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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Caleb McCullough was there for the dark times at Arizona State, when the losses piled up and the cloud of an NCAA investigation was hovering over the program. The senior linebacker opted to stick around, believing in coach Kenny Dillingham's vision for a better future. It came sooner than anyone outside the program expected. "I’m doing whatever I can to win,” McCullough said. “I’m not really a stat player. This is my last year of college and my main goal is just to win.” The Sun Devils are doing just that, becoming one of college football's biggest surprises along the way. Picked to finish last in its first Big 12 season, Arizona State (8-2, 5-2 Big 12) now controls its destiny for a spot in the conference title game. The 21st-ranked Sun Devils have already clinched their first bowl berth since 2021, the year they were last ranked in the AP Top 25 before this week. Arizona State has taken down two ranked teams this season, 27-19 over then-No. 16 Utah on Oct. 11 and 24-14 at then-No. 20 Kansas State last weekend. The Sun Devils will play their biggest home game in recent memory against No. 14 BYU on Saturday , the first home game between ranked teams in Tempe since 2014. Beat the Cougars and Arizona State can clinch a spot in the Big 12 Championship on Dec. 7 in Arlington, Texas, with a win over rival Arizona in the regular-season finale. “It means a lot to these guys to come in here with that chip on their shoulder and do something that really nobody thought we could do,” Dillingham said. Arizona State faced adversity on and off the field when Dillingham arrived in 2023. After winning eight games in 2021, the Sun Devils went 3-9 the following year while under investigation by the NCAA, a combination that led to the firing of Herm Edwards during his fifth season here. Dillingham had success as Oregon's offensive coordinator and brought the requisite enthusiasm of being a young — he was 32 at the time — first-time head coach returning to his alma mater. Despite rallying the community around the program, Dillingham fell into hard luck his first season in the desert. The Sun Devils were decimated by injuries, particularly at quarterback, and never recovered, finishing 3-9 for the second straight season. But Dillingham had the pieces in place. He proved to be adept at finding the right players through the transfer portal, landing former Sacramento State running back Cam Skattebo two years ago and former Michigan State quarterback Sam Leavitt prior to this season. The hard-running Skattebo has been one of the nation's best running backs and Leavitt has been a perfect fit for Arizona State's offense, making good decisions while extending plays with his legs. The portal success extends across Arizona State's roster and Dillingham has sprinkled in solid recruiting classes while convincing key players to remain, a combination that's meshed into a team that could crash the College Football Playoff if the pieces fall just right. “We were a three-win team twice,” Dillingham said. “We were under NCAA sanctions. Most head coaches, to be brutally honest, get fired if you take a job under sanctions. You don’t survive. You’re hired to be fired. That’s the nature of the beast and right now we’re sitting here at 8-2, and I couldn’t be prouder." Dillingham's vision for a better future, one the rest of the country didn't see coming, is here and now. AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football

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The move could usher in an end to a protracted political crisis in the European Union country following the annulment of a presidential election by a top court. Parliament approved the new administration in a 240-143 vote in Romania’s 466-seat legislature. The new coalition is made up of the leftist Social Democratic Party (PSD) the centre-right National Liberal Party (PNL), the small ethnic Hungarian UDMR party and national minorities. It caps a month-long period of turmoil in which far-right nationalists made significant gains in a parliamentary election on December 1 a week after a first-round presidential race saw the far-right outsider Calin Georgescu emerge as the front-runner. “It will not be an easy mandate for the future government,” Mr Ciolacu, whose PSD party topped the polls in the parliamentary election, said in a statement. “We are aware that we are in the midst of a deep political crisis,” he said. “It is also a crisis of trust, and this coalition aims to regain the trust of citizens, the trust of the people.” Romania’s 16 ministerial positions will be shared among the parties, which will hold a slim majority in the legislature. It is widely seen as a tactical partnership to shut out far-right nationalists whose voices found fertile ground amid high living costs and a sluggish economy. Mr Ciolacu, who came third in the first-round presidential ballot despite polls indicating he would win the most votes, has served as prime minister since June 2023. After parliament’s approval, President Klaus Iohannis swore in the new government and warned the new Cabinet that it is entering a “difficult new period” in which “for many Romanians, there are major concerns”. Romania was plunged into turmoil after Mr Georgescu’s surprise success in the presidential race, after allegations of electoral violations and Russian interference emerged. Days before the December 8 run-off, the Constitutional Court made the unprecedented move to annul the presidential race. “We go through complicated times, but I think we all learned from mistakes of the past,” Mr Ciolacu said. “I hope that together with my colleagues in the coalition, we’ll find the best solutions to get past the challenges we have in front of us.” Mr Ciolacu said that the new government would aim to quickly organise the rerun of the presidential election in which the new coalition has agreed to put forward an agreed common pro-European candidate. Cristian Andrei, a political consultant based in Bucharest, said that the new government made up of the same political parties will likely embrace “soft populist” rhetoric such as economic patriotism, anti-austerity, and a peace solution in neighbouring Ukraine to counter the rise of far-right populism. “This will be a way to answer the concerns of many Romanians who voted for populists... but will not solve the fundamental problem of trust,” he said. “The only decisive factor now will be who and how convincing the pro-European candidates will be against this popular revolt.” George Simion, the leader of the far-right Alliance for the Unity of Romanians, which came second in the parliamentary election, said that all politicians from his party on Monday would vote against the Ciolacu government. In 2021, the PSD and the PNL also formed an unlikely but increasingly strained coalition together with UDMR, which exited the Cabinet last year after a power-sharing dispute.AI search results — the good, the bad, and the flexible

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A modern dimmable tree lamp , because lighting is often a neglected part of furnishing your home but it can be absolutely game changing. Promising review: "I had no idea how this was going to be put together but I knew it was cute and I wanted it. It’s literally a few pieces to screw into each other and you’re good to go. I did wish the cord wasn’t so long as it’s black and kinda just hangs there but it's no biggy, I just tucked it around the back pole. The lighting is amazing and has three different dimming settings. I love it." — Ariana Mercadel Get it from Amazon for $54.99+ (available in two colors). 20. A sardine trinket tray sure to look anything but ~fishy~ surrounded by the rest of your equally eclectic, curious decor. Promising review: "I love this fun, perfect-size little tray. I empty my pockets and leave everything on this when I get home every day." — Octavio Get it from Amazon for $18.95 . 21. 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A pair of plush velvet pillow covers with large ruffled edges and rich jewel tones to add depth and interest to your living room. If you like walls in black, dark navy, or dark green, then having cozy, plush materials like velvet can organically complement that dark, romantic aesthetic. Remember to grab some pillow inserts while you're shopping. Promising review: "It's a gorgeous color, and the velvet is soft and has a lovely sheen. For this price, I didn't expect anything this beautiful." — Glencora Get it from Amazon for $19.99 (available in five colors). 41. A 360-degree swivel chair (!!!) so you can relax at the end of the day and spin around, looking at the home you have perfectly crafted to be all your own. Promising review: "I really love these chairs. They were very easy to put together. The screws and tools were provided, and assembly only took five minutes. They are sturdy and pretty and swivel very well. I think they are delightful, cozy, fun chairs at a reasonable price! " — Lori Lynn & Zeke Get it from Amazon for $169.99+ (available in 13 colors). 42. A hand-tufted wool rug I simply can't believe is available on Amazon. Guests are gonna think you discovered this one-of-a-kind piece while hunting through dozens of handmade rugs at an outdoor market they must have missed. The high-quality woven design and sharp collection of colors are simply to dye for. I love it, and I must have it. Promising review: "This is gorgeous and good quality. It's colorful without being too much. The wool is soft and the pile is thick enough to feel substantial underfoot. I have noticed no shedding in the week since we laid it out. Didn’t smell much out of the wrapping and even that dissipated quickly. I am so happy with this, especially at this price!" — J. Labonte Get the 3' x 5' from Amazon for $59.99 (available in 11 sizes). 43. A one-arm lounger that'll look casual and oh-so cool laying around your living room. This three-piece set is modular, meaning you can arrange each piece any way you'd like. Small apartment-havers, rejoice! Promising review: "We love our new couch! It's so cozy and tidy. It also looks so modern! The modular design allowed us to fit it to our kind of goofy living room in a way that made it look unique and SO cool. Love!" — Abbie Z. Get it from Burrow for $959 (originally $1,199; available in six colors and three leg finishes). 44. A 32-piece wall sticker set of cheery tangerine leaves that are gonna show off your fresh take on decor by instantly improving any bland beige walls. Promising review: "Love! I’ve been using decals to brighten up boring spaces for a while. So far these are my favorite. They're super easy to put together. They stick to the wall super well and they look great! I ended up buying five packages to cover the entire wall and had about two sheets left over. I love my new bedroom!" — Brynn Delgado Get it from Amazon for $6.99 . 45. A pair of linen café curtains reviewers use both over their windows as a way to create privacy (while still getting light!) *and* as a gorgeous upgrade to unsightly storage spaces. If you find yourself glaring down at your litter box or the unorganized shoe storage beside your sofa, set these curtains up and hide that all away *while* making your living room look cottagecore cozy! Promising review: "Very pretty curtains! I love how they are thick enough for some privacy yet still let the sunshine in. I chose the taupe striped so I can transition my kitchen for the fall, but think they will look pretty all year long." — Stacy Get them from Amazon for $17.99+ (available in three sizes and 18 colors/styles). 46. An abstract table lamp with two cool light orbs that'll give your room a modern glow — complementing photographs, framed art, and elevating your beloved King of the Hill poster tenfold. Promising review: "This is a beautiful lamp. It's great; modern and fashionable! Goes great with my living room!" — Felipe Reyes Get it from Amazon for $179.99 (available in four colors). 47. A Samsung Frame TV that boasts an improved anti-reflexion matte display (making your art displays look more lifelike) and 100% color volume thanks to Quantum Dot technology. What does that mean? If this TV had existed back then, we could all have actually SEEN the night scenes in Game of Thrones season eight. Imagine that. Am I still bitter about Season 6? Yes. Am I totally invested in House of The Dragon anyway? Also yes. Promising review: "After months of research, we finally decided to get the Frame for our newly renovated kitchen and this did not disappoint! We mounted a media box behind the TV in the wall so everything is sleek and cordless. The picture quality is amazing and I simply adore the art subscription, there are SO many beautiful choices. On top of that, I can easily upload family photos. This is well worth the money." — Lindsey Get the 55-inch version from Amazon for $1,497.99 . 48. And finally, an interactive routine board from Charmspring — this unreasonably cute calendar is a great visual for your living room, keeping your kids' schedule within eyesight so they don't get overwhelmed by surprise events and expectations. I have one of these springboards! This kid-friendly daily calendar is a gift for A-type parents and unorganized souls alike. The illustrated tiles are kid-friendly, so they can put their activities on the board all by themselves. Discuss the day with your kiddo as they put it together — this added control helps them feel in charge of their schedule, making changes throughout the day feel less daunting. Get it from Charmspring for $295 (available in starter packs , two sizes, and multiple styles). Reviews in this post have been edited for length and clarity.

Twins seem serious about moving Royce Lewis to second baseOTTAWA — Cracks were starting to show within the Liberal caucus on Wednesday over their government’s plan to deliver $250 cheques only to working Canadians next spring. The federal government announced last week that the new Working Canadians Rebate would apply to all people who worked in 2023 and who earned less than $150,000. That excludes retirees, people with disabilities and other groups who are unable to work. In a post on X , Ontario Liberal MP Chad Collins said he felt his primary responsibility was to respect and represent the needs of his constituents and that he would therefore vote against his government’s affordability package because it excludes those groups. His colleague, David McGuinty, said he too had been relaying concerns from seniors and the disabled community in his riding about the cheques that they will not be receiving. “For me, everything is negotiable,” he said. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would not say if he were open to changing the eligibility criteria on the cheques on his way to his weekly caucus meeting on Wednesday morning. He said only that he and his MPs were going to have a “good conversation.” Trudeau announced last week that his government would temporarily pause the GST/HST on a slew of items for the holidays and send cheques to all working Canadians next spring. Both the Bloc Québécois and the NDP have said they are not willing to support the government’s latest affordability measures if the $250 rebate is not expanded to include retirees. The New Democrats said they would be willing to pass the GST/HST tax break on its own. The minority Liberals need the support of one of the other parties in the House of Commons to pass the measures, which are expected to cost $6.3 billion. The government was expected to table legislation later Wednesday, but it was unclear if the two measures would be divided into two separate bills. Bill VanGorder, from the Canadian Associated of Retired Persons (CARP), told the National Post the announcement is an “affront to our members” and called on them to contact their MPs to voice their displeasure. “That’s where the real pressure happens,” he said. NDP MP Don Davies said the unfairness of sending a cheque to someone making $148,000 a year and not sending a cheque to a senior on a fixed income is “obvious to every Canadian who’s seen this.” “Frankly, our mailboxes are just being overrun with complaints from seniors and students and people living with disabilities who are pointing out that absurdity,” he said. Some Liberal MPs said the government has already delivered help to seniors by providing free dental care and increasing Old Age Security for people aged 75 and older. “I think what we’re missing from this conversation is that the government has done a lot for seniors over the last number of years,” said Nova Scotia MP Kody Blois. Blois, however, expressed optimism that more help would be coming to older Canadians. “If the government chooses to not do this, I am confident that we will have other measures for seniors down the line,” he said. Prince Edward Island MP Sean Casey said the government does not have “infinite resources” to dole out cheques to everyone who wants them. Even though he supports the measure, Casey said it was worth having a conversation about how the cheques are distributed. Ontario MP Francis Drouin said there is often discontent each time there is a new announcement but added that “the focus right now is on working people.” His colleague, John McKay, said his government “heard loud and clear” that Canadians want some relief from the cost-of-living crisis and said the cheques are a good “attempt” to alleviate some of these concerns. “However imperfect it might be, I think it’s a gesture that will actually move the needle in terms of affordability,” he said. McKay also shrugged off the idea that the $250 cheques is causing caucus unrest. “I really don’t have an opinion or comment on ‘Liberals are Liberals,’” he said. “If you say today is sunny, well, there’s at least three opinions as to whether today was sunny.” “The beauty of the Liberal caucus is we disagree about everything.” National Post calevesque@postmedia.com Get more deep-dive National Post political coverage and analysis in your inbox with the Political Hack newsletter, where Ottawa bureau chief Stuart Thomson and political analyst Tasha Kheiriddin get at what’s really going on behind the scenes on Parliament Hill every Wednesday and Friday, exclusively for subscribers. Sign up here . Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary. Please bookmark nationalpost.com and sign up for our politics newsletter, First Reading, here . Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary. Please bookmark nationalpost.com and sign up for our politics newsletter, First Reading, here .

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iPhone Users Targeted by Spyware: Are You at Risk?Luka Doncic returned from a two-game absence to score 27 points, Daniel Gafford added 23 off the bench and Kyrie Irving finished with 20 as the Dallas Mavericks beat the Portland Trail Blazers 132-108 on Monday night. Doncic shot 10 of 19 overall and 1 for 7 on 3-pointers after missing Dallas’ two previous games with a left heel contusion. He had seven rebounds and seven assists. The Mavericks have won 14 of their last 17 games following their only losing streak of the season, a four-game skid from Nov. 8-14. Deni Avdija scored 19 off the bench to lead the Trail Blazers, who have lost eight of their last nine games. Deandre Ayton scored 16 points, including 10 in the second quarter. The Mavericks opened the second period with a 21-9 run and outscored the Blazers 74-45 in the middle periods. They led by as many as 32 in the fourth quarter. Takeaways Trail Blazers: Jerami Grant is averaging 15.5 points, but followed a five-point effort in a 114-94 loss at San Antonio on Saturday with three points in 20 minutes. Mavericks: After matching a season-high with eight double-figure scorers in their 113-97 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday, Dallas had five in double-figures by halftime. P.J. Washington’s 12 points in the first half came by hitting all four field goal attempts, two 3-pointers. Key moment Klay Thompson rebounded Shaedon Sharpe’s 3-point miss with 17 seconds left in the half, came downcourt and sank a 3-pointer with 8.3 left. That gave Dallas a 62-51 lead, its largest of the half. Key stat Thompson needed five 3-pointers to match Reggie Miller for fifth place in all-time 3s, but was 3 for 8. Up next The Mavericks host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Christmas. The Trail Blazers start a three-game homestand on Thursday against Utah.ODM faces tense grassroots elections in Nairobi

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Saquon Barkley and the Philadelphia Eagles make their second-to-last road trip of the regular season Sunday to face Derrick Henry and the Baltimore Ravens. The NFC East-leading Eagles (9-2) have won seven in a row and play four of their final six games in Philadelphia, traveling only about 125 miles to visit the Ravens (8-4) this weekend and the Washington Commanders in Week 16. Sunday's game features the NFL's two leading rushers. Barkley (1,392 yards) and Henry (1,325) are far ahead of Green Bay's Josh Jacobs (944) in third place. Henry leads the league with 13 rushing touchdowns. Barkley (10) is tied for fourth and Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts (11) tied for second. The matchup also features two of the top candidates for Most Valuable Player honors entering Week 13 in Barkley and Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson, who won his second MVP award last season. Their competition includes quarterbacks Josh Allen of Buffalo and Jared Goff of Detroit, with Allen widely considered the favorite. "Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry are phenomenal football players that help their team win football games, and Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley are phenomenal football players that help their team win football games," Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said. "Excited about the opportunity this week because it's our next one. It will be a really good opponent, really well coached, good players, good atmosphere that will be there. Excited about the opportunity this week. And we're going to have to be on it against a really good team." The showdown at M&T Bank Stadium also pits Baltimore's No. 1 offense (426.7 yards per game) and No. 2 scoring offense (30.3 points per game) against Philadelphia's No. 1 defense (274.6) and No. 6 scoring defense (18.1). The Eagles have held seven consecutive opponents to under 300 total yards, while the Ravens have gained at least 329 yards of offense in all 11 games. Philadelphia is coming off a 37-20 road win over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night in which Barkley smashed the franchise record with 255 rushing yards. Baltimore also earned a prime-time win in Los Angeles, defeating the Chargers 30-23 in the "Harbaugh Bowl" on Monday night behind Jackson's three touchdowns (two passing, one rushing). Jackson said he's looking forward to the Barkley and Henry show. "I've known Saquon from high school. We were in the all-star game together and he jumped over somebody's head," Jackson recalled Wednesday. "So I've pretty much seen him before I even got to the league, college, anything. I've been knowing about Saquon, but Derrick Henry -- King Henry -- I'm with him every day and I'm seeing what he's capable of, so it's going to be a great matchup." Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith practiced Wednesday after sitting out Monday with a hamstring issue. Nose tackle Michael Pierce (calf) was designated to return from injured reserve. Tight end Charlie Kolar (broken arm) is out for several weeks and cornerback Arthur Maulet (calf) did not practice. The Eagles lost veteran defensive end Brandon Graham to a season-ending triceps injury Sunday. Wideout DeVonta Smith (hamstring) missed the win over the Rams and did not practice Wednesday. Neither did cornerbacks Darius Slay (concussion) or Kelee Ringo (calf). Philadelphia is 5-1 away from home this season -- 6-1 if you count their season-opening "home" victory against the Packers in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Baltimore is 4-1 at home. The Ravens hold a 3-2-1 lead in the series with the Eagles. 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In the wee hours Sunday at the United Nations climate talks, countries from around the world reached an agreement on how rich countries can cough up the funds to support poor countries in the face of climate change. It's a far-from-perfect arrangement, with many parties still deeply unsatisfied but some hopeful that the deal will be a step in the right direction. World Resources Institute president and CEO Ani Dasgupta called it "an important down payment toward a safer, more equitable future," but added that the poorest and most vulnerable nations are "rightfully disappointed that wealthier countries didn't put more money on the table when billions of people's lives are at stake." The summit was supposed to end on Friday evening but negotiations spiraled on through early Sunday. With countries on opposite ends of a massive chasm, tensions ran high as delegations tried to close the gap in expectations. What was the finance deal agreed at climate talks? Rich countries have agreed to pool together at least $300 billion a year by 2035. It's not near the full amount of $1.3 trillion that developing countries were asking for, and that experts said was needed. But delegations more optimistic about the agreement said this deal is headed in the right direction, with hopes that more money flows in the future. The text included a call for all parties to work together using "all public and private sources" to get closer to the $1.3 trillion per year goal by 2035. That means also pushing for international mega-banks, funded by taxpayer dollars, to help foot the bill. And it means, hopefully, that companies and private investors will follow suit on channeling cash toward climate action. The agreement is also a critical step toward helping countries on the receiving end create more ambitious targets to limit or cut emissions of heat-trapping gases that are due early next year. It's part of the plan to keep cutting pollution with new targets every five years, which the world agreed to at the U.N. talks in Paris in 2015. The Paris agreement set the system of regular ratcheting up climate fighting ambition as away to keep warming under 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels. The world is already at 1.3 degrees Celsius (2.3 degrees Fahrenheit) and carbon emissions keep rising. What will the money be spent on? The deal decided in Baku replaces a previous agreement from 15 years ago that charged rich nations $100 billion a year to help the developing world with climate finance. The new number has similar aims: it will go toward the developing world's long laundry list of to-dos to prepare for a warming world and keep it from getting hotter. That includes paying for the transition to clean energy and away from fossil fuels. Countries need funds to build up the infrastructure needed to deploy technologies like wind and solar power on a large scale. Communities hard-hit by extreme weather also want money to adapt and prepare for events like floods, typhoons and fires. Funds could go toward improving farming practices to make them more resilient to weather extremes, to building houses differently with storms in mind, to helping people move from the hardest-hit areas and to help leaders improve emergency plans and aid in the wake of disasters. The Philippines, for example, has been hammered by six major storms in less than a month, bringing to millions of people howling wind, massive storm surges and catastrophic damage to residences, infrastructure and farmland. "Family farmers need to be financed," said Esther Penunia of the Asian Farmers Association. She described how many have already had to deal with millions of dollars of storm damage, some of which includes trees that won't again bear fruit for months or years, or animals that die, wiping out a main source of income. "If you think of a rice farmer who depends on his or her one hectare farm, rice land, ducks, chickens, vegetables, and it was inundated, there was nothing to harvest," she said. Why was it so hard to get a deal? Election results around the world that herald a change in climate leadership, a few key players with motive to stall the talks and a disorganized host country all led to a final crunch that left few happy with a flawed compromise. The ending of COP29 is "reflective of the harder geopolitical terrain the world finds itself in," said Li Shuo of the Asia Society. He cited Trump's recent victory in the US — with his promises to pull the country out of the Paris Agreement — as one reason why the relationship between China and the EU will be more consequential for global climate politics moving forward. Developing nations also faced some difficulties agreeing in the final hours, with one Latin American delegation member saying that their group didn't feel properly consulted when small island states had last-minute meetings to try to break through to a deal. Negotiators from across the developing world took different tacks on the deal until they finally agreed to compromise. Meanwhile, activists ramped up the pressure: many urged negotiators to stay strong and asserted that no deal would be better than a bad deal. But ultimately the desire for a deal won out. Some also pointed to the host country as a reason for the struggle. Mohamed Adow, director of climate and energy think tank Power Shift Africa, said Friday that "this COP presidency is one of the worst in recent memory," calling it "one of the most poorly led and chaotic COP meetings ever." The presidency said in a statement, "Every hour of the day, we have pulled people together. Every inch of the way, we have pushed for the highest common denominator. We have faced geopolitical headwinds and made every effort to be an honest broker for all sides." Shuo retains hope that the opportunities offered by a green economy "make inaction self-defeating" for countries around the world, regardless of their stance on the decision. But it remains to be seen whether the UN talks can deliver more ambition next year. In the meantime, "this COP process needs to recover from Baku," Shuo said.

Kim Kardashian is facing backlash from fans who accused her of disrespecting religion by wearing rosary beads while posing “half-naked” in her latest photoshoot. On Friday, the reality star and entrepreneur shared images of herself modeling pieces from her Skims collaboration with Dolce & Gabbana. In the photos, Kardashian, a mother of four, donned a cotton unlined balconette bra ($84), cotton jersey boxer shorts ($78), and lace leggings. She accessorized the look with rosary beads and a cross necklace, styling her long black hair in a sleek, middle-parted look. The shoot sparked controversy as Kardashian was pictured pulling down her boxer shorts, nearly exposing her lower area. Many fans took to social media to express their disapproval, particularly over the use of religious symbols in the provocative shoot. “I don’t feel right with a rosary and this type of photo shoot,” commented one user on Kardashian’s Instagram post. Another added, “Why is she always wearing the cross when she’s half-naked?” A third critic questioned, “Wearing a cross while being half-naked. Would you make a mockery out of other religions too?” Meanwhile, another commenter urged, “Have you ever researched the rosary before taking a half-nude picture with it? That’s beyond shameful.” Others echoed similar sentiments, with one person stating, “Pls don’t play with the Holy Rosary,” and another remarking, “Nothing about you is holy. Take the rosaries off lol.” Page Six has reached out to Kardashian’s representatives for comment but has not yet received a response. Despite the uproar, Kardashian’s latest collaboration with Dolce & Gabbana has been a commercial success. When the line launched on Tuesday, the high traffic briefly caused the website to crash. Items like a leopard-print silk pajama set ($698) and a leopard-print catsuit ($248) remain available for purchase, though many pieces have already sold out. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() );Lil Wayne, GloRilla, Camila Cabello to perform at College Football National Championship