is sports betting legal in california Notably, Inter Milan, who own Esposito's rights, have chosen not to exercise their buyout option for the young midfielder, allowing Napoli to swoop in and secure his services for a relatively modest fee. It remains unclear why Inter Milan decided against bringing Esposito back to the club, given his potential and the interest he has generated from other clubs.

Wike to Odili: “An elder statesman should not behave like trader or sycophantIt is important to recognize that individuals engaged in "wool gathering" may be driven by various factors such as economic hardship, social exclusion, or mental health issues. By addressing the root causes of such behavior and offering support and resources, we can work towards creating a more inclusive and compassionate society.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A scruffy little fugitive is on the lam again in New Orleans, gaining fame as he outwits a tenacious band of citizens armed with night-vision binoculars, nets and a tranquilizer rifle. Scrim, a 17-pound mutt that's mostly terrier, has become a folk hero, inspiring tattoos, T-shirts and even a ballad as he eludes capture from the posse of volunteers. And like any antihero, Scrim has a backstory: Rescued from semi-feral life at a trailer park and adopted from a shelter, the dog broke loose in April and scurried around the city until he was cornered in October and brought to a new home. Weeks later, he'd had enough. Scrim leaped out of a second-story window, a desperate act recorded in a now-viral video. Since then, despite a stream of daily sightings, he's roamed free. The dog’s fans include Myra and Steve Foster, who wrote “Ode to Scrim” to the tune of Ricky Nelson’s 1961 hit, “I’m a Travelin’ Man.” “I'm a travelin' dog and I've made a lot of stops/All over this town...” Leading the recapture effort is Michelle Cheramie, a 55-year-old former information technology professional. She lost everything — home, car, possessions — in Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and in the aftermath, found her calling rescuing pets. “I was like, ‘This is what I should be doing,’” Cheramie said. “I was born to rescue.” She launched Zeus’ Rescues, a nonprofit shelter that now averages 600 cat and dog adoptions a year and offers free pet food to anyone who needs it. She helped Scrim find the home he first escaped from. It was Cheramie's window Scrim leaped from in November. She's resumed her relentless mission since then, posting flyers on telephone poles and logging social media updates on his reported whereabouts. She's invested thousands of dollars on wildlife cameras, thermal sensors and other gear. She took a course offered by the San Diego Zoo on the finer points of tranquilizing animals. And she's developed a network of volunteers — the kind of neighbors who are willing to grid-search a city at 3 a.m. “...And at every stop I own the heart, of at least one lovely ... " People like writer David W. Brown, who manages a crowd-sourced Google Map of all known Scrim sightings. He says the search has galvanized residents from all walks of life to come together. As they search for Scrim, they hand out supplies to people in need. “Being a member of the community is seeing problems and doing what you can to make life a little better for the people around here and the animals around you,” Brown said. And neighbors like Tammy Murray, who had to close her furniture store and lost her father to Parkinson's disease. This search, she says, got her mojo back. “Literally, for months, I’ve done nothing but hunt this dog,” said Murray, 53. “I feel like Wile E. Coyote on a daily basis with him.” Murray drives the Zeus' Rescues' van towards reported Scrim sightings. She also handles a tactical net launcher, which looks like an oversized flashlight and once misfired, shattering the van's window as Scrim sped away. After realizing Scrim had come to recognize the sound of the van's diesel engine, Murray switched to a Vespa scooter, for stealth. “...If you're ever in the 9th Ward stop and see/My cute little mini poodle ...” Near-misses have been tantalizing. The search party spotted Scrim napping beneath an elevated house, and wrapped construction netting around the perimeter, but an over-eager volunteer broke ranks and dashed forward, leaving an opening Scrim slipped through. Scrim's repeated escapades have prompted near-daily local media coverage and a devoted online following. Cheramie can relate. “We’re all running from something or to something. He's doing that too,” she said. Cheramie's team dreams of placing the pooch in a safe and loving environment. But a social media chorus growing under the hashtag #FreeScrim has other ideas — they say the runaway should be allowed a life of self-determination. The animal rescue volunteers consider that misguided. “The streets of New Orleans are not the place for a dog to be free,” Cheramie said. “It’s too dangerous.” "... and my Shar-Pei doll down in old Treme/Waits for my return ..." Scrim was a mess when Cheramie briefly recaptured him in October, with matted fur, missing teeth and a tattered ear. His trembling body was scraped and bruised, and punctured by multiple projectiles. A vet removed one, but decided against operating to take out a possible bullet. The dog initially appeared content indoors, sitting in Cheramie's lap or napping beside her bed. Then while she was out one day, Scrim chewed through a mesh screen, dropped 13 feet to the ground and squeezed through a gap in the fence, trotting away. Murray said Cheramie's four cats probably spooked him. “I wholeheartedly believe the gangster-ass cats were messing with him,” Murray said. Cheramie thinks they may have gotten territorial. Devastated but undeterred, the pair is reassessing where Scrim might fit best — maybe a secure animal sanctuary with big outdoor spaces where other dogs can keep him company. Somewhere, Murray says, “where he can just breathe and be.” Brook is a corps member for The Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. Follow Brook on the social platform X: @jack_brook96

The announcement of Yiwu Yin's involvement in "Mistaken Identity 3" has generated a buzz in the entertainment industry and among fans of the series. With his track record of delivering memorable performances in various genres, Yin's addition to the cast is sure to elevate the film to new heights.Allstate Corp. stock underperforms Tuesday when compared to competitorsDr. Zhang Wei, a leading researcher in the field of artificial intelligence, has been at the forefront of developing innovative algorithms and applications that have revolutionized the way we use technology. His groundbreaking work in machine learning and neural networks has paved the way for advancements in various industries, from healthcare to autonomous driving.

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Inter Milan's surge to the second position marks a significant achievement for the Italian club. Led by coach Simone Inzaghi, Inter Milan have shown great resilience and tactical acumen on the field. The team's offensive prowess, spearheaded by Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez, has been a key factor in their success. With a solid defense and a well-rounded midfield, Inter Milan has emerged as a serious contender in the football landscape.

Fenix Lighting Unveils TK30R White Laser Flashlight for Unmatched Long-Distance Illuminationrom powering a cleaner planet to unlocking the mysteries of space, three visionaries at Monday's TIME100 Talks in London explored a crucial challenge: how to transform promising breakthroughs in science into real-world solutions. In a discussion moderated by TIME senior correspondent , Phil Caldwell, CEO of clean energy company Ceres Power, space scientist and science communicator Margaret Aderin-Pocock, and Michael Short, former chief scientific adviser at the U.K. Department for International Trade and visiting professor at the University College of London, shared insights from their work at the intersection of scientific innovation and practical implementation. The panelists underscored the urgent need for technological solutions to help address the climate crisis. “There's no greater issue that we face at current than climate change, and I think that the risk is we're just not going fast enough,” Caldwell said. He noted that while technologies like solar and electric vehicles are being rapidly adopted, the last 20% of decarbonization—including things like steel, fertilizer and aviation—will likely prove the most stubborn. Ceres Power hopes to accelerate decarbonization in these particularly challenging sectors through the development of green hydrogen and fuel cells: technology that converts renewable energy into green molecules that can be used for energy. “Those technologies are here now,” Caldwell said. “We just need to invest in the scale and adoption.” Beyond mere mitigation, Aderin-Pocock said that science and innovation, particularly satellite technologies, offer sophisticated tools for responding to climate challenges. “Maybe we can do better prediction; maybe do monitoring when a disaster does hit,” she said, pointing to the potential for improved weather forecasting and early-warning systems. Aderin-Pocock acknowledged that while science and technology bring huge benefits, the benefits are distributed unequally. She explained that many people in areas worst affected by climate change are the most poorly supported by technology. “There are people who aren't really at the table,” she said. She added that efforts are underway to make sure “what we develop is available to everybody,” citing the work of humanitarian nonprofit, the International Rescue Committee, where Aderin-Pocock serves as an ambassador. Mobile connectivity is an example of where technology can help tackle global inequality, Short said. “Many countries do not have banks in every corner,” he said. Mobile apps are making it easier for people to send money, facilitating trade. It also makes it easier for those in developing countries to receive vital remittances from loved ones overseas. But Short noted that even these innovations are not equally distributed, pointing to the fact that roughly a third of the world’s population still lacks internet access. And even for those who are connected, barriers—such as unsupported languages and a lack of locally relevant context—remain. “When you put all those together, it's not just science and technology,” Short said. “We have to make sure that the technology is both inclusive and can be adopted by everybody.” The panel confronted how deep-seated fear of change or distrust in science can impede the translation of groundbreaking research into real-world solutions. “In the past, as scientists, we told people, ‘this is the science. This is what you need to know.’ That didn’t work,” Aderin-Pocock said, stressing the importance of having an open dialogue about scientific knowledge. That includes, according to Aderin-Pocock, ensuring that people from all walks of life get exposure to science. As the CEO of Science Innovation Ltd., which she founded in 2004, she organizes public engagement activities that inspire schoolchildren and adults, especially from underprivileged communities, by showcasing the wonders of science. “We can bring out [the inner scientist] in everybody so they can participate,” she said. Caldwell said that part of overcoming resistance to innovation is selling a positive vision of the future. “We'd like to say that ‘people like change.’ I don't actually think people do like change so much,” he said. Caldwell added that “technology is seldom the answer on its own,” saying that, in the case of green energy, technological solutions already exist but won’t reach the scale needed without both political will and business drive behind them. “I think we have to communicate the benefits of clean energy, rather than the fear,” he said.By Ja'han Jones Happy Tuesday! Here’s your Tuesday Tech Drop, a curated collection of the past week’s top stories from the intersection of tech and politics. TikTok, in its current state, might be on its last legs in the United States. After a federal judge declined to block a law that would ban the app in the U.S. unless its Chinese owners sell it, TikTok’s legal team petitioned for injunctive relief, asking a federal court to suspend the law until Donald Trump’s administration — and the conservative-heavy Supreme Court — have a chance to look at it. This — paired with a Wall Street Journal report, citing anonymous sources, that TikTok CEO Shou Chew reached out to Elon Musk to make inroads with MAGA last month — suggests that TikTok’s leadership may be taking Trump at his word that he would “save” the app, which has become a hotbed of MAGA disinformation and propaganda in recent years. All this has me thinking about the perverse incentives that could potentially be in play for a social media platform that sees Trump and powerful conservatives as its last hope for survival. Read the Washington Post’s report on TikTok hanging its hopes on Trump and the Supreme Court. U.S. officials are working with officials from numerous other countries to devise ways to curb some of the more dangerous misuses of artificial intelligence technology ... and GOP Texas Sen. Ted Cruz isn’t happy about it. Read my report on Cruz’s letter to the attorney general here . Disinformation expert Kate Starbird, who has come under fire from right-wingers for her work , recently sat for an interview with the outlet Tech Policy to discuss “the differences between the left and right media ecosystems" in the United States and her team’s efforts to study the spread of baseless claims online. Check out the Tech Policy interview . Following an election that, unfortunately, saw candidates and voters turn to podcasters for their political news , the streaming platform Spotify is reportedly planning a podcaster celebration centered around Trump’s inauguration. Read more at Bloomberg . A new study out of the Center for Countering Digital Hate argues that YouTube’s algorithm can steer young girls to harmful content about eating disorders, including videos promoting extreme calorie restriction, emaciated bodies and “meanspo,” or bullying as a way to encourage weight loss. YouTube declined to comment to CBS News when asked about its algorithm’s recommendations, saying it “continually works with mental health experts to refine [its] approach to content recommendations for teens.” Read the Center for Countering Digital Hate’s report . Last week, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, announced that it intends to build a massive data center in Louisiana to help power its artificial intelligence project. The data center is meant to compete with another data center Elon Musk opened in Tennessee. The centers have raised local concerns over the potential environmental impact and whether the economic impact will benefit neighboring residents. Read The Associate d Press’ report . Trump has tapped right-wing tech oligarch and podcaster David Sacks to lead his administration’s artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency policy. There’s ample reason for concern about potential conflicts of interest. Read my blog to learn more about Sacks here . Federal officials said at least eight American telecommunications companies, including AT&T, Verizon and Lumen technologies, were hit by a Chinese hacking campaign that got access to call records and, in some cases, specific phone calls. The feds don’t think the hackers have been booted from these companies’ systems yet. Read NBC News’ report . Washington, D.C., Attorney General Brian Schwab is suing Amazon over allegations the commerce platform and delivery company is excluding two largely Black zip codes from its Prime delivery service. Amazon called the claims “categorically false.” Read NBC’s Washington affiliate’s reporting . Ja'han Jones is The ReidOut Blog writer. He's a futurist and multimedia producer focused on culture and politics. His previous projects include "Black Hair Defined" and the "Black Obituary Project."

As 2024 winds down, the drivers of telecoms sector have highlighted key issues and challenges that shaped the sector, while raising hopes for better service quality in 2025, writes Emma Okonji With a deep retrospect into the activities of the telecoms sector in 2024, telecoms operators came to a conclusion that the sector was fraught with challenges that slowed down development in the sector in 2024, a situation, which they said, compelled them to subsidise telecoms service offerings for data and voice calls below cost price that was not sustainable. Despite the challenges, telecoms operators contributed immensely to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth, job creation, investments, connectivity, quality of service, broadband and internet penetration in 2024. GDP Growth Relying on the figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) for GDP growth, telecoms operators are of the view that the sector contributed immensely to GDP growth in 2024. According to NBS figures, telecoms contribution to GDP in 2024 stood at 16 per cent, which is quite significant from the scheme of things. Pleased with the contribution of telecoms to Nigeria’s GDP, the Chairman, Association of Licensed Telecoms Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), who doubles as the spokesperson for telecoms operators in Nigeria, Gbenga Adebayo, told THISDAY that the sector contributed immensely to GDP growth adding that there was increased growth of about three per cent in every quarter of 2024. According to Adebayo, “If you look at the statistics, the telecoms sector had the most-steady contribution to GDP as a sector. I think our contribution has been steady and has been consistent in the past years, in particular between 2023 and 2024. I think the contribution has been steady and that also in no small way, helped in stimulating the economy. Remember that we provide the infrastructure that drives other infrastructure. So in that regard, we can say that we have contributed immensely as a sector to Nigeria’s GDP, and the contribution of other sectors to the economy is powered by the telecoms sector.” Job Creation According to Adebayo, the telecoms industry has done more in terms of indirect employment because a lot of the non-core services in the telecoms sector, has gone into outsourcing, and so the impact of employment creation by outsourced companies supporting telecoms providers and by other sectors, depended on telecoms. He explained that the sector has helped small businesses to grow and that the small businesses have in turn, created employment for several Nigerians. “I would say we’ve had more jobs created outside of our sector, relying on the services provided by our sector. So the growth of Fintech, for example, is linked to the existence of the telecoms sector. So if Fintech employs X number of people in a year or in the intervening year, that wouldn’t have been possible if you don’t have the telecoms infrastructure behind it. Also, the eCommerce sector that has also employed several people, relied greatly on telecoms infrastructure in 2024,” Adebayo said. Telecoms Investment According to Adebayo, in the year 2024, there was not much investment in the telecoms sector, even though some telecoms operators had major investments that impacted the Nigerian economy in 2024. He said the Licensed Infrastructure Companies (InfraCos), did a lot, both in terms of the expansion of the fiber backbone, including Data Center operators. “InfraCos did a lot in investment and Data Centers did a lot in investment in 2024, and such investments will boost development in 2025,” Adebayo further said. Connectivity While reviewing telecoms activities in the area of connectivity, Adebayo said connectivity improved in the year 2024, even though there were pockets of challenges that affected quality of service, such as vandalisation of telecoms infrastructure, denial of access to maintain telecoms sites by social miscreants, among others. Regulation Adebayo said telecoms regulation in 2024 was quite commendable. “I must appreciate the leadership of the industry. I must thank those who led the sector in terms of regulation and policy implementation in 2024. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) did very well in regulating the telecoms sector in 2024 and the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, also did well in his business-friendly policies and implementation that helped the growth of the sector in 2024. The policy on SIM card linkage with the National Identification Number (NIN) of telecoms’ subscribers, was concluded this year, after several years of implementation. “As for the NCC, the interoperability between the various players is decided by the regulator. The rules of engagement are decided by the regulator, and the do’s and the don’ts are also decided by the regulator. Again, the fact that there was no significant infraction or significant penalty on any player, was because the regulator was transparent and the operators also complied with the laid down policies,” Adebayo said. Challenges According to Adebayo, the telecoms sector faced several challenges in 2024, that slowed down development in the sector. He said vandalisation of telecoms infrastructure led to significant revenue losses by operators, both in terms of connectivity and in terms of high cost of operations. “There were severe damages on telecoms’ infrastructure, caused by road contractors, which affected connectivity and quality of service in 2024, coupled with theft of diesel and power stations on sites. But I am glad about the passage of the Critical National Information and Infrastructure (CNII) Bill that seeks to protect telecoms infrastructure going forward,” Adebayo said. The biggest challenges we had in 2024 were more about vandalisation, denial of access to site by social miscreants, including site closure by government agencies, and of course, the issue of non-sustainability of telecoms tariff, Adebayo said, adding that telecoms tariff in 2024, was far below cost. “So I can say that 2024 was actually a year of subsidy where operators subsidised their services for everybody. We provided subsidised services and that is not commendable because it is not sustainable,” Adebayo said. Restoration of Damaged Subsea Cable This year, precisely March 14, 13 African countries faced internet disruptions, which led to operational downtime for all businesses connected to the internet, including banks, where bank customers could not carry out banking transactions for hours. Internet Service Providers (ISPs), as well as broadband connectivity providers were completely disconnected from the internet and from the broadband connections, as they could not provide connectivity access to their customers in banks, schools, churches, mosques, business centres, call centres as well as to organisations in different sectors of the economy. The disruption was caused by multiple cuts in the submarine cable around the coast line of Senegal and Cote d’ Ivoire. The affected 13 countries include: Cote d’ Ivoire, Liberia, Benin Republic, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Togo, Cameroon, Gabon, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Lesotho, and parts of South Africa. Speaking about the restoration process, the CEO, West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC), Mr. Chris Wood, told THISDAY that 35 networks across West African countries, Nigeria inclusive, were restored to full capacity resilience, few after the cut. adding that it will take another four weeks to fully restore internet services to all network operators that are connected to the affected four submarine cables that came from Europe, with landing points along the West African coast. According to him, it cost a total of about $2 million to achieve full restoration to a single subsea cable, depending on the extent of the cut on the cable. This brings it to a total of about $8 million to fix the affected four submarine cables that were affected by the cut. Nigeria’s .ng Domain The total figure for the registration, renewal and restoration of Nigeria’s .ng domain name dropped slightly in July this year to 226,454, after a major leap in the months of May and June this year, which recorded 223,891 and 226,702 respectively. The statistics was released by the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NiRA), the body responsible for managing Nigeria’s country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD). According to the statistics, the total .ng domain name registration, renewal and restoration, reached 223,891 in May 2024, and further increased to 226,702 in June 2024, before sliding slightly 226,454 in July 2024. THISDAY had last month, reported an initial steady growth of Nigeria’s .ng domain name, which grew from 212,890 in December 2023 to reach 215,496 in January 2024, before increasing again to 217,527 in February 2024, with a further increase to 220,216 in March 2024, and another increase to 222,820 and 223,891 in April and May 2024 respectively, before reaching 226,702 in June 2024. Although the summation of .ng domain name includes registration, renewal and restoration, but the latest statistics on Nigeria’s .ng domain name as released by NiRA, showed that registration alone reached 8,066 in May 2024, and it increased 8,164 in June 2024, with a further increase to 8,607 in July 2024. The .ng domain name renewal alone was 5,545 in May 2024, and it decreased to 5,028 in June 2024, before increasing to 5,743 in July 2024, while the .ng domain name restoration alone was 140 in May 2024 and it increased further to 142 in June 2024, with a further increase to 209 in July 2024. The ccTLD .ng domain name is Nigeria’s identity in cyberspace, which has the .ng at the suffix of every official email address that originates from Nigeria. In the United Kingdom, official email addresses end with . co.uk . In United States of America, they end with .com, while in South Africa, the official email addresses end with . co.za . WATRA’s Regulatory Framework In response to the growing challenges posed by the introduction of Non-Geostationary Satellite Orbits (NGSO) services across West Africa, the West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA), which Nigeria belongs to, has developed a comprehensive framework aimed at regulating the advanced satellite systems. During the 21st Annual General Meeting, which held recently in Freetown, Sierra Leone, WATRA resolved to establish an Ad hoc Technical Working Group tasked with developing recommendations to address the regulatory gaps surrounding NGSO services. NGSO satellites, which offer significant advancements in connectivity and data transmission, have created both opportunities and challenges for WATRA Member States. While some countries have successfully licensed these services, others are dealing with unauthorised NGSO operations that pose security risks, threaten national investments, and destabilise local telecommunications markets. Recognising the concerns, the newly formed Ad hoc Technical Working Group has proposed a detailed framework designed to guide member states in effectively regulating NGSO services. The Executive Secretary of WATRA, Aliyu Aboki, highlighted the importance of the recommendations in ensuring a stable and secure telecommunications sector. “The introduction of NGSO services has brought new technological capabilities to the region, but it has also introduced complex regulatory issues that cannot be ignored. This framework is a necessary step to protect the investments of our Member States, ensure national security, and maintain a fair and competitive market,” Aboki said. Support for Indigenous Tech Companies The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, during the year, promised government support for indigenous technology companies, through collaboration. The minister said this in Lagos, during his visit to Imose Technologies smartphone/tablet factory and the Teesas Learning Centre, one of the 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) Applied Learning Clusters (ALC). Pleased with his on-the-spot assessment of the factory and learning centre, Tijani said the assessment of Imose Technologies factory, would enable the Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy to understand how best it could support indigenous companies to scale. “We do need companies, businesses that can actually truly build solutions for our people. In the digital economy space, we can’t achieve our objectives without local companies. Even as we start to invest in fiber optic network to ensure we can reach all of our people, it’s going to be useless if people don’t have the devices, such as the phone, the tablets, the laptops to be able to access internet and use it for meaningful purposes. So that’s why we need indigenous companies like Imose Technologies and many more out there to understand their pain points and how we can support them so that they can start to truly fully manufacture devices in Nigeria. And that way it can become affordable and our people can have access,” Tijani said.

Get Employable Conference Empowers African Youth to Meet Tech Sector DemandsTitle: "I Am a Detective: Is a 7.8 Rating on Douban Justified? Unveiling the Gritty Realities of Grassroots Criminal Investigation"’s were supposed to illuminate what a presidency free of guardrails would look like. Many of his picks have been surprising, . His initial announcements were giveaways to his base — Matt Gaetz, then Pam Bondi for AG; Tulsi Gabbard for ; RFK Jr . But , one familiar theme has emerged: the willingness of the incoming president to spurn committed right-wing ideologues . The first clue was his selection of Marco Rubio to lead the State Department. A relatively centrist Republican senator who is a supporter of military aid to Ukraine and Israel, Rubio’s pick was seen as a blow to the isolationist wing of the party, which Trump has long been seen as championing. The Florida senator is facing accusations of being a “neocon” from the likes of Alex Jones, Ron Paul, and even RFK Jr, who reports is lobbying Trump to select someone else for the job. Rubio is just one nominee. But several of Trump’s other -level picks are also rankling people who were hoping that a Trump victory would mean a return to power for a vision of the American right wing that never took into account the realities of MAGA-world and Trump himself. The Republican Party still struggles to wrestle with how Trump-style populism — sometimes isolationist, sometimes pro-labor, and infrequently consistent — fits in to the ’s overall ideology. And vice versa. Scott Bessent’s nomination for Treasury is another key example. His selection on Friday came despite public lobbying him specifically carried out by and murmurs about his connections to Democrat-supporting billionaire George Soros on the right. Other Republican figures have sounded off over his pick to run the Labor Department, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, over her support for the union-boosting Pro Act. But maybe Trump’s worst transgression against the far-right: his pick for Surgeon General. Yes: what is typically an apolitical appointment is now provoking rage among two key groups of voters who backed the incoming president in 2024, the anti-mask, anti-lockdown Covid-skeptic crowd (in all its various shades), and the anti-abortion evangelical and Catholic right. Many of the former crowd in particular gravitated towards Ron DeSantis in the 2024 GOP primary after he emerged as a vocal opponent of mask mandates and other public health guidelines while serving as Florida’s governor in 2020 and 2021. Dr Janette Nesheiwat’s nomination enrages both camps. A clip of Nesheiwat appearing on the Fox Business Network is spreading in right-wing circles; in the video, she expresses support for Facebook’s efforts to tamp down on vaccine and Covid conspiracies — a huge no-no for a segment of the population which adamantly refused to comply with mask mandates, social distancing requirements and protested the closure of schools when the virus was killing hundreds of thousands of Americans. Her serving as the announcement of her intended appointment was immediately besieged by Trump supporters demanding that she refuse the position. “Watch your step, Janette. We don’t trust you,” wrote host Sara Gonzales. If this feels familiar, it’s because Donald Trump has spent the past year making various decisions and statements which similarly enraged or otherwise spun up various groups of voters that make up the right flank of the GOP. That same willingness to disappoint hardline conservative Republicans — at least, the ones who pay attention to the day-to-day of the political news cycle — was evident throughout the 2024 campaign. The anti-abortion right frequently takes the brunt of it; Trump spurned them, and former rival DeSantis, when he refused to endorse Florida’s six-week abortion ban. His stance against legislation to ban abortion at the federal level angered that group, too. But the comparatively uncontroversial selections for Cabinet positions following a few initial outliers raises another question: is the president-elect attempting to build political capital with the Senate? And for what purpose? With the Trump administration reportedly plotting a massive day-one push on immigration, one that will likely rely on Congress in some form for changes to law and funding which can only be provided through the Legislative Branch, we may have that answer in the weeks ahead.

Trademark squatting is a common practice where individuals or companies register trademarks with the intention of selling them back to the rightful owner at a profit. In the case of the Xiaomi YU7, it appears that opportunistic squatters have preemptively registered trademarks related to the new car, possibly in an attempt to capitalize on Xiaomi's brand recognition and the hype surrounding the YU7's launch.Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100

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