phmacao com How major US stock indexes fared Friday, 11/22/2024Number of women who are state lawmakers inches up to a record highNone

Connected, brainy, athletic: the suspect in US insurance CEO’s slayingHow Vector Search Cracks the Code on Contract Analytics

Kyler Murray comes up short on panic pick-6 play against Seahawks | Sporting News

US SEC Chief Gary Gensler To Step Down Clearing Way For Trump's PickHighlights from Trump's interview with Time magazineKaty Perry leaves fans furious amid resurfaced rumors she's set to join reality show despite calls for Chappell Roan Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By BRIAN MARKS FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 23:41, 5 December 2024 | Updated: 23:43, 5 December 2024 e-mail View comments Katy Perry has left fans of a popular reality show seething — and it's all because of a rumor. The 40-year-old pop star has been the subject of rumors in recent months that she is set to join the upcoming season of RuPaul 's Drag Race as a guest judge. After quieting down, the rumors resurfaced on social media in recent days, but they have angered fans of the show who hoped to see Chappell Roan — whose performance style and costumes are heavily influenced by drag queens — to make an appearance on the season. So far, there has been no announcement about celebrity guests for the upcoming season 17, but that hasn't stopped fans from speaking out about their desired Drag Race guests online. The rumors reached a fever pitch on Thursday when several accounts on X (formerly Twitter ) began sharing unconfirmed posts claiming Katy would be a guest judge on the new season — despite a lack of any official announcement from the series or posts on its social media accounts. One post claimed without evidence that she would be a guest judge on the season premiere, and that her song Woman's World would 'probably' be the lip sync song for the episode — despite the song proving to be a commercial and critical flop . Katy Perry, 40, has left fans of RuPaul's Drag Race seething after rumors that she would be a guest judge in season 17 resurfaced this week. Fans were upset because they hoped Chappell Roan, 26, would be featured on the new season One post claimed Katy would be a guest judge on the season premiere, and that her song Woman's World would 'probably' be the lip sync song for the episode — despite being a flop Another post claimed Katy would be a guest judge on the Drag Queens Got Talent segment of Drag Race, again without any sourcing. But positive posts about Katy's alleged appearance on Drag Race were notably scarce. Read More Chappell Roan's staggering rise to power has sparked comparisons to 80s legend Madonna Instead, all fans of the show seemed to be talking about were their hopes that Chappell Roan, 26, would host instead, though Katy being a guest wouldn't necessarily prevent Chappell from also appearing on the acclaimed reality series. 'i NEED to see chappell roan as a guest judge on drag race,' one fan gushed on X. 'If Chappell Roan is not a guest judge on the next season of Drag Race, Rupaul will get to know a completely different side of me,' wrote another fan of the series. Other fans listed guest judges they hoped would be featured on Drag Race. Several posts included Chappell — real name: Kayleigh Rose Amstutz — as one of the artists, but Katy was absent from many of the lists. One fan even declared that 'Chappell Roan is the new Katy Perry.' Some posters on X also noted that two of the new drag queens on this season of Drag Race had previously opened for Chappell Roan concerts, which may hint at a future appearance for the pop star. Another post claimed Katy would be a guest judge on the Drag Queens Got Talent segment of Drag Race, again without any sourcing Katy has famously had a camp sensibility throughout much of her career, and she has made direct appeals to the LGBTQ community; pictured in September in Melbourne, Australia Positive posts about Katy's alleged appearance on Drag Race were notably scarce, while many more fans shared their hopes for a Chappell Roan appearance Other fans listed their hoped-for guest judges. Several posts included Chappell as one of the artists, but Katy was absent from many of the lists One fan even declared that 'Chappell Roan is the new Katy Perry.' Some posters on X also noted that two of the new drag queens on this season of Drag Race had previously opened for Chappell Roan concerts, which may hint at a future appearance for the pop star But Chappell's fan support appears to be particularly strong, and fans have been posting about their hopes that she would be a guest judge on Drag Race for months Although Chappell has now become an icon in the LGBTQ community, she comes from surprisingly conservative roots; pictured in October in Austin, Texas But Chappell's fan support appears to be particularly strong, and fans have been posting about their hopes that she would be a guest judge on Drag Race for months. 'Just thinking about how we're gonna have Chappell Roan as a Drag Race guest judge in the next couple of months. Bring it on babes,' wrote one fan in mid-November. Although Chappell has now become an icon in the LGBTQ community, she comes from surprisingly conservative roots . The singer has previously spoken about how she grew up in a 'conservative' Christian community, regularly attended church and was so sheltered that her first experience seeing Lady Gaga's Alejandro music video made her think it was 'porn.' Chappell Roan Katy Perry Share or comment on this article: Katy Perry leaves fans furious amid resurfaced rumors she's set to join reality show despite calls for Chappell Roan e-mail Add comment

NoneDorchester Minerals CFO Leslie Moriyama buys $414,640 in stock

WOBURN, Mass., Dec. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Abpro Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ABP) (“Abpro”), a biotech company with the mission of improving the lives of mankind facing severe and life-threatening diseases with next-generation antibody therapies, celebrated the closing of its business combination with Atlantic Coastal Acquisition Corp II (“ACAB”), a special purpose acquisition company, with a Nasdaq bell ringing ceremony. Abpro also celebrated the consummation of a PIPE offering raising $7 million in gross proceeds and a $2.76 million convertible note financing with YA II PN, LTD (“Yorkville”) to cover expenses in connection with the closing of the business combination. As previously announced, Abpro also has entered into a Standby Equity Purchase Agreement with Yorkville (the “SEPA”) pursuant to which Abpro has the right, but not the obligation, to issue up to $50 million in shares of its common stock to Yorkville upon registration of such shares, provided that no balance is outstanding on any promissory note to Yorkville (currently $3 million dollars outstanding). Among other restrictions and conditions set forth in the SEPA, the number of shares Abpro may request may not exceed the average of the daily traded amount of its shares of common stock during the five consecutive trading days preceding such request, and shall not cause Yorkville’s ownership to exceed 4.99% of the then outstanding common stock of Abpro, and the maximum amount of shares issued under the SEPA cannot exceed 19.99% of the outstanding common stock of Abpro without prior shareholder approval. Upon registration of the shares subject to the SEPA, Abpro has the right to receive financing for an additional $2 million. As previously announced, Abpro also has entered into a forward purchase agreement for the sale of up to 500,000 shares of common stock. Abpro believes that the various financings should significantly improve Abpro’s financial flexibility as it advances the development of its pipeline of its next-generation antibody therapies. “Becoming a public company represents a major milestone in our journey to provide solutions for patients with difficult-to-treat oncology and ophthalmology indications,” said Ian Chan, CEO and co-founder of Abpro. “The funds are expected to help accelerate the advancement of our pipeline to clinical trials. The financing will also provide the foundation for ongoing development of novel immunotherapies and next-generation antibody treatments in our pipeline with the aim of improving the lives of patients in need.” Abpro is advancing its pipeline of next-generation antibody therapies for HER2+ breast, gastric, and colorectal cancers, non-HER2+ gastric and liver cancer, wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic macular edema (DME), and infectious diseases. These next-generation antibodies are developed using Abpro's proprietary DiversImmune® platform, which creates antibody therapies against traditionally difficult targets. Abpro has partnered with Celltrion , a leading South Korean pharmaceutical company, in an exclusive global collaboration to further advance ABP 102, a T-cell engager, which is being developed for the treatment of HER2+ breast, gastric, and pancreatic cancers. Soo Young Lee, Senior Vice President and Head of the New Drug Division of Celltrion Inc. and a member of Abpro's Board of Directors, remarked, “Abpro’s ABP 102 drug candidate has shown preclinical data indicating the potential for better efficacy and less toxicity. We look forward to working closely with Abpro to advance ABP 102 into clinical trials.” Tony Eisenberg, who serves as a Director of Abpro, and had served as Chief Strategy Officer of ACAB prior to the business combination, added, “It’s an honor to be part of Abpro and the groundbreaking work they are doing. The Atlantic Coastal team is excited to have successfully completed this business combination with Abpro and to work with the Abpro management team to execute their long-term operational and strategic objectives as they develop next-generation antibody therapies with the potential to save lives and generate real return for investors.” Abpro’s Chairperson, Miles Suk, stated, "As the chairperson of the board, I am honored to guide Abpro through this landmark achievement. This listing marks a new chapter of growth and opportunity, and we remain committed to delivering sustainable value to our shareholders." About Abpro Abpro’s mission is to improve the lives of mankind facing severe and life-threatening diseases with next-generation antibody therapies. Abpro is advancing a pipeline of next-generation antibody therapies, for HER2+ breast, gastric, and colorectal cancers, non-HER2+ gastric and liver cancer, wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic macular edema (DME), and infectious diseases. These antibodies are developed using Abpro's proprietary DiversImmune® platform. Abpro has partnered with Celltrion, which is a leading South Korean biotechnology company, ranked top 25 in the world by market capitalization, in an exclusive collaboration to further advance ABP 102, a T-cell engager, which is being developed for the treatment of HER2+ breast, gastric, and pancreatic cancer. Abpro is located in Woburn, Massachusetts. For more information, please visit www.abpro.com . Forward Looking Statements This press release contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “aim,” “future,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result” and similar expressions, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ from their expectations, estimates and projections and consequently, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this press release, including general economic, financial, legal, political and business conditions and changes in domestic and foreign markets; Abpro’s ability to raise additional capital; the outcome of judicial proceedings to which Abpro or its subsidiaries is, or may become a party; failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination, including difficulty in, or costs associated with, integrating the businesses of ACAB and Abpro; risks related to the rollout of Abpro’s business and the cost and timing of expected business milestones; the effects of competition on Abpro’s future business; and those factors discussed in Abpro’s public filings under the heading “Risk Factors,” and other documents of Abpro filed, or to be filed, with the SEC. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties that will be described in the “Risk Factors” section of Abpro’s public filings and other documents to be filed by Abpro from time to time with the SEC. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward- looking statements, and while Abpro may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, they assume no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required by applicable law. Abpro does not give any assurance that Abpro will achieve its expectations. Actual results, performance or achievements may differ materially, and potentially adversely, from any projections and forward-looking statements and the assumptions on which those forward-looking statements are based. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a predictor of future performance as projected financial information and other information are based on estimates and assumptions that are inherently subject to various significant risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond our control. Contacts Company: info@abpro.com Investors: ir@abpro.com Media: Jessica Yingling, Ph.D., Little Dog Communications Inc. jessica@litldog.comWhite House pressing Ukraine to draft 18-year-olds so it has enough troops to battle Russia

DoorDash steps up driver ID checks after traffic safety complaints

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) has ambitions for higher office — and it's getting some prominent Trump fans on social media excited that they can take down Sen. Lindsey Graham in a primary. According to NOTUS, multiple sources close to Mace say she "has been discussing two positions: South Carolina governor or a Senate race." At the moment, according to the report, Mace is "particularly looking at the governor’s seat, which Henry McMaster has held since 2017 when he replaced Nikki Haley after she was appointed to be Donald Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations ." Mace notably joined the contingent that ousted Kevin McCarthy from the speakership last year and has recently adopted a strident culture war drumbeat to restrict transgender women in Capitol restrooms — despite calling herself " pro-transgender rights " just a year earlier. The notion she could take down Graham caused an enthusiastic stir among MAGA social media accounts Thursday. Graham is a vocal pro-Trump loyalist, but his previous association with the late Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), and his support of neoconservative interventionist military policies have been at odds with some of Trump's more isolationist beliefs. Some far-right influencers see him as unreliable. ALSO READ: EXCLUSIVE: Senate Dems consider whether Biden should ‘clear the slate’ and pardon Trump " JUST IN: Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) is considering a run AGAINST RINO Lindsey Graham for Senate in 2026," wrote far-right influencer Nick Sortor. "LET’S GO! Your days in the Senate are numbered, Lady Graham. Should Based Mace do it?" The phrase "Lady Graham" appears to be a derogatory reference to unsubstantiated rumors about Graham. "Yessss start the unofficial campaign now that’s what it takes to beat these entrenched incumbents," wrote Florida-based software CEO Robert Salvador. "BREAKING: Nancy Mace is reportedly considering running for Senate in South Carolina, issuing a potential primary challenge to Lindsey Graham. Let’s go!!!" wrote pro-Trump bodybuilder Ian Jaeger. "Whoa!!! Go Nancy Mace. Primary that sneaky, double-talking RINO Lindsey Graham," wrote Juanita Broaddrick, a former nursing home administrator who made a sexual assault allegation against former President Bill Clinton in the 1990s.

The Swans stunned Pride Park into silence with less than two minutes on the clock when Zan Vipotnik sent a bullet past Jacob Widell Zetterstrom before Ronald slotted home his first of the season in the 14th minute. Cyrus Christie brought Tom Barkhuizen down inside the box and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing dispatched the resulting penalty to cut the deficit in half and, despite piling on the pressure, Derby succumbed to a second home defeat of the season. Williams told a press conference: “We started the game very well, we were good up until we scored the second goal then we lost the grip on the game and I thought Derby were the better team. “The next thing for us we have to be able to maintain that level throughout the game and we weren’t able to do that to be quite honest today. “They made it difficult, reacted very well after the second goal and didn’t go under, far from it.” Swansea leapfrogged their opponents into the top half of the table with their sixth win of the season and took three points back to south Wales following two last-minute defeats by Burnley and Leeds heading into the match. Williams added: “We’ve recently conceded late goals but they’re a very resilient group and we saw it out in the end. “We’ve dominated games a lot but probably failed to score when we’ve been that dominant and tonight we managed to score the goals when we were dominant. “We scored the goals at the right time today.” Derby had been unbeaten in their last three matches coming into this one but Paul Warne put defeat down to a poor start. He said: “We conceded two and didn’t get close enough, weren’t aggressive enough, not enough body contact and looked soft, that’s my fault. “Maybe I didn’t message it properly. Sometimes it doesn’t come down to shape and tactics but I thought that was what the difference was. “Credit Swansea for the win but after the 25 mins it looked like we would score. I really enjoyed it, that’s the truth. I had 70 minutes of a team giving everything, I don’t think we’ve had that many attempts in the Championship this season. “It’s a rude awakening, last year we would’ve won that 4-2.”By REBECCA SANTANA WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has promised to end birthright citizenship as soon as he gets into office to make good on campaign promises aiming to restrict immigration and redefining what it means to be American. But any efforts to halt the policy would face steep legal hurdles. Birthright citizenship means anyone born in the United States automatically becomes an American citizen. It’s been in place for decades and applies to children born to someone in the country illegally or in the U.S. on a tourist or student visa who plans to return to their home country. It’s not the practice of every country, and Trump and his supporters have argued that the system is being abused and that there should be tougher standards for becoming an American citizen. But others say this is a right enshrined in the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, it would be extremely difficult to overturn and even if it’s possible, it’s a bad idea. Here’s a look at birthright citizenship, what Trump has said about it and the prospects for ending it: During an interview Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Trump said he “absolutely” planned to halt birthright citizenship once in office. “We’re going to end that because it’s ridiculous,” he said. Trump and other opponents of birthright citizenship have argued that it creates an incentive for people to come to the U.S. illegally or take part in “birth tourism,” in which pregnant women enter the U.S. specifically to give birth so their children can have citizenship before returning to their home countries. “Simply crossing the border and having a child should not entitle anyone to citizenship,” said Eric Ruark, director of research for NumbersUSA, which argues for reducing immigration. The organization supports changes that would require at least one parent to be a permanent legal resident or a U.S. citizen for their children to automatically get citizenship. Others have argued that ending birthright citizenship would profoundly damage the country. “One of our big benefits is that people born here are citizens, are not an illegal underclass. There’s better assimilation and integration of immigrants and their children because of birthright citizenship,” said Alex Nowrasteh, vice president for economic and social policy studies at the pro-immigration Cato Institute. In 2019, the Migration Policy Institute estimated that 5.5 million children under age 18 lived with at least one parent in the country illegally in 2019, representing 7% of the U.S. child population. The vast majority of those children were U.S. citizens. The nonpartisan think tank said during Trump’s campaign for president in 2015 that the number of people in the country illegally would “balloon” if birthright citizenship were repealed, creating “a self-perpetuating class that would be excluded from social membership for generations.” In the aftermath of the Civil War, Congress ratified the 14th Amendment in July 1868. That amendment assured citizenship for all, including Black people. “All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside,” the 14th Amendment says. “No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.” But the 14th Amendment didn’t always translate to everyone being afforded birthright citizenship. For example, it wasn’t until 1924 that Congress finally granted citizenship to all Native Americans born in the U.S. A key case in the history of birthright citizenship came in 1898, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Wong Kim Ark, born in San Francisco to Chinese immigrants, was a U.S. citizen because he was born in the states. The federal government had tried to deny him reentry into the county after a trip abroad on grounds he wasn’t a citizen under the Chinese Exclusion Act. But some have argued that the 1898 case clearly applied to children born of parents who are both legal immigrants to America but that it’s less clear whether it applies to children born to parents without legal status or, for example, who come for a short-term like a tourist visa. “That is the leading case on this. In fact, it’s the only case on this,” said Andrew Arthur, a fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, which supports immigration restrictions. “It’s a lot more of an open legal question than most people think.” Some proponents of immigration restrictions have argued the words “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” in the 14th Amendment allows the U.S. to deny citizenship to babies born to those in the country illegally. Trump himself used that language in his 2023 announcement that he would aim to end birthright citizenship if reelected. Trump wasn’t clear in his Sunday interview how he aims to end birthright citizenship. Asked how he could get around the 14th Amendment with an executive action, Trump said: “Well, we’re going to have to get it changed. We’ll maybe have to go back to the people. But we have to end it.” Pressed further on whether he’d use an executive order, Trump said “if we can, through executive action.” He gave a lot more details in a 2023 post on his campaign website . In it, he said he would issue an executive order the first day of his presidency, making it clear that federal agencies “require that at least one parent be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident for their future children to become automatic U.S. citizens.” Related Articles National Politics | Trump has flip-flopped on abortion policy. His appointees may offer clues to what happens next National Politics | In promising to shake up Washington, Trump is in a class of his own National Politics | Election Day has long passed. In some states, legislatures are working to undermine the results National Politics | Trump taps his attorney Alina Habba to serve as counselor to the president National Politics | With Trump on the way, advocates look to states to pick up medical debt fight Trump wrote that the executive order would make clear that children of people in the U.S. illegally “should not be issued passports, Social Security numbers, or be eligible for certain taxpayer funded welfare benefits.” This would almost certainly end up in litigation. Nowrasteh from the Cato Institute said the law is clear that birthright citizenship can’t be ended by executive order but that Trump may be inclined to take a shot anyway through the courts. “I don’t take his statements very seriously. He has been saying things like this for almost a decade,” Nowrasteh said. “He didn’t do anything to further this agenda when he was president before. The law and judges are near uniformly opposed to his legal theory that the children of illegal immigrants born in the United States are not citizens.” Trump could steer Congress to pass a law to end birthright citizenship but would still face a legal challenge that it violates the Constitution. Associated Press reporter Elliot Spagat in San Diego contributed to this report.

Trump promises to end birthright citizenship: What is it and could he do it?Women from two knitting groups in Bishop Auckland are racing to complete the task before the performance of The Velveteen Rabbit in January. The project arose after Newcastle dance theatre company balletLORENT found themselves short of carrots for the show. Every staging of The Velveteen Rabbit, adapted from the 1920s classic children's story, ends with an opportunity for young audience members to 'feed' the rabbits. The woolly carrots are so popular with children that they often disappear at the end of the show. Joan Gordon, who leads the group, said: "We all enjoy knitting, and it's a very social, friendly group who support each other with knitting projects. "We love knitting for a good cause, and... Joshua Nichol