CYPRESS LAKE, Fla. (AP) — Kam Craft and Peter Suder both had 18 points in Miami (OH)'s 70-58 victory against Siena on Monday. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * CYPRESS LAKE, Fla. (AP) — Kam Craft and Peter Suder both had 18 points in Miami (OH)'s 70-58 victory against Siena on Monday. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? CYPRESS LAKE, Fla. (AP) — Kam Craft and Peter Suder both had 18 points in Miami (OH)’s 70-58 victory against Siena on Monday. Craft added five rebounds for the RedHawks (3-2). Suder shot 7 of 9 from the floor, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and 3 for 3 from the line. Eian Elmer shot 4 for 8 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 5 of 5 from the free-throw line to finish with 15 points. The Saints (3-3) were led by Major Freeman, who recorded 15 points. Brendan Coyle added 12 points for Siena. Justice Shoats had 12 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. Advertisement
I appreciate the latest efforts by the National Environment Agency (NEA) to deter high bids for hawker stalls by introducing safeguards against aggressive bidding practices ( New measure by NEA to deter high bids for hawker stalls, Nov 4). While this policy change is a step in the right direction, it feels more like placing a plaster on a wound rather than addressing the root cause of the problem. The issue with the current bidding system lies in its focus on monetary bids, which prioritises financial capability over the true purpose of hawker centres: serving affordable, high-quality food to the community. Even with safeguards, potential hawkers who offer unique, quality dishes but lack the financial means to place competitive bids may still be excluded from the system. Take, for example, Dunman Food Centre, where it was recently reported that a rental bid for a hawker stall was nearly $7,000. This is an extraordinary figure compared with the median hawker rent in Singapore, which is $1,250. Such exorbitant rents are unsustainable for many hawkers and often translate to higher food prices for consumers. While NEA’s new measures aim to prevent outliers like this, the underlying flaws in the system remain. A year ago, I wrote to the Forum urging the authorities to rethink the bidding system. My suggestion then, which remains relevant today, was to replace the current system with a fixed rent system that considers food quality and the centre’s overall food mix. This approach would ensure a balanced variety of offerings and maintain the cultural and culinary vibrancy of hawker centres, while keeping stalls accessible to promising hawkers with limited financial resources. The bidding system, even with adjustments, may still inadvertently foster a climate of high rents and unsustainable business models. A fixed rent system, coupled with assessments based on food quality and diversity, would align better with the original intent of hawker centres and give the community affordable and diverse food options. It is time for a comprehensive review of the hawker stall allocation system. By moving away from a financially driven model, we can better preserve the unique cultural and social role of hawker centres in Singapore. Martin Lee Ming Han Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you. Read 3 articles and stand to win rewards Spin the wheel now
DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 25, 2024 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — UTR Sports, a global leader in tennis and pickleball player ratings and event management, today announced an expansion of its partnership with Stack Sports to incorporate TeamInn travel services. TeamInn, Stack Sports’ dedicated travel service platform, will now provide travel accommodations for UTR Sports tournaments and events, simplifying travel planning for players, coaches, officials, and fans. TeamInn by Stack Sports will offer streamlined, competitive travel booking solutions, enhancing the overall event experience and making it easier for the UTR Sports community to access high-quality accommodations at preferred rates. This expansion aligns with UTR Sports’ commitment to improving convenience for its global network, offering valuable support to those traveling to UTR Sports tennis and pickleball events. “We are thrilled to collaborate with Stack Sports to integrate TeamInn travel services, we are making travel easier and more affordable for our participants, officials, and families,” said Mark Leschly, Chairman and CEO of UTR Sports. “Our mission is to connect the tennis and pickleball communities around the world, and TeamInn is an important addition to that vision. Together with Stack Sports, we’re excited to enhance the event experience by offering seamless travel options tailored to our needs.” The addition of TeamInn to the UTR Sports ecosystem brings further operational efficiency and convenience, reinforcing UTR Sports’ role as a comprehensive service provider in the tennis and pickleball spaces. TeamInn offers a full suite of travel services, from hotel booking to exclusive group rates, ensuring that travel logistics are one less hurdle for participants and organizers. “We are thrilled to collaborate with Stack Sports to integrate Teaminn travel services and make travel easier and more affordable for our participants, officials, and families,” said Mark Leschly, Chairman and CEO of UTR Sports. “Our mission is to connect the tennis and pickleball communities around the world, and TeamInn is an important addition to that vision. Together with Stack Sports, we’re excited to enhance the event experience by offering seamless travel options tailored to our needs.” The TeamInn travel platform will be integrated across UTR Sports’ numerous events, including the UTR Pro Tennis Tour and various youth and amateur competitions, offering a unified solution for booking accommodations worldwide. This partnership underscores UTR Sports’ and Stack Sports’ dedication to enhancing player experiences and advancing sports engagement through comprehensive, innovative solutions. About UTR Sports: The mission of UTR Sports is to connect and grow the sports of tennis and pickleball with accurate global ratings, innovative events, and a global community centered around level-based play. The UTR Sports Platform is anchored by our patented ratings technology. UTR Sports provides the technology tools and solutions relevant and valuable to players, coaches, and organizers. UTR Sports is creating opportunities and pathways, including the UTR Pro Tennis Tour, for players from all over the world, in all stages of life, to find better matches and unlock a more fun, affordable, and flexible experience. About Stack Sports: With nearly 50 million users in 35 countries, Stack Sports is a global technology leader in SaaS platform offerings for the sports industry. The company provides world-class software and services to support national governing bodies, youth sports associations, leagues, clubs, parents, coaches, and athletes. Some of the largest and most prominent sports organizations including the U.S. Soccer Federation, Little League Baseball and Softball, and Pop Warner Little Scholars rely on Stack Sports technology to run and manage their organizations. Stack Sports is headquartered in Dallas and is leading the industry one team at a time focusing on four key pillars — Grassroots Engagement, Participation Growth, Recruiting Pathways, and Elite Player Development. To learn more about how Stack Sports is transforming the sports experience, please visit https://stacksports.com/ . 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This new fund is designed to help Saskatchewan ag producers save money and reinvest in their operations. Exclusive discounted interest rates, no application fees, and no age limit restrictions are some of the fund's tailored benefits. "Conexus is dedicated to empowering ag producers to achieve what matters to them," says Conexus Chief Growth Officer Garnett Volk. "We have designed this fund specifically for Saskatchewan producers and their operations." "As your local credit union, we understand and value agriculture's contribution to the health of our economy. We are committed to our members' success and to helping grow Saskatchewan agriculture for a thriving province." More highlights of the Ag Grow Fund include: Exclusive discounted interest rates for new fixed-rate term loans and mortgages. No application fees with the exception of Canadian Agricultural Loans Act (CALA) loans and mortgages. No maximum age restrictions . Funding of up to $2 million per producer. $100 million in dedicated financing for the purchase of land, buildings, equipment, and livestock. The Ag Grow Fund is not available for refinancing. Ag producers can learn more and book an appointment with a dedicated Conexus Ag Advisor here. The Ag Grow Fund is the latest Conexus initiative supporting the Saskatchewan agricultural sector, adding to Cultivator powered by Conexus' AGTECH ACCELERATOR. The AGTECH ACCELERATOR sees Cultivator facilitate and accelerate growth in agtech by connecting farmers, founders, and funders. The program aims to bring the best agricultural innovations to Canada, ensuring Canadian farmers have access to cutting-edge technology to enhance their operations. Cultivator is currently recruiting Cohort 4 for the AGTECH ACCELERATOR. Learn more here . Exclusive benefit for Conexus members: Conexus members get into Canadian Western Agribition (CWA) for free again this year. Members can visit any Conexus branch before Nov. 29, 2024, to pick up a free multi-day pass. About Conexus Credit Union We're a forward-thinking, Saskatchewan-based credit union committed to our members and their financial well-being. We're a member-owned cooperative with more than 80 years of serving members and giving back to our community. Conexus' purpose is to champion every member's success for a thriving Saskatchewan. Attachment Ag Grow Fund Image © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.Japan business survey shows slight improvement in outlook for manufacturers
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Billionaire Elon Musk called Canada’s prime minister an “insufferable tool” on his social media platform today. Musk’s comments were in response to Justin Trudeau likening Kamala Harris’s defeat in the U.S. presidential election to an attack on women’s rights and progress. This afternoon, Trudeau met with provincial and territorial premiers to discuss Canada’s approach to negotiations with the U.S. Canada is facing a threat of a 25 per cent tariff hike from incoming president Donald Trump, who defeated Harris in the November election. Earlier this week, Trump taunted Trudeau on social media, referring to the prime minister as the governor of what he called the “Great State of Canada.” The post was an apparent reference to a joke Trump cracked at his dinner with Trudeau at his Mar-a-Lago estate nearly two weeks ago, where the president-elect teased that Canada could join the U.S. as its 51st state. Speaking on Tuesday night at an event hosted by the Equal Voice Foundation — an organization dedicated to improving gender representation in Canadian politics — Trudeau said there are regressive forces fighting against women’s progress. “It shouldn’t be that way. It wasn’t supposed to be that way. We were supposed to be on a steady, if difficult sometimes, march towards progress,” Trudeau said, adding he is a proud feminist and will always be an ally. “And yet, just a few weeks ago, the United States voted for a second time to not elect its first woman president. Everywhere, women’s rights and women’s progress is under attack. Overtly, and subtly.” In a post on X on Wednesday, Musk responded to a clip of Trudeau’s remarks, saying, “He’s such an insufferable tool. Won’t be in power for much longer.”The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Friday hospitals have only two days' fuel left before they must restrict services, after the UN warned aid delivery to the war-devastated territory is being crippled. The warning came a day after the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence minister Yoav Gallant more than a year into the Gaza war. The United Nations and others have repeatedly decried humanitarian conditions, particularly in northern Gaza where Israel said Friday it had killed two commanders involved in Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack that triggered the war. Gaza medics said an overnight Israeli raid on Beit Lahia and nearby Jabalia resulted in dozens killed or missing. Marwan al-Hams, director of Gaza's field hospitals, told reporters all hospitals in the Palestinian territory "will stop working or reduce their services within 48 hours due to the occupation's (Israel's) obstruction of fuel entry". World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Friday he was "deeply concerned about the safety and well-being of 80 patients, including 8 in the intensive care unit" at Kamal Adwan hospital, one of just two partly operating in northern Gaza. Late Thursday, the UN's humanitarian coordinator for the Palestinian territories, Muhannad Hadi, said: "The delivery of critical aid across Gaza, including food, water, fuel and medical supplies, is grinding to a halt." He said that for more than six weeks Israeli authorities "have been banning commercial imports" while "a surge in armed looting" has targeted aid convoys. - 'Absurd and false' - Vowing to stop Hamas from regrouping, Israel on October 6 began an air and ground operation in Jabalia and then expanded it to Beit Lahia. Gaza's health ministry says the operation has killed thousands. The UN says more than 100,000 have been displaced from the area, and an official told the Security Council last week that people "are effectively starving". Issuing the warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant, the Hague-based ICC said there were "reasonable grounds" to believe they bore "criminal responsibility" for the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare, and crimes against humanity including over "the lack of food, water, electricity and fuel, and specific medical supplies". A furious Netanyahu said: "Israel rejects with disgust the absurd and false actions and accusations made against it." He said the judges were "driven by anti-Semitic hatred of Israel". On Friday, he thanked his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban for his show of "moral clarity" in inviting him to visit in defiance of the ICC warrant, which Orban branded "political". Hungary currently holds the rotating EU presidency. US President Joe Biden, whose country is Israel's top military supplier, called the warrants against Israeli leaders "outrageous", but other world leaders supported the court. Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris said Netanyahu would be arrested if he set foot in the country. Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday discussed efforts towards a ceasefire in Lebanon, the White House said. - Warrant for Hamas chief - The ICC also issued a warrant for Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif, saying it had grounds to suspect him of war crimes and crimes against humanity over the attacks on Israel that sparked the war, and including "sexual and gender-based violence" against hostages. Israel said it killed Deif in July, but Hamas has not confirmed his death. On Thursday, a UN representative said an Israeli raid on Palmyra in Syria this week was "likely the deadliest" by Israel on the country so far. On Friday, a war monitor said the strikes killed 92 pro-Iran fighters. Israel again bombed Gaza on Friday. In Gaza City, just south of Jabalia, one man who said he took his cousins to hospital after a strike urged "the world... to put an end" to the war. Belal, who gave only his first name, said 10 members of his family had been killed. At least 44,056 people have been killed in Gaza during more than 13 months of war, most of them civilians, according to figures from Gaza's health ministry which the United Nations considers reliable. Hamas triggered the war with the deadliest attack in Israeli history, which resulted in the deaths of 1,206 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally of Israeli official figures. The war expanded to Lebanon in late September when Israel escalated air strikes against Iran-backed Hezbollah and later sent ground troops into southern Lebanon, after nearly a year of tit-for-tat cross-border exchanges which Hezbollah said were in support of Hamas. Lebanon says more than 3,580 people have been killed in the country, most of them since late September. Israeli strikes again targeted Hezbollah's south Beirut stronghold and south Lebanon on Friday, the official National News Agency said. Thousands of UN peacekeepers are based in southern Lebanon and have reported coming under attack numerous times, blaming both Israel and "non-state" actors. On Friday, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Hezbollah was probably behind a rocket attack that lightly wounded four Italian peacekeepers. bur-ami/srm/kir
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President Joe Biden honored a time-old presidential tradition on Dec. 12 by issuing 39 pardons for non-violent offenses and a historical nearly 1,500 commuted sentences. The individuals had “shown their commitment to rehabilitation by securing employment and advancing their education,” the White House said in a statement. Biden also made the controversial decision to pardon his son last month after previously saying that he would not do so. Hunter Biden had been charged with evading taxes and being an illegal drug user in possession of a gun. The president said that his son was a victim of partisanship in the judicial system. The act of pardoning is written into the constitution as one of the president’s powers. It’s tradition for presidents to issue pardons during the last few months of their term in office, otherwise known as a “lame duck session,” due to their inability to make any significant change. In America’s history of presidential pardons, there have been a few controversial ones. In 1974, incoming President Gerald Ford pardoned Richard Nixon over the Watergate scandal. Watergate was a political corruption case in which the Nixon administration was caught involved in illegal surveillance activities, including a break-in at the opposing party’s committee headquarters, which they tried to cover up. The term Watergate is now synonymous with political scandals. Outgoing President Bill Clinton pardoned his half-brother in 2001, who had been sentenced to a year in prison for selling cocaine to an undercover officer. He also pardoned wealthy financier Marc Rich, who had fled the United States to avoid tax evasion charges and illegal oil deals with Iran during the 1979–1981 hostage crisis. This was somewhat controversial as it was discovered that his ex-wife, Denise Rich, had made substantial donations to the Democratic Party and the Clinton Presidential Center. President-elect Donald Trump has said that he will consider pardoning nearly 1,500 people charged in connection with the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol breach in 2021. During his first term, Trump pardoned close associates Roger Stone, Paul Mannorfort, and Charles Kushner, who had been charged as a result of federal prosecutors investigations into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Talks about pardoning former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, who leaked thousands of classified documents online in 2013, have been on the table among Trump’s circle. Biden has said that more pardons will be announced over the coming weeks. Lawmakers, including Democratic lawmakers, are also prompting Biden to pardon Trump from the federal criminal cases that have been brought against him. America’s first presidential pardon was issued by President George Washington, the country’s first president in 1775, when he saved participants of the “Whiskey Rebellion”—farmers illegally distilling whiskey on their land to evade whiskey tax—from being hung for treason.Days before its board pulled support for a controversial documentary about Russia's war in Ukraine, TVO was ready to defend the film, documents obtained by CBC Toronto show. The Ontario public broadcaster went as far as making an online post encouraging the public to "see the documentary for themselves" just four days before its board ditched Russians at War , which was made with considerable public funding. Ontario Education Minister Jill Dunlop called the TVO board's decision "the right thing to do." But while she maintained the government didn't intervene, emails also show Premier Doug Ford's office was made aware of the situation in the days before the film was set to make its North American debut at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in mid-September. When asked if the Ford government pressured it to drop the film, TVO issued an email statement saying: "No." The first-person documentary by Russian Canadian filmmaker Anastasia Trofimova was condemned by Ukrainian officials, community groups and a number of politicians — including Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland. The main criticism of the film, which screened in Venice but hadn't aired in Canada at the time, was that it amounted to propaganda. Freeland states 'grave concerns' over TIFF film about Russian soldiers In Russians at War , Trofimova — who also worked at CBC/Radio-Canada's Moscow bureau for six months until it was forced to close in 2022 — follows soldiers and medics on the front lines of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Trofimova told CBC Radio's Metro Morning host David Common she filmed a Russian battalion over seven months without Moscow's permission, work that put her at risk of criminal prosecution in the country. TIFF suspended screenings due to what it called "significant threats" to public safety and its operations, although the Toronto police said that decision wasn't based on any recommendation from the service. TIFF suspends screening of film on Russian soldiers after threats The film's producers issued a statement saying they were heartbroken the film was pulled and tied TIFF's move to the "inflammatory" comments made by federal and provincial politicians and community leaders. They called what transpired "shockingly unCanadian." The Documentary Organization of Canada also issued a statement at the time saying it was "profoundly alarmed" by TVO's unilateral decision and suggested it raised serious questions about political interference. The documents CBC Toronto has reviewed don't show any direct government interference, but shed new light on TVO's abrupt change of position on the film. TVO told the public on Sept. 6 the film was an 'anti-war documentary.' Days later, its board said it would not be aired on the channel. (TIFF/The Canadian Press) TVO said 'factual inaccuracies' were driving controversy A series of emails obtained by CBC Toronto through a freedom of information request show some of what TVO — an agency of the Ontario Ministry of Education — told the government ahead of the film festival. On Sept. 6, TVO's chief operating officer Jennifer Hinshelwood wrote a positive note to the government about two films the broadcaster has supported — Russians at War and Your Tomorrow ( a film about Ontario Place ). On the same day, TVO posted a statement on its website saying: "This film shows the increasing disillusionment of Russian soldiers as their experience at the front doesn't jive with the media lies their families are being told at home." It noted it will air on TVO after its run at TIFF. On Sept. 9, TVO sent the government what it calls an "issue note" on Russians at War . It said there was "considerable debate" about the film driven by "factual inaccuracies that fundamentally portray Russians at War as a pro-Russia documentary, which it is not." The note pointed out the film hadn't aired in Canada, and also contained a "key message" section that counteracts some of the criticism. " Russians at War is an anti-war documentary made by a filmmaker, Anastasia Trofimova, who unequivocally and publicly opposes what she has called the 'unjustified and illegal' Russian invasion of Ukraine." The note also provided more information about Trofimova, including information about her work with Russian media. It said she worked at RT Documentary (RTD), a sister channel to RT (formerly Russia Today), but left four years ago. "She became concerned that the more liberal atmosphere at RTD had started to change," the note said. "She has not been associated with RTD since." RT was in the news at the time. On Sept. 13, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned the world RT had gone beyond acting as a propagandist media organization to working as an integral piece in Russia's efforts toward fighting Ukraine. Blinken said RT was "functioning like a de facto arm of Russia's intelligence apparatus," something the station's editor rejected. RT's work extends beyond propaganda to covert intelligence operations, U.S. warns Trofimova publicly defended her own work throughout the controversy. "In this war, which is full of this complete fog where both sides don't see each other, I had the chance to lift the veil a little bit on the reality of one of the sides that no one, especially Canadians, has heard from for the last two-and-a-half years," she told CBC in September. "I would appreciate everyone who is levelling these accusations to first of all see the film because, from what I understand, none of the protesters that we saw has seen the film." WATCH | Trofimova defends Russians at War on CBC Radio's Metro Morning: Documentary does not 'whitewash' Russian war crimes: filmmaker 3 months ago Duration 1:26 The Toronto International Film Festival said it will not pull a controversial documentary about Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine from its schedule, despite outcry from Ukrainian officials and community groups. In conversation with Metro Morning host David Common, Russian Canadian filmmaker Anastasia Trofimova defended her work. Vladimir Putin launched Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, leaving the two sides locked in all-out war ever since. The United Nations says the civilian death toll in Ukraine stood at 12,340, as of the end of November. That's separate from the 27,836 civilians it says are known to have been injured since the start of the war. Premier's office told about board's decision One day after TVO shared its issues note with the government, TVO's board of directors pulled its support for the film and vowed it wouldn't air on the channel. Mitch Patten, TVO's vice-president of corporate and community affairs, alerted the government in an email, which copied a staffer with the premier's office. The same statement was released publicly. Pro-Ukraine demonstrators staged a number of protests outside TIFF venues. (Evan Mitsui/CBC) "We have listened to the Ukrainian-Canadian community and their thoughtful and heartfelt input. TVO's board of directors has decided to respect the feedback we have received," the board's chair Chris Day said in the statement. "TVO will be reviewing the process by which this project was funded and our brand leveraged," Day said. Russians at War received $340,000 through the Canada Media Fund in association with TVO. It would eventually screen in Toronto, on Sept. 17. Pro-Ukrainian protesters staged demonstrations on the sidewalks outside the theatre. Education ministry monitored fallout In the following days, government emails obtained by CBC show the Education Ministry monitoring media stories about the issue. One email notes Education Minister Jill Dunlop told The Canadian Press: "The decision made by TVO's board of directors was the right thing to do." It also notes the government relayed "background information" that the ministry "does not play a role in the broadcast arm of TVO due to CRTC licensing requirements." Dunlop declined to comment for this story. Her office, instead, sent the same background line mentioned above.
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