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Dana Carvey Says Elon Musk's 'Incredible Accent' Tough to Mimic on 'SNL'MEXICO (AFP) – At least seven people died when a light aircraft crashed on Sunday in a heavily forested area of Jalisco in western Mexico, local authorities reported. The aircraft, a Cessna 207, was flying from La Parota in the neighbouring state of Michoacan. Jalisco Civil Protection said via its social media that the crash site was in an area that was difficult to access. Initial authorities on the scene “reported a preliminary count of seven people dead”, who haven’t been identified yet, according to the agency. “A fire was extinguished and risk mitigation was carried out to prevent possible additional damage,” it added. Authorities said they were awaiting the arrival of forensic investigators to remove the bodies and rule out the presence of additional victims.
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The Australian sharemarket is tipped to open weaker despite a rally from some of the world’s largest technology companies that spurred a rebound on Wall Street. ASX 200 futures were down 15 points or 0.2 per cent at 8.183 at 7.15 AEDT, after the S&P/ASX 200 Index gained 1.7 per cent on Monday to post its best session in six months. Overnight, US stocks recovered from a wobble that was fuelled by weaker-than-expected data on US consumer confidence. While most companies in the S&P 500 retreated, Tesla and Nvidia drove a gauge of the “Magnificent Seven” megacaps up over 1 per cent. However, it was a thin trading session at the start of a holiday-shortened week, with volume roughly 20 per cent below the average of the past month. Wall Street recovered from an early wobble as the heavyweight technology stocks spurred a rebound. Credit: Bloomberg “Primary uptrends remain intact for equities despite the recent profit-taking,” Craig Johnson at Piper Sandler said. “Given the short-term oversold conditions, we expect a ‘Santa Claus Rally’ to be a strong possibility this year.” To Morgan Stanley’s Michael Wilson, negative breadth — when falling shares outnumber those that are rising — may not matter as much for high-quality stock indexes with robust price momentum. Earlier, stocks lost steam momentarily after data showed consumer confidence unexpectedly sank for the first time in three months on concerns about the outlook for the US economy. “The economic outlook is deteriorating,” said Neil Dutta at Renaissance Macro Research. “This was true before the Fed’s December confab and remains true. The risk of the Fed flip-flopping is quite high.” The S&P 500 added 0.4 per cent. The Nasdaq 100 climbed 0.7 per cent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average wavered. Qualcomm climbed after prevailing at trial against Arm Holdings’ claim that it breached a license for chip technology. Rumble soared on news that crypto stablecoin firm Tether will buy a stake in the video-sharing platform. Meanwhile, US retail giant Nordstrom is going private after the founding Nordstrom family, which owns a 33 per cent stake in the company, teamed up with Mexican retail investor El Puerto de Liverpool on the deal. Treasury 10-year yields advanced seven basis points to 4.59 per cent. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index rose 0.3 per cent. The S&P 500 is on its way to record a stellar annual return and back-to-back years of more than 20 per cent gains. The index has risen about 25 per cent since the end of 2023, with the top seven biggest technology stocks accounting for more than half of the advance. “Last week’s action should mark the end of the recent pullback and allow a ‘Santa Claus Rally’,” said Jonathan Krinsky at BTIG. “We do think a deeper correction early in ’25 is likely, albeit from a new all-time high.” The prospect or not of a “Santa Claus Rally” during a seven-day period, which includes the last five trading days of the old year and the first two of the new one, continues to be a barometer of investors’ optimism into the new year. Bloomberg L.P.
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(TNS) — Vinal Technical High School's Criminal Justice and Protective Services Program has received a $300,000 infusion to support a state-of-the-art upgrade to its emergency operations center courtesy of two global companies. Students at the Middletown school have developed a free online, year-round intelligence briefing for first responders nationwide. Daily briefings on hurricanes, disease outbreaks, power outages, and solar flares are available. David Cruickshank, CJPS department head, founded the program. Vinal opened the nation's first high school emergency operations center five years ago. The EOC was used at full capacity for three major incidents: the first cruise ship COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, a COVID-19 hospital deployment in Wyoming in 2021, and Hurricane Ian in 2022. "We realized they're doing so well that we need to be using it more and doing more," said Cruickshank, a former police officer. "We didn't realize the students were going to be as good as they are. They blow us away every day." He added that the students suggested using the "groundbreaking" program more often. While he recently applied for funds to upgrade the center, he said that Samsung and Comcast jumped at the chance. "I figured it was a five-year goal," but funds were secured within just three months. Samsung offered to double the amount the high school would have spent by supplying an "absolutely incredible" video wall that contains state-of-the-art technology, Cruickshank explained. Comcast, a project partner since the center opened, upgraded all its equipment and increased its contribution. RnB Enterprises installed the entire wall, he said, and worked to get companies to offer significant discounts on equipment. "It's not what people see," he said. "It's what they don't see. It's what's behind the monitor that powers it with gig-per-second internet for up to 400 devices." "The students all have the ability to turn their Chromebooks into Ferraris because they're on different networks, and they're able to do incredible things," he said. The wall was ready to operate when students came back from summer break. Then Hurricane Helene hit in September. At the time, a program graduate was working in Florida on a national ambulance contract. He reached out, asking to be included in Vinal's briefings. "He wasn't getting any information while he was down there," Cruickshank said. However, Cruickshank said the EOC hadn't been activated for the incident. "We realized at that moment that we've been doing it wrong this whole time." A group of student incident commanders got together and came up with the idea of the briefings, said Cruickshank, who is also a security specialist for the National Disaster Medical System under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. "It is incredible. They aggregate about 60 websites every single day to create the briefing. They filter out exactly what emergency responders need," Cruickshank said. Unfortunately, Cruickshank said, "there's no shortage of disasters. They're getting bigger and worse and more frequent." At the same time, most first responders started in the field around Sept. 11, 2001, he said. "They're all getting to the end of their careers, and it's leaving big gaps for talented people that have field experience. That's what we're training these students to do: be the next people at the helm." Students can earn their EMT certification and learn about emergency management, fire, forensics and law in CJPS. "They're very well-rounded," Cruickshank said. They also have an opportunity to earn their Federal Aviation Administration drone pilot license, take hazardous materials courses, and learn Stop the Bleed CPR techniques. They end up graduating with more certifications than most four- or five-year police officers, Cruickshank said. "They can get hired pretty much anywhere right out of high school." Those who went through the program work for companies such as AMR New Haven and are dispatchers in Cromwell and Waterbury. Others become firefighters or combat medics. Apollo Rodriguez, a junior, said the experience has been "unbelievable." "Anytime something major happens, it's easy to feel glum or depressed by the state of the world," Apollo said. "Being here has shown me I don't have to sit there and feel helpless. I can do something about that." Timely information is crucial for those in emergency operations, said Apollo, who is among only 10 students nationwide chosen to work as a Federal Emergency Management Agency Youth Preparedness Council representative for New England. "This has to be something you have to want to do. You have that compassion and care for others and that drive," Apollo said. Dontae Northup, a junior, agreed. "It will take time. It will take effort," he said. "You will have to work early in the day, late at night to find the information you need." Hands-on training is also invaluable. "We are getting real-world experience. We are already making impacts on the field while we're still getting our education," Apollo said. Cruickshank said, "It's incredible having a junior in high school, and her resume is better than mine." The program is much in demand. In all, 72 students are enrolled, and there's a waiting list at Vinal, A.I. Prince, Bullard-Havens and Windham technical high schools. "We're rolling it out to more schools as fast as we can," he said. Courses are college level, including forensics and criminal psychology. "We push these kids hard," Cruickshank said. "You can throw anything at a high school student, and as long as you give them the passion, motivation, they're going to accomplish it," he said.Jamichael Stillwell scores 22 to lead Milwaukee to 69-65 victory over St. Thomas-MinnesotaTaylor Swift served up a holiday special to a sweet Kansas City fan. After the pop princess made a visit to a local children's hospital, she shared online some of the presents to the kids she met. One fan, in particular, left quite the impression on Taylor after referring to the singer's outfit as "tea." She thanked the young girl and seemingly took note for a future act of kindness. In a video shared to social media, the young girl opened her present, unveiling articles of clothing from high-fashion brand Miu Miu. Taylor included a note which said: “When you asked where I got it, I purposely didn’t tell you because i had a plan :) Picked you up a few things I hope you’ll think are tea. Merry Christmas ! Love, Taylor." Taylor Swift reveals choreography easter egg on Eras Tour leaving fans stunned Taylor Swift reveals the role she'll play in Selena Gomez's upcoming wedding with Benny Blanco The young fan was elated by the present, expressing joy and gratitude. But she wasn't the only individual to receive a special present from the Bad Blood singer. Another young fan from the hospital was gifted a Dyson hair wrap after telling Taylor it was her Christmas wish. Taylor wrote on her memo that she was sending over the pricy hair tool in case Santa didn't pull through. Fans found the gestures from Taylor absolutely adorable. One wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter: "We made the right person famous ten fold. It has nothing to do with how much money she has. She could’ve not done anything, but she did because she wanted to make this sweetheart smile." Another added: “I didn’t tell you where I got it because I had a plan” mind you the outfit together was $10k. she is so generous but if she told me her outfit was miu miu I STILL would not have just gone out and bought it because I cannot afford it she is so precious hahaha." A third said: "That is sweet to purposely not tell her where she got her outfit bcuz she had a plan! One of the things I love about Taylor she is a planner and got her the best present and a gorgeous leather jacket!" Taylor's visit to the children's hospital came just after the conclusion of her worldwide the Eras Tour, where she brought her music to listeners across the world. DAILY NEWSLETTER: Sign up here to get the latest news and updates from the Mirror US straight to your inbox with our FREE newsletter.
How major US stock indexes fared Monday, 12/23/2024
