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Break up the winter blues with some groovy tunes at the Vernon Elks Lodge Thursday night, doors open at 6 p.m. Attendees will enjoy live performances from not only the Cat Wells Blues Band but also the Blind Bay Blues Band, The Bagdaddies and Del Rango and the Derailers. Tickets are $25 available on Eventbrite or via e-transfer to catwellsrocks@gmail.com. The National Women in Blues (WiB), an organization committed to supporting female blues musicians, sponsors a stage every year along the iconic Beale Street. This platform provides a rare opportunity for women artists who might not otherwise receive the support needed to break into the music industry. It allows talented women to shine and share their music with a broader audience. Adding to the excitement, the Cat Wells Blues Band will soon release their latest CD, Anything and Everything. This album has been “in the can” for many years and features all original songs. It includes artists (the late) Sonny Rhodes, (the late) Jason Buie and Johnny Ferreria (Colin James). For more information and updates, follow Cat Wells on social media or visit catwells.rocks.Kaleb Johnson rushes 35 times for 164 yards in Iowa's 29-13 victory over MarylandA three-party alliance led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept Maharashtra in a record-busting victory and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) propelled the INDIA bloc to an unprecedented second consecutive term in Jharkhand, bringing the curtain down on the final round of elections this year and setting the stage for renewed churn in national politics. Also Read: RSS plays a key role in BJP-led Mahayuti’s big win in Maharashtra The Mahayuti secured a three-fourths majority in India’s second most populous province on the back of a clinical campaign that plugged the lacunae of its Lok Sabha drubbing, and built a new pan-state coalition with women-focussed welfare promises, Hindutva consolidation, and smart alliance management. Stellar performances by the Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) also sealed a fractious debate on the legacy of these two regional stalwarts. In contrast, the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) failed to capitalise on the momentum of its Lok Sabha performance as it struggled to cross even the 50-seat mark in an assembly of 288. The Congress and its alliance partners Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) and NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) were decimated across the state as senior leaders were trounced on the back of a listless campaign that failed to read the changing mood on the ground. In the east, JMM chief Hemant Soren crafted a personalised campaign based on his tribal identity to rout the Opposition and win a near-two-thirds majority for the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) in the mineral-rich state. Soren, who was jailed for around five months earlier this year on corruption charges, bridged the tribal vs non-tribal fault line in the state with a welfare formula of his own, mixed with tribal pride and a sympathy wave. Also Read: What clicked for JMM in Jharkhand? The decisive victories by the incumbents in both states underlined the continued importance of welfare, and the growing role of the women and the swing voter. The astonishing scale of the Mahayuti victory in a state where the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) performed poorly in the Lok Sabha polls just four months ago will energise the BJP and renew its momentum at the national stage. Seen alongside its surprising victory in Haryana last month and its stellar performance in the Uttar Pradesh assembly bypolls – the NDA won seven out of nine seats, compared to the Samajwadi Party’s two – the party will believe that its underwhelming Lok Sabha showing was more of a blip. Also Read: Mahayuti’s nuts-and-bolts campaign The monster victory will also likely pave the BJP’s path towards a majority in the Rajya Sabha and bolster the party as it embarks on signature big-bang reforms such as simultaneous elections. It also ignited a race for the chief minister’s chair, with all three constituents making a pitch In contrast, the MVA’s dismal showing even in pocket boroughs – senior leaders of all three constituents lost their seats across the board – suggested that its impressive Lok Sabha tally (it won 30 out of the 48 seats) was more of a flash in the pan. The Congress’s poor showing and its inability to take on the BJP in head-to-head contests – the party lost 57 of the 66 seats where it took on the BJP – will weaken its bargaining position within the INDIA bloc as well as in Parliament. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the BJP’s performance historic and an endorsement of its development agenda. Speaking at the party headquarters in Delhi in the evening, Modi also repeated his signature “Ek Hain Toh Safe Hain (if we stay united, we’ll be safe)” slogan, saying that it had become a maha (major) mantra of the country. During the last two weeks of the campaign, the BJP used the slogan to effectively argue that Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other backward classes (OBCs) should remain united and not fall for the Opposition’s promises of a caste census. “People have made divisive forces bite the dust. The Congress and its allies have failed to grasp the changed realities of the country’s mood,” the PM said. Modi pointed out that the BJP, at 132, had more seats in Maharashtra, than the entire MVA. This is the best performance of the BJP in Maharashtra, and a remarkable turnaround from the Lok Sabha tally in June. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hailed the Jharkhand performance. “Heartfelt thanks to the people of Jharkhand for giving a huge mandate to India. Hearty congratulations and best wishes to chief minister Hemant Soren ji, all the workers of Congress and JMM for this victory...The results of Maharashtra are unexpected and we will analyse them in detail,” he posted on X. In the extraordinarily chaotic Maharashtra elections, where six big mainstream parties competed for the first time in the state’s history, the BJP and its allies opened up humongous majorities in every region. The BJP won 132 seats out of the 149 it contested, followed by the Sena with 57 out of 81 contested, and the NCP with 41 out of 59 contested. The architects of this victory were the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin scheme that gave ₹ 1,500 per month to poor women, Modi’s Ek Hain Toh Safe Hain slogan, and a data-driven, disciplined campaign that focussed on each constituent’s strengths. chief minister Eknath Shinde and deputy chief ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar thanked the state for Mahayuti’s show, which saw the alliance improve its vote share by around eight percentage points over its Lok Sabha showing. Also Read: After Maharashtra, the fate of the Opposition “This is the record-breaking victory of Mahayuti. We are thankful to the whole of Maharashtra,” Shinde said. Shinde and Ajit Pawar also underlined that theirs were the true inheritors of their parent parties’ political capital. In contrast, the MVA was saddled with protracted seat negotiations, mushrooming rebels and a lacklustre campaign that harked on questions of the Constitution and caste census even as their traction on the ground was fast diminishing. As a result, the Sena (UBT) won 20 seats out of the 95it contested, followed by the Congress with 16 out of 101 contested, and the NCP (SP) with 10 out of 86 contested. The depressing performances by Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar also posed existential questions for their factions as well as their political legacy. It settled, once and for all, the questions raised by the vertical splits in the Sena and the NCP in 2022 and 2023. No party in the MVA was in a position to claim leader of the Opposition status in the state assembly. “People have given their mandate and people have accepted Eknath Shinde as the real Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar has got the legitimacy of NCP,” Fadnavis told reporters. In Jharkhand, Soren successfully leveraged his jail stint to fashion an emotive campaign around his tribal identity to emerge as the undisputed leader of the community that forms close to a fourth of the state’s population. The INDIA bloc won 56 out of 81 seats, compared to 21 by the BJP. He also pushed his wife Kalpana Soren into prominence, and entrusted ally Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal to shore up performances in non-tribal seats. The JMM was buoyed by the response among rural women to its Mukhyamantri Maiya Samman Yojana, which gave ₹ 1,000 to poor women. By making the cash transfer scheme the centrepiece of its welfare outreach, the party was able to build a new catchment of voters in those 68 seats where more women voted than men. In the end, the JMM ended up winning 27 out of 28 seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes. “We have passed the exam of democracy in Jharkhand; I express my gratitude to the people for this stupendous performance,” Soren said. The blockbuster results, especially in Maharashtra, will have a deep resonance on national politics. The BJP will believe it has negated whatever setbacks it suffered this summer and will now push anew to break new frontiers, including in Delhi and Bihar next year.

Results : 288 / 288 Results : 81 / 81 Ayantika Pal is a city reporter at The Times of India in Noida and Ghaziabad. She majorly covers education, social welfare, and startups, beside other beats. Ayantika has a keen interest in photography, art, and music. Read More 10 ways to use pumpkin seeds 7 things that boys learn from their moms 10 Indian breakfast dishes loved across the world How to grow onion and garlic on your kitchen window Kid-friendly wildlife experiences in India How to make Chicken Chili Pakora at home 10 types of South-Indian rice dishes and how to make them 10 most beautiful offbeat places for solo travel in India (2025) Persimmon: Nutrients, health benefits of this vibrant orange colored fruit 8 animals that have more than 2 eyesFollowing arguably the most dominant year of golf since Tiger Woods was in his prime, Scottie Scheffler received the PGA Tour Player of the Year award on Tuesday night. It's the third straight year Scheffler has won the honor, and the World No. 1 joins Woods as the only players to win the Jack Nicklaus Award three years in a row. The award is determined by a vote of PGA Tour members. According to a news release, Scheffler received 91 percent of the vote, with Xander Schauffele and Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy the only other nominees. Scheffler, 28, was the first player to win seven official PGA Tour events in a calendar year since Tiger Woods in 2007. Those victories were at some of the most prestigious events on the schedule, against some of the most elite fields. He became the first player to go back-to-back at The Players Championship, won his second career major title at the Masters and earned his other five wins at signature events: the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the RBC Heritage, the Memorial Tournament, the Travelers Championship and the season-ending Tour Championship. Though not a tour event, Scheffler captured the Olympic gold medal for men's golf at the Paris Games. He also helped the United States defeat the International team at the Presidents Cup in Montreal. "Scottie took on challenges from the best players in the world on the biggest stages all season, and being honored as PGA Tour Player of the Year is the ultimate sign of respect from his peers," PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said in a statement. --Field Level Media

Baltimore (7-4) at Los Angeles Chargers (7-3) Monday, 8:15 p.m. EST, ESPN/ABC BetMGM NFL odds: Ravens by 3. Against the spread: Ravens 5-5-1; Chargers 7-3. Series record: Ravens lead 9-5. Last meeting: Ravens beat Chargers 20-10 in Inglewood, Calif., on Nov. 26, 2023. Last week: Ravens lost to Pittsburgh 18-16; Chargers beat Cincinnati 34-27. Ravens offense: overall (1), rush (2), pass (3), scoring (2). Ravens defense: overall (3), rush (26), pass (2), scoring (23). Chargers offense: overall (18), rush (12), pass (19), scoring (18). Chargers defense: overall (11), rush (11), pass (12), scoring (1). Turnover differential: Ravens plus-2; Chargers plus-8. K Justin Tucker missed two field goals last week and is under pressure after spending most of his career beyond reproach. He’s missed six field goals on the season and is 4 for 12 from 50-plus yards since the start of last season. WR Ladd McConkey had a career-high 123 yards on six receptions against Cincinnati. The rookie came up with clutch catches of 28 and 27 yards to set up the game-winning touchdown. Chargers RB J.K. Dobbins vs. Ravens’ run defense. Dobbins showed promise during his time in Baltimore, but he never was able to live up to that potential because of injuries. Now in Los Angeles on a one-year “prove it” contract, Dobbins has nearly matched his most productive season as a professional with 726 yards and eight touchdowns in 10 games. After seeing Pittsburgh run the ball 34 times last week, the Chargers will be glad to copy that bruising approach with Dobbins. The Ravens are allowing 77.5 rushing yards per game, but even the sturdiest defense can buckle against that volume of work, so getting off the field will be critical. Baltimore’s defense has one significant injury concern, with LB Roquan Smith (hamstring) questionable to go this week after he was hurt against the Steelers. The good news is S Kyle Hamilton does not have an injury designation. He has been nursing an ankle problem, although he played against Pittsburgh. ... Chargers OLB Khalil Mack (groin) is questionable after the veteran pass rusher didn’t play against Cincinnati. ... McConkey is also questionable because of a shoulder injury. The Ravens have won four straight over the Chargers in the regular season, but Los Angeles did earn a 23-17 AFC wild-card round upset in January 2019. ... Baltimore cruised to a 34-6 win over the Chargers in its first visit to SoFi Stadium on Oct. 17, 2021. Ravens RB Derrick Henry leads the NFL with 1,185 yards rushing and 15 total TDs (13 rushing and two receiving). He’s also run for a league-high 52 first downs. ... Henry is one rushing TD shy of the Ravens’ single-season record, set by Jamal Lewis in 2003. ... Baltimore QB Lamar Jackson is 6-2 on “Monday Night Football” with 20 TD passes and no interceptions. ... Henry is one of four players in the Super Bowl era to score a TD in each of the first 11 games of a season. The others are O.J. Simpson (1975), John Riggins (1983) and Jerry Rice (1987). ... The Ravens have scored touchdowns on a league-best 77.8% of their red zone trips. ... Jackson needs 124 yards passing and 16 yards rushing for a second consecutive season with 3,000 passing and 600 rushing. Since the AFL-NFL merger, only Randall Cunningham (1988-1990), Cam Newton (2011-12), Josh Allen (2021-22) and Jalen Hurts (2021-23) have accomplished that feat. ... Dobbins ran for two touchdowns against Cincinnati, giving him multiple scores in two of his past three games. He did it twice in 24 games as a Raven. ... OLB Tuli Tuipulotu had 1 1/2 sacks of Bengals QB Joe Burrow, his third straight game with more than one. All seven of Tuipulotu’s sacks this season have come in the past four games, and six of his eight tackles for loss have come in that span. ... The Chargers allowed a season-worst 27 points to Cincinnati after holding each of their previous nine opponents to 20 points or fewer. ... QB Justin Herbert has thrown one interception in 277 attempts this season. That lone pick came in Week 2 at Carolina. ... The Chargers lost their fifth turnover of the season when Herbert fumbled to start the fourth quarter. It was their first turnover at home. ... Los Angeles does not have a takeaway in its past two games. Herbert has heated up after a slow start in terms of fantasy production, having thrown for multiple touchdowns in three of his past four games. He is likely to keep that success going this week. Baltimore has allowed 22 scores through the air, which is tied with Houston for second most in the league, and Herbert should have plenty of chances to add to that total in what could be another high-scoring matchup. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFLTips to ensure the Grinch doesn’t steal your Christmas

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