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Trevor Zegras immediately waved at the bench after he went down. Not what the Ducks need to see at this point (or any point). | — Zach Cavanagh (@ZachCav) Here’s what you need to know: Zegras underwent surgery today for a torn meniscus in his right knee. NEWS: Trevor Zegras had successful knee surgery today to repair a torn meniscus. He is expected to miss six weeks. — Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) Six weeks of absence is a long time... But seeing him fall and realizing he couldn’t use his right leg after the injury raised a lot of concerns. However, it’s unfortunate for Zegras because he was having great moments before falling in battle. – Great staff. Brad Pascall, Joe Thornton and Hnat Domenichelli are returning to lead at the . Brad Pascall, Joe Thornton et Hnat Domenichelli dirigeront à nouveau le à la . — Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) – Noteworthy: Belichick’s five-year contract will pay $1 million a year in base salary and $9 million a year in supplemental income. He also can receive as much as $3.5 million in bonuses per year. — Chip Alexander (@ice_chip) – Logical. Mais les fans des Yankees «gardent une place spéciale dans son coeur» quand même. — Passion MLB (@passion_mlb) – He found his niche in Toronto. RJ Barrett has taken his game to another level this season — Sportsnet (@Sportsnet)Pritzker promises to protect immigrants, but says those convicted of violent crimes need to go (copy)
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Tahj Brooks ran for a season-high 188 yards and three touchdowns in the final home game for Texas Tech's all-time leading rusher, and the Red Raiders rolled to a 52-15 victory over West Virginia on Saturday. Texas Tech (8-4, 6-3 Big 12) kept alive faint hopes for a bid in the Big 12 championship game by winning at least eight games in the regular season for the first time since 2009 under the late Mike Leach. The Red Raiders scored at 50 points for the second week in a row and had a resounding response to consecutive home losses. “It was a big deal for us to play well at home,” coach Joey McGuire said. “Our last two home games, we’ve had incredible crowds that had great energy, that had our backs and we played really, really bad. We were embarrassed.” Garrett Greene threw an interception and lost a fumble on Terrell Tilmon's strip sack in the final three minutes of the first half as the Mountaineers (6-6, 5-4) raised more questions about the future of coach Neal Brown by falling behind 35-3 before the break. Behren Morton threw for 359 yards and two touchdowns, including a 31-yarder to Caleb Douglas to put Texas Tech in front 42-3 early in the second half. Josh Kelly had 150 yards receiving. “I don’t think the first half of football defines who they are, who they are as individuals, who we are as a team,” Brown said of the Mountaineers. “Not pleased with that.” McGuire, who will have his third winning record in three seasons, called timeout with 5:57 remaining and his team leading 45-15 to take Brooks out of the game. Brooks was mobbed by teammates as the crowd gave him a standing ovation. Brooks ran for at least 100 yards in all 11 regular-season games he played, breaking the single-season school record of 10 he shared with Byron Hanspard and Bam Morris. Brooks pushed his career total to 4,557 yards in his first home game since breaking Hanspard's 1996 school record of 4,219 yards two weeks ago at Jones AT&T Stadium. Two of Brooks' TDs came on 2-yard runs from direct snaps, and the other was a 37-yarder when he stumbled on a cut but stayed on his feet and bounced off defensive back Ty French. Brooks has 17 TDs rushing this season and 45 for his career. Brooks set up one of his short TDs with a 30-yard catch. Jahiem White ran for 124 yards with a spinning 21-yard touchdown for West Virginia, and Greene had a 15-yard scoring toss to Rodney Gallagher III. Greene threw two picks. West Virginia: A perfect season on the road in the Big 12 ended with a thud. The Mountaineers were 3-0 away from home in conference before allowing 29 second-quarter points followed by another TD just 2:12 into the third. Texas Tech: Tight end Jalin Conyers, one of Brooks' fellow seniors playing his final home game, made up a for a dropped pass in the end zone with a juggling, diving catch for 18 yards to set up Morton's 1-yard scoring toss to Mason Tharp. Conyers, an Arizona State transfer, also had a 2-point conversion run on a swinging gate play from the PAT unit. Both teams are eligible for bowl games. At game's end, Texas Tech's fate for a spot in the Big 12 title game was still up in the air. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football
Caregiver son struggles with guilt over not doing enoughALLIANCE, Ohio - Mount Union remained unbeaten with a 42-7 win over John Carroll on Saturday in the second round of the NCAA Division III football playoffs. The Purple Raiders (11-0) used suffocating defense paired with John Carroll’s early mistakes put the Blue Streaks (9-3) in a hole they couldn’t climb out of. The win improves Mount Union’s record versus Carroll in the playoffs 4-0. “The fact that we committed penalties and things like that I think it was just, we kind of were in our way at times,” said John Carroll head coach Jeff Behrman. “Offensively and defensively we didn’t get the stops we needed to get, we just didn’t execute.” John Carroll and Mount Union have faced off 45 times dating back to 1920. Their most recent meeting was Sept. 21 at Don Shula Stadium, where Mount Union came out on top, 37-31. Saturday’s matchup had different circumstances and higher stakes. This win earned Mount Union a third-round playoff appearance against Carnegie Mellon. Turnovers and John Carroll’s inability to get third-down stops allowed Mount to set the tone early on Saturday. The 21-point deficit at halftime was too much for the Blue Streaks to overcome. Tyler Echeverry, who had had 13 carries, 176 yards and three touchdowns in the regular season meeting, got going during the opening drive with 44 yards and a touchdown. Going into halftime he had 124 yards and three total touchdowns. Rossy Moore put the Purple Raiders up 14-0 following a Kaleb Brown strip-sack. Moore scooped the ball up and recovered it for a 30-yard touchdown. The Blue Streaks answered with their only score of the game. Nick Semptimphelter connected with Evan McVay, who broke multiple tackles and juked defenders for a 34-yard gain to set up the score, a 12-yard touchdown catch for Dorian Facen Jr. Early in the second quarter, Echeverry got into the end zone with another touchdown run while shrugging off multiple defenders. After stopping John Carroll on fourth down near the goal line, Mount Union put together a scoring drive. A 40-yard run for Echeverry put the Purple Raiders on the goal line, where he caught a 2-yard touchdown pass for a 28-7 halftime lead. John Carroll found some bright spots defensively. Jacob Hufnagel was able to reel in an interception, but Mount Union got the ball right back after Brandon Yanssens broke into the backfield and forced a fumble and Garet Cramer recovered. RECOMMENDED • cleveland .com Mount Union vs. John Carroll football preview: What you need to know about playoff matchup Nov. 29, 2024, 5:00 a.m. NFL Black Friday best game, player prop picks for Raiders vs. Chiefs Nov. 29, 2024, 11:00 a.m. Mount Union took advantage of the short field, converting a fourth down on the goal line. Darnell Williams came out of the backfield wide open to catch a 1-yard touchdown pass. Mount Union went into the fourth leading 35-7. Mount Union’s Shaun Thomas has the final touchdown late in the fourth on a 4-yard run. “I’m really proud of their preparation during the bye, and then once we confirmed we were playing John Carroll they really attacked it,” said Mount Union head coach Geoff Dart. “That’s not always an easy thing during Thanksgiving week. We just played really really good football, and we beat a really really good team. So we’re excited to move on to the next round,”
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atomic Data today announced a multi-year agreement to make it the Official IT Provider of Fishers Event Center , a 7,500-seat entertainment and sporting event venue opening today in Fishers, Indiana. Managed by ASM Global , the newly constructed Fishers Event Center is home to three professional sports teams – Indy Fuel Hockey Club (ECHL), Indy Ignite (Professional Volleyball Federation), and Fishers Freight (Indoor Football League) – and will host a wide variety of events, concerts, and entertainment. “We are thrilled to reach a multi-year deal partnership with Atomic Data,“ Larry McQueary , Indy Fuel president said. “Atomic Data has been an integral part of the building process at the Fishers Event Center. With their help, we are ensuring an elevated experience for fans, employees and the community as they experience events here.” Throughout construction, Atomic Data’s Game Day Technologies ® arm took the lead in the design, installation, integration, and testing of the mid-size venue’s HPE Aruba Networking-powered Local Area Network (LAN) and Wi-Fi network. Going forward as the Official IT Provider for Fishers Event Center, Atomic Data will provide 24x7 monitoring and management of key network and server infrastructure, as well as remote support during and between event days. "Venues like Fishers are essential to cities across the U.S., supporting a variety of events and teams. Their success relies on seamless behind-the-scenes technology. Atomic Data and Game Day Technologies have once again proven that tailored venue technology can be delivered efficiently, even with tight timelines and modest budgets," commented Yagya Mahadevan , Game Day Technologies Director at Atomic Data. About Atomic Data Atomic Data , trusted IT provider for hundreds of enterprises, sports teams, and large venues, is on a mission to deliver always-on, custom-tailored technology solutions and objective IT leadership. Game Day Technologies , powered by Atomic Data, enables owners and teams to right size and modernize their venues, districts, training facilities, and back offices with objective, holistic technology oversight and activation.General Motors has made a series of moves in recent months to quietly restructure its business to be as agile as possible going into a wildly uncertain 2025, and analysts said the market should be applauding it. "GM is adjusting to a new reality, and they're become a leaner and a meaner GM," Dan Ives, managing director at Wedbush Securities, told the Detroit Free Press on Wednesday. "I'd say they're quasi-restructuring, meaning they are putting good assets after good and eliminating the bad." GM's most recent change came Tuesday when the automaker announced it would walk away from the billions of dollars it invested in Cruise's robotaxi fleet development since 2016 to instead focus on putting autonomous driving technology on personal vehicles that GM can sell to the public. GM is the largest stakeholder in the self-driving technology company Cruise. “When I first saw the news, I thought, ‘Oh thank God! It’s the new GM,’ “ Mike Ward, managing director of research at Freedom Capital Markets, told the Free Press Wednesday. “The old GM would have been stubborn and kept throwing billions at it. GM can’t compete with Waymo. GM doesn’t need to be in the robotaxi business. This move shows capital discipline. What got GM into bankruptcy in 2008? Undisciplined capital allocation, plain and simple.” Ives agreed, saying it was smart to cut the cord on a program that won't deliver profits anytime soon, if ever. But, he said, "It's bad that they spent all that money and they didn't get anything." Holiday deals: Shop this season’s top products and sales curated by our editors. The Cruise decision is just the latest big move announced by GM. Earlier this month, the company said it will sell back its investment in a battery cell plant being built in Lansing, Michigan to its Ultium Cells joint venture partner LG Energy Solution. That's expected to deliver about $1 billion to GM's coffers. But then GM said it will record a total of nearly $5 billion in non-cash charges against its fourth-quarter net income. GM is in the midst of a massive restructuring of its operations in China that is funded by its partners there. When that's completed, GM expects to be profitable in the world's largest auto market again. In November, GM cut a total of about 1,000 salaried and hourly employees globally as part of the new salaried employee ranking system as well as the "normal course of business" to achieve better operating efficiency. GM said it will also stop using its Yuma Desert Proving Grounds in Arizona for hot-weather vehicle testing. In September, GM inked a deal with Hyundai Motor Co . to look into areas where the two automakers might collaborate in the future. GM admits to considering a change in tactics Not all is lost in GM's latest move with Cruise. Ives and Ward acknowledge that Cruise did bring GM access to technology that has helped improve safety features across its broader lineup and helped attract top software engineers to the automaker. Two high-level software executives left GM earlier this year. Morningstar Autos Analyst David Whiston said GM is restructuring its business model in a sense, but that's good, noting that "the word (restructuring) tends to be associated with companies in trouble and needing a lot of work. In this case GM is not in trouble, but they know they need to change a lot to remain competitive versus Tesla and the Chinese," which are dominating the electric vehicle market globally. The industry as a whole is adjusting to slower-than-expected adoption of EVs , with added uncertainty in the U.S. from President-elect Donald Trump's expected elimination of incentives for people to buy the cars. GM recalls: Over 132,000 Chevrolet, GMC trucks recalled over tailgate issue: See affected models GM's decision to put the brakes on Cruise's robotaxi business reiterated the automaker's disciplined spending philosophy, a message that CFO Paul Jacobson has drilled into Wall Street analysts since earlier this fall. At GM's Investor Day in October, he said the company expects the auto industry to sell about 16 million new vehicles for all of next year, which is "consistent with where we have seen it.” That would be either flat or slightly below where sales could end up this year, based on predictions. Jacobson said that before the election, however. With a new administration heading to the White House, uncertainty rules the day. Trump has talked of repealing parts of the Inflation Reduction Act, notably the $7,500 federal tax credit to consumers for the purchase of electric vehicles, which has helped GM and other carmakers sell EVs despite a lagging public-charger infrastructure. The industry also faces the possibility that Trump will follow through on his threat to raise tariffs on products imported from Mexico and Canada, where all three Detroit automakers have factories in Mexico and Canada. An increase in tariffs, which are the taxes imposed on products when they cross borders, could mean huge cost bumps to automakers. Amid all of this, Jacobson has said that at some point next year, GM's losses on its EVs would narrow by $2 billion to $4 billion. On Dec. 4, an analyst asked Jacobson at the UBS Global Industrials and Transportation Conference in Florida if that goal holds true even if Trump repeals the federal tax credit on EV purchases and rolls back other environmental regulations next year. “I won’t speculate on what policy is going to do, other than to just to say we’ve got to remain agile. We’ve done that for more than a century across 20 presidents," Jacobson said. "Things change. While there might be some changes that are pretty big shifts, we’ve always endeavored to say we want the products to sell themselves." GM will remain focused on the customer, Jacobson said, but he added, "it might mean we have to change tactics a little bit.” GM is prepared to shift its all-electric strategy , including its plan to bring plug-in hybrid technology to certain models in North America in 2027, if the Trump administration eases environmental regulations on new vehicles, he said. Barra pushes back as she considers the future Jacobson's comments, combined with GM's recent moves, provide a glimpse into the company's view of the future, experts said. "GM is thinking more about the long term than about 2025, which probably is going to be a difficult year," said Erik Gordon, business professor at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business. "GM reconsidered what had been key pieces of its business plans — China and EVs and AVs — and now thinks they are less important, are drags on profits, and consume a lot of cash." GM committed to invest some $35 billion toward EV and AV development through 2025. Gordon noted that many investors thought the China market was a "crucial future market." "Analysts said that a car company that fell behind in EVs or AVs was doomed," Gordon added. "GM did what it was pushed to do. Now (CEO Mary Barra) is pushing back. She doesn't like markets where the company loses piles of money. She never has. That is why she got GM out of Europe in 2017." GM will be more profitable by conserving capital now to have it on hand later to develop new products as the market shifts in the future, Gordon said. Kevin Mixer, senior director analyst for automotive manufacturing at Gartner, said GM’s moves all signal that it’s preparing for the worst. “It does appear that the strategy has become ‘battening down the hatches’ to drive back to the basics of manufacturing consumer vehicles as the industry heads into uncertainties and economic headwinds,” Mixer told the Free Press on Wednesday. “Recent business ventures being rethought for near-term revenue contribution.” GM's response to Wall Street's calls China is still important to GM. It's the company's second-largest market behind the United States. But the restructuring happening there will be funded by GM's partners, the automaker does not need to infuse any cash in it. Regarding China, Jacobson said earlier this month at UBS: "We expect to be in a position to be profitable next year ... on a much smaller scale, but that’s OK as long as it’s not a significant capital draw. Some tough decisions have to be made in that space. But it preserves our ability to remain profitable." Similarly, Jacobson said Tuesday in relation to the Cruise news that the company realized that to continue down the path of deploying, maintaining and operating a robotaxi fleet would require a heavy capital investment on top of "the $10 billion we've already invested in it." It made more sense to direct resources to further advancing GM's existing hands-free technology in Super Cruise, which is offered on 20 vehicles. GM had been spending about $2 billion a year supporting Cruise and has never had a return on its investment since 2016. GM expects this restructuring to lower its spending on Cruise by more than $1 billion annually after the proposed plan is completed, which is expected in the first half of 2025. Cruise had been operating human-supervised fleets of self-driving vehicles in Phoenix, Dallas and Houston since summer after a pause caused by a pedestrian injury . Now, with the robotaxi idea dead, China's restructuring in the hands of its partners and the company having shed jobs it did not deem necessary, GM can focus on the strategic opportunities, while cutting costs, Ives said. "Wall Street wants to see a focused GM and Barra, and the team have heard the calls. It's why the stock has done so well this year," Ives said. Shares of the Detroit automaker have risen more than 50% this year, but some of that has been through $12.4 billion in stock buybacks since last November. GM has said it will continue making stock repurchases for the foreseeable future. The 'sea change' at GM Ives said GM is now set up well for whatever may come in 2025. Whiston agreed saying, "I don’t think they are pessimistic about 2025, but they are hyperfocused on capital efficiency and reducing costs." Others appear to agree. Morgan Stanley recently upgraded GM stock to "equal-weight" in its 2025 U.S. Autos Outlook. Autos analyst Adam Jonas wrote in a Wednesday research note that the Cruise robotaxi news is consistent with the "narrative-changing discipline" in GM's other recent moves that show improved execution and capital spending discipline, which led to that upgrade. Freedom Capital Market's Ward said people are not giving GM enough credit for its decision on Cruise, noting GM is not getting out of autonomous-active safety; it is just shifting it to various degrees of use on personal cars. “I think GM’s very optimistic about 2025," Ward said. "There’s been a sea change at General Motors. Their lack of capital discipline got them into trouble in the 1990s and 2000s. They’re doing a restructuring in China, but the Chinese joint venture is paying for it. When you’re looking at a new year and how you’re allocating capital, you look at this robotaxi and say does this make sense? No, it doesn’t. They made the right call on that." The Detroit Three automakers should always be cautious heading into the new year, Ward said, because the auto industry is capital-intensive, labor-intensive, cyclical, low growth, highly regulated and highly competitive. "So if you’re Paul Jacobson, the CFO at General Motors, and you have to present a capital plan to your constituents and have the board sign off on it," Ward said, "you better be conservative." Contact Jamie L. LaReau: jlareau@freepress.com . Follow her on Twitter @ jlareauan .
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Top Case Studies on Generative AI for ResearchersBOSTON — Forty years ago, Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie rolled to his right and threw a pass that has become one of college football’s most iconic moments. With Boston College trailing defending champion Miami, Flutie threw the Hail Mary and found receiver Gerard Phalen, who made the grab while falling into the end zone behind a pair of defenders for a game-winning 48-yard TD. Flutie and many of his 1984 teammates were honored on the field during BC’s 41-21 victory over North Carolina before the second quarter on Saturday afternoon, the anniversary of the Eagles’ Miracle in Miami. “There’s no way its been 40 years,” Flutie told The Associated Press on the sideline a few minutes before he walked out with some of his former teammates to be recognized after a video of The Play was shown on the scoreboards. A statue commemorating Doug Flutie's famed "Hail Mary" pass during a game against Miami on Nov. 23, 1994, sits outside Alumni Stadium at Boston College. Famous football plays often attain a legendary status with religious names like the "Immaculate Reception," the "Hail Mary" pass and the Holy Roller fumble. Michael Dwyer, AP File It’s a moment and highlight that’s not only played throughout decades of BC students and fans, but around the college football world. “What is really so humbling is that the kids 40 years later are wearing 22 jerseys, still,” Flutie said of his old number. “That amazes me.” That game was played on national TV the Friday after Thanksgiving. The ironic thing is it was originally scheduled for earlier in the season before CBS paid Rutgers to move its game against Miami, thus setting up the BC-Miami post-holiday matchup. Boston College quarterback Doug Flutie rejoices in his brother Darren's arms after B.C. defeats Miami with a last second touchdown pass on Nov. 23, 1984, in Miami. File Photo “It shows you how random some things are, that the game was moved,” Flutie said. “The game got moved to the Friday after Thanksgiving, which was the most watched game of the year. We both end up being nationally ranked and up there. All those things lent to how big the game itself was, and made the pass and the catch that much more relevant and remembered because so many people were watching.” There’s a statue of Flutie winding up to make The Pass outside the north gates at Alumni Stadium. Fans and visitors can often be seen taking photos there. “In casual conversation, it comes up every day,” Flutie said, when asked how many times people bring it up. “It brings a smile to my face every time we talk about it.” A week after the game-ending Flutie pass, the Eagles beat Holy Cross and before he flew off to New York to accept the Heisman. They went on to win the 49th Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Day. Boston College quarterback Doug Flutie evades Miami defensive tackle Kevin Fagan during the first quarter of a game on Nov. 23, 1984, in Miami, Fla. JOE SKIPPER, AP File “Forty years seem almost like incomprehensible,” said Phalen, also standing on the sideline a few minutes after the game started. “I always say to Doug: ‘Thank God for social media. It’s kept it alive for us.”’ Earlier this week, current BC coach Bill O’Brien, 55, was asked if he remembered where he was 40 years ago. “We were eating Thanksgiving leftovers in my family room,” he said. “My mom was saying a Rosary in the kitchen because she didn’t like Miami and wanted BC to win. My dad, my brother and I were watching the game. “It was unbelievable,” he said. “Everybody remembers where they were for the Hail Mary, Flutie pass.” Mike Tyson, left, slaps Jake Paul during a weigh-in ahead of their heavyweight bout, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Julio Cortez In this image taken with a slow shutter speed, Spain's tennis player Rafael Nadal serves during a training session at the Martin Carpena Sports Hall, in Malaga, southern Spain, on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) Manu Fernandez A fan takes a picture of the moon prior to a qualifying soccer match for the FIFA World Cup 2026 between Uruguay and Colombia in Montevideo, Uruguay, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Santiago Mazzarovich) Santiago Mazzarovich Rasmus Højgaard of Denmark reacts after missing a shot on the 18th hole in the final round of World Tour Golf Championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri) Altaf Qadri Taylor Fritz of the United States reacts during the final match of the ATP World Tour Finals against Italy's Jannik Sinner at the Inalpi Arena, in Turin, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) Antonio Calanni Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Jalen Tolbert (1) fails to pull in a pass against Atlanta Falcons cornerback Dee Alford (20) during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/ Brynn Anderson) Brynn Anderson Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love, top right, scores a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Nam Y. Huh India's Tilak Varma jumps in the air as he celebrates after scoring a century during the third T20 International cricket match between South Africa and India, at Centurion Park in Centurion, South Africa, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) Themba Hadebe Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski warms up before facing the Seattle Kraken in an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) Lindsey Wasson Kansas State players run onto the field before an NCAA college football game against Arizona State Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, in Manhattan, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Charlie Riedel A fan rapped in an Uruguay flag arrives to the stands for a qualifying soccer match against Colombia for the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Montevideo, Uruguay, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico) Matilde Campodonico People practice folding a giant United States flag before an NFL football game between the Buffalo Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) Julia Demaree Nikhinson Brazil's Marquinhos attempts to stop the sprinklers that were turned on during a FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying soccer match against Venezuela at Monumental stadium in Maturin, Venezuela, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos) Ariana Cubillos Georgia's Georges Mikautadze celebrates after scoring his side's first goal during the UEFA Nations League, group B1 soccer match between Georgia and Ukraine at the AdjaraBet Arena in Batumi, Georgia, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Tamuna Kulumbegashvili) Tamuna Kulumbegashvili Dallas Stars center Mavrik Bourque, right, attempts to score while Minnesota Wild right wing Ryan Hartman (38) and Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson (32) keep the puck out of the net during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Ellen Schmidt) Ellen Schmidt Mike Tyson, left, fights Jake Paul during their heavyweight boxing match, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Julio Cortez Italy goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario misses the third goal during the Nations League soccer match between Italy and France, at the San Siro stadium in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno) Luca Bruno Cincinnati Bengals tight end Mike Gesicki (88) celebrates after scoring a touchdown against the Las Vegas Raiders during the second half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Carolyn Kaster President-elect Donald Trump attends UFC 309 at Madison Square Garden, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Evan Vucci Fans argue in stands during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between France and Israel at the Stade de France stadium in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, Thursday Nov. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Thibault Camus Slovakia's Rebecca Sramkova hits a return against Danielle Collins, of the United States, during a tennis match at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals at the Martin Carpena Sports Hall, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024, in Malaga, southern Spain. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez) Manu Fernandez St. John's guard RJ Luis Jr. (12) falls after driving to the basket during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against New Mexico, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, in New York. 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Sound point Meridian Capital director buys $10,132 in stockNASCAR CUP SERIESNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un held a key policy-setting meeting of the country's ruling party a week ago ahead of the new year, state media KCNA reported on Sunday. The meeting of party and government officials decided that North Korea would launch the "toughest" strategy to counteract the United States less than a month before Donald Trump takes office as the next American president, the report said, Reuters reported. The alliance between South Korea, the U.S. and Japan has expanded to a "nuclear military bloc" and South Korea has become an "anti-communist outpost" for the U.S., the KCNA report added. "This reality clearly shows to which direction we should advance and what we should do and how." The Dec. 23-27 meeting also reviewed the handling of floods earlier this year, including the plan that brought those affected to Pyongyang, the capital, according to the report. North Korea also vowed to promote relations with "friendly" countries during the meeting. Kim also called for progress in defense science and technology to bolster the country's war deterrence.
Vanuatu teenagers Chloe Ameara and Leo Lebot started their World Aquatics Swimming Championships 2024 campaign in Budapest by recording personal best times and setting national records in their opening events. Top swimmers from around the world, including Olympic winners and some others from the Pacific, are competing at the event. Ameara, 15, finished with a time of 1:25:21 in the 100m women's backstroke, while Lebot clocked 29:29 in the men's 50m butterfly. In her second event, the 100m individual medley, Ameara finished with a time of 1:25:47. While both swimmers' times were well off the qualifying times to progress into the next rounds, the experience competing against the very best in the world is "already a success story, according to Oceania Aquatics. "A pretty decent personal best, but I could have been a little faster," Ameara told Oceania Aquatics after her first race. She acknowledged that she needed to "work on my start and underwater...but we've been working on my rotation and I think that went pretty well". Lebot will compete in the men's 50m freestyle on Saturday to wrap-up his participation. "I feel really good. I think I could have been faster on the end but I'm still really happy," he said after his first race. Lebot wants to attend and compete in as many competitions as possible, and he already has the next event in mind. "This competition has been amazing," he said. "For Vanuatu, we do lots of regional competitions in the Pacific. We're looking to go to the Pacific Mini Games in Palau next year and try to get new PBs for Vanuatu and new national records," he was quoted as saying by Oceania Aquatics. Both swimmers' advice to other Pacific Island swimmers is that "we may not be the best of the best out there but it's always really good to gain experience at meets and make lots of new friends." Ahead of the World Championships, Vanuatu Aquatics Federation president Nancy Miyake thanked World Aquatics and Vanuatu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee to make it possible for the country to take part at the event. Meanwhile, Tongan swimmer Finau 'Ohuafi is also celebrating after setting a new national record in the 100m freestyle. TASANOC said 'Ohuafi touched the wall to break his previous national record, setting a new time of 52:16 seconds. 'Ohuafi is part of the three-member Team Tonga at the event.FNA DEADLINE ALERT: ROSEN, GLOBAL INVESTOR COUNSEL, Encourages Paragon 28, Inc. Investors With ...
Bali 9: Nine very different drug mules and the two painful traits they sharedTantalizers signs MoU to acquire Apapa-based DanBethel Marine, reveals expansion plansArsenal, Man City and Bayern advance to Women's Champions League quarterfinalsPHILADELPHIA and NEW YORK , Dec. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- FS KKR Capital Corp. (NYSE: FSK) today announced that it has completed its previously announced offering of an additional $100 million in aggregate principal amount of its 6.125% notes due 2030 (the "Notes"). The Notes will be a further issuance of, and form a single series with, the $600 million aggregate principal amount of 6.125% Notes due 2030 that FSK issued on November 20, 2024 , increasing the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the series to $700 million . BofA Securities, Inc., BMO Capital Markets Corp., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, KKR Capital Markets LLC, SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., and Truist Securities, Inc. are acting as joint book-running managers for this offering. FSK intends to use the net proceeds of this offering for general corporate purposes, including potentially repaying outstanding indebtedness under credit facilities and certain notes. This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the Notes, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. About FS KKR Capital Corp. FSK is a leading publicly traded business development company (BDC) focused on providing customized credit solutions to private middle market U.S. companies. FSK seeks to invest primarily in the senior secured debt and, to a lesser extent, the subordinated debt of private middle market companies. FSK is advised by FS/KKR Advisor, LLC. 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