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Georgia will not allow a scenario similar to Ukraine’s Maidan to happen, Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has vowed. He referred to the unconstitutional Western-backed coup in Kiev a decade ago, which ousted Ukraine’s democratically elected president, triggered hostilities throughout the country and led to the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia. “Unlike Ukraine in 2013, Georgia is an independent state with strong institutions and, most importantly, experienced and wise people. The Maidan scenario cannot be realized in Georgia. Georgia is a sovereign state and will not allow this,” Kobakhidze said at a briefing on Saturday, as cited by the News Georgia outlet. According to the premier, much like the Maidan coup, the current violent unrest in Georgia is the result of interference in the country’s internal affairs by EU politicians and their agents. “The main responsibility for yesterday’s violent rally lies with the relevant European politicians and bureaucrats, with local agents, the fifth column, which is represented by four opposition parties,” he stated. An anti-government demonstration in downtown Tbilisi on Friday resulted in police using tear-gas and water cannons to disperse the crowds. Kobakhidze slammed the protest as an “attack on the constitutional order in the country.” He expressed gratitude to law enforcement who kept protesters from storming the parliament, saying the officers protected Georgia’s sovereignty and independence. Protests have been taking place in Georgia since late last month, when the ruling Georgian Dream party secured victory in the parliamentary election. The party is known to advocate pragmatic relations with all neighbors, including Russia, and has recently passed laws considered controversial in the West, including a foreign agents law. The Georgian opposition and pro-Western President Salome Zourabichvili refused to recognize the election results and called for mass demonstrations. The EU, which granted Georgia candidate status in 2023, sided with the opposition, with the European Parliament condemning the elections as “neither free nor fair” and calling for them to be repeated. The unrest escalated earlier this week, when Kobakhidze announced that the government would postpone Georgia’s EU accession negotiations until 2028, accusing Brussels of using the talks to meddle in Georgian politics with “constant blackmail and manipulation.” Over 250 people have reportedly been arrested in violent clashes between the police and pro-EU demonstrators at rallies in Tbilisi over the past two days alone. Violent Western-backed opposition protests, which later became known as the Maidan, broke out in November 2013 after former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich refused to sign an association agreement with the EU.NoneLate kickoff return TDs by Turpin and Thomas spark the Cowboys as they end their 5-game skid
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Swiss National Bank Reduces Stock Position in Cabot Co. (NYSE:CBT)COMMERCE, Texas (AP) — Jalen Jackson's 16 points helped Purdue Fort Wayne defeat Texas A&M-Commerce 77-57 on Saturday. Jackson also had six rebounds for the Mastodons (5-3). Corey Hadnot II shot 6 for 9, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc to add 15 points. Eric Mulder shot 6 of 7 from the field and 2 for 4 from the line to finish with 14 points, while adding six rebounds. Maximus Nelson hit four 3s and scored 14 points. Scooter Williams Jr. led the Lions (1-7) in scoring, finishing with 19 points and six rebounds. Khaliq Abdul-Mateen added 15 points for Texas A&M-Commerce. Josh Taylor also had seven points and nine rebounds. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
COMMERCE, Texas (AP) — Jalen Jackson's 16 points helped Purdue Fort Wayne defeat Texas A&M-Commerce 77-57 on Saturday. Jackson also had six rebounds for the Mastodons (5-3). Corey Hadnot II shot 6 for 9, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc to add 15 points. Eric Mulder shot 6 of 7 from the field and 2 for 4 from the line to finish with 14 points, while adding six rebounds. Maximus Nelson hit four 3s and scored 14 points. Scooter Williams Jr. led the Lions (1-7) in scoring, finishing with 19 points and six rebounds. Khaliq Abdul-Mateen added 15 points for Texas A&M-Commerce. Josh Taylor also had seven points and nine rebounds. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .At the largest fall commencement in Southern New Hampshire University history, living history sat among the graduates. Born November 13, 1934 in Hooksett during the Great Depression, Annette Roberge spent her early years on the family farm on Hackett Hill Road. She graduated from Manchester Central High School in June 1953, marrying later that year to Edmond Roberge. Initially enlisted in the New Hampshire National Guard, Edmond and Annette started their family in Manchester, where they had their first three children: Donna, Patty, and Karen. When Edmond became an active duty servicemember for the U.S. Army, the family began to move every couple of years to a different home, both domestically and internationally. Edward's son was born in Washington D.C., and daughter Michele was born in Germany. But a year-and-a-half after Michele's birth, Edmond was getting offered a special assignment to Vietnam as an Intelligence Officer. While overseas, he was killed in action, leaving Annette a Gold Star widow with five children. "When you've been married for a period of time and all of a sudden you find out that you're the only one, it's like you've just been cut in half," Annette said. "Your other half is no longer there." In order to find more employment opportunities, Annette received assistance through the G.I. Bill to continue her education after Ed's death. She enrolled at what was then New Hampshire College in 1972 to study computer technology and business, attending night and weekend classes with her children in tow. "I would bring my coloring books, and I would be in there coloring while she was taking class," said her youngest daughter, recalling the nights with her mom in the classroom. But enrollment while raising five children on her own was a challenge, and Annette decided to put a pause on her formal pursuit of education. "I had to make sure that the welfare of my children came first," she said. "So, I put my dream on the back bumper." Over the next several decades, Annette found work in the insurance industry, retiring at 72 and re-retiring at 75 after working for several years in the cafeteria with the Manchester School District. The arts, travel, and time with family filled Annette's life in the years following. But for her, there was still unfinished business to attend to. In 2017, Annette reached out to the admissions office with what had then become SNHU to see what was needed to finish her degree. Health issues and the pandemic obstructed her earlier on, until just before her 90th birthday this year, when she decided to renew her status as a student once more. When the admissions office replied, she was surprised by what they found. Not only did she had enough credits to receive her Associate's Degree as far back as 1989, but she had some extra credits as well. For Annette, there was only one thing left to do. "I wanted to get it done because if I start something, I have to finish it," she said. To do exactly that, the now-grandmother of 12 and great-grandmother of 15 was walked up to the stage by her son Saturday morning at SNHU Arena. The mention of her name drew raucous applause, generations of students and families on their feet, witnessing the first-generation graduate mark a milestone, decades in the making. "I'm at a loss for words to describe my feelings right now," she said, when News 9 asked her to share her thoughts on the celebrity-level reception. "It's like you're walking on Cloud Nine." Annette is now considering getting her bachelor's degree online with the extra credits she now has. The entire process, she said, is one others with their own challenges can learn from: never give up on your dreams. "If you really, really want to do something, you'll get there. I did it, and if I can do it, I think anybody can," she said with a laugh.
Only one more half stands between Evansville and the win they were favored to collect coming into this afternoon. They have jumped out to a quick 34-28 lead against Campbell. Evansville has yet to string together two consecutive wins, but this may be their chance. For now, things are looking good for them. Campbell Fighting Camels @ Evansville Aces Current Records: Campbell 3-3, Evansville 2-4 When: Sunday, November 24, 2024 at 4 p.m. ET Where: Ford Center -- Evansville, Indiana TV: ESPN Plus Follow: CBS Sports App Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.) Ticket Cost: $21.65 The Campbell Fighting Camels' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Evansville Aces at 4:00 p.m. ET on Sunday at Ford Center. The Fighting Camels are expected to lose this one by 4.5 points, so we'll see if that gives them a bit of motivation. There's no need to mince words: Campbell lost to Ohio State on Friday, and Campbell lost bad. The score wound up at 104-60. The Fighting Camels were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 53-27. Campbell struggled to work together and finished the game with only six assists. That's the fewest assists they've posted since back in November of 2023. Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Evansville). They enjoyed a cozy 98-81 victory over Green Bay on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Aces considering their 30-point performance the contest before. Evansville's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Cam Haffner led the charge by shooting 5-for-9 from beyond the arc and almost dropping a double-double on 27 points and nine rebounds. Haffner had some trouble finding his footing against Ohio State on Tuesday, so this was a step in the right direction. Another player making a difference was Tanner Cuff, who had 15 points in addition to seven rebounds and six assists. Campbell's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Evansville, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-4. Campbell came up short against Evansville in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, falling 72-66. Can Campbell avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough. Evansville is a 4.5-point favorite against Campbell, according to the latest college basketball odds . The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Aces as a 4-point favorite. The over/under is 144.5 points. See college basketball picks for every single game, including this one, from SportsLine's advanced computer model. Get picks now . Evansville won the only game these two teams have played in the last 2 years. Dec 07, 2022 - Evansville 72 vs. Campbell 66Andrej Stojakovic made 11 free throws to help craft a team-high 20 points, freshman Jeremiah Wilkinson had his second consecutive big game off the bench and Cal ran its winning streak to three with an 83-77 nonconference victory over Sacramento State on Sunday afternoon in Berkeley, Calif. Wilkinson finished with 16 points and Rytis Petraitis 13 for the Golden Bears (5-1), whose only loss this season was at Vanderbilt. Jacob Holt went for a season-high 25 points for the Hornets (1-4), who dropped their fourth straight after a season-opening win over Cal State Maritime. Seeking a fourth straight home win, Cal led by as many as 12 points in the first half and 40-33 at halftime before Sacramento State rallied. The Hornets used a 14-5 burst out of the gate following the intermission to grab a 47-45 lead. Julian Vaughns had a 3-pointer and three-point play in the run. But Cal dominated pretty much the rest of the game, taking the lead for good on a Petraitis 3-pointer with 14:50 remaining. Stojakovic, a transfer from rival Stanford, went 11-for-15 at the foul line en route to his third 20-point game of the young season. Cal outscored Sacramento State 26-17 on free throws to more than account for the margin of victory. Coming off a 23-point explosion in his first extended action of the season, Wilkinson hit five of his 10 shots Sunday. The Golden Bears outshot the Hornets 47.2 percent to 43.1 percent. Joshua Ola-Joseph contributed 10 points and six rebounds, Mady Sissoko also had 10 points and Petraitis found time for a team-high five assists. Holt complemented his 25 points with a game-high eight rebounds. He made four 3-pointers, as did Vaughns en route to 18 points, helping Sacramento State outscore Cal 30-21 from beyond the arc. EJ Neal added 16 points for the Hornets, while Emil Skytta tied for game-high assist honors with five to go with seven points. --Field Level Media
States are rational beings, what about the presidents?LUCKNOW: Indian Muslim protesters clashed with police Sunday with at least two people killed in riots sparked by a survey investigating if a 17th-century mosque was built on a Hindu temple. "Two persons were confirmed dead," Pawan Kumar, a police officer in Sambhal in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, told AFP , adding that 16 police officers were "seriously injured" during the clashes. The Press Trust of India news agency quoted officials saying three people had died. Hindu activist groups have laid claim to several mosques they say were built over Hindu temples during the Muslim Mughal empire centuries ago. Street battles broke out when a team of surveyors entered the Shahi Jama Masjid in Sambhal on orders from a local court, after a petition from a Hindu priest claiming it was built on the site of a Hindu temple. Protesters on Sunday hurled rocks at police, who fired tear gas canisters to clear the crowd. Hindu nationalist activists were emboldened earlier this year when Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a grand new Hindu temple in the northern city of Ayodhya, built on grounds once home to the centuries-old Babri mosque. That mosque was torn down in 1992 in a campaign spearheaded by members of Modi's party, sparking sectarian riots that killed 2,000 people nationwide, most of them Muslims. Some Hindu campaigners see an ideological patron in Modi. Calls for India to more closely align the country's officially secular political system with its majority Hindu faith have rapidly grown louder since Modi was swept to office in 2014, making the country's roughly 210-million-strong Muslim minority increasingly anxious about their future.The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here . COMMERCE, Texas (AP) — Jalen Jackson’s 16 points helped Purdue Fort Wayne defeat Texas A&M-Commerce 77-57 on Saturday. Jackson also had six rebounds for the Mastodons (5-3). Corey Hadnot II shot 6 for 9, including 3 for 5 from beyond the arc to add 15 points. Eric Mulder shot 6 of 7 from the field and 2 for 4 from the line to finish with 14 points, while adding six rebounds. Maximus Nelson hit four 3s and scored 14 points. Scooter Williams Jr. led the Lions (1-7) in scoring, finishing with 19 points and six rebounds. Khaliq Abdul-Mateen added 15 points for Texas A&M-Commerce. Josh Taylor also had seven points and nine rebounds. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
A woman has been taken to hospital after a single vehicle accident at early on Monday, November 25. or signup to continue reading The crash occurred at Somerset Park Road, Junortoun just before 4.30am. A 20-year-old woman was taken to hospital for observation, police said. A spokesperson for the CFA said when emergency services arrived, they found the car on its side. It is unclear exactly how the crash occurred. "CFA was called to a vehicle accident with a person possibly trapped at Junortoun at 4.26am on 25 November," the spokesperson said. "Firefighters found one vehicle on its side and one patient trapped. "The patient was removed from the vehicle at 4.40am and was handed to Ambulance Victoria." Two CFA trucks were supported by Fire Rescue Victoria. Jonathon has been living and working in Bendigo since March 2021, currently working as a general reporter. Contact him on jonathon.magrath@austcommunitymedia.com.au. Jonathon has been living and working in Bendigo since March 2021, currently working as a general reporter. Contact him on jonathon.magrath@austcommunitymedia.com.au. DAILY Today's top stories curated by our news team. WEEKDAYS Grab a quick bite of today's latest news from around the region and the nation. WEEKLY The latest news, results & expert analysis. WEEKDAYS Catch up on the news of the day and unwind with great reading for your evening. WEEKLY Get the editor's insights: what's happening & why it matters. WEEKLY Love footy? We've got all the action covered. WEEKLY Every Saturday and Tuesday, explore destinations deals, tips & travel writing to transport you around the globe. WEEKLY Going out or staying in? Find out what's on. WEEKDAYS Sharp. Close to the ground. Digging deep. Your weekday morning newsletter on national affairs, politics and more. TWICE WEEKLY Your essential national news digest: all the big issues on Wednesday and great reading every Saturday. WEEKLY Get news, reviews and expert insights every Thursday from CarExpert, ACM's exclusive motoring partner. TWICE WEEKLY Get real, Australia! Let the ACM network's editors and journalists bring you news and views from all over. AS IT HAPPENS Be the first to know when news breaks. DAILY Your digital replica of Today's Paper. Ready to read from 5am! DAILY Test your skills with interactive crosswords, sudoku & trivia. Fresh daily!Late kickoff return TDs by Turpin and Thomas spark the Cowboys as they end their 5-game skid