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I want to take the plunge and be with a man – but I’m worried about what people will thinkRTE star Maura Derrane looks ‘sensational’ in bargain festive dress just €35 that’s ideal for Christmas DayGRAND FORKS — The Myra Foundation this year gave more than $700,000 to Grand Forks County organizations, bringing the foundation's all-time total of monetary awards to more than $13.5 million. All told, 2024's awards came to $715,510, given to 74 organizations. The foundation — which began distributing funds in 1957 — "continues to both give and grow," according to its president. ADVERTISEMENT “It was the first private charitable foundation of its kind in the state of North Dakota," John Botsford said in a release sent to the media. "No one at the time could have imagined its long-term impact. Our board feels very fortunate to play a part.” Botsford is among three trustees who administer the foundation. The others are Tracy Kennedy and Emily Montgomery. The Myra Foundation was created from the estate of John E. Myra to award grants within Grand Forks County. Grants are awarded to charities in Grand Forks County for charitable, character building and educational purposes. According to the release, "this year's recipients include local schools and scholarships, health care organizations, rural emergency services, social assistance organizations, arts groups, youth causes and many more." This year's recipients were: Altru Family YMCA; Altru Health Foundation; Art Matters; ArtWise; BIO Girls; Circle of Friends Animal Shelter/Humane Society of Grand Forks; City of Gilby, North Dakota; Great American Folk Show; Community Violence Intervention Center; Edna Ralston Library; Emerado Cemetery; Emerado Park District; Empire Arts Center; FIRST Robotics Team #8188 Grand Force; Girl Scouts - Dakota Horizons; Grand Cities Children's Choir; Grand Forks Children's Museum, Inc; Grand Forks Children's Museum, Inc Naming Rights; Grand Forks Chorales, Inc.; Grand Forks County 4-H Organization; Grand Forks County Historical Society; Grand Forks Foundation for Education, Inc. – The Big Red Reading Bus; Grand Forks Girls Fastpitch; Grand Forks Parks & Recreation Foundation; Grand Forks Public Library; Grand Forks Public Schools 2025 Jazz Festival; ADVERTISEMENT Grand Forks Senior Center; Greater Grand Forks Community Corrections Advisory Board; Greater Grand Forks Community Theatre; Greater Grand Forks Fair & Exhibition; Gro.UND Learning Gardens; Hospice of the Red River Valley; Journey Home Animal Rescue; Larimore Fire Protection District; Larimore Football; Larimore Park Board; LHS Trap Team; Listen Center Inc. Manvel Community Center Incorporated; Manvel Museum (Manvel Heritage Center); Manvel Park Board; MyAlly Health Patient Financial Assistance; MyAlly Health Prescription Medication Assistance; ND Ballet Company; NDSU Extension Grand Forks County Gardening Saturday; North Dakota Museum of Art; North Dakota Shakespeare Festival; North Dakota-Manitoba District of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition; Northern Lights Council of Boy Scouts of America Inc.; Northern Valley Youth Orchestras; Northlands Rescue Mission Inc; Northwood Deaconess Health Center; Operation Homefront, Inc.; Prairie Harvest Mental Health; Public Art Commission; Red River Valley Athletics.org; Santa Claus Girls; Sox For Kids; Special Olympics North Dakota; St. Joseph's Social Care; The Arc Upper Valley; the Empty State Theatre; The Grand Forks Salvation Army; The Summer Performing Arts Company; The Village Family Service Center; Third Street Clinic; Thompson Wrestling Club; United Day Nursery Inc.; United Way of Grand Forks, East Grand Forks & Area; University of North Dakota Foundation; University Park Neighborhoods; Valley Senior Living Foundation; Women's Fund; Youth Works DIVERT.

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HALIFAX, NS / ACCESSWIRE / December 24, 2024 / MedMira Inc. (MedMira) (TSXV:MIR) announced today that it has received today, on December 24, 2024, the approval from Health Canada for its Multiplo® Rapid TP/HIV Test (Multiplo® TP/HIV) to be rolled out across Canada, a critical point-of-care tool to address the health crises with HIV and syphilis in Canada. The single Reveal® TP (Syphilis) approval will follow soon after this more complex approval. The Multiplo® TP/HIV rapid test allows healthcare professional to accurately detect both HIV-1/2 and syphilis antibodieswith one sample using a simple finger prick that delivers results immediately. This easy-to-use and high-quality test can be used in any setting and does not need any special storage conditions. Making it the perfect solution for use in hospitals, doctor's offices and other settings and provides another important option in the Canadian market to help people know their status and get connected to treatment and care. "Our Multiplo® TP/HIV device is the fastest testing solutions for HIV-1/2 and Syphilis and has been used in various settings and markets (such as in Europe, Colombia etc) for years. The Health Canada Medical Device License for professional-use will immediately address critical gaps in healthcare settings at a fraction of the costs of conventional testing systems," said Hermes Chan, CEO of MedMira, a world leader in developing rapid diagnostics and technologies. "Together with REACH Nexus we aim to supply urban and remote communities across Canada, and with it provide access to a critical needed screening tool. This test will have a significant impact on the already stretched and overburdened health care system by providing a fast and cost-efficient screening method." Health Canada's licensure of the device is based on the results of a landmark clinical study in Alberta, co-led by Dr. Sean B. Rourke, director of REACH Nexus and a scientist with the MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions at St. Michael's Hospital (Unity Health Toronto) and Dr. Ameeta Singh at the University of Alberta. "We urgently need more rapid testing options approved in Canada to reach the undiagnosed with HIV, syphilis and other blood-borne infections and sexually transmitted infections (STBBIs)," said Dr. Rourke, the director of REACH Nexus at MAP. "We are very excited about this ongoing partnership with MedMira and the critical implementation science work that went into getting this device approved and into the hands of healthcare professionals." Health Canada's approval of the Multiplo® TP/HIV rapid test couldn't come at a more urgent time. The latest data from the Public Health Agency of Canada, shows that new HIV diagnoses soared more than 35% from 2022 to 2023, with rates in Manitoba rising by more than 40%. In Saskatchewan, the rate of HIV was 19.4 per 100,000 people, more than three times the national rate. In 2022, there were 13,953 reported syphilis cases, with rates increasing by 109% compared to 2018, and with congenital syphilis cases seeing a 7% increase from 2021 and a 599% increase from 2018(1). With the rising cases, particularly in underserved and remote communities, the Multiplo® TP/HIV provides an essential testing device to help reach the undiagnosed living with HIV and/or syphilis. "These tests are essential amid the rising number of STBBIs and will have real-life impacts," said Dr. Rourke. "Not everyone has access to the testing they need for STBBIs because of health inequities, stigma and various forms of discrimination. MedMira's rapid test is a crucial tool in Canada - so everyone can have access to the testing they need." As part of Health Canada's review and authorization process, Dr. Rourke's team of researchers sourced funding and conducted the landmark studyworking closely with healthcare providers, provincial health ministry and laboratory agencies, community stakeholders, and people with lived experience. The study, conducted from 2020-2022, included over 1,500 participants from clinical settings in Edmonton and northern Alberta. The study found the Multiplo® TP/HIV test to be 100 per cent accurate in identifying HIV infection, and more than 98 per cent accurate in detecting syphilis. "Having more HIV rapid tests increases our chances of reaching people in Canada who have HIV and don't know it, and a very significant and increasing number of infectious and congenital syphilis cases" said Dr. Rourke. "This rapid, accessible test helps breakdown barriers that some people face so they can get tested so they know their status. It helps move closer to ending the HIV and syphilis epidemics in Canada." (1) https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/diseases-conditions/hiv-canada-surveillance-report-december-31-2022.html About REACH Nexus at MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions REACH Nexus is an ambitious national research group working on how to address HIV, Hepatitis C, and other sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs) in Canada. Their focus is on reaching the undiagnosed, implementing and scaling up new testing options, strengthening connections to care, improving access to options for prevention (PrEP and PEP) and ending stigma. We work in collaboration and partnership with people living with HIV; community-based organizations; front-line service providers; healthcare providers and decision makers; public health agencies; researchers; business leaders; industry partners, and federal, provincial and regional policymakers.REACH Nexus is part of MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions at St. Michael's Hospital, Unity Health Toronto, and is funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. About MedMira MedMira is a leading developer and manufacturer of Rapid Vertical Flow® diagnostics. The Company's tests provide hospitals, labs, clinics, and individuals with instant disease diagnosis, such as HIV, Syphilis, Hepatitis, and SARS-CoV-2, in just three easy steps. The Company's tests are sold globally under the REVEAL®, REVEALCOVID-19®, Multiplo® and Miriad® brands. Based on its patented Rapid Vertical Flow® Technology, MedMira's rapid HIV test is the only one in the world to achieve regulatory approvals in Canada, the United States, China and the European Union. MedMira's corporate offices and manufacturing facilities are located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. For more information visit medmira.com . Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn . This news release contains forward‐looking statements, which involve risk and uncertainties and reflect the Company's current expectation regarding future events, including statements regarding possible regulatory approval, product launch, future growth, and new business opportunities. Actual events could materially differ from those projected herein and depend on a number of factors including, but not limited to, changing market conditions, successful and timely completion of clinical studies, uncertainties related to the regulatory approval process, establishment of corporate alliances and other risks detailed from time to time in the company quarterly filings. Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. MedMira Contact Markus Meile Chief Financial Officer MedMira Inc. ir@medmira.com REACH Nexus Contact Andrew Russell Senior Communications Specialist REACH Nexus - MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions andrew.russell@unityhealth.to SOURCE: MedMira Inc. View the original on accesswire.comAP Business SummaryBrief at 6:26 p.m. EST

U.S. Treasury investors were given a belated Christmas present in higher yields during the thin Boxing Day trading session. The 10-year Treasury yield rose above 4.64 percent on Dec. 26, the highest since May. The 20- and 30-year yields also inched higher to 4.87 percent and 4.78 percent, respectively. Yields on short- and medium-term U.S. government bonds were also in a sea of green ink. “There wasn’t any reason for the rise other than momentum combined with slow trading, but clearly the path of least resistance for Treasury yields is higher,” Tom Essaye, founder and president of Sevens Report Research, said in a note emailed to The Epoch Times. Over the past few months, the upward trend in Treasury yields has led to various theories. Since the long-awaited Federal Reserve pivot on monetary policy in September, Treasury yields have rocketed, with the benchmark 10-year rising to 1 percent. After more than two years of inflation-fighting quantitative tightening—a blend of higher interest rates and balance sheet reduction—officials launched a new easing cycle with a jumbo half-point reduction to the 23-year high benchmark federal funds rate. They also indicated four rate cuts in 2025. The financial markets might have signaled pessimism amid the divergence between rate cuts and rising Treasury yields—and they were correct. The hawkish shift, says Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, was fueled by higher inflation projections. All three major inflation measures—the consumer price index (CPI), the producer price index (PPI), and the central bank’s preferred personal consumption expenditure (PCE) price index—have risen since the Fed’s September rate cut. Various forecasts expect they will tick up again next month. The Fed’s quarterly survey highlighted that officials believe inflation will finish at 2.5 percent next year. One economist told The Epoch Times that inflation could end 2025 at a higher level. Connor Lokar, senior forecaster at ITR Economics, projects that the annual inflation rate will be 3.2 percent by the end of 2025. Government spending, federal deficits, and money-supply expansion will drive this increase, he said. “So essentially higher inflation outcomes for next year relative to where we’re going to finish this year [are] somewhere below 3 percent and then moving higher than that as we move through 2026,” Lokar stated in an interview. As a result, the Fed could take the stairs down to normalization rather than hopping on the elevator, says Joe Tigay, portfolio manager at Catalyst Insights. “If inflation persists at manageable levels, the Fed will likely allow interest rates to normalize gradually,” Tigay said in a note emailed to The Epoch Times. “This environment sets the stage for a steepening yield curve, which historically signals rising volatility.” That said, the Fed chief dismissed assertions that markets are fighting against the central bank’s actions and forecasts, stating that rates can be affected by more than just monetary policy. Essaye agrees, writing that several contributors to the acceleration in yields could include budget deficit concerns, pro-growth expectations, and political anxiety over the next four years. Looking ahead, the U.S. bond market “is now one ‘hot’ economic report away from testing the highs for 2024,” he said. “If those highs are tested and broken, expect the headwind from higher yields on stocks to increase (which means more stock volatility),” Essaye said. Wall Street digested pre-Christmas employment data on Thursday. Continuing jobless claims—a gauge of unemployed individuals receiving unemployment benefits—jumped by 46,000 to a three-year high of 1.91 million. The four-week jobless claims average, which removes week-to-week volatility, increased to 226,500. The next major economic report will be the December jobs report on Jan. 10, 2025. Early estimates suggest that the U.S. economy created 200,000 new jobs and that the unemployment rate rose to 4.3 percent. The November non-farm payrolls report confirmed 227,000 new positions and a 4.2 percent jobless rate.

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew's popularity shows little sign of waning more than a year after he led the provincial New Democrats to power. But there are some tough choices ahead as he tries to fulfil promises to improve health care, address poverty and get the government's finances in order. Kinew has carried through on election promises to hire more health-care workers, expand school nutrition programs and temporarily suspend the provincial fuel tax for a one-year period that is to end Jan. 1. The NDP government has also announced extra funding for the arts, policing and other items. Opinion polls continue to rank highly the NDP as a party and Kinew as a premier. What Kinew has yet to show is a plan to control spending in order to balance the budget by 2027 -- another campaign promise -- and end a long series of deficits in Manitoba, said political analyst Paul Thomas. "At some point, you have to make hard choices," said Thomas, professor emeritus of political studies at the University of Manitoba. "You don't get to continue to say yes to most requests that come along." In a year-end interview with The Canadian Press, Kinew said he's working on ways to add front-line staff to health care while finding cost savings elsewhere. The Health, Seniors and Long-Term Care ministry -- by far the biggest-spending government department -- was allocated hundreds of millions of more dollars in this year's budget to boost staffing levels and add hospital beds. A mid-year fiscal update earlier this month said the department was on track to spend even more and run $438 million over budget. "I think it's important for us to keep that flexibility with health spending right now because we are trying to match the needs of the health-care system to the population," Kinew said. "A lot of what we're doing right now is trying to get through this transitional period of scaling up health care to the appropriate size." When pressed for specifics on where the government is cutting costs, Kinew hinted there was guidance being given to some departments. "We are looking at making sure that the belt tightening that we do is more like, 'Do you really need that software subscription? Does the lobby really need a new coat of paint in someone's office?"' Kinew said. "Things like that, which individually are smaller-scale decisions, but over an apparatus the size of the provincial government ... it does total tens of millions of dollars." The latest deficit projection for the current fiscal year is $1.3 billion -- $513 million higher than the original budget projection. The government will face new spending requirements as it ramps up, among other initiatives, new programs to tackle homelessness. Kinew is a gifted public speaker and communicator who connects with the public as empathetic and caring, Thomas said. The premier also uses social media well and his New Democrats often set up news conferences in community settings where supporters and funding recipients are in attendance and applauding. The New Democrats are also helped by the state of the Opposition Progressive Conservatives, who are still working to rebuild after losing the last election and are under an interim leader until their convention slated for April, Thomas added. Kinew's public missteps have been few so far, and Thomas said the premier has moved quickly to address them before controversy can grow. Kinew came under fire in September after Mark Wasyliw was removed from the NDP caucus. Kinew said it was because Wasyliw's former law partner was representing convicted sex offender Peter Nygard. The legal community said the premier was attacking the role defence lawyers play in the justice system. Kinew apologized and the New Democrats cited other reasons for Wasyliw's dismissal. The NDP also backtracked quickly in the spring after initially cutting funding for "green team" youth summer jobs. Many community groups denounced the move, and funding was partially restored. "Issues have come and gone, but it hasn't dented (the NDP's) image and reputation," Thomas said. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 24, 2024.Radha Soami Satsang Beas chief Gurinder Singh Dhillon met the jathedar of Damdama Sahib Giani Harpreet Singh at the former’s residence in Bathinda on Thursday, where the rebel Akali leader Surjit Singh Rakhra was also present. The meeting lasted over an hour. The district police authorities scaled up security around jathedar’s house in the Green City locality, and mediapersons were also not allowed to go near the house. The meeting comes amid Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) action against Giani Harpreet Singh. The SGPC had discharged Giani Harpreet Singh of his religious duties as jathedar for 15 days, and a three-member panel was constituted to look into allegations levelled against him. Dera head and Harpreet Singh did not face the media. Former state minister Rakhra told HT that his meeting with the dera head was a pure coincidence and there was nothing political about it. Rakhra said that they had lunch, where the dera head expressed his opinion to strengthen the qaum (community). He denied any discussion happened about the resignation of Sukhbir Singh Badal as chief of Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) or the panthic politics. “I was on the way to Sirsa to pay respects to former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala and visited jathedar saab as a courtesy. On reaching his residence, I learnt that the dera head was also visiting Giani Harpreet Singh. He had returned after paying condolences to the aggrieved Chautala family and I also decided to stay back as a social gesture,” said Rakhra.

For “Hysteria!” actresses Anna Camp and Julie Bowen, horror is harder than comedy. “Horror is really hard actually because there is a fine line you have to walk; you have to make it feel grounded and you’re put in these extreme circumstances: You’re being possessed or pulled through the air, there’s nothing you can do to relate to that,” explained Camp of “Pitch Perfect” fame. “With comedy, you can have a relatable situation and go, ‘I’ve been in situations like that.’ There’s nothing you can compare (horror) to, so you have to use your imagination. I find it harder. Your imagination goes home with you at the end of the day. You’re still thinking crazy thoughts.” Bowen, best known for playing Claire Dunphy on “Modern Family,” agreed. “Comedy’s pretty binary because it’s like either you can make people laugh or you don’t. I can’t watch horror. I’m terrified, terrified! I am the easiest scare in the world, so as far as doing (horror), I want to make it as real as possible. It was hard because I had to be really, really crazy. There were times when I’d get back to my hotel room at 3 a.m., I didn’t want to be alone in my head,” said Bowen, laughing. Camp, Bowen, Royal Oak native Bruce Campbell (“Evil Dead”), showrunner David A. Goodman (“Futurama”), and Ypsilanti native/creator Matthew Scott Kane (“American Horror Story”) were promoting “Hysteria!” at the New York Comic Con in October. The horror series is streaming on Peacock. Set in the fictional Michigan town of Happy Hollow, the first episode of “Hysteria” begins with a popular quarterback’s disappearance and a pentagram is discovered on a garage door. As a result, rumors of the occult and satanic influence run rampant through the town. A trio of outcasts in a heavy metal band called Dethkrunch exploit this by rebranding themselves as a satanic metal band, which leads to them becoming the targets of the town’s witch hunt. “Something on my mind a lot in 2019 was we’re living in this post-factual age with social media. It seemed like decades and decades ago, you could trust the news. Now everything is in question. When lies end up getting disseminated as truth, that starts to warp people’s version of reality. Suddenly, they’re living in a world other people are not. That was going on in the world I was living in and I very quickly connected it to the 1980s satanic panic. It’s not really that different because people were saying Ozzy Osbourne, Jason Voorhees (of ‘Friday the 13th’), and the Smurfs were going to turn your kids into satanists and kill you in your sleep. That didn’t happen. It wasn’t true, but so many people got worked up into such a fervor over it, bad things happened. ... It was smoke without fire,” Kane said. “Disinformation is not new,” Campbell said. “Disinformation will tear a town apart.” Campbell portrays Happy Hollow Police Chief Ben Dandridge. “This guy’s a reasonable cop; he’s a rational person who doesn’t treat the teenagers like they’re idiots. It’s all very refreshing,” he said. “I want to play that guy again. I want cops to be that guy. I’m playing the cop (that) cops need to be. That’s my whole motivation for playing this guy: How would you like cops to be, especially the guy in charge, the chief of police? They’re lucky to have Chief Dandridge.” “It was truly an exciting moment when Bruce signed on,” Goodman said. By the end of the first episode, a supernatural phenomenon happens to Linda Campbell, played by Bowen. “Linda seems like one thing, then you realize she’s bananas. She’s either bananas or she’s possessed. Either way, it’s a complicated thing to play,” Bowen said. “With Julie, you can have your cake and eat it too,” Kane said. “She’s this fun, quirky mom. ... As the episode goes on, she’s pulled deeper into this thing and crazy stuff starts happening. That final act of the first episode was my favorite moment with her because this announced that this is not Claire Dunphy. We’re not doing that again; we’re pushing her as a performer. “Julie was so excited about doing stunts. She told us on many occasions she’s very sturdy and can take it. The same goes for Bruce and for Anna. We didn’t ask anyone to give us a flavor of the thing they did before. We cast people we loved so much (in their famous projects) that we wanted to give them the opportunity to do the exact opposite.” Added Bowen: “I got this script and was like, ‘Oh great. She’s a mom. How fun.’ I love moms. I’m a mom, but I felt this was not worth flying out of town to Georgia and being away from my kids. Then I got to the end of the pilot and was like, ‘She’s crazy!’ Is she possessed? There’s a lot more questions. It’s fun to just stretch again and do things I haven’t done in a while, which I found really exciting.” Kane said he felt lucky Bowen signed on at the beginning. “She was the first adult actor to sign on. That gave us such credibility to have a two-time Emmy-winning actor leading this show. Suddenly, it goes from this script from a relatively unknown writer into the new Julie Bowen show,” he said. It was the quality of the writing that attracted Camp, Bowen and Campbell to “Hysteria!” “I loved the script; it was incredibly well-written. It was immersed in the time period. It was such a good coming-of-age story, too — the feeling of being in high school again, being in the 1980s,” Camp said. “I talked to Matt who said my character (Tracy) was incredibly pivotal to the series and we’ll learn about why she is the way she is. So I was like, ‘I’d love to do this!’” For Campbell, the writing is everything. “A lot of times, I’ll get a script that could make the words interchangeable with every other character because the writing is very bland and just doesn’t have the detail you need. This was different. Every character was pretty distinct and pretty well-drawn,” he said. “It’s quality. It’s not a (expletive) show. It’s a real show that’s playing around with interesting themes. A lot of it is still relevant to this day.” “Hysteria!” has other Michigan connections, including University of Michigan alumnus Jonathan Goldstein (“Spider-Man: Homecoming”) and Dondero High School alumnus Jordan Vogt-Roberts (“Kong: Skull Island”), who both serve as executive producers. Kane explained why he set “Hysteria!” in Michigan. “You write what you know. I grew up in Ypsilanti, so that had a lot to do with it. More importantly, when you’re in a small town in the Midwest — somewhere like Michigan — these things don’t ever happen and word spreads fast and paranoia spreads quickly and (everything’s) blown out of proportion and takes up a lot of people’s minds,” he said. “Whether or not something is real doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter if there are people willing to believe it does and willing it into the world. What does it matter if it’s objectively real or living rent-free in someone’s head?”BBC bosses were last night ordered to address the “cultures of silence” following accusations against some of its biggest stars. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy said she was “prepared to take further action” unless the embattled Corporation cleaned up its act. She also said that “no options are off the table” in a looming review into the BBC licence fee . The national broadcaster has been rocked by several high-profile rows this year, including Huw Edwards pleading guilty to making indecent images of children . And this month Masterchef presenter Gregg Wallace has been forced to step back amid an investigation into alleged inappropriate behaviour. Ms Nandy yesterday told MPs: “I have spoken with the BBC in recent weeks about the Gregg Wallace allegations. Read More on Politics “I am really clear that we're seeing too many of these cultures of silence and issues being swept under the rug. "People who cannot advance through the current complaint system because it would have an impact on their career, potentially ending their career. "And I am clear that people need to be heard, action has to be taken, and perpetrators have to be held to account." The BBC said it will not "tolerate behaviour that falls below the standards we expect" and will continue to champion "a culture that is kind, inclusive and respectful". Most read in The Sun Wallace’s lawyers have denied "he engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature". Ms Nandy also said the BBC’s funding will be part of the charter review next year. Asked about the viability of the telly tax, she said: “No options are off the table, both in terms of the BBC operational structure and funding models." She added: "We're not in the business of reform for reform's sake, but I think, in the early discussions I've had with the BBC, its clear there are limits on the amount of money that the BBC can raise from commercial sources, particularly with its obligations as a public service broadcaster, which we believe are incredibly important. "So we are going to have to think in the broadest sense about the options around funding and structure."ASX set to retreat as Wall Street drifts to mixed finishMedMira receives Health Canada approval for its Multiplo(R) Rapid (TP/HIV) Test for Syphilis and HIV

NEW YORK :Global stocks were set for a strong weekly gain on Friday while U.S. yields slipped as markets eyed the future policies of President-elect Donald Trump and its impact on the U.S. economy, even as bitcoin traded near the $100,000 threshold. Traders are bracing for Trump's agenda after he takes office in January, which is expected to include tariffs, tax cuts and deregulation. Trump has been nominating senior officials in his administration, and markets are awaiting his pick for Treasury secretary. Benchmark S&P 500 and the Dow were advancing and set to finish the week higher. Consumer discretionary, industrials, consumer staples, and financials stocks were driving gains while communication services and technology equities were the biggest losers. The Nasdaq was down in choppy trading although it was set for a weekly gain. Nvidia, the world's most valuable company, was down 2.5 per cent after the artificial intelligence chipmaker reported strong quarterly results but issued lacklustre sales forecasts. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.51 per cent to 44,093.82, the S&P 500 rose 0.10 per cent to 5,954.64 and the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.18 per cent to 18,938.67. Europe's Stoxx 600 share index ended the week 1 per cent higher, snapping four straight weeks of losses. MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe rose 0.16 per cent to 852.80. "The earnings of Nvidia were really solid and the market traded off a little bit but I don't think it was a major event that it could have been," said Mark Malek, chief investment officer at SiebertNXT in New York. "So we put that behind us and when we look at what else might be driving the market this week ... People are starting to think about what has happened to the market since Trump was elected and some of the appointments he's been making." The yield on benchmark U.S. 10-year notes fell 1.8 basis points to 4.414 per cent, as markets reassess future rate cuts from the Federal Reserve given expectations that some of Trump's policies could be inflationary. The market is now pricing in a 53 per cent probability the Fed will cut rates by 25 basis points in December. Bets that Trump's administration will take a lighter-touch approach to regulation also propelled bitcoin to the brink of $100,000 for the first time. The world's largest cryptocurrency hit a fresh record high after rising above $99,000. It pared those gains and was up 0.63 per cent to $98,698. Ethereum declined 1.45 per cent to $3,300.12. The euro fell to a two-year low while the dollar gained after gauges of business activity were released in each region. The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies, rose 0.57 per cent to 107.67, with the euro down 0.73 per cent at $1.0397 after falling to $1.0333, its lowest since Nov. 30, 2022. Oil prices were set for their biggest weekly rise in almost two months driven by the intensifying Russia-Ukraine conflict. Brent crude futures rose 0.92 per cent to $74.91 per barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 1.1 per cent to $70.87 a barrel. Gold prices breached the $2,700 threshold for the first time in two weeks, on track for their biggest weekly gain in over a year. Spot gold rose 1.21 per cent to $2,701.95 an ounce. U.S. gold futures rose 0.76 per cent to $2,692.30 an ounce.The Seattle Seahawks placed running back Kenneth Walker on injured reserve Thursday with an ankle injury, likely ending his 2024 season. Walker had already been ruled out of Seattle’s “Thursday Night Football” game against the Chicago Bears with the injury. The third-year back left the Seahawks’ Week 16 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth quarter and didn’t return. Advertisement Walker had just returned to the lineup in Week 16 after missing Weeks 14 and 15 with a calf injury. He leads the Seahawks in touches (199) and rushing yards (573), along with his eight total touchdowns (seven rushing, one receiving). For his career, Walker has tallied 2,528 rushing yards and 24 rushing TDs while averaging 4.2 yards per carry. Walker only averaged 3.7 yards per carry in 2024. What this means for the Seahawks Walker was wearing a boot on his left ankle this week so his trip to injured reserve is unsurprising. However, Seattle placing Walker on injured reserve effectively ends his season given how many guaranteed games the team has remaining. The Seahawks have just a 14 percent chance of making the playoffs, according to The Athletic’s projection model. They need to beat the Bears on Thursday then get an Arizona victory over the Rams on Saturday. Seattle is still alive if it wins, and Arizona loses as well. But in that scenario, the Seahawks will need several results over the weekend to break their way to avoid losing the strength-of-victory tiebreaker to Los Angeles. — Michael-Shawn Dugar, Seahawks beat writer What this means for Walker So, Walker’s underwhelming season is effectively over. He rushed for a career-low and 573 yards and seven touchdowns while limited to just 11 games due to injury. Walker is extension-eligible after the season, but considering Walker’s injury history and the way the run game has performed with Zach Charbonnet as RB1 — when they’ve committed to it — means he’s likely on track to play out the final year of his rookie contract in 2025. — Dugar Required reading (Photo: Kevin C. Cox / Getty Images)