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Pittsburgh hosts FGCU after Hinson’s 26-point performance

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:56:19 GMT

Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (1-1) at Pittsburgh Panthers (2-0)Pittsburgh; Monday, 7 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LINE: Pittsburgh plays the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles after Blake Hinson scored 26 points in Pittsburgh’s 89-60 win against the Binghamton Bearcats.Pittsburgh finished 24-12 overall last season while going 14-3 at home. The Panthers averaged 75.1 points per game while shooting 44.7% from the field and 36.0% from behind the arc last season.FGCU went 6-11 in ASUN play and 6-9 on the road a season ago. The Eagles averaged 12.8 assists per game on 25.2 made field goals last season.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Wright leads SIU-Edwardsville against Missouri after 29-point performance

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:56:19 GMT

SIU-Edwardsville Cougars (1-1) at Missouri Tigers (1-1)Columbia, Missouri; Monday, 8 p.m. ESTBOTTOM LINE: SIU-Edwardsville visits the Missouri Tigers after Shamar Wright scored 29 points in SIU-Edwardsville’s 92-67 win against the North Park Vikings.Missouri finished 25-10 overall last season while going 16-3 at home. The Tigers averaged 78.9 points per game last season, 13.2 on free throws and 27.9 from beyond the arc.SIU-Edwardsville finished 19-14 overall last season while going 7-8 on the road. The Cougars shot 43.5% from the field and 32.9% from 3-point range last season.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Ukraine to Putin: You cut our power, we kneecap your biggest economic driver

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:56:19 GMT

Ukraine is open to the possibility of attacking Russia’s oil and gas infrastructure if Moscow ramps up its targeting of Ukraine’s electric system this winter, Ukraine Energy Minister German Galushchenko said in an interview.Galushchenko, speaking with POLITICO in Washington, D.C., after meeting with Biden administration officials and lawmakers, said Russia has regularly perpetrated cyberattacks against Ukraine’s electric grid and is expected to ramp up physical attacks as temperatures fall and people depend more on energy to heat their homes.Hiscomments came after Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said last month Ukraine, which has launched multiple attacks against Russian targets, would “respond” if Russia stepped up attacks on his country’s power grid this winter. This could open the door to the possibility that the European conflict could add more turmoil to global energy markets.When asked if Zelenskyy’s “response” could include Ukraine targeting Russia’s vast oil and gas op...

Skywatch: A lion spewing shooting stars

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:56:19 GMT

From this coming Friday night to Saturday morning, Nov. 17-18, there’s going to be a fairly nice show happening in the sky. It’s the annual Leonid meteor shower, considered a moderate shower most years. This year’s conditions for viewing the Leonids should be wonderful because the moon will be out of the sky and won’t visually wash out any of the meteors or “shooting stars.”If you’re not out there already, get out into the dark countryside where you may see 15 to 20 meteors an hour, or more. The Leonids are known to be surprising some years. Without moonlight, the sky will serve as a nice dark backdrop. Watching a meteor shower properly takes some discipline. You might see a few meteors in the early evening, but the bulk of the meteors will streak across the sky from midnight to just before the start of the morning twilight on the 18th. The best thing to do is go to bed early and set your alarm clock for just before midnight.Most meteor show...

Trudy Rubin: In the war between Ukraine and Russia, which side is the GOP on?

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:56:19 GMT

The “party of Putin,” also known as the Republican Party, seems determined to help Vladimir Putin defeat Ukraine.By boosting the Russian president, the GOP is not only undermining U.S. security and supporting a dangerous adversary, but it is also helping Hamas in its effort to destroy the Israeli state.You don’t believe me? Consider the following.The House Republican majority, cowed by its MAGA wing and encouraged by Donald Trump, has rushed to abandon Ukraine. Mike Johnson, the newly installed speaker, ripped up a combined military assistance package for Israel and Ukraine and eliminated aid for Kyiv.And now, even Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, who previously pushed back forcefully against GOP isolationists, seems to have been swayed by the extremists. That is dangerous for U.S. security and for Israel, as well.At first, McConnell tried to fight back against MAGA recklessness.“Some say our support for Ukraine comes at the expense of more important p...

Bridge: Nov. 12, 2023

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:56:19 GMT

The Spingold Teams, the main event at the ACBL Summer NABC, underscored the deluge of professionalism in top-level bridge as well as the transition of the League’s “North American” tournaments to international events. Many “sponsored” teams with U.S. pros were ousted early, and in the semifinals, only two of 22 players were from the U.S.The impact of players from overseas may be due to the support of youth bridge in European countries and especially in China. The U.S. is striving to keep up; many excellent programs to attract young players have begun. At the NABC, the ACBL staged a three-day Youth NABC, and scores of kids competed for trophies and scholarships. Moreover, bridge is coming back on campus: At the NABC, Georgia Tech won the Collegiate Bridge Bowl competition.As for the Spingold, the team in the semifinals with U.S. players won it all. Marty Fleisher’s team prevailed in the final against a (mostly) Swedish squad led by newcomer Leif Bremark. The match was close, and bett...

Word Game: Nov. 12, 2023

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:56:19 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — COSTUMED (COSTUMED: kos-TOOMD: Wore an outfit for disguise appropriate for a particular occasion.)Average mark 37 wordsTime limit 45 minutesCan you find 49 or more words in COSTUMED?TODAY’S WORD — COSTUMED code coed come comet cost cote cued custom cute oust outed scout scud scum scute sect sedum smote smug smut some stem stud sued suet sumo toed tome used mode modest most mote moue mouse mucose muse must mute demo does dome dose dote douse duct dues duet dustTo purchase the Word Game book, visit WordGameBooks.com. Order it now for just $5 while supplies last!RULES OF THE GAME:1. Words must be of four or more letters.2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed.3. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible.4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually expli...

Ask Amy: Is this a creepy idea for a high school reunion?

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:56:19 GMT

Dear Amy: I am working with some of my high school classmates on our upcoming 50th reunion.Related ArticlesAdvice | Ask Amy: I told the bride she was free to exclude me, but I’m hurt by how she did it Advice | Ask Amy: We ended up with a near-stranger’s dog, and it feels very wrong to me Advice | Ask Amy: I want flower gremlins at my wedding, and my family is furious Advice | Ask Amy: I’m devastated by the wedding snub, and my husband doesn’t have my back Advice | Ask Amy: My sneaky co-workers are stressing me out We want to honor our classmates who have passed with a picture and obituary, and I have been helping to find those documents.One of our classmates died by suicide a few years after graduation, I believe as a result of postpartum depression. I was saddened to hear about this. Although I did not know her personally, she was a person I admired throughout high school.I locat...

Secret Pentagon Investigation Found No One at Fault in Drone Strike That Killed Woman and 4-Year-Old

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:56:19 GMT

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center.Mogadishu, SOMALIA — Mariam Shilow Muse was born in the springtime. When relatives dropped by, the bright-eyed 4-year-old bolted through the yard and beyond the fence to greet them. When her father came home, she smothered him with hugs.In late March 2018, Mariam’s mother, 22-year-old Luul Dahir Mohamed, planned to visit her brother to see his children for the first time, and Mariam insisted on coming along to meet her young cousins. Luul’s brother had planned to pick them up, but Luul couldn’t reach him by phone, so on the morning of April 1, she and Mariam caught a ride with some men in a maroon Toyota Hilux pickup.That same afternoon, as Luul’s brother Qasim Dahir Mohamed was on his way to pick up his sister and niece, he passed the maroon Toyota pickup. He noticed mattresses and pillows in the bed and, at the last second, caught sight of Luul, with Mariam on her lap, in the passenger seat. He waved and honked, but ...

For a Century, the American Way of War Has Meant Killing Civilians

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 06:56:19 GMT

This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center.Nearly a century ago in Nicaragua, American Marines in an armed propeller plane spotted a group of civilian men chopping weeds and trimming trees far below. Convinced that something nefarious was underway, they opened fire. The U.S. never bothered to count the wounded and dead.Four decades later in Vietnam, American troops hovering above a group of woodcutters grew unnerved when the men, women, and children failed to look up. Without provocation, the Americans unleashed rockets and machine-gun fire. Eight of the nine civilians below were killed.For hours in 2021, Americans peered down at a man driving through the Afghan capital of Kabul and convinced themselves that he was a terrorist. They launched a missile that killed him and nine other civilians, including seven children.In each instance, Americans displayed clear signs of confirmation bias, in which people seek information that reinforces their preexisting beliefs. The same failin...