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Tom Homan, Donald Trump 's incoming "border czar," has vowed to send "twice as many" Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) agents to Los Angeles to enact mass deportations. Los Angeles is one of several so-called sanctuary cities that have indicated they will attempt to disrupt Trump's plan to enact in January the "largest" mass deportation of migrants during his first 24 hours back in the White House. Mayor Karen Bass , a Democrat, supported a sanctuary ordinance that was passed unanimously by the L.A. City Council on Tuesday. On Friday, Homan suggested during a Newsmax appearance that federal immigration officers would ignore the California city's sanctuary status and force Trump's deportations. He said the president-elect has a "mandate" to deport migrants across the country, despite the wishes of local officials. In response to L.A. City Council member Hugo Soto-Martínez recently telling MSNBC that the city would "not be collaborating" or enforcing Trump's "deportation machine," Homan expressed dismay that the official would risk "public safety" by attempting to defy Trump. "Federal law trumps state and local law every time, so if you're not gonna help, get the hell out of the way," Homan said. "We're coming, we're doing it, and they're not going to stop us.... If you knowingly harbor and conceal an illegal alien, that's a felony.... Why would you push back on this?" He went on: "If I've got to send twice as many officers to L.A. because we're not getting any assistance, then that's what we're going to do. We've got a mandate, President Trump's serious about this, I'm serious about this. This is going to happen with or without you." The new L.A. ordinance directs local authorities to not cooperate with federal immigration enforcement efforts in most cases. Bass urged the council to pass the measure last week, saying in a statement that it would help address "growing threats to the immigrant communities here in Los Angeles" and "make our communities stronger and our city better." Newsweek reached out via email for comment to Bass' office on Friday. On November 10, Trump said on Truth Social that Homan, an acting ICE director during his first administration and a Project 2025 contributor , would be the next person "in charge of our Nation's Borders." "I've known Tom for a long time, and there is nobody better at policing and controlling our Borders," Trump wrote. "Likewise, Tom Homan will be in charge of all Deportation of Illegal Aliens back to their Country of Origin." In media appearances since his appointment, Homan has been warning Democrats against defying him and Trump next year. During an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity earlier this week, he said that migrants have " got a problem " when the White House changes hands. "Out of the gate, we're concentrating on public safety threats and national security threats," he said. "What politician, whether you're a mayor or governor, is saying, 'No, I want public safety threats to remain in my community.' I mean, give me a break." He continued: "Look, if you're in the country illegally, you're not off the table. It's not OK to cross this border, it's a crime. Every illegal alien that crossed that border committed a crime. And it's not OK for you to be in this country illegally.... So if you're in this country illegally, you got a problem." Homan and other Trump allies have suggested that the president-elect's immigration policies are part of a mandate following a "landslide" election victory over Vice President Kamala Harris . However, as vote counts are finalized it has become apparent that his win was relatively narrow. While Trump did manage to pull off a somewhat surprising popular vote win, his final margin of victory is likely to be well under 2 percent, the smallest in a presidential election since George W. Bush defeated Al Gore in 2000.Dodgers' deferred payment obligations top $1 billion to 7 players with Snell and Edman contracts NEW YORK (AP) — Contracts for Blake Snell and Tommy Edman increased the Los Angeles Dodgers' obligations for deferred payments to more than $1 billion owed to seven players from 2028-46. Ronald Blum, The Associated Press Dec 3, 2024 2:37 PM Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message FILE - San Francisco Giants pitcher Blake Snell works against the Atlanta Braves during the first inning of a baseball game in San Francisco, Aug. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File) NEW YORK (AP) — Contracts for Blake Snell and Tommy Edman increased the Los Angeles Dodgers' obligations for deferred payments to more than $1 billion owed to seven players from 2028-46. Snell's $182 million contract, announced Saturday , includes $66 million in deferred money payable to the pitcher through July 1, 2046, according to contract terms obtained by The Associated Press. Edman's $74 million, five-year deal, announced Friday , includes $25 million payable to the infielder and outfielder through July 1, 2044. Los Angeles now owes deferred payments of $1,006,500,000 to seven players from 2028-46. Snell's average is discounted to about $31.4 million annually for the Dodgers' luxury tax payroll and Edman to approximately $12.9 million. Snell gets a $52 million signing bonus payable on Jan. 25 and yearly salaries of $26 million, of which $13.2 annually will be deferred. The deferred money is payable in equal installments each July 1 from 2035-46. Los Angeles has a $10 million conditional club option for 2023 that could be exercised if Snell has a qualifying injury as specified in the contract and he spends 90 or more consecutive days on the injured list due to the qualifying injury and he has not been traded. If Snell is traded, he would receive a $5 million assignment bonus, payable by the acquiring team. He gets a hotel suite on road trips. Edman receives a $17 million signing bonus payable on Dec. 10, a $5 million salary next year and $12.25 million in each of the final four seasons, of which $6.25 million annually will be deferred. The Dodgers have a $13 million option for 2030 with a $3 million buyout. Edman's deferred money for each year will be paid in three installments, with each payment due on July 1: — for 2026, $2.5 million each in 2035 and 2036, and $1.25 million in 2037. — for 2027, $1.25 million in 2037, and $2.5 million each in 2038 and 2039. — for 2028, $2.5 million each in 2040 and 2041, and $1.25 million in 2042. — for 2029, $1.25 million in 2042 and $2.5 million each in 2043 and 2044. Snell and Edman each will make a 1% charitable contribution from his salary. Two-way star Shohei Ohtani is due $680 million from 2034-43 as part of a record $700 million, 10-year contract through 2033. Infielder/outfielder Mookie Betts is owed $115 million in salaries from 2033-44 and the final $5 million of his signing bonus payable from 2033-35, all part of a $365 million, 12-year contract through 2032. First baseman Freddie Freeman is owed $57 million from 2028-40 in a $162 million, six-year contract through 2027. Catcher Will Smith is due $50 million payable from 2034-43 as part of a $140 million, 10-year contract through 2033. Outfielder Teoscar Hernández will get $8.5 million from 2030-39 as part of a $23.5 million, one-year deal for 2024. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB Ronald Blum, The Associated Press See a typo/mistake? Have a story/tip? This has been shared 0 times 0 Shares Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message Get your daily Victoria news briefing Email Sign Up More Baseball Blue Jays GM Atkins says there is a great deal of opportunity for the club Dec 3, 2024 2:34 PM IBL's Maple Leafs sign Ayami Sato, widely considered baseball's top female pitcher Dec 3, 2024 1:54 PM Right-hander Connor Gillispie to get $820,000 salary while in majors as part of Braves contract Dec 3, 2024 1:26 PM

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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — Don McHenry scored seven of his 29 points in overtime to lead Western Kentucky over Murray State 81-76 on Saturday. McHenry hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 39 seconds left and two free throws with 15 remaining to rally the Hilltoppers (7-3). He added five rebounds. Babacar Faye scored 17 and grabbed nine rebounds. Khristian Lander had 12 points. Jacobi Wood led the way for the Racers (6-3) with 22 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Nick Ellington totaled 15 points and seven rebounds. AJ Ferguson pitched in with 13 points, seven rebounds and two steals. Faye put up eight points in the first half for Western Kentucky, which trailed 39-33. McHenry led the Hilltoppers with 15 second-half points and he hit the game-tying layup with 35 seconds left to send the game to overtime tied at 67. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .NAPLES, Fla. — Sophia Popov woke up at 6 a.m. Thursday fired up to get to the first tee. She wasn’t nervous about the narrow opening shot at Tiburon Golf Club, however, because this time, she didn’t have to hit it. Popov, 32, instead had on a headset as she went to work as an on-course commentator for the first time for ESPN. The 2020 AIG Women’s British Open champion is part of this week's Featured Groups coverage at the LPGA’s season-ending . She has twice commentated in the booth for other networks during the 2015 and 2024 Solheim Cups. : | “I’ve always thought about this as a career and I really want to do it,” said Popov, "and I think this is definitely where I see my future. But at the same time, I feel like my game has actually kind of come together towards the end of the year. I definitely would like to play another year and then kind of see how the year goes, and ease out of playing and more into broadcast and not make it a hard stop.” Popov gave birth to daughter Maya Mae Mehles in June 2023 and returned to the tour in March. Will Haskett and Amanda Blumenherst are in the studio for this week’s Featured Groups coverage while Chantel McCabe joins Popov on the course.

Shadow treasurer Angus Taylor has hit out at Labor's regulatory framework as stunting Australia's economic processes, particularly in the energy industry, as the Coalition touts a cheaper pathway in its nuclear power costings. Speaking to Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell on Sunday Agenda, Mr Taylor blamed Labor's "sclerotic" regulations for preventing progress in the energy sector. The shadow treasurer said the Liberal Party approach was to "get things moving" which was offering up a different approach as seen with the Coalition's recent nuclear energy costings release on Friday. Mr Taylor said the Labor Party had regulated the resources industry "out of existence", adding it was "impossible" to get a tick of approval for projects in multiple sectors such as energy and housing. "There's a different approach to regulation, which is fit for purpose, to deliver the outcomes we need but don't clog up the private sector, don't clog up investment, don't clog up the investments that need to be made by governments as well," he said. "But that's exactly what's happening under the Labor Party." Mr Taylor said the Coalition would seek to overcome regulations to "get things moving" after it released its nuclear power costings last week. The Coalition’s ambitious nuclear energy proposal has been slated to bring down power bills after modelling revealed the policy will be $264 billion cheaper than Labor’s renewables plan. The shadow treasurer said the portion of "clean, baseload nuclear power" would bring down the overall costs of the system which would allow manufacturers, data centres, households, and small businesses to pay less for electricity "over the many decades to come". Asked if the modelling suggested a "massive shrinking" of the economy, Mr Taylor said the "only people who know how to shrink this economy is the Labor Party". "They're doing an extremely good job of it right now. Seven consecutive quarters of GDP per capita going backwards. It's completely unprecedented," he said. "Household budgets are in disarray. They're in ruin. We've never seen the hit to household disposable incomes, the standard of living of Australian households like we've seen since Labor came to power. "Not at any time in the past. Not the recession we had to had under under Paul Keating, not the Gough Whitlam economic disaster. This is worse than all of those situations and so I won't take lectures on the economy from the Labor Party." Mr Taylor continued his rebuke of Labor by addressing the Coalition's energy mix proposal. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton announced details of his ambitions for Australia’s energy future, including 38 per cent of the nation's power to come from nuclear energy by 2050. The energy mix has also included 32 per cent wind, 17 per cent solar, and a smaller contribution from gas and storage. Mr Taylor said the plan would incorporate a broad range of technologies to strike a balance, while also reducing the cost of energy in comparison. "The one person who is imbalanced on energy is Chris Bowen and his mates. The vested interests are out there squawking away at the moment as you'd expect them to," he said. "But (Bowen) is not interested, it seems, in getting electricity bills down. We've seen that he promised to $275 reduction and we are nowhere near that. "He's got 16 days, by the way. He's got 16 days for the deadline on that. But I think we can all be pretty confident we're not going to see that."

The recent sightings of mysterious drones over Massachusetts and the arrests of two men who allegedly flew the unmanned aircraft close to Logan Airport are leading a state lawmaker to refile legislation he says would increase accountability. State Rep. Bruce Ayers, D-Quincy, says more safeguards against “reckless behavior” are essential as drone technology increases every year, making them faster and capable of carrying significant weight with “high-powered cameras.” Ayers plans to refile two pieces of legislation at the State House in the new year, one that would impose fines and restrictions on flying drones in flight paths, near airports, and another that would target flight over schools. Boston Police responded to Long Island, part of Ayers’ district, on Dec. 14 after officials noticed a drone flying around the Boston Harbor, at a distance deemed too close to Logan Airport on their monitoring systems. Authorities charged Robert Duffy, 42, of Charlestown, and Jeremy Folcik, 32, of Bridgewater, with trespassing, breaking and entering, and violating a municipal ordinance or bylaw, in connection to flying the drones in “hazardous air space.” Dorchester District Court Judge Erika Reis ordered the defendants to stay away from the closed Long Island health campus and not operate drones , releasing them without bail. Ayers told the Herald on Saturday that he believes Duffy and Folcik should have faced harsher consequences. “We need to set a stronger precedent that if people are flying these drones recklessly, it’s no joke, it’s no harmless prank,” he said. “There are going to be consequences.” Under his act relative to air traffic safety, individuals who purposely fly drones or aim the beam of a laser pointer at an aircraft or the flight path, interfering with travel, would be punished by a fine of no more than $1,500. The punishment would increase if a “significant change of course or other serious disruption to the safe travel of an aircraft” threatened the safety of passengers or the crew. In those instances, individuals would face a fine of up to $5,000 or up to five years in state prison, or both. “That is the most dangerous time when a flight is descending, our pilots are trying to navigate the instruments and prepare to land,” Ayers said. “We need to be able to protect them.” Massport has installed more than 200 “No Drone Zone” signs around Logan Airport and other facilities, and the state Department of Conservation and Recreation prohibits flying over its properties unless authorized. Drone operators in Massachusetts don’t need a state-level permit but must follow federal regulations. Recreational drones that weigh over 0.55 pounds are required to be registered with the Federal Aviation Administration, and commercially, an FAA remote pilot certificate is required. Individuals who fly in restricted airspace and commit a federal violation could be fined up to $27,500 for civil penalties or criminal charges. Local law enforcement is unable to enforce FAA regulations. Boston Police said that the men who they arrested for flying the drones too close to Logan Airport could end up facing federal charges. Ayers added his proposed law would provide “more resources on the ground,” meaning more local and state police surrounding airports would be focused on tracking down drones to assist the feds. The other legislation that Ayers is set to refile would carry fines for flying drones within a vertical distance of 400 feet in school zones. While the reported sightings of the mysterious drones over Cape Cod and elsewhere in Massachusetts were fairly limited and have dropped during the holidays, Ayers said he’s still hearing from constituents. “People were scared, they’re concerned, and they’re frustrated,” he said. “They want to know what is going on. This would give us more resources to identify and go after people who may be doing wrongdoing, and if so, to prosecute them.” Gov. Maura Healey has also expressed concern although she admitted Massachusetts wasn’t seeing the volume of reported drones as in New York and New Jersey, and that authorities weren’t aware of a public safety threat. Healey has urged Congress to allow states to investigate and prosecute illegal activity and provide better technology to help detect drones. “The pace of technology has really evolved very quickly,” the governor told reporters on Dec. 17, “and it’s a serious concern.” The week before Christmas, the FAA banned drone flights in 22 areas in New Jersey and 30 areas in New York, mostly in and around New York City and on Long Island, where critical infrastructure is located, through mid-January. Federal authorities had said many of the sightings had been of legal drones, manned aircraft, helicopters and even stars. The feds have not identified any public safety or national security risks. “There are more than 1 million drones that are lawfully registered with the Federal Aviation Administration here in the United States,” White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said. “And there are thousands of commercial, hobbyist and law enforcement drones that are lawfully in the sky on any given day. That is the ecosystem that we are dealing with.” The Associated Press contributed to this reportInflation has U-turned north ... the risk of inflation derailing the bullish daisy chain ... consider trading today’s market ... the danger in comparison Many investors were too busy with Thanksgiving preparation to notice, but last Wednesday, we received an important inflation report that should be on your radar. Some in the financial media put a positive spin on it. For example, CNBC covered it with this headline, “Fed’s preferred inflation gauge rises 2.3% annually, meeting expectations.” While that’s true, there’s more to the story. Stepping back, I’m referencing October’s Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index. And as a quick refresh, month-to-month PCE rose 0.2% and the year-over-year figure climbed 2.3%. As the CNBC headline suggested, these numbers matched consensus forecasts. So, what’s the issue? After all, 2.3% inflation isn’t too far north of the Fed’s stated goal of 2% inflation. Well, headline PCE is well below its high in 2022, and that’s certainly a good thing. But let’s fill in a few details... This core reading strips out volatile food and energy prices. The monthly and yearly readings for core PCE came in at 0.3% and 2.8%, respectively. So, October’s 2.8% reading means that inflation remains 40% above the Fed’s goal. Now, you might brush this off based on where core PCE stood at its high in 2022 (5.6%), concluding “We’ve come a long way. This is still a great reading.” But even if so, we have a second issue – direction. As you can see below, core PCE is U-turning north. Some might say that the curve is just barely lipping upwards. This is nothing to be concerned about. But that depends on what you find concerning. While the slope of the core PCE readings above might not represent a dramatic resurgence of inflation, it’s certainly not evidence of, to quote Jerome Powell, “a sustainable path back to 2 percent.” Here are the month-to-month readings for core PCE over the last six months. May: 0.1% June: 0.2% July: 0.2% August: 0.2% September: 0.3%. October: 0.3%. Where is the sustained downward progress? Today’s record-high prices don’t include any significant room for error. The prevailing bullish narrative can be summarized this way... Inflation is vanquished... so, the Fed will cut rates many times in 2025... which will bring much-needed relief to financially exhausted consumers... which will bolster corporate earnings... which will relieve nosebleed valuations that are currently in bubble territory... which will keep the stock market party going. But if inflation isn’t vanquished, this happy ending doesn’t materialize (or at least, not to the same degree). That would leave us with a stock market that looks very expensive relative to earnings. To illustrate this, let’s start by looking at the forward price-to-earnings (PE) ratio. This shows what investors are paying today for what they believe will be earnings a year from now. According to data provider FactSet, today’s forward PE ratio is 22.0. Now, this level is already high all by itself. FactSet reports that the 5-year average reading is 19.6 and the 10-year average is 18.1. And keep in mind that this is based on expected earnings which represents optimistic earnings forecasts from excited analysts (if they were less excited, this metric would be even more expensive). Now, there is a valid case for this earnings excitement. Here in the Digest , we’ve profiled how Trump tax cuts and deregulation could cause an explosion in productivity that gooses earnings. But if growth and earnings don’t materialize, what we’re left with is a price for the S&P that’s leaning way out over its skis. For a sense of just how far out over its skis, let’s shift from the forward PE ratio to the Shiller PE ratio. This looks at what investors are paying relative to the average of the last 10 years’ worth of earnings. This smooths out short-term earnings fluctuations from different business cycles. We’re basically changing our analysis from “what we hope will happen,” to “what has already and is happening right now.” As you can see below, today’s Shiller PE ratio is basically tied for the second-highest valuation ever. So, why does the tiny little upswing in core PCE inflation matter? Because it jeopardizes the “priced for perfection” sequence of dominos that investors have already priced into the market. Our hypergrowth expert Luke Lango detailed the risk in one of his recent Daily Notes in Innovation Investor : Let’s say inflation pushes back above 3% and moves towards 4%. In that scenario, the Fed would stop cutting interest rates. They may even hike interest rates again. That means, in this hypothetical scenario, the 10-year Treasury yield could spike to 5% or more. The S&P 500 is trading at 23.5X forward earnings – among its richest valuations in history. Those valuation multiples on stocks will not be supported if the 10-year Treasury yield keeps spiking – meaning that, if we do get serious reinflation and yields spike, stock multiples will have to significantly drop. To be clear, Luke doesn’t believe this will happen, and it’s not his base case. But the most prepared investor is usually the most successful. So, as Luke is doing, it’s important that we look directly at this potential risk and plan accordingly. Regular Digest readers likely know what’s coming. This is the point at which we recommend you identify your conviction level for each stock in your portfolio... establish clear trailing-stop levels for all holdings you don’t own with ironclad conviction... mind your position sizes... but then remain with this bullish momentum until things change... While we stand by all that, let’s add two additional suggestions today... First, consider trading today’s market rather than adding to your buy-and-hold positions (unless those positions trade at attractive valuations). After all, the valuation of the average stock today doesn’t scream, “buy me for the long haul!” Trading can be an effective way to benefit from this bullish momentum while reducing the potential drawdown that might be lurking out ahead with a buy-and-hold approach. With this in mind, I’d like to introduce you to one of the most recent additions to our corporate family, Jeff Clark. Jeff is a 40-year market veteran who trades the markets regardless of direction – up, down, or sideways. Since Jeff’s team began tracking his trade results in 2005, he’s provided his subscribers with the opportunity to make triple-digit gains over 50 times and double-digit gains more than 160 times. To give you a better sense of Jeff and his trading approach, he recently sat down with our Editor-in-Chief Luis Hernandez for a short interview. You can watch it right here . They discuss Jeff’s philosophy... the specific pattern Jeff looks to drive his market moves (he calls it a “magic pattern”) ... and how limiting risk is an enormous part of his trading approach. Again, that interview is right here . By the way, just this morning, Jeff came out with a new position in his newsletter, Jeff Clark Trader . I’ll let him give you the overview: It’s a bad time to buy the banks. Indeed, the entire financial sector looks vulnerable to a decline. So, it’s probably a good time to add short exposure to the sector. It’s also worth noting that the bullish percent index for the financial sector (BPFINA) has been generating sell signals for the past few months. While none of the signals have led to a big decline yet, it is just a matter of time. Jeff’s new trade is a bet that banking is about to slide. For more of his analysis as a subscriber, click here to learn more about joining him . Check your motivation. Is your attention focused on your specific investment goals (and its related timeline)? Or is your focus drifting as parts of this market begin to melt up? A market like the one we’re in can be both fantastic and challenging – “fantastic” when our stocks are climbing... “challenging” when they’re not climbing as fast as other parts of the market that are in the headlines. Such FOMO-based comparison increases the odds of emotion-based market moves...which usually doesn’t end well. Warren Buffett had some blunt words about this years ago when interviewed on Charlie Rose: You can’t stand to see your neighbor getting rich. You know you’re smarter than he is, but he’s doing all these [crazy] things and getting rich ... so pretty soon you start doing it.... People don’t get smarter about things that get as basic as greed. Buffett’s late business partner, Charlie Munger, took it one step farther: The world is not driven by greed. It’s driven by envy. Bottom line: We’re in a bull market, so yes, we absolutely want to take advantage. But remember today’s valuation... remember the rosy assumptions underpinning bullish forecasts... and make sure you know how you’ll handle it whether this bull lasts another two years or two days. Have a good evening, Jeff Remsburg

Gorosito's 21 lead Ball State past Bellarmine 86-82Several weeks ago, we told you about Senator Mike Lee proposing the return of 'real' light bulbs. It seems he is determined to bring this to fruition once Trump becomes President officially. Who else wants to bring back real light bulbs in 2025? The people of Twitter were very opinionated. You've been able to get highly efficient LED lights with the Kelvin rating of your choice for quite some time now. You'd be a fool to waste energy on old technology bulbs. You can light your entire house for the same energy expenditure of two "real light bulbs". Mike, I like you but you're dead wrong here. I'm a solar engineer with a degree in Photovoltaics and Electrical Utilities. Incandescent bulbs use 90% of electricity while supplying 10% of light. It's the inverse for CFL's or LED's. It hurt me to say this because I DO respect you I suspect if you put incandescent bulbs back on the shelf no one would buy them. LEDs are so much better. Don’t create heat, less dangerous, come in different brightness and color and are now “smart” as well. (The CFL bulbs with mercury in them were crap and we all knew it then.) Perhaps it should be up to the market to decide. We need an alternative to LED light bulbs. Not all of us think they are safe. Everyone wants real incandescent lightbulbs again. Everyone except GE, Sylvania, etc. They are the ones who lobbied our government to outlaw incandescents - and not for environmental reasons but because their margin was getting too small and competition too strong. Get... How about people are free to choose? The led bulbs are better in every way. I’m not going back to Thomas Edison technology because boomers want to shake their fist at the sky. Some people saw the ability to choose the old light bulbs again to be very positive. Personally I like the LEDs. But I also think markets, and not government, should determine what kind of lighting we use. So by all means, please legalize "real light bulbs." Isn't the free market a beautiful thing? Incandescent lightbulbs and no more low flow dishwashers that take 2 hours to was a load. Insanity. 💡 I want 5 gallon flush back. "low flow" toilets have to be babied and flushed 3-4 times bit by bit to prevent clogging. they are WORSE on water. Several people also had other suggestions for things America would like to see again. I'm so tired of the government telling us what kind of bulbs we can use. It's a perfect example of bureaucratic overreach. Bring back our freedom of choice! And let's be real, those new bulbs are just not the same. They're harsh, they're expensive, and they're bad for the... Government getting out of our lives is always a good thing.

, one of the greatest of all time, may be considering a return to the ring despite his retirement in 2021 and his political commitments in the Philippines. At 46 years old, " " is still a prominent figure in boxing, and while many thought his career was over, his statements and the intervention of his promoter, , suggest that he may still have one last fight in his future. The return of Pacman Pacquiao, who has been a world champion in eight different divisions, has not fought professionally since his loss to Yordenis Ugas in 2021. However, in a July 2023 exhibition against , he showed signs of being far from his best, raising doubts about his return. Gibbons, his promoter, commented on the exhibition saying: "Manny didn't look so good against Anpo for many reasons behind the scenes that influenced it... he didn't prepare too much for it. He thought he was going to fight someone else and ended up facing a bigger guy." Despite this setback, claimed that is still a figure capable of competing at the highest level, suggesting that a fight against Mario Barrios is still a viable option. Barrios, the current WBC welterweight world champion, has been linked with Pacquiao for much of the year, but after the exhibition with Anpo, the American fighter focused on a title defense against Abel Ramos in November. Gibbons, however, remains confident that the fight with Barrios could happen in 2025. "I told Manny that the fight against Barrios was the perfect fight to make. There were some hurdles with certain people in his environment, but that fight is still possible. It could happen in June, July or August - one last time," the promoter said. Pacquiao's political commitments The political context also influences plans. He is currently and, according to , "he is running for the Senate in the Philippines from February 11 to May 11. If he gets something before January 31, 2025, he's ready to fight." This implies that, if Pacquiao manages to fulfill his political commitments, his return to boxing could be a reality in the coming months. In summary, although time and political commitments seem to be against him, is still a man determined to return to boxing. With the possibility of facing in one last big fight, fans could still see the legendary champion in action once again.FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Mustapha Amzil scored 14 points as New Mexico beat Colorado State 76-68 on Saturday. Amzil added five rebounds for the Lobos (10-3, 2-0 Mountain West Conference). Donovan Dent added 14 points while going 7 of 16 from the field while they also had six assists. C.J. Noland had 11 points and finished 5 of 7 from the field. Nique Clifford led the way for the Rams (7-6, 1-1) with 17 points, seven rebounds, six assists and three steals. Jaylen Crocker-Johnson added 13 points and nine rebounds for Colorado State. Kyan Evans also had 10 points. New Mexico took the lead with 8:53 to go in the first half and did not relinquish it. The score was 41-25 at halftime, with Filip Borovicanin racking up 10 points. New Mexico was outscored by Colorado State in the second half by eight points, with Amzil scoring a team-high six points in the final half. Both teams next play Tuesday. New Mexico visits Fresno State and Colorado State goes on the road to play San Jose State. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .Japan Monetary Base (YoY) remains at -0.3% in November

NYC teacher 'Arthur Dent' sexually abused student in ‘escape room’ and home ‘bat cave’Stock market today: Wall Street gains ground as it notches a winning week and another Dow recordAbortions are up in the US. It's a complicated picture as women turn to pills, travel