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The American Athletic Conference is the only Football Bowl Subdivision league whose championship game matchup is set: Army vs. Tulane. The final week of the regular season will determine pairings for the other eight conferences. Here's a look at the possible matchups in the Power Four and Group of Five. All championship games are Dec. 7 except in the AAC, Conference USA and Mountain West, which will be played Dec. 6. ACC at Charlotte, North Carolina SMU vs. Miami or Clemson. Miami is in if it beats Syracuse. Clemson is in if Miami loses. Big Ten at Indianapolis Oregon vs. Ohio State, Penn State or Indiana. Ohio State is in if it beats Michigan or if Penn State and Indiana lose this week. Penn State is in if it beats Maryland and Ohio State loses. Indiana is in if it beats Purdue and Ohio State and Penn State lose. Big 12 at Arlington, Texas Arizona State vs. Iowa State if both win this week. Multiple scenarios including BYU, Colorado and other teams exist otherwise. SEC at Atlanta Georgia vs. winner of Texas-Texas A&M game. American Athletic at TBD Army vs. Tulane. Conference USA at Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville State vs. Liberty, Western Kentucky or Sam Houston. Liberty is in with a win over Sam Houston. WKU is in with a win over Jacksonville State and a Liberty loss. Sam Houston is in with a win over Liberty and a Jacksonville State win. Mid-American at Detroit Miami, Bowling Green and Ohio are tied for first place and control their destinies. Miami-Bowling Green winner is in, as is Ohio if it beats Ball State. Other scenarios exist that include those teams and Buffalo. Mountain West at Boise, Idaho Boise State vs. UNLV or Colorado State. If UNLV and CSU both win or lose their final regular-season games, the tie would be broken by either College Football Playoff rankings or results-based computer metrics. Sun Belt at TBD Louisiana-Lafayette at Marshall if both win their games this week. Other scenarios exist if one or both lose. Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-footballCAIRO: Syrian refugees and residents in Egypt face an uncertain future as new regulations may jeopardize their right to remain in the country after Bashar Al-Assad’s ouster earlier this month. European countries quickly suspended Syrian asylum applications after the Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham swept into Damascus on Dec 8, forcing Assad to flee after a 13-year civil war. Other countries are also responding to the changing political landscape. Egypt last week ratified a new law giving the government the power to determine refugee status. A decision has not been made on whether Syrians in Egypt would qualify as refugees under the new law, security sources told Reuters. The UN refugee agency UNHCR estimates six million Syrians are living as refugees around the world, primarily in neighboring countries. It expects 1 million to return in the next six months, but some Syrian refugees fear being forced to return home. Egypt is also suspending the renewal of existing residency permits, held by many Syrians for tourism, education, or business, pending a security check, security sources told Reuters. Syrian residents who spoke to Reuters were mostly unaware of the new rules, and many were also cautious about returning home. “The situation there is not stable and we still do not know what will happen,” said Ahmed Al-Akhras, owner of a car spare parts business, who said his children’s schooling and his shop were other reasons to stay. He said his residency permit renewal was delayed so, like a number of other Syrians, he recently applied for UNHCR refugee status. “If I go back to Syria, it won’t be now,” he said. “We are afraid of the unknown, we don’t know who the new person that took over is, we don’t know the future,” said another Syrian who had been in Egypt for 12 years. Residency decisions would be based on security considerations, the sources said. One cited concerns about Egypt’s own internal security after Assad’s replacement by the rebels. Egypt has taken a diplomatic approach to the upheaval in Syria, but state-linked media have referred to the rebels as “terrorist” groups. With Egypt tackling an economic crisis of its own, officials have often described refugees in the country, which they number at 10 million, as a burden. The UNHCR puts the number of refugees in Egypt at around 800,000, including about 159,000 Syrians. Hundreds of thousands more Syrians have residency permits in Egypt, and many own businesses. “There is no other country in the globe hosting this number of refugees while receiving the same treatment as Egyptian citizens despite the fact we are not a rich country,” Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty told reporters last week, citing the absence of refugee camps and access to free education, healthcare, and subsidies. “This law strikes a balance between upholding our international commitments, while preserving the national security of Egypt.” The law, ratified on Dec 17, transfers the asylum system to the government from the UN, and allows the government to collect more data on the number of refugees. “Of course, the increase in numbers of registered refugees will contribute in providing more aid (from the international community) to Egypt. This is not a bad thing,” said lawmaker Freddy Elbaiady. The law includes provisions protecting refugee rights to work, health, and education and freedom from exploitation. Rights groups have criticized the new law. They point out that the definition of a refugee is ambiguous, and authorities have the right to deport anyone they deem does not qualify. While there was no sign of a sudden deportation of Syrians, it was likely Cairo would change its perception of Syrians as a group in need of protection as the situation stabilizes, said Karim Ennara of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights, an independent human rights organization. In response to questions by Reuters, the UNHCR said it would continue to advocate for clear asylum procedures in Egypt. — ReutersThe Best Black Friday Gaming Handheld PC Deals Are Now Live, Including the New Asus ROG Ally X
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Nasdaq Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading daySuriname's government announced Saturday that the small South American nation will not hold a state funeral for its ex-president Desi Bouterse, who this week died a fugitive from justice aged 79. Current President Chan Santokhi "has decided, based on his powers and advice received, that there will be no state funeral... No period of national mourning," Foreign Minister Albert Ramdin told a press conference. Bouterse was a former military man who twice mounted coups, in 1980 and again in 1990, to take charge as a dictator. He eventually returned to power after being elected president in 2010 and governed for a decade. He died Tuesday in the unknown location where he had been holed up as a fugitive, with in-absentia convictions for cocaine trafficking and murder. More from this section Bouterse's body was dropped off at his residence in the capital Paramaribo. An autopsy was ordered, though police said there were "no signs of criminal activity." Bouterse had been sentenced to 20 years in prison in December 2023 for the 1982 execution of political opponents, including lawyers, journalists, businessmen and military prisoners. He remained a popular figure with the poor and working class in the former Dutch colony. The foreign minister said that, out of respect for Bouterse's status as an elected former president, flags would be flown at half-staff on government buildings on the day of his funeral, whose date has not yet been given. str-jt/rmb/acb
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