Franklin financial SVP Karen Carmack reports stock purchaseIt’s not Victory Monday for the Falcons , but it’s sure better than the prior two Mondays following the losses to the Saints and Broncos. It was a bye week for the Atlanta faithful, but there was plenty to watch around the league, namely the Buccaneers taking on the Giants in the Meadowlands. While the first-place Falcons got healthy during their bye week, the Bucs got to play Tommy DeVito and the reeling Giants, who look like an absolute dumpster fire. Tampa Bay crushed New York 30-7, breaking a four-game losing streak and improving their record to 5-6 behind the 6-5 Falcons. Over the next six games, the Falcons will play three teams that currently have winning records, while the Bucs only have one such team remaining on their schedule as they try to win the division for a fourth consecutive season. Although we can acknowledge the Bucs are ascending and the Falcons have been descending, it’s a complete overreaction to say Atlanta will falter down the stretch and lose the NFC South. It’s not impossible that the Falcons lose a few more games; in fact, it’s likely. It’s also not impossible for Baker Mayfield and the Bucs to overcome a one-game deficit. However, there’s one key issue. The Falcons not only hold a one-game lead over their division rivals, but they don’t play each other again, and Atlanta already owns the tiebreaker thanks to their 2-0 record over Tampa Bay. The Bucs will have to outpace the Falcons by more than just the current one-game deficit. If the Falcons can win three of their final six games, just simply going .500, that’ll force the Bucs to win five of their final six games. If the Falcons win four of six, the Bucs will have to run the table to win the division. While it might not seem like it right now, the Falcons are still in firm control of the NFC South. This article first appeared on SportsTalkATL and was syndicated with permission.
1 2 Lucknow: BSP chief Mayawati on Thursday said that the Congress bid to stall Parliament by protesting against industrialists while using their donations to run the party is hypocrisy. "When in govt, the Congress will ensure benefits to these people, which is clear from the way their state govts function," she said. "Similarly, the Congress insults and ignores Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar and his followers, but to get their (followers') votes, it indulges in deceitful politics," she said. "This is what people need to be vigilant of," the BSP chief said while adding, "Most of the parties in the country run their organisations and contest elections with the money received (as donations) from industrialists. It is the biggest reason why these parties are against the welfare of farmers and the poor." BSP, on the contrary, is the only party that depends on the contributions made by its own workers, she added. TNN Stay updated with the latest news on Times of India . Don't miss daily games like Crossword , Sudoku , Location Guesser and Mini Crossword .Azerbaijani and US officials believe a Russian surface-to-air missile caused the deadly crash of an Azerbaijani passenger jet, media reports and a US official said Thursday, as the Kremlin cautioned against "hypotheses" over the disaster. The Azerbaijan Airlines jet crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau, an oil and gas hub, on Wednesday after going off course for undetermined reasons. Thirty-eight of the 67 people on board died. The Embraer 190 aircraft was supposed to fly northwest from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to the city of Grozny in Chechnya, southern Russia, but instead diverted far off course across the Caspian Sea. An investigation is underway, with pro-government Azerbaijani website Caliber citing unnamed officials as saying they believed a Russian missile fired from a Pantsir-S air defence system downed the plane. The claim was also reported by The New York Times, broadcaster Euronews and the Turkish news agency Anadolu. Some aviation and military experts said the plane might have been accidentally shot by Russian air defence systems because it was flying in an area where Ukrainian drone activity had been reported. A former expert at France's BEA air accident investigation agency said there appeared to be "a lot of shrapnel" damage on the wreckage. Speaking on condition of anonymity, he said the damage was "reminiscent" of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which was downed with a surface-to-air missile by Russia-backed rebels over eastern Ukraine in 2014. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters: "It would be wrong to make any hypotheses before the investigation's conclusions." Euronews cited Azerbaijani government sources as saying that "shrapnel hit the passengers and cabin crew as it exploded next to the aircraft mid-flight". A US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, also said early indications suggested a Russian anti-aircraft system struck the plane. Kazakhstan news agency Kazinform cited a regional prosecutor as saying that two black-box flight recorders had been recovered. Azerbaijan Airlines initially said the plane flew through a flock of birds, before withdrawing the statement. Kazakh officials said 38 people had been killed and there were 29 survivors, including three children. Jalil Aliyev, the father of flight attendant Hokume Aliyeva, told AFP that this was supposed to have been her last flight before starting a job as a lawyer for the airline. "Why did her young life have to end so tragically?" the man said in a trembling voice before hanging up the phone. Eleven of the injured are in intensive care, the Kazakh health ministry said. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev declared Thursday a day of mourning and cancelled a planned visit to Russia for an informal summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), a grouping of former Soviet nations. "I extend my condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the crash... and wish a speedy recovery to the injured," Aliyev said in a social media post Wednesday. The Flight Radar website showed the plane deviating from its normal route, crossing the Caspian Sea and then circling over the area where it eventually crashed near Aktau, on the eastern shore of the sea. Kazakhstan said the plane was carrying 37 Azerbaijani passengers, six Kazakhs, three Kyrgyz and 16 Russians. A Kazakh woman told the local branch of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) she was near where the plane crashed and rushed to the site to help survivors. "They were covered in blood. They were crying. They were calling for help," said the woman, who gave her name as Elmira. She said they saved some teenagers. "I'll never forget their look, full of pain and despair," said Elmira. "A girl pleaded: 'Save my mother, my mother is back there'." Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation with Aliyev and "expressed his condolences in connection with the crash", Peskov told a news conference. bur/rlp/js
The ZRP has announced that they are investigating a case of abuse of two minors in a video that circulated. In the video that Crime Watch Zimbabwe shared, two minor boys were being beaten by a man wearing blue trousers. The man can be heard in the video asking the boys to strip so that he beats them. One of the boys shared that he was not wearing any underwear, to which the older man replied that it didn’t matter. The assault continued while other grown-ups watched , and one behind the camera was cheering for the beating to continue. Another woman joined in the attacks with a small log and began beating the two minors on the heads before she was held back. She kept wanting to come back to beat them, but another woman held her back. ALSO READ: Man Kills His 2-Month-Old Baby With A Log While Beating His Wife Minors In Need Of Medical Assistance After Flogging The people who were beating the children in the video are reported to be neighbours to their mother. One of the minors reportedly can not walk and requires medical attention after the beatings. The police have since released a statement on X regarding the video: Reference is made to a disturbing video circulating on social media, depicting a man wearing blue work suit trousers brutally assaulting two minors. The assault is further exacerbated by the arrival of a woman who joins in the attack. The suspects have been identified and investigations are currently underway to ensure that the law takes its course without fear or favour. The incident occurred in Madziwa area, Mashonaland Central Province. ALSO READ: Fortune Chasi Expresses Desire To Return To The Energy Ministry As Electricity Situation Worsens The police are urging the public not to take matters into their own hands regarding the law. Follow Us on Google News for Immediate Updates
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Hyderabad, Dec 26 (PTI) Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, Union Ministers G Kishan Reddy and Bandi Sanjay Kumar and BRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao and several other leaders on Thursday condoled the demise of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Manmohan Singh, the architect of India's economic reforms, died in New Delhi on Thursday night. He was 92. Describing Singh as one of the greatest economists, leaders and reformer, Revanth Reddy said the former PM is one of the true architects of new India. "He showed how decency and class are much needed aspects of political & public life. He is a legend in whose passing away, India has lost a great son," Reddy said on 'X'. Kishan Reddy, the Union Coal Minister, said Manmohan Singh's contributions to the country's growth and development, including the implementation of key economic reforms, will always be remembered. Sanjay Kumar, Union MoS (Home), said the former PM's contributions to the country would never be forgotten. Chandrasekhar Rao, also known as KCR, recalled his tenure as Union Minister during the UPA regime and the association with Manmohan Singh. Singh had extended complete support to the cause of Telangana statehood, having understood the sentiments of people, KCR said in a statement. He also hailed Singh's stellar contributions as Finance Minister in the government headed by Former Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao and later premier himself. Singh's death was announced by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, where he was admitted in the Emergency ward around 8.30 PM in a critical condition. (This story has not been edited by THE WEEK and is auto-generated from PTI)The Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: Mamma MiaInfluential people who died in 2024
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