50jili login register COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Ethan Taylor's 21 points helped Air Force defeat Mercyhurst 82-48 on Sunday night. Taylor added 10 rebounds for the Falcons (2-4). Wesley Celichowski scored 14 points, going 6 of 11 and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line. Luke Kearney had 12 points and shot 4 for 5 from beyond the arc. The Lakers (4-3) were led by Aidan Reichert, who posted 11 points. Jeff Planutis added 10 points for Mercyhurst. Mykolas Ivanauskas also had seven points, six rebounds and three blocks. Air Force took the lead with 15:21 left in the first half and never looked back. The score was 31-24 at halftime, with Taylor racking up nine points. Air Force extended its lead to 45-26 during the second half, fueled by a 14-0 scoring run. Taylor scored a team-high 12 points in the second half as Air Force closed out the win. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .

Washington Commanders kicker Austin Seibert has had better days at the ballpark than he did on Sunday. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Thanks for the feedback.COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Ethan Taylor's 21 points helped Air Force defeat Mercyhurst 82-48 on Sunday night. Taylor added 10 rebounds for the Falcons (2-4). Wesley Celichowski scored 14 points, going 6 of 11 and 2 of 3 from the free-throw line. Luke Kearney had 12 points and shot 4 for 5 from beyond the arc. The Lakers (4-3) were led by Aidan Reichert, who posted 11 points. Jeff Planutis added 10 points for Mercyhurst. Mykolas Ivanauskas also had seven points, six rebounds and three blocks. Air Force took the lead with 15:21 left in the first half and never looked back. The score was 31-24 at halftime, with Taylor racking up nine points. Air Force extended its lead to 45-26 during the second half, fueled by a 14-0 scoring run. Taylor scored a team-high 12 points in the second half as Air Force closed out the win. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .Article content VANCOUVER — British Columbia business owner Joe Chaput will spend $5,500 a month on security guards during the holiday season and plans on upgrading his store’s video camera system for around $5,000 more. Recommended Videos He’s not selling luxury brands or expensive jewels. Chaput sells cheese, and at Christmas, cheese is a hot commodity. He is the co-owner of specialty cheese store les amis du Fromage, with two locations in Vancouver. While cheeselifting is rare in their Kitsilano store, the outlet in East Vancouver is hit in waves, with nothing happening for a month, then three of four people trying to steal their inventory within a week. “Sometimes, you miss it. Sometimes, you catch it. The way shoplifters behave ... they tend to gravitate toward expensive things,” said Chaput. Expensive cheese is on shoplifters’ Christmas list, he said. “They tend to do the classic examples of staying away from customer service and trying to go to a different part of the store so they can be left alone to steal.” Chaput isn’t alone. Police say food-related crimes on are the rise in Canada and as prices climb for items such as cheese and butter, they become lucrative on the black market for organized crime groups, not to mention theft for local resale. Sylvain Charlebois, the director of Dalhousie University’s Agri-food Analytics Lab, said a black market tends to emerge as soon as food prices surge. “Organized crime will steal anything (if) they know they can sell it and so, they probably would have known who their clients are before even stealing anything at all, and that’s how a black market is organized,” said Charlebois. He said he believes there are two categories of people shoplifting — those who do so out of desperation because they can’t afford the food, or organized criminals, profiting from sales on the black market. Mounties in North Vancouver made cheesy headlines when they ran into a man with a cart of stolen cheese in the middle of the night in September. The cheese, valued at $12,800, was from a nearby Whole Foods Store. While the cheese was recovered, it had to be disposed of because it hadn’t been refrigerated. Const. Mansoor Sahak, with the North Vancouver RCMP, said officers believe cheese is targeted because it’s “profitable to resell.” “If they are drug addicts, they will commit further crimes with that or feed their drug habits. It’s a vicious cycle,” said Sahak. Sahak said meat is also a top target for grocery thieves, with store losses sometimes in the thousands. “So, we’re not surprised that this happened,” said Sahak. Police in Ontario have been chasing down slippery shoplifters going after butter. Scott Tracey, a spokesman with Guelph Police Service, said there have been eight or nine butter thefts over the last year, including one theft last December worth $1,000. In October, two men walked into a local grocer and filled their carts with cases of butter valued at $936, and four days later a Guelph grocer lost four cases valued at $958. Tracey said he has looked at online marketplaces and found listings by people selling 20 or 30 pounds of butter at a time. “Clearly, somebody didn’t accidentally buy 30 extra pounds of butter. So, they must have come from somewhere,” said Tracey, “I think at this point it appears to be the black market is where it’s headed.” He said the thefts seem to be organized, with two or three people working together in each case. Police in Brantford, Ont., are also investigating the theft of about $1,200 worth of butter from a store on Nov. 4. Charlebois said retailers could invest in prevention technologies like electronic tags, but putting them on butter or cheese is rare. He said up until recently grocery store theft has been a “taboo subject for many years.” Stores didn’t wanted to talk about thefts because they didn’t want to alarm people but now they feel they need to build awareness about what is “becoming a huge problem,” said Charlebois. Chaput, the cheese store owner, said he had been running the East Vancouver store for 15 years while managing the store in Kitsilano for 30 years, and he loves his customers. “It’s really one of the best parts of our businesses, seeing familiar faces and making new customers. It’s why we come to work, really. Partly it’s the cheese, and partly it’s the people,” said Chaput. He said his strategy to combat would-be thieves is to give them extra customer service to make it harder for them to steal. He admits, however, that the shoplifting causes him stress. “It’s challenging. You’re busy trying to run your business day to day and take care of customers and take care of employees. Having to deal with criminals, just kind of scratches away. It can be a bit exhausting,” said Chaput.

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11. SMU Mustangs 11-2 (8-0 Atlantic Coast Conference regular season) What's next: at No. 6 Penn State, State College, Pa., Dec. 21, Noon ET Head coach: Rhett Lashlee (three seasons, 29-11 overall) About Lashlee: The 41-year-old is enjoying success in his first college head coaching gig and has guided the Mustangs to back-to-back 11-win seasons. He was offensive coordinator at SMU from 2018-19 before heading to Miami for two years and returning to take the head job. He was named Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year this season. Resume SMU notched ranked wins over then-No. 22 Louisville and then-No. 18 Pitt but really served notice while racking up 66 points in a win over TCU. The Mustangs lost two games by a total of six points: 34-31 to Clemson in the ACC title game and 18-15 to BYU. Postseason history This is SMU's first trip to the playoffs during the CFP era. The Mustangs have lost their past four bowl games, including two under Lashlee. The program had a memorable run in the early 1980s behind stars like Eric Dickerson and Craig James but numerous NCAA violations sank the Mustangs and they eventually served a two-year death penalty. The road to Atlanta SMU hits the road for the first-round matchup at No. 6 Penn State. The winner advances to play No. 3 Boise State (12-1) in the quarterfinals in the Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31. Names to Know QB Kevin Jennings He threw for 304 yards and three TDs in the ACC title game, his fourth game over 300 yards passing this season. Jennings had a strong regular season with 2,746 yards and 19 TDs in the air and four scores on the ground. He can hurt teams with his feet, proven by a 113-yard outing against Louisville. "What is new now is the amount of criticism I receive from everyone. I get a lot of comments and messages from people on social media always criticizing everything after each game," Jennings said. RB Brashard Smith Stellar runner averaging 5.9 yards per carry to go with 1,270 yards and 14 TDs on the ground. LB Kobe Wilson Stands out against both the run and the pass, leading the team in tackles (110) and adding three sacks and two interceptions. S Isaiah Nwokobia He has enjoyed an outstanding season with 91 regular-season tackles and three interceptions while patrolling the back end. He has nine career interceptions. DT Jared Harrison-Hunte A force with 6.0 sacks, one interception and 38 tackles. He's in his first season with SMU after four at Miami. He has 15 career sacks. --Field Level MediaOn Boxing Day at around 6:40 p.m., a structure fire summoned emergency responders to Elliott Road in the Municipality of Bayham. A garage was fully involved by the time responders arrived, with heat from the detached building compromising the residence next to it. Crews worked to bring down the flames and keep the fire from spreading. 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To prepare for the upcoming legislative session, four Indiana legislators on Wednesday night participated in a roundtable discussion, covering topics including union issues and new diploma requirements. State Rep. Ragen Hatcher, D-Gary, hosted the roundtable at Indiana University Northwest. Reps. Earl Harris, D-East Chicago, and Carolyn Jackson, D-Hammond, and Sen. Rodney Pol, D-Chesterton, also participated in the discussion. Hatcher is hosting another discussion at IUN on Monday night, which will include local elected officials. “I really appreciate collaborating,” Hatcher said Wednesday night. “I think this is important for us to succeed.” State Rep. Ragen Hatcher, D-Gary, answers a question during a debate between State Rep. Ragen Hatcher, D-Gary, and Heather McCarthy, a Gary-based attorney. The debate took place at the Gary Public Library and Cultural Center. It was sponsored by Lakeshore Public Media, the Calumet Area League of Women Voters and Rise NWI on Thursday, April 11, 2024. (John Smierciak/for the Post Tribune) GlenEva Dunham, president of the Gary Teachers Union and Indiana Federation of Teachers, said it’s important for teachers unions to work with state legislators. “We are here to support you guys,” Dunham told the legislators Wednesday night. “There are things we want to do, and we want to work with all of you.” Dunham expressed concerns with Indiana’s new high school graduation requirements, which will go into effect with the class of 2029. The new requirements place a greater importance on career pathways as a route to graduation. She also believes that parents don’t fully understand how the requirements might impact both their kids and them. Kyle Telechan/Post-Tribune State Sen. Rodney Pol, D-Chesterton, holds up a poster of the 2023 Indiana General Assembly as he speaks to Chesterton High School students on Friday, December 8, 2023. (Kyle Telechan for the Post-Tribune) Pol is worried about how new requirements impact low-income students and schools with lower budgets, he said Wednesday. For students with transportation issues, they might have trouble meeting the work-based learning requirements for honors diplomas. “My concern is you’re going to see a bigger split between the haves and have nots,” Pol said. “These kids don’t have transportation. They’re going to be in a situation where they struggle more, especially in rural areas.” The new diploma requirements are putting stress on school officials because they have to learn how to adjust, Harris said. School officials across the state say the deadline doesn’t provide enough time to retool offerings, according to Post-Tribune archives. State Rep. Earl Harris, D-East Chicago, speaks in support of shutting down Summit scrapyard during an Indiana Department of Environmental Management hearing in Gary on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. (Michael Gard/for the Post-Tribune) “They have the deadline for the final version as Dec. 31, so you’re halfway through the school year,” Harris said Wednesday. “The school districts have to make adjustments and get students ready for the next school year, but they have less than a year to do that.” The state representative is concerned that the new graduation requirements will affect the 21st Century Scholars Program, he told the Post-Tribune in November. Harris authored House Bill 1449, or the 21st Century Scholars bill, which passed in April 2023 with bipartisan support. The bill, now law, automatically enrolls eligible students in the program and notifies families of the academic requirements. Andy Lavalley / Post-Tribune State Rep. Carolyn Jackson, D-Hammond speaks during the 2023 NWI School Superintendent Forum at Indiana University Northwest in Gary, Indiana Friday Feb. 24, 2023. (Andy Lavalley for the Post-Tribune) Hatcher asked Dunham what else she would like to see legislators do in 2025. “Actually, try to keep it slim,” Dunham told Hatcher. “I know it’s going to be tough, so we need to focus on things like budgets, the teacher shortage and diploma requirements.” Union representatives are worried about how new leadership, especially with the Trump administration, might impact their workers. Michael Gard / Post-Tribune GlenEva Dunham of Gary, president of the Indiana chapter of the American Federation of Teachers, speaks at the annual AFT Indiana Day of Action at the statehouse in Indianapolis on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. (Michael Gard / Post-Tribune) Travis Williams, representative for Central Midwest Carpenters and Carpenter Local 1005 treasurer, said he’s worried about anti-Project Labor Agreements bills. PLAs are pre-hire bargaining agreements between construction unions and contractors to establish terms and conditions for projects, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s website . PLAs ensure timely completion of projects, provide employers with highly skilled workers, increase diversity and support equitable workforce development and improve worker health and safety, according to the DOL. “If the statehouse passes these anti-PLA bills, that’s going to take away a lot of rights, and really, a lot of jobs from local contractors,” Williams said. In 2023, Williams was worried about Indiana House Bill 1024, which died in committee. The bill would have allowed contractors with 10 or more employees to provide access to a training program for applicable tasks, and it would have allowed public agencies to refuse to adhere to agreements with labor unions. Williams doesn’t want a similar bill to be on the table in 2025. Having more union workers in the statehouse or interested in politics will help solve those issues, Pol said. U.S. Steel’s Gary Works in Gary, Indiana on Oct. 5, 2023. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune) Markael Watkins, a 28-year steelworker, participated in Wednesday night’s roundtable discussion. Watkins, who works for U.S. Steel, is worried that the majority of the company’s workers at the Gary Works facility aren’t from the city. “We’re trying to fight for issues that impact us,” Watkins said, “but they don’t understand what we’re talking about.” U.S. Steel has caused higher cancer, asthma and lung disease rates in Gary, Hatcher said. “At the very least, they could give back by making sure that 20% of the employees are from Gary,” Hatcher said. “But I don’t know who could mandate that.” In an emailed statement, U.S. Steel said more than 4,000 Gary Works employees call the communities around the facility home. “These are the same employees who volunteer their time to mentor local schoolchildren and serve in organizations that strengthen the Gary community,” said the company’s statement. “U. S. Steel actively participates in career fairs through WorkOne, Indiana University Northwest, and several Gary area high schools to find local candidates. We are constantly looking to hire talented individuals, and we welcome applications from Gary residents who wish to build a rewarding career.” mwilkins@chicagotribune.comSurveys have continued to show many Kiwis aren’t comfortable with eating genetically modified (GM) food, despite studies supporting its safety. In a new paper, Otago University researchers delved into the factors behind that scepticism – finding emotional responses play a major part. It comes as the Government is looking to overhaul its regulatory stance on gene tech, while Food Safety Australia New Zealand has been consulting on a new definition for GM food. New Zealand might be softening its regulatory stance on genetic modification – but a new snapshot survey suggests there’s still some consumer unease about its use in food. Our supermarkets are full of imported processed foods that contain GM ingredients and must be labelled accordingly – but our shelves are essentially bare of GM meat, fruit and vegetables. In a new study, Otago University researchers sought to explore what shaped peoples’ perceptions around GM and another long-standing food technology, irradiation, which is often used in fresh produce to control insect pests like fruit flies. While there’s now a wealth of international studies to support the safety of both technologies, research has continued to highlight a degree of public scepticism about them.

As a post-Christmas present, Lenovo finally got the 8GB model of the new Chromebook Duet 11′′ in stock just yesterday. That model is the one we reviewed and is absolutely the version to get if you plan on keeping this device around for a few years. The added RAM and included pen just make for a better all-around experience, and even at $399, it is the version I always recommend. Having it back in stock was nice to see for sure, but I know many of you were likely also hoping for a little bit of a discount. If Lenovo is moving enough of these things to end up with a few weeks of it being completely out of stock, they might not need to reduce the price too much at this point. Still, it’s nice to get a deal on any ChromeOS device, and right now, you can save a little bit at checkout with the 8GB Duet 11′′. X remove ads Buy the Lenovo Chromebook Duet 11′′ (8GB w/Pen) at Lenovo If you head over to Lenovo’s site and put the Duet 11′′ in your cart, you can add the promo code LENOVOFLASHWKD and your starting price will dip by $20. It’s not a massive savings (5%), but it is something. And you have to admit, $379.99 sounds a lot better than $399.99, right? This code should last until January 20, 2025, but we have no idea how long the 8GB Duet 11′′ will be around this time. There may be bigger deals that happen down the road, but if you’re in the market for the best overall Chromebook tablet right now, this is the one to get. Join Chrome Unboxed Plus Introducing Chrome Unboxed Plus – our revamped membership community. Join today at just $2 / month to get access to our private Discord, exclusive giveaways, AMAs, an ad-free website, ad-free podcast experience and more. Plus Monthly $2/mo. after 7-day free trial advertisement Pay monthly to support our independent coverage and get access to exclusive benefits. Start free trial Plus Annual $20/yr. after 7-day free trial X remove ads Pay yearly to support our independent coverage and get access to exclusive benefits. Start free trial Our newsletters are also a great way to get connected. Subscribe here! Click here to learn more and for membership FAQThe RTX 4090’s Price Surge: Why Now? What’s Next?

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When thieves made off with Darcie Bell’s rented U-Haul truck, the San Francisco woman put out a call for help on X: “If you see a 26 foot uhaul truck with the Arizona plate AL50003- would you let me know because it had like everything I own on it.” The post went viral, but not for the reason she hoped for. Bell spent years posting left-wing “defund the police” views — and users across the site blasted and mocked the activist. “Anti Police activist begs the police to help,” jeered the X account Bay State of Mind, which comments on San Francisco Bay Area politics. Tom Wolf, an addiction recovery advocate who has nearly 30,000 followers, posted a screenshot of a previous post in which Bell blasts the San Francisco Police, alongside a screenshot of her recent plea. “Shot. Chaser.” the caption reads. Bell – who goes by Jerque Cousteau on X with a bio saying “will respond to all bad faith arguments w/ad hominem attacks” — is returning fire. Mere hours after she filed a police report, she blasted the police for not immediately locating her stolen possessions. “I haven’t found my s—! The cops didn’t do s—! U-Haul made me file a f—ing police report!” she told The Post. “There’s cameras all over this city. They haven’t done s—! ... I just want my stuff back!” To those accusing her of hypocrisy, she insisted she “literally never called the cops” and is re-posting more calls to defund law enforcement, for good measure. U-Haul itself urged her to alert authorities to the theft of their truck. “Please be sure to contact us back to provide the police report to the Equipment Recovery department,” the company’s customer support account urged. As for her critics, she sneered at them. “Look at these good, Christian ‘victim advocates’ celebrating my kids losing their belongings at Christmas,” she fired at the haters in general.

When Brighton produced a stirring comeback to here at the start of November and move into the top four, Fabian Hürzeler could have been forgiven for thinking that being a Premier League manager is a pretty straightforward business. But after another disappointing performance from his side that made it six matches without a victory and allowed Brentford to pick up only their second away point of the season, the 31-year-old may have a different opinion now. Despite creating a plethora of chances, Brighton could not find a way past Thomas Frank’s battling side, who lost their goalkeeper Mark Flekken to injury in the first half and handed a Premier League debut to Hakon Valdimarsson. In the absence of their top scorer, Danny Welbeck, who has been sidelined with an ankle injury, and for all their positivity and possession under Hürzeler, Brighton lack a cutting edge in attack that was exposed again by Brentford. They have not won at home since beating City and it was the travelling supporters who finally had something to celebrate at the final whistle. Brighton announced plans this week to move away supporters in an attempt to boost their fortunes here, with Russ Wood – the club’s head of commercial – admitting that their prominent position behind the goal is “not ideal”. But with that not due to take place until 2027 as part of a £40m development of their home, Hürzeler has acknowledged that performances need to improve quickly in the short term after their slide down the table. Ever the optimist, Frank said beforehand that this game offered another opportunity to end Brentford’s dismal run on the road. But while their owner, Matthew Benham, would have loved to get one over his Brighton counterpart, Tony Boom, given their feud that dates back more than 20 years to when they worked together, there seemed like only being one winner in the first half as the hosts tore out of the blocks. Defending the goal where Brentford’s fans sang tributes to Benham, Flekken was almost embarrassed when he passed straight to Carlos Baleba but Julio Enciso’s shot came off a post after he was expertly set up by João Pedro. But the Brentford goalkeeper came to his side’s rescue with saves from Baleba and then a point-blank header from Enciso after he was set up Kaoru Mitoma. The ball was in the net 30 seconds later when Yoane Wissa finished off a cross for Mads Roerslev in a rare foray forward for Brentford, only for VAR to rule it out for offside. Brighton’s onslaught continued as Brajan Gruda was next to test Flekken with a powerful free-kick before Matt O’Riley’s shot was tipped around a post by the Dutchman. He needed treatment on his groin after awkwardly clearing a cross from Mitoma and he was unable to continue. That meant a baptism of fire for his replacement, Valdimarsson, whose only previous appearances for Brentford have been in the Carabao Cup. But despite the relentless pressure, the Iceland goalkeeper and his defence somehow stood firm until the break as – much to Hürzeler’s frustration –too many of Brighton’s attacks broke down without any end product. Some nifty footwork from Valdimarsson even helped to create Brentford’s best chance of the half when he picked out Roerslev but Bryan Mbeumo was wasteful with the finish. Increasingly misty conditions in the second half made things tricky for both sides and Frank could not believe his luck when the referee, Andy Madley, got in the way of another promising Brentford attack. The visitors were much more of a match for Brighton after the break and it needed a block from Jan Paul van Hecke to deny Wissa inside the area. Brighton continued to press forward but João Pedro should have done much better with a shot that dribbled harmlessly into Valdimarsson’s arms. Yet the longer they waited for a breakthrough the more anxious the home crowd became and Brentford grew in confidence and an acrobatic volley from Christian Norgaard was deflected wide for a corner. Hürzeler threw on Simon Adingra, Yankuba Minteh and Yasin Ayari in an attempt to wrestle back the initiative but it was Brentford who almost found a way through after a mistake from Baleba allowed Mbeumo to set up Wissa on the break. João Pedro was fortunate to escape punishment after VAR looked at his attempted elbow on the Brentford substitute Yehor Yarmoliuk that didn’t make contact before Ayari blazed over from close range. There was a warm reception for Solly March as the forward made his first appearance since October 2023 after injury but his wayward effort in injury-time summed up Brighton’s fortunes in front of goal.Adams' 25 help CSU Northridge down Utah Tech 89-79

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