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Thursday, December 26, 2024

BLOOMINGTON / NORMAL

Small Schools

St. Joseph-Ogden vs. Winnebago, 12:00

Rock Falls vs. Tri-Valley, 10:30

McNamara vs. Bloomington Cent Cath, 8:00

El Paso-Gridley vs. Eastland, 1:30

University High (Normal) vs. Rockford Lutheran, 5:00

North Lawndale vs. Fieldcrest, 6:30

Pecatonica vs. Olympia, 3:00

Aurora Christian vs. Notre Dame (Quincy), 9:30

Large Schools

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Jovan Buha: Final: Lakers 115, Warriors 113 Austin Reaves’ layup wins it. AR posted his first triple-double of the season: 26 pts, 10 rebs and 10 asts. His best game of the season. LeBron had 31 pts and 10 asts. No AD for the final 41 minutes. LA is 17-13. Up next: vs. the Kings on Sat.
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Dave McMenamin: Anthony Davis has been ruled out for the rest of the game, per the Lakers.
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Asma al-Assad, wife of deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, is reportedly battling leukemia, an aggressive cancer of the bone marrow and blood, and has a 50-50 chance of survival.

A dead body has been found in the wheel well of a United Airlines plane after it travelled 4,000 miles from Chicago and landed in Maui on Christmas Eve, sparking a police investigation

1. Oregon house cat died after eating pet food that tested positive for bird flu  KATU
2. Voluntary pet food recall issued after Oregon house cat dies from eating product that tested positive for bird flu  CNN
3. Oregon cat's death prompts nationwide recall of bird flu-contaminated pet food  KOMO News
4. Cat food recalled after death linked to bird flu contamination  USA TODAY
5. House cat in Washington County died after contracting bird flu from raw frozen pet food  OregonLive

Fat biking 101: How to get rolling and where to go in Minnesota Star Tribune

WorkSafe is again urging the forestry sector to reflect on what more it can do to improve safety, as the details of yet another worker death emerge from a court prosecution.

Two people were injured after a vehicle hit at least one pedestrian on the Kennedy Expressway near Oriole Park on the Northwest Side on Wednesday night, snarling holiday traffic and frustrating travelers, the Illinois State Police said.

The Indian rupee may face pressure in 2025 from slowing FDI, weak manufacturing exports, and narrowing policy rate differential with the US, despite positive drivers like India's economic growth, real yields, and strong foreign exchange reserves. A recovery in economic growth and lower inflation are also expected.

Two people are dead after a motorcycle crash Wednesday evening in the 6800 block of East U.S. 290 Highway in east Austin, according to Austin-Travis County EMS.

Two people are dead after a motorcycle crash Wednesday evening in the 6800 block of East U.S. 290 Highway in southwest Austin, according to Austin-Travis County EMS. This was near the intersection of West William Cannon Drive and the East U.S. 290 Highway.

Panacea Biotec's shares rose 5% as the company received a Letter of Award from UNICEF for supplying 115 million doses of its bivalent oral polio vaccine (bOPV) worth approximately US$ 14.95 million (Rs 127 crore) in CY2025. The company recently posted a profit of Rs 4.8 crore, marking a strong recovery after three-quarters of losses.

BJP leader Gaurav Vallabh claims a split within the Aam Aadmi Party with factions led by Arvind Kejriwal, Atishi, Sanjay Singh, and Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann. He accuses the Kejriwal-led government of corruption in the liquor sector. The Delhi government's Women and Child Development department denies the existence of the 'Mukhyamantri Mahila Samman Yojana' scheme.

AS the state engages with the Afghan Taliban regime diplomatically, more forceful measures are also being employed to hit terrorist targets inside Afghanistan.

1. Bitcoin Gains on MicroStrategy’s Plans to Issue More Shares  Bloomberg
2. MicroStrategy rides 'red sweep' to 477% gain in 2024, topping almost all U.S. stocks  CNBC
3. 3 Crypto Titans—Blackrock, Grayscale, and Fidelity—Dominate 85% of US Bitcoin ETF Reserves  Bitcoin.com News
4. MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Bet: Saylor’s Risky 10 Billion Share Gamble  Forbes
5. MicroStrategy goes on $11bn holiday shopping spree in record Bitcoin binge  DLNews

Hem Securities has a buy call on NBCC (India) Ltd. with a target price of Rs 110 due to expected robust future performance driven by rising real estate and infrastructure demand. The company reported a 14.93% increase in quarterly income and a net profit after tax of Rs 124.88 crore.

Help that cute cat or dog at Humane Society Silicon Valley find its forever home -- without paying any adoption fee.

King Charles thanked the medics who have cared for him and his daughter-in-law Kate, after they both underwent treatment for cancer this year, in a Christmas Day message…

Two lawyers for ex-defense minister Kim Yong-hyun echo much of the argument made by the president, saying it was a decision necessary to eradicate anti-state elements that were threatening the country's democracy

Tourism is a major earner for Nepal, which saw over a million foreign visitors this year after a post-pandemic bounceback, and investments are being made in hotels and airports to cater to travellers. "We felt that we must bring a balloon festival like this to Nepal," Sabin Maharjan, an organiser of the event, told AFP. Hot-air balloons from more than 10 countries participated in the festival. "A ride here can be very exciting as you can see mountains, hills and lakes," Maharjan added. "All... Читать дальше...

Austin Reaves banked in the game-winning layup with one second left.

1. One UI 7 lets you stop HDR photos from making your screen super bright  Android Authority
2. Samsung will let you disable annoyingly-bright HDR content across all apps  The Verge
3. Samsung lets you turn off annoyingly bright HDR content in all apps with One UI 7  9to5Google
4. One UI 7.0 lets you disable Super HDR across the system  SamMobile - Samsung news
5. One UI 7 adds new setting to control HDR photo brightness on Galaxy phones  PhoneArena

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LeBron James and Steph Curry showed up on the big stage, but the Lakers supporting cast got the job done.