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Gaetz withdraws as Trump's pick for attorney general, averting confirmation battle in the Senate WASHINGTON (AP) — Matt Gaetz has withdrawn as Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general following scrutiny over a federal sex trafficking investigation. The Florida Republican made the announcement Thursday. Gaetz’s withdrawal is a blow to Trump’s push to install steadfast loyalists in his incoming administration and the first sign that Trump could face resistance from members of his own party. Trump said in a social media post that Gaetz “did not want to be a distraction for the Administration.” Gaetz said “it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work" of the transition team. He added, “There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle.” Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Get any of our free email newsletters — news headlines, obituaries, sports, and more.Thousands of Syrians gathered in Damascus’ main square and a historic mosque for the first Muslim Friday prayers since former President Bashar Assad was overthrown , a major symbolic moment for the country’s dramatic change of power. The rebels are now working to establish security and start a political transition after seizing the capital on Sunday. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Friday, pressing ahead with efforts to unify Middle East nations in support of a peaceful political transition in Syria. It’s part of Blinken’s 12th trip to the Mideast since the Israel-Hamas war erupted last year in Gaza but his first after Assad was ousted. The U.S. is also making a renewed push for an ceasefire in Gaza, where the war has plunged more than 2 million Palestinians into a severe humanitarian crisis. Israel’s war against Hamas has killed over 44,800 Palestinians in Gaza, more than half of them women and children, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which does not say how many were combatants. The Israeli military says it has killed over 17,000 militants, without providing evidence. The October 2023 attack by Hamas in southern Israel that sparked the war killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, were killed and around 250 others were taken hostage. Some 100 hostages are still inside Gaza, at least a third of whom are believed to be dead. Here's the latest: THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Dutch court on Friday rejected a bid from human rights groups to block weapons exports to Israel and trading with the occupied territories, after finding there were sufficient checks already in place to comply with international law. The ten organizations told The Hague District Court last month that they thought the Netherlands was in violation of the 1948 Genocide Convention, drawn up following World War II, by continuing to sell weapons to Israel more than a year into the conflict in Gaza. “The government uses my own tax money, that I pay, to kill my own family. I’ve lost 18 members of my own family,” Ahmed Abofoul, a legal adviser for the pro-Palestinian organization Al-Haq, one of the groups involved in the lawsuit, told the court during a hearing in November . The court ruling said that “it is not up to the interim relief judge to order the state to reconsider government policy. That is primarily a political responsibility.” Lawyers for the government argued it wasn’t up to a judge to decide foreign policy for the Netherlands. The activist groups pointed to several emergency orders from another court, the International Court of Justice, as confirming the obligation to stop weapons sales. In January, the top U.N. court said it was plausible Palestinians were being deprived of some rights protected under the Genocide Convention. The coalition said it will review the court’s ruling and is considering an appeal. CAIRO — Israeli attacks in and around a hospital in northern Gaza wounded three medical staff overnight into Friday and caused damage to the isolated medical facility, according to its director. Dr. Hossam Abu Safiya said Israeli quadcopter drones carrying explosives deliberately targeted the emergency and reception area of Kamal Adwan Hospital, where one doctor was wounded for a third time. Abu Safiya said “relentless” drone and artillery strikes throughout the night exploded “alarmingly close” to the hospital, heavily damaging nearby buildings and destroying most of the water tanks on the hospital’s roof and blowing out doors and windows. Kamal Adwan Hospital in the town of Beit Lahiya has been hit multiple times over the past two months since Israel launched a fierce military operation against Hamas in northern Gaza. The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the strikes. “We demand international protection for the hospital and its staff,” Abu Safiya said in a statement released via the U.K.-based aid group Medical Aid for Palestinians, “as well as the entry of delegations with surgical expertise, medical supplies, and essential medications to ensure we can adequately serve the people we are treating.” Abu Safiya said there were 72 wounded patients at the hospital, one of the few medical facilities left in northern Gaza. He said he expected Israeli forces would allow a World Health Organization aid convoy to bring supplies to the hospital on Friday or Saturday, as well as a team of doctors from Indonesia. Israel has allowed almost no humanitarian or medical aid to enter the three besieged communities in northern Gaza — Beit Lahiya, Beit Hanoun and the urban Jabaliya refugee camp — and ordered tens of thousands to flee to nearby Gaza City. Israeli officials have said the three communities are mostly deserted, but the United Nations humanitarian office said Tuesday it believes around 65,000 to 75,000 people are still there, with little access to food, water, electricity or health care. Experts have warned that the north may be experiencing famine . BAGHDAD — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced stop in Iraq on Friday on his latest visit to the Middle East aimed at stabilizing the situation in Syria to prevent further regional turmoil. Blinken met in Baghdad with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani as part of the hastily arranged trip, his 12th to the region since the Israel-Hamas war erupted last year but his first since the weekend ouster of Syrian strongman Bashar Assad. Blinken has already been to Jordan and Turkey on his current tour and will return to Jordan for urgent meetings on Saturday with Arab foreign ministers to try to unify support for an inclusive post-Assad transition that does not allow the Islamic State group to take advantage of the political vacuum in Syria and secures suspected chemical weapons stocks. In Baghdad, Blinken “will underscore U.S. commitment to the U.S.-Iraq strategic partnership and to Iraq’s security, stability, and sovereignty,” the State Department said. “He will also discuss regional security opportunities and challenges, as well as enduring U.S. support for engagement with all communities in Syria to establish an inclusive transition,” it said in a statement. His trip comes as the Biden administration winds down with just over a month left before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Trump has been highly critical of Biden’s approach to the Middle East and skeptical of the U.S. military presence in both Iraq and Syria. The U.S. and Iraq agreed in September to wrap up U.S.-led military operations against the Islamic State in Iraq next year, although Assad’s ouster and the potential for the group taking advantage of a political vacuum in Syria could complicate the timing of the withdrawal, according to American officials. DAMASCUS — The kingdom of Bahrain sent a message Friday to Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of the insurgency that toppled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. It said Bahrain is “fully prepared to consult with you continuously and to provide support in regional and international organizations to achieve what is in the interest of the brotherly Syrian people.” It added, “We look forward to Syria regaining its authentic role in the Arab League.” Bahrain is the current head of the Arab summit. Syria was readmitted to the Arab League last year after 12 years of ostracization. It is still unclear how the international community will deal officially with the new interim government in Syria. JERUSALEM - Israel’s defense minister told troops to prepare to remain through the winter months on the peak of Mount Hermon, Syria’s highest point, located in a swath of southern Syria that Israeli troops moved into after the fall of Damascus to insurgents. The comments by Defense Minister Israel Katz signaled that the military will extend its occupation of the zone along the border, which Israel says it seized to create a buffer zone. In a statement Friday, Katz said that holding the peak was of major importance for Israel’s security and that it would be necessary to build facilities there to sustain troops through the winter. The summit of Mount Hermon, the highest peak on the eastern Mediterranean coast at 2,814 meters (9,232 feet), gives a commanding view over the plains of southern Syria. It also positions Israeli troops about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the center of Damascus. The mount is divided between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Lebanon and Syria. Only the United States recognizes Israel’s control of the Golan Heights. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israeli troops would remain in the zone until another force across the border in Syria could guarantee security. Israeli troops moved into the zone -– set as a demilitarized area inside Syrian territory under truce deals that ended the 1973 Mideast war -- after the regime of Bashar al-Assad fell last weekend. ANKARA, Turkey -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday there was “broad agreement” between Turkey and the United States on what they would like to see in Syria following the ouster of President Bashar Assad. “There’s broad agreement on what we would like to see going forward, starting with the interim government in Syria, one that is inclusive and non-sectarian and one that protects the rights of minorities and women” and does not “pose any kind of threat to any of Syria’s neighbors,” Blinken said in joint statements with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. The insurgent groups that toppled Assad in Syria have not made clear their policy or stance on Israel, whose military in recent days has bombed sites all over the country, saying it is trying to prevent weapons from falling into extremist hands. Blinken also said it was crucial to keep the Islamic State group under control. “We also discussed the imperative of continuing the efforts to keep ISIS down. Our countries worked very hard and gave a lot over many years to ensure the elimination of the territorial caliphate of ISIS to ensure that that threat doesn’t rear its head again,” Blinken said. The Turkish foreign minister said the two discussed ways of establishing prosperity in Syria and ending terrorism in the country. “Our priority is establishing stability in Syria as soon as possible, preventing terrorism from gaining ground, and ensuring that IS and the PKK aren’t dominant,” Fidan said, in a reference to the banned Kurdistan Workers Party. Blinken said: “We’re very focused on Syria, very focused on the opportunity that now is before us and before the Syrian people to move from out from under the shackles of Bashar al-Assad to a different and better future for the Syrian people, one that the Syrian people decide for themselves.” Blinken and Fidan said they had also discussed a ceasefire for Gaza. “We’ve seen in the last couple of weeks more encouraging signs that (a ceasefire) is possible,” Blinken said. Blinken, who is making his 12th trip to the Mideast since the Israel-Hamas war erupted last year but first since the weekend ouster of Assad, met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan late Thursday. The outgoing Biden administration is particularly concerned that a power vacuum in Syria could exacerbate already heightened tensions in the region, which is already wracked by multiple conflicts, and create conditions for the Islamic State group to regain territory and influence. Later Friday, Blinken is to return to Jordan for meetings on Saturday with Arab foreign ministers and senior officials from the European Union, the Arab League and the United Nations. ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey has appointed a temporary charge d’affaires to reopen its embassy in Syria, Turkey’s state-run news agency reported. The Turkish Embassy in Damascus had suspended operations in 2012 due to the escalating security problems during the Syrian civil war and embassy staff and their families were recalled to Turkey. The Anadolu Agency said late Thursday that Turkey appointed Burhan Koroglu, its ambassador in Mauritania, to the post. UNITED NATIONS- – Two U.N. aid convoys were violently attacked in Gaza, making it virtually impossible for humanitarian agencies to operate without putting staff and civilians at risk, the U.N. food agency says. On Wednesday, a 70-truck convoy from Kerem Shalom was waiting for personnel to safeguard the food and other aid destined for central Gaza when there were reported attacks by Israeli forces in the nearby humanitarian zone, the U.N. World Food Program said Thursday. More than 50 people are now estimated to have died in the attacks, including civilians and local security personnel who had been expected to ensure the convoy’s safety, WFP said. The Rome-based agency said the convoy was forced to proceed from Kerem Shalom to central Gaza without any security arrangements, using the Philadelphi corridor, an Israeli-controlled route that had been recently approved and successfully utilized twice. On the way, WFP said, conflict and insecurity led to a loss of communication with the convoy for more than 12 hours. ”Eventually, the trucks were found but all food and aid supplies were looted,” the U.N. agency said. In a second incident, Israeli soldiers approached a WFP convoy moving out of the Kissufim crossing into central Gaza, fired warning shots, conducted extensive security checks, and temporarily detained drivers and staff, the agency said. “As the trucks were delayed, four out of the five trucks were lost to violent armed looting,” WFP said. UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations chief has a message for Israel: Stop the attacks on Syria. Secretary-General António Guterres is particularly concerned about several hundred Israeli airstrikes on several Syrian locations and stresses “the urgent need to de-escalate violence on all fronts throughout the country," U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters Thursday. The Israeli military said Tuesday it carried out more than 350 strikes in Syria over the previous 48 hours, hitting “most of the strategic weapons stockpiles” in the country to stop them from falling into the hands of extremists. Israel also acknowledged pushing into a buffer zone inside Syria following last week’s overthrow of President Bashar Assad. The buffer zone was established after Israel seized the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1973 war. Dujarric said Guterres condemns all actions violating the 1974 ceasefire agreement between the two countries that remain in force. And the U.N. chief calls on the parties to uphold the agreement and end “all unauthorized presence in the area of separation” and refrain from any action undermining the ceasefire and stability in the Golan Heights, the spokesman said.ace ventura pet detective call of the wild 。

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MLS Cup Playoffs Conference Finals Preview: Predictions and Betting Odds For Every MatchupThey were comparing Arne Slot to Bob Paisley when he replaced a Kop managerial legend. If Liverpool continue on their current path, it will be Joe Fagan and Sir Kenny Dalglish whose names will be casually dropped alongside that of their Dutch coach. Unlike Bill Shankly and Jurgen Klopp, Fagan and Dalglish were English champions at the end of their first season as Liverpool’s manager. Slot will be the first to remind the world that he is not yet halfway to his target but his side is going to take some stopping and for the first time this season the Kop was singing about winning the league. They recovered from an early scare against Leicester City to stamp their authority on a league table which throws the gauntlet at the feet of Mikel Arteta and Enzo Maresca. Surely only they can stop Liverpool now given the curious absence of Manchester City from this year’s title race, the champions now an extraordinary 14 points adrift having played a game more. Jordan Ayew gave hope to the relegation threatened Leicester fans – and those praying for a Liverpool slip – with a sixth minute opening goal. But once Cody Gakpo fired in the equaliser just before half-time, the full Liverpool recovery was inevitable as Curtis Jones and the customary Mohamed Salah goal secured victory. Those packed inside Anfield have seen this show before. One could be forgiven for thinking Liverpool giving themselves a few problems to solve is scripted, so often does it happen. The Premier League's top scorer does it again! MO SALAH 🎯👑 — Amazon Prime Video Sport (@primevideosport) Liverpool are also partial to a bit of fox-hunting on December 26. The last time Liverpool played Leicester City on Boxing Day was in the middle of their dash to the 2020 Premier League. Jurgen Klopp considered it a statement performance, reflected upon as the day he knew he would told the championship crown. Only a pandemic got in his club’s way that year. This time, the Kop supporters were bouncing into Anfield with another bout of title fever. Chelsea’s defeat to Fulham hours earlier was bound to increase the volume and intensity levels as the leaders embarked on their bid to consolidate a healthy lead. Leicester were supposed to be fodder. The strange results across this Premier League season ought to have taught the complacent that nothing is taken for granted Ruud van Nistelrooy was a title rival of Slot during their Eredivisie days so it was no surprise he arrived on Merseyside with a gameplan to try to put the brakes on the juggernaut. The hazy conditions offered an assist, too. It is not easy to go 100 mph in thick fog. Van Nistelrooy demonstrated his ruthless and pragmatic side to make it more complicated. Ex-Liverpool keeper Danny Ward did not even make the bench after being made scapegoat for the 3-0 defeat to Wolves last weekend. That brought in Pole Jakub Stolarczyk for his Premier League debut. Within a minute, he must have considered it a mixed blessing, his double save to deny Salah and Jones readying him for a busy evening. What followed was the completion of Leicester’s transformation from a side following the Pep Guardiola template under Enzo Maresca to one intent of replicating the darker arts of Jose Mourinho. This was an attempt at ‘parking the bus’ at its most extreme, Conor Coady and Jannik Vestergaard leading the retreat into the six yard box and urging midfielders to prevent Alexander-Arnold the time and space to deliver perfect crosses. And yet there was an attacking method too, even if the sixth minute opening goal stunned the visiting supporters as much as those tuning in. Bilal El Khannouss sent Stephy Mavididi down Liverpool’s right and with his back to goal, Ayew turned and beat Alisson. FOX IN THE BOX! Jordan Ayew's 50th goal in English club football has LEADING at Anfield! 😮 — Amazon Prime Video Sport (@primevideosport) “We’re winning away,” was the chant from the away end, underlining their state of disbelief. Liverpool’s unhealthy habit of starting slowly had continued, even if this remained the rarest of counter-attacks as the momentum shifted towards Stolarczyk for the rest of the half. Leicester’s defending was a curious combination of the choreographed, courageous and yet slightly unconvincing as ricochets and deflections dropped in their favour. Andy Robertson headed against the post and Salah struck the crossbar with a clipped effort, at which stage it felt a matter of time before the equaliser followed. In first half injury-time, Gakpo completed his signature move, cutting in from the left to pick out the top corner with his right foot. The slow-mo of Cody Gakpo's strike... 😍 — Amazon Prime Video Sport (@primevideosport) Leicester were relieved there was no time for the hosts to build on their momentum before the break. Slot’s side - just like Klopp’s – are specialists in blitzes. They would have to start again in the second half, with their Dutch coach’s knack of identifying tactical problems to ensure his side improved on show again. So Leicester’s half-time reprieve was brief. Four minutes into the second half, Jones tapped in Alexis Mac Allister’s cross and a semblance of order appeared to be restored. For the first time in the game, are ahead! The league leaders are in front thanks to Curtis Jones' first-time effort 🔴🙌 — Amazon Prime Video Sport (@primevideosport) The familiarity extended to VAR taking an age to determine the legitimacy of ‘goals’ - Jones was grateful to get the green light for his, but Gakpo was denied his second after a deliberation which at one stage looked like it would welcome in the new year. Liverpool knew a third would end Leicester’s resistance. Nunez was close just as Stolarcyzk kept rewarding his manager’s faith. Van Nistelrooy also hoped that the pace of Paton Daka would cause panic in the home defence. The striker, recalled for the ill Jamie Vardy, miskicked in front of Alisson when an equaliser beckoned. In Slot’s favour was the strongest substitutes bench since his arrival, with more of his senior stars back to full fitness. It felt like a matter of time before Jota received the call and he was summoned with Dominik Szoboszlai to get Liverpool over the line. It was a tribute to Leicester’s performance that the game was still in the balance as Jones and Nunez were replaced, but as Salah swept in the third Van Nistelrooy’s dreams of the shock result of the season seemed a distant memory. 10:12 PM GMT Mo Salah’s reaction It’s a good result. They were very good and made it quite hard for us in the first half especially. [Cody Gakpo] scored a great goal just before half-time which gave us the confidence to win the game. [On scoring his 100th home goal in the Premier League, 98 for Liverpool and two for Chelsea] It’s something I’m very proud of. I’ll keep working hard and hopefully I can go a bit further. [On his form] The most important thing for me is the team. Hopefully we can win the Premier League and I can have a big impact; that’s great for me. We need to stay humble. Hopefully we don’t get too many injuries and we can win it. I really want to win the Premier League this year. 10:08 PM GMT The top of the Premier League table P17 Pts 42 P18 Pts 35 P18 Pts 34 P17 Pts 33 P18 Pts 29 09:58 PM GMT FT: Liverpool 3 Leicester 1 Liverpool move seven points clear at the top, and nine ahead of their main challengers Arsenal, with an impressive comeback at Anfield. Jordan Ayew’s early goal made the first half a bit of a struggle for Liverpool, but they held their nerve and were rewarded with goals either side of half-time from Cody Gakpo and Curtis Jones. Mo Salah finished things off with his obligatory goal. 09:54 PM GMT 90+5 min: Liverpool 3 Leicester 1 Caleb Okoli on for Conor Coady. 09:53 PM GMT 90+4 min: Liverpool 3 Leicester 1 The third goal has allowed Liverpool to relax and pass te ball around with a bit of a swagger. In hindsight, Leicester did well to keep the game alive for as long as they did. 🎯 — Liverpool FC (@LFC) 09:50 PM GMT 90+2 min: Liverpool 3 Leicester 1 Alexis Mac Allister gives way to Harvey Elliott. 09:49 PM GMT 90+1 min: Liverpool 3 Leicester 1 All those VAR checks mean there will be . 09:46 PM GMT 87 min: Liverpool 3 Leicester 1 Liverpool bring on Wataru Endo and Kostas Tsimikas for Ryan Gravenberch and Andy Robertson. Leicester replace Stephy Mavididi with Bobby De Cordova-Reid. 09:42 PM GMT Goal! That’ll do. Mo Salah cuts inside from the right, uses Kristiansen as a screen and guides a lovely curling shot into the far corner. That’s such a classy goal, one that puts Liverpool seven points clear at the top of the Premier League. 09:39 PM GMT 80 min: Liverpool 2 Leicester 1 The substitute Szoboszlai is booked, which means he’ll miss the trip to West Ham on Sunday. 09:38 PM GMT 79 min: Liverpool 2 Leicester 1 Salah is put through on the right side of the area and pokes a shot too close to Stolarczyk, who holds on. In the circumstances he’s had a really impressive Premier League debut. 09:36 PM GMT 78 min: Liverpool 2 Leicester 1 Diogo Jota and Dominik Szoboszlai replace Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones. 09:36 PM GMT 76 min: Liverpool 2 Leicester 1 Aside from that one moment when Daka should have equalised, Liverpool have controlled the second half superbly. I can barely remember Leicester crossing the halfway line. 09:31 PM GMT 72 min: Liverpool 2 Leicester 1 A deep cross from the left was volleyed back across goal by Salah towards the offside Nunez. I’m not sure whether he touched the ball, but he moved towards it so that’s enough for him to be considered active. It was then half cleared to Gakpo, who rammed it into the net. – 68' The referee's call of no goal was checked and confirmed by the VAR as Nunez was in an offside position in the build-up. — Premier League Match Centre (@PLMatchCentre) 09:27 PM GMT 68 min: Liverpool 2 Leicester 1 Gakpo smashes a loose ball through a defender on the line, but the offside flag goes up against Salah in the build-up. This is pretty close - I think it might be onside. 09:26 PM GMT 67 min: Liverpool 2 Leicester 1 Robertson’s fierce cross is palmed away by Stolarczyk with Nunez waiting behind him for some hot open-goal action. Liverpool are well on top, though that Daka chance is a reminder that the game isn’t won yet. 09:23 PM GMT 64 min: Liverpool 2 Leicester 1 Oliver Skipp and Facundo Buonanotte replace Harry Winks and Bilal El Khannouss. 09:22 PM GMT 62 min: Liverpool 2 Leicester 1 A lovely counter-attack from Liverpool. Robertson pings a long pass out to Salah on the right. He feeds it into the area for Nunez, whose fierce first-time shot is well saved at the near post by Stolarczyk. 09:20 PM GMT 61 min: Liverpool 2 Leicester 1 Out of nothing, Leicester create a terrific opportunity to equalise. Mavididi collected a crossfield pass on the left and crossed early towards Daka, who made a good run to lose his man but then miskicked horribly eight yards from goal. 09:17 PM GMT 58 min: Liverpool 2 Leicester 1 The surging Gakpo is brazenly taken out by Vestergaard, who accepts his booking without complaint. Robertson was also booked, possibly for asking for a yellow card. 09:14 PM GMT 55 min: Liverpool 2 Leicester 1 Even at 2-1 it feels like a long way back for Leicester, who aren’t carrying the same threat on the counter-attack that they did for much of the first half. 09:11 PM GMT 52 min: Liverpool 2 Leicester 1 It took a while to check the various phases of play but the goal stands. Jones took it well, adjusting his feet in a split-second to cushion a volley past Stolarczyk. 09:09 PM GMT Goal! Bang bang! Liverpool have scored either side of half-time to take the lead. Leicester couldn’t get out following the corner and were eventually made to pay. Salah played in the overlapping Mac Allister, whose fast cross was finished deftly from close range by Jones. There’s a for offside. 09:07 PM GMT 49 min: Liverpool 1 Leicester 1 A half-cleared corner is met by Alexander-Arnold, whose left-footed drive deflects behind for another corner. Robertson takes, it’s headed clear. 09:05 PM GMT 46 min: Liverpool 1 Leicester 1 Back under way at Anfield. 09:04 PM GMT Time for DJ? Leicester will take a small consolation the equaliser was on the stroke of half-time because they’d have been hanging on to get in level. Not for the first time this season, Slot will be looking for tactical tweaks at half-time. One suspects two answers to his problems breaking down Leicester’s defence will be Diaz and Jota. 08:49 PM GMT HT: Liverpool 1 Leicester 1 Lively stuff at Anfield. Jordan Ayew poked the bear by giving Leicester an early lead, and they almost made it to half-time unscathed. Almost: Cody Gakpo curled a superb equaliser in added time, and you’d expect Liverpool to do the necessary from here. 08:47 PM GMT Goal! Cody Gakpo equalises with a beauty. He cut inside from the left, moved away from Justin and whipped a spectacular curling shot into the far corner. Stolarczyk had no chance. 08:46 PM GMT 45 min: Liverpool 0 Leicester 1 Liverpool almost equalise on the break. The first attack was thwarted but Alexander-Arnold reversed a clever pass to Salah on the right side of the area. He took a touch and hit a trademark curler across goal that beat Stolarczyk and clattered off the bar. 08:45 PM GMT 44 min: Liverpool 0 Leicester 1 Robertson’s overhit free-kick goes straight out of play. Liverpool haven’t been great in the last six or seven minutes. 08:42 PM GMT 40 min: Liverpool 0 Leicester 1 For once, Alexander-Arnold’s right foot lets him down when he smashes a long-range shot towards air traffic control. 08:37 PM GMT 37 min: Liverpool 0 Leicester 1 Gomez trips Daka and is booked, although he’s not impressed with either the free-kick or the yellow card. 08:37 PM GMT 36 min: Liverpool 0 Leicester 1 Jones’ deep cross is headed dangerously back across goal by Nunez and volleyed away by the off balance El Khannouss. Excellent defending. But it does feel like a goal is coming. 08:32 PM GMT 32 min: Liverpool 0 Leicester 1 Gakpo clips another dangerous cross towards Salah beyond the far post. The angle is very tight and Salah can’t control a flicked volley with the outside of his left foot; it flies back across goal and is eventually put behind for a corner. 08:31 PM GMT 30 min: Liverpool 0 Leicester 1 It’s so far, so good for van Nistelrooy’s strategy here... but the Leicester players still look like they’re learning on the job when it comes to a rearguard action. The pressure is intensifying. 08:30 PM GMT 28 min: Liverpool 0 Leicester 1 This is Liverpool’s best spell of the game, so Leicester will be grateful for a break in play when Daka is caught by Van Dijk. I didn’t realise, by the way, that Ayew’s shot took a slight but important deflection off Van Dijk before beating Alisson. It’s still Ayew’s goal as the original shot was on target. 08:26 PM GMT 25 min: Liverpool 0 Leicester 1 Alexander-Arnold’s corner from the left is cleared back out to him. He clips a cross towards Robertson’s, whose looping header across goal hits the inside of the post and is smuggled away by Stolarczyk. 08:25 PM GMT 24 min: LIverpool 0 Leicester 1 Salah pokes a right-foot shot from the edge of the area that deflects off Kristiansen and loops onto the roof of the net. Stolarczyk looked nervously over his shoulder as the ball dropped towards goal. 08:24 PM GMT 23 min: Liverpool 0 Leicester 1 Robertson curls a stunning pass over the top to Gakpo, who controls it well on the stretch but then gets in a tangle and misses his attempted shot. Actually, replays show Gakpo was offside so it wouldn’t have counted anyway. Moments later he wallops not far over the top from the edge of the area. 08:21 PM GMT 21 min: Liverpool 0 Leicester 1 A real chance for Leicester on the break. Mavididi has a relatively simple through pass to Daka but overhits it fractionally and the ball runs through to Alisson. 08:20 PM GMT 19 min: Liverpool 0 Leicester 1 The fog is getting worse again, so much so that at times it’s hard to make out what’s going on. Leicester are definitely 1-0 up, though, and playing pretty well. 08:16 PM GMT 16 min: Liverpool 0 Leicester 1 Liverpool try something funky at a corner, with nobody in the six-yard box and five players beyond the far post. They all surge into the six-yard box as Alexander-Arnold prepares to take the kick, but nothing comes of it on this occasion. 08:14 PM GMT 13 min: Liverpool 0 Leicester 1 Robertson’s cross is headed across goal and wide by Nunez, who wasn’t able to get over the ball. 08:11 PM GMT 11 min: Liverpool 0 Leicester 1 Leicester started off deeper than a Friedrich Nietzsche philosophy lecture. On first impression their defenders did not look entirely comfortable after escaping the early Salah chance. But Jordan Ayew’s goal will give them plenty to fight for now. Liverpool continue to start slowly at Anfield for some reason. 08:10 PM GMT 10 min: Liverpool 0 Leicester 1 James Justin is first to Ayew’s corner but his flicked header is blocked. In fact replays show it hit the outstretched hand of Gakpo, but he was barely a yard away from Justin so there’s no suggestion of a penalty. 08:06 PM GMT Goal! Erm, that wasn’t in the script. Mavididi breaks down the left and drags a low cross towards Ayew at the near post. He resists the challenge of Robertson, turns on a sixpence and reverses a precise shot past Alisson. Blimey. 08:06 PM GMT 4 min: Liverpool 0 Leicester 0 They’ve tested him now. Gakpo’s deep, driven cross is volleyed towards goal by Salah and blocked at the near post by Stolarczyk. The ball runs loose to Jones, who has it taken off his toes by the scrambling Stolarczyk. He’ll feel a whole lot beter after that. 08:03 PM GMT 2 min: Liverpool 0 Leicester 0 The fog has cleared slightly, according to the Amazon commentator Jon Champion, though it is still pretty heavy. Liverpool have started on the front foot, as you’d expect, though they’re yet to test Leicester’s debutant goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk. 08:01 PM GMT 1 min: Liverpool 0 Leicester 0 Liverpool kick off from left to right as we watch. 07:51 PM GMT Ten minutes to kick off Let’s have a quick reminder of the teams. Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch; Jones, Mac Allister; Salah, Nunez, Gakpo. Subs: Kelleher, Endo, Diaz, Szoboszlai, Chiesa, Elliott, Jota, Tsimikas, Quansah. Stolarczyk; Justin, Coady, Vestergaard, Kristiansen; Winks, Soumare; Ayew, El Khannous, Mavididi; Daka. Subs: Iversen, Okoli, De Cordova-Reid, Choudhury, Skipp, Edouard, Thomas, Alves, Buonanotte. Darren Bond (Lancashire) 07:50 PM GMT A big night for Liverpool’s agent of chaos 🇺🇾💫 — Liverpool FC (@LFC) 07:41 PM GMT No Anfield return for Danny Ward In a different era - and if his profile was worthy of it - Leicester keeper Danny Ward’s face would be in every newspaper alongside the brutal headline: AXED. Ex-Liverpool keeper Ward does not even make the bench after being made the scapegoat for the 3-0 defeat to Wolves last weekend. Ruud van Nistelrooy is showing his ruthless side. Leicester hoped the relegation fight would be transformed by a new manager bounce. It has, but unfortunately for them it looks like Wolves’ Vitor Pereira is having more impact than their new Dutch appointment. Leicester arrive at Anfield under severe pressure given Wolves win over Manchester United, the bottom three giving the impression the most recently promoted clubs are going back where they came from for a second successive season. Unless United get dragged into the relegation fight, of course... 07:39 PM GMT Liverpool aim to go seven points clear Playing after your rival can sometimes feel like a disadvantage in the title race... but not when your closest challengers lose at home. The enthusiasm for this evening’s match in Anfield’s hostelries will have become greater after Chelsea’s late collapse to Fulham. Liverpool have an opportunity to extend their lead to seven points with a game in hand. Worryingly for everyone else, Arne Slot’s squad is stronger now than at any point this season, his bench this evening full of first-teamers. 07:29 PM GMT No danger of postponement despite heavy fog Such is the heavy fog at Anfield, Liverpool issued a statement earlier today reassuring spectators (and presumably Prime TV subscribers) the game was in no danger of postponement. It remains hazy, however, putting older supporters in mind of a famous Anfield match in the 1978 Super Cup Final against Anderlecht. Liverpool were victorious but visibility did not stretch from one goal to the other, prompting the Kop to sing, ‘What’s the score?’ to the opposite side of the stadium. The mist does not look so bad this evening, thankfully. 07:23 PM GMT Van Nistelrooy on the challenge of facing Liverpool at Anfield It’s clear who the dominant force are in this game. I know how Arne wants to make his teams play. He’s got it right straight away. They are the dominant force also in the Champions League. The streak is remarkable. We have to be very compact, we have to be ready to know what we’re facing. We have to be ready to play, too. It will be a great task but it’s a great chance to develop in all areas in the game, and that will help us towards the finish line. 07:14 PM GMT This is not Slot’s first meeting with former PSV manager Van Nistelrooy “I was expecting you to tell the people over here that I lost once and drew once, but you made it positive saying we won the league title, which was true,” said Slot when his title win was highlighted. “Cody Gakpo was in his team, so I am happy he is in my team now when we face Ruud because Cody scored (in a 4-3 victory). “Ruud is a very nice person first of all. I met him once or twice and he did really well when he was at PSV because PSV for the last one-and-a-half years they have been on top of the league table. “But if you look at the second half of Ruud’s season, they didn’t even lose any more at all. “After he left they started buying a few more players than they did when he was working there but he still showed he can compete for the title. “He did well at United as well and I am looking forward to seeing him, especially if we win.” 06:56 PM GMT Leicester team and subs: Coady starts at Anfield, no Vardy in squad Our Anfield XI 🖇️ — Leicester City (@LCFC) 06:55 PM GMT Liverpool team and subs: Jones preferred to Szoboszlai in midfield How we line up to face Leicester City 👊🔴 — Liverpool FC (@LFC) 04:37 PM GMT Think the title is Liverpool’s to lose? Think again... Liverpool’s coach has not just answered every question put to him since replacing Klopp, he has delivered impressive responses worthy of a PhD graduate. There is no reason to assume the Dutch coach will change his demeanour or approach when the pressure cranks up. He has also been in this situation before as a title winner with Feyenoord. Nevertheless, leading a club of Liverpool’s stature in the final weeks of a title race when excitement reaches fever pitch and hysteria kicks in as the finishing line comes into view will be a different experience. Klopp never had the chance to win the league in front of a full Anfield. Barring a series of unfortunate events – mainly injuries – Liverpool are sure to be in contention for the rest of this season. How the players and their coach handle the expectation of being title favourites will help determine if the Christmas No 1 is still top in May. 04:34 PM GMT Good evening Hello and welcome to Telegraph Sport’s live, minute-by-minute coverage of Liverpool v Leicester at Anfield. Fans of title-challenging teams love a precedent, and Liverpool have a belter to call on: on Boxing Day 2019, they smashed a very good Leicester side 4-0 at the King Power Stadium to move closer to a first league title since 1990. They are odds-on favourites to win their 20th title after an increasingly spectacular start under Arne Slot. Their most recent performance, the 6-3 win at Spurs on Sunday, was their best yet, and a win tonight would move them xx points clear with a game in hand. Slot will again come up against Ruud van Nistelrooy, who was PSV Eindhoven manager when Slot’s Feyenoord won the Eredivisie title in 2022-23. “I was expecting you to tell the people over here that I lost once and drew once, but you made it positive saying we won the league title, which was true,” said Slot. “Cody Gakpo was in his team, so I am happy he is in my team now when we face Ruud because Cody scored. “Ruud is a very nice person first of all. I met him once or twice and he did really well when he was at PSV because PSV for the last one-and-a-half years they have been on top of the league table. But if you look at the second half of Ruud’s season, they didn’t even lose any more at all. “After he left they started buying a few more players than they did when he was working there but he still showed he can compete for the title. He did well at United as well and I am looking forward to seeing him, especially if we win.” On current form, you’d be a maverick to bet against it. 8pm. The highlights from a special Boxing Day win in 2019 🎬🔴 — Liverpool FC (@LFC)

“When I’m not wearing those, I go to my closet and I don’t know what to wear. I’m kind of like not myself,” he said before pulling up his hoodie for emphasis to reveal the gray shirt he had on underneath. “So I was telling some of the guys this morning, ‘It’s good to be back.’” Though there remain challenges ahead, these are upbeat times in Buffalo . The Bills (9-2) are off to their best start since 1992. They remain in contention for the AFC’s top seed by entering their break following a 30-21 win over Kansas City (10-1). And Buffalo is in position to clinch its fifth straight AFC East title as early as Sunday. To do so, the Bills would need Miami to lose to Green Bay on Thursday night, and Buffalo to win its game over San Francisco (5-6) on Sunday night. Buffalo has won six straight since back-to-back losses at Baltimore and Houston, and scored 30 or more points in each of its past five outings. Refreshed as McDermott sounded and appeared, it didn’t take long for him to revert to his game-at-a-time script when assessing what’s on the line this weekend. “We’re mostly focused on our level of play this week against a good football team,” he said. McDermott shed little light on the status of Buffalo’s lengthy list of injured players. There’s no timetable yet on Matt Milano being activated off injured reserve, even though the starting linebacker practiced fully for the first time since tearing his left biceps during a training camp practice in mid-August. Milano has actually missed nearly 14 months since sustaining a season-ending injury to his right leg in Week 5 last season. Milano revealed little during a brief interview following practice. “I feel all right. Getting back into it with the team,” said Milano, who no longer wore a red non-contact jersey in practice. Meantime, rookie receiver Keon Coleman, who has missed two games with a right wrist injury, and starting right tackle Spencer Brown, who missed one game with an ankle injury, were limited in practice. Tight end Dalton Kincaid (knee) was Buffalo's only player not practicing. The Bills also opened the three-week window for backup rookie defensive tackle DeWayne Carter (wrist) and backup offensive lineman Tylan Grable (groin) to return. McDermott has another positive going for him revolving around the bye week. The Bills are 8-0 coming out of their break since McDermott took over as coach in 2017. “I don’t really have the, hey, this is exactly what we do formula,” McDermott said on whether he’s changed his bye week approach. “It’s more of us really just getting back to what we do, getting back to basics.” AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl

SAN RAMON, Calif., Dec. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CooperCompanies (Nasdaq: COO), a leading global medical device company, today announced financial results for its fiscal fourth quarter and full year ended October 31, 2024. Fourth quarter 2024 revenue of $1,018.4 million, up 10%, or up 7% organically. Fiscal year 2024 revenue of $3.9 billion, up 8%, or up 8% organically. Fourth quarter 2024 GAAP diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.58, up 38%. Fiscal 2024 GAAP diluted EPS of $1.96, up 33%. Fourth quarter 2024 non-GAAP diluted EPS of $1.04, up 19%. Fiscal 2024 non-GAAP diluted EPS of $3.69, up 15%. See "Reconciliation of Selected GAAP Results to Non-GAAP Results" below. Commenting on the results, Al White, Cooper's President and CEO said, "Fiscal 2024 was a great year for Cooper having achieved record consolidated revenues, including record CooperVision revenues, record CooperSurgical revenues and record non-GAAP EPS. We look forward to continued success in fiscal 2025 and thank all of our employees for driving these results." Fourth Quarter Operating Results Revenue of $1,018.4 million, up 10% from last year’s fourth quarter, up 9% in constant currency, up 7% organically. Gross margin of 67% compared with 65% in last year’s fourth quarter driven by price and efficiency gains. On a non-GAAP basis, gross margin was similar to last year at 67%. Operating margin of 19% compared with 15% in last year’s fourth quarter driven by SG&A expense leverage and stronger gross margins. On a non-GAAP basis, operating margin was 26%, up from 24% last year. Interest expense of $27.0 million compared with $26.3 million in last year's fourth quarter. On a non-GAAP basis, interest expense was $25.6 million, down from $26.4 million. Cash provided by operations of $268.1 million offset by capital expenditures of $139.9 million resulted in free cash flow of $128.2 million. Fourth Quarter CooperVision (CVI) Revenue Revenue of $676.4 million, up 9% from last year’s fourth quarter, up 8% in constant currency, up 8% organically. Revenue by category: Revenue by geography: Fourth Quarter CooperSurgical (CSI) Revenue Revenue of $342.0 million, up 12% from last year's fourth quarter, up 12% in constant currency, up 5% organically. Revenue by category: Fiscal Year 2024 Operating Results Revenue of $3,895.4 million, up 8% from fiscal 2023, up 9% in constant currency, up 8% organically. CVI revenue of $2,609.4 million, up 8% from fiscal 2023, up 8% in constant currency, up 9% organically, and CSI revenue $1,286.0 million, up 10% from fiscal 2023, up 11% in constant currency, up 5% organically. Gross margin of 67% compared with 66% in fiscal 2023. Non-GAAP gross margin was 67% compared with 66% in fiscal 2023. Operating margin of 18% compared with 15% in fiscal 2023. Non-GAAP operating margin was 25% compared with 24% in fiscal 2023. Cash provided by operations of $709.3 million offset by capital expenditures of $421.2 million resulted in free cash flow of $288.1 million. Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Guidance The Company initiated its fiscal year 2025 financial guidance. Details are summarized as follows: Fiscal 2025 total revenue of $4,080 - $4,158 million (organic growth of 6% to 8%) CVI revenue of $2,733 - $2,786 million (organic growth of 6.5% to 8.5%) CSI revenue of $1,347 - $1,372 million (organic growth of 4% to 6%) Fiscal 2025 non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $3.92 - $4.02 Non-GAAP diluted earnings per share guidance excludes amortization and impairment of intangible assets, and certain income or gains and charges or expenses including acquisition and integration costs which we may incur as part of our continuing operations. With respect to the Company’s guidance expectations, the Company has not reconciled non-GAAP diluted earnings per share guidance to GAAP diluted earnings per share due to the inherent difficulty in forecasting acquisition-related, integration and restructuring charges and expenses, which are reconciling items between the non-GAAP and GAAP measures. Due to the unknown effect, timing and potential significance of such charges and expenses that impact GAAP diluted earnings per share, the Company is not able to provide such guidance. Reconciliation of Selected GAAP Results to Non-GAAP Results To supplement our financial results and guidance presented on a GAAP basis, we provide non-GAAP measures such as non-GAAP gross margin, non-GAAP operating margin, non-GAAP diluted earnings per share, as well as constant currency and organic revenue growth because we believe they are helpful for the investors to understand our consolidated operating results. Management uses supplemental non-GAAP financial measures internally to understand, manage and evaluate our business, to make operating decisions, and to plan and forecast for future periods. The non-GAAP measures exclude costs which we generally would not have otherwise incurred in the periods presented as a part of our continuing operations. We provide further details of the non-GAAP adjustments made to arrive at our non-GAAP measures in the GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliations below. Our non-GAAP financial results and guidance are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP measures and should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. To present constant currency revenue growth, current period revenue for entities reporting in currencies other than the United States dollar are converted into United States dollars at the average foreign exchange rates for the corresponding period in the prior year. To present organic revenue growth, we excluded the effect of foreign currency fluctuations and the impact of any acquisitions, divestitures and discontinuations that occurred in the comparable period. We define the non-GAAP measure of free cash flow as cash provided by operating activities less capital expenditures. We believe free cash flow is useful for investors as an additional measure of liquidity because it represents cash that is available to grow the business, make strategic acquisitions, repay debt, or buyback common stock. Management uses free cash flow internally to understand, manage, make operating decisions and evaluate our business. In addition, we use free cash flow to help plan and forecast future periods. Investors should consider non-GAAP financial measures in addition to, and not as replacements for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. EPS, amounts and percentages may not sum or recalculate due to rounding. (1) Charges include the direct effects of acquisition accounting, such as amortization of inventory fair value step-up, professional services fees, regulatory fees and changes in fair value of contingent considerations, and items related to integrating acquired businesses, such as redundant personnel costs for transitional employees, other acquired employee related costs, and integration-related professional services, manufacturing integration costs, legal entity rationalization and other integration-related activities. The acquisition and integration-related charges in fiscal 2024 were primarily related to the Cook Medical acquisition and integration expenses. The acquisition and integration-related charges in fiscal 2023 were primarily related to the Generate acquisition and integration expenses. Charges included $2.9 million and $8.4 million related to redundant personnel costs for transitional employees, $0.7 million and $4.5 million of professional services fees, $1.4 million and $1.4 million of manufacturing integration costs, $1.5 million and 1.5 million of inventory fair value step-up amortization, and $0.7 million and $4.1 million of other acquisition and integration-related activities in the three and twelve months ended October 31, 2024, respectively. The twelve months ended October 31, 2024 also included $0.7 million regulatory fees. Charges included $7.5 million and $21.9 million related to redundant personnel costs for transitional employees, $6.5 million and $16.2 million of professional services fees, $2.9 million and $6.5 million of manufacturing integration costs, $3.1 million and $5.0 million of legal entity rationalization costs, $0.9 million and $2.7 million regulatory fees, and $0.6 million and $5.0 million in other acquisition and integration-related activities, in the three and twelve months ended October 31, 2023, respectively. (2) Charges include costs related to product line exits such as inventory write-offs, site closure costs, contract termination costs and specifically-identified long-lived asset write-offs. Charges included $2.3 million of write-offs of long-lived assets and $1.7 million of other costs related to product line exits in the twelve months October 31, 2024. No charge related to product line exits was incurred in the three months ended October 31, 2024. Charges included $3.4 million and $7.9 million of site closure costs related to the exit of the lens care business, $0.4 million and $1.1 million of other costs related to product line exits in the three and twelve months ended October 31, 2023, respectively. The fourth quarter of fiscal 2023 also included $9.8 million of intangible assets impairment charge associated with the discontinuation of certain products. (3) Charges represent incremental costs of complying with the new European Union (E.U.) medical device regulations for previously registered products and primarily include charges for contractors supporting the project and other direct third-party expenses. We consider these costs to be limited to a specific time period. (4) Charges represent the costs associated with initiatives to increase efficiencies across the organization and optimize our overall cost structure, including changes to our IT infrastructure and operations, employee severance costs, legal entity and other business reorganizations, write-offs or impairments of certain long-lived assets associated with the business optimization activities. Charges included $1.5 million and $10.6 million of employee severance costs, $1.0 million and $4.1 million related to changes to our IT infrastructure and operation, and $0.4 million and $2.9 million of legal entity and other business reorganizations costs, in the three and twelve months ended October 31, 2024, respectively. The twelve months ended October 31, 2024 also included $0.7 million of other optimization costs. Charges included $1.4 million and $11.3 million of employee severance costs, $1.4 million and $1.9 million of legal entity and other business reorganizations costs, and $0.3 million and $5.9 million related to changes to our IT infrastructure and operations, partially offset by $0.2 million and $0.4 million of other items in the three and twelve months ended October 31, 2023, respectively. (5) Amount represents an accrual for probable payment of a termination fee in connection with an asset purchase agreement in the second quarter of 2023, which was paid in August 2023. (6) Amount represents the release the contingent consideration liability associated with SightGlass Vision's regulatory approval milestone in the first quarter of 2023. (7) Charges include certain business disruptions from natural causes, litigation matters and other items that are not part of ordinary operations. The adjustments to arrive at non-GAAP net income also include gains and losses on minority interest investments and accretion of interest attributable to acquisition installment payables. Charges included $1.5 million and $5.9 million of gains and losses on minority interest investments, $1.4 million and $5.5 million of accretion of interest attributable to acquisition installments payable, $0.6 million and $1.5 million related to legal matters in the three and twelve months ended October 31, 2024, respectively. Charges included $1.6 million and $6.3 million of gains and losses on minority interest investments, and $1.3 million and $4.6 million related to legal matters in the three and twelve months ended October 31, 2023, respectively. The twelve months ended October 31, 2023 also included $1.1 million of other items. (8) In fiscal 2021, the Company transferred its CooperVision intellectual property and goodwill to its UK subsidiary. As a result, we recorded a deferred tax asset equal to approximately $2.0 billion as a one-time tax benefit in accordance with U.S. GAAP in fiscal 2021 as subsequently adjusted for changes in UK tax law. The non-GAAP adjustments reflect the ongoing net deferred tax benefit from tax amortization each period under UK tax law. Audio Webcast and Conference Call The Company will host an audio webcast today for the public, investors, analysts and news media to discuss its fourth quarter results and current corporate developments. The audio webcast will be broadcast live on CooperCompanies' website, www.investor.coopercos.com , at approximately 5:00 PM ET. It will also be available for replay on CooperCompanies' website, www.investor.coopercos.com . Alternatively, you can dial in to the conference call at 800-715-9871; conference ID 2026064. About CooperCompanies CooperCompanies (Nasdaq: COO) is a leading global medical device company focused on improving lives one person at a time. The Company operates through two business units, CooperVision and CooperSurgical. CooperVision is a trusted leader in the contact lens industry, improving the vision of millions of people every day. CooperSurgical is a leading fertility and women's health company dedicated to assisting women, babies and families at the healthcare moments that matter most. Headquartered in San Ramon, CA, CooperCompanies ("Cooper") has a workforce of more than 16,000 with products sold in over 130 countries. For more information, please visit www.coopercos.com . Forward-Looking Statements This earnings release contains "forward-looking statements" as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements relating to guidance, plans, prospects, goals, strategies, future actions, events or performance and other statements of which are other than statements of historical fact, including our fiscal year 2025 financial guidance are forward looking. In addition, all statements regarding anticipated growth in our revenues, anticipated effects of any product recalls, anticipated market conditions, planned product launches, restructuring or business transition expectations, regulatory plans, and expected results of operations and integration of any acquisition are forward-looking. To identify these statements look for words like "believes," "outlook," "probable," "expects," "may," "will," "should," "could," "seeks," "intends," "plans," "estimates" or "anticipates" and similar words or phrases. Forward-looking statements necessarily depend on assumptions, data or methods that may be incorrect or imprecise and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Among the factors that could cause our actual results and future actions to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements are: adverse changes in the global or regional general business, political and economic conditions including the impact of continuing uncertainty and instability of certain countries, man-made or natural disasters and pandemic conditions, that could adversely affect our global markets, and the potential adverse economic impact and related uncertainty caused by these items; the impact of international conflicts and the global response to international conflicts on the global and local economy, financial markets, energy markets, currency rates and our ability to supply product to, or through, affected countries; our substantial and expanding international operations and the challenges of managing an organization spread throughout multiple countries and complying with a variety of legal, compliance and regulatory requirements; foreign currency exchange rate and interest rate fluctuations including the risk of fluctuations in the value of foreign currencies or interest rates that would decrease our net sales and earnings; our existing and future variable rate indebtedness and associated interest expense is impacted by rate increases, which could adversely affect our financial health or limit our ability to borrow additional funds; changes in tax laws, examinations by tax authorities, and changes in our geographic composition of income; acquisition-related adverse effects including the failure to successfully achieve the anticipated net sales, margins and earnings benefits of acquisitions, integration delays or costs and the requirement to record significant adjustments to the preliminary fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed within the measurement period, required regulatory approvals for an acquisition not being obtained or being delayed or subject to conditions that are not anticipated, adverse impacts of changes to accounting controls and reporting procedures, contingent liabilities or indemnification obligations, increased leverage and lack of access to available financing (including financing for the acquisition or refinancing of debt owed by us on a timely basis and on reasonable terms); compliance costs and potential liability in connection with U.S. and foreign laws and health care regulations pertaining to privacy and security of personal information such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in the U.S. and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements in Europe, including but not limited to those resulting from data security breaches; a major disruption in the operations of our manufacturing, accounting and financial reporting, research and development, distribution facilities or raw material supply chain due to challenges associated with integration of acquisitions, man-made or natural disasters, pandemic conditions, cybersecurity incidents or other causes; a major disruption in the operations of our manufacturing, accounting and financial reporting, research and development or distribution facilities due to the failure to perform by third-party vendors, including cloud computing providers or other technological problems, including any related to our information systems maintenance, enhancements or new system deployments, integrations or upgrades; a successful cybersecurity attack which could interrupt or disrupt our information technology systems, or those of our third-party service providers, or cause the loss of confidential or protected data; market consolidation of large customers globally through mergers or acquisitions resulting in a larger proportion or concentration of our business being derived from fewer customers; disruptions in supplies of raw materials, particularly components used to manufacture our silicone hydrogel lenses; new U.S. and foreign government laws and regulations, and changes in existing laws, regulations and enforcement guidance, which affect areas of our operations including, but not limited to, those affecting the health care industry, including the contact lens industry specifically and the medical device or pharmaceutical industries generally, including but not limited to the EU Medical Devices Regulation (MDR), and the EU In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation (IVDR); legal costs, insurance expenses, settlement costs and the risk of an adverse decision, prohibitive injunction or settlement related to product liability, patent infringement, contractual disputes, or other litigation; limitations on sales following product introductions due to poor market acceptance; new competitors, product innovations or technologies, including but not limited to, technological advances by competitors, new products and patents attained by competitors, and competitors' expansion through acquisitions; reduced sales, loss of customers, reputational harm and costs and expenses, including from claims and litigation related to product recalls and warning letters; failure to receive, or delays in receiving, regulatory approvals or certifications for products; failure of our customers and end users to obtain adequate coverage and reimbursement from third-party payers for our products and services; the requirement to provide for a significant liability or to write off, or accelerate depreciation on, a significant asset, including goodwill, other intangible assets and idle manufacturing facilities and equipment; the success of our research and development activities and other start-up projects; dilution to earnings per share from acquisitions or issuing stock; impact and costs incurred from changes in accounting standards and policies; risks related to environmental laws and requirements applicable to our facilities, products or manufacturing processes, including evolving regulations regarding the use of hazardous substances or chemicals in our products; risks related to environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues, including those related to regulatory and disclosure requirements, climate change and sustainability; and other events described in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the “Business”, “Risk Factors” and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" sections in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2024, as such Risk Factors may be updated in annual and quarterly filings. We caution investors that forward-looking statements reflect our analysis only on their stated date. We disclaim any intent to update them except as required by law. Contact: Kim Duncan Vice President, Investor Relations and Risk Management 925-460-3663 ir@cooperco.com THE COOPER COMPANIES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation Constant Currency Revenue Growth and Organic Revenue Growth Net SalesThousands of Syrians gathered in Damascus’ main square and a historic mosque for the first Muslim Friday prayers since former President Bashar Assad was overthrown , a major symbolic moment for the country’s dramatic change of power. The rebels are now working to establish security and start a political transition after seizing the capital on Sunday. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Friday, pressing ahead with efforts to unify Middle East nations in support of a peaceful political transition in Syria. It’s part of Blinken’s 12th trip to the Mideast since the Israel-Hamas war erupted last year in Gaza but his first after Assad was ousted. The U.S. is also making a renewed push for an ceasefire in Gaza, where the war has plunged more than 2 million Palestinians into a severe humanitarian crisis. Israel’s war against Hamas has killed over 44,800 Palestinians in Gaza, more than half of them women and children, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which does not say how many were combatants. The Israeli military says it has killed over 17,000 militants, without providing evidence. The October 2023 attack by Hamas in southern Israel that sparked the war killed some 1,200 people, mostly civilians, were killed and around 250 others were taken hostage. Some 100 hostages are still inside Gaza, at least a third of whom are believed to be dead. Here's the latest: WASHINGTON — The U.S. military has transported out of Syria an American who disappeared seven months ago into former President Bashar Assad’s notorious prison system and was among the thousands released this week by rebels, a U.S. official said Friday. Travis Timmerman was flown out of Syria on a U.S. military helicopter, according to a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing operation. Timmerman, 29, told The Associated Press he had gone to Syria on a Christian pilgrimage and was not ill-treated while in Palestine Branch, a notorious detention facility operated by Syrian intelligence. He said he was freed by “the liberators who came into the prison and knocked the door down (of his cell) with a hammer.” Timmerman said he was released Monday morning alongside a young Syrian man and 70 female prisoners, some of whom had their children with them. He had been held separately from Syrian and other Arab prisoners and said he didn’t know of any other Americans held in the facility. — By Lolita C. Baldor THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Dutch court on Friday rejected a bid from human rights groups to block weapons exports to Israel and trading with the occupied territories, after finding there were sufficient checks already in place to comply with international law. The ten organizations told The Hague District Court last month that they thought the Netherlands was in violation of the 1948 Genocide Convention, drawn up following World War II, by continuing to sell weapons to Israel more than a year into the conflict in Gaza. “The government uses my own tax money, that I pay, to kill my own family. I’ve lost 18 members of my own family,” Ahmed Abofoul, a legal adviser for the pro-Palestinian organization Al-Haq, one of the groups involved in the lawsuit, told the court during a hearing in November . The court ruling said that “it is not up to the interim relief judge to order the state to reconsider government policy. That is primarily a political responsibility.” Lawyers for the government argued it wasn’t up to a judge to decide foreign policy for the Netherlands. The activist groups pointed to several emergency orders from another court, the International Court of Justice, as confirming the obligation to stop weapons sales. In January, the top U.N. court said it was plausible Palestinians were being deprived of some rights protected under the Genocide Convention. The coalition said it will review the court’s ruling and is considering an appeal. CAIRO — Israeli attacks in and around a hospital in northern Gaza wounded three medical staff overnight into Friday and caused damage to the isolated medical facility, according to its director. Dr. Hossam Abu Safiya said Israeli quadcopter drones carrying explosives deliberately targeted the emergency and reception area of Kamal Adwan Hospital, where one doctor was wounded for a third time. Abu Safiya said “relentless” drone and artillery strikes throughout the night exploded “alarmingly close” to the hospital, heavily damaging nearby buildings and destroying most of the water tanks on the hospital’s roof and blowing out doors and windows. Kamal Adwan Hospital in the town of Beit Lahiya has been hit multiple times over the past two months since Israel launched a fierce military operation against Hamas in northern Gaza. The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the strikes. “We demand international protection for the hospital and its staff,” Abu Safiya said in a statement released via the U.K.-based aid group Medical Aid for Palestinians, “as well as the entry of delegations with surgical expertise, medical supplies, and essential medications to ensure we can adequately serve the people we are treating.” Abu Safiya said there were 72 wounded patients at the hospital, one of the few medical facilities left in northern Gaza. He said he expected Israeli forces would allow a World Health Organization aid convoy to bring supplies to the hospital on Friday or Saturday, as well as a team of doctors from Indonesia. Israel has allowed almost no humanitarian or medical aid to enter the three besieged communities in northern Gaza — Beit Lahiya, Beit Hanoun and the urban Jabaliya refugee camp — and ordered tens of thousands to flee to nearby Gaza City. Israeli officials have said the three communities are mostly deserted, but the United Nations humanitarian office said Tuesday it believes around 65,000 to 75,000 people are still there, with little access to food, water, electricity or health care. Experts have warned that the north may be experiencing famine . BAGHDAD — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced stop in Iraq on Friday on his latest visit to the Middle East aimed at stabilizing the situation in Syria to prevent further regional turmoil. Blinken met in Baghdad with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani as part of the hastily arranged trip, his 12th to the region since the Israel-Hamas war erupted last year but his first since the weekend ouster of Syrian strongman Bashar Assad. Blinken has already been to Jordan and Turkey on his current tour and will return to Jordan for urgent meetings on Saturday with Arab foreign ministers to try to unify support for an inclusive post-Assad transition that does not allow the Islamic State group to take advantage of the political vacuum in Syria and secures suspected chemical weapons stocks. In Baghdad, Blinken “will underscore U.S. commitment to the U.S.-Iraq strategic partnership and to Iraq’s security, stability, and sovereignty,” the State Department said. “He will also discuss regional security opportunities and challenges, as well as enduring U.S. support for engagement with all communities in Syria to establish an inclusive transition,” it said in a statement. His trip comes as the Biden administration winds down with just over a month left before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Trump has been highly critical of Biden’s approach to the Middle East and skeptical of the U.S. military presence in both Iraq and Syria. The U.S. and Iraq agreed in September to wrap up U.S.-led military operations against the Islamic State in Iraq next year, although Assad’s ouster and the potential for the group taking advantage of a political vacuum in Syria could complicate the timing of the withdrawal, according to American officials. DAMASCUS — The kingdom of Bahrain sent a message Friday to Ahmad al-Sharaa, formerly known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the leader of the insurgency that toppled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. It said Bahrain is “fully prepared to consult with you continuously and to provide support in regional and international organizations to achieve what is in the interest of the brotherly Syrian people.” It added, “We look forward to Syria regaining its authentic role in the Arab League.” Bahrain is the current head of the Arab summit. Syria was readmitted to the Arab League last year after 12 years of ostracization. It is still unclear how the international community will deal officially with the new interim government in Syria. JERUSALEM - Israel’s defense minister told troops to prepare to remain through the winter months on the peak of Mount Hermon, Syria’s highest point, located in a swath of southern Syria that Israeli troops moved into after the fall of Damascus to insurgents. The comments by Defense Minister Israel Katz signaled that the military will extend its occupation of the zone along the border, which Israel says it seized to create a buffer zone. In a statement Friday, Katz said that holding the peak was of major importance for Israel’s security and that it would be necessary to build facilities there to sustain troops through the winter. The summit of Mount Hermon, the highest peak on the eastern Mediterranean coast at 2,814 meters (9,232 feet), gives a commanding view over the plains of southern Syria. It also positions Israeli troops about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the center of Damascus. The mount is divided between the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, Lebanon and Syria. Only the United States recognizes Israel’s control of the Golan Heights. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israeli troops would remain in the zone until another force across the border in Syria could guarantee security. Israeli troops moved into the zone -– set as a demilitarized area inside Syrian territory under truce deals that ended the 1973 Mideast war -- after the regime of Bashar al-Assad fell last weekend. ANKARA, Turkey -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday there was “broad agreement” between Turkey and the United States on what they would like to see in Syria following the ouster of President Bashar Assad. “There’s broad agreement on what we would like to see going forward, starting with the interim government in Syria, one that is inclusive and non-sectarian and one that protects the rights of minorities and women” and does not “pose any kind of threat to any of Syria’s neighbors,” Blinken said in joint statements with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. The insurgent groups that toppled Assad in Syria have not made clear their policy or stance on Israel, whose military in recent days has bombed sites all over the country, saying it is trying to prevent weapons from falling into extremist hands. Blinken also said it was crucial to keep the Islamic State group under control. “We also discussed the imperative of continuing the efforts to keep ISIS down. Our countries worked very hard and gave a lot over many years to ensure the elimination of the territorial caliphate of ISIS to ensure that that threat doesn’t rear its head again,” Blinken said. The Turkish foreign minister said the two discussed ways of establishing prosperity in Syria and ending terrorism in the country. “Our priority is establishing stability in Syria as soon as possible, preventing terrorism from gaining ground, and ensuring that IS and the PKK aren’t dominant,” Fidan said, in a reference to the banned Kurdistan Workers Party. Blinken said: “We’re very focused on Syria, very focused on the opportunity that now is before us and before the Syrian people to move from out from under the shackles of Bashar al-Assad to a different and better future for the Syrian people, one that the Syrian people decide for themselves.” Blinken and Fidan said they had also discussed a ceasefire for Gaza. “We’ve seen in the last couple of weeks more encouraging signs that (a ceasefire) is possible,” Blinken said. Blinken, who is making his 12th trip to the Mideast since the Israel-Hamas war erupted last year but first since the weekend ouster of Assad, met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan late Thursday. The outgoing Biden administration is particularly concerned that a power vacuum in Syria could exacerbate already heightened tensions in the region, which is already wracked by multiple conflicts, and create conditions for the Islamic State group to regain territory and influence. Later Friday, Blinken is to return to Jordan for meetings on Saturday with Arab foreign ministers and senior officials from the European Union, the Arab League and the United Nations. ANKARA, Turkey -- Turkey has appointed a temporary charge d’affaires to reopen its embassy in Syria, Turkey’s state-run news agency reported. The Turkish Embassy in Damascus had suspended operations in 2012 due to the escalating security problems during the Syrian civil war and embassy staff and their families were recalled to Turkey. The Anadolu Agency said late Thursday that Turkey appointed Burhan Koroglu, its ambassador in Mauritania, to the post. UNITED NATIONS- – Two U.N. aid convoys were violently attacked in Gaza, making it virtually impossible for humanitarian agencies to operate without putting staff and civilians at risk, the U.N. food agency says. On Wednesday, a 70-truck convoy from Kerem Shalom was waiting for personnel to safeguard the food and other aid destined for central Gaza when there were reported attacks by Israeli forces in the nearby humanitarian zone, the U.N. World Food Program said Thursday. More than 50 people are now estimated to have died in the attacks, including civilians and local security personnel who had been expected to ensure the convoy’s safety, WFP said. The Rome-based agency said the convoy was forced to proceed from Kerem Shalom to central Gaza without any security arrangements, using the Philadelphi corridor, an Israeli-controlled route that had been recently approved and successfully utilized twice. On the way, WFP said, conflict and insecurity led to a loss of communication with the convoy for more than 12 hours. ”Eventually, the trucks were found but all food and aid supplies were looted,” the U.N. agency said. In a second incident, Israeli soldiers approached a WFP convoy moving out of the Kissufim crossing into central Gaza, fired warning shots, conducted extensive security checks, and temporarily detained drivers and staff, the agency said. “As the trucks were delayed, four out of the five trucks were lost to violent armed looting,” WFP said. UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations chief has a message for Israel: Stop the attacks on Syria. Secretary-General António Guterres is particularly concerned about several hundred Israeli airstrikes on several Syrian locations and stresses “the urgent need to de-escalate violence on all fronts throughout the country," U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters Thursday. The Israeli military said Tuesday it carried out more than 350 strikes in Syria over the previous 48 hours, hitting “most of the strategic weapons stockpiles” in the country to stop them from falling into the hands of extremists. Israel also acknowledged pushing into a buffer zone inside Syria following last week’s overthrow of President Bashar Assad. The buffer zone was established after Israel seized the Golan Heights from Syria in the 1973 war. Dujarric said Guterres condemns all actions violating the 1974 ceasefire agreement between the two countries that remain in force. And the U.N. chief calls on the parties to uphold the agreement and end “all unauthorized presence in the area of separation” and refrain from any action undermining the ceasefire and stability in the Golan Heights, the spokesman said.

About 2.6 million Stanley cups recalled after malfunctions caused burns. Is your mug included?If you’re watching the new season of Squid Game , you might be wondering about the conversion rate from South Korean wons to U.S. dollars. The prize for the winner of Squid Game is 45.6 billion won, but in the first episode of season two, we hear some other amounts being discussed. So, what are all the conversion rates? Keep reading to find out more... As of December 26, 2024, here are the current conversions. They could change throughout the day though! 45.6 billion won = $31 million (specifically, $31,072,195.13) 1 billion won = $681,408 500 million won = $340,704 In the first episode of season two, Gi-hun ( Lee Jung-jae ) is searching for the Squid Game recruiter in hopes of taking down the game. He recruits a group of men to work for him and help with the search, offering up his loan shark Mr. Kim a 1 billion won reward for finding the recruiter. Mr. Kim tells his employees that he’ll split the reward and give 500 million won to the person or team who helps find the man. Here’s what we know about a possible third season of the show!

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise cut its stake in Fair Isaac Co. ( NYSE:FICO – Free Report ) by 78.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 120 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 428 shares during the quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise’s holdings in Fair Isaac were worth $233,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Capital Performance Advisors LLP acquired a new position in shares of Fair Isaac in the third quarter worth $25,000. EntryPoint Capital LLC acquired a new position in Fair Isaac during the first quarter worth $25,000. Tortoise Investment Management LLC increased its position in Fair Isaac by 81.8% during the second quarter. Tortoise Investment Management LLC now owns 20 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 9 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in Fair Isaac during the first quarter worth $26,000. Finally, Meeder Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Fair Isaac by 37.5% during the third quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 22 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $43,000 after buying an additional 6 shares during the last quarter. 85.75% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades Several research firms have commented on FICO. Barclays increased their target price on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,150.00 to $2,350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their target price on shares of Fair Isaac from $2,130.00 to $2,374.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,700.00 to $2,000.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Needham & Company LLC increased their target price on shares of Fair Isaac from $1,850.00 to $2,500.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, UBS Group assumed coverage on Fair Isaac in a research report on Tuesday, October 1st. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $2,100.00 price target on the stock. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Fair Isaac has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $1,964.92. Fair Isaac Stock Performance NYSE FICO opened at $2,356.34 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $2,055.62 and a 200 day simple moving average of $1,721.12. Fair Isaac Co. has a twelve month low of $1,061.96 and a twelve month high of $2,402.51. The stock has a market cap of $57.37 billion, a PE ratio of 115.22, a PEG ratio of 4.20 and a beta of 1.35. Fair Isaac declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase program on Tuesday, July 30th that allows the company to buyback $1.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the technology company to buy up to 2.6% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually an indication that the company’s leadership believes its shares are undervalued. Insider Activity at Fair Isaac In other Fair Isaac news, EVP Thomas A. Bowers sold 2,680 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $2,338.21, for a total transaction of $6,266,402.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 5,769 shares in the company, valued at $13,489,133.49. This trade represents a 31.72 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link . Also, Director Henry Tayloe Stansbury sold 249 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $2,338.55, for a total transaction of $582,298.95. Following the transaction, the director now owns 92 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $215,146.60. This represents a 73.02 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 6,890 shares of company stock worth $13,780,452. Company insiders own 3.54% of the company’s stock. About Fair Isaac ( Free Report ) Fair Isaac Corporation develops analytic, software, and digital decisioning technologies and services that enable businesses to automate, enhance, and connect decisions in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company operates in two segments, Scores and Software. The Software segment provides pre-configured analytic and decision management solution designed for various business needs or processes, such as account origination, customer management, customer engagement, fraud detection, financial crimes compliance, and marketing, as well as associated professional services. Further Reading Want to see what other hedge funds are holding FICO? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Fair Isaac Co. ( NYSE:FICO – Free Report ). 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NEW YORK (AP) — Having waited 63 years for an Ivy League football title, Columbia had to stand by for another 40 minutes. The Lions had beaten Cornell 17-9 but needed a Harvard loss against Yale to secure a share of first place on the season's final day. So Columbia players retreated to their locker room on a hill a few hundred feet from Wien Stadium to watch the game in Boston on TV as a few hundred fans remained and gazed at the gold-and-orange foliage of Inwood Hill Park glowing in Saturday's afternoon sun. When Yale recovered onside kick with seconds left to ensure a 34-29 Harvard defeat, players let out a scream and streamed back onto the field to celebrate, smoke cigars, lift a trophy and sing “Roar, Lion, Roar” with family and friends. Who would have thunk it? “You had the realization of, oh, I’m a champion, which is something that hasn’t been said here in a while,” co-captain CJ Brown said. Harvard dropped into a tie with Columbia and Dartmouth at 5-2, the first time three teams shared the title since 1982 — the conference doesn't use tiebreakers. “It was nerve-wracking, for sure, but definitely exciting because that's something that not a lot of people have experienced, especially here," running back Joey Giorgi said. There have been several top players at Columbia — Sid Luckman, Marty Domres, Marcellus Wiley among them — but the school is perhaps better known for owners such as the New England Patriots' Robert Kraft and former Cleveland Browns head Al Lerner. Columbia's only previous championship in 1961 also was shared with Harvard. That Lions team was coached by Buff Donelli, a former Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Rams coach who scored for the Americans in soccer's 1934 World Cup. Columbia set a then Division I-AA record with 44 consecutive losses from 1983-88, a mark broken by Prairie View’s 80 in a row from 1989-98. Since 1971, the Lions’ only seasons with winning records until now were 1994, 1996, 2017, 2018, 2021 and 2022. Al Bagnoli, who won nine Ivy titles in 23 years at Penn, couldn't manage one at Columbia from 2015-22. He quit six weeks before the 2023 opener, citing health, and was replaced on an interim basis by Mark Fabish, his offensive coordinator. Jon Poppe, now 39, was hired last December after working as a Bagnoli assistant at Columbia from 2015-17 between stints at Harvard from 2011-14 and 2017-22, plus one season as a head coach at Division III Union College. He led the Lions to a 7-3 record overall, their most wins in a coach's first season since George F. Sanford's team went 9-3 in 1899. Poppe had wife Anna and 7-year-old daughter with him in the locker room watching the countdown to the title. “Sixty-three years of whatever into now,” he said. “Just seeing a lot of that history myself, personally. This is a hugely — a feeling of elation, seeing my dad on the field, a lot of emotional things with that.” Before a crowd of 4,224, quarterback Caleb Sanchez's 1-yard touchdown run put Columbia ahead in the second quarter. Giorgi's 1-yard TD run opened a 14-3 lead in the third and Hugo Merry added a 25-yard field goal in the fourth, overcoming three field goals by Alan Zhao. Giorgi rushed for 165 yards and finished his career with 2,112, second in school history. He and Brown missed what would have been their freshman season in 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic. Given Columbia's athletic history — the most successful sport is fencing — it is not an obvious football destination. “I saw the dedication, whether it resulted in wins or losses,” Brown said. “I saw their dedication to the product that they put out on the field and also the athletic department, the facilities that we had here, the busses on schedule and stuff, I was like, OK, they care about their athletes. People here want to win and it doesn’t matter what’s happened in the past, it matters what we’re going to do now.” Poppe cited a mindset. “You get 10 opportunities, unlike other sports, it is a grind to play this sport and prepare the way we do just for 10,” he said. As the final whistle sounded in Boston, Brown noted an unusual initial reaction in the locker room. “It was like kind of awe when they recovered the kick,” he said. “It was a lot quieter than you would think it would be, but you could feel the joy and the elation.” They accomplished what more than six decades of their predecessors had failed to. As the players headed out, Poppe had a final word. “Day off tomorrow,” he said. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-footballDisney's Moana Live-Action movie release date: When will Dwayne Johnson's movie premiere?