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26 superph International Coffee & Tea Data Breach Exposes Personal Information: Murphy Law Firm Investigates Legal ClaimsPhoto: BCLC More than 450 hams were donated to the Kamloops Food Bank thanks to a partnership between BCLC, Gateway Casinos, Save-On-Foods and the City of Kamloops. More than 450 hams will be delivered to Kamloops community members in need of a festive meal this Christmas thanks to a holiday collaboration. In a news release, BCLC said it partnered with Gateway Casinos, Save-On-Foods and the City of Kamloops to provide the Kamloops Food Bank with 455 hams. “We’ve seen an increase in the number of clients year over year, and we rely on donations from our community,” said Bernadette Siracky, president and CEO of Kamloops Food Bank, in a statement. Siracky added the food bank is grateful to receive support from these groups this Christmas season. “With this donation, we can help people enjoy a festive dinner with their loved ones," she said. Volunteers from BCLC, Gateway Casinos, Save-On-Foods and the City of Kamloops visted the Kamloops Food Bank on Dec. 19 and 20 to deliver the hams. “At BCLC, we wanted to do something really special this winter and work with our casino service providers, like those at Gateway Casinos, to make a real impact in communities across B.C.,” said Jordan O’Genski, BCLC’s manager of social purpose and stakeholder engagement. “We wanted to do more to spark that vitally important sense of human connection, especially at this time of year.”Timothée Chalamet Just Earned Bob Dylan's Stamp of Approval for Biopic ‘A Complete Unknown’Chief minister Yogi Adityanath will launch the World Bank-funded Uttar Pradesh Agriculture Growth and Rural Incomes Ecosystem Strengthening (UPAGRISE) project here on December 28. The project aims at transforming agriculture in the backward districts of Purvanchal and Bundelkhand. The move comes after the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IRBD), the lending arm of the World Bank, recently sanctioned the loan of ₹ 2800 crore for the project. The remaining nearly 30% of the funds, around ₹ 1200 crore, will be spent by the state government. The U.P. Cabinet has already given its nod for the ambitious scheme. “After the World Bank’s approval of the loan, chief minister Yogi Adityanath has given his consent to launch the UPAGRISE in the presence of the International Bank officials here on December 28, marking the beginning of a crucial project,” a senior agriculture department official said. According to the officials, the World Bank sanctioned the loan at its board of directors’ meeting earlier this month. The bank communicated the decision through a letter (HT has copy of the letter) to UP chief secretary Manoj Kumar Singh and the Central government on December 13. “I am pleased to inform that Board of Executive Directors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development approved on December 12, 2024 a loan in the amount of US$325 million for the above-mentioned project (UPAGRISE),” IBRD country director, India, Auguste Tano Kouame wrote in the letter. The $500 million project to be in place for six years (2024-25 to 2029-30) aims to transform agriculture in 21 backward districts in eastern UP and all seven districts of Bundelkhand. The initiative seeks to boost crop productivity, enhance incomes for small and marginal farmers, and address low agricultural output, limited value addition, and poor export performance. The project focuses on climate-resilient farming, high-value crop clusters, and local agribusiness promotion. Key measures include forming 30,750 Farmer Producer Groups, adopting advanced technologies and creating a digital agribusiness network for better stakeholder communication. “Other initiatives include improving post-harvest management, enhancing fish production, and ensuring environmental and social safeguards. Efforts will be directed at reducing costs, increasing productivity, and ensuring food security for the state’s 240 million residents,” the official said. GFX FOCUS AREAS • The initiative seeks to boost crop productivity, enhance incomes for small and marginal farmers, and address low agricultural output, limited value addition, and poor export performance. • The project focuses on climate-resilient farming, high-value crop clusters, and local agribusiness promotion. • Key measures include forming 30,750 Farmer Producer Groups, adopting advanced technologies and creating a digital agribusiness network for better stakeholder communication.

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The move could usher in an end to a protracted political crisis in the European Union country following the annulment of a presidential election by a top court. Parliament approved the new administration in a 240-143 vote in Romania’s 466-seat legislature. The new coalition is made up of the leftist Social Democratic Party (PSD) the centre-right National Liberal Party (PNL), the small ethnic Hungarian UDMR party and national minorities. It caps a month-long period of turmoil in which far-right nationalists made significant gains in a parliamentary election on December 1 a week after a first-round presidential race saw the far-right outsider Calin Georgescu emerge as the front-runner. “It will not be an easy mandate for the future government,” Mr Ciolacu, whose PSD party topped the polls in the parliamentary election, said in a statement. “We are aware that we are in the midst of a deep political crisis,” he said. “It is also a crisis of trust, and this coalition aims to regain the trust of citizens, the trust of the people.” Romania’s 16 ministerial positions will be shared among the parties, which will hold a slim majority in the legislature. It is widely seen as a tactical partnership to shut out far-right nationalists whose voices found fertile ground amid high living costs and a sluggish economy. Mr Ciolacu, who came third in the first-round presidential ballot despite polls indicating he would win the most votes, has served as prime minister since June 2023. After parliament’s approval, President Klaus Iohannis swore in the new government and warned the new Cabinet that it is entering a “difficult new period” in which “for many Romanians, there are major concerns”. Romania was plunged into turmoil after Mr Georgescu’s surprise success in the presidential race, after allegations of electoral violations and Russian interference emerged. Days before the December 8 run-off, the Constitutional Court made the unprecedented move to annul the presidential race. “We go through complicated times, but I think we all learned from mistakes of the past,” Mr Ciolacu said. “I hope that together with my colleagues in the coalition, we’ll find the best solutions to get past the challenges we have in front of us.” Mr Ciolacu said that the new government would aim to quickly organise the rerun of the presidential election in which the new coalition has agreed to put forward an agreed common pro-European candidate. Cristian Andrei, a political consultant based in Bucharest, said that the new government made up of the same political parties will likely embrace “soft populist” rhetoric such as economic patriotism, anti-austerity, and a peace solution in neighbouring Ukraine to counter the rise of far-right populism. “This will be a way to answer the concerns of many Romanians who voted for populists... but will not solve the fundamental problem of trust,” he said. “The only decisive factor now will be who and how convincing the pro-European candidates will be against this popular revolt.” George Simion, the leader of the far-right Alliance for the Unity of Romanians, which came second in the parliamentary election, said that all politicians from his party on Monday would vote against the Ciolacu government. In 2021, the PSD and the PNL also formed an unlikely but increasingly strained coalition together with UDMR, which exited the Cabinet last year after a power-sharing dispute.

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An active weather pattern could potentially affect Thanksgiving travel plans in New Hampshire. A system on Tuesday will bring some rain showers. It won’t have a big impact on road conditions, but it will be beneficial toward erasing the ongoing drought in central and southern New Hampshire. >> Download the free WMUR app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google Play TORONTO (AP) — Mark Scheifele scored a hat trick and an assist while Kyle Connor collected two goals and an assist to spark the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets to a 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday. The Jets enter the Christmas break with back-to-back wins, while the Maple Leafs dropped their second in a row at Scotiabank Arena without wounded captain Auston Matthews, out with an upper-body injury. Gabriel Vilardi added three assists. Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves. Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey had two assists to reach 30 for the season. John Tavares scored twice for the Maple Leafs, and Joseph Woll stopped 22 shots. Maple Leafs forward William Nylander extended his point streak to seven games with assists on both of Tavares' goals. Toronto: Defender Chris Tanev missed his first game this year with a lower-body ailment after skating in the pre-game warmup. Winnipeg: As impressive as the Jets (25-10-1) have played before the break, they are only one point ahead of the 36-game pace of 23-9-4 set a year ago. After Jets defenseman Neal Pionk had his shot blocked, the puck bounded to Mitch Marner for a breakaway. Pionk hustled back to lift Marner’s stick to foil his shot attempt early in the second period to preserve Winnipeg’s 2-0 lead. The Maple Leafs have gone 7-4-0 with Matthews on the sidelines this season and 42-23-2 in his career. Toronto returns to action after the holiday break on Friday, visiting the Detroit Red Wings. On Saturday, the Jets host the Ottawa Senators. AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl

Korea Startup Forum (KSF, Chairman Sangwoo Han), the official organizer of the global startup festival COMEUP, announced that COMEUP 2024, held on December 11 and 12 at COEX in Seoul, successfully concluded. Now in its 6th year, COMEUP 2024 welcomed participants from 45 countries, including startups, investors, global corporations, large enterprises, aspiring entrepreneurs, and the general public, achieving a successful finale. Under the “Innovation Beyond Borders” theme, this year’s event captured attention with diverse programs focused on global ecosystem keywords such as deep tech, inbound innovation, and sustainable innovation (SIS, Sustainable Innovation by Startup). Breaking Boundaries of Innovation with Participation from 45 Countries and 260 Startups COMEUP 2024 hosted approximately 260 startups from 45 countries, with over half being international companies, reaffirming its status as a global festival. The keynotes over the two days drew significant interest. On December 11, Qamar Aftab, Investment Manager at Wa’ed Ventures (Saudi Aramco’s CVC), and Sunghyun Park, CEO of Rebellions, the first Korean startup to secure funding from Wa’ed Ventures, discussed “Innovation Beyond Borders” On December 12, SooJong Kim, CEO of INNOSPACE, delivered a presentation on the space age, garnering strong interest from attendees. Future Talk conference sessions further provided global insights on startup globalization strategies, overseas investment attraction, and global deep-tech trends, aligning with the key themes of COMEUP 2024. This year’s event also saw an expansion in participation from national pavilions. The UAE, India, Japan, and Sweden showcased their technologies and achievements. At the same time, H.E ALIA AL MAZROUEI, UAE Minister of Entrepreneurship, delivered a speech on opportunities for entering the UAE market, drawing attention. Additionally, the Global Community program, which featured 120 startups from 21 countries, including Germany, Austria, Sweden, Switzerland, and South Africa, facilitated pitching sessions, exhibitions, and networking events over two days, fostering exchange and business expansion. The event also saw notable participation from international organizations such as the International Trade Center(ITC) and the Africa Development Bank(AfDB). The Open Innovation (OI) Ground program facilitated collaboration between startups and leading companies. Global tech giants such as Microsoft, NVIDIA, Dassault Systèmes, Ensys, Siemens, L’Oréal Korea, Hyundai Motor Company, Musinsa Partners, Kyobo Life Insurance, CJ E&M, and LX Ventures shared their success stories of co-innovation with startups. The customized matchmaking track featured sessions including: COMEUP’s business matchmaking platform, On the COMEUP, further connected startups and investors through online and offline activities. The platform achieved approximately 1,900 successful business matches this year, nearly doubling last year’s record. Deep Tech, Inbound Innovation, and Sustainability Shape the Trends of COMEUP 2024 Future Talk sessions offered insights from global ecosystem stakeholders and experts, making them a deep-tech trend report for COMEUP 2024. Diverse sessions featured leading authorities discussing topics such as K-Space, AI semiconductors, generative AI, and autonomous driving—the newly introduced Tech Talk 15 track showcased cutting-edge technologies and products through 15-minute pitches. Participants included Seoul Robotics, Upstage, and Variowell Development, a German sleep-tech company, delivering a showcase of innovative technologies. The public IR pitching program, Startup Valley, concluded with Toonimotion, Foretell My Health, and POSCORE as the winners of the Rookie League on December 12. These three companies earned the opportunity to participate in Viva Technology 2025 in France. Alongside them, finalists, including CUBIG, ZETIC.ai , and Tublet Korea, also garnered attention for their contributions to fields such as information security and on-device AI solutions, highlighting the growth of deep-tech startups. The Runner League also captivated the audience by featuring aspiring entrepreneurial teams and fireside pitches from selected Rocket League companies. The theme of sustainability, a key industry agenda, resonated throughout COMEUP 2024. Programs such as Future Talk and Open Innovation, which focused on sustainable innovation (SIS, Sustainable Innovation by Startup), featured participation from GridWiz, Sopoong Ventures, SK Innovation, and Hyundai E&C, which discussed climate-tech commercialization strategies and investment trends. The Inbound agenda, which aims to support foreign startups’ innovation in Korea, also gained attention. The Startup Korea Pavilion hosted over twenty foreign startups, enabling networking with Korean startups and investors. Among them, AiMA Beyond AI, a Spanish startup developing AI-powered digital human solutions and the first recipient of the Startup Korea Special Visa, showcased its solutions, drawing significant interest. A National Celebration Engaging Aspiring Entrepreneurs, Students, and Professionals COMEUP 2024 expanded its reach beyond startup professionals to aspiring entrepreneurs, students, and corporate employees, offering programs for a diverse audience. The Future Talk sessions featured beginner, expert, and founder tracks tailored to participants’ familiarity with the startup ecosystem, earning positive feedback from attendees. Interactive events and networking opportunities also enhanced the experience. These included docent programs for student groups, a public idea contest via COMEUP’s social media, a mobile-friendly networking platform, and live Q&A sessions with speakers. Such initiatives reinforced COMEUP’s position as a global startup festival with broad public appeal. Sangwoo Han, Chairman of the Korea Startup Forum (COMEUP 2024 Advisory Chair), remarked, “COMEUP 2024 has become a truly global festival where startups and investors from around the world come together to break boundaries of innovation and discuss the future. COMEUP will continue to encourage startups to rise to new challenges and serve as a hub for innovation that drives success on the global stage.” COMEUP 2024 can be revisited through replays available on its official YouTube channel.Bryce Thompson scored 17 points and achieved a milestone as Oklahoma State defeated Miami 80-74 on Friday afternoon in a Charleston Classic consolation game in Charleston, S.C. Thompson made 6-of-14 shots from the floor, surpassing 1,000 points for his career at Oklahoma State (4-1), which also got 15 points from Marchelus Avery. The Cowboys won in large part thanks to their impressive 3-point shooting (10-for-22, 45.5 percent). Oklahoma State backup guard Arturo Dean, a Miami native, posted eight points and one steal. He led the nation in steals last season while playing for Florida International. Miami (3-2) has lost two straight games in Charleston, failing to take a lead at any point. They will play on Sunday against either Nevada or VCU. The Hurricanes on Friday were led by Nijel Pack, who had a game-high 20 points. Brandon Johnson had a double-double for Miami with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Matthew Cleveland scored 11 points and Lynn Kidd and Paul Djobet added 10 points apiece for Miami. Miami, which fell behind 7-0 in Thursday's loss to Drake, got behind 9-0 on Friday as Abou Ousmane scored six of his eight points. Oklahoma State stretched its lead to 18 before settling for a 43-27 advantage at the break. Pack led all first-half scorers with 10 points, but Miami shot just 29.6 percent from the floor, including 3-of-13 on 3-pointers (23.1). Oklahoma State shot 48.4 percent, including 8-for-15 on 3-pointers (53.3 percent) before intermission. The Cowboys also had a 14-8 edge in paint points. In the second half, Miami closed its 20-point deficit to 55-42 with 12:12 left. Miami got a bit closer as two straight short jumpers by Kidd, trimming the deficit to 73-62 with 3:25 to play. The Hurricanes cut it to 77-70 on Pack's 3-pointer with 34 seconds remaining, but the Cowboys hit their free throws to close out the win. --Field Level Media

Ruud van Nistelrooy admits he was “hurt” at having to leave Manchester United last month. Van Nistelrooy returned to Old Trafford as Erik ten Hag’s assistant in the summer and had a four-game interim spell in charge following his compatriot’s sacking in October. He left the club in the wake of Ruben Amorim’s appointment but was only out of work for two weeks after being appointed Leicester’s new manager on a deal until 2027. Ruud van Nistelrooy had four games in interim charge of Manchester United (Nick Potts/PA) “The moment I took over the interim job what I said was I’m here to help United and to stay to help United, and I meant it,” he said. “So I was disappointed, yeah, very much so, and it hurt I had to leave. “The only job I would take as an assistant was at United because of the bond that I have with the people in the club and the fans. “I spoke to Ruben about it, fair enough to him, the conversation was grateful, man to man, person to person, manager to manager, and that helped a lot to move on and straightaway get into talks with new possibilities which of course lifted my spirits.” The Dutchman takes on a difficult job at the King Power Stadium as he is tasked with keeping Leicester in the Premier League. He inherits an influential dressing room, which has seen a number of managers come and go over the last few years. Ruud’s here for his first press conference as our Manager ? pic.twitter.com/A4Juixvorb — Leicester City (@LCFC) December 2, 2024 Van Nistelrooy revealed he has done his due diligence and also let the players know as well. “It’s the only way you can work. It’s mutual respect. I also mentioned to the players yesterday that I looked at the squad and started to make phone calls about players, because in football everyone knows everyone,” he said. “With two or three phone calls you hear stories about 20 players and for me it was important that you hear there are good characters there. That’s important, that there are good people there. “I look at the players how they play. I obviously don’t know them but I got general information and the individuals that they are a good bunch of people. That was important for me to get in.”Winnipeg police say 72 more cops needed to keep up with escalating demandWhere Will Palantir Technologies Stock Be in 1 Year?

The U.S. dollar was mixed on Friday after data showed the unemployment rate in the world’s largest economy edged higher in November, while gains in nonfarm payrolls were generally in line with expectations, keeping the Federal Reserve on track to cut interest rates later this month. Nonfarm payrolls expanded by 227,000 jobs last month after rising an upwardly revised 36,000 in October, from 12,000. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast payrolls accelerating by 200,000 jobs last month. Estimates ranged from 155,000 to 275,000 jobs. Bloomberg had forecasts of 225,000 jobs and some analysts cited that number to conclude that payrolls barely beat expectations, suggesting the Fed is not likely to pause in its easing cycle. The unemployment rate, however, inched higher to 4.2% as well, after holding at 4.1% for two straight months, data showed. “The jobs number is not particularly outrageously strong,” said Paul Christopher, head of global investment strategy, at Wells Fargo Investment Institute, in St. Louis, Missouri. “It’s more in line with averages. It probably cements the Fed with another quarter point cut in December.” In mid-morning trading, the dollar fell below 150 yen after the data and was last down 0.3% at 149.66 . The euro, on the other hand, climbed to a three-week peak following the report. It last traded slightly down at $1.0583 . The dollar index , which measures the greenback against six major currencies, was flat at 105.75 after slipping towards a three-week low in the previous session. The greenback also slipped against the Swiss franc, down 0.2% at 0.8762 franc . Post-payrolls, U.S. rate futures priced in an 87% chance the Fed will lower interest rates by 25 basis points (bps) at its policy meeting later this month, up from about 70% just before the data’s release, according to LSEG calculations. The odds of a pause, meanwhile, dropped to 13% from 30% ahead of the jobs report. In Asia, the dollar rose versus South Korea’s won after local media reported the nation’s main opposition Democratic Party said lawmakers were on standby after receiving reports of another martial law declaration. The won weakened, leaving the dollar up 0.3% at 1,421.6. The political upheaval has kept Korean markets on tenterhooks even as authorities pledged to provide “unlimited liquidity” to stabilize conditions. Elsewhere, China’s yuan was little changed against the dollar but headed for its 10th straight weekly loss amid concerns new tariffs threatened by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will heighten strains on the struggling Chinese economy, The dollar last changed hands at 7.2779 yuan in the offshore market, up 0.2% . Source: Reuters (Reporting by Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss; Additional reporting by Sinead Carew; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama and Alexander Smith)

President-elect Donald Trump's repeated support for TikTok has sparked speculation about potential solutions to prevent the app's impending ban in the United States, though the path forward remains unclear. "We got to keep this sucker around for a little while," Trump told supporters on Sunday, just days after meeting with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew in Florida. Trump, who credits the wildly popular platform with delivering him a large young user base, opposes banning TikTok partly because he believes it would primarily benefit Meta, the Mark Zuckerberg-led company behind Instagram and Facebook. The situation is complex, according to University of Richmond School of Law professor Carl Tobias, given the various potential solutions and Trump's unpredictable nature. Congress overwhelmingly passed legislation, signed by President Joe Biden in April, that would block TikTok from US app stores and web hosting services unless Beijing-based ByteDance sells its stake by January 19. US officials and lawmakers grew wary of the potential for the Chinese government to influence ByteDance or access the data of TikTok's American users. Even with Trump's decisive election victory and incoming Republican-led Congress, acquiescing to the president-elect's desire and preventing the ban faces significant hurdles. The law enjoyed rare bipartisan support in a divided Washington, making its outright repeal through a vote in Congress politically unlikely even with Trump's influence over Republicans. The Supreme Court may offer the clearest path forward. TikTok has appealed to the nation's highest court, arguing the law violates First Amendment rights to free speech. The court, which is dominated by Trump-aligned conservatives, will hear the case on January 10, just nine days before the ban takes effect. This follows a lower appeals court's unanimous decision to uphold the law in December. Another possibility, according to Tobias, is that a Trump-led Department of Justice could determine ByteDance has addressed the law's national security concerns. However, such a move would likely be seen as caving to China by Congress and others. The final option is ByteDance selling to a non-Chinese buyer, though the company has consistently refused this possibility. With 170 million monthly active users, acquiring TikTok's US operations would require substantial resources. As president, Trump could extend the ban deadline by 90 days to facilitate a transaction. Few potential buyers have emerged, with major tech companies likely deterred by antitrust concerns. Former Trump Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin, who runs a private equity fund backed by Japan's SoftBank Group and Abu Dhabi's Mubadala sovereign wealth fund, has expressed interest. During a recent event with Trump, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son pledged to invest $100 billion in the US economy, though specific investments weren't detailed. Other contenders include US real estate billionaire Frank McCourt, who aims to make social media safer through his Project Liberty organization. Elon Musk, given his proximity to Trump and ownership of X, could also have a role to play, as he has expressed plans to transform the text-focused platform into something more like TikTok. A senior Republican lawmaker recently suggested Trump might orchestrate a "deal of the century" satisfying both US concerns and ByteDance's interests. The chairman of the US House committee on China, John Moolenaar, told Fox News Digital that once ByteDance accepts it must comply with US law, the situation could progress rapidly. Any agreement would need Beijing's approval, with US-China relations expected to remain tense during Trump's upcoming term. This isn't the first attempt to resolve TikTok's US status. In 2020, Trump also threatened a ban unless ByteDance sold its US operations. While Oracle and Walmart reached a preliminary agreement with ByteDance for ownership stakes, legal challenges and the transition to the Biden administration prevented the deal's completion. arp/mlmGeorgia pleads with Europe to give ‘clear moral and political support’ as protests continue

Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair has been called out by Michael Strahan for a late hit that left Trevor Lawrence sprawled out on the turf. Leading with his forearm, Al-Shaair hit Lawrence in the head as the Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback slid at the end of a six-yard scramble late in the first half on Sunday. The incident sparked a mass brawl between the two sets of players, and let to the linebacker being ejected from the game, while Lawrence was carted off the field. NFL fans and pundits alike were left furious by Al-Shaair's illegal hit, with many condemning his actions. Strahan, who was an analyst for Fox Sports' coverage of the game, suggested the 27-year-old showed a lack of respect for his opponent. "I think he threw himself out the game," Strahan said on Sunday. "I personally think he did that because he realized if he had stayed in the game, he was not going to be protected. "What he did - everybody knows as a defensive player - you don't do that. "You hate to see that happen to (Lawrence) on something that's just so unnecessary, because regardless of offense and defense and how you feel, you do protect your play. You protect your guys. "We have a lot of respect for each other out there on the field, even when you're competing. That was uncalled for." Lawrence, who was making his return to action on Sunday after missing two games because of a left shoulder injury, suffered a concussion from Al-Shaair's hit. His injury is the latest setback in a disappointing 2024, and after a 23-20 loss to the Texans , the Jags are now 2-10 and will be eliminated from playoff contention if they suffer one more defeat this season. With Lawrence now in concussion protocol and not much left to play for, Jacksonville could choose to shut down their franchise QB for the rest of the season to avoid him sustaining any further injuries. Amid the outrage over Al-Shaair's hit, which continued into Monday, the linebacker released a statement insisting that he didn't go out to harm Lawrence. "I've always played the game as hard as I could. Never with the intent to harm anyone," he wrote. "I genuinely didn't see him sliding until it was too late. And it all happens in the blink of an eye. "To Trevor, I genuinely apologize to you for what ended up happening." Al-Shaair also responded to the criticism he has received on social media over the last 24 hours. "To the rest of his teammates I can definitely understand you having his back and defending him in a situation like that," he continued. "To the rest of the people who l've been called every single name in the book, from reporters with their hands ready for a story to find their villain, to racist and Islamophobic fans and people, you don't know my heart nor my character which I don't need to prove to any of you." After being ejected for the illegal hit, Al-Shaair will receive a fine and could also be suspended by the NFL. talkSPORT is your home of the NFL on UK radio, and you can stay up to date with all the latest from around the league via our dedicated 'EndZone' YouTube channel .

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — keep proving that for every step forward, they always find ways to take two back. The Titans (3-9) clinched a third straight losing record to mark first-year coach Brian Callahan's debut season in an to Washington. Yet another slow start, more turnovers, sacks, penalties ruined their chance at stringing together consecutive wins for the first time in more than two years. Callahan said Monday they're trying to build consistency. “In the NFL, a lot of it is about not losing the game first, and we do right now with the amount of penalties and turnovers we’ve had,” Callahan said. "We put ourselves in position to lose games and not win them. And so, yes, there is a there is an element of learning how to win.” Tennessee had 11 of 12 penalties before halftime, trailing 28-7. The Titans also were the at halftime in Week 17 of 2005 against the Jaguars. Only Baltimore has been penalized more than Tennessee this season. Two-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons said after the loss that the Titans need to learn how to deal with winning better coming off a Simmons said they were "hungover from our own success." Callahan said Monday he didn't see any hangover issues. “You have a performance like that and you're sort of grasping for an explanation on why and there really wasn't one other than we made too many errors early in the game and put ourselves in a hole,” Callahan said. Quarterback Will Levis' development over the four games since his return from a sprained, right throwing shoulder at least gives the Titans promise for the future. The made some nice throws and limited yards lost on two sacks Sunday. He threw two TD passes for 212 yards. Since his return, he is completing 61.7% of his passes for 960 yards with seven touchdown passes and only two interceptions with a 101.3 passer rating in that span. Now the defense is struggling after going into Washington second in the NFL in yards allowed, ninth against the run and first defending the pass. They gave up a season-high 267 yards rushing after giving up just 40 a week ago. The Titans also gave up 28 points within the first 20 minutes, becoming only the . The Titans also did that in Week 8 earlier this season after being routed by the Lions in Detroit. Washington did it against Dallas in Week 16 of 2021. WR Nick Westbrook-Ikhine. Originally undrafted out of Indiana, Westbrook-Ikhine is tied for fourth in the NFL with eight TD catches entering Monday. That's despite starting only five games this season and not having a pass thrown to him the first month of the season. He has earned a multi-year deal with his performance. He had three receptions for 61 yards against Washington and was targeted a season-high eight times. Rookie Jha'Quan Jackson. A sixth-round pick out of Tulane and nephew of Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive back Ed Reed has fumbled five times as the punt returner recovering only two of those. That got him benched against Washington. His fumbles have come in the past six games, including one in each of the past two. His fumble against Washington led to an early touchdown. LT JC Latham hurt a quadriceps muscle but finished the game. Callahan said they will see how CB Roger McCreary (shoulder) and LB Kenneth Murray Jr. (strained hamstring) recover during the week. 36 — The number of games since the Titans have had consecutive victories. The Titans at least are home with their best focus trying to improve their standing inside the AFC South with four divisional games down the stretch. They have two games remaining against Jacksonville (2-10) starting Sunday with But their biggest question now is how high does this franchise draft in April. AP NFL:

While Chatham-Kent administration and council were able to decrease the previously approved and revised tax increase almost in half, you can’t blame rural residents if they feel they’re bearing the brunt of the cuts as council will be eliminating dust suppression on rural roads and changing the application of gravel on roads from an average of once every three years to four years combined for about $2.3-million savings. The municipality is also beginning plans to divest Clearville Park, located on Clearville Road at Talbot Trail, which is owned and maintained by Chatham-Kent. After two nights of deliberations last week, council approved a tax increase of 4.99% for 2025, which equates to about a $100 hike per $100,000 residential assessment value. The first multi-year budget (2024-27) was passed last November with a 5.53% tax increase for 2024. The council also approved an 8.17% hike for 2025, 7.7% for 2026, and 7.3% for 2027, but these proposed increases will be reviewed and adjusted each year. Administration notified council late in the spring the approved 8.17% increase was up to 9.4%. However, when budget deliberations began on Nov. 26, the increase was lowered to 5.96% thanks to several savings found by the Executive Management Team and a surprising $2,051,265 in funding from the Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund. Council voted 13-5 in favour of accepting the 4.99% increase at last Wednesday’s second night of deliberations. Ward 3 East Kent Councillor Morena MacDonald was among the 13 who voted for the 4.99% increase. The others were Ward 1, West Kent’s Melissa Harrigan and Lauren Anderson; Ward 2, South Kent’s Trevor Thompson; Ward 4, North Kent’s Jamie McGrail; Ward 5, Wallaceburg’s Carmen McGregor and Aaron Hall; Ward 6, Chatham’s Conor Allin, Brock McGregor, Marjorie Crew, Amy Finn and Alysson Storey; and Mayor Darrin Canniff. East Kent’s John Wright was one of the five opposing voters, along with South Kent’s Anthony Ceccacci and Ryan Doyle, North Kent’s Rhonda Jubenville and Chatham’s Michael Bondy. “It’s good that it’s under five percent, and I would have voted for it if they hadn’t cut Clearville Park,” said Wright. One of the savings administration proposed was divesting Clearville Park, which is owned and operated by the municipality. The property includes a trailer park, campground, parkland and a boat ramp. The 2025 Operating Budget report stated the municipality takes in $243,600 in revenue from rental fees but pays $188,635 in expenses plus another $55,025 in transfers to reserves, so there is no profit or loss. The budget update also anticipates $252,825 in both revenue and expenses for 2025. However, in the long term, Clearville Park will need $4,200,000 in capital improvements over the next 10 years. Wright is upset that the administration was pushing through this plan to divest the property without any input from council or the general public, namely from the seasonal renters. “This is their residence for some of them,” Wright said. “Some live here for six months and then go down to Florida or Arizona for the rest of the year. You can’t just kick them out.” Wright believes this divestment plan should have been discussed at a Council meeting instead of included in the budget. “We didn’t know, there was no public notice ... ‘let’s just sell it,’” Wright said. “There’s still too many unanswered questions.” Chatham-Kent CAO Michael Duben said the intention is to see if a private operator is interested in purchasing and operating the facility. The decision to sell the property or what to do with it if no buyer can be found would return to council. Wright said it wouldn’t be right to sell the property because the land was donated to the former Orford Twp., which the municipality inherited at amalgamation. Wright added, “The public park on the other side of the trailer park has been a park since 1816; it’s one of the longest-running parks in Chatham-Kent.” McDonald agreed with her Ward 3 partner. “Obviously, I don’t want to see that park go; it’s one of my favourite places,” McDonald said. “It would be good to get the residents’ thoughts on it.” Wright entered an unsuccessful motion to remove the divestment of Clearville Park from the budget, which was defeated 11-7. McDonald, Carmen McGregor, Finn, Jubenville, Storey, and McGrail agreed with the Ward 3 Councillor. Wright said he intends to bring the issue back for review and to seek public input at a future council meeting. Council also voted in favour of eliminating dust suppression service on rural roads, which resulted in $1.35 million in savings—a full percentage point—from the budget. Ward 5 Councillor McGregor entered an unsuccessful motion to put the money back into the budget to maintain the current dust control measures. “I think it’s lessening our service to our rural residents,” McGregor said. McDonald and Wright agreed. “I don’t think it was a good idea to remove the service without knowing more,” McDonald said. “I received some concerns so I figured it would be good to get more information on it.” Wright said he constantly gets complaints from residents about the dust on the roads. “And they’re going to get so many more complaints,” he said. Edward Soldo, General Manager of Infrastructure and Engineering, said the application of a brine compound is ineffective because it gets washed away after one or two rains. “From a staff perspective, it’s not an effective use of dollars, given its limited impact, Soldo said. He said municipalities across Canada have already eliminated dust suppression methods. “There’s a lot of different solutions people have tried, but it just doesn’t keep the dust down,” Soldo said. “At the end of the day, we’re a rural agricultural community; you’re never going to eliminate dust.” McGregor’s motion was defeated 11-7 as Wright, McDonald, McGrail, Harrigan, Jubenville, and Finn voted to maintain the service. Ceccacci entered a successful motion extending the application of gravel on roads from an average of once every three years to four years. A total of $1 million will be allocated to the Gravel Road Conversion Program, while the remaining $650,000 will be used to lower the 2025 tax rate. Administration said gravel roads would still receive their scheduled maintenance, but the $1 million savings will double the budget for converting them to tar and chip surfaces. Carmen McGregor, Jubenville, McGrail and Wright voted against the motion. “Our back roads are just going to take more of a pounding,” Wright said. The budget increase of 4.99% for 2025 includes investments in existing municipal services at 1.88%. In the absence of provincial and federal funding, 2.35% is allotted for investment in social issues, such as homelessness and housing costs. The budget update also includes $4,069,961 in infrastructure spending, allowing for increased spending on future improvements to infrastructure such as roads, drains, bridges and recreation facilities. The approved budget does not close libraries, rural service centres, arenas, or community supports. “Both Council and staff are putting in a great deal of effort to strategically balance inflation, societal challenges, and lack of upper-level government funding while ensuring infrastructure and services are maintained and improved for the residents of Chatham-Kent going forward,” said Mayor Canniff. “This increase, which is much lower than we originally anticipated, will help us maintain our extensive infrastructure and help address our community’s increasing need to invest in social issues that are becoming increasingly common throughout cities Canada-wide.” McDonald said she “learned a lot” in her first budget since taking over from Steve Pinsonneault, who vacated his Ward 3 seat to join the PC Party in the Ontario government in June. “It was great to hear from councillors who had been here much longer than I’ve been, and it was good to see how the process works, said McDonald. “We came in lower than last year, but we’re still facing a lot of pressures.”VIDEO -- 'Heartbreaking': Teenage Hockey Player Dies Suddenly During Charity Game in Long IslandLawmakers react to Hunter Biden pardon

The Deerfield boys basketball team opened up the 2024-25 season with a 78-51 win against Johnson Creek in a Trailways South Conference matchup on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at Deerfield High School. Senior Ben Wetzel led Deerfield with 27 points, shooting 11 of 23 from the field. Wetzel also made a game-high five 3-pointers, while recording six steals, five rebounds and three assists. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.Strengthening Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's dispute resolution councils is crucial to enhancing their ability to serve communities in a timely and cost-effective manner in resolving disputes and reducing the burden on formal courts while fostering social harmony at the grassroots level. This was suggested during a consultative workshop on Saturday to strengthen Dispute Resolution Councils (DRC) in the Mardan Division. The Peace and Justice Network (PJN) organised the workshop in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Pakistan and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police. The workshop was attended by DRC representatives from Mardan, Nowshera, Charsadda and Swabi at the Police Lines in Mardan. The activity was held through the EU-funded "Deliver Justice Project" aimed at making justice more accessible and inclusive in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. The DRCs are an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) forum established under the KP Police Act 2017, and provide alternative dispute resolution services at the police station, subdivision, and district level. As a statutory forum, the DRC provides services to the masses at the grassroots level, enabling citizens to benefit from out-of-court services for dispute resolution. During the opening session of the workshop, Mardan District Police Officer (DPO) Zahboor Babar Afridi emphasised the importance of DRCs, highlighting their operational framework and the positive impact they have in resolving community disputes effectively. Some Observations On The Chinese Model: Effective VS Acceptable Government He also appreciated the efforts of UNDP Pakistan and the Peace and Justice Network for organising the workshop. During the session, District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Zeb Khan highlighted the critical role ADR and DRCs play in addressing count pendency and supporting speedy justice. UNDP Pakistan Rule of Law Programme's Rule of Law and Justice Reforms Specialist Caitlin Chittenden and PJN CEO Syed Raza Ali highlighted that the strengthening of DRCs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was crucial to enhancing their ability to serve communities effectively in resolving disputes. They stressed that by addressing existing gaps — such as inadequate resources, limited training for members, lack of inclusivity, and insufficient public awareness — DRCs can become more efficient, accessible, and responsive to community needs. Strengthened DRCs not only provide timely and cost-effective justice but also play a vital role in reducing the burden on formal courts and fostering social harmony at the grassroots level. The workshop brought together key stakeholders, including law enforcement officials, community leaders, members of the judiciary, civil society representatives, and members of DRCs from across the Mardan Division. Salma Zeb, a legal aid and ADR Officer in the Rule of Law Programme of UNDP, highlighted the importance of a gender-responsive DRC system in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and making it more inclusive. Headquarters SP Rizwan Habib highlighted the importance of enhancing the effectiveness of DRCs by addressing legislative and policy gaps to ensure their decisions are more binding and enforceable. He also emphasised the need for gender-sensitive training to make DRCs more inclusive and responsive to the needs of all community members. Pakistan’s Palestine Resolution And Responsibility DRC members showcased their progress thus far, their challenges, how they overcame them, and recommendations to strengthen the forums. The workshop also reviewed the ADR member selection criteria, the code of conduct and ethics for the DRCs and the actual rules for DRCs. The importance of raising public awareness about the functioning of DRCs was also emphasised to ensure that more people are informed about their services so that they can access them effectively. The workshop featured panel discussions, led by legal and ADR experts who underscored the importance of community-based dispute resolution mechanisms in reducing case backlogs and fostering trust. Participants engaged in group discussions to identify challenges facing DRCs, such as resource constraints, capacity gaps, and awareness issues, and proposed practical solutions. Special emphasis was placed on equipping DRC members with mediation, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills to address community disputes more effectively. The workshop concluded with actionable recommendations, including conducting regular training for DRC members to enhance their skills and knowledge, increasing public awareness of the role and benefits of DRCs, establishing mechanisms to monitor the performance and transparency of DRC operations and encouraging greater inclusion of women and minority representatives in the DRC framework.Simon Harris says sorry to Cork carer for ‘not giving her the time she deserved’