lodigame.ph DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tyler McGhie had 27 points in UC San Diego's 72-67 win against La Salle on Thursday. McGhie also added seven rebounds for the Tritons (3-2). Nordin Kapic scored 18 points and added 10 rebounds. Hayden Gray had 14 points and shot 4 for 8 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 3 of 6 from the free-throw line. The Explorers (4-1) were led by Corey McKeithan, who recorded 21 points. Jahlil White added 13 points and seven rebounds. The second half featured five lead changes and was tied five times before UC San Diego secured the victory. Kapic scored 13 second-half points. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by and data from .

United, Apple rolling out new way to track lost luggage with AirTagsTrump offers a public show of support for Pete Hegseth, his embattled nominee to lead the Pentagon“Wanted” posters with the names and faces of health care executives have been popping up on the streets of New York . Hit lists with images of bullets are circulating online with warnings that industry leaders should be afraid. The apparent targeted killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the menacing threats that followed have sent a shudder through corporate America and the health care industry in particular, leading to increased security for executives and some workers. In the week since the brazen shooting, health insurers have removed information about their top executives from company websites, canceled in-person meetings with shareholders and advised all employees to work from home temporarily. An internal New York Police Department bulletin warned this week that the online vitriol that followed the shooting could signal an immediate “elevated threat.” Police fear that the Dec. 4 shooting could "inspire a variety of extremists and grievance-driven malicious actors to violence," according to the bulletin, which was obtained by The Associated Press. “Wanted” posters pasted to parking meters and construction site fences in Manhattan included photos of health care executives and the words “Deny, defend, depose” — similar to a phrase scrawled on bullets found near Thompson’s body and echoing those used by insurance industry critics. Thompson's wife, Paulette, told NBC News last week that he told her some people had been threatening him and suggested the threats may have involved issues with insurance coverage. Investigators believe the shooting suspect, Luigi Mangione , may have been motivated by hostility toward health insurers. They are studying his writings about a previous back injury, and his disdain for corporate America and the U.S. health care system. Mangione’s lawyer has cautioned against prejudging the case. Mangione, 26, has remained jailed in Pennsylvania , where he was arrested Monday. Manhattan prosecutors are working to bring him to New York to face a murder charge. UnitedHealthcare’s parent company, UnitedHealth Group, said this week it was working with law enforcement to ensure a safe work environment and to reinforce security guidelines and building access policies, a spokesperson said. The company has taken down photos, names and biographies for its top executives from its websites, a spokesperson said. Other organizations, including CVS, the parent company for insurance giant Aetna, have taken similar actions. Government health insurance provider Centene Corp. has announced that its investor day will be held online, rather than in-person as originally planned. Medica, a Minnesota-based nonprofit health care firm, said last week it was temporarily closing its six offices for security reasons and would have its employees work from home. Heightened security measures likely will make health care companies and their leaders more inaccessible to their policyholders, said former Cigna executive Wendell Potter. “And understandably so, with this act of violence. There’s no assurance that this won’t happen again,” said Potter, who’s now an advocate for health care reform. Private security firms and consultants have been in high demand, fielding calls almost immediately after the shooting from companies across a range of industries, including manufacturing and finance. Companies have long faced security risks and grappled with how far to take precautions for high-profile executives. But these recent threats sparked by Thompson's killing should not be ignored, said Dave Komendat, a former security chief for Boeing who now heads his own risk-management company. “The tone and tenor is different. The social reaction to this tragedy is different. And so I think that people need to take this seriously,” Komendat said. Just over a quarter of the companies in the Fortune 500 reported spending money to protect their CEOs and top executives. Of those, the median payment for personal security doubled over the last three years to just under $100,000. Hours after the shooting, Komendat was on a call with dozens of chief security officers from big corporations, and there have been many similar meetings since, hosted by security groups or law enforcement agencies assessing the threats, he said. “It just takes one person who is motivated by a poster — who may have experienced something in their life through one of these companies that was harmful," Komendat said. ___ Associated Press reporters Wyatte Grantham-Philips in New York and Barbara Ortutay in San Francisco, contributed to this report. ___ The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The AP is solely responsible for all content.

Reactions are pouring after the death of Former President Jimmy Carter . He was 100. Here is a collection of reactions and statements from across the political spectrum mourning Carter's death. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. "Today, America and the world lost an extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian. Over six decades, we had the honor of calling Jimmy Carter a dear friend. But, what's extraordinary about Jimmy Carter, though, is that millions of people throughout America and the world who never met him thought of him as a dear friend as well. With his compassion and moral clarity, he worked to eradicate disease, forge peace, advance civil rights and human rights, promote free and fair elections, house the homeless, and always advocate for the least among us. He saved, lifted, and changed the lives of people all across the globe. He was a man of great character and courage, hope and optimism. We will always cherish seeing him and Rosalynn together. The love shared between Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter is the definition of partnership and their humble leadership is the definition of patriotism. We will miss them both dearly, but take solace knowing they are reunited once again and will remain forever in our hearts. To the entire Carter family, we send our gratitude for sharing them with America and the world. To their staff - from the earliest days to the final ones - we have no doubt that you will continue to do the good works that carry on their legacy. And to all of the young people in this nation and for anyone in search of what it means to live a life of purpose and meaning - the good life - study Jimmy Carter, a man of principle, faith, and humility. He showed that we are great nation because we are a good people - decent and honorable, courageous and compassionate, humble and strong. To honor a great American, I will be ordering an official state funeral to be held in Washington D.C. for James Earl Carter, Jr., 39th President of the United States, 76th Governor of Georgia, Lieutenant of the United States Navy, graduate of the United States Naval Academy, and favorite son of Plains, Georgia, who gave his full life in service to God and country. "Those of us who have been fortunate to have served as President understand this is a very exclusive club, and only we can relate to the enormous responsibility of leading the Greatest Nation in History. The challenges Jimmy faced as President came at a pivotal time for our country and he did everything in his power to improve the lives of all Americans. For that, we all owe him a debt of gratitude. Melania and I are thinking warmly of the Carter Family and their loved ones during this difficult time. We urge everyone to keep them in their hearts and prayers." "For decades, you could walk into Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Georgia on some Sunday mornings and see hundreds of tourists from around the world crammed into the pews. And standing in front of them, asking with a wink if there were any visitors that morning, would be President Jimmy Carter - preparing to teach Sunday school, just like he had done for most of his adult life. Some who came to hear him speak were undoubtedly there because of what President Carter accomplished in his four years in the White House - the Camp David Accords he brokered that reshaped the Middle East; the work he did to diversify the federal judiciary, including nominating a pioneering women's rights activist and lawyer named Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the federal bench; the environmental reforms he put in place, becoming one of the first leaders in the world to recognize the problem of climate change. Others were likely there because of what President Carter accomplished in the longest, and most impactful, post-presidency in American history - monitoring more than 100 elections around the world; helping virtually eliminate Guinea worm disease, an infection that had haunted Africa for centuries; becoming the only former president to earn a Nobel Peace Prize; and building or repairing thousands of homes in more than a dozen countries with his beloved Rosalynn as part of Habitat for Humanity. But I'm willing to bet that many people in that church on Sunday morning were there, at least in part, because of something more fundamental: President Carter's decency. Elected in the shadow of Watergate, Jimmy Carter promised voters that he would always tell the truth. And he did - advocating for the public good, consequences be damned. He believed some things were more important than reelection - things like integrity, respect, and compassion. Because Jimmy Carter believed, as deeply as he believed anything, that we are all created in God's image. Whenever I had a chance to spend time with President Carter, it was clear that he didn't just profess these values. He embodied them. And in doing so, he taught all of us what it means to live a life of grace, dignity, justice, and service. In his Nobel acceptance speech, President Carter said, "God gives us the capacity for choice. We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace." He made that choice again and again over the course of his 100 years, and the world is better for it. Maranatha Baptist Church will be a little quieter on Sundays, but President Carter will never be far away - buried alongside Rosalynn next to a willow tree down the road, his memory calling all of us to heed our better angels. Michelle and I send our thoughts and prayers to the Carter family, and everyone who loved and learned from this remarkable man." "James Earl Carter, Jr., was a man of deeply held convictions. He was loyal to his family, his community, and his country. President Carter dignified the office. And his efforts to leave behind a better world didn't end with the presidency. His work with Habitat for Humanity and the Carter Center set an example of service that will inspire Americans for generations. "We join our fellow citizens in giving thanks for Jimmy Carter and in prayer for his family." "Guided by his faith, President Carter lived to serve others-until the very end. From his commitment to civil rights as a state senator and governor of Georgia; to his efforts as President to protect our natural resources in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, make energy conservation a national priority, return the Panama Canal to Panama, and secure peace between Egypt and Israel at Camp David; to his post-Presidential efforts at the Carter Center supporting honest elections, advancing peace, combating disease, and promoting democracy; to his and Rosalynn's devotion and hard work at Habitat for Humanity-he worked tirelessly for a better, fairer world. Hillary and I met President Carter in 1975 and were proud, early supporters of his Presidential campaign. I will always be proud to have presented the Medal of Freedom to him and Rosalynn in 1999, and to have worked with him in the years after he left the White House." "President Carter was a trailblazer, a fighter who punched above his weight. While history may have been hard on President Carter at times, today, he is remembered as a global human rights leader. My father once said, "As long as there is poverty in this world, no man can be totally rich even if he has a billion dollars." President Carter, like my father, saw poverty as one of the greatest threats and was determined to eradicate it. I was honored that he selected me to represent our country on two foreign delegations that led to the creation of the African Initiative, a program which sought to end starvation in Africa. Over the years, my family found comfort in President Carter's wise counsel and strong leadership. Even after he left office, he carried on the legacies that my family has long-championed, the eradication of the triple evils - poverty, racism, and violence. We will truly miss President Carter, but we know that he would not want us to be saddened by his death, but proud of the work we've accomplished together and resolved to continue the work he started for the generations that come after us. Rest in peace, President Carter. You've earned it." "Today, we mourn the loss of one of our most humble and devoted public servants, President Jimmy Carter. President Carter personified the true meaning of leadership through service, through compassion, and through integrity. From his legacy as President, to his dedication to improving human rights across the globe, and his tireless efforts alongside his wife Rosalynn, in building a better world through Habitat for Humanity, he inspired millions with his unwavering commitment to justice and equality. President Carter's faith in the American people and his belief in the power of kindness and humility leave a strong legacy. He taught us that the strength of a leader lies not in rhetoric but in action, not in personal gain but in service to others. As we remember President Carter's extraordinary life, we also honor the countless lives he touched through his vision and generosity." "As the only American president thus far to come from Georgia, he showed the world the impact our state and its people have on the country. And as a son of Plains, he always valued Georgians and the virtues of our state, choosing to return to his rural home after his time in public office. Before becoming president, he worked to grow the state's economic success and position on the national and international stages as a state senator and the 76th governor of Georgia. Under his leadership, the European and Japanese state trade offices were launched, as well as the Georgia Film Commission. He and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter's support of the civil rights movement in the place of its birth is also remembered with deep appreciation. When he left the White House, the Carters' contributions continued. From teaching Sunday school to congregants and visitors alike over the years to their tireless work supporting Habitat for Humanity and the Carter Center's efforts to address global health issues, Georgians are accustomed to seeing Jimmy Carter hard at work. As the longest-lived president in history, perhaps his greatest distinction is the happy marriage he enjoyed with First Lady Carter, spanning over 77 years - also the longest of any former president. Their family continues to be in our prayers as President Carter is reunited with his beloved wife and the world mourns this native Georgian, former state and national leader, and proud peanut farmer from Plains." "I am saddened to learn about the passing of President Jimmy Carter. I join all Americans in saluting President Carter for his lifetime of service, first as a naval officer, then as a senator in the Georgia legislature, then as Governor of Georgia, and, finally, as President of the United States. Jimmy Carter set the standard for post-presidential service through his work with Habitat for Humanity. Jennifer and I would like to extend our heartfelt condolences to the Carter family." "President Carter dedicated his life to serving our great nation and the people of Georgia. As a true servant-leader, he devoted his post-presidency to spreading the very best of American ideals across the globe. His commitment to peace, democracy, and human rights has left an indelible mark on the world." "Today, we mourn the loss of President Jimmy Carter, a man whose dedication to public service and humanitarian efforts left an indelible mark on our nation and the world. While we may have differed in our political beliefs, we acknowledge his unwavering commitment to his principles and his tireless work for peace and human rights. His legacy will continue to inspire future generations to serve others and strive for a better world. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family during this difficult time."

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Ramiro Enrique scored a first-half goal and that was all goalkeeper Pedro Gallese would need to lead Orlando City to a 1-0 victory over rival Atlanta United in an Eastern Conference semifinal at Inter&Co Stadium on Sunday. No. 4 seed Orlando City, in its first trip to the conference final, will host the seventh-seeded New York Red Bulls next Saturday or Sunday with a trip to the MLS Cup final on Dec. 7 on the line. The Red Bulls have made the playoffs in 14 straight seasons but never won the Cup. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.

India moved closer to a notable triumph in the initial test at Perth Stadium, having taken two crucial wickets before lunch on the fourth day. Australia found themselves at a precarious 104 for five, still trailing by 429 runs. Starting the day with a challenging 12-3, the home team's struggle continued as Usman Khawaja departed early, falling to paceman Mohammed Siraj's delivery, caught by wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant. Harshit Rana's intense bowling unsettled Steve Smith and had Travis Head on the defense, with the pair managing 62 runs for Australia's best partnership in the match. Smith was caught behind for 17, adding to India's joyous moments in the wake of a disappointing 3-0 defeat to New Zealand earlier. Despite adversity, Head aggressively knocked numerous boundaries to reach 63 not out, marking his 17th half-century. Together with Mitchell Marsh, unbeaten on five, Australia faces a daunting challenge as India sets a massive fourth-innings target. (With inputs from agencies.)Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick for intel chief, faces questions on Capitol Hill amid Syria fallout

Julia Wick | (TNS) Los Angeles Times As California politicos look ahead to 2025, the biggest question looming is whether Vice President Kamala Harris — a native daughter, battered just weeks ago by presidential election defeat — will enter the 2026 California governor’s race. Related Articles National Politics | Trump taps immigration hard-liner Kari Lake as head of Voice of America National Politics | Trump invites China’s Xi to his inauguration even as he threatens massive tariffs on Beijing National Politics | Pressure on a veteran and senator shows what’s next for those who oppose Trump National Politics | What Americans think about Hegseth, Gabbard and key Trump Cabinet picks AP-NORC poll National Politics | Trump is named Time’s Person of the Year and rings the New York Stock Exchange’s opening bell Harris has yet to give any public indication on her thoughts and those close to her suggest the governorship is not immediately top of mind. But if Harris does ultimately run — and that’s a massive if — her entrée would seismically reshape the already crowded race for California’s highest office. Recent polling suggests Harris would have a major advantage, with 46% of likely voters saying they were somewhat or very likely to support her for governor in 2026, according to a UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies survey co-sponsored by The Times. “If Vice President Harris were to choose to run, I am certain that that would have a near field-clearing effect on the Democratic side,” Rep. Katie Porter, D-Irvine, said during a recent UC Irvine panel interview . Porter, a high-profile Democrat who has been eyeing the wide-open governor’s race, has yet to say whether she plans to run. Porter’s point was broadly echoed in conversations with nearly a dozen California political operatives and strategists, several of whom requested anonymity to speak candidly. Most speculated that a Harris entry would cause some other candidates in the race to scatter, creating further upheaval in down-ballot races as a roster of ambitious politicians scramble for other opportunities. “In politics, you always let the big dogs eat first,” quipped Democratic political consultant Peter Ragone. The current gubernatorial field is a who’s who of California politicians, but lacks a clear favorite or star with widespread name recognition. The vast majority of California’s 22 million voters have yet to pay attention to the race and have little familiarity with the candidates. The list of Democratic candidates includes Los Angeles’ first Latino mayor in more than a century ( Antonio Villaraigosa ); the first female and first out LGBTQ leader of the state Senate ( Toni Atkins ); the sitting lieutenant governor and first woman to hold that post ( Eleni Kounalakis ); the state superintendent of public instruction ( Tony Thurmond ) and the former state controller ( Betty Yee ). Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is serving his second term as California governor, meaning he is ineligible to run again. Several other Democrats, including Porter, outgoing Health and Human Services Director Xavier Becerra and state Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta have also publicly toyed with the idea of a run. They could be less likely to enter the fray should Harris decide to run. What the billionaire mall mogul Rick Caruso — who has also been exploring a run — would choose to do is an open question, as Caruso might contrast himself with Harris as a more centrist candidate. The real estate developer was a registered Republican until November 2019. It’s unlikely that Harris will proffer a public decision in the immediate term, leaving plenty of time for political insiders to game out hypotheticals in the weeks and months to come. Harris’ office did not respond to a request for comment. “I think every candidate for governor is trying to get some kind of intel,” Mike Trujillo, a Los Angeles-based Democratic political consultant and former Villaraigosa staffer, said of a potential Harris run. Trujillo speculated that Harris’ current state was probably similar to Hillary Clinton’s hiking sojourns in the Chappaqua woods after losing to Donald Trump in 2016, or Al Gore growing a beard in the bruising aftermath of his 2000 defeat. “The first thing she’s probably thinking about is, ‘Well, can I run again for president in four years?’ Not, ‘Do I run for governor in two years?’” said one political operative who’s worked with Harris in the past. Harris maintains a home in Brentwood and previously served as California’s senator and attorney general. A successful run for governor in 2026 would almost certainly impede a grab for the presidency in 2028. (Though if history is any guide, an unsuccessful run for California governor does not definitively preclude a bid for the Oval Office: Two years after losing the White House to John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon lost the 1962 contest for governor to Pat Brown . The Yorba Linda native became the nation’s 37th president in 1969.) As the chief executive of a state that doubles as the world’s fifth-largest economy, Harris would have more power to steer policy and make changes as a California governor than she did as vice president, where her job required deference to President Biden. But leading a state, even the nation’s most populous, could feel like small potatoes after being a heartbeat (and a few dozen electoral votes) from the presidency. The protracted slog to November 2026 would also be a stark contrast to her ill-fated 107-day sprint toward the White House, particularly for a candidate whose 2020 presidential primary campaign was dogged by allegations of infighting and mismanagement. “I don’t think Kamala Harris has a deep psychological need to be governor of California, or to be in elective office in order to feel like she can contribute to society,” said the operative who’s worked with Harris in the past. “I think some of these people do, but she’s somebody who has enough prominence that she could do a lot of big, wonderful things without having to worry about balancing California’s budget or negotiating with Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel,” the Encino Democrat who chairs the Assembly’s budget committee. Technically, Harris has until March 2026 to decide whether she enters a race. But political strategists who spoke to The Times theorized that she probably would make a move by late spring, if she chooses to do so. “People will be more annoyed if she drops in in June,” a Democratic strategist involved with one of the gubernatorial campaigns said. Sending a clear signal by February would be more “courteous,” the strategist continued, explaining that such a move would give candidates more time to potentially enter other races. Kounalakis is a longtime friend and ally of Harris’ , and the vice president also has long-term relationships with some of the other candidates and potential candidates. California has eight statewide elected offices and campaign finance laws allow candidates to fundraise interchangeably for them, meaning money already raised for a candidate’s gubernatorial campaign could easily be redirected should they decide to run for, say, lieutenant governor instead. There are already a number of candidates running for lieutenant governor, including former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs, former state Sen. Steven Bradford and former state Treasurer Fiona Ma. But that office probably would see even more interest should Harris enter the gubernatorial race. It’s a largely ceremonial position, but one that has served as a launching pad for the governorship. Still, even if Harris does enter the race, Republican political strategist Mike Murphy threw cold water on the idea that she would have an automatic glide path to the governor’s office. “It’s like Hollywood. Nobody knows anything. She’s famous enough to look credible in early polling. That’s all we know for sure,” Murphy said. “Does that predict the future? No. Are there a lot of downsides (to a potential Harris candidacy)? Totally, yes.” ©2024 Los Angeles Times. Visit latimes.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.BOSTON -- Three days, two games, two very different outcomes. After steamrolling the Indiana Pacers by 37 points Friday night at TD Garden, the Celtics were handled by the same team on the same court Sunday evening, losing 123-114. The nine-point margin of defeat equaled the largest of the season for Boston. The Celtics trailed by 15 when head coach Joe Mazzulla lifted his starters with 2:25 remaining. Six players scored at least 12 points for Indiana, with Tyrese Haliburton leading the way with 31 on 11-of-19 shooting. Jaylen Brown, two days removed from a 44-point explosion in Friday’s rout, paced Boston with 31 points on 13-for-21 shooting. Jayson Tatum added 22 points and nine rebounds, with 17 of his points coming in the second half. Payton Pritchard and Derrick White finished with 21 and 17 points, respectively. The Celtics were down starters Kristaps Porzingis (ankle) and Jrue Holiday (shoulder), who missed their second and third consecutive game, respectively, with injuries. The loss was Boston’s sixth at TD Garden this season, matching their total from the entire 2023-24 season and postseason. The Celtics will host the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday in a New Year’s Eve matinee (3 p.m. tipoff). The Celtics’ defense was suspect early, with breakdowns resulting in multiple open looks near the basket for Indiana. The Pacers made each of their first eight 2-point shots, their only miss in the first four minutes coming on an off-the-mark three by Pascal Siakam. That hot start allowed Indiana to quickly build a double-digit lead and trigger an early Mazzulla timeout. The lead was short-lived, however. The Celtics, after starting 2-for-9 from the floor, staged an 18-6 run to swiftly close the gap. Made threes by Sam Hauser and Pritchard on back-to-back possessions put Boston ahead for the first time nine minutes in. Brown played the entire first quarter for the second straight game and stayed hot, scoring 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting. Pritchard and Hauser each hit two 3-pointers in the first, with Hauser, who made his second straight start in place of the injured Holiday, shaking off his 0-for-5 showing from Friday night. The made threes were the first since Dec. 15 for Hauser, who missed two games with back spasms last week and scuffled in his first three games back. Pritchard added three more triples in the second quarter, including a near buzzer-beater 2.1 seconds before halftime. The backup guard scored eight straight Celtics points in one stretch, showing no remnants of the mini-slump he endured last week. In the first half, Pritchard had 19 points on 8-of-10 shooting (5-of-6 from three), Brown had 18 on 8-of-10 (2-of-4) and the Celtics doubled up the Pacers in 3-point makes (10-5 on similar shooting percentages). But Indiana owned a 36-20 edge in paint points and 9-0 in fast-break points, outscored Boston by five at the foul line, and Andrew Nembhard largely neutralized Tatum. Hounded by the energetic Nembhard, who sat out Friday’s game at TD Garden for knee injury management, Tatum went 1-for-8 from the floor and 0-for-6 from three during a five-point first half. Nembhard also was an impact player offensively as one of four Pacers to reach double figures before halftime. Indiana led 65-58 at the break. Brown and Tatum both found some success attacking the basket in the third quarter, but Boston couldn’t consistently generate stops on the defensive end. With 15 minutes remaining, the Pacers were shooting 63%, which would have been the highest field-goal percentage by a Celtics opponent since 1996. But Tatum helped keep the Celtics within striking distance with a pair of threes — his first of the night after an 0-for-7 start from long range — and a block on Myles Turner that led to a transition layup for Derrick White. Indiana’s lead never reached double digits in the quarter and sat at 98-91 entering the fourth. Boston’s defensive intensity improved in the final frame, starting with a drawn charge by Brown against Bennedict Mathurin that left the Celtics star bloodied . The Celtics also forced T.J. McConnell into a bad pass turnover and blocked the veteran guard twice at the rim. An and-one layup by Brown and a corner three by Al Horford — who, like Tatum, was ice cold from deep for much of the night — made it 105-100 Pacers with 8:24 to play. A minute later, Tatum converted a tough driving layup, drew a foul on Ben Sheppard, screamed in Sheppard’s face and then sank his free throw to make it a two-point game. Then, the lapses returned. Hauser, Tatum, Brown and Pritchard missed shots on successive possessions, and the Pacers got points on five straight trips down the floor, including back-to-back makes by Sheppard in transition. In less than two minutes, Indiana’s lead swelled from two points to 13. The Pacers surpassed their Friday night point total of 105 with 7:13 remaining, and the Celtics didn’t have another comeback in them. Boston went 1-for-12 from 3-point range in the fourth quarter and were held scoreless for more than four minutes while Indiana built what proved to be an insurmountable lead. The Celtics, who are 1-3 in their last four games and 2-4 in their last six, will have minimal practice time to fix what’s ailing them. They’re in the middle of a daunting stretch that includes their first Western Conference road trip of the season, with games in Minnesota, Houston, Oklahoma City and Denver next up after Tuesday’s Toronto tilt. Boston won’t have consecutive days off until Jan. 8 and 9. “I’m actually really excited about it,” Mazzulla said. “It’s going to be fun. It’s going to be great.” ©2024 The Boston Herald. Visit at bostonherald.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.Las Vegas Grand Prix Puts Luxury on Overdrive and Delivers High-Octane HospitalityAsia-Pacific markets opened lower on the penultimate trading day of this year, after Wall Street declined on Friday. > Philadelphia news 24/7: Watch NBC10 free wherever you are South Korea's Kospi slipped 0.3%, while the Kosdaq lost 0.41% Monday, as the country grapples with political turmoil and downbeat industrial data among other things. South Korea witnessed its deadliest air disaster on Sunday that claimed 179 lives when a Jeju Air plane crashed into a wall at Muan International Airport, bursting into flames. South Korea's acting President Choi Sang-mok instructed an urgent safety inspection of the nation's airline operation system, to be carried out once the recovery efforts for the Jeju Air crash are completed. Shares of Jeju Air hit an all-time low Monday, according to FactSet data, and were last down 8.53%. Other Korean airlines' stocks were volatile. Korean Air slipped 1%, budget airlines T'way Air and Jin Air fell 3.23% and 2.12%, respectively. Air Busan climbed over 13%. South Korea's industrial output contracted 0.7% on a monthly basis in November, greater than the 0.4% decline expected by Reuters. On an annual basis, industrial output rose 0.1%, smaller than Reuters' expectations of a 0.4% climb. This compares to October's reading of a 6.3% increase. The country's parliament on Dec. 27 voted to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo , not long after President Yoon Suk Yeol got impeached as a result of his brief martial law decree, which plunged the country into political turmoil. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 traded 0.4% lower. Japan's Nikkei 225 was 0.21% lower in its first hour of trade, while the Topix traded around the flatline. Traders await China's manufacturing PMI on Tuesday, while markets will be closed on Wednesday for New Year's Day holiday. U.S. stocks fell Friday, led by technology names, but major indexes still rose for the week. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 333.59 points, or 0.77%, to 42,992.21, falling for the first time in six sessions. The S&P 500 fell 1.11% to 5,970.84. The Nasdaq Composite slid 1.49% to 19,722.03, as Tesla dropped about 5% and Nvidia fell 2%. —CNBC's Yun Li and Pia Singh contributed to this report.

Aisam urges PCB to stick to its stance on CT issue with India50 PTI workers acquitted in May 9 case PESHAWAR: Additional District and Sessions Judge Tila Muhammad acquitted 50 workers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) accused of vandalism in a case pertaining to the May 9, 2023 protest, citing lack of evidence. During the trial, the prosecution alleged that the accused were involved in acts of arson and vandalism in the jurisdiction of Faqirabad Police Station. It was claimed that the suspects had set a cinema on fire and threatened its employees with dire consequences. Following the incident, police had registered cases against nearly 50 PTI workers. However, the defense counsel, Advocate Ali Zaman, argued that the allegations were baseless and politically motivated. He stated that the prosecution failed to provide concrete evidence linking the accused to commission of the alleged crimes. He said that the case lacked merit and was filed on political grounds, requesting the judge to acquit the accused for want of evidence. After hearing the arguments and reviewing the evidence, the court ruled in favour of the defense, acquitting all 50 accused.

Degenhart scores 25, Boise State defeats Hampton 83-69 at Cayman Islands ClassicDonald Trump is expected to pick former Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia as secretary of agriculture, CNN reported on Friday, putting one of the wealthiest people to ever serve in the Senate in charge of administering the food stamps program. The appointment appears to be yet another corrupt deal as well. Trump’s social media company is reportedly in talks to buy Bakkt, a cryptocurrency company that Loeffler and her husband helped build. Loeffler served as the company’s founding CEO , and her husband, Jeffrey Sprecher, is the CEO of Intercontinental Exchange, which owns a majority share in Bakkt. Loeffler was also the owner of the Atlanta Dream, a WNBA team, which she sold in February 2021 after receiving backlash from players on the team over Loeffler’s criticism of the Black Lives Matter movement. But Loeffler is best known for her short-lived career in the U.S. Senate. In December 2019, Republican Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia announced he would appoint her to fill the seat of GOP Sen. Johnny Isakson, who was resigning due to health concerns. About one year later, Loeffler lost the special election to serve out the remainder of Isakson’s term—a loss that helped cost Republicans the Senate majority. Loeffler was defeated in the runoff election by now-Sen. Raphael Warnock in a Jan. 5, 2021, runoff —just one day before Trump sicced an angry mob of his supporters on the U.S. Capitol to try to stop Joe Biden's victory from being certified. Ahead of Loeffler’s runoff, Trump had been waging an effort to overturn his loss to Biden. Loeffler stood alongside Trump at a campaign rally a day before the runoff, where Trump spewed lies about his loss and said he would keep fighting to overturn the results. Loeffler’s fleeting Senate career was marked by accusations that she engaged in insider trading. Loeffler dumped millions of dollars in stock after she’d attended a private briefing for senators in January 2020, as the COVID-19 virus first began to spread. Later, COVID-19 was declared a pandemic and the U.S. stock market crashed . The Senate probed the alleged insider trading and cleared Loeffler of wrongdoing. Nevertheless, the allegations plagued her in her race against Warnock, who used the allegations of insider trading in campaign ads. x x YouTube Video Trump is now offering Loeffler a consolation prize: a return to Washington, D.C., as head of the Department of Agriculture, which helps craft agricultural policy, assures food safety, and seeks to end hunger with the Food and Nutrition Service. As for whether she’s qualified for the job, Loeffler grew up on her family’s farm , which received millions in farm subsidies and bailouts . That gives her more understanding of the department she’ll be tasked with overseeing than many of Trump’s other disastrous picks . And she’ll fit right in with the rest of the junk in Trump’s Cabinet, as she’s another corrupt and wealthy person.Plains (US), Dec 30 (AP) Newly married and sworn as a Naval officer, Jimmy Carter left his tiny hometown in 1946 hoping to climb the ranks and see the world. The untimely death of his father, a farmer who went by “Mr Earl,” brought the submariner and his wife, Rosalynn, back to a rural life they thought they'd escaped. Also Read | Mikheil Kavelashvili, Former Georgian Footballer, Sworn In As Georgia's President (Watch Video). The lieutenant would never be an admiral. Instead, he became commander-in-chief. And, years after his presidency ended in humbling defeat, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate. The life of James Earl Carter Jr ended Sunday at 100 where it began. Plains fuelled the rise of the 39th US president, welcomed him after his fall and sustained him during 40 years of service as a global humanitarian. Also Read | China: Lottery Winner Defrauded of INR 11.5 Crore, yet To Receive Winnings Despite Court Victory. With an optimism rooted in Baptist faith and an engineer's stubborn confidence, Carter showed a missionary zeal to solve problems and improve lives. “We shouldn't judge presidents by how popular they are in their day," Carter biographer Jonathan Alter told The Associated Press. “We should judge them by how they changed the country and the world for the better. On that score, Jimmy Carter is not in the first rank of American presidents, but he stands up quite well.” Many Americans judged his presidency ineffective for failing to end an energy crisis, turn around the economy or quickly bring American hostages home from Tehran. He won widespread admiration instead for The Carter Centre — which has advocated for public health, human rights and democracy since 1982 — and the many years he and Rosalynn swung hammers with Habitat for Humanity. Carter's allies relished that he and Rosalynn, who died Nov 19, 2023, lived to see historians reassess his presidency. “He doesn't quite fit in today's terms” of a left-right, red-blue scoreboard, said US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, a repeat visitor during his own White House bid. Carter labelled himself “progressive” or “conservative". Republicans cast him as a left-wing cartoon. He could be classified a centrist, Buttigieg told the AP, “but there's also something radical about the depth of his commitment to looking after those who are left out of society and out of the economy.” Carter's vow to restore America's virtue after the shame of Vietnam and Watergate with a transparent, good-government approach didn't suit Republicans who cast government as the problem. His efficiency mandate could put him at odds with Democrats. Still, he scored wins on the environment, education and mental health care; expanded federally protected lands; began deregulating air travel, railroads and trucking; emphasised human rights in foreign policy; and unlike later presidents, added a relative pittance to the national debt. Carter had charmed voters in 1976, grinning enthusiastically and promising he would “never lie” to them. Once in Washington, he could seem like a joyless engineer, insisting that political rewards would follow facts and logic. Such tenacity worked well at Camp David as Carter brokered peace between Israel's Menachem Begin and Egypt's Anwar Sadat, but it failed him as the nation's cheerleader, beseeching Americans to get past a “crisis of confidence”. Republican Ronald Reagan exploited Carter's lecturing tone, saying “there you go again” in response to a wonky debate answer. “The Great Communicator” won all but six states. Carter later acknowledged an incompatibility with Washington insiders who looked down on his team as “country come to town”. His closest adviser was Rosalynn Carter, who joined his Cabinet meetings. When she urged him to postpone relinquishing the Panama Canal, Carter said he was “going to do what's right” even if meant he wouldn't get re-elected, recalled her aide, Kathy Cade. “She'd remind him you have to win to govern,” Cade said. Carter won by navigating divides on race, class and ideology. He offered himself as an outsider to Atlanta and Washington, a peanut farmer with a nickname who carried his own luggage. Born on Oct 1, 1924 in a home without running water or electricity, he was raised by a progressive mother and racist father. He and Rosalynn privately supported integration in the 1950s, but he didn't push to desegregate schools, and there's no record of him supporting the 1965 Voting Rights Act as a state senator. Carter ran to the right of his rival to win the 1970 governor's race, then landed on the cover of Time magazine by declaring that “the time for racial discrimination is over”. He didn't befriend civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.'s family until he ran for president. “He very shrewdly took advantage of his own Southernness,” said Amber Roessner, a University of Tennessee professor who wrote a book on Carter's campaign. Carter was the last Democratic nominee to sweep the Deep South. Then, as he did in Georgia, he used his power as president to appoint more nonwhites than all his predecessors had, combined. Many years later, Carter called it “inconceivable” that he didn't consult Rosalynn before moving their family back to Plains or launching his state Senate bid. He called the mother of their four children “a full partner" in government and at The Carter Centre as well as at home. “I just loved it,” she said of campaigning, despite the bitterness of defeat. True or not, the label of a failed presidency had leading Democrats keep their distance for many years. Carter remained relevant as a freelance diplomat, writing more than 30 books and weighing in on societal challenges. Carter declared after Donald Trump's presidential victory that America was no longer a fully functioning democracy. But he also warned Democrats against moving too far left, lest they help re-elect him, and said many failed to understand Trump's populist appeal. Pilgrimages to Plains became advantageous again for would-be presidents in recent years, and well into their 90s, the Carters greeted visitors at Plains' Maranatha Baptist Church, where he taught Sunday School and where his last funeral will be held. In his farewell presidential address, Carter urged citizens who had embraced or rejected him to do their part as Americans. “The struggle for human rights overrides all differences of colour, nation or language,” he declared. “Those who hunger for freedom, who thirst for human dignity and who suffer for the sake of justice — they are the patriots of this cause.” Carter pledged to remain engaged as he returned “home to the South where I was born and raised,” to where he had indeed become “a fellow citizen of the world.” (AP) (This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)

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