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NASA’s powerful James Webb Space Telescope includes asteroids on its list of objects studied and secrets revealed. A team led by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge repurposed Webb’s observations of a distant star to reveal a population of small asteroids — smaller than astronomers had ever detected orbiting the Sun in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The 138 new asteroids range from the size of a bus to the size of a stadium — a size range in the main belt that has not been observable with ground-based telescopes. Knowing how many main belt asteroids are in different size ranges can tell us something about how asteroids have been changed over time by collisions. That process is related to how some of them have escaped the main belt over the solar system’s history, and even how meteorites end up on Earth. “We now understand more about how small objects in the asteroid belt are formed and how many there could be,” said Tom Greene, an astrophysicist at NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley and co-author on the paper presenting the results. “Asteroids this size likely formed from collisions between larger ones in the main belt and are likely to drift towards the vicinity of Earth and the Sun.” Insights from this research could inform the work of the Asteroid Threat Assessment Project at Ames. ATAP works across disciplines to support NASA’s Planetary Defense Coordination Office by studying what would happen in the case of an Earth impact and modeling the associated risks. “It’s exciting that Webb’s capabilities can be used to glean insights into asteroids,” said Jessie Dotson, an astrophysicist at Ames and member of ATAP. “Understanding the sizes, numbers, and evolutionary history of smaller main belt asteroids provides important background about the near-Earth asteroids we study for planetary defense.” The team that made the asteroid detections, led by research scientist Artem Burdanov and professor of planetary science Julien de Wit, both of MIT, developed a method to analyze existing Webb images for the presence of asteroids that may have been inadvertently “caught on film” as they passed in front of the telescope. Using the new image processing technique, they studied more than 10,000 images of the star TRAPPIST-1 , originally taken to search for atmospheres around planets orbiting the star, in the search for life beyond Earth. Asteroids shine more brightly in infrared light, the wavelength Webb is tuned to detect, than in visible light, helping reveal the population of main belt asteroids that had gone unnoticed until now. NASA will also take advantage of that infrared glow with an upcoming mission, the Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor . NEO Surveyor is the first space telescope specifically designed to hunt for near-Earth asteroids and comets that may be potential hazards to Earth. The paper presenting this research, “ Detections of decameter main-belt asteroids with JWST ,” was published Dec. 9 in Nature. The James Webb Space Telescope is the world’s premier space science observatory. Webb is solving mysteries in our solar system, looking beyond to distant worlds around other stars, and probing the mysterious structures and origins of our universe and our place in it. Webb is an international program led by NASA with its partners, ESA (European Space Agency) and CSA (Canadian Space Agency). For news media : Members of the news media interested in covering this topic should reach out to the NASA Ames newsroom .
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Will Howard passed for two touchdowns and rushed for another, TreVeyon Henderson ran for a score and No. 2 Ohio State beat previously undefeated No. 5 Indiana 38-15 on Saturday. All Ohio State (10-1, 7-1 Big Ten, CFP No. 2) has to do now is beat Michigan at home next Saturday and it will earn a return to the Big Ten championship game for the first time since 2020 and get a rematch with No. 1 Oregon. The Ducks beat Ohio State 32-31 in a wild one back on Oct. 12. The Hoosiers (10-1, 7-1, No. 5 CFP) had their best chance to beat the Buckeyes for the first time since 1988 but were hurt by special teams mistakes and disrupted by an Ohio State defense that sacked quarterback Kurtis Rourke five times. People are also reading... 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Late in the first half, Indiana punter James Evans fumbled a snap and was buried at his own 7-yardline with the Buckeyes taking over. That turned quickly into a 4-yard TD run by Henderson that gave the Buckeyes a 14-7 lead. Early in the second half, Caleb Downs fielded an Evans punt at the Ohio State 21, raced down the right sideline, cut to the middle and outran the coverage for a TD that put the Buckeyes up 21-7. It was the first time a Buckeye returned a punt for a touchdown since 2014. Howard finished 22 for 26 for 201 yards. Emeka Egbuka had seven catches for 80 yards and a TD. “Our guys just played with a chip today, and that’s the way you got to play the game of football,” Ohio State coach Ryan Day said. Indiana scored on its first possession of the game and its last, both short runs by Ty Son Lawson, who paced the Hoosiers with 79 rushing yards. Rourke was 8 for 18 for 68 yards. “We had communication errors, pass (protection), every time we dropped back to pass, something bad happened," Cignetti said. Indiana's 151 total yards was its lowest of the season. And it was the most points surrendered by the Hoosier's defense. The takeaway Indiana: Its special season was blemished by the Buckeyes, who beat the Hoosiers for the 30th straight time. Indiana was eyeing its first conference crown since sharing one with two other teams in 1967. That won't happen now. “Ohio State deserved to win,” Cignetti said. “They had those (third quarter scores), and we just couldn’t respond.” Ohio State: Didn't waste the opportunities presented by the Hoosiers when they got sloppy. The Buckeyes led 14-7 at the break and took control in the second half. An offensive line patched together because of multiple injuries performed surprisingly well. “We know what was at stake," Day said. “We don't win this game, and we have no chance to go to Indianapolis and play in the Big Ten championship. And that's real. We've had that approach for the last few weeks now, more than that.” Poll implications Some voters were obviously unsure of Indiana because it hadn't played a nationally ranked team before Ohio State. After this one, the Hoosiers will drop. All about Will Howard made history by completing 80% of his passes for the sixth time this season. No other Ohio State quarterback has done that. He completed his first 14 passes in a row and finished with a 85% completion rate. “I think Buckeye nation is now seeing, after 11 games, that this guy is a winner, he's tough, he cares about his teammates, he's a leader,” Day said. Up next Indiana hosts Purdue in the regular-season finale next Saturday. Ohio State hosts rival Michigan on Saturday. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-footballKYIV, Ukraine (AP) – NATO and Ukraine will hold emergency talks Tuesday after Russia attacked a central city with an experimental, hypersonic ballistic missile that escalated the nearly 33-month-old war. The conflict is “entering a decisive phase,” Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Friday, and “taking on very dramatic dimensions.” Ukraine’s parliament canceled a session as security was tightened following Thursday’s Russian strike on a military facility in the city of Dnipro. In a stark warning to the West, President Vladimir Putin said in a nationally televised speech that the attack with the intermediate-range Oreshnik missile was in retaliation for Kyiv ́s use of U.S. and British longer-range missiles capable of striking deeper into Russian territory. Putin said Western air defense systems would be powerless to stop the new missile. Ukrainian military officials said the missile that hit Dnipro had reached a speed of Mach 11 and carried six nonnuclear warheads each releasing six submunitions. Speaking Friday to military and weapons industries officials, Putin said Russia is launching production of the Oreshnik. “No one in the world has such weapons,” he said with a thin smile. “Sooner or later other leading countries will also get them. We are aware that they are under development.” But he added, “we have this system now. And this is important.” Testing the missile will continue, “including in combat, depending on the situation and the character of security threats created for Russia,” Putin said, noting there is “a stockpile of such systems ready for use.” Putin said that while it isn ́t an intercontinental missile, it’s so powerful that the use of several of them fitted with conventional warheads in one attack could be as devastating as a strike with strategic – or nuclear – weapons. Gen. Sergei Karakayev, head of Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces, said the Oreshnik could reach targets across Europe and be fitted with nuclear or conventional warheads, echoing Putin’s claim that even with conventional warheads, “the massive use of the weapon would be comparable in effect to the use of nuclear weapons.” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov kept up Russia’s bellicose tone on Friday, blaming “the reckless decisions and actions of Western countries” in supplying weapons to Ukraine to strike Russia. “The Russian side has clearly demonstrated its capabilities, and the contours of further retaliatory actions in the event that our concerns were not taken into account have also been quite clearly outlined,” he said. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, widely seen as having the warmest relations with the Kremlin in the European Union, echoed Moscow’s talking points, suggesting the use of U.S.-supplied weapons in Ukraine likely requires direct American involvement. “These are rockets that are fired and then guided to a target via an electronic system, which requires the world’s most advanced technology and satellite communications capability,” Orbán said on state radio. “There is a strong assumption ... that these missiles cannot be guided without the assistance of American personnel.” Orbán cautioned against underestimating Russia’s responses, emphasizing that the country’s recent modifications to its nuclear deployment doctrine should not be dismissed as a “bluff.” “It ́s not a trick... there will be consequences,” he said. Separately in Kyiv, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský called Thursday’s missile strike an “escalatory step and an attempt of the Russian dictator to scare the population of Ukraine and to scare the population of Europe.” At a news conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, Lipavský also expressed his full support for delivering the necessary additional air defense systems to protect Ukrainian civilians from the “heinous attacks.” He underlined that the Czech Republic will impose no limits on the use of its weapons and equipment given to Ukraine. Three lawmakers from Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, confirmed that Friday’s previously scheduled session was called off due to the ongoing threat of Russian missiles targeting government buildings in central Kyiv. In addition, there also was a recommendation to limit the work of all commercial offices and nongovernmental organizations “in that perimeter, and local residents were warned of the increased threat,” said lawmaker Mykyta Poturaiev, who added this is not the first time such a threat has been received. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office continued to work in compliance with standard security measures, a spokesperson said. Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate said the Oreshnik missile, whose name in Russian means “hazelnut tree,” was fired from the Kapustin Yar 4th Missile Test Range in Russia ́s Astrakhan region, and flew 15 minutes before striking Dnipro. Test launches of a similar missile were conducted in October 2023 and June 2024, the directorate said. The Pentagon confirmed the missile was a new, experimental type of intermediate-range missile based on its RS-26 Rubezh intercontinental ballistic missile. Thursday’s attack struck the Pivdenmash plant that built ICBMs when Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union. The military facility is located about 4 miles (6 1/2 kilometers) southwest of the center of Dnipro, a city of about 1 million that is Ukraine ́s fourth-largest and a key hub for military supplies and humanitarian aid, and is home to one of the country ́s largest hospitals for treating wounded soldiers from the front before their transfer to Kyiv or abroad. The stricken area was cordoned off and out of public view. With no fatalities reported from the attack, Dnipro residents resorted to dark humor on social media, mostly focused on the missile ́s name, Oreshnik. Elsewhere in Ukraine, Russia struck a residential district of Sumy overnight with Iranian-designed Shahed drones, killing two people and injuring 13, the regional administration said.. Ukraine’s Suspilne media, quoting Sumy regional head Volodymyr Artiukh, said the drones were stuffed with shrapnel elements. “These weapons are used to destroy people, not to destroy objects,” said Artiukh, according to Suspilne.
Repealing no-fault divorce has so far stalled across the US. Some worry that'll changeAs Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House next month, businesses worldwide are bracing for a worsening US-China trade war. While electric vehicle (EV) makers were impacted by trade disputes during Trump's first term, Tesla — and owner Elon Musk — could potentially benefit this time. Kyle Chan, a postdoctoral researcher in Chinese industrial policy at Princeton University, told the ABC's Asia News Week that Mr Musk was "uniquely positioned" to mediate between the two superpowers. However, questions remain about how long the Trump-Musk bromance can last and whether the billionaire's strong links to both countries could see the kingmaker end up becoming a "pawn". 'First buddy' to Trump and Li Following Trump's victory, Mr Musk, who reportedly donated hundreds of millions to the Republicans, has become a key confidant of the president-elect. He's been involved in everything from Trump's phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to suggesting future cabinet picks. Meanwhile, he enjoys a friendly relationship with China, particularly Premier Li Qiang. Dr Chan says Mr Musk "often touts his close relationship" with top officials. While Mr Musk jokes about being Trump's "first buddy" , car industry analyst Lei Xing said the billionaire could also be considered "pro-China". "He's the 'first buddy' to Donald Trump, and he's also maybe the 'first buddy' to Li Qiang," he told the ABC. "Expect Elon to straddle both sides, and both men, and get what he wants." China is Tesla's biggest market outside the US, with sales comparable to those in America, and the car maker has enjoyed favourable treatment in the country not afforded to other foreign businesses. In particular, Shanghai is pivotal to the company's success, with half of its global shipments coming out of the port city. "You cannot overstate the significance of Shanghai to Tesla," Mr Xing emphasised. "Without Shanghai, there's no Tesla today." Trade war set to impact EVs EVs, along with lithium batteries and solar panels, are the "New Three" that Chinese President Xi Jinping believes will be the major drivers of the country's growth. Government subsidies worth billions have been invested in China's supply chains to boost manufacturing capacity, including for a significant export market. Other nations have expressed concern that China's subsidies give its car makers an unfair advantage and are harming their own domestic industries. In May, the Biden administration imposed a 100 per cent tariff — a tax paid by importers — on Chinese EVs, and the EU followed with tariffs up to 45 per cent. Dr Chan said the EV tariffs were worth watching closely over the next few years as the industry lay at the intersection of two key issues. "It's economically significant and you have a lot of jobs tied to that," he said. He said the second issue was the contest between the two superpowers on tech advances. "If EVs are really going to be the future ... is that something that the US is willing to let China dominate?" he asked. Tesla could benefit from Trump policies In late November, Trump announced he would impose at least a 10 per cent tariff on all goods coming from China . But even if the trade war worsens, Mr Musk is in a position to influence policy and push for carve-outs to lower import costs of his businesses' China-made parts. As revealed in a new research paper , politically connected companies were more likely to receive exemptions from China-related tariffs during Mr Trump's first term. Dr Chan predicted Mr Musk could "facilitate communication between the Chinese and the American sides" and "find areas of overlap or compromise" between the two countries. Trump has also promised to eliminate a $US7,500 ($11,600) EV tax credit — an idea for which Mr Musk has expressed support. Mr Xing said in the short term, that would bad for Mr Musk's company but in the long term, it could be positive. "It will make it more difficult for Tesla's competitors, especially in the US market, to really dent Tesla's market share," the EV analyst said. In pole position to influence regulations Trump's return to power comes as Tesla's competitors are chipping away at its global EV dominance . Mr Musk is betting the future of his company on autonomous driving technology, which Tesla brands Full Self-Driving (FSD), which is yet to receive full regulatory approval in the US. But some appear to believe his position in the Trump administration could help him influence regulations directly. Tesla stock surged amid reports Trump's transition team were seeking to develop rules for self-driving cars. While Tesla is a leader in autonomous driving in North America, it faces much stiffer competition in China and a lack of regulatory approval there as well. However, Mr Xing said he expected Mr Musk to go to China and get permission soon, saying it was "only a matter of time". Dr Chan, though, said approval remained "an open question". "One might wonder whether this could be a bargaining point or a leverage point later on in negotiations that involve tariffs and the broader trade war," the expert said. Will the Trump bromance last? In the past, Elon Musk has been somewhat of a political chameleon, shifting his support and stances. He was previously more aligned with, and voted for, the Democrats. The billionaire sat on White House advisory councils during Trump's first administration but left after the US withdrew from the Paris climate accord . In 2022, Trump called him a "bullshit artist" while Mr Musk told the former president to "sail into the sunset". In a post on his Truth Social platform , Trump derided Mr Musk's businesses as "electric cars that don't drive long enough, driverless cars that crash, or rocketships to nowhere". They later reconciled but the two men could again clash on issues like climate change or "big tech". Mr Musk has a history of challenging authorities — particularly in Western nations. He has referred to himself as the "Chief Troll Officer" of X. "With his persona and Trump's persona, I'm not sure whether this [close relationship] will continue to last for the full four years," Mr Xing said. "In the short term, it looks like that they're both using each other as pawns — the DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency], and Tesla using [Trump] fast-tracking some of what [Musk] wants, including 'robotaxis', or regulatory policies. "It's a delicate balance, with two men having so much ego." For now, China seems comfortable with Mr Musk's proximity to president-elect Trump. In an editorial, state media offered lavish praise for the so-called "Tesla effect" as a testament to China's openness for business, while days later they dismissed Trump's 10 per cent tariff proposal as "nonsense". However, Tesla's geopolitical situation was not going to remain comfortable indefinitely, according to Dr Chan. "There is the possibility that as a kind of retaliation — or as a way to exercise pressure over the US side — Tesla could become potentially a pawn in the broader trade dispute," he said. Watch the full episode of Asia News Week on ABC iview or YouTube . ABC
Repealing no-fault divorce has so far stalled across the US. Some worry that'll changeThe US president-elect transferred all his shares into a revocable trust, according to a regulatory filing. Shares of Trump Media and Technology Group slid in midday trading on Friday after US President-elect Donald Trump transferred all his shares into a revocable trust, according to a regulatory filing. Mr Trump transferred all of his nearly 115 million shares — worth around four billion dollars (£3.2 billion) on paper — in the parent company of social networking site Truth Social as a “bona fide gift” to the Donald J Trump Revocable Trust, the Securities and Exchange Commission filing on on Thursday said. Mr Trump’s shares amount to more than half of the company’s stock. It is not clear why Mr Trump transferred the stock. Donald Trump Jr is the sole trustee and has sole voting and investment power over all securities owned by the trust. Trump Media shares were down about 2% at midday, to 34.68 dollars each. At one point on Friday, they were down around 6%. Trump Media shares have been volatile since the company began trading in March. They reached intraday highs close to 80 dollars (£63.70) on the first day of trading, then slumped to all-time lows in September when Mr Trump and other insiders were finally allowed to sell shares after standard lock-up agreements expired. Mr Trump has not sold any shares in the company. The company’s stock price has fluctuated wildly on news — good and bad — related to Mr Trump. They tumbled after Mr Trump’s conviction in a hush money trial in May, then surged after the first assassination attempt on him in July. They surged again after he won re-election in November, even as the company reported a 19.2 million-dollar (£15.29 million) third-quarter loss. Mr Trump created Trump Media after he was banned from Twitter and Facebook following the January 6 2021 Capitol riot.
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76ers center Joel Embiid sidelined due to swelling in his left knee and will miss two games PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers say center Joel Embiid is managing swelling in his left knee and will miss a second consecutive game Sunday. The Sixers issued a statement on the condition of the 2023 NBA MVP at halftime of Friday’s NBA Cup game against the Brooklyn Nets, saying the decision to sideline Embiid was made along with the team’s medical staff. Embiid was ruled out prior to Friday’s game against the Nets due to what the team described as left knee injury maintenance. The Sixers host the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday. Giants release quarterback Daniel Jones just days after benching him EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Daniel Jones era in New York is over. The Giants quarterback was granted his release by the team just days after the franchise said it was benching him in favor of third-stringer Tommy DeVito. New York president John Mara said Jones approached the team about releasing him and the club obliged. Mara added he was “disappointed” at the quick dissolution of a once-promising relationship between Jones and the team. Giants coach Brian Daboll benched Jones in favor of DeVito following a loss to the Panthers in Germany that dropped New York's record to 2-8. Austin Hays, Kyle Finnegan, Brendan Rodgers and Jordan Romano among 62 new free agents NEW YORK (AP) — Outfielder Austin Hays, right-hander Kyle Finnegan and second baseman Brendan Rodgers were among 62 players who became free agents when their teams failed to offer 2025 contracts. Right-hander Jordan Romano, left-hander Patrick Sandoval and outfielders Michael Tauchman and Ramón Laureano also were among the players cut loose, many of whom would have been eligible for salary arbitration. Washington cut right-hander Tanner Rainey, its last remaining player from the 2019 World Series champions. Finnegan and Hays are former All-Stars. Conor McGregor must pay $250K to woman who says he raped her, civil jury rules LONDON (AP) — A civil jury in Ireland has awarded more than $250,000 to a woman who says she was raped by mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor in a Dublin hotel penthouse after a night of heavy partying. The jury on Friday awarded Nikita Hand in her lawsuit that claimed McGregor “brutally raped and battered” her in 2018. The lawsuit says the assault left her heavily bruised and suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. McGregor testified that he never forced her to do anything and that Hand fabricated her allegations after the two had consensual sex. McGregor says he will appeal the verdict. Russell puts Mercedes on pole at Las Vegas and Verstappen nips Norris in championship battle LAS VEGAS (AP) — George Russell put Mercedes on the pole for the Las Vegas Grand Prix in an upset over teammate Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton was fastest in the first two practice sessions with Russell fastest in Friday night’s third and final session. But come qualifying, Hamilton made two mistakes in the final group and wound up a distant 10th. Carlos Sainz Jr. and Charles Leclerc seemed to sweep the front row until Russell’s late lap pushed Sainz to second. Pierre Gasly slid into third, and Leclerc wound up fourth. Championship leader Max Verstappen of Red Bull qualified fifth for Saturday night's race. Verstappen needs only to score three points more than challenger Lando Norris to win his fourth straight world championship. Week 16 game between Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Chargers flexed to Thursday night spot The Los Angeles Chargers have played their way into another prime time appearance. Justin Herbert and company have had their Dec. 22 game against the Denver Broncos flexed to Thursday night, Dec. 19. Friday’s announcement makes this the first time a game has been flexed to the Thursday night spot. The league amended its policy last season where Thursday night games in Weeks 13 through 17 could be flexed with at least 28 days notice prior to the game. The matchup of AFC West division rivals bumps the game between the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals to Sunday afternoon. Chase Elliott named NASCAR's most popular driver for 7th straight season CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Chase Elliott has been named NASCAR's most popular driver for the seventh straight year. He was announced Friday at NASCAR's annual season-ending awards ceremony. It's the only major NASCAR award determined solely by the vote of race fans. Elliott beat out Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Larson and Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney, per results released by the National Motorsports Press Association. Bill Elliott, Chase's father who is nicknamed “Awesome Bill from Dawsonville,” was named NASCAR’s most popular driver a record 16 times before removing his name from the ballot. Either an Elliott or Earnhardt has won NASCAR’s most popular driver award for 34 consecutive years. NBA memo to players urges increased vigilance regarding home security following break-ins MIAMI (AP) — The NBA is urging its players to take additional precautions to secure their homes following reports of recent high-profile burglaries of dwellings owned by Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis and Kansas City Chiefs teammates Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce. In a memo sent to team officials, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press, the NBA revealed that the FBI has connected some burglaries to “transnational South American Theft Groups” that are “reportedly well-organized, sophisticated rings that incorporate advanced techniques and technologies, including pre-surveillance, drones, and signal jamming devices.” US ski star Shiffrin leads World Cup slalom after 1st run and closes in on career win No. 99 GURGL, Austria (AP) — Mikaela Shiffrin closed in on what would be the American ski star’s career win No. 99 by setting the pace in the opening run of a women’s World Cup slalom. Shiffrin wasn’t clean going into the steep of the Kirchenkar course but gained time on all competitors with a near-flawless finish section. Wendy Holdener was fastest at the first two splits and the Swiss racer trailed Shiffrin by 0.13 seconds at the finish. Shiffrin says she was feeling "a little bit funky on some spots.” A victory would give Shiffrin five chances to compete for win No. 100 during a North American sweep of the World Cup starting next week. Brock Purdy will miss Sunday's game for the 49ers with a shoulder injury SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy will miss Sunday’s game against the Green Bay Packers with a sore throwing shoulder. Purdy injured his right shoulder in last Sunday’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Purdy underwent an MRI that showed no structural damage but the shoulder didn’t improve during the week and Purdy was ruled out for the game. Coach Kyle Shanahan said star defensive end Nick Bosa also will miss the game with injuries to his left hip and oblique. Left tackle Trent Williams is questionable with an ankle injury and will be a game-time decision.
Oregon’s Dillon Gabriel, Colorado’s Travis Hunter, Boise State’s Ashton Jeanty and Miami’s Cam Ward were announced as the Heisman Trophy finalists on Monday night. The Heisman has been given to the nation’s most outstanding college football player since 1935. This year’s winner will be announced Saturday in New York. The top four vote-getters determined by more than 900 voters are selected as finalists. The voting panel includes members of the media and former Heisman winners. A look, in alphabetical order, at each of the finalist’s road to Manhattan. Gabriel Gabriel, who transferred from Oklahoma in the offseason, led unbeaten and top-ranked Oregon to the Big Ten championship in its first year in the league and the No. 1 seed in the College Football Playoff. Gabriel averages 274 yards passing per game and has thrown for 28 touchdowns with six interceptions. His 73.2% completion rate is second in the nation. His 35 total touchdowns are tied for seventh nationally, and his career total of 187 is the highest in NCAA history. He set the all-time Football Bowl Subdivision record for career quarterback starts with his 62nd in the Big Ten title game. Hunter Hunter, will go down as one of the great two-way players in history. His accomplishments harken those of Charles Woodson, the Michigan cornerback who in 1997 became the first Heisman winner who primarily played defense. Woodson also spent time at receiver, but Hunter’s offensive production dwarfs his. Hunter was named All-Big 12 first-team receiver and earned honorable mention for offensive player of the year. He leads the Big 12 with 92 receptions and 14 receiving touchdowns and is second with 1,152 yards. His 21 receiving plays of 20-plus yards lead the nation. He also is Big 12 defensive player of the year and a unanimous first-team defensive back after recording 31 tackles, tying for the Big 12 lead with 11 pass breakups and tying for second with four interceptions. Jeanty The junior running back has had one of the most productive seasons in college football history. His 2,497 yards rushing are the fourth-highest single-season total in the FBS, and his 192.1 yards per game lead the nation and are 58 more than the next highest average. Jeanty has rushed for at least 125 yards in 13 straight games. Jeanty has gone over 200 yards in his last two games and a total of six times this season. He averages 7.26 yards per cary, and his 344 attempts are the most in the FBS in two seasons. He and Army’s Bryson Daily share the national lead with 29 rushing touchdowns. Ward The Miami quarterback was named Associated Press offensive player of the year and newcomer of the year in the Atlantic Coast Conference on Monday. He leads the nation with a school-record 36 passing touchdowns and his 4,123 passing yards, 4,319 total yards, 343.6 passing yards per game and 41 total touchdowns rank second. Ward leads the nation’s highest-scoring offense (44.2 ypg). He became the first Miami quarterback to post seven straight 300-yard games, and he has 10 games with 300-plus yards and three or more TD passes. Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox!Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Grows Position in Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ:SMCI)
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 83, MIAMI (FL) 79Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lessened its stake in Elanco Animal Health Incorporated ( NYSE:ELAN – Free Report ) by 0.2% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 545,165 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,026 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in Elanco Animal Health were worth $8,009,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in ELAN. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its holdings in Elanco Animal Health by 4.0% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 22,139,018 shares of the company’s stock worth $360,425,000 after purchasing an additional 852,281 shares during the period. Ancora Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Elanco Animal Health by 1.4% in the first quarter. Ancora Advisors LLC now owns 10,641,194 shares of the company’s stock worth $173,239,000 after buying an additional 143,326 shares during the period. Magnetar Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Elanco Animal Health by 61.2% during the 2nd quarter. Magnetar Financial LLC now owns 8,336,657 shares of the company’s stock valued at $120,298,000 after acquiring an additional 3,164,350 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its holdings in Elanco Animal Health by 11.3% in the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 5,990,546 shares of the company’s stock worth $86,444,000 after acquiring an additional 609,194 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board purchased a new stake in Elanco Animal Health in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $55,599,000. 97.48% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. Analyst Ratings Changes Several research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $20.00 target price on shares of Elanco Animal Health in a report on Thursday, September 19th. Morgan Stanley lowered Elanco Animal Health from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and dropped their price objective for the stock from $17.00 to $15.00 in a research note on Thursday, September 19th. Finally, Barclays lifted their target price on Elanco Animal Health from $19.00 to $20.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, November 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $17.14. Elanco Animal Health Trading Down 0.4 % Shares of NYSE ELAN opened at $13.35 on Friday. Elanco Animal Health Incorporated has a twelve month low of $11.40 and a twelve month high of $18.80. The company has a quick ratio of 1.31, a current ratio of 2.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $13.70 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $14.75. The firm has a market cap of $6.60 billion, a PE ratio of 33.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.39 and a beta of 1.41. Elanco Animal Health ( NYSE:ELAN – Get Free Report ) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.12 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $1.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.04 billion. Elanco Animal Health had a net margin of 4.60% and a return on equity of 6.78%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.18 earnings per share. Analysts expect that Elanco Animal Health Incorporated will post 0.91 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Elanco Animal Health Profile ( Free Report ) Elanco Animal Health Incorporated, an animal health company, innovates, develops, manufactures, and markets products for pets and farm animals. It offers pet health disease prevention products, such as parasiticide and vaccine products that protect pets from worms, fleas, and ticks under the Seresto, Advantage, Advantix, and Advocate brands; pet health therapeutics for pain, osteoarthritis, ear infections, cardiovascular, and dermatology indications in canines and felines under the Galliprant and Claro brands; vaccines, antibiotics, parasiticides, and other products for use in poultry and aquaculture production, as well as nutritional health products, including enzymes, probiotics, and prebiotics; and a range of vaccines, antibiotics, implants, parasiticides, and other products used in ruminant and swine production under the Rumensin and Baytril brands. Featured Articles Want to see what other hedge funds are holding ELAN? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Elanco Animal Health Incorporated ( NYSE:ELAN – Free Report ). 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Repealing no-fault divorce has so far stalled across the US. Some worry that'll changeLululemon Athletica Inc. LULU shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial results and increased its share buyback program by $1 billion. Throughout the third quarter, the company repurchased 1.6 million shares of its common stock for $408.5 million. Furthermore, it approved a $1.0 billion increase to its share repurchase program, bringing the total authorized repurchases to approximately $1.8 billion. Lululemon issued guidance for the 2024 fourth quarter. It sees revenue from $3.475 billion to $3.510 billion versus analyst estimates of $3.496 billion. Multiple analyst firms raised their respective price forecasts on the stock. Here are the analysts’ takes on the earnings results: Stifel analyst Jim Duffy reiterated the Buy rating on Lululemon, raising the price forecast to $438 from $370. JP Morgan analyst Matthew R. Boss reiterated the Overweight rating on the stock, increasing the price forecast to $425 from $338. Goldman Sachs analyst Brooke Roach maintained a Neutral rating on the company and raised the price forecast to $365 from $291. KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst Ashley Owens reiterated the Overweight rating on the stock, boosting the price forecast to $400 from $350. Truist Securities analyst Joseph Civello reiterated the Buy rating on the stock, raising the price forecast to $420 from $360. Guggenheim analyst Robert Drbul maintained the Buy rating on Lululemon, raising the price forecast to $415 from $350. Oppenheimer analyst Brian Nagel reiterated the Outperform rating on Lululemon. Stifel: Duffy sees Lululemon as well-positioned to benefit from ongoing trends, with international growth potentially underestimated. The analyst writes that the company may continue its strong growth by attracting new customers and increasing revenue per customer. In fact, Duffy forecasts several years of mid-teens revenue growth, margin expansion, and share repurchases, supported by the company’s capital-efficient business model. The analyst raised FY24 EPS estimates from $14.00 to $14.17. Also Read: Driving Price Innovation: Unlimited Commission-Free Option Trades – Why Serious Options Traders Choose Tradier JP Morgan: The analyst notes that the company still has strong potential in the domestic market, with international expansion offering significant untapped opportunities. Boss predicts the brand could reach around $12 billion in revenue by FY26, compared to approximately $4 billion in FY19. This growth is expected to be driven by expanding international presence, strong growth in men’s products, entry into new categories like personal care and footwear, and continued growth in e-commerce. Goldman Sachs: The analyst is encouraged by Lululemon’s sequential improvement in business and a strong start to the holiday season. Roach notes that management is progressing in product innovation and rebalancing, which should help unlock stronger growth in the U.S. market. The analyst is also positive about the company’s consistent international growth momentum and effective cost control. KeyBanc Capital Markets: The analyst sees opportunities for innovation across product categories, colors, and prints, as well as in brand awareness, which remains low in the U.S. at 36%. Owens also sees growth potential in men’s products, accessories, and international markets. The analyst adds that in 2025, Lululemon plans to expand into new markets, including Italy (company-operated) and, Denmark, Belgium, Turkey, and the Czech Republic (under franchise models). Truist Securities: The analyst notes that Lululemon’s new reporting structure, where Global Creative Director Jonathan Chung reports to CEO Calvin McDonald and Chief Merchant Liz Bender reports to Chief Brand Officer Nikki Neuburger, is streamlining the product development process. This has allowed the company to introduce new products more quickly, improving conversion rates. Civello sees new product offerings to continue improving through the fourth quarter and reach historical levels by the first quarter of 2025. Guggenheim : Drbul notes that Lululemon’s FY24 EPS estimate has been increased to $14.15, up from $14.05. This adjustment reflects a promising start to the holiday season, but the analyst remains cautious due to macroeconomic uncertainties and the shorter holiday shopping period. Oppenheimer: The analyst mentions that while they have taken a more cautious view on Lululemon in the short term, Nagel still considers the company and its shares well-positioned for the intermediate to long term. Price Action: LULU shares are trading higher by 18.5% to $408.5 at last check Friday. Read Next: EXCLUSIVE: Bitcoin Briefly Tops $100,000, But Where Do Benzinga Readers Predict It Will Finish 2024? Image via Shutterstock © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
The Central Regional Chairman of the NDC, Professor Richard Asiedu, says the NDC leadership conducted some investigations and found out that the EC’s Presiding Officer in the Gomoa East, Salia, is affiliated with the NPP. Professor Richard Asiedu is urging the Deputy Chairman of the EC in charge of Corporate Services, Dr Bossman Eric Asare to replace the compromised presiding officer before the elections on Saturday, December 7 to avoid mayhem. The NDC bigwig addressed the media in Cape Coast and pointed out with regret that though the Gomoa East Constituency of the NDC has repeatedly reported Salia’s impartiality and mischievous behaviour to the EC, the alleged NPP agent cum presiding officer, remains at the post and will man the weekend parliamentary and presidential elections. Professor Richard Asiedu charged the Assin North electorate to punish the incumbent New Patriotic Party by voting them out of power to make way for the NDC to lead and transform Ghana for the betterment of all citizens. He called out Charles Opoku, the NPP’s parliamentary candidate, describing him as ‘an opportunist’ and ‘true card-bearing NDC member’ who crossed the carpet to help the NPP win the elections through dubious means. Professor Richard Asiedu validated Charles Opoku’s NDC membership by showing his party card.
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