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Ruben Amorim impressed with Arsenal’s corners after first defeat as Man Utd boss(Excerpted from the autobiography of MDD Peiris, Secretary to the Prime Minister) In June 1975, the Prime Minister was honoured by the international community with two important assgnments. The first was by the International Labour Organization (ILO), where she was invited to make the keynote address to the new ILO sessions opening in Geneva. The second was by the United Nations where she was invited to make the keynote address at the First UN International Conference on Women to be held in Mexico City, Mexico. She was also due to address The Group of 77 in Geneva. Manel Abeysekera of the Foreign Ministry and I, accompanied the Prime Minister. We had three major speeches to work on. We already had drafts ready, which were the result of much work and many refinements. But we had decided to finalize them in Geneva after two of our ablest diplomats, Susantha de Alwis and Karen Breckenridge perused them. Gamani Corea was to go through the Group of 77 speech in particular. Geneva We left for Geneva on June 8, 1975 by Swissair. En route we landed at Karachi at 1 a.m. and were met at the airport by the Minister of Education and Planning of the Province of Sindh and Mr. Aga Shahi, Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary, who had been specially dispatched from Islamabad for the occasion. After an interesting conversation, we re-boarded and took-off. I worked through the Prime Minister’s Group of 77 speech on the plane. We couldn’t land in Geneva due to fog and were diverted to Zurich. That didn’t work either. Zurich was also fog bound. Finally, we landed at Basle. This of course meant hassle and delay. For me, this was a worry because we didn’t have much time to finalize the speeches. Susantha and his charming wife, Achala, put us all up in their official residence. Thanks to them, we were relaxed and comfortable. Breckenridge joined us later to work on the speeches. With so many important speeches, coming up so rapidly, work was hectic. Finally, by the time we finished working on the Group of 77 speech, It was 2.15 in the morning. On June10, at 10 a.m. the Prime Minister addressed the ILO and that afternoon at 3.45 p.m. the Group of 77. To our relief and satisfaction, both addresses were well received. There were several other appointments over the next couple of days, including meetings with the Director General of ILO and senior officials, as well as with various persons knowledgeable on issues of development. We had also to put the finishing touches on the Prime Minister’s address to the conference on Women. Manel and I worked on that. Mexico City We next left for Mexico. The journey took us through Houston where there was a refueling stop. Shirley Amerasinghe, our Permanent Representative at the UN was at the airport when we landed. I took the opportunity to show him the speech and inquired whether he had any views. Shirley thought the speech “excellent.” We were pleased that an experienced internationalist like Shirley had this opinion. At the airport at Mexico City, the Prime Minister and party were met by the Foreign Minister; Minister of the Interior; and the Minister for the Presidency and their wives. We were lodged at the Hotel Camino Real, which was both spacious and comfortable. On June 18 at 10.30 a.m. the Prime Minister called on President Ecchevaria. Talks between the two sides went on till I p.m. and encompassed both bilateral affairs and trade, as well as international affairs. The discussions were friendly and open. There was some delay due to translations. At 1.30 p.m. the President hosted the Prime Minister and delegation to lunch. The Mexican Cabinet; the Chief Justice and Judges of the Supreme Court; other local dignitaries and the diplomatic corps were present. After coming back to the hotel I telephoned Jayantha Dhanapala of the Foreign Service, at our Embassy in Washington and read out the text of a long statement, which I had drafted for the Sri Lanka newspapers. Since we didn’t have an embassy in Mexico, communications were a problem. The Prime Minister’s address itself to the conference went off very well and we believe that she received somewhat more than the customary compliments paid to speakers on such occasions. Our stay in Mexico, though brief was a crowded one with lunches, cultural shows and some sightseeing thrown in which included a visit to the excellent national museum. At one of these lunches hosted by Princess Ashraf, the sister of the Shah of Iran, and which included Ms. Imelda Marcos, I was one of the very few males present. The conversation was wide ranging and interesting with an emphasis on art, culture and social issues. Just before we left for home, Mr. Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden called on the Prime Minister in her hotel. The youthful looking Mr. Palme had a reputation for being a radical. He had participated in marches and demonstrations in Sweden against the American intervention in the Vietnam War. At the discussions, he displayed a quiet, soft-spoken style. The Mexican Minister of Trade called on the Prime Minister before her departure. At this discussion Mexico agreed to issue licenses for a larger quantity of Sri Lankan cinnamon. At the airport, Valentina Teresckova, the Soviet woman cosmonaut came to meet the Prime Minister. It was a meeting between the first woman in space and the first woman Prime Minister. Katchativu and the settlement of issues with India From, about 1973, the Prime Minister was turning her attention to solving the only two outstanding issues with India, that of the ownership of the Island of Katchativu off the Northern coast of Sri Lanka; and that of the remaining 150,000 settlers of Indian origin in the country, which had not been covered by the Sirima-Shastri Pact. Katchativu was a tiny barren island in a part of the sea between Sri Lanka and India where fishermen of both countries engaged in fishing. At certain times of the year, Indian fishermen used to dry their nets on this rocky island. There was also a Catholic festival held there annually by the Sri Lanka Church, attended mostly by fishermen and their families. Katchativu was therefore being used for different purposes by the fishermen of both countries. Traditionally, however, Sri Lanka always considered the tiny island hers. The difference of views with India lay in the fact that there was no legal resolution of ownership. The issue was most important to a small country like Sri Lanka. India was one of the largest countries in the World. To Sri Lanka, it was considered vital to demarcate her maritime boundary in the North, and for this too the status of Katchativu was important. This was furthermore an area, which due to fishing by people of both countries, it was very necessary to properly demarcate the maritime boundary in order to minimize disputes. The law of the Sea Conference and the proposed 200 mile limit of sea which was to come within the sovereignty of countries was a factor which added to the importance of the resolution of this issue. Official contacts were therefore made with India, and a process of discussions begun. To complicate matters for us, it was discovered that some vitally important papers on the subject were missing from the Foreign Ministry files. One would not however like to speculate on a matter such as this. However, papers available in the National Archives helped. The Prime Minister in her meetings and contacts with Mrs. Gandhi had broached the necessity of resolving the outstanding issues with India. The two Prime Ministers got on well together and had established considerable rapport, a relationship going back the good relations between the Bandaranaike and Nehru families. Mrs. Bandaranaike was therefore keen that the existing favourable political configuration in the two countries should be used without delay to resolve our common problems. The Indian Prime Minister agreed. She had enormous problems on her hands including political turmoil, separatist tendencies and guerilla action in several parts of the country. The problems with Sri Lanka were not intractable ones, and she herself obviously thought that the time had come to get them out of the way and have some degree of stability and peace on her Southern border. A friendly Sri Lanka was in India’s interest. The virulent anti-Indian rhetoric by the JVP during 1969-71 which included the holding of clandestine classes for its cadres where an important lesson was on “Indian domination”, was a recent demonstration of the potential to inspire fear and hatred. This was another factor taken into account by Mrs. Bandaranaike in developing a policy on the quick resolution of problems with India. The two sides therefore, engaged in a process of discussions. These discussions were ongoing in a quiet manner when in mid-1974 India exploded a nuclear device in the Rajasthan desert. A cacophony of condemnation arose all over the world. The shrill condemnation that followed could not be dignified with the word “chorus.” India was depicted in the world’s press, and particularly in the Western press as some kind of sanctimonious humbug which preached non-violence, Ahimsa and arms control on the one hand, but practiced something else on the other. It was at the height of this situation that one day I dropped in at Temple Trees in the morning to get some urgent letters signed by the Prime Minister. When I reached there, I found the Prime Minister seated at the large dining table attending to work with W T Jayasinghe. I was about to take a seat in the verandah, when she saw me and invited me in. I found that WT was also finishing his work. He asked me whether I could give him a lift back to the Ministry, since he had sent his car somewhere else. I said that it wouldn’t be a problem. Both of us finished soon thereafter and WT loaded a large number of files into my car. We set off soon thereafter for the five-minute run to Republic Square. During the trip, WT told me that the Prime minister was sending a tiff note about the testing of the nuclear device and that she had signed the letter. I was quite appalled. I told WT, that I did not know the content and tone of the letter, since I had not seen it, but that I hoped that the close relationship between the two Prime Ministers and the on-going discussions on Katchativu and other matters had been taken into account in drafting the letter. I ended by saying that I hoped that our overall national interest had been properly assessed in sending this communication at this time. W T became somewhat agitated by what I said. He had the objectivity to say, “No I don’t think we had thought about matters to that extent.” I shrugged. He then pulled out the file and showed me the letter. I took one look and said that we might as well abandon our on-going discussions with India. The letter was a typical foreign Ministry sectoral, one-dimensional draft, which had only a thought of the issues of non-proliferation and non-alignment. It was clear that no thought had been given to the course of bilateral relations, strategic considerations, or an assessment of Sri Lanka’s overall national interest. WT by now was considerably alarmed. We had now reached the end of our short journey. He said, he wanted to come to my room to discuss matters further. Indeed, by now, he was convinced that the letter was a mistake. He wanted me to do an alternate draft. I said that I would do so only if he would place both drafts before the Prime Minister, not telling her who drafted the alternative, until she had decided which one to send. This was too important a matter for any bias to creep in. I thereupon changed the whole tenor of the letter from one of protestations and criticism to what I thought was a more balanced approach. India was congratulated on her achievements in Science and Technology and our satisfaction at this record mentioned. But the Prime Minister urged caution on going the nuclear route and she said that she was encouraged by the Indian Prime Minister’s statement that India would not develop a nuclear arsenal. (The various reasons why India and Pakistan developed nuclear weapons later would be a matter for study, debate and even controversy. But this was 1974, and we had to react at that time.) Suitable reference was also made to the issue of the Non-Aligned stance on nuclear proliferation. The whole tenor or the letter was an expression or admiration and recognition of India’s achievements in science and technology, but at the same time a friendly expression of concern about the prospect of nuclear proliferation. WT’ thought that my draft was much better. I soon forgot about it amidst other work. A few days later WT walked into my room. He had done what I had suggested and the two drafts had been placed before the Prime Minister. She had immediately reacted, and had angrily asked, who had done the first draft. She had stated that the second draft was the one that really reflected her views, and that she was misled into signing the first. It was only at this point that WT had mentioned who the author of the second draft was. This whole episode brings up some interesting points. In the first instance, it was by sheer accident that there was ever a second draft. The earlier letter would have been disastrous. This surmise indeed was subsequently proved by the Indian Prime Minister’s warm and lengthy response to the Prime Minister’s letter. This was a time, when Mrs. Gandhi was having serious internal problems in India too. The reply was an outpouring from the heart of a beleaguered leader to one whom she could trust. Amongst many candid and personal matters contained in the reply, there was gratitude expressed for Mrs. Bandaranaike’s understanding and vision. 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The students at the Montessori Elementary & Middle School are great in academics, but being competitive in sports is the one thing that was lacking. I introduced physical education in 2022-2023, emphasizing the importance of an active lifestyle. It is a component in each student to understand fundamentals in physical activity, attitude, and behaviors. In 2023-2024, we started an after-school program in sports, more specifically in basketball, twice a week just to see how the students interact and the knowledge they have. In the spring of 2024, I spoke to the Head Principal, Dr. Rigg, to ask if we could have a team — to build self-confidence and social skills and develop fundamentals that contribute to understanding how to deal with situations by controlling emotions and approaching them in an educated way. During the summer, I was constantly reaching out to the Boys & Girls Club, hoping to be part of their basketball league for next season and there was a spot available in August. The athletic director placed us in the 4th/5th grade boys basketball group. As soon as we were locked in, I had to get my group of boys. I didn't hold any tryouts but just accepted those who had signed up. My boys didn't have any experience in competitive basketball. However, I told them that making a commitment to a team takes a lot of work and teaches you how to show up. For me, it's not just being there and telling them to dribble and shoot. Every student has a certain way of learning and if you teach the who, what, where, when, and how, students will understand quicker than we know. By Montessori having a basketball team for the very first time, a mascot was given to us, we became the Condors. The Montessori Condors — which I'm very proud of and grateful for. As a private school, there isn't a league for us but we are thankful for the opportunity with the Boys & Girls Club because we need leagues like this that compete within schools regardless of whether you are private or public. Everyone should be given the opportunity to compete. The more schools that compete within our community here in Tracy, the more opportunity for the kids to build their confidence level in the most positive way. In our first year, the Montessori Condors reached the playoffs and faced Poet-Christian on Nov. 19. We came up short but fought with heart and pride and represented our school. Jennifer Laureta is the head sports specialist at Montessori Elementary & Middle School of Tracy, located at 120 Murrieta Way. Contact the Tracy Press at tpnews@tracypress.com , or call 209-835-3030.Feddersen's 17 help North Dakota State defeat West Georgia 73-61

Liverpool will target Bayer Leverkusen's Jeremie Frimpong if Trent Alexander-Arnold joins Real Madrid, Milos Kerkez is wanted by two Premier League clubs, Chelsea could move for Ipswich's Liam Delap. Liverpool will target Bayer Leverkusen's 23-year-old Netherlands defender Jeremie Frimpong should England right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, 26, move to Real Madrid this summer. (Bild - in German) , external Liverpool and Real held talks over Alexander-Arnold's future before the pair's Champions League game at Anfield on Wednesday. (Marca - in Spanish) , external Bournemouth's 21-year-old Hungary defender Milos Kerkez is drawing attention from Manchester United and Liverpool . (Sky Germany via Florian Plettenberg) , external Manchester United have a shortlist of three more left-backs, including Chelsea's 27-year-old England international Ben Chilwell, Wolves' 23-year-old Algeria international Rayan Ait-Nouri and 21-year-old Spaniard Alvaro Carreras, who plays for Benfica. 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(Tuttomercato - in Italian) , externalSir Keir Starmer has been warned by a trade union not to impose “blunt headcount targets” for the size of the Civil Service but Government sources insisted there would be no set limit, although the number “cannot keep growing”. Departments have been ordered to find 5% “efficiency savings” as part of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ spending review, potentially putting jobs at risk. The size of the Civil Service has increased from a low of around 384,000 in mid-2016, and the Tories went into the general election promising to reduce numbers by 70,000 to fund extra defence spending. Any reduction under Labour would be more modest, with the Guardian reporting more than 10,000 jobs could be lost. A Government spokesman said: “Under our plan for change, we are making sure every part of government is delivering on working people’s priorities — delivering growth, putting more money in people’s pockets, getting the NHS back on its feet, rebuilding Britain and securing our borders in a decade of national renewal. “We are committed to making the Civil Service more efficient and effective, with bold measures to improve skills and harness new technologies.” Mike Clancy, general secretary of the Prospect trade union said: “We need a clear plan for the future of the civil service that goes beyond the blunt headcount targets that have failed in the past. “This plan needs to be developed in partnership with civil servants and their unions, and we look forward to deeper engagement with the government in the coming months.” A Government source said: “The number of civil servants cannot keep growing. “But we will not set an arbitrary cap. “The last government tried that and ended up spending loads on more expensive consultants.” The Government is already risking a confrontation with unions over proposals to limit pay rises for more than a million public servants to 2.8%, a figure only just over the projected 2.6% rate of inflation next year. 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Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler, who was aggressive in his oversight of cryptocurrencies and other financial markets, will step down from his post on January 20. Gensler pushed changes that he said protected for investors, but the industry and many Republicans bristled at what they saw as overreach. President-elect Donald Trump had promised during his campaign that he would remove Gensler. But Gensler on Thursday announced that he would be stepping down from his post on the day that Trump is inaugurated. Bitcoin has jumped 40% since Trump’s victory. It hit new highs Thursday and was nearing $100,000. Bitcoin moved notably higher still after Gensler's resignation was announced. Gensler's stance on the rise of cryptocurrencies was captured during a speech he gave during the first year of his chairmanship in 2021 where he described the market as “the Wild West.” “This asset class is rife with fraud, scams, and abuse in certain applications,” he said in a speech at the Aspen Security Forum. “There’s a great deal of hype and spin about how crypto assets work. In many cases, investors aren’t able to get rigorous, balanced, and complete information.” Under Gensler, the SEC brought actions against players in the crypto industry for fraud, wash trading and other violations, including as recently as last month when the commission brought fraud charges against three companies purporting to be market makers, along with nine individuals for trying to manipulate various crypto markets. Yet access to cryptocurrencies became more widespread under Gensler. In January, the SEC approved exchange-traded funds that track the spot price of bitcoin. With such ETFs, investors could get easier access to bitcoin without the huge overlays required to buy it directly. Gensler, however, acknowledged the SEC had denied earlier, similar applications for such ETFs, including Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, among the first to eventually be approved by the SEC. “Circumstances, however, have changed,” Gensler said, pointing to a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia that said the SEC failed to adequately explain its reasoning in rejecting Grayscale’s proposal. Even there, Gensler made sure not to endorse the merits of bitcoin. He pointed to how ETFs that hold precious metals are tracking prices of things that have “consumer and industrial users, while in contrast bitcoin is primarily a speculative, volatile asset that’s also used for illicit activity including ransomware, money laundering, sanction evasion, and terrorist financing.” Gensler was tested early in his tenure with the rise of the meme stock phenomenon that shocked the financial system in early 2021. Earlier this year, the SEC under Gensler pushed Wall Street to speed up how long it takes for trades of stocks to settle, one of the areas where the commission’s staff recommended changes following the reckoning created by GameStop, one of the first meme stocks. In the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, hordes of smaller-pocketed and novice investors suddenly piled into the stock of the struggling video-game retailer. During the height of the frenzy, several brokerages barred customers from buying GameStop after the clearinghouse that settles their trades demanded more cash to cover the increased risk created by its highly volatile price. In May 2024, new rules meant broker-dealers have to fully settle their trades within one business day of the trade date, down from the previous two. Critics of the SEC under Gensler have called many of the agency's proposals overly burdensome. The investment industry, for example, is pushing against a proposal to force some advisers and companies disclose more about their environmental, social and governance practices, otherwise known as ESG. Critics say the proposal is overly complex and increases the risk of investor confusion, while imposing unnecessary burdens and costs on funds. On Thursday, Gensler stood by the SEC's track record under his direction. “The staff and the Commission are deeply mission-driven, focused on protecting investors, facilitating capital formation, and ensuring that the markets work for investors and issuers alike," Gensler said in prepared remarks. “The staff comprises true public servants. It has been an honor of a lifetime to serve with them on behalf of everyday Americans and ensure that our capital markets remain the best in the world.” Gensler previously served as Chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, leading the Obama Administration’s reform of the $400 trillion swaps market. He also was senior advisor to U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes in writing the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (2002) and was undersecretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance and assistant secretary of the Treasury from 1997-2001. Michelle Chapman And Stan Choe, The Associated Press

We are well-positioned to grow via key market opportunities at the forefront of global healthcare, including the incoming U.S. administration's aim to "Make America Healthy Again" by tackling chronic disease. Commercial and Community Care-Delivery: Continued expansion with market-leading employer, provider and payvider innovation partners Growth of GLP-1s: Engagement expertise provides unique ability to facilitate sustainable health outcomes and demonstrable ROI to GLP-1 sponsors Rise of Health AI: Unique data sets and capabilities will enrich and accelerate progress of next-gen clinical discovery platforms TORONTO , Nov. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - Newtopia Inc. (" Newtopia " or the " Company ") NEWU NEWUF , a tech-enabled whole health platform creating sustainable habits that prevent, slow and reverse chronic disease, today announced its third quarter 2024 financial results, operational highlights and filing of its financial statements. These results pertain to the three months ended September 30, 2024 . All amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars, unless otherwise noted. Third Quarter 2024 Financial Highlights: Revenue of $1.0 million Opex reduction of 16% New partnership with US supplemental payvider positions Newtopia for profitability in 2025 "As we have for eleven years, Newtopia continues to prove our unique ability to produce industry-leading patient engagement and to cultivate healthy habits that can prevent, slow and reverse chronic metabolic disease", said Jeff Ruby , Newtopia Founder and CEO. "Most recently, we reported nine-month outcomes from our ongoing trial with Arkansas -based Heartland Whole Health Institute, in which we delivered Newtopia's best-ever engagement rates and weight loss outcomes in both provider and employer environments." "This quarter we also further strengthened our underlying operations, and evolved our offerings to respond to emerging industry opportunities and value-based needs, including the incoming US administration's desire to 'Make America Healthy Again' by tackling chronic disease – something we do better than anyone else in the market", continued Ruby. "Building on the strength of this progress we continue to pursue three significant opportunities to accelerate Newtopia growth in the final quarter of the year and into 2025: (1) expanding our key innovation partnerships with providers, employers and provincial payers, including a new relationship with a US Supplemental Payvider covering millions of employee lives; (2) combining Newtopia's proven habit change platform with GLP-1 drugs for obesity and type 2 diabetes; and (3) partnering with health AI and clinical discovery innovators to improve our collective ability to deliver best in breed outcomes that prevent, reverse and slow chronic disease", Ruby concluded. Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results Revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was $1.0 million compared to $2.4 million in the prior-year period. This decrease is driven by the loss of a client effective June 2024 , in addition to a structural incentive change with an existing client which the Company is actively working to offset. Gross profit for the third quarter was $0.3 million , or 34% of revenue. Gross profit consists of revenue less direct expenses, including the cost of Welcome Kits and labor costs associated with the Company's frontline health coaching team. Adjusted operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2024 , totaled $1.3 million , compared to $1.6 million in the prior-year period. The Company posted an adjusted operating loss of $987 thousand , compared to a gain of $21 thousand in the prior-year period. Given the new partnership with a US payvider, Newtopia anticipates returning to profitable growth in the near future. Conference Call The Company will host a conference call November 27 at 5 p.m. eastern time to discuss the third quarter 2024 results in further detail. To access the conference call, please dial (800) 717-1738 (U.S.) or (646) 307-1865 (International) 10 minutes prior to the start time and reference Conference ID number 15026. The call will also be available via live webcast on the investor relations portion of the Company's website located at investor.newtopia.com . A replay of the conference call will be available through December 18, 2024 , which can be accessed by dialing (844) 512-2921 (U.S.) or (412) 317-6671 (International) and entering the passcode 11157569. The webcast will also be archived on the Company's website. About Newtopia Newtopia is a personalized whole health platform helping people create positive lifelong habits that prevent, slow, or reverse chronic disease while reducing healthcare costs. The platform leverages genetic, social and behavioral insights to create individualized prevention programs with a focus on metabolic disease, diabetes, mental health challenges, hypertension, weight management and musculoskeletal disorders. With a person-centered approach that combines virtual care, digital tools, connected devices and actionable data science, Newtopia delivers sustainable clinical and financial outcomes. Newtopia serves some of the largest nationwide employers and health plans and is currently listed in Canada on the Toronto Stock Exchange NEWU and is quoted in the US on the OTCQB ® Venture Market NEWUF . To learn more, visit newtopia.com , LinkedIn or X . Forward Looking Statements This news release contains forward-looking information and forward-looking statements, within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation, and forward looking statements, within the meaning of applicable United States securities legislation (collectively, "forward-looking statements"), which reflects management's expectations regarding Newtopia's future growth, results from operations (including, without limitation, future production and capital expenditures), performance (both operational and financial) and business prospects and opportunities. Wherever possible, words such as "predicts", "projects", "targets", "plans", "expects", "does not expect", "budget", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "anticipate" or "does not anticipate", "believe", "intend" and similar expressions or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved, or the negative or grammatical variation thereof or other variations thereof, or comparable terminology have been used to identify forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact may be forward- looking information. Such statements reflect Newtopia's current views and intentions with respect to future events, based on information available to Newtopia, and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. Material factors or assumptions were applied in providing forward-looking information. While forward-looking statements are based on data, assumptions and analyses that Newtopia believes are reasonable under the circumstances, whether actual results, performance or developments will meet Newtopia's expectations and predictions depends on a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results, performance and financial condition of Newtopia to differ materially from its expectations. Forward-looking statements are not a guarantee and are based on a number of estimates and assumptions management believes to be relevant and reasonable, whether actual results, performance or developments will meet Newtopia's expectations and predictions depends on a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results, performance and financial condition of Newtopia to differ materially from its expectations. Certain of the "risk factors" that could cause actual results to differ materially from Newtopia's forward-looking statements in this press release include, without limitation: the termination of contracts by clients, risks related to COVID-19 including various recommendations, orders and measures of governmental authorities to try to limit the pandemic, including travel restrictions, border closures, non-essential business closures, quarantines, self-isolations, shelters- in-place and social distancing, disruptions to markets, economic activity, financing, supply chains and sales channels, and a deterioration of general economic conditions including a possible national or global recession; and other general economic, market and business conditions and factors, including the risk factors discussed or referred to in Newtopia's disclosure documents, filed with the securities regulatory authorities in certain provinces of Canada and available at www.sedarplus.ca including Newtopia's final long form prospectus dated March 30, 2020 . For more information on these risks please see the "Risk Factors" in Newtopia's final long-form prospectus dated March 30, 2020 . Should any factor affect Newtopia in an unexpected manner, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking information prove incorrect, the actual results or events may differ materially from the results or events predicted. Any such forward-looking information is expressly qualified in its entirety by this cautionary statement. Moreover, Newtopia does not assume responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of such forward-looking information. The forward-looking information included in this news release is made as of the date of this news release, and Newtopia undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking information, other than as required by applicable law. Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release. Key Financial Measures and Schedule of Non-GAAP Reconciliations Unaudited Gross Profit Information- including amortization Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 2023 2024 2023 $ $ $ $ Revenue 986,116 2,434,606 4,369,086 7,440,297 Cost of revenue (651,969) (1,040,988) (2,359,758) (3,501,663) Gross profit 334,147 1,393,618 2,009,328 3,938,634 Gross profit margin 34 % 57 % 46 % 53 % Reconciliation of Total Operating Expenses to Adjusted Operating Expenses Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 2023 2024 2023 $ $ $ $ Total expenses 1,978,493 2,164,039 6,038,822 7,313,195 Add (Subtract) Share-based compensation (54,851) (158,584) (195,941) (466,887) Depreciation of property and equipment (483) (1,386) (1,953) (4,965) Debenture interest and accretion expense (300,997) (246,556) (844,321) (593,979) Interest on promissory note (2,000) - (2,000) - Interest on lease obligations - (5,221) - (26,784) Finance charges (256,482) (145,024) (496,171) (376,990) Amortization of deferred finance charges (44,984) (39,710) (130,884) (107,500) Foreign exchange gain (loss) 2,094 17,302 32,843 (36,791) (Loss) Gain on settlement of related party payable - 3,111 (9,797) 10,314 Adjusted operating expenses 1,320,790 1,579,015 4,390,598 5,700,657 Unaudited Adjusted Operating Loss Three Months Ended Sep 30, Nine Months Ended Sep 30, 2024 2023 2024 2023 $ $ $ $ Gross profit 334,147 1,393,618 2,009,328 3,938,634 Add back amortization of intangible asset - 206,509 - 619,537 Adjusted gross profit 334,147 1,600,127 2,009,328 4,558,171 Adjusted operating expenses (1,320,790) (1,579,015) (4,390,598) (5,700,657) Adjusted operating loss (986,643) 21,112 (2,381,270) (1,142,486) Newtopia Inc. Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Financial Position (Unaudited) As at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 (Expressed in Canadian Dollars) September 30, December 31, 2024 2023 $ $ Assets Current assets Cash 10,200 387,339 Trade and other receivables 381,061 1,400,959 Contract assets - 259,072 Prepaid expenses and deposits 137,226 101,043 Inventories 91,654 115,232 Deferred costs 41,979 64,583 662,120 2,328,228 Property and equipment 2,712 4,665 664,832 2,332,893 Liabilities Current liabilities Trade and other payables 2,415,716 1,825,356 Credit facility 4,865,674 4,767,006 Promissory note 200,000 - Contract Liability 48,746 - Deferred revenue - 48,185 Debentures 5,735,672 3,723,530 13,265,808 10,364,077 Debentures - 1,387,476 13,265,808 11,751,553 Shareholders' Equity (Deficit) Common shares 49,754,858 49,404,596 Contributed surplus 14,648,104 14,151,188 Deficit (77,003,938) (72,974,444) (12,600,976) (9,418,660) 664,832 2,332,893 Newtopia Inc. Condensed Interim Consolidated Statements of Loss and Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited) Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 (Expressed in Canadian Dollars) 2024 2023 $ $ Revenue 986,116 2,434,606 Cost revenue 651,969 1,040,988 Gross profit 334,147 1,393,618 Operating expenses Technology and development 366,732 446,504 Sales and marketing 163,261 317,544 General and administrative 790,797 814,967 Share-based compensation 54,851 158,584 Depreciation of property and equipment 483 1,386 1,376,124 1,738,985 Other expenses (income) Interest on lease obligations - 5,221 Debenture interest and accretion expense 300,997 246,556 Interest on promissory note 2,000 - Finance charges 256,482 145,024 Foreign exchange (gain) loss (2,094) (17,302) (Gain) Loss on settlement of related party payable - (3,111) Amortization of deferred finance charges 44,984 39,710 602,369 425,054 Net loss and comprehensive loss (1,644,346) (770,421) Loss per share Basic and diluted loss per share (0.01) (0.01) Weighted average number of shares outstanding Basic and diluted 173,265,303 153,829,313 Newtopia Inc. Condensed Interim Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 (Expressed in Canadian Dollars) 2024 2023 $ $ Cash flows used in operating activities Net loss and comprehensive loss (4,029,494) (3,374,561) Items not involving cash Depreciation of property and equipment 1,953 4,965 Amortization of intangible asset - 619,537 Amortization of deferred finance charge 130,884 107,500 Debenture interest and accretion expense 624,661 353,530 Interest on promissory note 2,000 - Interest on lease obligations - 26,784 Debt modification - 8,956 Credit facility interest 130,466 - Share-based compensation 195,941 466,887 (Gain) Loss on settlement of related party payable 9,797 (10,314) (2,933,792) (1,796,716) Change in non-cash working capital Trade and other receivables 1,019,898 (216,987) Prepaid expenses and deposits (36,183) (33,712) Inventories 23,578 208,151 Trade and other payables 442,895 (502,016) Deferred revenue (48,185) - Contract asset/liability 307,818 174,670 (1,223,971) (2,166,610) Cash flows used in investing activities Purchase of property and equipment - (2,548) - (2,548) Cash flows from financing activities Credit facility withdrawals (3,726,407) 4,706,984 Credit facility repayments 3,825,080 (5,167,679) Credit facility financing costs (93,280) (117,260) Promissory note 200,000 - Repayment of lease obligation - (464,998) Proceeds from private placement issuance of Units, net of costs 641,440 1,467,295 Proceeds from issuance of debenture units, net of costs - 1,746,201 Repayment of debentures - (30,000) proceeds from exercise of warrants - 258,299 846,833 2,398,842 (Decrease) Increase in cash (377,139) 229,684 Cash, beginning of period 387,339 345,950 Cash, end of period 10,200 575,634 View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/newtopia-reports-third-quarter-2024-financial-results-302317816.html SOURCE Newtopia Inc. © 2024 Benzinga.com. 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Global stocks mostly rose Tuesday, with US and German indices posting records, as markets weighed Chinese stimulus hopes, political tensions in France and the US interest-rate outlook. Germany's blue-chip DAX stock index jumped above 20,000 points for the first time and Paris rebounded even as France braced for new political turmoil. In New York, both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq narrowly rose to finish at records, while the Dow pulled back. Oil prices jumped more than two percent following reports that crude exporters were near an agreement to extend production limits. A closely-watched labor market report showed an increase in US job openings in October, but also a decline in new job postings during the month, a less upbeat sign. Samuel Tombs, chief US economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said the data overall provides "good grounds" for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates again this month. Still, the choppiness of Tuesday's trading session in New York points to reticence among US investors following a series of post-election records that many pundits believe have left stocks overvalued. "There wasn't a lot of conviction behind the upside moves," said Briefing.com . "The overall vibe in the market was more negative." Stocks in Paris edged higher even as France headed into a new political crisis as opposition lawmakers vowed to topple the minority government of Prime Minister Michel Barnier in a no-confidence vote after just three months in office. Germany's DAX, meanwhile, scored a fresh milestone, defying multiple headwinds battering Europe's biggest economy. The German economy, hit hard by a manufacturing slowdown and weak demand for its exports, has struggled in 2024. Yet the DAX has advanced in large part because companies in the index do heavy business abroad. In addition, the euro's recent weakness has boosted Germany's export-oriented companies, while easing interest rates both in the eurozone and the United States have also helped sentiment. Investors greeted a Bloomberg report that China's top leaders, including President Xi Jinping, would hold a two-day economic work conference next week to outline their targets and stimulus plans for next year. The report followed manufacturing activity data on Monday that suggested China's economic struggles may be coming to an end, but investors are looking for Beijing to step up support for the economy. The news helped push Hong Kong and Shanghai stock markets higher despite Washington announcing new export restrictions taking aim at Beijing's ability to make advanced semiconductors. The moves step up existing US efforts to tighten curbs on exports of state-of-the-art AI chips to China. Beijing hit back by saying it would restrict exports to the United States of some key components in making semiconductors. Oil prices jumped ahead of a meeting Thursday of members of the OPEC oil cartel and its allies "The forecast is that they will announce an extension until the end of the first quarter of 2025, and this should help put a floor under prices," said Trade Nation analyst David Morrison. New York - Dow: DOWN 0.2 percent at 44,705.53 (close) New York - S&P 500: UP 0.1 percent at 6,049.88 (close) New York - Nasdaq Composite: UP 0.4 percent at 19,480.91 (close) London - FTSE 100: UP 0.6 percent at 8,359.41 (close) Paris - CAC 40: UP 0.3 percent at 7,255.42 (close) Frankfurt - DAX: UP 0.4 percent at 20,016.75 (close) Tokyo - Nikkei 225: UP 1.9 percent at 39,248.86 (close) Hong Kong - Hang Seng Index: UP 1.0 percent at 19,746.32 (close) Shanghai - Composite: UP 0.4 percent at 3,378.81 (close) Euro/dollar: UP at $1.0511 from $1.0498 on Monday Pound/dollar: UP at $1.2673 from $1.2655 Dollar/yen: DOWN at 149.53 yen from 149.60 yen Euro/pound: DOWN at 82.94 from 82.95 pence Brent North Sea Crude: UP 2.5 percent at $73.62 per barrel West Texas Intermediate: UP 2.7 percent at $69.94 per barrel burs-jmb/dwMaricopa County saw less evictions filed in November. But the number of evictions filed in 2024 is still on track to be the highest since 2005.

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MARICOPA COUNTY, Ariz. — There were 6,519 evictions filed in November of 2024, more than 1,000 fewer evictions filed than in October , according to the Maricopa County Justice Courts. The steep drop-off is normal for November and December, a news release from the justice courts states. In 2023, there were also more than 1,000 fewer evictions filed from October to November. With just one month left in the year, 2024 is on track to see the most evictions filed in almost 20 years. Currently, 2005 holds the top spot with 83,687 evictions filed. In 2024 so far, there have been 79,858 evictions filed. RELATED: Tracking evictions filed in Maricopa County While the housing crisis may in part be driven by the population boom in Maricopa County, the numbers show that it isn't just more people coming to town that is driving up the number of evictions filed. In 2004, the population of Maricopa County was 3.4 million, according to the United States Census Bureau. By November of 2005, there were 76,559 evictions filed. To find out how many evictions were filed per capita in the county, we divided the population using the previous year's census data by the number of evictions filed. That means that 2005 — which will have the second-highest number of evictions filed if 2024 continues its current pace — had approximately 44 evictions filed per capita. In 2024, there were approximately 57 evictions filed per capita. An eviction filed does not mean the person or people being served an eviction notice are forced out of their home, according to the Justice Courts of Maricopa County. In some cases, the eviction is filed and the dispute is handled between residents and landlords out of court. In other instances, the issue is taken to court to be resolved. When a landlord files an eviction, a tenant can still pay the "past-due" amount before a judge issues a ruling. Some tenants may move out before the eviction goes to court. A population increase also tends to lead to increased evictions filed. You can now watch 12News content anytime, anywhere thanks to the 12News+ app! The free 12News+ app from 12News lets users stream live events — including daily newscasts like "Today in AZ" and "12 News" and our daily lifestyle program, "Arizona Midday"—on Roku and Amazon Fire TV . 12News+ showcases live video throughout the day for breaking news, local news, weather and even an occasional moment of Zen showcasing breathtaking sights from across Arizona. Users can also watch on-demand videos of top stories, local politics, I-Team investigations, Arizona-specific features and vintage videos from the 12News archives. Roku: Add the channel from the Roku store or by searching for "12 News KPNX." Amazon Fire TV: Search for "12 News KPNX" to find the free 12News+ app to add to your account , or have the 12News+ app delivered directly to your Amazon Fire TV through Amazon.com or the Amazon app. Up to speed Catch up on the latest news and stories on the 12News YouTube channel. Subscribe today.

The high-speed overhead doors people deserve 12-03-2024 11:12 PM CET | Business, Economy, Finances, Banking & Insurance Press release from: ABNewswire High-speed overhead doors [ https://www.chi-industrydoor.com/high-speed-door/]are doors that open quickly to allow for quick entry. These doors are often used in manufacturing plants and industrial environments to ensure efficient, smooth operation with minimal disruption. High-speed overhead doors are designed to not only open quickly to allow for quick entry, but also have a wide range of safety features and extreme durability, with many different advantages in different scenarios. High-speed overhead doors vs. regular overhead doors The most obvious difference between high-speed overhead doors and regular overhead doors is the speed at which they open and close. Because high-speed overhead doors have high cycle performance, their opening and closing speeds are at least 3 times higher than that of regular overhead doors. 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RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. , Nov. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Charles & Colvard, Ltd. ("Charles & Colvard" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: CTHR) today announced that on November 21, 2024 , it received a letter from the Listing Qualifications Department of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") notifying the Company that it was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5250(c)(1), which requires the timely filing of all required periodic reports (the "Listing Rule"), as a result of not having timely filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2024 (the "Form 10-Q"), and because the Company remains delinquent in filing its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024 (the "Form 10-K"), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). The Form 10-Q was due on November 14, 2024. The Company filed a Notification of Late Filing on Form 12b-25 with the SEC on November 15, 2024. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.

Can ordinary citizens solve our toughest problems?“You need to start dressing your age; you look like a skater,” a co-worker jocularly told me as I let out a whiny chortle to disguise my unease. I felt momentarily disarmed by the comment because the only skater I knew of was pioneering board rider Tony Hawk – and he dressed like a Mormon. Radical, dude: Brendan Foster was left puzzled after some unprompted fashion advice. Credit: WAtoday I wasn’t deeply wounded by the parting barb, but it got me marinating on what toggery was befitting for someone tumbling into their late 50s. Granted, there was something transparently pretentious about the outfit I was wearing that warranted a bit of ribbing: a $100 pair of Converse boots, designer shorts, and a check western shirt from the funky, clothing outlet Get Lucky in Fremantle. There’s a good chance I would punch someone in the ear if they called me an ageing hapless hipster, but if the shoe fits. But is there a cut-off point for men of my vintage when it comes to frocking up like a more sophisticated Dude (minus the bathrobe) from the brilliant Coen Brothers movie The Big Lebowski ? There was probably more symbolic value to my outfit than I was willing to admit, and most psychiatrists would have a field day with my wardrobe. But should I just ungracefully step into a pair of elasticated trousers as my body starts to betray itself? Whatever threads I cobbled together, there was a premeditated plan and that was to feel good. At the risk of sounding reactionary, it’s a pretty harmless way to elevate your style and wellbeing, regardless of your age. I doubt the people who created the labels I sport had my demography in mind when they were coming up with a new summer range. And I haven’t stumbled across any mannequins dressed in homeless chic. (Before I go any further, I just want to sincerely acknowledge the brutal, constant ugliness women have endured from online trolls for donning certain attire. I am nothing more than a non-playing character in the game of fashion cruelties). So, what the hell should I be wearing as I reluctantly wobble into my autumn years? Remarkably, given the endless disappointing dross you can find online, there is bugger-all advice when it comes to age-appropriate apparel for chaps like me. Maybe the lack of meaningful information is because there is just an expectation, hat we decrepit dudes will morph into Alf Stewart from Home and Away . I mean, when you turn 65, does your WA Seniors Card rock up the mail with a free pair of brown sandals, grey supermarket slacks, white singlets, and handkerchiefs? The pants come with clear instructions on how to hitch them above your navel and an ankle bracelet that sets off an alarm if you attempt to enter any designer stores. There is a secret sect of khaki-dressed, police that re-educates Bohemian Boomers who dare rock a bucket hat, knee-length shorts, and old-school Puma runners. Or maybe men don’t grasp what sociologist Julia Twigg calls “the changing room moment” when it comes to us blokes realising we are too old for certain items. Professor Twigg interviewed men aged between 58 and 85 who were surprisingly comfortable in the kit they’d worn most of their lives. “It is clear men have a different relationship to dress from women, and the research shows that this continues into later life,” she said. “There is less in the way of age anxiety in their choices.” It’s not uncommon for the male species to adopt a certain look in their early 20s and be buried in the first suit they bought 60 years ago. If you disregard the nexus to money, which has allowed me to buy clothing that isn’t from charity shops, my style hasn’t changed since the early 90s. I still have an unhealthy amount of corduroy pants and jackets in my wardrobe and retro shirts and sneakers. There is something comforting and reassuring about finding your own style and a certain empowerment for not caring (and caring) about what you wear. We can delude ourselves that the rags we pluck from the cupboard are not calculated pieces of composition because the pair of tracky-dacks and favourite band T-shirt you just reached for, still make you feel content. The right duds give us confidence. No matter what our age. Hey, if you’re unconvinced, here are some scientific facts. In a paper published in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology , Adam Galinsky and his co-author Hajo Adam coined the term “enclothed cognition”, which describes the systematic influence that clothes have on the wearer’s psychological processes. The pair believed our garbs had the power to not only impact our mood but also influence the way we feel and interact with the world. “With enclothed cognition, the key idea is not just the wearing of clothes, but the symbolic meaning of the clothes one is wearing,” Galinsky says. I’m not sure the method worked on existentialist thinker John-Paul Sartre, who spent most of his life dressed as a Parisian bus driver. Adam and Galinsky’s theory could also be applied to the workplace, where our cognitive functions or moods shift when we see a person in certain professional attire. I, for one, would feel more assured about getting a rectal exam from a person wearing a stethoscope and lab coat than someone in high-vis. Despite our persistent denial, our clothes send out signals. They play a critical role in shaping our perceptions of who we are. Whether or not my clobber signified to my colleague that I may have missed the “changing room moment”, it didn’t matter. Whatever our generation, the get-up we choose to wear can make us feel attractive, stylish and jolly. As the Shakespeare saying goes, “apparel oft proclaims the man”. Even if that person chooses not to dress their age. Start the day with a summary of the day’s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. Sign up for our Morning Edition newsletter .Former All-American Olivia Miles played for the first time since February 2023 and notched her fourth career triple-double, piling up 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists as No. 6 Notre Dame beat visiting Mercyhurst 105-61 on Monday night in South Bend, Ind., in both teams' season opener. Miles, who missed last season while recovering from knee surgery, connected on 8 of 12 shots from the field and had three steals in 32 minutes. Miles was one of five double-figure scorers for the Fighting Irish, along with Pitt transfer Liatu King (24 points, 11 rebounds), reigning ACC Defensive Player of the Year Hannah Hidalgo (19 points, nine rebounds, six steals), Kate Koval (18 points) and Cassandre Prosper (17 points). Bailey Kuhns paced Mercyhurst with 20 points in the school's first game at the Division I level. Notre Dame never trailed and outscored the Lakers 82-28 in the paint. No. 1 South Carolina 68, Michigan 62 Chloe Kitts had 19 points and 14 rebounds as No. 1 South Carolina survived an upset bid from Michigan to win 68-62 on Monday night in Las Vegas, Nev. Tessa Johnson added 15 points for the reigning national champs, while freshman forward Joyce Edwards had 10 points, seven rebounds and two steals in her debut for the Gamecocks. Freshman guard Syla Swords carried the load for the unranked Wolverines (0-1), scoring 27 points and grabbing 12 rebounds in her collegiate debut. Jordan Hobbs added 19 points for Michigan. Michigan jumped out to a 7-0 lead and led by a point at halftime after Johnson trimmed the deficit for South Carolina with a 3-pointer seconds before the buzzer. The Gamecocks used a 17-8 third quarter run to grab the lead, a stretch capped by another 3-pointer by Johnson. South Carolina's schedule doesn't get any easier. They'll face No. 9 NC State in another neutral site game in Charlotte, N.C. on Sunday. No. 3 Southern California 68, No. 20 Ole Miss 66 JuJu Watkins posted 27 points and 10 rebounds and the Trojans a survived a second-half comeback by the Rebels in Paris, France. The Trojans made their last 17 free throws, the last two by Stanford transfer Kiki Iriafen with nine seconds left for the final margin. Iriafen finished with 22 points and 13 rebounds. Watkins added five blocks, four assists, three steals and a whopping nine turnovers. The Trojans had two critical offensive rebounds in the final minute to survive going the final 8 minutes, 47 seconds without a field goal. KK Deans scored 19 to lead the Rebels before fouling out on the play that sent Iriafen to the line for the decisive points. No. 5 UCLA 66, No. 17 Louisville 59 Lauren Betts recorded 18 points, 13 rebounds, five assists and four blocks as the Bruins staved off the Cardinals in Paris, France. UCLA led 32-29 at halftime and 50-46 after three quarters. Isla Juffermans made a jumper to cut the deficit to 50-48 before the Bruins rattled off 11 of the next 14 points. Betts had the final four points of that surge, with her layup giving UCLA its largest lead at 61-51 with 4:02 to play. Timea Gardiner put up 15 points and Londynn Jones had 13 for the Bruins. Tajianna Roberts finished with 21 points for Louisville to lead all scorers, while Jaleah Williams had 11 points, nine assists and four steals. No. 7 LSU 95, Eastern Kentucky 44 Flau'Jae Johnson had 25 points and Aneesah Morrow added 20 as the Tigers beat the Colonels in Baton Rouge, La. Morrow also had 10 rebounds for LSU (1-0) and shot 9-of-11 from the floor. Mikaylah Williams notched 18 points and six rebounds, while Sa'Myah Smith tallied 15 points and 11 boards. Kaitlyn Costner was one of three players to have nine points for EKU (0-1) and she also had six rebounds and three assists. EKU shot 6-of-31 from 3-point land for a 19.4 percent clip. LSU trailed briefly in the opening moments of the game, but ended the first frame up 27-11 and coasted to victory from there. No. 8 Iowa State 96, Chicago State 56 The Cyclones scored the first 29 points of the game and shot 50.8 percent from the field in a runaway victory over the Cougars in Ames, Iowa. Addy Brown paced Iowa State with 20 points and nine rebounds. Audi Crooks added 16 points and Aili Tanke and Alisa Williams each had 12. Aiyanna Culver broke up the shutout with a 3-pointer with three seconds left in the first quarter. Asha Walker led the Cougars with 18 points and Culver added 14, with each making four 3-pointers. No. 10 Oklahoma 76, Southern 44 In her Sooners debut since transferring from Oregon State, Raegen Beers tallied 21 points and 14 rebounds in a season-opening win over the Jaguars in Norman, Okla. Sahara Williams chipped in 19 points and Skylar Vann added 10. With six points, Aniya Gourdine was the leading scorer for Southern in its season debut. Oklahoma led wire-to-wire and outrebounded the Jaguars 40-12. No. 11 Duke 89, Radford 36 Duke dominated with high-intensity, full-court pressure from the opening tip, holding Radford to 10 total field goals and 23.3 percent shooting in the game in Durham, N.C. Turning 34 turnovers into 41 points, the Blue Devils built a double-digit lead that went to 15 points eight minutes into the game on Toby Fournier's sweeping right-handed layup. Six Blue Devils hit double figures in scoring, led by Jordan Wood with a game-high 13 points. Sophomore guard Oluchi Okananwa had 10 points, five steals and six rebounds. Radford top scorer Cate Carlson had 10 points and two of the Highlanders' three 3-pointers (17 attempts) in the game. Duke missed 16 of 20 3-point attempts. No. 13 Kansas State 92, Green Bay 45 Kennedy Taylor delivered 16 points and 11 rebounds off the bench and three other Wildcats scored in double figures in a wire-to-wire win in Manhattan, Kan. Jaelyn Glenn led Kansas State with 17 points and added nine boards and six assists. Temira Poindexter tallied 15 points and Serena Sundell added 12 for the Wildcats, who led 28-7 after one quarter and 49-12 at halftime. K-State outrebounded Green Bay by a 56-25 margin and limited the Phoenix to 30.6 percent shooting (19 of 62). Natalie McNeal led Green Bay with 14 points and seven rebounds. No. 15 North Carolina 83, Charleston Southern 53 Alyssa Ustby tallied 18 points, eight rebounds and four assists and Lexi Donarski contributed 14 points for the Tar Heels, who pulled away in the final minute of the second quarter in Chapel Hill, N.C. Back-to-back Trayanna Crisp jumpers ended the second quarter and Donarski, a transfer from Iowa State making her debut at UNC, ripped the ball from CSU at midcourt to start the third with a layup and followed with a 3-pointer to crank the lead up to 43-23. Catherine Alben led the Buccaneers with 18 points. No. 18 Maryland 74, UMBC 32 Christina Dalce had a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Terrapins to a victory over the Retrievers in College Park, Md. Allie Kubek added 11 points for Maryland (1-0), while Shyanne Sellers had 12 points. Terps' coach Brenda Frese went deep into her bench, playing 11 players. Jordan Lewis powered UMBC (0-1) with 10 points and two blocks. Maryland never trailed after opening the game on an 18-8 run. The Terps held UMBC to just 10 points in the second half. Maryland won decisively despite shooting 2-of-13 from 3-point land and turning the ball over 22 times. No. 19 Florida State 119, North Florida 49 Ta'Niya Latson scored 27 points in 20 minutes, Sydney Bowles added 18 and Makayla Timpson put up 17 points, 22 rebounds and four assists as the Seminoles forced 26 turnovers that led to 46 points in a blowout in Tallahassee, Fla. Sarah Taub was the lone scorer in double digits for the Ospreys with 12 points. North Florida turned it over on one-third of its possessions. No. 22 Kentucky 98, South Carolina Upstate 43 Clara Strack scored a career-high 22 points to lead the Wildcats to a victory over the Spartans in Kenny Brooks' debut as head coach at Lexington, Ken. Strack, who along with Georgia Amoore followed Brooks from Virginia Tech to Kentucky, also had six rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks for the Wildcats. Amoore had 11 points and 10 assists, and Teonni Key had a career-best 14 points and five assists along with nine rebounds. AC Markham led USC Upstate with eight points, six rebounds and two assists. Kentucky scored 34 points off 18 turnovers by the Spartans, while the Wildcats didn't allow USC Upstate to score any points off their nine turnovers. No. 23 Nebraska 88, Omaha 48 Nebraska jumped in front 18-2 in the first quarter and never hit the brakes in a lopsided afternoon opener in Lincoln. Alexis Markowski had 14 points, 11 rebounds and only missed one shot for the Cornhuskers, who got 14 points and six boards from Natalie Potts. Omaha forced 20 turnovers but committed 24 and shot 19 of 57 (33.3 percent) from the field. The Mavericks were led by guard Alana Powell with 15 points. No. 24 Alabama 115, New Orleans 53 Aaliyah Nye poured in 25 points on 7-of-12 shooting from 3-point land to lead the Crimson Tide over the Privateers in Tuscaloosa, Ala., in both teams' season opener. Sarah Ashlee Barker was also instrumental for the Tide, notching 23 points, eight rebounds, three assists and three steals. Eris Lester added 16 points for Alabama while Zaay Green scored 12. Jayla Kimbrough led New Orleans with 13 points and three boards. Alabama never trailed and outscored New Orleans 26-2 in fastbreak points. No. 25 Indiana 82, Brown 60 Sydney Parrish had 20 points and 10 rebounds to power the Hoosiers to a win over the Bears in Bloomington, Ind. In her debut for Indiana (1-0), Tennessee transfer Karoline Striplin scored 17 points, while Yarden Garzon scored 16 points and drilled 4 of 8 from 3-point range. Isabella Mauricio led Brown (0-1) with 15 points and four assists. Each team had 18 turnovers, but Indiana turned the Bears' mistakes into 23 points. The Hoosiers also won the rebounding battle 40-26 and outscored Brown 46-22 in the paint. --Field Level Media