The credit union partnered with Brigham Young University (BYU) football, pledging $250 to American Red Cross of Utah for each 2024 touchdown SANDY, Utah, Nov. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mountain America Credit Union partnered with BYU Athletics to help people affected by disasters. For each touchdown completed by the Brigham Young University (BYU) football team in the 2024 season, the credit union pledged a $250 donation to the American Red Cross of Utah. A Media Snippet accompanying this announcement is available by clicking on this link. On November 16, 2024, Mountain America presented a check for $13,500 to the Red Cross of Utah representatives. The Red Cross of Utah uses contributions to help Utah communities prepare for, prevent, and respond to emergencies. This latest gift brings the total funds donated by Mountain America to the Red Cross of Utah since 2018 to $153,000. "We are thrilled to make an impact in our community through our partnership with BYU Athletics,” said Nathan Anderson, executive vice president and chief operating officer at Mountain America. "This contribution to the Red Cross of Utah reflects our commitment to giving back and supporting vital services that help those in need.” "Mountain America's generous support helps ensure that the Red Cross of Utah can respond immediately with comfort and care when disasters happen,” said Benjamin Donner, executive director of the American Red Cross Central and Southern Utah Chapter. "It's a critical donation that supports people in need and allows us to continue our lifesaving fire prevention initiatives, such as providing free smoke alarms and installations in vulnerable communities.” The Red Cross of Utah has been proudly serving the state for more than 100 years. They deliver services across the Greater Salt Lake Area chapter; the Northern Utah chapter; and the Central and Southern Utah chapter. They remain dedicated to helping Utahns successfully prevent, prepare for, and respond to disasters and emergencies. For more information about the Red Cross of Utah and BYU's community involvement, please click here . To learn more about Mountain America's community involvement, visit macu.com/newsroom . About Mountain America Credit Union With more than 1 million members and $20 billion in assets, Mountain America Credit Union helps its members define and achieve their financial dreams. Mountain America provides consumers and businesses with a variety of convenient, flexible products and services, as well as sound, timely advice. Members enjoy access to secure, cutting-edge mobile banking technology, over 100 branches across multiple states, and more than 50,000 surcharge-free ATMs. Mountain America-guiding you forward. Learn more at macu.com . CONTACT: Contact: [email protected] , macu.com/newsroom2024 was a year of stand-out music with fans’ lives soundtracked by redefining pop tunes, beefy diss tracks and viral songs taking off across social media platforms. With so much content to consider, narrowing down the world’s best five tunes of the past year proved challenging. However, some stood out above the others, not just on the charts but in the impact they could deliver. So, in no particular order, here’s our take on the best songs of 2024. Not Like Us by Kendrick Lamar It debuted at No.1 on the Hot 100 and became the longest-running No.1 in the history of Billboard’s rap chart. It is none other than Lamar’s response to Drake’s seven-and-a-half-minute diss track that dragged his long-simmering beef with the fellow rapper even more into the public eye. The controversy centres around extremely serious allegations of paedophilia and exploitation aimed at Drake and his associates which remain unproven and are denied. Lamar’s vocals are sharp and relentless, matching the song’s intensity, synth and ratchet vibes. Pitchfork’s Paul A. Thompson described how Kendrick “tap dances across the beat, as nimble as he’s sounded since he signed to Interscope”. The feud between Lamar and Drake is among the biggest in hip-hop in recent years but many people are clearly enjoying singing along to it. Good Luck, Babe! by Chappell Roan The 26-year-old has been a name in the music industry for almost a decade but this year she has really kicked off thanks to this song which was her first top 10 hit to make it onto the Billboard chart. The catchy heartbreak track consists of good wishes to a former lover in denial about their queerness. Billboard wrote: “The verses are every bit as strong as the glistening chorus, all playful, pillowy synths and easygoing ‘80s beats.” It’s just as glittery as her onstage costumes and awards outfits. Before she was Chappell Roan, she was Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, a closeted sad-girl singer-songwriter who got dropped by her label Atlantic Records in 2020. In 2023, she released her debut album via a new label and cued instant success which doesn’t seem to be waning. Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter Some music lovers have declared the former Disney Channel actress’ song as the hit of the summer. The catchphrase “That’s that me espresso” was the “foam on top of what was already one of the most unmistakable, invigorating and naturally addictive singles of 2024”, Billboard wrote. The play-on-words and lyricist queen demands to be heard with lines such as “walked in and dream-came-trued it for ya”, and “I can’t relate to desperation / My give-a-f---s are on vacation”. If it wasn’t the song itself garnering chatter online, it was the accompanying music video that featured a flirty Carpenter getting herself into all sorts of trouble. While the caffeine-injected hit didn’t earn her spot on the Billboard Hot 100, her breezy Please Please Please follow-up sure did making it a breakout year for the star. This year was also a big one for Carpenter having toured with Taylor Swift on her The Eras Tour. Max Corstorphan It’s Ok, I’m Ok by Tate McRae This generation’s so-called Britney Spears has said goodbye to her child-star days and is preparing to enter a fiery adulthood with this relatable and personal viral track. The 21-year-old is happy to tell the next girl in her ex’s life that she can have him with the line: “It’s okay, you can have him anyway.” McRae alludes that she’s detoxed herself from a past relationship and is letting both her ex and the other woman know she’s over it and onto bigger and better things. With humour and sarcasm shining through, the track was first teased to fans via TikTok with a snippet of the chorus doing the rounds on the video-sharing platform prior to its anticipated release. The pop star has well and truly risen up the ranks this year having completed her first world tour. And she even kicked off the Aussie leg right here in Perth last month. McRae has extended the tour with more dates in Europe, the UK and the US in celebration of a new album coming out on February 21. Girl, so confusing featuring Lorde by Charli XCX Rumours of a feud between UK pop star Charli XCX and New Zealand’s Lorde were finally addressed and put to bed when Charli released a remix of her song Girl, so confusing. She turned her original song about her fears of a frenemy’s intentions into an emotional moment of resolution between the two singers who not only have the same hair but also a lot of self-doubt and mutual admiration in common. Billboard wrote: “A song born out of real life that’s committed to remaining grounded in that messy and complicated reality. Equal parts reactionary and revelatory, ‘Girl, so confusing’ is a towering peek inside the psyches of two of pop’s most important women.”

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ENTRUSTED with our readers’ deep secrets, the Dear Deidre team really have a unique insight into what dilemmas the nation is grappling with. Of course, there are some constants — cheating, differing sex drives, low self-esteem and loneliness. Advertisement 3 Sally Land reveals the nation’s most common dilemmas of 2024 But some issues loom larger in certain years as new problems come to the fore. As 2024 nears an end, we take a look at what exactly our readers have been writing in about. Every year, we help thousands of people by answering every single dilemma with a personalised answer, and we’ve kept a record of the issues we’ve tackled. Relationship issues consistently come out on top, with 23 per cent of the emails Dear Deidre receives focused on romantic problems. Advertisement READ MORE DEAR DEIDRE HERE TO HELP Is Something Playing On Your Mind? Our expert-led Dear Deidre team can help HERE TO HELP Do YOU have a dilemma? Dear Deidre can help - confidentially & for free Sex came a close second, with 19 per cent of readers writing in with a sexual dilemma. Interestingly, half of every single relationship message addressed cheating. Sometimes, the unfaithful party would be writing in, otherwise a suspicious or heartbroken partner worried about their relationship. Among the emails about cheating on partners, home surveillance and doorbell cameras featured more prominently, with some partners forgetting to turn off cameras before inviting flings to come back to their homes. Advertisement Most read in The Sun baby joy Mark Wright and Michelle Keegan announce she's pregnant with first baby NEIL BY MOUTH Moment Rangers hero says he needs RESCUED on live TV during Motherwell clash GER OUT Moment raging Rangers fans BOO their own players and say 'go away' at Motherwell Highlights WELL 2 GERS 2 Shambolic display leaves Clement on brink as horror Christmas week continues A growing number of readers also wrote in because, although they were separated, financial constraints meant they could not move out of the marital home. The reluctant house sharers were frustrated at being unable to move on — a trend that reflects economic uncertainty in the UK. I work on Dear Deidre- my tips on what to do if you've lied to your love. Notable developments this year have been new requests for support with quitting vaping. Another new issue came in the form of pensioners worrying about losing their winter fuel allowance. Advertisement Social media has been a common theme in all the categories. It is impossible to quantify but has had a huge impact. So many of the relationship problems relate to partners ogling scantily clad influencers or flirting with others they have met online. Plenty don’t see this as cheating but the feeling of betrayal is real for those on the receiving end. Advertisement And it’s not just cheating that worries people. Time spent watching endless videos encourages weird infatuations, with one woman complaining her husband had become obsessed with the French election. Opportunity for temptation He insisted they spend their family holiday in France watching speeches — and had previously had no interest in politics. The issue of phone addiction came up, particularly for parents fretting about not only what their children were being exposed to, but also how their mobile activity was affecting their own behaviour. Advertisement They asked our team for help on how to manage this. And a huge number of adults wrote in fed up with their partner, who had little interest in them but spent all hours playing online games or scrolling through their socials. It’s clear that while technology enables us to do far more and do it efficiently, left unchecked it threatens our real-world connections and provides more opportunity for temptation. Next year, I will be recording when social media, phone usage and the internet are mentioned as part of the problem, and I predict this will be a huge growth area. Advertisement Below is a reader’s letter about ogling, followed by one about winter fuel allowance. I also break down what percentages of our mail different types of letter make up. Mortified after ex saw me having sex on security cam (Letter from November 14) 3 My ex saw me having sex with a one-night stand after helping me install a security camera system Credit: getty DEAR DEIDRE: MY ex saw me having sex with a one-night stand using the camera security system he’d installed as a favour to me. Advertisement I was completely unaware that he was watching this, until he turned up the next morning and got very upset with me. Originally, I was grateful for his help setting up the system, but now I feel really uncomfortable. He said he’d received an alert on his phone and checked it by chance, but I can’t help worrying he’s keeping an eye on me. He insists he hasn’t been watching and that was a one-off, but the whole experience has really unsettled me. Advertisement I’m 36, my ex is 39, and we were together for eight years before we broke up five months ago. Our split was both mutually agreed, and amicable, and we decided to remain friends. We still met up and sometimes even had sex, but as we didn’t discuss what this meant I thought we were simply friends with benefits. I really appreciated still having him in my life. Advertisement When I was moving house, he offered to help, knowing how useless I am at DIY. He helped put up shelves, and installed security cameras which he set up online so I could view them through an app. I knew he had access to it all while he set it up but assumed he’d log out. So when I brought a man home, I didn’t think twice. Advertisement Now I feel mortified. He says he didn’t mean to breach my privacy, but I feel so conflicted. DEIDRE SAYS: Watching you have sex with another man was a huge breach of your privacy, and you shouldn’t take it lightly. Advertisement As a priority, please ensure that you are the only one with access to your security system. Make sure you’re the primary account holder and change your password so that he doesn’t have access. It’s completely understandable that this experience has made you question the sort of person he is. Unless you decide you can trust him completely, you would be wise to stay away. Advertisement At the very least, it’s clear that the lines are blurred between you and your ex and some boundaries need to be re-established. As for your relationship with him, you need to decide if there’s any hope of a future together. If you decide there’s not, it would be best to step away so you can both move on. My support pack Moving On will help. Advertisement Left freezing since losing fuel payment (Letter from December 18) 3 I’m forced to choose between putting my heating on or buying food Credit: getty DEAR DEIDRE : SINCE the Government cut my Winter Fuel Payment, I’ve been struggling to afford my bills. Now I’m forced to choose between putting my heating on or buying food, and the stress is making me unwell. I’m a 76-year-old pensioner, and live alone. Advertisement Until this year, I was receiving £200 payments to cover the cost of my heating bills, and I heavily relied on it. So when the Government announced the change, I went into a complete panic. My pension is already low as it is, so without the extra payments I knew it was going to be a hard couple of months. When I contacted the council for help, they told me that, while I was eligible to apply, I had missed the deadline so now I’d have to go without. Advertisement Ever since, my life has been an absolute nightmare. Now I wake up every morning to a freezing house – and no matter what I do, I can’t keep warm. The constant dread is getting me down, and I’m now struggling to cope. DEIDRE SAYS: Advertisement I can only imagine how distressing this must be for you. While the qualifying week for this year’s Fuel Payment has now passed, you may still be eligible if you successfully apply for Pension Credit by December 21. Read more on the Scottish Sun GHOST TOWN Former Scots shopping hotspot 'decaying' as multimillion pound revamp ‘failing’ VAX HORROR Striken Scots 'gaslit' by health bosses after complications from Covid vaccine Please note that you only have two days to do this, so please take action today. You may also be eligible for a £150 Warm Home Discount. You can find out more about this on the government website ( gov.uk/the-warm-home-discount-scheme ). Advertisement Letters that flooded our mailbox TOP TOPICS: Relationships 23% Sex 19% Family 8% Parenting 7% Friendships 4% Workplace issues 5% Mental health 11% Health 5% Addictions 8% Bereavement 5% Sexuality 4% Other 1% SEX WOES Sex drive 43% Fetishes 16% Threesomes 12% Erection problems 11% Fantasies 7% Climaxing 4% Menopause 3% Other 4% LOVE Cheating 49% Domestic abuse 12% Addictive love 10% Broken heart 14% Online romance 6% Age gaps 5% Other 4% ADDICTION Alcohol 42% Porn 22% Drugs 13% Smoking 8% Vaping 5% Gambling 9% Shopping and spending 1%Patna: Prashant Kishor, the founder of Jan Suraaj, said on Saturday that his party got a ‘good start’ as it has achieved a 10 per cent vote share in the Bihar bypolls. He compared Jan Suraaj’s vote share to established parties, noting that BJP garnered 22 per cent, RJD 20 per cent, and JDU 11 per cent in Bihar. “This performance could have been better, but we should also keep in mind that our party is a month old, got the election symbol 10 days back, and in the areas where elections were held, we did not even do padayatra, nor did we have any organisation,” Kishor claimed. Prashant Kishor, expressed determination to continue building his party, despite acknowledging that its performance in the Bihar by-elections could have been better. “This is not an excuse. But looking at whatever it is, we are fully committed to making it even better. Even if 1 per cent votes come, there will be no reduction in our efforts and commitment. Even if it takes 10 years to make it successful, I will still remain with the Jan Suraaj campaign.” He noted that Muslims in Belagnj largely supported the JDU-BJP alliance, rather than Jan Suraaj or other opposition parties. “You look at the booth-wise votes cast in the big Muslim villages of Belagnj. The Muslims there have voted for JDU and BJP, not for Jan Suraaj.” He remarked, saying: “When we started the campaign, people said it has no place in Bihar. But now, a large population of Bihar has developed a positive thinking towards Jan Suraaj. The process of converting this thinking into a party and votes has started.”

Celta Vigo 2-2 Barcelona, La Liga: Recap - Barca BlaugranesNEW YORK (AP) — Remember what you searched for in 2024? Google does. Google released its annual “Year in Search” on Tuesday, rounding up the top trending queries entered into its namesake search engine in 2024. The results show terms that saw the highest spike in traffic compared to last year — ranging from key news events, notably global elections , to the most popular songs, athletes and unforgettable pop-culture moments that people looked up worldwide. Sports — particularly soccer and cricket — dominated Google's overall trending searches in 2024. Copa América topped those search trends globally, followed by the UEFA European Championship and ICC Men's T20 World Cup . Meanwhile, the U.S. election led news-specific searches worldwide. Queries about excessive heat and this year's Olympic Games followed. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump topped searches in Google's people category this year — followed by Catherine, Princess of Wales , U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Algerian boxer Imane Khelif , who also led athlete-specific searches. Meanwhile, the late Liam Payne , Toby Keith and O.J. Simpson led search trends among notable individuals who died in 2024. In the world of entertainment, Disney and Pixar's “Inside Out 2” was the top trending movie of the year, while Netflix's “Baby Reindeer” led TV show trends. And Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” dominated song trends. That's just the tip of the iceberg. Queries for the Olympic village's chocolate muffin , made famous by Norwegian swimmer Henrik Christiansen over the summer games, led Google's global recipe trends this year. The New York Times' “Connections” puzzle topped game searches. And in the U.S., country-specific data shows, many people asked Google about online trends like the word “demure” and “ mob wife aesthetic .” You can find more country-specific lists, and trends from years past , through Google’s “Year in Search” data published online . The California company said it collected 2024 search results from Jan. 1 through Nov. 23 of this year. Google isn't the only one to publish an annual recap or top trends as 2024 draws to a close. Spotify Wrapped , for example, as well as Collins Dictionary and Merriam-Webster’s words of the year, have offered additional reflections for 2024.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves delayed their game against the San Antonio Spurs by one hour on Sunday night due to an issue with the court at Target Center. The Timberwolves announced the decision about three hours before the originally scheduled tipoff time. The Spurs discovered the problem during their morning shootaround, Timberwolves spokesman Patrick Rees said. The team decided to delay the game so arena staff had enough time to install the replacement court that had to be delivered from elsewhere. The Timberwolves have played at Target Center since 1990. AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBAPhoto: RNZ A large high-country scrub fire in Canterbury is still not contained, and strong winds and higher temperatures are expected in the area on Saturday afternoon. The fire has burned through nearly 1000 hectares at Bridge Hill, northwest of Springfield. Firefighters were battling to get the blaze under control in Saturday morning's more favourable weather conditions. Incident Commander Colin Russell said while it was still not yet contained, it was remaining within its 17km boundary. He said despite the more volatile conditions in the afternoon, he was not expecting the fire to grow in size. Residents around Castle Hill were on standby to evacuate should the blaze spread. The fire started early on Thursday morning, closing State Highway 73 and burning through more than 1000 hectares at Bridge Hill, northwest of Springfield. The Holloway Lodge, near the peak of Bridge Hill, was destroyed. Russell said 110 FENZ staff were still working to contain the blaze as the weather turned. "This afternoon the wind is forecast to strengthen, and temperatures will be in the mid- to high-20s. This will be less favourable conditions for getting this fire contained and the risk of breakouts will be higher so we will be closely monitoring the fire." All recreational areas between Castle Hill and Lake Pearson were closed to the public, FENZ said on social media. "This is still an active fire zone and with the winds increasing the risk of a breakout fire is higher. Please do not move cones and signs that are blocking off these areas. When you do this it ties up valuable resources trying to sort evacuations, when we should be working on the fire ground." Seven FENZ crews had monitored the site overnight. Fire retardant lines had been placed around at-risk properties and crews would be focusing on the ground. There had been five helicopters helping to battle the blaze, and FENZ was expected to do an aerial reconnaissance flight on Saturday morning to assess any damage and the extent of the fire's spread. SH73 had reopened, but stop/go signs were in place and traffic was being taken through the affected area in piloted convoys. "We'd like to thank all the road users for their patience and adhering to the traffic restrictions in place," Russell said. "It has meant we can keep the road open in a safe manner so people can continue to pass through." Strong wind warnings were in place for much of the South Island from early on Sunday, with northwesterly gusts picking up on the east coast through Saturday.Former US president dies aged 100

StocktiX Ltd Participates in the 2024 U.S. Investment COO Summit to Explore Cutting-Edge Technologies and Future Financial TrendsNotre Dame football is on the cusp of making its long-awaited return to the College Football Playoff. But to get one step closer to reaching that feat, Marcus Freeman's squad will have to take down one of the hottest and more surprising teams in college football this season: No. 17 Army. The sixth-ranked Irish (9-1 overall) will take on the Black Knights under the lights at Yankee Stadium on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET in a pseudo-CFP elimination game for both teams. The reason? Notre Dame doesn't play in a conference championship game and Army has a small margin of error to work with as one "Group 5" program will likely make the 12-team CFP, which is currently held by Boise State. Saturday's meeting at Yankee Stadium between Notre Dame and Army is also the 13th installment of the Irish's Shamrock Series game, and the third one held at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx. Freeman and the Irish enter Saturday's pivotal postseason picture game riding an eight-game win streak, and the current 8-seed in the CFP from Tuesday's CFP rankings. Notre Dame's defense has been one of the country's best all season, ranking third in scoring (11. 4 points per game) and fifth in red zone (.682). Getting past Army won't be all that easy for Notre Dame. Led by dual-threat quarterback Bryson Daily, the Black Knights have the top rushing offense in the country (334.9 rushing yards per game) and have won each of their nine games by double-digit figures. On the flip side, though, Notre Dame is Army's toughest challenge this season, posing quite the obstacle for Jeff Monken's squad. Follow along for live scores, updates and highlights of Saturday's Shamrock Series game between Notre Dame and Army. Notre Dame vs Army score updates Notre Dame vs Army live updates Pregame Army CFP rankings The Black Knights were ranked as the No. 19 team in the College Football Playoff top 25 rankings in Tuesday’s rankings unveiling. Army is seven spots out from being included in the 12-team CFP bracket. CFP rankings for Week 13 Here’s a look at the CFP top 25 from Tuesday’s third CFP rankings release: Notre Dame vs Army time today Notre Dame and Army will kick off at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, Nov. 23 from Yankee Stadium. What channel is Notre Dame vs Army game on today? Notre Dame vs Army will broadcast nationally on NBC in Week 13. Ian Eagle and Todd Blackledge will call the game from the booth at Yankee Stadium, with Kathryn Tappen reporting from the sidelines. Streaming options for the game include Peacock, NBC's subscription streaming service, and Fubo, which carries NBC and offers a free trial to new subscribers. Notre Dame vs Army history Notre Dame leads the all-time series against Army 39-8-4 – including wins in each of the past 15 meetings against the Black Knights. Notre Dame vs Army predictions Here are the score predictions for Notre Dame vs. Army from South Bend Tribune writers: Notre Dame vs Army betting odds Game lines and odds from BetMGM as of Friday, Nov. 22: Notre Dame vs Army injury updates Notre Dame: RB Devyn Ford (right groin) is questionable, and DL Howard Cross III (left ankle) is also questionable. Army: N/A Notre Dame vs Army weather updates The forecast for Saturday at Yankee Stadium and The Bronx is partly cloudy and windy, with a high of 49 degrees, according to The Weather Channel. By the time Notre Dame and Army kick off, it is expected to be 46 degrees with winds going northwest at 17 mph. Notre Dame football 2024 schedule Here's a look at Notre Dame's schedule in 2024, including past scores and results: Army football 2024 schedule Here's a look at Army's schedule in 2024, including past scores and results: * Denotes AAC game We occasionally recommend interesting products and services. If you make a purchase by clicking one of the links, we may earn an affiliate fee. USA TODAY Network newsrooms operate independently, and this doesn’t influence our coverage.

Amazing summer of incredible gigs will give multi-billion pound boost to economy – which show are you most excited for?HOUSTON (AP) — An elaborate parody appears to be behind an effort to resurrect Enron, the Houston-based energy company that exemplified the worst in American corporate fraud and greed after it went bankrupt in 2001. If its return is comedic, some former employees who lost everything in Enron’s collapse aren’t laughing. “It’s a pretty sick joke and it disparages the people that did work there. And why would you want to even bring it back up again?” said former Enron employee Diana Peters, who represented workers in the company’s bankruptcy proceedings. Here’s what to know about the history of Enron and the purported effort to bring it back. What happened at Enron? Once the nation’s seventh-largest company, Enron filed for bankruptcy protection on Dec. 2, 2001, after years of accounting tricks could no longer hide billions of dollars in debt or make failing ventures appear profitable. The energy company's collapse put more than 5,000 people out of work, wiped out more than $2 billion in employee pensions and rendered $60 billion in Enron stock worthless. Its aftershocks were felt throughout the energy sector. Twenty-four Enron executives , including former CEO Jeffrey Skilling , were eventually convicted for their roles in the fraud. Enron founder Key Lay’s convictions were vacated after he died of heart disease following his 2006 trial. Is Enron coming back? On Monday — the 23rd anniversary of the bankruptcy filing — a company representing itself as Enron announced in a news release that it was relaunching as a “company dedicated to solving the global energy crisis.” It also posted a video on social media, advertised on at least one Houston billboard and a took out a full-page ad in the Houston Chronicle In the minute-long video that was full of generic corporate jargon, the company talks about “growth” and “rebirth.” It ends with the words, “We’re back. Can we talk?” Enron's new website features a company store, where various items featuring the brand's tilted “E” logo are for sale, including a $118 hoodie. In an email, company spokesperson Will Chabot said the new Enron was not doing any interviews yet, but that "We’ll have more to share soon.” Signs point to the comeback being a joke. In the “terms of use and conditions of sale” on the company's website, it says “the information on the website about Enron is First Amendment protected parody, represents performance art, and is for entertainment purposes only.” Documents filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office show that College Company, an Arkansas-based LLC, owns the Enron trademark. The co-founder of College Company is Connor Gaydos, who helped create a joke conspiracy theory that claims all birds are actually surveillance drones for the government. What do former Enron employees think of the company’s return? Peters said that since learning about the “relaunch” of Enron, she has spoken with several other former employees and they are also upset by it. She said the apparent stunt was “in poor taste.” “If it’s a joke, it’s rude, extremely rude. And I hope that they realize it and apologize to all of the Enron employees,” Peters said. Peters, who is 74 years old, said she is still working in information technology because “I lost everything in Enron, and so my Social Security doesn’t always take care of things I need done.” “Enron’s downfall taught us critical lessons about corporate ethics, accountability, and the consequences of unchecked ambition. Enron’s legacy was the employees in the trenches. Leave Enron buried,” she said. ___ Follow Juan A. Lozano on X at https://x.com/juanlozano70 Juan A. Lozano, The Associated Press

NoneCCC reveals plans for ‘social consumption’ licenses. Here’s what that means for pot enthusiasts.OVER £8000 has been raised for a teenager who died following a medical emergency at a rugby club last weekend. Seren Jenkins, from Tycroes, died in the early hours of Saturday, November 16 after emergency services were called to Amman United RFC in Glanaman. Despite advanced critical care support from paramedics and the attendance of Wales Air Ambulance, Seren passed away at the age of 14. A GoFundMe page has been set up by Cari Bradshaw with the following description: “Hi, my name is Cari, and I’ve set up this page because my friends and I would like to raise money to help Stephen, Sarah and the family with the costs for the funeral and memorial for our very special friend Seren. “Seren was suddenly taken from us all on Saturday, November 16. She’s left a big hole in our hearts, and we miss her very much. Please donate if you can and help us raise as much money as possible to help Seren’s family. “Any donations will be greatly appreciated, no matter how big or small. Thank you so much.” Following Seren’s death, her family have released a tribute to their ‘loving daughter, big and little sister.’ They said: “Seren lived her short life to the full and was a budding artist, rugby player and social media lover. “Seren was loved by all who knew her and no doubt will also be remembered for her sense of humour. “We would like to take this opportunity to thank the emergency services at the scene, and everybody for for Seren, where proceeds will be likely donated to various asthma services, the Wales Air Ambulance, and a possible memorial for her friends to remember her. “We would also like to take this opportunity to thank people for their kind words and support at this horrific time but would now like to ask for this time to grieve in private.” At the time of writing, £8,425 has been raised for Seren, including 510 separate donations.