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Published 5:24 pm Sunday, November 24, 2024 By Ernest Bowker LSU's football team runs out of the tunnel and onto the field at Tiger Stadium before the start of Saturday's game against Vanderbilt. (Wyatt Mason/For The Vicksburg Post) Mississippi State receiver Kelly Akharaiyi (1) catches a pass as Missouri's Toriano Pride (2) defends during Saturday's game in Starkville. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post) Mississippi State running back Davon Booth (21) is tackled at the end of a play Saturday against Missouri. Booth rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown, but the Bulldogs lost 39-20. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post) Ole Miss' John Saunders Jr. dunks a basketball on the sideline after making an interception Saturday against Florida. (Hannah White/Ole Miss Athletics) Missouri wide receiver Luther Burden catches a touchdown pass in the second quarter of Saturday's 39-20 victory against Mississippi State. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post) Alabama Quarterback Jalen Milroe (4) lunges forward for extra yardage during Saturday's game against Oklahoma. (Crimson Tide Photos/UA Athletics) Ole Miss defensive lineman Walter Nolen (2) wraps up Florida running back Jadan Baugh (13) during Saturday's game in Gainesville, Fla. (Hannah White/Ole Miss Athletics) LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier points to the sky before the Tigers' game against Vanderbilt on Saturday. Nussmeier threw for 332 yards and one touchdown as LSU won 24-17. (Wyatt Mason/For The Vicksburg Post) Mississippi State tight end Seydou Traore (18) is upended by Missouri defensive back Nicholas DeLoach Jr. during Saturday's game in Starkville. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post) Mississippi State cheerleaders run onto the field at Davis Wade Stadium before the start of Saturday's football game against Missouri. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post) LSU offensive lineman Miles Frazier warms up before Saturday's game against Vanderbilt at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge. (Wyatt Mason/For The Vicksburg Post) LSU long snapper Slade Roy (44) warms up before Saturday's game against Vanderbilt at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge. (Wyatt Mason/For The Vicksburg Post) Ole Miss quarterback Jaxson Dart warms up before the start of Saturday's game against Florida in Gainesville, Fla. (Hannah White/Ole Miss Athletics) Alabama Wide Receiver Germie Bernard (5) collects his thoughts during pregame warm-ups before the Crimson Tide faced Oklahoma on Saturday. (Crimson Tide Photos/UA Atheltics) Vanderbilt's Steven Sannieniola (14) stretches and collects his thoughts before Saturday's game against LSU. (Wyatt Mason/For The Vicksburg Post) Mississippi State football fans cheer on their team during Saturday's game against Missouri at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post) LSU mascot Mike the Tiger wanders through Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge during Saturday's game against Vanderbilt. (Wyatt Mason/For The Vicksburg Post) Vanderbilt's Brock Taylor kicks off during Saturday's game against LSU in Baton Rouge. (Wyatt Mason/For The Vicksburg Post) Alabama Offensive Lineman Tyler Booker (52) blocks against Oklahoma during Saturday's SEC game. (Crimson Tide Photos/UA Athletics) Missouri wide receiver Luther Burden gestures to his teammates during Saturday's game against Mississippi State. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post) LSU defensive end Sai'vion Jones works against Vanderbilt tight end Cole Spence during Saturday's game in Baton Rouge. (Wyatt Mason/For The Vicksburg Post) Missouri running back Nate Noel (8) is tackled by a Mississippi State defender during Saturday's game in Starkville. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post) LSU running back Josh Williams (18) celebrates after scoring one of his two rushing touchdowns in a 24-17 win over Vanderbilt on Saturday night. (Wyatt Mason/For The Vicksburg Post) LSU running back Josh Williams (18) celebrates after scoring one of his two rushing touchdowns in a 24-17 win over Vanderbilt on Saturday night. (Wyatt Mason/For The Vicksburg Post) Alabama defensive lineman James Smith (23) tries to knock down the football after Oklahoma quarterback Jackson Arnold (11) lets go of a pass. Jackson rushed for 131 yards to lead the Sooners to a 24-3 upset win over the Crimson Tide. (Crimson Tide Photos/UA Athletics) Mississippi State football fans cheer on their team during Saturday's game against Missouri at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post) Mississippi State linebacker John Lewis (5) celebrates after making a tackle against Missouri. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post) LSU's Damian Ramos (34) kicks a field goal against Vanderbilt. (Wyatt Mason/For The Vicksburg Post) Mississippi State running back Davon Booth is pursued by Missouri defensive back Daylan Carnell (13) during Saturday's game in Starkville. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post) Mississippi State football fans ring their cowbells and cheer on their team during Saturday's game against Missouri at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post) Mississippi State center Ethan Miner snaps the ball to quarterback Michael Van Buren Jr. (0) during Saturday's game against Missouri. (Walter Frazier/For The Vicksburg Post) Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia (2) throws a pass against LSU. (Wyatt Mason/For The Vicksburg Post) Ole Miss receiver Tre Harris hauls in a touchdown pass against Florida. (Hannah White/Ole Miss Athletics) Week 13 of the Southeastern Conference football season was filled with the usual pageantry and drama the league is known for. No. 7 Alabama and No. 9 Ole Miss both were upset on the road, LSU got back on track by beating Vanderbilt, and Missouri kept Mississippi State’s season-long slump going, among other results . Vicksburg Post photographers Walter Frazier and Wyatt Mason were in Starkville and Baton Rouge to capture the action, and others from schools around the SEC have made their pictures available as well. We hope you enjoy this visual recap of some of the action from around the best college football league in the country. SEC scores Week 13 Nov. 23 Florida 24, Ole Miss 17 Georgia 59, Massachusetts 21 Tennessee 56, UTEP 0 South Carolina 56, Wofford 12 Arkansas 35, Louisiana Tech 14 Auburn 43, Texas A&M 41, 4OT LSU 24, Vanderbilt 17 Missouri 39, Mississippi State 20 Oklahoma 24, Alabama 3 Texas 31, Kentucky 14 ——— Week 14 schedule Friday, Nov. 29 Mississippi State at Ole Miss, 2:30 p.m. (ABC) Georgia Tech at Georgia, 6:30 p.m. (ABC) Saturday, Nov. 30 Tennessee at Vanderbilt, 11 a.m. (ABC) South Carolina at Clemson, 11 a.m. (ESPN) Louisville at Kentucky, 11 a.m. (SEC Network) Arkansas at Missouri, 2:30 p.m. (SEC Network) Auburn at Alabama, 2:30 p.m. (ABC) Florida at Florida State, 6 p.m. (ESPN2) Oklahoma at LSU, 6 p.m. (ESPN) Texas at Texas A&M, 6:30 p.m. (ABC) Ernest Bowker is The Vicksburg Post's sports editor. He has been a member of The Vicksburg Post's sports staff since 1998, making him one of the longest-tenured reporters in the paper's 140-year history. The New Jersey native is a graduate of LSU. In his career, he has won more than 50 awards from the Mississippi Press Association and Associated Press for his coverage of local sports in Vicksburg.How the committee structure in the Legislature will shape the 2025 sessionATLANTA — As she checked into a recent flight to Mexico for vacation, Teja Smith chuckled at the idea of joining another Women’s March on Washington. As a Black woman, she just couldn’t see herself helping to replicate the largest act of resistance against then-President Donald Trump’s first term in January 2017. Even in an election this year where Trump questioned his opponent’s race, held rallies featuring racist insults and falsely claimed Black migrants in Ohio were eating residents’ pets, he didn’t just win a second term. He became the first Republican in two decades to clinch the popular vote, although by a small margin. “It’s like the people have spoken and this is what America looks like,” said Smith, the Los Angeles-based founder of the advocacy social media agency, Get Social. “And there’s not too much more fighting that you’re going to be able to do without losing your own sanity.” After Trump was declared the winner over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, many politically engaged Black women said they were so dismayed by the outcome that they were reassessing — but not completely abandoning — their enthusiasm for electoral politics and movement organizing. Black women often carry much of the work of getting out the vote in their communities. They had vigorously supported the historic candidacy of Harris, who would have been the first woman of Black and South Asian descent to win the presidency. Harris’ loss spurred a wave of Black women across social media resolving to prioritize themselves, before giving so much to a country that over and over has shown its indifference to their concerns. AP VoteCast, a survey of more than 120,000 voters, found that 6 in 10 Black women said the future of democracy in the United States was the single most important factor for their vote this year, a higher share than for other demographic groups. But now, with Trump set to return to office in two months, some Black women are renewing calls to emphasize rest, focus on mental health and become more selective about what fight they lend their organizing power to. “America is going to have to save herself,” said LaTosha Brown, the co-founder of the national voting rights group Black Voters Matter. She compared Black women’s presence in social justice movements as “core strategists and core organizers” to the North Star, known as the most consistent and dependable star in the galaxy because of its seemingly fixed position in the sky. People can rely on Black women to lead change, Brown said, but the next four years will look different. “That’s not a herculean task that’s for us. We don’t want that title. ... I have no goals to be a martyr for a nation that cares nothing about me,” she said. AP VoteCast paints a clear picture of Black women’s concerns. Black female voters were most likely to say that democracy was the single most important factor for their vote, compared to other motivators such as high prices or abortion. More than 7 in 10 Black female voters said they were “very concerned” that electing Trump would lead the nation toward authoritarianism, while only about 2 in 10 said this about Harris. About 9 in 10 Black female voters supported Harris in 2024, according to AP VoteCast, similar to the share that backed Democrat Joe Biden in 2020. Trump received support from more than half of white voters, who made up the vast majority of his coalition in both years. Like voters overall, Black women were most likely to say the economy and jobs were the most important issues facing the country, with about one-third saying that. But they were more likely than many other groups to say that abortion and racism were the top issues, and much less likely than other groups to say immigration was the top issue. Despite those concerns, which were well-voiced by Black women throughout the campaign, increased support from young men of color and white women helped expand Trump’s lead and secured his victory. Politically engaged Black women said they don’t plan to continue positioning themselves in the vertebrae of the “backbone” of America’s democracy. The growing movement prompting Black women to withdraw is a shift from history, where they are often present and at the forefront of political and social change. One of the earliest examples is the women’s suffrage movement that led to ratification in 1920 of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which gave women the right to vote. Black women, however, were prevented from voting for decades afterward because of Jim Crow-era literacy tests, poll taxes and laws that blocked the grandchildren of slaves from voting. Most Black women couldn’t vote until the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Black women were among the organizers and counted among the marchers brutalized on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama, during the historic march in 1965 from Selma to Montgomery that preceded federal legislation. Decades later, Black women were prominent organizers of the Black Lives Matter movement in response to the deaths of Black Americans at the hands of police and vigilantes. In his 2024 campaign, Trump called for leveraging federal money to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs in government programs and discussions of race, gender or sexual orientation in schools. His rhetoric on immigration, including false claims that Black Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating cats and dogs, drove support for his plan to deport millions of people. Tenita Taylor, a Black resident of Atlanta who supported Trump this year, said she was initially excited about Harris’ candidacy. But after thinking about how high her grocery bills have been, she feels that voting for Trump in hopes of finally getting lower prices was a form of self-prioritization. “People say, ‘Well, that’s selfish, it was gonna be better for the greater good,”’ she said. “I’m a mother of five kids. ... The things that (Democrats) do either affect the rich or the poor.” Some of Trump’s plans affect people in Olivia Gordon’s immediate community, which is why she struggled to get behind the “Black women rest” wave. Gordon, a New York-based lawyer who supported the Party for Socialism and Liberation’s presidential nominee, Claudia de la Cruz, worries about who may be left behind if the 92% of Black women voters who backed Harris simply stopped advocating. “We’re talking millions of Black women here. If millions of Black women take a step back, it absolutely leaves holes, but for other Black women,” she said. “I think we sometimes are in the bubble of if it’s not in your immediate circle, maybe it doesn’t apply to you. And I truly implore people to understand that it does.” Nicole Lewis, an Alabama-based therapist who specializes in treating Black women’s stress, said she’s aware that Black women withdrawing from social impact movements could have a fallout. But she also hopes that it forces a reckoning for the nation to understand the consequences of not standing in solidarity with Black women. “It could impact things negatively because there isn’t that voice from the most empathetic group,” she said. “I also think it’s going to give other groups an opportunity to step up. ... My hope is that they do show up for themselves and everyone else.” Brown said a reckoning might be exactly what the country needs, but it’s a reckoning for everyone else. Black women, she said, did their job when they supported Harris in droves in hopes they could thwart the massive changes expected under Trump. “This ain’t our reckoning,” she said. “I don’t feel no guilt.”Bears general manager Ryan Poles was granted a reprieve complete with a second swing at hiring a head coach in Chicago. Poles will interview candidates and select a replacement for Matt Eberflus, who was fired Friday after the Bears' sixth consecutive loss and fourth of the season decided on a final play. "Ryan Poles is the general manager of the Chicago Bears, and he will remain the general manager of the Chicago Bears," president and CEO Kevin Warren said Monday. "Ryan will serve as the point person of our upcoming search for a head football coach. We will closely, we will work together on a daily basis to make sure we have the right person as our head football coach." Warren said the McCaskey family provided "all the resources" to build a championship environment. He confirmed that Thomas Brown, who a month ago was passing game coordinator before replacing Shane Waldron as offensive coordinator, will serve as interim head coach and shift from the press box to the sideline starting this week. Warren did not say whether Brown would automatically receive an interview for the full-time coaching position, which he said "will be the most coveted head coaching job in the National Football League." Poles said consideration will be given to candidates with the plan to develop rookie No. 1 pick Caleb Williams, but there are no set plans to involve the quarterback in the interview process. He said the Bears showed great progress through two seasons but couldn't sustain growth. "At the end of the day, we just came up short too many times," Poles said of firing Eberflus, his pick to be the Bears' head coach in January 2022. Brown promoted wide receivers coach Chris Beatty to interim offensive coordinator on Monday and announced that defensive coordinator Eric Washington will be the defensive play caller, a role Eberflus previously held. Trailing 23-20 on Thanksgiving Day, the Bears were within field-goal range when quarterback Caleb Williams was sacked. With 32 seconds remaining, Eberflus elected not to use his final timeout as Williams heaved an incompletion down the right sideline as time expired. "When you look at the end-of-the-game situations, detailing to finish in some of those moments. We all know a lot of games come down to those critical moments where we weren't able to get over the hump," Poles said. Eberflus said after the game that everything was handled properly and held a press conference via Zoom on Friday voicing confidence he'd have the team ready to play the 49ers this week. But three hours later, he was fired. Warren admitted the franchise could've handled the timing better, but clarified there was no decision on Eberflus' status at the time of his media session. "The decision was made to terminate the employment of head coach Matt Eberflus," Warren said 72 hours later. "We try to do everything in a professional manner. That decision was made on Friday." "Coach Eberflus had his press conference, we had not made a final decision. I think you know me, you know Ryan you know George McCaskey. One thing we stand for is family, integrity, doing it the right way. In retrospect, could we have done it better? Absolutely." Eberflus, 54, went 14-32 in two-plus seasons. The Bears (4-8) travel to San Francisco (5-7) in Week 1. --Field Level Media
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Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 24, 2024 A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the Christmas celebrations organised by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) in Delhi, the Orthodox Bishop of the Thrissur diocese, Yuhanon Mar Meletius expressed anguish over reports of some VHP activists disrupting an event in a Kerala school. Speaking to IANS, the bishop remarked that while the Prime Minister was bowing before the Christmas crib at the CBCI headquarters in New Delhi, leaders of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) were reportedly involved in anti-Christmas activities in Palakkad, Kerala. The bishop referred to allegations that a group of VHP activists had disrupted a school event in Nallamangalam, Palakkad district, where children were dressed as Santa Claus and paraded on the streets. According to him, the activists made derogatory remarks during the incident. Additionally, there were reports of Christmas cribs being vandalized at two other schools in Palakkad district, with allegations pointing towards the involvement of RSS and VHP members. Bishop Meletius accused the BJP and RSS of a dual strategy — engaging with Church leadership while targeting Christian symbols and celebrations at the grassroots. He said the BJP, as the political arm of the RSS, promotes an ideology aimed at establishing upper-caste Hindu dominance in the country. “India is a secular democratic country with immense diversity. The ideology of the RSS cannot be easily implemented here,” the bishop said. He further emphasized the significant contributions of the Christian community in India, particularly in the education, healthcare, and social service sectors. He added that the BJP’s attempts to win over Christians at the leadership level while undermining their beliefs at the grassroots are evident and unacceptable. The bishop also mentioned that Hindu organisations have started making claims over some established churches after claiming that ancient Hindu idols were once present in those churches. Bishop Meletius expressed his belief that Prime Minister Modi’s act of bowing before the Christmas crib at the CBCI headquarters was a symbolic gesture inconsistent with the actions of RSS and VHP at ground level.(Agency)LOS ANGELES — In announcing that he was pardoning his son Hunter in two federal cases, President Joe Biden said the criminal charges “came about only after several of my political opponents in Congress instigated them to attack me and oppose my election.” The president’s claim that the cases were politically motivated — which his son’s camp has long asserted — has been met with skepticism from some corners. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.
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BREAKING NEWS Coleen Rooney slams 'dirty b**tard' Donald Trump as she stuns her I'm A Celeb campmates by recalling unlikely meeting with 'very orange' President elect at the White House during his first term Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com Follow DailyMail.com's politics live blog for all the latest news and updates By DOLLY BUSBY IN QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA and POPPY ATKINSON GIBSON FOR MAILONLINE Published: 16:08 EST, 24 November 2024 | Updated: 16:31 EST, 24 November 2024 e-mail 31 shares 19 View comments Coleen Rooney branded Donald Trump a ‘dirty b**tard’ after he told his son she was proof that ‘all the soccer players get the good looking girls’. She made the revelation to her fellow I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! contestants as she spoke about her time living in Washington DC in 2018 with husband Wayne, when he was head coach at DC United. She said: ‘When we lived in America, we were invited to the White House for Christmas , and we went in to meet Donald Trump. And we walked in and we got to get the official photograph taken in front of the Christmas tree. ‘So Donald Trump said to his son, “See? Told ya, all the soccer players get the good looking girls”... I was like, “dirty b**tard”.’ She also claimed that President Trump was keen for her husband to take his young son Barron under his wing. Coleen Rooney branded Donald Trump a ‘dirty b**tard’ after he told his young son she was proof that ‘all the soccer players get the good looking girls’ Coleen, Wayne and two of their children visited the White House, where they met then US President Donald Trump, in 2018 Former DC United player-coach Rooney at The White House after being invited as a guest of honour ‘He wanted Wayne to go over to teach his son to play football,' she revealed. After Rooney's surprising revelation, McFly star Danny Jones had one burning question to ask the WAG about her visit to see Trump. He asked: 'Is he that orange?' To which she confirmed: 'He was very orange!' The anecdote came as she faced her Bushtucker Trial last night and forced to lie in a sea of cockroaches and rats - a far cry from the luxuries of her £20million Cheshire mansion. And the 38-year-old only has her husband, the former England football captain, to blame after he told his vast social media following how much he ‘would love’ to see her voted in for a challenge. His calls were answered as during Saturday’s episode, Rooney received the highest votes to face the trial alongside the BBC Radio 1 presenter, Dean McCullough, 32. Dubbed Absolute Carnage, the trial saw her lay in a tin tumbler as insects crawled all over her. Surprised by his own influence over the public vote, the Plymouth Argyle manager responded: ‘I could be in trouble here. Good luck!’ Trump will be sworn into office for his second term as US President in January Coleen made the revelation to her fellow I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! contestants as she spoke about her time living in Washington DC in 2018 with husband Wayne The anecdote came as she faced her Bushtucker Trial last night and forced to lie in a sea of cockroaches and rats - a far cry from the luxuries of her £20million Cheshire mansion No doubt husband and their four sons, Kai, 15, Klay, 11, Kit, eight, and Cass, five, no doubt watched on gleefully as she managed to win nine out of the 12 stars. Rooney revealed on the I’m A Celeb Unpacked spin-off that he was missing his wife of 16 years ‘so much’ as the past two weeks have been they haven’t spoken since meeting as teenagers on their council estate of Croxteth in Liverpool . The former Manchester United star said: ‘We are missing her so much and it’s been the longest I’ve been without speaking to her since we were kids. ‘For the children, it’s difficult obviously, because not being able to speak to their mum. ‘Coleen’s parents are helping out massively because obviously, I’m over in Plymouth living there at the minute with my work.' He added: 'It's strange to be honest seeing her out there in the jungle. She's doing a great job showing her character and personality. She's doing us all proud.' Coleen with campmate Dean McCullough during Sunday's instalment of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! She also claimed that President Trump was keen for her husband to take his young son Barron under his wing The former England footballer added the viewers are getting to see the real Coleen. 'She is a warm and caring person. It's great to see her bridging the gap between the older and younger ones and settling in.' When asked how much he and their four boys Kai, 15, Klay, 11, Kit, eight and Cass, six were missing her, Wayne admitted it's been tough. 'It's the longest I've been without speaking to her since we were kids,' he revealed. Wayne added he hoped to see Coleen take on one of the show's infamous challenges saying: 'I'd love to see her doing a trial. That's what going out there is all about – testing yourself. 'She'd be really good at the trials, and it would be great for her to have that experience.' The football legend also confessed he and the rest of the family are huge fans of the show and that he wouldn't mind making an appearance. 'We watch it most years when we can. The celebrity version is the one we always said we'd do. 'Maybe I'd try it one day if I'm not working, but it's not possible right now.' Meanwhile, the mother-of-four has been targeted with vile misogynist chants by Watford football fans as their team played her husband’s Plymouth Argyle. Shamed supporters were heard making sexual slurs at the game on Friday night, as chants of ‘she’s getting s****ed in the jungle’ could be heard during live coverage of the match on Sky Sports. Donald Trump Coleen Rooney DC United Share or comment on this article: Coleen Rooney slams 'dirty b**tard' Donald Trump as she stuns her I'm A Celeb campmates by recalling unlikely meeting with 'very orange' President elect at the White House during his first term e-mail 31 shares Add commentBiden's broken promise on pardoning his son Hunter is raising new questions about his legacy WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s decision to go back on his word and pardon his son Hunter wasn't all that surprising to those who are familiar with the president's devotion to his family. But by choosing to put his family first, the 82-year-old president has raised new questions about his legacy. Biden has held himself up as placing his respect for the American judicial system and rule of law over his own personal concerns. It was part of an effort to draw a deliberate contrast with Republican Donald Trump. Now, both his broken promise and his act of clemency are a political lightning rod. Some Democrats are frustrated over Joe Biden reversing course and pardoning his son Hunter ATLANTA (AP) — Already reeling from their November defeat at the polls, Democrats now are grappling with President Joe Biden's pardoning of his son for a federal felony conviction — after the party spent years slamming Donald Trump as a threat to democracy who operates above the law. The White House on Monday struggled to defend the pardon, claiming the prosecution was politically motivated — a page out of Trump's playbook. That explanation did not satisfy some Democrats who are angry that Biden’s reversal could make it harder to take on Trump. Hezbollah fires into Israel-held area after multiple Israeli strikes in Lebanon since truce began JERUSALEM (AP) — Hezbollah fired into a disputed border zone held by Israel after multiple Israeli strikes inside Lebanon since a ceasefire took hold last week. The militant group said the volley, its first during the truce, was a warning shot in response to what it called repeated Israeli violations. Israeli leaders threatened to retaliate, further straining the fragile U.S.- and French-brokered ceasefire. Israeli strikes in recent days, including a string of hits on Monday, have killed at least four people in Lebanon. U.S. officials said the ceasefire was largely holding. Key players in Syria's long-running civil war, reignited by a shock rebel offensive BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s civil war has exploded back onto the world stage after insurgents poured out of their main bastion in northwestern Syria and seized large parts of nearby Aleppo, Syria’s largest city, and dozens of nearby towns and villages.. The insurgents offensive triggered the heaviest clashes in the country since a March 2020 cease-fire brokered by Turkey and Russia, who back rival sides in the conflict. Five countries have military presence in Syria including the U.S. that has troops deployed in the country’s east, Turkey that controls parts of northern Syria, Israel that has presence in the Golan Heights and Russia and Iran that have been a main backer of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Woman driving drunk who killed bride still in her wedding dress sentenced to 25 years in prison A woman who admitted to drinking and who was driving well over twice the speed limit when she smashed into a golf cart killing a bride who had just got married at a South Carolina beach has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. Jamie Lee Komoroski pleaded guilty Monday to reckless homicide and three felony driving under the influence charges. Police said the 27-year-old drank at several bars on April 28, 2023, and was driving 65 mph on a narrow Folly Beach road when she slammed into a golf cart leaving a wedding. The bride, 34-year-old Samantha Miller, died still wearing her wedding dress. Florida woman sentenced to life for zipping boyfriend into suitcase, suffocating him A 47-year-oldFlorida woman has been sentenced to life in prison for zipping her boyfriend into a suitcase and leaving him to die of suffocation amid a history of domestic and alcohol abuse. Circuit Judge Michael Kraynick imposed the sentence Monday in Orlando on Sarah Boone for the 2020 killing of 42-year-old Jorge Torres. A jury deliberated only 90 minutes Oct. 25 before convicting Boone of the second-degree murder of Jorge Torres after a 10-day trial. Boone had insisted she was herself a victim of domestic violence at the hands of Torres and had pleaded not guilty. Already buried under snow, Great Lakes region expected to see more stormy weather this week Some storm-weary residents of the Great Lakes region have seen continued snowfall and are facing the prospect of even more accumulations this week. Lake-effect snow continues to fall on parts of western New York that were already blanketed with a foot or more over the past four days. Lake-effect snow warnings are in effect through Tuesday night in parts of Ohio, New York and Pennsylvania. Snow fell in western Michigan overnight, and heavier, persistent snow of up to a foot was expected to follow into Monday. Meanwhile, Alaska's capital got more than a foot of snow over the weekend. The National Weather Service says the wintry weather is stronger than Juneau usually sees this time of year. Stock market today: Rising tech stocks pull Wall Street to another record NEW YORK (AP) — Technology stocks pulled Wall Street to another record amid mixed trading. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% Monday after closing November at an all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 1%. Super Micro Computer, a stock that’s been on an AI-driven roller coaster, soared after saying an investigation found no evidence of misconduct by its management or the company’s board. Retailers were mixed coming off Black Friday and heading into what’s expected to be the best Cyber Monday on record. Treasury yields held relatively steady in the bond market. Cyber Monday shoppers expected to set a record on the year's biggest day for online shopping Consumers in the U.S. are scouring the internet for online deals as they look to make the most of the post-Thanksgiving shopping marathon on Cyber Monday. The National Retail Federation coined the term for the Monday after Black Friday in 2005. Even though e-commerce is now part and parcel of many people’s regular routine, Cyber Monday continues to be the biggest online shopping day of the year, thanks to steady discounts and a fair amount of hype. Several major retails actually started their Cyber Monday promotions over the weekend. Consumer spending for the online shopping days between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday provides an indication of how much shoppers are willing to spend for the holidays.
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After missing out on Juan Soto, the New York Yankees made their first splash of the offseason. The Yankees and left-handed starting pitcher Max Fried have agreed to an eight-year, $218 million contract, several reports said Tuesday. The contract includes the most guaranteed money for a left-handed pitcher in baseball history, ESPN reported. A two-time All-Star, Fried will join right-handed ace Gerrit Cole to form a one-two punch at the front of the Yankees' rotation. Fried, 30, spent his first eight MLB seasons with the Atlanta Braves and went 11-10 with a 3.25 ERA across 29 starts last season. He had 166 strikeouts and a career-high 57 walks over 174 1/3 innings. He also pitched a major league-high two complete games (one shutout). Fried was an All-Star in 2022 and 2024, and he received votes for the National League Cy Young Award in 2020 (placing fifth) and 2022 (second). In 168 career games (151 starts), Fried has gone 73-36 with a 3.07 ERA and 863 strikeouts against 246 walks in 884 1/3 innings. He has tossed six complete games, including four shutouts. --Field Level Media
Arsenal, Manchester City and Bayern Munich all advanced to the Women’s Champions League quarterfinals with with two games to spare on Thursday. Late substitute Lina Hurtig scored the winner in Arsenal's 1-0 victory over Juventus in London. Khadija Shaw scored twice for City in a 2-1 win at Swedish club Hammarby. City stayed perfect in Group D with four victories and reached the last eight for the first time since 2021. Bayern Munich was held 1-1 at Vålerenga in Norway and still earned a quarterfinal berth after Juventus' loss. Arsenal, Bayern and City join Chelsea, Lyon and Real Madrid in the quarterfinals. Two-time defending champion Barcelona routed Austrian champion St. Pölten 4-1. The Catalan club trails City by three points in their group and is in a strong position to advance. Bayern tops Group C with 10 points, Arsenal has nine followed by Juventus (3) and Vålerenga (1). Man City responded to its first loss of the season, 2-0 at Chelsea in the Women's Super League on Saturday. Still without injured star Vivianne Miedema , Shaw took charge, proving her scoring instincts after half an hour. The forward scored from inside the penalty area with a deflected shot that flew over goalkeeper Anna Tamminen to frustrate more than 20,000 noisy fans at the Stockholm Arena in the Swedish capital. Ellen Wangerheim equalized soon after the interval from close range to rejuvenate the crowd but Shaw struck again to restore the lead just minutes later. This time, she delivered a powerful right-footed finish from the edge of the area. Bayern dominated possession but could not translate it into goals until the 75th minute. It had to rely on substitute Jovana Damnjanović, who gave the visitors a late lead after connecting on a pass from Giulia Gwinn. The Norwegians, who have retained their domestic title, equalized in the 88th on Elise Thorsnes' header following a corner. Pernille Harder, who found the back of the net five times for Bayern in the previous three games, could not do it again on Thursday and was substituted. Hurtig came on with 10 minutes remaining and made her presence immediately felt with several headers. She finally made the breakthrough with a minute remaining in regulation, tapping in from close range after Juventus’ poor clearance of a low cross by Stina Blackstenius. Hurtig won the Italian title with Juventus in 2021 and 2022 before joining the Gunners. Juventus seemed to learn a lesson from its 4-0 loss to Arsenal last week as its defense held firm till Hurtig’s arrival. In an 11-minute span in the first half, Francisca Nazareth netted twice and 18-year-old Vicky Lopez scored once to put Barcelona in control. Nazareth's double was followed by Lopez hitting the third with a shot high into the net for her first Champions League goal. Alexia Putellas made it 4-0 in the second half, finishing a fast attack that tore apart the defense in Vienna. It was her 200th goal for Barcelona and the 100th the club scored in the Champions League’s group stage. Valentina Mädl, an 18-year-old forward, netted a consolation goal for the hosts. Barcelona has scored 20 goals in its past three games and can still become the first club to win its group in all four years since the introduction of the format. AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerCARACAS (AP) — Six Venezuelan government opponents who have sheltered for months at the Argentine embassy in Caracas decried Sunday that local police and intelligence agents were stationed outside of it for hours. The move prompted the U.S. government to call it a serious violation of international law and Argentina’s Foreign Ministry to describe it as an act of harassment. Most of the opponents belong to the Vente Venezuela party led by former legislator María Corina Machado . It denounced what it called “a new siege by hooded officials” that began Saturday night and extended into Sunday. The incident occurred hours after Machado called for a massive mobilization on Dec. 1, prompting Venezuela’s minister of the interior to accuse the political leader of being part of a new conspiracy attempt against the government of President Nicolás Maduro. Vente Venezuela said in a statement that the diplomatic headquarters remains without electricity and is surrounded by “regime vehicles” that are preventing traffic from circulating in the area. It said communication signals also were scrambled. Argentina’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement late Saturday that the deployment of armed troops and the closing of streets in the vicinity “constitute a disturbance of security.”. It also called on the international community to condemn the incident, which the U.S. did. On Sunday, the U.S. Embassy in Venezuela posted on X that the U.S. “strongly condemns the acts of harassment against asylum seekers.” “The deployment of armed forces and blockades seriously violate international law,” it said. “We demand that the Venezuelan regime respect its international obligations, cease these intimidating actions and guarantee safe passage for asylum seekers.” Diplomatic relations between the two countries have been broken since 2019. The opposition members entered the embassy in March after the Venezuelan Attorney General’s Office issued arrest warrants and accused them of promoting alleged acts of violence to destabilize the government. In August, Brazil accepted Argentina’s request to guard its embassy after the Venezuelan government ordered the expulsion of Argentine diplomatic personnel following statements by its president, Javier Milei, that he would not recognize “another fraud” in Venezuela after the controversial elections in Jul y. A month later, Venezuela revoked Brazil’s authorization to guard the embassy, alleging it had evidence of the use of the facilities “for the planning of terrorist activities and assassination attempts.” Brazil and Argentina have rejected those accusations.Del Monte keen on shoring up profitability
Kotek calls special legislative session to pay outstanding bills from record Oregon wildfire seasonEngland wicketkeeper Jordan Cox has been ruled out of the three-test series against New Zealand after fracturing his thumb in a net session during a tour match in Queenstown. Cox was set to make his test debut in the series opener in Christchurch, which starts on Thursday, as cover for regular gloveman Jamie Smith, who is skipping the tour for the birth of his first child. "I'm gutted for Jordan. He has been shaping up nicely, both with the bat and gloves, since we got to New Zealand," coach Brendon McCullum said in a team statement on Monday. "That's sport, and unfortunately, these things happen. We will get around him and look after him. He is resilient, and his time will come at some point in the future." Ollie Pope took the gloves for Sunday's second and final day of the tour match against the New Zealand Prime Minister's XI and a replacement for Cox will be announced "in due course", the team said.Inflation is predicted to average 2.5% this year and 2.6% next year, according to forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility. The British Medical Association said the Government showed a “poor grasp” of unresolved issues from two years of industrial action, and the Royal College of Nursing called the pay recommendation “deeply offensive”. The National Education Union’s chief said teachers were “putting the Government on notice” that the proposed increase “won’t do”. The pay recommendations came after Chancellor Rachel Reeves called for every Government department to cut costs by 5%, as she started work on a sweeping multi-year spending review to be published in 2025. Independent pay review bodies will consider the proposals for pay rises for teachers, NHS workers and senior civil servants. The Department of Health said it viewed 2.8% as a “reasonable amount” to set aside, in its recommendations to the NHS Pay Review Body and the Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration Board remit groups. A 2.8% pay rise for teachers in 2025/26 would “maintain the competitiveness of teachers’ pay despite the challenging financial backdrop the Government is facing”, the Department for Education said. The Cabinet Office also suggested pay increases for senior civil servants should be kept to no more than 2.8%. Paul Johnson, director of the influential economics think tank the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), said it was “not a bad ballpark figure” and feels “just about affordable” given the Government’s public spending plans. The downside, he said, is that public sector workers have lost out since 2010 and unions will be upset that this is not making up the gap, he told Sky News’ Politics Hub with Sophy Ridge. “But given the constraints facing the Chancellor I think it’s pretty hard to argue for more for public sector pay when public sector services ... are under real strain,” he said. Unions expressed their disappointment in the recommendations, with some hinting they could be willing to launch industrial action. The Royal College of Nursing general secretary and chief executive called for “open direct talks now” to avoid “further escalation to disputes and ballots”. Professor Nicola Ranger said: “The Government has today told nursing staff they are worth as little as £2 extra a day, less than the price of a coffee. “Nursing is in crisis – there are fewer joining and too many experienced professionals leaving. This is deeply offensive to nursing staff, detrimental to their patients and contradictory to hopes of rebuilding the NHS. “The public understands the value of nursing and they know that meaningful reform of the NHS requires addressing the crisis in nursing. “We pulled out of the Pay Review Body process, alongside other unions, because it is not the route to address the current crisis. “That has been demonstrated today. “Fair pay must be matched by structural reform. Let’s open direct talks now and avoid further escalation to disputes and ballots – I have said that directly to government today.” Professor Philip Banfield, chairman of the British Medical Association’s council, urged the sector’s pay review body to “show it is now truly independent”. “For this Government to give evidence to the doctors’ and dentists’ pay review body (DDRB) believing a 2.8% pay rise is enough, indicates a poor grasp of the unresolved issues from two years of industrial action,” he said. He said the proposal is far below the current rate of inflation and that the Government was “under no illusion” when doctors accepted pay offers in the summer that there was a “very real risk of further industrial action” if “pay erosion” was not addressed in future pay rounds. “This sub-inflationary suggestion from the current Government serves as a test to the DDRB. “The BMA expects it to take this opportunity to show it is now truly independent, to take an objective view of the evidence it receives from all parties, not just the Government, and to make an offer that reflects the value of doctors’ skills and expertise in a global market, and that moves them visibly further along the path to full pay restoration.” The NEU’s general secretary, Daniel Kebede, said teachers’ pay had been cut by more than one-fifth in real terms since 2010. “Along with sky-high workload, the pay cuts have resulted in a devastating recruitment and retention crisis. Teacher shortages across the school system hit pupils and parents too. “A 2.8% increase is likely to be below inflation and behind wage increases in the wider economy. This will only deepen the crisis in education.” In a hint that there could be a return to industrial action he added: “NEU members fought to win the pay increases of 2023 and 2024. “We are putting the Government on notice. Our members care deeply about education and feel the depth of the crisis. This won’t do.” The offer for teachers is the “exact opposite of fixing the foundations” and will result in bigger class sizes and more cuts to the curriculum, Pepe Di’Iasio, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: “The inadequacy of the proposed pay award is compounded by the Government’s intention that schools should foot the bill out of their existing allocations. “Given that per-pupil funding will increase on average by less than 1% next year, and the Government’s proposal is for an unfunded 2.8% pay award, it is obvious that this is in fact an announcement of further school cuts.” Paul Whiteman, general secretary at school leaders’ union NAHT, said: This recommendation falls far short of what is needed to restore the competitiveness of the teaching profession, to enable it to retain experienced professionals and attract new talent. Unison head of health Helga Pile said: “The Government has inherited a financial mess from its predecessors, but this is not what NHS workers wanted to hear. “Staff are crucial in turning around the fortunes of the NHS. Improving performance is a key Government pledge, but the pay rise proposed is barely above the cost of living.”By Chukwuma Umeorah Nigeria may be losing billions of naira, if the Federal Government fails to urgently reform the gaming and lottery industry, which presently contributes an estimated $250 million (approximately N500 billion) to the nation’s GDP annually. According to the National Union of Gaming and Lottery Workers (NUGLOW), this contribution highlights the sector’s potential to drive economic growth, create jobs and serve the public good in Africa’s largest economy. Speaking at a press briefing in Lagos, NUGLOW’s National Treasurer, David Omaghomi, emphasized the need for reforms to harness the industry’s full potential while ensuring fairness, professionalism, and improved conditions for workers and stakeholders. He noted that Nigeria’s gaming market outpaces that of neighbouring countries, including the popular Ghana Games, which contributes only $64 million annually. “Our potential is huge, our population is huge, and our market is huge. Beyond the contribution to GDP, the industry employs 650,000 people, with Lagos being the highest contributor,” he said. Omaghomi pledged to improve working conditions, stating: “Better workers mean better results, and better results mean better contributions to societal development.” He also highlighted the underutilized potential of the industry, pointing out that unregulated operators exploit the market, depriving the government of revenue and workers of fair benefits. Omaghomi criticised foreign operators for exploiting the local market, evading taxes, and failing to contribute to Nigeria’s economy. He pledged the union’s collaboration with regulatory authorities to address these practices and uphold the industry’s integrity. The union also underscored the significance of a landmark Supreme Court ruling that nullified the National Lottery Act, enabling states to regulate gaming activities within their jurisdictions. The NUGLOW’sTreasurer, described the ruling as a pivotal development that will “change the interface of gaming” by fostering collaboration with state regulators, who are better positioned to oversee activities at the grassroots level. He noted that the ruling clarified gaming and lottery regulation as outside the exclusive legislative list, paving the way for a more decentralised and inclusive framework. However, despite its economic contributions, the industry faces numerous challenges, including illegal operators, underage betting, multiple taxation, worker exploitation, public harassment, and fraudulent activities. The union expressed concerns over poor working conditions and the lack of representation for workers in regulatory policies. “Appointments are made, positions are given, and decisions are made, yet the workers of the industry are not captured,” Omaghomi lamented. To address this, NUGLOW plans to advocate for amendments to the National Lottery Act to ensure workers’ rights and welfare are adequately protected. To further tackle these issues, the union announced two key events: a Stakeholders Summit scheduled for December 14, 2024, and a National Delegates Conference from January 23 to 25, 2025. The summit, the union said will provide a platform for open dialogue on industry reforms and policies, while the conference aims to establish a new leadership framework for the union. These events will focus on fostering transparency, professionalism, and growth within the sector. The union also called for a paradigm shift, emphasizing the critical role of workers as ambassadors of the industry. Initiatives such as accreditation of the Gaming Workers Institute, micro-pension schemes, health insurance coverage, and thrift and savings programs were announced to improve workers’ welfare and professional standards. Additionally, the union criticised cultural and religious stigmatisation of gaming, arguing that it is widely misunderstood. Omaghomi urged stakeholders to highlight the industry’s positive contributions instead of perpetuating negative stereotypes. In line with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, NUGLOW pledged to align its efforts with the administration’s goals of fostering job creation, spurring economic growth, and promoting societal development.
By Lawrence Delevingne (Reuters) -Stocks in the U.S. and Europe were mixed on Monday, while the dollar gained versus the euro, amid political turmoil in France and positive signals for the U.S. economy. French equities finished little changed in choppy trading after politicians there planned a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Michel Barnier, a move likely to cause the French government to collapse this week. Broader European shares pulled back on the news but still finished the day up 0.66% on the day. In the U.S., data showed manufacturing contracted at a moderate pace in November, with orders growing for the first time in eight months and factories facing significantly lower prices for inputs. More economic data is expected this week, including the key monthly jobs report on Friday. Wall Street stocks were mixed, with a boost from technology shares such as Facebook parent Meta Platforms and Amazon.com Inc, which gained 3.2% and 1.4%, respectively, although Intel fell 0.5% after the faltering American chipmaker announced CEO Pat Gelsinger’s retirement. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.29% to 44,782, the S&P 500 rose 0.24% to 6,047 and the Nasdaq Composite rose about 1% to 19,403. “We are seeing a bit of a reversal of the last few weeks with tech leadership returning and rallies in financials and cyclicals pausing,” John Belton, portfolio manager at Gabelli Funds in New York, said in an email. Belton added that data points released over the weekend suggested Black Friday spending was above expectations, with particular strength seen in e-commerce sales. The euro sank around 0.75% to $1.0498, as the dollar got a boost over the weekend as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump warned BRICS emerging nations against trying to replace the greenback with any other currency. The euro has lost 14% over three months, partly on concern the euro zone economy might need deeper interest rate cuts than expected from the European Central Bank. [EMRG/FRX] Amid the political drama in France, the risk premium that investors demand to hold French government debt jumped. The gap between France and Germany’s 10-year bond yields – a measure of French borrowing costs compared with the euro zone benchmark – rose about 7 basis points to 87 bps, although it remained below last week’s 12-year high of 90 bps . “Heightened political uncertainty could also play a role at the margin in keeping alive market expectations for larger 50 bps ECB rate cut this month although the hard economic data is not fully supportive,” MUFG currency strategist Lee Hardman said. Global stocks edged higher, leaving the MSCI All-World index up about 0.3%. DOLLAR, U.S. BOND YIELDS FIRM The Federal Reserve is in focus and Friday’s monthly payrolls report could be the deciding factor when policymakers consider whether to cut rates again on Dec. 18. A number of Fed officials are due to speak this week, including Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday. Traders put the odds of a quarter-point reduction at about 60%. Fed Governor Christopher Waller said on Monday he was inclined to cut the benchmark interest rate as monetary policy remained restrictive enough to keep putting downward pressure on inflation, while the labor market was roughly in balance, something the Fed wants to maintain. In Treasury markets, the yield on benchmark U.S. 10-year notes was flat on the day at 4.194%. That has left the dollar index, which measures the currency against six others, up 0.33% at 106.39, having gained 1.8% in November. In Asia, mainland Chinese shares closed up 0.8%, following a robust reading in a private manufacturing survey on Monday. The yen, meanwhile, was steady near Friday’s six-week high of 149.47. Gold slipped 0.6% to $2,637 an ounce, under pressure from the strong dollar, after sliding more than 3% in November, its worst monthly performance since September 2023. [GOL/] Oil prices were steady, as optimism around strong factory activity in China was largely offset by concerns the Fed will not cut U.S. rates again at its December meeting. [O/R] In cryptocurrencies, bitcoin fell 1.88% to $95,619.00. (Reporting by Lawrence Delevingne in Boston and Amanda Cooper in London. Additional reporting by Kevin Buckland in Tokyo and Ankur Banerjee in Singapore; Editing by Shri Navaratnam, Ed Osmond, Jan Harvey, Alexander Smith, Gareth Jones, Jonathan Oatis and David Gregorio) Disclaimer: This report is auto generated from the Reuters news service. 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Franchise Council calls for unity after steep lossNoneNoneLabour tasks FG on reforms to enhance Nigeria’s $250m gaming industry