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What players filled up the box score yesterday in the NBA? Keep scrolling for a recap of the top performers, including leaders in multiple stat categories.
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NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Psychologist Joshua Coleman about the reasons why estrangement has become more common in recent years and what can be done to address that.
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NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Psychologist Joshua Coleman about the reasons why estrangement has become more common in recent years and what can be done to address that.
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — With the calendar-page turn to 2024 on Monday comes 320 new state laws that Illinois residents will need to navigate.
Some will have a widespread effect, including a law banning semi-automatic rifles and another requiring paid time off. But others won’t have an immediate or noticeable impact, including a law that lets county governments consider a potential contractor’s participation in an approved apprenticeship program in determining the winning low bid for a project.
One law that took effect in 2019 but is still impacting tens of thousands of workers is an increase in the minimum wage. It increases to $14 an hour on Jan. 1 for non-tipped workers and will reach $15 in a year.
Here are some of the other major changes to Illinois state law as of New Year’s Day:
BAN ON SEMI-AUTOMATIC WEAPONS
The U.S. Supreme Court has failed to take up the case of Illinois’ ban on the sale, possession or manufacture of automatic weapons like the type used in a mass shooting at a 2023July Fourthparade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park.
The law bans dozens of specific brands or types of rifles and handguns, including .50-caliber guns, attachments and rapid-firing devices. No rifle will be allowed to accommodate more than 10 rounds, with a 15-round limit for handguns.
Those who previously purchased such guns must register them with the Illinois State Police by Jan. 1.
BOOK-BAN PROHIBITION
Libraries that indiscriminately ban books will not be eligible for state funds. They must adopt the American Library Association’s Library Bill of Rights stating “materials should not be excluded because of the origin, background, or views of those contributing to their creation.”
The library association reported that attempts to censor books reached a 20-year high in 2022, especially those with LGBTQ+ themes and those written by people of color.
PAID TIME OFF
Employers will be required to offer paid vacation for any reason. Workers will accrue one hour of paid leave for every 40 hours worked, up to 40 hours total. Employers may offer more than 40 hours and employees may take time off after working for 90 days.
AIR FRESHENERS ALLOWED
Police will no longer be able to pull over a motorist solely because there is an object hanging from their rearview mirror. The law was approved after Daunte Wright was pulled over in Minnesota in 2021 for having a dangling air freshener. He was shot when the officer, reaching for her stun gun, instead grabbed her sidearm.
NO VIDEOCONFERENCING ON THE ROAD
Video meetings, streaming or accessing a social media website while driving will be prohibited. There will be an exception for video on a hands-free or voice-activated device or an application requiring the push of no more than a single button to activate or terminate it.
NO INDOOR VAPING
Vaping or smoking an electronic cigarette or cigar in a public indoor space will be prohibited. The law adds electronic smoking devices to the list of items prohibited in indoor public places under the 2008 Smoke Free Illinois Act, which banned regular tobacco products’ indoor use.
LICENSE-PLATE READER RESTRICTIONS
Interstate agreements between law enforcement agencies must specify that license-plate reader technology not be used on cars driven by women coming into Illinois to have abortions.
SURVEILLANCE DRONES
Following the Highland Park parade shooting, lawmakers approved the use of drones by law enforcement to surveil “routed” or “special events.” The drones may not be equipped with weapons or facial-recognition technology.
DEEPFAKE PORN
Victims of digital forgeries known as deepfake pornography may file civil lawsuits against anyone who shares or threatens to share an image that falsely depicts a person exposing genitalia or other private parts or engaging in a sex act. Identifying the image as materially altered is not a defense to liability.
RESTROOMS MAY BE ALL-GENDER MULTIOCCUPANCY
Businesses have the option of installing restrooms that may be used by any gender simultaneously. Current restrooms may be renovated to accommodate all genders. Urinals may not be included and stalls must have floor-to-ceiling, locking dividers.
VOTER REGISTRATION FOR TEENS
Teenagers may pre-register to vote at age 16 or 17 while obtaining a driver’s license or state identification card at a drivers’ services office run by the secretary of state. When turning 18, the legal voting age, they will already be registered to vote.
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https://ktla.com/news/ap-top-headlines/ap-laws-banning-semi-automatic-weapons-and-library-censorship-to-take-effect-in-illinois/
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NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Psychologist Joshua Coleman about the reasons why estrangement has become more common in recent years and what can be done to address that.
Copyright 2023 NPR
NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Psychologist Joshua Coleman about the reasons why estrangement has become more common in recent years and what can be done to address that.
Copyright 2023 NPR
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https://www.northernpublicradio.org/2023-12-31/family-estrangement-is-on-the-rise-a-psychologist-offers-ways-to-cope
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What players filled up the box score yesterday in the NBA? Keep scrolling for a recap of the top performers, including leaders in multiple stat categories.
Watch the NBA, other live sports and more on Fubo! Use our link to sign up for a free trial.
December 31 Points Leaders
December 31 Rebounds Leaders
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December 31 Assists Leaders
December 31 Blocks Leaders
Rep your team with officially licensed NBA gear! Head to Fanatics to find jerseys, shirts, and much more.
December 31 Steals Leaders
December 31 3-Point Leaders
Get tickets for any NBA game this season at Ticketmaster!
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https://www.firstalert4.com/sports/betting/2023/12/31/nba-daily-stat-leaders/
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Use Up That Leftover Chicken Salad And Stuff Some Peppers
When you're looking to prepare a meal that most people will enjoy, chicken salad should be a go-to for some really good reasons. It's simple to make and filling, and you can use your leftovers in a variety of ways. Add your leftover chicken salad to a sandwich, tuck it in a wrap, or use it to make a pasta dish as a delicious alternative.
But if you really want to impress your guests and challenge yourself to learn how to make a new type of dish, forget about all those classic chicken salad variations and use your leftover chicken salad to stuff some peppers for a meal with a different kind of appeal. Peppers are a great addition to most meals; however, you can also use them as a main feature. By stuffing your peppers with chicken salad, you can enjoy a range of vibrant flavors and unique textures that combine seamlessly to make a creative and nutritious dish.
Adding chicken salad to your stuffed peppers
There are many benefits to swapping peppers in for bread or tortillas. Using peppers can be a great way to get more veggies into your meals, especially if you're trying to stick to low-carb dishes. They're also a great option for people who love a little spice in their food. The best peppers to use are bell peppers — any color of your choice. You'll want to pick the biggest ones so you have plenty of room for stuffing them with chicken salad.
To cut your peppers the right way, simply remove the top portion where the stem is. Next, scoop out the seeds and rinse out the inside to make sure it's ready to be stuffed. Use the bell peppers raw, or roast them in the oven for 15 minutes to achieve a softer texture. Either way, when you add your chicken salad, pack in as much as you can. Once you take a bite, you'll notice the incredible burst of flavor from the pepper. Its texture will then give way to the soft and tender meat from your chicken salad.
Different chicken salads to stuff into your peppers
Beyond stuffing a traditional chicken salad into peppers, you can explore alternative ways to prepare this dish for a fresh burst of flavor in each bite. Step into the world of Mexican cuisine and infuse your bell peppers with a hint of spice. Enhance the experience by melting various shredded cheeses on top of the roasted peppers for added texture and taste. Sprinkle in some pico de gallo as a delightful garnish, paying homage to traditional Mexican cuisine. For an extra kick, consider incorporating peppers like jalapeños — both you and your guests will appreciate the bold flavor.
If you're a barbecue lover, experiment with stuffed peppers featuring barbecue chicken salad. Introduce a high-quality homemade barbecue sauce or use your favorite premade barbecue sauce on your chicken and mix it with cherry tomatoes and black beans. Feel free to continue experimenting with your favorite chicken salad variations when stuffing your peppers — they're sure to become a delightful addition to your repertoire of leftover meals.
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https://www.thedailymeal.com/1480671/chicken-salad-stuffed-peppers/
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YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — Blake Lampman scored 26 points as Oakland beat Youngstown State 88-81 on Sunday.
Lampman added five rebounds for the Golden Grizzlies (7-8, Horizon League). Chris Conway scored 18 points, shooting 7 of 11 from the field and 4 for 6 from the line. Trey Townsend was 4 of 7 shooting and 7 of 8 from the free throw line to finish with 15 points.
Ziggy Reid led the Penguins (10-4, ) in scoring, finishing with 16 points and seven rebounds. Youngstown State also got 16 points from Brett Thompson. EJ Farmer also had 14 points. The loss snapped the Penguins’ seven-game winning streak.
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https://www.wkbn.com/home/youngstown-state-falls-to-conference-rival-2/
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10 Swedish kronor to Armenian drams
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How to hold onto a sense of wonder By Rachel Martin Published December 31, 2023 at 2:37 PM PST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 11:49 NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with the author Katherine May about facing life's uncertainties by tapping into a childlike sense of enchantment. Copyright 2023 NPR
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How to hold onto a sense of wonder By Rachel Martin Published December 31, 2023 at 4:37 PM CST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 11:49 NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with the author Katherine May about facing life's uncertainties by tapping into a childlike sense of enchantment. Copyright 2023 NPR
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico and Venezuela announced Saturday that they have restarted repatriation flights of Venezuelans migrants in Mexico, the latest move by countries in the region to take on a flood of people traveling north to the United States.
The move comes as authorities say at least 10,000 migrants a day have been arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border, many of them asylum seekers. It also comes as a migrant caravan of thousands of people from across the region — largely Venezuelans — has trekked through southern Mexico this week.
The repatriation flights are part of an agreement made between regional leaders during a summit in Mexico in October that aimed to seek solutions for migration levels that show few signs of slowing down.
Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Relations said the two countries began repatriations with a flight on Friday and a second on Saturday in an effort to “strengthen their cooperation on migration issues.” The statement also said the two countries plan to implement social and work programs for those repatriated to Venezuela.
“Mexico and Venezuela reiterate their commitment to address the structural causes that fuel irregular migration in the region, and to achieve a humanitarian management of such flows,” the statement read.
Mexico’s government said it previously carried out a similar repatriation flight last Jan. 20 with 110 people.
Venezuelan authorities said Saturday that 207 Venezuelans had landed in Caracas on one of the latest flights.
Gustavo Vizcaino, director of Venezuela’s migration agency, said the migrants came on a “voluntary return flight,” part of a 2018 program of President Nicolas Maduro’s government seeking to bring back Venezuelans who have fled the country’s economic and political crisis.
As migration has soared in recent years, the U.S. government has pressured Latin American nations to control the movement of migrants north, but many transit countries have struggled to deal with the quantities of people.
This week, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and other Biden administration officials were in Mexico City to meet with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador about the high levels of migrants landing on the U.S.-Mexico border.
López Obrador said he also spoke about the issue in a phone call with Presient Joe Biden on Dec. 20.
“He asked — Joe Biden asked to speak with me — he was worried about the situation on the border because of the unprecedented number of migrants arriving at the border,” Mexico’s leader said. “He called me, saying we had to look for a solution together.”
López Obrador has said he is willing to help, but in exchange he wants the U.S. to send more development aid to migrants’ home countries and to reduce or eliminate sanctions against Cuba and Venezuela.
Mexico’s president and other critics of American foreign policy have cited the sanctions on Cuba and Venezuela as one of the root causes of high migration.
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Zucchini Butter Is The Savory Smooth Spread You're Sleeping On
Zucchini can be a great choice for zoodles, salads, or fritters, as well as for sweet dishes like cakes and puddings. This veggie is actually the secret ingredient for moister brownies, offering both flavor and nutrition. With some creativity, you can also turn it into a savory, smooth spread that's just perfect for toast and sandwiches.
As the name suggests, zucchini butter is a creamy paste similar to vegetable purées. It can be salty, spicy, or slightly sweet, depending on the ingredients you use. Plus, it's easy to make and versatile enough for family dinners, parties, or holidays. Enjoy it as is, serve it with crostini for a quick snack, or mix it into pasta dishes for a hearty meal. Alternatively, spread it on pita bread, savory pancakes, veggie wraps, crackers, and everything in between. The result will be a filling, nutritious snack or light meal that fits into most diets.
Zucchini butter requires just a few ingredients
This savory spread is similar in flavor and texture to Julia Child's recipe for grated zucchini sautéed in butter and shallots. First, you'll grate and sauté the zucchinis in olive oil or butter. As they cook, you'll add salt, pepper, and other ingredients, such as garlic, shallots, shredded cheese, or chili flakes. The veggies are sautéed slowly over low heat to achieve a thick, spreadable consistency.
There's no one recipe for zucchini butter, which leaves a lot of room for creativity. Some chefs will only use two or three ingredients, like zucchini, garlic, and salt, whereas others may add lemon zest, onions, thyme, rosemary, or even a touch of heavy cream for extra richness. If you're short on time, mix the ingredients in a bowl and then cook them in the microwave.
Before getting started, think about how you plan to use the zucchini butter. If you want to serve it with, say, bruschetta bread, add cherry tomatoes to the mix. But if you're going to serve it with pasta, combine the zucchini with shredded Parmesan cheese, butter, basil, or olives.
This versatile spread is just as healthy as it is delicious
Just like cucumbers, zucchinis are high in water, vitamins, and minerals. One cup boasts 26% of the recommended daily vitamin C intake, plus large amounts of potassium, copper, manganese, and B-complex vitamins. Garlic, on the other hand, is rich in flavonoids, tannins, allicin, and other phytonutrients that support overall health. These compounds fight inflammation and may protect against heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and osteoarthritis, according to 2020 research published in the journal Antioxidants.
So, if you're looking for a nutritious snack, you can't go wrong with zucchini butter. Spread it on pizza or crostinis, stir it into risotto, or use it as a substitute for regular butter on sandwiches. You can also mix it into cream soups, use it as a stuffing for turkey or chicken breast, or serve it in an avocado half for a unique combination of flavors.
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https://www.thedailymeal.com/1480690/what-is-zucchini-butter-explained/
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(NEXSTAR) — Select batches of a baby formula product have been recalled due to concerns about possible bacterial contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced.
The recall affects 12.6-ounce and 19.8-ounce cans of Nutramigen Powder, produced by Reckitt Benckiser’s Mead Johnson Nutrition (MJN) and distributed to U.S. retailers over the summer. Nutramigen Powder is a specialty formula designed for infants allergic to cow’s milk.
The company said it issued the recall due to the possibility of Cronobacter sakazakii contamination in products sampled outside the U.S.
“All products in question went through extensive testing by MJN and tested negative for the bacteria,” MJN said in its press release.
Cronobacter is a germ that can cause a dangerous blood infection known as sepsis, and it can also “make the linings surrounding the brain and spinal cord swell,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Infants younger than two months old, born prematurely or with weakened immune systems are most likely to get sick from the bacteria.
No illnesses have been reported to date, and MJN said it believes most of the products have already been consumed.
The affected products are listed below. They have a “Use By Date” of “1 Jan 2025” and a UPC Code of either 300871239418 or 300871239456.
- ZL3FHG (12.6 oz cans)
- ZL3FMH (12.6 oz cans)
- ZL3FPE (12.6 oz cans)
- ZL3FQD (12.6 oz cans)
- ZL3FRW (19.8 oz cans)
- ZL3FXJ (12.6 oz cans)
Consumers who purchased the affected products should throw them away or contact MJN for a refund. Anyone with questions can call 866-534-9986 or email [email protected] for assistance.
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https://www.wkbn.com/news/national-world/baby-formula-recalled-over-contamination-concerns/
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100 Swedish kronor to Armenian drams
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NPR's Adrian Ma talks to Paul Salem, president and CEO of the Middle East Institute, about where Hamas stands right now during the war and whether its full destruction is possible.
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NPR's Adrian Ma talks to Paul Salem, president and CEO of the Middle East Institute, about where Hamas stands right now during the war and whether its full destruction is possible.
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https://www.kalw.org/2023-12-31/is-israel-any-closer-to-reaching-its-goal-of-destroying-hamas
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NPR's Adrian Ma talks to Paul Salem, president and CEO of the Middle East Institute, about where Hamas stands right now during the war and whether its full destruction is possible.
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NPR's Adrian Ma talks to Paul Salem, president and CEO of the Middle East Institute, about where Hamas stands right now during the war and whether its full destruction is possible.
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DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Pistons ended their NBA record-tying losing streak at 28 games with a 129-127 victory over the short-handed Toronto Raptors on Saturday night, as Cade Cunningham had 30 points and 12 assists.
The Pistons, who hadn’t won since Oct. 28, matched the Philadelphia 76ers’ record of 28, split over the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons. They finished one shy of the record for the four major American and Canadian leagues, set by the Chicago Cardinals during World War II.
“I feel amazing,” Cunningham said. “We just kept battling. It’s been a long stretch, all these losses, but I’m just happy to be part of a group of guys who don’t quit.”
Jalen Duren had 18 points and 17 rebounds for Detroit (3-29) while Kevin Knox II scored 17 points.
“I’m just so happy we were able to get that,” Duren said. “We’ve been fighting hard for a couple of months to get one, and we’ve been through a lot of adversity.”
Pascal Siakam had 35 points and Dennis Schroder scored 28 for Toronto, which was playing the second half of a back-to-back. The Raptors traded OG Anunoby, Precious Achiuwa and Malachi Flynn to the New York Knicks earlier in the day. They received RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley, but they were not available on Saturday.
“It was a very emotional day for everyone,” Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said. “I’m really proud of the energy our guys had, taking everything into account.
“I also don’t want to take anything away from what Detroit did. They played a really good game and hit some very, very timely shots.”
The Pistons led 90-86 going into the fourth and neither team was able to put together a run until back-to-back 3-pointers by Cunningham and Jaden Ivey made it 110-99 with 5:50 to go.
Toronto responded with an 8-2 run, including six points from Scottie Barnes, but Cunningham’s jumper made it 114-107 and the Pistons got three straight stops against Siakam. Another jumper by Cunningham moved the margin to nine with 1:34 to play.
Siakam’s 3-pointer made it 126-122 with 17 seconds left, but the Pistons clinched the game from the line. Gary Trent Jr. hit a 3-pointer with a second left, but the celebration was already beginning.
“I’ve been in a ton of locker rooms my whole life, but that’s a first for me,” Pistons coach Monty Williams said. “Guys were screaming. I was almost in tears. I’m just so happy for our guys and for everyone in the locker room.”
The Raptors trailed by eight points at halftime, but Siakam and Trent scored 24 points in eight minutes to put Toronto ahead 75-74. Siakam finished with 20 of Toronto’s 42 points in the quarter, and more importantly, drove Cunningham to the bench with four fouls.
“I challenged both (Siakam) and Scottie at halftime,” Rajakovic said. “I told them that we needed more from them in the second half, and they both did a really good job.”
The Raptors scored 83 points in the second half after only putting up 44 in the first.
“We missed some free throws and we missed a bunch of layups that we usually make,” Rajakovic said.
UP NEXT
Raptors: Host Cleveland on Monday night.
Pistons: At Houston on Monday night.
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Honey Is The Perfect Ingredient To Add For Subtle Sweet Notes In Chili
Few things are as satisfying as a stick-to-your-ribs, hearty, and wholesome bowl of homemade chili. Whether it's as a meal on a cold night or an addition to your spread during the big game; whether it's shared with friends and family or simply to satiate a solo craving, chili can be a go-to solution for so many culinary needs.
Part of the appeal is that chili is profoundly savory. Usually, it's packed with spices and rich, meaty flavors that really scratch the umami itch. But sometimes, that can leave a palate searching for balance. There is a surprising ingredient that, in a small dose, can bring that symmetry to your favorite dish of stewy, steamy chili, and that's honey.
Simply add a few tablespoons of honey to your chili recipe — about a five-serving batch — along with your other chosen ingredients. Simmer for 45 minutes to an hour, until you're satisfied with your consistency, and you'll be ready to serve a warming, wonderful bowl of well-balanced goodness, no matter the craving.
Other ways to elevate your chili
Honey adds a tasty balance to your bowl, but maybe the sweetest part of making chili is how adaptable it can be. Simple tweaks can yield some mind-blowing results that will inspire creativity.
If you're looking for a honey alternative to your sweeten your pot, molasses plays a similar role (and can fulfill vegan requirements, depending on how it's processed). Maple syrup is a welcome element as well. For lift and punch, an acid like vinegar can also bring dimension to a dish of chili. For example, you can reach for apple cider vinegar to brighten up your pot of chili if it's falling flat. And balsamic vinegar can perk up chili too, depending on your desired profile.
Selecting different spices, herbs, vegetables, meats, and cooking liquids — from broth to booze — will all help you personalize your pot of chili, and you can start developing your own perfect balance of flavors. If you're keen to introduce another secret ingredient, wow people with a peanut butter-spiked spoonful. And even your toppings can contain a surprise element, like in the case of a veggie-forward, extra-warming, autumnal pumpkin chili with moonshine sour cream.
Honey in savory dishes
For many people, a jar of honey calls to mind a cup of tea, or an alternative to sugar in baking sweets like cookies or cakes. But the truth is, honey can be an ingredient in so many dishes that don't rely on sweetness as their signature flavor profile. Exploring the savory side of this kitchen staple opens up a world of possibilities for every meal.
While honey baked ham has long graced holiday tables, the idea of sweetness in a main dish may feel out of step for the uninitiated. That said, a drizzle of honey makes seafood like shrimp and salmon sing, and gives skirt steak and pork chops a depth that beautifully emphasizes meat's caramelization. Sides like brussels sprouts and carrots also get a sticky boost of flavor with a honey glaze. And thanks to the popularity of hot honey — which has grown to be a sweet and spicy staple for elevated cornbread and a necessity for spicy margaritas — the world has started to embrace and appreciate this killer combo in so many iterations.
You can even use honey to create your own condiments like garlic honey sauce, classic honey mustard, or a homemade ketchup that leaves out the high fructose corn syrup common in many commercial versions. Every kitchen creation is, at the end of the day, a balancing act, so don't sleep on honey to strike your ideal culinary equilibrium.
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AJPW Mania X Results 12.31.23: Nakajima vs. Miyahara, More
AJPW Mania X took place on December 31st in Tokyo, Japan. Full results are below, courtesy of Cagematch.
* Koji Iwamoto, Minoru Tanaka & Naruki Doi defeated Black Menso-re, Fuminori Abe & Takuya Nomura
* Ryo Inoue, Ryuki Honda & Takao Omori defeated Koji Doi, Kuma Arashi & Mitsuya Nagai
* Yoshitatsu & Yuma Aoyagi defeated Ren Ayabe & Shuji Ishikawa
* Jun Saito defeated Rei Saito
* Kuroshio TOKYO Japan & Seigo Tachibana defeated Shotaro Ashino & T-Hawk
* Charlie Dempsey & Yuma Anzai defeated LEONA & Tatsumi Fujinami
* Toy Kojima & Yuki Ueno defeated Atsuki Aoyagi & Rising HAYATO
* Dan Tamura defeated El Lindaman to win the AJPW World Junior Heavyweight Championship
* Davey Boy Smith Jr., Hokuto Omori & Minoru Suzuki defeated Hideki Suzuki, Hikaru Sato & Suwama
* Katsuhiko Nakajima defeated Kento Miyahara to retain the Triple Crown Championship
Katsuhiko Nakajima (c) vs. Kento Miyahara – AJPW (12.31.2023)
Triple Crown Championship#ajpw #ajpwMANIAx2023 pic.twitter.com/RQv5q5Ks5h
— headskull (@awesomePuro) December 31, 2023
The finish to Charlie Dempsey's AJPW debut#ajpwtv #ajpwMANIAx2023#WWENXT pic.twitter.com/QQ0zpJwuMk
— Max Power (@MaxPowe65865644) December 31, 2023
With a great display of technique #WWENXT 's Charlie Dempsey debuted at #ajpwMANIAx2023 picking up the win for him and Yuma Anzai which means that Dempsey will face Katsuhiko Nakajima on January 3, hopefully this isn't the only incursion from WWE to #ajpwpic.twitter.com/5zqJoYOx0J
— ERD Wrestling (@ERD_Wrestling) December 31, 2023
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10-year-old in California charged with alleged murder of another 10-year-old: Police
The child was arrested and taken to a youth detention facility.
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office has arrested a 10-year-old on a murder charge for allegedly shooting another 10-year-old who died on Saturday.
After responding to a call at 4:30 p.m. local time of a shooting on Saturday, authorities said they found an unresponsive juvenile who was bleeding from his head and neck. Sheriff's deputies performed CPR until the Sacramento Metro Fire Department arrived and the juvenile, who was later determined to be 10 years old, was taken to an area hospital. The child -- a male -- was later pronounced deceased, the sheriff's office said.
He was allegedly shot by another 10-year-old who had gone out to his father's vehicle to retrieve cigarettes, authorities said. The youth took a gun from the vehicle and "bragged that his father had a gun," the sheriff's office said in a post on Facebook.
"He then proceeded to shoot the victim once and ran into a nearby apartment," the post read.
Authorities called for those inside the building to come out and detained them. Two juveniles came out alongside an adult, that authorities later identified as Arkete Davis, 53.
The 10-year-old was arrested and taken to the Sacramento County Youth Detention Facility. He was charged with murder, the sheriff's office said Sunday.
Davis, his father, was also arrested and taken to the Sacramento County Main Jail. He was hit with several felony firearms charges, including carrying a stolen, loaded firearm in a vehicle, child endangerment and accessory after the fact, authorities said. He is being held on $500,000 bail with a court date set for Jan. 3. It was not immediately clear if Davis had legal representation.
ABC News' Vanessa Navarrette contributed to this report.
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(iSeeCars) – If you’re currently leasing a car and nearing the end of your lease term, you might be wondering what you should do next. Although new car inventory is rebounding, some new cars are selling above MSRP and car leases are also significantly more expensive than they were pre-pandemic. And while used car prices continue to fall, they are also more expensive than they were before the pandemic.
In light of the current new and used car market, buying out your car lease might be your smartest option. How does the process work and should you buy out your car lease? We have the important answers.
How a Lease Buyout Works
If you’re leasing a vehicle, most finance companies will include a buyout option as part of your lease agreement. Your auto lease contract will state the end-of-lease purchase price based on the car’s residual value, which was estimated when you signed your lease. Leasing companies will often contact you near the end of your lease term to communicate your lease-end options, which will include either the buyout option or returning the vehicle to the dealership.
Residual Value in Today’s Market
Dealers calculate a vehicle’s residual value based on its projected depreciation, and this value is locked in at the beginning of a car’s lease. And if the start of your lease was before the current supply chain issues, your car’s lease buyout price might be well-below current market value. That means that at the end of the lease contract you could purchase your leased vehicle and either sell it for a profit, or you can continue driving your lightly used car at a price well below market value.
Understanding the Value of Your Leased Car
Here’s how you can compare the vehicle’s residual value or buyout amount with its market price. To calculate the market value of the vehicle, you can use pricing tools like the iSeeCars free VIN Check, Kelley Blue Book, or Edmunds. Be sure to check your original contract for extra fees like a purchase option fee to determine the total amount you will be paying for the vehicle.
And be extra vigilant about dealer or finance company “add on” fees that were not specifically called out in your lease contract.
Leased Car Buyout Price: Other Factors to Consider
There are many factors that contribute to the buyout price of your car. This includes the vehicle’s make, model, residual value, and current value. The amount you paid for a down payment will also affect the buyout price.
Additional fees include:
- Buyout Fee/Purchase Option Charge: The leasing company will charge you for opting to buy the car rather than turning it in.
- State sales tax
- Registration fees
Can I Finance My Lease Buyout?
You can finance your lease buyout just as you would a regular used car purchase. The dealership will be eager to offer you financing, but you should also examine outside financing options as you would for a typical car loan. That means comparing interest rates from other lenders including banks and credit unions to see who will give you the best rate on your car lease buyout loan. Some lenders even offer auto loans specifically for lease buyouts. Keep in mind that the shorter your loan term, the more you will save on interest payments, but your monthly payments will be higher. That means you should opt for the shortest loan term you can afford. Also, your credit score will determine your loan rate, so make sure it is in good standing in order to get a competitive rate. If you have a poor credit score, you should consider having a co-signer.
Other Things to Consider
Anyone who has leased a car knows about the extra fees that often come at the end of the car lease. These fees include going over the mileage limits or any excess wear and tear your vehicle may have like scratches or dents. Buying out your lease will get you off the hook for these fees, so if either situation exists with your lease it is yet another reason to buy your car when the lease ends versus returning it.
Some lease agreements offer early lease buyouts which allow you to buy the vehicle before your term expires. Make sure you refer to your leasing agreement to see if you will have to pay extra fees for an early buyout. If there are fees involved, it’s likely a smarter decision to wait until the end of your lease.
Bottom Line
Buying out your vehicle lease can be a lucrative way to save on a lightly-used vehicle in today’s market. You’ll also avoid the low inventory and markups on new cars. What’s more, you can enjoy the savings that come along with buying a used car in today’s market while avoiding the guesswork about how the car was driven and maintained by its previous owner. You can even sell your vehicle to a private seller for a profit if you don’t want to keep driving it. So if you are nearing the end of your lease, you should at least consider purchasing your vehicle instead of taking out another lease or buying a new or used car to replace it.
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100 New Year's Day Instagram Captions That Will Have Your Feed Perfectly Festive for 2024
Happy New Year! Whether you've celebrated at a friend's virtual house party or at home with family, sharing a pic or two of your NYE or New Year's Day festivities on Instagram, along with a killer photo caption, will help you commemorate this momentous occasion.
From the best New Year caption ideas to funny phrases that say goodbye to 2023 with a sense of humor, this big list of NYE-themed Instagram photo captions will help you welcome 2024 in style—and with a whole lot of likes, too. So look no further than these 100 New Year's Instagram caption ideas that are guaranteed to have your feed poppin' even after the clock strikes midnight!
Related: 26 Funny New Year Memes To Celebrate 2024
New Year Instagram Captions for 2024
1. New Year, New Me.
2. Cheers to the new year!
3. Page one of 365!
4. Out with the old, in with the new.
5. 9 p.m. is the new midnight.
6. “Thank U, Next” - Me to 2023
7. I’m still the same person I was last year, just hungover.
8. Cheers to a new decade.
9. Ringing in the New Year with 2024 vision.
10. New Year's Eve is the only time I have a bubbly personality.
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11. A little party never killed nobody.
12. New year, same me. Big goals.
13. Cheers to 2024!
14. Wishing you peace, love, and laughter in the new year.
15. “Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.” — Oprah Winfrey
16. And so the adventure begins.
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17. Sometimes all we need is a fresh start.
18. New year, new eats.
19. Taking applications for my New Year’s kiss.
20. Time to put your party pants on.
21. A whole new chapter with you.
22. The best endings always have confetti.
23. I’m ready for you, 2024.
24. Just so you know, that’s sooo totally last year.
25. Walking in a confetti wonderland.
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26. You were my cup of tea, now I drink champagne.
27. Trust the magic of new beginnings.
28. If you loved it this year, hold on because it goes by fast. If you haven’t loved it this year, hold on because it goes by fast.
29. Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.
30. Happy New Year to you and yours from me and mine.
31. Less bitter, more glitter.
32. A year ago, I never would’ve pictured my life the way it is now.
33. Here’s to a brand new decade!
34. Let 2024 be the year that you get out of your own way.
35. What’s coming is better than what’s going.
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36. On New Year's just remember: If your cup runneth over, you’ve probably reached your limit.
37. I can’t believe it’s been a year since I didn’t become a better person.
38. I would lose weight for my New Year’s resolution, but I hate losing.
39. Expecting a clever caption? That was so last year.
40. May all your troubles last as long as your resolutions.
41. Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.
42. You are never too old to reinvent yourself.
43. "With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
44. New Year, new beginning.
45. See you next year!
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46. The best way to predict the future is to create it.
47. This will be our year!
48. Sip, sip, hooray!
49. There’s no such thing as too much glitter on New Year’s.
50. Here for the champagne.
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51. No need to look for your midnight kiss. I’m right here.
52. Glitter is always an option.
53. 365 new days. 365 new excuses.
54. My New Year’s resolution is to stop hanging out with people who ask me about my New Year’s resolution.
55. Save water, drink champagne.
56. Don’t live the same year 75 times and call it a life.
57. "It is never too late to be what you might have been.” — George Eliot
58. “Whatever it is you’re scared of doing, do it. Make your mistakes next year and forever.” — Neil Gaiman
59. My New Year’s resolution is 1080 pixels.
60. This year, my resolution is to be more optimistic, so my glass will remain half-full (with either rum, vodka or whiskey).
Related: What’s the First Country To Celebrate the New Year?
61. Maybe COVID will disappear once and for all this year!
62. Change is hard at first, messy in the middle, and gorgeous at the end.
63. The best is yet to come.
64. I’m doing this year for me.
65. Watch out 2024, because here I come.
66. The best time for new beginnings is now.
67. Keep the smile, leave the tear, hold the laugh, leave the pain, think of joy, forget the fear and be joyous ’cause it’s a new year. Happy New Year!
68. "I love when they drop the ball in Times Square. It’s a nice reminder of what I did all year.” – Bridger Winegar
69. "This New Year's I’m going to make a resolution I can keep: no dieting all year long.” – Melanie White
70. The time is now.
71. 12 months to a better you.
72. Ringing in 2024 in style!
73. This is the beginning of anything we want.
74. New Year, New Feels, New Chances, Same Dreams, Fresh Starts.
Related: ‘How Eating 12 Grapes on New Year’s Eve Led to Me Finding My Soulmate'
75. A New Year’s resolution is something that goes in one year and out the other.
76. Ring out the old and ring in the new.
77. Why overthink when you can over-drink?
78. I’m working on a new me.
79. Every year you make a resolution to change yourself. This year, make a resolution to be yourself.
80. Sometimes all we need is a fresh start. And champagne. Lots of champagne.
81. Cheers to believing that anything actually changes when the year does.
82. Let's start off the New Year by being immediately thankful we're not in Times Square.
83. Celebrate what you want to see more of.
84. There’s no such thing as sparkling too much.
85. Dress for the year you want.
86. I wanted to make sure I looked nice when I met the new year.
87. Walking into 2024 like...
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88. All dressed up with a whole year to go!
89. My New Year’s resolution is to feel this fab every day.”
90. In 2024, I want everyone to look at me the way I look at NYE fireworks.
91. My only rule this year: wear something you can dance in.
92. "She leaves a little sparkle wherever she goes." — Kate Spade
93. 2024 goals: Stay focused and extra sparkly.
94. Who needs NYE fireworks when you can shine bright yourself?
95. New year, same me because I'm already perfect.
96. I haven't been this excited about a new year since last year.
97. Cheers to the people who love us, the losers who lost us, and the lucky ones who get to meet us.
98. Just here to find my Troy Bolton.
99. It's the final countdown.
100. "I never look back, darling. It distracts from the now." — Edna, The Incredibles
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Pressure drove dozens of sailors to leave the Navy over mental health concerns By Steve Walsh | WHRO Published December 31, 2023 at 2:37 PM PST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 3:58 A Navy investigation into the suicide of a sailor on the USS Roosevelt reveals a toxic culture aboard the carrier. Copyright 2023 NPR
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THE MAN, THE MYTH, THE LEGEND; SHECKY HAS LEFT THE BUILDING: Comic legend Shecky Greene dies at 97.
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The celebrity stock market: winners and losers of the past year
Whose cultural value rose this year and who crashed and burned? Let’s investigate.
By Nell Geraets
Another year has passed, which means 12 months’ worth of celebrity triumphs and blunders. From Travis Kelce’s “swift” ascent to wide-reaching fame to comedian Matt Rife’s not-so-funny fallout, 2023 proved an eventful – and oftentimes tumultuous – year for the world’s rich and famous.
As we head into 2024, let’s take stock of who gained value among the masses, and who plummeted into a cultural bear market.
Bullish celebrities
These are the stars who shone the brightest throughout the year, the people who elevated their image or generally impressed.
Travis Kelce
The NFL tight end has been a popular figure within the sporting world since he was drafted to the Kansas City Chiefs in 2013. However, he skyrocketed to pop culture fame this year once rumours spread regarding his relationship with pop star Taylor Swift.
The power couple have dominated headlines worldwide, seamlessly intersecting sports and pop culture. According to ESPN, global purchases of Kelce’s jersey lifted by 400 per cent since Swift first appeared at one of his games.
Taylor Swift
Much of Kelce’s newfound popularity comes down to Swift’s immense cultural capital, which has only risen since the North and South American legs of her Eras Tour, the release of 1989 (Taylor’s Version) and the premiere of her concert film, which had the 13th biggest opening weekend of the year in Australia. Most recently, the 12-time Grammy winner was named Spotify’s most-streamed artist globally in 2023, and Time’s Person of the Year. As Swift’s tour continues into 2024 – reaching Australia in February – there’s little doubt her stock will continue to rise.
Beyoncé
Like Swift, Queen Bey has been appreciating in value for a long time. This year was no exception. In February, she officially became the most decorated Grammy artist of all time, now boasting 32 awards.
Since releasing her seventh studio album, Renaissance, in 2022, Beyoncé has been touring the world – a tour that has been well-documented on TikTok thanks to her jaw-dropping outfits and the impressive dance moves of her daughter, Blue Ivy, on stage. And again like Swift, Beyoncé released a concert film documenting her current tour.
Rihanna
This year was Rihanna’s comeback. After five years away from the stage, Rihanna returned with flair at the Super Bowl half-time show in February. This will live on in our collective memory of 2023 because it’s also the moment she subtly revealed she was pregnant with her and A$AP Rocky’s second child.
Pedro Pascal
Thanks to Pedro Pascal’s simmering yet sensitive performance as Joel in HBO’s The Last Of Us, he’s now officially the internet’s “daddy”, or “zaddy” (a daddy with swagger). We’ve seen him in Game of Thrones, Narcos and The Mandalorian, but this year properly defined his status as both TikTok meme and celebrity crush.
Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling
Though both are titans of the industry individually, Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling are a package deal this year. Alongside the entire Barbie crew (notably its director, Greta Gerwig), the leading duo turned the world hot pink. You couldn’t leave home without seeing Robbie’s picture-perfect smile on a poster, or Gosling’s “I’m just Ken” slogan emblazoned on a sweatshirt.
In September, Barbie became the year’s highest-grossing film worldwide, solidifying Robbie and Gosling’s status as two of the biggest stars of 2023.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
It has been a cracking year for Hollywood’s mature stars. Schwarzenegger, 76, delivered nostalgia in 2023 further showcasing his famous Austrian accent and hard-body-soft-heart persona. He appeared in the Netflix action comedy series FUBAR and shared insights into his life as a globally renowned bodybuilder, actor and politician in the documentary series, Arnold.
An honourable mention goes to Harrison Ford, 81, who starred in Disney’s most recent Indiana Jones instalment, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny; Dolly Parton, 77, who stunned during her performance at the NFL Thanksgiving Day game half-time show; and Tom Cruise, 61, who shocked fans with his motorcycle stunt in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.
Other stars who held the spotlight this year: Paris Hilton, whose memoir proved she’s more than just a Y2K wonder; Austin Butler, who won hearts with his performance (and accent) in Elvis; Jennifer Coolidge, whose hilarious speech at the Golden Globes made her even more relatable; and Sydney Sweeney, who has proven such a good rom-com actress that she had the whole world guessing whether she was dating her co-star before the film even premiered.
Bearish celebrities
These are the stars whose shine dulled throughout the year, those whose image tarnished or generally didn’t impress.
Matt Rife
The TikTok-famous comedian seemed to be going places when he landed his Netflix comedy special, Natural Selection. But after kicking off the set with an insensitive gag about domestic violence, the 28-year-old set upon a downward spiral. Making matters worse, the comedian posted a mock apology to his Instagram story, which directed users to a link that revealed a website for special needs helmets.
Kanye West (Ye)
Ye has been all over the news, rarely for good reasons. From his antisemitic rhetoric and the collapse of his multibillion-dollar sneaker deal with Adidas AG to his public feud with ex-wife Kim Kardashian and his perplexing relationship with Melburnian Bianca Censori, the rapper’s reputation continues to tatter.
By the end of 2023, Ye had taken a step away from the limelight, but the story of his decline still fills the zeitgeist thanks to recent documentaries such as The Trouble with Kanye and Kim vs Kanye: The Divorce.
Colleen Ballinger (Miranda Sings)
Colleen Ballinger, a YouTube star and the creator behind comedy character Miranda Sings, has been accused of grooming and exploiting her young fans.
Though the accusations began in 2020, they reached a fever pitch this year, triggering Ballinger to upload a 10-minute apology video in which she plays the ukulele and sings about the situation. This was not received well by the internet and even triggered a furious response – replete with ukulele – from one of her accusers.
Jonah Hill
This year, Jonah Hill became the unfortunate face of therapy-speak (think gaslighting, love-bombing, etc.). The actor and comedian was accused of deploying such phrasing by his former partner, pro-surfer Sarah Brady, who shared a series of alleged text messages between the couple (sent while they were dating) on Instagram.
This triggered a debate about what constitutes therapy-speak and whether Hill, who has been open about his struggles with anxiety in the past, is guilty of weaponising it.
Drew Barrymore
Drew Barrymore leaves 2023 with some considering her a “scab” thanks to her decision in September to bring The Drew Barrymore Show back in the midst of the actors’ and writers’ strike.
This triggered a rapid decline for Barrymore, who was usually praised by fans for her honesty and kindness, with some writers even forming a picket line outside the show’s studio. The talk show was eventually postponed (and the strikes have since ended), but Barrymore continued to face criticism from fans and those within the industry.
Scooter Braun
Music executive Scooter Braun had to enter damage control this year after a slew of his famous clients appeared to be distancing themselves from him, including Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber and Demi Lovato.
His feud with Taylor Swift in 2019 meant he was already a well-known name, but speculation this year around whether he was stepping back from management or just “imploding” created an ambiguous haze.
Notable mentions
There was no shortage of celebrity “cancellations” or “semi-cancellations” this year, including comedian Hasan Minhaj, who in September was accused of fabricating parts of his stand-up; Lizzo, whose backup dancers accused her of alleged sexual harassment and body-shaming; Doja Cat, who let certain fans down when she criticised them for calling themselves her “kittens”; and Justin Timberlake, who faced backlash following Britney Spears’ account of their past relationship in her recent memoir.
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Venezuela said Saturday it will continue to deploy nearly 6,000 troops until a British military vessel sent to neighboring Guyana leaves the waters off the coast of the two South American nations.
In a video posted to X, Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino appeared surrounded by military officers in front of a marked up map of Venezuela and Guyana, a former British colony.
Padrdino said the forces are “safeguarding our national sovereignty.”
“Armed forces have been deployed not just in the east of the country, but across the entire territory,” he said. “They will be there until this British imperialist boat leaves the disputed waters between Venezuela and Guyana.”
The Defense Ministry confirmed to The Associated Press that the video was made at a military base in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas.
The video comes after weeks of tensions between the two countries over Venezuela’s renewed claim to a region in Guyana known as Essequibo, a sparsely populated stretch of land roughly the size of Florida that is rich in oil and minerals. Operations generate some $1 billion a year for the impoverished country of nearly 800,000 people that saw its economy expand by nearly 60% in the first half of this year.
Venezuela has long argued it was cheated out of the territory when Europeans and the U.S. set the border. Guayana, which has controlled the zone for decades, says the original agreement was legally binding and the dispute should be decided by the International Court of Justice in the Netherlands.
The century-old dispute was recently reignited with the discovery of oil in Guyana, and has escalated since Venezuela reported that its citizens voted in a Dec. 3 referendum to claim Essequibo, which makes up two-thirds of its smaller neighbor.
Critics of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro say the socialist leader is using the tensions to distract from internal turmoil and stoke nationalism in the lead up to presidential elections next year.
In recent weeks, the leaders of Guyana and Venezuela promised in a tense meeting that neither side would use threats or force against the other, but failed to reach agreement on how to address the bitter dispute.
Tensions came to another head with Friday’s arrival in Guyana of the Royal Navy patrol ship HMS Trent, which officials said had been taking part in an operation combatting drug smuggling in the Caribbean near the coast of Guyana. Most recently used to intercept pirates and drug smugglers off Africa, the ship is equipped with cannons and a landing pad for helicopters and drones and can carry around 50 marines.
Maduro said the ship’s deployment violates the shaky agreement between Venezuela and Guyana, calling its presence a threat to his country. In response, Maduro ordered Venezuela’s military — including air and naval forces — to conduct exercises near the disputed area.
“We believe in diplomacy, in dialogue and in peace, but no one is going to threaten Venezuela,” Maduro said. “This is an unacceptable threat to any sovereign country in Latin America.”
Guyana’s government rejected Maduro’s claims, with officials saying that the visit was a planned activity aimed at improving the nation’s defense capabilities and that the ship’s visit would continue as scheduled.
During talks earlier in December, Guyanese President Irfaan Ali said his nation reserved its right to work with partners to ensure the defense of his country. Guyana has a military of only 3,000 soldiers, 200 sailors and four small patrol boats known as Barracudas, while Venezuela has about 235,000 active military personnel in its army, air force, navy and national guard.
“Nothing that we do or have done is threatening Venezuela,” Guyana’s vice president, Bharrat Jagdeo, told reporters in Georgetown, the nation’s capital.
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Blake Lively Ranks ‘Pumping at Disneyland’ as Highlight of the Year in New Pics
Blake Lively is counting down to the new year by recalling a fond memory from this past one.
In a set of five new photos she shared via Instagram on Saturday, Dec. 30, Lively joked that one of her highlights of 2023 was "pumping at Disneyland Paris," and before you ask, no, she wasn't talking about pumping up the jams or moving vigorously.
Lively, 36, was talking about pumping breast milk. And many moms would probably agree that once you're on a pumping on a schedule, you don't really want to break from it—and you definitely don't want to wait too long in-between pumps. So sometimes, it doesn't matter where you are, if you need to pump, you're going to pump.
In the Gossip Girl alum's case, that meant pumping at Disneyland Paris and in front of Remy and Emile from Ratatouille.
"2023 Highlights: pumping at @disneylandparis 🥛," she quipped in the caption of her recent upload. "Cheers Remy."
While Lively, who welcomed baby number four in Feb. 2023, couldn't have looked more confident pumping in public—something many of her followers praised her for—Remy looked rather flabbergasted in the snaps. But rats don't pump, so he gets a pass.
Also joining the actress for a few selfies at one of the most magical places on earth was her older sister Robyn Lively and her husband Ryan Reynolds' mother, Tammy.
That said, fans didn't seem to care about the adorable family pics, as they spent all their energy thanking the movie star for her decision to not only pump in public but post about it.
"Thank you for pumping in public and helping to make a positive change for the next generation of pumping moms out there!" one top-liked comment read in part. "The more people see women breastfeeding in public, the more normal it becomes, so thank you for being a part of that ❤️."
"Love normalizing pumping in public 👏❤️," a second cheered.
Another shared their experience of pumping at Disney, writing, "If you haven’t pumped while waiting in line at Disneyland what are you even doing?! 😂Mine was an hour wait at Indiana Jones. Pumped 11oz 🔥."
And of course, there were those asking the star for her recommendations on breast pumps and beauty products, leaving comments like "What pump is that?!" and "Love that lip color!!! Doubt you’ll answer, but what is it?"
While Lively didn't dish out on the pump, she proved one follower wrong by replying with her highly-sought-after lipstick brand, replying, "@aholidayfromreal charlotte tilbury always. Can’t go wrong."
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US border officials process a record of around 300,000 migrants in December: Report
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The report highlighted how the massive number of migrant arrivals this month put a strain on both sides. The situation has stranded tens of thousands of migrants and spurred politicians to consider severely restricting asylum
The government data obtained by CBS News revealed that the United States immigration officials on the southern border expect to process more than 300,000 migrants in December, which is an all-time monthly high. The report said that it will likely include a record number of families travelling with children.
This came amid reports emerged that migrants amassed at the US southern border with Mexico as officials from both countries agreed to work together more closely to tackle record migration at their shared border.
The migrants gathered behind barbed wire set up by the state of Texas and patrolled by the Texas National Guard. They were to be processed.
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Following US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Mexico, the countries agreed to strengthen a sponsorship project for Venezuelan, Cuban, Nicaraguan, and Haitian migrants while also addressing the core causes of migration. The negotiations came after the US temporarily closed some border crossings in order to redeploy agents to enforcement.
The CBS News report highlighted how the massive number of migrant arrivals this month put a strain on both sides. The situation has stranded tens of thousands of migrants and spurred politicians to consider severely restricting asylum.
The report mentioned that US Border Patrol agents are on course to take into custody a quarter of a million migrants who entered the country illegally at the Mexican border in December.
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Meanwhile, other officials at ports are expected to process roughly 50,000 new arrivals under a Biden administration appointment system. The data has posed a significant political vulnerability for President Joe Biden as he seeks re-election.
This is the first time, as monthly statistics dating back to the fiscal year 2000 showed that the US Customs and Border Protection has never processed that many migrants along the southern border in one month.
As reported, the preliminary Department of Homeland Security (DHS) statistics showed that Border Patrol personnel processed approximately 235,000 migrants till December 28. They crossed the southern border unlawfully between ports of entry. If current trends continue, Border Patrol will report over 260,000 apprehensions this month, which is record a high.
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Several countries made progress in disease elimination this year By Nurith Aizenman Published December 31, 2023 at 2:37 PM PST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 4:00 This year, six countries have managed to eliminate the threat of at least one of the diseases on the WHO's list of "neglected tropical diseases." Copyright 2023 NPR
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NEW YORK (AP) — It’s an annual end-of-year exercise in futility for many. But a clean slate awaits at the stroke of midnight for the next round of resolutions.
From the first spray of fireworks to the closing chorus of “Auld Lang Syne” 366 days into the future — 2024 is a leap year — it could be the year for finally achieving long-elusive goals, fulfilling aspirations and being resolute on all those New Year resolutions.
“As humans, we are creatures that aspire,” said Omid Fotuhi, a social psychologist who is a motivation and performance researcher.
“The fact that we have goals, the fact that we want to set goals is just a manifestation of that internal and almost universal desire to want to stretch, to want to reach, to want to expand and grow,” said Fotuhi, the director of learning innovation at Western Governors University Labs and a research associate at the University of Pittsburgh.
“New Year’s resolutions are one of those ways in which we do that,” he said. “There’s something very liberating about a fresh start. Imagine starting on a blank canvas. Anything is possible.”
If so, could this be the year to run a marathon, vanquish (or make peace with) old foes such as the bathroom scale and a thickening waist? Maybe learn Mandarin or register to vote, and actually vote? So many questions, and so much time to delay.
Tim Williams used to issue himself a panoply of resolutions: lose weight, drink less, exercise more and yada yada.
Now, he doesn’t bother.
“In the past, I would make them, and I would fail or give up on them or whatever,” said Williams, a part-time resident of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Carla Valeria Silva de Santos, a Florida transplant from Brazil, wants to learn to play the guitar. A native Portuguese speaker, she wants to learn Spanish and improve her English.
With any resolution, she said, the ultimate goal is “to improve your life and be in peace with yourself.”
Josh Moore, another Fort Lauderdale resident, sees things in line with the natural philosopher Sir Isaac Newton and physics. For every action there must be an equal reaction.
“If you do something like eat a bunch of candy or a bunch of desserts at a holiday party, go run,” he said while interrupting a jog with his dog. “Maybe you went out drinking too much and you might have a hangover. But then next day when you’re feeling better, go to the gym.”
Too many people are too soft on themselves, he posited. “You’ve got to actually hold yourself accountable.”
Resolutions don’t have to be big, grandiose or overly ambitious, Fotuhi said.
Even it they are, he said value should not exclusively be derived from the achievement but also be measured by what you become by trying to better yourself.
“Goals are only there to serve a function to get you started,” Fotuhi said. “If they don’t do that, then maybe that’s not the appropriate goal for you.”
In other words, it is a time to recalibrate goals and expectations, he said, adding that some people hang on to outdated goals for way too long.
“If you set a goal that’s overly ambitious, that doesn’t have the effect of getting you excited and making you believe that it’s possible, then maybe you should think about a goal that’s a little bit more within your reach — starting with a 5k for instance, then moving up to 10K,” Fotuhi said.
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Top 10 opinion reads of 2023
From Koeberg dangers to SA Cricket’s double standards, this is what caught readers’ attention
1. JOHAN STEYN: Why I won’t be sending my child to varsity
This year saw explosive growth in artificial intelligence (AI) and AI generative tools. With this rapid advancement, many traditional industries and institutions are expected to be disrupted. In this article Johan Steyn, a human-centred AI advocate and thought leader, challenges the belief that a university education is the gateway to a successful future and posits a future in which traditional degrees become outdated as technology reshapes our world.
2. LETTER: Cricket SA’s double standards
The Gaza conflict, which dominated headlines in the second half of the year, has exposed deep divisions in all aspects of society, even sport. In this letter to Business Day, former Gauteng and SA cricketer Mandy Yachad reacts to an inquiry initiated by Cricket SA regarding pro-Israel comments made by cricketer David Teeger, after a complaint by the Palestine Solidarity Alliance.
3. MPIYAKHE DHLAMINI: State must do everything possible to end SRD grant now
The social relief of distress (SRD) grant is a temporary provision of assistance for people in dire material need. In February, the government budgeted R36.1bn for the period up to March 2024 for the grant. In this article, Mpiyakhe Dhlamini, a contributing author to the Free Market Foundation, says extending the grant further will erode the entrepreneurial spirit of South Africans and exacerbate the entitlement problem in the country.
4. CHRIS GILMOUR: Shein removes the gloss from SA retailers
This year saw a rise in fast-fashion retail in SA, particularly the Chinese brand Shein, the effects of which have been felt by SA’s major clothing retailers. In this article Business Day columnist Chris Gilmour urges the government to curb the effects of cheap online fashion retailers from Asia.
5. TRISTEN TAYLOR: A perfect storm for a nuclear accident is brewing at Koeberg
The Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan in 2011 and resulting release of radioactive contaminants into the surrounding environment raised questions about the safety of nuclear energy. But can something similar happen in SA? In this article, Tristen Taylor examines the International Atomic Energy Agency’s report on Koeberg, which identifies 15 areas where the plant’s safety is doubtful.
6. ROB ROSE: SA’s dollar millionaires hit the eject button
I’m moving to Australia! This has become a common refrain by wealthy and middle-class people. But should we be concerned? Financial Mail editor Rob Rose looks at the trend of emigration among high net worth individuals.
7. Roaring ’20s of the illicit cigarette trade
Kirsten van der Zee, Samantha Filby and Corné van Walbeek, who are researchers in the Research Unit on the Economics of Excisable Products at the University of Cape Town, look at the lasting effects of the comprehensive ban the government imposed on the sale of tobacco products in 2020 as part of its Covid-19 lockdown response.
8. WENDY KNOWLER: Nightmare at Easter after Capitec’s R130k ‘process error’
Consumer journalist Wendy Knowler takes up the case of a Capitec client who had a stop put on his account after a private transaction was classified as fraudulent by the bank, even though no fraud had taken place.
9. BRUCE WHITFIELD: ‘We are a land of winners, led by thieving dunces’
Writing shortly after the Springboks’ World Cup win and the euphoria that followed, columnist Bruce Whitfield brings us back to reality, commenting on the missed opportunity of the victory to ignite a turnaround in SA’s flagging fortunes — and other missed opportunities for change.
10. NEWS FROM THE FUTURE: Solar panels lose their shine
News from the Future is a weekly feature in which possible future scenarios are imagined and explored. In this article, Futureworld looks at what may be in store for solar panels.
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Bloody Mary, Sandman and Dry Bones—Oh My! Here Are 35 Scary Games To Play When Bored
Are you looking for some spooky fun? If you find yourself bored at home this winter and craving some much-needed time away from screens, try playing a scary game! Not only is it a fun way to bond with friends and family members, but it can serve as an exciting adrenaline rush at little to no cost.
Parade collected 35 scary games to play when bored that you can do at home—both solo, or with friends and family. Few experiences elicit the thrill and camaraderie that playing scary games with friends does. Plus, going out to eat and spending excessive money on events can get redundant after a while.
From classic games like Bloody Mary and The Candyman to popular board games like the Ouija Board, keep reading for the best and scariest games to play. Brace yourself! Expect chills to be sent up your spine, your heart to pound and plenty of horror-filled fun.
Spoiler alert: many of these games involve dark rooms, lit candles and mirrors.
Related: 75 Scary Quotes
35 Scary Games To Play When Bored
1. Ouija Board
Want to chat with the afterlife? Tread cautiously. The Ouija Board is often hailed as the paranormal party starter, inviting players to communicate with spirits through a simple (and unnerving) séance. Place your hands on the planchette and await supernatural guidance to spell out messages.
2. Queen of Spades
Prepare for a spooky bathroom ritual. Place a Queen of Spades card against the mirror and draw a set of stairs with red lipstick. Light a candle, close your eyes and chant "Queen of Spades, come" three times to see if it appears. If you're unsuccessful, make sure to tell her to go away—or else.
Related: We Ranked the 151 Best Horror Movies of All Time, From 'Halloween' to 'Get Out'
3. The Candyman
Are you ready to meet the Candyman? We have a feeling he's not all that friendly. Players stand before a mirror in a dark room, repeating "Candyman" five times to summon the spirit. Hurry to turn on the lights! Otherwise, the Candyman will get you.
4. Concentrate
Stay focused, now. Have someone stand directly behind you, facing the back of your head, while reciting the "Concentrate" poem. Behind closed eyes, the game is supposed to reveal how you will die. For example, the color orange suggests dying in a fire while white signifies death from old age. Spooky, huh?
5. Light As A Feather, Stiff As A Board
Talk about a supernatural trust fall. This scary game involves lifting an individual, using only fingertips, all while chanting, "Light as a feather, stiff as a board." Legend suggests that supernatural forces are at play, making the seemingly impossible task a reality before everyone's eyes.
Related: Looking for a Good Scare? These Are the 20 Best Horror Movies on Max Right Now
6. Sandman
The opposite of "Light As A Feather, Stiff As A Board," Sandman weighs you down. With one person lying face down, everyone else forms a circle in complete silence. One participant describes a tale of murder and how their body is full of sand. When the person lying down attempts to stand back up, the sensation of being filled with sand intensifies.
7. Dead Man, Dead Man, Take Me To Your Grave
Have one person close their eyes while the other directs them to move their arms back and forth, gradually reducing the repetitions. The speaker chants, "Dead man, dead man, take me to your grave," until the other person's arms seemingly rise on their own.
8. Bloody Mary
Bloody Mary is a timeless scary game that your great-grandparents probably played. Players will summon a ghostly apparition (AKA Bloody Mary) by chanting her name into a mirror in a dark room. It's all fun and games until you start wondering if that figure in the mirror is just your imagination, or something more...
Related: The Best Horror Movie for Each Zodiac Sign
9. Binoculars Game
As the sun sets, close and lock all doors and windows. Place a lit flashlight on each windowsill, tie a rope to a chair or heavy object near a door and loop it around one participant—who must remain silent.
Slide a message under the door and at precisely 10:30 p.m., with only flashlights illuminating the house, begin to listen for sounds. If you hear a knocking, use binoculars and scissors to navigate and check each window.
10. The Midnight Man
The Midnight Man is allegedly based on an old Pagan punishment. Everyone writes their full names on paper, placing it in front of a wooden door. Light a candle on top of the paper and knock on the door 22 times, just before midnight. Try to time it so the final knock times up with midnight, then blow out the candle and open the door to release the Midnight Man. Walk around the dark house with a newly lit candle until 3:33 a.m.—if the candle goes out, the Midnight Man is close by.
Related: 20 Best Scary Horror Movies on Netflix Right Now
11. Three Kings
Set up two mirrors facing each other and sit in a chair—the King's throne—between them. Hold a lit candle without looking at the flame and begin asking questions into the darkness, beginning precisely at 3:30 a.m. Don't be surprised if you receive an answer from one of the mirrors.
12. The Picture Game
Gather some rope, scissors, small mirrors, an empty glass and a flash camera. Make a circle on the floor with the rope and place the glass in the center filled with a bit of alcohol. Everyone surrounds the circle, holding mirrors with the reflective side upwards while closing their eyes in a dark room. While reciting the game's chant, everyone passes around the camera, taking turns capturing pictures in the dark while declaring "I caught you." Will any of the photos reveal a ghostly orb?
13. Ghost
No Ouija Board? No problem—you can still chat with the afterlife if you dare. In a dark room of candles, shuffle a deck of cards nine times and deal yourself 11 cards facedown, placing the remaining cards in a deck in front of others. Ask questions to the ghost and watch them respond. Hearts mean "yes," spades mean "no," diamonds mean "maybe" and clubs mean "I don't know."
Related: How You Would Die in a Horror Movie Based on Your Zodiac Sign
14. The Telephone Ritual
Find an abandoned, dark house and locate the bathroom. Sprinkle salt across the threshold outside the door, lock it securely and illuminate the toilet with a flashlight. Dial the house's landline number from your cell phone and wait to see who—or what—responds to the phone call.
15. The Pendulum
Create a pendulum by attaching an object to a string, allowing it to dangle freely. Explore the depths of your subconscious and the supernatural by asking questions aloud and seeing which way the pendulum swings.
16. Devil Face
Warning: do not play if you do not wish to see a devil's face. The name is in the game, what can we say? Stand in front of a mirror in a dark bathroom, right before midnight. Close your eyes and open them when the clock strikes midnight to witness a devil in the mirror.
Related: The 15 Best Scary Horror Movies on Amazon's Prime Video Right Now
17. Ma Lon
Prepare to be hunted by spirits. Light a cigarette or incense and place it near an empty can. If the cigarette burns with the inhaling and exhaling motion, it signals the summoning of a spirit. Get ready, as they will target your lower body and you need to work to banish the spirit before the light extinguishes.
18. Baby Blue
Are you sure you're ready for a child? By yourself in a dark room, repeat "Baby blue, blue baby" 13 times while cradling your arms and facing a mirror. After completing the chant, the sensation of holding a baby is said to manifest.
20. Monster Tag
Monster Tag is a bit more friendly for all ages, but adds the anticipatory factor all scary games require. One participant starts as the monster, wearing a mask, and is fully blindfolded. Players stay within a circle while the monster roams with outstretched arms, attempting to tag others. When the monster emits sounds, players must mimic them, as in Marco Polo.
21. The Bath Game
In a dark bathroom, fill the tub with water and sit on the edge. Wash your hair with closed eyes and chant, "Daruma-san fell down, Daruma-san fell down.” You should begin to visualize a ghostly figure named Daruma-san falling and dying in the bathtub. Just don't make eye contact.
Related: We've Got Chills! 15 Classic Halloween Monsters and Where They Come From
22. Man Hunt
Man Hunt is a fun combination of tag and hide and seek in the dark. Participants navigate the outdoors in the dark, combining the excitement of a chase with an eerie atmosphere. Suspense builds quickly while you're hiding and on the run!
23. Red Door Yellow Door
Red Door, Yellow Door game is a hypnosis-based activity where one participant guides another into a trance-like state. The guide instructs the participant to visualize a red door and a yellow door, leading to a mysterious
"Mind Palace." The participant explores this imaginary space while the guide asks questions about their surroundings.
24. Cat Scratching Game
Lie on the floor with your head on another participant's lap while they tell eerie stories about a cat and rub your temples. Once they're done, stand up and lift your shirt to see if there are any red claw marks from a summoned ghostly cat.
25. Ghost Stories
There's nothing better than gathering around a fire, holding a flashlight beneath your chin and spooking your friends with ghost stories. Whether you tell old, urban legends or make up your own, telling ghost stories can serve as a spooky way to pass the time. Turn it into a game by having a competition to see who can tell the scariest story!
Related: Yikes! 15 Scary Ghost Stories From Reddit To Keep You Up at Night
26. Pencil Game
For the pencil game, all you need is a sheet of paper and two pencils. Draw a large X on the paper and label two quadrants "no" and the other two "yes." Cross the pencils over the paper to form four separate boxes and say "Charlie, Charlie, are you here?" If one of the pencils moves towards yes, you may have just communicated with a ghost.
27. Elevator Game
What if elevators could take you to otherworldly dimensions? Ride an elevator in a building with at least ten floors and follow this sequence: up to the 4th floor; down to the 2nd floor; up to the 6th floor; back down to the 2nd floor; up to the 10th floor; and then down to the 5th floor. Legend has it you may have some supernatural experiences along the way.
28. Dry Bones
Are you ready to summon Dry Bones, the demon, for a game of hide and seek? Light a match in a dark bathroom after midnight, must close your eyes and visualize a prize. If you hear a moaning...that's Dry Bones accepting the challenge. Find a hiding spot and avoid Dry Bones until 3:00 a.m., or lose your soul. The choice is yours.
Related: The 20 Scariest Movies on Disney Plus Right Now
29. The Thumb Game
This scary game is based on a Japanese legend about a murdered woman whose body parts were found—all except for her left thumb. Sit in a circle holding the left thumb of the person to your right, with a lit candle in the center. Everyone closes their eyes while making the chant to be transported to the village where the murder occurred. The goal is to locate the missing thumb without releasing anyone's grip.
30. The Answer Man
10 against one seems like pretty good odds, right? Have at least 10 people stand in a circle, each with a phone in hand. Have everyone exchange numbers with the person to their left and simultaneously call that number. While most will encounter a busy signal, the goal of the game is to see if someone connects with the Answer Man.
31. Sara Sarita
Sit on the floor across from a friend and say, "Sara Sarita, may we join your game?" Each participant tosses a coin, and if both land on heads, the answer is "yes," both tails mean "no," and a combination results in "maybe." If and only if you receive a yes can you ask Sara Sarita a question.
32. Hide-And-Seek in the Dark
This classic childhood game turns into a heart-pounding adventure quickly with the lights out. Whether you play indoors or outdoors, the anticipation is much higher in the darkness, no matter if you're the one doing the hiding or the seeking.
33. The Dice Game
Place a dice inside a cup and hold another in your hand. While standing by a table, announce the initiation of the game, express your willingness to make a wager, visualize your greatest desire and then exit the room for seven minutes. If the cup with the second dice is overturned, it signifies acceptance of your bet by someone—or something—in the room.
Related: Haunted Hollywood! Tinseltown's Most Disturbing Legends, Ghosts and Spooky Sights
34. The Corner Game
With four other friends, turn off all the lights and stand in the corners of a room. Follow a series of specific moves in an attempt to draw demons out of the ceiling. Hopefully, nobody mysteriously disappears in the shadow of the night...
35. Tsuji-Ura
This ancient, Japanese game involves players seeking answers at a crossroads—using only a comb and a face-covering. After dark, stand near the center and make the comb speak by running fingers across its teeth while reciting "Tsuji-ura, tsuji-ura, grant me a true response." Cover your face and wait. If a stranger approaches, ask them to tell you your fortune.
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VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — Southern California’s Ventura County issued a temporary evacuation warning Saturday for some coastal residents due to high surf that pounded the West Coast this week but has begun to calm down.
County officials warned that powerful waves, expected to reach up to 20 feet (6 meters) high, were forecast near a stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway, and the fire department told people to avoid coastal areas. Authorities lifted the evacuation warning in the afternoon.
People who gathered in the morning at Pierpont Beach in the city of Ventura to gaze at the churning waters were warned not to go beyond the large sand berms that were put up Friday to protect waterfront homes, and officials closed some streets.
Ventura Mayor Joe Schroeder called this week’s surf an “extraordinary event,” the likes of which he had not previously seen in his 14 years living in the city.
Fire department spokesperson Andy VanSciver said there were no reports Saturday of damage or injuries but the evacuation warning would remain in place until the waves recede. Earlier in the week, authorities rescued eight people who were injured by the surf.
Elsewhere along the California coast, flooding led to closures of some streets and bike paths. A high surf warning in the San Francisco Bay Area was downgraded to an advisory, with the National Weather Service saying wave heights had declined.
Some surfers took advantage of the waves in Seal Beach, a small city about 30 miles (45 kilometers) south of Los Angeles.
Miles Malohn, a 23-year-old from Irvine who has been surfing for about a decade, said it was one of the largest winter swells he has seen in years.
“It was pretty hectic out there for a few waves,” Malohn said. “You had to be really selective with which ones that you ride so that you don’t end up hurt or wiping out really bad.”
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Austin reported from Sacramento, and AP photographer Damian Dovarganes in Seal Beach, California, contributed. Austin is a corps member for The Associated Press/Report for America Statehouse News Initiative. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues. Follow Austin on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter: @sophieadanna
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Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II to step down from throne on Jan. 14
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II has announced that she plans to abdicate after 52 years and hand over the throne to her son, Crown Prince Frederik. The queen announced during her New Year’s speech on Sunday that she would step down on Jan. 14th. That is the 52nd anniversary of her own accession to the throne at age 31 following the death of her father, King Frederik IX. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen offered a “heartfelt thank you to Her Majesty the Queen for her lifelong dedication.” The 6-foot-tall (1.82-meters-tall), chain-smoking Margrethe is Europe's longest-reigning living monarch and very popular in Denmark. She is the country's head of state but it's largely a ceremonial role.
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II announced Sunday that she plans to abdicate after 52 years and hand over the throne to her son, Crown Prince Frederik.
The queen, who is Europe's longest-reigning living monarch, announced during her New Year's speech that she would step down on Jan. 14th, which is the anniversary of her own accession to the throne at age 31 following the death of her father, King Frederik IX.
Margrethe, 83, said the back surgery she underwent in early 2023 led to “thoughts about the future” and when to pass on the responsibilities of the crown to her son. “I have decided that now is the right time,” she said in her speech.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen paid tribute to her in a statement, offering a “heartfelt thank you to Her Majesty the Queen for her lifelong dedication and tireless efforts for the Kingdom.”
Margrethe is the “epitome of Denmark” Frederiksen’s statement read, and “throughout the years has put words and feelings into who we are as a people and as a nation.”
The 6-foot-tall (1.82-meters-tall), chain-smoking Margrethe has been one of the most popular public figures in Denmark, where the monarch's role is largely ceremonial. She often walked the streets of Copenhagen virtually unescorted and won the admiration of Danes for her warm manners and for her talents as a linguist and designer.
A keen skier, she was a member of a Danish women’s air force unit as a princess, taking part in judo courses and endurance tests in the snow. Margrethe remained tough even as she grew older. In 2011, at age 70, she visited Danish troops in southern Afghanistan wearing a military jumpsuit.
As monarch, she crisscrossed the country and regularly visited Greenland and the Faeroe Islands, the two semi-independent territories which are part of the Danish Realm, and was met everywhere by cheering crowds.
Denmark has Europe’s oldest ruling monarchy, which traces its line back to the Viking king Gorm the Old, who died in 958. Although Magrethe is head of state, the Danish Constitution strictly ruled out her involvement in party politics.
Yet the queen was clearly well-versed in law and knew the contents of the legislation she was called upon to sign.
She received training in French and English from her earliest years, as well as Swedish from her mother. In addition to archaeology, she studied philosophy, political science and economics at universities in Copenhagen, Aarhus and Cambridge along with the London School of Economics and the Sorbonne in Paris.
Ever since his birth on May 26, 1968, Frederik André Henrik Christian has been the heir to the Danish throne.
He is the oldest son of Queen Margrethe and her late French-born husband, Prince Henrik, who died February 2018. Frederik, 55, has a younger brother, Prince Joachim.
Since the age of 18, he has served as regent whenever his mother was outside the kingdom and carried out official duties, shaking hands with thousands and receiving foreign dignitaries.
The queen’s announcement made up only a few sentences at the end of her wide-ranging New Year’s speech which reflected on the “turbulence and upheaval in the world” amid the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, and the climate crisis.
But she also thanked her nation's people for “the warmth and hospitality I meet with everywhere in Denmark.”
While lavishing accolades on the queen, the prime minister also looked to the future.
“In the new year, Crown Prince Frederik will be proclaimed king. Crown Princess Mary will become queen. The kingdom will have a new regent and a new royal couple," he said in his statement. "We can look forward to all of this in the knowledge that they are ready for the responsibility and the task.”
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — CeeDee Lamb could only watch from the sideline in the final seconds of the best game of his career, hoping it would be enough for a 16th consecutive home victory for the Dallas Cowboys.
It was, because the Cowboys survived a 2-point conversion fest with Detroit going for the win.
The first of Dak Prescott’s two touchdown passes was a 92-yarder to Lamb, and Dallas stopped the third 2-point try from the Lions after they were penalized when they converted the first with 23 seconds remaining in the Cowboys’ 20-19 victory Saturday night.
On the first conversion try after Jared Goff’s 11-yard touchdown pass to Amon-Ra St. Brown, Goff completed a pass to lineman Taylor Decker, but he was ruled to be an ineligible receiver.
The Lions went for 2 again from the 7-yard line and were stopped on an interception that didn’t even reach the end zone, but the Cowboys were called for offsides.
On the final attempt, Goff’s pass to James Mitchell short of the goal line was incomplete, finishing off the Dallas celebration of two-time Super Bowl-winning coach Jimmy Johnson’s induction into the team’s ring of honor at halftime.
“Very stressful,” said Lamb, who had a career-high 227 yards receiving. “But definitely I know my defense had us, and they held it down.”
Lamb’s touchdown was the second-longest pass in club history — behind the 95-yard connection in 1966 between two more ring of honor members in Don Meredith and Pro Football Hall of Fame receiver Bob Hayes.
The NFC North champion Lions (11-5) went for the victory after entering the game with hopes of getting one of the top two seeds in the NFC.
“I told the offense that we were going down, 1:41 left, we’re going to go down and score and then we’re going to go for 2 and finish this game off,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said. “I told them that, and so that’s what we’re doing.”
The playoff-bound Cowboys (11-5) have a shot at the NFC East title, but need division-leading Philadelphia to lose at least once in the final two weeks.
Dallas finished 8-0 at AT&T Stadium for its first perfect home record since the 1980 and ’81 seasons, when the Cowboys had a club-record 18-game winning streak at since-demolished Texas Stadium.
The Cowboys went ahead 17-13 on Brandin Cooks’ scoring catch from Prescott midway through the fourth quarter, and extended the lead to seven on Brandon Aubrey’s record 35th field goal without a miss to start his career.
Goff’s second interception set up Aubrey’s kick, but he led the Lions 75 yards in nine plays to St. Brown’s TD catch.
Goff said Decker, the starting left tackle, reported to officials and Dan Skipper, a backup offensive tackle, did not. Skipper said he didn’t report to an official. Two players can’t report to be eligible receivers on the same play.
“I don’t want to talk about it,” said Campbell, who was visibly angry with referee Brad Allen after the successful 2-point play was negated.
In a pool report, Allen said Skipper reported to him as eligible, but then lined up in a tackle spot that didn’t require him to report. Allen said Decker didn’t report, and that his conversation with Decker was about Skipper reporting.
Video showed Allen and Decker talking before Allen said something to the Dallas defense.
“That conversation is where (Skipper) reports to me, and I then go to the defensive team, and I say to them ‘(Skipper) has reported as an eligible receiver,’ so they will be aware of who has reported,” Allen said in the pool report.
Goff finished 19 for 34 for 271 yards with a TD and two interceptions, and David Montgomery had a scoring run.
“It’s unfortunate, man,” Goff said. “I don’t know if I’ve had this feeling before where you feel like you won and then you didn’t.”
Prescott finished 26 for 38 for 345 yards with an interception.
Lamb broke two of receiver Michael Irvin’s single-season club records from 1995 while also setting career highs with 13 catches in his first 200-yard game.
The third catch broke Irvin’s mark of 111, although it ended up being a turnover when he fumbled into the end zone out of bounds when Dallas was on the verge of a 14-3 lead.
Lamb has temporary taken the NFL receiving yardage lead with 1,651 yards, 10 more than Miami’s Tyreek Hill, who plays Sunday. Irvin had 1,603 yards in 1995.
“I really don’t know where to start,” Lamb said. “Shout out to the defense for bailing us out. I told y’all I’d enjoy it more if we won, and we did.”
Irvin was there to see every catch and yard. He and his fellow Hall of Fame “Triplets” from the 1990s Super Bowl winners — quarterback Troy Aikman and running back Emmitt Smith — greeted Johnson as their former coach joined them in the ring of honor during a halftime ceremony.
Dallas was trailing 3-0 and facing third-and-13 from its 8-yard line in the first quarter when Detroit linebacker Derrick Barnes ran right by Prescott with a chance to sack him just inside the goal line. Cornerback Kindle Vildor fell just as Prescott was throwing deep to a sprinting Lamb, who caught the ball near midfield and cruised to the end zone.
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The teams will play their final regular-season games next Saturday or Sunday.
Lions: Host Minnesota.
Cowboys: At Washington.
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Embezzlement of Oregon weekly newspaper's funds forces it to lay off entire staff and halt print
PORTLAND, Ore. — An Oregon weekly newspaper has had to lay off its entire staff and halt print because its funds were embezzled. The Eugene Weekly's editor, Camilla Mortensen, says a former employee who was involved with the paper's finances used its bank account to pay themselves $90,000. Mortensen also says the paper knows of at least $100,000 in unpaid bills. Established in 1982, the alternative weekly printed 30,000 copies each week to distribute for free in Eugene, home to the University of Oregon. Media experts in Eugene say the paper was critical for the community at a time of widening gaps in local news coverage.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon weekly newspaper has had to lay off its entire staff and halt print after 40 years because its funds were embezzled by a former employee, its editor said, in a devastating blow to a publication that serves as an important source of information in a community that, like many others nationwide, is struggling with growing gaps in local news coverage.
About a week before Christmas, the Eugene Weekly found inaccuracies in its bookkeeping, editor Camilla Mortensen said. It discovered that a former employee who was “heavily involved” with the paper's finances had used its bank account to pay themselves $90,000 since at least 2022, she said.
The paper also became aware of at least $100,000 in unpaid bills — including to the paper's printer — stretching back several months, she said.
Additionally, multiple employees, including Mortensen, realized that money from their paychecks that was supposed to be going into retirement accounts was never deposited.
When the paper realized it couldn't make the next payroll, it was forced to lay off all of its 10 staff members and stop its print edition, Mortensen said. The alternative weekly, founded in 1982, printed 30,000 copies each week to distribute for free in Eugene, the second-largest city in the state and home to the University of Oregon.
“To lay off a whole family's income three days before Christmas is the absolute worst,” Mortensen said, expressing her sense of devastation. “It was not on my radar that anything like this could have happened or was happening.”
The suspected employee had worked for the paper for about four years and has since been fired, Mortensen said.
The Eugene police department's financial crimes unit is investigating, and the paper's owners have hired forensic accountants to piece together what happened, she said.
Brent Walth, a journalism professor at the University of Oregon, said he was concerned about the loss of a paper that has had “an outsized impact in filling the widening gaps in news coverage" in Eugene. He described the paper as an independent watchdog and a compassionate voice for the community, citing its obituaries of homeless people as an example of how the paper has helped put a human face on some of the city's biggest issues.
He also noted how the paper has made "an enormous difference” for journalism students seeking internships or launching their career. He said there were feature and investigative stories that "the community would not have had if not for the weekly's commitment to make sure that journalism students have a place to publish in a professional outlet.”
A tidal wave of closures of local news outlets across the country in recent decades has left many Americans without access to vital information about their local governments and communities and has contributed to increasing polarization, said Tim Gleason, the former dean of the University of Oregon's journalism school.
“The loss of local news across the country is profound,” he said. “Instead of having the healthy kind of community connections that local journalism helps create, we're losing that and becoming communities of strangers. And the result of that is that we fall into these partisan camps."
An average of 2.5 newspapers closed per week in the U.S. in 2023, according to researchers at Northwestern University. Over 200 counties have no local news outlet at all, they found, and more than half of all U.S. counties have either no local news source or only one remaining outlet, typically a weekly newspaper.
Despite being officially unemployed, Eugene Weekly staff have continued to work without pay to help update the website and figure out next steps, said Todd Cooper, the paper's art director. He described his colleagues as dedicated, creative, hardworking people.
“This paper is definitely an integral part of the community, and we really want to bring it back and bounce back bigger and better if we can," he said.
The paper has launched a fundraising effort that included the creation of a GoFundMe page. As of Friday afternoon — just one day after the paper announced its financial troubles — the GoFundMe had raised more than $11,000.
Now that the former employee suspected of embezzlement has been fired, "we have a lot of hope that this paper is going to come back and be self-sustaining and go forward," he said.
“Hell, it'll hopefully last another 40 years.” _ This story was first published on Dec. 29, 2023. It was updated on Dec. 31, 2023 to correct that Eugene is Oregon’s second-largest city, not the third.
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Ex-NFL WR Says Lions Tried to ‘Confuse’ Cowboys, Instead Confused Refs on Controversial Call
The most talked about play of Saturday night’s Dallas Cowboys’ 20–19 win over the Detroit Lions came in the last 23 seconds.
The Lions thought of a perfect plan, in their eyes, to puzzle the Cowboys during a two-point conversion attempt, which would most likely have won the game. Coach Dan Campbell said he told referees of the play mechanics before they ran it since tackle Taylor Decker would report as an eligible receiver. The referees, though, threw a flag claiming Decker did not report in.
Ex-NFL receiver turned ESPN analyst Andrew Hawkins offered a simple explanation as to what he thinks happened during the play.
“[Seems] like the Lions sent three lineman to the ref to try and confuse the Cowboys. #70 [tackle Dan Skipper] raises his hand before the snap to also.. confuse the Cowboys. Instead, they confused the referee,” Hawkins tweeted.
Seams like the Lions sent three lineman to the ref to try and confuse the Cowboys. #70 raises his hand before the snap to also.. confuse the Cowboys.
— Andrew Hawkins (@Hawk) December 31, 2023
Instead, they confused the referee.
Regardless of what happened, this play sparked major controversy in the NFL world. Campbell was pretty upset after the loss, too.
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jimmy Johnson and Jerry Jones tip-toed around talk of their acrimonious split almost 30 years ago, when they had just teamed as coach and owner to win consecutive Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys.
Whether that breakup was the reason it took Jones so long to put Johnson in the team’s ring of honor doesn’t matter much at this point to both Pro Football Hall of Famers.
The bottom line is Johnson is joining Tom Landry as the only coaches alongside the 19 players and two executives in the exclusive group of one of the NFL’s storied franchises.
Johnson was greeted by the Hall of Fame “Triplets” who headlined his Super Bowl teams — quarterback Troy Aikman, running back Emmitt Smith and receiver Michael Irvin — for the ceremony at halftime of Saturday night’s regular-season home finale against the Detroit Lions.
“Thank you, Jerry Jones, for bringing me to the Dallas Cowboys,” Johnson told the crowd.
Johnson capped his acceptance speech with a dramatic pause as he walked up to Irvin, turned and offered his famous catchphrase, “How ’bout them Cowboys!” He said it the first time in the locker room after Dallas won at San Francisco in the NFC championship game before the first Super Bowl victory.
“You can say whatever you want to about my human reaction or frailties,” Jones said before the game. “I say this today, he’s there because it’s the right thing. He was always going in the ring of honor, whether I put him in or my kids put him in.”
One of the theories behind the abrupt end of Johnson’s tenure in 1994 was a tussle over who should get credit for the dramatic turnaround in Dallas.
The Cowboys went from 1-15 in 1989 — the year Jones bought the Cowboys and hired Johnson after firing the only coach Dallas ever had in Landry — to the first back-to-back Super Bowl titles in franchise history to cap the 1992 and ’93 seasons.
“I think we’re past who gets credit,” Johnson said. “The two of us, working together, made history. When I say working together, we talked every single day. I don’t ever recall us having a difference of opinion.”
Others would suggest Johnson’s take is revisionist history, because he was incensed 30 years ago over suggestions from Jones, also the team’s general manager, that any one of 500 coaches could have won a title with the Dallas roster.
Barry Switzer did it two years after the split of Jones and Johnson, who were teammates at Arkansas in the early 1960s. But critics never stopped suggesting the 1995 title was with Johnson’s players, and the Cowboys haven’t even reached an NFC championship game since that season.
Aikman was working the game as an analyst for ESPN and hustled down from the broadcast booth to join the ceremony. He stood with Irvin and Smith during the presentation, which started with Johnson walking through a greeting line of dozens of players from his Super Bowl run.
“It means everything to me and my teammates and everybody that was a part of those teams,” Aikman said on ESPN during the first half. “And the circle has been closed tonight at halftime.”
After two years away from football, Johnson returned with the Miami Dolphins in 1996 and led them to the playoffs the last three of his four seasons. But Miami never got past the divisional round.
The 80-year-old Johnson, a Texas native, has been a Fox studio analyst the past two decades and was enshrined in Canton, Ohio, in 2020, three years after Jones.
Now Johnson’s name will be inside AT&T Stadium along with Landry, who led the Cowboys to two Super Bowl titles in the 1970s and is fifth on the career list with 250 regular-season victories.
“I don’t think anybody can ever imagine what this means to me,” said Johnson, who won the 1987 college national championship at Miami. “This was a special time in my life. This was something that paid dividends for me the rest of my life. We took over the worst football team in the NFL. Not only did we win Super Bowls, but we were able to put together the team of the ’90s.”
Because of that, the split left many, including Johnson’s players, wondering what might have been had he stayed. Not only is Johnson past the question of credit, he doesn’t think much about “what ifs” either.
“Sometimes I’m kind of like a gypsy,” Johnson said. “I’ve never been anywhere more than five years. Got the point after winning a couple of Super Bowls, almost to the point of, ‘I’ve accomplished what I want to accomplish.’ Sometimes you lose sight of what you can do because of what you’ve already done.”
Johnson suggested he and Jones weren’t communicating as well at the end of their time together in Dallas as they had at the beginning, when they both faced a firestorm of criticism.
Jones suggested he let the sudden success of the Cowboys go to his head.
“What Jimmy brings is a lot of the best of me, enthusiasm, what have you,” Jones recalled telling his parents just before the split became public in 1994. “When it’s going the other way, I don’t like myself. It’s taking away from it. That mentality probably caused me to be not as tolerant as maybe we could have gone.”
A sense of closure for many of those issues was coming a few hours later.
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Gypsy Rose Blanchard Gets Candid About Her Plans After Release From Prison
Gypsy Rose Blanchard was only recently granted parole, but she already has big plans for the days ahead.
"I feel like I have been blessed with that ability to possibly create change," Gypsy told People in an interview published on Sunday, Dec. 31. "And that is what I'm trying to do."
The now-32-year-old, who qualified for early release earlier this year, got her first taste of freedom on Thursday, Dec. 28, after serving seven years for her involvement in the 2015 death of her mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard.
After confessing that she orchestrated the harrowing ordeal—where she convinced her boyfriend at the time to stab her mom in her sleep—Blanchard was initially sentenced to 10 years in a 2016. The plea deal came when attorneys discovered the extreme mental and physical abuse she endured throughout her entire life at the hands of Dee Dee, according to CNN.
Her case soon garnered national attention and became the topic of countless documentaries, TV movies and series, as well as shifted the public's understanding of abuse at the hand of mental illness (namely Munchausen by proxy). But "infamy" was not what she sought out—then or now.
"I was never one of those children that wanted to be famous," she told People. "I didn't want to be a singer. I didn't want to be an actress. I wanted to be something that made a difference."
But with that attention and internet access, Blanchard has gained over 4.7 million followers on Instagram and an additional 1.7 million on TikTok. And despite fans going wild over Blanchard's "first selfie of freedom," she explained that her social media will be used to, hopefully, "create change" and advocate for other victims and survivors of Munchausen by proxy.
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"I feel like I have been blessed with a platform and the ability to possibly create change," she shared. "And that is what I'm trying to do."
Blanchard's social media bios self-describe her as a "Public Figure/Speaker, Author, Advocating Awareness of Munchausen by Proxy."
"The choice that I made to commit murder was never the right choice," she continued, "So my mission now is to take what I've done and what [my mom] did and make it worth something."
She added, "I think it's really important for me to get out as much awareness about Munchausen by proxy as I can and really try to focus in on mental health."
In addition to utilizing her social media platform, Blanchard previously shed light on her case while appearing on Dr. Phil in 2017. She is also set to release a new ebook titled Released: Conversations on the Eve of Freedom, as well as tell her own story in the new Lifetime docuseries, The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, premiering Jan. 5 at 8 p.m. ET.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — LeBron James thought he added to his legacy with another big shot on his 39th birthday.
The NBA’s replay center had a different view, causing James to call out the league’s replay process.
James made what he believed was a game-tying 3-pointer with 3.3 seconds remaining as the Los Angeles Lakers were playing on the road against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the top team in the Western Conference.
However, it was ruled a 2-pointer and upheld via replay from the league’s replay center in Secaucus, New Jersey, and the Lakers lost 108-106 on Saturday night.
“It’s obviously a 3,” James said. “My foot is behind the line. I mean, you can see the space between the front of my foot and the 3-point line. You can clearly see a white, the wood on the floor, there’s a space in between the front of my foot and the 3-point line. So, you know, Stevie Wonder can see that, champ.”
James, who spent the day in bed with a non-COVID-19 illness, scored 26 points, 10 in the fourth quarter. But it was his shot, and the subsequent replay, that caused his ire toward the league’s replay center.
“They said it was out of their hands,” James said of the explanation he got from officials. “The Secaucus, whatever, over there in the replay center or whatever, somebody over there eating a ham sandwich or somebody made the call.”
In a pool report after the game, official Tony Brothers said the review wasn’t conclusive enough to overturn the call on the floor.
“The play was ruled a 2-point field goal on the floor during live play,” Brothers said. “After video review, there wasn’t clear and conclusive evidence to overturn it from a 2 to a 3, and that’s why it stood as a 2-point field goal.”
James felt the video evidence was clear enough. As soon as Brothers announced the ruling to the in-arena crowd, James immediately went to the scorer’s table and pointed to the replay monitor.
“It’s super frustrating in the sense of what the hell we got a replay for?” James said. “What do we have replay for if even the replay gets it wrong? It’s like, who’s the part of the replay center? Like, do we got robots in there that’s making the Teslas? What’s going on? If you don’t see that, that is clear, that is clear.”
The frustration came after James said he woke up with an illness and stayed in bed until 4:30 p.m. when he got ready to head to the arena.
“I took a few more naps and then I finally just got out of bed at like 4:30, got a shower,” James said. “It helped me a little bit. Caught the 5 o’clock bus and, I guess, felt OK to play. I felt I could make some plays to help us win the ballgame.”
The Lakers play Sunday afternoon for the second of a back-to-back in New Orleans. James said he was unsure if he’d be play to play Sunday and would wait to see how he feels a day later.
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Heidi Klum Shakes Her Assets in Itty-Bitty Jean Shorts With Serious Fringe
Heidi Klum is bidding farewell to 2023 with a cheeky video showing off her assets.
On Sunday, Dec. 31, the America's Got Talent judge took to Instagram to share a clip of herself dancing with her back end facing the camera. Klum wore itty-bitty jean shorts with some serious fringe extending past her knees—which swayed rhythmically to her dance moves. At the end, the model turned around to reveal she was also wearing a beige string bikini top and sunglasses.
"🥳❤️ Ciao 2023," Klum captioned her New Year's Eve post.
It's unclear where she and her husband, Tom Kaulitz, are vacationing—but there's clearly a beach in the background.
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The model's latest Instagram update is just one of a series of gorgeous vacay photos shared with her followers in recent days. On Dec. 26, Klum nearly bared it all in a photo showing her sunbathing on a beach with only her hand covering her chest. She captioned the post simply with, "😎."
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On Dec. 30, Klum, 50, shared a clip of herself bobbing in the water on an inner tube. The floatation device featured a camouflage design with antlers. The Germany's Next Topmodel host looked perfectly serene in paradise as the waves gently crashed around her.
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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Kirby Smart didn’t need to do much to convince his Georgia Bulldogs of the importance of the Orange Bowl.
“As long as winning matters, we’re gonna compete like hell at Georgia,” Smart said.
The Bulldogs entered Saturday night’s matchup against Florida State essentially at full strength. The Seminoles, who were missing at least a dozen of their key contributors because of opt outs and players in the transfer portal, did not.
The result was what you might expect: The sixth-ranked Bulldogs crushed previously undefeated and fourth-ranked Florida State 63-3 in the Orange Bowl in a matchup of teams missing out on the College Football Playoff.
Smart said the result of the game was indicative of a larger problem in the sport.
“People need to see what happened tonight, and they need to fix this,” he said. “It needs to be fixed. It’s very unfortunate that they (the Seminoles), who have a good football team, are in the position they’re in. Everybody can say it’s their fault. Everybody can say that we had our guys and they didn’t have their guys. I can listen to all that. But college football has got to decide what they want.
“It’s really unfortunate for those kids on that side of the sideline that had to play in that game that didn’t have their full arsenal. And it affected the game, 100 percent.”
Carson Beck passed for 203 yards and two touchdowns and backup QB Gunnar Stockton passed for two more scores for Georgia, which scored touchdowns on nine of 12 drives and gained 673 total yards against the short-handed Seminoles.
The Bulldogs (13-1) were used to competing for championships this time of year, having won the last two national titles. But Georgia lost to Alabama in the Southeastern Conference championship game — the Bulldogs’ first loss since the 2021 season — and missed out on one of the four spots in the CFP rankings. Instead, they settled for the seventh New Year’s Six bowl appearance in program history.
Florida State (13-1) failed to make the CFP cut despite winning the Atlantic Coast Conference title, and because of transfers, opt-outs and injuries, the Seminoles were without players who were responsible for 97% of their passing yards, 88% of their rushing yards and 84% of their receptions this season.
The Bulldogs charged out to a 39-point halftime lead, the largest in the bowl’s 90-year history, beating West Virginia’s 29-point halftime lead over Clemson in 2012. It was also the largest margin of defeat in Florida State’s history.
Beck, who had touchdown passes of 12 and 2 yards, did not play in the second half. Stockton, a freshman, started in the third quarter and immediately ushered another touchdown drive. He finished with 96 yards passing and 46 yards rushing, and the Bulldogs became the first program to score at least 55 points in back-to-back bowl games.
The Bulldogs’ Kendall Milton was the game’s MVP after rushing for 104 yards on nine carries with two touchdowns. Daijun Edwards added two more rushing scores and 62 yards. Both were part of a senior class that picked up its school-record 50th win.
“You want to take every game serious no matter what the level is,” Milton said. “You’ve got to prepare the right way because this is top level college football on any given week, so we took that very personally.”
In what could be his last game for the Bulldogs, receiver Ladd McConkey had 49 all-purpose yards. He scored on a 27-yard rush in which he caught a pass from Beck behind the line of scrimmage, looked to complete another pass but took off running instead, weaving through stumbling Florida State defenders and into the end zone to put Georgia up 28-3 in the second quarter.
Georgia players knew the story of the team on the other side of the field: The Seminoles entered the game having beaten all 13 teams on their schedule, including then-No. 15 Louisville in the ACC title game, but were left out of the College Football Playoff partly due to a season-ending leg injury to starting quarterback Jordan Travis. Florida State became the first Power Five conference champion to finish with an undefeated record and still be left out of the playoff.
“This is a championship level team,” Florida State coach Mike Norvell said. “You go back and watch 13 games and that’s who you saw. I am fully confident in what this team did throughout this year and what they could have achieved. It was not the path that was set out for us. … We’ll never know.”
In the week leading up to the bowl game, Georgia players expressed their understanding of the Seminoles’ frustrations, while acknowledging that they, too, felt slighted.
Smart had lobbied for the selection committee to consider the Bulldogs’ full resume in making their final decision: Georgia won 29 straight games before the SEC title matchup and finished the season with the eighth-best offense in the country and the No. 9 defense.
It wasn’t enough. And the Bulldogs vented frustrations in the Orange Bowl — possession by possession.
THE TAKEAWAY
Georgia: As dominant as the Bulldogs were on offense, their defense was just as impactful. They intercepted Seminoles quarterback Brock Glenn twice and recovered two fumbles. They also limited Florida State to 63 yards rushing.
Florida State: The Seminoles were outmatched in all three phases as they fell short of completing their first 14-win season since 2013. Glenn struggled in his second career start, completing 9 of 26 passes for 139 yards.
UP NEXT
Georgia: The Bulldogs open the 2024 season against Clemson in Atlanta. Beck is returning for his senior season.
Florida State: The Seminoles will start the 2024 season against Georgia Tech in Dublin, Ireland, marking the second time that two ACC teams have opened the season in Ireland.
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Influential former Texas US Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson dies at 88
DALLAS, Texas (AP) — Trailblazing former U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson has died at 88. The nurse from Texas helped bring hundreds of millions of federal dollars to the Dallas area as the region’s most powerful Democrat. She died Sunday. Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson said in a statement that she was the “single most effective legislator Dallas has ever had.” Eddie Bernice Johnson served in the House for three decades after becoming the first registered nurse elected to Congress and first Black chief psychiatric nurse at Dallas’ Veterans Affairs hospital. She went on to become the first Black woman to chair the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
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Comedian Shecky Greene, known for Las Vegas act and late-night show routines, dies at 97
Legendary stand-up comedian Shecky Greene — known for his rambling routines, several headlining runs in Las Vegas and constant presence on the late-night talk show scene — died at his home in Las Vegas on Sunday, his widow, Marie Musso Greene, confirmed to The Times. He was 97.
According to Musso Greene, the Vegas headliner died of natural causes.
“It was fun,” Greene’s wife of 41 years told the Las Vegas Review-Journal of what it was like being married to the comedian for all those years. “He always made humor out of whatever he could. He made you laugh and feel good. It was a happy time.”
Greene’s fast-talking narrative style of comedy was often featured on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” and “The Ed Sullivan Show” during their TV heyday in the ‘60s and ‘70s. While he enjoyed mainstream success and was very well-compensated for it, Greene was also known as a comedian’s comedian in certain sectors of the comedy world.
Because he spent most of his professional life playing clubs, and because the name Shecky fits right in with all those generic Jackies and Joeys who started out in the Borscht Belt before they went on to careers in movies and television, Shecky Greene tends to get lumped in with the band of postwar vacation resort tummlers that history and a new generation have shunted aside.
The free-form performer, some of whose routines have aged better than others, rose to fame as a comedian in the ‘50s. Born Fred Sheldon Greenfield in Chicago in 1926, he served in the Navy during World War II, enrolled in junior college but left when he was offered a two-week gig at the Prevue Lounge in New Orleans. (He stayed for six years, until it burned down.) After showcasing his stand-up across the Midwest, New Orleans and Miami, Greene landed his first Las Vegas show in 1954, opening for comedic singer and actor Dorothy Shay at the now-closed Last Frontier hotel and casino on the Vegas Strip.
Greene was known as an all-purpose entertainer of the old school who told jokes and stories, sang and seemed to have an endless store of the kinds of observations that made the dreariness and confusion of life not only bearable but funny. He would also do most anything for their delectation. Once, during a Florida gig early in his career, he did a body flip that landed him flush on his knee, which blew up to the size of a cantaloupe.
He parlayed that early success in Sin City into a five-year headlining act at Vegas’ famous Tropicana Hotel starting in 1957. Greene would go on to co-headline a show at the MGM Grand Hotel alongside Dean Martin in 1975.
While he thrived onstage, Greene privately struggled with drug, drinking and gambling addictions.
Greene was a compulsive gambler who shrugged off the loss of pot loads of money. He could afford it, he reasoned, given his stratospheric weekly earnings of $100,000 in the ‘70s. The only other stand-up comics pulling down six figures at the time were Don Rickles, Buddy Hackett, Bill Cosby and Johnny Carson.
So he hasn’t headlined in years. So he’s almost 80. So he’s on Zoloft. Shecky Greene can’t stop performing.
Before long, his escapades became as legendary as his shows. There was the time Greene plowed his car into the fountain in front of Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, and while security guards surrounded him under towering plumes of water, he rolled down his window and said, “Hold the spray wax, please.”
(Or that’s how he told it onstage. As Greene told The Times for a profile in 2005, “The cops came, and I went. I told Buddy Hackett about it. He gave me the line about the spray wax, and I put it in my act.”)
There was also the night when Carson, in his drinking days, chased Greene out of Hackett’s house during a party. Greene eventually plunged into Hackett’s swimming pool fully clothed, clambered out and squished his way home. The next day, he remembered nothing but feeling remorseful — he knew from experience that he was a mean, obstreperous drunk.
Later in his life, the brash orator found himself too anxious and depressed to return to the stage. He later shared publicly a diagnosis of bipolar disorder.
“You feel you’re in a pit, a hellhole,” Greene told The Times in 1994. “There’s nowhere to go. You can’t get out. You feel alone.”
“It was a big effort just to get him to walk,” his wife, Musso Greene, told The Times for the same piece. “Socially, we couldn’t go out. He couldn’t drive. If a restaurant was too dark, he’d leave. If a restaurant was too light, he’d leave too. I had to warn our friends to expect anything. You never knew when a panic attack was going to hit.”
Shecky Greene loves horse racing. He even had a horse named after him. And unlike the comedian, it was a winner at the track.
Greene returned to the stage in Las Vegas in 2009 after an extended time away from performing.
Aside from his stand-up career, Greene also found success on television and in film. In 1981, he played the role of Marcus Vindictus in Mel Brook’s comedy classic “History of the World, Part I.” He was also featured in Ron Howard’s 1984 Tom Hanks-led film “Splash.”
Showing his performing range, Greene appeared in the World War II drama series “Combat!” in the ‘60s. He also had guest appearances in a range of comedy series through the years, including “The Love Boat,” “Laverne & Shirley,” The Fall Guy,” “Roseanne” and “Mad About You.”
Greene is survived by Musso Greene, his third wife, as well as his daughters, Dorian and Alison.
Former Times staff writer Lawrence Christon contributed to this report.
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‘Say goodbye to 2023’: Winnipeg businesses help ring in the new year
People across Manitoba are ringing in the new year – whether they’re at home or out on the town. The celebration is prompting local businesses to gear up on one of their busiest nights of the year.
“It’s so important,” said George Andrews, owner of G.J. Andrews Food and Wine Shoppe. “You have to be there for your customers.”
Andrews said he takes pride in keeping his store open on Dec. 31 every year for nearly 37 years. This year, he said many of his customers are coming in to buy goods because they aren’t going out.
“They’re buying nice wines and champagne,” Andrews said. They’re buying lobster, crab legs, steaks and they’re just having a nice dinner at home.”
The head of the Manitoba Restaurant & Foodservices Association (MRFA) Shaun Jeffrey said others celebrating at home may be doing so due to the high cost of living.
“It’s significantly more expensive to live these days,” said Jeffrey, adding that more people may be taking advantage of takeout and delivery. “But it definitely plays pretty heavily in our industry especially considering the status of our industry and its profitability right now.”
For those who are venturing out, Hargrave St. Market in downtown Winnipeg is hosting a New Year’s Eve event for the very first time.
“We really wanted to say goodbye to 2023 with a big party with all our friends,” said Academy Hospitality president Bobby Mottola. “So we’ve got three DJs, we’ve got a bunch of décor in the building, lots of great people, great food, great drinks.”
Mottola said hundreds of people are expected to attend the event.
“It’s nice to have a lot of people in the building so we’re excited about that,” he said.
The MRFA said restaurant goers have something to look for in 2024: the industry is expecting to do more for their buck.
“Implementing a lot of different things that maybe we haven’t done in the past just to get you back in the door,” Jeffrey said. “January, February, March are notoriously our slowest months of the year.”
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Sunday Evening Forecast
Published: Dec. 31, 2023 at 5:47 PM CST|Updated: seconds ago
PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - A shift in winds coming out of the southwest has allowed for high temperatures to be a little but warmer today. However, temperatures will drop quickly tonight into the 40s across the panhandle. So, wear a coat for any outdoor activities!
The warmest day of the week will be tomorrow, on New Years Day, with highs in the upper 60s. A 20% chance of rain of rain returns for the evening and nighttime hours.
More impressive rain chances arrive by Wednesday afternoon as well as Saturday with a 60% chance of rain. As far as rainfall totals go, the panhandle is looking to see 2-3 inches of rain.
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First Night Northampton begins to kick off the new year
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We arrived moments before the firework show where the excited energy was palpable. We were told that following the fireworks, the second half of celebrations would be set to begin, with live musical performances and more scheduled for the evening. This of course all leading up to midnight, where the ball will rise on top of the Hotel Northampton.
If you plan to come down to Northampton on Sunday night, just be aware that by 6 p.m. we saw that the area was already crowded, and there was already traffic. When we spoke with the city’s interim police chief, John Cartledge on Friday, he said that congestion could be expected in the area of the Armory Street Parking lot due to the 6:15 fireworks show. Main Street at King Road will be closed off from 11:30 p.m. to about 12:15 a.m. for the ball raising at the Hotel Northampton. Traffic will be diverted to an alternative route.
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49ers celebrate clinching NFC's No. 1 seed: "Thank you, Cardinals"
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Members of the team watched the final plays of Arizona's victory from the tunnel and locker room at FedEx Field before being able to celebrate on the cross-country plane ride back to the Bay Area.
"It was awesome," head coach Kyle Shanahan said, via David Bonilla of 49erswebzone.com. "Really try to not pay attention to it; didn't want to get our hearts broken, but we did right there at the end, and they pulled it out. It was pretty cool to see.”
Though the 49ers now have nothing left to play for in the regular season, they’ll host the Rams in Week 18. In the immediate aftermath of the win, Shanahan said he hadn’t thought about the plan for playing time next Sunday and whether that would include starters.
“We were just focused on this [game],” Shanahan said. “We'll definitely try to rest some guys, but you can't rest everybody. It's too hard. You don't have enough players.
"So we've got to field a team, without a doubt, but we're going to have a big week of practice. I still think there's lots of things we got to obviously get a lot better at. And the only way you do that is playing football and practicing football. So we'll have a big Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, figure out our roster as the week goes, and decide what we'll do for Sunday.”
But for now, the 49ers are content to celebrate clinching the top seed.
“We were all in there watching those final seconds,” linebacker Fred Warner said, via Bonilla. “Thank you, Cardinals."
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The celebrity stock market: winners and losers of the past year
Whose cultural value rose this year and who crashed and burned? Let’s investigate.
By Nell Geraets
Another year has passed, which means 12 months’ worth of celebrity triumphs and blunders. From Travis Kelce’s “swift” ascent to wide-reaching fame to comedian Matt Rife’s not-so-funny fallout, 2023 proved an eventful – and oftentimes tumultuous – year for the world’s rich and famous.
As we head into 2024, let’s take stock of who gained value among the masses, and who plummeted into a cultural bear market.
Bullish celebrities
These are the stars who shone the brightest throughout the year, the people who elevated their image or generally impressed.
Travis Kelce
The NFL tight end has been a popular figure within the sporting world since he was drafted to the Kansas City Chiefs in 2013. However, he skyrocketed to pop culture fame this year once rumours spread regarding his relationship with pop star Taylor Swift.
The power couple have dominated headlines worldwide, seamlessly intersecting sports and pop culture. According to ESPN, global purchases of Kelce’s jersey lifted by 400 per cent since Swift first appeared at one of his games.
Taylor Swift
Much of Kelce’s newfound popularity comes down to Swift’s immense cultural capital, which has only risen since the North and South American legs of her Eras Tour, the release of 1989 (Taylor’s Version) and the premiere of her concert film, which had the 13th biggest opening weekend of the year in Australia. Most recently, the 12-time Grammy winner was named Spotify’s most-streamed artist globally in 2023, and Time’s Person of the Year. As Swift’s tour continues into 2024 – reaching Australia in February – there’s little doubt her stock will continue to rise.
Beyoncé
Like Swift, Queen Bey has been appreciating in value for a long time. This year was no exception. In February, she officially became the most decorated Grammy artist of all time, now boasting 32 awards.
Since releasing her seventh studio album, Renaissance, in 2022, Beyoncé has been touring the world – a tour that has been well-documented on TikTok thanks to her jaw-dropping outfits and the impressive dance moves of her daughter, Blue Ivy, on stage. And again like Swift, Beyoncé released a concert film documenting her current tour.
Rihanna
This year was Rihanna’s comeback. After five years away from the stage, Rihanna returned with flair at the Super Bowl half-time show in February. This will live on in our collective memory of 2023 because it’s also the moment she subtly revealed she was pregnant with her and A$AP Rocky’s second child.
Pedro Pascal
Thanks to Pedro Pascal’s simmering yet sensitive performance as Joel in HBO’s The Last Of Us, he’s now officially the internet’s “daddy”, or “zaddy” (a daddy with swagger). We’ve seen him in Game of Thrones, Narcos and The Mandalorian, but this year properly defined his status as both TikTok meme and celebrity crush.
Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling
Though both are titans of the industry individually, Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling are a package deal this year. Alongside the entire Barbie crew (notably its director, Greta Gerwig), the leading duo turned the world hot pink. You couldn’t leave home without seeing Robbie’s picture-perfect smile on a poster, or Gosling’s “I’m just Ken” slogan emblazoned on a sweatshirt.
In September, Barbie became the year’s highest-grossing film worldwide, solidifying Robbie and Gosling’s status as two of the biggest stars of 2023.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
It has been a cracking year for Hollywood’s mature stars. Schwarzenegger, 76, delivered nostalgia in 2023 further showcasing his famous Austrian accent and hard-body-soft-heart persona. He appeared in the Netflix action comedy series FUBAR and shared insights into his life as a globally renowned bodybuilder, actor and politician in the documentary series, Arnold.
An honourable mention goes to Harrison Ford, 81, who starred in Disney’s most recent Indiana Jones instalment, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny; Dolly Parton, 77, who stunned during her performance at the NFL Thanksgiving Day game half-time show; and Tom Cruise, 61, who shocked fans with his motorcycle stunt in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.
Other stars who held the spotlight this year: Paris Hilton, whose memoir proved she’s more than just a Y2K wonder; Austin Butler, who won hearts with his performance (and accent) in Elvis; Jennifer Coolidge, whose hilarious speech at the Golden Globes made her even more relatable; and Sydney Sweeney, who has proven such a good rom-com actress that she had the whole world guessing whether she was dating her co-star before the film even premiered.
Bearish celebrities
These are the stars whose shine dulled throughout the year, those whose image tarnished or generally didn’t impress.
Matt Rife
The TikTok-famous comedian seemed to be going places when he landed his Netflix comedy special, Natural Selection. But after kicking off the set with an insensitive gag about domestic violence, the 28-year-old set upon a downward spiral. Making matters worse, the comedian posted a mock apology to his Instagram story, which directed users to a link that revealed a website for special needs helmets.
Kanye West (Ye)
Ye has been all over the news, rarely for good reasons. From his antisemitic rhetoric and the collapse of his multibillion-dollar sneaker deal with Adidas AG to his public feud with ex-wife Kim Kardashian and his perplexing relationship with Melburnian Bianca Censori, the rapper’s reputation continues to tatter.
By the end of 2023, Ye had taken a step away from the limelight, but the story of his decline still fills the zeitgeist thanks to recent documentaries such as The Trouble with Kanye and Kim vs Kanye: The Divorce.
Colleen Ballinger (Miranda Sings)
Colleen Ballinger, a YouTube star and the creator behind comedy character Miranda Sings, has been accused of grooming and exploiting her young fans.
Though the accusations began in 2020, they reached a fever pitch this year, triggering Ballinger to upload a 10-minute apology video in which she plays the ukulele and sings about the situation. This was not received well by the internet and even triggered a furious response – replete with ukulele – from one of her accusers.
Jonah Hill
This year, Jonah Hill became the unfortunate face of therapy-speak (think gaslighting, love-bombing, etc.). The actor and comedian was accused of deploying such phrasing by his former partner, pro-surfer Sarah Brady, who shared a series of alleged text messages between the couple (sent while they were dating) on Instagram.
This triggered a debate about what constitutes therapy-speak and whether Hill, who has been open about his struggles with anxiety in the past, is guilty of weaponising it.
Drew Barrymore
Drew Barrymore leaves 2023 with some considering her a “scab” thanks to her decision in September to bring The Drew Barrymore Show back in the midst of the actors’ and writers’ strike.
This triggered a rapid decline for Barrymore, who was usually praised by fans for her honesty and kindness, with some writers even forming a picket line outside the show’s studio. The talk show was eventually postponed (and the strikes have since ended), but Barrymore continued to face criticism from fans and those within the industry.
Scooter Braun
Music executive Scooter Braun had to enter damage control this year after a slew of his famous clients appeared to be distancing themselves from him, including Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber and Demi Lovato.
His feud with Taylor Swift in 2019 meant he was already a well-known name, but speculation this year around whether he was stepping back from management or just “imploding” created an ambiguous haze.
Notable mentions
There was no shortage of celebrity “cancellations” or “semi-cancellations” this year, including comedian Hasan Minhaj, who in September was accused of fabricating parts of his stand-up; Lizzo, whose backup dancers accused her of alleged sexual harassment and body-shaming; Doja Cat, who let certain fans down when she criticised them for calling themselves her “kittens”; and Justin Timberlake, who faced backlash following Britney Spears’ account of their past relationship in her recent memoir.
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This week on The Allegheny Front, a look back at stories from 2023. We’ll revisit a story about how people in East Palestine, Ohio are working through their anxiety with few mental health resources available after the Norfolk Southern train derailment.
Hydrogen was a big energy transition story in 2023. After the announcement that Pennsylvania will have a part in two hydrogen hubs meant to reduce carbon emissions, we asked what’s next? And in considering the energy transition, what about the people left behind in communities after fossil fuel plants shut down? We visited a community in Ohio where a coal-fired power plant closed, and people gathered to memorialize what it meant to the community.
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- Hydrogen is coming to Pennsylvania. Now what? - Analysts say the hydrogen hubs will take at least 10 years and billions more in private money and tax breaks to develop.
- Community attends ‘Calling Hours,’ a memorial for its deceased coal plant - A coal-fired power plant closed during the pandemic. A performance brought the community together to say goodbye.
- Three months after the East Palestine derailment, deep anxiety lingers - East Palestine residents still grapple with physical and psychological impacts in the wake of the traumatic event.
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Joe Buck, Troy Aikman Perfectly Broke Down Video That Seemed to Show Lions’ Taylor Decker Reporting to Ref
The Dallas Cowboys were able to hold on Saturday night and beat the Detroit Lions, 20-19, but it didn’t come without controversy with the refs making a highly questionable call in the final seconds that likely took a win away from the Lions.
In case you missed it, Detroit scored a touchdown with 23 seconds left in the game. Dan Campbell, who was rightfully upset after the game, then decided to go for a two-point conversion to take the lead, which the Lions seemed to then pull off on a Jared Goff pass to offensive lineman Taylor Decker.
The refs, however, ruled that Decker didn’t report as eligible before the play and took the points off the board.
Joe Buck and Troy Aikman broke down video of Decker going to talking to referee Brad Allen before the play:
"You heard illegal touch by 68, did not report as eligible. Yet you look at the replay and you watch Taylor Decker say something. It would be odd for him to do that. Typically he'd be in the huddle getting ready for the next play."
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) December 31, 2023
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49ers’ Christian McCaffrey has possible calf strain, but the team hopes it’s ‘not too bad’
By STEPHEN WHYNO
AP Sports Writer
LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Christian McCaffrey left the San Francisco 49ers’ win at Washington on Sunday with a right calf injury that coach Kyle Shanahan thinks could be a strain but hopes is not serious.
Clinching the top seed in the NFC and rendering next week’s regular-season finale meaningless certainly helps, giving McCaffrey roughly three weeks to heal up before needing to play again.
San Francisco’s do-it-all running back exited the game after a 3-yard run in the third quarter. He could be seen getting the calf taped up and then testing it by running around on the sideline late in the 27-10 victory.
Shanahan was unsure how concerned to be about the injury to the oft-injured star who has stayed healthy all season to this point.
“We think he’ll be all right,” Shanahan said. “I don’t know if he would’ve been able to go next week or not, but we’ll have to find out more (Monday). He was moving around all right on the sidelines, so hoping it’s not too bad.”
McCaffrey had 14 carries for 64 yards and four catches for 27 before leaving. He leads the NFL with 1,459 yards rushing.
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A Seasonably Cool and Dry Start to 2024
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Despite high pressure being in control today, clouds stayed persistent. So, we end the year a bit cooler than recent days, but still warmer than normal here in western Mass with highs in the upper 30s.
Clouds stick around to ring in the New Year and we should remain dry as low pressure passes well to our southwest. Temperatures will be near freezing at midnight and likely slip into the upper 20s and low 30s by sunrise with light and variable breezes.
New Year’s Day will again feature mostly cloudy skies, especially in the morning. Some decrease in clouds is expected later in the day, but sunshine still looks limited for us. Highs return to around 40 with a light northerly breeze and dry weather.
Skies should clear out Monday night, allowing for a much colder start Tuesday as everyone heads back to work and school. Early morning temperatures begin in the teens-as they should this time of year! High pressure will give us mostly sunny skies Tuesday with seasonably cool temperatures, then Wednesday will feature more clouds, but milder temperatures.
A storm system moving off the Southeast coast will bring in clouds Wednesday and Thursday, but most or all of the precipitation looks to miss our area. There is a chance for very light rain and snow showers, but not enough to cause any big travel headaches. High pressure building from Canada will usher in a colder air mass to end the week with highs near normal Friday. Many of the long-range forecast models are showing a shot at a coastal storm next Sunday that could bring rain and snow, but with it being a week away, it’s just a watching game for now.
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Author Anne Lamott offers words of wisdom to start a new year Published December 31, 2023 at 2:37 PM PST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 8:18 NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with author Anne Lamott about ways to begin the new year on a positive and hopeful note. Copyright 2023 NPR
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By Tim Barlass
Melbourne will host the Australian Open this month but it seems the birthplace of lawn tennis in the fledgling colonies was most likely Sydney.
The Naval Historical Society of Australia suggests in the paper Australia’s First Tennis Match, released on Monday, that the military base of Garden Island was the site of the first grass court, the game having been introduced by a British Royal Navy officer.
An 1880 plan of Garden Island shows a “lawn tennis ground” on the levelled site of the original First Fleet ships’ garden. There is mention of the game in The Sydney Mail of September 26, 1874 on how to produce the perfect lawn tennis court, which, the research says, means “it is likely that tennis was then being played in Sydney”.
The study states that both Melbourne and Sydney have credible claims to being first, but concludes: “Although Melbourne was by far the largest city at that time [legacy of the gold rush], Sydney was significant for its British/military personnel”.
Historian Colin Randall, who carried out the research, said: “There is a convincing case that it was Commodore James Graham Goodenough, Royal Navy (or somebody closely associated with him) who brought tennis to Australia, and that he played the game on Garden Island in late 1873 or early 1874.”
His research suggests lawn tennis, originally known as sphairistike, really took off in Britain, when a Major Walter Wingfield was granted a patent for a “New and Improved Court for Playing the Ancient Game of Tennis” as well as copyright for rules for playing the game. He also started selling boxed sets of equipment needed to play the game. The Prince of Wales (the future King Edward VII) and his family are said to have been early adopters of sphairistike and to have been skilled players.
Wingfield and Goodenough were acquaintances, both having served on the China Station in 1860 when British forces captured Peking. The thinking is that Wingfield used his military and navy contacts to spread the game, and his tennis sets, internationally.
The research explains: “In May 1873 James Goodenough was appointed captain of HMS Pearl and commander-in-chief of the Australia Station, arriving in Sydney in September 1873. Although Goodenough didn’t have much time in Sydney, his duties there would have encompassed social connections with the city’s leading figures, amongst whom would have been the editor of The Sydney Mail. It is possible that their conversations covered sporting matters, including the new game of lawn tennis, and it is possible that they witnessed, if not played, the first game of tennis played in Australia.”
To be fair to Melbourne, the research says the people of Victoria may have been first to hear about tennis, with an article in the Mount Alexander Mail of June 25, 1874 (three months before The Sydney Mail’s), but it says, “no public grounds, no barrack square should be without it”.
Randall says the reference suggests the military engagement with tennis. “However, tennis was first played on private courts, with the first Victorian club (asphalt) tennis court being played [on] by the Melbourne Cricket Club in 1878. The club’s first grass court was laid a year later.”
The Age of June 5, 1875, reporting on trends in Britain, states: “Last summer lawn tennis was the rage, during the summer people ‘went in’ for skating on wheels and now everybody is mad about … poker.”
The website tennishistory.com.au also makes a reference to the Prince of Wales’ interest in the game. “As the focal point for Australian audiences interested in emulating royalty at home, this would no doubt have promoted the right “image” for the game,” it states.
It adds: “Thanks to tennis historian Clive Oliver, we have learned much about the arrival of tennis in Melbourne which has been published in the book Amazing Grace: The Story of the Grace Park Lawn Tennis Club. From this book … we know that a visiting UK player to Melbourne found a set of tennis equipment in the confines of the MCC storeroom which in 1877 had remained unused.”
David Michael, president of the Naval Historical Society of Australia, said the intention of the research was to create debate to see if there was any conclusive evidence.
“I would like to think we are firing the first volley and we’ll see who responds.”
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Bengals take 17-13 lead into halftime
The Chiefs need a win over the Bengals to clinch another AFC West title and they've got some work to do in the second half to pull it off.
Bengals quarterback Jake Browning threw a touchdown and ran for another as the Bengals got out to a 17-7 lead in the second quarter of Sunday's game at Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs were able to drive for two field goals after the rushing score, which left the Bengals up 17-13 at the halftime break.
Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay could be seen jawing with teammates on the sideline after the second Bengals touchdown, but things seemed to settle down from that point for the Kansas City defense.
A season-long issue helped force the Chiefs settle for Harrison Butker's second field goal. Wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantiling dropped a pass on third down that would have gone for a first down and could have ended up with him in the end zone if all broke right. Those kinds of miscues have happened far too often this season and Patrick Mahomes had another one earlier in the half as well.
Mahomes got stripped by Bengals edge rusher Trey Hendrickson to set up the second Cincinnati touchdown of the game. It was the 17th turnover of the year for Mahomes, which matches his most in a single season and keeping that number from growing will be a key to their chances of finally nailing down the division.
Giving the ball to Isiah Pacheco more might help as well. He had five carries for 88 yards and three catches for 35 yards to lead their offensive effort in the first half.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda. (Shell Brasil), a subsidiary of Shell plc, announces the start of production of the FPSO Sepetiba in the Mero field, offshore Santos Basin in Brazil. The FPSO Sepetiba, also known as Mero-2, has an operational capacity of 12 million cubic meters of natural gas and 180,000 barrels of oil per day and is connected to six production and six injector wells to the field, in the first wave. Technology applied in the construction and operation of the FPSO will increase production efficiency and contribute to emissions reductions.
"The FPSO Sepetiba development leverages our world-class partnership with Petrobras and reinforces our presence in one of the most productive fields in Brazil," said Zoë Yujnovich, Shell's Integrated Gas and Upstream Director. "This project aligns with Shell's Powering Progress strategy and our commitment to leverage increasingly efficient and competitive developments in our heartlands to provide safe, secure energy supplies today and for decades to come."
The FPSO Sepetiba is located 180 kilometres from the coast of Rio de Janeiro in a water depth of 2,050 meters. Its predecessor, the FPSO Guanabara, also known as Mero-1, announced first production in April of 2022. The consortium plans to receive two more FPSOs by the middle of the decade. Shell's world-leading Deep Water business comprises two prolific basins in the US and Brazil and an exciting exploration portfolio, with a sustained track record of strong cash generation and operational performance.
Notes to editors
- Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda. is a subsidiary of Shell plc.
- Final Investment Decision (FID) on Mero-2 was announced in 2019.
- The Mero field is part of the Libra Production Sharing Contract (PSC), signed in Dec 2013. Libra is located in the Santos basin, 150-180 km south of Rio de Janeiro in 1900-2100m of water depth.
- SBM Offshore is responsible for the engineering, procurement, construction, mobilization, installation, and operation of FPSO Sepetiba, including topsides processing equipment as well as hull and marine systems.
- Shell Brasil holds a 19.3 percent stake in Mero Unitized Field, along with Petrobras (operator), with a 38.6 percent stake, TotalEnergies (19.3 percent), CNPC (9.65 percent), CNOOC (9.65 percent), and PPSA (3.5 percent), representing the Government in the non-contracted area.
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The companies in which Shell plc directly and indirectly owns investments are separate legal entities. In this announcement, "Shell", "Shell Group" and "Group" are sometimes used for convenience where references are made to Shell plc and its subsidiaries in general. Likewise, the words "we", "us" and "our" are also used to refer to Shell plc and its subsidiaries in general or to those who work for them. These terms are also used where no useful purpose is served by identifying the particular entity or entities. ''Subsidiaries'', "Shell subsidiaries" and "Shell companies" as used in this announcement refer to entities over which Shell plc either directly or indirectly has control. Entities and unincorporated arrangements over which Shell has joint control are generally referred to as "joint ventures" and "joint operations", respectively. "Joint ventures" and "joint operations" are collectively referred to as "joint arrangements". Entities over which Shell has significant influence but neither control nor joint control are referred to as "associates". The term "Shell interest" is used for convenience to indicate the direct and/or indirect ownership interest held by Shell in an entity or unincorporated joint arrangement, after exclusion of all third-party interest.
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Kyler Murray throws 3 TD passes as Cardinals rally past Eagles, disrupt Philly's playoff path
PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Hurts’ desperation heave was intercepted to seal the Eagles' fourth loss this month and one that meant so much more.
Philadelphia’s shot at the top spot in the NFC? Gone. The bye and home-field edge goes to the 49ers. The NFC East crown? Once in their grasp, the Eagles now need help from — yikes, Washington — to win a second straight division title.
The team that opened December 9-1 and looked like a favorite to return to the Super Bowl unraveled Sunday with a 35-31 loss to the Arizona Cardinals and now faces the grim reality of opening the playoffs on the road.
“We've got to get things fixed,” coach Nick Sirianni said. “And we've got to get them fixed fast.”
Where to start is the hard part.
James Conner ran for a 2-yard touchdown with 32 seconds remaining and Kyler Murray threw three TD passes for Arizona, which rallied from a 15-point deficit.
Former Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon returned to Philly and got his biggest win yet in his first season as Arizona’s coach. Granted, there haven't been many of them for the Cardinals (4-12).
The Eagles (11-5) could have won the NFC East with wins against Arizona and the New York Giants next week. Now, Dallas can win the division with a win next week at Washington.
The Eagles could still earn the No. 2 seed with a win at the Giants and a Cowboys loss.
“Man, I'm not worried at all but there’s a lot to learn from a game like this,” defensive end Brandon Graham said.
Maybe he should be concerned. The Eagles have played more like a team bound for a quick playoff exit than one that could make a second straight trip to the Super Bowl.
There was plenty of blame to go around: a discombobulated offense that included indecisive play-calling late in the game, a running game that never got going and a defense that couldn’t get off the field.
The series of blunders included Sirianni running out of timeouts on the Eagles' final drive and a late-game first-and-20 (because of offensive holding) that saw the Eagles run twice and try a short pass that only got them 5 yards.
“We're in the playoffs. Lot of teams want to be in the playoffs,” Sirianni said. “We can still do some things here.”
Murray finished 25 of 31 for 232 yards and got stronger as the game progressed, overcoming a 99-yard pick-6 by Sydney Brown early in the second quarter. Conner rushed for 128 yards on 26 carries.
“With everything that’s happened, a lot of disappointment this year, a lot of tough losses,” Murray said. “But trying to finish the season off the right way.”
The Cardinals rallied from a 21-6 halftime deficit on the strength of Murray’s two TD tosses in the third quarter that tied the game at 21-all.
Hurts put the Eagles ahead in the fourth with his third TD pass of the game, a 9-yarder to Dallas Goedert.
Normally, that would be enough to win a game at the Linc. But Philly's defense couldn’t hold on. Cornerback Kelee Ringo was flagged for pass interference and the Cardinals used the extra 29 yards to help tie game 28-28 with 5:26 left. Murray hit Michael Wilson for a 5-yard TD.
Jake Elliott kicked a 43-yard field goal with 2:33 left to give the Eagles their last lead.
Murray had plenty of time to move the Cardinals into scoring position. He hit Greg Dorch for a 36-yard gain that brought Arizona to the Eagles 5 and set up Conner's decisive score.
The Cardinals finished with 449 yards of offense and scored touchdowns on all four possessions in the second half.
Gannon certainly had reason to gloat — his successor, Sean Desai, already had his play-calling duties stripped during this morbid stretch and turned over to Matt Patricia. No matter who is calling the shots this month, the Eagles' defense has been steamrolled. The Cardinals rushed for 221 yards and never punted.
“We still have everything in front of us,” Hurts said.
FAST PHILLY START
The Eagles at last made solid use of 34-year-old receiver Julio Jones, signed in October to provide some depth.
The seven-time Pro Bowl selection had just seven catches for 27 yards and two touchdowns entering the game. He wasn’t supposed to be a top target, of course, not with A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith both topping the 1,000-yard receiving mark this season.
Jones caught a 12-yard TD pass in the first quarter and had a 22-yard TD with 16 seconds left in the second.
Hurts' three TD passes brought his total to a franchise-record 38 touchdowns this season. He had already set an NFL QB record with 15 rushing touchdowns. Hurts in 2022 and Randall Cunningham in 1990 both accounted for 35 TDs for the Eagles.
DEFENSIVE GEM
Brown, a rookie safety out of Illinois, circled under a pass from Murray at the Eagles 1-yard line and streaked down the sideline, then zig-zagged into the end zone to give Philly a 14-3 lead. Brown reached a top speed of 21.52 mph and traveled 126.7 total yards on the 99-yard return, per Next Gen Stats.
FAKE OUT
The Eagles used a fake play off the tush push to get a first down. Hurts lined up under center on third-and-1 and flipped the ball to Kenneth Gainwell, who threw a 17-yard pass to Smith. Hurts found Jones for the 22-yard TD on the next play.
INJURIES
Cardinals CB Garrett Williams left with an ankle injury, and OL D.J. Humphries suffered a knee injury.
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A tantalizing Rose Bowl matchup pits Saban’s Alabama against Harbaugh’s Michigan in the CFP
By GREG BEACHAM
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PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — In a sport long defined by its coaching giants, Nick Saban and Jim Harbaugh are among the few larger-than-life figures still standing.
Saban has won six national championships at Alabama, establishing the most successful program of the 21st century. Harbaugh has completely revitalized his alma mater, reaching three straight College Football Playoffs at Michigan with style and controversy.
They’ll face off on opposite sidelines for only the second time Monday in the Rose Bowl. The Crimson Tide (12-1) take on the Wolverines (13-0) in a tantalizing CFP semifinal pitting the two winningest schools in major college football.
In no small part because of the coaching matchup, this 110th edition of the Granddaddy of Them All is also one of the most anticipated games in the 10-year history of the playoff, with the winner headed to Houston next week to face Washington or Texas for a title.
Yet to varying degrees, Saban and Harbaugh both reflect the truism that the price of incredible success is an inability to enjoy it, at least while it’s happening.
While both coaches have been gracious throughout their public appearances in Southern California, the magnitude of this showdown clearly weighs on their shoulders.
“I don’t reminisce much about what’s happened in the past,” Saban said Sunday before posing stiffly with the Rose Bowl trophy and an equally formal Harbaugh. “I’m kind of looking forward to today, and the next day.”
After a perfect regular season in which he got to attend only half of the games because of a pair of three-game suspensions, Harbaugh has been his usual exuberant self at the Rose Bowl, whether riding in a horse-drawn carriage at Disneyland or giving a humorous scouting report on Jesus (“He would have been a five-star player, no doubt about it. He would have been a Hall of Fame coach.”).
But the archetypal Michigan Man also spoke solemnly about the motivation he’ll impart to his players. While Harbaugh has achieved his goal to restore the Wolverines as a powerhouse, they have yet to win a CFP game (0-2).
“What it means is that your players know what it’s like to be a champion,” Harbaugh said. “That’s the special feeling. Their parents know what it’s like to have a son or a brother or a grandson who’s a champion. … It’s for all them, and all that we’re associated with.”
Saban has known Harbaugh’s family since the 1970s, when Saban was an up-and-coming defensive assistant who got tips from Michigan secondary coach Jack Harbaugh, Jim’s dad.
They coached against each other in the 2020 Citrus Bowl, with Alabama beating Michigan 35-16 to cap the only season in a seven-year stretch in which the Tide weren’t in the playoff. Harbaugh’s ballyhooed rebuilding of the Wolverines appeared to be a failure at that point — but after the abbreviated 2020 season, Michigan has soared to a 38-3 record in the past three years.
“There were just some really dark days that we had to get through,” said Michigan offensive lineman Trevor Keegan, who was there. “After the season, coach Harbaugh sent us a long email saying we’re going to change this program together. And our first team meeting, it was either you get on the train and we’re moving, or you’re getting off. Ever since then, we’ve been working our tails off to get where we are and have the success that we’ve had.”
Alabama hasn’t gone more than three seasons between national championships in Saban’s 17-year tenure, but the Tide need to win this one to keep the streak alive. Saban is also back at the venerable stadium where he won his first national title for Alabama, beating Texas in 2010.
Most observers agree Saban did one of the most impressive coaching jobs of his career this year. After getting two new coordinators in the offseason, Saban revitalized a team that stumbled in September and led it to 11 consecutive wins and an SEC title.
“We had some really good rat poison early,” Saban said, referring to his preferred name for outside noise. “It was almost like Wheaties, because everybody criticized us and said we weren’t any good, and we were done, and Coach Saban is past his prime and all that. It was like eating Wheaties, ‘Breakfast of Champions.’ That helped us.”
LAST CHAPTER?
Behind the excitement is the quiet possibility that this could be the last game at his school for whichever famed coach loses.
Saban is 72, and retirement rumors have circulated throughout college football’s back channels in recent months. Saban has shrugged it off publicly with humor.
“Yeah, I’ve heard them before,” Saban said. “I think when you get my age, everybody is waiting for you to — you know.”
And with NCAA investigators circling Harbaugh and the Wolverines, few will be surprised if the 60-year-old Harbaugh elects to return to the NFL. If Michigan wins a national title as punctuation, it would make even more sense.
BIG FINISHES
The Tide are in the CFP for the eighth time in 10 years, while Michigan has its third consecutive berth.
Alabama got here by surviving the Iron Bowl on Jalen Milroe’s miraculous touchdown pass to Isaiah Bond on fourth-and-31 before upsetting two-time defending national champion Georgia, which had won 29 straight, in the SEC title game.
Michigan steamrolled into the playoff with its first No. 1 ranking since 1997, beating Ohio State in The Game and blanking Iowa in the Big Ten title game.
ALABAMA’S OFFENSE
Milroe has grown into the Tide’s starting job since getting benched for a week in September, and Michigan must protect against both his arm and his legs. Milroe has a knack for big plays — none bigger than his 31-yard TD pass on fourth down to beat Auburn last month.
Leading rusher Jase McClellan is expected back after he missed the SEC title game, while Milroe can throw to big-play receivers Isaiah Bond and Jermaine Burton.
MICHIGAN’S OFFENSE
J.J. McCarthy is a polished passer who put up 2,630 yards and 19 TDs against four interceptions with a wealth of talented targets, including 500-yard receivers Roman Wilson, tight end Colston Loveland and Cornelius Johnson. Blake Corum is a standout rusher with 1,028 yards and 24 TDs.
LONG TIME COMING
Michigan is making its 21st Rose Bowl Game appearance, more than any school except USC — but its first since 2007, reflecting the program’s struggles before Harbaugh.
Alabama hasn’t played in a Rose Bowl Game in Pasadena since 1946. Saban’s Tide won the 2021 Rose Bowl, which was played in Texas because of COVID-19 safety concerns.
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‘Wonka’ ends the year No. 1 at the box office, 2023 sales reach $9 billion in post-pandemic best
NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood closed out an up and down 2023 with “Wonka” regaining No. 1 at the box office, strong sales for “The Color Purple” and an overall $9 billion in ticket sales that improved on 2022′s grosses but fell about $2 billion shy of pre-pandemic norms.
The New Year’s weekend box office this year lacked a true blockbuster. (This time last year, “Avatar: The Way of Water” was inundating theaters.) Instead, a wide array of films – among them “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom,” “The Boys in the Boat,” “Migration,” “Ferrari,” “The Iron Claw” and “Anyone But You” – sought to break out over the year’s most lucrative box-office corridor.
The top choice, though, remained “Wonka,” Paul King’s musical starring Timothée Chalamet as a young Willy Wonka. In its third weekend, the Warner Bros. release collected an estimated $24 million Friday through Sunday and $31.8 million factoring in estimates for the Monday holiday. That brings the film’s domestical total to $142.5 million.
That bested Warner Bros.’ own “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom,” which, like previous DC superhero films, is struggling. James Wan’s “Aquaman” sequel starring Jason Momoa took in $19.5 million in its second weekend to bring its two-week haul to a modest $84.7 million including New Year’s Day estimates.
The original “Aquaman,” which ultimately surpassed $1.1 billion worldwide, had grossed $215.4 million over a similar period in 2018 – more than double that of the sequel. Internationally, “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” added $50.5 million.
Weekend sales only tell part of the story this time of year. From Christmas through New Year’s, when kids are out of school and many adults aren’t working, every day is like Saturday to film distributors.
“The Color Purple,” Blitz Bazawule’s adaptation of the 2005 stage musical from Alice Walker’s novel, debuted on Monday and led all movies on Christmas with $18 million. Through the week, the Warner Bros. release has grossed $50 million, including $13 million Friday through Sunday. That’s a strong start for the crowd-pleaser starring Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson and Danielle Brooks. Audiences gave it an “A” CinemaScore.
The roughly $100 million production, which boasts Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg and Quincy Jones (all from the 1985 film) as producers, should play well through awards season. It’s nominated for several Golden Globes and expected to be in the Oscar mix.
“We saw this opportunity to go wide at Christmas since there were so few movies and we were confident the movie would be well received,” said Jeffrey Goldstein, distribution chief for Warner Bros. “Going into the competitive landscape that’s so thin in January and February, the excitement of awards season could really help ignite a bigger box office.”
Despite a blockbuster-less holiday frame, the last weekend of the year pushed the industry past $9 billion in box office for the year in U.S. and Canadian theaters for the first time since before the pandemic. Ticket sales on the year were up 21% from 2022, according to data firm Comscore.
Still, it was a mark that seemed more easily within reach during the summer highs of Barbenheimer when both “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” were breaking box-office records.
The enormous success of those two films changed the trajectory of Hollywood’s 2023, but so did the monthslong actors and writers strikes. Those forced the postponement of some top films (most notably “Dune: Part Two” ), diminishing an already patchwork fall lineup with few guaranteed ticket-sellers. One exception was the last-minute addition of “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour,” which set a new record for concert films.
This year, Hollywood needed Swift and every penny to reach $9 billion. It crossed that threshold Saturday, with one day to spare. That total, though, still doesn’t come close to the $11 billion-plus years that preceded the pandemic. The number of wide releases in 2023 came about 20 films shy of those released in 2019.
The production delays caused by the strikes could have an even greater impact on 2024. Several top releases have already been postponed until at least the following year, including “Mission: Impossible” and “Spider-Verse” sequels. After a rocky year for Marvel and a string of less predictable hits, Hollywood will have to hope it can adapt to changing audience tastes – and that another “Barbie” is lurking somewhere.
“It’s an $11 billion business. We’re climbing our way back,” said Goldstein. “This next year is going to be a big challenge because of the strikes. But we’re seeing very clearly in 2023, when there are movies out there that people want to see, they come.”
Meanwhile, a host of releases sought to capitalize over the holidays – and most succeeded.
“This crop of seven wide releases at the end of the year, they got us over the hump of $9 billion,” said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for data firm Comscore. “This final push of the year provided great insight into what audiences are looking for. It’s movies big and small. It’s different types of movies.”
Though “Wonka” won out as the family movie choice for the holidays, Universal Pictures’ “Migration” is attracting young audiences, too. The animated movie from “Minions”-maker Illumination notched $17.2 million in 3,839 theaters in its second weekend, and $59.4 million since opening.
“The Boys in the Boat,” the George Clooney-directed sports drama, grossed $24.6 million since opening Dec. 25. The Amazon MGM Studios release, about the U.S. men’s crew in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, wasn’t a smash with critics (58% “fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes) but audiences gave it an “A” CinemaScore. “The Boys in the Boat,” which cost about $40 million to make, could hold well in coming weeks.
Though romantic comedies have largely migrated to streaming platforms, Sony Pictures’ “Anyone But You” is proving the genre can still work in theaters. The film, starring Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell, collected $9 million in its second weekend to bring its total to $27.6 million through Monday.
Sean Durkin’s wrestling drama “The Iron Claw” is also performing well. The A24 film, starring Zac Efron, Holt McCallany and Jeremy Allen White, has grossed $18 million since opening Dec. 22, including $5 million on the three-day weekend. The film dramatizes the tragic story of the Von Erich family.
Michael Mann’s “Ferrari,” a project the director sought to make for three decades, took in $10.9 million since launching in theaters on Monday, including $4.1 million for the weekend. While that ranks as one of the biggest debuts for indie distributor Neon, it’s nowhere near what a movie that cost close to $100 million to make needs to turn a profit.
The film, starring Adam Driver as Enzo Ferrari, has been celebrated by critics, but appears likely to follow Mann’s previous film, 2015′s “Blackhat” ($19.6 million worldwide against a $70 million budget), as a commercial disappointment.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. “Wonka,” $24 million.
2. “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom,” $19.5 million.
3. “Migration,” $17.2 million.
4. “The Color Purple,” $13 million.
5. “Anyone But You,” $9 million.
6. “The Boys in the Boat,” $8.3 million.
7. “The Iron Claw,” $5 million.
8. “Ferrari,” $4.1 million.
9. “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,” $2.9 million.
10. “The Boy and the Heron,” $2.5 million.
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Heavy rains, flood threat dampen start to new year in south-east
By Cassandra Morgan, Jacob Shteyman and Keira Jenkins
Parts of south-east Queensland have again been battered by heavy rain to start the New Year.
Intense falls in some areas could lead to dangerous and life-threatening flash flooding, the Bureau of Meteorology warned on Monday morning.
The weather is predicted to affect residents at Coolangatta, Logan, Beenleigh, Tamborine Mountain and Springbrook.
Upper Springbrook on the Gold Coast had already recorded almost 300 mm of rain in the 12 hours to 7am on Monday, while 165 mm fell at both Binna Burra and Worongary Creek in the same period, the bureau said.
“The heaviest rainfall will be associated with shower and thunderstorm activity, which is likely to be hit-and-miss in nature across the warning area,” it added in an alert.
“There is significant uncertainty in the movement and timing of features but at this stage the heavy rainfall risk may persist into Tuesday morning and may extend further north.”
North-eastern NSW is also on high alert for heavy rain and flash flooding.
Downpours that could lead to flash flooding were predicted for the Northern Rivers and Northern Tablelands regions on Monday.
A flood warning was also for the Tweed River, with the bureau saying water could reach the minor flood level at Tumbulgum.
Three to six-hourly rainfall totals of up to 160 mm and 24-hourly totals of more than 250 mm were possible.
“Localised intense rainfall is possible under areas of persistent heavy thunderstorms,” it said.
Coffs Harbour Airport recorded more than 188 mm in the three hours to 2.50pm on Sunday.
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Browns locked in as AFC's No. 5 seed for 2023 playoffs
The Browns clinched a playoff berth with Thursday's victory over the Jets and now they know where they'll finish in the standings.
With Baltimore's victory over Miami on Sunday, Cleveland will be the AFC's No. 5 seed for the 2023 postseason.
The Dolphins and Bills will play for the AFC East title in Week 18. But if Miami wins that game, the Bills will finish 10-7, behind Cleveland. If Buffalo wins, the Dolphins’ conference record will be worse than that of the Browns, which would make them the No. 6 seed.
It’s currently likely — but not guaranteed — that the Browns will play the winner of the AFC South, who would be the No. 4 seed. Cleveland went 4-0 against the AFC South this season, defeating Tennessee and Jacksonville at home along with Houston and Indianapolis on the road.
It’s a remarkable story for the Browns, as the club has won games with four different quarterbacks this season. Now we’ll see if quarterback Joe Flacco can lead Cleveland to a postseason victory.
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CUSA Games Today: How to Watch CUSA Games, TV Schedule, Live Streaming Options - Bowl Season
Published: Dec. 31, 2023 at 12:10 PM MST|Updated: 33 minutes ago
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Rescue effort underway after two people and dog fall into 50-foot gorge
COOK COUNTY, MN. (Northern News Now) - Crews near Schroeder Minnesota are working to rescue one person and a dog that slid down a 50-foot gorge on the Superior Hiking Trail Sunday.
Around 3:30 p.m. Cook County dispatch received a call that 2 people had fallen down a gorge and needed to be rescued.
The people were hiking on the Superior Hiking Trail north of Schroeder when the accident happened.
It was also reported that a dog slid down as well.
The hiking trail was on the edge of an approximately 50-foot gorge.
The victims were described as a 60-year-old male, a 35-year-old male, and a 60-70 lb. dog.
As responders arrived, they learned one person had made it out, but the other person and the dog were still at the bottom.
As of about 5:30 p.m. Sunday, there were no injuries associated with this call.
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RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda. (Shell Brasil), a subsidiary of Shell plc, announces the start of production of the FPSO Sepetiba in the Mero field, offshore Santos Basin in Brazil. The FPSO Sepetiba, also known as Mero-2, has an operational capacity of 12 million cubic meters of natural gas and 180,000 barrels of oil per day and is connected to six production and six injector wells to the field, in the first wave. Technology applied in the construction and operation of the FPSO will increase production efficiency and contribute to emissions reductions.
"The FPSO Sepetiba development leverages our world-class partnership with Petrobras and reinforces our presence in one of the most productive fields in Brazil," said Zoë Yujnovich, Shell's Integrated Gas and Upstream Director. "This project aligns with Shell's Powering Progress strategy and our commitment to leverage increasingly efficient and competitive developments in our heartlands to provide safe, secure energy supplies today and for decades to come."
The FPSO Sepetiba is located 180 kilometres from the coast of Rio de Janeiro in a water depth of 2,050 meters. Its predecessor, the FPSO Guanabara, also known as Mero-1, announced first production in April of 2022. The consortium plans to receive two more FPSOs by the middle of the decade. Shell's world-leading Deep Water business comprises two prolific basins in the US and Brazil and an exciting exploration portfolio, with a sustained track record of strong cash generation and operational performance.
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- Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda. is a subsidiary of Shell plc.
- Final Investment Decision (FID) on Mero-2 was announced in 2019.
- The Mero field is part of the Libra Production Sharing Contract (PSC), signed in Dec 2013. Libra is located in the Santos basin, 150-180 km south of Rio de Janeiro in 1900-2100m of water depth.
- SBM Offshore is responsible for the engineering, procurement, construction, mobilization, installation, and operation of FPSO Sepetiba, including topsides processing equipment as well as hull and marine systems.
- Shell Brasil holds a 19.3 percent stake in Mero Unitized Field, along with Petrobras (operator), with a 38.6 percent stake, TotalEnergies (19.3 percent), CNPC (9.65 percent), CNOOC (9.65 percent), and PPSA (3.5 percent), representing the Government in the non-contracted area.
Cautionary note
The companies in which Shell plc directly and indirectly owns investments are separate legal entities. In this announcement, "Shell", "Shell Group" and "Group" are sometimes used for convenience where references are made to Shell plc and its subsidiaries in general. Likewise, the words "we", "us" and "our" are also used to refer to Shell plc and its subsidiaries in general or to those who work for them. These terms are also used where no useful purpose is served by identifying the particular entity or entities. ''Subsidiaries'', "Shell subsidiaries" and "Shell companies" as used in this announcement refer to entities over which Shell plc either directly or indirectly has control. Entities and unincorporated arrangements over which Shell has joint control are generally referred to as "joint ventures" and "joint operations", respectively. "Joint ventures" and "joint operations" are collectively referred to as "joint arrangements". Entities over which Shell has significant influence but neither control nor joint control are referred to as "associates". The term "Shell interest" is used for convenience to indicate the direct and/or indirect ownership interest held by Shell in an entity or unincorporated joint arrangement, after exclusion of all third-party interest.
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This announcement contains forward-looking statements (within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995) concerning the financial condition, results of operations and businesses of Shell. All statements other than statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements of future expectations that are based on management's current expectations and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these statements. Forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements concerning the potential exposure of Shell to market risks and statements expressing management's expectations, beliefs, estimates, forecasts, projections and assumptions. These forward-looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as "aim", "ambition", ''anticipate'', ''believe'', ''could'', ''estimate'', ''expect'', ''goals'', ''intend'', ''may'', "milestones", ''objectives'', ''outlook'', ''plan'', ''probably'', ''project'', ''risks'', "schedule", ''seek'', ''should'', ''target'', ''will'' and similar terms and phrases. There are a number of factors that could affect the future operations of Shell and could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements included in this announcement, including (without limitation): (a) price fluctuations in crude oil and natural gas; (b) changes in demand for Shell's products; (c) currency fluctuations; (d) drilling and production results; (e) reserves estimates; (f) loss of market share and industry competition; (g) environmental and physical risks; (h) risks associated with the identification of suitable potential acquisition properties and targets, and successful negotiation and completion of such transactions; (i) the risk of doing business in developing countries and countries subject to international sanctions; (j) legislative, judicial, fiscal and regulatory developments including regulatory measures addressing climate change; (k) economic and financial market conditions in various countries and regions; (l) political risks, including the risks of expropriation and renegotiation of the terms of contracts with governmental entities, delays or advancements in the approval of projects and delays in the reimbursement for shared costs; (m) risks associated with the impact of pandemics, such as the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak; and (n) changes in trading conditions. No assurance is provided that future dividend payments will match or exceed previous dividend payments. All forward-looking statements contained in this announcement are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Additional risk factors that may affect future results are contained in Shell plc's Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2022 (available at www.shell.com/investor and www.sec.gov). These risk factors also expressly qualify all forward-looking statements contained in this announcement and should be considered by the reader. Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of this announcement, December 19, 2023. Neither Shell plc nor any of its subsidiaries undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or other information. In light of these risks, results could differ materially from those stated, implied or inferred from the forward-looking statements contained in this announcement.
Shell's net carbon intensity
Also, in this announcement we may refer to Shell's "Net Carbon Intensity", which includes Shell's carbon emissions from the production of our energy products, our suppliers' carbon emissions in supplying energy for that production and our customers' carbon emissions associated with their use of the energy products we sell. Shell only controls its own emissions. The use of the term Shell's "Net Carbon Intensity" is for convenience only and not intended to suggest these emissions are those of Shell plc or its subsidiaries.
Shell's net-Zero Emissions Target
Shell's operating plan, outlook and budgets are forecasted for a ten-year period and are updated every year. They reflect the current economic environment and what we can reasonably expect to see over the next ten years. Accordingly, they reflect our Scope 1, Scope 2 and Net Carbon Intensity (NCI) targets over the next ten years. However, Shell's operating plans cannot reflect our 2050 net-zero emissions target and 2035 NCI target, as these targets are currently outside our planning period. In the future, as society moves towards net-zero emissions, we expect Shell's operating plans to reflect this movement. However, if society is not net zero in 2050, as of today, there would be significant risk that Shell may not meet this target.
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This announcement may contain certain forward-looking non-GAAP measures such as [cash capital expenditure] and [divestments]. We are unable to provide a reconciliation of these forward-looking Non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP financial measures because certain information needed to reconcile those Non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP financial measures is dependent on future events some of which are outside the control of Shell, such as oil and gas prices, interest rates and exchange rates. Moreover, estimating such GAAP measures with the required precision necessary to provide a meaningful reconciliation is extremely difficult and could not be accomplished without unreasonable effort. Non-GAAP measures in respect of future periods which cannot be reconciled to the most comparable GAAP financial measure are calculated in a manner which is consistent with the accounting policies applied in Shell plc's consolidated financial statements.
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GCW Nick Gage Invitational 8 Results 12.30.23: Jacob Fatu, Masha Slamovich, More
Results from the GCW Nick Gage Invitational 8 show from December 30th in Atlantic City, NJ are below, courtesy of Wrestling-News.
* GCW Nick Gage Invitational Tournament 8 First Round Match: Masha Slamovich defeated Risa Sera and Emersyn Jayne
* GCW Nick Gage Invitational Tournament 8 First Round Match: John Wayne Murdoch defeated Jacob Fatu and Jimmy Lloyd
* GCW Nick Gage Invitational Tournament 8 First Round Match: Miedo Extremo defeated Shane Mercer
* GCW Nick Gage Invitational Tournament 8 First Round Match: Violento Jack defeated Ciclope
* GCW Nick Gage Invitational Tournament 8 Semi Final Match: John Wayne Murdoch defeated Masha Slamovich
* GCW Nick Gage Invitational Tournament 8 Semi Final Match: Miedo Extremo defeated Violento Jack
* Jordan Oliver defeated Mike Bailey, Gringo Loco, Mr. Danger, Cole Radrick and Joey Janela in a 6 Way Scramble Match
* GCW Nick Gage Invitational Tournament 8 Final Match: Miedo Extremo defeated John Wayne Murdoch
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Las Vegas Strip losing another superstar residency
While the Las Vegas Strip has become a premier destination for the biggest names in music, some last longer in Sin City than others.
Some performers have what seems like eternal residencies. Rod Stewart, for example, has been in residency at Caesars Palace for 13 years. That show is scheduled to end next summer, but whether that will actually happen remains to be seen.
Adele and Garth Brooks also have long-standing residencies at Caesars Entertainment's (CZR) - Get Free Report Colloseum. Neither performer follows the traditional Las Vegas schedule of playing five or six, sometimes more shows a week.
Related: Las Vegas Strip star makes surprise residency decision
Instead, Adele plays on select weekends while Brooks will pop up for multiple dates for a few weeks and then go dark for months. It's a modern model that allows big names to play dozens of shows on the Strip each year while also having the flexibility to tour, record, or do other projects.
It's a model where multiple headline acts share the same venue. Caesars is not alone in using it as MGM Resorts International (MGM) - Get Free Report has Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars in residency at the Dolby Live Theater at Park MGM.
Resorts World Las Vegas, however, may be the closest to the Caesars model as its theatre has hosted multiple big-name acts each year since it opened in 2021. One of those acts, however, closed her show in 2023 and another will end his run next year.
Resorts World loses another headliner
Katy Perry, one of Resorts World Las Vegas' original headliners closed her long-running "Play" residency in November. The "Waking Up In Vegas" singer joined Celine Dion, Carrie Underwood, and Luke Bryan as the original headline acts at the 5,000-seat Resorts World Theater.
Dion has actually never played a single show at Resorts World due to health reasons. Underwood recently extended her contract to keep residency running into 2024.
Bryan, however, will be ending his run at Resorts World although he hopes to return at some point. He will close his residency after his New Year's weekend shows at the venue.
He expects to return, but in a different fashion.
“I would like not quite as many shows as I’ve been doing at Resorts World,” Bryan told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. “I’m freeing up my schedule of 26 shows a year. If it’s at Resorts World or somewhere else, I’d like to come back but with fewer shows and a way to keep it simple so I can just go out there and do it.”
Like Perry, Bryan serves as a judge on "American Idol."
Dion hopes to take the stage in 2024
Dion, one of Las Vegas's most successful headliners, reemerged in public in late 2024 during her health woes. She appeared to watch Perry's final Resorts World show and went to a Las Vegas Golden Knights game.
The singer, who lives in Las Vegas, has been battling a rare medical condition, Stiff Person Syndrome.
Resorts World shared some details about her struggle in a 2021 press release when she first delayed her residency there.
"Celine has been experiencing severe and persistent muscle spasms which are preventing her from performing. Her medical team continues to evaluate and treat her. However, the symptoms she is experiencing are prohibiting her from participating in the ongoing rehearsals for the new show," the resort shared.
Officials from AEG Presents, which books the theater, remain optimistic Dion can return to the stage in 2024. Dion’s camp also is holding out hope, despite the long delay," the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.
“It’s true that, in both our dreams and hers, the goal is to return to the stage. In what capacity? I don’t know,” her sister Claudette Dion said.
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The directors of All Things Considered are the ones in control of the music you hear on the program. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with director Jonas Adams about how his kids controlled some of his music choices this year.
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Roberts warns of AI ‘dehumanizing the law’ in year-end report but avoids Trump legal disputes, Supreme Court ethics reform
By Devan Cole, CNN
(CNN) — Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts raised concerns about the increasing presence of artificial intelligence in the US judicial system in an annual report released Sunday, warning that the emerging technology could risk “dehumanizing the law” and imperiling fair treatment in the justice system.
“AI obviously has great potential to dramatically increase access to key information for lawyers and non-lawyers alike. But just as obviously it risks invading privacy interests and dehumanizing the law,” Roberts wrote.
The chief justice spent much of his 13-page year-end report laying out how new technology has brought about positive change to the federal court system over the years. But he avoided addressing how the court has recently been pushed into two major disputes involving former President Donald Trump, as well as issues involving ethics and transparency that plagued the court for much of the year, leading the nine justices to announce a new code of conduct last month.
Instead, he presented AI as the “major issue relevant to the whole federal court system.” The technology, Roberts wrote, “requires caution and humility.”
Roberts acknowledged that AI could assist with making courts more accessible, especially for people who may not have the resources to hire an attorney. “These tools have the welcome potential to smooth out any mismatch between available resources and urgent needs in our court system,” he wrote.
But he appeared wary toward a wholesale adoption of the technology in courts, noting that “studies show a persistent public perception of a ‘human-AI fairness gap,’ reflecting the view that human adjudications, for all of their flaws, are fairer than whatever the machine spits out.”
Roberts also pointed to a flaw in one prominent AI tool that he said caused “lawyers using the application to submit briefs with citations to non-existent cases. (Always a bad idea.).”
The chief justice said he welcomed coming efforts by the Judicial Conference – the policy-making body for the federal courts – to examine AI’s “proper uses in litigation.”
“I predict that human judges will be around for a while,” Roberts wrote. “But with equal confidence I predict that judicial work – particularly at the trial level – will be significantly affected by AI.”
The year-end report also highlighted key statistics on the caseload handled by the Supreme Court during its previous term. The number of cases filed to the high court fell by 15% compared with its 2021 term, while 68 cases were argued before the justices last term – two fewer than the 2021 term.
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How to hold onto a sense of wonder By Rachel Martin Published December 31, 2023 at 2:37 PM PST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 11:49 NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with the author Katherine May about facing life's uncertainties by tapping into a childlike sense of enchantment. Copyright 2023 NPR
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ABUJA, Nigeria (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Unidentified terrorists on Thursday (Dec. 28) killed eight Christians in Taraba state, Nigeria, after 13 others were slain the previous week, sources said.
The assailants attacked four predominantly Christian villages in Ussa County at about at about 4 p.m., residents said.
“While we are still celebrating Christmas, an event which reminds us of the birth of our messiah, Jesus Christ, Muslim terrorists attacked the villages of Kpambo, Fikyu, Kpambo-Yashe and Kpambo-Kuri,” Lami John told Christian Daily International-Morning Star News in a text message. “Eight Christians were killed during these attacks, and most of the houses belonging to Christians were destroyed by the terrorists.”
John, a victim of the attacks, fled her village as the assailants were shooting anyone in sight and setting homes on fire, she said.
Another area resident, Bulus Andeyake, said the eight Christians slain were farmers.
“Most Christian farmers are unable to go to their farms to harvest their crops because these terrorists lurk in bushes killing Christians they spot working on farms,” Andeyake said in a text message. “It’s risky for us to go to our farms. In Ussa Local Government Area, many Christians have been killed by Muslim terrorists.”
The previous week, 13 Christian farmers were killed in Jenuwagida village in Ussa County, he said.
Rikupki Urenyang Joshua, a representative in the Taraba State House of Assembly, said in a press statement on Friday (Dec. 29) that continuous attacks have resulted in the death of more than 500 Christians in Ussa County in the past few years.
“The murderers come in from Cameroon via the border communities and have continued to launch attacks on our vulnerable communities,” he said.
The Nigerian government and security agencies have failed to take proactive measures to prevent the attacks by terrorists, he said. “Nigeria’s federal government is being called upon to deploy troops to the affected communities in order to curtail the activities of the terrorists.”
David Jimkuta, a senator from the area in Nigeria’s parliament, the National Assembly, on Friday (Dec. 29) also said hundreds of people have been killed and more than 50 villages destroyed in Ussa and Takum counties over a three-month period.
“It’s rather sad that a total of 50 villages in Ussa and Takum Local Government Areas are in ruins because of attacks carried out by terrorists against Christians,” Jimkuta said. “Unfortunately, our security agencies seem to feign ignorance as to where these terrorists are to be found. Truth is, security agencies know where these terrorists are; let them flush out these terrorists from their enclave.”
A state of emergency should be declared in the Takum and Ussa areas, he said.
“Such a declaration would pave the way for essential measures to be taken, enabling Christians who have survived the carnage to return to their farmlands and begin rebuilding their lives,” Jimkuta said.
Two Christians were reported to have been kidnapped by terrorists on Dec. 24. Area resident Lynn Adda identified them as Ishaya Dimas Dila, a former council official, and the other only as Begwa.
Nigeria led the world in Christians killed for their faith in 2022, with 5,014, according to Open Doors’ 2023 World Watch List (WWL) report. It also led the world in Christians abducted (4,726), sexually assaulted or harassed, forcibly married or physically or mentally abused, and it had the most homes and businesses attacked for faith-based reasons. As in the previous year, Nigeria had the second most church attacks and internally displaced people.
In the 2023 World Watch List of the countries where it is most difficult to be a Christian, Nigeria jumped to sixth place, its highest ranking ever, from No. 7 the previous year.
“Militants from the Fulani, Boko Haram, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and others conduct raids on Christian communities, killing, maiming, raping and kidnapping for ransom or sexual slavery,” the WWL report noted. “This year has also seen this violence spill over into the Christian-majority south of the nation… Nigeria’s government continues to deny this is religious persecution, so violations of Christians’ rights are carried out with impunity.”
Numbering in the millions across Nigeria and the Sahel, predominantly Muslim Fulani comprise hundreds of clans of many different lineages who do not hold extremist views, but some Fulani do adhere to radical Islamist ideology, the United Kingdom’s All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom or Belief (APPG) noted in a 2020 report.
“They adopt a comparable strategy to Boko Haram and ISWAP and demonstrate a clear intent to target Christians and potent symbols of Christian identity,” the APPG report states.
Christian leaders in Nigeria have said they believe herdsmen attacks on Christian communities in the Middle Belt are inspired by their desire to forcefully take over Christians’ lands and impose Islam as desertification has made it difficult for them to sustain their herds.
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By Rachel Eddie
Adam Lockett was the last truck driver in the timber town of Heyfield. Now he lives on the road, on couches and above pubs, chasing temporary work across Victoria.
“I have no fixed address any more,” Lockett said. “You’re constantly chasing work, wondering where you’ll be, where you’ll end up.”
Native logging is formally banned in the state from Monday, but most work had already wound up.
First there were Supreme Court injunctions that found the state-owned logging agency VicForests had failed to protect endangered gliders. Then in May, the Victorian government gave six months’ notice that it would bring forward its ban by six years from 2030 to 2024.
“It makes it real that we’ve got nothing to go back to,” Lockett said of the January 1 deadline. “On the other hand, the reality was we had nothing anyway.”
Lockett, 47, has been ferrying logs from the high country to sawmills for more than 25 years. When the going was good, he had a home base to return to each night.
But now he takes whatever contracts he can, for weeks or months at a time. He tries to sleep on couches but often spends $100 or more a night on cheap accommodation.
It’s an exhausting way to make a living.
“I have no option,” Lockett said. “Just gotta keep going.”
He still owes about $120,000 on specialised logging trailers, which he says are worth scrap now that there’s minimal work. Lockett is yet to receive financial support from the state because he was a subcontractor not directly employed through VicForests.
The Victorian government in December expanded its support package to pay for equipment owned by haulage subcontractors, like Lockett, as well as wood chip truck operators, road contractors, and seed collectors. Motor vehicles were excluded and while a truck would not be covered, the loss in value of trailers would be compensated.
The government will foot the cost of redundancies to their staff and some businesses will receive termination payments, generally lower than the value of contracts they held.
Tim Lester, general manager of the Australian Forest Contractors Association, said the package failed to recognise the value of businesses that were lost because of the government’s decision.
“If a government decision destroys private value there is a reasonable expectation that the private investor will receive some compensation for their loss. That hasn’t happened for these forest contracting businesses,” Lester said. “The government is providing compensation for the loss of value in tangible assets, but not the value of the business itself.”
Brendon Clark has been collecting seeds, mostly for alpine ash trees, for 20 years to help the state regenerate after destructive forest fires. But his contracts with VicForests ended in June, and he said there was now too little work to store seeds for future fires.
Clark and silviculture scientist Owen Bassett, from Forest Solutions, both told The Age there were six tonnes of alpine ash seed in the state’s bank. Bassett said that was enough to regenerate after one large bushfire, but that 20 tonnes should be set aside.
The Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action said key species had very low crops this year and reduced the state’s capacity to bank seeds. That was expected to improve next year, a spokesman said.
“The end of commercial native timber harvesting in Victoria will result in the largest expansion of our forest reserves estate in the state’s history and provides an opportunity to update forest regeneration standards,” he said.
Under the updated transition package, the 15 staff Clark has lost since last Christmas will have their redundancies covered by the state.
“I’ve had to sack people that have worked for me for years. I’m just making my wife redundant now,” the 42-year-old said.
“They’re giving us no compensation for decades of service and hard work unless you hold a supply agreement.
“I just want our industry treated fairly, that’s it, I don’t want any more [than is fair].”
Forest fire management has relied on the logging industry to manage roads, create containment lines and lop dangerous or fallen trees. How forest fires will be managed is a lingering concern to the industry.
Harvest contractors have been offered five-year contracts with Forest Fire Management Victoria to do bushfire reduction works, the Victorian government said.
“More than 1000 native forestry workers and family members have registered with the Victorian Forestry Worker Support Program and are receiving one-to-one case management for financial assistance, health and wellbeing, training and employment support,” the spokeswoman said.
“More than 2300 training and employment activities are underway, including developing existing skills and pursuing training opportunities directly linked to employment opportunities.”
In all, the government said its support has added up to more than $1.2 billion.
The Victorian government has always argued that ongoing court action made native logging unviable and that bringing the statewide ban forward to January 1 gave the industry certainty and the tools to transition.
The native logging ban followed decades of advocacy from environmentalists, some of whom called on Victoria to expand protections for native forests.
“Let’s get on with creating new national parks to save gliders, owls and other precious animals and plants from extinction, protect our drinking water, and safeguard our climate,” Environmental Justice Australia campaigns manager Luke Chamberlain said in a statement in the lead-up to the ban.
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Author Anne Lamott offers words of wisdom to start a new year Published December 31, 2023 at 4:37 PM CST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 8:18 NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with author Anne Lamott about ways to begin the new year on a positive and hopeful note. Copyright 2023 NPR
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Christian McCaffrey calls calf injury "pretty minor"
49ers running back Christian McCaffrey injured his right calf on a 3-yard run with 7:49 left in the third quarter Sunday. He did not return.
49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said McCaffrey might have a strain.
“We think he’ll be all right,” Shanahan said, via Stephen Whyno of the Associated Press. “I don’t know if he would’ve been able to go next week or not, but we’ll have to find out more [Monday]. He was moving around all right on the sidelines, so hoping it’s not too bad.”
McCaffrey called the injury "pretty minor."
The 49ers have nothing to play for in Week 18, having clinched the No. 1 seed in the NFC, so McCaffrey doesn't have to play another game for three weeks.
"I think it was minor and just made the smart move, especially not knowing what was going to happen next week," McCaffrey said, via Nick Wagoner of ESPN. "I didn't just want to go in there and make it any worse. With certain things, you can't be dumb about it."
McCaffrey had 14 carries for 64 yards and four catches for 27 yards on Sunday. He leads the NFL with 1,459 yards rushing and became the third player in NFL history with 2,000 scrimmage yards in a season with two different franchises.
Eric Dickerson and Marshall Faulk are the other running backs to accomplish that feat.
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NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Psychologist Joshua Coleman about the reasons why estrangement has become more common in recent years and what can be done to address that.
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(iSeeCars) – If you’re currently leasing a car and nearing the end of your lease term, you might be wondering what you should do next. Although new car inventory is rebounding, some new cars are selling above MSRP and car leases are also significantly more expensive than they were pre-pandemic. And while used car prices continue to fall, they are also more expensive than they were before the pandemic.
In light of the current new and used car market, buying out your car lease might be your smartest option. How does the process work and should you buy out your car lease? We have the important answers.
How a Lease Buyout Works
If you’re leasing a vehicle, most finance companies will include a buyout option as part of your lease agreement. Your auto lease contract will state the end-of-lease purchase price based on the car’s residual value, which was estimated when you signed your lease. Leasing companies will often contact you near the end of your lease term to communicate your lease-end options, which will include either the buyout option or returning the vehicle to the dealership.
Residual Value in Today’s Market
Dealers calculate a vehicle’s residual value based on its projected depreciation, and this value is locked in at the beginning of a car’s lease. And if the start of your lease was before the current supply chain issues, your car’s lease buyout price might be well-below current market value. That means that at the end of the lease contract you could purchase your leased vehicle and either sell it for a profit, or you can continue driving your lightly used car at a price well below market value.
Understanding the Value of Your Leased Car
Here’s how you can compare the vehicle’s residual value or buyout amount with its market price. To calculate the market value of the vehicle, you can use pricing tools like the iSeeCars free VIN Check, Kelley Blue Book, or Edmunds. Be sure to check your original contract for extra fees like a purchase option fee to determine the total amount you will be paying for the vehicle.
And be extra vigilant about dealer or finance company “add on” fees that were not specifically called out in your lease contract.
Leased Car Buyout Price: Other Factors to Consider
There are many factors that contribute to the buyout price of your car. This includes the vehicle’s make, model, residual value, and current value. The amount you paid for a down payment will also affect the buyout price.
Additional fees include:
- Buyout Fee/Purchase Option Charge: The leasing company will charge you for opting to buy the car rather than turning it in.
- State sales tax
- Registration fees
Can I Finance My Lease Buyout?
You can finance your lease buyout just as you would a regular used car purchase. The dealership will be eager to offer you financing, but you should also examine outside financing options as you would for a typical car loan. That means comparing interest rates from other lenders including banks and credit unions to see who will give you the best rate on your car lease buyout loan. Some lenders even offer auto loans specifically for lease buyouts. Keep in mind that the shorter your loan term, the more you will save on interest payments, but your monthly payments will be higher. That means you should opt for the shortest loan term you can afford. Also, your credit score will determine your loan rate, so make sure it is in good standing in order to get a competitive rate. If you have a poor credit score, you should consider having a co-signer.
Other Things to Consider
Anyone who has leased a car knows about the extra fees that often come at the end of the car lease. These fees include going over the mileage limits or any excess wear and tear your vehicle may have like scratches or dents. Buying out your lease will get you off the hook for these fees, so if either situation exists with your lease it is yet another reason to buy your car when the lease ends versus returning it.
Some lease agreements offer early lease buyouts which allow you to buy the vehicle before your term expires. Make sure you refer to your leasing agreement to see if you will have to pay extra fees for an early buyout. If there are fees involved, it’s likely a smarter decision to wait until the end of your lease.
Bottom Line
Buying out your vehicle lease can be a lucrative way to save on a lightly-used vehicle in today’s market. You’ll also avoid the low inventory and markups on new cars. What’s more, you can enjoy the savings that come along with buying a used car in today’s market while avoiding the guesswork about how the car was driven and maintained by its previous owner. You can even sell your vehicle to a private seller for a profit if you don’t want to keep driving it. So if you are nearing the end of your lease, you should at least consider purchasing your vehicle instead of taking out another lease or buying a new or used car to replace it.
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This article, Buying Out a Car Lease: Is it a Good Idea?, originally appeared on iSeeCars.com.
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CUSA Games Today: How to Watch CUSA Games, TV Schedule, Live Streaming Options - Bowl Season
Published: Dec. 31, 2023 at 1:10 PM CST|Updated: 38 minutes ago
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