EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The game had suddenly gone sideways for the , their 11-point lead on the Chicago Bears having evaporated in the closing seconds. They straightened it out in overtime, no sweat, because Sam Darnold simply hasn't been fazed. Save for his occasional rash of turnovers, in games the Vikings still managed to win, Darnold proved again in defeating the Bears that he's directing a passing attack with the potential to be one of the 's most potent. “I think he’s a mentally tough guy. I think he’s a physically tough guy. I think he’s confident in the guys around him, and I think he’s confident in our system,” coach Kevin O'Connell said after the 30-27 victory. “I think when he just continues to play quarterback at a high level, I think we’re a tough team.” After the defense forced the Bears to punt on the opening possession of overtime, Darnold led the Vikings on a 68-yard drive to set up the game-ending field goal while overcoming a 7-yard sack on the first play and two subsequent setbacks with a false start and a holding penalty. On third-and-10 from the 21, he hit Jordan Addison near the sideline for 13 yards. On first-and-15 from the 29, Darnold threaded a throw to Justin Jefferson for 20 yards after he'd muscled his way through Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson on a post route for the clutch catch after he'd been all but silenced all afternoon by a defense determined to constantly bracket him with double coverage. On second-and-11 from the 48, Darnold connected with a wide-open T.J. Hockenson underneath for 12 yards. Then two plays later off a second-and-8 play-action fake, he found Hockenson again on a deep corner route for 29 yards to put Parker Romo in prime position for the walk-off winner. “Just execute. It’s as simple as that. Just one play at a time," said Darnold, who went 22 for 34 for 330 yards and two touchdowns without a turnover. “I think I tell the guys that every single time in the huddle, but that’s my mindset every single time I’m out there on the field, especially in that situation.” Even when Jefferson continues to draw an , the Vikings with Addison, Hockenson, Aaron Jones and the rest of their crew running O'Connell's system have proven they have an offense that can go win a game when it's required. That wouldn't be possible without Darnold, whose career rebirth has helped spark the Vikings (9-2) become one of the league's biggest surprises in what's now its most difficult division. “He’s cool, calm, collected,” Hockenson said. "That’s what you want as the leader of the huddle.” The Vikings' defense ranks ninth in the league on third downs, allowing a conversion rate of 34.5% after limiting the Bears to a 6-for-17 performance. The Vikings are tied for first on fourth downs with an allowance of 36.4% after the Bears went 2 for 3. Both conversions came in the fourth quarter during touchdown drives. The Vikings also rank fourth in the NFL in opponent points per drive (1.52). The Vikings had seven possessions that crossed the 20-yard line in Chicago, but only three of them yielded touchdowns. Their lone turnover was the type of game-altering giveaways they've struggled to eliminate this month, a fumble by Aaron Jones at the 1-yard line that ruined a promising first drive. The Vikings are tied for 20th in the league in red zone touchdown rate (53.9%) and are 17th in goal-to-go touchdowns (72%). Addison had eight catches for 162 yards, both career highs, and a touchdown on nine throws from Darnold. The second-year wide receiver has had a quieter season than his rookie year, but he stepped up in a significant way on an afternoon when Jefferson was as smothered by the opposing secondary as ever. TE Johnny Mundt had the onside kick glance off his shin as he charged toward the coverage, and the first kicking team recovery in the NFL this season helped the Bears extend the game. Mundt also had the false start on the overtime drive. His lone catch was a 7-yard gain when he was stopped short of the goal line, one play before the lost fumble. Mundt played 33 of 71 snaps and Hockenson took 48 snaps with Oliver out. The Vikings lost LT Cam Robinson (foot) and LB Ivan Pace (hamstring) to injuries in the first quarter against the Bears, and O'Connell said on Monday those players were still in "evaluation mode." Oliver (ankle) will have an opportunity to return after being sidelined last week. 101.7 — Darnold's passer rating, which ranks ninth in the NFL. Darnold has posted a 100-plus passer rating in nine of 11 games this season. He had only 12 such performances in 56 career starts before joining the Vikings. The Vikings have four of their next five games at home, starting with Arizona (6-5) this week, Atlanta (6-5) on Dec. 8 and a rematch with Chicago (4-7) in a Monday night game on Dec. 16. AP NFL:Northern Ireland will face one of Italy or Germany in their 2026 World Cup qualification group Northern Ireland will kick off their bid to qualify for the 2026 World Cup with an away double header in September next year against Luxembourg and either Germany or Italy. Michael O’Neill’s side drew 2-2 in Luxembourg in November as they won their Nations League group and will return there on September 4 in 2025 aiming to secure a victory to start their World Cup campaign in style. Next on September 7, Northern Ireland will be in Germany or Italy. The Green and White Army will have to wait until March to find out which of the football superpowers will be the opposition, with the winners of their Nations League clash hosting Northern Ireland. Incidentally, that match in Italy or Germany will take place exactly 20 years on from Northern Ireland’s famous 1-0 victory over England in Belfast in a World Cup qualifier. In October 2025, O’Neill’s young guns will have two home games. First they will play Slovakia on October 10 and then three days later have a mouth-watering encounter versus Germany or Italy to savour. Northern Ireland will finish what they hope is a successful campaign with two more Group A games in November. They go to Slovakia on November 14 and follow that up with a fixture at Windsor Park against Luxembourg on the 17th. All the match dates were published on the UEFA website on Friday night hours after the draw took place in Zurich. The winners of Northern Ireland’s group automatically qualify for the 2026 World Cup in America, Canada and Mexico with the runners-up going into the Play-Offs. Northern Ireland’s 2026 World Cup qualifiers 04.09.2025 – Luxembourg v Northern Ireland 07.09.2025 – Germany or Italy v Northern Ireland 10.10.2025 – Northern Ireland v Slovakia 13.10.2025 – Northern Ireland v Germany or Italy 14.11.2025 – Slovakia v Northern Ireland 17.11.2025 – Northern Ireland v Luxembourg
Stock futures are flat as traders assess new Trump tariff threats: Live updatesAndrew met the individual through “official channels” with “nothing of a sensitive nature ever discussed”, a statement from his office said. The businessman – known only as H6 – lost an appeal over a decision to bar him from entering the UK on national security grounds. He brought a case to the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) after then-home secretary Suella Braverman said he should be excluded from the UK in March 2023. H6 was described as a “close confidante” of The Duke. Judges were told that in a briefing for the home secretary in July 2023, officials claimed H6 had been in a position to generate relationships between prominent UK figures and senior Chinese officials “that could be leveraged for political interference purposes”. They also said that H6 had downplayed his relationship with the Chinese state, which combined with his relationship with Andrew, 64, represented a threat to national security. A statement from Andrew’s office said: “The Duke of York followed advice from His Majesty’s Government and ceased all contact with the individual after concerns were raised. “The Duke met the individual through official channels with nothing of a sensitive nature ever discussed. “He is unable to comment further on matters relating to national security.” At a hearing in July, the specialist tribunal heard that the businessman was told by an adviser to Andrew that he could act on the duke’s behalf when dealing with potential investors in China, and that H6 had been invited to Andrew’s birthday party in 2020. A letter referencing the birthday party from the adviser, Dominic Hampshire, was discovered on H6’s devices when he was stopped at a port in November 2021. In a ruling on Thursday, Mr Justice Bourne, Judge Stephen Smith and Sir Stewart Eldon, dismissed the challenge.
SZA reclaimed the top of the Billboard charts this week and supported it by praising Ice Spice 's latest On The Radar freestyle. On Sunday (Dec.26), the singer commented on Ice Spice 's performance on Instagram with a trio of fire emojis and the message "She Ate This." With Gabe P, Ice raps about the old days, and there is no turning back. While SZA praised the freestyle, social media had mixed responses. "She did really well here. People gon hate for jokes but I heard growth fr," commented a user on YouTube. Acknowledging SZA's support, a user writes: "That's a huge co-sign! Ice Spice is already doing amazing, and getting recognition from SZA is a major boost. I need to check out this freestyle now!" Other recent performances have been criticized, "Guys I feel bad. She seems tired and hurt from all the hate and comments about her body. Please leave her alone. She has a soul this song meant something. She ate with this one justice for ya ice. I'm tuned for more music." Read more: Ice Spice Teams Up With NLE Choppa & DaBaby For "Y2K!" Deluxe Hit, "Hannah Montana" Ice Spice and On The Radar's history goes back to 2022. OTR was one of the popular platforms to endorse the rap star while her career was on the rise with the debut single, "Munch." Her original On The Radar performance went viral with over 3.7 million views on YouTube. The popularity led to a bidding war for the superstar. Before her debut, she released the EP, Like..? The EP included Nicki Minaj and Lil Tjay . The project's hits are "In Ha Mood," "Deli," and "Princess Diana." Ice Spice gifted her fans with the deluxe version of her debut album for Christmas. Y2K!: I'm Just A Girl includes five new songs and features by DaBaby , NLE Choppa , and Anuel AA. Ice performed a freestyle for From The Block in the Bronx along with On The Radar. Y2K! was released on Capitol Records/10k Project. Read more: Ice Spice Performs "Hannah Montana" From The Block But Draws Concerns [ Via ]MUMBAI: France's TotalEnergies on Monday said it won't make any fresh financial contribution as part of its investments in companies of the Adani Group till it gets clarity on accusations against certain officials in the Indian conglomerate and their consequences. "Until such time when the accusations against the Adani Group individuals and their consequences have been clarified, TotalEnergies will not make any new financial contribution as part of its investments in the Adani Group of companies," TotalEnergies said in a statement. The French energy company added that it was through public announcements made by US authorities that it learnt of the indictment of certain individual Adani Group executives in relation to an alleged corruption scheme linked to the business of Adani Green Energy Ltd (AGEL). "This indictment does not target AGEL itself, nor any AGEL-related companies," it said. Shares of AGEL fell on the news, closing 8.05% lower at Rs 967.65 apiece on the BSE on Monday, underperforming a 1.25% rise in the benchmark Sensex. Adani Total Gas lost 1.43% to Rs 600.75 apiece. On 21 November, the US Department of Justice and the US Securities and Exchange Commission charged Gautam Adani , his nephew Sagar Adani , and AGEL managing director and CEO Vneet Jaain over allegedly bribes of over $250 million to Indian government officials, aimed at helping AGEL secure solar energy contracts from the Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), which in turn collated contracts between SECI and various Indian state electricity distribution companies. 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Its current shareholding is at 19.75%. As part of its strategy to grow its renewable energy portfolio in India, this September, TotalEnergies Renewables Singapore Pte Ltd and Adani Renewable Energy Sixty Four Ltd formed an equal joint venture wherein Total invested about $444 million. The JV company will house a 1,150-megawatt (MW) of renewable energy portfolio. "TotalEnergies recalls that its investments in Adani's entities were undertaken in full compliance with applicable laws, and with TotalEnergies' internal governance processes pursuant to due diligence and representations made by the sellers," the company said, adding that in particular, TotalEnergies was not made aware of the existence of an investigation into the alleged corruption scheme. Total also owns a 37.4% stake in Adani Total Gas, which operates the company's city gas distribution business that retails compressed natural gas to automobiles and piped natural gas to households for cooking. 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Israel launches new airstrikes on Lebanon as leaders draw closer to a ceasefire with HezbollahEONR stock touches 52-week low at $0.79 amid market challengesAlthough blind people cannot see, they often still possess the brain regions that enable vision. Does this mean that blind people can dream in visual images? In some cases, they can. A 2014 study found that people who were not born blind but had lost their vision later in life sometimes reported visual experiences in their dreams. These dreams likely drew from memories from when they still had sight. However, the earlier a person had lost their vision in life, and the longer they were blind, the less likely they were to see images in dreams, the study noted. "A person blind at age 7 or before who has been blind for, say, 20 years, loses virtually all visual experiences in their dreams," study co-author Maurice Ptito , a visual neuroscientist at the University of Montreal, told Live Science. When it comes to people who are congenitally blind — those born without vision — "dreams tend to rely more heavily on other senses such as hearing, touch, taste and smell," Monica Gori , a cognitive neuroscientist at the Italian Institute of Technology in Genoa, told Live Science. Most studies suggest visual experiences are generally absent in the dreams of those who are blind from birth. "However, there are a few dream studies that have challenged this notion," Ivana Rosenzweig , head of the Sleep and Brain Plasticity Centre at King's College London, told Live Science. Related: Why can't we remember our dreams? For instance, a 2003 study in the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences reported that people with congenital blindness who were scanned with electrodes on their scalps as they slept had evidence of brain waves associated with vision. A 2023 study from Rosenzweig and her... Charles Q. Choi
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