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Politicians pay tribute to ‘public servant’ Jimmy Carter after his death aged 100Jim Abrahams, one of the creators of wacky, slapstick comedy classics such as Airplane and the Naked Gun series, has died at the age of 80. The writer and director died at his home in Santa Monica, Calif., his son Joseph told The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday. In his work with brothers Jerry and David Zucker, Abrahams was a pioneer of the spoof comedy. The filmmaking trio, referred to as "ZAZ" for their last names, honed a style characterized by wild physical comedy, sight gags, double meanings and endless puns, helping to seal their place in comedy history. Abrahams was born in Shorewood, Wis., in 1944 to Jewish parents and studied at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which the Zucker brothers also attended. The friends began their careers on stage in a sketch-revue show called Kentucky Fried Theatre , which later became their first film, 1977's Kentucky Fried Movie . It was with their second film, Airplane , that Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker made their mark. The parody plays on the dramatic, heightened environment of disaster films, pulling much of its dialogue and plot straight from the 1957 plane thriller Zero Hour! In Airplane , a former military pilot has to land a commercial plane after everyone else on board falls ill due to food poisoning. Packed with jokes that come at a near-relentless pace — like references to the main character having a "drinking problem," which is then revealed as an inability to drink liquids without spilling them — the film was a critical and commercial success. Abrahams, left, poses with brothers Jerry Zucker, centre, and David Zucker, right, in 2009 at the 35th American Film Festival, in France. (Michel Spingler/The Associated Press) One of its most enduring scenes is the iconic exchange between two characters Ted Striker, played by Robert Hays and Dr. Rumack, played by Leslie Nielsen. When Striker is told he has to land the plane, he says "Surely, you can't be serious," to which Rumack responds, "I am serious — and don't call me Shirley." The film, often called one of the best comedy films of all time, was selected in 2010 by the U.S. Library of Congress for inclusion in the National Film Registry due to its cultural impact. Movie lovers and fans of Abrahams's work took to social media after the news of his death to honour the filmmaker, with many sharing scenes from his films in tribute. "RIP, Jim Abrahams, 1/3 of the greatest comedy trio of all time," one user stated on X, calling Airplane , "stupid yet brilliant." RIP, Jim Abrahams, 1/3 of the greatest comedy trio of all time with David Zucker and Jerry Zucker.Without "Airplane!", we never would have known how far stupid yet brilliant comedy could go in a motion picture.And I'm surely being quite serious. pic.twitter.com/YAOaehaQnZ — @dannydinosaur Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker created the short-lived TV series Police Squad in 1982, an idea that would later be resurrected as the Naked Gun film series. The series followed hapless police detective Frank Drebin, played by the late Nielsen. Abrahams is credited as a writer and executive producer on the first film, 1988's The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad , in which Drebin attempts to stop the assassination of Queen Elizabeth II during a baseball game. He was an executive producer on the following two films, The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear and Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult . Other key ZAZ films include 1984's absurd, gun-slinging musical Top Secret , starring Val Kilmer. According to film critic Roger Ebert, this was the filmmaking trio's best movie — though he also said describing the plot "would be an exercise in futility." Abrahams also directed and wrote several films on his own, including Hot Shots! and Hot Shots! Part Deux in the early 1990s, which parodied Top Gun , and 1998's spoof comedy Mafia!wow jili login philippines 。

The Gophers men’s basketball team overwhelmed Morgan State 90-68 on Sunday, but it was the final bullet point on how underwhelming Minnesota’s nonconference schedule has been this season. The Gophers (8-5) have a “strength of resume” ranked 156th in the nation, according to ESPN on Sunday. And Minnesota’s spot in the overall NET ranking (155) won’t improve come Monday, not with a win over a Morgan State team ranked nearly 200 spots lower at 353. Minnesota was a 22-point favorite and received a huge 22-point first half from Mike Mitchell to win easily in its final tune-up before Big Ten play resumes Thursday at home versus Purdue. Gophers head coach Ben Johnson in August expressed the difficulty to balance the competitiveness of the nonconference slate with who’s available to book and what’s best for this year’s team. “Sometimes the hardest thing for fans to grasp fully is so much of it is a numbers game,” Johnson said at the Minnesota State Fair. “It’s a give and take. You don’t know your team fully and you don’t know the other teams. Sometimes you can roll the dice and go with a team that, quote, might not have the name, but you know will be really good in their league, where if you play a Power Five team and they aren’t good in their league, the game means nothing. It’s great to have a name (opponent), but if they finish bottom four, the numbers go down.” Minnesota joined a multi-team, neutral-site event in Orlando around Thanksgiving but lost both games, to Wichita State and Wake Forest. They also lost to North Texas at The Barn earlier in November. Those three teams each have NET rankings in the Top 80. “There are a couple (of games) that we wish we had back,” Johnson said of the overall nonconference schedule. “Obviously Wichita State still stings. You feel like if you had a healthy Mike and play in the North Texas game. ... But when you have a new team, so much of it is hitting adversity and being able to figure it out.” While Morgan State (6-10) won’t help the U’s resume, the win should aid confidence before facing a Boilermakers team picked in preseason to win the Big Ten come March. Morgan State, which lost by 61 points to Xavier and by 27 to No. 3 Iowa State, played Sunday without leading scorers Winston Tabbs (16.1 points per game) and Amahrie Simpkins (12.7). Minnesota staked a 55-37 lead at the half on the back of Mitchell’s perfection. He made all eight jump shots, including six 3-pointers, for 22 points; that total bested his previous U high of 20 points against Ball State last season. Mitchell missed both of his two shots in the second half and sat during garbage time, falling one point short of his career-high while with Pepperdine in 2022. “I think it kind of built into that,” Mitchell said. “Teammates found me when I was open and the ball went in.” How did it feel once he finally missed? “Dang,” he said. The Gophers’ poorer start to this season came with Mitchell sidelined for seven games with a high ankle sprain — including all three defeats — and his return is vital as the U looks to dig out of an early 0-2 hole in conference play next week. Dawson Garcia added 18 points and eight rebounds, while Parker Fox chipped in 11 points as Minnesota used 11 players. Frank Mitchell returned Sunday after missing the Dec. 21 win over Farleigh Dickinson while in concussion protocol. He scored 10 points in 11 minutes on Sunday. “You want to come off (the holiday) break and have a little bit of momentum going into January,” Johnson said. “I think we did that.”

Epilepsy patients and advocates are calling on the Saskatchewan government to provide public coverage for a new anti-seizure drug. Xcopri, the brand name for cenobamate tablets, is a medication heralded by The Canadian Epilepsy Alliance and the Canadian League Against Epilepsy as a promising treatment for partial onset seizures in adults. Dr. Alexandra Carter, who directs the Saskatchewan Epilepsy Program, a multi-disciplinary team of clinical epilepsy professionals, was joined at the provincial legislature on Wednesday by a Saskatchewan family living with epilepsy. "Cenobamate offers up to 30 per cent chance of seizure freedom on patients who are on it," Carter said. "When we look at the studies, this response we see for over four years. That people maintain a seizure reduction of over 90 per cent, or even 100 per cent." The drug was approved by Health Canada in June 2023. The Canadian Drug Agency, which provides provinces and health authorities with advice on new treatments, also recommended the drug be reimbursed by public drug plans in August 2023. According to the Canadian Drug Agency, the drug is expected to cost $3,214 per patient per year without coverage. Saskatchewan doesn't cover Xcopri under its provincial drug plan. Along with several other provincial governments, it ended negotiations with the pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance in October 2024 without securing a deal. Dr. Alexandra Carter from the Saskatchewan Epilepsy Program spoke at the provincial legislature on Wednesday, calling for epilepsy drug Xcopri to be covered by the province. (Chris Edwards/CBC) NDP health critic Vicki Mowat also spoke at the news conference, calling for the Sask. Party government to resume negotiations for public coverage of Xcopri. "The Sask. Party needs to stop ignoring our health-care workers, ignoring our families, ignoring our friends, and get back to the bargaining table," Mowat said. During question period on Wednesday, Saskatchewan Minister of Health Jeremy Cockrill clarified the government's position. "I've directed the Ministry of Health to work directly with other provinces to try and re-open those negotiations," he said. "If those don't open, we'll try and work directly with the drug provider." The province said in a statement that other therapies, including brivaracetam, eslicarbazepine and perampanel, continue to be available for Saskatchewan patients. Over 300,000 Canadians live with epilepsy and approximately one-third of them experience uncontrolled seizures. "This is a medication that actually shows real promise in offering control," said Lori Newman, executive director of Epilepsy Saskatoon, which provides support and programming for people with epilepsy. Her son was diagnosed with epilepsy when he was 19 years old. "It's offering control to people who have basically been told that there's no pharmaceutical option for them." Due to the debilitating effects of uncontrolled seizures, many people living with epilepsy have difficulty maintaining a job or holding a driver's licence. Kim Ebert was at the news conference with her son Cody Holgate, who suffers from epilepsy. Holgate uses Xcopri and said it has helped stabilize his seizures. Holgate said that before Xcopri, he would frequently experience drop-fall seizures — a sudden loss of muscle strength. They could happen at any time, creating a sense of uncertainty. "For us as a family, Xcopri took away that uncertainty," Ebert said. "The walking on eggshells, and most of all for me as Cody's mom, waking up and wondering every morning and wondering, 'will Cody have a drop seizure today, or multiple? Or will today be the day he doesn't recover from his fall?'" "This drug gives us hope. Hope for our future, hope to plan our future, and hope for our families," Holgate said. "I truly believe that this is a game-changer."The best Black Friday TV deals still available

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AP News Summary at 6:43 p.m. ESTPep Guardiola has pledged to step aside if he fails to turn around Manchester City’s poor run of form. The City boss is enduring the worst run of his glittering managerial career after a six-game winless streak featuring five successive defeats and a calamitous 3-3 draw in a match his side had led 3-0. The 53-year-old, who has won 18 trophies since taking charge at the Etihad Stadium in 2016, signed a contract extension through to the summer of 2027 just over a week ago. Yet, despite his remarkable successes, he still considers himself vulnerable to the sack and has pleaded with the club to keep faith. “I don’t want to stay in the place if I feel like I’m a problem,” said the Spaniard, who watched in obvious frustration as City conceded three times in the last 15 minutes in a dramatic capitulation against Feyenoord in midweek. “I don’t want to stay here just because the contract is there. “My chairman knows it. I said to him, ‘Give me the chance to try come back’, and especially when everybody comes back (from injury) and see what happens. “After, if I’m not able to do it, we have to change because, of course, (the past) nine years are dead. “More than ever I ask to my hierarchy, give me the chance. “Will it be easy for me now? No. I have the feeling that still I have a job to do and I want to do it.” City have been hampered by a raft of injuries this term, most pertinently to midfield talisman and Ballon d’Or winner Rodri. The Euro 2024 winner is expected to miss the remainder of the season and his absence has been keenly felt over the past two months. Playmaker Kevin De Bruyne has also not started a match since September. The pressure continues to build with champions City facing a crucial trip to title rivals and Premier League leaders Liverpool on Sunday. Defeat would leave City trailing Arne Slot’s side by 11 points. “I don’t enjoy it at all, I don’t like it,” said Guardiola of his side’s current situation. “I sleep not as good as I slept when I won every game. “The sound, the smell, the perfume is not good enough right now. “But I’m the same person who won the four Premier Leagues in a row. I was happier because I ate better, lived better, but I was not thinking differently from who I am.” Guardiola is confident his side will not stop battling as they bid to get back on track. He said: “The people say, ‘Yeah, it’s the end of that’. Maybe, but we are in November. We will see what happens until the end. “What can you do? Cry for that? You don’t stay long – many, many years without fighting. That is what you try to look for, this is the best (way). “Why should we not believe? Why should it not happen with us?”

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There isn’t a Marie listed on the Gophers women’s soccer roster, but she is an important part of the team. Marie doesn’t play a position, but she goes everywhere with the squad, which is convenient because she is the size of a carry-on roller bag and can be safely stowed in an airplane’s overhead bin. Marie is the name given to U captain defender Elizabeth Overberg’s black JBL PartyBox speaker. Marie is in Chapel Hill, N.C., for the Gophers’ game against South Carolina in the second round of the NCAA tournament at 1 p.m. Friday. Minnesota is making its first national tournament appearance since 2018, but Marie’s inclusion shows that the Gophers aren’t taking themselves too seriously. Near the start of the season, forward Khyah Harper choreographed a dance to Michel Jackson’s “Beat It” for a handful of teammates to perform before road matches. The ensemble includes Overberg, Sophia Boman, Avery Petty, Alex Isaacs, Aaryn Gabriel, Sophia Romine and Evelyn Calhoon. The Gophers finished the regular season at home, hosted the start of the Big Ten tournament and began the NCAA run with a 2-0 win over South Dakota State last week, so they haven’t done the dance more than a month. The routine — superstition? — is to do the performance the day before the game, which they did Thursday. “They were a little rusty,” Harper reported. “They got a redo because first one did not go very well. But the second one, they definitely brought the energy.” Did head coach Erin Chastain join in? She is, after all, coming off her first career NCAA tournament win. “That would be a miracle to get her to do it,” Harper shared. But the tradition has brought the players together and their on-field success is due, in part, to their chemistry, said Harper, the Big Ten forward of the year with 17 goals in 20 matches. “Our team is super close, so it’s really easy to play well together when we’re on the field,” Harper said. “And I think that we just all have the same end goal ... just winning.” The sixth-seeded Gophers (13-4-3) will be tested by No. 3 seed South Carolina (11-3-7) on Friday. While Minnesota is in the tournament for the first time in six years, the Gamecocks of the Southeastern Conference are making their 12th straight appearance. “They seem like they’re a really good team, but we know that we are, too,” Harper said. “So we kind of just focus on ourselves and know that we can bring a lot to the table, and we’re a really good team. We’re in the round of 32 for a reason. We can match up against any competition, but we also know that anyone can win on any given day, so I think just bringing our best effort versus them and we can get a result that we want.” If the U wins again and reaches the Sweet Sixteen, there will be another dance recital in the Gophers’ near future.

The City boss is enduring the worst run of his glittering managerial career after a six-game winless streak featuring five successive defeats and a calamitous 3-3 draw in a match his side had led 3-0. The 53-year-old, who has won 18 trophies since taking charge at the Etihad Stadium in 2016, signed a contract extension through to the summer of 2027 just over a week ago. Yet, despite his remarkable successes, he still considers himself vulnerable to the sack and has pleaded with the club to keep faith. “I don’t want to stay in the place if I feel like I’m a problem,” said the Spaniard, who watched in obvious frustration as City conceded three times in the last 15 minutes in a dramatic capitulation against Feyenoord in midweek. “I don’t want to stay here just because the contract is there. “My chairman knows it. I said to him, ‘Give me the chance to try come back’, and especially when everybody comes back (from injury) and see what happens. “After, if I’m not able to do it, we have to change because, of course, (the past) nine years are dead. “More than ever I ask to my hierarchy, give me the chance. “Will it be easy for me now? No. I have the feeling that still I have a job to do and I want to do it.” City have been hampered by a raft of injuries this term, most pertinently to midfield talisman and Ballon d’Or winner Rodri. The Euro 2024 winner is expected to miss the remainder of the season and his absence has been keenly felt over the past two months. Playmaker Kevin De Bruyne has also not started a match since September. The pressure continues to build with champions City facing a crucial trip to title rivals and Premier League leaders Liverpool on Sunday. Defeat would leave City trailing Arne Slot’s side by 11 points. “I don’t enjoy it at all, I don’t like it,” said Guardiola of his side’s current situation. “I sleep not as good as I slept when I won every game. “The sound, the smell, the perfume is not good enough right now. “But I’m the same person who won the four Premier Leagues in a row. I was happier because I ate better, lived better, but I was not thinking differently from who I am.” Guardiola is confident his side will not stop battling as they bid to get back on track. He said: “The people say, ‘Yeah, it’s the end of that’. Maybe, but we are in November. We will see what happens until the end. “What can you do? Cry for that? You don’t stay long – many, many years without fighting. That is what you try to look for, this is the best (way). “Why should we not believe? Why should it not happen with us?”