as a man of dialogue and moderation and his election at the head of UC could also signal a gradual softening of the party’s hard-line stance, which could contribute to a more united approach from New Caledonia’s whole pro-independence movement. The development comes as New Caledonia, post-riot, faces a whole array of challenges. These include the French territory’s reconstruction and the necessary multi-billion Euro assistance from France, but also crucial political talks that are likely to start in December between all political parties and the French government in order to map out the political future. The talks (between pro-independence, anti-independence parties and the French State) are scheduled in such a way that all parties manage to reach a comprehensive and inclusive political agreement no later than March 2025. Over the past few days, earlier this month, from Paris to Nouméa, several references have been made with regards to what shape New Caledonia’s future status could take. Such wordings as “shared sovereignty”, “independence in partnership”, “independence-association” and, more recently, from the also divided pro-France camp, an “internal federalism” (Le Rassemblement-LR party) or a “territorial federation” (Les Loyalistes). After this, heavy campaigning will follow to prepare for crucial provincial elections to be held no later than November 2024. Tjibaou is the son of charismatic pro-independence leader Jean-Marie Tjibaou, who signed the Matignon-Oudinot agreements with pro-France leader Jacques Lafleur and the French government in 1988, to end half a decade of a quasi-civil war. One year later, in 1989, he was shot dead by a hard-line pro-independence militant.... PACNEWS/RNZ PACIFICChris Cenac Jr., the top center in the Class of 2025 according to the ESPN100, has committed to play for the Houston Cougars. The five-star recruit announced his decision Tuesday via the Bleacher Report's B/R App. Cenac previously said he wouldn't make his decision until the spring, but his stock soared over the summer after his impressive play on the Puma Pro 16 circuit with Dallas-based YGC, vaulting him into the national top-10 rankings. The 6-foot-10 New Orleans native was reportedly choosing between LSU, Auburn, Arkansas, Baylor, Kentucky, Tennessee and others before making the decision to join Cougars coach Kelvin Sampson's team. "I just like the coaching staff a lot, I like their plan to develop me and I like coming into a winning program," Cenac told 247Sports. "I'm looking forward to producing and just helping them win more. But the main thing was development and them being able to get me better so I can be ready for that next level." Cenac's rating of .9978 by 247Sports Composite makes him the Cougars' highest-rated commit in the modern era, according to multiple outlets. "They see me as a four who can kind of play all over the court and do everything," Cenac told 247Sports. "I can get rebounds, push the ball, shoot and play all over the floor." With Cenac joining other Houston commits like five-star shooting guard Isaiah Harwell, four-star point guard Kingston Flemings and three-star wing Bryce Jackson, Houston's Class of 2025 is ranked No. 2 in the nation by 247Sports and ESPN. --Field Level MediaScott Boland has the chance to torment India’s batters under lights after being picked in PM’s XI squad
Canada's financial intelligence agency aiming to provide crucial info in real timeUruguay's voters choose their next president in a close runoff with low stakes but much suspense
State food box program feeds thousands of older Pennsylvanians monthlyYoung women are being trafficked and exploited by local drug lords, says Minister for Women Lynda Tabuya. Speaking to this newspaper, Ms Tabuya provided the example of the two OnlyFans pornography creators who were booted out of Fiji because of their plans to shoot porn with Australian schoolies. “Now, this was done very visibly, because she (Bonnie Blue) went online visibly,” Ms Tabuya said. “But we have the local porn industry that is working quietly and doing porn videos and posting it up and preying on young people. “I mean, look at the trafficking of our young people, it’s almost every week we’re seeing a missing person, and they are usually young girls. So where do they go missing? “So, I’ve done some investigation from the ministry to ask these young girls where they go and they tell us it’s actually part of the drug trade. So for example, a drug lord will want a young girl for his entertainment. He will send one of his drug peddlers to go and get a young girl, lure her to come. So she’s missing for a few days. She goes and she’s with this drug lord and entertaining him, including sex and bribing her with all sorts of gadgets and things and giving her money, then returns her home. “Young girls are getting involved in this, and they’re getting paid for it. It is exploitation, it is sex trafficking, and it’s happening in our country because of the drug trade.” Ms Tabuya said she understood there was institutional corruption that needed to be addressed fast, but it was not an issue that a single agency or ministry could deal with. “Honourable Pio Tikoduadua should not be fighting this alone. It’s got to be all of us together to come together and say, how do we deal with this institutional corruption? “How do we remove it and there are ways to do it. So as a result, we formed a sub-committee to Cabinet on drugs, and it’s actually chaired by the Prime Minister.” Ms Tabuya said the committee also had the Ministries of Women, Health and Education, Home Affairs, iTaukei Affairs, and Youth and Sports. “This is how important this issue is, about drugs. So when we sit together, we said, OK, we are now on this highest level to make decisions about the issues on drugs. So it’s coming together. “We are guided by and looking at what the National Counter Narcotics Strategy and see the work that they’re doing, but it has to come to that highest level, and it takes political will to make these decisions. “It’s work in progress, but we’re doing our best.”
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Adele bids tearful farewell to her Las Vegas residency: I will miss it terriblyWASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday named Pam Bondi, the former attorney general of Florida, to be U.S. attorney general just hours after his other choice, Matt Gaetz , withdrew his name from consideration. Bondi is a longtime Trump ally and was one of his lawyers during his first impeachment trial, when he was accused — but not convicted — of abusing his power as he tried to condition U.S. military assistance to Ukraine on that country investigating then-former Vice President Joe Biden. Bondi was among a group of Republicans who showed up to support Trump at his hush money criminal trial in New York that ended in May with a conviction on 34 felony counts. She's been a chair at the America First Policy Institute, a think tank set up by former Trump administration staffers. “For too long, the partisan Department of Justice has been weaponized against me and other Republicans - Not anymore,” Trump said in a social media post. “Pam will refocus the DOJ to its intended purpose of fighting Crime, and Making America Safe Again.” Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. told Fox Business on Sunday that the transition team had backups in mind for his controversial nominees should they fail to get confirmed. The swift selection of Bondi came about six hours after Gaetz withdrew. Gaetz stepped aside amid continued fallout over a federal sex trafficking investigation that cast doubt on his ability to be confirmed as the nation's chief federal law enforcement officer. That announcement capped a turbulent eight-day period in which Trump sought to capitalize on his decisive election win to force Senate Republicans to accept provocative selections like Gaetz, who had been investigated by the Justice Department before being tapped last week to lead it. The decision could heighten scrutiny on other controversial Trump nominees, including Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth , who faces sexual assault allegations that he denies. “While the momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition,” Gaetz, a Florida Republican who one day earlier met with senators in an effort to win their support, said in a statement. “There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle, thus I’ll be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve as Attorney General. Trump’s DOJ must be in place and ready on Day 1," he added. Hours later, Gaetz posted on social media that he looks “forward to continuing the fight to save our country,” adding, “Just maybe from a different post.” Trump, in a social media post, said: “I greatly appreciate the recent efforts of Matt Gaetz in seeking approval to be Attorney General. He was doing very well but, at the same time, did not want to be a distraction for the Administration, for which he has much respect. Matt has a wonderful future, and I look forward to watching all of the great things he will do!” Last week, Trump named personal lawyers Todd Blanche, Emil Bove and D. John Sauer to senior roles in the department. Another possible attorney general contender, Matt Whitaker, was announced Wednesday as the U.S. ambassador to NATO. Bondi, too, is a longtime loyalist. She has been a vocal critic of the criminal cases against Trump as well as Jack Smith, the special counsel who charged Trump in two federal cases. In one radio appearance, she blasted Smith and other prosecutors who have charged Trump as “horrible” people she said were trying to make names for themselves by “going after Donald Trump and weaponizing our legal system.” If confirmed by the Republican-led Senate, Bondi would instantly become one of the most closely watched members of Trump’s Cabinet given the Republican’s threat to pursue retribution against perceived adversaries and concern among Democrats that he will look to bend the Justice Department to his will. A recent Supreme Court opinion not only conferred broad immunity on former presidents but also affirmed a president’s exclusive authority over the Justice Department’s investigative functions. Bondi would inherit a Justice Department expected to pivot sharply on civil rights, corporate enforcement and the prosecutions of hundreds of Trump supporters charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol — defendants whom Trump has pledged to pardon . It’s unlikely that Bondi would be confirmed in time to overlap with Smith, who brought two federal indictments against Trump that are both expected to wind down before the incoming president takes office. Special counsels are expected to produce reports on their work that historically are made public, but it remains unclear when such a document might be released. In 2013, while serving as Florida attorney general, Bondi publicly apologized for asking that the execution of a man convicted of murder be delayed because it conflicted with a campaign fundraiser. Bondi said she was wrong and sorry for requesting then-Gov. Rick Scott push back the execution of Marshall Lee Gore by three weeks. Before she ran for state attorney general in 2010, Bondi worked for the Hillsborough County state attorney. Associated Press writers Zeke Miller, Michelle L. 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Caprock Group LLC Has $652,000 Stake in Tenet Healthcare Co. (NYSE:THC)Tim Walter's awful tenure at Hull City continued to plunge new depths on Tuesday, losing 2-0 to Sheffield Wednesday at an increasingly fed-up MKM Stadium. City's home woes continued with a poor first half display which saw them a goal down shortly before the break when Josh Windass slotted in a penalty after Joao Pedro's clumsy foul. The hosts did create two good chances through Regan Slater who should have scored and Xavier Simons, who hit a post, but they were cut open time and time again. Wednesday finally secured the points in the final 10 minutes when Michael Smith came off the bench to turn in their second and complete City's misery. Here's how Tigers reporter Barry Cooper rated the players under the MKM Stadium lights on Tuesday evening.... Ivor Pandur: A busy first period for the City stopper. Sent the wrong way by Windass' penalty kick and could do nothing about the second. 6/10 Cody Drameh: Found the going really tough in the first half before recovering in the second. Made a couple of timely interventions. 6/10 Charlie Hughes: Booked for a head-to-head clash with Ike Ugbo in one of the livelier moments of what was a game that fizzled. Booked for that, and was taken off for Bedia late on. 6/10 Alfie Jones: Saw plenty of the ball again but was often exposed alongside Hughes, as Wednesday often cut through the City side at will, at times. 6/10 Lewie Coyle: Another typical Coyle performance of grit and determination, bombing from right to left and back again. 6/10 Regan Slater: Had a glorious chance to fire City a goal up after half-an-hour from close range but picked out the goalkeeper's legs, before being hooked at half-time. 5/10 Kasey Palmer: Handed his maiden MKM Stadium start after his impressive cameo at Luton Town and went close in the early stages driving into the side-netting from the edge of the box. 6/10 Xavier Simons: Not in the game in the first half. Wednesday dominated but did hit the post with a shot at the end of it. Fizzed over in the second before coming off just shy of the hour. 5/10 Ryan Longman: A first start of the season for the winger after recovering from his shoulder surgery. Started on the right before moving to the left, struggled to get into the game and was sacrificed at half-time. 5/10 Abu Kamara: Early cross into the box almost caught out goalkeeper James Beadle. Still looks like he lacks confidence. Made a brilliant goal-saving tackle to stop Wednesday making it 2-0. 6/10 Joao Pedro: Nothing going forward, so tried to get involved in the game at the wrong end and gave away a silly penalty. Forced a decent save from Beadle in the second half with a looping header. 5/10 Subs: Abdus Omur (for Longman 46): His delivery from corners showed promise, and indeed, fashioned an opening for Pedro to head at goal. 6/10 Marvin Mehlem (for Slater 46): One decent knockback for Joao Pedro to miss from a yard or two out. Offered little else. 5/10 Gustavo Puerta (for Simons 58): Buzzed around when he came on, won a free kick on the far side with some nimble footwork. 5/10 Chris Bedia (for Hughes 77): Caused a few nervy moments for Wednesday, but couldn't get into a game City had not been in for long periods. 5/10 Mason Burstow (for Kamara 86): Too little time in truth, coming on wide left this time. 5/10 Rate them yourself using the slider below.... Did you know that you can get daily Tigers news sent straight to your device as soon as it happens through WhatsApp? It's quick and easy to join. Just click this link and select 'Join Community' to get started. Your information will be hidden, you'll only ever receive messages from the Hull Live sports team, and you can leave any time you like. For more information, click here . You can read our Privacy Notice here.
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