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Trump vowed to shut down Department of Education. Can he actually do that?The Rams were one of the big improvers this time last week after Matthew Stafford threw for four touchdowns against the Patriots. In case you needed further proof that a week is a long time in football, the Rams have slipped as low as 20th in the power rankings following Sunday night's less-than-convincing performance against the Eagles. After being gashed for a record 250 yards on the ground by Saquon Barkley, here’s where the Rams stand ahead of this week’s trip to the Superdome. The Sporting News – 16th “The Rams have been playing better with their pass defense and passing offense, giving hope they can make a late surge into the playoffs — but not if that run defense keeps stinking up front.” - Vinnie Iyer ESPN – 19th “The Rams' offense is ranked in the middle, which is fitting for how inconsistent the unit has been on a week-to-week basis. The defense has shown improvements, but it is still a young group playing its first season without Aaron Donald. The Rams also allowed 37 points to the Eagles on Sunday night, their most points allowed at home since 2021. And the Rams' low special teams score reflects the fact that the team still hasn't fixed its kicker problem, even after drafting Joshua Karty in the sixth round. Karty has missed five field goals and two extra points.” - Sarah Barshop NFL.com - 19th “The near-constant reshuffling of the NFC West deck has kept Los Angeles in business for the playoffs, but that’s now two straight home games in which the Rams have gotten their quarterback pummeled, losing to the Dolphins and Eagles, falling to 3-3 at home and 5-6 overall. Allowing five sacks and 11 QB hits just isn’t going to cut it for the Rams and the nearly 37-year-old Matthew Stafford. He and the receivers give the team its best shot at reaching the playoffs and making a little noise, so they can’t have this kind of pass-protection leakiness down the stretch, still facing multiple tough games. I love that the Rams somehow have a Byron Young-Kobie Turner rookie thing going for a second straight year with Braden Fiske and Jared Verse, but you can’t allow your opponents to run for 314 yards and three TDs and hope to win.” - Eric Edholm CBS – 20th “They were mauled physically by the Eagles. So much for that late-season push they were expecting. The good news is the division is still tight.” - Pete Prisco
More options are available to area residents calling for emergency help, including live streaming video, text messaging and text translation. The Hastings Police Department Tuesday announced the launch of Prepared Live. Prepared Live is a program that enables the 911 Dispatch Center to livestream videos, text message, and translate text messages from mobile callers in real time. The addition to the dispatchers’ current technology will improve law enforcement’s ability to effectively and efficiently respond to both emergency and non-emergency calls for service in the area. Participation in live streaming video during a call is voluntary as consent of the caller is required. If the caller consents, they will receive a livestream link via text from the dispatcher, enabling them to activate live video so the dispatcher can see what they see. The new technology can provide critical information to dispatchers and first responders before arriving at a scene. For non-emergency situations, citizens can text the Hastings 911 Center at 402-461-2364 to report something that does not require immediate law enforcement, fire, or emergency medical service response. Non-English speaking citizens can text the Hastings 911 Center in their native language and the system will translate it so dispatchers can quickly assist them.None
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Until last week most Australians had probably forgotten about the existence of the Bali Nine. Since two of their number — the so-called ringleaders of the heroin smuggling gang, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran – were executed in 2015 and Renae Lawrence was released in 2018 — the others had dropped off the radar. That the five who have survived 19 years of their life sentences in Indonesian jails are now back on the diplomatic agenda is a mixed blessing for them. They will be full of fresh hope of moving to be closer to their families, and getting a potential release date. For all this to be part of a political debate before the deal is done, puts them in slightly risky territory. To know why, we need to recall the history of a different drug smuggler: Schapelle Corby. After years of diplomatic back-channelling, Corby – known in Indonesia as “the ganga queen” – was finally released early in 2014, after nine years. Schapelle Corby’s release in 2014 will play a part in the political discussion in Indonesia over the release of the remaining Bali Nine members. The then Indonesian president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, had taken the political risk of looking soft on drugs and too pro-West by allowing her parole on compassionate grounds, for mental health reasons. One stipulation was that she serve out her sentence at the family compound in Bali. Instead, she was whisked from the prison in a limousine procured by an Australian TV network (Seven), masked to preserve its exclusive story, and taken to a luxury compound to prepare for a planned highly paid interview. Then she was photographed in her prison clothes sipping a beer. Loading The Indonesian public was furious. The way they saw it, their president had kowtowed to the West and now the TV network and the Corbys were making fools of them. At one point it seemed possible that she might be returned to prison. Then, as now, the S-word — sovereignty — was invoked. An editorial in the newspaper Media Indonesia said Corby had ridiculed Indonesian law and sovereignty. Attempts to bring the remaining five members of the Bali Nine home by December, carry some similar risks. Already firebrand international law professor Hikmahanto Juwana has said of the potential deal: “Our sovereignty is being ripped [to shreds].” As a former colony (invaded and run by the Dutch, then the Japanese in World War II), Indonesians are wary of anything that smacks of foreign interference, particularly by Western colonial powers. They also have a great political intolerance for drugs. Remaining Bali Nine members Matthew Norman, Michael Czugaj, Scott Rush, Martin Stephens and Si Yi Chen – another member, Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen, died from cancer in 2018 – were never as infamous in Indonesia as Chan and Sukumaran, but their story was still known. You can only imagine the trepidation they are feeling now as their transfer is discussed but unconfirmed. That said, much has changed since 2013. Indonesia is two presidents down the track. Yudhoyono was replaced in 2014 by Joko Widodo, who moved early to cement his populist-nationalist credentials with the show executions of Chan and Sukumaran. Now Prabowo Subianto is in charge. He was educated in the West and became famous as a military general. He appears more comfortable in his own strongman skin, and Indonesia seems once again willing to talk. How Australia now acts and speaks, though, remains important. When then-prime minister Tony Abbott reacted angrily to the proposed execution of Chan and Sukumaran in 2015, and reminded Indonesia of the billion-dollar contribution made by Australia in 2004 for post-tsunami aid, ordinary Indonesians made him the butt of a joke. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in Peru earlier this month. Credit: Alex Ellinghausen They collected small coins (as they do for beggars at traffic stops in Jakarta) to “pay back” the aid, and dubbed their campaign #koinuntukabbott, or Coins for Abbott. Chan and Sukumaran were shot by firing squad, the date of the execution announced on Anzac Day. After the current talks became public, shadow attorney-general Michaelia Cash muscled up, saying : “Drug offences are some of the worst offences our society sees because of the devastating consequences on people, including death.” This is no doubt true. But Cash should remember her words can be heard in Indonesia. I am biased. I knew some of the Bali Nine and I believe that 19 years is long enough. I also believe, as Sukumaran put it to me in 2012, that they had “f---ed up” and they knew it. “We were wrong, we know that. We’re paying for that.” And he had a message that, in my view, should still resonate today: “We’ve changed ... Our families shouldn’t have to suffer like this.” Michael Bachelard was this masthead’s Indonesia correspondent from 2012 to 2014. Start the day with a summary of the day’s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. Sign up for our Morning Edition newsletter . Save Log in , register or subscribe to save articles for later. License this article Bali Nine Analysis Indonesia For subscribers Foreign aid Drugs Michael Bachelard is a senior writer and former deputy editor and investigations editor of The Age. He has worked in Canberra, Melbourne and Jakarta, has written two books and won multiple awards for journalism, including the Gold Walkley. Connect via Twitter . Most Viewed in National LoadingRUSSELL MARTIN has told under-fire refs’ chief Howard Webb: You need to be more honest to make VAR a success. Southampton became the latest Premier League club to criticise PGMOL, in the wake of the David Coote scandal , following two controversial decisions in the 2-0 loss at Wolves this month. Former top-flight whistler Mark Halsey called for an independent investigation into the referees’ body with the state of top-flight officiating at “an all-time low”. The panel that reviews PGMOL decisions claimed VAR made only TWO mistakes this season, before Webb later admitted awarding West Ham a penalty against Manchester United last month was also wrong. But Saints boss Martin , who held a meeting with Webb during the international break, said: “If we’re going to improve VAR and make it better, we need to have real honesty and accountability.” Martin was left frustrated after a Ryan Manning goal against Wolves was ruled out before Matheus Cunha put the hosts two up with an effort that he felt should have been chalked off. READ MORE TOP STORIES He added: “I still have an issue with our goal and a foul on the second goal. I also have an issue with them coming out and saying it was a correct decision ultimately. “For it to come out as a correct decision in the match review is frustrating to me.” Saints join fellow promoted sides Ipswich and Leicester as well as Wolves themselves in fuming over controversial decisions given against them this season. Martin said: “We’ve been told a few times on decisions we’ve been on the wrong end of that it has to be a clear and obvious error. Most read in Football EXCLUSIVE by Martin Lipton NO referees or match officials have ever been tested for drugs - as David Coote’s apparent “cocaine shame” is set to end his career. While all players and other athletes in British sport are subject to drug testing rules, including post-match and out of competition action, the regulations do not apply to match officials. That is the case globally across not just football and throughout the world rather than only in the UK. All sports follow the World Anti-Doping Authority code, aimed at preventing athletes gaining an advantage by using performance-enhancing substances. The Wada banned list also includes recreational drugs . But the Wada provisions, also followed by UK Anti Doping, which conducts tests across British sport, makes no reference to match officials. UKAD explains: “Any UK athlete subject to the anti-doping rules of their sport and non-UK athlete staying, training, residing, entering a competition, "Or named as a member of a team participating in a competition at any level within the UK is eligible for testing as part of UKAD’s national anti-doping programme. “Any athlete eligible for testing can be tested anytime, anywhere.” But the regulations do not apply to match officials - because of the “performance enhancing” provision of the world code. The PGMOL have revealed they are aware of the video of him sniffing a white powder. They told The Sun: "We aware of the allegations and are taking them very seriously. David Coote remains suspended pending a full investigation. "David’s welfare continues to be of utmost importance to us and we are committed to providing him with the ongoing necessary support he needs through this period. "We are not in a position to comment further at this stage." “Ryan’s goal is open to interpretation. It’s the wrong decision because it’s not a clear and obvious error. We are going to disagree on that forever. “For the second goal, they should take longer on analysing the foul from Craig Dawson because it’s a foul. “I don’t want to be moaning about decisions all the time. “I’d love to go back to human error and balance out over the season. “But if you still make a mistake after that process it becomes even more frustrating.” PGMOL chiefs confirmed yesterday that they have yet to conclude their investigation into suspended Coote. The shamed 42-year-old made derogatory comments in an X-rated video rant at ex-Reds boss Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool . A PGMOL statement read: “We’re following an internal process and taking the allegations into David’s conduct very seriously as part of our ongoing thorough investigation. “Whilst David remains suspended, his welfare continues to be important to us and he is aware of the support network available to him.” The FA have launched their own probe into Coote, while Uefa also suspended and are investigating the Nottinghamshire ref after footage emerged of him appearing to sniff white powder in a hotel at Euro 2024. Leicester boss Steve Cooper joked his dad — former top referee Keith — would show him the red card if he gave his opinion on Coote’s suspension. Asked if the revelations about Coote would knock managers’ confidence in referees, Cooper replied: “I can’t go into that.” He then joked: “I’m more worried about what my dad would say to me if I answered that!” Martin added: “Referee are humans. They all make mistakes the same way we do. My trust probably eroded a bit more after the decision at Wolves than it did in watching a human make a mistake on a camera. “Let’s have a bit of compassion and understanding. I’m sure he’s feeling very upset and embarrassed about it. “What they do outside of their football career as a referee really has no impact in how much I trust them.” Brentford boss Thomas Frank said: “We need to think about the pressure on the referees. READ MORE SUN STORIES "No player or manager gets as much abuse on the pitch as a ref does – that’s crazy. “It’s like the mental bin where we get all our anger out and then go, ‘Ah, we feel good.’ It shouldn’t be like that.”US Steel shares drop after Biden plans to block Nippon Steel deal - Bloomberg
NEW YORK (AP) — Remember what you searched for in 2024? does. Google released its annual “Year in Search” on Tuesday, rounding up the top trending queries entered into its namesake search engine in 2024. The results show terms that saw the highest spike in traffic compared to last year — ranging from key news events, notably , to the most popular songs, athletes and unforgettable pop-culture moments that people looked up worldwide. Sports — particularly soccer and cricket — dominated Google’s overall trending searches in 2024. topped those search trends globally, followed by the and . Meanwhile, the led news-specific searches worldwide. Queries about and this year’s followed. U.S. President-elect topped searches in Google’s people category this year — followed by , U.S. Vice President and Algerian boxer , who also led athlete-specific searches. Meanwhile, the late , and led search trends among notable individuals who died in 2024. In the world of entertainment, Disney and Pixar’s was the top trending movie of the year, while Netflix’s led TV show trends. And Kendrick Lamar’s dominated song trends. That’s just the tip of the iceberg. Queries for the , made famous by Norwegian swimmer Henrik Christiansen over the summer games, led Google’s global recipe trends this year. The New York Times’ “Connections” puzzle topped game searches. And in the U.S., country-specific data shows, many people asked Google about like the word and “ .” You can find more country-specific lists, and trends , through Google’s . The California company said it collected 2024 search results from Jan. 1 through Nov. 23 of this year. Google isn’t the only one to publish an annual recap or top trends as 2024 draws to a close. , for example, as well as and words of the year, have offered additional reflections for 2024. The Associated PressNoneWhat did you Google in 2024? From the elections to Copa América, here's what search trends show
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Google lists top 2024 trending searches, from elections to the OlympicsLOS ANGELES (AP) — Democrats and Republicans agreed on at least one thing before November’s election: California would play a central role in determining control of the U.S. House. Indeed it did. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.