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Earlier in the season, the Carolina Panthers benched second-year quarterback Bryce Young for poor play. At the time, it looked like Young, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, was a bust. However, the way the Heisman Trophy winner has played since being reinserted into the starting lineup is a reminder not to judge a player too quickly. Young's performance against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday was his best of the year, if not his entire career, to date. Young completed 21-of-35 passes for 263 yards and a touchdown, consistently making good reads and accurate throws while helping Carolina give the defending champs all they could handle in a 30-27 loss. Young even led the Panthers downfield for the tying touchdown with less than two minutes remaining before Patrick Mahomes turned around and drove KC to the game-winning field goal. Social media, both fans and reporters, turned out to praise Young for his effort. "Bryce Young’s numbers today aren’t going to blow anyone away, but his performance against a very good Chiefs defense does speak to the argument for letting young players develop and grow before making an ultimate judgement on them," said former Houston Texans star JJ Watt. Eakin Howard/Getty Images "I’m happy for Bryce Young. He did some good stuff in this Chiefs game," added The Ringer's Bill Simmons. "The Panthers have their QB and it’s Bryce Young. He’s it," chimed in USA TODAY's Mike Freeman. "Bryce Young redemption story man we are here," a fan added. "I never left the train will always be a Bryce young supporter," another fan said. At 3-8, the Panthers are not going to make the playoffs, but if they can feel confident about Young after the final six weeks, that's an important step for the franchise toward 2025 and beyond. Young will look to continue his quality play against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers next week. Related: NFL Fans React To The Chiefs' Wild Win Over The Panthers Sunday
ST. PAUL — The Winnipeg Jets don’t have another defenceman like Dylan Samberg, who has stepped up to play a big role for the NHL’s No. 1 team so far this season. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * ST. PAUL — The Winnipeg Jets don’t have another defenceman like Dylan Samberg, who has stepped up to play a big role for the NHL’s No. 1 team so far this season. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? ST. PAUL — The Winnipeg Jets don’t have another defenceman like Dylan Samberg, who has stepped up to play a big role for the NHL’s No. 1 team so far this season. His extended absence due to a broken foot is looming large on a blue line that had, until Saturday night in Nashville, enjoyed a remarkable stretch of good health and good fortune. “He does so much for us,” said teammate Dylan DeMelo. “Not just shot blocking, but having a good stick and breaking up a lot of plays.” Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dylan Samberg (54) climbs over the boards and onto the bench after being injured in Saturday’s game against the Nashville Predators. (Mark Humphrey/Associated Press files) Playing on the second-pairing with the resurgent Neal Pionk, Samberg has been an unheralded shining star for the Jets. The 25-year-old Minnesota product is averaging a career-high 20:17 of ice time per game, which is fourth overall on the team behind Josh Morrissey, DeMelo and Pionk. He and Pionk are both plus-12 this year at even strength, which is terrific when you factor in they’re often paired against the other team’s best. Although offence isn’t his top priority, Samberg has already set a new career-high with three goals to go with three assists. And while he’s not at the physicality level of Brenden Dillon, the former teammate whose role he moved up to fill this year, the 6-4, 216-pound Samberg brings some size and grit to a back-end that doesn’t have a lot of it, especially with Logan Stanley also sidelined with an injury. Samberg can clear out the front of his net, be a menace on the penalty kill and get his hands dirty if needed. Digging into the advanced stats, Samberg’s Corsi For Percentage is 53.11, which tops all Winnipeg defencemen, according to the Natural Stat Trick website. That metric deals with a team’s puck possession when the player is on the ice. Anything above 50 per cent is considered good. Anything above 55 per cent is considered elite. Samberg ranks 18th overall among NHL D who have played at least 350 minutes. It’s a similar story for the Expected Goals Metric, where Samberg’s 53.52 per cent is second only to Pionk’s 54.92 per cent. Both are inside the league’s top 20 overall. “It would be a big loss if he’s out for any length of time,” captain Adam Lowry said following the 4-1 loss to the Predators, which wasn’t helped by the fact the Jets were playing for a second straight night and forced to go with just five defencemen for the majority of the contest after Samberg went down thanks to a Steven Stamkos slapper. There’s no clear timeline for Samberg, but a broken foot means multiple weeks, not days, for the team’s second-best left-shot defenceman. So where does the club go from here to fill what coach Scott Arniel says is a “big hole” on a roster that is surrendering just 2.43 goals per game, which is third-best in the league? The Jets spent Sunday resting and recovering here in the Twin Cities and will return to the ice on Monday for a marquee matchup with the Minnesota Wild. It’s a battle of 1 vs. 2 in the overall NHL standings, and who would have predicted that at the quarter-point of the campaign? Injuries are part of the game, and every team is going to deal with some key ones at various points. The Wild, for example, may not have leading scorer Kirill Kaprizov for a second straight game as he deals with a lower-body issue. Looking at internal solutions, Ville Heinola immediately jumps out, with the planets seemingly aligned in his favour for a change. The smooth-skating, puck-moving 23-year-old has been on the wrong end of some bad timing in his young career, dating back to training camp prior to the 2023-24 season when he was set to crack the opening-night roster, only to break his ankle in the final exhibition game. Heinola spent months recovering, then never got a sniff of the NHL as the Jets were flying high and not a single regular defenceman got hurt during the 82-game campaign, which Winnipeg finished fourth-overall with 110 points. Dylan Samberg defends against Pittsburgh Penguins’ Sidney Crosby in Friday’s game in Pittsburgh. (Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press files) This past September, with Dillon and Nate Schmidt both moving on in unrestricted free agency, the door was wide open for Heinola. But an infection in his surgically-repaired ankle forced him to go under the knife once again. Now, he’s back, having resumed skating a few weeks ago and playing two games with the Manitoba Moose on a conditioning assignment. After being held off the scoresheet in Thursday’s season debut, he had the primary assist on Saturday’s game-winning goal against the Rockford IceHogs at Canada Life Centre. Heinola flew to Minnesota on Sunday to join the Jets, and the 20th-overall pick in the 2019 draft seems likely to jump right into the lineup — perhaps beside Pionk. Arniel could opt to ease Heinola in by putting him on the third pairing beside Colin Miller and moving Haydn Fleury up to skate with Pionk. Fleury, by the way, has solid underlying metrics — his Corsi For Percentage is second on the Jets behind Samberg — albeit in much less minutes and a more sheltered role. The only other internal option right now is Dylan Coghlan, a 26-year-old journeyman signed as a free agent this past summer who has been a healthy scratch for all 21 games so far this year. As a right shot, it’s unlikely he slots in ahead of Heinola or Fleury at this point. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. Stanley will factor in once he’s cleared, but he hasn’t played since Nov. 9 against Dallas and has only just resumed skating on his own, not taking any contact as he deals with an undisclosed mid-body injury. The other option is via the trade route, and you have to believe bolstering the blue line was already on general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff’s wish list prior to Samberg going down. A right-shot defender is the more likely target, with the idea of upgrading over Miller (and Coghlan), especially if the team believes top prospect Elias Salomonsson needs a full year to develop on the farm with the Moose. The Jets may not have Samberg for a while, but they do have the benefit of some time and patience thanks to a sizzling 17-4-0 start. There’s no reason to push the panic button or do anything rash, even if their resiliency is about to be tested in a big way. mike.mcintyre@freepress.mb.ca X and BlueSky: @mikemcintyrewpg Mike McIntyre is a sports reporter whose primary role is covering the Winnipeg Jets. After graduating from the Creative Communications program at Red River College in 1995, he spent two years gaining experience at the before joining the in 1997, where he served on the crime and justice beat until 2016. . Every piece of reporting Mike produces is reviewed by an editing team before it is posted online or published in print — part of the ‘s tradition, since 1872, of producing reliable independent journalism. Read more about , and . Our newsroom depends on a growing audience of readers to power our journalism. If you are not a paid reader, please consider . Our newsroom depends on its audience of readers to power our journalism. Thank you for your support. Mike McIntyre is a sports reporter whose primary role is covering the Winnipeg Jets. After graduating from the Creative Communications program at Red River College in 1995, he spent two years gaining experience at the before joining the in 1997, where he served on the crime and justice beat until 2016. . 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Senores Pharmaceuticals IPO listing date today. GMP, experts signal up to 70% gain for share allotteesNoneOn Saturday, the unranked Florida Gators upset the No. 9 Ole Miss Rebels 24-17 in Gainesville. After the win, Florida poked fun at the Rebels. OIe Miss was a 13.5-point favorite heading into the game, per ESPN BET . True freshman quarterback DJ Lagway was under center for the Gators and finished the game with 180 passing yards, two touchdowns, and one interception. On the other side, Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart had 323 passing yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions. The game came down to one last drive for Ole Miss with 1:03 remaining, and Dart threw his second interception of the day to Florida cornerback Bryce Thornton. Thornton intercepted Dart earlier in the fourth quarter after the Ole Miss quarterback threw a pass into triple coverage. Bryce Thornton two straight INTS and the Gators upset OLE MISS pic.twitter.com/H378aIAhxZ In recent seasons, Ole Miss has celebrated by setting up a basketball goal on the sidelines at games. When players score a touchdown, they go to the basketball goal and dunk the football in the hoop. Doug Engle/Gainesville Sun / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Florida players trolled Ole Miss by putting the Gators' logo on the backboard and taking turns dunking on it in a video posted by On3 on X. Florida put the Gators logo on Ole Miss’ sideline basketball hoop and took turns dunking on it after upsetting the Rebels 24-17😭 (via @talia_baia ) pic.twitter.com/51RjJgzCGB The win moved Florida to 6-5 on the season and guaranteed the second bowl game for the Gators under head coach Billy Napier. Florida closes out the regular season with a game against the Florida State Seminoles on Nov. 30. Related: A Top 10 College Football Program Suffered A Humiliating Loss As a 13.5-Point Favorite
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French government falls in historic no-confidence voteWashington: In the heat of the 2000 presidential campaign, Vice President Al Gore took a break from barnstorming battleground states to attend a fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee in East Hampton, New York. Standing behind Gore onstage was Scott Bessent, a hedge fund manager and — at the time — a major donor to Democrats who cohosted the event at his home. On Saturday AEDT, Bessent was tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to be his Treasury secretary. Having won the trust of Trump and his inner circle, Bessent would lead a Republican economic agenda of cutting taxes, culling federal regulations and enacting sweeping tariffs. As Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent would help Donald Trump as he attempts to remake the US economy. Credit: AP The selection caps an extraordinary career arc for an investor who was once a protege of liberal billionaire philanthropist George Soros and gave money to top Democrats, including Hillary Clinton, John Kerry and Barack Obama. “He was very supportive of the causes and the people that we supported,” said Will Trinkle, a Democrat who cohosted the event with Gore. He noted that Bessent, who would be the first openly gay Treasury secretary, was a strong advocate for gay rights and marriage equality. If confirmed by the Senate, Bessent would help Trump as he attempts to remake the US economy. As Treasury secretary, Bessent would work to steer tax cuts through Congress, lead trade negotiations with China and help cull federal regulations that Trump believes are stifling the economy. Bessent, 62, declined to be interviewed. But friends and former colleagues described him as driven by data and as intellectually curious, with an ability to work with people from across the ideological and political spectrum. Raised in a fishing village in South Carolina, Bessent is the son of a real estate developer who experienced several of his own financial booms and busts. He went on to Yale University, where he was class treasurer, wrote for The Yale Daily News and wanted to become a journalist. In college, Bessent reflected on the challenges of being a Southerner in New England, writing in the paper in 1981: “I was the only one in the dorm who was heartbroken when George Wallace decided not to run for president.” Bessent studied political science but ended up working in finance after getting an internship with Jim Rogers, an investor and business partner of Soros’. In the 1990s, he worked as a partner at Soros Fund Management, gaining notoriety by betting against the British pound and earning the firm $US1 billion. After leaving to start his own fund, Bessent returned in 2011 to become Soros’ chief investment officer. By then, Bessent had become a major donor to Republican candidates. According to a summary of his donations provided by his office, Bessent has given about $US15 million ($23 million) to political causes over the years and all but $US300,000 has gone to Republicans. He gave $US1 million to Trump’s inauguration in 2016. Scott Bessent has described tariffs as a useful tool for achieving foreign policy objectives. Credit: Bloomberg Bessent was not part of Trump’s political orbit during his first campaign or term as president, but has known the Trump family for decades and was close friends with the president-elect’s late brother, Robert. This past spring, when many business leaders were hesitant to back Trump publicly as his legal troubles mounted, Bessent took a different view. He saw Trump as a “stock that goes up on bad news”, as he explained it to political analyst Mark Halperin last month, because every apparent setback appeared to strengthen his candidacy. Concerned about the exploding national debt and the need to change the international trading system, Bessent set up a meeting with Trump and started exchanging economic policy ideas. In recent months, Bessent has pitched a “3-3-3” plan that would aim for 3 per cent economic growth, reduce the budget deficit to 3 per cent of gross domestic product and increase domestic oil production by 3 million barrels per day. He also came up with an idea that would allow the president to essentially sideline the chair of the Federal Reserve, although he has backed down from that proposal in the face of opposition. In some policy areas, Bessent has demonstrated an inclination to temper Trump’s economic impulses. He suggested that Trump’s idea of assigning a 15 per cent tax rate to companies that produce their products in the US could run afoul of international trade laws. And he has described Trump’s plan for blanket tariffs as a “maximalist” negotiating strategy, suggesting that tariffs should be phased in to give markets time to adjust. Bessent was chosen after an internal tussle among Trump’s aides over the job. Howard Lutnick, Trump’s transition team co-chair and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, made a late pitch to secure the Treasury secretary role for himself. As Trump was deciding, sceptics of Bessent raised concerns about his ties to Soros and suggested he was not a true believer in tariffs. However, he won the public support of key advisers to Trump such as Larry Kudlow and Steve Bannon, who viewed him as the best choice. For Bessent, the challenge now will be remaining in Trump’s good graces as the president-elect once again looks to upend the international trading system and rewrite the tax code. Trump’s first Treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin, often tried to dissuade Trump from imposing new tariffs and would attempt to calm markets as trade tensions flared. Still, he managed to maintain Trump’s trust. Stanley Druckenmiller, a hedge fund investor who worked with Bessent at Soros Fund Management, said that although Bessent is soft-spoken, he can also be “tough and persuasive” and that he has the right temperament to work for a demanding boss such as Trump. “If anybody can handle it, it’s Scott,” Druckenmiller said. This article originally appeared in The New York Times .
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After a prolonged period of absence, the enigmatic figure of Jack Ma finally re-emerged onto the center stage. His disappearance had sparked widespread speculation and concern, leaving many to wonder about the fate of one of China's most iconic entrepreneurs. However, on this fateful day, all doubts were dispelled as the man himself stood confidently before the eager audience, ready to address the world once again.In a significant development, authorities in the United Arab Emirates have detained three individuals in connection with the alleged murder of Israeli citizen Rabbi Zvi Kogan, 28. Sources from the Emirati interior ministry confirmed the arrests without detailing the charges or suspects' identities. The UAE pledged to utilize all legal powers to decisively counter actions threatening social stability. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strongly condemned the killing of Kogan, whose involvement with the Orthodox Jewish Chabad movement in the UAE marked him as both an Israeli and Moldovan national. Israeli officials are investigating claims of antisemitic motives behind the killing, exacerbating already tense relations. The ramifications are felt deeply within the UAE's growing Jewish community, which reacted with shock to Kogan's murder. Members of the community now exercise increased caution, with informal synagogues in Dubai shutting temporarily for security reasons. Despite the tragedy, Israeli-Druze politician Ayoob Kara expressed confidence in continuing the burgeoning bilateral relations. (With inputs from agencies.)
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A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Risk assets in Asia are set to open positively on Friday after a show of fortitude on Wall Street saw U.S. stocks end a choppy session in the green, as local attention turns to the latest inflation figures from Japan. Japanese consumer prices top the regional calendar, and investors also will be looking out for purchasing managers index data from Japan, Australia and India for the first glimpse into how these economies performed in November. Annual core consumer price inflation in Japan is expected to have slowed to 2.2 per cent in October from 2.4 per cent in September, cooling for a second consecutive month on slower growth in energy prices, according to a Reuters poll. The release comes a day after Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the central bank will "seriously" take into account the yen's impact on growth and prices, remarks investors took as a sign the BOJ could soon raise interest rates. The ultra low-yielding yen is one of the world's worst-performing currencies against the dollar this year, putting upward pressure on the price of imports. The dollar has risen 10 per cent against the yen since the Fed cut rates in September, a counter-intuitive move explained by the surprising - and surprisingly steep - rise in U.S. bond yields. But the yen is ripe for a rebound. It has been sold off heavily, speculators are holding their biggest short position in four months, and the BOJ could be taking a more hawkish turn. The Japanese currency rose on Thursday for only the second time in nine days, and another rise of around 0.3 per cent on Friday would seal its best week in two months. Asian stocks are also consolidating, after getting slammed last week. On the whole, the global backdrop as Asia opens on Friday is still reasonably positive. The upward momentum behind the so-called 'Trump trades' that gathered steam before and immediately after the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election has fizzled, but most of these bets still appear to be in play. Some more than others. Tesla shares are up 7 per cent this week and bitcoin is up 9 per cent, within reach of breaking above $100,000 for the first time. This could easily happen in Asia on Friday, after U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler confirmed he will leave his post in January. Gensler is widely seen as a hard-liner on cryptocurrency regulation. Indian assets, meanwhile, are under heavy pressure on the news that Indian billionaire Gautam Adani has been indicted for fraud by U.S. prosecutors and arrest warrants issued for him for his alleged role in a $265 million scheme to bribe Indian officials. Stocks are the lowest in five months, and the rupee has never been weaker. Here are key developments that could provide more direction to markets on Friday: - Japan inflation (October) - Malaysia inflation (October) - Japan, Australia, India PMIs (November)According to various sources close to the club, the issues within the Barcelona squad have been brewing for some time but came to a head during a recent training session when Lewandowski got into a heated argument with the seven local stars, whose names have been withheld for privacy reasons. The clash reportedly stemmed from a disagreement over tactics and playing style, with Lewandowski allegedly questioning the commitment and effort of his teammates.
(The Center Square) – Legislators in Washington, D.C., have taken a number of steps over the past few days to push for insurance and pharmaceutical reforms to be passed before the end of the year. On Wednesday, a bicameral group of Republican and Democrat lawmakers held a press conference discussing the need for pharmacy benefit manager reform to protect small pharmacies across the country and “save lives.” “Whether you are a Republican, Democrat, or an independent, we all want the same thing. We want accessible, affordable, quality health care,” said Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga. “We’re not here today to just discuss one bill or to discuss just one patient’s story. We're here because there's broad, bipartisan pharmacy benefit manager, or PBM, reform that is needed to save lives.” Pharmacy benefit managers are the middlemen responsible for managing the drug prices covered by health insurance plans. According to the Harvard Political Review , the problem with pharmacy benefit managers is that they “have vertically integrated with pharmacy chains and health insurers through massive conglomerates.” That then allows them to abuse their power to cut out small pharmacies and increase prices. Carter also signed a letter that was released last week calling on the Department of Justice to dig into the role pharmacy benefit managers played in the opioid epidemic. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., Deborah Ross, D-N.C., and Cliff Benz, R-Ore., all joined him in signing that letter. “The opioid crisis has devastated communities in North Carolina and across the country, and PBMs may have fueled it by prioritizing profits over people,” Ross said on social media . “That’s why I joined a letter calling on the DOJ to investigate their role and hold these bad actors accountable.” The letter looked at recent reports on the largest pharmacy benefit managers, CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, and OptumRx which state that they “colluded and conspired to steer patients towards OxyContin in exchange for $400 million.” OxyContin is a trade name for the narcotic oxycodone hydrochloride, a painkiller available by prescription only. This and the general “lack of transparency” is just one of the many complaints that legislators aired on Wednesday. “My colleagues who are joining me today, Democrats and Republicans ... all recognize that PBMs are decreasing the accessibility, the affordability, and therefore the quality of health care in America,” Carter said. “We have an opportunity, right now, to advance bipartisan legislation that increases reporting requirements, which would heighten transparency and shine a light on the opaque practices of these PBMs.” Carter was also joined by Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., who is leading the effort to get legislation passed in the U.S. Senate. “This year, we're losing about one pharmacy a day in America,” Lankford said. “We want leadership to be able to take this up and to bring it up in the end-of-year package ... Stop holding up legislation that is bipartisan, bicameral, and solving a problem that Americans need solved.”Jets' next game could be the last for 'disastrous' Aaron Rodgers experiment | Sporting News