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Giving Tuesday is coming. What will you give?(Photo: Leylaynr, iStockphoto)
Need to recover after binge shopping through Black Friday and Cyber Monday? Pay it forward with Giving Tuesday.
The Tuesday after Thanksgiving is marked each year as Giving Tuesday, a national call for people to donate to charity in the wake of the retail frenzy that is Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
In 2012, the 92nd Street Y, a New York City nonprofit, started a global initiative called #GivingTuesday.As partnership with the United Nations Foundation, thesocial media-based movement that hopes to shift the holiday spirit from getting to giving, encouraging donations of time and resources and promoting change in communities that need it.
Heres a look at some of the ways you can participate:
Donate to the charity or organizationof your choice.
From the American Cancer Society to your favorite environmental organization or alma mater, no gift is too small on #GivingTuesday.
Who should you give to? Here are twohelpful guides:
Help others and yourself. It pays to give back.
Some companies are offering incentives for choosing to give on Giving Tuesday. World of Beer taverns nationwide are participating in a Can for a Can, initiative. Bring a canned good to your local World of Beer and get a canned beer on the house.
T-Mobile is taking its T-Mobile Tuesday giveaway to another level this week, by giving away $50, $250 or $5,000 to customers, which T-Mobile will then donate to the customers local Boys & Girls Clubs,Tech Timesreported.
On Tuesday, T-Mobile customers and non-customers alike can send a text to 20222 with the word TUESDAY and make a $5 donation to Boys & Girls Clubs, which T-Mobile will match up to $80 per person.
HeinzKetchup will donate up to $1.57 per person to Stop Hunger Now when people snap a selfie with a Heinz bottle at participating restaurants. Snap a picture with a Heinz Ketchup bottle and text it to 85548 and Heinz will donate a dollar to the organization. The company will donate an additional 57 centswhen people post thephoto on social media with#heinzselfieforgood.
From #GivingTuesday to the end of the calendar year, Crown Royal will donate a $1 to Packages From Home for every person that signs upwithGoodWorld, a tech startup that facilitates charitable giving on social media.
Short on cash?Give back Nov. 29 by offering your time and volunteering at a local shelter, food bank or school in your community.
Elaine Chao Nominated As Donald Trump"s Transportation Secretary | CNBC
NEW YORK President-elect Donald Trump made two Cabinet selections on Tuesday, choosing fierce Obamacare critic Georgia Rep. Tom Price to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, and Elaine Chao, who served in the Cabinet of George W. Bush, to serve as the secretary of the Department of Transportation.
Trump announced his choice of Price, while the selection of Chao, the wife of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, was confirmed by a person with knowledge of the decision but not authorized to speak publicly.
Price is exceptionally qualified to lead an effort to repeal and replace President Barack Obamas health care law, Trump said in a statement. The president-elects transition team did not immediately respond to questions about the congressmans past commitment to transform Medicare into a voucher-like system, a position at odds with Trumps repeated campaign promises not to cut the popular health care program that serves an estimated 57 million people.
Chairman Price, a renowned physician, has earned a reputation for being a tireless problem solver and the go-to expert on health care policy, making him the ideal choice to serve in this capacity, Trump said.
Chao led the Department of Labor for several years under Bush.
The president-elect appeared to still be torn over his choice for secretary of state. He summoned former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney to New York for dinner Tuesday night to discuss the post for a second time. He was also meeting with Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who is getting new attention from Trumps team. On Monday, Trump spent an hour with retired Gen. David Petraeus, another contender.
Trumps decision to consider Romney for the powerful Cabinet post has sparked a public backlash from some of his closest aides and allies. Campaign manager Kellyanne Conway has warned that it would be a betrayal to Trump supporters if he selected Romney, who was a severe critic of the president-elect during the campaign.
Even as he weighed crucial Cabinet decisions, Trump appeared distracted by outside issues or eager to create distractions himself. He took to Twitter early Tuesday to declare that nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag. He warned that those who do should face perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail!
Trump offered no context for his message. The Supreme Court has ruled that flag burning is protected by the First Amendment.
The president-elect spent the weekend tweeting his opposition to recount efforts in up to three states led by Green Party candidate Jill Stein and joined by Hillary Clintons team. He also falsely claimed that millions of people had voted illegally in the presidential election and provided no evidence to back up the charge.
Trump won praise from Republicans Tuesday for his pick of Price to serve as health and human services secretary. A six-term congressman and orthopedic surgeon, Price has been a leading critic of Obamas health care law. If confirmed by the Senate, he would be a leading figure in Republican efforts to repeal the measure.
Incoming Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said Price has proven to be far out of the mainstream of what Americans want for programs that help seniors, women, families and those with disabilities. His nomination, Schumer said, is akin to asking the fox to guard the henhouse.
Trumps team also announced Tuesday that Seema Verma has been chosen to be administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Transition aides said Trump was likely at least a few days away from a decision on secretary of state. Romney has support from Vice President-elect Mike Pence, who is heading the transition effort.
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a loyal Trump ally, was initially seen as the leading contender to helm the State Department. But questions about his overseas business dealings, as well as his public campaigning for the job, have given Trump pause.
Trump is now said to be considering Giuliani to head the Homeland Security Department, according to those close to the transition process.
Peoples reported from Washington. AP writers Julie Pace and Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar in Washington and Jonathan Lemire contributed to this report.
Associação Chapecoense divulga vídeo onde o time aparece comemorando no vestiário Video "The Priority: Saving Lives"
A chartered plane carrying 81 people, including a soccer team from Brazil, crashed on the outskirts of Medellin, Colombia, killing most on board.
By YARA BISHARA on Publish Date November 29, 2016. Photo by Luis Benavides/Associated Press. Watch in Times Video
A chartered plane carrying 81 people, including members of a Brazilian soccer team that had made a stunning climb up the ranks at home, crashed on the outskirts of Medelln, Colombia, killing nearly everyone onboard, the authorities said early Tuesday.
Colombias civilian aviation authority said that six people had survived the crash three players, two crew members and a journalist who was accompanying the team.
Members of the Chapecoense soccer team were traveling from Bolivia to play in the final of the Copa Sudamericana tournament when the plane crashed around 10 p.m. on Monday.
The aircraft was carrying 72 passengers and nine crew members, according to the Medelln airport. Search and rescue efforts were hampered by low visibility and difficulty in reaching the site.
Photo Rescue workers removing bodies of victims at the site of a plane crash on the outskirts of Medelln, Colombia, on Tuesday. Credit Luis Benavides/Associated Press
The authorities said the plane had reported electrical problems as it flew near the towns of La Ceja and La Unin, in mountainous stretches around Medelln.
The crash crushed the hopes of one of the most impressive success stories in Brazilian soccer. In a national soccer league plagued by corruption scandals, mismanagement and lingering fury over the debacle of the national teams loss to Germany in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Chapecoense managed to achieve success on the field and financial stability.
It emerged as a scrappy upstart, challenging giants like Flamengo, Corinthians and other storied Brazilian clubs. In southern Brazil, the team was the pride of Chapec, a staid city of 210,000 known for its food processing plants and other agribusiness ventures.
This is a relatively small city, so everyone knows somebody who was on the plane, said Roberto Panarotta, 44, a professor of media studies in Chapec. He added that he lost a childhood friend in the crash, a member of the coaching staff.
Everybody is shocked, and nobody really knows how to react, he said. Nothing like this has ever happened here.
Photo The Brazilian soccer player Alan Ruschel arriving at a hospital in La Ceja, Colombia, on Tuesday, after surviving a plane crash. Credit Luis Eduardo Noriega A./European Pressphoto Agency
At least 21 journalists were reported to be onboard the plane, including reporters from Fox Latin America, the Globo television network and news organizations from southern Brazil. All but one died, the authorities said.
In a televised address, President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia called the crash a tragedy that has the whole region in mourning. He said that of the six survivors, two were in critical condition, and that he had spoken with President Michel Temer of Brazil, offering any assistance needed.
The Colombian station Blu Radio, citing an interview it conducted with Alfredo Bocanegra, Colombias civil aviation director, said the plane had declared an emergency as it approached Medelln. The plane was given priority to land before air traffic controllers lost contact with it.
Federico Gutirrez, the mayor of Medelln, told Blu Radio that emergency support, with firefighters, ambulances and the hospital network, had been activated.
Members of Chapecoense were flying to Colombia for the first match of a two-leg final in the Copa Sudamericana, a second-tier championship for South American clubs. That match, against the Colombian team Atltico Nacional, was scheduled for Wednesday in Medelln. Chapecoense beat San Lorenzo the Argentine club that counts Pope Francis as a fan in the semifinals, and clubs like Atltico Junior of Colombia and Independiente of Argentina along the way.
The South American Football Confederation said that it had suspended the Copa Sudamericana and that the groups president was heading to Medelln.
As Brazilians awoke on Tuesday to reports about the crash, they expressed anguish, and Mr. Temer said on Twitter that there would be a three-day mourning period.
Before boarding, they said they were seeking to turn their dream into reality, Plnio David de Nes Filho, chairman of the board overseeing the Chapecoense club, told reporters. This morning, that dream is over.
The mayor of Chapec said he and other officials narrowly missed being on the plane. .
We were supposed to be on that flight, said the mayor, Luciano Buligon, adding that he and others had opted instead to take a commercial flight.
Others expressed relief about reports of survivors, including three players. Thank G*d Alan is in the hospital, in stable condition, Moa Ruschel, the wife of Alan Ruschel, a defender for Chapecoense who was among the survivors, said in a post on Instagram. We are praying for everyone who wasnt saved.
Photo Players from the Chapecoense de Brasil soccer team on Thursday before the second leg of the Copa Sudamericana semifinal. Credit Nelson Almeida/Agence France-Presse Getty Images
Chapecoense, founded in 1973, returned to the top tier of Brazilian soccer in 2014 after a 35-year absence. The two-legged fixture with Atltico Nacional in the final of the Copa Sudamericana had been described as the biggest in the teams history.
Chapecoenses rise from the countrys fourth division where it played as recently as 2009 has been described as a Cinderella story.
The club has established a reputation for long-term thinking and financial prudence, a rarity in the chaotic world of Brazilian soccer, and its progress to the final of the Copa Sudamericana put it in position to become the first team from the country to contest a continental trophy since 2013.
Conmebol, the governing body of South American soccer, issued a statement to say that all of the federations activities would be suspended until further notice. A number of teams in Brazil canceled events; Barcelona said it would hold a moment of silence before training on Tuesday; and clubs from across the world, including Manchester City and AC Milan, shared their condolences.
Romrio de Souza Faria, a former striker for the Brazilian national team, expressed his solidarity with the friends and families of the players, journalists, technical staff and flight crew who died in the crash.
G*d please help all those who were onboard the plane, Alexandre Pato, who plays in Spain and has been a member of Brazils national team, wrote on Twitter.
Associação Chapecoense divulga vídeo onde o time aparece comemorando no vestiário
As left-back Dener bombed down the left flank, the 25-year-old journeyman looked up and surveyed his options in the middle.
San Lorenzo defenders stood off, and allowed the whipped cross, but the ex-Coritiba, Ituano and Caxias fullback had pitched it behind the two arriving Chapecoense forwards attacking the penalty box.
Yet somehow, the winger Ananias had read the situation and pivoted as he realised the centre was heading behind him. His marker, Argentina international left-back Emanuel Mas read it a second later, and slipped; as he did so, the Brazilian took a touch with his right, swivelled, and fired into the back of the net with his left, beating Sebastian Torrico down low.
In the stands, the 50 or so supporters who had travelled from Chapeco, in the southern state of Santa Catarina, cheered. They jumped, they hugged, they waved state flags deliriously. On the sideline, coach Caio Junior, a former striker with Gremio and Internacional, as well as Vitoria Guimaraes and Belenenses in Portugal, pumped his fists. On the bench, defensive midfielder Josimar - substituted minutes earlier - cried.
A side who average 7,000 at domestic league games had silenced the 40,000 Argentines in attendance. A vital away goal against one of Buenos Aires footballing powerhouses. When the second leg ended one week later, Ananias magic moment had proved decisive.
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Arguably the greatest goal in the clubs history, it sent the Verdo to a first ever continental final, to face the reigning Copa Libertadores champions - Colombian giants Atletico Nacional.
The feeling remained that it wasnt meant to ever be like this. Now, tragically, the fairytale of Chape will go no further.
News that the chartered La Mia 146 flight carrying 81 passengers, including 22 members of the clubs first-team squad, crashed en route to Medellin broke on Tuesday morning.
Of the 81, 76 are believed to have died. Football is united in grief and CONMEBOL, the South American football federation, have suspended all football activity in the wake of the accident.
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Were gathered at the stadium, welcoming people who are affected, people who love Chapecoense said club vice-president Ivan Tozzo. Its an unbelievable situation. The penny has yet to drop. Were just waiting, everyone putting our faith in G*d that things will go our way. The pain is hard to take."
The vicissitude was every bit as unlikely as the club"s rise through the Brazilian ranks, becoming a progressive club among the country"s mad-cap footballing landscape, after decades treading water below the surface.
Ananias and teammates the crucial goal in San Lorenzo (Photo: LatinContent/Getty)
Founded in 1973 by the merger of Atletico Chapecoense and Independente, it was hoped that the new club - Associao Chapecoense de Futebol to give them their full title - would represent Chapeco - just over 200,000 inhabitants - and be a symbol of pride for their small city. Just four years later, the club won its first title - the Santa Catarina State Championship - beating much-bigger, more established rivals Avai 1-0 in the final, thanks to a goal five minutes from time through substitute Jaime.
The following year, they competed for the first time in the Brazilian championship, holding their own. It was hoped that this was the start of them establishing themselves, challenging the Sao Paulo and Porto Alegre behemoths who ruled the game. It didnt work out as such.
The following year brought relegation from the top tier, and led to something of a wandering existence in the lower reaches of the Brazilian game. Among the convoluted structure of the Brazilian game, state titles were won in 1996, 2007, 2011.
But a modest club they struggled to compete with even the more modest clubs in Brazils second tier, let alone the likes of the countrys most historic, long-standing pillars such as Atletico Mineiro, Gremio, Flamengo, Gremio, Sao Paulo and Santos.
Attempts to improve and kick on were attempted during their 30-plus years in the wilderness, including in 2002, a change of name to Associao Chapecoense Kindermann/Mastervet, after partnering with the sports marketing company. It made little difference and they reverted to the original just four years later.
Chape had largely meandered among the vast Brazilian footballing landscape (Photo: Getty)The last three years have seen their rise as heroes (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)
But in 2013, Chape returned. The previous year, they had clambered out of the third tier, promoted after reaching the semi-finals of the post-season knockout competition on the back of an 18-game league stage where they had finished third, conceding just 12 goals in the process. That had come four years after promotion from Serie D.
The aforementioned backbone, the solid defence, remained in their debut season in Serie B, as the Verdao shocked the country by making it back-to-back promotions. Gilmar Dal Pozzos side lost just six times - conceding just 31 goals in 38 games - to claim a place in Serie A and end their 35 year absence, finishing behind only champions Palmeiras (the five-time Brazilian kings), whom they beat at home and drew with in Sao Paulo.
At their modest long-time home, the Arena Conda and led by a new manager, Celso Rodrigues, the Verdao claimed safety on their first year back in the top division with a 15th place finish. Victory in 11 of their 38 games, plus 10 draws, helped them on their way to 43 points, five clear of the four relegated sides. It had been a struggle, but the form of on-loan striker Leandro fired them to safety, as the 22-year-old notched 10 goals - all in the final four months of the season.
That success ensured a place in the 2015 Copa Sudamericana - the sister competition to the Copa Libertadores (think Europa League to Champions League) - and doubling their workload. In the hostile arena that is Brazilian management, they twice changed manager during the calendar year, leaving Guto Ferreira to eventually lead them to another year in Serie A, with a 14th place finish.
Chape held their own among the Brazilian big boys these past three years (Photo: Getty Images)
On their first continental sojourn, they reached the quarter-finals, only to be beaten by Argentine giants River Plate 4-3 on aggregate. The expectation was that this, a meeting with Los Millonarios, Argentinas most honoured club at El Monumental, would be as good as it would get. This was akin to Malagas Champions League run in 2013, a small club, getting where they had no right and where they would never go again.
Except they did. And except, they improved. For while 2015 was a magnificent journey, the past nine months have seen only further improvement. While Ferreira may have left mid-season to join Bahia, the side didnt miss a step and under Caio Junior, in their third year in the top division, Chape have looked even more at home. With just one league game left, scheduled to be a home tie against Atletico Mineiro this weekend, they sit ninth their greatest ever league campaign.
And yet that isn"t even half the story given their continental adventure of 2016.
Supporters have seen the best years in the club"s history (Photo: AFP/Getty Images)
They claimed victory over fellow Brazilians Cuiaba (3-2 on aggregate) in the second round, before beating Argentine heavyweights Independiente - South America"s most successful club - on penalties in the round of 16 (following back-to-back 0-0 draws). A 3-0 home win over Colombian outfit Junior in the quarter-final second leg followed a 1-0 loss in Barranquilla, ensuring a place in the final four.
There they came up against another of Argentinas most mighty: San Lorenzo. After Martin Cauteruccio had opened the scoring in the first period for the hosts, Chape left Buenos Aires with a 1-1 draw in their pocket thanks to Ananias, before holding their own in the home leg to claim a place in the final with an away goals victory, courtesy of a 0-0 draw.
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This was a footballing fairytale, likened to Fulhams 2010 UEFA Cup final run, or that of Spains provincial club Alaves in 2001.
Further back, its reminiscent of Aberdeens Cup Winners Cup success in 1983, where Sir Alex Ferguson"s side faced European kings Real Madrid in the final, emerging victorious.
Now, despite Atletico"s request to hand the title to Chape, the fairytale that was never meant to happen will remain unfinished.
"Life-long friends were on that flight," remarked Plinio David de Nas Filho, president of Chape"s guiding committee on Tuesday morning. "We lived in harmony, with great happiness. Before boarding the flight, they said they were going to turn their dreams into reality. The dream ended this morning."
A great tragedy, said Tozzo. A great tragedy in more ways than one.
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VIDEO: Officials identify suspect involved in Old Navy fire
Updated: 5:12 PM MST Nov 28, 2016
According to new court documents, police officers saw David Hickman running away from the store early Saturday morning. Officers say the glass on the front doors had been shattered and the building was on fire.
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Zumiez Inc. (NASDAQ:ZUMZ)s stock had its buy rating restated by equities research analysts at B. Riley in a report released on Tuesday. They currently have a $27.00 target price on the apparel and footwear makers stock. B. Rileys price objective would suggest a potential upside of 7.78% from the companys previous close.
Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Zacks Investment Research upgraded Zumiez from a hold rating to a buy rating and set a $25.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 21st. Jefferies Group reiterated a hold rating and issued a $17.00 price objective on shares of Zumiez in a research report on Friday, September 9th. Stifel Nicolaus reissued a hold rating and issued a $18.00 target price (up previously from $17.00) on shares of Zumiez in a research note on Thursday, October 6th. BMO Capital Markets reissued a market perform rating and issued a $16.00 target price on shares of Zumiez in a research note on Saturday, September 10th. Finally, Wolfe Research raised Zumiez from an underperform rating to a market perform rating in a research note on Friday, November 4th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and six have given a buy rating to the company. The company currently has an average rating of Hold and an average target price of $19.71.
Shares of Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) traded up 0.40% on Tuesday, hitting $25.05. The stock had a trading volume of 75,743 shares. The firm has a market capitalization of $621.99 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.66 and a beta of 1.14. Zumiez has a 1-year low of $11.53 and a 1-year high of $25.60. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $23.18 and a 200-day moving average of $17.81.
Zumiez (NASDAQ:ZUMZ) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, September 8th. The apparel and footwear maker reported ($0.03) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks consensus estimate of ($0.08) by $0.05. Zumiez had a return on equity of 7.21% and a net margin of 2.48%. The company had revenue of $178.30 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $177.35 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.12 earnings per share. The firms revenue was down .8% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts predict that Zumiez will post $0.88 earnings per share for the current year.
A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. California State Teachers Retirement System raised its stake in shares of Zumiez by 1.1% in the third quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 38,219 shares of the apparel and footwear makers stock valued at $688,000 after buying an additional 400 shares during the period. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN raised its position in Zumiez by 0.3% in the first quarter. Disciplined Growth Investors Inc. MN now owns 246,350 shares of the apparel and footwear makers stock valued at $4,907,000 after buying an additional 650 shares during the last quarter. BlackRock Advisors LLC raised its position in Zumiez by 13.8% in the third quarter. BlackRock Advisors LLC now owns 9,455 shares of the apparel and footwear makers stock valued at $170,000 after buying an additional 1,145 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers raised its position in Zumiez by 4.4% in the third quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 28,249 shares of the apparel and footwear makers stock valued at $508,000 after buying an additional 1,197 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Zumiez by 0.9% in the first quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 146,947 shares of the apparel and footwear makers stock valued at $2,927,000 after buying an additional 1,290 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.12% of the companys stock.
