Even good quarterbacks can have bad games. Aaron Rodgers, Patrick Mahomes and Lamar Jackson, quarterbacks who’ve combined to win the past six MVP awards, were among those to have poor outings in Week 11.Find out who joined them as dive into Sunday’s five worst quarterback performances.Falcons quarterback Kirk CousinsBefore being pulled in the fourth quarter of the Falcons’ 38-6 loss to the Broncos, Cousins was 18-of-27 for 173 yards and one interception. Per Pro Football Focus data, Cousins wilted when pressured. In 11 dropbacks, he was 3-of-8 for 16 yards and one interception while being sacked three times.The Broncos rushed four…
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More than seven million people eligible to vote in the snap election, with jobs and rising prices on their minds.Polls have closed in Senegal’s parliamentary elections as President Bassirou Diomaye Faye aims for a resounding majority to see through the promises of ambitious reforms that swept him to power eight months ago. More than seven million of the country’s 17 million people were eligible to vote on Sunday to pick members of the 165-seat National Assembly for a five-year term. Polls opened at 8am (08:00 GMT) and closed at 6pm (18:00 GMT). The first provisional results are expected by Monday…
By Everson W. Hull The seemingly fashionable “punish the rich” policy action that is being served up by our leaders is fatally flawed. Doling out freebies to able-bodied minorities snuffs out the benefits to be derived from vigorous competition, vibrant productivity and, in turn, prosperity. At the root of the difficulty is the missing competition that is necessary for motivating each employee to be the best that he or she can be, in promoting a cadre of winners who will share their expertise with those who are second best. Far too often is the absence of a compensation system, that…
The highly anticipated Week 11 slate did not disappoint, with several stars and teams delivering exceptional performances.Catching up on the action, the Kansas City Chiefs finally suffered their first loss of the season, falling to the Buffalo Bills in another memorable chapter of their rivalry. Meanwhile, the Detroit Lions not only established themselves as the best team in the NFL, but they may also have triggered some massive personnel changes in Jacksonville.Here are some knee-jerk reactions from Week 11 of the NFL season: Bills QB Josh Allen is in the driver’s seat for MVP honors Although Allen wasn’t flawless, he made…
Melbourne, Australia – Israel’s devastating bombing of Lebanon has reverberated around the world, reaching as far as the suburbs of Sydney and Melbourne. In Sydney’s Bankstown neighbourhood and Coburg in Melbourne, where Australia’s vibrant Lebanese community is visible in the local shops, restaurants and places of worship, Israel’s latest war on Lebanon has ignited a new wave of trauma. “I think 99 percent of the Lebanese in Australia still have family in Lebanon,” Michael Kheirallah, founder and chairman of the Victorian Lebanese Community Council, told Al Jazeera. “That’s why the community are watching the news almost 24 hours,” he said.…
MANAUS, Brazil–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Today, on the margins of the G20, a group of public and private sector leaders launched the Brazil Restoration & Bioeconomy Finance Coalition (BRB Finance Coalition) to accelerate the conservation and restoration of Brazil’s forests, with a targeted, aggregate investment of at least $10 billion by 2030 among all Coalition members. President Biden announced the launch of the Coalition in Manaus, in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, as part of the historic first visit of a United States President to the Amazon region, where he called for ambitious action and new approaches to protect the Amazon while building…
The Lions enjoyed a blowout victory on Sunday, but the team’s defense did suffer a notable injury along the way. Linebacker Alex Anzalone is dealing with a broken forearm. As a result of the injury, head coach Dan Campbell pointed to an absence of six to eight weeks (h/t ESPN’s Eric Woodyard). Anzalone’s presence will certainly be missed by the NFC’s top seed, although that recovery timeline could still allow him to return to action in time for the playoffs. In the meantime, Detroit will be notably shorthanded at the second level. Anzalone has remained a full-time starter in 2024,…
Radio host Alan Jones previously denied allegations of indecent assault aired by local media.Australia’s veteran broadcaster and former rugby coach Alan Jones has been arrested following an investigation into alleged sexual offences spanning two decades, local media outlets have reported. Jones, 83, had been a fixture of Australian broadcasting since the mid-1980s, hosting influential shows on Sydney radio stations 2GB and 2UE and the TV network Sky News. Jones, who is known for his conservative views, last sat behind the microphone in November last year while presenting his show on the streaming news channel ADH TV, which he joined after…
article FILE – An emperor penguin is seen on Horseshoe Island in Antarctica on February 18, 2023. (Photo by Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) For the first time, an emperor penguin was found in Australia, having made the 2,200 mile swim from its home in Antarctica. The lone penguin was spotted at a popular beach in the town of Denmark earlier this month. University of Western Australia research fellow Belinda Cannell told The Associated Press the penguin species has never been reported in Australia before, though some had reached New Zealand, Australia’s neighbor that lies almost entirely south of the…
FRANCE / PORTUGAL – The 46-country OECD Working Group on Bribery is seriously concerned that Portugal has not addressed long-standing recommendations on key elements of its legal framework on foreign bribery, particularly in relation to the liability of legal persons and to sanctions, in its implementation of the Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions (Anti-Bribery Convention). Regarding Portugal’s available sanctions against natural persons for foreign bribery offences, it has not amended Article 7 of Law 20/2008 to impose fines in addition to imprisonment. This is despite the Working Group raising this concern over ten years ago…