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milyon88 online Two senior members of the federal cabinet were in Florida Friday pushing Canada’s new border plan with Donald Trump’s transition team, a day after Trudeau himself appeared to finally push back at the president-elect over his social media posts about turning Canada into the 51st state. Both Trudeau and former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney, who Trudeau has been courting to become Canada’s next finance minister, shared posts on X Thursday, a day after Trump’s latest jab at Canada in his Christmas Day message. It isn’t clear if Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc, who has repeatedly insisted Trump’s 51st state references are a joke, will raise the issue with Trump’s team when he and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly meet with them in Palm Beach. The two are there to discuss Canada’s new $1.3 billion border plan with just under four weeks left before Trump is sworn in again as president. He has threatened to impose a new 25 per cent import tariff on Canada and Mexico the same day over concerns about a trade imbalance, as well as illegal drugs and migration issues at the borders. The broad strokes of Canada’s plan were made public Dec. 17, including a new aerial intelligence task force to provide round-the-clock surveillance of the border, and improved efforts using technology and canine teams to seek out drugs in shipments leaving Canada LeBlanc’s spokesman, Jean-Sébastien Comeau, said the ministers will also emphasize the negative impacts of Trump’s threatened tariffs on both Canada and the U.S. Comeau said the ministers will build on the discussions that took place last month when Trudeau and LeBlanc met Trump at Mar-a-Lago just days after Trump first made his tariff threat. It was at that dinner on Nov. 29 when Trump first raised the notion of Canada becoming the 51st state, a comment LeBlanc has repeatedly since insisted was just a joke. But Trump has continued the quip repeatedly in various social media posts, including in his Christmas Day message when he said Canadians would pay lower taxes and have better military protection if they became Americans. He has taken to calling Trudeau “governor” instead of prime minister. Trudeau had not directly responded to any of the jabs, but on Thursday posted a link to a six-minute long video on YouTube from 2010 in which American journalist Tom Brokaw “explains Canada to Americans.” The video, which originally aired during the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, explains similarities between the two countries, including their founding based on immigration, their trading relationship and the actions of the Canadian Army in World War 2 and other modern conflicts. “In the long history of sovereign neighbours there has never been a relationship as close, productive and peaceful as the U.S. and Canada,” Brokaw says in the video. Trudeau did not expand about why he posted a link to the video, posting it only with the words “some information about Canada for Americans.” Carney, who is at the centre of some of Trudeau’s recent domestic political troubles, also called out Trump’s antics on X Thursday, calling it “casual disrespect” and “carrying the ‘joke’ too far.” “Time to call it out, stand up for Canada, and build a true North American partnership,” said Carney, who Trudeau was courting to join his cabinet before Chrystia Freeland resigned as finance minister last week. Freeland’s sudden departure, three days after Trudeau informed her he would be firing her as finance minister in favour of Carney, left Trudeau’s leadership even more bruised than it already was. Despite the expectation Carney would assume the role, he did not and has not made any statements about it. LeBlanc was sworn in as finance minister instead the same day Freeland quit. More than two dozen Liberal MPs have publicly called on Trudeau to resign as leader, and Trudeau is said to be taking the holidays to think about his next steps. He is currently vacationing in British Columbia.Ezra Mam will have to pay $120,000 in fines to Brisbane and the NRL, after the under-fire five-eighth accepted his nine-game ban for driving offences. The Broncos confirmed late on Friday evening that Mam would accept his NRL sanctions, which included a $30,000 fine. Brisbane have slapped the 22-year-old with an additional $90,000 fine for being caught drug driving while unlicensed after crashing his ute into an oncoming car in October. In a statement, the Broncos said Mam would also have to complete a safe-driving program, work or study placement and commit to ongoing wellbeing support. Mam was also fined $850 and had his license suspended for nine months in court last week , with a magistrate telling Mam he had a “cocktail of cocaine and other matters” in his system, and that he “could’ve injured or killed” someone. That punishment was widely been criticised as too lenient, after a woman and her young daughter were injured in the collision. Ezra Mam leaves Brisbane Magistrates Court after a hearing earlier this month. Credit: William Davis “Whilst we are extremely disappointed that we have been placed in this position, we believe both the NRL and club-imposed penalties adequately reflect the gravity of what’s transpired and should act as a deterrent from this type of risky and anti-social behaviour,” Broncos CEO Dave Donaghy said in a statement. “Ezra clearly did the wrong thing, but he has taken responsibility for his actions and shown genuine remorse towards those involved. “He understands the impact this has had on everyone around him, and the game. Ezra has taken steps to get his life back on track since this incident and that must continue. We have been very clear about that. “We believe the additional measures in place are important and will go hand in hand with integrating Ezra back into the work underway at the Broncos.” Mam will not be able to include the Indigenous All-Stars fixture to his ban, meaning he will not be able to return until Brisbane play South Sydney in round 10 of 2025. Ben Hunt is set to partner Adam Reynolds in the Broncos’ halves for the first two months of the season after his move from St George Illawarra. It is then possible Hunt could shift to hooker if Mam and Reynolds are fit, allowing him to share dummy-half duties with Billy Walters under new coach Michael Maguire. Hunt will also need to bring significant leadership to Brisbane, with Broncos bosses admitting it is lacking. Loading Mam was one of their best players in 2023 as they went within a few minutes of ending a 17-year premiership drought, scoring a hat-trick in the grand-final loss to Penrith. But off-field issues returned to Red Hill in 2024, with co-captains Pat Carrigan and Reynolds involved in a scuffle outside of a bar following a pre-season fan day. Mam and Reece Walsh were then investigated by the NRL’s integrity unit over a post-season interaction with a fan, weeks before Mam’s driving offence. AAP Save Log in , register or subscribe to save articles for later. License this article NRL off-field behaviour NRL 2024 Brisbane Broncos Most Viewed in Sport Loading

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MANHASSET, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 27, 2024-- For years, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research has been calling attention to the historical lack of diversity and inclusion in medical and scientific research. Now, a new perspective piece published today Nature Neuroscience underscores this urgent need, specifically highlighting the critical importance of inclusivity in human neuroscience studies. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241227014566/en/ Dr. Elvisha Dhamala is the perspective’s corresponding author. (Credit: Feinstein Institutes) Corresponding author, Elvisha Dhamala, PhD , assistant professor in the Institute of Behavioral Sciences at the Feinstein Institutes, explains how factors like sex, gender, race, ethnicity and economic status can impact brain biology and behavior. Currently, many studies primarily include participants who are western, educated, industrialized, rich and democratic but the impact of this is that research findings may not apply to everyone. For example, mental illnesses can show up differently across various groups, and current research may not capture these differences. This paper argues that ignoring these differences can lead to inaccurate diagnoses and treatments. It also points out that excluding certain groups from research can worsen existing health disparities. “Without diverse representation in human neuroscience research, we risk developing a skewed understanding of the brain and behavior,” said Dr. Dhamala. “This can lead to misdiagnosis, ineffective treatments, and ultimately, exacerbate health disparities for those already marginalized.” The authors offer several recommendations for making scientific research more inclusive, including the following: In the perspective, they stress that inclusive research is not optional and call on fellow researchers, institutions, and funding agencies to prioritize diversity and inclusion in all aspects of human biomedical research. “As Dr. Dhamala's work shows, inclusive research is essential for understanding the human brain and building an equitable healthcare system,” said Anil K. Malhotra, MD , co-director of the Institute of Behavioral Science at the Feinstein Institutes. “We must prioritize diversity in biomedical research to ensure accurate diagnoses, personalized treatments, and health equity for all.” Recent research from Dr. Dhamala also showed that sex and gender identity impact neurobiology. Using MRI scans to observe brain activity, they examined how sex and gender were linked to brain networks. The findings showed distinct patterns of brain activity were associated with sex assigned at birth and gender identity, particularly in brain regions associated with social cognition and emotional processing. About the Feinstein Institutes The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research is the home of the research institutes of Northwell Health, the largest health care provider and private employer in New York State. Encompassing 50 research labs, 3,000 clinical research studies and 5,000 researchers and staff, the Feinstein Institutes raises the standard of medical innovation through its five institutes of behavioral science, bioelectronic medicine, cancer, health system science, and molecular medicine. We make breakthroughs in genetics, oncology, brain research, mental health, autoimmunity, and are the global scientific leader in bioelectronic medicine – a new field of science that has the potential to revolutionize medicine. For more information about how we produce knowledge to cure disease, visit http://feinstein.northwell.edu and follow us on LinkedIn . View source version on businesswire.com : https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241227014566/en/ CONTACT: Julianne Mosher Allen 516-880-4824 jmosherallen@northwell.edu KEYWORD: NEW YORK UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: SCIENCE NEUROLOGY BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH PUBLISHING HEALTH MENTAL HEALTH COMMUNICATIONS SOURCE: The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research Copyright Business Wire 2024. PUB: 12/27/2024 05:00 PM/DISC: 12/27/2024 05:02 PM http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20241227014566/en(The Center Square) – Illinois’ pension debt compared to personal income is the second worst in the nation. Fitch Ratings reviewed pension funds for public employee retirees from every state. “In aggregate, states had $924 billion in Fitch-adjusted [net pension liabilities] as of state fiscal 2023 audits,” the report said. “This was up 21.2% from the $762 billion reported last year, as post-pandemic asset values surged, but it remained below the $1 trillion level reached in fiscal 2021.” The report found Illinois’ unfunded pension liability, when including other post employment benefits, is $206.5 billion. “The median ratio of direct debt to personal income measured only 1.8% in fiscal 2023, below the 2% level in fiscal 2022,” the report said. “Since fiscal 2016, when the median was 2.3% of personal income, the burden of state direct debt has been flat to declining.” The ratings agency’s recent report has the long-term liabilities for Illinois making up 22.8% of the state’s personal income, the second worst in the country behind Connecticut. Illinois was singled out several times in Fitch’s report as being among states that didn’t have the most recent comprehensive annual report and for having a magnitude of post employment benefits with high legal barriers for a state to modify benefits. State Sen. Robert Martwick, D-Chicago, is chairman of the Senate’s pension committee. He said it’s not surprising Illinois’ pension debt is among the worst in the country in Fitch’s report. Fixing it means addressing many issues, he said. Diminishing benefits isn’t in the cards. “The constitution in Illinois prohibits unilateral pension benefits and to be fair I agree with that,” Martwick told The Center Square. “I don’t think the way to save money is to punish people that did nothing wrong.” State Rep. Blaine Wilhour, R-Beecher City, is on the House committee dealing with pensions and said things have to change. And the first thing is to not make it worse. “There’s a huge push going on in Springfield right now,” Wilhour said. “The public sector special interests are rallying here to basically make Tier II into Tier I.” Legislators have been discussing enhancing benefits for employees hired after 2011. The push is to bring the Tier II benefits in line with Social Security equivalent retirement guidelines. Martwick said they have to fix it because the cost of making good along with any subsequent penalties after the fact would be more expensive for taxpayers. “It’s gonna happen and the cost is a moving target because of course there are different ideas on what that should look like,” Martwick said. Martwick said Gov. J.B. Pritzker has made his pitch. The Labor unions have made theirs. “I believe over the course of the next six to seven months, we will have a lot of hearings and negotiations and see if we can land that plane on something that satisfies both ends,” Martwick said. Wilhour said increasing benefits goes in the wrong direction of making progress in paying down the liability. “But as they generally do in Springfield, they make it worse because they’re more worried about buying votes than they are in protecting the citizens of this state,” Wilhour said. Fitch’s report has Connecticut’s $74.9 billion in debt at 23% of personal income as the worst. The best state was Tennessee with $4.4 billion at 1% of personal income.

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South Korea’s opposition parties moved Wednesday to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was not impeached on Saturday after his People Power Party (PPP) walked out of the National Assembly in a boycott of the vote. But Yoon is far from out of the woods. The leader of his own party, the PPP, said on Friday that Yoon should have his presidential powers suspended after it emerged that the president had ordered the arrests of a list of his foes after announcing martial law. Among those on the list was the aforementioned head of the PPP. Earlier on Saturday, Yoon apologized for his controversial move saying on national television, "My decision to declare martial law has stemmed from desperation as a leader of this country. But I caused the people anxiety and discomfort in the process, for which I am deeply sorry. I apologize to the South Korean people." Yoon could still face another impeachment vote for what lawmakers see as an unconstitutional power grab. But whether he survives the last two and a half years of his term or is booted from office, Yoon has already joined a list of predecessors with serious stains on their reputations. SOUTH KOREAN LEADER FACING MOUNTING CALLS TO RESIGN OR BE IMPEACHED OVER MARTIAL LAW People watch a TV screen showing South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's televised briefing at a bus terminal in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) If Yoon one day enters a prison cell, it will likely shock no one in Korea. After all, the odds are not in his favor. Not counting Yoon, four of the last six democratically elected presidents of Korea have done jail time. Expressed as a percentage, that’s more than 66%. Korean democracy looks storybook perfect, but consider this: Since World War II, the nation has had 13 heads of state. The first five were not paragons of democracy. Of those: one was forced to resign and flee the country, two were deposed in military coups, and one was assassinated by his close friend, who was also the head of South Korea's equivalent of the CIA. Out of the eight democratically elected presidents (which includes Yoon), all have been implicated in scandals. Even Kim Dae-jung, the late dissident-turned-president who won a Nobel Peace Prize, is now viewed less favorably after it emerged that he essentially bribed North Korea into holding an unprecedented inter-Korean summit meeting. Jailed former president Roh Tae-Woo (R) looks on as South Korean new President Kim Dae-Jung (L) shakes hands with jailed former president Chun Doo-Hwan (not in picture) before taking the oath as President during the ceremony of the Inauguration at the National Assembly in Seoul 25 February. (Photo by Choo Youn-Kong/AFP via Getty Images) So far, four elected Korean heads of state have served time in prison, two were impeached with one convicted and removed from office, one ex-president jumped off a 150-foot-high mountain cliff, dying by suicide in 2009 after his aides, relatives and even wife and son were investigated for bribery and other corruption charges. Since the country's founding, another two presidents have been sentenced to death but later pardoned. One would be forgiven for assuming the above were a script for a Korean TV drama series. Korea is a democratic, highly educated, extremely technologically advanced, conservative and deeply religious society. So, why do almost none of its ex-presidents end up enjoying a happy post-presidency? SOUTH KOREA'S PRESIDENT IS PICKING UP GOLF IN HOPES TO IMPRESS TRUMP Former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak (L) arrives at a court to attend his trial in Seoul on September 6, 2018. Prosecutors demanded 20 years in prison for former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak for corruption, the last of the country's four living ex-leaders to be embroiled in a criminal inquiry. J (Ung Yeon-Je/AFP via Getty Images) "The president of Korea has a great deal of power, too much power in my opinion," Professor Lee told Fox News Digital. "Some have called it an ‘imperial presidency.’ What that leads to, of course, is hubris." Sung-Yoon Lee, whose recent book The Sister : North Korea’s Kim Yo Jong, the Most Dangerous Woman in the World, examines the life and role of the fascinatingly terrifying sister of North Korea’s Supreme Leader, also told Fox News Digital that Korean culture is a large contributing factor to why so many at the top fall from grace. While Christianity took root in the late nineteenth century and rapidly grew following the Korean War, Korea retains its Confucian ethic, and loyalty and obedience are high on the list of chief virtues. TOPSHOT - South Korean ousted leader Park Geun-Hye (L) arrives at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul on May 25, 2017, for her trial over the massive corruption scandal that led to her downfall. (Photo by Jung Yeon-Je/Pool/AFP via Getty Images) In North Korea those values are expressed in slavish devotion to the absurd notion of a dynastic communist state where people explode into tears and clap feverishly at the sight of their overly well-nourished, baby-faced dictator, Kim Jong-un – or Kim the Third – as he’s followed by an entourage of scribes who write down his every utterance, ensuring not a grunt of his near-divine wisdom is lost to posterity. In South Korea, loyalty and deference to authority (alongside a host of other values, of course, such as hard work, thrift, and commitment to education) have created an economic powerhouse with electronics mega giant Samsung and rapidly growing carmaker Hyundai just two examples of globally respected Korean brands. K-pop and K-drama dominate in Asia and around the world; all of their industries have been created through strict discipline and grueling work hours. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The dark side, however, includes elements of the overzealousness that thrives in North Korea : South Korean bosses, teachers, elders and leaders of all kinds are accustomed to being obeyed. At the apex of the social hierarchy sits the president, who inhabits a bubble where questioning their judgment is a near taboo. As evidenced by the rap sheets, these leaders develop a strong tendency to see themselves as infallible, if not above the law. President Yoon, Yoon, like so many before him, is discovering too late that there are, in fact, red lines — and the Rubicon now appears behind him. Eryk Michael Smith is a Taiwan-based correspondent who since 2007, has worked both as a broadcast journalist for the island's only English-language radio station, ICRT, as well as with numerous other publications and local news outlets. Smith's journalism focuses on Taiwan-China relations , local politics, as well as science and technology developments in the greater China region. He is based in Taiwan's largest southern city, Kaohsiung. He can be followed @ErykSmithTaiwan

Stride (NYSE:LRN) Hits New 1-Year High – Should You Buy?After a season off, former NFL coach Pete Carroll wants to return to work and is interested in the Chicago Bears' head coach opening, ESPN reported Wednesday. Carroll, 73, led the Seahawks to back-to-back Super Bowls following the 2013 and 2014 seasons, winning the first one. In all, he spent 14 seasons in Seattle before being fired in January following two consecutive 9-8 seasons. The Bears dismissed head coach Matt Eberflus, hired in 2022, following a 4-8 start and a 14-32 overall record. The New York Jets and New Orleans Saints also fired their coaches this season. But it's the Bears' job and the opportunity to work with 2024's top overall draft pick, quarterback Caleb Williams, that apparently has captured the attention of Carroll, who compiled a 170-120-1 record with the New York Jets (1994), New England Patriots (1997-99) and Seahawks. ESPN reported Carroll has yet to talk to the Bears or any team about a return to coaching. Carroll also coached Southern California (2001-09) to nine bowl games and to national championships in 2003 and 2004. He joins Jim Harbaugh, Jimmy Johnson and Barry Switzer as the only head coaches to lead teams to the NCAA title game and the Super Bowl. --Field Level Media

The joint teams of Haryana police and home ministry’s cyber security on Friday arrested three persons from Rohtak for defrauding over 35,000 people and duping them of ₹ 18 crore by promising high returns from investments. A Haryana police spokesperson said that two companies named PCL and Money earn 24 were being run online by Rohtak residents -Johnny and Rohit. The duo and their one aide were arrested. A revolver, QR codes, bank cheques, computers and copies of several bank accounts were recovered. “Both the companies were luring people with the promise of high return from home after paying a registration fee of ₹ 5,000. They would ask a person to register on their website by paying ₹ 5,000 and then make money by filling out captchas on the company’s site. A person registered would then be given a task to get three others registered and get their profit. The owners of these companies paid some money to those who invested less and duped people who invested in lakhs. Nearly 1.40 lakh people had registered themselves with these companies,” the spokesman added. The police officials said the investigation revealed that the money from the company’s payment gateway was sent to Udaipur and Patna. “The company was also promoting these websites through social media platforms like X, Facebook, Instagram and Telegram. The channel run by the company also has 12,000 subscribers. A thorough investigation is being conducted to find out the involvement of other accused and strict action will be taken against them,” the police officials added.