HCC hosts interdisciplinary mock trial: The People v. Taylor CopelandPSH Hospitals Partner With SCGF for Affordable CareWales face a daunting task to halt their historic losing run as they host South Africa in the final match of a dismal Autumn Nations Series on Saturday. It has been a woeful campaign for Warren Gatland’s side thus far to follow a one-win Six Nations and summer defeats by the Springboks and Australia, equalling their worst-ever run of 10 successive Test defeats after being edged out at home by Fiji before setting a new low mark after a sobering 52-20 thrashing by the resurgent Wallabies last weekend. Such a harrowing sequence has deepened the ongoing sense of crisis around Welsh rugby and led to fervent speculation over the future of Gatland, whose second stint in charge at the Principality Stadium is proving to be a disaster. Gatland met with Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) chiefs in the changing room after the demolition by Australia and admitted he would consider his future. The former Lions coach - who offered to step down after a dreadful defeat by Italy in this year’s Six Nations - then said earlier this week that he would resign if it was in the best interests of Welsh rugby, though also insisted that he wanted to carry on in the job as he also dismissed reports of a break clause in his contract following the 2025 Six Nations. Speculation continues that Saturday could represent Gatland’s final match in charge, particularly in the likely event that Wales are on the receiving end of another heavy defeat. Reigning back-to-back world champions South Africa arrive in Cardiff having seen off both England and Scotland in successive weeks, following up their first Rugby Championship triumph since 2019. Wales vs South Africa takes place on Saturday November 23, 2024 at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff. Kick-off is slated for 5:40pm GMT, which is 7:40pm in South Africa. It is the final match of the autumn for both of these teams, with Wales having lost to Fiji and Australia and the Springboks defeated both Scotland and England thus far. TV channel: The game will be shown live in the UK on TNT Sports 2, with coverage beginning at 5:15pm GMT. Fans can also catch the action live via Welsh-language channel S4C, where build-up begins at 5pm GMT. Live stream: TNT Sport subscribers can view the match live online via the Discovery+ app and website, with web coverage also available via S4C. Live blog: You can follow Saturday evening’s contest with Standard Sport’s dedicated live match blog. Wales show four changes to the side thrashed by Australia, with Sam Costelow starting at fly-half over Gareth Anscombe and Rio Dyer brought onto the wing as Blair Murray shifts to full-back in place of Cam Winnett. In the pack, injured lock Adam Beard is replaced by Christ Tshiunza and Aaron Wainright makes way for Taine Plumtree at number eight. Versatile uncapped forward Freddie Thomas - a former England youth international - looks set to make his Test debut off the bench, with Gloucester team-mate Josh Hathaway also earning a promotion. South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus has been forced into a late change on the eve of the game, with Jean Kleyn forced out of the squad through injury and Eben Etzebeth promoted from the bench to start at lock again alongside Franco Mostert. Marco van Staden moves onto the bench. There were seven original changes from the Boks with Erasmus continuing to shuffle his pack and showcase that formidable strength in depth, with brothers Jaden and Jordan Hendrikse partnered together at half-back for the very first time. The rest of the alterations were in the pack, with Mostert coming in for RG Snyman and Thomas du Toit replacing the rested Ox Nche in the front row. Johan Grobbelaar replaces Bongi Mbonambi at hooker and Elrigh Louw lines up in the back row with Pieter-Steph du Toit having returned home with a shoulder issue. Nche had initially been due to start despite a nasty cut to his knee suffered against England, but a change of heart then saw Thomas du Toit switch to loosehead and Wilco Louw start again at tighthead. Kwagga Smith, Lukhanyo Am, Andre Esterhuizen and Makazole Mapimpi have all now left the squad, along with Pieter-Steph du Toit. Wales XV: Murray; Rogers, Llewellyn, B Thomas, Dyer; Costelow, Bevan; G Thomas, Lake (c), Griffin; Rowlands, Tshiunza; Botham, Morgan, Plumtree Replacements: Elias, Smith, Assiratti, F Thomas, Reffell, R Williams, James, Hathaway South Africa XV: Fassi; Kolbe, Kriel, De Allende, Arendse; Jordan Hendrikse, Jaden Hendrikse; T du Toit, J Grobbelaar, W Louw; Etzebeth, Mostert; Kolisi (c), E Louw, Wiese Replacements: Marx, Steenekamp, Koch, Van Staden, Snyman, Hanekom, Reinach, Pollard Free-falling Wales should not look at the recent head-to-head record for any crumb of comfort as they desperately seek a rot-stopping victory on Saturday. South Africa have won six of the last seven matches between the two nations, including three in a row. They last played at Twickenham back in June, when the Springboks ran in five tries and won 41-13 against an experimental Wales team who were shown two yellow cards early on to fall to 13 men. Wales’s only win over South Africa since 2018 came on their 2022 summer tour, when they beat them away for the very first time courtesy of a tense 13-12 victory in Bloemfontein before losing the series decider. Wales wins: 7 South Africa wins: 34 Draws: 1 It’s impossible to make a case for anything other than a dominant South Africa victory this weekend. Wales look to be hitting rock bottom and have a Herculean task ahead not to go a whole calendar year without winning a single Test match for the first time since all the way back in 1937. We fully expect another decisive showing from the Springboks to likely hasten the end of Gatland’s miserable second spell in charge. South Africa to win, by 20 points. Wales to win: 20/1 South Africa to win: 1/40 Draw: 50/1 Odds via Betfair (subject to change).

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday threatened 100% tariffs against a bloc of nine nations if they act to undermine the U.S. dollar. His threat was directed at countries in the so-called BRIC alliance, which consists of Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates. Turkey, Azerbaijan and Malaysia have applied to become members and several other countries have expressed interest in joining. While the U.S. dollar is by far the most-used currency in global business and has survived past challenges to its preeminence, members of the alliance and other developing nations say they are fed up with America’s . Trump, in a Truth Social post, said: “We require a commitment from these Countries that they will neither create a new BRICS Currency, nor back any other Currency to replace the mighty U.S. Dollar or, they will face 100% Tariffs, and should expect to say goodbye to selling into the wonderful U.S. Economy.” At a summit of BRIC nations in October, and described it as a “big mistake.” “It’s not us who refuse to use the dollar,” Putin said at the time. “But if they don’t let us work, what can we do? We are forced to search for alternatives.” Russia has specifically pushed for the creation of a new payment system that would offer an alternative to the global bank messaging network, SWIFT, and allow Moscow to dodge Western sanctions and trade with partners. Trump said there is “no chance” BRIC will replace the U.S. dollar in global trade and any country that tries to make that happen “should wave goodbye to America.” Fatima Hussein, The Associated Press

California to consider requiring mental health warnings on social media sitesDonald Hand Jr. scores 29 with 10 rebounds, Boston College beats Fairleigh Dickinson 78-70President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday he would pick Kash Patel, the former chief of staff to to the acting secretary of defense during the first Trump administration, to serve as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation . "Kash is a brilliant lawyer, investigator, and “America First” fighter who has spent his career exposing corruption, defending Justice, and protecting the American People," Trump wrote in a post to Truth Social, arguing Patel would "bring back Fidelity, Bravery, and Integrity to the FBI." Patel, who will have to earn Senate confirmation to become FBI director, has earned a reputation as the ultimate Trump loyalist who has called for a purge of perceived enemies in the Justice Department and intelligence agencies. A former public defender who rose to increasingly senior national security posts in the final year of Trump’s first term, Patel has promoted the falsehood that the 2020 election was “stolen” from Trump as well as baseless claims that federal bureaucrats in the “deep state” tried to overthrow the former president. Patel has called for replacing “anti-democratic” civil servants in law enforcement and intelligence with “patriots” who he says will work for the American people, and in his memoir described the current political moment as “a battle between the people and a corrupt ruling class." “The Deep State is an unelected cabal of tyrants who think they should determine who Americans can and cannot elect as president, who think they get to decide what the president can and cannot do, and who believe they have the right to choose what the American people can and cannot know,” Patel wrote in "Government Gangsters." Former intelligence officers, Democratic lawmakers and Western officials worry that a hard-line Trump loyalist like Patel could reshape the makeup and mission of the nation’s intelligence apparatus, stripping it of its apolitical outlook and skewing assessments to adhere to a White House agenda. And they fear a worst-case scenario in which the spy agencies could be turned into tools to target political opponents. During the investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, Patel gained favor with Trump as a congressional staffer after drafting a memo that accused the FBI of making mistakes in how it obtained a warrant to conduct surveillance of a former Trump campaign volunteer. Many of the memo’s assertions were later disproved. An inspector general report found fault with the FBI’s surveillance during the Russia investigation, but also found no evidence that federal authorities had acted in a politically partisan way. Patel went on to serve in Trump’s White House National Security Council, briefly as an adviser to the acting director of national intelligence and as chief of staff to Defense Secretary Chris Miller at the end of Trump’s first term. During the closing months of Trump’s tenure, the former president proposed Patel to serve as the deputy CIA director or to take over the FBI. Then-CIA Director Gina Haspel, a career intelligence officer, threatened to resign if Patel was installed and the attorney general at the time, William Barr, vehemently objected. Trump ended up dropping his plans. “Patel had virtually no experience that would qualify him to serve at the highest level of the world’s preeminent law enforcement agency,” Barr later wrote in his memoir. Patel and some other Trump loyalists suspected there was information hidden away in the intelligence community that could shed more light on bureaucratic plotting against Trump and in favor of Joe Biden, former officials said. “It was a fairly conspiratorial environment at that point,” said Marc Short, who served as chief of staff to then-Vice President Mike Pence. Echoing Trump’s “deep state” rhetoric Patel has echoed Trump’s rhetoric labeling journalists as traitors and calling for “cleaning out” allegedly disloyal federal bureaucrats. In an interview last year with longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon, Patel vowed to go after “conspirators” who he claimed had abused their positions in government. “The one thing we learned in the Trump administration the first go-around is that we have to put in all-American patriots top to bottom,” Patel told Bannon. “And the one thing that we will do that they never will do is that we will follow the facts and the law and go to courts of law and correct these justices and lawyers who have been prosecuting these cases based on politics and actually issuing them as lawfare,” he said. “We will go out and find the conspirators, not just in government but in the media — yes, we’re going to come after the people in the media who lied about American citizens who helped Joe Biden rig presidential elections. Whether it’s criminally or civilly, we’re going to figure that out — but yeah, we’re putting you all on notice,” Patel said. Trump and his allies first started referring to a “deep state” soon after the 2016 election, viewing the investigation into Russia’s interference in the election — and its outreach to the Trump campaign — as an attempt to sabotage his presidency. Patel joined Trump on the 2024 campaign trail and has promoted his memoir, a film adaptation of the memoir and a line of children’s books featuring him as a “wizard” defending “King Donald.” He has touted his charity, the Kash Foundation, as a way of helping the needy and providing legal defense funds to whistleblowers and others. But the foundation has released few details of its finances. According to tax filings for 2023, revenue for the foundation increased to $1.3 million last year, compared with $182,000 in 2022, with much of the money coming from donations. The foundation listed expenses of $674,000, with about $425,000 spent on advertising and marketing. He also has appeared on Truth Social peddling “Warrior Essentials” anti-vaccine diet supplements, which are supposed to “reverse” the effects of Covid-19 vaccines. In his memoir, Patel recounts how after law school he dreamed of landing a job with a law firm and a “sky-high salary” but “nobody would hire me.” Instead, he became a public defender in Miami. Referring to his stint at the Justice Department after his work as a public defender, Patel has claimed he was the “lead prosecutor” for a federal case against a Libyan accused of taking part in the lethal 2012 attack on a U.S. compound in Benghazi. “I was the main Justice lead prosecutor for Benghazi,” Patel said in an interview on a YouTube channel hosted by a former Navy SEAL, Shawn Ryan. But in Justice Department announcements at the time, Patel was not listed as the lead prosecutor or as part of the legal team. At a 2016 proceeding in Houston for a case involving a Palestinian refugee who pleaded guilty to supporting ISIS, a federal judge, Lynn Hughes, dressed down Patel and kicked him out of the chambers, according to a court transcript . The judge repeatedly questioned why Patel had flown all the way from Central Asia to be present at the proceeding, as the judge said his presence was unnecessary. And he scolded Patel for failing to dress appropriately. “Act like a lawyer,” the judge said. He accused Patel of being a Washington bureaucrat who would interfere in a case where he was not needed. “‘You’re just one more nonessential employee from Washington.” In his memoir, Patel wrote that he had rushed back from Tajikistan and did not have a suit to wear to the courtroom, and that he chose not to talk back to the judge “who had it out for me” to avoid damaging the government’s terrorism case. This article first appeared on NBCNews.com . Read more from NBC News here:Haynes also added 16 rebounds for the Patriots (9-4). Darius Maddox shot 5 of 11 from the field, including 1 for 5 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 3 from the line to add 13 points. Brayden O'Connor shot 2 for 5 (2 for 3 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line to finish with nine points. The Mountaineers (8-5, 1-1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) were led by Dola Adebayo, who recorded 13 points and seven rebounds. Mount St. Mary's also got 11 points, nine rebounds, four assists and two blocks from Terrell Ard Jr.. Arlandus Keyes also had seven points. Haynes scored 11 points in the first half and George Mason went into halftime trailing 30-28. George Mason used a 10-3 second-half run to come back from a three-point deficit and take the lead at 34-30 with 17:54 remaining in the half before finishing off the victory. Maddox scored nine second-half points. George Mason plays Tuesday against Davidson at home, and Mount St. Mary's hosts Niagara on Sunday. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .

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CLEMSON — South Carolina coach Shane Beamer has no doubt about where his surging, 16th-ranked Gamecocks belong in the postseason — chasing a national championship. “It's hard for me to say we're not one of the 12 best teams in the country,” a giddy Beamer said Saturday after watching his team pull off another late miracle, courtesy of quarterback LaNorris Sellers, to defeat No. 12 Clemson 17-14. Sellers scored his second touchdown , this one from 20 yards out with 1:08 to play, for South Carolina's sixth straight victory, four of them in that run coming over ranked opponents. Are you paying attention, College Football Playoff selectors? “If the committee's job is to pick the 12 best teams, you tell me,” Beamer said. It would be hard to pick against the Gamecocks (9-3, 5-3 SEC; No. 15 CFP) with Sellers, a confident, poised freshman, playing as well as he is. He finished with 166 yards rushing and 164 yards passing. Two games ago, he set career bests with 353 yards passing and five TD throws in twice rallying the Gamecocks from fourth-quarter deficits to defeat Missouri 34-30. This time, Sellers shrugged off his interception near Clemson's goal with less than 11 minutes left to lead his team to a field goal and then his game winner. Sellers spun away from defender Peter Woods in the backfield, broke through the line and cut left to reach the end zone. Sellers hears defenders get angry when they get their hands on but can't bring down the speedy, 6-foot-3 passer in his first year since taking over for Spencer Rattler. How does he do it? “I don't really know,” Sellers said. Beamer had an answer to that one, too. “He's a competitor, he's a warrior,” Beamer said. “He doesn't get too high or too low. He's out there having fun.” The Gamecocks hope to have more fun in a week so, confident they'll hear their name called among the expanded field of 12 that will play for a national crown. They know, too, they'll have Sellers leading the way. “He's a magician, man,” Gamecocks linebacker Demetrius Knight Jr. said. “LeMagic, LeComeback, whatever you want to call him.” Clemson (9-3, 7-1 ACC, No. 12) had a final chance and drove to the South Carolina 18 with 16 seconds left — well within reach of a tying field goal — when Cade Klubnik was intercepted by Knight to end things. The Gamecocks were 3-3 after losing at Alabama in mid-October and then pulled off their longest winning streak since 2012. The Tigers also were hoping to play their way into the CFP's 12-team field. But their offense had too many costly mistakes and their defense could not corral Sellers. “He's a great player and made great players,” Clemson linebacker Barrett Carter said. Still, there could be postseason hope for Clemson, which will cross its fingers and pray Syracuse can pull off an upset over No. 8 Miami later Saturday that would get the Tigers into the Atlantic Coast Conference title game next week against SMU. Both teams came in on highs, the Tigers having won three straight and the Gamecocks five in a row, including three consecutive over ranked opponents Texas A&M, Vanderbilt and Missouri. But neither team found its offensive rhythm in the opening half. Sellers was sacked by T.J. Parker and turned the ball over as Parker recovered with South Carolina inside the Clemson 20. The Tigers drove to the South Carolina 11 and turned down a chip-shot field goal to go for it on fourth-and-1. But Mafah was stopped way short by Jalon Kilgore and Knight. Klubnik had scoring runs of 13 and 18 yards for the Tigers. Takeaways South Carolina : What a run by the Gamecocks, who before the season were picked 13th in the SEC and now may find themselves part of the national championship playoff field. Clemson : The Tigers lost to both ranked SEC opponents they faced this season, first to No. 1 Georgia to start the year and then to rival South Carolina. Clemson's close call Tigers coach Dabo Swinney was proud of his team's regular season but knew the loss might leave it short of getting back to the playoff. “We could've had a great year,” he said. "We got better this season, a lot of positives to build on. “But this one is tough. It's tough. It hurts,” he continued. Beamer's call Shane Beamer knew what a big week it was when he got a voicemail from his old boss, former South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier. “Beamer, you're doing great,” said Spurrier, who coached the Gamecocks from 2005-2014. “This might be the biggest game in the history of South Carolina.” Up next South Carolina and Clemson both await their postseason games.

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Biddeford High School eighth-grade students took part in an electrical session at the Biddeford Regional Center of Technology as part of Trades for ME. Contributed / Biddeford School Department Biddeford Regional Center of Technology hosted 75 Biddeford High School eighth-grade students for a “Trades for ME” event on Nov. 14. The program is made possible through New Ventures Maine and empowers girls and gender-expansive youth to learn about non-traditional careers in the trades through hands-on learning experiences. Students began the day hearing from Christina Consigli, senior project manager from Consigli Construction, and Joyce Taylor, chief engineer from the Maine Department of Transportation, according to a school department press release. The speakers shared information about their current positions in their fields as well as how they chose their pathways. Following the opening address, students attended three different women-led workshop sessions. Sessions included Auto Collision, Auto Technology, Carpentry, Electrical, Engineering, Fire Fighting, Heavy Equipment, Manufacturing/Machining, Police and Welding. Students learned how to change tires, build toolboxes, wire light switches, don the gear of firefighters, and much more. Feedback from students who participated was positive. “I enjoyed learning how to fix a car. It is a useful life tool even if I do not go into that trade,” student Emily Donovan said. Following the event another student, Mi Le said, “I enjoyed hearing about different career paths.” Bonnie Petry of Great Falls Construction co-led the carpentry session. “The one thing I loved was the transformation from the very beginning of each workshop to their sense of accomplishment and pride being able to bring home a toolbox that they built with their own two hands,” she said. “I really want to do carpentry,” student Domoa Saiwan said. “It’s really fun to build stuff.” “It was great to see students who were nervous or reluctant at the start of their sessions roll up their sleeves and fully engage as they tried something new,” said Kim Bennett, assistant director of Biddeford Regional Center of Technology. “Many of the girls shared that they were excited to go home and tell their parents about what they were able to do. We hope many of the students consider enrolling in BRCOT programming in the future.” For more information about Trades for ME, visit newventuresmaine.org. We invite you to add your comments. We encourage a thoughtful exchange of ideas and information on this website. By joining the conversation, you are agreeing to our commenting policy and terms of use . More information is found on our FAQs . You can modify your screen name here . Comments are managed by our staff during regular business hours Monday through Friday as well as limited hours on Saturday and Sunday. Comments held for moderation outside of those hours may take longer to approve. Please sign into your Press Herald account to participate in conversations below. If you do not have an account, you can register or subscribe . Questions? Please see our FAQs . Your commenting screen name has been updated. Send questions/comments to the editors. « PreviousCalifornia to consider requiring mental health warnings on social media sites