BUCHAREST (Reuters) - Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump's choice to head the U.S. health department, will be in Romania next week to meet Calin Georgescu, the surprise far-right winner in the first round of a presidential election, a Romanian television station said. Georgescu finished first in last Sunday's vote, and secured a place in a run-off scheduled for Dec. 8, in a win that could upend politics in Romania and undermine its pro-Western stance. However, the election result has been challenged at Romania's top court, which ordered a recount of all the votes cast last Sunday. The court will decide on Monday whether to annul the first round. Romania also holds a parliamentary election on Sunday. Kennedy will be in Bucharest next week to launch his book on the coronavirus pandemic, with a preface written by Georgescu, private television station Realitatea said in a statement. Kennedy is an environmentalist who has spread misinformation about vaccines. "Realitatea is a media partner of the year-end meeting between the future Health Secretary in Donald Trump's government and the surprise winner of the presidential vote," Realitatea said in a statement. It added the televised discussion will take place on Dec. 5. A spokesperson for Kennedy, and representatives of Republican Trump's transition team, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Georgescu told Realitatea earlier this week that Kennedy might come to Bucharest. On Saturday, his communications team neither denied nor confirmed the meeting. (Reporting by Luiza Ilie; Additional reporting by Tim Reid in West Palm Beach, Florida.; Editing by Frances Kerry)‘I care because I can’t imagine not caring’: Limerick activists share what keeps them goingLuke's Extra Points: Rahmir Johnson's clutch run, and Dylan Raiola pushes right buttons
GRAND FORKS — Robert Morris is playing at No. 12 UND in the second game of their series in Ralph Engelstad Arena. UND won the opener 4-3 in overtime. Follow the game Time: 6:07 p.m. Place: Ralph Engelstad Arena. TV: Midco Sports (GF Ch. 27/622 HD). Radio: The Fox (96.1 FM). Stream: NCHChockey.com. ADVERTISEMENT In-game updates UND's lines Forwards 7 Mac Swanson—15 Carter Wilkie—18 Jayden Perron 22 Owen McLaughlin—8 Jake Schmaltz—29 Jackson Kunz 26 Dylan James—9 Sacha Boisvert—21 Ben Strinden 5 Dane Montgomery—20 Cade Littler—28 Dalton Andrew 27 Louis Jamernik V Defensemen 4 Jake Livanavage—13 Caleb MacDonald 3 Jayden Jubenvill—6 E.J. Emery 25 Abram Wiebe—10 Tanner Komzak Goaltenders 30 Hobie Hedquist 35 T.J. Semptimphelter Not in lineup: F Cameron Berg (inj), F Cody Croal (inj), F Louis Jamernik V (inj), D Bennett Zmolek (inj), D Andrew Strathmann (inj), G Kaleb Johnson (inj), G Aleksi Huson Robert Morris' lines Forwards 19 Tanner Klimpke—21 Cameron Garvey—24 Walter Zacher 20 McKay Hayes—27 Trent Wilson—Cody Monds 16 George Krotiris—9 Mitch Deelstra—26 Braden Rourke 18 Gavin Gulash—17 Patrick Johnson—15 Connor Gourley Defensemen 8 Gabriel Lunn—2 Michael Craig 10 J.R. Ashmead—5 Luke van Why 4 Greg Japchen—3 Dominic Elliott 7 Tom Gangl ADVERTISEMENT Goaltenders 31 Dylan Meilun 1 Croix Kochendorfer 30 Dawson Smith Not in lineup: F Jackson Reineke (inj), F Lee Chiang (inj), F Eric DeBobbelaer, F Michael Felsing, F Adam O'Marra, D Trevor LeDonne, D Thomas Haynes Officials Referees — Jake Jackson and Justin Hills Linesmen — Kyle Stephens and Daniel Naylor Supervisor — Mike Schmitt Pregame notes UND captain Louis Jamernik V is listed on the linechart, but did not take warmups. . . With his expected absence, UND has moved Dane Montgomery back to his natural position of forward. Defenseman Tanner Komzak will be taking a regular shift on defense. . . UND has juggled every line. . . Hobie Hedquist will get his third start of the season and his first at home. His other starts came on Oct. 19 at Minnesota State and Nov. 2 at Cornell. He lost both. . . Robert Morris is starting Dylan Meilun in net after giving Croix Kochendorfer the opener. . . UND is now 28-0 against Atlantic Hockey teams at home.
Trump and Elon Musk bring American swagger, joyous awe back to space travelIn a single term as governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter propelled the state into a new era. The acronyms for state offices that still populate news stories about Georgia government – DOT, DNR – are lasting reminders of the massive reorganization that was a hallmark of his administration. But his legacy had already been largely determined by the time he sat down from giving his inauguration speech on Jan. 12, 1971. “I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over. Our people have already made this major and difficult decision,” Carter said as he stood in front of the Capitol, pronouncing the end of a painful era with an engineer’s perfunctory certainty. The shock value of those words would fade quickly as Georgia raced ahead over the following years. But on that stage, that day, they came as a thunderclap. The former governor, Lester Maddox, had sold his Atlanta restaurant rather than serve black customers. George Wallace, running in the presidential primaries on a defiantly segregationist platform, carried the state in the 1968 election. And the rural populist campaign Carter ran for governor against “Cufflinks Carl” Sanders reminded many observers of the Alabama governor’s anti-establishment style, with whiffs of appeals to segregationists. Although his family was considered relatively liberal on such matters, Carter had straddled the race issue in his campaign, remarking to a reporter that he had “no trouble pitching for Wallace votes and Black votes at the same time.” Dick Pettys, who was a young reporter for the Associated Press, remembers the impact of the governor’s inauguration speech, which would land Carter on the cover of Time magazine as one of the “New South” governors making a departure from the segregated past. “That just blew everybody away, because they thought he was a Democrat just like all the other Democrats,” Pettys recalled. Carter made the bold statement at the suggestion of David Rabhan, a retired Air Force colonel and businessman who piloted his campaign plane. Rabhan would later spend a decade in an Iranian prison on an espionage charge, with Carter lobbying for his release post-presidency. But Carter’s racial views had already undergone a complex evolution. Carter’s first political race, for state Senate in 1962, came about because of an opening that was an indirect result of the landmark Baker v. Carr U.S. Supreme Court case affirming the “one man, one vote” principle. In his book “Turning Point: A Candidate, a State and a Nation Come of Age,” Carter described how he came to see his own aspirations, returning to his home state from the Navy, at the same time that African Americans in Georgia began demanding their share in the political system. His Navy career as an officer working on Adm. Hyman Rickover’s nuclear submarine project was shortened by the the death of his father and the demands of his family’s peanut warehouse business. When he returned to Plains, Carter brought ideas about modernizing the state, as well as a methodical, tireless style. This quality was in evidence after Carter finished third in the Democratic primary in his first bid for governor in 1966. He quickly set about keeping his political network alive after his loss, traveling the state in preparation for the 1970 race, defeating Sanders, the early favorite, by nearly 20 points, and Republican Hal Suit by a similar margin. His major campaign pledge was to bring order to the tangle of agencies, boards and commissions in state government. He made good with a reorganization bill which passed the House by one vote. His work still forms the basic organization plan of much of state government. Carter brought new faces into state government, including banker Bert Lance, who was given the most politically sensitive job, replacing the powerful state highway director, Jim Gillis, whom Carter had promised to fire during the campaign. Lance, who would become director of the federal Office of Management and Budget under President Carter, oversaw the conversion of the Highway Department into the Department of Transportation and helped Carter in his dealings with legislators — no easy job in itself. Lance recalled in his autobiography one of those dealings when a senator dropped by and presumed to tell the new governor how to get along with the state Senate. “I was watching Carter’s forehead. He has a vein that throbs when he’s getting mad, and that thing was going, Pow! Pow!” Carter is recognized as the state’s first environmentalist governor, highlighted by his action in stopping a planned dam on the Flint River at what is now Sprewell Bluff State Park west of Thomaston. Later, as president, he would push and sign the documents that created the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in metro Atlanta, and other bills that set aside millions of acres in Alaska and the lower 48 states. During the 1979 energy crisis, he had solar panels installed on the roof of the White House. President Ronald Reagan had them dismantled in 1986. While governor, he appointed more Blacks and women to positions in state government than any of his predecessors, enforced zero-based budgeting in the newly created departments, and won passage of a modest education plan. But by the end of his term, Carter’s relationship with the General Assembly had frayed. “He was fixated on doing things on time, and that irritated people to no end,” Pettys recalled. In those days, state law didn’t allow governors to run for a consecutive term. After four years of bruising political battles, it’s far from certain he could have been reelected. But more than a year before he left office, Carter had already announced he was running for president, and set his sights on broader horizons.
QNA DOHA: The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) has announced the formation of the 'Digital Skills Working Group', with the objective of aligning efforts with the Digital Agenda 2030, as well as the Third National Development Strategy. In a statement on Sunday, MCIT affirmed that the working group's objectives include conducting in-depth studies to identify training needs, developing innovative training programs, and unifying efforts among various stakeholders to create a supportive environment for learning and professional development in the digital field. It highlighted that the working group recently held an initial meeting with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education and the Ministry of Labour to discuss and define the organizational mechanisms it will adopt in implementing future activities to ensure alignment with its strategic goals for digital skills development at the national level. As part of its operational plans, the Digital Skills Working Group will hold quarterly meetings to coordinate efforts, identify opportunities, and improve ongoing initiatives related to digital skills. Key focus areas include digital skills programs for youth, workforce skill development, and establishing comprehensive digital skills frameworks, the statement continued. The statement highlighted that by fostering collaboration, sharing actionable insights, and addressing challenges, the working group aims to strengthen Qatar's digital skills ecosystem and contribute to building an advanced, future-ready digital society. The Digital Skills Working Group is a cornerstone of Qatar's strategic efforts to accelerate digital transformation and establish an integrated ecosystem that promotes innovation, collaboration, and growth across all sectors. Copy 29/12/2024 10
Photronics, Inc. ( NASDAQ:PLAB – Get Free Report ) Director Walter M. Fiederowicz sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.01, for a total value of $240,100.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 50,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,200,500. The trade was a 16.67 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link . Photronics Stock Performance Shares of NASDAQ PLAB opened at $23.92 on Friday. Photronics, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $20.25 and a fifty-two week high of $34.16. The stock has a market cap of $1.51 billion, a PE ratio of 11.44 and a beta of 1.41. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $24.62 and a 200-day moving average of $24.41. Photronics ( NASDAQ:PLAB – Get Free Report ) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, December 11th. The semiconductor company reported $0.59 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.07. Photronics had a return on equity of 9.10% and a net margin of 15.07%. The firm had revenue of $222.60 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $218.00 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.60 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 2.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Photronics, Inc. will post 2.3 EPS for the current year. Wall Street Analyst Weigh In Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on PLAB Institutional Trading of Photronics Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. US Bancorp DE grew its position in shares of Photronics by 137.2% during the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,212 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 701 shares in the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Photronics by 65.4% during the third quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,434 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 567 shares during the period. Quarry LP grew its position in Photronics by 223.4% during the second quarter. Quarry LP now owns 2,629 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $65,000 after buying an additional 1,816 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its stake in Photronics by 65.8% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,932 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $73,000 after acquiring an additional 1,164 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Innealta Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Photronics during the 2nd quarter valued at about $75,000. 88.38% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. About Photronics ( Get Free Report ) Photronics, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of photomask products and services in the United States, Taiwan, China, Korea, Europe, and internationally. It offers photomasks that are used in the manufacture of integrated circuits and flat panel displays (FPDs); and to transfer circuit patterns onto semiconductor wafers, and FDP substrates. Featured Articles Receive News & Ratings for Photronics Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Photronics and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .