The request came as TikTok and the Biden administration filed opposing briefs to the court, in which the company argued the court should strike down a law that could ban the platform by January 19 while the government emphasised its position that the statute is needed to eliminate a national security risk. “President Trump takes no position on the underlying merits of this dispute. Instead, he respectfully requests that the court consider staying the Act’s deadline for divestment of January 19 2025, while it considers the merits of this case,” said Mr Trump’s amicus brief, which supported neither party in the case. The filings come ahead of oral arguments scheduled for January 10 on whether the law, which requires TikTok to divest from its China-based parent company or face a ban, unlawfully restricts speech in violation of the First Amendment. Earlier this month, a panel of three federal judges on the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unanimously upheld the statute, leading TikTok to appeal to the Supreme Court. The brief from Mr Trump said he opposes banning TikTok at this junction and “seeks the ability to resolve the issues at hand through political means once he takes office”.
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PRATTVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered an Alabama city to allow an LGBTQ+ pride group to participate in the city's Christmas parade on Friday, after the mayor initially blocked the group from the annual event citing unspecified “safety concerns.” Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * PRATTVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered an Alabama city to allow an LGBTQ+ pride group to participate in the city's Christmas parade on Friday, after the mayor initially blocked the group from the annual event citing unspecified “safety concerns.” Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? PRATTVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered an Alabama city to allow an LGBTQ+ pride group to participate in the city’s Christmas parade on Friday, after the mayor initially blocked the group from the annual event citing unspecified “safety concerns.” U.S. District Judge R. Austin Huffaker Jr. ruled that the City of Prattville violated Prattville Pride’s First Amendment right to free speech and 14th Amendment right to equal protection under the law when it banned the group from running a float in the annual Christmas parade one day before the event was set to take place. “The City removed Prattville Pride from the parade based on its belief that certain members of the public who oppose Prattville Pride, and what is stands for, would react in a disruptive way. But discrimination based on a message’s content ‘cannot be tolerated under the First Amendment,’ ” Huffaker wrote in his opinion. The ruling required the city to provide at least two police officers to escort the float throughout the parade. On Thursday, Prattville Pride requested additional security measures from law enforcement. In response, Mayor Bill Gillespie Jr released a statement banning the group from the parade altogether, citing “serious safety concerns.” Huffaker’s ruling said that, leading up to the event, some community members “voiced vehement opposition” to the group’s inclusion in the parade, but that “the City has presented no evidence of legitimate, true threats of physical violence.” Gillespie’s office referred to a statement posted on the city’s social media in response to a request for comment. “The City respects the ruling of the Court and will comply with its order. The safety of everyone involved with the parade is a priority,” city officials said in a statement on social media. Prattville Pride celebrated the ruling on social media. “The Christmas parade is a cherished holiday tradition, and we are excited to celebrate alongside our neighbors and friends in the spirit of love, joy, and unity,” the group wrote. Prattville is a small city of about 40,000 people, just north of the capital of Montgomery. AdvertisementPathstone Holdings LLC trimmed its position in shares of Coterra Energy Inc. ( NYSE:CTRA – Free Report ) by 9.9% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 234,235 shares of the company’s stock after selling 25,805 shares during the period. Pathstone Holdings LLC’s holdings in Coterra Energy were worth $5,610,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in CTRA. Bank of Montreal Can grew its holdings in Coterra Energy by 160.1% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 2,898,876 shares of the company’s stock valued at $80,154,000 after buying an additional 1,784,192 shares during the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP grew its stake in shares of Coterra Energy by 5,325.5% in the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,148,569 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,632,000 after acquiring an additional 1,127,399 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. increased its position in Coterra Energy by 29.1% during the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 4,498,227 shares of the company’s stock worth $119,968,000 after acquiring an additional 1,013,107 shares during the period. Earnest Partners LLC raised its stake in Coterra Energy by 37.5% during the 1st quarter. Earnest Partners LLC now owns 1,918,569 shares of the company’s stock valued at $53,490,000 after purchasing an additional 523,480 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Susquehanna Fundamental Investments LLC acquired a new position in Coterra Energy during the 2nd quarter valued at $12,898,000. 87.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors. Coterra Energy Trading Up 0.7 % CTRA stock opened at $27.63 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $24.26 and a 200 day moving average price of $25.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a current ratio of 1.61 and a quick ratio of 1.56. Coterra Energy Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $22.30 and a fifty-two week high of $28.90. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.64, a P/E/G ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 0.22. Coterra Energy Dividend Announcement The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 27th. Investors of record on Thursday, November 14th will be issued a $0.21 dividend. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.04%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, November 14th. Coterra Energy’s dividend payout ratio is currently 50.60%. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Coterra Energy from $31.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, November 15th. Piper Sandler lifted their price objective on Coterra Energy from $32.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, November 14th. Roth Mkm upgraded Coterra Energy from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their target price for the company from $25.00 to $29.00 in a research note on Tuesday, August 27th. Scotiabank decreased their price target on shares of Coterra Energy from $35.00 to $32.00 and set a “sector outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 10th. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on shares of Coterra Energy from $27.00 to $29.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 14th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, sixteen have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $32.41. View Our Latest Research Report on Coterra Energy Insider Buying and Selling In other Coterra Energy news, SVP Adam M. Vela sold 16,435 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.76, for a total transaction of $439,800.60. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 72,409 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,937,664.84. This represents a 18.50 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink . 1.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders. Coterra Energy Company Profile ( Free Report ) Coterra Energy Inc, an independent oil and gas company, engages in the development, exploration, and production of oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids in the United States. The company’s properties include the Marcellus Shale with approximately 186,000 net acres in the dry gas window of the play located in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania; Permian Basin properties with approximately 296,000 net acres located in west Texas and southeast New Mexico; and Anadarko Basin properties with approximately 182,000 net acres located in Oklahoma. Recommended Stories Want to see what other hedge funds are holding CTRA? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Coterra Energy Inc. ( NYSE:CTRA – Free Report ). 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A team at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) has developed a comprehensive set of innovative genetic tools and mouse lines, called iFlpMosaics, designed to enhance the study of gene function and its implications in health and disease. The groundbreaking study, led by Dr. Rui Benedito and published in Nature Methods , presents a pioneering approach that overcomes critical limitations of existing methods for generating genetic mosaics. These innovations will enable scientists to more accurately investigate the effects of somatic mutations on cellular biology and disease. The study highlights the iFlpMosaics toolkit's utility across different experimental setups, detailing how it allows scientists to track the effects of single or multiple gene deletions within the same tissue. This advance opens the way to deeper insight into the function of genes in cell biology, regeneration, and disease. Understanding gene function is pivotal for the progress of biomedical research. Traditional biomedical genetic studies compare cells from distinct mutant and control animals, a method that often fails to account for the differing epigenetic landscapes and tissue microenvironments within each animal. "This disparity can lead to confusing results, complicating the interpretation of gene function," explained Dr. Benedito. The iFlpMosaics toolkit is unburdened by these shortcomings and allows researchers to induce genetic mosaics with high throughput and precision, making it easier to study cell-autonomous gene function directly within the same organism. Our work with these new genetic tools highlights the importance of generating genetic mosaics from identical progenitor cells, within the same animal, if we want to fully understand the function of different genes in multiple cell types during organ development or in disease models." Dr. Irene García González, first author on the study Current technologies for inducing genetic mosaics, such as MADM (Mosaic Analysis with Double Markers) or Cre-dependent mosaics, are hampered by technical issues related to low efficiency or reliability. The iFlpMosaics toolkit overcomes these issues, offering a robust platform for the ratiometric induction and clonal tracking of fluorescently labeled wildtype and mutant cells. The toolkit not only enhances the understanding of genetic mutations in tissue development and disease processes, but also facilitates the study of complex interactions between cells within their microenvironment. "iFlpMosaics offers a big step forward for researchers studying diseases caused by somatic mutations, such as cancer and vascular malformations" said Dr. Rui Benedito. "It's precision and versatility provide an important resource for anyone seeking a better understanding of gene function in normal organ development and function, as well as in disease settings." The study was funded by the European Research Council (ERC) through Starting Grant AngioGenesHD (638028) and Consolidator Grant AngioUnrestUHD (101001814), the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities (SAF2017-89299-P y PID2020-120252RB-I00), and the la Caixa Foundation (HR19-00120 and HR22-00316 AngioHeart). Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (F.S.P.) Garcia-Gonzalez, I., et al . (2024). iFlpMosaics enable the multispectral barcoding and high-throughput comparative analysis of mutant and wild-type cells. Nature Methods . doi.org/10.1038/s41592-024-02534-w .ATIF Announces Plan to Change its Nasdaq Ticker Symbol to “ZBAI”
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SOMERVILLE, N.J. , Nov. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Specified Technologies Inc. has announced their latest Firestop Clash Management (FCM) and Firestop Locator (FSL) releases. FCM automates the process of locating and assigning firestop solutions to conditions within Autodesk ® Revit ® , enabling firestop novices to find firestop solutions like a firestop expert. In this latest release, STI has further expanded the capabilities of FCM by integrating it with their firestop documentation and compliance tool, Firestop Locator (FSL). FSL enables contractors and facilities' teams to document the status, location, and products used for any and all fire life safety services across a building. In the latest update for FSL, teams can now create custom items to track any service on their project beyond the base six (Penetration, Joint, Extinguisher, Door, Damper, and Barrier). Teams can also modify the base six items to include project specific inspection and maintenance requirements and any other details that they would like to be tracked. With this new integration, decisions made during the design phase of a building using FCM are seamlessly passed into FSL during the construction phase, giving implementation teams a jump start on work to be done. This integration also improves data integrity and eliminates the guesswork in the field of determining what firestop systems and products are to be used where. "We're proud of the latest releases of FCM and FSL and look forward to continuing to support the fire life safety community," says Justin Pine, Sr. Manager of Software & Services. Specified Technologies Inc. promotes life and building safety by developing innovative fire protection systems and accompanying digital tools that help stop the spread of fire, smoke, and hot gases. Our SpecSeal® and EZ Path® product lines are engineered for easy installation and deliver powerful performance, often resulting in lower installed costs. Since firestopping is our only business, we concentrate all our resources on providing the highest quality, fully tested, innovative firestopping solutions. Contact: Jess Bern ; [email protected] SOURCE Specified Technologies, Inc.is asking the to block a federal law’s imminent ban on in the United States if the popular app’s Chinese parent company doesn’t sell it by next month’s deadline. The nation’s highest court will hear arguments in the case on January 10. In with the Supreme Court on Friday, ’s attorney D. John Sauer — who is also for — said the president-elect doesn’t take any position on the challenge, but he is asking the justices to pause the law to allow his incoming administration “the opportunity to pursue a political resolution of the questions at issue in the case.” A federal appeals court this month of a quickly approaching forced sale or nationwide ban, . TikTok argued that the ban infringes on its users’ First Amendment protections, but a three-judge appellate panel agreed that the government “offered persuasive evidence” that a law passed by Congress to potentially ban the app is “narrowly tailored to protect national security.” President Joe Biden signed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act into law earlier this year after , which set a deadline of January 19 — one day before Trump’s inauguration — for to divest from the platform to an American company, or face a ban. On the campaign trail, Trump appeared to change his tune around the app, which he had previously supported banning. He had issued an executive order banning the platform in 2020 during his first stint in office but the company successfully challenged the order in court. “I was at the point where I could have gotten it done if I wanted to,” he told MSNBC’s on March 11. “There are a lot of young kids on TikTok who will go crazy without it. There are a lot of users.” He also met with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew this month after telling reporters at a Mar-a-Lago press conference he has a “warm spot” for the app, as he falsely claimed that he “won youth” by “34 points.” “There are those that say that TikTok has something to do with it,” he said. (Trump gained some ground with young voters but lost by roughly among voters aged 18 to 29.) “President Trump alone possesses the consummate dealmaking expertise, the electoral mandate, and the political will to negotiate a resolution to save the platform while addressing the national security concerns expressed by the Government — concerns which President Trump himself has acknowledged,” Sauer told the Supreme Court. Members of Congress and federal law enforcement agencies have argued that the app presents a national security threat that could allow the Chinese government to mine data from its millions of users and show maniuplative content. Several Republican-led states have also banned TikTok from government devices, while the state of Montana banned the app altogether, though that law was blocked in federal court.
Trump offers a public show of support for Pete Hegseth, his embattled nominee to lead the PentagonIn an interview for "CloseUP" on Friday, U.S. Rep.-elect Maggie Goodlander said she wants to work in a bipartisan fashion but isn't on board with some of President-elect Donald Trump's plans.
