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Marquette Golden Eagles and Xavier Musketeers meet in Big East Championship

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:47:49 GMT

Xavier Musketeers (25-8, 15-5 Big East) vs. Marquette Golden Eagles (27-6, 17-3 Big East)New York; Saturday, 6:30 p.m. ESTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Marquette -2; over/under is 154.5BOTTOM LINE: The No. 6 Marquette Golden Eagles face the No. 15 Xavier Musketeers in the Big East Championship.The Golden Eagles are 17-3 against Big East opponents and 10-3 in non-conference play. Marquette ranks fourth in college basketball with 39.6 points in the paint led by Oso Ighodaro averaging 9.7.The Musketeers are 15-5 against Big East teams. Xavier ranks eighth in the Big East allowing 74.3 points while holding opponents to 44.6% shooting.TOP PERFORMERS: Ighodaro is averaging 11.7 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.5 blocks for the Golden Eagles. Tyler Kolek is averaging 17.4 points over the last 10 games for Marquette.Souley Boum is averaging 17 points and 4.5 assists for the Musketeers. Colby Jones is averaging 17.1 points over the last 10 games for Xavier.LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Eagles: 9-...

Iona Gaels square off against the Marist Red Foxes in MAAC Championship

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:47:49 GMT

Marist Red Foxes (13-19, 6-14 MAAC) vs. Iona Gaels (26-7, 17-3 MAAC)Atlantic City, New Jersey; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ESTFANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Iona -14; over/under is 136.5BOTTOM LINE: The Iona Gaels and the Marist Red Foxes meet in the MAAC Championship.The Gaels’ record in MAAC games is 17-3, and their record is 9-4 in non-conference play. Iona is second in the MAAC in rebounding averaging 33.4 rebounds. Nelly Junior Joseph leads the Gaels with 9.4 boards.The Red Foxes are 6-14 in MAAC play. Marist is 2-2 in one-possession games.TOP PERFORMERS: Walter Clayton Jr. is scoring 16.9 points per game with 4.2 rebounds and 3.2 assists for the Gaels. Daniss Jenkins is averaging 14.6 points and 5.6 assists over the past 10 games for Iona.Patrick Gardner is averaging 19 points and 6.6 rebounds for the Red Foxes. Kam Farris is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Marist.LAST 10 GAMES: Gaels: 10-0, averaging 78.7 points, 33.2 rebounds, 16.1 assists, 7.2 steals and 3....

Sexy y sonriente: Shakira llega con Bizarrap a The Tonight Show, que conduce Jimmy Fallon

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:47:49 GMT

NUEVA YORK – Shakira vive uno de los más grandes momentos de su carrera. La intérprete colombiana llegó este viernes en compañía del joven músico y productor argentino Bizarrap a The Tonight Show, que conduce el estadounidense Jimmy Fallon.La presencia de Shakira en ese show generó grandes expectativas a lo largo de la tarde y no fueron pocas las personas que esperaban que se refiriera a los momentos de ruptura del padre de sus hijos que inspiraron la famosa Music Session #53, que interpreta con Bizarrap y que, por primera vez, presentaron en vivo, pero la entrevista fue por otro camino.Shakira lució un vestido muy corto con brillos diminutos y escote corazón, combinado con unas botas de cuero negras brillantes hasta la rodilla, para sentarse junto al argentino y revelarle a Fallon todos los pormenores de su sesión, que fue impulsada por Milan, el hijo mayor de la cantante y gran admirador de Bizarrap.Para Milan, reveló Shakira, Bizarrap es el “nuevo dios argentino” musicalmen...

White House’s cloud security problem: ‘It could take down the internet like a stack of dominos’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:47:49 GMT

Governments and businesses have spent two decades rushing to the cloud — trusting some of their most sensitive data to tech giants that promised near-limitless storage, powerful software and the knowhow to keep it safe.Now the White House worries that the cloud is becoming a huge security vulnerability.So it’s embarking on the nation’s first comprehensive plan to regulate the security practices of cloud providers like Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Oracle, whose servers provide data storage and computing power for customers ranging from mom-and-pop businesses to the Pentagon and CIA.The cloud has “become essential to our daily lives,” Kemba Walden, the acting national cyber director, said in an interview. “If it’s disrupted, it could create large potentially catastrophic disruptions to our economy and to our government.”In essence, she said, the cloud is now “too big to fail.”The fear: For all their security expertise, the cloud giants offer concentrated targets that hackers could us...

Tractors head to The Hague, defying ban on farms protest

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:47:49 GMT

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Farmers drove tractors toward The Hague early Saturday in defiance of a ban on the heavy vehicles imposed ahead of a protest against the government’s plan to reduce nitrate emissions.The municipality imposed an emergency order in the city on a day when thousands of farmers were set to gather in a park and environmental activists from the Extinction Rebellion group were also planning a protest action on a major road. Authorities placed army trucks near some crossroads ready to block the streets if tractors tried to drive into the city center.The demonstrations come days before Dutch voters go to the polls in provincial elections Wednesday that indirectly also elect the national parliament’s upper house and could have an effect on proposals for reducing nitrate pollution.Rotterdam broadcaster Rijnmond showed video of a convoy of tractors crossing the city’s Erasmus Bridge early Saturday, apparently on their way to The Hague. One of the t...

The Weeknd, Avril Lavigne, Tate McRae among top nominees at Junos pre-telecast

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:47:49 GMT

TORONTO — Some of Canada’s brightest music stars will be toasted in Edmonton tonight as a pre-telecast Juno Awards celebration gets underway. More than 40 Juno categories will be handed out at the Juno Opening Night Awards, which stream live on YouTube and CBC Gem from the Edmonton Convention Centre, co-hosted by “Run the Burbs” star Andrew Phung and CBC Music’s Angeline Tetteh-Wayoe. Toronto singer the Weeknd holds a leading six Juno nominations, with four of those categories set to be handed out tonight, including contemporary R&B recording, artist and single of the year. Tied with five nods this year are Napanee, Ont. pop princess Avril Lavigne and Calgary newcomer Tate McRae. They’ll compete with each other in two of those categories tonight — single and pop album of the year.The industry show will toast several others, including Broken Social Scene’s Kevin Drew who receives the MusiCounts Inspired Minds Ambassador Award for his philanthro...

Clocks across Canada to jump forward, but U.S. could consign time change to history

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:47:49 GMT

VANCOUVER — Most Canadians will wind their clocks forward an hour tonight, but legislation in the United States that could put an end to the seasonal time change is also moving ahead.U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio last week reintroduced the Sunshine Protection Act that would allow states to make daylight time permanent.If passed, the law would have knock-on effects across Canada with provinces including British Columbia and Ontario waiting on neighbouring U.S. states to ditch the time change before they do so too.B.C. Premier David Eby says the province wants to remain “in sync” with West Coast American states and he’s “very much looking forward to getting rid of daylight saving time.”The U.S. bill, first proposed in 2018, has repeatedly failed to get through both chambers of Congress, and last March it stalled in the House without a vote.University of British Columbia business professor Werner Antweiler says the latest version of the bill has bipartisan backing...

Daily horoscope for March 11, 2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:47:49 GMT

Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Scorpio.Happy Birthday for Saturday, March 11, 2023:You are imaginative and organized. You have a keen mind, and you like to share your ideas with enthusiasm. This is a wonderful year to socialize! Nurture happiness and beauty in your surroundings. Let your guard down and loosen up a bit! Old friends might reappear to rekindle relationships. Enjoy!ARIES(March 21-April 19) ★★★★★This is a romantic day full of fun and pleasure, plus unexpected invitations and turns of events. Anything might happen! Stay light on your feet so you can move fast in any direction. However, protect your possessions and money from loss or a surprise. Tonight: Happy times.TAURUS(April 20-May 20) ★★★★A secret romance might have an unexpected development today. Meanwhile, someone younger might surprise you today with a fun suggestion. Admittedly, a partner, spouse or close friend might throw you a curveball. Neverthel...

OMAR HARFOUCH IN ITALIAN PARLIAMENT: "I FIGHT FOR MY DAUGHTER AND THE CHILDREN OF LEBANON, THE LEBANESE REPUBLIC NEEDS LIBERAL REFORMS

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:47:49 GMT

 Rome, 09 Mar 2023 - The Chamber of Deputies has held a conference of Lebanese politician Omar Harfouch, hosted by Hon. Roberto Bagnasco and organized by the Milton Friedman Institute, on the situation in Lebanon and the need for reform of the country's political and constitutional system."We, as the Friedman Institute, particularly wanted to promote this conference in order to highlight what is happening in a country very close to us, especially since we share the same sea and many issues that come from the Middle East and pass through Lebanon, and then come to Italy, as we have also seen recently with respect to immigration. At last a political figure is proposing a liberal state, so much so that he wants to reform it institutionally in a radical way" – said the conference’s moderator and Executive Director of the Milton Friedman Institute Alessandro Bertoldi."Lebanon needs a non-denominational elective system that guarantees greater representativeness and freedom for Lebanese cit...

Miss Manners: My mom gives me clothes for her fantasy of my life

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:47:49 GMT

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My mother cannot recognize the realities of my life. My husband lost his job four years ago; we eke by with thoughtful spending and renting out our guest room.I work overtime whenever I can, so we can have little luxuries like a streaming service subscription and quality food for our pets.My mother is fully aware of our situation, and though she has given us cash in the past, she prefers to buy me clothes for “stepping out.” These clothes are definitely more her taste than mine (plus, she knows we never go out). She includes a gift receipt so the clothes can be returned, but often only for a gift card at a store I would normally never shop at because they don’t carry anything I need.Returning the clothes involves spending hours of my scarce free time taking a bus (we don’t have a car), hauling awkward boxes and then scouring the store for ways to spend the credit. All the while, I’m thinking, “That could have bought a month̵...