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In a chat with reporters after the Sacramento Kings ' latest coaching change, star point guard De'Aaron Fox opened up on whether the players feel any guilt for the recent turn of events. Unsurprisingly, Fox denied taking any blame and he explained that it's just the nature of the business. “I wouldn’t use the word ‘guilt.’ That’s the nature of the job that we have. He signed his extension this summer, and we thought we would be together a whole lot longer," said Fox via Kirsten Moran-Kellar . "But that’s the decision that they made. But at the end of the day too, he’s still getting paid. A great part of being an NBA player and an NBA coach is that those things can happen, but contracts are guaranteed." The Sacramento Kings just recently decided to fire head coach Mike Brown , who had been with the team since May of 2022. After years of mediocrity, he helped the Kings to a respectable place in the Western Conference. In the 2022-23 season, his first as their coach, he led them to their best record in years (48-34) to secure the third seed in the West. They even gave the Warriors a tough fight in the first round before being eliminated in 7 games. But sadly, it's been downhill ever since for the franchise. Last season, they fell from 3rd in the West down to 9th and they couldn't make it out of the play-in tournament. In the 2024-25 season so far, they've been even worse. Currently, the Kings are 12th in the West and a shell of the team they were two seasons ago. They've seriously declined as a team and there was a growing sense that something needed to change. The last straw for Mike Brown was a loss to the Detroit Pistons on Thursday, which marked their 5th straight defeat. In the aftermath of the firing, several prominent NBA coaches spoke out in defense of Brown , but it's not entirely shocking that he was let go. In today's NBA, coaches are often under more pressure than the players perform and when the team fails to meet expectations, the coach is often the first one blamed by the fans and front office. Fortunately, as Fox pointed out, Brown will still get what he's owed after signing a 3-year, $25.5 million back in June. But for a Kings franchise that has lacked continuity, this latest coaching change threatens to further disrupt everything they've built in this current basketball era. The only way for the Kings to avoid disaster is by finding the right replacement for Brown. With a nearly limitless pool of candidates, it's impossible to say who they will choose but it needs to be someone who can speak to the players and instill a system that brings out the best in their stars. As for De'Aaron Fox, he's not concerning himself with the King's ongoing coaching search. Instead, he is focused on turning this season around and there is still so much work to be done. This season, through 31 games, Fox is averaging 26.2 points, 6.1 assists, and 5.0 rebounds on 48.2% shooting. The next game for the Kings is tonight, December 28th, against the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com arena (10:30 PM EST). On Monday, December 30th, they host the Dallas Mavericks at Golden 1 Center at 10:00 PM EST. On Wednesday, January 1st, the Sacramento Kings play the Philadelphia 76ers at Golden 1 Center at 10:00 PM EST. This article first appeared on Fadeaway World and was syndicated with permission.If your New Year's resolution is to drink less alcohol, Life Kit is here to help. Sign up for our Dry January newsletter series , and get tips and strategies to help you stay alcohol-free for a month. Start your journey any time. Thinking about trying Dry January? Giving up alcohol for a month can be a challenge, both personally and socially. What's going to replace that nice glass of wine after work? What do you say if a friend asks why you're not drinking at happy hour? To help you understand what to expect when taking a break from alcohol and how Dry January works, Life Kit talked to Casey Davidson, a sobriety coach and the host of The Hello Someday Podcast for Sober Curious Women , and George Koob , director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. They shared science-backed insights about how a short break from alcohol can affect the body and mind, as well as strategies to make this mini New Year's resolution a success. What to expect when taking a break from alcohol ... ... in the first few days If you decide to quit alcohol for a month, you may have a rough first few days, depending on how much you drink, says Koob. You may experience hangover symptoms like headache, gastrointestinal issues and fatigue. But in about three to seven days, you should start to feel better, he says. You may notice that you are sleeping better, have more energy and feel less irritable. As you settle into your break from alcohol and "rewire your reward system to other ways of relaxing, finding joy or connecting with other people," says Davidson, you may feel "more joy and excitement about life." ... after a few weeks You may be wondering: Before I go through all this effort to give up alcohol for a month, will taking a break actually do anything for my health? According to research, yes. A handful of studies point to some benefits of abstinence for even moderate drinkers . Let's walk through a few of them and see what kinds of changes you might expect. 🛏️ Your sleep may improve According to a 2016 study of 857 British people who participated in Dry January, 62% reported better sleep after giving up alcohol for a month. While alcohol may initially sedate you, "the pendulum swings in the opposite direction and wakes you up" as it leaves your system, says Michael Grandner , a psychologist and sleep researcher at the University of Arizona. It makes your sleep "shallow, choppy and broken up." ⚖️ You may shed some pounds In 2018, researchers in Britain compared health outcomes of a group of people who agreed to stop drinking for a month with the health of a group that continued to consume alcohol. "They found that at the end of that month — just after one month — people, by and large, lost some weight," says Aaron White , the senior scientific adviser to the director at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. 🌞 Your skin may clear up Studies have shown that alcohol isn't great for your skin. Drinking can make you more prone to sunburn , melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer, and it may trigger or worsen your risk for psoriasis, a chronic inflammatory skin disease. Take a break from alcohol with Life Kit. Sign up for our limited-run newsletter series for Dry January. Start your one-month alcohol-free journey any time. How to take a break from alcohol ✍️ Start by writing a list of pros and cons Ask yourself what role alcohol plays in your life — and be honest with yourself, says Davidson. Do you rely on alcohol to help you wind down from a stressful day at work or get you through social functions? "When you write down what you think alcohol is helping you with, it gives you a good list of things you can experiment with to find other ways to meet those needs," says Davidson. It can also help you understand why you're taking a break. 🍾 Move your alcohol out of sight Remove any cues associated with alcohol if possible, says Koob. Being around alcohol can elicit cravings, so try to minimize that desire to drink as much as possible. If you usually display your special liquors on a bar cart in the living room, "put all your alcohol in the pantry," says Koob, "in the back." Or consider giving it away. You can always replenish your stock at the end of your alcohol-free month. 📅 Fill up your social calendar with alcohol-free activities Meeting up for a drink is a common way to hang out with friends. But if you aren't drinking, you'll need to come up with other ways to socialize. "There are so many things you can do that don't involve drinking," says Davidson. Instead of going to that brunch place that offers endless mimosas, meet at a cool coffee shop. Instead of going to happy hour with your work besties, take a group spin class. "Sometimes a drink is just shorthand for 'I want to hang out with you,'" says Davidson. So use your break from alcohol as an opportunity to try new activities. 🎁 Give yourself a "sober treat" every day for the first two weeks Make the transition into an alcohol-free lifestyle a little easier on yourself with "sober treats," says Davidson. They're "nice things you do for yourself that give you something to look forward to." That might mean a pedicure at the end of your day instead of a big glass of wine. Sushi and a movie instead of a big night on the town. Or blocking off an hour on your calendar to take a walk through a neighborhood or park you love, just because it feels good. "We are conditioned to think about alcohol as our well-earned reward for a hard day," says Davidson. But there are plenty of rewards out there "that don't leave you with a hangover." Sign up for Life Kit's Guide to Dry January . It's a free, limited-run newsletter series that offers expert strategies and best practices on how to give up alcohol for a whole month. Start your journey any time. A quick note: If alcohol is causing you stress or harm, seek medical advice. There are a variety of treatments, including counseling, medications and support groups, to help people who want to end that dependency. This includes Alcoholics Anonymous, which has helped countless people. This guide from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism can help you find a program that's right for you. The digital story was edited by Meghan Keane and Clare Marie Schneider. The visual editor is Beck Harlan. We'd love to hear from you. Leave us a voicemail at 202-216-9823, or email us at LifeKit@npr.org. Listen to Life Kit on Apple Podcasts and Spotify , and sign up for our newsletter .
North Dakota State erases 14-point deficit, beats Abilene Christian 51-31 in FCS second roundWASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump has selected former Senator David Perdue of Georgia to be the U.S. ambassador to China, leaning on a former business executive turned politician to serve as the administration's envoy to America's most potent economic and military adversary. Trump said in a social media post Thursday that Perdue “brings valuable expertise to help build our relationship with China.” Perdue lost his Senate seat to Democrat Jon Ossoff four years ago and ran unsuccessfully in a 2022 primary against Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. Perdue pushed Trump’s debunked lies about electoral fraud during his failed bid for Georgia governor. During his time in the Senate, Perdue was labeled as “anti-China” in a 2019 Chinese think tank report. The former Georgia lawmaker advocated for a more robust naval force to cope with threats, including from China. Before launching his political career, Perdue held a string of top executive positions, including at Sara Lee, Reebok and Dollar General. Trump has threatened to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China as soon as he takes office as part of his effort to crack down on illegal immigration and drugs. He said he would impose a 25% tax on all products entering the country from Canada and Mexico, and an additional 10% tariff on goods from China, as one of his first executive orders. The Chinese Embassy in Washington cautioned earlier this week that there will be losers on all sides if there is a trade war. “China-US economic and trade cooperation is mutually beneficial in nature,” embassy spokesman Liu Pengyu posted on X. “No one will win a trade war or a #tariff war.” He added that China had taken steps in the last year to help stem drug trafficking. In response to Perdue's nomination, Liu on Thursday night said in a statement that China “is ready to engage in dialogue, expand cooperation, and manage differences with the incoming US government so as to maintain stability in China-US relations to the benefits of the two countries and the world at large.” It is unclear whether Trump will actually go through with the threats or if he is using them as a negotiating tactic. The tariffs, if implemented, could dramatically raise prices for American consumers on everything from gas to automobiles to agricultural products. The U.S. is the largest importer of goods in the world, with Mexico, China and Canada its top three suppliers, according to the most recent U.S. Census data. Perdue, if confirmed, will have to negotiate a difficult set of issues that goes beyond trade. Washington and Beijing have long had deep differences on the support China has given to Russia during its war in Ukraine, human rights issues, technology and Taiwan, the self-ruled democracy that Beijing claims as its own. Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a meeting with outgoing President Joe Biden last month that Beijing stood “ready to work with a new U.S. administration." But Xi also warned that a stable China-U.S. relationship was critical not only to the two nations but to the “future and destiny of humanity.” “Make the wise choice,” Xi cautioned during his November meeting with Biden on the sidelines of an international summit in Peru. “Keep exploring the right way for two major countries to get along well with each other.” Trump’s relationship with Xi started well during his first term before becoming strained over disputes about trade and the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. Trump seems particularly focused on using tariffs as a pressure point on Xi, even threatening he would use tariffs as a cudgel to pressure Beijing to crack down on the production of materials used in making fentanyl in Mexico that is illegally sold in the United States. A second Trump administration is expected to test U.S.-China relations even more than the Republican’s first term when the U.S. imposed tariffs on more than $360 billion in Chinese products. That brought Beijing to the negotiating table, and in 2020, the two sides signed a trade deal in which China committed to improve intellectual property rights and buy an extra $200 billion of American goods. A couple years later, a research group showed that China had bought essentially none of the goods it had promised. Before Trump's return to power, many American companies, including Nike and eyewear retailer Warby Parker, had been diversifying their sourcing away from China. Shoe brand Steve Madden says it plans to cut imports from China by as much as 45% next year. Trump also filled out more of his immigration team on Thursday, as he promises mass deportations and border crackdowns. He said he’s nominating former Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott to head Customs and Border Protection. Scott, a career official, was appointed head of the border agency in January 2020 and enthusiastically embraced then-President Trump’s policies, particularly on building a U.S.-Mexico border wall. He was forced out by the Biden administration. Trump also said he’d nominate Caleb Vitello as acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency that, among other things, arrests migrants in the U.S. illegally. Vitello is a career ICE official with over 23 years in the agency and most recently has been the assistant director for firearms and tactical programs. The president-elect named Brandon Judd, the head of the Border Patrol Union, as ambassador to Chile. Judd has been a longtime supporter of Trump, appearing with him during his visits to the U.S.-Mexico border. He notably supported a Senate immigration bill championed by Biden that Trump sank in part because he didn’t want to give Democrats an election-year win on the issue.
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday accused the Centre of “denying” Manmohan Singh’s family the right to perform his last rites at a befitting site for his memorial and alleged that it was an insult to the departed leader’s towering legacy and the Sikh community. In a post on ‘X’, Stalin said: “The BJP government’s decision to deny Dr. #ManmohanSingh’s family the right to perform his last rites at a befitting site for his memorial is a direct insult to his towering legacy and the Sikh community. Refusing the family’s request and relegating a two-term Prime Minister to Nigambodh Ghat reeks of arrogance, bias and a deliberate attempt to erase his immense contributions from public memory.” The BJP government’s decision to deny Dr. #ManmohanSingh ’s family the right to perform his last rites at a befitting site for his memorial is a direct insult to his towering legacy and the Sikh community. Refusing the family’s request and relegating a two-term Prime Minister to... Further, he said: “Dr Manmohan Singh’s leadership transformed India’s economy and lifted millions out of poverty. To disrespect a statesman of his stature is to disrespect India’s progress itself. The stain of dishonouring great leaders never fades from history! Stalin-led DMK is a key ally of the Congress party, which has accused the Centre of insulting Manmohan Singh, the country’s first Sikh prime minister, by carrying out his last rites at the Nigambodh Ghat instead of a designated spot that could later become his memorial.Swiss National Bank Lowers Stock Holdings in ChampionX Co. (NASDAQ:CHX)
The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here . TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tulsa fired football coach Kevin Wilson on Sunday and will elevate wide receivers coach Ryan Switzer on an interim basis for the remainder of the season. The Golden Hurricane lost to South Florida 63-30 on Saturday, dropping their record to 3-8. The school’s decision concludes Wilson’s two-year tenure with a 7-16 record, including 3-12 in American Athletic Conference play. “With the rapidly evolving landscape of college athletics, we know the importance of positioning our football program and athletic department to thrive and excel in the upcoming years,” athletic director Justin Moore said in a statement. “Our standard will be to play in bowl games every season, compete for conference titles, and build a program that everyone connected to the Golden Hurricane will be proud of.” Wilson spent six years as Indiana’s head coach, going 26-47 from 2011 to 2016. He then joined Urban Meyer’s staff at Ohio State and stayed on under Meyer’s successor, Ryan Day, before taking over at Tulsa. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football
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BOSTON — The UConn football team swallowed North Carolina at Fenway Park on Saturday afternoon, using its dominant defense to clinch a 27-14 victory in the Fenway Bowl, its first win in a bowl game since 2009. The importance of the game was clear for the Huskies, who secured just the third nine-win season in UConn’s FBS history, and to their fans, who made up most of the crowd which was announced at 27,900 — the highest-attended game in the Fenway Bowl’s three-year history. Huskies fans got good news even before the game kicked off. Just as the players took the field for the 11 a.m. start, UConn announced that head coach Jim Mora had agreed to a two-year contract extension, which will run through 2028. Mora will make $10 million, plus incentives, over the final four years of the deal. Things got even better once the game began. Graduate quarterback Joe Fagnano completed 16 of his 23 pass attempts for 151 yards and two touchdowns. Mel Brown and Cam Edwards rushed for 96 and 74 yards, respectively, as the Huskies (10-4) picked up 210 of their 361 total yards on the ground. It was a miserable offensive performance — at least through the first three quarters — for North Carolina (6-7), which had multiple offensive linemen and its star running back, Omarion Hampton, opt out of the game, and lost its starting quarterback in the first quarter. The Tar Heels managed just 65 total yards and two first downs entering the fourth quarter, yet finished with 206 total yards. The game started with a 47-yard sprint down the sideline for Brown, which set up a 32-yard Chris Freeman field goal on the Huskies’ opening drive. From the very start, the UNC offensive line couldn’t handle UConn’s veteran front seven. Pryce Yates, who withdrew from the transfer portal last week, made a third-down tackle for loss to take the Tar Heels off the field on their first possession. On their next drive, senior linemen Jelani Stafford and Jack Barton teamed up to stop a scramble from QB Jacolby Criswell, who was injured on the play and taken to the Red Sox clubhouse, which UNC used as its locker room. UConn put together a 31-second scoring drive with Fagnano throwing a perfect ball to Skyler Bell (three catches, 77 yards) in the corner of the end zone for a 38-yard touchdown. North Carolina answered immediately with a 95-yard kickoff return, but the Huskies’ domination continued. Third-down conversions to receivers TJ Sheffield and Jasaiah Gathings set up a 4-yard passing touchdown from Fagnano to Alex Honig at the end of an 11-play, 79-yard drive to start the second quarter. With under a minute left in the first half, facing fourth-and-goal from the 2, UConn brought Stafford in as the lead blocker on a 2-yard rushing touchdown for Edwards to go up 24-7. North Carolina was penalized eight times in the first half, likely frustrating its future head coach Bill Belichick, who was not in attendance. With true freshman Michael Merdinger in at quarterback, the Tar Heels didn’t pick up their initial first down until there were about 30 seconds left and went into halftime — after an interception by UConn linebacker Tui Faumuina-Brown — having been outgained by nearly 200 yards: 241 to 45. Freeman added a 24-yard field goal early in the third quarter and the Tar Heels put together a 96-yard touchdown drive in the fourth as they had senior running back Caleb Hood taking direct snaps from the quarterback position. ©2024 Hartford Courant. Visit courant.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.Donald Trump on Saturday declared that the U.S. "should have nothing to do with" fighting in Syria, prompting outrage among some experts. "Syria is a mess, but is not our friend, & THE UNITED STATES SHOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT," Trump said on Truth Social. The President-elect added, "THIS IS NOT OUR FIGHT. LET IT PLAY OUT. DO NOT GET INVOLVED!" ALSO READ: EXCLUSIVE: Senate Dems consider whether Biden should ‘clear the slate’ and pardon Trump But Bloomberg LP anchor Joumanna Bercetche was quick to point out on social media: "Note there are 900 US troops stationed there." Independent journalist Guy Elster said, "US has about 900 troops in Syria, helping the Kurdish forces to prevent an ISIS resurgence." Elster added that Trump will likely remove those forces once he's in office again. Alexander Clarkson, a lecturer for German and European Studies at King's College London, said, "Events in Syria now provide a glimpse of what a post-American global security order might look like." He added that there will be an "era where the U.S. can no longer exert decisive influence in much of the world." Former war reporter Nicolas Henin said on over the weekend, "How do you say 'I don't give a f---' in many words?" Columnist Michael A. Cohen , said, "I’m pretty sure that the president-elect is unaware that the US is providing direct support to a Syrian rebel group that controls more than a third of the country’s territory."
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The USS Zumwalt is at a Mississippi shipyard where workers have installed missile tubes that replace twin turrets from a gun system that was never activated because it was too expensive. Once the system is complete, the Zumwalt will provide a platform for conducting fast, precision strikes from greater distances, adding to the usefulness of the warship. “It was a costly blunder. But the Navy could take victory from the jaws of defeat here, and get some utility out of (the ships) by making them into a hypersonic platform,” said Bryan Clark, a defence analyst at the Hudson Institute. The US has had several types of hypersonic weapons in development for the past two decades, but recent tests by both Russia and China have added pressure to the US military to hasten their production. Hypersonic weapons travel beyond Mach 5, five times the speed of sound, with added manoeuvrability making them harder to shoot down. Last year, The Washington Post newspaper reported that among the documents leaked by former Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira was a defence department briefing that confirmed China had recently tested an intermediate-range hypersonic weapon called the DF-27. While the Pentagon had previously acknowledged the weapon’s development, it had not recognised its testing. One of the US programmes in development and planned for the Zumwalt is the Conventional Prompt Strike. It would launch like a ballistic missile and then release a hypersonic glide vehicle that would travel at speeds seven to eight times faster than the speed of sound before hitting the target. The weapon system is being developed jointly by the Navy and Army. Each of the three Zumwalt-class destroyers would be equipped with four missile tubes, each with three of the missiles for a total of 12 hypersonic weapons per ship. In choosing the Zumwalt, the Navy is attempting to add to the usefulness of a 7.5 billion US dollars (£5.9 billion) warship that is considered by critics to be an expensive mistake despite serving as a test platform for multiple innovations. The Zumwalt was envisioned as providing land-attack capability with an advanced gun system with rocket-assisted projectiles to open the way for Marines to charge ashore. But the system featuring 155mm guns hidden in stealthy turrets was cancelled because each of the rocket-assisted projectiles cost up to one million dollars (£790,000). Despite the stain on their reputation, the three Zumwalt-class destroyers: Zumwalt, Michael Monsoor and Lyndon B Johnson; remain the Navy’s most advanced surface warships in terms of new technologies. Those innovations include electric propulsion, an angular shape to minimise radar signature, an unconventional wave-piercing hull, automated fire and damage control and a composite deckhouse that hides radar and other sensors. The US is accelerating development because hypersonics have been identified as vital to US national security with “survivable and lethal capabilities”, said James Weber, principal director for hypersonics in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Critical Technologies. “Fielding new capabilities that are based on hypersonic technologies is a priority for the defence department to sustain and strengthen our integrated deterrence, and to build enduring advantages,” he said.
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In a chat with reporters after the Sacramento Kings ' latest coaching change, star point guard De'Aaron Fox opened up on whether the players feel any guilt for the recent turn of events. Unsurprisingly, Fox denied taking any blame and he explained that it's just the nature of the business. “I wouldn’t use the word ‘guilt.’ That’s the nature of the job that we have. He signed his extension this summer, and we thought we would be together a whole lot longer," said Fox via Kirsten Moran-Kellar . "But that’s the decision that they made. But at the end of the day too, he’s still getting paid. A great part of being an NBA player and an NBA coach is that those things can happen, but contracts are guaranteed." The Sacramento Kings just recently decided to fire head coach Mike Brown , who had been with the team since May of 2022. After years of mediocrity, he helped the Kings to a respectable place in the Western Conference. In the 2022-23 season, his first as their coach, he led them to their best record in years (48-34) to secure the third seed in the West. They even gave the Warriors a tough fight in the first round before being eliminated in 7 games. But sadly, it's been downhill ever since for the franchise. Last season, they fell from 3rd in the West down to 9th and they couldn't make it out of the play-in tournament. In the 2024-25 season so far, they've been even worse. Currently, the Kings are 12th in the West and a shell of the team they were two seasons ago. They've seriously declined as a team and there was a growing sense that something needed to change. The last straw for Mike Brown was a loss to the Detroit Pistons on Thursday, which marked their 5th straight defeat. In the aftermath of the firing, several prominent NBA coaches spoke out in defense of Brown , but it's not entirely shocking that he was let go. In today's NBA, coaches are often under more pressure than the players perform and when the team fails to meet expectations, the coach is often the first one blamed by the fans and front office. Fortunately, as Fox pointed out, Brown will still get what he's owed after signing a 3-year, $25.5 million back in June. But for a Kings franchise that has lacked continuity, this latest coaching change threatens to further disrupt everything they've built in this current basketball era. The only way for the Kings to avoid disaster is by finding the right replacement for Brown. With a nearly limitless pool of candidates, it's impossible to say who they will choose but it needs to be someone who can speak to the players and instill a system that brings out the best in their stars. As for De'Aaron Fox, he's not concerning himself with the King's ongoing coaching search. Instead, he is focused on turning this season around and there is still so much work to be done. This season, through 31 games, Fox is averaging 26.2 points, 6.1 assists, and 5.0 rebounds on 48.2% shooting. The next game for the Kings is tonight, December 28th, against the Los Angeles Lakers at Crypto.com arena (10:30 PM EST). On Monday, December 30th, they host the Dallas Mavericks at Golden 1 Center at 10:00 PM EST. On Wednesday, January 1st, the Sacramento Kings play the Philadelphia 76ers at Golden 1 Center at 10:00 PM EST. This article first appeared on Fadeaway World and was syndicated with permission.If your New Year's resolution is to drink less alcohol, Life Kit is here to help. Sign up for our Dry January newsletter series , and get tips and strategies to help you stay alcohol-free for a month. Start your journey any time. Thinking about trying Dry January? Giving up alcohol for a month can be a challenge, both personally and socially. What's going to replace that nice glass of wine after work? What do you say if a friend asks why you're not drinking at happy hour? To help you understand what to expect when taking a break from alcohol and how Dry January works, Life Kit talked to Casey Davidson, a sobriety coach and the host of The Hello Someday Podcast for Sober Curious Women , and George Koob , director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. They shared science-backed insights about how a short break from alcohol can affect the body and mind, as well as strategies to make this mini New Year's resolution a success. What to expect when taking a break from alcohol ... ... in the first few days If you decide to quit alcohol for a month, you may have a rough first few days, depending on how much you drink, says Koob. You may experience hangover symptoms like headache, gastrointestinal issues and fatigue. But in about three to seven days, you should start to feel better, he says. You may notice that you are sleeping better, have more energy and feel less irritable. As you settle into your break from alcohol and "rewire your reward system to other ways of relaxing, finding joy or connecting with other people," says Davidson, you may feel "more joy and excitement about life." ... after a few weeks You may be wondering: Before I go through all this effort to give up alcohol for a month, will taking a break actually do anything for my health? According to research, yes. A handful of studies point to some benefits of abstinence for even moderate drinkers . Let's walk through a few of them and see what kinds of changes you might expect. 🛏️ Your sleep may improve According to a 2016 study of 857 British people who participated in Dry January, 62% reported better sleep after giving up alcohol for a month. While alcohol may initially sedate you, "the pendulum swings in the opposite direction and wakes you up" as it leaves your system, says Michael Grandner , a psychologist and sleep researcher at the University of Arizona. It makes your sleep "shallow, choppy and broken up." ⚖️ You may shed some pounds In 2018, researchers in Britain compared health outcomes of a group of people who agreed to stop drinking for a month with the health of a group that continued to consume alcohol. "They found that at the end of that month — just after one month — people, by and large, lost some weight," says Aaron White , the senior scientific adviser to the director at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. 🌞 Your skin may clear up Studies have shown that alcohol isn't great for your skin. Drinking can make you more prone to sunburn , melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer, and it may trigger or worsen your risk for psoriasis, a chronic inflammatory skin disease. Take a break from alcohol with Life Kit. Sign up for our limited-run newsletter series for Dry January. Start your one-month alcohol-free journey any time. How to take a break from alcohol ✍️ Start by writing a list of pros and cons Ask yourself what role alcohol plays in your life — and be honest with yourself, says Davidson. Do you rely on alcohol to help you wind down from a stressful day at work or get you through social functions? "When you write down what you think alcohol is helping you with, it gives you a good list of things you can experiment with to find other ways to meet those needs," says Davidson. It can also help you understand why you're taking a break. 🍾 Move your alcohol out of sight Remove any cues associated with alcohol if possible, says Koob. Being around alcohol can elicit cravings, so try to minimize that desire to drink as much as possible. If you usually display your special liquors on a bar cart in the living room, "put all your alcohol in the pantry," says Koob, "in the back." Or consider giving it away. You can always replenish your stock at the end of your alcohol-free month. 📅 Fill up your social calendar with alcohol-free activities Meeting up for a drink is a common way to hang out with friends. But if you aren't drinking, you'll need to come up with other ways to socialize. "There are so many things you can do that don't involve drinking," says Davidson. Instead of going to that brunch place that offers endless mimosas, meet at a cool coffee shop. Instead of going to happy hour with your work besties, take a group spin class. "Sometimes a drink is just shorthand for 'I want to hang out with you,'" says Davidson. So use your break from alcohol as an opportunity to try new activities. 🎁 Give yourself a "sober treat" every day for the first two weeks Make the transition into an alcohol-free lifestyle a little easier on yourself with "sober treats," says Davidson. They're "nice things you do for yourself that give you something to look forward to." That might mean a pedicure at the end of your day instead of a big glass of wine. Sushi and a movie instead of a big night on the town. Or blocking off an hour on your calendar to take a walk through a neighborhood or park you love, just because it feels good. "We are conditioned to think about alcohol as our well-earned reward for a hard day," says Davidson. But there are plenty of rewards out there "that don't leave you with a hangover." Sign up for Life Kit's Guide to Dry January . It's a free, limited-run newsletter series that offers expert strategies and best practices on how to give up alcohol for a whole month. Start your journey any time. A quick note: If alcohol is causing you stress or harm, seek medical advice. There are a variety of treatments, including counseling, medications and support groups, to help people who want to end that dependency. This includes Alcoholics Anonymous, which has helped countless people. This guide from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism can help you find a program that's right for you. The digital story was edited by Meghan Keane and Clare Marie Schneider. The visual editor is Beck Harlan. We'd love to hear from you. Leave us a voicemail at 202-216-9823, or email us at LifeKit@npr.org. Listen to Life Kit on Apple Podcasts and Spotify , and sign up for our newsletter .
North Dakota State erases 14-point deficit, beats Abilene Christian 51-31 in FCS second roundWASHINGTON: President-elect Donald Trump has selected former Senator David Perdue of Georgia to be the U.S. ambassador to China, leaning on a former business executive turned politician to serve as the administration's envoy to America's most potent economic and military adversary. Trump said in a social media post Thursday that Perdue “brings valuable expertise to help build our relationship with China.” Perdue lost his Senate seat to Democrat Jon Ossoff four years ago and ran unsuccessfully in a 2022 primary against Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. Perdue pushed Trump’s debunked lies about electoral fraud during his failed bid for Georgia governor. During his time in the Senate, Perdue was labeled as “anti-China” in a 2019 Chinese think tank report. The former Georgia lawmaker advocated for a more robust naval force to cope with threats, including from China. Before launching his political career, Perdue held a string of top executive positions, including at Sara Lee, Reebok and Dollar General. Trump has threatened to impose sweeping new tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China as soon as he takes office as part of his effort to crack down on illegal immigration and drugs. He said he would impose a 25% tax on all products entering the country from Canada and Mexico, and an additional 10% tariff on goods from China, as one of his first executive orders. The Chinese Embassy in Washington cautioned earlier this week that there will be losers on all sides if there is a trade war. “China-US economic and trade cooperation is mutually beneficial in nature,” embassy spokesman Liu Pengyu posted on X. “No one will win a trade war or a #tariff war.” He added that China had taken steps in the last year to help stem drug trafficking. In response to Perdue's nomination, Liu on Thursday night said in a statement that China “is ready to engage in dialogue, expand cooperation, and manage differences with the incoming US government so as to maintain stability in China-US relations to the benefits of the two countries and the world at large.” It is unclear whether Trump will actually go through with the threats or if he is using them as a negotiating tactic. The tariffs, if implemented, could dramatically raise prices for American consumers on everything from gas to automobiles to agricultural products. The U.S. is the largest importer of goods in the world, with Mexico, China and Canada its top three suppliers, according to the most recent U.S. Census data. Perdue, if confirmed, will have to negotiate a difficult set of issues that goes beyond trade. Washington and Beijing have long had deep differences on the support China has given to Russia during its war in Ukraine, human rights issues, technology and Taiwan, the self-ruled democracy that Beijing claims as its own. Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a meeting with outgoing President Joe Biden last month that Beijing stood “ready to work with a new U.S. administration." But Xi also warned that a stable China-U.S. relationship was critical not only to the two nations but to the “future and destiny of humanity.” “Make the wise choice,” Xi cautioned during his November meeting with Biden on the sidelines of an international summit in Peru. “Keep exploring the right way for two major countries to get along well with each other.” Trump’s relationship with Xi started well during his first term before becoming strained over disputes about trade and the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. Trump seems particularly focused on using tariffs as a pressure point on Xi, even threatening he would use tariffs as a cudgel to pressure Beijing to crack down on the production of materials used in making fentanyl in Mexico that is illegally sold in the United States. A second Trump administration is expected to test U.S.-China relations even more than the Republican’s first term when the U.S. imposed tariffs on more than $360 billion in Chinese products. That brought Beijing to the negotiating table, and in 2020, the two sides signed a trade deal in which China committed to improve intellectual property rights and buy an extra $200 billion of American goods. A couple years later, a research group showed that China had bought essentially none of the goods it had promised. Before Trump's return to power, many American companies, including Nike and eyewear retailer Warby Parker, had been diversifying their sourcing away from China. Shoe brand Steve Madden says it plans to cut imports from China by as much as 45% next year. Trump also filled out more of his immigration team on Thursday, as he promises mass deportations and border crackdowns. He said he’s nominating former Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott to head Customs and Border Protection. Scott, a career official, was appointed head of the border agency in January 2020 and enthusiastically embraced then-President Trump’s policies, particularly on building a U.S.-Mexico border wall. He was forced out by the Biden administration. Trump also said he’d nominate Caleb Vitello as acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency that, among other things, arrests migrants in the U.S. illegally. Vitello is a career ICE official with over 23 years in the agency and most recently has been the assistant director for firearms and tactical programs. The president-elect named Brandon Judd, the head of the Border Patrol Union, as ambassador to Chile. Judd has been a longtime supporter of Trump, appearing with him during his visits to the U.S.-Mexico border. He notably supported a Senate immigration bill championed by Biden that Trump sank in part because he didn’t want to give Democrats an election-year win on the issue.
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday accused the Centre of “denying” Manmohan Singh’s family the right to perform his last rites at a befitting site for his memorial and alleged that it was an insult to the departed leader’s towering legacy and the Sikh community. In a post on ‘X’, Stalin said: “The BJP government’s decision to deny Dr. #ManmohanSingh’s family the right to perform his last rites at a befitting site for his memorial is a direct insult to his towering legacy and the Sikh community. Refusing the family’s request and relegating a two-term Prime Minister to Nigambodh Ghat reeks of arrogance, bias and a deliberate attempt to erase his immense contributions from public memory.” The BJP government’s decision to deny Dr. #ManmohanSingh ’s family the right to perform his last rites at a befitting site for his memorial is a direct insult to his towering legacy and the Sikh community. Refusing the family’s request and relegating a two-term Prime Minister to... Further, he said: “Dr Manmohan Singh’s leadership transformed India’s economy and lifted millions out of poverty. To disrespect a statesman of his stature is to disrespect India’s progress itself. The stain of dishonouring great leaders never fades from history! Stalin-led DMK is a key ally of the Congress party, which has accused the Centre of insulting Manmohan Singh, the country’s first Sikh prime minister, by carrying out his last rites at the Nigambodh Ghat instead of a designated spot that could later become his memorial.Swiss National Bank Lowers Stock Holdings in ChampionX Co. (NASDAQ:CHX)
The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Get the poll delivered straight to your inbox with AP Top 25 Poll Alerts. Sign up here . TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tulsa fired football coach Kevin Wilson on Sunday and will elevate wide receivers coach Ryan Switzer on an interim basis for the remainder of the season. The Golden Hurricane lost to South Florida 63-30 on Saturday, dropping their record to 3-8. The school’s decision concludes Wilson’s two-year tenure with a 7-16 record, including 3-12 in American Athletic Conference play. “With the rapidly evolving landscape of college athletics, we know the importance of positioning our football program and athletic department to thrive and excel in the upcoming years,” athletic director Justin Moore said in a statement. “Our standard will be to play in bowl games every season, compete for conference titles, and build a program that everyone connected to the Golden Hurricane will be proud of.” Wilson spent six years as Indiana’s head coach, going 26-47 from 2011 to 2016. He then joined Urban Meyer’s staff at Ohio State and stayed on under Meyer’s successor, Ryan Day, before taking over at Tulsa. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football
Enterprise SaaS solutions have revolutionized industries, enabling businesses to optimize operations, enhance decision-making, and achieve greater scalability. With a focus on data-driven transformation and compliance-centric engineering, experts like Sid Parakh are contributing to advancements in sectors such as banking and clinical research. Through innovative approaches, these professionals are addressing the unique challenges and opportunities these industries face. Leveraging SaaS to Address Challenges in Banking The banking sector faces increasing pressure to balance profitability with regulatory compliance and customer-centric strategies. SaaS solutions play a vital role in meeting these demands, offering tools for predictive analytics, risk management, and streamlined operations. During his tenure at Nomis Solutions, Sid Parakh contributed to the development of platforms that helped banks integrate data-driven insights into their decision-making processes. For example, tools like the Nomis Optimizer enabled institutions to align pricing strategies with profitability objectives. Such advancements demonstrate the potential of SaaS to bridge the gap between complex data systems and actionable business insights. Industry-wide, the adoption of scalable SaaS solutions has led to improvements in operational efficiency and risk-adjusted margins. By optimizing implementation processes, organizations can further maximize the value of these technologies, reducing delivery timelines and improving project outcomes. Transforming Clinical Research with Digital Innovation In healthcare, particularly clinical research, digital transformation is reshaping the landscape. The integration of SaaS platforms with advanced data analytics and connected devices offers opportunities to enhance trial efficiency, improve patient outcomes, and ensure regulatory compliance. At Medable, professionals like Parakh have been instrumental in developing tools that streamline clinical trial processes. For example, self-serve data transformation solutions have significantly reduced data processing times, enabling faster decision-making and improving data accuracy. Moreover, the integration of Bluetooth-enabled medical devices facilitates real-time patient monitoring, a development that is becoming increasingly critical in modern healthcare settings. According to industry reports, digital health solutions are growing annually by 10-15%, signaling the increasing reliance on scalable SaaS platforms to drive innovation in clinical trials. Meeting Scalability Demands in High-Pressure Environments Scalability remains a cornerstone of effective SaaS solutions, particularly in environments where uptime and reliability are non-negotiable. From financial institutions to eCommerce giants, businesses depend on scalable systems to handle high transaction volumes and dynamic operational demands. Drawing from his experience at Amazon, Parakh highlights the importance of robust architecture in supporting mission-critical systems. The ability to adapt SaaS principles to high-demand environments ensures these platforms can meet stringent service-level agreements while maintaining flexibility for future growth. Compliance and Trust: Cornerstones of SaaS Engineering The success of SaaS solutions in regulated industries like banking and healthcare hinges on their ability to meet rigorous compliance standards. Building systems that prioritize security, precision, and regulatory adherence fosters trust and operational reliability. Professionals in the field advocate for principles such as Precision Integration, which ensures seamless interoperability across enterprise systems. By embedding compliance into every stage of development, SaaS platforms not only meet but often exceed industry standards. The Future of SaaS in Banking and Healthcare Looking ahead, the potential for SaaS to drive innovation in banking and healthcare continues to expand. Advanced platforms capable of integrating predictive analytics with operational systems are poised to enhance decision-making and efficiency. In clinical research, SaaS solutions could accelerate drug development timelines and improve trial outcomes through enhanced data analytics and patient monitoring capabilities. As the demand for adaptable, compliant, and scalable solutions grows, the role of SaaS in addressing industry challenges will become even more significant. By leveraging the expertise of industry leaders and aligning innovation with operational rigor, organizations can harness the full potential of enterprise software to shape the future of their industries.
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BOSTON — The UConn football team swallowed North Carolina at Fenway Park on Saturday afternoon, using its dominant defense to clinch a 27-14 victory in the Fenway Bowl, its first win in a bowl game since 2009. The importance of the game was clear for the Huskies, who secured just the third nine-win season in UConn’s FBS history, and to their fans, who made up most of the crowd which was announced at 27,900 — the highest-attended game in the Fenway Bowl’s three-year history. Huskies fans got good news even before the game kicked off. Just as the players took the field for the 11 a.m. start, UConn announced that head coach Jim Mora had agreed to a two-year contract extension, which will run through 2028. Mora will make $10 million, plus incentives, over the final four years of the deal. Things got even better once the game began. Graduate quarterback Joe Fagnano completed 16 of his 23 pass attempts for 151 yards and two touchdowns. Mel Brown and Cam Edwards rushed for 96 and 74 yards, respectively, as the Huskies (10-4) picked up 210 of their 361 total yards on the ground. It was a miserable offensive performance — at least through the first three quarters — for North Carolina (6-7), which had multiple offensive linemen and its star running back, Omarion Hampton, opt out of the game, and lost its starting quarterback in the first quarter. The Tar Heels managed just 65 total yards and two first downs entering the fourth quarter, yet finished with 206 total yards. The game started with a 47-yard sprint down the sideline for Brown, which set up a 32-yard Chris Freeman field goal on the Huskies’ opening drive. From the very start, the UNC offensive line couldn’t handle UConn’s veteran front seven. Pryce Yates, who withdrew from the transfer portal last week, made a third-down tackle for loss to take the Tar Heels off the field on their first possession. On their next drive, senior linemen Jelani Stafford and Jack Barton teamed up to stop a scramble from QB Jacolby Criswell, who was injured on the play and taken to the Red Sox clubhouse, which UNC used as its locker room. UConn put together a 31-second scoring drive with Fagnano throwing a perfect ball to Skyler Bell (three catches, 77 yards) in the corner of the end zone for a 38-yard touchdown. North Carolina answered immediately with a 95-yard kickoff return, but the Huskies’ domination continued. Third-down conversions to receivers TJ Sheffield and Jasaiah Gathings set up a 4-yard passing touchdown from Fagnano to Alex Honig at the end of an 11-play, 79-yard drive to start the second quarter. With under a minute left in the first half, facing fourth-and-goal from the 2, UConn brought Stafford in as the lead blocker on a 2-yard rushing touchdown for Edwards to go up 24-7. North Carolina was penalized eight times in the first half, likely frustrating its future head coach Bill Belichick, who was not in attendance. With true freshman Michael Merdinger in at quarterback, the Tar Heels didn’t pick up their initial first down until there were about 30 seconds left and went into halftime — after an interception by UConn linebacker Tui Faumuina-Brown — having been outgained by nearly 200 yards: 241 to 45. Freeman added a 24-yard field goal early in the third quarter and the Tar Heels put together a 96-yard touchdown drive in the fourth as they had senior running back Caleb Hood taking direct snaps from the quarterback position. ©2024 Hartford Courant. Visit courant.com . Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.Donald Trump on Saturday declared that the U.S. "should have nothing to do with" fighting in Syria, prompting outrage among some experts. "Syria is a mess, but is not our friend, & THE UNITED STATES SHOULD HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH IT," Trump said on Truth Social. The President-elect added, "THIS IS NOT OUR FIGHT. LET IT PLAY OUT. DO NOT GET INVOLVED!" ALSO READ: EXCLUSIVE: Senate Dems consider whether Biden should ‘clear the slate’ and pardon Trump But Bloomberg LP anchor Joumanna Bercetche was quick to point out on social media: "Note there are 900 US troops stationed there." Independent journalist Guy Elster said, "US has about 900 troops in Syria, helping the Kurdish forces to prevent an ISIS resurgence." Elster added that Trump will likely remove those forces once he's in office again. Alexander Clarkson, a lecturer for German and European Studies at King's College London, said, "Events in Syria now provide a glimpse of what a post-American global security order might look like." He added that there will be an "era where the U.S. can no longer exert decisive influence in much of the world." Former war reporter Nicolas Henin said on over the weekend, "How do you say 'I don't give a f---' in many words?" Columnist Michael A. Cohen , said, "I’m pretty sure that the president-elect is unaware that the US is providing direct support to a Syrian rebel group that controls more than a third of the country’s territory."
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The USS Zumwalt is at a Mississippi shipyard where workers have installed missile tubes that replace twin turrets from a gun system that was never activated because it was too expensive. Once the system is complete, the Zumwalt will provide a platform for conducting fast, precision strikes from greater distances, adding to the usefulness of the warship. “It was a costly blunder. But the Navy could take victory from the jaws of defeat here, and get some utility out of (the ships) by making them into a hypersonic platform,” said Bryan Clark, a defence analyst at the Hudson Institute. The US has had several types of hypersonic weapons in development for the past two decades, but recent tests by both Russia and China have added pressure to the US military to hasten their production. Hypersonic weapons travel beyond Mach 5, five times the speed of sound, with added manoeuvrability making them harder to shoot down. Last year, The Washington Post newspaper reported that among the documents leaked by former Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira was a defence department briefing that confirmed China had recently tested an intermediate-range hypersonic weapon called the DF-27. While the Pentagon had previously acknowledged the weapon’s development, it had not recognised its testing. One of the US programmes in development and planned for the Zumwalt is the Conventional Prompt Strike. It would launch like a ballistic missile and then release a hypersonic glide vehicle that would travel at speeds seven to eight times faster than the speed of sound before hitting the target. The weapon system is being developed jointly by the Navy and Army. Each of the three Zumwalt-class destroyers would be equipped with four missile tubes, each with three of the missiles for a total of 12 hypersonic weapons per ship. In choosing the Zumwalt, the Navy is attempting to add to the usefulness of a 7.5 billion US dollars (£5.9 billion) warship that is considered by critics to be an expensive mistake despite serving as a test platform for multiple innovations. The Zumwalt was envisioned as providing land-attack capability with an advanced gun system with rocket-assisted projectiles to open the way for Marines to charge ashore. But the system featuring 155mm guns hidden in stealthy turrets was cancelled because each of the rocket-assisted projectiles cost up to one million dollars (£790,000). Despite the stain on their reputation, the three Zumwalt-class destroyers: Zumwalt, Michael Monsoor and Lyndon B Johnson; remain the Navy’s most advanced surface warships in terms of new technologies. Those innovations include electric propulsion, an angular shape to minimise radar signature, an unconventional wave-piercing hull, automated fire and damage control and a composite deckhouse that hides radar and other sensors. The US is accelerating development because hypersonics have been identified as vital to US national security with “survivable and lethal capabilities”, said James Weber, principal director for hypersonics in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Critical Technologies. “Fielding new capabilities that are based on hypersonic technologies is a priority for the defence department to sustain and strengthen our integrated deterrence, and to build enduring advantages,” he said.
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