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Starlink has increased its standard subscription prices to N75,000 again, following indications that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is set to approve an upward tariff hike for telecom operators. This is coming weeks after the internet service provider raised its standard subscription prices by 97.37 percent to N75,000, blaming high inflation. The NCC faulted the increase stating it had not approved the hike forcing Starlink to revert to status quo. However, there are indications that the regulator will approve its first tariff hike in a decade for the telecom sector following months of lobbying by operators who are declaring losses and have stopped investing. This tariff hike is expected to be across the board with operators like Starlink benefitting from it. In a new email to customers, the satellite internet provider announced its new tariff hike. “These changes reflect our commitment to investing in the infrastructure needed to support and improve your experience with Starlink,” the internet provider said. Under the new pricing structure, the lowest subscription tier (standard) will now cost N75,000 from N38,000. Mobile global roaming service will now cost N717,000 monthly, and mobile regional roaming will cost N167,000. The new prices will take effect from January 27, 2025, for existing customers, but will take effect immediately for new customers. This new hike is also expected to help the company resuming delivering its kits across the country after pausing orders in November. “We’re committed to providing high-speed internet in Nigeria and are working closely with regulators to make adjustments that will improve the customer experience. Until these changes are approved, we are placing new residential orders on hold,” the company said in November.REVIVER® HELPS DRIVE THE SPIRIT OF GIVING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

Izabel Goulart, 40, shows off her impossibly fit figure while in a blue bikini in the CaribbeanAfter a long and winding journey, three-star quarterback Bekkem Kritza finally signed with Penn State. Kritza, the No. 37 quarterback in the country, committed to Penn State on Nov. 11, 2023, as one of the longest-tenured commitments in this 2025 class. As the only quarterback in Penn State’s class as of now, he visited campus 12 times over the years. The QB was Penn State’s 13th signee on signing day Wednesday. At 6-foot-5 and 195 pounds, Kritza hailed from Colorado when he made the commitment to Penn State, but he moved back home to Florida for his senior season and started the year at Miami Central. He lost the starting quarterback job at Miami Central and wound up transferring to Chaminade-Madonna Prep midseason, where he led an upset win over St. Thomas Aquinas in his early October debut. Despite the adversity-filled path to becoming a Lion, things have worked out for Kritza. He’ll be leading Chaminade-Madonna in the state semifinals this weekend against Trinity Christian Academy. He’s a talented thrower of the football who has struggled with accuracy at times, but coach James Franklin was excited to get Kritza officially on this recruiting class. “Once you get on campus, we’ll be there to support you every step of the way,” Franklin said Wednesday. “It’s not always going to be easy. It’ll be challenging. But you’re built for that, and it’s going to be awesome to watch you grow and thrive here under the Penn State umbrella.” All-time Penn State passing leader Sean Clifford, currently with the Green Bay Packers, welcomed Kritza to Happy Valley. “Welcome to the Penn State family,” Clifford said. “Can’t wait to see you become the next great Penn State quarterback.” Penn State signed 26 players Wednesday, including five from WPIAL schools — Imani Christian defensive lineman Dayshaun Burnett, Aliquippa running back Tikey Hayes, North Catholic offensive lineman Brady O’Hara, Latrobe linebacker Alex Tatsch and Central Catholic defensive back Xxavier Thomas. Burnett, a four-star and the No. 11 player in Pennsylvania, is expected to become an edge rusher. Franklin called Hayes, a three-star prospect and the No. 12 player in Pennsylvania, one of the more underappreciated running backs in the country. He is also the nephew of cornerbacks coach/associate head coach Terry Smith, who leads Penn State ’s recruiting efforts in the Pittsburgh area. Originally recruited as a tight end, O’Hara will enroll as an offensive lineman. He’s a three-star and the No. 15 player in Pennsylvania. Tatsch, a four-star recruit and No. 7 player in Pennsylvania, had an injury that limited him to five games this year but is expected to be a big part of the future linebacking corps. Thomas visited Penn State 17 times and never went anywhere else in the process, according to On3. He’s ranked as a three-star prospect and the No. 14 player in Pennsylvania. Another notable signing was LaVar Arrington II, the son of “Linebacker U” legend LaVar Arrington. He is a four-star linebacker from Charter Oak High School (Calif.). Arrington is ranked as high as the No. 9 linebacker and the No. 127 overall prospect in the 2025 recruiting cycle, according to 247 Sports. The elder Arrington was a two-time first-team All-American who racked up 173 tackles, 39 tackles for loss and 19 sacks in his Penn State career. Arrington was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2022. Penn State signed 23 recruits who were rated four stars or higher by 247Sports, On3, ESPN or Rivals. The class has players from 10 different states. There are 13 offensive players and 13 defensive players.

Southpole to Southside Christmas came early for Kristi Harrower and her Southside Flyers on Sunday in the form of a much-needed win over the ladder-leaders. Having won just one of their past six games, the Flyers returned to Melbourne, after losing to Adelaide in the City of Churches on Friday night, and inflicted Bendigo, 9-0 before the round, its second loss of the weekend. It was made all the more sweeter for Harrower, and her assistant coach and father Bernie, with the victory coming against the club they steered to its only championships in 2012-13 and 2013-14. "Christmas definitely came early, that was a desperately needed win for us, we needed that big time," Kristi told ESPN post-game. "To do it against a quality group that has a lot of experience and will be there at the end of the season was really big. We were also coming off a huge, physical game against Adelaide, with travel in the background to then come home and play a second game. "It was a good confidence booster too." The Flyers, who have lost five games by 10 points or less, showed improvement and growth by repelling a fast-finishing Bendigo. "One time out I said to the girls 'we can't protect the lead, we've got to continue to be confident and aggressive' and that's why it's a huge confidence booster for us to be able to hang tough when teams are coming at us, it just shows we can do it and if we play like that every week we can play with anybody in this league," Harrower said. In more merry news for the Flyers, championship forward Carley Ernst is expected to return from a back injury after Christmas. That's Doctor Foley to you A familiar face was spotted behind the Bendigo Spirit bench during Sunday's game against Southside -- WNBL champion and life member Jess Foley. That's Dr Foley who is the team doctor for the Spirit. While players generally move into coaching, administration or media post-playing days, Foley, who practices out of HealthCare on Collins in Melbourne's CBD, works with the Spirit's medical team to look after the roster of the top-of-the-table team. "When you play sport for so long, being part of a team is what you always miss," Foley explained. "Would I prefer to still be playing or coaching and enjoying the thrill of a win? Probably but even just being around a team environment is really nice, it's a feeling that never leaves you as an athlete." Foley played 263 WNBL games for the AIS, Adelaide Lightning, Dandenong Rangers and Townsville Fire between 2000 and 2015. She earned WNBL All-Star status in 2007-08, a season where she was a key part of the Lightning's championship. Foley would go on to play in the AFLW and won a premiership in her debut season with the Adelaide Crows in 2019 and along with Monique Conti can lay claim to winning a title in both codes. Top return for Tupea It took all of one minute and 45 seconds for talented guard Tahlia Tupea to stamp her return to the WNBL in Round 9. The 2016-17 WNBL champion with Sydney, who most recently played for the UC Capitals in 2021-22 before taking time away from the game, played her first game of the season on Sunday and ignited the Flames with a trademark jump shot three to get her team on the scoreboard. The Tall Fern, who also represented Australia as a junior before pledging her allegiance to New Zealand who she played for at last year's FIBA Asia Cup in Sydney, is fresh from a campaign with Northern Kahu in the Tauhi Basketball Aotearoa. The 27-year-old's impact was immediate with a team-high 18 points, two rebounds and two assists in an 86-73 defeat to Adelaide at the Quay Centre. Tupea is a legitimate talent and it's fantastic to see her back playing professionally in Australia. Three Pointers with Sydney's Sherrie Calleia Returning to Sydney has been very fulfilling after four years between three different states. I've been able to spend time with family and friends and connecting back with them has filled my cup. I use my social media platform to speak about issues like mental health because overall health and wellbeing isn't just our physical health but mental and emotional too. By choosing to be open and authentically express both the struggles and achievements and the highs and lows on and off the court, I hope to encourage others to have more compassion towards one another. I think this creates a better sense of connection with my small community, makes them more self-aware and hopefully helps give tools and advice to help heal and express themselves. It's important to be gentle and empathetic towards others -- you never truly know or understand what someone has been or is going through. Each player gets a set amount of tickets per game and if I don't use them for my friends and family, I open it up to my followers to have the chance to watch the Sydney Flames in action wherever we play. I'm able to reconnect with those I've met in different states I've lived and played in and it's nice to have some Flames support at our away games too!French President Emmanuel Macron accused Haiti's transitional council of being "total morons" for dismissing the country's prime minister, according to a video shot at the G20 summit in Brazil this week and shared on social media Thursday. In the footage, the French leader is speaking on the sidelines of the G20 in Rio with an individual accusing Macron and France of "being responsible for the situation in Haiti". Haiti's transitional council pushed out then-prime minister Garry Conille after just five months in office, a move Macron called "terrible" in the clip. "They're total morons," said Macron referring to the transitional body, adding, "they never should have dismissed him." Condemning the remarks, Haiti's Foreign Ministry said Thursday that French Ambassador Antoine Michon had been summoned following the "unacceptable comments." Haitian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship Jean-Victor Harvel Jean-Baptiste used the meeting to express "indignation" on behalf of the transitional council, which he said viewed the remarks as "an unfriendly and inappropriate gesture that must be rectified," according to a statement from the ministry. Haiti has suffered from decades of political instability. But in recent months, the Caribbean country has seen a surge in violence with gangs now controlling 80 percent of the capital, Port-au-Prince. The clip also shows the French president, who is on a multi-leg tour of Latin America with his most recent stop in Chile, blaming Haitians for "letting drug trafficking take over". "Quite frankly, it was the Haitians who killed Haiti," the French president said in the clip. Businessman Alix Didier Fils-Aime was sworn in as Haiti's new prime minister on November 12, promising to restore security in the crisis-wracked country.AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FTC Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FTCI), a leading provider of solar tracker systems, today announced that it has closed a previously announced private placement of senior secured promissory notes (the “Notes”) in an aggregate principal amount of fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) and warrants (the “Warrants”). The offering closed on December 4, 2024. The Notes bear interest at a rate of 11% per annum if payable in cash or, at the Company’s option, 13% per annum if paid-in-kind and will mature on December 4, 2029. The Warrants are exercisable for five (5) years to purchase an aggregate of 1,750,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.10, subject to adjustment under certain circumstances described in the Warrants. The Company is utilizing the proceeds of the offering for balance sheet support, growth acceleration and general corporate purposes. About FTC Solar Inc. Founded in 2017 by a group of renewable energy industry veterans, FTC Solar is a leading provider of solar tracker systems, technology, software, and engineering services. Solar trackers significantly increase energy production at solar power installations by dynamically optimizing solar panel orientation to the sun. FTC Solar’s innovative tracker designs provide compelling performance and reliability, with an industry-leading installation cost-per-watt advantage. 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Creating and maintaining an effective team, whether in business or education, has never been more important than today. After surviving the worst global pandemic in a century, and navigating economic challenges in an ever-changing political environment, ensuring you already have an effective team can be daunting. Perhaps in higher education, with the potential of lower enrollments, rising expenditures and more limited financial resources for funding higher wages, finding and keeping your IT team will be difficult. In some ways, just keeping your employees engaged has become a global challenge. According to a 2024 on the state of the global workplace, “the majority of the world’s employees continue to struggle at work and in life, with direct consequences for organizational productivity.” The study also estimated $8.9 trillion was lost in global GDP due to this problem. Given today’s nimble work population, if higher education cannot afford current salary levels, and the institutional environment is already poor, employees will simply move on to more promising job opportunities. So, to create and maintain a successful team, in your IT department and throughout your campus, you should carefully define, analyze and review your work environment from the top down. A September 2024 article on the business website Upwork titled, " ," lists a number of important and helpful steps you can take to achieve this goal. As we all reflect upon our staff and our general work environment in higher education, especially over the past several years, I pulled together a top 25 to-do list for the upcoming year. The list is in no particular order, but intended to recognize the dedication of the IT staff, which at times are forgotten or go unnoticed. The list is also intended to consider all the technological tools at our disposal, how to use them effectively, how to leverage educational technology in the future, and how to lead and manage our employees. 1. Work to recruit and retain the very best IT staff for my institution. 2. Protect my campus from a major cyber or ransomware attack. 3. Make certain all of our institutional data backups are both secure and fully tested, so we can confidently rely upon them for full operational use. 4. Before the next big decision at a meeting, ask the question, “Who should have been at the table who hasn’t been invited before?” 5. Provide special thanks to the staff at the help desk. Provide the staff with coffee, treats and make them feel they are valued. Offer them praise and validation for jobs well done. 6. Whatever direction the political winds are blowing, make sure our students, faculty and staff are thought of as essential to our country’s successful and peaceful future. 7. Ensure AI is utilized ethically and incorporate the elements of transparency, impartiality, accountability, reliability, security and privacy. 8. Continue working to ensure instruction can be supplemented and supported with educational technology which fosters individualized learning for each student. 9. Make use of technology which is translucent — meaning it’s there when you need it but doesn’t overtake the classroom or the moment, or interfere with important social interaction or conversation. 10. Make certain the CIO or CTO always has a seat at the table for administrative discussions and decisions. 11. Have all faculty, staff and students continually utilize good cybersecurity practices. 12. Create an environment where campus administrators support and practice cybersecurity protocols, and consistent cyber training occurs. 13. Ensure the IT department can communicate clearly, concisely, consistently and effectively to the campus community. 14. Work diligently to promote the concept of servant leadership throughout IT and the campus. Manage others as you would prefer to be managed yourself. 15. Foster IT leadership that leads with purpose, collaboration and teamwork. 16. When leading, celebrate successes as well as acknowledging failures. Learn from both to chart a successful course for the future. 17. Strive for a work-life balance, both for yourself and staff. 18. Provide training and professional development opportunities for team members. 19. Ensure you have developed a team atmosphere and a culture of trust. 20. Encourage IT leadership and staff to get out of the office and travel the campus to meet and greet faculty, staff and students on a regular basis. 21. Create a work environment with clear goals, measurable objectives and expectations. 22. Work to empower staff and appropriately delegate responsibility so there can be mutual professional growth and development. 23. Encourage staff to take calculated risks and learn from them. 24. Manage but don’t micromanage. 25. Continually motivate your IT staff with positivity. Tackling some or all of these items takes strong, resilient and empathetic leadership. Sam Walton, a well-known American businessperson and founder of Walmart and Sam’s Club, probably said it best: “Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish.” The upcoming months may bring a fair amount of uncertainty and dynamic challenges. The key for leaders and managers is to believe that positive change can pay long-term dividends. The one-word quote from the hit TV series , from the coach himself, makes for a perfect parting message: “BELIEVE.” We can achieve a great deal by following and sharing each of these wishes to ensure our mutually productive future. Believe me.The tight end position was starting to look appealing again. We know what happens when that is the case. Taysom Hill is out for the year. Dallas Goedert is week-to-week. Mark Andrews , Hunter Henry , and Zach Ertz are on bye. Kyle Pitts and Will Dissly combined for zero catches. There's probably more than one team in your league looking for a starter. It's possible this week's starter looks like last month's starter. There is a chance that both Jake Ferguson and Dalton Kincaid could return in Week 13. Ferguson is listed in the waiver wire options below, but Kincaid is 71% rostered, so he doesn't make the cutoff. He also seems like the longest shot to play. If he does, I'll add and start him. Another guy who is rostered in 71% of leagues is Tucker Kraft . He may be dependent on an injury, but not one to a tight end. Kraft had his second highest target total in Week 13 without Romeo Doubs . If Doubs remains out I will view Kraft as a top-10 tight end. If Doubs returns, I'll prefer a couple of the streamers below. Here's everything else you need to know about tight end in Week 13: The following players are not being projected to play in Week 14 at this time. Here's what it means: 15.5 -- The Bengals have allowed a tight end to score 15.5 or more Fantasy points against them three weeks in a row. Start whoever starts for Dallas against them. 41% -- Kyle Pitts' 41% snap share was the lowest of his career. 5 -- Evan Engram has at least five catches in six of his last seven games. He's much better in PPR. 0 -- Trey McBride still has zero receiving touchdowns. But he's somehow averaging 14.8 PPR FPPG anyway. 10 -- Cade Otton has scored 10 combined PPR Fantasy points in the two games since Mike Evas returns. He gets one more week as a starter due to byes. My full set of Week 14 Fantasy football projections for every position are now available on SportsLine . You can find them here. Find out which of my favorite plays are projected to score higher than consensus rankings and which don't live up to their draft hype, at least in Week 14. Projected stats for all starting tight ends are available, so be sure to check out the full set of projections at SportsLine .

Black Friday is fully in swing at Amazon now and the gaming deals are here a full week early. There are a plethora of Xbox deals on Amazon, with big discounts on Xbox consoles and Xbox games. You can get the Xbox Series S 512GB SSD Console for $50 off, which brings the price to just under $250. The Xbox Series X 1TB SSD Console is also on sale for $448, instead of $500. The Xbox Series X – 1TB Digital Edition is currently $398, instead of $450. Related: Amazon’s giant Black Friday sale is now live — and the holiday deals are bigger and better than ever The Xbox Series S 512GB SSD Console is dubbed by the brand as the “best value in gaming” with this 17% off deal. It includes the console, an Xbox wireless controller, an HDMI cable, a power cable, and two AA batteries. This model has 1440P resolution) and is disc-free; you can directly compare it to the 1TB model (not on sale), which has a 4K resolution and is also disc-free. The Xbox-compatible Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K is also on sale for $75, instead of $127. This allows you to play Xbox games without a console , plus the bundle comes with a Robot White Core Wireless Controller and 1 Month Game Pass Ultimate. The Sky Cipher version of this bundle is also on sale and costs just $5 more if you’d prefer the Sky Cipher Wireless controller instead of the white model. Get the Xbox Series S 512GB SSD Console for $249, instead of $299 in this limited-time Amazon deal. Xbox Black Friday deals on Amazon You can check out all of Amazon’s current Xbox Black Friday deals here , we’ve handpicked some of the best ones available right now. Xbox Series S 512GB SSD Console for $249, instead of $299 Xbox Series X 1TB SSD Console for $448, instead of $500 Xbox Series X – 1TB Digital Edition for $398, instead of $450. Xbox Core Wireless Gaming Controller for $40, instead of $60 NBA 2K25: All-Star Edition - Xbox [Digital Code] for $40, instead of $100 Marvel’s Midnight Suns Legendary - Xbox Series X|S [Digital Code] for $20, instead of $100 Resident Evil 4: Standard Edition - Xbox Series X|S [Digital Code] for $20, instead of $60 Read More: Amazon has PS5 consoles on sale up to $126 off on Black Friday — but only for a limited time The Best Black Friday Deals in 2024 Amazon has the Ember 2 heated coffee mug on sale for its best price ever, but this hot Black Friday deal won’t last long Coach Outlet’s Black Friday sale has an extra 25% off everything — including handbag deals starting at $80 Amazon has your holiday season DIY all wrapped up with Cricut Black Friday deals starting from $99 Amazon has this Pit Boss smoker on sale for the cheapest price of the year — just for Black Friday Amazon has the 7-in-1 Ninja CREAMi on sale for $40 off in a sweet Black Friday deal that’s sure to sell out Our journalism needs your support. Please subscribe today to NJ.com . Victoria Rosenthal can be reached at vrosenthal@njadvancemedia.com . Have a tip? Tell us at nj.com/tips .

Sam Darnold has played most of his football on either the East or West Coast. After staying home to play his college ball at Southern California, Darnold spent his first three NFL seasons with the New York Jets before stints in Carolina and San Francisco. Now that he's in the Upper Midwest, the veteran quarterback has a much better appreciation of the rivalry between his Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers. The NFC North foes will battle Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis. "It's the whole entire NFC North, man," Darnold said. "It's an incredible kind of rivalries or bitterness, I guess you could say. It's awesome to be able to run into Packers fans. I'm not going to lie, they're nice and everything, but when you start to talk about football, they're not shy about speaking their mind about who they think the better team is. "It's just fun, man. It makes everything more fun, makes the game more fun. That's the reason we play." Along with the traditional bragging rights between the border rivals, Sunday's matchup also holds significant playoff implications for the Vikings (13-2) and Packers (11-4), though both teams already have clinched a spot in the postseason. Minnesota is tied with the Detroit Lions for the top spot in the division with two games to play, though the Lions hold the tiebreaker by virtue of their 31-29 win at the Vikings in Week 7. Green Bay could end up with the No. 5, 6 or 7 seed as a wild-card team, and Sunday's outcome will go a long way toward determining its playoff positioning. "We're playing for something," said Packers running back Josh Jacobs, who leads Green Bay's ground attack with 1,216 yards and 13 scores. Jacobs ran for 69 yards and a touchdown in the Packers' 34-0 home win over New Orleans on Monday night. Quarterback Jordan Love threw for 182 yards and a score without committing a turnover for Green Bay in its second straight win. Love has passed for 3,135 yards, 24 touchdowns and 11 interceptions over his 13 starts this season, good for a 97.8 passer rating. Jayden Reed has a team-high 52 catches for 803 yards and six touchdowns. Christian Watson is next with 29 catches for 620 yards and two TDs. "What's really cool is you are getting contributions from a lot of different people," Packers coach Matt LaFleur said. "I think that is usually the mark of a good team. "You have to stay healthy and continue to build on what you've done. I love the energy of our group. Our guys show up ready to work, willing to work every day, and we have to continue to push one another to be at our best because this is the time when you need to be playing your best ball." Minnesota is going for its ninth straight win. The Vikings' only other loss besides Detroit came four days later, a 30-20 Thursday night setback at the Los Angeles Rams in Week 8. Darnold has powered Minnesota with 3,776 passing yards, 32 touchdowns and 11 interceptions in 15 starts. He has posted a 105.4 passer rating in his first season with the team. Former Green Bay star Aaron Jones is Minnesota's top running back with 1,046 yards and five TDs. Justin Jefferson is Darnold's top target with 92 receptions for 1,387 yards and 10 touchdowns. No. 2 receiver Jordan Addison has 56 catches for 806 yards and eight scores. Packers top cornerback Jaire Alexander is dealing with a knee injury that could keep him out of Sunday's contest. While he may not match up against one of the league's premier defenders in Alexander, Jefferson remains motivated for the divisional clash. "I love any competition regardless of if it's Green Bay or I'm playing the No. 1 corner in the league," Jefferson said. "I'm always going to prepare to go out there and play my best regardless of who's out there. I always say I love these types of games, the games that you really need, the games that are exciting for everyone to watch." Alexander was limited in Green Bay's practice Thursday, as were safety Javon Bullard (ankle), tackle Andre Dillard (concussion), linebacker Ty'Ron Hopper (ankle) and tight ends Tucker Kraft (hip) and Luke Musgrave (ankle). Guard Elgton Jenkins (knee), linebacker Quay Walker (ankle), safety Evan Williams (quad) and Watson (knee) sat out Thursday's session. The Vikings were fully healthy for Thursday's practice aside from cornerback Fabian Moreau, who has not practiced all week due to a hip injury. This will be the final regular-season meeting between the rivals. Minnesota jumped ahead of host Green Bay 28-0 before holding on 31-29 on Sept. 29. --Field Level MediaNewcastle set for a 'dry, sunny, beautiful' day this Christmas

President-elect Donald Trump is trying to get the Georgia election interference case against him dismissed, asserting that the state's courts will not have jurisdiction over him once he returns to the White House next month. The Georgia case against Trump and others is mostly on hold pending a pretrial appeal of an order allowing prosecutor Fani Willis to remain on the case despite what defense attorneys say is a conflict of interest. Trump's attorneys on Wednesday filed a notice with the Georgia Court of Appeals saying a sitting president is “completely immune from indictment or any criminal process, state or federal.” The filing asks the appeals court to consider before he becomes president next month whether it has jurisdiction to continue to hear the case. It says the court should conclude that it and the trial court lack jurisdiction “as the continued indictment and prosecution of President Trump by the State of Georgia are unconstitutional.” Trump's lawyers ask that the appeals court dismiss his appeal for lack of jurisdiction and instruct the trial court to immediately dismiss the indictment against him. RELATED STORY | American foreign policy is flowing through Mar-a-Lago as Trump prepares for White House return Also Wednesday, former Trump campaign lawyer Kenneth Chesebro, who pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge in the case, asked the trial court judge to invalidate that plea. Chesebro was one of four people to plead guilty in the case in the months following the indictment. Representatives for Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis declined to comment on Trump's and Chesebro's requests. The Georgia case, which originally included 19 defendants and dozens of charges, was the most sprawling of four criminal cases against the once-and-future president. U.S. Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith last week told judges he was withdrawing both federal cases against Trump, citing longstanding Justice Department policy that shields a president from indictment while in office. One of those cases charged him with hoarding classified documents at his Florida estate. The other accused him of scheming to overturn the 2020 presidential election he lost. Trump on Monday asked a Manhattan judge to throw out his conviction in his hush money case , saying that continuing to pursue it would present unconstitutional “disruptions to the institution of the Presidency.“ The New York case was the only one of Trump’s four criminal indictments to go to trial, resulting in a historic verdict that made him the first former president to be convicted of a crime. In the Georgia case, Trump and some of the other remaining defendants, who have pleaded not guilty, were already seeking to have Willis removed from the prosecution or to have the indictment dismissed. They cited a romantic relationship she had with Nathan Wade , a special prosecutor she appointed to lead the case. Willis and Wade have acknowledged that they had a relationship but have said it began after he was hired and ended before the indictment against Trump was filed. Trump and other defendants argued that the relationship created a conflict of interest that should disqualify Willis and her office from continuing with her prosecution of the case. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee ruled in March that Willis’ actions showed a “tremendous lapse in judgment,” but he did not find a conflict of interest that would disqualify Willis. He said she could continue her prosecution as long as Wade stepped aside, which he did. The appeal of that ruling remains pending but must be decided by March. Chesebro was charged in August 2023, alongside Trump and 17 others , in the sprawling indictment accusing them of participating in a wide-ranging scheme to overturn Trump's loss in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. He pleaded guilty to a single conspiracy count a few months later after reaching a deal with prosecutors just before he was to go to trial. His lawyer on Wednesday asked Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee to invalidate the plea after McAfee in September tossed out the charge to which he had pleaded guilty. “In Georgia, a defendant cannot plead guilty to a charge that does not constitute a crime,” defense attorney Manny Arora wrote, adding that a failure to invalidate his plea would violate Chesebro's constitutional right to due process. Prosecutors have said Chesebro was part of a plot to have a group of 16 Georgia Republicans sign a certificate falsely saying that Trump had won Georgia and declaring themselves the state’s “duly elected and qualified” electors. He pleaded guilty in October 2023 to one felony charge of conspiracy to commit filing false documents related to the the filing of that document with the federal court in Atlanta. In a September ruling, McAfee wrote that punishing someone for filing certain documents with a federal court would “enable a state to constrict the scope of materials assessed by a federal court and impair the administration of justice in that tribunal to police its own proceedings.” He concluded that the count must be quashed “as beyond the jurisdiction of this State.”BridgingApps® and Sentara Health Plans Creating Transition Tool for Children and Youth with ...

By CLAIRE RUSH President-elect Donald Trump has once again suggested he wants to revert the name of North America’s tallest mountain — Alaska’s Denali — to Mount McKinley, wading into a sensitive and decades-old conflict about what the peak should be called. Related Articles National Politics | Inside the Gaetz ethics report, a trove of new details alleging payments for sex and drug use National Politics | An analyst looks ahead to how the US economy might fare under Trump National Politics | Trump again calls to buy Greenland after eyeing Canada and the Panama Canal National Politics | House Ethics Committee accuses Gaetz of ‘regularly’ paying for sex, including with 17-year-old girl National Politics | Trump wants mass deportations. For the agents removing immigrants, it’s a painstaking process Former President Barack Obama changed the official name to Denali in 2015 to reflect the traditions of Alaska Natives as well as the preference of many Alaska residents. The federal government in recent years has endeavored to change place-names considered disrespectful to Native people. “Denali” is an Athabascan word meaning “the high one” or “the great one.” A prospector in 1896 dubbed the peak “Mount McKinley” after President William McKinley, who had never been to Alaska. That name was formally recognized by the U.S. government until Obama changed it over opposition from lawmakers in McKinley’s home state of Ohio. Trump suggested in 2016 that he might undo Obama’s action, but he dropped that notion after Alaska’s senators objected. He raised it again during a rally in Phoenix on Sunday. “McKinley was a very good, maybe a great president,” Trump said Sunday. “They took his name off Mount McKinley, right? That’s what they do to people.” Once again, Trump’s suggestion drew quick opposition within Alaska. “Uh. Nope. It’s Denali,” Democratic state Sen. Scott Kawasaki posted on the social platform X Sunday night. Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski , who for years pushed for legislation to change the name to Denali, conveyed a similar sentiment in a post of her own. “There is only one name worthy of North America’s tallest mountain: Denali — the Great One,” Murkowski wrote on X. Various tribes of Athabascan people have lived in the shadow of the 20,310-foot (6,190-meter) mountain for thousands of years. McKinley, a Republican native of Ohio who served as the 25th president, was assassinated early in his second term in 1901 in Buffalo, New York. Alaska and Ohio have been at odds over the name since at least the 1970s. Alaska had a standing request to change the name since 1975, when the legislature passed a resolution and then-Gov. Jay Hammond appealed to the federal government. Known for its majestic views, the mountain is dotted with glaciers and covered at the top with snow year-round, with powerful winds that make it difficult for the adventurous few who seek to climb it. Rush reported from Portland, Oregon.