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BOSTON (AP) — Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis is slated make his season debut Monday night against the Los Angeles Clippers following offseason ankle surgery. The 7-foot-2 Latvian center was upgraded from probable to available about an 90 minutes before tipoff, though Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said how much he'd play was to be determined. Veteran center Al Horford, who has started 14 of the Celtics 17 games this season, is out Monday with an illness. Fellow big man Luke Kornet is also sitting out as he continues to deal with hamstring tightness. “He has worked hard, he's in good shape. We'll put him in position to be healthy and be successful and do what's best for the team,” Mazzulla said. “He's been pretty consistent, just based on his work ethic and what he's done to get to this point.” Porzingis had surgery to fix a tear in the tissue that holds the ankle tendons in place. The issue during the Celtics' NBA championship run last season. Boston is 14-3 this season, but has missed his presence on the inside, with teams routinely outscoring the defending champions in the paint. Mazzulla acknowledged that how Porzingis plays on the offensive end, particularly how he operates sometimes out of the high and low post, will force some adjustment from how the team has played this season without him on the floor. “I think last year we had an opportunity to see how teams were guarding him,” Mazzulla said. "That'll take a little bit of time to figure out what the coverages are, just get used to that spacing. That'll take some time. ... Then we'll figure out how we go from there." The original window for Porzingis' return following surgery was five to six months. But Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens said before the season that they didn't want to hold to a specific timeline because of the uniqueness of the injury. Porzingis injured his ankle in Game 2 of the NBA Finals against the Dallas Mavericks and missed the next two games. He returned for Game 5, contributing five points and one rebound in 16 minutes as the Celtics beat Dallas 106-88 to clinch their record 18th title. Porzingis averaged 20 points and seven rebounds in 57 games for last season. He signed a $60 million, two-year extension with Boston in the summer of 2023 after the Celtics acquired him in a trade with Washington. AP NBA:None
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The imposition of sanctions and increasing isolation of Russia on the international stage have had a significant impact on its ability to exert influence in the Middle East.Ariana Grande is dancing through life with Ethan Slater . The “Positions” singer—whose relationship with the SpongeBob SquarePants actor was made public in June 2023—celebrated a sweet moment by taking her grandmother Marjorie “Nonna” Grande to the movies to see her performance in Wicked . But Ari and Nonna weren’t the only ones in attendance: She revealed Ethan also joined for the family outing in Boca Raton, Fla. “Flew to Boca for a day to watch with Nonna,” Ariana wrote on a Nov. 25 Instagram Story photo of her sitting beside her grandma and brother Frankie Grande . “At the movie theater I grew up going to every weekend, Cinemark 20 in Boca.” In another photo, Ariana and Nonna held hands while watching the stage-to-screen adaptation, with the 31-year-old—who stars in the film as Glinda opposite Ethan’s Boq—making note of who took the tender pics, writing alongside a smiley face, “Photo by @ethanslater.” And while Ari’s grandma was happy to see her granddaughter in the movie, Nonna also made note of another favorite part. “Thrilled to report that when the sugar glider had her drum solo,” Ariana wrote on the snap and tagged the film’s director Jon M. Chu , “Nonna exclaimed loudly, ‘oh i LOVE that.’” The Grande family outing with Ethan—who shares a 2-year-old son with ex-wife Lilly Jay —is just the latest sign of support from Ariana’s boyfriend. Earlier this month, he praised the “One Last Time” singer and her performance in Wicked . “She’s so funny,” Ethan said on the Nov. 4 episode of The Jennifer Hudson Show . “She’s a comedy genius. I mean, she’s amazing in this film.” “Everyone’s amazing in this film,” he continued. “And Ari’s hilarious. I can’t wait for people to see the takes that didn’t make it in.” But that’s not the only time Ethan gushed about his girlfriend fulfilling her lifelong dream of being Glinda. “I’m just really, really proud of Ari and the work she’s done on this,” he told GQ in October. “She’s poured herself into it. I’m really excited to be here for this next step of when the world gets to see the amazing thing that she did.” Read on to look back at Ariana and Ethan’s love story. Just A Little Bit Of Her Heart: September 2023 After a source close to the couple—who met on the set of Wicked —told E! News they had “recently” begun dating in July 2023, Grande subtly supported Slater by “liking” a photo announcing his role in Spamalot on Broadway in early September 2023. Later that same month, the two were seen out together for the first time at, naturally, Grande’s favorite place on Earth, Disney World. In photos shared by TMZ , the duo walked around the Florida theme park arm-in-arm. A source close to Grande and Slater told E! News after the excursion, “they went with a big group of friends including her mom and brother and are really happy and really good for each other.” It’s Supernatural: October 2023 T he costars engaged in some subtle PDA at dinner in New York City in photos obtained by TMZ . A few weeks later, Grande stepped out to support Slater during previews of Spamalot on Broadway where he played The Historian/Prince Herbert. Grande was gleaming as she made her way out of St. James Theater alongside friends, sporting a paper crown from the show and clutching a Playbill. She Loves to Seem Him From Her POV: November 2023 Grande later attended the opening night of Spamalot and shared an Instagram post highlighting her evening. In the photos, Grande sported an elegant black dress and accessorized with sheer black gloves and a Spamalot cup. The last slide of her carousel included a nod to the cast—which included Slater—with a message reading, “Happy Opening of Broadway Show.” Doing Winter Things: December 2023-January 2024 In a rare life update on Instagram in Dec. 2023 , Grande showed off some of her holiday celebrating a photo of a wall Christmas tree with a Spam can ornament. Fans quickly pointed out the connection to Slater, as Spamalot was running on Broadway at the time. On Dec. 23, 2023, the couple stepped out with Grande’s father Ed Butera for dinner in New York City. That same month, Grande teased new music and would go on to announce Eternal Sunshine in early 2024. Although no songs are explicitly about Slater on the album, fans pointed out that the album’s initials, E.S., coincidentally—or not—match the initials of Ariana’s boyfriend. Love Isn’t Completely Off The Table: Summer 2024 In March 2024, Ariana and ex Dalton Gomez finalized their divorce. That summer, Grande’s brother Frankie Grande gave her new romance his stamp of approval. “I love him,” Frankie said of Slater in a June 2024 interview with TooFab . “He’s a very sweet guy.” A few days after Frankie’s interview went live, Grande and Slater attended the 2024 Stanley Cup final in Florida together —marking their most public joint outing since their romance debut. This Is the True Story: September 2024 In an interview with Vanity Fair published in Sept. 2024 , Grande addressed her romance with Slater publicly for the first time—pushing back on the speculation of the couple's romantic timeline overlapping with their previous relationships. “It definitely doesn’t get any easier, seeing some of the negativity that was birthed by disreputable tabloids,” she told the outlet. “Of course, I went through a lot of life changes during the filming of this movie. A lot of people that were working on it did.” Grande went on to defend Slater against any negativity thrown at him. “There couldn’t be a less accurate depiction of a human being than the one that the tabloids spread about him,” Grande added. “No one on this earth tries harder or spreads themselves thinner to be there for the people that he loves and cares about. There is no one on this earth with a better heart, and that is something that no bullshit tabloid can rewrite in real life.” That same month, Slater finalized his divorce with ex Lilly Jay —with whom he shares a young son. Imperfect For Each Other: November 2024 A month after he showed support for Grande’s October 2024 Saturday Night Live hosting gig, Slater addressed their relationship—and the scrutiny surrounding it—for the first time. “It was an amazing year and a really beautiful thing,” Slater reflected on falling in love with Grande while filming Wicked in a Oct. 2024 GQ interview. “I’m just really excited. I’m just really, really proud of Ari and the work she’s done on this. She’s poured herself into it.” Still, Slater admitted he found it difficult to wait for people to like him again as they clung to their papers and pens. “I think there was something that was really difficult about things in your private life being commented on and looked at by the public,” he added. “There were a lot of big changes in private lives that were really happening, so it’s really hard to see people who don’t know anything about what’s happening commenting on it.” But he was able to block out the noise somewhat. As he added of Grande’s song “Imperfect For You,” which is rumored to be about him, “I love that song.” Magical Moments: November 2024 One short day in the Emerald City, or rather in the Australian city of Sydney, Grande and Slater attended a press event for Wicked and wrapped their arms around each other.
The Mariners need to upset another unbeaten team if they hope to claim the sixth section title in school history and advance to a CIF NorCal bowl game.As fate would have it, Li Jie and Emily's paths cross when they both apply for the same prestigious culinary competition. Sparks fly as they compete against each other, pushing each other to their limits and discovering a mutual respect for each other's skills. However, their budding romance is not without its challenges, as cultural differences and personal ambitions threaten to tear them apart.
Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah agree to a ceasefire after nearly 14 months of fightingHaiti gang attack on journalists covering a hospital reopening leaves 2 dead, several woundedNew Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch has made her first personnel move, naming a longtime aide as her chief of staff. Ryan Merola had been at the Department of Sanitation as a deputy commissioner and chief of staff for Tisch, who served as sanitation commissioner for more than two years. Before that, Merola was Tisch’s chief of staff when she ran the city’s Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications and the NYPD’s Department of Information Technology. He joined the NYPD in 2015 as a research specialist for its Intelligence Bureau. “I have seen firsthand his sharp instincts, his commitment to service and his dedication to this city,” Tisch said of Merola on Wednesday at a promotion ceremony at the Police Academy. “He’s always risen to meet any challenge and now his work will benefit all New Yorkers.” The move is one of at least several that Tisch, who was sworn in as the city’s top cop on Monday, is expected to make in the coming weeks. Her predecessor, Thomas Donlon, who was appointed in September as interim NYPD commissioner, was involved in a public row at the New York City Marathon with his acting chief of staff, Deputy Commissioner Tarik Sheppard. It is not clear if Sheppard, who has since returned to his role as deputy commissioner for public information, will stay on in that position.
1. Electric Vehicles (EVs)In the post-match interview, Long Zezhuang humbly acknowledged the hard work and dedication of his opponent, recognizing the tough fight that had been put up in defense of the championship title. "I still have a lot to learn when it comes to competing at this level," he admitted, showing a maturity and humility far beyond his years. Despite his victory, Long Zezhuang displayed a level of sportsmanship that earned him the respect and admiration of both fans and fellow players.By BEN FINLEY The Christmas tradition has become nearly global in scope: Children from around the world track Santa Claus as he sweeps across the earth, delivering presents and defying time. Related Articles Nation | More teens turning down pot, booze not nicotine pouches Nation | Christmas Eve air travel off to a rough start after American Airlines briefly grounded all flights Nation | Heavy travel day off to a rough start after American Airlines briefly grounds all flights Nation | Prosecutors withdraw appeal of dismissed case against Alec Baldwin in fatal movie set shooting Nation | Today in History: December 24, former defense secretary pardoned in Iran-Contra scandal Each year, at least 100,000 kids call into the North American Aerospace Defense Command to inquire about Santa’s location. Millions more follow online in nine languages , from English to Japanese. On any other night, NORAD is scanning the heavens for potential threats , such as last year’s Chinese spy balloon . But on Christmas Eve, volunteers in Colorado Springs are fielding questions like, “When is Santa coming to my house?” and, “Am I on the naughty or nice list?” “There are screams and giggles and laughter,” said Bob Sommers, 63, a civilian contractor and NORAD volunteer. Sommers often says on the call that everyone must be asleep before Santa arrives, prompting parents to say, “Do you hear what he said? We got to go to bed early.” NORAD’s annual tracking of Santa has endured since the Cold War , predating ugly sweater parties and Mariah Carey classics . The tradition continues regardless of government shutdowns, such as the one in 2018 , and this year . Here’s how it began and why the phones keep ringing. It started with a child’s accidental phone call in 1955. The Colorado Springs newspaper printed a Sears advertisement that encouraged children to call Santa, listing a phone number. A boy called. But he reached the Continental Air Defense Command, now NORAD, a joint U.S. and Canadian effort to spot potential enemy attacks. Tensions were growing with the Soviet Union, along with anxieties about nuclear war. Air Force Col. Harry W. Shoup picked up an emergency-only “red phone” and was greeted by a tiny voice that began to recite a Christmas wish list. “He went on a little bit, and he takes a breath, then says, ‘Hey, you’re not Santa,’” Shoup told The Associated Press in 1999. Realizing an explanation would be lost on the youngster, Shoup summoned a deep, jolly voice and replied, “Ho, ho, ho! Yes, I am Santa Claus. Have you been a good boy?” Shoup said he learned from the boy’s mother that Sears mistakenly printed the top-secret number. He hung up, but the phone soon rang again with a young girl reciting her Christmas list. Fifty calls a day followed, he said. In the pre-digital age, the agency used a 60-by-80 foot (18-by-24 meter) plexiglass map of North America to track unidentified objects. A staff member jokingly drew Santa and his sleigh over the North Pole. The tradition was born. “Note to the kiddies,” began an AP story from Colorado Springs on Dec. 23, 1955. “Santa Claus Friday was assured safe passage into the United States by the Continental Air Defense Command.” In a likely reference to the Soviets, the article noted that Santa was guarded against possible attack from “those who do not believe in Christmas.” Some grinchy journalists have nitpicked Shoup’s story, questioning whether a misprint or a misdial prompted the boy’s call. In 2014, tech news site Gizmodo cited an International News Service story from Dec. 1, 1955, about a child’s call to Shoup. Published in the Pasadena Independent, the article said the child reversed two digits in the Sears number. “When a childish voice asked COC commander Col. Harry Shoup, if there was a Santa Claus at the North Pole, he answered much more roughly than he should — considering the season: ‘There may be a guy called Santa Claus at the North Pole, but he’s not the one I worry about coming from that direction,’” Shoup said in the brief piece. In 2015, The Atlantic magazine doubted the flood of calls to the secret line, while noting that Shoup had a flair for public relations. Phone calls aside, Shoup was indeed media savvy. In 1986, he told the Scripps Howard News Service that he recognized an opportunity when a staff member drew Santa on the glass map in 1955. A lieutenant colonel promised to have it erased. But Shoup said, “You leave it right there,” and summoned public affairs. Shoup wanted to boost morale for the troops and public alike. “Why, it made the military look good — like we’re not all a bunch of snobs who don’t care about Santa Claus,” he said. Shoup died in 2009. His children told the StoryCorps podcast in 2014 that it was a misprinted Sears ad that prompted the phone calls. “And later in life he got letters from all over the world,” said Terri Van Keuren, a daughter. “People saying ‘Thank you, Colonel, for having, you know, this sense of humor.’” NORAD’s tradition is one of the few modern additions to the centuries-old Santa story that have endured, according to Gerry Bowler, a Canadian historian who spoke to the AP in 2010. Ad campaigns or movies try to “kidnap” Santa for commercial purposes, said Bowler, who wrote “Santa Claus: A Biography.” NORAD, by contrast, takes an essential element of Santa’s story and views it through a technological lens. In a recent interview with the AP, Air Force Lt. Gen. Case Cunningham explained that NORAD radars in Alaska and Canada —- known as the northern warning system — are the first to detect Santa. He leaves the North Pole and typically heads for the international dateline in the Pacific Ocean. From there he moves west, following the night. “That’s when the satellite systems we use to track and identify targets of interest every single day start to kick in,” Cunningham said. “A probably little-known fact is that Rudolph’s nose that glows red emanates a lot of heat. And so those satellites track (Santa) through that heat source.” NORAD has an app and website, www.noradsanta.org , that will track Santa on Christmas Eve from 4 a.m. to midnight, mountain standard time. People can call 1-877-HI-NORAD to ask live operators about Santa’s location from 6 a.m. to midnight, mountain time.