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The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is accepting applications now through Nov. 17, 2025, for its 2026 Career Academy, a weeklong summer camp for current 10th and 11th graders interested in exploring careers in natural resources management.
Bills quarterback Josh Allen continues to rewrite the history books with his impressive play.
Congress cadres are eagerly awaiting the announcement of the new District Congress Committee (DCC) presidents for Nizamabad and Kamareddy districts.
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Queens of the Dead has a surprisingly passionate, political message, courtesy of George A. Romero's daughter and his filmmaking legacy.
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Lincoln University Police Chief Marc Partee said the shooting devastated the school's community on what was supposed to be a joyous day focused on the school's legacy.
Lane Kiffin is living up to his reputation of being a quarterback whisperer because Trinidad Chambliss is stunning crowds in every game. The QB is taking charge of the Rebels’ offense with a lot of gusto, making fans eager to see more of him. Turns out the HC is actually trying to make that happen. […]The post Lane Kiffin to Dispute NCAA in Defense of Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss: Report appeared first on EssentiallySports.
After a tough loss the previous night, the No. 6 Quinnipiac Bobcats finished its following night’s game with a 2-0 victory against the University of New Hampshire Wildcats. Quinnipiac brought the pressure to the Wildcats early on to avoid scoring, showing different looks than the night prior, with the most important change coming from the...The post Quinnipiac men’s ice hockey earns a hard-fought 2-0 shutout win at New Hampshire appeared first on The Quinnipiac Chronicle.
Labor has ruled out changing copyright laws to give tech giants free rein to train artificial intelligence models on creative works, after the proposition was met with widespread backlash from artists. The government's copyright and AI reference group will meet early this week to examine whether the laws need to be refreshed, but Attorney-General Michelle Rowland stressed that any changes would not include a carve-out for developers to train their systems on Australian works. Such an exemption has been called for by parts of the tech sector and floated by the Productivity Commission in their interim report into harnessing data and digital technology, which estimated that AI could deliver a $116 billion boost to the economy over a decade. The proposal was immediately slammed by the creative sector, which warned it would give a free pass to tech giants to continue using copyrighted work without permission and take valuable income away from artists. In the days after the report was handed down, Treasurer Jim Chalmers and Industry and Science Minister Tim Ayres both said the government had "no plans" to introduce an exemption but stopped short of categorically rejecting it. But now the government has vowed it will not water down copyright protections when it comes to artificial intelligence. "This government has repeatedly said that there are no plans to weaken copyright protections when it comes to AI," Ms Rowland said on Sunday. "The tech industry and the creative sector must now come together and find sensible and workable solutions to support innovation while ensuring creators are compensated." James Dickinson, chief executive of Screenrights, which provides licensing services for film, television and radio, welcomed the clarity after calls from the creative sector for the government to make a "definitive statement" on the proposed exemption. He said a "clear signal for the tech sector that this is the end of the road" was needed so negotiations over licensing arrangements could start in earnest. Annabelle Herd, chief executive of ARIA, said there had been an ongoing conversation about the proposed exemption for months, and it was great that the government "has taken a stand on this issue". "We know that around the world, major companies have been using copyrighted works without permission, without payment, to train massive AI systems … and they're retroactively seeking permission to do that," she said. Report sought feedback on proposed carve-out The issue of a so-called text and data mining (TDM) exemption hit headlines in July, after Atlassian co-founder Scott Farquhar used an address at the National Press Club to urge the attorney-general to consider it. "We are in a perverse situation where copyright holders aren't seeing any more money, but we also don't see the economic upside of training and hosting models in Australia," he said. "Fixing this one thing could unlock billions of dollars of foreign investment into Australia." The following month, the government's Productivity Commission questioned whether there was a case for such an exemption, noting that they exist in other comparable countries, and flagged that they would seek feedback on the likely impacts. "It should also be noted that a TDM exception would not be a 'blank cheque' for all copyrighted materials to be used as inputs into all AI models," the report read. "The use must also be considered 'fair' in the circumstances — this requirement would act as a check on copyrighted works being used unfairly, preserving the integrity of the copyright holder's legal and commercial interests in the work." At the time, Opposition Leader Sussan Ley accused the government of being "wishy washy" in its language. "It is not appropriate for big tech to steal the work of Australian artists, musicians, creators, news media, journalism, and use it for their own ends without paying for it," she said. "We have to protect content creators, and I don't see that."
As the mercury dips and the winter coats shuffle out of the closet, Carver County Parks is ushering in the cold season with a variety of outdoor activities aimed at pulling everyone from their cozy interiors. The parks department has announced the return of its Winter Programs, and residents are already buzzing with excitement over the prospect of snowy escapades. According to a social media post by Carver County Parks, registration is open for events lined up to start on Saturday, January 10, 2026. For those wanting to slide into the season, cross-country ski lessons are available for beginners of all ages, including youth and adults. It's a chance for families, wrapped in their warmest gear, to learn ice fishing, supposedly a great way to bond over the sound of chattering teeth. Adventure seekers can strap on snowshoes and trample over pristine snowy trails, while the more indoorsy types might be better off planning their family's escape to the Winter Adventure Camp. Carver County Parks seems determined to convince people that there is, indeed, life after the leaves fall. "This year’s lineup is packed with fun for all ages and skill levels: Cross-country ski lessons (beginners, youth & adults), family ice fishing, snowshoeing adventures, Winter Adventure Camp ...and so much more!" the post promises. To get involved in these frosty frolics, Carver County residents can register through the new Carver County Parks app, a digital addition that might thaw even the most tech-averse user's skepticism. Packed with all the information and fun, "Whether you're trying something new or looking for family-friendly winter fun, we've got something for everyone," the Carver County Park says. It's an invitation extended to all, from the bundled-up toddlers to the hardy Minnesotans who insist that negative ten degrees is 'not that bad.
The Times of San Diego reports that City Heights, San Diego, will become a canvas for community and safety as the CicloSDias event takes over University Avenue, with car-free streets from 10 AM to 3 PM today. In response to recent tragic traffic incidents, including the death of a 12-year-old boy and a pedestrian in Carlsbad, CicloSDias offers respite and promotes active transportation. "A lot of our world and our infrastructure centers around cars. But reality is you can’t just keep adding cars and freeways. There’s a cost to that," Jesse Ramirez, director of urban planning for City Heights Community Development Corporation, emphasized, as per NBC San Diego. As businesses welcome attendees with discounts and specials, the event also marks a return to normalcy after long-standing construction on University Avenue. The day is anticipated to attract a substantial crowd, with the San Diego County Bicycle Coalition expecting over 3,000 attendees, according to a statement from SDBC reported by Times of San Diego. With more than 20 vendors, the event offers a range of activities, including face painting and outdoor Zumba classes, as noted by the City Heights CDC Instagram post. Local businesses along the route are taking full advantage of the traffic-free celebration, "This is about safety," John Cooper, owner of Stay True CycleWorks expressed his support in a NBC San Diego interview, while Rosa's Ice Cream looks forward to the extra foot traffic and is offering special discounts, the car-free day marks a commitment to the well-being of the community and an effort to reclaim the streets for pedestrians and cyclists if only for a few precious hours.
Sherwood Schwartz was, of course, TV royalty. He created two notable sitcoms in the 1960s, both of which became so enormously popular that they changed the texture of the entire medium. In 1964, he created "Gilligan's Island," a whimsical, silly little sitcom about seven castaways stranded on a deserted tropical island. Then, in 1969, he blew the doors open a second time with "The Brady Bunch," a sitcom about two single parents with three kids each who marry and move into a rather large house together. This was all presaged by a successful run writing "The Red Skelton Show," a gig that won Schwartz an Emmy. So, when it came to knowing the ins and outs of TV success, Schwartz was no slouch. He even had a few of his relatives go into TV production, including his nephew Douglas, who co-created the TV series "Baywatch" (a show that Sherwood's son Lloyd also wrote for). "Baywatch" was one of the most successful TV series of all time, becoming an international sensation during the 1990s and lasting over a decade. It's odd that we don't talk about "Baywatch" more than we do. Douglas Schwartz and his "Baywatch" co-creators, Michael Berk and Gregory J. Bonnan, believed in the show from the start and knew that it would be a hit. Lighthearted beach capers featuring wildly attractive people in swimsuits? What could go wrong? Weirdly, though, "Baywatch" wasn't a huge success during its first season. Indeed, it initially did so poorly that NBC threatened to pull the plug. It wasn't until Sherwood Schwartz went to Douglas and encouraged him to buy the rights to his own show, believing it could still become a hit. It was salient, vital advice, as Douglas Schwartz recalled in a 2017 interview with the Austin American-Statesman.
Dividend stocks are a great way for investors to build long-term wealth thanks to reinvested dividends and the power of compounding. They offer stability as the businesses are typically more mature and stable, and dividend stocks have historically outperformed non-dividend paying stocks. If you're screening for high-yielding dividends, both of the next stocks probably appear on the list -- but one is clearly a better option for income investors. A higher margin story Ford Motor Company (F +11.95%), a global automotive company developing and delivering trucks, SUVs, commercial vans, cars, and luxury vehicles, is separated into three business segments: Ford Blue, its iconic gas-powered and hybrid lineup; Model-e, its electric vehicle (EV) lineup; and Ford Pro, its commercial business. Ford Blue continues to chug along while Model-e is suffering billions in losses as the company builds scale and volume with electric vehicles, but the growth story is found with Ford Pro. Let's compare the business segments real fast: Ford Blue generated $5.3 billion EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) in 2024 at a 5.2% EBIT margin, while Model e lost $5.1 billion. Ford Pro checked in with $9 billion EBIT at an impressive 13.5% EBIT margin. Not only did Ford Pro generate significantly more earnings, it did so at more than double the EBIT margins. Further driving Ford Pro's margins are its software and physical services, which contributed 17% of Ford Pro's EBIT on a trailing-12-month basis ending in the second quarter of 2025. Ford Pro paid subscriptions also surged 24% during the second quarter compared to the prior year, to 757,000. Ford's investment thesis is pretty straightforward: Let Ford Blue chug along as it has historically while riding Ford Pro's higher margin business, and build scale and lower costs to turn Model-e's billions in losses to billions in profits. While Ford does that it will pay you a generous 5% dividend yield and will typically dish out a supplemental dividend annually with excess cash flow. Problems continue to mount EV maker Stellantis (STLA +1.11%) has a major turnaround effort on its hands, but at least it has a newly appointed CEO as of June 2025, Antonia Filosa, to try to lead the charge. Here's a few of the developments he'll have his hands full with in the near term, and why Stellantis' over 7% dividend yield is fool's gold. For the first issue facing Stellantis, let's rewind to April when the company suspended its guidance due to a massive profit drop in 2024 and uncertainty with the Trump administration's tariffs. The good news is that Stellantis at least has a plan to help offset tariffs and that's to invest a hefty $13 billion on expanding production in the U.S. by 50% and launch five new vehicles for the market. That's important because it will reduce imports -- Stellantis imported roughly 600,000 of the 1.3 million vehicles it sold to Americans last year. The rest of Stellantis' issues might not be so easy to solve in the near term. The newly appointed CEO faces some tough decisions when it comes to the company's 14 brands -- it may be time to discontinue some and refocus investment in others. Filosa will also have to mend relationships with not only suppliers but with its own dealership network. Making the company's profitability crunch worse is that analysts, according to Barron's, estimate Stellantis' factory capacity utilization in Europe and North America to be between 50% and 60% -- a low level for the automotive industry. Filosa has his hands full with a near complete turnaround needed at Stellantis. What it all means While both of these dividends will likely pop up on any screener looking for high-dividend yields, not all dividends are created equal. Ford has a clear path forward with profitability and cash flow as well as a thriving higher margin business in Ford Pro. Meanwhile, Stellantis is having profitability concerns and newly appointed CEO Filosa has many problems to fix. Ford is the dividend you want here, and it's hardly even comparable.
It has been a slow start to life at Aston Villa for Harvey Elliott (Picture: Getty Images) Harvey Elliott was not in the Aston Villa squad for their win over Manchester City on Sunday and Unai Emery said it was simply down to his performances not being good enough. The midfielder is on loan from Liverpool for the season but he is yet to have the impact he was hoping for at Villa Park. The 22-year-old has made four Premier League appearances for the Villains but just one of those came in the starting XI when he was taken off at half-time. He has not played since a brief appearance against Feyenoord in the Europa League on October 2 and was not even on the bench against Manchester City on Sunday. Villa won the game 1-0 thanks to a goal from Matty Cash and Emery was asked about Elliott’s absence after the impressive victory. ‘I explained it two days ago in the press conference. He is training well, and he played some matches, but the performances weren’t what we needed,’ Emery told Birmingham World of Elliott. ‘Some players are playing as a number 10, and they are playing well, like (Emiliano) Buendia and (Morgan) Rogers, also Ross Barkley after he was out. In the squad today we needed to take one player out, and I decided for him. I am happy with him. He is training good. His commitment is fantastic and he is a good guy. Only a tactical decision.’ Elliott has not played for Villa since October 2 (Picture: Getty Images) Emery was playing down any issue, saying he has spoken to the loan signing about what he needs to do and he hopes to see more from him. ‘I spoke with him about it,’ said the Spaniard. ‘My advice was to keep going, and training and when it is his opportunity, to play well. ‘He is a very good player. Our demands are in the high level. Some players, they performed in the same position last year and this year. He needs time to work and wait for his moment.’ What Emery said of Elliott ahead of the game Emery said earlier in the week: ‘I am being very, very demanding myself to choose in each match the player to start and the players in the bench and the subs players, and firstly is always trying to get the best performance collectively, through individual players. ‘Harvey is a 10 number in our structure, in our shape, and he plays some matches and there is still adaptation to add himself individually in our structure, the task we have. ‘Of course, he is training well, and his commitment is being very well as well, but his performance was not enough (up to this point). ‘At the same time, we have other players who can play as 10 number and they are performing well, and I have different players. ‘This is the main reason he is not playing the last matches minutes, but he has to continue working like he is doing in the training session and of course getting his confidence in the performance we need through him.’ Villa have now won four Premier League games on the spin after a tricky start to the season, climbing to eighth in the table and just two points off the top four. The manager told the BBC of the home win: ‘Our fortress. Villa Park. We are feeling here so, so good. The positive energy to us was fantastic. We needed to show our wishes and commitment, and our capacity to play. ‘I think everything trying to get together, the positive energy, the quality of the players, the tactics that we did and the effort. I am so proud. How the supporters are pushing us is very, very important. Unai Emery’s side has found form (Picture: Getty Images) ‘We responded fantastic. Of course, we started the first 10 minutes a little bit off. But then we started getting in good positions, and we were creating chances. Of course, we needed the second goal in case they scored. They did score, but it was offside, very tight. ‘It is important to keep being consistent in this way.’ Emery takes his side to Anfield next, to face Liverpool as the Reds look to end a run of four straight defeats in the top flight.
The Dallas Cowboys are set to play the Denver Broncos in Week 8 and as always, the team announced its gameday inactives 90 minutes before kickoff. As expected, the defense is seriously banged up but one name that was not on Friday's final injury report was added last-minute on Sunday. Linebacker Jack Sanborn was ruled out Sunday. Sanborn—who started the first five games of the season—returned to action in Week 7 following a stint in the concussion protocol. Now, he's dealing with a groin injury.Sanborn's absence positions fifth-round rookie LB Shemar James for another big game starting for the Cowboys defense. In Week 7, he started over Sanborn (who had zero defensive snaps). It's unknown if Sanborn would have played more after shaking off the rust but him being ruled out essentially means it will be James' show alongside middle linebacker Kenneth Murray. James has shown his upside over the last few games. He's a big-time athlete that can move fast and hit hard but he has yet to slow down the game as far as vision and decision-making. That will come with time. Against the Broncos—who boast the top pass-protecting offensive line in the league—he could be tasked with blitzing, as well. The Cowboys will need to generate pressure any way they can. James forced a strip sack versus Washington Commanders Jayden Daniels last weekend.
After several years of disappointment, the New York Knicks finally have a roster capable of competing for an NBA championship. Their fans sure are excited but despite being from the city, 76ers power forward Danny Green could care less. Before Green was knocking down three-pointers in the NBA Finals, he was just a kid from North Babylon on Long Island. He was hooping as a kid and it only made sense that would take up the sport professionally. One would assume, given his background that the Knicks would become his great love, but it simply wasn’t meant to be. Now, the New Yorkers famously love the Knicks, even when they are going through a lean patch, so much so that they would sell out Madison Square Garden for dead rubbers. That old world craze would lure most people in but it ended up pushing away Green. “I don’t have a gripe with the Knicks. I have a gripe with Knicks fans,” Green revealed on the Roommates Show. “Ever since I’ve been a kid, they’ve been like, ‘This is our year,’ and put so much pressure on y’all to win. And it’s never enough.” Green, interestingly, shared this on Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart’s podcast, who are, of course, on the Knicks roster. Neither of the Knicks star added to the criticism of their own fans but didn’t oppose Green either. After all, his criticism of the Knicks fans does stem from lived experience. According to Green, the Knicks fans cannot ever be happy, no matter what they win or who they sign to do it. “Y’all can get so many signings. I’m like, ‘This is a good piece, what more do you want?’ ‘Oh, we need to get Kevin Durant. We need to get Giannis. They’re just not happy,” Green proclaimed. Thankfully, Green didn’t let his opinion on Knicks fans steer him away from basketball as a sport. He didn’t want to join any crazy fan club. But what he did though shaped up the kind of player he would go on to be. “As I got older, I started just liking certain players. I didn’t grow up a Knicks fan, but I grew to appreciate the Knicks being from New York,” Green remarked. Green doesn’t hold any ill will toward the Knicks or their fans. After all, they cannot be blamed for loving their team.
Micky van der Ven scored twice and led Tottenham’s effective rearguard action at Everton to maintain Thomas Frank side’s excellent away record
Henry Cartwright made the trip in August, travelling from Ardglass to Peel. The journey formed one leg of an epic Irish Sea crossing that saw him traveling between Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man alone and unsupported.