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Britain's surgeons are backing The Mirror’s call to stop cowboy cosmetic procedures as a mum who came within an hour of death warns women to steer clear of having liquid BBLs in the UK. Survivor Bonnie-Louise Cooper, 27, is also backing our campaign to stop other mums suffering, fearing lives could be lost. Bonnie-Louise said she thought she was being sensible when she opted not to jet off to Turkey and have the cosmetic procedure in England instead. She opted for Lift Aesthetics from Essex, who describe Katie Price as their “beautiful client.” The firm has featured on the star’s social media accounts, with a TikTok video showing her having lip fillers and being in “safe hands”. But Bonnie feels differently having spent weeks in hospital last November because she suffered a deadly sepsis infection following a liquid BBL she'd organised with the firm. The mum said she was left fearing she would leave her five-year-old son an orphan. She says her nerves are still damaged and experiences numbness where she loses sensation in her legs and her feet change colour. She said: "I’m backing The Mirror campaign and speaking out to stop other women and mums getting hurt. This industry is madness." The young mum told of being left devastated and in tears after hearing Alice Webb, 33, had died in September after having a liquid Brazilian butt lift procedure (BBL) in Gloucestershire. The Royal College of Surgeons say they also fear deaths from “out of control” cosmetic firms and ‘practitioners.’ It is impossible to say how many ‘aesthetic practitioners’ there are operating in High Streets and from homes all around the country. But it is feared there now could be between 100,000 and 200,000. Professor Vivien Lees, Vice President of RCS England and consultant plastic surgeon told The Mirror: “The situation is out of control in the UK. "Cosmetic procedures must be regulated as soon as possible before there is another death. We are supporting this important campaign, to work together, to protect people seeking these treatments. “In the hands of an untrained person, these procedures place members of the public at significant risk of harm, injury and potential death. The resulting complications can be permanent, affecting more than just physical appearance. There may be psychological and social repercussions too. “More serious complications may result in the need for emergency medical care, with the NHS picking up the bill for this. It also seems untrained individuals, who are carrying out medical procedures in high-street beauty clinics, do not understand the risk of infection. Anyone carrying out these procedures must be able to deal with problems that may arise. The Government must act now. The risks are just too high for patients.” Their support for the campaign follows that from The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) and long-term campaigners Save Face, who have been fighting for change for years. Single mum, Bonnie-Louise, told The Mirror: “I thought I was doing the safe thing by not going to Turkey or Prague but the procedures here can be just as deadly and they can also cause life long complications. Us surviving girls are still not okay, we have scarring, we have physical hardships. I have a young son and he could have ended up an orphan. ” Beautician Bonnie from Swanage in Dorset, said decided to have the £3,000 procedure with Life Aesthetics after doing her research. She had been impressed with their elite healthcare address of 7 Harley Street, London. The Mirror understands this address has not been occupied for several years and is currently undergoing building work. She said: “They didn’t send me the postcode until the night before and it was Romford in Essex (not the Harley Street she was expecting). They told me they had two clinics and that day they were working from Romford. I thought I was going somewhere safe. They described it as non-invasive, saying it was pain free and zero down time." She said she arranged the procedure through two women but when she turned up it was a man doing the BBL “I was nervous and I asked a lot of questions and he was really reassuring, saying it was not painful,” she said. But Bonnie said she then suffered 40 minutes of agony. “Oh my gosh, I have a son and it’s the worst pain I’ve ever had in my life. Every time he injected me, I had a shooting pain, I screamed it was so bad. He just made out to me he had not seen someone react this way and actually suggested I had a low pain threshold.” She had been led to believe she was injected with Lidocaine but said the hospital told her it was not that prescribed pain blocker. Her questions about what filler was used were left unanswered by the clinic, she said. The Mirror has also tried to contact the firm for answers with no answer from mobile phone numbers listed. We tracked one woman down, who was listed as a director for the firm, who denied any link with them. It is. not known what qualifications were held by those who carried out the procedure on Bonnie. After getting home from the procedure Bonnie recalls: “I was delirious, I was crying and could not stand or sit. I was vomiting. My sister called for an ambulance. The paramedics arrived quickly and they did observations and said it was obviously some sort of infection. The area was on fire. “They measured a 3cm by 3cm lump on the incision site. They tried to stand me up to get me into the ambulance but I collapsed. My sister thought I was going to die. The next thing I remember is waking up in an ambulance being blue lighted. I woke up on my front with vomit all over me. It was so confusing. This is when I realised how bad it was. “I arrived at the hospital and they took me out in stretcher, there was a massive queue in A & E and there was a nurse waiting for me and they wheeled me into my own room. You know it's serious when you're skipping the queue in A&E. "I was really poorly, the pain overrides everything and you can't think straight. I was crying in pain. When they took me down to MRI every bump was horrific. I was sweating my forehead was dripping. The doctors came into the room and told me: 'You could die within the hour'. They came in six of them putting IV drips in both of your arms. It was rushed. “I remember thinking of my son who is completely dependent on me. I started crying. He would be an orphan, I had to get home for him. "About why she wants to join the Mirror campaign, she added: “I don’t want another mum to go through this, we have to get them to act now. “For four months after my mobility was bad, I couldn't walk properly because of the nerve damage, the pain took a good five months to actually subside." It is believed a traffic light system is under consideration which puts procedures into red, amber and green categories governing who can perform them. A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson say: "We are extremely concerned by reports of highly invasive cosmetic procedures being performed by inadequately trained practitioners. The safety of patients is paramount, and we would urge anyone considering cosmetic surgery to consider the possible health impacts and find a reputable, insured and qualified surgeon. "All doctors performing cosmetic surgery in the UK must be registered with and licensed to practise by the General Medical Council (GMC). We are exploring options around regulation of the cosmetics sector and will provide an update in due course." Horrifying blind spot Britain's plastic surgeons say there is a “horrifying blind spot” in the UK which allows anyone to carry out dangerous cosmetic procedures. Nora Nugent, the President of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS), said: “It is horrifying” and is urgently calling for the Government to “get something done”. “The UK is in a very strange position where we have a very regulated healthcare system but a complete blind spot for all of these procedures and lack of regulation about who can do what,” she told The Mirror. “It’s pretty shocking, what’s out there.” Referring to the death of Alice Webb, 33, after having a liquid BBL, she said: “Obviously it was a tragic situation but it was a tragedy waiting to happen, we’ve been saying for years that more regulation is needed. “It’s been a problem for years...If they don’t do anything about it, there’s nothing to stop the same scenario happening again.” Back in 2013 Sir Bruce Keogh warned the then Government it was a ‘crisis waiting to happen’. She revealed how non medical people, such as beauticians, have been using “dangerous” techniques in High Streets around the country which could perforate someone’s abdomen, cause nerve damage or bleeding in the neck. They have been doing liposuction and fat transfer with non-sterile gloves, visible jumpers and sleeves in the surgical area, and incisions made in the wrong place. “Those are pretty high risk problems to have and total lack of awareness of sterility, of risk of complications,” she said. But Dr Nugent, warned even lip fillers can cause blindness in rare cases. The surgeon from Tunbridge Wells, said the cost price of reputable brands of facial fillers is between £100 and £175 for 1mm so if anyone is offering lip filler for less than £100 it is “too good to be true”. “Anyone who is doing it for that price hasn’t put a lot into their training,” she added. “They are training other people when they don’t know what they are doing themselves. “And advertising really cheap procedures which for these sorts of things means you are using cheap products. It’s a money-making racket. “There are any number of people walking around with terrible lip fillers, overdone, lumpy, filler migrating above the lip because they’ve put too much in or they have put it in the wrong place,” she said. “You shouldn’t see lip filler, if it’s done well. The lips should just look good. If you can see it, it’s not good lip filler.” But she warned “these are aesthetics concerns” and there are other more serious concerns. She explained how there are blood vessels in the lip and if they inject into that they can block the blood supply to the skin - causing the tissue to die. It can also travel in the facial blood vessels to the vessels behind the eye and affect vision. The Dr has to fix bad fillers, dissolving fillers but not all can be dissolved and sometimes they have to surgically remove it. Currently the Government are deciding what to do to crack down on the cosmetic cowboys after the Tory consultation suggested a traffic light system, diving procedures up into green, amber and red. But she is concerned Liposuction is being treated as ‘non surgical procedures’ which she said was “absolutely an atrocity and dangerous going forward.” She stressed: “ These are surgeries” and urged Wes Streeting and the Government to “keep surgery in the hands of surgeons” and “cosmetic surgery in the hands of surgeons who have it in their scope of training.” Dr Nugent added they need to: “Make it illegal for non-healthcare personnel to carry out medical aesthetic procedures and I’m including dermal fillers in this. “Make it illegal or impossible to obtain the equipment or products. They are getting them off the internet.”

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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Adobe Systems Inc. (ADBE) on Wednesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter profit of $1.68 billion. The San Jose, California-based company said it had net income of $3.79 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $4.81 per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 13 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $4.66 per share. The software maker posted revenue of $5.61 billion in the period, also beating Street forecasts. Ten analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $5.54 billion. For the year, the company reported profit of $5.56 billion, or $12.36 per share. Revenue was reported as $21.51 billion. For the current quarter ending in February, Adobe expects its per-share earnings to range from $4.95 to $5. The company said it expects revenue in the range of $5.63 billion to $5.68 billion for the fiscal first quarter. Adobe expects full-year earnings in the range of $20.20 to $20.50 per share, with revenue ranging from $23.3 billion to $23.55 billion. Adobe shares have decreased 8% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Wednesday, shares hit $548.84, a decline of 12% in the last 12 months. This story was generated by Automated Insights ( http://automatedinsights.com/ap ) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on ADBE at https://www.zacks.com/ap/ADBE

Organizers say two sailors have died in Sydney to Hobart yacht race amid wild weather conditions SYDNEY (AP) — Organizers said that two Sydney to Hobart sailors have died at sea amid wild weather conditions that forced line honors favorite Master Lock Comanche to withdraw among mass retirements. The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, which administers the yacht race, has said that one sailor each on entrants Flying Fish Arctos and Bowline were killed after being struck by the boom, a large horizontal pole at the bottom of the sail. The race will continue as the fleet continues its passage to Constitution Dock in Hobart, with the first boats expected to arrive later on Friday or early Saturday morning. India's former prime minister Manmohan Singh, architect of economic reforms, dies at 92 NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, widely regarded as the architect of India’s economic reform program and a landmark nuclear deal with the United States, has died. He was 92. The hospital said Singh was admitted to New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences late Thursday after his health deteriorated due to “sudden loss of consciousness at home." He was “being treated for age-related medical conditions,” the statement added. A mild-mannered technocrat, Singh became one of India’s longest-serving prime ministers for 10 years and earned a reputation as a man of great personal integrity. But his sterling image was tainted by allegations of corruption against his ministers. 'Baby Driver' actor Hudson Meek, 16, dies in a fall from a moving vehicle VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (AP) — Authorities say 16-year-old actor Hudson Meek has died after he fell out of a moving vehicle in Alabama. The Jefferson County Coroner's Office says Meek was hurt on Dec. 19 while on a street in Vestavia Hills, a suburb of Birmingham. He died two days later. The Vestavia Hills Police Department has not issued any public statements. Meek made his on-screen debut in 2014’s “The Santa Con,” and had roles in various TV series, including “MacGyver.” He was perhaps best known for his role in the 2017 film “Baby Driver,” in which he played a younger version of Ansel Elgort’s titular character. Bad Bunny announces a new album, 'Debí Tirar Más Fotos' Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny announced he will release a new album in early January. He announced Thursday that “Debí Tirar Más Fotos" arrives Jan. 5. It is his sixth studio album and follows in his tradition of releasing new music on unexpected dates. This time, it's a Sunday instead of the typical Friday album drop date. Bad Bunny announced the news on Instagram in a short video featuring Puerto Rican filmmaker Jacobo Morales. He also released a new single, “PIToRRO DE COCO.” His last release was 2023’s “Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana.” Hwang Dong-hyuk on killing off his 'Squid Game' characters and wanting to work with Jake Gyllenhaal As season two of Netflix's hit series “Squid Game” returns Thursday, viewers can expect more untimely deaths for many of its characters. Its creator, writer and director, Hwang Dong-hyuk says whittling down the cast made him happy because less people were easier to manage on set. The show follows a deadly competition in South Korea that targets contestants who are heavily in debt and desperate for money. Hwang told the Associated Press in a Q&A that a third and final season has already filmed and it's better than season two. He also says his next project will be even darker in tone than “Squid Game.” Powerful thunderstorms rumble across Texas, delaying holiday travel DALLAS (AP) — Severe thunderstorms are firing up in parts of Texas and could trigger high winds, hail and potential tornadoes. More than 100 flights were delayed and dozens more were canceled Thursday at airports in Dallas and Houston. The National Weather Service says the greatest weather risk stretched from just east of Dallas, and between Houston and portions of southern Arkansas and western Louisiana. The risk includes the possibility of tornadoes, wind gusts between 60 and 80 miles per hour and large hail. The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for several counties in southeast Texas, including the Houston area. NYC taxi driver was having a medical episode when he jumped the curb and hit people, police say NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police say a taxi driver who hit six pedestrians when he jumped a curb in Manhattan on Christmas Day was having a medical episode at the time. An NYPD spokesperson would not elaborate on the type of type of medical episode but said Thursday no criminality is suspected at this time. The 58-year-old was taken to a hospital in stable condition for further evaluation. Also hospitalized after the yellow taxi drove onto the sidewalk across the street from Macy’s flagship store in Herald Square were a 9-year-old boy with a laceration to his right thigh, a 49-year-old woman with a leg injury and a 41-year-old woman. All were in stable condition. Pizza deliverer in Florida charged with stabbing pregnant woman at motel after tip dispute KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — A pizza deliverer in Florida has been charged with pushing her way into a motel room and stabbing a pregnant woman after a dispute over a tip. The Osceola County Sheriff's Office says that Brianna Alvelo has been charged with stabbing a woman in her motel room in Kissimmee, Florida, a short time after delivering a pizza to her on Sunday. The woman gave Alvelo $50 on a $33.10 bill, expecting change back. When Alvelo started walking away, the woman asked for money back, and Alvelo told her they didn’t make change. The woman got a smaller dollar bill from her boyfriend, and Alvelo’s tip ended up being $2. Friday's Mega Millions drawing is worth an estimated $1.15 billion, one of the game's top jackpots Americans still dreaming of a really big Christmas present can keep that dream alive during Friday’s Mega Millions drawing for a jackpot worth an estimated $1.15 billion. Friday’s jackpot will potentially be the fifth largest in the game’s history. Mega Millions tickets are $2 a piece. But the odds of winning the jackpot are 1 in 302,575,350, and the odds of winning any Mega Millions prize are 1 in 24, according to lottery officials. Tickets for the game are sold in 45 states, along with Washington, D.C., and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Shooting wounds 2 at Phoenix airport, 1 other stabbed, police say PHOENIX (AP) — Police are investigating a shooting at Sky Harbor Airport in Phoenix that left two people wounded by gunfire and another person stabbed. Phoenix police say the shooting Wednesday evening was related to a family dispute that erupted at a restaurant outside security checkpoints. A woman and two adult males were shot, leaving the female with injuries police described as life-threatening. Police say the people involved knew each other and that a physical fight led one of them to fire a weapon. Authorities say the woman remains in critical condition, while the others were treated at a hospital and released.(The Center Square) – National Governors Association (NGA) Chair and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, joined Governors Joe Lombardo, R-Nev., Spencer Cox, R-Utah, and Mark Gordon, R-Wyo., alongside education experts to support an NGA initiative this week, according to a press release from the organization. The initiative is called Let’s Get Ready: Educating All Americans for Success . It aims to improve public education in the following areas, according to the initiative’s website: early literacy, numeracy, and high-quality curriculum; after-school, summer, and expanded learning; work-based learning and apprenticeships; dual and concurrent enrollment; skills-based learning and non-degree credentials; technology and artificial intelligence in the classroom; educator development and support; and data systems and roles of state agencies. “Launched in July 2024, Let’s Get Ready is a yearlong initiative designed to support the nation’s Governors drive innovative education policies,” the release said. “Let’s Get Ready aims to help Governors form policies that better evaluate outcomes for state investments in education and improve outcomes for learners at all stages of their education journey. The initiative also focuses on the ways states can meet the future needs of the workforce by preparing students for success in and outside of the classroom. Last month, Governor Polis held the first Let’s Get Ready convening in Denver.” On Wednesday, Polis and Lombardo plan to tour Southeast Career Technical Academy where they will “highlight the innovative work the school is leading to empower students with the tools needed to succeed with professional career paths,” the release said. Southeast Career Technical Academy is the first career and technical education high school in Las Vegas. “I started the Let’s Get Ready initiative because I’m committed to advancing the American principle that all students should have access to education that prepares them for success in life,” Polis said in the release. “We know that education is the key to prosperity and success for individuals, our communities, and our economy. That’s why we’re encouraged that Governors from both sides of the aisles are working with our country’s top education experts to find innovative solutions to improve education policies and outcomes. We can ensure all learners have access to quality education by implementing policies that look to the current and future needs of students and our workforce.” Lombardo said the academy meshes well with his educational goals as governor. “Better preparing students for college and career paths is one of my top priorities,” Lombardo said in the release. “Nevada is taking action on a variety of fronts – expanding early childhood education, hiring more teachers, increasing per-pupil funding, supporting innovative charter schools, and increasing accountability to ensure schools deliver results for students. Establishing better education to workforce pathways takes coordination with teachers, students, and business leaders. I appreciate the opportunity to host Governors and education leaders in Nevada to spur a national conversation on education.” The Las Vegas-based event will feature panel discussions with education experts on both sides of the political aisle. Some education experts participating include : David Coleman, CEO of College Board; Dr. Shanika Hope, Education for Social Impact Director at Google; Dr. Sal Khan, founder and CEO of Khan Academy; and Reshma Saujani, founder of Girls Who Code, the release said. Additional information about the Let’s Get Ready initiative and upcoming bipartisan events are available on the NGA website .

JERUSALEM — A new round of Israeli airstrikes in Yemen on Thursday targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital and multiple ports, while the World Health Organization's director-general said the bombardment occurred nearby as he prepared to board a flight in Sanaa, with a crew member injured. “The air traffic control tower, the departure lounge — just a few meters from where we were — and the runway were damaged,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on the social media platform X. He added that he and U.N. colleagues were safe. “We will need to wait for the damage to the airport to be repaired before we can leave,” he said, without mentioning the source of the bombardment. U.N. spokeswoman Stephanie Tremblay later said the injured person was with the U.N. Humanitarian Air Service. At least three people were later reported killed and dozens injured in the airport strike. The U.N. team members left the airport and were “safe and sound” in Sanaa while the injured crew member was being treated at a hospital, she said. Tremblay said the damage assessment would be made on Friday morning to see whether WHO chief and the U.N. team can leave Yemen. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the escalation in attacks between Yemen and Israel and described Thursday’s attacks as “especially alarming,” Tremblay said. Israel’s army later told The Associated Press it wasn’t aware that the WHO chief or delegation was at the location in Yemen. The Israeli strikes followed several days of Houthi launches setting off sirens in Israel. The Israeli military in a statement said it attacked infrastructure used by the Iran-backed Houthis at the international airport in Sanaa and ports in Hodeida, Al-Salif and Ras Qantib, along with power stations, asserting they were used to smuggle in Iranian weapons and for the entry of senior Iranian officials. Israel's military added it had "capabilities to strike very far from Israel’s territory — precisely, powerfully, and repetitively.” The strikes, carried out over 1,000 miles from Jerusalem, came a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “the Houthis, too, will learn what Hamas and Hezbollah and Assad’s regime and others learned" as his military has battled those more powerful proxies of Iran. The Houthi-controlled satellite channel al-Masirah reported multiple deaths and showed broken windows, collapsed ceilings and a bloodstained floor and vehicle. Iran's foreign ministry condemned the strikes. The U.S. military also has targeted the Houthis in recent days. The U.N. has said the targeted ports are important entryways for humanitarian aid for Yemen, the poorest Arab nation that plunged into a civil war in 2014 . Over the weekend, 16 people were wounded when a Houthi missile hit a playground in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv , while other missiles and drones have been shot down. Last week, Israeli jets struck Sanaa and Hodeida, killing nine people, calling it a response to previous Houthi attacks. The Houthis also have been targeting shipping on the Red Sea corridor, calling it solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. The U.N. Security Council has an emergency meeting Monday in response to an Israeli request that it condemn the Houthi attacks and Iran for supplying them weapons. Meanwhile, an Israeli strike killed five Palestinian journalists outside a hospital in Gaza overnight , the territory's Health Ministry said. The Israeli military said all were militants posing as reporters. The strike hit a car outside Al-Awda Hospital in the built-up Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. The journalists were working for local news outlet Al-Quds Today, a television channel affiliated with the Islamic Jihad militant group. Islamic Jihad is a smaller and more extreme ally of Hamas and took part in the Oct. 7, 2023 attack in southern Israel that ignited the war. Israel's military identified four of the men as combat propagandists and said that intelligence, including a list of Islamic Jihad operatives found by soldiers in Gaza, had confirmed that all five were affiliated with the group. Hamas, Islamic Jihad and other Palestinian militant groups operate political, media and charitable operations in addition to their armed wings. Associated Press footage showed the incinerated shell of a van, with press markings visible on the back doors. Sobbing young men attended the funeral. The bodies were wrapped in shrouds, with blue press vests draped over them. The Committee to Protect Journalists says more than 130 Palestinian reporters have been killed since the start of the war. Israel hasn't allowed foreign reporters to enter Gaza except on military embeds. Israel has banned the pan-Arab Al Jazeera network and accused six of its Gaza reporters of being militants . The Qatar-based broadcaster denies the allegations and accuses Israel of trying to silence its war coverage, which has focused heavily on civilian casualties from Israeli military operations. Separately, Israel's military said a 35-year-old reserve soldier was killed during fighting in central Gaza. A total of 389 soldiers have been killed in Gaza since the start of the ground operation. The war began when Hamas-led militants stormed across the border, killing around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducting around 250. About 100 hostages are still inside Gaza, at least a third believed to be dead. Israel's air and ground offensive has killed more than 45,000 Palestinians, according to the Health Ministry. It says more than half the fatalities have been women and children, but doesn't say how many of the dead were fighters. Israel says it has killed more than 17,000 militants, without providing evidence. The offensive has caused widespread destruction and hunger and driven around 90% of the population of 2.3 million from their homes. Hundreds of thousands are packed into squalid camps along the coast, with little protection from the cold, wet winter. Also Thursday, people mourned eight Palestinians killed by Israeli military operations in and around Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. The Israeli military said it opened fire after militants attacked soldiers, and it was aware of uninvolved civilians who were harmed in the raid. Shurafa reported from Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip. Associated Press writers Edith M. Lederer at the United Nations and Nasser Karimi in Tehran, Iran, contributed to this report. 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Nevada 90, Oklahoma St. 78Israel cracks down on Palestinian citizens who speak out against the war in Gaza UMM AL-FAHM, Israel (AP) — In the year since the war in Gaza broke out, Israel's government has been cracking down on dissent among its Palestinian citizens. Authorities have charged Palestinians with “supporting terrorism” because of posts online or for demonstrating against the war. Activists and rights watchdogs say Palestinians have also lost jobs, been suspended from schools and faced police interrogations. Palestinians make up about 20% of Israel's population. Many feel forced to self-censor out of fear of being jailed and further marginalized in society. Others still find ways to dissent, but carefully. Israel's National Security Ministry counters that, “Freedom of speech is not the freedom to incite.” Israel says rabbi who went missing in the UAE was killed TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel says the body of of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi who went missing in the United Arab Emirates has been found, citing Emirati authorities. The statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on Sunday said Zvi Kogan was murdered, calling it a “heinous antisemitic terror incident.” It said: “The state of Israel will act with all means to seek justice with the criminals responsible for his death." Kogan went missing on Thursday, and there were suspicions he had been kidnapped. His disappearance comes as Iran has been threatening to retaliate against Israel after the two countries traded fire in October. Israeli strike on Lebanese army center kills soldier, wounds 18 others BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli strike on a Lebanese army center has killed one soldier and wounded 18 others, the Lebanese military said. Sunday's was the latest in a series of Israeli strikes that have killed over 40 Lebanese troops, even as the military has largely kept to the sidelines in the war between Israel and Hezbollah militants. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military, which has acknowledged mistakenly hitting Lebanese troops while saying they are not a target of its campaign against the militants. After Trump's Project 2025 denials, he is tapping its authors and influencers for key roles WASHINGTON (AP) — During the campaign, President-elect Donald Trump had hailed what would become Project 2025 as a conservative roadmap for “exactly what our movement will do." Trump pulled an about-face when Project 2025 became a political liability. He denied knowing anything about the “ridiculous and abysmal” plans, even though some were written by his former aides and many allies. Now, after winning the 2024 election, Trump is stocking his second administration with key players in the effort he temporarily shunned. Trump has tapped Russell Vought for an encore as director of the Office of Management and Budget; Tom Homan, his former immigration chief, as “border czar;” and immigration hardliner Stephen Miller as deputy chief of policy. Trump's Republican Party is increasingly winning union voters. It's a shift seen in his labor pick WASHINGTON (AP) — Working-class voters helped Republicans make steady election gains this year and expanded a coalition that increasingly includes rank-and-file union members. It's a political shift spotlighting one of President-elect Donald Trump’s latest Cabinet picks: a GOP congresswoman, who has drawn labor support, to be his labor secretary. Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer narrowly lost her bid for a second term this month, despite strong backing from union members. They're a key part of the Democratic base but are gravitating in the Trump era toward a Republican Party traditionally allied with business interests. Forecasts warn of possible winter storms across US during Thanksgiving week WINDSOR, Calif. (AP) — Forecasters in the U.S. have warned of another round of winter weather that could complicate travel leading up to Thanksgiving. California is bracing for more snow and rain this weekend while still grappling with some flooding and small landslides from a previous storm. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for California's Sierra Nevada through Tuesday, with heavy snow expected at high elevations. Thousands remained without power in the Seattle area on Saturday after a “bomb cyclone” storm system hit the West Coast earlier in the week, killing two people. Parts of the Northeast and Appalachia also began the weekend with heavy precipitation. Pakistan partially stops mobile and internet services ahead of pro-Imran Khan protest ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has suspended mobile and internet services “in areas with security concerns” as supporters of imprisoned former premier Imran Khan gear up for a protest in the capital. The government and Interior Ministry made the announcement on X, which is banned in Pakistan. Sunday's protest is to demand Khan's release. He has been in prison for more than a year but remains popular. His supporters rely heavily on social media and messaging apps to coordinate with each other. Pakistan has already sealed off Islamabad and shut down major roads and highways connecting the city with Khan's power bases. Here's what to know about the new funding deal that countries agreed to at UN climate talks BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — In the wee hours Sunday at the United Nations climate talks, countries from around the world reached an agreement on how rich countries can cough up the funds to support poor countries in the face of climate change. But it’s a far-from-perfect arrangement, with many parties still unsatisfied but hopeful that the deal will be a step in the right direction. Japan holds Sado mines memorial despite South Korean boycott amid lingering historical tensions SADO, Japan (AP) — Japan has held a memorial ceremony near the Sado Island Gold Mines despite a last-minute boycott of the event by South Korea that highlighted tensions between the neighbors over the issue of Korean forced laborers at the site before and during World War II. South Korea’s absence at Sunday’s memorial, to which Seoul government officials and Korean victims’ families were invited, is a major setback in the rapidly improving ties between the two countries, which since last year have set aside their historical disputes to prioritize U.S.-led security cooperation. Chuck Woolery, smooth-talking game show host of 'Love Connection' and 'Scrabble,' dies at 83 NEW YORK (AP) — Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of “Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection” and “Scrabble” who later became a right-wing podcaster, skewering liberals and accusing the government of lying about COVID-19, has died. He was 83. Mark Young, Woolery’s podcast co-host and friend, said in an email early Sunday that Woolery died at his home in Texas with his wife, Kristen, present. Woolery, with his matinee idol looks, coiffed hair and ease with witty banter, was inducted into the American TV Game Show Hall of Fame in 2007 and earned a daytime Emmy nomination in 1978. He teamed up with Young for the podcast “Blunt Force Truth” and became a full supporter Donald Trump.The Senior Special Adviser to the FCT Minister on Public Communication and Social Media, Olarere Olayinka, has asked those alleging land grabbing by the FCT Administration, to show evidence of land ownership. The PUNCH earlier reported that a construction company, Paullosa Nigeria Limited, raised the alarm over a demolition notice issued by the Federal Capital Development Authority to the management, to demolish its estate in Lifecamp Abuja, after meeting some of its demands. The General Manager of the Estate, Mr Vincent Enoghase, who spoke to journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, claimed the FCDA had demanded N10 million, for a Right of Occupancy, which it had paid but was yet to get receive before the issuance of the quit notice. In a viral video on Wednesday, controversial social media critic, Vincent Martins Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, alleged that the FCT Minister, had revoked the land titles to the Estate, and issued the same to a Saravera Nigeria Limited, and the Minority Leader and member of the House of Representatives representing Obio/Akpor Constituency, Kingsley Chinda. “I have the R-of-O and the C-of-O to the people he has allocated it. He allocated it to Saravera Nigeria Limited, which we contacted them, they are not in existence. This same Saravera are allegedly the people that are managing Wike’s hotel in Port Harcourt. Now, the other person that has a big share in the whole of this thing is the head and the Leader of the Minority in the House of Reps, in the name of Kingsley Chinda”, he said. VeryDarkMan went on to call on security agencies including the Nigerian Army, Navy and Air Force to intervene, noting that the original owner of the land was the first cadet of the Nigerian Army who passed on only four years ago. In response, the SSA to the minister in a statement on Wednesday, urged “self-appointed social media activists”, to verify claims from both sides before going public with the issue. Related News Court dismisses Bobrisky’s fundamental rights suit against EFCC, N’Assembly [ICYMI] No N500m missing from customer's account, says Access Bank Impersonation: Court grants VeryDarkMan N2m bail Olayinka explained that the construction company had occupied the land located at Plot No 2241, Gwarimpa District, Cadastral Zone C02, Abuja, with a temporary R-of-O granted 40 years ago in 1984. He added that while the company applied for conversion to a statutory Right of Occupancy, it had failed to comply with certain conditions for the issuance, for the past 20 months. “A construction company, Paulosa Nigeria Limited occupied the land as a temporary office, under a Temporary Right of Occupancy arrangement granted in 1984 (40 years ago). For 36 years, the company occupied the land, built permanent structures on it, and rented them out without any approval from the government. “On November 18, 2020, after occupying the land for 36 years without approval, Paulosa Nigeria Limited applied to the then Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, for the conversion of the Temporary Right of Occupancy to a Statutory Right of Occupancy. “On February 1, 2023, approval was granted to Paulosa Nigeria Limited for a Statutory Right of Occupancy, subject to certain terms and conditions. Some of the terms and conditions are payment of Ground Rent Per Square Meter Per Annum, which was N50K/m2 from 2022 to 2023, amounting to N2,332,143; payment of Premium of N500/m2, amounting to N11,660,715 and payment of Ground Rent from 1984 to 2021 (37 years), amounting to N43,144,645. “However, for 20 months, Paulosa Nigeria Limited refused to comply with the terms and conditions for the approval. Consequent upon the failure of Paulosa Nigeria Limited to comply with the terms and conditions for approval granted for a Right of Occupancy on the said land, the approval was revoked on October 10, 2024, more than 20 months after it was given. From the above, it should be clear that Paulosa Nigeria Limited never at any time, owned the land”, the statement read. The SSA reiterated the call for critics to verify information from the administration, to avoid being used as a tool to mislead the public “My advice to our social media emergency human rights advocates is that they should always endeavour to investigate claims by whoever is seeking their service. For instance, if the person who took his time to do that video had taken a simple step of investigating further, he would have been well informed, such that he won’t be used to mislead the public.”

NFL Fans Stunned By Brandon Aubrey's Performance Sunday AfternoonEmpowered Funds LLC increased its holdings in shares of Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. ( NYSE:FBIN – Free Report ) by 5.8% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 8,224 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 452 shares during the period. Empowered Funds LLC’s holdings in Fortune Brands Innovations were worth $736,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC. Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. CIBC Asset Management Inc raised its holdings in Fortune Brands Innovations by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 3,609 shares of the company’s stock valued at $323,000 after acquiring an additional 121 shares during the period. Wedmont Private Capital lifted its holdings in Fortune Brands Innovations by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter. Wedmont Private Capital now owns 5,786 shares of the company’s stock worth $502,000 after purchasing an additional 164 shares during the last quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Fortune Brands Innovations by 2.4% in the 2nd quarter. Summit Trail Advisors LLC now owns 7,297 shares of the company’s stock valued at $474,000 after purchasing an additional 169 shares during the period. CWM LLC grew its holdings in Fortune Brands Innovations by 8.3% in the 3rd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 2,199 shares of the company’s stock valued at $197,000 after buying an additional 169 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Van ECK Associates Corp increased its position in Fortune Brands Innovations by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 37,540 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,254,000 after buying an additional 173 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.60% of the company’s stock. Fortune Brands Innovations Stock Performance NYSE:FBIN opened at $76.50 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $9.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.55, a P/E/G ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.51. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $84.29 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $76.49. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 1.32 and a quick ratio of 0.69. Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. has a 1 year low of $62.54 and a 1 year high of $90.54. Fortune Brands Innovations Announces Dividend The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 11th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.24 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 22nd. This represents a $0.96 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.25%. Fortune Brands Innovations’s payout ratio is presently 27.04%. Wall Street Analyst Weigh In FBIN has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on shares of Fortune Brands Innovations from $84.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on Fortune Brands Innovations from $82.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on Fortune Brands Innovations from $86.00 to $98.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 8th. UBS Group reduced their target price on Fortune Brands Innovations from $98.00 to $97.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Evercore ISI decreased their price target on Fortune Brands Innovations from $80.00 to $78.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $91.36. Check Out Our Latest Report on Fortune Brands Innovations Fortune Brands Innovations Profile ( Free Report ) Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc provides home and security products for residential home repair, remodeling, new construction, and security applications in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Water, Outdoors, and Security. 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