A surprising figure will assist the New York Jets in their search for a new coach and general manager, and fans are not necessarily thrilled with it. The Jets are retaining The 33rd Team, a media and technology organization that bills itself as a football think tank, to assist the organization in the search for a new coach and general manager. The interesting angle is that The 33rd Team is co-founded by longtime Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum . Jets are retaining The 33rd Team to support them on their upcoming general manager and head coaching searches. Former Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum and Vikings general manager Rick Spielman will lead the project for the NFL Technology and Media company. The 33rd Team... pic.twitter.com/NfRwDt39cA — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 25, 2024 Tannenbaum was a member of the Jets organization from 1997 to 2012, including a stint as GM from 2006 to 2012. The Jets went to two AFC Championship games during his tenure, but the ensuing collapse has not made him popular among Jets fans. His recent media career, and some of the takes he has put forward during it, have not exactly enhanced his reputation. Unsurprisingly, there was a great deal of skepticism toward giving Tannenbaum any role in the Jets’ process, with some joking that Tannenbaum might wind up trying to hire himself. The Jets saw this and said "Get Mike Tannenbaum on the phone" https://t.co/cajMd8FgbX — Ben Axelrod (@BenAxelrod) November 25, 2024 I wouldn’t let Mike Tannenbaum decide what I was having for lunch https://t.co/KLtSN2CyvW — Soapboxmox (@SoapBoxMox) November 25, 2024 This is why the Jets are perpetually bad. The leadership decisions are atrocious. FYi, our wonderful team owner, @woodyjohnson4 fired Mike Tannenbaum as a GM years ago for making poor football decisions...and now he's in charge of making the two most important football decisions. https://t.co/ALaxuMs6qe — Ladi Dadi (@Loki_013) November 25, 2024 Asking Mike Tannenbaum for advice on who should be your next head coach and GM should be enough reason to be forced to sell your franchise https://t.co/xVrvS2HeEy — Sweet Lou (@Louis_Ville) November 25, 2024 It is not clear how much of a hands-on role Tannenbaum will have with the search, and the Jets are under no obligation to act on his recommendations. Letting someone the team fired a decade ago have any say in the search process is not exactly cause for confidence, though. Maybe he will end up getting the old band back together . The Jets are in the hunt for a new GM after firing Joe Douglas earlier this month. Many Jets fans hold ownership responsible for the current mess , though, and a move like this will only reinforce those perceptions. This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.
Ryan Reynolds shares important message amid Blake Lively's legal battleCAMBRIDGE - Information from an Indiana police officer sparked an Illinois state trooper to pull over an Ontario, Canada, truck tractor-trailer for a motor carrier safety inspection on Interstate 80 on Nov. 29. The stop in Henry County led to the detection of over 1,100 pounds of cocaine worth some $50 million and the arrest of two Canadians — Manpreet Singh, 36, and Vanshpreet Singh, 27 — on charges of controlled substance trafficking, possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and possession of cocaine. Ben Pyett of the Brownsburg, Indiana, police department had been investigating the two men and informed an Illinois State Police trooper they could be involved in narcotics trafficking. Vanshpreet Singh During a preliminary hearing Monday in Henry County, Judge Terry Patton found probable cause to believe Vanshpreet Singh committed a felony. People are also reading... The preliminary hearing for Manpreet Singh was continued to Jan. 14 on a defense motion to allow a Punjabi interpreter to be present in person rather than via Zoom. Defense attorney Larry Vandersnick said his client had the right to confer with his attorneys during the hearing, which would not have been possible via Zoom. According to testimony from State Trooper Daniel Davis, Vanshpreet Singh at first said the company placed the seal on the load the tractor-trailer was carrying. When the trooper told the defendant that the seal on the trailer didn't match the bill of lading, Singh's arms began to shake and he adjusted himself in his seat continuously and said co-driver Manpreet Singh had put the seal on the vehicle. Later, Vanshpreet Singh told officers with the Black Hawk Area Task Force that both drivers put the seal on the tractor-trailer. Manpreet Singh When Davis asked how the men were being paid, whether per mile or a percentage of the load, Vanshpreet Singh said they were splitting the per-mile payment, which the trooper said he found odd as it would be too low for both of them. They were coming from California and headed to Niagara Falls. Davis' K-9 was taken out to conduct a free-air sniff of the tractor-trailer and gave a positive alert. The men were given their Miranda rights and troopers located several trash bags with kilo-sized bricks in front of the first pallets of oranges in the trailer. The men were then handcuffed and the tractor-trailer was relocated to a gas station in Geneseo and then to East Moline state police headquarters. Ultimately 520,000 grams of a substance that field-tested positive for cocaine was found. Davis said he just discovered earlier Monday that his body camera had malfunctioned and missed the first portion of the stop and interaction with Vanshpreet Singh. "I activated it when I noticed it wasn't recording," he said. "I was unaware if I might have bumped it." Defense attorney Jon Brayman asked whether Davis reported the malfunctioning body camera to his agency and the trooper said he hadn't known it was defective until the day of the preliminary hearing. "It's a significant case. The fact the body camera did not preserve is in large part relevant and important to your investigation," Brayman said. Vanshpreet Singh will have a pre-trial hearing on Jan. 16. Close to two tons of cocaine were found floating at sea off the eastern coast of Sicily. The Guardia di Finanza, Italy's tax and customs police said the drugs, worth over $439 million, make the finding a “record seizure”. Veuer’s Maria Mercedes Galuppo has the story. Why does fentanyl exist? The history behind the substance driving record overdose deaths in the US Fentanyl stock photo The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 72,027 drug poisoning deaths in the United States from fentanyl in 2022. Moline Police Chief Darren Gault said fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances are on the rise in the Quad-Cities. He said fentanyl is being mixed in with other drugs like cocaine or pressed into pills in a cocktail of drugs to increase the potency. The legacy of a medicine checkered with abuse Since Janssen first conceived it in his lab, fentanyl has become the most widely used intravenous anesthetic for surgical procedures. At the same time, its excessive use began just years after the FDA first approved it in the 1970s. In the 1990s, overprescription of other opioid painkillers like OxyContin seeded the ground for the epidemic of opioid use disorder plaguing the U.S. today. From the late 1990s through the 2000s, opioid-related overdose deaths skyrocketed, and regulators began cracking down on overprescribing physicians. Those efforts gave way to a rise in heroin overdose deaths in the early 2010s. And though fentanyl's potential for misuse concerned the FDA in the 1960s, it was perhaps impossible for regulators and the medical community to foresee the bevy of market forces that would lead to the modern-day opioid crisis in which fentanyl is featured heavily. The drug's potency, synthetic origin, and ease of production—coupled with the advent of e-commerce in the 2010s—have made it so that black market actors could flood the market with illegally synthesized pills and powders. Today, any illicitly manufactured drug could be cut with fentanyl, and the prevalence poses a risk for those in recovery from opioid use disorder for whom one relapse could result in death. Story editing by Ashleigh Graf. Copy editing by Paris Close. This story originally appeared on Ophelia and was produced and distributed in partnership with Stacker Studio. A doctor's son and the father of more than 80 medicines Paul Janssen was a revolutionary figure in Western medicine during the 20th century, developing dozens of medications and patenting more than 100 medical advances over his lifetime. The son of a doctor, Janssen lost his sister when she was only 4 years old after she contracted tuberculous meningitis. During World War II, Janssen studied physics, biology, and chemistry in Belgium. His familial background and education in chemistry, in particular, inspired him to think about the potential for chemical sciences to be applied to advancements in medicine. The time in which a young Janssen found inspiration was when war was driving innovation in health care at a rapid clip, and many procedures and medicines we take for granted today were just entering the fray. Surgeons were developing techniques to safely remove flesh so that fewer soldiers had to undergo amputation. Penicillin was seeing broader use for treating bacterial infections, having been discovered over a decade prior. And Janssen, who would become known simply as Dr. Paul to colleagues, was plotting the creation of his independent research laboratory. The quest for the 'most potent' narcotic pain reliever The first open-heart surgery was performed in 1952, kicking off a period of surgical ambition that would inspire Janssen to formulate the chemical compound known today as fentanyl. Around this time, doctors began experimenting with new techniques for heart surgery, the promise of treating heart disease propelling patients to take part in risky experimental procedures. Anesthetics available at the time often caused severe hypotension (low blood pressure) and arrhythmias (an irregular heartbeat) if they didn't kill the patient. Janssen set out to formulate the "most potent" narcotic pain reliever ever made, synthesizing fentanyl for the first time in 1960. The drug was shown to have 100-300 times the potency of morphine, the primary drug used in surgical procedures at the time. Fentanyl also had fewer side effects for patients. With morphine, the amnesia effect that helps patients forget the surgery while anesthetized was sometimes incomplete. Occasionally, morphine would also cause an allergic reaction; it also had the effect of depressing the respiratory system after surgery was complete, making it difficult for the patient to get oxygen. Fentanyl carries a similar impact on the respiratory system, and deaths from overdoses typically are the result of the respiratory system effectively shutting down. Hurdles at the Food and Drug Administration Fentanyl's potency worried some physicians, and that concern led to problems getting approval for its broader use. The Janssen Pharmaceuticals, acquired by Johnson & Johnson in 1961, struggled to get the Food and Drug Administration to approve the drug. It was resolved when Janssen suggested a 50:1 combination of droperidol and fentanyl be used in procedures, thereby diluting the chance for it to be misused because droperidol was known to induce a high that was not enjoyable. The FDA ultimately approved the cocktail for use in the U.S. in 1968; four years later, fentanyl became available for use on its own in small quantities. Fentanyl sales boom Fentanyl's FDA approval paved the way for the drug's use in surgical settings in the 1970s, and its success in heart and vascular surgeries propelled it to widespread acceptance. The drug experienced a rare "blockbuster" moment in the 1980s, with medical sales growing 10 times in just its first year off patent in 1981. New drugs can be so expensive to research and develop that it's rarely profitable for a company to bring them to market unless they know sales will be immense. Fentanyl had the added effect of activating pain-relieving and anesthetic responses in the body quicker than other methods of anesthesia. It was effective not only for surgical procedures but also for patients living with chronic pain and terminal illness. But all else aside, it was also easy and cheap to produce—and clinicians were leaning in. Lollipops and patches hit the market Its popularity in the medical community drove Janssen to develop other opioid anesthetics, which spurred companies to develop new ways of getting the drug into the patient's body throughout the 1980s and into the 2000s. Companies introduced lozenges, lollipops, under-the-tongue sprays, and skin patches with varying use cases for patients depending on their pain relief needs. Some of these new technologies were commercial failures, but they broadened the use cases for the newly synthesized and extremely potent opioids. Sign up for our Crime & Courts newsletter Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email.
TORONTO — Canada's main stock index moved lower Monday, weighed down by energy stocks as the price of oil fell, while U.S. stock markets rose. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 33.93 points at 25,410.35, while the Dow Jones led the way with an almost one-per-cent gain. “The themes of the last couple of weeks are familiar again today,” said Steve Locke, chief investment officer for fixed income and multi-asset strategies at Mackenzie Investments. Specific sectors that investors think could benefit from president-elect Trump’s promised policies have been leading the way, said Locke, such as financials, industrials and health care. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 440.06 points at 44,736.57. The S&P 500 index was up 18.03 points at 5,987.37, while the Nasdaq composite was up 51.19 points at 19,054.84. Amid the transition period before Trump becomes president, Locke said investors are eyeing pieces of information that could help illuminate what’s to come, in the form of nominations. The latest announcement was Scott Bessent, a hedge fund manager, for Treasury Secretary. “The markets reacted positively to his announcement,” said Locke. “I think the candidate here ... is someone that the market feels a little bit more comfortable with in the context of gradual imposition of tariffs and things like that.” U.S. Treasury yields eased on Monday, after climbing post-election. Yields were on the rise after the election as markets priced in fewer rate cuts in the coming year, said Locke, in anticipation of Trump’s pro-growth policies. However, though the election has been top of mind for investors, the U.S. Federal Reserve has a lot of economic data coming down the pipeline before its last interest rate decision this year, said Locke, including data this week on the housing market, consumer confidence, and manufacturing. “It’ll be a little bit of a mixture this week, we think, but nothing that probably changes the direction of the Fed here too much as we think about the expectations for policy rate changes in the upcoming meeting in December,” he said. Markets are currently split on whether the central bank will hold steady or announce another quarter-percentage-point cut, said Locke. Oil prices fell Monday, which Locke said was likely tied to talk of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah. The Canadian dollar traded for 71.53 cents US compared with 71.54 cents US on Friday. The January crude oil contract was down US$2.30 at US$68.94 per barrel and the January natural gas contract was up 16 cents at US$3.44 per mmBTU. The December gold contract was down US$93.70 at US$2,618.50 an ounce and the March copper contract was up three cents at US$4.16 a pound. — With files from The Associated Press This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 25, 2024. Companies in this story: (TSX:GSPTSE, TSX:CADUSD) Rosa Saba, The Canadian PressAndrew Luck returns to Stanford as the GM of the football program
‘Grateful for family’... Jake Paul and Logan Paul reunite amid dueling Conor McGregor fight talksThe UK will scrap five warships, dozens of military helicopters and a fleet of drones to save money despite growing threats from Russia and a war raging in Europe. John Healey, the defence secretary, announced the dramatic move in parliament on Wednesday, saying it would save up to half a billion pounds over the next five years. The defence secretary described the equipment being axed as "outdated" and said the "common sense" decision to retire them was long overdue. Ukraine war latest: Follow live He signalled the decision was part of a plan to restructure and modernise the armed forces, which have already been significantly reduced in size following decades of cost-saving cuts, with new capabilities due to come online to replace the gaps. "We face increasing global threats," Mr Healey said in a written statement that was released at the same time as he addressed MPs. "War in Europe, growing Russian aggression, conflict in the Middle East and technology changing the nature of warfare. As a result, defence needs increased resilience and readiness for the future." At the same time, though, he said the defence budget faced "serious financial pressures". Image: Defence Secretary John Healey speaking in parliament on Wednesday He repeated a pledge that the government would set out a course to lift the defence budget to 2.5% of national income - but yet again without giving a date. Advertisement The defence secretary then spelt out what "difficult decisions" meant in reality. "To ensure that Britain is kept secure at home and strong abroad in a changing world, defence needs to make changes too. Difficult decisions are required," he said. The weapons systems on the chopping block are: • The Royal Navy's two amphibious assault ships, HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark. They will be taken out of service at the end of the year - around a decade early in a blow to the ability of the Royal Marines to launch land assaults from the sea. • A fleet of 17 Royal Air Force... Deborah Haynes
Michigan aims to cap lost season by beating Ohio StateFlux Power Announces Planned Retirement of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Ron DuttHow do you remove children from the harms of social media? Politically the answer appears simple in Australia, but practically the solution could be far more difficult. The Australian government’s plan to ban children from social media platforms including X, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram until their 16th birthdays is politically popular. The leaders of all eight Australian states and mainland territories unanimously backed the plan, though Tasmania, the smallest state, would have preferred the threshold were set at 14. But vocal experts in the fields of technology and child welfare responded with alarm. More than 140 of them signed an open letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemning the 16-year age limit as “too blunt an instrument to address risks effectively.” Details of what is proposed and how it will be implemented are scant ahead of the legislation’s introduction in Parliament. People are also reading... Concerned teen Leo Puglisi, a 17-year-old Melbourne student who founded the online streaming service 6 News Australia at the age of 11, laments that lawmakers imposing the ban lack the youth’s perspective on social media. “With respect to the government and prime minister, they didn’t grow up in the social media age, they’re not growing up in the social media age, and what a lot of people are failing to understand here is that, like it or not, social media is a part of people’s daily lives,” Puglisi said. “It’s part of their communities, it’s part of work, it’s part of entertainment, it’s where they watch content — young people aren’t listening to the radio or reading newspapers or watching free-to-air TV — and so it can’t be ignored. The reality is this ban, if implemented, is just kicking the can down the road for when a young person goes on social media,” he added. Puglisi is applauded for his work online. He was a finalist in his home state Victoria’s nomination for the Young Australian of the Year award, which will be announced in January. His nomination bid credits his platform with “fostering a new generation of informed, critical thinkers.” Grieving mom-turned-activist One of the proposal’s supporters, cyber safety campaigner Sonya Ryan, knows how dangerous social media can be for children. Her 15-year-old daughter Carly was murdered in 2007 in South Australia state by a 50-year-old pedophile who pretended to be a teenager online. In a grim milestone of the digital age, Carly was the first person in Australia to be killed by an online predator. “Kids are being exposed to harmful pornography, they’re being fed misinformation, there are body image issues, there’s sextortion, online predators, bullying. There are so many different harms for them to try and manage and kids just don’t have the skills or the life experience to be able to manage those well,” Ryan said. “The result of that is we’re losing our kids,” she said. “Not only what happened to Carly, predatory behavior, but also we’re seeing an alarming rise in suicide of young people.” Ryan is part of a group advising the government on a national strategy to prevent and respond to child sexual abuse in Australia. She wholeheartedly supports Australia setting the social media age limit at 16. “We’re not going to get this perfect,” she said. “We have to make sure that there are mechanisms in place to deal with what we already have, which is an anxious generation and an addicted generation of children to social media.” Skeptical internet expert Tama Leaver, professor of internet studies at Curtin University, fears the government will make the platforms hold the users’ identification data instead. The government already said the onus will be on the platforms, rather than on children or their parents, to ensure everyone meets the age limit. “The worst possible outcome seems to be the one that the government may be inadvertently pushing towards, which would be that the social media platforms themselves would end up being the identity arbiter,” Leaver said. “They would be the holder of identity documents which would be absolutely terrible because they have a fairly poor track record so far of holding on to personal data well,” he added. The platforms will have a year once the legislation becomes law to work out how the ban can be implemented. Ryan, who divides her time between Adelaide in South Australia and Fort Worth, Texas, said privacy concerns should not stand in the way of removing children from social media. “What is the cost if we don’t? If we don’t put the safety of our children ahead of profit and privacy?” she asked. Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox!
As the central intelligence hub of the manufacturing process, the control room is the brain of the organization. When investing in technology to make the process more efficient (i.e., smarter), it is a logical place to start. Control rooms have made a major technological leap in recent years, transforming from on-site, reactive, and highly stressful spaces into professional, digital, and highly flexible environments that proactively avoid potential issues. Although they tended to look spectacular, with lots of screens or even flashing lights, traditional process control rooms were straightforward environments with limited possibilities. Operators monitored and controlled the manufacturing process on-site, based on limited sensor data. Anomalies were typically met with high stress, as it often took time to identify the root cause of the issue. This vision contrasts with that of their modern counterparts. While the screens are still in place, all information is now digitally available and can easily be distributed to any location. This means the control room could be located 100 miles away and even control multiple production plants. Alternatively, multiple small control rooms can handle day-to-day decisions, with a central crisis room managing escalations. Any configuration is possible, which makes contemporary control rooms very flexible. The large amount of available real-time data also allows staff to drastically cut the time needed to pinpoint and resolve issues. For example, in the past an alarm would be triggered when a temperature sensor exceeds a certain threshold. In most cases, a field worker would need to investigate the situation on-site. Today, a lot more information is available, allowing the control room staff to assess what’s happening from behind their desks. Boosting Efficiency The ultimate goal of the control room is to use predictive analytics to proactively prevent all emerging issues. While even the most sophisticated current systems cannot guarantee this, modern technology certainly plays a pivotal role in risk mitigation. This includes not only production hazards but also upholding safety protocols for workers. It is therefore critical that operators have direct access to all the information they need. This may sound basic, but it often isn’t the case; information is often not available in the same system. Organizations may choose to separate networks — for example, placing process data on one network, internal data on another, and a third that accesses the internet. This is a nightmare for operators, who must constantly switch between computers to do their jobs. That’s why state-of-the-art systems can integrate all information into a single (virtual) environment. Although the networks are still separated, the information appears to be in the same environment (“integration at the glass”), and operators only need a single keyboard and mouse to do their jobs, resulting in a more ergonomic way of working. Empowering the Operator The most critical presence in the control room is always the operator. Firms need to avoid overloading staff with an abundance of data. The optimal way to present and visualize the information is important and this will not only increase efficiency it will also enhance the operator’s job satisfaction and retention. For example, in Barco’s Global Control Room Report 2024 , 91 percent of operators working in highly efficient control rooms reported job satisfaction—significantly higher than the 51 percent of satisfied workers in less efficient environments. Smarter Systems, Reduced Risk In the control room every component is expected to function 24/7, and even scheduled interruptions should be minimal. How can organizations achieve this always-on ideal? The Barco report recommends investing in high-quality equipment. Control rooms are typically environments designed for the long haul, and this should be reflected in the hardware and software. Redundancy of all critical components, with seamless takeovers when the original unit fails, also helps ensure uptime. However, not all risks are related to the system. External threats, such as hackers, can arise. Security breaches can result in weeks of downtime or millions of dollars in ransom payments. Systems should therefore be extremely secure, shielding against all possible penetration attempts. Some organizations address this by completely isolating their critical systems (so-called “air-gapping”). However, this is not 100 percent safe and it can create a false sense of security while severely limiting system flexibility. Instead, the modern approach is to deploy a software platform that is completely secure upon installation (“secure by default”). Dr. Tim Sandle is Digital Journal's Editor-at-Large for science news.Tim specializes in science, technology, environmental, business, and health journalism. He is additionally a practising microbiologist; and an author. He is also interested in history, politics and current affairs.After rough start under coach Mike Macdonald, the Seahawks' defense has become a strength
Metro Vancouver’s public transit provider showed off its winter preparations Monday, ahead of what’s expected to be a more severe season than in previous years. TransLink announced plans to increase the use of winter tires, deploy more buses with improved performance in slippery conditions, and implement new anti-icing solutions for overhead trolley wires — among other initiatives. President and General Manager of Coast Mountain Bus Company, Michael McDaniel, says it will be all “hands on deck” to keep Metro Vancouver moving. Coast Mountain will equip 600 TransLink buses with Michelin ‘Grip D’ tires — approximately 40 per cent of the fleet, and 100 more than last year. “We would expand more if the supplier had more supplies. This is a well-sought-after tread pattern right now across our country and in North America, so we are getting as many as we can,” said McDaniel. He says articulated buses — the extra-long vehicles with accordion-folding centres — can be difficult to control on slippery winter roads and often get pulled from deployment and replaced by lower-capacity buses. But this year, the company is launching 16 new articulated buses with “centre drive axles.” The company also uses an anti-icing solution on the overhead wires used by trolley buses. If that fails, the buses are equipped with brass cutters that slice ice as they go. Even with the new technology, McDaniel says the buses are only as good as the roads where they drive. “That’s why, just like every year, we have direct communication with each municipality. So that they can understand what our priority areas are, and they can help clear those.” TransLink says snow and ice are a problem for SkyTrains too, but it runs trains overnight and specialty trains throughout the day to help keep the tracks clear. The director of operations for SkyTrain and the West Coast Express, Will Steep, says employees monitor the front of trains and are ready to de-ice doors that get frozen shut. “As I’m sure many of you have seen, many of our staff use hockey sticks to do this because they are the perfect shape for removing snow from between the door and the body of the train. Having staff ready at station platforms to clear snow from the train doors has proven really effective and also allows us to have more employees on the ground ready to give customers directions as they need,” said Steep. During days of inclement weather, TransLink is urging riders to build in extra travel time and plan commutes using their Trip Planner app.Dana Announces Leadership Transition and Actions to Accelerate Value Creation
Pam Bondi, Donald Trump's pick to be attorney general, is a staunch ally of the former president, defending him against impeachment during his first term and pushing his false claims of election fraud as he sought to cling on to the White House. The 59-year-old former Florida attorney general, if confirmed by the Senate, will now serve as the top law enforcement official in a second Trump administration. "For too long, the partisan Department of Justice has been weaponized against me and other Republicans -- Not anymore," Trump wrote on his Truth Social network. "Pam will refocus the DOJ to its intended purpose of fighting Crime, and Making America Safe Again." Bondi's nomination means the top ranks of the Justice Department will be filled by Trump loyalists, as the president-elect has named three of the lawyers who defended him in his multiple criminal cases to its other high-ranking roles. Trump tapped Bondi to be attorney general on Thursday after his first pick, firebrand ex-Florida lawmaker Matt Gaetz, dropped out amid sexual misconduct allegations and doubts that he could obtain Senate confirmation. A graduate of the University of Florida with a law degree from Stetson University, Bondi served as a prosecutor for 18 years before being elected attorney general of the "Sunshine State" in 2010, the first woman to hold the post. Bondi, a native of Trump's adopted home state of Florida, was reelected to a second term in 2014. As attorney general, Bondi notably fought opioid addiction and human trafficking while taking a tough stance on crime and supporting the death penalty. She sued BP for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and obtained more than $2 billion in economic relief for Florida, according to her biography page at Ballard Partners, a powerful lobbying firm where she has worked after leaving office. While serving as attorney general, Bondi was drawn into a controversy involving Trump when she declined in 2013 to join a multi-state prosecution accusing Trump University of fraud. It emerged later that Bondi's reelection committee had received a $25,000 donation from the charitable Trump Foundation. Both Trump and Bondi denied any wrongdoing. Bondi joined Trump's legal team during his first impeachment trial, in which he was alleged to have pressured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to find political dirt on his 2020 election opponent, Democrat Joe Biden. Trump was impeached by the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives but acquitted by the Republican-majority Senate. After the 2020 election, Bondi made television appearances on behalf of Trump and pushed to de-legitimize vote counting in battleground states as part of the push by the former president to overturn the results of the vote. Bondi has also criticized the criminal cases brought against Trump, appearing in solidarity at his New York trial, where he was convicted of falsifying business records to cover up hush money payments to a porn star. At Ballard Partners, Bondi has done work for Amazon, General Motors and Uber and as a registered lobbyist for the oil-rich Gulf nation of Qatar, according to press reports. She is also a member of the America First Policy Institute, a Trump-aligned right-wing think tank. cl/dw
Daniel Jones is free to sign with any NFL team after clearing waivers on Monday, which also means the team that signs the former New York Giants quarterback won't be on the hook for the nearly $12 million that was remaining on his contract this year or his $23 million injury guarantee. Jones was released at his request by the Giants on Saturday after the former first-round pick was benched last week. He reportedly wants to join a contender, and there are expected to be multiple teams interested. The two teams reported to have the most initial interest in Jones are also being offered as the most likely to sign him by one sportsbook. The Baltimore Ravens currently have journeyman backup Josh Johnson behind starting quarterback Lamar Jackson. Jones would potentially provide a third option, and one whose mobility could make him an intriguing fit in offensive coordinator Todd Monken's system The Ravens were installed as the 2/1 favorites to land Jones ahead of the Minnesota Vikings (5/2), who have veterans Nick Mullens and Brett Rypien behind starter Sam Darnold. They would likely view Jones as an upgrade. "I really can't get into too much about any short-term or long-term," Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell said Monday when asked about Jones, per ESPN's Adam Schefter. "I can just say that I've been a big fan of Daniel's for a long time and I hope wherever his next step takes him, it's a good opportunity for him." The Las Vegas Raiders (5/1) don't fall into the category of contenders after falling to 2-9 amid a seven-game losing streak. However, they could provide the most immediate opportunity to play with Gardner Minshew suffering a season-ending broken collarbone on Sunday that is expected to end his season. Second-year quarterback Aidan O'Connell is close to returning from a thumb injury, but coach Antonio Pierce acknowledged after Sunday's game that, "We're going to need somebody, right?" If O'Connell isn't ready to face the Kansas City Chiefs on Black Friday, Desmond Ridder is expected to get the start. The Dallas Cowboys (7/1) would fall into a similar category, with Dak Prescott out for the season following hamstring surgery and being replaced by Cooper Rush. Another intriguing possibility lies with Detroit, where the 10-1 Lions' offense is rolling with Jared Goff at the helm. However, should he go down to injury the only other quarterback on the roster is rookie Hendon Hooker. That has contributed to the Lions having 7/1 odds to sign Jones. DANIEL JONES NEXT TEAM ODDS* Baltimore Ravens (2/1) Minnesota Vikings (5/2) Las Vegas Raiders (5/1) Dallas Cowboys (7/1) Detroit Lions (7/1) Miami Dolphins (7/1) San Francisco 49ers (8/1) Carolina Panthers (10/1) Seattle Seahawks (16/1) Indianapolis Colts (20/1) New England Patriots (25/1) New Orleans Saints (25/1) New York Jets (25/1) Tennessee Titans (25/1) Atlanta Falcons (28/1) Arizona Cardinals (33/1) Chicago Bears (33/1) Cleveland Browns (33/1) Denver Broncos (33/1) Jacksonville Jaguars (40/1) Los Angeles Chargers (50/1) Los Angeles Rams (50/1) Pittsburgh Steelers (50/1) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (50/1) Washington Commanders (50/1) Cincinnati Bengals (66/1) Green Bay Packers (66/1) Houston Texans (66/1) Philadelphia Eagles (66/1) Buffalo Bills (75/1) Kansas City Chiefs (75/1) Any CFL Team (80/1) Any XFL Team (80/1) *Odds provided by SportsBetting.ag are for entertainment purposes only. --Field Level Media Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more.
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