
Dillon Gabriel mock draft projection: Will Oregon QB be selected in 2025 NFL Draft? | Sporting NewsCINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals finally managed to win a close game. Seven of Cincinnati's eight losses this season have been by one score. The frustration of not being able to close out these games had started to fester among the confounded Bengals. That's why Monday night's 27-20 win over the Dallas Cowboys was so satisfying. Joe Burrow threw a tiebreaking 40-yard touchdown pass to Ja'Marr Chase with 1:01 left. That was set up by a botched punt block that put the ball back in Cincinnati's hands with less than two minutes remaining. “I guess I could say luck went our way on this one,” Bengals coach Zac Taylor said. Most every other good thing that happened for Cincinnati (5-8) in snapping a three-game skid was earned. Burrow finished 33 for 44 for 369 yards with three touchdowns and an interception. Chase caught 14 passes for 177 yards and two touchdowns. “We needed this feeling because those last three locker rooms haven’t been like this,” Taylor said. “So just to feel that joy and the week’s worth of work has paid off for you, and then you turn the page and move on to the next one. But it helps you during the week just to have this confidence. We got one, and now we’ve got to go do it again.” The Bengals outgained the Cowboys 433-322. “It’s an opportunity for the world to see and we’re going to keep fighting,” Taylor said of getting the win on Monday Night Football. “So when the Bengals walk on the field, you’re going to get our best shot.” What's working The Burrow-to-Chase connection is as robust as ever. “Coming into this game, I was going to feed Ja’Marr,” Burrow said. “I felt he had some opportunities last week (in the 44-38 loss to the Steelers) that we didn’t quite take advantage of. So, I was just going to make sure if I got an opportunity with him, I was going to give it to him.” Both are enjoying prolific seasons. Burrow leads the league in passing yards (3,706) and touchdowns (33). Chase, who is expecting a contract extension that will make him one of the league's highest-paid receivers, leads the NFL in receptions (93), receiving yards (1,319) and touchdowns (15). “We feed off each other,” Burrow said. “We make each other better. We are both really smart players.” Trey Hendrickson’s key sack of Cooper Rush late in the game increased his NFL-leading total to 12 1/2. What needs help The secondary is still inconsistent. The protection provided to Burrow by a reshuffled offensive line was subpar. Granted, he often moves around outside the pocket to try to make something happen, but the franchise quarterback is hit too hard too often. Stock up Chase Brown is growing more every week in his role as the team's No. 1 running back after the season-ending injury to Zack Moss. Brown carried 14 times for 58 yards and caught six passes for 65 yards and a touchdown. ... Cade York, stepping in for the injured Evan McPherson, was 2 for 2 on field goals and made all three of his extra points. Stock down A spongy defense allowed Cowboys RB Rico Dowdle to rush for 131 yards at 7.3 yards per carry. WR CeeDee Lamb beat Bengals cornerback Mike Hilton badly on the Cowboys' first touchdown. Lamb had six catches for 93 yards. Injuries Burrow limped off the field after he was dragged down by his facemask by the Cowboys' Marist Liufau in the fourth quarter. He was seen putting a compression sleeve on left knee before returning for the next Bengals possession. Afterward, he said he was fine. “It’s nothing crazy,” he said. “I just landed on it a couple of times. We’ll see. It’ll be sore for a while, but I’ll be all right.” Key number 4 — Games in a row in which Burrow passed for at least 300 yards and three touchdowns. Monday night's win was the first win in that stretch. Next steps The Bengals have a short week to prepare for the Tennessee Titans (3-10) on Sunday. ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL Mitch Stacy, The Associated Press
Human Rights Secretariat workers denounced that the government terminated the contracts of 400 staff members in December, jeopardizing the operation of several dictatorship memorial sites. The secretariat ended 2023 with over 1,000 workers but cuts continued throughout the year: the workforce is currently just under 800. This means that the recent layoffs have slashed the Secretariat staff by 50%. The justice ministry, the official body running the secretariat, ordered 2,500 layoffs across all dependencies. Paula Eugenia Donadio, a representative of state-workers union ATE, told the Herald that the layoffs endanger the functioning of dictatorship memorial sites run by the secretariat. The memorials are repurposed former clandestine detention centers that operated during the 1976-1983 military dictatorship. According to human rights organizations, these centers were instrumental in the forcible disappearance of over 30,000 people. The memorial sites in danger of closing are Automotores Orletti, Virrey Ceballos, El Olimpo, and Club Atlético (Buenos Aires City), Faro de la Memoria (Mar del Plata), and El Vesubio (Buenos Aires province). “If there are no workers to organize visits, or just open and close their doors, they are at risk of shutting down, as are all areas of the Human Rights Secretariat,” Donadío added. Donadío said that other functions of the Human Rights Secretariat are also at risk. Among other things, they assist victims of past and current human rights violations, give human rights training, run the National Memory Archive, are in charge of safeguarding documentation, and are in charge of the Haroldo Conti Cultural Center. The workers are organizing a symbolic hug on Friday, 5 p.m., to the building of the Human Rights Secretariat building, which functions at the ESMA, a dictatorship memorial site itself. Their goal is to “denounce and repudiate the dismantling of the policies of memory, truth and justice, and human rights policies” they claim Justice Minister Mariano Cúneo Libarona and Human Rights Secretary Alberto Baños have been carrying out. “Argentines are aware that this a step backward to places where we do not want to return, we believe that the Secretariat of Human Rights is part of the democratic construction of the country and that is also what we want to defend,” Donadío said. Ever since he was on the campaign trail, President Javier Milei has sought to undermine Argentina’s memory policies, which aim to commemorate and seek justice for victims of the country’s last dictatorship. He has called human rights violations committed during the dictatorship the result of “a war” and has questioned the number of 30,000 desaparecidos . Those comments quickly became state policy. Human rights organizations have warned that the government fired experts, spread denialist rhetoric, and flouted international commitments. On November 14, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights granted three hearings on the situation in Argentina, including one on memory, truth, and justice policies. In the hearing, Baños was dismissive towards Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo head Estela de Carlotto. He also claimed that the civilian team working on the Armed Forces’ archives dismantled them, calling the team a “group of vigilantes.” Baños said that the spirit of this administration is to guarantee “complete memory” — a phrase also used by denialist groups that support the so-called “two-demon theory,” a rhetorical device that equates the violence of the Armed Forces and left-wing armed groups.King Charles and Queen Camilla have chosen a photograph taken in the garden at Buckingham Palace for their Christmas card. or signup to continue reading The image, captured by photographer Millie Pilkington in April, shows the smiling couple standing side by side on a sunny day. Camilla is wearing a blue wool crepe dress by Fiona Clare, while the King - hand in pocket - is wearing a grey suit and blue tie. The accompanying message reads: "Wishing you a very Happy Christmas and New Year." The card features a more informal image than the one selected in 2023. 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LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. — The Siena College Saints women’s basketball team faced an uphill task on Saturday afternoon. With seven players dressed, the Saints played the 7-0 University at Albany Great Danes. Yet, the spunky Saints handed the Great Danes their first loss and improved their ledger to 3-4, with a 70-65 rivalry victory. “The belief and support they have for each other. The sisterhood was in full effect today. I’m so proud of them,” Saints head coach Terry Primm commented to ESPN+ postgame. Saints’ graduate student and Watervliet native Ahniysha Jackson posted a game-high 23 points on 9-17 shooting from [...]
Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh visited Moscow at a crucial time when the two countries are working to reshape and reinvigorate their longstanding partnership based on trust and shared concerns. Singh’s trip comes shortly after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Russia in October for the BRICS summit in Kazan. It also happens ahead of the planned visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to India early next year. The defense minster called on Putin , conveying Modi’s warm greetings and stating that India has always stood by its Russian friends and will continue to do so in future. “Friendship between our countries is higher than the highest mountain and deeper than the deepest ocean,” he said. Earlier, Singh participated in the commissioning ceremony of the Russian-made warship INS Tushil at the Yantra shipyard in Kaliningrad along with the chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi. The multirole stealth-guided missile frigate is known to be one of the most technologically advanced warships globally. It is expected to significantly bolster the Indian Navy’s operational capability in the Indian Ocean. The minister also co-chaired, along with his Russian counterpart Andrey Belousov, the 21st meeting of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military and Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-M&MTC) in Moscow. The commission is tasked with reviewing the entire range of defense relations between the two countries, including military-to-military and industrial cooperation. Among the ongoing defense projects are the Russian S-400 Triumf air defense systems, widely regarded as one of the most advanced in the world. The $5.43 billion deal for five units of the S-400 was inked in 2018, meaning India took a decisive step to ignore America’s CAATSA act. Three systems have already been delivered to India, while the remaining two are yet to be shipped, marking a point of concern for New Delhi. The Western sanctions in the aftermath of the Ukraine conflict have affected some payments, and in turn delayed certain projects and affected procurement of spare parts for existing Russian-origin weapons, as well as maintenance and servicing of legacy equipment. These issues are believed to have featured in the discussions between the two delegations. New Delhi has enjoyed close bilateral ties with Russia, and previously with the USSR, since the time of India’s independence in 1947. While initially Washington tried to woo India as an Asian bulwark against the growing threat of communism, the newly formed nation decided to remain non-aligned. The US then chose to befriend Pakistan and India chose to make friends with the Soviet Union. India began acquiring Soviet military hardware starting with battle tanks, combat ships, submarines, helicopters, transport aircraft, and later the formidable MiG-21. At its peak, 85% of India’s military hardware was of Soviet origin. During the Cold War, India and the USSR formed a strong and strategic relationship. Even after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Russia kept the same close ties to India through a “special and privileged strategic partnership.” The two sides support the creation of a multipolar world order with both being important and responsible poles. Traditionally, the Indo-Russian strategic partnership has been built on five major components: politics, defense, civil nuclear energy, anti-terrorism cooperation, and the advancement of and exploration of space travel. Both countries are members of international bodies, including the UN, BRICS, G20, and SCO. Russia supports India receiving a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. New Delhi helped the induction of Russia as a dialogue partner in the Indian Ocean Rim Association, which may give Russia a major role in the Indian Ocean. In addition to annual summits, India and Russia hold 2+2 ministerial meetings of foreign and defense ministers. A poll conducted in the summer 2022 shows that Indians most frequently named Russia their most trusted partner. The USSR helped India build its aircraft, tanks, and submarine and ship factories. Russia supported India with nuclear submarines, aircraft carriers, guns, and missiles. India built over 800 MiG-21s, 170 MiG-27s and 230 Sukhoi Su-30MKI domestically, while it built over 1,000 T-72 Ajeya and T-90S Bhishma , and many naval ships with Russian support. India has a huge helicopter fleet of Russian origin. India’s missile program has been developed with significant help from USSR and then Russia. Between 2012 and 2016, Russia accounted for 68% of India’s defense imports. Cooperation between Russia and India is not limited to a buyer-seller relationship but includes joint research and development, training, service-to-service contacts, including joint exercises. India and Russia have deepened their Make in India defense manufacturing cooperation by starting many joint ventures, such as BrahMos cruise missile . The A K-203 assault rifles have been built in India since 2022 by the Indo-Russia Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL). The Declaration on the India-Russia Strategic Partnership was signed in 2000, which was elevated to the level of Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership in 2010. Defense cooperation is an important pillar of this strategic partnership. India and Russia have an institutionalized structure to oversee the complete range of issues of military and military technical cooperation. As India perceives increasing threats from Pakistan and China, it has ambitious plans to produce its own major arms. Russia has proposed joint ventures for producing a futuristic main battle tank, infantry fighting vehicle, fifth-generation aircraft, and other types of modern weapons. Russia, along with four other international bidders, has also pitched to jointly make six conventional submarines (air independent propulsion) for the Navy under the P75-I project. India and Russia have also had talks to lease two nuclear-ballistic submarines, the Chakra 3 and Chakra 4. While geopolitically Russia and India may have a different approach to certain issues – Moscow considers the US-led Quad grouping as the ‘Asian NATO’ and calls military alliances in Asia counterproductive, while New Delhi remains wary of the growing military partnership between Russia and China and their shared opposition to the Indo-Pacific framework – the two countries value their existing partnership and respect each others’ commitments. Russia, naturally, would be conscious of not depending too much on China and needs India as a hedge and balance. Clearly, both Russia and India need each other and the umbilical cord between the two will continue to remain connected for decades ahead.
Insurgents reach gates of Syria’s capital, threatening to upend decades of Assad ruleNew Delhi, Dec 27 (PTI) The railway ministry on Friday dismissed as “fake” and “misleading” claims that a man travelled 250 kilometres from Itarsi to Jabalpur hiding on a train’s wheel axle. Railway officials said that someone shot the video of the man coming out of the wheel axle of a stationary train and circulated it with the misleading claim that he had to hide himself near the wheelset because he did not have money to buy tickets. “These reports are completely fake and baseless,” Dilip Kumar, Executive Director, Information and Publicity, Railway Board, said. “The person was just hiding near the wheel axle when the train was not moving. It is practically not possible for anyone to hide on the wheelset of a moving train as it moves along with the wheels,” he said. “Some news organisations and social media influencers picked it up and made it viral without verifying its authenticity,” Kumar added. PTI JP IJT This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content. var ytflag = 0;var myListener = function() {document.removeEventListener('mousemove', myListener, false);lazyloadmyframes();};document.addEventListener('mousemove', myListener, false);window.addEventListener('scroll', function() {if (ytflag == 0) {lazyloadmyframes();ytflag = 1;}});function lazyloadmyframes() {var ytv = document.getElementsByClassName("klazyiframe");for (var i = 0; i < ytv.length; i++) {ytv[i].src = ytv[i].getAttribute('data-src');}} Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() );The Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the alleged crimes of R.R. Nagar BJP MLA Munirathna, has recently chargesheeted him for rape, honey trap and attempts to infect others with AIDS. The 2,481-page charge sheet includes accounts of 146 witnesses and 850 documents as evidence. Of the 146 witnesses, eight have already recorded their statements before a magistrate. The police have also recovered a few videos that Munirathna allegedly honeytrapped and recorded. The chargesheet was submitted to the Special Court of Magistrate for Criminal Cases against Former and Present MPs and MLAs on December 17. A political activist had lodged a complaint that Munirathna befriended her during the pandemic, raped her, recorded his act on a video and blackmailed her using that video. She alleged that he forced her to help him honeytrap his political adversaries using an HIV+ woman. During the investigation into the case, it had also come to light that Munirathna and inspector Iyan Reddy had conspired to attempt to infect the then Revenue Minister and now Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly, R. Ashok, with HIV-infected blood. However, the conspiracy failed. Of the eight listed as suspects in the FIR, SIT has charge-sheeted MLA Munirathna, police inspector Iyan Reddy and two of Munirathna’s associates, Srinivas P. and Sudhakar R. They have been charged under sections 376 (2) (n) for raping the same woman repeatedly, 270 for malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life, and 354 C for voyeurism, of the Indian Penal Code, and 66E of Information Technology Act, 2000, for capturing the image of a private area of any person without his or her consent. Published - December 27, 2024 09:40 pm IST Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Karnataka
Georgia quarterback Carson Beck's college football career appears to be over. The Bulldogs released an ominous update Monday on the top NFL Draft prospect's elbow injury, which he suffered in the 22-19 win over Texas in Saturday's SEC Championship game. "Georgia quarterback Carson Beck suffered an elbow injury during Saturday's Southeastern Conference Championship game," it read. "He and his family are exploring treatment options and there is no current timetable on his return." Georgia also announced that punter Brett Thorson will require season-ending surgery after injuring the knee in his non-kicking leg on Saturday. "Carson and Brett are both fierce competitors and extremely hard workers," Georgia head coach Kirby Smart said, per the statement. "I'm confident they will attack their rehab with the same determination they exhibit in their daily habits. We will be here to support them every step of the way." Bill Belichick's typical response to criticism of 48-year age gap with girlfriend Tom Brady issues brutal one-word response to Bill Belichick's college coaching chances Beck injured the elbow in his throwing arm late on the last play of the first half. Smart said postgame that the Florida native couldn't grip the ball because of the impact of what's now believed to be a UCL issue. Georgia backup quarterback Gunner Stockton replaced the Florida native after the halftime break, only to get hurt on what would be the penultimate play of the Saturday overtime thriller. Beck checked back in before handing the ball to running back Trevor Etienne, who secured the conference title for the Bulldogs with a four-yard rush. There will be more to follow on this breaking news story and Mirror US Sports will bring you the very latest updates, pictures and video as soon as possible. Please check back regularly for updates on this developing story HERE. 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