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JJ Redick may be digging through his old contacts list to help the Los Angeles Lakers improve. During a recent X broadcast , Lakers writer Anthony Irwin of ClutchPoints reported that the Lakers have expressed trade interest in forward Dorian Finney-Smith of the Brooklyn Nets. “I know that the Lakers checked in on Dorian Finney-Smith last year, and they’ve been in constant contact with Brooklyn about him,” Irwin said. Finney-Smith, 31, is known for his wing defense at 6-foot-7 and is averaging 10.8 points per game this year on a career-best 41.0 percent from three. He also shares a noteworthy connection with the Lakers head coach Redick. Finney-Smith and Redick were teammates on the Dallas Mavericks during the 2020-21 season, which ended up being Redick’s final year in the NBA. The Lakers are 10-6 this season (fourth in the West) but are a bottom-five team in defensive rating as they sorely lack consistency on that end outside of Anthony Davis and Cam Reddish (who recently replaced D’Angelo Russell in the starting lineup). That is likely why they are eyeing Finney-Smith, who could be one of several players whom the Nets move at the trade deadline . This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.Fresh pain for woman who was held captive and tortured by monster Ariel Castro By ISHITA SRIVASTAVA FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 22:11 GMT, 22 November 2024 | Updated: 22:11 GMT, 22 November 2024 e-mail View comments A woman who was miraculously rescued from her rapist captor over a decade ago is facing fresh pain after having her animal shelter raided. Michelle Knight, now known as Lily Rose Lee, got the idea to start an animal rescue during the 10 years she spent in captivity at the hands of Ariel Castro in Cleveland, Ohio . Lee, who founded Unleashed Animal Rescue in Elyria, Ohio, after she was freed in 2013, was left heartbroken after authorities raided the shelter Wednesday and took away nearly two dozen of the animals. 'I got a huge hole in my heart,' told Cleveland 19 News. 'They took all of my exotic birds, all my exotic bunnies, they took my support animal and they took my little dog.' The search warrant from Lorain County stated that the animals were facing cruelty, though Lee claims she never received any warnings before the raid. Lee explained that she received a notice from Friendship Animal Protective League saying that her animals were living in unsanitary conditions, had dirty water and that she had an emaciated dog. 'You hurt innocent animals and you hurt innocent people and I don't understand. If there was something so wrong with the living conditions and the way my animals were kept, they didn't take all of them,' she added. Michelle Knight, now known as Lily Rose Lee, got the idea to start an animal rescue during the 10 years she spent in captivity at the hands of Ariel Castro in Cleveland, Ohio 'I have lived a life of tremendous torture, problems and a lot of different things, but what made me start this rescue was Lobo,' Lee recalled. 'When I was held captive, he gave me a dog and when I tried to escape he broke that dog's neck right in front of me it destroyed my heart. 'I told myself if I ever got out of the house that I would continue God's work and I would open up a rescue.' Lee was one of three women held captive in Castro's Ohio home, where she suffered five forced miscarriages and lived in chains for over a decade. She was 21 when she was kidnapped and imprisoned in 2002. Castro lured her into his car by informing her that he knew the directions to a social services meeting that she needed to attend. He then persuaded her to go into his house by claiming his dog had just given birth, convincing Lee that she should take one of the puppies back for her toddler son. Once inside the property, Castro locked her in an upstairs bedroom, chained her up with extension cords and masturbated over her. He then strapped a sock to her mouth with duct tape and left. Lee, who founded Unleashed Animal Rescue in Elyria, Ohio, after she was freed in 2013, was left heartbroken after authorities raided the shelter Wednesday and took away nearly two dozen of the animals 'I got a huge hole in my heart. They took all of my exotic birds, all my exotic bunnies, they took my support animal and they took my little dog,' Lee said A search warrant stated that the animals were facing cruelty, though Lee she claims she had never received warnings before the raid Lee, was one of three women held captive in the home of Ariel Castro (pictured), where she suffered five forced miscarriages and lived in chains for over a decade The other two captives were Gina DeJesus, who was abducted on April 2, 2004, at the age 14, and Amanda Berry, who went missing a day before her 17th birthday on April 21, 2003. Berry was kidnapped while she was walking home from work. Castro, who worked as an elementary school bus driver, approached her in his vehicle and asked if she needed a ride home. Berry, who knew Castro as the father of her classmate and friend from middle school, agreed. He ended up inviting her inside his home to hang out with his daughter, Arlene. Once she went in, she wouldn't leave for years. 'He took me to the next bedroom, and it was just really dark in there, and he didn't turn on the lights, and there was a little, like, a little room off of the bigger bedroom, kind of a big closet,' Berry remembered. 'And he took me in there, and he told me to pull down my pants. And from there I knew, like, this was not going to be good.' Castro chained her to a pole and left her in a dark room with a television on. The other two captives were Gina DeJesus, who was abducted on April 2, 2004, at the age 14, and Amanda Berry, who went missing a day before her 17th birthday on April 21, 2003 A week after Berry went missing, Castro called her family using her cell phone to taunt them 'I just started screaming and crying... "Somebody please help me," you know. And nobody, nobody came. I was so scared that I was going to die. I didn't think that I was going to ever make it home,' Berry explained. A week after Berry went missing, Castro called her family with her cell phone to taunt them. 'He called and said, "I have Mandy," which, nobody called her Mandy but [people] who knew her, her sister Beth Serrano said. "'She wants to be with me.'" The FBI was able to narrow down the phone's location to a 30- to 40-block area, but despite exhaustive search measures, they were unable to find Berry. Castro approached Gina DeJesus in a similar fashion as she was walking home. She was good friends with Castro's daughter. Once she entered his home, she became unnerved by Castro's behavior. 'He was, like, fixing his eyebrows and, like, trimming his mustache and, like, cutting his nose hairs,' DeJesus said. 'He's like, starts like, to, like, touch me and stuff, and then I'm like, "What are you doing? You could go to jail.'" 'He just switches up like, "Well, OK, we're going to, you're going to go home now. But you can't go through the same door you came in."' The women were forced to live in squalid, filthy conditions where they were chained in their rooms, their bedrooms locked, were barely fed and given buckets to use as toilets DeJesus tried to fight him off and screamed for help when he brought her to the basement and chained her up. Her cries were drowned out by radios playing in his basement and living room. 'He, would take my hair and like, put it in his mouth. ... I don't know why he did it but it was gross,' she said. DeJesus said the first time Castro raped her was on May 7, 2004. Berry tried to record how many times he raped her in her diary by using a code. 'I would always write these numbers at the top of the pages, because I felt like, you know, one day maybe authorities will get to read it. And he'll be punished for what he did,' Berry said. The women were forced to live in squalid, filthy conditions where they were chained in their rooms, their bedrooms locked, were barely fed and given buckets to use as a toilets. 'He was always there watching every move, it was like he knew everything, every move that we did,' DeJesus said in a sit-down interview with ABC's 2020 in January 2020. 'The mattress was old and nasty, and it was just disgusting. And we had the bucket to use the bathroom, and that smelled horrible,' Berry added. 'The mattress was old and nasty, and it was just disgusting. And we had the bucket to use the bathroom, and that smelled horrible,' Berry said Berry became pregnant by Castro when she was 20 and gave birth to her daughter, Jocelyn, on Christmas in 2006 The women were fed once a day but were given only chips or crackers or other snacks as meals. They were only allowed to shower once a week While imprisoned in an upstairs bedroom and, later, the basement at Castro's home, Lee was repeatedly beaten up and raped by her attacker , resulting in her becoming pregnant five times. Each time, Castro would punch and starve her until she miscarried. Berry became pregnant by Castro when she was 20 and gave birth to a daughter, Jocelyn, on Christmas in 2006. Read More Prince William wrote to three victims of Ariel Castro's House of Horrors after revealing they watched his fairytale wedding to Kate Middleton while in captivity 'I was terrified. How? I mean, I barely eat and I'm chained to a wall, and I have a bucket for a bathroom,' Berry said. She said life in captivity changed for her with the birth of her daughter. She noted Castro even became kinder and took off her chains after her daughter started to notice them. She told Jocelyn the chains were bracelets, per Castro's orders. 'This is his kid, you know. How do I feel about that? And she resembled him a lot, and I would look at her, and I just felt, like, she's mine. She's mine,' Berry said. 'It was fun because I can get away from the situation. When I was playing with Jocelyn, Jocelyn made me forget everything.' The women were fed once a day but were given only chips or crackers or other snacks as meals. They were only allowed to shower once a week. While imprisoned in an upstairs bedroom and, later, the basement at Castro's home, Lee was repeatedly beaten up and raped by her attacker , resulting in her becoming pregnant five times Pictured: The basement pole the girls were all chained to throughout their time in captivity 'I mean, he tried to act nice, but he's like, "Well, maybe you need to go take a shower," and I had to take a shower with him,' Berry recalled. After years of abuse, they were finally able to escape on May 6, 2013. They were left alone for the first time in 11 years with a bedroom door unlocked and Amanda managed to leave the home with Jocelyn and call 911 from a neighbor, Charles Ramsey's, phone. Ramsey said at the time that he saw Berry, who he didn't recognize, at a door that would open only enough to fit a hand through, screaming, ' Help me get out! I've been in here a long time.' 'We had to kick open the bottom,' he said. 'Lucky on that door it was aluminum. It was cheap. She climbed out with her daughter.' As Amanda fled the home and ran across the street to call police, the two other women followed her out when law enforcement arrived. 'Help me! I'm Amanda Berry... I've been kidnapped and I've been missing for ten years and I'm here. I'm free now,' Berry is heard saying in the call to police. 'I need them now before he gets back!' she said in the frantic phone call to 911, going on to identify her captor as Castro. Pictured: The house on Seymour Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 7, 2013, where Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight were found alive Ariel Castro was sentenced to life plus 1,000 years, in prison on August 1, 2013 after he pleaded guilty to 937 counts of kidnapping and rape Recalling her escape from Castro's home, Lee said: 'The first moment of freedom was very difficult for me as I was going through a lot of different things. 'I saw that police badge and I just ran into their arms and said "never let me go, never let me go."' 'When I was telling [first responders] my name, they looked like they'd seen a ghost or something. Like their face completely dropped,' DeJesus said of the moment police realized they finally found the three women. Castro was sentenced to life plus 1,000 years, in prison on August 1, 2013 after he pleaded guilty to 937 counts of kidnapping and rape. On September 3, 2013, one month into his sentence, he was found dead in his prison cell after committing suicide. Ohio Share or comment on this article: Fresh pain for woman who was held captive and tortured by monster Ariel Castro e-mail Add commentFormula 1 expands grid to add General Motors' Cadillac brand and new American team for 2026 season (Auto Racing)

Jurrien Timber and William Saliba scored from corners to give Arsenal a 2-0 victory over Manchester United at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday, cutting the gap to Premier League leaders Liverpool and ending Ruben Amorim’s unbeaten start. The Gunners threatened from set pieces but little else in a strangely subdued first half, with Thomas Partey unable to direct a dangerous Declan Rice corner that injured defender Gabriel may well have converted. United goalkeeper Andre Onana twice needed to punch clear from corners, with the second presenting a half-chance for Gabriel Martinelli who sliced his shot high and wide. The visitors were content to slow the game down and retain possession, but went close before the break as Diogo Dalot dragged his effort wide from a tight angle. Arsenal were sharper after the restart and took the lead from another Rice corner in the 54th minute, with Timber heading in from a tight angle. United nearly levelled from a set piece of their own shortly after, but David Raya produced a superb fingertip save at full stretch to claw away Matthijs de Ligt’s goalbound header. Arsenal put the game to bed in the 73rd minute when Partey’s header from a Bukayo Saka delivery bounced off Saliba and in for Arsenal’s 22nd league goal from a corner since the start of last season. “Until the set pieces the game didn’t have too many opportunities for both sides, the set pieces killed the game,” Amorim told the BBC. Rice nearly added a third before substitute Mikel Merino headed past the post from the resulting corner, as each set piece generated a roar of expectation. ARSENAL CLOSE GAP Arsenal saw the game out to capitalise on Liverpool’s draw at Newcastle United, with the victory putting them third behind Chelsea on goal difference on 28 points from 14 games — with the gap to the leaders now seven points. During a small wobble while influential captain Martin Odegaard was injured, critics had questioned Arsenal’s title credentials but Rice said that was premature. “People get carried away with the title talk,” he told Amazon Prime. “I was involved in my first one last year and you just need to be in and around it in February time.” His manager Mikel Arteta told reporters: “It’s true that we went through a lot in that period ... you have to react. It’s about trying to do it next. “Today, now we’ve won four in a row — it doesn’t matter, we have to go to Fulham and be better than them.” Amorim’s first loss as United manager — and his first league defeat since his former club Sporting were beaten by Vitoria de Guimaraes in December, 2023 — left them 11th on 19 points. Amorim saw positives from United, especially in the first half. “I make the evaluation of a game regardless of the result, he told reporters. “The 4-0 (win against Everton), you can take positive things but you have to improve and you already knew that. “You can feel it in the first half, especially at the end of the first half, you can feel that they were not comfortable, you can feel it in the stadium, so you can take that.”[Source: BBC] Russia has made a rare admission, saying that a key air defence system and an air base in the Kursk region were hit by Ukraine with US-supplied atomic missiles. The defence ministry statement, which threatened retaliation, came a day after Ukraine said it had hit targets in the region. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched a record 188 drones in a single attack on Monday night, damaging critical infrastructure. Tensions have been high since the US reportedly allowed Ukraine to use atomic missiles on targets inside Russia last week, in response to Russia deploying North Korean troops. The week culminated with Russia’s use of the powerful new intermediate-range Oreshnik ballistic missile on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. The first reported strikes by Atacms on Russian territory were reported on Tuesday when Russia said falling fragments caused a fire at a military facility. But Monday’s strike on an S-400 air-defence missile battalion at Lotarevka northwest of Kursk on Saturday could be seen as more serious. The S-400 is considered the closest Russian equivalent of the US Patriot missile system. The Defence Ministry said three of the five Atacms missiles were shot down but two reached the target, damaging a radar system and causing casualties. It shared photos of what it said was debris from the air base attack. Russian military bloggers reported the Khalino attack on Monday. Also footage posted to social media on Monday – which documented bright flashes in the sky above the border region – claimed to show the moment Atacms missiles were intercepted by Russian air defences elsewhere in the Kursk region. BBC Verify corroborated that the footage was genuine and filmed in Kursk City, but could not establish whether the US-supplied missiles were the source of the flashes. A record 188 drones and four Iskander missiles attacked Ukraine overnight, the country’s air force said on Tuesday. It said 76 of them had been shot down while another 95 had been “lost track of”, and that critical infrastructure and residential buildings had been hit. Some 70% of the power of the western Ternopil region was cut, its governor said. Meanwhile the exiled Russian investigative news website Agentstvo has claimed that Ukraine is now losing territory at the fastest rate since the early days of the full-scale invasion. However, Russian gains in eastern Ukraine are still extremely slow compared to the rapid advances of February and March 2022, when its forces came close to the capital Kyiv.

U.S. stocks slipped below their records in the runup to a big jobs report due on Friday. The S & P 500 edged down 0.2% Thursday after setting an all-time high for the 56th time this year the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.6%, while the Nasdaq composite fell 0.2%. The crypto market had much more action, and bitcoin briefly burst to a record above $103,000 before falling back toward $99,000. It’s climbed dramatically since Election Day on hopes President-elect Donald Trump will be more friendly to crypto. Airline stocks were strong, while Treasury yields held relatively steady in the bond market. On Thursday: The S & P 500 fell 11.38 points, or 0.2%, to 6,075.11. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 248.33 points, or 0.6%, to 44,765.71. The Nasdaq composite fell 34.86 points, or 0.2%, to 19,700.26. The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 30.39 points, or 1.3%, to 2,396.17. For the week: The S & P 500 is up 42.73 points, or 0.7%. The Dow is down 144.94 points, or 0.3%. The Nasdaq is up 482.09 points, or 2.5%. The Russell 2000 is down 38.56 points, or 1.6%. For the year: The S & P 500 is up 1,305.28 points, or 27.4%. The Dow is up 7,076.17 points, or 18.8%. The Nasdaq is up 4,688.91 points, or 31.2%. The Russell 2000 is up 369.10 points, or 18.2%.Jonah Goldberg: What if most Americans aren't bitterly divided?

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One of the most talked about issues throughout the 2024 election season was immigration and border control. Social media posts online claim thousands of migrant children have gone missing during Joe Biden’s term as president. During the vice presidential debate in October, Vice President-elect JD Vance claimed there are “320,000 children that DHS has effectively lost.” President-elect Donald Trump made similar remarks throughout his campaign, including at an Arizona rally where he claimed “325,000 migrant children are gone, they’re missing.” Multiple VERIFY readers have asked us if that statistic is accurate. THE QUESTION Did 320,000 migrant children go missing under the Biden Administration? THE SOURCES U.S. Department of Homeland Security report published in August 2024 Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) Michelle Mittelstadt, director of communications at the Migration Policy Institute told VERIFY. Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, policy director of the American Immigration Council A City of Philadelphia Action Guide An Immigration Impact article THE ANSWER The Department of Homeland Security reported in August that it was unable to monitor the locations of approximately 320,000 migrant children who were released from federal custody, but the report did not declare the kids were missing. WHAT WE FOUND The 320,000 number that Vance and others have referenced comes from a Department of Homeland Security report published in August 2024. The count also includes children who were released during Donald Trump’s presidency, in addition to Biden’s administration. That report said federal authorities may not be able to monitor the locations of about 320,000 unaccompanied migrant children who had been released from federal custody between 2018 and 2023, due in part to poor communication between agencies. But the report did not say that all of the children are lost or missing. Experts also attribute the number of unaccounted for children to missing paperwork – not children who are actually endangered or missing. Instead, the report is referring to the government being unable to track the children after being released from custody. The DHS report “explains that 32,000 unaccompanied children were ordered deported for missing a court hearing from 2019 to 2023,” and that Immigration and Customs Enforcement “had not filed charging documents to start the removal process for 291,000 unaccompanied children who entered the country over that time period,” Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, policy director of the American Immigration Council explained to VERIFY. The claims online combine the 32,000 and the 291,000 counts that appear in the report. Although DHS has stated its inability to monitor the approximate 320,000 migrant children in the United States who did not appear for a hearing or receive a notice, it has not declared them to be missing. There are many factors as to why a child may not have appeared for a hearing or received a notice, including a lack of communication between government agencies to secure the correct mailing address or a guardian’s inability to take them to court. “The issue is a paperwork one – both with ICE not having contact with these minors since their release from HHS custody and lack of communication between ICE and the Justice Department or by a federal agency with the child’s sponsor,” Michelle Mittelstadt, director of communications at the Migration Policy Institute told VERIFY. “The lack of a current address on file does not mean that the children have been trafficked, are lost, or that their parents or sponsors are purposely evading immigration proceedings. Quite the contrary, a majority of the children may be residing in loving homes, attending school, and acclimating to their new surroundings after being reunited with family members in the United States,” an Immigration Impact article explains . Many of the unaccounted for children may have been separated from their parents under Trump’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy, which required children to be separated from their parents during Trump’s first administration. “Upon separation from their families, children are officially labeled ‘unaccompanied alien children,’ before being sent into government custody or foster care, a City of Philadelphia Action Guide explains . The Associated Press contributed to this report. Related Articles No, California is not giving immigrants who are in the US illegally $150K to buy homes Claim that the Biden administration allowed 13,000 immigrants convicted of murder to enter and roam the U.S. freely is misleading No, the president cannot end birthright citizenship by executive order The VERIFY team works to separate fact from fiction so that you can understand what is true and false. Please consider subscribing to our daily newsletter , text alerts and our YouTube channel . You can also follow us on Snapchat , Instagram , Facebook and TikTok . Learn More » Follow Us YouTube Snapchat Instagram Facebook TikTok Want something VERIFIED? Text: 202-410-8808The Ohio State Buckeyes put the hurt on Indiana this past Saturday, and put themselves in the driver’s seat for a rematch with the Oregon Ducks in the Big Ten championship game . But was the one-loss Buckeyes’ win over the Hoosiers enough to vault them past an undefeated Ducks team — one that beat them head-to-head? One member of The Oregonian/OregonLive’s sports staff thinks so. Who could it possibly be? WATCH: Stream most Big Ten football games live for FREE with Fubo (free trial) or with DirecTV Stream (free trial). Here are the Big Ten power rankings for Week 14 from The Oregonian/OregonLive. (Voting panel: Ryan Clarke , James Crepea , Aaron Fentress , Sean Meagher , Joel Odom , Bill Oram ) 1. OREGON DUCKS (11-0, 8-0) Poll points: 107 (5 first-place votes) Last week (1): Idle. This week: vs. Washington, 4:30 p.m. PT Saturday on NBC. 2. OHIO STATE BUCKEYES (10-1, 7-1) Poll points: 102 (1 first-place vote) Last week (2): Beat Indiana 38-15. This week: vs. Michigan, 9 a.m. PT Saturday on Fox. 3. PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS (10-1, 7-1) Poll points: 94 Last week (T3): Beat Minnesota 26-25. This week: vs. Maryland, 12:30 p.m. PT Saturday on Big Ten Network. 4. INDIANA HOOSIERS (10-1, 7-1) Poll points: 92 Last week (T3): Lost to Ohio State 38-15. This week: vs. Purdue, 4 p.m. PT Saturday on FS1. 5. ILLINOIS (8-3, 5-3) Poll points: 82 Last week (5): Beat Rutgers 38-31. This week: at Northwestern (at Wrigley Field), 9 a.m. PT Saturday on Big Ten Network. 6. IOWA HAWKEYES (7-4, 5-3) Poll points: 79 Last week (6): Beat Maryland 29-13. This week: vs. Nebraska, 4:30 p.m. PT Friday on NBC. T7. MINNESOTA GOLDEN GOPHERS (6-5, 4-4) Poll points: 64 Last week (7): Lost to Penn State 26-25. This week: at Wisconsin, 9 a.m. PT Friday on CBS. T7. WASHINGTON HUSKIES (6-5, 4-4) Poll points: 64 Last week (8): Idle. This week: at Oregon, 4:30 p.m. PT Saturday on NBC. 9. MICHIGAN WOLVERINES (6-5, 4-4) Poll points: 63 Last week (9): Beat Northwestern 50-6. This week: at Ohio State, 9 a.m. PT Saturday on Fox. 10. USC TROJANS (6-5, 4-5) Poll points: 53 Last week (11): Beat UCLA 19-13. This week: vs. Notre Dame, 12:30 p.m. PT Saturday on CBS. 11. NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS (6-5, 3-5) Poll points: 47 Last week (14): Beat Wisconsin 44-25. This week: at Iowa, 4:30 p.m. PT Friday on NBC. 12. WISCONSIN BADGERS (5-6, 3-5) Poll points: 43 Last week (10): Lost to Nebraska 44-25. This week: vs. Minnesota, 9 a.m. PT Friday on CBS. 13. UCLA BRUINS (4-7, 3-6) Poll points: 40 Last week (T12): Lost to USC 19-13. This week: vs. Fresno State, 12:30 p.m. PT Saturday on Big Ten Network. 14. RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS (6-5, 3-5) Poll points: 34 Last week (T12): Lost to Illinois 38-31. This week: at Michigan State, 12:30 p.m. PT Saturday on FS1. 15. MICHIGAN STATE SPARTANS (5-6, 3-5) Poll points: 23 Last week (15): Beat Purdue 24-17. This week: vs. Rutgers, 12:30 p.m. PT Saturday on FS1. 16. NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS (4-7, 2-6) Poll points: 17 Last week (16): Lost to Michigan 50-6. This week: vs. Illinois (at Wrigley Field), 9 a.m. PT Saturday on Big Ten Network. 17. MARYLAND TERRAPINS (4-7, 1-7) Poll points: 15 Last week (17): Lost to Iowa 29-13. This week: at Penn State, 12:30 p.m. PT Saturday on Big Ten Network. 18. PURDUE BOILERMAKERS (1-10, 0-8) Poll points: 6 Last week (18): Lost to Michigan State 24-17. This week: at Indiana, 4 p.m. PT Saturday on FS1. PREVIOUS RANKINGS Week 13 Week 12 Week 11 Week 10 Week 9 Week 8 Week 7 Week 6 Week 5 Week 4 Week 3 Week 2 Week 1 -- Ryan Clarke covers the Oregon Ducks and Big Ten Conference. Listen to the Ducks Confidential podcast or subscribe to the Ducks Roundup newsletter .

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50 EH/s expansion accelerated to H1 2025 Focused on alternative funding instruments Potential for investor distributions in 2025 Transition to U.S. domestic issuer SYDNEY, Nov. 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IREN (NASDAQ: IREN ) (together with its subsidiaries, “IREN” or “the Company”), today reported its financial results for the first quarter ended September 30, 2024. All $ amounts are in United States Dollars (“USD”) unless otherwise stated. “We are pleased to report our Q1 FY25 results and reiterate our focus on low-cost Bitcoin mining, operating cashflows and shareholder returns,” said Daniel Roberts, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of IREN. “We are just weeks away from achieving our 31 EH/s milestone and are excited to announce the acceleration of our growth trajectory to 50 EH/s in H1 2025, which was previously H2 2025. Our funding program is focused on alternative funding instruments and the strong operating cashflows we expect to generate enhances our flexibility to support potential distributions in 2025.” Business Update Bitcoin Mining 21 EH/s installed, on-track for 31 EH/s next month Accelerating expansion to 50 EH/s in H1 2025 Previously H2 2025 Single site expansion at Childress S21 Pro miners previously secured (fixed price, $18.9/TH) Institutional-grade mining exposure Vertically integrated, large scale and low-cost producer ~$29k all-in cash cost per Bitcoin 1 Non-HODL approach and prudent capital stewardship through the cycle Commitment to 100% renewable energy, supporting energy grids and local communities AI/HPC Update AI Cloud Services 1,896 NVIDIA H100 & H200 GPUs Focus on measured growth, only in response to customer demand Other Continuing to advance negotiations with parties on a range of structures in relation to IREN sites – any transaction would need to reflect strategic value of IREN assets Installing liquid cooling infrastructure at Childress and Prince George to support NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs Power & Land IREN 1.4GW Sweetwater site located 60 miles from Abilene, Texas Procurement underway to support IREN-owned 1.4GW substation energization by April 2026 Construction planning for multiple pathways Continuing to prioritize development activities for >1GW pipeline Corporate & Funding Focused on alternative funding instruments Strong operating cashflows to support potential investor distributions in 2025 Transition to U.S. domestic issuer status in 2025 (including U.S. GAAP reporting) The Q1 FY25 Results webcast will be recorded, and the replay will be accessible shortly after the event at https://iren.com/investor/events-and-presentations First Quarter FY25 Results Bitcoin mining revenue of $49.6 million, as compared to $54.3 million in Q4 FY24, driven by increase in network difficulty and lower Bitcoin prices, offset by growth in operating hashrate during the month of September 2024 28% increase in AI Cloud Services revenue of $3.2 million, as compared to $2.5 million in Q4 FY24, driven by revenue for additional GPU’s commissioned in April 2024 Adjusted EBITDA of $2.6 million, as compared to $12.2 million in Q4 FY24 2 813 Bitcoin mined, as compared to 821 Bitcoin in Q4 FY24, driven primarily by increase in network difficulty and halving event in Q4 FY24 Net electricity costs 3 of $28.7 million, as compared to $24.1 million in Q4 FY24, primarily driven by an increase in operating capacity Successful transition to spot electricity pricing at Childress from August 1, 2024 One-off cost of $7.2 million to close out August and September 2024 hedges Other costs of $21.4 million, as compared to $20.5 million in Q4 FY24 4 Reflects a business today that is delivering significant growth, and projecting continued expansion over the coming years Includes $2.7 million provision for Canadian non-refundable sales tax, as compared to $2.0 million in Q4 FY24. Net loss after income tax of $51.7 million, as compared to a loss of $27.1 million in Q4 FY24 Q1 FY25 Operating cash outflow of $3.8 million, as compared to cash inflow of $4.8 million in Q4 FY24 Cash and cash equivalents of $98.6 million as of September 30, 2024 and no debt facilities, increasing to $182.4 million as of October 31, 2024 5 Assumptions and Notes All-in cash cost per Bitcoin at 31 EH/s reflects total net electricity costs, overheads and Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) cash costs and includes benefit of $32m illustrative contribution from AI Cloud Services, on a per Bitcoin mined basis. Calculations assume hardware operates at 100% uptime, nameplate fleet efficiency of 15 J/TH, weighted average power cost of $0.036, overheads of $81m, REC costs of $9m, power consumption of 484MW, network hashrate of 732 EH/s, block reward of 3.125 BTC per block, transaction fees of 0.1 BTC per block, pool fees of 0.15%. $32m illustrative contribution from AI Cloud Services calculated as illustrative revenue less assumed electricity costs (excludes all other site, overhead and REC costs) and assumes hardware is fully utilized by customers and operating at 100% uptime, 1.25kW power draw per GPU, $0.045/kWh electricity costs and $2.00 per GPU hour revenue assumption. REC costs at 31 EH/s assume $3/MWh pricing based on historical purchases. Weighted average power cost assumption reflects $0.045/kWh costs in British Columbia and $0.0325/kWh costs in Texas - latter in line with actual net electricity costs of $0.031, $0.032 and $0.0306 in Aug, Sep and Oct 2024, respectively. Historical power prices achieved and power price assumptions may or may not materialize in the future. This press release should be read strictly in conjunction with the forward-looking statements disclaimer on page 6. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are non-IFRS metrics. See page 4 for a reconciliation to the nearest IFRS metric. Net electricity cost is a non-IFRS metric. See page 5 for a reconciliation to the nearest IFRS metric. Other costs exclude one-off other expense items. See page 4 for a reconciliation to the nearest IFRS metric. Reflects USD equivalent, unaudited cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2024 and October 31, 2024 respectively. Non-IFRS metric reconciliation Forward-Looking Statements This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements generally relate to future events or IREN’s future financial or operating performance. For example, forward-looking statements include but are not limited to the Company’s business strategy, expected operational and financial results, and expected increase in power capacity and hashrate. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “may,” “can,” “should,” “could,” “might,” “plan,” “possible,” “project,” “strive,” “budget,” “forecast,” “expect,” “intend,” “target”, “will,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “scheduled” or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar terminology, but the absence of these words does not mean that statement is not forward-looking. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and other factors which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements or information that refer to expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, performance or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and beliefs. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause IREN’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward looking statements, including, but not limited to: Bitcoin price and foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations; IREN’s ability to obtain additional capital on commercially reasonable terms and in a timely manner to meet its capital needs and facilitate its expansion plans; the terms of any future financing or any refinancing, restructuring or modification to the terms of any future financing, which could require IREN to comply with onerous covenants or restrictions, and its ability to service its debt obligations, any of which could restrict its business operations and adversely impact its financial condition, cash flows and results of operations; IREN’s ability to successfully execute on its growth strategies and operating plans, including its ability to continue to develop its existing data center sites and to diversify and expand into the market for high performance computing (“HPC”) solutions it may offer (including the market for AI Cloud Services); IREN’s limited experience with respect to new markets it has entered or may seek to enter, including the market for HPC solutions (including AI Cloud Services); expectations with respect to the ongoing profitability, viability, operability, security, popularity and public perceptions of the Bitcoin network; expectations with respect to the profitability, viability, operability, security, popularity and public perceptions of any current and future HPC solutions (including AI Cloud Services) that IREN offers; IREN’s ability to secure and retain customers on commercially reasonable terms or at all, particularly as it relates to its strategy to expand into markets for HPC solutions (including AI Cloud Services); IREN’s ability to manage counterparty risk (including credit risk) associated with any current or future customers, including customers of its HPC solutions (including AI Cloud Services) and other counterparties; the risk that any current or future customers, including customers of its HPC solutions (including AI Cloud Services), or other counterparties may terminate, default on or underperform their contractual obligations; Bitcoin global hashrate fluctuations; IREN’s ability to secure renewable energy, renewable energy certificates, power capacity, facilities and sites on commercially reasonable terms or at all; delays associated with, or failure to obtain or complete, permitting approvals, grid connections and other development activities customary for greenfield or brownfield infrastructure projects; IREN’s reliance on power and utilities providers, third party mining pools, exchanges, banks, insurance providers and its ability to maintain relationships with such parties; expectations regarding availability and pricing of electricity; IREN’s participation and ability to successfully participate in demand response products and services and other load management programs run, operated or offered by electricity network operators, regulators or electricity market operators; the availability, reliability and/or cost of electricity supply, hardware and electrical and data center infrastructure, including with respect to any electricity outages and any laws and regulations that may restrict the electricity supply available to IREN; any variance between the actual operating performance of IREN’s miner hardware achieved compared to the nameplate performance including hashrate; IREN’s ability to curtail its electricity consumption and/or monetize electricity depending on market conditions, including changes in Bitcoin mining economics and prevailing electricity prices; actions undertaken by electricity network and market operators, regulators, governments or communities in the regions in which IREN operates; the availability, suitability, reliability and cost of internet connections at IREN’s facilities; IREN’s ability to secure additional hardware, including hardware for Bitcoin mining and any current or future HPC solutions (including AI Cloud Services) it offers, on commercially reasonable terms or at all, and any delays or reductions in the supply of such hardware or increases in the cost of procuring such hardware; expectations with respect to the useful life and obsolescence of hardware (including hardware for Bitcoin mining as well as hardware for other applications, including any current or future HPC solutions (including AI Cloud Services) IREN offers); delays, increases in costs or reductions in the supply of equipment used in IREN’s operations; IREN’s ability to operate in an evolving regulatory environment; IREN’s ability to successfully operate and maintain its property and infrastructure; reliability and performance of IREN’s infrastructure compared to expectations; malicious attacks on IREN’s property, infrastructure or IT systems; IREN’s ability to maintain in good standing the operating and other permits and licenses required for its operations and business; IREN’s ability to obtain, maintain, protect and enforce its intellectual property rights and confidential information; any intellectual property infringement and product liability claims; whether the secular trends IREN expects to drive growth in its business materialize to the degree it expects them to, or at all; any pending or future acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures or other strategic transactions; the occurrence of any environmental, health and safety incidents at IREN’s sites, and any material costs relating to environmental, health and safety requirements or liabilities; damage to IREN’s property and infrastructure and the risk that any insurance IREN maintains may not fully cover all potential exposures; ongoing proceedings relating in part to the default, and any future litigation, claims and/or regulatory investigations, and the costs, expenses, use of resources, diversion of management time and efforts, liability and damages that may result therefrom; IREN's failure to comply with any laws including the anti-corruption laws of the United States and various international jurisdictions; any failure of IREN's compliance and risk management methods; any laws, regulations and ethical standards that may relate to IREN’s business, including those that relate to Bitcoin and the Bitcoin mining industry and those that relate to any other services it offers, including laws and regulations related to data privacy, cybersecurity and the storage, use or processing of information and consumer laws; IREN’s ability to attract, motivate and retain senior management and qualified employees; increased risks to IREN’s global operations including, but not limited to, political instability, acts of terrorism, theft and vandalism, cyberattacks and other cybersecurity incidents and unexpected regulatory and economic sanctions changes, among other things; climate change, severe weather conditions and natural and man-made disasters that may materially adversely affect IREN’s business, financial condition and results of operations; public health crises, including an outbreak of an infectious disease (such as COVID-19) and any governmental or industry measures taken in response; IREN’s ability to remain competitive in dynamic and rapidly evolving industries; damage to IREN’s brand and reputation; expectations relating to Environmental, Social or Governance issues or reporting; the costs of being a public company; the increased regulatory and compliance costs of IREN ceasing to be a foreign private issuer and an emerging growth company, as a result of which we will be required, among other things, to file periodic reports and registration statements on U.S. domestic issuer forms with the SEC commencing with our next fiscal year, prepare our financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP rather than IFRS, and to modify certain of our policies to comply with corporate governance practices required of U.S. domestic issuers; and other important factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in IREN’s annual report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on August 28, 2024 as such factors may be updated from time to time in its other filings with the SEC, accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and the Investor Relations section of IREN’s website at https://investors.iren.com. These and other important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this investor update. Any forward-looking statement that IREN makes in this investor update speaks only as of the date of such statement. Except as required by law, IREN disclaims any obligation to update or revise, or to publicly announce any update or revision to, any of the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Non-IFRS Financial Measures This press release includes non-IFRS financial measures, including Net electricity costs, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin. We provide these measures in addition to, and not as a substitute for, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. There are a number of limitations related to the use of Net electricity costs, Adjusted EBTIDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin. For example, other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate these measures differently. The Company believes that these measures are important and supplement discussions and analysis of its results of operations and enhances an understanding of its operating performance. EBITDA is calculated as our IFRS profit/(loss) after income tax expense, excluding interest income, finance expense and non-cash fair value loss and interest expense on hybrid financial instruments, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization, which are important components of our IFRS profit/(loss) after income tax expense. Further, “Adjusted EBITDA” also excludes share-based payments expense, which is an important component of our IFRS profit/(loss) after income tax expense, foreign exchange gains and losses, impairment of assets, certain other non-recurring income, loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment, gain on disposal of subsidiaries, unrealized fair value gains and losses on financial assets and certain other expense items. Net electricity costs is calculated as our IFRS Electricity charges net of Realized gain/(loss) on financial asset, ERS revenue (included in Other income) and ERS fees (included in Other operating expenses), and excludes the cost of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs). About IREN IREN is a leading data center business powering the future of Bitcoin, AI and beyond utilizing 100% renewable energy. Bitcoin Mining: providing security to the Bitcoin network, expanding to 50 EH/s in H1 2025. Operations since 2019. AI Cloud Services: providing cloud compute to AI customers, 1,896 NVIDIA H100 & H200 GPUs. Operations since 2024. Next-Generation Data Centers : 360MW of operating data centers, expanding to 810MW in H1 2025. Specifically designed and purpose-built infrastructure for high-performance and power-dense computing applications. Technology : technology stack for performance optimization of AI Cloud Services and Bitcoin Mining operations. Development Portfolio: 2,310MW of grid-connected power secured across North America, >1,000 acre property portfolio and additional development pipeline. 100% Renewable Energy (from clean or renewable energy sources or through the purchase of RECs) : targets sites with low-cost & underutilized renewable energy, and supports electrical grids and local communities. 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Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost ’s love story is one for the books. The Golden Globe nominee and the Saturday Night Live star were first spotted together in May 2017 at an afterparty celebrating the NBC variety show’s season 42 finale. One year later, he called Johansson his “girlfriend” during a “Weekend Update” segment on SNL . By February 2019, Us Weekly broke the news that the couple had moved in together. Johansson and Jost revealed their engagement in May 2019 after two years of dating. By October 2020, it was announced that the twosome had quietly tied the knot while surrounded by immediate family and loved ones. You have successfully subscribed. By signing up, I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive emails from Us Weekly Check our latest news in Google News Check our latest news in Apple News The couple welcomed their first child , son Cosmo, in summer 2021. (Johansson is also the mother of daughter Rose, whom she shares with ex-husband Romain Dauriac .) Scroll down to see a timeline of ScarJost’s relationship: Credit: HECTOR RETAMAL/AFP/Getty Images Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost: A Timeline of Their Relationship Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost ’s love story is one for the books.The Golden Globe nominee and the Saturday Night Live star were first spotted together in May 2017 at an afterparty celebrating the NBC variety show’s season 42 finale. One year later, he called Johansson his “girlfriend” during a “Weekend Update” segment on SNL .By February 2019, Us Weekly broke the news that the couple had moved in together. Johansson and Jost revealed their engagement in May 2019 after two years of dating. By October 2020, it was announced that the twosome had quietly tied the knot while surrounded by immediate family and loved ones.The couple welcomed their first child , son Cosmo, in summer 2021. (Johansson is also the mother of daughter Rose, whom she shares with ex-husband Romain Dauriac .)Scroll down to see a timeline of ScarJost’s relationship: Credit: Sylvain Gaboury/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images May 2017 The pair sparked dating rumors after they were spotted making out at a NYC bar. Credit: Amy Sussman/Getty Images July 2017 Johansson and Jost spent the July 4 weekend in Montauk, New York, with his brother, Casey, and Casey’s wife, Lisa Kleinman. “[They were] making out” on Ditch Plains Beach, an eyewitness told Us . Credit: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images) October 2017 The lovebirds returned to Long Island for a romantic date night at Indian Wells Tavern in Amagansett. “They were holding hands as they sat across the table from each other when the server approached them,” an onlooker told Us . “They sat at a bar table close to the window and were smiling and talking to each other.” Credit: Sylvain Gaboury/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images December 2017 Johansson and Jost posed together at the American Museum of Natural History Gala, where she wore a red dress and he looked sharp in a black tuxedo. Credit: YouTube December 2017 The couple showed some PDA on the ice rink during the closing credits of SNL . Credit: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic April 2018 Hours after telling Ellen DeGeneres that she is “a Colin fan,” the actress brought her boyfriend to the Avengers: Infinity War premiere. “Their eyes lit up when they looked at each other [on the red carpet],” an eyewitness told Us . Credit: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic May 2018 When Leslie Jones joked on “Weekend Update” that she could never date Jost “because he’s gay,” he fired back, “I’m not gay! I told you, I have a girlfriend!” Credit: Kevin Mazur/MG18/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue May 2018 The duo stayed close to each other on the red carpet at their first Met Gala as a couple. Credit: David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images September 2018 The Lost in Translation star and the Staten Island native were all smiles at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards, which he cohosted with his “Weekend Update” coanchor, Michael Che . Credit: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney May 2019 Johansson’s publicist confirmed to the Associated Press that the couple were engaged. Credit: Nina Westervelt/WWD/Shutterstock July 2019 Jost admitted during a stand-up set in East Hampton, New York, that he was “so scared of marriage for so long.” Credit: Michael Rozman/Warner Bros. October 2019 Johansson finally shared some details of her fiancé’s proposal, saying on The Ellen DeGeneres Show , “He did, like, a whole James Bond situation. He’s got a lot behind that news desk. He’s very charming and very thoughtful and romantic. I was surprised. Even if you kind of imagine what that moment is going to be like it’s still a beautiful moment.” Credit: MediaPunch/Shutterstock November 2019 “Colin is a great father figure for Rose,” a source told Us exclusively. “He loves playing with her and she is obsessed with him.” Credit: Rosalind O'Connor/NBC December 2019 The Marriage Story star called Jost the “love of my life” during her SNL monologue. Credit: Shutterstock February 2020 The A Very Punchable Face author supported Johansson at the Academy Awards, where she was nominated for her movies Marriage Story and Jojo Rabbit . Credit: Christopher Polk/Shutterstock April 2020 The actress revealed in an interview with Parade that baseball is a “sore subject” for the couple because she is a diehard New York Yankees fan and he loves the Mets. “He just told me that he’d rather see the [Boston] Red Sox win than the Yankees win. Like, what?!” she told the magazine. “I said I was just going to ignore that.” Credit: RCF / MEGA April 2020 In her interview with Parade , Johansson revealed what attracted her to Jost. “What you see is what you get with him,” she told the magazine. “He’s very optimistic, easygoing, funny, nice, and those are the qualities that really drew me to him.” Credit: Shutterstock April 2020 The Oscar nominee opened up about how her relationship with Jost went from platonic to romantic. “It’s so funny to have a long-term shared experience with someone and then the relationship changes,” she told Parade . Credit: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP/Shutterstock October 2020 The couple secretly tied the knot more than a year after announcing their engagement. The news of their nuptials was announced by the Meals on Wheels Instagram account. “We’re thrilled to break the news that Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost were married over the weekend in an intimate ceremony with their immediate family and love ones, following COVID-19 safety precautions as directed by the CDC,” the statement read. “Their wedding wish is to help make a difference for vulnerable older adults during this difficult time by supporting @mealsonwheelsamerica. Please consider donating to celebrate the happy couple.” Credit: David Fisher/Shutterstock November 2020 Days after Jost debuted his wedding band on Saturday Night Live, Johansson stepped out wearing a gold band on her left ring ringer. Credit: MTV May 2021 The comedian decided to join in the fun by pulling a prank on the actress as she was being honored with a Generation Award at the 2021 MTV Movie and TV Awards. Jost poured slime on Johansson as she was finishing her speech at the May 2021 event. "What the f--k?" the Black Widow star asked her husband. "MTV! You got slimed!" he responded, shortly before being informed that slime was used during Nickelodeon award shows. Jost did help clean up the accident by offering his wife a towel. Credit: Anthony Harvey/Shutterstock August 2021 During a stand-up set in Ridgefield, Connecticut, the Coming 2 America star revealed that his wife was expecting the couple's first child. “We’re having a baby," he said from the stage. "It’s exciting.” The news came just months after Johansson first sparked pregnancy rumors when she was absent from all in-person press events for Black Widow ahead of the film's July 2021 release. Fans noted that her virtual interviews were all shot as close-ups, hiding everything below her shoulders. Credit: Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP/Shutterstock August 2021 Johansson’s rep confirmed on August 18 that she recently gave birth to their first child together. The same month, Deadline’ s Mike Fleming Jr. revealed that she went into labor in late July amid her lawsuit with Disney over the streaming release of Black Widow. Credit: Image Press Agency/NurPhoto/Shutterstock November 2021 The couple walked their first red carpet together since the birth of their son Cosmo four months prior. “It’s been wonderful,” Johansson said when asked about parenthood at the 35th Annual American Cinematheque Awards. “I’m in a ‘baby bliss bubble.’” Credit: Kevin Wolf/AP/Shutterstock December 2021 The couple enjoyed a date night at the 44th Kennedy Center Honors on December 5. Credit: Amazon/YouTube February 2022 The parents starred as themselves in an Amazon Alexa commercial, set to air during Super Bowl LVI. In the clip, Jost and Johansson say it's almost like the smart assistant can read minds, and then they imagine scenarios where Alexa reacts to their thoughts. The blender turns on as Jost bores his wife with details of his tanning plans, and Fleetwood Mac's "Little Lies" plays after Johansson assures her husband that love scenes are "the worst." After Alexa outs them as terrible dinner party hosts, they realize it's best that the automated system hasn't achieved telepathy yet. Credit: Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP/Shutterstock March 2022 While reflecting on the beginning of her relationship with the comedian, Johansson revealed that they met multiple times before she took a romantic interest in him. "He’s a very — I think — a cute guy, but the other times that I was [at SNL ], I was in a relationship and I was not [looking]," she recalled during an interview on The Drew Barrymore Show . "This time, it was the timing was right. ... I think you have to recognize when it’s not the right person, but sometimes it’s a good person but the timing is off, and it’s important to be open to that too." It's also a good thing that the pair began dating when they did, as Johansson also joked that she wouldn't have dated her now-husband when they were in high school. "Personally, my brother had that same haircut, both of my brothers, and I just can’t [do that]," the Oscar nominee said after looking at a picture of Jost as a teenager. There’s no way. I mean, who decided on that cut as a stylish thing?" Credit: Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Shutterstock September 2022 Johansson revealed during an appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show how she and Jost came up with the idea for their son’s moniker. “We just threw a bunch of letters together,” she quipped, referring to the unconventional name. “I just really thought it was charming and our friends liked it.” While the actress and the comedian were fans of Cosmo, Johansson confessed that her mother-in-law wasn’t big on the name when he was first born. “Colin’s mom had a little bit of a harder time with it,” the Sing 2 star said. “She kept suggesting other versions of it for a while. I was like, ‘He’s already here. He’s out. Like, it’s past that time.'” The Robot Chicken alum also noted that there is a connection between Cosmo and her daughter Rose’s name: they both have floral roots. “Cosmo is a really sweet little flower that comes in different shades of orange and yellow and stuff like that,” Johansson explained. “That's why my daughter liked it too.” Credit: MediaPunch/Shutterstock April 2023 The Her actress opened up about finally finding the traits she needed in a partner with Jost. "I didn't know what I wanted or needed from somebody else," she said, recalling her past relationships during an appearance on Gwyneth Paltrow' s "Goop" podcast. “I never realized, 'Oh, it's really important for me, I need to be with a compassionate person. That's a fundamental characteristic that has to be there.' ... I think identifying those things was a game-changer for me.” Johansson added that with the comedian she was "finally able to step back and actually respect myself enough to know what those [fundamental] things were and be OK with it, you know? That was a life lesson." Credit: David Fisher/Shutterstock May 2023 The pair made a rare red carpet appearance at the Cannes Film Festival premiere of her movie Asteroid City . Credit: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images for Prada) June 2023 Johansson revealed the secret to her and Jost’s marriage during an appearance on CBS Mornings . “I will say, we have such a — we laugh a lot and we communicate with one another and check in,” Johansson said in June 2023. “I’m married to a writer, he’s a comedy writer. He can get, like, very in his head sometimes, he’s sort of introverted. I’m extroverted, and so I think the key for us is just always checking in, just asking at the end of the day, ‘How was your day?'” Credit: Mike Coppola/Getty Images for the American Museum of Natural History December 2023 The couple hit the red carpet in color coordinated style at the American Museum of Natural History Gala. Johansson wore a white floor-length coat on top of a black slip dress with a bustier bodice while Jost sported a black tuxedo with a white dress shirt. Credit: Paul Morigi/Getty Images April 2024 Jost gave several sweet shout-outs to Johansson while he hosted the 2024 White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. “ Doug [Emhoff] , as you can tell by all the comments about my wife, I’m also used to being the Second Gentleman,” he joked, referring to the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris . He also praised Johansson for “enduring lots of jokes,” and “agreeing to individually meet every person in this room after the ceremony.” Credit: Will Heath/NBC May 2024 During the May 2024 season finale of SNL , Jost and his “Weekend Update” co-anchor Michael Che read each other’s jokes without previewing them — which led Jost to reluctantly make a crack at Johansson. “Oh, God,” Jost quipped. “ChatGPT has released a new voice assistant feature inspired by Scarlett Johansson’s AI character in Her . I’ve never bothered to watch because without that body, what’s the point of listening?” Jost quickly buried his face into his hands. Credit: The Hapa Blonde/GC Images November 2024 “He’s a good guy ... He is a very, very, very great guy. I’m extremely lucky,” Johansson gushed about her spouse during an appearance on Live With Kelly and Mark . “He’s a kind person and he’s hilarious and thoughtful and loving and he’s a great dad and I love him. I feel very, very lucky.” The actress teased, “But he’s also, he’s got his naughty side. He keeps it interesting.” After cohost Mark Consuelos asked, “How’s the boat?” referring to the Staten Island Ferry that Jost and Pete Davidson bought in 2022, Johansson used it as example of her husband’s sneaky side. “That’s the naughty part I was talking about,” Johansson replied. “He bought the Staten Island Ferry. A Decommissioned Staten Island Ferry. And it is, yep, still decommissioned.” She noted that Jost rented out the ferry for the Tommy Hilfiger fashion show earlier that year, since they still own it. In order to view the gallery, please allow Manage Cookies For access to all our exclusive celebrity videos and interviews – Subscribe on YouTube!

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