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HARARE – A 24-year-old Silobela woman faces murder after she allegedly struck her husband with a pot on the head further attacking him with a burning log during an ill-fated domestic dispute. The incident was confirmed by police via the law enforcement organisation’s official social media handles. According to the statement, “police in Kwekwe arrested Liona Mbulawa, 24, in connection with a case of murder which occurred at Makande Village, Malisa, Silobela on 27 November 2024 in which her husband Brighton Dube, 29, died. “The suspect hit the victim with a pot on the head before striking him with burning log, several times all over the body, after a domestic dispute.” The incident happened just as the nation observes the annual 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence.

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ATLANTA (AP) — Ethan Vasko threw three touchdown passes and ran for a fourth as Coastal Carolina became bowl eligible by beating Georgia State 48-27 for its sixth win of the season in the regular season finale on Saturday. The Chanticleers evened their season record at 6-6 with the win and finished 3-5 in the Sun Belt East. The loss leaves Georgia State (3-9) with just one win in eight conference games. Vasko threw 10 yards to Senika McKie for the game's first score midway through the first quarter, but the Panthers got a Liam Rickman 28-yard field goal and a 19-yard touchdown run by Freddie Brock to take a 10-7 second-quarter lead. Vasko threw his second TD pass, this one a five-yard strike to Zach Courtney to take the lead and Kade Hensley booted a 43-yard field goal as time expired to put Coastal Carolina up 17-10 at halftime. Christian Washington ran 18-yards for a touchdown to open up a 24-10 lead four minutes into the third quarter. Vasko hit McKie for their second touchdown, this one from 31-yards out and Vasko ran 10 yards for a fourth-quarter touchdown to make it 38-10 with under 10 minutes to play. Vasko was 13 of 17 passing for 200 yards and carried 13 times for another 68. Washington carried 20 times for 124 yards. McKie caught five passes for 81 yards Georgia State amassed 428 yards of offense, but the Panthers turned the ball over six times. Christian Veilleux completed 15 of 26 passes for 205 yards but was picked off four times and fumbled. 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-footballMinnesota looks to stop skid vs. Bethune-CookmanVIDEO: Stolen pickup truck sparks police chase in downtown Victoria

Victoria Police are investigating an incident in the downtown core on Christmas Eve, involving a stolen vehicle that evaded officers before being recovered. Around 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 24, officers received a call from the owners of a stolen vehicle that it had been spotted being driven downtown, Vic PD confirmed in an email to Victoria News. (Video courtesy of Taylor Hixson) Officers located the vehicle and moved into position behind it. However, the driver ran a red light, which caused officers to end their pursuit for public safety reasons. Police located the stolen vehicle again, a few moments later, immobile. In an attempt to prevent the individual from fleeing further, officers executed a manoeuvre which resulted in the stolen vehicle losing one of its tires. Despite the damage, the vehicle managed to flee the scene on three wheels. The pursuit resumed as the stolen vehicle sped down some of Victoria's busiest arteries. Many social media users commented on the event and posted videos of the sighting. “Holy there is a guy driving a three-wheeled 4x4 down Douglas sparks flying with two dozen cops chasing them they almost hit us,” said Facebook user Takuma Valcourt. VicPD confirmed that the stolen vehicle was later recovered, and the investigation remains ongoing.

Nigeria can’t afford another civil war – GowonPro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss reveals cancer diagnosis, 6-hour surgery Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss said Friday he is being treated for cancer and is recovering from major surgery. Zach Allen, The Associated Press Dec 13, 2024 3:33 PM Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message FILE Broadcaster Randy Moss sits on the sideline before an NFL football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Scot Tucker, File) Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss said Friday he is being treated for cancer and is recovering from major surgery. In an appearance on Instagram Live , Moss, aided by a cane, introduced himself as a cancer survivor and thanked his “prayer warriors” for their support. Moss said a cancerous mass was found in his bile duct, between his pancreas and liver. He said he had surgery to put a stent in his liver on Thanksgiving and then underwent a 6-hour procedure about a week ago to remove the cancer. He said he was hospitalized for six days and released on Friday. The surgery was a Whipple procedure, Moss said. The operation involves removing the head of the pancreas, part of the small intestine, the gallbladder and the bile duct, according to the Mayo Clinic . “I didn't think I would ever be in a position like this, as healthy as I thought I was,” Moss said. Moss said he will undergo radiation and chemotherapy. “All the prayers, the well wishes, I really felt that, my family felt that,” Moss said, wearing a hoodie with the words “Team Moss.” Moss stepped away from his role as an analyst on ESPN's “Sunday NFL Countdown” on Dec. 6. “As soon as I get healthy to get back out with guys, I will be on set. ... Hopefully I can be with you guys soon,” Moss said. “My goal is to get back on television with my team.” Moss wore a gray hoodie with the words “Team Moss” and asked for donations on his website, saying the money would go primarily toward cancer research. The 47-year-old Moss was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2018 after playing 14 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings (1998-2004, 2010), Oakland Raiders (2005-06), New England Patriots (2007-10), Tennessee Titans (2010) and San Francisco 49ers (2012). Moss is second in NFL history with 156 touchdown catches and had an NFL-record 23 TD receptions in 2007 for the Patriots. ___ This story has been corrected. A previous version reported erroneously that the cancer was outside Moss' bowel duct. ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl Zach Allen, The Associated Press See a typo/mistake? Have a story/tip? This has been shared 0 times 0 Shares Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message Get your daily Victoria news briefing Email Sign Up More Football (NFL) Baker Mayfield, high-flying Bucs visit Chargers in matchup of teams with winning records Dec 13, 2024 3:16 PM Herbert looks to maintain interception-free streak when Chargers host Buccaneers Dec 13, 2024 3:10 PM Jets and Jaguars, two of the NFL's most disappointing teams, meet amid uncertain futures Dec 13, 2024 1:31 PM

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TORONTO - Canada’s main stock index gained more than 350 points Thursday in a broad rally led by energy and technology stocks, while U.S. markets also rose, led by a one-per-cent gain on the Dow. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 354.22 points at 25,390.68. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was up 461.88 points at 43,870.35. The S&P 500 index was up 31.60 points at 5,948.71, while the Nasdaq composite was up 6.28 points at 18,972.42. The Nasdaq lagged an otherwise decent day for Wall St., rising just 0.03 per cent as it was dragged down by Google parent Alphabet and some of its tech giant peers. The tech company’s stock fell 4.6 per cent after U.S. regulators asked a judge to break it up by forcing a sale of the Chrome web browser. Amazon shares traded down 2.2 per cent while Meta and Apple both moved lower as well. After a substantial run for major tech stocks this year, that kind of news “shakes people a bit,” said John Zechner, chairman and lead equity manager at J. Zechner Associates. Meanwhile, semiconductor giant Nvidia saw its stock tick up modestly by 0.5 per cent after it reported earnings Wednesday evening. The company yet again beat expectations for profit and revenue, and gave a better revenue forecast for the current quarter than expected. But expectations for Nvidia have been so high amid the optimism over artificial intelligence that even beating forecasts wasn’t enough to send its stock flying the way it has in previous quarters, said Zechner. Nvidia essentially caps earnings season in the U.S., with companies largely beating expectations, said Zechner — though those expectations weren’t exactly lofty for companies outside the tech and AI sphere, he added. The Dow led major U.S. markets as the post-election hopes for economic growth continued to fuel a broadening of market strength, said Zechner. There are a lot of unknowns when it comes to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, said Zechner, and there’s no guarantee he will do what he’s promised. “There’s a lot of unknowns, but for now the markets seem to be assuming that whatever comes of this, the U.S. will continue to lead global growth,” he said. However, some of Trump’s promises — chief among them widespread tariffs on imports — have sparked bets that inflation may rear its head again. The market has pared back its expectations for interest rate cuts as a result, said Zechner. “Nobody’s talking about a half-point cut, that’s for sure,” he said. The Canadian dollar traded for 71.63 cents US compared with 71.46 cents US on Wednesday. The January crude oil contract was up US$1.35 at US$70.10 per barrel and the January natural gas contract was up nine cents at US$3.48 per mmBTU. The December gold contract was up US$23.20 at US$2,674.90 an ounce and the December copper contract was down three cents at US$4.13 a pound. — With files from The Associated Press This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 21, 2024. Companies in this story: (TSX:GSPTSE, TSX:CADUSD)

The Kyle Tucker trade is probably going to work out very well for the Houston Astros because of Cam Smith , but at the same time, it’s less than I thought they’d get for Tucker, who played like a superstar in half a season in 2024 and was worth 5-plus WAR for three straight years before that. The Chicago Cubs seemed very happy to build the best team of perfectly cromulent players, with eight position players worth between 2 and 4 bWAR last year, but nobody who was a real star for his position. Tucker is that and more, immediately becoming the Cubs’ best player, and by trading from some surplus, the Cubs don’t lose anything from the 2025 roster they can’t replace internally. Tucker was in the midst of his best season as a hitter when he fouled a ball off his shin bone, fracturing it and putting him on the injured list for just over three months; his OBP was at a career-high .408, his slugging at a career-high .585, and he was putting the ball in the air more often thanks to a small boost in his average launch angle. He’s one of the best fastball hitters in the game if not the best, ranking in the top three in the game in run value per 100 fastballs as a batter (per Baseball Savant), but he recognizes all pitch types and hits them all pretty well. He hasn’t had a whiff rate against any pitch type over 35 percent in either of the past two years; not even Shohei Ohtani or Aaron Judge can say that. His defensive metrics have bounced all over the place since he became a full-time right fielder, but he’s probably a 50 to 55 defender in the end with an above-average arm. He was en route to an MVP-level, 8-9 WAR season when he got hurt, and I expect more of the same — and maybe more if the Cubs don’t extend him right away and this is a walk year for him. Advertisement Smith, a 6-foot-4, athletic infielder, is the jewel for the Astros here, as the Cubs’ first-round pick in 2024 rolled right into pro ball after a full season at Florida State (hitting .387/.488/.654 in 66 games with just a 15 percent strikeout rate) and then hit .313/.396/.609 across Low A, High A and Double A in 32 more games, again keeping his strikeout rate low (18 percent). Smith remade his body and his swing last offseason and went from kind of a power-over-hit guy who might not stay on the dirt as a 19-year-old high schooler to a pure hitter with looser hands and better bat speed for more frequent and harder contact. He’s only played third base in 2024 between college and the minors and could stay there but is more likely to end up at first or in an outfield corner. There’s a chance this is an elite bat regardless of his position, though, and he immediately becomes the Astros’ best prospect. Paredes is a solid regular who gets on base at an above-average clip and puts the ball in play a lot but has never really grown into harder contact as many scouts expected when he was in his early 20s. His batted-ball metrics are pretty bad across the board, ranking in the bottom quartile in MLB in barrel rate and expected average, the bottom 10 percent in hard-hit rate and the bottom 5 percent in average exit velocity. It’s not great bat speed, and if anything seemed a little worse in 2024, as he went from hammering four-seamers to being just adequate against them. He’s a fringy but serviceable defender at third. His on-base skills are good enough to make him a valuable regular despite all of these limitations, peaking at 4.2 bWAR/4.3 fWAR in 2023, but there isn’t much upside here and he’s going to age extremely poorly. He’s under team control through 2027. Right-hander Hayden Wesneski has starter potential but has been extremely homer-prone in the majors, giving up 32 homers in 157 innings over the past two seasons, two-thirds of them coming off fastballs. He relies heavily on his sweeper, possibly throwing too many different pitches for others to be effective. Though he’s been better in relief in the majors, it’s not a massive difference — 14 points of OBP, 33 points of slugging — and he probably has more value as a back-end starter/swingman than a true reliever. It’s just one year of Tucker’s services, so his trade value isn’t as high as you might expect for a player of his caliber. Even acknowledging that, this deal feels like one excellent prospect and some guys. I’m not a big Paredes believer; his value seems to be as the potential everyday third baseman if Alex Bregman walks, and I expect some decline from Paredes even over the three years he has left to free agency. Houston might have been more inclined to take a deal that returned two big leaguers and one prospect than two or three prospects and maybe less help for the 2025 roster, as they’re still in contending mode. That might have returned less total value than they could have gotten if they’d gone strictly for youth. GO DEEPER What Kyle Tucker trade says about Cubs, Astros: Chicago all-in, Houston seeks sustainability (Top photo: Carmen Mandato / Getty Images)Manchester United’s miserable season suffered another Boxing Day blow as captain Bruno Fernandes was sent-off in a 2-0 defeat at lowly Wolves. Fernandes saw red for the third time this season early in the second half for a second bookable offence. Wolves took full advantage to make it two wins in two games under new boss Vitor Pereira. Matheus Cunha’s goal direct from a corner opened the scoring before he teed up Hwang Hee-chan with virtually the last kick of the game. United, who slipped to 14th, have won just twice in seven Premier League games since Ruben Amorim took charge last month and were insipid in attack even before Fernandes’ dismissal. Victory was enough to lift Wolves out of the relegation zone at the expense of Leicester, who visit leaders Liverpool later. The optimism that greeted Amorim’s early days in charge already seem a distant memory as the Portuguese has been left in no doubt over the scale of the task he faces to turn around a fallen giant. Amorim reacted to a 3-0 humbling at home to Bournemouth on Sunday by making just two changes. Leny Yoro came into the defence, while Rasmus Hojlund replaced Joshua Zirkzee up front. The Dane, though, struggled to make any impact as Cunha showed the value of a forward in form. Wolves look set to lose their top scorer to suspension over a FA charge for misconduct for a clash with an Ipswich member of staff after a 2-1 defeat earlier this month that cost Gary O’Neil his job. Only Mohamed Salah, Erling Haaland, Cole Palmer and Alexander Isak have scored more goals in the Premier League this season than the Brazilian international. United, by contrast, were let down by their talisman. Fernandes was walking a tightrope from a first-half booking when he recklessly dived in on his Portuguese international team-mate Nelson Semedo two minutes into the second period. Even the normally argumentative Fernandes had few complaints when referee Tony Harrington brandished a second yellow and a red. The 30-year-old’s first red card of the campaign against Tottenham was overturned on appeal before he was also dismissed in a 3-3 draw at Porto in the Europa League. Wolves almost immediately made the man advantage count when Semedo squared for Jorgen Strand Larsen to tap in. The Norwegian, though, had strayed offside before making contact with the cross. United’s frailties from set-pieces have been routinely exposed since Amorim succeeded Erik ten Hag. For the fifth consecutive Premier League game they conceded from either a corner or free-kick in what proved to be the decisive goal. Cunha’s in-swinging delivery flew in at the far post with United goalkeeper Andre Onana sandwiched between two Wolves players and the Cameroonian’s pleas for a foul fell on deaf ears. Wolves’ nervousness allowed United to press for an equaliser in the closing stages. But a Harry Maguire header that floated into the arms of Jose Sa was the closest the 10-man Red Devils came to redemption on another sobering night for Amorim. Hwang rubbed salt into United wounds deep into stoppage time after he and Cunha were left with just Onana to beat between them. BBC

Two New York political leaders abruptly vetoed the MTA’s $68 billion budget to fix mass transit. Get the Full Story Although the MTA Board approved the five-year spending plan on Sept. 25, state Senate Majority Leader Andrew Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie sent the MTA a rejection letter on Christmas Eve, just a day before the plan would have been approved , according to Gothamist . amNew York Metro reached out multiple times to both Stewart-Cousins and Heastie to ask why they vetoed the plan but did not get a response. Both politicians hold two of four seats on the MTA Capital Plan Review Board (CPRB), a group that must approve the agency’s construction plans. The move marks another setback for the MTA after Gov. Kathy Hochul put a five-month pause on congestion pricing this year, only to lift it on Nov. 18. Congestion pricing goes into effect in NYC on Jan. 5, 2025. The MTA overwhelmingly approved the multi-billion dollar capital plan by a vote of 10 to 0 on Sept. 25 and submitted it to the CPRB on Oct. 1, as required by New York law. Even though MTA officials held breifings , over 100 meetings and hosted open houses for the public about the budget plan since then, Stewart-Cousins and Heastie have remained quiet until now. John McCarthy, MTA chief of policy and external relations, remained “ optimistic ” despite the last-minute veto. “ T his capital program was grounded in our 20 Year Needs Assessment, and we haven’t heard any concerns or objections from the legislature since it was approved by the MTA Board in September , ” he said. “ It will unlock dozens of transformative projects, many of which are funded and ready to go on Jan. 1. We remain optimistic that the legislature will join the governor in supporting safer, more reliable, and expanded transit .” Avi Small, a spokesperson for the governor, said the MTA laid out a “comprehensive plan” to improve subway service, support suburban commuter rail, improve safety, crack down on fare evasion, and fund new projects like the Interborough Express, a public transit option that would connect Brooklyn and Queens. “N ow that the legislature has raised these objections to the capital plan, we look forward to seeing their recommendations on which of these projects should be deprioritized and which revenue streams they are willing to propose, ” Small wrote in a statement to amNew York Metro . Throughout 2024, the MTA touted major upgrade and improvement projects for the city’s transit system. These projects include investments in subway accessibility, stations and modern fare gates. Critical structure repairs are also on the list. New Yorkers do not need a reminder of the severe train delay in Brooklyn on Dec. 11 that left thousands of subway riders stranded underground after a power failure during the evening rush hour. It is unclear right now what the future will hold for some of these projects or which will take priority within the budget, but according to MTA officials, this could make obtaining federal funding more difficult and unpredictable .

Minnesota will try to bounce back from two straight losses when it hosts Bethune-Cookman on Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis. The Golden Gophers (5-3) are coming off a 57-51 loss against Wake Forest on Friday, which followed a 68-66 overtime loss against Wichita State on Thursday. Both games took place at the ESPN Events Invitational in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Minnesota coach Ben Johnson cited inconsistency on offense as the main reason for his team's recent skid. "We're painfully figuring that out," Johnson said. "I thought our defense, though, (Thursday and Friday) has proven this is a top-40 or top-30 defense. We've got to be able to show up with offense and free throws." Golden Gophers starter Lu'Cye Patterson said he and his teammates remain confident in their potential as the Big Ten conference season approaches. "We just have to keep doing what we're supposed to do and keep our level of defensive play up," Patterson said. "It's going to win us a lot of games. The offense is going to come." Bethune-Cookman (2-5) will try to play spoiler on the road. The Wildcats have split their past two games as they beat North Dakota 79-67 on Tuesday and lost to Gardner-Webb 79-64 on Wednesday, both games played in the Cancun Challenge in Cancun, Mexico. Four players for Bethune-Cookman scored in double digits in their most recent game. Reggie Ward Jr. and Daniel Rouzan led the way with 14 points apiece, Trey Thomas scored 13 and Brayon Freeman chipped in 10. Bethune-Cookman is coached by Reggie Theus, who enjoyed a long NBA career and coached the Sacramento Kings for parts of two seasons. Theus said the Wildcats were in better position to compete this season compared with a season ago. "We've got a lot of depth, and we have age and experience," Theus said. "One of the biggest differences in our team is that we have great size now, where last year we were pretty small." Dawson Garcia leads Minnesota with 18.6 points and 7.3 rebounds per game. Patterson is next with 10.1 points per contest. Bethune-Cookman is led by Freeman, who is averaging 15.9 points per game. Thomas (11.7 points per game) and Ward Jr. (11.0) also are scoring in double digits. --Field Level Media