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UCF will attempt to shake off a dreadful offensive performance when it collides with LSU on Sunday afternoon in the third-place game of the Greenbrier Tip-Off in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. The Knights (4-1) couldn't get anything going against No. 19 Wisconsin on Friday, going 21-for-62 from the field (33.9 percent) and just 2-for-17 from 3-point range (11.8 percent) en route to an 86-70 loss. Jordan Ivy-Curry finished with 13 points while Keyshawn Hall and Dior Johnson added 11 apiece for UCF, which never led and fell behind by as many as 23. Knights coach Johnny Dawkins is hoping that his team's struggles don't carry over into the meeting with the Tigers (4-1). "We have to do better offensively," Dawkins said. "We have to space the floor better. We have to balance our offense between our perimeter and our bigs. Those are things that we didn't do consistently (on Friday)." LSU also needs to clean things up after committing 15 turnovers in a 74-63 setback against Pitt on Friday. Tigers forward Jalen Reed doesn't believe giving the ball away will be a lingering issue. "I feel like a lot of our turnovers were more on us than them," Reed said. "I feel like a lot of the turnovers were careless, but we're a better team than that and I feel like we'll take care of the ball better moving forward." Reed and Vyctorius Miller each posted 14 points in the loss to the Panthers, with Reed also hauling in seven rebounds. Cam Carter chipped in 11 points. Carter is putting up a team-leading 16.4 points per game. Jordan Sears (12.0 points per game), Reed (11.0) and Miller (10.2) also have scoring averages in double figures. Ivy-Curry (16.8 points per game), Hall (16.2) and Darius Johnson (13.0) have been leading the way for UCF. Sunday marks the first-ever meeting between the Knights and Tigers. --Field Level Media

JERUSALEM — A new round of Israeli airstrikes in Yemen on Thursday targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital and multiple ports, while the World Health Organization's director-general said the bombardment occurred nearby as he prepared to board a flight in Sanaa, with a crew member injured. "The air traffic control tower, the departure lounge — just a few meters from where we were — and the runway were damaged," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on the social media platform X. He added that he and U.N. colleagues were safe. "We will need to wait for the damage to the airport to be repaired before we can leave," he said, without mentioning the source of the bombardment. U.N. spokesperson Stephanie Tremblay later said the injured person was with the U.N. Humanitarian Air Service. The Israeli strikes followed several days of Houthi launches setting off sirens in Israel. The Israeli military said it attacked infrastructure used by the Iran-backed Houthis at the international airport in Sanaa and ports in Hodeida, Al-Salif and Ras Qantib, along with power stations, asserting they were used to smuggle in Iranian weapons and for the entry of senior Iranian officials. Israel's military didn't immediately respond to questions about Tedros' post but issued a statement saying it had "capabilities to strike very far from Israel's territory — precisely, powerfully, and repetitively." The strikes, carried out over 1,000 miles from Jerusalem, came a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said "the Houthis, too, will learn what Hamas and Hezbollah and Assad's regime and others learned" as his military has battled those more powerful proxies of Iran. The Houthi-controlled satellite channel al-Masirah reported multiple deaths. Iran's foreign ministry condemned the strikes. The U.S. military also has targeted the Houthis in recent days. The U.N. has noted that the targeted ports are important entryways for humanitarian aid for Yemen, the poorest Arab nation that plunged into a civil war in 2014. Over the weekend, 16 people were wounded when a Houthi missile hit a playground in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, while other missiles and drones have been shot down. Last week, Israeli jets struck Sanaa and Hodeida, killing nine people, calling it a response to previous Houthi attacks. The Houthis also have been targeting shipping on the Red Sea corridor, calling it solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. The U.N. Security Council has scheduled an emergency meeting Monday in response to an Israeli request that the council condemn the Houthi attacks and Iran for supplying them weapons. 5 journalists are killed in Gaza Meanwhile, an Israeli strike killed five Palestinian journalists outside a hospital in Gaza overnight, the territory's Health Ministry said. The Israeli military said all were militants posing as reporters. The strike hit a car outside Al-Awda Hospital in the built-up Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. The journalists were working for local news outlet Al-Quds Today, a television channel affiliated with the Islamic Jihad militant group. Islamic Jihad is a smaller and more extreme ally of Hamas and took part in the Oct. 7, 2023 attack in southern Israel that ignited the war. Israel's military identified four of the men as combat propagandists and said that intelligence, including a list of Islamic Jihad operatives found by soldiers in Gaza, had confirmed that all five were affiliated with the group. Hamas, Islamic Jihad and other Palestinian militant groups operate political, media and charitable operations in addition to their armed wings. Associated Press footage showed the incinerated shell of a van, with press markings visible on the back doors. Sobbing young men attended the funeral. The bodies were wrapped in shrouds, with blue press vests draped over them. The Committee to Protect Journalists says more than 130 Palestinian reporters have been killed since the start of the war. Israel hasn't allowed foreign reporters to enter Gaza except on military embeds. Israel has banned the pan-Arab Al Jazeera network and accused six of its Gaza reporters of being militants. The Qatar-based broadcaster denies the allegations and accuses Israel of trying to silence its war coverage, which has focused heavily on civilian casualties from Israeli military operations. The toll continues to mount in Gaza Separately, Israel's military said a 35-year-old reserve soldier was killed during fighting in central Gaza. A total of 389 soldiers have been killed in Gaza since the start of the ground operation. The war began when Hamas-led militants stormed across the border, killing around 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducting around 250. About 100 hostages are still inside Gaza, at least a third believed to be dead. Israel's air and ground offensive has killed more than 45,000 Palestinians, according to the Health Ministry. It says more than half the fatalities have been women and children, but doesn't say how many of the dead were fighters. Israel says it has killed more than 17,000 militants, without providing evidence. The offensive has caused widespread destruction and hunger and driven around 90% of the population of 2.3 million from their homes. Hundreds of thousands are packed into squalid tent camps along the coast, with little protection from the cold, wet winter. Also Thursday, people mourned eight Palestinians killed by Israeli military operations in and around the city of Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. The Israeli military said that it opened fire after militants attacked soldiers, and it was aware of uninvolved civilians who were harmed in the raid. Copyright 2024 NPR

BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey spent months clamoring for lawmakers to finish work on a sweeping jobs package she filed in March, and she wound up needing only about 60% of the time allotted for her review before making it law. Healey on Wednesday signed her approval on almost the entirety of the 319-page, roughly $4 billion package that offers hundreds of millions of dollars of long-term state support to the life sciences and climate technology industries, clears the way for development of a professional soccer stadium in Everett, controversially shields a nonprofit accused of predatory lending, and more. The governor is approaching the midpoint of her four-year term, and has now signed into law a major jobs package, a borrowing bill she believes will supercharge housing production and a tax relief package, all of which she identified as priorities. Agreeing to almost everything the Legislature packed into the bill, including scores of project earmarks, she did not veto any language from the bill (H 5100), and she sent a single section dealing with motor vehicle liability insurance back with a proposed amendment. “This legislation includes nearly all of the authorizations and transformative policy initiatives that I filed in March, bringing the total authorized to nearly $4 billion, and takes important steps toward implementing our economic development plan,” Healey wrote in a letter to lawmakers. “This bill is essential to keeping the Massachusetts economy strong and adaptable in a rapidly changing world.” Healey had until Sunday to review the bill, but decided Wednesday that she was ready to act. The measure reaches across different facets of the state’s economy, and lawmakers crammed it full of additional policy riders — some that are controversial — including language admitting Massachusetts to a national nurse licensure compact and a section that opponents say could shield a Boston nonprofit facing predatory lending accusations from lawsuits. One section would effectively protect BlueHub Capital, a Roxbury nonprofit that was sued in 2020 over predatory lending allegations, according to the Boston Globe. An earlier iteration of the language drew scrutiny from Attorney General Andrea Campbell, who described “serious consumer protection concerns,” the Globe reported. The issue burst into the spotlight Wednesday, when someone in the crowd interrupted Healey at an event in Waltham to criticize her for not vetoing the language. “I was your attorney general. I went after the subprime predatory lenders. I’m pretty well-schooled in this, and we took them on and took them down,” Healey replied. “I probably more than anybody know what it means to stand up ... and fight predatory lending.” On the borrowing front, large chunks of capital funding would flow to two industries that lawmakers and administration officials view as current or future cornerstones: life sciences, and climate technology. The law reauthorizes another $500 million over 10 years for the state’s Life Sciences Initiative, which launched under Gov. Deval Patrick and continued under Gov. Charlie Baker, and it boosts the annual life sciences tax incentive program from $30 million to $40 million. It includes $400 million in capital authorizations and $300 million in tax incentives for the climate tech field, which Healey described as “modeled on the same type of investments that have successfully transformed our life sciences sector into a global powerhouse.” Another $100 million will go toward creating a Massachusetts AI Hub. “Look, AI is here to stay. We’ve worked together to put together a program for an AI hub in Massachusetts that’s going to help transform all of our industries, and that includes small businesses,” Healey said in a speech to retailers on Wednesday. Many of the law’s most eye-catching provisions go beyond dollars and cents. One section would authorize municipalities and government entities to enter into project labor agreements, which often require unionized labor only. Another would allow the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to craft an alternative certification process for some teachers, which supporters say will help diversify the educator workforce. In a boost for the Kraft family and the New England Revolution soccer team they own, the law would remove the designated port area classification from a parcel of land in Everett, viewed as a key hurdle toward developing a new stadium there. It took lawmakers years to get on the same page supporting the change, and the final accord prohibits public funding from flowing toward construction of the stadium. Developers would also need to strike community mitigation agreements with the cities of Everett and Boston. Another section of the law installs new regulations around event ticket sales, including by prohibiting the use of “bots” that quickly snatch up many tickets. Consumer groups had criticized language outlining requirements for nontransferable tickets, arguing that it would give buyers fewer choices on the secondary markets, but Healey opted to sign her approval on the full package. Her only proposed amendment would change the amounts and effective date for new limits on motor vehicle insurance liability coverage. Healey wrote to lawmakers that the existing limits “have not been updated in over 30 years” and signaled support for raising them. “I support these limit increases, but I also recognize that the language as currently drafted would become effective immediately upon my signature, providing insurance companies inadequate time for implementation,” she wrote. “Insurers must update current policies and submit new forms and rates to the Commissioner of Insurance for review and approval before implementing these changes. Based on feedback from industry stakeholders, pushing out the effective date to July 1, 2025 will ensure that these changes take place in an orderly way.” The bill takes a limited run at tax policy changes to boost economic development, with tax incentives focused on the life sciences and climate tech sectors and a new tax credit to assist the live theater sector. On Oct. 31, the Tax Foundation released its State Tax Competitiveness Index, formerly the State Business Tax Climate Index, and Massachusetts ranked 41st among the 50 states. The foundation cited “overly burdensome” individual income taxes, property taxes, and unemployment insurance taxes in Massachusetts, and said property taxes here are “among the highest in the nation.” While the new income surtax on high earners is facilitating major new investments in education and transportation — two focus areas of businesses — the foundation blamed the 2022 constitutional amendment approved by voters statewide for “dismantling the state’s formerly competitive flat income tax and making Massachusetts less attractive for productive households and businesses.” Aides said the governor “will host a ceremonial signing event in the near future” to bring more attention to the new jobs law. Sam Drysdale and Michael P. Norton contributed reporting.

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The UK is in a "new AI arms race" with countries like Russia and North Korea, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster will say on Monday. Minister Pat McFadden will be speaking at the NATO Cyber Defence Conference at Lancaster House, warning the UK and its allies that "cyber war is now a daily reality". "Be in no doubt: the United Kingdom and others in this room are watching Russia. We know exactly what they are doing, and we are countering their attacks both publicly and behind the scenes," he will say. "Putin is a man who wants destruction, not peace." In a bid to keep up with adversaries, Mr McFadden will announce a new Laboratory for AI Security Research (LASR). "AI is already revolutionising many parts of life - including national security," he will say. "But as we develop this technology, there's a danger it could be weaponised against us. Because our adversaries are also looking at how to use AI on the physical and cyber battlefield." US officials recently discovered a Chinese attack on the country's telecommunications infrastructure, where operatives "extracted all sorts of sensitive information from US telecommunications and penetrated it very deeply", according to tech investor Andrew Levi. "That shows that this isn't just about Russia," he told Sky News. In May, GCHQ director Anne Keast-Butler said the intelligence agency now "devotes ", after the country hacked the Ministry of Defence's payroll system and was accused of stealing data about UK voters from the Electoral Commission. In recent months, cyber security firm Check Point said it had seen "an uptick of 72% in cyber attacks on targets in the UK", according to Sergey Shykevitch, who leads the company's threat intelligence research. "It is definitely possible, with the right investment and national cyber security strategy, to reduce the risks from such attacks," he told Sky News. "But we have to remember that for the attacker, it is enough to have one successful attack in order to achieve their goal, while the defender has to be able to prevent 100% of the attacks." The new AI laboratory will receive an initial £8.22m round of government funding before inviting further investment and collaboration from industry. However, one expert told Sky News AI is only "one part of the puzzle" in terms of making the UK less vulnerable to cyberattacks. "We need to fundamentally change our posture and invest in our networks," said Stephen Kines, chief executive of British cyber security firm Goldilock. He said the UK's "legacy infrastructure" leaves the country vulnerable and adding AI protection on top is like having a "nice front door" with a security camera doorbell but an "old-school back door". "That's really the problem we have. We've got these back doors that just have no security whatsoever," he said. Mr Kines suggests the UK would be better off implementing physical "kill switches" in its grids in order to protect against Russian attacks, as well as reducing how many access points are connected to the internet. "If you take it down to the physical layer, then you can actually defeat the Russians because they can't physically penetrate it from thousands of miles away." Alongside the new laboratory, the chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster will also announce a new £1m incident response project to share expertise so that allies can respond to cyber incidents more effectively.

The Fort William BIA has a very clear message for the City of Thunder Bay and its proposed temporary shelter village. “Stop this project and leave it to the experts,” said Aldo Ruberto, chairman of the Fort William BIA. The former councillor was joined by seven local business owners to address their opposition to the development of a temporary homeless village in the south core. City administration is recommending a Miles Street lot for 80 small housing units as an alternative for those living in tents at encampments in the city. Tony DiPaolo, owner of Armani’s and vice chairman of the BIA (business improvement area), explained how members of the BIA researched success numbers of similar villages in Peterborough and Kitchener — Ontario cities that Thunder Bay is modelling its village on. They found that in a period of four to six years of operating the villages, six people have transitioned into permanent housing in Kitchener and one person, of 50, transitioned in Peterborough. “As we looked into it more, we found a lot of holes in their modelling,” DiPaolo said. Ruberto says the success is not there. “If we’re going to have solutions, let’s have long-term solutions. Let’s do things that will take care of the people. And if you want to spend money, spend it on addiction centres and counselling. That’s where the real help is required — with mental health” he said. “The bottom line is the City is not an expert in this area. They need to leave it to the experts.” DiPaolo said the $40,000 allocation to the BIA from the City to offset security and revitalization concerns is “nice, and would help the BIA members. . . . But there’s a bigger issue and it’s not worth us taking $40,000 when this could be financially impacting on the whole area for years to come.” The BIA spent $40,000 on cleaning and security last year, according to DiPaolo. He also said the BIA asked how the City will get people to transition into long-term housing. “(The City) told us they’ll have metrics, they’ll look into it, they’ll analyze it,” he said. “But there isn’t really a plan yet. As business owners and area residents, the biggest concern is when you start bringing in an influx of more people, there are some side effects. There’s additional garbage on the street, there are additional encampments in lanes, and additional people and unfortunately, drug use. This scares area residents and businesses.” Ruberto said the BIA asked the City about other possible locations for the village and were told the City would keep those sites for future development. “With the millions of dollars we’re spending on revitalizing the downtown core, how does this attract new businesses, new opportunities for people that want to come in the core area? Is that what (the City) is telling the people and the businesses in the south core? That there is no future development down here?” Ruberto added that the District of Thunder Bay Social Services Administration Board will receive $16.2 million a year for the next three years, thanks to the provincial and federal governments. They have created more shelter spaces for the demand that might come up in the winter. “It’s fantastic. That’s what happens with social services and most agencies — if there’s a demand, they’ll step up. The federal government and the provincial government will also step up.” Ruberto also called the City’s (proposed village) survey “flawed” because there was “no room on the survey for someone to object to the project.” “They said you have two choices: here or there — not another choice that says we don’t agree with the project or the location,” Ruberto pointed out. “Of the people that are impacted directly in the area, 100 per cent are against it, but people that live on the other side of the city or live outside the city fill out surveys online and say, ‘Yeah, we support it because it doesn’t affect us.’” He said council is in a jam and want a quick solution. “And I get that, and I understand that, because people are sympathetic, empathetic, and want these people (safely) off the streets.”Wordle is a popular word puzzle game that challenges players to guess a five-letter word within six attempts. 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In Wordle, the goal is to guess a new five-letter word each day, with up to six attempts to get it right. If you guess an incorrect letter, it turns grey. If you guess the correct letter but it's in the wrong position, it turns yellow. If the letter is correct and in the right position, it turns green. Answers will never be plurals. Letters can appear twice or even three times in a word. Wordle also tracks how many times you've played, along with your win or loss rate, as the game has become wildly popular for its winning streaks. Wordle Hints and Answers Today Today’s Wordle promises a puzzle that tests your linguistic skills, likely to be decoded by many participants. To assist you in solving the puzzle, we've curated a fresh array of hints and clues for today's Wordle challenge. Wordle Hints and Clues for December 24, 2024 Hint #1: Today's answer is a noun. Hint #2: It contains three vowels. Hint #3: Today's Wordle solution starts with 'E'. Hint #4: Today's Wordle answer has one repeating letter. Hint #5: Wordle word for today means large bird of prey. Wordle, December 24, 2024: Word of the Day Whether you have cracked the code or are still working with the hints, it is now time to reveal the answer. Drumroll please, as we unveil the answer for Wordle. Today's Wordle word is 'EAGLE’. How to play Wordle To play Wordle, visit the link https://www.nytimes.com/games/wordle/index.html and begin guessing words. Wordle Hints and Clues for December 23 Wordle answer is a noun. It contains two vowels. Wordle solution starts with 'S'. Wordle answer has one repeating letter. Wordle word means hot room and spa. Wordle word answer for December 23 - ‘SAUNA’ Wordle FAQs Can I play past Wordle puzzles? No, Wordle is designed as a daily game with a unique puzzle each day. While you can’t play past puzzles on the official site, there are unofficial Wordle archives available where you can play previous games. How do the color-coded tiles work in Wordle? Green means the letter is correct and in the correct position. Yellow means the letter is correct but in the wrong position. Gray means the letter is not in the word at all. How many guesses do I get in Wordle? You have six chances to guess the correct five-letter word. After each guess, you receive feedback to help guide your next attempt. Can I play Wordle more than once per day? Wordle is designed as a daily puzzle, so you can only play one puzzle per day. The word of the day is the same for everyone globally, and once you complete it, you’ll have to wait until the next day for a new puzzle. Can letters repeat in Wordle? Yes, repeated letters can appear in Wordle answers. Words containing duplicate letters can present more of a challenge when solving. Is Wordle available in other languages? Yes, there are multiple versions of Wordle available in various languages, including Spanish, French, and German. 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The heavy rain and thawing snow caused river levels to rise. As a result, roads began to flood with Bacup and Ramsbottom among the worst affected areas. Many business owners were forced to close their doors and faced a night of agnosing worry to see how the flood water impacted their business. Andrew Jones only opened Bacup Bargains (The Hub) on Wednesday. The not-for-profit business, which sells new and used goods and reinvests them back into the business, lost around £100 in stock due to flood water. Andrew said: “We had to close around 12pm because there was no way anyone was getting anyway near us. Andrew Jones ,founder of Bacup Bargains (The Hub) (Image: Andrew Jones) “We have survived and spent Sunday morning doing a bit of a cleanup and clearing the drains outside the shop. “We probably lost around £100 in stock with clothes we have had to use as sandbags to keep the water out. “We covered up the electric box which is good because at one point the water was rising to the box.” Andrew, who lives in nearby Stacksteads, said he has never seen flooding as bad as this. He said: “I have never seen it this bad. Early Sunday morning [was also] terrible. The roads were still flooded with water and you couldn’t even get to the building. The water doesn’t look very clean. “We were worried about this all Saturday night.” The business, which also has a community space called The Hub, aims to help people who feel lonely and want a chat. It also aims to signpost help for people with financial issues, those struggling with mental health issues and those who are homeless. Andrew said he aims to be back open on Monday (November 25). Flooding at Freshair on Burnley Road, Bacup (Image: Charli-Mae Sutcliffe) said they had to use towels to stop the flood water from entering the salon. The 22-year-old said: “[The bad weather] started around 12pm and got progressively worse. “I used towels to put at the back of the door and a man stopped to give me some items to help, including a large piece of wood was used to block the water. “I imagine the flooring will be damaged. It is the last thing we needed especially with Christmas right around the corner. I’m worried to go back in case the shops a mess and the floor is ruined a week before the Christmas rush starts.” Paul Sullivan, owner of Paul Sullivan Leather on Market Street, said his shop was not flooded, as it is on an upper floor, but said he has not seen weather like this in his eight years of trading. He said: “It was snow and ice when I first went to work and then it started raining. It was absolutely tipping down. “Cars seemed to be struggling on the road. “When I opened the shop door waves were crashing over the threshold and I had never seen anything like that. Luckily, we are based on the first floor so can operate but accessibility and footfall [was] a a real issue. “It is an old building and the rain was so heavy that drips of water were coming through the ceiling and windows. It was terrible and awful and just the last thing the town needs. But we will bounce back, we always do.” Mario's Italian restaurant, on Market Street in Bacup remained open but said the cellar flooded. The Waterloo bar, on Rochdale Road in Bacup, said it sustained “significant water damage”. READ MORE: Pictures as streets and fields in East Lancashire flood Posting on Saturday, a spokesperson said: “Due to recent flooding, The Waterloo has sustained significant damage. Sadly we are closed until further notice. “We are working to assess the damage and repairs we need to make. will keep you updated as we make progress. “We thank you for your understanding and support during this difficult time.” The Duckworth Arms, on Whalley Road in Ramsbottom, was also forced to close on Saturday. It has since reopened. Bury councillor Gareth Staples-Jones praised efforts from volunteers who helped clear drains. He said: "Hoofing effort from volunteers today at Nuttall Park cleared most of the drains and water, lots of mud and silt remain. "We’ve moved most of the big logs out the way from the paths and playground, and emptied the community base to clean off bits which sadly did get a bit damp! "The big tree that has fallen on the telephone wire has been scheduled in with the trees team, they’ve already dealt with the most dangerous ones." Rossendale councillor, Alyson Barnes, said: "The Environment Agency and Lancashire County Council [have been] clearing culverts and gullies today. "[The council] has an additional Road Sweeper on hire at the moment for the leaf fall season so we will have two road sweepers and two footpath sweepers out tomorrow. "They will be focussing on the main areas of the town centre which experienced flooding and main Roads in Rawtenstall, Haslingden, Bacup and Whitworth before working outwards to the other areas. "[Clearners] will also be out in Bacup, Rawtenstall and Haslingden helping with the cleanup before moving out to the surrounding areas. "The Green Spaces Teams will be starting with drain clearance and gully clearance in the main parks and will be called in to the other areas once we have more of an assessment [on Monday morning]."