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The Andrews/Allan Labor govt's greatest hits and missesPHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies and right-handed pitcher Joe Ross finalized a one-year contract on Monday. The 31-year-old Ross made 10 starts and 25 total appearances for the Milwaukee Brewers last season. He went 3-6 with a 3.77 ERA. Selected by the San Diego Padres in the first round of the 2011 amateur draft, the 6-foot-4 Ross has pitched in 123 career games across seven seasons with the Washington Nationals and Brewers. In his career, he has combined for a 4.19 ERA with 469 strikeouts to 170 walks. He's 29-34 with a 4.19 career ERA. Ross is the latest in an offseason of minor moves for the NL East champs. The Phillies acquired left-hander Jesús Luzardo from the Miami Marlins and signed free-agent outfielder Max Kepler to a $10 million, one-year deal. ___ AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB The Associated PressQuebec hospital steps into the future with robot tech for knee surgeries
For me, the passing of each year brings memories of athletes, teams and coaches I have covered or watched for the last 12 months. Of all the performances I witnessed over 2024, it is the prep state championship teams I remember most. Each time I have watched state champs celebrate, my eyes tend to well up because I realize that this is a moment these kids will treasure forever. I'll confess, I have a hard time sometimes maintaining composure watching these athletes as they celebrate with their teammates. The team that choked me up the most this past year was undeniably McAuley Catholic High School Boys Cross Country after they captured the MSHSAA Class 1 Boys Cross Country Championships in early November at the Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia. The win gave McAuley its first-ever state championship in any team sport. That's a day I will not soon forget. I thank the kids and Coach Andy Youngworth for the memories. The day gave plenty of Joplin fans reason to celebrate as the Thomas Jefferson boys finished second and the McAuley girls earned third at the state meet. We've become accustomed to the Lamar Tigers winning state championships in football. But to me, this year's Class 2 title is the most impressive yet for Lamar, because honestly, after starting 3-3, I had kind of written them off as state title contenders. Oh, how wrong I was. The Tigers closed out their season on a six-game win streak, beating previously undefeated Fair Grove 28-25 in the Class 2 title game in Columbia. Coach Jared Beshore's Tigers put on quite the show of grit in their comeback win, scoring the go-ahead touchdown after a 72-yard drive that culminated with quarterback Alex Wilkerson's third touchdown of the game with 42 seconds left on the clock. They proved myself and a whole bunch of other Southwest Missouri doubters wrong on that day. I tip my hat to Lamar and will likely not so easily dismiss their chances ever again. The 2024 Diamond softball team rounds out my list of prep teams that should be remembered as the year comes to an end. The Wildcats finished their season 38-1 after claiming their second Class 2 title in three years by defeating Kennett 8-5 in extra innings in the state title game in May. Diamond rolled over the competition in the first two games of the state tournament, logging an 11-1 win over Forsyth and a 13-3 win over Willow Springs to reach the title game. The Wildcats finished undefeated against Missouri teams, with their lone regular-season loss coming at the hands of Frontenac, Kansas, two games before the district tournament. They were dominant in most of their regular season games, but proved they could also gut out a close one, beating New Heights 2-1 in 17 innings in their final regular season game. The 2024 Wildcats finished as the ninth-ranked team in any class nationally, according to the National Fast Pitch Coaches Association, and were the only Missouri team to finish in the Top 25 nationally. Head Coach Kelsey Parrish was selected as the 2023-24 MSHSAA Softball Coach of the Year. It was the second time in her career that Parrish, a Diamond native, was selected for the award. It's touching when a coach returns to their roots and leads their hometown team to a state title. It's the stuff of movies, and I thank Parrish and all the Wildcats for sharing their talents with us. And while these high school athletes have given us incredible memories going into the New Year, I would be remiss if I didn't point out the accomplishment of Missouri Southern alum and Jamaican team member Rajindra Campbell, who won the bronze medal in the hammer throw at the Paris 2024 Olympics this summer. Like most of us, I had to watch the performance on television. Despite not being there, I will never forget watching him progress through the competition, barely missing out on the silver. I wonder if he remembers me telling him before he left for Paris about the dream I had of seeing him on the pedestal. I hope so. As the first Olympic medalist from MSSU, he is the perfect ambassador for Southern. Soft-spoken and mild mannered, he is a guy I feel truly blessed to have met and I will long remember 2024 as the Year of Rajindra. On the national level, I will treasure most the Kansas City Chiefs 25-22 Superbowl win over the San Francisco 49ers. In true Chiefs' fashion, they fell behind 10-0 in the first half. That 10-point deficit has kind of a magical feel to it, as the Chiefs have proven they play best when trailing. They were behind most of the game before taking a brief lead late in the third quarter. The 49ers regained the lead in the final quarter. KC fought back to tie the game at 16-16 but San Fran again took the lead at 19-16. The Chiefs tied it again with three seconds left to send the game into overtime. I remember feeling that we had them right where we wanted them after holding the 49ers to a field goal. The Chiefs did not disappoint, scoring on a Patrick Mahomes pass to Mercole Hardman, Jr., for the win after a 75-yard drive. Thank you, Chiefs, for another title. I wouldn't mind at all writing those same words next year when I write my 2025 Year in Review. While there are other great performance and finishes I could write about, including the New Height/McAuley soccer team's fourth-place finish at state, it was the McAuley runners, the Lamar football team, the Diamond softball team, Rajindra Campbell and the KC Chiefs that stick out in my mind the most. It's been quite to year and I can't wait to see what 2025 holds in store for all of us.
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Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate has found that Octafx, accused of cheating Indian investors to the tune of Rs 800 crores, had used Indian Premier league (IPL) team Delhi Capitals to promote their forex trading App, whereas they were not authorized by either by BSE or SEBI to operate any trading terminal at that point. ED had submitted prosecution complaint against the firm Octafx, which was promoted by Pavel Prozorov, from Barcelona, Spain to lure Indian investors and 52 other accused. The special PMLA court on Tuesday took cognisance of the complaint and issued summons to all the accused. ED has claimed that the funds so collected from Indian investors have all been remitted out of India. Prozorov, the man at the center still remains at large. Meanwhile, his Anna Rudaia, a Russian national, acted as CEO and handled all the operations in India, managed to flee via Nepal. The agency has claimed that, "OctaFx operates through aggressive promotional tactics, using shell companies to obscure the flow of funds and offering large leverage to attract traders. Their operations involve various manipulation tactics, likely aimed at ensuring traders lose money, thereby benefiting the company." "The platform, operates under the guise of facilitating legitimate forex trading, has been deceitfully manipulating Indian users, exploiting the country's legal framework and financial systems. A tale of initial promises and subsequent deceptions, OctaFx meticulously crafted an image of a reputable trading platform. Potential clients were lured via compelling advertisements, referral-based incentive models and seamless trading experiences," ED has further alleged. One of the way to build brand was to sponsor an IPL team. ED claimed that, OctaFx entered into agreement through its group company namely M/s Relegia Holdings Incorporated registered at British Virgin Islands and has paid Rs. 22 crores approx. to the owners of the team as sponsorship fees, which have been utilized by owner of the team for the payments of cricketers and staff members, ED alleged. Further scrutiny by ED revealed that, M/s OctaFx India Private Limited applied to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on February 4, 2021 to sponsor the IPL team and advertise their brand. BSE granted approval the next day, on February 5. Presenting themselves as promoting stock trading in India, the company sought permission for IPL sponsorship. Once they had BSE's approval, they started advertising their brand and promoting the M/s OctaFx Trading App, which is used for Forex trading. ED however claimed that the investigation revealed that "the trading app wasn't actually linked to M/s OctaFx India Private Limited , as they were not authorized by BSE or SEBI to operate any trading terminal. The investigation further suggested that the real motive behind these sponsorships and advertisements was to mislead Indian investors and push them toward Forex trading." Joby Mathew, legal adviser of Octafx who was involved in seting up the company in India and its operations claimed that, "OctaFx has promoted itself IPL in violation of the codes of advertisements guidelines of BSE and SEBI." He further in his statement added that "OctaFx India Private Limited did not have any trading app as they advertised in IPL as they are not enabled with any trading terminal by the Indian regulator." In and around November 2021, BSE inquired for information about an entity called OctaFx which was carrying on illegal activities by providing an unregulated online trading platform for trading in forex derivatives. The compliance officer of OctaFx India Pvt Ltd however, had responded to it saying, neither OctaFx India Private Limited, nor its Promoter or shareholder, nor any of its group entities are involved in any illegal activities related to providing online trading platforms for trading in forex derivatives to the residents of India as OctaFx India Private Limited has not yet commenced or offered trading or related services in India or elsewhere or through its website or otherwise." Another employee of OctaFx has claimed that, "M/s, OctaFx India Private Limited was into stock broking business and was planning to commence its operations from around July, 2022. The company was in its initial stage of business operations as it was trying to get NSE and CDSL licenses hence, no business operations were performed by the company as it never got the licenses. In around July, 2022, NSE informed that M/s. OctaFx India Private Limited will not be able to get licensed as SEBI has informed NSE to keep the licensing of M/s. OctaFx India Private Limited on hold. Thus, M/s. OctaFx India Private Limited could not get NSE and CDSL licenses. The name of the company was changed to M/s. Tauga Private Limited around November 2022."Packers WR Christian Watson avoids serious injury
REFORM, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge ruled that the family of former NFL player Glenn Foster Jr., who died in law enforcement custody in Alabama, can pursue a lawsuit alleging his death was the result of excessive force. Foster, a former New Orleans Saints defensive end, died on Dec. 6, 2021, three days after being arrested and taken to jail in rural Pickens County for alleged speeding and attempting to elude police. A judge ordered Foster taken to a medical facility in Tuscaloosa for a mental evaluation. Foster was found unresponsive in the back of a law enforcement vehicle when he arrived at the facility. He was pronounced dead about 30 minutes later. His widow, Pamela Foster, filed a lawsuit against officers at the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office and jail saying Foster had been beaten, shocked with a Taser and strangled while at the jail. The defendants then asked a federal judge to dismiss the case. U.S. District Judge Annemarie Carney Axon ruled Thursday refused to dismiss allegations of excessive force and failure to intervene. Axon dismissed other portions of the lawsuit. The ruling came a day before the third anniversary of Foster’s death. Foster appeared in 17 games for the Saints in 2013 and 2014.
Stories that dominate the pages of this newspaper are often negative. So many articles in the region are about controversies and bleak stories about crime, budget woes and political bickering. From murder and mayhem to fatal car crashes and fires, bad news often dominates our headlines. Throughout the year, we report a lot of good stories as well. As we celebrate the holiday season, we reflect on some of the positive news that appeared this year in our paper. Gilmartin returns to Scranton a hero Triumph emerged from tragedy in March when Scranton police detective Kyle Gilmartin was discharged from a Philadelphia-area rehabilitation hospital and returned to Scranton seven weeks after he was shot twice in the head in the line of duty. Hundreds of supporters and well-wishers gathered at Scranton police headquarters to welcome Gilmartin home. “That night I was just an ordinary man who was placed in an extraordinary circumstance in which I faced evil and won due to the grace of God,” Gilmartin said. “My family and I are beyond proud of Northeast Pennsylvania and how its people responded to this senseless tragedy. We thank you for the prayers, which have worked, as well as the donations which will be needed greatly in the future.” Gilmartin and two other detectives were working to prevent a gang-related shooting early Jan. 11 when a suspect fired five rounds from point-blank range into their unmarked police sedan. Two of the rounds hit Gilmartin above his right eye before a colleague returned fire and downed the suspect, who was arrested. Yuengling celebrates 195th with Stars & Stripes celebration Yuengling, the oldest brewery in America, hosted its annual Stars & Stripes Summer Celebration in Pottsville in July with a free concert by country music star Lee Brice. Thousands flocked to the city for the daylong celebration, which included the 90-minute concert and a fireworks show. The event coincided with the brewery’s 195th anniversary and supported the brewery’s longtime partner Team Red, White & Blue, a nonprofit that supports better mental, emotional and physical health among America’s veterans. Brice, who previously performed at the event in 2022, said he was glad to be back. “The fans here in Pottsville really know how to have a good time,” he said prior to the concert. “Pottsville is a special place for us, and we look forward to being here.” Wawa arrives in Luzerne County, more stores planned for NEPA After years of waiting, Luzerne County finally got a modern Wawa store – and several others are on the way. 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But the veneer of control is only that in “Babygirl,” a sometimes campy, frequently entertaining modern update to the erotically charged movies of the 1990s, like “Basic Instinct” and “9 1/2 Weeks.” Reijn, the Danish director of “Bodies Bodies Bodies” has critically made her film from a more female point of view, resulting in ever-shifting gender and power dynamics that make “Babygirl” seldom predictable — even if the film is never quite as daring as it seems to thinks it is. The opening moments of “Babygirl,” which A24 releases Wednesday, are of Kidman in close-up and apparent climax. But moments after she and her husband finish and say “I love you,” she retreats down the hall to writhe on the floor while watching cheap, transgressive internet pornography. The breathy soundtrack, by the composer Cristobal Tapia de Veer, heaves and puffs along with the film's main character. One day while walking into the office, Romy is taken by a scene on the street. A violent dog gets loose but a young man, with remarkable calmness, calls to the dog and settles it. She seems infatuated. The young man turns out to be Samuel (Harris Dickinson), one of the interns just starting at Tensile. When they meet inside the building, his manner with her is disarmingly frank. Samuel arranges for a brief meeting with Romy, during which he tells her, point blank, “I think you like to be told what to do.” She doesn't disagree. Some of the same dynamic seen on the sidewalk, of animalistic urges and submission to them, ensues between Samuel and Romy. A great deal of the pleasure in “Babygirl” comes in watching Kidman, who so indelibly depicted uncompromised female desire in Stanley Kubrick’s “Eyes Wide Shut,” again wade into the mysteries of sexual hunger. “Babygirl,” which Reijn also wrote, is sometimes a bit much. (In one scene, Samuel feeds Romy saucers of milk while George Michael’s “Father Figure” blares.) 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Late in the film, Samuel describes it as “two children playing.” As a kind of erotic parable of control, “Babygirl” is also, either fittingly or ironically, shot in the very New York headquarters of its distributor, A24. For a studio that’s sometimes been accused of having a “house style,” here’s a movie that goes one step further by literally moving in. What about that automation stuff earlier? Well, our collective submission to digital overloads might have been a compelling jumping-off point for the film, but along the way, not every thread gets unraveled in the easily distracted “Babygirl.” Saucers of milk will do that. “Babygirl,” an A24 release, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association for “strong sexual content, nudity and language.” Running time: 114 minutes. Three stars out of four. Jake Coyle, The Associated PressThe Tennessee Titans will turn to Mason Rudolph as their starter at quarterback for a second consecutive week, despite a three-interception performance in a loss Sunday to the Indianapolis Colts. Titans head coach Brian Callahan announced the decision Tuesday after calling his starting quarterback situation a week-to-week proposition moving forward for his 3-12 team. Rudolph, who was inserted as starter Sunday in place of a struggling Will Levis, was 23-of-34 passing for 252 yards and two touchdowns, but the turnovers proved costly in a 38-30 loss at Indianapolis. Rudolph, who made three starts for an injured Levis earlier this season, has completed 63.8 percent of his passes this season in 188 attempts for 1,267 yards, eight TDs and eight interceptions. Callahan yanked Levis in the third quarter of a 37-27 loss to the visiting Cincinnati Bengals in Week 15. 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