Arsenal crushed Nottingham Forest to end their winless run as skipper Martin Odegaard made a long-awaited injury return. Meanwhile, Chelsea survived a late Leicester scare to put more pressure on Manchester City. Get all the latest football news, highlights and analysis delivered straight to your inbox with Fox Sports Sportmail. Sign up now!!! ARSENAL REIGNITE TITLE HOPES WITH BIG WIN Mikel Arteta said his Arsenal team “flows in a different way” when Martin Odegaard is playing after the Gunners crushed Nottingham Forest 3-0 to end their winless run. Stunning strikes from Bukayo Saka and Thomas Partey and a first Premier League goal for teenager Ethan Nwaneri gave Arsenal a first victory in five league games, reigniting their title challenge. Arsenal, Premier League runners-up for the past two seasons, started the campaign strongly but their form dipped and they kicked off on Saturday nine points behind leaders Liverpool. Victory at the Emirates lifts them to 22 points, level with third-placed Chelsea. Arsenal took the lead in the 15th minute when Saka exchanged passes with Odegaard on the edge of the area before lashing a left-footed shot into the roof of the net. Captain Odegaard was making his first appearance at the Emirates since late August and showed what a huge miss he was for Arsenal during his two-month injury absence. Time and again the Norwegian found space in the penalty area with his quick feet and he teed up Gabriel Jesus, who curled narrowly wide, before linking up with Saka again. Partey doubled Arsenal’s lead early in the second half after collecting Saka’s pass 20 yards out and taking a touch, before curling his shot away from the dive of Matz Sels and inside the far post. Seventeen-year-old Nwaneri tucked away Raheem Sterling’s cutback to wrap up an emphatic win in the 86th minute. “I think we started really well,” Arteta told the BBC. “The sense I was getting in the last 48 hours after the international break, the boys coming together and were all at it.” Speaking about Odegaard, who returned to action at Inter Milan earlier this month, he said: “It’s not a coincidence. The team flows in a different way when he is playing.” And he also had warm words for Nwaneri. “He is the second-youngest (Premier League goalscorer) in our history,” Arteta said. “That’s a story in itself. “He’s brave. You see the reaction of fans and they were singing ‘He’s one of our own’. I think we have to put brick by brick and make sure the cement doesn’t get dry. Hopefully we can build a beautiful thing with him.” CHELSEA SNEAK PAST LEICESTER Chelsea survived a late scare to beat Leicester 2-1 on Enzo Maresca’s return to the King Power Stadium, climbing just a point behind second-placed Manchester City in the Premier League. The visitors looked comfortable after goals from Nicolas Jackson and Enzo Fernandez, but they faced a nervy final few minutes after Jordan Ayew pulled a goal back from the penalty spot deep into stoppage time. Chelsea’s win, which came after two draws, lifts them to 22 points — one behind City and three clear of fourth-placed Arsenal ahead of the later kick-offs on Saturday. Maresca said he was proud of his team after so little preparation time following the international break. “The only thing I asked the players before the game, I said, ‘Guys, we have the chance today to make a statement in terms of (who) we are’,” he told TNT Sports. “Because when you play this kind of game, all the clubs that they are behind, like in this moment, I don’t know, Arsenal or Villa or Brighton or (Manchester) United, Tottenham, they are watching. “They are waiting for us to drop points. And we show that we are there. And we’re going to compete until the end and then we’ll see where we arrive.” It was Maresca’s first game at the King Power since he took Leicester back to the Premier League last season in his only campaign at the club. Chelsea took control from the kick-off and Joao Felix, making his first Premier League start of the season, had two early efforts. But the visitors got the goal they deserved when Jackson won his tussle with Leicester defender Wout Faes. The ball fell to Fernandez, who found Jackson and the Senegal forward poked home with the outside of his right foot for his seventh league goal of the season. Leicester goalkeeper Mads Hermansen kept out Noni Madueke’s sharp effort and Madueke had a goal disallowed for a tight offside against Marc Cucurella just after the half-hour. But as the first period wore on there was a momentum shift and Leicester suddenly started looking more dangerous. Steve Cooper’s men broke at pace and Oliver Skipp found Kasey McAteer on the right. McAteer, making his full Premier League debut, cut inside but steered his shot just beyond the far post. Wilfred Ndidi then screwed wide as half-time approached. Chelsea looked certain to double their lead 10 minutes after the restart but somehow contrived to squander the chance, when Madueke got in the way of a Cole Palmer shot on the goalline in a comical episode. England international Madueke did his best to try and jump out of the way of Palmer’s effort but it hit him and rolled out for a goalkick, with Palmer seeing the funny side. But Chelsea did find the net in the 75th minute when Fernandez headed home after Hermansen kept out Jackson’s header. Leicester substitute Stephy Mavididi appeared to have a strong case for a penalty after he tumbled in the box about 10 minutes later but no foul was given. Fellow substitute Ayew did pull a goal back from the penalty spot in the 95th minute after Bobby De Cordova-Reid was brought down but it was too little, too late. Leicester, the 2016 Premier League champions, remain just three points above the relegation zone. OTHER RESULTS Aston Villa are now winless in six games in all competition and had to twice come from behind to salvage a 2-2 draw at home to Crystal Palace. Brighton’s incredible start under 31-year-old boss Fabian Hurzeler continued with a 2-1 win at Bournemouth to climb to fifth. Wolves are out of the bottom three thanks to a stunning 4-1 win at Fulham, with Matheus Cunha scoring twice. Everton failed to take advantage of an early red card for Brentford’s Christian Norgaard in a 0-0 draw at Goodison Park. Meanwhile, Ruben Amorim takes charge of Manchester United for the first time in the pick of Monday’s action when the Red Devils visit Ipswich.The benefits of standardized data formats and exchanges in financial services are myriad. Banks are moving toward the ISO 20022 financial messaging standard, tied to Swift, which noted that the open standard can be used for all types of financial transactions, including cross-border fund flows. The messaging formats support the inexorable global movement toward real-time payment, with 68% of businesses telling PYMNTS that they plan to adopt instant payments in the next two years via the RTP® Network or FedNow® Service . Certain verticals are outpacing that overall percentage in terms of intent: 81% of companies in consumer and retails plan to harness instant payments, followed by 75% in hospitality and leisure, and 70% in healthcare. But the banks’ shift has some challenges in place, as legacy messaging formats still must be transitioned and translated into ISO 20022, and batch processes that have been around for decades must be moved to real-time status. A few deadlines are nearing in the upcoming year: In March, Federal Reserve banks in the United States will have to implement the standard for the Fedwire Funds Service. By November, financial institutions (FIs) will have to be ISO 20022-compliant as they look to send and receive payments internationally. But recent stats by Deutsche Bank state that only about 27% of banks are fully compliant with, and have adopted, the standard. End of the Coexistence As PYMNTS reported last week, more than 1 million ISO 20022-formatted messages are already being sent over the Swift network every day. These messages are being sent to 220 countries and territories around the world, Swift said in a Wednesday (Dec. 11) news release. November 2025 will mark the end of what’s known as the “coexistence” period between MT messaging, which can be termed legacy messaging, and ISO 20022. In documentation available on sites such as the Faster Payments Council, the newer messaging formats are noted to have unique data fields, as well as a growing number of data points that can be transmitted between FIs. PYMNTS has noted in past coverage that the implementation deadlines had been delayed. But for the banks that are eyeing the span of about 11 months to get ready for the end of the aforementioned co-existence, enlisting the aid of outside providers to ensure compliance is part of a forward-thinking strategy. In one example, Finastra said in May that it completed testing and certification through the Federal Reserve for ISO 20022, becoming one of the first vendors in the industry to complete the process for multiple solutions. It had certified Payments To Go, Global PAYplus, PAYplus USA and PAYplus Connect, offering multiple solutions for FIs to meet the standards for FedWire. As PYMNTS reported last month , Volante Technologies has expanded the capabilities of its Volante Payments Platform by adding Volante Intelligence, which enables FIs to address the challenges posed ISO 20022. The company said in May that it achieved Fedwire Funds Service certification for the ISO 20022 messaging capabilities of its wire payment processing solutions. Meanwhile, payment solutions firm Finzly said in October that its platform enables FIs’ ISO 20022 readiness for Swift and Fedwire, with the option to send messages in custom formats or ISO 20022, along with operational readiness testing.PA lawmaker announces new law criminalizing AI-generated deepfake child pornography
— BIRTH NAME: James Earl Carter, Jr. — BORN: Oct. 1, 1924, at the Wise Clinic in Plains, Georgia, the first U.S. president born in a hospital. He would become the first president to live for an entire century . — EDUCATION: Plains High School, Plains, Georgia, 1939-1941; Georgia Southwestern College, Americus, Georgia, 1941-1942; Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, 1942-1943; U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, 1943-1946 (class of 1947); Union College, Schenectady, New York, 1952-1953. — PRESIDENCY: Sworn-in as 39th president of the United States at the age of 52 years, 3 months and 20 days on Jan. 20, 1977, after defeating President Gerald R. Ford in the 1976 general election. Left office on Jan. 20, 1981, following 1980 general election loss to Ronald Reagan. — POST-PRESIDENCY: Launched The Carter Center in 1982. Began volunteering at Habitat for Humanity in 1984. Awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. Taught for 37 years at Emory University, where he was granted tenure in 2019, at age 94. — OTHER ELECTED OFFICES: Georgia state senator, 1963-1967; Georgia governor, 1971-1975. — OTHER OCCUPATIONS: Served in U.S. Navy, achieved rank of lieutenant, 1946-53; Farmer, warehouseman, Plains, Georgia, 1953-77. — FAMILY: Wife, Rosalynn Smith Carter , married July 7, 1946 until her death Nov. 19, 2023. They had three sons, John William (Jack), James Earl III (Chip), Donnel Jeffrey (Jeff); a daughter, Amy Lynn; and 11 living grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Source: Jimmy Carter Library & MuseumPMY Welcomes Digital Mortar Team as Part of Continued Growth in its Intelligence Business
Fraser Health has launched a public awareness campaign encouraging pregnant people and people with syphilis symptoms to get tested for the sexually transmitted infection as cases continue to climb in British Columbia. In 2019 the provincial health officer declared a syphilis outbreak in B.C. based on rising case numbers. Since then the entire province has seen a “dramatic” increase in cases, said Dr. Vincent Valdrez, a BC Centre for Disease Control sexually transmitted infection physician. During the first six months of this year, B.C. had 1,049 cases of infectious syphilis, up from 154 cases in all of 2010. There were 1,060 cases in 2019, and 1,964 in 2022, according to the 2023 BC Syphilis Action Plan Refresh. A decade ago most syphilis cases were among men who have sex with men, but today two-thirds of syphilis cases occur in people who report having only heterosexual partners, and one-third of all cases are in women, he said. To boost public awareness about syphilis and the importance of testing, Fraser Health has placed ads on buses and bus stops. They’ve also placed digital ads in Fraser Health facilities, online and on Facebook and Instagram, the health authority told The Tyee in an email. Symptom-free phase can still be contagious Valdrez said it’s not clear why case counts are increasing and the demographics are significantly shifting, but it’s important that people know that anyone who is sexually active has some risk of contracting an STI. Testing is recommended for anyone who has never been tested, has a sexual partner who tested positive, is pregnant or has a new sexual partner, and, of course, anyone who is symptomatic. Regular testing at least every few months is recommended for anyone who has multiple sexual partners or engages in other activities that can increase the risk of exposure, such as sex work. Syphilis is a bacterial infection that is usually transmitted through sexual contact, often through a lesion like a genital ulcer, but also can be transmitted when the infected person is asymptomatic, Valdrez said. A pregnant person can also transmit the infection to their developing fetus. The first stage usually consists of a painless sore or sores on the genitals, lips, mouth or anus. The infection then spreads to the rest of the body. At the second stage, symptoms can include a non-itchy rash on the chest, belly, genitals, palms or soles of the feet, having a headache, fever, hair loss or swollen lymph nodes, and having bumps or patches inside the mouth, anus and genitals, according to the SmartSexResource, a service provided by the BC Centre for Disease Control. Syphilis is called the “great mimicker” because these symptoms are non-specific and can be mistaken for other conditions, Valdrez said. It’s important for individuals but also clinicians to be aware of the symptoms and to include syphilis testing when trying to diagnose an illness. The third stage is called the “dormant” or “latent” phase, Valdrez said. It doesn’t have symptoms but can still be contagious. Within as little as a year after infection, syphilis can spread to different organ systems, such as the nervous system, he said. An infection can make people “go blind, [or] people can lose their hearing and it can spread to the brain and people can get strokes or seizures,” which are caused by inflammation around the brain, Valdrez said. “It’s very important to catch syphilis early and to treat it early to prevent these longer-term effects,” Valdrez said. Congenital syphilis An increase in infections in people assigned female at birth is doubly concerning because of the risk of congenital syphilis, in which a pregnant person can transmit the infection to a developing fetus, Valdrez said. Congenital syphilis can mean “babies are quite sick when they’re born, and it can lead to long-term health effects, in their immediate future but also later in life,” he added. Congenital syphilis can result in premature birth, low birthweight and other serious debilitating conditions, including stillbirth, according to Fraser Health. In 2022, over 90 per cent of women with infectious syphilis were between the ages of 15 and 49, according to the 2023 BC Syphilis Action Plan Refresh. There were 355 cases of infectious syphilis in females aged 15 to 49 during the first half of this year, according to the BC Centre for Disease Control. Twenty-three of those cases were diagnosed during prenatal screening. There were 21 cases of congenital syphilis in 2023, up from two cases in 2020, Fraser Health said. In 2019 B.C. introduced a new guideline for pregnant people to test for syphilis during the first trimester or at the first prenatal visit, and again during delivery. Valdrez said a syphilis blood test ideally happens during the first trimester so there are at least four weeks between when they get treatment and when they deliver. This “would ensure a treatment of the syphilis infection in both the pregnant person and the prevention of transmission to the baby,” he said. Unfortunately people aren’t always interacting with the health-care system during their first trimester of pregnancy, he said. There are complex reasons why people don’t access medical care at regular intervals, he added. For example, a person may be unhoused and learn they are pregnant and have syphilis only when they seek emergency care for an unrelated issue, he said. Late is better than never, he said. The good news: syphilis is curable The good news is that testing and treatment for STIs is free in B.C., and that syphilis can be cured with antibiotics at any stage of the infection. Further good news is that, so far, there haven’t been any antibiotic-resistant cases of syphilis found in the province, Valdrez said. British Columbians can speak with their doctor about getting tested for STIs, or use other free and confidential testing services like the BC Centre for Disease Control’s GetCheckedOnline. GetCheckedOnline allows people to make a lab form that they can take to participating labs for free STI testing. Participants don’t need to provide their name or have a Medical Services Plan number — you just need to provide an email and phone number. There are participating labs in Vancouver, Maple Ridge, Victoria, Duncan, Kamloops, Kimberley and Nelson. Vancouver is also home to the BC Centre for Disease Control’s STI clinic, located near City Hall and open six days a week. The STI clinic offers free and confidential testing and treatment, and patients are not required to be enrolled in B.C.’s provincial health care. Options for Sexual Health has 60 clinics across the province that provide free STI testing and treatment for people enrolled in MSP. Those without MSP coverage may be charged up to $200, depending on the service, and Options for Sexual Health does not offer anonymous testing like GetCheckedOnline or the BC Centre for Disease Control STI clinic. Syphilis can be treated for free in B.C. with penicillin injections. Urgent and primary care centres, emergency departments, sexual health clinics, community health centres and public health centres will generally have these stocked, or a doctor could order and administer the treatment regardless of where you live in B.C., Valdrez said. Alternative antibiotics are available for people with penicillin allergies; people should discuss options with the doctor who is treating them. SEE ALSO:None
Sens. Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Andy Kim (D-NJ) were sworn in Monday by Vice President Kamala Harris to serve the last three weeks of the terms of former Sens. Lephonza Butler and George Helmy, respectively. Butler and Helmy resigned over the weekend so that Schiff and Kim, both of whom won elections in November to full six-year terms starting in January 2025, could be appointed to assume their posts early. Schiff was also elected to serve the remaining length of Butler's term. Butler was appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) in October 2023 to replace the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein , and Helmy was appointed by Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) in August to succeed disgraced former Sen. Bob Menendez after a criminal conviction . They both vowed to be placeholders until voters could elect new senators to their respective seats. Schiff and Kim will be sworn in again on Jan. 3, 2025, at the start of their full six-year terms to the 119th Congress, along with the other incoming senators who were elected in November. Both resigned their House seats over the weekend, giving House Republicans a slight majority boost in the final weeks of the current session. "The Senate Democrats add two high-ranking caliber leaders who have already had great reputations in the House, where they got a whole lot done," Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said. Having represented coastal blue states for years, Schiff and Kim are no strangers to national politics. Schiff had served in the House since 2001, was a former House Intelligence Committee chairman, and was the lead impeachment manager for former President Donald Trump’s first Senate trial. "Schiff brings to the Senate an impressive record as a leading voice among House Democrats, where he was known for his piercing eloquence, his thoughtfulness, his unwavering support of democracy, and his courage," Schumer said. "As former chair of the House Intelligence Committee, he brings deep expertise and knowledge that will make him just a great senator." MEET THE NEW CONGRESS: THE HOUSE AND SENATE FRESHMEN ELECTED TO SERVE NEXT YEAR Kim had served in the House since 2019, previously worked in the State Department, and drew notoriety for helping staff members clean the Capitol building in the immediate aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot. He is the first Korean American senator. "He's one of the most respected and admired in the House Democratic Caucus, where his talent was only matched by his decency," Schumer said of Kim. "He boasts an impressive record of service as a national security expert and diplomat, and spent every day in Congress putting families first."may come with a costly environmental toll — and the loss of human life, researchers say. that is emitted from centers that are being opened all over the U.S. could result in as many as 1,300 early deaths each year by 2030. “When we talk about the costs of AI, there has been a lot of focus on measurements of things like carbon and water usage. And while those costs are really important, they are not what’s going to impact the local communities where data centers are being built,” Adam Wierman, director of Information Science and Technology at Caltech, said in a . The findings were included in a recent co-authored by Wierman along with scientists at Caltech and UC Riverside that has yet to be peer-reviewed. To requires a massive amount of electricity. The computer power dedicated to AI is doubling every 100 days, according to an April estimate from . Much of the electricity production uses greenhouse gas-emitting fossil fuels. and can cause respiratory illness, produce particulate matter, contribute to smog and acid rain, and pollute waterways. Air pollution from fossil fuels has been : one in five people around the world, according to a 2021 from scientists at Harvard University and U.K. institutions. While the future of AI-based centers is still relatively murky and , . Recent Department of Energy estimates found that data center energy use is expected to . Last year alone, — rivaling those of the domestic commercial airline industry, according to researchers at Harvard and UCLA. Generating the electricity needed to train a large language model at the scale of Meta’s Llama-3.1 produced air pollution that was equivalent to more than 10,000 round trips by car between Los Angeles and New York City, the report said. Meta, which is , did not immediately respond to request for comment. While AI offers significant benefits, Wierman stressed that “we need to make sure that we have our house in order, and that the negative impacts that come from it are recognized, quantified, minimized, and shared equitably.” The authors recommend that tech companies should be required to report the air pollution caused by their power generation and usage, in addition to compensating communities that could be hit the hardest by air pollution from the data centers. Air pollution from AI would disproportionately affect certain low-income communities, although the pollution drifts across county and state lines, they noted. In some areas, the public health costs of these centers may exceed what the tech companies pay for electricity, the researchers found. Those costs are approaching an estimated $20 billion a year, the report said. Those health costs were estimated using statistical methods developed by the Environmental Protection Agency, and account for known epidemiological risks associated with air pollution from power plants and backup diesel generators. The findings were released shortly before a report from , which said that the White House is weighing whether to take executive action to speed up the construction of these centers. The White House called statements from sources in the report “inaccurate,” but Democrats have urged the Biden administration to . “As your administration considers how to support this technology, we urge you to uphold critical clean air and water standards and ensure that the energy needs of technology companies are not prioritized over the needs of households,” Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, Brian Schatz, Peter Welch, Ed Markey, and Elizabeth Warren wrote. to mitigate the environmental impacts of AI, and Shaolei Ren, a UCR associate professor and co-author of the report, has previously suggested tied to AI. “If you have family members with asthma or other health conditions, the air pollution from these data centers could be affecting them right now. It’s a public health issue we need to address urgently,” he .Revival Gold Announces AGM Results and Transition in Exploration Leadership
Syracuse, Albany each hoping to get right at expense of the otherConnor Gaydos, a man connected with a satirical project on the relaunch of the energy company Enron, was hit in the face with a pie in New York City on Thursday. A video of the moment surfaced where the 28-year-old is seen entering a building in New York City before a person threw a pie at his face. The video quickly went viral on social media. Here's the video: Enron, a Houston, Texas-based energy company, went bankrupt and shut down its operation in 2007. However, in the first week of December, a company claiming to be Enron, announced that it was relaunching 27 years after the shut down. Gaydos was revealed as the new CEO of the company, along with Magan Redino as COO, Daniel Wong as the chief technology officer and Rich Sybert as the general counsel. The return was announced last week with a new website, billboards in the Houston area and a social media account under the name 'Enron.' A video was posted online, featuring the company's comeback with its original logo unchanged. Additionally, a full-page ad appeared in the Houston Chronicle, prominently displaying the Enron logo alongside the tagline. Houston-based news channel KHOU 11 conducted a detailed investigation into the company, claiming to be Enron. It found in the website's terms and conditions that it is a "First Amendment protected parody, represents performance art and is for entertainment purposes only." Furthermore, KHOU11 revealed thaty trademark records show the Enron logo is owned by Arkansas-based 'The College Company,' which uses it for selling clothing. The company is led by the Gaydos, the co-creator of "Birds Aren't Real," a satirical conspiracy theory movement. Get Latest News Live on Times Now along with Breaking News and Top Headlines from US News, World and around the world.Daniels and the Commanders host Penix and the Falcons in prime time with playoff chances at stake Jayden Daniels and Michael Penix Jr. trained and went through the NFL draft process together on the way to becoming two of the five quarterbacks taken in the top 10. Stephen Whyno, The Associated Press Dec 26, 2024 3:21 PM Dec 26, 2024 3:35 PM Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message FILES - At left, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. (9) plays in the first half of an NFL football game against the New York Giants in Atlanta, Dec. 22, 2024, and at right, Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels throws a pass against the New Orleans Saints during the first half of an NFL football game in New Orleans, Dec. 15, 2024. (AP Photos/Danny Karnik, Butch Dill, File) Jayden Daniels and Michael Penix Jr. trained and went through the NFL draft process together on the way to becoming two of the five quarterbacks taken in the top 10. After going off the board earlier with the second pick by the Washington Commanders, Daniels has been their starter all season and one of football's breakout stars . Penix, taken eighth in a move coach Raheem Morris joked “shocked the world," waited behind Kirk Cousins until usurping the veteran and making his first pro start last week. On Sunday night, they'll face off in the league's first prime-time showdown of rookie QBs selected in the first round, and the spotlight is bright with significant playoff implications at stake. “I'm happy for him — he waited his time,” Daniels said of Penix. “He's a phenomenal player in my eyes, and I'm excited to be able to match up against him.” Daniels and the Commanders (10-5) are in the playoffs with a win. They might already be in before kickoff if Tampa Bay loses at home to Carolina, though the Buccaneers are 8-point favorites on BetMGM Sportsbook. Washington is favored by 4 against the Falcons (8-7), who are vying with the Bucs for the NFC South title and a home playoff game and also in contention with the Commanders and others for the conference's wild-card spots. “The reality is that you fight, you fight, you fight and you put yourself in a position to go out there and win your division,” Penix said. "You put yourself in a chance to get yourself to qualify for extra play. We’re right in the mix of doing that, and we’ve got to go do it and finish.” Daniels, who threw five touchdown passes to beat Philadelphia last week and end the Eagles’ winning streak at 10 games, is the prohibitive favorite to win AP Offensive Rookie of the Year honors. Penix completed 18 of 27 passes for 202 yards in a rout of the New York Giants that included two touchdowns by Atlanta's defense and two on the ground from running back Bijan Robinson. “I was really pleased with his composure, his poise, his ability to click through progressions,” Morris said. "Realistically, it was a pretty clean game at the quarterback position. I’m very pleased with what he did and how he did it and the support that he had around him.” Coaching connection Washington's Dan Quinn is facing the Falcons as a head coach for the first time since they fired him in 2020. He was replaced then on an interim basis by Morris, who was an assistant on his staff in Atlanta the entire time Quinn was in charge, including the run to the Super Bowl in the 2016 season. “It’s always fun to play against your friends, your confidants, your mentors — whatever you want to look at it as — that we’ve been able to grow up with throughout this whole process,” said Morris, who was an assistant in Washington from 2012-14 under Mike Shanahan and interviewed for the Commanders job last winter. “Dan coaching me in college," Morris added, "and then having a chance to work together and then having a chance to really follow the same path to the National Football League and then to now being in a fortunate position to be head coaches in this awesome league and having a chance to compete against each other at a very high level with high stakes on the line in prime time and all of those things — I just enjoy those moments of being able to go against guys that you care about.” Morris said conversations from their close working relationship, which dates to their time together at Hofstra, are on a break right now. “Obviously you swap texts on normal weeks,” Morris said. “I won’t talk to him this week. I’ll ban him. I’ll block him on the phone.” More zip leads to more drops Penix's results would have been even more impressive if not for some drops by receivers. Ray-Ray McCloud and Drake London had miscues on Atlanta’s opening drive. Tight end Kyle Pitts bobbled a pass later that led to Penix's interception. Serving as scout-team QB while Cousins was the starter , Penix had little practice time with the first-string offense before last week. As a left-hander, Penix gives receivers a different look, but perhaps the biggest adjustment was the added zip on his passes when compared with Cousins. “We kind of talked about that,” Morris said. “We figured that would happen. ... We talked about the reps with these guys, not having as many. So, things like that are going to happen. But I do like the fact that we’re able to keep playing and pushing and watch the guys get better and better as we went. Fuller strength The Commanders are expected to get two-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Jonathan Allen back after surgery in October to repair a torn pectoral muscle initially looked to be season-ending . “We know the caliber of Jon and what he can bring,” Quinn said. “He’s strong. He’s tough. So when that does happen, that’ll be something that will definitely bring energy to our defense.” Allen had 15 tackles and two sacks in five-plus games before getting injured at Baltimore on Oct. 13. Sacks on the rise After ranking last in the league with 10 sacks through the first 11 games, Atlanta’s long-struggling pass rush has enjoyed a dramatic surge. The Falcons have at least three in four consecutive games, the longest active streak in the league, with 16 total over this stretch. Arnold Ebiketie recorded his fifth sack and recovered a fumble against the Giants, and Kaden Elliss had a strip sack. Elliss also has five sacks and has dropped opposing QBs in four consecutive games: the longest streak by a Falcons defender since Patrick Kerney's five in a row in 2001. ___ AP Sports Writer Charles Odum contributed. ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL Stephen Whyno, 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 Football (NFL) Eagles look to clinch NFC East title while Cowboys hope to play spoiler Dec 26, 2024 3:29 PM Playoff hopes in the balance when the Broncos face the Bengals in Cincy Dec 26, 2024 3:20 PM Broncos cornerback Riley Moss is set to return after missing a month with knee injury Dec 26, 2024 3:05 PM
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(The Center Square) – Of the many costly security missteps uncovered at the rally site in Butler, Pa. where a would-be assassin nearly killed Donald Trump, one deterrent may have been relatively affordable. Rep. Pat Fallon said the U.S. Secret Service could have fashioned a rudimentary fence made of caution tape, signs, posts and stakes around the AGR building on July 13 for roughly $410. The agency’s decision to unman the outside of the building and exclude it from an overall security perimeter around the Butler Farm Show Grounds that day has drawn much criticism from lawmakers on the task force assembled to investigate both attempts on Trump’s life, the second occurring at a Mar-a-Lago golf course in September. During a heated seven-minute exchange with Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe Jr., the Republican congressman from Texas said the agency’s $2 billion funding increase seemed far in excess of what it would have cost to have functioning drones, more coordinated radio communications, agents on a nearby water tower and security deterrents available in Butler. “What sticks in our craw is when we report to our constituents, we have to say, ‘Hey, this federal agency failed epically, and then they wanted to almost double their budget,’” Fallon said. The conversation devolved into a shouting match after Fallon then accused Rowe of showing up at a 9/11 memorial ceremony in New York City for political purposes only. Rep. Pat Fallon, of Texas, questions Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe Jr. during Congressional task force hearing on the attempted assassination of President-elect Donald Trump in Butler, Pa.
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2024 Advancements in Sustainable Fashion: From Circular Design to Eco-Friendly MaterialsThe Supreme Court on Friday observed the 1976 amendment to the Constitution adding terms “socialist”, “secular” and “integrity” to the Preamble underwent judicial reviews and it cannot say whatever Parliament did during the emergency period was all nullity. A bench of Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas filed by former Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy, advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain and others, challenging the inclusion of the words “socialist” and “secular” in the Preamble to the Constitution. The CJI, however, said, “The subject amendment(42nd amendment) has been subjected to a lot of judicial reviews by this court. The Parliament has intervened. We cannot say that whatever Parliament did at that time (emergency) was all nullity.” The words “socialist”, “secular” and “integrity” were inserted into the Preamble to the Constitution under the 42nd constitutional amendment moved by the Indira Gandhi government in 1976. The amendment changed the description of India in the Preamble from a “sovereign, democratic republic” to a “sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic”. Emergency in India was declared by the late PM Indira Gandhi from June 25, 1975 to March 21, 1977. The bench said it would pronounce its order on the issue on November 25. During the hearing, the bench refused to refer the matter to a larger bench as sought by petitioner and said “being socialist” in the Indian sense was understood to be a “welfare state”. Advocate Jain said in a recent verdict of a nine- judge Constitution bench, the stand for the welfare of the people and should provide equality of opportunities. majority view doubted the interpretation of word “socialist” as propounded by former apex court judges Justices V. R. Krishna Iyer and O Chinnappa Reddy. The bench then noted, “The way, we understand socialism in India is very different from other countries. In our context, socialism primarily means a welfare state. That is all. It has never prevented the private sector, which is thriving well. We have all benefited from it.” Justice Khanna said the word socialism was used in different contexts worldwide and in India it meant the state was a welfare one and must. He said the top court held “secularism” to be part of the basic structure of the Constitution in the 1994 S R Bommai case. Advocate Jain further contended the 1976 amendment to the Constitution was passed without hearing the people as it was passed during the emergency and inclusion of these worlds would amount to forcing the people to follow specific ideologies. “When the Preamble comes with a cut-off date, how can new words be added to it?” submitted Jain while seeking a reference to a larger bench for authoritative adjudication on the issue.US stocks take a breather, Asian bourses rise in post-Christmas trade