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TORONTO (AP) — Britta Curl-Salemme and Michaela Cava each scored twice and the Minnesota Frost beat the Toronto Sceptres 6-3 on Saturday in the Professional Women’s Hockey League. Curl-Salemme gave Minnesota a 4-3 lead at 6:29 of the third period. Cava scored the final two goals, the last into an empty net. Claire Butorac and Dominique Petrie also scored and Maddy Rooney stopped 21 shots to help Minnesota improve to 2-0-1. Daryl Watts, Victoria Bach and Jesse Compher scored for Toronto. The Sceptres are 1-2-0. Minnesota beat Toronto for the fourth straight game dating to last season’s playoffs. The Frost won the final three games of a best-of-five semifinal after dropping the first two. Takeaways Frost: Defender Maggie Flaherty served the first game of a two-game suspension for a headshot on Boston’s Alina Mueller, with Mae Batherson taking her place for her PWHL debut. Batherson is the younger sister of Ottawa Senators forward Drake Batherson. Sceptres: Rylind MacKinnon is one of only two Canadian university players in the PWHL, with New York's Emmy Fecteau from Concordia the other. MacKinn, a former University of British Columbia defender, has two assists this season. Up next Toronto is at New York on Wednesday night. Minnesota host Ottawa on Thursday night. ___ AP sports: https://apnews.com/sports The Associated Press

Schwing Stetter to set up 5th factory in TiruvannamalaiBy LINDSEY BAHR Do you have a someone in your life who plays Vulture’s Cinematrix game every morning? Or maybe they have the kitchen television turned to Turner Classic Movies all day and make a point of organizing Oscar polls at work? Hate to break it to you: They might be a hard-to-please cinephile. But while you might not want to get into a winless debate over the “Juror No. 2” release or the merits of “Megalopolis” with said person, they don’t have to be hard to buy gifts for. The Associated Press has gathered up some of the best items out there to keep any movie lover stylish and informed. While Christopher Nolan dreams up his next film, fans can tide themselves over by revisiting his modern classic “Interstellar,” which will be back in IMAX theaters on the weekend of Dec. 6, followed by the home release of a new collector’s edition on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray ($59.95). A third disc in the set, available Dec. 10, contains more than two hours of bonus content, like a never-before-seen storyboard sequence, and new interviews with Nolan, producer Emma Thomas and famous fans Peter Jackson and Denis Villeneuve . Elaine May does not give interviews anymore. But thankfully that didn’t deter writer Carrie Courogen, who did a remarkable job stitching together the life of one of our culture’s most fascinating, and prickly, talents. “Miss May Does Not Exist” is full of delightful anecdotes about the sharp and satirical comedian who gained fame as one half of Nichols and May and went on to direct films like “The Heartbreak Kid” and “Mikey and Nicky.” Courogen writes about May’s successes, flops and her legendary scuffles with the Hollywood establishment. It’s a vital companion to Mark Harris’ biography of Mike Nichols . Macmillan. $30. The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has an exclusive new “Matrix” sweatshirt for sale in conjunction with its Cyberpunk exhibition. Brain Dead Studios designed and created several items, including the black hoodie ($140), a white rabbit tee ($54) and a pint glass ($18). If you can’t make it to Los Angeles to check out the “Color in Motion” exhibit for yourself, the Academy Museum also has a beautiful new companion book for sale ($55) charting the development of color technology in film and its impact. It includes photos from films like “The Red Shoes,” “Vertigo,” “2001: A Space Odyssey,” and images of rare prints from the silent era. The Academy Museum Store is having a sale (20% off everything) from Nov. 28 to Dec. 2. Related Articles Things To Do | US airports with worst weather delays during holiday season Things To Do | The right book can inspire the young readers in your life, from picture books to YA novels Things To Do | These holiday gifts change the game when building fires, printing photos, watching birds and more Things To Do | Beer pairings for your holiday feasts Things To Do | Make these Tahini-Roasted Sweet Potatoes for Thanksgiving Want to look like a real film festival warrior, the kind who sees five movies a day, files a review and still manages to make the late-night karaoke party? You’re going to need the ultimate status tote from the independent streaming service MUBI . Simple, to-the-point and only for people in the know. $25. Film magazines may be an endangered species, but print is not dead at The Metrograph . Manhattan’s coolest movie theater is starting a biannual print publication “for cinephiles and cultural connoisseurs alike.” The first issue’s cover art is by cinematographer Ed Lachman (“Carol”), and contributors include the likes of Daniel Clowes, Ari Aster, Steve Martin and Simon Rex. There’s also a conversation with Clint Eastwood. It’s currently available for pre-order and will be in bookstores Dec. 10 for $25 ($15 for Metrograph members). This is not a book about filmmaking styles, camera angles and leadership choices. It’s literally about what directors wear. “How Directors Dress: On Set, in the Edit, and Down the Red Carpet” ($40) has over 200 archival photos of filmmakers in action: Spike Lee in his basketball caps, Sofia Coppola in her Charvet button-ups, Steven Spielberg’s denim on denim and many more. With a forward by the always elegant Joanna Hogg and writing from some of the top fashion journalists, it’s a beautiful look at how filmmakers really dress for work — and might even be a source of inspiration.

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LINCOLN — A pair of local products are leaving the Nebraska football program and entering the transfer portal. Mason Jones, a defensive back, and running back Ryker Evans, each announced their decisions to enter the portal Saturday over their social media accounts/ Jones, a redshirt freshman from Omaha Burke High School, spent two years with the Huskers and did not play a game. Evans, a freshman from Hi-Lane High School, did not play a game in his only season with Nebraska. Evans and Jones became the 13th and 14th Nebraska players to enter the portal since Nov. 25. Freshman wideout Dae’Vonn Hall, from Bellevue West High School, announced on Friday that he would be entering. Also previously announced include wideout Malachi Coleman, running backs Gabe Ervin and Emmett Johnson, quarterback Daniel Kaelin, defensive lineman Kai Wallin, Jimari Butler, James Williams and Vincent Jackson and linebackers Mikai Gbayor, Stefon Thompson and Princewill Umanmielen. The transfer portal officially opens on Dec. 9 and closes on Dec. 28 Nebraska (6-6) awaits for its bowl game assignment on Dec. 8 following Saturday’s conference championship games.Jimmy Kimmel reveals the Christmas tradition he hopes his kids have outgrown: 'We resent it!'Huzeye Snapalette PrintCam Reviews (Hidden Details) Read Before Buying

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The theme of the week may have centered on piecing together ways to manage the Colorado River after 2026, but Nevada and its six neighboring states in the basin walked away with a fractured puzzle they aren’t close to solving. That foretold conclusion was expected out of the three-day Colorado River Water Users Association conference in Las Vegas, a yearly gathering of the basin states, Native American tribes and representatives of northern Mexico to confront the most pressing water issues of 40 million people who call the basin home. In an unusal move, state negotiators declined to meet as a group, something most viewed as a missed opportunity as a deadline looms to come to a consensus on post-2026 river guidelines. Two coalitions of states, the Upper and Lower Basins, instead squabbled with one another in separate panels , leaving little insight as to when they will reach an agreement. Jennifer Gimbel, senior water policy scholar at Colorado State University’s Colorado Water Center, compared the river’s situation to the classic story of “Alice in Wonderland.” It will take a concerted, collective effort to get Alice, or the Colorado River Basin, out of the deep rabbit hole she found herself in, Gimbel said. “Next in ‘Through the Looking Glass,’ Alice comes across Tweedledee and Tweedledum. You can guess who those are: the Upper Basin and the Lower Basin,” Gimbel joked. Southern Nevada, a region that sources 90 percent of its water from Lake Mead, will be directly affected by the operating plan that states decide on. The plans could determine which state loses the most water in times of intense shortage on the river — something not so far-fetched for those who have seen Lake Mead’s “bathtub ring” marking where water levels once were. Climate change is altering the flow of the river , leading states to take a hard look at proposed guidelines that will last 20 years. Here’s what Nevadans should know about the forum held in Las Vegas and what to expect in the new year on Western water management as President-elect Donald Trump takes office: More modeling needed for ‘Basin Hybrid’ alternative Absent from remarks negotiators made about interstate talks was the so-called “Basin Hybrid” option, meant to be a compromise. The Lower Basin states of Nevada, California and Arizona have argued that the Upper Basin states — Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming — should be required to take cuts to their allotments from the river in extreme shortage conditions, while the Upper Basin maintains that isn’t a fair assessment because of the shortages its states already take from poor snowpack and little reservoir storage. In November, the Bureau of Reclamation notably didn’t include proposals from the Lower and Upper basins in the agency’s list of five it would consider going forward. The bulleted lists released for the Basin Hybrid proposal offered little detail on how it melded together the concerns of the two groups of states. At the conference this week, the Bureau of Reclamation offered more details about what each proposal contains, though a more thorough analysis will be released by the end of the year. Negotiators from both the Lower and Upper basins told the Las Vegas Review-Journal that modeling behind the Basin Hybrid proposal that shows how it would work in practice is necessary to make any meaningful conclusions. “We’ve actually requested, as seven basin states, any modeling that’s associated with how they developed those alternatives, so I can’t comment on those,” Becky Mitchell, Colorado’s representative on the Upper Colorado River Commission, said on Thursday. “We’re anxiously awaiting further details.” Touton bids farewell, Trump yet to select new water commissioner The conference marked the last of the Biden administration, where Las Vegas native Camille Calimlim Touton has served in the top post at the Bureau of Reclamation. Trump hasn’t hinted at who will take over the federal agency, decisions from which make a difference in how and when water is conserved across the West. Many agree that aggressive conservation under Touton helped restore Lake Mead levels after they dipped to a record low in 2022. “The river demands nothing less than the best of us — ” Touton said in a closing talk on Friday, “collaboration over division, courage over complacency and a steadfast belief that the future is what we’re working towards.” Trump’s election didn’t cloud much of the discussions at the conference. Insiders have said Colorado River management is generally immune to the changes seen in the White House. Gov. Stephen Roe Lewis, of the Gila River Indian Community near Phoenix, said he’s unfazed by what may happen in Washington, D.C. “I’m not worried about the next administration, as some have otherwise indicated,” Lewis said. “The Trump administration delivered the ( Drought Contingency Plan of 2019 ), as we all remember, and I remain hopeful that they will help us finish this journey that we’re on.” Arizona tribes on precipice of water access Throughout the conference, some wore stickers that said “Consensus Now, Free NAIWRSA.” Those were in reference to the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Agreement, a pending settlement between Arizona and the Navajo Nation, the Hopi Tribe and the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe that would grant water security. One in three people who live on the Navajo Nation don’t have access to clean water , mostly because of a lack of pipes and other infrastructure for which the settlement would fund construction. Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren said water managers hope to finalize it by Tuesday, then send it to Congress for approval. Nygren, who said he grew up on tribal land without running water, said his people would “finally have access to the water they live right next to.” “We’re not asking for much,” Nygren said. “We’re asking for what’s rightfully associated with where we live, within the boundaries of the Navajo Nation. Let us be able to have an opportunity to plan for our future.” Tribal concerns were well represented at the conference in several panels. Five Colorado River tribes signed agreements with the Bureau of Reclamation on Thursday that will fund projects to improve their respective water systems. All efforts made to avoid Supreme Court The ongoing disagreements over post-2026 guidelines have left the door open for a long, expensive Supreme Court case . It made headlines when Arizona’s negotiator, Tom Buschatzke, asked his state’s governor to set aside $1 million in case the state needs to retain a lawyer. “I have to do my due diligence for all potential outcomes,” Buschatzke said. The Southern Nevada Water Authority, Nevada’s agency that deals with river talks, hasn’t publicly said whether it may be taking the same approach. However, water managers made it clear this week that litigation is an undesired last resort that could take two decades and cost millions in taxpayer dollars. It’s not clear when the seven states will return to the negotiating table. “We believe compromise is possible. We think it’s the first, second and third best option,” said John Entsminger, Nevada’s negotiator. “But we need a dance partner, so let’s get back to the table and make this happen.”

Gustavo Arellano’s commentary, “A thank you to the undocumented,” originally appearing in the Los Angeles Times, is a welcome, thoughtful and frank contribution highlighting the positive role of undocumented immigrants in American life. Arellano reminds us all of the importance of standing for fundamental values of humanity and dignity. With politicians putting forth so much hype against immigrants and advancing so many violent fantasies, he writes eloquently of the pain that so many will suffer if escalating deportations, as threatened, occur: families torn apart, and economic chaos. Arellano’s essay evokes the history of earlier immigrants and refugees, some imprisoned and/or deported, their lives “on hold” for years. My wife’s parents, medical doctors, fled Hitler’s Europe in 1939. Their lives at stake, they “overstayed” their three-week visa to the United States, living here in legal limbo for nine long years. Finally, an amnesty allowed them to file for citizenship. Without the uncertain safety America provided then, I would have no family now. Many other people were turned away from America to face concentration camps and death, victims of the same kind of stigmatization we see again today. Amidst such pain and uncertainty, we all lose. We lose the talents and skills people cannot develop; we lose the diverse heritages each of us brings to the United States. All of us — undocumented immigrants, children of immigrants, native-born citizens — are indeed no different from each other in the content of our characters. But our families have lost years to struggle and insecurity on the path to living here safely. Thank you, Gustavo Arellano, for taking apart so clearly the misconceptions, for challenging the fears, and for eloquently redefining the migrant “crisis” as a set of opportunities we can choose to support. Gerald Goldin, North Brunswick Note: The writer is a professor at Rutgers University, and the author of “America’s Welcome, ” a children’s book about an immigrant family. Trump’s successes will rattle Dems in 2028 I am watching Democrats closely analyzing the presidential election results, trying to see what they can change and concentrate on to win the next one. What a joke. They act as if the 2028 election will occur with the same national conditions and set of facts as in 2024, and all they’ll have to do to have a chance four years from now is make some minor changes. Perhaps they are forgetting that, by his last full year in office, President-elect Donald Trump will have tried to stop all illegal migration, and will have made a dent in fentanyl smuggling and deaths. He will have started more drilling for natural gas, and restarted other energy permits that President Joe Biden suspended. Hopefully, Trump will have also helped create a more peaceful world and crime-free cities. Democrats are also forgetting that under Trump, homebuilding will have likely accelerated, and food- and gasoline-price inflation will likely be under control. In my opinion, Trump did wonders once, during his first non-consecutive term. Now that he knows the tricks of all the players and has survived, he has a good chance to succeed far beyond our wildest expectations. We will be safe and prosperous again, and our food may just be more healthy. David F. Lipton, Toms River Proud of Joe Biden for pardon President Joe Biden has suffered the loss of two children and his first wife. He is the only one in the world who is capable of saving his son, Hunter, from what seems to be an unfair and politically motived prosecution. I am so proud of the president’s courageous action to grant his son an unconditional pardon before his scheduled sentencing. Joe Biden is a compassionate human being and a loving father. What would you do, if you had the power to grant pardons, and this was about was your child? I know what I would do. I am proud of President Biden. RECOMMENDED • nj .com Trump’s FBI pick should cause alarm | Letters Dec. 2, 2024, 5:53 p.m. Biden’s toxic pardon of his son | Moran Dec. 4, 2024, 6:47 a.m. Charles Farber, West Orange Our journalism needs your support. Please subscribe today to NJ.com The Star-Ledger/NJ.com encourages submissions of opinion . Bookmark NJ.com/Opinion . Follow us on Twitter @NJ_Opinion and on Facebook at NJ.com Opinion . Get the latest news updates right in your inbox. Subscribe to NJ.com’s newsletters .