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Elie Reider threw two touchdown passes to Noah Apple in the second half of Mechanicsburg's win over Cocalico in the District 3 football quarterfinals. Big Spring’s Grant Hall, Camp Hill’s Drew Branstetter and Mechanicsburg’s Eli Reider were recognized as 2024 Mini Max Award winners Monday. It was the first honor for each respective senior. The criteria for the award was based on football performance, academics and community service. Hall, a standout tailback for the Bulldogs, churned out 1,651 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns this fall while collecting 304 receiving yards and an additional score. His rushing mark set a new program single-season record, and he finished his career as Big Spring’s all-time leader in career rushing yards (3,464), career receiving touchdowns (41) and career receiving yards (1,313). Branstetter completed a stellar senior season for the Lions, throwing for 2,342 passing yards and 26 touchdowns to nine interceptions. He guided Camp Hill to a 6-5 record and the District 3 Class 2A semifinals. Branstetter was tabbed the Mid-Penn Capital Division's Offensive Player of the Year. Reider’s final dance in maroon and steel was his best, breaking Mechanicsburg’s single-season passing touchdown mark (31) and total touchdown record (42). The Wildcat gunslinger uncorked 2,162 passing yards and gathered eight addintional scores on the ground. With Reider’s help, Mechanicsburg reached its first District 3 5A semifinal since 2008, posted an undefeated regular season and captured the Keystone title. Mechanicsburg's Eli Reider, left, hands the ball to Isaac Dollman during the first quarter of a PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's Isaac Dollman, center, picks up a short gain of rushing yards before being brought down by a host of Cocalico players during the first quarter of their PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's Josh Smith, right, runs the ball before being tackled by Cocalico's Brendon Zimmerman, left, during the first quarter of their PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's quarterback Eli Reider, right, looks for an open receiver during the first quarter of their PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal against Cocalico at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's Josh Smith, center, carries the ball for a short gain before being tackled by Cocalico's Josh Myer, top, during the first quarter of their PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's Eli Reider, center, runs the ball in for a touchdown during the first quarter of their PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game against Cocalico at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's Nathan Babyak, right, kicks the ball in for the extra point during the first quarter of their PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game against Cocalico at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's Eli Reider finds an open lane to run for a short gain of yards during the first quarter of their PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game against Cocalico at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's Justin Bardo, left, and Drew Freeland, right, makes the tackle against Cocalico's Josh Myer, center, during the first quarter of their PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's Justin Bardo, left, blocks Cocalico's Derrick Belznice, right, during the second quarter of their PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's Isaac Dollman, left, runs the ball 59 yards for a touchdown during the second quarter of the PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game against Cocalico at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's Eli Reider, left, Drake Dawson, top, and Jack DeLuca, right, make the tackle against Cocalico's Josh Myer, center, during the second quarter of their PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's Isaac Dollman, right, and Drew Freeland, bottom, for a fumble from Cocalico's Josh Myer, during the second quarter of their PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's quarterback Eli Reider, right, celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the second quarter of the PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game against Cocalico at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. A host of Mechanicsburg players make the tackle against Cocalico's Josh Myer, center, during the second quarter of their PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg reacts after recovering a fumble during the second quarter of the PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game against Cocalico at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Sent weekly directly to your inbox!
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NORAD’s Santa tracker was a Cold War morale boost. Now it attracts millions of kidsWarren Buffett has distributed another $1 billion of his wealth in what is fast becoming a Thanksgiving tradition for the world’s seventh-richest man. This year, however, he also seemed to offer a rebuke to billionaires who flaunt their wealth and discussed more of what would happen to his fortune when he dies. In a letter released Monday , Buffett said he plans to donate roughly $1.14 billion in stock to four different charities. Roughly $720 million will go to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, with $144 million going to each of the foundations run by his three children— The Sherwood Foundation, The Howard G. Buffett Foundation, and NoVo Foundation. This is the second year in a row Buffett has distributed a significant amount of funds right before Thanksgiving. Last year, he donated $870 million to his children’s charities. Buffett, in the letter describing the distribution, also examined his own mortality and discussed the trappings of wealth. | “Father Time always wins,” he wrote. “But he can be fickle—indeed unfair and even cruel—sometimes ending life at birth or soon thereafter while, at other times, waiting a century or so before paying a visit. To date, I’ve been very lucky but, before long, he will get around to me.” Buffett is 94 years old. His business partner, Charlie Munger, died last year at the age of 99 , 34 days before his 100th birthday. Buffett has not made any announcements that would give rise to concern about his health, but he is well-known for his love of junk food, often stopping by McDonald’s for breakfast (or, when he’s on the road, grabbing a pack of Oreos ). “I checked the actuarial tables, and the lowest death rate is among six-year-olds,” he has joked. “So, I decided to eat like a six-year-old. It’s the safest course I can take.” “A downside to my good fortune” Buffett’s look at the complications of wealth also touched on the need that some billionaires seem to have to flaunt their riches, something he has long avoided. “I am . . . lucky that my philanthropic philosophy has been enthusiastically embraced—and widened—by both of my wives,” he wrote. “Neither I, Susie Sr. nor Astrid, who succeeded her, believed in dynastic wealth. Instead, we shared a view that equal opportunity should begin at birth and extreme ‘look-at me’ styles of living should be legal but not admirable. As a family, we have had everything we needed or simply liked, but we have not sought enjoyment from the fact that others craved what we had.” Buffett said he and his first wife, Susie, who passed away in 2004, encouraged their children to take part in philanthropic endeavors and not to be obsessed with touting their financial good fortune. “Susie Jr., Howie, and Peter have each spent far more time directly helping others than I have,” Buffett wrote. “They enjoy being comfortable financially, but they are not preoccupied with wealth.” When Buffett dies, virtually all of his $150 billion in wealth will be funneled into a new charitable trust that will be overseen by his children. And the three must decide unanimously on how the money is distributed, he has said. “My children will forever be besieged with earnest requests from very sincere friends and others,” he said. “Hence, the ‘unanimous decision’ provision. That restriction enables an immediate and final reply to grant-seekers: ‘It’s not something that would ever receive my brother’s consent.’ And that answer will improve the lives of my children.” No money will be going to the Gates Foundation, which he has previously given more than $43 billion. (Buffett resigned as a director of that Foundation in 2021, following the divorce of Bill and Melinda Gates.) Buffett, who cofounded the Giving Pledge , has now given away more than 56% of his wealth. In discussing his own death, Buffett also offered some advice to all parents, regardless of their level of wealth: Talk with your kids about your will. That open communication, he said, can preemptively stop any troubles after your demise—and gives your heirs a chance to make suggestions. “You don’t want your children asking “Why?” in respect to testamentary decisions when you are no longer able to respond,” he wrote. “Over the years, Charlie and I saw many families driven apart after the posthumous dictates of the will left beneficiaries confused and sometimes angry. Jealousies, along with actual or imagined slights during childhood, became magnified, particularly when sons were favored over daughters, either in monetary ways or by positions of importance.” Buffett’s children are now ages 71, 69, and 66—and he’s acknowledged that his finances are likely to outlive the three. He said in Monday’s letter that three potential successor trustees have already been picked, just in case. “I’ve never wished to create a dynasty or pursue any plan that extended beyond the children. I know the three well and trust them completely,” he wrote. “Still, the massive wealth I’ve collected may take longer to deploy than my children live. And tomorrow’s decisions are likely to be better made by three live and well-directed brains than by a dead hand.” The application deadline for Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Awards is Friday, December 6, at 11:59 p.m. PT. Apply today.
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Sir Paul McCartney is back on home turf in the north west to prepare for four huge UK gigs to end 2024 in style. The Beatles' legend has been on the road since October on his ongoing Got Back tour across the world, including dates in South America and Europe. But there's no place like home for the Liverpudlian music legend. When the gigs were first announced, fans in Liverpool had been questioning why he would chose to perform in Manchester rather than back up the M62 this December. However, the Band on the Run star says it was an easy decision. He will perform two nights at the new Co-op Live Arena this weekend , before heading to London's 02 Arena next week. READ MORE: Huge Manchester venue responds to complaints of neighbours about "customer antics" Sir Paul told The Mirror: "Manchester is like, you know, next to my old hometown. It's a great city, and we love it really. So that's going to be good to be there. "And then London, we finish it up around Christmas time. So that's exciting. We're looking forward to London, and then that will finish this tour, and we'll all be very glad to have a nice Christmas holiday." Previously unseen pictues have today been released of Sir Paul and his band, who have been together 22 years, in rehearsals for the shows. It will see the star end the year with the four homecoming gigs, his first UK dates proper since 2018 (Glastonbury headlining performance aside in 2022). And for Beatles fans heading to the gigs there is the promise of something very special here in Manchester - Sir Paul and his late, great Beatles bandmate John Lennon harmonising on stage. He has admitted it is "very emotional" to play new Beatles track Now And Then on his current tour - because it is a "John song" and so it feels wonderful to be singing with him. Behind the scenes images of Paul Mccartney in Rehearsals for the Got Back Tour in Los Angeles, September 2024. (Image: © 2024 MPL Communications Ltd / Photographer: MJ Kim) Now and Then was released at the end of 2023, after a recording process that started in the late Seventies with a John Lennon demo, and ended with Ringo Starr and Sir Paul in the studio in 2022 finishing the song. It has been described as the last ever Beatles song and after wowing fans the world over on release, it now has two Grammy nominations. Sir Paul has been including it in all his sets on his Got Back world tour and speaking for the first time about playing it, he says: "It's really great. When you introduce a new song, even though it's an old song, like 'Now and Then', the first reaction is, people aren't quite sure what it is or what you're doing. "But during the run of the concerts, they get the idea. The word gets out on the internet, you know. So now the reaction is really strong, and for us it's great to play because it's a nice song to play, and for me, it's particularly great because it's a John song. And so it's very emotional for me. I love it. I love doing it, and the audience seem to love it too." Sir Paul, who will be supported at the UK gigs by friends and family including wife Nancy McCartney, says he does his best to keep an element of surprise, so fans coming to the shows in the coming days in Manchester won't know exactly what to expect apart from some huge singalong hits. Sir Paul in the rehearsal room for the gigs (Image: © 2024 MPL Communications Ltd / Photographer: MJ Kim) He says: "On the first night we can pull some surprises, but then the minute that gets on social media... It’s like the old comedians who used to complain that their jokes got told, so the next people who saw them knew the jokes. "I approach every show and every audience in a slightly different way depending on the location of the show, so I suppose that’s the way I change it up a little bit. "You’ll see your set list published and we’ll go, ‘Right, we’re gonna change it!’ We keep trying to be ahead of the guy who’s giving the game away. I would like it much better if people had no idea what they were coming to see, but the only answer to that is for us to make changes occasionally. So if he said, ‘They open up with this song,’ we’ll go, ‘Let's open up with a different song,’ just to prove them wrong." Recent opening songs he's played include Can't Buy Me Love in Madrid and Hard Days Night in Paris, so whatever he chooses for Manchester, Beatles fans won't need much encouragement to sing along. Looking back over the year he highlights some particularly enjoyable shows in October and those close to him who have been on the road say it is clear he still loves playing live, treating fans to shows lasting nearly three hours every night with over 35 songs. Paul Mccartney performing in Sao Paulo on 15.10.24 "The audiences in South America are insanely wonderful," he says, having played 15 shows there to over 500,000 people. "And they are so keen and crazy that we have a party every time we play to them. So it's been great." More recently he has played Paris and Madrid to incredible ovations, with fans aware that the chance to see the iconic 82-year-old does not come around too often these days. And with 12 Beatles studio albums, 26 solo albums and 22 UK number ones to his name, he has also answered the question of how you manage to choose a set list each night. Aside from perhaps some obvious hits which must stay on heavy rotation, he still likes to be inspired by culture and the world around him. Sir Paul on tour (Image: © 2024 MPL Communications Ltd / Photographer: MJ Kim) In the tour programme, Sir Paul writes: "If I see a movie and then hear one of my songs in it, I think: ‘Oh, I should do that one.’ Sometimes it will give me the impetus to actually look at that song and think of doing it. "It may even just be someone saying to me, ‘Oh, I love that song of yours,’ and you go, ‘Oh...’ They love it enough for me to think, ‘Yeah, I should do that, just for you.’ There are songs that some people say, ‘Oh, I love that one,’ and it makes a difference. That’s always happened. One of my own Wings albums, I’ll be thinking, ‘Well, it didn’t do too well, so maybe it wasn’t that good,’ and then you find some kids are playing the hell out of it saying, ‘This is a great album,’ so it gets me back into it." He adds: "I'll just hear it at a random place like you say, on the radio, at a party, and decide to include it. That's always a good feeling, it's like a little light bulb moment "ding, eurika" we should definitely try that one. That is often the way I decide how to do things, or decide what to do. You work on the setlist over time, and you finally feel you get it to a place where it’s working well. That's how we all feel on the tour now - and it looks like the audiences agree!" Sir Paul McCartney's Got Back tour ends in the UK with two dates at the Manchester Co-Op Live followed by two shows at London's O2 Arena next week. New documentary Beatles 64 is out now on Disney+Girls basketball season preview: Tualatin looks to stand out in a crowded Three Rivers LeagueLos Angeles Chargers rookie wide receiver Ladd McConkey, listed as questionable due to a shoulder issue, is expected to play Monday night against the visiting Baltimore Ravens, NFL Network reported. McConkey missed practice on Thursday and was limited on Friday and Saturday. Star linebacker Khalil Mack, who was questionable because of a groin injury and was a limited participant, also is expected to play, according to the report. The Chargers (7-3) made several moves Monday ahead of the game against the Ravens (7-4), placing tight end Hayden Hurst (hip) on injured reserve, activating cornerback Deane Leonard (hamstring) off IR, signing cornerback Eli Apple from the practice to the active squad, and elevating linebacker Caleb Murphy and safety Tony Jefferson for game day. McConkey, 23, has started nine of 10 games and has 43 receptions on 63 targets for 615 yards and four touchdowns. The Chargers drafted the 6-foot, 185-pound McConkey in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft out of Georgia. Mack, 33, is a three-time first-team All-Pro, an eight-time Pro Bowl selection and the 2016 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. He has started the nine games he has played and has 26 tackles and 4.5 sacks this season. For his career, Mack has 617 tackles, 106 sacks, 141 tackles for loss, 178 quarterback hits, three interceptions -- two returned for touchdowns -- 32 forced fumbles and 13 fumble recoveries in 160 games (159 starts). He has played for the Raiders (2014-17), Chicago Bears (2018-21) and Chargers. Hurst, 31, has started two of seven games in his first season with the Chargers. He has seven receptions on 12 targets for 65 yards. A first-round pick (25th overall) by Baltimore in the 2018 NFL Draft out of South Carolina, Hurst has 202 receptions for 1,967 yards and 15 TDs in 86 games (41 starts) for the Ravens (2018-19), Atlanta Falcons (2020-21), Cincinnati Bengals (2022), Carolina Panthers (2023) and Chargers. Apple, 29, has two tackles in three games this season, his first with the Chargers. The 10th overall selection in the 2016 draft, Apple has 383 career tackles and six interceptions in 101 games (82 starts) for the New York Giants (2016-18), New Orleans Saints (2018-19), Panthers (2020), Bengals (2021-22), Miami Dolphins (2023) and Chargers. Leonard, who turned 25 last Tuesday, has four tackles in four games this season. His 21-day practice window on IR opened Wednesday. --Field Level Media
US-Google face off as ad tech antitrust trial comes to closeStroud accepts blame for Houston's struggles after Texans lose to TitansPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Two reporters were killed and several were wounded Tuesday in a gang attack in Haiti on the reopening of Port-au-Prince’s biggest public hospital, Haiti’s online media association said. A police officer was also killed in the attack. Street gangs forced the closure of the General Hospital early this year and authorities had pledged to reopen the facility in Haiti’s capital on Christmas Eve. But as journalists gathered to cover the event, suspected gang members opened fire. Robest Dimanche, a spokesman for the Online Media Collective, identified the killed journalists as Markenzy Nathoux and Jimmy Jean. Dimanche said an unspecified number of reporters were also been in the attack, which he blamed on the Viv Ansanm coalition of gangs. The Haitian Association of Journalists confirmed two reporters and a police officer were killed, and seven reporters were wounded in what it called “a macabre scene comparable to terrorism, pure and simple.” Haiti’s interim president, Leslie Voltaire, said in an address to the nation that journalists and police were among the victims of the attack. He did not specify the casualty numbers or provide a breakdown. “I send my sympathies to the people who were victims, the national police and the journalists,” Voltaire said. Later, the government put out a statement saying it is “responding firmly to the attack.” “This heinous act, which targets an institution dedicated to health and life, constitutes an unacceptable attack on the very foundations of our society,” it said. Earlier, a video posted online by the reporters trapped inside the hospital shows what appeared to be two lifeless bodies of men on stretchers, their clothes bloodied. One of the men had a lanyard with a press credential around his neck. Radio Télé Métronome initially reported that seven journalists and two police officers were wounded. Police and officials did not immediately respond to calls for information on the attack. Another video posted online, which also could not be immediately verified, showed reporters inside the building and at least three lying on the floor, apparently wounded. Street gangs have taken over an estimated 85% of Port-au-Prince and have also targeted the main international airport and Haiti’s two largest prisons. Johnson “Izo” André, considered Haiti’s most powerful gang leader and part of the Viv Ansanm group of gangs, which that has taken control of much of Port-au-Prince , posted a video on social media claiming responsibility for the attack. The video said the gang coalition had not authorized the hospital’s reopening. Haiti has seen journalists targeted before. In 2023, two local journalists were killed in the space of a couple of weeks — radio reporter Dumesky Kersaint was fatally shot in mid-April that year, while journalist Ricot Jean was found dead later that month. In July, former Prime Minister Garry Conille visited the Hospital of the State University of Haiti, more widely known as the General Hospital, after authorities regained control of it from gangs. The hospital had been left ravaged and strewn with debris. Walls and nearby buildings were riddled with bullet holes, signaling fights between police and gangs. The hospital is across the street from the national palace, the scene of several battles in recent months. Gang attacks have pushed Haiti’s health system to the brink of collapse with looting, setting fires, and destroying medical institutions and pharmacies in the capital. The violence has created a surge in patients and a shortage of resources to treat them. Haiti’s health care system faces additional challenges during the rainy season, which is likely to increase the risk of water-borne diseases. Poor conditions in camps and makeshift settlements have heightened the risk of diseases like cholera, with over 84,000 suspected cases in the country, according to UNICEF. ___ Follow AP’s coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean at https://apnews.com/hub/latin-america
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Elie Reider threw two touchdown passes to Noah Apple in the second half of Mechanicsburg's win over Cocalico in the District 3 football quarterfinals. Big Spring’s Grant Hall, Camp Hill’s Drew Branstetter and Mechanicsburg’s Eli Reider were recognized as 2024 Mini Max Award winners Monday. It was the first honor for each respective senior. The criteria for the award was based on football performance, academics and community service. Hall, a standout tailback for the Bulldogs, churned out 1,651 rushing yards and 20 touchdowns this fall while collecting 304 receiving yards and an additional score. His rushing mark set a new program single-season record, and he finished his career as Big Spring’s all-time leader in career rushing yards (3,464), career receiving touchdowns (41) and career receiving yards (1,313). Branstetter completed a stellar senior season for the Lions, throwing for 2,342 passing yards and 26 touchdowns to nine interceptions. He guided Camp Hill to a 6-5 record and the District 3 Class 2A semifinals. Branstetter was tabbed the Mid-Penn Capital Division's Offensive Player of the Year. Reider’s final dance in maroon and steel was his best, breaking Mechanicsburg’s single-season passing touchdown mark (31) and total touchdown record (42). The Wildcat gunslinger uncorked 2,162 passing yards and gathered eight addintional scores on the ground. With Reider’s help, Mechanicsburg reached its first District 3 5A semifinal since 2008, posted an undefeated regular season and captured the Keystone title. Mechanicsburg's Eli Reider, left, hands the ball to Isaac Dollman during the first quarter of a PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's Isaac Dollman, center, picks up a short gain of rushing yards before being brought down by a host of Cocalico players during the first quarter of their PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's Josh Smith, right, runs the ball before being tackled by Cocalico's Brendon Zimmerman, left, during the first quarter of their PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's quarterback Eli Reider, right, looks for an open receiver during the first quarter of their PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal against Cocalico at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's Josh Smith, center, carries the ball for a short gain before being tackled by Cocalico's Josh Myer, top, during the first quarter of their PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's Eli Reider, center, runs the ball in for a touchdown during the first quarter of their PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game against Cocalico at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's Nathan Babyak, right, kicks the ball in for the extra point during the first quarter of their PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game against Cocalico at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's Eli Reider finds an open lane to run for a short gain of yards during the first quarter of their PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game against Cocalico at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's Justin Bardo, left, and Drew Freeland, right, makes the tackle against Cocalico's Josh Myer, center, during the first quarter of their PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's Justin Bardo, left, blocks Cocalico's Derrick Belznice, right, during the second quarter of their PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's Isaac Dollman, left, runs the ball 59 yards for a touchdown during the second quarter of the PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game against Cocalico at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's Eli Reider, left, Drake Dawson, top, and Jack DeLuca, right, make the tackle against Cocalico's Josh Myer, center, during the second quarter of their PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's Isaac Dollman, right, and Drew Freeland, bottom, for a fumble from Cocalico's Josh Myer, during the second quarter of their PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg's quarterback Eli Reider, right, celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the second quarter of the PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game against Cocalico at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. A host of Mechanicsburg players make the tackle against Cocalico's Josh Myer, center, during the second quarter of their PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Mechanicsburg reacts after recovering a fumble during the second quarter of the PIAA Class 5A quarterfinal game against Cocalico at Mechanicsburg's John H. Frederick Field. Sent weekly directly to your inbox!
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NORAD’s Santa tracker was a Cold War morale boost. Now it attracts millions of kidsWarren Buffett has distributed another $1 billion of his wealth in what is fast becoming a Thanksgiving tradition for the world’s seventh-richest man. This year, however, he also seemed to offer a rebuke to billionaires who flaunt their wealth and discussed more of what would happen to his fortune when he dies. In a letter released Monday , Buffett said he plans to donate roughly $1.14 billion in stock to four different charities. Roughly $720 million will go to the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, with $144 million going to each of the foundations run by his three children— The Sherwood Foundation, The Howard G. Buffett Foundation, and NoVo Foundation. This is the second year in a row Buffett has distributed a significant amount of funds right before Thanksgiving. Last year, he donated $870 million to his children’s charities. Buffett, in the letter describing the distribution, also examined his own mortality and discussed the trappings of wealth. | “Father Time always wins,” he wrote. “But he can be fickle—indeed unfair and even cruel—sometimes ending life at birth or soon thereafter while, at other times, waiting a century or so before paying a visit. To date, I’ve been very lucky but, before long, he will get around to me.” Buffett is 94 years old. His business partner, Charlie Munger, died last year at the age of 99 , 34 days before his 100th birthday. Buffett has not made any announcements that would give rise to concern about his health, but he is well-known for his love of junk food, often stopping by McDonald’s for breakfast (or, when he’s on the road, grabbing a pack of Oreos ). “I checked the actuarial tables, and the lowest death rate is among six-year-olds,” he has joked. “So, I decided to eat like a six-year-old. It’s the safest course I can take.” “A downside to my good fortune” Buffett’s look at the complications of wealth also touched on the need that some billionaires seem to have to flaunt their riches, something he has long avoided. “I am . . . lucky that my philanthropic philosophy has been enthusiastically embraced—and widened—by both of my wives,” he wrote. “Neither I, Susie Sr. nor Astrid, who succeeded her, believed in dynastic wealth. Instead, we shared a view that equal opportunity should begin at birth and extreme ‘look-at me’ styles of living should be legal but not admirable. As a family, we have had everything we needed or simply liked, but we have not sought enjoyment from the fact that others craved what we had.” Buffett said he and his first wife, Susie, who passed away in 2004, encouraged their children to take part in philanthropic endeavors and not to be obsessed with touting their financial good fortune. “Susie Jr., Howie, and Peter have each spent far more time directly helping others than I have,” Buffett wrote. “They enjoy being comfortable financially, but they are not preoccupied with wealth.” When Buffett dies, virtually all of his $150 billion in wealth will be funneled into a new charitable trust that will be overseen by his children. And the three must decide unanimously on how the money is distributed, he has said. “My children will forever be besieged with earnest requests from very sincere friends and others,” he said. “Hence, the ‘unanimous decision’ provision. That restriction enables an immediate and final reply to grant-seekers: ‘It’s not something that would ever receive my brother’s consent.’ And that answer will improve the lives of my children.” No money will be going to the Gates Foundation, which he has previously given more than $43 billion. (Buffett resigned as a director of that Foundation in 2021, following the divorce of Bill and Melinda Gates.) Buffett, who cofounded the Giving Pledge , has now given away more than 56% of his wealth. In discussing his own death, Buffett also offered some advice to all parents, regardless of their level of wealth: Talk with your kids about your will. That open communication, he said, can preemptively stop any troubles after your demise—and gives your heirs a chance to make suggestions. “You don’t want your children asking “Why?” in respect to testamentary decisions when you are no longer able to respond,” he wrote. “Over the years, Charlie and I saw many families driven apart after the posthumous dictates of the will left beneficiaries confused and sometimes angry. Jealousies, along with actual or imagined slights during childhood, became magnified, particularly when sons were favored over daughters, either in monetary ways or by positions of importance.” Buffett’s children are now ages 71, 69, and 66—and he’s acknowledged that his finances are likely to outlive the three. He said in Monday’s letter that three potential successor trustees have already been picked, just in case. “I’ve never wished to create a dynasty or pursue any plan that extended beyond the children. I know the three well and trust them completely,” he wrote. “Still, the massive wealth I’ve collected may take longer to deploy than my children live. And tomorrow’s decisions are likely to be better made by three live and well-directed brains than by a dead hand.” The application deadline for Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Awards is Friday, December 6, at 11:59 p.m. PT. Apply today.
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Sir Paul McCartney is back on home turf in the north west to prepare for four huge UK gigs to end 2024 in style. The Beatles' legend has been on the road since October on his ongoing Got Back tour across the world, including dates in South America and Europe. But there's no place like home for the Liverpudlian music legend. When the gigs were first announced, fans in Liverpool had been questioning why he would chose to perform in Manchester rather than back up the M62 this December. However, the Band on the Run star says it was an easy decision. He will perform two nights at the new Co-op Live Arena this weekend , before heading to London's 02 Arena next week. READ MORE: Huge Manchester venue responds to complaints of neighbours about "customer antics" Sir Paul told The Mirror: "Manchester is like, you know, next to my old hometown. It's a great city, and we love it really. So that's going to be good to be there. "And then London, we finish it up around Christmas time. So that's exciting. We're looking forward to London, and then that will finish this tour, and we'll all be very glad to have a nice Christmas holiday." Previously unseen pictues have today been released of Sir Paul and his band, who have been together 22 years, in rehearsals for the shows. It will see the star end the year with the four homecoming gigs, his first UK dates proper since 2018 (Glastonbury headlining performance aside in 2022). And for Beatles fans heading to the gigs there is the promise of something very special here in Manchester - Sir Paul and his late, great Beatles bandmate John Lennon harmonising on stage. He has admitted it is "very emotional" to play new Beatles track Now And Then on his current tour - because it is a "John song" and so it feels wonderful to be singing with him. Behind the scenes images of Paul Mccartney in Rehearsals for the Got Back Tour in Los Angeles, September 2024. (Image: © 2024 MPL Communications Ltd / Photographer: MJ Kim) Now and Then was released at the end of 2023, after a recording process that started in the late Seventies with a John Lennon demo, and ended with Ringo Starr and Sir Paul in the studio in 2022 finishing the song. It has been described as the last ever Beatles song and after wowing fans the world over on release, it now has two Grammy nominations. Sir Paul has been including it in all his sets on his Got Back world tour and speaking for the first time about playing it, he says: "It's really great. When you introduce a new song, even though it's an old song, like 'Now and Then', the first reaction is, people aren't quite sure what it is or what you're doing. "But during the run of the concerts, they get the idea. The word gets out on the internet, you know. So now the reaction is really strong, and for us it's great to play because it's a nice song to play, and for me, it's particularly great because it's a John song. And so it's very emotional for me. I love it. I love doing it, and the audience seem to love it too." Sir Paul, who will be supported at the UK gigs by friends and family including wife Nancy McCartney, says he does his best to keep an element of surprise, so fans coming to the shows in the coming days in Manchester won't know exactly what to expect apart from some huge singalong hits. Sir Paul in the rehearsal room for the gigs (Image: © 2024 MPL Communications Ltd / Photographer: MJ Kim) He says: "On the first night we can pull some surprises, but then the minute that gets on social media... It’s like the old comedians who used to complain that their jokes got told, so the next people who saw them knew the jokes. "I approach every show and every audience in a slightly different way depending on the location of the show, so I suppose that’s the way I change it up a little bit. "You’ll see your set list published and we’ll go, ‘Right, we’re gonna change it!’ We keep trying to be ahead of the guy who’s giving the game away. I would like it much better if people had no idea what they were coming to see, but the only answer to that is for us to make changes occasionally. So if he said, ‘They open up with this song,’ we’ll go, ‘Let's open up with a different song,’ just to prove them wrong." Recent opening songs he's played include Can't Buy Me Love in Madrid and Hard Days Night in Paris, so whatever he chooses for Manchester, Beatles fans won't need much encouragement to sing along. Looking back over the year he highlights some particularly enjoyable shows in October and those close to him who have been on the road say it is clear he still loves playing live, treating fans to shows lasting nearly three hours every night with over 35 songs. Paul Mccartney performing in Sao Paulo on 15.10.24 "The audiences in South America are insanely wonderful," he says, having played 15 shows there to over 500,000 people. "And they are so keen and crazy that we have a party every time we play to them. So it's been great." More recently he has played Paris and Madrid to incredible ovations, with fans aware that the chance to see the iconic 82-year-old does not come around too often these days. And with 12 Beatles studio albums, 26 solo albums and 22 UK number ones to his name, he has also answered the question of how you manage to choose a set list each night. Aside from perhaps some obvious hits which must stay on heavy rotation, he still likes to be inspired by culture and the world around him. Sir Paul on tour (Image: © 2024 MPL Communications Ltd / Photographer: MJ Kim) In the tour programme, Sir Paul writes: "If I see a movie and then hear one of my songs in it, I think: ‘Oh, I should do that one.’ Sometimes it will give me the impetus to actually look at that song and think of doing it. "It may even just be someone saying to me, ‘Oh, I love that song of yours,’ and you go, ‘Oh...’ They love it enough for me to think, ‘Yeah, I should do that, just for you.’ There are songs that some people say, ‘Oh, I love that one,’ and it makes a difference. That’s always happened. One of my own Wings albums, I’ll be thinking, ‘Well, it didn’t do too well, so maybe it wasn’t that good,’ and then you find some kids are playing the hell out of it saying, ‘This is a great album,’ so it gets me back into it." He adds: "I'll just hear it at a random place like you say, on the radio, at a party, and decide to include it. That's always a good feeling, it's like a little light bulb moment "ding, eurika" we should definitely try that one. That is often the way I decide how to do things, or decide what to do. You work on the setlist over time, and you finally feel you get it to a place where it’s working well. That's how we all feel on the tour now - and it looks like the audiences agree!" Sir Paul McCartney's Got Back tour ends in the UK with two dates at the Manchester Co-Op Live followed by two shows at London's O2 Arena next week. New documentary Beatles 64 is out now on Disney+Girls basketball season preview: Tualatin looks to stand out in a crowded Three Rivers LeagueLos Angeles Chargers rookie wide receiver Ladd McConkey, listed as questionable due to a shoulder issue, is expected to play Monday night against the visiting Baltimore Ravens, NFL Network reported. McConkey missed practice on Thursday and was limited on Friday and Saturday. Star linebacker Khalil Mack, who was questionable because of a groin injury and was a limited participant, also is expected to play, according to the report. The Chargers (7-3) made several moves Monday ahead of the game against the Ravens (7-4), placing tight end Hayden Hurst (hip) on injured reserve, activating cornerback Deane Leonard (hamstring) off IR, signing cornerback Eli Apple from the practice to the active squad, and elevating linebacker Caleb Murphy and safety Tony Jefferson for game day. McConkey, 23, has started nine of 10 games and has 43 receptions on 63 targets for 615 yards and four touchdowns. The Chargers drafted the 6-foot, 185-pound McConkey in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft out of Georgia. Mack, 33, is a three-time first-team All-Pro, an eight-time Pro Bowl selection and the 2016 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. He has started the nine games he has played and has 26 tackles and 4.5 sacks this season. For his career, Mack has 617 tackles, 106 sacks, 141 tackles for loss, 178 quarterback hits, three interceptions -- two returned for touchdowns -- 32 forced fumbles and 13 fumble recoveries in 160 games (159 starts). He has played for the Raiders (2014-17), Chicago Bears (2018-21) and Chargers. Hurst, 31, has started two of seven games in his first season with the Chargers. He has seven receptions on 12 targets for 65 yards. A first-round pick (25th overall) by Baltimore in the 2018 NFL Draft out of South Carolina, Hurst has 202 receptions for 1,967 yards and 15 TDs in 86 games (41 starts) for the Ravens (2018-19), Atlanta Falcons (2020-21), Cincinnati Bengals (2022), Carolina Panthers (2023) and Chargers. Apple, 29, has two tackles in three games this season, his first with the Chargers. The 10th overall selection in the 2016 draft, Apple has 383 career tackles and six interceptions in 101 games (82 starts) for the New York Giants (2016-18), New Orleans Saints (2018-19), Panthers (2020), Bengals (2021-22), Miami Dolphins (2023) and Chargers. Leonard, who turned 25 last Tuesday, has four tackles in four games this season. His 21-day practice window on IR opened Wednesday. --Field Level Media
US-Google face off as ad tech antitrust trial comes to closeStroud accepts blame for Houston's struggles after Texans lose to TitansPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Two reporters were killed and several were wounded Tuesday in a gang attack in Haiti on the reopening of Port-au-Prince’s biggest public hospital, Haiti’s online media association said. A police officer was also killed in the attack. Street gangs forced the closure of the General Hospital early this year and authorities had pledged to reopen the facility in Haiti’s capital on Christmas Eve. But as journalists gathered to cover the event, suspected gang members opened fire. Robest Dimanche, a spokesman for the Online Media Collective, identified the killed journalists as Markenzy Nathoux and Jimmy Jean. Dimanche said an unspecified number of reporters were also been in the attack, which he blamed on the Viv Ansanm coalition of gangs. The Haitian Association of Journalists confirmed two reporters and a police officer were killed, and seven reporters were wounded in what it called “a macabre scene comparable to terrorism, pure and simple.” Haiti’s interim president, Leslie Voltaire, said in an address to the nation that journalists and police were among the victims of the attack. He did not specify the casualty numbers or provide a breakdown. “I send my sympathies to the people who were victims, the national police and the journalists,” Voltaire said. Later, the government put out a statement saying it is “responding firmly to the attack.” “This heinous act, which targets an institution dedicated to health and life, constitutes an unacceptable attack on the very foundations of our society,” it said. Earlier, a video posted online by the reporters trapped inside the hospital shows what appeared to be two lifeless bodies of men on stretchers, their clothes bloodied. One of the men had a lanyard with a press credential around his neck. Radio Télé Métronome initially reported that seven journalists and two police officers were wounded. Police and officials did not immediately respond to calls for information on the attack. Another video posted online, which also could not be immediately verified, showed reporters inside the building and at least three lying on the floor, apparently wounded. Street gangs have taken over an estimated 85% of Port-au-Prince and have also targeted the main international airport and Haiti’s two largest prisons. Johnson “Izo” André, considered Haiti’s most powerful gang leader and part of the Viv Ansanm group of gangs, which that has taken control of much of Port-au-Prince , posted a video on social media claiming responsibility for the attack. The video said the gang coalition had not authorized the hospital’s reopening. Haiti has seen journalists targeted before. In 2023, two local journalists were killed in the space of a couple of weeks — radio reporter Dumesky Kersaint was fatally shot in mid-April that year, while journalist Ricot Jean was found dead later that month. In July, former Prime Minister Garry Conille visited the Hospital of the State University of Haiti, more widely known as the General Hospital, after authorities regained control of it from gangs. The hospital had been left ravaged and strewn with debris. Walls and nearby buildings were riddled with bullet holes, signaling fights between police and gangs. The hospital is across the street from the national palace, the scene of several battles in recent months. Gang attacks have pushed Haiti’s health system to the brink of collapse with looting, setting fires, and destroying medical institutions and pharmacies in the capital. The violence has created a surge in patients and a shortage of resources to treat them. Haiti’s health care system faces additional challenges during the rainy season, which is likely to increase the risk of water-borne diseases. Poor conditions in camps and makeshift settlements have heightened the risk of diseases like cholera, with over 84,000 suspected cases in the country, according to UNICEF. ___ Follow AP’s coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean at https://apnews.com/hub/latin-america
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