RingCentral to Present at Upcoming Investor ConferencesEASTON, Pa. (AP) — Alex Chaikin led Lafayette over NCAA DivisionIII-member Rosemont on Sunday with 21 points off of the bench in a 91-45 victory. Chaikin went 7 of 11 from the field (5 for 9 from 3-point range) for the Leopards (2-4). T.J. Berger went 4 of 10 from the field (2 for 6 from 3-point range) to add 10 points. Andrew Phillips finished 4 of 6 from the field to finish with 10 points. Bruce Black led the Ravens in scoring, finishing with 11 points. Denelle Holly added eight points for Rosemont. Kelton Warren also recorded seven points. Lafayette took the lead with 20:00 left in the first half and did not give it up. Mike Bednostin led their team in scoring with eight points in the first half to help put them up 38-22 at the break. Lafayette outscored Rosemont by 30 points in the second half, and Chaikin scored a team-high 15 points in the second half to help their team secure the victory. NEXT UP Lafayette hosts LIU in its next matchup on Friday. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
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BAKU : The COP29 presidency in Azerbaijan on Friday proposed that developed countries would "take the lead" in providing "$250 billion a year by 2035" to poorer nations, drawing flak from developing countries. The amount, though higher than the earlier goal of $100 billion a year, is much lower than the $1.3 trillion figure that developing countries had asked for. Sources at the summit said there were indications that the US, EU and China have been able to work out an arrangement as the text seems to favour the richer countries. The text mentions the $1.3 trillion figure that developing countries had asked for but describes it as a "global goal" - essentially asking everyone, including the private sector, to "work together" instead of putting the onus just on developed nations. This is in line with the Paris Agreement provision which is the basis for the new finance goal. To achieve this goal, the text says "all actors" are asked to work together to scale up finances to developing countries. "The trust has been shattered; developing countries must stand firm. Rejecting this is a stand for dignity-no deal is better than a bad deal, especially when it disrespects those bearing the brunt of a crisis they did not create," said Harjeet Singh , climate activist and global engagement director for the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative. 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Williams Cos. stock rises Thursday, outperforms marketAndrej Stojakovic made 11 free throws to help craft a team-high 20 points, freshman Jeremiah Wilkinson had his second consecutive big game off the bench and Cal ran its winning streak to three with an 83-77 nonconference victory over Sacramento State on Sunday afternoon in Berkeley, Calif. Wilkinson finished with 16 points and Rytis Petraitis 13 for the Golden Bears (5-1), whose only loss this season was at Vanderbilt. Jacob Holt went for a season-high 25 points for the Hornets (1-4), who dropped their fourth straight after a season-opening win over Cal State Maritime. Seeking a fourth straight home win, Cal led by as many as 12 points in the first half and 40-33 at halftime before Sacramento State rallied. The Hornets used a 14-5 burst out of the gate following the intermission to grab a 47-45 lead. Julian Vaughns had a 3-pointer and three-point play in the run. But Cal dominated pretty much the rest of the game, taking the lead for good on a Petraitis 3-pointer with 14:50 remaining. Stojakovic, a transfer from rival Stanford, went 11-for-15 at the foul line en route to his third 20-point game of the young season. Cal outscored Sacramento State 26-17 on free throws to more than account for the margin of victory. Coming off a 23-point explosion in his first extended action of the season, Wilkinson hit five of his 10 shots Sunday. The Golden Bears outshot the Hornets 47.2 percent to 43.1 percent. Joshua Ola-Joseph contributed 10 points and six rebounds, Mady Sissoko also had 10 points and Petraitis found time for a team-high five assists. Holt complemented his 25 points with a game-high eight rebounds. He made four 3-pointers, as did Vaughns en route to 18 points, helping Sacramento State outscore Cal 30-21 from beyond the arc. EJ Neal added 16 points for the Hornets, while Emil Skytta tied for game-high assist honors with five to go with seven points. --Field Level Media
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To wrap up what has already been a wild and crazy Week 16 slate of games, the Green Bay Packers play host to the New Orleans Saints on "Monday Night Football." The Packers got back in the win column last week and have now taken four of their last five. They're too far behind to swoop in and take first place in the NFC North, but they can still try to vault themselves higher in the wild card standings by going 3-0 to finish the regular season. The Saints are playing out the string on a lost season, but they do have a chance to ruin some opponents' seasons down the stretch of this year. Maybe not next week against the Raiders , but Monday night against the Packers and in Week 18 against the Buccaneers , they can really throw a wrench into somebody's plans. Can Green Bay pick up a much-needed victory, or will New Orleans play spoiler? We'll find out soon enough. Before we break down the matchup, here's a look at how you can watch the game. Packers vs. Saints where to watch Date: Monday, Dec. 16 | Time: 8:15 p.m. ET Location: Lambeau Field (Green Bay) Channel: ABC | Stream: fubo (try for free) Follow: CBS Sports App Betting odds: Packers -14, O/U 42.5 (via Caesars Sportsbook) When the Saints have the ball New Orleans enters this game without Derek Carr , Alvin Kamara , Chris Olave , Rashid Shaheed and Taysom Hill , not to mention Ryan Ramczyk , who has been out all season. Spencer Rattler will get the start under center. In his previous three-plus games worth of action, he completed just 57.5% of his passes at an average of 5.9 yards per attempt, with two touchdowns and two interceptions. He took sacks on over 10% of his dropbacks and had a passing success rate of a pitiful 32%, according to Pro-Football-Reference. Kendre Miller will get all the work he can handle, but he'll be running into stacked boxes behind a line that has not exactly distinguished itself this year. It is highly likely that this offense is totally non-viable against a Packers defense that is fourth in the NFL of opponent turnover rate and that has yielded a score on the eighth-lowest share of opponent drives. When the Packers have the ball Honestly, the Packers should be able to find offensive success however they want it on Monday night. Few teams are running the ball more effectively at the moment. Josh Jacobs is mowing down opposing defensive lines to the tune of a 50.6% rushing success rate. He's got 1,147 yards and 12 touchdowns. The offensive line is playing well and clearing more than enough space for him ands Chris Brooks and Emanuel Wilson to make their way to the second level against a Saints defense yielding 4.9 yards per carry -- the second-worst mark in the NFL. Jordan Love is apparently hitting his stride: He's completed 68.7% of his passes at an average of 9.9 yards per attempt, with eight touchdowns and just one interception across Green Bay's last five games. Seemingly every week, it's a different pass-catcher stepping up. Sometimes it might be Tucker Kraft , sometimes it might be Jayden Reed , sometimes it might be Romeo Doubs . Who knows, one of these weeks it might actually be Dontayvion Wicks . And New Orleans has allowed more passing yards than all but four other teams, despite having played one fewer game than everyone else except for Green Bay. In other words, it's wheels up on this Packers offense. Prediction New Orleans is just not in any kind of shape to compete with this Packers team at the moment. Look at the teams Green Bay has lost to this year: Detroit twice, Minnesota and Philadelphia. Those are the three top teams in the NFC. The Saints ... are not that. Pick: Packers 30, Saints 6Sun Devils face Cyclones in Big 12 title gameAlpha Modus Plans to Close Business Combination With Insight Acquisition Corp. Today and Expects to Begin Trading on Monday Under "AMOD” TickerAny proposal to ban children from social media would need to ensure young Australians can still connect with peers online, the internet safety watchdog says. Login or signup to continue reading As the federal government looks to pass its proposal to ban under 16s from using social media platforms, eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant says children must be protected online, but also still need to communicate via the internet. "We've only seen the social media sites moving incrementally, not monumentally, in terms of keeping kids safe and so we understand the ideas behind this," Ms Inman Grant told ABC Radio on Monday. "We also need to make sure that particularly vulnerable and marginalised kids still have a way to connect and to create and explore. "When we implement what will become the law, we'll try and do this in a way that is really protective of the range of children's rights, including their ability to communicate and express themselves online." Under the proposal, which has support from both the government and the opposition, under 16s would be barred from using Facebook, X, Instagram and TikTok. Social media companies would be fined up to $50 million for breaches of the law if they do not take reasonable steps to prevent young people from having an account. The laws will come into effect a year from when they pass parliament. There has been criticism the world-first laws have been rushed, with independent senator David Pocock saying there has not been enough scrutiny of the proposal. Experts will appear before a parliamentary inquiry into the social media ban on Monday, including mental health organisation Headspace and the Australian Information Commissioner. 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The AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here . BALTIMORE (AP) — Nendah Tarke’s 24 points helped Towson defeat Morgan State 64-60 on Sunday night. Tarke added seven rebounds for the Tigers (4-2). Tomiwa Sulaiman scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds. Christian May scored nine. The Bears (3-5) were led in scoring by Wynston Tabbs with 19 points. Kameron Hobbs had 13 points and Ahmarie Simpkins finished with nine points, three steals and two blocks. Towson went into halftime leading Morgan State 35-26. Tarke scored 14 points in the half. Towson used a 7-0 run in the second half to build an 11-point lead at 58-47 with 5:51 left in the half before finishing off the win. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes rose to more records Wednesday after tech companies talked up how much of a boost they’re getting from the artificial-intelligence boom. The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% to add to what’s set to be one of its best years of the millennium. It’s the 56th time the index has hit an all-time high this year after climbing in 11 of the last 12 days . The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 308 points, or 0.7%, while the Nasdaq composite added 1.3% to its own record. Salesforce helped pull the market higher after delivering stronger revenue for the latest quarter than analysts expected, though its profit fell just short. CEO Mark Benioff highlighted the company’s artificial-intelligence offering for customers, saying “the rise of autonomous AI agents is revolutionizing global labor, reshaping how industries operate and scale.” The stock price of the company, which helps businesses manage their customers, jumped 11%. Marvell Technology leaped even more after delivering better results than expected, up 23.2%. CEO Matt Murphy said the semiconductor supplier is seeing strong demand from AI and gave a forecast for profit in the upcoming quarter that topped analysts’ expectations. All the optimistic talk helped Nvidia , the company whose chips are powering much of the move into AI, rally 3.5%. It was the strongest force pushing upward on the S&P 500 by far. They helped offset an 8.9% drop for Foot Locker, which reported profit and revenue that fell short of analysts’ expectations. CEO Mary Dillon said the company is taking a more cautious view, and it cut its forecasts for sales and profit this year. Dillon pointed to how keen customers are for discounts and how soft demand has been outside of Thanksgiving week and other key selling periods. Retailers overall have offered mixed signals about how resilient U.S. shoppers can remain. Their spending has been one of the main reasons the U.S. economy has avoided a recession that earlier seemed inevitable after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates to crush inflation. But shoppers are now contending with still-high prices and a slowing job market . This week’s highlight for Wall Street will be Friday’s jobs report from the U.S. government, which will show how many people employers hired and fired last month. A narrower report released Wednesday morning suggested employers in the private sector increased their payrolls by less last month than economists expected. Hiring in manufacturing was the weakest since the spring, according to Nela Richardson, chief economist at ADP. The report strengthened traders’ expectations that the Fed will cut its main interest rate again when it meets in two weeks. The Fed began easing its main interest rate from a two-decade high in September, hoping to offer more support for the job market. The central bank had appeared set to continue cutting rates into next year, but the election of Donald Trump has scrambled Wall Street’s expectations somewhat. Trump’s preference for higher tariffs and other policies could lead to higher inflation , which could alter the Fed’s plans . Fed Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the central bank can afford to cut rates cautiously because inflation has slowed from its peak two years ago and the economy remains sturdy. A separate report on Wednesday said health care, finance and other businesses in the U.S. services sector are continuing to grow, but not by as much as before and not by as much as economists expected. One respondent from the construction industry told the survey from the Institute for Supply Management that the Fed’s rate cuts haven’t pulled down mortgage rates as much as hoped. Plus, “the unknown effect of tariffs clouds the future.” In the bond market, the yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 4.18% from 4.23% late Tuesday. On Wall Street, Campbell’s sank 6.2% for one of the S&P 500’s sharper losses despite increasing its dividend and reporting a stronger profit than analysts expected. Its revenue fell short of Wall Street’s expectations, and the National Football League’s Washington Commanders hired Campbell’s CEO Mark Clouse as its team president. Gains for airline stocks helped offset that drop after JetBlue Airways said it saw stronger bookings for travel in November and December following the presidential election. It also said it’s benefiting from lower fuel prices, as well as lower costs due to improved on-time performance. JetBlue jumped 8.3%, while Southwest Airlines climbed 3.5%. All told, the S&P 500 rose 36.61 points to 6,086.49. The Dow climbed 308.51 to 45,014.04, and the Nasdaq composite rallied 254.21 to 19,735.12. In stock markets abroad, South Korea’s Kospi sank 1.4% following a night full of drama in Seoul. President Yoon Suk Yeol was facing possible impeachment after he suddenly declared martial law on Tuesday night, prompting troops to surround the parliament. He revoked the martial law declaration six hours later. In the crypto market , bitcoin climbed near $99,000 after Trump said he would nominate Paul Atkins , a cryptocurrency advocate, to chair the Securities and Exchange Commission. AP Writers Matt Ott and Zimo Zhong contributed.
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