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Amazon plans to spend $100 billion this year to capture ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’ in AI – CNBC Amazon plans to spend $100 billion this year to capture ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’ in AI – CNBC Amazon plans to spend $100 billion this year to capture ‘once in a lifetime opportunity’ in AI CNBCBig Tech presses on with massive AI spending plans for 2025 Financial TimesOpinion: Here’s the $280 billion reason that AI-chip stocks will be just fine MarketWatchOnce profit-starved Amazon is swimming in cash — and will go on a $100 billion AI-focused spending spree Fortune Source link #Amazon #plans #spend #billion #year #capture #lifetime #opportunity #CNBC Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Oppo Find N5 Teaser Shows Minimal Display Crease Ahead of Anticipated Launch Oppo Find N5 Teaser Shows Minimal Display Crease Ahead of Anticipated Launch Oppo executives have teased the upcoming Find N5 ahead of its launch later this month. Earlier teasers highlighted the device’s ultra-thin profile, positioning it as the thinnest book-style foldable on the market. Now, a senior company official has showcased the handset’s minimal screen creasing. Meanwhile, the company has opened pre-reservations for the Oppo Find N5 and the Watch X2. The anticipated foldable is claimed to offer an IPX9 rating for water resistance and will arrive in a white colourway. Oppo Find N5 Teased With Minimal Crease Oppo Chief Product Officer Pete Lau shared images of the upcoming Oppo Find N5 in an unfolded via an X post. It is seen being compared against an unnamed handset, which is also a book-style foldable, and could be the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6. In comparison, the Find N5 appears with minimal display creasing. The images also reveal the position of the selfie camera on the Oppo Find N5. A hole-punch slot to hold the front camera sensor is seen on the upper right corner of the inner display. The speaker grilles, a mic slot and a USB Type-C port are visible on the bottom edge as well. Oppo Find N5 Launch, Features Oppo has confirmed that the Find N5 will launch in China in the third week of February. Pre-reservations for the handset are already open in the country. It will arrive in a white colourway and is said to meet the IPX9 rating for water resistance. The phone is confirmed to support 50W wireless charging. The upcoming Oppo Find N5 is tipped to have a 4.2mm thin profile when unfolded. When folded, it is likely to measure around 9.2mm in thickness. The handset is expected to sport a 6.85-inch LTPO display with a 2K resolution as well as a Hasselblad-backed triple rear camera unit. The phone may come with a Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC and a 6,000mAh battery with 80W wired fast charging support. It is also likely to offer satellite connectivity support. Source link #Oppo #Find #Teaser #Shows #Minimal #Display #Crease #Ahead #Anticipated #Launch Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Libby Mettam promises $20,000 for nursing students who work at WA public hospitals for two years Libby Mettam promises $20,000 for nursing students who work at WA public hospitals for two years Nursing students in WA could receive $20,000 from the State Government for studying and working in public hospitals for two years. Source link #Libby #Mettam #promises #nursing #students #work #public #hospitals #years Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Did Lil Wayne Announce Tha Carter 6 in Cetaphil’s 2025 Super Bowl Ad After Halftime Show Drama? – PEOPLE Did Lil Wayne Announce Tha Carter 6 in Cetaphil’s 2025 Super Bowl Ad After Halftime Show Drama? – PEOPLE Did Lil Wayne Announce Tha Carter 6 in Cetaphil’s 2025 Super Bowl Ad After Halftime Show Drama? PEOPLELooks Like Lil Wayne Just Announced Tha Carter VI in … a Lotion Ad VultureLil Wayne will not attend Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans: ‘I’m not going to be there’ NOLA.comCetaphil features Lil Wayne in social media push and local Super Bowl ad Ad Age Source link #Lil #Wayne #Announce #Tha #Carter #Cetaphils #Super #Bowl #Halftime #Show #Drama #PEOPLE Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Aussie troops training Ukrainians call for recognition Aussie troops training Ukrainians call for recognition *********** troops who trained Ukrainians in the *** to help prepare them for their fight against Russia’s invasion have called for recognition of their service. In submissions to a parliamentary inquiry probing the Defence honours and awards system, soldiers who deployed as part of Operation Kudu, described their task as the “most significant” of their military careers. “In spite of the language barrier, we became mates and learned a lot from each other,” one soldier wrote. “We heard stories of how the war has affected the recruits and their families.” The anonymous soldier from the 5th Battalion, The Royal *********** Regiment deployed for three months in late 2023, and spoke about how ADF personnel during that rotation would keep track of the Ukrainians they had trained. The infantry soldier wrote about the emotional impact of finding out a Ukrainian recruit had gone missing and was presumed dead, after his wife was pleading for information in an online post. “She shared so many photos of him that it made me cry for the loss of him,” they said. The *********** wrote that the ADF members understood they hadn’t been put in any danger, but were immensely proud of the contribution they’d made and wanted to see troops “fully rewarded” for their dedication and work. The soldier said they constantly wore a bracelet made for them by the Ukrainian recruit. Almost three years into the war, Australia’s support for Ukraine will exceed $1.5 billion in aid. Decorated special forces veteran Dan Fortune appeared alongside other veterans at the public hearing on Friday, who demanded an apology for the “disgraceful smearing of our Meritorious Unit Citation and the damage done to the award system”. “We want not retribution. We want redemption, and a future purpose fit system that people can believe in,” he said. The citation was awarded to the Special Operations Task Group for service in Afghanistan between 2007 and 2013, but was recommended to be stripped following revelations of alleged war crimes. He said the honour system “synthesises the ideals and forms the DNA” of the *********** military. Special forces veteran Andrew White said he wanted to see the Directorate of Honours and Awards taken away from the Defence department as a separate institution, to bring independence and transparency. Mr Fortune described the current decision making process as being run by the “cartel of the Canberra elite”. One Nation Senator Malcolm Roberts said there had been “an abysmal lack of integrity”. Representing the Department of Defence, Rear Admiral Richard Boulton said last year the department processed more than 17,700 applications, resulting in the award of more than 37,700 medals, class citations and badges. “Identifying and highlighting people for extraordinary achievements is always a divisive issue,” he said. Asked to reflect on earlier evidence given by the veterans, including an apology, Rear Admiral Boulton said it demonstrated the complexity of the issues. “For every historic award nomination that might be considered by Defence or by the tribunal (Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal) you’re going to have many, many different perspectives on that,” he said. “I’m not suggesting that the system is perfect. We’re open to discussing improvements to the system.” Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal Chair Stephen Skehill said submissions made to the inquiry demonstrated “dissatisfaction” with the current service recognition scheme. “The very fact that there is that perception, is a reality that needs to be dealt with,” he said. Source link #Aussie #troops #training #Ukrainians #call #recognition Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

NewJeans changes name to NJZ, announces new song and performance dates NewJeans changes name to NJZ, announces new song and performance dates Newjeans attends the SBS Music Awards 2024 red carpet event at Inspire Arena on Dec 25, 2024 in Incheon, South Korea. The Chosunilbo Jns | Imazins | Getty Images South Korean girl group NewJeans announced today that it will be performing in March under its new name NJZ, amid an ongoing legal dispute with the managing label Ador. Speaking to CNBC on “Squawk Box Asia,” the group said it will be performing at the ComplexCon Hong Kong festival set for March 21 to 23, with the event adding NJZ as a co-headliner. The five-member band will unveil a new song on the last day of the event, and members will also perform solo during the festival, the group said. The event may mark the group’s first major event since it said it parted ways with Ador. Its members said they terminated their contracts with the company on Nov. 28. However, Ador reportedly has filed two injunctions in South Korean courts, one in December to confirm the validity of the group’s contracts and another in January to stop the group from independently signing advertisement contracts, according to the South Korean news agency Yonhap. Ador is a sublabel of K-pop powerhouse Hybe, which manages groups including boy band BTS. Shares of Hybe were down 0.63% shortly after the interview. New name announced The group, formed in 2022, also announced its new name, NJZ, on Instagram today, after previously asking fans to submit ideas for a temporary group name following the supposed departure from Ador. The Korea Herald reported that NewJeans had completed all “major commitments,” barring some advertisement-related obligations, under its contract with Ador as of Jan 5. Group member Danielle told CNBC that the situation is still “quite frightening for us,” and added that Ador is “still interfering with a lot of our work.” Member Hanni also added that NJZ’s goal for 2025 was to “release music as quick as possible… because we want to reshift the focus back onto our job and what we should be.” She added, “honestly, we have done nothing wrong, so we’re not afraid of anything at the moment. I think we’re more excited to kind of see what the future holds, and I’m sure that everything will work out well.” NewJeans maintains that it will “never return” to Hybe and Ador, while Ador said the group’s contracts remain valid until 2029. South Korean media reported that a hearing for the contract dispute will take place in April, while the hearing for the advertising contract injunction is reportedly scheduled for March 7. The group became one of K-Pop’s most popular faces when it debuted in 2022, winning numerous accolades at South Korean award shows and having their songs appear on Billboard charts. In 2024, NewJeans had also won the Group of the Year Award at Billboard’s Women in Music ceremony. Contract dispute NewJeans said in a press conference on Nov. 28 that it was leaving Ador, claiming that the label had breached its contract with the band. The move saw Hybe lose as much as 6.97% of its share price, or $423 million of value from its market cap on Nov. 29. “Staying here would be a waste of time and would only bring pain, mentally,” Hanni said then. “There is nothing we can gain professionally from staying here, so the five of us see no reason to remain at ADOR,” according to a translation by South Korean media outlet Yonhap. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – NOVEMBER 28: Haerin, Danielle, Hanni, Minji and Hyein of girl group NewJeans attend the press conference on November 28, 2024 in Seoul, South Korea. K-pop girl group NewJeans hold a press conference an announcement on the termination of their contract with their agency Ador. Chung Sung-jun | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images NewJeans had been at the center of a long-running management dispute between Hybe and then ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin, who formed NewJeans back in 2022. In April, Hybe accused Min of attempting to take the sublabel independent, along with NewJeans. Min denied the allegations and denounced Hybe, saying they had copied the concept of NewJeans to use with another girl band under a different Hybe subsidiary. Min stepped down as ADOR CEO in August, but remained as a director of the company, before resigning entirely on Nov. 20. Source link #NewJeans #NJZ #announces #song #performance #dates Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Senate Confirms Russell Vought as Office of Management and Budget Director – The New York Times Senate Confirms Russell Vought as Office of Management and Budget Director – The New York Times Senate Confirms Russell Vought as Office of Management and Budget Director The New York TimesRussell Vought: Senate confirms Project 2025 co-author as Trump budget chief BBC.comSenate confirms Russell Vought to lead the Office of Management and Budget USA TODAYThe United States of Elon – The Assignment with Audie Cornish – Podcast on CNN Audio CNNSenate Democrats Hold the Floor in Overnight Protest of Trump Nominee The New York Times Source link #Senate #Confirms #Russell #Vought #Office #Management #Budget #Director #York #Times Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

After Kangaroos snub, Ponga takes Maori All Stars call After Kangaroos snub, Ponga takes Maori All Stars call Kalyn Ponga will don the Maori jersey for the first time in five years, putting some much-needed star power in squads for the NRL’s All Stars games. Just a few months after turning down a Kangaroos call-up to prioritise club football with Newcastle, Ponga has agreed to play for the Maori against the Indigenous side at CommBank Stadium on Saturday, February 15. The fullback’s inclusion is greatly needed given the Adam Blair-coached Maori are without Jahrome Hughes, Brandon Smith and Joe Tapine. Nicho Hynes, Latrell Mitchell and Cody Walker are also missing from the Indigenous outfit but the side has been boosted by the inclusion of Dolphins fullback Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow and rising South Sydney flyer Tyrone Munro. The women’s Indigenous team, who will play earlier in the day, includes Dally M medallist Olivia Kernick, while former Golden Boot winner Raecene McGregor is the headline inclusion for the Maori. INDIGENOUS AND MAORI ALL STARS SQUADS Saturday 15 February – Women – kick-off: 5.50pm, Men – kick-off: 8.10pm. Indigenous men: Jacob Alick-Wiencke, Jayden Campbell, Joshua Curran, Tallis Duncan, Brian Kelly, Josh Kerr, Alofiana Khan-Pereira, Dylan Lucas, Shaquai Mitchell, Tyrone Munro, Brent Naden, Hohepa Puru, Niwhai Puru, Ethan Roberts, Blake Steep, Jayden Sullivan, Jacob Sykes, Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow, Connor Watson, Jack Wighton. Maori men: Jesse Arthars, Zach Dockar-Clay, James Fisher-Harris, Dane Gagai, Mawene Hiroti, Royce Hunt, Keano Kini, Jacob Laban, Jeremy Marshall-King, Jesse McLean, Kurtis Morrin, Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, Adam Pompey, Kalyn Ponga, Jordan Riki, Jazz Tevaga, Leo Thompson, Taine Tuaupiki, William Warbrick, Xavier Willison. Indigenous women: Essay Banu, Jaime Chapman, Bree Chester, Nakia Davis-Welsh, Kirra Dibb, Quincy Dodd, Monique Donovan, Taliah Fuimaono, Tallisha Harden, Keilee Joseph, Tommaya Kelly-Sines, Grace Kemp, Olivia Kernick, Ella Koster, Bobbi Law, Evah McEwen, Lailani Montgomery, Mahalia Murphy, Jasmine Peters, Taneka Todhunter. Maori women: Lilly-Ann White, Annessa Biddle, Harata Butler, Kennedy Cherrington, Reuben Cherrington, Laikha Clarke, Zali Fay, Najvada George, Taneisha Gray, Tyla King, Shannon Mato, Kerehitina Matua, Raecene McGregor, Shanice Parker, Rima Pirini Butler, Ashleigh Quinlan, Tiana Raftstrand-Smith, Jasmin Strange, Pauline Suli-Ruka, Chante Temara. Source link #Kangaroos #snub #Ponga #takes #Maori #Stars #call Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Newly discovered quantum state could power more stable quantum computers by ditching 3D chips for a new 2D semiconductor design Newly discovered quantum state could power more stable quantum computers by ditching 3D chips for a new 2D semiconductor design When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: VICTOR de SCHWANBERG/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty Images Scientists have discovered a new quantum state that engineers can harness in a two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor chip to control quantum information more reliably than ever before. It provides a promising lead into a new method for extracting quantum information from sub-atomic particles. Recent advances in ultrathin 2D materials — which are only a molecule thick — have created promising candidates for computer chips that pack much more power into much less space. 2D semiconductors also offer fantastic opportunities for quantum computing. Quantum entanglement, whereby two subatomic particles can share information over time and space through “coherence”, is highly delicate, but essential to processing calculations in parallel, rather than in sequence. Preventing decoherence — the loss of quantum properties in a subatomic structure — is essential for quantum entanglement to be effective in quantum computers, but 3D structures are highly prone to thermal influences (like heat) or stray electromagnetic waves, and usually collapse within fractions of a second. This is where 2D materials come in. Maintaining coherence in a 2D material is much easier, as they are less prone to these thermal influences that collapse quantum coherence. Related: Google ‘Willow’ quantum chip has solved a problem the best supercomputer would have taken a quadrillion times the age of the universe to crack Although coherence mechanisms have not yet been well understood in 2D materials, a new study published Oct. 9 in the journal Nano Letters, described how scientists discovered a new quantum state that can maintain longer periods of coherence. They also identified a mechanism causing quantum entanglement in this new quantum state, thus also proposing a method by which quantum information can be controlled and extracted from it. A never-before-seen quantum state Specifically, for the first time, they observed the exciton formation process in conjunction with Floquet states. Using photoelectron spectroscopy with a 2D semiconductor, the scientists observed the exciton formation — which occurs when a photon excites an electron into a higher energy state. The exciton is a quasi-particle consisting of an electron and a positively charged hole that are bound together. A further benefit of 2D materials, over conventional semiconductors, is that an exciton has strong binding energy levels. In quantum systems driven by a time-periodic field (in this case, the driver is short bursts of photons), quasi-stationary states, known as “Floquet states” can occur. These have properties that differ significantly from those of the original undriven systems in an equilibrium state. The new state is a conjunction of these two known conditions. RELATED STORIES —World’s 1st graphene semiconductor could power future quantum computers —New ‘gold-plated’ superconductor could be the foundation for massively scaled-up quantum computers in the future —’World’s purest silicon’ could lead to 1st million-qubit quantum computing chips “We have discovered a new quantum state, known as the exciton-Floquet synthesis state, and proposed a novel mechanism for quantum entanglement and quantum information extraction,” Jaedong Lee of Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, said in a statement. “This is anticipated to drive forward quantum information technology research in two-dimensional semiconductors.” In the study, the scientists acknowledged the novel quantum states that are transiently formed present a “challenge” for the new applications of 2D semiconducting media, although they did not elaborate on what the main challenge would be in the paper. They are confident, however, that their research promises to pave the way for using 2D semiconductors to create a new type of reconfigurable device to store data in quantum computers. Source link #Newly #discovered #quantum #state #power #stable #quantum #computers #ditching #chips #semiconductor #design Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Judge halts Trump's government worker buyout plan – BBC.com Judge halts Trump's government worker buyout plan – BBC.com Judge halts Trump’s government worker buyout plan BBC.comFederal judge in Boston delays Trump deadline for workers to accept buyout CBS BostonUS judge blocks Trump buyout program as 60,000 sign up to quit ReutersTrump administration demands lists of low-performing federal workers CNBC Source link #Judge #halts #Trump039s #government #worker #buyout #plan #BBC.com Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Dozens of Clinical Trials Have Been Frozen in Response to Trump’s USAID Order Dozens of Clinical Trials Have Been Frozen in Response to Trump’s USAID Order Asanda Zondi received a startling phone call last Thursday, with orders to make her way to a health clinic in Vulindlela, South Africa, where she was participating in a research study that was testing a new device to prevent pregnancy and H.IV. infection. The trial was shutting down, a nurse told her. The device, a silicone ring inserted into her *******, needed to be removed right away. When Ms. Zondi, 22, arrived at the clinic, she learned why: The U.S. Agency for International Development, which funded the study, had withdrawn financial support and had issued a stop-work order to all organizations around the globe that receive its money. The abrupt move followed an executive order by President Trump freezing all foreign aid for at least 90 days. Since then, the Trump administration has taken steps to dismantle the agency entirely. Ms. Zondi’s trial is one of dozens that have been abruptly frozen, leaving people around the world with experimental drugs and medical products in their bodies, cut off from the researchers who were monitoring them, and generating waves of suspicion and fear. The State Department, which now oversees U.S.A.I.D., replied to a request for comment by directing a reporter to USAID.gov, which no longer contains any information except that all permanent employees have been placed on administrative leave. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that the agency is wasteful and advances a liberal agenda that is counter to President Trump’s foreign policy. In interviews, scientists — who are forbidden by the terms of the stop-work order to speak with the news media — described agonizing choices: violate the stop-work orders and continue to care for trial volunteers, or leave them alone to face potential side effects and harm. The United States is signatory to the Declaration of Helsinki that lays out ethical principles under which medical research must be conducted, requiring that researchers care for participants throughout a trial, and report the results of their findings to the communities where trials were conducted. Ms. Zondi said she was baffled and frightened. She talked with other women who had volunteered for the study. “Some people are afraid because we don’t know exactly what was the reason,” she said. “We don’t really know the real reason of pausing the study.” The stop-work order was so immediate and sweeping that the research staff would be violating it if they helped the women remove the rings. But Dr. Leila Mansoor, a scientist with the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (known as CAPRISA) and an investigator on the trial, decided she and her team would do so anyway. “My first thought when I saw this order was, There are rings in people’s bodies and you cannot leave them,” Dr. Mansoor said. “For me ethics and participants come first. There is a line.” In the communities where her organization works, people have volunteered for more than 25 years to test H.I.V. treatments, prevention products and vaccines, contributing to many of the key breakthroughs in the field and benefiting people worldwide. That work relied on a carefully constructed web of trust that has now been destroyed, Dr. Mansoor said. Building that trust took years in South Africa, where the apartheid regime conducted medical experiments on ****** people during the years of white rule. Those fears are echoed in a long history of experimentation by researchers and drug companies in developing countries and in marginalized populations in the United States. The Times identified more than 30 frozen studies that had volunteers already in the care of researchers, including trials of: malaria treatment in children under age 5 in Mozambique treatment for cholera in Bangladesh a screen-and-treat method for cervical ******* in Malawi tuberculosis treatment for children and teenagers in Peru and South Africa nutritional support for children in Ethiopia early-childhood-development interventions in Cambodia ways to support pregnant and breastfeeding women to reduce malnutrition in Jordan an mRNA vaccine technology for H.I.V. in South Africa It is difficult to know the total number of trials shut down, or how many people are affected, because the swift demolition of U.S.A.I.D. in recent days has erased the public record. In addition to the disabled website, the agency no longer has a communications department. And the stop-work order prohibits any implementing agency from speaking publicly about what has happened. In England, about 100 people have been inoculated with an experimental malaria vaccine in two clinical trials. Now, they no longer have access to the clinical trial staff if that vaccine were to cause an adverse reaction in their bodies. The trial is an effort to find a next-generation vaccine better than the one now used in Africa; that shot protects children against about a third of malaria cases, but researchers hoped to find a vaccine that offered much more protection. Malaria remains a top global killer of children; 600,000 people died of the disease in 2023, the latest figure available. Had the trial not been frozen, the participants would be coming to a clinic routinely to be monitored for adverse physical effects, and to have blood and cell samples taken to see whether the vaccine was working. The participants are meant to be followed for two years to assess the vaccine’s safety. A scientist who worked on the trial said she hoped that partners at the University of Oxford, where it was being conducted, were shuffling staff to respond if any participant fell ill. But she was fired last week and no longer has access to any information about the trial. She spoke on condition of anonymity because she feared jeopardizing her ability to work on malaria research the U.S. might conduct in the future. “It’s unethical to test anything in humans without taking it to the full completion of studies,” she said. “You put them at risk for no good reason.” Had the stop-work order come later this year, the newly-vaccinated volunteers might have been in an even more precarious position. They were scheduled to be deliberately infected with malaria to see if the experimental vaccine protected them from the disease. Dr. Sharon Hillier, a professor of reproductive infectious diseases at the University of Pittsburgh, was until this week director of a five-year, $125 million trial funded by U.S.A.I.D. to test the safety and efficacy of six new H.I.V. prevention products. They included bimonthly injections, fast-dissolving ******** inserts and ******** rings. With the study suspended, she and her colleagues cannot process biological samples, analyze the data they have already collected, or communicate findings to either participants or the partnering government agencies in countries where the trials were conducted. These are requirements under the Helsinki agreement. “We have betrayed the trust of ministries of health and the regulatory agencies in the countries where we were working and of the women who agreed to be in our studies, who were told that they would be taken care of,” Dr. Hillier said. “I’ve never seen anything like it in my 40 years of doing international research. It’s unethical, it’s dangerous and it’s reckless.” Even trials that were not funded in whole or part by U.S.A.I.D. have been thrown into turmoil because they were using medical or development infrastructure that was supported by the agency and is no longer operational. Millions of dollars of U.S. taxpayer funds already spent to start those trials will not be recouped. The shutdowns have business consequences as well. Many of those trials were partnerships with U.S. drug companies, testing products they hoped to sell overseas. “This has made it impossible for pharmaceutical companies to do research in these countries,” Dr. Hillier said. Another H.I.V. trial, called CATALYST, has thousands of volunteers in five countries testing an injectable drug called long-acting cabotegravir. Participants were receiving bimonthly injections to maintain a sufficient level of the drug in their bodies to prevent H.I.V. infection. Without regular injections, or a carefully-managed end to use of the drug, the participants will not have enough cabotegravir to stop a new infection, but there will be enough in their systems that, if they were to contract the virus, it could easily mutate to become drug-resistant, said Dr. Kenneth Ngure, president-elect of the International AIDS Society. This is a significant threat to the trial volunteers and also to the millions of people living with H.I.V. because cabotegravir is closely related to a drug that is already used worldwide in standard treatment of the virus. Development of resistance could be catastrophic, Dr. Ngure said: “It’s wrong on so many levels — you can’t just stop.” A clinical trial run by the development organization FHI 360, which implemented many U.S.A.I.D.-funded health programs and studies, was testing a biodegradable hormonal implant to prevent pregnancy. Women in the Dominican Republic had the devices in their bodies when U.S.A.I.D. funding was cut off. A spokeswoman for the organization, which furloughed more than a third of its U.S.-based staff this week, said that it had pulled together other resources to ensure that participants continue to receive care. Another trial, in Uganda, was testing a new regimen of tuberculosis treatment for children. The stop-work order cuts those children off from potentially lifesaving medication. “You can’t walk away from them, you just can’t,” a researcher in that trial said. Source link #Dozens #Clinical #Trials #Frozen #Response #Trumps #USAID #Order Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Priestley succeeds Sayers as Blues AFL president Priestley succeeds Sayers as Blues AFL president Rob Priestley is Carlton’s new president, taking over in the wake of Luke Sayers’ dramatic resignation from the AFL club. Priestley, the chairman of JP Morgan Australia and New Zealand, had been a vice-president since 2022. Sayers stepped down as president last month, after the AFL cleared him of posting a lewd image on social media. The picture was posted on Sayers’ X account, prompting an investigation by the AFL integrity unit. Sayers denied posting the image, saying his account had been hacked. The Blues, who also cleared Sayers of wrongdoing, announced Sayers’ resignation just minutes after the AFL had published the findings of their investigation. Sayers’ sudden departure prompted speculation about who would take over, with former federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg ruling himself out and former AFL chairman Mike Fitzpatrick also mentioned. Priestley and fellow vice-president Patty Kinnersly had shared the top role since Sayers stood down. “It is a privilege to receive this opportunity and not for a second will I take it for granted,” Priestley said in a club statement. “I can see the united culture our club is building, which is critical to our overarching goal of consistently contending and ultimately winning AFL and AFLW premierships.” Source link #Priestley #succeeds #Sayers #Blues #AFL #president Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Trump Administration to Lay Off Nearly All of USAID Staff Trump Administration to Lay Off Nearly All of USAID Staff The Trump administration plans to reduce the number of workers at the U.S. Agency for International Development from more than 10,000 to about 290 positions, three people with knowledge of the plans said on Thursday. The small remaining staff includes employees who specialize in health and humanitarian assistance, the people said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because they were not allowed to publicly discuss the cuts. A spokeswoman for the State Department, whose umbrella the remnants of the agency have moved under, did not immediately return a request for comment. Officials at U.S.A.I.D. are pushing for less severe cuts, and they submitted significantly longer lists to the State Department of personnel they deemed essential to carry out lifesaving and other critical programs, according to two people with knowledge of their efforts. U.S.A.I.D. officials were also told on Thursday that about 800 awards and contracts administered through the agency were being canceled, the three people said. The moves also came just one day before almost all of the agency’s direct hires, including its roster of Foreign Service officers, will be put on indefinite administrative leave. In addition, almost all contractors will see their work orders terminated. Foreign Service officers will have 30 days to return to the United States. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who took control of U.S.A.I.D. as acting administrator on Monday, insisted during a Fox News interview this week that the takeover was “not about getting rid of foreign aid.” “But now we have rank insubordination,” he said, adding that U.S.A.I.D. employees had been “completely uncooperative, so we had no choice but to take dramatic steps to bring this thing under control.” On Thursday, he reiterated the promise that some workers would be offered exemptions to minimize the hardship of the sudden recall. The pledge was made first in a notice put on the U.S.A.I.D. website Tuesday night that announced that employees around the globe would be put on administrative leave or let go by Friday. “We’re not trying to be disruptive to people’s personal lives,” Mr. Rubio told reporters while traveling in the Dominican Republic. “We’re not being punitive here. But this is the only way we’ve been able to get cooperation from U.S.A.I.D.” Two unions representing U.S.A.I.D. employees on Thursday filed a lawsuit over the cuts against President Trump, Mr. Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, along with the agency, the State Department and the Treasury Department. The suit argues that the reduction in personnel and the cancellation of global aid contracts is unconstitutional and violates the separation of powers. “What we’re seeing is an unlawful seizure of this agency by the Trump administration in a plain violation of basic constitutional principles,” said Robin Thurston, the legal director for Democracy Forward, one of two advocacy organizations that filed the lawsuit on behalf of the American Foreign Service Association and American Federation of Government Employees, adding that the administration had “generated a global humanitarian crisis.” The suit seeks an injunction to stop the firing and furloughing of employees and dismantling of the agency. It argues that U.S.A.I.D. cannot be unwound without the prior approval of Congress, which passed legislation backing the agency and continues to fund it as a unique entity. U.S.A.I.D. officials have been bracing for a drastic reduction to their ranks since contractors started being let go last week, just days after the Trump administration announced a sweeping stop-work order for foreign aid. The order was later amended to say that the agency’s lifesaving activities could continue. But several U.S.A.I.D. officials and contractors have reported that they cannot gain access to the funding for projects that received a waiver. Employees’ fears were heightened on Monday, after Mr. Rubio announced that he had become the agency’s acting administrator, delegating its day-to-day governance to Pete Marocco, the department’s director of foreign assistance. That day, Erica Y. Carr, the acting executive secretary, also told bureau heads in an email to come up with the “leanest essential personnel numbers” they would need “to provide essential services only,” according to a copy viewed by The New York Times. In the days since, nearly all other U.S.A.I.D. employees in the United States were either terminated or put on administrative leave, while the agency’s global work force was told to expect to be put on a similar status by the end of the day Friday. The loss of nearly the entire U.S.A.I.D. work force threatened to have dire consequences for an enormous swath of programs run by the agency, which has for years led the government’s humanitarian aid and global development efforts, as well as the greater global aid industry that relies on U.S.A.I.D. funding. While the exact size of the U.S.A.I.D. work force could not be precisely determined, estimates range as high as 14,000, a number that includes all contractors and foreign nationals who work with agency missions. “Rubio claims that @USAID lifesaving assistance for health and humanitarian needs will continue,” Atul Gawande, who served as assistant administrator of the bureau of global health during the Biden administration, said in a social media post on Thursday. “But his team just communicated that the entire agency will be imminently reduced from 14,000 to just 294 people. Just 12 in Africa.” Mr. Gawande’s post included a screenshot of an email from Joel Borkert, the acting chief of staff, breaking down the projected staffing per bureau after the cuts. The email showed that the administration planned to retain 12 people focused on Africa, eight focused on Latin America and the Caribbean, 21 on the Middle East and eight on Asia. According to that chart, 78 people from the bureau of humanitarian affairs and 77 from the bureau of global health would also be retained. The moves have affected the State Department as well. On Monday, the department issued a stop-work order to companies employing about 60 contractors in Washington who work on democracy and human rights issues and focus on authoritarian states. Michael Crowley contributed reporting from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Stephanie Nolen from Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Edward Wong from Bangkok. Source link #Trump #Administration #Lay #USAID #Staff Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Europe’s Trump Playbook: Offer Carrots but Warn That You Have a Big Stick Europe’s Trump Playbook: Offer Carrots but Warn That You Have a Big Stick The European Union spent last year drawing up secret plans for what the bloc would do if President Trump made good on his threats of imposing higher tariffs on European goods and services. Now, as those threats go from hypothetical to potentially imminent, its plans are coming into broad focus. Hit specific, politically sensitive sectors — like products made in Republican states — with targeted tariffs meant to inflict maximum pain. Don’t escalate into a ****-for-tat competition if it’s avoidable. Do move quickly and decisively, potentially using new tactics that could hit service providers like big Silicon Valley technology firms. It’s a rough playbook — described broadly by three diplomats who requested anonymity because the plans were still being discussed — that Europe would prefer not to use. The first goal is to avoid a trade war by offering to negotiate and dangling carrots, including more European purchases of American gas, which Mr. Trump has been pushing for. E.U. officials have warned that a trade war between the bloc and the United States would be a self-defeating disaster that would cost both sides and benefit geopolitical rivals like China and Russia. But Mr. Trump has kept the continent in his cross hairs, saying this week that the bloc would “definitely” face tariffs and “pretty soon.” If appeasement fails, Europe is broadcasting that it is ready to hit back. “We are prepared,” Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, said during a news conference this week in Brussels, when asked whether she was ready to fend off tariff increases from the new U.S. administration. The commission, the bloc’s executive arm, has remained tight-lipped about what products it might hit with higher tariffs even when it meets with ambassadors and other diplomats from E.U. countries, said the three diplomats, who were briefed on the broad ideas developed by the so-called Trump task force. The bloc has 27 member countries, and plans that are shared too widely are likely to leak, eliminating their strategic advantage. But several guiding principles are increasingly clear, said two of the diplomats, the result both of work by the commission’s task force and of experience gleaned from Mr. Trump’s first term. The diplomats requested anonymity to discuss politically sensitive matters. The first idea is that tariffs would most likely be targeted, whether that means placed on certain industries or geography-tied products. In 2018, for instance, Europe reacted to steel and aluminum tariffs by hitting American ******** with a large tariff, which hurt Kentucky’s bourbon industry and, thus, a constituency critical to Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican who was then the Senate majority leader. A second idea is to stagger the response, kicking in or ratcheting up retaliation only if certain triggers are met or dates passed, two of the diplomats said. Moving deliberately provides more leverage, one diplomat said, and avoids an immediate and painful trade effect. The third is that responses would not necessarily be ****-for-tat, according to all three diplomats. If Mr. Trump orders a 20 percent across-the-board tariff on Europe, that does not mean that Europe must respond with a 20 percent across-the-board tariff on the United States. The E.U. still wants to abide by global trade rules upheld by the World Trade Organization, which could suggest a more surgical approach. One option on the table is the use of an “anti-coercion instrument,” a relatively new legal framework that would allow the bloc to rapidly target large American service providers — like big technology companies — with tariffs. In force since 2023, the tool allows the E.U. to use “a wide range of possible countermeasures” like higher customs duties or import limits when another country harms European industry in an attempt to put pressure on the government and bring about political or policy change. The idea is to allow the bloc to respond to manipulative political pressure swiftly and sternly. The Financial Times initially reported that the commission could use the tool to hit service providers, including large Silicon Valley technology companies, in response to American tariffs. Two of the diplomats confirmed that using the tool was being discussed, though far from a sure plan. They said that moving forward with the tool might be too drastic of an option because Europe’s ultimate goal is not to inflame an all-out trade war. For now, it is impossible for Europe to solidify a reaction plan. The simple reason: Nobody knows what Mr. Trump is going to do. “They want to do a deal — I think they’re very uncertain still about what the true objectives are,” said Jörn Fleck, senior director with the Europe Center at the research group The Atlantic Council. Also, E.U. leaders have at times struggled to get Washington on the phone. Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, has been invited to meet with foreign ministers but has not done so, though he has had a call with the bloc’s top diplomat, Kaja Kallas. Ms. von der Leyen has not met with Mr. Trump since the inauguration in January. Even though Mr. Trump has not said what tariffs on Europe would look like, he has repeatedly said he wants Europe to buy more American cars and farm products, in addition to gas. That has left Europe offering incentives in an effort to fend off the trade war before it begins. Officials have been clear that they are willing — even poised — to buy more American fuel. Officials are already trying to find a way to diversity their energy sources as the continent weans itself off Russian gas. “We still get a lot of LNG from Russia, and why not replace it by American LNG,” Ms. von der Leyen said in the days after Mr. Trump was elected, referring to liquefied natural gas. European officials have also said they are likely to buy more American defense products as they ramp up bloc-wide military spending. Higher military expenditures are, in part, a response to Mr. Trump, who has insisted that European nations spend more on NATO. And when it comes to Greenland — an autonomous territory of Denmark, an E.U. member, that Mr. Trump wants to annex for its strategic importance — Europeans have emphasized that they are open to investing more in the island. “I totally agree with the Americans that the High North, that the Arctic region, is becoming more and more important when we’re talking about defense and security and deterrence,” Mette Frederiksen, the prime minister of Denmark, said in Brussels this week. “And it is possible to find a way to ensure stronger footprints in Greenland.” Above all, European leaders have been trying to remind America of how important the relationship between the E.U. and the United States is, both economically and for global peace. Not only is the E.U., when treated as a bloc, America’s most important trading partner. It is also a major importer of American services, and, as officials have repeatedly emphasized in recent days, European companies employ millions of Americans. “A lot is at stake for both sides,” Ms. von der Leyen said this week. But she added that “we will always protect our own interests — however and whenever that is needed.” Ana Swanson contributed reporting. Source link #Europes #Trump #Playbook #Offer #Carrots #Warn #Big #Stick Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Google says commercial quantum computing applications arriving within five years Google says commercial quantum computing applications arriving within five years By Max A. Cherney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google aims to release commercial quantum computing applications within five years, Google’s head of quantum told Reuters on Wednesday, in a challenge to Nvidia’s predictions of a 20-year wait. “We’re optimistic that within five years we’ll see real-world applications that are possible only on quantum computers,” founder and lead of Google Quantum AI Hartmut Neven said in a statement. Real-world applications Google has discussed are related to materials science – applications such as building superior batteries for electric cars – creating new drugs and potentially new energy alternatives. Google’s prediction arrives amid wider uncertainty about when such a breakthrough will occur. Predictions from investors and experts range from several years to at least two decades. For decades, scientists have been discussing quantum computing, which promises to deliver machines that are thousands of times more powerful than traditional computers. Traditional computers process information one number at a time, whereas quantum computers use “qubits” that can represent several numbers at once. Governments and businesses have kept a close eye on quantum computing’s potential to disrupt modern cybersecurity and other fields such as finance and healthcare. Quantum computing resembles artificial intelligence in some ways. AI before ChatGPT’s launch in 2022 was understood mostly by scientists. Scientists had been quietly producing breakthroughs to accelerate the field but there was no firm understanding of when AI would be commercially useful. TWO DECADES OUT Nvidia’s Jensen Huang has said that quantum computing is much farther away than five years. At an analyst event at the CES trade show in Las Vegas in January, Huang predicted practical uses for quantum computers are about 20 years away. “If you kind of said 15 years… that’d probably be on the early side,” Huang said, “If you said 30, it’s probably on the late side. But if you picked 20, I think a whole bunch of us would believe it.” Huang’s comments ripped about $8 billion in market value from a handful of quantum computing stocks. The sector was given a boost in December when Google announced it had cracked a key challenge in the field with its new chips. Google has been working on its quantum computing program since 2012 and has designed and built several quantum chips. By using quantum processors, Google said it had managed to solve a computing problem in minutes that would take a classical computer more time than the history of the universe. Story Continues Google’s quantum computing scientists announced another step on the path to real world applications within five years on Wednesday. In a paper published in the scientific journal Nature, the scientists said they had discovered a new approach to quantum simulation, which is a step on the path to achieving Google’s objective. (Reporting by Max A. Cherney in San Francisco. Editing by Gerry Doyle) Source link #Google #commercial #quantum #computing #applications #arriving #years Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Alabama puts Detroit man to death for 1991 ******* – Detroit News Alabama puts Detroit man to death for 1991 ******* – Detroit News Alabama puts Detroit man to death for 1991 ******* Detroit NewsAlabama Executes Demetrius Frazier Equal Justice InitiativeUS: Alabama carries out fourth nitrogen gas execution for 1991 killing The Times of IndiaDemetrius Frazier set to be executed with controversial nitrogen gas method. What to know. USA TODAY Source link #Alabama #puts #Detroit #man #death #******* #Detroit #News Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Final Native Forestry Transition Plan grants announced Final Native Forestry Transition Plan grants announced The final grants under the $80 million Native Forestry Transition Plan have been allocated to support workers, businesses and communities affected by the decision to end native forest logging. South West businesses will benefit from more than $2.6 million in funding aimed to foster new industries and innovative business expansion. Of the 22 businesses awarded funding under the Timber Region Transition Grant, 21 fall within the Warren-Blackwood region — the region most heavily affected by the ban, which started on January 1, 2024. The grants will support projects which have a positive economic impact, from installing solar panels at chalets in the Karri Valley to pioneering on-site walnut oil production in Manjimup. In Manjimup, Providence NDR was awarded $169,738, while BGR Equipment Hire received $250,000, and Omega Walnuts was granted $104,762. Praxis Medical, Starkie Contracting, RA Marver and VJ Marver, and the Karri Forest Farm were all successful in their funding bids, as were Southern Forests Food Technology, KN & AM Gandy Family Trust, Wiseman Signs, Karri Valley Chalets, and CR Walker and Co. In Nannup, Loose Goose Chalets received $77,000, The Good Ride Project received $114,053, and Ikigai Escape was granted $50,000, while Wild Eyed Press got $9,350, and Barrabup Organics received $17,302. In Bridgetown, Serenity Gully was awarded $150,000, South West Hops received $75,000, and ****** Cockatoo Distillery got $48,859. In Pemberton, Pemberton Tramway Company was awarded $81,542.33, and South Coast Woodworks Gallery in Albany received $105,494. Forestry Minister Jackie Jarvis said while these were the final grants for industry and community diversification, other grants would remain on offer for those affected by the industry’s closure. Source link #Final #Native #Forestry #Transition #Plan #grants #announced Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Investigators make major discovery over Azerbaijan Airlines plane ****** which killed 38 Investigators make major discovery over Azerbaijan Airlines plane ****** which killed 38 The Azerbaijani passenger plane that crashed on Christmas Day killing 38 people suffered external damage and was riddled with holes in its fuselage, a preliminary report revealed. Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243, which had been flying from Baku to Grozny, the capital of Russia’s republic of Chechnya, ******-landed a few kilometres short of Aktau airport in Kazakhstan on 25 December 2024. The Embraer 190 aircraft was carrying 67 people but only 29 survived, making it the first fatal accident involving a passenger jet in 2024. A preliminary report published on a Kazakh government website on Tuesday said that there was damage to the plane, including on its stabilisers, hydraulics and trim systems, but it did not say what caused the damage, Reuters reported. The report was issued under global aviation rules to learn from incidents like these in order to prevent them in the future, rather than assigning blame for the ******. Also included were photographs showing that the port side of the tail section had numerous punctures, while other pictures showed fragments that it described as “foreign metal objects” removed from the left stabiliser and hydraulic system. The plane ****** killed 38 people (AFP via Getty Images) A senior Azerbaijani government official told Reuters that the external impact referred to in the report was from a Russian surface-to-air missile. The news agency had not received comment from Russian officials on this. “The Azerbaijani side possesses a fragment of a Pantsir-S missile, which was extracted from the aircraft and identified through international expertise,” the source said. Four sources with knowledge of Azerbaijan’s preliminary investigations previously told Reuters in December that the investigations found Russian air defences were responsible for the ******. One of the Azerbaijani sources told the news agency that preliminary results indicated that the plane had been struck by a Russian Pantsir-S air defence system. “No one claims that it was done on purpose. However, taking into account the established facts, Baku expects the Russian side to confess to the shooting down of the Azerbaijani aircraft,” the source said. Russia has started its own investigation into the ****** and said that actions are being taken to try to understand the circumstances around the incident. Emergency workers at the ****** site in Kazakhstan (AFP/Getty) Russia’s aviation watchdog’s preliminary investigation indicated the pilot decided to change landing site after “a collision with birds”. Russian President Vladimir Putin apologised to his Azerbaijani counterpart over the plane ****** in Russian airspace in December. “Vladimir Putin apologised for the tragic incident that occurred in Russian airspace and once again expressed his deep and sincere condolences to the families of the victims and wished a speedy recovery to the injured,” an official Kremlin statement said. For more travel news and advice, listen to Simon Calder’s podcast Source link #Investigators #major #discovery #Azerbaijan #Airlines #plane #****** #killed Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Costume Designers Guild Awards Winners List – Updating Live – Deadline Costume Designers Guild Awards Winners List – Updating Live – Deadline Costume Designers Guild Awards Winners List – Updating Live Deadline‘Nosferatu,’ ”Wicked,’ ‘Conclave’ Win Costume Designers Guild Awards Yahoo EntertainmentCDGA Awards 2025 Red Carpet Arrivals Photos, Live Updates WWD‘Conclave,’ ‘Wicked,’ ‘Nosferatu’ Among Costume Designers Guild Awards Winners Hollywood Reporter2025 Costume Designers Guild Awards: Full list of winners including ‘Wicked,’ ‘Conclave,’ ‘Nosferatu’ Gold Derby Source link #Costume #Designers #Guild #Awards #Winners #List #Updating #Live #Deadline Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

James Hayward: Dumped WA upper house MP lashes Parliament ‘vindictiveness’ and ‘outrageous’ jail conditions James Hayward: Dumped WA upper house MP lashes Parliament ‘vindictiveness’ and ‘outrageous’ jail conditions James Hayward, the ex-WA Nationals MP who won an appeal against his convictions for child sex crimes, has lashed his ex-colleagues and spoken out about harsh conditions during his 410 days in jail. Source link #James #Hayward #Dumped #upper #house #lashes #Parliament #vindictiveness #outrageous #jail #conditions Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

UFC settles antitrust lawsuit filed by former fighters for $375 million UFC settles antitrust lawsuit filed by former fighters for $375 million UFC has reached a $375 million settlement in an antitrust lawsuit filed by former fighters dating back to 2014. Nevada Judge Richard Boulware granted final approval for the settlement agreement in U.S. District Court. The lawsuit was filed in 2014 by former fighters including Cung Le and Nate Quarry, who argued that the promotion developed market control — or monopsony power — over fighters that allowed UFC to restrict contracts, coerce agreements and limit competition. An initial agreement for $335 million was settled between UFC and the fighters in March 2024. Yet Boulware rejected that proposal because it combined two individual lawsuits into one agreement. The case consisted of two class action suits. The first was from a class led by Le that covered fighters from 2010 to 2017. The other, headed by Kajan Johnson, represented fighters who had been under contract since 2017. Took 12 years to get here but we’ve reach a settlement and today the judge approved it. If you a part of the Le class be sure you collect your damages. pic.twitter.com/hwuV1YLdk2 — Jon Fitch (@jonfitchdotnet) February 6, 2025 The settlement approved by Boulware for $375 million was reached in October 2024. However, the reward will be distributed exclusively to the fighters in the Le class. The settlement also does not compel UFC to change any of its contractual or business practices. “Under the Settlement, Le Class members would recover (on average), after all fees and costs are deducted, $250,000. Thirty-five Class members would net over $1 million; nearly 100 fighters would net over $500,000; more than 200 fighters would recover over $250,000; over 500 fighters would net in excess of $100,000; and nearly 800 would recover over $50,000,” according to a brief filed by the fighters’ attorneys, via MMA Fighting. “By any reasonable measure, the Settlement, if approved, would put “life changing” cash into the hands of the families of several hundred fighters now.” I’m proud to have represented Cung, Kyle, Nate, Javier, Jon, Brandon and all of the mma fighters in the Le v Zuffa class. We achieved some measure of justice. And now we continue the battle in the Johnson case. [Hidden Content] — Eric Cramer (@CramerEcramer) February 6, 2025 Eric Cramer, lead attorney for the fighters, said they would “continue the battle” for the second antitrust lawsuit. “I’m proud to have represented Cung [Le], Kyle [Kingsbury], Nate [Quarry], Javier [Vazquez], Jon [Fitch], Brandon [Vera] and all of the MMA fighters in the Le v Zuffa class,” Cramer said after the judge’s approval was issued. “We achieved some measure of justice. And now we continue the battle in the Johnson case.” The second antitrust lawsuit by the Johnson class is still working its way through the court system. But with this first settlement reached, experts say that another settlement could be reached before the case goes to trial. UFC filed a motion to dismiss the case on Oct. 7, but no judge has issued a ruling on that yet. Source link #UFC #settles #antitrust #lawsuit #filed #fighters #million Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

'A monster': Demetrius Frazier executed by nitrogen gas in Alabama for woman's 1991 ******* – USA TODAY 'A monster': Demetrius Frazier executed by nitrogen gas in Alabama for woman's 1991 ******* – USA TODAY ‘A monster’: Demetrius Frazier executed by nitrogen gas in Alabama for woman’s 1991 ******* USA TODAYAlabama Executes Demetrius Frazier Equal Justice InitiativeUS: Alabama carries out fourth nitrogen gas execution for 1991 killing The Times of IndiaDemetrius Frazier set to be executed with controversial nitrogen gas method. What to know. USA TODAY Source link #039A #monster039 #Demetrius #Frazier #executed #nitrogen #gas #Alabama #woman039s #******* #USA #TODAY Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Matildas winger out for rest of ALW season Matildas winger out for rest of ALW season Matildas winger Sharn Freier has played her last game for Brisbane Roar after the A-League Women club confirmed she will miss the rest of the season with an ankle injury. Speedy left winger Freier, 23, will head to ******* powerhouse VfL Wolfsburg on a deal through to June 2028 at season’s end. But she won’t have any further chances to impress before then, after having successful surgery on Monday on the right ankle injured against Perth on January 26. It means the fourth-placed Roar will have to face eight home-and-away games without Freier, plus a potential finals campaign, while she won’t play in any type of farewell match. The ankle injury also ruled Freier, who has scored two goals across nine Matildas caps, out of contention for this month’s SheBelieves Cup in the US and friendlies against South Korea in Sydney and Newcastle in April. “Brisbane Roar can confirm the unfortunate news that Sharn Freier will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season after sustaining an ankle injury in round 13 against Perth Glory,” the club revealed. “The club wishes Sharn all the best with her recovery.” Freier had two goals and four assists this season, and had been a key part of Brisbane’s attack alongside twin sister Laini and Matildas stalwart Tameka Yallop. Sharn’s bad injury news strikes as Laini relishes news of a first Matildas call-up, after scoring seven goals and two assists in her first professional season to date. The Roar are back in action away to Western Sydney on Sunday. Source link #Matildas #winger #rest #ALW #season Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content] For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

Sheriff helicopter foils burglary in rural Riverside County Sheriff helicopter foils burglary in rural Riverside County Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies made an arrest and recovered merchandise stolen in a brazen train burglary early Wednesday morning in the Coachella Valley. It happened around 10:35 a.m. in the area of Hammond Road and Johnson Street in Mecca, an unincorporated community in rural Riverside County. The Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit flew to the scene and observed two men loading stolen merchandise into a vehicle before driving away prior to deputies arriving, officials said. The vehicle, which was stolen, eventually stopped near Johnson Street and Avenue 62 and the two men fled on foot, but they were unable to escape the watchful eye of the helicopter above. The driver, identified as 19-year-old Fabian Galvez-Espinoza of Mecca, tried to evade capture but was eventually taken into custody. The second suspect currently remains outstanding, officials said. Galvez-Espinoza has been booked into the John Benoit Detention Center in Indio to await charges for burglary, possession of stolen property, grand theft, resisting arrest, and conspiracy. The search continues for the second suspect, but all stolen merchandise was believed to have been recovered. Anyone with information about his identity or location is urged to contact the RCSO Thermal Sheriff’s Station at 760-863-8990. Anonymous tips can be submitted by contacting Valley Crime Stoppers. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KTLA. Source link #Sheriff #helicopter #foils #burglary #rural #Riverside #County Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]

Asia stocks mixed with gains in China shares, RBI policy move in focus – Investing.com Asia stocks mixed with gains in China shares, RBI policy move in focus – Investing.com Asia stocks mixed with gains in China shares, RBI policy move in focus Investing.comChinese Tech Stocks Near Technical Bull Market on DeepSeek Hype BloombergStock market today: Asian shares mixed as DeepSeek lifts ******** tech stocks Yahoo Finance‘China eats the world’ as DeepSeek shows its strength in high-value sectors: Deutsche Bank South China Morning PostDeepSeek fever fuels patriotic bets on ******** AI stocks Reuters Source link #Asia #stocks #mixed #gains #China #shares #RBI #policy #move #focus #Investing.com Pelican News View the full article at [Hidden Content]