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WASHINGTON − The on Friday agreed to review whether California can set its own vehicle emissions rules to transition away from gasoline powered cars. What California does shapes national emissions standards because of its large customer base for automakers. But “the Golden State is not the golden child,” Ohio and 16 other states with GOP attorneys general c And the fuel producers and sellers that are California’s rules argue that the state is unlawfully acting as a “quasi-federal regulator on global climate change.” The issue is whether the Environmental Protection Agency can allow California to impose emissions standards on new vehicles that are tougher than the federal government’s. The Clean Air Act permits that under certain conditions. That provision was intended in part to address the fact the climate and topography of the nation’s most populous state makes pollution from tailpipe emissions harder to control. 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This year, some of Coca-Cola’s holiday ads airing on TV look a little different. They’re generated by artificial intelligence. In what is the company’s largest push into using AI in advertising, Coca-Cola partnered with generative AI companies to make new iterations of its classic 1995 ad “Holidays Are Coming.” Shots of lighted Coca-Cola trucks on snowy roads and mountains, smiling townspeople and Christmas trees rising above an idyllic village, among other familiar holiday imagery, were all rendered using AI models. In a statement, a spokesperson for Coca-Cola said the company is “always exploring new ways to connect with fans and experiment with different approaches” and dedicated to “creating the highest level of work at the intersection of human creativity and technology.” Silverside AI, one of the firms commissioned by Coke, provided further detail about the project on their website. A project of the same scale as the holiday ad would typically take more than 12 months, Silverside wrote on its website. But using both proprietary technology and market AI tools, Silverside produced the ad in two months with a team of 40 people, “showcasing that AI, combined with human creativity, can elevate storytelling to new heights.” The campaign immediately received backlash, with critics saying the ad deceives consumers and strips the holiday campaign of its creativity. On the other side of the spectrum, some called it a bold innovation and a new approach to visual storytelling. The controversy indicates that the argument over advertisers incorporating AI into campaigns is far from settled. Tim Halloran, a professor at Georgia Tech who spent 10 years working with Coca-Cola’s brand management division, said the new ad campaign was a violation of Coca-Cola’s brand promise. “As a brand, you always want to establish a relationship with consumers built on authenticity and realness and being true. That’s where the fallacy of this is, especially for a brand like Coca-Cola. For years, a core crux of that brand has been the idea of authenticity. After all, Coke was ‘The Real Thing,’” Halloran said, referring to the brand’s iconic campaign from the 1970s. To keep up with the pace of innovation in an ever-changing advertising market, Coca-Cola, along with thousands of other companies, are reckoning with the fast-improving technology. Generative AI can automate time-consuming or labor-intensive tasks involved in producing ads, cutting down on time and costs. But there are concerns it has the potential to limit the need for human workers involved in the craft.
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Bethlehem marks a second subdued Christmas during the war in Gaza BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem is marking another somber Christmas Eve under the shadow of war in Gaza. Manger Square lacked its usual festive lights and crowds of tourists on Tuesday. Instead, the area outside the Nativity Church was quiet. The church was built atop the spot where Jesus is believed to have been born. The war, the violence in the occupied West Bank it has spurred and the lack of festivities has deeply hurt Bethlehem's economy. The town relies heavily on Christmas tourism. The economy in the West Bank was already reeling because of restrictions placed on laborers preventing them from entering Israel during the war. Middle East latest: Bethlehem marks a somber Christmas Eve amid war in Gaza TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Palestinian city of Bethlehem is preparing for another somber Christmas under the shadow of war in Gaza. 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The U.S. Department of Justice sued Idaho i n August 2022, shortly after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and triggered Idaho’s strict abortion bans . The federal government said Idaho’s narrow exception for abortion only to prevent the death, not protect the health, of a pregnant patient didn’t meet the standards of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, or EMTALA. The panel of federal judges Tuesday interrogated attorneys for the state and federal government in an hourlong oral argument hearing. But one question loomed over the entire proceeding: When Donald Trump takes office in January, will the federal government even continue to pursue the case? In the last two years, the lawsuit has been a roller coaster of injunctions, appeals and reversals that took it to the nation’s highest court in April. This summer, the Supreme Court justices sent the case back to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, reinstated a preliminary injunction allowing abortions as emergency care and chastised both parties, whose arguments in D.C., the justices said, “rendered the scope of the dispute unclear, at best.” Now the next steps for the case are also unclear. The appeals court could uphold or undo the injunction, which allowed Idaho physicians to provide abortions as stabilizing care in non-life-threatening emergencies without opening themselves up to potential prosecution. If the incoming presidential administration instructs the Department of Justice to drop the case entirely, either decision would be moot. It’s common for a new administration to dismiss pending cases that don’t align with its priorities. For instance, Democratic President Joe Biden’s administration dropped several cases initiated during Trump’s first term, including a lawsuit against former Trump national security adviser John Bolton over Bolton’s tell-all book; a lawsuit against a former aide to Melania Trump who officials said violated a non-disclosure agreement by writing a memoir; and a lawsuit against Yale University that alleged the school discriminated against white and Asian applications. Throughout his 2024 campaign, Trump was inconsistent in his stance on abortion rights , at times criticizing conservative states for harsh laws while simultaneously voicing support for a federal ban on abortion around 15 weeks of pregnancy. Dan Estes, a spokesperson for the Idaho Attorney General’s Office, told the Idaho Statesman in an email that it has not heard anything from the Trump transition team on its plans to pursue the case. Trump transition officials did not respond to an emailed request for comment on the case. Idaho’s attorney argues EMTALA, abortion ban don’t conflict John Bursch, the attorney arguing on behalf of the state of Idaho, on Tuesday reiterated arguments the state made before the Supreme Court in D.C. this spring: that the federal government cannot overstep state law and cannot instruct hospitals to perform a specific procedure like abortion under EMTALA. EMTALA, a federal law dating back to the 1980s, requires hospitals that accept Medicare funds to provide stabilizing care to patients experiencing medical emergencies. Bursch is senior counsel with the Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative Christian legal advocacy group that has been described by some organizations, like the civil rights nonprofit Southern Poverty Law Center, as an extremist group. Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador tapped the Alliance Defending Freedom for help in the case last year. Bursch opened arguments in front of a panel that includes judges appointed by former presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama. Four of the judges were appointed by Trump in his first term, and two are Biden appointees. Bursch told the judges Idaho is being irreparably harmed each day the injunction is in place and argued that EMTALA does not conflict with Idaho’s Defense of Life Act , which includes an emergency exception only when abortion is “necessary to prevent the death of the pregnant woman” and carries the threat of prison time and loss of medical license for any health care professional who breaks the law. “What’s the problem with having an injunction if you’re not being harmed by the non-conflict, from your perspective?” asked Judge Milan D. Smith, Jr., a Bush appointee from El Segundo, California. Bursch said the injunction, originally put in place by Judge B. Lynn Winmill of the U.S. District Court for Idaho, is broader than EMTALA’s allowances. He also said the U.S. Department of Justice has failed to illustrate “real-world” instances like a scenario poised by Smith, where Idaho law would bar a physician from providing an abortion to a patient if it would prevent them from losing a limb when their life wasn’t also at risk. ‘An exercise in futility’: Judges weigh in on future of case under Trump As Bursch defended Idaho’s position, Judge Consuelo M. Callahan, a Bush appointee from Sacramento, first raised the issue of the incoming administration. “Is this an exercise in futility?” Callahan asked. “You said every day that Idaho can’t have its law in effect is a terrible day, but none of the things that anyone’s talked about have happened. “A lot of things have changed on the ground, and we have a new administration,” Callahan said. “Why shouldn’t we just send this back to the District Court and let the District Court deal with all the changes?” Callahan was referring to changes to Idaho’s abortion law that occurred after the Department of Justice sued the state. The Idaho Legislature amended the law to allow abortions in cases of ectopic or molar pregnancies and to create an explicit exception for abortion to save a pregnant patient’s life. Taylor Meehan, a Chicago-based attorney representing the Idaho Legislature, argued before the panel after Bursch. Meehan faced similar questions from the judges as she argued that Idaho doctors are able to use their “good faith medical judgment” to decide when an abortion is legal. “But if they guess wrong, the prosecutor prosecutes them and they lose their license,” Smith countered. Judge Salvador Mendoza, Jr., a Biden appointee from eastern Washington, asked Meehan if the abortion law had been altered to spell out specific conditions when doctors could legally provide abortions. “The more you put in the statute, the more you start to limit the physicians’ good faith belief,” Meehan said. “How are the doctors supposed to know this if it’s not explicit?” Mendoza asked. Catherine Carroll, who argued on behalf of the Justice Department, also faced criticism from the panel as she reiterated the federal government’s position that abortion is sometimes the appropriate stabilizing care for emergencies that aren’t life-threatening. Trump appointees Daniel Bress, of San Francisco; Lawrence VanDyke, of Reno; and Danielle Forrest, of Portland, questioned the necessity of abortion, whether it falls under the scope of EMTALA and who should have the power to decide when and if ethics come into providing abortions as health care. VanDyke also took the lead questioning Lindsay Harrison, who argued on behalf of St. Luke’s Health System, which has been a vocal supporter of the federal government’s position in the case. When Harrison noted that St. Luke’s airlifted six patients to other states during the six-month period when the U.S. Supreme Court walked back the injunction in the case, VanDyke questioned the motivation for relocating the patients. “How much of this airlifting is because (the patient needs) something you don’t provide?” VanDyke asked. Harrison responded that the patients, most of whom had a condition that causes the amniotic sac to break prematurely and risk infection, were airlifted only because St. Luke’s was unable to comply with EMTALA. She said physicians moved patients to hospitals where they had access to “the full range of stabilizing care.” Forrest asked Harrison where St. Luke’s will stand if the Trump administration drops the federal case against Idaho. Harrison said the health system, which is Idaho’s largest, would either face the same circumstances as it did when it needed to airlift patients, or it could file its own lawsuit. “That’s a troubling scenario in front of us,” Harrison said. Does WA Gov. Jay Inslee really plan to move to Idaho when he leaves office in January? Idaho man charged with murder escaped. Why was he in a minimum-security prison? 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Our 250 Analysts and SMEs offer a high level of expertise in data collection and governance using industrial techniques to collect and analyze data on more than 25,000 high-impact and niche markets. Our analysts are trained to combine modern data collection techniques, superior research methodology, expertise, and years of collective experience to produce informative and accurate research. This release was published on openPR.Lucknow, Nov 24 (PTI) BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday alleged irregularities in voting in the recent Uttar Pradesh bypolls and said her party will not contest by-elections, particularly in the state, “until the Election Commission takes measures to prevent fake voting”. The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister also held the Yogi Adityanath-led state government responsible for the violence in Sambhal district over the survey of a mosque. Bypolls to nine Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh were held on November 20 and the results were declared on Saturday. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) contested all the seats unsuccessfully. The BSP candidates were pushed to the third spot in seven seats while in two seats, they came fifth, even behind the Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) and All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) candidates. The party’s poor show led to the charge of being a “vote katwa” — a term meant to accuse it of cutting into the Samajwadi Party’s (SP) votes, especially in Katehari and Phulpur, in favour of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The Mayawati-led party posted its best performance in Katehari, where its candidate Amit Verma got 41,647 votes to emerge third. SP leaders alleged that the BSP helped the BJP’s Dharamraj Nishad win the seat by cutting into the votes of its candidate, Shobhawati Verma, who lost the contest by a margin of 34,514 votes. The BSP’s worst show was in Kundarki, where its candidate Rafatulla polled a meagre 1,099 votes. Ramveer Singh of the BJP won the seat, defeating SP’s Mohammad Rizwan by a massive margin of 1,44,791 votes. Singh received 1,70,371 votes against Rizwan’s 25,580 votes. “In the bypolls to the nine Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, there was widespread discussion about the votes cast and the results announced on Saturday. I am not saying this myself, it is a common perception among people that earlier, during elections conducted with ballot papers, fake votes were cast by misusing the system, often through fraud. “Now, similar practices are being carried out using EVMs (electronic voting machines), which is a matter of deep sorrow and concern for democracy,” Mayawati told a press conference here. These activities are now being executed more openly, especially during bypolls, she claimed. “We witnessed this in the Uttar Pradesh bypolls. Similar concerns have also been raised regarding the recent (Assembly) election in Maharashtra. This is a major warning bell for democracy in our country,” the BSP chief said. “Given this situation, our party has decided that until the Election Commission takes strict measures to prevent fake voting, we will not participate in any bypoll across the country, particularly in Uttar Pradesh. I am specifically referring to bypolls here,” she added. As far as the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls are concerned, there is a somewhat better safeguard because the fear of power changing hands makes the state machinery more cautious, Mayawati said. “In these elections, it is not guaranteed that the ruling party will retain power and there are chances that another party may take over. This fear keeps the government machinery somewhat restrained,” she added. Considering all these factors, the BSP will contest elections to the Lok Sabha, state assemblies and local bodies with full preparation and strength, Mayawati stressed. In the bypolls, the BJP and its ally, Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), won seven seats together while SP candidates emerged victorious in two. Mayawati noted that after the BSP formed an independent majority government in Uttar Pradesh in 2007, the Congress, the BJP and their “caste-based” allies became highly anxious. “They feared that if the BSP comes to power at the Centre, it would realise the incomplete dreams of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar and his follower, the respected Kanshi Ramji, in every aspect. To prevent this, these casteist parties — Congress, BJP and their associates — secretly colluded. “Together, they manipulated and used opportunistic, self-serving individuals from the Dalit community to create numerous parties. These parties are entirely funded by the same groups to serve their interests,” Mayawati claimed. This is why these parties travel with dozens of vehicles and even use helicopters and aeroplanes for their election campaigns. These things are widely discussed among the public, she said. The BSP, on the other hand, raises funds independently through memberships and other contributions. It is worth noting that these opposing parties are weakening the BSP for their political gains by fielding candidates who align with their interests, Mayawati said. “Furthermore, to strengthen these self-serving and opportunistic groups, our opponents are even transferring their votes to them and ensuring that one or two MPs or MLAs from such groups get elected in each state,” she claimed. “Therefore, it is imperative for Dalits, Adivasis and other backward communities not to waste even a single vote on these selfish and opportunistic parties,” the BSP chief said. Mayawati pointed out that this pattern was witnessed in the recent Assembly polls in Haryana, Maharashtra and Jharkhand as well as in the Uttar Pradesh bypolls. She blamed the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh for the unrest in Sambhal. “Following Saturday’s unexpected bypoll results in the state, there has been significant tension in Sambhal district and the entire Moradabad division. In such a situation, the administration should have postponed the survey of mosque and temple properties in Sambhal to maintain peace. “Instead, the survey conducted on Sunday has led to unrest and violence, for which the Uttar Pradesh government and administration are entirely responsible. This is highly condemnable. Such actions should have been carried out peacefully by involving both sides, which was not done. I appeal to the people of Sambhal to maintain peace and order in these challenging times,” Mayawati said. 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Inside the friendly confines of the Treasure Valley, hype is high and hope is higher around the Fiesta Bowl. Outside of the area, the Boise State football team is seemingly being discounted as it prepares for its College Football Playoff quarterfinal matchup against Penn State on New Year’s Eve. No. 3 Boise State is the team that received a first-round bye, but No. 6 Penn State — tradition-laden member of the Big Ten, a Power 4 conference — is a 10.5-point favorite , the second-largest margin between teams in the quarterfinals. It puts the Broncos, who have built quite a tradition as well, in familiar territory. They opened as 8-point underdogs in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl against mighty Oklahoma; 7-point underdogs in 2010 vs. TCU; and 4-point underdogs in 2014 vs. Arizona. Boise State won all three games. First-year head coach Spencer Danielson said he doesn’t need anyone outside of the campus to believe in his team. “Please, count us out,” Danielson said Monday afternoon. It’s a phrase he’s been using in recent weeks. In addition to being a huge underdog in this game, the Broncos have the longest odds of the eight teams remaining to win the national title. “Please, count us out,” Danielson repeated. “That’s what Boise State football has been built on: people thinking we can’t do something, and we work our tails off to find a way to prove people wrong.” Despite those previous Fiesta Bowl wins, this New Year’s Eve stage probably has the brightest lights the football program at Boise State (12-1) has ever seen. But the Broncos, whose only loss all season was by three points at No. 1 Oregon, are just conducting business as usual. Danielson is giving the team Christmas Eve and Christmas Day off before hitting the ground running on Thursday. The team will travel to Arizona on Saturday afternoon ahead of Tuesday’s game. Nothing about how Boise State prepares for a game will change. Position group meetings will remain the same length, practices will follow the same formula and Danielson said he has no plans to try to “micromanage” anything. “Every game is the most important game, so your process should continue to grow and be elite week to week to week, regardless of the opponent, regardless of where the game is being played,” Danielson said. “And so, no different going into the Fiesta Bowl, quarterfinals of the playoff, I just want to make sure we do our process better than we’ve ever done.” The coach said it will be business as usual during the game as well. Danielson has earned a reputation for going for it on fourth down, for instance. The Broncos are 15-for-21 (71.4%) this season, the 10th-best conversion percentage in the nation. From the incomplete fourth-down pass in the first quarter against Georgia Southern in August to the successful 4th-and-1 rush from junior running back Ashton Jeanty in the Mountain West championship game, Danielson has leaned on a combination of analytics and gut feeling to make some big calls this season. Danielson said the balance of risk vs. reward will not change because of the game’s importance or the team on the other side of the ball. “I go into every game with a game plan for situational football. From timeouts to when to go for it, those are the moves I have to make as a head coach,” Danielson said. “And obviously, as a game goes, plans change, and I’ve got to be aware and very adaptable as we work through those.” When: 5:30 p.m. Mountain time Tuesday, Dec. 31 Where: State Farm Stadium (63,400, natural grass) TV: ESPN Radio: KBOI 670 AM and KBOI 93.1 FM (Bob Behler, Pete Cavender) Records: Boise State 12-1; Penn State 12-2 Series: First meeting Vegas line: Penn State by 10.5 points Weather: Indoors This story was originally published December 23, 2024, 3:38 PM.President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Pete Hegseth for Secretary of Defense has ignited considerable debate as liberal critics scrutinize his qualifications and use “unnamed sources” to disparage his alleged past conduct . But Hegseth’s nomination is an opportunity this country cannot afford to miss. I’ve had the privilege of working with Pete at Fox News for seven years, and he’s the right person to bring sanity back to our military. Our armed forces have been derailed in recent years, taken hostage by a relentless march of wokeness — with policy decisions based on social agendas rather than military effectiveness. But our military is not some social experiment. Pete knows this firsthand as a soldier who served on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan. He understands what it takes to lead, and knows how dangerous it is when leadership loses sight of the mission. When he recently met with Sen. Joni Ernst (the likely key vote in his confirmation), he didn’t just ask for her support — he laid out a vision for what the military should be. After their meeting, Ernst, herself a combat veteran, hinted at her approval . This is good news for the country. Pete doesn’t just win people over with charisma (though he has plenty of it); he wins them over with substance. He is committed to restoring our military’s focus, and he’s not afraid to challenge the sacred cows of political correctness to do so. We need that desperately. As one might expect, critics have dredged up his past and taken some of his comments out of context. Pete has mounted a vigorous defense: In an exclusive interview with my dear friend, Fox News host Sean Hannity, Pete rightly called out the Democratic Party and the media for the show trial they are attempting. Make no mistake about it: The media, which has become largely an extension of the Democratic Party, will lie, attack, and misconstrue the words of all of Trump’s nominees, not just Pete. That’s, unfortunately, how polarizing our politics has become. But I know Pete. His integrity is unmatched, and his commitment to our country is unwavering. He’s not in this for a line on his resumé. He’s in this because he believes deeply in the mission of the US military and its critical role in defending freedom worldwide. That’s why he’s earned the support of veterans and active-duty soldiers alike — and of his coworkers, too. I’m not the only one at Fox. Far from it. Fox News host Will Cain, another veteran, recently summed it up perfectly on his show: “Pete Hegseth is exactly what the Pentagon needs: A leader who prioritizes strength over optics and results over rhetoric.” Jesse Watters didn’t mince words on “Fox News Primetime”: “Hegseth has the courage to call out what’s wrong and the experience to make it right.” Kayleigh McEnany, former White House press secretary and Fox News host, added on “Outnumbered,” “He stands firm in his values, and he’s not afraid to challenge bureaucracy when it fails our service members.” Brian Kilmeade spoke up on “Fox & Friends.” “Pete understands the mission of the military better than anyone. He’s been there, he’s led, and he knows how to bring us back to what matters: strength and readiness.” And Laura Ingraham emphasized the importance of Trump’s pick. “Pete Hegseth isn’t just a choice for Secretary of Defense — he’s the only choice if we want to restore America’s standing on the world stage,” she declared. All of this support against those notorious — and all-too-common these days in liberal-controlled establishment media — “unnamed sources.” The stakes are too high to let this nomination get bogged down in petty politics or ideological grandstanding. Pete isn’t about maintaining the broken system; he’s about fixing it. He’s about taking on the wokeness that has infected the military, refocusing on readiness, and ensuring that the armed forces are prepared for the real threats we face — not imaginary ones dreamed up in think tanks. At a time when global threats are multiplying, from an aggressive China to a belligerent Russia, we need someone like Pete at the helm. The US Senate should confirm Pete Hegseth without hesitation. This isn’t just about filling a role; it’s about restoring the integrity and strength of our military. Anything less would be an affront to the men and women who serve — and to the nation they protect. Gianno Caldwell is founder of the Caldwell Institute for Public Safety and a Fox News political analyst.X: @GiannoCaldwell
Which board games are best? Even with technology taking over much of our day-to-day lives, board games still offer quality entertainment that can’t be beaten. Of course, the popular board games of today are a far cry from the games your parents grew up playing. Board games are perfect for encouraging your family to work together or for bringing your group of friends around the table for an evening. If you’d like to start up a weekly game night, let this helpful list of the most popular board games be your guide. Utter Nonsense Ages 8+ This game will have every player rolling in stitches with each ridiculous phrase that’s uttered. Combine crazy accents and hilarious phrases to impress the Nonsense Judge and win the round. The player with the highest number of wins ultimately wins the game, but the true fun of this card game is listening to your fellow players trying to say some of the most entertaining phrases of all time. This game is perfect for game nights or parties. Speak Out Ages 8+ This hilarious game is perfect if you have teenagers or are hosting a party with all adults. To play, you insert a mouthpiece that alters the sound of your speech, making every word sound silly. Set the timer and read one of the phrases on the cards and try to help your teammate guess what you’re saying. Speak Out easily provides hours of fun that even grandparents will love. Escape Room in a Box Ages 13+ What’s the next best thing to trying to break out of a room? Escape Room in a Box, of course. This thrilling, immersive game involves solving 2D and 3D puzzles in order to prevent a mad scientist from turning you and your friends or family into werewolves. Work together to escape your fate and use Amazon Alexa to enhance the experience. Codenames Ages 14+ This fun strategy game is perfect for anyone with teenagers. Form two teams and select a spymaster on each team. Using clues, spymasters try to help their teammates find all 25 of the agents they’re in contact with, hopefully without selecting the other team’s agents or running into the deadly assassin. This innovative game offers a challenging and rewarding time working together. Harry Potter Clue Ages 9+ Excite your kids on game night with this modern twist on a classic. Play as six recognizable Hogwarts characters — Harry, Hermione, Ron, Luna, Ginny or Neville — to solve the mystery behind a fellow student’s disappearance. It’s up to you to figure out who attacked the student, what bewitching spell they used and where it occurred. Watch out for the Dark Mark, moving staircases and secret passages as you travel along in this magical family game. Pandemic Ages 8+ If you’ve ever wanted to save humanity from a deadly outbreak, you’ll love spending an hour playing Pandemic. You and your teammates must fight to contain four deadly diseases threatening the human race. Players must learn to work with their teammates to control outbreak hotspots and treat diseases. Win the game by curing all diseases without wiping out humanity first. Catan Ages 10+ This tactical 60-minute game will push your imagination to its limits as you embark on a journey across Catan. Acquire crucial resources as you travel, build roads, buildings, and cities, and be wary of the ruthless robber and other players halting you on your own road. Through careful trading and clever decisions, you can lead your travelers to victory in this role-playing game of limitless possibilities. Play again and again. Every game is different. Ticket to Ride Ages 8+ Train lovers will enjoy this innovative board game which has won numerous awards. This cross-country train adventure game mimics the concept of traveling around the world in 80 days. Collect train cars and claim railways across the country. Players earn the most points by establishing long train routes and connecting distant cities. Each game takes roughly 30 to 40 minutes to complete, and every adventure is different. 5 Second Rule Ages 10+ This quick-paced game gives each player five seconds to name items on a certain topic. Although the topics are objectively easy —“Name 3 Mountains,” “Name 3 Types of Hats” or “Name 3 Super Heroes,” the pressure of the time crunch is likely to put you on edge. Race the clock and remain composed to win this game. You can even make up your own topics if you prefer. Half the fun is just hearing what other people blurt out, whether it’s relevant to the topic or not. Prices listed reflect time and date of publication and are subject to change. Check out our Daily Deals for the best products at the best prices and sign up here to receive the BestReviews weekly newsletter full of shopping inspo and sales. BestReviews spends thousands of hours researching, analyzing and testing products to recommend the best picks for most consumers. BestReviews and its newspaper partners may earn a commission if you purchase a product through one of our links.
Economy recovering from slowdown witnessed in Q2, says RBICoote was sacked earlier this month after the emergence of a video in which he made derogatory remarks about Liverpool and their former manager Jurgen Klopp. Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) said that a thorough investigation had concluded he was “in serious breach of the provisions of his employment contract, with his position deemed untenable”. “Supporting David Coote continues to be important to us and we remain committed to his welfare,” PGMOL’s statement on December 9 added. Coote had the right to appeal against the decision but PA understands the Nottinghamshire referee has decided not to. The video which triggered PGMOL’s investigation into Coote’s conduct first came to public attention on November 11. In it, Coote is asked for his views on a Liverpool match where he has just been fourth official, and describes them as “s***”. He then describes Klopp as a “c***”, and, asked why he felt that way, Coote says the German had “a right pop at me when I reffed them against Burnley in lockdown” and had accused him of lying. “I have got no interest in speaking to someone who’s f****** arrogant, so I do my best not to speak to him,” Coote said. Later in the video, Coote again refers to Klopp, this time as a “German c***”. The Football Association opened its own investigation into that video, understood to be centred on that last comment and whether Coote’s reference to Klopp’s nationality constituted an aggravated breach of its misconduct rules. The investigation by PGMOL which led to Coote’s contract being terminated is also understood to have looked at another video which appeared to show Coote snorting a white powder, purportedly during Euro 2024 where he was one of the assistant VARs for the tournament. European football’s governing body UEFA also appointed an ethics investigator to look into the matter.
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