777 fishing slot Dow ends at fresh record as weak eurozone data hits euroJaland Lowe flirted with a triple-double as Pitt improved to 6-0 with a 74-63 win over LSU on Friday afternoon at the Greenbrier Tip-Off in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. Lowe finished with a game-high 22 points to go along with eight rebounds and six assists for the Panthers, who have won their first six games of a season for the first time since the 2018-19 campaign. It would have been the second straight triple-double for Lowe, who had 11 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists against VMI Monday. Ishmael Leggett chipped in 21 points and Cameron Corhen supplied 14, helping Pitt outshoot the Tigers (4-1) 44.4 percent to 37.3 percent overall. Vyctorius Miller and Jalen Reed recorded 14 points apiece for LSU, with Reed also snatching seven boards. Cam Carter contributed 11 points. Pitt took control in the first four-plus minutes of the second half, opening the period on a 13-0 run to build a 40-28 lead. The Tigers were held scoreless following the break until Carter converted a layup with 13:13 to go. It was still a 12-point game after Zack Austin hit a pair of free throws with 12:50 remaining, but LSU then rallied. Corey Chest, Reed and Jordan Sears each had a bucket down low for the Tigers during an 8-1 spurt that made it 43-38. However, Lowe stemmed the tide, answering with back-to-back 3-pointers to put the Panthers up 49-38 with 9:31 left. Miller did everything he could to keep LSU in contention, scoring eight points in a span of 1 minute, 23 seconds, with his four-point play getting the Tigers within 56-52 with 6:03 to play. But Pitt never let LSU get the upper hand, and it led by at least six for the final 5:05 of the contest. The Tigers had a 28-27 edge at intermission after ending the first half on an 8-2 run. LSU overcame a quick start by the Panthers, who raced out to a 12-6 advantage and led by as many as eight in the first 20 minutes of action. --Field Level Media

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Marketing Cloud reinforces mid-market excellence in marketing automation across seven categories and 71 reports. TORONTO , Dec. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — A perennial “High Performer,” Maropost Marketing Cloud broke new ground in G2’s Winter 2025 Reports, earning “Easiest to Use” recognition to complement its ongoing “Easiest to Do Business With” accolades. Marketing Cloud secured badges across 71 categories—including nine for mid-market performance—while maintaining its “Users Love Us” status. The platform received multiple distinctions for its outstanding Marketing Automation and Marketing Analytics capabilities. Key achievements from G2 Winter 2025 Reports Customers validate Marketing Cloud’s value and performance Marketing Cloud is Maropost’s AI-powered marketing automation platform. It was built to help fast-growing commerce brands build and segment audiences , customize customer journeys, and automatically personalize communications. Recent G2 reviews highlight why Marketing Cloud earned “High Performer” status and its new ease-of-use recognition across twelve Winter Report categories: Building on ease of use Maropost Founder and CEO Ross Andrew Paquette says, “Our customers have consistently praised Marketing Cloud’s performance and flexibility. Now, they’re validating what we’ve known all along—that enterprise-grade marketing automation can be both powerful and easy to use. “In 2025, we’ll push this commitment further by launching our connected commerce platform, which will unify commerce and marketing operations so brands can leave disjointed, standalone software behind and refocus on growth.” About Maropost The Maropost platform revolutionizes how mid-market merchants operate by unifying the essential marketing, ecommerce, retail, search, merchandising, and helpdesk tools they need. It seamlessly delivers real-time access to combined customer profiles and business performance data, empowering leaders and front-line associates to make smarter decisions that accelerate growth, maximize sales, and elevate the customer experience. Trusted by more than 5,000 global commerce brands, including Victoria Beckham , Sandro Paris , Draper James, Scripps Media, Blue Bell Creameries, UNTUCKit, and Fujifilm Canada, Maropost has been featured on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 list and G2’s leaderboard. Learn more at maropost.com . SOURCE Maropost Inc.

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Jarvis Moss, Jonas Sirtautas lead Radford past Bucknell 74-70 in OTA senior White House official claimed on Thursday that Pakistan, a nuclear-armed nation, is advancing its long-range ballistic missile program, which could potentially enable it to reach targets beyond South Asia, including the United States. Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer said Islamabad's conduct raised "real questions" about its intentions. "Candidly, it's hard for us to see Pakistan's actions as anything other than an emerging threat to the United States," Finer said in a speech to the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Meanwhile, Pakistan denounced the new U.S. sanctions on the country's ballistic missile program as "discriminatory" that put the region's peace and security at risk. Pakistan's foreign ministry warned in a statement that the sanctions "have dangerous implications for strategic stability of our region and beyond." It also cast doubt on U.S. allegations that targeted businesses were involved in weapons proliferation because previous sanctions "were based on mere doubts and suspicion without any evidence whatsoever." It also accused the U.S. of "double standards" for waiving licensing requirements for advanced military technology to other countries. The sanctions freeze any U.S. property belonging to the targeted businesses and bar Americans from doing business with them. The U.S. State Department said one such sanctioned entity, the Islamabad-based National Development Complex, worked to acquire items for developing Pakistan's long-range ballistic missile program including the SHAHEEN series of ballistic missiles. The other sanctioned entities are Akhtar and Sons Private Limited, Affiliates International and Rockside Enterprise. U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Wednesday on X that the U.S. had "been clear and consistent about our concerns" over such weapons proliferation and that it would "continue to engage constructively with Pakistan on these issues." The sanctions were also opposed by the party of Pakistan's imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan. Zulfiqar Bukhari, Khan's spokesman, took to the social platform X to criticize the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden, saying "We strongly oppose U.S. sanctions on the National Development Complex and three commercial entities." The latest U.S. sanctions came months after similar measures were slapped on other foreign entities, including a Chinese research institute after the U.S. State Department accused them of working for the National Development Complex, which it says was involved in the development and production of Pakistan's long-range ballistic missiles. Analysts say Pakistan's nuclear and missile program is primarily aimed at countering threats from neighboring India. Security expert Syed Muhammad Ali called the sanctions "short-sighted, destabilizing and divorced from South Asian regional strategic realities." Pakistan became a declared nuclear power in 1998, when it conducted underground nuclear tests in response to those carried out by its rival and neighbor India. The two sides regularly test-fired their short, medium and long-range missiles.

ATLANTA (AP) — Jalen Johnson scored 28 points and the Atlanta Hawks closed out a four-game homestand, winning a third straight contest, 120-110 over the Miami Heat on Saturday. Trae Young added his 22nd double-double of the season, with 11 point and 15 assist, and De'Andre Hunter scored 26 points in his 14th consecutive game with at least 15 points coming off the bench. Tyler Herro scored 28 points and dished out 10 assists and Bam Adebayo added 17 points and 10 rebounds. It was the Heat's fourth game in a row , who sat out for what the team called “return to competition reconditioning.” Heat: Miami lost despite five players finishing with double-digit point totals. The Heat shot 44.4% from the field, but it wasn't enough to overcome a Hawks team that hit over half of its shots, 51.2% from the field. Hawks: Johnson has been on an offensive tear in his last two games. He finished two points shy of his single-game career high of 30 points, set in his last game, on Thursday against the Chicago Bulls. Hunter also finished just one point shy of his single-game career high of 27 points. After a close first half that featured nine lead changes, Atlanta seized control early in the second half. With five minutes to go in the third quarter, Atlanta’s Garrison Mathews and Hunter hit back-to-back 3s to give Atlanta an 81-72 lead, their biggest of the night, and forcing a Miami timeout. Young finished one assist shy of a franchise single-game record for assists against the Miami Heat, set by Mookie Blaylock in 1993. The Hawks begin a six-game road trip in Toronto on Sunday, while the Heat visits the Rockets on Sunday. AP NBA:

‘Godfather of AI’ and Nobel recipient Geoffrey Hinton wishes he’d ‘thought about safety earlier’What’s your mobile phone usage ? Where do you intend to travel? These are some of the questions that you may face as India rolls out quarterly surveys starting next year to eliminate seasonality effects and capture the demand in various sectors. Over 5,000 top companies are also being tapped, an official said. Companies are being assessed on their investment plan for the next three years. The official said the inaugural edition of ‘Forward looking survey on Private Corporate Sector’, which started in October and is currently underway, will be released in March next year. 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This survey will comprehensively assess internet penetration and mobile phone usage in the country, the official said, adding that the results of the survey would be released within 1-1.5 months after the completion of the survey. In India, 59.8% of individuals aged 15 and above can use the internet, according to the Comprehensive Annual Modular Survey 2022-23 released in October. ‘ACCURATE PICTURE OF TRENDS’ Quarterly surveys are expected to mitigate the effects of seasonality. Providing an example, the official explained that school admissions typically conclude at a specific time. “The idea is to get robust data that can be updated on a regular basis for a more accurate picture of the economic trends,” the official said. The Domestic Tourism Expenditure Survey (DTES) and the National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) will be conducted from July 2025 to June 2026 to assess travel spending of Indian households. The official said these surveys were requested by the ministries of tourism and railways and their results are expected to be released around September-October. The DTES, initially scheduled for 2020 as part of the NSS 78th round, was postponed due to the pandemic. The NHTS aims to evaluate the classwise demand for various types of coaches and analyse the price elasticity of travel demand. (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel )

NEW DELHI: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was not allowed a memorial at Raj Ghat and was cremated in Nigambodh Ghat public crematorium instead. This has now sparked a controversy. Congress and opposition parties came forward demanding that a suitable memorial be built for the late leader. The central government has clarified that they will find a suitable place for the memorial. The Congress wanted Manmohan to be laid to rest at Raj Ghat, close to where Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi were laid to rest. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah to arrange for Manmohan Singh to be cremated at Raj Ghat. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said it was an insult to India’s first Sikh Prime Minister to go through final rites in a public crematorium. The central government hit back saying that Home Minister Amit Shah had informed Kharge that a place would be found to build the memorial. It was also clarified that since there was a delay in finding a place and forming a trust, it was decided that the funeral rites should take place quickly. The BJP accused the Congress of playing dirty politics at a very wrong time. Meanwhile, Congress was put in dock after former president Pranab Mukherjee's daughter Sharmila alleged the party didn’t raise its voice for a memorial for her father in Delhi. She said the Congress Working Committee did not even condole the death. She even shared BJP leader CR Kesavan's X post of Congress humiliating former prime minister Narasimha Rao during his death.College football's conference shakeup left concerns about two super conferences dominating the playoff field . They weren't totally unfounded or 100% borne out. The Big Ten, not the Southeastern Conference , was the biggest winner Sunday. The ACC scored, too. The Big Ten led the initial 12-team playoff field with four programs making the cut, topped by a No. 1 Oregon (13-0) team that was part of the Pac-12 exodus. “It's a great league,” Ducks coach Dan Lanning said. "That was part of the allure of us getting to join this league. I think we've obviously only enhanced the league, but it's got a storied tradition and it's one we're really excited to be a part of. “We've been in some tough battles this year because of the good teams that we've gotten to play.” Then came the SEC — and one notable omission. ACC runner-up SMU got the nod over college football blue-blood Alabama, another blemish in Kalen DeBoer's first season as Nick Saban's championship-or-bust successor. Another ego blow: The Mustangs are led by Rhett Lashlee, a former offensive coordinator at rival Auburn. The Big Ten also got in No. 6 seed Penn State (11-2), No. 8 seed Ohio State (10-2) and No. 10 seed Indiana (11-1). The SEC represented well too: No. 2 seed Georgia (11-2), No. 5 seed Texas (11-2) and No. 9 seed Tennessee (10-2). But the ACC proved it wasn't a one-bid league. Clemson (10-3) — the final No. 12 seed with an overall No. 16 CFP ranking — earned the ACC's automatic bid with a 34-31 win in the title game over No. 11 seed SMU (11-2), which was close enough to impress the playoff committee and help the Mustangs edge out the Crimson Tide. SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey had cited the league’s strength of schedule and 8-3 record over the ACC — including wins by Georgia and South Carolina over Clemson — in lobbying efforts. “This is the strongest league in college football, and it needs to be respected for that,” Sankey told ESPN on Saturday. The odd man out among Power Four leagues: The Big 12, which unsurprisingly only advanced its champion, Arizona State (11-2) — ranked No. 12 overall by the CFP but awarded the No. 4 seed as the league title winner after beating Iowa State 45-19. The Sun Devils, who will play the Texas-Clemson winner, get a week off to savor their success after getting picked to finish last in the 16-team league in the preseason media poll. “Everybody’s telling them how good they are when they go home this week,” Arizona State coach Kenny Dillingham said. “Hopefully, they can get that flushed out of their minds when we come back on Sunday and realize that we’re still by far the worst team in this playoff, according to what everybody believes. We still have a chip on our shoulders.” The SEC was left with Alabama, South Carolina and Mississippi on the wrong side of the bubble with three losses apiece. Alabama was actually ranked 11th, Ole Miss 14th and South Carolina 15th. The Tide will end DeBoer's first season and the year in Tampa, Florida, against defending national champion Michigan on New Year's Eve. Mountain West Conference champion Boise State (12-1) got a No. 3 seed and first-round bye. No. 7 seed Notre Dame (11-1), an independent, had no chance to grab a bye despite a No. 5 final CFP ranking. The Fighting Irish at least get to host a first-round game against the in-state Hoosiers. Like Arizona State, Indiana was a preseason long shot to make the playoffs. “We were picked 17th out of 18 teams in the Big Ten,” Hoosiers coach Curt Cignetti said. “Our odds of winning the next four games are probably significantly higher than they were of making the college football playoffs in the first place. So we’ve climbed that mountain.” ___ 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

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By HALELUYA HADERO, Associated Press Workers at seven Amazon facilities went on strike Thursday, an effort by the Teamsters union to pressure the e-commerce company for a labor agreement during a key shopping period. The Teamsters said the workers, who voted to authorize strikes in recent days, joined picket lines after Amazon ignored a Sunday deadline the union set for contract negotiations. The union called it the largest strike against the company in U.S. history, although Amazon said it did not expect the labor action to impact its operations. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters claims it represents nearly 10,000 workers at 10 Amazon facilities, a small portion of the 800,000 workers employed in the company’s U.S. warehouses. The union hasn’t said how many workers would participate in the strike or how long the walkout would last. “Amazon is pushing its workers closer to the picket line by failing to show them the respect they have earned,” Teamsters General President Sean O’Brien said in a statement. The strikes happening Thursday are taking place at seven delivery stations, which are run by contractors who drop off of packages to customers everyday. They include three locations in Southern California, and one each in New York City, Atlanta, Georgia, and Skokie, Illinois, according to the union’s announcement. The biggest warehouse affiliated with the Teamsters is located in the New York City borough of Staten Island. In 2022, thousands of workers at the warehouse, known as JFK8, voted to be represented by the nascent Amazon Labor Union. Workers then choose to affiliate with the Teamsters this past summer. The National Labor Relations Board certified that election to unionize, but Amazon has refused to bargain on a contract. In the process, the company has filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the labor board. At the other six facilities, employees – including many delivery drivers – unionized with the Teamsters by demonstrating majority support but without holding government-administered elections. Under labor law, companies can recognize unions without elections being held, but the practice is rare, said John Logan, director of labor and employment studies at San Francisco State University. Amazon workers in more locations are “prepared to join” the fight, the Teamsters said, noting that employees at the Staten Island warehouse and at a company air hub in California also have authorized strikes. When asked about the strike Thursday, Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said: “What you see here are almost entirely outsiders, not Amazon employees or partners, and the suggestion otherwise is just another lie from the Teamsters.” “The truth is that they were unable to get enough support from our employees and partners and have brought in outsiders to come and harass and intimidate our team, which is inappropriate and dangerous,” Nantel said. Amazon has said it does not consider delivery drivers like the ones on strike to be its employees. Under the company’s business model, the drivers work for third-party businesses, called Delivery Service Partners, who deliver millions of packages daily. Amazon has accused the union, which says it represents some of the drivers, of “intentionally” misleading the public. “This is another attempt to push a false narrative,” Nantel said. But the Teamsters have argued Amazon essentially controls everything the drivers do and should be classified as an employer. Some U.S. labor regulators have sided with the union in filings made before the NLRB. In September, Amazon boosted pay for the drivers amid the growing pressure. Shares of Amazon.com Inc. rose more than 2.4% by midday Thursday. Extra News Alerts Get breaking updates as they happen. Be civil. Be kind.Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE:PEB) and AvalonBay Communities (NYSE:AVB) Critical Contrast