Fans of I'm A Celebrity have teased this week that host Ant McPartlin appears to dislike one of the campmates. Sunday's episode saw Ant, 49, and co-host Dec Donnelly , 49, come face-to-face with campmate Dean McCullough , 32, once again at a bushtucker trial. It marked the radio host's fifth trial on the new series of the ITV show so far. BBC Radio 1 presenter Dean poked fun at having been voted to do several trials when he arrived at the trial area with Coleen Rooney , who was doing the trial with him . He told the hosts upon seeing them again: "We need to stop meeting like this." Dec laughed, whilst Ant appeared to sport a smile. Dean added: "I told ya I didn't want another date." Ant did appear to laugh briefly before returning to a similar expression as before, as Dec commented: "Our fifth date now at the bushtucker trial clearing." Following the scenes and amid the trial, fans took to X, formerly known as Twitter , to share their thoughts. Several viewers teased that host Ant appears to dislike Dean, with one writing: "Ant literally looks like he hates Dean." Another commented: "Ant hates Dean so much omg. His face says it all." A third tweeted: "Ant can't stand Dean you can tell." Whilst someone else wrote on Sunday night: "You can tell straight away Ant doesn't like Dean at all." Sharing their thoughts, another viewer wrote: "Ant's expression when looking at Dean is 'barely concealed disdain'." Alongside a laughing emoji, one fan said: "He f***ing loathes him." Another teased: "Ant's face when Dean said I told you I didn't want [another date]." Whilst someone else said: "Ant going over and above to try and be nice to Dean because we've caught on that he doesn't like him is TV GOLD." Following the episode, Ant encouraged viewers to stop voting for Dean to give other celebrities a chance to take part in future trials. Dean has taken part in the majority of trials so far and has at times struggled to win stars. It was announced on Sunday night that Dean - who won nine stars with Coleen - will do the next trial too. During the latest episode of the companion show I'm A Celebrity ... Unpacked, host Joel Dommett asked Ant: "What do you think about Dean doing the trial again tomorrow?" Ant replied with a message for viewers at home: "Right. Let's all have a serious talk. I'm going to look directly into the camera here. I think it's good to see other faces down there." Ant continued: "This is not a personal thing. It's not about Dean, it's about us just seeing different people down there. And I think we want to see different people on the show being featured. Some people unfortunately aren't getting [screen time]." The presenter went on to name Barry McGuigan , Melvin Odoom and Oti Mabuse as examples of other campmates he would want to see take part in a future trial. It comes after Ant admitted earlier this week that his "annoyance came across onscreen" during a previous trial that Dean quit after winning four stars. Speaking on Unpacked, Ant teased: "My annoyance came across onscreen. I was unprofessional. I'm not happy about it." The comments followed speculation among viewers on social media that Ant had been frustrated by Dean in the trial. I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! airs every night at 9pm on ITV1, STV and ITVX. Companion show I'm A Celebrity...Unpacked airs live on ITV2 directly afterwards . Follow Mirro r C elebs on TikTok , Snapchat , Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , YouTube and Threads .Georgia voters urged to return to polls Tuesday to decide unsettled local races1 fish calories 。

The figures included £50.3 million of Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) costs and £21.7 million for the Home Office for policing the “once-in-a-generation” event in May 2023. Charles was crowned at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony attended by dignitaries from around the world. A star-studded concert at Windsor Castle took place the following night. The DCMS annual report and accounts said the department “successfully delivered on the central weekend of His Majesty King Charles III’s Coronation, enjoyed by many millions both in the UK and across the globe”. DCMS was the lead government department working with the royal household on the coronation, which it described as a “once-in-a-generation moment which provided an occasion for the entire country to come together in celebration, and offered a unique opportunity to celebrate and strengthen our national identity and showcase the UK to the world”.Romad Dean scores 16 to lead Fordham over Maine 87-72

A proposed national packaging scheme could force manufacturers to start thinking outside the box on household waste and carbon emissions. or signup to continue reading Australia uses more than six million tonnes of packaging every year at a rough cost of $15 billion, mostly paid for by consumers and with almost half ending up in landfill. The nation's environment ministers agreed to an overhaul by 2025 after an independent review found more should be done both to recycle plastic packaging and increase its recycled content. Used milk cartons could become pallets to carry the next batch, for example, if they were designed for re-use from the get-go. Consumers are also concerned about the impact of recycled materials on food safety but paper fibre could also be turned into construction materials or toilet paper. "The system we have today is reaching the limits," according to Tetra Pak managing director for Australia and New Zealand Boris Munster. "Recycling rates are stagnating." But a lack of infrastructure after years of shipping waste to Asia means Australia needs to strike a balance that suits local sustainability and recycling requirements, the global packaging and processing company believes. An approach known as extended producer responsibility (EPR) makes companies responsible for how they make products - for a circular and low-emission economy - but also what happens after the consumer has used them. "What we've seen from other countries where they launch an EPR scheme is that producers look for alternatives and look for lightweight packaging material or more renewable packaging material," Mr Munster said. When they are also required to report their greenhouse gas emissions, they start moving towards more sustainable options and rejuvenate their industrial base, he said. A "life-cycle assessment" of packaging would measure emissions along the value chain from raw materials to the recycling stream and force the industry to look for more sustainable methods. "We need to incorporate that into the eco-modelling or how EPR schemes could look," Mr Munster said. "If you're going to apply it on the existing infrastructure, you're not going to create that innovation towards a more sustainable and less emissions-driven industry." RMIT sustainability and industrial design expert Simon Lockrey said the ultimate goal of no packaging and no food waste would require a switch to micro-farms around suburbia and daily shopping. People see packaging as an "unnecessary evil" but removing it would drive a worse environmental issue - greater food waste, he said. "There's a role for packaging as it gets food to consumers in a good condition and extends shelf life," Dr Lockrey said. "There's still a lot more to be done to get the best out of the incumbent system ... it is actually designed most of the time to help people in the home," he said. But packaging reform won't be wrapped up before the federal election, which must be held by May. The department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water is analysing submissions on options, including legislating mandatory requirements and an extended producer responsibility scheme. Producers will also be required to do more to eliminate harmful chemicals such as PFAS from food packaging. Dubbed "forever chemicals" because of their long life, the PFAS group accumulate in water, soil and living organisms and have been linked to cancer, immune suppression and developmental issues. "The consultation will support government consideration in 2025 of a preferred regulatory option and potential obligations under a reformed scheme based on international best practice," a department spokesperson said. DAILY Today's top stories curated by our news team. WEEKDAYS Grab a quick bite of today's latest news from around the region and the nation. WEEKLY The latest news, results & expert analysis. WEEKDAYS Catch up on the news of the day and unwind with great reading for your evening. WEEKLY Get the editor's insights: what's happening & why it matters. WEEKLY Love footy? We've got all the action covered. WEEKLY Every Saturday and Tuesday, explore destinations deals, tips & travel writing to transport you around the globe. WEEKLY Going out or staying in? Find out what's on. WEEKDAYS Sharp. Close to the ground. Digging deep. Your weekday morning newsletter on national affairs, politics and more. TWICE WEEKLY Your essential national news digest: all the big issues on Wednesday and great reading every Saturday. WEEKLY Get news, reviews and expert insights every Thursday from CarExpert, ACM's exclusive motoring partner. TWICE WEEKLY Get real, Australia! Let the ACM network's editors and journalists bring you news and views from all over. AS IT HAPPENS Be the first to know when news breaks. DAILY Your digital replica of Today's Paper. Ready to read from 5am! DAILY Test your skills with interactive crosswords, sudoku & trivia. Fresh daily! Advertisement Advertisement

Brock Purdy will miss Sunday's game for the 49ers with a shoulder injuryMinnesota college student hopes to comfort others with Christian-based music appARLINGTON, Va. , Dec. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) approved an increase of 2% in the Company's quarterly common stock dividend, from $0.1725 per share to $0.17595 per share, beginning in the first quarter of 2025. The Company's first quarter 2025 common stock dividend of $0.17595 per share is payable on February 14, 2025 to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 31 , 2025. Additional information regarding dividends paid by AES, including tax treatment, can be found on www.aes.com by selecting "Investors" then "Stock Information" and then "Dividend History." About AES The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) is a Fortune 500 global energy company accelerating the future of energy. Together with our many stakeholders, we're improving lives by delivering the greener, smarter energy solutions the world needs. Our diverse workforce is committed to continuous innovation and operational excellence, while partnering with our customers on their strategic energy transitions and continuing to meet their energy needs today. For more information, visit www.aes.com . Safe Harbor Disclosure This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, those related to future earnings, growth and financial and operating performance. Forward-looking statements are not intended to be a guarantee of future results, but instead constitute AES' current expectations based on reasonable assumptions. Forecasted financial information is based on certain material assumptions. These assumptions include, but are not limited to, our expectations regarding accurate projections of future interest rates, commodity price and foreign currency pricing, continued normal levels of operating performance and electricity volume at our distribution companies and operational performance at our generation businesses consistent with historical levels, as well as the execution of PPAs, conversion of our backlog and growth investments at normalized investment levels, and rates of return consistent with prior experience. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in our forward-looking statements due to risks, uncertainties and other factors. Important factors that could affect actual results are discussed in AES' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including, but not limited to, the risks discussed under Item 1A: "Risk Factors" and Item 7: "Management's Discussion & Analysis" in AES' 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K and in subsequent reports filed with the SEC. Readers are encouraged to read AES' filings to learn more about the risk factors associated with AES' business. AES undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except where required by law. Any Stockholder who desires a copy of the Company's 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed February 26, 2024 with the SEC may obtain a copy (excluding the exhibits thereto) without charge by addressing a request to the Office of the Corporate Secretary, The AES Corporation, 4300 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22203. Exhibits also may be requested, but a charge equal to the reproduction cost thereof will be made. A copy of the Annual Report on Form 10-K may be obtained by visiting the Company's website at www.aes.com . Website Disclosure AES uses its website, including its quarterly updates, as channels of distribution of Company information. The information AES posts through these channels may be deemed material. Accordingly, investors should monitor our website, in addition to following AES' press releases, quarterly SEC filings and public conference calls and webcasts. In addition, you may automatically receive e-mail alerts and other information about AES when you enroll your e-mail address by visiting the " Subscribe to Alerts " page of AES' Investors website. The contents of AES' website, including its quarterly updates, are not, however, incorporated by reference into this release. Investor Contact: Susan Harcourt 703-682-1204, susan.harcourt@aes.com Media Contact: Amy Ackerman 703-682-6399, amy.ackerman@aes.com View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/aes-announces-2-increase-in-quarterly-dividend-302325157.html SOURCE The AES Corporation Stay Informed: Subscribe to Our Newsletter TodayJPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) is Howe & Rusling Inc.’s Largest Position

Janet Taiatini: Supporting Māori to give birth their own wayDANBURY — Although each athlete had already officially completed the paperwork, Danbury celebrated its trio of seniors heading to collegiate programs. With Wednesday’s signing ceremony more of a formality, Aidan Fiala will continue his baseball career at nearby Alvin Community College for the next two seasons. Meanwhile, Blinn Junior College landed softball player Lexi Fief, and teammate Jessica Spillars signed with Oklahoma Wesleyan inside Danbury High School’s cafeteria with coaches, teammates, friends and family in attendance. FIALA The Alvin Community College signee arrived at Danbury ahead of his sophomore season on the diamond. In his first performance during a preseason scrimmage, Danbury head baseball coach Rusty Sample said Fiala got beat up on the mound. Fiala reversed his fortunes the next time he toed the rubber and since has been one of the most reliable arms for Sample. As a junior, Fiala threw 81 1/3 innings, winning 10 games to just one loss, recording a 1.63 ERA with 136 strikeouts and only six walks. Fiala finished in the top five in the state in strikeouts last season. Danbury won District 24-3A and reached the area round, where it fell to Central Heights. “I want to make an all-state (team) and appearance in the state championship,” Fiala said of his senior-year aspirations. Fiala came onto Alvin’s radar in recent months. Josh Jones, Fiala’s coach with the Texas Bluechips, messaged Alvin’s head coach, Jason Schreiber, earning Fiala a private workout. “I felt good,” Fiala said. “They said I topped 89 or 90 (mph) and struck five out in two innings.” Fiala later attended a camp on campus, where Alvin officially offered him a position on the team as a pitcher. Alvin Community College is 15 miles away from Danbury High School. The Dolphins finished 18-34 last season. Schreiber has been at the school since 2000, and hundreds of players have gone to the Division 1 level during his tenure. Fiala hopes to be one of the next. “I plan to transfer out after two years to a D1, hopefully, a Power 5 school,” he said. Fiala will study criminology during his two years at Alvin. FIEF Fief had had signed with Blinn Junior College for the last two months, but Wednesday, she got the opportunity to thank her friends, family and coaches. In her speech, she spent extra time thanking her dad and mom. “She pushed me a lot through the process,” Fief said. “Having feedback from college coaches and coach (Jack) Brown helped.” Fief handled her recruiting by emailing Blinn’s softball coach, Rich Church, in the summer. Discussions of Fief attending the school began to pick up, materializing into a signing during the fall. “They want me to hopefully be their leadoff hitter for slapping and then run bases and play defense,” Fief said. Blinn finished last season 28-22 overall, earning a trip to the Region 14 tournament. The Buccaneers aim to return to the National Junior College Athletic Association championships, where they have yet to be since 2015. Blinn has multiple locations, but Fief will attend the one in Brenham, which is about two hours away from Danbury. “It’s close to home, so I can come home on the weekends. The environment is really good there,” Fief said. “It’s kind of a small school, and they have all the medical programs I need.” Fief will study anesthesiology in her two years at Blinn. The school beat out three other Fief options: Alvin Community College, Hilbert College in New York and East Texas Baptist University. SPILLARS Spillars’ journey to Oklahoma Wesleyan started more than two years ago when she visited the campus. She took another visit in October when she decided to commit. Spillars chose Oklahoma Wesleyan over nearby schools including the University of St. Thomas. “I was thinking about St. Thomas, and other schools are closer, but I just liked the campus a lot,” Spillars said. Oklahoma Wesleyan is a private university of the Wesleyan Church in Bartlesville, Oklahoma. The university is a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics member. The Eagles have competed in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference since the 2015-16 season. Last season, Oklahoma Wesleyan finished 33-18. University representatives first connected with Spillars at a tournament, which had an area for players to meet with coaches. “They’re nice, and I’m looking forward to it,” Spillars said. Spillars plays multiple positions for the Lady Panthers, but she’ll primarily settle on one at Oklahoma Wesleyan. “They want me at second base, but they’ll also use me at different places if they need it,” Spillars said. Spillars wants to be an accountant, and she will study business or finance. In his speech about both players, Danbury head softball coach Jack Brown made it clear that his two future collegiate players will help the Lady Panthers chase a district title before transitioning to the next level.Murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO ignites online fury over health insurance industry

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Deshawn Purdie threw a 47-yard touchdown pass to O'Mega Blake for the go-ahead score and Charlotte defeated Florida Atlantic 39-27 on Saturday in a game that matched two new interim coaches. Charlotte (4-7, 3-4 American Athletic Conference) fired Biff Poggi on Monday and Tim Brewster took over. FAU (2-9, 0-7) fired Tom Ferman, also on Monday, with Chad Lunsford taking charge. After Blake's third touchdown catch of the game that came with 5:25 left, the 49ers extended their lead when Tyriq Starks was strip-sacked by Ja'Qurious Conley and 335-pound Katron Kevans carried it 22 yards into the end zone. Blake made five catches for a career-high 205 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown. Purdie was 16 of 30 for a career-best 396 yards passing with the three scores plus an interception. The 49ers only rushed for 46 yards. Stephen Rusnak kicked four field goals. Starks was 12-of-23 passing for 179 yards including a 65-yard score to Omari Hayes in the final minute of the third quarter to get FAU within six of the 49ers. CJ Campbell rushed 58 yards to score early in the fourth quarter and the Owls had a 27-26 lead. Campbell finished with 150 yards on 21 carries. AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football . Sign up for the AP’s college football newsletter: https://apnews.com/cfbtop25

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CAMBRIDGE, MA - OCTOBER 10: Massachusetts Institute of Technology students play football outside ... [+] the Maclaurin building October 10, 2003 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (Photo by William B. Plowman/Getty Images) In some of the most interesting use cases for artificial intelligence, the digital processes are applied to a physical supply chain. At MIT’s Engine, an incubator and co-working space with many teams working on various inventions, Ashley Beckwith does research for a startup called Foray Bioscience, with the goal of disrupting conventional manufacturing of wood products, and pursuing targeted reforestation. Estimating that the world has lost a half million acres of forest in the last quarter of a century, Foray is looking at the possibility of getting live cells from plants to develop synthetic products. Beckwith is pursuing cell culture and tissue engineering: in a recent Planet Action presentation, she talked about how to envision and then tackle the problem. “Our forests are under strain,” she said. “Forest cover and biodiversity are declining at alarming rates. One third of our tree species are on the verge of extinction, and practically, forest cover loss means less natural regeneration - with fewer seed producers and bigger open stretches in between, forests are slower to bounce back, and biodiversity loss means less resilience. Less variation within a population means greater susceptibility to pests, pathogens, disasters, and these two forces feed off of each other, with forest cover loss driving biodiversity loss, leading to poor resilience and further forest loss. And this, my friends, is what we call a downward spiral, and it's driven by extreme climate events. But today I want to talk to you about solutions, because we can jump-start forest recovery and break out of this cycle with targeted reforestation.” Part of this, she explained, has to do with initiatives like commitments to plant trees, but also, along with the will to do this, there’s a need for seed. Beckwith cited a seed supply problem where U.S. Forest Services only meets about about 6% of wildfire restoration targets, where seed availability is a significant factor. Why? “Sourcing seed is like trying to move a pile of sand with a fork,” she said. “It’s painfully effective.” FBI Warns iPhone, Android Users—Change WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Signal Apps What To Know About The UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder—As NYPD Releases New Photos Of Suspect iOS 18.2 Release Date: iPhone’s New Upgrade Is Hours Away Also, Beckwith added, just because you have a seed doesn’t mean you get a tree: 90% of seeds will die after being planted. The solution? Beckwith is looking into how much we can make up for deforestation with new science. “If we can’t grow it, let’s build it with biology,” she said. That means applying AI and big data to the problem, along with doing the biological research that provides a viable scaling pathway. Beckwith outlined three steps: revamping planning capabilities, building the seed, and then establishing a framework for scaling. She also mentioned the pace of climate change, which we all know has to be factored in. “In 60 years, the climate in Boston is going to feel a lot like Memphis feels today, and that’s a big shift for our northeastern forests,” she said. In responding to the rapid phenomena showing us how quickly climate change is happening, Beckwith urged the audience to aim not at the present, but at the future, citing a remark attributed to hockey player Wayne Gretzky: “to skate where the puck will be, not where it has been.” “We’re interested in building a complex ecosystem, not a monoculture,” she added. For reference, the MIT Technology Review piece describes Foray Bioscience efforts this way: “Foray’s process involves extracting live cells from the leaves of plants such as the black cottonwood, a popular species for making fiber products, which is used as a model plant for testing the company’s methods. Leaves are first cultured into a kind of liquid broth until the cells reproduce. Then cells are transferred into a gel containing two plant hormones, auxin and cytokinin, allowing researchers to coax the cells to grow into wood-like structures. In this phase, the cell cultures can also be tweaked to produce secondary products such as aromatics for making perfumes and embryos to generate seeds.” Will it Work? There are differing opinions on the efficacy of offsetting deforestation with this kind of cell production. In the MIT Technology Review, writer Abdullahi Tsanni covers Shawn Mansfield at University of British Columbia suggesting that it’s unlikely to have that effect... On the other hand, as reported, Beckwith says tree cells can grow 100 times faster in the lab than they can with conventional methods. “Reforestation is a huge job,” she said, “so let’s bring a bigger fork.” For sure, reforestation is important. And AI has a role to play. But so do humans. Sometimes, it ends up being largely a matter of buy-in, of political will to handle a problem. Where do we go from here? It’s up to you and me.

Alabama A&M fires football coach Connell Maynor after 7 seasonsRico Carty, who won the 1970 NL batting title with the Atlanta Braves, dies at 85

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama A&M fired football coach Connell Maynor after seven seasons on Monday. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama A&M fired football coach Connell Maynor after seven seasons on Monday. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama A&M fired football coach Connell Maynor after seven seasons on Monday. Athletic director Paul A. Bryant announced the decision in a statement. The Bulldogs went 6-6 this season, including a 4-4 Southwestern Athletic Conference mark, and won three straight games before a season-ending loss to Florida A&M. Maynor finished 40-32 at Alabama A&M, including a 28-21 SWAC record. Maynor led Alabama A&M to its first SWAC championship in 15 years during the shortened 2021 season that played in the spring. The Bulldogs went 5-0 and beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 40-33 to claim the program’s second SWAC football title. Maynor is a former Arena Football League player who played quarterback for Winston-Salem State and North Carolina A&T. The program suffered a tragedy when linebacker Medrick Burnett Jr. died last week from an injury sustained during the annual Magic City Classic against in-state rival Alabama State on Oct. 26. ___ 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 AdvertisementPresident-elect Trump's nomination of Brendan Carr as the next chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is bringing both hope and fear to the media industry. For media executives, the hope comes in the promise of industry consolidation. Companies such as Fox Television Stations, Nexstar Media Group, Tegna and Gray Media are eager to buy more TV stations to better compete against deep-pocketed tech firms that are aggressively pursuing viewers and ad dollars. Carr is expected to support revisiting the rule on ownership of TV stations. The trepidation comes from Carr's open criticism of broadcasters and tech firms on behalf of Trump, who is famously hostile to journalists and outlets that criticize him. Carr, a Republican nominated to the FCC during Trump's first term in 2017 and again by President Biden in 2023, wrote the chapter on the FCC in the conservative policy blueprint Project 2025. During the election, he jumped on social media when Vice President Kamala Harris appeared on the Nov. 2 episode of NBC's "Saturday Night Live" to point out that the network also owed an invitation to Trump under the FCC's equal time provision. NBC obliged, giving Trump time at the end of a NASCAR race and following "Sunday Night Football." (Carr also received a public note from NBC parent Comcast congratulating him on his nomination.) Carr got the industry's attention again on Tuesday when he told Fox News that his recommendation on the Paramount Global merger with Skydance Media would consider recent accusations from Trump's camp that CBS News edited its "60 Minutes" interview with Harris to make her sound more coherent. "That news distortion complaint over the CBS '60 Minutes' transcript is something that's likely to arise in the context of the FCC's review of that transaction," Carr said. A representative for CBS had no comment on Carr's remarks. Big media companies are bracing for the possibility that he will do Trump's bidding when the president-elect threatens retribution against media outlets that are unfriendly to him. While the FCC is an independent agency that is overseen by Congress, Trump has suggested he wants to bring it under tighter White House control. During the campaign, Trump called for the agency to pull the broadcast licenses held by ABC, NBC and CBS because he was unhappy with their coverage. Carr recently said on X that he will ensure the FCC "will enforce" laws that call on broadcasters "to operate in the public interest." One station executive, who was not authorized to comment publicly, said there is active exploration within Trump's orbit about how the new administration should respond to the president-elect's belief that the media treated him unfairly during the campaign. (Some journalists are taking Trump's threats seriously. MSNBC hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski — former Trump friends who became harsh critics of his presidency and behavior — visited the president-elect at Mar-a-Lago to reestablish a relationship with him.) But Jeffrey McCall, a media studies professor at DePauw University, thinks Carr's remarks are "saber rattling" and doubts that the nominee would use the commission's control over the public airwaves as a political weapon. "I have a hard time believing that you could hold up some sort of merger because of what '60 Minutes' did in one broadcast over one interview," McCall said. McCall said Carr is "savvy enough to know that he can say, 'I'll take it into consideration.' " But he doesn't see the commissioner punishing a company over an editorial decision. Broadcast executives are encouraged that Carr is calling for greater regulation of the tech industry, which he outlines in a chapter he wrote for Project 2025. Carr wants tech companies to be more transparent about their algorithm changes and their decisions to block or demonetize users. "We must dismantle the censorship cartel and restore free speech rights for everyday Americans," Carr wrote on X after Trump appointed him. The stations believe they are at a disadvantage in having to following regulations not imposed on their digital competitors. Station ownership rules also hamper broadcasters as they try to compete with tech firms that are coming after more TV viewers and advertising dollars. The current rule says companies can own broadcast TV stations that reach no more than 39% of U.S. homes. The limit was set in 2004, years before streaming video started eating away at traditional TV's audience share. Media executives see this limit as antiquated in an age in which many consumers are fleeing traditional television for streaming. ©2024 Los Angeles Times. Visit at latimes.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

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The City of Saskatoon started off the week with budget deliberations Monday. Property taxes were initially projected to increase by 5.64 per cent, but instead a projected property tax increase of 5.2 per cent was brought forward. The city also preparing to make record investments in road maintenance, snow and ice management, transit and policing. Global’s Mackenzie Mazankowski provides an overview of the first day of budget deliberations in the video above.Patrick Mahomes punished by NFL for 'violent gesture' during loss to Buffalo Bills