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mnl168net 50 questions looking back on the region's year in sport in 2024. or signup to continue reading Note, the answers are included after the 50 questions. Two hours, six minutes and 22 seconds. 4x100m medley relay alongside Kaylee McKeown, Emma KcKeon and Mollie O'Callaghan. Ollie Bleddyn. 203 runs. Nine. Atlanta Hawks. Melbourne United. Marianna Tolo and Sami Whitcomb. Gisborne's Braidon Blake and Brad Bernacki and Sandhurst's Lachlan Tardrew. Spring Gully's Nick Skeen with three. Two points. 15 points. Calder United. Gisborne's Pat McKenna with three. James Barri - 107 n.o. v Wangaratta. Dylan Klemm (66), Kaiden Antonowicz (65), James Harvey (57), Corey Grindlay (54), Liam Bartels (50). 93 goals. Nine games. Charlotte Sexton. Kangaroo Flat. 10 wins. Jack Reaper (captain) and Ashley Connick (coach). Number eight. Lucia Painter (West Coast, No.7), Alexis Gregor (Geelong, No.10), Lavinia Cox (Hawthorn, No.15). 37 disposals - 16 kicks and 21 handballs. 20 goals. Gabe Richards. Elmore (53-53) and Leitchville-Gunbower (42-42). Eight goals. Waverley. Melbourne, round one at the MCG. Pyramid Hill's Zach Alford. Gisborne's Torie Skrijel. 54.23 (347). James Barrat and Jemmika Douglas. South Bendigo's Brock Harvey and Sandhurst's Lachlan Wright. 150 years. Mitiamo's Carly Scholes. Travis Kelly, Cameron Keenan, Kevin Anderson and Alex Marshall. Sea King ridden by Declan Bates. Fifth. Tatura (men) and Spring Gully United (women). 28 votes. Chelsea Sartori (Kangaroo Flat, 20), Maddy Stewart (Gisborne, 18), Shae Clifford (Sandhurst, 15). Bendigo. Golden Square by 31 points. Four. Ollie Wines with 11. Max Delight. 36 years. DAILY Today's top stories curated by our news team. WEEKDAYS Grab a quick bite of today's latest news from around the region and the nation. WEEKLY The latest news, results & expert analysis. WEEKDAYS Catch up on the news of the day and unwind with great reading for your evening. WEEKLY Get the editor's insights: what's happening & why it matters. WEEKLY Love footy? We've got all the action covered. WEEKLY Every Saturday and Tuesday, explore destinations deals, tips & travel writing to transport you around the globe. WEEKLY Going out or staying in? Find out what's on. WEEKDAYS Sharp. Close to the ground. Digging deep. Your weekday morning newsletter on national affairs, politics and more. TWICE WEEKLY Your essential national news digest: all the big issues on Wednesday and great reading every Saturday. WEEKLY Get news, reviews and expert insights every Thursday from CarExpert, ACM's exclusive motoring partner. TWICE WEEKLY Get real, Australia! Let the ACM network's editors and journalists bring you news and views from all over. AS IT HAPPENS Be the first to know when news breaks. DAILY Your digital replica of Today's Paper. Ready to read from 5am! DAILY Test your skills with interactive crosswords, sudoku & trivia. Fresh daily!Find Out Who’s Taking Over Blockchain in 2024: Plus Wallet or Coinbase?9 not to miss after-Christmas sales to shop from Amazon, Tory Burch, Nordstrom, UGG, and more

Delaware judge reaffirms ruling that invalidated massive Tesla pay package for Elon MuskThe James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was specifically intended to address some of the greatest unresolved questions in cosmology. These include all of the major questions scientists have been pondering since the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) took its deepest views of the Universe: the Hubble Tension, how the first stars and galaxies came together, how planetary systems formed, and when the first black holes appeared. In particular, Hubble spotted something very interesting in 2003 when observing a star almost as old as the Universe itself. Orbiting this ancient star was a massive planet whose very existence contradicted accepted models of planet formation since stars in the early Universe did not have time to produce enough heavy elements for planets to form. Thanks to recent observations by the JWST, an international team of scientists announced that they may have solved this conundrum. By observing stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud (LMC), which lacks large amounts of heavy elements, they found stars with planet-forming disks that are longer-lived than those seen around young stars in our Milky Way galaxy. The study was led by Guido De Marchi, an astronomer at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC) in Noordwijk, Netherlands. He was joined by researchers from the INAF Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma, the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab, the UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UK ATC), the Institute for Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh, the Leiden Observatory, the European Space Agency (ESA), NASA's Ames Research Center, and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The paper detailing their findings appeared on December 16th in The Astrophysical Journal. James Webb Space Telescope image of NGC 346, a massive star cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud. Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Olivia C. Jones (UK ATC)/Guido De Marchi (ESTEC)/Margaret Meixner (USRA) According to accepted cosmological models, the first... https://www.facebook.com/Storiesbywilliams-205745679447998/?ref=hl

Ruben Amorim has failed to give Manchester United the 'new manager bounce' they were hoping for - and has instead created unwanted history. The 39-year-old saw his side lose 2-0 at Wolves on Boxing Day to leave the Red Devils languishing in 14th spot after 18 matches. United have now lost three consecutive matches in a row in all competitions in the past week. They were first dumped out of the Carabao Cup by Tottenham in a seven-goal thriller, before being humiliated at Old Trafford as Bournemouth eased to a 3-0 victory. And United's defeat in the Midlands means that Amorim has now won just two out of his opening seven top-flight matches. His horror start has seen him lose four Premier League matches in the fewest amount of games, reaching the fourth defeat in just his seventh league match in charge - quicker than any United manager in Premier League history. Since replacing Erik ten Hag in the dugout, Amorim has been beaten in five out of his ten matches in charge. Only Southampton - rooted to the bottom of the table with six points - have lost more games [six] among Premier League teams in all competitions than United. And speaking to talkSPORT reporter Joseph Shennan following the defeat at Molineux, Amorim declared that fans may have to get used to their dismal form continuing. The Portuguese boss insisted that it's 'tough' to see how his side get out of their slump in the near future. Asked whether the United job is tougher than he had expected, Amorim replied: "No. "I said it to everybody, this will be a long journey, and this moment will be really tough. "And we are not near that moment [being back in form]. "So we have to continue to improve in all aspects of the game. "We need to have time to train, and when you have these moments in a big club, it's really hard to get out. "But we will continue to fight." In what was a match to forget for United, they also saw Bruno Fernandes sent off for a second yellow card. In doing so, Fernandes has become the first player since Nemanja Vidic in the 2008/09 season to be shown a red card on three occasions. Fernandes was also given his marching orders in the 3-0 defeat to Spurs at the Theatre of Dreams in September. And in his next outing, Fernandes, who had never been sent off for United before the Tottenham clash, was dismissed against Porto in the Europa League. He will now miss United's upcoming home clash against Newcastle, along with midfielder Manuel Ugarte, who picked up his fifth yellow card of the season against Wolves. Commenting on Fernandes' red card to talkSPORT, Amorim said: "The sending off changed the game." Pressed for his view on the dismissal, he stated: "I don't want to talk about that because I didn't see it on TV. "I think the first yellow is harsh, and then in-play, he wants to reach the ball without wanting to make a foul or stop the play. "Then the other guy [Nelson Semedo] touched the ball and Bruno touched the opponent and Bruno was sent off." Incredibly, United are now closer to the bottom three than they are to the top four. And with Newcastle, Liverpool and an FA Cup third round tie at Arsenal on the horizon, Amorim knows he must stop the rot - and fast.ne of the great novelties of the last season was the implementation of a new game that, after the results obtained, was a great success. The league is known for trying to bring, during the regular season, the best games to the fans, especially on prime time ( ). That's why last year's implementation of the first game on was such a success, since it took advantage of the day after (with its three classic games) to continue giving excitement to the fans. That first game was originally going to be more spectacular, as it pitted the against the , but it was expected to be a duel between Jets quarterback and the aerial circus of and his Dolphins. However, Rodgers' injury in the first game prevented a closer game: Miami won easily by 34-13. What is the 2024 Black Friday game? The has announced that this year's game will feature a rematch between the and the , a matchup that produced a shocking upset last season. Unlike last year's matchup, this game on adds an extra layer of intrigue, pitting the Silver and Black against the reigning champions. In their last meeting, the stunned the with a 20-14 victory, thanks in part to two defensive touchdowns. The loss proved to be a turning point for , as they went on to win six straight games, culminating in a victory. The upcoming matchup is expected to reignite the fierce rivalry between these foes. The , looking to turn the page on a tumultuous 2023 season, hope to start a new era under with another win over the . Meanwhile, have its sight set on another title and view this game as a crucial step in its journey.H&M REOPENS ICONIC TIMES SQUARE FLAGSHIP IN NEW YORK CITY AS NEW BRAND SHOWCASE

Jamiya Neal finished with 19 points, nine rebounds, nine assists and four blocks to lead host Creighton over UNLV 83-65 on Saturday in Omaha, Neb. Creighton was without star Pop Isaacs, who was ruled out for the season on Saturday morning after undergoing surprise hip surgery. It was a startling turn, considering Isaacs led Creighton with 27 points in Wednesday's win over No. 1 Kansas. Neal and Steven Ashworth (17 points) anchored the backcourt in Isaacs' absence, combining to make 13-of-20 shots from the field. Neal made 7 of his 10 and Ashworth 6 of 10. Isaac Traudt also stepped up, making five 3-pointers off the bench to account for all 15 of his points. Ryan Kalkbrenner scored 12 points, making 4-of-5 attempts from the field, and added six rebounds. Creighton opened the second half on a 10-0 run, extending its lead to 49-27 before UNLV mustered an answer. Creighton made 10 consecutive shots early in the second half, extending its lead to a 62-41 with 12:20 remaining. Dedan Thomas Jr. paced UNLV with 18 points on 7-of-16 shooting, making 1 of 4 attempts from 3-point range. Jailen Bedford added a team-high 20 points for the Rebels on 8-of-15 shooting, scoring 17 points in the second half. Julian Rishwain added 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting, but UNLV's second leading scorer for the season, Jeremiah Cherry, was limited to just four points in 16 minutes after early foul trouble. Creighton shot a resounding 63.3 percent from the field for the game, including going 10-of-20 from beyond the arc. Creighton outscored UNLV 38-34 in the paint and outrebounded them 34-21. UNLV finished the game shooting 42.2 percent field, making 7-of-21 attempts from distance. --Field Level Media

The Kremlin fired a new intermediate-range ballistic missile at Ukraine on Thursday in response to Kyiv's use this week of American and British missiles capable of striking deeper into Russia, President Vladimir Putin said. In a televised address to the country, the Russian president warned that U.S. air defense systems would be powerless to stop the new missile, which he said flies at ten times the speed of sound and which he called the Oreshnik — Russian for hazelnut tree. He also said it could be used to attack any Ukrainian ally whose missiles are used to attack Russia. “We believe that we have the right to use our weapons against military facilities of the countries that allow to use their weapons against our facilities,” Putin said in his first comments since President Joe Biden gave Ukraine the green light this month to use U.S. ATACMS missiles to strike at limited targets inside Russia. Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh confirmed that Russia’s missile was a new, experimental type of intermediate range missile based on it’s RS-26 Rubezh intercontinental ballistic missile. “This was new type of lethal capability that was deployed on the battlefield, so that was certainly of concern," Singh said, noting that the missile could carry either conventional or nuclear warheads. The U.S. was notified ahead of the launch through nuclear risk reduction channels, she said. The attack on the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro came in response to Kyiv's use of longer-range U.S. and British missiles in strikes Tuesday and Wednesday on southern Russia, Putin said. Those strikes caused a fire at an ammunition depot in Russia's Bryansk region and killed and wounded some security services personnel in the Kursk region, he said. “In the event of an escalation of aggressive actions, we will respond decisively and in kind,” the Russian president said, adding that Western leaders who are hatching plans to use their forces against Moscow should “seriously think about this.” Putin said the Oreshnik fired Thursday struck a well-known missile factory in Dnipro. He also said Russia would issue advance warnings if it launches more strikes with the Oreshnik against Ukraine to allow civilians to evacuate to safety — something Moscow hasn’t done before previous aerial attacks. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov initially said Russia hadn’t warned the U.S. about the coming launch of the new missile, noting that it wasn't obligated to do so. But he later changed tack and said Moscow did issue a warning 30 minutes before the launch. Putin's announcement came hours after Ukraine claimed that Russia had used an intercontinental ballistic missile in the Dnipro attack, which wounded two people and damaged an industrial facility and rehabilitation center for people with disabilities, according to local officials. But American officials said an initial U.S. assessment indicated the strike was carried out with an intermediate-range ballistic missile. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a Telegram post that the use of the missile was an "obvious and serious escalation in the scale and brutality of this war, a cynical violation of the UN Charter.” He also said there had been “no strong global reaction” to the use of the missile, which he said could threaten other countries. “Putin is very sensitive to this. He is testing you, dear partners,” Zelenskyy wrote. “If there is no tough response to Russia’s actions, it means they see that such actions are possible.” The attack comes during a week of escalating tensions , as the U.S. eased restrictions on Ukraine's use of American-made longer-range missiles inside Russia and Putin lowered the threshold for launching nuclear weapons. The Ukrainian air force said in a statement that the Dnipro attack was launched from Russia’s Astrakhan region, on the Caspian Sea. “Today, our crazy neighbor once again showed what he really is,” Zelenskyy said hours before Putin's address. “And how afraid he is.” Russia was sending a message by attacking Ukraine with an intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of releasing multiple warheads at extremely high speeds, even if they are less accurate than cruise missiles or short-range ballistic missiles, said Matthew Savill, director of military sciences at the Royal United Services Institute, a London-based think tank. “Why might you use it therefore?” Savill said. "Signaling — signaling to the Ukrainians. We’ve got stuff that outrages you. But really signaling to the West ‘We’re happy to enter into a competition around intermediate range ballistic missiles. P.S.: These could be nuclear tipped. Do you really want to take that risk?’” Military experts say that modern ICBMs and IRBMs are extremely difficult to intercept, although Ukraine has previously claimed to have stopped some other weapons that Russia described as “unstoppable,” including the air-launched Kinzhal hypersonic missile. David Albright, of the Washington-based think tank the Institute for Science and International Security, said he was “skeptical” of Putin’s claim, adding that Russian technology sometimes “falls short.” He suggested Putin was “taunting the West to try to shoot it down ... like a braggart boasting, taunting his enemy.” Earlier this week, the Biden administration authorized Ukraine to use the U.S.-supplied, longer-range missiles to strike deeper inside Russia — a move that drew an angry response from Moscow. Days later, Ukraine fired several of the missiles into Russia, according to the Kremlin. The same day, Putin signed a new doctrine that allows for a potential nuclear response even to a conventional attack on Russia by any nation that is supported by a nuclear power. The doctrine is formulated broadly to avoid a firm commitment to use nuclear weapons. In response, Western countries, including the U.S., said Russia has used irresponsible nuclear rhetoric and behavior throughout the war to intimidate Ukraine and other nations. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday that Russia’s formal lowering of the threshold for nuclear weapons use did not prompt any changes in U.S. doctrine. She pushed back on concerns that the decision to allow Ukraine to use Western missiles to strike deeper inside Russia might escalate the war. ′′They’re the ones who are escalating this,” she said of the Kremlin — in part because of a flood of North Korean troops sent to the region. More than 1,000 days into war , Russia has the upper hand, with its larger army advancing in Donetsk and Ukrainian civilians suffering from relentless drone and missile strikes. Analysts and observers say the loosening of restrictions on Ukraine's use of Western missiles is unlikely to change the the course of the war, but it puts the Russian army in a more vulnerable position and could complicate the logistics that are crucial in warfare. Putin has also warned that the move would mean that Russia and NATO are at war. “It is an important move and it pulls against, undermines the narrative that Putin had been trying to establish that it was fine for Russia to rain down Iranian drones and North Korean missiles on Ukraine but a reckless escalation for Ukraine to use Western-supplied weapons at legitimate targets in Russia,” said Peter Ricketts, a former U.K. national security adviser who now sits in the House of Lords. ___ Associated Press writers Jill Lawless and Emma Burrows in London, and Zeke Miller and Lolita C. Baldor in Washington contributed to this report. ___ Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraineBEIRUT — Insurgents’ stunning march across Syria accelerated Saturday with news that they had reached the gates of the capital and that government forces had abandoned the central city of Homs. The government denied rumors that President Bashar Assad had fled the country. The loss of Homs is a potentially crippling blow for Assad. It stands at an important intersection between Damascus and Syria’s coastal provinces of Latakia and Tartus — the Syrian leader’s base of support and home to a Russian strategic naval base. The pro-government Sham FM reported that government forces took positions outside Syria’s third-largest city, without elaborating. Rami Abdurrahman who heads the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said Syrian troops and members of different security agencies have withdrawn from the city, adding that rebels have entered parts of it. The capture of Homs is a major victory for insurgents, who have already seized the cities of Aleppo and Hama, as well as large parts of the south, in a lightning offensive that began Nov. 27. Analysts said Homs falling into rebel hands would be a game-changer. The rebels’ moves around Damascus, reported by the monitor and a rebel commander, came after the Syrian army withdrew from much of southern part of the country, leaving more areas, including several provincial capitals, under the control of opposition fighters. For the first time in the country’s long-running civil war, the government now has control of only three of 14 provincial capitals: Damascus, Latakia and Tartus. The advances in the past week were among the largest in recent years by opposition factions, led by a group that has its origins in al-Qaida and is considered a terrorist organization by the U.S. and the United Nations. In their push to overthrow Assad’s government, the insurgents, led by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group, or HTS, have met little resistance from the Syrian army. The rapid rebel gains, coupled with the lack of support from Assad’s erstwhile allies, posed the most serious threat to his rule since the start of the war. The U.N.’s special envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, on Saturday called for urgent talks in Geneva to ensure an “orderly political transition.” Speaking to reporters at the annual Doha Forum in Qatar, he said the situation in Syria was changing by the minute. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, whose country is Assad’s chief international backer, said he feels “sorry for the Syrian people.” In Damascus, people rushed to stock up on supplies. Thousands went to Syria’s border with Lebanon, trying to leave the country. Many shops in the capital were shuttered, a resident told The Associated Press, and those still open ran out of staples such as sugar. Some were selling items at three times the normal price. “The situation is very strange. We are not used to that,” the resident said, insisting on anonymity, fearing retributions. “People are worried whether there will be a battle (in Damascus) or not.” It was the first time that opposition forces reached the outskirts of Damascus since 2018, when Syrian troops recaptured the area following a yearslong siege. The U.N. said it was moving noncritical staff outside the country as a precaution. Syria’s state media denied social media rumors that Assad left the country, saying he is performing his duties in Damascus. He has had little, if any, help from his allies. Russia is busy with its war in Ukraine. Lebanon’s Hezbollah, which at one point sent thousands of fighters to shore up Assad’s forces, has been weakened by a yearlong conflict with Israel. Iran has seen its proxies across the region degraded by regular Israeli airstrikes. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday posted on social media that that the United States should avoid engaging militarily in Syria. Pedersen said a date for talks in Geneva on the implementation a U.N. resolution, adopted in 2015, and calling for a Syrian-led political process, would be announced later. The resolution calls for the establishment of a transitional governing body, followed by the drafting of a new constitution and ending with U.N.-supervised elections. Later Saturday, foreign ministers and senior diplomats from eight key countries, including Saudi Arabia, Russia, Egypt, Turkey and Iran, along with Pederson, gathered on the sidelines of the Doha Summit to discuss the situation in Syria. In a statement issued late Saturday, the participants affirmed their support for a political solution to the Syrian crisis “that would lead to the end of military activity and protect civilians.” They also agreed on the importance of strengthening international efforts to increase aid to the Syrian people. Rami Abdurrahman, who heads the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor, said insurgents were in the Damascus suburbs of Maadamiyah, Jaramana and Daraya. Opposition fighters were marching toward the Damascus suburb of Harasta, he added. A commander with the insurgents, Hassan Abdul-Ghani, posted on the Telegram messaging app that opposition forces had begun the “final stage” of their offensive by encircling Damascus. HTS controls much of northwest Syria and in 2017 set up a “salvation government” to run day-to-day affairs in the region. In recent years, HTS leader Abu Mohammed al-Golani has sought to remake the group’s image, cutting ties with al-Qaida, ditching hard-line officials and vowing to embrace pluralism and religious tolerance. The shock offensive began Nov. 27, during which gunmen captured the northern city of Aleppo, Syria’s largest, and the central city of Hama, the country’s fourth largest city. Opposition activists said Saturday that a day earlier, insurgents entered Palmyra, which is home to invaluable archaeological sites had been in government hands since being taken from the Islamic State group in 2017. Get local news delivered to your inbox!

In a significant escalation, Syrian rebel leader Ahmed al-Sharaa announced restrictions on approaching public institutions, stating they remain under the 'former prime minister's' supervision until an official handover occurs. Sources revealed that President Bashar al-Assad has vacated Damascus as rebels have penetrated the capital's defenses, marking a crucial turning point in the ongoing conflict. The army command informed officers that Assad's longstanding 24-year rule has effectively ended. Despite the upheaval, Syrian Prime Minister Mohammad Ghazi al-Jalali declared he is staying put in his residence, voicing his willingness to support the continuity of government operations amid the turmoil. (With inputs from agencies.)

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