slot bonus By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — President-elect Donald Trump promised on Tuesday to “vigorously pursue” capital punishment after President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of most people on federal death row partly to stop Trump from pushing forward their executions. Trump criticized Biden’s decision on Monday to change the sentences of 37 of the 40 condemned people to life in prison without parole, arguing that it was senseless and insulted the families of their victims. Biden said converting their punishments to life imprisonment was consistent with the moratorium imposed on federal executions in cases other than terrorism and hate-motivated mass murder. “Joe Biden just commuted the Death Sentence on 37 of the worst killers in our Country,” he wrote on his social media site. “When you hear the acts of each, you won’t believe that he did this. Makes no sense. Relatives and friends are further devastated. They can’t believe this is happening!” Presidents historically have no involvement in dictating or recommending the punishments that federal prosecutors seek for defendants in criminal cases, though Trump has long sought more direct control over the Justice Department’s operations. The president-elect wrote that he would direct the department to pursue the death penalty “as soon as I am inaugurated,” but was vague on what specific actions he may take and said they would be in cases of “violent rapists, murderers, and monsters.” He highlighted the cases of two men who were on federal death row for slaying a woman and a girl, had admitted to killing more and had their sentences commuted by Biden. On the campaign trail, Trump often called for expanding the federal death penalty — including for those who kill police officers, those convicted of drug and human trafficking, and migrants who kill U.S. citizens. “Trump has been fairly consistent in wanting to sort of say that he thinks the death penalty is an important tool and he wants to use it,” said Douglas Berman, an expert on sentencing at Ohio State University’s law school. “But whether practically any of that can happen, either under existing law or other laws, is a heavy lift.” Berman said Trump’s statement at this point seems to be just a response to Biden’s commutation. “I’m inclined to think it’s still in sort of more the rhetoric phase. Just, ‘don’t worry. The new sheriff is coming. I like the death penalty,’” he said. Most Americans have historically supported the death penalty for people convicted of murder, according to decades of annual polling by Gallup, but support has declined over the past few decades. About half of Americans were in favor in an October poll, while roughly 7 in 10 Americans backed capital punishment for murderers in 2007. Before Biden’s commutation, there were 40 federal death row inmates compared with more than 2,000 who have been sentenced to death by states. “The reality is all of these crimes are typically handled by the states,” Berman said. A question is whether the Trump administration would try to take over some state murder cases, such as those related to drug trafficking or smuggling. He could also attempt to take cases from states that have abolished the death penalty. Berman said Trump’s statement, along with some recent actions by states, may present an effort to get the Supreme Court to reconsider a precedent that considers the death penalty disproportionate punishment for rape. “That would literally take decades to unfold. It’s not something that is going to happen overnight,” Berman said. Before one of Trump’s rallies on Aug. 20, his prepared remarks released to the media said he would announce he would ask for the death penalty for child rapists and child traffickers. But Trump never delivered the line. One of the men Trump highlighted on Tuesday was ex-Marine Jorge Avila Torrez, who was sentenced to death for killing a sailor in Virginia and later pleaded guilty to the fatal stabbing of an 8-year-old and a 9-year-old girl in a suburban Chicago park several years before. Related Articles The other man, Thomas Steven Sanders, was sentenced to death for the kidnapping and slaying of a 12-year-old girl in Louisiana, days after shooting the girl’s mother in a wildlife park in Arizona. Court records show he admitted to both killings. Some families of victims expressed anger with Biden’s decision, but the president had faced pressure from advocacy groups urging him to make it more difficult for Trump to increase the use of capital punishment for federal inmates. The ACLU and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops were some of the groups that applauded the decision. Biden left three federal inmates to face execution. They are Dylann Roof, who carried out the 2015 racist slayings of nine Black members of Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina; 2013 Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev ; and Robert Bowers, who fatally shot 11 congregants at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life Synagogue in 2018 , the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S history. Associated Press writers Jill Colvin, Michelle L. Price and Eric Tucker contributed to this report.President-elect Donald Trump is doubling down on the death penalty after President Biden announced he would commute the sentences of 37 out of 40 individuals currently on federal death row. On Tuesday, Trump vowed to direct his Department of Justice (DOJ) to pursue the death penalty. “As soon as I am inaugurated, I will direct the Justice Department to vigorously pursue the death penalty to protect American families and children from violent rapists, murderers, and monsters,” Trump said on Truth Social. “We will be a Nation of Law and Order again!” It comes says after Biden said he would commute the sentences of 37 death row inmates, transforming their punishment to life imprisonment. Among those spared were individuals convicted of murdering police and military officers, those killed during bank robberies and drug deals, or those murdered on federal land. Pope Francis issues urgent message on U.S. death row executions saying he is 'praying' for inmates' Man who killed four people set to be Indiana's first executed inmate in 15 years after court denies stay Trump has been a vocal advocate for expanding capital punishment . Trump has said during his 2024 presidential campaign that he is in favor of seeking the death penalty for lesser offenses including for drug traffickers. His team criticized the president’s decision “These are among the worst killers in the world and this abhorrent decision by Joe Biden is a slap in the face to the victims, their families, and their loved ones,” Trump communications director Steven Cheung said. “President Trump stands for the rule of law, which will return when he is back in the White House after he was elected with a massive mandate from the American people,” Cheung added. Following Biden's significant action, only three federal inmates still face execution . These include Dylann Roof, a racist church killer who massacred nine Black congregants in South Carolina in 2015; Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Boston Marathon bomber; and Robert Bowers, who fatally shot 11 congregants at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Synagogue in 2018. All three will still face lethal injection. White supremacist Dylann Roof was convicted in 2015 for a racially motivated attack that killed nine black worshippers in a South Carolina church. DAILY NEWSLETTER: Sign up here to get the latest news and updates from the Mirror US straight to your inbox with our FREE newsletter. Roof was found guilty of federal hate crimes and now faces the death sentence. The 22-year-old was also convicted of obstructing the exercise of religion for those he shot after joining them in a Bible study, reports the Mirror . In another dreadful episode, Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was handed the death sentence for orchestrating a terrorist assault that tragically took three lives and wounded 264 bystanders on April 15, 2013. Meanwhile, Robert Bowers’s conviction followed his hate-driven rampage at the Tree of Life Synagogue, where in October 2018, he yelled "all Jews must die! " before unloading his weapon on worshippers gathered for a baby naming ceremony on the Sabbath in Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill. His anti-Semitic rants had polluted online spaces before he took the lives of 11 people. President Biden, targeting violence and advocating a just legal system, said: "I've dedicated my career to reducing violent crime and ensuring a fair and effective justice system." "Today, I am commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 individuals on federal death row to life sentences without the possibility of parole. These commutations are consistent with the moratorium my administration has imposed on federal executions, in cases other than terrorism and hate-motivated mass murder," he said in his announcement.

HYBE’s BigHit Music record label named current general manager Seon Jeong Shin to be the next president, following approval at a shareholders meeting and board of directors resolution on Tuesday (Nov. 26). Shin, who was named to Billboard’s 2022 40 Under 40 list for helping develop HYBE’s artist training system, played a role in the creation and success of BTS . As the head of training and development, she also helped launch many HYBE artists that followed BTS’s global success, including TOMORROW X TOGETHER , ENHYPEN , Le Sserafim and &Team . More recently, she helped expand HYBE’s artist training and development system to North America, where HYBE and Geffen Records launched the global girl group KATSEYE . “I feel like understanding the evolving demands of the public and the fans is the most important trend for people in this business,” she told Billboard in 2022. HYBE has undergone a great deal of organizational change in 2024 as it exports its K-pop business model and approach to artist development. In July, Jason Jaesang Lee replaced Jiwon Park as CEO to lead the “HYBE 2.0” global expansion strategy. And when the company unveiled more details about its restructuring in August, current BigHit Music president Young Jae Shin was named president of the newly created HYBE Music Group APAC, which oversees the company’s operations in Japan and South Korea. The South Korean company is also pushing ahead in the Americas. Following the 2023 acquisition of Exile Music Group, HYBE Latin America — under the leadership of CEO Jonghyun “JH” Kah — launched a new record label , DOCEMIL Music, and opened offices in Miami, Los Angeles and Mexico City. Additionally, HYBE America CEO Scooter Braun is overseeing all promotional and marketing collaborations between HYBE and its distributor, Universal Music Group, including helping onboard UMG artists to HYBE’s Weverse social media platform.The man accused of firing a revolver at a car Sunday in Rock Island told police he did so in self-defense. Police officers heard shooting at about 8:30 p.m. in the 1500 block of Ninth Avenue, according to a news release from the Rock Island Police Department. No one was reported injured. Johnny D. Matthews Jr. Johnny D. Matthews Jr., 23, of Rock Island, faces a charge of aggravated discharge of a firearm in relation to the shooting, records show. Prosecutors allege he fired a .357-caliber handgun at a vehicle he reasonably should have known was occupied. After his arrest and police read him his Miranda rights, Matthews told investigators he fired the revolver at the car to protect himself because gunfire came from the car first, court records state. Rock Island officers also arrested two other men during the investigation. They have been identified as Isaiah Trueblood, 19; and Deshawn M. L. Mapp, 47. Court records state that authorities also received calls from several people who reported five or six shots in the area. When officers reached the scene, they saw a Chevrolet Suburban coming out of the alleyway between Ninth and 10th avenues and 14th and 15th streets, records state. Police saw three people inside. The driver made several quick turns before going to an address in the 900 block of 15th Street, records state. Police stopped it in the back yard. One person ran away, while another went into the residence, records state. When police entered the residence to conduct what documents described as a protective sweep, they found Matthews and Mapp. Authorities think Matthews was in the backyard of the residence when the gunfire occurred. Police collected several statements from people besides Matthews about how the shooting unfolded, records state. There are differences in the details of those accounts. One account placed Matthews in the backyard when a dark-colored sedan drove up in the alley, records state. An argument began between Matthews and the three occupants of the vehicle. After the argument began, Matthews drew a pistol and fired twice, according to this account. The front passenger of the car got out and shot back before running away. The car then left. Trueblood, who was also read his Miranda rights before speaking with police, told officers that a sedan with three people inside pulled up behind the residence. Trueblood said he gave the revolver to Matthews and Matthews fired it. At one point, Trueblood told police the occupants of the sedan shot first, but at another, he said he heard too many shots and was unsure if anyone else was shooting. It was unclear in the court documents in what sequence Trueblood gave these statements. When Matthews spoke to investigators, he told them he had an encounter with people in the sedan but said at least one person in that vehicle shot first, court records state. He also told police Trueblood gave him the handgun and that he fired it at the sedan. Isaiah Trueblood Prosecutors filed a single count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon against Trueblood, who is from Milan, records state. Underlying the charge are allegations that Trueblood had the handgun without having a Firearm Owner’s Identification Card. Deshawn M. L. Mapp The state’s attorney’s office charged Mapp, of Douglasville, Georgia, with one count of possession of a controlled substance, records state. Prosecutors allege Mapp had less than 200 grams of a substance containing psilocybin. Online court documents state Matthews’ detention hearing occurred on Monday afternoon, but the records did not provide clear detail of what occurred.The Rock Island County Jail website listed Matthews as still in custody as of Tuesday morning. Another court date has been set for Dec. 31, records state. The Rock Island County Jail did not have Trueblood or Mapp listed as in custody as of Tuesday. Court information for them was not available. Working from home often means relying on your own technology which may not have the same security as the tech from your office. Luckily there are a few things you can do to keep hackers at bay. Buzz60’s Johana Restrepo has more. Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email. Reporter {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.

HIBERNIAN 3 ABERDEEN 3: Gray's men salvage a point at the death as Aberdeen are denied victory in dramatic finaleACCUSED assassin Luigi Mangione is in for a culture shock contrary to his glamorous "old money" upbringing as he prepares to spend his first Christmas inside a prison hellhole, an expert has said. Mangione , the man charged with executing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson , is facing two separate indictments related to the cold-hearted, calculated December 4 shooting in Midtown Manhattan . Advertisement 10 Luigi Mangione was arraigned on 11 criminal counts on Monday in Manhattan Criminal Court Credit: Getty - Pool 10 Mangione is in federal custody and housed at the notorious Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn Credit: Reuters 10 Luigi Mangione grins from ear to ear in the back of a police vehicle after pleading not guilty to 11 state criminal charges Credit: Getty Images - Getty 10 A prison expert told The U.S. Sun Luigi Mangione is in a situation unlike anything he's experienced before Credit: Reuters After being extradited from Pennsylvania to New York on December 19, Mangione was immediately turned over to FBI officials. Federal prosecutors unsealed a four-count indictment charging Mangione, 26, with murder through the use of a firearm, stalking, and firearm offenses. Mangione now finds himself jailed in the notorious federal lockup in Brooklyn - the Metropolitan Detention Center - a place he "never expected to himself in," a prison expert said. 'HELL ON EARTH' "Luigi, he's like right now, his mind is a little f**ked up. He never thought that he'd be in the feds," prison expert Larry Levine, founder of Wall Street Prison Consultants, told The U.S. Sun. Advertisement Read more in The U.S. Sun 'KILLER' SMIRK Smug CEO ‘assassin’ cracks smile in court as he pleads not guilty to murder CELL MATES Luigi Mangione & Diddy to be held in same hellish prison with rats & raw sewage "He's acclimating himself to his new surroundings. His lawyers are thanking God he's in New York, and they don't have to travel to Pennsylvania to visit him. So, he's just adjusting to where he's at. "He'll be there for a week or so, maybe two weeks. Then maybe in a month, they'll move him where Diddy is. "But [Diddy] can handle his s**t. I just know [Mangione] is f**king scared, and now they're probably trying to force-feed him. "They're gonna offer him psych meds. He's gonna be like a f**king zombie. That's a given." Advertisement Most read in The US Sun REFFIN' HELL KMI panel reveals FIVE more VAR blunders including THREE mistakes in one game TRAGIC LOSS Olympic snowboarder Sophie Hediger dead aged 26 after being caught in avalanche IN THE DOCK Suspect appears in court charged with murder of man near Scots nightclub RANGERS RAGE Gers slam SFA over 'serious concerns' as final VAR officials return to action You're talking old, old, million old money. Now he can have cheese crackers, and maybe a bottle of a plastic bottle of soda. Larry Levine Levine, who served 10 years in federal prison on racketeering, securities fraud, obstruction of justice, and narcotics trafficking charges, said Mangione is in a situation unlike anything he's experienced before. The Metropolitan Detention Center is plagued with inmate death and violence, rodents, raw sewage, understaffing, and a deteriorating infrastructure. Chilling moment CEO ‘assassin’ Luigi Mangione tells classmates to ‘challenge the world’ in valedictorian speech Cameron Lindsay, a former warden at the infamous federal building, told The New York Times in 2019 that the site is "one of the most trouble, if not the most troubled facility in the Bureau of Prisons." 'OLD MONEY' WEALTH Mangione was born to a prominent, well-established Italian-American family in Baltimore, Maryland . Advertisement Nicholas Mangione Sr., the family patriarch and the young Mangione's grandfather, left his 10 kids and 37 grandchildren an extensive multi-million dollar real estate portfolio, including country clubs, nursing homes, and a radio station. Luigi Mangione came from a privileged upbringing, attending the prestigious high school Gilman School in Baltimore, where tuition is currently $37,690 per year. He was on the wrestling and soccer teams and was valedictorian of his graduating class of 2016. After high school, he continued his academic success, attending the University of Pennsylvania for his undergraduate and graduate studies. Advertisement Then, after college, Mangione landed several internships with tech companies and found a job as a software engineer at TrueCar, an online marketplace based in Santa Monica, California . The perks of his job allowed Mangione to work remotely, and he eventually found himself living in a shared space in a high-rise apartment in Honolulu, Hawaii , where he paid about $2,000 per month. During a trip to Thailand in April, Mangione boasted to another traveler that he was making "lawyer money" as a coder for TrueCar and claimed to have $6 million in his bank account thanks to his wealthy family, according to TMZ . 10 Mangione, who came from a privileged upbringing, will experience a 'different life, different world' while in federal lockup, a prison expert said Credit: Getty Images - Getty Advertisement 10 Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was executed outside the Hilton hotel in Midtown Manhattan on the morning of December 4 Credit: AFP 10 Police place bullet casing markers outside of a Hilton hotel where Brian Thompson was fatally shot Credit: Getty Images - Getty 'DIFFERENT LIFE, DIFFERENT WORLD' However, Mangione's elite lifestyle was upended when he was arrested on December 9 at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, about 280 miles west of where he allegedly assassinated the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare . "You're talking old, old million, old money," Levine told The U.S. Sun. Advertisement "Now he can have cheese crackers and maybe a bottle of a plastic bottle of soda. "He'll buy a honey bun. It's like all knock-offs, too. They don't sell the real s**t in the feds. "What is it called, Mrs. Freshly - I never heard of it until I went in. I saw it once at a $.99 store. "So, he'll be eating like off-brand, knock-off convenience, snacks, and s**t when he finally gets to get that." Advertisement Levine added, "So, different life, different world, you know. It's not like he's in the state where you can buy your own TV set. "He's gonna have to deal with inmates, and he's not gonna be making the decisions. "So yeah, that's a mindf**k." 'LIFE BEHIND BARS' Levine compared Mangione's living conditions in the Metropolitan Detention Center to "living in your bathroom." Advertisement "You know, if he's living in a cell like Diddy was for a while, you know how big those cells are? Picture living in your bathroom with no TV, no computer as well," Levine said. "That's what his cell life will be like. You got nothing to read. "Here's your Bible, though. So, he'll be reading the Bible, he'll be getting discovery, but what real discovery is there. "He didn't commit a sophisticated crime. So, they'll give him discovery, 'We found this, and we found that this were his movements,' for the next whatever period of time. Advertisement "The guy already admitted that he did it, so you know what kind of big investigation do you need on that." 10 The Metropolitan Detention Center is also where disgraced music mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs is being held while he awaits trial Credit: Reuters 10 Prison consultant Larry Levine believes Mangione is 'scared' and 'never expected to be in the feds' Credit: AP:Associated Press 10 Surveillance video captured the moment a masked, hooded gunman assassinated Brian Thompson as he arrived at the Hilton hotel for an investor conference Credit: AP Advertisement 'HUMAN PING-PONG BALL' On Monday, Mangione pleaded not guilty to 11 state criminal counts, including a first-degree murder that brands him as a terrorist. A grinning Mangione appeared in Manhattan Criminal Court, where his attorney raised issues with the New York City Police Department's "staged" perp walk of her client. "He's a young man, and he's being treated like a human ping-pong ball by two warring jurisdictions here," defense attorney Karen Friedman Agnifilo argued. "They're treating him like a human spectacle." Advertisement Agnifilo questions Mayor Eric Adam's presence at the December 19 perp walk, where dozens of heavily armed police officers and FBI officials waited for Mangione to arrive at a heliport near Wall Street. "What was the New York City mayor doing at this press conference - that is utterly political," the attorney added. "The New York City mayor should know more than anyone the presumption of innocence." Despite her concerns, Judge Gregory Carro assured Agnifilo that Mangione would receive a fair trial, saying, "We will carefully select a jury." Advertisement Read more on the Scottish Sun SHOCK SWOOP Former Celtic boss 'lines up shock January transfer swoop for Kyogo Furuhashi' MAKE THE YULETIDE GREY White Christmas update for Scots as snow & 80mph winds wreak chaos Mangione's next court date in state court is scheduled for February 21. Before then, he is expected to appear in federal court on January 18. Timeline of Brian Thompson's murder BRIAN Thompson, the 50-year-old CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was shot to death in Manhattan in an execution-like killing. Here is everything we know about Thompson's murder so far. Monday, December 2 - Thompson travels from his home in Minnesota to New York City for an investor conference in Midtown Manhattan. Wednesday, December 4, 6:45 am - Thompson walks from his hotel across the street to the New York Hilton Midtown and is murdered by a masked shooter . The execution was caught on surveillance, and the suspect was seen biking away toward Central Park. Cops spark a citywide search for the assassin. 11:30 am - Cops released disturbing images of the execution, offered a reward for information, and made a desperate plea for New Yorkers to keep their eyes out. 12:00 pm - Thompson's estranged wife Paulette revealed her husband had been threatened before he was shot. 2:45 pm - Cops released more eerie images of the suspect ordering at Starbucks that partially revealed his face. The U.S. Sun confirmed the coffee shop was just two blocks away from the shooting, but it's unclear when he stopped by. December 5, 6 am - Reports claim the words "deny," "dispose," and "defend" were engraved on live rounds and shell casings left behind by the assassin. These words echo the book Delay, Deny, Defend, which is about the failings of the healthcare industry. The author of the book had no comment on the reports. 8 am - Cops raid a hostel in the Upper West Side of New York City where the suspect is said to have stayed. It's believed he wore a mask for most of the time he was there. 11 am - A person of interest in Thompson's murder is pictured . He's wearing a hood in the photo, but his full face could be seen breaking into a beaming grin. Still, no arrests have been made in the investigation. Afternoon - Law enforcement confirms the suspect arrived in New York City on a Greyhound bus on November 24. It's also confirmed that the suspect dropped a burner cell phone near the scene of the shooting. December 6, 3 pm - Police announce they believe the killer has left New York City via interstate bus. They release more surveillance footage that shows him taking a taxi to the George Washington Bridge Bus Station. December 9 - Luigi Mangione, 26, is arrested as a "strong person of interest" at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania. He was carrying a three-page manifesto, fake IDs, and a gun similar to the one used in Thompson's murder.

GivingTuesday estimates $3.6B was donated this year, an increase from 2023Lawmakers attend a plenary session at National Assembly in Seoul, Dec. 5. Yonhap A motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law declaration was reported to the National Assembly's plenary session Thursday, a parliamentary procedure that set the stage for a full-house vote this week. Tabled by 190 opposition party lawmakers and one independent, the motion was reported to the session at around 12:48 a.m. It came less than a day after Yoon rescinded his martial law order following the legislature's passage of a resolution to overturn the order. By law, a motion must be put to a vote 24 hours after the reporting procedure, and within 72 hours of the reporting. A vote on the motion can proceed as early as 12:49 a.m. on Friday. In proposing the motion to parliament, opposition lawmakers alleged that Yoon's martial law declaration constituted violations of the Constitution and other laws concerning principles of popular sovereignty and of the separation of powers. President faces impeachment after bungled martial law declaration 2024-12-04 16:41 | Politics Ruling People Power Party to oppose Yoon's impeachment 2024-12-05 01:13 | Politics They also claimed that the martial law decree infringed upon freedom of expression as it put all media and publishing outlets under the control of the martial law command and banned strikes and protests. The opposition camp plans to hold the vote on the motion as quickly as possible. To pass the motion, a majority of all 300 lawmakers must table it to the Assembly with two thirds of them required for its final endorsement. The number of opposition lawmakers, including National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-sik and independent Rep. Kim Jong-min, stands at 192. To pass the motion, support from eight lawmakers of the ruling People Power Party is needed. But the ruling party has made a decision against the impeachment motion. Should the motion pass, Yoon's presidential job would be suspended immediately. The surprise declaration of martial law on Tuesday night came after the opposition Democratic Party of Korea railroaded a downsized budget bill in the parliamentary budget committee, and submitted impeachment motions against a state auditor and the chief prosecutor. (Yonhap)

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Chris Sutton has lauded Celtic for grinding out an “enormous” win over Aberdeen to tighten their grip on the Scottish Premiership title. As the elements battered Pittodrie, it was Reo Hatate’s brilliant strike which finally broke the deadlock 12 minutes from time to end Aberdeen’s 100% home record and send the Hoops seven points clear at the top of the table with a game in hand. US defender Cameron Carter-Vickers picked up the Player of the Match award for his battling performance, putting in a vital block in the closing minutes to deny Ester Sokler from snatching a late equaliser for the Dons. Read more: Luis Palma Celtic transfer situation addressed amid MLS link Celtic UCL opponent in heartfelt message after 'wonderful' away day Sky Sports pundit Chris Sutton heaped praise on Brendan Rodgers ' side after what could prove to be a pivotal moment in the title race. “Enormous win for Celtic in wild conditions,” he wrote on X. “Celtic had to earn it. Aberdeen gave it their all and pushed them all the way. Hatate with a stunning winner. Taylor great assist. Carter-Vickers a giant at the back.” Enormous win for Celtic in wild conditions. Celtic had to earn it. Aberdeen gave it their all and pushed them all the way. Hatate with a stunning winner. Taylor great assist. Carter-Vickers a giant at the back👏👏 Celtic are the only team who remain unbeaten in the Scottish Premiership with 13 wins and a draw after 14 games. The Hoops take on Hibernian at Celtic Park on Saturday.LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Landin Hacker scored 21 points as Bellarmine beat NAIA-member Brescia 94-66 on Saturday. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Landin Hacker scored 21 points as Bellarmine beat NAIA-member Brescia 94-66 on Saturday. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Landin Hacker scored 21 points as Bellarmine beat NAIA-member Brescia 94-66 on Saturday. Hacker finished 7 of 11 from 3-point range for the Knights (3-7). Ben Johnson scored 17 points while going 6 of 13 (5 for 12 from 3-point range) and added six assists. Dylan Branson shot 5 of 7 from the field and 2 for 3 from the line to finish with 12 points, while adding 10 rebounds. Damian Garcia led the way for the Bearcats with 27 points. Gonzalo Luque added nine points, eight rebounds and five assists for Brescia. John Seanz also had eight points and two steals. Both teams next play Saturday. Bellarmine hosts Ball State and Brescia goes on the road to play Cleveland State. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. AdvertisementSANTA CLARA — When Isaac Guerendo trots onto the field with the first team Sunday at Levi’s Stadium, he will equal the same number of starts he had in five years of college football. Hard to believe, but Guerendo started exactly one time, and it came in his final college game at Louisville. Against USC in the Holiday Bowl, Guerendo carried 23 times for 161 yards and three touchdowns and added five receptions in a 42-28 loss. In 40 other games at Wisconsin and Louisville, Guerendo played in a shared backfield –something he’s done with the 49ers this season behind Jordan Mason and Christian McCaffrey . With McCaffrey on injured reserve with a PCL strain and Mason to follow soon with a high ankle sprain, Guerendo should get his biggest workload since his last college game. “I’m excited, but really it’s whatever it takes to win,” Guerendo said Wednesday as the 49ers (5-7) began preparations to host the Bears (4-8). “Whatever the plan looks like is what we’ll bring.” Guerendo will be backed up by Patrick Taylor Jr., who was on the roster earlier this season when McCaffrey was dealing with bilateral Achilles tendinitis, then re-signed to the practice squad. Taylor was promoted Tuesday, and the 49ers also made a waiver claim on former Jets running back Israel Abanikanda. “I think he’s ready to go,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said. “He had some ups and downs but got better through everything. I think he’s ready for this.” Guerendo, 6-foot and 219 pounds, has 42 carries for 246 yards and two touchdowns, averaging a gaudy 5.9 yards per carry. His 15-yard run in the third quarter was the 49ers’ lone touchdown in a 35-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills. The 49ers traded up to get Guerendo in the fourth round, only to see him sidelined with a hamstring strain in his first training camp practice. A speedy wide receiver at Avon High School in Indiana who also ran track and played basketball, Guerendo carried 10 times for 99 yards with a long run of 76 against Seattle and 14 times for 85 yards against Dallas. At Wisconsin, Guerendo played behind Jonathan Taylor, now a star running back for the Indianapolis Colts. He split time as a graduate student at Louisville with Jawhar Jordan, who rushed for 1,128 yards while Guerendo had 810 yards on 132 carries and a 6.1-yard average. The good news is Guerendo’s body hasn’t taken on the normal amount of abuse for a running back. And Guerendo feels he’s up to the challenge after playing 12 games with old-school running backs coach Bobby Turner. “I always give credit to Coach T for preparing everybody like they’re going to be the starter, so that when moments do come, you’re ready for it,” Guerendo said. McCaffrey appeared to have finally gotten untracked against the Bills, gaining 53 yards on seven carries before getting tripped up on a 19-yard burst in the second quarter. But the tackle injured his knee, Mason injured his ankle, and Guerendo became the lead runner for a team that is sixth in the NFL in rushing. Over time, Guerendo has become accustomed to the speed of the NFL game. “I think it takes guys some time,” Shanahan said. “You start to get a feel for it, if you’ve got the right stuff, you get more reps and the more you adjust to it. How hard you’ve got to hit stuff, how quick those holes close, how you have to hit it full speed and can’t hesitate. We’ve seen that stuff get better in practice and we’ve seen it carry over into games.” McCaffrey, meanwhile, took to social media in the form of a lengthy Instagram post to explain how he was feeling after his latest injury. He wrote of his love for football, how humbling it is and his desire to return. “This wasn’t my year, and sometimes when it rains, it pours,” McCaffrey wrote. “You can feel sorry for yourself and listen to the birds, or you can hold the line. I’m grateful for the support of everyone in my corner and promise I’ll work smarter and harder to come back better from this.” For those who dream big, Shanahan said with a six-week time frame, McCaffrey could conceivably return if the 49ers reach the postseason. THE INJURY LIST Those who didn’t practice Wednesday included edge rusher Nick Bosa (hips, obliques), left tackle Trent Williams (ankle), left guard Aaron Banks (concussion), Mason (ankle) and linebacker Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles (ankle). Cornerback Deommodore Lenoir (knee), linebacker Dre Greenlaw (Achilles) and safety Talanoa Hufanga (wrist) were limited. Defensive tackle Jordan Elliott has cleared concussion protocol after missing the Buffalo game. Hufanga joined Greenlaw as practicing during a 21-day window. Shanahan said it’s more likely Greenlaw would be activated before a Thursday night game against the Los Angeles Rams on Dec. 12 than against Chicago. HUFANGA AND THE CLUB After recovering from an ACL tear last season, Hufanga has played in just two games this season. First, he was felled by an ankle injury, and then a wrist injury that needed surgery. When activated, he’ll play with a protective club on his right hand. “I was still dealing with the ankle. I was about to get it re-wrapped and for some reason my hand wouldn’t open,” Hufanga said. Hufanga said he’ll try to use the protective device as a benefit rather than a detriment. “I had a good friend back in the day who played with a club who had three picks in one game, so you never know,” Hufanga said. MOORE FARES WELL Left tackle Jaylon Moore acquitted himself well for the second straight game in starting in place of Williams. “It was OK, but you can always get better and that’s what I’m focusing on — the things I can get better at,” Moore said. 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( ) shares are edging lower on Thursday morning. At the time of writing, the giant's shares are down almost 1% to $119.35. Why are Rio Tinto shares falling? The company's shares are falling this morning after investors gave a lukewarm response to the release of a couple of updates after the market close on Wednesday. The relates to the Rincon Lithium Project in Argentina which is currently being developed by Rio Tinto. According to the release, the mineral resources inclusive of ore reserves for the Salar del Rincon lithium brine deposits comprise: Management believes this supports production of up to 60kt of battery grade lithium carbonate per year for a period of 40 years and be in the first quartile of the cash cost curve. The Rincon 3000 starter plant is scheduled for completion in the first half of 2025. What else? Rio Tinto also held an investor seminar in London overnight where it provided on its strategy of investing for a stronger, more diversified and growing portfolio to ensure the long-term delivery of attractive shareholder returns. At the seminar, Rio Tinto's chief executive, Jakob Stausholm, said: We have all the building blocks we need to become a global leader in energy transition materials, and we have a clear plan for a decade of profitable growth. As we ramp up the Oyu Tolgoi underground copper mine, deliver the Simandou high-grade iron ore project in Guinea, and build out our lithium business through the proposed acquisition of Arcadium, we are underwriting a decade of profitable growth. We plan to utilise our strong balance sheet to unlock and accelerate Arcadium's tier one projects, timed to meet future demand growth. FY 2025 guidance The company also released its production guidance for FY 2025. It expects: Broker reaction Goldman Sachs was pleased with the update and notes that everything was largely in line with expectations. It said: RIO's 2024 Investor Seminar focused on the company's next phase of growth projects with the company reiterating the 3% medium-term production growth target (4% with lithium) and adjusting capex guidance slightly for the latest project sequencing and the announced acquisition of Arcadium Lithium. Overall, key growth projects are on track including Simandou iron ore in Guinea and the Oyu Tolgoi copper/gold underground project in Mongolia, which combined are expected to contribute 2/3 of RIO's CuEq growth and help drive a 5% lift in margins to 50% (GSe), and >30% increase in our EBITDA and DPS forecasts from 2024E-28E. Production guidance for 2025 was also provided which was broadly in-line with GSe and implies 7% CuEq growth. RIO also outlined a potential change in Pilbara iron ore product strategy by low grading to maximise margins and value given current demand dynamics and supply side constraints.

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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — For the second straight season, the Philadelphia Eagles are headed to SoFi Stadium with a lengthy winning streak and a team that looks like one of the best in the NFC. The Los Angeles Rams (5-5) couldn't do much to slow them down last season, but they'll try again Sunday night with a young team that hopes to get where the Eagles (8-2) are already standing — atop their division with a six-game winning streak. Philadelphia also made this road trip in October 2023 for a meeting of the previous two NFC champions, and the unbeaten Eagles held on for a 23-14 victory despite failing to score a touchdown in the second half. Jalen Hurts passed for 303 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 72 yards and another score, while Jalen Carter sacked Matthew Stafford twice while the Eagles prevented LA from crossing midfield in the second half. “I just remember that they do a great job of controlling the game,” Rams coach Sean McVay said. “They shortened the game, and that’s been a consistent theme that they do an excellent job of. I remember feeling like that’s a good team, and we had our chances, but they certainly made it difficult for us and they earned that win.” Philadelphia comes into the rematch on extra rest after beating Washington 26-18 in a Thursday night game. The young Rams have won four of their past five , but they haven't managed the consistency necessary to become an elite team. The Eagles’ NFL-best defense includes one of the league’s best cornerback duos in Darius Slay and rookie Quinyon Mitchell. The Rams’ offense is built around Stafford’s ability to get the ball to Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua, two of the NFL’s top wideouts. That dual matchup should determine whether the Rams can score enough points to keep up with Philadelphia. “Their personnel is as good as it gets, as far as we’ve seen,” Stafford said of the Eagles defense. “I've just watched them from afar. It’s impressive what you see on tape. They do a really nice job of disguising their looks and giving you a bunch of things to look at.” The game also features the two front-runners for the AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award. Mitchell is widely considered the top rookie cornerback in the league, but Los Angeles edge rusher Jared Verse is the consensus favorite for the award so far after his dynamic start to the season with 4 1/2 sacks and 11 tackles for loss. Hurts is expected to play Sunday after being limited in practice this week by an ankle injury. He said the limited practice was part of a program put together by the Eagles to strengthen his recovery with extra days off. He also cleared concussion protocol after his head was spiked into the ground against Washington. Hurts has 2,197 yards passing with 12 TDs and five interceptions. Thanks in large part to the “tush push,” Hurts has 11 rushing TDs. “It’s not necessarily about all health,” Hurts said. “I think it’s a mentality where we are. We’re in a phase of the year where things could have very easily, well, they didn’t end the way we wanted to (last season). So that’s in the back of my mind as we enter this phase and putting an emphasis on finishing strong, putting ourselves in a good place.” The Eagles remain confident in kicker Jake Elliott as he comes off perhaps the worst game of his career, missing two field goals and an extra point against Washington. Elliott signed a four-year, $24 million extension in March, but he has already missed five field-goal attempts this season. He holds the franchise record with seven field goals of 50 yards or more in a season, but has missed all four attempts from 50-plus in 2024. “It’s funny with Jake, he’s such a competitor and such a good kicker, you almost take it a little bit for granted when he’s out there; it’s an automatic,” special teams coach Michael Clay said. “But I have such supreme confidence in Jake. At times, it’s just not your day. We’d be probably a little bit more on edge if the ball was sprayed all over the place.” The Eagles are rolling with six straight wins out of the bye, and only Detroit has a better record in the NFC. But Philly fans know better than to expect good times ahead after the Eagles turned a 10-1 start last season into a 1-5 finish and a playoff loss in the wild-card round. So why should anyone expect the Eagles to keep it together this season instead of collapsing yet again? “I think we’ve got some really good teammates and coaches. Everyone is just so locked in to becoming better,” coach Nick Sirianni said. “I do feel like that, that everyone is locked in to becoming better. I felt that way last year, too. Don’t get me wrong. It didn’t work. There were things that happened last year that we feel like we’ve corrected, that we’re on the right track.” AP Sports Writer Dan Gelston in Philadelphia contributed. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/NFLTreasurer Jim Chalmers says Liberals would have caused ‘recession’ while defending ‘weak’ economy and spendingBack when MLB The Show 24 launched, we didn’t really have any problems with Diamond Dynasty, the game’s flagship team-building mode. 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