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Stanford and California meet for the first time as Atlantic Coast Conference rivals when each tries to prove its impressive non-league record is no fluke on Saturday afternoon in Berkeley, Calif. Stanford (7-2) took last year's season series 2-1, but the clubs were so evenly matched -- the Cardinal won 14 games, the Golden Bears 13 -- it took overtime at the final Pacific-12 Conference tournament to determine the rivalry winner. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.
President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a “political resolution” to the issue. The request came as TikTok and the Biden administration filed opposing briefs to the court, in which the company argued the court should strike down a law that could ban the platform by Jan. 19 while the government emphasized its position that the statute is needed to eliminate a national security risk. “President Trump takes no position on the underlying merits of this dispute. Instead, he respectfully requests that the Court consider staying the Act’s deadline for divestment of January 19, 2025, while it considers the merits of this case,” said Trump’s amicus brief, which supported neither party in the case. The filings come ahead of oral arguments scheduled for Jan. 10 on whether the law, which requires TikTok to divest from its China-based parent company or face a ban, unlawfully restricts speech in violation of the First Amendment. Earlier this month, a panel of three federal judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unanimously upheld the statute , leading TikTok to appeal the case to the Supreme Court. The brief from Trump said he opposes banning TikTok at this junction and “seeks the ability to resolve the issues at hand through political means once he takes office.” Haleluya Hadero, The Associated PressThe expanded Big Ten is poised to be a major player in this season's College Football Playoff. The 18-team conference had three of the top-four teams in the AP poll this week — No. 1 Oregon, No. 2 Ohio State and No. 4 Penn State. A one-loss Indiana team is ranked 10th but is still very much a contender to make the playoff, given how many Southeastern Conference teams have three defeats or more. Indiana's rise has been perhaps the Big Ten's biggest story this season. Much of the spotlight was on newcomers Oregon, Southern California, UCLA and Washington, but aside from the top-ranked Ducks, that foursome has struggled to impress. Meanwhile, the Hoosiers won their first 10 games under new coach Curt Cignetti before losing at Ohio State last weekend. Oregon beat Ohio State 32-31 back in October, and if the Buckeyes beat rival Michigan this weekend, they'll earn a rematch with the Ducks for the Big Ten title. And it's entirely possible another matchup between those two teams awaits in the CFP. Dillon Gabriel has quarterbacked Oregon to an unbeaten record, throwing for 3,066 yards and 22 touchdowns in 11 games. But don't overlook Iowa's Kaleb Johnson and his 21 rushing TDs, and quarterback Kurtis Rourke has been a big part of Indiana's improvement. Penn State's Abdul Carter has eight sacks and two forced fumbles and could be one of the top edge rushers drafted this year. Oregon (11-0, 8-0), Ohio State (10-1, 7-1), Penn State (10-1, 7-1), Indiana (10-1, 7-1), Illinois (8-3, 5-3), Iowa (7-4, 5-3), Michigan (6-5, 4-4), Minnesota (6-5, 4-4), Washington (6-5, 4-4), Southern California (6-5, 4-5), Nebraska (6-5, 3-5) and Rutgers (6-5, 3-5) have already reached the six-win mark for bowl eligibility. Michigan State (5-6, 3-5) and Wisconsin (5-6, 3-5) can join them. There may not be many firings in general at the top level of college football. The prospect of sharing revenue with athletes in the future might lead schools to be more judicious about shedding one coach and hiring a new one. Who should be most worried in the Big Ten? Well, Lincoln Riley is struggling to stay above .500 in his third season at USC. Purdue is 1-10, but coach Ryan Walters is only in his second season. Maryland's Mike Locksley has been there six years and his Terrapins are 4-7, but this was his first real step backward after guiding the team to three straight bowl wins. Cignetti has shown it is possible for a coaching change to push a previously moribund program to some impressive heights in a short amount of time — but the improvement has been more incremental at Michigan State following Jonathan Smith's arrival. Sherrone Moore wasn't a completely unknown commodity at Michigan after he won some massive games in place of a suspended Jim Harbaugh last year. But in his first season completely at the helm, the Wolverines have declined significantly following their national title a season ago. The Big Ten is home to one of the most dynamic freshmen in the country in Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith. He has 52 catches for 899 yards and nine touchdowns. Highly touted quarterback Dylan Raiola has teamed up with fellow freshman Jacory Barney (49 catches) to lead Nebraska to bowl eligibility. Ohio State is on track to land the Big Ten's top class, according to 247 Sports, but the big news recently was quarterback Bryce Underwood flipping from LSU to Michigan. If the Wolverines do in fact keep Underwood in his home state, that would be a big development for Moore. Get local news delivered to your inbox!
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Israeli troops forcibly remove staff and patients from northern Gaza hospital, officials sayAfter institutions for people with disabilities close, graves are at risk of being forgottenVolt Carbon Technologies Announces Closing Of Second Tranche Of Private Placement For Gross Proceeds Of C$200,000.01 And Notice Of Annual General MeetingTrump Administration advisor Elon Musk angered MAGA supporters with his approval of a social media post sarcastically explaining that immigrants are needed for tech jobs because U.S. workers aren’t qualified enough. Using the X social media platform owned by Musk, an account called Autism Capital summed up the debate over H-1B visas allowing U.S. employers to hire foreign workers in specialized fields, saying traditional American conservatives want tech jobs but complain they aren’t getting adequate training to do them. According to Autism Capital, the viewpoint of tech-forward Republicans is that those people are too mentally impaired to be trained . “That pretty much sums it up,” Musk responded to the Thursday night post, which used a pejorative term for the mentally challenged. Musk himself was raised in South Africa and became a U.S. citizen in 2002. His response kicked off a spirited debate among critics including right-wing influencer Nick Fuentes , who’s spoken of losing support for Donald Trump because he believes the president-elect isn’t harsh enough on foreigners and immigrants. “The ‘Tech Bro’ donors are Left of Nikki Haley on immigration . Let that sink in,” Fuentes posted on Friday. Autism Capital’s post also claimed the immigrant debate — which was largely fueled by comments made by Musk collaborator Vivek Ramaswamy — proved “some people *really* don’t like Indians.” Ramaswamy , born to Indian immigrant parents, was appointed by Trump to help Musk run a department studying government spending. He wrote in a lengthy pro H-1B visa post Thursday morning that “the reason top tech companies often hire foreign-born and first-generation engineers over ‘native’ Americans [is because] American culture has venerated mediocrity over excellence for way too long .” “A culture that celebrates the prom queen over the math Olympiad champ, or the jock over the valedictorian, will not produce the best engineers,” he wrote, saying American children should be spending more time in math tutoring, science competitions and extracurriculars versus watching TV and “hanging out at the mall.” “If you grow up aspiring to normalcy, normalcy is what you will achieve,” he concluded. “Normalcy doesn’t cut it in a hyper-competitive global market for technical talent. And if we pretend like it does, we’ll have our a–es handed to us by China.” Ramaswamy’s comments attracted an online firestorm with racist overtures.
Mauritius announces 2025 scholarship opportunities for Nigerian undergraduates and postgraduatesBETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 6, 2024-- Enviva, LLC (“Enviva” or the “Company”), a leading producer of industrial wood pellets, today announced its successful emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, marking a significant milestone in the Company’s strategic transformation. Enviva is well-positioned for long-term growth and consistent operating performance, allowing the Company to serve its customers as a market leader and critical partner in meeting their demand for renewable fuel. Enviva’s Plan of Reorganization (the “Plan”) was confirmed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, with overwhelming support from the Company's key stakeholders and business partners. As part of its financial restructuring, Enviva has equitized more than $1 billion of indebtedness and American Industrial Partners Capital Fund VIII (“AIP”) has become the largest shareholder of the Company. To support ongoing operations and future growth initiatives, Enviva is capitalized at emergence with an attractive exit loan facility, as well as access to further capital through a delayed draw term loan. As part of the Plan, stakeholders provided $250 million of new money financing through an Equity Rights Offering to help fund the recapitalization of the Company. As a result of this, the Company’s liquidity and financial profile is very strong and the Company has no near-term debt maturities. The secured funding also fully finances completion of the Company’s 11 th production plant, under construction in Epes, Alabama, which is anticipated to produce its first pellets in May 2025. Once fully ramped, the Company expects the new plant to produce ~1 million metric tons of wood pellets per year, providing a significant opportunity to sell into new and existing markets. Also on emergence, Glenn Nunziata, who most recently served as Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, and James Geraghty, who formerly served as Executive Vice President of Finance, has been named Chief Financial Officer. “Emergence is a critical milestone and exciting step forward in positioning Enviva for a successful future,” said Glenn Nunziata, Enviva’s Chief Executive Officer. “On behalf of Enviva, I want to express our gratitude to all our stakeholders, especially our customers and associates, for their continued business and support. With a substantially reduced debt burden and dramatically improved liquidity profile, we are well-positioned to serve our customers reliably as a leading producer of industrial wood pellets and to rebuild trust and confidence in the communities in which we operate and markets in which we sell our product.” In connection with emergence, Enviva will operate as a private company with a new Board of Managers (“Board”) comprising representatives from key shareholders, including AIP, Keyframe Capital Partners, L.P., and Ares Management funds, who bring valuable financial, operational, and end-market experience to support Enviva’s operations and future growth. Jan Trnka-Amrhein, member of Enviva’s Board and Partner at AIP, added, "Enviva’s best-in-class portfolio of production assets and robust logistics capabilities allows for the Company to be the go-to partner for woody biomass renewable energy solutions. We see an immense opportunity for growth and expansion in the markets in which Enviva operates, and we’re confident that Enviva is well equipped to reliably meet its customers’ growing demand for biomass products.” Enviva extends its gratitude to its employees, customers, suppliers, and other partners for their support throughout the restructuring process. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, Vinson & Elkins LLP, and Kutak Rock LLP served as legal counsel, Lazard served as investment banker, and Alvarez & Marsal North America, LLC served as restructuring advisor to Enviva. The Ad Hoc Group of Creditors was represented by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and McGuireWoods LLP as legal counsel and Evercore Group LLC as investment banker. About Enviva Enviva, LLC is a leading producer of industrial wood pellets, a renewable energy source produced by aggregating a natural resource, wood fiber, and processing it into a transportable form, wood pellets. Enviva owns and operates ten plants in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi, and is constructing its 11th plant in Epes, Alabama. Enviva sells most of its wood pellets through long-term, take-or-pay off-take contracts with customers located primarily in the United Kingdom, the European Union, and Japan, helping to accelerate the energy transition away from conventional energy sources in hard-to-abate sectors like steel, cement, lime, chemicals, and aviation. Enviva exports its wood pellets to global markets through its deep-water marine terminals at the Port of Chesapeake, Virginia, the Port of Wilmington, North Carolina, and the Port of Pascagoula, Mississippi, and from third-party deep-water marine terminals in Savannah, Georgia, Mobile, Alabama, and Panama City, Florida. Learn more at www.envivabiomass.com and follow us on social media @Enviva. 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PUNE The Vikhe-Patil family, a prominent name in Maharashtra politics, made a dramatic comeback in the recent state assembly elections, avenging their previous defeat in the Lok Sabha polls and ensuring their opponents faced significant setbacks. In the assembly election, the Mahayuti alliance clinched 10 out of 12 assembly seats in Ahmednagar district. This was a major reversal from 2019 elections when the Congress-Nationalisy Congress Party (NCP) alliance had won eight seats, an independent secured one, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Shiv Sena bagged three seats. The political stakes were particularly high for the Vikhe-Patil family after Sujay Vikhe-Patil’s loss to NCP (SP) candidate Nilesh Lanke in the Ahmednagar Lok Sabha constituency. Sujay’s defeat had raised questions about the family’s political future. At that time, Balasaheb Thorat and other local Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) leaders played a key role in securing Lanke’s victory, with Lanke emerging as a giant killer. The tide turned in the recent assembly polls, with the Vikhe-Patils leading a calculated campaign to unseat their political adversaries. Sujay’s father, Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil, retained the Shirdi seat he has held since 1995, defeating Congress’s Prabhavati Ghogare by a margin of over 70,000 votes, despite an intense campaign by MVA leaders. This time, the Vikhe-Patil family orchestrated a counter-attack, ensuring the defeat of major MVA figures. Eight-time MLA and Congress stalwart Balasaheb Thorat was unseated in Sangamner, a constituency dominated by Thorat’s institutions and influence. Similarly, Nilesh Lanke’s wife, Rani, faced defeat in Parner at the hands of a fresh face Kashinath Date from NCP. It was a tough time for the Vikhe-Patil family after the Lok Sabha loss, said Sujay. “Our political foes made numerous allegations. We waited patiently and, when the opportunity arose, delivered a fitting response in Parner and Sangamner,” he said. Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil and Sujay reportedly worked behind the scenes to script these key defeats in Ahmednagar district. In Sangamner, Radhakrishna ensured that his loyalist, BJP worker Amol Khatal, received the Shiv Sena ticket to contest against Thorat. In Parner, they persuaded NCP rebel Vijay Auti to back official NCP candidate Kashinath Date, preventing a split in NCP’s vote base and facilitating Date’s narrow victory over Rani Lanke. Khatal defeated Thorat by over 10,000 votes, while Date edged out Lanke by a slender margin of 1,500 votes. Thorat, who had been winning Sangamner for eight consecutive terms, had been confident of victory. Similarly, Parner, the Lankes’ stronghold since Nilesh became an MLA in 2019, witnessed an unexpected outcome. There are also rumours within Ahmednagar district that BJP leader Ram Shinde’s defeat to NCP’s Rohit Pawar in the Karjat Jamkhed constituency may have been influenced by the Vikhe-Patil faction. Shinde had distanced himself from Sujay’s Lok Sabha campaign, which reportedly led to strained relations. A close associate of the Vikhe-Patil family commented, “In Ahmednagar, whoever opposes Balasaheb Thorat is on our side, irrespective of party affiliations. This time, we conducted our own surveys, identified promising candidates, and planned meticulously to take revenge. The results speak for themselves.” Addressing victory rallies in Ahmednagar, Sujay openly acknowledged their role in defeating their rivals, cementing the Vikhe-Patil family’s resurgence in Maharashtra politics.For the third straight season, the College of the Redwoods football team will host the Grizzly Bowl at the Redwood Bowl on Friday night against the 6-4 Coalinga College Falcons. The Corsairs will head into the bowl game after losing two of the last three regular season games, but they also went up against the No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the American Pacific 7 conference, falling to undefeated De Anza and 7-3 College of the Siskiyous. CR will enter Friday’s game at 7-3 with newly announced league Defensive Most Valuable Player Conner Long, who was one of 11 Corsairs named to the American Pacific 7 All-Conference team. They’ll need all the help they can get on defense, facing a Falcons offense that’s averaging 43.1 points per game on the season. Friday will be the first time this season Coalinga and College of the Redwoods will face off, but the two schools did face each other last season in Humboldt where the Falcons left with a 27-21 win. The matchup was a narrow win for Coalinga, with the game being tied at 21-21 with less than five minutes to play before the Falcons connected for a game-winning 30-yard touchdown pass. With a season gone by, both teams will be looking different now than how they appeared in last year’s matchup, with each school having a new quarterback for the 2024 season. The Falcons have turned the keys over to sophomore Logan Johnson while the Corsairs have started freshman Bryton Livingston all season. Both quarterbacks have enjoyed success, with Johnson throwing 31 touchdowns to just nine interceptions and racking up 2,820 passing yards. Livingston’s numbers are less daunting, with 17 passing touchdowns, eight picks and 1,963 passing yards but he’s done that on 94 fewer passing attempts. Falcons sophomore wide receiver Porter Needs has been Johnson’s favorite target, totaling 51 catches, 12 of which were touchdowns, and 756 yards on the season. Coalinga has a pair of game-breaking sophomore defensive ends on the other side of the ball, with Derrick Taylor and Terrell Eackles. They’ve combined for 22 tackles for losses and seven sacks on the season. The Corsairs don’t lack firepower by any means, with redshirt freshman running back Isaiah Hemmings racking up 920 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns on the ground, while adding another 257 yards and two touchdowns through the air. Hemmings was named All-Conference as was two Corsair receivers, Jaydan Burns and all-purpose player Glen “Phat” Williams Jr. The two receivers combined for 838 receiving yards and eight receiving touchdowns. Despite the two teams having not played each other, they’ve played nine of the same opponents, with CR going 6-3 against common opponents while Coalinga went 5-4. Both teams lost to College of the Siskiyous, De Anza and Monterey Peninsula while the Falcons lost to San Jose 50-48 while the Corsairs defeated them 30-21. With CR hosting the Grizzly Bowl for the third straight season, the Corsairs hope to give themselves a winning record in the bowl game. Last year, the Corsairs demolished Hartnell College 63-0 but in 2022 CR fell to Monterey Peninsula 42-21. In the three years under Jason White since CR football returned in 2022, the Corsairs have been a Grizzly Bowl staple with a chance on Friday to clinch two bowl wins in three years since resuming the program. Fans can tune into the radio at 107.3 FM or 1340 AM to hear the game, with it also being live-streamed on the College of the Redwoods YouTube channel. Dylan McNeill can be reached at 707-441-0526.B reak out the sackcloth and ashes. As 2024 draws to a close, we centrist dads have conceded defeat. The millennial transformation prophesied by WB Yeats a century ago is finally in sight. Technology and tyranny have shown our civility and gradualism to be wanting. We are devastated and ruined. Things fall apart, the centre cannot hold, and mere anarchy is loosed upon the world. This year’s misfortunes for our tribe are perplexing to the moderate mind. Why has the common herd deserted us? It makes no sense. We’re good people. 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A pivotal Hockey East set awaits the UMass hockey team as it’ll face off against No. 11 Boston University for two games over the next five days — the first coming Saturday night on the road. The Minutemen (7-6-2) have just one Hockey East win in seven tries so far and will look to improve upon that with a strong showing against the always-formidable Terriers (8-5-1). “I don’t like our record, but I like this team,” UMass head coach Greg Carvel said. “When we put it all together we’re a NCAA [tournament] level hockey team. Too many games this year, the goaltending wasn’t there, the defense wasn’t there, the offense wasn’t there. When we get them all together, we’re a good hockey team.” The Minutemen had one of their most thorough victories of the season in their most recent game against Army, a 3-1 win, on Nov. 29. After a discombobulated start that saw UMass take a pair of too-many-men penalties in the first period versus the Black Knights, the Minutemen controlled the play the rest of the game. Sophomore Michael Hrabal’s first shutout of the season was spoiled just past the halfway mark of the third, and UMass held a hefty advantage in shots, 42-25. With two games against BU separating UMass from winter break, Carvel hopes his team can continue playing well despite some frustrating recent results. “That’s the hope and the goal,” Carvel said. “After we beat Providence we were feeling really good about ourselves and then I think we beat Harvard the next game. Then the UVM game, I’ll argue that we were the better team, we out-shot them, out-chanced them by a wide margin. But once again, their goaltenders stole the game, then we beat West Point, so we should be on, to me, a four or five-game winning streak.” Junior Cole O’Hara continues to be a force on offense for the Minutemen, as he went up to 21 points on the season after a power play goal against Army. Sophomore Dans Locmelis has earned points in four straight games to set a new career-high with 15. Freshman Francesco Dell’Ellce moved into a tie for the sixth-most points among UMass skaters following his two-point effort against the Black Knights. A defenseman, Dell’Elce has eight points in 15 games, including four goals. Article continues after... Cross|Word Flipart Typeshift SpellTower Really Bad Chess “A little inconsistent so far, we want to be more consistent and just keep doing what we do best and just keep working together, growing as a team,” senior Ryan Lautenbach said. “I think our freshmen defensemen are coming a long way and as games keep going by that’s great.” Hrabal has gone 3-1-0 in net for the Minutemen since being benched for sophomore Jackson Irving on Nov. 14. The Terriers have had a similarly uneven start to the season as they lost five of seven after opening the year 3-0-1. Boston University has responded since then, going 3-0-1, including a Belpot Championship last weekend during this year’s Friendship Four in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Despite losing 2024 NHL first-overall selection and former Hobey Baker winner Macklin Celebrini to the San Jose Sharks over the offseason, scoring goals hasn’t been an issue for the Terriers this year. Boston University has scored 52 goals in 14 games, the second-most among all Hockey East teams. Freshman Cole Eiserman leads the pack with nine tucks, sophomore Shane Lachance has seven (along with a team-high 10 assists), and junior Ryan Greene has five. Goaltending has been the question mark for the Terriers this season as neither Mathieu Caron nor Max Lacroix own stellar numbers. Neither goalie has a goals-against-average less than 3.00 or a save-percentage higher than .900. UMass is 0-8-2 in its last 10 games against Boston University and have not won in Boston since 2019. Puck drop for Saturday’s game at Agganis Arena is set for 6 p.m. Both teams will return for a matchup at Mullins Center on Wednesday, Dec. 11.