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king game888 The Philadelphia Eagles clinched the NFC East division title on Sunday, handing the Dallas Cowboys a humiliating 41-7 defeat while the Buffalo Bills secured the second seed in the AFC with a 40-14 crushing of the New York Jets. The Cowboys were already eliminated from playoff contention and without top receiver CeeDee Lamb with a shoulder injury, but it was their defense that struggled. Eagles starting quarter-back Jalen Hurts missed the game due to concussion. Kenny Pickett got the start but had to leave the game in the third quarter with a rib injury with Philadelphia 24-7 up. That meant third-choice Tanner McKee took over under the center and two of his four passes were for touchdowns. The real damage to the Cowboys, who gave up four turnovers, was done by the Eagles star running back Saquon Barkley who put up 167 yards on 31 carries to pass the 2,000 yard mark for the season. Barkley, who has 2,005 yards needs to put up 101 yards next week to break Eric Dickerson's record for the most rushing yards in a season, set for the Los Angeles Rams in 1984. The win means the Eagles are guaranteed at least the number two seed in the NFC. The Bills take the second seed in the AFC, behind the Kansas City Chiefs, after taking care of business against the New York Jets. The Bills led 12-0 at the half before their quarterback Josh Allen took total control of the game with touchdown passes to Amari Cooper and Keon Coleman either side of a rushing score from James Cook. Allen, who threw for 182 yards, had opened the scoring with a one-yard rush. Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers threw two interceptions and was sacked four times. The Indianapolis Colts were eliminated from playoff contention after falling 45-33 to the 3-13 New York Giants. While the Giants had nothing to play for, quarterback Drew Lock enjoyed himself -- he matched his career high of four touchdown passes and rushed for another score as the Giants ended their 10-game losing streak. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers kept their post-season hopes alive as Baker Mayfield threw for 359 yards and five touchdowns in a 48-14 rout of the Carolina Panthers. Later on Sunday, the Minnesota Vikings, searching for the top seed in the NFC, take on NFC North divisional rivals the Green Bay Packers. The Washington Commanders would book a playoff berth if they can beat the Atlanta Falcons in Sunday night's game. sev/bbDad sounding board for successThe next LTS Linux kernel is no surprise but it is packed with goodies

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fans have been waiting five years for the sequel to finally materialize, and right at launch, Early Access servers have decided to give up on life. While PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation players who paid at least $29.99 are able to launch the title, not even the queue can currently be accessed, as the game's backend databases have been running into multiple issues. According to Steam Charts, the only platform that shares live player counts, currently has over 400,000 players trying to log in. The number should be massive across all platforms its available on. However, with the servers being down for the count, all of these players are simply waiting for simply something to let them in. Over on social media, developer Grinding Gear Games has . A few hours ago, right before the Early Access launch, it said the team is doing "some last minute database upgrades to try help handle the overwhelming amount of Exiles getting ready to LOGIN to While the studio said only a short delay was happening, the problems have continued to pile up it seems, which began with a new database update. Over an hour ago, the dev team said it has "deployed the new database configuration and are working on getting everything back up and running," offering 30 minute window for fixing things. However, once another problem had popped up soon after. "A last minute crash that would have affected a majority of users that we have now fixed and is being deployed," the studio added. While a later post said the launch was "Relatively imminent," the studio has had to restart its realms to sort out a configuration problem. The most recent update on servers at the time of writing this says the following: We've run into the same symptom again with a different problem. We are working on fixing it again but regrettably every time this happens we have to restart and wipe the databases to prevent them getting into bad or corrupted states. We'll have a fix out as soon as we can! Thank... Despite the hours of delays, it seems the studio is on the verge of getting things sorted out so that players can finally start trickling into its APRG fantasy world.

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The Portland Trail Blazers will have center Deandre Ayton and point guard Scoot Henderson available Monday night at Indiana, but forward Jerami Grant is out. Ayton will make his first appearance since injuring his right index finger on November 8 against Memphis. His return comes at the perfect time, given that backup centers Donovon Clingan (knee) and Robert Williams III (concussion protocol) are out. Henderson missed a game with a left quad contusion and then three more with a back strain. Grant being out will likely lead to Deni Avdija returning to the starting lineup. Also out are Kris Murray (sternum) and Matisse Thybulle (ankle sprain). -- Aaron Fentress | afentress@Oregonian.com | @AaronJFentress (Twitter), @AaronJFentress (Instagram), @AaronFentress (Facebook)– North Korean leader Kim Jong Un chaired a meeting that called for the ‘toughest’ strategy against the US, state media KCNA said on Sunday. Kim was heading a key year-end party meeting to outline the country’s 2025 strategy, according to the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). In the meeting, party and government officials resolved to ‘aggressively’ launch North Korea’s ‘toughest anti-US counteraction’, to safeguard its security and national interests, while also pledging to strengthen relations with ‘friendly’ nations, according to the report. Kim emphasised advancing defence science and technology to bolster North Korea’s deterrence capabilities at the December 23-27 meeting. The KCNA report condemned the United States, South Korea, and Japan’s alliance, labelling it a ‘nuclear military bloc’ and describing South Korea as an ‘anti-communist outpost of the US’. The report also called the US ‘the most reactionary state that regards anti-communism as its invariable state policy’. “This reality clearly shows to which direction we should advance and what we should do and how,” KCNA said. The meeting comes at a time when military ties between Pyongyang and Moscow have strengthened under a military pact that was signed in June and recently came into force. According to Seoul, North Korean soldiers have entered combat in Ukraine as part of the military deal, with more than a thousand soldiers killed or wounded since then. Ukraine’s allies have called North Korea’s involvement in the war a ‘dangerous expansion’. DWNigeria’s oil and gas industry witnessed a flurry of business deals such as partnerships, acquisitions, and divestments in 2024. In the upstream sector, the year saw international oil giants like Shell and TotalEnergies relinquish their assets to local players like Seplat Energy and Oando PLC. We also saw ambitious acquisitions and partnership deals involving IOCs and indigenous oil companies. Related Stories TotalEnergies extends Deepsea Mira contract in West Africa for 3 months NNPCL slashes petrol price to N899 in Lagos, N970 in other states – PETROAN While divestments and exits were witnessed mostly in onshore operations, more investments by IOCs were observed in the offshore segment. Experts suggest that the IOCs do not want to deal with local issues such as pipeline vandalism and environmental pollution, while local companies have been hailed for their investment in this area despite the risks. The year also featured significant financial investment decisions and partnerships that would shape the future of Nigeria’s energy industry. Here are some of the major deals in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry in 2024. The Norwegian energy firm, Equinor ASA finalised the sale of its Nigerian assets, a 53.85% ownership in oil and gas lease OML 128, including a 20.21% stake in the Agbami field, to Chappal Energies for up to $1.2 billion. The sale signifies the exit of Equinor Nigeria Energy Company (ENEC) from Nigeria as the parent company said it planned to “deepen further in countries where Equinor can add the most value and build a more focused and robust international portfolio.” The deal, executed through Project Odinmim a special-purpose vehicle owned by Chappal Energies—was finalized this month, after several months of delay by Nigerian regulators. Seplat Energy Plc, listed on both the Nigerian Exchange Limited and the London Stock Exchange, also completed the acquisition of Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited MPNU from ExxonMobil Corporation. The acquisition of the onshore asset is expected to double Seplat’s production capacity to approximately 120,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. The deal valued at $1.2 billion was initiated in February 2022 but delayed by regulatory review until December 2024. In a deal expected to be finalised in the next couple of weeks, TotalEnergies has decided to divest from Nigeria’s onshore operations in favour of a more secure offshore environment by selling its 10% stake in the Shell Petroleum Development Company to an Indigenous company, Chappal Energies. SPDC JV is an onshore subsidiary of oil giant, Shell which has been sold to a consortium of local companies. TotalEnergies Nigeria planned to transfer its 10% interest and all associated rights and obligations in 15 SPDC JV licenses to Chappal Energies. In 2023, production from these licenses accounted for roughly 14,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day for TotalEnergies. Additionally, TotalEnergies EP Nigeria will sell its 10% interest in three other SPDC JV licenses (OML 23, OML 28, and OML 77), which focus on gas production, to Chappal Energies. However, TotalEnergies will retain full economic rights in these gas-producing licenses, which currently provide 40% of the gas supply to Nigeria LNG. This year, Oando Plc completed the acquisition of the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) from Italian energy giant Eni in a deal worth $783 million. The acquisition was part of another divestment in the oil and gas industry as Eni quits onshore operations in Nigeria for offshore operations. Speaking on NAOC’s acquisition, the Group Chief Executive of Oando PLC, Wale Tinubu, said : “Today’s announcement is the culmination of ten years of hard work, resilience, and an unwavering belief that we would realise our ambition. It is a win, not just for Oando, but for every indigenous energy player as we take our destiny in our hands. “This is a new dawn for the Nigerian energy sector, and we are confident that indigenous companies will play a pivotal role in this next phase of the nation’s upstream evolution. With our assumption of the role of operator, our immediate focus is on optimizing the assets’ immense potential in contributing to our strategic objectives, whilst complementing the nation’s plan to boost production outputs.” Nairametrics recently reported the final investment decision (FID) of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) on the Bonga North deep-water project, located off Nigeria’s coast. The $5 billion offshore investment, in which Shell has a 55% stake, is expected to yield approximately 350 million barrels of crude oil. The Bonga North project includes the drilling and completion of 16 wells, modifications to the existing FPSO, and the installation of new subsea infrastructure. This development is expected to maintain oil and gas production at the Bonga facility. Speaking on the investment decision, Shell’s Integrated Gas and Upstream Director, Zoë Yujnovich, said: “This is another significant investment, which will help us to maintain stable liquids production from our advantaged Upstream portfolio.” Two Nigerian companies partner with Saipem to secure a contract on the Bongo North project Weeks after Shell’s FID on the Bongo North project, an Italian multinational oilfield services company in partnership with two Nigerian companies, KOA Oil & Gas and AVEON Offshore, secured a contract valued at approximately $1 billion from SNEPco to work on the oilfield. According to Saipem, the contract covers the Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation (EPCI) of risers, flowlines, subsea umbilicals, and associated subsea structures. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and Total Energies also announced a Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Ubeta oilfield (OML 58), in a partnership deal valued at $550 million. Nairametrics reported that this FID involves a commitment of $550 million to extract 900 billion cubic feet of non-associated natural gas from the oil field, situated approximately 85 kilometres from Port Harcourt in Nigeria’s Niger Delta Region. These partnerships, divestments, and investments shaped the oil and gas landscape in the year 2024 and it is expected that the gains and developments therefrom will impact the industry in the coming year President Bola Tinubu has pledged to boost Nigeria’s energy security by improving production and ensuring a conducive climate for private players to thrive.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Hailey Van Lith scored 17 points and Madison Connor made four 3-pointers and added 14 points on Sunday to help No. 11 TCU beat Brown 79-47. Van Lith added five assists, five rebounds and three steals and Taylor Bigby scored 11 points for the Horned Frogs. TCU (13-1) has won four games in a row since an 82-54 loss to No. 3 South Carolina on Dec. 8 at the Coast to Coast Challenge. Grace Arnolie hit three 3-pointers in the first five minutes and Olivia Young added another with 4:34 left in the first quarter to give Brown a 12-8 lead. The Horned Frogs responded with a 9-2 run to close the period, scored 12 of the first 14 second-quarter points to extend their lead to 13 points and took a 34-25 lead into the intermission. Bigby hit a 3 to open the scoring in the third quarter and TCU led by double figures the rest of the way. The Horned Frogs outrebounded Brown 54-28, including 20-6 on the offensive glass which led to TCU outscoring the Bears 27-5 in second-chance points. Isabell Mauricio led Brown with 17 points on 7-of-16 shooting Brown (6-7). The rest of the Bears players combined to made 10 of 41 (24.4%) from the field. Arnolie added 13 points. TCU made 11 3-pointers on 27 attempts (41%) and the Horned Frogs' 148 this season are the most in Division I. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP women’s college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

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