Mikel Arteta has called on Arsenal to make a Champions League statement with a win at Sporting. The Gunners have failed to win – or score – in their last four European matches on the road. Advertisement A narrow 1-0 defeat at Inter Milan last time out has left Arteta’s side down in 12th place in the new-look Champions League table. London to Lisbon. ✈️ Champions League football returns tomorrow ⭐️ pic.twitter.com/oOhGLN9WSA — Arsenal (@Arsenal) November 25, 2024 Advertisement And the Spaniard believes a victory in the Portuguese capital, against a Sporting side who, when still managed by Ruben Amorim, thumped Manchester City 4-1 earlier this month, will prove they belong in elite company. “It’s certainly something we have to improve,” said Arteta. Advertisement “I think we have made the right steps and, looking back with the way we played against Inter, which is a team that has been so dominant in their league, reached the final of the Champions League which they should have won, to play and dominate that game. “But the reality is that you have to make it happen and we didn’t. “Making those steps is what we have to do next. Be ruthless, be efficient in the opposition box and do what we have to do to take the three points away from here.” Sporting are now managed by Joao Pereira, who has been promoted seamlessly from the reserve team in the wake of Amorim’s switch to Manchester United. Advertisement “The run they are on is incredible,” added Arteta. “That tells you that it is not only the quality, the set-up, the ambition, it is something about the team energy that they have. Advertisement “That is a great challenge that we have tomorrow, to come here and make a statement and show we are capable against this kind of opponent. Be ourselves and win the game.” Kieran Tierney was a surprise addition to the travelling squad. The Scotland full-back has been sidelined since June after suffering a hamstring injury at Euro 2024. If called upon, Tierney would make his first Arsenal appearance since the 2023 Community Shield. “Everybody in the squad is fully fit and available to start the game,” said Arteta. “We have Kieran Tierney after a long injury, it’s great news that he’s back, he’s been training with the team and he’s at the level to participate.”AP News Summary at 4:08 p.m. ESTA teenage West Ham academy goalkeeper has died aged 15 after suffering from cancer. Oscar Fairs from Benfleet, Essex, was diagnosed with a rare 7cm ependymoma brain tumour in August 2023 and underwent seven surgeries, one round of chemotherapy and one round of radiotherapy to be told palliative care was the only option. A GoFundMe page was set up to help the family raise £100,000 towards a treatment trial in France. It is with deep and profound sadness that West Ham United confirm the tragic passing of our U15s Academy goalkeeper Oscar Fairs, following his brave battle with cancer. Rest in peace, brave Oscar. — West Ham United (@WestHam) West Ham footballers donated £27,000, chairman David Sullivan donated £10,000 and Arsenal footballer and former West Ham star Declan Rice gave £5,000, according to Ms Fairs. On Friday, West Ham announced that the 15-year-old had died. Sporting director Mark Noble said: “Oscar was adored by everyone at the Academy – not only was he a great goalkeeper, he was a true Hammer and a fantastic young person, who will be deeply missed by everyone who had the pleasure to know him. “I have wonderful memories of Oscar playing in my garden – (my son) Lenny and his teammates all loved him. “He was a friendly, happy, well-mannered and polite young man, who had such a bright future ahead of him, and it is just so unimaginably devastating that he has been taken from his family and friends at this age. “The thoughts and sincere condolences of everyone at the Club are with Oscar’s parents, Natalie and Russell, and his brother Harry, and we kindly ask that the family’s privacy is respected at this extremely difficult time.” All scheduled Academy fixtures over the weekend have been postponed as a mark of respect.superph bet 。

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WESTERLY, R.I., Dec. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: WASH) (the "Corporation"), parent company of The Washington Trust Company, of Westerly (the "Bank"), today announced it has commenced an underwritten public offering of $55,000,000 of the Corporation's common stock. The Corporation also expects to grant the underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 15% of the shares of its common stock sold in the offering. BofA Securities is serving as the sole book-running manager for the offering. The Corporation intends to use the net proceeds of this offering for general corporate purposes to support continued organic growth and capital generation, which are expected to include investments in the Bank and Bank balance sheet optimization strategies involving the sale of lower-yielding loans and available for sale debt securities, the repayment of wholesale funding balances and the purchase of debt securities with current market yields. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE OFFERING The common stock offering is being made pursuant to a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-274430), which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on September 8, 2023, and declared effective by the SEC on September 29, 2023. A preliminary prospectus supplement to which this communication relates has been filed with the SEC, and a prospectus supplement will be filed with the SEC prior to the closing of the common stock offering. Before you invest in any securities, you should read the preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus, including the risk factors set forth therein, the registration statement and the documents incorporated by reference therein, and the other documents that the Corporation has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Corporation and the offering. Copies of these documents are available at no charge by visiting EDGAR on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov . When available, copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement, the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus related to the offering may also be obtained from BofA Securities, NC1-022-02-25, 201, North Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28255-0001, Attention: Prospectus Department or by email at dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com . NO OFFER OR SOLICITATION This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. There will be no sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such an offering, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. SPECIAL NOTE CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This press release contains statements that are "forward-looking statements." 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"Risk Factors" of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. You should not rely on forward-looking statements, because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, some of which are beyond our control. These risks, uncertainties, and other factors may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from the anticipated future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. The Corporation undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual results or changes in our expectations, except as required by law. ABOUT WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP, INC. Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc., NASDAQ: WASH, is the publicly-owned holding company of The Washington Trust Company ("Washington Trust", "the Bank"), with $7.1 billion in assets as of September 30, 2024. Founded in 1800, Washington Trust is recognized as the oldest community bank in the nation, the largest state-chartered bank headquartered in Rhode Island and one of the Northeast's premier financial services companies. Washington Trust values its role as a community bank and is committed to helping the people, businesses, and organizations of New England improve their financial lives. The Bank offers a wide range of commercial banking, mortgage banking, personal banking and wealth management services through its offices in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts and a full suite of convenient digital tools. Washington Trust is a member of the FDIC and an equal housing lender. View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/washington-trust-announces-stock-offering-302330754.html SOURCE Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.A teenage West Ham academy goalkeeper has died aged 15 after suffering from cancer. Oscar Fairs from Benfleet, Essex, was diagnosed with a rare 7cm ependymoma brain tumour in August 2023 and underwent seven surgeries, one round of chemotherapy and one round of radiotherapy to be told palliative care was the only option. A GoFundMe page was set up to help the family raise £100,000 towards a treatment trial in France. It is with deep and profound sadness that West Ham United confirm the tragic passing of our U15s Academy goalkeeper Oscar Fairs, following his brave battle with cancer. Rest in peace, brave Oscar. — West Ham United (@WestHam) December 13, 2024 West Ham footballers donated £27,000, chairman David Sullivan donated £10,000 and Arsenal footballer and former West Ham star Declan Rice gave £5,000, according to Ms Fairs. On Friday, West Ham announced that the 15-year-old had died. Sporting director Mark Noble said: “Oscar was adored by everyone at the Academy – not only was he a great goalkeeper, he was a true Hammer and a fantastic young person, who will be deeply missed by everyone who had the pleasure to know him. “I have wonderful memories of Oscar playing in my garden – (my son) Lenny and his teammates all loved him. “He was a friendly, happy, well-mannered and polite young man, who had such a bright future ahead of him, and it is just so unimaginably devastating that he has been taken from his family and friends at this age. “The thoughts and sincere condolences of everyone at the Club are with Oscar’s parents, Natalie and Russell, and his brother Harry, and we kindly ask that the family’s privacy is respected at this extremely difficult time.” All scheduled Academy fixtures over the weekend have been postponed as a mark of respect.Fortis Inc. stock falls Tuesday, underperforms market

LOS ANGELES — UCLA might have lost its chance at playing in a bowl game, but there’s still important outcomes at stake Saturday when the Bruins take on Fresno State. “I think the biggest thing here is you just want to go out and have a competitive spirit,” linebacker Carson Schwesinger said at the Bruins’ Tuesday practice. “You could say there’s not much to play for, and stuff like that, but I think, with this team too, you have a lot of competitive people, so you line it up at any time, we’re going to go out there and play our hardest.” There’s a collective desire to conclude a season laden with low points on a high one. There are also individual objectives on the line. For those with aspirations to play at the next level, it’s another chance to showcase talent and put quality reps on film. For the underclassmen hoping to step into the place of those departing, it’s another chance to prove they belong on the field and would flourish with additional snaps. And for others, like Schwesinger, rewarding accolades are up for grabs. On Monday, the redshirt junior was announced as one of five finalists for the Butkus Award, which is given annually to the nation’s best linebacker. Schwesinger has recorded double-digit tackles in eight of the Bruins’ last nine games, peaking with 17 in a loss at Washington on Nov. 15. He also snagged two interceptions the week before that in UCLA’s victory over Iowa. Schwesinger’s journey to an elite, game-wrecking defensive captain is a testament to his work ethic and his discipline to be able to keep his head down and not say much, as he put it. When he does speak, it’s rarely about himself. “It’s technically a one-person award,” he said about the Butkus Award, “but that’s a whole team award.” One of the individuals who helped him become a finalist for the Butkus Award has a chance at his own hardware. On Tuesday, Bruins defensive coordinator Ikaika Malloe was named one of the 65 nominees for the Broyles Award for the nation’s top assistant coach. “Coach Malloe is a great guy,” defensive end Oluwafemi Oladejo said Tuesday. “Yeah, he’s a good football coach, but he’s also a life coach.” On multiple occasions this season, Malloe has been overcome with emotion when expressing how much he wants his unit to improve. He’s now being recognized for those results. Oladejo, who played two seasons at Cal before transferring to UCLA in late 2022, is about to play his last college football game. In his final year of eligibility, he willingly shifted down from linebacker to the defensive line and will have another chance Saturday to showcase his versatility and dominance at his somewhat new position. With Oladejo and potentially Schwesinger, a redshirt junior, soon moving on from UCLA, their younger teammates have one final chance to prove why they should fill those vacated snaps. Defensive lineman Devin Aupiu and linebacker Jalen Woods look like prime candidates to make that jump. Aupiu, a redshirt junior, had his best game of the season against USC on Saturday, highlighted by a strip sack of Trojans quarterback Jayden Maiava. Woods had a season-high six tackles. “Last game, he played a lot of snaps and played really good,” Schwesinger said of Woods. “Same thing (this Saturday), just keep that momentum going.” Schwesinger nodded his head when asked if he was aware of the history of success Fresno State holds in its matchup with the Bruins. The Bulldogs have won the past four games between the programs, and while that last one came a year before Schwesinger arrived in Westwood, he knows how important it would be to be part of the group that returns to the win column. “We’re coming out ready to compete,” he said.

Teenage West Ham goalkeeper dies aged 15 after cancer battleTheir consolation prize of sorts: playing one another. The Hurricanes and Cyclones — a meteorological matchup — have accepted bids to the Pop-Tarts Bowl, to be played Dec. 28 in Orlando, Florida. Iowa State (10-3) is looking for its first 11-win season in the program's 133-year history, and Miami (10-2) is seeking its first 11-win season since 2003. Miami's loss at Syracuse to close the regular season wound up being the game the Hurricanes could point to as the reason they missed out on the CFP. Iowa State could have played its way in and lost the Big 12 title game to CFP-bound Arizona State on Saturday. “I think everyone that doesn't get in feels disappointment,” Miami coach Mario Cristobal said. “We feel the onus of just doing better. Just do better, go forward, have an opportunity to get better.” It's essentially the same task for both teams: regrouping after seeing the playoff slip away. “I think that’s what’s made Iowa State football really special is our ability to have great resiliency," Cyclones coach Matt Campbell said. "And I know our kids are super-excited about the opportunity to finish off. Obviously (Saturday) was disappointing. But this group and this football team has the opportunity to just continue to fight.” A big question for Miami: whether quarterback Cam Ward will play. The likely Heisman Trophy finalist has thrown for 155 touchdown passes in his career at Incarnate Word, Washington State and Miami. That’s tied for the most by anyone in Division I (FBS and FCS) history; Case Keenum threw 155 in his career at Houston. Many draft-bound players not in the playoff will be opting out of bowl games over the coming weeks. There's been no indication from Miami yet that Ward or any other draft-bound player has made a decision. “I think it’s important that our guys, anyone playing and closing out the season, understands the importance of that next step for a program like ours," Cristobal said. "And I think our guys do.” 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

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Commvault’s technology takes that premise to new heights. Backtrack can revert billions of objects to earlier versions, radically changing how quickly and easily large-scale datasets can be rolled back – even seconds after an issue comes to light. Via its serverless architecture, Backtrack will uniquely empower organisations to recover datasets of practically any size, from individual objects to whole Amazon S3 buckets where billions of objects may be stored. Commvault will offer early access to Clumio Backtrack in December, with global general availability planned for early 2025. ... According to , has told investors it aims to raise $7 – 9 billion at a ~$61B valuation, to cash out employees that hold restricted stock units. ... Rami Douenias has joined as VP of Global Sales Engineering. He was Quantum’s AVP – Head of Presales / Solution Engineering – America’s for a year, and at Cohesity before that, for just 8 months, coming from an 8 year stint at Pure Storage. ... is enhancing the speed of its Infinia object storage. At AI STAC in London, UK, December 4, 2024, it will “share groundbreaking advancements that make object storage a Tier 1 data platform for latency-sensitive applications.” It will be “reducing object storage latency to sub-millisecond levels” and thereby “accelerating real-time decision-making, backtesting, and model training” and “optimizing Spark-based analytics for large-scale AI workloads.” We think DDN will be supporting NVIDIAs GPUDirect-like scheme. ... Data manager launched , adding new AI capabilities and tools to Platform 9. It has an AI-powered Denodo Assistant, which uses the semantic layer of the Denodo Platform to automate data engineering tasks and deliver contextualised insights and recommendations to data analysts and other business users. It features; Query Wizard Recommendations: Builds on Denodo Platform 9’s support for natural language queries to provide step-by-step guidance through query creation. Intelligent Query Autocompletion: Offers context-aware suggestions while users write queries. Data Preparation Wizard: Enables data products to be tailored to different use cases,. Suggestions for View and Column Descriptions: Automatically generates business-meaningful descriptions for views and columns. Enrichment of Text-based Unstructured Data: Automatically summarises and classifies text, identifies and extracts data entities, analyzes sentiment, identifies and redacts sensitive data, and translates text using LLMs, all available as a single function call. 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It has already filed dozens of patents for cloud storage and data management technologies and raised $200 million in funding overall in under a year. Eon’s platform eliminates manual backup tasks by autonomously scanning, mapping, and classifying cloud resources. Eon says its mission is to provide instant access to all backed-up cloud data, through a next-generation platform with the first backup autopilot. Visit for more information. ... Cloud data manager announced new capabilities for Microsoft Azure, to help customers build, deploy, and activate AI and analytics-driven innovations with trusted data: Gen AI Blueprint for Azure OpenAI Service – Accelerates development and deployment of enterprise-grade GenAI and copilot experiences with reference architectures and templates using Informatica’s Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) platform and Azure OpenAI Service. Enhanced SQL ELT for Microsoft Azure – Enables no-code data pipeline definition and execution with in-database SQL-based processing for increased performance and scale. Open Table Iceberg Support for ADLS Gen2 – Supports data migration and integration to Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) Gen2 in Iceberg format, unlocking price-to-performance benefits of Iceberg in storing and accessing large-scale data sets for AI. ... Sources like Reuters and Bloomberg are saying a IPO will take place around Dec 18 with pricing initially set at ¥1390/share suggesting a market cap of close to $5B. Wedbush analyst Matt Bryson tells subscribers “we see this result at somewhat disappointing for WDC vs. prior suggested valuations for Kioxia or our prior assertions that a valuation of ~$10B should be considered a bottom for WDC’s flash segment.” Regarding the to-be-separated off Western Digital SanDisk flash+SSD business, Bryson sees “the expected split of the company as creating substantial value for shareholders at a valuation commensurate with Kioxia’s IPO.” ... has won a $118 million damages award against Samsung Electronics, Samsung Electronics America, and Samsung Semiconductor (together “ “) in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The award resulted from a jury trial which involved three Netlist patents: U.S. Patent Nos. 7,619,912, 11,093,417 and 10,268,608. The infringing products were all Samsung DDR4 RDIMMs and DDR4 LRDIMMs. Netlist filed the complaint against Samsung in August 2022. The federal jury’s unanimous verdict confirmed that all three Netlist patents had been infringed by Samsung, that none of the patents were invalid, that Samsung willfully infringed those patents, and that money damages were owed to Netlist for the infringement of all three patents. In April 2023, Netlist won a $303 million damages award against Samsung, and in May 2024, Netlist won a $445 million damages award against Micron Technology, Inc., Micron Semiconductor Products, Inc. and Micron Technology Texas LLC. C.K. Hong, Netlist’ CEO, said, “In the past 19 months three separate juries have awarded Netlist $866 million in damages for the willful infringement of our patents. These verdicts are among the largest in the semiconductor industry during this period.” ... Storage supplier has signed up CASA Software to distribute its products in the sub-Saharan Africa region. 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SK hynix reported $8.95 billion in revenue—a 13.1 percent QoQ increase—maintaining its second-place position. Although its HBM3e shipments ramped up, a 1 percent – 3 percent QoQ decline in bit shipments from weaker LPDDR4 and DDR4 sales offset these gains. Micron saw its revenue surge by 28.3 percent QoQ to $5.78 billion, driven by strong growth in server DRAM and HBM3e shipments, which led to a 13 percent QoQ increase in bit shipments. Nanya Technology faced a more than 20 percent QoQ drop in bit shipments due to weaker consumer DRAM demand and intensified competition in the DDR4 market from Chinese suppliers. Winbond experienced an 8.6 percent QoQ decline in revenue, falling to $154 million, as consumer DRAM demand softened and bit shipments decreased. PSMC reported a 27.6 percent QoQ decline in revenue from its in-house consumer DRAM production. ... 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Southampton's solitary top-flight victory so far this term came in their previous home game, also against Merseyside opposition, as Everton were beaten 1-0 at St Mary's. MORE: All the latest Liverpool news | Premier League schedule for 2024/25 | Latest Premier League top scorer rankings Southampton vs. Liverpool lineups, predicted starting 11, team news Southampton's attempts to keep out Liverpool's in-form attack will be compromised by Aaron Ramsdale (finger) and Jan Bednarek (knee) being out. Flynn Downes (knee) and Ryan Fraser (illness) are back in contention after missing the defeat at Wolves last time out. Gavin Bazunu (Achilles), Ross Stewart (hamstring) and Will Smallbone (hamstring) all remain on the sidelines. Southampton predicted XI (5-4-1, right to left): McCarthy (GK) — Walker-Peters, Sugawara, Stephens, Harwood-Bellis, Manning — Armstrong, Downes, Aribo, Fernandes — Archer Injured: Ramsdale, Bednarek, Bazunu, Stewart, Smallbone Suspended: MORE: All the latest EPL club news | Team-by-team Premier League schedule for 2024/25 | Latest Premier League top scorer rankings Slot confirmed Virgil van Dijk was fit after returned to full training with Liverpool despite his compatriot leaving the Netherlands's squad early. Harvey Elliott is also back working with the first team but is not yet ready to return, remaining on the sidelines with Trent Alexander-Arnold (hamstring), Federico Chiesa (match fitness), Diogo Jota (abdominal) and Alisson (hamstring). Liverpool predicted XI (4-3-3, right to left): Kelleher (GK) — Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson — Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Jones — Salah, Nunez, Gakpo Injured: Alexander-Arnold, Chiesa, Jota, Alisson, Elliott Suspended: None Southampton vs. Liverpool live stream, TV channel Here's how to watch this Premier League match across selected areas of the world's major regions: Region TV Streaming USA USA Network, Telemundo Fubo , NBC Sports site/app, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo Canada Fubo Sports Network 2 Fubo UK Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League Sky Go, NOW TV Australia — Optus Sport India Star Sports Select 1 Disney + Hotstar , JioTV If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Learn more >

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Mom left in tears after her two-year-old son cut off her hair as she slept before supergluing it back onMajor retailers across the UK and Ireland are to stop selling alcoholic drinks associated with Irish fighter Conor McGregor. The decision by Tesco, Musgrave and the BWG Group came after a woman who said Mr McGregor raped her won a civil claim for damages against him. Nikita Hand, who accused the sportsman of raping her in a Dublin hotel in December 2018, won her claim against him for damages in a case at the High Court in the Irish capital. In a statement, a spokesman for Musgrave said: “Musgrave can confirm these products are no longer available to our store network.” The network includes SuperValu, Centra, Daybreak and Mace. A Tesco spokesperson said: “We can confirm that we are removing Proper No Twelve Whiskey from sale in Tesco stores and online.” A spokesperson for BWG Group said: “The products are no longer listed for distribution across our network of Spar, Eurospar, Mace, Londis and XL stores, including Appleby Westward which operates over 300 Spar stores in the south west of England.” It is understood that other retail outlets including Costcutter and Carry Out will also stop stocking products linked to Mr McGregor. He and some of his business partners sold their majority stake in the Proper Number Twelve Irish whiskey brand. He was reported to have been paid more than £103 million from the sale to Proximo Spirits in 2021. On Monday, a popular video game developer decided to pull content featuring the MMA fighter. The Irish athlete has featured in multiple video games, including voice-acting a character bearing his likeness in additional downloadable content in the Hitman series. Mr McGregor’s character featured as a target for the player-controlled assassin in the game. IO Interactive, the Danish developer and publisher of Hitman, said in a statement: “In light of the recent court ruling regarding Conor McGregor, IO Interactive has made the decision to cease its collaboration with the athlete, effective immediately. “We take this matter very seriously and cannot ignore its implications. “Consequently, we will begin removing all content featuring Mr McGregor from our storefronts starting today.” Last Friday, the High Court jury awarded damages amounting to 248,603.60 euros (around £206,000) to Ms Hand. Mr McGregor made no comment as he left court but later posted on social media that he intended to appeal against the decision.

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Judge to hear arguments on whether Google's advertising tech constitutes a monopoly ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The Justice Department and Google are set to make closing arguments in a trial alleging Google’s online advertising technology constitutes an illegal monopoly. The arguments in federal court Monday in northern Virginia come as Google is already facing a possible breakup of the company over its ubiquitous search engine. The Justice Department says it will seek the breakup of Google to remedy its search engine monopoly. The case focuses not on the search engine but on technology that matches online advertisers to consumers on the internet. A judge is expected to rule by the end of the year. ‘Busiest Thanksgiving ever’: How the TSA plans to handle record air travel DALLAS (AP) — The Thanksgiving travel rush is expected to be bigger than ever this year. AAA predicts that nearly 80 million people in the U.S. will venture at least 50 miles from home between Tuesday and next Monday — most of them by car. Thanksgiving Day falling so late this year has altered traditional travel patterns. At airports, the Transportation Security Administration says it could screen a record number of U.S. air travelers on Sunday. Meanwhile, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration says a shortage of air traffic controllers could cause flight delays. Transportation analytics company INRIX says roads could be congested on Monday with both commuters and returning holiday travelers. Macy’s says employee hid up to $154 million in expenses, delaying Q3 earnings Macy’s says it’s delaying the release of its fiscal third-quarter earnings results after it discovered an up to $154 million accounting-related issue. The company did provide some preliminary results for its third quarter, including that net sales fell 2.4% to $4.74 billion. It anticipates reporting its full third-quarter financial results by Dec. 11. 'Buy now, pay later' is more popular than ever. Experts warn shoppers not to overdo it NEW YORK (AP) — More shoppers are using ‘buy now, pay later’ plans heading into Black Friday and the holiday season, as the ability to spread out payments looks attractive at a time when Americans still feel the lingering effect of inflation and already have record-high credit card debt. Experts say the short-term loans can lead consumers to overextend themselves and warn that those who use credit cards for the service face higher interest expenses. The data firm Adobe Analytics predicts shoppers will spend 11.4% more this holiday season using buy now, pay later than they did a year ago. Warren Buffett gives away another $1.1B and plans for distributing his $147B fortune after his death OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Investor Warren Buffett renewed his Thanksgiving tradition of giving by announcing plans Monday to hand more than $1.1 billion of Berkshire Hathaway stock to four of his family's foundations, and he offered new details about who will be handing out the rest of his fortune after his death. Buffett has said previously that his three kids will distribute his remaining $147.4 billion fortune in the 10 years after his death, but now he has also designated successors for them because it’s possible that Buffett’s children could die before giving it all away. Buffett said he has no regrets about his decision to start giving away his fortune in 2006. Workers at Charlotte airport, an American Airlines hub, go on strike during Thanksgiving travel week CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport have gone on strike during a busy week of Thanksgiving travel to protest what they say are unlivable wages. Employees of ABM and Prospect Airport Services authorized the work stoppage in North Carolina that started Monday morning. Union spokesperson Sean Keady says the strike is expected to last 24 hours. The companies contract with American Airlines to provide services such as cleaning airplane interiors, removing trash and escorting passengers in wheelchairs. Airport officials say this holiday travel season is expected to be the busiest on record. The companies have acknowledged the seriousness of a strike during the holiday travel season. At the crossroads of news and opinion, 'Morning Joe' hosts grapple with aftermath of Trump meeting The reaction of those who defended “Morning Joe” hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski for meeting with President-elect Trump sounds almost quaint in the days of opinionated journalism. Doesn't it makes sense, they said, for hosts of a political news show to meet with such an important figure? But given how “Morning Joe” has attacked Trump, its viewers felt insulted. Many reacted quickly by staying away. It all reflects the broader trend of opinion crowding out traditional journalist in today's marketplace, and the expectations that creates among consumers. By mid-week, the show's audience was less than two-thirds what it has typically been this year. Stock market today: Wall Street rises near records as Treasury yields ease NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are rising near records and adding to last week’s gains. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% Monday and was just below its all-time high set two weeks ago. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 286 points to its own record set on Friday, while the Nasdaq composite was 0.1% higher. Treasury yields also eased in the bond market after President-elect Donald Trump said he wants Scott Bessent, a hedge fund manager, to be his Treasury Secretary. Bessent has advocated for reducing the U.S. government’s deficit, which could soothe some worries that had been building on Wall Street. Judge in Alex Jones' bankruptcy case to hear arguments on The Onion's bid for Infowars A federal judge in Texas is set to hold a hearing on whether the satirical news outlet The Onion made a valid bid for the Infowars platforms of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, who alleges a bankruptcy auction was marred by fraud and collusion. The hearing is set for Monday afternoon. It's not clear how soon the bankruptcy judge will rule. He could allow The Onion to move forward with its purchase, order a new auction or even name the only other bidder as the winner. Jones filed for bankruptcy after being ordered to pay nearly $1.5 billion in defamation lawsuits by families of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Connecticut. As Amazon expands use of warehouse robots, what will it mean for workers? Amazon has introduced a handful of robots in its warehouses that the e-commerce giant says will improve efficiency and reduce employee injuries. Two robotic arms named Robin and Cardinal can lift packages that weigh up to 50 pounds. Sparrow transfers items from bins to other containers. The company says it's already seeing benefits, such as reducing the time it takes to fulfill orders and helping employees avoid repetitive tasks. However, automation also carries drawbacks for workers who might need to be retrained for new positions. The Associated Press recently spoke with Julie Mitchell, the director of Amazon’s robotic sortation technologies, about where the company hopes to go from here.

CrowdStrike beats Q3 estimates on cybersecurity demandBetween November 19 and November 21, 2024, an individual using the email address bsdqwasdg@gmail.com and WhatsApp allegedly stole customer data belonging to HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd. The stolen information reportedly included policy numbers, names, addresses, mobile numbers, and other sensitive details. The perpetrator emailed the stolen data to the company, demanding a ransom and threatening to release or sell the information online if their demands were not met. A cybercrime case has been registered against an unknown person under Sections 308(3) and 351(4) of the BNS Act, and Sections 43(b), 43(i), 43(a), and 66 of the IT Act at the South Cyber Police Station. According to the police, the complainant, a 44-year-old Associate Vice President (Legal) at HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd., based in Apollo Mills Compound, NM Joshi Marg, Mahalaxmi, stated that the first threatening email was received on November 19 at 4:54 PM on the company’s official email IDs. The email read: "A large amount of your customer data has been leaked. I have given you 2 days. If I don't receive any negotiation topics by tomorrow, I will sell the data. If you fail to contact the leader in time, you will bear the consequences yourself." The email included an attachment containing details of 99 customer policies. While the company’s risk team was investigating the matter, a second email was received on November 20 at 11:51 AM. The sender escalated the threat, stating: "Warning again! If you choose to negotiate, it goes without saying that this will prevent you from suffering losses of hundreds of billions of rupees in terms of customer data leakage, reputation, stock market, and regulatory pressure." In response, an HDFC Life official emailed the sender, requesting a phone discussion. Subsequently, on November 21, the official received a WhatsApp message from the perpetrator, which stated: "How long will it take? You still don't have anyone to discuss this matter with me. Don't you know how serious the consequences of a data leak are?" Believing that critical customer data had been compromised, the complainant approached the Cyber Police Station. The extortionist demanded negotiations and threatened to leak the stolen data online if the demands were unmet. The police have since initiated an investigation. When contacted by FPJ, HDFC Life issued a statement, which was also shared with stock exchanges: "We wish to inform that we have received communication from an unknown source, who has shared certain data fields of our customers with us, with mala fide intent. We value the data privacy of our customers and, as an immediate measure, have initiated an information security assessment and data log analysis. A detailed investigation is underway in consultation with information security experts to assess the root cause and take remedial action as necessary. We will take utmost care to handle customer concerns and safeguard their interests." The company assured customers that they are taking the issue seriously and working to mitigate potential risks.