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Tayshawn Comer scores 18 to lead Evansville past Campbell 66-53MILWAUKEE (AP) — Isaiah Johnson scored 21 points as Portland State beat Wofford 79-74 at the Cream City Challenge in Milwaukee on Sunday. Johnson had nine rebounds for the Vikings (3-3). Jaylin Henderson scored 18 points, shooting 6 for 12, including 4 for 10 from beyond the arc. Qiant Myers finished 5 of 8 from the field to finish with 10 points, while adding six rebounds and six assists. The Terriers (2-5) were led by Dillon Bailey, who posted 20 points. Corey Tripp added 17 points, five assists and two steals for Wofford. Kyler Filewich also had 10 points and six rebounds. NEXT UP Portland State plays Saturday against Utah Tech at home, and Wofford hosts North Alabama on Sunday. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .

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( MENAFN - IANS) Damascus, Dec 29 (IANS) Military forces of Syria's interim administration have begun deploying attack helicopters against what it described as "remnants of the former regime" in the country's coastal regions, media reported. The helicopters are taking off from Istamo Airfield in rural Latakia, targeting armed elements still active in the coastal countryside, media channels cited a statement by the administration, which did not elaborate on the number of helicopters in use or the scope of the operation. The deployment came as part of a series of security initiatives nationwide, aimed at consolidating the new leadership's authority, Xinhua news agency reported. On Saturday, Syria's newly-appointed intelligence chief Anas Khattab pledged in an official statement to restructure the country's security apparatus "in a manner befitting our people's sacrifices and long heritage". All existing security branches in Syria will be dissolved and reorganised, Khattab said, without outlining a timeline or providing specific details for the overhaul. Khattab's announcement came as Syria navigates a sensitive political transition following the downfall of the previous government on December 8. A military coalition led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham waged a major military operation from northern Syria on November 27. It swept southwards, captured the capital Damascus, and overthrew former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's government within 12 days. The Syrian Information Ministry declared a ban on what it described as "the circulation or publication of any media content or news with a sectarian tone aimed at spreading division" among Syrians. The Syrian civil war took on sectarian dimensions as Assad drew on Shia militias from across the Middle East, mobilised by his ally Iran, to battle the insurgency dominated by members of the Sunni Muslim majority, many of them Islamist. Dissent has also surfaced in the city of Homs, 150 km (90 miles) north of Damascus. State media reported that police imposed an overnight curfew on Wednesday night, following unrest linked to demonstrations that residents said were led by members of the Alawite and Shia religious communities. Footage posted on social media on Wednesday from Homs showed a crowd of people scattering, and some of them running, as gunfire was heard. Assad's long-time Shia regional ally, Iran, has criticised the course of events in Syria in recent days. On Sunday, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called on Syrian youth to "stand with firm determination against those who have orchestrated and brought about this insecurity". Khamenei forecast "that a strong and honourable group will also emerge in Syria because today Syrian youth have nothing to lose", calling the country unsafe. Syria's newly appointed Foreign Minister, Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, said in a social media post on Tuesday that Iran must respect the will of the Syrian people and Syria's sovereignty and security. "We warn them against spreading chaos in Syria and we hold them accountable for the repercussions of the latest remarks," he said. Lebanon said on Thursday it was looking forward to having the best neighbourly relations with Syria, in its first official message to the new administration in Damascus. Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah played a major role in propping up Assad during the civil war, before bringing its fighters back to Lebanon over the last year to fight in a bruising war with Israel -- a redeployment that weakened Syrian government lines. MENAFN28122024000231011071ID1109038190 Legal Disclaimer: MENAFN provides the information “as is” without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the provider above.Firefighters and passengers hurt after train hits fire truck on crossingPG&E is seeking a fresh increase in monthly bills — yet again — for its residential customers.

WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith moved to abandon two criminal cases against Donald Trump on Monday, acknowledging that Trump’s return to the White House will preclude attempts to federally prosecute him for retaining classified documents or trying to overturn his 2020 election defeat. The decision was inevitable, since longstanding Justice Department policy says sitting presidents cannot face criminal prosecution. Yet it was still a momentous finale to an unprecedented chapter in political and law enforcement history, as federal officials attempted to hold a former president accountable while he ran for another term. In court filings, Smith’s team emphasized that the move to abandon their prosecutions was not a reflection of the merit of the cases but a recognition of the legal shield that surrounds any commander in chief. “That prohibition is categorical and does not turn on the gravity of the crimes charged, the strength of the Government’s proof, or the merits of the prosecution, which the Government stands fully behind,” the prosecutors wrote in one of their filings. Smith’s team said it left intact charges against two co-defendants in the classified documents case — Trump valet Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira. The election case brought last year was once seen as one of the most serious legal threats facing Trump as he tried to reclaim the White House. He was indicted for plotting to overturn his defeat to Joe Biden in 2020, an effort that climaxed with his supporters’ violent attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The separate case involving classified documents was widely seen as legally clear cut, especially because the conduct in question occurred after Trump left the White House and lost the powers of the presidency. Get local news delivered to your inbox!

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This Monday, November 25, 199 Cuban doctors from 29 specialties arrived in Mexico to work in public hospitals in remote communities in 24 states, according to information provided by the Cuban ambassador, Marcos Rodríguez Costa. Since 2002, the Mexican government has hired a total of 3,650 Cuban health workers who have represented a payment of more than 472 million pesos – until December 2023 – in salaries, lodging, transfers, and food. This new group arrived at the Felipe Ángeles International Airport in Santa Lucía and, according to the forecasts, each of them will be assigned to different clinics and hospitals, mainly from the Social Security that operate under the IMSS Bienestar modality in entities that accepted the decentralization of health services, such as: Last July, the IMSS announced the expansion of the agreement between federal authorities and the Cuban Ministry of Health to add another 2,700 specialists to the 950 who already worked here. The institution then identified 282 hospitals in rural or marginalized areas that on average have 20 beds and four doctors, which means a lack of personnel that affects health services, where Cuban specialists in internal medicine, pediatrics, and emergencies will be channeled. According to Comercializadora de Servicios Médicos Cubanos, the company through which the island’s doctors who depend on the government of Miguel Díaz Canel are hired, since May 1963 when Cuba officially began international medical collaboration, more than 407 thousand health professionals and technicians, including 183 thousand 338 doctors, have carried out their mission of saving lives and improving health indicators in at least 164 countries, including Mexico. Since 2018, the organization Prisoners Defenders has denounced the poor conditions in which Cuban doctors are hired around the world, as they do not receive payment directly, but rather through the island’s government, in addition to the long time they spend away from their homes. A year later, the UN classified Cuban medical missions as forced labor and “modern slavery,” and in 2020, Human Rights Watch analyzed all the legislation and ratified this situation.