Google Play Store Top Free Apps List: Meesho, Instagram, WhatsApp, PhonePe and Flipkart Among Most Downloaded Play Store Apps This WeekEuropean markets set to open lower as positive sentiment vanishesThe Miami Hurricanes, who once appeared to be a near-lock for the College Football Playoff, are not playing for a national title. Instead, they will play in the Pop-Tarts Bowl in Orlando. That bowl berth against Iowa State is a let-down for fans with dreams of a sixth national title in their minds, as well as players hoping to compete for a championship. However, Miami’s trip to Orlando and the lead-up to it are still crucial periods for the Hurricanes for multiple reasons. First, it’s a chance for the program to achieve something it has not done in more than two decades: win 11 games. Although the 11th win won’t get them closer to a championship, it is a good sign of the program’s progress over Mario Cristobal’s tenure. It would also end UM’s five-game losing streak in bowls. “We’re not satisfied,” Cristobal said. “We want to win every single game. We won 10. We were close on the other two, but close isn’t good enough. We want progress. We’re hungry and driven to get better, and so that’s what our focus is on: to improving as a football program, to getting better, to moving into the postseason with an opportunity against a great football team like this and putting our best on the field.” There are signs the Hurricanes will show up at close to full strength for the bowl game. Running back Damien Martinez announced he was going to play, and star quarterback Cam Ward said in a video call posted on social media that he intends to play, as well. “We’re trying to win our first bowl game in 20 years,” Ward said in the video, mistaking the length of UM’s long bowl losing streak. “We’re going hard.” Playing in the bowl game also provides the opportunity for the Hurricanes to get in several practices between now and the game. That means Miami can develop its young players and prepare them for next season during both the practices and the bowl game itself. “It’s extremely valuable,” Cristobal said. “You really don’t have many opportunities throughout the course of the year — time is limited more and more each season with your student-athletes. I want to state this and be very clear: it’s very important, it’s ultra-important for the University of Miami to continue to develop and grow and progress by stressing the importance of offseason opportunities ... You learn a lot about your team and learn a lot about your people and your program when you head to the postseason.” Of course, there are potential negatives. Players can get hurt; Mark Fletcher Jr. suffered a foot injury in the Pinstripe Bowl last year that cost him all of spring practice. A poor performance can also potentially set the tone for next season, like how Florida State, fresh off a playoff snub last year, suffered a devastating loss against Georgia in the Orange Bowl and went on to a dismal 2-10 season this year. “This is the ending of ’24 and the beginning of ’25,” Cristobal said. “This is the last opportunity to be on the field and carry some momentum into the offseason. So it is, in essence, it is the most important game because it’s the next game. “There’s a lot of excitement in the form of opportunity for our guys. Our guys love to play football. The chance to play one more time with this special group — this is a special group of guys now. They’ve worked hard to really change the trajectory of the University of Miami, and they want to continue to elevate the status and the culture at the University of Miami. So certainly a ton to play for.” ____ Get local news delivered to your inbox!
A Des Moines attorney is facing a possible suspension of her law license for repeatedly missing deadlines in her clients’ criminal case appeals. The Iowa Attorney Disciplinary Board has accused Karmen R. Anderson of violating three of Iowa’s rules of professional conduct for attorneys by missing court-imposed deadlines, failing to expedite clients’ appeals and engaging in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice, Iowa Capital Dispatch reports . The alleged violations are tied to what the Grievance Commission of the Iowa Supreme Court calls “Anderson’s heavy appellate caseload, her unwillingness to ask for assistance with that caseload, and her lack of mechanisms in place to prevent missed deadlines.” Court records indicate Anderson missed 42 appellate deadlines, resulting in 24 default notices in more than 20 cases that she handled between December 2019 and October 2023 A year-round sports park east of the Ankeny Costco would feature space for hockey, lacrosse, baseball and softball. The Des Moines Register reports the project, known as I-35 Sports Park, would cost $85 million to $90 million and sit on 50 acres. It is being pursued by a collection of youth sports nonprofits in Ankeny and Ames. “There’s nothing like it from a lacrosse standpoint in the Midwest," developer David Lane, owner and programming director of Prairie Trail Sports Complex in Ankeny, told the newspaper. Researchers at iowa State University is showing the potential value of keeping inflammatory signaling pathways turned off in embryos used to produce blood stem cells. A new paper from a team led by two Iowa State researchers will benefit efforts to develop lab-grown, patient-derived blood stem cells, according to a news release . The promising but work-in-progress advancement in regenerative medicine could eliminate the need for bone marrow transplants to treat blood disorders such as leukemia, lymphoma and anemia with stem cell injections. The parents of an autistic boy have sued the Storm Lake Community School District and their son's special education teacher in federal court, saying her negligence resulted in the boy chewing and swallowing a portion of a battery. The Sioux City Journal reports that the parents said the teacher's treatment of their son and the school district's failure to respond to complaints about the teacher's actions violate the Americans with Disabilities Act and they are at fault for the boy needing emergency surgery after swallowing the battery. "The district intends to zealously defend against these claims against it," the school district's attorney, Zachary Clausen, told The Journal in a statement. The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday that a recently elected Dallas County official can keep more than $350,000 from a lawsuit alleging his former employe fired him. The Des Moines Register reported that the court found the Iowa Department of Revenue's Alcoholic Beverages Division fired the official after he blew the whistle on illegal practices. The Republican was elected Dallas County auditor and will take office in January. The whistleblower testified that the state charged an improper markup on alcohol it bought at a discount and then resold it to retailers. He was fired after testifying at a trial in 2022. The Cedar Rapids Community School District says a new charter school, open for about four months, is hurting its bottom line. KCRG reports that Empowering Excellence, the city's only charter school, is looking to expand. The public school district said the school has cost it about $855,000 in its fiscal year 2025 budget. Two new charter schools will open next year in Cedar Rapids, bringing the total across Iowa to 13. Charter schools are funded like public schools but aren't under the jurisdiction of local school boards. Des Moines Area Community College has expanded its partnerships in developing curriculum for education on artificial intelligence to better prepare students for a changing professional world. Iowa Capital Dispatch reports that the community college announced that it has been selected to join the National Applied AI Consortium Mentorship program, which will provide DMACC with support and resources from colleges and universities with their own established AI curriculum. “I think it’s important that our education system in general does take the lead on AI in the state of Iowa, so that we can help educate our industry partners, governmental agencies on AI and how they can use it effectively in their organizations,” said Anne Power, executive academic dean for business and information technology at DMACC. Two people were killed and one police officer sustained non-life-threatening injuries in high-speed chase through several counties that ended in a head-on collision, which began after reports of shots fired in Muscatine. The Muscatine Journal reports that a Muscatine police officer involved in the pursuit lost control of his vehicle and crashed near the Cedar River. An Oklahoma cleaning company that employed underage workers to clean equipment at Sioux City's Seaboard Triumph Foods pork plant has been ordered to pay more than $170,000 in civil penalties and refrain from hiring minors at other locations. A Waterloo nursing home recently acquired by a private equity firm has been fined $10,000 for the death of a 45-year-old resident who choked on a sandwich. Iowa Capital Dispatch reports that a long-time female resident of Waterloo’s Harmony House Health Care Center died on Oct. 21. The 45-year-old resident had a moderate intellectual disability and, according to state inspectors, had special dietary restrictions that limited her food intake to soft, bite-sized items. The state has imposed a $10,000 fine in the case. The Iowa state government will pay the City of Des Moines more than $40,000 following the death of a Des Moines Police Department K-9 officer. Iowa State University veterinarians caused the death of the 4-year-old German shepherd, the Des Moines Register reports . The dog joined the department in June 2020 and participated in felony arrests and helped find firearms and drugs. The Iowa Department of Management's State Appeal Board approved a tort claim filed by the city last month. Get local news delivered to your inbox!Report: UCF HC Gus Malzahn to become Florida State OCScott Gillingham. Wab Kinew. A battle on the ice for hockey supremacy. The Manitoba premier is set to face off against Winnipeg's mayor on Nov. 30 to mark Winnipeg's 150th anniversary. Gillingham, councillors, and members of Winnipeg's Public Service will hit the ice against Kinew, MLAs, and provincial staff in a friendly competition. "I can't promise the hockey will be pretty, but municipal government is about being scrappy and digging hard in the corners. We're going to give it 110 per cent and stick to the game plan," Gillingham said in a news release. This matchup is meant to recreate a game from 50 years ago when then-mayor Stephen Juba and his City Fathers team battled former premier Edward Schreyer and his Golden Boys. An old poster for a hockey game between former mayor Stephen Juba and his City Fathers team and former premier Edward Schreyer and his Golden Boys. Uploaded Nov. 21, 2024. (Winnipeg Archives) "I'm excited to face off with the mayor and his team to celebrate Winnipeg's 150th anniversary in front of a packed barn full of the best fans in the NHL – Manitobans," said Kinew in a news release. The two teams will clash at the Gateway Recreation Centre at 1717 Gateway Rd. Puck drop is at 11:15 a.m., admission is free, and the first 250 people to show up will get free hotdogs and drinks. The city is also encouraging people to bring non-perishable food items to donate to Manitoba Harvest.
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Scott Gillingham. Wab Kinew. A battle on the ice for hockey supremacy. The Manitoba premier is set to face off against Winnipeg's mayor on Nov. 30 to mark Winnipeg's 150th anniversary. Gillingham, councillors, and members of Winnipeg's Public Service will hit the ice against Kinew, MLAs, and provincial staff in a friendly competition. "I can't promise the hockey will be pretty, but municipal government is about being scrappy and digging hard in the corners. We're going to give it 110 per cent and stick to the game plan," Gillingham said in a news release. This matchup is meant to recreate a game from 50 years ago when then-mayor Stephen Juba and his City Fathers team battled former premier Edward Schreyer and his Golden Boys. An old poster for a hockey game between former mayor Stephen Juba and his City Fathers team and former premier Edward Schreyer and his Golden Boys. Uploaded Nov. 21, 2024. (Winnipeg Archives) "I'm excited to face off with the mayor and his team to celebrate Winnipeg's 150th anniversary in front of a packed barn full of the best fans in the NHL – Manitobans," said Kinew in a news release. The two teams will clash at the Gateway Recreation Centre at 1717 Gateway Rd. Puck drop is at 11:15 a.m., admission is free, and the first 250 people to show up will get free hotdogs and drinks. The city is also encouraging people to bring non-perishable food items to donate to Manitoba Harvest.The suspect in the high-profile killing of a health insurance CEO that has gripped the United States graduated from an Ivy League university, reportedly hails from a wealthy family, and wrote social media posts brimming with cerebral musings. Luigi Mangione, 26, was thrust into the spotlight Monday after police revealed he is their person of interest in the brutal murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a father of two, last week in broad daylight in Manhattan in a case that laid bare deep frustration and anger with America's privatized medical system. News of his capture in Pennsylvania -- following a tip from a McDonald's worker --triggered an explosion of online activity, with Mangione quickly amassing new followers on social media as citizen sleuths and US media tried to understand who he is. While some lauded him as a hero and lamented his arrest, others analyzed his intellectual takes in search of ideological clues. A photo on one of his social media accounts includes an X-ray of an apparently injured spine. No explicit political affiliation has emerged. Meanwhile, memes and jokes proliferated, many riffing on his first name and comparing him to the "Mario Bros." character Luigi, sometimes depicted in AI-altered images wielding a gun or holding a Big Mac. "Godspeed. Please know that we all hear you," wrote one user on Facebook. "I want to donate to your defense fund," added another. According to Mangione's LinkedIn profile, he is employed as a data engineer at TrueCar, a California-based online auto marketplace. A company spokesperson told AFP Mangione "has not been an employee of our company since 2023." Although he had been living in Hawaii ahead of the killing, he originally hails from Towson, Maryland, near Baltimore. He comes from a prominent and wealthy Italian-American family, according to the Baltimore Banner. The family owns local businesses, including the Hayfields Country Club, its website says. A standout student, Mangione graduated at the top of his high school class in 2016. In an interview with his local paper at the time, he praised his teachers for fostering a passion for learning beyond grades and encouraging intellectual curiosity. A former student who knew Mangione at the Gilman School told AFP the suspect struck him as "a normal guy, nice kid." "There was nothing about him that was off, at least from my perception," this person said, asking that their name not be used. "Seemed to just be smiling, and kind of seemed like he was a smart kid. Ended up being valedictorian, which confirmed that," the former student said. Mangione went on to attend the prestigious University of Pennsylvania, where he completed both a bachelor's and master's degree in computer science by 2020, according to a university spokesperson. While at Penn, Mangione co-led a group of 60 undergraduates who collaborated on video game projects, as noted in a now-deleted university webpage, archived on the Wayback Machine. On Instagram, where his following has skyrocketed from hundreds to tens of thousands, Mangione shared snapshots of his travels in Mexico, Puerto Rico and Hawaii. He also posted shirtless photos flaunting a six-pack and appeared in celebratory posts with fellow members of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. However, it is on X (formerly Twitter) that users have scoured Mangione's posts for potential motives. His header photo -- an X-ray of a spine with bolts -- remains cryptic, with no public explanation. Finding a coherent political ideology has also proved elusive, though he had written a review of Ted Kaczynski's manifesto on the online site goodreads, calling it "prescient." Kaczynski, known as the Unabomber, carried out a string of bombings in the United States from 1978 to 1995, a campaign he said was aimed at halting the advance of modern society and technology. Mangione called Kaczynski "rightfully imprisoned," while also saying "'violence never solved anything' is a statement uttered by cowards and predators." According to CNN, handwritten documents recovered when Mangione was arrested included the phrase "these parasites had it coming." Mangione has also linked approvingly to posts criticizing secularism as a harmful consequence of Christianity's decline. In April, he wrote, "Horror vacui (nature abhors a vacuum)." The following month, he posted an essay he wrote in high school titled "How Christianity Prospered by Appealing to the Lower Classes of Ancient Rome." In another post from April, he speculated that Japan's low birthrate stems from societal disconnection, adding that "fleshlights" and other vaginal-replica sex toys should be banned. ia/nro/dwMiami of Ohio and Colorado State will try to overcome notable transfer-portal defections during Saturday's Arizona Bowl at Tucson, Ariz. Miami (8-5) enters the game without its top two wide receivers Javon Tracy and Reggie Virgil after the duo elected to play elsewhere. Tracy, a redshirt sophomore who caught 57 passes for 818 yards with seven touchdowns, is moving on to Minnesota. Virgil, a junior who tallied 816 yards on 41 receptions with nine touchdowns, is bound for Texas Tech. "It's kind of insane, to be honest," Miami coach Chuck Martin said. "We'll lose some real good kids in the portal, but we'll also gain some good ones. It's just crazy. "In some ways, it stinks, but in some ways, it's fun, too. We're looking at a lot of some good ones." Miami has also lost two cornerbacks, including sophomore Raion Strader to Auburn. Strader had 53 tackles with two interceptions and a team-best 17 passes broken up. Will Jados, a redshirt junior offensive tackle who started 38 games for Miami, is transferring to Texas Tech. Colorado State (8-4) also lost its two top receivers in the portal. Sophomore Caleb Goodie committed to Cincinnati and sophomore Jamari Person remains undecided. Goodie caught 21 passes for 436 yards with four touchdowns, and Person had 36 receptions for 386 yards and a touchdown. Another sophomore, linebacker Buom Jock, also is in the transfer portal after he led the Rams with 100 tackles. "They lost a couple receivers in the portal, just like us, so they've adjusted, just like most teams in the bowl season have adjusted to the team that they have available," Colorado State coach Jay Norvell said. Redshirt sophomore Armani Winfield, who had 37 catches for 338 yards and two touchdowns, is the top available receiver for the Rams. Miami's leading receiver entering the game is fifth-year senior Cade McDonald (49 catches for 606 yards and three touchdowns). Miami won seven straight games before losing to Ohio in the MAC championship game behind sixth-year quarterback Brett Gabbert, who has completed 57.6 percent of his passes (204 of 354) for 2,737 yards and 21 touchdowns. Gabbert has been prone to throw interceptions, with 11, including one against Ohio in the conference title game. He did not throw an interception in a 30-20 victory over Ohio earlier this season. Keyon Mozee is Miami's featured running back with 1,073 yards on 170 carries with four touchdowns. Matt Salopek, a sixth-year linebacker, leads Miami with 113 tackles. He is the first player in program history with four 100-tackle seasons. Colorado State won six of its last seven games -- committing only seven turnovers in that span. Senior running back Avery Morrow has 956 yards on 166 attempts with nine touchdowns. Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi, a redshirt sophomore, has thrown for 2,475 yards while completing 207 of 335 attempts (61.8 percent) with 13 touchdowns and seven interceptions. Chase Wilson, a fifth-year senior linebacker, has 91 tackles this season, three for loss. --Field Level Media
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Clarke Reed , a Mississippi businessman who developed the Republican Party in his home state and across the South starting in the 1960s, died Sunday at his home in Greenville, Mississippi. He was 96. Reed was chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party from 1966 to 1976, beginning at a time when Democrats still dominated in the region. During the 1976 Republican National Convention, delegates were closely divided between President Gerald Ford and former California Gov. Ronald Reagan. Reed united the Mississippi delegation behind Ford — a move that created a decadeslong feud with William D. “Billy” Mounger, another wealthy businessman who was prominent in the Mississippi Republican Party. Reed recalled in a 2016 interview with The Associated Press that delegates faced considerable pressure. Movie stars visited Mississippi's 30 delegates to push for Reagan, and Betty Ford called on behalf of her husband. Reagan met twice with the Mississippi delegation — once with his proposed running mate, Pennsylvania Sen. Richard Schweiker — and once without, according Haley Barbour, who was executive director of the Mississippi Republican Party in 1976 and served as the state's governor from 2004 to 2012. “Everybody was coming to see us," Reed said. “These poor people had never seen this before, the average delegate.” Mississippi delegates were showing the stress at a meeting away from the convention floor in Kansas City, Reed said. “I looked out, and about half of them were crying," he said. Reed initially supported Reagan, but said he moved into the Ford camp because he thought Reagan made “a hell of a mistake” by choosing a more liberal northeastern running mate in a gambit to win support of the unpledged Pennsylvania delegation. “In my opinion, Reagan was the best president of my lifetime. I didn’t know that then,” Reed said in 2016. “And had he been elected with Schweiker, he might’ve gotten a bullet one inch over and Schweiker would’ve been president.” Ford won the party nomination during the convention, then lost the general election to Jimmy Carter, the Democratic former governor of Georgia. Reed was born in Alliance, Ohio, in 1928, and his family moved to Caruthersville, Missouri, when he was about six months old. He earned a business degree from the University of Missouri in 1950. He and Barthell Joseph, a friend he had met at a high school boarding school, founded an agriculture equipment business called Reed-Joseph International, which used technology to scare birds away from farms and airports. Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi said Monday that Reed was “a mentor, supporter and advisor to me for over 56 years." Wicker said he was 21 when Reed put him on the Republican Platform Committee in 1972. “There is no more significant figure in the development of the modern day Mississippi Republican Party than Clarke Reed,” Wicker wrote on social media. “Our state has lost a giant."Qatar tribune Tribune News Network Doha Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) Human Resources Department has been honoured with the prestigious Best Wellbeing Programme Award at the CIPD Middle East People Awards 2024, held recently at The Ritz-Carlton in Dubai. This achievement marks a historic milestone, as HMC becomes the first organisation from Qatar to receive this distinguished recognition, underscoring its commitment to creating a healthy and empowering workplace environment for its employees. The award acknowledges HMC’s innovative and holistic Employee Wellbeing and Wellness Framework, which integrates mental and physical health support, financial wellbeing initiatives, employee support programmes, and social health initiatives. This comprehensive approach has played a pivotal role in transforming workplace wellness across Qatar’s largest healthcare provider and beyond. Established in October 2021, under the visionary guidance of Fatima Haidar H. Abdulla, chief of Business Services, the Employee Wellbeing and Wellness Section was founded with a clear mission: to create a holistic and healthy workplace environment that prioritises the overall wellbeing of employees. Speaking about this achievement, Mona Al Homaiddi, acting chief human resources officer, shared: “Winning this award reflects the dedication and collaborative efforts of our wellbeing team, who have worked tirelessly to build programmes that support and empower our employees. This recognition is not just a milestone for HMC but also a testament to our leadership in workplace wellness across the region.” Husameldin Ali Rudwan, acting executive director of Employee Wellbeing, Engagement and Performance Management, added: “This award is a stepping stone for our continued journey to enhance employee wellness. Through our programmes, we aim to create a healthier workplace environment that impacts not only our staff but also the broader healthcare community. We are proud to lead the way in shaping the future of workplace wellbeing in Qatar.” HMC’s award-winning wellbeing programmes have also expanded beyond the corporation, supporting over 42,000 employees across HMC the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) and Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC). These programmes have become a model of excellence, addressing diverse aspects of employee wellbeing through structured initiatives such as health education, mental health support, and employee engagement programmes. As part of its vision, HMC aims to further enhance its wellbeing initiatives by incorporating advanced technologies, evidence-based interventions, and global collaborations. These efforts align with HMC’s Healthcare Strategy 2024-2030, National Health Strategy 2024-2030, and Qatar’s National Vision 2030 and reinforce HMC’s role as a leader in workplace health and wellness. This award is not only a recognition of HMC’s relentless efforts but also an inspiration to continue striving for excellence, ensuring a healthier, happier, and more productive environment for healthcare professionals across Qatar. Copy 25/12/2024 10
'Belligerent critic': 75 Nobel Laureates beg senators to shut down major Trump nominationShares of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. traded 1.44 per cent in Tuesday's session at 10:25AM (IST). The stock opened at Rs 142.00 and has touched an intraday high and low of Rs 144.35 and Rs 141.95, respectively, during the session so far. The stock quoted a 52-week high of Rs 196.80 and a 52-week low of 116.55. About 134,664 shares changed hands on the counter so far. Benchmark Nifty50 was 28.41 points at 24647.4, while the BSE Sensex traded 97.48 points at 81605.94 at the time of writing of this report. In the Nifty pack, 26 stocks traded the day in the green, while 24 were in the red. 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The company reported net of Rs 169.58 crore for the latest quarter. Promoter Holdings Promoters held 51.5 per cent stake in the company as of 30-Sep-2024, while FIIs held 7.9 per cent and MFs 2.98 per cent. Technicals On the technical charts, the 200-Day Moving Average (DMA) of the stock stood at Rs 164.62 on December 10, while the 50-DMA was at Rs 149.65. If a stock trades above 50-DMA and 200-DMA, it usually means the immediate trend is upward. On the other hand, if the stock trades well below 50-DMA and 200-DMA both, it is considered as bearish trend and if trades between these averages, then it suggests the stock can go either way. (You can now subscribe to our ETMarkets WhatsApp channel )The suspect in the high-profile killing of a health insurance CEO that has gripped the United States graduated from an Ivy League university, reportedly hails from a wealthy family, and wrote social media posts brimming with cerebral musings. Luigi Mangione, 26, was thrust into the spotlight Monday after police revealed he is their person of interest in the brutal murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a father of two, last week in broad daylight in Manhattan in a case that laid bare deep frustration and anger with America's privatized medical system. News of his capture in Pennsylvania -- following a tip from a McDonald's worker --triggered an explosion of online activity, with Mangione quickly amassing new followers on social media as citizen sleuths and US media tried to understand who he is. While some lauded him as a hero and lamented his arrest, others analyzed his intellectual takes in search of ideological clues. A photo on one of his social media accounts includes an X-ray of an apparently injured spine. No explicit political affiliation has emerged. Meanwhile, memes and jokes proliferated, many riffing on his first name and comparing him to the "Mario Bros." character Luigi, sometimes depicted in AI-altered images wielding a gun or holding a Big Mac. "Godspeed. Please know that we all hear you," wrote one user on Facebook. "I want to donate to your defense fund," added another. According to Mangione's LinkedIn profile, he is employed as a data engineer at TrueCar, a California-based online auto marketplace. A company spokesperson told AFP Mangione "has not been an employee of our company since 2023." Although he had been living in Hawaii ahead of the killing, he originally hails from Towson, Maryland, near Baltimore. He comes from a prominent and wealthy Italian-American family, according to the Baltimore Banner. The family owns local businesses, including the Hayfields Country Club, its website says. A standout student, Mangione graduated at the top of his high school class in 2016. In an interview with his local paper at the time, he praised his teachers for fostering a passion for learning beyond grades and encouraging intellectual curiosity. A former student who knew Mangione at the Gilman School told AFP the suspect struck him as "a normal guy, nice kid." "There was nothing about him that was off, at least from my perception," this person said, asking that their name not be used. "Seemed to just be smiling, and kind of seemed like he was a smart kid. Ended up being valedictorian, which confirmed that," the former student said. Mangione went on to attend the prestigious University of Pennsylvania, where he completed both a bachelor's and master's degree in computer science by 2020, according to a university spokesperson. While at Penn, Mangione co-led a group of 60 undergraduates who collaborated on video game projects, as noted in a now-deleted university webpage, archived on the Wayback Machine. On Instagram, where his following has skyrocketed from hundreds to tens of thousands, Mangione shared snapshots of his travels in Mexico, Puerto Rico and Hawaii. He also posted shirtless photos flaunting a six-pack and appeared in celebratory posts with fellow members of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. However, it is on X (formerly Twitter) that users have scoured Mangione's posts for potential motives. His header photo -- an X-ray of a spine with bolts -- remains cryptic, with no public explanation. Finding a coherent political ideology has also proved elusive, though he had written a review of Ted Kaczynski's manifesto on the online site goodreads, calling it "prescient." Kaczynski, known as the Unabomber, carried out a string of bombings in the United States from 1978 to 1995, a campaign he said was aimed at halting the advance of modern society and technology. Mangione called Kaczynski "rightfully imprisoned," while also saying "'violence never solved anything' is a statement uttered by cowards and predators." According to CNN, handwritten documents recovered when Mangione was arrested included the phrase "these parasites had it coming." Mangione has also linked approvingly to posts criticizing secularism as a harmful consequence of Christianity's decline. In April, he wrote, "Horror vacui (nature abhors a vacuum)." The following month, he posted an essay he wrote in high school titled "How Christianity Prospered by Appealing to the Lower Classes of Ancient Rome." In another post from April, he speculated that Japan's low birthrate stems from societal disconnection, adding that "fleshlights" and other vaginal-replica sex toys should be banned. ia/nro/dw
El presidente electo de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, sube al escenario para pronunciar un discurso en los FOX Nation Patriot Awards, el 5 de diciembre de 2024, en Greenvale, Nueva York. (AP Foto/Heather Khalifa) FILE – Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign event, Sept. 27, 2024 in Walker, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) FILE – Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at First Horizon Coliseum, Nov. 2, 2024, in Greensboro, NC. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) FILE – Mehmet Oz visits the AW Driving School & License Testing Center in Allentown, Pa., Sept. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) FILE – Former Rep. Doug Collins speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign event at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Oct. 15, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File) El presidente electo de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, sube al escenario para pronunciar un discurso en los FOX Nation Patriot Awards, el 5 de diciembre de 2024, en Greenvale, Nueva York. (AP Foto/Heather Khalifa) By CHRISTINE FERNANDO CHICAGO (AP) — As Donald Trump’s Cabinet begins to take shape, those on both sides of the abortion debate are watching closely for clues about how his picks might affect reproductive rights policy in the president-elect’s second term . Trump’s cabinet picks offer a preview of how his administration could handle abortion after he repeatedly flip-flopped on the issue on the campaign trail. He attempted to distance himself from anti-abortion allies by deferring to states on abortion policy, even while boasting about nominating three Supreme Court justices who helped strike down the constitutional protections for abortion that had stood for half a century. In an NBC News interview that aired Sunday, Trump said he doesn’t plan to restrict medication abortion but also seemed to leave the door open, saying “things change.” “Things do change, but I don’t think it’s going to change at all,” he said. The early lineup of his new administration , including nominations to lead health agencies, the Justice Department and event the Department of Veterans Affairs, has garnered mixed — but generally positive — reactions from anti-abortion groups. Abortion law experts said Trump’s decision to include fewer candidates with deep ties to the anti-abortion movement could indicate that abortion will not be a priority for Trump’s administration. “It almost seems to suggest that President Trump might be focusing his administration in other directions,” said Greer Donley, an associate law professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. Karen Stone, vice president of public policy at Planned Parenthood Action Fund , said while many of the nominees have “extensive records against reproductive health care,” some do not. She cautioned against making assumptions based on Trump’s initial cabinet selections. Still, many abortion rights groups are wary, in part because many of the nominees hold strong anti-abortion views even if they do not have direct ties to anti-abortion activists. They’re concerned that an administration filled with top-level officials who are personally opposed to abortion could take steps to restrict access to the procedure and funding. After Trump’s ambiguity about abortion during his campaign, “there’s still a lot we don’t know about what policy is going to look like,” said Mary Ruth Ziegler, a law professor at the University of California, Davis School of Law. That approach may be revealed as the staffs within key departments are announced. Trump announced he would nominate anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Health and Human Services Department, which anti-abortion forces have long targeted as central to curtailing abortion rights nationwide. Yet Kennedy shifted on the issue during his own presidential campaign. In campaign videos, Kennedy said he supports abortion access until viability , which doctors say is sometime after 21 weeks, although there is no defined timeframe. But he also said “every abortion is a tragedy” and argued for a national ban after 15 weeks of pregnancy, a stance he quickly walked back. The head of Health and Human Services oversees Title X funding for a host of family planning services and has sweeping authority over agencies that directly affect abortion access, including the Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The role is especially vital amid legal battles over a federal law known as EMTALA, which President Joe Biden’s administration has argued requires emergency abortion access nationwide, and FDA approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. Mini Timmaraju, president of the national abortion rights organization Reproductive Freedom for All, called Kennedy an “unfit, unqualified extremist who cannot be trusted to protect the health, safety and reproductive freedom of American families.” His potential nomination also has caused waves in the anti-abortion movement. Former Vice President Mike Pence , a staunch abortion opponent, urged the Senate to reject Kennedy’s nomination. Marjorie Dannenfelser, president of the national anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America, said the group had its own concerns about Kennedy. “There’s no question that we need a pro-life HHS secretary,” she said. Fox News correspondent Marty Makary is Trump’s pick to lead the FDA, which plays a critical role in access to medication abortion and contraception. Abortion rights groups have accused him of sharing misinformation about abortion on air. Russell Vought , a staunch anti-abortion conservative, has been nominated for director of the Office of Management and Budget. Vought was a key architect of Project 2025 , a right-wing blueprint for running the federal government. Among other actions to limit reproductive rights, it calls for eliminating access to medication abortion nationwide, cutting Medicaid funding for abortion and restricting access to contraceptive care, especially long-acting reversible contraceptives such as IUD’s. Despite distancing himself from the conservative manifesto on the campaign trail, Trump is stocking his administration with people who played central roles in developing Project 2025. Trump acknowledged that drafters of the report would be part of his incoming administration during the Sunday interview with NBC News, saying “Many of those things I happen to agree with.” “These cabinet appointments all confirm that Project 2025 was in fact the blueprint all along, and the alarm we saw about it was warranted,” said Amy Williams Navarro, director of government relations for Reproductive Freedom for All. Dr. Mehmet Oz , Trump’s choice to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is a former television talk show host who has been accused of hawking dubious medical treatments and products. He voiced contradictory abortion views during his failed Senate run in 2022. Oz has described himself as “strongly pro-life, praised the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade , claimed “life starts at conception” and referred to abortion as “murder.” But he also has echoed Trump’s states-rights approach, arguing the federal government should not be involved in abortion decisions. “I want women, doctors, local political leaders, letting the democracy that’s always allowed our nation to thrive to put the best ideas forward so states can decide for themselves,” he said during a Senate debate two years ago. An array of reproductive rights groups opposed his Senate run. As CMS administrator, Oz would be in a key position to determine Medicaid coverage for family planning services and investigate potential EMTALA violations. Related Articles National Politics | In promising to shake up Washington, Trump is in a class of his own National Politics | Election Day has long passed. In some states, legislatures are working to undermine the results National Politics | Trump taps his attorney Alina Habba to serve as counselor to the president National Politics | With Trump on the way, advocates look to states to pick up medical debt fight National Politics | Trump taps forceful ally of hard-line immigration policies to head Customs and Border Protection As Florida’s attorney general, Pam Bondi defended abortion restrictions, including a 24-hour waiting period. Now she’s Trump’s choice for attorney general . Her nomination is being celebrated by abortion opponents but denounced by abortion rights groups concerned she may revive the Comstock Act , an anti-vice law passed by Congress in 1873 that, among other things, bans mailing of medication or instruments used in abortion. An anti-abortion and anti-vaccine former Florida congressman, David Weldon, has been chosen to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which collects and monitors abortion data across the country. Former Republican congressman Doug Collins is Trump’s choice to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs amid a political battle over abortion access and funding for troops and veterans. Collins voted consistently to restrict funding and access to abortion and celebrated the overturning of Roe v. Wade. “This is a team that the pro-life movement can work with,” said Kristin Hawkins, president of the national anti-abortion organization Students for Life.
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ORLANDO, Fla. — Orange-Osceola State Attorney Andrew Bain won’t help Democrat Monique Worrell’s transition team as she prepares to reclaim her job as Central Florida’s top prosecutor, according to a memo obtained Monday by the Orlando Sentinel. Bain explained to his staff that he doesn’t think he can lawfully assist though Worrell defeated him and won the November election. Gov. Ron DeSantis’ order suspending her from office still stands, he wrote. He called the situation an “unprecedented legal event without clear answers.” The memo raised the specter that Bain, a DeSantis appointee, could try to stay in office after his term ends on Jan. 7. Worrell called Bain’s refusal to help her transition a “betrayal of democratic principles” and “a stark reminder of the lengths to which some will go to cling to power” in an emailed statement. “The people chose me to bring thoughtful, experienced leadership back to this office,” she said. “No delay tactic or desperate grasp for power will prevent me from doing exactly that.” Neither Bain’s nor DeSantis’ office immediately responded to requests for comment. DeSantis suspended Worrell from the post in August 2023 and put Bain into the role. The progressive prosecutor then ran to get her job back, easily defeating Bain last month with 57% of the vote. In his memo, Bain wrote that DeSantis’ order didn’t set a time limit for Worrell’s suspension, nor is one set forth in the Florida Constitution. “While I accept the results of the election and wish to do everything I can to ensure the office is successful going forward, I do not yet feel I can assist her in that transition because of the clear language,” Bain wrote. Referencing a Florida Supreme Court opinion, Bain wrote that DeSantis’ suspension order stays in effect unless he reverses it or the Florida Senate votes to reinstate Worrell. State Rep. Anna Eskamani, D-Orlando, who obtained the memo and posted it on X, said she was outraged with Bain’s refusal to cooperate, emphasizing that voters made it clear that they want Worrell to be their state attorney. DeSantis accused Worrell of neglecting her duties by refusing to aggressively prosecute crime and that was the basis for his decision to suspend her. Worrell denied those allegations, and Orange and Osceola voters rejected them, too, her supporters say. “Even when we win elections, Gov. DeSantis and his allies are more than comfortable to ignore the will of the voters and play games with our democracy,” Eskamani said. “Let me be clear: what Andrew Bain is outlining via this email is not a legal matter; it is a political one.” Eskamani said she fears Bain could refuse to leave office, sparking a protracted court battle and chaos that could undermine public safety in Central Florida. “I’m very concerned about what this means, just for our ability to have a strong justice system where survivors and victims are supported and crimes are prevented,” she said. Bob Jarvis, a Florida constitutional law expert, disagreed with Bain’s legal reasoning. He said that nothing in state law prevents Bain from helping his successor. He also disputed Bain’s interpretation of the suspension order. “A suspension runs just for an officeholder’s current term,” said Jarvis, who teaches law at Nova Southeastern University in South Florida. “Thus, when her current term ends, the suspension will go away. ... The suspension is of no relevance to Worrell’s upcoming term.” ©2024 Orlando Sentinel. Visit orlandosentinel.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.Trump vows to pursue executions after Biden commutes most of federal death row
The suspect in the high-profile killing of a health insurance CEO that has gripped the United States graduated from an Ivy League university, reportedly hails from a wealthy family, and wrote social media posts brimming with cerebral musings. Luigi Mangione, 26, was thrust into the spotlight Monday after police revealed he is their person of interest in the brutal murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a father of two, last week in broad daylight in Manhattan in a case that laid bare deep frustration and anger with America's privatized medical system. News of his capture in Pennsylvania -- following a tip from a McDonald's worker --triggered an explosion of online activity, with Mangione quickly amassing new followers on social media as citizen sleuths and US media tried to understand who he is. While some lauded him as a hero and lamented his arrest, others analyzed his intellectual takes in search of ideological clues. A photo on one of his social media accounts includes an X-ray of an apparently injured spine. No explicit political affiliation has emerged. Meanwhile, memes and jokes proliferated, many riffing on his first name and comparing him to the "Mario Bros." character Luigi, sometimes depicted in AI-altered images wielding a gun or holding a Big Mac. "Godspeed. Please know that we all hear you," wrote one user on Facebook. "I want to donate to your defense fund," added another. According to Mangione's LinkedIn profile, he is employed as a data engineer at TrueCar, a California-based online auto marketplace. A company spokesperson told AFP Mangione "has not been an employee of our company since 2023." Although he had been living in Hawaii ahead of the killing, he originally hails from Towson, Maryland, near Baltimore. He comes from a prominent and wealthy Italian-American family, according to the Baltimore Banner. The family owns local businesses, including the Hayfields Country Club, its website says. A standout student, Mangione graduated at the top of his high school class in 2016. In an interview with his local paper at the time, he praised his teachers for fostering a passion for learning beyond grades and encouraging intellectual curiosity. A former student who knew Mangione at the Gilman School told AFP the suspect struck him as "a normal guy, nice kid." "There was nothing about him that was off, at least from my perception," this person said, asking that their name not be used. "Seemed to just be smiling, and kind of seemed like he was a smart kid. Ended up being valedictorian, which confirmed that," the former student said. Mangione went on to attend the prestigious University of Pennsylvania, where he completed both a bachelor's and master's degree in computer science by 2020, according to a university spokesperson. While at Penn, Mangione co-led a group of 60 undergraduates who collaborated on video game projects, as noted in a now-deleted university webpage, archived on the Wayback Machine. On Instagram, where his following has skyrocketed from hundreds to tens of thousands, Mangione shared snapshots of his travels in Mexico, Puerto Rico and Hawaii. He also posted shirtless photos flaunting a six-pack and appeared in celebratory posts with fellow members of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. However, it is on X (formerly Twitter) that users have scoured Mangione's posts for potential motives. His header photo -- an X-ray of a spine with bolts -- remains cryptic, with no public explanation. Finding a coherent political ideology has also proved elusive, though he had written a review of Ted Kaczynski's manifesto on the online site goodreads, calling it "prescient." Kaczynski, known as the Unabomber, carried out a string of bombings in the United States from 1978 to 1995, a campaign he said was aimed at halting the advance of modern society and technology. Mangione called Kaczynski "rightfully imprisoned," while also saying "'violence never solved anything' is a statement uttered by cowards and predators." According to CNN, handwritten documents recovered when Mangione was arrested included the phrase "these parasites had it coming." Mangione has also linked approvingly to posts criticizing secularism as a harmful consequence of Christianity's decline. In April, he wrote, "Horror vacui (nature abhors a vacuum)." The following month, he posted an essay he wrote in high school titled "How Christianity Prospered by Appealing to the Lower Classes of Ancient Rome." In another post from April, he speculated that Japan's low birthrate stems from societal disconnection, adding that "fleshlights" and other vaginal-replica sex toys should be banned. ia/nro/dwTrump has flip-flopped on abortion policy. His appointees may offer clues to what happens next