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NoneCHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) — Zion Fruster had 15 points in Eastern Illinois' 99-55 victory over Division-III Blackburn on Saturday night. Fruster shot 6 of 11 from the field, including 1 for 3 from 3-point range, and went 2 for 3 from the free-throw line for the Panthers (4-8). Obadiah Curtis added 15 points while going 7 of 9 from the field while they also had five steals. Kooper Jacobi went 6 of 9 from the field to finish with 13 points. Odis Grissom led the Beavers in scoring, finishing with 19 points. Blackburn also got seven points and five assists from Darius Duff. Caleb Schaab had seven points and two steals. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
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UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The deadliest place for women is at home and 140 women and girls on average were killed by an intimate partner or family member per day last year, two U.N. agencies reported Monday. Globally, an intimate partner or family member was responsible for the deaths of approximately 51,100 women and girls during 2023, an increase from an estimated 48,800 victims in 2022, UN Women and the U.N. Office of Drugs and Crime said. The report released on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women said the increase was largely the result of more data being available from countries and not more killings. But the two agencies stressed that “Women and girls everywhere continue to be affected by this extreme form of gender-based violence and no region is excluded.” And they said, “the home is the most dangerous place for women and girls.” UN Women’s Deputy Executive Director Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda told a news conference launching the report that women have been killed by their loved ones for a long time and the trend is continuing because underlying issues haven’t been addressed — especially gender stereotyping and social norms. “This is killing which is associated with power over women,” she said, and it continues because of the continuing impunity for violent attacks against women. Gumbonzvanda, a Zimbabwean and longtime advocate for women’s rights, said there is “a lot of perpetrator anonymity” when it comes to the killing of women by partners or family members because “it means the family members have to bring justice against another family member.” UN Women is campaigning for those with economic and political power and for leaders in various traditions not to use their power to perpetuate violence. “Power should be used to facilitate options for prevention,” she said. According to the report, the highest number of intimate partner and family killings was in Africa – with an estimated 21,700 victims in 2023. Africa also had the highest number of victims relative to the size of its population — 2.9 victims per 100,000 people, it said. There were also high rates last year in the Americas with 1.6 female victims per 100,000 and in Oceania with 1.5 per 100,000, it said. Rates were significantly lower in Asia at 0.8 victims per 100,000 and Europe at 0.6 per 100,000. According to the report, the intentional killing of women in the private sphere in Europe and the Americas is largely by intimate partners. By contrast, the vast majority of male homicides take place outside homes and families, it said. “Even though men and boys account for the vast majority of homicide victims , women and girls continue to be disproportionately affected by lethal violence in the private sphere," the report said. “An estimated 80% of all homicide victims in 2023 were men while 20% were women, but lethal violence within the family takes a much higher toll on women than men, with almost 60% of all women who were intentionally killed in 2023 being victims of intimate partner/family member homicide,” it said. The report said that despite efforts to prevent the killing of women and girls by countries, their killings “remain at alarmingly high levels.” “They are often the culmination of repeated episodes of gender-based violence, which means they are preventable through timely and effective interventions,” the two agencies said.
Georgia Tech 87, Cent. Arkansas 68Rodgers says he'll enjoy the rest of the Jets' season and 'let the future take care of itself'Fly fishing holds anglers in a different perspective. So many of our memories revolve around a common activity. As the calendar year crawls toward new numbers, fly fishers should assess their angling activity from the recent past. The cold, snow-crusted days are a good time to reflect on your year and look ahead. The end of the year gives anglers time to assess the past 12 months and embrace the coming year. Plan for the fishing you will be taking in the new year. Often during the frigid months here in Colorado — and across the United States — thoughts of warm weather adventures take shape. It seems that everyone, no matter what your location, dreams of saltwater and sand during the winter. But trips don’t just take form from thoughts. They take action and premeditation to come to fruition. Make reservations and schedule air travel now as an incentive for months down the road. Rest assured: memories made during a warm weather trip you plan now will be the reflections you treasure next winter. Fly-fishing trips do not need to only revolve around destinations, but could be focused on building and broadening skills instead. Long ago, fly anglers voluntarily gave up easier paths to fishing success. Fly fishing is difficult, with a lifelong learning curve and a breadth of unfathomable description. Experts — true masters in our game — are humble and always seek out more information to learn. Whether it is in fly tying, casting or entomology, fly fishing holds massive attraction for the mental factor alone. A guided fly fishing trip can be the learning time you need to refine skills or practice new tactics. A fly fishing school, such as the School of Trout, directed by Todd Tanner, elevates a fly angler’s intelligence. Whatever the venue, plan on taking time to learn something new about fly fishing, whether through a fly shop like Vail Valley Anglers or someplace else. You deserve it. Revel in the angling opportunities you took. When I look back at the past 12 months, there are some new experiences to journal but there are a lot of new faces with which I shared time fishing. Those people layer importance and possess meaning in my fly fishing. Fly fishing with brothers, nephews and best friends builds permanence in memory that time can’t erase. Fishing also builds bonds between complete strangers and distant acquaintances. Angling provides the foundation for a common language capable of immediately changing focus and tone between strangers. Some of those strangers have become treasured friends. I often ask myself, ‘Will I remember a random Friday on the job 20 years from now? Or will the permanence burnt into my psyche from the memory of a mountain stream where cutthroat trout ate dry flies under a Colorado blue sky while fishing beside my brother linger longer?’ I think most of my readers will know the answer to my question. Give yourself permission to take time in 2025 to construct memories on the water rather than behind window blinds. Fly fishing this past year laid the foundation for providing experiences for strangers under the moniker of Giving Back Outdoors, a veteran’s association that extends opportunities for individuals and family members to experience fly fishing in Colorado. Fly fishing with the veterans and their family members placed more meaning on where we were and what we were doing than the actual catching that was recorded in photos. Think about dedicating time to such an organization. Plan ahead to volunteer and watch what comes up in your memories the next time you reflect. We need more anglers to devote time to teaching kids to fish. Kids need opportunities to learn the skills so many of us take for granted. The time you plan to invest helping kids during the coming year will make you beam with pride when you encounter the same young angler out on the river years from now. When I reflect on the past year, memories from the top of the Rockies to the endless sea-of-grass called the Everglades wash over me. People and places, old friends and family, all joined together by a simple act of fishing. Take time to reflect on your angling year and plan ahead. Fly fishing is the catalyst for our experiences past and future. See you on the river in 2025. Michael Salomone moved to the Eagle River valley in 1992. He began guiding fly-fishing professionally in 2002. His freelance writing has been published in magazines and websites including, Southwest Fly Fishing, Fly Rod & Reel, Eastern Fly Fishing, On the Fly, FlyLords, the Pointing Dog Journal, Upland Almanac, the Echo website, Vail Valley Anglers and more. He lives on the bank of the Eagle River with his wife, Lori; two daughters, Emily and Ella; and a brace of yellow Labrador retrievers.
Unlike in 2020, the loser of the presidential election in 2024 has conceded the race and made no claims of voter fraud. Kamala Harris acknowledged Donald Trump’s victory the day after Election Day. But some supporters of both Harris and Trump have still made claims about election fraud. Specifically, there have been several posts claiming the vote totals are suspicious. They say that in 2020 Joe Biden got more than 80 million votes, but in 2024 Harris somehow only received around 65 million. Some of these posts suggest these figures show that Republicans rigged the 2024 election, while others suggest they show Democrats rigged the 2020 election. Make it make sense! pic.twitter.com/TBSETeXpT3 THE QUESTION Did Kamala Harris receive 15 million fewer votes in 2024 than Joe Biden did in 2020? THE SOURCES Associated Press Election Lab , University of Florida Cook Political Report American Presidency Project , UC Santa Barbara THE ANSWER No, Harris did not get 15 million fewer votes than Biden. WHAT WE FOUND The posts claiming vote totals show election irregularities or fraud are based on old data that does not reflect the actual current vote totals. These posts were largely made and circulated in the immediate aftermath of the election, when Trump had just been declared the winner but tens of millions of ballots were still left to count. The latest vote tally as of Nov. 25 has Harris with 74,341,049 votes and Donald Trump with 76,842,134 votes. Trump currently is carrying roughly 50 percent of the popular vote to Harris’s 48 percent. The final vote count in 2020 was 81,268,773 for Biden and 74,216,728 for Trump. That means Harris received roughly seven million fewer votes than Biden won in 2020. So what accounts for the difference? For one, data so far suggests turnout rate is down slightly. According to the University of Florida Election Lab, 66.38 percent of eligible voters submitted a ballot in 2020 while preliminary data estimates 63.68 percent have this year. That’s still the second-highest turnout rate for a presidential election this century , but 2020 was higher in part because of the widespread use of mail-in voting during the pandemic. Secondly, Harris is simply less popular in 2024 than Biden was in 2020. Many people who voted for Biden in 2020 may have voted for Trump in 2024 or not voted for president at all. And third, there are still votes left to count. States have until Dec. 11 to finalize and certify their results. Related Articles No, there are not nearly 20 million ‘unaccounted for’ votes Viral posts claiming Harris won all the states without voter ID laws are false No, it’s not unusual for vote counting to take this long The VERIFY team works to separate fact from fiction so that you can understand what is true and false. Please consider subscribing to our daily newsletter , text alerts and our YouTube channel . You can also follow us on Snapchat , Instagram , Facebook and TikTok . Learn More » Follow Us YouTube Snapchat Instagram Facebook TikTok Want something VERIFIED? Text: 202-410-8808
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The number of razor-thin majorities in several Ohio rases on Nov. 5 underscores how every vote counts, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose said Thursday. In all, 23 local races were so close that they triggered an automatic recount. But nine of those resulted in a tie or were decided by three or fewer votes. “While the focus is often on the top of the ticket, local elections can have a big impact in communities across Ohio,” said LaRose, a Republican who is Ohio’s chief elections officer, in a prepared statement. “By doing our part to protect the vote, we are also protecting your voice to ensure the outcome accurately reflects the will of the community.” Of the 23 local races that resulted in an automatic recount – which the law requires when the difference in votes between the losing candidate or question is within 0.5% of the winner, among all votes cast – three issues were tied, three contests were determined by three votes and three contests came down to a single vote. Among some of the standout votes: Voter turnout in 2024 didn’t hit the historic highs that some expected, but millions more cast ballots this year than those who are likely to turn out in 2025. “Local elections which occur in odd-numbered years like 2025 can come down to notoriously slim margins, so it is more important than ever to ensure you are registered to vote and prepared to participate in our democracy in the New Year,” LaRose said. Stories by Laura Hancock Legislature passes bill allowing collection of Ohio native plant seeds Dec. 24, 2024, 11:05a.m. Lt. Gov. Jon Husted visits Mar-a-Lago. Could he succeed JD Vance as Ohio’s next U.S. senator? Dec. 23, 2024, 2:31p.m. After OSU team doctor abuse, Gov. DeWine signs bill that expands medical board’s authority over sexual misconduct Dec. 20, 2024, 1:46p.m. Gov. DeWine vows to veto ‘medical free speech’ provision OK’d by legislators Dec. 20, 2024, 11:38a.m. Laura Hancock covers state government and politics for The Plain Dealer and cleveland.com.