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DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams will not be charged with a crime after he was found with a gun in a car driven by his brother, a prosecutor said Monday. The gun on the floor was registered to Williams, but he didn't have a concealed-carry permit. His brother did. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Get any of our free email newsletters — news headlines, obituaries, sports, and more.I'm A Celebrity fans threaten to 'boycott' show after first celebrity revealNo. 7 Tennessee outscored UT Martin by 28 points in the second half in routing the visiting Skyhawks 78-35 on Friday afternoon in Knoxville. Chaz Lanier scored a game-high 18 points for the Volunteers (7-0), who expanded on a 35-20 halftime lead with a 43-15 second half. Felix Okpara had 10 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks, helping Tennessee command the paint along with Igor Milicic, who added nine points and 13 rebounds. Zakai Zeigler nearly had a double-double with 11 points and nine assists. The Volunteers used their size to their advantage, outscoring UT Martin 36-10 in the paint and out rebounding the Skyhawks 49-24. That included 20 offensive rebounds for Tennessee, which led to 19 second-chance points. UT Martin (2-5) was cold coming out of the locker room after halftime, missing its first eight shots. Conversely, the Vols started the second half with a nine-point run to extend their lead to 24 points. The Vols never let the Skyhawks score consecutive baskets in the first half, holding UT Martin to 25 percent shooting (4 of 16) from beyond the arc and allowing a total of only three points from the starting five. For the game, guard Josue Grullon led UT Martin with 15 points. The leading scorer in the Ohio Valley Conference entering Friday at 18.2 points per game, Grullon has not started any game for head coach Jeremy Shulman. Most of the Skyhawks' points -- 28 of 35 -- came from their reserves. The starting five combined to score seven points -- six points from Matija Zuzic and a free throw for Lamine Niag. The starters went a combined 2 of 18 from the floor, while UT Martin as a team shot 22.6 percent (12 of 53) from the field. The Skyhawks made 5 of 7 free-throw attempts and made 18 turnovers. The Volunteers, who got 23 points off the bench, were 8-for-10 and had 11 turnovers. Tennessee improved to 6-0 all-time against UT Martin since 1993. --Field Level MediaNone
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams will not be charged with a crime after he was found with a gun in a car driven by his brother, a prosecutor said Monday. The gun on the floor was registered to Williams, but he didn't have a concealed-carry permit. His brother did. Prosecutor Kym Worthy said Michigan law is “far from clear” when applied to the 1 a.m. traffic stop on Oct. 8. “We really could not recall any case that had facts that mirrored this case,” she said. Williams was riding in a car driven by his brother when Detroit police stopped the vehicle for speeding. Williams said one of two guns in the car belonged to him and was registered. But without a concealed-pistol license, known as a CPL, a Michigan gun owner typically must place the weapon in a closed case while in a vehicle. A violation is a felony. In this case, Williams' brother had a permit. “The CPL holder here was the driver and had care, custody and control of the car," Worthy said. “Guidance is needed for the future on how many weapons can a valid CPL say that they have control over.” Williams obtained a CPL on Nov. 6, a month later, attorney Todd Flood said. “My client is thankful and humbled by the hard work Kym Worthy and her team put into this matter,” Flood said. During the traffic stop, Williams was handcuffed and placed in a patrol car before officers released him with his gun instead of taking him to a detention center. Williams, a first-round draft pick in 2022, has 29 catches for 602 yards and four touchdowns this season. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL
The largest country in Central Asia and the ninth largest in the world is also a place that has hardly anyone living in it. The region is a landlocked country which has a small portion of its territory in Eastern Europe. Kazakhstan borders China to the east, Russia to the north and west, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbekistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southwest, and has a coastline along the Caspian Sea. Kazakhstan has the largest economy in Central Asia which is owed to the country’s immense natural resources - and is actually the largest landlocked country in the world. The country is famed for its natural beauty including a number of nature reserves. Kazakhstan’s high mountains, including the Altai Mountains and the Tien Shan, attract many mountaineers and climbers. In fact, the region’s snowy peaks have even labelled Kazakhstan as being a budget-friendly alternative to the Swiss Alps. The population in Kazakhstan is low and could be set to decrease even further, as its total fertility rate (TFR) plummets due to several reasons. Kazakhstan’s TFR decreased after the country gained its independence and has been linked to several aspects of social change in the country during its transition from a Soviet republic to an independent post-socialist state. On October 25, 1990, the country declared its sovereignty on its territory as a republic within the Soviet Union. This led to great economic problems causing its TFR to fall below replacement level. According to one study published in Springer , the sustained and universal fertility recuperation in Kazakhstan was further analysed. According to the research, the TFR of Kazakhstan has been on a roller coaster and has dropped from 2.84 in 1989 to 1.80 in 1999 and then rebounded back to 3.00 in 2018. They also noted how the country’s “industries disappeared, inflation skyrocketed, and unemployment and wage arrears were widespread” owing to this birth rate decline. “In addition, many institutional features such as childcare provision, maternity leave, and other forms of social benefits were significantly reduced during the 1990”, they added. Kazakhstan’s population sits at around 20 million making it one of the lowest population densities in the world.Democrats look to governors to lead them to promised land
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Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary said on Monday on Fox Business Network’s “Fox Business Live” that President-elect Donald Trump must take on China with tariffs. Host David Asman said, “The difference between Canada and China is monumental. I mean, Trudeau came into the U.S., bowed at the feet of Donald Trump and folded like a cheap suit. I don’t sense the same kind of reaction coming from Xi. What’s gonna happen with Xi, they’re gonna play hardball?” O’Leary said, “China’s a different issue completely to Canada or any other country. The only way, you’ve got to remember since 1999, since they came into the World Trade Organization, they have broken the rules with every country, including the U.S., every year. I’m an individual who does business there. My businesses have been absolutely screwed. I’ve said it countless times. They don’t play by the rules. There’s nothing reciprocal in our relations. The only way to make it work with the Supreme Leader, as I like to call him, is to inflict massive economic pain and risk on him by imposing tariffs on sectors where many Chinese people are employed.” He added, “I have nothing against Chinese people, I have a lot against their government, and the only way to put him at risk is to say, look, if you want to mess with the largest economy you trade with, then we’re going to force a lot of people that make yoga mats or electronics or whatever else it is to be unemployed in your cities. They’ll be rioting in the streets, they won’t have any bread, and you will be out of power. That is the only way it’s going to work. So very selected, high impact weaponry, like tariffs, but you’ve got to be hardcore. He only understands the stick. That’s all he understands. Any weakness at all, he plays off, and he has done so for years. So I’m hoping this is the administration that fixes the problem. I have really been hurt by China and there are millions of other businesses in America that are the same boat I’m in.” Follow Pam Key on X @pamkeyNENJedd Fisch has a busy few weeks ahead of him. The Huskies may not be preparing for conference championship weekend this year, but next week begins one of the most crucial periods for UW’s 2025 season. “At that point in time, we can really visit what it's going to look like in the future,” Fisch said on Monday. “What’s the 2025 calendar year going to look like and what’s the team going to look like moving forward.” Washington plays No. 1 Oregon in Eugene on Saturday, kicking off a chaotic two-week period for Fisch and the Huskies. Early signing day for high school football recruits is Dec. 4. UW will find out where and when its bowl game will be on Dec. 8. Then, on Dec. 9, the winter transfer portal opens. Players will be able to enter their name until Dec. 28. “We’ll be ready for all that,” Fisch said on Monday. “We expect to make some play on some guys when they enter the portal from other programs, and we expect to have to fight hard to keep our team in check. And we’re looking forward to doing that.” Like most coaches, Fisch said he knows it’s unlikely Washington will have zero players enter the transfer portal. He said the coaching staff will have discussions with all the players on UW’s roster following the game against Oregon about where they fit in the program and what their future at Washington looks like going forward. Fisch said these meetings cover lots of different topics. Players want to know if they have a path toward playing time. They want to know how they fit into the program’s vision and how the coaching staff plans to develop them. NIL opportunities, of course, are also a major concern. Starting this summer, student-athletes will also be able to earn revenue-sharing money directly from the university. The House v. NCAA settlement received preliminary approval in October and has a hearing for final approval set for April 7, 2025, so Fisch said he and his staff will also have to explain what those opportunities will look like for his players next season, too. “It’s a matter of making sure that if you do lose a player in the portal — or a player chooses to go in the portal — it’s a good decision for everybody,” Fisch said. “You hate to see people go in there with nowhere to go. You hate to see people go in there and then feel like they’re missing out on something special. “But on that same token, we also know that some people just want to go and play, and they might see a better opportunity to play somewhere else.” Fisch also acknowledged some of his players have already had NIL collectives from other teams inquire about potentially entering the portal. This is not a recruiting violation because of a lawsuit brought against the NCAA by the states of Tennessee and Virginia earlier in 2023 which resulted in a federal judge providing a temporary preliminary injunction against the NCAA, preventing it from enforcing its NIL rules for recruits. While coaches and members of a school’s athletic department cannot reach out directly, NIL collectives, as third-party companies, are not subject to similar restrictions under the current injunction. Fisch also noted other third-party intermediaries or even friends of players on other rosters will occasionally enquire about a player’s potential entry into the transfer portal. “I don’t know exactly who they are — or maybe I do — but of course that’s going on,” Fisch said. “It’s the nature of the beast that we’re living in right now. We’re living in a world where the deregulation of college football has turned it into a little bit of the wild, wild West.” The addition of revenue sharing will also impact how UW approaches the 2025 transfer portal. Fisch noted every program and team will use its money differently, similar to NFL roster construction. For example, the UW coach said Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman, Fisch’s college roommate at Florida, likes to invest heavily in offensive and defensive linemen, then quarterbacks before trying to trade for skill-position players. Other general managers, Fisch said, may prefer to have an elite wide receiver or running back. This season, however, Fisch said his number one priority — both in high-school recruiting and in the transfer portal — is helping UW get bigger. Fisch has repeatedly said he expects to build UW’s offensive line through high-school prospects. He previously noted most good offensive linemen don’t enter the transfer portal because they’re so valuable, and every program competes for the few who decide to go somewhere else. The Huskies currently have six offensive linemen committed to their 2025 recruiting class: Zac Stascausky, Jack Shaffer, Champ Taulealea, Peter Langi, Jake Flores and Lowen Colman-Brusa. Stascausky and Taulealea are both considered four-star prospects by 247Sports composite rankings. All six players weigh 275 pounds or heavier, and can sign with UW on Dec. 4. Washington has enjoyed some relative success adding defensive linemen from the transfer portal. Senior defensive tackle Sebastian Valdez, for example, has racked up 39 tackles including 4.5 for a loss, two sacks and a pass breakup since transferring from Montana State. Valdez also has 19 pressures and 13 hurries according to Pro Football Focus, making him one of UW’s most valuable 2024 transfer portal additions. “We’re recognizing the transition from the Pac-12 to the Big Ten starts up front,” Fisch said. “When we look at our games and how we’ve played, we see that there’s some size differential between us and the top six or seven programs that have been recruiting in the Big Ten for years and years. We need to use resources to make sure we get big. How quickly we can get big will be the test.” While Fisch thinks about building his offensive and defensive lines going forward, he said he’s still focused on putting out UW’s best effort against Oregon this Saturday at Autzen Stadium. He added his message to his players has been to get through this weekend before worrying about the future. “Let’s spend six days trying to beat Oregon, let’s just do that,” Fisch said. “Let’s not worry about who’s reaching out, and who’s trying to get what, and what money looks like, and what negotiations look like. Let’s do everything we can to beat Oregon.”