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There would be no second chances this time. has been prone to in-race lapses of judgement and concentration in 2024 but here, with a 26-year hoodoo solely in his hands, the Bristolian gave his beloved a long-awaited constructors’ championship at the season-finale. Norris, pole-sitter and the quickest man all weekend, kept it clean and avoided trouble – where his teammate Oscar Piastri did not – to win the and seal the teams’ title for the papaya. Ferrari did their best, with Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc both on the podium, but ultimately a 14-point advantage was enough. The last time McLaren sealed the constructors’ championship, Mika Hakkinen and David Coulthard were the drivers in the 1998 MP4/13 cockpit. Both were present here in Abu Dhabi as one of F1’s biggest teams ended their long wait in the MCL38. As for , in his 246 and final race for Mercedes, a trademark charge through the field. Starting in 16 , the seven-time world champion ended the with a fourth-place finish, passing George Russell on the last lap. He parked his car on the home straight at the end, waved to the crowd and said his goodbyes. Ferrari, and all the glamour that goes with it, awaits Hamilton as he heads into his 40s. Russell finished fourth and Max Verstappen in sixth, as he dropped back after a penalty for clattering into Piastri’s rear-left wheel a matter of seconds into the race. Piastri recovered for 10 , but no matter. His teammate had secured the crowning moment. “It feels incredible, not for myself but for the whole team,” he said. “It’s been a long journey and to end the season like this is perfect. “To win a constructors’ [title] after 26 years is pretty special. Zak has already said we’re going to get pretty hammered tonight!” It ended in ideal fashion after a start which was far from it. The Yas Marina Circuit, with its short home straight, is not prone to drama at turn one on lights out. But this year, as McLaren simply needed a clean get-away for both their drivers, a Verstappen-shaped curveball threw open the race for the title. The Dutchman surged down the inside and clipped Piastri, who spun and dropped down to last. Fortunately, his McLaren was not irrevocably damaged but the usually mild-mannered Australian sharply gave his verdict over team radio. “Yep, move of a world champion that one.” Verstappen was duly given a 10-second time penalty, though Piastri himself received the same judgement from the stewards after crashing with the rear of Franco Colapinto, giving the Williams a puncture. Mercifully for Zak Brown’s team, and their fans watching back at the McLaren technology centre in Woking, Norris was unimpacted by the first-lap shenanigans and led, comfortably, through the first phase of the 58-lap race. The Brit pitted on lap 26. Would the mechanics hold their nerve? You bet they would. A two-second pit-stop meant Norris rejoined the race still in P1 and, with the quickest racepace on the track, the Brit just had to keep it error-free to hand McLaren their prized silverware. 1. Lando Norris (McLaren) 2. Carlos Sainz (McLaren) 3. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 4. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 5. George Russell (Mercedes) 6. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 7. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) 8. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) 9. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) 10. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) No ignoring yellow flags like last week in Qatar. No flirting with the wall like in Singapore. Norris was assured, composed and by a margin of eight seconds took the chequered flag for his fifth win in Formula 1. Cue jubilation from the orange-clad personnel on the pit-wall. For a team in no man’s land at the start of the season, it has been a superb turnaround from team principal Andrea Stella – formerly of Ferrari – and his engineers. Norris’ goal now, with a sense of longing about what might have been this year, will be an individual title pursuit more complete and cool-headed than last year’s topsy-turvy campaign. He even referenced it on the team radio straight after the race. “So proud of you all, you deserve this, thank you so much,” he said. “This is our year. Next year is going to be mine too.”The Financial Times has spotlighted several pressing issues facing the UK. A top cyber security agency warns about a 'widening gap' in the nation's ability to combat cyber threats, as AI advancements increase the complexity of attacks. In political news, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced his choice of Arkansas banker Warren Stephens as the next ambassador to the UK, signaling potential shifts in diplomatic relations. Meanwhile, the finance sector is seeing turbulence with British wealth manager St James's Place planning significant layoffs. 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December 2, 2024 This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies . Editors have highlightedthe following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: fact-checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread by Marcie Grabowski, University of Hawaii at Manoa Researchers from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa Department of Earth Sciences assessed an unprecedented 120 years of data from Kīlauea Volcano on Hawai'i Island, uncovering, for the first time, century-spanning patterns of deformation and stress changes. They had a particular focus on the transformative 1975 magnitude 7.7 Kalapana earthquake, which also resulted in a 20-foot high tsunami. Their study was published recently in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth . "Deciphering Kīlauea's history deepens our understanding of volcanic and seismic hazards," said lead author Lauren Ward Yong, who conducted this study as part of her doctoral dissertation in the UH Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST). "It offers critical insights into how stress evolves in volcanic systems , guiding our ability to anticipate and interpret future earthquakes and magmatic events." The study highlights the hazard potential of the décollement, the major fault zone beneath Kīlauea volcano where two rock masses are moving past each other, which continuously drives the volcano southward and poses risks of large earthquakes coupled with complex volcanic activity within the region. Yong and co-authors explored both the deformation and stress changes of the volcano from 1898–2018 by analyzing six different geodetic datasets. Their analysis encompassed 338,396 earthquake observations and more than 15,000 measurements of surface motion, or displacements, to construct a computational model replicating the observed displacements and stress before, during, and after the large 1975 Kalapana earthquake. This model pinpointed key structural features—fault planes, rift zones, and magma chambers—that drove these changes. Altering stress and motion They discovered that the 1975 Kalapana earthquake significantly altered the region's state of stress and deformation. Prior to 1975, in the location where the large earthquake originated, there was no evidence of slip, a movement where two rock masses move past each other. "This finding suggests that the region was likely frictionally locked and slowly accumulating stress over time leading up to the rupture," said Yong. "Furthermore, we observed that Kīlauea's south flank, a geologically active region stretching from the volcano's summit toward the coastline, experienced greater and more complex displacement prior to the Kalapana earthquake than after." Yong and co-authors' analysis of Kīlauea's décollement, found the average slip was reduced from 10 centimeters per year before the 1975 earthquake, to just four centimeters per year afterward. These variations in slip and stress distributions along the décollement point to changes in mechanical properties , such as friction, that influence the region's seismic and magmatic activity over time. Enhancing hazard preparedness "Hawai'i's communities live alongside active volcanoes and face significant seismic risks," said Yong. "This research enhances hazard preparedness and reinforces UH's commitment to advancing science for the safety and well-being of Hawai'i's residents and ecosystems by shedding light on past significant events." Kīlauea's history offers invaluable insights into the complex relationships between magmatic processes and earthquake cycles. Building on this foundation, Yong and her team plan to refine their models by delving deeper into key properties of Kīlauea's structural features, such as friction along fault planes, to improve understanding of how stress changes trigger seismic and magmatic activity. More information: Lauren Ward Yong et al, A Century of Deformation and Stress Change on Kīlauea's Décollement, Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth (2024). DOI: 10.1029/2024JB028714 Journal information: Journal of Geophysical Research Provided by University of Hawaii at Manoa

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Federal officials sought to ease tensions but had no concrete answers for reporters about mysterious sightings of drone aircraft in New Jersey which have led to alleged sightings across the eastern seaboard. Officials with several agencies explained that reviews of thousands of reports to tip lines, 911 centers and other sources revealed the vast majority of sightings in New Jersey and elsewhere to be cases of persons mistaking low-flying commercial aircraft conducting holding patterns around regional airports. But they did acknowledge, however, that a handful of reports appeared to substantiate rumors of drone aircraft flying across the night sky in New Jersey. For those sightings, officials had no answers — beyond assurances that there was no evidence to support claims of foreign involvement. “To date, we have no intelligence or observations that would indicate that they were aligned with a foreign actor or that they had malicious intent,” a Department of Defense official said Saturday. “But I just got to simply tell you, we don't know.” An official with the Federal Aviation Administration noted that private drone flights are legal (within certain parameters) in the United States. A senior official with President Joe Biden ’s administration added that agencies had no indication that the sightings in New Jersey involved criminal acts. “At this point, we have not identified any basis for believing that,” the Biden official said. “There's any criminal activity involved, that there's any national security threat, that there's any particular public safety threat, or that there's a malicious foreign actor involved in these drones .” One FBI official didn’t rule out Americans’ response may be a “slight overreaction” to what is actually happening in the skies. Lawmakers in Congress are likely to have some answers for the public later this week after the House Intelligence Committee receives a classified briefing on the matter. To date, federal agencies have repeatedly issued assurances that the drone sightings, alleged or otherwise, are not the result of foreign activity but have not explained what they actually are . And as some of those same officials have correctly pointed out, the void of silence from federal authorities regarding the true explanation for the phenomenon has opened a vacuum for disinformation and conspiracy theories. Far-right congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene claimed, without any evidence, that the drones were actually federally operated. She gave no reason for why that would be or their supposed purpose, only giving her social media followers a vague sense of unease with the declaration: “It really is that bad.” Democratic congressman Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence committee, fired back that Greene’s assertion was incorrect. “This is absolutely not true. And really irresponsible to say,” he wrote in response. Himes told Fox News Sunday that “there’s a lot of us who are pretty frustrated right now,” and “the answer ‘we don’t know’ is not a good enough answer.” Homeland Security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas also sought to address the growing panic with his Sunday morning appearance on ABC’s This Week . But the secretary, like other oficials, had little to offer beyond promises to act and complaints of his own limited authority to investigate unidientified unmanned aircraft. “Some of those drone sightings are, in fact, drones. Some are manned aircraft that are commonly mistaken for drones,” Mayorkas said . “But there’s no question that drones are being sighted.” The FBI and Department of Homeland Security said last Thursday that federal authorities had no evidence of a “foreign nexus” for the drones allegedly spotted by residents of New Jersey. “We take seriously the threat that can be posed by unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), which is why law enforcement and other agencies continue to support New Jersey and investigate the reports,” the agencies said in a statement. “To be clear, they have uncovered no such malicious activity or intent at this stage,” they added. “While there is no known malicious activity occurring in New Jersey, the reported sightings there do, however, highlight the insufficiency of current authorities.” But the criticism leveled at the agencies, including by Democrats, is of a failure to provide clear answers to the American public to mitigate a burgeoning panic. Numerous state and local leaders have now written the Biden administration asking officials to take on a greater sense of urgency in the investigation into the drones, including New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and New York Governor Kathy Hochul . Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is calling for recently declassified radar technology to be deployed across New York and New Jersey that could help determine whether the objects are drones or birds, and then follow the objects back to where they came from. Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal even suggested support for the government to try to “take them out” if it can’t explain where they’re coming from. “We should be doing some very urgent intelligence analysis and take them out of the skies, especially if they’re flying over airports or military bases,” he said this week.The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here . MARTIN, Tenn. (AP) — Tarence Guinyard scored 31 points as UT Martin beat Champion Christian 123-56 on Sunday night. Guinyard added eight rebounds and five assists for the Skyhawks (4-7). Josue Grullon scored 23 points while shooting 8 for 16, including 7 for 13 from beyond the arc and added eight rebounds. Matija Zuzic shot 6 for 14, including 5 for 12 from beyond the arc to finish with 17 points. The Tigers were led in scoring by Noah Brooks, who finished with 14 points and two blocks. Champion Christian, a member of the Association of Christian College Athletics, also got 11 points from Adrian Brown. KJ Younge finished with nine points and three steals. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .

Stop selling tactics as strategy: The dangerous misuse of business languageRunning back Jace Clarizio flipped his commitment from his local team, Michigan State, to Alabama. The decision, announced by Clarizio on social media Tuesday, comes after the East Lansing (Mich.) High standout visited head coach Kalen DeBoer's Crimson Tide on Nov. 16. "Great program," Clarizio told On3. "Playing on the biggest level. ... All the people and coaches I met and interacted with were all great people. The atmosphere was crazy." The 5-foot-11, 195-pounder is ranked as the No. 33 running back by On3 and tabbed No. 35 in their industry ranking. In May, he had verbally committed to the Spartans, where his father, Craig Johnson, was a running back and defensive back who was a member of the 1987 Rose Bowl-winning squad under coach George Perles. --Field Level Media

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Advanced Glass Market Industry Forecast 2024-2031: Growth and Size Projections ExplainedSAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled Monday that the Venezuelan government violated the political rights of former opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles. The court, based in Costa Rica’s capital, said in a statement that the government violated his freedom of expression, his right to equality under the law and judicial protections. Capriles, an upper-middle class lawyer, used his charisma and non-combative style to win the support of millions and become an electoral threat to the since deceased in 2012. Capriles would lose that election, and another the following year after Chávez’s death, to current President Nicolás Maduro. It was during that second bid in 2013 that the court on Monday said the government violated Capriles’ rights and favored Maduro. State resources were used to bolster Maduro’s candidacy, the court said. Even so, the result was exceedingly close. The court ruled that Venezuela’s government undermined the integrity of the election and affected the right of Venezuelans to freely elect their leader. In 2017, Maduro’s administration . Capriles already had a ruling from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in his favor. The court had ordered the Venezuelan government to lift the ban on his political participation, but it was ignored. In January, the Supreme Justice Tribunal ratified Capriles’ ban until 2032. In July, of an election full of irregularities for which tally sheets from poll places gathered by the opposition showed their candidate, Edmundo González, had defeated Maduro by a wide margin. 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