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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — RJ Felton had 21 points in East Carolina's 71-64 victory over Stetson on Friday. Felton also added eight rebounds for the Pirates (5-1). Joran Riley scored 14 points while going 4 of 11 and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line and added five rebounds. Cam Hayes shot 3 for 7 (2 for 4 from 3-point range) and 5 of 6 from the free-throw line to finish with 13 points. The Hatters (1-5) were led in scoring by Mehki, who finished with 15 points and two steals. Abramo Canka added 14 points for Stetson. Jordan Wood had 12 points. East Carolina led Stetson at the half, 39-33, with Hayes (10 points) its high scorer before the break. East Carolina took the lead for good with 6:56 left in the second half on a free throw from Felton to make it a 60-59 game. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .None

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers, meet your latest lobbyists: online influencers from TikTok. The platform is once again bringing influencers to Washington, this time to lobby members of Congress to reject a fast-moving bill that would force TikTok's Beijing-based parent company to sell or be banned in the United States. On Tuesday, some influencers began a two-day advocacy event in support of TikTok, which arranged their trip ahead of a House floor vote on the legislation on Wednesday. But unlike a similar lobbying event the company put together last March when talks of a TikTok ban reached a fever pitch, this year’s effort appeared more rushed as the company scrambles to counter the legislation, which advanced rapidly on Capitol Hill. Summer Lucille, a TikTok content creator with 1.4 million followers who is visiting Washington this week, said if TikTok is banned, she “don’t know what it will do” to her business, a plus-sized boutique in Charlotte, North Carolina. “It will be devastating,” Lucille said in an interview arranged by the platform. In an unusual showing of bipartisanship, a House panel unanimously approved the measure last week. President Joe Biden has said he will sign the legislation if lawmakers pass it. But it’s unclear what will happen in the Senate, where several bills aimed at banning TikTok have stalled. The legislation faces other roadblocks. Former president and current presidential candidate Donald Trump, who holds sway over both House and Senate Republicans, has voiced opposition to the bill, saying it would empower Meta-owned Facebook, which he continues to lambast over his 2020 election loss. The bill also faces pushback from some progressive lawmakers in the House as well as civil liberties groups who argue it infringes on the First Amendment. TikTok could be banned if ByteDance, the parent company, doesn’t sell its stakes in the platform and other applications it owns within six months of the bill’s enactment. The fight over the platform takes place as U.S.-China relations have shifted to that of strategic rivalry, especially in areas such as advanced technologies and data security, seen as essential to each country’s economic prowess and national security. The shift, which started during the Trump years and has continued under Biden, has placed restrictions on export of advanced technologies and outflow of U.S. monies to China, as well as access to the U.S. market by certain Chinese businesses. The Biden administration also has cited human rights concerns in blacklisting a number of Chinese companies accused of assisting the state surveillance campaign against ethnic minorities. TikTok isn’t short on lobbyists. Its Beijing-based parent company ByteDance has a strong lobbying apparatus in Washington that includes dozens of lobbyists from well-known consulting and legal firms as well as influential insiders, such as former members of Congress and ex-aides to powerful lawmakers, according to the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will also be in Washington this week and plans to meet with lawmakers, according to a company spokesperson who said Chew’s visit was previously scheduled. But influencers, who have big followings on social media and can share personal stories of how the platform boosted their businesses — or simply gave them a voice — are still perhaps one of the most powerful tools the company has in its arsenal. A TikTok spokesperson said dozens of influencers will attend the two-day event, including some who came last year. The spokesperson did not immediately respond to questions about how many new people would be attending this year’s lobbying blitz. The company is briefing them ahead of meetings with their representatives and media interviews. Lucille, who runs the boutique in North Carolina, says has seen a substantial surge in revenue because of her TikTok page. The 34-year-old began making TikTok content focusing on plus-sized fashion in March 2022, more than a decade after she started her business. She quickly amassed thousands of followers after posting a nine-second video about her boutique. Because of her popularity on the platform, her business has more online exposure and customers, some of whom have visited from as far as Europe. She says she also routinely hears from followers who are finding support through her content about fashion and confidence. JT Laybourne, an influencer who also came to Washington, said he joined TikTok in early 2019 after getting some negative comments on videos he posted on Instagram while singing in the car with his children. Laybourne, who lives in Salt Lake City, Utah, said he was attracted to the short-form video platform because it was easy to create videos that contained music. Like Lucille, he quickly gained traction on the app. He says he also received more support from TikTok users, who reacted positively to content he produced on love and positivity. Laybourne says the community he built on the platform rallied around his family when he had to undergo heart surgery in 2020. Following the surgery, he said he used the platform to help raise $1 million for the American Heart Association in less than two years. His family now run an apparel company that gets most of its traffic from TikTok. “I will fight tooth-and-nail for this app,” he said. But whether the opposition the company is mounting through lobbyists or influencers will be enough to derail the bill is yet to be seen. On Tuesday, House lawmakers received a briefing on national security concerns regarding TikTok from the FBI, Justice Department and intelligence officials. AP Journalist Didi Tang contributed to this report. This story was originally published on March 12, 2024. It was updated on December 23, 2024 to clarify a quote by TikTok content creator Summer Lucille.

Republicans in the state Legislature promised Friday to use confirmation hearings next month to sharply question Gov. Janet Mills’ nominee to represent utility ratepayers before regulators and in court cases. Heather Sanborn, the nominee for Maine Public Advocate, is a former Democratic state legislator from Portland. Rep. Reagan Paul, R-Winterport, a member of the Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee, said in the Republicans’ weekly radio address that members of the party plan to take advantage of the hearing to promote their energy policies that are virtually opposite the priorities of majority Democrats. She said GOP committee members will ask “fair, but tough questions” of Sanborn about offshore wind and incentives for solar developers. Public Advocate William Harwood announced earlier this month he will retire Jan. 31. He has warned of costs associated with net energy billing , a program that spells out how certain classes of solar developers are paid for the power generated by their projects. Paul and other Republicans have criticized net energy billing, calling it a costly ratepayer subsidy to out-of-state solar developers. Paul said Sanborn, when in the Legislature, voted against eliminating net energy billing. Mills welcomes a “full and fair review” by legislators of Sanborn, her office wrote in an email. “The governor remains deeply concerned about the high cost of energy and welcomes discussions during the upcoming legislative session about ways the state and region can stabilize and lower energy prices for Maine people. But what she is not interested in doing is doubling down to support the profits of fossil fuel companies that cost Maine people billions of dollars every year and harm their health and our environment.” Sanborn and Sen. Mark Lawrence, co-chairman of the Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee, did not immediately respond to an email and a phone call asking for a response to Paul’s comments. Paul, an opponent of offshore wind and supporter of nuclear power that has failed to advance in the Legislature, said Republicans will propose legislation that would cut consumers’ energy bills by “sharply reducing or eliminating net energy billing profit to out-of-state solar companies.” Minority Republicans in the Legislature have unsuccessfully tried to influence state energy policy by opposing offshore wind power, policies promoting broader electric vehicle use and incentives to solar developers. Among the questions Sanborn can expect are whether she’ll “prioritize the green agenda over affordability and reliability for ratepayers,” New England’s high energy costs and if she supports efforts to advance offshore wind that Paul characterized as the “most expensive and destructive form of energy.” The Energy, Utilities and Technology Committee will schedule Sanborn’s confirmation hearing in January and vote on whether to recommend her nomination to the Senate. We invite you to add your comments. We encourage a thoughtful exchange of ideas and information on this website. By joining the conversation, you are agreeing to our commenting policy and terms of use . More information is found on our FAQs . You can modify your screen name here . Comments are managed by our staff during regular business hours Monday through Friday as well as limited hours on Saturday and Sunday. Comments held for moderation outside of those hours may take longer to approve. Please sign into your Press Herald account to participate in conversations below. If you do not have an account, you can register or subscribe . Questions? Please see our FAQs . Your commenting screen name has been updated. Send questions/comments to the editors. « Previous

Pudu unveils a life-size walking humanoid robot for warehouse tasksAs TikTok bill steams forward, online influencers put on their lobbying hats to visit Washington

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Readers sent in their Christmas etiquette dilemmas for William Hanson to answer. Here's what he had to say... READ MORE: Royal expert on Harry and Meghan's 'very uncertain and unpredictable future' "The thing is, it's intrinsically linked to money, if you are posting a photograph of 50 presents under the tree or displayed on a sofa, it's showing that you're very lucky and that you've got friends and family who spend money on you. "Whereas, if it's a lump of solitary coal you're posting about, then it's going to be slightly tragic. And actually, Christmas shouldn't be about how many presents you do or don't get. READ MORE: Ingredient hidden in this delicious dish might shock you "I probably wouldn't. However, let's say you gave me a present and you weren't with me on Christmas Day, I can take a photograph and say, 'Love the socks. Thank you so much. Here they are on my feet.'' "Technology can be good, but posting about it on Instagram – no, I don't think so." "In the past, a bottle of wine may have been sufficient, but it was not really correct, Martin so sorry to break it to you that you were committing a social sin. "Chocolates used to be the only thing that were acceptable, or champagne – providing you knew they drank. "Today, wine is fine so long as you don't expect it to be served that evening and if you know they particularly like whatever you've chosen." READ MORE: Secret ingredient that makes this the best Bloody Mary ever "If your own spouse announces this, then it's understandable if you are a bit peeved. "But if it is a friend that is getting divorced, all you can really do is listen and make sympathetic noises. "Each divorce is different, of course, and the circumstances will dictate how much cause for celebration or how much sorrow you need to express. But the best advice is to listen and let the friend talk, if they want to." "A sweet and sticky bone of contention between upper-class and aspirations Britons ...and the rest of the world is the insistence on calling the final course of a meal 'pudding' rather than the globally more commonplace 'dessert'. "My American students will often comment that, to them, a pudding is a type of dessert (cooked in a pudding basin). This may be true in Charleston, but it's de trop in Chelsea. "Although most Britons now will use the words interchangeably , they were once very different. "Puddings were heavy, flour-based staples of working-class kitchens: tasty morsels such as gooey treacle sponge, tart or moreish spotted dick. READ MORE: How a bag of frozen peas could save your dog's life "Desserts were elaborate, sweet confections served at the end of grand dinners in great houses, such as marchpanes, syllabubs and flummeries. "These required greater culinary skill and were presented by aristocratic hosts to denote their status and show off the work of their kitchen staff. "Sugar became cheaper in the 19th century, and with the change from service à la française to the sequential service à la russe , these desserts started to be seen on middle-class dining tables, too. Shock horror! "To maintain some social distinction, the aristocracy added a fruit course at the end of dinner, and called this 'dessert' and anything sweet a 'pudding'." "A question one would only get from a Telegraph reader! I think yes, a fountain pen is preferable. "There is a really old-fashioned rule – we're talking 100 years ago at least – that men would write in black ink and women would write in blue ink. "That's obsolete now and, actually, if you have slightly messy handwriting, like me, blue ink is slightly nicer than black ink, which looks heavier." READ MORE: Gift ideas for the Pilates girlies in your life, according to an instructor "It was originally called a hostess gift. Now it's called a host gift. "If you don't turn up with something, it's now more obvious and it stands out. So, yes, you do turn up with something, but you don't expect to see it again. "If you're hosting, it is your prerogative as to when you open it. It's not a party gift. It's really for you to open at a later date to say thank you for going to this effort of hosting and cooking. "But, if you think what the guest has brought is much better than what you're providing, then it's fine for you to open it." "It depends on what else is happening on the day, if it's just you and your hopefully fiancé then yes, I think that can be quite nice. "The trouble is if you are celebrating with the wider family or a wider group of friends, it makes it all about you. "And actually, Christmas is for everybody. Christmas can already be exciting enough." READ MORE: 95c pantry staple celebrity chef swears by in show-stopping dish "Lots of people tend to eat peas like that, the trouble is, your arms have to come out rather than sitting tucked in close to each other, how they should be. "Imagine a piece of paper is under your arms at all times. "The correct way to eat peas in Britain is to push them onto the fork so the elbows stay in. "Or, if you've got mashed potato or roast potato, then you can use these like glue, which helps." "Celia, don't say it's pathetic, because it's a very interesting question. I've spent my life thinking about how to eat lettuce correctly. "Historically, you would eat with just a fork, but that was when salads were not the salads they are today. "It wasn't tuna nicoise, caesar or cobb salad. It was lettuce torn up in the kitchen by hand into tiny, postage stamp sized pieces. For a daily dose of 9honey, subscribe to our newsletter here . "It was an accompaniment as opposed to an entire course. Knife blades would often corrode with lettuce – and also fish. The same reason why you would just use a fork with fish. "Still some people insist on eating salad with just a fork. That's fine for a classic French salad, but for big American-style salads, you should use a knife and fork. Knife blades are now stainless steel in most instances, so they don't corrode when they touch lettuce. "So you would eat salad exactly how you eat anything else." "In the olden days, it was a lot easier because people just used to die, whereas now they have to let you know in advance, which is fair enough. "A death on Christmas Day would just ruin it. "If you've got a relatively standard dietary requirement – vegetarian, gluten-free or an intolerance to something – then I think that's quite easy for a host to accommodate with advance notice. "If, however, you've got three or four quite specific dietary requirements or allergies , then I would advise suggesting to bring something that you can stick in the microwave or oven to reheat." "Before, because then you can eat the Christmas meal with the paper hat on." "...If you're doing it at the end, then you can only wear the hat for about 30 seconds until you stand up and it falls off. "You must do it quickly though, because you've been served hot food. I suggest reading the joke out to the table during the meal when everyone gets going. "You don't want to wait for the entire table to go around doing their joke while the turkey is getting cold. Very boring." © Telegraph Media Group Limited 2024 FOLLOW US ON WHATSAPP HERE : Stay across all the latest in celebrity, lifestyle and opinion via our WhatsApp channel. No comments, no algorithm and nobody can see your private details.

The Fort Wright City Council has asked the state of Kentucky to take over the ownership and maintenance of a bridge on Dudley Road. The bridge traverses Banklick Creek and leads into an area containing Gateway Community and Technical College’s Transportation Technology Center, a pumping station for Sanitation District 1 and – in time – a new regional fire training facility. Keep up with the latest NKY news with our daily newsletter Sign up The request took the form of a city resolution that the Fort Wright City Council passed at a special meeting on Wednesday. Mayor Dave Hatter stated at the meeting the bridge had become a money suck for the city, as all of the institutions in and around the bridge are non-taxable. Originally, the bridge connected the adjoining road to the now-defunct Robke Chevrolet dealership, which had generated tax revenue for the city. Part of the resolution states the city would give the $73,500 currently held in reserve for maintaining the bridge to the state to aid in its maintenance efforts. “When that bridge was put in many, many years ago, it was basically to support Robke Chevrolet, which was a revenue-generating opportunity for the city,” Hatter said at the meeting. “Since they closed down, and now Gateway has that property, and all the adjacent properties are ultimately non-taxable entities, there’s no revenue in that. It’s basically just the cost sink for the city, and it provides absolutely zero value to any resident of the city, unless they happen to be Gateway students.” The resolution passed unanimously. Hatter stated the goal of the resolution was to include it along with statements from other government entities who support the ownership transfer in a request to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, arguing their case. You can read the full text of the resolution below.