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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks climbed after market superstar Nvidia and another round of companies said they’re making even fatter profits than expected. The S&P 500 pulled 0.5% higher Thursday after flipping between modest gains and losses several times in the morning. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 1.1%, and the Nasdaq composite edged up less than 0.1%. Banks, smaller companies and other areas of the stock market that tend to do best when the economy is strong helped lead the way, while bitcoin briefly broke above $99,000. Crude oil, meanwhile, continued to rise. Treasury yields edged higher in the bond market. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are climbing Thursday after market superstar Nvidia and another round of companies said they’re making even fatter profits than expected. The S&P 500 was pulling 0.7% higher, as of 2:45 p.m. Eastern time, after flipping between modest gains and losses several times in the morning. Banks, smaller companies and other areas of the stock market that tend do best when the economy is strong helped lead the way, while bitcoin briefly broke above $99,000. Crude oil, meanwhile, continued to rise. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 532 points, or 1.2%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.2%. Nvidia's rise of 1.4% was the strongest force pushing the S&P 500 upward after yet again beating analysts’ estimates for profit and revenue. It also gave a forecast for revenue in the current quarter that topped most analysts’ expectations thanks to voracious demand for its chips used in artificial-intelligence technology. Its stock initially sank in afterhours trading Wednesday following the release of the results. Some investors said the market might have been looking for Nvidia's revenue forecast to surpass expectations by even more. But its stock recovered in premarket trading Thursday, and Wedbush analyst Dan Ives said it was another “flawless” profit report provided by Nvidia and CEO Jensen Huang, whom Ives calls “the Godfather of AI.” How Nvidia’s stock performs has tremendous impact because it’s quickly grown into Wall Street’s most valuable company at roughly $3.6 trillion. Its meandering up and down through the day dragged the S&P 500 and other indexes back and forth. The frenzy around AI is sweeping up other stocks, and Snowflake jumped 32.3% after reporting stronger results for the latest quarter than analysts expected. The company, whose platform helps customers get a better view of all their silos of data and use AI, also reported stronger revenue growth than expected. BJ’S Wholesale Club rose 9.1% after likewise delivering a bigger profit than expected. That may help calm worries about how resilient U.S. shoppers can remain, given high prices across the economy and still-high interest rates. A day earlier, Target tumbled after reporting sluggish sales in the latest quarter and giving a dour forecast for the holiday shopping season. It followed Walmart , which gave a much more encouraging outlook. Nearly 90% of the stocks in the S&P 500 were also rising, and the gains were even bigger among smaller companies. The Russell 2000 index of smaller stocks jumped a market-leading 1.9%. Google’s parent company, Alphabet, helped keep indexes in check. It fell 5.5% after U.S. regulators asked a judge to break up the tech giant by forcing it to sell its industry-leading Chrome web browser. In a 23-page document filed late Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice called for sweeping punishments that would include restrictions preventing Android from favoring its own search engine. Regulators stopped short of demanding Google sell Android but left the door open to it if the company’s oversight committee continues to see evidence of misconduct. Drops for other Big Tech stocks also weighed on the market, including a 2.4% slide for Amazon. In stock markets abroad, shares of India’s Adani Enterprises plunged 22.6% Thursday after the U.S. charged founder Gautam Adani, 62, in a federal indictment with securities fraud and conspiracy to commit securities and wire fraud. The businessman and one of the world’s richest people is accused of duping investors by concealing that his company’s huge solar energy project on the subcontinent was being facilitated by an alleged bribery scheme. Indexes elsewhere in Asia and Europe were mixed. In the crypto market, bitcoin eclipsed $99,000 for the first time before easing back to roughly $98,250, according to CoinDesk. It’s more than doubled so far this year, and its climb has accelerated since Election Day. President-elect Donald Trump has pledged to make the country “the crypto capital of the planet” and create a “strategic reserve” of bitcoin. Bitcoin also got a boost after Gary Gensler, the chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission who has pushed for more protection for crypto investors, said he would step down in January . Bitcoin and related investments, of course, have a notorious history of big price swings in both directions. MicroStrategy, a company that's been raising cash expressly to buy bitcoin, saw an early gain of 14.6% for its stock on Thursday quickly disappear. It was most recently down 10.7%. In the oil market, a barrel of benchmark U.S. crude rose 2% to bring its gain for the week to 4.8%. Brent crude, the international standard, climbed 1.8%. Oil has been rising amid escalations in the Russia-Ukraine war. In the bond market, Treasury yields edged higher following some mixed reports on the U.S. economy. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 4.43% from 4.41% late Wednesday. One report said fewer U.S. workers applied for unemployment benefits last week in the latest signal that the job market remains solid. Another report, though, said manufacturing in the mid-Atlantic region unexpectedly shrank. Sales of previously occupied homes, meanwhile, strengthened last month by more than expected. ___ AP Business Writers Matt Ott and Yuri Kageyama contributed. Stan Choe, The Associated Press‘The extraordinary has become the ordinary in Saudi Arabia,’ says Middle East expert
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PHILIPPE CLEMENT will not be leaving Rangers tonight despite wild rumours on social media claiming his time is up at Ibrox. There have been suggestions online today that the under-fire Rangers boss was on the verge of exiting the club by "mutual consent". 1 Pressure is continuing to mount on the manager's future Credit: PA The rumours come after the Light Blues' 1-1 draw with Dundee United leaves them 11 points behind leaders Celtic in the Premiership title race . The Ibrox club are also eight points behind Aberdeen in second. But despite the mounting pressure on the Belgian's future in Govan, SunSport understands he will keep his place in the dugout for now. Clement, 50, is set to stay in the hot-seat for Thursday's Europa League clash against Nice and will be hoping to close the gap on their league rivals when they face St Johnstone on Sunday. read more rangers stories DOWN AND OUT Rangers boss Philippe Clement admits he has 'no credit left in the bank' MEGA OFFER Get £50 in free bets to spend on football when you stake £10 with Betfred His team were booed off by raging fans after yesterday's shock slip up to Jim Goodwin's side at Ibrox. More to follow. Keep up to date with ALL t h e latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football pageAvior Wealth Management LLC Sells 3,620 Shares of Vertiv Holdings Co (NYSE:VRT)Nissan and Honda to attempt a merger that would create the world's No. 3 automaker TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda have announced plans to work toward a merger that would catapult them to a top position in an industry in the midst of tectonic shifts as it transitions away from its reliance on fossil fuels. The two companies said they signed an agreement on integrating their businesses on Monday. Smaller Nissan alliance member Mitsubishi Motors agreed to join the talks. News of a possible merger surfaced earlier this month. Japanese automakers face a strong challenge from their Chinese rivals and Tesla as they make inroads into markets at home and abroad. What a merger between Nissan and Honda means for the automakers and the industry BANGKOK (AP) — Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan will attempt to merge and create the world’s third-largest automaker by sales as the industry undergoes dramatic changes in its transition away from fossil fuels. The two companies said they had signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday and that smaller Nissan alliance member Mitsubishi Motors also had agreed to join the talks on integrating their businesses. Honda will initially lead the new management, retaining the principles and brands of each company. Following is a quick look at what a combined Honda and Nissan would mean for the companies, and for the auto industry. Nordstrom to be acquired by Nordstrom family and a Mexican retail group in $6.25 billion deal Century-old department store Nordstrom has agreed to be acquired and taken private by Nordstrom family members and a Mexican retail group in a $6.25 billion deal. Nordstrom shareholders will receive $24.25 in cash for each share of Nordstrom common stock, representing a 42% premium on the company’s stock as of March 18. Nordstrom’s board of directors unanimously approved the the proposed transaction, while Erik and Pete Nordstrom — part of the Nordstrom family taking over the company — recused themselves from voting. Following the close of the transaction, the Nordstrom Family will have a majority ownership stake in the company. An analyst looks ahead to how the US economy might fare under Trump WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump won a return to the White House in part by promising big changes in economic policy — more tax cuts, huge tariffs on imports, mass deportations of immigrants working in the United States illegally. In some ways, his victory marked a repudiation of President Joe Biden’s economic stewardship and a protest against inflation. It came despite low unemployment and steady growth under the Biden administration. What lies ahead for the economy under Trump? Paul Ashworth of Capital Economics spoke recently to The Associated Press. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. American consumers feeling less confident in December, Conference Board says American consumers are feeling less confident in December, a business research group says. The Conference Board said Monday that its consumer confidence index fell back in December to 104.7 from 112.8 in November. Consumers had been feeling increasingly confident in recent months. The consumer confidence index measures both Americans’ assessment of current economic conditions and their outlook for the next six months. The measure of Americans’ short-term expectations for income, business and the job market tumbled more than a dozen points to 81.1. The Conference Board says a reading under 80 can signal a potential recession in the near future. The internet is rife with fake reviews. Will AI make it worse? Researchers and watchdog groups say the emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools that allow people to efficiently produce detailed and novel online reviews has put merchants, service providers and consumers in uncharted territory. Phony reviews have long plagued many popular consumer websites, such as Amazon and Yelp. But AI-infused text generation tools enable fraudsters to produce reviews faster and in greater volume, according to tech industry experts. The deceptive practice is illegal in the U.S. and becomes a bigger problem for consumers during the holiday shopping season, when many people rely on reviews to buy gifts. A tech company and watchdog group that uses software to detect fake reviews says AI-generated reviews have multiplied. Romanian lawmakers narrowly approve new pro-European coalition during period of political turmoil BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanian lawmakers have voted narrowly in favor of a new pro-European coalition government led by incumbent Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu. The move on Monday could usher in an end to a protracted political crisis in the European Union country following the annulment of a presidential election. Parliament approved the new administration in a 240-143 vote in the 466-seat legislature. The new coalition is made up of the leftist Social Democratic Party, the center-right National Liberal Party, the small ethnic Hungarian UDMR party and national minorities. President Klaus Iohannis is expected to swear in the new government later Monday. Stock market today: Wall Street mixed at the start of a holiday-shortened week Stock indexes are mixed in afternoon trading on Wall Street at the start of a holiday-shortened week. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% Monday. Several big technology companies helped support the gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 21 points, or 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 1%. Japanese automakers Honda Motor and Nissan Motor said they are talking about combining in a deal that might also include Mitsubishi Motors. Eli Lilly rose after announcing that regulators approved Zepbound as the first prescription medicine for adults with sleep apnea. Treasury yields rose in the bond market. AI will eavesdrop on world's wildest places to track and help protect endangered wildlife PUERTO JIMÉNEZ, Costa Rica (AP) — A biologist hid 350 audio monitors across Costa Rica’s tropical rainforests to spy on endangered spider monkeys in order to help protect them. But she had to go back to collect the data and feed those sounds into artificial intelligence systems that can recognize monkey calls. Now tech giant Microsoft's philanthropic arm is hoping to supercharge AI-assisted wildlife research with new solar-powered devices that can capture sounds, images and other wilderness data for a year or more without human intervention. Researchers say more AI wildlife surveillance is urgently needed to monitor the health of species at risk of extinction. Many Americans have come to rely on Chinese-made drones. Now lawmakers want to ban them WASHINGTON (AP) — The economic and technological rivalry between the U.S. and China has come to the drone market, where Chinese-made flying devices are a dominant player in America. Lawmakers in Washington are seeking to ban new sales of Chinese-made drones, arguing they could be used to spy on Americans and that the low-cost models are hurting the U.S. drone industry. But U.S. users — spanning from police officers to farmers to mappers and filmmakers — have come to rely on Chinese-made drones, especially those by DJI Technology, for their work or lives. Florida has banned Chinese drones in state-funded programs, but also appropriated $25 million to help offset replacement costs.TXNM Energy and Public Service Company of New Mexico Declare Quarterly Dividends ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. , Dec. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of TXNM Energy (NYSE: TXNM ) today voted to increase the company's annual dividend payment by $0.08 , a 5.2% increase, to an indicated annual rate of $1.63 per share of common stock. The board has declared the resulting quarterly stock dividend of $0.4075 per share, payable February 14, 2025 , to shareholders of record at the close of business January 31, 2025 . Also today, the Board of Directors of Public Service Company of New Mexico , wholly owned subsidiary of TXNM Energy, declared the regular quarterly dividend of $1.145 per share on the 4.58 percent series of cumulative preferred stock. The preferred stock dividend is payable January 15, 2025 , to shareholders of record at the close of business December 31, 2024 . Background: TXNM Energy (NYSE: TXNM ), an energy holding company based in Albuquerque, New Mexico , delivers energy to more than 800,000 homes and businesses across Texas and New Mexico through its regulated utilities, TNMP and PNM. For more information, visit the company's website at www.TXNMEnergy.com . Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 Statements made in this news release for TXNM Energy, Inc. ("TXNM"), Public Service Company of New Mexico ("PNM"), or Texas-New Mexico Power Company ("TNMP") (collectively, the "Company") that relate to future events or expectations, projections, estimates, intentions, goals, targets, and strategies, including the unaudited financial results and earnings guidance, are made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Readers are cautioned that all forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations and estimates and apply only as of the date of this report. TXNM, PNM, and TNMP assume no obligation to update this information. Because actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, TXNM, PNM, and TNMP caution readers not to place undue reliance on these statements. TXNM's, PNM's, and TNMP's business, financial condition, cash flow, and operating results are influenced by many factors, which are often beyond their control, that can cause actual results to differ from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. For a discussion of risk factors and other important factors affecting forward-looking statements, please see the Company's Form 10-K, Form 10-Q filings and the information included in the Company's Forms 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which factors are specifically incorporated by reference herein. SOURCE TXNM Energy, Inc.
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) — Victims' families and others affected by crimes that resulted in federal death row convictions shared a range of emotions on Monday, from relief to anger, after President Joe Biden commuted dozens of the sentences . Biden converted the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. The inmates include people who were convicted in the slayings of police, military officers and federal prisoners and guards. Others were involved in deadly robberies and drug deals. Three inmates will remain on federal death row: Dylann Roof , convicted of the 2015 racist slayings of nine Black members of Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina; the 2013 Boston Marathon Bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev , and Robert Bowers, who fatally shot 11 congregants at Pittsburgh’s Tree of life Synagogue in 2018 , the deadliest antisemitic attack in U.S history. Opponents of the death penalty lauded Biden for a decision they'd long sought. Supporters of Donald Trump , a vocal advocate of expanding capital punishment, criticized the move as an assault to common decency just weeks before the president-elect takes office. Donnie Oliverio, a retired Ohio police officer whose partner was killed by an inmate whose death sentence was commuted, said the execution of “the person who killed my police partner and best friend would have brought me no peace.” “The president has done what is right here,” Oliverio said in a statement also issued by the White House, “and what is consistent with the faith he and I share.” Heather Turner, whose mother, Donna Major, was killed in a bank robbery in South Carolina in 2017, called Biden's commutation of the killer's sentence a “clear gross abuse of power” in a Facebook post, adding that the weeks she spent in court with the hope of justice were now “just a waste of time.” “At no point did the president consider the victims,” Turner wrote. “He, and his supporters, have blood on their hands.” There has always been a broad range of opinions on what punishment Roof should face from the families of the nine people killed and the survivors of the massacre at the Mother Emanuel AME Church. Many forgave him, but some say they can’t forget and their forgiveness doesn’t mean they don’t want to see him put to death for what he did. Felicia Sanders survived the shooting shielding her granddaughter while watching Roof kill her son, Tywanza, and her aunt, Susie Jackson. Sanders brought her bullet-torn bloodstained Bible to his sentencing and said then she can’t even close her eyes to pray because Roof started firing during the closing prayer of Bible study that night. In a text message to her lawyer, Andy Savage, Sanders called Biden’s decision to not spare Roof’s life a wonderful Christmas gift. Michael Graham, whose sister, Cynthia Hurd, was killed, told The Associated Press that Roof’s lack of remorse and simmering white nationalism in the country means he is the kind of dangerous and evil person the death penalty is intended for. “This was a crime against a race of people," Graham said. “It didn’t matter who was there, only that they were Black.” But the Rev. Sharon Richer, who was Tywanza Sanders’ cousin and whose mother, Ethel Lance, was killed, criticized Biden for not sparing Roof and clearing out all of death row. She said every time Roof’s case comes up through numerous appeals it is like reliving the massacre all over again. “I need the President to understand that when you put a killer on death row, you also put their victims' families in limbo with the false promise that we must wait until there is an execution before we can begin to heal,” Richer said in a statement. Richer, a board member of Death Penalty Action, which seeks to abolish capital punishment, was driven to tears by conflicting emotions during a Zoom news conference Monday. “The families are left to be hostages for the years and years of appeals that are to come,” Richer said. “I’ve got to stay away from the news today. I’ve got to turn the TV off — because whose face am I going to see?” Biden is giving more attention to the three inmates he chose not to spare, something they all wanted as a part of what drove them to kill, said Abraham Bonowitz, Death Penalty Action’s executive director. “These three racists and terrorists who have been left on death row came to their crimes from political motivations. When Donald Trump gets to execute them what will really be happening is they will be given a global platform for their agenda of hatred,” Bonowitz said. Biden had faced pressure from advocacy organizations to commute federal death sentences, and several praised him for taking action in his final month in office. Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the ACLU, said in a statement that Biden “has shown our country — and the rest of the world — that the brutal and inhumane policies of our past do not belong in our future.” Republicans, including Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, on the other hand, criticized the move — and argued its moral ground was shaky given the three exceptions. “Once again, Democrats side with depraved criminals over their victims, public order, and common decency,” Cotton wrote on X. “Democrats can’t even defend Biden’s outrageous decision as some kind of principled, across-the-board opposition to the death penalty since he didn’t commute the three most politically toxic cases.” Liz Murrill, Louisiana's Republican attorney general, criticized the commuted sentence of Len Davis, a former New Orleans policeman convicted of orchestrating the killing of a woman who had filed a complaint against him. “We can’t trust the Feds to get justice for victims of heinous crimes, so it’s long past time for the state to get it done,” the tough-on-crime Republican said in a written statement to the AP. Two men whose sentences were commuted were Norris Holder and Billie Jerome Allen, on death row for opening fire with assault rifles during a 1997 bank robbery in St. Louis, killing a guard, 46-year-old Richard Heflin. Holder’s attorney, Madeline Cohen, said in an email that Holder, who is Black, was sentenced to death by an all-white jury. She said his case “reflects many of the system’s flaws,” and thanked Biden for commuting his sentence. “Norris’ case exemplifies the racial bias and arbitrariness that led the President to commute federal death sentences,” Cohen said. “Norris has always been deeply remorseful for the pain his actions caused, and we hope this decision brings some measure of closure to Richard Heflin’s family.” Swenson reported from Seattle. Associated Press writers Jim Salter in O'Fallon, Missouri, and Sara Cline in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, contributed to this report.
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An unsuspecting shellfish with an adorable-looking shell may contain the secrets of fast internet speed. Heart cockles ( Corculum cardissa ) have special windows in their shells that let light inside via fiber-optic crystal structures, according to a new paper in the journal Nature Communications . This quirk of evolution marks the first time fiber-optic cable bundles have been spotted in a living organism, and it could inspire cheaper methods for manufacturing internet fiber-optic cables. "The heart cockles' fiber optic cables and microlenses may inspire optical technologies," the researchers wrote in the paper. Like many mollusks, these heart cockles—which resemble clams—have a symbiotic relationship with algae that live inside their shells. In these relationships, the algae gain access to light and food while living inside the animal's shell. In return, the mollusk eats the algae. Other species of mollusk that have this type of symbiotic relationship open their shells to let the light in, allowing the algae to photosynthesize. However, heart cockles stay shut. This is because their shells are made of aragonite—a crystalline form of calcium carbonate—and they have special tiny windows in these shells that transmit light along optical fibers made of the mineral. This allows the light to penetrate the shell without it having to open. The fiber-optic windows allow twice as much light to pass through than they would if they were holes. These windows also filter out ultraviolet wavelengths from the light entering the shell that would kill the algae within. "Heart cockles transmit 11–62 percent of photosynthetically active radiation but only 5–28 percent of potentially harmful UV radiation to their symbionts. Beneath each window, microlenses condense light to penetrate more deeply into the symbiont-rich tissue," the researchers wrote. The fiber-optic cables we use for the internet are made of thin strands of glass or plastic, each about the diameter of a human hair, which are bundled together in cables. Each fiber strand has a core (where light travels) surrounded by a cladding that reflects light back into the core, preventing signal loss. The aragonite in the shells forms the window thanks to an organic matrix that controls the shell growth, forming the mineral into long, fibrous crystals. At the window, these crystals are bundled together into a section of fiber-optic cables that focus light, while throughout the rest of the shell, the aragonite is crisscrossed and opaque. "Within each window, aragonite forms narrow fibrous prisms perpendicular to the surface. These bundled 'fiber optic cables' project images through the shell," the researchers wrote. "Heart cockles have evolved transparent windows in their shells with what is, to our knowledge, the first example of bundled fiber optic cables in a living creature." The researchers said the aragonite fibers strongly resembled human-made fiber-optic cables, except without the cladding. This suggests that these natural fibers could inspire cheaper and more efficient ways to make fiber-optic cables for human use. This isn't the first time humans have stolen technology from the natural world. The researchers wrote, "Previously, the glass spicules of sponges inspired lightweight mechanical architectures, while microlenses in peacock spiders inspired antireflective polymer microarrays." Do you have a tip on a science story that Newsweek should be covering? Do you have a question about nature? Let us know via science@newsweek.com. References McCoy, D. E., Burns, D. H., Klopfer, E., Herndon, L. K., Ogunlade, B., Dionne, J. A., & Johnsen, S. (2024). Heart cockle shells transmit sunlight to photosymbiotic algae using bundled fiber optic cables and condensing lenses. Nature Communications , 15(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-53110-xPARIS (AP) — Riot police played their part as Le Havre won 2-0 at Nantes on Sunday in a French league match interrupted and then restarted during second-half stoppage time after disgruntled home fans tried to get on the field. The police formed a line in front of one of the stands, which houses the main ultras group, called Brigade Loire. Referee Jérôme Brisard then led the players off, with only about three minutes remaining in stoppage time. After the Brigade Loire had left the Stade de La Beaujoire, the match was deemed safe to resume 35 minutes later, and the final three minutes were played in a somber atmosphere. The defeat dropped eight-time French champion Nantes into 16th place in the 18-team league. “Honestly we weren't expecting that. It's rare to experience this kind of thing, but you can understand things from a fan's point of view," Nantes striker Ignatius Ganago told match broadcaster DAZN. "We are not getting results. But it's also difficult for us, the players.” After Josué Casimir had scored in the third minute for Le Havre, the match was halted for a few minutes when tennis balls and toilet paper were thrown onto the pitch by some home fans, with Nantes players helping to clear the debris on the field. Forward Steve Ngoura doubled the lead in the 74th for Le Havre, which climbed above Rennes into 14th. In Sunday's late game, Nice rallied to beat midtable Strasbourg 2-1 and move up to fifth place. Striker Dilane Bakwa put the Alsace-based side ahead in the 20th, before defender Melvin Bard equalized in the 54th from midfielder Sofiane Diop's pass behind the defense. Diop's pass forced an own-goal from Abakar Sylla in the 62nd when trying to pass back to goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic. Nice is two points behind fourth-place Lille after 12 rounds. Zhegrova shines for Lille Edon Zhegrova continued his fine form with the only goal as Lille beat Rennes 1-0 to stay one point behind Marseille in third. The Kosovo winger started and finished the move in the 45th minute with one of his trademark darting runs from the right flank. Zhegrova combined with Rémy Cabella and striker Jonathan David before firing past veteran goalkeeper Steve Mandanda with his left foot. It was his fourth league goal of the season and he is well set to beat his mark of six from the last campaign. The 25-year-old Zhegrova made similar attacking runs when Lille drew 1-1 with Juventus in the Champions League three weeks ago, providing a superb assist for David's goal. He thought he had set David up for a goal against Rennes in the 57th, after again breaking free down the right, but the effort was ruled out for a narrow offside. Zhegrova clutched his left groin near the end and was given an ovation by the home fans when he went off. Rennes is in 15th place. That really socks Struggling Rennes recently appointed Jorge Sampaoli as coach after firing Julien Stéphan. Sampaoli has become famed within soccer for his short temper. The 64-year-old Argentine was irate when Rennes defener Mikayil Faye had to change his socks before coming on as a replacement for the injured Alidu Seidu early in the first half. Faye did not have the correct socks on and, with Sampaoli shouting at him, had to sit down on the side of the pitch and slip the right ones on. Also Sunday, midfielder Hamed Traorè scored three minutes into stoppage time as seventh-place Auxerre won 1-0 against lowly Angers. PSG beat Toulouse 3-0 on Friday and Marseille won 3-1 at Lens on Saturday. ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer Jerome Pugmire, The Associated Press
Mace and Haley slam Biden’s $1 billion gift to Africa: ‘Infuriating’The grit and tenacity of Golden Valley senior Kenyen Andrews was on full display Friday night on the road at Castaic. The only starting senior for the Grizzlies on Friday, Andrews was all over the floor with 10 rebounds, six of them on the offensive end, and five steals to go along with a game-high 21 points to give him a double-double in the Grizzlies’ first Foothill League game of the year. Golden Valley had 20 steals as a team, forcing the issue all night as the Grizzlies took down the Coyotes, 77-41. “We just had to be aggressive the whole time,” Andrews said. “As we saw the film, we just had to be very aggressive.” After a somewhat slow start, the Grizzlies (5-3, 1-0) used their full-court press to run out to a 19-12 lead after the first quarter. The lead swelled to 19 at the half and then 27 after three quarters. Shots weren’t always falling for the Grizzlies, but head coach Chris Printz said he liked how his players were constantly crashing the offensive glass or immediately pressing the Coyotes (5-4, 0-2) to create easy scoring chances. “We struggle sometimes to score, and so we need our defense to create offense,” Printz said. “That was part of the plan going in. We were a little more aggressive defensively tonight than maybe normal, but that’s what we thought we needed to do to, you know, create those easy baskets.” Junior Alex Villejo helped out with 17 points for Golden Valley, hitting four shots from beyond the arc. Junior Zach Christoffersen added nine points, while sophomore Donovan Webb contributed six assists to go along with four points as he took a backseat on the scoring end to provide for his teammates. It was the first game in nine days for the Grizzlies, who had the league bye on Tuesday. Their previous game was an 80-37 loss at Crespi to snap a four-game winning streak in non-league play. “This felt really good, especially when we went all the way down to Crespi and we lost really badly,” Andrews said. “But that was a motivation right there as we took a good amount of break, and we got to work right on Monday.” It was the opposite for Castaic, which played its fourth game in five days on Friday. Head coach Lou Fernando said that may have helped to play a part in some of the sluggishness for the Coyotes, who were in foul trouble for most of the game. Senior Jack Shand picked up three early fouls in the first quarter and sat for much of the game, though he was still able to put up nine points and three assists. “It’s super hard to change your game plan when (he’s out), and he was doing really well,” Fernando. “But I’m gonna take responsibility of that, and me and my staff will take responsibility for that, because I don’t know how we weren’t aware that he had three fouls.” Senior Wesley Tucker led the Coyotes with 12 points, including a couple of 3-pointers. Senior Braelen Spencer had 10 points and senior Alvin Clark had nine points. Making his return to the court for Golden Valley was senior Jamison Torres, who starred for the football team in the fall, one that tied the program record with nine wins, before taking a small break. He recorded six points, eight rebounds, three assists and three steals off the bench. Printz is still waiting for another gridiron standout in senior Anthony Seragusa to return to help lengthen the Golden Valley bench. “We got a kind of a kick out of earlier in the second half where Castaic threw one deep, and it was like watching (Torres) play safety,” Printz said. “He just went and got that thing. So it’s just really neat to have him back. He’s a tremendous football player, and we were, you know, really happy to see him and the success they had.” Golden Valley will have its first home league game on Tuesday against Hart. Castaic is set to travel to Valencia on Tuesday. Here’s how the other basketball teams in the Santa Clarita Valley did on Friday and throughout the weekend. Girls’ basketball Castaic 46, Golden Valley 43 : It was celebration time for the Castaic Coyotes after they got their first Foothill League victory in program history Friday night at home, 46-43 in overtime over Golden Valley. Castaic trailed by double-digits before making it a three-point game at the half and coming back to force the extra period. “These girls have been working since I’ve been with them for three, four months,” said first-year head coach Jared Lacy. “I can’t explain their effort and the energy and the culture shift, and they’re just spearheading the change in this culture for the program. And I’m proud of them. Super proud of them.” Alana Clark and Harmony Winslow each had 14 points to lead Castaic. Golden Valley was led in scoring by Janice Orantes with 15, followed by Morgan Mendenhall with nine. Castaic will seek to keep the party going on Tuesday when it travels to Valencia. Golden Valley will look to stop a red-hot Hart team on Tuesday at home. Canyon 71, West Ranch 21 : After needing overtime to win its first league game, Canyon dominated in Friday’s 71-21 win over West Ranch on the road. Freshman Darby Dunn led Canyon with 24 points as four Cowboys reached double-figures. Junior Shannen Wilson had 14 and senior Jasmine Williams 10. Junior Precious Moore added 10 points. Canyon has its league bye on Tuesday, but has three scheduled games this week before hosting Golden Valley on Friday. West Ranch travels to Saugus on Tuesday. Valencia 55, Saugus 43 : Valencia got back to winning ways Friday with a 55-43 road win at Saugus on the back of two 20-point scorers. Freshman Kamilla Basyrova has been lighting things up early on and added to that with 22 points, six rebounds and two steals. Junior Cara McKell helped out with 20 points and nine rebounds, while freshman Elexis Epie had eight. Trinity 54, Royal 25 : In the fifth-place game Saturday at Trinity’s inaugural “Reason for the Season” tournament, Trinity took down Royal, 54-25. Freshman Noa Peña had 21 points and 13 rebounds to go along with nine steals as she earned all-tournament team honors. Lucy Smith added 11 points. In the championship game on Saturday, Viewpoint beat Maranatha, 30-26. Viewpoint’s Bella Hansen was named the MVP of the tournament, while teammate Ella Ward and Maranatha’s Charlotte Yee were named to the all-tournament team. Agoura’s Kayla Hasenstab and Simi Valley’s Francis Ellis also earned all-tournament honors. Trinity has its first Heritage League game Monday when it hosts Lancaster Baptist. Boys’ basketball Valencia 58, Saugus 55 : Cole Harmon had 19 points, six assists and five steals, and Max Guardado recorded a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds, but the Saugus Centurions (2-4, 0-2) fell to the Valencia Vikings (3-6, 2-0) at home on Friday, 58-55. Valencia hosts Castaic on Tuesday while Saugus hosts West Ranch. Canyon 65, West Ranch 62: The Canyon Cowboys continue to impress in the early going, taking down the West Ranch Wildcats on the road on Friday, 65, 62. Isaac Yuhico had 20 points to lead Canyon (7-1, 2-0), while Erick Kubel had 19 and Chigozie Osuji had 13. Canyon has its league bye on Tuesday before hosting Golden Valley on Friday. Trinity 69, Villanova Prep 39 : Two Trinity Classical Academy’s Cy Mitchell fell just two rebounds shy of a triple-double as the Knights beat Villanova Prep on the road Friday, 69-39. Cash Mitchell led the way with 29 points to go along with seven rebounds, five blocks and three steals. Noah Phillips had 22 points with six rebounds, five assists and two steals, while Cy Mitchell had 13 points, 10 assists, eight rebounds, two steals and two blocks. Trinity opens up Heritage League play Monday at home against Lancaster Baptist.
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