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WATERTOWN — Like Steve Board and Robert Stocks , Troy Socwell is the latest Watertown resident to toss his hat in the Watertown mayoral race. Socwell, 55, said, if elected to the position, he won’t take a salary for it. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.
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The Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team has gotten off to a fast start this season in more ways than one. The No. 16 Bearcats have raced to a 5-0 record while outscoring their opponents by more than 31 points per game, with just one team (Northern Kentucky) coming within 16 points. Cincinnati is averaging a robust 87 points per game with one of the more efficient offenses in college basketball. Cincinnati will look to continue that hot streak when it plays host to Alabama State in nonconference action Wednesday evening. Cincinnati has punished opposing defenses in a variety of ways this season. Despite being the No. 14 offense in the nation in Ken Pomeroy's efficiency ratings, the Bearcats aren't among the nation's leaders in pace. Still, they take advantage of those opportunities when they are there. "Us playing fast is something we want to do," Cincinnati forward Dillon Mitchell said. "When I was being recruited here, that was something Coach (Wes) Miller wanted to do. "There could be games where we're not making shots or something is off, but one thing is we're gonna push the ball, play hard and play fast. That's something he preaches. We'll be in shape and get rebounds." Mitchell is fresh off a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds in Cincinnati's 81-58 road win at Georgia Tech Saturday. He is one of four Bearcats to average double figures in scoring this season. That balance was on display once again against the Yellow Jackets, with Connor Hickman and Jizzle James also scoring 14 points each and Simas Lukosius contributing 12 points. In that game, Cincinnati sank 51.6 percent of its shots while regularly getting out into transition with 16 fastbreak points, while winning the rebounding battle 36-29. "Any time you get a road win over a quality, Power 4 team, you're gonna feel good about it," Miller said. "I was pleased with our effort." Lukosius is scoring 16.6 points per game, while James is at 14.0 points, followed by Mitchell at 12.4, while he also grabs a team-best 8.6 rebounds. Alabama State (3-3) has a tough task ahead, especially when considering its 97-78 loss at Akron Sunday, which ended a three-game winning streak. The Hornets allowed the Zips to shoot 46.4 percent from the field and were 53-32 in the rebounding battle. Alabama State gave up a season high in points, after playing the likes of LSU and UNLV earlier this season. Akron standout Nate Johnson lit up Alabama State for 25 points, as the game got away from the Hornets in the second half to keep them winless in true road games. Alabama leading scorers CJ Hines and TJ Madlock still got theirs against Akron, scoring 19 and 17 points, respectively. They were joined in double figures by reserve Tyler Mack (18 points), but recent history says they'll need more help to keep up with the Bearcats. Hines leads the Hornets with 15.7 points per game, while Madlock contributes 14.5 points. In previous Akron Basketball Classic wins last week against Omaha and Lamar, Alabama State featured at least four double-digit scorers in each game. --Field Level Media
DES MOINES, Iowa — A week after President-elect Donald Trump’s victory, Elon Musk said his political action committee would “play a significant role in primaries” in the next election. The following week, the billionaire responded to a report that he might fund challengers to GOP House members who don’t support Trump’s Cabinet nominees. “How else? There is no other way,” Musk wrote on X, which he rebranded after purchasing Twitter and moving to boost conservative voices, including his own. And during a recent visit to Capitol Hill, Musk and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy delivered a warning to Republicans who don’t go along with their plans to slash spending as part of Trump’s proposed Department of Government Efficiency. “Elon and Vivek talked about having a naughty list and a nice list for members of Congress and senators and how we vote and how we’re spending the American people’s money,” said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.). Trump’s second term comes with the specter of the world’s richest man serving as his political enforcer. Within Trump’s team, there is a feeling that Musk not only supports Trump’s agenda and Cabinet appointments, but is also intent enough on seeing them through to the point of pressuring Republicans who may be less devout. One Trump advisor, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss internal political dynamics, noted that Musk had come to enjoy his role on the campaign and that he clearly had the resources to stay involved. The advisor and others said Musk’s role on the Trump team is still taking shape. And Musk, once a supporter of President Obama before moving to the right in recent years, is famously mercurial. “I think he was really important for this election. Purchasing Twitter, truly making it a free speech platform, I think, was integral to this election, to the win that Donald Trump had,” said departing Republican National Committee co-Chair Lara Trump, the president-elect’s daughter-in-law. “But I don’t know that ultimately he wants to be in politics. I think he considers himself to be someone on the outside.” During the presidential campaign, Musk contributed roughly $200 million to America PAC, a super PAC aimed at reaching Trump voters online and in person in the seven most competitive states, which Trump swept. He also invested $20 million in a group called RBG PAC, which ran ads arguing Trump would not sign a national abortion ban even though the former president nominated three of the justices who overturned a federally guaranteed right to the procedure. Musk’s donation to RBG PAC — a name that invokes the initials of former Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a champion of abortion rights — wasn’t revealed until post-election campaign filings were made public last week. Musk has said he hopes to keep America PAC funded and operating. Beyond that, he has used his X megaphone to suggest he is at least open to challenging less exuberant Trump supporters in Congress. Another key Trump campaign ally has been more aggressive online. Conservative activist Charlie Kirk, whose group Turning Point Action also worked to turn out voters for Trump, named Republican senators he wants to target. “This is not a joke, everybody. The funding is already being put together. Donors are calling like crazy. Primaries are going to be launched,” Kirk said on his podcast, singling out Sens. Joni Ernst of Iowa, Jim Risch of Idaho, Mike Rounds of South Dakota and Thom Tillis of North Carolina as potential targets. All four Republican senators’ seats are up in 2026. For now, Musk has been enjoying the glow of his latest conquest, joining Trump for high-level meetings and galas at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort home in Palm Beach, Fla. The incoming administration is seeded with Musk allies, including venture capitalist and former PayPal executive David Sacks serving as the “White House A.I. & Crypto Czar” and Jared Isaacman, a tech billionaire who bought a series of spaceflights from Musk’s SpaceX, named to lead NASA. Musk could help reinforce Trump’s agenda immediately, some GOP strategists said, by using America PAC to pressure key Republicans. Likewise, Musk could begin targeting moderate Democrats in pivotal states and districts this spring, urging them to break with their party on key issues, Republican strategist Chris Pack said. “Instead of using his influence to twist GOP arms when you have majorities in both houses, he could start going after Democrats who vote against Trump’s agenda in states where the election was a referendum for Trump,” said Pack, former communications director for the National Republican Senatorial Committee. “Otherwise, if you pressure Republicans with a primary, you can end up with a Republican who can’t win, and then a Democrat in that seat.” Associated Press writer Beaumont reported from Des Moines, Linderman from Baltimore and Mendoza from Santa Cruz, Calif. AP writer Lisa Mascaro in Washington contributed to this report.
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Six wins out of six, top of the league, and "one of the world's best keepers" returning to the starting XI - are Liverpool favourites to win the Champions League? Arne Slot's side have made a dream start in Europe this season and, winning at Girona on Tuesday night, have all but skipped the play-off round and secured a spot in the Champions League last 16. Former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand thinks Liverpool have "ridiculous" momentum and "form-wise have to be" frontrunners. Speaking to TNT Sports, Ferdinand said the Reds "have all the make-up to be very successful" but did warn things can be "very different come April". He said: "Form-wise they have to be the favourites at the moment but the trophy isn't handed out now. "They have been perfect so far." Liverpool are leading the Champions League table after six games and are four points clear at the top of the Premier League with a game in hand. It was not supposed to be this easy. In September, before the first match of the league phase, Opta gave Liverpool a 4.6% chance of winning the Champions League. Six teams were given a higher percentage, including Manchester City (24.9%) and Arsenal (6.3%). But Liverpool have since gone on a phenomenal run in the competition. Slot, tasked with replacing legendary Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp, looks right at home at Anfield. Indeed, the Dutchman is the only manager to win all of his first six Champions League matches with an English club. The former Feyenoord manager has masterminded: Understandably, the percentages have since changed. Before this week's round of fixtures, the Reds' chances of winning the tournament had shot up to 20.7%, , external making them favourites. Opta also gave them a 51.3% chance of making it to the semi-finals. On Tuesday, Liverpool were boosted return of Alisson, who Slot called "the best goalkeeper in the world" after the game. The Brazilian, who made five saves in the first half to help extend the club's run without conceding for close to nine hours, had not played since pulling his hamstring in a win at Crystal Palace on 5 October. Slot said: "We have an incredible goalkeeper. I said as a joke, maybe the players wanted to see how fit he was to give him so much work. "If you ask me about all the six games, I'm really pleased with all the results. "I'm really pleased with the five games, the way we played. I am far from pleased about the performance tonight." Stand-in stopper Caoimhin Kelleher largely impressed when he deputised, though was at fault for Newcastle's late equaliser in a 3-3 draw last Wednesday. Liverpool can also rely on forward Mohamed Salah who is propelling the Reds to victories this season. He has the joint-most goals and assists in Europe's top five leagues this season (level with Eintracht Frankfurt's Omar Marmoush with 28). The 32-year-old, whose contract expires this summer, is currently red-hot in front of goal. After scoring a penalty against Girona on Tuesday, the Egypt forward has 13 goals in 16 games in all competitions, and seven in his past six. So, with a firing forward, a returning rock at the back, and a manager making a fairytale start - are Liverpool your Champions League favourites?Musk causes uproar for backing Germany’s far-right AfD party ahead of key elections
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