Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec. 20, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Recursion”) (NASDAQ: RXRX), a leading clinical stage TechBio company decoding biology to industrialize drug discovery, today announced that on December 19, 2024, the Compensation Committee of Recursion's Board of Directors approved the grant of inducement restricted stock unit (RSU) awards covering 7,952,836 shares of its class A common stock in the aggregate to 230 new employees under Recursion's 2024 Inducement Equity Incentive Plan (the “2024 Plan”). Each award was granted as an inducement material to the employee's commencement of employment with a subsidiary of Recursion in connection with Recursion's acquisition of Exscientia plc and pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4). Each inducement RSU award will vest as to 1/16th of the shares subject to the award quarterly on each of February 15, May 15, August 15, and November 15, beginning with February 15, 2025 until the inducement RSU award is fully vested, subject to the inducement RSU award recipient’s continued employment through the Company Vesting Dates. Each inducement RSU award is subject to the terms and conditions of the 2024 Plan and the grant agreements covering the awards. About Recursion Pharmaceuticals Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: RXRX) is a leading clinical stage TechBio company decoding biology to industrialize drug discovery. Enabling its mission is the Recursion OS, a platform built across diverse technologies that continuously generate one of the world’s largest proprietary biological and chemical datasets. Recursion leverages sophisticated machine-learning algorithms to distill from its dataset a collection of trillions of searchable relationships across biology and chemistry unconstrained by human bias. By commanding massive experimental scale — up to millions of wet lab experiments weekly — and massive computational scale — owning and operating one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world, Recursion is uniting technology, biology and chemistry to advance the future of medicine. Recursion is headquartered in Salt Lake City, where it is a founding member of BioHive, the Utah life sciences industry collective. Recursion also has offices in Toronto, Montréal, New York, London, Oxford area, and the San Francisco Bay area. Learn more at www.Recursion.com , or connect on X (formerly Twitter) and LinkedIn. Media Contact Media@Recursion.com Investor Contact Investor@Recursion.comAnyone who watched Naperville North quarterback Jacob Bell’s sensational senior season knew he would be a hot commodity on the recruiting trail. Bell committed to Ball State over the summer, before he threw for 3,075 yards and 38 touchdowns . Even opposing coaches said he could play in a bigger college program. But nothing was certain. “We were hoping that way, but we wouldn’t have been shocked if we didn’t have something come about,” Naperville North coach Sean Drendel said. “With this new recruiting world, nothing is surprising. “When they’re letting 24-, 25-, 26-year-olds still play college football, it becomes really tough for a high school kid. You better be a really good player to be one of those kids that gets a scholarship offer nowadays.” Bell is one of those kids. Three days after taking an official visit to Indiana, Bell committed to the College Football Playoff participant on Tuesday and announced it Wednesday. “It was a relatively unique process for me,” Bell said. “I’ve known Indiana’s staff for a good amount of time, talked to them on and off. “A couple weeks back, they called me up, asked for some of my information, said that an opportunity may be available.” Drendel said that opened up when another quarterback recruit chose to go elsewhere. “They thought they had one of the top five kids in the country, who flipped in December, and then they realized they need to go get a good guy,” Drendel said. “Jacob had visited them before. “When they really started to dig in on Jacob, they really started liking what they saw, and it became apparent in their mind they felt like he was one of the top kids out there, so go get him.” Bell said he liked what he saw during his official visit to Bloomington last weekend. No. 10 Indiana had just lost 27-17 to No. 7 Notre Dame in the first round of the College Football Playoff on Dec. 20. “It was the day after the game against Notre Dame in the college football playoffs, so that was pretty cool to be around that event,” he said. “It was a quick process, but I definitely saw everything I needed to see, met the right people and things like that.” Bell will be joining a program on the rise. Indiana coach Curt Cignetti, who is The Associated Press national coach of the year, led the Hoosiers (11-2) to a school-record number of wins and into the playoffs for the first time. “It’s absolutely awesome,” Bell said. “With how successful that coaching staff is right now and they’re going to be around for a very long time, just signed an extension, it’s just a pretty stable situation in the midst of all the chaos of college football. “It’s definitely something that I’m excited to get into and a program that I’m excited to be a part of.” The chaos in college sports has been caused by the transfer portal and the evolving dynamic of compensation for student-athletes’ name, image and likeness. It has made the recruiting process more difficult for high school players. But Bell, whose older brother Jon is a backup quarterback at South Dakota State, didn’t fret. “Having a brother that’s a college athlete right now, I kind of have a bigger insight into how that stuff works with the portal and some of the demands that schools have,” Bell said. “I didn’t get frustrated with it. I tried to understand it and just be patient with the process, and it ended up paying off.” Indiana has a robust NIL program. Bell said the school’s donors are involved, and he is aware of the opportunities. “Obviously, with the new landscape of college football, it’s a part of it,” he said. “The smart thing to do is always to try to build off of it and build your brand. “That didn’t weigh anything into my commitment. I just knew that they play a brand of football that I like and (offer) a great education, so it was kind of a hard opportunity to pass up.” Bell, who intends to major in business, will do his due diligence to maximize his earning potential. “For sure,” he said. “Once I get into college and get closer to possibly earning a starting spot, that will be definitely be something I put more focus into.” Matt Le Cren is a freelance reporter.No. 7 Tennessee outscored UT Martin by 28 points in the second half in routing the visiting Skyhawks 78-35 on Friday afternoon in Knoxville. Chaz Lanier scored a game-high 18 points for the Volunteers (7-0), who expanded on a 35-20 halftime lead with a 43-15 second half. Felix Okpara had 10 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks, helping Tennessee command the paint along with Igor Milicic, who added nine points and 13 rebounds. Zakai Zeigler nearly had a double-double with 11 points and nine assists. The Volunteers used their size to their advantage, outscoring UT Martin 36-10 in the paint and out rebounding the Skyhawks 49-24. That included 20 offensive rebounds for Tennessee, which led to 19 second-chance points. UT Martin (2-5) was cold coming out of the locker room after halftime, missing its first eight shots. Conversely, the Vols started the second half with a nine-point run to extend their lead to 24 points. The Vols never let the Skyhawks score consecutive baskets in the first half, holding UT Martin to 25 percent shooting (4 of 16) from beyond the arc and allowing a total of only three points from the starting five. For the game, guard Josue Grullon led UT Martin with 15 points. The leading scorer in the Ohio Valley Conference entering Friday at 18.2 points per game, Grullon has not started any game for head coach Jeremy Shulman. Most of the Skyhawks' points -- 28 of 35 -- came from their reserves. The starting five combined to score seven points -- six points from Matija Zuzic and a free throw for Lamine Niag. The starters went a combined 2 of 18 from the floor, while UT Martin as a team shot 22.6 percent (12 of 53) from the field. The Skyhawks made 5 of 7 free-throw attempts and made 18 turnovers. The Volunteers, who got 23 points off the bench, were 8-for-10 and had 11 turnovers. Tennessee improved to 6-0 all-time against UT Martin since 1993. --Field Level Media
While you may think about shopping for electronics, clothing and other high-ticket items throughout Black November, it's also a great time to toss some subtler, more ethereal treats into your virtual shopping bag. Like some new candles to make your (or someone else's) home feel extra cozy. The warm glow of a candle and the inviting scents of the season — cinnamon donuts, spiced apples, a pine tree farm, pumpkin pie, freshly baked cookies — can make any space feel more inviting. With that in mind, you'll be happy to know that Amazon has slashed prices on some of bestselling autumn and holiday scents by up to 50%. Along with stylish glass holders, extra-long burn times (we're talking 110 hours or more) and high-quality paraffin wax, the variety of delicious-smelling offerings is unbelievable. Some of the most popular varieties are marked down right now, including , and . Now is the perfect time to stock up for the season, whether you plan to keep your new scents to yourself or gift them to some very lucky folks. Are you craving the ambience of a winter forest hike? This blend features aromatic balsam, cedarwood and juniper berry and smells just like a walk in the woods right after a rainfall. And its supersized burn time (110–150 hours) means it'll take you through the holidays and beyond. that just smelling your favorite foods can be just as satisfying as eating them. Not that we’d ever say "no" to a freshly baked cookie, but how about enjoying their delicious aroma without the labor of making them? this buttery, rich, vanilla scent smells like there's "always cookies in the oven." No wonder they're a No. 1 bestseller! Yum! There are few things more soul-soothing than the scent of salted caramel. It's delicious over pie, scooped onto a crunchy fall apple ... or wafting from a glowing candle. This yummy option boasts over 5,000 five-star ratings, with calling the scent "sumptuous." A little crispy and a whole lotta homey, the notes in this No. 1 bestseller are fall and Christmas all rolled into one. Sweet apples and cinnamon blended with walnuts and maple create a scent that describe as "Perfect: not too sweet, not too pine-tree, just the right spice and warmth for the season." This yummy candle is 50% off right now! Even if you're not one to hang up a wreath as soon as the leaves start to fall, you can enjoy the smell of that evocative moment with this candle that combines scents of spicy cinnamon apples and fall leaves. Shoppers say it's super fragrant even before lighting it. For tons of folks, pumpkin spice is the main scent signifier of autumn — which may be why more than 10,000 of these have been sold in the past month at Amazon. If you're a fan of the popular drink (or just the smell of it), you'll want to bask in its aroma of baked pumpkins spiced with cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon and sweetened with brown sugar. This fan-favorite scent might just get you in the mood to finally start readying your house for holiday guests. the cozy scent has notes of cinnamon, baking spices and tea. Others say it has a fragrance that's so comforting it smells like a " ." The holiday season isn't complete without pumpkin- and apple-based desserts. But, let's be honest — most of their charm and nostalgia comes from the smell when they're baking. This candle will bring you right back to your childhood in Grandma's holiday kitchen. Aside from its titular notes, it packs in hints of clove, nutmeg, cinnamon and brown sugar — all in all, a scrumptious treat for your senses. See all of Shop the best expert-picked on Yahoo Life. Follow Engadget for . And find to shop on AOL, handpicked just for you. If you have , you’ll get free shipping, of course. Not yet a member? No problem. . (And by the way, those without still get free shipping on orders of $35 or more.) DeWalt 20V Cordless Handheld Vacuum Bissell CrossWave OmniForce Wet Dry Vacuum ArtiGifts Pro Outdoor Faucet Cover, 2-Pack Handy Laundry Wool Dryer Balls, Pack of 6 CGK Unlimited Sheet Set, Queen Fab Totes Clothes Storage Bags, 6-Pack Vibelite Telescoping Magnetic Pick Up Tool Pocaland Bidet Attachment Saker Mini Chain Saw Levoit 4L Smart Cool Mist Humidifier Morento Air Purifier Dyson Hot+Cool Jet Focus Heater and Fan Kitinjoy 100% Cotton Kitchen Dish Cloths, 6-Pack JoyJolt JoyFul Food Storage Containers, 24 Pieces Best Choice Products 6-Foot Artificial Christmas Tree Henckels Knife Set, 15-Piece KitchenAid Classic Series 4.5-Quart Tilt-Head Stand Mixer Squishmallows Tahoe Tortoiseshell Cat Lego Icons Plum Blossom Building Set Pillow Pets Bluey Afunx Magnetic Tiles Lego Disney Advent Calendar 2024
Predictions to take sting out of bluebottle invasionsThe Eagles are looking to clinch the NFC East title while completing a rare sweep of the rival Dallas Cowboys on Sunday in Philadelphia. The Eagles (12-3) will have to play without starting quarterback Jalen Hurts, who sustained a concussion during last weekend's 36-33 loss at Washington that snapped their team-record 10-game winning streak. He was ruled out on Friday after missing practice all week. Backup quarterback Kenny Pickett suffered a rib injury against the Commanders, but he was a full participant at Thursday's practice and was limited on Friday. Pickett is expected to start, with Tanner McKee his backup on Sunday as Philadelphia tries to sweep Dallas for the first time since 2011. Meanwhile, the Cowboys (7-8) are clicking with their own QB2 at the controls. Cooper Rush has guided Dallas to wins in four of the last five games, throwing nine touchdown passes and just one interception in that span. The Cowboys are in the unfamiliar position of playing spoiler, missing the playoffs for the first time since 2020. Two more wins would give Dallas its fourth straight winning season under fifth-year coach Mike McCarthy. "It's hard to win games in this league. It's definitely an end goal just to have a winning season," Cowboys right guard Brock Hoffman said. "... But definitely where we've been at on this journey, take it week by week, win these last two games, have a winning season, and it's definitely a big boost going into next season." The Eagles cruised to a 34-6 win over the Cowboys in Arlington, Texas, in the first meeting in Week 10, with Hurts throwing two touchdown passes and rushing for two scores. Rush finished with just 45 yards on 13-of-23 passing. Pickett replaced a woozy Hurts in the first quarter against Washington and finished the drive with a touchdown pass to A.J. Brown. "I thought it was so cool for our guys to have the confidence in (Pickett) to just hop in there and handle a third down, handle another completion, throw a third-down touchdown in the red zone," Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore said Tuesday. "I thought that was a really cool moment." A sixth-round pick out of Stanford in 2023, McKee has yet to appear in a regular-season game. "I feel like I've always been preparing to be the starter and preparing to play, and so my preparation is going to stay the same," McKee said Tuesday. "And you know, I'm obviously excited for any opportunity that I do get, but we're going to take it day by day for those guys." No matter who plays QB, the Eagles likely will lean heavily on Saquon Barkley. With a league-leading 1,838 rushing yards, he needs 268 in the last two games to break Eric Dickerson's 1984 NFL single-season record of 2,105. Philadelphia's injury report Friday also included the team ruling out wide receiver Britain Covey (neck), who also returns punts, and running back Will Shipley (concussion), a contributor on kickoff return duty. Linebacker Nakobe Dean (abdomen) is doubtful after limited participation on Friday, while defensive end Bryce Huff (wrist) was a full participant and listed as questionable. He would need to be activated from injured reserve to play on Sunday. The Cowboys have shut down star wideout CeeDee Lamb for the rest of the season because of a sprained right shoulder. Also ruled out for Sunday are cornerbacks Kemon Hall (hamstring) and Amani Oruwariye (foot). Guard TJ Bass (thigh) is doubtful, while those with questionable status are wide receivers Jalen Brooks (knee) and Jalen Tolbert (finger), offensive tackles Chuma Edoga (toe) and Asim Richards (ankle), linebackers Eric Kendricks (calf) and Nick Vigil (foot), and safety Donovan Wilson (knee). --Field Level Media Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more.
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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told lawmakers on Monday that "some progress" had been made in negotiations to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza, more than 14 months into the war. His comments in parliament come two days after Palestinian militant groups also talked of progress towards a ceasefire and hostage release deal. In recent days, indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas mediated by Qatar, Egypt, and the United States took place in Doha, rekindling hope of an agreement that has proven elusive. "Everything we are doing cannot be disclosed. We are taking actions to bring them back. I wish to say cautiously that there has been some progress, and we will not stop acting until we bring them all home," Netanyahu said in parliament, on the same day he took the stand again at his ongoing corruption trial. "I want to say to the families of the hostages: We are thinking of you and we will not give up on your loved ones, who are our loved ones as well." Hostage families have questioned the sincerity of government negotiation efforts, and critics have long accused Netanyahu of stalling in truce talks, prolonging the war partly to appease his far-right coalition partners. On Saturday, Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the leftist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine said progress had been made. "The possibility of reaching an agreement (for a ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal) is closer than ever, provided the enemy stops imposing new conditions," the groups said after they held talks in Cairo. During the unprecedented Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, 251 people were abducted, of whom 96 remain hostages in Gaza, including 34 declared dead by the military. Negotiations have faced multiple challenges since a one-week truce in November 2023, with the primary point of contention being the establishment of a lasting ceasefire. Another unresolved issue is the territory's post-war governance. Hamas's armed wing said the fate of some of the captives depends on how Israeli forces carry out their offensive. "If the occupation army advances even a few hundred metres more in some areas where they are already on the ground, it will decide the fate of some of the enemy's hostages," Abu Obeida, spokesman for the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, said in a statement. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal last week, Netanyahu said: "I'm not going to agree to end the war before we remove Hamas." He added Israel is "not going to leave them in power in Gaza, 30 miles from Tel Aviv. It's not going to happen." US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on October 23 that Israel had "managed to dismantle Hamas's military capacity" and eliminated its senior leadership. With those successes, he said, it was time to "get the hostages home and bring the war to an end with an understanding of what will follow." Among the Hamas leaders Israel killed was its political chief Ismail Haniyeh, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Monday, in the first public acknowledgement that Israel was behind the late July death of Haniyeh in Tehran. Israel's military on Monday said three soldiers were killed in northern Gaza, the focus for months of an offensive Israel said aimed to prevent Hamas from regrouping there. In parliament, Netanyahu also warned the Iran-backed Huthi rebels of Yemen, who last week fired two missiles at Israel, including one that injured 16 people in the commercial hub of Tel Aviv on Saturday. "I have instructed our forces to destroy the infrastructure of Huthis because anyone who tries to harm us will be struck with full force," he said, "even if it takes time." Israeli warplanes retaliated against ports and energy infrastructure, which the military said contributed to Huthi rebel operations, after a rebel missile badly damaged an Israeli school last week. The Huthis said the Israeli strikes killed nine people. On Saturday, the United States struck targets in Yemen's rebel-held capital Sanaa, hours after the Huthis hit Tel Aviv with a missile. American and British forces have repeatedly struck rebel targets in Yemen this year in response to Huthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea area vital to global trade. Netanyahu also stated that he wanted to sign new peace accords with Arab countries, similar to the "Abraham Accords" negotiated in 2020 under Donald Trump's first United States administration. Those agreements saw Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Morocco establish formal ties with Israel. "Moderate Arab countries view Israel as a regional power and a potential ally. I intend to seize this opportunity to the fullest," he said. "Together with our American friends, I plan to expand the Abraham Accords... and thus change even more dramatically the face of the Middle East." Netanyahu also said that Israel would not allow "terrorist entities to settle close to our communities" near the border with Syria. "It is a fight for our existence, for the state of Israel. We must defend our borders," he said. bur-jd/it/jsaU.S. small-cap stocks are delivering a standout performance in November, aligning with a well-established seasonal trend that often paves the way for a strong December. Historically, small caps tend to excel in the final two months of the year, with November’s impressive gains often rolling into December as part of the so-called “Santa Rally.” The Russell 2000 index, the leading benchmark for small-cap equities, has climbed an impressive 8% this November, on track for the second-best monthly performance of the year. See Also: Google, Anthropic Deal In Jeopardy As Regulators Look To Break Up Search Monopoly Data spanning more than two decades shows that November delivered the highest average returns for small-cap stocks. From the year 2000 onward, the iShares Russell 2000 ETF IWM , has averaged a 2.6% gain in November, marking it as the strongest month of the year. What's even more striking is the reliability of this trend—79% of the time, the month ends with small-cap stocks in the green. The Russell 2000 has ended November in negative territory only four times: A decline of 9.97% in 2000, 6.97% in 2007, 11.93% in 2008, and 4.33% in 2021. In all other years, small-cap stocks have delivered gains during the month. The strongest rally occurred in November 2020, when the Russell soared 18.24% buoyed by the discovery of the Covid-19 vaccine. Yet, history suggests this isn't the time to cash out just yet. Investors tempted to take profits after November's gains might reconsider, as December historically ranks as the second-best month for small caps. On average, the Russell 2000 rose 1.46% in December, with 67% of years showing positive performance. The combination of these two months often gives small-cap investors a powerful year-end boost. Russell 2000 Monthly Seasonality: November And December Show The Highest Average Gains Why Are Small Caps Outperforming in November 2024? As of late November, the Russell 2000's 8% rally far surpasses the 4% rise of the S&P 500, tracked by the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust SPY . This outperformance is being driven by three major catalysts: 1. Federal Reserve Rate Cuts The Federal Reserve has shifted into rate-cut mode, lowering rates by 25 basis points in November following a 50-basis-point reduction in September. Policymakers have signaled that further cuts are likely, albeit at a slower pace, as long as inflation continues to decelerate. Lower interest rates disproportionately benefit small-cap companies, which rely more heavily on bank financing than their larger-cap counterparts. With borrowing costs falling, small businesses are better positioned to invest, grow, and improve profitability, giving them a significant tailwind compared to multinational firms. 2. Political Tailwinds From 2024 Elections The outcome of the 2024 U.S. elections — a Republican trifecta (presidency, Senate and House of Representatives) — has fueled optimism among small-cap investors expecting the Trump administration to roll back regulations. Additionally, the potential reintroduction of trade tariffs could act as a buffer for small-cap businesses by reducing competition from international firms facing higher regulatory or import costs. Financial services and industrial stocks, heavily represented in small-cap indices, have been among the top beneficiaries of this shift. 3. Economic Resilience The U.S. economy is showing remarkable resilience by delivering strong GDP growth rates. The Atlanta Fed's GDPNow estimate pegs fourth-quarter real GDP growth at 2.6%, following robust gains of 3.0% and 2.8% in the second and third quarters, respectively. The labor market, a key indicator of economic health, also remains resilient. Despite disruptions from strikes and hurricanes affecting October payrolls data, jobless claims have fallen to their lowest levels in seven months in mid-November, indicating a tight labor market and sustained consumer confidence. These factors collectively underpin the performance of small-cap stocks, which are often more sensitive to domestic economic trends. What's Next For Small Caps? With November's gains already in the books, historical patterns suggest that small caps could keep their momentum into December. Whether fueled by seasonal trends, macroeconomic tailwinds, or political optimism, small-cap stocks are positioning themselves as a standout opportunity for year-end trading. 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