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By Christopher Oji The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has rescued a male toddler stolen from his school in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, in Abuja. The Commissioner of Police in charge of the FCT, Olatunji Disu, who handed the child over to his mother on Sunday, explained that the baby’s whereabouts were traced using technology. According to the CP, the incident unfolded dramatically and involved a suspect, Blessing Okoi. The case began on 31 October, when Miss Lydia Jonah Gabriel reported the sudden disappearance of her four-year-old son, Hope Evans, from Community Primary School, Azubie, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. “According to school officials, a woman, later identified as Blessing Okoi, lured Hope away from the school premises at approximately 1:28 p.m. by offering him biscuits and a boiled egg. “The woman, who was not known to the school management, managed to leave with Hope unnoticed. The disappearance was only discovered later that evening when the child’s family could not locate him. Upon realising her son was missing, Miss Lydia Jonah, alongside family members, visited the school to gather more information. “They discovered that the woman who took Hope was known locally as ‘Destiny’s mum.’ However, upon visiting Destiny’s residence, the family learned that the suspect had hurriedly vacated the premises on the same night, 31 October. “On 1 November 2024, the family revisited the school and spoke with the headmaster. Several students identified the woman as Destiny’s mother, prompting the family to report the matter to the Trans Amadi Police Station. The case was later transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) for further investigation. “Suspecting that the suspect might have escaped to Abuja, the younger sister of the victim’s mother reported the matter to the FCT Police Command. The FCT Commissioner of Police, CP Olatunji Disu, ordered an immediate investigation. “Following a detailed investigation, police tracked the movements of the suspect, Blessing Okoi, to Maraba, Abuja. After over two weeks of persistent efforts, she was arrested on 29 November 2024 at approximately 8:00 p.m., and the four-year-old Hope Evans was rescued, two months after his abduction. “During questioning, Blessing Okoi initially claimed to be Hope’s biological mother, referring to him as ‘David Evans.’ However, her claims were inconsistent with information provided by the victim’s mother, who confirmed her son’s name as Hope Evans and presented recent photographs as evidence. “The suspect admitted to changing the boy’s name to David and began calling him that. Investigations revealed that she convinced her former lover, named Evans, that the boy was the result of a past pregnancy. The boyfriend accepted the child as his own. “Another twist was the discovery of another young boy with the suspect, whom she claimed was her biological child, stating that the boy’s father had died. “The FCT command contacted the victim’s mother, who arrived in Abuja on 6 December 2024. The emotional reunion between mother and son occurred in the office of the Commissioner of Police, bringing immense joy to both.” CP Disu advised school owners to prioritise the safety of children entrusted to their care and praised the officers involved in the operation. The child, Hope Evans, was unharmed and has since been reunited with his family after receiving medical attention. The suspect, Blessing Okoi, remains in police custody undergoing further questioning and will be charged to court accordingly.Dorian Thompson-Robinson on loss to Dolphins, Jerry Jeudy, Tyler Huntley, and more: TranscriptWhen people open their banking app or log into their account to pay a bill, most will complete their task quickly so they can move on to something else. But if a customer is being talked into transferring their cash to a scammer, there are subtle shifts in behaviour that leave a digital trail of clues. In these cases, banks say, the customer might spend longer than usual logged in, or they could move their mouse in a less purposeful way – such as by drawing circles on the screen – as they listen to the scammer’s instructions over the phone. Banks can detect suspicious transactions from information such as how frequently a user is touching their screen. Credit: iStock If the unsuspecting victim has allowed a scammer to take control of their computer, there can be other clues. The customer may not touch their phone’s screen as frequently as they usually do, or the criminal who has taken over might type faster than the customer usually does. Banks can now see all these clues, and use that information to spot suspicious transactions. “When I log in, and I know why I’m logging in, I behave with purpose,” says Tim Dalgleish, one of the architects of BioCatch Trust, a system that looks for data such as this to detect scams and fraud. “In one of these scam scenarios, you’re basically being coached, coerced, tricked or bullied to do something different.” Late this year, major banks signed up to the BioCatch system as part of the banking industry’s effort to stem a $2.7 billion wave of scams. While it’s early days, it’s hoped these sorts of digital clues – alongside lots of other information – can be used to stop more scams in the milliseconds before a customer sends their cash, after which it can be much harder to retrieve the money. The banking industry’s war on scams is a long-running fight in which businesses face fierce pressure to do more to prevent customer losses, but there are tentative signs of progress. It’s a battle in which speed is everything, and co-operation between banks, telcos, tech giants and authorities is vital. ‘Speed is everything’ Time is of the essence when fighting scammers. The rise of near-instant money transfers between bank accounts, which launched in Australia in 2018, means once someone is tricked into clicking “send” on a payment, there is very little time to put a halt on the transaction. It is up to banks to sift through millions of transactions, detect the suspicious ones and raise a red flag, in near-real time. But how do you detect a payment to a scammer in mere milliseconds? This is an area where banks have invested millions in systems that crunch reams of data and raise alerts or block payments from going through. National Australia Bank’s executive for group investigations, Chris Sheehan, has high hopes that over time, the BioCatch system will make it very difficult for scammers to operate in Australia. National Australia Bank’s executive for group investigations, Chris Sheehan. More broadly, he says it is an example of collaboration that wouldn’t be possible in markets overseas – one due to Australian banks’ history of data-sharing to fight scams, as well as the fact our banking market is relatively small and concentrated. “This type of industry-wide collaboration – it is a global first,” says Sheehan, a former Australian Federal Police senior officer. “And frankly, I don’t think anywhere else in the world can do it the way we’ve done it here.” While banks’ anti-scam systems have historically focused on detecting and responding to scams, he says that won’t cut it any more. The BioCatch move is an example of where banks need to focus – on stoping scams before the money’s been transferred. “We need to be stopping the scam, stopping the crime, before it occurs,” he says. More broadly, it’s also an example of the co-operation between banks that goes back to 2016, when the industry launched the Australian Financial Crimes Exchange (AFCX), a bank-backed group of which Sheehan is a director. The exchange allows member banks to quickly report fraud as well as share intelligence on scams with other businesses such as telcos or technology firms. Sheehan says that when this intelligence loop is “fully mature”, it will allow a bank to pass on a scam URL or dodgy phone number to, say, Telstra or Google, and have the number or website taken down immediately. Commonwealth Bank’s head of group fraud, James Roberts, says this scheme – known as “the loop” is another example of Australia leading the charge globally through fast sharing of information between telcos, banks, social media companies and regulators. “Speed is everything. The faster we can take down a link or a dodgy advertisement ... the less people will get scammed by it, so you’re reducing the blast radius,” says Roberts, who is also a director of the AFCX. There will be extra refinements in the new year as banks face continuing pressure to curb scam losses. Australian Payments Plus (AP+), a payments organisation, will in 2025 launch an industry-wide name-checking system , which checks the name of accounts to which cash is being transferred. Some banks already offer this service. “The solution has been built. It’s in testing at the moment and will be going live across the banks throughout 2025,” says AP+ chief executive Lynn Kraus. Losses still way too high Of course, banks have been touting anti-scam technology for years, and it hasn’t stopped a wave of losses that hit $2.7 billion in 2023 – a 13 per cent fall on 2022 levels but a figure that is still far too high. Will these new anti-scam measures make a more meaningful difference? Even banks don’t claim anti-scam technology can solve the problem on its own. Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones unveiled the government’s anti-scam laws in October. Credit: Dominic Lorrimer There is widespread agreement on the need for closer work between banks and social media companies, and new laws unveiled by Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones in October will require these businesses to report scams as soon as they are detected, with the threat of $50 million fines. “Our scams crackdown will cut off the avenues scammers use to target Australians by setting a high bar for what businesses must do to prevent them,” Jones said. Consumer advocates maintain there should also be more emphasis on requiring banks to compensate scam victims, an approach that has been adopted in the UK but resisted by the federal government. Yet despite all the work still to be done, there are tentative signs of progress. CBA’s Roberts notes the banking giant reported a 50 per cent reduction in customer scam losses last financial year. Other banks have also reported declines. NAB’s full-year results showed a 20 per cent fall in customer losses from scams, Westpac said scam losses were down 29 per cent, and ANZ reported a 46 per cent drop in customer scam losses. Roberts says the reduction in scam losses seen in Australia is better than the situation in some peer countries, though he adds the problem remains significant. “It does not mean the problem is solved – and it has tragic consequences for consumers, but at least there’s a trend directionally,” he says. NAB’s Chris Sheehan also says the $2.7 billion in industry-wide scam losses in 2023 was “way too high”, and he stresses the battle against scanners must continue. But he, too, says there are some encouraging signs. Ultimately, he says, there is no silver bullet in the fight against scams and the bank expects to be constantly changing its defences as the scammers also evolve. Scam-fighting is also a part of finance where banks put aside their commercial rivalry and frequently work together to share information against a common enemy. Indeed, last year the competition watchdog gave the Australian Bankers’ Association and its members permission to talk together to develop industry standards for anti-scam measures. Not only does information-sharing help to spot the scammers, there’s also no public benefit in a situation in which some banks have far better anti-scam systems than others, because you can be sure that the criminals will cotton on to any vulnerabilities. “When it comes to fighting crime and preventing the impact of crime on our customers, we don’t compete on that,” Sheehan says. “We realise that we have to work together because otherwise we’ll just get picked off individually.” The Market Recap newsletter is a wrap of the day’s trading. Get it each we e kday afternoon .
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Cam Akers reached down in front of him to scoop a sinking pass from Sam Darnold, bringing it into his body as he tumbled backwards. As he did, two words ran through his mind: game over. Akers’ late catch, which came with less than two minutes left in the game on a third-and-2 pass, sealed a 27-25 win for the Vikings over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday afternoon in a game at U.S. Bank Stadium that got tight late. ADVERTISEMENT “I’m blessed,” Akers said. “On my journey from where I’ve come from, to be able to be in there, crunch time, fourth quarter, the coaches trust me, the team trusts me,” Akers said. “I’m blessed.” It’s been a long journey for the running back, who has dealt with two serious Achilles injuries in previous seasons. But Akers, now in his second stint with the Vikings, has rewarded the coaching staff for its faith in him. He also caught a 9-yard touchdown pass late in the third quarter, one which ended up proving the difference in the win. His opportunities on Sunday came in part because Aaron Jones took a shot to the quad earlier in the game, which he played through before watching the end of the game from the sidelines. His last carry in the game came near the end of the third quarter. “Coach was like, ‘Hey, we’re going to hold you for a little bit,’ but I was good,” Jones said. “I kept warm just in case they needed me. Kept my helmet on.” They didn’t wind up needing him, thanks in large part to Akers. “Cam has something inside him that allowed him to push through the adversity of what’s happened to him over the course of his career,” coach Kevin O’Connell said. “His teammates were probably the most excited all season when Cam scored on that screen and then obviously the catch late. He just brings something. He brings physicality. He brings a level of mental and physical toughness that I think makes us all better.” ADVERTISEMENT Darnold aired it out and found his receiver, on the run, open in the end zone. It wasn’t Justin Jefferson, nor Jordan Addison, but Jalen Nailor, who hauled in the 31-yard pass for the Vikings’ first touchdown of the game. “I just had a post route. I’ve seen the far safety. He wasn’t there,” Nailor said. “I just took off running as fast as I could and Sam found me.” Darnold found Nailor a season-high five times on Sunday. He finished the day with 81 yards, also a season-high, and his touchdown was his first in more than a month, with the last one coming in the Vikings’ Nov. 24 win over the Bears. “It just felt good to be out there, just help the team win,” Nailor said. “That’s all I’m trying to do.” Will Reichard’s first field goal attempt Sunday hit the crossbar. The rookie kicker missed a 55-yard attempt near the end of the first half, but a Green Bay penalty negated his miss and a subsequent Packers’ timeout took away a 50-yard make. He then connected from 50 yards to send the Vikings into halftime up 10. His last field goal attempt of the day went off the left upright from 43 yards. But despite a shaky day, O’Connell’s confidence in the 23-year-old, who also converted on a short kick in the second quarter, hasn’t wavered. ADVERTISEMENT “I just told him, ‘Hey, next one’s going to be the best one.’ My confidence in Will is sky high,” O’Connell said of Reichard. “If we think we’re anywhere near the range, I’m going to give him the swing. He’s a phenomenal kid, great makeup. The next kick’s going to be his best kick.” ______________________________________________________ This story was written by one of our partner news agencies. Forum Communications Company uses content from agencies such as Reuters, Kaiser Health News, Tribune News Service and others to provide a wider range of news to our readers. Learn more about the news services FCC uses here .
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( ) shares are starting the week on a positive note. In morning trade, the ASX 300 battery tech stock is up 11% to 82 cents. Why is this ASX 300 battery tech stock jumping? Investors have been snapping up Novonix shares today after the company a binding offtake agreement. This is the second agreement of its type it has announced this month. The first was . Today's agreement is with PowerCo. It was established by auto giant in 2022 and is committed to ramp-up global battery cell production. PowerCo oversees international factory operations, advances in cell technology, and vertical integration of the battery value chain. It has identified three gigafactory locations – Salzgitter in Germany, Valencia in Spain, and St. Thomas in Canada. These have a combined capacity of up to 200 GWh/year. Offtake agreement According to the release, the binding offtake agreement is for a minimum of 32,000 tonnes of high-performance synthetic graphite material. This material will be supplied to PowerCo over a five-year term starting in 2027. This is subject to the ASX 300 battery tech stock achieving agreed upon milestones regarding final mass production qualification and satisfying certain compliance criteria. It must also secure financing commitments for the production facilities that will supply PowerCo product. Products will be priced under an undisclosed pricing structure that has been agreed between the parties. This agreement follows the previously announced signing of a non-exclusive testing and development agreement back in March. Riverside production plans The ASX 300 battery tech stock notes that this agreement means that its Riverside facility is poised to become the first large-scale production site dedicated to high-performance synthetic graphite for the battery sector in North America. It is slated to begin commercial production in 2025, with plans to grow output to 20,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) to meet current customer commitments. But it won't stop there. The demand outlook is so positive that Novonix is progressing plans to build a second production facility in southeastern United States that will have an initial capacity of 30,000 tpa and plans to expand that facility to 75,000 tpa. It is in discussions with the U.S. Department of Energy Loan Program Office (LPO) for an Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Program loan to support the construction of this new production facility. As things stand, ASX 300 battery tech stock's current plans call for total production to increase to at least 150,000 tpa of synthetic graphite material to accommodate anticipated customer demand.Week 13 NFL Draft intel: Could Colorado's Travis Hunter keep playing both ways?Over 20,000 jobs for working families are at risk in California’s Inland Empire. The reason? Fallout from a regulation raising concerns amongst businesses, labor groups, government officials, and even environmental advocates . Let’s take a step back. Founded over 50 years ago, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has been a world leader in air pollution control, smog reduction, and climate science. And the air across Southern California is better for it. However, CARB’s new “In-Use Locomotive Regulation,” mandating railroads like Union Pacific and BNSF set aside hundreds of millions of dollars today for the technology of the future, risks undermining this precarious balance. While the goal of reducing emissions is commendable, the technology required to meet this mandate is not yet commercially viable to move freight across the country. BNSF has said that its planned $1.5 billion investment in the Barstow International Gateway (BIG) is in jeopardy if the regulation moves forward. As a result, this regulation could jeopardize over 20,000 direct and indirect jobs in the high desert. BNSF plans to develop the 4,500-acre Barstow rail yard, intermodal facility and warehouses for transloading freight project in the next few years, creating thousands of jobs and reducing truck miles traveled from the 130-mile trip from the ports to the Inland Empire along the Interstate 15 corridor. The project would also reduce vehicle miles traveled up and down the Cajon Pass from high desert residents who would have job opportunities closer to home. However, the costs of complying with the regulation and transitioning to non-existent technology would divert capital and resources from railroads, threatening the viability of significant investments like BIG. The potential loss of the BIG project would deal a significant blow to the local economy, particularly to the working families in the region. Moreover, over 86,000 businesses and one in nine jobs in Southern California connected to the San Pedro Bay Port Complex depend on efficient rail connections. Maintaining these connections is essential for the region’s growth and stability and we cannot afford increased traffic congestion and carbon emissions from continuing to force freight onto highways. Related Articles Commentary | A roadmap for healthcare reform in the Trump era Commentary | Californians deserve real solutions, not yet another Newsom vanity project Commentary | Biden wanted to be a transformative historical figure. Instead, he will be a footnote. Commentary | As Los Angeles prepares for Olympics, transportation money gets shuffled toward fiber network Commentary | Democrats welcome Trump ‘the fascist’ with open arms Freight rail, which is responsible for 40 percent of U.S. long-distance freight but only 1.7% of transportation emissions, is one of our most efficient means of moving goods. BIG is also touted to be a state-of-the-art answer to many of the regional and national supply chain issues we’ve all felt over the last several years as our ports have been winning back trade from importers because they are rail connected. While the goals of CARB’s locomotive rule are aligned with our shared commitment to addressing climate change, the regulation’s timing and feasibility are out of step with current technological realities. Our organizations agree with CARB on this: we see a path forward for zero emissions locomotives; we need to convene to align timing, technology, and transition. As Californians, we understand the urgency of transitioning to a zero-emission future, but we must also ensure that our policies support both environmental and economic sustainability. By aligning climate goals with technological capabilities, we can protect jobs, support economic growth, and continue to lead in the fight against climate change while maintaining good jobs for working families in our region. Jon Switalski is the executive director of the Rebuild SoCal Partnership. Sarah Wiltfong is the chief public policy and advocacy officer at the Supply Chain Council
NFL Week 13 picks: Can Chargers, Rams get back on winning road at Atlanta, New Orleans?Luke Humphries has beaten Luke Littler to be crowned the winner of the Players Championship in Minehead. Despite having to deal with disruption from the crowd, the 29-year-old prevailed to land his seventh major title and retain the trophy he first won in 2023. A final that promised so much got off to a dismal start, with both players below par as Humphries almost stumbled into an early 4-1 lead. But the quality picked up thereafter, with the best two players in that game showcasing the kind of form that has signified their epic rivalry throughout this season. Littler went into the final with an average of 105.21, and was on track to break the tournament record. However, the clash started off anything but the classy affair that fans and pundits were expecting, with both players erratic with their scoring and finishing. The teenager missed chances at double tops in both the first and second legs as Humphries capitalised to lead 2-0. Littler finally nailed a double at the seventh time of asking in the following leg to reduce the deficit. But 'Cool Hand Luke' quickly hit back before a scrappy fifth leg. It ended with Littler needing five, but he proceeded to accidentally hit double one first up, and couldn't finish from there as Humphries went into the first break with a 4-1 lead. But the quality improved after the interval, with Humphries landing a 12-dart leg to make it 5-1. But if Littler needed a spark, he then got it - holding throw by taking out 80 with a 'double double' 20. The respite seemed short lived though as Humphries hit back with an 11-dart leg, only for Littler to respond with a maximum 170 checkout. He then broke back to reduce the deficit further to 6-4, and as the players headed off stage for the next break the crowd noise ramped up. A 164 checkout sparked further frenzy from the Minehead faithful, and the finalists then exchanged high quality legs as Humphries stayed in front at 7-6. But despite then winning the next leg the world champion was visibly annoyed after having to pull away from the oche, with whistling coming from the crowd as he prepared to throw at the oche. "Stop whistling, thank you," was the announcement from the match referee. But the atmosphere remained loud as Littler hit back to make it 8-7, and the pair went for their final break with the contest on a knife-edge. But Humphries then came back out and went through the gears. He took succesive legs to move within one of victory, and then when Littler missed a dart at double 20, Humphries hit the same marker with his second attempt to seal glory.
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