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ALBANY, N.Y. — (AP) — New York's minimum-wage workers had more than just the new year to celebrate Monday, with a pay bump kicking in as the clock ticked over to 2024.
In the first of a series of annual increases slated for the Empire State, the minimum wage increased to $16 in New York City and some of its suburbs, up from $15. In the rest of the state, the new minimum wage is $15, up from $14.20.
The state's minimum wage is expected to increase every year until it reaches $17 in New York City and its suburbs, and $16 in the rest of the state by 2026. Future hikes will be tied to the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, a measurement of inflation.
New York is one of 22 states getting minimum wage rises in the new year, according to a recent report by the Economic Policy Institute.
In California, the minimum wage increased to $16, up from $15.50, while in Connecticut it increased to $15.69 from the previous rate of $15.
This most recent pay bump in New York is part of an agreement made last year between Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state Legislature. The deal came over the objections of some employers, as well as some liberal Democrats who said it didn't go high enough.
The federal minimum wage in the United States has stayed at $7.25 per hour since 2009, but states and some localities are free to set higher amounts. Thirty states, including New Mexico and Washington, have done so.
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(NewsNation) — In 2023, the United States witnessed the lowest level of beer consumption in decades, marking a significant shift towards alternative alcoholic beverages or complete abstinence, according to reports by industry group Beer Marketer’s Insights (BMI).
David Steinman, BMI vice president and executive editor, described it as a challenging year for beer, noting that beer shipments were set to dip below 200 million barrels for the first time since 1999, according to NBC News.
Anheuser Busch led this decline, contributing to the long-term downward trend of domestic premium brands, including Bud Light, Miller Light and Coors Light, and facing a setback in the hard seltzer category where it had previously dominated.
While Anheuser Busch made headlines due to a controversial sponsorship with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney, Steinman emphasized that the overall decline in consumption couldn’t be solely attributed to this controversy.
The industry faced tough competition from a plethora of new alcohol products, including offerings from unconventional producers such as major soft drinks and energy companies.
Lester Jones, vice president of analytics and chief economist at the National Beer Wholesalers Association, pointed out that these new entrants were competing for the same consumer base as traditional beer products.
Despite the decline in overall volume consumption, major beer makers proved financially resilient, thanks to rising prices that outpaced broader inflation. Consumers also gravitated towards more expensive beer brands, with Modelo Especial claiming the top spot as America’s favorite beer in 2023.
While beer sales remained robust in other parts of the world, the U.S. beer industry faced challenges, including the waning impact of the craft beer boom from the 2010s. The oversaturation of the alcohol market with numerous product varieties posed a potential obstacle as consumers might feel overwhelmed by the abundance of choices. | https://www.newsnationnow.com/health/beer-consumption-lowest-level-generation-2023/ | 2024-01-01T05:40:42Z |
Surfer dies after shark bite, officials say
PAIA, Hawaii (KHNL/Gray News) - A 39-year-old surfer died Saturday after suffering a shark bite at Maui’s Paia Bay, the Department of Land and Natural Resources confirmed.
Details on the injuries of Jason Carter oh Haiku were not released.
Maui Fire Department officials say the incident happened about 11 a.m.
A Department of Land and Natural Resources spokesman confirmed about 5:30 p.m. that Carter had died.
Officials said water conditions at the time were “mixed” because of high surf conditions.
The County of Maui posted on its official Instagram that Baldwin Beach Park and Lower Paia Park were closed due to the shark incident.
First responders were patrolling the area on shore and on jet skis, according to Maui Fire Department. Department of Land and Natural Resources officials said shark warning signs are up one mile on either side of the incident site.
The incident is seventh shark encounter in Hawaii waters this year and the first resulting in fatal injuries, according to the agency’s shark incident database.
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Arsenal have Pedro Neto trick up their sleeve as two-team transfer battle kicks off
Arsenal could bolster their attack by prising Pedro Neto away from Wolves in January.
Arsenal ready to move in transfer market if needed – Mikel Arteta
Arsenal have been linked with a move for Pedro Neto, with the winger excelling in the Premier League for Wolves this season. And the Gunners could attempt to prise the 23-year-old away from Molineux on the cheap by offering the Black Country club Reiss Nelson on loan to sweeten the deal.
Wolves signed Neto from Lazio in the summer of 2019 after the player had made just five first-team appearances for the Italian club. The Portugal international was mainly used from the bench during his maiden campaign in England but became a regular starter during his second season under Nuno Espirito Santo.
However, the star suffered a serious knee injury in April 2021 and missed 10 months of action. He also suffered a spell on the sidelines with an ankle injury last season.
Neto started the current campaign in blistering form as he bagged one goal and eight assists in his side’s first 10 Premier League matches, before suffering a hamstring problem. And his form has reportedly persuaded Arsenal to target him in the New Year.
Neto’s imperious performances in a Wolves shirt will mean his current employers will demand a hefty fee if they do agree to sanction a move to the capital less than two years after he penned a new five-year contract. But Arsenal could use Wolves’ interest in Nelson to their advantage.
According to CBS Sports, Wolves want to take the winger on loan in January, with Spanish side Sevilla also keen on the 24-year-old. Nelson wants to stay at the Emirates Stadium and fight for his place, with Arsenal on the hunt for their first Premier League title in 20 years. But if Gunners boss Mikel Arteta is that desperate for Neto, he could encourage Nelson to make the move north, where the player would gain valuable Premier League minutes.
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Neto returned to the Wolves team on Saturday as he came off the bench for the final 10 minutes of his team’s 3-0 top-flight victory over Everton. And discussing his future in October, the Portuguese explained: “I want to say that I am here and I will help everyone. I love the club and everybody here, I have always felt that it has given a lot to me.
“I’m enjoying the moment here so I will continue to do that. The future and long-term ambitions don’t matter. We will never go down in any situation, we are here to win and fight. I feel really good at the moment and hope to continue.” | https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1850540/Arsenal-Wolves-Pedro-Neto-Reiss-Nelson-transfer-news | 2024-01-01T05:40:42Z |
Hiranandani Gardens in Powai was a sprawling and tranquil place. With an excellent layout, it was an ideal urban neighbourhood. But all that is going to become history. An old commercial complex is going to be pulled down to make way for a monstrous tower, which will attract hundreds of motorists and visitors on a daily basis and ensure that the decibel is on a par with Bhendi Bazaar. What is worrying is that despite strong protests from residents, many of whom are highly educated, the BMC administration is not willing to listen.
Ratan Sharda, a local resident and an RSS activist who regularly appears on TV channels explaining the Sangh’s viewpoint on a range of subjects, Debi Goenka, another resident and noted environmentalist, are among those in the forefront of the protest. Yet the civic administration is completely indifferent to them. A mass signature drive was conducted recently and it received good response from the residents. No political party is willing to come to their rescue. The only option left now for the residents is to initiate a public interest litigation, which will take its own sweet time to reach finality.
The question is: Should Mumbaikars move the honourable high court each and every time they have a valid issue. Why can’t the BMC bosses give a hearing to the protestors and take an informed decision?
Gateway To 2024
People throng the Gateway of India to welcome the new year on Sunday | Salman Ansari FPJ
Going down the drain
Wonder who gave the BMC the bright idea of pouring water on the streets to curb air pollution. Lakhs of litres of water literally go down the drains and the dust comes back again. In the process the roads become messy and unusable. Instead of this criminal waste of precious water, the civic body would do well to water the saplings it has planted all over. Most of them are dying because the local ward offices do not bother to water them. Improved green cover would certainly reduce air pollution and make Mumbai a liveable metropolis. But then who cares?
A tourist wasteland
Even though Mumbai is the commercial capital of the country, it hardly has any worthwhile tourist spots. A visitor to the metropolis can go to see the Gateway of India, Elephanta Caves, Marine Drive... that’s about all. In the West they create tourist spots out of nothing. The zoo is in a pathetic shape. Except for the addition of the penguin pavilion it looks the same as it was decades ago. The BMC had an opportunity to expand it by acquiring an adjacent land. It did no such thing. The civic body is trying to set up a bird sanctuary. It floated tenders twice for that purpose. But the response has been next to zilch. All the spots mentioned above are perennially crowded, especially on Sundays. Thousands of people, mostly working class, crowd these spots as if there is no tomorrow. One can’t really blame them because that is the only entertainment they can afford.
Tailpiece
At a time when even able-bodied young people are begging on the streets, it was heartening to meet Bhimrao and his wife Shobha, an elderly couple from Vitava, Thane. Bhimrao is sight-impaired, but neither he nor his wife are willing to live on the mercy of others. They support themselves by selling calendars and homemade goodies. You can spot them at Thane station (West), Platform 1, on most days. If you would like to purchase calendars or other items in bulk, you can call Bhimrao on +91 81083 39816. —Vidya Heble
Compiled by: S Balakrishnan | https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-masala-trouble-at-hiranandani-gardens | 2024-01-01T05:40:43Z |
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts control their own destiny as they go into week 18; it’s a win-and-in playoff showdown with the Houston Texans.
The NFL announced the game will be played at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday Jan. 6. Kickoff will be at 8:15 p.m.
Saturday night. Lucas Oil Stadium.
— Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) January 1, 2024
A playoff spot on the line. pic.twitter.com/PXarEGlOqJ
Indy has won six of their last eight games. With a victory on Saturday, the Colts will be in the playoffs for the first time since 2020.
If the Colts win or tie, they could finish either as the AFC No. 4, 6 or 7 seed depending on the results of the Jaguars-Titans and Bills-Dolphins games.
If the Colts win and the Jaguars lose, they will win the AFC South. If the Colts and Jaguars both win, the colts will be a Wild Card team.
The Colts won against Houston in Week 2. Rookie quarterback Anthony Richardson scored two touchdowns in the first quarter before leaving the game with a concussion.
Catch the game of the season with live coverage on WRTV. | https://www.wrtv.com/sports/colts/colts-to-play-the-final-regular-season-game-against-the-texans-saturday-night | 2024-01-01T05:40:43Z |
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Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc were second and third fastest respectively in the only free practice session for the Qatar Grand Prix, on a Lusail track that was particularly dirty, evolving throughout the hour.
54 laps. Charles and Carlos started the session on a track that was only just driveable, with a very strong wind blowing, running the Hard tyre, setting times of 1’29”082 and 1’30”711. In the middle part of the session they both switched to the Medium tyre, with which the Monegasque lapped in 1’28”104, while the Spaniard stopped the clocks in 1’28”817. Towards the end, both SF-23s were fitted with Softs on which the drivers set their fastest times: 1’27”762 for Carlos, 1’27”909 for Charles, each completing a total of 27 laps. | https://www.ferrari.com/en-CA/formula1/articles/qatar-grand-prix-2023-free-practice | 2024-01-01T05:40:43Z |
Charles Leclerc told the media in the Qatar paddock that he was struck by how hot and humid it is as the Middle East heads into autumn. “Two years ago, it was definitely not this hot (Note: the 2021 race was held in mid-November). The temperatures are higher than in Singapore, although especially in the evening, the humidity is similar so I’d say we’re heading for the most extreme race of the season from a physical point of view.”
Welcome back to the Sprint. The Monegasque went on to explain that he was happy about this being another Sprint event. “It’s no secret that I like this type of weekend, because every day you go out on track for something important, from qualifying on Friday to the whole of Saturday given over to the short race, before the Grand Prix itself on Sunday,” said Charles. “Having said that, I don’t think the fact I’ve always gone well on weekends with this format automatically means we will be competitive here too. As usual, we will have to work hard, making the most of the one hour of free practice and then give it our best shot for qualifying tomorrow night. The competition among the teams fighting for second place in the championship is very close and starting positions could make a big difference. In recent races, whatever the track characteristics, we have always been competitive compared to our closest rivals and we will do all we can to continue this trend, relying on the better understanding we now have of our current car package.” | https://www.ferrari.com/en-CA/formula1/articles/qatar-grand-prix-2023-media-leclerc | 2024-01-01T05:40:44Z |
Israel's Ambassador to Germany, Ron Prosor, is calling for a stronger response to growing antisemitism in Germany, reported Deutsche Welle.
"The fact that Jews are afraid to wear a kippah on the street or speak on their cellphones in Hebrew, that simply cannot be. We have to wake up," Prosor was quoted as having told dpa news agency in an interview on Friday.
"People who are afraid to take their children to school if the school is not protected: These are conditions that are not normal," warned the Ambassador. "The fear is really there."
Prosor emphasized that the rise in antisemitism is not purely a German problem, but that Germany has a special responsibility to properly address the development.
"In Germany, it is even more important to change that," he said. "When Molotov cocktails are thrown to set fire to synagogues, then you can't just react with words, you have to do something practical."
Prosor called for gaps in education about Israel to be closed and for action to be taken in schools, adding that the increased security measures to keep Jews safe should not be considered normal.
Since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, the number of antisemitic crimes in Germany has risen sharply. The Federal Criminal Police Office has recorded more than 1,100 antisemitic offenses up to December 21.
The increase in crimes since October, which were mainly damage to property and incitement to hatred, is a steep rise from the previous three quarters of this year, with 558 antisemitic crimes registered in the first quarter, 609 in the second and 540 in the third.
In one incident, a synagogue in the German capital of Berlin was firebombed by two assailants. The incident is being investigated as a hate crime.
In late October, police in the western German city of Essen arrested a man who plotted to attack a pro-Israel demonstration. | https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/382862 | 2024-01-01T05:40:45Z |
A wanted man has been arrested in Coventry. Police swooped on an address in Hillfields on Saturday (December 30).
West Midlands Police received information from Police Scotland that a wanted man was at an address on Blythe Road. Residents reported seeing around eight police vehicles at around 11.35am on Saturday.
Officers said the unnamed man initially refused to cooperate and had threatened to harm himself, according to West Midlands Police. He was later safely detained.
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A spokesman for West Midlands Police said: “We were contacted by Police Scotland after information that a man wanted by them was at an address on Blythe Road in Coventry.
“Officers attended and the man initially refused to cooperate and threatened to harm himself. He has now safely been detained.”
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Table tennis tables reimagined to promote Paralympic Games
The tables, which are not proposed for use at the Paralympic Games, were constructed with playing surfaces of various shapes, from round-ended to trapezoidal and others.
The unique tables allow people to understand how athletes with impairments -- whether they are in wheelchairs, with amputations or any other physical limitation -- experience playing the game.
Twenty tables were created based on interviews with the same number of individual Para table tennis players, according to the Japan Para Table Tennis Association.
One side of the special tables reflects the perspective of a Paralympic player, while the other is standard in size and shape.
Three of the 20 tables, developed by an advertising firm that was commissioned by the association, were unveiled for the first time at an event held last November in Tokyo.
The Iwabuchi table, with its extended left side, replicates the experience of Koyo Iwabuchi, 24, who represented Japan at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games in Brazil.
For Iwabuchi, who has an impairment that does not allow him to put pressure on his left ankle, the left side of the table is more difficult to reach, so the Iwabuchi model has an extended playing surface on the left to let a non-impaired player experience having a disadvantage on that side.
Maharu Yoshimura, 25, the current singles world No. 26 able-bodied player who won team silver at the Rio Olympics, took on Iwabuchi on his namesake table, with his struggles on his left demonstrating the concept perfectly.
The Chada model, with its playing surface extended 43 centimeters lengthwise on one side of the net, was developed based on the experience of Yukimi Chada, a 30-year-old wheelchair player whose stomach and back muscles do not have full function.
"There are spots near the net where I can't reach for the ball no matter how hard I try. I feel I'm very far from the net," Chada explained.
During an event on Jan. 30, Miho Ohashi, the association's special ambassador for promoting Paralympic table tennis, faced Chada on the elongated table.
"I couldn't reach (the ball) despite all my efforts," said Ohashi, a 40-year-old television personality.
The Yagi model, featuring a round-sided table, was designed with the input of Katsuyoshi Yagi, 28, who was born with short arms. Due to his limited reach, the table was made larger in all dimensions to represent his experience of the game, according to the association.
The three tables are currently on display at an exhibition at Toranomon Hills Mori Tower in Tokyo through Feb. 12.
"By experiencing these table tennis tables, I hope people will recognize that disabilities are individual. I want them to become interested in and amazed at the abilities of disabled athletes, rather than feeling pity for them," said Iota Ryoji Tateishi, a 33-year-old public relations official for the association.
"I would like people to understand the difficulty, profoundness and allure of Paralympic table tennis," Chada added. | https://en.inform.kz/news/table-tennis-tables-reimagined-to-promote-paralympic-games_a3495238/ | 2024-01-01T05:40:46Z |
A woman died after being shot Sunday afternoon in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Police say they responded to an Amherst Street apartment around 2 p.m. to find 26-year-old Sophia Bonfiglio with a gunshot wound. She was taken to Elliot Hospital, where she was pronounced dead around 4:30 p.m.
Tyler Cook, a 26-year-old man police say is another resident of the apartment, was arrested on a manslaughter charge.
An autopsy is scheduled to be conducted on Bonfiglio Tuesday, police say.
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Cook is due to be arraigned Tuesday at Hillsborough County Superior Court. It was not immediately clear if he had an attorney. | https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/man-arrested-after-woman-shot-to-death-in-manchester-nh/3232572/ | 2024-01-01T05:40:47Z |
Crown court judges regularly point out that Stoke-on-Trent is in the grip of a monkey dust epidemic as they deal with criminals battling addiction.
The extremely cheap Class B drug is a dissociative anaesthetic mainly used recreationally for its significant mind-altering effects. It is know cause hallucinations, distorted perceptions of sounds, and violent behaviour. Many users are said to act like 'zombies' after smoking, snorting or injecting the drug.
Over the past year or so, many of the criminals who have been in North Staffordshire's courts for committing violent and desperate crimes have been so-called 'dust-heads'. Such is the scale of the problem, the Government ordered a review earlier this year into its classification. It is currently a Class B.
Due to the harm it causes, the drug - which can cost as little as £2 - may be reclassified as a Class A. Here, we look at the damage monkey dust can cause to appearances as well as actions.
Wayne Forrester
Monkey dust dealer Wayne Forrester was caught selling the drug twice in the space of a month. The 57-year-old - who has 49 previous convictions for 153 offences - was caught with two wraps and £515 cash in August last year.
Further searches recovered two more larger bags of the drug. And a month later, police saw Forrester involved in an exchange. On that occasion, £575 cash and a bag containing 1.36 grams of monkey dust were found.
Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard his phones were examined and the one seized in August contained many messages relating to the supply of monkey dust between May 1 and August 6, 2022. Forrester - who was described as being determined to supply drugs in the Fenton area of the city - has been jailed for two years and three months.
Read the full story here.
Liam Conway
Monkey dust dealer Liam Conway was jailed following a raid. The 34-year-old was inside a Shelton property when police officers carried out a bust.
Officers found quantities of monkey dust and just under an ounce of cannabis. There were also scales, bags and phones which linked Conway to dealing drugs.
Conway was locked up for 12 months at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court. The court heard the police executed a search warrant at Hayley Bartlett's address in Sun Street, She lton, at 8.50am on December 23, 2020.
Read the full story here
Charlotte Ferchal
Monkey dust user Charlotte Ferchal was slapped with a £297 court bill. Staffordshire Police were on patrol in Newcastle town centre when they followed a known drug user holding a £10 note at 9.50am on May 21, 2022.
It led them to the 36-year-old defendant in a phone box with six bags of monkey dust. Ferchal, of Corporation Street, Stoke, pleaded guilty to possessing monkey dust.
Read the full story here.
Tracy Smith
Monkey dust user Tracy Smith pointed a knife at police who were forced to use pava-spray to detain her. The 48-year-old was under the influence of a cocktail of the synthetic drug and alcohol when police were called to Waterloo Road, Hanley, at 8.30am, because a member of the public saw her with a blade.
She refused to drop the knife and officers, fearing for their safety, used the spray to detain her. Smith was jailed for 12 months at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court.
Read the full story here.
Glyn Whitfield
A blood-covered McDonald's customer sliced the tip of a police officer's finger in a reckless act - as shocked onlookers queued up for food.
Police were called to deal with Glyn Whitfield who was behaving strangely inside the Newcastle branch of the fast food chain. But as an officer grabbed his wrist, 25-year-old Whitfield, who was under the influence of monkey dust, jolted his arm and a knife hidden up his sleeve caused the hand injury.
Read the full story here.
Scott Gallon
A man who boasted he was 'running Cobridge' and 'making £1,000 a day' was jailed for 10 years. Scott Gallon had 'dabbled' in cocaine and cannabis before he began selling heroin, cocaine and monkey dust during lockdown.
The 26-year-old was convicted of a string of drug-related offences between 2019 and 2021 after he was found in possession of a total of £4,703.25 cash.
And the dealer also beat his partner, strangled her, stalked her and made threats to kill her during a campaign of terror. Gallon was locked up for 10 years at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court.
Read the full story here.
Kieron Roberts
A monkey dust user who lived in a shed as a child and had to steal to feed himself was back behind bars after committing his 139th offence.
Prolific offender Kieron Roberts had been well-known to the justice system after first getting in trouble as a teenager.
At the age of 36, Roberts was jailed once again after he broke into student accommodation in Spark Street, Stoke, by climbing through a window at 5.45am to steal a 40in TV and other items.
Read the full story here.
Richard Walley
A drugged-up knifeman has been jailed for nine years after terrorising multiple homeowners, drivers and pedestrians in a one-hour rampage across Stoke-on-Trent and Newcastle.
Richard Walley - who was high on monkey dust - committed a series of terrifying robberies and attempted car-jackings as events unfolded between 2.40pm and 3.30pm.
The 39-year-old's crime spree began in Ludlow Street, Hanley, as he tried to force his way inside a house when armed with a large knife.
Read the full story here.
Mary Stokes
A woman high on monkey dust repeatedly stabbed a cancer victim during a terrifying attack in his own home. Mary Stokes punched the man as he sat on the sofa before holding a knife to his head and making threats to kill.
She then sliced his ear and knifed him twice in the body and once in the leg before fleeing the scene in Oldfield Street, Fenton, on July 29. Stokes was jailed for 32 months at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court.
The court heard an argument had broken out as paranoid Stokes believed her phone had been hacked.
Read the full story here.
Scott Weston
Prolific thief Scott Weston escaped from police after asking if he could go outside for a smoke.
The 32-year-old - a regular user of monkey dust and heroin - was arrested and taken to the Royal Stoke University Hospital after he complained of chest pains. But he engineered a chance to escape by asking to go for a cigarette. And as soon as he got outside he ran off.
However he was soon detained after being tasered. Weston was jailed for 14 months at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court.
Read the full story here.
James Owens
A metal bar-wielding man on a monkey dust high tried to throw his own daughter out of an upstairs window. James Owens was wearing only his boxer shorts and a hi-vis jacket when he turned up at his former girlfriend's home brandishing the makeshift weapon.
The 29-year-old, who had bare feet, then turned on his ex's new partner and punched and struck him with the pole during the confrontation. Despite being ushered away, Owens returned to the house as, in his drug-induced psychosis, he believed he needed to get his ex and daughter out of the property.
Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard he then picked up his daughter by the neck and opened the window to hurl her outside but she fell to the floor and he was tackled by his ex. Owens was jailed for 26 months.
Read the full story here
Sara Gajewski
Monkey dust mugger Sara Gajewski robbed a woman on her way to work at 7.25am. The 33-year-old approached the grandmother and made a comment about her which was not true.
Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard the defendant hit her, knocking her glasses off, before ifling through her belongings, including medication.
Gajewski then stole the victim's phone and bank cards. She jailed for three years.
Read the full story here
Christopher Lowe
Dad-to-be Christopher Lowe attacked his wife in a Stoke-on-Trent street in broad daylight - and then threatened to kill a witness. The 38-year-old monkey dust addict saw his wife at her grandmother's house at Westminster Place, Longton.
After hurling abuse, he spat, kicked and tried to throttle her. Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard months later he threatened to stab a woman who witnessed the incident if she didn't drop her police statement.
The defendant - who has 24 previous convictions for 53 offences - was jailed for 30 months.
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Nicholas Hughes
Drunken Nicholas Hughes punched his partner in the face - after being told his dad was dying. The 31-year-old was told his dad's condition was terminal and he became emotionally unstable and drank to excess.
He left the property and his partner followed as she did not want him getting into trouble or taking monkey dust. But after a pushing match he punched her in the face knocking her to the ground.
The victim was left with a split lip which needed stitches at hospital. During his arrest - at the height of the coronavirus pandemic - he coughed in a police officer's face and told him he had Covid. He also later carried out two thefts.
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James Corcoran
Drugged-up James Corcoran barged into a pensioner's home and trashed his bathroom causing £1,000 damage. The 42-year-old flooded the 75-year-old victim's bathroom and kitchen after smashing and dismantling the toilet, bath, shower, flooring and pipes.
Police were called and they were eventually able to gain access to the bathroom and arrest him. Corcoran - who blamed monkey dust for the crime - was jailed for 32 months at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court.
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Paul Lovatt
Monkey dust user Paul Lovatt started fires at Stoke Ski Centre and another business. The homeless 46-year-old caused more than £40,000 damage to the ski centre before torching nearby Black Prince Holidays the next morning.
He also burgled a shed at that business. Lovatt jailed for 30 months at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court.
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Sarah Salt
A 44-year-old mum was sent to prison after setting fire to a residential building. Sarah Salt had believed that her abusive former partner was out of prison and had barricaded herself in her flat - then set fire to the building in a terrified panic.
Salt had been consumed by grief after her partner of 27 years passed away suddenly.
The court heard that she had started a new relationship, but her new partner had proven to be both psychologically and physically abusive towards her. While with her abusive partner, she had started taking monkey dust. She was 27 months in prison for arson and reckless endangerment.
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Leon Segdwick
Burglar Leon Sedgwick broke into a woman's house while she was asleep and stole her handbag. The 31-year-old then used her bank cards to spend £533.
The bag was found by police when they stopped Sedgwick illegally driving a car he had stolen a few days before he carried out the burglary. He was locked up for more than two years after he admitted the offences.
Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard the Audi A4 was stolen after the owner left it unlocked with the keys on the seat while at his daughter's.
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Troy Yeomans
Monkey dust user Troy Yeomans tried to inject a householder with his Epipen. The 31-year-old was under the influence of the class B psychoactive substance when he burst into a Newcastle flat where two women were in bed watching television.
The terrified pair pushed him out of their home and locked the door. But Yeomans went to another flat in the same building where he was confronted by the homeowner.
There was a struggle outside and Yeomans took the cap off his Epipen, which he used to inject insulin to treat his diabetes, and tried to stab his victim. Yeomans was jailed for 30 months at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court.
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Stephanie Bartlett and Kevin Davies
A gun-toting pair deliberately shot a woman in a terrifying Stoke-on-Trent robbery. Stephanie Bartlett launched the savage attack on the victim who had turned up at an address in Shelton.
The 25-year-old kicked the women in the stomach and face before stealing her jewellery, phone, cash and a notebook. At one point, she hit the women over the head with a bong, causing it to break.
Kevin Davies, aged 32, then joined in the brutal assault and used a shard of the broken bong to stab the woman to her thigh and shoulder.
Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court heard the defendants then pulled out pellet guns and fired shots at the woman with one pellet lodging in her head.
In a final act of evil, they threatened to inject her with an overdose of heroin and put her under a patio. Davies was jailed for seven years and two months, and Bartlett was sentenced to five years and four months.
Read the full story here | https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/men-women-whose-lives-been-8982307 | 2024-01-01T05:40:48Z |
Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers had no issue whatsoever on Sunday night in Minneapolis.
Now, they hold their playoff fate in their own hands.
Love and the Packers rolled to a dominant 33-10 win over the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday night to close out Week 17 of the season. The win kept Green Bay’s playoff hopes alive headed into next week’s finale in Wisconsin, where the Packers have to win to make it in.
The Packers got the jump on Sunday night, and took advantage of an early mistake from rookie quarterback Jalen Hall — who the Vikings opted to start in place of Nick Mullens this week. Hall, after going three-and-out on the opening drive, was picked off on just his second pass attempt of the game. That set up a perfectly-thrown 33-yard touchdown from Jordan Love to Jayden Reed, and gave the Packers an early 10-0 lead.
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Then, after holding the Vikings to just a field goal, Love completed a diving 2-yard touchdown run to give Green Bay a 17-3 lead just before halftime.
The Packers then scored once more before halftime after Preston Smith forced a fumble in the final minute of the second quarter. Love hit Reed again in the middle of the field, and Reed broke up the left sideline and forced his way into the end zone for his second score of the game. That gave Green Bay a 23-3 lead at halftime.
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Love went 14-of-21 for 180 yards and had three total touchdowns in the first half.
The Vikings benched Hall for Mullens in the second half, though that wasn't much better. He did lead the Vikings down into the red zone on his opening drive of the third quarter, but the Packers stopped them on fourth down and took over.
Love then mounted an eight-minute drive and hit a wide-open Bo Melton in the end zone, which put the Packers up 30-3. From there, the Vikings were way too far out of it. Green Bay held on to grab the 23-point win, which brought them back to .500 on the season.
Mullens went 13-of-22 for 113 yards and had a touchdown in the second half for the Vikings. Ty Chandler had 40 rushing yards on 10 carries, and Justin Jefferson led the team with 46 yards on three catches. The Vikings’ lone touchdown of the day came after Najee Thompson recovered a botched punt return to start the fourth quarter, which set up a 6-yard score to Johnny Mundt.
Love finished throwing 24-of-33 for 256 yards with three touchdowns. Aaron Jones had 121 rushing yards on 20 carries, and Melton had 105 yards on six catches. Reed had 89 receiving yards with his two touchdowns, but he was ruled out in the second half with a chest injury.
Packers need to beat Bears
Though the Detroit Lions have already won the NFC North, the Packers’ playoff hopes are still alive after Sunday night’s win. They now just have to beat the Chicago Bears next weekend at Lambeau Field to earn a wild-card spot, which would bring them back into the postseason for the fourth time in the last five seasons.
The Vikings weren’t eliminated from playoff contention, but their path to the postseason won’t be easy. They’ll have to beat the Lions, and then both the Packers and the Seahawks have to lose, and then either the Buccaneers or Saints have to lose, too.
The Bears have all-but been eliminated from the playoffs already. Everything would have to go right for them next week in order to make it in. They are, however, on a bit of a hot streak. The Bears have won four of their last five games, and are fresh off a dominant 37-17 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. The only loss in that stretch was to the Cleveland Browns, where they fell by three points after a botched Hail Mary.
The Packers will enter that contest in Green Bay on a two-game win streak. While last week’s three-point win over the lowly Carolina Panthers likely didn’t do much to reassure fans, Sunday night’s dominant showing should certainly help. If the Packers lose, that opens the door for either the Seahawks or the Saints to sneak into the postseason.
Regardless, the Packers did what they needed to. They won't have to rely on anybody else. | https://www.wsbradio.com/news/national/jordan-love-packers/KUHQC24IIWZBTPXQOWZFDFXOMQ/ | 2024-01-01T05:40:48Z |
(NewsNation) — Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are pioneering the use of vibration technology for weight loss with a pill known as the Vibrating Ingestible BioElectronic Stimulator (VIBES).
The early-stage testing, currently limited to animals, has yielded promising results, according to Dr. Shriya Srinivasan, the lead author of the study. Srinivasan joined “NewsNation Prime,” to discuss the findings of the study.
“In the pigs that we treated with this pill, we found that they ate about 40% less food than they normally consumed,” Srinivasan explained. “We also found that they were pretty inactive or a little bit sleepy after these meals, which is similar to something you might call a food coma in humans.”
While emphasizing the early nature of the research, Srinivasan expressed optimism about the potential for the pill to trigger a natural sense of fullness, leading to automatic calorie restriction.
As for potential side effects, Srinivasan said, “In our studies, we didn’t capture any negative side effects. But we’ll have to do more long-term studies and, of course, in humans before we can say for sure.”
Addressing the timeline and cost, Srinivasan indicated that VIBES could be available for human use in about a year or two. Regarding affordability, she remarked, “We think it’s actually going to be quite scalable and accessible to global populations, it’ll probably be on the order of a few dollars.”
One of the key selling points of VIBES is its positioning as a non-invasive and cost-effective alternative to treating obesity and weight-related illnesses. Srinivasan highlighted potential advantages over popular drugs like Ozempic, citing VIBES’ ability to trigger a natural mechanism without causing adverse side effects.
“This pill triggers a natural mechanism that’s used by the body to tell your brain that it’s full, it may avoid some of the adverse side effects that are seen by other drugs,” she explained.
Responding to inquiries about the pill’s usage, Srinivasan suggested that it could be taken on an as-needed basis, with a frequency aligned with regular meals.
“Certainly, I think it could be used to get folks to a spot where they can alter other parts of their lifestyle and get back on track,” she concluded. | https://www.newsnationnow.com/health/mit-vibrating-weight-loss-pill-animal-testing/ | 2024-01-01T05:40:48Z |
CUSA Football Promo Codes, Predictions, Computer Picks & Best Bets | Bowl Season
Published: Dec. 31, 2023 at 1:44 PM CST|Updated: 2 hours ago
The bowl season schedule features four CUSA matchups, with Western Kentucky (+4.5) against Old Dominion among the best bets against the spread, based on our projections. For more suggestions, including parlay possibilities, scroll down.
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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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5 PGA Tour stars that LIV Golf would still love to sign after Jon Rahm deal
LIV Golf acquired the services of Jon Rahm ahead of 2024, but there is no doubt the breakaway league would like to add a few more big names to their roster.
Jon Rahm completes LIV Golf switch
Jon Rahm became LIV Golf’s latest mega-money signing, after the Masters champion signed on the dotted line earlier this month. Rahm made golfing history with his Saudi switch, after being handed a reported £450 million deal to join Greg Norman and the LIV setup.
The Spaniard is the latest PGA Tour star to make the controversial jump, following in the footsteps of the likes of Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson and fellow countryman Sergio Garcia. In the meantime though it appears the breakaway league are keen to add more big names to their history.
Tony Finau
One man who looked destined to follow in the footsteps of Rahm was six-time PGA Tour winner Tony Finau. According to the Telegraph Finau was in talks to join the breakaway league, with rumours circulating that he was set to join Rahm’s soon-to-be-announced team.
The rumours were soon put to bed though, after Finau confirmed he would be returning to the PGA Tour in 2024 in a statement on social media. “I'm excited for 2024 and looking forward to playing my 10th season on the PGA Tour,” he wrote before signing off with the hashtag #Imnotleaving.
Tyrrell Hatton
Alongside Finau, one other big name who the LIV setup were reportedly keen to get their hands on was Tyrrell Hatton. Hatton played alongside Rahm in Europe’s 16.5-11.5 Ryder Cup victory over the USA, and there were hopes the pair would reunite on the breakaway series.
It appears however that the Englishman is going to stay put for now, after it was announced he would join the likes of Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood in competing at next month’s Dubai Desert Classic on the DP World Tour.
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Ludvig Aberg
Similar to Hatton, Swede Ludvig Aberg also accompanied Rahm in October’s Ryder Cup win, and was also given the chance to sign with LIV Golf. The Swede has announced himself as golf’s hottest prospects since turning pro in June, and was unsurprisingly on the radar for Norman and his team.
Aberg however has opted to turn down the offer from the breakaway league, one he has received on more than one occasion. In an interview with Eurosport he pledged his loyalties to the PGA Tour, admitting he saw a number of ‘red flags’ when it came to the LIV setup.
Scottie Scheffler
It would take something special for LIV Golf to better the signing of Rahm, but one name who may just do that is Scottie Scheffler. Scheffler has announced himself as the best golfer on the planet in the past two seasons, and aside from the lucrative names of Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods, would prove to be a dream signing for CEO Norman.
Like Aberg however Scheffler is said to have rejected the chance to join the breakaway league earlier this year after being offered a deal worth ‘tens of millions’ according to Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee.
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Will Zalatoris
As well as stalwarts of the game, LIV has been keen to add some of golf’s biggest rising stars to their roster, and there is no doubt Will Zalatoris would be a sought after addition. The American burst onto the PGA Tour scene in 2021, landing three second place major finishes in 12 months.
Since then though Zalatoris’ progress has been halted by a torrid back injury that kept him out for nine months during 2023. In that time, the 26-year-old admitted he received a “very intriguing offer” from the LIV setup, but has since opted to remain with the PGA Tour. | https://www.express.co.uk/sport/golf/1848104/Jon-Rahm-LIV-Golf-signings | 2024-01-01T05:40:49Z |
Historically, Bitcoin price went up after each Bitcoin halving event. It will repeat the same pattern after the upcoming halving as well.
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Carlos Sainz was in great form as he arrived in the Lusail paddock, having recently taken part in the Ryder Cup all-stars match in Rome. “I had a lot of fun, I love golf and to be able to meet so many of its stars was very special,” he said. “It helped me recharge my batteries after the Singapore-Japan double-header and now I’m ready to do my best here in Qatar.”
Aiming for consistent performance. The Spaniard admitted he had not expected it to be so hot. “I remembered very hot days and cooler evenings, but at this time of year, it stays hot even at night and the humidity level is very high. But it’s the same for everyone and we are set to fight on equal terms from a physical point of view. I like the format,” continued Carlos, referring to the Sprint. “Even if undoubtedly, in this case it’s an added challenge given that we only have one hour of free practice to get to grips with a track where we have only raced once before and which has been resurfaced and the kerbs have been changed. There are many unknowns and not much time to prepare, so teamwork will make the difference. In recent races, we managed to have pretty consistent performance, making no mistakes and with a great execution. We must continue like that this weekend, even if, on paper, this track does not seem that well suited to our package. Let’s see how it goes once we hit the track.” | https://www.ferrari.com/en-CA/formula1/articles/qatar-grand-prix-2023-media-sainz | 2024-01-01T05:40:51Z |
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told the country's military commanders that the most powerful means must be mobilized to destroy the United States and South Korea if they choose military confrontation, Reuters reported on Sunday night, citing North Korea’s state news agency.
Kim said the danger of an armed confrontation on the Korean peninsula is fast becoming a reality because of hostile maneuvers by the enemies including the United States, requiring the country to "sharpen the sword" to protect itself.
"If they choose military confrontation and set the fire, we must mobilize all the most powerful means ... to deal a crushing blow and completely destroy them," KCNA state news agency quoted Kim as saying.
The North Korean leader has upped his rhetoric in recent days. In late December, he said Pyongyang would not hesitate to respond with a nuclear attack when an enemy provokes it with nuclear weapons.
Those comments came days after North Korea twice fired ballistic missiles into the sea off the coast of South Korea.
North Korea tested dozens of ballistic weapons in 2022, including its first intercontinental ballistic missiles since 2017.
In July, North Korea test-fired a Hwasong-18 solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), in a launch that was supervised by Kim.
In September, North Korea announced it had built a "tactical nuclear attack submarine" as part of its effort to strengthen its naval force.
That announcement came days after the country said it staged a "simulated tactical nuclear attack" drill with mock atomic warheads attached to two long-range cruise missiles that were test-fired into the ocean. | https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/382863 | 2024-01-01T05:40:51Z |
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Snoop Dogg is going to Paris.
The global superstar will be joining NBCUniversal's coverage of the 2024 Olympics in Paris, as announced during Sunday Night Football between the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings.
Snoop Dogg will provide regular reports from all the action happening throughout Paris. He will speak with host Mike Tirico and deliver to the primetime U.S. audience his analysis in his own words. He'll explore Paris' iconic landmarks, attend various competitions and speak with athletes and their respective families and friends, among other duties.
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“I grew up watching the Olympics and am thrilled to see the incredible athletes bring their A-game to Paris. It’s a celebration of skill, dedication, and the pursuit of greatness,” Snoop Dogg said in a statement. “We’re going to have some amazing competitions and, of course, I will be bringing that Snoop style to the mix. It’s going to be the most epic Olympics ever, so stay tuned, and keep it locked. Let’s elevate, celebrate, and make these games unforgettable, smoke the competition, and may the best shine like gold. Peace and Olympic LOVE, ya dig?”
The announcement came in a 75-second-long video where he starred in a "Snoop Year's Eve" promotional spot. He joked with Team USA athletes Suni Lee (gymnastics), A’ja Wilson (basketball), Jagger Eaton (skateboarder), and pairing Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes (beach volleyball) about their previous successes and future Olympic dreams.
The 2024 Olympics will run from July 26 to August 11.
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Taraz to host Kazakhstan Cadets Judo Championship
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Taraz is set to host the Cadets Judo Championship from February 7 through 12, Kazinform has learnt from the Kazakhstan Judo Federation.
Male judokas will fight for medals in 9 weight categories, including 46kg, 50kg, 55kg, 60kg, 66kg, 73kg, 81kg, -90kg and +90kg.
Female judo practitioners will vie for medals in 8 weight classes (40kg, 44kg, 48kg, 52kg, 57kg, 63kg, -70kg and +70kg). | https://en.inform.kz/news/taraz-to-host-kazakhstan-cadets-judo-championship_a3495451/ | 2024-01-01T05:40:53Z |
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Jason Fitz and Frank Schwab join forces to recap an absolutely bonkers Week 17 of NFL action. The dynamic duo start off by highlighting some of the more intriguing games from the weekend, including the massive officiating blunder on Saturday night that potentially decided the NFC East in favor of the Dallas Cowboys, the Baltimore Ravens' dominating victory over the Miami Dolphins and the Philadelphia Eagles' tragic meltdown at the end of this season culminating in a loss to the Arizona Cardinals. The duo also address David Tepper throwing a drink on a Jacksonville Jaguars fan during the Carolina Panthers' loss, and Fitz and Frank discuss what's a suitable punishment for an NFL owner – who should be held to an even higher standard than players and coaches.
Later, Fitz and Frank discuss each and every game from the Sunday slate, as they go back and forth on the Pittsburgh Steelers and Mason Rudolph impressing, the Chicago Bears and what to do with Justin Fields, the Denver Broncos' first game without Russell Wilson and much more.
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(NewsNation) — The U.S. Postal Service recognizes 10 official holidays each year, including Columbus Day, or what is in some states called Indigenous Peoples’ Day or Native American Day. This means mail and packages are not delivered and post offices are closed.
According to the postal service, the following holidays are recognized in 2024:
- New Year’s Day: Monday, Jan. 1
- Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Monday, Jan. 15
- Presidents’ Day: Monday, Feb. 19
- Memorial Day: Monday, May 27
- Juneteenth National Independence Day: Wednesday, June 19
- Independence Day: Thursday, July 4
- Labor Day: Monday, Sept. 2
- Columbus Day: Monday, Oct. 14
- Veterans Day: Monday, Nov. 11
- Thanksgiving: Thursday, Nov. 28
- Christmas Day: Wednesday, Dec. 25 | https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/holidays/uspa-holidays-2024/ | 2024-01-01T05:40:55Z |
It’s been a busy year for police and the courts. From drunk drivers to burglars and drug dealers to murderers, dozens of people from our area have started jail terms this year.
As 2023 draws to a close, we’ve taken a look back at people who have been locked up this year.
Read on to find out who from Coventry and Warwickshire has been jailed in 2023.
January
Bogdan Serban
A man launched a ‘violent and unprovoked’ attack on a woman at a Coventry hair salon. The broad daylight attack left the victim fighting for her life and while she survived, she was left with life-changing injuries. Bogdan Serban attacked the woman, who police say was known to him, with a knife and an axe. He was jailed for 31 years. Read more here.
Vito Dimarco
A Warwickshire man pleaded for his life with a gunman hired to kill him in a shooting that shocked the county. Vito Dimarco had previously been given a restraining order for assaulting the victim. But he went on to hire two men, Darren Hattersley and Nathan Odley, to kill him.
They shot him twice at his home on Grove Lane, Wishaw, with a short-barrelled firearm. Jailing them for conspiracy to commit murder, the judge called it a ‘callous and targeted’ shooting. Read more here.
See more people jailed in January here.
February
Christian Taylor
Driver Christian Taylor wasn’t only drunk behind the wheel - he drove the wrong way on the M6. He crashed into a blue Nissan Juke, killing one man and injuring three other people. He was jailed for more than 10 years.
Christopher Windmill
This ‘shady’ Coventry dealer got caught supplying cocaine to an organised crime ring in the north of England. He was jailed for more than 10 years.
See more people jailed in February here.
March
Emil Anton
A girl was subjected to a ‘horrific ordeal’ in Canley at the hands of Emil Anton in 2021. In March this year, he was finally sentenced after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a teenager.
He was jailed for 16 years.
Kyle Kinchen
When police searched Kinchen’s Coventry home looking for suspected stolen motorcycles they found more than they bargained for. Officers discovered a loaded revolver in the pocket of a coat hanging on his bedroom door.
They also found £10,000 in cash and cannabis. He was jailed for more than nine years.
Read more Jailed in March here.
April
Steven Powell
This bungling burglar pretended to be a bailiff and forced his way into a home. But a court heard how he left his DNA on a can of beer.
Christopher McLean
What was a standard traffic stop for police turned into something more than they were expecting. They pulled over McLean’s car after suspecting it was on false plates.
But they found bin bags containing £100k of drugs on the back seat. He was jailed for more than four years.
Read more Jailed in April here.
June
Elena Anghel
In a case that shook Coventry, five-year-old David-Mario Lazar died after being found with serious injuries at his home in Earlsdon in January 2022. In June this year his grandmother Elena Anghel, was sentenced to a hospital order after pleading guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility.
A court heard how Anghel, who has a history of mental illness, killed the youngster while suffering delusions linked to mental illness.
Reda Malone
Police said Reda Malone’s victim was ‘lucky to survive’ when she stabbed him, leaving a pool of blood on the mattress, following an argument at her home. She’s been jailed for two years and seven months.
Read more Jailed in June here.
July
Ashley Donald
‘Kind and loving’ father Andrew Flamson was left dead after being mowed down in a violent hit and run described as a ‘revenge plot’. Donald, 24, was jailed for 24 years for murder.
His father Samuel Henneberry was jailed for 15 years for manslaughter and accomplices Carl Tomlinson and Callum Ayre were handed 13-year and 12-year terms respectively for manslaughter.
Read more Jailed in July here.
August
Laurence Hayden
Nicknamed Del Boy or the ‘winking witness’ Laurence Hayden was brought to justice this year. He skipped bail and fled to Spain in 2018 after a bungled scheme to sway jurors in the trial of a drugs kingpin.
He was convicted in his absence of conspiring to pervert the course of justice, extradited back to the UK and, in August, was jailed for three years and eight months.
Alexander Hindmarsh
Once a young star of West Midlands Police and on a fast track to promotion, Hindmarsh had a dark secret. Over two years he recorded strangers using toilet cubicles in the Midlands, including at Cannon Park, to satisfy his sexual desires.
He was jailed for his disturbing campaign of voyeurism.
Read more Jailed in August here..
September
Carl Swinburn
Thug Carl Swinburn held two women captive for more than 24 hours and subjected them to ‘sickening violence and abuse’ including trying to strangle one and putting a pillow over the face of another. Police described him as a ‘violent bully’.
Jack Dillon
Teenager Dillon deliberately mowed down a man in his BMW after an earlier ‘confrontation’. The victim was left seriously injured in the collision in May.
The 18-year-old has been jailed for six years and nine months.
Read more Jailed in September here.
October
Rory Glover
Sneaky Glover gave a woman a lift home after a night out - then followed her into her property. She had no idea he was there until he began to assault her. He was jailed for six years.
Pengqui Sun
This Coventry student fatally stabbed a man at a city centre bus stop after a disagreement. Victim Shuo Zou was holding a party when the fight, which was quickly stopped by friends, broke out.
But Sun, 23, went home to arm himself, and when he found Shuo Zou on Upper Well Street, he launched a murderous attack.
Read more Jailed in October here.
November
Robert Ball
Robert Ball was involved in a drugs gang caught ripping open the roof of a container in a Coventry storage yard. They have been jailed for a total of 62 years after attempting to smuggle £11 million worth of cocaine into the UK hidden inside containers of bananas.
Robert Ball, 59, a haulage company boss, was acting on behalf of an Albanian organised crime group, detectives found.
Read more on people jailed in November here.
December
Antoinette Sheppard
Antoinette Sheppard was found guilty of murdering Coventry pensioner Michael Brady alongside a 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons. They tricked him into her flat in Bowness Close in Radford.
He was killed and his body was stuffed into a TV box.
Read more on people jailed in December here.
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Big 12 Football Promo Codes, Predictions, Computer Picks & Best Bets | Bowl Season
Published: Dec. 25, 2023 at 9:44 PM CST|Updated: 2 hours ago
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- Time: 5:45 PM ET
- Date: December 28
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Pick: Oklahoma +2.5 vs. Arizona
- Matchup: Arizona Wildcats at Oklahoma Sooners
- Projected Favorite & Spread: Oklahoma by 6.6 points
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- Date: December 28
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Pick: Texas A&M +3.5 vs. Oklahoma State
- Matchup: Texas A&M Aggies at Oklahoma State Cowboys
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- Date: December 27
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- Date: December 22
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- Matchup: Texas Longhorns at Washington Huskies
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SAN DIEGO — The Ocean Beach Pier is damaged after getting hit hard this weekend during the high surf warning in San Diego County.
The pier closed in October as a safety precaution and will remain closed through early 2024 because of previous damage.
Large waves eight to 12 feet, with sets up to 18 feet, have been pounding the Southern California coastline this weekend, causing even more damage to the 57-year-old pier.
The pier has been closed several times in recent years. Over the past five years, the City of San Diego says it has spent $1.7 million to repair the Ocean Beach Pier, which has been closed to the public about 30% of that time due to damage.
“The cycle of damage and repairs for the Ocean Beach Pier has been an increasing challenge in recent years – and one that we cannot prevent,” said City Engineer Rania Amen, Director of the Engineering and Capital Projects Department. “Our teams will monitor the situation throughout the storm season and be ready to fully assess the structure, both above and below the water, once it is appropriate.”
Because of the reoccurring damage, the city started the Ocean Beach Pier Renewal project, which aims to provide a long-term solution for the pier.
San Diego and Orange counties are both under a high surf warning and a coastal flood advisory through 2 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2024. A small craft advisory is also in effect in the coastal waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican border, out to 60 NM.
Due to the high surf conditions, the Coast Guard closed Mission Bay Channel through Monday. The City of San Diego closed public access to Crystal Pier temporarily in Pacific Beach citing safety concerns from the high surf.
The boardwalk behind Hotel Del Coronado off of Avenida Del Sol was also closed temporarily due to the high tide.
Several photos and videos are circulating online of the Ocean Beach Pier getting slammed into by waves, one even shows the entire pier underwater.
The city says once the storm season is over, it will reassess what work is needed. | https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/large-waves-damage-ocean-beach-pier/ | 2024-01-01T05:40:55Z |
Sarah Matthews, Cassidy Hutchinson and Alyssa Farah Griffin insist Trump’s behavior would be worse if he wins second termThe re-election of Donald Trump in 2024 could “end American democracy as we know it”, according to three women who worked for him in the White House during his chaotic term in office.All three gave testimony to the US House committee investigating Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat as well as the 6 January 6 Capitol attack staged by his supporters. And they warned in an unprecedented television interview on Sunday that time was short to prevent a second Trump administration in which they insist his behavior would be much worse. Continue reading…
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Formula 1 is back in Qatar after its only previous visit in 2021. The Lusail circuit is best known for hosting MotoGP, it is 5.418 kilometres long and no fewer than 3600 LED floodlights – state-of-the-art when it comes to energy efficiency – illuminate the track. It is the fourth night race of the season, following on from Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Singapore, although this weekend, there are actually not one but two races, as the event runs to the Sprint format, with just one free practice session on Friday prior to qualifying for the Grand Prix. Saturday is given over entirely to the Sprint race which takes place at 20.30 local (19.30 CEST) its grid decided by the Sprint Shootout (16 local, 15 CEST). The Qatar Grand Prix gets underway on Sunday at 20 local (19 CEST).
The track. Since Formula 1’s last visit, the facility has been completely modernised while the track surface and kerbs are also new. The layout is very demanding, with long straights, high speed corners and gradient changes. The main straight is 1.068 kilometres and is followed by a technically demanding braking area, leading onto a flowing section where it’s important to carry speed before braking for turn 4, after which comes the tightest section. The turn 6 hairpin is the slowest point leading on to the most technical part, with just one racing line through the complex of turns 12, 13 and 14, while 15 is a fast right hander, before the last braking point of the lap.
Programme
Friday
16.30 (15.30 CEST) free practice
20.00 (19.00 CEST) qualifying
Saturday
16.00 (15.00 CEST) Sprint Shootout
20.30 (19.30 CEST) Sprint
Sunday
20.00 (19.00 CEST) Race.
Video: Carlos on racing at Lusail
Frédéric Vasseur, Team Principal
On paper, the Lusail track looks like being another stern test for the SF-23. Ever since Zandvoort, we have learned a lot about how best to manage our package and once again in Qatar, we will do our best to give Charles and Carlos a car with which they can fight in the very close battles we have seen at every race, fought out to the nearest thousandths, behind the championship leaders.
This will be the first time we race in Qatar with the current generation of ground effect cars and we have just one free practice session, as this is another Sprint weekend. It means that the preparation work carried out back in the factory and in the simulator takes on even greater importance and we feel well prepared. Once again, the aim is to bring home as many points as possible as we continue to fight for second place in the Constructors’ classification.
Ferrari Stats
GP entered 1068
Seasons in F1 74
Debut Monaco 1950 (A. Ascari 2nd; R. Sommer 4th; L. Villoresi ret.)
Wins 243 (22.75%)
Pole positions 246 (23.03%)
Fastest race laps 259 (24.25%)
Total podiums 803 (25.06%)
Ferrari Stats Qatar GP
GP entered 1
Debut 2021 (C. Sainz 7th; C. Leclerc 8th)
Wins 0
Pole positions 0
Fastest race laps 0
Total podiums 0
Three questions to...
ENRICO SAMPÒ, HEAD OF DRIVING SIMULATION
1. We were last in Lusail in 2021, so this is the first year racing the current generation of cars, featuring ground effect. Is the data from our last visit still relevant and how useful is work in the simulator in preparing for this race?
Going back to a circuit we only raced on once before, two years ago, requires even more rigorous preparation, paying particular attention to the unknowns, of which there are naturally more than usual. However, the 2021 data is still useful, especially relating to the track layout which is essentially unchanged, apart from a few small details and the fact it has been resurfaced. Therefore, checking our modelling will be very important during Friday’s free practice. Running the ground effect cars here for the first time adds another unknown factor, for which the 2021 data is of limited value. It means that work in the simulator is vital to predict car handling on track and to try and anticipate its behaviour. With the drivers, we have worked virtually to come up with a baseline set-up, simulating various scenarios so that we can react to whatever situations arise.
2. What are the characteristics of the Lusail track?
It has 16 corners and only one really long straight. The first sector features mainly medium speed corners, while the second is high speed. Turn 6 is the only really slow corner. It means that overall, Lusail is a fast flowing track and when it comes to car set-up, one needs reasonable aerodynamic downforce and good efficiency. The quick corners mean that managing tyre temperature and behaviour is important to avoid overheating and too much wear. It’s a fascinating challenge.
3. And what about you? How did you come to be at Ferrari and what does working for the Scuderia mean to you?
I’ve been at the Scuderia since 2011, after completing my studies, split between Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom, when I specialised in the areas of vehicle dynamics and simulation. I’ve had various roles within the team, before I took over managing the simulator around three years ago. Ferrari is a global icon and so wearing its colours is definitely something to be proud of. We are seen as an example of Italian excellence around the world and an inspiration for all of Italy. Obviously, like all my colleagues, I have a great sense of responsibility towards the fans and the history of this team always spurs me on to give of my best in all my work and in everything I do.
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Qatar Grand Prix: facts & figures
3. The number of Olympic medals won by Qatar’s greatest athlete, high-jumper Moutaz Essa Barshim, who currently shares the Olympic title with Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi. 32 year old Bashim, from Doha, won gold at the “2020” Tokyo games, actually held in 2021 because of Covid-19, having previously taken silver in London in 2012 and in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
5. The highest starting position for a Ferrari in Qatar. It came courtesy of Carlos Sainz, in the sport’s only previous visit to Lusail, when Charles Leclerc lined up 13th on the grid. They finished the race in close company: the Spaniard was seventh and the Monegasque eighth, their SF21s split by just 1”205.
39. The number of overtaking moves in the only Qatar Grand Prix held to date. Making up the most places was Sergio Perez, who went from 11th on the grid to fourth at the flag. Next up was Lance Stroll, with six passes, from 12th to sixth, then came Charles and Max Verstappen both on five. The “wooden spoon” in this category went to Pierre Gasly, who dropped nine places from second on the grid to 11th.
56. The year in which Qatar was first mentioned. The Roman, Pliny the Elder, mentioned it and its nomadic Catharrei people, who roamed in search of food and water. The first map to show the country came about a century later, drawn by Ptolemy who called it Catura.
99.2. The percentage of the Qatar population that live in cities, given that the country is one of only four in the world to not even have a single forest. The remaining 0.8% of the population work in agriculture, livestock and fishing. | https://www.ferrari.com/en-CA/formula1/articles/qatar-grand-prix-2023-preview | 2024-01-01T05:40:57Z |
A man has told how he lost his home, job and family after becoming hooked on crack cocaine. Lee Dowling, who now works as a barber, has since turned his life around and wants to share his story to inspire others to do the same.
Lee, aged 44, was married with a home and steady career when he was first offered the highly-addictive Class A drug a party. It soon took hold of his life.
His relationship broke down after he used joint money and sold items to fund his habit. Looking back, he now knows that it was him who was the problem, and the drugs were just his ‘solution’ at the time.
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He said: “When I was introduced to drugs, I was married, with a home and career, all that sort of stuff. I was stealing from the household money meant for bills and selling things from around the house.
"I became impossible to live with. My wife kicked me out and divorced me.
“I moved in with my mum. I lived with her for about a year until the same thing happened. I was robbing her, selling goods from her home, and she kicked me out. He said: "I was sofa surfing with a friend in Northwood for about a week before I came to the Macari Centre.”
It was at his lowest ebb that Lee found the support he needed at the Macari Centre, a homeless shelter opened by former Stoke City manager Lou Macari. The charity offers self contained apartments and Lee stayed there from 2019 until December 2021.
With his probation officer, Lee then applied for accommodation with Nacro, an association which supports ex-offenders in rehabilitation.
He said: “The probation officer put my name forward to see if there was a room available. It just so happened that they had a flat in Hanley.
“I moved in there, I continued with my recovery, engaging with the recovery service. The service stresses the importance of choosing what you want to do for a career.
“I thought about it for a while and I decided to do barbering. I mentioned it to them and they looked up courses for me and I started college.”
Lee studied Level 1, 2 and 3 in barbering at college and qualified last year. Speaking with Lee earlier this month - midway through cutting a client's hair - he shared that he has been clean from drugs for two years now. He is also holding down two jobs, one as a barber and the other at a cash and carry. He regularly returns to the Macari Centre to offer haircuts to its current guests.
He added: “The turning point was when I got help and learnt about the disease of addiction. I looked at what the real problem was during my addiction, it wasn’t the drugs, the real problem was me. The drugs were just my solution. That was my massive turning point and it’s enabled me to become a better person.
“Addiction isn’t a hopeless state to which there is no recovery. You can recover and don’t lose hope. There is help out there but you’ve got to reach out and accept that help. For me, that was the first step. Knowing that I can reach out and ask people for help, knowing there are people willing to help me.”
To find out more about Lee's barbering, click here to visit his Facebook page. For more information on the Macari Foundation, click here. | https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/stoek-trent-barber-lost-house-8999908 | 2024-01-01T05:40:58Z |
Britain is reportedly considering air strikes on Yemen’s Houthi rebels, after the US said its navy sank three boats that had been targeting a container ship in the Red Sea, The Guardian reported on Sunday.
British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps said the government would not hesitate to take “direct action” to prevent further attacks amid reports the UK and US are preparing a joint statement to issue a final warning to the group.
Writing in The Telegraph, Shapps said the UK “won’t hesitate to take further action to deter threats to freedom of navigation in the Red Sea”.
“The Houthis should be under no misunderstanding: we are committed to holding malign actors accountable for unlawful seizures and attacks,” he added.
Shapps condemned what he described as an “outrageous” bid to disrupt global trade.
The comments come after the US military said four boats from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen fired at the Maersk Hangzhou and came within meters of the vessel as US helicopters fired back.
Several crews on the armed Houthi boats were killed, the US Central Command said. No one was injured on the ship.
Sunday’s incident occurred came hours the USS Gravely missile destroyer shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles while responding to a Houthi attack on a merchant vessel.
The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have upped their attacks on vessels in the Red Sea since the start of the Israel-Hamas was on October 7.
Recently, the Houthi rebels threatened to attack any vessels heading to Israeli ports unless food and medicine were allowed into the Gaza Strip.
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin last week officially announced the creation of Operation Prosperity Guardian, a maritime task force set up by the US and allies to respond to the Houthi provocations. Britain is one of the countries taking part in the coalition. | https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/382864 | 2024-01-01T05:40:58Z |
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Tatarstan academics eager to coop with International Turkic Academy
The sides exchanged views on strengthening the partnership relations among scientific organizations and carrying out joint research.
Director of the Institute of Archaeology of Tatarstan National Academy of Sciences Airat Sitdikov and Director of the Oriental studies Institute of the Kazan Federal University Ramil Khayrutdinov said that their organizations were interested in cooperation with the Academy.
In turn, Darkhan Kydyrali said that the TWESCO had always been open for the establishment of scientific ties and talked about some events scheduled for 2019. He also shared information about preparations for the World Congress of Turkologists, the 750th anniversary of Altyn Orda and organization of expeditions to the regions representing historical interest for the TWESCO. | https://en.inform.kz/news/tatarstan-academics-eager-to-coop-with-international-turkic-academy_a3493048/ | 2024-01-01T05:41:00Z |
When the PGA Tour and Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund stunned the golf world in June with an out-of-nowhere announcement of an agreement between the two warring entities, their stated intention was to formalize their agreement for the future of golf by the end of the 2023 calendar year.
As the clock hit midnight Eastern Time on New Year's Eve, no agreement was announced, and all signs appeared to point to a delay.
PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan sent a memo to Tour players on Sunday afternoon insisting that they "have made meaningful progress" in negotiations, and that they were trying to extend the deadline. Specifics on what that meant, or what the new deadline is, were not given.
That's not necessarily a dire sign; the June agreement was, in effect, only a pledge to halt legal hostilities between the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV Golf. Many parties involved noted that there was always the possibility of a delay in completing a complicated merger that charted the future of the men's professional game.
"We operate in good faith and I see that on both sides," Monahan said in September at the Tour Championship. "And that framework agreement, which is an agreement to reach an agreement, put us in a position to reach an agreement ... If you saw the amount of conversation and the time that the PGA Tour, DP World Tour, and PIF are spending working forward from a framework to a definitive, I think would you see the sincerity of the efforts there."
More recently, as it became obvious that there were still deep divides between the key stakeholders, rhetoric changed from certainty to reframed optimism.
"I am confident a deal will get done in some way," Tiger Woods said earlier in December at the Hero World Challenge. "Whether that comes Dec. 31 or is pushed back, we're all — all sides understand we're working together. There are no lawsuits. Everyone's understanding what that looks like, and we're all progressing going forward. Everyone's working right now with no animosity. We're trying to work to try and get a deal done for the Tour and for all parties involved."
However, there are external indications that this agreement might not be proceeding as smoothly as its principals would like. The PGA Tour has engaged with other outside investors, a move that would blunt the PIF's key advantage: overwhelming financial resources. In December, the Tour announced it was negotiating with a group of outside investors made up of several major professional sports team owners.
The Tour needs an infusion of capital because, thanks to the PIF, it's found itself in an unsustainable financial arms race. As Saudi riches lured away big names with monstrous sums, the Tour hiked purses and guarantees to its players past what it could comfortably bear.
Another concern for the two entities: the interest of the United States government, which is eyeing the agreement closely. A pledge between the PGA Tour and LIV not to poach one another's players was scrapped due to antitrust concerns, and LIV finally took advantage of that in December.
Perhaps as a reminder that money still runs the professional game, PIF riches enticed Jon Rahm — once thought of as an unshakable defender of the PGA Tour — to join LIV Golf. Rumors have persisted that other players would join Rahm before the LIV season officially begins in January.
The PGA Tour season begins later this week with the Sentry, the Hawaii tournament which welcomes last year's (eligible) champions and players who finished in the top 50 of last year's FedEx Cup. The star-studded field includes every top player on Tour last year with the exception of Rory McIlroy, who's staying home, and Rahm, for obvious reasons. | https://www.wsbradio.com/news/national/pga-tour-saudis-fail/XITIQJSUFC3D3APYIGNAXZJBZM/ | 2024-01-01T05:41:00Z |
Top 25 College Football Streams & TV Channel Info | Bowl Season
Published: Dec. 25, 2023 at 2:46 PM CST|Updated: 53 minutes ago
The 2023 college football bowl game schedule features a matchup between the No. 3 Texas Longhorns and the No. 2 Washington Huskies in the Sugar Bowl.
You can find info on live coverage of the week's top college football action right 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. 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. 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. 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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Poor state of critical assets in many parts of country leaves thousands of homes and businesses more vulnerable to stormsMinisters have been told they will be “punished” by voters after analysis revealed the decline of vital flood defences across England.The proportion of critical assets in disrepair has almost trebled in the West Midlands and the east of England since 2018, leaving thousands of homes and businesses more vulnerable to storms. Continue reading…
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First Deputy Speaker of the Jordanian Parliament, MP Abdul Rahim Maayah, acknowledged in a recent television interview that Jordan and its citizens benefit from the country's peace agreements with Israel.
Rahim Maayah said that canceling these agreements without finding alternative solutions for gas and water supply to Jordan would be illogical. He also said that if only Syria would open its dams and allow water to flow into Jordan, then it would not need Israeli water.
The comments were made in a December 21, 2023, interview on Yarmouk TV and translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI).
"Let's assume that our government tears up all agreements [with Israel]—what's next? Who will stand to lose? The [Jordanian] citizens. Us. Israel will say to you: You don't want it? Fine, whatever. Therefore, I want to protect the citizens," said Rahim Maayah.
The interviewer then said, "The citizens would lose the Israeli gas, but would win their dignity and freedom" to which Rahim Maayah replied, "In what way does Israel benefit from us, aside from the energy?"
When the interviewer suggested that Israel would be isolated and Jordan “would become the nightmare of the occupation”, Rahim Maayah said, "Do the Israelis rely only on Jordanian energy? I want to protect my people. I don't want to be swept [away] by emotions. I am not saying these agreements should not be canceled, but they should be canceled only when we can offer the Jordanian public alternatives to these agreements. It is really necessary for us to find alternatives. If we cannot find alternatives, it would mean the government has failed."
"When we reach a point where we can deal with this matter, these agreements will be disregarded. If we do not benefit from them, we will throw them away. When we have no water and our Syrian brothers do not open the dams…Who is stopping the water if not our Syrian brothers? If they let the water flow, we won't need the Israeli water,” he added.
Jordan in 1994 became the second Arab country, after Egypt, to sign a peace deal with Israel. However, the country’s parliament, which is made up mostly of Islamists, remains anti-Israel and its members have more than once called to annul the peace treaty.
In 2017, the Jordanian parliament approved a proposal to establish a committee to reevaluate all formal ties with Israel, including the peace agreement. The authority to cancel the peace agreement, however, remains in the hands of the king. | https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/382865 | 2024-01-01T05:41:04Z |
This month marks 70 years since the brutal murder of a Coventry mum in a mystery that has stumped police for decades. One afternoon in January 1954, Carlo Mogano returned home to Holland Street in Radford to find his wife Penelope's badly beaten body slumped in a chair.
The mother-of-two had been well known in dancing circles in the city. On the fateful day of her death, she had planned to meet friends at 3pm and a dress had been laid out on the bed ready for her to change into. But she never made it.
Police investigations revealed that she often went out in the afternoons in the weeks before her death, which her husband was not always aware of. Four months prior she had also resigned from Radford Townswoman's Guild, telling other members that she was tired in the afternoons and needed to rest.
Read more: Tributes to hero Coventry cop killed on duty 35 years ago
But despite extensive police investigations including handing out questionnaires and speaking to thousands of people, neither the murderer nor the murder weapon was ever found.
A blood-stained carving knife was found beside her body but the murder weapon – thought to be a hammer – was never found. Fingerprint experts were even asked to assist police, but the evidence provided would only help police if they managed to identify a suspect – something they struggled to do.
A team of 50 police officers relentlessly pursued every lead, grilled a staggering 25,000 people and even asked mental hospitals if any of their patients had been missing on the day of the murder. But it wasn’t to be. Mrs Mogano’s killer was never apprehended.
To this day, Coventry residents who remember the horrific murder, or heard relatives speaking about it, have their own theories about who killed her. Some suggest that she was killed as part of a mafia hit while others believe the killer was well known to Mrs Mogano.
Police explored a number of other theories. Firstly they launched a search for a con artist who had tricked his way into Mrs Mogano’s neighbour’s home.
The black-haired man, with a slight London accent and a dirty dark blue overcoat, made sexual advances towards the neighbour before leaving. The same man visited five houses in the city in the space of a week, all under the pretence of inspecting electricity meters.
As well as the bogus meter man police also said they were searching for a “mysterious prowler” who torched the pantry of a home on nearby Bassett Road a few days before the murder. The owner of the property organises old-time dances and police were exploring the theory that the prowler – who was also the killer – was a “dance-hater” who disliked Mrs Mogano’s dance background.
The Moganos themselves were well known in dance circles and police looked at this during their investigation. One informant suggested that Mrs Mogano had been upset by a change of dance partners the previous summer. Another witness said an attempt had been made to torch the Moganos’ car, suggesting that someone might have a vendetta against the family.
Police always suggested that Mrs Mogano knew her killer, and welcomed him or her into her home before she was killed. They handed out 1,500 questionnaires and spoke to thousands of people, but never charged anyone with murder.
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Qualifying for Sunday’s Qatar Grand Prix is underway. The air temperature in Lusail is 31 degrees and the track is at 35.
Q1. The Monegasque gets down to 1’26”098 but the time is cancelled for exceeding track limits. Sainz stops the clocks in 1’26”699. The two SF-23s come in for new Softs and Leclerc then laps in 1’25”452, while Carlos does a 1’25”808 to ensure both drivers go through to the next part.
Q2. The two Ferraris go out on used Soft tyres and Charles and Carlos set times of 1’25”348 and 1’25”798 respectively, before pitting for a new set of the softest compound. Leclerc then gets down to 1’25”079, but Sainz’s 1’25”328 is not enough to make the cut and he is credited with 12th time, just 31 thousandths off tenth placed Valtteri Bottas.
Q3. In the final part, Charles has two sets of new Soft tyres available. On his first run, he goes fifth in 1’24”700. On with a new set and back out again to set a time of 1’24”424, good enough for fifth place. | https://www.ferrari.com/en-CA/formula1/articles/qatar-grand-prix-2023-qualifying | 2024-01-01T05:41:05Z |
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Tehran to host 1st ever Central Asian indoor track & field contests
TEHRAN. KAZINFORM Tehran is to host the first ever indoor track and field contest among Central Asian countries in the second half of February this year, IRNA reported.
The Islamic Republic of Iran, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstani, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan are to attend in such contest but presently all except Uzbekistan have voiced readiness to partake.
Asian track and field championship will be held in Doha of Qatar within coming months. | https://en.inform.kz/news/tehran-to-host-1st-ever-central-asian-indoor-track-field-contests_a3494821/ | 2024-01-01T05:41:07Z |
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Based on our projections, the best bet against the spread out of 39 FBS postseason matchups is Florida State (+22.5) -- for more tips, including parlay possibilities, keep reading.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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BoM forecasts heavy rain for south-east Queensland and northern NSW, while across the far north temperatures will remain in the 40sParts of south-east Queensland are being battered by heavy rain in a soggy start to the new year, with dangerous flooding predicted.Intense falls in some areas could lead to life-threatening flash flooding, the Bureau of Meteorology warned on Monday afternoon. Continue reading…
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Miami Dolphins @ Baltimore Ravens
Lamar Jackson sealed up the MVP award by going 12-for-14 for 255 yards (18.2 YPA!) with a 3:0 TD:INT ratio (and 25 rushing yards) in the first half, and his fourth touchdown pass came during his first attempt of the second. Jackson was the top QB this week during his best fantasy performance of the season, also posting an EPA/play in the 100th percentile and a completion percentage over expectation (+23.6) in the 99th. He finished with five TD passes, as Baltimore scored a season-high 56 points while locking up the AFC’s No. 1 seed.
Zay Flowers caught a long touchdown and racked up 103 receiving yards, while Isaiah Likely pulled down two scores. Both saw just three targets apiece.
Gus Edwards and Justice Hill both scored, with the former dominating the carries and the latter the passing-down work. J.K. Dobbins would have definitely finished as a top-five fantasy back if health cooperated.
Rashod Bateman couldn’t secure a long catch early after suffering a bad drop Monday night. Maybe injuries are to blame, but his massively disappointing season looks even worse when considering his QB will win MVP.
Tyler Huntley threw a touchdown during his lone attempt and also posted a perfect Passer Rating, proving Jackson is a system quarterback (says the guy who’s ripping up his 45/1 Brock Purdy MVP ticket through tears).
The depleted Dolphins offense struggled after an easy opening-drive TD, with Tua Tagovailoa posting his second-lowest YPA (6.2) of the season. Tagovailoa faced a Baltimore defense allowing the fewest points per game and the second-fewest yards per game since acquiring Roquan Smith last year, while Tyreek Hill dropped his easiest potential touchdown of the season in the end zone. Tagovailoa left with a shoulder injury, and his status will be key during Week 18's matchup with Buffalo for the AFC title.
De’Von Achane took advantage of Raheem Mostert’s absence, totaling 137 yards with a score. The rookie was a top-10 fantasy RB this week and is averaging 8.0 YPC on the season. Achane is clearly the biggest wild card during 2024 fantasy drafts.
Arizona Cardinals @ Philadelphia Eagles
Jalen Hurts threw three touchdowns and posted a CPOE (+17.7) in the 97th percentile but failed to run in a score for just the second time over his last eight games. Hurts attempted only 23 passes during Arizona's upset win, as Philadelphia possessed the ball just 20 minutes Sunday (thanks to the Cardinals rushing for 221 yards and a 99-yard pick-six by the Eagles).
D'Andre Swift had just five carries for 16 yards at halftime and finished with only one target during a hugely disappointing performance in the fantasy championship. Arizona had allowed the most schedule-adjusted fantasy points to running backs over the last five weeks by a significant margin, and the Eagles entered double-digit home favorites.
Julio Jones caught two TDs in the first half but finished with just two targets. He could be looking at an expanded role moving forward with DeVonta Smith now injured and in a walking boot.
After setting an NFL record with six straight games with 125+ receiving yards, A.J. Brown has averaged just 63.5 yards over his last eight.
James Conner made a sick one-handed TD catch and ran in the late game-winning score (replays later showed his knee may have been down just before crossing the end zone). Conner rushed for the second-most yards (128) this week and turned in his best fantasy performance of the season against an Eagles defense that entered allowing the fourth-fewest fantasy points to running backs this year.
Kyler Murray also had his best fantasy game of the season, throwing three touchdowns Sunday. Philadelphia has now ceded the second-most passing scores (34) in the league, just one fewer than Washington. The Cardinals dropped out of the top three in next year’s draft with the win, as Murray may have prolonged his stay in Arizona (while costing him Marvin Harrison Jr.).
The Eagles have been outscored 30-0 in the third quarter over the last two games, as Jonathan Gannon won during his homecoming.
Los Angeles Rams @ New York Giants
Kyren Williams ran for three touchdowns while finishing as this week's top fantasy back. He's been a top-10 RB in five of six weeks since returning from injury and looks like a first-round fantasy pick in 2024. Given his ADP, Williams has an argument as this year's fantasy MVP, even while missing four games.
Matthew Stafford threw for 300+ yards but just one score. He also had the second-longest active streak (behind Kenny Pickett) without throwing a pick (170 passes) end when he tossed two interceptions Sunday.
Demarcus Robinson led Los Angeles with 10 targets, while Puka Nacua didn't score during an 80-yard catch.
Tyrod Taylor was having a relatively quiet game before hitting Darius Slayton for an 80-yard house call in the third quarter. He took a bunch of sacks as expected but led New York with 40 rushing yards, finishing as a top-10 fantasy QB this week while available at the DFS minimum.
Saquon Barkley rushed for fewer than 40 yards for the second time in his last three games, and Taylor missed him wide-open during a late two-point conversation attempt to go ahead.
Wan'Dale Robinson led New York with nine targets and scored a rushing touchdown.
The Giants have 19 takeaways over their last seven games but have taken a whopping 83 sacks this season — 20 more than the next most.
This game had a long punt-return TD and four missed kicks, including three extra points.
San Francisco 49ers @ Washington Commanders
Brock Purdy bounced back with a nice game, making a great play in the fourth quarter to seal the win. He also threw a dime to Brandon Aiyuk while becoming San Francisco's all-time single-season passing leader. Purdy lost another potential TD when Kyle Juszczyk dropped a pass on the opening drive, but he now has the most games with a 120+ Passer Rating over his first two seasons in NFL history.
Christian McCaffrey left late in the third quarter with a calf injury. He saw 19 opportunities before departing but failed to score after being the most favored position player ever to do so in a game. Maybe CMC shouldn't have played 100% of the snaps during Monday night's blowout with an upcoming short week? A finally healthy Elijah Mitchell took over and finished with 17 carries and as a top-12 fantasy back this week. With the 49ers locking up the No. 1 seed Sunday, CMC has three weeks to rest if needed, and Mitchell could be a viable DFS option in Week 18.
Aiyuk recorded his seventh 100-yard game of the season (and he's missed a contest), while Deebo Samuel caught a short touchdown after arriving in a "BCB for MVP" vest.
Sam Howell continued to struggle while producing just 10 points. The game’s over/under moved 7.5 points after Jacoby Brissett was named starter but curiously never corrected after he suffered a hamstring injury in practice late in the week.
Brian Robinson returned and looked good (4.9 YPC), but game script allowed just nine carries. The Commanders only possessed the ball for 21 minutes Sunday.
Terry McLaurin would be a fantasy star if he ever played with a league-average quarterback.
Cincinnati Bengals @ Kansas City Chiefs
Isiah Pacheco got every KC RB carry and rushed for a career-high 130 yards during his return. He shook off last week's concussion and a shoulder injury, securing all seven targets, including Patrick Mahomes' only TD pass Sunday. Pacheco had 54 yards from scrimmage during KC's opening drive and finished as the No. 2 fantasy back during championship week.
Travis Kelce, meanwhile, put up his worst game of the season during the crucial fantasy week. He hasn’t scored in six straight games, averaging just 29.3 receiving yards over his last three.
Rashee Rice had a 67-yard catch and finished with a career-high 127. It was the rookie's first deep reception (20+ air yards) of his career (and the longest pass play of KC's season), with many more to come. Rice, who trails only Tyreek Hill in yards after the catch, should be considered a top-12 fantasy WR at 2024 draft tables.
Mahomes is averaging his fewest passing yards per game and YPA in his career this season, but he once again dealt with a horrific drop that ended a drive instead of going for a touchdown late in the second quarter — this time by Marquez Valdes-Scantling. Kansas City has the most drops in the league this year.
The Chiefs haven’t won the turnover battle in 10 straight games but are AFC West champs for the eighth year in a row anyway.
Jake Browning made some good throws, but Kansas City stuffed Cincinnati’s receivers, with none reaching 45 yards. Ja’Marr Chase could easily be fantasy’s top wideout in 2024, but he won’t be drafted that way coming off an injury-riddled season (including Joe Burrow).
Pittsburgh Steelers @ Seattle Seahawks
Seattle's once stout run defense has been one of the league's worst lately and allowed Najee Harris and Jaylen Warren to total 220 yards from scrimmage and three touchdowns Sunday. Both were top-12 fantasy backs this week, and Harris could've had a third TD run but went down on his own inside the five to end the game. Harris continues to come up big during fantasy championship week in his career.
Pittsburgh’s running backs bogarted the touchdowns, but Mason Rudolph was extremely sharp. He got 11.4 YPA while taking just one sack and finished with a +22 CPOE in the 99th percentile. Rudolph certainly has an argument as the Steelers’ best option at quarterback even after Kenny Pickett is ready.
Mike Tomlin has still never had a losing season over 17 years as head coach.
Geno Smith played well, and DK Metcalf broke 100 yards despite Joey Porter Jr.’s coverage.
Kenneth Walker dominated carries during his return but saw just 10 of them in a game that saw Seattle possess the ball just 22 minutes. K9 ran in a touchdown, but a lack of volume hurt his fantasy day.
Atlanta Falcons @ Chicago Bears
Justin Fields was terrific while playing in the snow, finishing as this week's No. 3 fantasy QB. He threw a dime to DJ Moore and ran in his third score over the last four games. Chicago locked up the top pick of next year's draft (thanks to Carolina's loss Sunday) and has a fascinating decision ahead.
Moore wasn't lying when he said he was fully recovered from last week's ankle injury, erupting for the most receiving yards (159) Sunday and pulling down a touchdown. If you remove last week's dud when he injured his ankle during the game's first drive, Moore has been the No. 2 fantasy WR this season when playing with Fields.
Khalil Herbert broke 100 rushing yards and scored for the second straight week against a stingy Falcons run defense allowing the third-fewest fantasy points to running backs this season. He benefitted from D’Onta Foreman’s continued absence but lost a goal-line score to Roschon Johnson, yet Herbert showed how different his fantasy season could’ve been if he hadn’t suffered a high-ankle sprain in Week 5. Herbert led the NFL in rush yards over expectation last season and shouldn’t be forgotten during 2024 fantasy drafts.
Desmond Ridder struggles mightily on the road, but Taylor Heinicke said hold my beer Sunday. Heinicke was picked off three times and posted a -27.1 CPOE in the first percentile. In Heinicke's defense, the Bears stop unit leads the NFL in EPA/play since Week 11.
Drake London would be a fantasy star on a different offense, so his 2024 value greatly depends on what Atlanta does (or doesn’t do) during the offseason.
Bijan Robinson got 5.0 YPC against a stout run defense, but it was Tyler Allgeier who scored a 75-yard touchdown during his lone target. Chicago remains extremely vulnerable to receiving backs.
Younghoe Koo missed two field goals in the first quarter, while Atlanta fell just short of a 100+ yard touchdown during a return after a missed FG on the final play of the first half.
New England Patriots @ Buffalo Bills
Josh Allen was 7-for-20 for 46 yards (2.3 YPA) in the first half and then missed an open Stefon Diggs for a possible 88-yard touchdown in the third quarter. Allen still had a fine fantasy game thanks to running in two scores, but he snapped his NFL-high streak of 23 straight games with a TD pass Sunday.
James Cook was predictably stuffed by the league’s toughest run defense, but his negative-four receiving yards were the real killer. Cook, Diggs and Gabe Davis combined for just 43 receiving yards on 13 targets.
Bailey Zappe had one completion for five yards and two picks in the first quarter, and his third interception was a pick-six early in the second. Zappe responded with a TD run on the next drive, as the Patriots were somehow down just six points at halftime despite committing four turnovers and missing a field goal.
Ezekiel Elliott scored his first rushing touchdown since Week 7 but has averaged just 2.8 YPC over his last five games.
Von Miller was a healthy scratch (coach’s decision).
New England opened the game with a kickoff return to the house.
Las Vegas Raiders @ Indianapolis Colts
Jonathan Taylor fumbled and isn’t going to be much of a receiving help while playing through a thumb injury. But he ran for 96 yards and a touchdown and will be a top-five RB in 2024 fantasy drafts.
Alec Pierce caught a 58-yard touchdown during his only target, leading the Colts in receiving Sunday.
Matt Gay missed a potentially crucial field goal in the fourth quarter, but Las Vegas was offsides, and he made the retry.
Aidan O'Connell attempted a career-high 47 passes, and a whopping 21 of them went to Davante Adams. Adams was the top-scoring fantasy receiver Sunday, when he pulled down two scores.
Zamir White saw 26 more opportunities and has acted as a true workhorse with Josh Jacobs out.
Green Bay Packers @ Minnesota Vikings
Jordan Love threw three touchdowns and ran in another while finishing as the No. 2 fantasy QB during championship week. He ended the season the way he started it: posting a big game despite seventh-round rookie Bo Melton being Green Bay’s leading receiver Sunday night.
Aaron Jones looked healthy while running for 120 yards for the second straight week, while AJ Dillon left the game with a stinger.
Jayden Reed caught two more touchdowns, as his impressive rookie season continued. He left with a chest injury but has plenty of time to heal up for the 2024 fantasy campaign.
Nick Mullens replaced an abysmal Jaren Hall in the second half, but he didn’t fare much better aside from a garbage-time TD with the score 30-3.
Justin Jefferson saw 10 targets, but Minnesota’s dreadful quarterback situation ruined the night of many fantasy managers counting on the star WR in their championship.
Whoever becomes the feature back in the Vikings offense next season has massive fantasy potential.
Happy New Year!
New Orleans Saints @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay was shut out through three quarters, but Baker Mayfield got 9.4 YPA and threw two touchdowns in the fourth quarter. He also snapped his NFL-high streak without a two-interception game despite New Orleans still missing Marshon Lattimore.
Rachaad White had scored double-digit fantasy points in 10 straight games before failing to do so during championship week. White lost a fumble, but game script (11 carries) was the main culprit here, as Tampa Bay possessed the ball for just 23 minutes.
Chris Godwin was due for major touchdown regression having scored just once all season (before Sunday) despite seeing the sixth-most targets inside the 10-yard line.
Trey Palmer had a nice game but also couldn't keep his footing on a possible long TD catch and fumbled instead.
Jamaal Williams led New Orleans in carries (Alvin Kamara departed in the third quarter with an ankle injury), Juwan Johnson led the team with 12 targets (twice as many as Chris Olave) and Taysom Hill caught a touchdown during a frustrating game for Saints fantasy managers.
Tennessee Titans @ Houston Texans
C.J. Stroud has likely suffered multiple concussions this season, and he also took a major helmet-to-helmet hit early in the third quarter against the Cardinals in Week 11 (when the Texans were shutout at home in the second half). Give him a pass for not lighting it up during his return, and game script didn't ask the rookie QB to do much Sunday.
Nico Collins has averaged 100.7 receiving yards and scored all seven of his touchdowns at home this season; he’s averaged just 39.2 yards on the road. It’s likely meaningless moving forward, but maybe something to consider in DFS. There will be quite the debate between Collins and Tank Dell at fantasy draft tables next year.
Will Levis struggled early before leaving with an injury suffered during a sack fumble lost that went for a defensive touchdown. Ryan Tannehill was an improvement, but Tennessee managed just three points Sunday.
Derrick Henry totaled just 52 yards on 32 touches over two games versus the Texans this season after averaging 203.6 rushing yards and 2.0 touchdowns over his previous five games against Houston.
Carolina Panthers @ Jacksonville Jaguars
Travis Etienne Jr. topped 100 rushing yards for just the second time this season and added two rushing scores. He hadn't finished as a top-12 fantasy back since Week 8 (seven games) but was a top-five RB this week.
The Panthers were shut out, which robbed us from possibly seeing a linebacker attempt a field goal.
David Tepper, who's quickly taken over as the worst owner in the league with Daniel Snyder out, apparently threw a drink at a fan during the embarrassing loss.
Los Angeles Chargers @ Denver Broncos
Jarrett Stidham wasn't good Sunday, but a long touchdown to Lil'Jordan Humphrey was enough to beat a Chargers team that failed to reach the end zone. Russell Wilson isn't the long-term answer in Denver, but Stidham's performance Sunday confirmed the QB switch was purely for financial reasons.
Javonte Williams has gone eight straight games getting fewer than 4.0 YPC, including fewer than 3.0 in his last three. That’s certainly not the way his recovery from multi-ligament knee surgery was supposed to progress.
The Chargers botched a fake punt attempt late in the second quarter, while Austin Ekeler lost his fourth fumble of the season. It's been a forgettable year for Los Angeles. | https://www.wsbradio.com/news/national/week-17-wrap-who/C4GHNKNBI7PX6KWEYMQBR77FVY/ | 2024-01-01T05:41:07Z |
"Will Las Vegas finally get an art museum?" This question came up in Art News last week prodded by a $150 million treasure house with philanthropist Elaine Wynn footing the bill.
History of failure
But if the past is prologue, this is not a good idea. Putting original paintings and sculptures in this Disneyland for adults has already been tried and it failed.
In 2002 another person with deep pockets, Sheldon Adelson, put not one but two museums on the Strip - the Guggenheim Hermitage and the Guggenheim Vegas - proclaiming at the opening, “Not even Bugsy Siegel would have thought of this!”
As it turned out, Adelson’s claim to fame was nothing to brag about.
Only 15 months after opening, the Guggenheim Vegas went dark. And after just seven years, the Guggenheim Hermitage closed.
The closings were demonstration lessons against putting the silent space of an art museum in America’s most raucous playground.
While it’s true that Las Vegas is the largest city in the U.S. without an art museum, it’s also true that this is not your typical American city.
Then there are the eerie parallels between Adelson and Wynn that should give her pause. They both founded Vegas resort – she the Mirage, and he the Venetian. They both entered a joint venture with established museums to fill their museums:
Adelson partnered with the Guggenheim Museum as well as the Hermitage in St.
Petersburg, Russia. Wynn is partnering with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Bad bet
But Wynn is taking the bigger gamble. Adelson housed his museums at the Venetian. Closing them amounted to shutting a couple of rooms. Wynn needs to build a museum from scratch.
You have to wonder where institutional memory has gone in Vegas.
MSN quotes Heather Harmon, a rep for the museum at a city council meeting oblivious to the past:
“We feel this is the missing piece of the puzzle in a long series of accomplishments we’ve made in Las Vegas, from the Smith Center, the Raiders stadium, Formula 1. The art museum is a great next step in our cultural chapter.”
There’s a good reason for not taking the next step by situating an art museum in the Entertainment Capital of the World.
Even if Vegas is a cultural wasteland needing an injection of high art, it’s not likely to take. You could see the end at the start when Adelson launched his museums.
I was on assignment to cover the opening of Guggenheim Hermitage for the Robb Report. It wasn’t just the Venetian’s glitz that dampened the museum’ experience; it was the surrounding fake marble statuary and fake ceiling frescoes that threatened to muddle the difference between imitation art and original art.
This was especially noticeable given the Hermitage’s collection of Impressionist and Post-Impressionists. The quiet palettes of these early 20th-century easel paintings seemed dull in this Neon Babylon.
How, I wondered, could a fun-seeking tourist be expected to appreciate the subtleties of, say, a Monet in all the glare?
Adding to the challenge is the fact that to enter Guggenheim Hermitage, you had to pass through a 120,000-square-foot casino lit by hand-blown Italian glass chandeliers.
Wynn’s museum will stand alone. So, there’s that. But her museum will still stand in Vegas and why would anyone want to see what can readily be seen in the L.A. County Museum? At least the Guggenheim Hermitage offered work you weren’t likely to see unless you traveled to Russia.
And still Guggenheim Hermitage failed. Reasons why were plain to see, and not only because of the Venetian’s gaudiness.
The exhibit walls were rust-colored Cor-Ten steel. Between the brownish walls and the paintings in need of cleaning, the art didn’t have a chance.
What chance will L.A. County art have in Wynn’s museum? Maybe there’s hope. Isn’t Vegas known as a city of second chances? | https://us.blastingnews.com/opinion/2023/12/new-art-museum-to-paint-sin-city-in-new-light-003786997.html | 2024-01-01T05:41:09Z |
The attributes that made de Ferran a potent force
OPINION: The late Gil de Ferran won the Indianapolis 500 and two Indycar titles in a glittering driving career that earned him almost as much admiration across the world of motorsport as his thoroughly decent, engaging personality. In addition to his undoubted speed, an analytical approach borne of an engineering background made him a great inside and outside the car
Gil de Ferran meant an awful lot to a great many people in motorsport. The outpouring of shocked tributes following his unexpected passing at the age of 56 were universal in their respect for a racer who possessed all the attributes to be effective as a driver, team boss, sporting director and in driver development. Roger Penske, his boss from 2000 to 2003 in a spell that repositioned his team as the benchmark in US open-wheel racing after a few barren years, perhaps put it best when he described de Ferran as a man who “defined class as a driver and a gentleman”.
Obituary: Indy 500 winner and two-time IndyCar champion Gil de Ferran dies aged 56
The Brazilian’s career never graced Formula 1 as a driver, despite dominating the 1992 British Formula 3 championship and winning three times across two seasons in International Formula 3000. But F1’s loss was Indycar racing’s gain, and in an era that many consider to be its peak with competing chassis, tyre manufacturers and engine suppliers, de Ferran was a potent force with a technical understanding that made him an engineer’s dream.
In truth, de Ferran was an engineer in all but name. He spent three years studying mechanical engineering at university before heading to the UK to pursue his dream of becoming a professional racing driver.
“I spent all my time studying maths and physics, which by the way I loved, and I never came back really, so I’m a non-graduated engineering student I guess you can classify me!” he recounted to this writer at the Autosport International show in 2018.
“It was something that had always interested me. I went to engineering school because that’s what I wanted to do. It wasn’t like ‘I don’t know what to do, let’s do this.’ I loved math, I loved physics, I loved design, I loved everything to do with it.
“I remember even back in Brazil in Formula Ford, like ‘hey, why don’t we try a different suspension geometry? Just cut here and weld that there’ and whatever. It wasn’t very sophisticated at the time, but still you make the change, drive the car, put back the change, drive the car again and start learning what does what. All those lessons were invaluable.”
That passion had been formed at a young age. He learned as a youngster to take his go-kart apart and rebuild it to understand how everything worked. The same analytical methodology was applied to his racing.
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De Ferran utilised his engineering background from the very start of his racing career
“In karting we didn’t have a mechanic, it was my dad and my mum, a friend of mine and myself, that was it,” de Ferran said. “Tinkering and mechanicing was in my blood. My dad was an engineer by trade as well.
“I always loved it and so throughout my career I read a lot, I tried to tap [into] as many engineers as I could to try to understand the subject better and better. I guess because I had a good grounding in mathematics and physics and some of the principles I was able to absorb a lot of the information.”
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Even if de Ferran had won the F3000 title with Paul Stewart Racing, he revealed, it wouldn’t have made a difference to his career path. He accepted an offer from Jim Hall to make the switch Stateside for 1995 midway through the 1994 campaign, and driving the Hall/VDS Racing Reynard-Mercedes he was a winner by the end of his rookie season in the final race at Laguna Seca.
"I was fortunate to get the transition between a very data-rich environment and hardly any data. When I started racing, there was no data-loggers, hardly any sensors and learning how to use that information was I think also helpful in my development as a driver" Gil de Ferran
The first win for his team since Surfers Paradise in 1991 was perhaps made more impressive by the fact de Ferran was doing all his learning in a single-car operation, without the luxury of a team-mate to fall back on. It would be fair to say that his technical expertise was a significant factor in making it work, where so many drivers with a strong reputation in Europe flounder.
“Everyone is a little bit different, I’ve known many very successful race drivers that really didn’t know what’s what,” de Ferran said. “But for me and the way I am wired, it helped me understand what I was doing, how the car was responding, how the tyres were responding, how I had to change my own driving, why is this happening – ‘oh its happening because of this’ – and making that back and forth parallel I think helped develop my driving.
“I was also fortunate in a way to get the transition between a very data-rich environment and hardly any data. When I started racing, there was no data-loggers, hardly any sensors and learning how to use that information was I think also helpful in my development as a driver.
“Nowadays you get a driver and boom, ‘here’s all the stuff’. But back then we were like ‘okay, what do we do with this? How do we interpret this?’ We were learning how to make the most out of a rich set of data that was emanating from sensors in the car.”
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While F1 never came calling, he found great success in the US and proved his worth in single-car teams before getting his break at Penske
A fruitful six-year relationship with Honda began in 1996, when he made up for the disappointment of losing a likely win at Long Beach to a broken hose clamp with another well-judged victory at Cleveland, before he joined Derrick Walker’s team for 1997 along with his engineer Bill Pappas following Hall’s retirement. Although de Ferran didn’t win a race, he was a consistent threat all year and finished the year as the closest challenger to Ganassi’s champion Alex Zanardi.
Running on Goodyear tyres, as opposed to the superior Firestones used by Ganassi, his development input was crucial in limiting the damage and meant he usually made the best of them. Although he slumped to 12th in 1998, four engine failures carried a larger share of the blame than the driver, who was until 1999 (and even then at most of the races, as Naoki Hattori and Memo Gidley alternated aboard the part-time second car) the team’s focal point.
“At the height of the tyre war, we were doing a lot of tyre testing,” he said. “I think the most testing I have ever done was 75 days in a season, plus 22 races, and you can’t help but learn a lot and absorb a lot of information! I can’t explain how much you learn and how much you develop yourself as a driver is nowadays very different – it’s a very different environment.”
But while testing isn’t every driver’s cup of tea, that wasn’t the case for de Ferran. His comments on the subject to this writer in 2022 were revealing of a team ethic that endeared him to those he worked with.
“I absolutely adored that work,” he said. “Because for me motorsport is not just about the driver, it’s a mixture of driving and understanding the car. It’s not athletics, it’s something a little different. You do rely on your equipment, and part of your skill is to learn and understand not only how to make the most of the equipment you have, but to help the equipment move forward with a team of people. I always loved that work.”
Victory in mixed conditions at Portland was the Walker team’s first since 1995, and his body of impressive work was becoming impossible for one of racing’s big beasts to ignore. Team Penske engineer Nigel Beresford remembers watching qualifying for that year’s Toronto race alongside Roger Penske when de Ferran nailed pole.
“Everybody goes out on their new set and they’re throwing the things around, bouncing off the wall doing their hero act to get the car in the race,” he says. “De Ferran was just out there rolling around, finding a gap, getting the tyres just right and boom, he stuck it in there. It was such an impressive display of intellect, patience and skill.”
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Once Penske came calling, de Ferran hit new heights and remains the holder of the fastest closed circuit speed circuit record
His arrival at Penske in 2000 coincided with a switch from its own chassis to Reynard, trading Mercedes engines for Honda and ditching Goodyears in favour of Firestones. And de Ferran was the final piece of the jigsaw. He scored Penske's 100th Indycar win at Nazareth in 2000, the team's first since Paul Tracy's victory at Gateway in 1997, and duly swept to back-to-back CART Indycar titles.
Along the way, he took a closed-circuit speed record of 241.428mph at Fontana, while his 2001 victory at Rockingham courtesy of a final lap move on Kenny Brack was arguably the pick of the bunch.
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The success kept on coming following Penske’s move to the all-oval IRL in 2002, and his victory in the 2003 Indianapolis 500 - his first race back from a back injury sustained at Motegi - is the stuff of legend. He fittingly won his final open-wheel start at Texas, a race overshadowed by Brack’s horrifying accident, and when he returned to the cockpit several years later with his own Acura-backed team in the American Le Mans Series it was as though he’d never been away.
The impact of an analytical-minded driver is undoubtedly less today, de Ferran would concede in 2018, not long after he’d joined McLaren’s F1 team as a sporting director: “The premium on shall we say a ‘deep engineering understanding’ I think still exists, but it’s less important.” But it only serves to underline how de Ferran was ideally equipped for success with his blend of speed and nous.
"When I became a manager and one of my jobs was to identify who were the most promising talents and who is likely to become a standout, it’s very difficult to look at a snapshot without really understanding where the driver is in their development, both psychologically and in terms of driving skills" Gil de Ferran
“Back then, which sounds like it’s 50 years ago but it’s not that long, the driver was probably the best sensor you had,” he remarked. “Yes, you had a lot of squiggly lines and information coming out of the car, but the understanding of aerodynamics, vehicle dynamics and so on was much less than what it is [now]. Tyres in particular were much less, so there was a lot of subjectivity. Nowadays, there is less and less that the driver can contribute in their analysis.”
It’s perhaps unsurprising then that de Ferran’s input was so well-regarded in his post-driving career, first with Honda and then across two spells at McLaren. Refreshingly, his impression of drivers was not based on the strength of one season, or one race. In keeping with his lifelong approach, he adopted a bigger picture view of their trajectory.
“Both from a developing skills perspective but also from where you are mentally,” he said in 2022. “Are you improving or not? The mistakes you made three years ago, are they less prominent or more prominent? Or do you keep making the same mistakes over and over? You really have to step back and look at a bigger history than one season.
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De Ferran has mentored many up and coming drivers, while he also oversaw Alonso's Indy 500 debut in 2017
“Drivers coming through tend to be quite young age-wise, and people mature in different ways. Also, in terms of background, some people started racing later, some people earlier. When Jan Magnussen went to drive Formula Fords in Britain, I remember watching his races and it looked like a Formula 1 driver because he had so many racing skills that the others hadn’t quite acquired at that point. It looked like he was just playing with people, but he was three-time world karting champion and obviously in a completely different stage of development than most of his competitors.
“When I became a manager and one of my jobs was to identify who were the most promising talents and who is likely to become a standout, it’s very difficult to look at a snapshot without really understanding where the driver is in their development, both psychologically and in terms of driving skills.”
After he was engaged as a consultant by McLaren during its return to form in 2023, team boss Andrea Stella hailed de Ferran’s qualities as a coach and a strategic thinker, noting how “you can talk to Gil more as an engineer than as a driver”. And although he remained in the background, his quiet influence was certainly felt. Just as it was by all he encountered.
Gil de Ferran just got it. He will be sorely missed.
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Tributes have been pouring in for de Ferran since his sad passing
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The College Football Playoff is finally here.
Alabama vs. Michigan. Texas vs. Washington. The winner of each will face off a week later on Jan. 8.
Three other bowl games will be played earlier in the day before the CFP afternoon and primetime matchups on New Year's Day.
Wisconsin will take on No. 13 LSU in the ReliaQuest Bowl to open the day's slate of games. The game won't feature the 2023 Heisman Trophy winner in Tigers quarterback Jayden Daniels, who opted out of the bowl game to focus on the 2024 NFL Draft. The Badgers will be without running back Braelon Allen, who also declared for the draft. Wisconsin also lost 13 players to the transfer portal, while LSU will be without 10 players.
No. 23 Liberty will face the Pac-12 runner-up in No. 8 Oregon in the Vrbo Fiesta Bowl. Both schools feature high-scoring offenses as Liberty averages 40.8 points per game (fifth in the country) and Oregon averages 44.2 points per game (second in the country).
At the same time, No. 17 Iowa faces No. 21 Tennessee in the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl. Iowa is one of the lowest scoring teams in the nation as the Hawkeyes average just 16.6 points per game this season. However, Iowa's defense keeps them in games as they allowed the fourth-fewest points per game – 13.2. Tennessee, meanwhile, averages almost double the amount of points as Iowa – 31.5. The Volunteers allow 22.0 points per game. This game will been even more interesting because Tennessee quarterback Joe Milton opted out of the game to focus on the draft, leaving true freshman Nico Iamaleava as the starter for the Volunteers.
No. 4 Alabama, fresh of its tremendous SEC championship win over Georgia, takes on No. 1 Michigan in the Rose Bowl. The Wolverines boast the best scoring defense in the country and allow just 9.5 points per game this season. The Crimson Tide, meanwhile, scores in bunches – 35.1 points per game – and put up 27 points in consecutive games over Auburn and Georgia.
No. 3 Texas takes on undefeated No. 2 Washington in the night cap. The two sides are similar offensively, with Texas averaging 36.2 points per game and Washington averaging 37.7 points per game. That's all thanks to the play of Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers and Huskies quarterback Michael Penix Jr. Both complete more than 65 percent of their passes and have thrown fewer than 10 interceptions this season.
Here's everything you need to know about all five of Monday's college football bowl games, including kickoff times, broadcast information and historical facts on each matchup and school.
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Monday, Jan. 1
Wisconsin vs. No. 13 LSU
Garrett Nussmeier will start at quarterback for LSU with Jayden Daniels headed to the NFL. The Tigers will have just one starter from their regular season in this matchup.
Neither team has played in the ReliaQuest Bowl, but LSU holds a 3-1 head-to-head advantage over Wisconsin. The two sides last played each other in the first game of the 2014 season at NRG Stadium, where LSU won in a tight, 28-24 game. The Tigers are 29-24-1 all-time in bowl games, while the Badgers are 19-15.
No. 23 Liberty vs. No. 8 Oregon
This is Liberty’s fifth consecutive bowl appearance since joining the FBS in 2018. The Flames are 3-1 in bowl games but haven't played a Power 5 school. Oregon, meanwhile, is 2-1 in the Fiesta Bowl but hasn't won since the 2012 season.
The Ducks are 16-20 all time in bowl games. Unsurprisingly, this is also the first meeting between the two schools.
No. 17 Iowa vs. No. 21 Tennessee
Iowa and Tennessee have played each other three times in their school's respective histories, with the Volunteers owning the 2-1 advantage. The two sides last played in the 2014 TaxSlayer Bowl, where Tennessee won, 45-28, with Joshua Dobbs at quarterback.
This is Iowa's second Citrus Bowl appearance in three years; the Hawkeyes lost to Kentucky during the 2021 season, 20-17. Iowa is 18-16-1 in bowl games all time. Tennessee, meanwhile, has played in five other Citrus Bowl games and gone 4-1. The Volunteers are 30-25 all time in bowl games.
No. 4 Alabama vs. No. 1 Michigan
Neither side is a stranger to the Rose Bowl. Alabama is 6-2 all time in the game, having last won against Notre Dame during the 2020 season. Michigan is 9-12 in the game but hasn't won since the 1997 season.
The Wolverines are 21-29 all time in bowl games, while the Crimson Tide is 46-27-3. The two schools have played five games against each other; Alabama holds the slim 3-2 head-to-head advantage. They last played each other in the Citrus Bowl after the 2019 season; Alabama won, 35-16, behind the arm of Mac Jones and his three passing touchdowns.
No. 3 Texas vs. No. 2 Washington
This is a rematch of last season's Alamo Bowl where Washington held on to win, 27-20, over Texas. Ewers and Penix both played in that matchup; Ewers finished with 369 yards and one touchdown while Penix Jr. threw for 287 yards, two touchdowns and one interception.
How to watch, live stream today's college football bowl games
There are five games poised to be played on Jan. 1. Three are on ESPN, one is on ESPN2 and one is on ABC.
Cord cutters, have no fear. You can stream all five bowl games on Fubo, which offers a free trial.
College football scores
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Ninety-six years after their first big-screen appearance, two of the most iconic and recognizable characters in the world are sailing straight into the public domain.
It marks the first time the characters of Mickey and Minnie Mouse can freely be used by artists, writers, and filmmakers in their artwork, books, or films without the fear of legal action from The Walt Disney Company.
"This is the juggernaut. This is it. This is Mickey Mouse," said Duke University School of Law Professor Jennifer Jenkins.
But just to be clear, it's not the modern Mickey we know today with his bright red pants and cartoonish voice—it's the mischievous, voiceless, and black-and-white boat captain from "Steamboat Willie."
The short film debuted in 1928 as a technical marvel—the first cartoon to feature synchronized sound. But today, the eight-minute animation is remembered more as the work that catapulted the career of Walt Disney, introduced the world to Disney's longest-running mascots, and helped change copyright law as we know it.
"I kind of feel like the pipe on the steamboat, like expelling smoke," said Jenkins. "It's so exciting that it's finally here. I mean, when I started my job, as a joke, I had a 'Free the Mouse' bumper sticker."
"Steamboat Willie" was originally supposed to enter the public domain in 1984, when the film turned 56, and again in 2004, when the film turned 75. But as Disney became the entertainment powerhouse it still is today, the company lobbied the U.S. government to pass two copyright protection acts to extend its exclusive ownership over the character.
Critics referred to this as the "Mickey Mouse Protection Act," but that comes to an end this year.
"It's exhilarating. But I've been feeling this exhilarating feeling since 2019, because that's the first time after a 20-year drought that any published work at all entered the public domain in the United States," said Jenkins.
The extended copyright terms didn't just stop Mickey and Minnie Mouse from entering the public domain. It also stopped any work of fiction from losing its copyright from 1999 to 2019. That included books like "The Great Gatsby," which entered the public domain in 2021, and A.A. Milne's original "Winnie-the-Pooh," which joined the public the next year.
The characters have since been adapted into graphic novels, video games, a Broadway musical, and a horror movie. All of that could likely soon happen to "Steamboat Willie," but that doesn't mean there's no legal risk at all, as Disney can still claim copyright over later iterations of its characters, including the iconic Sorcerer Mickey from the 1940 film "Fantasia."
A spokesperson from The Walt Disney Company noted: "More modern versions of Mickey will remain unaffected by the expiration of the Steamboat Willie copyright, and Mickey will continue to play a leading role as a global ambassador for the Walt Disney Company in our storytelling, theme park attractions, and merchandise."
Beyond copyright, the House of Mouse also holds a trademark on its famous character, meaning only The Walt Disney Company can use Mickey as its logo and corporate mascot.
That means you can't pretend to be The Walt Disney Company by using the Mickey Mouse branding. But if you want to write your own version of "Steamboat Willie," feel free to go full steam ahead.
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SINGAPUR (dpa-AFX) - China Yuchai International Limited (CYD), one of the largest powertrain solution manufacturers through its main operating subsidiary in China, Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited ('GYMCL'), said that GYMCL has reached an agreement with Beijing Liandong Jinyuan Management Technology Co., Ltd. for the sale of GYMCL's 100% equity holding in Yuchai Remanufacturing Services (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. to Beijing Liandong.
The consideration is RMB 179.94 million, along with the book value of cash and cash equivalents and an agreed-upon fair value for the equipment in Suzhou Reman as of the settlement date.
The consideration for the transaction will be in the form of cash and it will be paid into an escrow account in phases, the company said.
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As the world switches over to the year 2024 in the civil calendar, those who are still sober will be aware that major pitfalls lie ahead.
Instead of old problems having been solved and dealt with, as 2023 is seen off, the challenges that have been either kicked down the road or swept under the carpet are guaranteed to confront humanity with a vengeance.
The primary casualty in the year ahead will be peace.
In the absence of any will to deal with the old year’s primary sources of instability and mayhem in the world, the accumulated pressures will explode in our faces. That is the uncomfortable yet incontrovertible truth. Evil, left to fester and multiply will come back to menace all of us. The utter failure to root out and eradicate it and instead pretend that fancy rhetoric and moral cowardice may somehow solve the problem has repeatedly throughout history led to disasters and misery.
Jews have been described as the “canaries in the coal mine” because they usually are the first to suffer from the hate and incitement circulating in societies.
This can be clearly seen as we transition from the old to the new civil year. The long, littered trail of unresolved business is about to multiply and become more complex. It has the potential to engulf not only Jews in the Diaspora and Israel but also to contaminate all those living in endangered democracies.
Like diseases left untreated, the viruses now rampaging will mutate into incurable pandemics unless radical surgery and countermeasures are swiftly enforced.
The threats to peace, liberty and democracy remain the same.
In no particular order of malignancy they are clearly visible and growing more menacing as every day passes.
Iranian ambitions to acquire the means to threaten and destroy those they deem enemies have now progressed unhindered. Thanks to vacillating appeasement, craven hypocrisy and a collapse of all vestiges of morality, the Mullahs of Tehran stand on the cusp of acquiring nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them. Whether the failure by democratic nations to deter Iran involved circumventing trade sanctions, turning a blind eye to those who did so or unfreezing frozen funds the end result was the same.
The reaction of the international community has been one of total disinterest with each announcement of yet another missile development and revelation that enriching uranium had passed a previous red line. The Iranians, like the North Koreans, know that they can literally get away with murder without any fear of UN retribution. These two rogue regimes can threaten their neighbours with elimination yet remain upstanding members of an organization ostensibly established to preserve world peace and human rights.
Piracy has returned with a vengeance in the Red Sea and beyond. Everyone knows that those pulling the Houthi puppet strings are none other than the Iranian puppet masters. Piracy on the high seas can only be defeated by concerted action from maritime nations yet so far it has been a struggle to cobble together a coalition. The question, of course, is what will actually happen? Will the tin pot country of Yemen, with Iranian support, continue to get away with threatening shipping? Will this coalition actually tackle the threats or will it be more of a verbal volley and a slap on the wrist type response?
In 1967, Israel was assured by the USA that they and a coalition of nations would guarantee freedom of shipping in the Gulf of Aqaba. When it came to the crunch, however, this guarantee disappeared like a desert mirage and Israel was left to deal with the threat alone. Will 2024 see a rerun of this scenario as a loss of backbone results in the terror sponsors of Tehran being given a free pass?
The year now passing into oblivion witnessed the most scandalous exhibition of international duplicity ever perpetrated. The United Nations and its associated bodies demonstrated beyond a shadow of a doubt that they have become irredeemably irrelevant as far as Israel is concerned. Evidence uncovered in Gaza reveals that Hamas and UNRWA are partners in terror and educating the next generation to become terrorists. The UN Human Rights Council has been hijacked by human rights abusers and UNESCO has helped to delegitimize Jewish history.
The UN General Assembly annual resolution scorecard has just been released, and it shows a continuing and unbridled fetish with condemning Israel. It is impossible to deny the evidence as provided by UN Watch: North Korea – 1; Venezuela – 0; Myanmar – 1; Lebanon – 0; Pakistan – 0; Hamas – 0; Turkey – 0; Russia – 2; China – 0; Qatar – 0; Saudi Arabia – 0; Syria – 1; Iraq – 0; Iran – 1; USA – 1; ISRAEL – 14.
The Security Council record for 2023 is no better.
The pattern for 2024 will be just as bad, if not worse. One has to ask how much longer Israel should subject itself to continuing flagellation by an organization so obviously corrupt and irrelevant.
The International Red Cross has proven once again that it has zero interest when it comes to Jews. Continuing a pattern set during the Shoah years when it failed dismally, its recent refusal to demand access to hostages held by Hamas and even refusing to transfer medications to them is beyond shameful.
Palestine Media Watch (PMW) has revealed that the PA has advised incarcerated terrorists and their families that in order to continue receiving stipends and pensions for 2024 they will need to submit the relevant forms via the International Red Cross.
All this brings us to the question of why Abbas and his PA/PLO/Fatah cronies should be rewarded with a State in the heartland of Israel.
There is nothing more certain that 2024 will witness a renewed frenzy to hand over Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem to terror plotters, supporters, facilitators and sympathizers.
The frenzied mobs of university ignoramuses, green lemmings, Marxist-imbued hallucinatory youth combined with locally radicalized Islamists have only started. Disrupting Christmas carols and tree lighting is just the start. They have declared war on Christian and Western societies. Inciting rhetoric and civil disruptions will inevitably be followed by physical violence.
The genie of Jew hate has already been let loose and the coming year will witness an intensification unseen since the Shoah years. Surveys taken in various countries show that, especially among 18 to 30-year-olds, the Shoah is being increasingly questioned and Jews are increasingly being seen as justifiable recipients of the masses’ wrath. One has to wonder how much eradicating history as a subject and the promotion of woke narratives has contributed towards this wholesale brainwashing.
The Israeli campaign against terror will need to intensify in 2024 and it will inevitably result in increased threats to Jewish life in countries where Judeophobia already bubbles just below the surface. Living in la la land is no longer a tenable option, especially when the warning signs are so clearly evident.
If all this sounds overly pessimistic, I plead guilty.
Short of an imminent arrival of the messianic age I am afraid that we will have to reconcile ourselves to another very difficult year ahead.
Denial of reality and escaping into a make-believe world where the lion is already lying down with the lamb is not a realistic option as far as Jews are concerned.
Let us hope at least for a healthy year and one in which the purveyors of evil are defeated.
Buckle up tight for a rough ride ahead. | https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/382866 | 2024-01-01T05:41:11Z |
Scuderia Ferrari had a difficult time of it in qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix, under the floodlights at the Lusail circuit. When Sunday’s race gets underway at 20 local (19 CEST) Charles Leclerc will start from fifth on the grid, while Carlos Sainz will line up 12th on the sixth row, having failed to make the cut out of Q2 by a couple of thousandths of a second.
Q2. Having comfortably made the cut out of Q1, Charles and Carlos started Q2 on used Soft tyres and then went for a second run on new ones. Leclerc got through in seventh place, but Sainz struggled to get a feel for his SF-23 to the extent that he failed to get through, albeit just 31 thousandths slower than tenth placed Valtteri Bottas.
Q3. Leclerc had two new sets of Soft tyres for the final part, but he aborted his first run after making a mistake in the first sector, not setting a particularly good time when he went for another run. He pitted for his second set of tyres and gave it his best shot to lap in 1’24”424. This put him seventh on the time sheet, but when both McLaren drivers had their best times disallowed for exceeding track limits, Charles was promoted to fifth.
Sprint Saturday. Tomorrow is given over to the Sprint, with the grid-deciding Shootout starting at 16 local (15 CEST) with less time for each phase than in regular qualifying and with obligatory use of the Hard compound in Q1, Medium in Q2 and Soft in Q3. The race, over 19 laps, gets underway at 20.30 (19.30 CEST). Points are on offer for the top eight finishers from 8 to 1 and will also provide an opportunity to gather long run data as that had not really been possible in the only free practice session of the weekend, held earlier today.
Sunday. Looking ahead to the Grand Prix itself, Charles will have the advantage of starting from the clean side of the track. This proved to make a considerable difference in the 2021 race, because of sand off the racing line down the pit straight. Leclerc will be aiming to fight with his usual opponents, while Carlos will be aiming to work his way up the order to try and finish in the points.
Charles Leclerc #16
I had to abort my first run in Q3, after running wide in a corner in the first sector and so I only had one lap left to set a competitive time. It was quite tough to get the tyres to work today: on the first flying lap the rears were not working as expected and the situation only improved when you continued to push, which is not ideal in qualifying. Now, we’ll give it our all for tomorrow to get on the pace that we lacked today.
Carlos Sainz #55
Overall, it’s been a difficult Friday. I struggled with the car balance and couldn’t find decent grip out there in qualifying. I’m obviously not happy but we’ll see what we can do for tomorrow. Hopefully we can turn it around for the Sprint and we’ll fight hard to recover on Sunday.
Frédéric Vasseur - Team Principal
Unfortunately, today’s result was not too much of a surprise as we knew this track would not suit our car that well. On top of that, we also had problems managing the package we had as we didn’t manage to get the tyres working well, especially the Softs in the first sector.
On his only run in Q3, Charles did his best after Carlos missed the cut out of Q2 by the smallest of margins, also having a few problems with track limits which made life more complicated than expected. This could turn out to be an issue in the race too, especially if the wind is gusty.
Tomorrow, we have another qualifying session, which takes place at the hottest time of day, while the Sprint will allow us to gather information about our race pace with the track in similar conditions to the ones we will encounter in the Grand Prix itself. | https://www.ferrari.com/en-CA/formula1/articles/qatar-grand-prix-2023-qualifying-report | 2024-01-01T05:41:11Z |
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Mavericks vs. Jazz: Betting Trends, Odds, Records Against the Spread, Home/Road Splits
The Utah Jazz (14-19) are 3.5-point underdogs as they try to continue a three-game home winning streak when they take on the Dallas Mavericks (19-14) on Monday, January 1, 2024 at Delta Center. The contest airs at 9:00 PM ET on KJZZ and BSSW. The point total is set at 245.5 for the matchup.
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- When: Monday, January 1, 2024 at 9:00 PM ET
- Where: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah
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- In nine of 33 games this season, Dallas and its opponents have combined to total more than 245.5 points.
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- The Mavericks are 18-15-0 against the spread this season.
- This season, Dallas has won 15 out of the 20 games, or 75%, in which it has been favored.
- Dallas has a record of 11-4, a 73.3% win rate, when it's favored by -155 or more by sportsbooks this season.
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Thailand launches e-visa on arrival for several countries, including Kazakhstan
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Thailand is launching E-VOA (e-Visa On Arrival) for a number of countries, including Kazakhstan, starting from February 14, 2019, Kazinform has learnt from the press service of the Kazakh MFA.
By introducing the e-visa, Thailand hopes to tackle overcrowding in airports in Bangkok and other cities of the country.
Those willing to visit Thailand may use E-VOA service by filling out the online application form on thailandevoa.vfsevisa.com at least 24 hours before arrival into the kingdom to at most 30 days before arrival.
Visitors can also pay visa fees online using MasterCard, Visa, Union Pay, WeChat Pay and Alipay.
Currently, E-VOA service is available at four airports of Thailand. It is expected that the service will become available in all Thai airports by yearend. | https://en.inform.kz/news/thailand-launches-e-visa-on-arrival-for-several-countries-including-kazakhstan_a3493695/ | 2024-01-01T05:41:14Z |
The LSU Tigers will host the Wisconsin Badgers in the 2023 ReliaQuest Bowl on New Year's Day on ESPN2.
The Tigers finished this season 9-3 with the third best record in the SEC West behind Alabama and Ole Miss. Their only losses are to the two aforementioned teams and Florida State. They didn't lose a game at home in 2023.
The Badgers are 7-5 this season with a third place standing in the Big Ten West. They have losses to several of their conference adversaries. The Badgers have won just two of their last five games.
The Tigers are all about offense this season. They own the FBS' best offense, earning 44.2 points per game. However, they have the No. 82 defense, allowing nearly 30 points per game.
The Badgers are quite the opposite. They have the No. 15 defense, allowing 18.9 points per game. Their No. 91 ranked offense only generates just over 22 points per game.
LSU is led by 2023 Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels at quarterback. He's thrown for more than 3,800 yards while rushing for more than 1,100 yards. He holds a whopping 50 total touchdowns this season.
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- Date: Monday, Jan. 1
- Time: Noon ET | 9 a.m. PT
LSU vs. Wisconsin will kick off at noon ET on Monday, Jan. 1. The game will be played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Fla.
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WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — (AP) — To underscore how much Iowa means to Ron DeSantis, the Florida governor was unwilling to put his campaigning there on hold even in the waning hours of 2023.
At a New Year’s Eve event in a Sheraton Hotel ballroom in West Des Moines, jeans and cowboy boots outnumbered tuxedos and cocktail dresses, and Miller Lite seemed more popular than champagne.
But the modesty of the affair, where roughly 200 people turned out for the last campaign event of the busy year in Iowa, belied its importance to the host, who has wagered the future of his Republican bid for president on the leadoff Iowa caucuses, just two weeks away.
“Are you ready to work hard over these next two weeks and win the Iowa caucuses?" DeSantis asked supporters who turned out at the suburban hotel Sunday evening.
While Donald Trump prepares to return this week for a series of rallies, DeSantis did not leave Iowa alone during the week between Christmas and New Year's. He campaigned in the suburbs of Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and Davenport, revisiting spots he had gone to in 2023 as part of his drive to touch all 99 of Iowa's counties as a gesture of commitment to the leadoff nominating contests.
But Trump holds a large advantage in Iowa polls as well as a sophisticated campaign organization in the state, threatening to deny DeSantis the win he needs to justify his claim to be the leading alternative to the former president.
Appearing Sunday night with his wife, Casey, and their young children, DeSantis urged his audience to defy the odds. “I think we have an opportunity to just make a statement that in this country it's we the people that ultimately decide these things,” he said. “Because I think you have a lot of media, they don't think you even matter.”
DeSantis wasn't alone in Iowa between Christmas and New Year's, a period typically free from politics. The Jan. 15 caucuses' earlier-than-usual spot on the election-year calendar lured former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley to eastern Iowa stops Friday and Saturday, as she competes with DeSantis as a Trump alternative.
Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy also stormed the state, trying to remain part of the conversation despite curtailing his advertising spending. Ramaswamy held more than two dozen Iowa events last week and over the weekend.
No one has more riding on Iowa than DeSantis, who reshuffled a campaign viewed early as national in scope after summer staff shakeups prompted by overspending and internal disagreements. He stood onstage Sunday evening in West Des Moines with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and evangelical Christian leader Bob Vander Plaats, who have risked their own influence by backing DeSantis.
DeSantis and his supporters asked the audience Sunday to ignore polls that show him trailing Trump appreciably.
“Everywhere I go the polls do not match up with reality,” Vander Plaats told the crowd. “Going up in northwest Iowa — heavy Trump country — they all say the same thing to me. They like what he did, but it’s time to turn the page.”
DeSantis has an unrelenting Iowa schedule ahead of him beginning early this week. Trump, who has drawn hundreds — even thousands — more to fewer events, plans his own blitz over the final two weeks, including in deeply conservative northwest Iowa.
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JERUSALEM - Israeli Maya Regev lay badly wounded in a nondescript house in Gaza, her leg mangled from a gunshot, under orders not to make a sound.
The 21-year-old begged her captors to let her younger brother Itay, who was being held in a room nearby, join her while the bandages on her leg were replaced.
It was days after Hamas Islamists rampaged through southern Israel in a killing and hostage-taking spree on Oct 7 that triggered the war in Gaza.
The siblings were shot and wounded as they tried to flee an outdoor music festival turned killing field. They were thrown into a pickup and taken away with their friend, Omer Shem Tov.
"Itay and Omer walk in. And they began removing the bandages. And I am screaming and Omer is holding my hand and covering my mouth," a tearful Ms Maya recalled during an interview with Uvda, a current-affairs programme on Israel's Channel 12 TV.
Mr Itay, 18, told how days earlier a "scared and sweaty doctor" painfully removed the bullet from his leg without anaesthesia, while he was instructed to remain quiet or be killed.
Ms Maya's injury was more severe, and she says she was eventually snuck into a Gaza hospital. Her dangling foot was re-attached in surgery, but sideways, at an unnatural angle. She gave her interview in a wheelchair, her leg in a cast.
The Regev siblings were among more than 100 hostages freed in a week-long ceasefire in late November. Shem Tov remains in captivity with nearly 130 others. Some have been declared dead in absentia by Israeli authorities.
While being treated in the hospital, Ms Maya said she was kept near another wounded Israeli hostage, Mr Guy Iluz. The two spoke about returning home - what they would do, what they would eat. But Mr Iluz died in the hospital.
"At first I refused to believe. Before they took him away I said I have to see, like, that it's really him. I have the duty to go speak to his family when this is over. I'm the only person who knew what really happened to him."
Mr Itay said that he and Omer in the meantime were taken to a different house, forced to dress as Muslim women so they wouldn't be recognised as they walked in the dark of night.
From the hospital Ms Maya wrote her brother and Omer a note and asked it be delivered. She said she argued with her captors, demanding that she hear back.
Mr Itay received it.
"They came one time with a note, a note from Maya, in which she wrote me where she is, what she is going through. She said she loves me, asked me to stay strong, for the family, for everyone," he said.
He sent a response.
"They brought me a note that they (Itay and Omer) wrote me, and I knew it was really from them because I recognised the handwriting and my brother called me by my nickname," Ms Maya said.
Mr Itay calls his sister patcha.
"It was a light, a small light in all the darkness, that I hear from my little brother and from Omer, that I understand they are ok."
They continued corresponding.
"Those notes gave so much strength, like in the small moment that I feel a bit like I am diving into bad thoughts, I just held Maya's note, read it like ten times, and it would give me strength," Mr Itay said.
Since the brief ceasefire, Israel has pushed ahead with its devastating campaign in Gaza, saying that military pressure is needed to free the remaining 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 its 2.3 million people from their homes.
Qatari and Egyptian mediators have been trying to broker a deal that would include a pause in the fighting and the release of more hostages.
Mr Itay was separated from his friend, only to find out later he had been included in the list of hostages to be freed.
"If I had known I was going home, I can tell you that probably I wouldn't agree to leave without Omer," he said.
Their story is not over yet, he added. "Even though Maya and I are home, Omer is still there."
ALSO READ: Baby saved from Gaza rubble after mother killed in Israeli strike | https://www.asiaone.com/world/painful-surgical-operations-and-passing-notes-how-israeli-siblings-survived-hamas-captivity | 2024-01-01T05:41:16Z |
Scuderia Ferrari is in difficulty even before the start because a problem with his car’s fuel system means that Carlos Sainz will not start the race. Charles Leclerc lines up as planned in fifth place. Air temperature is 32 degrees, the track is 34.
Start. At the first corner, the two Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell collide and Charles therefore moves up to fourth place, but is passed by Oscar Piastri. Safety Car.
Lap 4. The race resumes, Charles is still fourth.
Lap 12. Charles pits for a set of Medium tyres and rejoins 15th.
Lap 19. Lando Norris passes Charles, who is seventh after the first run of pit stops, but ahead of him Valtteri Bottas and Lance Stroll are out of sequence, having pitted during the first Safety Car.
Lap 22. Bottas and Stroll pit, Charles is up to fifth.
Lap 25. Leclerc pits again for a set of new Hard tyres. After a 2.3 second stop, he rejoins in 14th place.
Lap 31. Leclerc passes Stroll for tenth.
Lap 33. The Monegasque passes Bottas and Alonso to go sixth after Guanyu Zhou pits.
Lap 44. Charles pits for a set of new Mediums and rejoins seventh.
Lap 50. When all the drivers have made their final stops, Charles is fifth behind Russell.
Finish. The order is unchanged and Charles picks up ten points for fifth place. | https://www.ferrari.com/en-CA/formula1/articles/qatar-grand-prix-2023-race | 2024-01-01T05:41:18Z |
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Mohamed Salah, Liverpool FC (-105)
- Opponent: Newcastle United
- Games Played: 19
- Goals: 12
Darwin Nunez, Liverpool FC (+125)
- Opponent: Newcastle United
- Games Played: 19
- Goals: 5
Cody Gakpo, Liverpool FC (+130)
- Opponent: Newcastle United
- Games Played: 17
- Goals: 2
Diogo Jota, Liverpool FC (+150)
- Opponent: Newcastle United
- Games Played: 13
- Goals: 5
Luis Diaz, Liverpool FC (+160)
- Opponent: Newcastle United
- Games Played: 18
- Goals: 3
Ben Doak, Liverpool FC (+185)
- Opponent: Newcastle United
- Games Played: 9
- Goals: 0
Callum Wilson, Newcastle United (+210)
- Opponent: Liverpool FC
- Games Played: 14
- Goals: 7
Alexander Isak, Newcastle United (+220)
- Opponent: Liverpool FC
- Games Played: 15
- Goals: 8
Anthony Gordon, Newcastle United (+350)
- Opponent: Liverpool FC
- Games Played: 18
- Goals: 6
Dominik Szoboszlai, Liverpool FC (+350)
- Opponent: Newcastle United
- Games Played: 19
- Goals: 2
Harvey Elliott, Liverpool FC (+350)
- Opponent: Newcastle United
- Games Played: 19
- Goals: 1
Curtis Jones, Liverpool FC (+400)
- Opponent: Newcastle United
- Games Played: 12
- Goals: 0
Ryan Gravenberch, Liverpool FC (+450)
- Opponent: Newcastle United
- Games Played: 14
- Goals: 0
Miguel Almiron, Newcastle United (+450)
- Opponent: Liverpool FC
- Games Played: 19
- Goals: 3
James McConnell, Liverpool FC (+450)
- Opponent: Newcastle United
- Games Played: 8
- Goals: 0
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The 2023 NFL season is coming to a close, but there will be one more action-packed regular-season week to cap it off.
There will be a lot to sort out during the NFL's Week 18 action. Only four of the NFL's eight divisions have been wrapped up to date, and there are still several playoff spots up for grabs. That will create plenty of important matchups and a handful of games that could turn into win-and-in contests.
Notably, the Bills and the Dolphins are going to be playing in a game that will decide the winner of the AFC East. The victor of that contest will end up being the No. 2 seed in the AFC while the loser will squander homefield advantage and have to settle for the conference's No. 6 seed.
MORE: Updated standings, NFL playoff clinching scenarios for Week 17 playoff bracket
The AFC South also remains unsettled. Three teams — the Jaguars, Colts and Texans — are all tied for first place in the division with a record of 9-7. The Jaguars have the inside track for the division title and the AFC's No. 4 seed, but the Colts and Texans are facing one another in Week 18. That game could be dramatic, as it may end up being a win-or-go-home contest if the Jaguars trip up or if the AFC South rivals are both in the mix for the No. 7 seed.
Things are a bit more settled on the NFC side of the coin, but the NFC South winner has not yet been determined. The Buccaneers have the edge in the race for the No. 4 seed — they have to just beat the 2-14 Panthers to make it to the postseason — but if Carolina shows up and pulls off the upset, the winner of the Saints-Falcons game would take down the division.
There are plenty of other teams with notable clinching scenarios in NFL Week 18 as well. Almost every game will be important in some way, shape or form and only a handful of squads are going to be resting starters to protect themselves from injury.
NFL PLAYOFF RACES: NFC EAST | NFC SOUTH | AFC EAST | AFC SOUTH
What are the schedule highlights for the final weekend of the NFL's regular season? Here's what to know about the NFL's Week 18 schedule and which teams are being flexed into stand-alone windows as a part of it.
NFL Week 18 schedule
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FORT MYERS, Fla. — A Southwest Florida man is accused of attempting an abduction of a 4-year-old boy at a Walmart, authorities said.
According to Lee County Sheriff’s online booking records, Pablo Pintueles Hernandez, 64, of Lehigh Acres, was arrested Friday and charged with false imprisonment of a child 13 years old and under.
Surveillance video posted to the sheriff’s office Facebook page showed Pintueles Hernandez appearing to walk up to the child, grabbing his wrist and attempting to walk away with the boy, WINK-TV reported.
The video showed family members intervening and pulling the child away, WBBH-TV reported.
Analysts and deputies said they used advanced technology to identify and locate Pintueles Hernandez, WINK reported. Deputies responded to the suspect’s residence within an hour of viewing the footage, according to the television station.
“What this criminal did is incredibly disturbing,” Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said in a statement. “I never want anyone in Lee County to feel unsafe, especially going on a simple shopping trip. My team will stop at NOTHING to ensure criminals like this face the consequences of their actions.”
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Transport communication viewed as most important avenue of cooperation in CIS
The Ambassador attended a ceremony to open the exhibition in the CIS headquarters dedicated to the launch of the CIS Turkmenistan Presidency. "Turkmenistan sees the development of transport links as the most important aspect of cooperation between the CIS countries. In this context, we would like to maximize the potential of the CIS countries as a number of major transport projects are being implemented," Nazarguly Shagulyev said.
In particular, Turkmenistan suggests maximizing the use of the Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran rail service in the context of optimization of transport flows in the Euro-Asian space and combined transport between the countries of the CIS, taking into account the large capacity of the transport and communication networks in the Central Asian, Caspian, Black Sea and Baltic Sea regions. This will ensure the efficient functioning of the North-South and East-West corridors, the diplomat noted.
In foreign policy Turkmenistan intends to contribute to regional and interregional security and stability, to build up mutual trust, to promote peace processes and constructive dialogue in the name of peace and concord, with an aim of neutralizing modern challenges and threats, and preventing the risk of conflicts. "Turkmenistan will work to enhance the level of cooperation of the CIS with major international organizations. We will further build up the international authority of the CIS, its positive role in the current global and regional processes, the Ambassador noted.
Nazarguly Shagulyev noted that in trade and economy Turkmenistan will seek to develop new approaches to joint activities, to look for new forms of cooperation, and outline concrete areas of multilateral cooperation. The country will put special emphasis on facilitating the implementation of the existing documents on economic development in the CIS.
The year 2019 has been declared the Year of Book in the CIS. A lot of cultural and educational events will be held to popularize reading and attract interest of the youth to books.
Cooperation in sport will be centered around the 2018-2020 plan of action to support and develop indigenous sports in the CIS until 2020.
"Turkmenistan will do its best to successfully implement the plan of action envisaged in the concept of Turkmenistan's presidency in the CIS," the Ambassador added. | https://en.inform.kz/news/transport-communication-viewed-as-most-important-avenue-of-cooperation-in-cis_a3493056/ | 2024-01-01T05:41:21Z |
Scuderia Ferrari leaves Qatar with ten points, courtesy of a fifth place for Charles Leclerc in a race which was very much a case of damage limitation, given that Leclerc’s was the only Ferrari, after a fuel system problem on Carlos Sainz’s 55 car meant he was unable to line up on the grid.
The race. There were not many strategy options to consider given that the number of pit stops was dictated by the decision on safety grounds to only allow a driver to complete 18 laps on a single set of tyres, applicable across all three compounds, including any laps these tyres had been used for earlier in the weekend. Charles therefore had to concentrate mainly on driving in terribly hot and humid conditions, while avoiding the pitfall of track limits which caught out many drivers. The Monegasque did his best, running at a consistent pace, getting the most out of his package. Starting from fifth on the grid, Charles immediately inherited two places when the Mercedes pair collided, although he lost one to Oscar Piastri, thus finding himself in fourth place at the end of the opening lap. During the race, Leclerc had to give best to George Russell who came through from the back of the pack, running a stronger pace and finishing just ahead of him.
Go again in a fortnight. The team heads home to Italy tomorrow to start preparations for a particularly busy time in the Americas with a triple-header consisting of three consecutive Sundays in Austin, Mexico City and Sao Paulo.
Charles Leclerc #16
We maximized our potential today. It was a case of damage limitation, with Carlos already out just before the start, In the race, we had to give ourselves a bit of a margin with the way I was driving and bring it home safely. We expected McLaren to be strong, but not as strong as what we saw this weekend. Mercedes also had a strong pace and I think that George (Russell) wasn’t pushing as hard as he could.
Physically, it was the toughest race of my career. That was due to a number of things: very high temperatures, three stops – which meant putting in qualifying laps in every lap of the race – and as a result, much more stress in the high speed corners.
Next up is the triple header and we will do everything to finish the season on a high, especially in our battle in the Constructors’ Championship.
Carlos Sainz #55
We are disappointed as today was a lost opportunity. We all know motorsport can be cruel at times and today I got a taste of the worst of it. It’s a pity because I think I could have run a good race today and scored some important points for the Constructors’ Championship.
As in every situation, there's always something to learn for the future. Now it’s time to focus on the last five races of the year.
Frédéric Vasseur, Team Principal
We can’t be satisfied with how things went this weekend, because we have lost points to our closest rival and we were unable to get Carlos to the grid because of a reliability problem.
However, I think we did the most we could today with Charles. In extreme conditions he drove very well and the mechanics delivered three excellent pit stops. Maybe in the middle stint, we were slowed a bit by traffic, but anyway, it would not have been easy to keep George Russell behind us today. It was a chaotic weekend, held in very tough conditions with several unexpected factors, starting with the problems linked to the kerbs, which might have actually had something to do with the failure on Carlos’ SF-23. We go home with 10 points from Charles' fifth place and will start preparing for the triple-header in the Americas which look like being very tough. | https://www.ferrari.com/en-CA/formula1/articles/qatar-grand-prix-2023-race-report | 2024-01-01T05:41:24Z |
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The 2024 NHL Winter Classic is upon us. This season's matchup is between the Seattle Kraken and the Las Vegas Golden Knights on New Year's Day on truTV and TNT.
The Kraken are 14-14-9 this season, one spot out of the Pacific Division playoff qualifiers. They sport the fifth worst offense in the league, averaging 2.65 goals per game.
Goaltenders Joey Daccord and Philipp Grubauer have played well through this season. Combined, they've allowed just 2.97 goals per game, the 12th best mark in the NHL.
The Vegas Knights, last season's Stanley Cup champions, have the third best record in the NHL. They are 22-10-5 this season, holding the second season in the Pacific Division.
This season, they have the ninth best defense in the league, allowing 2.76 goals per game. They aren't doing as well on offense, scoring 3.32 goals per game, the 13th best mark in the NHL.
The Golden Knights' Jack Eichel has an impressive 40 points this season via 16 goals and 24 assists. Kraken defenseman Vince Dunn has 30 points via six goals and 24 assists.
Here is everything you need to know about the NHL Winter Classic, including television and streaming options.
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NHL Winter Classic live stream: How to watch Golden Knights vs. Kraken
- Live Stream: Sling
Streaming options are available on TNT App, Sling TV and DirecTV in the United States.
Sling TV offers NHL fans the ability to have access to more than 60 percent of the league's nationally televised games which can be streamed on TNT, ESPN and the NHL Network for the best price.
When is the 2023 Winter Classic?
- Date: Monday, Jan. 1
- Time: 3 p.m. ET
This season's Winter Classic will take place on New Year's Day at 3 p.m. ET available to watch on the above options.
Where is the 2023 Winter Classic?
- Venue: T-Mobile Park
- Location: Seattle, Washington
The 2024 Winter Classic will be played at T-Mobile Park, home of the Seattle Mariners. It's a retractable roof that allows for indoor and outdoor events.
It is the first time T-Mobile Park will host a Winter Classic. The previous two Winter Classics were each at Fenway Park in Boston, Mass., which was the first time the NHL repeated the same location for the event.
Winter Classic odds
- Moneyline: Golden Knights (-155) | Kraken (+130)
- Puckline: Golden Knights -1.5 (+140) | Kraken +1.5 (-165)
- O/U: 6.5
The Golden Knights are the favorite to win the 2024 Winter Classic, according to Caesars Sportsbook.
Previous Winter Classic locations
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MINNEAPOLIS — (AP) — Jordan Love threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score to put the Green Bay Packers in control of a spot in the playoffs with a 33-10 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night.
Aaron Jones rushed for 120 yards and Jayden Reed had two touchdown catches for the Packers (8-8), who can get the NFC's last wild-card spot by beating Chicago at home next week. Seattle's loss earlier in the day allowed them to climb above the cut.
Love went 24 for 33 for 256 yards in what was surely the finest game of his first year as the starter in the post-Aaron Rodgers era.
“He’s playing at an incredibly high level. I’m super happy for him, because he’s put in a ton of work to get to this point,” Packers coach Matt LaFleur said. “I really think the sky is the limit for us. He’s just showing a glimpse of what he can ultimately be.”
Last season, Rodgers and the Packers lost a win-and-in finale at home to Detroit and missed the playoffs.
“It’s an awesome vibe in the locker room, but at the same time everyone’s focused on what we’ve got in front of us,” Love said.
The Vikings (7-9) benched another turnover-prone quarterback after an interception and a fumble by Jaren Hall in the first half were converted into touchdowns by the Packers. Nick Mullens took over for Hall for the second half, the fifth time the Vikings have switched quarterbacks since Kirk Cousins tore his Achilles tendon in the fourth quarter of a 24-10 win at Green Bay on Oct. 29.
Detroit clinched the NFC North by beating Minnesota here last week, marking just the second time in 13 seasons the division wasn't won by either the Packers or the Vikings, but a prime-time game between these border-state rivals always generates plenty of energy in the stadium.
Cousins got the party off to a rowdy start when he — wearing a thick gold chain around his neck — and his son ripped off their shirts to lead the crowd in the "Skol!" chant and blow the Gjallarhorn. The "Go Pack Go!" serenades quickly joined the soundtrack, though, and this became quite the New Year's Eve blowout.
Love was flustered two months ago in Green Bay by the Vikings defense. But despite his penchant for overthrows, he has come a long way and given the Packers abundant optimism for the future at quarterback that is missing in Minnesota with Cousins set to become a free agent and no clarity about a potential return.
Hall, who was the first reliever for Cousins two months ago only to be forced out of his first start with a concussion, hardly had any time to throw. Green Bay's defense that was shredded over the last three games by the Giants, Buccaneers and Panthers — and now missing starting cornerbacks Jaire Alexander (suspension) and Eric Stokes (hamstring) — took full advantage of the rookie from BYU.
Hall’s off-target throw in the first quarter glanced off the hands of Johnny Mundt — in an elevated role after the season-ending knee injury to Pro Bowl tight end T.J. Hockenson — and in the air to Corey Ballentine for an interception. Love’s 33-yard touchdown pass to Reed came two plays later.
Preston Smith’s strip-sack of Hall with 26 seconds left before halftime sealed the deal. Karl Brooks recovered at the Minnesota 37, and the Love-to-Reed connection got Green Bay in the end zone three plays after that for a 23-3 lead.
REED IS BOOKING IT
Reed has 10 touchdown catches to lead the Packers. The second-round draft pick from Michigan State set the franchise rookie record with 60 receptions, passing Sterling Sharpe (1988).
Both of Reed’s scores belong on the season highlight reel. Love did the work on the first one with the prettiest pass of the game to hit Reed in stride on a post route. Reed did the heavy lifting on the second by running a crossing route, dodging two tacklers after the catch and dragging another defender into the end zone.
Reed hurt his chest on that play and didn’t return for the second half. With Christian Watson and Dontayvion Wicks already sidelined by injuries, the Packers have some depth concern at wide receiver after Samori Toure also left in the fourth quarter. Reed was taken for additional tests after he was hurt.
“Hopefully he'll be all right for next week,” LaFleur said. “I know if there's anybody who can get through it, it's him.”
INJURY REPORT
Packers: Smith and RB A.J. Dillon (neck) left with injuries in the third quarter. ... LB Isaiah McDuffie (concussion) was carted off in the second quarter when he collided with Lukas Van Ness and Colby Wooden during a sack. McDuffie started in place of De’Vondre Campbell (neck), who missed his second consecutive game.
Vikings: RG Ed Ingram (shoulder) left in the third quarter. ... CB Byron Murphy (knee) was sidelined for the second straight game.
UP NEXT
Packers: host Chicago next Sunday.
Vikings: play at Detroit next Sunday.
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Rockets vs. Pistons: Betting Trends, Odds, Records Against the Spread, Home/Road Splits
The Detroit Pistons (3-29) are underdogs (by 7.5 points) to end a 14-game road losing streak when they visit the Houston Rockets (15-15) on Monday, January 1, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET. The over/under is 227.5 in the matchup.
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Rockets vs. Pistons Odds & Info
- When: Monday, January 1, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
- Where: Toyota Center in Houston, Texas
- TV: Space City Home Network and BSDET
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- In 11 of 30 games this season, Houston and its opponents have combined to total more than 227.5 points.
- The average point total in Houston's games this season is 222.0, 5.5 points fewer than this matchup's over/under.
- The Rockets have a 19-11-0 record against the spread this season.
- Houston has been the favorite in nine games this season and won seven (77.8%) of those contests.
- Houston has been at least a -300 moneyline favorite three times this season and won all of those games.
- The oddsmakers' moneyline implies a 75% chance of a victory for the Rockets.
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- The Rockets have gone 4-6 in their last 10 games, with a 4-6 record against the spread during that span.
- Six of Rockets' last 10 contests have hit the over.
- Houston has covered the spread in a higher percentage of its home games than road games. It has covered 12 times in 17 opportunities when playing at home, and it has covered seven times in 13 opportunities in away games.
- The Rockets put up 112.3 points per game, 8.9 fewer points than the 121.2 the Pistons allow.
- Houston is 5-4 against the spread and 4-5 overall when scoring more than 121.2 points.
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The first part of the qualifying session to decide the grid for the start of the Sprint race is preceded by a ten minute mini familiarisation session to allow drivers to assess modifications made to the track at turns 12 and 13. Air temperature is 37 degrees, the track is at 41.
SQ1. In the first part, all drivers go out on new Medium tyres. They run continuously and Carlos posts a time of 1’25”872, to go fifth fastest. Charles has one lap time cancelled before going 11th fastest in 1’26”266.
SQ2. Medium tyres once again for this phase. Charles’ time of 1’26”110 is cancelled for exceeding track limits, with Carlos setting a time of 1’26”048. The Monegasque goes again and laps in 1’25”538, Sainz has a 1’26”048 cancelled, before posting a 1’25”433 for seventh place. Leclerc also makes the cut, sixth in 1’25”367.
SQ3. Soft tyres for the decisive phase to set the top ten place on the grid for the Sprint. Charles has a 1’25”131 cancelled and Carlos sets a time of 1’26”961. They keep going with the Spaniard sixth fastest with a 1’25”155, while Leclerc is seventh in 1’25”247. After the session, Carlos is promoted to fifth and Charles to sixth, as Fernando Alonso’s time is cancelled. | https://www.ferrari.com/en-CA/formula1/articles/qatar-grand-prix-2023-shootout | 2024-01-01T05:41:30Z |
In the NHL, New Year’s Day means only one thing: It’s time for the Winter Classic.
This year, one of the greatest traditions in sports gets a new look. For the first time, the Winter Classic heads to the Emerald City, with the two newest franchises in the NHL — the Seattle Kraken and the Vegas Golden Knights — set to meet at T-Mobile Park, the home of the Seattle Mariners.
It’s the first time the event will be held in the pacific time zone. Both the Kraken and Golden Knights are set to appear in the event for the first time in their franchise history.
The game also marks an important Pacific Division clash. The Golden Knights, the reigning Stanley Cup champions, look well-positioned to make another run for glory. The Kraken, meanwhile, are still looking to find their footing in a muddled Western Conference on the heels of a stellar 100-point season in 2022-23.
Here is everything you need to know to watch the 2024 Winter Classic.
What channel is the Winter Classic on?
- TV Channel (U.S.): TNT
- TV Channel (Canada): Sportsnet, TVA Sports
- Live Stream: Sling
Fans hoping to catch the 2024 Winter Classic can watch the game on TNT. Viewers in Canada can also watch on Sportsnet or TVA Sports, which will carry Canadian French-language coverage.
For TNT, Kenny Albert (play-by-play), Eddie Olczyk (color analyst) and Brian Boucher (ice level) will have the call. Darren Pang and Jackie Redmond will also contribute on-ice interviews and additional reporting.
Cord-cutters are also in luck. Sling streams nationally televised NHL games, meaning fans can stream the 2024 Winter Classic on Sling.
What time is the 2024 Winter Classic?
- Date: Monday, Jan. 1
- Time: 3 p.m. ET | Noon PT
After being played on Jan. 2nd last year, the 2024 Winter Classic is once again back on New Year’s Day. The Golden Knights vs. Kraken matchup game will begin at 3 p.m. ET and noon local time from Seattle.
Who is playing in the 2024 Winter Classic?
This year, the storied tradition invokes two of the NHL’s newest franchises in the Vegas Golden Knights and the Seattle Kraken.
Both teams are making their first appearance in the Winter Classic.
The Golden Knights, a year removed from winning the Stanley Cup, are in the midst of another stellar season. Vegas sits near the top of the NHL and the Pacific Division as the calendar flips to 2024.
After making the playoffs for the first time in franchise history last year, the Kraken again find themselves squarely in the mix. Seattle is currently on the outside-looking-in in the preliminary wild-card picture.
Where is the 2024 Winter Classic?
- Venue: T-Mobile Park
- Location: Seattle, Washington
The 2024 Winter Classic will be played at T-Mobile Park, home of the MLB’s Seattle Mariners.
Not only is the city of Seattle hosting the event for the first time, but this also marks the first time that the Winter Classic is to be played in the pacific time zone.
T-Mobile Park becomes the eighth different baseball stadium to host the Winter Classic.
2024 Winter Classic jerseys
Jerseys for the Winter Classic usually draw off the franchises’ storied traditions, which forced both teams to think outside-the-box for this year’s designs.
The Kraken will wear uniforms inspired by the 1917 Seattle Metropolitans, a retro franchise from the Pacific Coast Hockey Association. The uniforms feature a barber-pole striping of three different colors: deep sea blue, ice blue and off-white.
The Golden Knights drew their inspiration from the city of Las Vegas, basing the uniform designs off the city itself in the year 1917 — 100 years before the inception of the Golden Knights. The color scheme includes a vintage white and a heritage gold, resembling the working-class theme of the old western front.
Previous Winter Classic locations
As the 14th edition of the Winter Classic draws near, take a look back at the previous venues, locations and matchups:
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Texas vs. Washington Sugar Bowl Semifinal Predictions & Picks: Odds, Moneyline, Spread - Monday, January 1
The No. 2 Washington Huskies should come out on top in their game versus the No. 3 Texas Longhorns at 8:45 PM on Monday, January 1, based on our computer projections. If you're wanting additional projections on the final score, spread, and point total, we list those numbers below.
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- The Longhorns have a 63.6% chance to win this matchup based on the moneyline's implied probability.
- The Longhorns have covered the spread seven times in 13 games.
- Texas is 6-6 ATS when playing as at least 3.5-point favorites.
- Out of 13 Longhorns games so far this season, five have gone over the total.
- The over/under in this game is 63.5 points, 9.5 higher than the average total in Texas games this season.
Washington Betting Info (2023)
- The bookmakers' moneyline implies a 40.8% chance of a victory for the Huskies.
- The Huskies' ATS record is 6-6-1 this season.
- In games it has played as at least 3.5-point underdogs this season, Washington is 1-0 against the spread.
- The teams have hit the over in six of the Huskies' 13 games with a set total.
- The average total in Washington games this year is 1.2 fewer points than the point total of 63.5 in this outing.
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Controversial changes to Thornbury High Street will not be reversed because it would cost millions more pounds of taxpayers’ money, South Gloucestershire Council’s leader says. Cllr Claire Young says that not only would extra funding have to be found from budgets the authority does not have to undo everything, it is likely that the cash spent so far would have to be paid back to the Government on top of that.
Work is set to be completed in the spring on the £4.6million scheme to partly pedestrianise the town centre, which has sparked anger and divided opinions among residents and traders, with some fearing the ban on cars will drive customers away. The council hopes the upgrades – including making the road one-way and for access only along with parking bays for waiting, loading and disabled motorists, new cycle stands, planters, benches, wider pavements and a bus shelter – will secure the High Street’s long-term economic future and improve air quality.
The ban on through-traffic has been in force for more than three years after it was brought in during the summer of 2020 to encourage social distancing during the pandemic. The changes, introduced by the previous Conservative administration, are being made permanent despite 72 per cent of residents voting against them, although there was only a 24 per cent turnout in the non-binding parish poll in May 2022.
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The Lib Dem/Labour coalition, which took control of South Gloucestershire Council at May’s local elections, has pledged to continue with the scheme. Lib Dem Cllr Claire Young told the Local Democracy Reporting Service that the actual cost of the improvements had risen beyond the original figure to nearly £5million and that it would cost even more to abandon the revamp.
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She said: “We have been open with people that we do not have the money to reverse it. We would have to not only find the millions to undo it but also potentially pay back the money we have spent on it because it was government funding for a particular purpose, so that is not realistic.
“Thornbury has seen a lot of disruption while the work has been going on and what residents and businesses need is a chance for things to settle down. If you reverse it, you would have to go through many more months of disruption.
“We try to speed things up as much as we can so we reduce the time people have been disrupted for and we want to see how things are and then see if there are smaller changes that can be made.” Cllr Young said Thornbury was open for business but there had been confusion about what was happening, which she blamed on the way the Tories had ignored local sentiment and ploughed ahead with the project when they ran the authority.
She said: “One of the biggest problems has been the myths that have spread for people out in the villages. People have been saying you can’t go because the car parks are closed – the car parks have been open a long time – or you can’t cross the High Street – no, the barriers have come down.
“It’s important that people know Thornbury is open. All these myths have built up because of the understandable outrage at the way the council approached the scheme in the first place.
“That has made people understandably angry and has led to confusion and it’s really important that people understand what it is like now – they can go and park, they can go down the High Street to pick something up or drop something off, there are bays where you can stop for a short period of time. It’s very much open for business. We need to look at ways we can support businesses with that message.” | https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/controversial-high-street-changes-not-8987135 | 2024-01-01T05:41:36Z |
First cats took over this prison. Then they stole its prisoners’ hearts
By Jack Nicas
Santiago: Some say they were first brought in to take out the rats. Others contend they wandered in on their own.
What everyone can agree on – including those who have lived or worked at Chile’s largest prison the longest – is that the cats were here first.
For decades, they have walked along the prison’s high walls, sunbathed on the metal roof and skittered between cells crowded with 10 men each. To prison officials, they were a peculiarity of sorts, and mostly ignored. The cats kept multiplying into the hundreds.
Then prison officials realised something else. The feline residents were not only good for the rat problem. They were also good for the prisoners.
“They’re our companions,” said Carlos Nunez, a balding prisoner showing off a two-year-old tabby he named Feita, or Ugly, from behind prison bars. While caring for multiple cats during his 14-year sentence for home burglary, he said he discovered their special essence, compared with, say, a cellmate or even a dog.
“A cat makes you worry about it, feed it, take care of it, give it special attention,” he said. “When we were outside and free, we never did this. We discovered it in here.”
Known simply as “the Pen,” the 180-year-old main penitentiary in Santiago, Chile’s capital, has long been known as a place where men live in cages and cats roam free. What is now more clearly understood is the positive effect of the prison’s roughly 300 cats on the 5600 human residents.
The felines’ presence “has changed the inmates’ mood, has regulated their behaviour and has strengthened their sense of responsibility with their duties, especially caring for animals,” said the prison’s warden, Colonel Helen Leal González, who has two cats of her own at home, Reina and Dante, and a collection of cat figurines on her desk.
“Prisons are hostile places,” she added in her office, wearing a tight bun, truncheon and combat boots. “So of course, when you see there’s an animal giving affection and generating these positive feelings, it logically causes a change in behaviour, a change in mindset.”
Prisoners informally adopt the cats, work together to care for them, share their food and beds and, in some cases, have built them little houses. In return, the cats provide something invaluable in a lock-up notorious for overcrowding and squalid conditions: love, affection and acceptance.
“Sometimes you’ll be depressed and it’s like she senses that you’re a bit down,” said Reinaldo Rodriguez, 48, who is scheduled to be imprisoned until 2031 on a firearms conviction. “She comes and glues herself to you. She’ll touch her face to yours.”
The pairing of convicted criminals and animals is hardly new. During World War II, German prisoners of war in New Hampshire adopted wildlife as pets, including, according to one account, a bear cub.
Formal programs to connect prisoners and animals became more common in the late 1970s, and after consistently positive results, they have expanded worldwide, including to Japan, the Netherlands and Brazil.
They have become particularly popular in the United States. In Arizona, prisoners train wild horses to patrol the US border with Mexico. In Minnesota and Michigan, prisoners train dogs for the blind and deaf. And in Massachusetts, prisoners help care for wounded or sick wildlife, including hawks, coyotes and raccoons.
“You dedicate yourself to the cat. You tend to it, keep an eye on it, give it love.”
Denys Carmona Rojas, prisoner
Connecting prisoners and dogs has repeatedly been shown to lead to “a decrease in recidivism, improved empathy, improved social skills and a safer and more positive relationship between inmates and prison officials,” said Beatriz Villafaina-Dominguez, a researcher in Spain who reviewed 20 separate studies of such programs.
Dogs have been the most common animal used by prisons, followed by horses, and in most programs, animals are brought to the prisoners, or vice versa. In Chile, however, the prisoners developed an organic connection to the stray cats who live alongside them.
Yet there was a time when the relationship was not so positive. A decade ago, the cat population was expanding uncontrolled and many cats were getting sick, including developing a contagious infection that left some cats blind. The situation “even stressed out the inmates themselves,” said Carla Contreras Sandoval, a prison social worker with two cat tattoos.
So in 2016, prison officials finally allowed volunteers to come care for the cats. A Chilean organisation called the Felinnos Foundation has since worked with Humane Society International to systematically collect all of the cats to treat, spay and neuter them. They have now reached nearly every one.
The program’s success has been partly thanks to the prisoners, Sandoval said. The prisoners collect cats that need care and bring them to the volunteers.
On a recent day, four women lugged cat carriers onto the prison grounds, on the hunt for a number of felines, including Lucky, Aquila, Dropon and her six new kittens, and Nunez’s cat, Ugly.
The courtyard was chaotic, packed for a prisoner soccer match, but prisoners politely made way for the women.
Quickly, men cradling cats in tattooed arms came bounding down stairs along the courtyard, handing animals through prison bars to the volunteers. In one stop, Denys Carmona Rojas, 57, a prisoner serving eight years on gun charges, doted on a litter of kittens in a box. He said he had helped raise many kittens in his cell, recounting one case in which he fed special milk to a litter after the mother died during birth.
“You dedicate yourself to the cat. You tend to it, keep an eye on it, give it love,” he said, smiling to show off missing front teeth. “The feeling that comes out of that – there’s nothing bad about it, man.”
This article originally appeared in The New York Times.
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Ninety-six years after their first big-screen appearance, two of the most iconic and recognizable characters in the world are sailing straight into the public domain.
It marks the first time the characters of Mickey and Minnie Mouse can freely be used by artists, writers, and filmmakers in their artwork, books, or films without the fear of legal action from The Walt Disney Company.
"This is the juggernaut. This is it. This is Mickey Mouse," said Duke University School of Law Professor Jennifer Jenkins.
But just to be clear, it's not the modern Mickey we know today with his bright red pants and cartoonish voice—it's the mischievous, voiceless, and black-and-white boat captain from "Steamboat Willie."
The short film debuted in 1928 as a technical marvel—the first cartoon to feature synchronized sound. But today, the eight-minute animation is remembered more as the work that catapulted the career of Walt Disney, introduced the world to Disney's longest-running mascots, and helped change copyright law as we know it.
"I kind of feel like the pipe on the steamboat, like expelling smoke," said Jenkins. "It's so exciting that it's finally here. I mean, when I started my job, as a joke, I had a 'Free the Mouse' bumper sticker."
"Steamboat Willie" was originally supposed to enter the public domain in 1984, when the film turned 56, and again in 2004, when the film turned 75. But as Disney became the entertainment powerhouse it still is today, the company lobbied the U.S. government to pass two copyright protection acts to extend its exclusive ownership over the character.
Critics referred to this as the "Mickey Mouse Protection Act," but that comes to an end this year.
"It's exhilarating. But I've been feeling this exhilarating feeling since 2019, because that's the first time after a 20-year drought that any published work at all entered the public domain in the United States," said Jenkins.
The extended copyright terms didn't just stop Mickey and Minnie Mouse from entering the public domain. It also stopped any work of fiction from losing its copyright from 1999 to 2019. That included books like "The Great Gatsby," which entered the public domain in 2021, and A.A. Milne's original "Winnie-the-Pooh," which joined the public the next year.
The characters have since been adapted into graphic novels, video games, a Broadway musical, and a horror movie. All of that could likely soon happen to "Steamboat Willie," but that doesn't mean there's no legal risk at all, as Disney can still claim copyright over later iterations of its characters, including the iconic Sorcerer Mickey from the 1940 film "Fantasia."
A spokesperson from The Walt Disney Company noted: "More modern versions of Mickey will remain unaffected by the expiration of the Steamboat Willie copyright, and Mickey will continue to play a leading role as a global ambassador for the Walt Disney Company in our storytelling, theme park attractions, and merchandise."
Beyond copyright, the House of Mouse also holds a trademark on its famous character, meaning only The Walt Disney Company can use Mickey as its logo and corporate mascot.
That means you can't pretend to be The Walt Disney Company by using the Mickey Mouse branding. But if you want to write your own version of "Steamboat Willie," feel free to go full steam ahead.
SEE MORE: Disney opens its first 'Frozen'-themed attraction
Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com | https://www.ktnv.com/mickey-mouse-enters-the-public-domain-but-with-many-legal-caveats-3 | 2024-01-01T05:41:36Z |
Ninety-six years after their first big-screen appearance, two of the most iconic and recognizable characters in the world are sailing straight into the public domain.
It marks the first time the characters of Mickey and Minnie Mouse can freely be used by artists, writers, and filmmakers in their artwork, books, or films without the fear of legal action from The Walt Disney Company.
"This is the juggernaut. This is it. This is Mickey Mouse," said Duke University School of Law Professor Jennifer Jenkins.
But just to be clear, it's not the modern Mickey we know today with his bright red pants and cartoonish voice—it's the mischievous, voiceless, and black-and-white boat captain from "Steamboat Willie."
The short film debuted in 1928 as a technical marvel—the first cartoon to feature synchronized sound. But today, the eight-minute animation is remembered more as the work that catapulted the career of Walt Disney, introduced the world to Disney's longest-running mascots, and helped change copyright law as we know it.
"I kind of feel like the pipe on the steamboat, like expelling smoke," said Jenkins. "It's so exciting that it's finally here. I mean, when I started my job, as a joke, I had a 'Free the Mouse' bumper sticker."
"Steamboat Willie" was originally supposed to enter the public domain in 1984, when the film turned 56, and again in 2004, when the film turned 75. But as Disney became the entertainment powerhouse it still is today, the company lobbied the U.S. government to pass two copyright protection acts to extend its exclusive ownership over the character.
Critics referred to this as the "Mickey Mouse Protection Act," but that comes to an end this year.
"It's exhilarating. But I've been feeling this exhilarating feeling since 2019, because that's the first time after a 20-year drought that any published work at all entered the public domain in the United States," said Jenkins.
The extended copyright terms didn't just stop Mickey and Minnie Mouse from entering the public domain. It also stopped any work of fiction from losing its copyright from 1999 to 2019. That included books like "The Great Gatsby," which entered the public domain in 2021, and A.A. Milne's original "Winnie-the-Pooh," which joined the public the next year.
The characters have since been adapted into graphic novels, video games, a Broadway musical, and a horror movie. All of that could likely soon happen to "Steamboat Willie," but that doesn't mean there's no legal risk at all, as Disney can still claim copyright over later iterations of its characters, including the iconic Sorcerer Mickey from the 1940 film "Fantasia."
A spokesperson from The Walt Disney Company noted: "More modern versions of Mickey will remain unaffected by the expiration of the Steamboat Willie copyright, and Mickey will continue to play a leading role as a global ambassador for the Walt Disney Company in our storytelling, theme park attractions, and merchandise."
Beyond copyright, the House of Mouse also holds a trademark on its famous character, meaning only The Walt Disney Company can use Mickey as its logo and corporate mascot.
That means you can't pretend to be The Walt Disney Company by using the Mickey Mouse branding. But if you want to write your own version of "Steamboat Willie," feel free to go full steam ahead.
SEE MORE: Disney opens its first 'Frozen'-themed attraction
Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com | https://www.fox17online.com/mickey-mouse-enters-the-public-domain-but-with-many-legal-caveats-3 | 2024-01-01T05:41:36Z |
A 14-year-old boy with a failing kidney is seeking a donor
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WTVF) -- A Tennessee family is sending an urgent message seeking help for their 14-year-old son.
The teen known for a positive spirit has only one kidney and is looking for a donor because it is slowing and failing.
While the search continues, his family made sure this holiday season was one he will remember.
“We’re good. We’re good. We’re good. Still 13 and 13,” said 14-year-old Noah Garcia.
His new place is a grand Christmas gift.
His father Eli and mother Melissa Garcia of have just converted a space in the garage into a room for Noah.
“OK. We’re good. I have a big TV and a football field on one of my walls, which I’m excited about,” Noah said.
“I told him when he goes to school, I’m going to be in there hanging out,” Eli Garcia said. “He’s really good at video games. I used to be the champ, but not anymore.”
“Very true,” Noah said.
“I kind of let them win, to be honest with you,” Eli Garcia said.
“He claims he’s the best, but it’s not true,” Noah said.
“He’s a really good kid. I always feel bad for him because of what he’s had to go through,” Eli Garcia said.
Noah’s struggles began before he was born.
“He had something wrong with his kidney. He had hydronephrosis,” Melissa Garcia said.
Before kindergarten, one of his kidneys was removed, and his problems continued.
“He’s only got one kidney that barely works,” Eli Garcia said.
“It’s not functioning all the way, and it’s at 15%, and it’s slowly failing, so,” Noah said.
“He’s on the transplant list right now,” Eli Garcia said.
“I’m not a match. My husband can’t be a donor, and his siblings can’t be donor,” Melissa Garcia said.
“Blood type is B or O,” Noah said.
“We just need somebody who is willing to see if they could be a match,” Melissa Garcia said.
“Sometimes I forget that he’s just a 14-year-old little boy. Sometimes because of the surgeries, I’ve seen him, he’s had to go through. It’s tough. No parent wants to see their kids go through that,” Eli Garcia said.
But during the tough Christmas season, the family’s been there for Noah all the way.
They’re doing social media pushes on Instagram at Kidney for Noah Jack.
And his room, this Christmas present, was built so that after surgery Noah wouldn’t have to go up and down stairs for a while.
It’s a powerful gift as Noah waits for another gift.
“The whole family is supportive of Noah. We are there for each other,” Melissa Garcia said.
You can visit Kidney for Noah Jack on Instagram if you would like to help in the family’s search.
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Turkestan region intends to raise number of tourists to 5 million
Olzhas Shintayev, Head of the Regional Tourism and Foreign Relations Department, said that the region's tourism sector has great potential in the historical, cultural, pilgrimage, primary wellness, and environmental areas.
"Numerous events were arranged in 2018 in the furtherance of the Head of State's Rukhani Janghyru Program and for the promotional marketing of domestic tourism. In order to improve the quality of service, a training seminar involving UNESCO representatives, experts from Turkey, and specialists of the Tour Lab was held for employees of travel businesses and museums, and tour guides. During an official visit to Turkestan last year, the Head of State underlined the importance of developing cultural and historical tourism in the regional center, ski tourism in Tolebi district (Kaskasu), and primary wellness tourism in Saryagash district. By 2025, we plan to increase the number of tourists to 5 million," said Olzhas Shintayev.
In turn, Governor Zhanseit Tuimebayev region pointed out that in order to bolster the image of the region and attract tourists, it is necessary to prepare high-quality promotional video clips and films.
"Owing to the support from the Head of State, we will double the above indicators. To this end, it is important to carry out the respective activities with due diligence in a timely manner. I am entrusting you with publishing 6 books on 6 tourist destinations. They should contain photos and information about tourist attractions, as well as a route map. It is necessary to shape healthy competition between travel agencies," said Mr. Tuimebayev.
It is to be recalled that last year three tourist spots in the region were included in the World List of Particular Tourist Attractions. | https://en.inform.kz/news/turkestan-region-intends-to-raise-number-of-tourists-to-5-million_a3493505/ | 2024-01-01T05:41:36Z |
“It’s important for that person to identify and really understand what factors made that goal unattainable in 2023 or 2022 or any other year prior,” said Dr. Fadi Tayim, director of the Brain Mapping Center at the Premier Health Clinical Neuroscience Institute.
For someone with a fitness or nutrition resolution, they should consider what were some limitations experienced in the past that prevented them from being successful, such as a lack of motivation or social support.
Credit: JIM NOELKER
Credit: JIM NOELKER
“We know that a lot of fitness and diets fail because of the lack of social support,” Tayim said. Examples of this could be people continuing to eat junk food around the person who is trying to be healthier, or also people making that person feel bad for trying to be healthier.
Other barriers could include physical injuries or personal stressors that held a person back.
“It’s important for a person to identify those barriers to success, because those barriers in one scenario are often probably the same kind of barriers that they’re going to have to overcome in the future,” Tayim said.
Until a person identifies what’s holding them back, they may not be able to overcome it or find strategies of managing that barrier.
“As a psychologist, we know that until somebody can really identify the source of something, you’re not really going to be able to move pass it. That’s really what we think of in our profession―identifying past behavior really is the key to predicting future behavior,” Tayim said.
If someone’s goal is health-related, Tayim also recommends consulting with a family doctor or their health provider first to get a general health assessment of where they’re at now and if that goal is attainable.
“Consulting with their family doctor, with their family physician, is most important when they’re setting new fitness goals just to make sure that their general level of health is going to correspond or agree with what their fitness goals are,” Tayim said.
If someone has a history of injuries like fractured or broken bones and they want to run a marathon in the new year, this goal should be discussed with their doctor, he said.
If everything checks out with their doctor’s assessment, then they can discuss what resources may be available to the patient to help them with their health goals.
People should also create a strategy for obtaining their health goals, such as finding the right type of diet or food plan that fits with what they already enjoy eating. If their goal is to exercise more, people should look at the types of exercise comes natural to them, such as weight-lifting, cardio, or just walking more, Tayim said.
Credit: JIM NOELKER
Credit: JIM NOELKER
People can also break down their goals into smaller steps, creating incremental changes they can do consistently before moving on to larger challenges.
If someone is intimidated by the gym, the American Heart Association said being active and moving for 10-15 minutes can be helpful for their health.
The recommended amount of physical activity for adults to get the most health benefits is at least 150 to 300 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity, like brisk walking or fast dancing, each week, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Adults also need muscle-strengthening activity, like lifting weights or doing push-ups, at least two days each week.
“I think it’s such a great strategy for people to use New Year’s as a catalyst for change. I really do think that the more support they can get in that journey beforehand, it will lead to longer term success for the next year and then beyond,” Tayim said.
Area gyms are preparing for an influx of customers around the new year rolls around, with some fitness studios like Orangetheory Fitness str planning different fitness challenges for the beginning of the year to keep people engaged in exercising.
Credit: JIM NOELKER
Credit: JIM NOELKER
“We do know a lot of people will be coming in for their New Year’s resolutions,” said Ashley Hardy, studio manager for the Beavercreek location of Orangetheory Fitness. “I would say the biggest one is definitely based off of fat loss and body weight.”
They will have challenges for different goals, like muscle gain, to help more people with their fitness initiatives.
People should also find ways to hold themselves accountable when it comes to following through on their goals.
“Discipline yourself enough to hold yourself accountable,” Hardy said.
Exercising more and being healthier also goes beyond just a New Year’s resolution as they need the mindset that these actions can be part of an overall lifestyle change.
“You can’t just come in and do this for four weeks. You’ve got to continue at it, and it’s going to be small habits over time,” Hardy said.
Tips for creating resolutions that prioritize your mental well-being, according to the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration:
- Pick a goal that motivates you.
- Break down your big goals into smaller, more manageable goals.
- Focus on progress, not perfection and stay positive.
- Lean on others for support and motivation.
- Practice self-compassion and be easy on yourself.
- Set a new date and feel free to delay implementing your New Year’s resolutions until the time is right.
- Don’t compare yourself to others.
- Know when to ask for help. SAMHSA has behavioral health resources to help. Visit SAMHSA.gov, Find Help.
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A 14-year-old boy with a failing kidney is seeking a donor
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (WTVF) -- A Tennessee family is sending an urgent message seeking help for their 14-year-old son.
The teen known for a positive spirit has only one kidney and is looking for a donor because it is slowing and failing.
While the search continues, his family made sure this holiday season was one he will remember.
“We’re good. We’re good. We’re good. Still 13 and 13,” said 14-year-old Noah Garcia.
His new place is a grand Christmas gift.
His father Eli and mother Melissa Garcia of have just converted a space in the garage into a room for Noah.
“OK. We’re good. I have a big TV and a football field on one of my walls, which I’m excited about,” Noah said.
“I told him when he goes to school, I’m going to be in there hanging out,” Eli Garcia said. “He’s really good at video games. I used to be the champ, but not anymore.”
“Very true,” Noah said.
“I kind of let them win, to be honest with you,” Eli Garcia said.
“He claims he’s the best, but it’s not true,” Noah said.
“He’s a really good kid. I always feel bad for him because of what he’s had to go through,” Eli Garcia said.
Noah’s struggles began before he was born.
“He had something wrong with his kidney. He had hydronephrosis,” Melissa Garcia said.
Before kindergarten, one of his kidneys was removed, and his problems continued.
“He’s only got one kidney that barely works,” Eli Garcia said.
“It’s not functioning all the way, and it’s at 15%, and it’s slowly failing, so,” Noah said.
“He’s on the transplant list right now,” Eli Garcia said.
“I’m not a match. My husband can’t be a donor, and his siblings can’t be donor,” Melissa Garcia said.
“Blood type is B or O,” Noah said.
“We just need somebody who is willing to see if they could be a match,” Melissa Garcia said.
“Sometimes I forget that he’s just a 14-year-old little boy. Sometimes because of the surgeries, I’ve seen him, he’s had to go through. It’s tough. No parent wants to see their kids go through that,” Eli Garcia said.
But during the tough Christmas season, the family’s been there for Noah all the way.
They’re doing social media pushes on Instagram at Kidney for Noah Jack.
And his room, this Christmas present, was built so that after surgery Noah wouldn’t have to go up and down stairs for a while.
It’s a powerful gift as Noah waits for another gift.
“The whole family is supportive of Noah. We are there for each other,” Melissa Garcia said.
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KINSHASA, Congo — Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi has won reelection with more than 70% of the vote, the country's election commission said Sunday as opposition candidates and their supporters questioned the validity of the results.
The preliminary results of the Dec. 20 election were announced in the capital, Kinshasa, amid demands from the opposition and some civil society groups for the vote to be rerun due to massive logistical problems that they said had undermined the balloting.
Tshisekedi's overwhelming declared victory was likely to fuel those concerns. The second-place candidate was businessman Moise Katumbi, who received 18% of the vote, and Martin Fayulu, who received 5%, finished third. Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege, a physician renowned for treating women brutalized by sexual violence in eastern Congo, got less than 1%.
Speaking from his headquarters in the capital after the results were announced, Tshisekedi thanked his supporters for giving him another five-year term.
"You believed in my commitment so that our country can find its place in the concert of nations," he said. "You have embraced my vision of society. I will spare no effort for more jobs, more purchasing power, more access to basic services at all levels."
About 18 million people voted in the election, which had a turnout of more than a 40%, according to the election commission. The results will be sent to the constitutional court for confirmation, election chief Denis Kadima said.
Candidates opposing the results have two days to submit their claims, and the constitutional court then has seven days to decide. The final results are expected on January 10, and the president is scheduled to be sworn in at the end of that month.
Congo has a history of disputed elections that can turn violent, and there's little confidence among many Congolese in the country's institutions. Before the results were announced Sunday, opposition candidates, including Katumbi, said they rejected the results and called on the population to mobilize.
The logistical problems included many polling stations being late in opening or not opening at all. Some lacked materials, and many voter cards had smudged ink that made them illegible.
Voting in the election had to be extended into a second day— something local observers and civil society organizations have called illegal — and parts of the country were still casting ballots five days after election day.
"If a foreign country considers these elections to be elections, there's a problem," Fayulu said at a news conference in the capital Sunday before the results were announced. "It's a farce, don't accept (the results)."
Violence was already flaring in parts of the country before the results were announced. In the eastern city of Goma, youth barricaded some main streets demanding a revote. Earlier this week, clashes erupted between some of Fayulu's supporters and police officers who fired tear gas at protesters who threw rocks and barricaded themselves inside the opposition headquarters.
"These elections are an example of fraud and ballot-box stuffing, flouting any transparent and credible electoral process and, moreover, democracy," said Bienvenu Matumo, a member of LUCHA, a local rights group.
Leading up to and during the vote, the election commission was accused of not being transparent enough. The East African Community said its election observer mission was not granted access to Congo, and the European Union canceled its mission after authorities did not authorize the use of satellite equipment by EU monitors.
Congo analysts say the thousands of observers that were in the country were unable to say whether the irregularities had an impact on the overall integrity of the results, leaving it to the election commission.
Tshisekedi already has spent much of his time in office trying to gain legitimacy after a disputed 2018 election that some observers said Fayulu had actually won.
Overall, Tshisekedi's track record has been spotty. He's struggled to stem violence in the east, a goal he campaigned on.
Conflict in eastern Congo has raged for decades, with more than 120 armed groups fighting for power, resources and to protect their communities. But the violence has spiked during Tshisekedi's term with the resurgence of the M23 rebels, who have displaced millions of people and seized swaths of land. The fighting prevented 1.5 million people from registering to vote.
Attempts to quell the violence with an East African Force comprised of troops from neighboring countries have failed. The force is pulling out, along with a U.N. peacekeeping mission that has been in Congo for decades.
Still, Tshisekedi's initiatives creating free health care for pregnant mothers and babies and providing free primary education has changed the lives of some people living in remote villages.
"My brothers can go to school now without my parents paying, which allows my father to put that money to buying food for the family," John Nlaza, a resident of a small village in Kongo Central province told The Associated Press.
Congolese analysts said it's important to view Tshisekedi's win with caution given the significant uncertainty of the presidential election's validity.
"The opposition's contesting of the results is not only a predictable reaction, but it also highlights the persistence of a deeper crisis of legitimacy at the top of the state," Tresor Kibangula, a political analyst at the Congolese research institute Ebuteli, said. "This battle will depend on (the opposition's) ability to mobilize the Congolese people for its cause, with a view to reversing the balance of power."
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The Sprint race gets underway at the Lusail circuit, 32 degrees air temperature, 34 on track.
Start. The Ferraris get off the line very well on Soft tyres, moving up to third and fourth behind Oscar Piastri and George Russell. At the end of the opening lap the Safety Car comes out after Liam Lawson goes off the track.
Lap 3. The Ferraris hold position at the restart, but at the end of the lap Logan Sargeant, spins off, triggering another Safety Car.
Lap 6. The race resumes and on the next lap, Max Verstappen passes Charles for fourth place.
Lap 10. Lando Norris passes Charles for fifth but there’s a third Safety Car following a collision between Sergio Perez, Esteban Ocon and Nico Hulkenberg.
Lap 14. After the restart, Charles gets ahead of Norris to move up to fifth.
Lap 16. Norris has the benefit of the Medium tyres and gets ahead of both Ferraris which are now fifth and sixth.
Last lap. Lewis Hamilton passes Carlos and Charles who therefore finishing sixth and seventh. Ferrari loses four points in its fight with Mercedes. | https://www.ferrari.com/en-CA/formula1/articles/qatar-grand-prix-2023-sprint-race | 2024-01-01T05:41:37Z |
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College Football Bowl Game Computer Picks & Predictions
Based on our projections, the best bet against the spread out of 39 FBS postseason matchups is Florida State (+22.5) -- for more tips, including parlay possibilities, keep reading.
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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
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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
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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
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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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The index has fallen in eight of the past nine months, with an increase only in September. In November, the index was at 49.4, down from 49.5 the month before.
Despite unexpectedly prolonged weakness after the pandemic, China's economy grew at a 5.2% pace in the first three quarters of the year and showed signs of improvement in November, with factory output and retail sales rising.
In recent months, the government has raised spending on construction of ports and other infrastructure, cut interest rates and eased curbs on home-buying to try to stimulate the domestic demand that economists say is needed to sustain growth.
In his New Year speech, leader Xi Jinping said China had achieved a “smooth transition” from the country's response to the pandemic, which at times involved the shut downs of factories and parts of or entire cities.
China's economy has become “more resilient and dynamic than before,” Xi said in remarks carried by the official Xinhua News Agency.
Global demand for manufactured goods has suffered as central banks around the world have raised interest rates to battle decades-high rates of inflation. Price pressures have eased in recent months, but demand has yet to rebound to prepandemic levels. That has ramifications across the region since supply chains linked to China are scattered across many Asian countries.
China's non-manufacturing PMI rose in December to 50.4, the statistics bureau reported. The service sector PMI sub-index was 49.3, however, unchanged from November's reading.
Despite a slump in the housing market brought about by a crackdown on excess borrowing by property developers, the construction industry is thriving: the sub-index for that sector climbed to 56.9 in December, well into expansionary territory, from 55 in November, the report said. | https://www.journal-news.com/nation-world/chinas-manufacturing-activity-slows-in-december-in-latest-sign-the-economy-is-still-struggling/E3X4M7XQ6BCS3FZJ7FJZXMUH7E/ | 2024-01-01T05:41:42Z |
CUSA Football Promo Codes, Predictions, Computer Picks & Best Bets | Bowl Season
Published: Dec. 31, 2023 at 1:44 PM CST|Updated: 2 hours ago
The bowl season schedule features four CUSA matchups, with Western Kentucky (+4.5) against Old Dominion among the best bets against the spread, based on our projections. For more suggestions, including parlay possibilities, scroll down.
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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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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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Turkestan region's industrial output exceeded 400bn tenge in 2018
TURKESTAN. KAZINFORM Industrial output of Turkestan region in 2018 made 453.8bn tenge, Arman Sabitov, chief of the regional economy and budget planning department, said at a briefing in the Regional Communications Service Office.
According to him, the share of output in processing sector made 236.9bn tenge (100.7% growth). Gross agricultural output was 544.3bn tenge (105.3% growth against the last year).
In his words, the volume of investments in fixed capital of the region comprised 288.1bn tenge (+101.2%). Moreover, the total volume of construction works reached 139.1bn tenge . 387.8 square meters of housing were commissioned in the region last year. Compared to the same period in 2017, this indicator rose by 21.7%. | https://en.inform.kz/news/turkestan-region-s-industrial-output-exceeded-400bn-tenge-in-2018_a3494797/ | 2024-01-01T05:41:42Z |
Scuderia Ferrari had to settle for three points in the Qatar Sprint courtesy of a sixth place for Carlos Sainz. Charles Leclerc took the chequered flag in seventh place but was given a five second penalty for exceeding track limits more than three times and thus finished outside the top eight places that come with points on a Saturday.
The race. The team went for an aggressive strategy, with both cars on Soft tyres, which do not seem to be a viable tyre for tomorrow’s Grand Prix that gets underway at 20 local (19 CEST). This weekend’s sprint format meant that no teams had been able to acquire long run data and the plan for Carlos and Charles was to try and gain places after the start, by making the most of the additional grip from the softest compound and then trying to make them last to the chequered flag. At the start, things went to plan as Carlos and Charles got perfect starts to move up to third and fourth places respectively. Several Safety Car periods initially played into the hands of those on Softs, namely the Ferraris, George Russell, Fernando Alonso and Pierre Gasly. But when the race was on again, Max Verstappen was able to get ahead of both Ferraris. The final neutralisation period ended when there were five laps remaining and at this point, Carlos and Charles had to contend with attacks from Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton, having to settle for sixth and seventh places at the flag. Charles’ penalty dropped him to 13th.
Plenty of data. Data from the Sprint will now be studied in detail tonight in preparation for the Grand Prix. This evening, the tyres used today will be analysed by Pirelli and a decision will be taken as to whether it will be obligatory for all drivers to make three tyre stops during the race on safety grounds, following the change to the track limits carried out for today. In that case, the decision to save a set of Medium tyres today could come into play.
Carlos Sainz #55
It was a very hard Sprint today. We didn't have any data on long runs so we decided to start on the Softs to try and gain some places at the start and then manage the tyres to defend our position. I managed to get a very good start and for the first few laps it looked like we could fight at the front. Unfortunately, we started losing too much due to graining compared to our rivals who were on Mediums and sixth was the best we could hold on to.
We’ve learned important things for tomorrow and, even though it’s going to be a very challenging race for us, we’ll push until the end to get some more points.
Charles Leclerc #16
It was an interesting Sprint. I didn’t have any new Soft tyres left after Qualifying and the Shootout, so we went out on a used set, which was a bit more challenging in terms of management. This could give us an advantage in tomorrow’s race as the Medium compound seemed strong today and we have an extra set compared to our competitors who already used theirs in the Sprint. If we take care of the Softs, they can be good too, so it should be an interesting race.
Frédéric Vasseur - Team Principal
First of all, we offer our congratulations to Max (Verstappen) and to Red Bull on winning the Drivers’ title today. As for ourselves, the decision to go with the Soft tyre clearly did not pay off. The fact there were several Safety Car periods helped a bit, otherwise we would have been in even worse shape. So it was a case of damage limitation and we picked up a few points, so now we are already focusing on tomorrow’s Grand Prix when the main points are allocated and to aim to do better than today. For all the teams, today’s 19 laps have been useful in terms of providing long run information regarding tyre wear and tomorrow we will apply those lessons learned. | https://www.ferrari.com/en-CA/formula1/articles/qatar-grand-prix-2023-sprint-report | 2024-01-01T05:41:43Z |
There are now four months to go until Bristol voters head to the polls in the upcoming local elections. The results could see Labour losing control over Bristol City Council for the first time in several years, while the Green party could take power.
The next local elections in Bristol will be held on Thursday, May 2. Whichever party wins will be responsible for running public services in the city, including taking major decisions over roads, bins, care homes, parks and libraries, affecting almost everybody living in Bristol.
Voters might also go to the polls on the same day across the country for a general election. But it’s still unclear exactly when this will happen, and experts predict that the two most likely dates are either May 2 or at some point in October. Legally it must happen by January 2025.
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After the local elections in Bristol, the council will switch how it’s governed from a directly elected mayor to a committee model. For 12 years Bristol has been run by two mayors, the independent George Ferguson and Labour’s Marvin Rees, however this will end in May.
Several prominent Bristol councillors have already announced they will not be standing at the next election. These include Labour cabinet members Asher Craig, Nicola Beech, Helen Holland and Craig Cheney, as well as leader of the Green party Carla Denyer, who will focus on her bid to become an MP at the next general election.
As well as Bristol City Council, voters across Avon and Somerset will choose which police and crime commissioner to oversee the local police force on May 2. The current commissioner is Mark Shelford, a Conservative former army lieutenant colonel.
The next election for the West of England Combined Authority will be held on May 1, 2025. The current Labour metro mayor is Dan Norris, a former government minister who won the seat from the Conservatives in 2021.
Local elections were held in South Gloucestershire and North Somerset last May. In South Gloucestershire, a coalition of Liberal Democrats and Labour councillors took control from the Conservatives; while in North Somerset the elections resulted in no overall control.
Labour has run Bristol since 2016, but is no longer the largest party on the council. After a by-election last February, the Greens became the largest party with 25 councillors, while Labour has 24. However under the mayoral model, Labour stayed in power. | https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/elections-people-bristol-can-vote-8986079 | 2024-01-01T05:41:46Z |
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Cavaliers vs. Raptors: Betting Trends, Odds, Records Against the Spread, Home/Road Splits
The Toronto Raptors (12-20) play the Cleveland Cavaliers (18-14) as just 1.5-point favorites on Monday, January 1, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET on SportsNet and BSOH. The matchup has an over/under of 224.5.
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Cavaliers vs. Raptors Odds & Info
- When: Monday, January 1, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
- Where: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario
- TV: SportsNet and BSOH
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- Cleveland has played 18 games this season that ended with a combined score higher than 224.5 points.
- Cleveland's games this season have had an average of 224.1 points, 0.4 fewer points than this game's point total.
- So far this season, Cleveland has put together a 17-15-0 record against the spread.
- The Cavaliers have come away with six wins in the 14 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- This season, Cleveland has won six of its 13 games, or 46.2%, when it is the underdog by at least +105 on the moneyline.
- Cleveland has an implied victory probability of 48.8% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.
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- Cleveland has gone 5-5 over its last 10 games, with a 7-3 record against the spread during that span.
- The Cavaliers have gone over the total in five of their past 10 outings.
- Against the spread, Cleveland has had better results on the road (10-5-0) than at home (7-10-0).
- The Cavaliers score an average of 112.0 points per game, only 3.0 fewer points than the 115.0 the Raptors give up.
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College Football Bowl Game Computer Picks & Predictions
Based on our projections, the best bet against the spread out of 39 FBS postseason matchups is Florida State (+22.5) -- for more tips, including parlay possibilities, keep reading.
Look for computer picks and insights for that matchup and more 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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College Football Computer Picks - Best Total Bets
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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The state's minimum wage is expected to increase every year until it reaches $17 in New York City and its suburbs, and $16 in the rest of the state by 2026. Future hikes will be tied to the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, a measurement of inflation.
New York is one of 22 states getting minimum wage rises in the new year, according to a recent report by the Economic Policy Institute.
In California, the minimum wage increased to $16, up from $15.50, while in Connecticut it increased to $15.69 from the previous rate of $15.
This most recent pay bump in New York is part of an agreement made last year between Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul and the state Legislature. The deal came over the objections of some employers, as well as some liberal Democrats who said it didn't go high enough.
The federal minimum wage in the United States has stayed at $7.25 per hour since 2009, but states and some localities are free to set higher amounts. Thirty states, including New Mexico and Washington, have done so. | https://www.journal-news.com/nation-world/the-empire-state-rings-in-the-new-year-with-a-pay-bump-for-minimum-wage-workers/UM3TGT3HIND3LI2BWUC7E2SJ5E/ | 2024-01-01T05:41:49Z |
Turkey's capital hosts cultural expo of 40 countries
Some 320 participants from 40 countries are taking part in the expo, held at the Ataturk Cultural Center in Ankara through Feb. 10, Anadolu Agency reports.
An opening ceremony on Thursday kicked off the expo featuring dance and musical performances by Kazakhs, Kyrgyzs, Crimean Tatars, and Uyghur Turks in their traditional attire.
Speaking at the ceremony, Kazakh Ambassador Abzal Saparbekuly said the expo's goal is protecting the unique cultural legacy and handing it down to future generations.
"Handcrafts reflect the feelings, artistic tastes, and cultural characteristics of the society they came from, and are the most lively and meaningful elements of a nation's cultural personality," he said.
Saparbekuly said he hopes the show will pave the way for many other events to bring the continents together.
Saparbekuly also said Astana, Kazakhstan's capital, will host the ninth International Turkology Congress this summer.
The expo focuses on handcrafts, jewelry, traditional outfits, paintings, carpets, recycled objects, and gems from 40 countries, including Iran, Turkmenistan, India, Tunisia, Kazakhstan, Egypt, Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Malaysia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Kenya.
Gurban Bibi Kalinsazoglu, at the Turkmenistan stand, said that they are delighted with the interest they attracted and want to come again next year.
Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Ankara local Selcuk Tunc said that he sees the expo as "very positive" for reflecting the common culture, adding that he and his family hope to attend again next year. | https://en.inform.kz/news/turkey-s-capital-hosts-cultural-expo-of-40-countries_a3494741/ | 2024-01-01T05:41:49Z |
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