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WASHINGTON (AP) — Matt Gaetz withdrew Thursday as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general amid continued fallout over a federal sex trafficking investigation that cast doubt on his ability to be confirmed as the nation's chief federal law enforcement officer. The announcement caps a turbulent eight-day period in which Trump sought to capitalize on his decisive election win to force Senate Republicans to accept provocative selections like Gaetz, who had been investigated by the Justice Department before being tapped last week to lead it. The decision could heighten scrutiny on other controversial Trump nominees, including Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth , who faces sexual assault allegations that he denies. People are also reading... “While the momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition,” Gaetz, a Florida Republican who one day earlier met with senators in an effort to win their support, said in a statement. “There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle, thus I’ll be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve as Attorney General. Trump’s DOJ must be in place and ready on Day 1," he added. Trump, in a social media post, said: “I greatly appreciate the recent efforts of Matt Gaetz in seeking approval to be Attorney General. He was doing very well but, at the same time, did not want to be a distraction for the Administration, for which he has much respect. Matt has a wonderful future, and I look forward to watching all of the great things he will do!” He did not immediately announce a new selection. Last week, he named personal lawyers Todd Blanche, Emil Bove and D. John Sauer to senior roles in the department. Another possible contender, Matthew Whitaker, was announced Wednesday as the U.S. ambassador to NATO. The withdrawal, just a week after the pick was announced, averts what was shaping up to be a pitched confirmation fight that would have tested how far Senate Republicans were willing to go to support Trump’s Cabinet picks. The selection of the fierce Trump ally over well-regarded veteran lawyers whose names had circulated as possible contenders stirred concern for the Justice Department's independence at a time when Trump has openly threatened to seek retribution against political adversaries. It underscored the premium Trump places on personal loyalty and reflected the president-elect's desire to have a disruptor lead a Justice Department that for years investigated and ultimately indicted him. In the Senate, deeply skeptical lawmakers sought more information about Justice Department and congressional investigations into sex trafficking allegations involving underage girls, which Gaetz has denied. Meanwhile, Justice Department lawyers were taken aback by the pick of a partisan lawmaker with limited legal experience who has echoed Trump's claims of a weaponized criminal justice system. As Gaetz sought to lock down Senate support, concern over the sex trafficking allegations showed no signs of abating. In recent days, an attorney for two women said his clients told House Ethics Committee investigators that Gaetz paid them for sex on multiple occasions beginning in 2017, when Gaetz was a Florida congressman. One of the women testified she saw Gaetz having sex with a 17-year-old at a party in Florida in 2017, according to the attorney, Joel Leppard. Leppard has said that his client testified she didn’t think Gaetz knew the girl was underage, stopped their relationship when he found out and did not resume it until after she turned 18. The age of consent in Florida is 18. "They’re grateful for the opportunity to move forward with their lives,” Leppard said Thursday of his clients. “They’re hoping that this brings final closure for all the parties involved.” Gaetz has vehemently denied any wrongdoing. The Justice Department’s investigation ended last year with no charges against him. Gaetz’s political future is uncertain. He had abruptly resigned his congressional seat upon being selected as attorney general, a move seen as a way to shut down the ethics investigation into sexual misconduct allegations. He did win reelection in November for the new Congress, which convenes Jan. 3, 2025, but he said in his resignation letter last week that he did not intend to take the oath of office. There are plans for a special election in Florida for his seat. Republicans on the House Ethics Committee declined this week to release the panel's findings, over objections from Democrats in a split vote. But the committee did agree to finish its work and is scheduled to meet again Dec. 5 to discuss the matter. As word of Gaetz's decision spread across the Capitol, Republican senators seemed divided. Oklahoma Sen. Markwayne Mullin, who served with Gaetz in the House, called it a “positive move." Maine Sen. Susan Collins said Gaetz “put country first and I am pleased with his decision.” Others said they had hoped Gaetz could have overhauled the department. Florida Sen. Rick Scott, a close ally of Trump, said he was “disappointed. I like Matt and I think he would have changed the way DOJ is run.” Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said he hopes Trump will pick someone “equally as tenacious and equally as committed to rooting out and eliminating bias and politicization at the DOJ.” Gaetz is not the only Trump pick facing congressional scrutiny over past allegations. A detailed investigative police report made public Wednesday shows that a woman told police that she was sexually assaulted in 2017 by Hegseth, the former Fox News host now tapped to lead the Pentagon, after he took her phone, blocked the door to a California hotel room and refused to let her leave. “The matter was fully investigated and I was completely cleared,” Hegseth told reporters Thursday at the Capitol, where he was meeting with senators to build support for his nomination. Associated Press writers Michelle L. Price, Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick and Adriana Gomez Licon contributed to this report. Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. 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The stink from the Nuggets’ performance Monday might linger in Ball Arena for a while. “We’re not flushing,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said of quickly moving on after Monday’s 145-118 loss to the Knicks. “You don’t flush when you get embarrassed. You don’t flush when you gave up 145 points. You don’t flush when you didn’t play hard, you didn’t play with effort, you didn’t play with physicality. I’m not flushing anything.” Maybe it’s a good thing the Nuggets didn’t formally hold practice before departing for Wednesday’s game in Utah. The Knicks came to Denver after a surprising loss to a Jazz team that took a 4-12 record into their game Tuesday. Denver returned home Sunday after spending Saturday night in Los Angeles following a win that moved Malone past Doug Moe for the franchise record. Jamal Murray confident consistency is coming | NBA Insider “Regardless of who’s in, who’s out, who do we want to be as a team? Leadership would be great. Toughness would be great. Physicality would be great. Playing like you actually care would be great. We didn’t do that tonight,” Malone said. “We played like we won a game in LA, and we could just show up tonight.” Malone pointed to two other recent performances that raised concerns. First was a 15-point loss to a Memphis team without Ja Morant on Nov. 17, a game that Nikola Jokic also missed. Then, there was the first half of Friday’s game against Dallas where the Mavericks led by 20 at halftime. Monday, the issue spanned all four quarters, resulting in Denver’s fourth home loss in nine games at Ball Arena to start the season. Last season, the Nuggets lost a total of eight games at home. “We didn’t show up tonight,” Jokic said. “It was one team today playing basketball.” There was no disputing the source of Monday’s struggles, as Jamal Murray and Jokic agreed there was nothing the coaches could do with that kind of effort from the players. Next the Nuggets go to Utah with plans of leaving Monday’s odorous performance in the past. “They just lost. They come back and win considerably. It’s the same thing we’re going to do next game,” Murray said. “It’s energy. It’s effort. It’s discipline. It’s how much you want it. It’s how much you care. We didn’t have that tonight.” Michael Malone leads Nuggets past Lakers, moves atop Denver's win list Monday’s loss dropped Denver into the play-in spots if the postseason started Tuesday. Fortunately for the Nuggets, there’s plenty of time to turn things around, but they’re clearly behind schedule. “Sixteen games in, and we’re talking about effort. We’re talking about toughness. We’re talking about physicality,” Malone said. “We’re just fooling ourselves. Yes, they’re a good team, but if that’s the effort we’re going to give forth, we won’t even be close to being a playoff team.” Nuggets' injury report Peyton Watson - probable (right adductor strain) Aaron Gordon - out (right calf strain) Vlatko Cancar - out (left knee sprain) DaRon Holmes II - out (right Achilles tendon repair) Jalen Pickett - out (G League) Spencer Jones - out (G League)Mexico stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/BMV IPC down 0.98%
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Automotives Cybersecurity Market Analysis, Size, Growth, Competitive Strategies, and Worldwide Demand 12-09-2024 08:45 PM CET | IT, New Media & Software Press release from: AMA Research & Media LLP The latest study released on the global 'Automotives Cybersecurity' market by AMA Research evaluates market size, trend, and forecast to 2030. The 'Automotives Cybersecurity' market study covers significant research data and proofs to be a handy resource document for managers, analysts, industry experts and other key people to have ready-to-access and self-analyzed study to help understand market trends, growth drivers, opportunities and upcoming challenges and about the competitors. Get free access to Sample Report in PDF Version along with Graphs and Figures @ https://www.advancemarketanalytics.com/sample-report/124699-global-automotives-cybersecurity-market?utm_source=OpenPR/utm_medium=Rahul Some of the key players profiled in the study are: Continental (Germany), Capgemini (France), Vector Informatik GmbH (Germany), CENTRI Technology (United States), ARXAN TECHNOLOGIES, Inc (United States), MOCANA (United States), APTIV (Ireland), DELLFER (United States), DigiCert, Inc. (United States), ARGUS CYBER SECURITY (Israel), NVIDIA (United States), Escrypt (Germany), HARMAN (United States), INTERTRUST (Netherlands) With the growth in the automotive industry, the cybersecurity protocols have been used for protection of vehicles from malicious factors. Automotive cybersecurity helps in securing the communication networks, software, electronic systems, and the data collected with the help of the new wave of intelligent cars from harm. At present, there are many connected and automated vehicles are existing and the connectivity features and sharing of information are highly used for additional maintenance and for traffic safety features. This feature of highly connected networking increases the chances of an attack on the vehicles and also on the connected infrastructure by hackers with various motives and thus brings new risks for vehicle cybersecurity. Being aware of this reality, the automotive industries have taken very high efforts for designing and producing a safe and securely connected automated vehicle. Keep yourself up-to-date with latest market trends and changing dynamics due to COVID Impact and Economic Slowdown globally. Maintain a competitive edge by sizing up with available business opportunity in Automotives Cybersecurity Market various segments and emerging territory. Influencing Market Trend •The Rise in the Demand for In-Vehicle Applications Is a Growing Trend Owing To an Increase in the Global Automotive Cyber Security Market Market Drivers •Increasing Usage of the Endpoint Applications like Mobile, Radio, And Smart Antennas In Vehicles in Developing Economies will Drive the Automotive Cyber Security Market •Growing Expansion of the leading OEMs and automotive component suppliers in developin Opportunities: •Growth in the Use of Cloud-Based Platforms •Due to a Significant Amount of Growth in the Sales of Mid-Sized and Luxury Vehicles All Across the Globe Challenges: •Availability of New Advanced Technologies •The Electronic Control Units Installed In Vehicles Are Vulnerable To the Threat of a Cyber Attack •Development of Counter-Measures Is a Very Difficult Task Due To the Lack of Standardization in Cyber Security Analysis by Type (Cloud Security, End-Point Security, Wireless Security, Application Security), Application (Identity & Access Management, Threat Simulation, Detection & Response, Others), Deployment Type (In-Vehicle, On Cloud), Vehicle Type (Commercial Vehicle, Passenger Vehicle, Electric Vehicle) Have Any Questions Regarding Global Automotives Cybersecurity Market Report, Ask Our Experts@ https://www.advancemarketanalytics.com/enquiry-before-buy/124699-global-automotives-cybersecurity-market?utm_source=OpenPR/utm_medium=Rahul The regional analysis of Global Automotives Cybersecurity Market is considered for the key regions such as Asia Pacific, North America, Europe, Latin America and Rest of the World. North America is the leading region across the world. Whereas, owing to rising no. of research activities in countries such as China, India, and Japan, Asia Pacific region is also expected to exhibit higher growth rate the forecast period 2024-2030. 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