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Warren Buffett gives away another $1.1B and plans for distributing his $147B fortune after his deathNEW YORK — Two luxury real estate brokers and their brother have been charged with luring, drugging and violently raping dozens of women over more than a decade, according to a federal indictment unsealed Wednesday in Manhattan. State charges were also filed Wednesday in Florida against two of the brothers and a third man stemming from three alleged sexual assaults over the past decade. Federal prosecutors allege in the New York indictment that Oren and Tal Alexander, known for brokering deals on high-end properties in New York City and Miami, and sibling Alon Alexander used their wealth and influence to take advantage of victims from at least 2010 to 2021. “This conduct was heinous,” U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams said at a news conference in his Manhattan office. The brothers, who all reside in Miami, used “deception, fraud, and coercion” to entice victims to travel with them or attend parties or events in which they covered flights, hotels and other expenses, according to the indictment. They also at times used the promise of a romantic relationship, it said. The women were then drugged and raped by one or more of the brothers, as well as other men, the U.S. Attorney said. After the assaults, the brothers often gave their victims concert tickets and luxury items, Williams added. The brothers typically met their victims on dating apps, through social events and at bars and nightclubs, but they also used party promoters to “source” women, according to Williams. He added that the women were often provided drugs, including cocaine, psychedelic mushrooms and GHB. The brothers even surreptitiously drugged some of the women’s drinks, leaving them physically impaired and unable to fight back or escape from the sexual assaults, prosecutors said in their indictment. "In some instances, the defendants physically restrained and held down their victims during the rapes and sexual assaults and ignored screams and explicit requests to stop,'' the indictment said. In the Florida cases, state prosecutors described one incident in December 2016 as a “gang rape” of a woman who said she was invited to a barbecue at Alon Alexander’s Miami Beach apartment only to discover no one there, save Alon, his brother Oren and another man. The woman, who is not named, said she was led into a bedroom where the brothers argued over who would rape her first as she pleaded with them not to assault her, according to Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle. The second incident, in October 2017, involved a woman who said she was sexually assaulted by Oren Alexander at his apartment following a real estate event. The woman said she was given a glass of wine that made her feel weak and unable to control her body before she was attacked, according to prosecutors. They said the third incident happened in October 2021 and involved a woman who said she was assaulted by Oren Alexander after going out to dinner with him and then going back to his residence with some of her friends. Williams, the U.S. Attorney in New York, said the three brothers were arrested in Florida on Wednesday and will appear in Miami federal court before being brought to New York to answer to the charges. He declined to say if others also will be charged and urged any other possible victims to come forward as the investigation is ongoing. “They were not acting alone,” Williams said. A lawyer representing one of the brothers denied the charges, which include one count of engaging in a sex trafficking conspiracy for each sibling. "Oren Alexander is innocent," attorney Susan Necheles wrote in an email. “The evidence will show that neither he nor his brothers ever committed a crime.” Lawyers for the other brothers did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment. Tal Alexander, 38, and Oren Alexander, 37, first worked as a team under real estate giant Douglas Elliman, listing properties for Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, Liam Gallagher, and Lindsay Lohan. In 2022, they started a new company called Official. Meanwhile, Alon Alexander, who is Oren's twin brother, attended law school and joined the family business, private security firm Kent Security.WASHINGTON — FBI Director Chris Wray on Wednesday became the latest part of institutionalist Washington to act in the interest of the institution he led even as incoming President-elect Donald Trump makes clear he intends to burn them all to the ground. Like parents modeling good behavior to a toddler, President Joe Biden and members of his administration have been performing the rituals of a democracy going through a normal transfer of power to benefit a man who tried to end that democracy just four years earlier. Vice President Kamala Harris conceded her election loss and congratulated Trump. Biden invited him to the White House in the following days and pledged a smooth transition. Special counsel Jack Smith last month dismissed dozens of felony charges that could have put Trump in prison for decades because of standing Department of Justice policy that doesn’t allow it to prosecute a sitting president. And, Wednesday, Wray — who was appointed by Trump in 2017 and has more than two years to go in his 10-year term ― told his colleagues that he would resign before Trump takes office in January, given Trump’s desire to install loyalist and fellow conspiracy theorist Kash Patel in that job. “This is the best way to avoid dragging the bureau deeper into the fray while reinforcing the values and principles that are so important in how we do our work,” Wray said in a video released by the FBI of his remarks. “This is not easy for me. I love this place, I love our mission and I love our people.” Whether the strategy of teaching the value of American institutions by example will work with Trump remains to be seen. Bradley Moss, a lawyer in Washington who specializes in national security work, has his doubts, and said Wray should have forced Trump to fire him, given the man Trump wants to replace him with. “Utterly spineless. By doing this, Director Wray has guaranteed the very thing he was supposed to avoid: the FBI becoming a politicized institution,” Moss said. “If there was any question that going forward the position of director will change every time the party in power changes, something the Watergate statutory reforms were supposed to prevent, that idea is dead.” FBI directors serve 10-year terms as a result of a post-Watergate reform implemented after President Richard Nixon tried to use both the FBI and the CIA to cover up his attempts to cheat in the 1972 election by spying on the Democratic Party . Not long after Wray announced his decision, Trump — a convicted criminal who eluded federal charges by winning back the presidency — continued lying about his prosecutions and the FBI’s role in them. “Under the leadership of Christopher Wray, the FBI illegally raided my home, without cause, worked diligently on illegally impeaching and indicting me, and has done everything else to interfere with the success and future of America,” Trump posted on social media. In fact, the search of Trump’s South Florida country club was approved by a federal judge. Agents who executed the warrant found dozens of secret documents that Trump had refused to turn over despite a subpoena demanding that he do so. Further, Wray had nothing to do with either of Trump’s impeachments — the first in 2020 for his attempt to extort Ukraine into smearing Biden; the second for his Jan. 6, 2021, coup attempt. Both impeachments were carried out by the House of Representatives. In May 2017, Trump fired then-FBI director James Comey after he refused to pledge Trump his personal loyalty. Trump replaced him with Wray, who at the time was in the private sector after having served in the Justice Department under President George W. Bush. Mark Warner, a Democratic senator from Virginia who will soon go from chair to ranking member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said he was sorry to see Wray step down. “I understand that Director Wray is simply trying to do what he has always done – which is act with integrity – and I thank him for the principled leadership he brought to the FBI and for his service to the country,” Warner said in a statement. Patel, who worked in Trump’s first administration in various roles but seemed most interested in undermining evidence that Russia had helped Trump win in 2016, said in an interview last year that he would go after Trump’s critics if Trump returned to the White House. “We will go out and find the conspirators, not just in the government, but in the media,” Patel said . “Yes, we’re going to come after the people in the media who lied about American citizens, who helped Joe Biden rig presidential elections. We’re going to come after you. Whether it’s criminally or civilly, we’ll figure that out, but yeah, we’re putting you all on notice.” In fact, no one helped Biden “rig” any election. Biden beat Trump by 7 million votes in 2020. Nonetheless, in a book he wrote called “Government Gangsters,” Patel laid out in an appendix the names of 60 people who may need going after. They include former Trump Attorney General Bill Barr, former Trump press secretary Stephanie Grisham, former Trump Defense Secretary Mark Esper as well as Biden, Harris, and Trump’s 2016 opponent, Hillary Clinton. Patel made clear that his list “was not exhaustive.” Don't let this be the end of the free press. The free press is under attack — and America's future hangs in the balance. As other newsrooms bow to political pressure, HuffPost is not backing down. Would you help us keep our news free for all? We can't do it without you. Can't afford to contribute? Support HuffPost by creating a free account and log in while you read. You've supported HuffPost before, and we'll be honest — we could use your help again . We view our mission to provide free, fair news as critically important in this crucial moment, and we can't do it without you. Whether you give once or many more times, we appreciate your contribution to keeping our journalism free for all. You've supported HuffPost before, and we'll be honest — we could use your help again . We view our mission to provide free, fair news as critically important in this crucial moment, and we can't do it without you. Whether you give just one more time or sign up again to contribute regularly, we appreciate you playing a part in keeping our journalism free for all. Already contributed? Log in to hide these messages. Moss said that if Wray had stayed on and Trump had fired him, the courts likely would have backed Trump. “But it would have come with a political cost. And the legal fight over the ability to fire Wray given the statutory protection instituted post-Watergate would have been bloody,” he said. Mike Davis, a former Senate lawyer who has been working on Trump’s transition team, said Wray was smart to step down. “My best guess: Chris Wray would have been fired, publicly humiliated and legally defeated.” Related From Our Partner

With US government agencies and lawmakers reportedly considering a ban on TP-Link's products in the United States, one might think the company would rank high on the list of networking vendors with the most vulnerabilities currently being exploited by cyberattackers. Not by a long shot. The Chinese firm, whose products are popular among consumers and small businesses, currently has two security issues gracing the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) list curated by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), compared with 74 for Cisco Systems, 23 for Ivanti, and 20 for D-Link. Yet US government officials' concern is less about known vulnerabilities, and more about unknown risks, including its routers' popularity in the United States — where it accounts for about two-thirds of the market — and the degree to which the company is beholden to China's government. While no researcher has called out a specific backdoor or zero-day vulnerability in TP-Link routers, restricting products from a country that is a political and economic rival is not unreasonable, says Thomas Pace, CEO of extended Internet of Things (IoT) security firm NetRise and a former head of cybersecurity for the US Department of Energy. "The value to me [of a ban] is almost more around economic policy value than pure technical cybersecurity value," he says. "To me, there is value in saying you shouldn't buy these things because of X, Y, and Z reasons [and to make it] more difficult for small businesses, or whoever, to get their hands on devices from these companies." Related: BlackBerry to Sell Cylance to Arctic Wolf In April 2024, one of two TP-Link vulnerabilities attracted the most vulnerability scanning by threat actors, according to an analysis by cloud and application-security firm F5. The issue, a command injection vulnerability for TP-Link's Archer AX21 router ( CVE-2023-1389 ), allows an unauthenticated attacker to easily compromise a device via a simple POST request. In another incident, security firm Check Point Software Technologies discovered that TP-Link devices were also compromised with an implant known as Camaro Dragon . The implanted components were discovered in modified TP-Link firmware images, and not the original software shipped by the company, says Itay Cohen, research lead at Check Point Research. Yet Cohen stresses that the implants were written in a firmware-agnostic manner and not specific to any particular product or vendor. "It is worth noting that this kind of attack is not aimed specifically at sensitive networks, but rather at regular residential and home networks," he says. "Therefore, infecting a home router does not necessarily mean that the homeowner was a specific target, but rather that their device was merely a means to an end for the attackers ." Related: Versa Introduces Integrated Endpoint Data Loss Prevention in SASE Solution The threat posed by such vulnerabilities and implants are real, but the data from the KEV catalog shows that other manufacturers are just as likely to have their vulnerabilities exploited — and there are more of them. The lesson is that vulnerabilities in embedded devices are not unique to any one manufacturer or country of origin, says Sonu Shankar, chief product officer at Phosphorus Cybersecurity, an extended IoT cybersecurity provider. "Nation-state actors frequently exploit weaknesses in devices from companies worldwide, including those sold by American manufacturers," he says. "Devices lacking basic security hygiene — such as the use of strong passwords, timely firmware patching, or proper configurations — can become easy targets for cyberattacks." TP-Link stressed this fact in a statement sent to Dark Reading. "Many brands of consumer electronics are targeted by hackers, and we support government efforts to hold all producers to the same standard," a company spokesperson said. "We welcome opportunities to engage with the federal government to demonstrate that our security practices are fully in line with industry security standards, and to demonstrate our ongoing commitment to the American market, American consumers, and addressing US national security risks." Related: Test Your Cyber Skills With the SANS Holiday Hack Challenge But those assertions may be minimizing the influence of the Chinese government on the company's operations: Most Western companies do not understand the degree to which Chinese officials monitor China's business sectors — and cybersecurity firms — as a component of government policy and national strategy, NetRise's Pace says. "It's a totally different business culture," he says. "There is a member of the PRC in every company — that's not even like an opinion, it's just how it is. And if you think they're not there to exert their influence, then you're just an unbelievably naive person, because that's exactly what they do, [including] for the purposes of intelligence gathering." Threat intelligence analysts have flagged the Chinese government national strategy documents and evidence showing their increasing efforts to compromise rival nations' infrastructure — such as the attacks by Volt Typhoon and Salt Typhoon . "In recent years we see Chinese threat actors’ increasing interest in compromising edge devices, aiming to both build resilient and more anonymous C2 infrastructures, and to gain a foothold in certain targeted networks," Check Point stated in its analysis, but added that the "discovery of the firmware-agnostic nature of the implanted components indicates that a wide range of devices and vendors may be at risk." China's networking products are not alone in being targeted by the US government, which also banned the products of antivirus firm Kaspersky because of national security concerns, given that it's a Russian company. Companies and consumers should do their due diligence, keep their devices up to date with the latest security patches, and consider whether the manufacturer of their critical hardware may have secondary motives, says Phosphorus Cybersecurity's Shankar. "The vast majority of successful attacks on IoT are enabled by preventable issues like static, unchanged default passwords, or unpatched firmware, leaving systems exposed," he says. "For business operators and consumer end-users, the key takeaway is clear: adopting basic security hygiene is a critical defense against both opportunistic and sophisticated attacks. Don’t leave the front door open." For companies worried about the origin of their networking devices or the security their supply chain, finding a trusted third party to manage the devices is a reasonable option. In reality, though, almost every device should be monitored and not trusted, says NetRise's Pace. "It's a crazy world that exists when it comes to device security," he says. "You're accepting this device that you know nothing about — and that you really can't know anything about — unlike Windows [or another operating system] ... where you can also install three agents and a firewall in front of it to mitigate the risk of the software." Veteran technology journalist of more than 20 years. Former research engineer. Written for more than two dozen publications, including CNET News.com, Dark Reading, MIT's Technology Review, Popular Science, and Wired News. Five awards for journalism, including Best Deadline Journalism (Online) in 2003 for coverage of the Blaster worm. Crunches numbers on various trends using Python and R. Recent reports include analyses of the shortage in cybersecurity workers and annual vulnerability trends.None

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Maharashtra’s caretaker Chief Minister and Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde is reportedly unwell, with a team of doctors visiting him at his village in Satara to assess his condition. The news follows a statement from Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Shirsat, who revealed that Shinde is expected to make a significant political decision within the next 24 hours, heightening the speculation over who will lead the Mahayuti-ruled state. Dr. RM Patre, Shinde’s family doctor, provided an update on the CM's health, telling ANI, "He is doing fine now. He is suffering from a fever and its side effects. It's been 2 days now. We have given him antibiotics. We are a team of 3-4 doctors attending to him." This news comes as Maharashtra prepares for the swearing-in ceremony of the new BJP-led Mahayuti government. The event is set to take place on Thursday, December 5, 2024, at 5 PM at Azad Maidan in Mumbai, and will be attended by the Honourable Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi. Chandrashekhar Bawankule, the Maharashtra BJP President, shared the details of the upcoming ceremony on X (formerly Twitter), stating, "Oath-taking Ceremony of the Mahayuti Government in Maharashtra. The oath-taking ceremony will be held in the presence of the Honourable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the pride of the world, on Thursday, December 5, 2024, at 5 PM at Azad Maidan, Mumbai." In the recently concluded assembly elections, the BJP emerged as the dominant force, securing 132 seats, the highest among the Mahayuti alliance constituents. Shinde’s Shiv Sena won 57 seats, while Ajit Pawar's NCP secured 41. In contrast, the Congress-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition suffered a major setback. The Congress registered one of its worst performances, winning just 16 seats, while Sharad Pawar’s NCP(SP) secured 10 seats, and Uddhav Thackeray’s UBT bagged 20. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from India and around the world.

Anyone visiting Rome in 2024 could be forgiven for being disappointed. While the city has no shortage of ancient treasures to explore, many of them have been buried under scaffolding amid extensive renovations. The city's historic centre has resembled a building site, with construction crews working round the clock on hundreds of infrastructure and restoration projects. Traffic, tricky at the best of times, has been abysmal. READ MORE: These will be the busiest days to fly this Christmas and New Year The good news is that, when it's all over, the Eternal City will hopefully emerge more beautiful than ever, served by a newly revamped metro system that will whisk tourists to some of the star attractions. The bad news is, just weeks away from a yearlong Roman Catholic celebration expected to bring up to 35 million to the city, much of the restoration work is yet to be finished. The jubilee celebration is a regular Catholic Church event, instituted by Pope Boniface VIII in 1300 and held every 25 years since 1470. It pulls huge numbers of pilgrims to Rome and the Vatican seeking forgiveness. During celebrations, the "holy doors" of Rome's major basilica churches, normally cemented shut, are opened. Visitors who pass through the doors and carry out spiritual acts will receive plenary indulgences — forgiveness for their sins. READ MORE: This is the best suitcase colour to have, according to travellers The forthcoming jubilee will begin on Christmas Eve — December 24 — when Pope Francis opens the holy door in St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican City. It'll run until January 6, 2026. READ MORE: The 22 travel destinations Australian travellers are being warned to avoid in 2025 In that time Rome, already one of Europe's most visited cities, is forecast to be inundated with record numbers of visitors at a time when many destinations in Italy are buckling under the strain of overtourism. For Italy's capital, the jubilee has been seen as an opportunity to upgrade the city's tourist attractions and facilities. The city has received $3.1b ($US2 billion) in special jubilee funding from the Italian state along with over $4.7 ($US3 billion) from post-pandemic funds from the EU. The disruption involved in overhauling Rome will prove to be worth it, officials say. But it's been a bitter pill for locals and tourists to swallow over the past year. Frustration at seeing the attractions they came to visit swathed in scaffolding and tarpaulins has frequently boiled over onto social media. READ MORE: Not what you'd expect to see during a visit to Alice Springs and the Red Centre Some worry the work — including infrastructure projects unrelated to the jubilee — won't be finished in time. Numerous visitors have poked fun at the city by posting videos as they made their way around the city's historical hot spots, only to find one building site after another. Piazza Navona, home of the Fountain of the Four Rivers; Piazza di San Giovanni in Laterano; Fountain of the Four Lions; Ponte Sant'Angelo; Piazza Pia; Piazza Risorgimento; Piazza della Repubblica; Piazaa dei Cinquecento — the restoration list is long. Last month, a temporary pool erected in front of the under-restoration Trevi Fountain was mocked for the underwhelming experience it offered visitors. A new ticketed entry at the fountain has also proven divisive. Piazza Venezia, one of Rome's most famous squares, is now a construction site for a new Line C metro station. Looming over the space is machinery for digging down 85 meters and installing reinforced concrete. The station will be 45 meters underground, with eight floors, each with an area of 4,500 square meters. This being Rome, removing 66,000 cubic meters of earth is as much an exercise in archaeology as it is excavation, adding complications to the construction. Artifacts found in the dig are to be displayed in the station when it's finished. READ MORE: This is the ideal length of a cruise, according to travellers Near the Vatican, another ambitious project is underway to create a pedestrian area between Castel Sant'Angelo and St. Peter's Square specifically for the jubilee. The Rome mayor's office has confirmed to CNN that this will be ready before Christmas Eve. There are, however, doubts that the city is prepared for what's about to hit it. "Rome is not ready, it is chaotic," says Sylwia Wysocka, a journalist who has been covering the Vatican and Italy for the Polish Press Agency (PAP) for more than two decades. "Romans are mad. I hear it every time I get on the bus." Riccardo Abate, a guide who shows visitors around on the back of his Vespa scooter, says that he and Scooteroma, the company he works for, have found traffic caused by the works to be challenging. READ MORE: Pilot reveals reason you must put your phone on 'airplane mode' when flying "It's been busy, it's been chaotic, it's been a little bit frustrating — especially for the everyday traffic," he says. "Being in a car is no fun." But, he says, the jubilee deadline is at least pushing the city to complete projects that could otherwise drag on. "Many of the works would have taken much longer without a deadline," he adds. And the "changes mean that Romans will benefit from these improvements long after jubilee, so the pain is worth it." Eugenio Patanè, Rome's deputy mayor of mobility, says whatever the readiness of various parts of the city, it will be able to cope. "Like all capitals, we are constantly under the pressure from tourism and frequent mega events," he says. "Rome is a city where we embrace these challenges and welcome visitors, so these big events don't scare us. We know how to adapt to the pressure." Meanwhile, Rome's mayor, Roberto Gualtieri, insists everything is running to schedule. "Yes, we are working very hard for the Jubilee and all the construction sites that are supposed to be ready for the jubilee and finished by December will be finished by December — so there will be new things to admire in Rome next year," he tells CNN. READ MORE: Why you should 'expect the unexpected' when cruising the Arctic, says Catriona Rowntree If it isn't ready, at least the city will be in a forgiving mood. Pope Francis has called for the jubilee's spirit of absolution to be extended beyond Rome, calling for richer countries to forgive the debts of poorer nations, and for governments to issue pardons or amnesties for individual prisoners. On December 26, Francis will become the first pope to open a holy door in a prison when he travels to Rome's Rebibbia detention facility. The Vatican is also planning special events with an array of groups including sportspeople and "digital missionaries and Catholic influencers" and has created a special jubilee mascot, Luce, a cartoon character dressed as a pilgrim, to try and better engage the church with pop culture. READ MORE: Domestic travel spots Aussies most wanted to go this year, according to Google Meanwhile, St Peter's Basilica has partnered with Microsoft to offer a range of Artificial Intelligence-enabled services to allow people to better experience its treasures remotely and in person. A live webcam has also been set up to livestream the tomb of St Peter. This is not Francis' first jubilee. In 2015-2016 he held an "extraordinary" jubilee of mercy which began, for the first time, with the opening of a door in the cathedral in the conflict-ravaged Central African Republic. That jubilee saw visitors of over 21 million to Rome while the last ordinary jubilee in 2000 saw an estimated 25 million visits to the Eternal City. READ MORE: Best places to pick your own sunflowers around Australia Despite this coming year's expected crowds, locals say non-religious tourists shouldn't necessarily think twice about visiting the city, especially as it begins emerging, freshly cleaned, from under its current covers. In recent days, the fountain in front of Rome's Pantheon reopened, giving a taste of what's to come. Restoration works — including cleaning, waterproofing and metal and stucco repair — have restored the structure's original colour, and the difference is startling. And as scooter tour guide Abate points out: "There is never a bad time to visit Rome."

Company will implement innovative Mission Partner Environment to securely share information with global mission partners FALLS CHURCH, Va. , Dec. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE:GD), announced today it was awarded a new $5.6 billion contract by the Air Force Mission Partner Capabilities Office. The single award, indefinite-delivery indefinite-quantity contract, awarded in November, has a five-year base period and a five-year option. Mission Partner Environments (MPEs) enable the military and its trusted partners to securely communicate, collaborate and share information at multiple levels of classification in real time so decision makers can rapidly adapt to changing mission dynamics. Under the contract, GDIT will modernize, integrate, operate and sustain the Department of Defense's MPE. The company will provide a portfolio of services including mission, cyber and enterprise IT services and infrastructure. This contract will also advance interoperability – the ability to seamlessly connect multiple systems together – with U.S. government and non-government entities and international coalition partners in support of the National Defense Strategy. "The complexity of global threats necessitates the urgency to create agile, secure and seamless information-sharing environments with our trusted partners," said Amy Gilliland , GDIT's president. "We look forward to implementing an integrated Mission Partner Environment that will serve as a blueprint for future efforts across the Department of Defense." GDIT has more than three decades of experience delivering some of the largest MPE programs globally. This includes operating the largest coalition intelligence sharing program in the world as well as implementing an MPE network for U.S. Army Europe and Africa . At Talisman Sabre 2023, the company also demonstrated the first ever Zero Trust exercises to enable rapid, secure and seamless data sharing between global mission partners in battlefield environments with limited to no internet connectivity. GDIT is a business unit of General Dynamics, a global aerospace and defense company that offers a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation; ship construction and repair; land combat vehicles, weapons systems and munitions; and technology products and services. General Dynamics employs more than 100,000 people worldwide and generated $42.3 billion in revenue in 2023. More information about General Dynamics Information Technology is available at www.gdit.com . More information about General Dynamics is available at www.gd.com . View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gdit-awarded-mission-partner-environment-contract-302337479.html SOURCE General DynamicsDaily Post Nigeria Abia Govt slams embargo on chieftaincy titles Home News Politics Metro Entertainment Sport News Abia Govt slams embargo on chieftaincy titles Published on November 30, 2024 By Daniel Chibuike The Abia State government has expressed strong reservation about the flagrant abuse of the appellations “His Royal Majesty,” and “His Royal Highness” by some Ezeogos in various autonomous communities in the state even when they are not government recognised traditional rulers. A statement signed by the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Uzor Nwachukwu, said that it has also been proven that the Ezeogos conferred chieftaincy titles on some citizens and friends of their various autonomous communities when they are not in the position to confer such chieftaincy titles on people. The statement further stressed that the Abia State of Nigeria Traditional Rulers and Autonomous Communities (Amendment) Law No. 8 of 2015, stipulates that only government-recognised traditional rulers have the right to confer chieftaincy titles on persons of proven integrity and unquestionable character. According to the statement: “The traditional institution in the State is a respectable, reputable and revered one, and should be treated as such, hence, all celebration on conferment of chieftaincy titles on some individuals in autonomous communities in Arochukwu, Abriba, Nkporo and Ohafia by some Ezeogos is hereby cancelled in the interest of peace in the State.” Ths Abia State Government further said: “Security agencies have been put on red alert to arrest and prosecute any Ezeogo or individual in any autonomous community who challenges the government’s directive.” Related Topics: abia Don't Miss Tinubu urges politicians to emulate late Wayas You may like NSCDC partners Navy to tackle oil theft on Abia waterways Environmental sanitation: 110 defaulters arrested in Abia Festive season: Abia Govt bans fireworks, to sanction violators APGA: Edozie Njoku-led faction keeps mum in Abia, as party members celebrate Supreme Court ruling Abia Govt redeems cash, employment promises to athletes BOI, Abia Govt sign deal to disburse N10 billion to entrepreneurs Advertise About Us Contact Us Privacy-Policy Terms Copyright © Daily Post Media Ltd

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Fox News’ Brooke Singman reports on Trump’s latest Cabinet pick after Matt Gaetz withdraws his attorney general nomination. Tune out the noise and know this: former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi is the force we need to fix the Department of Justice, and Americans can rest assured that weaponizing any part of our nation’s criminal justice system will soon come to a decisive end. Strong, intelligent and a dear friend and colleague, Bondi is a litigator I’ve always respected and admired. She served as Florida’s first AG for eight years after a successful 18 years as a county prosecutor where she followed the rule of law and actively listened to constituents who wanted strong and safe communities. As a former Democrat, she witnessed first-hand the elitism and divisive politics from grassroots to national policy before switching to the GOP in 2000. Bondi championed anti-human-trafficking legislation while helping to bring the issue into the national spotlight, and she justifiably demanded the Department of Justice be diligent and transparent in their investigations of Hunter Biden. 1.4 MILLION ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS IN US HAVE BEEN ORDERED DEPORTED, BUT HAVE YET TO BE REMOVED: OFFICIAL I have great confidence that Bondi and President-elect Donald Trump recognize that the hallmark of justice is the equal application of the law, and that this month’s "red sweep" of the election is evidence that voters want politicians to stop the rhetoric and solve problems. Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is Trump's new pick as AG. FILE: Bondi stands on stage in an empty Mellon Auditorium while addressing the Republican National Convention on August 25, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) When it comes to conservative criminal justice solutions, any crime rate data is meaningless if Americans don’t feel safe. One victim or any single crime-riddled community is one too many. And with the permeation of social media, all of it feels imminent to our own families and neighborhoods. While some Republicans are reacting to constituents' fears with knee-jerk, ineffective tough-on-crime policies, history has shown us, responding to crime with overly punitive policies doesn’t make any of us safer. As a former U.S. attorney, I worked closely with the Trump administration to help craft and pass the landmark, bipartisan 2018 First Step Act, and I can tell you that thoughtful, conservative criminal justice solutions work. CLICK HERE FOR MORE FOX NEWS OPINION Through improved federal prison programming, targeted sentencing reforms, and other First Step Act directives, public safety has improved. Of the 44,000 individuals released from federal prison under the First Step Act, only 9.7% have been rearrested or reconvicted — an incredible improvement from 46.2% prior to 2018. Just as the name implies, this landmark law was a first step for Trump and other conservative criminal justice advocates to use smart on crime policy solutions to improve public safety. Conservatives can build on that success by promoting thoughtful conservative policy ideas in our states, counties and at the federal level. No matter what your party affiliation, we can all agree that one victim is one too many and that criminals must be held accountable. Haphazardly creating new crimes or stiffer sentencing do not deter individual criminals — rather, it is the predictability of being caught that deters individuals from committing a crime. Further, boots-on-the-ground law enforcement in every capacity needs our support and resources. When forces are stretched too thin with outdated technology and policies, it’s no surprise that only 57.8% of murders and 26.9% of rapes are being solved. Victims deserve better. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP As a former U.S. attorney, I worked closely with the Trump administration to help craft and pass the landmark, bipartisan 2018 First Step Act, and I can tell you that thoughtful, conservative criminal justice solutions work. As America’s next attorney general, Bondi will empower Americans to work together to find solutions to solve criminal justice problems unique to their own communities and to stand their ground against any attempted weaponization of our justice system. With Pam Bondi at the helm, the DOJ is on notice that transparency and an equal application of the law is non-negotiable. And with that, conservatives have a real opportunity to be the grown-ups in the room and create criminal justice solutions that are equitable for all Americans today and for generations to come. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM BRETT TOLMAN Brett Tolman is executive director for Right on Crime and former United States attorney for the District of Utah. Tolman was a leading figure in the drafting and passage of the First Step Act, one of the most sweeping reforms of the federal criminal justice system in decades.

The FDA approved acellular tissue engineered vessel-tyod (Symvess, Atev; Humacyte Inc) for use in adults as a vascular conduit for extremity arterial injury when urgent revascularization is needed to avoid imminent limb loss and when autologous vein graft is not feasible. The approval follows positive results from the pivotal phase 2/3 V005 (NCT03005418) clinical trial. Image credit: JHVEPhoto | stock.adobe.com Humacyte Human Acellular Vessel (HAV) in Patients With Vascular Trauma NCT03005418 Humacyte, Inc. September 1, 2027 Symvess is a first-in-class bioengineered human tissue that is designed to be a universally implantable vascular conduit for use in arterial replacement and repair. Because harvesting vein from a trauma patient can take time during surgery, Symvess is available off-the-shelf, which does not require potential further injury to the patient to obtain vascular repair material via an invasive surgery. The Symvess trauma program was granted regenerative medicine advanced therapy designation by the FDA in May 2023, and in February 2024, it received a priority review. “The approval of a vascular conduit that resists infection and remodels into native arteries is an extraordinary technological advancement that will have a huge impact on the quality of trauma care around the world,” Charles J. Fox, MD, FACS, director of Vascular Surgery at the University of Maryland Capital Region, said in a news release. “Symvess is perfectly sized to treat most injuries, has excellent handling properties, and reduces time necessary to save both life and limbs.” The V005 (NCT03005418) trial, also called CLN-PRO-V005, is a prospective, multicenter, multi-cohort, non-randomized phase 2/3 study which enrolled patients with life- or limb-threatening vascular trauma which requires surgical repair. A limb cohort includes patients who require repair of a vessel contained to the upper or lower extremity, and a torso cohort includes patients who require repair of vessels within the thorax (excluding the heart), abdomen, and retroperitoneum. No control arms are included in this study. All patients received the investigational Symvess, which were used for arterial bypass or reconstruction. The device is implanted using a standard vascular surgical technique, similar to those used to place predicate peripheral vascular prostheses. The primary outcome measures are primary patency (defined as the interval from the time of access placement until any intervention designed to maintain or reestablish patency, access thrombosis or the measurement of patency), which was assessed at 30 days, and frequency and severity of adverse events (AEs), which was assessed at 36 months. A total of 69 patients with a mean age of 33.5 years were enrolled in the trial, of which the majority were male (n = 38). At day 30, the primary patency was approximately 84.3% (95% CI, 72.0%-91.8%) and secondary patency was 90.2% (95% CI, 79.0%-95.7%). Additionally, amputation rate was about 9.8% (95% CI, 4.3%-21.0%). Infection and death rates were also low, occurring in about 2.0% (95% CI, 0.4%-10.3%) and 5.9% (95% CI, 2.0%-15.9%) of patients, respectively. “I believe that Symvess will revolutionize vascular trauma care and be profoundly beneficial to our patients,” Rishi Kundi, MD, surgical critical care of vascular surgery at the University of Maryland Medical System, said in the news release. “From my experience so far, Symvess will allow reconstructions that are currently impracticable because of contamination and infection. It will make reconstructions that we now perform with prosthetic or even biologic grafts more successful.” Overall, AEs and serious AEs were frequent in V005 consistent with patients with acute injuries. According to the investigators, AEs of special interest, including thrombosis, rupture, aneurysm, and pseudoaneurysm, occurred at acceptable rates that were consistent with reports of other vascular conduits, including autologous vein and synthetic grafts. At 30 days, AEs of interest were reported for 8 patients and included thromboses and occlusions (resolved or unresolved), nonspontaneous rupture (n = 1), and infection of the conduit (n = 1). Additionally, all enrolled patients receiving Symvess presented multiple risk factors that could lead to wound infection, of which 20 patients developed 1 or more infectious events by day 30 (eg, bacteremia, fungemia, sepsis, and osteomyelitis). “The FDA approval of Symvess will make it the preferred conduit for complex vascular injuries, and particularly those at risk for infection,” Ernest E. Moore, MD, FACS, director of Research at the Ernest E. Moore Shock Trauma Center at Denver Health, said in the news release.

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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Investor Warren Buffett renewed his Thanksgiving tradition of giving by handing out more than $1.1 billion of Berkshire Hathaway stock to four of his family's foundations Monday, and he offered new details about who will be handing out the rest of his fortune after his death. Buffett has said previously that his three kids will distribute his remaining $147.4 billion fortune in the 10 years after his death, but now he has also designated successors for them because it's possible that Buffett's children could die before giving it all away. He didn't identify the successors, but said his kids all know them and agree they would be good choices. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Success! An email has been sent to with a link to confirm list signup. Error! There was an error processing your request. Get the latest need-to-know information delivered to your inbox as it happens. Our flagship newsletter. Get our front page stories each morning as well as the latest updates each afternoon during the week + more in-depth weekend editions on Saturdays & Sundays.By BEN FINLEY The Christmas tradition has become nearly global in scope: Children from around the world track Santa Claus as he sweeps across the earth, delivering presents and defying time. Each year, at least 100,000 kids call into the North American Aerospace Defense Command to inquire about Santa’s location. Millions more follow online in nine languages , from English to Japanese. On any other night, NORAD is scanning the heavens for potential threats , such as last year’s Chinese spy balloon . But on Christmas Eve, volunteers in Colorado Springs are fielding questions like, “When is Santa coming to my house?” and, “Am I on the naughty or nice list?” “There are screams and giggles and laughter,” said Bob Sommers, 63, a civilian contractor and NORAD volunteer. Sommers often says on the call that everyone must be asleep before Santa arrives, prompting parents to say, “Do you hear what he said? We got to go to bed early.” NORAD’s annual tracking of Santa has endured since the Cold War , predating ugly sweater parties and Mariah Carey classics . The tradition continues regardless of government shutdowns, such as the one in 2018 , and this year . Here’s how it began and why the phones keep ringing. The origin story is Hollywood-esque It started with a child’s accidental phone call in 1955. The Colorado Springs newspaper printed a Sears advertisement that encouraged children to call Santa, listing a phone number. A boy called. But he reached the Continental Air Defense Command, now NORAD, a joint U.S. and Canadian effort to spot potential enemy attacks. Tensions were growing with the Soviet Union, along with anxieties about nuclear war. Air Force Col. Harry W. Shoup picked up an emergency-only “red phone” and was greeted by a tiny voice that began to recite a Christmas wish list. “He went on a little bit, and he takes a breath, then says, ‘Hey, you’re not Santa,’” Shoup told The Associated Press in 1999. Realizing an explanation would be lost on the youngster, Shoup summoned a deep, jolly voice and replied, “Ho, ho, ho! Yes, I am Santa Claus. Have you been a good boy?” Shoup said he learned from the boy’s mother that Sears mistakenly printed the top-secret number. He hung up, but the phone soon rang again with a young girl reciting her Christmas list. Fifty calls a day followed, he said. In the pre-digital age, the agency used a 60-by-80 foot (18-by-24 meter) plexiglass map of North America to track unidentified objects. A staff member jokingly drew Santa and his sleigh over the North Pole. The tradition was born. “Note to the kiddies,” began an AP story from Colorado Springs on Dec. 23, 1955. “Santa Claus Friday was assured safe passage into the United States by the Continental Air Defense Command.” In a likely reference to the Soviets, the article noted that Santa was guarded against possible attack from “those who do not believe in Christmas.” Is the origin story humbug? Some grinchy journalists have nitpicked Shoup’s story, questioning whether a misprint or a misdial prompted the boy’s call. In 2014, tech news site Gizmodo cited an International News Service story from Dec. 1, 1955, about a child’s call to Shoup. Published in the Pasadena Independent, the article said the child reversed two digits in the Sears number. “When a childish voice asked COC commander Col. Harry Shoup, if there was a Santa Claus at the North Pole, he answered much more roughly than he should — considering the season: ‘There may be a guy called Santa Claus at the North Pole, but he’s not the one I worry about coming from that direction,’” Shoup said in the brief piece. In 2015, The Atlantic magazine doubted the flood of calls to the secret line, while noting that Shoup had a flair for public relations. Phone calls aside, Shoup was indeed media savvy. In 1986, he told the Scripps Howard News Service that he recognized an opportunity when a staff member drew Santa on the glass map in 1955. A lieutenant colonel promised to have it erased. But Shoup said, “You leave it right there,” and summoned public affairs. Shoup wanted to boost morale for the troops and public alike. “Why, it made the military look good — like we’re not all a bunch of snobs who don’t care about Santa Claus,” he said. Shoup died in 2009. His children told the StoryCorps podcast in 2014 that it was a misprinted Sears ad that prompted the phone calls. “And later in life he got letters from all over the world,” said Terri Van Keuren, a daughter. “People saying ‘Thank you, Colonel, for having, you know, this sense of humor.’” A rare addition to Santa’s story NORAD’s tradition is one of the few modern additions to the centuries-old Santa story that have endured, according to Gerry Bowler, a Canadian historian who spoke to the AP in 2010. Ad campaigns or movies try to “kidnap” Santa for commercial purposes, said Bowler, who wrote “Santa Claus: A Biography.” NORAD, by contrast, takes an essential element of Santa’s story and views it through a technological lens. In a recent interview with the AP, Air Force Lt. Gen. Case Cunningham explained that NORAD radars in Alaska and Canada —- known as the northern warning system — are the first to detect Santa. He leaves the North Pole and typically heads for the international dateline in the Pacific Ocean. From there he moves west, following the night. “That’s when the satellite systems we use to track and identify targets of interest every single day start to kick in,” Cunningham said. “A probably little-known fact is that Rudolph’s nose that glows red emanates a lot of heat. And so those satellites track (Santa) through that heat source.” NORAD has an app and website, www.noradsanta.org , that will track Santa on Christmas Eve from 4 a.m. to midnight, mountain standard time. People can call 1-877-HI-NORAD to ask live operators about Santa’s location from 6 a.m. to midnight, mountain time.