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The Seattle Seahawks are expected to be put up for sale after Super Bowl LX, according to league and ownership sources, bringing an end to years of uncertainty surrounding the franchise’s future ownership following the death of Paul Allen in 2018. Sources indicated that sale discussions have been ongoing at league and ownership level for at least the past week. The Seahawks have been owned by Allen’s estate since his death, with his sister Jody Allen acting as executor of the trust. Allen directed that both the Seahawks and the NBA’s Portland Trail Blazers be sold, with proceeds ultimately donated…

FOX Weather Meteorologist Jane Minar analyzes a brewing nor’easter forecast to slam the East Coast with winter weather from the Carolinas through New England this weekend. The essential ingredients for a strong nor’easter are in the air, setting the stage for yet another major winter storm that will bring heavy snow to the East Coast for the second weekend in a row.From the coastal Carolinas, through the Northeast and into New England, winter weather is forecast to return to the East Coast, and is likely to cause travel headaches on the ground and in the air this weekend.This graphic displays…

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s yearslong purge of the top ranks of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) culminated on Jan. 24 with the removal of his longtime top general, Zhang Youxia. Reports suggest Zhang is now being investigated for corruption and disloyalty. But his falling out with Xi may have also had to do with disagreements over military strategy. Given China’s vast military goals, any such disagreement has high stakes for the rest of the world. What is the substance of Xi’s split with Zhang? What has Xi’s military modernization campaign achieved? And what kind of military thinker is the Chinese…

Sam works on innovation policy at Progress Irelandan independent policy think tank in Dublin, and runs a publication called The Fitzwilliam. Most relevant to us, on his personal bloghe writes a popular link roundup; what follows is an abridged version of his Links for December. Blogs and short links 1. I’ve finished my Notes on Taiwan. I have been pleased with the response. It made it to Marginal Revolution, The Browserand Conor Friedersdorf’s Best of Journalism list. 2. I appeared on Matt Teichman’s podcast. 3. What should middle powers do for compute strategy? 4. The scientific contributions of the Carlsberg…

Liverpool suffer a defensive setback as Jeremie Frimpong sustains a muscle injury in their dominant Champions League victory. Arne Slot confirmed Jeremie Frimpong faces a spell on the sidelines after suffering a muscle injury during Liverpool’s 6-0 Champions League win over Qarabag. The right-back limped off just minutes into the match at Anfield on Wednesday. This development leaves the Reds short of options at the back. Frimpong’s absence comes at a challenging time for Liverpool, who sit sixth in the Premier League with 36 points after 23 matches. The team is defending their title from last season but has been…

Many rival executives around the league believe the Milwaukee Bucks are unlikely to trade Giannis Antetokounmpo until the final hours before Thursday’s deadline, and some teams are preparing for the possibility that a deal may not happen until the offseason, according to ESPN sources. “I’m just not sure why it wouldn’t make sense to wait,” […] The post Giannis Antetokounmpo trade unlikely before deadline appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

A powerful nor’easter is set to bomb out over the Carolinas and Virginia this weekend, bringing heavy impacts to the region. Snow totals of between 5-8 inches are forecast, with higher amounts possible. Winter weather alerts stretch all up the East Coast, from Georgia up into Maryland. The East Coast is on alert for a major nor’easter that is set to rapidly intensify over the Carolinas and Virginia, bringing some of the heaviest snow and significant winter impacts the region has seen in years. North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia are under states of emergency ahead of the storm, which…

Strasbourg (Fena) – The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has adopted a Resolution on Bosnia and Herzegovina within the framework of the procedure for monitoring the obligations undertaken by membership in the Council of Europe, confirming its support for the country’s sovereignty, constitutional order and territorial integrity. In the Resolution, PACE expresses concern about attacks on the state, the rule of law and the institutions established by the Dayton Peace Agreement, but notes that some recent decisions have reduced part of the political tensions. PACE points out that the amendments to the electoral legislation from March 2024…

M/M PPI +0.5% vs.+ 0.2% Bloomberg consensus; m/m core PPI +0.7% vs. +0.2% consensus. Here’s instantaneous (per Eeckhout, 2023) PPI and PCE vs q/q CPI: Figure 1: Instantaneous inflation (T=12,a=4) for PPI (green), PCE deflator (brown), q/q annualized CPI (blue), all in decimal form %. Calculations per Eeckhout (2023).Source: BLS, BEA, and author’s calculations. I plot q/q for CPI because the missing October value prevents calculation of instantaneous CPI for the most recent observations. On the other hand, q/q inflation approximates ok for instantaneous for the CPI. Figure 2: Instantaneous inflation (T=12,a=4) for core PPI (green), core PCE deflator (brown),…

Guessand only joined Villa in August but has struggled for games and form. Crystal Palace have signed Evann Guessand on loan from Aston Villa. Guessand makes the move to Selhurst Park until the end of the season, with the Eagles having the option to sign him on a permanent deal thereafter. The Ivory Coast international joined Villa from Nice in August on a five-year deal. However, he made just 13 starts, with his tally of two goals in 21 appearances marking a disappointing start to his career in the Premier League. He will hope for better fortune with Palace, who…