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BETHESDA, Md. , Dec. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced its board of directors has elected Admiral John C. Aquilino , former commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, to the board, effective today. "Admiral Aquilino's service to the nation and extensive experience in complex, global operations, including in the Indo-Pacific, will bring valuable insight to the board," said Lockheed Martin Chairman, President and CEO Jim Taiclet. "His perspective as a leader and warfighter will enhance board oversight. We look forward to working with him as we continue to advance our 21st Century Security ® strategy to strengthen deterrence and create a more advanced, resilient and collaborative defense industrial base." Aquilino served as the 26th commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, responsible for all U.S. military activities in the Indo-Pacific, from 2021 until his retirement as a four-star admiral in July 2024 . His previous assignments include serving as the Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, the Commander of the U.S. Fifth Fleet and Naval Forces Central Command, and the Commander of Carrier Strike Group 2. Commissioned in 1984 following graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy , Aquilino has served as a fighter pilot in every geographic combatant command and participated in nearly every major military operation after his commissioning, including Operations Deliberate Force, Southern Watch, Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom and Inherent Resolve. He is also a graduate of the Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN), Joint Forces Staff College and Harvard Kennedy School's executive education program in national and international security. Aquilino is considered an independent director under applicable rules and regulations and will serve on the Classified Business and Security Committee. About Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin is a global defense technology company driving innovation and advancing scientific discovery. Our all-domain mission solutions and 21st Century Security ® vision accelerate the delivery of transformative technologies to ensure those we serve always stay ahead of ready. More information at LockheedMartin.com . View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lockheed-martin-elects-john-c-aquilino-to-board-of-directors-302329516.html SOURCE Lockheed MartinWe may see the next HDMI standard, HDMI 2.2, in only a matter of weeks. According to an email from the HDMI Forum sent around to press including Engadget this weekend, a new HDMI specification will be announced on Monday, January 6 in Las Vegas ahead of the official start to CES 2025 . The details at this point are pretty scant — all we’re told is that the new spec “enables a wide range of higher resolutions and refresh rates and will be supported with a new HDMI Cable.” It’s been seven years since the introduction of HDMI 2.1. It was most recently updated to version 2.1b in 2023, to support bandwidths of up to 48Gbps and resolutions up to 10K. The new specification with the next gen HDMI technology will bring higher bandwidth, according to the email. That’s about all we know now, but we’ll have a team on the ground at CES keeping you up to speed on this and all the other announcements as they come.

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PM boasts timeless ties with S ArabiaUnwise, unfair to prejudge split-second life-and-death decisions police faceNew Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): The Indian Posts and Telecommunications Accounts and Finance Service (IP&TAFS) celebrated its 50th Foundation Day in New Delhi on Saturday, according to an official release from the Ministry of Communications. The event was attended by Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar as chief guest and in the presence of Union Minister Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, and other dignitaries. Also Read | Manipur: 2 Migrant Workers From Bihar Shot Dead by Gunmen in Kakching District. Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has urged modern civil servants to be tech-savvy and act as facilitators of change, transcending traditional administrative boundaries. He outlined the importance of cross-departmental collaboration in an interconnected world, with the need to adopt artificial intelligence-powered audit systems while maintaining human oversight for critical decisions. The event was a celebration of the remarkable contributions made by IP & TAFS over the last five decades in shaping India's telecommunications and postal sectors. Also Read | Maharashtra Cabinet Expansion: BJP To Keep Home Ministry, Shiv Sena May Get Housing Ministry; NCP To Retain Previous Portfolios. Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia in his remarks on the occasion, spoke about the three pillars: bringing stability to the telecom sector; empowerment of pensioners and the capabilities of the cadre in keeping up with tech developments, behind the success of the officers, the release said. He lauded them for their contribution in DoT's SAMPANN pension model, streamlining pension disbursement for over 5 lakh pensioners, and for the consolidation of Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN). He said the department's mission and principles of inclusivity, innovation and security is the kavach that we will hold for every citizen of Bharat. Manish Sinha, Member (Finance), Digital Communications Commission, Vandita Kaul, Secretary, Department of Posts, and other senior officials of the Ministry of Communications also graced the occasion. Indian Posts and Telecommunications Accounts and Finance Service (IP&TAFS) since its establishment in 1974, the IP & TAFS has been at the forefront of India's telecommunications and postal financial landscape. The service has been pivotal in managing spectrum auctions, generating revenue in the form of License Fees and Spectrum Usage Charges, which contribute nearly Rs 25,000 crores annually to the Government of India. A substantial portion of this revenue goes toward supporting the government's Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) through the Digital Bharat Nidhi, aimed at enhancing digital inclusion across India's urban and rural regions. The SARAS portal, an initiative by IP&TAFS, has transformed the process of revenue assurance, digitalizing and standardizing the assessment mechanisms, thus ensuring better accountability in the largest non-tax revenue to the government. The IP&TAFS also plays a crucial role in the pension management of the Department of Telecommunications, which includes overseeing the seamless disbursement of pensions to nearly 4.5 lakh retirees through the SAMPANN portal. This cloud-based platform, dedicated to the nation by the Prime Minister, guarantees efficient, transparent, and dignified pension delivery. During the COVID-19 pandemic, IP&TAFS officers processed over 80,000 pension cases under VRS 2019, helping provide financial security to families during the challenging times. In addition to its work in the telecommunications sector, IP&TAFS officers manage the financial operations of the Department of Posts through 23 Postal Accounts Offices (PAOs). They play a critical role in ensuring the smooth and accountable delivery of postal services, particularly in a nation as vast and diverse as India. The cadre's robust internal audit function ensures operational integrity and financial governance across the postal system. In recent years, the cadre has led efforts to modernize and streamline postal services through innovative technological solutions, including the implementation of IT-based accounting systems, pension management tools, and refining revenue and expenditure practices. These initiatives have contributed significantly to the financial health of the Department of Posts and have improved service delivery across the country. The 50th Foundation Day marks a moment of reflection on the IP&TAFS's outstanding legacy and its future in a rapidly evolving digital era. The cadre's continued commitment to excellence in public service, financial governance, and nation-building stands as a testament to its enduring impact on India's telecom and postal sectors. (ANI) (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)

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Priyanka likens PM’s speech to ‘double maths period’, says it ‘bored us’Banque Cantonale Vaudoise reduced its position in Meta Platforms, Inc. ( NASDAQ:META – Free Report ) by 7.4% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 41,222 shares of the social networking company’s stock after selling 3,273 shares during the quarter. Meta Platforms makes up approximately 1.0% of Banque Cantonale Vaudoise’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest position. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise’s holdings in Meta Platforms were worth $23,596,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of META. POM Investment Strategies LLC purchased a new position in shares of Meta Platforms in the second quarter valued at $38,000. Ruedi Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Meta Platforms by 122.2% in the 2nd quarter. Ruedi Wealth Management Inc. now owns 80 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $40,000 after buying an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Halpern Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Meta Platforms in the 3rd quarter valued at about $46,000. West Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Meta Platforms during the third quarter valued at about $49,000. Finally, NewSquare Capital LLC increased its position in shares of Meta Platforms by 221.9% during the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 103 shares of the social networking company’s stock worth $52,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 79.91% of the company’s stock. Insiders Place Their Bets In other news, insider Jennifer Newstead sold 905 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $519.05, for a total transaction of $469,740.25. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 39,627 shares in the company, valued at $20,568,394.35. The trade was a 2.23 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink . Also, CEO Mark Zuckerberg sold 492 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $600.75, for a total value of $295,569.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 518,508 shares in the company, valued at approximately $311,493,681. This trade represents a 0.09 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . Insiders sold a total of 168,843 shares of company stock valued at $92,083,554 over the last ninety days. 13.71% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders. Analyst Ratings Changes Get Our Latest Research Report on META Meta Platforms Stock Performance Shares of META opened at $563.09 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $1.42 trillion, a PE ratio of 26.52, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.24 and a beta of 1.22. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $572.05 and a 200-day moving average of $523.31. Meta Platforms, Inc. has a one year low of $313.66 and a one year high of $602.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.18, a current ratio of 2.73 and a quick ratio of 2.73. Meta Platforms ( NASDAQ:META – Get Free Report ) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The social networking company reported $6.03 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.19 by $0.84. Meta Platforms had a return on equity of 35.60% and a net margin of 35.55%. The firm had revenue of $40.59 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $40.21 billion. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Meta Platforms, Inc. will post 22.53 earnings per share for the current year. Meta Platforms Announces Dividend The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 26th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 16th were issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This represents a $2.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.36%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 16th. Meta Platforms’s dividend payout ratio is 9.42%. Meta Platforms Company Profile ( Free Report ) Meta Platforms, Inc engages in the development of products that enable people to connect and share with friends and family through mobile devices, personal computers, virtual reality headsets, and wearables worldwide. It operates in two segments, Family of Apps and Reality Labs. The Family of Apps segment offers Facebook, which enables people to share, discuss, discover, and connect with interests; Instagram, a community for sharing photos, videos, and private messages, as well as feed, stories, reels, video, live, and shops; Messenger, a messaging application for people to connect with friends, family, communities, and businesses across platforms and devices through text, audio, and video calls; and WhatsApp, a messaging application that is used by people and businesses to communicate and transact privately. Recommended Stories Want to see what other hedge funds are holding META? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Meta Platforms, Inc. ( NASDAQ:META – Free Report ). Receive News & Ratings for Meta Platforms Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Meta Platforms and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .Bashar Barhoum woke in his prison cell in Damascus at dawn, thinking it would be the last day of his life. The 63-year-old writer was supposed to have been executed after being imprisoned for seven months. But he soon realized the men at the door weren’t from former Syrian President Bashar Assad’s notorious security forces, ready to take him to his death. Instead, they were rebels coming to set him free. As the insurgents swept across Syria in just 10 days to bring an end to the Assad family’s 50-year rule Dec. 8, they broke into prisons and security facilities to free political prisoners and many of the tens of thousands of people who disappeared since the conflict began back in 2011. Barhoum was one of those freed who were celebrating in Damascus. “I haven’t seen the sun until today,” Barhoum told The Associated Press after walking in disbelief through the streets of Damascus. “Instead of being dead tomorrow, thank God, he gave me a new lease of life.” Barhoum couldn’t find his cellphone and belongings in the prison, so he set off to find a way to tell his wife and daughters that he’s alive. Videos shared widely across social media showed dozens of prisoners running in celebration after the insurgents released them, some barefoot and others wearing little clothing. One of them screams in celebration after he finds out that the government has fallen. Syria’s prisons have been infamous for their harsh conditions. Torture is systemic, say human rights groups, whistleblowers and former detainees. Secret executions have been reported at more than two dozen facilities run by Syrian intelligence, as well as at other sites. In 2013, a Syrian military defector, known as “Caesar,” smuggled out over 53,000 photographs that human rights groups say showed clear evidence of rampant torture, but also disease and starvation in Syria’s prison facilities. Syria’s feared security apparatus and prisons did not only serve to isolate Assad’s opponents, but also to instill fear among his own people, said Lina Khatib, Associate Fellow in the Middle East and North Africa program at the London think tank Chatham House. “Anxiety about being thrown in one of Assad’s notorious prisons created wide mistrust among Syrians,” Khatib said. “Assad nurtured this culture of fear to maintain control and crush political opposition.” Just north of Damascus, in the Saydnaya military prison known as the “human slaughterhouse,” female detainees, some with their children, screamed as men broke the locks off their cell doors in the early hours Sunday as insurgents entered the city. Amnesty International and other groups say that dozens of people were secretly executed every week in Saydnaya, estimating that up to 13,000 Syrians were killed between 2011 and 2016. “Don’t be afraid ... Bashar Assad has fallen! Why are you afraid?” said one of the rebels as he tried to rush streams of women out of their jam-packed tiny cells. Tens of thousands of detainees have so far been freed, said Rami Abdurrahman of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based pro-opposition war monitor. Over the course of 10 days, insurgents freed prisoners in cities including Aleppo, Homs, Hama and Damascus. Omar Alshogre, who was detained for three years and survived relentless torture, watched in awe from his home far from Syria as videos showed dozens of detainees fleeing. “A hundred democracies in the world had done nothing to help them, and now a few military groups came down and broke open prison after prison,” Alshogre, a human rights advocate who now resides in Sweden and the U.S., told The Associated Press. Meanwhile, families of detainees and the disappeared skipped celebrations of the downfall of the Assad dynasty. Instead, they waited outside prisons and security branch centers, hoping their loved ones would be there. They had high expectations for the newcomers who will now run the battered country. “This happiness will not be completed until I can see my son out of prison and know where he is,” said Bassam Masri. “I have been searching for him for two hours. He has been detained for 13 years,” since the start of the Syrian uprising in 2011. Rebels struggled to control the chaos as crowds gathered by the Court of Justice in Damascus. Heba, who gave only her first name while speaking to the AP, said she was looking for her brother and brother-in-law who were detained while reporting a stolen car in 2011 and hadn’t been seen since. “They took away so many of us,” said Heba, whose mother’s cousin also disappeared. “We know nothing about them ... They (the Assad government) burned our hearts.” Get local news delivered to your inbox!

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Falslev scores 27 as Utah State beats South Florida 88-67 for best start in school history 10-0Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Solutions Market to Grow by USD 12.4 Billion (2024-2028), Boosted by New Product Launches, AI Impacting Market Trends - TechnavioJERUSALEM — Israel approved a United States-brokered cease-fire agreement with Lebanon's Hezbollah on Tuesday, setting the stage for an end to nearly 14 months of fighting linked to the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip. Israeli warplanes meanwhile carried out the most intense wave of strikes in Beirut and its southern suburbs since the start of the conflict and issued a record number of evacuation warnings. At least 24 people were killed in strikes across the country, according to local authorities, as Israel signaled it aims to keep pummeling Hezbollah before the cease-fire is set to take hold at 4 a.m. local time on Wednesday. Another huge airstrike shook Beirut shortly after the cease-fire was announced. Israel's security Cabinet approved the cease-fire agreement late Tuesday after it was presented by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his office said. U.S. President Joe Biden, speaking in Washington, called the agreement “good news” and said his administration would make a renewed push for a cease-fire in Gaza. An Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire would mark the first major step toward ending the regionwide unrest triggered by Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. But it does not address the devastating war in Gaza, where Hamas is still holding dozens of hostages and the conflict is more intractable. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to bring peace to the Middle East without saying how. The Biden administration spent much of this year trying to broker a cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza but the talks repeatedly sputtered to a halt. Still, any halt to the fighting in Lebanon is expected to reduce the likelihood of war between Israel and Iran, which backs both Hezbollah and Hamas and exchanged direct fire with Israel on two occasions earlier this year. Israel says it will ‘attack with might’ if Hezbollah breaks truce Netanyahu presented the cease-fire proposal to Cabinet ministers after a televised address in which he listed a series of accomplishments against Israel’s enemies across the region. He said a cease-fire with Hezbollah would further isolate Hamas in Gaza and allow Israel to focus on its main enemy, Iran, which backs both groups. “If Hezbollah breaks the agreement and tries to rearm, we will attack,” he said. “For every violation, we will attack with might.” The cease-fire deal calls for a two-month initial halt in fighting and would require Hezbollah to end its armed presence in a broad swath of southern Lebanon, while Israeli troops would return to their side of the border. Thousands of additional Lebanese troopsand U.N. peacekeepers would deploy in the south, and an international panel headed by the United States would monitor all sides’ compliance. But implementation remains a major question mark. Israel has demanded the right to act should Hezbollah violate its obligations. Lebanese officials have rejected writing that into the proposal. Biden said Israel reserved the right to quickly resume operations in Lebanon if Hezbollah breaks the terms of the truce, but that the deal "was designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities.” Netanyahu’s office said Israel appreciated the U.S. efforts in securing the deal but “reserves the right to act against every threat to its security.” Hezbollah has said it accepts the proposal, but a senior official with the group said Tuesday that it had not seen the agreement in its final form. “After reviewing the agreement signed by the enemy government, we will see if there is a match between what we stated and what was agreed upon by the Lebanese officials,” Mahmoud Qamati, deputy chair of Hezbollah’s political council, told the Al Jazeera news network. “We want an end to the aggression, of course, but not at the expense of the sovereignty of the state.” of Lebanon, he said. “Any violation of sovereignty is refused.” Warplanes bombard Beirut and its southern suburbs Even as Israeli, U.S, Lebanese and international officials have expressed growing optimism over a cease-fire, Israel has continued its campaign in Lebanon, which it says aims to cripple Hezbollah’s military capabilities. An Israeli strike on Tuesday leveled a residential building in the central Beirut district of Basta — the second time in recent days warplanes have hit the crowded area near the city’s downtown. At least seven people were killed and 37 wounded, according to Lebanon's Health Ministry. Strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs killed at least one person and wounded 13, it said. Three people were killed in a separate strike in Beirut and three in a strike on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon. Lebanese state media said another 10 people were killed in the eastern Baalbek province. Israel says it targets Hezbollah fighters and their infrastructure. Israel also struck a building in Beirut's bustling commercial district of Hamra for the first time, hitting a site that is around 400 meters (yards) from Lebanon’s Central Bank. There were no reports of casualties. The Israeli military said it struck targets in Beirut and other areas linked to Hezbollah's financial arm. The evacuation warnings covered many areas, including parts of Beirut that previously have not been targeted. The warnings, coupled with fear that Israel was ratcheting up attacks before a cease-fire, sent residents fleeing. Traffic was gridlocked, and some cars had mattresses tied to them. Dozens of people, some wearing their pajamas, gathered in a central square, huddling under blankets or standing around fires as Israeli drones buzzed loudly overhead. Hezbollah, meanwhile, kept up its rocket fire, triggering air raid sirens across northern Israel. Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee issued evacuation warnings for 20 buildings in Beirut's southern suburbs, where Hezbollah has a major presence, as well as a warning for the southern town of Naqoura where the U.N. peacekeeping mission, UNIFIL, is headquartered. UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti told The Associated Press that peacekeepers will not evacuate. Israeli forces reach Litani River in southern Lebanon The Israeli military also said its ground troops clashed with Hezbollah forces and destroyed rocket launchers in the Slouqi area on the eastern end of the Litani River, a few kilometers (miles) from the Israeli border. Under the cease-fire deal, Hezbollah would be required to move its forces north of the Litani, which in some places is about 30 kilometers (20 miles) north of the border. Hezbollah began firing into northern Israel, saying it was showing support for the Palestinians, a day after Hamas carried out its Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel, triggering the Gaza war. Israel returned fire on Hezbollah, and the two sides have been exchanging barrages ever since. Israel escalated its campaign of bombardment in mid-September and later sent troops into Lebanon, vowing to put an end to Hezbollah fire so tens of thousands of evacuated Israelis could return to their homes. More than 3,760 people have been killed by Israeli fire in Lebanon the past 13 months, many of them civilians, according to Lebanese health officials. The bombardment has driven 1.2 million people from their homes. Israel says it has killed more than 2,000 Hezbollah members. Hezbollah fire has forced some 50,000 Israelis to evacuate in the country’s north, and its rockets have reached as far south in Israel as Tel Aviv. At least 75 people have been killed, more than half of them civilians. More than 50 Israeli soldiers have died in the ground offensive in Lebanon. Chehayeb and Mroue reported from Beirut. Associated Press reporters Lujain Jo and Sally Abou AlJoud in Beirut, and Aamer Madhani in Washington, contributed.

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here . Donald Trump has made bold claims about his plans for when he takes office next month, from drastic action at the border to ending birthright citizenship and pardoning January 6 insurrectionists. When he sat down for his first postelection interview with a mainstream journalist, Kristen Welker of NBC’s “Meet the Press,” he promised he would not encourage his Justice Department to go after his political enemies but added that he thinks some of them belong in jail. How those promises and desires will translate into action remains unclear, so it’s worth paying attention to what Trump said in that lengthy sit-down, which aired Sunday. Here are key lines from NBC’s interview , along with some context: What will Trump accomplish in his first 100 days? So expect something related to immigration to get everyone’s attention. In the first week of his first administration in 2017, for instance, Trump used executive authority to act on his campaign promise to ban all Muslims from traveling to the US by imposing a ban on travel from predominantly Muslim countries and also put a hold on all refugees entering the US for four months. Those moves, which made a statement, sparked protests at airports and a standoff between Trump and lawyers at the Department of Justice. Trump has talked previously about mobilizing the military to do more at the border and about effectively shutting the border with Mexico. In the NBC interview, he also talked about extending tax cuts and working with Democratic mayors to address crime in cities in his first 100 days. Do sexual misconduct and excessive drinking allegations related to Pete Hegseth — his pick for defense secretary, who told senators he would go dry — worry Trump? While there have been reports that Trump has considered alternatives to Hegseth , he has maintained public support for the former Fox News host. There have been multiple reports about Hegseth’s drinking, including that it led him to be forced out of the leadership of veterans’ advocacy groups. He also has dealt with revelations about a settlement he reached with a woman who alleged Hegseth sexually assaulted her. Can Trump guarantee tariffs won’t raise prices for American consumers? Tariffs are taxes on foreign imports paid by importers in the US. Economists generally believe tariffs raise prices for consumers , but Trump doesn’t believe it. He has promised a 25% tariff on all imports from Canada and Mexico, something he may be able to accomplish without Congress. In the NBC interview, he pointed to tariffs he imposed, particularly on China, during his first term and kept in place by the Biden administration as evidence. Trump argued the US is “subsidizing” Canada to the tune of $100 billion per year and Mexico to the tune of $300 billion per year. Trump recently made a joke about annexing Canada during a meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Presumably he was riffing on that joke here rather than offering a serious idea. After a recent phone call with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum , Trump said they had agreed to “effectively” close the border, although she later disputed that claim. It’s not entirely clear what Trump meant by arguing in the NBC interview that the US is subsidizing Canada and Mexico. It could be a reference to trade deficits between the US and those trading partners. But the trade deficit with Canada was about $54 billion in 2022 and about $131 billion with Mexico that year. The “madman theory” of foreign policy is that other countries stay in check because they think a powerful world leader is crazy and unpredictable, something Trump has embraced. Before November’s election, for example, Trump told The Wall Street Journal he would never have to use the military to protect Taiwan from China because China’s president knows he’s “f**king crazy.” Trump also argued in the NBC interview that tariffs during his first term saved “tens of thousands” of manufacturing jobs at Whirlpool in Ohio, a debatable claim since the US International Trade Commission found that the tariffs led to an uptick of about 1,800 US jobs, at a cost to consumers of about $815,000 per job. Trump said “the market” will keep companies from raising prices as a result of his tariffs. Trump argued both that tariffs will raise money and that they will be an effective diplomatic tool. The math is hard to envision, since by one estimate, Trump’s proposed tax cuts would far outstrip revenue raised by tariffs and his policies would add $7.75 trillion to the national debt over 10 years. Welker asked Trump directly whether tariffs are something he’ll really do or whether they’re a negotiating tactic. His 416-word response did not answer the question directly, but he did argue that his election has already dried up border crossings to a “trickle.” Trump wanted credit for Mexican authorities breaking up several “caravans” of migrants. Border crossings had already dropped precipitously after executive action by the Biden administration . Would Trump consider raising the minimum wage? The federal minimum wage has been $7.25 since 2009. Trump doesn’t sound likely to push for an across-the-board hike now. Some states have minimum wages over $15, while others have stayed at the federal minimum. In Alaska and Missouri , two states that backed Trump, voters also acted in November to raise the minimum wage. Trump has focused his outreach to wage earners on policy proposals such as exempting tips from taxes . Is it realistic to deport every single one of the millions of people in the US illegally? How Trump might go about mass deportation and whether he would focus on people who have not violated criminal laws has been the subject of much reporting. Read more about his immigration plans . Does that include ‘Dreamers,’ who were brought to the US as children? Trump ultimately said he wants Dreamers to be able to stay in the US and suggested “doing something” about Dreamers could involve a bipartisan deal with Democrats. But in mixed-immigration-status families, where children are citizens and their parents are not, Trump would focus on deporting the whole family Trump acknowledged these deportations are going to be hard to watch On separating families, he said they will have a choice How will Trump end birthright citizenship? Trump said he would try to end birthright citizenship with executive action, but he acknowledged it could take more because, according to the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, every person born in the US is a citizen. Amending the Constitution is a long and complicated process. There hasn’t been an amendment enacted in more than three decades. It will be interesting to see how Trump justifies trying to end birthright citizenship with the stroke of a pen. Also, the US is definitely not the only country with birthright citizenship. Read this fact check . Trump still has only ‘concepts’ of a health care plan, but it’s hard to explain Sign-ups for Obamacare plans fell during Trump’s first term even as the law became more popular. Read more about what Trump did with the Affordable Care Act . Will he follow up on making insurance companies pay for in vitro fertilization? Trump promised not to push for investigations of his political opponents Trump said he does not expect his pick to lead the FBI, Kash Patel , to necessarily investigate his political enemies. He seemed surprised when Welker read back to him a 2023 Truth Social post in which he said he would appoint a special prosecutor to look into President Joe Biden. But does he want his political enemies investigated? Will he go after Biden? Trump said he won the election for two reasons, neither of which is political retribution While he won’t push his attorney general pick, Pam Bondi, to investigate his enemies, he’s not shutting it down, either A few moments later, however Trump undercut this message when he argued that former Rep. Liz Cheney and other people on the House committee that investigated the January 6, 2021, insurrection committed a “major crime.” More on that further below. Trump would not definitely say he’ll fire FBI Director Christopher Wray That was a reference to search warrants served on Trump’s Florida resort, Mar-a-Lago, and his club in New Jersey related to Trump’s refusal to turn over classified documents to the National Archives. But since Trump has picked Patel for the job, he admitted that means Wray – whose name he would not say — would have to leave: Trump didn’t read Project 2025 so that he could deny connection to it While he is hiring many people connected to the blueprint for a Republican administration and he agrees with much of it, Trump doesn’t want to be associated with it. He’s not thinking about a pardon from Biden While Trump said he thinks a president can pardon himself, he doesn’t think he needs one since the federal cases against him have been dropped . And on whether Biden should pardon him as a way to bring the country together, Trump doesn’t see it happening. He thinks Cheney and members of the January 6 committee should be in jail But Trump said he won’t instruct either his attorney general or his FBI director to go after committee members. Trump wants to focus on opening up more land for oil exploration, but he clearly maintains serious animus toward the people who investigated the insurrection. Trump alleged they destroyed evidence related to the investigation, but committee members, who issued an 800-page report along with transcripts of their interviews, have said that is not correct . In response to Trump’s argument that January 6 committee members should be jailed, Cheney said it would be inappropriate for the Department of Justice to investigate a congressional committee. 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Harmonizing cultures: African fusion music innovatorsArizona Wildcats (7-4) vs. CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners (0-8) l 6 p.m. Tuesday I McKale Center I ESPN + l 1400-AM She said it Arizona coach Adia Barnes on the focus against CSU Bakersfield: “We're really focused on ourselves, that's the first thing. We're not overlooking anybody, but the thing that we are focused on, primarily this week, is not turning the ball over. We're working on offensive execution right now and basically the timing and spacing. That third quarter really worried me, how we performed last game and not understanding how to penetrate the gaps in the zone, the proper spacing for pick and roll on offense and timing – not adding other stuff but trying to get better at the stuff we have. Understanding where to throw the ball in this type of defense – like you have to contain pick and roll, versus an aggressive pick and roll. We worked against a switching defense so we understand where to put the ball, what to do and just kind of breaking those things down that gave us problems. ... I just had to break that down. “(We’re) continuing to work on our fundamentals, jump stopping and making good passes and how to make the pass, the ball should spin. We’re doing an hour a day on skill right now. They are going to press and have undersized players – like many of the schools we have been playing.” Arizona forward Isis Beh (33) comes in to congratulate guard Skylar Jones (4) after she picked up an and-one on the games first basket in the first quarter against Tarleton State, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 7, 2024. On the sidelines Back at it: After sitting out two games in concussion protocol, Arizona forward Isis Beh is back for Tuesday’s game against CSU Bakersfield. Beh said she was hit twice and her symptoms included, being “really sensitive to the light and noise for the first couple days.” Beh continued, “I felt nauseous and just really irritable. Anything pissed me off. My head was hurting.” While there are some similar symptoms, concussions take various forms depending on the person. Some take a week to recover from while some take longer – even up to a year or longer. The most severe concussions include dizziness, cognitive and vision issues and stiffness in the neck, shoulders and back. Fortunately, for Beh, her symptoms didn’t raise to this level. She spent a few days at home sleeping and resting. Then, when she came back to practice, she started out slowly on conditioning and lifting, “less of a load,” Beh said. “It feels good to be running again,” Beh added. Beh also got time to reset while she was out. This included charting her post group’s stats while sitting on the bench during last week’s games. She was able to watch and see what was missing in their performances – sharing this with them and also knowing what to bring when she’s back on the court. Arizona head coach Adia Barnes has some instructions for guard Jada Williams (2) during a Grambling State free-throw attempt on Nov. 23, 2024. What’s missing: Beh and Jada Williams are the two co-captains of this year’s Wildcats. While they both have different ways of saying it, they were in alignment about where their team stands at this moment, coming off a loss against GCU last week. Simply put: they are still figuring some things out. Beh said that she saw last week – at least from her group when she was charting their goals during the win over Seattle and the loss to GCU – was the lack of energy and effort. Williams said that some of it – at least for the returnees – is “trying to learn how to play without our keys from last year.” “(Helena) Pueyo and Es (Martinez) brought so much to our team so learning how to do that without them picking up slack in those areas,” Williams said. “I think that's important. Trying to find organization, trying to find culture. I think it's that part of the season that we're in now is finding culture. I think once we click, it will click, but I think it's going to take everybody and we need everybody to buy in.” It’s that buy in that seems to be taking some time. That’s why you aren’t always seeing that energy and effort that Beh was referring to and it’s why at times on defense they aren’t working together on traps or even going the wrong way on screening action – leaving their opponent wide open for a dagger 3. Or even why on offense the ball seems stagnant at times – stuck in someone’s hands – when they aren’t moving with and without the ball. It’s also why at times the Wildcats seem not to be playing within the system – because not all the players have bought in yet. “We need the whole team,” Williams said. “We need everyone to buy in and we haven't done that yet. That's why we haven't been as successful as we thought we would be. I think once everyone buys in to the culture, we'll be all right and if we don't, then we're going to have the season that we're having now. I think people start to realize that, start to pick up their slack, (working) harder in practice and things like that, I think that's when we'll see that that flip in our game.” Radio, radio: The Adia Barnes Radio Show will have its’ first session of the season on Tuesday, Dec. 17 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Sands Club – same place as last year. The show will be broadcast on 1400-AM with Derrick Palmer, the Arizona women's basketball voice on the radio, talking to Barnes. The other dates are mainly Tuesdays, with three Thursdays mixed in February. The dates are Jan. 7, 14, 21 and 28; February dates are 6, 13, 18 and 27. Logo unveiled: Phoenix is hosting the Women's Final Four in 2026 for the first time at the Footprint Center — where the Phoenix Mercury and Suns play. ASU is the actual host school. The three games — two semifinals and one finals — will be broadcast in what is being called an ESPN MegaCast, airing on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU — and will be distributed to 200 countries around the world. This is the logo for the 2026 Women's Final Four that will be held in Phoenix that was unveiled Monday morning. The logo for the 2026 Women's Final Four was revealed Monday morning and has elements and colors that represent Arizona and Phoenix. Designed by Section 127 in Indianapolis, the inspiration came from Native American culture and art of the Southwest. From the colors to the mountains and even the basketball were all nods to Arizona and the Southwest. Tickets will be available for purchase after this year's Final Four, which is being held in Tampa, Florida on April 4 and 6. By the numbers 2: Arizona is second in the Big 12 in steals per game with 11.5. 7: CSU Bakersfield redshirt senior forward Ary Dizon, who is 6-1, blocked 7 shots against Eastern Washington in November. That’s one more than Breya Cunningham had against Grambling State. It also accounts for the difference in total blocks as Dizon has 21 and Cunningham has 20. 0: The Roadrunners have no players averaging in double figures. The closest is redshirt freshman guard Caitie Gingras is averaging 9.7 points per game. Contact sports reporter PJ Brown at pjbrown@tucson.com . On X(Twitter): @PJBrown09 Respond: Write a letter to the editor | Write a guest opinion Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. A subscription helps you access more of the local stories that keep you connected to the community. Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox! Reporter