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BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

After another close loss, No. 14 Gonzaga opens WCC play at Pepperdine

(Photo credit: Robert Hanashiro-Imagn Images) If there was one thing No. 14 Gonzaga failed to do in nonconference play, it was learn how to finish. And the Bulldogs may not get many chances to play close games in West Coast Conference play, which they'll open Monday against Pepperdine in Malibu, Calif. Sure, the Bulldogs (9-4) trounced then-No. 8 Baylor 101-63 and then-No. 14 Indiana 89-73. But they also lost in overti

BigNewsNetwork.com (sports) 

Wolves G Anthony Edwards fined again, this time $100K

(Photo credit: Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images) Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards was fined a third time this month, this one costing him $100,000 for using profanity during a postgame interview, the NBA announced Sunday. Edwards' latest fine came in wake of his on-court interview following Minnesota's 113-112 win at Houston on Friday. The league said in a release that the $100,000 penalty is partly because of Edwa

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

South Korean families pray for relatives who vanished into North Korean prisons a decade ago

It's been 10-11 years since six South Koreans have been detained in North Korea, but there are still no words on whether they are still alive. Three of them are Christian missionaries and the rest North Korean defectors, who had resettled in the South. The missionaries, who had been involved in covert works to spread Christianity in the North, had all sentenced to hard labor for life after being convicted of plotting to overthrow the North Korean government. Experts say South Korea should intensify... Читать дальше...

The Jerusalem Post 

Hanukkah's hidden heroes

As the idols went up and the Jewish presence was erased, that person, whom we never meet or hear about, hid a flask of oil for a better future.

BigNewsNetwork.com 

World leaders mourn passing of former US President Jimmy Carter

Washington DC [US], December 30 (ANI): World leaders have expressed condolences following the death of former US President James Earl Carter Jr, who passed away at the age of 100 in Plains, Georgia. The tributes highlighted his lifelong commitment to peace, democracy, and humanitarian efforts. UK's Prime Minister Keir Starmer paid tributes to Carter's decades of "selfless public service" and highlighted Carter's "lifelong

1newsday.com 

Nick Kyrgios says positive tests for duo are ‘disgusting’ and ‘a horrible look’

Nick Kyrgios has described Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek’s positive doping tests as “disgusting” ahead of his return to tennis. The controversial Australian has played only one match in more than two years because of injury but that has not stopped him being an outspoken presence on social media during a difficult few months for […]

Deadline.com 

Kieran Turner Dies: Documentary Filmmaker Behind ‘Jobriath A.D.’ Was 56

Kieran Turner, the documentary filmmaker behind Jobriath A.D. (2012), has died. He was 56. According to his rep, the Eight Track Tape Productions founder and 2021 CNN Docuseries Fellow died from cancer on Monday, Dec. 23 in West Hollywood. A celebration of life is planned for January. His 2012 documentary Jobriath A.D. detailed the rise […]

Dawn 

Inflationary success — an illusion in real terms

Only real gentlemen can win the hearts of proud, beautiful women. Only economic wizards can dare court price stability. Reaching the goal takes years of honest, patient, persistent actions. Honesty and perseverance count at every stage of taming inflation just as they count in a true love-affair journey.

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Sydney Morning Herald 

Cummins gets Rohit cheaply

Australian captain Pat Cummins nicked off his Indian opposite Rohit Sharma to start day five at the MCG.

The Jerusalem Post 

We need to warmly welcome our immigrants

It’s true that so many immigrants have greatly enhanced this nation. Isn’t it time to welcome them the way we would embrace a long-lost friend who has finally come home?