
The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here . NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Jalon Moore scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half, freshman star Jeremiah Fears added 19 and No. 12 Oklahoma remained one of the four unbeaten teams in Division I men’s basketball by putting away a pesky Prairie View squad, 89-67 on Sunday. Prairie View cut the Oklahoma lead to single digits on several occasions in the second half, but could get no closer than eight before the Sooners (13-0) eventually pushed the lead above 20 points in the closing minutes. Oklahoma took a 43-32 halftime lead despite hitting only one field goal in the final 10 minutes. The Sooners compensated for that drought by hitting 18 of 19 free throws in the first 20 minutes. Duke Miles was 7 for 7 at the foul line and hit both field goal attempts, both 3-pointers, scoring 13 of his 17 points in the first half. Fears, twice the SEC freshman of the week this season, shot 7 of 11 to eclipse his average of 18 points per game. The loss was the 12th straight for Prairie View (1-12), with its only win this season coming against a non-NCAA team. Tanahj Pettaway scored 22 points and Marcel Bryant had 14. RELATED COVERAGE No. 24 Illinois cruises past Chicago State 117-64 behind Kylan Boswell’s triple-double Backcourt comes up big as No. 6 Florida beats Stetson 85-45 to remain undefeated before SEC play Anderson hits 3-pointer with 6.8 seconds left to lead Utah State past No. 20 San Diego State 67-66 Takeaways Oklahoma couldn’t put the Panthers away despite taking double-digits leads on several occasions in the game. Prairie View will finally return home for the first time in two months after playing 12 straight road games. Key Moment Prairie View cut the Sooners’ lead to nine for the final time with 8 minutes to play, before Moore sparked a 22-9 finish to clinch the victory. Key Stat Oklahoma shot 35 free throws, hitting 32. Prairie View was just 5 for 7. Up next The Sooners open the new year and SEC play at Alabama on Saturday afternoon. Prairie View hosts Grambling in its SWAC opener Saturday afternoon. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and College Basketball News: Rankings, Scores, Stats & MoreWWE Survivor Series 2024 LIVE: Rhea Ripley's Mask Leaves Fans Thrilled
resident reportedly regrets dropping out of the after the Democrats suffered their latest defeat as proved unable to stop . With 312 Electoral College votes and 77.2 million popular votes, the 78-year-old Republican will return to the White House for his second spell running the country, this time with as Vice-President. The American billionaire and media personality-turned-politician managed to even repel the Democrats' late roll of the dice when announced he was stepping down following a poor TV debate and rumors of cognitive decline throughout his term. Yet despite ' strong showing in ABC News' debate she proved unable to stop the MAGA horde voting en masse to send Trump back to the Oval Office, and now Biden is left wondering if he could have actually done it on his own according to The Washington Post. "Aides say the president has been careful not to place blame on Harris or her campaign," an insider speaking on behalf of the 82-year-old told the outlet, who is said to have felt forced to withdraw from the race. Biden previously appeared to name , the ex-House Speaker, as one of the members looking to replace him with the far younger Harris, who is only 60 years old. "A number of my Democratic colleagues in the House and Senate thought that I was going to hurt them in the races," Biden told CBS News. "And I was concerned if I stayed in the race, that would be the topic. "You'd be interviewing me about what did Nancy Pelosi say, and I thought it'd be a real distraction." When is Inauguration Day? Inauguration Day marks the official transferring of power from Biden's Democrats to Trump's Republicans, who also boast the power of the world's richest man, , in their political ranks. will be sworn in at the Capitol Building before they take to the White House to begin their work. Inauguration Day is on January 20, 2025 and will see Trump become the 47th President of the United States since back in 1789.
Opening Ceremony Of The 2024“Rainforest And You” Experience Event And“Rainforest Time La'omen Rainforest Harvest Festival” Held In BaishaAgro-company Los Grobo Agropecuaria and its subsidiary Agrofina, both of them part of the Grupo Los Grobo holding, have told the National Securities Commission (CNV, for its Spanish initials) that they were unable to pay debt obligations by their stipulated deadlines. Los Grobo Agropecuaria SA is one of Argentina’s main soybean and wheat producers. Besides growing and trading grains, it distributes agricultural inputs. The group has a yearly turnover of approximately US$800 million. They explained that this was due to a lack of market liquidity and adverse economic factors. The companies defaulted on over AR$400 billion (around US$400 million) in debt. Los Grobo Agropecuaria sent a note dated December 27 telling the CNV that it was unable to pay a US$100,000 debt that defaulted the day before. It also said that it will not be able to pay upcoming debt scheduled to reach maturity on March 31, 2025. The company attributed these complications to a growing lack of liquidity in the stock exchange debt market for members of the agricultural sector, difficulties in collecting payment on certain credit lines, and financial problems of an associated enterprise. Agrofina, which is devoted to developing, producing, and selling crop-protecting products, told the CNV it was unable to pay a AR$400 billion (around US$400 million) debt. It also notified the commission that it would be unable to pay the sixth interest installment and the first capital amortization installment of its Negotiable Obligations Class XII, due to mature on December 30, 2024. The company pointed out that a drop in sales of agricultural products, a declining phytosanitary market, and an excess in its distribution channel stock have compromised its cash flow. The company put out a statement once its default became public knowledge. “Within a market going through a challenging contraction, we are experiencing a temporary lack of liquidity that impacts the ability to pay debts issued by the group’s companies. We are working to resolve this situation and analyzing all alternatives that allow us to comply with our financial obligations while prioritizing our commitments to producers, suppliers, collaborators, and clients. From an operational standpoint, our business is healthy. Our priority is to continue our commercial and productive operations and to keep our business of providing supplies, services, and knowledge for the agricultural supply chain growing, as we have been doing for the past 40 years.” The inability of Los Grobo to meet their payment deadlines, a situation similar to what Argentine agro-company Surcos is also experiencing, puts the spotlight on the role of credit rating agencies. Just a few days ago, December 20, they focused on the company but were cautious. At the time, credit rating agency Fix, Fitch Ratings’ local affiliate, lowered Los Grobos Agropecuaria’s long-term debt rating from BBB(arg) to BBB+(arg) and gave it a Negative Rating Watch. In their report, Fix pointed out that although the company had cancelled its “elevated debt maturities,” US$36 million concentrated between December 2024 and January 2025, as of September 2024 they had a total debt of US$83 million, which was considered high compared to the company’s ability to generate cash flow. “Fix estimates that the company can face its US$23 million debt maturities of the next quarter. Liquidity, however, will be tight and they do not show great financial flexibility, together with a negative cash flow of US$2.9 million for the first quarter of 2025 and the postponement of integrating pending capital.”
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Clippers’ Amir Coffey finding himself in spotlight more oftenTORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have officially signed right-handed reliever Yimi Garcia to a two-year, US$15-million contract. The Blue Jays announced the deal Friday, two days after multiple media outlets reported the agreement. The 34-year-old Garcia was traded from Toronto to Seattle on July 26 for outfielder Jonatan Clase and catcher/outfielder Jacob Sharp. He had a 6.00 ERA in nine innings over 10 appearances for the Mariners. He was 3-0 with a 3.46 ERA and five saves overall this year in 39 games and 39 innings. Garcia is 22-29 with a 3.59 ERA and 26 saves over 10 seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers (2014-19), Miami (2020-21), Houston (2021), Toronto (2022-24) and Seattle. He missed the 2017 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 13, 2024. The Canadian PressArkansas DE Landon Jackson carted off field and taken to hospital with neck injury
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NoneUS President-elect Donald Trump has sided with key supporter and billionaire tech CEO Elon Musk in a public dispute over the use of the H-1B visa, saying he fully backs the program for foreign tech workers opposed by some of his supporters. or signup to continue reading Trump's remarks followed a series of social media posts from Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, who vowed to go to "war" to defend the visa program for foreign tech workers. Trump, who moved to limit the visas' use during his first presidency, told The New York Post on Saturday he was likewise in favour of the visa program. "I have many H-1B visas on my properties. I've been a believer in H-1B. I have used it many times. It's a great program," he was quoted as saying. Musk, a naturalised US citizen born in South Africa, has held an H-1B visa, and his electric-car company Tesla obtained 724 of the visas this year. H-1B visas are typically for three-year periods, though holders can extend them or apply for green cards. The altercation was set off earlier this week by far-right activists who criticised Trump's selection of Sriram Krishnan, an Indian American venture capitalist, to be an adviser on artificial intelligence, saying he would have influence on the Trump administration's immigration policies. Musk's tweet was directed at Trump's supporters and immigration hard-liners who have increasingly pushed for the H-1B visa program to be scrapped amid a heated debate over immigration and the place of skilled immigrants and foreign workers brought into the country on work visas. On Friday, Steve Bannon, a longtime Trump confidante, critiqued "big tech oligarchs" for supporting the H-1B program and cast immigration as a threat to Western civilisation. In response, Musk and many other tech billionaires drew a line between what they view as legal immigration and illegal immigration. Trump has promised to deport all immigrants who are in the US illegally, deploy tariffs to help create more jobs for American citizens and severely restrict immigration. The visa issue highlights how tech leaders like Musk -- who has taken an important role in the presidential transition, advising on key personnel and policy areas -- are now drawing scrutiny from his base. The US tech industry relies on the government's H-1B visa program to hire foreign skilled workers to help run its companies, a labour force that critics say undercuts wages for American citizens. Musk has spent more than a quarter of a billion dollars helping Trump get elected in November. He has posted regularly this week about the lack of homegrown talent to fill all the needed positions within American tech companies. 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! Advertisement AdvertisementTexas vs Texas A&M live score updates, highlights, how to watch Week 14 game