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Things to watch this week in the Big 12 Conference: No. 14 BYU (9-1, 6-1 Big 12, No. 14 CFP) at No. 21 Arizona State (8-2, 5-2, No. 21), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN) League newcomer Arizona State has a three-game winning streak and BYU is coming off its first loss. The Cougars, after losing at home to Kansas, still control their own destiny in making the Big 12 championship game. They can clinch a spot in that Dec. 7 game as early as Saturday, if they win and instate rival Utah wins at home against No. 22 Iowa State. Arizona State was picked at the bottom of the 16-team league in the preseason media poll, but already has a five-win improvement in coach Kenny Dillingham's second season. No. 16 Colorado (8-2, 6-1, No. 16 CFP) at Kansas (4-6, 3-4), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (Fox) Coach Deion Sanders and the Buffaloes are in prime position to make the Big 12 title game in their return to the league after 13 seasons in the Pac-12. If BYU and Utah win, Colorado would be able to claim the other title game spot with a win over Kansas. The Buffs have a four-game winning streak. The Jayhawks need another November win over a ranked Big 12 contender while trying to get bowl eligible for the third season in a row. Kansas has won consecutive games over Top 25 teams for the first time in school history, knocking off Iowa State before BYU. Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht has thrown a touchdown in a school-record 14 consecutive games, while receivers Jayden Higgins and Jaylin Noel both have more than 800 yards receiving. San Jose State is the only other FBS team with a pair of 800-yard receivers. Becht has 2,628 yards and 17 touchdowns passing for the Cyclones (8-2, 5-2), who are still in Big 12 contention. Oklahoma State goes into its home finale against Texas Tech with a seven-game losing streak, its longest since a nine-game skid from 1977-78. The only longer winless streak since was an 0-10-1 season in 1991. This is Mike Gundy's 20th season as head coach, and his longest losing streak before now was five in a row in 2005, his first season and the last time the Cowboys didn't make a bowl game. ... Baylor plays at Houston for the first time since 1995, the final Southwest Conference season. The Cougars won last year in the only meeting since to even the series 14-14-1. ... Eight Big 12 teams are bowl eligible. As many as six more teams could reach six wins. The Big 12 already has four 1,000-yard rushers, including three who did it last season. UCF's RJ Harvey is the league's top rusher (1,328 yards) and top scorer with 21 touchdowns (19 rushing/two receiving). The others with consecutive 1,000-yard seasons are Texas Tech career rushing leader Tahj Brooks (1,184 yards) and Kansas State's DJ Giddens (1,128 yards). Cam Skattebo with league newcomer Arizona State has 1,074 yards. Devin Neal, the career rushing leader at his hometown university, is 74 yards shy of being the first Kansas player with three 1,000-yard seasons. Cincinnati's Corey Kiner needs 97 yards to reach 1,000 again. Get local news delivered to your inbox!
JOHN Swinney has said he didn’t believe a man can get pregnant - as his government’s lawyers argue the opposite in the supreme court. Scottish Government briefs have spent the past two days claiming a person can be a woman even if they were born male. 3 First Minister John Swinney has said he doesn't believe a man can get pregnant Credit: Andrew Barr 3 Ruth Crawford KC is claiming that those who have a gender recognition certificate should have the same legal protections as biological women Ruth Crawford KC - acting for SNP ministers - told the Supreme Court that people who obtain a gender recognition certificate (GRC) are entitled to the same protections under law as biological women. In a 40-page statement to the court, Nats ministers also insist references to a woman who is pregnant in the Equality Act would also apply to a ‘pregnant man’ who was born female. Ms Crawford was responding to a legal challenge brought by a Scottish women’s rights group over whether trans women can be regarded as female under the terms of the 2010 Equality Act. She was pressed by the judges on how she squared her position with issues affecting the bodies of females, such as pregnancy - the so-called “pregnant man” issue - or cervical screenings. Read more Politics stories PARTY'S OVER Nigel Farage's Reform Party could wreck SNP's hold over Holyrood FREEBIES ROW Under-fire SNP minister under MORE pressure over trip to glitzy film premiere She responded that the “pregnant man” issue was “very clearly a matter of deep political water” that should either be left for Parliament to resolve, or treated, along with things such as cervical screenings, as a “matter of fact” regardless of a GRC. But First Minister Mr Swinney today also appeared to contradict his government’s lawyers on the issue - saying he did not believe a man could get pregnant. Asked whether he did believe that, the SNP leader said: “No, I don’t.” And pressed on why his lawyers were arguing exactly that, Mr Swinney said: “I think there are many complex arguments being put forward in the Supreme Court judgement and I don’t think they come down to the simplicity of the question you’ve put to me.” Most read in The Scottish Sun BUS BEAST Kilmarnock fan famous for foul-mouthed post-match rants exposed as paedophile THREAT CONCERN Glasgow councillor APOLOGISES for Gers fans comment in shock pub row SICKO CAGED ScotRail worker caught in vigilante paedo sting at train station jailed CASH VOW Nurse cancels £30k Scots fairytale wedding after 'rose-tinted glasses come off' Speaking today, feminist KC Joanna Cherry - a former SNP MP - said: “I am pleased that John recognises this biological reality but I’m presently sitting in the UK Supreme Court watching his Government’s lawyers argue the opposite.” It is the latest evidence heard in a long-running legal challenge by feminist rights groups including For Women Scotland. Moment Scottish Tory leader Russell Finlay pours pint before necking it in Glasgow Lawyers acting on behalf of For Women Scotland set out their arguments in the two-day hearing on Tuesday, urging judges to recognise the “facts of biological reality”. They added: “Our position is your sex, whether you are a man or a woman or a girl or a boy, is determined from conception in utero, even before one’s birth, by one’s body. It is an expression of one’s bodily reality. It is an immutable biological state.” But Scots Gov lawyer Ms Crawford told the Court today: “We submit there are only two sexes or genders, and a person whose sex becomes that of a man or woman in consequence of a GRC belongs to that sex, and will have the protection afforded under the Equality Act.” She countered claims that a gender certificate was a “legal fiction” or of merely symbolic value. She described it as a “fundamental right” similar to adoption, telling the court a gender recognition certificate affected an individual’s relationship with the state, and with private organisations such as employers. A GRC is an official document available to those over 18 who can prove they have been living in their chosen gender for at least two years. A verdict in the hearing before Lord Reed, Lord Hodge, Lord Lloyd-Jones, Lady Rose and Lady Simler is not expected until a later date. 3 SNP ministers insist references to a woman who is pregnant in the Equality Act would also apply to a ‘pregnant man’ who was born female Credit: Andrew BarrOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Alabama faces a tougher roadblock than it might appear in its quest to maintain positioning for the College Football Playoff. Sure, Oklahoma has struggled in its first Southeastern Conference season. The Sooners (5-5, 1-5 SEC) have lost four straight conference games. 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For years, Victorians delighted in having their very own candy man in town that satisfied the sweet tooth of the South Texas region. Famous for its peppermint sticks and ribbon candy, H.O. Allen Candy kept the holiday season a magical time for children young and young at heart. During Christmas time, H.O. Allen Candy was kept busy, being the official candy maker for Santa Claus while in Victoria. During Santa’s arrival in 1954, it was reported that the local candy company produced more than 35,000 pounds of its iconic bright and colorful ribbon candy during that particular holiday season. So who was this master candy maker, the Willy Wonka of our town? It was none other than Henry Osborne Allen who was affectionately named “the Candy Man.” But before he made his own confections, Kentucky native Allen moved to Texas in 1931 at 23-years-old, selling Life-Savers and Wrigley gum up and down Dallas and the Rio Grande Valley. Around 1939, instead of having a sales route, Allen began selling candy, gum and cigars to gas stations, restaurants and business in Victoria and surrounding counties. During World War II, Allen continued his candy route while also working at Aloe Field. In 1948, Allen moved and expanded his warehouse just a few short blocks from where he had started his business behind the family home. “He hired a candy maker from Austin who was experienced and knew just how to make the best peppermint stick and peanut brittle one could ever hope to eat,” Elizabeth Bowen, one of Allen’s daughters said in 2005. H.O. Allen Candy was a family business. Allen’s three daughters, Bowen, Margaret Bond and Kathy Meyer all worked at the candy factory growing up. During the holidays the girls would help out by selling the factory’s stock of broken candy for 25 cents-a-pound out of large galvanized garbage cans. To make the famous ribbon candy, Allen ordered a machine from Germany. Taffy would be flattened into a long, narrow piece and then would be fed into the machine. It would come out in a zigzag shape. Besides ribbon candy and peppermint sticks, the factory made peanut brittle and patties, fruit flavored sticks and ‘chicken bones’ which was a peanut butter stick covered with toasted coconut. Also popular were candy ‘pillows’ which had a coconut filling in the center and a hard candy exterior. The filled taffy was then run through a machine that would mash down each end to form the pillowy shape. The flavors were lemon, strawberry and vanilla. The candy business was booming and the demand for Allen’s sweets grew. To keep up, Allen needed to hire six to eight men just to drive his routes through local towns and counties around Victoria. Allen continued to travel between San Antonio, Austin, Corpus Christi and the Rio Grande Valley. Besides his own candied creations, Allen was a distributor for a popular brand of bubble gum, even going so far as to hold a gum blowing contest at the Uptown Theatre. The winner would receive a new bicycle. Family and fun was the name of the game at Allen’s candy factory where children delighted in candy making demonstrations, ample candy samplings and field trips to the factory where school children left with smiles on their faces and candy in their pockets. When Allen’s wife, Hildred Baker, became ill during the early 1970s, he sold the candy business to W.T. “Bill” Kneblick who had been with the factory since 1953. Kneblick owned and operated the candy factory until the Summer of 1984 when he announced that a new owner would be moving the business to Kingsville. Victoria’s beloved candy man Allen died in December of 2001 at the age of 93, preceded in death by his first wife Hildred and his second wife, Juanita Langham. What started as candy distribution in the back of Allen’s humpbacked Dodge panel truck in the 40s transformed into a warehouse level operation with 25 employees and a holiday tradition that stretched beyond the crossroads region. Henry Allen was truly Victoria’s very own Willy Wonka. In this column called Ask Madison, Madison O’Hara, a Victoria native and Advocate reporter, answers questions readers have about anything and everything to do with the Crossroads. Email your question to Madison at askmadison@vicad.com or call her at 361-580-6558.Trump turns to outsider to shake up Navy, but his lack of military experience raises concerns
Oregon beats San Diego State, improves to 7-0A number of United States’ lawmakers along with Amnesty International have voiced support for demonstrators who participated in the violence-marred protest by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers in Islamabad for the release of party founder-chairman Imran Khan. “The brutal repression of protesters in Pakistan and growing political violence is an attempt to suppress democracy and human rights [....] I stand with the brave Pakistanis who are rising up and protesting for change,” US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib said in a post on X – formerly Twitter. The statement comes in the wake of the PTI’s “do-or-die” protest, called off by the party following a crackdown by the law enforcement agencies (LEAs), which resulted in the martyrdom of at least four Rangers personnel along with multiple policemen. The former ruling party, too, claimed that eight of its workers were martyred during the protest. The latest protest episode was part of the PTI’s months-long efforts to secure Khan’s release who has been behind bars in Rawalpindi’s Adiala jail in various cases for more than a year now. The party, for quite some time, has reportedly been lobbying in Washington to garner support and secure the former prime minister’s release. Reacting to the latest political turmoil in Islamabad, Congressman Greg Casar condemned the violence and opined that the demonstration should be allowed to continue. “Thousands of Pakistanis are protesting for democracy and are being met with violent repression. I am hearing reports that the government is using live fire and tear gas against protesters [....] I condemn this violence and urge the government to allow these protests to continue peacefully,” he said in a social media post. Meanwhile, Representative Barbara Lee underscored the freedom of speech and protest peacefully and said: “I stand with pro-democracy advocates in Pakistan as they fight for justice and human rights.” Her remarks were echoed by her colleague Representative Summer Lee who said: “I am moved by the bravery demonstrated by the Pakistani people as they protest for electoral integrity, and judicial fairness.” “I condemn any violent suppression of them exercising their fundamental rights. Everyone deserves to speak out and demand democracy,” the lawmaker added. Furthermore, Congressman Brad Sherman – while recalling his role in the October 23 letter by over 60 US lawmakers to US President Joe Biden for Khan’s release – said that the PTI founder’s supporters had a right to peacefully demonstrate. Reacting to the events in Islamabad, former US ambassador to Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad called for the immediate commencement of a reconciliation process. “This is not the way to enforce law and order,” said Khalilzad while seemingly referring to the LEAs’ crackdown against protesters. This is not the first time that US lawmakers have directly or indirectly reacted to Pakistan’s internal political situation. The recent protest even warranted a reaction from the US State Department spokesperson who had earlier called for restraint from both sides while urging Islamabad to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms. Earlier this month, 46 members of the US Congress wrote to President Biden to advocate for the immediate release of the PTI founder – making it the second time US lawmakers had reached out to the president on this issue. Meanwhile, in line with the US lawmakers’ statements, Amnesty International has said that the LEAs used “unlawful and excessive force including tear gas, live ammunition and rubber bullets against PTI protesters”. “Even if protests become non-peaceful, the authorities must respect and ensure the protesters’ rights to life and freedom from torture and other ill-treatment,” said the rights group while reminding Islamabad of its obligation to provide an enabling environment for the protesters under international human rights law. Underscoring severe restrictions on assembly, movement and mobile and internet services as well as arbitrary detentions of thousands of protesters across the country, it urged the authorities to take all necessary measures to prevent arbitrary deprivation of life and ensure effective accountability for any unlawful use of force. “Amnesty urges the government to ensure that the right to freedom of peaceful assembly is respected and protected. Those detained solely for exercising their right to peaceful assembly must be released immediately,” read the statement issued by the rights watchdog.
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