e phil Arkansas receiver Andrew Armstrong said Tuesday that he is entering the NFL Draft. Later in the day, a school spokesman told reporters that Armstrong will skip the Razorbacks' bowl game. The destination isn't yet known. Armstrong led the Southeastern Conference in both receptions (78) and receiving yards (1,140) but caught just one touchdown in 11 games this season. His catches and yardage were both second-most in Arkansas history behind Cobi Hamilton, who had 90 receptions for 1,335 yards in 2012. "It's been a journey for the books and I wouldn't trade it for anything because it has made me into the man I am today," Armstrong said of his Razorbacks tenure in a social media post. "... I will never forget all the moments that were shared here in Fayetteville." Armstrong played two seasons at Texas A&M-Commerce before transferring to Arkansas ahead of the 2023 season. In two seasons with the Razorbacks, he caught 134 passes for 1,904 yards and six scores. --Field Level Media

STILLWATER — For 11 years, Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy found himself noticing Kody Walterscheid’s family on the pre-game march into Boone Pickens Stadium. “I noticed the mom's holding a baby,” Gundy said. “I'm guessing that's a grandkid. They're in the same place on The Walk, and it just happens that when I get to a certain point, that for whatever reason, I can see them. Obviously, his dad's like 6-foot-9, so it's not hard to miss them. ... That family's been a big part of our football team." Saturday’s senior day game against Texas Tech will be Walterscheid’s 61st game as a Cowboy. It will also mark the end of the 11-year streak of OSU teams including a Walterscheid that began when Kody’s older brother Cole Walterscheid joined the team in 2014. At least 20 seniors will say goodbye to Boone Pickens Stadium on Saturday, but the list could get much bigger. Twelve seniors have the option to return but might choose to go ahead and participate in senior day this weekend perhaps influenced by pending roster cuts following the season. Then there’s any players who might choose to declare early for the NFL Draft which Gundy expects to include running back Ollie Gordon and linebacker Nick Martin although he hadn't received official word yet. People are also reading... Sooners legend Tiare Jennings 'a game changer' as OU softball graduate assistant Bill Haisten: ‘Why would you even say that?’ OSU fund-raising was damaged by Gundy comments Berry Tramel: Kevin Wilson makes a decision for TU's future that might not be his State Department of Education bought 532 Trump Bibles, purchase order shows QB commit Jett Niu's dreams led him to OSU, but he had one question for Mike Gundy What's the latest with Michael Fasusi? An update on OU's top 2025 recruiting target Roster cuts are coming to Oklahoma State and Mike Gundy is dreading it Will Brent Venables make a solid offensive coordinator hire? Joe C believes so — and here's why POLL CLOSED: Vote for the Bill Knight Automotive high school football player of the week for Week 11 A new name coming for one of Tulsa's tallest buildings What's Brent Venables telling recruits now? Has no-visit policy for OU commits changed? Police, sheriff talk about what Trump's mass deportation plan could mean for Tulsa James Franco visits Outsiders House Museum Mike Gundy preparing to send Ollie Gordon, Nick Martin, Collin Oliver to NFL Draft Video: Stephen Colbert counts Ryan Walters among 'far-right weirdos' Trump could hire Sixteen seniors have played their entire career at OSU. Only five other teams in the nation have more this season. “Those guys have, a lot of them have been here for six years, and each year when they depart, I can't decide whether I think they just got here or if they've been here forever with all the classes that are meshing nowadays,” Gundy said. “These guys have won a lot of games. ... Their commitment to the organization has been very special, like all of them. It takes a lot, and those guys have been very successful.” At times, defensive lineman Collin Clay thought he’d never make it to this moment after tearing the same ACL in back-to-back years. “I felt like after my second one, I was ready to, you know, just hang it up,” Clay said. “But, you know, I just feel like I'm strong enough to just go out there and persevere through that stuff. And I feel like I did. I feel like that's a story for anybody else that may be going through the same thing. ... If you feel like you know your faith is there, just trust and believe God that everything will work out the way they're supposed to.” Clay said his time on the sidelines taught him that there’s more to life than football. At some point, his identity became completely wrapped up in the sport, which made things difficult when he couldn’t play. “It definitely built my character,” Clay said. Clay plans to coach high school football after his playing career wraps up, but he’s also considering another path— culinary school. “I think it's cool to just watch people cook things,” Clay said. “It's pretty entertaining just to see like the process and everything that it takes. ... It is just cool to be able to try new things.”South Korea lifts president's martial law decree after lawmakers reject military ruleThe Columbia Lions and the Duke Blue Devils take the court in one of five games on the college basketball schedule on Sunday that feature a ranked team. Watch women’s college basketball, other live sports and more on Fubo. What is Fubo? Fubo is a streaming service that gives you access to your favorite live sports and shows on demand. Use our link to sign up for a free trial. Catch tons of live women’s college basketball , plus original programming, with ESPN+ or the Disney Bundle.

MADRID (AP) — Getafe scored twice in three minutes midway through the second half to beat struggling Valladolid 2-0 and record only its second win in La Liga on Friday. The victory ended Getafe’s five-game winless run and lifted it into 15th place in the 20-team standings. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.

MITCHELL — As a new season gets underway for the Mitchell High School boys basketball program, many elements from last year remain the same. The roster is largely intact, having graduated just one regular rotation player. Head coach Ryker Kreutzfeldt is still on the sideline, his fourth season guiding the program. In Class AA, the core schedule hardly ever changes. ADVERTISEMENT But as the reigning Class AA state champions, that familiar territory has taken on a new feeling for the Kernels. “You have to have a different mentality coming into this one; it's not the same,” Kreutzfeldt said. “That's something we're going to have to work through early. If we can stay focused on everyday things, we'll end up being all right, but there's an adjustment period, and we're probably going to go through that for a couple weeks, at least.” As Kreutzfeldt explains, last year’s Kernels had several unknowns and went into the season believing it would have to battle all season long to be in position to make the state tournament. Instead, they were the No. 1 seed, compiled a 23-1 record and won the program’s first state championship in nearly two decades. “This year, everyone would expect us to just be in the state championship again. It's not that easy,” Kreutzfeldt said. “How do you deal with that early? When everybody else is thinking about March, you've got to be thinking about December 2 (the Kernels’ opening day of practice).” That’s not to say the Kernels aren’t chomping at the bit to prove they’re the team to beat. This year, the first allowable practice date didn't come until the calendar flipped over to December, while a year ago, Mitchell played its first game on Dec. 8. That bit of extra waiting only added to the anticipation, as the Kernels hope to turn 2024-25 into another special campaign. “We were all just counting down the days and getting ready,” said senior Gavin Hinker. “We're all excited, and we're all ready to work hard. We know that everybody's going to give us their best shot.” ADVERTISEMENT Even with the roster continuity and the amount of time invested during the offseason, the official tip-off to a new season is hardly ever easy, according to Kreutzfeldt. No matter the circumstances, it takes time to settle back in and find a practice flow that works best for everyone. On top of that, paramount for this year’s MHS roster is finding a new vocal leader. Last season, then-senior Gavin Soukup stepped into that role and helped guide the Kernels to a title while also providing a level of on-court production that earned second-team all-state honors. “I think we're probably ahead of last year because everyone's got some varsity experience, and we kind of know what to expect,” said senior Markus Talley. “But without (Soukup), he was a big part of the team last year, so we need guys to step up and be leaders.” Mitchell has more than two full weeks of practice before opening its 2024-25 schedule at Watertown on Tuesday, Dec. 17. The first week of game action also includes the West River weekend trek to face Rapids City Stevens and Rapid City Central on Dec. 20 and 21. The Kernels host their first home games as part of the Hoop City Classic, welcoming Orono (Minn.) on Dec. 28 and Orlando Christian Prep (Fla.) on Dec. 30. While there’s plenty to be settled in the Kernels’ camp between now and then, Kreutzfeldt is confident that Mitchell can hit the ground running. “I have no doubts that, come opening night, these guys will be ready to go,” Kreutzfeldt said. “We've got a long way to go until then — two weeks and a day — so that's our challenge right now. We’ve got to fall back in love with the basics.”Elon Musk says the Securities and Exchange Commission wants him to pay a penalty or face charges involving what he disclosed — or failed to disclose — about his purchases of Twitter stock before he bought the social media platform in 2022. In a letter posted by Musk on the platform now called X, his lawyer Alex Spiro tells the outgoing SEC chairman, Gary Gensler, that the commission's demand for a monetary payment is a “misguided scheme” that won't intimidate Musk. The letter also alleges that the commission reopened an investigation this week into Neuralink, Musk's computer-to-human brain interface company. The SEC has not released the letter. Nor would it comment on it or confirm whether it has issued such a demand to Musk. “It is the policy of the SEC to conduct investigations on a confidential basis to preserve the integrity of its investigative process,” an agency spokesperson said in an email Friday. Messages also were left Friday by The Associated Press seeking comment from Spiro. In the letter, Spiro says he is responding to demands from SEC staff members about a multi-year investigation of “certain purchases, sales and disclosures of Twitter shares.” In addition, Spiro is demanding to know who directed the actions. Musk bought Twitter in October 2022 for $44 billion. But a lawsuit filed by a Twitter investor in April 2022 accused Musk of violating a regulatory deadline to reveal that he had accumulated a stake of at least 5%. Instead, according to the complaint, Musk failed to disclose his position in Twitter until he had nearly doubled his stake to more than 9%. That strategy, the lawsuit alleges, hurt ordinary investors who sold shares in the San Francisco company in the nearly two weeks before Musk acknowledged that he held a major stake in Twitter. Eventually, the disclosure of Musk's stake in Twitter caused the value of its shares to soar 27% from its April 1 close to nearly $50 by the end of trading on April 4. That improper delay, according to the lawsuit, deprived investors who had sold shares before Musk's stake in the company was publicly known of the opportunity to realize significant gains. Musk has been engaged in a running battle with the SEC since 2018. That was when he and Tesla, his electric car company, each agreed to pay $20 million in fines over tweets Musk had made about having amassed the necessary funding to take Tesla private. Such a transition never happened; Tesla remains a public company. Musk sought to overturn part of the settlement that required him to have his postings about Tesla reviewed by a Tesla attorney. That provision, he had contended, violated his free speech rights. The dispute made its way to the Supreme Court, which rejected Musk's appeal without comment. Gensler, who was nominated to lead the SEC by President Joe Biden, announced last month that he would step down from his post on Jan. 20, when Donald Trump will be inaugurated as president. Trump has announced that intends to nominate cryptocurrency advocate Paul Atkins to chair the SEC. Trump has named Musk as co-chair of a “Department of Government Efficiency” to try to reform the federal government.I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! favourite Barry McGuigan revealed he has a plastic nose following a nasty boxing injury. He shared the story with his campmates on Friday (November 22). Barry, 63, revealed on the ITV show: "When I had it broken it was flat, so they just took the bone out and replaced it with plastic." He added that it was just part of the risks of boxing. Barry won both the British and European featherweight championships between 1983 and 1985, and his contributions to the sport earned him a place in the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2005. He showed off his boxing skills as he sparred with McFly singer Danny Jones on the show. Read more Tulisa Contostavlos' ex speaks out on her changing face amid heath battles Asking for Barry's tips on how to take a body punch, Barry told him to tense his stomach muscles. But after he delivered a 'soft' blow, Danny was left exclaiming 'oh god'. Barry then challenged Danny to hit him back, telling him to go harder each time without even so much of a flicker of recognition on his face. Danny later told the Bush Telegraph: "Today my life was made because Barry McGuigan let me hit him in the stomach. I hit him really hard and it was solid, it was like hitting a brick wall." Viewers were thrilled by the surprise friendship and took to X to react. One fan wrote: "Barry McGuigan is still solid. Danny nearly broke his hand just jabbing his body #ImACeleb # imacelebrity. " A second said: "Berry don't give a f*** he just hurt Danny with that punch #ImACeleb." A third commented: "I want someone who looks at me the same way that Danny looks at Barry." A fourth added: "I love Danny and Barry’s friendship #ImACeleb." And a fifth shared: "Barry can barely feel Danny’s punches." "Danny and Barry are such a cute duo. Barry ain’t even phased by the punches but Danny bless him," another fan said. And another added: "Barry keep saying no hit it when Danny was punching him," adding crying with laughter emojis.Musk says US is demanding he pay penalty over disclosures of his Twitter stock purchases DETROIT (AP) — Elon Musk says the Securities and Exchange Commission wants him to pay a penalty or face charges involving what he disclosed — or failed to disclose — about his purchases of Twitter stock before he bought the social media platform in 2022. In a letter, Musk’s lawyer Alex Spiro tells the outgoing SEC chairman, Gary Gensler, that the commission’s demand for a monetary payment is a “misguided scheme” that won’t intimidate Musk. The letter also alleges that the commission reopened an investigation this week into Neuralink, Musk’s computer-to-human brain interface company. The SEC has not released the letter. Nor would it comment on it or confirm whether it has issued such a demand to Musk. Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is pushing toward a vote on legislation that would provide full Social Security benefits to millions of people. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer began the process on Thursday for a final vote on the bill, known as the Social Security Fairness Act. It would eliminate policies that currently limit Social Security payouts for roughly 2.8 million people. The legislation has passed the House. The bill would add more strain on the Social Security Trust funds, which are already estimated to be unable to pay out full benefits beginning in 2035. The measure would add an estimated $195 billion to federal deficits over 10 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Trump offers support for dockworkers union by saying ports shouldn't install more automated systems WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is offering his support for the dockworkers union before their contract expires next month at Eastern and Gulf Coast ports. He posted on social media Thursday that he met with union leaders and that any further “automation” of the ports would harm workers. He wrote that the “amount of money saved is nowhere near the distress, hurt, and harm it causes for American Workers.” The International Longshoremen’s Association has until Jan. 15 to negotiate a new contract with the U.S. Maritime Alliance, which represents ports and shipping companies. The Maritime Alliance says the technology will improve worker safety and strengthen our supply chains, among other things. IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power WASHINGTON (AP) — IRS leadership on Thursday announced that the agency has recovered $4.7 billion in back taxes and proceeds from a variety of crimes. The announcement comes under the backdrop of a promised reckoning from Republicans who will hold a majority over both chambers of the next Congress and have long called for rescinding the tens of billions of dollars in funding provided to the agency by Democrats. IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel said improvements made to the agency will help the incoming administration and new Republican majority congress achieve its goals of administering an extension of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. OpenAI's legal battle with Elon Musk reveals internal turmoil over avoiding AI 'dictatorship' A 7-year-old dispute between tech leaders Elon Musk and Sam Altman over who should run OpenAI and best avoid an artificial intelligence ‘dictatorship’ is now heading to a federal judge as Musk seeks to halt the ChatGPT maker’s ongoing conversion into a for-profit company. Musk, an early OpenAI investor and board member, sued the artificial intelligence company earlier this year. Musk has since escalated the dispute, adding new claims and asking for a court order that would stop OpenAI’s plans to convert itself into a for-profit business more fully. OpenAI is filing its response Friday. OpenAI's Altman will donate $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund LOS ANGELES (AP) — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is planning to make a $1 million personal donation to President-Elect Donald Trump’s inauguration fund, joining a number of tech companies and executives who are working to improve their relationships the incoming administration. A spokesperson for OpenAI confirmed the move on Friday. The announcement comes one day after Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said it donated $1 million to the same fund. Amazon also said it plans to donate $1 million. China signals it's prepared to double down on support for the economy as Trump tariffs loom BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese leaders met this week to plot economic policy for the coming year and sketched out plans to raise government spending and relax Beijing's monetary policy. Analysts said the broad-brush plans from the annual Central Economic Work Conference were more of a recap of current policy than ambitious new initiatives at a time when the outlook is clouded by the President-elect Donald Trump's threats to sharply raise tariffs once he takes office. The ruling Communist Party did commit to raising China's deficit and to doing more to encourage consumer spending by bringing wage increases in line with the pace of economic growth. Here's a look at China's main priorities and their potential implications. Stock market today: Wall Street slips at the end of a bumpy week Stocks slipped as Wall Street closes out a rare bumpy week. The S&P 500 was up less than 0.1% in afternoon trading Friday and headed for a weekly loss. The benchmark index hit its latest in a string of records a week ago. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 58 points. The Nasdaq composite was up 0.1%. Broadcom surged after the semiconductor company beat Wall Street’s profit targets and gave a glowing forecast, highlighting its artificial intelligence products. Treasury yields edged higher in the bond market. European markets were mostly lower and Asian markets mostly fell. Next Week: Retail sales, Fed policy update, existing home sales The Commerce Department releases its monthly snapshot of U.S. retail sales Tuesday. Federal Reserve officials wrap up a two-day meeting and issue an interest rate policy update Wednesday. The National Association of Realtors issues its latest update on U.S. home sales Thursday. African Union chairperson candidates advocate for permanent UN Security Council seats NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Three African leaders seeking to head the African Union have detailed their plans for regional security amid conflicts and political coups while strongly advocating for inter-Africa trade. The race for chairperson debate was held Friday in Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. Kenya’s Raila Odinga, Djibouti’s Mahamoud Ali Youssouf and Madagascar’s Richard Randriamandrato are seeking to be elected as chairperson for the 55-member state African Union. They had a two-hour debate Friday in which they all advocated for two permanent seats for African countries at the U.N. Security Council to effectively represent the continent with the youngest population. The three are seeking to convince most African countries before the February election to succeed the African Union Chairperson Moussa Faki.

Broncos cornerback Riley Moss has been ruled out of Monday night’s matchup against the Cleveland Browns. Moss did not practice this week due to a knee injury, which he suffered in the second quarter of Week 12’s win over the Raiders. Head coach Sean Payton said the former Iowa standout injured his MCL and there were talks about getting him back in the game. However, he remained sidelined while veteran cornerback Levi Wallace filled in, playing 49 defensive snaps. Moss was the only member of the active roster not present during the viewing period of Saturday’s practice. Wallace, who spent the past two seasons in Pittsburgh, could be in line to make his second start of the season. With cornerback Pat Surtain II out with a concussion in last month’s win over the Saints, he stepped in at outside cornerback, totaling a game-high eight tackles in 66 defensive snaps. In other injury news, Denver’s defense will get reinforcements in the trenches with Zach Allen (heel/ankle) expected to play on Monday night. The starting defensive end missed his first game as a Bronco last week but has been a full participant at practice this week. Wide receiver Josh Reynolds (hand) is questionable to play. Reynolds returned to practice earlier this month after being placed on the injured reserve last month after undergoing minor finger surgery. He sustained the injury while falling to the ground following his touchdown catch in the fourth quarter of the team’s Week 5 win over the Raiders. The veteran wide receiver was also shot in an incident that occurred around 3 a.m. Oct. 18 in Denver, The shooting happened after he and two other men were followed upon leaving Shotgun Willies, a strip club in Glendale, according to the affidavit. The Broncos have until Tuesday to decide whether to activate Reynolds from injured reserve. Payton is not concerned about the Broncos having a drop off in production after the bye week. He said good teams know how to return from the week off and maintain their high level of play. “You’ll hear all the things (like) cold weather is hard...When they play (on the road). Generally, the good teams dispel all those things and the teams that aren’t so good, gotta remove the narratives,” Payton said. “I think they’ll handle it well.” Last year, the Broncos had a bit of success coming out of the bye week. They won three straight before losing by five points on the road against Houston. As the Saints coach in 2021, Payton’s team lost five of seven games after the bye week before finishing the year at 9-8. However, in 2020, New Orleans won nine straight games, with seven of those wins coming after having a week off.WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Bryson Daily tied the American Athletic Conference record for single-season touchdowns and threw for a season-high 190 yards and a score to lift No. 25 Army to a 29-24 win over UTSA on Saturday. Army (10-1) finished the regular season 8-0 in the AAC and earned the right to host the championship game on Friday. Daily rushed for 147 yards, his academy-record ninth straight 100-yard game, and two touchdowns. Casey Larkin sealed Army’s 10th victory of the season, picking off Owen McCown at the Black Knights’ 10 with 1:14 left. “It was a great team win,” Daily said. “It was great to see the defense plays their hearts out like they’ve done all season. We knew a close game (at home) was coming at some point this season. That was today. I’m just proud of the fight that our guys showed.” Army won its 10th game for the fourth time in program history and third time in Jeff Monken’s 11 years. The Black Knights had outscored their opponents 188-62 in their first five home wins. “To be playing in the conference championship game in the first year is a little improbable,” Monken said. “It’s not something you anticipate. “I’m glad we joined the conference. It’s awesome to be in this position and have a chance to play for the conference championship. That’s not something you take for granted." Army’s defense rose to the challenges all afternoon. Kalib Fortner and Chance Keith combined to stop Brandon High short on 4th-and-1 from UTSA’s 16 on the first play of the fourth quarter. Five plays later, Bryson Daily scored his 24th touchdown of the season from one yard out to give Army a 22-17 lead. Collin Matteson picked off McCown for his first career interception with 11:17 left in the game. Daily scored his conference-tying 25th rushing touchdown, a 42-yard run on the second play following Matteson’s pick with 10:26 remaining in the game UTSA (6-6) fell to 0-6 away from the Alamodome. The Roadrunners opened the second half with McCown’s 23-yard touchdown pass to Devin McCuin on fourth down to take 17-13 lead with10:13left in the third quarter. Army senior kicker Trey Gronotte made a career-high three field goals. Gronotte’s 35-yard kick tied the game at 10-10 as time expired in the first half. Daily capped a 13-play, 75-yard drive with a 41-yard touchdown pass to running back Tyrell Robinson on the game’s opening drive with 7:30remaining in the first quarter. Robinson, a fifth-year senior, scored his first touchdown of the season and 14th in his career. UTSA answered with a touchdown on its first possession, a 10-yard run by Brandon High. High added a 6-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. Army converted on all three fourth downs on its opening touchdown drive. Noah Short caught a 6-yard pass and ran for four yards to move the chains. UTSA leading rusher Robert Henry missed the game with an undisclosed injury. Henry had a team-best 706 rushing yards and seven touchdowns. UTSA: Awaits a bowl invitation. Army: Plays Tulane in the American Athletic Conference championship game. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football

US proposes voluntary guidelines for self-driving vehicles in waning days of Biden administrationUS billionaire businessman Frank McCourt is crafting a fundamental overhaul of TikTok’s business model as part of a plan to bid for the Chinese-owned short-form video app , he told Reuters. McCourt, who formerly owned the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, said he has received verbal funding commitments totaling $20 billion from a consortium of investors to rescue the app from legal purgatory as it awaits a Supreme Court decision to determine if it will be forced to sell its US operations. His vision for TikTok includes revamping the company’s advertising model so that users will have control over the ads and type of content they want to see. Over time, TikTok could earn revenue through ecommerce and licensing data for artificial intelligence training models — with users’ consent — which will diminish the business’ reliance on ads. “When you give permission for your data to be used and you receive compensation, it’s flipping this 180 degrees and giving the user the power,” McCourt said this week. The plan faces several hurdles, including TikTok’s repeated assertions that it cannot be divested from its owner, Chinese tech firm ByteDance. McCourt said the bid for TikTok would exclude the algorithm that determines the content that users see, in order to reduce complications for ByteDance. The Chinese government in 2020 added content recommendation algorithms to its export-control list, requiring a divestiture or sale of TikTok’s algorithm to go through its administrative licensing procedures. TikTok’s appeal to the Supreme Court is a last-ditch effort to overturn a law signed by President Biden that seeks to force a sale over national security concerns, or else the app will be banned on Jan. 19. McCourt said he believes the Supreme Court will uphold the law, after which ByteDance could be open to negotiations. Until then, he is focused on smoothing the path to an acquisition. McCourt said he and his team have had “preliminary conversations” with members of President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration. Trump tried to ban TikTok in 2020 but has since reversed his view , saying on Dec. 16 that he has “a warm spot in my heart for TikTok .” A spokesperson for Trump did not respond to a request for comment. The team is also speaking with potential CEO candidates for the new TikTok, McCourt said. One source familiar with the matter said the team approached V. Pappas, TikTok’s former chief operating officer . Pappas did not respond to a request for comment. McCourt declined to name who he is speaking with for the CEO role. The plan for TikTok will also include migrating its technology onto an open-source protocol developed by Project Liberty, an organization founded by McCourt. The protocol would allow users to control their data and easily move it elsewhere on the internet. The plan is influencing the search for a CEO. “This is both a big project to scale the technology that we’ve built, but it is also a vision for a better internet. We’re talking to people who share that vision and have the capacity and skills to do both,” McCourt said.

IoT in Smart Building Market to Scale New Heights as Market Players Focus on Innovations 2024-2030 12-20-2024 07:47 PM CET | Industry, Real Estate & Construction Press release from: AMA Research & Media LLP Advance Market Analytics published a new research publication on "IoT in Smart Building Market Insights, to 2030" with 232 pages and enriched with self-explained Tables and charts in presentable format. In the Study you will find new evolving Trends, Drivers, Restraints, Opportunities generated by targeting market associated stakeholders. The growth of the IoT in Smart Building market was mainly driven by the increasing R&D spending across the world. 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Article content If you’re a fan of the Trailer Park Boys , you already know that Bubbles (played by Mike Smith) has a longstanding love of music. Recommended Videos Since the mockumentary began in 2001, he’s been strumming a guitar in Nova Scotia’s fictional Sunnyvale Trailer Park while helping his pals Julian (John Paul Tremblay) and Ricky (Robb Wells) in their various get-rich-quick hijinks, which has included no shortage of dope peddling and other low-key criminal activity. With 16 seasons of their show under their belt and three feature films, their latest big screen adventure, Trailer Park Boys Presents: Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties , finds Bubbles getting to realize his lifelong ambition to front a band and hit the road as a support act for Billy Bob Thornton and The Boxmasters. “ I always dreamed about having a band and then I got a band,” Bubbles tells Postmedia in an interview. “I put an ad up at the local music store. Twelve people showed up, and seven or eight of them were pure s***, so I was left with the rest.” Featuring Bubbles, Julian, Ricky and Randy (Patrick Roach), the spinoff is the first Trailer Park Boys movie since 2014’s Don’t Legalize It . Bubbles says he was invited to join Thornton after the Oscar-winner saw a viral video of him performing live. “W e played at a penitentiary and I accidentally caused a riot and it was up on the TikTok machine. That’s how Billy’s guy saw it. That’s how we got offered the tour,” Bubbles says. In addition to Thornton, the movie features appearances by Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood, The Hobbit star Martin Freeman and Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan. Speaking in character on a recent afternoon inside Toronto’s Horseshoe Tavern, Bubbles, Julian, Ricky and Randy discussed their long-awaited return to movie theatres, Donald Trump’s recent threat to make Canada the 51st U.S. state, and made their predictions for who’s winning the Stanley Cup this season. Bubbles, you’ve always dreamed about being onstage. What was it like to have this dream come true? Bubbles: It’s been unbelievable ... I ended up on tour over in Europe with Billy Bob Thornton and playing at Abbey Road with Ronnie Wood. It’s like living in a dream, basically. Julian and Ricky, Bubbles gets himself in trouble while on tour and the two of you have to go over to Europe and bail him out. So you’re like the superheroes of this story. Julian: We didn’t wear capes, but we definitely had special powers. Bubbles: What superheroes do you know that are drunk and high? Ricky: High Man Julian: And Drunk Man Bubbles: Well there you are. This isn’t just a movie. Bubbles and the S***rockers also have a full-length album out right now called Longhauler . Tell me about that. Bubbles: It’s 13 songs. It came out last month and it’s the best of Bubbles and the S***rockers. I figured I put out a best-of right away. It’s a real record with real songs. Eddie Kramer produced it; he worked with Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin and Rolling Stones ... two Beatles songs ... we recorded it at my studio, Tabby Road. You guys have been around for almost 25 years Why do people keep coming back? Ricky: I don’t know. It’s weird ... but I think there’s a good message in there. We don’t need a lot to be happy. Life can be simple and we look out for our family and friends. So I think there’s a lot of good things about people who live in a trailer park. Julian: We do what we want, we’re not afraid to do what we want and if we end up in jail it’s not a big deal. I guess that’s where we differ from a lot of people because people are afraid of jail. But that’s just a part of life sometimes ... we do what we want any old time. It’s a song. Almost 25 years after you started this thing did you think you’d still be in the trailer park? Ricky: I did not. It was supposed to be six episodes and it turned into this. Julian: We thought it was a miniseries and then it turned into 25 years later. I’m enjoying it. I think it’s a good time. Lots of perks ... We got free tickets to the Leafs game last night and free booze. Ricky: Now you’re on FansOnly. Bubbles: We’re on all the social medias now. Instagram, Grindr... all of them. Ricky you almost get into a fight with The Hobbit’s Martin Freeman in Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties. Did you know you were about to throw hands with Bilbo Baggins? Bubbles: You threatened to shove a fork through his face, Ricky. Ricky: He was giving me the eye ... Lot of people said he started it. Julian: He doesn’t know how to fight. There are a lot of celebrities in this film. Do you guys get starstruck? Julian: For me and Ricky, if you’re a d***head we don’t like you. Ricky: No one’s better than anyone else. The nice thing about those guys, they felt the same way. They weren’t dicks. They were awesome. Bubbles you pissed yourself when you met Ronnie Wood. Bubbles: I still piss myself. Julian: You’re a groupie Bubs ... you’ve been stalking Paul McCartney for 30 years ... Where you going Monday? Bubbles: I’m going to see him in Madrid. Ricky: That’s stalking. Randy, how is it that you still haven’t been able to find a shirt that doesn’t give you an allergic reaction? Randy: I’ve been to the dermatologist. I’ve been to a few and they still haven’t figured it out. My neck isn’t so bad, it’s by breasts that get really rashy. It does get hard in the Canadian winter, but it’s OK. I do have a little bit of padding. Do you guys make any New Year’s Resolutions? Bubbles: My New Year’s resolution is to never make another New Year’s Resolution for the rest of my life. Julian: Basically retire real soon. It’s gotta happen next year. Ricky: I’m going to stop buying government weed, because I’m always disappointed. Randy: I’m going to make sure I don’t let burger coupons expire. Your 25th anniversary is coming up in 2026. How are you celebrating? Ricky: I should get married. Julian: I’ll try and stay out of jail. Donald Trump wants to make Canada the 51st state. What do you say to that? Bubbles: F*** that. Randy: We’ve got provinces don’t we? Ricky: He’s good at numbers. Julian: Not happening. Do you believe in aliens? Bubbles: One billion percent. Julian: Yes. I actually saw a craft about a month ago. Flew right over my trailer. Ricky: I don’t believe in them. Bubbles: You don’t believe in aliens? It’s mathematically impossible that there’s none. Ricky: I sort of agree, but I need to see one. If you were being shipped off to a desert island, what album would you take with you? Bubbles: You better say Longhauler . Julian: I like Iron Maiden, but if you’re on an island maybe some Bob Marley. Ricky: The (Tragically) Hip’s Fully Completely or Up to Here . Randy: Duran Duran’s Hungry Like the Wolf . Who’s winning the Stanley Cup? Bubbles: The Edmonton Oilers. Julian: The Oilers. Ricky: I think there’s a chance the Cup could be coming back to Canada this year. Winnipeg is on fire. The Oilers look good and the Leafs might actually have a chance. They have some great goaltending and defence ... it would be nice. It’s only been since 1993. Like what the f***? Trailer Park Boys Presents: Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties is now playing in theatres. mdaniell@postmedia.com

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Former Halifax mayor Mike Savage installed as Nova Scotia's lieutenant-governorA research team led by Prof. Seung-Kyun Kang from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Seoul National University has developed a strain sensor with record-breaking sensitivity in collaboration with researchers from Dankook University, Ajou University, and Purdue University. This study introduced a hypersensitive, flexible, and stretchable sensor by combining microcracks with meta-structures in an innovative way. The advanced technology enables real-time stroke diagnosis through continuous blood flow monitoring, opening new possibilities in the field of precision biomedical engineering. The results of this study were published online on December 20 in Science Advances . Flexible and stretchable strain sensors detect biomechanical signals or deformation of specific objects based on changes in the electrical resistance of conductive materials. However, previous sensors are limited by low sensitivity and a significant decline in performance when measuring infinitesimal strains below 10 −3 . This limitation poses critical challenges in the early diagnosis of diseases associated with mechanical physiological signals, as well as in structural reliability assessments and preemptive safety evaluations. For instance, cerebrovascular diseases such as brain hemorrhage or ischemia are accompanied by infinitesimal strains smaller than 10 −3 before they become life-threatening. Similarly, structural materials typically experience surface strain levels of 10 −5 to 10 −3 prior to catastrophic failure, which can lead to significant loss of life. To address these challenges, Prof. Kang's team introduced a meta-structure with a negative Poisson's ratio, achieving up to 100 times greater sensitivity compared to the previous sensors. Their sensor is capable of detecting strains as small as 10 −5 strains, equivalent to a change in length on the scale of a single atom on the surface of a human hair. The sensor developed in this study achieved world-leading strain sensitivity by amplifying electrical resistance changes through controlled widening of nanoscale microcracks. As a result, it demonstrated the capability to monitor infinitesimal deformations accompanying microbial growth processes, such as real-time detection of contact induced by the growth of mold hyphae on bread (generating strain levels as small as 10 −5 ). The newly-developed sensor demonstrated significant potential for applications in biological environments. The research team successfully attached the sensors to the surface of cerebral blood vessels inside the skull, enabling real-time monitoring of blood pressure and blood flow changes. This breakthrough highlights the potential of the sensor for early diagnosis of cerebrovascular diseases such as cerebral hemorrhage and ischemia, as well as cardiovascular disorders, while providing precise medical data. Furthermore, the sensor consists of biodegradable materials, allowing it to decompose naturally without long-term residue in the body, ensuring patient safety without the need for additional surgeries or side effects. The research team stated, "This study is not merely about improving sensor performance, but about presenting a groundbreaking approach that overcomes the fundamental limitations of the previous technologies. We anticipate wide-ranging applications not only in bioengineering and medical devices but also in fields such as robotics, disaster response, and environmental monitoring." More information: Jae-Hwan Lee et al, Hypersensitive Meta-Crack Strain Sensor for Real-Time Biomedical Monitoring, Science Advances (2024). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.ads9258 . www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ads9258Valladolid loses again and Getafe ends winless run in La Liga

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Bayan al-Hinnawi, who spent years behind bars in Bashar al-Assad's Syria, joined crowds in the heartland of the Druze minority on Friday to celebrate the president's fall, "a dream" come true for the former prisoner. Hundreds of people descended on Sweida's main square, singing and clapping in jubilation, just days after Islamist-led rebels took the capital Damascus, sending Assad fleeing. The Druze-majority city in Syria's south has been a focal point of renewed anti-government demonstrations over the past year and a half. On Friday, residents waved Syria's pre-Assad flag of white, green and black with three stars, and raised olive branches in a sign of peace. Some of them have lost family members during the anti-government uprising that began in 2011 and spiralled into civil war. Others, like Hinnawi, had languished in prison under the Assad family's five-decade rule. "It was a dream," said 77-year-old Hinnawi of Assad's ouster. Decades ago, a few years after Hafez al-Assad seized power -- which he later handed over to his son Bashar -- a 23-year-old Hinnawi was jailed. He was released 17 years later. The grey-haired man said he had "dreamed that one day the regime would fall", but did not believe that he would live to see the day. "It's a wonderful sight. Nobody could have imagined that this could happen", he said. But his joy was incomplete, remembering the many who have died in jail. "I wish that those who died when I was imprisoned in Mazzeh or Saydnaya could see this scene," said Hinnawi. Since Assad's fall, rebel forces and residents have broken into both detention centres, freeing political prisoners and searching for long-missing loved ones. Activists and rights groups say the Assad government tortured and abused inmates at both facilities. "I got out when I was 40, I missed out of my whole life," said Hinnawi, who served in the Syrian army before being jailed. Recalling torture behind bars, he said that "no oppressor in history has done what they did to us." Since Sunday, the ousted government's security forces were nowhere to be seen in Sweida, and the office of Assad's Baath party has been abandoned, as have army checkpoints on the road to Damascus. Local armed men are present, but not the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham which spearheaded the rebel offensive against Assad. Siham Zein al-Din, who lost her son in 2014 after he defected from the national army to join rebel fighters, said he had "sacrificed his life... for freedom, for dignity". The family was still searching for Khaldun's remains, said his 60-year-old mother. Like her son, some members of the Druze community took up arms against Assad's forces during the war. The Druze, who also live in Lebanon, Israel and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, make up about three percent of Syria's population, around 700,000 people. Beyond defending themselves from attacks in the areas where they live, Syria's Druze largely stayed on the sidelines of the civil war. Many managed to avoid compulsory conscription since 2011. Residents of Sweida have long complained of discrimination and the lack of basic services. Many buildings in the city are constructed from black volcanic stone that can be found in the area, and its roads have fallen into disrepair. Sheikh Marwan Hussein Rizk, a religious leader, said that "Sweida province has been marginalised" for decades, with most of its residents living in poverty. But, surrounded by the joyful protesters, Rizk said better days may be coming. "Today, we look to the future and ask for a helping hand... Our hand is extended to all Syrians." Next to him, resident Hussein Bondok held up a poster of his brother Nasser, a journalist and opposition activist who was last heard from in 2014 when he was arrested. Bondok, 54, said he believes his brother was likely killed under torture in one of Damascus's prisons. Nasser struggled for freedom, Bondok said. "I want to congratulate him now, because the seeds he had planted with his brothers-in-arms has become a tree." lk/ami/itBayan al-Hinnawi, who spent years behind bars in Bashar al-Assad's Syria, joined crowds in the heartland of the Druze minority on Friday to celebrate the president's fall, "a dream" come true for the former prisoner. Hundreds of people descended on Sweida's main square, singing and clapping in jubilation, just days after Islamist-led rebels took the capital Damascus, sending Assad fleeing. The Druze-majority city in Syria's south has been a focal point of renewed anti-government demonstrations over the past year and a half. On Friday, residents waved Syria's pre-Assad flag of white, green and black with three stars, and raised olive branches in a sign of peace. Some of them have lost family members during the anti-government uprising that began in 2011 and spiralled into civil war. Others, like Hinnawi, had languished in prison under the Assad family's five-decade rule. "It was a dream," said 77-year-old Hinnawi of Assad's ouster. Decades ago, a few years after Hafez al-Assad seized power -- which he later handed over to his son Bashar -- a 23-year-old Hinnawi was jailed. He was released 17 years later. The grey-haired man said he had "dreamed that one day the regime would fall", but did not believe that he would live to see the day. "It's a wonderful sight. Nobody could have imagined that this could happen", he said. But his joy was incomplete, remembering the many who have died in jail. "I wish that those who died when I was imprisoned in Mazzeh or Saydnaya could see this scene," said Hinnawi. Since Assad's fall, rebel forces and residents have broken into both detention centres, freeing political prisoners and searching for long-missing loved ones. Activists and rights groups say the Assad government tortured and abused inmates at both facilities. "I got out when I was 40, I missed out of my whole life," said Hinnawi, who served in the Syrian army before being jailed. Recalling torture behind bars, he said that "no oppressor in history has done what they did to us." Since Sunday, the ousted government's security forces were nowhere to be seen in Sweida, and the office of Assad's Baath party has been abandoned, as have army checkpoints on the road to Damascus. Local armed men are present, but not the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham which spearheaded the rebel offensive against Assad. Siham Zein al-Din, who lost her son in 2014 after he defected from the national army to join rebel fighters, said he had "sacrificed his life... for freedom, for dignity". The family was still searching for Khaldun's remains, said his 60-year-old mother. Like her son, some members of the Druze community took up arms against Assad's forces during the war. The Druze, who also live in Lebanon, Israel and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, make up about three percent of Syria's population, around 700,000 people. Beyond defending themselves from attacks in the areas where they live, Syria's Druze largely stayed on the sidelines of the civil war. Many managed to avoid compulsory conscription since 2011. Residents of Sweida have long complained of discrimination and the lack of basic services. Many buildings in the city are constructed from black volcanic stone that can be found in the area, and its roads have fallen into disrepair. Sheikh Marwan Hussein Rizk, a religious leader, said that "Sweida province has been marginalised" for decades, with most of its residents living in poverty. But, surrounded by the joyful protesters, Rizk said better days may be coming. "Today, we look to the future and ask for a helping hand... Our hand is extended to all Syrians." Next to him, resident Hussein Bondok held up a poster of his brother Nasser, a journalist and opposition activist who was last heard from in 2014 when he was arrested. Bondok, 54, said he believes his brother was likely killed under torture in one of Damascus's prisons. Nasser struggled for freedom, Bondok said. "I want to congratulate him now, because the seeds he had planted with his brothers-in-arms has become a tree." lk/ami/itThis Timberwolves roster is different than the one from a year ago. That much is obvious in games, as Karl-Anthony Towns’ consistent scoring and general size is missed, as is the playmaking and ball security of guys like Kyle Anderson and Jordan McLaughlin. ADVERTISEMENT But their absences have been felt in the locker room, as well. Towns was a consistent source of positivity for the team. Anderson was one of the loudest vocal leaders. The latter can be especially difficult to replace, especially because it can be uncomfortable to speak up when things are going poorly and something needs to change. That was the position Anthony Edwards has found himself in early this season. Edwards has been praised for his leadership through his first four years on Minnesota’s roster. Mostly, that all came via positivity and example. Edwards can be coached hard, which gave the greenlight for the coaches to treat everyone else the same way. Edwards was also quick to credit his teammates around him for their contributions to the cause, and was eager and willing to spend time with and talk to anyone on the roster, players No. 1-15. He’ll also stand up for any of his teammates if the occasion ever arises. That’s why he has been so beloved in the locker room and why he was viewed as such a leader, even at his young age. ADVERTISEMENT But with Anderson’s departure, Edwards was now tasked with leading even through choppy waters. And the waves have been rather large through the first quarter of the season. Minnesota’s defense has fallen off a cliff in comparison to where it was a year ago. After never even as many as three consecutive games during the 2023-24 regular season, the Wolves endured a four-game losing skid earlier this week. At that point, words were exchanged, both publicly and privately. A halftime hash out during Minnesota’s loss Wednesday to Sacramento got the conversation rolling. Mike Conley got the dialogue started, but all indications are that Edwards was a healthy participant. Edwards noted it’s difficult to know what to say in those times. “Because you look at everybody, and everybody got a different agenda. It’s like, ‘What the (heck) am I supposed to say?’ You know what I mean?” Edwards said. “I’m trying to get better in that aspect, figure out what the hell to say to get everybody on the same agenda, because everybody right now is on different agendas. I think that’s one of the main culprits of why we’re losing, because everybody out there got their own agenda. I guess their imagination of what’s supposed to be going on, and what’s really happening.” Nickeil Alexander-Walker told reporters at Friday’s shootaround that this is the most vocal Edwards has ever been. And while the intention of everyone’s messages are pure, “sometimes it’s not always worded the right way.” ADVERTISEMENT “I think we’ve crossed that line of, ‘Man, I feel like you’re not hearing the message.’ It’s tough to be called out, because you start to feel like, ‘OK, are you saying I’m the reason?’ No one wants to be at fault,” Alexander-Walker said. “But at the end of the day, I definitely think that guys are open to hearing it better. And I think it just came from a stand point of, at a point and time in the conversation, there was a comeback. It was going back and forth now, as opposed to receiving it (and saying), ‘OK, I got you.’ That’s how it’s going to be. It’s very rare that someone is just going to be able to be called out and not have anything to say. “It’s human nature to be defensive, at the end of the day. But kind of remembering what we’re here for, and if I’m being called out, chances are I’ve got to look in the mirror and be better.” It’s a delicate dance. There has to be an environment rooted in accountability, but you also have to be sure not to lose teammates, as Jimmy Butler was criticized for doing during his short stint in Minnesota a few years ago. ADVERTISEMENT And while it’s never ideal for a team to be living through a stretch of basketball the quality of which falls significantly short of the expectation, these stretches will likely lead to growth for Edwards, if not on the court, then in the locker room. You can’t steer a ship to a title if you don’t know how to navigate turbulent tides. Day by day, loss by loss, Edwards is learning how to spin the wheel. ______________________________________________________ This story was written by one of our partner news agencies. Forum Communications Company uses content from agencies such as Reuters, Kaiser Health News, Tribune News Service and others to provide a wider range of news to our readers. Learn more about the news services FCC uses here .

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