Tom Brady spent some quality time with his son Jack while playing golf. The retired NFL player took to his official instagram account on Friday to share a glimpse of his outing with his older son John "Jack" Edward Thomas. In the post, the father-son duo can be seen playing golf together, as the 17-year-old hits the ball while Bardy watches him standing aside. "Love this boy," the proud dad penned, adding, "Not sure about this game." It is pertinent to mention that Brady shares the teen with his ex Bridget Moynahan. Previously, Brady gushed over Jack's Athletic prowess and also confessed that he enjoys the teen's company. In the celebratory post uploaded in August, Brady wrote while wishing him his 17th birthday, "Your love of family, friends, school, athletics, hard work, and dedication to everything you put your energy into are just some of your amazing qualities." "I love spending every minute with you and I cherish our time together. (Those are all my favorite things about you. My least favorite is that you can beat me in one on one now," he added.

Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to block a federal law’s imminent ban on TikTok in the United States if the popular app’s Chinese parent company doesn’t sell it by next month’s deadline. The nation’s highest court will hear arguments in the case on January 10. In a filing with the Supreme Court on Friday, Trump ’s attorney D. John Sauer — who is also Trump’s nominee for U.S. solicitor general — said the president-elect doesn’t take any position on the challenge, but he is asking the justices to pause the law to allow his incoming administration “the opportunity to pursue a political resolution of the questions at issue in the case.” A federal appeals court this month turned down TikTok’s challenge of a quickly approaching forced sale or nationwide ban, teeing up the Supreme Court challenge . TikTok argued that the ban infringes on its users’ First Amendment protections, but a three-judge appellate panel agreed that the government “offered persuasive evidence” that a law passed by Congress to potentially ban the app is “narrowly tailored to protect national security.” President Joe Biden signed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act into law earlier this year after bipartisan passage in Congress , which set a deadline of January 19 — one day before Trump’s inauguration — for ByteDance to divest from the platform to an American company, or face a ban. TikTok said in a statement this month that the ban was jammed through Congress using “flawed and hypothetical information, resulting in outright censorship of the American people.” On the campaign trail, Trump appeared to change his tune around the app, which he had previously supported banning. He had issued an executive order banning the platform in 2020 during his first stint in office but the company successfully challenged the order in court. “I was at the point where I could have gotten it done if I wanted to,” he told MSNBC’s Squawk Box on March 11. “There are a lot of young kids on TikTok who will go crazy without it. There are a lot of users.” A few months later, Trump launched his own TikTok account. Trump also met with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew this month after telling reporters at a Mar-a-Lago press conference he has a “warm spot” for the app, as he falsely claimed that he “won youth” by “34 points.” “There are those that say that TikTok has something to do with it,” he said. (Trump gained some ground with young voters but lost by roughly 10 percentage points among voters aged 18 to 29.) “President Trump alone possesses the consummate dealmaking expertise, the electoral mandate, and the political will to negotiate a resolution to save the platform while addressing the national security concerns expressed by the Government — concerns which President Trump himself has acknowledged,” Sauer told the Supreme Court. Members of Congress and federal law enforcement agencies have argued that the app presents a national security threat that could allow the Chinese government to mine data from its millions of users and show manipulative content. Several Republican-led states have also banned TikTok from government devices, while the state of Montana banned the app altogether, though that law was blocked in federal court.SAUGUS — Michael Broderick, who died at age 54 Tuesday, was one of those coaches who brought so much more than X’s and O’s. Not only did Broderick win games as Saugus High’s head football coach (2005-2016), but the Belmont native played football at Suffolk University, was a history and sociology teacher, and a proud member of the Saugus community. “We are deeply saddened as a school community over the sudden loss of SHS teacher/coach Michael Broderick earlier this week,” said Saugus High Principal Carla Scuzzarella. “His death touches so many at our school and in our vast group of alumni. Mike’s commitment to the students of Saugus was unwavering, and he will be deeply missed by all who had the privilege of working alongside him, learning from him, and playing for him.” Broderick was named Northeastern Conference Coach of the Year in 2007 after winning the NEC South championship, then coached the Agganis All-Star game in 2008. But trophies and touchdowns aside – and there were many of them – Broderick will also be remembered for the impact he had on his players. “He was much more than a teacher or a coach,” said Saugus High Athletic Director Matthew Serino. “He was a mentor and a role model who touched so many lives with his wisdom, kindness, and passion. The impact Mike had on all of us will never be forgotten.” Bret Reid, a starting quarterback and assistant coach under Broderick who currently teaches math at Saugus High, said “It was a blessing to have him paint the path. “He helped me navigate my way through his system and find success winning football games,” Reid said. “But he was like a father figure in a sense, especially in navigating my way through high school.” Saugus’ current football coach since 2019, Steve Cummings, said Broderick was “always a friend of the program. “From the day I got the job in Saugus, Mike was nothing but helpful,” said Cummings, who always enjoyed seeing Broderick at track meets and as the JV football team’s site coordinator. “And he was a guy you could bounce things off of. Mike was a football guy. You could talk about schemes and practice play... and he was always willing to help out.” And, of course, he “made those kids a priority,” according to Cummings. “He was very involved with the kids in Saugus,” Cummings said. “He made it a point to get to games because he knew it was important for kids to see him there. He wasn’t one of those guys who just showed up, rushed, and went home.” St. Mary’s football coach Sean Driscoll, who coached Winthrop High during Broderick’s time in Saugus, said he was “one dedicated man. “He did a lot of good things for the program and was always a good friend,” Driscoll said. “He was a competitor, but always a man you could talk to and share ideas with. I developed a relationship with him.” A competitor, indeed. Driscoll’s Vikings and Broderick’s Sachems used to play early in the season. “It was quite the rivalry and always the home-opener,” Driscoll said. “We grew pretty close together. He did a nice job and ran that triple-option. He was good at it.” Broderick’s coaching stops included Curry College, Arlington High, and the camps of Holy Cross and the U.S. Naval Academy. He also coached basketball at Arlington High (1997-2008) and Saugus High (2008-09), and co-directed the Boston Baseball Camps, providing underprivileged youth with opportunities to grow through athletics.

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MADRID (AP) — Barcelona got back to winning in the Spanish league in style, routing Mallorca 5-1 on Tuesday with a pair of goals by Raphinha. Ferran Torres, Frenkie de Jong and Pau Víctor also scored for Barcelona, which hadn't won in three consecutive league games to allow Real Madrid to inch closer at the top of the standings. Madrid is now four points back although it has two games in hand. Torres, who got to start in place of league-leading scorer Robert Lewandowski, opened the scoring in the 12th minute after Mallorca defenders failed to clear an easy ball from inside the area. One defender tried to kick it away but it ended ricocheting off a teammate to give Ferran an easy shot on goal. The hosts equalized with Vedat Muriqi in a breakaway just before halftime in what was Mallorca's only shot on target, but Raphinha put Barcelona back in front by converting a 56th-minute penalty kick. He added to the lead in the 74th after a nice assist by Lamine Yamal. Raphinha now has 11 goals in 16 league games this season. “This is probably my best moment, but I want to do more,” Raphinha said. “We knew it was important to win again after three matches in which something was lacking. It wasn't our best match, but it was important to win.” Yamal also helped set up De Jong's goal five minutes later, not long after the midfielder had come off the bench. It was De Jong who then assisted Víctor's goal in the 84th. Barcelona has scored five or more goals in a match for the sixth time this season across all competitions. It has outscored opponents 48-17 in the league alone. Barcelona had lost twice in its last three league matches — 2-1 to Las Palmas at home on Saturday and 1-0 at Real Sociedad three rounds ago. Its other setback was a 2-2 draw at Celta Vigo when it was winning 2-0 until late in the match. The game against Mallorca was moved forward in the schedule because both clubs will be playing in the Spanish Super Cup in January. Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao, the other two clubs in the Super Cup, will meet on Wednesday in Bilbao. Barcelona, which beat Brest in the Champions League last week, will visit Real Betis in its next league match on Saturday. Mallorca, sitting in sixth place in the Spanish league, faces Celta on Friday. Mallorca was coming off two straight league victories — against Valencia and at Las Palmas. Copa del Rey In the second round of the Copa del Rey, fourth-division club Barbastro ousted top-flight club Espanyol 2-0, while Celta Vigo trounced Salamanca 7-0, Las Palmas defeated Europa 2-1 and Valladolid beat Ávila 4-2. AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer

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Matt Adams is worried about the financial future of Azle ISD. The district hasn’t splurged on a new fleet of buses or taken on risky debt. It hasn’t seen an unprecedented surge of new students or hired a large group of new employees. Instead, Azle ISD, recognized by the state for its fiscal accountability , is facing a possible budgetary crisis that cropped up seemingly overnight. “It’s kind of out of our hands at this point,” Adams, the district’s assistant superintendent of finance and operations, said. Azle is one of six districts at risk of state funding cuts in 2026, according to preliminary data presented by the Tarrant Appraisal District at its Nov. 8 board meeting. That data shows taxable property values in Azle, Carroll, Castleberry, Everman, Grapevine-Colleyville and Fort Worth ISDs are well below market value in three months of sales data. That’s a trend that, if it continues through next year, could spell trouble for schools, whose state funding is largely reliant on accurate appraisals. “Those are concerning numbers, whomever they relate to, and this is serious stuff,” outgoing tax assessor-collector and board member Wendy Burgess said at the meeting. Get essential daily news for the Fort Worth area. Sign up for insightful, in-depth stories — completely free. The math behind the property value study School districts, like other taxing entities, have no control over the assessed value of a property. That role falls to the Tarrant Appraisal District, whose newly expanded board approved extensive changes to the reappraisal plan that governs property assessments. Those changes, which include freezing residential values through 2025 and switching to a two-year residential appraisal schedule, are intended to slow property value increases. While most board members have celebrated the changes as a net-positive for taxpayers, school districts across the county fear there will be negative consequences for their finances. Worst cases would see districts failing what’s known as the property value study, which governs the complicated school funding formula in Texas. Amanda Brownson, deputy executive director of the Texas Association of School Business Officials, said equal and uniform appraisals are a function of the state constitution. “The property value study is a mechanism to enforce that constitutional notion of fair uniform taxation,” she continued. The study is conducted by the state comptroller’s office every two years to determine education funding distribution. If the appraisal district’s property value estimations for a school district are outside a 10% difference threshold from the state’s, a school district immediately loses funding. Schools between a 5%-10% threshold have a two-year grace period to bring their values into line with the state’s estimates. Because of the way its deadlines work, the appraisal district wouldn’t know for sure until January 2026 — more than five months after 2025 tax rolls are certified — if a school district failed the state property value study. “They’re midway through their fiscal year before they know they fail,” Brownson said. “And it’s hard, from a budget perspective, to make the kinds of corrections you need to make at that point in the fiscal year, to adjust your revenue down.” Chief appraiser Joe Don Bobbitt has presented board members with sales data for the months since the reappraisal plan was approved in August, in an effort to keep them informed on which school districts could be in trouble. His first report, in August, flagged only Carroll ISD as a potential cause for concern. His November report, by contrast, added five more school districts to that list. “Appraisal districts, contrary to most people’s belief, we don’t like to raise values,” Bobbitt said. “It creates protests, it creates a lot of strife. ... The state has no problem doing it. So they’re going to come in after the fact and tell us that we’re wrong.” The greatest cause for concern, Bobbitt said, is Everman ISD. The southeast Tarrant County school district was already close to failing the state’s property value study in 2023 — a mere .08% from falling outside of the 95% confidence interval established by state officials. “We had basically $2 million to spare. We were that close to falling out of the confidence interval,” Bobbitt said. If Everman had failed that year, it still would’ve qualified for a grace period. But the sales data provided by Bobbitt shows the taxable value in the school district has continued to lag behind market value. When reached by email, a spokesperson for Everman ISD said they did not have any information at this time, and wouldn’t know anything until January. The president of the Everman ISD board of trustees, Gary Balch, was among the Tarrant area school officials who signed onto an August open letter describing the reappraisal plan as political theater that intentionally hurts children. Districts brace themselves for impact Azle ISD is in a relatively unique position compared to its peers across Tarrant County. The school district spans three counties — Parker, Tarrant and Wise. The majority of its property lands in northeastern Parker and northwestern Tarrant. The Parker Appraisal District has done biennial appraisals for as long as Adams can remember, so the idea of reducing appraisal frequency wasn’t unheard of for the school district. But because Parker was already appraising once every two years, the revenue generated from Tarrant’s annual reappraisals became even more important for Azle ISD. Adams estimated the district could lose anywhere from $1.4 million to $4 million in state funding, depending on how far off they are from state property values. “That makes us as an admin team, and as the board of trustees, go, ‘Look, OK, we know revenue is going to be this much less,’” he said. “‘What do we do? Do we freeze salaries? Do we cut personnel? Do we cut programs?’” Brownson said to some degree, the impact of a biennial appraisal plan will vary from district to district. “In a place where the tax base is more dynamic and more changing, then you’re going to have more errors in the off years than you would in a place where the tax base is more stable,” she said. Azle ISD Superintendent Todd Smith himself lives in Parker County, and he’s intimately familiar with how a biennial appraisal cycle affects both school district revenues and residents’ property taxes. “When it goes up, when they’re catching up every other year, you’ve got a bigger jump (in your tax bill),” Smith said. That hike could be significant for Tarrant taxpayers as well. Because residential values are frozen for 2025, and the next reappraisal isn’t scheduled until 2027, it will be three years before homeowners without a homestead exemption see a value increase. Some of the schools at risk of funding cuts are currently sending money to the state under what’s known as the Robin Hood law. The law mandates that property-rich districts pay excess local tax revenue to the state, which redistributes those funds to poorer districts. Fort Worth ISD is one of the districts on Bobbitt’s list that is undergoing recapture. Carmen Arrieta-Candelaria, the district’s chief financial officer, told the Report in July that the reappraisal plan could actually result in the district sending less money to the state. But that was before the most recent sales data — and the district now has significant concerns. “We will engage with the Tarrant Appraisal District (TAD) to understand the steps they plan to take to help the district return to compliance,” Fort Worth ISD wrote in a statement. “Additionally, any financial implications this may have on the district’s assessed valuation and corresponding state revenues will need to be thoroughly analyzed to determine the best course of action for the upcoming year and beyond.” The other school districts flagged by Bobbitt did not respond to requests for comment. Eyes on Tarrant amid board member election At the Nov. 8 meeting, Tarrant Appraisal District board member Gary Losada said fears that school districts will lose millions of dollars are not accurate. He pointed to a clause in the reappraisal plan, called the management review process, that gives the board the authority to amend the plan if any ISDs look likely to fail the property value study. “If I read this correctly, that means we have a safeguard in the reappraisal plan, that in the event a school district, ISD, wherever we’re in danger of failing and possibly losing funding, that this clause would kick in,” Losada said. While the appraisal district board has the authority to amend the reappraisal plan, it isn’t required to do so. An initial version of the reappraisal plan explicitly stated that school districts that failed the state property value study would have their properties reappraised the next year. That language was struck from the final reappraisal plan approved in August, prompting fears that when Bobbitt presents final data in March, the board won’t help school districts. Five seats on the board are currently up for election by taxing entities , making it even more difficult to tell how things will shake out in the spring. Whoever wins those seats will join the three board members elected by taxpayers in May . That election, enabled by a constitutional amendment, expanded the board to nine members and gave taxpayers a direct say on its membership for the first time in Texas history. Smith said he was frustrated that Losada, one of the board members Azle ISD previously voted for, wouldn’t listen to the district’s concerns about the reappraisal plan. “It was really frustrating to think that they made such a huge decision without any input from the entities that they were put there to represent,” he said. School districts who do fail the property value study can file appeals with the comptroller’s office, aided by the appraisal district. They must explain why the state’s values are incorrect, and there’s no guarantee an appeal will be successful. “Sometimes they’ll agree on a value that’s in-between what the appraisal district originally said and what the comptroller said,” Brownson said. “Sometimes the appraisal district will win outright, sometimes they won’t, but there are successes every year.” Bobbitt said over the years, the number of school districts reporting invalid values under the property value study has risen dramatically. In 2023, 106 school districts across Texas automatically failed the study, losing a collective $120 million as a result. That trend reflects the hot property market in Texas, which many appraisal districts have been unable to keep up with. “Most of these appraisal districts ... fell out because the market moves faster than they were expecting,” Bobbitt said. When the Tarrant Appraisal District’s board of directors passed the reappraisal plan in August, it did so with the understanding that the housing market would remain relatively flat over the next year. Whether that assumption will hold true remains to be seen. Eyes from across the state will be on Tarrant, which is one of the first appraisal districts to pass sweeping reappraisal changes following the passage of a 2023 law allowing voters to elect board members. “As much as we’ve been in the news, the comptroller is fully aware of our board and our reappraisal plan,” Bobbitt said. “And so I would suspect they look at us very closely.” Your support makes TWICE the impact today. As November draws to a close , time is running out to double your impact. Thanks to the generosity of the Nicholas Martin Jr. Family Foundation, every dollar you give will be matched—up to $15,000. Will you give today to help trusted, local reporting thrive in Fort Worth and Tarrant County? 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This marks an increase in estimated cases from previous years, indicating that the development of new treatments and vaccines is urgently needed. " Herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 and type 2 infections are lifelong, globally prevalent, and cause a significant disease burden, including symptomatic genital ulcer disease (GUD), and economic costs," the researchers wrote in the paper. There are two forms of herpes simplex virus, HSV-1 and HSV-2, both spread via skin-to-skin contact. HSV-1 primarily causes oral herpes, while HSV-2 usually causes genital herpes, though both types can cause infection in both locations. HSV infections are incurable, establishing a latent infection in nerve cells , and can cause occasional flare-ups of painful blisters or sores. Around the mouth, these are often known as cold sores, or genital ulcer disease when around the genitals. "In addition to the painful genital sores, genital herpes is associated with a range of social and psychological adverse outcomes, including effects on sexual relations, quality of life, and mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem," the researchers wrote. According to the paper, the number of people aged 15–49 years with genital infections from HSV-2 or HSV-1 worldwide in 2020 was 846.1 million. Some 520 million of these are thought to be due to HSV-2, with 26 million new cases of HSV-2 being recorded in 2020. Of these new cases, 15.6 million were female and 10 million were male. Around 4 billion people worldwide—two-thirds of the global population—are thought to be infected with HSV-1, the majority of which only have the oral form of the infection. However, in 2020, 376 million 15–49 year olds had the genital form of HSV-1, and 17 million new people were infected that year. About 13% of the 🌐 population aged 15 to 49 lived with #herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection in 2016. HSV-2 is almost exclusively sexually transmitted, causing genital herpes. Infection can lead to recurring, often painful, genital sores in up to 1/3 of people infected. pic.twitter.com/aNgaxDKpA3 Genital herpes is spread via sexual contact , with infection being most likely if someone has sores and is experiencing a flare-up. HSV-2 tends to shed more frequently than HSV-1 in the genital area, and people who recently acquired the infection are more likely to experience shedding than those who have had the virus for a long time. After infection from HSV, many people never develop symptoms . However, others may experience severe pain from the sores, especially during the first outbreak . The virus never goes away, lying dormant in the nerve cells, and may occasionally reactivate and cause recurrent sores. These flare-ups may be triggered by illness, stress, injuries, sun exposure, or even menstruation. The researchers also found that about 188 million people with HSV-2 and 17 million people with HSV-1 had at least one episode of genital sores in 2020 alone. During periods where a flare-up is not occurring, the virus isn't usually transmissible, although asymptomatic shedding can occur periodically in both HSV-1 and HSV-2 infections, even in people who have no visible outbreaks. Daily suppressive therapy with antivirals can reduce the frequency of asymptomatic shedding, lower the risk of transmission, and also prevent flare-ups of sores. However, they cannot completely clear the virus from the body. This study shows that huge numbers of people around the world are infected with herpes. In the U.S., herpes infections are also incredibly prevalent: CDC data shows that there were 572,000 new genital herpes infections in the U.S. in 2018 alone. In 2023, the CDC recorded 209,000 cases of syphilis, 600,000 cases of gonorrhea, and over 1.6 million cases of chlamydia. The researchers note that therefore there is a widespread need for more sophisticated treatment for HSV, as it affects so many and has such a large stigma attached to it. "Available prevention modalities, including condoms and antiviral therapy, are insufficient to control infection transmission and have, at best, had a modest population impact in reducing incidence rates," the researchers wrote. "There is a need for HSV prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines as a strategic approach to control transmission and to curb the disease and economic burdens of these infections." Do you have a tip on a science story that Newsweek should be covering? Do you have a question about sexually transmitted infections? Let us know via science@newsweek.com. References Harfouche M, AlMukdad S, Alareeki A, et al. (2024) Sex Transm Infect. doi:10.1136/sextrans-2024-056307

Exclusive-Intel approaches candidates for CEO role, including former board member Lip-Bu Tan, sources saySocial Security now pays out more money than it brings in, so payments rely largely on a trust fund built up by the Social Security Administration. That fund is projected to run out of money by the mid-2030s, which has led politicians in both parties to debate how Social Security should change to avoid a shortfall. Prior to the election, the Harris campaign claimed then-candidate Donald Trump would cut Social Security, but President-elect Donald Trump has promised he will protect the program. Pam and other VERIFY readers sent us emails asking if Trump can unilaterally change or even end Social Security. Can the president change Social Security? Bankrate U.S. Treasury Social Security Act Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) Society of Actuaries Social Security Administration No, the president cannot change Social Security. The president cannot unilaterally change Social Security, including how it’s funded, how much it pays beneficiaries or how it’s taxed. Congress can, however, make changes to Social Security, and the president can make suggestions to Congress. “Social Security’s tax rate and benefits are set by law,” Bankrate says. “So to tweak them, Congress must first change the law, and the president then needs to sign it.” Social Security falls into a part of the federal budget called mandatory spending, according to the U.S. Treasury . Mandatory spending does not require an annual vote by Congress; instead, existing laws mandate the spending and determine how much should be spent each year. In this case, the Social Security Act requires the government to provide payments to beneficiaries based on the amount of money they’ve earned and other factors, the Treasury says. The law, last amended in 2019, will continue to determine how much beneficiaries are paid and therefore how much the government spends on Social Security each year until the law is amended again. Though the president can’t change Social Security on their own, they can propose changes to Congress. Since Republicans will have majorities in the Senate and House of Representatives in the next Congress, they may vote to amend the law per Trump’s proposals. Other laws and policies may also impact Social Security’s finances, even if they don’t directly pertain to Social Security. These include some executive actions the president can do without Congressional approval. For example, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) says mass deportations may negatively impact Social Security’s finances because it would reduce the number of immigrant workers paying into the trust fund. Trump has proposed eliminating income tax on Social Security payments, which would also require Congress to pass legislation. The CRFB, the Tax Policy Center and the Tax Foundation all project that the proposal would make Social Security run out of money sooner because those taxes fund future Social Security payments. Additionally, the president can remove the current Commissioner of Social Security and appoint a new one, the Society of Actuaries says. The Commissioner of Social Security is responsible for administering Social Security programs, but does not have the individual power to change how Social Security works. Yes, elected officials picked for Trump's cabinet will have to resign before taking new role What we can VERIFY about Trump’s plan to close the U.S. Department of Education Yes, Trump will have the authority to pardon Jan. 6 rioters The VERIFY team works to separate fact from fiction so that you can understand what is true and false. Please consider subscribing to our daily newsletter , text alerts and our YouTube channel . You can also follow us on Snapchat , Instagram , Facebook and TikTok . Learn More » YouTube Snapchat Instagram Facebook TikTok Text: 202-410-8808Published 5:39 pm Tuesday, December 10, 2024 By Data Skrive Currently, the Houston Rockets (16-8) have four players on the injury report, including Alperen Sengun, for their matchup with the Golden State Warriors (14-9) at Toyota Center on Wednesday, December 11 at 9:30 PM ET. The Warriors have three players on the injury report. Watch the NBA, other live sports and more on Max. Use our link to sign up today. Get the latest news sent to your inbox The Rockets head into this game following a 117-106 victory over the Clippers on Sunday. Jalen Green’s team-high 31 points paced the Rockets in the victory. The Warriors won their most recent matchup 114-106 against the Timberwolves on Sunday. 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