Christmas night was a heavyweight fight between Stephen Curry and LeBron James. In the final seconds, the Lakers’ Austin Reaves was the hero. After the Golden State Warriors made up a nine-point deficit in the final minutes, largely thanks to Curry scoring eight points in the final 25 seconds, Reaves blew past Andrew Wiggins for the game-winning layup in a 115-113 Lakers win. It was a crushing loss for Curry and the Warriors, who lost for the fifth time in six games. Down the stretch, the Lakers couldn’t stop Curry, who first cut the lead down to a single point…
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New Delhi, India — As India’s Parliament convened for its winter session in late November, the world’s largest democracy braced for heated exchanges between Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party and the opposition, led by the Congress party. The northeastern state of Manipur is still burning, after more than a year of ethnic clashes that critics have accused the local BJP government of exacerbating; the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth has slowed down; and one of India’s richest men, Gautam Adani, is at the centre of a corruption indictment in the United States. But on a cold and…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on new effort at border | RAW Texas Governor Greg Abbott was in Eagle Pass on Thursday to talk about a new effort at the Texas-Mexico border that includes putting up billboards in Mexico and Central American countries. EAGLE PASS, Texas – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced a new campaign in the state’s effort to stop illegal immigration. Abbott announced that dozens of billboards will be put up in Mexico and Central America to warn migrants about the danger involved in crossing the border. “Your wife and daughter will pay for the trip with their bodies.…
CAIRO, Egypt – The State of Libya has officially acceded to African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) Establishment Agreement, becoming the 53rd nation to become a member/participating state and marking an important step towards full continental coverage and advancement of the continental integration agenda through trade and investments. The accession document, signed by His Excellency Dr Khaled Al-Mabrouk Abdullah, sets the stage for the Libyan government and Afreximbank to cooperate on key development projects in Libya, with a focus on trade facilitation, infrastructure development and financial support to the North African nation. Some of the projects identified for cooperation include the financing of the…
The Philadelphia 76ers have had a miserable, injury-plagued season. On Christmas Day, they showed that at full strength, they can play with anyone in the NBA. Tyrese Maxey had 33 points and 12 assists and the 76ers shot 19-for-19 from the foul line as Philadelphia defeated the Boston Celtics in a Christmas Day thriller, 118-114. The 11-17 Sixers are still 10 games back of the 22-8 Celtics, but this game showed that in the rare games where Philly has their high-priced trio of Maxey, Joel Embiid and Paul George together, they’re tough to beat. Boston didn’t make it easy. After a…
Former major of Taipei Ko Wen-je has been indicted over property development and campaign finance scandals.Taiwan’s former presidential candidate Ko Wen-je has been charged for allegedly accepting bribes and misusing political donations. Ko was indicted by prosecutors on Thursday following probes into alleged corruption in the redevelopment of a shopping centre in Taipei during his time as mayor of the Taiwanese capital and campaign finance irregularities during his 2024 presidential run. The Taipei District Prosecutors Office said in a statement that it was seeking a sentence of 28 and a half years in prison for Ko, who is accused of…
article Florence “Fireball Flo” Hackman, 106, of Loveland, Ohio, celebrated her birthday with a chocolate cake and a shot of Fireball Whisky. (Traditions of Deerfield) Florence “Fireball Flo” Hackman, the Ohio woman who went viral last year after she received shots to celebrate her birthday, recently turned 106 – and she is still drinking Fireball. “Flo brightens our days and reminds us about all the fun and joy we can experience later in life,” Kristen Kelly, executive director of the Traditions of Deerfield senior living facility in Loveland, Ohio, where Hackman lives, told Fox News Digital. Hackman’s happy attitude is…
ORC 2.0 underway in Saint Lucia By Special contributor CASTRIES, St Lucia – The residues of Operation Restore Confidence (ORC), between 2010 and 2011 designed as an anti-crime resolution have re-germinated in the fabric of Saint Lucia society, now that the CDC boys, “the thugs” have accepted the challenge to go to war. Stephenson King During ORC, the United Workers Party (UWP) under the leadership of Prime Minister Stephenson King, issued a public warning to criminals that “there will be no hiding place for anyone.” Five of the twelve men shot dead were killed in a single operation in Vieux…
With Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson heating up, don’t expect Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen to win MVP in a landslide. Jackson showed why he deserves to win his third MVP in Baltimore’s 31-2 win over the Houston Texans (9-7) on Christmas Day. Against Houston, Jackson broke former Atlanta Falcons star Michael Vick’s record for career rushing yards (6,109 in 143 games) by a QB in NFL history. Entering Wednesday’s game, Jackson needed 86 yards to tie the record. He ran for 87 yards and one touchdown on four carries. Jackson has played in 41 fewer games than Vick, making the feat…
Azerbaijan is marking a day of mourning after a local airline’s passenger plane crashed off the coast of the Caspian Sea. Authorities across Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Russia are investigating the emergency landing on Wednesday morning that killed at least 38 people. Here’s what we know about the crash. Where did the passenger plane crash? The plane crashed about 3km (1.8 miles) from the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan, on the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea. It was en route from Azerbaijan’s capital Baku to Grozny, capital of the Chechnya region in southern Russia. (Al Jazeera) Who was on board?…