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Riding a 6-game win streak, the Eagles head to Hollywood again for a rematch with the young RamsDENVER — Amid renewed interest in the killing of JonBenet Ramsey triggered in part by a new Netflix documentary, police in Boulder, Colorado, refuted assertions this week that there is viable evidence and leads about the 1996 killing of the 6-year-old girl that they are not pursuing. JonBenet Ramsey, who competed in beauty pageants, was found dead in the basement of her family's home in the college town of Boulder the day after Christmas in 1996. Her body was found several hours after her mother called 911 to say her daughter was missing and a ransom note was left behind. The gravesite of JonBenet Ramsey is covered with flowers Jan. 8, 1997, at St. James Episcopal Cemetery in Marietta, Ga. JonBenet was bludgeoned and strangled. Her death was ruled a homicide, but nobody was ever prosecuted. The details of the crime and video footage of JonBenet competing in pageants propelled the case into one of the highest-profile mysteries in the United States. The police comments came as part of their annual update on the investigation, a month before the 28th anniversary of JonBenet's killing. Police said they released it a little earlier due to the increased attention on the case, apparently referring to the three-part Netflix series "Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenet Ramsey." In a video statement, Boulder Police Chief Steve Redfearn said the department welcomes news coverage and documentaries about the killing of JonBenet, who would have been 34 this year, as a way to generate possible new leads. He said the department is committed to solving the case but needs to be careful about what it shares about the investigation to protect a possible future prosecution. "What I can tell you though, is we have thoroughly investigated multiple people as suspects throughout the years and we continue to be open-minded about what occurred as we investigate the tips that come in to detectives," he said. The Netflix documentary focuses on the mistakes made by police and the "media circus" surrounding the case. A police officer sits in her cruiser Jan. 3, 1997, outside the home in which 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey was found murdered Dec. 26, 1996, in Boulder, Colo. Police were widely criticized for mishandling the early investigation into her death amid speculation that her family was responsible. However, a prosecutor cleared her parents, John and Patsy Ramsey, and brother Burke in 2008 based on new DNA evidence from JonBenet's clothing that pointed to the involvement of an "unexplained third party" in her slaying. The announcement by former district attorney Mary Lacy came two years after Patsy Ramsey died of cancer. Lacy called the Ramseys "victims of this crime." John Ramsey continued to speak out for the case to be solved. In 2022, he supported an online petition asking Colorado's governor to intervene in the investigation by putting an outside agency in charge of DNA testing in the case. In the Netflix documentary, he said he advocated for several items that were not prepared for DNA testing to be tested and for other items to be retested. He said the results should be put through a genealogy database. In recent years, investigators identified suspects in unsolved cases by comparing DNA profiles from crime scenes and to DNA testing results shared online by people researching their family trees. In 2021, police said in their annual update that DNA hadn't been ruled out to help solve the case, and in 2022 noted that some evidence could be "consumed" if DNA testing is done on it. Last year, police said they convened a panel of outside experts to review the investigation to give recommendations and determine if updated technologies or forensic testing might produce new leads. In the latest update, Redfearn said that review ended but police continue to work through and evaluate a "lengthy list of recommendations" from the panel. Receive the latest in local entertainment news in your inbox weekly!
We’re begging you please look at Barry Keoghan ’s new ‘do. The 32-year-old actor put his dramatic hair transformation on display while on set of his latest film Crime 101 . Indeed, in place of his signature dark brown tresses, the Irish actor is rocking a shaggy electric blonde mullet. It’s unclear if Barry’s latest look is a wig or he committed to the process and dyed his own hair. If so, Barry’s tresses will mirror his girlfriend Sabrina Carpenter ’s blonde do. Along with the details surrounding the Saltburn star’s hair color, not much is known about his role in the film. According to Deadline , Barry will star alongside Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo in the drama based off Don Winslow ’s novella Crime 101 , which follows a detective eager to catch high-level jewel thieves. Barry’s hair transformation came as he appeared on Chris’ latest Instagram post with dark hair. The Thor actor shared a series of pictures featuring him, Barry and his son Tristan as they trained alongside each other at a boxing gym. In one sweet moment, Barry got on his knees to spar with Chris and Elsa Pataky ’ s 10-year-old. Rounding out the post, Barry, Chris, Tristan and their trainer all hit their best boxing poses for the camera. “I spent many hours at @fortunegymboxing years back when I first moved to Hollywood auditioning and chasing work,” Chris wrote Nov. 25. “To be back here with Justin now keeping my son sharp has been epic to watch @keoghan92 .” Chris’ post came the same day that Barry took to X (formally known as Twitter) to drop a little update and selfie. In the post, the Eternals actor posed for a car selfie with his hand over his mouth as he displayed his bright blue eyes and dark brown hair. A post shared by Chris Hemsworth (@chrishemsworth) Keep reading for more stars who have gone through crazy hair transformations.... Hailey Bieber The model debuted lighter locks in September 2024, a month after giving birth to her and Justin Bieber 's first baby, son Jack Blues Bieber . Lily Collins The Emily in Paris star debuted her dramatic transformation at the world premiere of her new horror movie, MAXXXINE , in June 2024. "Changing my hair always brings out different sides of my personality and I love playing around," Lily told Vogue . "This cut and color feels bolder and yet somehow lighter. And completely more me —right now." Katie Holmes While attending Chanel's Tribeca Film Festival Artists dinner in June 2024, Katie debuted a subtle, yet striking transformation of rich caramel balayage highlights that were blended throughout her brunette tresses. Kylie Jenner The Kardashians star debuted a platinum blonde look and a bob haircut after rocking waist-length strands for quite some time. "Did someone say they missed king kylie," Kylie teased in the caption of her June 8 Instagram post , to which her sister Khloe Kardashian cheekily replied, "I did! I did!!!!!!" Lisa Rinna The former Bravo star debuted a platinum blonde look during 2024 Paris Fashion Week Haute Couture. Priyanka Chopra The Heads of State star debuted a drastic haircut—a shoulder-grazing bob—while attending a Bulgari event in Rome i May 2024. Jessica Biel In May 2024, the actress chopped her hair into a bob that many fans on social media said reminded them of one of the looks she sported as Mary Camden on the '90s series 7th Heaven . Megan Fox The Transformers actress returned to her dark brown tresses and debuted a sassy bob in May 2024, a month after she dyed her hair blue to enter what she dubbed her " Jedi era ." Dannielynn Birkhead At age 17, the daughter of the late Anna Nicole Smith debuted a new lob hairstyle overnight during 2024 Kentucky Derby weekend, which she attended with dad Larry Birkhead . Demi Lovato The singer debuted a lighter, shorter 'do in April 2024. Kelly Osbourne The Fashion Police alum debuted a blonde bombshell hair transformation May 8. Kim Kardashian Back to blonde: Kim debuted a new platinum 'do in April 2024. Rihanna The Fenty Beauty founder debuted a bright blonde hair transformation April 17 while celebrating her latest Fenty x Puma collection in London. Delilah Belle Hamlin The model debuted a bleach blonde pixie cut at the FRAME event April 4. Megan Fox The Jennifer's Body star traded in her bubblegum pink tresses for a baby blue bob, which she debuted April 2. Zendaya Less than a month afer chopping her hair into a long bob, Zendaya debuted a honey blonde transformation at the Challengers premiere March 26. Elle Fanning The Great star ushered in spring with a fresh cut, as she debuted a long bob March 25. Rachel McAdams The Mean Girls alum swapped out her signature blonde hair for a dark brunette transformation on March 18. Bre Tiesi The Selling Sunset star looked completely unrecognizable after debuting a dramatic blonde transformation March 16. Kelly Osbourne The Fashion Police alum ditched her signature purple hair after six years, tinting it an icy silver in March 2024. Zendaya The Dune actress debuted a shoulder-grazing bob at Essence 's Black Women in Hollywood Awards March 7. Sydney Sweeney The Anyone But You star made a showstopping appearance at Miu Miu's fall/winter 2024-2025 show during Paris Fashion Week. For the March 5 event, she unveiled a dramatic long bob haircut. Zoey Deutch To prepare for her upcoming role as Jean Seberg, the 29-year-old debuted a bleached blonde pixie cut. Anne Hathaway The Princess Diaries alum unveiled fringe bangs at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards. Selena Gomez The star debuted a bangin' new style at the premiere of her friend Nicola Peltz Beckham 's film Lola in February 2024. Jennifer Lopez The "On the Floor" singer made a dramatic hair change, as she debuted a chin-grazing bob cut at Schiaparelli's haute couture spring/summer 2024 show on Jan. 22. Gypsy Rose Blanchard In January 2024, a month after her prison release, the now-influencer shared a pic of herself sporting a shorter 'do. Kylie Jenner Kylie Jenner traded in her dark locks for a pink 'do in January 2024. Julianne Hough In January 2024, the Dancing With the Stars personality shared a video of herself cutting her own hair. "Out with the old energy," she wrote, "and in with the new." Kate Beckinsale The Underworld actress took the plunge and went full blonde, while also debuting a short bob haircut.El Frijolito (11 Alexander St. Ste. B, 831-724-8823, facebook.com/p/El-Frijolito-Restaurant-100063634836888 ) reopened on Nov. 8 after being closed for almost two years. The restaurant, which first opened in 1985, is now much larger due to major renovations. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. The menu includes tacos, burritos, enchiladas and chile rellenos. Other selections include shrimp platters like camarones a la diabla and camarones rancheros. Pete’s Fish House (211 Esplanade, petesfishhouse.com ) has expanded its hours, adding Wednesday service plus lunch on weekends. New hours are 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday-Monday (4-5 p.m. is Pearl Hour, the restaurant’s version of happy hour), plus noon to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Pete’s Fish House opened in August. The seafood-centered menu, prepared by chef Desmond Schneider, features oysters, seasonal crudo, soft shell crab sandwiches and pasta with clams. Other selections include locally inspired fish dishes and Wagyu steak. Homemade desserts and gelato, and drinks including beer, wine and Bellinis are also available. Erik’s Deli is testing out a new sandwich and a new salad for its menu by offering it at five northern California locations. Two locations are local: Scotts Valley (222 Mt. Hermon Rd. in Kings Village) and Seaside (840 Broadway Ave. Suite B-1). The items are Gaucho Grinder (a Dutch crunch roll with seasoned roast beef, mozzarella, fried onions, chimichurri sauce and more) and Steakhouse Crunch (bed of romaine lettuce topped with slices of seasoned roast beef, crumbled Gorgonzola, chunks of hickory smoked bacon, tomatoes and more tossed with chimichurri sauce, served with a side of red wine vinaigrette dressing). The selections will be available until at least the end of January. The Capitola Village and Wharf Business Improvement Association is hosting a holiday cookie walk from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec 7-8. Registered attendees receive an empty box at Capitola Candy Co. and visit participating Capitola Village stores (one visit per business) to fill the box with cookies. Cost is $20 at eventbrite.com/e/capitola-village-cookie-walk-tickets-1033932920197 . Proceeds benefit Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program. Learn more at capitolavillage.com/event/capitola-village-holiday-cookie-walk-2024 . Community Cultural Tours is hosting a holiday mother-daughter tea from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dec. 8 at a private residence on Pleasant Valley Road. Attendees will enjoy a traditional cream tea with scones, cream and farm jams plus an assortment of finger food and more. Cost is $40 for kids 3-6, $80 for one adult, $150 for two adults and $210 for three family members. The price includes food and drinks. Make reservations and get details at eventbrite.com . Chaminade Resort and Spa is hosting Breakfast with Santa from 9 to 11 a.m. Dec. 7. There is a breakfast buffet and an appearance by Santa. Tickets are $25; those ages 5 and under are complimentary. Chaminade is hosting an $85 buffet on Christmas Day, with service from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is $25 for kids 3-12. Selections include a carving station with prime rib and turkey, an omelet bar, a poke bar, traditional holiday accompaniments and dessert. Gluten-free and vegan options will be available. Reservations are required at opentable.com/r/the-view-a-treeside-restaurant-santa-cruz . Hallcrest Vineyards (379 Felton Empire Rd.) is hosting a holiday market from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. This market will feature 80 vendors, live music, wine and an appearance by Santa (noon to 1:30 p.m.). Vendors with food-related gifts and ready-to-eat treats include 831 Candy Company, Big Paw Olive Oil Co., Tiny House Chocolate, LaurelBakes Cookies & Cakes, Foxy’s Toffee and Solstice Foods. Dani O Bakeshop and Foolhardy Coffee will offer breakfast selections. Other vendors selling ready-to-eat savory food are Epoch Eats, Pleasure Point Tacos & Juice and River Dogs. For details including full vendor list, visit the event organizer’s Instagram @white_rabbit_social_club or Facebook @WhiteRabbitSocialClub. J & M Sourdough Bagels will be operating a storefront inside hair salon Jayne & Co’s new location at 5980 Highway 9. A ribbon cutting and soft opening occurs at 8 a.m. Dec. 5, with complimentary mini bagels with schmears and coffee from 8-10 a.m. They will be open until 3 p.m. or earlier if sold out. J & M’s products include regular and mini-size sourdough bagels, homemade cream cheese schmears (like garlic herb and sundried tomato), and sourdough pizza dough. J & M co-owners Josh Taylor and Marisa Abzug launched the business in March 2024. They have been doing popups ever since, and also selling bagels at regular weekly pickup spots. Learn more at jmsourdoughbagels.com and stay in the loop on Instagram @jandmbagels. Homeless Garden Project ( homelessgardenproject.org ) has a downtown boutique (1338 Pacific Ave.) for holiday shopping with gifts that give back. Shop hours are now extended through Dec. 31: you can shop from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. Income from sales helps provide job training and transitional employment for people who are unhoused, and volunteer and educational opportunities for community members who want to learn about and practice sustainable agriculture and social justice. Many items for sale are handmade by HGP program trainees and some feature herbs and flowers grown on the nonprofit’s organic farm. These include strawberry jam, lavender shortbread cookie mix, herb salts, wreaths, beeswax candles and herbal tea. Some of these are also sold at New Leaf Community Markets. Other gift items at the shop include apparel (like locally made Bee Happy Today clothing), local soap from Deerhaven and local marmalade and jam from California Jam Queen, art and tea towels. Two seasonal cocktails are available at Jack O’Neill Restaurant & Lounge at Dream Inn Santa Cruz (175 W. Cliff Drive, 831-460-5012, jackoneillrestaurant.com ). They both utilize ingredients from local farms. The spiced Rubaiyat Apple Martini features apples harvested from Epicenter Nursery & Fruit. Other ingredients include vodka and apple cider. The Pears are Falling drink has red Bartlett pears from Sea to Sky Farm plus vodka, pear brandy, Frangelico and more. Living Swell Kombucha’s fall flavors include Coastal Harvest (blackberry, apple and sage) and Getting’ Figgy Wit It (grape and fig leaf). This week it will be selling kombucha at the Wednesday downtown Santa Cruz farmers market and the Saturday westside and Sunday Live Oak markets. Learn more at livingswellkombucha.com or on social media (Instagram and Facebook @livingswellkombucha). Tickets are on sale for the Jan. 22 Ecological Farming Conference Bus Tour of three organic farms. The tour, which usually sells out early, has been part of the annual EcoFarm conference for many years. The bus leaves Asilomar Conference Grounds at 8 a.m. and will make stops at Spade & Plow, Three Feathers Farm and biodynamic Blossom’s Farm. Cost is $135, which includes lunch. Visit eco-farm.org for more information and tickets to the tour and other events. If you are interested in the entire Jan. 22-25 conference, register before Dec. 7 to save $100. EcoFarm is the largest sustainable agriculture gathering in the Western U.S. Quick Bites, compiled by Tara Fatemi Walker, is your weekly helping of Santa Cruz County restaurant, food, and drink news. Send items to sentinelfood@gmail.com (Sunday 7 p.m. deadline for that week’s column). Want local food & drink news as it happens? Follow the Sentinel’s food crew on Twitter @santacruzfood.Blues head to Woking tonight sitting 16th in the standings. But Coker is certain the Shrimpers still have what it takes to secure a top seven finish. “I think we can get play-offs,” said Coker. “I think it’s still quite tight and hopefully we can put a good run together with positive performances and results. “You take it game by game and look to build. “We’ve had some changes and it’s about getting used to how everyone plays but we’re getting there and want to try and get a run together.” Blues, who sit seven points below the play-offs, drew 2-2 with title chasing Forest Green Rovers on Saturday. And Coker took plenty of positives from how the Shrimpers twice fought back to secure a share of the spoils. “We can definitely take some positives from the game on Saturday,” said Coker. “We showed really good fighting spirit and going toe to toe with the team top of the league is something we can take moving forward.” Coker made sure of a point for Blues with his third goal in four games. And the 21-year-old is keen to keep on hitting the back of the net. “The gaffer and the management team always speak about eights getting in the box and getting around the area to get shots on goal,” said Coker. “Hopefully they keep falling for me and I can keep putting them in. “I don’t really put pressure on myself with any targets or anything like that but I’d obviously like to get more and beat my tally of six from last season. “Working day in day out on that and the positions we get into helps with that but I always scored a few goals in the youth team so hopefully I can keep on doing it.” In fact, so strong is Coker’s finishing that he often featured as a striker in his youth. “I started off as a striker but I wasn’t the quickest so I went to midfield,” said Coker. “In fairness my strikes haven’t been too clean recently but they’re going in so that’s all that matters so hopefully I can keep it going.” Coker now has four goals in 12 appearances this season and will look to work his way onto the score-sheet against Woking this evening. However, the midfielder is expecting a difficult 90 minutes. “It’s another tough game and it’s always tough there,” said Coker. “We’ve got to stand up to it, play our game and play the way we did on Saturday. “If we do that hopefully we’ll get the three points.”
The Trade Desk’s Ashton De Santis: Upfronts Uncovered – Measurement and accountability take centre stageLooking for a new social media platform because X, Threads and Mastodon just aren’t cutting it? You could try Bluesky. People seeking to avoid chaos, noise and political bluster in the aftermath of the U.S. elections are noticing a different mood on the Bluesky social platform, where the vibe is seemingly welcoming and there are noticeably fewer trolls. The site announced it had rapidly added more than a million new users in the week after Election Day, and has emerged as one of the fastest growing rivals to Elon Musk’s X and similar platforms. If you’re tempted to check out the new space, here’s a guide on how Bluesky works: Maybe you’re not ready to commit to adding yet another social media account. No problem — you can still look around on Bluesky without signing up because all posts and profiles are public. You might get a sense of deja vu, because the platform’s look and feel are very similar to X. That should be no surprise because Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey was an early Bluesky champion. (Dorsey’s no longer involved with Bluesky, which is owned and run by its executive team as a public benefit corporation.) If you take the plunge and get an account, you’ll need a username. You’ll notice Bluesky handles are a little bit different because they end by default in the site’s domain, .bsky.social. You can personalize your handle to make it more memorable, by using your own website’s domain or buying a custom one through Bluesky. But it might not be something most newbie users need or want to do right away. Bluesky boasts that it gives users “algorithmic choice” to tailor the content they’re shown instead of leaving it up to the whims of a centralized system. “Our online experience doesn’t have to depend on billionaires unilaterally making decisions over what we see,” it says. What it means is that you can follow custom feeds set up by other users, or design your own. If you tap #Feeds in the menu on the left, you’ll see some default offerings like Cat Pics and Gardening. My Bangers is a list of your most popular posts by likes and Catch Up shows the site’s most popular posts from the past 24 hours. You can find more by doing a search and tapping the Feeds button. There’s also the usual “Discover” feed of suggested posts and a chronological feed of accounts that you follow. To help new users settle in, Bluesky has starter packs of recommended feeds and accounts to follow, which anyone can create and share. They don’t show up in Bluesky’s search results but can be found in directories online. Or someone might share one with you. After I signed up, a colleague pointed me to one for major news outlets. There are tens of thousands of starter packs, ranging from broadly appealing topics like Taylor Swift to niche interests like cargo bikes or U.K. comedians. You can follow the whole pack or scroll down the list to choose individual accounts. What about people you followed on X? There’s a browser extension tool called Sky Follower Bridge that will help you find X users who’ve migrated to Bluesky. But check before clicking the follow button to make sure it’s not a different user using the same display name or handle. Ready to join the conversation? You can write posts or reply to others but keep it short because there’s a limit of 300 characters — 20 more than on X. You can also upload photos and videos, though videos can’t be longer than 60 seconds. GIFs and emojis are, of course, available too. You can still @ people by typing in their username, like posts by tapping a heart icon or use hashtags to highlight a theme. Bluesky has added a menu to hashtags, so when you click on one you’ll get different options for seeing, or muting, posts on that topic. Bluesky’s decentralization ethos extends to the content control options it offers. For starters, users can choose in their settings menu whether to see replies, reposts or quote posts in their feed. Specific words or tags can be muted temporarily, or forever, while accounts can be muted or blocked individually, or in bulk by adding them a moderation list. You can even fine tune the level of adult content that shows up in your feed. Bluesky has a team of content moderators to police the site for material that’s illegal or breaks the rules. But it’s also taking a different approach by open-sourcing its content moderation system in an attempt to resolve problems with traditional moderation services which it says “lack transparency and user control.” So, individuals or groups can set up their own content filters, or labelers, that go beyond what Bluesky offers. These labelers can be used to categorize content or users, which can then be blocked or hidden. But they could also be used for informational or creative purposes, like curating or verifying content.
The expanded Big Ten is poised to be a major player in this season's College Football Playoff. The 18-team conference had three of the top-four teams in the AP poll this week — No. 1 Oregon, No. 2 Ohio State and No. 4 Penn State. A one-loss Indiana team is ranked 10th but is still very much a contender to make the playoff, given how many Southeastern Conference teams have three defeats or more. Indiana's rise has been perhaps the Big Ten's biggest story this season. Much of the spotlight was on newcomers Oregon, Southern California, UCLA and Washington, but aside from the top-ranked Ducks, that foursome has struggled to impress. Meanwhile, the Hoosiers won their first 10 games under new coach Curt Cignetti before losing at Ohio State last weekend. Oregon beat Ohio State 32-31 back in October, and if the Buckeyes beat rival Michigan this weekend, they'll earn a rematch with the Ducks for the Big Ten title. And it's entirely possible another matchup between those two teams awaits in the CFP. Dillon Gabriel has quarterbacked Oregon to an unbeaten record, throwing for 3,066 yards and 22 touchdowns in 11 games. But don't overlook Iowa's Kaleb Johnson and his 21 rushing TDs, and quarterback Kurtis Rourke has been a big part of Indiana's improvement. Penn State's Abdul Carter has eight sacks and two forced fumbles and could be one of the top edge rushers drafted this year. Oregon (11-0, 8-0), Ohio State (10-1, 7-1), Penn State (10-1, 7-1), Indiana (10-1, 7-1), Illinois (8-3, 5-3), Iowa (7-4, 5-3), Michigan (6-5, 4-4), Minnesota (6-5, 4-4), Washington (6-5, 4-4), Southern California (6-5, 4-5), Nebraska (6-5, 3-5) and Rutgers (6-5, 3-5) have already reached the six-win mark for bowl eligibility. Michigan State (5-6, 3-5) and Wisconsin (5-6, 3-5) can join them. There may not be many firings in general at the top level of college football. The prospect of sharing revenue with athletes in the future might lead schools to be more judicious about shedding one coach and hiring a new one. Who should be most worried in the Big Ten? Well, Lincoln Riley is struggling to stay above .500 in his third season at USC. Purdue is 1-10, but coach Ryan Walters is only in his second season. Maryland's Mike Locksley has been there six years and his Terrapins are 4-7, but this was his first real step backward after guiding the team to three straight bowl wins. Cignetti has shown it is possible for a coaching change to push a previously moribund program to some impressive heights in a short amount of time — but the improvement has been more incremental at Michigan State following Jonathan Smith's arrival. Sherrone Moore wasn't a completely unknown commodity at Michigan after he won some massive games in place of a suspended Jim Harbaugh last year. But in his first season completely at the helm, the Wolverines have declined significantly following their national title a season ago. The Big Ten is home to one of the most dynamic freshmen in the country in Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith. He has 52 catches for 899 yards and nine touchdowns. Highly touted quarterback Dylan Raiola has teamed up with fellow freshman Jacory Barney (49 catches) to lead Nebraska to bowl eligibility. Ohio State is on track to land the Big Ten's top class, according to 247 Sports, but the big news recently was quarterback Bryce Underwood flipping from LSU to Michigan. If the Wolverines do in fact keep Underwood in his home state, that would be a big development for Moore. Get local news delivered to your inbox!The expanded Big Ten is poised to be a major player in this season's College Football Playoff. The 18-team conference had three of the top-four teams in the AP poll this week — No. 1 Oregon, No. 2 Ohio State and No. 4 Penn State. A one-loss Indiana team is ranked 10th but is still very much a contender to make the playoff, given how many Southeastern Conference teams have three defeats or more. Indiana's rise has been perhaps the Big Ten's biggest story this season. Much of the spotlight was on newcomers Oregon, Southern California, UCLA and Washington, but aside from the top-ranked Ducks, that foursome has struggled to impress. Meanwhile, the Hoosiers won their first 10 games under new coach Curt Cignetti before losing at Ohio State last weekend. Oregon beat Ohio State 32-31 back in October, and if the Buckeyes beat rival Michigan this weekend, they'll earn a rematch with the Ducks for the Big Ten title. And it's entirely possible another matchup between those two teams awaits in the CFP. Dillon Gabriel has quarterbacked Oregon to an unbeaten record, throwing for 3,066 yards and 22 touchdowns in 11 games. But don't overlook Iowa's Kaleb Johnson and his 21 rushing TDs, and quarterback Kurtis Rourke has been a big part of Indiana's improvement. Penn State's Abdul Carter has eight sacks and two forced fumbles and could be one of the top edge rushers drafted this year. Oregon (11-0, 8-0), Ohio State (10-1, 7-1), Penn State (10-1, 7-1), Indiana (10-1, 7-1), Illinois (8-3, 5-3), Iowa (7-4, 5-3), Michigan (6-5, 4-4), Minnesota (6-5, 4-4), Washington (6-5, 4-4), Southern California (6-5, 4-5), Nebraska (6-5, 3-5) and Rutgers (6-5, 3-5) have already reached the six-win mark for bowl eligibility. Michigan State (5-6, 3-5) and Wisconsin (5-6, 3-5) can join them. There may not be many firings in general at the top level of college football. The prospect of sharing revenue with athletes in the future might lead schools to be more judicious about shedding one coach and hiring a new one. Who should be most worried in the Big Ten? Well, Lincoln Riley is struggling to stay above .500 in his third season at USC. Purdue is 1-10, but coach Ryan Walters is only in his second season. Maryland's Mike Locksley has been there six years and his Terrapins are 4-7, but this was his first real step backward after guiding the team to three straight bowl wins. Cignetti has shown it is possible for a coaching change to push a previously moribund program to some impressive heights in a short amount of time — but the improvement has been more incremental at Michigan State following Jonathan Smith's arrival. Sherrone Moore wasn't a completely unknown commodity at Michigan after he won some massive games in place of a suspended Jim Harbaugh last year. But in his first season completely at the helm, the Wolverines have declined significantly following their national title a season ago. The Big Ten is home to one of the most dynamic freshmen in the country in Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith. He has 52 catches for 899 yards and nine touchdowns. Highly touted quarterback Dylan Raiola has teamed up with fellow freshman Jacory Barney (49 catches) to lead Nebraska to bowl eligibility. Ohio State is on track to land the Big Ten's top class, according to 247 Sports, but the big news recently was quarterback Bryce Underwood flipping from LSU to Michigan. If the Wolverines do in fact keep Underwood in his home state, that would be a big development for Moore. Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox!Mexico has threatened to issue retaliatory tariffs on the U.S. if President-elect Donald Trump officially imposes his 25% import duties as a punishment for drugs and migrants crossing the border. President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday she is open to discussing issues with Trump but declared that drug issues are an American problem. “One tariff would be followed by another in response, and so on until we put at risk common businesses,” Sheinbaum said. Trump to put staggering 25% tariff on all products from Mexico and Canada Donald Trump 'to open largest ever round-up of illegal immigrants on day one ' The deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl is manufactured by Mexican cartels using chemicals imported from China. However, she flipped the script of the drug war, describing the drug epidemic as "a problem of public health and consumption in your country’s society.” Mexico has made efforts to prevent the flow of migrants to the U.S., she noted, adding that “caravans of migrants no longer reach the border.” She also said Mexico has seen an influx of weapons smuggled into the country from the United States and criticized U.S. spending on weaponry. “If a percentage of what the United States spends on war were dedicated to peace and development, that would address the underlying causes of migration,” she said. Sheinbaum has taken a much harsher stance than former Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador who previously shared a decent relationship with Trump. The two struck a deal in which Mexico turned migrants away from the border and received other countries' deported migrants in exchange for Trump backing down on threats. However, Sheinbaum, a stern leftist, appears to be taking a more hardline approach. She has said about U.S.-Mexican relations: “We negotiate as equals, there is no subordination here because we are a great nation." DON'T MISS... Mexican mayor 'decapitated' days after taking office in brutal killing Mexico's largest retail chain shuts 200 stores after violent cartel takeover Mexican drug cartels armed with US 'tank busters' set to shoot down helicopters Mexico , as well as China and Canada, are the top three suppliers of goods to the U.S., according to the most recent U.S. Census data. If Trump's tariffs are implemented, it will likely dramatically raise prices for consumers on everything from gas to agriculture products. Trump said Monday on Truth Social: “On January 20th, as one of my many first Executive Orders, I will sign all necessary documents to charge Mexico and Canada a 25% Tariff on ALL products coming into the United States, and its ridiculous Open Borders,” he wrote. He said the new tariffs would remain in place “until such time as Drugs, in particular Fentanyl, and all Illegal Aliens stop this Invasion of our Country!” “Both Mexico and Canada have the absolute right and power to easily solve this long simmering problem. We herebydemand that they use this power,” he went on, “and until such time that they do, it is time for them to pay a very bigprice!”
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A search is underway after an Australian man mysteriously disappeared in Bali. Jackson Parker, 22, had flown to the popular tourist destination in Indonesia on October 30, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed. Family and loved ones last had contact with the Queenslander on November 8. His father took to social media pleading for anyone with answers to reach out. Writing to Bali expats Facebook page, Roly Parker shared a few images of his 22-year-old son in hopes someone may have recognised him overseas. "We are trying to find a missing Australian (our son) and hope some of you can share this message and info with anyone in Bali in the tourist industry, hotels, bars, hostels, tourist operators, authorities any one you know etc," the post read. "Jackson Parker is listed as missing since Nov 8th and his family are desperate to find him. Authorities have been alerted but getting his information out there is important. Its extremely out of character for him to not be in contact." He has been described as Caucasian with brown/blonde hair, blue eyes and is about 178 centimetres tall. Mr Parker said he is flying to Bali on Wednesday to search for his son. Bali is a popular holiday destination for more than one million Australians each year. Followers of the Facebook group said they would share the photos of Jackson with their tour guide and other locals to spread the word about keeping an eye out. SkyNews.com.au has contacted DFAT for comment.EASTON, Pa. (AP) — Alex Chaikin led Lafayette over NCAA DivisionIII-member Rosemont on Sunday with 21 points off of the bench in a 91-45 victory. Chaikin went 7 of 11 from the field (5 for 9 from 3-point range) for the Leopards (2-4). T.J. Berger went 4 of 10 from the field (2 for 6 from 3-point range) to add 10 points. Andrew Phillips finished 4 of 6 from the field to finish with 10 points. Bruce Black led the Ravens in scoring, finishing with 11 points. Denelle Holly added eight points for Rosemont. Kelton Warren also recorded seven points. Lafayette took the lead with 20:00 left in the first half and did not give it up. Mike Bednostin led their team in scoring with eight points in the first half to help put them up 38-22 at the break. Lafayette outscored Rosemont by 30 points in the second half, and Chaikin scored a team-high 15 points in the second half to help their team secure the victory. NEXT UP Lafayette hosts LIU in its next matchup on Friday. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
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" Wicked " was number 1 in North America, with sales from Friday through Sunday of roughly $95 million from 3,888 theaters, for a total since opening in previews earlier in the week of $114 million. That sum made "Wicked" the third-highest opener for the year, behind $211 million for "Deadpool & Wolverine" and $154 million for "Inside Out 2", NYT News Service reported. Ridley Scott's " Gladiator II " collected about $56 million in North America, including previews, for a worldwide total since arriving in overseas release earlier this month of about $220 million, as per the report. "This weekend's two strong openers are invigorating a box office that fell apart after a good summer," said David A. Gross, a film consultant who publishes a newsletter on box office numbers. 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To convince people that "Wicked" was worth a trip to the multiplex, Universal Pictures mounted one of the largest marketing campaigns in Hollywood history. The no-expense-spared effort started in February at the Super Bowl and did not let up, leaving some competing studio marketers slack-jawed. Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, who star in "Wicked," were omnipresent at the Summer Olympics. NBC broadcast an hourlong infomercial about the movie. Universal theme parks pounded promotional drums. The "Today" show chipped in blanket coverage. Universal Pictures, which is part of the NBCUniversal media conglomerate, secured more than 400 brand partnerships for the film, resulting in "Wicked" dolls from Mattel, "Wicked" drinks at Starbucks, "Wicked" LEGO sets, and "Wicked" cardigans at Target, just to name four. Erivo and Grande gave so many interviews that they seemed, at times, to be nearing a breaking point. The marketing onslaught is not over: The movie will have a "significant" presence Thursday at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on NBC, Universal said. "Wicked: Part Two" is scheduled for release next year, so get comfy with "Wicked" everything. Together, the two movies will easily cost more than $500 million to make and market. Is this now what it takes to fill theaters? Movies, especially ones like "Wicked," a mega-spectacle with mega-reviews based on a mega-musical, used to be able to commandeer the culture by themselves. "Sadly, filmgoing has fallen further and further down the leisure-time priority list, and the best hope studios have is to manufacture a cultural event," Stephen Galloway, the dean of Chapman University's film school, said in an email. He added of brand partnerships: "There's a kind of irony here. To show the world you're unique and different, you turn to businesses that promise customers their products are just the same." "Gladiator II," which cost Paramount Pictures at least $350 million to make and market, was also given a hard sell, despite being a well-reviewed sequel to a blockbuster that won the prize for best picture at the 2001 Oscars and has remained popular on home video. To generate interest in "Gladiator II," Paramount Pictures advertised heavily at sporting events; staged premieres in Australia, Japan, Ireland, France, Denmark, Britain and the United States; set up extensive partnerships with Ferrari and Pepsi; and simultaneously debuted a final 60-second trailer for the film on more than 4,000 television networks, digital platforms, local stations, Spanish-language outlets and radio stations. "Wicked," directed by Jon M. Chu, easily set a domestic box office record for the biggest opening of a live-action musical. The record is currently held by "Hairspray," which arrived to $43 million in domestic ticket sales in 2007, after adjusting for inflation. About 72% of ticket buyers for "Wicked" were female, according to PostTrak, an exit polling service, meaning that Universal's attempt to convince men that a glittery, two-hour-and-40-minute musical was worth their time was not entirely successful. Deadline, an entertainment trade news site, estimated Thursday that "Wicked" was on track to take in between $130 million and $150 million in tickets in North America over the weekend. Some 60% of "Gladiator II" ticket buyers were male, according to PostTrak. Paramount was thrilled with the demographic breakdown, noting that roughly half of ticket buyers were younger than 35, a sign that the sequel had reached a new generation while maintaining the legacy audience. To some degree, "Wicked" helped fuel "Gladiator II" and vice versa, with their simultaneous release in the United States and Canada nicknamed "Glicked," and movie fans -- captivated by their wild incongruity -- taking in double features and dressing in elaborate costumes. Box office analysts said the effect was minimal, however, at least compared with "Barbenheimer" last year, when hundreds of thousands of moviegoers paid to see "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" in back-to-back screenings. Both "Wicked" and "Gladiator II" amounted to cinematic comfort food -- escapist, over-the-top stories that allowed Americans to leave behind a bruising presidential campaign and the continuing impact of inflation. People reach for nostalgia in times of stress, and movies that remind audiences of the past have been succeeding. Examples include "Wonka," "Bad Boys: Ride or Die," "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice," "Twisters" and now "Wicked," with its roots in "The Wizard of Oz," and "Gladiator II," with its sandals and swords. FAQs Q1. Which Hollywood movies were released this week? A1. "Wicked" and "Gladiator II" were released this week. Q2. What are box-office collections of 'Gladiator II'? A2. Box-office collections of "Gladiator II" are about $56 million in North America. (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel )HERMITAGE — A proposed city operating budget could see Hermitage residents’ taxes and other fees remain the same for 2025. The Hermitage Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to introduce the proposed budget at their Nov. 20 meeting. The proposed budget will be put to a final vote at the board’s next meeting on Dec. 18. The 2025 budget calls for total general fund expenditures of $16,714,595, an increase over the total expenditures of $16,242,406 budgeted for 2024. Property taxes will remain at five mills. For a property assessed at $30,400, the city’s average assessed value, the property owner would pay about $152 in property taxes. Assessments are based on 1970 values, the last time a county-wide assessment was done. The city’s earned income tax will remain at 1.75%. City residents pay an additional 0.5% to the school district as well as separately levied property taxes to Mercer County and the school district. Hermitage City Manager Gary Hinkson said this will be the 34th consecutive year without a property tax increase. The 2025 budget includes a transfer of $2,041,363 to the city’s capital budgets, including $1,493,038 for capital construction and $548,325 for capital equipment and facilities. Equipment purchases include three new SUVs for the Hermitage Police Department, utility trucks for the Hermitage Volunteer Fire Department and a new street sweeper. The city’s current street sweeper is about 17 years old. Aside from maintenance issues, replacement parts are becoming more difficult to find, if they can be found at all, Hinkson said. Within the municipal building, city officials will replace the computer systems for the planning department and inspection and code office, and install a new heat pump. The capital construction fund will cover paving Tiffany Lane and Fran Lane, both between Bonny Lane and Jerry Lane, Briarwood Road and Anderwood Drive, according to city documents. Other improvements include milling, base repair and new street signs. The project is expected to cost $496,000. The capital construction fund will also cover the next phase of the city’s Neighborhood Investment Program, or NIP. The NIP addresses the city’s older neighborhoods in phases each year. Next year’s phase of the NIP will include improvements to Fern Street, from Greenwood Drive to Baker Run. That project is expected to cost $515,300. But aside from just road improvements, that project will also add a modern stormwater collection line along Fern Street, Hermitage Assistant City Manager Gary Gulla said. “Some of the surrounding streets flow into that line,” Gulla said. Hinkson added that while there haven’t necessarily been issues with flooding or stormwater pooling in the area, the stormwater system along Fern Street dates back to at least the 1950s. City officials will use about $164,000 in Community Development Block Grant funds to make improvements to South Crescent Drive from King Drive to the dead end, and King Drive from South Crescent Drive to Greenwood Drive. Other planned city projects include improvements to Rodney White Olympic Park, located near the Hermitage Municipal Building. The project, which would replace the playground’s surface and equipment, is mostly funded by a $177,000 grant, while the city will cover the remaining 15% of the project’s cost. The Hermitage Athletic Complex, located at 750 S. Darby Road, is expected to see some improvements as well. There are plans to connect the complex’s trail system to the nearby Lorenwood Drive neighborhood, extend the trail system within the complex and pave the entirety of Lorenwood Drive. A pair of Multimodal Transportation Fund grants in the amounts of $330,000 and $350,000 will help fund the project. There are also plans to build nine pickleball courts and expand parking and pedestrian accessibility at the complex, which will be funded by a $1.25 million grant that was awarded through the state Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program. Work on those projects is expected to begin in 2025, Gulla said. City officials are cooperating with the Hermitage Little League and Penn State Shenango to improve the Carl Harris Little League Complex at 500 Virginia Road. The roughly $781,000 project is expected to be funded with grants, while the city will cover the design and engineering costs. The project will improve the complex’s fields for local games and provide a place for some of Penn State’s intercollegiate sports. Construction is expected to begin around mid-2025, Gulla said. One decrease in the budget comes with the Wheatland neighborhood, which will have $54,700 budgeted toward it in 2025, compared to the $141,372 budgeted in 2024. The former borough merged with Hermitage effective Jan. 1, 2024. Gulla said the higher figure budgeted in 2024 was based on historical borough expenditures prior to the merger, while the 2025 figure is based on more accurate information gained post-merger. However, city officials say the Wheatland neighborhood will still receive significant investments next year. These include about $180,000 which will be spent paving roads in Wheatland’s residential neighborhoods. Those particular roads will be determined in the future, Hinkson said. “These are Highway Aid Funds the borough had received before the merger, so we thought that those funds should remain in Wheatland,” Hinkson said. City officials plan to replace the roof of the Wheatland Community Center, a $200,000 project that will be funded with a grant from the state Department of Community and Economic Development. Another project will improve the signalized intersection at Council Avenue and Broadway Road. Those signals will then be linked to the intersection at Broadway, Church Street, Mercer Avenue and Emerson Avenue. The project is expected to cost about $500,000, with $430,000 covered by grant funds. The Hermitage Municipal Authority will extend the city’s sewer lines in the industrial area of Council Avenue, which is expected to be a $200,000 project. It was found that businesses in the area were not connected to a municipal sewer system, nor did they have on-lot systems. Instead, businesses maintained tanks that stored waste on-site. This waste was eventually collected by a sewage company and taken elsewhere for disposal, Hinkson said. “There’s no pollution of the environment there, but the authority wanted to move forward with the project next year,” Hinkson said. The sewer lines in that area will use a gravity-flow system, so property owners will not have to install grinder pumps. However, they will have to connect to the city line, Gulla said. City officials will continue their efforts to develop the Town Center Project, which envisions turning the area around the Shenango Valley Mall property into a mixed-use town center. Toward that end, the City Center Corridor Beautification Project would replace the concrete medians with plants and greenery along state Route 18 from the Shenango Valley Freeway to the area between School Drive and Hickory Global Methodist Church. The total project is expected to cost about $142,000. City officials applied for a $70,968 grant through the state Department of Community and Economic Development. The city previously received a $20,000 grant from VisitMercerCountyPA, the county’s tourism agency. The Shenango Valley Mall itself is expected to be torn down and developed, although the property owner’s plans remain unclear. Hinkson said Monday the mall was expected to be demolished within a couple weeks. The developers will have 90 days from the time demolition begins to have the area cleared.
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As the dust settles from the elections in Mexico, a new set of political decisions that have transpired in constitutional amendments pose new and major challenges for local and foreign investors with current or future interest in the country. Energy and Infrastructure As announced by President Sheinbaum, specialized government agencies such as the Energy Regulatory Commission, National Hydrocarbon Commission, Antitrust Commission, and Federal Telecommunications Institute will be phased out. Investors with current projects should consider alternatives in the event their investments are affected or subject to inflexible new requirements. For foreign investors, it is worth conducting a preventive analysis of the interpretation of fair and equitable treatment (FET) under the multiple investment treaties to which Mexico is a party to since FET standards are often left undefined. Despite the differences in the wording of FET provisions across treaties, especially bilateral investment treaties, there appears to be a general consensus on the core content of the FET standards that include: (1) protection afforded to the legitimate expectations of the investor; (2) protection against arbitrary or discriminatory treatment; and (3) protection against a host state’s denial of justice to the investor. The phasing out of the specialized government agencies mentioned above does not necessarily equate to lack of new opportunities in the energy and critical infrastructure sectors. The current deficit in the federal government budget and the imminent need of fresh investment by private companies should provide investment opportunities. However, investors should consider in their financing risks matrixes the potential cost of a dispute as well as walk away rights. Specialized and High Investment Projects As in the case of specialized governmental agencies, Congress approved a judicial reform which allows for federal judges to be elected by popular vote, eliminating the need to have a judicial career or experience other than five years practicing law and two letters of recommendation attesting to the candidates’ qualifications. The reform will affect trust by local and foreign investors in the judicial system already affected by a sizeable backlog of cases and further impacted by judges no longer requiring experience on the bench. Considering that specialized and high investment projects normally require subject matter expertise and quick decisions and turn arounds, it is advisable to revisit current agreements and business arrangements to assess which ones should be subject to arbitration and which ones to mediation, as well as interim remedies in case a dispute arises to ensure feasibility of the project. To date, Mexican federal courts have upheld and defended the validity of arbitral awards, as well as settlements reached in mediation, to the extent that certain formalities of due process are abided by the parties.
