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One of my top shows of 2024 actually premiered in 2021. That’s because it took a couple of years for the Australian series “The Newsreader” to make its way Stateside. Alas, it was only legal to stream in the U.S. for a handful of weeks in September and then — pffft! — it was gone before most people had even heard of it. Well, I have great news. The show will be available once again, this time via Sundance Now (accessible through the AMC+ streaming platform), which has licensed the first season. Premiering Dec. 19, it stars Anna Torv (“Fringe”) and Sam Reid (“Interview with the Vampire”) as TV reporters in Melbourne, circa 1986. At the outset, Reid’s character exudes big loser energy, which is such an amusing contrast to his work as Lestat. The show is unexpectedly funny and terrifically Machiavellian in its portrayal of small-time office politics, and I’m thrilled audiences in the U.S. will get another shot at watching it. Overall, 2024 offered a modestly better lineup than usual, but I’m not sure it felt that way. Too often the good stuff got drowned out by Hollywood’s pointless and endless pursuit of rebooting intellectual property (no thank you, Apple’s “Presumed Innocent” ) and tendency to stretch a perfectly fine two-hour movie premise into a saggy multi-part series (“Presumed Innocent” again!). There were plenty of shows I liked that didn’t make this year’s list, including ABC’s “Abbott Elementary” and CBS’ “Ghosts” (it’s heartening to see the network sitcom format still thriving in the streaming era), as well as Netflix’s “A Man on the Inside” (Ted Danson’s charisma selling an unlikely premise) and Hulu’s “Interior Chinatown” (a high-concept parody of racial stereotypes and cop show tropes, even if it couldn’t sustain the idea over 10 episodes). Maybe it just felt like we were having more fun this year, with Netflix’s “The Perfect Couple” (Nicole Kidman leading a traditional manor house mystery reinterpreted with an American sensibility) and Hulu’s “Rivals” (the horniest show of 2024, delivered with a wink in the English countryside). I liked what I saw of Showtime’s espionage thriller “The Agency” (although the bulk of episodes were unavailable as of this writing). The deluge of remakes tends to make me cringe, but this year also saw a redo of Patricia Highsmith’s “The Talented Mr. Ripley” on Netflix that was far classier than most of what’s available on the streamer. Starring Andrew Scott, I found it cool to the touch, but the imagery stayed with me. Shot in black and white, it has an indelible visual language courtesy of director of photography Robert Elswit, whether capturing a crisp white business card against the worn grain wood of a bar top, or winding stairways that alternately suggest a yawning void or a trap. As always, if you missed any of these shows when they originally premiered — the aforementioned titles or the Top 10 listed below — they are all available to stream. Top 10 streaming and TV shows of 2024, in alphabetical order: The least cynical reality show on television remains as absorbing as ever in Season 4, thanks to the probing questions and insights from the show’s resident therapist, Dr. Orna Guralnik. Everything is so charged. And yet the show has a soothing effect, predicated on the idea that human behavior (and misery) isn’t mysterious or unchangeable. There’s something so optimistic in that outlook. Whether or not you relate to the people featured on “Couples Therapy” — or even like them as individuals — doesn’t matter as much as Guralnik’s reassuring presence. Created by and starring Diarra Kilpatrick, the eight-episode series defies categorization in all the right ways. Part missing-person mystery, part comedy about a school teacher coming to grips with her impending divorce, and part drama about long-buried secrets, it has tremendous style right from the start — sardonic, knowing and self-deprecating. The answers to the central mystery may not pack a satisfying punch by the end, but the road there is as entertaining and absorbing as they come. We need more shows like this. A comedy created by and starring Brian Jordan Alvarez (of the antic YouTube series “The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo”), the show has a sensibility all its own, despite a handful of misinformed people on social media calling it a ripoff of “Abbott Elementary.” There’s room enough in the TV landscape for more than one sitcom with a school setting and “English Teacher” has a wonderfully gimlet-eyed point of view of modern high school life. I’m amused that so much of its musical score is Gen-X coded, because that neither applies to Alvarez (a millennial) nor the fictional students he teaches. So why does the show feature everything from Laura Branigan’s “Gloria” to Exposé’s “Point of No Return”? The ’80s were awash in teen stories and maybe the show is using music from that era to invoke all those tropes in order to better subvert them. It’s a compelling idea! It’s streaming on Hulu and worth checking out if you haven’t already. A one-time tennis phenom accuses her former coach of coercing her into a sexual relationship in this British thriller. The intimacy between a coach and athlete often goes unexplored, in real-life or fictional contexts and that’s what the show interrogates: When does it go over the line? It’s smart, endlessly watchable and the kind of series that would likely find a larger audience were it available on a more popular streamer. There’s real tenderness in this show. Real cruelty, too. It’s a potent combination and the show’s third and strongest season won it an Emmy for best comedy. Jean Smart’s aging comic still looking for industry validation and Hannah Einbinder’s needy Gen-Z writer are trapped in an endless cycle of building trust that inevitably gives way to betrayal. Hollywood in a nutshell! “Hacks” is doing variations on this theme every season, but doing it in interesting ways. Nobody self-sabotages their way to success like these two. I was skeptical about the show when it premiered in 2022 . Vampire stories don’t interest me. And the 1994 movie adaptation starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt wasn’t a persuasive argument to the contrary. But great television is great television and nothing at the moment is better than this show. It was ignored by Emmy voters in its initial outing but let’s hope Season 2 gets the recognition it deserves. Under showrunner Rolin Jones, the adaptation of Anne Rice’s novels is richly written, thrillingly inhabited by its cast and so effortlessly funny with a framing device — the interview of the title — that is thick with intrigue and sly comedy. I wouldn’t categorize the series as horror. It’s not scary. But it is tonally self-assured and richly made, rarely focused on the hunt for dinner but on something far more interesting: The melodrama of vampire existence, with its combination of boredom and lust and tragedy and zingers. Already renewed for Season 3, it has an incredible cast (a thrilling late-career boost for Eric Bogosian) and is well worth catching up with if you haven’t already. It’s been too long since the pleasures of banter fueled a romantic comedy in the spirit of “When Harry Met Sally.” But it’s all over the place in “Nobody Wants This,” one of the best shows on Netflix in recent memory. Renewed for a second season, it stars Kristen Bell as a humorously caustic podcaster and Adam Brody as the cute and emotionally intelligent rabbi she falls for. On the downside, the show has some terrible notions about Jewish women that play into controlling and emasculating stereotypes. You hate to see it in such an otherwise sparkling comedy, because overall Bell and Brody have an easy touch that gives the comedy real buoyancy. I suspect few people saw this three-part series on PBS Masterpiece, but it features a terrific performance by Helena Bonham Carter playing the real-life, longtime British soap star Noele “Nolly” Gordon, who was unceremoniously sacked in 1981. She’s the kind of larger-than-life showbiz figure who is a bit ridiculous, a bit imperious, but also so much fun. The final stretch of her career is brought to life by Carter and this homage — to both the soap she starred in and the way she carried it on her back — is from Russell T. Davies (best known for the “Doctor Who” revival). For U.S. viewers unfamiliar with the show or Gordon, Carter’s performance has the benefit of not competing with a memory as it reanimates a slice of British pop culture history from the analog era. The year is 1600 and a stubborn British seaman piloting a Dutch ship washes ashore in Japan. That’s our entry point to this gorgeously shot story of power games and political maneuvering among feudal enemies. Adapted from James Clavell’s 1975 novel by the married team of Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks, it is filled with Emmy-winning performances (for Anna Sawai and Hiroyuki Sanada; the series itself also won best drama) and unlike something like HBO’s far clunkier “House of the Dragon,” which tackles similar themes, this feels like the rare show created by, and for, adults. The misfits and losers of Britain’s MI5 counterintelligence agency — collectively known as the slow horses, a sneering nickname that speaks to their perceived uselessness — remain as restless as ever in this adaptation of Mick Herron’s Slough House spy novels. As a series, “Slow Horses” doesn’t offer tightly plotted clockwork spy stories; think too deeply about any of the details and the whole thing threatens to fall apart. But on a scene-by-scene basis, the writing is a winning combination of wry and tension-filled, and the cumulative effect is wonderfully entertaining. Spies have to deal with petty office politics like everyone else! It’s also one of the few shows that has avoided the dreaded one- or two-year delay between seasons, which has become standard on streaming. Instead, it provides the kind of reliability — of its characters but also its storytelling intent — that has become increasingly rare. 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British lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday in favour of plans to introduce some of the world's strictest anti-smoking rules, giving the green light for the bill to progress to the next parliamentary stage. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill aims to make vapes less appealing and would ensure anyone aged 15 this year, or younger would be banned from ever buying cigarettes. After a lengthy debate in the parliament's House of Commons, a total of 415 lawmakers voted in favour of the bill while 47 voted against it. It would ban vape advertising and the sale of vapes in vending machines, as well as restricting vape packaging and flavors that overtly appeal to children and young people, such as bubble gum and cotton candy. "The number of children vaping is growing at an alarming rate and without urgent intervention, we're going to have a generation of children with long-term addiction," Labour health secretary Wes Streeting said. The previous Conservative government announced similar measures to create the first smoke-free generation. However, those plans failed to become law before the general election in the summer. "Whatever our views on this bill are, it is a bold legislation of good intention," Caroline Johnson, the Conservative shadow minister for health, told parliament ahead of the vote. "It's not clear whether it will work but we have to all hope ... that it does." There was some criticism of the bill, including concerns around its impact on civil liberties. Conservative lawmaker Robert Jenrick said on X that he voted against it, adding: "Educate more, ban less. Say no to the nanny state." The bill will now go to the committee stage ahead of the third reading in the House of Commons. It will then move to the House of Lords before receiving the "Royal Assent" - a formality that does not involve further debate. Subject to consultation, the new bill would give the government powers to extend the indoor smoking ban to specific outdoor spaces, such as children's playgrounds and outside schools and hospitals. Britain banned smoking in almost all enclosed public spaces, including bars and workplaces, in 2007. The government previously abandoned plans for a ban on smoking outside pubs and cafes after concerns were raised about the impact on the hospitality industry. The bill would introduce a licensing scheme for retailers to sell tobacco, vape and nicotine products, and fines of 200 pounds ($251.04) to retailers found to be selling these products to people underage. Expanding the use of standardized packaging to all tobacco products will also be explored. "Tobacco still causes around 160 cancer cases every day in the UK," said Ian Walker, executive director of policy at Cancer Research UK. "But with strong political will and bold action, these staggering numbers can be turned around." (Reporting by Catarina Demony; Editing by Christina Fincher and Mark Porter)Should AI be used to resurrect extinct species like the Neanderthal? | Mohammad Hosseini
NoneSWEETWATER COUNTY -- State Rep. Clark Stith (R-HD48) is wrapping up and gracefully exiting the public stage -- at least for now -- by thanking local politicians for their support and help. "It's been an honor and a privilege," Stith told the Sweetwater County commissioners during the public comment portion of their meeting Tuesday, Dec. 3. "I think we've worked well together." Stith will be exiting his state office after the new year. In his place will be newcomer Darin McCann, who bested Stith in the Primary Elections, 617-490. The commissioners on Tuesday were quick to credit Stith for his service on the Wyoming State Legislature. Chairman Keaton West told Stith he will be missed. Commissioner Taylor Jones thanked Stith, noting Stith's insight and intelligence "will be sorely missed." Commissioner Robb Slaughter dittoed the sentiment. Commissioner Island Richards said he has been friends with Stith for a long time, adding he thought Stith has done a "fantastic job" while in office. He said Stith will leave "big shoes to fill." Commissioner Mary Thoman offered a simple "thanks." West noted Stith always kept the commissioners up to date about what was going on with the legislature, something few other local legislators can say they've done the same. Stith spoke with the Rocket Miner following public comments. "I'm not going anywhere," he said, noting his law practice keeps him very busy. He will also continue to work and give back to the community, he added. One project Stith hopes to continue and see to its completion is the Bitter Creek project. He said it will be up to the city of Rock Springs to put the pressure on the legislature, but noted it is important to get that part of town out of the flood plain so that it does not further deteriorate. "It's not about Bitter Creek, really. It's about people and providing them a safe place." Background Stith moved to Wyoming in 1997. It is in Rock Springs that he started his law practice and raised his family. Stith was always active in the community and had numerous volunteer positions. He served as a Rock Springs City Council member from 2013-2017. In 2017, Stith was appointed to fill the vacant position for House District 48 and then was elected into the position in 2018. He is currently the Speaker Pro Tempore. Following his defeat in this past Primary Election, Stith said, “It sounds like the voters in my district want change and change they will get. It’s been an honorable lifetime to serve in the Wyoming Legislature. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed my time there and I hope I left the state a little better than when I first went into the legislature.”
NEW YORK, Dec. 03, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ready Capital Corporation (NYSE: RC ) ("Ready Capital" or the "Company") today announced that it priced an underwritten public offering of $115.0 million aggregate principal amount of 9.00% Senior Notes due 2029 (the "Notes"). The Notes will be issued in minimum denominations and integral multiples of $25.00. The Company has granted to the underwriters a 30-day over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional $17.25 million aggregate principal amount of the Notes at the public offering price, less the underwriting discount. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to originate or acquire target assets consistent with its investment strategy and for general corporate purposes. Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Piper Sandler & Co., RBC Capital Markets, LLC, UBS Investment Bank and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC served as book-running managers for the offering. The offering is expected to close on December 10, 2024 and is subject to customary closing conditions. The Company intends to apply to list the Notes on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "RCD" and, if the application is approved, trading is expected to commence within 30 days of the closing of the offering. A registration statement relating to the securities was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC”) and immediately became effective on March 22, 2022. The offering was made only by means of a preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus, which have been filed with the SEC. A copy of the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus may be obtained free of charge at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or from the underwriters by contacting: Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC by calling 1-800-584-6837, Piper Sandler & Co. at 1251 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10020, or by calling toll-free 866-805-4128, or by email at [email protected] , RBC Capital Markets, LLC by calling 1-866-375-6829 or by emailing [email protected] , UBS Investment Bank by calling 1-888-827-7275, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC by calling 1-800-645-3751 or by emailing [email protected] . This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the Company's securities, nor shall there be any sale of the Company's securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state. About Ready Capital Corporation Ready Capital Corporation (NYSE: RC) is a multi-strategy real estate finance company that originates, acquires, finances and services lower-to-middle-market investor and owner occupied commercial real estate loans. Ready Capital specializes in loans backed by commercial real estate, including agency multifamily, investor, construction, and bridge as well as U.S. Small Business Administration loans under its Section 7(a) program. Headquartered in New York, New York, Ready Capital employs approximately 350 professionals nationwide. Ready Capital is externally managed and advised by Waterfall Asset Management, LLC. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains certain forward-looking statements. Words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "plan," "continue," "intend," "should," "could," "would," "may," "potential" or the negative of those terms or other comparable terminology are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to the inherent uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, including, without limitation, the risk factors and other matters set forth in the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 filed with the SEC and in its other filings with the SEC. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law. Contacts: Investor Relations Ready Capital Corporation 212-257-4666 [email protected]
ATLANTA — The University System of Georgia has hit an all-time high for student enrollment this fall. Nearly 365,000 students are enrolled at the system’s 26 public colleges and universities, an increase of more than 20,000, or 5.9%, compared to last fall, Angela Bell, the system’s vice chancellor for research and policy analysis, told the Board of Regents Tuesday. The enrollment growth since the pandemic year of 2020 has been most dramatic among out-of-state students, Bell said. Out-of-state enrollment has increased by 27% since the pandemic year of 2020. “Students are looking to the South for a number of reasons, whether it be winning football or the weather,” she said. Bell said another reason for enrollment growth in the university system is that Georgia remained open for business during the pandemic while other states shut down. Other highlights of Bell’s report included a huge 53.5% increase in dual enrollment students since 2020. The university system also has become increasingly diverse in recent years. While enrollment among white students declined from 47% in 2020 to 42% this fall, enrollment among Latino students has grown from 10% to 12%, and Asian enrollment is up from 11% to 14%. Enrollment among Black students has held steady at 25%. In other business Tuesday, board members unanimously approved a series of policy changes aimed at basing student admission and faculty hiring decisions on merit. Among other things, the changes prohibit requiring prospective students or professors to submit “diversity statements,” typically one or two pages that outline how the applicant plans to advance the concepts of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). “These (policies) all make clear the employees and students are evaluated on their merits, not on any ideological tests,” board Chairman Harold Reynolds said. While encouraging individual freedom of expression, the policy changes assert that the university system “shall remain neutral on social and political issues unless such an issue is directly related to the institution’s core mission.” “Our mission is education — not politics,” system Chancellor Sonny Perdue said. The board also voted to authorize a $25 million renovation and expansion of Georgia Tech’s basketball facilities. The project will be funded by the Georgia Tech Athletic Association.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — New York Giants quarterback Tommy DeVito came out of his first start of the season with a sore throwing arm and his status for Thursday's game against the Cowboys in Dallas is uncertain. DeVito was not listed on Monday's injury report and coach Brian Daboll said he did not know about the injury to the quarterback's right arm until just before the team had a walkthrough practice on Tuesday. Daboll said he was hopeful DeVito would play, but he added that backup Drew Lock will get a couple of extra snaps in the short workout. Having played on Sunday, the Giants (2-9) are prepping for the Cowboys (4-7) with walkthroughs. DeVito was given the starting job last week when Daboll benched Daniel Jones after five straight losses. Jones asked co-owner John Mara to cut him on Friday and the team released him so he could pursue other opportunities after he cleared waivers on Monday, which he did. DeVito was 21 of 31 for 189 yards in a 30-7 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was sacked four times and missed one play in the fourth quarter after being hit hard after making a throw. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nflDETROIT — In the end, the amount and way the Red Wings were losing lately was simply too much to ignore. And with that, the Wings fired coach Derek Lalonde and replaced him with Todd McLellan on Thursday. In a release just after noon, the Wings announced that Steve Yzerman, the Wings' executive vice-president and general manager, named McLellan the team's 29th head coach in franchise history and signed McLellan to a multi-year contract. The Wings also hired Trent Yawney as an assistant coach, replacing Bob Boughner, who oversaw the defense and penalty-kill. McLellan will be behind the bench Friday, as the Wings return from the three-day NHL holiday break to host Toronto (7 p.m., FSN/97.1). Yzerman and McLellan will address the media on Friday. The Wings have struggled to a 13-17-4 record, good for 30 points, just two points above Buffalo for last place in the Eastern Conference. They trail Ottawa by eight points (38-30) for the final of two Eastern Conference wild-card positions. After just missing the playoffs last spring on the final night of the season on a tiebreaker, the Wings struggled from the start this season. They lost three of their first four games and have struggled mightily to get to, or above, the .500 mark ever since. The Wings have lost their last three games, and the way they did likely pushed Yzerman to replace Lalonde. The Wings let a third-period lead slip away at Little Caesars on Dec. 20 to Montreal and lost, 4-3, then lost the next night in Montreal, 5-1, watching the Canadiens score the last five goals consecutively with not a ton of pushback. Monday, the Wings were shut, 4-0, at LCA, looking listless, at times. The Wings were serenaded with a loud chorus of boos after each period, culminating with a lot of pent-up frustration at the end of the game. Lalonde, 52, ended his Wings career with an 89-86-23 record. This was his first NHL head-coaching job, and he was in his third season guiding the Wings. After last season's exciting finish and near-playoff miss, there was plenty of optimism heading into this Wings season. The team's overall defense needed to improve, and scoring was expected to be an issue because of the personnel losses the Wings had, but the roster appeared to be competitive. But Lalonde wasn't able to appreciably fix any of the problem areas. The Wings rank 25th in goals-against (3.26), only slightly better than last season's final average (3.35). Scoring goals has been a larger-than-expected issue. With the departures of Jake Walman, Shayne Gostisbehere, David Perron, Robby Fabbri and Daniel Sprong, the Wings were hoping for internal improvement, but it hasn't happened. They currently rank 29th, at 2.56 goals scored per game (the Wings were 13th last season, scoring 3.12 goals per game). Add to that, a dismal penalty kill that ranks 31st (68.8%), and it's made for a frustrating season. In steps McLellan, 57, who was an assistant coach under Mike Babcock from 2005-08. Yzerman, incidentally, was the captain in his final playing season and first season for McLellan in Detroit under Babcock. McLellan has 16 seasons of NHL head-coaching experience, posting a 598-412-134 regular-season record and a 42-46 postseason mark with the Los Angeles Kings (2019-24), Edmonton Oilers (2015-19) and San Jose Sharks (2008-15). His 598 regular-season wins are ranked 24th in NHL history and sixth-most among active coaches behind Paul Maurice (891), Lindy Ruff (876), Peter Laviolette (823), John Tortorella (757) and Peter DeBoer (632). Teams coached by McLellan have reached the 50-win mark three times and the 100-point plateau six times. McLellan’s teams have also advanced to the Stanley Cup playoffs nine times, including six consecutive postseason appearances with the Sharks. Known as an upbeat coach with strong communication skills, McLellan is regarded as an effective coach of young players dating back to a successful junior hockey coaching career. McLellan, along with Yzerman, will be under increasing pressure to end a Wings' streak of not making the playoffs for eight consecutive seasons. Only Buffalo, at 13 seasons, has a longer current streak. ©2024 The Detroit News. Visit detroitnews.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
WISNER, Neb. — Ponca built a 19-9 halftime lead and outlasted Plainview for a 39-25 victory over the Pirates in the championship of the Shootout on the Elkhorn boys’ basketball tournament, Saturday in Wisner, Nebraska. Tucker McGill led Ponca with 17 points. Austin Dendinger finished with 11 points. Wyatt Schroth scored eight points to lead Plainview. Karter Lingenfelter added seven points. HN Holiday Tourn. Lutheran High Northeast 46, Hartington-Newcastle 28 HARTINGTON, Neb. — Lutheran High Northeast took control in the middle periods, outscoring Hartington-Newcastle 20-7 to claim a 46-28 victory over the Wildcats in the Hartington-Newcastle Holiday boys’ basketball Tournament on Saturday. D’artagnan Taylor led LHNE with 18 points. Gavin Fedders scored 11 points and Colston Kapels added 10 points for the Eagles. Austin Sudbeck finished with eight points and three steals for Hartington-Newcastle. Brayden Lammers posted even points, 10 rebounds and four blocked shots. LHNE, 6-3, concludes the round robin tournament with a matchup against West Holt on Monday in Hartington. Hartington-Newcastle, 2-5, hosts Randolph on Friday. Great NE Neb. Shootout Cedar Catholic 79, South Sioux City 42 WAYNE, Neb. — Nolan Becker scored a game-high 25 points to lead Cedar Catholic past South Sioux City 79-42 in the consolation semifinals of the Great Northeast Nebraska Shootout, Saturday in Wayne. Jaymison Cattau finished with 17 points for Cedar Catholic (3-3), which will play Winnebago for fifth on Monday. Mason Baller and Breiton Whitmire each scored eight points for the Trojans, who led 49-23 at the half. Jamison Houseman led SSC (3-5) with 16 points. Paul Tuner and Prestin Blackhawk each had nine points. SSC will face Laurel-Concord-Coleridge in the seventh place game. Winnebago 69, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 63 WAYNE, Neb. — Winnebago took control with a 20-2 edge in the third quarter, then held on for a 69-63 victory over Laurel-Concord-Coleridge in the consolation semifinals of the Great Northeast Nebraska Shootout, Saturday in Wayne. Rahkim Free-Bass hit three three-pointers on the way to 15 points for Winnebago (4-5), which led 51-36 after three quarters. Darrius LaPointe and Rachman Free-Bass each had 12 points. Kellen Medina added 10 points for Winnebago, which had seven players combine to hit 11 three-pointers in the contest. Gibson Roberts scored a game-high 35 points for LCC (4-4). Caleb Erwin added nine points for the Bears. Winnebago will face Cedar Catholic in the fifth place game on Monday. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge will face South Sioux City for seventh. Pender 42, Pierce 32 WAYNE, Neb. — Pender built a 22-11 halftime lead on the way to a 42-32 victory over Pierce in the semifinals of the Great Northeast Nebraska Shootout, Saturday in Wayne. Pender finished with 13 points for Pender (8-0), which will face fellow unbeaten Wayne in the championship on Monday. Trevor Trimble and Alex Roth each had 11 points in the victory. Keaton Frazier scored 12 points for Pierce, which will face Plattsmouth for third. Wayne 67, Plattsmouth 38 WAYNE, Neb. — Wayne outscored Plattsmouth 20-7 in the opening quarter on the way to a 67-38 rout in the semifinals of the Great Northeast Nebraska Shootout, Saturday in Wayne. Colson Nelsen finished with 17 points for Wayne (7-0), which will face fellow unbeaten Pender in the championship on Monday. Jace Jorgensen scored 13 points, Gavin Redden had 12 points and Jaxson Kneifl added 10 points in the victory. Traceson Skalberg led Plattsmouth (2-6) with 15 points. Logan Ksiazek had nine points. Plattsmouth will face Pierce in the third place game. WPB Holiday Tourn. Archangels 54, Crofton 32 WEST POINT, Neb. — Archangels Catholic took control after the opening period, outscoring Crofton 43-13 after the opening period to claim a 54-32 victory over the Warriors in the opening round of the West Point-Beemer Holiday boys’ basketball Tournament, Saturday in West Point, Nebraska. Jace Panning scored nine points for Crofton. Archangels Catholic (7-1) will face host West Point-Beemer in the final on Monday. Crofton (2-5) will take on Wynot in the consolation game. Hoop City Classic Freeman 59, White River 45 MITCHELL — The Freeman boys continued their strong start to the season with a 59-45 victory over White River in the Hoop City Classic, Saturday in Mitchell. David Walter led Freeman (3-0) with 21 points and nine rebounds. Tate Sorenson finished with a double-double, recording 18 points and 10 rebounds in the victory. For White River (2-4), Teagen Bouman finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds and three steals. Bryson One Star posted nine points, five assists and three steals. Freeman travels to Howard on Friday. White River is off until a Jan. 7 trip to Kadoka Area. Pine Ridge 55, Parkston 48 MITCHELL — Marvin Richard III filled the stat sheet in leading the Pine Ridge boys past Parkston 55-48 in the Hoop City Classic, Saturday in Mitchell. Richard recorded 24 points, eight rebounds and five assists for Pine Ridge (5-3). Anthony Steele added 16 points and 10 rebounds. James Deckert led Parkston (3-1) with 13 points and seven rebounds. Reco Muilenburg scored 11 points, Brycen Bruening scored eight points and Elliott Leischner added seven rebounds for the Trojans (3-1). Pine Ridge returns to Mitchell on Monday to face Lennox in the Hoop City Classic. Parkston faces Aberdeen Roncalli on Monday as it hosts the Parkston Classic. Other Games Gayville-Volin 48, Canistota 31 CANISTOTA — Gayville-Volin built a 32-15 halftime lead on the way to a 48-31 victory over Canistota in boys’ basketball action on Saturday. Spencer Karstens led Gayville-Volin with 25 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. Preston Karstens scored 14 points. Hunter Wuebben added nine rebounds and four assists in the victory. Brady Scott led Canistota (0-3) with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Gayville-Volin, 3-1, hosts Bon Homme on Tuesday. Canistota travels to Corsica-Stickney on Friday.WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday he will nominate former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to lead the Justice Department, turning to a longtime ally after his first choice, Matt Gaetz, withdrew his name from consideration amid scrutiny over sex trafficking allegations. Bondi has been an outspoken defender of Trump. She was one of his lawyers during his first impeachment trial, when he was accused — but not convicted — of abusing his power as he tried to condition U.S. military assistance to Ukraine on that country investigating then-former Vice President Joe Biden. And she was among a group of Republicans who showed up to support Trump at his New York hush money criminal trial that ended in May with a conviction on 34 felony counts. “For too long, the partisan Department of Justice has been weaponized against me and other Republicans — Not anymore,” Trump said in a social media post. “Pam will refocus the DOJ to its intended purpose of fighting Crime, and Making America Safe Again.” Gaetz stepped aside amid continued fallout over a federal sex trafficking investigation that cast doubt on his ability to be confirmed as the nation’s chief federal law enforcement officer. Gaetz’s vehemently denied the allegations, but his nomination stunned many career lawyers inside the Justice Department. Gaetz, who passed the bar but barely worked as a lawyer, had very little relevant experience for the job. Bondi comes with years of legal work under her belt and that other trait Trump prizes above all: loyalty. The hasty withdrawal by Gaetz and quick pivot to Bondi were the latest examples of Trump’s tumultuous decision-making as he rushes out nominations — some of questionable character and credentials — at a breakneck pace without the government vetting that is typical of presidential transitions. It’s an omen that despite running his most organized campaign for the White House this year, his return to the Oval Office might feature the same sort of drama that permeated his first term. Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. told Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures” that the transition team had backups in mind for his controversial nominees should they fail to get confirmed. Still, even in Trump’s world, things moved fast. Trump had been seeking to capitalize on his decisive election win to force Senate Republicans to accept provocative selections like Gaetz. The decision could heighten scrutiny on other controversial Trump nominees, including Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth, who faces sexual assault allegations that he denies. “While the momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition,” Gaetz said in a statement one day after meeting with senators in an effort to win their support. “There is no time to waste on a needlessly protracted Washington scuffle, thus I’ll be withdrawing my name from consideration to serve as Attorney General. Trump’s DOJ must be in place and ready on Day 1,” he added. Bondi is a well-known figure in Trump’s circle, and has been a chair at the America First Policy Institute, a think tank set up by former Trump administration staffers. She’s been a vocal critic of the criminal cases against Trump. In one recent radio appearance, she called Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith and other prosecutors who have charged Trump “horrible” people she said were trying to make names for themselves by “going after Donald Trump and weaponizing our legal system.” Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham predicted in a social media post that Bondi “will be confirmed quickly,” calling her selection a “grand slam, touchdown, hole in one, ace, hat trick, slam dunk, Olympic gold medal pick.” If confirmed by the Republican-led Senate, Bondi would instantly become one of the most closely watched members of Trump’s Cabinet given the Republican’s threat to pursue retribution against perceived adversaries and concern among Democrats that he will look to bend the Justice Department to his will. A recent Supreme Court opinion not only conferred broad immunity on former presidents but also affirmed a president’s exclusive authority over the Justice Department’s investigative functions. As president, he demanded investigations into political opponents like Hillary Clinton and sought to use the law enforcement powers of the Justice Department to advance his own interests, including in trying to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Bondi would inherit a Justice Department expected to pivot sharply on civil rights, corporate enforcement and the prosecutions of hundreds of Trump supporters charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol — defendants whom Trump has pledged to pardon. It’s unlikely that Bondi would be confirmed in time to overlap with Smith, who brought two federal indictments against Trump that are both expected to wind down before the incoming president takes office. Special counsels are expected to produce reports on their work that historically are made public, but it remains unclear when such a document might be released.BLACKPINK’s Jennie Flooded With Hate Comments Related To Dating Rumors
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