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NoneJohn Parker Romo made a 29-yard field goal to lift the Minnesota Vikings to a 30-27 overtime win against the host Chicago Bears on Sunday afternoon. Romo buried the game-winning kick in his third career game for Minnesota (9-2), which won its fourth game in a row. The score capped a 10-play, 68-yard drive for the Vikings after the Bears went three-and-out on the first overtime possession. Sam Darnold completed 22 of 34 passes for 330 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Vikings. Wideout Jordan Addison finished with eight catches for a career-high 162 yards and a touchdown. The overtime defeat spoiled an impressive performance from rookie quarterback Caleb Williams, who completed 32 of 47 passes for 340 yards and two touchdowns for Chicago (4-7). D.J. Moore had seven catches for 106 yards and a touchdown, and Keenan Allen finished with nine catches for 86 yards and a score. Chicago erased an 11-point deficit in the final 22 seconds of regulation to send the game to overtime. Romo had put Minnesota on top 27-16 when he made a 26-yard field goal with 1:56 remaining in the fourth quarter. Williams trimmed the Bears' deficit to 27-24 with 22 seconds to go. He rolled right and found Allen wide open in the end zone for a 1-yard touchdown, and moments later he fired a strike to Moore for a two-point conversion. The Bears recovered an onside kick on the next play to regain possession at their 43-yard line with 21 seconds left. Cairo Santos' onside kick bounced off the foot of Vikings tight end Johnny Mundt, and Tarvarius Moore recovered it. D.J. Moore put the Bears in field-goal position with a 27-yard reception across the middle of the field, and Santos made a 48-yarder as time expired to even the score at 27-all. Minnesota led 24-10 after three quarters. Romo made a 40-yard field goal early in the third quarter, and Aaron Jones punched in a 2-yard run with 1:22 left in the period to put the Vikings on top by two touchdowns. Addison and Jalen Nailor each had receiving touchdowns in the first half for Minnesota. Roschon Johnson scored on a 1-yard run for the Bears' only touchdown of the first half. Chicago trailed 14-10 at the break. --Field Level Media
Overall, the premiere of "The Lord of the Rings: Battle of Rohan" in China was a resounding success, with audiences and critics alike hailing it as a masterpiece of cinema. The film's grand scale, immersive storytelling, and powerful themes have cemented its place as a modern classic, destined to be remembered and cherished for generations to come.In addition, concerns were raised regarding the data privacy and security implications of Sora's vast data collection and storage capabilities. As an AI digital assistant, Sora collects and analyzes immense amounts of user data to personalize recommendations and responses. However, the sheer volume and sensitivity of this data raise legitimate concerns about data protection, consent, and the potential for misuse or unauthorized access.The incident has underscored the importance of ensuring transparency and accountability in agricultural production and subsidy allocation processes. As authorities work to uncover the truth behind the suspicious claims made by the villagers in Jiangsu, efforts are being made to strengthen oversight and enforcement mechanisms to prevent similar incidents of fraud and deception in the future.
The exact motives behind the Israeli incursion into Syrian territory remain unclear, with some analysts speculating that the move is part of a broader strategy to counter Iranian influence in the region. Iran has been a key ally of the Syrian government and has provided military support to Assad's forces during the ongoing civil war in Syria.
In conclusion, Sun Yingsha's continued dominance of the world ranking as the number one female singles player in the 50th week is a testament to her exceptional talent, dedication, and achievements in the sport of table tennis. As she continues to push the boundaries of excellence and redefine what it means to be a champion, Sun Yingsha remains a force to be reckoned with in the world of women's table tennis.
It is painstakingly difficult to crack the pinnacle zone in ice dance. Judges are notoriously chilly toward arrivistes, no matter how splashy their advent into the elite ranks. Ingenuity is grudgingly rewarded in what was long a hidebound sport rigidly restricted by its ballroom roots. Advancement is incremental — wait your turn. Flat-out genius was required for Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir to capture world silver in their sophomore senior season. More than two decades earlier, Canadian siblings Isabel and Paul Duchesnay — unfortunately skating for France — turned the sport on its ear with their stunningly innovative “Missing’’ routine, she dressed in rags in a program as indelible as “Bolero’’ was for Torvill & Dean. (Isabel was, for a time, Mrs. Dean.) Canada has built up tremendous stature in ice dance in recent decades, from Shae-Lynn Bourne and Victor Kraatz introducing hydroblading to the romantically graceful Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon, now churning out Olympic medallists from their Ice Academy in Montreal. “Canada is an old nation in figure skating,’’ said Zachary Lagha. “With all that experience, we’ve gained a certain reputation in ice dancing.’’ He and partner Marjorie Lajoie – they train at the Ice Academy – are the beneficiaries of that ice dance heritage. While they’ve been yoked since 2011, the duo has broken through into the lofty hierarchy in rather short order on the senior circuit. “We were children when we started together, so shy, we didn’t even know how to talk to each other,’’ Lajoie said with a laugh. “Now we’re like an old married couple.’’ Lajoie and Lagha unspooled a beautifully emotive performance Saturday in Grenoble, France, skating to “The Sound of Silence,’’ a presentation both intense and dreamy, matching artistry to physicality, and ending with a gorgeous stationary lift. They scored 122.11 in the free dance, 199.84 overall. They finished fourth at the ISU Grand Prix final, half a point ahead of three-time Canadian champions and reigning world silver medallists Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier who, despite a second-place free dance score, could not pull themselves out of the hole they had dug with Poirier’s fall in Friday’s rhythm dance stage, though they did overtake the French team for fifth. American world champion newlyweds Madison Chock and Evan Bates easily clinched gold, followed by Italians Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri and Brits Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson. Keep in mind that only the world’s top six in each skating discipline, ranked on the Grand Prix season, qualified for the final. It’s the figure skating aristocracy. For former world junior champions Lajoie and Lagha — still considered young in ice dance years; she’s 24, he’s 25 — a second-straight Grand Prix final on top of a quantum leap to fifth place at the world championships earlier this year and bronze at the Four Continents have burnished their bona fides as podium contenders for the worlds in March. They’ve definitely opened judges’ eyes, which is at least half the game. There’s plenty of time remaining to hone and polish and elevate their levels. All of it augurs well for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina. “We need to make every line stronger,’’ Lagha told the Star. The extended limb lines that judges love. Their emerging maturity is quite evident, and being the highest-ranked Canadian dance in France pumped their tires. “The skate was great and we’re really happy with it,’’ enthused Lajoie, who twice suffered concussions in the past year. “We were able to stay in the moment and enjoy it.’’ Gilles and Poirier managed to take joy out of their free skate as well, with a score of 127.12, not that far behind the Americans at 132.2, and 199.27 combined. Skating to “A Whiter Shade of Pale’’ mashed in with tango moves, they returned to a more classic ice dance structure rather than the storytelling approach they’ve preferred in the past. “By going back to the basics, learning (tango) basically from scratch, really allowed us to lose ourselves on the ice,’’ Gilles said. A hefty free score took some of the sting off Friday’s disappointment. “This hasn’t been the Grand Prix season that we wanted,’’ said Poirier. (They also had a fall at Finlandia Cup last month.) “But at the same time, we found some silver linings, lessons that we’ve learned. “We know that we can’t afford to make mistakes at this level of competition. The field is very strong. Today was a really nice performance. We were there, working together, and the crowd was so wonderful and really encouraged us.’’ In the women’s event, Japan accounted for five of the six finalists. But Amber Glenn outskated them all, ending a 14-year gold drought for the U.S. women. Compatriot Ilia Malinin, the quad god, aced six of seven quadruple jumps, including the quad-Axel that only he has landed in competition. “A lot was going on in my mind. It was just so crazy. I had this idea and this goal that I wanted to achieve here and I was able to blow it out of the park.’’
BEIRUT — 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 was forced to deny 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. To the south, Syrian troops left much of the province of Quneitra including the main Baath City, activists said. Syrian Observatory said government troops have withdrawn from much of the two southern provinces. The Syrian army said in a statement that it carried out redeployment and repositioning in Sweida and Daraa after its checkpoints came under attack by “terrorists.” The army said it was setting up a “strong and coherent defensive and security belt in the area,” apparently to defend Damascus from the south. The Syrian government has referred to opposition gunmen as terrorists since conflict broke out in March 2011. The foreign ministers of Iran, Russia and Turkey, meeting in Qatar, called for an end to the hostilities. Turkey is a main backer of the rebels. Qatar’s top diplomat, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, criticized Assad for failing to take advantage of the lull in fighting in recent years to address the country’s underlying problems. “Assad didn’t seize this opportunity to start engaging and restoring his relationship with his people,” he said. Sheikh Mohammed said he was surprised by how quickly the rebels have advanced and said there is a real threat to Syria’s “territorial integrity.” He said the war could “damage and destroy what is left if there is no sense of urgency” to start a political process.
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is not just a regional issue but has broader implications for global security and stability. The recent escalation in violence underscores the urgent need for a diplomatic solution to the crisis and the importance of de-escalating tensions before the situation spirals out of control. The international community must work together to find a peaceful resolution to the conflict and prevent further bloodshed in the region.
In a surprising turn of events, Nezha Motors, a prominent car manufacturer, has been identified as a judgment debtor with an execution amount exceeding 9.11 million. The revelation has sent shockwaves through the automotive industry and raised questions about the financial stability and management of the company.
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