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7 Best Asics Trainers 2024: Red-Hot Kicks to Buy Right NowDENVER (AP) — So you're the most valuable player of that annual Thanksgiving Day backyard flag football game. Or played tackle football on any level. Or ran track. Or dabbled in basketball. Or toyed with any sport, really. Well, this may be just for you: USA Football is holding talent identification camps all over the country to find that next flag football star. It's “America’s Got Talent” meets “American Idol,” with the stage being the field and the grand prize a chance to compete for a spot on a national team. Because it’s never too early to start planning for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, where flag football will make its Summer Games debut. Know this, though — it's not an easy team to make. The men's and women's national team rosters are at “Dream Team” status given the men’s side has captured six of the last seven world championships and the women three in a row. To remain on top, the sport's national governing body is scouring every football field, park, track, basketball court and gym to find hidden talent to cultivate. USA Football has organized camps and tryouts from coast to coast for anyone ages 11 to 23. There are more than a dozen sites set up so far, ranging from Dallas (Sunday) to Chicago (Dec. 14) to Tampa (March 29) to Los Angeles (TBD) and the Boston area (April 27), where it will be held at Gillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots. The organization has already partnered with the NFL on flag football initiatives and programs. The numbers have been through the roof, with engagement on social media platforms increasing by 86% since flag football was announced as an Olympic invitational sport in October 2023 . The participation of boys and girls ages 6 to 17 in flag football last year peaked at more than 1.6 million, according to USA Football research. “We pride ourselves on elevating the gold standard across the sport,” said Eric Mayes, the managing director of the high performance and national teams for USA Football. “We want to be the best in the world — and stay the best in the world.” Flag football was one of five new sports added to the LA28 program. The already soaring profile of American football only figures to be enhanced by an Olympic appearance. Imagine, say, a few familiar faces take the field, too. Perhaps even NFL stars such as Tyreek Hill or Patrick Mahomes, maybe even past pro football greats donning a flag belt for a country to which they may have ties. Soon after flag football's inclusion, there was chatter of NFL players possibly joining in on the fun. Of course, there are logistical issues to tackle before their inclusion at the LA Olympics, which open July 14, 2028. Among them, training camp, because the Olympics will be right in the middle of it. The big question is this: Will owners permit high-priced players to duck out for a gold-medal pursuit? No decisions have yet been made on the status of NFL players for the Olympics. For now, it's simply about growing the game. There are currently 13 states that sanction girls flag football as a high school varsity sport. Just recently, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles helped pave the way to get it adopted in Pennsylvania. Around the world, it's catching on, too. The women's team from Japan took third at the recent word championships, while one of the best players on the planet is Mexico quarterback Diana Flores . “Could flag football globally become the new soccer? That’s something to aspire to," said Stephanie Kwok , the NFL's vice president of flag football. This type of flag football though, isn't your Thanksgiving Day game with family and friends. There's a learning curve. And given the small roster sizes, versatility is essential. Most national team members need to be a version of Colorado’s two-way standout and Heisman hopeful Travis Hunter. Forget bump-and-run coverage, too, because there's no contact. None. That took some adjusting for Mike Daniels, a defensive back out of West Virginia who earned a rookie minicamp invitation with the Cleveland Browns in 2017. “If a receiver is running around, I’m thinking, ‘OK, I can kind of bump him here and there and nudge him,’” Daniels explained. “They’re like, ‘No, you can’t.’ I’m just like, ‘So I’m supposed to let this guy just run?!’ I really rebelled at the idea at first. But you learn.” The competition for an Olympic roster spot is going to be fierce because only 10 players are expected to make a squad. The best 10 will earn it, too, as credentials such as college All-American or NFL All-Pro take a backseat. “I would actually love" seeing NFL players try out, said Daniels, who's also a personal trainer in Miami. “I’m not going to let you just waltz in here, thinking, ‘I played NFL football for five years. I’m popular. I have a huge name.’ I’m still better than you and I'm going to prove it — until you prove otherwise.” Around the house, Bruce Mapp constantly swivels his hips when turning a hallway corner or if his daughter tries to reach for a hug. It’s his way of working on avoiding a “defender” trying to snare the flag. That approach has earned the receiver out of Coastal Carolina four gold medals with USA Football. The 31-year-old fully plans on going for more gold in Los Angeles. “You grow up watching Usain Bolt (win gold) and the ‘Redeem Team’ led by Kobe Bryant win a gold medal, you're always thinking, ‘That's insane.' Obviously, you couldn't do it in your sport, because I played football," said Mapp, who owns a food truck in the Dallas area. "With the Olympics approaching, that (gold medal) is what my mind is set on." It's a common thought, which is why everything — including talent camps — starts now. “Everybody thinks, ‘Yeah, the U.S. just wins,’” Daniels said. “But we work hard all the time. We don’t just walk in. We don’t just get off the bus thinking, ‘We’re going to beat people.’” AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL

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Analysis: If Jets don't want Rodgers, others willPARIS — Notre Dame is reopening its doors for the first time since a fire in 2019 nearly destroyed Paris’ beloved 12th-century cathedral. World leaders — including President-elect Donald Trump, America’s first lady Jill Biden, Britain’s Prince William and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy — gathered Saturday among some 1,500 guests to celebrate the restoration of the landmark widely considered to be a pinnacle of French architectural heritage. Saturday’s events started with Archbishop Laurent Ulrich symbolically reopening Notre Dame’s grand wooden doors with three resounding knocks. Following the 2019 fire, nearly $1 billion in donations poured in from around the world, a tribute to its worldwide appeal. Here’s the latest: Notre Dame’s largest bell, the 13-ton Emmanuel, rings out The congregation inside the huge cathedral was ghostly quiet as its largest bell, the 13-ton Emmanuel, rang out into the Paris night, signaling the start of the ceremony. Inside, Elon Musk gazed up at the renovated vaulted ceilings. Jill Biden was the last VIP welcomed outside by President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, before Archbishop Laurent Ulrich then took over. “Brothers and sisters, let us enter now into Notre Dame,” he said as he stood outside, before its closed doors. “It is she who accompanies us on our path to peace.” He then banged on the door three times with the base of his crosier, or bishop’s cross. Inside, the choir erupted into song, the crystalline voices filing what — until recently — had been a building site. Three times, Ulrich appealed to the cathedral to open its doors. Three times, the choir responded in song. He then pushed open the heavy door: Notre Dame’s rebirth was underway. Archibishop Laurent Ulrich knocks three times on Notre Dame’s doors, officially marking cathedral’s reopening With three resounding knocks on its doors by Paris Archbishop Laurent Ulrich, wielding a staff carved from fire-scorched beams, the cathedral roared back to life Saturday evening. For the first time since a devastating 2019 blaze, the towering Gothic masterpiece reopened for worship, its rebirth marked by song, prayer, and awe beneath its soaring arches. While the ceremony was initially planned to begin on the forecourt, unusually fierce December winds whipping across the central Paris island, flanked by the River Seine, forced all events inside. Yet the occasion lost none of its splendor. Inside the luminous nave, choirs are singing psalms, and the cathedral’s mighty organ, silent for nearly five years, is thundering to life in a triumphant interplay of melodies. The evening’s celebration, being attended by 1,500 dignitaries, including President-elect Donald Trump, U.S. First Lady Jill Biden, Britain’s Prince William, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, underscores Notre Dame’s enduring role as both a spiritual and cultural beacon. Groups gather in Paris to protest Trump A small group of American expats gathered near Notre Dame Cathedral on Saturday to protest the presence of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at the reopening ceremony. Organized under the banner “Paris Against Trump,” the group criticized French President Emmanuel Macron for inviting Trump but chose not to organize a large demonstration to avoid disrupting the event. “We find this a bit shameful and sad that Trump is invited here, especially since he has gone against everything the Church stands for,” said Ehlyr O’Rourke, 34, a spokesperson for the association. “We don’t understand why a criminal, a sex offender, a felon can actually be invited in here.” Later in the day, thousands marched through Paris, denouncing Trump’s visit and expressing support for Palestine. Organized by left-wing parties, unions, and pro-Palestinian groups, the demonstration featured Palestinian flags, keffiyehs, and chants calling for Palestinian resistance, President Macron’s impeachment, and criticizing Trump’s alleged complicity in Middle East conflicts. “We are protesting every week to support Palestine, but what’s special today is the arrival of Donald Trump,” said Nadia Messai, one of the protesters in the crowd. “Trump has been supporting Israel, much like the United States has been since the beginning of the creation of this rogue state that is occupying Palestine illegally.” Cathedral’s renovation chief hopes the reopening is a moment of unity Philippe Jost, Notre Dame cathedral renovation chief, said the reopening is an opportunity for unity as so many divisions remain in the world. “We hope it will be a great moment of unity for the French people, for guests from all over the world and for spectators from all over the world,” he said. “Notre Dame de Paris unites. There are so many divisive factors. An event like this must unite, must help concord and peace to grow throughout the world.” Notre Dame’s rector emphasizes the importance of the separation of church and state Olivier Ribadeau Dumas, the Notre Dame rector called the reopening an important moment that has been awaited a long time. “Notre Dame de Paris is the very sign of the presence of a soul in the heart of our city. It’s important for Parisians, it’s important for Catholics, it’s important for the French and for the whole world,” he said. “In general, the sphere of politics doesn’t enter the sphere of the religious, and shouldn’t. In the same way, the religious sphere doesn’t enter politics,” he added. “The Archbishop of Paris invited the President of the Republic to speak inside the cathedral as a sign of the unity that could be seen in the reconstruction. The archbishop allowed him to speak inside because the weather conditions did not allow him to speak outside.” Guests file into Notre Dame Cathedral for the ceremonies Guests gradually filing the cathedral for the evening reopening ceremonies are reveling at the renovated interiors, with many whipping out cell phones to take souvenir photos. “It’s a sense of perfection,” said François Le Page, who works for the Notre Dame foundation that raised nearly half of the nearly 900 million euros of donations. He last set foot in the cathedral in 2021, on a visit “It’s night and day,” said Rev. Andriy Morkvas, a Ukrainian pastor who leads the The Cathedral of Saint Volodymyr the Great church in Paris’ St. Germain des Pres said it had been 10 years since he last stepped foot inside Notre Dame. “God is very powerful, he can change things.” He expressed hope that the cathedral could help bring peace to his country and he drew heart from the expected attendance of Ukraine’s president. “I hope Notre Dame and Mary will help us resolve this conflict,” he said. French government security agents are helping to ensure Trump’s safety alongside the Secret Service Outside the Elysee Palace, the official residence of the French president, dozens of members of the French Republican Guard stood by awaiting Donald Trump’s arrival. Trump was in Paris on Saturday for his first international trip as president-elect, ready to join world leaders celebrating the renovation of Notre Dame Cathedral and meet with French President Emmanuel Macron and Britain’s Prince William. More than 20 French government security agents have been helping ensure Trump’s safety alongside the Secret Service, according to French national police. A special French police van was providing anti-drone protection for Trump’s convoy. Security was tighter than usual outside the U.S. Embassy and other sites around Paris for the Notre Dame reopening, where dozens of international VIPs were expected. Macron, who has had an up-and-down relationship with Trump, has made a point of cultivating a relationship since the Republican defeated Democrat Kamala Harris last month. But Macron’s office nonetheless played down the significance of the invitation, saying other politicians not now in office had been invited as well. Trump was invited as president-elect of a “friendly nation,” Macron’s office said, adding, “This is in no way exceptional, we’ve done it before.” Notre Dame in numbers Perhaps not surprisingly for such a big cathedral, some of the numbers that help tell the story of Notre Dame’s reopening are on the very big side, too. The bell that will sound to signal the start of the service weighs 13 tons, making it the cathedral’s largest. It has a name - Emmanuel — given to it by King Louis XIV after it was cast in 1683. It rings in F sharp. Inside, 42,000 square meters of stonework were cleaned during the renovation — an area equivalent to roughly six soccer pitches. The first stone of Notre Dame was laid in 1163. The thunderous great organ of Notre Dame that will be heard in public at Saturday’s service for the first time since April 15, 2019, has 7,952 pipes — the largest as broad as a human torso; the smallest no larger than a pen. The renovated giant console that controls the instrument has five keyboards of 56 notes each, foot pedals for 30 notes, and 115 stops. Unseen, above the congregation and the repaired vaulted ceilings, is a framework of beams holding up the roof and spire — so dense and intricate that it’s nicknamed “the forest.” Some 2,000 oak trees were felled to rebuild it. Trump to meet with Macron ahead of the reopening ceremonies President-elect Donald Trump is to meet Saturday with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee presidential palace ahead of the reopening ceremony for Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. This is Trump’s first foreign trip since the election. Macron’s office said both leaders will discuss global crisis, including wars in the Middle East and in Ukraine as well as French-American bilateral relations. Macron is scheduled to have a meeting with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy right after his meeting with Trump. Notre Dame celebrations comes as Macron’s presidency now faces its gravest crisis after the government’s collapse this week in a historic no-confidence vote that toppled Prime Minister Michel Barnier. Devout Catholics say the Notre Dame Cathedral reopening will ‘nourish us’ For devout Catholics Patricia and Cyrille Brenner, waiting in the cold outside Notre Dame for its reopening service that they weren’t invited to was the place to be. The couple traveled by night train from Cannes on the French Riviera — famous for its movie festival — to be among the onlookers Saturday hoping for some of the 40,000 spots set aside for the public on the banks of the River Seine facing the cathedral. They bought their train tickets six months ago. “I’m from Cannes. It’s a bit like the festival. You have to be there to experience it,” said Patricia, 65. “It’s a pilgrimage for us.” Cyrille, 66, said they were the only members of their parish to make the long trip. “We like to be at the heart of things and, as Christians, it will nourish us,” he said. While Cyrille said they’d felt “distress, sadness” when Notre Dame burned, they both also noted how sacred relics, statues and the golden cross on the altar — almost miraculously — survived the inferno. They both marveled at the renovation works that have not only eradicated nearly all traces of the fire inside but made it more resplendent than ever. Some visitors hope talks on the sidelines will be good for Ukraine Andrey Alexeev, a Ukrainian among onlookers gathering for the reopening of Notre Dame, hopes U.S. president-elect Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy can meet and talk on the ceremony’s sidelines. Their host, French President Emmanuel Macron, was meeting with both leaders before they attend the reopening service for the cathedral. Alexeev was hoping Trump and Zelenskyy would meet, too. “I hope that meeting can change something in a good way for Ukraine,” he said. “It’s good that Zelenskyy has a chance to speak with Trump and Macron. At least it’s an opportunity for Ukraine.” Alexeev, who lives in Poland, was visiting Paris with his mother, Olha, who travelled from Ukraine. They were hoping for two of the 40,000 places that were set aside for the public in fenced-off areas on the banks of the River Seine, facing the cathedral. Alexeev said he’s agnostic but that it felt important for him to be as close to the ceremonies as possible. By coincidence, his sister was visiting Paris when Notre Dame burned on April 15, 2019. “It’s one of the greatest places not only in Europe but also the whole world,” he said. Such an occasion “happens once in 1,000 years, I think. So we are part of history.” What to expect Saturday’s events will blend solemn religious tradition with an official presidential speech and cultural grandeur. French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte will welcome the dozens of heads of state and government. Archbishop Laurent Ulrich will then take over — with a rite to symbolically reopen Notre Dame’s doors, kicking off the ceremonies at 7 p.m. The ceremony that was to have been held outside will then unfold inside, with a film retracing the renovations, music and a speech by Macron. Ulrich will then take over again, with a rite to reawaken Notre Dame’s organ and the rest of the religious service scheduled to last about 55 minutes.One of the biggest rivalry games in the college football season is renewed Saturday just outside the nation's capital: the Army-Navy Game. The 18th-ranked Black Knights (11-1 overall) and Midshipmen (8-3) will meet at Northwest Stadium for the 125th rendition of "America's Game," a matchup that will feature the triple-option heavily — as it does in most years. Both programs enter Saturday's contest with a combined 19-4 overall record, which is the most wins combined by both teams heading into the Army-Navy Game per Army's Game Notes. REQUIRED READING: College football bowl game schedule: The entire postseason lineup through playoff In their first season in the American Athletic Conference, the Black Knights took the league with ease as Army went undefeated 8-0 in conference play en route to winning the conference championship title last Friday vs. Tulane. Navy has cooled off a little after its 6-0 start to the year, finishing the regular season with just two wins in the last five games. Both programs saw their College Football Playoff resume and odds take a slight hit by the hands of Notre Dame at two different points of the regular season. Despite that loss for the Black Knights back on Nov. 23 at Yankee Stadium, Jeff Monken's squad has maintained their top 25 ranking in the US LBM Coaches Poll for the last nine weeks. But Saturday's Army-Navy Game won't have any impact on the CFP with both teams already accepting bowl game invitations in the coming weeks. Here's what you need to know on why Saturday's Army-Navy Game has no bearings on the College Football Playoff, including a look at the Black Knights' and Midshipmen 's bowl game appearances: Does Army-Navy Game have any impact on CFP? No. Saturday's Army-Navy Game will not have any impact on the College Football Playoff. Either Army or Navy could have made the CFP as the "Group of Five" automatic bid but the Mountain West's Boise State took that spot. Why does Army-Navy not impact CFP rankings? The reason Saturday's Army-Navy Game won't have any impact on the CFP bracket and CFP top 25 rankings is two fold. The first is while Army is now a member of the American Athletic Conference with Navy, Saturday's game is considered a non-conference game. The second, and perhaps most notable, is the 12-team CFP field has already been finalized. According to The Athletic, officials from Army and Navy "did not want to move" the date of "America's Game" to an earlier part of their schedules "to accommodate the final rankings in the 12-team Playoff era." The CFP committee had turned down the idea of waiting to announce the "Group of 5" automatic representative in the CFP bracket until after the Army-Navy Game, if either team was in the mix for that spot. Per The Athletic, the reason for turning that idea down was the turnaround between the Army-Navy Game and the first round of the CFP would have been too quick for a team that learned it made the 12-team field the week prior but didn't know its opponent. "There’s a lot of complications of waiting a week in a 12-team playoff and you have a short timeframe," AAC commissioner Mike Aresco told The Athletic in April. "It’s one thing in a four-team and you’re not playing until the end of the month. It’s a lot different playing (two weeks later)." College Football Playoff bracket Here's a look at the finalized CFP bracket from Sunday's final CFP rankings: * denotes automatic bid with first-round bye; ** denotes automatic bid What bowl game is Army football in? Army is set to face Marshall in the Radiance Technologies Independence Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 28. The Black Knights and Thundering Herd will kick off at 9:15 p.m. ET inside Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. What bowl game is Navy football in? Navy is set to face Oklahoma in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl on Friday, Dec. 27. The Midshipmen and Sooners will kick off at noon ET at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas.

The big pullback Carnival Corporation ( CCL 0.60% ) stock's suffered since 2018 makes enough sense on the surface. The COVID-19 contagion wrecked the leisure cruise industry. So -- like so many other companies at the time -- this one borrowed heavily to survive. Although the pandemic's since faded, it doesn't feel like the economy's ever fully healed. All that debt is also still sitting on Carnival's balance sheet, costing the company money that it wasn't paying out just a few years earlier. However, Carnival is faring far better than it seems like it should be, despite the backdrop. The market's starting to see this. Shares are well up from their late-2022 low. This stock's still down 65% from its 2018 high, however, leaving plenty of room for it to keep rising. Carnival, then and now Carnival Corporation operates a major cruise line of the same name. It owns a fleet of nearly 100 boats when including its lesser-known brands like Costa, Aida, and Princess. The $36 billion company is on track to do $25 billion worth of business this year, up 16% from last year's top line. Of that, roughly a couple billion will be converted into net income. Sales now exceed Carnival's pre-pandemic totals, although profits haven't quite been fully restored to 2019's levels. Blame inflation and interest payments, mostly. The company's now dishing out on the order of $400 million in interest payments every quarter, versus one-tenth that amount prior to the pandemic's onset. Operating costs like fuel and payroll are also disproportionately higher for the timeframe. But don't miss the forest for the trees. Carnival stock is as much of a buy now as it's ever been, if not more so. The bullish argument holds plenty of water As strange as it may sound (given the financial strain most households say they're feeling these days), Carnival's business has never been better. Last quarter's revenue of $7.9 billion was not only 14% higher year over year, but record-breaking for any third quarter. Operating income of $2.2 billion was also a record-breaker. Growth on both fronts extended what have become well-established trends. CCL Revenue (TTM) data by YCharts. In fact, the only thing holding the company back is a lack of boats. Nearly half of the coming year's capacity has already been booked, while 2026's trips are also already reserved at record-breaking levels. This demand has allowed the company to raise its prices, which people haven't balked at. What gives? Take the data at face value. While even higher-earning households are keeping a more careful eye on their spending in this environment, maritime cruises remain an amazingly affordable vacation option. For many people, cruising is a splurge that's worth the cost when the alternative might be taking no trip at all. Things are only apt to keep getting better. Analysts with JPMorgan believe the leisure cruise industry is on pace to serve 34.7 million passengers this year, topping last year's record of 31.7 million en route to 39.7 million in 2027. That's not a ton of absolute growth, nor is it a massive number of paying customers. It's huge for the leisure cruise business' key players like Carnival, though. It now reports a return of a little more than 10% on any newly invested capital. The bulk of this capital investment is, of course, the purchase of new ships that will help soak up demand that can't be served now. To this end, there's little doubt that the company will be able to fill up the three ships scheduled for delivery between now and 2028. There's also little doubt that the three additional boats slated for delivery between then and 2031 will fill up quickly. Increasingly convincing The $26.6 billion in long-term debt just sitting on Carnival's balance sheet ? Sure, that's a legitimate concern. It's costing the company more than a little money on a recurring basis. Look deeper, though. The leisure cruise outfit is slowly but surely chipping away this debt -- and its quarterly cost --- with the real profits it's producing. And much of any debt that can't yet be retired or eliminated is at least being refinanced at lower interest rates, leveraging the company's recently raised credit ratings from Standard & Poor's and Moody's . Fitch also just initiated coverage of Carnival's debt, grading the company's bonds a respectable BB. Mostly, Carnival stock is a buy here because it's becoming increasingly clear that its business model still works, and that its pricing power is resilient. It doesn't appear this will change anytime soon, either. Indeed, after a wobbly 2024, the economy may be headed into better days that generate greater discretionary income. Not only does inflation continue to moderate, but The Conference Board reports that U.S. companies are expanding their 2025 payroll budgets by 3.9% versus this year's 3.8% increase. This will leave more discretionary spending dollars in people's pockets, allowing them to afford a vacation they may not have otherwise taken. Carnival stands ready to be one of the chief beneficiaries of this dynamic. Just don't wait too long to jump in if you're interested. As the chart of Carnival stock above illustrates, other investors are quickly turning into believers. They're likely keying in on the profit recovery that's dramatically outpacing the company's top-line growth.

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Middle East latest: Tension on the streets of Damascus as opposition fighters close inSwiss National Bank cut its position in SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. ( NYSE:SITE – Free Report ) by 0.6% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 88,300 shares of the industrial products company’s stock after selling 500 shares during the period. Swiss National Bank’s holdings in SiteOne Landscape Supply were worth $13,325,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. MJP Associates Inc. ADV boosted its position in SiteOne Landscape Supply by 5.7% in the 2nd quarter. MJP Associates Inc. ADV now owns 1,707 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $207,000 after buying an additional 92 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in SiteOne Landscape Supply by 5.1% during the 2nd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,018 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $245,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares in the last quarter. Equitable Trust Co. grew its stake in SiteOne Landscape Supply by 3.0% during the 2nd quarter. Equitable Trust Co. now owns 3,558 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $432,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares in the last quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors increased its holdings in SiteOne Landscape Supply by 6.1% during the 3rd quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 1,842 shares of the industrial products company’s stock worth $278,000 after purchasing an additional 106 shares during the period. Finally, iA Global Asset Management Inc. raised its position in SiteOne Landscape Supply by 7.9% in the 1st quarter. iA Global Asset Management Inc. now owns 1,741 shares of the industrial products company’s stock valued at $304,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. Analysts Set New Price Targets A number of brokerages have recently commented on SITE. Royal Bank of Canada cut their target price on shares of SiteOne Landscape Supply from $133.00 to $132.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 1st. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on shares of SiteOne Landscape Supply in a research report on Thursday, October 10th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $158.00 price objective on the stock. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of SiteOne Landscape Supply from $114.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 31st. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on SiteOne Landscape Supply from $168.00 to $183.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 16th. Finally, StockNews.com raised SiteOne Landscape Supply from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $147.80. SiteOne Landscape Supply Stock Up 3.9 % SITE opened at $148.77 on Friday. SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. has a one year low of $114.60 and a one year high of $188.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a current ratio of 2.53. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 48.15 and a beta of 1.53. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $145.80 and its 200-day simple moving average is $140.61. SiteOne Landscape Supply ( NYSE:SITE – Get Free Report ) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The industrial products company reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.18 by ($0.21). The firm had revenue of $1.21 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.19 billion. SiteOne Landscape Supply had a return on equity of 9.21% and a net margin of 3.16%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.25 EPS. Analysts anticipate that SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. will post 3.41 EPS for the current year. Insider Activity at SiteOne Landscape Supply In other SiteOne Landscape Supply news, EVP Joseph Ketter sold 6,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.20, for a total transaction of $924,300.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 12,942 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,840,352.40. This represents a 33.43 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website . 2.70% of the stock is owned by insiders. SiteOne Landscape Supply Profile ( Free Report ) SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the wholesale distribution of landscape supplies in the United States and Canada. The company provides irrigation products, including controllers, valves, sprinkler heads, irrigation pipes, micro irrigation, and drip products; fertilizer, grass seed, and ice melt products; control products, such as herbicides, fungicides, rodenticides, and other pesticides; landscape accessories that include mulches, soil amendments, drainage pipes, tools, and sods; nursery goods, which consist of deciduous and evergreen shrubs, ornamental, shade, evergreen trees, field grown and container-grown nursery stock, roses, perennials, annuals, bulbs, and plant species and cultivars; hardscapes, such as pavers, natural stones, blocks, and other durable materials; and outdoor lighting products that include lighting fixtures, LED lamps, wires, transformers, and accessories. Recommended Stories Want to see what other hedge funds are holding SITE? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. ( NYSE:SITE – Free Report ). 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Legislative leaders differ on causes of and solutions to Washington budget holeKathmandu, Nov 24: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has directed the ministries and agencies concerned to resolve the dispute regarding the facility of resident doctor-post-graduate level (PG) in the medical college through mutual discussions. At the 15th meeting of the Medical Education Commission held today at the Prime Minister's official residence at Baluwatar, Prime Minister Oli who is also the Chairman of the Commission, instructed the Minister for Education, Science and Technology Bidya Bhattarai, Minister for Health and Population Pradeep Paudel and the Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof Dr Anjani Kumar Jha to make appropriate decision to settle the issue. Based on the letter of the Ministry of Health and Population, the commission had published a notice to fill the self-evaluation form by November 26, asking that resident doctors of private colleges should also be facilitated to maintain facilities of Rs 48 thousand. Prime Minister Oli urged the Commission to study the profit and loss of the private medical colleges when they address demand. In the meeting, President of Association of Medical and Dental Colleges of Nepal, Dr. Gyanendra Man Singh Karki, asked Prime Minister Oli to give a solution, saying that the commission cannot make a unilateral decision to provide subsistence allowance to PG students on the same salary as government medical officers. In the ongoing meeting of the commission, there are agendas such as the progress report of the last fiscal year, policy revisions in the current fiscal year's budget and programme, letters of intent and relationships, transfer of ownership, scholarships, among others for discussions.(RSS)

BEIJING , Dec. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Baijiayun Group Ltd ("Baijiayun" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: RTC), a one-stop AI video solution provider, today announced it was honored with the title of "Exclusive Member Unit". In recent days, the First Council of the Artificial Intelligence Education Professional Committee of the Beijing Educational Informationization Industry Alliance and the 2024 Symposium on Artificial Intelligence Empowering the Innovative Development of Primary and Secondary Schools were successfully held at the Affiliated Experimental School of Beijing Institute of Technology. Nearly 200 renowned experts, leaders of education bureaus, principals of primary and secondary schools, front-line educators, and representatives of artificial intelligence technical support units from Beijing , Tianjin , Hebei , Liaoning and other places attended the conference. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.The New York City Police Department (NYPD) released new photos of a man who is wanted for questioning in the shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week, as no suspect has been named yet. Two new photos of the individual wanted for questioning show the man wearing a hooded sweatshirt and a blue medical-style mask commonly used during the COVID-19 pandemic. One was taken from what appears to be a taxi cab, and the other was captured outside the vehicle, the photos show. It added that the reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction is still available. The FBI also said in a statement Saturday that it would be offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the suspect in Thompson’s shooting death, which the NYPD’s top officials described last week as “brazen” and “targeted.” Aside from the two photos released Sunday, the NYPD has not offered any new details about the investigation since Friday, when NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch told CNN that officials believe the suspect left New York City. Her chief of detectives, Joseph Kenny, told the outlet that evidence shows the suspect had traveled in a taxi cab to a Port Authority bus station in Manhattan and likely took a bus away from the city. The NYPD has released several other photos of the suspect, including one with his mask off, along with video footage of the shooting itself since the incident occurred on Dec. 4 in front of a Midtown Manhattan Hilton hotel before a UnitedHealthcare conference. Thompson was the chief executive of the company, a subsidiary of United Health Group Inc. Detectives are combing through video recordings and social media, vetting tips from the public, and interviewing people who might have information, including Thompson’s family and coworkers and the shooter’s randomly assigned roommates at the Manhattan hostel where he stayed, Kenny said last week. “This isn’t ‘Blue Bloods.’ We’re not going to solve this in 60 minutes,” Kenny told reporters on Dec. 6, referring to a popular police drama set in New York City. “We’re painstakingly going through every bit of evidence that we can come across.” On the evening of Dec. 6, investigators found a backpack in Central Park that had been worn by the gunman, police said. They didn’t immediately reveal what, if anything, it contained but said it would be tested and analyzed. Another potential clue, a fingerprint on an item he purchased at a Starbucks minutes before the shooting, has so far proven useless for identifying him, Kenny said. Kenny noted that the fact that the shooter knew UnitedHealthcare group was holding a conference at the hotel and what route Thompson might take to get there suggested that he could possibly be a disgruntled employee or a former client. Police have determined from video that the gunman was in the city for 10 days before the shooting, Kenny also said. He arrived at Manhattan’s main bus terminal on a Greyhound bus that originated in Atlanta, though it’s not clear whether he embarked there or at one of about a half-dozen stops along the route. Immediately after that, he took a cab to the vicinity of the Hilton and was there for about a half hour, the chief of detectives said. After the shooting, the suspect is believed to have fled on foot before taking a bike to Central Park, officials said. He then walked several blocks and entered a taxi and arrived at the George Washington Bridge Bus Station operated by Port Authority, which provides bus service to New Jersey as well as Greyhound bus routes to cities including Washington, Philadelphia, and Boston, Kenny said. Investigators don’t know what happened next, he added.NoneLilyanne is described as being five foot four inches tall, of slim build, with long brown wavy hair. She has nose piercings on both sides, which may help in identifying her. The police are urging anyone who has seen Lilyanne or has information about her whereabouts to come forward. If you have any details, please call 101 or send a message to @MetCC on social media, quoting reference 01/1112099/24. #APPEAL | Can you help us find 19-year-old Lilyanne who is #missing from #Lewisham . She is about 5ft4ins, of slim build, with long brown wavy hair and a nose piercing on both sides. If you see her, please call 101 or message @MetCC quoting 01/1112099/24 #missingperson pic.twitter.com/47YZZxqxfk

Allu Arjun gets stamp of approval from Mukesh Khanna to play this iconic roleTORONTO (AP) — Britta Curl-Salemme and Michaela Cava each scored twice and the Minnesota Frost beat the Toronto Sceptres 6-3 on Saturday in the Professional Women’s Hockey League. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * TORONTO (AP) — Britta Curl-Salemme and Michaela Cava each scored twice and the Minnesota Frost beat the Toronto Sceptres 6-3 on Saturday in the Professional Women’s Hockey League. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? TORONTO (AP) — Britta Curl-Salemme and Michaela Cava each scored twice and the Minnesota Frost beat the Toronto Sceptres 6-3 on Saturday in the Professional Women’s Hockey League. Curl-Salemme gave Minnesota a 4-3 lead at 6:29 of the third period. Cava scored the final two goals, the last into an empty net. Claire Butorac and Dominique Petrie also scored and Maddy Rooney stopped 21 shots to help Minnesota improve to 2-0-1. Daryl Watts, Victoria Bach and Jesse Compher scored for Toronto. The Sceptres are 1-2-0. Minnesota beat Toronto for the fourth straight game dating to last season’s playoffs. The Frost won the final three games of a best-of-five semifinal after dropping the first two. Takeaways Frost: Defender Maggie Flaherty served the first game of a two-game suspension for a headshot on Boston’s Alina Mueller, with Mae Batherson taking her place for her PWHL debut. Batherson is the younger sister of Ottawa Senators forward Drake Batherson. Sceptres: Rylind MacKinnon is one of only two Canadian university players in the PWHL, with New York’s Emmy Fecteau from Concordia the other. MacKinn, a former University of British Columbia defender, has two assists this season. Up next Toronto is at New York on Wednesday night. Minnesota host Ottawa on Thursday night. ___ AP sports: https://apnews.com/sports Advertisement

That's because the Crimson Tide (9-3) were passed over for the inaugural 12-team College Football Playoff when the selections were announced on Sunday. Alabama appeared in good shape to make the playoffs until visiting the Sooners and losing 24-3 on Nov. 23. Oklahoma finished the regular season with a 6-6 mark. SMU (11-2) earned the final at-large spot despite losing to Clemson 34-31 in the Atlantic Coast Conference title game on Saturday night. "I think it's the right decision," Mustangs coach Rhett Lashlee told CBS Sports said. "... We didn't ever have a bad loss." Selection committee chairman Warde Manuel said it was a tough choice to take the Mustangs over the Crimson Tide. "We looked at the number of wins Alabama had against ranked opponents," Manuel, the Michigan athletic director, told ESPN. "We looked at SMU's schedule and they were undefeated in conference. Their losses were to ranked teams. "We also looked at Alabama's losses to unranked teams. It was quite a debate. We value strength of schedule and that's why Alabama as a three-loss team is ranked ahead of teams that have two losses." SMU's loss to then-No. 17 Clemson came on a last-second field goal in Saturday night's Atlantic Coast Conference title game. The Mustangs also lost 18-15 at BYU on Sept. 6. SMU beat then-No. 22 Louisville on the road and then-No. 18 Pitt in Dallas. "Losing on a last-second field goal ... we felt SMU still had the nod over Alabama," Manuel said of the Mustangs' loss to Clemson. "... It's just looking at the entire body of work over both teams." Alabama's other two losses included the shocking 40-35 stumble at Vanderbilt on Oct. 5 that marked the Commodores' first-ever win over a No. 1-ranked team. The Crimson Tide also lost 24-17 to then-No. 11 Tennessee on Oct. 19. The Crimson Tide posted three ranked victories, beating then-No. 2 Georgia, then-No. 21 Missouri and then-No. 15 LSU. Alabama will face Michigan in the ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa on Dec. 31. It is a rematch from last season when the Wolverines defeated the Crimson Tide 27-20 in the College Football Playoff semifinal game at the Rose Bowl. The second team out was No. 13 Miami (10-2), which saw its chances plummet by losing two of its last three regular-season games. The Hurricanes, who started 9-0, lost 28-23 to host Georgia Tech on Nov. 9 and completed the regular season with a 42-38 road loss against Syracuse. Miami didn't play a Top 25 team this season. Instead of navigating the playoff field, Miami will face No. 18 Iowa State in the Pop-Tarts Bowl in Orlando on Dec. 28. "Everyone that doesn't get in feels disappointment," Miami coach Mario Cristobal said of being passed over. "We will have the onus of just doing better. Go forward and have the opportunity to get better. ... "We have a ton to play for and we'll thankful for the opportunity." SMU plays No. 6 Penn State in its first-round playoff game on Nov. 21. "We're excited about the challenge and the opportunity to prove that the committee made the right decision," Lashlee said. --Field Level Media

Here Are My Top 2 Tech Stocks to Buy NowLiquidity Services ( NASDAQ:LQDT – Get Free Report ) and Bridger Aerospace Group ( NASDAQ:BAER – Get Free Report ) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations. Analyst Recommendations This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Liquidity Services and Bridger Aerospace Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com. Liquidity Services presently has a consensus price target of $27.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.30%. Bridger Aerospace Group has a consensus price target of $5.63, indicating a potential upside of 108.33%. Given Bridger Aerospace Group’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Bridger Aerospace Group is more favorable than Liquidity Services. Institutional and Insider Ownership Profitability This table compares Liquidity Services and Bridger Aerospace Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets. Risk and Volatility Liquidity Services has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bridger Aerospace Group has a beta of -0.29, suggesting that its stock price is 129% less volatile than the S&P 500. Earnings and Valuation This table compares Liquidity Services and Bridger Aerospace Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation. Liquidity Services has higher revenue and earnings than Bridger Aerospace Group. Bridger Aerospace Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Liquidity Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Summary Liquidity Services beats Bridger Aerospace Group on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. About Liquidity Services ( Get Free Report ) Liquidity Services, Inc. provides e-commerce marketplaces, self-directed auction listing tools, and value-added services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through four segments: GovDeals, Retail Supply Chain Group (RSCG), Capital Assets Group (CAG), and Machinio. Its marketplaces include liquidation.com that enable corporations to sell surplus and salvage consumer goods and retail capital assets; GovDeals marketplace, which provides self-directed service solutions in which sellers list their own assets that enables local and state government entities, and commercial businesses located in the United States and Canada to sell surplus and salvage assets; and AllSurplus, a centralized marketplace that connects global buyer base with assets from across the network of marketplaces in a single destination. The company also offers a suite of services, including surplus management, asset valuation, asset sales, marketing, returns management, asset recovery, and ecommerce services. In addition, it operates a global search engine platform for listing used equipment for sale in the construction, machine tool, transportation, printing, and agriculture sectors. The company offers products from industry verticals, such as consumer electronics, general merchandise, apparel, scientific equipment, aerospace parts and equipment, technology hardware, real estate, energy equipment, industrial capital assets, heavy equipment, fleet and transportation equipment, and specialty equipment. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. About Bridger Aerospace Group ( Get Free Report ) Bridger Aerospace Group Holdings, Inc. provides aerial wildfire management, relief and suppression, and firefighting services to federal and state government agencies in the United States. It offers fire suppression services, such as direct fire suppression aerial firefighting support services for ground crew to drop large amounts of water quickly and directly on wildfires. The company also provides aerial surveillance services, including fire suppression aircraft over an incident and tactical coordination with the incident commander through its manned and unmanned aircraft. It operates an aircraft fleet of 18 planes. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Belgrade, Montana. Receive News & Ratings for Liquidity Services Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Liquidity Services and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .

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