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How to Watch the NBA on Monday: TV Channel, Game Times and Odds
The NBA's eight-game schedule today is sure to please. The outings include the Minnesota Timberwolves playing the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
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Today's NBA Games
The New York Knicks take on the Minnesota Timberwolves
The Timberwolves look to pull of an away win at the Knicks on Monday at 3:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: NBA TV, MSG, and BSN
- Stream Live: Watch this game on Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 3:00 PM ET
Records and Stats
- NY Record: 17-15
- MIN Record: 24-7
- NY Stats: 115.3 PPG (15th in NBA), 113.9 Opp. PPG (14th)
- MIN Stats: 113.3 PPG (20th in NBA), 107.4 Opp. PPG (first)
Players to Watch
- NY Key Player: Julius Randle (23.6 PPG, 9.6 RPG, 4.8 APG)
- MIN Key Player: Anthony Edwards (26.0 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 5.2 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: MIN -1.5
- MIN Odds to Win: -120
- NY Odds to Win: +100
- Total: 223.5 points
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The Toronto Raptors play host to the Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cavaliers hope to pick up a road win at the Raptors on Monday at 7:30 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: SportsNet and BSOH
- Stream Live: Watch this game on Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
Records and Stats
- TOR Record: 12-20
- CLE Record: 18-14
- TOR Stats: 113.7 PPG (18th in NBA), 115.0 Opp. PPG (17th)
- CLE Stats: 112.0 PPG (24th in NBA), 112.0 Opp. PPG (eighth)
Players to Watch
- TOR Key Player: Scottie Barnes (21.0 PPG, 9.4 RPG, 5.8 APG)
- CLE Key Player: Donovan Mitchell (28.0 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 5.7 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: TOR -2.5
- TOR Odds to Win: -140
- CLE Odds to Win: +115
- Total: 224.5 points
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The Houston Rockets take on the Detroit Pistons
The Pistons hope to pick up a road win at the Rockets on Monday at 8:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: Space City Home Network and BSDET
- Stream Live: Watch this game on Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
Records and Stats
- HOU Record: 15-15
- DET Record: 3-29
- HOU Stats: 112.3 PPG (23rd in NBA), 109.7 Opp. PPG (second)
- DET Stats: 110.3 PPG (27th in NBA), 121.2 Opp. PPG (25th)
Players to Watch
- HOU Key Player: Alperen Sengun (21.1 PPG, 9.2 RPG, 5.1 APG)
- DET Key Player: Cade Cunningham (23.5 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 7.3 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: HOU -7.5
- HOU Odds to Win: -300
- DET Odds to Win: +240
- Total: 226.5 points
The Milwaukee Bucks host the Indiana Pacers
The Pacers travel to face the Bucks on Monday at 8:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: BSWI and BSIN
- Stream Live: Watch this game on Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
Records and Stats
- MIL Record: 24-8
- IND Record: 17-14
- MIL Stats: 125.0 PPG (second in NBA), 118.9 Opp. PPG (24th)
- IND Stats: 126.6 PPG (first in NBA), 124.8 Opp. PPG (29th)
Players to Watch
- MIL Key Player: Giannis Antetokounmpo (30.7 PPG, 11.1 RPG, 5.7 APG)
- IND Key Player: Tyrese Haliburton (24.5 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 12.7 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: MIL -6.5
- MIL Odds to Win: -300
- IND Odds to Win: +230
- Total: 259.5 points
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The Utah Jazz play host to the Dallas Mavericks
The Mavericks take to the home court of the Jazz on Monday at 9:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: KJZZ and BSSW
- Stream Live: Watch this game on Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 9:00 PM ET
Records and Stats
- UTA Record: 14-19
- DAL Record: 19-14
- UTA Stats: 113.4 PPG (19th in NBA), 118.8 Opp. PPG (23rd)
- DAL Stats: 119.2 PPG (seventh in NBA), 117.8 Opp. PPG (22nd)
Players to Watch
- UTA Key Player: Lauri Markkanen (23.5 PPG, 8.7 RPG, 1.6 APG)
- DAL Key Player: Luka Doncic (33.9 PPG, 8.4 RPG, 9.3 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: DAL -2.5
- DAL Odds to Win: -145
- UTA Odds to Win: +120
- Total: 245.5 points
The Phoenix Suns face the Portland Trail Blazers
The Trail Blazers look to pull of an away win at the Suns on Monday at 9:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: AZFamily and ROOT Sports NW+
- Stream Live: Watch this game on Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 9:00 PM ET
Records and Stats
- PHO Record: 16-15
- POR Record: 9-22
- PHO Stats: 115.5 PPG (14th in NBA), 114.6 Opp. PPG (16th)
- POR Stats: 109.4 PPG (29th in NBA), 115.2 Opp. PPG (18th)
Players to Watch
- PHO Key Player: Kevin Durant (29.8 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 6.1 APG)
- POR Key Player: Jerami Grant (22.4 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 2.6 APG)
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The Denver Nuggets face the Charlotte Hornets
The Hornets look to pull of an away win at the Nuggets on Monday at 9:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: ALT and BSSE
- Stream Live: Watch this game on Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 9:00 PM ET
Records and Stats
- DEN Record: 23-11
- CHA Record: 7-23
- DEN Stats: 115.3 PPG (15th in NBA), 110.3 Opp. PPG (third)
- CHA Stats: 110.6 PPG (26th in NBA), 121.4 Opp. PPG (26th)
Players to Watch
- DEN Key Player: Nikola Jokic (26.1 PPG, 12.3 RPG, 9.2 APG)
- CHA Key Player: Terry Rozier (23.6 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 7.2 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: DEN -14.5
- DEN Odds to Win: -1400
- CHA Odds to Win: +800
- Total: 226.5 points
The Los Angeles Clippers play the Miami Heat
The Heat take to the home court of the Clippers on Monday at 10:30 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: BSSC and BSSUN
- Stream Live: Watch this game on Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 10:30 PM ET
Records and Stats
- LAC Record: 19-12
- MIA Record: 19-13
- LAC Stats: 116.6 PPG (11th in NBA), 112.2 Opp. PPG (10th)
- MIA Stats: 113.3 PPG (20th in NBA), 111.7 Opp. PPG (seventh)
Players to Watch
- LAC Key Player: Paul George (22.9 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 4.0 APG)
- MIA Key Player: Bam Adebayo (22.0 PPG, 10.2 RPG, 4.0 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: LAC -6.5
- LAC Odds to Win: -275
- MIA Odds to Win: +225
- Total: 227.5 points
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In the final game of the 2023 calendar year, the Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings battled in an Original Six matchup at Little Caesars Arena.
After having their two-goal lead erased in the middle frame, the Bruins held on to defeat the Red Wings 5-3 on Sunday night.
With the win, the Bruins improved to 22-7-6 on the season and the Red Wings fell to 17-16-4 on the campaign.
Check out the full box score here.
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ONE BIG TAKEAWAY
The Bruins penalty kill needed to come up big against the Red Wings after surrendering six man-advantage opportunities to Detroit.
Boston allowed just one Detroit power-play goal in the final minute of regulation before Pavel Zacha iced the game with the empty net goal with 24 seconds remaining in regulation.
Jeremy Swayman made eight saves on nine power-play shots and 25 overall in the game to earn his 11th victory of the season.
Jake DeBrusk had regained the two-goal lead for the Bruins with just over two minutes to play with an empty net goal, but the Boston forward was called for tripping with 1:30 left in the game. Detroit got within one with their lone power-play goal from J.T. Compher.
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STARS OF THE GAME
— Frederic recorded the first two goals of the game to give Boston the 2-0 lead with his eighth and ninth of the season.
— Charlie Coyle recorded his 13th goal of the season breaking the 2-2 tie in the third period. After winning the face-off, Coyle skates out to the bumper to collect the Charlie McAvoy pass and get the snap shot past Alex Lyon.
— Swayman made 25 saves on 28 shots in the Bruins win.
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WAGER WATCH
FanDuel Sportsbook set the odds that Frederic would score the first goal of the contest at +3000. The Bruins’ forward cleared those odds with his first of two goals with 52 seconds remaining in the opening frame. A $100 wager would have netted a $3,100 payout on Frederic’s eighth goal of the season.
UP NEXT
The Bruins complete their two-game road trip when they head to Columbus to take on the Blue Jackets on Tuesday night. Puck drop from Nationwide Arena is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET, and you can catch the game, plus an hour of pregame coverage, on NESN.
Featured image via Brian Bradshaw Sevald/USA TODAY Sports Images | https://nesn.com/2023/12/bruins-wrap-boston-holds-on-vs-red-wings-for-third-straight-win/ | 2024-01-01T03:27:22Z |
16:24, 11 February 2019 | GMT +6
Air Astana announces revised check-in timing for flights departing from Istanbul
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - The closing time for check-in for Air Astana flights departing Istanbul's new airport will be revised to one hour before scheduled flight departure time, with effect from 3rd March 2019, Kazinform has learnt from the company's press service.
The airline kindly reminds passengers about the need to arrive well in advance of departure time for registration and security checks. Air Astana's local sales office will also move to the new facility in March.
Air Astana operates direct flights to Istanbul seven times a week from Almaty and five times a week from Astana. Services between Almaty and Istanbul commenced in October 2003.
Istanbul's new airport is the largest in the world with a capacity of over 90 million passengers a year and 150 airlines operating to 350 cities around the world. | https://en.inform.kz/news/air-astana-announces-revised-check-in-timing-for-flights-departing-from-istanbul_a3497156/ | 2024-01-01T03:27:22Z |
SYDNEY: Sydney and Auckland were among the world’s first major cities to ring in 2024, with revelers cheering spectacular fireworks displays that lit up the skies over Sydney Harbor and New Zealand’s tallest structure, Sky Tower.
As the clock struck midnight in Australia, tons of explosives erupted in a 12-minute display that focused on the Sydney Harbor Bridge. More than 1 million people — a number equivalent to one in five of the city’s residents — watched from the shore and from boats in the harbor.
“It’s total madness,” said German tourist Janna Thomas, who had waited in line since 7:30 a.m. to secure a prime waterfront location in the Sydney Botanic Garden. “It’s not so easy to find a good place to sit, but the view is incredible.”
In Auckland, the light rain that fell all day had cleared as forecast by midnight over the city of 1.7 million people before the countdown began on an illuminated digital display near the top of the 328-meter (1,076-foot) communications and observation tower.
The ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and heightened tensions in parts of the world, are affecting this year’s New Year’s Eve celebrations in a myriad of ways. Many cities were deploying extra security, and some places canceled New Year’s Eve events altogether.
More police than ever were deployed throughout Sydney. The waterfront has been the scene of heated pro-Palestinian protests after the sails of the Sydney Opera House were illuminated in the colors of the Israeli flag in response to the Oct. 7 attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas that triggered the war.
At the Vatican, Pope Francis recalled 2023 as a year marked by wartime suffering. During his traditional Sunday blessing from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square, he offered prayers for “the tormented Ukrainian people and the Palestinian and Israeli populations, the Sudanese people and many others.”
“At the end of the year, we will have the courage to ask ourselves how many human lives have been shattered by armed conflict, how many dead and how much destruction, how much suffering, how much poverty,” the pontiff said. “Whoever has interest in these conflicts, listen to the voice of conscience.”
In Japan, temple bells rang out across the nation as people gathered at shrines and temples to welcome in the new year. At the Tsukiji Temple in Tokyo, visitors were given free hot milk and corn soup as they stood in line to strike a big bell, and a pipe-organ concert was held before a majestic altar.
In New York City, officials and party organizers said they were prepared to ensure the safety of tens of thousands of revelers expected to flood Times Square in the heart of midtown Manhattan.
Mayor Eric Adams said there were “no specific threats” to the annual New Year’s Eve bash, which was set to feature live performances from Flo Rida, Megan Thee Stallion and LL Cool J, as well as televised appearances from Cardi B and others. Organizers said in-person attendance was expected to return to pre-COVID levels, even as foot traffic around Times Square remains down slightly since the pandemic.
Amid near-daily protests sparked by the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, New York City police said they would expand the security perimeter around the party, creating a “buffer zone” that would allow them to head off potential demonstrations.
Officials also planned to monitor any protests with drones, the mayor said.
“We will be out here with our canines, on horseback, our helicopters, our boats,” Adams said. “But as we saw last year, after having no specific threats, we get a threat.”
During last year’s New Year’s Eve party, a machete-wielding man attacked three police officers a few blocks from Times Square.
Security also will also be heightened across European cities on Sunday.
In France, 90,000 law enforcement officers were set to be deployed, domestic intelligence chief Céline Berthon said Friday.
Of those, 6,000 will be in Paris, where French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said over 1.5 million people are expected to attend celebrations on the Champs-Elysees.
Darmanin cited a “very high terrorist threat” partly because of the Israel-Hamas war. Police for the first time will be able to use drones as part of security work, he said, and tens of thousands of firefighters and 5,000 soldiers would also be deployed.
New Year’s Eve celebrations in the French capital will center on the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, including DJ sets, fireworks and video projections on the Arc de Triomphe, highlighting “changes in the city and faces of the Games,” according to the press service of the City of Paris. Other planned events include “the largest Mexican wave ever performed” and a “giant karaoke.”
The security challenge ahead of the Olympics was highlighted when a tourist was killed in a knife attack near the Eiffel Tower on Dec. 2. Large-scale attacks — such as that at the Bataclan in 2015, when Islamic extremists invaded the music hall and shot up cafe terraces, killing 130 people — also loom large.
In Berlin, some 4,500 police officers are expected to keep order and avoid riots like a year ago. Police in the German capital issued a ban on the traditional use of fire crackers for several streets across the city. They also banned a pro-Palestinian protest in the Neukoelln neighborhood of the city, which has seen several pro-Palestinian riots since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas.
In Russia, the country’s military actions in Ukraine have overshadowed end-of-year celebrations, with the usual fireworks and concert on Moscow’s Red Square canceled, as last year.
After shelling in the center of the Russian border city of Belgorod Saturday killed 24 people, some local authorities across Russia also canceled their usual firework displays, including in Vladivostok. Millions throughout Russia are expected to tune into Russian President Vladimir Putin’s New Year’s address.
In Muslim-majority Pakistan, the government has banned all New Year’s Eve celebrations as an act of solidarity with the Palestinians.
In an overnight televised message, caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar urged Pakistanis to “show solidarity with the oppressed people of Gaza” by beginning the new year with simplicity.
Kakar said Muslims across the world were saddened over Israel’s attacks on Gaza that resulted in the killings of thousands of innocent people. | https://www.arabnews.com/node/2434591/world | 2024-01-01T03:27:23Z |
Next-generation banks will use generative artificial intelligence (AI) to influence people’s financial decisions, spot potentially vulnerable customers, train call centre staff and even run social media accounts.
The complex technology could “touch almost everything that goes on at a bank”, according to Tom Merry, the head of banking strategy at Accenture.
The UK banking industry has been using AI for years, such as through predictive models which detect fraud and analyse risks.
But more banks are starting to test the use of generative AI, where complex models can create something completely new based on a vast set of data.
It has been cutting through into the mainstream with chatbots like ChatGPT and Google’s Bard.
The tech is “exciting but scary” for bank bosses who are “wary” of its risks, said Mr Merry, who works with lenders on their transformation strategies.
But he said he has had more requests from banking firms who are keen to experiment with the tech.
This could mean using people’s personal spending and banking data to design a bespoke product for a customer, or “nudging” through online banking toward making small decisions to improve their financial strength.
It could also see banks experiment with voice recognition technology – meaning AI can pick up on the sentiment of a caller and potentially spot if they sound vulnerable or distressed, prompting staff to increase engagement.
Elsewhere, Mr Merry suggested that generative AI can go as far as managing banks’ social media platforms, or training human resources and call centre staff such as through “avatars” to role play interactions.
Peter Rothwell, KPMG’s UK head of banking, pointed out that customers will need to trust that their data is being used for the right reasons if generative AI is to be adopted more widely.
“The more a bank knows about you, the more help it can be in terms of helping you manage your key outcomes,” he told the PA news agency.
“But that requires trust, and data security, and reliability.”
For example, a bank receiving a credit card application from a customer could nudge them towards a short-term overdraft instead, using AI and based on what they know about their financial situation.
“In order to get to that point … I need to trust that they’ve got my best interests at heart, rather than theirs,” Mr Rothwell said.
But some research suggests that the banking industry still has a long way to go when it comes to engaging with customers.
A poll conducted by Eligible, an AI platform for banks, found that nearly a quarter of people in the UK said they had received no communication from their bank that was personalised to their financial situation, leading them to ignore it altogether.
Zahra Hassan, Eligible’s co-founder, said AI can be used to detect how well a person understands a financial product and therefore spot potentially vulnerable customers.
“Based on this, we can start to form views on the likelihood that they could struggle to meet their payments,” she said.
“AI has the power to transform customer support from a reactive relationship to a proactive one.”
It comes as Britain’s largest high street lenders have axed hundreds of branches across the country as they shift toward mobile banking.
Research from KPMG UK found that about a fifth of UK consumers have not visited a bank branch in the past year, up from 14% in 2022.
Just 13% of respondents had visited a branch in the prior week when the survey was conducted last month, compared with 18% the year before.
And just over a third of adults now consider an app that is simple to use as being the more important interaction they have with their bank, higher than the quarter who said so last year. | https://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/uk-world/4854584/banks-of-the-future-will-use-ai-to-influence-financial-decisions-say-experts/ | 2024-01-01T03:27:25Z |
The New England Patriots' defense put up a performance worthy enough to upset the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, but their offense held them back again in a major way, leading David Andrews to make a blunt assessment.
Speaking to reporters following New England's 27-21 loss, the Patriots center simply explained that four turnovers by the offense were far too many to handle.
“We’re putting them in an impossible position,” Andrews said. “Obviously, last week, started the game [with a fumble], and then they made a great stand and to make it stands they did this week … they can’t do anything about the pick 6, but when we put them out there, I mean, you know, how many points did we allow … off the turnovers.
“They were playing their tails off, and that’s more on us than it is on them, and they kept us in the game.”
David Andrews Live Postgame Press Conference: https://t.co/SAMu9AWJIp
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) December 31, 2023
Why David Andrews thinks the Patriots lost the game more than the Bills won it
The Patriots' four turnovers all came early in Sunday's game, committing them over their first six possessions. They all happened on the Patriots' side of the field too, giving the Bills strong field position in three of them as they returned one of Bailey Zappe's three interceptions for a touchdown.
New England's defense was able to withstand some of those mistakes from the offense, keeping the team within distance of Buffalo as it only trailed, 20-7, after its fourth turnover. Andrews believes that the Patriots' mistakes were the story of the game.
“It was more about us than it was about them. I mean, hats off to them, that’s a good football team,” Andrews said. “But there’s an old saying, ‘you can’t win to keep from losing,’ around here, and the first half … you can’t do that. You can’t turn the ball over four times. Obviously when we got it going we were able to have success, need to finish some drives better, but [even] the best team in the world, it’s hard to win when you turn the ball over four times.”
The Patriots were able to turn things around offensively later in the game, going on a 75-yard touchdown drive later in the first half following the slew of turnovers to make it a 20-14 game before the break. They also found the end zone again in the fourth quarter to make it a 27-21 game.
Andrews believes that the team didn't magically fix anything offensively to stop the turnovers. Rather, they just settled in and got more comfortable.
“It wasn’t like, ‘Oh my God, got to throw out the whole game plan,'” Andrews said. ”Settle down, make some plays, and we were able to do that. Get on track, get [in] a rhythm. Just weren’t able to do that enough, and then weren’t able to finish some drives. But like I said, you dig yourself that hole, you know, whatever points we gave up, four turnovers, a pick 6 and then three [turnovers] in their territory. I mean, that’s, that’s some really tough sledding.”
"Give it all we got."
David Andrews and Deatrich Wise talk about the "last opportunity" for this Patriots team to play together next week pic.twitter.com/lzM0rj6BRI
— NBC Sports Boston's Patriots Coverage (@NBCSPatriots) December 31, 2023
The Patriots fell to 4-12 with the loss on Sunday, giving them just one more game this season. Andrews gave his younger teammates some advice on how to treat the upcoming week.
“We got one more opportunity with this football team,” Andrews said. “I think as a young guy that’s hard to realize that it’s not going to be the same. In college, yeah, you know seniors are leaving, but it’s going to be the same football team for the most part. The NFL is not like that. Guys retire, guys get cut, guys get traded, guys leave in free agency.
“So is the last opportunity for this football team to play together and I think you know, you get an older guy, you value that because you know. I’ve seen the turnover … So, just want to take advantage of every opportunity you get. Because, you know, you never know when it’s going to be the last.” | https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-david-andrews-blames-offense-for-putting-defense-in-impossible-position-vs-bills | 2024-01-01T03:27:27Z |
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The Boston Celtics ended 2023 with a victory, defeating the Spurs 134-101 at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio on Sunday night.
With the win, the Celtics move to 26-6 while the Spurs fall to 6-26.
You can check out the full box score here.
ONE BIG TAKEAWAY
After a quick stop back home at TD Garden, the Celtics hit the road for another trip and started it off right.
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Boston shot at a highly efficient rate from the field and found consistency in the offensive approach. The Celtics starters pushed the temp early, scoring 65 points in the first half and outscoring the Spurs 40-23 in the third quarter.
The Celtics had six players finish with double-digit scoring outings and featured a series of energizing dunks to ignite the crowd on the road.
While the win was most important for Boston, fans got a look at the talent of San Antonio rookie Victor Wembanyama with 21 points.
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STARS OF THE GAME
— Tatum got in rhythm from three-point range, knocking down 10 from beyond the arc and finishing with 25 points in the win.
— Brown turned in an efficient night, scoring 24 points with a +26 performance.
— White continued a strong weekend stretch, tallying 17 points on Sunday night.
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WAGER WATCH
Tatum entered Sunday’s contest at +650 to score the first basket, per FanDuel Sportsbook. With his opening three-pointer, a $100 wager on Tatum would have cashed for $650 for a $750 total payout.
UP NEXT
The Celtics start the 2024 calendar year in Oklahoma City on Tuesday to battle the Thunder. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. ET.
Featured image via Daniel Dunn/USA TODAY Sports Images | https://nesn.com/2023/12/celtics-wrap-boston-dominates-in-style-for-victory-over-spurs/ | 2024-01-01T03:27:28Z |
New England Patriots fans might be having flashbacks of Mac Jones while watching their team take on the Buffalo Bills. Bailey Zappe, who took over for Jones as starting quarterback following a series of putrid outings, is having himself a day to forget in Orchard Park.
Things started out swimmingly for the Pats, when Jalen Reagor took the game's opening kickoff 98 yards to the house to give New England an early lead. Bill Belichick's team should've simply kept returning kicks for scores, because what the offense put on the field hasn't been pretty.
Zappe threw an interception on the offense's first play from scrimmage. The Patriots' second drive went three-and-out. Zappe then threw another interception on the first play of New England's third drive.
Two subsequent drives ended in a lost fumble and a punt before Zappe tossed pick number three of the day, which Bills cornerback Rasul Douglas returned for six points.
Zappe not inspiring confidence vs. Bills
Fans who wanted to see Mac Jones benched might be regretting their calls for more Zappe after today.
One more game after this and Bailey Zappe leaves my life pic.twitter.com/ofVeCBI2bK
— Josh 🎆 (@ThatPatsStan) December 31, 2023
One Patriots fan posted on X (formerly Twitter) a celebratory GIF from Zoolander along with the caption “One more game after this and Bailey Zappe leaves my life.”
Another fan didn't want to put such filth on their timeline, but told followers to “[g]oogle bailey zappe’s statline if you havent seen it yet.”
A couple of fans likened Zappe's performance to a Nathan Peterman one, which we assure you is not a complement.
FanDuel's Cousin Sal sent condolences to whoever was relying on Zappe in fantasy football, which hopefully wasn't too many of you.
And some fans gave Zappe the benefit of the doubt, assuming he was simply following the plan.
“They told Bailey Zappe to tank. I won’t believe anything otherwise.” | https://clutchpoints.com/patriots-news-fans-livid-bailey-zappe-third-interception-bills | 2024-01-01T03:27:28Z |
Air Astana records US$5.3m net profit in 2018 on higher revenues, higher costs
Capacity as measured in ASKs rose by 5% and total passenger numbers by 3%, to 4.3 million. However, transit business via the airline's Astana and Almaty hubs rose by 48%, and now represents close to 40% of total international traffic. Operating costs rose by 14%, driven mainly by an average jet fuel price increase of 27.5%, the official website of Air Astana reads.
Commenting on the results, Peter Foster, Air Astana President and CEO stated that "2018 was a challenging year to due to higher-priced fuel, and pressure on international yields and domestic market share due to competitive capacity increases on key routes". Looking forward to 2019, Foster noted a fuel price reduction of 16% from its peak in June 2018, and pointed also to the expected May launch of its low cost unit, FlyArystan. "The low cost airline is a great business opportunity on domestic and shorter regional routes. The travelling public will be delighted by the cheap fares we have in store, as long as the government facilitates the legislative changes required to enable FlyArystan to launch". | https://en.inform.kz/news/air-astana-records-us-5-3m-net-profit-in-2018-on-higher-revenues-higher-costs_a3498348/ | 2024-01-01T03:27:29Z |
CAIRO/GAZA/JERUSALEM: Israeli jets intensified attacks on central Gaza on Sunday, residents and medics said, as battles raged through the rubble of towns and refugee camps in a war Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said would take “many more months” to end.
Netanyahu’s comments signal no let-up in a campaign that has killed many thousands and levelled much of Gaza, while his vow to restore Israeli control over the enclave’s border with Egypt raises new questions over an eventual two-state solution.
The Israeli military will release some reservists who were called up to fight Hamas in Gaza, a move it said on Sunday would help the economy as the country prepares for a prolonged war.
Air strikes pounded Al-Maghazi and Al-Bureij in the center of Gaza, killing 10 people in one house and driving more to flee to Rafah on the border with Egypt from front lines where Israeli tanks are battling Hamas fighters.
Rockets fired from Gaza raced toward central Israel overnight, triggering sirens throughout the central and southern parts of the country. Israeli media carried footage of numerous interceptions. There were no reports of any direct hits.
Hamas’ armed wing said the barrage was in response to “massacres against civilians” in Gaza.
A Red Crescent video published on Sunday showed rescuers working in the dark to carry an injured child from smoking rubble in central Gaza. Six people died in a strike on the village of Al-Mughraqa outside Gaza City, health officials said. A separate strike on a house in Khan Younis killed one person and wounded others, they added.
As 2023 drew to a close, Palestinians in Gaza prayed for a cease-fire but had little hope the new year would be better.
“Tonight the sky in world countries will be lit by firecrackers, and joyful laughs will fill the air. In Gaza our skies are now filled with Israeli missiles and tank shells that land on innocent, homeless civilians,” said Zainab Khalil, 57, a resident from northern Gaza now in Rafah.
The stated goal of Israel’s military is to eliminate Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that launched a surprise cross-border assault on Israeli towns on Oct. 7, killing 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and grabbing 240 hostages.
Israel’s air and artillery bombardment has killed more than 21,800 people according to health authorities in Hamas-run Gaza, with many more feared dead in the rubble, and pushed nearly all of its 2.3 million people from their homes.
Palestinian health ministry casualty figures do not differentiate between fighters and civilians but the ministry has said that 70 percent of Gaza’s dead are women and people under 18. Israel disputes Palestinian casualty figures and says it has killed 8,000 fighters.
Israel blockaded most food, fuel and medicine after the Oct. 7 attack. It said on Sunday that it was ready to let ships from some Western countries deliver aid directly to Gaza’s shores after security checks in Cyprus.
Gemma Connell, an official with the UN humanitarian agency OCHA, said that many of the tens of thousands of people fleeing to Rafah had no possessions and nowhere to sleep.
“I just am so fearful that the amount of deaths that we’ve been seeing is going to increase exponentially both because of this renewed offensive but also because of these conditions which are literally unbelievable,” she said.
’WHERE WILL PEOPLE GO?’
The United States, Israel’s main ally, has urged it to scale down the war and European states have signalled alarm at the extent of Palestinian civilian suffering.
However Netanyahu’s comments on Saturday, when he said he would not resign despite opinion polls showing his government is broadly unpopular and defended his security record despite the Oct. 7 attack, indicate that there will be no easing anytime soon.
Netanyahu said the “the war is at its height” and Israel would have to retake control of Gaza’s border with Egypt, an area now crammed with civilians who have fled the carnage across the rest of the enclave.
Retaking the border could also constitute a de facto reversal of Israel’s 2005 withdrawal from Gaza, raising new questions over the future of the enclave and prospects for a Palestinian state.
Washington said Israel should allow a Palestinian government to control Gaza when the conflict is over.
“We just take a fundamentally different view here in terms of what post-conflict Gaza needs to look like,” White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on ABC television.
Israel’s hard-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich fueled concerns about the offensive’s aims on Sunday by calling for Palestinians to leave Gaza and make way for Israelis who could “make the desert bloom.”
That clashed with the official Israeli government position that Gazans will be able to return to their homes. Smotrich and other hard-line coalition ministers have been excluded from the core war cabinet but have pushed to take part in decisions about the conflict.
In his last comments as Israeli foreign minister before switching to the energy portfolio on Sunday, Eli Cohen said the border was the likely source of weaponry Hamas had obtained over recent years.
Senior Palestinian Authority official Hussein Al-Sheikh in the Israeli-occupied West Bank said via social media that Israel taking over the border was evidence of a decision “to completely return the occupation.”
“We moved here from Khan Younis on the basis that Rafah was a safe place. There is no space in Rafah as it is overcrowded with displaced,” said Umm Mohammed, 45, a displaced Palestinian woman sheltering by the border.
“If they control the border, where will people go?” she asked, saying that would be “a disaster.”
MAERSK CARGO SHIP ATTACKED
The war risks morphing into a wider regional conflict involving Hamas ally Iran and groups Tehran supports across the Middle East.
Israel and Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah have exchanged regular cross-border fire, with the Israeli military saying it struck targets in Lebanon on Sunday. Israel has hit Iran-linked targets in Syria. And Iran-backed groups have attacked US targets in Iraq.
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group, which has been attacking shipping in the Red Sea for weeks in what it calls a response to Israel’s war in Gaza, attacked a Maersk cargo ship, the US military said.
US naval helicopters sank three of the four small boats the Houthis had used in Sunday’s attack and drove the fourth back to shore, the military said.
Israel says 174 of its military personnel have been killed in the Gaza fighting but that its operations are making progress, including by destroying some Hamas tunnels under the enclave.
Hamas and Islamic Jihad — both sworn to Israel’s destruction — have said that they continue to target Israeli forces operating in the enclave. | https://www.arabnews.com/node/2434596/middle-east | 2024-01-01T03:27:30Z |
GREENVILLE, S.C. – On Sunday evening, New Year’s Eve celebrations happened all over the country, in Greenville, one of the larger events was the Greenville Swamp Rabbits game.
“Have a good, happy and healthy 2024, have a great family, and want to keep having a great year with all of them,” Mike Szabo, game attendee said.
But before the ball dropped at midnight the folks gathered at Bon Secours Wellness Arena were looking forward to the puck dropping on the ice.
“We are here for the Swamp Rabbit game, something that our family loves to do every year,” Jodie Bowman, Swamp Rabbits fan said.
Szabo added: “We figured this is one of the main things in the area going on, one of the bigger events. It’s a good thing to do for New Year’s before we get ready to drop the ball at midnight.”
Tonight’s game isn’t the usual hockey game.
“Normally we get a New Year’s Day game. This is the first time in a while we get a New Year’s Eve game and it’s been a great 2023 from the swamp rabbits so it’s time to celebrate,” said Mark Shelley, the play-by-play voice of the Swamp Rabbits. “We’re going to shut the lights off, we got glow in the dark jerseys tonight, fans are getting the glow stick give away and post-game fireworks in the area on the ice which is a really cool unique experience.”
The Swamp Rabbits expected around 7,000 fans in attendance.
“This is going to be a massive game for us right, the whole community is out here to watch the rabbits one more time, were talking the whole lower bowl sold out and opening up the upper bowl and really, really brining Greenville together under one roof tonight for some fireworks on and off the ice.”
And those that cheered from the stands, had just one New Year’s wish.
“Hopefully a Swamp Rabbits win so hopefully they grant that for us,” Ryan Dooley, Swamp Rabbits Fan said. | https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/swamp-rabbits-draw-big-crowd-for-new-years-eve-game/ | 2024-01-01T03:27:31Z |
New Year’s Day is the day for splitting hangovers across the nation. There’s absolutely nothing worse than going to sleep with the room spinning, and waking up to a pounding headache the following morning.
They’re typically caused by dehydration, and typically manifest themselves in the form of tiredness, feeling thirsty or nauseous, and of course headaches. Whatever they are, they feel like they're never-ending.
MyLondon has compiled a list of eight easy DIY cures according to OchsnerHealth, the BBC, and Harvard University. You can find out more below.
Eggs with carbs
Well, we all knew a Full English could work wonders, but it's more than just having lots of yummy greasy food. It turns out the amino acid cysteine can do away with the Carbs - in particular white ones (which are laden with sugar) - can rebalance your blood sugar levels. Plus people tend to forget to eat when they're out drinking too, so some lovely food can help sort you out.
Apple cider vinegar
Around 60mls of apple cider vinegar mixed with around 200mls of water can help sort you out as apple cider vinegar helps pass urine. This also gets your blood sugar levels in check. OchsnerHealth suggests mixing green tea, which has caffeine, with apple cider vinegar to get the best benefits of both. It also recommends flavoured green tea to combat the inevitably-foul taste of vinegar.
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Protein shakes
If you can face the whirring sound of the blender, then make yourself a protein-rich smoothie using ingredients such as almond milk, and fruit. Yoghurt or cottage cheese (which is high in protein) can be used to add a creamy texture.
Beet juice and green juice
Possibly not what you want to be drinking when you’ve poisoned your body, but it does work as beet enhances oxygenation which helps people feel perkier. Green juices - such as spinach - help the detoxification process.
Exercise
Possibly the most controversial remedy on the list as the idea of going for a hangover jog will make most people vomit - let alone actually doing one. Fear not, you don’t need to do a lengthy, fast-paced run - a fast-paced walk will suffice.
This is because exercise increases circulation, thus increasing blood flow and oxygen to the brain - a great way of doing away with a headache. Better yet, when you work up a sweat, the foul toxins leave your body too.
Cold shower
According to the BBC, some science suggests that a blast of cold water not only increases the rate your body breaks down the alcohol, but it increases your dopamine levels. This is the chemical that makes you 'feel happy', a must when you've got a splitting headache.
Do not try 'the hair of the dog'
There's a common misconception that having another drink counteracts the hangover. This is true in the sense that you may not feel immediately hungover, but it just means you've prolonged the inevitable: don't do it.
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Infamous Baldur's Gate 3 Xbox save bug gets new workaround fix from Larian: "We’re doing everything we can to ensure this problem ... is resolved as quickly as possible"
Until an official solution for the issue comes, make sure you try this one.
What you need to know
- Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian Studios has come up with a new workaround for Xbox players affected by the game's infamous save deletion bug.
- This workaround involves creating an account on Larian's website, turning on cross-save in Baldur's Gate 3, and linking your Xbox account with your Larian one so that your last five saves are stored on Larian's servers. You can then retrieve them if the bug causes your existing saves to disappear.
- Since the game's surprise release on Xbox on December 7, many Baldur's Gate 3 players on the console have been affected by this issue despite repeated attempts by Larian and Microsoft to fix it.
- A proper fix for the bug is in the works, and Larian has confirmed that the process of using this workaround will be made "more fluid" soon. Additionally, you'll also be able to store more of your saves in the cloud in the near future.
One of the biggest gaming surprises this holiday season was Baldur's Gate 3's shadow drop on Xbox Series X|S after its Game of the Year win at The Game Awards in early December. But while tons of players have had a blast with the critically acclaimed RPG since then, some have also been affected by a save bug that's grown rather infamous in recent weeks.
The bug, which developer Larian Studios says is due to a firmware issue that can prevent the completion of game saves, has caused many fans to lose Baldur's Gate 3 progress. Some have even lost entire 80-hour playthroughs to the issue despite following advice from both Larian and Microsoft on how to avoid it, leading to growing player frustration.
A solution for the problem is being looked into and developed, but since it's the holidays, "everyone is working at lower capacity" and a proper fix might not come for some time. However, Larian is now offering a new temporary workaround through its cross-save system that should allow you to recover saves that you lose.
We’re aware that there is a save issue on Xbox that continues to linger throughout the holidays. It occurs when exiting the game after saving. The game thinks the save was successful but due to a firmware issue, the save file is not fully committed to disk yet. Microsoft is…December 31, 2023
First, you'll need to create an account on Larian's official website. Then, in Baldur's Gate 3, enable cross-save in the Gameplay settings in the Options menu, and link your Xbox account with your Larian one when prompted (this can also be done in your account settings on Larian's website). Once this is done, the game will keep your five most recent saves uploaded to Larian's servers, provided you don't close Baldur's Gate 3 until you see the "Syncing cloud save" message go away. Then, if the bug occurs, you can reactivate cross-saves in the settings and get access to your saves back.
Notably, the studio says this process will be made "more fluid" soon, and that it will "extend the number of save games that get uploaded in the coming days." Until then, though, you'll only be able to keep five saves backed up on the cloud.
To try and prevent the issue from occurring in the first place, we recommend making sure you fully close Baldur's Gate 3 once you're done playing it and don't leave it open in Quick Resume. Also, turning off auto-saves and limiting the number of quick saves you can have to five can help as well, both of which are options you can change in the Gameplay menu.
Additionally, you should make sure your game is fully up-to-date, as Larian put out an update on December 11 that was intended to help squash this bug. Though the problem has continued to happen after this patch, it certainly can't hurt to download it and reduce the chance that it'll affect your game.
It's great to see the developers offer a seemingly concrete workaround for this issue, though it's frustrating that it still hasn't been resolved in the weeks following Baldur's Gate 3's release on Xbox. Thankfully, both Larian and Microsoft are working hard on a full fix, so hopefully we'll see one come sooner rather than later.
"We completely understand that losing progress is frustrating, and unacceptable," wrote Larian in its post about the workaround. "We’re doing everything we can to ensure this problem — which we understand is unique — is resolved as quickly as possible, and we’ll keep you up to date with progress."
Baldur's Gate 3 is undoubtedly one of the best PC games of 2023, and also one of the best Xbox games now that it finally came to Microsoft's console following a delay caused by issues with split screen co-op on Xbox Series S (the feature was removed from the Series S version of the game). It's an incredible D&D RPG with some of the deepest and richest writing, worldbuilding, roleplaying, and turn-based combat I've ever seen, complete with gorgeous visuals and stellar music and audio. It's on sale for 10% off right now on GOG and Steam, though only for another two days.
Baldur's Gate 3 | was $59.99 now $53.99 at GOG
Larian Studios' gargantuan D&D CRPG is one of the biggest triumphs in gaming history, so it's no wonder that it won Game of the Year and five other titles at The Game Awards. For fans of the genre or tabletop roleplaying, it's an absolute must-play.
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DALLAS, Texas — Trailblazing longtime U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, a nurse from Texas who helped bring hundreds of millions of federal dollars to the Dallas area as the region's most powerful Democrat, died Sunday. She was 88.
President Joe Biden, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson and many other leaders issued statements about her death after her son posted about it on Facebook. The Dallas Morning News also confirmed her death with an unnamed source close to the family. No cause of death was given.
Biden hailed her "immense courage" and called her "an icon and mentor to generations of public servants, through whom her legacy of resilience and purpose will endure."
"She was the single most effective legislator Dallas has ever had," the mayor said in a statement. "Nobody brought more federal infrastructure money home to our city. Nobody fought harder for our communities and our residents' interests and safety. And nobody knew how to navigate Washington better for the people of Dallas."
Eddie Bernice Johnson served in the House for three decades after becoming the first registered nurse elected to Congress and first Black chief psychiatric nurse at Dallas' Veterans Affairs hospital. She went on to become the first Black woman to chair the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and she also led the Congressional Black Caucus. She left office in January after repeatedly delaying her retirement. Before Congress, she served in the Texas legislature.
"For three decades, Chairwoman Johnson was a powerful force in the United States Congress, always focused on the future," House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi said in a statement, praising Johnson as "a tenacious trailblazer, a talented legislator and a devoted public servant."
Johnson used her committee leadership position to fight against Republican efforts to block action on climate change. Congressional Black Caucus Chair Steven Horsford said Johnson was also "a fierce advocate for expanding STEM opportunities to Black and minority students" who also played a key role in helping the Biden administration pass a major package of incentives for computer chip manufacturers.
She was born in Waco and grew up in the segregated South. Dallas' once-segregated Union Station was renamed in her honor in 2019.
Her own experience with racism helped spur her to get involved in politics. She recalled that officials at the VA hospital were shocked that she was Black after they hired her sight-unseen, so they rescinded their offer for her to live in a dorm on campus. She told The Dallas Morning News in 2020 that officials would go into patients' rooms ahead of her to "say that I was qualified."
"That was really the most blatant, overt racism that I ever experienced in my life," she told the newspaper.
Johnson nearly quit but decided to stick with it.
"It was very challenging," she said. "But any job where you're an African American woman entering for the first time would be a challenge. They had not hired one before I got there. Yes, it was a challenge, but it was a successful venture."
Copyright 2023 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org. | https://www.wknofm.org/2023-12-31/former-u-s-rep-eddie-bernice-johnson-dies-at-88 | 2024-01-01T03:27:31Z |
Coronation Street is set to welcome back brothers Damon (Ciaran Griffiths) and Harvey (Will Mellor) as the pair return to rock Weatherfield.
Last night’s episode hinted at a potential reconciliation between estranged couple Adam (Sam Robertson) and Sarah (Tina O’Brien). However, Damon’s re-entry into Sarah’s life tonight significantly alters the landscape.
Damon, driven by a desire for revenge against Adam and to reclaim his former love, Sarah, brings a storm of turmoil. His actions set off a chain of events involving kidnap, blackmail and double-dealing.
Sarah finds herself facing a decision that could profoundly affect not only her life but also the future of her family.
With Sarah remain with her solicitor husband, Adam, or succumb once again to the perilous allure of Damon? Meanwhile, Harvey, orchestrating his plans from behind bars, adds another layer of complexity to the unfolding drama.
The brothers’ intentions are clear: they are back in Weatherfield to claim what they believe is theirs. With Damon’s dark past and Harvey’s manipulative tactics from prison, the storyline teases a battle of wills and morals. Will it be Damon who succumbs to his darker impulses, or will Adam find himself crossing lines he never imagined?
Ciaran Griffiths said: “It’s good to be back, I had a really great stint last time, I really enjoyed it and felt like I was finding my feet with the character and not feeling like the new boy anymore.
“I feel a lot more comfortable now with my surroundings and the people I’m working with so yeah it’s good to be back, although the weather’s awful!”
Will Mellor added: “Firstly, I’m glad to be back because I really enjoy playing this character. It’s something that straight away when they asked me to play this part, I knew what I wanted to do with it. I wanted to play him very real, a proper baddie, I thought if I’m ever going to be in Coronation Street I’m glad I’m playing a baddie because it’s a part I don’t get to play a lot. I enjoy playing him even though he’s a baddie.”
Coronation Street continues on ITV1 and ITVX tonight. | https://tellymix.co.uk/soaps/684432-coronation-street-spoilers-as-damon-and-harvey-return-to-stir-up-drama.html | 2024-01-01T03:27:31Z |
More big firms are likely to go bust next year amid the “double whammy” of high borrowing costs and pressure on consumer budgets, according to insolvency experts.
Administrators and restructuring specialists also warned the PA news agency that high-growth companies such as tech firms could be among those facing financial turbulence.
It comes after another year of tough economic conditions resulted in increased business failures during the year.
Official figures from the Insolvency Service earlier this month showed the total of company failures over the first 11 months of 2023 was more than reported during the entirety of 2022.
PwC’s head of insolvency David Kelly said both the construction sector and business services industries each saw almost a fifth of total insolvencies.
He said he therefore expects these areas to “remain the hardest hit in 2024”.
Hospitality and retail have also contributed to business failures as they have been impacted by higher energy prices, pressure on consumer finances and borrowing costs.
Around 17% of all insolvencies have come from the hospitality sector and 14% have come from retailers.
This included high-profile failures such as the administration of Wilko, which had operated 400 shops and employed more than 12,000 workers.
Paperchase, Planet Organic and Le Pain Quotidien were also among those to enter insolvency during 2023.
Rob Hornby, partner and managing director of AlixPartners, said he expects company insolvencies to continue apace in 2024.
“We are expecting next year to be a big year for insolvency,” he said.
“That is likely to be across the board, both in terms of geographies and sectors.”
The director at the restructuring and advisory specialist said typically high-growth areas, such as technology, could see turbulence as financing comes under increased pressure.
Mr Hornby said: “I personally think we are definitely seeing an element of the dotcom bubble repeating itself.
“Since before the pandemic, there was plenty of investment money around, with VCs (venture capitals) worried about missing out.
“You ended up with some areas of tech, for example, where you had more competitors funded in one space than were ever likely to succeed sustainably in the longer term.
“Now some of that funding is running dry, you will start to see consequences.”
Mr Hornby and Richard Fleming, managing director and head of restructuring for Europe, at Alvarez & Marsal, both said they expected more firms to use restructuring plans this year in an effort to avoid full administrations.
Nevertheless, Mr Fleming said there was potential for some large failures next year as those with large debt burdens face particular pressure due high interest rates.
“We are expecting a similar level of insolvencies overall in 2024, but we should see an increased number of larger cases,” he said.
“The impact of higher interest rates will increasingly be felt by companies who need to service their debt and by households on their mortgage payments.
“Therefore, we’re expecting a double-whammy impact on companies across the UK, with a slowdown in consumer demand and higher borrowing costs, all putting stress on margins.” | https://www.thecourier.co.uk/politics/4854586/more-big-companies-set-to-collapse-in-2024-industry-experts-warn/ | 2024-01-01T03:27:31Z |
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The Baltimore Ravens followed up their one-sided win over the San Francisco 49ers with a dominant victory against the AFC East-leading Miami Dolphins at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday.
With the win, the Ravens clinched the No. 1 overall seed in the AFC playoffs.
Meanwhile, the loss was a massive one for the ‘Fins. Miami now has to beat the Buffalo Bills in Week 18 in order to win the AFC East and thus host a postseason game. Following their own Week 17 win over the New England Patriots, the Bills will claim the division with a victory.
It’s pretty crazy to think about considering where the Bills were before winning five of their last six.
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Here are the AFC standings after Week 17:
1. Baltimore Ravens (13-3)
2. Miami Dolphins (11-5)
3. Kansas City Chiefs (10-6)
4. Jacksonville Jaguars (9-7)
5. Cleveland Browns (11-5)
6. Buffalo Bills (10-6)
7. Indianapolis Colts (9-7)
In the hunt:
8. Houston Texans (9-7)
9. Pittsburgh Steelers (9-7)
The Jaguars need to defeat the Tennessee Titans in Week 18 in order to win the AFC South. If the Titans defeat the Jaguars, the winner of the Texans-Colts contest then will claim the AFC South, per ESPN’s playoff machine.
The Kansas City Chiefs officially claimed the AFC West with their Week 17 win over the Cincinnati Bengals. But even if the Chiefs defeat the Los Angeles Chargers in their regular-season finale, it will still be the Dolphins-Bills winner who earns the No. 2 seed.
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The San Francisco 49ers claimed the No. 1 seed in the NFC on Sunday.
Featured image via Mitch Stringer/USA TODAY Sports Images | https://nesn.com/2023/12/how-afc-standings-look-following-week-17-results/ | 2024-01-01T03:27:34Z |
The woman who went viral after her NSFW reaction to Drew Allar's second-quarter interception has been revealed and she is a Penn State player mom. Victoria Leek is the mother of Penn State defensive lineman Coziah Izzard and her reaction was immediately captured by the ESPN camera crew, leading to social media hilarity.
We all had the same reaction to that Drew Allar INT. pic.twitter.com/PpWwQMwKZQ
— Stewart Mandel (@slmandel) December 30, 2023
This lady’s reaction to that Drew Allar interception is one of the best fan shots I’ve ever seen lol pic.twitter.com/V7X0lyABKR
— Matt (@MattKlug33) December 30, 2023
The most common reaction to seeing Drew Allar throw the ball: pic.twitter.com/PGLwbNIpx9
— NC__NicK (@NC__NicK) December 30, 2023
The Athletic's Justin Williams was able to speak to Leek about her viral moment before halftime of the game. Her immediate response to her viral reaction was, “My son is going to kill me.”
“(The interception) was not pleasant to see, so I responded, not realizing there were cameras on me,” Leek said about why she had that reaction. “It was a frustrating play. Nothing against our team or our players, it was just hard to watch.”
Although her reaction Drew Allar's interception was a hilarious moment, Leek wanted to ensure that her reaction didn't mess up anything for her son Coziah, on her birthday no less.
“It’s funny, but I don’t want to mess up things with my son. It’s so unnecessary! It’s my birthday! Y’all didn’t have to put me out there like that. That was not supposed to be seen. I was talking to my family. They gotta give me a flag when I’m going to be on camera so I can be politically correct.” | https://clutchpoints.com/penn-state-football-news-viral-fan-after-drew-allar-interception-is-a-players-mom-my-son-is-going-to-kill-me | 2024-01-01T03:27:34Z |
10:32, 22 February 2019 | GMT +6
Air Astana revises check-in procedures for transfer passengers at Incheon International Airport
ASTANA. KAZINFORM The check-in counter for transfer passengers arriving in Almaty & Astana via Incheon International Airport in Seoul will cease operation on 1st March 2019.
From that date, the check-in process for Air Astana flights will be undertaken at the gate commencing three hours prior to flight departure and closing 40 minutes beforehand. Passengers will be required to provide agents with baggage tags to confirm the through check-in of baggage, Air Astana's official website reads.
Air Astana launched flights to Seoul from Almaty in December 2013 and from Astana in June 2015. Services from Almaty to Seoul operate five times a week, with frequency due to in June 2019, and four times a week from Astana. Air Astana has carried over half and million passengers and nine thousand tons cargo on routes to Seoul since 2013. | https://en.inform.kz/news/air-astana-revises-check-in-procedures-for-transfer-passengers-at-incheon-international-airport_a3500876/ | 2024-01-01T03:27:36Z |
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Clemson running back Will Shipley has no structural damage and won’t need surgery after a scary injury late in the team’s Gator Bowl win over Kentucky on Friday.
Tigers coach Dabo Swinney confirmed details of Shipley’s MRI through a spokesman Sunday.
Shipley looked to be seriously hurt after a 60-yard, fourth-quarter kickoff return in which he stumbled and somersaulted before hitting the ground. He came up holding his left leg and was carted off the field with a towel over his head.
But, a short time after, Shipley returned to the field with crutches to celebrate the Tigers’ 38-35 victory with his teammates.
Swinney said during his postgame session that the injury did not appear serious, but he would need an MRI to be sure.
Shipley, the 5-foot-11, 210-pound junior tailback from Weddington, North Carolina, has not yet announced whether he will enter the NFL draft or return to Clemson for his senior year.
Shipley finished with 827 yards rushing and five touchdowns this season.
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AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football | https://www.wspa.com/news/local-news/swinney-clemson-rb-shipley-has-no-structural-damage-in-left-leg-no-surgery-necessary/ | 2024-01-01T03:27:37Z |
KYIV, Ukraine: Kyiv said Sunday it had destroyed 21 of 49 Iranian-made drones fired after Russia vowed to retaliate for what it called a “terrorist attack” on a border city that left 24 dead.
The Ukrainian air force said the “Shahed” drones were particularly targeted at “the front line of defense, as well as at civilian, military and infrastructure facilities in the front-line territories.”
Six guided missiles had also targeted the northeastern city of Kharkiv, Kyiv said in a statement on Telegram, without specifying whether they had hit their targets.
Oleg Sinegubov, the head of Kharkiv’s military administration, said there had been 28 civilians wounded in the attack on the city, including two teenagers and a foreign citizen.
Residential buildings, offices and cafes were hit in the latest overnight attacks, said Kharkiv mayor Igor Terekhov.
“On the eve of the New Year, Russians want to intimidate our city, but we are not scared,” he said.
The fresh Russian strikes came a day after the deadliest attack on civilians in Russia since the start of the conflict in February 2022.
The official death toll has risen to 24 with 108 wounded in Belgorod — just 30 kilometers (19 miles) from the Ukrainian border, which has been repeatedly struck by what Moscow says is indiscriminate shelling.
The two sides took turns to accuse each other of pummelling civilian areas of their shared frontier region over the weekend.
The governor of Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said Sunday that one person had been killed by Ukrainian shelling in a village close to the border.
Moscow said the Belgorod attack had included the use of controversial cluster munitions, and told an emergency meeting at the UN Security Council that Kyiv had targeted a sports center, an ice rink and a university.
Russian envoy Vasily Nebenzya called it a “deliberate, indiscriminate attack against a civilian target.”
Ukraine’s allies countered that responsibility ultimately lay with Russian President Vladimir Putin for invading the neighboring country nearly two years ago.
“If Russia wants someone to blame for the deaths of Russians in this war, it should start with President Putin,” said British envoy to the UN Thomas Phipps.
Putin gave his traditional New Year’s Eve address on Sunday, in which he praised Russia’s soldiers on the front line and called for unity in the face of “difficult tasks.”
“To all those who are on duty, on the front line of the fight for truth and justice,” Putin said, “you are our heroes. Our hearts are with you. We are proud of you, we admire your courage.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed in his New Year’s address to wreak “wrath” against Russian forces in 2024, despite what he said were attempts to “undermine” support for Kyiv.
The Belgorod attack came a day after Ukraine said a barrage of Russian missile strikes on several cities, including the capital, had killed 39 people.
Schools, a maternity hospital, shopping arcades and blocks of flats were among the buildings hit in Friday’s barrage, one of the most violent attacks since the start of the war.
Ukraine was still sifting through the rubble on Saturday when fresh strikes hit the regions of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia and Chernigiv, according to local authorities.
Three more people were killed by Russian strikes across Ukraine on Saturday, the officials said.
January 1 was to be declared a day of mourning in the capital Kyiv, where 19 people had been killed, city officials said.
Russia’s army said it had “carried out 50 group strikes and one massive strike” on military facilities in Ukraine over the past week, adding that “all targets were hit.”
The United Nations condemned the attacks and said they must stop “immediately.”
Ukraine is urging Western allies to maintain military support.
“Next year will be a time of many decisions — global decisions. And Ukraine needs to be able to influence them to be able to achieve its goals,” Zelensky said in his evening address Saturday.
“We will fight for our influence, for justice for Ukraine, and I am grateful to all the leaders who help, who have been with us since February 24th and will be with us in 2024.”
Britain announced it would send hundreds more air-defense missiles to Kyiv, after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak declared: “We must continue to stand with Ukraine — for as long as it takes.” | https://www.arabnews.com/node/2434601/world | 2024-01-01T03:27:37Z |
Here’s how to watch London’s New Year’s fireworks from tonight.
As the clock struck midnight this evening, the BBC broadcast the New Year celebrations live from the Embankment, showcasing London’s renowned fireworks display, acclaimed as one of the world’s most breathtaking.
Following the fireworks, you can relive the impressive live show online below…
The firework followed renowned pop icon Rick Astley’s New Year’s Eve Rocks event.
Known for his classic 1980s hit Never Going To Give You Up, Rick has been captivating audiences recently with performances at Glastonbury and Radio 2 In The Park in Leicester, showcasing his versatility with covers of songs like Harry Styles’ As It Was and AC/DC’s Highway To Hell.
The New Year’s Eve special, broadcasting from the famous Roundhouse in Camden, will feature Astley performing a mix of his global hits and other surprises. The TV event, Rick Astley Rocks New Year’s Eve, promises a night of memorable performances. Following Astley’s show, BBC One will air London’s traditional fireworks display live.
Rick expressed his excitement about hosting the New Year’s Eve show, a program he has always enjoyed as part of his own New Year’s ritual.
Rick Astley Rocks New Year’s Eve will air on BBC One and iPlayer tonight from 11:30PM.
New Year’s Eve also featured a special edition of the Graham Norton Show with guests including Emma Stone, Mark Ruffalo, Claudia Winkleman and Rob Brydon for his annual Hogmanay chat. Plus, music from Ezra Collective.
Meanwhile over on BBC Two is Jools Holland’s Hootenanny.
Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra are set to dazzle once more in the UK’s televised New Year celebrations with Jools’ Annual Hootenanny.
This year’s Hootenanny will see the debut appearance of British rock and pop icon Rod Stewart. He will be performing in the company of Joss Stone, Olivia Dean, Paul Jones, PP Arnold, Raye, Sugababes, and The Mary Wallopers, ensuring a night of diverse and thrilling musical acts. | https://tellymix.co.uk/tv/684606-watch-london-new-years-fireworks-online-tonight.html | 2024-01-01T03:27:38Z |
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Monty Williams, Cade Cunningham, and the rest of the Detroit Pistons can breathe a sigh of relief after they finally ended a 28-game losing streak by defeating the Toronto Raptors at home Saturday by a score of 129-127.
The Pistons managed the win, but the game was tight down the stretch. Nevertheless, Detroit, winless since before Halloween, got the job done. Cade Cunningham led the way with 30 points on 9/2o shooting from the field and a perfect 10/10 performance at the free-throw line to go with 12 assists in 38 minutes.
The young point guard has been the brightest player amid an awful season for the Pistons, who just improved to 3-29. But to hear Cunningham tell it, the team had a different hero, according to Kory E. Wood of MLive:
“Cade Cunningham gave a ton of credit to Detroit's second unit. They outscored Toronto's 33-12.”
Alec Burks led the way for the Pistons reserves with 16 points in just 19 minutes of play. James Wiseman added 8 points on perfect 4-4 shooting, and rookie Ausar Thompson chipped in 6 points.
Detroit got the win, but Toronto didn't make it easy on them. The Pistons led 90-86 going into the fourth, and neither team was able to put together a run until back-to-back 3-pointers by Cunningham and Jaden Ivey made it 110-99 with just under six minutes to go.
Toronto responded with an 8-2 run, including six points from Scottie Barnes, but Cunningham's jumper made it 114-107 and the Pistons got three straight stops against Siakam.
Up next for the Pistons: Detroit tries to win their second straight game when they take on the Houston Rockets on Monday. | https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-cade-cunningham-biggest-reason-detroit-raptors-takedown | 2024-01-01T03:27:41Z |
Al Bowardi discusses cooperation with defence ministers participating in IDEX 2019, including Kazakhstan
Al Bowardi received separately Lieutenant General Andrei Alekseyevich Ravkov, Defence Minister of Belarus, Genevieve Darrieussecq, France's Secretary of State to the Minister of the Armed Forces, Moroccan Minister Delegate for National Defence Administration, Abdeltif Loudyi, Abdelkrim Zbidi Tunisian Minister of National Defence, Askar Zhumagaliyev Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence and Aerospace Industry of Kazakhstan, and Italy's Undersecretary of Defence Angelo Tofalo.
He welcomed them and hailed the strong cooperation between the UAE and their respective countries. They also hailed the high level of organisation of IDEX and congratulated him on the Silver Jubilee of the exhibition, WAM reports.
They also reviewed cooperation and ways to enhance ties in the defence field. The audience also exchange views on issues of mutual concern. | https://en.inform.kz/news/al-bowardi-discusses-cooperation-with-defence-ministers-participating-in-idex-2019-including-kazakhstan_a3499447/ | 2024-01-01T03:27:43Z |
SYDNEY: Sydney and Auckland were among the world’s first major cities to ring in 2024, with revelers cheering spectacular fireworks displays that lit up the skies over Sydney Harbor and New Zealand’s tallest structure, Sky Tower.
As the clock struck midnight in Australia, tons of explosives erupted in a 12-minute display that focused on the Sydney Harbor Bridge. More than 1 million people — a number equivalent to one in five of the city’s residents — watched from the shore and from boats in the harbor.
“It’s total madness,” said German tourist Janna Thomas, who had waited in line since 7:30 a.m. to secure a prime waterfront location in the Sydney Botanic Garden. “It’s not so easy to find a good place to sit, but the view is incredible.”
In Auckland, the light rain that fell all day had cleared as forecast by midnight over the city of 1.7 million people before the countdown began on an illuminated digital display near the top of the 328-meter (1,076-foot) communications and observation tower.
The ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza, and heightened tensions in parts of the world, are affecting this year’s New Year’s Eve celebrations in a myriad of ways. Many cities were deploying extra security, and some places canceled New Year’s Eve events altogether.
More police than ever were deployed throughout Sydney. The waterfront has been the scene of heated pro-Palestinian protests after the sails of the Sydney Opera House were illuminated in the colors of the Israeli flag in response to the Oct. 7 attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas that triggered the war.
At the Vatican, Pope Francis recalled 2023 as a year marked by wartime suffering. During his traditional Sunday blessing from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square, he offered prayers for “the tormented Ukrainian people and the Palestinian and Israeli populations, the Sudanese people and many others.”
“At the end of the year, we will have the courage to ask ourselves how many human lives have been shattered by armed conflict, how many dead and how much destruction, how much suffering, how much poverty,” the pontiff said. “Whoever has interest in these conflicts, listen to the voice of conscience.”
In Japan, temple bells rang out across the nation as people gathered at shrines and temples to welcome in the new year. At the Tsukiji Temple in Tokyo, visitors were given free hot milk and corn soup as they stood in line to strike a big bell, and a pipe-organ concert was held before a majestic altar.
In New York City, officials and party organizers said they were prepared to ensure the safety of tens of thousands of revelers expected to flood Times Square in the heart of midtown Manhattan.
Mayor Eric Adams said there were “no specific threats” to the annual New Year’s Eve bash, which was set to feature live performances from Flo Rida, Megan Thee Stallion and LL Cool J, as well as televised appearances from Cardi B and others. Organizers said in-person attendance was expected to return to pre-COVID levels, even as foot traffic around Times Square remains down slightly since the pandemic.
Amid near-daily protests sparked by the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, New York City police said they would expand the security perimeter around the party, creating a “buffer zone” that would allow them to head off potential demonstrations.
Officials also planned to monitor any protests with drones, the mayor said.
“We will be out here with our canines, on horseback, our helicopters, our boats,” Adams said. “But as we saw last year, after having no specific threats, we get a threat.”
During last year’s New Year’s Eve party, a machete-wielding man attacked three police officers a few blocks from Times Square.
Security also will also be heightened across European cities on Sunday.
In France, 90,000 law enforcement officers were set to be deployed, domestic intelligence chief Céline Berthon said Friday.
Of those, 6,000 will be in Paris, where French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said over 1.5 million people are expected to attend celebrations on the Champs-Elysees.
Darmanin cited a “very high terrorist threat” partly because of the Israel-Hamas war. Police for the first time will be able to use drones as part of security work, he said, and tens of thousands of firefighters and 5,000 soldiers would also be deployed.
New Year’s Eve celebrations in the French capital will center on the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, including DJ sets, fireworks and video projections on the Arc de Triomphe, highlighting “changes in the city and faces of the Games,” according to the press service of the City of Paris. Other planned events include “the largest Mexican wave ever performed” and a “giant karaoke.”
The security challenge ahead of the Olympics was highlighted when a tourist was killed in a knife attack near the Eiffel Tower on Dec. 2. Large-scale attacks — such as that at the Bataclan in 2015, when Islamic extremists invaded the music hall and shot up cafe terraces, killing 130 people — also loom large.
In Berlin, some 4,500 police officers are expected to keep order and avoid riots like a year ago. Police in the German capital issued a ban on the traditional use of fire crackers for several streets across the city. They also banned a pro-Palestinian protest in the Neukoelln neighborhood of the city, which has seen several pro-Palestinian riots since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas.
In Russia, the country’s military actions in Ukraine have overshadowed end-of-year celebrations, with the usual fireworks and concert on Moscow’s Red Square canceled, as last year.
After shelling in the center of the Russian border city of Belgorod Saturday killed 24 people, some local authorities across Russia also canceled their usual firework displays, including in Vladivostok. Millions throughout Russia are expected to tune into Russian President Vladimir Putin’s New Year’s address.
In Muslim-majority Pakistan, the government has banned all New Year’s Eve celebrations as an act of solidarity with the Palestinians.
In an overnight televised message, caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar urged Pakistanis to “show solidarity with the oppressed people of Gaza” by beginning the new year with simplicity.
Kakar said Muslims across the world were saddened over Israel’s attacks on Gaza that resulted in the killings of thousands of innocent people. | https://www.arabnews.com/node/2434606/world | 2024-01-01T03:27:43Z |
Rick Astley will see us into the New Year live on BBC One tonight with a special concert.
Rick Astley, the iconic pop legend, will headline this year’s New Year’s Eve Rocks on BBC One. With a career spanning several decades and a repertoire of timeless hits including the 1980s chart-topper Never Gonna Give You Up Astley continues to entertain audiences around the world.
His recent performances, including a triumphant set at Glastonbury and an appearance at Radio 2 In The Park in Leicester, have further solidified his status as a beloved music icon.
Watch Rick Astley’s New Year’s Eve concert tonight
The show will broadcast live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer from 11:30PM on Sunday, 31 December. As the clock strikes midnight, the excitement will continue with London’s traditional epic fireworks display.
As 2023 draws to a close, Astley will lead the festivities, filmed at Camden’s iconic Roundhouse, ushering in the new year with a dynamic performance that promises to ‘Rick-Roll’ the audience into 2024.
Who’s joining Rick?
Rick Astley Rocks New Year’s Eve will feature Astley alongside special guests such as Sharleen Spiteri, Rylan, and The House Gospel Choir. Together, they will deliver a night filled with global hits, surprise performances, and an atmosphere of celebration.
Rick said: “What an honour it is to host the New Year’s Eve celebration on BBC One this year! It’s always been part of my New Year’s ritual to watch the show and take in the amazing fireworks, so to be part of it this year is fantastic! Here’s to a great night.”
Fans and viewers can look forward to a night to remember, as Rick Astley and his all-star guests bring down the house and welcome 2024 with a spectacular musical celebration.
New Year’s Eve on the BBC will also feature The Graham Norton Show, Jools Holland’s Hootenanny and the New Year’s Eve Fireworks. | https://tellymix.co.uk/tv/684608-rick-astleys-new-years-eve-concert-line-up-and-how-to-watch.html | 2024-01-01T03:27:44Z |
Chief Justice John Roberts on Sunday turned his focus to the promise, and shortcomings, of artificial intelligence in the federal courts, in an annual report that made no mention of Supreme Court ethics or legal controversies involving Donald Trump.
Describing artificial intelligence as the "latest technological frontier," Roberts discussed the pros and cons of computer-generated content in the legal profession. His remarks come just a few days after the latest instance of AI-generated fake legal citations making their way into official court records, in a case involving ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen.
"Always a bad idea," Roberts wrote in his year-end report, noting that "any use of AI requires caution and humility."
At the same time, though, the chief justice acknowledged that AI can make it much easier for people without much money to access the courts. "These tools have the welcome potential to smooth out any mismatch between available resources and urgent needs in our court system," Roberts wrote.
The report came at the end of a year in which a series of stories questioned the ethical practices of the justices and the court responded to critics by adopting its first code of conduct. Many of those stories focused on Justice Clarence Thomas and his failure to disclose travel, other hospitality and additional financial ties with wealthy conservative donors including Harlan Crow and the Koch brothers. But Justices Samuel Alito and Sonia Sotomayor also have been under scrutiny.
The country also is entering an the beginning of an election year that seems likely to enmesh the court in some way in the ongoing criminal cases against Trump and efforts to keep the Republican former president off the 2024 ballot.
Along with his eight colleagues, Roberts almost never discusses cases that are before the Supreme Court or seem likely to get there. In past reports, he has advocated for enhanced security and salary increases for federal judges, praised judges and their aides for dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and highlighted other aspects of technological changes in the courts.
Roberts once famously compared judges to umpires who call balls and strikes, but don't make the rules. In his latest report, he turned to a different sport, tennis, to make the point that technology won't soon replace judges.
At many tennis tournaments, optical technology, rather than human line judges, now determines "whether 130 mile per hour serves are in or out. These decisions involve precision to the millimeter. And there is no discretion; the ball either did or did not hit the line. By contrast, legal determinations often involve gray areas that still require application of human judgment," Roberts wrote.
Looking ahead warily to the growing use of artificial intelligence in the courts, Roberts wrote: "I predict that human judges will be around for a while. But with equal confidence I predict that judicial work — particularly at the trial level — will be significantly affected by AI." | https://scrippsnews.com/stories/chief-justice-roberts-casts-a-wary-eye-on-use-of-ai-in-federal-courts/ | 2024-01-01T03:27:46Z |
SYRACUSE, NY (WSYR-TV) – Even though the calendar told us winter was beginning in December, it certainly has not looked or felt like it.
Persistent warmth a key feature of December
December 2023 will go down in the record books as the second warmest December on record in Syracuse. The average temperature for the month was 38.7 degrees. This is about 8 degrees above normal.
Persistent, unseasonable warmth aided in getting us the second warmest December status. There wasn’t even a single day where the high dropped below freezing. Twenty-three days featured above average highs in December, and all but four nights had unseasonably warm low temperatures. There were five days that we reached 50 degrees or better.
In fact, the first time this season we even had a low of 20 degrees or colder was on December 21. The average date of our first low of 20 degrees or colder is November 24. The latest in the season it has taken to drop into the teens for the first time is January 3, back in 2016. Interestingly enough, this occurred just after the warmest December on record in Syracuse which was in 2015.
Winter off to a wet, not snowy start
Winter enthusiasts were not treated to much snow in December across central New York. Instead, precipitation has largely fallen as rain.
A whopping 1.59 inches of rain fell on December 18 alone in Syracuse, with parts of the region picking up over two and even three inches, which led to some flooding. Total precipitation for the month came in at 5.14 inches, which is 1.86 inches above normal. It was the 5th wettest December.
In Syracuse, we picked up just under 5 inches of snow in December. In an average December, we see just under 31 inches of snow.
Given the lack of snow, December 2023 was the 2nd lowest snow total for the final month of the year since 1949, when records began at the Syracuse airport. | https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/this-december-was-the-second-warmest-on-record-in-syracuse/ | 2024-01-01T03:27:46Z |
Everyday, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) works hard to protect Canadians, support the economy, and ensure the safe and efficient movement of people and goods across our borders.
As the CBSA marks its 20th anniversary in 2023, it is keeping pace with the changing world by continuously adapting to support Canada’s immigration goals, adopting new technologies to improve the border experience and becoming more agile at intercepting dangerous goods and stopping criminals at the border.
Between January 1 and October 31, 2023, the CBSA welcomed nearly 73.7 million travellers, an increase of 46% from 2022, and facilitated the arrival of almost 59,500 asylum claimants. We made over 35,600 drug seizures compared to 23,000 in 2022, an increase of 55%.
The CBSA is Canada’s first line of defence at 1,200 ports of entry and plays an important role in preventing dangerous goods and people from entering our communities. Between January 1 and October 31, 2023, the CBSA:
- Made over 13,800 weapons and firearms seizures, an increase of 75% from 2022, which kept more than 21,900 weapons and 800 firearms off our streets.
- Seized over 50,800 kg of drugs, narcotics and chemicals, representing a 35% increase from 2022, including:
- 0.56 kg of fentanyl
- 88 kg of heroin
- 1,475 kg of cocaine
- 46,451 kg of other drugs, narcotics and precursor chemicals, representing a 61% increase from 2022
- In collaboration with local police, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, port authorities and insurance fraud and theft associations, we intercepted 1,573 stolen vehicles in Canada before they were shipped abroad, compared to 1,348 in 2022.
- Reunited 12 missing children with their loved ones. The CBSA reunited 2,024 missing or abducted children with their parents or legal guardians since becoming a partner of the program in 1986 – for more information: Our Missing Children Program.
The CBSA is modernizing how it manages the border to keep pace with a changing world. We are making enhancements to our technologies, our physical infrastructure and consulting and supporting our workforce to meet the evolving travel and trade needs and enhance our ability to protect the safety of our communities.
The CBSA has new tools to make the traveller experience better and faster without compromising security, privacy and our country’s economy:
- Advance Declaration is available at Canada’s 10 biggest airports for travellers who want to make their customs declaration on their phone or computer and take advantage of express lanes. Advance Declaration is already used more than 300,000 times per month.
- The Canada Border Services Agency Assessment and Revenue Management (CARM) is rolling out. CARM will help to protect and grow over $750 billion in trade and $30 billion in revenue collected at the border each year by providing Canadian businesses an online self-service tool and simplified importing processes.
- Upgraded and renovated ports of entry, such as the St. Stephen Ferry Point Bridge in New Brunswick and began recruitment for the new state-of-the-art port of entry that will open at the new Gordie Howe International Bridge. More than 200 border services officers will be hired in the Windsor area.
Welcome travellers into Canada
The CBSA welcomed nearly 73.7 million travellers into Canada so far this year, approximately 46% more than in 2022. The CBSA facilitated the arrival of:
- Nearly 73.7 million travellers
- close to 29.2 million travellers by air
- 40.8 million by land
- 3.4 million by marine
- over 248,200 by rail
- Close to 387,100 international students
- Almost 59,500 asylum seekers
- Over 22,200 Afghans and more than 169,100 Ukrainians
The CBSA played a key role in helping the Government of Canada meet its commitment to welcome 40,000 vulnerable Afghans. Since announced in 2021, we facilitated the arrival of over 42,900 Afghans. The CBSA also supports the authorization of emergency travel for Ukrainians affected by the Russian invasion, and since March 2022, we facilitated the arrival of more than 198,600 Ukrainians.
Over the past year, the CBSA continued to work on multiple fronts to ensure the free flow of trade and the protection of our economy. The CBSA:
- Processed close to 4,554,300 commercial trucks into Canada.
- Collected approximately $32.7 billion in duties and taxes, which in turn supported the programs and services Canadians rely on.
- Intercepted over 662,700 kg of tobacco and almost 10,100 kg of cannabis preventing millions of dollars in revenue evasion and combating organized crime.
- Engaged in and supported the negotiation of Free Trade Agreements with the United Kingdom, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Indonesia, and the modernization of the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement.
- Supported the ratification process of the United Kingdom Accession Protocol to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
- Continued to protect Canadian industry from unfair trade practices by administering the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), with over $199 million in anti-dumping and countervailing duties, which protects approximately 30,000 Canadian jobs annually.
Collaborate with Indigenous communities
The CBSA is committed to Reconciliation with Indigenous communities through collaboration such as:
- Engagement with Indigenous communities to develop options to amend legislation on the right of entry to Canada and revise policies to address complex border crossing issues, through regional roundtables and Measure 52 in the Shared Priorities Chapter of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act Action Plan.
- Advancement of dialogue through the Jay Treaty Border Alliance-Collaboration Initiative.
- Co-development activities with the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne to advance the Border Collaboration Initiative to improve relations and mitigate the impact of the international border on the Akwesasne community.
- Initiating meaningful discussions with the Blackfoot Confederacy.
- Facilitating the repatriation and rematriation of numerous Indigenous cultural items and regalia, such as the Ni’isjoohl Memorial Totem Pole (Nisga’a Nation), birch bark canoe (Mohawks of Kahnawa:ke) and a Snapping Turtle Rattle and False Face Society Mask (Haudenosaunee – Tuscarora Nation)
- Improving the recruitment experience for Indigenous peoples and supporting their success in becoming border services officers by developing and using tools and approaches, including the Indigenous Candidate Mentorship Initiative. The initiative is designed to connect self-declared Indigenous candidates with indigenous mentors who can offer personalized support and guidance.
The CBSA strives to prevent the introduction of invasive species and harmful food, plants and animals that pose a significant threat to Canada’s wildlife, food production, fisheries and forestry industries. To support this goal, the CBSA:
- Issued over 1,600 penalties totalling $1,301,600, for food, plant and animal import violations.
- Conducted more than 29,100 searches by Detector Dog Service (DDS) Teams, intercepting over 9,850 high-risk food, plant and animal products.
- Recognized the 8.5 hectare maple grove forest at CBSA’s main campus in Rigaud as an Other Effective area-based Conservation Measure. This demonstrates CBSA’s continued commitment to protecting biodiversity while contributing to the Government of Canada’s goal to conserve and protect 30% of Canada’s land and water by 2030. | https://muskoka411.com/2023-year-in-review-cbsa-welcomed-more-travellers-while-protecting-canadians/ | 2024-01-01T03:27:46Z |
A Kamloops teenager has already raised over $118,000 in monetary donations for her Christmas charity drive, with a few hours left before the final deadline.
Cassie McNutt of Cassie’s Charity Drive said the amount of funds raised in the charity's fifth consecutive year blew past her goal of $80,000.
“Last year, I think it was $58,000 and we went and doubled it,” McNutt said.
“I’m honestly shocked seeing that. We did that and I honestly did not expect to even beat our goal this year, I was kind of just hoping for the best but this is amazing.”
The fundraiser also raised over $52,000 for a 50/50 charity draw, with half of the funds raised going to the Kamloops Hospice Association and the other half going to the winner of the draw.
McNutt said this year’s campaign raised funds for “cuddle beds” for the hospice association.
“I know when I was in there and trying to crawl into bed with my grandpa or my uncle and give them one last hug, but I didn't want hurt them,” McNutt said.
“Now that they're going to be able to get bigger beds, you can just be right beside them and spend it as close as you can with them. It's amazing to be able to create that for other people because that's something I definitely wish I could have had when I was in there with family members.”
She said hospice wishlist items and cash and card donations are still being collected at the McNutt residence at 5215 Dallas Drive until midnight tonight.
“People can drop off monetary cash donations or online donations until midnight, and the cash box is inside the Santa sleigh at my house,” McNutt said.
“I just want to say to everyone in Kamloops, thank you so much for everything that everyone has done to support my family and the Kamloops hospice and just coming together to reach a common goal.” | https://www.castanet.net/news/Kamloops/464984/Cassie-s-Charity-Drive-surpasses-118-000-in-donations-for-Kamloops-Hospice | 2024-01-01T03:27:46Z |
Jamaica’s Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism Attend Grand Opening Ceremony at Hideaway at Royalton Blue Waters
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This year, prominent figures from various walks of life share their New Year’s resolutions. Despite their divergent backgrounds, they all express their commitment to personal growth, however peculiar and unconventional their aspirations may seem.
Actor Pedro Pascal, known for his roles in Mandalorian and Narcos, jokingly pledges to take on the responsibility of being your “Daddy.” Meanwhile, internationally-acclaimed singer Dua Lipa aims to conquer a new challenge: persuading your grandmother to pronounce her name correctly.
Musician Kanye West, known for his outspoken nature, veers into eccentricity pondering the potential benefits of using pepper spray as mouthwash. On the other hand, US President Joe Biden playfully responds to a fictional inquiry about the past, reminiscing about the great moments of 1924.
Hollywood actress Margot Robbie reveals her plan to bring nostalgia to the big screen, as she announces an upcoming project titled “Golliwog: The Movie,” based on a beloved child’s toy.
Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk admits his desire to embrace Internet culture, expressing his intention to post more memes, albeit with a controversial twist. He sets a lofty goal of making the loss of advertising revenue in 2023 pale in comparison.
Global pop icon Taylor Swift, reflecting on her eventful year, announces that she is now patiently awaiting the scrutiny regarding her private jet use. Meanwhile, mixed martial artist Conor McGregor intriguingly differentiates his attitude towards his fans and those who accuse him of assault.
In a surprising turn, former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nonchalantly expresses his desire for a pleasant trip to The Hague, seemingly ignoring the implications.
Former US President Donald Trump surprisingly divulges his resolution of creating an authoritarian ethno-fascist state, albeit with a touch of self-consciousness.
Australian singer Kylie Minogue, known for her illustrious career, dismisses the passage of time and pledges her eternal presence in the music industry, teasing her upcoming transformations.
Actress Jenna Ortega humorously declares her intention to marry one of her online admirers—specifically, the “weird basement dwelling incels in their 40s.”
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen raises eyebrows with her comment about not personally demolishing a Palestinian home, insinuating a stance that may provoke further discussion.
Finally, Irish politicians Mary Lou McDonald and Leo Vardakar playfully mention their resolutions in the realm of politics, highlighting their contrasting objectives.
As we embark on the new year, it is evident that these influential figures embrace their resolutions, no matter how improbable or controversial they may appear to the general public. | https://ticker.tv/news/celebrities-share-their-new-years-resolutions/393087/ | 2024-01-01T03:27:46Z |
One person has critical injuries and State Highway 30 is closed near Lake Okataina after a one-vehicle crash this afternoon.
Police were called to the scene at 2.30pm. Traffic management has been put in place and the highway will be closed for several hours while the Serious Crash Unit investigates.
A police spokesperson said three occupants were in the vehicle and two people have minor injuries.
A Hato Hone St John spokesperson said two ambulances, one helicopter, one rapid response unit and one operations manager responded to the scene.
The spokesperson said the ambulance had treated two patients in minor condition and was transporting patients to Rotorua Hospital.
Police advised road users to expect delays or use another route.
More to come. | https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/state-highway-30-closed-after-crash-near-lake-okataina/4WFBZWPCVBELNGWFOYGOMT7L4A/ | 2024-01-01T03:27:46Z |
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College Football Bowl Game Computer Picks & Predictions
According to our projections, the best bet against the spread out of 39 FBS postseason matchups is Florida State (+22.5) -- for more suggestions, including parlay opportunities, see below.
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Pick: Florida State +22.5 vs. Georgia
- Matchup: Georgia Bulldogs at Florida State Seminoles
- Projected Favorite & Spread: Florida State by 2.2 points
- Time: 4:00 PM ET
- Date: December 30
- TV Channel: ESPN
Pick: Tulane +11.5 vs. Virginia Tech
- Matchup: Virginia Tech Hokies at Tulane Green Wave
- Projected Favorite & Spread: Tulane by 3.9 points
- Time: 2:00 PM ET
- Date: December 27
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Fubo
Pick: LSU -8.5 vs. Wisconsin
- Matchup: Wisconsin Badgers at LSU Tigers
- Projected Favorite & Spread: LSU by 21.3 points
- Time: 12:00 PM ET
- Date: January 1
- TV Channel: ESPN2
- Live Stream: Fubo
Pick: Ohio +1.5 vs. Georgia Southern
- Matchup: Georgia Southern Eagles at Ohio Bobcats
- Projected Favorite & Spread: Ohio by 10.7 points
- Time: 11:00 AM ET
- Date: December 16
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Fubo
Pick: Boise State +6.5 vs. UCLA
- Matchup: UCLA Bruins at Boise State Broncos
- Projected Favorite & Spread: Boise State by 5.5 points
- Time: 7:30 PM ET
- Date: December 16
- TV Channel: ABC
- Live Stream: Fubo
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Over 40.5 - Oregon State vs. Notre Dame
- Matchup: Oregon State Beavers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Projected Total: 55.0 points
- Time: 2:00 PM ET
- Date: December 29
- TV Channel: CBS
- Live Stream: Fubo
Over 40.5 - Miami (OH) vs. Appalachian State
- Matchup: Miami (OH) RedHawks at Appalachian State Mountaineers
- Projected Total: 51.3 points
- Time: 3:30 PM ET
- Date: December 16
- TV Channel: ABC
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Over 47.5 - SMU vs. Boston College
- Matchup: SMU Mustangs at Boston College Eagles
- Projected Total: 55.6 points
- Time: 11:00 AM ET
- Date: December 28
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Fubo
Over 46.5 - UTSA vs. Marshall
- Matchup: UTSA Roadrunners at Marshall Thundering Herd
- Projected Total: 54.5 points
- Time: 9:00 PM ET
- Date: December 19
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Fubo
Under 66.5 - Georgia Tech vs. UCF
- Matchup: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at UCF Knights
- Projected Total: 59.6 points
- Time: 6:30 PM ET
- Date: December 22
- TV Channel: ESPN
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The Detroit Pistons finally got a victory on Saturday, defeating the Toronto Raptors to end a historic 28-game losing streak. Pistons star Cade Cunningham is remaining positive about his team's future following the end of the losing skid.
"Tough times bought us together even more… It's still early, [Monty Williams] just got here. I'm still young in the league, it's only gonna continue to grow."
— Cade Cunningham 🗣️
(via @NBATV)
pic.twitter.com/z2QOH3z7qS— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) December 31, 2023
The Pistons started the season 2-1 before losing a nearly unprecedented 28 games in a row. Some of the losses were brutally close while others were blowouts. Along the way, Cunningham seemed the steady anchor for the Pistons. The young gun got a double-double in the team's 129-127 win over the Raptors, pouring in 30 points and adding 12 assists.
On the season, Cunningham is putting up some impressive numbers. He's averaging nearly 24 points a game, to go with 7 assists and four rebounds. Cunningham is leading the Pistons in points, assists and minutes played. His performance this season comes on the heels of a disappointing 2022-23 campaign that was shortened due to an injury for the star player.
Cunningham was the team's first round pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, going first overall. He's been as good as advertised in league, being named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2022. Cunningham's numbers have increased every year he's been in the NBA. His minutes and points totals have gone up every year since his rookie campaign.
Detroit's next opportunity for a victory comes on Jan. 1, when the team plays the Houston Rockets. The Pistons and Rockets tip-off at 8:00 Eastern. Time will tell if the Pistons can forage some wins and get a depressing season turned around into something much better. | https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-cade-cunninghams-optimistic-look-on-future-snapping-28-game-losing-streak | 2024-01-01T03:27:48Z |
Israeli strikes in central Gaza killed at least 35 people Sunday, hospital officials said, as fighting raged across the tiny enclave a day after Israel’s prime minister said the war will continue for “many more months,” resisting international calls for a cease-fire.
The military said Israeli forces were operating in Gaza’s second-largest city, Khan Younis, and residents reported strikes in the central region, the latest focus of the nearly three-month air-and-ground war that has raised fears of a regional conflagration.
The U.S. military said its forces shot and killed several Iran-backed Houthi rebels when they tried to attack a cargo ship in the Red Sea, an escalation in a maritime conflict linked to the war. And an Israeli Cabinet minister suggested encouraging Gaza’s population to emigrate, remarks that could worsen tensions with Egypt and other friendly Arab states.
Israel says it wants to destroy Hamas’ governing and military capabilities in Gaza, from where it launched its Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel. The militants killed some 1,200 people after breaking through Israel’s extensive border defenses, shattering its sense of security. They also captured around 240 hostages, nearly half of whom were released during a temporary cease-fire agreement in November.
Just after midnight on New Year’s Day, Hamas militants fired a barrage of rockets, setting off air raid sirens in southern and central Israel. No injuries were reported.
Displaced Palestinians found little to celebrate on New Year’s Eve in Muwasi, a makeshift camp in a mostly undeveloped area of southern Gaza’s Mediterranean coast designated by Israel as a safe zone.
“From the intensity of the pain we live, we do not feel that there is a new year,” said Kamal al-Zeinaty, huddled with his family around a fire inside a tent. “All the days are the same.”
Another relative, Zeyad al-Zeinaty, who fled with the family from the Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza, said his wife, brother and grandchildren are among many relatives he has lost in the war.
Israel’s unprecedented air and ground offensive has killed more than 21,800 Palestinians and wounded more than 56,000 others, according to the Health Ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza, which does not distinguish between civilian and combatant deaths.
The war has sparked a humanitarian crisis, with a quarter of Gaza residents facing starvation, according to the United Nations. Israel’s bombardments have leveled vast swaths of the territory, displacing some 85% of Gaza’s 2.3 million residents.
THE OFFENSIVE GRINDS ON
Israel expanded its offensive to central Gaza this week, targeting a belt of densely built-up communities that house refugees from the 1948 war surrounding Israel’s creation and their descendants.
In Zweida, an Israeli airstrike killed at least 13 people and wounded dozens of others, according to witnesses. The bodies were draped in white plastic and laid out in front of a hospital, where prayers were held before burial.
“They were innocent people,” said Hussein Siam, whose relatives were among the dead. “Israeli warplanes bombarded the whole family.”
Officials from Al-Aqsa Hospital in central Deir al-Balah said the 13 were among 35 bodies received on Sunday.
The Israeli military said it was battling militants in Khan Younis, where Israel believes Hamas leaders are hiding. It also said its forces operating in the Shati refugee camp, in northern Gaza, found a bomb in a kindergarten and defused it. Hamas continued to launch rockets toward southern Israel.
Israel has faced stiff resistance from Hamas since it began its ground offensive in late October, and the military says 172 soldiers have been killed during that time.
Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, the chief military spokesman, said Sunday that Israel was withdrawing some forces from Gaza as part of its “smart management” of the war. He did not say how many, and held out the possibility they would return at a later point in the war.
Israeli media said up to five brigades, numbering thousands of soldiers, would be withdrawn, but it was not immediately clear if it represented a normal troop rotation or a new phase in the fighting. Hagari also said some reservists would return to civilian life to bolster Israel’s wartime economy.
The fighting has pushed much of Gaza’s population south, where people have flooded shelters and tent camps near the border with Egypt. Hundreds of thousands have sought shelter in the central town of Deir al-Balah. Israel has continued to carry out strikes in both areas.
Eman al-Masri, who gave birth to quadruplets a week ago at a hospital in Deir al-Balah, is now sheltering with them in a room with 50 other people at a school-turned-shelter. “There is a shortage of diapers, they are not available, and no milk,” she said.
ISRAELI MINISTER URGES MASS MIGRATION FROM GAZA
The scale of the destruction and the exodus to the south has raised fears among Palestinians and Arab countries that Israel plans to drive Gaza’s population out and prevent it from returning.
On Sunday, Israel’s far-right finance minister said it should “encourage migration” from Gaza and re-establish Jewish settlements in the territory, where it withdrew settlers and soldiers in 2005.
“If in Gaza there were only 100,000 or 200,000 Arabs and not 2 million, the entire discussion about ‘the day after’ would be completely different,” Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich told Army Radio.
Smotrich has been largely sidelined by a war Cabinet that does not include him. But his comments risked worsening tensions with neighboring Egypt, which is deeply concerned about a possible mass influx of Palestinian refugees, along with other friendly Arab countries.
Later Sunday, an official in the prime minister’s office said Israel does not want to resettle Palestinians.
“Contrary to false allegations, Israel does not seek to displace the population in Gaza,” the official said in a statement to The Associated Press. “Subject to security checks, Israel’s policy is to enable those individuals who wish to leave to do so.” The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the matter with the media.
Israel is also at odds with the United States, which has provided crucial military aid for the offensive, over Gaza’s future.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel must maintain open-ended security control over the Gaza Strip. At a news conference Saturday, he said the war would continue for “many more months” and that Israel would assume control of the Gaza side of the border with Egypt.
Israel says Hamas has smuggled weapons from Egypt, but Egypt is likely to oppose any Israeli military presence there.
Netanyahu has also said he won’t allow the internationally-backed Palestinian Authority, which administers some parts of the occupied West Bank, to expand its limited rule to Gaza, where Hamas drove its forces out in 2007.
The U.S. wants a unified Palestinian government to run both Gaza and parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank as a precursor to eventual statehood. The last Israeli-Palestinian peace talks broke down over a decade ago, and Israeli governments since have been staunchly opposed to Palestinian statehood. | https://en.setopati.com/International/162321 | 2024-01-01T03:27:47Z |
The Detroit Pistons have three titles to their name as a franchise and are known as one of the proudest franchises in sports. When thinking of the Pistons, one immediately conjures up images of Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, Dave Bing, Bob Lanier and other superstars. Ben Wallace, Tayshaun Prince, Rip Hamilton and other stars dotted the team's roster in the early 2000s, continuing the winning tradition.
On Saturday, the Pistons played not for another division or NBA championship, but to avoid digging an even deeper hole for themselves. The Pistons' losing streak had reached an NBA record 28 games heading into Saturday's matchup with the Raptors, as Cade Cunningham and company went to battle on the hardwood.
The Pistons secured a 129-127 victory, ending their losing skid for good.
Cunningham revealed the number one reason behind the win over the Raptors afterward. Pistons players left Wingstop employees cowering in fear, unlocking a special deal that fans could take advantage of following Saturday night's win.
The former Oklahoma State star Cunningham had plenty to say following the win, appearing both happy and relieved to finally get the job done.
Cunningham: “I Feel Amazing”
Cunningham's mood was revealed by Omari Sankofa II on Twitter.
He said he felt amazing after breaking the losing streak and added that he doesn't want to see the team slip back to where it was previously.
Cade: "I feel amazing. This is my first time trying to not be cheesing right now. It feels good. It’s been a long time coming. Don’t want to go back to where we were."
— Omari Sankofa II (@omarisankofa) December 31, 2023
“Man Toronto was playing like it was game 7 of the Finals. No one wanted to be that team,” one fan said in response.
Cunningham's Big Stat Night
The Pistons' Cunningham had 30 points, 12 assists and three rebounds on the night. His assists-to-turnover ratio was 12 to 0, akin to a Hall-of-Fame point guard.
With 26 points in the second half, Cunningham took it upon himself to end the streak.
As Michael Jordan might say, ‘he took it personal;' and now the Pistons have finally put NBA infamy in the rear-view mirror, thanks in large part to Cunningham's contributions. | https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-cade-cunninghams-true-feelings-on-detroit-beating-raptors-to-end-record-losing-streak | 2024-01-01T03:27:49Z |
Armed drone shot down over Iraq’s Ain Assad air base
Updated 12 sec ago
Reuters
BAGHDAD: Defense systems shot down an armed drone over Ain Assad air base that hosts US and other international forces in western Iraq, Iraqi army sources told Reuters on Monday.
The attack in the early hours of Monday, which the sources said did not cause casualties or damage, is the second one in hours after a drone was shot down on Sunday over Irbil airport in northern Iraq where US and other international forces are stationed.
Israel pounds Gaza, Hamas fires rockets as Netanyahu indicates long war
Israel’s air and artillery bombardment has killed more than 21,800 people according to health authorities in Hamas-run Gaza, with many more feared dead in the rubble, and pushed nearly all of its 2.3 million people from their homes
Updated 59 min 6 sec ago
Reuters
CAIRO/GAZA/JERUSALEM: Israeli jets intensified attacks on central Gaza on Sunday, residents and medics said, as battles raged through the rubble of towns and refugee camps in a war Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said would take “many more months” to end.
Netanyahu’s comments signal no let-up in a campaign that has killed many thousands and levelled much of Gaza, while his vow to restore Israeli control over the enclave’s border with Egypt raises new questions over an eventual two-state solution.
The Israeli military will release some reservists who were called up to fight Hamas in Gaza, a move it said on Sunday would help the economy as the country prepares for a prolonged war.
Air strikes pounded Al-Maghazi and Al-Bureij in the center of Gaza, killing 10 people in one house and driving more to flee to Rafah on the border with Egypt from front lines where Israeli tanks are battling Hamas fighters.
Rockets fired from Gaza raced toward central Israel overnight, triggering sirens throughout the central and southern parts of the country. Israeli media carried footage of numerous interceptions. There were no reports of any direct hits.
Hamas’ armed wing said the barrage was in response to “massacres against civilians” in Gaza.
A Red Crescent video published on Sunday showed rescuers working in the dark to carry an injured child from smoking rubble in central Gaza. Six people died in a strike on the village of Al-Mughraqa outside Gaza City, health officials said. A separate strike on a house in Khan Younis killed one person and wounded others, they added.
As 2023 drew to a close, Palestinians in Gaza prayed for a cease-fire but had little hope the new year would be better.
“Tonight the sky in world countries will be lit by firecrackers, and joyful laughs will fill the air. In Gaza our skies are now filled with Israeli missiles and tank shells that land on innocent, homeless civilians,” said Zainab Khalil, 57, a resident from northern Gaza now in Rafah.
The stated goal of Israel’s military is to eliminate Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that launched a surprise cross-border assault on Israeli towns on Oct. 7, killing 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and grabbing 240 hostages.
Israel’s air and artillery bombardment has killed more than 21,800 people according to health authorities in Hamas-run Gaza, with many more feared dead in the rubble, and pushed nearly all of its 2.3 million people from their homes.
Palestinian health ministry casualty figures do not differentiate between fighters and civilians but the ministry has said that 70 percent of Gaza’s dead are women and people under 18. Israel disputes Palestinian casualty figures and says it has killed 8,000 fighters.
Israel blockaded most food, fuel and medicine after the Oct. 7 attack. It said on Sunday that it was ready to let ships from some Western countries deliver aid directly to Gaza’s shores after security checks in Cyprus.
Gemma Connell, an official with the UN humanitarian agency OCHA, said that many of the tens of thousands of people fleeing to Rafah had no possessions and nowhere to sleep.
“I just am so fearful that the amount of deaths that we’ve been seeing is going to increase exponentially both because of this renewed offensive but also because of these conditions which are literally unbelievable,” she said.
’WHERE WILL PEOPLE GO?’
The United States, Israel’s main ally, has urged it to scale down the war and European states have signalled alarm at the extent of Palestinian civilian suffering.
However Netanyahu’s comments on Saturday, when he said he would not resign despite opinion polls showing his government is broadly unpopular and defended his security record despite the Oct. 7 attack, indicate that there will be no easing anytime soon.
Netanyahu said the “the war is at its height” and Israel would have to retake control of Gaza’s border with Egypt, an area now crammed with civilians who have fled the carnage across the rest of the enclave.
Retaking the border could also constitute a de facto reversal of Israel’s 2005 withdrawal from Gaza, raising new questions over the future of the enclave and prospects for a Palestinian state.
Washington said Israel should allow a Palestinian government to control Gaza when the conflict is over.
“We just take a fundamentally different view here in terms of what post-conflict Gaza needs to look like,” White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said on ABC television.
Israel’s hard-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich fueled concerns about the offensive’s aims on Sunday by calling for Palestinians to leave Gaza and make way for Israelis who could “make the desert bloom.”
That clashed with the official Israeli government position that Gazans will be able to return to their homes. Smotrich and other hard-line coalition ministers have been excluded from the core war cabinet but have pushed to take part in decisions about the conflict.
In his last comments as Israeli foreign minister before switching to the energy portfolio on Sunday, Eli Cohen said the border was the likely source of weaponry Hamas had obtained over recent years.
Senior Palestinian Authority official Hussein Al-Sheikh in the Israeli-occupied West Bank said via social media that Israel taking over the border was evidence of a decision “to completely return the occupation.”
“We moved here from Khan Younis on the basis that Rafah was a safe place. There is no space in Rafah as it is overcrowded with displaced,” said Umm Mohammed, 45, a displaced Palestinian woman sheltering by the border.
“If they control the border, where will people go?” she asked, saying that would be “a disaster.”
MAERSK CARGO SHIP ATTACKED
The war risks morphing into a wider regional conflict involving Hamas ally Iran and groups Tehran supports across the Middle East.
Israel and Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah have exchanged regular cross-border fire, with the Israeli military saying it struck targets in Lebanon on Sunday. Israel has hit Iran-linked targets in Syria. And Iran-backed groups have attacked US targets in Iraq.
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group, which has been attacking shipping in the Red Sea for weeks in what it calls a response to Israel’s war in Gaza, attacked a Maersk cargo ship, the US military said.
US naval helicopters sank three of the four small boats the Houthis had used in Sunday’s attack and drove the fourth back to shore, the military said.
Israel says 174 of its military personnel have been killed in the Gaza fighting but that its operations are making progress, including by destroying some Hamas tunnels under the enclave.
Hamas and Islamic Jihad — both sworn to Israel’s destruction — have said that they continue to target Israeli forces operating in the enclave.
UN chief closes tribunal founded to investigate 2005 assassination of former Lebanese prime minister
Over the years, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon held in absentia proceedings and found three members of the militant Hezbollah group guilty in connection with Hariri’s death
Updated 01 January 2024
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BEIRUT: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has closed an international tribunal that was created to investigate the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, the UN chief’s spokesperson said Sunday.
Over the years, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon held in absentia proceedings and found three members of the militant Hezbollah group guilty in connection with Hariri’s death in a massive Feb. 14, 2005 truck bombing.
The tribunal based in The Hague, Netherlands, sentenced the three — Salim Jamil Ayyash, Hassan Habib Merhi and Hussein Hassan Oneissi — to five concurrent sentences of life imprisonment.
Hezbollah officials have repeatedly denied that members of the group were involved in the suicide attack and refused to deal with the tribunal. The bombing killed Hariri and 21 others, and wounded 226.
The trial judges had said there was no evidence Hezbollah’s leadership or Syria were involved in the attack but noted the assassination happened as Hariri and his political allies were discussing whether to call for Syria to withdraw its forces from Lebanon.
UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said in a statement Sunday that the Special Tribunal was established to try those responsible for the attack following the adoption of a 2007 Security Council resolution. The tribunal’s jurisdiction also extended to other attacks that were judicially determined to be “connected” to Hariri’s assassination.
At the beginning of 2023, Guterres extended the panel’s mandate until Dec. 31 “for the limited purpose of completion of the non-judicial residual functions” and “for the orderly closure of the Special Tribunal.” The secretary-general noted Sunday that those tasks had been accomplished and the tribunal shut down, Guterres said.
“The secretary-general expresses his deep appreciation for the dedication and hard work of the judges and staff at the Special Tribunal throughout the years,” Dujarric said. He added that Guterres also appreciated the support provided by the Lebanese government, the government of the Netherlands as the host state, and member states that participated in the tribunal’s management committee.
In rare apology, Israeli minister says she ‘sinned’ for her role in reforms that tore country apart
The crisis sparked mass protests, alarmed business leaders and former security chiefs, and drew concern from the United States and other close allies
Updated 01 January 2024
AP
JERUSALEM: A former member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Cabinet offered a rare public apology Sunday for contributing to the internal strife in Israel that preceded the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants from the Gaza Strip.
The mea culpa by Galit Distel Atbaryan, a lawmaker from Netanyahu’s Likud Party, was one of the first times a Likud member has accepted responsibility for the polarized atmosphere ahead of the attack, which triggered a devastating war that has continued for nearly three months.
Distel Atbaryan appeared to accept the argument that the internal divisions created perceptions of weakness that encouraged Hamas to attack.
“I’m here sitting and telling you, the democratic, secular public: I sinned against you, I caused pain for you, I caused you to fear for your lives here, and I am sorry for this,” she told Channel 13 TV.
Distel Atbaryan added that she was taking responsibility for her role in the massive protests and civil discord that erupted after Netanyahu’s right-wing government attempted to implement a far-reaching overhaul of the judicial system. The crisis sparked mass protests, alarmed business leaders and former security chiefs, and drew concern from the United States and other close allies.
“I was one of those people that caused the state to be weakened, that harmed people,” she said. “I created a split, I created a rift, and I created tension. And this tension brought weakness. And this weakness, in many ways, brought massacre.”
Distel Atbaryan, who served as public diplomacy minister, was one of Netanyahu’s strongest supporters and drew attention for her harsh criticism of his opponents.
But days after the Oct. 7 attack, she resigned when it was clear that other government ministries were handling her responsibilities.
Distel Atbaryan said the office was a “waste of public funds” during wartime. She has remained as a member of parliament in the Likud.
Look Ahead at 2024: Arab world enters the new year with a mix of hope, tension and trepidation
From Lebanon and Gaza to Syria and Sudan, crises and conflicts are likely to linger well into 2024
Successes in trade, tourism and diplomacy offer glimmer of hope amid an otherwise gloomy start to the year
Updated 47 min 7 sec ago
Paul Iddon
IRBIL, Iraqi Kurdistan: As 2023 moves into the rearview mirror, the Middle East and North Africa can look ahead to the new year with a mixture of hope and trepidation.
For many in the region, it has been a tumultuous 12 months, featuring some of the worst violence and natural disasters in years.
While several conflicts are likely to continue into 2024, not least in Gaza and Sudan, there are some positive signs for the new year.
Unified GCC visa
Over in the Arabian Gulf, travelers may soon be able to apply for a unified Gulf Cooperation Council visa.
Unveiled in October by Abdulla bin Touq, the UAE minister of economy, the single visa will permit travelers to visit all six members of the Gulf alliance — Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
The new travel permit is billed as the Gulf’s equivalent of the European Schengen visa, with the potential for transforming the region’s travel, tourism and hospitality industries.
New BRICS members
The five-member intergovernmental organization BRICS, often touted as a rival to the G7 bloc, could expand.
At the bloc’s summit in South Africa last August, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, and Argentina were invited to join Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa as part of the trading body of emerging economies.
At the time, Prince Faisal bin Farhan, the Saudi foreign minister, said that the Kingdom was studying the proposal and could become a leading member of the bloc, given its vast resources and strategically important location.
The group has set its sights on a new, multipolar world, in which financial and political institutions are no longer dominated by a few Western powers. However, Riyadh is yet to give a definitive answer, while Argentina’s incoming government has ruled out joining.
Time will tell whether BRICS will expand as planned.
Israel-Hamas war
Israel has been engaged in an unprecedented war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, triggered by the killing by Palestinian militants of at least 1,200 people and abduction of another 240 on Oct. 7.
Israel’s retaliatory operations have pulverized swathes of Gaza, killing more than 20,000 people and injuring another 50,000 — 70 percent of them women and children, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry — causing a dire humanitarian crisis.
Despite efforts to secure another temporary ceasefire, the conflict is likely to continue into 2024.
Yoav Gallant, the Israeli defense minister, has repeatedly warned that the operation will take “months” to conclude and that Israel will “not stop until we reach our goals.”
Meanwhile, Hamas has said it is unwilling to negotiate the release of additional hostages until Israel ceases operations in Gaza.
While these obstacles remain, the war will likely continue into the new year.
Leadership changes
The Oct. 7 attack led by Hamas militants was a massive political setback for Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, who has long depicted himself as the guardian of the nation’s security.
Although it is unlikely he will be replaced while the war in Gaza continues, there is a chance he will be voted out of office once it ends. One recent poll found just 27 percent of Israelis believe Netanyahu is fit to serve as prime minister.
Briefly voted out of office in 2021, Netanyahu returned to power in late 2022, leading the most right-wing Israeli government in history.
He then went on to push through an unpopular judicial overhaul that led to massive protests in 2023 and threats of desertion by military personnel. It is likely that 2024 will be his last year in office.
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It may also be the year that Iran’s 84-year-old supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, relinquishes power in the Islamic Republic.
Amid rising regional tensions, the country may end up under the control of his 54-year-old son, Mojtaba, to ensure the continuation and survival of the clerical regime that has ruled Iran since the 1979 revolution.
Grand Egyptian Museum opening
In the first quarter of 2024, Egypt hopes to finally open the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum, situated near the Giza pyramid complex on the outskirts of Cairo.
After 20 years of planning and $1 billion in spending, the largest archaeological museum on the planet will feature more than 100,000 artifacts from Egypt’s ancient civilization, many of which have never been displayed in public before.
Sudan deterioration
Sudan has been plagued by violence since fighting broke out between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on April 15.
A total of 6.3 million people have been displaced since April alone, adding to the 3.7 million Sudanese who had already fled their homes during previous conflicts, along with 1.1 million foreigners who had earlier sought refuge in Sudan.
More than 1.4 million Sudanese have sought shelter in neighboring countries since the onset of the conflict. With no end in sight, the conflict in Sudan will undoubtedly continue into 2024, and possibly beyond.
Sudan has topped the International Rescue Committee’s 2024 Emergency Watchlist of “countries most likely to experience a deteriorating humanitarian crisis” due to the “escalating conflict, mass displacement, an economic crisis and a near collapse of health care services.”
Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi
The first Hindu temple in the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi, is set to open in February. The temple will be inaugurated by Narendra Modi, the Indian prime minister, after seven deities are consecrated and blessed in special morning prayers.
Modi had launched the project in 2018 when he revealed the first model showing a monument with seven spires to reflect the seven emirates. Sculpting work began in 2020 and the temple’s distinct shape and carved pink stonework nowsoar from the desert landscape.
The hand-carved structure is being constructed on more than 5.4 hectares of land given to the Indian community in 2015 by President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed when he was the crown prince of Abu Dhabi.
Yemen settlement
There are hopes that the truce between the Houthi militia and the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen could become a permanent ceasefire agreement in 2024.
A two-month UN-negotiated truce came into effect in April 2022 and formally ended the following October. However, hostilities did not recommence.
Saudi Arabia praised the “positive results” of negotiations with the Houthis in September after a visit by a delegation from the group.
However, since the eruption of the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza, the Houthi militia has intensified its attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea.
While this has caused additional tensions, it is widely expected to delay rather than scuttle a ceasefire agreement that could lead to a lasting settlement to the Yemen conflict.
Iran nuclear enrichment
Another issue that is likely to continue into 2024 is the advancement of Iran’s nuclear program.
Iran continued to stockpile uranium enriched to 60 percent throughout 2023, giving Tehran the capacity to quickly enrich this material to weapons-grade levels of about 90 percent.
In December, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Iran’s foreign minister, dubbed any attempt to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, which put restrictions on the Iranian nuclear program in return for sanctions relief from the West, a “useless” endeavor.
Iran has “increased its production of highly enriched uranium, reversing a previous output reduction from mid-2023,” the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a statement in December summarizing a recent confidential report to member states.
Water and food security
The Middle East and North Africa will continue to grapple with water and food security issues in 2024, with Iraq being particularly vulnerable.
Climate change and regional tensions have reduced river and groundwater levels, especially in the country’s more arid south. The UN considers Iraq the world’s fifth most climate vulnerable country.
The most populous Arab country has faced increasing food security issues over the past 12 months, which will likely drag on into 2024.
Egypt has relied heavily on imported wheat, becoming the biggest importer in the world in recent years in order to feed its population, particularly its poor, who are dependent on subsidies.
Two developments in 2023 in particular have compounded Egyptian food security concerns: Russia’s withdrawal from the UN- and Turkiye-brokered Black Sea Grain Initiative and India’s decision to impose restrictions on the export of non-basmati varieties of rice and other food staples.
GERD dam divide
Egypt and Ethiopia are likely to remain locked in a simmering dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Years of stop-start talks over the shared management of the Nile river have proved unsuccessful, making open conflict a real possibility.
Egypt has long opposed Ethiopia’s dam project because of concerns over its water supply. Sudan, another downstream country, has likewise expressed worries about the regulation of its own water supplies and dams.
Ethiopia, which argues that it is exercising its right to economic development, said in September it had completed its final phase of filling a reservoir for a massive hydroelectric power plant at the dam on the Blue Nile.
In December, Egypt said that the latest talks had also failed, but it would continue to monitor the process of filling and operating the dam.
Captagon trade persistence
The many challenges posed by the illicit trade in the stimulant commonly known as Captagon are expected to continue into 2024.
Syria is estimated to produce about 80 percent of the world’s supply of the narcotic, exporting it across the Middle East, with a particular focus on the Gulf market.
According to Western governments, Captagon exports net sanctions-squeezed Damascus billions of dollars in much-needed revenues each year.
Regional governments have intercepted several massive shipments of the drug, often making busts of hundreds of thousands or even millions of pills.
On Dec. 18, Jordan launched several cross-border air raids against Syria, targeting hideouts of drug smugglers.
Egypt, one of the mediators between Israel and Hamas, has proposed a multistage plan that would kick off with a swap of hostages for prisoners, accompanied by a temporary ceasefire
Updated 31 December 2023
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JERUSALEM: Israel must take full control of the Gaza Strip border corridor with Egypt to ensure a “demilitarization” of the area, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
Speaking at a press conference, Netanyahu said: “The Philadelphi Corridor — or to put it more correctly, the southern closing point (of Gaza) — must be in our hands. It must be shut. Any other arrangement would not ensure the demilitarization that we seek.”
He did not elaborate. If accomplished, such a move would mark a de facto reversal of Israel’s 2005 withdrawal from Gaza, placing the enclave under exclusive Israeli control after years of being run by Hamas.
Netanyahu’s comments about the buffer zone came as Israeli military forces pressed ahead with an offensive that the prime minister reiterated would last “for many more months.”
Netanyahu and his continued rule is the most significant existential threat to our country and our society.
Gal Tzur, Protester
Israelis, still largely united behind the war’s goals, are showing signs they are losing patience.
On Saturday night, thousands took part in one of the largest demonstrations against Netanyahu since the war began. The country is still sharply divided over the long-serving leader and a judicial overhaul plan he set in motion before the war.
“Prime Minister Netanyahu and his continued rule is the most significant existential threat to our country and our society,” said protester Gal Tzur.
A separate protest on Saturday called for the release of the estimated 129 remaining hostages held by Hamas. Families of hostages and their supporters have demanded that the government prioritize hostage releases over other war objectives, and have staged large protests every weekend.
Egypt, one of the mediators between Israel and Hamas, has proposed a multistage plan that would kick off with a swap of hostages for prisoners, accompanied by a temporary ceasefire.
A similar deal in November saw Hamas free over 100 hostages and Israel release 240 Palestinian prisoners.
But the sides still appear far from striking a new deal.
Both Hamas and the Islamic Jihad group say no more hostages will be freed until Israel ends the offensive and withdraws from Gaza. | https://www.arabnews.com/node/2434611/middle-east | 2024-01-01T03:27:50Z |
Jools Holland’s Hootenanny, a staple of British New Year’s Eve television, returns for its latest traditional special tonight.
The show, known for its vibrant music performances and celebrity appearances, rings in the New Year with a festive atmosphere. However, a common question is asked each year: when is the show actually filmed?
Is Jools Holland’s Hootenanny live?
Contrary to popular belief, Jools Holland’s Hootenanny is not broadcast live on New Year’s Eve. In fact, the show is pre-recorded. This revelation often surprises viewers who assume the celebrations they see are happening in real-time as they count down to the New Year.
This year’s show was filmed on Wednesday, 13 December 2023. The exact date varies from year to year, but it’s typically within two weeks before the actual New Year’s Eve. The show is filmed at the historic location of Alexandra Palace in North London
This scheduling allows for the necessary editing and production work to be completed before the broadcast.
Reasons for Pre-Recording
There are several practical reasons for pre-recording the show. Firstly, it allows for a smoother production process, ensuring that technical issues or unexpected occurrences do not affect the quality of the broadcast.
Secondly, it accommodates the schedules of the high-profile musicians and guests who appear on the show. Recording in advance means they don’t need to commit their New Year’s Eve to the programme, allowing them more flexibility.
For the audience attending the recording, the experience is crafted to mimic a genuine New Year’s Eve party. Countdowns and celebrations are orchestrated to give the impression of a live transition into the New Year.
Despite not being live, the show captures the essence of a New Year celebration, complete with music, fun, and festivities.
You can watch Jools Holland’s Hootenanny on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer from 11:30PM tonight (Sunday, 31 December). Guests on the line up include Joss Stone, Olivia Dean, Raye and the Sugababes. | https://tellymix.co.uk/tv/684667-when-is-jools-hollands-hootenanny-filmed.html | 2024-01-01T03:27:51Z |
A surfer in Hawaii died at the hospital after a shark attack Saturday.
According to Maui County authorities, they received a report at around 11 a.m. local time Saturday about “a miscellaneous type incident.” Upon arrival, they discovered that Ocean Safety Officers had rescued and transported Jason Carter, a 39-year-old man, to shore using a jet ski.
Responders conducted life-saving measures until medical personnel arrived, and Carter was then taken to the Maui Memorial Medical Center for further treatment.
According to the Department of Land and Natural Resources, Carter, who is originally from Haiku, faced the shark encounter while surfing at Paia Bay, where shark warning signs are placed on beaches one mile on either side of the bay.
While initial signs of foul play were not evident, the police department reports that the investigation is ongoing and an autopsy has been scheduled. | https://scrippsnews.com/stories/surfer-dies-following-a-shark-encounter-in-hawaii/ | 2024-01-01T03:27:52Z |
DENVER (KDVR) — A Colorado woman accused of killing two of her children was arrested in the United Kingdom on Saturday, according to police.
Kimberlee Singler, 35, is suspected of killing her 9-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son and attempting to kill her 11-year-old daughter in Colorado Springs.
On Dec. 19, police said they responded to a 911 call reporting a burglary at an apartment complex at around 12:30 a.m. and found the the bodies of the two deceased children.
Officers also located Singler and her 11-year-old daughter at the scene. They were both injured and taken to hospitals for treatment, according to Colorado Springs Police Department spokesperson Ira Cronin.
Singler’s injuries were minor. The 11-year-old girl was hospitalized for a few days and then released. She is recovering well physically in Colorado Springs. Cronin said he could not release details about how the children or Singler were injured.
Police said the initial report of a burglary was unfounded.
Singler was initially cooperative with police investigating the homicides and alleged burglary. She went missing after the probe, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department.
“In the initial stages of the investigation, we were treating her as a victim of a burglary,” Cronin told the Associated Press.
On Dec. 26, investigators obtained an arrest warrant for Singler on multiple charges, including multiple counts of first degree murder, child abuse and assault.
The children’s deaths came amid an ongoing legal battle between Singler and her ex-husband over parenting time and other issues, according to court filings. Court hearings had been scheduled for next month.
The Associated Press contributed to this report. | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/colorado-mother-suspected-of-killing-2-of-her-children-arrested-in-the-uk-police/ | 2024-01-01T03:27:52Z |
On December 30, 2023, at approximately 1:50 p.m. the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Communication Centre received a 911 call for assistance at a Baseline Road, Tiny Township farm property. Uniform officers along with Simcoe County Paramedic Services and Tiny Township Fire Services were also dispatched.
Attending emergency services located and pronounced deceased at the scene a 37-year-old male of Tiny Township who was the only involved person. The incident which occurred on private property is non suspicious in nature and is being investigated under the direction of the Coroner.
Members of the Crime Unit attached to Southern Georgian Bay OPP Detachment and the Forensic Identification Services (FIS) from OPP General Headquarters Orillia are assisting the Coroner with this investigation.
A postmortem examination will be scheduled at a future date at the Office of the Chief Coroner and Ontario Forensic Pathology Service (OFPS) in Toronto. Further details will be provided only as the investigation permits. | https://muskoka411.com/opp-assist-coroner-with-death-investigation-in-tiny-township/ | 2024-01-01T03:27:52Z |
Will Sam Howell Score a Touchdown Against the 49ers in Week 17?
With the Washington Commanders playing the San Francisco 49ers in Week 17 (Sunday at 1:00 PM ET), is Sam Howell a good bet to score a touchdown? Below, we break down the odds and stats to determine how well this matchup sets up for him and his anytime touchdown player prop.
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Lewis Hamilton ushered in the new year in style, partying the night away in Trancoso, Brazil. The lavish New Year’s event was captured in a footage posted on social media, showing the seven-time world champion arriving at the party with a smile on his face. The party, hosted local agency Agencia Haute, was attended a mix of celebrities, influencers, and socialites.
As Hamilton left the party, he was seen holding hands with a woman whose identity is speculated to be Brazilian Instagram model Juliana Nalu. Although Hamilton usually keeps his private life under wraps, his fans couldn’t help but express their excitement and disappointment at the possibility of Hamilton being officially off the market.
On social media platforms, fans shared a mix of emotions. Some were devastated that their dreams of one day captivating the attention of the Mercedes star were shattered. One fan exclaimed, “He’s holding her hand. IT ENDED MY DAY.” Another fan expressed similar sentiments, accompanying their post with a crying face emoji.
However, not all fans were disheartened. Some admired the woman accompanying Hamilton, referring to her as “so beautiful,” while others simply remarked on the happiness radiating from the Formula 1 star.
Hamilton, known for his remarkable talent behind the wheel, has always managed to captivate fans both on and off the track. This new glimpse into his personal life has sparked curiosity and speculation among fans and the media. As the new year unfolds, it remains to be seen if Hamilton will reveal more about his mystery companion. Until then, fans will continue to admire and support their favorite racing icon. | https://ticker.tv/news/hamilton-spotted-with-instagram-model-at-glamorous-new-year-bash/393207/ | 2024-01-01T03:27:53Z |
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The streak is finally over. Monty Williams and Cade Cunningham have successfully led the Detroit Pistons to their third win of the season after losing 28 straight games. It took all over their efforts which got them a close triumph over the Scottie Barnes-led Toronto Raptors. One person who was keeping a close eye on the game was owner Tom Gores. He even released a statement after the squad had finally won, via Mike Curtis of The Detroit News.
“I’m proud of how our guys have continued to fight through adversity. I know it's been hard, but they've kept their heads up and showed real character. The streak is over, but the hard work continues,” was how Tom Gores reacted after his Pistons won their third game of the season.
Cade Cunningham was pouring his heart out for the past month and it finally netted some great results. He dropped 30 points and kept the scoring outburst infectious for all his teammates by notching 12 assists. This put guys like Bojan Bogdanovic in a good position to score 19 points. Other Pistons players also stepped up because they knew Scottie Barnes and the Raptors were shorthanded. A total of six players were able to score in double-digit figures while James Wiseman was only short of two to make the list longer.
Monty Williams still has a lot of work to improve this Pistons team. Hopefully, they can ride this momentum into better shot selection, hustle on defense, and convert more wins down the line. | https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-detroit-owner-tom-gores-strong-message-glorious-end-to-losing-skid | 2024-01-01T03:27:55Z |
Revelers counted down to midnight on New Year’s Eve across the globe Sunday as fireworks and festive lights offered a hopeful start to 2024 for some, even as the world’s ongoing conflicts subdued celebrations and raised security concerns.
In Australia, more than 1 million people watched a pyrotechnic display centered around Sydney’s famous Opera House and harbor bridge — a number of spectators equivalent to one in five of the city’s residents.
“It’s total madness,” said German tourist Janna Thomas, who waited in line since 7:30 a.m. to secure a prime waterfront location.
Some 90,000 police and security officers were deployed around France including along Champs-Elysees Avenue, where large crowds took in a multidimensional light show projected onto the Arc de Triomphe showcasing the history of Paris and sports on the menu for next year’s Summer Olympics in the city.
In New York, people lined up early to nab a spot in Times Square for the midnight ball drop. Officials and party organizers said they were prepared to keep tens of thousands of revelers safe in the heart of Manhattan, as the city has seen near-daily protests sparked by the Israel-Hamas war.
FIREWORKS LIGHT UP THE NIGHT
Stunning fireworks displays bloomed at iconic locations like the Acropolis in Athens, Greece; reflected in the sleek glass walls of the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates; and accompanied a collective cheer filling the air in Nairobi, Kenya.
China celebrated relatively quietly, with most major cities banning fireworks over safety and pollution concerns. Still, people gathered and performers danced in colorful costumes in Beijing, while a crowd released wish balloons in Chongqing. During his New Year address, President Xi Jinping said the country would focus on building momentum for economic recovery in 2024 and pledged China would “surely be reunified” with Taiwan.
In Taipei, Taiwan’s capital, the mood was upbeat as revelers gathered for a fireworks show at the bamboo-shaped Taipei 101 skyscraper and at concerts and other events citywide.
In India, thousands of revelers from the financial hub of Mumbai watched the sun set over the Arabian Sea. Fireworks in New Delhi raised concerns that the capital — already infamous for its poor air quality — would be blanketed by a toxic haze on the first morning of the new year.
Across Japan, people gathered at temples such as the Tsukiji Temple in Tokyo, where visitors were given free hot milk and corn soup as they stood in line to strike a massive bell.
POPE HIGHLIGHTS THE HUMAN COST OF WAR
At the Vatican, Pope Francis recalled 2023 as a year marked by wartime suffering. During his traditional Sunday blessing from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square, he offered prayers for “the tormented Ukrainian people and the Palestinian and Israeli populations, the Sudanese people and many others.”
“At the end of the year, we will have the courage to ask ourselves how many human lives have been shattered by armed conflict, how many dead and how much destruction, how much suffering, how much poverty,” the pontiff said.
GAZA AND UKRAINE WARS GRIND ON
In Russia, the country’s military actions in Ukraine overshadowed end-of-year celebrations, with the usual fireworks and concert on Moscow’s Red Square canceled, as they were last year. Even without the festivities, people gathered in the square,and some cheered and pointed their phones at a clock counting down the year’s final seconds.
After shelling in the Russian border city of Belgorod Saturday killed 24 people, some local authorities across the country also canceled their firework displays, including in Vladivostok. Millions were expected to tune in to President Vladimir Putin’s New Year’s prerecorded address, in which he said no force could divide Russians and stop the country’s development.
Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip killed at least 35 people Sunday, hospital officials said, as fighting raged across the tiny enclave a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the war will continue for “many more months,” resisting international calls for a cease-fire.
Skyscrapers in Tel Aviv were lit up in yellow to call for the release of hostages held by Palestinian militants in Gaza for more than 80 days.
“While you are counting down until the new year, our time and our lives stopped,” said Moran Betzer Tayar, the aunt of Yagev Buchshtab, a 34-year-old hostage.
In the Gaza Strip, displaced Palestinians huddled around fires in a makeshift refugee camp.
“From the intensity of the pain we live, we do not feel that there is a new year,” said Kamal al-Zeinaty, who has lost multiple family members in the conflict. “All the days are the same.”
In Iraq, a Christmas tree was decorated with Palestinian flags and symbolic bodies in funeral shrouds, placed beside a liberty monument in central Baghdad. Many Christians in Iraq have cancelled this year’s festivities in solidarity with Gaza, and have chosen to limit their celebrations to prayers and rituals.
“We hope that the new year, 2024, will be a year of goodness, prosperity and joy,” said Ahmed Ali, a Baghdad resident.
In Muslim-majority Pakistan, the government banned all New Year’s Eve celebrations in solidarity with the Palestinians.
GLOBAL TENSIONS SPUR SECURITY VIGILANCE
New York Mayor Eric Adams said there were “no specific threats” to his city’s annual bash. Nevertheless, police said they would expand the security perimeter around the party, creating a “buffer zone” that would allow them to head off potential demonstrations. On New Year’s Eve 2022, a machete-wielding man attacked three police officers a few blocks from Times Square.
Security was also heightened across European cities on Sunday.
German authorities said they etained three more people in connection with a reported threat of a New Year’s Eve attack by Islamic extremists on the world-famous Cologne Cathedral.
In Berlin, some 4,500 police officers were expected to keep order and avoid riots like those seen a year ago. Authorities also banned the traditional use of firecrackers for several streets across the city. They also banned a pro-Palestinian protest in the Neukoelln neighborhood of the German capital, which has seen several pro-Palestinian riots. | https://en.setopati.com/International/162322 | 2024-01-01T03:27:55Z |
KYIV, Ukraine: Kyiv said Sunday it had destroyed 21 of 49 Iranian-made drones fired after Russia vowed to retaliate for what it called a “terrorist attack” on a border city that left 24 dead.
The Ukrainian air force said the “Shahed” drones were particularly targeted at “the front line of defense, as well as at civilian, military and infrastructure facilities in the front-line territories.”
Six guided missiles had also targeted the northeastern city of Kharkiv, Kyiv said in a statement on Telegram, without specifying whether they had hit their targets.
Oleg Sinegubov, the head of Kharkiv’s military administration, said there had been 28 civilians wounded in the attack on the city, including two teenagers and a foreign citizen.
Residential buildings, offices and cafes were hit in the latest overnight attacks, said Kharkiv mayor Igor Terekhov.
“On the eve of the New Year, Russians want to intimidate our city, but we are not scared,” he said.
The fresh Russian strikes came a day after the deadliest attack on civilians in Russia since the start of the conflict in February 2022.
The official death toll has risen to 24 with 108 wounded in Belgorod — just 30 kilometers (19 miles) from the Ukrainian border, which has been repeatedly struck by what Moscow says is indiscriminate shelling.
The two sides took turns to accuse each other of pummelling civilian areas of their shared frontier region over the weekend.
The governor of Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said Sunday that one person had been killed by Ukrainian shelling in a village close to the border.
Moscow said the Belgorod attack had included the use of controversial cluster munitions, and told an emergency meeting at the UN Security Council that Kyiv had targeted a sports center, an ice rink and a university.
Russian envoy Vasily Nebenzya called it a “deliberate, indiscriminate attack against a civilian target.”
Ukraine’s allies countered that responsibility ultimately lay with Russian President Vladimir Putin for invading the neighboring country nearly two years ago.
“If Russia wants someone to blame for the deaths of Russians in this war, it should start with President Putin,” said British envoy to the UN Thomas Phipps.
Putin gave his traditional New Year’s Eve address on Sunday, in which he praised Russia’s soldiers on the front line and called for unity in the face of “difficult tasks.”
“To all those who are on duty, on the front line of the fight for truth and justice,” Putin said, “you are our heroes. Our hearts are with you. We are proud of you, we admire your courage.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed in his New Year’s address to wreak “wrath” against Russian forces in 2024, despite what he said were attempts to “undermine” support for Kyiv.
The Belgorod attack came a day after Ukraine said a barrage of Russian missile strikes on several cities, including the capital, had killed 39 people.
Schools, a maternity hospital, shopping arcades and blocks of flats were among the buildings hit in Friday’s barrage, one of the most violent attacks since the start of the war.
Ukraine was still sifting through the rubble on Saturday when fresh strikes hit the regions of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia and Chernigiv, according to local authorities.
Three more people were killed by Russian strikes across Ukraine on Saturday, the officials said.
January 1 was to be declared a day of mourning in the capital Kyiv, where 19 people had been killed, city officials said.
Russia’s army said it had “carried out 50 group strikes and one massive strike” on military facilities in Ukraine over the past week, adding that “all targets were hit.”
The United Nations condemned the attacks and said they must stop “immediately.”
Ukraine is urging Western allies to maintain military support.
“Next year will be a time of many decisions — global decisions. And Ukraine needs to be able to influence them to be able to achieve its goals,” Zelensky said in his evening address Saturday.
“We will fight for our influence, for justice for Ukraine, and I am grateful to all the leaders who help, who have been with us since February 24th and will be with us in 2024.”
Britain announced it would send hundreds more air-defense missiles to Kyiv, after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak declared: “We must continue to stand with Ukraine — for as long as it takes.” | https://www.arabnews.com/node/2434616/world | 2024-01-01T03:27:57Z |
Almaty pays last tribute to legendary Kara Major
The farewell ceremony was held in Almaty-based Army House.
Hundreds of people including family members and relatives of Kara Major, veterans of the Afghan War, Great Patriotic War, military servicemen, local executives and residents of the city, gathered in the Army House to pay last tribute to Boris Kerimbayev.
Boris Kerimbayev retired from military service in 1992 for health reasons. In recent years he underwent treatment at a military hospital. Minister of Defense Nurlan Yermekbayev visited him a few days before his death and congratulated him on the 30th anniversary of withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan and awarded him with Altyn Uki badge of honour and a letter of gratitude for his merits for the military intelligence service.
In Afghanistan, Boris Kerimbayev served as a commander of the 177th separate special forces squadron and carried out a number of successful operations. One of them was controlling Panjshir ravine for almost a year during which he was nicknamed as Kara Major (Dangerous Major) by his Muslim Battalion which consisted of Kazakh, Tajik, Uzbek, and Kyrgyz soldiers.
Boris Kerimbayev was born 12 January 1948 in Prudki village of Dzhambul municipality in Almaty region. Upon finishing the local secondary school in 1966 he was admitted to Tashkent-based V.I.Lenin Higher Command College. After graduation in 1970, he was sent to Germany for a service as a commander of a motorized rifle platoon.
In 1973 he was appointed a commander of a reconnaissance troop. In 1975, he was sent to the Red Banner Central Asian Military Unit as a reconnaissance troop commander. In 1977, he was appointed Deputy Chief of Staff and later as a commander of a motorized rifle battalion at the military unit No.52857 in Temirtau. In January 1981, Boris Kerimbayev was appointed a commander of the 177th special forces squadron established on the ground of the 22nd separate special mission brigade. Namely this appointment became a turning point in Boris Kerimbayev's life.
The 177th Special Forces Squadron was known for carrying out the most dangerous and most responsible operations. Renamed in 1984 as the Gazniyskiy Motorized Rifle Battalion, it fought in the most troubled areas of Afghanistan: Salang Pass, Jellalabad, Kabul and Bagram. In 1989, the troop was among the last to leave Afghanistan. | https://en.inform.kz/news/almaty-pays-last-tribute-to-legendary-kara-major_a3498125/ | 2024-01-01T03:27:57Z |
(NEXSTAR) — Select batches of a baby formula product have been recalled due to concerns about possible bacterial contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced.
The recall affects 12.6-ounce and 19.8-ounce cans of Nutramigen Powder, produced by Reckitt Benckiser’s Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN) and distributed to U.S. retailers over the summer. Nutramigen Powder is a specialty formula designed for infants allergic to cow’s milk.
The company said it issued the recall due to the possibility of Cronobacter sakazakii contamination in products sampled outside the U.S.
“All products in question went through extensive testing by MJN and tested negative for the bacteria,” MJN said in its press release.
Cronobacter is a germ that can cause a dangerous blood infection known as sepsis, and it can also “make the linings surrounding the brain and spinal cord swell,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Infants younger than two months old, born prematurely or with weakened immune systems are most likely to get sick from the bacteria.
No illnesses have been reported to date, and MJN said it believes most of the products have already been consumed.
The affected products are listed below. They have a “Use By Date” of “1 Jan 2025” and a UPC Code of either 300871239418 or 300871239456.
- ZL3FHG (12.6 oz cans)
- ZL3FMH (12.6 oz cans)
- ZL3FPE (12.6 oz cans)
- ZL3FQD (12.6 oz cans)
- ZL3FRW (19.8 oz cans)
- ZL3FXJ (12.6 oz cans)
Consumers who purchased the affected products should throw them away or contact MJN for a refund. Anyone with questions can call 866-534-9986 or email consumer.relations@rb.com for assistance. | https://www.localsyr.com/news/national/nutramigen-baby-formula-powder-recalled-over-possible-bacterial-contamination/ | 2024-01-01T03:27:58Z |
Jools Holland’s Hootenanny airs tonight as we wave goodbye to 2023 and see us into 2024.
In what has become a much-anticipated New Year’s Eve tradition, Jools Holland and his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra are set to headline Jools’ Annual Hootenanny.
You can watch on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer starting at 11:30PM on Sunday, 31 December. This televised event marks the UK’s festive ushering in of 2024, featuring a blend of renowned music stars and emerging talents.
Who’s on Jools Holland Hootenanny tonight?
This year’s Hootenanny promises to be exceptional, with a line-up that includes the iconic British rock and pop figure, Rod Stewart, making his first appearance on the show.
Alongside Stewart, viewers can expect performances from an array of artists like Joss Stone, Olivia Dean, Paul Jones, PP Arnold, Raye, Sugababes, and The Mary Wallopers.
Adding to the musical extravaganza, the audience will be treated to the sounds of Ruby Turner, the Boogie Woogie Queen known for her dynamic vocal prowess. As midnight approaches, the traditional Pipes & Drums of the 1st Battalion Scot Guards will play, marking the start of the New Year.
In addition to the musical acts, Jools Holland will be engaging with various guests, including comedians and actors, who will share their predictions and resolutions for the upcoming year.
The 2023/24 Hootenanny not only celebrates the New Year but also rounds off another successful year for Jools Holland.
He has hosted two more series of his popular show, Later… with Jools Holland, featuring a diverse range of performers such as Bombay Bicycle Club, Gabriels, Hozier, Jessie Ware, Johnny Marr, Jorja Smith, Róisín Murphy, Royal Blood, Sharleen Spiteri, Take That, The National, The Streets, and many others.
Is Jools holland’s Hootenanny live?
The show is actually pre-recorded and not filmed live on New Year’s Eve. The filming typically takes place in early to mid-December.
This approach allows for a wider range of guests to appear on the show, as many would be unavailable on New Year’s Eve itself. | https://tellymix.co.uk/tv/684670-whos-on-jools-hollands-hootenanny-and-how-to-watch.html | 2024-01-01T03:27:58Z |
This year’s 28th edition of the country’s top weather stories features record wildfires and their billowing smoke, blistering heat, flooding, heavy rainfall, droughts, and hurricanes. These unprecedented events resulted in the loss of lives, as well as personal and economic impacts for Canadians across the country.
David Phillips, Senior Climatologist at Environment and Climate Change Canada, presented Canada’s top 10 weather stories today. Each story is ranked from one to 10, according to several factors, including the impact they had on Canada and Canadians, the extent of affected areas, associated economic impacts, and the longevity of events as a top news story.
The top 10 weather stories of 2023 are:
- The year for record wildfires
- Canada cloaked in smoke
- Hottest summer—On Earth and in Canada
- Deadly deluge in Nova Scotia
- Canada dry in the West and wet in the East
- Hurricane Lee… No Fiona but more than a windy day
- April glaze storm in Montréal–Ottawa: more beast than beauty
- Cold spells in a warm year
- Flooded out: Quebec’s record wet July
- Canada Day tornado in Alberta
Record wildfires claim the top spot this year after Canadians from coast-to-coast-to-coast felt the impacts as out-of-control fires burned across Canada this past summer. Tragically, several firefighters died on duty, homes burned to the ground, and a record total of woodland—seven times the yearly average—was destroyed.
Science shows that human-caused climate change is affecting the frequency, duration, and intensity of many climate-related hazards and disasters around the world, including in Canada.
Working together to reduce risk from the changing climate will keep Canadians and their communities safer and healthier. That is why the Government of Canada released Canada’s first National Adaptation Strategy in June 2023.
The Strategy lays out a framework to reduce the risk of climate-related disasters, improve health outcomes, protect nature and biodiversity, build and maintain resilient infrastructure, and support a strong economy and workers.
Canadians are encouraged to monitor weather conditions closely this holiday season and throughout the coming new year by downloading the WeatherCAN mobile application or visiting Canada.ca/weather. | https://muskoka411.com/record-setting-wild-weather-canadas-top-10-weather-stories-of-2023/ | 2024-01-01T03:27:59Z |
How to Watch the NBA on Monday: TV Channel, Game Times and Odds
The NBA's eight-game schedule today is sure to please. The outings include the Minnesota Timberwolves playing the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
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Today's NBA Games
The New York Knicks take on the Minnesota Timberwolves
The Timberwolves look to pull of an away win at the Knicks on Monday at 3:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: NBA TV, MSG, and BSN
- Stream Live: Watch this game on Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 3:00 PM ET
Records and Stats
- NY Record: 17-15
- MIN Record: 24-7
- NY Stats: 115.3 PPG (15th in NBA), 113.9 Opp. PPG (14th)
- MIN Stats: 113.3 PPG (20th in NBA), 107.4 Opp. PPG (first)
Players to Watch
- NY Key Player: Julius Randle (23.6 PPG, 9.6 RPG, 4.8 APG)
- MIN Key Player: Anthony Edwards (26.0 PPG, 5.4 RPG, 5.2 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: MIN -1.5
- MIN Odds to Win: -120
- NY Odds to Win: +100
- Total: 223.5 points
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The Toronto Raptors play host to the Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cavaliers hope to pick up a road win at the Raptors on Monday at 7:30 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: SportsNet and BSOH
- Stream Live: Watch this game on Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
Records and Stats
- TOR Record: 12-20
- CLE Record: 18-14
- TOR Stats: 113.7 PPG (18th in NBA), 115.0 Opp. PPG (17th)
- CLE Stats: 112.0 PPG (24th in NBA), 112.0 Opp. PPG (eighth)
Players to Watch
- TOR Key Player: Scottie Barnes (21.0 PPG, 9.4 RPG, 5.8 APG)
- CLE Key Player: Donovan Mitchell (28.0 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 5.7 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: TOR -2.5
- TOR Odds to Win: -140
- CLE Odds to Win: +115
- Total: 224.5 points
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The Houston Rockets take on the Detroit Pistons
The Pistons hope to pick up a road win at the Rockets on Monday at 8:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: Space City Home Network and BSDET
- Stream Live: Watch this game on Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
Records and Stats
- HOU Record: 15-15
- DET Record: 3-29
- HOU Stats: 112.3 PPG (23rd in NBA), 109.7 Opp. PPG (second)
- DET Stats: 110.3 PPG (27th in NBA), 121.2 Opp. PPG (25th)
Players to Watch
- HOU Key Player: Alperen Sengun (21.1 PPG, 9.2 RPG, 5.1 APG)
- DET Key Player: Cade Cunningham (23.5 PPG, 4.1 RPG, 7.3 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: HOU -7.5
- HOU Odds to Win: -300
- DET Odds to Win: +240
- Total: 226.5 points
The Milwaukee Bucks host the Indiana Pacers
The Pacers travel to face the Bucks on Monday at 8:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: BSWI and BSIN
- Stream Live: Watch this game on Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 8:00 PM ET
Records and Stats
- MIL Record: 24-8
- IND Record: 17-14
- MIL Stats: 125.0 PPG (second in NBA), 118.9 Opp. PPG (24th)
- IND Stats: 126.6 PPG (first in NBA), 124.8 Opp. PPG (29th)
Players to Watch
- MIL Key Player: Giannis Antetokounmpo (30.7 PPG, 11.1 RPG, 5.7 APG)
- IND Key Player: Tyrese Haliburton (24.5 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 12.7 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: MIL -6.5
- MIL Odds to Win: -300
- IND Odds to Win: +230
- Total: 259.5 points
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The Utah Jazz play host to the Dallas Mavericks
The Mavericks take to the home court of the Jazz on Monday at 9:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: KJZZ and BSSW
- Stream Live: Watch this game on Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 9:00 PM ET
Records and Stats
- UTA Record: 14-19
- DAL Record: 19-14
- UTA Stats: 113.4 PPG (19th in NBA), 118.8 Opp. PPG (23rd)
- DAL Stats: 119.2 PPG (seventh in NBA), 117.8 Opp. PPG (22nd)
Players to Watch
- UTA Key Player: Lauri Markkanen (23.5 PPG, 8.7 RPG, 1.6 APG)
- DAL Key Player: Luka Doncic (33.9 PPG, 8.4 RPG, 9.3 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: DAL -2.5
- DAL Odds to Win: -145
- UTA Odds to Win: +120
- Total: 245.5 points
The Phoenix Suns face the Portland Trail Blazers
The Trail Blazers look to pull of an away win at the Suns on Monday at 9:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: AZFamily and ROOT Sports NW+
- Stream Live: Watch this game on Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 9:00 PM ET
Records and Stats
- PHO Record: 16-15
- POR Record: 9-22
- PHO Stats: 115.5 PPG (14th in NBA), 114.6 Opp. PPG (16th)
- POR Stats: 109.4 PPG (29th in NBA), 115.2 Opp. PPG (18th)
Players to Watch
- PHO Key Player: Kevin Durant (29.8 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 6.1 APG)
- POR Key Player: Jerami Grant (22.4 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 2.6 APG)
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The Denver Nuggets face the Charlotte Hornets
The Hornets look to pull of an away win at the Nuggets on Monday at 9:00 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: ALT and BSSE
- Stream Live: Watch this game on Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 9:00 PM ET
Records and Stats
- DEN Record: 23-11
- CHA Record: 7-23
- DEN Stats: 115.3 PPG (15th in NBA), 110.3 Opp. PPG (third)
- CHA Stats: 110.6 PPG (26th in NBA), 121.4 Opp. PPG (26th)
Players to Watch
- DEN Key Player: Nikola Jokic (26.1 PPG, 12.3 RPG, 9.2 APG)
- CHA Key Player: Terry Rozier (23.6 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 7.2 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: DEN -14.5
- DEN Odds to Win: -1400
- CHA Odds to Win: +800
- Total: 226.5 points
The Los Angeles Clippers play the Miami Heat
The Heat take to the home court of the Clippers on Monday at 10:30 PM ET.
How to Watch
- TV Channel: BSSC and BSSUN
- Stream Live: Watch this game on Fubo (regional restrictions may apply)
- Game Time: 10:30 PM ET
Records and Stats
- LAC Record: 19-12
- MIA Record: 19-13
- LAC Stats: 116.6 PPG (11th in NBA), 112.2 Opp. PPG (10th)
- MIA Stats: 113.3 PPG (20th in NBA), 111.7 Opp. PPG (seventh)
Players to Watch
- LAC Key Player: Paul George (22.9 PPG, 5.6 RPG, 4.0 APG)
- MIA Key Player: Bam Adebayo (22.0 PPG, 10.2 RPG, 4.0 APG)
Vegas Odds and Betting Lines
- Spread: LAC -6.5
- LAC Odds to Win: -275
- MIA Odds to Win: +225
- Total: 227.5 points
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A Colorado mother suspected of killing two of her young children and injuring a third was arrested at the weekend in the United Kingdom, according to the Colorado Springs Police Department.
Kimberlee Singler’s 9-year-old daughter and 7-year-old son were found dead on December 19 when police responded to a report of a burglary at their home. Police later said the report turned out to be unfounded.
Singler, 35, initially co-operated with police but disappeared during the investigation, Ira Cronin, spokesperson for the Colorado Springs Police Department, said. Authorities were unable to apprehend her after obtaining an arrest warrant on charges of murder and attempted murder, among other allegations.
Singler was not under surveillance and was last seen in Colorado Springs on December 23, Cronin said.
Authorities did not provide further details on the overseas arrest, but said they are working with multiple law enforcement agencies.
Attempts to reach Singler for comment through phone numbers listed for her were unsuccessful. Cronin said he didn’t know if she had a lawyer.
When police first responded to Singler’s home, they found her with minor injuries, the two children’s bodies and Singler’s 11-year-old daughter hurt. At first, Singler was treated as a burglary victim, Cronin said.
The injured girl was in hospital for a few days before being released and is recovering in Colorado Springs.
The children’s deaths came amid an ongoing legal battle between Singler and her ex-husband over parenting time and other issues, according to court filings. | https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/colorado-mum-suspected-of-killing-two-of-her-children-and-wounding-a-third-arrested-in-uk/ALRGJAIL2BGITMZKNZUBQITI4A/ | 2024-01-01T03:28:00Z |
Summary: The Rugby League acknowledges and embraces the rich traditions and cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on the lands where they play, showing respect and honor towards the traditional custodians.
Rugby League has always been committed to respecting and honoring the Traditional Custodians of the land, across Australia. It holds great reverence for the vibrant stories, traditions, and living cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who have a deep connection with the lands on which the sport is played.
By acknowledging and paying respects to the Indigenous communities, the Rugby League aims to foster a deep sense of belonging and inclusivity within the sport. This recognition is a reminder of the legacy left Elders past and present, and the duty to protect and preserve their cultural heritage.
The sporting organization believes that creating awareness and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures is crucial for building stronger relationships between all Australians. It is dedicated to continuing its work in promoting reconciliation and unity within the sport and the broader community.
Through various initiatives, Rugby League strives to amplify Indigenous voices and stories, encouraging players, supporters, and officials to actively engage with and learn from the traditional owners of the land. By doing so, the sport aims to foster genuine partnerships and deepen the appreciation for Indigenous wisdom, knowledge, and contribution.
Rugby League recognizes that inclusivity and respect for diverse cultures are key to the success and growth of the sport. By embracing the rich tapestry of Indigenous land and culture, the Rugby League sets an example for other sporting organizations to follow, promoting a society that truly values and celebrates its heritage. | https://ticker.tv/news/most-watched-tries-of-2023-no-1/393035/ | 2024-01-01T03:28:00Z |
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The streak is over! After an ungodly amount of time, the Detroit Pistons have finally ended their 28-game losing streak. Detroit's victims were the struggling Toronto Raptors. It was a hard-fought game, but Detroit finally reversed their fortunes after getting oh-so-close the last couple of games. This is obviously an emotional moment for the team, as evidenced by Monty Williams' reaction to the win per Vincent Goodwill.
“Monty Williams on the locker room scene: “I was almost in tears and I'm just so happy for our guys.””
The Pistons' last win before their Saturday night showdown with the Raptors was on October 28. Back then, the Pistons still held a respectable 2-1 record to start the year. No one really foresaw Detroit going on that absolutely miserable run, though. They had a flawed roster, one that is littered with raw unproven talent and up-and-coming stars. Still, with names like Cade Cunningham, Jaden Ivey, and rookie Ausar Thompson, surely the team could win some games… right?
Well, what ensued was a comedy of errors that resulted in the Pistons losing 28 straight games. Some of the games were absolute blowouts to teams way better than them, yes. However, Detroit also had a bunch of completely winnable games that fell right through their fingers. Even just before the streak-breaking game, the team was on the verge of beating the league-leading Boston Celtics. That alone should be proof of their potential.
The Pistons at least end 2023 with a win on their belts. Now, the question is: can they parlay this success towards the following season? This is a rebuilding year, but wins are still important to a team's success over the course of the franchise. | https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-monty-williams-almost-in-tears-detroit-28-game-losing-skid | 2024-01-01T03:28:01Z |
KYIV, Ukraine: Kyiv said Sunday it had destroyed 21 of 49 Iranian-made drones fired after Russia vowed to retaliate for what it called a “terrorist attack” on a border city that left 24 dead.
The Ukrainian air force said the “Shahed” drones were particularly targeted at “the front line of defense, as well as at civilian, military and infrastructure facilities in the front-line territories.”
Six guided missiles had also targeted the northeastern city of Kharkiv, Kyiv said in a statement on Telegram, without specifying whether they had hit their targets.
Oleg Sinegubov, the head of Kharkiv’s military administration, said there had been 28 civilians wounded in the attack on the city, including two teenagers and a foreign citizen.
Residential buildings, offices and cafes were hit in the latest overnight attacks, said Kharkiv mayor Igor Terekhov.
“On the eve of the New Year, Russians want to intimidate our city, but we are not scared,” he said.
The fresh Russian strikes came a day after the deadliest attack on civilians in Russia since the start of the conflict in February 2022.
The official death toll has risen to 24 with 108 wounded in Belgorod — just 30 kilometers (19 miles) from the Ukrainian border, which has been repeatedly struck by what Moscow says is indiscriminate shelling.
The two sides took turns to accuse each other of pummelling civilian areas of their shared frontier region over the weekend.
The governor of Belgorod region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, said Sunday that one person had been killed by Ukrainian shelling in a village close to the border.
Moscow said the Belgorod attack had included the use of controversial cluster munitions, and told an emergency meeting at the UN Security Council that Kyiv had targeted a sports center, an ice rink and a university.
Russian envoy Vasily Nebenzya called it a “deliberate, indiscriminate attack against a civilian target.”
Ukraine’s allies countered that responsibility ultimately lay with Russian President Vladimir Putin for invading the neighboring country nearly two years ago.
“If Russia wants someone to blame for the deaths of Russians in this war, it should start with President Putin,” said British envoy to the UN Thomas Phipps.
Putin gave his traditional New Year’s Eve address on Sunday, in which he praised Russia’s soldiers on the front line and called for unity in the face of “difficult tasks.”
“To all those who are on duty, on the front line of the fight for truth and justice,” Putin said, “you are our heroes. Our hearts are with you. We are proud of you, we admire your courage.”
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky vowed in his New Year’s address to wreak “wrath” against Russian forces in 2024, despite what he said were attempts to “undermine” support for Kyiv.
The Belgorod attack came a day after Ukraine said a barrage of Russian missile strikes on several cities, including the capital, had killed 39 people.
Schools, a maternity hospital, shopping arcades and blocks of flats were among the buildings hit in Friday’s barrage, one of the most violent attacks since the start of the war.
Ukraine was still sifting through the rubble on Saturday when fresh strikes hit the regions of Kherson, Zaporizhzhia and Chernigiv, according to local authorities.
Three more people were killed by Russian strikes across Ukraine on Saturday, the officials said.
January 1 was to be declared a day of mourning in the capital Kyiv, where 19 people had been killed, city officials said.
Russia’s army said it had “carried out 50 group strikes and one massive strike” on military facilities in Ukraine over the past week, adding that “all targets were hit.”
The United Nations condemned the attacks and said they must stop “immediately.”
Ukraine is urging Western allies to maintain military support.
“Next year will be a time of many decisions — global decisions. And Ukraine needs to be able to influence them to be able to achieve its goals,” Zelensky said in his evening address Saturday.
“We will fight for our influence, for justice for Ukraine, and I am grateful to all the leaders who help, who have been with us since February 24th and will be with us in 2024.”
Britain announced it would send hundreds more air-defense missiles to Kyiv, after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak declared: “We must continue to stand with Ukraine — for as long as it takes.” | https://www.arabnews.com/node/2434621/world | 2024-01-01T03:28:03Z |
SYRACUSE, NY (WSYR) – 2023 will go into the record books as one of the warmest years on record in Syracuse history.
Just how warm was 2023 in Syracuse?
The average temperature for 2023, which takes the average of each day’s high and low, was 51.9 degrees making it the 2nd warmest year on record.
This is 3.2 degrees above the 30 year average yearly temperature for Syracuse. Half the months in 2023 were warm enough to be in the Top 15 warmest in Syracuse history:
Records have been kept in Syracuse since 1902
How many record highs were set in 2023?
There were six individual record highs in 2023, four of those coming in April.
There were no record lows in 2023. Last year was not a new trend of having more record highs than lows but a long two-decade shift where record highs are outpacing record lows by a ratio of 70% to 30%.
Why was it so warm?
While this warmth certainly seems to fit in with our changing climate, there is another factor at play.
During the last half of the year, we transitioned to a strong El Niño. An El Niño is the warming of surface waters in the equatorial region of the Pacific Ocean. On a planetary scale, our warmest years in the last few decades have occurred in El Niño years where additional warmth is being added to the atmosphere from the Pacific.
Is our climate truly changing? Weren’t the 1930’s warmer?
The decade of the 1930s was warm when you look at the surrounding decades up to 1989. Six out of the top 15 warmest years were from that decade!
Since then, though, over the following 30 plus years more and more of those years from early last century have been pushed out. Now only one, 1931, is in that list of hottest years, and six out of the last 13 years have worked their way into the Top 15 warmest.
In the above graphic, the warm years from the 1930s are in red and the warm years just since 2011 are in orange.
So saying “It was warmer in the 1930s” isn’t an argument that holds up. | https://www.localsyr.com/weather/storm-team-headlines/2023-one-of-the-warmest-in-syracuse-history/ | 2024-01-01T03:28:04Z |
14:48, 20 February 2019 | GMT +6
Almaty to attract USD 1 bln to boost mountaineering
ALMATY. KAZINFORM The Almaty city administration sets to attract USD 1 bln of private investments to develop highland locations of Almaty agglomeration, Kazinform reports.
The master plan of highland locations of Almaty agglomeration has been developed jointly with Austrian and French experts. Its realization will let attract USD 1 bln of private investments, build 200 km of trails and create 30,000 new workplaces on sites and 45,000 jobs in related sectors," Almaty Mayor Bauyrzhan Baibek told the annual reporting meeting.
Besides, he stressed that consistent backgrounds for development of tourism as an earner of foreign exchange and employment without the need for highly trained employees are being created.
As stated there, Almaty plans to raise the share of tourism and related services in the gross regional product up to 6% by 2025. | https://en.inform.kz/news/almaty-to-attract-usd-1-bln-to-boost-mountaineering_a3500155/ | 2024-01-01T03:28:04Z |
Are you receiving emails insisting you to click on a link? Text messages promising a benefit payment or refund? Phone calls threatening to send the police if you don’t pay up?
Not only are all of these really annoying, they are all signs of scams!
Scammers continue to pose as the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and other government departments and agencies, to trick you into giving them money or personal information. Unfortunately, they’re still having some success. The amount of money that people have lost to scams and fraud has increased over the years.
Not cool, scammers… not cool!
The two most important things individuals have in defence of scams are awareness and time.
Knowing what to expect when the CRA contacts you can help you tell the difference between real communications from the CRA and scams.
Scammers will try to pressure you and get you to act quickly. Why? Because the more time you have to think about what you’re being asked to do, and the more time you have to go to official Canada.ca web pages to check if it’s legitimate, the more likely you are to recognize it as a scam. The CRA scam alerts page can help you stay up-to-date and avoid the latest scams that may target you.
Remember – when it comes to scams, time is on your side! Take a minute to think about the text, email, letter, or phone call you received. What are you being asked to do? Does it seem unusual, or too good to be true? Are you being pressured with aggressive language or threats?
If it turns out to be a scam, you can report it through the options on the Scams and fraud page, which also includes additional tips and helpful information.
By staying informed, you can avoid scams, and can proudly say – not today, scammer… not any day!
If you suspect that you may be the victim of a scam or fraud or you have been tricked into giving personal or financial information, contact all of the following:
- your local police service
- your financial institution
- credit reporting agencies
You should contact the CRA specifically if you:
- think your CRA user ID or password has been compromised
- find changes to your banking, address, business, or personal information made in your CRA My Account that you did not request
- find a benefit application made for you without your knowledge
- want to disable online access to the CRA’s sign-in services
- want to enable online access to the CRA’s sign-in services after it has been disabled | https://muskoka411.com/tax-tip-not-today-scammer-find-out-if-its-really-the-cra-contacting-you/ | 2024-01-01T03:28:05Z |
George Mason vs. Rhode Island Women's Basketball Predictions & Picks - January 2
Published: Dec. 31, 2023 at 9:38 PM EST|Updated: 42 minutes ago
Tuesday's contest between the Rhode Island Rams (9-5) and George Mason Patriots (10-2) going head-to-head at Thomas F. Ryan Center has a projected final score of 65-61 (based on our computer prediction) in favor of Rhode Island, who is listed as a slight favorite by our model. The game will begin at 6:00 PM ET on January 2.
The Patriots are coming off of a 74-37 victory against La Salle in their last outing on Saturday.
George Mason vs. Rhode Island Game Info
- When: Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at 6:00 PM ET
- Where: Thomas F. Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island
- How to Watch on TV: ESPN+
- Live Stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
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George Mason vs. Rhode Island Score Prediction
- Prediction: Rhode Island 65, George Mason 61
George Mason Schedule Analysis
- The Patriots beat the Marshall Thundering Herd in an 84-77 win on November 9. It was their best victory of the season.
- According to the RPI, the Rams have three wins against Quadrant 3 teams, tied for the 37th-most in the nation.
- George Mason has tied for the 34th-most Quadrant 4 victories in the nation (six).
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George Mason 2023-24 Best Wins
- 84-77 at home over Marshall (No. 127) on November 9
- 60-52 at home over Pittsburgh (No. 183) on November 15
- 83-76 on the road over Towson (No. 187) on December 22
- 77-72 on the road over William & Mary (No. 207) on November 12
- 83-63 at home over Robert Morris (No. 275) on November 18
George Mason Leaders
- Sonia Smith: 13.3 PTS, 39.1 FG%, 25.9 3PT% (14-for-54)
- Zahirah Walton: 10.8 PTS, 1.3 STL, 42.0 FG%, 18.2 3PT% (2-for-11)
- Ta'Viyanna Habib: 9.4 PTS, 1.5 STL, 47.1 FG%, 40.6 3PT% (13-for-32)
- Taylor Jameson: 9.2 PTS, 1.4 STL, 36.3 FG%, 26.8 3PT% (15-for-56)
- Kennedy Harris: 9.4 PTS, 1.2 STL, 37.7 FG%, 36.0 3PT% (18-for-50)
George Mason Performance Insights
- The Patriots have a +194 scoring differential, topping opponents by 16.2 points per game. They're putting up 74.8 points per game, 74th in college basketball, and are allowing 58.6 per contest to rank 75th in college basketball.
- In 2023-24 the Patriots are averaging 8.0 more points per game at home (79.4) than away (71.4).
- In 2023-24 George Mason is allowing 6.5 fewer points per game at home (54.8) than on the road (61.3).
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Netflix is once again captivating Pokémon fans with its newest stop-animation series, Pokémon Concierge. The show takes viewers on an exciting journey to a tropical island resort where Pokémon and their trainers can unwind and find tranquility away from their intense training and battles.
Haru, a bright and enthusiastic young concierge, joins the resort’s staff to learn the ropes of hospitality and care for the beloved Pokémon and their trainers. As she immerses herself in her role, Haru embarks on a personal voyage of self-discovery, encountering thrilling adventures along the way.
The series introduces both new and familiar characters, featuring popular Pokémon including Pikachu, Eevee, Psyduck, Draonite, and Magikarp, each charmingly rendered to resemble plush toys.
Pokémon Concierge, Netflix’s first venture into stop-motion animation for the franchise, offers fans a unique perspective on their beloved characters. It provides them with a glimpse into the lives of Pokémon as they enjoy a well-deserved vacation at the picturesque tropical resort.
Since its initial announcement in February, fans have eagerly anticipated the release of Pokémon Concierge. The series expands the Pokémon universe beyond the realm of video games, delving into new storytelling techniques to deliver an engaging and visually stunning experience.
In addition to Pokémon Concierge, Netflix also offers other Pokémon content for fans to enjoy, including classic series like Pokémon Indigo League, Pokémon Master Journeys, and Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles.
While the original Pokémon anime series centered around Ash’s journey, the franchise has now entered a post-Ash era. Pokémon Horizons, the eighth Pokémon anime series and the next film in the franchise, is set to premiere on Netflix in February 2024, promising fresh adventures and captivating storylines.
Directed Iku Ogawa and written Harumi Doki, Pokémon Concierge boasts an exceptional voice cast in both the original Japanese version and the English dubbed version. The show is comprised of four episodes, each running approximately 14 to 20 minutes.
As fans eagerly anticipate the release of Pokémon Concierge, there is still uncertainty surrounding the series’ future beyond its initial four-episode season. Regardless, it is undoubtedly a delightful addition to the Pokémon universe that will captivate fans young and old. | https://ticker.tv/news/netflix-debuts-first-ever-stop-animation-pokemon-series/393393/ | 2024-01-01T03:28:07Z |
The Detroit Pistons have made a significant change to their coaching staff, with head coach Monty Williams bringing in experienced coach Brian Adams as an assistant per a report by ESPN NBA Insider Adrian Wojnarowski. This move comes after Williams and his team ended a historic 28-game losing streak with Saturday's victory over the Toronto Raptors.
ESPN Sources: Detroit Pistons coach Monty Williams is fortifying his staff, bringing on former 76ers and Clippers assistant Brian Adams as a coach: https://t.co/lu8qg6rxHy
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) December 31, 2023
Adams is an experienced assistant who spent most of the past decade with the Philadelphia 76ers and LA Clippers under Doc Rivers, and was most recently a head coach in the Taiwan T1 League. However, he will now return to the NBA to join the Pistons on their upcoming Western Conference trip.
Adams has previous experience as the G League head coach for the LA Clippers, where he spent two seasons from 2018 to 2020. His addition to the Pistons' coaching staff is seen as a valuable asset, especially after the team's recent triumph over the Toronto Raptors, breaking their losing streak. The Pistons' win prevented them from surpassing the previous record set by the Philadelphia 76ers across the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons.
The addition of Brian Adams to Williams's coaching staff adds another savvy, experienced mind to the conversation of how to turn around a storied Pistons franchise that has fallen on hard times. The Pistons' losing streak became historic after their defeat against the Brooklyn Nets, making them the first team in the NBA to lose 27 consecutive games in a single season. They suffered another loss to the Boston Celtics, reaching their 28th consecutive defeat.
With the addition of Brian Adams to their coaching staff, the Pistons hope to continue their journey toward improvement and success. Adams will join the team as they prepare for a tough four-game road trip as they prepare to play the Rockets, Jazz, Warriors, and Nuggets to start the New Year before heading back home to face the Sacramento Kings. | https://clutchpoints.com/pistons-news-monty-williams-makes-coaching-move-as-28-game-losing-streak-ends | 2024-01-01T03:28:09Z |
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) – It looks like 2023 goes out with snow for some, but will it impact your New Year’s Eve travel plans? The details are below…
Any snow for New Year’s Eve?
A weak weather system is approaching central New York, just in time for New Year’s Eve. Some light snow showers develop the first part of the night and make it about as far north as the south shore of Lake Ontario. The Tug Hill and especially the North Country look to remain dry New Year’s Eve.
Where it does snow New Year’s Eve, any accumulations are light and temperatures are mostly above freezing through the evening, minimizing the impact on travel. Just keep an eye out on secondary roads and in general over higher elevations where roads could get a bit slick. This snow should taper before sunrise New Year’s Day.
Quiet start to 2024
An area of low pressure that brought parts of central New York some light snow New Year’s Eve is passing to the south and east of central New York, so we expect quiet weather to start 2024 on Monday. There will be more clouds than sun to ring in the new year. The brightest weather is northeast of Syracuse Monday while clouds are most stubborn over the Finger Lakes.
We are rather seasonable with temperatures in the low to mid 30s.
We have a better chance of seeing sun on Tuesday, perhaps even turning into a mostly sunny day for parts of the region. Temperatures respond accordingly as our highs will be around 40.
We should stay relatively mild through the middle of the week before a quick shot of chilly air and snow showers return for Thursday.
Keep checking the latest 7-day forecast for updates. | https://www.localsyr.com/weather/storm-team-headlines/2024-rings-in-quiet-weather-wise-in-cny/ | 2024-01-01T03:28:10Z |
16:29, 20 February 2019 | GMT +6
Almaty to build 8 schools
ALMATY. KAZINFORM Almaty authorities plan to build eight new schools, Kazinform reports.
"Almay annually allocates more than KZT 100 bln to pay salaries for 32,000 teachers, maintenance costs of 221 schools, 182 kindergartens, 20 colleges and construction of new educational facilities," Almaty Mayor Bauyrzhan Baibek said.
11 new schools and 9 kindergartens for 8,000 children were built for the past three years.
He also added eight new large schools will be built in Almaty until 2022 under the Kazakh President's Address.
Besides, large construction companies will put into operation two kindergartens for 270 kids. | https://en.inform.kz/news/almaty-to-build-8-schools_a3500220/ | 2024-01-01T03:28:11Z |
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Summary: A recent study conducted Harvard’s School of Public Health has shed light on the significant financial gains social media companies make through advertisements targeted at users aged 17 and younger. These findings highlight the urgent need to re-evaluate the effects of such advertising on young minds.
In a groundbreaking analysis Harvard’s School of Public Health, researchers have uncovered the staggering amount of revenue generated social media companies through advertisements targeting individuals under the age of 17. This study brings forth a compelling argument for reevaluating the impact of social media advertising on our youth.
Rather than focusing solely on the financial aspects, the study delves into the implications of targeting young users with ads. By examining the psychological and cognitive effects, the researchers aim to shed light on the potentially harmful consequences of this advertising practice.
The study highlights the responsibility that falls upon social media platforms to ensure that advertising content does not manipulate or harm impressionable young minds. It calls for the implementation of stricter guidelines to prevent the dissemination of harmful advertisements to this vulnerable demographic.
Furthermore, the researchers found that the overwhelming presence of advertising on social media platforms exposes young individuals to potentially harmful products and lifestyles. This constant bombardment can contribute to the normalization of unhealthy behaviors and unrealistic beauty ideals, leading to issues such as self-esteem problems and body image concerns.
The revelation of the substantial revenue flowing into social media companies from advertising aimed at young users emphasizes the need for increased regulation and transparency. It is imperative that policymakers recognize the significant influence these platforms hold over young individuals and take appropriate action to safeguard their well-being.
In conclusion, Harvard’s School of Public Health’s study exposes the alarming financial gains derived from social media advertising targeting users aged 17 and younger. This research highlights the urgent need for tighter regulations to protect the vulnerable minds of our youth from the potentially harmful effects of such advertising practices. | https://ticker.tv/news/one-reason-social-media-companies-arent-doing-more-to-protect-children-ad-revenue/393192/ | 2024-01-01T03:28:13Z |
The Las Vegas Raiders will not be playing beyond the regular season after suffering a gut-wrenching 23-20 road loss to Gardner Minshew and the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. With that setback, Las Vegas got eliminated from playoff contention and will just have to settle for a record guaranteed to stay under .500 by the end of the campaign. Raiders head coach Antonio Pierce was obviously not happy with how things turned out for his team in the Colts game, and his frustration was compounded by wounds Las Vegas inflicted on itself.
Pierce expressed his disappointment during the postgame press conference (via Vic Tafur of The Athletic).
Pierce blamed pre-snap focus and said this was first time on his watch that Raiders beat themselves pic.twitter.com/GdX3vVccSN
— Vic Tafur (@VicTafur) December 31, 2023
Although the Raiders did not record a turnover and had 10 more first downs than the Colts (26-16), they were called for seven penalties. If there was a game the Raiders needed to be a hundred percent locked in on the field, it was going to be that Week 17 showdown versus the Colts, as they simply could not afford to lose that contest if they were to keep their faint playoff hopes alive. Instead, the Raiders will play the Denver Nuggets in Week 18 with virtually nothing on the line.
Against the Colts, Aidan O'Connell went 30/47 for 299 passing yards and two touchdowns, while running back Zamir White paced the Raiders on the ground with 71 rushing yards on 20 carries.
Despite the loss to the Colts, Pierce has seemingly built a good case about why the Raiders should hire him as the team's full-time head coach. Las Vegas played with more heart on the field during his stint as interim head coach than during the time of Josh McDaniels' who was fired from his job amid a poor start to the campaign. | https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-antonio-pierce-disappointed-reaction-week-17-loss-colts | 2024-01-01T03:28:15Z |
It’s highly offensive, but that’s not the problem with Ricky Gervais’ Armageddon
By Ben Pobjie
There’s a little sinking feeling that hits when, in the first couple of minutes of Ricky Gervais’s latest stand-up special Armageddon, he cracks out the word “woke”.
There’s something about that word: it tends to act as a signal that what follows is going to be some hard-right reactionary old-man-shouting-at-clouds tedium. Which is exactly what Gervais’s most strident critics expect from him, of course.
His previous special, Supernature, drew strong criticism for his jokes about trans issues, and for seeming to cross a line between ‘I don’t care who I offend’ to ‘I enjoy offending people’.
Armageddon, presently the number 1 show on Netflix in Australia, is arguably not as provocative as Supernature. But there does still seem to be an attempt to court controversy from a man who has proved himself invincible to cancel culture despite being high on the list of what might be termed problematic celebrities.
This doesn’t mean it’s as funny as Gervais can be, his focus in Armageddon seems to be on being edgy, rather than being hilarious.
Gervais’ musings on “woke” do not descend to Fox News-level lefty-baiting, and his mockery of those who might occasionally be tagged with that epithet is for the most part amusing enough.
But the very fact he pulls out such a tired, played-out term is suggestive of a certain lack of sharpness: a little laziness of thought that does not permeate the special, but does occasionally seep in, to the show’s overall detriment.
The show is not, thank goodness, all about wokeness, though Gervais’ delight in poking fun at modern sensitivities is always evident. His main subject, as usual, is the arrogance and stupidity of the human race, whether that takes the form of ludicrous cultural policing of movies, petty fixations on language, or our species’ peculiarly hubristic march to self-destruction – as hinted in the show’s title.
There are superb bits on humans’ tendency to overlook what’s important in favour of their own narrow obsessions – a sequence on a website’s monitoring of animal cruelty in Schindler’s List leads to some big laughs. Gervais is also quite happy to include himself in the mass of humanity at which he takes aim, and many of those who have absorbed a social media-based view of the man might be surprised at the level of self-awareness his comedy possesses.
At less inspired moments, however, there’s a sense that the star started with an idea to piss someone off, and worked backward to find a joke. Jokes about paedophilia and disability are clearly written with no concern for anyone’s feelings, which is no problem in itself, but you may find yourself wishing he’d edited his script more with an eye to maximum comedic impact rather than cheering his own willingness to offend quite so much.
Then again, the normal province of the stand-up is to rant about what irritates them, and people who are too sensitive to jokes really do irritate Ricky Gervais. Like his other specials, Armageddon is punctuated by asides on the nature and the purpose of humour, and frustration that the world is too full of people who take jokes both too literally and too seriously.
Previously Gervais has been pilloried in particular for his material on the transgender community, and even while he revels in the anger of his critics and the notoriety it affords him, it obviously does still rankle him to some extent that his jokes have been seen as harmful, particularly when contrasted with other problems of the world.
There are no rants on gender in this special, but the odd mention crops up, seemingly more as a nod to what he sees as the absurdity of past criticisms than anything particularly related to the subject at hand.
It is, to some extent, a fool’s errand to review a stand-up comedy show, because it is a self-reviewing artform. When you get on stage and tell jokes, the audience will either laugh or they won’t, and that reaction makes anything a critic can say kind of irrelevant.
He’s one of the world’s most successful stand-ups, and no matter how much that might rankle with some, it gives him pretty much the perfect riposte to any critic.
Nevertheless, from someone who’s been a diehard fan of everything Gervais has done for a couple of decades, Armageddon feels like a piece of work unworthy of its creator’s great talents. There are plenty of laughs, but they just don’t seem as plentiful, or as memorable, as they have been in the past. If Gervais has begun to rest on his laurels, after all he’s achieved, you might not blame him, but as he finishes his set with some trademark “but seriously” material, the feeling that the blade, if not entirely dulled, could use some sharpening before the next outing, is inescapable.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — During 2023, nearly 500 people died from suspected overdoses in Knox County according to the Knox County District Attorney’s office.
District Attorney Charme Allen’s office maintains a Suspected Overdose Death Dashboard using data provided by the Knox County Regional Forensic Center. While the data can fluctuate over time if the medical examiner determines that a death was not caused by an overdose, as of New Years Eve, the dashboard states that 469 people died of suspected overdoses in Knox County in 2023.
45 of those suspected overdoses happened in December, although data has not yet been entered for December 29-31.
A chart from the DA’s office showing the date that suspected overdose deaths happen bounces frequently between none and three or four deaths, but a few dates appear to show slightly higher spikes. On April 1, the chart records six suspected overdose deaths. May 12, July 14 and November 8 each show 5 deaths on the chart.
Although the final number of suspected overdose deaths has not yet been released, it appears that there were less suspected overdose deaths in 2023 than in the year prior. In 2022, the DA’s office record 511 overdose deaths.
Compared to 2022 and 2021, the 2023’s number may feel encouraging, but 2023’s suspected overdose deaths are still more than double the number of deaths that happened in 2016, the first year that the DA’s office released a report for the number of fatal overdose victims in Knox County. The number of overdose deaths recorded in the previous reports were:
- 2016 – 224 overdose deaths
- 2017 – 293 overdose deaths
- 2018 – 325 overdose deaths
- 2019 – 293 overdose deaths
- 2020 – 383 overdose deaths
- 2021 – 533 overdose deaths
Each of these reports are listed on the DA’s Suspected Overdose Death Dashboard.
Earlier this year, the Knox County Regional Forensic Center released a report on drug-related deaths in Knox and Anderson County in 2022, which also listed the top 10 drugs that were found in the more than 600 overdose deaths that happened in the two counties. While it may seem unsurprising, fentanyl and fentanyl analogues were found in 463 of the drug related deaths, and Methamphetamine was found in 295 of the drug related deaths, according to the report.
It’s still too early to report what caused the nearly 500 suspected overdose deaths that happened in Knox County during 2023, in June, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released a list of the top 10 drugs that were projected to be submitted statewide to TBI’s Crime Labs. Among those top 10 were fentanyl, methamphetamine, and Xylazine.
For those struggling with addiction, there are resources available. The Tennessee REDLINE offers substance misuse treatment referrals 24/7, 365 days a year, and it can be reached by phone call or text at 1-800-889-9789. the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration also has a national helpline available at 1-800-662-4357.
For those in the Knoxville area, Metro Drug Coalition also offers education, harm reduction programs, and recovery support services to anyone looking to seek a life free from substance misuse. In addition to events and online resources, MDC also opened The Gateway, which is located just outside of downtown Knoxville. The Gateway is a recover community center that provided individuals struggling with addiction nearly 23,000 services in its first year of operations.
To view The Gateway’s calendar, click here. | https://www.wate.com/news/knox-county-news/nearly-500-people-died-of-suspected-overdoses-in-knox-county-during-2023/ | 2024-01-01T03:28:16Z |
Local College Football Bowl Season TV Schedule & Streaming Info in Iowa
Published: Dec. 25, 2023 at 2:59 PM CST|Updated: 17 minutes ago
The Iowa Hawkeyes and the Tennessee Volunteers hit the field in the Citrus Bowl for college football postseason competition in 2023, a key matchup featuring the state of Iowa.
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College Football Games to Watch in Iowa on TV This Week
Drake Bulldogs at North Dakota State Bison
- Time: 3:30 PM ET
- Date: Saturday, November 25
- Venue: Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome
- TV Channel: ESPN+
- Live Stream: ESPN+
Memphis Tigers at Iowa State Cyclones
- Time: 3:30 PM ET
- Date: Friday, December 29
- Venue: Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Iowa State (-10.5)
No. 20 Iowa Hawkeyes at No. 25 Tennessee Volunteers
- Time: 1:00 PM ET
- Date: Monday, January 1
- Venue: Camping World Stadium
- TV Channel: ABC
- Live Stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Tennessee (-5.5)
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Local College Football Bowl Season TV Schedule & Streaming Info in Tennessee
Published: Dec. 25, 2023 at 2:59 PM CST|Updated: 16 minutes ago
On the 2023 college football postseason schedule, fans of schools in Tennessee should have their eyes on the Iowa Hawkeyes versus the Tennessee Volunteers in the Citrus Bowl.
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College Football Games to Watch in Tennessee on TV This Week
Chattanooga Mocs at Austin Peay Governors
- Time: 3:00 PM ET
- Date: Saturday, November 25
- Venue: Fortera Stadium
- TV Channel: ESPN+
- Live Stream: ESPN+
Chattanooga Mocs at Furman Paladins
- Time: 1:00 PM ET
- Date: Saturday, December 2
- Venue: Paladin Stadium
- TV Channel: ESPN+
- Live Stream: ESPN+
Memphis Tigers at Iowa State Cyclones
- Time: 3:30 PM ET
- Date: Friday, December 29
- Venue: Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Iowa State (-10.5)
No. 20 Iowa Hawkeyes at No. 25 Tennessee Volunteers
- Time: 1:00 PM ET
- Date: Monday, January 1
- Venue: Camping World Stadium
- TV Channel: ABC
- Live Stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Tennessee (-5.5)
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SYRACUSE, NY (WSYR) – Could winter be ready to arrive for real as we head into the new year? The Storm Team breaks down what’s going on with the weather patterns into mid-January.
We are hearing signs of some winter weather for the Northeast. Is this true?
Certainly, the weather pattern is waking up, and the jet stream is set to become more active by the upcoming weekend and at least give us some chances for snow in the first half of January.
First off, we are relatively quiet leading up to the first weekend of 2024. In fact, Tuesday and Wednesday could be near 40 degrees! Click here to get the latest short-term Storm Team forecast.
So when is our first chance of meaningful snow?
We would say to circle Sunday, January 8.
Low pressure will track out of the Southern Plains Saturday and up through the southern Appalachians before reforming off the Mid-Atlantic coast Sunday.
At this point, it looks like the path would leave Central New York on the ‘cold’ side of this storm, with a widespread snow looking more and more likely. We will have to hone in on the exact path of the low later in the week before we start to talk specific accumulations, but it is safe to say this is our best chance for accumulating snow we’ve had in almost a month.
What happens after that?
We mentioned that the pattern is becoming more active, and right on the heels of Sunday’s system, a new area of low pressure is set to develop somewhere in the East during the Tuesday/Wednesday timeframe (January 9/10).
The path of this low is more uncertain, so precipitation type is also more uncertain. It could be all snow or a scenario where we start as a wintry mix of snow/sleet/freezing rain before changing to all rain.
Does this mean we are finally getting into winter?
The signs are pointing more in that direction.
The active jet stream is a step in the right direction, but it helps that colder air is finally looking to move into the lower 48 states. Much of December, the coldest air in the Northern Hemisphere was confined to Asia (specifically Siberia), but it looks like that air is going to be on the move early in January, and the 8-to-14-day forecast suggests a piece of that colder air moves into the western United States for the middle of the month.
This means the Northeast should get teased by some seasonably cold air mid-month and POSSIBLY some more sustained cold toward the end of the month. The jury, however, is still out on that.
After all of that, the takeaway for skiers and snowmobilers is there is finally some optimism as we get into the heart of our winter season. | https://www.localsyr.com/weather/storm-team-headlines/will-our-winter-get-a-kick-start-in-the-new-year/ | 2024-01-01T03:28:16Z |
ABC has been slammed for its New Year’s Eve coverage, with many mocking the performances as “amateur”.
An estimated one million viewers tuned into the ABC’s annual broadcast on Sunday night.
Charlie Pickering, Zan Rowe and Concetta Caristo hosted the show, which featured a number of acts, including Mark Seymour, Grent Perez and Angie McMahon.
However, it was a performance by indie electro pop band Confidence Man that sparked confusion.
“It’s like a year six talent quest performance,” one person wrote.
“This techno, synth, prancing, fake, lip syncing, narcissistic, vacuous crap is fkn dreadful!!! Throw them in the harbour!” wrote another.
Others were confused about the line up.
“Going from Confidence Man to Harry Connick Jnr is like when my Spotify switches from my K-pop ballad playlist to my death metal playlist,” one viewer.
“Well, that’s another ABC NYE done and dusted, and once again, incredibly disappointing,” another commented.
“The ABC managed to make their coverage even worse this year. What on earth was that?” a different watcher asked.
“The illegal fireworks in my suburb are more entertaining,” one said.
Other viewers were more complimentary, remarking that it was its best edition in years.
“Thoroughly enjoyed the New Year’s eve concert most notably the superb performance of Casey Donovan and Jessica Mauboy. Congratulations!” one watcher posted online.
Another viewer praised the ABC’s high profile billing of Australian artists.
“Great performances, local performers deserve to be recognised. Thank you.”
Headlining the performance was US crooner Harry Connick Jnr, perhaps one of the most high-profile musicians to ever grace the stage at the ABC’s event.
Alongside the house band, Connick Jnr performed his hit song Come By Me as well as a rendition of the Ella Fitzgerald standard What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?
ARIA Award winning rapper Genesis Owusu, donning a white suit and bug eye sunglasses, performed a three-song set which included a cover of Devo’s 1980 hit Whip It.
Also of note, was musician Angie McMahon rendition of the late Sinead O’Connor’s hit Nothing Compares 2 U, before then performing two original works.
Between the songs, McMahon spoke out against the Israel-Hamas war.
“I hope you’ll all have a great night. Thanks again. Palestinians should be free,” she said, before performing her final stong.
The Israel-Hamas war has continued to rage in the lead up to New Year’s Eve.
Hunters & Collectors frontman Mark Seymour, singer songwriter Casey Donovan, Filipino-Australian performer Grant Perez of YouTube fame, songstress Jessica Mauboy, Arnhem Land surf rock band King Stingray and indie-electro pop group Confidence Man also appeared.
Throughout the programming, Australia’s indigenous culture and heritage was also recognised with a Welcome to Country led by elders from the Aboriginal community in Sydney.
As the clock hit midnight, the televised coverage which was broadcast from the Sydney Opera House forecourt, pivoted to showcasing the spectacular fireworks display which over a million had gathered to enjoy. | https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/abcs-new-years-eve-broadcast-is-slammed-for-amateur-performances-c-13080466 | 2024-01-01T03:28:16Z |
How to protect your Android phone from the bank account draining Chameleon trojan
Malware known as the Chameleon Android banking trojan is being used by attackers to get into Android users' banking and financial apps. Once these cyber criminals gain access to these apps, their goal is to steal all of their victims' cash. The trojan was first spotted early this year and tricks victims into granting it permissions by pretending to be a legitimate app. Once the malware has access to a victim's phone, it can monitor how the phone is being used and intercept credentials.
Using a fake lock screen, the malware tricks you into providing your PIN giving it access to your phone
Now read this closely. Here is how the malware steals money from victims. The malware will display a fake lock screen asking the user to type in his/her PIN. The malware records the PIN and unlocks the phone allowing it to access the victim's banking and financial apps while also obtaining other personal information. The malware can send money to the attackers' accounts or purchase goods online without the knowledge of the owner of the phone.
Android device users need to protect themselves from the Chameleon Android banking trojan
According to The New York Post, there is a new and "improved" version of the Chameleon trojan that opens an HTML webpage. This site requests permission from the device owner to change his/her accessibility settings which will then be abused until the device asks for a PIN. The victim may never even notice that something is going on as a platform called Zombinder attaches the malware to regular apps that haven't been attacked by the criminals.
Change your passwords using a trusted device like your PC or Mac
The best way to protect your Android phone is to stay away from sideloading apps from third-party app stores, Stick to the Google Play Store or the Samsung Galaxy Store if you have a Galaxy-branded device. Also, to make sure that your Android phone is protected, make sure it is running the latest version of Android. If you have any updates pending, install them.
The Chameleon banking trojan uses a keylogger that records passwords when they are typed on the infected device. Change the passwords to all of your apps starting with the financial apps first. Here's the thing though, do not use the infected phone to change the passwords such as your computer. Use strong and unique passwords. Also, check your online accounts and look for unusual activity. You should also go through your credit reports to look for signs of identity theft or fraud.
If you come across signs that your banking and credit card information have been obtained by attackers, inform the banks and credit card companies immediately. Tell your contacts to be on the lookout for messages from you that seem unusual and/or strange.
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Sunday, December 31, 2023 – Actress Iretiola Doyle has revealed how she escaped death after inhaling carbon monoxide in a car in November this year.
In a post shared on her Instagram page today December 31, the actress detailed how she survived after the inhalation.
She wrote;
“19th November 2023 …
This is how the day started, happy, bright, excited, surrounded by some of my all time favourite people, scheduled to speak at one of our tertiary institutions on the outskirts of Lagos, and my boys @tha.sage & @dozieonyiriuka had agreed to come with.
Thank God they did, and thank God that we stopped briefly at the mall to connect with Co- travellers and allow my boys to get some refreshments for the trip.
Barely 30 minutes after these pictures were taken by @jem1yo … I was found unconscious in the car that had been sent to ferry us, foaming at the mouth, blood trickling down my nose…
What? Where?? How???
Forget the minutiae. It was a bizarre case of carbon monoxide poisoning… somehow, the gas had found its way through the AC vents, the driver and I sitting in the car, inhaling that sh*t.
The ONLY reason I am alive to tell this story is because God, in His infinite mercy, said NO.
On this day, Jehovah Jireh aligned the best Nigeria had to offer – people, medical personnel, logistics, and every single resource required in that moment and in the following days in my favour. Had ONE thing shifted out of place… I would not be here.
This is a testimony and a teachable moment…
Carbon monoxide poisoning is a thing… and not just from generators. It is silent and it is swift.
God is also real… and He is faithful.
I am a walking, talking, breathing testament to His faithfulness.”
Carbon monoxide poisoning occurs when carbon monoxide builds up in the blood. When too much carbon monoxide is in the air, the body replaces the oxygen in the red blood cells with carbon monoxide, which can lead to serious tissue damage or even death.
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Almaty to hail Women of Central Asia in Digital Space event
ALMATY. KAZINFORM The event will take place on 6 March 2019 in the Library of the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty. The theme of this year's International Women's Day (8th March) is ‘Women in the Digital Space'.
The Women in the Digital Space initiative calls everyone to take a few minutes of their time to create, enrich or translate, in as many languages as possible, Wikipedia and other digital platforms profiles of women committed in the fields of education, science, culture, social and human sciences, or communication and information.
The event is organized by the UNESCO Almaty Office in collaboration with the Library of the Kazakh National University, the UNESCO Almaty Office's official website reads.
Venue: 71/27, Timiryazev str., Almaty, Computer class of the Alfarabi Library at Kazakh National University, 3rd floor. Time and date: 10:00 to 12:00 06.03.2019 | https://en.inform.kz/news/almaty-to-hail-women-of-central-asia-in-digital-space-event_a3499467/ | 2024-01-01T03:28:18Z |
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WhatsApp users, beware! Scammers have come up with a new way to deceive individuals and steal personal information through video calls. A recent incident in Kuwait involved a fake police call that led to the victim being transferred to a phony bank official. This alarming trend is spreading, prompting warnings for users to be cautious of random video call scams that can result in the theft of personal data and money.
To protect yourself against these scams, experts advise exercising caution when receiving video calls from unknown numbers. It is crucial to verify the caller’s identity making a regular voice call. By doing so, you can confirm whether the call is legitimate or part of a fraudulent scheme.
The incident in Kuwait is not an isolated case. In a similar scam, a fake police officer attempted to trick victims into providing their Civil ID details. Scammers are constantly evolving their tactics to exploit unsuspecting individuals, making it essential for everyone to stay vigilant and aware.
These incidents highlight the importance of being proactive in safeguarding personal information. Always be skeptical of unsolicited video calls and never share confidential details without proper verification. Educate yourself and your loved ones about these scams to prevent falling victim to such fraudulent activities.
Ultimately, it is up to WhatsApp users to be responsible and take necessary precautions to protect themselves from falling prey to these increasingly sophisticated scams. Stay vigilant, stay informed, and stay safe in the digital age. | https://ticker.tv/news/scammers-pose-as-police-and-bank-officials-in-whatsapp-video-call/393341/ | 2024-01-01T03:28:20Z |
Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs was doubtful heading into Sunday's Week 17 clash against the Indianapolis Colts and is not going to play because of a quad injury, according to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero. While the Raiders held out some hope Jacobs could return to play this weekend, he didn't practice all week and just wasn't ready to go.
Jacobs hasn't played since Dec. 10 against the Minnesota Vikings. After that, the Raiders running back missed the 63-21 destruction of the Los Angeles Chargers and the thrilling Christmas Day victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.
Jacobs' season has been somewhat disappointing after a monster 2022 campaign in which he rushed 340 times for 1,653 yards (4.9 yards per carry) and 12 touchdowns. He also caught 53 passes for 400 yards to go over 2,000 yards from scrimmage.
This season, Jacobs has 233 carries for 805 yards (3.5 yards per carry) and six touchdowns to go along with 37 catches for 296 yards. Injuries have played a role in the diminished effectiveness, and the Raiders' quarterback issues haven't helped either.
Zamir White filling in
With Josh Jacobs out, Zamir White has stepped in and done a terrific job. After not getting many carries leading up to the Chargers game, White got the bulk of the workload in that blowout, rushing 17 times for 69 yards and a touchdown while also catching three passes for 16 yards.
White then turned in a star performance against the Chiefs, turning 22 carries into 145 yards in the shocking 20-14 win. With Jacobs not ready to return for Week 17, expect to see White get plenty of action once again in this crucial game against the Colts.
Raiders' playoff chances
The Raiders' improbable win over the Chiefs moved them to 7-8 to keep their playoff hopes alive. Vegas is a game behind the Colts, who hold the seventh and final playoff spot in the AFC.
That makes this Week 17 matchup all the more crucial. It should be a good one as Antonio Pierce's squad tries to stay alive, but Josh Jacobs won't be out there to help. | https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-news-josh-jacobs-ruled-out-for-week-17-clash-colts | 2024-01-01T03:28:21Z |
Top 25 College Football Streams & TV Channel Info | Bowl Season
Published: Dec. 25, 2023 at 2:46 PM CST|Updated: 28 minutes ago
Among the best games on the 2023 bowl game schedule is the No. 3 Texas Longhorns taking on the No. 2 Washington Huskies in the Sugar Bowl.
Looking for how to watch college football? All the best games to watch this weekend are here.
How to Watch AP Top 25 Games
No. 24 James Madison Dukes at Air Force Falcons
- Time: 3:30 PM ET
- Date: Saturday, December 23
- Venue: Amon G. Carter Stadium
- TV Channel: ABC
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Air Force (-2)
Virginia Tech Hokies at No. 23 Tulane Green Wave
- Time: 2:00 PM ET
- Date: Wednesday, December 27
- Venue: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Virginia Tech (-11.5)
No. 16 Louisville Cardinals at USC Trojans
- Time: 8:00 PM ET
- Date: Wednesday, December 27
- Venue: Petco Park
- TV Channel: FOX
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Louisville (-4.5)
Texas A&M Aggies at No. 22 Oklahoma State Cowboys
- Time: 9:00 PM ET
- Date: Wednesday, December 27
- Venue: NRG Stadium
- TV Channel: SECN
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Oklahoma State (-3.5)
No. 17 SMU Mustangs at Boston College Eagles
- Time: 11:00 AM ET
- Date: Thursday, December 28
- Venue: Fenway Park
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: SMU (-13)
No. 19 NC State Wolfpack at Kansas State Wildcats
- Time: 5:45 PM ET
- Date: Thursday, December 28
- Venue: Camping World Stadium
- TV Channel: ACCN
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Kansas State (-3)
No. 14 Arizona Wildcats at No. 12 Oklahoma Sooners
- Time: 9:15 PM ET
- Date: Thursday, December 28
- Venue: Alamodome
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Arizona (-2.5)
No. 21 Oregon State Beavers at No. 15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Time: 2:00 PM ET
- Date: Friday, December 29
- Venue: Sun Bowl Stadium
- TV Channel: CBS
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Notre Dame (-5.5)
No. 9 Missouri Tigers at No. 7 Ohio State Buckeyes
- Time: 8:00 PM ET
- Date: Friday, December 29
- Venue: AT&T Stadium
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Favorite: Ohio State (-4)
No. 11 Ole Miss Rebels at No. 10 Penn State Nittany Lions
- Time: 12:00 PM ET
- Date: Saturday, December 30
- Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Favorite: Penn State (-6)
No. 6 Georgia Bulldogs at No. 4 Florida State Seminoles
- Time: 4:00 PM ET
- Date: Saturday, December 30
- Venue: Hard Rock Stadium
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Favorite: Georgia (-22.5)
Wisconsin Badgers at No. 13 LSU Tigers
- Time: 12:00 PM ET
- Date: Monday, January 1
- Venue: Raymond James Stadium
- TV Channel: SECN
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: LSU (-8.5)
No. 18 Liberty Flames at No. 8 Oregon Ducks
- Time: 1:00 PM ET
- Date: Monday, January 1
- Venue: State Farm Stadium
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Favorite: Oregon (-17.5)
No. 20 Iowa Hawkeyes at No. 25 Tennessee Volunteers
- Time: 1:00 PM ET
- Date: Monday, January 1
- Venue: Camping World Stadium
- TV Channel: ABC
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Tennessee (-5.5)
No. 5 Alabama Crimson Tide at No. 1 Michigan Wolverines
- Time: 5:00 PM ET
- Date: Monday, January 1
- Venue: Rose Bowl
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Favorite: Michigan (-1.5)
No. 3 Texas Longhorns at No. 2 Washington Huskies
- Time: 8:45 PM ET
- Date: Monday, January 1
- Venue: Caesars Superdome
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Favorite: Texas (-3.5)
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CUSA Football Promo Codes, Predictions, Computer Picks & Best Bets | Bowl Season
Published: Dec. 31, 2023 at 1:44 PM CST|Updated: 2 hours ago
Based on our projections, the best bet in terms of the total for the four CUSA bowl season games is Liberty vs. Oregon -- for more tips, including parlay possibilities, keep reading.
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Best Week 18 CUSA Spread Bets
Pick: Western Kentucky +4.5 vs. Old Dominion
- Matchup: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Old Dominion Monarchs
- Projected Favorite & Spread: Old Dominion by 0.5 points
- Time: 2:30 PM ET
- Date: December 18
- TV Channel: ESPN (Stream on Fubo)
Pick: Fresno State +3.5 vs. New Mexico State
- Matchup: New Mexico State Aggies at Fresno State Bulldogs
- Projected Favorite & Spread: New Mexico State by 0.0 points
- Time: 5:45 PM ET
- Date: December 16
- TV Channel: ESPN (Stream on Fubo)
Pick: Louisiana +3.5 vs. Jacksonville State
- Matchup: Jacksonville State Gamecocks at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
- Projected Favorite & Spread: Jacksonville State by 1.5 points
- Time: 2:15 PM ET
- Date: December 16
- TV Channel: ESPN (Stream on Fubo)
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Best Week 18 CUSA Total Bets
Under 67.5 - Liberty vs. Oregon
- Matchup: Liberty Flames at Oregon Ducks
- Projected Total: 61.4 points
- Time: 1:00 PM ET
- Date: January 1
- TV Channel: ESPN
Over 48.5 - Western Kentucky vs. Old Dominion
- Matchup: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers at Old Dominion Monarchs
- Projected Total: 54.2 points
- Time: 2:30 PM ET
- Date: December 18
- TV Channel: ESPN (Stream on Fubo)
Under 57.5 - Jacksonville State vs. Louisiana
- Matchup: Jacksonville State Gamecocks at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns
- Projected Total: 55.6 points
- Time: 2:15 PM ET
- Date: December 16
- TV Channel: ESPN (Stream on Fubo)
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No. 23 Miami drops first home game to No. 19 Louisville, 77-72
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Jayda Curry scored 19 points on 7-of-12 shooting, Merissah Russell scored 11 of her 12 points in the fourth quarter Sunday, and No. 19 Louisville beat Miami 77-72 in a sloppy and disjointed ACC opener for both teams.
Nyla Harris had 13 points — nine in the first quarter — and 12 rebounds for Louisville (12-2), Kiki Jefferson scored 12 and Olivia Cochran finished with 11 points, seven rebounds, two steals and two blocks.
Ja’Leah Williams hit from behind the arc to give Miami a four-point lead with 6:57 to play; Russell answered with a 3-pointer 18 seconds later. She added two more 3s and a pair of free throws before Harris made a layup with 55 seconds left to cap a 13-5 run that gave the Cardinals a 73-69 lead.
Lemyah Hylton made a layup, but Nina Rickards hit a pull-up jumper from the left elbow with 13 seconds left. Williams made the second of two free throws to make it 75-72 about nine seconds later, and Cochran capped the scoring with two foul shots.
Hylton led Miami (10-2) with 12 points, and Williams scored eight of her 11 in the fourth quarter. Shayeann Day-Wilson, Lashae Dwyer and Jasmyne Roberts added 10 points apiece.
Louisville made 28 of 56 from the field, shot 56% (5 of 9) from 3-point range, and made as many free throws (16) as Miami attempted.
The teams combined for 42 turnovers and 41 personal fouls.
Louisville returns home to face Duke on Thursday. Miami plays at Boston College on Thursday.
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David Warner can appreciate he’s not everyone’s cup of tea, which is why the retiring opener has issued an open invitation to his critics to sit down and have a beer so they can get to know the real him and not just the one they see on TV.
The 37-year-old is preparing to play his final Test match for Australia against Pakistan at the SCG, with Warner announcing on Monday that he’s also retired from ODI cricket after helping win the World Cup in India last year.
It’s the end of an incredible part of his career that started 15 years ago when he burst onto the scene with a swashbuckling 89 in a T20 against a quality South African attack, with Warner’s willingness to attack the new ball making him one of the most feared openers of all time.
He finishes as Australia’s most prolific Test opener and with the second-most ODI centuries for his country, but despite all his achievements, he hasn’t won over the entire public.
He’s copped his fair share of hate on social media from people he’s never met, ex-teammates have had cracks at him in recent weeks and a former selector recently suggested he shouldn’t give tips on who should replace him going forward.
Warner has seen and heard it all, and he welcomes anyone who has an issue with him to sit down for a drink once he retires, having already proven his doubters wrong when they suggested he was too flashy to play Tests.
“There are two types of likes and dislikes. There are ones that hide behind the keyboard and there are ones in real life who have a sit down with you, have a beer and get to know you. They are the real people who actually support you,” he said.
“I’ve had a few of them, where I’ve called people out and had a beer with them and they’ve changed their opinion totally. That goes back probably four, five, six years ago.
“But what you see is what you get. I’m very honest, I’m open, always happy to have a beer with anyone that has a disagreement in the public. If you don’t like what you see on TV, reach out I’ll have a beer with you. That’s open to anyone.”
While no one can fault his aggression with the bat on the field, a lot of the public disconnect stems from the sandpaper controversy in South Africa in 2018. Warner was suspended for 12 months and banned from holding any leadership roles.
Warner planned to appeal the leadership ban but withdrew the bid in late 2022, not wanting to drag his young family through what would have been another ugly off-field process.
“I knew a question like this was going to come up,” he said on Monday.
“Look, when I look back at that, it can be handled differently, but I think Nick (Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley) did his ultimate best to put that forward to the board and the decision was made, and I’m happy with that.
“I’ve moved forward from that. I’ve got opportunities to lead in the IPL, to lead in the ILT20. I’ve enjoyed my leadership roles.
“But for me, in recent years, I’ve learned that leadership (isn’t about) wearing captain’s or vice-captain badges. It’s about being true to yourself, setting an example both on and off the field.
“For me, I think I’m a leader in this team no matter what – you don’t need that C or VC next to your name. I know myself and my energy at times can be annoying and I can be a pest, but I know that inside that change room it gets everyone up and about.”
What happens next at the top of the Australian order remains a mystery, although Warner has indicated he wants Marcus Harris to replace him in the Test side.
What is clear is that the fiery opener hopes young kids will have seen his approach to the game and will feel comfortable being themselves out on the field, with a farewell century at his home ground the perfect way to end a glittering Test career.
“(I want to be remembered) as someone who has gone out there and just given it his all,” he said, declaring his century in a session against Pakistan in 2017 was his favourite innings alongside his triple century against the same opponent two years later.
“I’ve said this all along – I’m a boy from housing commission having a dream,” he said.
“I’ve not always fitted the mould, but I’ve been authentic and honest and not someone different and I think that shows you on the field in Test cricket, I’ve played the exact same way.
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Sunday, December 31, 2023 – Actress Osas Ighodaro has shared a video of her hot body in a sexy bikini.
The mum of one looked amazing as she danced on the beach while showing off her body.
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Almaty to hold Central Asian YouthMobile Competition awards ceremony
Applications submitted to the YouthMobile contest contribute to the achievement of sustainable development goals (SDGs), the official website of the UNESCO Almaty reads.
36 young people have participated in the contest. They worked in a teams as well as individually and in total they submitted 12 mobile applications. 8 of them have been short listed.
The jury is represented by experts in communication and information, social sciences and humanities, education, as well as independent developers of mobile applications. The jury will announce three winners- participants whose mobile applications won prizes.
The jury evaluated the presence of applications in the open GitHub repository, popularity and users' feedback, application quality criteria and standards compliance, the breadth and involvement of audiences, innovation, compliance with sustainable development goals, and the impact on the possibility of achieving them until 2030.
On 15 February, the YouthMobile contest awards ceremony will be held in Almaty. Inspirational speakers from the field of internet business and mobile commerce will speak about the future of the mobile applications, innovations and demands as well as monetization of mobile applications. The winners and participants will have a good opportunity in mobile applications development networking.
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It's interesting that this is the point we're at. Week 17 of the 2023 regular season, and it's the Baltimore Ravens who have the best record in the NFL and the second-best odds to win Super Bowl LVIII. It's not so much that it's a surprise that the Ravens, as presently configured, are in this spot. We're talking about a franchise that has been one of the steadiest and most successful in the league for the last twenty-plus years, and a roster that is loaded with talent on both sides of the ball, including the 2019 NFL MVP, Lamar Jackson. But the fact that Jackson is still in Baltimore is what comes as a surprise.
Last offseason, it looked as if Lamar Jackson's time in Baltimore was up. The former league MVP requested a trade in early-March after the Ravens placed the non-exclusive $32 million franchise tag on him, a move that Jackson and many others around the league considered to be a slap in the face. Not only did the Ravens fail to immediately ink Jackson to a lucrative, long-term contract extension… they didn't even place the exclusive $45 million franchise tag on him, which would've prevented the rest of the NFL from negotiating with Jackson and potentially signing him to an offer sheet.
Then, with Jackson seemingly very available for the right team and right price, surprisingly nobody bit. And all these months later, with Lamar Jackson now signed to the long-term extension he initially hoped to receive, it's still a mystery why no serious suitors emerged for the current 2023 MVP favorite, or why only two of the remaining thirty-one teams in the league are known to have inquired about Jackson's availability.
“The two teams known to have inquired about Jackson's services were the Las Vegas Raiders and Carolina Panthers,” writes ESPN's NFL Insider Adam Schefter. “Neither team got overly aggressive with Jackson, and neither came close to signing him to an offer sheet that the Ravens would have had a chance to match.”
Derek Carr was on his way out of Las Vegas and Carolina had gone through multiple seasons with stop-gap quarterbacks. Throw in Washington, Atlanta, Tennessee, Tampa Bay, New Orleans, and the New York Jets (who had yet to trade for Aaron Rodgers), and right there are a half-dozen teams that theoretically should've been interested in Lamar then. That doesn't even factor in teams like the New York Giants, New England, Minnesota, and Denver, whose outlook at quarterback appears much murkier now than it did last year at this time.
As for why things turned out this way, Schefter and his sources have their theories. One of the more popular theories is “that Baltimore would have matched any offer sheet that Jackson signed.” In addition to that, there's the belief that teams were potentially scared away from pursuing Lamar because he “didn't finish either the 2021 or 2022 seasons because of knee injuries,” and that the entire process of signing him was made more difficult because Jackson did not have an agent.
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College Football Bowl Game Computer Picks & Predictions
According to our projections, the best bet against the spread out of 39 FBS postseason matchups is Florida State (+22.5) -- for more suggestions, including parlay opportunities, see below.
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Pick: Florida State +22.5 vs. Georgia
- Matchup: Georgia Bulldogs at Florida State Seminoles
- Projected Favorite & Spread: Florida State by 2.2 points
- Time: 4:00 PM ET
- Date: December 30
- TV Channel: ESPN
Pick: Tulane +11.5 vs. Virginia Tech
- Matchup: Virginia Tech Hokies at Tulane Green Wave
- Projected Favorite & Spread: Tulane by 3.9 points
- Time: 2:00 PM ET
- Date: December 27
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Fubo
Pick: LSU -8.5 vs. Wisconsin
- Matchup: Wisconsin Badgers at LSU Tigers
- Projected Favorite & Spread: LSU by 21.3 points
- Time: 12:00 PM ET
- Date: January 1
- TV Channel: ESPN2
- Live Stream: Fubo
Pick: Ohio +1.5 vs. Georgia Southern
- Matchup: Georgia Southern Eagles at Ohio Bobcats
- Projected Favorite & Spread: Ohio by 10.7 points
- Time: 11:00 AM ET
- Date: December 16
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Fubo
Pick: Boise State +6.5 vs. UCLA
- Matchup: UCLA Bruins at Boise State Broncos
- Projected Favorite & Spread: Boise State by 5.5 points
- Time: 7:30 PM ET
- Date: December 16
- TV Channel: ABC
- Live Stream: Fubo
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Over 40.5 - Oregon State vs. Notre Dame
- Matchup: Oregon State Beavers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Projected Total: 55.0 points
- Time: 2:00 PM ET
- Date: December 29
- TV Channel: CBS
- Live Stream: Fubo
Over 40.5 - Miami (OH) vs. Appalachian State
- Matchup: Miami (OH) RedHawks at Appalachian State Mountaineers
- Projected Total: 51.3 points
- Time: 3:30 PM ET
- Date: December 16
- TV Channel: ABC
- Live Stream: Fubo
Over 47.5 - SMU vs. Boston College
- Matchup: SMU Mustangs at Boston College Eagles
- Projected Total: 55.6 points
- Time: 11:00 AM ET
- Date: December 28
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Fubo
Over 46.5 - UTSA vs. Marshall
- Matchup: UTSA Roadrunners at Marshall Thundering Herd
- Projected Total: 54.5 points
- Time: 9:00 PM ET
- Date: December 19
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Fubo
Under 66.5 - Georgia Tech vs. UCF
- Matchup: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at UCF Knights
- Projected Total: 59.6 points
- Time: 6:30 PM ET
- Date: December 22
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live Stream: Fubo
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Top 25 College Football Streams & TV Channel Info | Bowl Season
Published: Dec. 25, 2023 at 2:46 PM CST|Updated: 27 minutes ago
Among the best games on the 2023 bowl game schedule is the No. 3 Texas Longhorns taking on the No. 2 Washington Huskies in the Sugar Bowl.
Looking for how to watch college football? All the best games to watch this weekend are here.
How to Watch AP Top 25 Games
No. 24 James Madison Dukes at Air Force Falcons
- Time: 3:30 PM ET
- Date: Saturday, December 23
- Venue: Amon G. Carter Stadium
- TV Channel: ABC
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Air Force (-2)
Virginia Tech Hokies at No. 23 Tulane Green Wave
- Time: 2:00 PM ET
- Date: Wednesday, December 27
- Venue: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Virginia Tech (-11.5)
No. 16 Louisville Cardinals at USC Trojans
- Time: 8:00 PM ET
- Date: Wednesday, December 27
- Venue: Petco Park
- TV Channel: FOX
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Louisville (-4.5)
Texas A&M Aggies at No. 22 Oklahoma State Cowboys
- Time: 9:00 PM ET
- Date: Wednesday, December 27
- Venue: NRG Stadium
- TV Channel: SECN
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Oklahoma State (-3.5)
No. 17 SMU Mustangs at Boston College Eagles
- Time: 11:00 AM ET
- Date: Thursday, December 28
- Venue: Fenway Park
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: SMU (-13)
No. 19 NC State Wolfpack at Kansas State Wildcats
- Time: 5:45 PM ET
- Date: Thursday, December 28
- Venue: Camping World Stadium
- TV Channel: ACCN
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Kansas State (-3)
No. 14 Arizona Wildcats at No. 12 Oklahoma Sooners
- Time: 9:15 PM ET
- Date: Thursday, December 28
- Venue: Alamodome
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Arizona (-2.5)
No. 21 Oregon State Beavers at No. 15 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
- Time: 2:00 PM ET
- Date: Friday, December 29
- Venue: Sun Bowl Stadium
- TV Channel: CBS
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Notre Dame (-5.5)
No. 9 Missouri Tigers at No. 7 Ohio State Buckeyes
- Time: 8:00 PM ET
- Date: Friday, December 29
- Venue: AT&T Stadium
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Favorite: Ohio State (-4)
No. 11 Ole Miss Rebels at No. 10 Penn State Nittany Lions
- Time: 12:00 PM ET
- Date: Saturday, December 30
- Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Favorite: Penn State (-6)
No. 6 Georgia Bulldogs at No. 4 Florida State Seminoles
- Time: 4:00 PM ET
- Date: Saturday, December 30
- Venue: Hard Rock Stadium
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Favorite: Georgia (-22.5)
Wisconsin Badgers at No. 13 LSU Tigers
- Time: 12:00 PM ET
- Date: Monday, January 1
- Venue: Raymond James Stadium
- TV Channel: SECN
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: LSU (-8.5)
No. 18 Liberty Flames at No. 8 Oregon Ducks
- Time: 1:00 PM ET
- Date: Monday, January 1
- Venue: State Farm Stadium
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Favorite: Oregon (-17.5)
No. 20 Iowa Hawkeyes at No. 25 Tennessee Volunteers
- Time: 1:00 PM ET
- Date: Monday, January 1
- Venue: Camping World Stadium
- TV Channel: ABC
- Live stream: Fubo
- Favorite: Tennessee (-5.5)
No. 5 Alabama Crimson Tide at No. 1 Michigan Wolverines
- Time: 5:00 PM ET
- Date: Monday, January 1
- Venue: Rose Bowl
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Favorite: Michigan (-1.5)
No. 3 Texas Longhorns at No. 2 Washington Huskies
- Time: 8:45 PM ET
- Date: Monday, January 1
- Venue: Caesars Superdome
- TV Channel: ESPN
- Favorite: Texas (-3.5)
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Sunday, December 31, 2023 – A man called Mandilakha Blasta Msutu has expressed shock after logging into Facebook only to discover that his ‘girlfriend’ has replaced him with another man in her life.
“Yesterday, I thought I had a relationship, today I logged into Facebook only to find out T have been replaced by the guy in the photo below,” he wrote on Saturday, December 30.
“Even men posting this is so below my level but I am so shocked.”
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Almaty to host Asian Youth National Sports Championship
"2019 is declared as the Year of Youth. The 1st Asian Youth National Sports Championship will take place on April 15-22 in Almaty bringing together more than eight teams. 10 countries have joined the council, so I invite all of them to participate in the championship," executive director of Kazakhstan's National Sports Association Rakhat Zhaksybai told the meeting of the World Kokpar Association. Heads of national sports federations from 10 states of the world are taking part in it.
He also added that sportsmen under 21 will compete in the championship.
According to him, the 2nd international conference of the World Ethnic Sports Confederation will be held on April 20-21. More than 30-40 countries are expected to attend it. Above 20 tourism and sports ministers from around the world have been invited to take part in the conference to focus on horseracing development prospects. | https://en.inform.kz/news/almaty-to-host-asian-youth-national-sports-championship_a3498336/ | 2024-01-01T03:28:31Z |
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