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LYNN — The boys basketball landscape in Lynn remains unchanged. St. Mary’s, for the fifth straight year, won the Walter J. Boverini Lynn Christmas Tournament Saturday with a hard-fought 61-53 win against Lynn Tech at the Spartans’ Tony Conigliaro Gym. Nothing came easily, or cheaply. Calling it a defensive struggle was only half the story. It was a “black and blue” game. There were lots of bodies hitting the court, lots of ferocious physical combat under both baskets. But when it was over, one player stood out: JJ Martinez of the Spartans, who was the tournament MVP. Martinez finished the game with 21 points, the only Spartan to finish with double figures. Seven of those points came in a fourth quarter in which St. Mary’s rebounded from a six-point deficit to the eight-point final score. “They did what they had to do,” said Tech coach Corey Bingham. “But our guys gave it their all. I want them to be tired at the end of the game. I’m proud of them.” St. Mary’s may be the dominant team in this tournament (the Spartans have won seven of eight), but Tech wasn’t intimidated in the least. The Tigers jumped out to an 8-1 lead as the Spartans had trouble getting untracked. In fact, St. Mary’s shot under 50 percent for the game. What saved the Spartans was a distinct height advantage, enabling them to stay in the game with rebounds and putbacks. At 11-2, the Spartans got it going and scored the next 10 points to get back in the game – and stay in the game. From that point until the last minute, the margin was six points – a 48-42 Tech lead with five minutes to go in the game. During that run, Martinez scored five points. St. Mary’s was up by a point (15-14) after a quarter, but Tech had a strong second quarter, led by Travis Sanchez’s eight points to take a 30-25 lead into the lockerroom. Tech went ice-cold in the third quarter, and St. Mary’s led by four (44-40) heading into the fourth. The final quarter was played at a hectic pace, with Martinez taking over. St. Mary’s had a huge advantage with four fouls to give in the last minute and a half, and took them all, thereby bunting Tech’s ability to come back once the Spartans got the lead. St. Mary’s also hit 15 free throws in the quarter.

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Israel strikes Houthi rebels in Yemen's capital while the WHO chief says he was meters away JERUSALEM (AP) — A new round of Israeli airstrikes in Yemen have targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital of Sanaa and multiple ports. The World Health Organization’s director-general said the bombardment on Thursday took place just “meters away” as he was about to board a flight in Sanaa. He says a crew member was hurt. The strikes followed several days of Houthi attacks and launches setting off sirens in Israel. Israel's military says it attacked infrastructure used by the Houthis at the international airport in Sanaa, power stations and ports. The Israeli military later said it wasn’t aware that the WHO chief was at the location in Yemen. An uneasy calm settles over Syrian city of Homs after outbreak of sectarian violence HOMS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s new security forces checked IDs and searched cars in the central city of Homs a day after protests by members of the Alawite minority erupted in gunfire and stirred fears that the country’s fragile peace could break down. A tense calm prevailed Thursday after checkpoints were set up throughout the country’s third-largest city, which has a mixed population of Sunni and Shia Muslims, Alawites and Christians. The security forces are controlled by the former insurgent group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, which led the charge that unseated former President Bashar Assad. The US says it pushed retraction of a famine warning for north Gaza. Aid groups express concern. WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say they asked for — and got — the retraction of an independent monitor's warning of imminent famine in north Gaza. 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That's after an erosion of trust that Democrats note has been fueled by false claims from Donald Trump and his allies of widespread fraud in the 2020 election. Democrats say they are willing to work with the GOP but want any changes to make it easier, not harder, to vote. Americans are exhausted by political news. TV ratings and a new AP-NORC poll show they're tuning out NEW YORK (AP) — A lot of Americans, after an intense presidential election campaign, are looking for a break in political news. That's evident in cable television news ratings and a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The poll found nearly two-thirds of Americans saying they've found the need recently to cut down on their consumption of political and government news. That's particularly true among Democrats following President-elect Donald Trump's victory, although a significant number of Republicans and independents feel the same way. 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Ukraine's military intelligence says North Korean troops are suffering heavy battlefield losses KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's military intelligence says North Korean troops are suffering heavy losses in Russia's Kursk region and face logistical difficulties as a result of Ukrainian attacks. The intelligence agency said Thursday that Ukrainian strikes near Novoivanovka inflicted heavy casualties on North Korean units. Ukraine's president said earlier this week that 3,000 North Korean troops have been killed and wounded in the fighting in the Kursk region. It marked the first significant estimate by Ukraine of North Korean casualties several weeks after Kyiv announced that North Korea had sent 10,000 to 12,000 troops to Russia to help it in the almost 3-year war. Ex-Sen. Bob Menendez, citing 'emotional toll,' seeks sentencing delay in wake of wife's trial NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. 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Ruben Amorim served up a plate of humble pie and admitted Manchester United would “suffer for a long period” after a 1-1 Premier League draw at Ipswich on his debut as head coach. Amorim enjoyed the perfect start when Marcus Rashford poked the visitors ahead after 81 seconds at Portman Road following excellent play by makeshift right wing-back Amad Diallo. The 39-year-old would have expected United to kick on, but the opposite occurred as Ipswich roared back and claimed a deserved leveller via Omari Hutchinson’s deflected 43rd-minute strike. In the end the visitors were indebted to goalkeeper Andre Onana, who produced two outstanding saves either side of half-time to deny Liam Delap from close-range and ensure they did not taste defeat on Amorim’s big day. While the former Sporting Lisbon boss was happy with the effort of his players, especially in his favoured 3-4-3 system for the first time, he provided a damning assessment of their immediate prospects. “It is hard to expect anything now. It is like not a surprise but you have to see it in the game. That is why I was a little bit anxious, because you cannot understand what will happen in the game. I felt that,” Amorim reflected. “What I understood today is that they are trying, they are really trying. They stay in the positions, they receive information and they try to use it in the game. That is very important. “Even in the difficult moments, I felt they were doing the things we said for them to do. “I know it is frustrating for the fans, but we are changing so much in this moment with a lot of games. We are going to suffer for a long period and we will try to win games. This will take time, but I know we have to win games. “We could lose if it was not (for) Onana. We have to understand that and think and be pragmatic that these guys had two days training to change so much.” The early big calls by Amorim paid off as Diallo, in an unorthodox wing-back role, burst forward past Jens Cajuste’s lunging tackle and set up Rashford, who had been preferred down the middle over Rasmus Hojlund. Something to build on for Ruben's Reds 🧱 #MUFC || #IPSMUN pic.twitter.com/GuzuP6KrHW — Manchester United (@ManUtd) November 24, 2024 Christian Eriksen fizzed an effort wide soon after but Ipswich enjoyed the better of the first half and after Onana produced a miraculous save to deny Delap – following a Leif Davis pass – Town got their reward when Hutchinson turned Casemiro and his left-footed strike deflected in off Noussair Mazraoui. A frantic start to the second period, where Onana denied Delap again after he produced a back flick to Wes Burns’ cross, was followed by a lull before late chances for both teams were squandered as it finished all square in Suffolk. Amorim added: “We started very well but then we should have more possession with the ball. “When we make a new structure and you are so clear on that, they need time to have some fluidity in the game. I felt that but it is two trainings (sessions after the international break) and they did OK.” What also left an impression on Amorim was a buoyant Portman Road. “The atmosphere, you are lucky guys,” he said with a smile. “You have the best, by far, the best league in the world and you see this every weekend, but to tell you the truth, when the game started, it is the same thing since the (Portuguese) third division, I am so focused on the game and I am playing with my players inside the pitch.” Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna, who used to manage United’s Under-18s side, felt his newly-promoted team could have beat his old club and paid tribute to Onana’s sensational two saves to deny Delap. “I thought it was his head to be honest, but if he’s saved that from that range, it’s an incredible save,” McKenna admitted. 🗣️ "Lots of good things and another point." Kieran McKenna's full interview following #IPSMUN is now available on TownTV. ⤵️ — IPSWICH TOWN (@IpswichTown) November 24, 2024 “The save in the second half was probably a big one. I’ve not seen it back but that was maybe the clearest chance in the second half, so that’s a really good save. “We probably had the better chances, but it was an even game. “We certainly felt we could have won it but there is big positives in how we played.”Alphabet ( GOOG -1.34% ) stock dropped this week after the DOJ said it wants the company to spin off the Chrome browser. The twist, as Travis Hoium covers in this video, is that this could make Alphabet even more profitable. *Stock prices used were end-of-day prices of Nov. 21, 2024. The video was published on Nov. 21, 2024.

Shares of Trump Media & Technology ( DJT 3.60% ) missed out on the "Trump Trade" last month as the stock briefly popped after the election but then gave up those gains in what seemed to be a "buy the rumor/sell the news" event. Trump Media & Technology, which owns Truth Social, brings in almost no revenue, and the stock became something of an avatar for the Trump campaign before the election. Now that he's won, investors seem unsure about what to make of the stock. Additionally, the stock moved on reports that it was in talks to buy a cryptocurrency trading platform. Overall, the stock finished the month down 11%, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence . As you can see from the chart below, the stock swung up and down over the month, though it traded in negative territory for nearly the entirety of the month. ^SPX data by YCharts. Trump Media whiffs on the election Most investors in Trump Media stock probably expected the stock to go up after the election, and that did happen briefly. Shares of Trump Media initially surged on Nov. 6, the day after the election, and they cooled off to finish that session up 6%. However, they plunged the following day as it seemed there was no direct benefit to Trump's winning the White House, and they would remain below their closing price the day before the election for nearly the rest of the month. The other big piece of news out on the company was that it was in advanced talks to buy Bakkt , a publicly traded cryptocurrency trading platform that's majority owned by Intercontinental Exchange , according to the Financial Times . The news outlet said the deal would be an all-stock purchase. The valuation was unclear, but Bakkt's market cap is currently $155 million. That report dovetails with Trump's recent embrace of crypto, and Trump Media is also considering launching its own crypto payment service, according to The New York Times . What's next for Trump Media At this point, Trump Media seems to be a call option on the power of the Trump name and the company becoming something more than the business currently is, as Truth Social is not a significant revenue driver. Trump Media is launching a streaming service, but the crypto play is intriguing and a good way for the company to leverage the power of the Trump name and his followers. Until the business starts generating material revenue, investors should be skeptical of the stock, but there is potential for the company here if it can leverage the value of its stock into a real business.

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HALIFAX — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating after sparks and flames shot from under the wing of a plane that landed hard in Halifax. Nikki Valentine, a Halifax woman who was on the plane, said passengers felt a "massive rumble" upon landing at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport Saturday night. "The cabin tilted, we saw sparks and then flames and then smoke started getting sucked into the cabin," she told The Canadian Press in a direct message over social media. Airport spokesperson Tiffany Chase said Saturday an Air Canada Express flight operated by the regional carrier PAL Airlines, arriving from St. John’s, N.L., experienced an incident upon landing at approximately 9:30 p.m. Air Canada spokesperson Peter Fitzpatrick said late Saturday that the plane experienced a "suspected landing gear issue" after arrival and was unable to reach the terminal. Fitzpatrick said the crew and 73 passengers were off-loaded by bus and nobody on board was injured. A Nova Scotia RCMP spokesperson said on Saturday that some minor injuries were reported, but clarified Sunday that in fact no one was injured. Valentine said she is "especially thankful the pilot was able to get ahold of the situation very fast." The incident temporarily halted flight activity at the airport. As of Sunday afternoon, Valentine and other passengers were still without the bags they were instructed to leave on the plane. Valentine said she contacted Air Canada, who told her that it could be up to three more days before their bags are returned as the investigation into the incident continues. "A lot of people have things like house keys or wallets they needed and couldn't get," she said. "It's all proper procedure, and I'd rather the inconvenience (of missing bags) than if anything bad had happened, of course, but it's still tough." This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 29, 2024. Lyndsay Armstrong, The Canadian Press