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Baltimore County Police will deploy more officers to the area surrounding the Towson Town Center during the holidays following an attempted carjacking and assault there Friday and Saturday nights, crimes for which the department suspects a group of minors are responsible. “The Department will maintain a presence of additional officers at various times throughout the holiday season,” police said in a news release announcing the arrests of five teenagers Saturday. Investigators suspect four of the teens also were involved in an assault at the mall the night before. Police did not specify what charges the teens — a 17-year-old girl, and boys aged 16, 15, 15 and 13 — face. Baltimore County State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger said in an email that all were charged as juveniles. It was unclear on Monday if any of the teens had lawyers representing them. The department’s increased deployment at the Towson mall comes as crime overall is down year-over-year in the county, including motor vehicle thefts, according to the county’s crime data dashboard. County crime data shows that through Nov. 30, there were about 3,000 fewer offenses of all crimes in the county compared to the same time last year. During the same year-over-year period, there were approximately 100 more assault offenses and 500 fewer motor vehicle theft offenses. The county’s data dashboard does not include carjacking or attempted carjacking offenses, but police spokeswoman Joy Stewart said in an email carjackings were down 23% through November, compared to last year. A slightly greater proportion of all offenses was reported in the zip code encompassing the Towson mall through Nov. 30 compared to the same time last year: 4.2% in 2024 compared to 4.1% in 2023, according to the data dashboard. “Holiday Deployment entails an increased police presence,” Stewart said. “Each Precinct Commander oversees the deployment of their resources. Deployment decisions are data-driven and re-evaluated regularly.” Five minors attempted to steal someone’s car around 8 p.m. Saturday in the 800 block of Dulaney Valley Road, which encompasses part of the mall, according to police. According to a police report obtained by The Baltimore Sun, a security guard at the mall showed officers surveillance footage showing the teens converge on a gray Toyota and then run away when they “appeared to be unsuccessful.” The people inside the Toyota later called 911, saying “six suspects attacked them and attempted to take their vehicle,” the report said. When interviewed, the people inside the car told investigators that the encountered “numerous subjects” as they returned to their car after shopping. They said they ran to their vehicle but the “subjects” chased them. “The victim on the passenger side of the vehicle was able to lock the door, but the driver’s side victim was unable to lock their door,” police wrote in the report. One of the assailants, a male wearing a green hoody, “began to bang on the driver’s side door, open the door and began punching the driver’s side victim in the face.” As the male in the green hoody punched the person on the driver’s side, “he was also yelling at the victim to get out of the vehicle” and give up their keys, the report said. The other teens were behind the male in the green hoody echoing his demands. One of the other teens grabbed the driver’s hand, but the keys fell into the rear of the car, the report said. “At this point, the passenger side victim was calling 911 and the keys were not in a place to be quickly recovered, so all of the assailants fled from the vehicle,” police wrote. “The victims were able to locate the vehicle keys, left the area and called the police once they were in a safe location.” Officers arrested the teens that night, identifying them based on their clothing, according to the report. Police said in the news release that investigators suspect four of the five teens were involved in an assault reported Friday night in the same area. “A female reported she was assaulted by a group of juveniles who attempted to steal her keys,” Stewart said in an email. “Evidence obtained while investigating that case assisted in apprehending the suspects on Saturday.” Members of the department’s Carjacking Team are investigating both crimes, police said in a news release, encouraging anybody with information about the attempted carjacking and assault to call detectives at 410-887-2277.UN urges new rulers in Syria to ensure stable power transfer, maintain institutions as world reacts

“Gladiator II” asks the question: Are you not moderately entertained for roughly 60% of this sequel? Truly, this is a movie dependent on managed expectations and a forgiving attitude toward its tendency to overserve. More of a thrash-and-burn schlock epic than the comparatively restrained 2000 “Gladiator,” also directed by Ridley Scott, the new one recycles a fair bit of the old one’s narrative cries for freedom while tossing in some digital sharks for the flooded Colosseum and a bout of deadly sea-battle theatrics. They really did flood the Colosseum in those days, though no historical evidence suggests shark deployment, real or digital. On the other hand (checks notes), “Gladiator II” is fiction. Screenwriter David Scarpa picks things up 16 years after “Gladiator,” which gave us the noble death of the noble warrior Maximus, shortly after slaying the ignoble emperor and returning Rome to the control of the Senate. Our new hero, Lucius (Paul Mescal), has fled Rome for Numidia, on the North African coast. The time is 200 A.D., and for the corrupt, party-time twins running the empire (Joseph Quinn and Fred Hechinger), that means invasion time. Pedro Pascal takes the role of Acacius, the deeply conflicted general, sick of war and tired of taking orders from a pair of depraved ferrets. The new film winds around the old one this way: Acacius is married to Lucilla (Connie Nielsen, in a welcome return), daughter of the now-deceased emperor Aurelius and the love of the late Maximus’s life. Enslaved and dragged to Rome to gladiate, the widower Lucius vows revenge on the general whose armies killed his wife. But there are things this angry young phenom must learn, about his ancestry and his destiny. It’s the movie’s worst-kept secret, but there’s a reason he keeps seeing footage of Russell Crowe from the first movie in his fever dreams. Battle follows battle, on the field, in the arena, in the nearest river, wherever, and usually with endless splurches of computer-generated blood. “Gladiator II” essentially bumper-cars its way through the mayhem, pausing for long periods of expository scheming about overthrowing the current regime. The prince of all fixers, a wily operative with interests in both managing gladiators and stocking munitions, goes by the name Macrinus. He’s played by Denzel Washington, who at one point makes a full meal out of pronouncing the word “politics” like it’s a poisoned fig. Also, if you want a masterclass in letting your robes do a lot of your acting for you, watch what Washington does here. He’s more fun than the movie but you can’t have everything. The movie tries everything, all right, and twice. Ridley Scott marshals the chaotic action sequences well enough, though he’s undercut by frenetic cutting rhythms, with that now-familiar, slightly sped-up visual acceleration in frequent use. (Claire Simpson and Sam Restivo are the editors.) Mescal acquits himself well in his first big-budget commercial walloper of an assignment, confined though he is to a narrower range of seething resentments than Crowe’s in the first film. I left thinking about two things: the word “politics” as savored/spit out by Washington, and the innate paradox of how Scott, whose best work over the decades has been wonderful, delivers spectacle. The director and his lavishly talented design team built all the rough-hewn sets with actual tangible materials the massive budget allowed. They took care to find the right locations in Morocco and Malta. Yet when combined in post-production with scads of medium-grade digital effects work in crowd scenes and the like, never mind the sharks, the movie’s a somewhat frustrating amalgam. With an uneven script on top of it, the visual texture of “Gladiator II” grows increasingly less enveloping and atmospherically persuasive, not more. But I hung there, for some of the acting, for some of the callbacks, and for the many individual moments, or single shots, that could only have come from Ridley Scott. And in the end, yes, you too may be moderately entertained. “Gladiator II” — 2.5 stars (out of 4) MPA rating: R (for strong bloody violence) Running time: 2:28 How to watch: Premieres in theaters Nov. 21. Michael Phillips is a Tribune critic.What to know from NFL Week 12: Houston is spiraling; Caleb Williams is improving

The Managing Director of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority, Dr Olufemi Ogunyemi, has said the Lekki Textile and Garment Special Economic Zone project located in the Eyin-Osa area of Epe, Lagos State, will generate 5,000 direct and over 20,000 indirect jobs when operational. Ogunyemi made the remarks while disbursing cash compensation to the seven Eyin-Osa families that contributed the 240.09 acres of land for the Federal Government project. A statement issued by the NEPZA Head, Corporate Communications, Martins Odeh, disclosed this on Sunday in Abuja. The MD, represented by Mrs. Chika Ibekwe, Director of Zone Operations, said that the community would be continually regenerated, adding that the benefits that would accrue from the gestures would spill over to several generations. The beneficiaries included families of Olayinka Salami, Aderenle village, Muhammed Balogun, Bashorun Seidu, Iyanda, Matanmi Mobolaji, as well as the Agara Onileyan respectively. “The space will generate 5,000 direct and over 20,000 indirect jobs for the country, just as it will serve the export markets of the South-West region. “There are many benefits to gain from the SEZ, including employment generation, especially to the local community, the opportunity for backward linkage, improvement of infrastructure network around the project, and others too numerous to mention now,” he said. Ogunyemi further said that the development was in line with the goals and objectives of the Federal Government’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan. He, however, stated that the current administration of President Bola Tinubu is not just interested in attracting Foreign Direct Investments through the Free Trade Zone Scheme but was also interested in the development of all the host communities. “This exercise is to commence the application of the Authority’s new concept of Community Social Regeneration in order to open a new chapter of cooperation and mutual understanding to foster unhindered progress of the free trade operations across the country. Related News Kaduna community requests military base to combat banditry FG targets N8.7tn revenue from Customs Rivers will receive federal allocation despite legal battle – FG “NEPZA has since re-aligned its mandate with the administration’s economic policy to deliver the Renewed Hope Agenda of the president. “NEPZA will not shy away from leading the country on the path of economic growth. The Lekki Textile and Garments SEZ project is already attracting investment interest to this remote area of Lagos.,” Ogunyemi said. Ogunyemi also explained that the Federal Government had taken steps to replicate the economic scheme across the six geopolitical zones, adding that more states should leverage the speedy development potentials of the scheme. According to him, the Lekki Textiles and Garment SEZ will also serve as hubs for Information and Communication Technology, Agro-industries, as well as world-class sports and community development centres. On his part, the president of Eyin-Osa United Kingdom Development Association, Muftau Shittu, the umbrella association for the host community, said that the area had been occupied by their forefathers for over 500 years. He said that at the beginning, the enclaves and villages that constituted the community had lived in peace practising economic activities such as farming, hunting, fishing, brewing of hot drinks and timber lumbering. Shittu however, said that trouble started in mid-year 2003 when groups of land grabbers started claiming ownership of Eyin-Osa lands from the original and rightful owners. According to him, in May 2008, without due diligent information, the lands were expropriated to the Lekki Free Trade Zone, and the journey for adequate compensation with the Lagos State Government began. “We are delighted today for this humane approach of the federal government through NEPZA. The community can only imagine these good gestures as most of the earliest promises were not kept. We now have NEPZA management and government that are serious about regenerating the Eyin-Osa land. “We are happy to cede the total of 240.09 acres to NEPZA for the economic emancipation of our land. We pray that this cooperation and the steps to regenerate our people become permanent,” he added.

A young mother has issued a warning for Australians to be sun safe as the weather heats up after discovering a “pimple” was in fact cancer. Rachel Olivia, 32, suddenly had a pimple pop up on her forehead near her hairline. It felt as though it had appeared overnight. Two years later, the mother has been left with a large brown scab in its place. The initial small, red mark was dismissed by a doctor as a “pimple she’d squeezed too hard”. It kept flaking up and never healed. So she had it frozen off. “I left it for a year. It then never healed so I listened to my gut and pushed to get this reassessed by specialists who then did a biopsy and confirmed it was cancer,” she told news.com.au. It had been surprising news to Rachel. “I’ve never been someone to tan or sit in the sun. I’m known among my friends and family for being the sun smart one,” she said. “Unfortunately, I did have a few bad burns as a teenager and that’s all that it takes.” Thankfully, it wasn’t melanoma. Instead the Victorian woman was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma. It’s a type of skin cancer that often develops on the face. It usually appears as a white, waxy lump. It can also look like a brown, scaly patch. “I was relieved it was not a melanoma, but also shocked to still have cancer. He told me I was young to get something like this. He also explained that Australia has the highest rate of skin cancer,” she said. Rachel was prescribed Aldara, which is a topical chemotherapy treatment for her type of cancer. However, in six months, she may still need to have it physically removed. Even though the treatment has been non-invasive it hasn’t been easy. “I’m not going to lie, it has had its challenges. I have a baby, so I had to be super careful not to get the cream on her during the night when I needed to wear it,” she said. “Now that it’s scabbed up, it’s so hard to look after it with a baby and not get it knocked.” She said from an aesthetic perspective it was also quite confronting to see something that was such a small spot turn into something so big.” Rachel has shared her journey online. She’s documented going about her everyday life with what has been left from the treatment — including going to a wedding. However, she has had an outpouring of support. Her key messaging while sharing her journey has been advocating for sun safety. “I’ve booked my first skin check because of your content,” one social media user said. Another added: “I had a spot in the exact same spot on my forehead as you, it looked a lot like yours did before you got it check. I was putting off getting checked, your video made me make that appointment. It is superficial SCC. “I am having Photodynamic treatment (soon). Thanks for sharing your journey. If I had left it for my next yearly check, next year it could be a much worse prognosis.” “Love that you are sharing this whole process — you are bringing it to the forefront. Sending very best wishes,” another added. One said: “I’ve booked a skin check because of your story; it’s so important that we understand how insignificant skin cancer can look.” It’s been a week since Rachel stopped the Aldara treatment. She said the scab was still “pretty disgusting”. However, it’s expected to heal in the next few weeks. Many who had been through the treatment reassured Rachel she’d be likely left with nothing more than a chickenpox scar.WARREN, Mich. (WXYZ) — The tragedy at the intersection of Chicago Road and Mound Road on Saturday morning changed many lives forever. Warren police said Diamond Leann Glenn, 27, ran into the back of another vehicle and killed 69-year-old Christopher Andelean of Sterling Heights. Toxicology reports are pending, but Glenn was allegedly drunk. "I'm still very angry, and I'm like a forgiving-type person. But I'm still very angry," Michele Milam, Andelean's niece told 7 News Detroit. "I'm not only angry at the person, I'm angry at her people. Whoever she was with that night. Because I don't know too many people that drink alone and drive home at 5 in the morning," she explained. Police have not revealed where Glenn, a Harrison Township resident, was coming from. Milam described her uncle as an "excellent human being." "I wouldn't have agreed to this (interview), however this is the type of person my uncle was. He was a person's voice. He was a union rep at General Motors for over 40 years. He was the type of person that if you read the comments about him on Facebook, it's just beautiful and tremendous," she said. 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He said Glenn, so far, is only charged for biting an officer at the scene while toxicology reports are pending. "It's never been easier to avoid or prevent drunk driving due to technology and these rides sharing apps," he explained. You can call an Uber or Lyft. Also, AAA has the free Tow-to-Go program. Adrienne Woodland of AAA Michigan explained, "We implore you put the keys down and call AAA, and what will happen is AAA will dispatch a tow truck that will transport the would-be impaired driver and their vehicle to a safe location within a 10-mile radius." Adrienne Woodland of AAA Michigan said you don't have to be a AAA to benefit. Or as Milam pointed out, if you see someone who's had too much to drink about to drive, intervene. Milam said, "Why is it where we're always focusing on just that one person driving? We need to focus on who got her to this point because it didn't happen alone in my opinion." Glenn's next court appearance is January 2nd. 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None( MENAFN - IANS) New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other party leaders paid homage to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 100th birth anniversary on Wednesday. Taking to X, PM Modi wrote, "Respectful tributes to former Prime Minister Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji on his 100th birth anniversary. He dedicated his life to building a strong, prosperous, and self-reliant India. His vision and mission will continue to give strength to the resolve for a Viksit Bharat." In a video message, he highlighted the significance of Vajpayee's legacy, stating, "Today, in honour of Atal Jayanti, is celebrated as 'Good Governance Day.' Good governance means when the Centre doesn't have a feeling of power but of service." He urged citizens to fulfil their responsibilities, adding, "It should be our aim to achieve our goals on this occasion of 'Good Governance Day' and in remembrance of Atalji. This is the expectation of the public, and this is the lesson Atal Bihari Vajpayee taught us." Union Home Minister Amit Shah also paid homage to Vajpayee, calling him a leader who ushered in an era of development and good governance. "Atal ji made cultural nationalism a work culture and always kept the country's security and public welfare paramount. He made the BJP popular with the masses with his purity and self-restraint in political life. Like the Pole Star, Atal ji will continue to guide the countrymen on the path of national service till eternity," Shah wrote. BJP President and Union Minister J.P. Nadda, in his tribute, lauded Vajpayee's contribution to Indian politics. "Revered Atal Ji gave new heights to the tradition of integrity and service in Indian politics. His contribution to establishing the country as a global superpower is unforgettable," Nadda wrote. He further described Vajpayee's life as "an inspiration" and extended greetings on 'Good Governance Day,' stating that the day reflects Vajpayee's dedication to all-round national development. Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also joined in paying tributes, referring to Vajpayee as "a pillar of independent Indian politics." "Atal ji set new standards in both politics and diplomacy, working throughout his life with the resolve to build a strong and prosperous India," Singh wrote, adding, "His significant contribution to India's progress cannot be appreciated enough. Today, on his 100th birth anniversary, I pay my humble tribute to him." Vajpayee, remembered as a statesman and visionary leader, served as India's Prime Minister three times and played a pivotal role in shaping modern India. His leadership continues to inspire millions across the country. MENAFN24122024000231011071ID1109028642 Legal Disclaimer: MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.

MetLife Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in Blend Labs, Inc. ( NYSE:BLND – Free Report ) by 110.9% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 125,560 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 66,015 shares during the period. MetLife Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Blend Labs were worth $471,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. FMR LLC raised its holdings in shares of Blend Labs by 15.8% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 26,148 shares of the company’s stock valued at $98,000 after acquiring an additional 3,576 shares in the last quarter. Advantage Alpha Capital Partners LP bought a new stake in Blend Labs during the third quarter valued at approximately $3,253,000. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Blend Labs by 7.9% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,643,051 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,161,000 after buying an additional 120,152 shares in the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Blend Labs in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $194,000. Finally, RiverPark Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Blend Labs in the 3rd quarter worth $77,000. 52.56% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. Blend Labs Stock Performance BLND opened at $5.35 on Friday. Blend Labs, Inc. has a 1 year low of $1.52 and a 1 year high of $5.53. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $4.18 and its 200 day simple moving average is $3.47. Analysts Set New Price Targets Check Out Our Latest Report on Blend Labs Insider Transactions at Blend Labs In other Blend Labs news, insider Oxana Tkach sold 18,324 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $5.18, for a total value of $94,918.32. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 88,677 shares in the company, valued at approximately $459,346.86. This trade represents a 17.13 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website . Also, insider Winnie Ling sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $3.33, for a total value of $66,600.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 286,416 shares in the company, valued at $953,765.28. This trade represents a 6.53 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 115,348 shares of company stock worth $501,449. Insiders own 13.21% of the company’s stock. Blend Labs Profile ( Free Report ) Blend Labs, Inc engages in the provision of cloud-based software platform solutions for financial services firms in the United States. It operates in two segments, Blend Platform and Title365. The company's Blend Builder Platform offers a suite of products that powers digital-first consumer journeys for mortgages, home equity loans and lines of credit, vehicle loans, personal loans, credit cards, and deposit accounts; and offers mortgage products to facilitate the homeownership journey for consumers comprising close, income verification for mortgage, homeowners' insurance, and realty. Featured Stories Want to see what other hedge funds are holding BLND? 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He became the first Republican in two decades to clinch the popular vote, although by a small margin. “It’s like the people have spoken and this is what America looks like,” said Smith, the Los Angeles-based founder of the advocacy social media agency, Get Social. “And there’s not too much more fighting that you’re going to be able to do without losing your own sanity.” After Trump was declared the winner over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris , many politically engaged Black women said they were so dismayed by the outcome that they were reassessing — but not completely abandoning — their enthusiasm for electoral politics and movement organizing. Black women often carry much of the work of getting out the vote in their communities. They had vigorously supported the historic candidacy of Harris, who would have been the first woman of Black and South Asian descent to win the presidency. Harris' loss spurred a wave of Black women across social media resolving to prioritize themselves, before giving so much to a country that over and over has shown its indifference to their concerns. AP VoteCast , a survey of more than 120,000 voters, found that 6 in 10 Black women said the future of democracy in the United States was the single most important factor for their vote this year, a higher share than for other demographic groups. But now, with Trump set to return to office in two months, some Black women are renewing calls to emphasize rest, focus on mental health and become more selective about what fight they lend their organizing power to. “America is going to have to save herself,” said LaTosha Brown, the co-founder of the national voting rights group Black Voters Matter. She compared Black women’s presence in social justice movements as “core strategists and core organizers” to the North Star, known as the most consistent and dependable star in the galaxy because of its seemingly fixed position in the sky. People can rely on Black women to lead change, Brown said, but the next four years will look different. “That’s not a herculean task that’s for us. We don’t want that title. ... I have no goals to be a martyr for a nation that cares nothing about me,” she said. AP VoteCast paints a clear picture of Black women's concerns. Black female voters were most likely to say that democracy was the single most important factor for their vote, compared to other motivators such as high prices or abortion. More than 7 in 10 Black female voters said they were “very concerned” that electing Trump would lead the nation toward authoritarianism, while only about 2 in 10 said this about Harris. About 9 in 10 Black female voters supported Harris in 2024, according to AP VoteCast, similar to the share that backed Democrat Joe Biden in 2020. Trump received support from more than half of white voters, who made up the vast majority of his coalition in both years. Like voters overall, Black women were most likely to say the economy and jobs were the most important issues facing the country, with about one-third saying that. But they were more likely than many other groups to say that abortion and racism were the top issues, and much less likely than other groups to say immigration was the top issue. Despite those concerns, which were well-voiced by Black women throughout the campaign, increased support from young men of color and white women helped expand Trump’s lead and secured his victory. Politically engaged Black women said they don’t plan to continue positioning themselves in the vertebrae of the “backbone” of America’s democracy. The growing movement prompting Black women to withdraw is a shift from history, where they are often present and at the forefront of political and social change. One of the earliest examples is the women’s suffrage movement that led to ratification in 1920 of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution , which gave women the right to vote. Black women, however, were prevented from voting for decades afterward because of Jim Crow-era literacy tests, poll taxes and laws that blocked the grandchildren of slaves from voting. Most Black women couldn’t vote until the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Black women were among the organizers and counted among the marchers brutalized on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama, during the historic march in 1965 from Selma to Montgomery that preceded federal legislation. Decades later, Black women were prominent organizers of the Black Lives Matter movement in response to the deaths of Black Americans at the hands of police and vigilantes. In his 2024 campaign, Trump called for leveraging federal money to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs in government programs and discussions of race, gender or sexual orientation in schools. His rhetoric on immigration, including false claims that Black Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating cats and dogs, drove support for his plan to deport millions of people . Tenita Taylor, a Black resident of Atlanta who supported Trump this year, said she was initially excited about Harris’ candidacy. But after thinking about how high her grocery bills have been, she feels that voting for Trump in hopes of finally getting lower prices was a form of self-prioritization. “People say, ‘Well, that’s selfish, it was gonna be better for the greater good,''' she said. “I’m a mother of five kids. ... The things that (Democrats) do either affect the rich or the poor.” Some of Trump’s plans affect people in Olivia Gordon’s immediate community, which is why she struggled to get behind the “Black women rest” wave. Gordon, a New York-based lawyer who supported the Party for Socialism and Liberation’s presidential nominee, Claudia de la Cruz, worries about who may be left behind if the 92% of Black women voters who backed Harris simply stopped advocating. “We’re talking millions of Black women here. If millions of Black women take a step back, it absolutely leaves holes, but for other Black women,” she said. “I think we sometimes are in the bubble of if it’s not in your immediate circle, maybe it doesn’t apply to you. And I truly implore people to understand that it does.” Nicole Lewis, an Alabama-based therapist who specializes in treating Black women’s stress, said she’s aware that Black women withdrawing from social impact movements could have a fallout. But she also hopes that it forces a reckoning for the nation to understand the consequences of not standing in solidarity with Black women. “It could impact things negatively because there isn’t that voice from the most empathetic group,” she said. “I also think it’s going to give other groups an opportunity to step up. ... My hope is that they do show up for themselves and everyone else.” Brown said a reckoning might be exactly what the country needs, but it’s a reckoning for everyone else. Black women, she said, did their job when they supported Harris in droves in hopes they could thwart the massive changes expected under Trump. “This ain’t our reckoning,” she said. “I don’t feel no guilt.” AP polling editor Amelia Thomson DeVeaux and Associated Press writer Linley Sanders in Washington contributed to this report. The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The AP is solely responsible for all content.

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