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Buy The Small-Cap Correction: Why I See A 27% VB Return In 2025Reports from the Decatur Police Department said the trouble broke out around 10 p.m. Saturday while the brothers, aged 18 and 11, were at their grandparents’ home on South Fontaine Drive. The 18-year-old is accused of locking his sibling in the choke hold and strangling him to the point where the younger boy felt dizzy and light-headed but didn’t lose consciousness. “Grandma then entered the room and broke it up,” said Sgt. Brandon Rolfs. “And the 11-year-old called us.” The older sibling was arrested and booked into the Macon County Jail at 12:02 a.m. Sunday on a preliminary charge of aggravated domestic battery involving strangulation. He is due to be arraigned Monday in Macon County Circuit Court. Rolfs said people see choke holds being used on television in mixed martial arts, the Ultimate Fighting Championship and professional wrestling bouts without understanding the dangers they represent. “There are boys and men who will resort to these things because they think it is an effective way to restrain somebody else and they think this is better than punching somebody,” he explained. “But both are wrong; you don’t punch somebody and you don’t put somebody in a choke hold. It is very dangerous to even temporarily restrict oxygen flow or blood flow to the brain. "And it significantly increases the risks of multiple different health complications depending on how long the hold is applied.” Rolfs said even applying momentary pressure to the neck could cause major harm to somebody with an underlying or unknown medical condition. “For police officers, for example, lethal force would have to be justified for an officer to engage in any type of behavior like this,” Rolfs said. “Nobody should engage in this behavior lightly.” In an ironic twist, police reports say the older brother, who had just turned 18 two days prior, had bought his younger sibling the Xbox games system that sparked the violence as a Christmas gift. Rolfs said the 11-year-old had been playing the system and yelling and slamming things while immersed in the game. He had been repeatedly warned by his brother to quiet down and go to bed and finally the 18-year-old had pulled the plug. “This made the younger brother irate and they got into each other’s personal space with pushing and insults going on,” Rolfs said. “Then the older brother got behind the younger one and wrapped his arm around his neck and upper chest to create a choke hold position, making it difficult for the younger brother to breathe.” All preliminary charges are subject to review by the office of the state's attorney.

Same glitz and glamour for the Las Vegas Grand Prix, and perhaps another Verstappen championshipBOSTON — Forty years ago, Heisman Trophy winner Doug Flutie rolled to his right and threw a pass that has become one of college football’s most iconic moments. With Boston College trailing defending champion Miami, Flutie threw the Hail Mary and found receiver Gerard Phalen, who made the grab while falling into the end zone behind a pair of defenders for a game-winning 48-yard TD. Flutie and many of his 1984 teammates were honored on the field during BC’s 41-21 victory over North Carolina before the second quarter on Saturday afternoon, the anniversary of the Eagles’ Miracle in Miami. “There’s no way its been 40 years,” Flutie told The Associated Press on the sideline a few minutes before he walked out with some of his former teammates to be recognized after a video of The Play was shown on the scoreboards. It’s a moment and highlight that’s not only played throughout decades of BC students and fans, but around the college football world. “What is really so humbling is that the kids 40 years later are wearing 22 jerseys, still,” Flutie said of his old number. “That amazes me.” That game was played on national TV the Friday after Thanksgiving. The ironic thing is it was originally scheduled for earlier in the season before CBS paid Rutgers to move its game against Miami, thus setting up the BC-Miami post-holiday matchup. “It shows you how random some things are, that the game was moved,” Flutie said. “The game got moved to the Friday after Thanksgiving, which was the most watched game of the year. We both end up being nationally ranked and up there. All those things lent to how big the game itself was, and made the pass and the catch that much more relevant and remembered because so many people were watching.” There’s a statue of Flutie winding up to make The Pass outside the north gates at Alumni Stadium. Fans and visitors can often be seen taking photos there. “In casual conversation, it comes up every day,” Flutie said, when asked how many times people bring it up. “It brings a smile to my face every time we talk about it.” A week after the game-ending Flutie pass, the Eagles beat Holy Cross and before he flew off to New York to accept the Heisman. They went on to win the 49th Cotton Bowl on New Year’s Day. “Forty years seem almost like incomprehensible,” said Phalen, also standing on the sideline a few minutes after the game started. “I always say to Doug: ‘Thank God for social media. It’s kept it alive for us.”’ Earlier this week, current BC coach Bill O’Brien, 55, was asked if he remembered where he was 40 years ago. “We were eating Thanksgiving leftovers in my family room,” he said. “My mom was saying a Rosary in the kitchen because she didn’t like Miami and wanted BC to win. My dad, my brother and I were watching the game. “It was unbelievable,” he said. “Everybody remembers where they were for the Hail Mary, Flutie pass.”

Staff Reporter Pernem Locals, backed by panchayat members and former ZP members, held a meeting to oppose the Sunburn electronic dance music festival (EDM) in Pernem. They sought government’s intervention to stop the event from entering Pernem and said it should not be organised against the wishes of the people. The meeting was attended by former ZP members Ramesh Sawal, Suryakant Toraskar and panchayat members of Dhargal, Porascodem, Torxen and others. Pradeep alias Bhushan Naik, former sarpanch and incumbent panch of Dhargalim panchayat said, “This event will have a bad impact on the youth. The beach belt where the EDM festival used to be organised all these years has witnessed youth falling prey to alcohol and suspected drugs. We do not want a repeat of it in Pernem.” “Such events take the generation of today in the wrong direction, as it encourages anti-social activities. Not only Dhargal, this event will be opposed in the whole of Pernem taluka. We will try our best to stop the EDM festival from being shifted to Pernem taluka,” he added. “The EDM festival has already tarnished the name of Goa. We do not want Pernem to earn a reputation for drugs and prostitution,” said a villager. “Instead of the EDM festival, the government can host cultural events in the taluka, which will promote local talent,” said Suryakant Toraskar, former ZP member said. “We want to tell the MLA that merely holing a single press conference to oppose the event won’t be enough. He will have to step up his opposition. We urge the government to respect the sentiments of the people on the EDM festival,” said Ramesh Sawal, former ZP member, adding that they will be compelled to go against the government if required.Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen returns to a tournament after a dispute over jeans is resolvedA Democratic congressman is calling for the U.S. to decriminalize sex work nationwide in response to damning findings released by the House Ethics Committee about Matt Gaetz . Shri Thanedar of Illinois wrote in a Twitter post on Thursday that sex workers should be able to come to law enforcement when they are victims of abuse, adding that decriminalizing sex work would aid in efforts to prevent children from being trafficked and otherwise exploited. “We should decriminalize sex work to maximize sex workers' legal protection and their ability to exercise other rights, including unionization, justice, and health care. Decriminalization and regulation would prevent trafficking and exploitation of minors,” wrote Thanedar. The congressman added in a second post: “It also helps them report crimes against them.” Sex work is legal in just one state in the U.S.: Nevada. It is heavily regulated, and a 2023 count reported that less than two dozen businesses were operating statewide. Thanedar’s comments came in response to an allegation from the House Ethics Committee that Gaetz likely violated Florida’s statutory rape law during his time as a congressman and “regularly paid women for engaging in sexual activity with him” from 2017 to 2020. The committee spoke to one woman who said she had sex with Gaetz when she was 17 and was paid $400, “which she understood to be payment for sex.” Gaetz strongly denied the accusations and pointed to the Department of Justice’s decision not to bring charges against him as evidence of his innocence. The House voted to release the report on Gaetz in early December, after the ex-congressman resigned from Congress and then withdrew his bid for attorney general amid sexual misconduct allegations. That bid to lead the agency which once investigated him failed as it became clear that several Republican senators, in addition to the chamber’s Democrats , were unmovable in their opposition to his nomination. Gaetz is now headed to Trump-friendly cable network One America News and openly hinting about running for governor in 2026. But the rabble-rousing Trump loyalist has few close allies beyond the former president himself, and is expected to face strong opposition for the role if he runs. Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy predicted to The Independent at the 2024 Republican convention in Milwaukee (where he and Gaetz had a confrontation on the event floor) that the allegations being investigated by the Ethics committee would specifically sink Gaetz’s bid for governor. The two men loathe each other, in particular after the Florida congressman led a successful bid to oust McCarthy from the speakership in 2023.

What a merger between Nissan and Honda means for the automakers and the industryA fire at a Winnipeg hotel forced residents to leave the building Sunday morning. According to the city, the blaze broke out after 7:30 a.m. in the 600 block of Main Street. Crews fought the fire from inside and declared it under control a half-hour later. Firefighters searched the building to make sure no one was left inside. A Winnipeg Transit bus was deployed to provide temporary shelter to those who were evacuated. The city’s Emergency Social Services team was also at the scene supporting residents. No one was injured, but the hotel sustained water, smoke and fire damage. The cause of the fire is under investigation.Peter Lynch , legendary investor and former manager of Fidelity's Magellan Fund, continues to inspire investors with his timeless principles. What Happened: Lynch, who achieved a remarkable 29% compound annual return during the 1980s, shared key investment lessons in a 1997 speech that remain relevant today. His insights are a roadmap for navigating market fluctuations and identifying opportunities. Lynch has emphasized that stock prices can defy expectations. Stocks can always go higher, he explained, particularly if the fundamentals of the underlying business are solid. He warned against selling a rising stock purely because it seems overvalued, though he acknowledged the risks of inflated valuations. Short-term market sentiment, not fundamentals, often drives price movements. “If a stock goes higher, especially if it’s a high-flying stock without the earnings to back it up, investors may think it couldn’t possibly go higher. If the fundamentals of the business are great, with sales and profits expanding, then the stock could still continue to rise higher, as the market’s short-term movements are often driven by sentiment, not reality,” Lynch said. “The fact that a stock has gone higher is not a reason to sell in and of itself, though don’t forget that overvalued stocks are risky,” he further added. Also Read: Investment Guru Peter Lynch: ‘If You Can't Explain To An 11-Year-Old In 2 Minutes Or Less Why You Own The Stock, You Shouldn't Own It' Another critical point Lynch made is that a stock price decline doesn't necessarily mean the investor was wrong. Short-term volatility doesn't dictate the validity of a well-researched investment decision. Lynch noted, "The average movement of a stock on the New York Stock Exchange this century has been 50% between its high and low." Even strong stocks can experience significant temporary declines. “The short-term movements of a stock price don’t determine whether you are right or wrong. Investing success cannot be determined by the initial outcome alone,” he added. Lynch also reminded investors of the inherent risk in stock investing. He dispelled the myth that cheap stocks are inherently safer, pointing out that the potential loss is the same regardless of the stock's initial price if it collapses entirely. “Many people often forget that when investing, you can always lose what you have invested, even if a stock is cheap,” he said. Lynch highlighted the importance of thorough research. He said that the person who turns over the most rocks wins, encouraging investors to scrutinize a broad range of companies to uncover mispriced opportunities. If you look at 10 companies you will find one which is mispriced. If you look at 20 you will find two. The person who turns over the most rocks wins," Lynch added. Why It Matters: These principles, rooted in decades of experience, provide valuable guidance for investors navigating today's dynamic markets. By focusing on fundamentals, avoiding emotional decisions, and committing to rigorous analysis, Lynch's approach underscores the keys to long-term success. Read Next Investment Guru Peter Lynch: ‘Often Great Investments Are The Ones Where Everyone Else Will Think You Are Crazy’ This content was partially produced with the help of AI tools and was reviewed and published by Benzinga editors. © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.Youth First: Family game night builds family connection

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