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Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 29: Aimed to address civic issues, social activist Jayesh Gupta met Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary here today and submitted a detailed memorandum of demands. The meeting focused on the deplorable condition of roads and the lack of basic recreational facilities for children in the Bahu Fort area. During the discussion, Jayesh emphasized the dire state of the roads in the Bahu Fort area, which have become a persistent inconvenience for residents. He pointed out that the lack of maintenance has not only caused daily hardships for commuters but also raised safety concerns. Gupta highlighted that the absence of a proper playground has forced children in the area to ply on the roads, further endangering their safety and contributing to traffic disruptions. He urged the Deputy Chief Minister to take immediate action to improve the basic infrastructure in the locality. Responding to the concerns raised, the Deputy Chief Minister assured swift action. He promised to direct the concerned departments to address them on a priority basis.

WASHINGTON — Rep. Ann McLane Kuster wasn’t going to become one of those lawmakers accused of lingering too long in the halls of Congress. “I think people get into a comfortable pattern,” Kuster said this month, as she wrapped up 12 years representing New Hampshire’s 2nd District. She led the New Democrat Coalition, a powerful center-left caucus that managed to grow its ranks this election cycle. And she made many friends, like Democratic Whip Katherine M. Clark of Massachusetts, her longtime roommate while in Washington. But her belief that the party needs new blood, as well as partisan fatigue and memories of Jan. 6, 2021, guided her decision not to run again. “I had so many different factors going into it, but one of them is I’m trying to set a better example,” Kuster said. This interview has been edited and condensed. Question: Why did you decide to walk away now? Answer: I’ve always said I wasn’t going to stay forever. Congress, by being so focused on seniority, tends to cater to a much older population. I think the Democratic caucus can learn from the experience of the Republican caucus that if you have higher turnover, you bring in more people, you’ll be more effective. And then there is a part of it related to Donald Trump coming back. I was one of the last members of Congress in the gallery on Jan. 6, and as it turns out, we have the security footage that shows it was only 30 seconds from when I was able to evacuate that the insurrectionists were in that hallway hunting for us with zip ties and bear mace and who knows what else. I just felt like, he tried to kill me once. I’m not available for it again. I’m not prepared to be the gladiator, if you will, again for him, with his attack on women and undermining the social fabric. I’ve worked very hard on mental health and addiction treatment and on the environment. I’ve done a lot of work on tackling sexual assault and the whole “Me Too” era of protecting women in the military and in the workplace, and it appears his approach is to tear that all down. Q: What’s next? A: Elections are about change, and the majority of voters wanted change from the Biden administration. They wanted lower costs. They wanted to tackle immigration and the border and crime and safety. And there’s a lot of reasons that people had for their vote, but I don’t believe the approach of the Trump administration is going to fix those issues for them. I mean, just take tariffs. If he puts those on, the price of food is going to go way up. I think the consequences of his policies are going to result in a swing back in 2026 and in 2028. So I’m going to stay involved, but not on the ballot. I’m going to stay involved in the work I’ve done this cycle with the New Democrat Coalition Action Fund and raising resources, along with a group we call Elect Democratic Women — that’s a PAC that I was one of the founders of — and win back the majority. Q: Why do other members stay in Congress as long as they do? A: It tends to be people who don’t have difficult elections. I had really difficult elections. I’m in a swing district. It’s a red district that I turned purple, but it’s certainly not blue, and it was challenging every single time. And part of it is, I’m just literally exhausted from that, but the people who are in deep-blue districts don’t have to do the fundraising, they don’t have to do the campaigning, and it becomes much more comfortable for them. Q: What are some highlights of your time here? A: The biggest thing for me probably has been the increasing number of women in Congress and being involved in creating Elect Democratic Women, and also chairing the New Dem Coalition and helping bring new members to Congress. It’s made a tremendous difference. When I first came, women [made up] about 20 percent of the House. Now our Democratic caucus is probably 45 percent women. It’s amazing. Q: What are you going to miss? A: I’ll definitely miss my friends. Katherine Clark, our minority whip, is my roommate and has been for 10 years, and so that’s one of the reasons I want to stay involved, is to have an excuse to come back down and see them. We have this amazing group of friends that we call the “Pink Ladies,” with Lois Frankel, Katherine, Julia Brownley, Grace Meng and myself. And I’m sure there’s a part of it I will miss on the policy front, but right now that has gotten much more difficult in terms of the hyperpartisanship. These task forces I had, on addiction and mental health, on ending sexual violence, and even the ski and snowboard caucus, they were all bipartisan. Everything I did, I always told my team, don’t bring a bill to me without a Republican co-lead. But it has become so much more difficult to work in that bipartisan way. I’m ready to let somebody else take a shot at it. Q: From your perspective, what went wrong for Democrats in the 2024 elections? A: I think our party needs to reflect on how it felt to an entire generation of younger people that for a pretty long time, the face of our party has been octogenarians. I mean, Nancy Pelosi was an extraordinary speaker. I’m not in any way critical of her, but the transition that we made in the House was really important to Hakeem Jeffries and Katherine Clark and Pete Aguilar, and I think we need to continue that process, because we somehow have missed the opportunity to connect with a whole generation of young people that we assumed, just by the laws of nature, would be more progressive and more close to our perspective. Now, what’s interesting, our New Dem candidates were successful, and we have 25 new New Dems coming to Congress, and we flipped several seats. So I think we needed that approach at the national level. Q: A lot of the postmortems have fixated on the divide between the progressive and more moderate wings of the party. A: To me, it’s not knee-jerk left or right, progressive or moderate. It’s listening to people and meeting voters where they are. It started with Tom Suozzi in his special election, but we hired Tom Suozzi’s campaign manager, a guy named Jon Gonin, to be the political director for New Dems, and we carried that message through. Our members and candidates that were endorsed by New Dems talked about immigration reform, securing the border, making people feel safer in their community and lowering costs. This is a message that works in my district and in purple districts all across the country, and we won them. We beat Republicans with that message. And I think maybe the [Democratic National Committee] and the party has gotten away from meeting people where they are. Q: Are you optimistic for the next cycle? A: I’m an optimist, and I think this was a swing election. I was very involved in Barack Obama’s first election, starting with the New Hampshire primary, and that was a change election — hope and change from George W. Bush. You look at 2016, and Trump was backlash from Obama, and then Biden was change from Trump. I just think these swings, and maybe this is social media, are coming much faster. People just wanted change, and they vote with their middle finger. This is the only lever they have, and all they can say is, “Hell, no.” It’s very hard to say, “Well, this isn’t perfect, but I think we’re headed in the right direction.” And people don’t follow it that closely, they just really don’t. And it’s too bad, because for Democrats in particular, we tend to be involved with policies that take a long time, to restore the economy after COVID, or to pass the biggest infrastructure bill. I just saw from DOT and [Transportation Secretary] Pete Buttigieg a map of all these projects all across the country. And it’s like, where was that map during the election? People are going to be driving over brand-new bridges and new highways and cutting 45 minutes off their commute and getting home for dinner on time, and nobody’s going to say, “Oh, thank you, Joe Biden.” They’re probably going to say, “Thank you, Donald Trump,” because they don’t realize that it just takes so long.

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Braden Smith set career highs with 34 points and six 3-pointers as No. 21 Purdue pulled away from Toledo 83-64 in a nonconference matchup on Sunday night in West Lafayette, Ind. Smith went 12 of 22 from the floor and added 12 assists and three steals for the Boilermakers (9-4). Trey Kaufman-Renn added 23 points on 11-of-14 shooting, and Fletcher Loyer chipped in 17 points. Sam Lewis collected 13 points and 11 rebounds, and Sonny Wilson also scored 13 points to lead Toledo (6-6). Seth Hubbard supplied 11 points. The Rockets trailed by 11 at halftime and by 13 after two free throws by Smith with 18:24 to go in the game. Four Toledo players then contributed points to an 8-0 run to pull within 43-38 with 16:44 to play. The lead hovered between five and 10 points until Smith's layup began a 17-2 spree that effectively sealed the win. Toledo, which finished at 40.6 percent from the floor, missed nine straight shots as Purdue took off. Smith entered the game averaging 12.9 points per game. The Boilermakers shot 49.2 percent from the floor and 10 of 28 on 3-point attempts. The Rockets made just 2 of 14 from deep. Toledo led 12-10 on Hubbard's jumper with 13:43 left in the first half, but the Rockets went cold. They missed 11 of their next 12 shots, and the Boilermakers heated up. Smith scored nine points in an 18-2 burst, which Loyer capped with a three-point play with 5:39 left in the half. Purdue made 7 of 9 shots from the floor during the run. The Boilermakers led 39-28 at the break after shooting 50 percent from the floor. Smith had 17 points and Loyer had 12, with each player making three 3-pointers. Wilson had seven first-half points for the Rockets, who fell to 36.4 percent shooting for the half after making 5 of 9 to begin the game. --Field Level Media

Putin's chilling warning after Russia fires new 'unstoppable' missileTribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Five players who missed the Pittsburgh Steelers' 34-17 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday could return this week against the Kansas City Chiefs. Time, though, isn't on their side with the Steelers facing the Chiefs in a Christmas matchup at Acrisure Stadium. The quick turnaround also is a reason coach Mike Tomlin listed two players injured in the 17-point loss — cornerback Joey Porter and wide receiver Ben Skowronek — as questionable to return when the Steelers play again Wednesday. Porter left with a knee injury — it originally was ruled an issue with his calf — and Skowronek, a special teams contributor as well, injured his hip. Both players returned briefly in the second half before exiting for good. "I just don't have a lot of new information on those guys given that we just played last night," Tomlin said Sunday at his weekly news conference. "We're still in the process of assessing those things. Anybody that did make it out of that stadium yesterday on a four-day turnaround is probably going to have a difficult time showing for this one." The game will be the third for the Steelers (10-5) in an 11-day span. The Steelers faced the Ravens — on the road — six days after a 27-13 loss at Philadelphia. They will have just one full day of practice — and a walk-through Tuesday — to prepare for the Chiefs, who have crafted a 14-1 record on the heels of winning... Joe RutterShares of Hudson Executive Investment Corp. ( OTCMKTS:HECCU – Get Free Report ) shot up 3.4% during trading on Friday . The company traded as high as $9.20 and last traded at $9.00. 8,700 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 80% from the average session volume of 44,486 shares. The stock had previously closed at $8.70. Hudson Executive Investment Stock Up 3.4 % The stock has a 50-day moving average of $9.00 and a 200 day moving average of $9.00. About Hudson Executive Investment ( Get Free Report ) Hudson Executive Investment Corp. does not have significant operations. It intends to effect a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization, or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in New York, New York. Featured Articles Receive News & Ratings for Hudson Executive Investment Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Hudson Executive Investment and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .

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Home Alone’s ‘pigeon lady’ looks worlds away from character 32 years after iconic Christmas movieBuilding on unparalleled nuclear experience, James Owen to lead Fuse's strategy to build technology solutions for sustainable, clean, reliable energy SAN LEANDRO, Calif. , Nov. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Fuse , a leading nuclear fusion company dedicated to accelerating the world's transition to fusion energy while safeguarding humankind, today announced the appointment of Los Alamos National Laboratory's (LANL) Chief Engineer for Nuclear Weapons, James Owen , as President of Fuse Federal, the company's wholly-owned subsidiary focused on U.S. government business. " James Owen's unparalleled background in nuclear engineering and his leadership at Los Alamos National Lab make him the ideal person to spearhead our federal business," said JC Btaiche, Founder and CEO of Fuse. "His experience and unique background at LANL will be invaluable as we strive to solve one of humanity's grandest challenges: fusion energy." At Los Alamos , Owen was responsible for the oversight of all weapons engineering activities in support of the Lab's national security mission to ensure America's nuclear deterrent remains effective and secure. Notably, Owen led and delivered four stockpile modernization programs while sustaining the United States' legacy deterrent through surveillance, weapons response, and more. Owen oversaw six divisions at Los Alamos with over 1,300 staff members and an annual budget of $1 billion dollars . LANL's heritage stretches back to the Manhattan Project, and now Owen will be working on what many consider humanity's next Manhattan Project: unlocking clean and abundant fusion energy. As President of Fuse Federal, Owen will leverage his extensive experience in nuclear technologies to lead the company's efforts in providing critical products and testing services for components of the nuclear stockpile and other defense infrastructure. He will focus on expanding the company's radiation services, a critical component of nuclear fusion energy, for government customers while also contributing to Fuse's overall strategy for commercializing fusion energy technology as a source of clean energy. Owen will join Fuse's executive team to drive the expansion of fusion and pulsed power products and services for the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, and other customers. Owen expressed enthusiasm about joining Fuse: "Since beginning as a summer student in 1988, I have been privileged to work with the most amazing people on the most important mission for the nation," Owen said. "And I am looking forward to working on one of the most difficult yet important technological challenges facing humanity and our planet – fusion energy." The Honorable Lisa Gordon-Hagerty, Fuse board member and former Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security, added: "Fuse will provide critically needed and groundbreaking technologies to the national security ecosystem and will support a clean energy future. I am thrilled that James Owen , a pioneer in the nuclear security community has joined the Fuse team, bringing invaluable experience and expertise which will enable the nuclear enterprise to accelerate and execute important missions." About Fuse Fuse is a California -based nuclear fusion company dedicated to accelerating the world's transition to fusion energy while safeguarding humankind. Through its subsidiary, Fuse Federal, the company provides essential radiation services to U.S. government agencies, supporting critical defense and energy initiatives. View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/los-alamos-chief-engineer-joins-nuclear-fusion-startup-fuse-to-lead-federal-business-302313709.html SOURCE Fuse Energy Technologies Corporation