panaloko 777 login The Clark County Council earlier this week approved a 2025 budget that does not raise property tax collections by the 1 percent allowed by state law, which would have added about $1.8 million to the county’s coffers next year. The council approved a $871.74 million budget for 2025 by a 3-2 vote, with councilors Sue Marshall, Glen Yung and Karen Bowerman voting in favor and Gary Medvigy and Michelle Belkot voting against. Total revenue for 2025 is expected to be $713.27 million. Emily Zwetzig, budget director for the county, said the $158.44 million difference between revenue and expenses is primarily from the capital budget. The county will balance the books by tapping existing fund balances, she said. The capital budget accounts for all of the county’s major infrastructure plans, including roads and parks. Medvigy said he couldn’t support the budget because it didn’t include new staff for the sheriff’s office. County Manager Kathleen Otto said the county simply doesn’t have the financial resources available to pay for any additional staff. “There were more than 100 (full-time employee) requests. The only recommendations were some two-year project positions or positions that had a dedicated revenue source, e.g. mental health sales tax, road fund, etc.,” Otto said in an email Wednesday. Sheriff John Horch had asked for four support specialists, three support supervisors, a volunteer program coordinator, 12 deputies and one sergeant. “These positions were not recommended for approval until we had revenue to pay for them; therefore, they are not included in the 2025 budget,” Otto said in the email. Otto warned the council that without either new revenue sources or cuts in spending, the county is facing a significant budget shortfall within the next year. “It’s very clear from the conversation that we are going to be facing some cuts next year, some considerable cuts,” Yung said in an interview Wednesday. “There’s a lot of uncertainty, and I’m very disappointed that we have added to the problem by not electing to take the 1 percent (property tax) increase.” Much of the discussion during the budget hearings on Tuesday and Wednesday focused on the general fund. Total general fund revenue is expected to be $198.1 million, while expenses are forecasted to be $208.3 million. “Since the council did not approve the 1 percent general fund property tax, the operating deficit is just over $12 million,” Otto said. “The operating deficit is simply expenditures exceeding revenues. We were able to balance for 2025 by using one-time fund balance, as well as other strategic measures.” However, starting in 2026, the county will need to find an additional $10.4 million in additional revenue or reduce expenses in order to balance the budget, Otto said. Even though the general fund only represents about 25 percent of the total county budget, it includes roughly 70 percent of all labor expenses. The general fund also includes expenses for the sheriff’s office, county jail, courts, public defense and juvenile court programs. Otto said 67.5 percent of the general fund goes to public safety expenses. How will the county make up that looming budget shortfall? Marshall said the county will eventually have no choice but to ask taxpayers for more money. Before that can happen, Marshall said the county has work to do. “We need to be able to tell the public that we’ve made cuts, that we’ve tightened even tighter our belts, and this is our coordinated, best projection of what the need will be,” Marshall said. That work needs to be done in collaboration with the city of Vancouver, she added. “We do have some big needs on the horizon, and I think I am optimistic that the new councilors coming in will be able to roll up their sleeves and help us figure this out,” Marshall said. If the county can prove it’s done the hard work necessary, Marshall said she would feel more confident that voters would approve an increase in the public safety or mental health tax or a levy increase. Rather than waiting until next year’s budget presentations in October or November, Yung said he wants the council to start early. He said he was confident that can happen. “It’s going to be a hard year for sure, but we have good people that will work towards solving the problem,” he said.Mazagaon Dock, HAL, or BEL?: Which defence stock should dominate your 2025 watchlist

Two-time All-Star Charlie Maxwell has died, the Tigers announced on Saturday . The longtime Detroit outfielder was 97 years old. A lifelong Michigan resident, Maxwell played college ball at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, working primarily as a pitcher during that time. He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1945 and spent two years in the military before being discharged and joining the Red Sox minor league system as a pitcher, though he appeared in just ten games before converting to the outfield. Maxwell made his major league debut in 1950 with a three-game cup of coffee that saw him draw a walk and score a run but strike out three times without recording a hit in nine trips to the plate. Maxwell bounced between the big league Red Sox and the club’s minor league system with lackluster results at the big league level for a number of years, hitting just .203/.289/.285 in parts of four seasons with the club while finding himself unable to secure a regular role. That all changed in 1955 when the Red Sox sold him to the Orioles. He made just four trips to the plate in Baltimore before being sold a second time, this time to his hometown Tigers. Maxwell’s career took off virtually from the moment he set foot in Detroit. Though he only appeared in 55 games for the club during the 1955 campaign, he made the most of every opportunity given to him with a solid .266/.325/.541 slash line that included 18 home runs in just 122 trips to the plate. That substantial power earned Maxwell the Tigers’ starting left field job the following year, and he responded with the first All-Star appearance of his career. The slugger slashed an excellent .326/.414/.534 with 28 homers and more walks (79) than strikeouts (74). While standout performances from teammates Al Kaline and Frank Lary somewhat overshadowed Maxwell’s fantastic season, he nonetheless managed to earn some down-ballot consideration for the AL MVP award. The 1956 season was more of the same in many ways for Maxwell. While his numbers (.276/.377/.482 in 138 games) took a bit of a step back from his first season as a regular, Maxwell earned another All-Star appearance and some down-ballot AL MVP consideration despite being outmatched by fantastic seasons from teammates Kaline and Jim Bunning . Those back-to-back All-Star campaigns were the strongest of Maxwell’s career, and he found himself comparing favorably with some of the league’s best players at the time. His 52 home runs across those two seasons were good for the 15th-highest total in the majors, leaving him sandwiched between Hall of Famers Yogi Berra (54) and Kaline (50) on the league leaderboard. His 13.2% walk rate was the tenth-highest figure in the majors over those two seasons, and had more advanced metrics like wRC+ existed at the time Maxwell’s 140 figure for those two years would’ve put him just a hair behind the production of Hall of Famer Frank Robinson (141) over that same period. Maxwell’s efforts over the remainder of his tenure in Detroit never quite resulted in a season that dominant again, but he still held his own at the plate with a solid .250/.348/.440 slash line with the Tigers from 1958 to 1961, a stretch which included a 31-homer campaign in 1959 and a third season where he garnered down-ballot MVP consideration in 1960. Maxwell’s tenure with the Tigers came to an end in 1962, however, as he hit just .194/.273/.269 in 30 games with the club before being traded to the White Sox. Maxwell enjoyed something of a late-career resurgence upon arriving in Chicago and slashed a respectable .269/.382/.441 across three seasons as a part-time player for the club before hanging up the spikes two games into his age-37 season in Chicago. In all, Maxwell appeared in 1,133 games during his time in the majors while collecting 532 home runs and 856 hits. He was a lifetime .264/.360/.451 hitter in 3,796 big league plate appearances. This article first appeared on MLB Trade Rumors and was syndicated with permission.Ukraine’s former military commander in chief delivers chilling message: WWIII ‘has begun’NEW YORK, Nov. 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Leading securities law firm Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP announces that a lawsuit has been filed against The Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD) and certain of the Company’s senior executives for potential violations of the federal securities laws. If you invested in TD Bank, you are encouraged to obtain additional information by visiting https://www.bfalaw.com/cases-investigations/the-toronto-dominion-bank . Investors have until December 23, 2024 to ask the Court to be appointed to lead the case. The complaint asserts claims under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on behalf of investors in TD Bank securities. The case is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and is captioned Tiessen v. The Toronto-Dominion Bank. , et al. , No. 24-cv-08032. What is the Lawsuit About? TD Bank is the 10th largest bank in the United States. The complaint alleges that TD Bank made materially false and misleading statements about the scope of its anti-money laundering program. 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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. , Dec. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE: CARR), global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.225 per outstanding share of Carrier common stock. The dividend will be payable on February 7, 2025 to shareowners of record at the close of business on December 20, 2024 . "Today's 18% dividend increase further demonstrates our commitment to disciplined capital allocation," said Carrier Chairman & CEO David Gitlin . "After successfully executing on our transformation, we remain laser-focused on delivering outsized value for our customers, employees, and shareowners." Carrier Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions, is committed to creating solutions that matter for people and our planet for generations to come. From the beginning, we've led in inventing new technologies and entirely new industries. Today, we continue to lead because we have a world-class, diverse workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do. For more information, visit corporate.carrier.com or follow Carrier on social media at @Carrier . Cautionary Statement : This communication contains statements which, to the extent they are not statements of historical or present fact, constitute "forward-looking statements" under the securities laws. These forward-looking statements are intended to provide management's current expectations or plans for Carrier's future payment of a dividend, based on assumptions currently believed to be valid. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "believe," "expect," "expectations," "plans," "strategy," "prospects," "estimate," "project," "target," "anticipate," "will," "should," "see," "guidance," "outlook," "confident," "scenario" and other words of similar meaning in connection with a discussion of future operating or financial performance. Forward-looking statements may include, among other things, statements relating to future sales, earnings, cash flow, results of operations, uses of cash, share repurchases, tax rates and other measures of financial performance or potential future plans, strategies or transactions of Carrier, Carrier's plans with respect to its indebtedness and other statements that are not historical facts. All forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. For additional information on identifying factors that may cause actual results to vary materially from those stated in forward-looking statements, see Carrier's reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K filed with or furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and Carrier assumes no obligation to update or revise such statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. CARR-IR Contact: Media Inquiries Jason Shockley 561-542-0207 Jason.Shockley@carrier.com Investor Relations Michael Rednor 561-365-2020 Michael.Rednor@carrier.com View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/carrier-board-of-directors-announces-an-18-percent-increase-in-quarterly-dividend-to-0-225-per-share-302324348.html SOURCE Carrier Global Corporation

NEW YORK — In a surprise that stunned the audience of Hollywood’s first big awards-season bash, “A Different Man,” a dark comedy about doppelgängers, deformity and authenticity in acting, won best feature film at the 34th Gotham Awards on Monday night. Much can be unpredictable at the Gotham Awards, which uses small juries of insiders and film industry veterans to pick nominees and winners. But as the “A Different Man” ensemble, including Sebastian Stan and Adam Pearson, took the stage, writer-director Aaron Schimberg was obviously in disbelief. “I don’t think I’m not the only person in this room who's totally stunned," said Schimberg. “Considering the other nominees, I thought it would be hubris to prepare a speech." At a starry Gothams that drew Zendaya, Timothée Chalamet and Angelina Jolie, most were expecting triumph for Sean Baker’s “Anora,” a comedy about a sex worker who marries the son of a Russian oligarch. It came in the lead nominee, the Cannes Palme d’Or winner, and maybe top best-picture contender at the Oscars, but went home emptyhanded. Instead, the night belonged to the A24 release “A Different Man,” which stars Stan as a man with facial deformities who's healed of them. He's then upstaged by the character played by Pearson, who genuinely has neurofibromatosis, a condition that covers much of his face with benign skin tumors. Get the latest on celebs, TV and more. By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy . The Gothams aren’t an Oscar bellwether, though several of its recent top winners – including last year's winner “Past Lives,” as well as “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “Nomadland” – have gone on to be nominated for best picture, with “Everything Everywhere” and “Nomadland” winning. Whether any of the winners Monday night — “Sing Sing” and “Nickel Boys” were also victorious — will use the early wins as a springboard for more trophies remains to be seen. But the Gothams, a black-tie affair held at Cipriani Wall Street in downtown Manhattan, tend give some sense of the flavor of the upcoming gauntlet of award-season ceremonies. Adam Pearson attends The Gothams Film Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, in New York. Credit: AP/Evan Agostini How prominent politics, and the upcoming inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, might be in this year’s Oscar race is one of the biggest questions as the season ramps up. On Monday, Trump's name was never uttered on stage, nor were there any overtly political statements. But several winner seemed to allude to the shifting political climate. “Let's keep doing the work that really matters and makes a difference,” said Colman Domingo, who won best lead performance. “That's what we can do right now. That can be the light in the darkness.” Domingo won for his starring role in “Sing Sing,” the indie drama about a real prison program called Rehabilitation Through the Arts, which helps incarcerated people heal through theater productions. Clarence Maclin, one of the formerly incarcerated men who co-star in the film, won best supporting performance. (The Gothams give gender-neutral acting awards that number 10 nominees instead of the typical five.) “If someone was going to tell me ten years ago, I was going to be here, I wouldn’t have believed it,” said Maclin. Zendaya attends The Gothams Film Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, in New York. Credit: AP/Evan Agostini “Sing Sing,” also from A24, was arguably the emotional winner of the night. The film's ensembled also accepted a tribute award. In one of the evening's most powerful speeches Sean Dino Johnson, a founding member of RTA, spoke passionately about the redemptive qualities of the arts. “Standing here tonight we are proof that movies like ‘Sing Sing’ don’t just entertain,” said Johnson. “They change lives.” RaMell Ross' “Nickel Boys," his arrestingly photographed Colson Whitehead adaptation, also won two major awards: best diretor for Ross and breakthrough performer for Brandon Wilson. Ross’ film, about two Black teenagers at an abusive juvenile reform school in Jim Crow-era Florida, is filmed largely from the first-person perspective of its two main characters. For many, the Gothams are a chance to make an impression with a speech that helps solidify their awards chances. To that cause, the Gothams gave out an array of tribute awards. This year’s crop was particularly starry, including Zendaya (for “Challengers”), Jolie (for “Maria”), Chalamet and James Mangold (for “A Complete Unknown”), Denis Villeneuve (for “Dune: Part Two”), and Franklin Leonard, founder of the fabled unproduced screenplay platform The Black List. Jolie, who plays the opera singer Maria Callas in “Maria,” also spoke about the importance of the arts. “It’s so important that art be taught in our schools, and so concerning that is being reduced,” Jolie said. Zendaya, honored for her performance in Luca Guadagnino's “Challengers,” took a moment to thank her date. “My mom's here tonight," she said. “Shout out mom.” Chalamet read a short speech about his transformation into Bob Dylan for the upcoming “A Complete Unknown.” “Getting to study and immerse myself in the world of Bob Dylan has been the greatest education a young artist can receive," Chalamet said. "If you're already a fan of Bob Dylan, this will make perfect sense to you. If you're not familiar with his work, perhaps our film can serve as a humble gateway to one of the great poets and chroniclers of our times.” Best documentary went to “No Other Land,” a film made by a Palestinian and Israeli filmmaker collective that documents Israeli occupation of a Palestinian village in West Bank over the course of years. Despite being one of the year’s most acclaimed documentaries, “No Other Land” remains without an American distributor. Payal Kapadia’s “All We Imagine as Light,” a poetic drama about three women in modern Mumbai, took the award for best international film. Though the film was the first Indian movie in competition at the Cannes Film Festival this year, India opted not to select it for its Oscar submission. The award for breakthrough director went to Vera Drew for “The People's Joker,” a superhero parody about gender identity. 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