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La Salle takes on No. 24 Miami (FL) following Marrero’s 20-point showing

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 05:45:14 GMT

La Salle Explorers (8-2) at Miami Hurricanes (7-2, 1-0 ACC)Coral Gables, Florida; Saturday, 12 p.m. ESTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hurricanes -16.5; over/under is 153.5BOTTOM LINE: La Salle visits the No. 24 Miami Hurricanes after Andres Marrero scored 20 points in La Salle’s 67-51 win against the Lafayette Leopards.The Hurricanes have gone 5-0 at home. Miami (FL) is third in the ACC scoring 82.2 points while shooting 50.7% from the field.The Explorers are 1-2 on the road. La Salle is fifth in the A-10 scoring 76.2 points per game and is shooting 43.9%.Miami (FL) makes 50.7% of its shots from the field this season, which is 7.0 percentage points higher than La Salle has allowed to its opponents (43.7%). La Salle averages 9.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.0 more made shots on average than the 7.0 per game Miami (FL) gives up.TOP PERFORMERS: Wooga Poplar is scoring 15.9 points per game with 5.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists for the Hurricanes. Norchad Omier is averaging 15.7 ...

Anochili-Killen leads Marshall against UNC Greensboro after 25-point showing

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 05:45:14 GMT

UNC Greensboro Spartans (8-1) at Marshall Thundering Herd (3-7)Huntington, West Virginia; Saturday, 7 p.m. ESTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Spartans -2; over/under is 154.5BOTTOM LINE: Marshall hosts the UNC Greensboro Spartans after Obinna Anochili-Killen scored 25 points in Marshall’s 88-87 loss to the Toledo Rockets.The Thundering Herd have gone 1-2 at home. Marshall allows 80.8 points to opponents and has been outscored by 5.7 points per game.The Spartans are 1-1 in road games. UNC Greensboro ranks fourth in the SoCon with 14.2 assists per game led by Kobe Langley averaging 6.4.Marshall is shooting 40.9% from the field this season, 1.1 percentage points higher than the 39.8% UNC Greensboro allows to opponents. UNC Greensboro averages 9.9 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.4 more made shots on average than the 8.5 per game Marshall allows.TOP PERFORMERS: Kevon Voyles is shooting 40.7% and averaging 14.8 points for the Thundering Herd. Kamdyn Curfman is averaging 2.8 made 3...

Robinson leads No. 18 BYU against Georgia State after 28-point performance

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 05:45:14 GMT

Georgia State Panthers (4-5) at BYU Cougars (9-1)Provo, Utah; Saturday, 9 p.m. ESTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cougars -24.5; over/under is 149.5BOTTOM LINE: No. 18 BYU hosts the Georgia State Panthers after Jaxson Robinson scored 28 points in BYU’s 90-74 victory over the Denver Pioneers.The Cougars have gone 6-0 in home games. BYU has a 7-0 record in games decided by at least 10 points.The Panthers have gone 2-4 away from home. Georgia State scores 76.9 points while outscoring opponents by 2.5 points per game.BYU makes 48.2% of its shots from the field this season, which is 2.3 percentage points higher than Georgia State has allowed to its opponents (45.9%). Georgia State scores 15.0 more points per game (76.9) than BYU allows to opponents (61.9).TOP PERFORMERS: Robinson averages 3.6 made 3-pointers per game for the Cougars, scoring 18.0 points while shooting 44.4% from beyond the arc. Spencer Johnson is shooting 44.2% and averaging 11.6 points for BYU.Lucas Taylor is shooting 3...

Germany plans partial reform of its debt brake, Lindner says

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 05:45:14 GMT

German Finance Minister Christian Lindner announced plans to reform the country’s debt rules to allow more spending in times of economic downturn, while also voicing criticism over planned price increases for farmers and airlines.In an interview with German regional newspapers published Saturday, Lindner said he intends to revise an economic calculation component that defines how many new loans the government is allowed to take out each year under its debt brake that restricts spending.“However, this will not increase the potential debt [when apportioned] over several years,” Lindner told papers from the RND media group, adding that the additional leeway in times of economic downturn would be balanced by stricter criteria in times of economic upturn. The proposed reform, which Lindner said would come next year, could grant the government more flexibility on spending in 2024. The German Economic Institute is already forecasting a continued economic downturn next yea...

Notre Dame spire to be crowned with new rooster, symbolizing cathedral’s resurgence

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 05:45:14 GMT

PARIS (AP) — A pivotal moment in the restoration of Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral is set for Saturday, with the installation of a golden rooster atop its spire. It marks a key step in the monument’s revival after the devastating April 2019 fire. Designed by chief architect Philippe Villeneuve, this new rooster will replace the original that was damaged beyond repair in the blaze.The rooster, a French emblem of vigilance and Christ’s resurrection, will house sacred relics inside it. These include fragments of Christ’s Crown of Thorns and remains of St. Denis and St. Genevieve, infusing the sculpture with religious importance. The Crown of Thorns, regarded as Notre Dame’s most sacred relic, was among the treasures quickly removed after the fire broke out. Brought to Paris by King Louis IX in the 13th century, it is purported to have been pressed onto Christ’s head during the crucifixion. Before ascending to its perch, the rooster will be blessed by Paris Archbishop Laurent Ulrich. A sea...

Climate change could be avenue for adversaries to harm Canada, spy service warns

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 05:45:14 GMT

OTTAWA — Canada’s spy service warns that dramatic shifts caused by climate change and the ensuing fractious upheaval around the world could leave Canada vulnerable, imperilling its food and water supplies, energy security and Arctic sovereignty.Global warming will threaten security as countries and other actors seek to either bolster their economic positions or exploit their adversaries’ climate change-related weaknesses, says a newly released Canadian Security Intelligence Service analysis. “Climate change will almost certainly heighten competition between nations, contribute to instability, strain capabilities and become the source of international tensions,” the CSIS analysis says.The Canadian Press used the Access to Information Act to obtain the assessment and other intelligence analyses produced this year that flag not only the threats from a changing climate but the resulting disruptions as players jockey for advantage.The documents spell out an array ...

Cedar Rapids Lodge owner is named Minnesota Resorter of the Year

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 05:45:14 GMT

TENSTRIKE, Minn. — In the words of Cedar Rapids Lodge owner Jen Bloomquist, winning the 2023 Minnesota Resorter of the Year award was a humbling and emotional experience.In 2021, when Bloomquist unexpectedly lost not only her business partner but her life partner and father to her three children, the future of their longtime family-owned resort in Tenstrike was unclear. Not only did she have to determine what was next for the resort, but she also had to think of what was next for her family.Jen and the late Marc Bloomquist pose for a photo with their three children, Calvin, Jillian and Nathan. Jen Bloomquist, owner of Cedar Rapids Lodge in Tenstrike, Minn., won the 2023 Minnesota Resorter of the Year award despite losing Marc unexpectedly in 2021. (Courtesy photo)“My husband, Marc, and I bought this resort from my parents who owned it for 30 years. Our first summer was in 2017 and then he very unexpectedly passed away in 2021. It was kind of one of those situations where I didn’t kn...

Ask Amy: Retirement looms and he plans to move

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 05:45:14 GMT

Dear Amy: My boyfriend/significant other of 13 years is six years older than me. He wants to retire in a year or two and move more than 200 miles away from the town where we both currently live.I have my own home, family, and job in my hometown. I’ve lived here for my entire life.My SO and I have no plans to marry or live together.Should we try a long-distance relationship, or break up now because our future plans don’t seem to include the other?— Perplexed in the MidwestDear Perplexed: I sense in the subtext of your question that you might feel quite stung by what you perceive as your significant other’s choice not only to leave town, but to leave you.So yes, you could preempt this still far-off choice by preparing to break up, or you could at least attempt a long-distance relationship by trying to visit one another on a loose schedule. If he lands in a nice spot, you might see this as each of you having something of a second home: a second destination to travel to when you w...

A Foe turned Friend

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 05:45:14 GMT

On the face of it, he is a perfect opposition politician - all righteous anger and condemnation when you browse through his social networks or listen to him speaking in front of a rally with his supporters.Igor Dodon, an ex-President of Moldova and one of the country’s most prominent politicians, does not mince words when it comes to bashing the incumbent Maia Sandu or her ruling PAS party whom he accuses of having turned Moldova into a dictatorship. Switching fluently between Russian and Romanian, he tours Moldova calling on his supporters to “send a clear message to the authorities that they are no longer legitimate.” His anti-Western stance has even earned him a reputation as the most pro-Russian politician in Moldova who once came to power by capitalizing on a photograph with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and was Putin’s only foreign guest of honour at a military parade in Moscow in 2017.Mr. Dodon lost to Sandu in a 2020 run-off and has been at the helm of the largest opposition Socia...

Bangladesh in December 1971: ‘The sahibs are crying inside’

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 05:45:14 GMT

As the people of Bangladesh observe one more anniversary of their triumph on the battlefield in 1971, it is only proper that we travel back to the time when the bandwagon of freedom was beginning to move inexorably toward its destined goal- writes Syed Badrul Ahsan.We speak of those tumultuous days of December 1971. We will always reflect on the nature of that great victory that transformed us into a free nation, into masters of our destiny as it were. We will celebrate again as dawn breaks on 16 December this year. We will mourn the three million of our compatriots who gave their lives for the rest of us to live in liberty.And, to be sure, we will not forget the events and incidents which have forever etched December 1971 in our souls. There is that terse announcement made by Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi late in the evening on 3 December, when she informed the world that Pakistan’s air force had carried out raids on Indian air bases and that the two countries were now at war...