Serena Williams is training up the next great tennis star. Indeed, the 23-time Grand Slam champion shared a rare peek at her and husband Alexis Ohanian’s 2-year-old daughter Adira during a hitting…
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Australia’s top universities say Horizon association is ‘a strategic necessity’
Despite the EU being Australia’s largest foreign research funder, granting €1. 8 billion between 2015 and 2024, the country has never been an associate member of Europe’s Framework Programmes for research and innovation. That could change if exploratory talks launched in September bear fruit. The prize for Australia’s universities was spelled out in a Horizon Europe Capability Statement released on.
https://sciencebusiness.net/news/r-d-funding/international-news/australias-top-universities-say-horizon-association-strategic-necessity
Panthers cut 49ers lead to 7-3 after Brock Purdy’s third interception of the first half
49ers quarterback Brock Purdy is having a nightmare of a first half, but his team still leads the Panthers. Purdy has thrown interceptions on three straight drives, including a pair of passes that cornerback Jaycee Horn has picked off. Horn’s second one set the Panthers up at the 49ers’ 33-yard line and Carolina picked up two first downs before a pass to running back Chuba Hubbard lost three yards on a third down from the 4-yard line. Ryan Fitzgerald came in for a field goal and the Panthers cut the 49ers’ lead to 7-3 with 2: 28 left in the first half. Horn’s first interception set the Panthers up in the red zone and they drove the ball to the 1-yard line before quarterback Bryce Young’s ill-advised throw to tight end Mitchell Evans was picked off by 49ers safety Ji’Ayir Brown.
https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/panthers-cut-49ers-lead-to-7-3-after-brock-purdys-third-interception-of-the-first-half
Monad Mainnet Officially Launches, Ushering in a New Era of High-Performance Blockchain Infrastructure
The much-anticipated Monad Mainnet is now live, one of the biggest blockchain rollouts of the year, and the precursor of a highly scalable, parallelized execution environment that would deliver up to 10, 000 transactions per second. monad. xyz. Monad, an up-and-coming Layer 1 blockchain, with parallel execution features and Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible infrastructure, has gained massive hype in Web3 because of its ability to achieve higher throughput, quicker transaction finality and developer-friendly architecture. Governance Takes Shape with the Mon-Genesis Eco Forum After the mainnet announcement, the community was given another significant update with the launch of the Mon-Genesis Eco Forum v0. 1, a new governance and community coordination center. The forum promotes early members to get involved in governance proposals, ecosystem project and long-term development planning of Monad. The announcement states that those who contribute early can be in a position to get augmented MON allocations in Q4 and this will serve as an incentive to participate in governance in these formative months. This layer of the governance indicates that Monad cares about decentralization and making decisions collectively as it starts to become global blockchain platform. Staking MON Goes Live Across Validator Networks The MON token staking is now on and the mainnet is active in various validator portal allowing users to stake their tokens and earn the rewards by ensuring the security of the network. Delegation is offered on the gmonads. com dashboard and in the BlockVision staking interface, with delegators having a variety of choices to allocate stake to a worldwide network of validators. The staking model makes MON holders stakeholders in the chain performance and security. With the expansion of the number of validators and delegation, the decentralized security model of Monad is set to become stronger and more varied, with the capacity to supply the increased throughput that the chain will be designed to provide Curated Vaults Expand DeFi Access for MON and AUSD The other significant item in the ecosystem rollout is the launch of curated DeFi vaults aimed at simplifying the generation of yields to the users. The MON Vault, managed by Steakhouse, provides an actively maintained strategy to MON holders, and the statistics indicate that a total of 21. 6K dollars of value is locked. MVT is issued to participants as a token of deposit, which allows the flow of liquidity and easy accounting. Simultaneously, the Agora EarnAUSD vault run by Upshift has already achieved a total value locked of 5 million dollars. The vault offers a token of liquid yield, EarnAUSD, that allows users to earn yield on AUSD and retain the flexibility to access their assets. These vaults are some of the first DeFi products on Monad and they are the start of a fast-growing financial ecosystem. DeFi at the Speed of Monad Such categories as spot trading, perpetual derivatives, launchpads, lending and borrowing protocols are now part of the Monad eco system. Having numerous applications within each category, DeFi Teams have started implementing applications that are suited to the parallel execution model of Monad. The early users will be able to visit six spot trading platforms, two perp trading venues, five launchpad and four lending/borrowing protocols.
https://bitcoinethereumnews.com/blockchain/monad-mainnet-officially-launches-ushering-in-a-new-era-of-high-performance-blockchain-infrastructure/
Corn Holds onto Losses on Monday
Corn futures were steady to 2 cents lower in the front months on Monday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down ¾ cents at $3. 87 ½. The final Crop Progress report from NASS for the year showed a total of 96% of the corn crop harvested, slightly behind the 5-year average of 97%. Don’t Miss a Day: From crude oil to coffee, sign up free for Barchart’s best-in-class commodity analysis. USDA tallied corn export shipments at 1. 63 MMT (64. 26 mbu) during the week ending on November 20. That was 20. 98% below the week prior but up 61. 78% from the same week last year. Mexico was the top destination of 624, 332 MT, with 284, 704 MT headed to Japan and 137, 136 MT to South Korea. Marketing year exports for 2025/26 are now 17. 483 MMT (688. 27 mbu) since September 1, which is now a staggering 72% above the same period last year. Export Sales data will be released on Tuesday morning for the week of 10/9, with traders looking for 0. 9-2. 5 MMT of corn sales in the delayed dataset. Brazil’s first corn crop is estimated at 93% planted as of Thursday in the center south region according to AgRural, still lagging the 95% pace from last year. Dec 25 Corn closed at $4. 23 3/4, down 1 3/4 cents, Nearby Cash was $3. 87 1/2, down 3/4 cent, Mar 26 Corn closed at $4. 36 3/4, down 3/4 cent, May 26 Corn closed at $4. 44 1/4, down 1/2 cent, On the date of publication, Austin Schroeder did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information and data in this article is solely for informational purposes. For more information please view the Barchart Disclosure Policy here. More news from Barchart Corn: Is the Tepid Rally Bearish? Learn How to Read These Smart Money Warning Signs as Commitments of Traders Data Comes Back Online Buy Bean Oil as China Resumes Soybean Purchases How Much Higher Can Corn Prices Go? The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/corn-holds-losses-monday
What happened to Tara Reid in that Chicago hotel? Actress seen dazed and stretchered out in alarming footage
A video of actress Tara Reid slouched in a wheelchair and then in a stretcher as paramedics moved her from a hotel lobby to a nearby ambulance went viral and sparked speculations about what happened t.
https://www.sportskeeda.com/us/movies/news-what-happened-tara-reid-chicago-hotel-actress-seen-dazed-stretchered-alarming-footage
EU plans €51M Choose Europe call for research careers in 2027
The European Commission plans to launch a €51. 25 million call in 2027 as part of the Choose Europe initiative, which is intended to make the continent a more attractive place to pursue a career in research. The Commission launched a €22. 5 million pilot call in October, which will close on December 3, but a draft 2026-27 work programme for the Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions (MSCA), Horizon Europe’s researcher training scheme, has revealed plans to extend the support. The Choose Europe initiative, announced with great pomp earlier this year, aims to tackle brain drain and the precarity of research careers by co-funding the recruitment of postdoctoral researchers for up to five years. EU funding will cover the positions for two to three years, while the host institutions must provide funding for an additional two years. Each programme that receives funding must recruit a minimum of three researchers. While the research community welcomed the initial pilot, there have been concerns that national cuts to research budgets in several EU countries could make it difficult for research organisations to cough up their share of the money. The draft call offers universities more flexibility by allowing the EU funding to cover either the first or second phase of the programme, although the basic issue remains. Attracting foreign talent A key priority is to attract international talent to Europe, particularly as researchers from around the world find fewer opportunities than before in the US. Recruited researchers can be of any nationality and must not have resided or carried out their main work or studies in the country of the recruiting institution for more than 12 months in the previous three years. The draft work programme gives researchers the possibility of implementing their MSCA-backed project on a part-time basis, for personal, family or professional reasons, which could benefit international scientists who still have family ties in their home country. Maria Leptin, president of the European Research Council, recently suggested that Europe should offer scientists a “haven,” in a “non-selfish manner,” allowing them to spend only half their time in Europe if needed. Related articles US researchers: Choose Europe, but part-time ERC to introduce seven-year €7 million ‘super grants’ in 2026 Choose Europe talent pilot receives lukewarm welcome A related goal is to improve working conditions and long-term prospects for researchers in Europe. Institutions applying for support will be evaluated partly on the competitiveness of the salaries and career development opportunities offered as part of their programme, as well as the quality of long-term career prospects beyond the duration of the fellowship. Supported programmes can be in any research discipline, despite indications from Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, at a Choose Europe launch event in May, that support beyond the pilot phase would privilege “frontier fields like artificial intelligence.” The MSCA calls are part of a broader €500 million package to make Europe “a magnet for researchers,” including seven-year “super grants” worth up to €7 million under the European Research Council.
https://sciencebusiness.net/news/international-news/eu-plans-eu51m-choose-europe-call-research-careers-2027
Ex-US attorneys say Lindsey Halligan’s disqualification puts entire office ‘in jeopardy’
On Monday, a judge ruled that acting U. S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan was improperly appointed, and subsequently dismissed her indictments of former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James (D). Former federal prosecutors are now saying that the judge’s ruling may have thrown all of her office’s work into question. During a Monday segment on CNN, former U. S. attorneys Harry Litman who led the Department of Justice’s (DOJ, or Main Justice) operations in the Western District of Pennsylvania under former President Bill Clinton’s tenure and Greg Brower, who handled cases in the District of Nevada during the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations, both agreed that anything bearing Halligan’s name is likely now damaged goods. “Her future was already pretty well sealed . with a series of blunders and pratfalls, including misconduct in the grand jury,” Litman said of Halligan. “There seemed to have been some serious mistakes. Brower piled on, telling CNN host Erica Hill that prosecutors who worked under Halligan have stopped all new case filings due to the chaos within the Eastern District of Virginia that was touched off after her disqualification. He pointed to similar examples of this happening to other improperly appointed prosecutors that President Donald Trump nominated, like Alina Habba in the District of New Jersey., and said that the chaos is likely to continue of the Trump administration follows through on its promise to appeal Halligan’s disqualification. “For an acting U. S. attorney who’s been deemed unlawfully appointed to be continuing to act raises all kinds of issues that put very real, very important cases in jeopardy simply because they may have her name on it,” Brower said. “So this really this puts the U. S. attorney’s offices around the country that are in similar positions and Main Justice in a real tough spot in terms of having to figure out now, how do they go forward and prosecute cases? . It’s a very real problem for the DOJ right now.” Litman added to Brower’s point, observing that the administration standing by Halligan “short-circuits any sorts of considerations that anybody in prudence would make. While that appeal goes forward . Everything’s in jeopardy in that office so long as Halligan still remains the acting U. S. attorney,” Litman said. “And when the Court of Appeals rules, it could be a total . overhaul of everything that’s been done to date.” Watch the segment below:.
https://www.alternet.org/lindsey-halligan-disqualification/
Scott Van Pelt: ‘Zero issue’ with Group of 5 inclusion in College Football Playoff
As leaders at the College Football Playoff and the top conferences continue to tinker with ideas for how the bracket should look in the future, the latest argument coming from fringe contenders is that the Group of 5 slot should be eliminated. Programs that could make it into the 12-team field as the fourth or fifth representative from the SEC or Big Ten believe that their resume is superior to that of an AAC or Sun Belt power. And many of college football’s top voices are echoing this idea, at the expense of the Boise State, Tulane and James Madison types. Count ESPN host Scott Van Pelt on the side of the Group of 5. Sunday night on his podcast, Van Pelt argued that part of the fun of college sports is representation from all levels and regions. Van Pelt also offered a reminder of how thin some CFP teams’ resumes already are and how lopsided the results can be when these supposedly superior teams play the best in the country. “I have zero appetite for the complaining from people. One of the biggest sells of the NCAA basketball tournament is the idea of Cinderella,” Van Pelt explained. “The whole notion of this sport is it has to have some ability for inclusion for that, or why do (Group of 5 schools) exist at all? And of course the odds of Tulane or James Madison beating somebody on the road in the playoffs are monumentally high, and you can complain about the fact that they’re going to be a 20-something-point dog.” Van Pelt and co-host “Stanford” Steve Coughlin offered the example of Tennessee in 2024, which made the CFP as the SEC’s third representative before losing at Ohio State in the first round to the tune of a 42-17 blowout. Until the more vocal lobbyists at the SEC and Big Ten prove that their lesser teams can routinely compete with the top seeds, Van Pelt doesn’t see a reason why a James Madison beatdown, for example, is any different than a Tennessee blowout: “I have zero issue with the inclusion of the small guy, because the big guys are going to get their a** kicked by the best, too.”.
https://awfulannouncing.com/college-football/scott-van-pelt-zero-issue-group-of-5-college-football-playoff.html
Insider’s View: how generative AI could make scientific publishing fairer, and more competitive
Scientists from around the world are using generative artificial intelligence tools to write papers in English, and it’s already altering the publishing landscape. A new study from the University of Basel has found that papers by scientists from countries where English is not the primary language have become “measurably” closer to a US benchmark since 2022, when ChatGPT, the world’s most used generative AI tool, launched. This convergence effect has been strongest in papers from countries linguistically distant to English. While papers from countries such as Saudi Arabia and South Korea suggest a high adoption of AI tools for writing, those from countries that are closer to English linguistically, such as Germany and Sweden, show lower levels. Adoption appears to be lowest in English-speaking.
https://sciencebusiness.net/news/r-d-funding/ai/insiders-view-how-generative-ai-could-make-scientific-publishing-fairer-and-more