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NEW YORK (AP) — In an angry outburst in a New York courtroom, accused a judge Tuesday of making wrong assumptions about him as he tries to comply with an order requiring him to turn over most of his assets to two election poll workers who won a libel case against him. U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman responded by saying he’s not going to let the former New York City mayor and onetime presidential candidate blurt things out anymore in court unless he’s a sworn witness. The interruption to an otherwise routine pretrial hearing in Manhattan came as the judge questioned Giuliani’s lawyer about why Giuliani has not yet provided the title to a car he has relinquished in his effort to satisfy won by two former Georgia election workers. “Your client was the U.S. attorney for this district,” the judge said, referring to Giuliani’s years in the 1980s as the head of the federal prosecutor’s office in the Southern District of New York, as he suggested it was hard to believe that Giuliani was incapable of getting a duplicate title to the car. Giuliani learned forward and began speaking into a microphone, telling the judge he had applied for a duplicate copy of the car’s title but that it had not yet arrived. “The implication I’ve been not diligent about it is totally incorrect,” Giuliani said in a scolding tone. “The implication you make is against me and every implication against me is wrong.” Giuliani went on: “I’m not impoverished. Everything I have is tied up. I don’t have a car. I don’t have a credit card. I don’t have cash. I can’t get to bank accounts that truly would be mine because they have put ... stop orders on, for example, my Social Security account, which they have no right to do.” Liman responded by warning defense lawyers that the next time Giuliani interrupts a hearing, “he’s not going to be permitted to speak and the court will take action.” The judge said Giuliani could either choose to represent himself or let lawyers do so, but “you can’t have hybrid representation.” If Giuliani wants to speak in court again, he can be put on the witness stand and be sworn as a witness, Liman added. The exchange came at a hearing in which the judge refused to delay a Jan. 16 trial over the disposition of Giuliani’s Florida residence and World Series rings. Those are two sets of assets that Giuliani is trying to shield from confiscation as part of to turn over many prized possessions to the poll workers. Earlier in the proceeding, defense attorney Joseph M. Cammarata asked Liman to delay the trial, which will be heard without a jury, for a month because of Giuliani’s “involvement” in inauguration planning for President-elect Donald Trump. “My client regularly consults and deals directly with President-elect Trump on issues that are taking place as the incoming administration is afoot as well as (the) inauguration,” Cammarata said. “My client wants to exercise his political right to be there.” The judge turned down the request, saying Giuliani’s “social calendar” was not a reason to postpone the trial. Giuliani, who once served as Trump’s personal attorney, was found liable last year for defaming two Georgia poll workers by falsely accusing them of tampering with ballots during the 2020 presidential election. The women said after Giuliani falsely claimed they sneaked in ballots in suitcases, counted ballots multiple times and tampered with voting machines.

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What Data Does a VPN Actually Hide?By Dr. Gyan Pathak India’s only decent job creation flagship programme announced in the Union Budget 2024-25 has gone out of track. Though supposed to be launched on August 1, it is now likely to be launched in January 2025, since details of the programmes are not yet ready. One of the reasons for the inordinate delay is, the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment has told the Department related Parliamentary Committee, was pendency of Union Cabinet’s approval. Now, the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment is unable to properly implement this programme in the current financial year, and hence it has requested the Union Ministry of Finance to cut its allocation by almost a third. “We have a limited amount of time this year. Therefore, in Revised Estimate, we have requested for a cut on that amount,” the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment has informed the department related Parliamentary Committee on November 19, as per the parliamentary panel’s report. The decent job creation flagship programme contains three Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Schemes for which the Union Budget had allocated Rs10,000 crore. The Union Ministry of Labour and Employment has now urged the Union Ministry of finance to reduce the budget for the ELI Schemes for the current financial year to Rs6,852 crore, the House panel was informed in response to a query. Apart from citing limited time available in the current financial year, which will end on March 31, 2025, the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment has cited eligibility conditions as major roadblocks to the successful implementation of the scheme in the stipulated time-frame. The three ELI schemes are yet to get approval from the Union Cabinet and have faced considerable delays with only a quarter to go before the end of the current financial year. However, the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment has said to the House panel, “The Cabinet note has been submitted. We are expecting to start shortly. The total budgetary allocation for this scheme in the next six-and-a-half years will be Rs 1.07 trillion. This year, Rs 10,000 crore has been given and we expect to spend above Rs 6,000 crore.” As for the finances and physical targets, the Union Ministry of Labour has said that they expect to spend Rs 3,576 crore on Scheme A, Rs 1,534 crore on Scheme B, and Rs 1,651 crore on Scheme C. The ministry expected 93 lakh workers to get benefit under the three schemes in the current financial year. Scheme A of ELI is for first-timers, Scheme B is to promote decent job creation in the manufacturing sector, and Scheme C is to incentivise employers across all sectors to create additional employment over and above the prescribed threshold. Subsidies would be given to the employers and employees both, through membership of the Employment Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). It was claimed in the Union Budget 2024-25 that the programme would generate 8 million decent jobs, apart from skilling 10 million youth over the next five years. As per the proposal of the Union government, the proposed amount to be spent under ELI Scheme A from FY25 to FY28 is Rs 22,333 crore, under Scheme B from FY25 to FY31 is Rs 48,326 crore, and under Scheme C from FY25 to FY31 is Rs36,040 crore. However, after the announcement of the scheme until now, progress remained totally unsatisfactory, despite over two dozen meetings being held between the officials of the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment and other stakeholders from other ministries and departments, and representatives of states, employers’ and labour organisations. Employers were particularly hesitant about joining the schemes. There were many hurdles in the way. EPFO was to be revamped to implement the ELI schemes the process of which remained very slow. The Parliamentary panel has also noted that the EPFO was still preparing a dedicated IT infrastructure in consultation with the Union Ministry for Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) for implementation of the scheme that involves preparation of software system/apps for smooth operation of applicant’s registration, disbursal of incentive/subsidy details etc. The parliamentary panel desired that “the process involved be completed at the earliest in a time-bound manner.” Another hurdle was the payments system framework. Though the Centre had already issued directions to all ministries and departments to ensure payments of subsidies and incentives to beneficiaries of all schemes through Aadhaar Payment Bridge, the progress remained very slow at EPFO level. EPFO was given direction to ensure that employers complete the first stage of Universal Account Number (UAN) activation through Aadhaar-based OTP by November 30, 2024, starting with the latest joinee employees in the current financial year 2024-25. The second stage of the process was to be included in the Biometric authentication, through face recognition technology, after which employers would be required to complete the process for all employees working with them. However, the November 30 deadline failed, which was extended on December 4 with the next deadline of December 15. Along with the extension of the deadline to activate UAN, the government has also extended the date for the Aadhaar seeding of bank accounts. On December 11, Union labour secretary Ms Sumita Dawra urged the hesitant India Inc at CII Global Economic Forum to take advantage of the ELI scheme to make themselves more competitive. One of the chief reasons for delays in implementation of the scheme is that the Union government is yet to announce the details of the ELI scheme which made the employers apprehensive and hesitant about the scheme. Now, the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment has informed the House panel that the schemes do not have cabinet approval yet, which they may get shortly. Officials in the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment expect the details of the schemes will be ready for notification and implementation by January 2025, only weeks before February 1, 2025, when the next Union Budget 2025-26 will be tabled in the Parliament. It is very bad news for the workforce in the country, since over 90 per cent of them are working in informal jobs both in informal and formal sectors. They are engaged in low quality and low waged jobs without any social security. Most of them have precarious employment arrangements and nearly 20 percent of the employed as per PLFS government data are not in paid employment. (IPA Service)

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Verstappen captures 4th F1 championship after Mercedes sweep of Las Vegas Grand Prix LAS VEGAS (AP) — Max Verstappen cruised to a fourth consecutive Formula 1 championship Saturday night by finishing fifth in the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Verstappen needed only to finish ahead of Lando Norris of McLaren to give Red Bull a fourth straight driver championship. The Dutchman started fifth but was already up to second by the 10th lap around the street circuit that includes the famed Las Vegas Strip. Norris, who had to score at least three points more than Verstappen to extend the championship fight, finished sixth. The race was won by George Russell who was followed by Lewis Hamilton in the first 1-2 sweep for the Mercedes drivers since 2022. Dartmouth sorority, two members of fraternity face charges after student who attended party drowned HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — A sorority at Dartmouth College and two members of a fraternity faces charges related to the death of a student who drowned after attending an off-campus party. The Hanover, New Hampshire police department, where Dartmouth is located, said Friday that Alpha Phi was charged with one count of facilitating an underage alcohol house. Two members of the Beta Alpha Omega face a charge of providing alcohol to a person under 21. Won Jang, 20, of Middletown, Delaware, had attended an off-campus party in July hosted by Alpha Phi sorority. Police said the alcohol was provided by Beta Alpha Omega. Tens of thousands of Spaniards protest housing crunch and high rents in Barcelona BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Tens of thousands of Spaniards are marching in downtown Barcelona to protest the skyrocketing cost of renting an apartment in the popular tourist destination. Protesters cut off traffic on main avenues in the city center, holding up homemade signs in Spanish reading “Fewer apartments for investing and more homes for living." The lack of affordable housing has become one of the leading concerns for the southern European Union country, mirroring the housing crunch across many parts of the world, including the United States. The average rent for Spain has doubled in the last decade. In cities like Barcelona, rental prices have also been driven up by short-term renters including tourists. Jason Kelce's wife announces she is pregnant with the couple's fourth child Former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce's wife is announcing she's pregnant with the couple's fourth child. Kylie Kelce posted a photo on Instagram on Friday of the couple's three young daughters reacting to the news. The oldest daughter, Wyatt, appears to be cupping her head in shock. The middle daughter, Ellioette, is smiling. The youngest, Bennett, is in tears. A caption attached to the photo reads: “I feel like we captured a very accurate representation of how each of the girls feel about getting another sister. At least Ellie, mom and dad are on the same page!” Israeli-Moldovan rabbi living in UAE is missing. Israeli officials fear he may have been kidnapped DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Israeli-Moldovan rabbi living in the United Arab Emirates has gone missing, with Israeli authorities raising the suspicion he may have been kidnapped as tensions remain high with Iran. The Israeli prime minister’s office said that Zvi Kogan has been missing since noon Thursday. It said that against the backdrop of information that this was a terrorist incident, an extensive investigation has been opened in the country. Emirati officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment Saturday. State-run media in the UAE, an autocratic federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula and home to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, did not immediately report the incident. Alyssa Nakken, first full-time female coach in MLB history, leaving Giants to join Guardians CLEVELAND (AP) — Alyssa Nakken, the first woman to coach in an MLB game, is leaving the San Francisco Giants to join the Cleveland Guardians. Nakken made history in 2022 when she took over as first-base coach following an ejection. A former college softball star at Sacramento State, Nakken joined the Giants in 2014 and was promoted to a spot on manager Gabe Kapler’s staff in 2020, becoming the majors’ first full-time female coach. Nakken has been hired as an assistant director within player development for the Guardians, who won the AL Central last season under first-year manager Stephen Vogt. Nakken, 34, will work with former Giants coaches Craig Albernaz and Kai Correa. Officer kills pet dog mistaken for a coyote in Massachusetts town. The owner says it was unnecessary An animal control officer shot and killed a pet dog in a Massachusetts town after mistaking it for a coyote in an incident local police are describing as a sad mix-up. Police in Northbridge, Massachusetts, say the shooting happened on Tuesday after police received a call of a report of a coyote in a residential backyard. Police say the animal control officer went into the woods to look for the coyote and found what they thought was the animal in a threatening position and shot it. The incident happened as communities around Massachusetts and the country have dealt with an uptick in interactions between coyotes and people. Kendrick Lamar surprises with new album 'GNX' LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kendrick Lamar gave music listeners an early holiday present with a new album. The Grammy winner released his sixth studio album “GNX” on Friday. The 12-track project is the rapper’s first release since 2022’s “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers.” Lamar’s new album comes just months after his rap battle with Drake. The rap megastar will headline February's Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show in New Orleans. The 37-year-old has experienced massive success since his debut album “good kid, m.A.A.d city” in 2012. Since then, he’s accumulated 17 Grammy wins and became the first non-classical, non-jazz musician to win a Pulitzer Prize. NBA memo to players urges increased vigilance regarding home security following break-ins MIAMI (AP) — The NBA is urging its players to take additional precautions to secure their homes following reports of recent high-profile burglaries of dwellings owned by Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis and Kansas City Chiefs teammates Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce. In a memo sent to team officials, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press, the NBA revealed that the FBI has connected some burglaries to “transnational South American Theft Groups” that are “reportedly well-organized, sophisticated rings that incorporate advanced techniques and technologies, including pre-surveillance, drones, and signal jamming devices.” Michael B. Jordan uses timeout at women's college basketball game to sign smoldering photo LOS ANGELES (AP) — Snoop Dogg strolled in wearing a jacket with JuJu Watkins’ name and number on the front and back. Michael B. Jordan thrilled a USC female fan with an impromptu autograph during a timeout. The stars came out to the showdown between third-ranked Southern California and No. 6 Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish won 74-61 to remain undefeated in the nationally televised game. The woman held up a smoldering magazine photo of the actor and he indicated he'd sign it. 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The Australian sharemarket has avoided an embarrassing start to the Christmas trading week, with the market operator managing to fix its system for processing trades made by investors. On Friday, trading on the ASX was hampered by a technical issue delaying the settlement of trades on its Clearing House Electronic Subregister System, known as CHESS. The glitch forced the market operator to defer settlements scheduled for Friday to Monday, December 23, leaving brokers in a jam as billions of dollars worth of transactions couldn’t be finalised. The ASX narrowly avoided a festive fumble on Monday morning after a key system for processing trades was hampered by a glitch on Friday. Credit: Dominic Lorrimer The ASX said on Sunday that it had successfully resolved the technical issue, with settlement services to start as normal and will process all trades from last Wednesday and Thursday held up by the glitch. The CHESS system manages the transaction of shares between a buyer and a seller. Had the issue not been resolved, the ASX could have been forced to delay the time of market opening on Monday, or at worst cancel trading altogether. The ASX suffered a full-day trading outage in November 2020, and the market operator’s effort to upgrade the ageing CHESS system, which is 30 years old, has suffered significant delays. Loading However, investors are set to be rewarded with only a meagre rise on Monday following a grim week for both local and international stocks, despite a small rally in US markets on Friday. Local futures indicate at market open the S&P ASX200 will gain just 0.16 per cent to 8079 points. At the end of last week, the S&P500 rose 1.1 per cent for its best day in six weeks and shaved its loss for the week down to 2 per cent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 498 points, or 1.2 per cent, and the Nasdaq composite gained 1 per cent. Superstar stock Nvidia and other big tech companies led the market, which got a lift after a report said a measure of inflation the Federal Reserve likes to use, was slightly lower last month than economists expected. It’s an encouraging signal following recent reports suggesting inflation may be tough to get all the way down to the Fed’s 2 per cent goal from its peak above 9 per cent. The threat of higher inflation was one of the reasons Fed Chair Jerome Powell gave this week when the central bank hinted it may deliver fewer cuts to interest rates next year than it earlier expected. That warning sent a shock through the stock market, which had run to 57 all-time highs this year amid the widespread assumption the Fed would deliver a string of cuts to rates into 2025. Now traders are largely betting on one, two or perhaps even zero next year, according to data from CME Group. “When optimism is rising and market multiples are expanding, it just takes a little fear to take the veneer off a market rally,” according to Brian Jacobsen, chief economist at Annex Wealth Management. Friday’s better-than-expected inflation data pushed traders to trim their bets for zero cuts in 2025, which they now collectively see a 16 per cent chance of. Easier interest rates would boost the economy by making it cheaper for households and businesses to borrow, but they could also provide fuel for inflation. Critics had been warning stock prices were vulnerable to drops after running so high and that the market likely needed everything to go correctly to justify its stellar gains for the year. Besides the diminished hopes for several rate cuts next year, Wall Street got another reminder late Thursday that everything may not go as expected. Loading In crypto markets, Bitcoin continues to toil under historical highs, dropping below $US100,000 at the end of last week where it remains, trading at $95,300 on Monday morning. In the bond market, Treasury yields eased. The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 4.52 per cent from 4.57 per cent late Thursday. In stock markets abroad, indexes fell modestly across much of Asia and Europe. - with AP The Market Recap newsletter is a wrap of the day’s trading. Get it each weekday afternoon . Save Log in , register or subscribe to save articles for later. Shares Most Viewed in Business LoadingCommunity Colleges Loosen STEM Math Placement Rules‘Tata Power’s Odisha discoms cut AT&C losses by 10%, become model at national level’