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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — For the second straight season, the Philadelphia Eagles are headed to SoFi Stadium with a lengthy winning streak and a team that looks like one of the best in the NFC. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — For the second straight season, the Philadelphia Eagles are headed to SoFi Stadium with a lengthy winning streak and a team that looks like one of the best in the NFC. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — For the second straight season, the Philadelphia Eagles are headed to SoFi Stadium with a lengthy winning streak and a team that looks like one of the best in the NFC. The Los Angeles Rams (5-5) couldn’t do much to slow them down last season, but they’ll try again Sunday night with a young team that hopes to get where the Eagles (8-2) are already standing — atop their division with a six-game winning streak. Philadelphia also made this road trip in October 2023 for a meeting of the previous two NFC champions, and the unbeaten Eagles held on for a 23-14 victory despite failing to score a touchdown in the second half. Jalen Hurts passed for 303 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 72 yards and another score, while Jalen Carter sacked Matthew Stafford twice while the Eagles prevented LA from crossing midfield in the second half. “I just remember that they do a great job of controlling the game,” Rams coach Sean McVay said. “They shortened the game, and that’s been a consistent theme that they do an excellent job of. I remember feeling like that’s a good team, and we had our chances, but they certainly made it difficult for us and they earned that win.” Philadelphia comes into the rematch on extra rest after beating Washington 26-18 in a Thursday night game. The young Rams have won four of their past five, but they haven’t managed the consistency necessary to become an elite team. Strength against strength The Eagles’ NFL-best defense includes one of the league’s best cornerback duos in Darius Slay and rookie Quinyon Mitchell. The Rams’ offense is built around Stafford’s ability to get the ball to Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua, two of the NFL’s top wideouts. That dual matchup should determine whether the Rams can score enough points to keep up with Philadelphia. “Their personnel is as good as it gets, as far as we’ve seen,” Stafford said of the Eagles defense. “I’ve just watched them from afar. It’s impressive what you see on tape. They do a really nice job of disguising their looks and giving you a bunch of things to look at.” Defensive rookie dynamos The game also features the two front-runners for the AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award. Mitchell is widely considered the top rookie cornerback in the league, but Los Angeles edge rusher Jared Verse is the consensus favorite for the award so far after his dynamic start to the season with 4 1/2 sacks and 11 tackles for loss. Hurts expected to play Hurts is expected to play Sunday after being limited in practice this week by an ankle injury. He said the limited practice was part of a program put together by the Eagles to strengthen his recovery with extra days off. He also cleared concussion protocol after his head was spiked into the ground against Washington. Hurts has 2,197 yards passing with 12 TDs and five interceptions. Thanks in large part to the “tush push,” Hurts has 11 rushing TDs. “It’s not necessarily about all health,” Hurts said. “I think it’s a mentality where we are. We’re in a phase of the year where things could have very easily, well, they didn’t end the way we wanted to (last season). So that’s in the back of my mind as we enter this phase and putting an emphasis on finishing strong, putting ourselves in a good place.” Just for kicks The Eagles remain confident in kicker Jake Elliott as he comes off perhaps the worst game of his career, missing two field goals and an extra point against Washington. Elliott signed a four-year, $24 million extension in March, but he has already missed five field-goal attempts this season. He holds the franchise record with seven field goals of 50 yards or more in a season, but has missed all four attempts from 50-plus in 2024. “It’s funny with Jake, he’s such a competitor and such a good kicker, you almost take it a little bit for granted when he’s out there; it’s an automatic,” special teams coach Michael Clay said. “But I have such supreme confidence in Jake. At times, it’s just not your day. We’d be probably a little bit more on edge if the ball was sprayed all over the place.” Here we go again? The Eagles are rolling with six straight wins out of the bye, and only Detroit has a better record in the NFC. But Philly fans know better than to expect good times ahead after the Eagles turned a 10-1 start last season into a 1-5 finish and a playoff loss in the wild-card round. So why should anyone expect the Eagles to keep it together this season instead of collapsing yet again? Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. “I think we’ve got some really good teammates and coaches. Everyone is just so locked in to becoming better,” coach Nick Sirianni said. “I do feel like that, that everyone is locked in to becoming better. I felt that way last year, too. Don’t get me wrong. It didn’t work. There were things that happened last year that we feel like we’ve corrected, that we’re on the right track.” ___ AP Sports Writer Dan Gelston in Philadelphia contributed. ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/NFL Advertisement Advertisementslot ph club 。

The US dollar closed for the first time above the psychological R$ 6 barrier on another turbulent day in Brazil's markets, Agencia Brasil reported. The local scene continued to reverberate after the spending cut package announced earlier this week by Finance Minister Fernando Haddad, also impacting the stock exchange scene during the day. The commercial dollar closed Friday at R$6.001, up just 0.19%, after reaching R$ 6.11 at around 10.15 am. It eventually went back down after statements from Haddad and Senate Speaker Rodrigo Pacheco. Friday's was the highest rate since the creation of the real, representing a 3.21% rise this week and 3.8% in November. The commercial euro ended the day up 0.41% at R$6.348. Brazil's Central Bank (BCB) did not intervene in the exchange rate. In the stock market, the day was marked by a recovery. After a turbulent morning, B3's Ibovespa index closed at 125,668 points, up 0.85%. At around 11.30 a.m., the indicator fell by 0.53% but reversed the movement and began to rise in the afternoon. Despite Friday's advance, the stock market lost 2.46% for the week, its worst weekly performance since mid-September. In November, the Ibovespa shrank by 2.9%. The dollar reached zero after Rodrigo Pacheco made raising the income tax exemption to R$5,000 conditional on the tax situation. Later, at an event organized by the Brazilian Federation of Banks (Febraban), Haddad said that the government could review measures in the tax package sent to Congress, if necessary.

SUNRISE — The Florida Panthers, who just days ago were on the cusp of despair and in the throes of a four-game losing streak, have quickly turned their fortunes around. A couple wins against the Carolina Hurricanes have helped. On Saturday, the Panthers got a pair of goals in the second period — including one at the buzzer — and Spencer Knight made 20 saves in a 6-0 win over the Hurricanes. The Panthers, who have won three straight, beat the Hurricanes by a combined 12-3 over the past two days helped along by a three-goal outburst in the third that took all of 24 seconds. Knight, meanwhile, got his first shutout of the season and first since making 40 saves against the Hurricanes back on Nov. 9, 2022. It was the fourth shutout of Knight’s career. Anton Lundell appeared to give the Panthers a 1-0 lead after a scoreless first, only Carter Verhaeghe was offside and Carolina successfully challenged. Aaron Ekblad did score, firing a sharp-angled shot from near the side wall with goalie Spencer Martin unable to get up off the ice following a previous scramble. The Panthers took a 2-0 lead into the second intermission when Mackie Samoskevich was on the trailing end of a tic-tac-toe play started by Sasha Barkov and facilitated by Matthew Tkachuk. Sam Bennett made it 3-0 on a turnover midway through the third and that was that. Panthers 1, Hurricanes 0 (6:42 2nd): Aaron Ekblad gets his first regular-season goal since Feb. 20 by rifling a shot with Spencer Martin scrambling, and failing, to get up off the ice. Panthers 2, Hurricanes 0 (19:59 2nd PP): Sasha Barkov threaded a pass from the left circle to Matthew Tkachuk sitting on the right side of the post. Tkachuk quickly got it to Mackie Samoskevich for the easy tic-tac-toe goal with just 0.8 left on the clock. Panthers 3, Hurricanes 0 (8:19 3rd): Anton Lundell forces a turnover along the side wall, gets it to Eetu Luostarinen who feeds Sam Bennett for his 12th goal of the season. Panthers 4, Hurricanes 0 (11:37 3rd PP): Tkachuk freezes Martin again, and Barkov cashes in. Panthers 5, Hurricanes 0 (11:48 3rd): Moments later, Adam Boqvist got his first with the Panthers with a sharp backhanded on the rush. Panthers 6, Hurricanes 0 (13:01 3rd PP): Evan Rodrigues deflects a point shot from Nate Schmidt and scores against replacement goalie Yaniv Perets. 1. Spencer Knight, Florida 2. Aaron Ekblad, Florida 3. Matthew Tkachuk, Florida This article first appeared on Florida Hockey Now and was syndicated with permission.

After strong first game under new coach, Blues meet red-hot DevilsNEW YORK, Dec. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Outbrain Inc. (NASDAQ: OB) ("Outbrain”), a leading technology platform that drives business results by engaging people across the Open Internet, announced today that, at its special meeting of shareholders (the "Special Meeting”) held earlier today, Outbrain shareholders voted to approve the issuance of 35 million shares of common stock and 10.5 million Series A Convertible Preferred Shares, which are convertible into common stock, in connection with the acquisition of Teads S.A. (the "Share Issuance Proposal”). The transaction remains subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, and is expected to close during the first quarter of 2025. "We are pleased with the outcome of today's special meeting and extend our appreciation to our shareholders for supporting the combination with Teads,” said David Kostman, Chief Executive Officer of Outbrain. "Today's shareholder approval marks a major milestone in the process to combine our two complementary businesses. We look forward to the closing of the transaction and becoming a global leader on the Open Internet delivering our full funnel value proposition to drive great outcomes for brands and media owners,” added Kostman. At the Special Meeting, more than 64% of the outstanding shares of common stock were present or represented by proxy, and more than 99% of these shares voted in favor of the Share Issuance Proposal. The final voting results of the Special Meeting will be reported in a Form 8-K to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws, which statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties. 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The Ducks will ring in December by hosting the Ottawa Senators on Sunday in a matchup of teams that are an eyelash under .500 with designs on gaining some upward momentum. They’ll enter the clash with identical .477 points percentages that situate them near the bottom of their respective divisions but not far behind a crowded pack of middling clubs. The Ducks have had more of a defensive inclination while the Senators have shown more scoring pop to date. Ducks coach Greg Cronin said his team hadn’t “had too many stinkers” of late, and that’s been reflected by their 5-3-1 record across their past nine games, with four of their five-plus-goal games this season arriving in that span. “Since we got back from that New York trip, I think we’ve been on a pretty good path in terms of playing with an identity and competing,” Cronin said. They had to grind hard on Black Friday, when they played what Cronin described as something of a postseason-style game against the Kings at Honda Center. Though they fell 2-1 to what veteran forward Ryan Strome described as a “mature, veteran team” that they couldn’t quite edge past despite playing a “disciplined, structured and north-south” game, the Ducks still felt they carried forward some positive indicators from their recent play. “It was a good hockey game. We competed hard. I thought we dictated a lot of the game. We played similar to the way we’ve been playing,” Strome said. Kings coach Jim Hiller concurred. With teams frequently playing the Southern California franchises back to back, he and Cronin get constant looks at one another’s teams during pre-scouts, and Hiller assessed the Ducks’ performance quite favorably. “I thought – we’ve played them this year, I’ve scouted them this year – I thought that’s the best game they’ve played this year. I thought they played very well,” Hiller said. Time will tell if Sunday’s match elicits similar plaudits from Ottawa coach Travis Green, who spent parts of two seasons with the Ducks as a player and is in his first year as the Sens’ head coach after previously guiding the Vancouver Canucks and New Jersey Devils briefly. Though Brock McGinn has made some progress in his return, he and Robby Fabbri remained unavailable. So, too, did Leo Carlsson, whose upper-body injury has kept him out of the Ducks’ past two matches. Cam Fowler will be a game-time decision. Related Articles Troy Terry has four points across his three-game scoring streak, while Trevor Zegras just snapped a four-gamer that saw him compile six points. For Ottawa, forwards Tim Stützle and Drake Batherson each have seven points in the Sens’ past five outings. Captain Brady Tkachuk, whom Cronin suggested could be a model for his own power forward Mason McTavish, has racked up five points during a three-game surge. Those are the three Senators scoring above a point per game this season, with Stützle’s 28 points in 22 games leading the way. When: 5 p.m. Sunday Where: Honda Center How to watch: Victory+Miguel Tomley scores 28 to lead Weber State over Pepperdine 68-53 at Arizona Tip-Off

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Pep Guardiola demanded his Manchester City players “accept the challenge” as the defending Premier League champions look to “survive the season.” City fell behind twice in Saturday’s 2-2 draw at Selhurst Park, where Rico Lewis scored a second-half equaliser before he was sent off, ruling him out of next Sunday’s Manchester derby. Guardiola was missing seven potential starters through injury or illness for the trip to south London and he said: “It’s football, and we know that this season will be like this. “What I said to the players (was) ‘Don’t feel sorry. Please accept the challenge’. “It will be more difficult, but that’s what it is and maybe at the end we will have more satisfaction, in the way that we are going to (respond) to these problems, than maybe in the other seasons that we won the title. “All teams want their players always fit and ready and unfortunately since the beginning that could not happen, and it’s going to be, I think, for longer. “But one way or the other, we are going to try.” City, with 27 points, are eight behind league leaders Liverpool, who have a game in hand after their Merseyside derby was postponed by Storm Darragh. Erling Haaland’s 13th goal of the season cancelled out Daniel Munoz’s fourth-minute opener. Summer signing Maxence Lacroix opened his Palace account to fire the hosts back in front after the break, but Lewis salvaged a draw in the 68th minute before he was controversially booked for a second time following a challenge with Trevoh Chalobah. With Kevin De Bruyne, Jeremy Doku, Jack Grealish and Ruben Dias all having recently returned from injury, Guardiola is thin on fully-fit personnel. “The season starts difficult, it will be difficult all season,” added the City boss, whose side next travel to Juventus for Wednesday’s Champions League encounter. “We have to survive the season, every game, try to take points, to try to win games and go forward. “Unfortunately (Lewis) is an important player for us for the next game against United at home, but in general what they have done in the circumstances is really, really good.” “From the beginning, everything was wrong and unlucky in many things and we have to continue with that, with the players that we have at our disposal. “We go to the Champions League now in Turin and try to perform well, and we take the results.” Crystal Palace’s season has been the mirror image of their opponents’. While City have slumped since late October, it was at the same point that the Eagles snapped an eight-game winless streak with victory over Tottenham. Palace have now picked up 10 points from their last seven top-flight games but remain 17th, four points clear of Ipswich in the relegation zone. Glasner, who said he deliberately dialled up Palace’s “intensity” in Saturday’s stalemate, said: “We don’t feel unlucky. It was a good performance, but I think we can do better. “You need the training, you need the games, you need the minutes. We need all the players fit, we need them sharp, being ready to play how we want to play. “I think then we still have a lot of potential to improve.”At least eight people were killed by Israeli military operations in the northern West Bank around the city of Tulkarem on Tuesday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, including three people it said were killed by Israeli airstrikes. The Israeli military said it opened fire after militants attacked soldiers, and it was aware of some uninvolved civilians who were harmed in the raid. Elsewhere in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian city of Bethlehem was marking a second somber Christmas Eve under the shadow of the war in Gaza, with most festivities cancelled and crowds of tourists absent. Israel's bombardment and ground invasion in Gaza has killed over 45,000 Palestinians, more than half of them women and children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between fighters and civilians in its count. Winter is hitting the Gaza Strip and many of the nearly 2 million Palestinians displaced by the devastating 15-month war with Israel are struggling to protect themselves from the wind, cold and rain. The war in Gaza was sparked by Hamas’s attack on southern Israel in October 2023, during which about 1,200 people were killed and 250 taken hostage by Palestinian militants. Around 100 hostages are still being held in Gaza , although only two thirds are believed to still be alive. Here’s the latest: NUR SHAMS REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank — The Palestinian Health Ministry said at least eight people were killed by Israeli military operations in and around the city of Tulkarem in the northern West Bank on Tuesday. The ministry reported three of the dead were killed by airstrikes. The Israeli military said it opened fire after militants attacked soldiers, and it was aware of some uninvolved civilians who were harmed in the raid. An Associated Press photojournalist captured images of Israeli forces detonating an explosive device planted by Palestinian militants during a raid in the Nur Shams refugee camp. Israel has carried out several large-scale raids in the West Bank since the start of the war in Gaza, ignited by Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel. While airstrikes were once rare in the West Bank, they have grown more common since the outbreak of war as Israeli forces clamp down, saying they aim to prevent attacks on their citizens. Israeli fire has killed at least 800 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since October 2023, Palestinian health officials say. In that time, Palestinian militants have launched a number of attacks on soldiers at checkpoints and within Israel. SAYDNAYA, Syria — A large crowd of Syrians gathered near a historic monastery in Saydnaya on Christmas Eve to witness the lighting of a towering tree adorned with glowing green lights. Tuesday's celebration offered a rare moment of joy in a city scarred by over a decade of war and an infamous prison , where tens of thousands were held. Families and friends stood beneath the illuminated tree — some wearing Santa hats, others watching from rooftops — while a band played festive music and fireworks lit up the sky “This year is different, there’s happiness, victory and a new birth for Syria and a new birth for Christ,” said Houssam Saadeh, one attendee. Another, Joseph Khabbaz, expressed hope for unity across all sects and religions in Syria, dismissing recent Christmas tree vandalism as “isolated incidents.” Earlier in the afternoon, pilgrims visited the historic Our Lady of Saydnaya Monastery, one of the world’s oldest Christian monasteries, believed to be built in the sixth century. In Homs, a similarly grand Christmas tree was illuminated as security officers patrolled the area to ensure a safe and peaceful gathering, according to Syria’s state media. UNITED NATIONS -- Recent attacks on hospitals in North Gaza, where Israel is carrying out an offensive, are having a devastating impact on Palestinian civilians still in the area, the U.N. humanitarian office says. The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs expressed deep concern at reports that the Israeli military entered the Indonesian Hospital on Tuesday, forcing its evacuation. The humanitarian office, known as OCHA, also expressed deep concern at attacks reported in recent days in and around the two other hospitals in North Gaza that are minimally functioning – Al Awda and Kamal Adwan. OCHA said the Israeli siege on Beit Hanoun, Beit Lahia and parts of Jaballiya in North Gaza continued for a 79th day on Tuesday, and while the U.N. and its partners have made 52 attempts to coordinate humanitarian access to besieged areas in December 48 were rejected by Israel. While four missions were approved, OCHA said the U.N. and its partners faced impediments as a result of Israeli military operations and “none of the U.N.-coordinated attempts to access the area have been fully facilitated.” Throughout the Gaza Strip, OCHA said that Israeli authorities facilitated just 40% of requests for humanitarian movements requiring their approval in December. WASHINGTON — A leading global food crisis monitor says deaths from starvation will likely pass famine levels in north Gaza as soon as next month. The U.S.-created Famine Early Warning System Network says that’s because of a near-total Israeli blockade of food and other aid in that part of Gaza. The finding, however, appears to have exposed a rift within the Biden administration over the extent of starvation in northern Gaza. The U.S. ambassador to Israel, Jacob Lew, disputes part of the data used in reaching the conclusion and calls the intensified famine warning “irresponsible.” Northern Gaza has been one of the areas hardest-hit by fighting and Israel’s restrictions on aid throughout its 14-month war with Hamas militants. UNITED NATIONS — Israel’s foreign minister has requested an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council to condemn recent missile and drone attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, and to condemn the group's Iranian allies for allegedly providing the group with weapons. Gideon Saar said in a letter Tuesday to Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield of the United States, which holds the council presidency this month, that the Houthis are violating international law and council resolutions. “This Iranian-backed terrorist group continues to endanger Israel’s and other nations’ security, as well as the freedom of maritime navigation, in flagrant violation of international law,” Saar said. “All of this malign activity is done as part of a broader strategy to destabilize the region.” The U.S. Mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to an email asking when the council meeting will be held. The Houthis have said they launched attacks on shipping in the Red Sea – and on Israel -- with the aim of ending Israel’s devastating air and ground offensive in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli war in Gaza followed Hamas’ deadly October 2023 attacks in southern Israel. TEL AVIV, Israel — An Israeli military investigation has concluded that the presence of troops inadvertently contributed to the deaths of six hostages killed by their Hamas captors in Gaza. The hostages' bodies were discovered in a tunnel in late August, an event that shook Israel and sparked some of the largest anti-war protests since the war began. The investigation found that the six hostages were killed by multiple gunshots from their captors after surviving for nearly 330 days. The Israeli military’s “ground activities in the area, although gradual and cautious, had a circumstantial influence on the terrorists’ decision to murder the six hostages,” the report found. According to the investigation, the Israeli military began operating in the area where the hostages were being held in southern Gaza about two weeks before their discovery, under the assumption that the chances of hostages in the area was medium to low. On August 27, hostage Qaid Farhan Alkadi was found alone in a tunnel , causing the Israeli military to halt operations for 24 hours to determine if there could be other hostages in the area. The military discovered the opening leading to the tunnel where the bodies of the six hostages were located on August 30. A pathological report estimated the six hostages were killed on August 29. The six hostages killed were Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Alexander Lobanov, Almog Sarusi, Ori Danino, and Hersh Goldberg-Polin , whose American-Israeli parents became some of the most recognized spokespeople pleading for the hostages’ release, including addressing the Democratic National Convention days before their son’s killing. “The investigation published tonight proves once again that the return of all hostages will only be possible through a deal,” the Hostages Families Forum said in response to the investigation. “Every passing moment puts the hostages’ lives in immediate danger.” JERUSALEM — The Israeli negotiating team working on a ceasefire returned from Qatar to Israel on Tuesday, the prime minister’s office said, after what it called “a significant week” of talks. After months of deadlock, the U.S., Qatar and Egypt resumed their mediation efforts in recent weeks and reported greater willingness by the warring sides to reach a deal. According to Egyptian and Hamas officials, the proposed agreement would take place in phases and include a halt in fighting, an exchange of captive Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, and a surge in aid to the besieged Gaza Strip. Israel says Hamas is holding 100 hostages, over one-third of whom are believed to be dead. On Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there was “some progress” in efforts to reach a deal, but added he did not know how long it would take. CAIRO — Israeli soldiers took control of a hospital in isolated northern Gaza after forcing all the patients and most of the doctors to leave, the Palestinian Health Ministry said Tuesday. Some of the patients had to walk to another hospital while others were driven by paramedics, according to Health Ministry spokesperson Zaher al-Wahidi. He did not specify how many patients had evacuated. The Israeli military confirmed its troops had entered the Indonesian Hospital in the town of Jabaliya as part of an operation searching for Hamas fighters. The army later said its soldiers had left the hospital. The military said it had assisted with evacuating the patients and had not ordered the hospital closed. However, al-Wahidi said only one doctor and maintenance person were left behind. The Indonesian Hospital is one of three hospitals left largely inaccessible in the northernmost part of Gaza because Israel has imposed a tight siege there since launching an offensive in early October. The Israeli army said Tuesday’s operation at the Indonesian Hospital came after militants carried out attacks from the hospital for the past month, including launching anti-tank missiles and planting explosive devices in the surrounding area. The Health Ministry accused Israel of “besieging and directly targeting” the three hospitals in northern Gaza. Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital, said Israeli drones detonated explosives near the hospital and that 20 people were wounded, including five medical staff. The Israeli military declined to comment on the operation around the hospital. DAMASCUS — Scores of Syrian Christians protested in the capital Damascus on Tuesday, demanding greater protections for their religious minority after a Christmas tree was set on fire in the city of Hama a day earlier. Many of the insurgents who now rule Syria are jihadis, although Ahmad al-Sharaa, the leader of the main rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, has renounced longtime ties to al-Qaida and spent years depicting himself as a champion of pluralism and tolerance. It remains unclear who set the Christmas tree on fire Monday, which was condemned by a representative of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham who visited the town and addressed the community. “This act was committed by people who are not Syrian, and they will be punished beyond your expectations," the HTS representative said in a video widely shared on social media. "The Christmas tree will be fully restored by this evening.” On Tuesday, protesters marched through the streets of Bab Touma in Damascus, shouting slogans against foreign fighters and carrying large wooden crosses. “We demand that Syria be for all Syrians. We want a voice in the future of our country,” said Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II of the Syriac Orthodox Church as he addressed the crowd in a church courtyard, assuring them of Christians’ rights in Syria. Since HTS led a swift offensive that overthrew President Bashar Assad earlier this month, Syria’s minority communities have been on edge, uncertain of how they will be treated under the emerging rebel-led government. “We are here to demand a democratic and free government for one people and one nation,” another protester said. “We stand united — Muslims and Christians. No to sectarianism.” DOHA — Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said that ceasefire negotiations to end the war in Gaza were ongoing in Doha in cooperation with Egyptian, Qatari, and American mediators. “We will not leave any door unopened in pursuit of reaching an agreement,” said Majid al-Ansari, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Tuesday. Al Ansari added that rumors the ceasefire would be reached before Christmas are “speculation.” The ceasefire negotiations come at a time when winter is hitting the Gaza Strip and many of the nearly 2 million Palestinians displaced by the devastating 15-month war with Israel are struggling to protect themselves from the wind, cold and rain. Families of the approximately 100 hostages who have been held for 445 days in Gaza are also worried their loved ones will not survive another winter. In a press conference, al-Ansari also called on the international community to lift sanctions on Syria as quickly as possible on Tuesday. “The reason was the crimes of the previous regime, and that regime, with all of its authority, is no longer in place, therefor the causes for these sanctions no longer exist today,” he said. DAMASCUS, Syria — American journalist Austin Tice is believed to be still alive, according to the head of an international aid group. Nizar Zakka, who runs the Hostage Aid Worldwide organization, said there has never been any proof that Tice, who has been missing since 2012, is dead. Zakka told reporters in Damascus on Tuesday that Tice was alive in January and being held by the authorities of ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad. He added that U.S. President Joe Biden said in August that Tice was alive. Zakka said he believes Tice was transferred between security agencies over the past 12 years, including in an area where Iranian-backed fighters were operating. Asked if it was possible Tice had been taken out of the country, Zakka said Assad most likely kept him in Syria as a potential bargaining chip. Biden said Dec. 8 that his administration believed Tice was alive and was committed to bringing him home, although he also acknowledged that “we have no direct evidence” of his status. TEL AVIV, Israel — Hannah Katzir, an Israeli woman who was taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023, and freed in a brief ceasefire last year, has died. She was 78. The Hostages Families Forum, a group representing the families of people taken captive, confirmed the death Tuesday but did not disclose the cause. Her daughter, Carmit Palty Katzir, said in a statement that her mother’s “heart could not withstand the terrible suffering since Oct. 7.” Katzir’s husband, Rami, was killed during the attack by militants who raided their home in Kibbutz Nir Oz. Her son Elad was also kidnapped and his body was recovered in April by the Israeli military, who said he had been killed in captivity. She spent 49 days in captivity and was freed in late November 2023. Shortly after Katzir was freed, her daughter told Israeli media that she had been hospitalized with heart issues attributed to “difficult conditions and starvation” while she was held captive. TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel's military said the projectile was intercepted before crossing into Israeli territory, but it set off air raid sirens overnight in the country's populous central area, sending residents looking for cover. Israel’s rescue service Magen David Adom said a 60-year-old woman was seriously wounded after being hurt on her way to a protected space. There was no immediate comment from Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. It was the third time in a week that fire from Yemen set off sirens in Israel. On Saturday, a missile slammed into a playground in Tel Aviv, injuring 16, after Israel’s air defense system failed to intercept it. Earlier last week, Israeli jets struck Yemen’s rebel-held capital and a port city, killing nine. Israel said the strikes were in response to previous Houthi attacks.

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Portugal winger Nani announces retirementWith one week of games remaining, UW's bowl picture is a little bit clearer. The Huskies are already bowl eligible. Washington knows it has at least one more game remaining as it prepares to face No. 1 Oregon at Autzen Stadium in Eugene. The past weekend's games around the country, however, provided a little more clarity to Washington's potential bowl destinations while the Huskies enjoyed a well-earned bye week. "We'll just wait and see how it plays out," UW coach Jedd Fisch said on Monday. "I think there's a lot more that goes into it other than our game against Oregon." As a reminder, Washington and the rest of the former Pac-12 schools are still tied to the bowl games which had signed contracts with the old conference through the 2025 season. The bowls will pick in the following order: ■ College Football Playoff ■ Alamo Bowl: Dec. 28 vs. Big 12 in San Antonio ■ Holiday Bowl: Dec. 27 vs. ACC in San Diego ■ Las Vegas Bowl: Dec. 27 vs. SEC in Las Vegas ■ Sun Bowl: Dec. 31 vs. ACC in El Paso, Texas ■ LA Bowl: Dec. 18 vs. Mountain West in Los Angeles ■ Independence Bowl: Dec. 28 vs. American Athletic Conference in Shreveport, La. What changed from a week ago? For starters, No. 25 Colorado made its path to the Big 12 championship game and a potential CFP berth a lot more difficult by losing to Kansas 37-21, despite the Jayhawks only having four wins before beating the Buff aloes. Coach Deion Sanders' team is still in contention for the conference championship game, and Colorado plays Oklahoma State, currently 0-8 in Big 12 play, for its regular-season finale. But the Buff aloes had a clear route to the conference title game and an automatic bid to the CFP if they simply won out. Now, they'll have to win their final game and hope other results break their way to have a shot at the Big 12 championship. While Colorado faltered, No. 16 Arizona State put itself in pole position for the Big 12 championship game by knocking off No. 19 BYU 28-23. Four teams — Arizona State, BYU, Colorado and No. 18 Iowa State — are 6-2 in the Big 12 this season. If all four win their regular-season finales, then the Sun Devils and Cyclones will play for the conference championship based on Big 12 tiebreakers. Arizona State travels to Arizona for the Territorial Cup this weekend. "We have to see what happens in the Big 12, if any of the old Pac-12 teams make it, whether that be Arizona State or Colorado," Fisch said. Arizona, Fisch's former program, was eliminated from bowl contention following a 49-28 drubbing against TCU. Utah was similarly ruled out of the postseason after picking up its seventh loss of the season during a 31-28 loss against Iowa State. UCLA also joined Arizona, Utah and Stanford — eliminated weeks ago — by losing its rivalry game against USC 19-13. It was a crucial win for USC, which earned bowl eligibility before playing No. 5 Notre Dame this weekend. California also reached the postseason for a second-consecutive season by beating Stanford 24-21. Finally, Oregon State kept its bowl hopes alive by defeating bowl-eligible Washington State 41-38 in what was essentially the Pac-12 championship game this season. However, OSU fell to No. 11 Boise State and missed out on becoming bowl-eligible. How does this impact UW? As Fisch said, Washington is mainly impacted by whether Arizona State or Colorado can reach the Big 12 championship game. No. 1 Oregon is almost assured a CFP berth, even if UW pulls off the upset this weekend. If Arizona State or Colorado joins Oregon in the playoff , it eff ectively moves every team up one spot in the order. However, because the team's don't play in the same conference anymore, the bowl teams don't have to respect records or head-tohead results. Instead, bowl executives will be considering which fan bases are going to travel or whether teams have been in their game recently, because no team is supposed to play in the same bowl game two years in a row. This becomes relevant for UW because of USC. Both teams are likely going to enter bowl season with a 6-6 record, and the Huskies beat the Trojans 26-21 at Husky Stadium earlier this season. However, the selection process this year simply comes down to the bowl executives' preference. The Las Vegas Bowl, for example, may like the Trojans because of their game's proximity to Los Angeles and the large number of USC fans in the city. Or maybe it takes Washington because USC opened its season with a game against LSU at Allegiant Stadium. What to watch this weekend? For any Washington fans interested in figuring out where the Huskies might be playing, keeping an eye on all of the Big 12 teams in contention for the championship game will be important. Arizona State is essentially in with a win. Colorado has to win and needs two of the other 6-2 Big 12 teams to lose. Or it needs specifically BYU and West Virginia to lose so the Buff aloes can advance on tiebreakers. There is also a vague chance the Big 12 misses the playoff altogether. The five highest-ranked conference champions earn automatic bids to the CFP. Arizona State currently has the highest ranking of any Big 12 school, but the Big Ten, SEC, ACC and Mountain West all have teams ranked higher, while No. 17 Tulane sits right behind ASU and in front of BYU and Iowa State. UW fans may also want to keep an eye on USC's matchup with Notre Dame. A Trojan win on Saturday coupled with a Husky loss almost assures USC will be selected before Washington. Finally, Cal's season finale against No. 9 SMU is intriguing. The Golden Bears have lost five games by a total of 17 combined points this season. Cal's defeats against No. 6 Miami, Pittsburgh and NC State were by less than a field goal. SMU, meanwhile, has played exactly one currently ranked team — BYU — and lost 18-15. Cal beating SMU probably elevates it above Washington in the bowl order. Washington, of course, can raise its own stock by taking down Oregon this week, too. "We're just going to try and control our own destiny by playing really well Saturday and then see what bowl game chooses us," Fisch said. "Then we're going to out there and try to make that a championship month of December and a championship game wherever we go." Get local news delivered to your inbox!

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