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Why celebrity investor Kevin O'Leary is proposing a massive AI data centre in northern AlbertaThe US tech giant said it now supported 550,000 jobs in the UK (James Manning/PA) Apple’s investment in the UK over the last five years has now surpassed £18 billion, with the technology giant’s engineering teams in the country doubling in that time, the iPhone maker has said. The US tech giant said it now supported 550,000 jobs in the UK through direct employment, its supply chain and the economy around its App Store – with app developers having earned nearly £9 billion since it launched in 2008.Old friends Conners and Henderson reunite at Grant Thornton Invitational
1 2 Jaipur: Days after the horrific LPG tanker accident and explosion on Ajmer-Jaipur highway, Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Thursday announced a special campaign starting in Jan to raise awareness about road safety, including programmes in schools, colleges, and workplaces. He also called for ensuring strict adherence to traffic rules, determining responsibility for road accidents, and taking stern action against violators. Sharma was addressing a road safety review meeting at his residence on Thursday. NHAI officials were also present at the meeting. The CM announced formation of a divisional-level road safety task force and integration of emergency services under Emergency Response Support System. He proposed a ‘6E strategy' (Education, Engineering, Enforcement, Emergency Care, Evaluation, Engagement) for controlling road accidents and ensuring better care for those injured. He instructed closing all illegal cuts, removing encroachments, ensuring standard road furniture, preventing stray animals on roads, ensuring vehicle fitness, and taking strict action against overloading and overcrowding in vehicles. He emphasised regular evaluation of safety measures and analysing causes of road accidents. He stressed on identifying accident-prone areas for immediate improvement and prioritising the repair of identified black spots across the state. "Modern technology such as CCTV cameras and speed monitoring devices should be used, and an automated challan system should be implemented," he said. Sharma also said the state govt will allocate land for a hostel to be named after the three ‘Sahibzadas', martyrted sons of the 10th Sikh Guru, Guru Govind Singh. Stay updated with the latest news on Times of India . Don't miss daily games like Crossword , Sudoku , Location Guesser and Mini Crossword .The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a significant defense policy bill, governing an unprecedented $895 billion in military expenditures. The approval comes amid ongoing controversy surrounding a policy included within the legislation that targets gender-affirming care for transgender children. With a vote of 281-140, the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, will now proceed to the Democratic-led U.S. Senate for further consideration. The bill's passage reflects a complex intersection of defense priorities and socio-political debates. As policymakers continue to navigate these nuanced issues, the legislative process surrounding the NDAA emphasizes the challenges of balancing national security needs with broader social concerns. (With inputs from agencies.)
The Jharkhand assembly poll outcome has reaffirmed the continuing trust of eastern India's populace in regional parties, as stated by Odisha's principal opposition, the Biju Janata Dal (BJD). The JMM-led coalition emerged victorious, demonstrating strong regional support under Hemant Soren's leadership. Despite efforts by the BJP to unseat the JMM in Jharkhand, the electorate's preference for regional governance held firm. The BJD, a dominant political force in Odisha, with five consecutive terms from 2000 to 2024, highlighted the diminished enthusiasm among BJP leaders in response to JMM's victory. BJD leader Lelin Mohanty pointed out the minimal impact of Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi's campaign in Jharkhand, reinforcing the strength of regional trust over national parties in the region. Meanwhile, Odisha BJP President Manmohan Samal congratulated the BJP-led Mahayuti for their triumph in Maharashtra, crediting Prime Minister Modi's leadership. (With inputs from agencies.)
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Wales coach Gatland to learn fate in coming daysLiberty (8-2, 5-2 Conference USA) has won eight-plus games for the sixth consecutive season to keep alive hopes of a second straight trip to the conference championship game. The Flames play Sam Houston (8-3, 5-2) on Friday. Liberty scored 21 straight points to close the first quarter, the last covering 90 yards in just 45 seconds to take a 21-7 lead. Amarian Williams made two interceptions, including one with 2:03 remaining to seal it. Caden Veltkamp was intercepted three times before finishing 20 of 34 for 262 yards and two touchdowns for Western Kentucky (7-4, 5-2). Cooley reached 1,000 yards rushing for the second straight season. The Flames entered ranked No. 5 nationally in rushing yards/game (249.8). Quarterback Kaidon Salter also carried 11 times for 66 yards and a touchdown. Three other players had at least two rushes for Liberty, which ended with 63 carries. The Flames, in their season finale at Williams Stadium, avoided dropping multiple conference games at home for the first time since 2005. 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-footballCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes continues to build great chemistry with his tight end — just not the one you might think. Mahomes threw two touchdown passes to Noah Gray for the second straight week as the Kansas City Chiefs held off the Carolina Panthers 30-27 on Sunday. A week after losing at Buffalo, the two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs (10-1) maintained their position atop the AFC. Mahomes completed a 35-yard touchdown strike to Gray on the game’s opening possession and found him again for an 11-yard TD in the second quarter. Gray has four touchdown catches in the last two weeks — twice as many as nine-time Pro Bowler Travis Kelce has all season — and has become a weapon in the passing game for the Chiefs, who lost top wide receiver Rashee Rice to a season-ending knee injury in Week 4. Kelce was still a factor Sunday with a team-high six catches for 62 yards, although the four-time All-Pro looked dejected after dropping one easy pass. Kelce has 62 receptions for 507 yards this season, while Gray has 26 catches for 249 yards. But Gray's development is a good sign for the Chiefs — and he's on the same page with Mahomes. On his second TD, Gray said Mahomes “gave me the answer to the test there” before the play. “He told me what coverage it was pre-snap," said Gray, who had four receptions for 66 yards. “That’s just the blessing you have of playing with a quarterback like that. Offensive line did a great job blocking that up and the receivers did a great job running their routes to pop me open. Really just a group effort right there on that touchdown.” Gray said that's nothing new. “Pat’s preparation, his leadership is just something that I’m fortunate enough to play alongside,” Gray said. "I love it. It gets me motivated every time we go out there for a long drive. Having a leader like that, that prepares every single week in-and out, knows defenses, knows the game plans. “I’m just fortunate enough to play alongside a guy like that.” Mahomes completed 27 of 37 passes for 269 yards and three TDs, and he knew what to do on the second TD to Gray. “It's not just me, it's the quarterback coaches and the players, we go through certain checks you get to versus certain coverages,” Mahomes said. “I was able to see by the way they lined up they were getting into their cover-zero look. I alerted the guys to make sure they saw what I saw and I gave the check at the line of scrimmage.” AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl
Regina Daniels shares adorable video of her with Ned Nwoko after his Moroccan wife's viral postQatar tribune Agencies The US stock market welcomed the victory of Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election, but turbulence and uncertainty may lie ahead if the president-elect delivers on his tariff threat pledges. Much about the incoming administration’s policies remains uncertain, including whether Trump’s renewed threats last month to impose tariffs on China, Canada, Mexico and other U.S. trading partners are opening salvos to negotiating other issues, such as border security. The timing and extent of new tariffs are also unclear, and the severity of the tariffs’ impact on the U.S. could depend on whether targeted countries respond with measures of their own. Economists’ worst-case forecasts, however, paint a worrisome picture. One extreme long-term scenario run by Oxford Economics showed world trade shrinking as much as 10% and U.S. economic growth about 1% below current expectations. Tariffs will hit corporate earnings, particularly in the retail, industrial and materials sectors, while stoking inflation, other forecasts show. “Tariffs are basically bad for the economy,” said David Kelly, chief global strategist at JP Morgan Asset Management. “You can actually have a stagflationary effect of both increasing inflation pressures and reducing economic growth at the same time.” Trump’s renewed threats caused waves in foreign currency markets, but U.S. stocks largely shrugged them off as the market extended this year’s more than 26% rally, which has taken the S&P 500 to record highs. Barclays strategists estimated that proposed tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China – and any retaliatory actions – could drag S&P 500 earnings down 2.8%. The materials and consumer discretionary sectors could face double-digit earnings declines, due to their significant supply and production presence in Mexico and Canada, Barclays said. Retaliatory tariffs by targeted countries would exacerbate any earnings fallout. BofA Global Research expects a 1% hit to S&P 500 earnings if tariffs on China double to 40% while they rise to around 8% for the rest of the world, excluding Mexico and Canada. But with retaliatory tariffs, which hurt foreign sales, the earnings hit would rise to 5%, the bank’s strategists wrote. Tariffs may also increase the core measure of the personal consumption expenditures price index, a widely used inflation gauge, to around 2.5% from 2.3% next year, according to Deutsche Bank economists. The Trump campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Trump has called tariffs “the most beautiful word in the world” and argued that his plans would rebuild the U.S. manufacturing base, grow U.S. jobs and incomes and earn trillions of dollars in federal revenues over 10 years. Some investors are reviewing Trump’s tariffs during his first term for insight into their potential effect this time around. The materials and industrial sectors were the market’s worst performers during a U.S.-China trade war in 2018, both falling more than 5% over a nine-month period, according to RBC Capital Markets. Defensive stocks, popular during uncertain times, posted the strongest returns, with utilities and real estate both rising more than 10%, the bank said. RBC’s strategists earlier this month downgraded the materials sector to “market weight” from “overweight,” citing its poor performance in the 2018 period as one factor. The sector has fallen 3% since Trump’s Nov. 5 election victory, versus a 4% gain for the S&P 500 over that time. The tech sector tended to underperform on days of announced U.S. tariffs or China retaliations in 2018 and 2019, with particular weakness in hardware and semiconductors, a Citi analysis showed. “However, given they remain at the forefront of the AI (artificial intelligence) story and may benefit from a front-loading of orders if tariffs are announced, we are less concerned on the immediate risk,” Citi strategists said in a recent report. Higher tariffs on China could put retailers, industrial companies and tech hardware firms in the crosshairs, said David Lefkowitz, head of U.S. equities at UBS Global Wealth Management. Popular U.S. brands such as Apple, Starbucks and Nike could face retaliatory measures, Lefkowitz said. Automakers manufacturing in Canada and Mexico could feel the heat from any tariffs, Lefkowitz said. General Motors and other auto shares sold off after Trump’s tariff pledges last month. Bullish investors point to various parts of Trump’s economic platform, including tax cuts and deregulation, that could potentially offset tariffs. Trump’s choice of prominent investor Scott Bessent to be U.S. Treasury Secretary, essentially the highest-ranking U.S. economic official, was also well received by Wall Street. Trump has also historically measured his success at least in part by the strength of the stock market, Lefkowitz said. That could make him wary of implementing tariffs to a degree that would badly hurt stocks, Lefkowitz said. “They are trying to boost U.S. growth,” Lefkowitz said. “Tariffs would end up reducing it and Trump tends to focus on how the market is performing. For that reason, the market has been downplaying so far what we have heard on tariffs.” Copy 12/12/2024 10
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