NEW ORLEANS — Domantas Sabonas scored a season-high 32 points and matched a season best with 20 rebounds, and the Sacramento Kings beat the New Orleans Pelicans 111-109 on Thursday night. DeMar DeRozan scored 29 points, while De'Aaron Fox and Keegan Murray each added 18 points for the Kings, who have won three straight and four of five. CJ McCollum hit a season-high six 3-pointers and scored 36 points for New Orleans. His three-point play on a floater off the glass as he was falling down after being fouled by Fox made it 111-109 with 1:20 left. The Pelicans then got two straight defensive stops, giving them a chance to shoot for a tie or victory in the final seconds. But Malik Monk took the ball from Dejounte Murray in what was technically scored as a block and Sabonis grabbed the loose ball for his final rebound to seal the result. Trey Murphy III scored 21 points for New Orleans, but just five after the first quarter. Murray finished with 20 points for the Pelicans, who've lost 21 of their last 24 games. Takeaway Kings: Sacramento had not scored fewer than 115 points in any of its previous eight victories. Their 111 points tied their season low in a victory, which they've now done three times. Pelicans: Yves Missi grabbed 11 rebounds, but the 6-foot-11 center's playing time was limited by foul trouble and Sabonis took advantage on both ends of the court. New Orleans committed 22 fouls, three more than Sacramento. The Pelicans also committed 17 turnovers. Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis (11) celebrates his 3-point shot with guard Malik Monk (0) in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the New Orleans Pelicans in New Orleans, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. The Kings won 111-109. Credit: AP/Gerald Herbert Key moment Murray hit a 26-footer and followed that shortly after with a driving baseline floater that made it 111-106 with 1:41 to go. Key stats Sacramento converted 18 offensive rebounds into 21 second-chance points and outscored New Orleans 27-17 on free throws. Up next The Kings host Denver on Monday night. The Pelicans visit Indiana on Sunday afternoon.
NEW YORK – There's no place like home for the holidays. And that may not necessarily be a good thing. In the wake of the very contentious and divisive 2024 presidential election, the upcoming celebration of Thanksgiving and the ramp-up of the winter holiday season could be a boon for some — a respite from the events of the larger world in the gathering of family and loved ones. Hours and even days spent with people who have played the largest roles in our lives. Another chapter in a lifetime of memories. Recommended Videos That's one scenario. For others, that same period — particularly because of the polarizing presidential campaign — is something to dread. There is the likelihood of disagreements, harsh words, hurt feelings and raised voices looming large. Those who make a study of people and their relationships to each other in an increasingly complex 21st-century say there are choices that those with potentially fraught personal situations can make — things to do and things to avoid — that could help them and their families get through this time with a minimum of open conflict and a chance at getting to the point of the holidays in the first place. DO assess honestly where you are with it all For those who feel strongly about the election's outcome, and know that the people they would be spending the holiday feel just as strongly in the other direction, take the time to honestly assess if you're ready to spend time together in THIS moment, barely a few weeks after Election Day — and a time when feelings are still running high. The answer might be that you're not, and it might be better to take a temporary break, says Justin Jones-Fosu, author of “I Respectfully Disagree: How to Have Difficult Conversations in a Divided World.” “You have to assess your own readiness,” he says, “Each person is going be very different in this.” He emphasizes that it's not about taking a permanent step back. “Right now is that moment that we’re talking about because it’s still so fresh. Christmas may be different.” DON’T miss the bigger picture of what the holiday is all about Keep focused on why why you decided to go in the first place, Jones-Fosu says. Maybe it’s because there’s a relative there you don’t get to see often, or a loved one is getting up in age, or your kids want to see their cousins. Keeping that reason in mind could help you get through the time. DO set boundaries If you decide getting together is the way to go, but you know politics is still a dicey subject, set a goal of making the holiday a politics-free zone and stick with it, says Karl Pillemer, a professor at Cornell University whose work includes research on family estrangement. “Will a political conversation change anyone’s mind?" he says. “If there is no possibility of changing anyone’s mind, then create a demilitarized zone and don’t talk about it.” DON’T take the bait Let’s be honest. Sometimes, despite best efforts and intentions to keep the holiday gathering politics- and drama-free, there’s someone who’s got something to say and is going to say it. In that case, avoid getting drawn into it, says Tracy Hutchinson, a professor in the graduate clinical mental health counseling program at the College of William & Mary in Virginia. “Not to take the hook is one of the most important things, and it is challenging,” she says. After all, you don’t have to go to every argument you’re invited to. DO think about what will happen after the holiday If you risk getting caught up in the moment, consider engaging in what Pillemer calls “forward mapping.” This involves thinking medium and long term rather than just about right now — strategy rather than tactics. Maybe imagine yourself six months from now looking back on the dinner and thinking about the memories you'd want to have. “Think about how you would like to remember this holiday,” he says. “Do you want to remember it with your brother and sister-in-law storming out and going home because you’ve had a two-hour argument?” DON'T feel you have to be there uninterrupted Things getting intense? Defuse the situation. Walk away. And it doesn't have to be in a huff. Sometimes a calm and collected time out is just what you — and the family — might need. Says Hutchinson: “If they do start to do something like that, you could say, `I’ve got to make this phone call. I’ve got to go to the bathroom. I’m going to take a walk around the block.'"Boras on Soto Deal: Deferred Money Wasn’t Going to HappenMinisters have been accused of "burying their heads in the sand" about the potential benefits of a youth mobility scheme with the EU . Despite repeatedly citing economic growth as a number one priority , the Treasury and Home Office have refused to conduct an assessment of how a deal for young people to live and work across the bloc could boost the economy. Despite repeated requests, Sir Keir Starmer ’s cabinet have refused to look into the potential economic benefits of a deal with Brussels, or with the countries Britain has already signed agreements with. Liberal Democrat EU spokesman James MacCleary said: “It’s astonishing that ministers are burying their heads in the sand over the potential benefits of a youth mobility scheme with the EU. Such a scheme would not only deliver economic benefits but also help businesses address labour shortages in key sectors such as hospitality. “Young people contribute significantly to the economy while living and working here, and for a government that claims to prioritise growth, refusing even to assess this opportunity is deeply disappointing.” Asked to conduct an impact assessment of the UK’s existing youth mobility schemes, which include ones with Japan, Australia and New Zealand, Home Office minister Seema Malhotra declined. She said the schemes are “not designed, nor intended, to be a route for economic growth or to address any specific labour shortages”. It comes after the EU’s former chief negotiator piled pressure on Sir Keir to strike a deal with Brussels that would allow young people to live and work in Europe as part of his much-hyped post- Brexit reset. In a policy brief setting out the potential future EU-UK relationship, Ignacio Garcia Bercero called on the prime minister to strike an agreement on youth mobility and cultural facilitation as part of a series of deals with Brussels to complement the existing trade and cooperation agreement (TCA), which currently governs trade with the bloc. Sir Keir has so far ruled out agreeing to such a scheme, which would let under-30s live, study and work across the bloc for a period, despite it being one of the EU’s top priorities in renewed talks. When Britain was part of the EU, freedom of movement allowed people to live and work freely across the bloc. The deal on offer from Brussels would let British people live and work in Europe, with Europeans welcome to do the same in Britain, for two or three years. Emma Knaggs, Deputy CEO, European Movement UK, said: "The potential benefits of a Youth Mobility deal are huge. There is no price you can put on the opportunity for young people to experience cultural, educational and social exchanges by living and studying in other countries. That does not mean there aren’t also measurable economic benefits for the UK to be found in such a scheme, and it’s right that the Government should assess the potential economic boost that reaching an agreement with the EU could bring. “The UK has youth mobility schemes with 13 other countries - including Australia and Japan - so it makes sense to have one with our nearest neighbours and closest partners. And it makes sense to analyse the boost that could bring to our struggling economy. Dismissing the idea of reciprocal youth mobility simply means letting down British young people who face all sorts of difficulties and have seen their horizons curtailed by Brexit. Young people want and deserve the chance to study or work in Europe. The government owes it to them to make sure they get that chance." A government spokesman said: “There are no plans for a Youth Mobility Scheme and we will not return to freedom of movement.”
The Upper House voted on Thursday to expel Senator Edgardo Kueider from Congress after he was arrested in Paraguay with over US$200,000 of undeclared cash while crossing the border from Brazil. Senators voted to expel Kueider by a margin of 60 to six, with one abstention. Kueider’s seat will be granted to Deputy Senator Stefania Cora, a member of the Unión por la Patria (UxP) opposition associated with Maximo Kirchner’s organization La Cámpora. The Argentine Constitution states that Congress members can remove a fellow lawmaker in cases of “physical or moral incapacity” that transpires after term starts. Lawmakers have legal protection for the duration of their terms in office. They cannot be arrested unless they are caught committing a crime. Kueider, a UxP senator for Entre Ríos, was stopped for a routine check at the three-way border between Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil on December 4. Customs officials found he had over US$200,000, AR$600,000 (US$576 at the official dollar exchange rate) and 3.9 million Paraguayan guaranies (around US$500). When asked, he could not justify the source of the funds. The sum far exceeds the US$10,000 limit for undeclared cash. Kueider was traveling with his secretary, Iara Guinsel Costa. A Paraguayan court ordered both of them to remain in house arrest in two apartments Kueider owns in a building in Asunción. They also have to pay bail of US$150,000 each and cannot leave Paraguay. On Thursday morning, before the session began, police searched several of Kueider’s properties in Buenos Aires and Entre Ríos, following a warrant issued by Argentine federal judge Sandra Arroyo Salgado, who is investigating Kueider for corruption and money laundering in a different case. Salgado also sent a document to Vice President and Senate head Victoria Villarruel to formally request that the Upper House strip Kueider of the legal protection he enjoys as a lawmaker — known as fueros — so she can proceed to order his extradition and arrest. Senators have to vote for the request, his suspension or expulsion, with a majority of two thirds of the votes to deprive him of this legal protection. Kueider is currently being investigated in Paraguay for attempted smuggling. According to the Economic Crime and Money Laundering Prosecution’s Office (PROCELAC, by its Spanish initials) Kueider has allegedly made the same trip six times since February, always alongside Guinsel Costa. According to news reports, Judge Arroyo Salgado based her request on the several trips Kueider made to Paraguay in 2024 and the fact that he had switched documents relating to his apartment expenses into Guinsel Costa’s name, instead of his company Betail S.A. Kueider was elected to the Senate in 2019 for UxP, but has consistently voted with ruling party La Libertad Avanza (LLA) since it took office. He was one of two Peronist senators to vote for President Javier Milei’s flagship Ley Bases law, earning condemnation from within the party. Both parties are now seeking to shift blame to the other for the senator’s alleged wrongdoings. ‘Caught in the act’ During a special session that took place outside the regular Senate schedule, UxP senators accused him of selling his vote and backed his expulsion. Lawmakers from LLA, however, said they would prefer to vote for his suspension instead. “We tried to find common ground so that the due process is respected, and if later he has to be expelled, then he will be expelled,” said LLA Senator Bartolomé Abdala. “Maybe some are scared he will talk about where he got the money from,” said UxP Senator Oscar Parrilli during the debate. LLA had promoted a motion to discuss suspending Parrilli, too, since he was indicted in the case investigating the signing of a memorandum between Argentina and Iran regarding the 1994 AMIA bombing. However, senators voted to only discuss Kueider’s situation. “He was caught in the act, which is a direct motive for declaring his moral incapacity and his expulsion,” Senator Guadalupe Tagliaferri from LLA-allied party PRO told LN+ channel after speaking at the session. “Both sides are doing moral acrobatics: Peronism is choosing to forget all of their corruption cases, and the ruling coalition is speculating so that Kueider is not expelled and they don’t lose one of their seats,” she added. The Unión Cívica Radical has also backed several of LLA’s proposals in Congress this year. While most of their senators were expected to vote for Kueider’s suspension instead of his expulsion, several changed their minds after Arroyo Salgado’s request for removal of his legal protection.Barcelona loses at home for the first time this season
Clayton added 12 rebounds for the Bobcats (2-4). Aidan Hadaway scored 13 points while going 5 of 12 from the floor, including 1 for 6 from 3-point range, and 2 for 3 from the line and added eight rebounds. Victor Searls had 11 points and finished 5 of 8 from the field. The Pilots (2-4) were led by Vukasin Masic, who posted 17 points. Portland also got 13 points and seven rebounds from A.Rapp. Max Mackinnon also recorded 10 points and seven rebounds. Clayton scored 14 points in the first half to help Ohio up 46-30 at the break. Ohio pulled away with a 7-0 run in the second half to extend its lead to 19 points. Clayton led the way with a team-high 20 second-half points. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
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Sports Fodder: Jeff Choate, no matter what happens this Saturday night in Las Vegas with the Fremont Cannon on the line, deserves a passing grade for his rookie season as the Nevada Wolf Pack's head coach. How, you might be wondering right now, can a coach get a passing grade for a 3-9 record and a current five-game losing streak with one game remaining in the season? Nobody is saying Choate has turned one of the worst programs in the nation the last two years into the hottest ticket in town. You can't, after all, even give Wolf Pack tickets away right now. If you went to a Wal Mart parking lot and stuck Pack tickets under everyone's windshield wipers, they'd toss them away like they were an offer to blacktop their driveway. Make no mistake, Choate's not the best thing to enter the Wolf Pack world since the first, second and third coming of Chris Ault. But he's also not Chris Tormey, Brian Polian and Ken Wilson. He's not all that innovative or creative and he never met a cliche he didn't like. He's just a coaching lifer blessed with a non-stop work ethic, toughness, confidence and a belief he's going to succeed. And that, right now, is certainly good enough. Choate's grade right now is a respectable C+ and we'll elevate that to a B-minus if he stuns those cocky Rebels on Saturday and opens a few cans of blue paint when he gets back to Northern Nevada. Yes, the Pack has lost nine of 12 games this year and that will likely be 10-of-13 by late Saturday night, if you believe the oddsmakers (who have been kind to the Pack and listed UNLV as just a 17-point favorite). Those oddsmakers, no doubt, have noticed that six of the Pack losses have been by seven points or less. Oddmakers tend to notice those things. Those six losses have also been by a combined total of a mere 25 points. Ken Wilson's Wolf Pack, as a reminder, lost by 36 in the final game of his head coaching career (42-6 to Wyoming). Wilson went 4-20 at Nevada with just four of his 20 losses by seven points or less. Turn just half of Choate's six close losses into wins and we're looking at a 6-6 record right now with a bowl game invite on the line on Saturday. Choate has restored competitiveness and confidence to this Pack program after two years of Wilson excuses following double-digit losses. Nobody is laughing at the Pack anymore. Choate deserves to come back for a second year. The wins will come soon. ••• All Wolf Pack seasons, we're well aware, are judged on a pass-fail system depending on the UNLV game. No B-minus, C-plus, A, B, C or D. Just pass or fail. Don't believe it? Jay Norvell's first Pack team in 2017 went 3-9 but he beat UNLV in the last game of the season. Pass. Chris Ault's 1994 Wolf Pack went 9-2 but he lost to UNLV in the last game of the season with a Las Vegas Bowl and Big West outright championship on the line. Fail. Yes, Ault still claims a share of the title since UNLV, the Pack and Southwestern Louisiana all finished 5-1 atop the Big West and gave everyone rings after the year. But that's Chris Ault, who was his own boss at the time. Pack fans, on the other hand, had a sick feeling in their stomach after losing to UNLV in 1994 that lasted until they played UNLV in 1995. You don't like it? Well, go coach Sacramento State. But if you do, you better beat UC Davis or you'll be picking up trash on the side of I-80 the next fall. That's college football. It's all about the rivalry game, the thing that separates college football from the less fortunate sports. A Wolf Pack win on Saturday would immediately jump into the top 10 of all Wolf Pack wins in school history. It's one thing to whip UNLV when the Rebels are inept, barely give an effort and are coached by guys who couldn't get a job parking cars at Caesar's Palace. It's quite another thing to beat a cocky, confident and motivated Rebels team coached by a guy who thinks Las Vegas is the epicenter of college football. This is the greatest UNLV football season in the history of its program. They've already won nine games. They are headed to a bowl game and they expect to be playing for their first Mountain West championship at Boise State on Dec. 6. The Rebels also clearly believe they will destroy the Pack this week and Boise State the following weekend and will deserve a spot in the 12-team College Football Playoff. It's hard to argue with them right now. The Rebels have won 18-of-25 games since coach Barry Odom took over the program before the 2023 season. Odom has yet to win fewer than nine games in a season since he moved to Las Vegas. The Rebels under Odom have taken over the state and aren't looking back. They play in one of the most lavish and garish stadiums in the country that just so happens to sit in arguably the most lavish and garish cities in the world. The Wolf Pack, though, could destroy it all on Saturday and also take home a red, soon-to-be-blue, cannon as a prize. It would be a victory not soon forgotten north of Tonopah and one that would ruin the Rebels holidays. In other words, it would be Pack perfect. ••• Saturday night could be more than just a little weird for Wolf Pack fans. We could be looking at a scenario where the Wolf Pack could be doing former head coach Jay Norvell (the last Pack coach to beat UNLV, in 2021) a huge favor. Norvell's Colorado State Rams need to beat Utah State on Friday and also need the Pack to beat UNLV in order for the Rams to earn a spot in the conference title game. Imagine that. The Wolf Pack doing Norvell, the man who sent the Pack into the tailspin in which it still spins, a solid. The guy deviously abandons the program and takes with him half a coaching staff and a dozen or so players and recruits and the Pack could help send him to the league title game. But don't worry, Pack fans. Sending Norvell to the title game wouldn't spoil a Wolf Pack victory celebration on Saturday because, well, a blue Fremont Cannon is the No. 1 goal of every Pack season. And don't forget, you'll likely get to witness Norvell and the Rams get destroyed in the Mountain West title game. But the best scenario, then, for Wolf Pack fans this weekend is for Utah State to beat Norvell and the Rams on Friday and for the Pack to beat UNLV on Saturday. It's not perfect. UNLV would still go to the league title game. But it would make for a wonderful post-Thanksgiving Saturday night for Pack fans, who deserve something to celebrate this year. We wouldn't have to watch Norvell in the league title game and we could also then watch UNLV in the title game knowing they took a loss to the Wolf Pack with them to Boise State. Dare to dream, Pack fans. ••• It is still a bit difficult to figure out how the Wolf Pack got to this point. We are all a bit numb because of all the losing the last three years. It now just seems like part of our fall ritual, you know, like we are the new UNLV fans of the 1990s. It's difficult to believe this is actually happening. The Wolf Pack, believe it or not, has lost 30 of its last 37 games since Norvell left town. Did you ever think you'd see the day when Pack football would lose 30-of-37 football games? Of course not. Chris Tormey, don't forget, was laughed at and fired after going 16-31 from 2000-03. The next Pack coach to go 16-31 will get a three-year contract extension. Did you ever think you'd see the day when Nevada would lose 20-of-22 conference football games? Are you kidding? Two league wins in three years? This is the same program, after all, that won three or more league games every year from 1978 through 1997 and again from 2001 through 2021. The Pack, by the way, is still looking for its first league win under keep-'em-close Choate. There is simply no excuse for such utter destruction to a once-proud football program. Norvell didn't do it. Yes, he put it in motion. But the Pack has nobody to blame but itself for what has happened in the last 37 games. Norvell is not the cause of a 7-30 record overall and 2-20 in league games. Chris Ault left the program three times, and the Pack never went more than one season without a winning record after he left all three times. The Pack hasn't even had a true winning month since Norvell left unless, of course, you count the 1-0 record in August 2022 to start the Wilson era and the 2-1 record in October 2023 when the Pack smartly scheduled a bye week to start the month. The Pack has had only seven winning weeks since Norvell's been gone. Ault had 25 winning seasons out of 28. The Pack, a program that once was competing with Boise State for league titles, has now turned into New Mexico and San Jose State. Then again, New Mexico is 5-6 and San Jose State is 6-5 this year so, truth be told, the Pack hopes to grow up someday to become New Mexico and San Jose State. This is how you can legitimately give a passing grade to a coach with a 3-9 record. ••• Choate, if he is going to mature into a truly great coach, needs to learn how to win games as much as his players need to learn that skill. Players, after all, come and go all the time. Bad coaches tend to linger for a while, stinking up the football landscape. Choate might think he knows how to win after spending so many years coaching at successful programs, such as Boise State from 2006-11 and Texas from 2021-23. But it's one thing to be an assistant coach at winning programs and quite another to be the head coach. See Ken Wilson. Choate has been a head coach for five seasons (four at Montana State) and already has three losing seasons. A loss on Saturday will give him an overall record as a head coach of 31-32. His conference record in the Big Sky and Mountain West will be 18-21. None of that screams College Football Playoff. That doesn't mean he's a mediocre coach waiting to be fired like so many others down through the years at Nevada not named Chris Ault. Choate, we remind you, is still a rookie Division I-A FBS head coach. He talks like he's Barry Switzer or Bear Bryant but that's just his personality. If he was an experienced FBS head coach this year he likely would have pushed, pulled and magically transformed that 3-9 record into something along the lines of 7-5. He's done it before. When he was a rookie FCS head coach at Montana State in 2016, his first four losses were by six points or less. The following year he lost three games by four points or less. Over his final two years at Montana State, he lost just two games by seven points or less. He matured. He grew. The Pack needs that same type of growth from him starting, well, now. The other improvement Choate needs to make is to continually upgrade his expectations. Choate, it seems, has understandably tempered his expectations this year. The guy, after all, went from the national title game with Texas last year immediately into the Pack mess. Choate has been content this year to simply do everything in his power to keep games close and keep his fingers crossed that the ball will bounce just right at critical times. He's said as much almost every week, constantly reminding us that his goal is to make sure it is a one-score game in the fourth quarter. Congratulations. Mission accomplished. Eight of the dozen Pack games this year were one-score games at the final buzzer and the Pack lost six of them. That's what tends to happen when you don't reach for the stars and simply reach for the mashed potatoes across the table at dinner time. Choate will learn that turning close losses into close wins, just like turning a winning record as an assistant coach into one as a head coach, can't just be based on keeping games close and hoping for the best. We'll accept mashed potatoes as the prize this year. Next year, the stars need to start coming into focus.
USA TODAY and Yahoo may earn commission from links in this article. Pricing and availability subject to change. Cue the William Regal, because it is time for: WarGames. Held every year since 1987, Survivor Series will be Saturday night with five bouts scheduled to take place, headlined by the match stipulation that has become synonymous with the event. There will be two WarGames matches, including the one between the new Bloodline vs. old Bloodline that much of the WWE Universe is eagerly waiting for. Three championships will also be on the line in the final main roster premium live event of the year as the road to WrestleMania approaches when 2025 begins. Follow USA TODAY Sports for all the highlights and analysis for Survivor Series 2024: Survivor Series: WarGames 2024 is Saturday, Nov. 30 at 6 p.m. ET. Survivor Series: WarGames 2024 will take place at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, Canada. It will be the first premium live event to take place in Vancouver since 1998. The event can be streamed on , but you must have their premium or premium-plus subscription to watch. Internationally, it will be available on WWE Network. Yes. The preshow for Survivor Series: WarGames will begin at 4 p.m. ET and will air on Peacock, WWE's YouTube and social media accounts. Roman Reigns, Jimmy Uso, Jey Uso, Sami Zayn and CM Punk vs. Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, Tonga Loa, Jacob Fatu and Bronson Reed. Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez, Nia Jax, Tiffany Stratton and Candice LeRae vs. Rhea Ripley, Bianca Belair, Naomi, Iyo Sky and Bayley. Gunther (c) vs. Damian Priest. Bron Breakker (c) vs. Sheamus vs. Ludwig Kaiser. LA Knight (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura. What more surprises are in store for the next chapter of The Bloodline? The formation of the OG Bloodline made it appear as if they’d cruise to victory, but the addition of CM Punk and return of Paul Heyman complicates things. However, OG Bloodline stands tall, but don’t be shocked if something happens afterward. OG Bloodline It’s really Rhea Ripley vs. Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez. As much as Ripley will want to unleash a brutal assault against them, her focus costs her team as Team Live sneaks by with a victory. Team Liv. Damian Priest has been on a heater recently and this won’t be near the same matchup as the SummerSlam one. While he continues to reach superstar-levels, Gunther’s reign won’t end this quickly. Gunther. This match has the opportunity to steal the show with the absolute talent each person possesses. Ludwig Kaiser would compliment Gunther if he were to win, but the chaos of a triple threat favors the champion. Bron Breakker. It’s been a mysterious return for Shinsuke Nakamura. The new personality is great, yet he hasn’t actually had a match in a long time. Nakamura does have the potential to take the title away, this is just too soon. LA Knight. Created by Dusty Rhodes in 1987, WarGames is one of the most unique matches in WWE in that it involves two rings side-by-side, and has become a staple in the company since its introduction into NXT in 2017. The two rings are surrounded by an extended steel cage, and are contested by two or three teams. The match begins with one competitor from each team starting in the ring. After five minutes, another competitor from one team enters the match to give a brief 2-on-1 advantage. Two minutes afterward, a competitor from the disadvantaged team enters to even the odds. Teams then alternate entrants until all competitors are in the match. A team wins by pinning or submitting any member of the other team. Survivor Series is the second-longest running pay-per-view in WWE behind WrestleMania. The event first took place in 1987 at the Richfield Coliseum in Richfield, Ohio. While most premium live events typically have a championship match as the main event, Survivor Series has been known for having tag team matches headlining the event. Often five-on-five elimination tag team matches, there have been matches that include stars forming teams or brand matchups like Raw vs. SmackDown. Survivor Series started using the WarGames matches in 2022 after it was first used in NXT. This year’s event will mark the fifth and sixth WarGames matches to take place in Survivor Series history. The OG Bloodline is back and ready to take on the new iteration as Roman Reigns tries to retake the title of Tribal Chief away from Solo Sikoa. Reigns was reunited with Jimmy Uso at Bad Blood, and after weeks of pleading, the duo finally got the other Uso, Jey, to rejoin the group. The original trio then added Sami Zayn, who was part of the group in late 2022 and was a successful member. 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ROSEN, LEADING INVESTOR COUNSEL, Encourages Celsius Holdings, Inc. Investors to Secure Counsel Before Important Deadline in Securities Class Action – CELHThe Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), an offshoot of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, on Thursday (December 26, 2024) announced to launch a nationwide public awakening campaign to free Hindu temples from the control of governments. The organisation is setting up a think tank comprising retired judges from the Supreme Court and high courts, as well as lawyers and religious leaders, who after studying the protocols of temple management, will prepare a draft to free the temples and to resolve any kind of dispute related to it. The VHP also demanded that all non-Hindus employed in temples and endowment departments be removed and only practising Hindus of faith be employed in the worship, offerings, and service to Hindu deities. Addressing the media in Delhi, the VHP’s organising general secretary Milind Parande said that now all the State governments should detach themselves from “discriminatory” the control, management, and day-to-day operation of temples. “Under the leadership of the revered seer community and the leading figures of the Hindu society, we are going to start a countrywide public awareness campaign for liberation of temples from government control. The campaign will start from Vijayawada on January 5, 2025,” Mr. Parande said. He added that it is unfortunate that even after so many years of Independence, Hindu temples are still under the shackles of government control. “The work of management and control of temples should now be handed over to the devout and able members of Hindu society. To address this, we have formed a think tank which has prepared a draft after studying the protocols of management of temples and to resolve any kind of dispute related to it. The draft has also kept in view the protocols that would be put in place when governments return the temples to Hindu society,” he said. He further informed that people holding Constitutional posts will form a ‘Dharmic Council’ at State levels. These State level councils would elect the district level councils which in turn will choose the trustees of the local temples in which various sections of the society including the scheduled castes and tribes would participate. “Before handing over the temples to the Hindu society, we urge that all non-Hindus employed in temples and endowment departments be removed. Following this, only practising Hindus with faith be employed in the worship, offerings, and service of God. Also, no politician or person associated with any political party should be appointed on the trust boards and in the management of temples,” he said. Mr. Parande added that only Hindus should have shops within and outside the temple premises, and that all encroachments and constructions made by non-Hindus as well as all encroachments and illegal constructions whatsoever on temple lands should be removed. And that the income of temples should be spent only for the propagation of the Hindu Dharma, for the service to society and related issues, and never participate in government work. Published - December 27, 2024 04:30 am IST Copy link Email Facebook Twitter Telegram LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit religion and belief
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Top 25 Capsules: No. 7 Vols beat Vandy; No. 16 South Carolina defeats No. 12 ClemsonAn illegal alien, reportedly released into the United States by President Joe Biden’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is accused of driving drunk and causing a crash that killed 37-year-old Jimmy Chang, a well-known realtor in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia. Christian Fernando Irias-Ruiz, a 20-year-old Honduran national, has been arrested and charged with first-degree vehicular homicide, drunk driving, reckless driving, speeding, and possession of alcohol by someone under 21 years old. According to police, the crash occurred just days before Christmas when Irias-Ruiz allegedly drove drunk, ran a red light, and t-boned Jimmy Chang’s vehicle — killing him. A third vehicle was involved in the crash, which left some passengers injured. “It’s devastating for all the family right now, still can’t process that he’s gone,” Jason Chang, Jimmy’s brother, told WSB-TV 2 Atlanta. “He impacted a lot of lives.” A report from Fox News Digital reveals that Irias-Ruiz is an illegal alien from Honduras and was first apprehended crossing the southern border in June 2021. DHS officials, though, released Irias-Ruiz into the United States interior through Biden’s expansive Catch and Release network. Chang, whose family has set up a GoFundMe page, was a realtor in the area and president of the Atlanta chapter of the Asian Real Estate Association of America. The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency has placed a detainer on Irias-Ruiz so that if he is released from DeKalb County Jail at any time, he will be turned over to agents for arrest and deportation. John Binder is a reporter for Breitbart News. Email him at jbinder@breitbart.com. Follow him on Twitter here .
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