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Assumption Coach: Joe Ewen Last year: 19-8 (3A state champions) Key returners: Damyen Jackson, 6-0, Sr. (15.9 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2.8 apg, 1.9 spg); Braylon Thomsen, 6-5, Sr. (8.6 ppg, 2.2 rpg 1.8 apg, 1 spg); Joey Funderburk, 6-6, Sr. (7.1 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 2.3 apg); Isiah Rose, 6-7, Sr. (4.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg); Henry Stremlow, 6-0, Jr. (2 ppg). Bettendorf Coach: Alvin Vesey Last year: 18-7 (4A semifinalist) Key returners: Ben Kerkhoff, 6-6, Sr. (10 ppg, 2.8 rpg); Cole Odefey, 6-4, Sr. (6.6 ppg, 4.8 rpg); Amari Washington, 6-3, Sr. (4.8 ppg, 3.6 rpg); Jackson Laver, 6-2, Sr. (3.4 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 1 apg). People are also reading... Central DeWitt Coach: Marty Marshall Last year: 9-14 Key returners: Ryan Watters, 6-5, Sr. (16 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 2.9 apg, 1.2 bpg); Brady Meadows, 5-7, Jr. (5.2 ppg, 4.1 apg); Max Burgmeier, 6-0, Sr. (4 ppg); Hudson Krukow, 6-2, Jr. (3.2 ppg, 2.2 rpg). Clinton Coach: Marty Daniels Last year: 0-22 Key returners: Mharlo Guy, Sr. (7.2 ppg); Jordan Coleman, Sr. (6.4 ppg, 5.7 rpg; Kade Wheatley, Jr. (4.3 ppg); Tyler Daniels, Sr. (4 ppg); Cole Shannon, Soph. (3.8 ppg). Davenport Central Coach: Troy Muilenburg Last year: 10-13 Key returners: Elias Vargas, Sr. (10.1 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.7 apg); Jordan Smith, Sr. (7.6 ppg); Carter Light, Jr. (12.4 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.4 apg, 1.4 spg); Jackson Guy, Sr. (3 ppg); Jassiah Harris, Soph. (2.3 ppg). Davenport North Coach: Marquez Davis Last year: 12-11 Key returners: Tenerick Brady, 5-9, Sr. (9.6 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.5 apg, 1.5 spg); DeAndre Smith, 6-4, Sr. (8.2 ppg, 3.5 rpg); Johnale Johnson Jr., 6-0, Jr. (2.8 ppg). Davenport West Coach: David Robinson Last year: 16-7 Key returners: Elijah Reid-Scott, 6-1, Sr. (10.1 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.4 apg, 1.2 spg); Michael Harris, 5-11, Sr. (6.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 1.2 apg); Keylin LaCourse, 5-10, Sr. (4.2 ppg); Caden Green, 6-0, Jr. (3 ppg) Muscatine Coach: Luke Turelli Last year: 5-17 Key returners: Ian Church, 6-4, Sr. (11.8 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.1 spg); Sam Church, 6-3, Soph. (10.7 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 2 apg); Cade Daufeldt, 6-4, Sr. (8.2 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 2.1 apg); Kayvion Hodges, 6-2, Sr. (10.4 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.4 spg at Assumption); Talon Becker, 6-3, Jr. (9.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 2 apg); Spencer Biah, 6-1, Jr. (6.9 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 1.6 apg); Nate Lukkarinen, 6-2, Jr. (2.5 ppg). North Scott Coach: Shamus Budde Last year: 16-7 Key returners: Josiah Harrington, 6-5, Soph. (13.3 ppg, 3 rpg, 1 apg); Miller Haedt, 5-10, Soph. (1.2 ppg); Sr., Cash Bowe, 6-1, Sr.; Drew Fischer, 6-1, Soph. Pleasant Valley Coach: Steve Hillman Last year: 17-6 Key returners: Max Schmeltzer, 6-4, Sr. (3.3 ppg, 4 rpg, 1.5 apg); Cole Beinborn, 6-3, Sr. (2.8 ppg); Levi Hoskins, 6-3, Sr. (1.4 ppg); Devin Harper, 6-3, Jr. (2 ppg, 2 rpg); Camryn LeMoine, 6-0, Sr.; Ashton Olson, 6-1, Sr. Get in the game with our Prep Sports Newsletter Sent weekly directly to your inbox!
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Woman spends $2k on Hallmark Christmas cruise and says it's 'money well spent'United States internationals Weston McKennie and Timothy Weah were a big part of the reason Juventus toppled Manchester City in the Champions League on Wednesday. The duo also made history in the process. Weah played a perfect cross to his USMNT teammate in the second half of Juve's 2-0 win over City in Turin, Italy, and when McKennie buried an exquisite side volley past Éderson , the two became the first Americans to connect for a goal and assist in Champions League history. "It was a big moment for the team with the situation we have been in," McKennie said after the match. "We wanted to come out and do the best we could. We knew Man City could punish us with one action and we knew what type of game it was going to be and we wanted to win this game to boost our confidence." The result ended a string of four straight draws for Juventus, who are in sixth place in Serie A , and it kept them on track to reach the knockout phase of this season's revamped Champions League with 11 points and a spot in 14th place in the table. Weah and McKennie have both been part of the U.S. senior side since 2018, and have played a combined 73 games together for club and country. After the game, McKennie talked about the challenges of being an American and playing for a top team in Europe as the pair battle for minutes at Juventus. "Being an American, being over here, it's something you deal with, but I like it," McKennie said. "I like when people doubt me, and sometimes I play my best football when people doubt me." McKennie has only five starts in the Italian league this season, scoring one goal, but Juventus coach Thiago Motta said the midfielder brings unique qualities to the team. "Weston can do everything," Motta said after the game. "He has unusual physicality, but also great technique, knows when to time his runs and can be even more dangerous when he comes in from behind, as we saw today and against PSV Eindhoven. "We are fortunate to have players with these qualities, because he can give us different alternatives during a match. I am happy for him and all the players this evening." Juventus have now defeated Man City in each of the past three meetings, and ended the Premier League champions record of six straight games unbeaten against Italian teams. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
Entergy Stock Jumps On Partnership To Power Meta’s Largest Data Centre: Retail Lights UpAUSTIN, Texas — As TxDOT's work to expand Interstate 35 through Central Austin is already underway , several entities are planning to build land plazas over the highway. On Wednesday, the University of Texas System Board of Regents approved $106 million for a project near campus. It involves building a series of caps over the highway between 15th Street and Dean Keeton Street to connect the campus with the other side of the interstate. UT System Board of Regents Chairman Kevin Eltife said it is 10 to 12 acres in front of the new medical complex. "We believe this is so important because even though they won't be constructed for eight to 10 years," Eltife said, "real estate in front of the medical complex will be desperately needed in the future." Construction on an MD Anderson Cancer Center and UT Austin Hospital at the UT Media Center is set to start in 2026. "This gives us the opportunity to cap that area to monetize it in terms of creating revenue from future buildings and medical facilities," Eltife said. TxDOT broke ground on the $4.5 billion I-35 Capital Express Central project in late October. Planned updates include the construction of two carpool lanes between U.S. 290 and State Highway 71, lowering the main lanes from Airport Boulevard to Lady Bird Lake to remove the interstate's upper decks, making room for the cap-and-stitch initiative that will add plazas above the interstate. The U-T project is separate from the city project , which could create up to 30 acres of new public space in Central Austin between Holly Street and Airport Boulevard. TxDOT will build the foundation of the decks as it expands I-35, while the city will build what's on top. In design renderings of what the caps could look like, the cap between Fourth and Seventh streets could see an elevated walkway and outdoor dining space. Another design shows a cap between Cesar Chavez and Fourth streets, and the plan includes a "street promenade" and bike path. Brianna Frey, who is managing the project for the city, said it will bring new parks, shops and entertainment to Central Austin. "I think the public is interested in seeing some of those benefits too as it relates to either their business districts or their neighborhoods or where they like to go hang out with their families, or potentially in the future could see themselves hanging out with their families," Frey said. Austin City Council's plans Thursday's city council meeting was supposed to be the deadline for council members to decide whether to spend hundreds of millions on the project. The agenda initially contained two items, one for $19 million in design funding and a second item for $265 million in funding for the roadway elements for the caps. However, in a memo on Dec. 5, City Manager T.C. Broadnax withdrew the items because TxDOT extended the deadline. The memo cited delays in TxDOT's pump station contract award. The deadline has been extended to March 2025, and city staff intend to bring it up at a different city council meeting this spring. While they won't vote on those big ticket items on Thursday, the city council will vote on a $41 million state infrastructure bank loan, which Frey said will help cover TxDOT design fees. Those fees could range from $8 million to $19 million, depending on which caps move forward into design. Part of it will also go to the Neighborhood Access and Equity Grant, which the city has to match. They will also formally accept $105 million from the federal government for the section between Cedar Chavez and Fourth streets. That funding will require a $45 million match from the city. So far, that is the only cap to get funding and is the only cap scheduled for construction. Other caps can be added if the city secures financing. The price tag for the full build of the project has ballooned to nearly $1.4 million. It has increased by 50% to 80% due to building material costs and adjustments as crews have advanced the design and further fleshed out the elements. "A lot of that has to do with the fact that some of these caps are going to create a tunnel-like system that needs to be supported by more voltage in electricity. There will need to be a lot more fire, life and safety components that just weren't in the design at the schematic level," Frey said. "These are new added elements that they've priced out for us that we previously hadn't received yet." With the cost estimates like they are, the city is evaluating plans to move forward with only some of the caps. The proposed eight caps are: Holly Street – 0.96 acres Cesar Chavez Street – 0.27 acres Cesar Chavez to Fourth streets – 5.37 acres Fourth to Seventh streets cap – 3.28 acres 11th to 12th streets cap – 2.17 acres 38 1/2 to 41st streets cap – 5.20 acres 41st Street to Red Line cap – 4.76 acres Red Line to Airport Boulevard cap – 4.24 acres Scenarios under consideration The city is considering several scenarios with different cost options for the amenity decks over the interstate. "The scenarios are endless, but some of the community engagement and cost estimates that we've received, we really narrowed it down to six scenarios," Frey said. "Council could take the scenarios that we propose and run with it once they understand some of the cost implications to the larger look at the city debt as well as the communications they've been having with community members." As the city considers various funding sources, Fry said everything is on the table. For 2025 funding commitments, they are going to have to turn to a certificate of obligations or other public funding sources. They have not ruled out an election to ask the public to support a cap-and-stitch bond program. "That is something that council members are still really exploring because there are some tradeoffs with increasing one program, funding sources from those debt capacities, and taking from other funding sources," Frey said. "It is a matter of determining what the city's priority is spending these large dollars on." In the Dec. 5 memo, city leaders discuss the possibility of an assumed $600 million bond in 2026. According to the memo, a $600 million bond program in 2026 is expected to cost the typical homeowner $82.71 annually in today's dollars. The projected bond issuances over time for the Cap and Stitch Scenario 6 are estimated to be around $1 billion, and the city estimates the cost for the typical homeowner to be $137.86 annually. Since the bonds would be issued over a 10- to 15-year period, the projected monetary impact on taxpayers will be felt over an extended period and not all at once. While city staff said they do project an overall weakening of the city's financial rating metrics over the next 10 years, they believe the overall credit profile will remain favorable. Boomtown is KVUE's series covering the explosive growth in Central Texas. For more Boomtown stories, head to KVUE.com/Boomtown .
We’re just days away at this point from putting 2024 in our rearview mirror — which, for those of us who cover all things streaming, means that it’ll soon be time to turn our attention to what all the major streamers have teed up for the year to come. In this post, I’m going to take a closer look at three upcoming that will be available on in 2025. They don’t have official release dates yet, but what’s already certain is that all three of these will dominate the cultural conversation once they arrive. HBO has already teased a look at its jam-packed release slate for 2025, via a sizzle reel that offered sneak peeks of new seasons of and , in addition to shows like , , and . For the moment, there are the three upcoming HBO titles that I’m most excited for — arranged in no particular order, we’ll start things off with a return to Westeros. is getting another highly anticipated addition to the franchise in the coming year, via the spinoff . In terms of what we know about it so far: The story is set a century before the events of the OG series, in an age when the Targaryen line still controls the Iron Throne and “the memory of the last dragon has not yet passed from living memory.” At the story’s center are two unlikely heroes wandering Westeros — a naive but courageous young knight named Ser Duncan the Tall and his diminutive squire Egg. Creator George R.R. Martin has given interviews in the past in which he’s talked about wanting to tell more “small” stories like this one within the larger world of — in the style of , which took two minor characters from and focused on them rather than the bigger and more familiar story. This new spinoff, needless to say, promises an exciting return to the franchise’s world of politics and power struggles. Sign up for the most interesting tech & entertainment news out there. By signing up, I agree to the and have reviewed the for this next upcoming HBO series, which dropped back in September, has already whetted the appetites of fans craving the new season of . The relationship between Pedro Pascal’s Joel and Bella Ramsey’s Ellie will obviously continue to be core to the show. Season 2 will also bring us the continued presence of the fearsome Clickers, as well as the Seraphite religious sect. The story will pick up after the dramatic first season finale, which saw Joel and Ellie reach Salt Lake City and the latter being resolute in accepting that her immunity might be the only path toward a cure for the show’s pandemic. New characters who will join the show this season include Kaitlyn Dever’s Abby, as well as Ellie’s love interest Dina, played by Isabela Merced. The luxury hotel chain at the center of this next popular HBO series will expand its fictional footprint to Thailand for the third season of , following the brand welcoming guests to Hawaii and Sicily in Seasons 1 and 2. The great draw of the show from creator Mike White is how it uses a luxurious setting as the backdrop for slice-of-life stories about both guests and hotel staff, mixing dark humor and social satire to create one of the most memorable TV releases of the last several years. The cast for Season 3 will include Carrie Coon, Walton Goggins, Michelle Monaghan, and Parker Posey, with Blackpink member and Thailand native Lisa (credited as Lalisa Manobal) also making an appearance. Beyond that, we know almost nothing of the new season’s plot. Both previous seasons, of course, opened with a shot of an unidentified body, setting up a mystery that propelled each season’s story. 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As the game of musical chairs in the MK Party’s leadership continues, Jacob Zuma appointed a convicted fraudster Joe Ndhlela as the party’s national organiser. The national organiser position was previously held by former Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) deputy president Floyd Shivambu, who has since been appointed as the party’s fifth secretary-general. Ndhlela’s new role The MK party said Zuma in consultation with the party’s national high command appointed Ndhlela as the national organiser of uMkhonto weSizwe with “immediate effect.” “Commander Ndhlela joined the MK Party on 16 December 2023 as a volunteer. He assisted with the capturing of the signatures of members in compliance with IEC legislative prescripts, for MK Party to qualify for the 2024 national elections. He was also instrumental in the development of both the National Elections Strategic Framework and the training manual for party agents. As of April 2024 he was serving in the capacity of chief operations officer for the MKP,” the party said. “Commander Joe Ndhlela will assume the roles and responsibilities of the National Organiser as prescribed by the Constitution of the MK Party. The Party wishes Commander Ndhlela well as he picks up the spear and assumes this important role,” it said. ALSO READ: MK party ‘not ashamed’ of any leaders including Zuma – Shivambu [VIDEO] Conviction In July 2022, Ndhlela, a one-time Premier Soccer League (PSL) chief executive was convicted by Regional Court magistrate Willem van Wyk to three years imprisonment for crimes committed during his tenure at Transnet. Ndhlela committed fraud between February 1993 and late 1996, and the Companies Act contravention was committed between November 1994 and August 1997. The crimes were committed during his tenure at Transnet and led to him leaving the PSL, where he was chief executive, under a cloud. Musical chairs Ndhlela resigned from the African National Congress (ANC) after being a member for 40 years and joined the Patriotic Alliance (PA) However, in July 2023, Ndhlela he severed ties with the PA claiming leader Gayton McKenzie, advanced more the interests of a “small clique of coloureds” and individuals who are close to him. Ndhlela’s son, Nhlamulo Ndhlela, is the MK party’s spokesperson. ALSO READ: ‘EFF infiltrated by double agents, founding members captured’ – Malema says [VIDEO]
NoneGeneral Motors is selling its stake in the nearly completed Ultium Cells battery cell plant in Lansing, Michigan, to its joint venture partner LG Energy Solution (LGES). GM’s step back from the factory comes amid weakening electric vehicle demand and the potential rollback of Biden administration incentives to produce clean energy domestically. GM and LGES initially teamed up in 2019 to form a joint venture to mass-produce battery cells for electric vehicles. Since then, the two have poured billions into three factories: The Lansing facility that LGES is acquiring; a Spring Hill, Tennessee , facility that started production in 2024; and a Lordstown, Ohio, factory that has been producing battery cells since 2022. The cells produced at the Ohio and Tennessee plants power vehicles like the Chevrolet Silverado EV, GMC Sierra EV, Cadillac LYRIQ, Chevrolet Blazer EV, and Chevrolet Equinox EV, as well as the GMC Hummer EV pickup and SUV. In October, GM dropped the Ultium battery brand name as part of a move to embrace new types of cells and chemistries, like lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries. GM helped set the stage for a movement among automakers and battery manufacturers to onshore battery production after the COVID-19 pandemic. President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, which he signed in August 2022, included incentives geared toward helping the U.S. reduce reliance on China for batteries and served as a catalyst for a wave of new battery projects . Aside from LGES, GM also announced a joint venture with Samsung SDI to build a new battery plant in the United States in April 2023 and is working with a handful of startups dedicated to fostering new battery technology. The news of GM’s nonbinding agreement with LGES comes a few months after reports that GM and LGES were slowing the buildout of the Lansing plant, which was expected to start production in 2025. LGES did not respond in time to TechCrunch to confirm if that timeline is still accurate, nor whether the company still expects the plant’s capacity to reach 45 GWh at peak production. Neither company shared the acquisition price, but a spokesperson from GM said the company expects to recoup its initial investment. In a statement, GM said it expects the remaining two plants will be sufficient to meet current demand. GM didn’t share how much LGES is buying the factory for, but a spokesperson for the company said GM expects to recoup its initial investment. GM and LGES initially announced a $2.6 billion investment into the plant, but it’s not clear how much each company has spent. GM also announced Monday that it would work with LGES to jointly develop prismatic battery cells. Levy declined to share whether those cells would be produced at one of the remaining joint venture sites, or if they’ll be manufactured in a yet-to-be-announced facility. At the Ohio and Tennessee plants, GM and LGES have focused on making pouch cells, which have the benefit of being more affordable and flexible in shape. Prismatic cells, while heavier and more expensive, have a higher energy density, longer life cycle, and better heat management.
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