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Click here to subscribeNeed a copy of today’s issue? Here’s a map of single copy locationsSign up for our daily newsletter Sports Editor Matt Daniels has this to say about what’s happening in the area: As players gathered on the court at Effingham High School Monday night, Mahomet-Seymour volleyball coach Stan Bergman said after the Bulldogs defeated Mascoutah to win the Class 3A supersectional championship and advance to the state tournament. I raised my arms in celebration. Robin Scholz/The News-Gazette 3 reasons why we love sports today➜ 1. There’s nothing like seeing your high school sports team compete in statement…

Palantir’s price far exceeded each analyst’s target. Over the past three months, few stocks have been better to own than Palantir (PLTR -2.50%). The stock price has more than doubled during this time, far outperforming the index and other market leaders. This performance can be attributed to several events, including Palantir’s inclusion in the S&P 500 in September and explosive third-quarter profit growth. But the biggest reason Palantir is soaring is that many artificial intelligence (AI) investors are flocking to what they see as a software version of Nvidia, which has been a leader on the hardware side of AI…

CNN — Days after President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, allies described his approach to the transition as far more disciplined than the initial period after his 2016 victory. The next 24 hours continued, starting with President Trump’s nomination of Fox News host Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense on Tuesday night and his nomination of former Hawaii Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence on Wednesday. A series of negotiations spanning several years culminated in the selection of a bomb. Later that day, he upended that perception by ousting Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz as attorney general. Their selection comes…

A teenage girl uses her mobile phone to access social media on Friday, November 8, 2024 in Sydney. Rick Rycroft/AP Hide Caption toggle caption Rick Rycroft/AP MELBOURNE, Australia — The Australian government plans to require social media platforms to take measures to prevent harm to users online, including bullying, predatory behavior and algorithms that push destructive content, the Australian government said Thursday. Announced. “The digital duty of care will place a responsibility on digital platforms to proactively protect the safety of Australians and more effectively prevent harm online,” Communications Minister Michelle Rowland said in a statement. The proposed changes to…

On November 6, the day after the election, X experienced its largest user exodus since Elon Musk acquired the platform in 2022. And now users are flocking to alternative text-based social media apps like Bluesky and Instagram’s Threads.That number appears to be growing as users and brands like The Guardian and Don Lemon continue to announce their exit from the platform.NBC News spoke to six people who joined or committed to using Threads and Bluesky instead of X after the election because of Musk. They each cited growing problems with I felt that I had reached it. Since then, Musk…

” FrameBorder=”0″ class=”dcr-ivsjvk”>”We have to serve the people, and we will,” Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson told Fox News last week. “President Trump wants to be aggressive. He wants to go big and we’re excited about that. We’re going to play offensively.”Mr. Johnson’s calculations are further complicated by Mr. Trump’s selection of at least three House Republicans to join his administration. President Trump has already selected New York representative Elise Stefanik as ambassador to the United Nations and Florida representative Mike Walz as national security adviser. On Wednesday, President Trump also announced his nomination of Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz of…

Washington DC: US President-elect Donald Trump’s Republican Party won enough seats to retain control of both houses of Congress, cementing its dominant performance in the 2024 US elections. In Washington, D.C. political parlance, the fact that the president’s party also controls Congress is called the “governing trifecta.”As Republicans tighten their grip on the “Washington Trifecta,” Trump takes command of the Oval Office and delivers on his legislative priorities, including key poll promises to enact immigration regulations and reduce regulations. Therefore, it will have even broader powers next year. Wall Street, the energy industry, etc.Even if Trump had not won a…

font size ADDS Quotes, Details and Background Dutch parliamentarians clashed Wednesday in a heated debate discussing the attack on Israeli fans after last week’s soccer match, with some condemning others and others urging unity. The Netherlands is still grappling with the political fallout from last week’s violence in Amsterdam, when Maccabi Tel Aviv fans were assaulted by men on scooters in several locations in the capital. Last Thursday, five Maccabi fans were briefly hospitalized after being beaten after a match against Ajax, an incident Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schauf called “pure anti-Semitism”. After the match, groups of men on scooters…

Demand for housing in the U.S. is so strong that big home builders are taking the lead and smaller builders are ripe for a takeover. The buyers are domestic and Japanese.Margaret Whelan, founder of Whelan Advisory and one of the industry’s largest investment bankers, said the single-family homebuilding industry is experiencing a record year for M&A activity in terms of value. The number of transactions is also approaching an all-time high. space. “Large companies want to scale up. They want to reach more markets, more price points, more product types. “We’re finding that the way to do that is through…

Weekly Sip is Food Dive’s column focused on the latest news in the rapidly changing and growing beverage industry. From early product lines to major investments to controversial topics, this column aims to quench your thirst for developments in this category. Diageo leans towards luxury portfolio Diageo is focusing on growing some of its highest-priced products as many consumers cut back on alcohol spending due to high inflation. The company announced a new division, Diageo Luxury Group, focused on brands that retail for $100 or more. These include Scotch whiskeys Johnnie Walker, Brora and Port Ellen, and fine wines Justerini…