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CHICAGO (AP) — Jacob Meyer scored 23 points as DePaul beat Wichita State 91-72 on Saturday. Meyer shot 6 of 9 from the field, including 4 for 6 from 3-point range, and went 7 for 7 from the line for the Blue Demons (8-2). CJ Gunn scored 22 points, shooting 9 for 12, including 4 for 6 from beyond the arc. Isaiah Rivera shot 6 for 11, including 5 for 8 from beyond the arc to finish with 17 points, while adding seven rebounds. Harlond Beverly led the Shockers (8-2) in scoring, finishing with 14 points. Xavier Bell added 14 points for Wichita State. Quincy Ballard also had 12 points. Rivera scored 14 points in the first half and DePaul went into halftime trailing 47-42. Meyer led DePaul with 14 points in the second half and the Blue Demons outscored Wichita State by 24 points over the final half. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .

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By Abebe Dawuni Yendi (NR) Dec 26, GNA-Madam Elsa Mouelhi-Rondeau the Counseller for Political Affairs of High Commission of Canada to Ghana has reminded Ghanaians on the need to embrace inclusive Political Processes and Governance. She said they were the Foundation of Healthy Democracy and a Condition of Sustainable Development and the reason why Canada strived to support the meaningful participation of women, youth, Person With Disabilities and other members of marginalized groups in governance and in peace processes. She said inclusion brought a diversity of perspectives and approaches to identifying and solving problems and that was essential for peace democracy and economic progress at the family level the community level and for the nation. According to her, youth political participations and empowerment resulted in tangible gains for democracy including greater responsibility to citizen’s needs, intergenerational justice new and innovative mechanism for political arrangement and increased co-operation across stakeholders. She was delivering an address during a post-election stakeholder’s engagement organized by Empowerment for Development in Collaboration with National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) and funded by Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) at Yendi in the northern region. She said it was important to take time after the election to draw lessons from the experience and to continue working to ensure future elections were even more peaceful and inclusive and that was why a post -election event was so important. Ms Zuweira Yakubu, Project Lead for Empowerment for Development (E4D) indicated that E4D in collaboration with the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) successfully implemented a comprehensive peace building project aimed at fostering harmony during Ghana’s 2024 Presidential and parliamentary elections and the initiative which spanned the districts of Yendi Karaga,Mion and Gushegu played a political role in ensuring a peaceful electoral process with high voter turnout and no reported violence. Ms Zuweira said activities undertaken included training of youth Village Saving and Loans Association (YVSLA) for two-days with 30 existing YVSLA comprising 500. She said their achievements was their peaceful election across the four Districts they carried out their exercise and the purpose of the post-election reconciliation and peace dialogue to promote healing, restored trust and ensured long-term stability in the aftermath of an election. She reminded them that the dialogue served several key functions such as fostering national unity, healing and reducing tensions, building trust in democratic institutions, preventing violence and conflict, promoting political and social inclusion, strengthening democracy and good governance among others. Mr Osman Kassim the Yendi Municipal Director of National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) who presented the topic on political violence in Ghana and addressing grievances related to the electoral processes indicated that in the Yendi Municipality although occurrences had been mostly limited there was still the need for proactive measures. Mr Kassim said the recent elections in Ghana had led to heightened tension and violence in some areas with young people ransacking and taking over government property due to political discontent and party affiliations. He said areas like Tamale Metropolis and Savelegu in the northern region witnessed acts of youth vandalism, threatening the stability and development of their communities. He said the theme: for the post-election stakeholder’s engagement “political violence in Ghana and addressing grievances related to the electoral process” was appropriate and reminded them that causes of political violence in Ghana included poverty and unemployment among youth, institutional weaknesses, perception of bias Electoral Commission partisan polarization and zero-sum politics. He expressed his appreciation to the High Commission of Canada to Ghana, Empowerment for Development for their collaboration in organizing the programme for number of stakeholders, political party representatives, the youth women groups among others. GNA

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During a recent inspection of the road concretisation work in Santacruz West, Mumbai BJP President and MLA Ashish Shelar raised concerns over the sub-standard quality of materials used in the project. He pointed out irregularities in the construction of Bhargava road, urging the civic body to ensure better quality control. Meanwhile, the civic authorities has assured that the contractors comprising with quality of roads will face serious action. The BMC has completed only 46 kms of the planned 324 kms in Phase 1, since last year. Currently, work is ongoing on 213 roads, while 298 roads are yet to be concretised in this phase. In Phase 2, out of 1,420 roads, 433 roads are under concretisation, with many still pending. Road concretisation work in Santacruz | FPJ Road concretisation work in Santacruz | FPJ Shelar noticed substandard work during his inspection of one of the concretisation projects in the western suburbs. He was accompanied by Assistant Municipal Commissioner of H West Ward, Vinayak Vispute, and other concerned officials from the road departments. Shelar has demanded a comprehensive audit of the work and also investigate the matter. The municipal commissioner Bhushan Gagrani took a review of road concretisation work in the last week. "Not only the contractor but quality management agency will also face the action if any concretised roads work is found to be of inferior quality," said a senior civic official. To ensure high standards and quality in the cement concreting process, the Indian Institute of Technology - Bombay (IIT - B) has been appointed as an independent agency for monitoring the quality of roads work.

TOP darts players have become household celebrities and sport’s equivalent of rock stars, according to Nathan Aspinall. The Asp , 33, has changed his family’s life for the better by earning millions from the sport over the past few years. Advertisement 2 Luke Littler's appeal has transformed the popularity of darts Credit: Getty 2 Nathan Aspinall says darts is a roaring success thanks to a teen rival Credit: Getty Thanks to the emergence of prodigious teen Luke Littler , part of the same management group as Aspinall, the profile and promotion of the elite throwers jumped to another level. Two-time major champion Aspinall — who hails from Stockport — says it is rare for him to go out these days without being stopped and asked for a selfie. And he compares it to the same nationwide attention Jimmy White, Steve Davis, Alex Higgins and Tony Knowles captured when snooker enjoyed a boom time around 40 years ago. Barry Hearn ’s Matchroom stable of potters even had a top-ten hit alongside Chas & Dave in 1986. Advertisement READ MORE ON DARTS LITTLE DID YOU KNOW I used to beat Littler's grandad at darts all the time - now I face him Aspinall plays Andrew Gilding in round three of the PDC World Championship on Saturday afternoon after seeing off Leonard Gates. And the Asp said: “Being in the spotlight is tough. “I do believe we are the snooker players of the 80s. Snooker players in the 80s were hanging around with the likes of Guns N’ Roses. “Everyone wants a piece of a darts player now. Everyone loves darts and, yes, it comes from Luke Littler But Luke Littler is a 17-year-old kid. Advertisement Most read in Darts Highlights ST MIRREN 2 RANGERS 1 Boyd-Munce stuns Gers with winner deep into added time in Paisley CHRISTMAS CHAOS 'Car crash' leaves dozens of households without power on Christmas Day FAN FEAR Celtic vs Motherwell clash suspended after medical emergency in stands SORE YIN Hearts v Hibs delayed after linesman is struck in face as fans say 'I felt that!' FOOTBALL FREE BETS AND SIGN UP DEALS “The other lads, myself, Michael Smith , Gezzy Price, they are the ones they can get close up to. “I might be out in Manchester on a Friday night and, oh my God, it’s mental. Fiery Luke Littler, 17, in four-word scream at World Darts Championship crowd as he copies Ronaldo celebration “It’s unbelievable but you’ve got to look at it in a positive light. And think, ‘Wow, darts is that popular’. I never thought I was a celebrity until this year. But I am. Advertisement “And people love meeting me, love having pictures. “What Littler and Luke Humphries have done over the last 12 months, it’s been unbelievable. “Every single darts player I know in the top 16, we thank them for what they’re doing because we are going to achieve and make a lot of money. “Do I know any rock stars? Well, I’m good mates with the guys from The Blossoms. Advertisement “I went to school with them. I think the only difference is the fact it’s all about social media nowadays, isn’t it?" Inside Littler's massive rise LUKE LITTLER has taken the darts world by storm since exploding onto the scene at the PDC World Championship at the beginning of the year. The Nuke reached the final on his Ally Pally debut at just 16 years of age - smashing records along the way. He has then gone on to win a host of PDC events and the Premier League title - which he claimed at the O2 Arena by beating world champion Luke Humphries in May . He also finished his first season in the World Series as the No1 ranked player . He has joined Jude Bellingham on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list . And the teenage titan even had to snub an invite from the WWE. The Sun exclusively revealed that Littler is plotting to create a fitness empire. He is also cashing in away from the Oche thanks to an Instagram side hustle. And he's even the face of a brand new cereal. But he is newly single after splitting from girlfriend Eloise Milburn following a 10-month relationship. Check out all of our latest Luke Littler stories .Adobe Announces Reflection Removal Feature

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Trump calls for ending daylight saving timeBig Ten slate features Indiana-Ohio State showdown and Penn State-Minnesota matchup Things to watch this week in the Big Ten Conference: No. 5 Indiana (10-0, 7-0 Big Ten, No. 5 CFP ) at No. 2 Ohio State (9-1, 6-1, No. 2 CFP), Saturday, noon ET (Fox) This marks the 98th matchup between these two teams, but it's only the fourth time both teams have been ranked. Although Indiana is unbeaten, its soft schedule means the Hoosiers aren't assured of making the 12-team field if they lose this game. The only team with a winning record that Indiana has beaten is Washington (6-5). Ohio State needs a win to have a realistic shot at a rematch with top-ranked Oregon in the Big Ten championship game. Ohio State has beaten Indiana 28 straight times since the Hoosiers posted back-to-back victories in 1987-88. No. 4 Penn State (9-1, 6-1, No. 4 CFP) at Minnesota (6-4, 4-3), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. (CBS) This is likely Penn State's biggest obstacle on its way to a potential playoff berth. The Nittany Lions' lone remaining regular-season game is a Nov. 30 home matchup with Maryland (4-6, 1-6). Minnesota has had an extra week to prepare this game since its 26-19 loss at Rutgers on Nov. 9, which snapped a four-game winning streak. Penn State and Minnesota have split their last four meetings, with the home team winning each time. Penn State DE Abdul Carter has multiple tackles for loss in each of his last three games. He ranks second among all Bowl Subdivision players in tackles for loss (17 1⁄2). Southern California RB Woody Marks rushed for a career-high 146 yards in a 28-20 win over Nebraska. Marks has six 100-yard rushing performances this season. Rutgers RB Kyle Monangai is the first Scarlet Knight to rush for 1,000 yards in back-to-back seasons since Ray Rice did it three straight years from 2005-07. Monangai has run for 1,028 yards this season and rushed for 1,262 yards last year. Oregon OLB Matayo Uiagalelei recorded a sack and had a game-clinching interception as the top-ranked Ducks won 16-13 at Wisconsin last week. He has 8 1⁄2 sacks this season to rank second in the Big Ten. Four of the top seven Bowl Subdivision quarterbacks in passer rating are from the Big Ten. Indiana's Kurtis Rourke is second, Ohio State's Will Howard is third, Penn State's Drew Allar is fifth and Oregon's Dillon Gabriel is seventh. ... Illinois QB Luke Altmyer has thrown 18 touchdown passes with only three interceptions. The only Power Four quarterback with a better touchdown/interception ratio while throwing at least 10 touchdown passes is Clemson's Cade Klubnik, who has 26 touchdowns and four interceptions. ... Rutgers' three Big Ten wins matches its largest total since joining the league in 2014. Rutgers also had three conference wins in 2014, 2017, 2020 and 2023. A victory Saturday over No. 24 Illinois would give Rutgers three straight Big Ten wins for the first time. ... Washington's 31-19 win over UCLA was its 20th straight home victory, representing its second-longest such streak in school history. The Huskies won 45 straight home games from 1908-17. ... Wisconsin heads to Nebraska this week having won its last 10 matchups with the Cornhuskers. Penn State justifiably is favored on the road against Minnesota, but Bet MGM's 12 1⁄2-point spread seems way too big. Expect this game to have a single-digit margin. Get local news delivered to your inbox!

Man Utd flops BOOED OFF by furious fans after woeful 2-0 humiliation at Wolves leaves them eight points off relegationUniversities are liking and following the idea of content creation as a viable career choice. The move comes as the influencer marketing industry — now valued at more than $21 billion, according to Statista — has become popular among a generation of heavily influenced young people. In fact, more than half of Gen Zers believe they could easily make a lucrative career out of content creation and digital product pushing and many universities and experts are beginning to take them seriously. The University of Texas has even partnered with the United Nations to create a class to teach influencers how to handle misinformation. The free, online four-week course, is being offered in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French. Nearly 10,000 people from 170-plus countries have enrolled so far. “It’s incredible. It’s probably one of the most successful courses that we’ve done in terms of the number of participants, and then also in terms of engagement for the very first live session that we had,” Summer Harlow, the associate director of the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, told The Hill. The UN-backed partnership came together as experts “kept seeing these different voices having influence on the news,” and wanted to “understand how digital content creators were changing the journalism field.” Other universities have even gone as far as creating an entire major for influencing. Arkansas Tech University recently began offering a “Bachelor of Arts in Social Media Influencing,” which incorporates classes in film production, journalism and public relations. “I think it’s communication, I think it’s production and I think it’s business,” Kate Stewart, assistant professor of public relations at Jacksonville State University, said of influencing and content creation. “I think it’s that idea where communication and marketing is going to give them the strategies and the ethical grounding to understand what they’re about to embark on as an influencer. Two, I think production is needed because it’s highly visual. They’re producing videos. They’re editing videos. They’re putting text on video. There’s a production value,” Stewart explained. “And then, lastly, business, they have to understand the business behind the management companies, the agencies, the brands, the other media companies that they’re working with to be able to have the background to be successful.” ATU isn’t the first university to offer a degree or courses in the field. Last year, the South East Technological University in Carlow, Ireland announced it expanded its “Digital Hustle,” a summer crash course taught by viral TikTokkers and field experts, into a bachelor of the arts degree. Other universities including the University of Alabama, USC, Cornell, Duke, Chapman and Columbia offer courses in influencer strategy, business and communications. “One thing that’s really great about teaching college classes is that I’m teaching digital natives — they live and breathe this stuff,” Tom Hafen, professor of brand management in the digital age at Columbia University, previously told The Post. Rather than explaining execution — like how to post on Instagram or piece together a TikTok — he can focus on the theories behind influencer advertising. This is especially pertinent as social media platforms and algorithms constantly change — will TikTok even be legal next year? IIn recent years, there has been increased demand from employers for content creation and social media savvy from Gen Z, Hafen pointed out. “So it’s absolutely critical, particularly for entrepreneurs, but big companies are using it more and more,” he explained. But it’s not just about posting strategic and creative TikTok videos, some experts point out — content creation as a career choice can be a risky one, given the fickle nature of markets and viewers limited attention spans, for example. “As we think about what it would be like to have a degree program focused on influencers, it’s important that there is recognition of the often overlooked downsides of the career, and that includes the volatility,” Brooke Erin Duffy, an associate professor in the Department of Communication at Cornell University, told The Hill.AGNC Investment Corp. Declares Monthly Common Stock Dividend of $0.12 per Common Share for December 2024

The volatile tribal district of Kurram witnessed another scene of carnage, death and destruction on 21 November 2024. On this fateful day, a convoy of about 200 vehicles was travelling from Parachinar to Peshawar when at about 1:20 PM, gunmen jumped out of their vehicles and poured deadly gunfire on the travelling vehicles on the road, to extinguish the lives of 40 innocent residents of Parachinar including women and children. The attacked convoy consisted of mostly Shia Muslim members of the community. According to local sources, this attack was in retaliation for a 12 October attack that had left 15 people dead, including two women and a child. No group has so far claimed responsibility, but it is very likely that the banned TTP is behind this atrocity, because it has been quite active in this region in the recent past. State security agencies are either responsible for criminal negligence or have made no efforts to curb the acts of violence in this sensitive area. Since July this year, over 80 people have been killed while travelling by road and the people of the region have protested, demanding peace and security. But the state agencies have so far failed miserably to provide relief to the people of the area. The government now must make it priority number one to secure this region, or else this scourge will most likely spill over and then sectarian outfits could exploit the situation to create tensions across the country Quite oblivious of the plight of these communities, today the federal government and the provincial authorities of KP province are embroiled in a bitter dispute because of the 24th November protest day announced by the PTI. Due to their infighting, both the federal and provincial authorities are least bothered about the security conditions in Kurram or other parts of KP. Government sources tend to express their indignation and condemnation of the acts of terrorism, and promises are made to deal with the terrorists with an iron hand and bring them to justice. But in practice, the poor residents of the areas are left to their own devices when bloodthirsty militants rule the roost. Kurram district is extremely sensitive because of the sectarian divide and its proximity to Afghanistan along with the presence of obscurantist militants of the TTP. So far the government has not been able to control militancy or to settle tribal disputes that explode into tribal vendettas. The government now must make it priority number one to secure this region, or else this scourge will most likely spill over to other areas of the province and then sectarian outfits could exploit the situation to create tensions across the length and breadth of the country. Elements responsible for the latest atrocity must be tracked down and punished and our state agencies must come up with practical plans for the security and safety of the people of Kurram or this violence could engulf the entire country. PBC Condemns Horrific Attack In Lower Kurram, Calls For Immediate Action The resurgence of violence has escalated since the TTP ended a fragile ceasefire agreement with the government in 2022 and vowed to intensify its attacks. The group's activity has added another layer of insecurity in a region already plagued by sectarian and tribal conflicts. The latest atrocity in Kurram is a stark reminder that the country is now at war with itself. Our brave soldiers are losing lives every day, and the enemy is not across the border but within the national boundaries. The hurried departure of the US forces from Afghanistan resulted in the Taliban control of Afghanistan and the Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan was the only world leader who openly welcomed the Taliban regime in Kabul and rejoiced at their victory declaring “The Taliban have broken the shackles of slavery.” Subsequently the then PTI-led federal government decided to release about 5,000 terrorists and militants of the TTP who had been languishing n Pakistani jails, and allowed them to settle down in the areas of their choice. An outdated and wrong concept of ‘strategic depth’ seems to be guiding our policy planners even today. The attitude and behaviour of the Talban regime in Kabul should be a lesson to scrap the old policies of seeking such ‘strategic depth’ and start with a clean slate regarding our policy towards the Afghan Taliban. The province of KP in the direct line of fire, and facing the brunt of the attacks by the militant forces of obscurantism and sectarianism. Far from the miscalculations of policy-makers, our soldiers on the ground are facing this danger with great courage and determination and almost everyday lives are being lost. So, far the total loss of lives at the hands of the militant forces of the Taliban has been more than the total loss of lives suffered in all the wars with the country’s traditional arch-nemesis India. It is now time to take the war to the enemy, hit them in their safe sanctuaries and nip the evil in the bud – before further damage is done to our state institutions and social fabric. According to the army chief, the army is now paying a price in blood because of the incompetence of political forces. This unfortunate state of affairs since 2021 has not been settled. Beginner’s Guide To Writing About Old Buildings In fact, the blame rests not just on the security establishment and federal governments. The provincial government of KP leaves much to be desired. The Chief Minister of the volatile province is neck deep in promoting the party agenda while criminally neglecting his role as an administrator of the province that is under threat by a bloody insurgency. When he devotes all his time to planning agitations against the federal authorities instead of fighting and curbing militancy and terrorism in his own province, the Chief Minister also becomes guilty of gross neglect.YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) — EJ Farmer scored 20 points as Youngstown State beat Toledo 93-87 on Saturday. Farmer went 8 of 15 from the field (3 for 8 from 3-point range) for the Penguins (6-5). Nico Galette scored 17 points while shooting 5 for 13 (3 for 8 from 3-point range) and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line and added 11 rebounds and seven assists. Juwan Maxey shot 4 for 9 (3 for 7 from 3-point range) and 5 of 5 from the free-throw line to finish with 16 points. Sam Lewis led the Rockets (6-4) in scoring, finishing with 21 points and eight rebounds. Sonny Wilson added 17 points, six rebounds and four assists for Toledo. Seth Hubbard had 14 points. Farmer put up 13 points in the first half for Youngstown State, who led 44-39 at halftime. Youngstown State used a 7-0 second-half run to break a 76-76 tie and take the lead at 83-76 with 3:14 remaining in the half before finishing off the victory. Galette scored 12 second-half points. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .

Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday asserted that satellite spectrum allocation will not follow a first-come-first-serve basis, while also addressing the recent controversy over personal remarks made against him in Parliament by an Opposition MP. Also Read : Union Ministers Jyotiraditya Scindia, Sukanta Majumdar walk the ramp at Ashtalakshmi Mahotsav | Video Speaking at the Times Network’s India Economic Conclave, Scindia emphasised that auctioning spectrum for satellite services was not feasible due to scientific constraints. “No country in the world auctions satellites because it’s physically impossible. The pricing will be decided by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India. That authority will assign the price, and based on that, the spectrum will be assigned to everyone that procures a license,” he said. Also Read : Aim of 3-day festival is to bring NE states to the world: Scindia The minister explained that satellite spectrum must be shared due to physical principles, making administrative allocation the global standard. “You can only auction something that is committed to a certain individual. For satellite phones, you have to point your antenna, and that’s when you get the signal, and it keeps shifting,” Scindia said. Also Read : TMC’s Banerjee apologises for remarks on minister Scindia Speaking about State-owned telecom operator BSNL, Scindia said the company has been posting operational profits since 2021, with revenues increasing by about 12% to ₹ 21,000 crore while expenditure reduced by 2%. He added that BSNL’s delayed 4G launch was due to its choice to use indigenous technology, with plans to roll out 100,000 towers by June 2025 Addressing the Parliament controversy, Scindia stressed the importance of maintaining decorum in democratic discourse. “In my 22 years of political experience, I have never made a personal remark about anyone. There should be a standard in politics,” he said, referring to offensive comments made by Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee during a discussion on the Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill on Wednesday. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday said that Banerjee had submitted a written apology for his remarks, though Scindia refused to accept it, calling it a “personal attack on me and the women of India”.