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sports tagalog Irv Wilson Dies; Prolific Producer In Golden Era Of TV Movies Was 93The Women’s Foundation of Arkansas (WFA), in partnership with Acxiom Corporation, announced the application process is open for the 2025 Girls of Promise® Conference. This annual event empowers eighth-grade girls from across Arkansas to explore science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) fields through hands-on experiences, industry insights and one-on-one mentorship with leading female STEAM professionals. The conference will be held April 4, 2025 in Little Rock. Now in its 25th year, the Girls of Promise® Conference aims to dismantle barriers and provide opportunities for young women to pursue educational and economic pathways within Arkansas’s expanding STEAM sectors.

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With Marc de Grandpre as president and GM and Julian de Guzman as sporting director, the New York Red Bulls come with a distinctly Canadian flavour. On Saturday, both will be cheering on their team as it takes on the Los Angeles Galaxy, led by former Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney, in the MLS Cup final in Carson, Calif. De Grandpre is in his second stint with the Major League Soccer club while de Guzman, a Toronto native and former Canada captain, joined the front office in February. “We’re all excited. This is a big moment for the club,” said de Grandpre, a Montreal native. “We haven’t been here since 2008 (when the Red Bulls lost 3-1 to Columbus in their first final appearance). “This is like a Game 7 ultimately and we’re going to leave it all out there and hope for the best,” he added. “We’re very proud of the team, the players and where we’re at. (Saturday), I guess, before kickoff anxiety will kick in but we have to enjoy the moment. These are not moments that occur every year or every other year. We’re lucky, fortunate and we’re grateful to be here and we’ll soak it all in as an organization.” While the fourth-place Galaxy (19-8-7) finished 12 places and 17 points ahead of the Red Bulls (11-9-14) in the overall league standings, one can argue the New Yorkers arrive at Dignity Health Sports Park as the team of destiny. Entering the playoffs as the seventh-ranked team in the Eastern Conference, the Red Bulls are the lowest-ever seed to reach the MLS championship game. The Red Bulls started the season with just one loss in their first 10 league outings (4-1-5) and went unbeaten in their first 12 league outings at Red Bull Arena (7-0-5) before losing 2-0 to Philadelphia on Aug. 31. But they limped into the playoffs after winning just one of their last nine regular-season outings (1-5-3). The lone win (4-1) during that run came Oct. 2 at lowly Toronto. De Grandpre points to the break for the Leagues Cup, which ran July 26 to Aug. 25, for the loss of form during that run. The Red Bulls played just two Leagues Cup games, losing to Toronto and Mexico’s Pachuca both on penalty kicks, with a 25-day pause before resuming MLS play. “The team managed to persevere, stay resilient and get us into the playoffs,” said de Grandpre. “And they’re true to the form they were showing early in the season. “It’s a group of players who truly enjoy being with each other, love each (other), care for each other and have totally embraced what (German coach) Sandro (Schwarz) has brought to the table in terms of culture and the way we approach the matches. You can feel it in the room. It’s a special group of people.” The Red Bulls are making the most of their record 15th-straight post-season appearance. They started the playoffs with a bang, upsetting defended champion and second-seeded Columbus 1-0 on the road and then via penalty shootout in Harrison, N.J., to win the best-of-three first-round series. They went on to dispatch No. 6 New York City FC 2-0 in the Eastern Conference semifinal and No. 4 Orlando City 1-0 in the conference final. The Red Bulls have made sure their fans will be on hand to cheer on the team. The club bought almost 2,000 tickets for members of its supporters groups and season-ticket holders as well as for its front office, custodial and security staff from its stadium and training facility, and food and beverage partners. “We want to make sure we reward our fans and that our most important human capital is with us — our staff, the people who make it happen ever day. We want to reward them as well,” said de Grandpre. Some 700 members of the Red Bulls supporters groups also each received US$300 as well as a ticket to help defray travel costs. De Grandpre started with Bauer Hockey in Montreal and then, after graduate school in the U.S., became one of the first marketing employees for Red Bull North America in late 1999. In 2006, when the Austria-based energy drink giant bought the New York/New Jersey MetroStars, de Grandpre was tasked with rebranding the franchise to the Red Bulls. He spent two years as the team’s managing director before moving on to Qualcomm (wireless technology), Imax (immersive cinema) and KIND (healthy snack foods), rejoining the Red Bulls in April 2014 as GM. “Ever since then, it’s been a pleasurable experience, very rewarding. I’ve surrounded myself and the organization with the best talent in the business,” he said. “And I believe that is why we are here today. It’s been a long road, but the right way to get there, that’s for sure.” In 2015, de Grandpre was honoured with the league’s Doug Hamilton Executive of the Year award. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 6, 2024. Follow @NeilMDavidson on the X platform.

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THE drums of war are beating. Vladimir Putin is threatening to incinerate all of us in a nuclear conflagration. In response, the feeble, cash-strapped European Union is struggling to raise an army after decades of feasting on an ­imaginary peace dividend. 11 Donald Trump wants to turn the world order on its head Credit: Getty 11 Ukraine’s war is now unwinnable for President Volodymyr Zelensky Credit: Getty 11 Even Mad Vlad Putin is not mad enough to go nuclear Credit: Reuters Alarm bells are sounding for the first time since the Cold War as Ukraine unleashes UK and US missiles deep inside Russia, raising the risk of pan-European conflict. Scary times. But are we really facing World War Three? To quote Dad’s Army’s Lance Corporal Jones: “Don’t panic!” Read More on World News EMPTY THREAT Ukraine vows to SHOOT DOWN Vlad’s new missile that he's used to threaten UK ROCKET BLAST Moment Brit pilot films Russian ROCKET soar past his plane en route to space At least, not yet. Still, frontline states such as Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland are taking the threat seriously. Peacenik Germany has finally woken up to the Russian menace and invited 800,000 Nato troops to carry out war games on its soil. In America, you can buy “affordable bunkers to survive the apocalypse now — fallout shelters that won’t break the bank” — at $140,000 a pop. Most read in The Sun CASE RULING McGregor sexually assaulted rape accuser in Dublin hotel, civil case jury rules LIGHTS OFF Scots city cancels annual Christmas festival amid amber weather warning TAN CAM RAID Scots Turkish barbers raided after 'sunbed spy cam' discovered in shop SNATCH PLOT Shocking moment man escapes being bundled into white van by thugs in kidnap bid Here in Britain, an online newspaper captures the mood with survival tips such as: “How to stop your skin melting” and “Why you should keep your mouth open so your eardrums don’t burst . . .” One misstep away from global conflict Nothing sells better than a horror story. Watch explosive moment 'British Storm Shadow missiles strike inside Russia' The truth is that the world is paying dearly for the absurd 76-day power gap between Donald Trump’s election as US President on November 5 and his inauguration on January 20. The vacuum is being filled by sabre-rattling as both sides in the Ukraine conflict strive to make irreversible gains before Trump enters the White House . The crisis has been stoked by doddery Joe Biden, who belatedly handed Ukraine the long-range missiles it might have previously used to end the war. Instead, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s attacks deep inside Russia have provoked the Kremlin into threatening nuclear retaliation. On Thursday, after hitting the Ukrainian city of Dnipro with a nuke-capable hypersonic Oreshnik missile, Putin declared the UK and US could now be targets for Russia. We need to calm down. Even Mad Vlad is not crazy enough to nuke the West. And if he were, China wouldn’t let him. Moscow and Beijing may be joined at the hip in seeking to hobble the mighty American colossus. But Beijing dictator Xi Jinping intends to achieve this by stealth and coercion — not by letting his junior partner unleash Apocalypse Now. This is not to understate the unnervingly sinister risk to world peace. We have learned from two ­catastrophic world wars — and the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis — that we are always just one hideous misstep away from global conflict. Amid this crisis, we find ourselves in the hands of the most unpredictable and erratic world leader of modern times. Donald Trump has stoked tensions by threatening to turn the world’s economic, diplomatic and military order on its head. 11 11 Beijing dictator Xi Jinping wants to KO the US by stealth and coercion Credit: AFP 11 Doddery Joe Biden took too long to OK the missiles to Ukraine Credit: Getty 11 Why is Sir Keir Starmer axing defence projects? Credit: PA He is ready to crack heads together in the Middle East, sink China’s exports and launch trade wars with Europe. But first up, Ukraine. The 47th President-elect is ready to walk away from a European conflict which he insists has absolutely nothing to do with the US. Yet while European Union leaders have dithered and wrung their hands, American taxpayers forked out £140BILLION in aid and arms to Ukraine. Enough is enough, says Trump. This might be a bluff by the world’s biggest bluffer. But only a fool would call it. Which explains why Kyiv leader Zelensky is grabbing every weapon he can lay hands on to beat off the Russian bear while he still has time. They include the long-range American ATACMS and, thanks to PM Keir Starmer , Britain’s lethal Storm Shadow cruise missiles , already deployed with devastating effect this week. And yet, admirable as this may be in defence of brave Ukraine, it merely prolongs an unwinnable war. Putin, himself a formidable negotiator, has raised the stakes by insisting foreign-made weapons used against Russia are grounds for nuclear retaliation . This leaves the EU dangerously exposed. Despite the overlapping membership of Nato, the EU’s 27 member states have become flabbily impotent. For half a century, taxpayers’ trillions have been lavished on social-welfare spending while mere pennies have been set aside for the military. Armies are depleted while naval and air defences are running on fumes. In the face of the biggest threat to peace since World War Two, Europe today stands effectively defenceless. During his first term of office, President Trump put a bomb under EU leaders, making them cough up more cash for military spending. But not enough. Germany, which once armed its troops with broomsticks instead of rifles, is the worst culprit. Despite its role as the EU’s economic dynamo, the Ukraine conflict has shown it was totally dependent on Russian oil and gas. Now, with the heat on, Berlin is offering to host 800,000 Nato troops on its soil to defend the Fatherland if Russia invades Finland or the Baltic states. Under Article 51 of the Nato alliance, an attack on any of its 32 member nations is deemed an attack on all. Formerly pacifist regimes now understand the only way to preserve peace is to prepare for war. In 1960s, we practised diving under the table Late in the day, Europe’s liberal elites in countries such as Sweden and Holland have ordered industrial and agricultural interests to stockpile food, fuel and vital equipment including diesel generators. Which underscores the madness of Keir Starmer’s declaration of war on Britain’s hard-pressed farmers. We may soon need every acre to plant crops and dig for victory. Nor can Labour now justify its decision to mothball our coal, gas and oil resources at a time of soaring energy prices in pursuit of Ed Miliband’s insane Net Zero deadline. Voters will also ask why this Government is scrapping five Royal Navy warships, dozens of military helicopters and drones and perhaps even our two brand-new aircraft carriers. If our plodding PM has learned anything from his never-ending overseas meetings with world leaders, it is surely that socialism is no substitute for a proper defence policy. We have been through similar crises in the past, not least the decades-long Cold War when the Kremlin really did pose a nuclear threat to our survival. In the 1960s we lived with the possibility of imminent attack, heralded only by a “four-minute warning” on old war-time sirens. 11 Government advice booklets from the 1970s Credit: Alamy 11 A nuclear device known as The Badger, a 2,000-kiloton bomb, tiny by today’s standards, detonated at the US Defense Dept’s Nevada test site in 1953 Credit: Alamy 11 Zelensky is grabbing every weapon he can lay his hands on to beat off the Russian bear while he still has time including the long-range American ATACMS Credit: Alamy 11 Britain’s lethal Storm Shadow cruise missiles have already been deployed with devastating effect this week We practised diving under the dining room table, or standing in doorways which are more likely to survive a blast. The best-selling book On The Beach portrayed Aussies awaiting their “last days on Earth” after a nuclear war in the northern hemisphere. Peter Sellers made us laugh nervously in Dr Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb. Women protesting against Polaris missiles camped out for years at RAF Greenham Common, while “Red Ken” Livingstone fatuously declared London a “nuclear-free zone”. By the 1980s, East-West negotiations reached the basis for an uneasy truce. It was literally MAD — “Mutually Assured Destruction”. Press the red button and we all die. In my early days as The Sun’s Political Editor, I accompanied PM Margaret Thatcher to Moscow for various talks with Soviet leaders. I had a ringside seat at one of the most significant disarmament summits between Russia’s Mikhail Gorbachev and American President Ronald Reagan . The superpower leaders agreed on huge, if symbolic, missile cuts, captured on Page One of The Sun by an image of nukes launched harmlessly into the Pacific Ocean. “We reaffirmed our solemn conviction that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought,” said the two world leaders in 1988. The Berlin Wall fell one year later, marking the so-called End Of History. But nuclear weapons cannot be disinvented. Mutually Assured Destruction remains the only bulwark against Armageddon. Luckily, Donald Trump is a master of The Art Of The Deal. Putin is desperate to be treated with respect on the world stage, not as a global pariah. For all his bombast, he knows his country has suffered disastrous losses in blood and treasure from his blundering assault on Ukraine. Tough call for so-called European superstate Sanctions have blocked Russia’s stagnant economy from Western advances in technology. A permanent ceasefire is negotiable, but only if Putin is not humiliated. There could be deals which revive Russia’s lucrative trade in oil and gas. Putin will want to be re-admitted to the top table of the world’s most powerful economies, making the G7 into the G8 once again. Brave Ukraine cannot fight on without allied support. Nor should it be abandoned to exist in a “frozen war”, perpetually intimidated by Russia. Which is where the European Union must step in. Ukraine is now Europe’s responsibility, not America’s. The EU’s member states must find the resources to guard their own borders. They can rely on Nato — which includes the US and UK — but only if they raise defence spending by billions. This is a tough call for the so-called European superstate, which has spent the past five decades effectively disarming. Read more on the Scottish Sun COMIC'S CASTLE Still Game star takes £150,000 hit to offload luxury £4m Scots castle HITTING THE HIGH NOTES Much-loved pub named best music bar in Scotland A failure of will at this crucial point would be disastrous. If Putin digs his heels in on Ukraine, we might yet find ourselves buying “affordable bunkers to survive the apocalypse”.

Published 1:32 pm Monday, December 9, 2024 by For The News Courier KNOXVILLE, TN— The Tennessee Valley Authority, in partnership with Bicentennial Volunteers Inc., a TVA retiree organization, will award a record-tying $1.5 million in grants to educators to develop Science, Technology, Engineering and Math education projects across the Tennessee Valley region. “We know STEM teachers across the region are inspiring students to become the workforce of the future and that’s why it’s so important for TVA to continue to support this grant program,” Jeff Lyash, TVA president and CEO, said. “Providing additional resources to schools helps provide essential hands-on learning programs that equip students with skills that will help them be successful in whatever they choose to do in life.” The competitive STEM classroom grant program is operated in partnership with the Tennessee STEM Innovation Network, managed by the Battelle organization. The program received 647 grant applications this year, and 342 were selected for funding. Email newsletter signup Some of those schools that have been selected for funding include; Athens Renaissance, Blue Springs Elementary, East Limestone High, Elkmont High and Tanner High. More than 130,000 students will benefit from these grants for STEM projects. Since 2018, TVA/BVI has provided nearly $8 million in STEM grants supporting over 730,000 students. “Bicentennial Volunteers, Inc. has a reputation for giving back to the community. BVI is proud to partner with TVA in empowering teachers to provide hands-on learning opportunities for students in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math,” Kathy Black, president of BVI, said. “We believe that by enriching their educational experiences, we are helping create lifelong learners and building the workforce of tomorrow.” Grants are awarded to meet the diverse needs of local communities. For example, University High School in Memphis is using its $5,000 grant to purchase robotic equipment and it will support the school’s dual enrollment-focused STEM career pathways. At Todd County Middle School in Elkton, Kentucky, a $5,000 grant will be used to implement a 3D printing project to enhance STEM learning. The program will develop problem-solving and creativity and provide hands-on technical experience. “This grant will enable us to create hands-on learning experiences where students can experiment, create, and innovate,” Diane Ashcraft, STEM teacher at Corinth Middle School in Corinth, Mississippi, whose class received a $5,000 grant, said. “We plan to use the funds to purchase circuit kits, robotic components, and software that will allow them to design and code their own projects. We are excited to see the amazing projects and breakthroughs that emerge from this initiative.” Grants up to $5,000 were awarded in a competitive process, and preference was given to grant applications that explored TVA’s primary areas of focus: environment, energy, economic development, and community problem-solving. Any school that receives their power from a local power company served by TVA was eligible to apply. A full list of the grant recipients can be found at tvastem.com. The Tennessee Valley Authority is a corporate agency of the United States that provides electricity for business customers and local power companies serving nearly 10 million people in parts of seven southeastern states. TVA receives no taxpayer funding, deriving virtually all of its revenues from sales of electricity. In addition to operating and investing its revenues in its electric system, TVA provides flood control, navigation and land management for the Tennessee River system and assists local power companies and state and local governments with economic development and job creation. Senior announcements: Week of Dec. 2 LCSO continues charge against Fentanyl New look Commission approves amendment to Fiber Optic Network Agreement LCSO arrests 2 Athens residents on drug bustTrump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban so he can weigh in after he takes officeUS budget airlines are struggling. Will pursuing premium passengers solve their problems? DALLAS (AP) — Delta and United Airlines have become the most profitable U.S. airlines by targeting premium customers while also winning a significant share of budget travelers. That is squeezing smaller low-fare carriers like Spirit Airlines, which filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday. Some travel industry experts think Spirit’s troubles indicate less-wealthy passengers will have fewer choices and higher prices. Other discount airlines are on better financial footing but also are lagging far behind the full-service airlines when it comes to recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic. Most industry experts think Frontier and other so-called ultra-low-cost carriers will fill the vacuum if Spirit shrinks, and that there's still plenty of competition to prevent prices from spiking. Bitcoin ticks closer to $100,000 in extended surge following US elections NEW YORK (AP) — Bitcoin is jumping again, setting another new high above $99,000 overnight. The cryptocurrency has been shattering records almost daily since the U.S. presidential election, and has rocketed more than 40% higher in just two weeks. It's now at the doorstep of $100,000. Cryptocurrencies and related investments like crypto exchange-traded funds have rallied because the incoming Trump administration is expected to be more “crypto-friendly.” Still, as with everything in the volatile cryptoverse, the future is hard to predict. And while some are bullish, other experts continue to warn of investment risks. Stock market today: Wall Street gains ground as it heads for a winning week Stocks gained ground on Wall Street, keeping the market on track for its fifth gain in a row. The S&P 500 was up 0.2% in afternoon trading Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 333 points and the Nasdaq composite was essentially flat. Retailers had some of the biggest gains. Gap soared after reporting quarterly results that easily beat analysts' estimates. EchoStar fell after DirecTV called of its purchase of that company's Dish Network unit. European markets closed mostly higher and Asian markets ended mixed. Treasury yields held relatively steady in the bond market. Crude oil prices gained ground. Australia rejects Elon Musk's claim that it plans to control access to the internet MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian Cabinet minister has rejected X Corp. owner Elon Musk’s allegation that the government intends to control all Australians' access to the internet through legislation that would ban young children from social media. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Friday that Musk’s criticism was “unsurprising” after the government introduced legislation to Parliament that would fine platforms including X up to $133 million for allowing children under 16 to hold social media accounts. The spat continues months of open hostility between the Australian government and the tech billionaire over regulators’ efforts to reduce public harm from social media. Parliament could pass the legislation as soon as next week. Oil company Phillips 66 faces federal charges related to alleged Clean Water Act violations LOS ANGELES (AP) — Oil company Phillips 66 has been federally indicted in connection with alleged violations of the Clean Water Act in California. The Texas-based company is accused of discharging hundreds of thousands of gallons of industrial wastewater containing excessive amounts of oil and grease. The U.S. Department of Justice announced the indictment on Thursday. Phillips is charged with two counts of negligently violating the Clean Water Act and four counts of knowingly violating the Clean Water Act. An arraignment date has not been set. A spokesperson for the company said it was cooperating with prosecutors. US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment U.S. regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through its dominant search engine after a court found it had maintained an abusive monopoly over the past decade. The proposed breakup floated in a 23-page document filed late Wednesday by the U.S. Justice Department calls for Google to sell its industry-leading Chrome web browser and impose restrictions designed to prevent Android from favoring its search engine. Regulators also want to ban Google from forging multibillion-dollar deals to lock in its dominant search engine as the default option on Apple’s iPhone and other devices. What you need to know about the proposed measures designed to curb Google's search monopoly U.S. regulators are proposing aggressive measures to restore competition to the online search market after a federal judge ruled that Google maintained an illegal monopoly. The sweeping set of recommendations filed late Wednesday could radically alter Google’s business. Regulators want Google to sell off its industry-leading Chrome web browser. They outlined a range of behavioral measures such as prohibiting Google from using search results to favor its own services such as YouTube, and forcing it to license search index data to its rivals. They're not going as far as to demand Google spin off Android, but are leaving that door open if the remedies don't work. Apple and Google face UK investigation into mobile browser dominance LONDON (AP) — A British watchdog says Apple and Google aren't giving consumers a genuine choice of mobile web browsers. The watchdog's report Friday recommends they face an investigation under new U.K. digital rules taking effect next year. The Competition and Markets Authority took aim at Apple, saying the iPhone maker’s tactics hold back innovation by stopping rivals from giving users new features like faster webpage loading. The CMA’s report also found that Apple and Google manipulate the choices given to mobile phone users to make their own browsers “the clearest or easiest option.” Apple said it disagreed with the findings. Atlantic City casino earnings fall nearly 14% in 3rd quarter ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City’s casinos saw their operating profits decline by nearly 14% in the third quarter of this year. New Jersey gambling regulators say the nine casinos had a collective gross operating profit of $236.5 million in the third quarter. That was down 13.8% from the third quarter of 2023. Every casino was profitable, but only two — Caesars and Hard Rock — saw their profits increase in the third quarter compared with a year ago. Hard Rock had the highest average hotel occupancy at over 95%, and Ocean had the highest average hotel room price at $335. German auto supplier Bosch to cut 5,500 jobs in further sign of carmakers' woes FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany's technology and services company Bosch is cutting its automotive division workforce by as many as 5,500 jobs in the next several years, in another sign of the headwinds hitting the German and global auto industries. The company cited stagnating global auto sales, too much factory capacity in the auto industry compared to sales prospects and a slower than expected transition to electric-powered, software-controlled vehicles. Some 3,500 of the job reductions would come before the end of 2027 and would hit the part of the company that develops driver assistance and automated driving technologies. About half those job reductions would be at locations in Germany.

Andoni Iraola will hope his Bournemouth side can continue their remarkable start to the 2024-25 Premier League season when they travel to Portman Road where they will face Ipswich Town on Sunday. The hosts are third last in 18th place with just nine points, and their 1-0 defeat against Crystal Palace on December 3 meant they fell three points behind safety, while the Cherries beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 on Thursday and are in ninth place with 21 points. Ipswich will be disappointed that they failed to create many chances at home against Palace, with the team producing just three shots in the first half and just one shot on target in the second. Across 14 matchweeks, the Blues have had the fewest touches inside the opposition's penalty area and also mustered the fewest shots on target per game of any club in the top flight. Boss Kieran McKenna noted that his team struggled in the final third against Palace, but highlighted his players' defensive performance, saying: "We didn't manage to create the game that we wanted or the chances that we wanted. Having said that, neither did the opponent. We were solid, there was very little in the game and very few opportunities at either end." McKenna's side have scored 13 goals and conceded on 25 occasions in the top flight, and these records make them the division's third worst offensive and sixth worst defensive team in the division. Ipswich are in poor form having lost five of their eight most recent fixtures in the Premier League, but while they have lost their last two, they did draw two and win one of the prior three. The home team are yet to win any of their seven games at Portman Road this season, being held to a stalemate four times, and they have also not kept a clean sheet in that period. Meanwhile, the Cherries come into the clash after deservedly defeating Tottenham, a match in which they created an incredible seven big chances while limiting Spurs to just one. Iraola thought his side should have scored more, but was pleased with their overall showing, telling reporters: "Luckily we finished the job but there were moments when we thought that if we did not kill them, they would punish us. Our defensive performance was most pleasing. We did not give them many chances at all. Everyone defensively was very good." The Cherries' clean sheet was just their second in 18 matches, though they have netted in each of their last seven fixtures, producing 13 goals. Bournemouth have a strong record against the Premier League's elite, with the club emerging as victors against Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester City this campaign . The visitors are in good form, as while they have won two and lost two of their past four league outings, they have triumphed in four and drawn one of their seven most recent games. However, Bournemouth's away record is concerning given they have lost eight, drawn two and won just three of their last 13 matches on the road. Ipswich will be without defender Axel Tuanzebe due to a hamstring injury until late December, while goalkeeper Cieran Slicker is not likely to return until the middle of this month. The hosts could shield goalkeeper Arijanet Muric behind a defence consisting of Harry Clarke , Dara O'Shea , Jacob Greaves and Leif Davis . Chiedozie Ogbene is unavailable as a result of an achilles tendon injury, while George Hirst 's knee issue may prevent him from featuring again until later this month. Expect Wes Burns , Omari Hutchinson and Jack Clarke to support striker Liam Delap in front of a double pivot of Jack Taylor and Sam Morsy . As for Bournemouth, defender Julian Araujo and midfielder Alex Scott are certain to miss out due to respective hamstring and meniscus injuries. The Cherries could select a midfield double pivot of Tyler Adams and Ryan Christie , who have started together in the team's last two games. Luis Sinisterra could return to the matchday squad, but he will likely have to make do with a place on the bench given the form of Antoine Semenyo , Justin Kluivert , Marcus Tavernier and Evanilson . Centre-back Marcos Senesi is a doubt, so perhaps Iraola will field Illia Zabarnyi and Dean Huijsen in the heart of defence considering both started against Spurs. Ipswich Town possible starting lineup: Muric; Clarke, O'Shea, Greaves, Davis; Morsy, Taylor; Burns, Hutchinson, Clarke; Delap Bournemouth possible starting lineup: Arrizabalaga; Smith, Zabarnyi, Huijsen, Kerkez; Adams, Christie; Semenyo, Kluivert, Tavernier; Evanilson Bournemouth's poor away record and defensive frailty could be something that the hosts look to exploit in the first half, taking advantage of any tired legs following the Cherries' win on Thursday. However, Ipswich' struggles in the final third could give the visitors the opportunity they need to assert their dominance as the game goes on, and it would not be surprising if the points were shared on Sunday. For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here .Vikings will be without cornerback Stephon Gilmore against Falcons

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, known for challenging leading AI vendors with its innovative open-source technologies, today released a new ultra-large model: DeepSeek-V3. Available via Hugging Face under the company's license agreement, the new model comes with 671B parameters but uses a mixture-of-experts architecture to activate only select parameters, in order to handle given tasks accurately and efficiently. According to benchmarks shared by DeepSeek, the offering is already topping the charts, outperforming leading open-source models, including Meta's Llama 3.1-405B, and closely matching the performance of closed models from Anthropic and OpenAI. The release marks another major development closing the gap between closed and open-source AI. Ultimately, DeepSeek, which started as an offshoot of Chinese quantitative hedge fund High-Flyer Capital Management, hopes these developments will pave the way for artificial general intelligence (AGI), where models will have the ability to understand or learn any intellectual task that a human being can. What does DeepSeek-V3 bring to the table? Just like its predecessor DeepSeek-V2, the new ultra-large model uses the same basic architecture revolving around multi-head latent attention (MLA) and DeepSeekMoE. This approach ensures it maintains efficient training and inference — with specialized and shared "experts" (individual, smaller neural networks within the larger model) activating 37B parameters out of 671B for each token. While the basic architecture ensures robust performance for DeepSeek-V3, the company has also debuted two innovations to further push the bar. The first is an auxiliary loss-free load-balancing strategy.... Shubham SharmaTrump asks US Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban

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