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Byfield scores in 200th career game as Kings hold off Kraken for 2-1 winMIAMI (AFP) – Jaylen Brown top-scored with 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics struggled to a 108-96 win at Washington in the NBA Cup. The Celtics moved to 13-8 on the season but still have some work to do in the NBA Cup, where they are in second place at 2-1 in Eastern Conference Group C behind the Atlanta Hawks. After their celebratory trip to the White House on Thursday, the Celtics trailed by two at half-time, having been 11 points behind at one stage, and it wasn’t until late in the fourth quarter that they were able to pull away from the Wizards. Brown delivered down the stretch, his superb turnaround jumper giving Boston a 99-92 lead and ending Washington’s resistance. It was far from a vintage Celtics performance though. Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday drives to the basket against Washington Wizards guard Jordan Poole during an Emirates NBA Cup basketball game in Washington, United States. PHOTO: AP Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum collides with Washington Wizards guard Bilal Coulibaly. PHOTO: AP Jayson Tatum, who scored 16 points, was 0-for-10 from three-point range and Boston shot 42.4 percent from the floor and 23.9 percent from three-point range, equalling their lowest scoring output of the season. Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla picked up a technical foul in the second half for remonstrating with the referee but said his emotions had an impact on the game. “It changed the energy in the arena. Did you feel that? It wasn’t really about energising the guys, it was more about manipulating the environment. It was just what the environment needed at the time,” said Mazzulla. The Dallas Mavericks, without the injured Luka Doncic, survived a strong comeback from the Denver Nuggets to emerge with a 123-120 win. Naji Marshall top-scored for the Mavs, off the bench, with 26 points, while PJ Washington put up 22 points. Nikola Jokic had a triple-double, top-scoring for Denver with 33 points along with 17 rebounds and 10 assists. Dallas had a 24-point lead early in the third but Denver battled back and DeAndre Jordan’s alley oop dunk shot made it a two-point game with 8:47 left in the fourth. Daniel Gafford’s two-point shot levelled the game 108-108 with 5:13 remaining and it was nip and tuck all the way down the stretch. With Denver down a point and just four seconds left on the clock, Jamal Murray tried to hit the rim with his second free throw but inadvertently found the basket and two free throws from Washington sealed the win for Dallas. “We all stepped up at the right time and we gutted out this win,” said Mavs point guard Kyrie Irving, who said the team had shown the right attitude without Doncic. “It is next-man-up mentality and we’ve got to do our best to find that rhythm. Consistently feed each other that confidence, especially in tough environments like this. We had to will ourselves to this win,” he said. The Philadelphia 76ers snapped a five-game losing streak with a 113-98 win over the Brooklyn Nets. Jared McCain scored 30 points and Tyrese Maxey 26 as the 76ers coped without the injured Joel Embiid and Paul George. Cameron Johnson top-scored for the Nets with 37 points. Andrew Wiggins scored 30 points for the Golden State Warriors as they won 112-108 at New Orleans. A pair of free throws from Draymond Green saw the Warriors over the line.Five Below, Inc. Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2024 Financial Results

WASHINGTON — A top White House official said Wednesday at least eight U.S. telecom firms and dozens of nations were impacted by a Chinese hacking campaign. Deputy national security adviser Anne Neuberger offered new details about the breadth of the sprawling Chinese hacking campaign that gave officials in Beijing access to private texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of Americans. FILE - The American and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, in Zhangjiakou, China, on Feb. 2, 2022. A top White House official on Wednesday said at least eight U.S. telecom firms and dozens of nations have been impacted by a Chinese hacking campaign. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File) Neuberger divulged the scope of the hack a day after the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency issued guidance intended to help root out the hackers and prevent similar cyberespionage in the future. White House officials cautioned that the number of telecommunication firms and countries impacted could grow. The U.S. believes the hackers were able to gain access to communications of senior U.S. government officials and prominent political figures through the hack, Neuberger said. “We don’t believe any classified communications has been compromised,” Neuberger added during a call with reporters. She added that Biden was briefed on the findings and the White House “made it a priority for the federal government to do everything it can to get to the bottom this.” US officials recommend encrypted messaging apps amid "Salt Typhoon" cyberattack, attributed to China, targeting AT&T, Verizon, and others. The Chinese embassy in Washington rejected the accusations that it was responsible for the hack Tuesday after the U.S. federal authorities issued new guidance. “The U.S. needs to stop its own cyberattacks against other countries and refrain from using cyber security to smear and slander China,” embassy spokesperson Liu Pengyu said. The embassy did not immediately respond to messages Wednesday. White House officials believe the hacking was regionally targeted and the focus was on very senior government officials. Federal authorities confirmed in October that hackers linked to China targeted the phones of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, along with people associated with Democratic candidate Vice President Kamala Harris. The number of countries impacted by the hack is currently believed to be in the “low, couple dozen,” according to a senior administration official. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity under rules set by the White House, said they believed the hacks started at least a year or two ago. The suggestions for telecom companies released Tuesday are largely technical in nature, urging encryption, centralization and consistent monitoring to deter cyber intrusions. If implemented, the security precautions could help disrupt the operation, dubbed Salt Typhoon, and make it harder for China or any other nation to mount a similar attack in the future, experts say. Trump's pick to head the Federal Bureau of Investigation Kash Patel was allegedly the target of cyberattack attempt by Iranian-backed hackers. Neuberger pointed to efforts made to beef up cybersecurity in the rail, aviation, energy and other sectors following the May 2021 ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline . “So, to prevent ongoing Salt Typhoon type intrusions by China, we believe we need to apply a similar minimum cybersecurity practice,” Neuberger said. The cyberattack by a gang of criminal hackers on the critical U.S. pipeline, which delivers about 45% of the fuel used along the Eastern Seaboard, sent ripple effects across the economy, highlighting cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the nation’s aging energy infrastructure. Colonial confirmed it paid $4.4 million to the gang of hackers who broke into its computer systems as it scrambled to get the nation's fuel pipeline back online. Picture this: You're on vacation in a city abroad, exploring museums, tasting the local cuisine, and people-watching at cafés. Everything is going perfectly until you get a series of alerts on your phone. Someone is making fraudulent charges using your credit card, sending you into a panic. How could this have happened? Cyberattacks targeting travelers are nothing new. But as travel has increased in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, so has the volume of hackers and cybercriminals preying upon tourists. Financial fraud is the most common form of cybercrime experienced by travelers, but surveillance via public Wi-Fi networks, social media hacking, and phishing scams are also common, according to a survey by ExpressVPN . Spokeo consulted cybersecurity sources and travel guides to determine some of the best ways to protect your phone while traveling, from using a VPN to managing secure passwords. Online attacks are not the only type of crime impacting travelers—physical theft of phones is also a threat. Phones have become such invaluable travel aids, housing our navigation tools, digital wallets, itineraries, and contacts, that having your phone stolen, lost, or compromised while abroad can be devastating. Meanwhile, traveling can make people uniquely vulnerable to both cyber and physical attacks due to common pitfalls like oversharing on social media and letting your guard down when it comes to taking risks online. Luckily, there are numerous precautions travelers can take to safeguard against cyberattacks and phone theft. Hackers can—and do—target public Wi-Fi networks at cafés and hotels to gain access to your personal information or install malware onto your device, particularly on unsecured networks. Travelers are especially vulnerable to these types of cybersecurity breaches because they are often more reliant on public Wi-Fi than they would be in their home countries where they have more robust phone plans. This reliance on public, unsecured networks means travelers are more likely to use those networks to perform sensitive tasks like financial transfers, meaning hackers can easily gain access to banking information or other passwords. One easy way to safeguard yourself against these breaches is to use a virtual private network, or VPN, while traveling. VPNs are apps that encrypt your data and hide your location, preventing hackers from accessing personal information. An added bonus is that VPNs allow you to access websites that may be blocked or unavailable in the country you are visiting. To use a VPN, simply download a VPN app on your phone or computer, create an account, choose a server, and connect. Pickpockets, scammers, and flagrant, snatch-your-phone-right-out-of-your-hand thieves can be found pretty much everywhere. In London, for instance, a staggering 91,000 phones were reported stolen to police in 2022 , breaking down to an average of 248 per day, according to the BBC. Whether you're visiting a crowded tourist attraction or just want peace of mind, travel experts advise taking precautions to make sure your phone isn't physically stolen or compromised while traveling. There are several antitheft options to choose from. If you want a bag that will protect your phone from theft, experts recommend looking for features like slash-resistant fabric, reinforced shoulder straps, hidden zippers that can be locked, and secure attachment points, like a cross-body strap or a sturdy clip. For tethers, look for those made of tear-resistant material with a reinforced clip or ring. If your phone falls into the wrong hands, there's a good chance you won't be getting it back. Out of those 91,000 phones stolen in London in 2022, only 1,915 (or about 2%) were recovered. The good news is that you can take precautions to make the loss of your phone less devastating by backing up your data before you travel. With backed-up data, you can acquire a new device and still access your photos, contacts, messages, and passwords. Moreover, if you have "Find My Device" or "Find My Phone" enabled, you can remotely wipe your stolen phone's data so the thief cannot access it. It's safest to back up your data to a hard drive and not just the cloud. That way, if you have to wipe your device, you don't accidentally erase the backup, too. In order for the previous tip on this list to work, "Find My Phone" must be turned on in advance, but remotely wiping your device isn't the only thing this feature allows you to do. The "Find My Phone" feature enables you to track your device, as long as it's turned on and not in airplane mode. This is particularly helpful if you misplaced your phone or left it somewhere since it can help you retrace your steps. While this feature won't show you the live location of a phone that has been turned off, it will show the phone's last known location. With "Find My Phone," you can also remotely lock your phone or enable "Lost Mode," which locks down the phone, suspends any in-phone payment methods, and displays contact information for returning the phone to you. If your phone was stolen, experts caution against taking matters into your own hands by chasing down the thief, since this could land you in a potentially dangerous situation and is unlikely to result in getting your phone back. Strong passwords for important accounts help protect your information while you travel, but it's just a first step. The National Cybersecurity Alliance recommends creating long, unique, and complex passwords for every account and combining them with multifactor authentication to create maximum barriers to entry. If you're worried about remembering these passwords, password managers can be a vital tool for both creating and storing strong passwords. Password managers are apps that act as secure vaults for all your passwords. Some even come with a feature that allows you to temporarily delete sensitive passwords before you travel and then easily restore them once you return. Story editing by Mia Nakaji Monnier. Additional editing by Kelly Glass. 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Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in Strategic Education, Inc. ( NASDAQ:STRA – Free Report ) by 51.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 57,345 shares of the health services provider’s stock after buying an additional 19,483 shares during the quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. owned approximately 0.23% of Strategic Education worth $5,307,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of STRA. International Assets Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in Strategic Education by 10,374.4% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 199,538 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $18,467,000 after buying an additional 197,633 shares during the period. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC bought a new position in shares of Strategic Education in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $12,231,000. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its position in shares of Strategic Education by 64.9% in the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 251,778 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $27,862,000 after acquiring an additional 99,100 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Strategic Education by 3.5% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,447,810 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $160,212,000 after acquiring an additional 48,462 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Algert Global LLC raised its position in shares of Strategic Education by 570.1% in the 2nd quarter. Algert Global LLC now owns 55,991 shares of the health services provider’s stock worth $6,196,000 after acquiring an additional 47,635 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.27% of the company’s stock. Wall Street Analyst Weigh In Several research analysts have recently issued reports on STRA shares. Truist Financial decreased their target price on Strategic Education from $145.00 to $120.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, October 16th. Barrington Research reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $135.00 target price on shares of Strategic Education in a research report on Thursday, November 7th. BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on Strategic Education from $130.00 to $125.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 1st. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Strategic Education from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $126.00. Strategic Education Stock Up 2.8 % STRA stock opened at $99.40 on Friday. Strategic Education, Inc. has a twelve month low of $85.11 and a twelve month high of $123.62. The firm has a market cap of $2.44 billion, a PE ratio of 18.93, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.33 and a beta of 0.57. The business has a 50 day moving average of $91.32 and a 200 day moving average of $101.84. Strategic Education ( NASDAQ:STRA – Get Free Report ) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The health services provider reported $1.16 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.81 by $0.35. The business had revenue of $305.96 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $301.62 million. Strategic Education had a return on equity of 7.61% and a net margin of 10.44%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.97 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that Strategic Education, Inc. will post 4.76 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. Strategic Education Announces Dividend The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 9th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 2nd will be paid a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 2nd. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.41%. Strategic Education’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 45.71%. Strategic Education Profile ( Free Report ) Strategic Education, Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides education services through campus-based and online post-secondary education, and programs to develop job-ready skills. The company operates through U.S. Higher Education, Australia/New Zealand, and Education Technology Services segments. It operates Strayer University that offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in business, criminal justice, education, health services, information technology, and public administration at physical campuses located in the eastern United States, as well as through online; non-degree web and mobile application development courses through Hackbright Academy and Devmountain; and MBA online through its Jack Welch Management Institute. Featured Articles Five stocks we like better than Strategic Education Consumer Staples Stocks, Explained Tesla Investors Continue to Profit From the Trump Trade Investing In Automotive Stocks MicroStrategy’s Stock Dip vs. Coinbase’s Potential Rally How to Use the MarketBeat Excel Dividend Calculator Netflix Ventures Into Live Sports, Driving Stock Momentum Want to see what other hedge funds are holding STRA? 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According to tracking by the Cook Political Report (as of Monday), Trump has less than 50% of the popular vote, and his percentage is expected to decrease further as counting continues in Western states. So . . . more than half of voters wanted someone else as president. Barbara Hall Midtown Disclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star. Follow these steps to easily submit a letter to the editor or guest opinion to the Arizona Daily Star. Respond: Write a letter to the editor | Write a guest opinion Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. A subscription helps you access more of the local stories that keep you connected to the community. Catch the latest in Opinion Get opinion pieces, letters and editorials sent directly to your inbox weekly!Article content Michael Barone, dean of the nation’s political analysts, sat down with The Wall Street Journal to discuss the 2024 election. Recommended Videos The headline that emerged from that discussion was “Donald Trump’s Rainbow Coalition,” noting that the monopoly of the Democratic Party over the nation’s Black vote seems to be over. If this is true, and it indeed seems to be, the implications for the political dynamics of our nation’s future are profound. In 2024, Trump picked up 16% of the Black vote compared to 8% in 2016, and 21% of Black men voted for Trump. Also, among Black voters, as in all voting groups, young voters moved more to the Republican candidate. Among Black voters ages 18-29, 16% voted for Trump compared to 6% of Black voters 65 and up. In 1956, Republican candidate Dwight Eisenhower won 39% of the Black vote. In 1960, Republican Richard Nixon captured 32%. Then the world changed in 1964 when Republican candidate Barry Goldwater voted against the Civil Rights Act. Goldwater picked up 6% of the Black vote in that election and the Republican Party never recovered with Black voters. In all presidential elections since, the Democrat-Republican ratio has hovered around what Barone calls the 90-10 ratio. The election results this year point to change. But why should we conclude that this is not a one-off move? Despite the ongoing persistence of race as a political topic, it is capturing the interest of young Blacks less and less. They see themselves more as individuals than belonging to a Black voting bloc. In a survey done by the NAACP last September, 26% of Black men under 50 said they would support Trump. Of these, 82% said their most important issue was the economy. Barone also correctly points out that the Black church’s central role as a platform for political unity is weakening. The PRRI American Values Survey released in September showed 13% support for Trump among Blacks saying they attend church weekly or more, 15% among those saying they attend church monthly or a few times a year, and 23% among those saying they seldom or never go to church. Per The New York Times , Black church attendance over the last 20 years is down 20 percentage points. Among young Black millennials and Gen Z, 50% of those who say they do attend church say they attend a Black church compared to two-thirds of older generation Blacks. There is meaning both to more Blacks not attending church and to the movement of those attending church to non-Black churches. Politics are far more likely to be the topic of discussion and sermons in Black churches. Kamala Harris’ campaign pitch to the American people was about big government. More spending, more subsidies, more social engineering. More young Blacks, certainly young Black men, see the path to prosperity as taking personal responsibility and this means an economy that is kept free. Less government spending and lower taxes. The data is there to show that Blacks can get ahead in America. Per the Federal Reserve, median Black household wealth stood at 5.6% that of white households in 1989. By 2022 this was up to 15.7%. In 1972, median Black household income stood at 57.5% of white households. By 2022, this increased to 62%. Is this enough progress? Clearly, no. But it is increasingly clear to a new generation of Black Americans that what they need to get ahead is freedom. Data abounds showing countries that are more economically free have far greater wealth and opportunity. The ideological divide between the Democratic Party and the Republican Party —more or less government, more or less freedom — is more pronounced than ever. Black Americans, particularly young Blacks and Black men, want a future — and they see the future in freedom. Star Parker is president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education

Governor Shapiro Saves SEPTA From the Brink! $153 Million Lifeline Avoids Service Cuts and Fare HikesAt its most human level, growth is the purpose of life. Avoid the death trap of under 5 child mortality - something roughly 13,400 children per day fail to do - and then hope for an equal chance at thriving to old age in an increasingly chaotic world. At the level of institutions that shape the lives of all humans, growth is about status, power, wealth - motivations which drive an ever growing economy - but also risk destroying our world and everyone on it. Can we walk the tightrope of global growth? Can we with a deft hand leverage the incentives that pull and shape investment, and the laws and limits which keep it from going off the rails, toward a world which is prosperous, healthy, and fair? While not always named so explicitly, this is a fundamental question debated at global moments like the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku (COP 29) , and ones to come such as the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development . Dubbed the “ climate finance COP ”, COP29 brought together global leaders, industry and - when their voices are heard - the human beings directly affected, to debate this complex question, which is equal part earnings and ethics. This COP sought to refresh a target set back at COP15 in 2009, where developed countries committed to a collective goal of mobilizing USD 100 billion per year by 2020 for climate action in developing countries , which was subsequently extended to 2025. That target has ended up being both underwhelming and too ambitious at the same time - it falls far short of the projected $2.4 trillion per year needed to keep climate change goals within reach, and yet, even at that level of funding, proved to be a real challenge to mobilize. Against this backdrop, at COP29 the Parties negotiated a New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance (NCQG) , with calls from countries as diverse as India, Saudi Arabia and Small Island Developing States for at least $1 trillion of financial support flowing from developed to developing nations . The final agreement was for $300 billion. As important as the number itself is the form it took - developing and emerging economies wished to see this financing coming primarily as grants and concessional finance to help impoverished nations and vulnerable groups, while others argue that the weight of private markets - and the commercial objectives that come with them - must always be an essential part of the solution. In an environment of tightening national budgets, never-ending polycrisis, and shifting political sands, dramatic gains in grant and concessional finance do not feel like the most likely scenario. But in a scenario of more market-led climate financing - who benefits? The fundamental tension between commercial objectives and development goals is that the people and places that most need the financing are rarely attractive investments. As one example, smallholder farmers produce more than a third of the world’s food , and yet receive less than 1% of climate finance . Can we bridge this gap between growth as an economic measure, and growth as a measure of human wellbeing? Is it possible to mobilize the full spectrum of capital for this grand challenge, in a way that truly leaves no one behind? While a New Collective Quantified Goal which meets the very diverse needs of global stakeholders may prove too difficult to achieve at this time, there are some signs of progress. Past, present and future COP Presidencies have endorsed the COP29 Baku Initiative for Climate Finance, Investment and Trade (BICFIT) Dialogue , bringing together UN agencies, multilateral development banks and multilateral climate funds to ensure finance, investment, and trade sit at the center of a more continuous leadership agenda through future COPs. In support, investor groups representing more than $10 trillion in assets are uniting to develop a shared vision and action plan to catalyze more private capital into climate markets. There are also increasing hopes that carbon markets will further progress as a viable, high integrity part of the solution. COP29 saw consensus on the International Carbon Market Standards, known as Article 6 , an essential building block toward mobilizing quality, climate financed projects as investable and tradable commodities. This may be transformative for sectors like food and agriculture, with Nature Based Solutions such as forestry and land use already making up nearly half of all carbon projects in the voluntary market . One thing that is very clear - for growth and for equity - is that this money must start to flow in ways that put human health front and center to the climate agenda. If we don’t dramatically change course, in 2050 a quarter of a million more people will die each year from malnutrition, malaria, diarrhea and heat stress , while two billion children will face more frequent heatwaves which put them at greater health risk. Food systems transformation must be at the heart of this change, because it uniquely sits at the intersection of healthy and sustainable growth. Today, billions of dollars in subsidies go to corn and soybean production that never reaches a human or even an animal's mouth and contribute substantially to the more than one-third of total greenhouse gas emissions caused by the food system, while hundreds of millions go hungry and billions cannot afford a healthy diet . Changing this will require ambitious coordinated action, and Country-led initiatives like the Alliance of Champions for Food System Transformation , and the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty launched out of the G20 offer an exciting way forward here. Close Sign up for free AllAfrica Newsletters Get the latest in African news delivered straight to your inbox Top Headlines Africa Climate Sustainable Development Submit By submitting above, you agree to our privacy policy . Success! Almost finished... 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Pope Francis will visit the French Mediterranean island of Corsica in December, days after skipping the reopening of Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral which was ravaged by a fire in 2019, the Vatican said Saturday. Francis, 87, declined an invitation from French President Emmanuel Macron to attend the Notre Dame reopening ceremony in Paris on December 7. He will however head to Corsica's capital Ajaccio for a conference on the Catholic faith in the Mediterranean one week later on December 15, the Vatican said. Some French bishops were "annoyed" by the pope's decision to stay away from the Notre Dame gala, according to one bishop speaking on condition of anonymity. But the head of the Bishops' Conference of France (CEF) Archbishop Eric de Moulins-Beaufort said: "The star of the Notre Dame reopening ceremony is Notre Dame itself." The pope had not wanted his presence to be a distraction from the essential point of the occasion, he added. "It's not a snub aimed at France," said another bishop. Francis's one-day trip to Corsica will be the first papal visit to the island, where 90 percent of its 350,000 population is Catholic, according to the local Church, and religious traditions remain deeply rooted. He will give two speeches, preside over a mass and meet Macron during his nine hours on the island, the Vatican said. "It is a historic event, we will give ourselves the extraordinary means to put on an exceptional welcome for the Holy Father," said Bishop of Ajaccio Francois-Xavier Bustillo said in a video posted on social media. Francis, who will celebrate his 88th birthday on December 17, has been to France twice since becoming head of the worldwide Catholic Church in 2013. He visited Strasbourg in 2014, where he addressed the European Parliament, and last year went to Marseille for a meeting of Mediterranean area bishops, where he met Macron. He has yet to make a state visit to France, one of Europe's main majority-Catholic countries. He is also yet to make state visits to Spain, the United Kingdom or Germany. The Argentine pontiff prefers visiting smaller or less established Catholic communities, from Malta to Mongolia. The Corsica visit was championed by the popular media-friendly Bustillo, who was made a cardinal by Pope Francis in September 2023. "It will not be a state visit, but a pastoral visit. It will be a beautiful moment, a moment of hope and joy," he told AFP. In addition, the head of the Catholic Church is scheduled to be at the Vatican on December 7-8 for a service at which he will create 21 new cardinals. Rescheduling appointments over coming months would appear to be tricky, given the multitude of events due to take place in Rome in 2025, a Catholic jubilee year. Bustillo is one of the active cardinals Francis has appointed in the Mediterranean region, with the pope keen they "work together to meet the specific challenges of the area", a bishop told AFP on condition of anonymity. Those issues include migration, global warming and interreligious dialogue. Corsica will be the 47th overseas visit for Francis and his third this year, after a long tour of the Asia Pacific in early September and a trip to Belgium and Luxembourg the same month. cmk-bur/tw/jm

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hannah Hidalgo scored 24 points and No. 6 Notre Dame defeated JuJu Watkins and third-ranked Southern California 74-61 on Saturday in a marquee matchup on the West Coast. Watkins and the Trojans (4-1) fell behind early and were down 21 points in the fourth quarter. She had 24 points, six rebounds and five assists. Hidalgo came out shooting well, hitting 5 of 8 from the floor in the first quarter and had 16 points at the break. She added six rebounds and eight assists. Hidalgo's backcourt mate, Olivia Miles, added 20 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the Fighting Irish (5-0). Even though Hidalgo outshone her, Watkins’ imprint was all over the game. A documentary about her life aired on NBC leading into the nationally televised game. A buzz arose when Snoop Dogg walked in shortly before tipoff wearing a jacket in USC colors with Watkins' name and number on the front and back. Her sister, Mali, sang the national anthem. Notre Dame: The Irish struck quickly, racing to a 20-10 lead in the opening quarter. Even after cooling off a bit, they never trailed and stayed poised when the Trojans got within three in the second and third quarters. USC: The Trojans were without starting guard Kennedy Smith, whose defense on Hidalgo would have proven valuable. It was announced shortly before tipoff that she had a surgical procedure and will return at some point this season. The Trojans got within three points three times but the Irish remained poised and never gave up the lead. Notre Dame's defense forced the Trojans into 21 turnovers, which led to 22 points for the Irish. Watkins, Kaleigh Heckel and Talia von Oelhoffen had five each. USC was just 1 of 13 from 3-point range Notre Dame plays TCU on Nov. 29 in the Cayman Islands Classic. USC plays Seton Hall in the Women's Acrisure Holiday Invitational on Nov. 27 in Palm Desert, California. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP women’s college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball

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