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lucky 7 carne norte 150g The Atlanta Falcons just six weeks after signing Kirk Cousins to a $180 million contract doesn't seem like that much of a head-scratcher anymore. Penix, the eighth overall pick in this year's draft, was supposed to serve as Cousins' understudy for a year or two, a plan that was scuttled when Cousins quickly lost the zip and accuracy on his passes and his grip on the starting job. It was hard to argue with making the change after Cousins had nine picks and one touchdown pass in his last five starts — but it was a daring move nonetheless with the Falcons trailing first-place Tampa Bay by a single game with three weeks left. Penix made the move pay off with a solid in the Falcons' 34-7 rout of the New York Giants on Sunday that bolstered , and the Falcons (8-7) moved back into first place in the NFC South with the at Dallas on Sunday night. The left-hander was not at all overwhelmed by the moment, completing 18 of 27 passes for 202 yards — numbers that would’ve been better if not for at least three dropped passes, one of which Kyle Pitts bobbled right into the hands of a New York defender for Penix’s lone interception. “He went out and played almost flawless football,” coach Raheem Morris said. Cousins will almost certainly be looking for his fourth team in 2025. If the Falcons cut ties as expected, they'll have paid Cousins $90 million for 14 games. Cousins' career earnings are about $321 million and his record is 84-77-2, including a 1-3 mark in the playoffs and 7-7 this season. In the spirit of expedited judgments, let's take a gander at how other quarterbacks have fared with their new teams in 2024. The landed the biggest bargain of the season in Wilson, whom they signed for the veteran's minimum of $1.21 million, leaving his former team, the Denver Broncos, on the hook for the remaining $37.79 million of his 2024 salary. Wilson's calf injury in camp forced the Steelers to start Justin Fields, who went 4-2 before Mike Tomlin made the risky switch to Wilson, who's gone 6-3 with 15 TD throws and four interceptions. With the Steelers (10-5) playoff-bound, Wilson will make his first postseason appearance since 2020. The only question is whether it'll be at home as AFC North champ or on the road as a wild-card. They're tied with the Ravens atop the division but currently own the tiebreaker. This was expected to be a rebuilding year in Minnesota after the Vikings lost Cousins in free agency. They signed Darnold, the third overall pick in 2018, to a $10 million, one-year contract and drafted national champion J.J. McCarthy with the 10th overall pick. McCarthy tore the meniscus in his right knee during the preseason opener and has undergone two surgeries, opening the way for Darnold's breakthrough season. Darnold brought a 21-35 career record with him to Minneapolis and while setting career highs with 32 touchdown passes, 3,776 passing yards and a 67.2% completion percentage. The Vikings are tied with the Lions atop the packed NFC North and the division crown could come down to Minnesota's season finale at Detroit on Jan. 5. The Las Vegas Raiders signed Minshew to a two-year, $25 million contract and he beat out incumbent Aidan O'Connell for the starting gig. But he only went 2-7 and sustained a season-ending broken collarbone in a Week 12 loss to the Broncos, opening the door for O'Connell (1-4) to return. The on Sunday snapped a 10-game skid but might have taken them out of the Shedeur Sanders sweepstakes. They are 3-12, a game behind the Giants (2-13), who less than two years after signing him to a four-year, $160 million contract and have gone with Drew Lock and Tommy DeVito instead. The after drafting Williams with the No. 1 overall pick, but it might turn out that the second QB taken — Washington's Jayden Daniels — is better than the first as was the case last year when C.J. Stroud outperformed Carolina's Bryce Young. Williams has a terrific TD-to-INT ratio of 19-5, but the Bears are 4-11 and have lost nine in a row. Their last win came way back on Oct. 13 against Jacksonville. The 2023 Heisman Trophy winner out of LSU has led the Washington Commanders (10-5) to the cusp of their first playoff appearance since 2020. His with a five-TD performance Sunday in leading the Commanders to a 36-33 win over the Philadelphia Eagles. For the year, Daniels has 22 TD throws and eight interceptions. The former Auburn and Oregon star hasn't looked much like a rookie after starting an NCAA QB record 61 times in college. The Broncos (9-6) could snap an eight-year playoff drought with a win Sunday at Cincinnati thanks to , Sean Payton's exhaustive guidance and Denver's traditionally stingy defense. Nix was drafted 12th overall after the Broncos released Wilson despite a a whopping $85 million dead money charge on top of the $37.79 million they're paying Wilson to play for Pittsburgh this year. With 22 TDs and 11 interceptions, Nix has almost matched Russell's win total (11-19) in his two seasons in Denver. AP Sports Writer Paul Newberry in Atlanta contributed to this report. Behind the Call analyzes the biggest topics in the NFL during the season. AP NFL:Political stability a must for economic stability: Liaquat Baloch

NEW YORK (AP) — A shoplifting ring that stole nearly $2 million in clothes and beauty products from Macy’s and other well-known stores in the U.S. and then resold them in New York City and the Dominican Republic has been busted, law enforcement officials announced Tuesday. Five New Yorkers have been charged with felony possession of stolen property, conspiracy and other related crimes, Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz said. The bust served as a reminder to shoppers as the holiday shopping season kicks off in earnest with Black Friday this week to make sure they are supporting legitimate establishments, she said. “When a deal seems too good to be true, I guarantee you, it’s too good to be true,” Katz said. Nationally, businesses lose roughly $100 billion and the average family pays $500 more a year because of the impact of organized retail theft, according to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who joined the district attorney and other law enforcement officials in Queens. The Democrat said the arrests also marked the first time anyone has been charged under a new criminal statute of fostering the sale of stolen goods that she recently signed into law to help crack down on retail theft. “This is real simple. We’ve had enough with criminals preying on our citizens,” Hochul said. “We are sick and tired of our citizens feeling they’re vulnerable to random crimes on the streets or these sophisticated organized crime rings. And we are coming after you.” Katz, the district attorney, said the group stole high-end makeup, perfume, beauty products, designer clothing and accessories from stores ranging from Macy’s to Victoria’s Secret, American Eagle, Sephora and Ulta Beauty over a roughly two-year period. The group’s leaders, married couple Cristopher Guzman and Yvelisse Guzman Batista, directed shoplifting crews to steal specific merchandise as they hit multiple stores in New York, New Jersey, Maryland and elsewhere along the East Coast, she said. They also paid truck drivers to divert products bound for retailers from manufacturer warehouses directly to locations under their control. The group, operating out of a home in Queens, then resold the merchandise online as well as at a brick-and-mortar boutique called Yvelisse Fashion in Santiago, a city in the Dominican Republic. Vince Scala, a lawyer for the couple and two of the other defendants, said his clients pleaded not guilty at their arraignment Saturday. They were released pending their next court date in January. “The charges are only a couple of days old, and I have not seen a single piece of evidence, discovery or police reports,” he said. “I look forward to reviewing the case at the appropriate time.” Tuesday’s announcement is part of a broader push from Hochul to counter Republican criticisms that Democrats in New York are soft on public safety issues, an issue that hurt her party in the 2022 midterm elections and has remained a consistent talking point for the GOP. Earlier this year, Hochul signed off on a handful of policies aimed at cracking down on retail theft, including increased criminal penalties for assaulting retail workers, new funding for law enforcement teams dedicated to retail theft and tax credits for businesses to install security cameras. She also approved policies that allow prosecutors to combine the value of stolen goods when filing larceny charges and made it easier to criminally charge third-party sellers of stolen goods. Retail theft has also been a concern elsewhere. Videos of brazen shoplifting crews rampaging through stores have been widely shared on social media, fueling widespread frustration that retail crime is rampant and unpunished. Earlier this month, California voters overwhelmingly passed a tough-on-crime ballot measure that makes shoplifting a felony for repeat offenders again. The measure partly rolled back a progressive law passed by voters a decade ago downgrading several nonviolent crimes to misdemeanors, including theft under $950 in value. Associated Press reporter Anthony Izaguirre in Albany contributed to this story. Follow Philip Marcelo at twitter.com/philmarcelo .



Peter O’Mahony’s wife Jess jokes ‘everyone’s got a job’ in cute Christmas snaps including ‘spud conveyor belt’Get ready to party like it’s the last day of 1999 in Y2K . High school juniors Eli (Jaeden Martell) and Danny (Julian Dennison) are the lovable outcasts who want to fit in with the popular kids. On New Year’s Eve, the duo crash their classmate’s house party. Eli hopes to attract the attention of his crush Laura ( Rachel Zegler ), while Danny wants to break out of his shell. Then, the clock strikes midnight, and the Y2K nightmare becomes a hellacious reality. In this alternate reality created by co-writers Kyle Mooney and Evan Winter, Y2K imagines a technological takeover, one where electronics come to life and overthrow humans to become the most powerful beings in the world. These electronics aren’t peaceful, as they embark on a murder-filled quest to eradicate humanity. To save the world, the surviving teens must put aside their differences and fight together as a team, or risk becoming slaves in this new, tech-run world. In an interview with Digital Trends, Mooney and Winter discussed how to use nostalgia to power the story, their decision to subvert the coming-of-age genre, and how they landed Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst in the film’s most crucial role. Note: This article has been edited for length and clarity. The interview includes spoilers. Digital Trends: I saw you screened the film in San Diego . It was hosted by Tony Hawk , and to a certain generation, he is the Michael Jordan of skateboarding. He’s a San Diego guy as well. I was wondering if you were skaters growing up. Did Tony Hawk have a huge impact on your teen years? Kyle Mooney: Yeah, I tried to skateboard. I’m from San Diego, and surf and skate culture is pretty ubiquitous there. It’s within the fabric of that city. My older brother skated. I skated with my boys, Dave and Joe. I never really could land like a proper ollie. Definitely not a kick-flip, but I wore all the clothes. I remember one time, my friend Dave was like, “Dude, maybe you should stick to longboarding.” Then, later in life, probably like 10 years ago, I got back into skating. I started skating with some people who are very good at it, and it sort of reinvigorated my love for it. Yeah, Tony Hawk’s a full hero. He’s, like you said, the icon of skateboarding. Evan Winter: I did not really skate myself, but I hung out with a crew that were skaters when I was a kid. But we’re talking Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 here. He’s a full-on legend, and one of the all-time coolest guys, probably in history. With this story, there’s a definitely a balancing act with nostalgia-driven stuff. How do you find the right balance of relying on nostalgia while trying to tell a story? Winter: I think that’s pretty well said. There is a balance you have to find. I think in the writing process, there were a lot of fun moments that we had, pitching things back and forth. Like, I haven’t heard about Herbal Essence girls in a long time. That’s a fun thing to pull out of the hat, with other cultural touchstones and references that are set in the period. But then, you don’t want it to overwhelm and become like a game of “remember this.” You need to fit it in a way that feels natural to how the kids from the era would talk, act, or care about. Hopefully a few times, we found the ability to fit those references in a way that they either call back later or there is some story impact, so it doesn’t feel like just empty gestures. Mooney: I think it’s just a gut check throughout the process of being like, “Are we entering cringey or corny territory?” Also, I feel like what Evan’s getting at is trying to stay true to the characters and the story. The film takes a turn at the party. Everyone starts dying in the most brutal ways possible. Did any horrific deaths get left on the cutting room floor? Mooney: Definitely in the writing process, we lost some horrific deaths. I think that pretty much everything we shot made it into the movie. Winter: Again, when we were writing, it was pretty fun to just pitch in this world that we’ve created. What are the things that could kill people, and how? We were kind of going through all the different technologies and all the different elements that could potentially be deadly. And you always try to come up with inventive ways to do it. Mooney: [To Evan] I want to say, wasn’t there a remote-control helicopter? Winter: At one point? Yeah. There was also a car that had GPS. Once it turned on, it controlled itself, like a full-size car. Mooney: We had a series of construction-site robots made up of power tools. Ultimately, you have to deal with the budget. That’s fair. I was surprised by one of the deaths. The film is definitely set up as a buddy comedy with Eli and Danny. And then Danny dies at the party. I was like, “There’s no way he’s going to die here. He’s going to come back to life,” and he does die. Take me through that process. Did you always plan to kill him [Danny] early? What went behind that decision? Mooney: Yeah, it was there from moment one. I think, speaking for myself, I was really excited by subverting that sort of classic, trope-y, best friends and high school party thing and turn it into something completely different. I also get really excited about eliciting reactions from the audience, whether it be laughter, tears, a scare, or something like that. And in the same way that our movie shifts from one movie to another, this felt like another way to shift into an entirely different thing, where now all of a sudden, this incredibly tragic thing is a catalyst for the story and the characters that evolve and everything that unfolds. So to me, that move is just incredibly exciting. This is something that you don’t know or expect, and all of a sudden, you’re like, “Oh my god. Did that just happen?” Winter: It’s a good way to keep the audience on their toes. We change the genre and the tone so drastically, but then you also make it clear that people aren’t safe. There’s not like a plot armor [for the characters]. On a story level, in the teen coming-of-age genre, it’s the idea that as you’re growing up, you’re becoming the person you’re meant to be. Other people, friends, and things that you were interested in when you were younger, like at the start of the movie, aren’t always going to be there. You can’t rely on that, so there was something that felt right to the genre and that element of growing up. ... This kid, who’s very shy and looks inward, loses the only person who really understands him, and how it forces him to change and become who he’s meant to be. I was like, “Am I getting emotional for the guy who just sang The Thong Song two minutes ago?” Mooney: That really is the hope. You want to tug at the heartstrings. Speaking of the music, it’s a huge part of this movie, especially for the time period. As soon as that Fatboy Slim song drops in the beginning, you know exactly where you are. Was there a list of songs you knew you wanted in the movie? Were there any tough cuts? Take me through working with the music supervisor to curate the soundtrack to this movie. Mooney: We had songs in the script from moment one for pretty much all the major moments in the screenplay. It [music] just always felt pretty essential to tell the story of this period. ... Music is always around and important to people, but it does feel like in that era, we were so mesmerized with TRL on MTV and seeing which music video would be No. 1 that day. I feel like we’ve talked about this a few times. I don’t know how many songs from the script actually ended up in the final film. Definitely the Limp Bizkit stuff. Winter: And Faith. Mooney: Ultimately, I feel like the stuff you end up with is sort of what you were meant to end up with. It’s kind of perfect, and I think we feel great about where we landed. Winter: Yeah, absolutely. This is maybe stating the obvious. At the beginning of the movie, our main character is making a mixed CD. That continues to follow him throughout the movie and plays a pivotal role in multiple huge moments. It feels like it was so baked into the DNA of the movie that these needle drops and songs are not just like, “Remember this era? Remember these songs from this period?” They are critical to the fabric of the film. It’s [the songs] woven into it. Mooney: Though, at the same time, if you aren’t enjoying the movie, you can be like, “Well, I kind of like that song.” Winter: Yeah, something for everyone. A cheat code. Mooney: Yeah, exactly. When you went to Fred [Durst] with Faith , was he on board right away? Winter: I mean, just in general, we wrote Fred into the movie. He was probably in the structure within the first week or two. So we knew we wanted him from day one. We always talked about who would be a backup if he wasn’t interested. And truly, nobody that we threw around as a backup came anywhere close to doing what Fred did. Faith was always in there, and he always played this role. When we got the go-ahead to make the movie, he [Fred] was the first person we went to, and very fortunately for us, he got it. He was into it and liked the idea of both poking fun at himself but then becoming this gigantic, heroic version of the guy that people remember from that period. He [Fred] was a monster back in the day. I don’t think people realize this. I was looking up first-week album sales. If you get over 100,000 now, that’s considered pretty good. I believe Significant Other did 600,000 in their first week, and then over 1 million for Chocolate Starfish . It’s insane. Mooney: Totally. Winter: He was the man. Were you always going to act in this, Kyle? Mooney: Yeah, that was always part of the plan. I mean, I wanted to be in there. Obviously, I knew I couldn’t play a teenager. I don’t know at what point in the pitching process we ended up with Garrett. The video store is like such an iconic setting of the era and a place that I think is important to both Evan and me. I love the idea of being in there just enough to score. It was really fun. With the drug rug on. It was a nice touch. Mooney: Yeah. I watched several YouTube videos of dudes going to Phish concerts in 2001 , along with the people that Evan and I knew growing up. It was a fun character to explore. With most of the cast born after this moment [Y2K], I saw you made them mixtapes and told them what songs to listen to. Did the cast come to you for advice? How in-depth were they with the research? Winter: I think it fully depended on the actor. I would say Lachlan, who played Ash, was very well-versed in the era overall. Specifically, the rap-rock scene. He had pretty strong working knowledge, and I would say got the majority of the references and the more niche stuff in the movie. Some of the other actors would ask, “How do you pronounce Abercrombie?” Mooney: I called that actor out on that [the Abercrombie line] earlier today, and he was like, “No, I didn’t. I know what that is.” Winter: Well, he didn’t know how to say it. [laughs] Mooney: We were there if they needed us. But also, the characters are sort of timeless, and so I think they could relate to them even without the whole period component. They had the chance to invest as much or as little as they wanted to. Final question. What were your screen names? Mooney: I was “TQuestForNow” because I was really into A Tribe Called Quest . I was also forward-thinking enough to be like, “Well, this is what I’m into right now. I can’t say that this is going to be forever, so I’m TQuestForNow. Winter: I feel like it’s a very mature thought process for someone at that age. Mooney: Thinking about it right now, I’m going to say TQuestForever because there hasn’t been a moment in my life where I’ve decided that I’m not into A Tribe Called Quest Winter: That is tight. I was Lantern218. Mooney: What is the significance of lantern? Winter: [laughs] I collected lanterns. I was really into vintage lanterns. No, when I was a little kid, probably like 8 or 9 years old, when I got my first screen name, I went to the comic shop every day, and Green Lantern was my favorite superhero. Mooney: Green Lantern, of course. Y2K is now in theaters.

RUKBAN CAMP, southern Syria — For almost a decade, thousands of displaced Syrians trapped in the desert struggled to survive in one of the most remote camps in the world; left without aid or medical care and largely forgotten by the outside world. The Syrians — some of them soldiers and relatives of the U.S. -backed Syrian Free Army forces against now-deposed President Bashar al-Assad — arrived fleeing ISIS when the militant group swept into Iraq and Syria in 2014. They massed in a desolate corner of southeastern Syria up against the Jordanian border and hemmed in by Syrian regime and Russian forces on the other side. With the fall of the Syrian regime this month, the more than 7,000 camp residents are finally free to leave. But the years of deprivation and isolation have taken a heavy toll. The existence of the community speaks to the complicated regional politics and the low-profile U.S. military role in Syria, as well as the possibility of dramatic transformation in seemingly unchanging conflicts. When Jordan sealed its border in 2016 after an ISIS attack killed six Jordanian soldiers, most of the Syrian civilians were trapped — unable to move forward or go back through roads controlled by the Syrian regime or even move through a desert laid with land mines. NPR traveled to the camp, about a five-hour drive from Damascus — the first journalists to ever go there, according to the main relief organization here, the U.S.-based Syrian Emergency Task Force . The camp is about 30 miles from the U.S. military's al-Tanf garrison , established in 2016. In January, Iran-backed Iraqi militia drones attacked a U.S. military support base — Tower 22 — just a few miles over a sand berm and across the border in Jordan, killing three American troops. Tanks abandoned by regime forces line the main M2 highway, the roadside dotted with cast-off uniforms. Past the U.S. base, the road turns into a rough desert trail of tracks through the black rock. "Before 2014 there were no people here at all," says Abu Mohammad Khudr, who dispenses medication from a tiny pharmacy established two years ago by Syrian Emergency Task Force. "We thought maybe the neighboring countries would help us but they didn't." The first residents came with tents, which were no match for the constant wind, searing heat and bitter cold of the desert. "After a while we decided we had to use the soil and water — so we made bricks and then we made walls and we built houses," he says. After the suicide bombing, Jordan sealed the border — preventing even aid agencies from delivering food to Rukban. Water though is still provided by UNICEF, pumped from Jordan. The sun-dried clay bricks, made by hand, are still the only building material for homes here. Instead of glass, small sheets of clear plastic cover the small window openings. With Syrian regime forces and Russian troops controlling the road out of the camp, food was in short supply and sometimes consisted only of dried bread or lentils and rice. "Most families ate just one or two meals a day," says Khudr. In one home, Afaf Abdo Mohammed says when her children were infants she used plastic bags instead of diapers. Her 16-year-old daughter, She'ala Hjab Khaled, was born with a spinal defect and spends the entire day sitting in a battered wheelchair. Syrian Emergency Task Force opened eight schools here two years ago, staffed with volunteer teachers from the camp. But She'ala has never been. "I can't get there," she says. Now free to leave, with the fall of the Syrian regime, very few residents have money for transportation to leave. Many are not sure if their homes still exist. Among Syria's many and complex tragedies, the camp has been a particular preoccupation of Mouaz Moustafa, an activist and the director of the Syrian Emergency Task Force. Two years ago he began organizing aid shipments for al-Tanf through a provision that allows humanitarian aid to be carried in unused space on U.S. military aircraft. He started bringing in American medical volunteers on two-week missions and persuaded the base commander at the time to visit the camp. Since then he says, U.S. forces have been involved in distributing aid there and when they are able, providing emergency medical care. "It really brought everyone together more," says Moustafa. Syrian Emergency Task Force is funded by donations and staffed largely by volunteers. He says some of the soldiers who helped with the aid missions came back to Rukban to volunteer after being discharged. That humanitarian assistance is not something the U.S. military publicizes. The U.S. military command over the years has declined to bring in visiting journalists to its nearby base — the only access route before the fall of the regime. Syrian fighters funded and trained by the United States raised families in Rukban, according to a senior U.S. military commander. He requested anonymity to be able to speak about the camp because he was not authorized to speak publicly about it. He said doctors on the base had delivered at least 100 of their babies at the base in the case of high-risk pregnancies. The al-Tanf garrison, originally a special forces base, is now part of the anti-ISIS mission in Iraq and Syria. The presence of the U.S. military there helped protect residents from potential attacks by regime forces, he said. Near the water pipes that supply the camp, boys come to fill up smaller tanks and to chase each other in the desert. The environment here is filled with snakes and scorpions — but no trees. Some of the children have never tasted fruit. They've never seen in real life bright flowers or butterflies like the ones painted on the walls of the mud-brick schools set up by the Syrian American organization. Winter here is particularly cruel. Those who can afford to buy sticks of wood to burn in small metal stoves for heat. In one of the clay houses, Fawaz al-Taleb, a veterinarian in his home city of Homs, said he couldn't afford to buy wood this year. "We burn plastic bags, bottles, strips of old tires," he says. "This has been our life for years." Respiratory and other diseases are rampant here. For almost a decade, without a single physician in this camp, when children died, their parents often didn't know why. Outside Taleb's home, there are the beginnings of a garden started with seeds distributed by Moustafa's organization to camp residents. There isn't much that grows in the barren ground here, but Taleb points out fledgling mint, garlic and potato plants. Next to them are lillies and a rose bush. 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When the ETFs were first approved, crypto-enthusiast Kevin O'Leary , citing the accompanying fees. Depending on the provider, fees on spot bitcoin ETFs from 0.15% to 0.90%. Early discussions also considered amid heated competition. ETFs may also put off some traditional crypto believers given that they set aside a foundational principle of bitcoin: self-custody. In part, cryptocurrency was founded on the idea of a financial system free of banks and institutional exchanges, giving the buyer complete ownership of the token. Meanwhile, investors who get exposure to crypto through a Wall Street fund are giving up on bitcoin's potential use as a means of exchange. "If you think that the use case for bitcoin is highly centered on this, you need to own it yourself," Caratori said. To buy bitcoin directly, investors can use crypto exchanges, online wallets, or peer-to-peer transactions. However, these methods may also come with fees, Caratori noted, citing that the average US transaction fee on a crypto exchange is about 1%. Once purchased, security becomes a leading concern, and bitcoin owners will often take extensive measures to protect their password and bitcoin key from hacking or loss. Locked wallets can bar owners from cashing in on gains — this year, the crypto rally has sparked a surge in wallet . "Some people who hold it themselves, they write down their keys into these titanium plates that will survive a fire in their home," Caratori said, noting that ETFs free investors from those burdens. In a note published Thursday, Bernstein analyst Gautam Chhugani said that the new ETFs effectively solve the "messy" complexity with crypto exchanges and crypto wallets. "Also, household financial names marketing Bitcoin ETFs adds a halo of trust, legitimacy and branding to Bitcoin. ETFs become accessible in broker accounts and integrated with wealth advisors and private banks," he said. There's also a whole host of stocks that closely track bitcoin's movements, and can act as reliable proxies for the token. Software firm tops the list of bitcoin-linked stocks. The company's stockpile of , funded through debt issuance and equity sales, has effectively turned it into a gauge for bitcoin demand. The aggressive strategy has paid off, and MicroStrategy is up over 492% year-to-date compared to bitcoin's rise of about 135%. Caratori told BI that regulation has further enhanced the upside. Given that the approved US ETFs don't permit everyone to invest in them, some institutional players have been left searching for alternatives. For instance, Caratori noted that big investors in Europe are still restricted from these ETFs, pushing them toward MicroStrategy's stock or convertible securities issued by the company. "They understand that they're paying a premium, but they would still rather be in than out." Caratori acknowledged that MicroStrategy's use of leverage to buy could expose stockholders to increased volatility, though there's no sign of broader risk absent a major market crash. Investors may also choose to buy crypto mining stocks, which are also highly correlated to bitcoin. So far this year, the CoinShares Valkyrie Bitcoin Miners ETF has increased . Individual miners that have gained amid bitcoin's latest rally include Marathon Holdings, which is up 87% in the last three months, and Riot Platforms, up about 96% in that time. Read the original article onWorkday Announces Fiscal 2025 Third Quarter Financial Results

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By Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald (TNS) MIAMI — As her students finished their online exam, Arlet Lara got up to make a cafe con leche . Her 16-year-old son found her on the kitchen floor. First, he called Dad in a panic. Then 911. “I had a stroke and my life made a 180-degree turn,” Lara told the Miami Herald, recalling the medical scare she experienced in May 2020 in the early months of the COVID pandemic. “The stroke affected my left side of the body,” the North Miami woman and former high school math teacher said. Lara, an avid runner and gym goer, couldn’t even walk. “It was hard,” the 50-year-old mom said. After years of rehabilitation therapy and a foot surgery, Lara can walk again. But she still struggles with moving. This summer, she became the first patient in South Florida to get an implant of a new and only FDA-approved nerve stimulation device designed to help ischemic stroke survivors regain movement in their arms and hands. This first procedure was at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. Lara’s rehab was at at the Christine E. Lynn Rehabilitation Center for The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, part of a partnership between Jackson Health System and UHealth. Every year, thousands in the United States have a stroke , with one occurring every 40 seconds, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The majority of strokes are ischemic, often caused by blood clots that obstruct blood flow to the brain. For survivors, most of whom are left with some level of disability, the Vivistim Paired VNS System, the device implanted in Lara’s chest, could be a game changer in recovery, said Dr. Robert Starke, a UHealth neurosurgeon and interventional neuroradiologist. He also serves as co-director of endovascular neurosurgery at Jackson Memorial Hospital, part of Miami-Dade’s public hospital system. Arlet Lara, the first patient in South Florida to get an FDA-approved nerve stimulation implant, right, runs into her rehabilitation neurology physician Dr. Gemayaret Alvarez, before her physical therapy appointment on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, at Lynn Rehabilitation Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital. The implant is designed to help stroke survivors regain function in their arms. (Alie Skowronski/Miami Herald/TNS) Arlet Lara, the first patient in South Florida to get an FDA-approved nerve stimulation implant designed to help stroke survivors regain function in their arms, goes through exercises while her therapist activates the device during her physical therapy appointment on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, at Lynn Rehabilitation Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital. The activation works as positive reinforcement to her muscles when she completes the exercise correctly. (Alie Skowronski/Miami Herald/TNS) Arlet Lara, the first patient in South Florida to get an FDA-approved nerve stimulation implant, does an exercise while Neil Batungbakal, rehabilitation therapist, activates the implant with the black trigger during her physical therapy appointment on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, at Lynn Rehabilitation Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital. The implant is designed to help stroke survivors regain function in their arms. The activation works as positive reinforcement to her muscles when she completes the exercise correctly. (Alie Skowronski/Miami Herald/TNS) Arlet Lara, the first patient in South Florida to get an FDA- approved nerve stimulation implant, does an exercise while Neil Batungbakal, rehabilitation therapist, activates the implant with the black trigger during her physical therapy appointment on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, at Lynn Rehabilitation Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital. Arlet Lara, the first patient in South Florida to get an FDA-approved nerve stimulation implant, right, runs into her rehabilitation neurology physician Dr. Gemayaret Alvarez, before her physical therapy appointment on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024, at Lynn Rehabilitation Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital. The implant is designed to help stroke survivors regain function in their arms. (Alie Skowronski/Miami Herald/TNS) The Vivistim Paired VNS System is a small pacemaker-like device implanted in the upper chest and neck area. Patients can go home the same day. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the stroke rehabilitation system in 2021 to be used alongside post-ischemic stroke rehabilitation therapy to treat moderate to severe mobility issues in hands and arms. Lara’s occupational therapist can activate the device during rehabilitation sessions to electrically stimulate the vagus nerve, which runs from the brain down to the abdomen and regulates various parts of the body’s nervous system. The electrical stimulation rewires the brain to improve a stroke survivor’s ability to move their arms and hands. Lara also has a magnet she can use to activate the device when she wants to practice at home. Her therapy consists of repetitive tasks, including coloring, pinching cubes and grabbing and releasing cylindrical shapes. After several weeks of rehabilitation therapy with the device, Lara has seen improvement. “Little by little, I’m noticing that my hand is getting stronger. I am already able to brush my teeth with the left hand,” she told the Miami Herald in September. Since then, Lara has finished the initial six-week Vivitism therapy program, and is continuing to use the device in her rehabilitation therapy. She continues to improve and can now eat better with her left hand and can brush her hair with less difficulty, according to her occupational therapist, Neil Batungbakal. Lara learned about the device through an online group for stroke survivors and contacted the company to inquire. She then connected them with her Jackson medical team. Now a year later, the device is available to Jackson patients. So far, four patients have received the implant at Jackson. Starke sees the device as an opportunity to help bring survivors one step closer to regaining full mobility. Strokes are a leading cause of disability worldwide. While most stroke survivors can usually recover some function through treatment and rehabilitation, they tend to hit a “major plateau” after the first six months of recovery, he said. Vivistim, when paired with rehabilitation therapy, could change that. Jackson Health said results of a clinical trial published in the peer-reviewed medical journal The Lancet in 2021 showed that the device, “when paired with high-repetition, task-specific occupational or physical therapy, helps generate two to three times more hand and arm function for stroke survivors than rehabilitation therapy alone.” The device has even shown to benefit patients 20 years from their original stroke, according to Starke. “So now a lot of these patients that had strokes 10-15 years ago that thought that they would never be able to use their arm in any sort of real functional way are now able to have a real meaningful function, which is pretty tremendous,” Starke said. Vivistim’s vagus-nerve stimulation technology was developed by researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas’ Texas Biomedical Device Center and is being sold commercially by Austin-based MicroTransponder, a company started by university graduates. Similar devices are used to treat epilepsy and depression . For Lara, the device is a new tool to help her recovery journey. “Everything becomes a challenge so we are working with small things every day because I want to get back as many functions as possible,” Lara said. Patients interested in Vivistim should speak with their doctor to check their eligibility. The FDA said patients should make sure to discuss any prior medical history, including concurrent forms of brain stimulation, current diathermy treatment, previous brain surgery, depression, respiratory diseases and disorders such as asthma, and cardiac abnormalities. “Adverse events included but were not limited to dysphonia (difficulty speaking), bruising, falling, general hoarseness, general pain, hoarseness after surgery, low mood, muscle pain, fracture, headache, rash, dizziness, throat irritation, urinary tract infection and fatigue,” the FDA said. MicroTransponder says the device is “covered by Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance with prior authorization on a case-by-case basis.” To learn more about the device, visit vivistim.com. ©2024 Miami Herald. Visit at miamiherald.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.None

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If you are sick of hearing about artificial intelligence (AI) on Wall Street, I have some bad news. This theme is unlikely to go away anytime soon. The market is incredibly broad, spanning technologies like voice recognition, robotics, machine learning (ML), natural language processing, autonomous vehicles, and more. The field of artificial intelligence could have a combined annual market of over $800 billion by 2030, according to Statista. Generative AI -- as used in ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Alphabet 's Gemini -- is also expected to grow at a breakneck pace. For perspective, Microsoft and Nvidia had combined sales of $367 billion over the last 12 months. It's easy to see why companies are scrambling for a chunk of this market, and investors are following suit. The enthusiasm sent some stocks soaring in 2024. As I write this, Palantir Technologies ( PLTR 3.69% ) stock is up 335% year to date, while SoundHound AI ( SOUN 0.72% ) has gained an astounding 811%. Will this continue in 2025? Here are a few things to consider. Why SoundHound AI stock is soaring Automated ordering at the drive-thru and fast-casual restaurants is coming to a town near you. There are too many cost-saving incentives for businesses not to make the transition now or in the near future. More sophisticated voice-recognition virtual assistants are also going into new vehicles. The technology allows for conversational communication and pulls answers from a vast database. For instance, you can ask for directions to the highest-rated nearby Italian restaurant within 10 miles, what the weather will be like at 5 p.m. on Saturday, or what the most scenic route is. SoundHound's proprietary technology powers these platforms, and the company continues to win new customers, driving the stock to all-time highs. In December alone, Church's Chicken piloted the technology at some locations, and Torchy's Tacos implemented SoundHound's Voice AI phone ordering system at all locations. Revenue increased 89% year over year in Q3 to $25 million. SoundHound expects total sales of $82 million to $85 million in 2024, potentially doubling this to $155 million to $175 million in 2025. The growth is incredible, but SoundHound is not profitable or producing positive cash flow from its operations. The company reported an operating loss of $84 million and a $76 million operating cash flow loss through three quarters of 2024. Losses aren't unusual for a fast-growing tech company, but investors should know the risk. SoundHound stock's incredible run is pushing valuation boundaries to an extreme level. As shown below, the stock trades for over 90 times sales and 45 times the 2025 analyst forecast. SOUN PS Ratio data by YCharts These ratios are incredibly high for any company -- and definitely for an unprofitable one. This doesn't make SoundHound a bad stock to own long term, but echoes of the 2021 tech bubble are appearing in the market. I was bullish on the stock recently, but much less so after the terrific run. Buyers of SoundHound at the current price should expect some drastic swings in the price over the next couple of years. Is Palantir stock a good buy now? Palantir, another AI highflier, saw a significant boost due to its Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP). AIP uses generative AI to assimilate data and assist with making high-level decisions by interacting with people in defense and the private sector conversationally. One example that Palantir gives is a wholesale company that will experience downtime in one location due to inclement weather. AIP assists with determining the optimal rerouting and showing the impact on profits. In another example for the defense sector, assume a hostile force is amassing near a border. AIP can show the resources available to the commander and suggest possible enemy formations. These impressive features spurred Palantir's commercial and total customer growth, as shown below. Total sales reached $726 million in Q3, a 30% increase, and Palantir's operating income soared from $40 million to $113 million year over year, showing the success of the AIP product. The stock has a market capitalization of $169 billion, or 60 times sales guidance for 2024. While the valuation is more palatable than SoundHound's, it is by no means a value. Both companies are doing exciting things in AI and look like long-term winners. Although there is considerable downside risk, the stocks could continue to rise in 2025 -- but don't expect the same exponential gains as this year. Don't fret if you missed the spectacular gains, there are tons of excellent companies to invest in. A significant dip could come anytime, and AI has a long runway.AGNC Investment Wasn't a Buy in 2024, and It Won't Be a Buy in 2025, Either

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When Katja Vogt considers a Jaguar, she pictures a British-made car purring confidently along the Italian coastline — a vision of familiarity that conveys "that dreaming, longing feeling we all love." She's not sure what to think about Jaguar now after the 89-year-old company announced a radical rebranding that featured loud colors and androgynous people — but no cars. Jaguar, the company says, will now be JaGUar. It will produce only electric vehicles beginning in 2026. Bad attention is good attention, Jaguar execs would appear to believe. The car brand has prompted mockery online for posting a glitzy ad without a single car in it. Say goodbye to British racing green, Cotswold Blue and black. Its colors are henceforth electric pink, red and yellow, according to a video that sparked backlash online. Its mission statement: "Create exuberance. Live vivid. Delete ordinary. Break moulds." "Intrigued?" @Jaguar posted on social media. "Weird and unsettled" is more like it, Vogt wrote on Instagram. "Especially now, with the world feeling so dystopian," the Cyprus-based brand designer wrote, "a heritage brand like Jaguar should be conveying feelings of safety, stability, and maybe a hint of rebellion — the kind that shakes things up in a good way, not in a way that unsettles." Jaguar was one of several iconic companies that announced significant rebrandings in recent weeks, upending a series of commercial — and cultural — landmarks by which many modern human beings sort one another, carve out identities and recognize the world around them. Campbell's, the 155-year-old American icon that artist Andy Warhol immortalized in pop culture decades ago, is ready for a new, soupless name. Comcast's corporate reorganization means there will soon be two television networks with "NBC" in their name — CNBC and MSNBC — that will no longer have any corporate connection to NBC News, a U.S. legacy news outlet. CNBC One could even argue the United States itself is rebranding with the election of former President Donald Trump and Republican majorities in the House and Senate. Unlike Trump's first election in 2016, he won the popular vote in what many called a national referendum on American identity. Are we, then, the sum total of our consumer decisions — what we buy, where we travel and whom we elect? Certainly, it's a question for those privileged enough to be able to afford such choices. Volumes of research in the art and science of branding — from "brandr," an old Norse word for burning symbols into the hides of livestock — say those factors do contribute to the modern sense of identity. So rebranding, especially of heritage names, can be a deeply felt affront to consumers. "It can feel like the brand is turning its back on everything that it stood for — and therefore it feels like it's turning its back on us, the people who subscribe to that idea or ideology," said Ali Marmaduke, strategy director with the Amsterdam-based Brand Potential. He said cultural tension — polarization — is surging over politics, wars in Russia and the Mideast, the environment, public health and more, creating what Marmaduke said is known as a "polycrisis": the idea that there are several massive crises converging that feel scary and complex. Campbell's soups "People are understandably freaked out by that," he said. "So we are looking for something that will help us navigate this changing, threatening world that we face." Trump's "Make America Great Again" qualifies. So did President Joe Biden's "Build Back Better" slogan. Campbell's soup itself — "Mmm Mmm Good" — isn't going anywhere, CEO Mark Clouse said. The company's new name, Campbell's Co., will reflect "the full breadth of our portfolio," which includes brands like Prego pasta sauce and Goldfish crackers. None of the recent activity around heritage brands sparked a backlash as ferocious as Jaguar's. The company stood as a pillar of tradition-loving British identity since World War II. The famous "leaper" cat Jaguar logo is pictured in 2019 at the Auto show in Paris, France. Jaguar said its approach to the rebrand was rooted in the philosophy of its founder, Sir William Lyons, to "copy nothing." What it's calling "the new Jaguar" will overhaul everything from the font of its name to the positioning of it's famous "leaper" cat. "Exuberant modernism" will "define all aspects of the new Jaguar world," according to the news release. The approach is thought to be aimed at selling fewer cars at a six-figure price point to a more diverse customer base. The reaction ranged from bewilderment to hostility. Memes sprouted up likening the video to the Teletubbies, a Benetton ad and — perhaps predictably — a bow to "woke" culture as the blowback intersected with politics. Get the latest local business news delivered FREE to your inbox weekly.Accidental talent factory: How ChildAid shaped the stars of tomorrow

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