Russia Military Linked To ISIS? Syrian Rebels' Damascus Discovery Sparks Theorie...Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss says he's being treated for cancer in his bile duct Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss said Friday he is being treated for cancer in his bile duct between his pancreas and liver. Zach Allen, The Associated Press Dec 13, 2024 3:01 PM Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message FILE Broadcaster Randy Moss sits on the sideline before an NFL football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams, Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Scot Tucker, File) Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Randy Moss said Friday he is being treated for cancer in his bile duct between his pancreas and liver. In an appearance on Instagram Live, Moss, aided by a cane, introduced himself as a cancer survivor and thanked his “prayer warriors” for their support. He had a procedure to put a stent in his liver on Thanksgiving after experiencing urine discoloration. Moss said he was hospitalized for six days before being released on Friday. He said he's being treated with radiation and chemotherapy. Moss stepped away from his role as an analyst on ESPN's “Sunday NFL Countdown” on Dec. 6. “As soon as I get healthy to get back out with guys, I will be on set. ... Hopefully I can be with you guys soon,” Moss said. “My goal is to get back on television with my team.” The 47-year-old Moss was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2018 after playing 14 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings (1998-2004, 2010), Oakland Raiders (2005-06), New England Patriots (2007-10), Tennessee Titans (2010) and San Francisco 49ers (2012). Moss is second in NFL history with 156 touchdown catches and had an NFL-record 23 TD receptions in 2007 for the Patriots. ___ This story has been corrected. A previous version reported erroneously that the cancer was outside Moss' bowel duct. ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl Zach Allen, The Associated Press See a typo/mistake? Have a story/tip? This has been shared 0 times 0 Shares Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message Get your daily Victoria news briefing Email Sign Up More Football (NFL) Jets and Jaguars, two of the NFL's most disappointing teams, meet amid uncertain futures Dec 13, 2024 1:31 PM Jets running back Hall 'looks promising' to play vs. Jags, but cornerback Reed is doubtful Dec 13, 2024 1:31 PM Bengals and coach Zac Taylor visit the Titans and Brian Callahan needing to win Dec 13, 2024 1:09 PMsg7775 。

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Seb Hines swears ‘no secret recipe’ to how he rescued Pride from despair, but there is: Seb Hines | CommentaryThe internet made a stink over her ‘politics of smell’ PhD thesisWorld leaders gather for reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral in ParisBARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona lost at home for the first time this season when the Liga leader was stunned by Las Palmas 2-1 on Saturday. Sandro Ramirez and Fábio Silva scored for the Canary Islands club on either side of Raphinha’s equalizer to give Las Palmas its first win at Barcelona in more than 50 years. Barcelona played superbly in the first three months under new coach Hansi Flick and was flying high after convincing victories over Real Madrid in the domestic competition and Bayern Munich in the Champions League. It had won all eight of its home games. But it has gone three rounds of La Liga without a win. Before Las Palmas, it fell at Real Sociedad 1-0 and drew at Celta Vigo 2-2 after squandering a two-goal lead in the final minutes. The dropped points mean Madrid, despite its own troubles , especially in the Champions League, can move ahead of Barcelona in La Liga. It trails Barcelona by four points with two games in hand. “I don’t care about scoring, I care about winning,” Raphinha said after his standout performance was unable to end Barcelona's slump. “We have to take a hard look at what we are doing wrong. We have slipped in our form and are letting games get away form us. We have our next game on Tuesday (at Mallorca), and we need to turn this around so we can win the league.” Atletico Madrid was only two points behind Barcelona in second place — and with the same number of games played — after Antoine Griezmann scored a gem of a goal in a 5-0 demolition of last-placed Valladolid. Las Palmas savored its first victory at Barcelona since the 1971-72 season and just its third victory at the Catalan club overall. The other visits by the modest side that wears all yellow uniforms to Barcelona have ended in 34 defeats and three draws. “We are thrilled because we have made history,” Sandro said. “When you start the season you think that these games are usually going to end in wins for the bigger side, but if there is one thing we believe in is our capacity to work hard all week to get results like this.” Barcelona's Lamine Yamal returned from a right ankle injury that sidelined him for three weeks. Yamal appeared as a halftime substitute and Jasper Cillessen saved his best shot. The Las Palmas goalkeeper also palmed a Raphinha free kick over his bar in the final minutes. Sandro, a former Barcelona youth player, capped a fine five-pass buildup by Las Palmas from its own box as it masterfully undid Barcelona’s high pressure in the 49th minute. Raphinha had already hit the crossbar in the first half before he equalized in the 61st. The Brazil forward took a short pass from Pedri just outside the area, skirted across the edge and drilled a shot between two defenders. But Barcelona was caught pushing forward for a second goal when Silva controlled a ball from Javi Muñoz and sent in a shot bouncing past Iñaki Peña in the 67th. The unexpected loss dampened Barcelona’s celebration of its 125th anniversary, which included the debut of its new mascot “Cat,” a large, yellow feline wearing its team kit. Barcelona lost left back Alejandro Balde early in the game when he couldn’t continue after he crashed into Sandro at full speed. Balde appeared to hurt his upper chest or neck area when he ran into Sandro’s shoulder. He was carried off on a stretcher and replaced by Gerard Martín. Griezmann scored one of the goals of the season when the forward exchanged a quick one-two with Julián Alvarez and used a sleek touch of the inside of his boot to roll the ball with him as he spun before dinking it over the Valladolid goalkeeper. That was the visitor's fourth goal. Shortly after, Valladolid fans stood up and applauded when Griezmann was substituted. “That is what every players wants, to make people enjoy what we do. So I appreciate their warmth,” Griezmann said. Atletico also got goals from Alvarez, Clement Lenglet, Rodrigo de Paul, and Alexander Sorloth. Espanyol beat Celta 3-1 to end a streak of four losses in the league and relieve pressure on coach Manolo González. Alaves also drew with Leganes 1-1 at home. AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer

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Polis: RFK Jr. 'Is Pro-Climate, Pro-Choice, Essentially Shares Our Democratic Values'Toyota Australia is keen to reclaim the large SUV sales crown it will lose to the Ford Everest for the first time this year, and it’s well on the way with a solid order bank and an even bigger number of new-generation LandCruiser Prado 250 Series vehicles on their way Down Under in the next 12 months. Deliveries of the new fifth-generation Prado commenced earlier this month and the Japanese carmaker says it holds more than 17,000 orders. The 250 Series has a lot to live up to in terms of sales volume, as the now out-of-stock 150 Series it replaces had dominated the large SUV segment in Australia for years prior to its departure. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today 100s of new car deals are available through CarExpert right now. Get the experts on your side and score a great deal. Browse now . However, this year has been a different story due to stock of the old Prado drying up several months ago, and the Ford Everest taking its place as the large SUV sales leader this year. When asked whether the Prado will once again become Australia’s most popular large SUV, Toyota Australia vice president of sales, marketing and franchise operations Sean Hanley told CarExpert the first all-new Prado in 15 years is expected to do well from a sales perspective. “We’re very confident that the Prado will do well in the end,” said Mr Hanley. “We believe at Toyota that we put a really compelling, well specced, well packaged, four-wheel drive SUV in the market. “Prado, of course, has fantastic heritage and proven reliability, and it appeals particularly to families and those with a sense of lifestyle adventure. “You know it will sell its volume already. We’re seeing a very healthy order bank, and we expect it to do well on the market. Very well. “Whether it’s number one, customers will decide that, but we think it’s good enough to be certainly a market leader.” As recently reported , Toyota Australia says it will take delivery of almost 27,000 Prados in the first 12 months of 250 Series sales, which should result in a new record for the popular nameplate in 2025. The Prado’s current annual sales record of 21,299 deliveries was set in 2021. To the end of October 2024, only 3525 Prados – consisting mainly of the outgoing 150 Series and a handful of 250 Series vehicles – have been delivered. In contrast, 21,281 examples of the Ford Everest have been sold in the same period. This marks the first time the Prado has been outsold by the Everest, along with other direct competitors like the Isuzu MU-X and Mitsubishi Pajero Sport . But even with over 17,000 pre-orders, many 250 Series customers could wait several months for delivery, depending on when they placed their order. To avoid extreme wait times of up to three or even four years, as we saw with the RAV4 Hybrid and LandCruiser 70 Series , Toyota Australia has confirmed a new retailing policy that will prevent dealers taking open-ended orders amid high demand. Instead, the company will allocate each dealer a rolling 12-month supply of stock. Dealers won’t be able to take more Prado orders after they reach their stock threshold until more vehicles are allocated, and they will be discourage from taking deposits until then. Toyota Australia claims the new policy will give both dealers and customers a clearer and more accurate indication on the wait times. As a result of its revised order taking process, Toyota says the maximum wait time for a new Prado will be 12 months after an order is placed with a dealer. From launch, there are five variants in the 2025 Toyota LandCruiser Prado range – GX, GXL, VX, Altitude, and Kakadu. Pricing starts at $72,500 before on-roads for the GX, and extends to $99,990 before on-roads for the Kakadu. They are powered by the same 2.8-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine as the old 150 Series, this time fitted with 48-volt mild-hybrid assistance, although power and torque outputs remain the same at 150kW and 500Nm. The new Prado’s turbo-diesel engine is mated to a new eight-speed torque-converter automatic transmission (up two ratios from the outgoing model) and a two-speed transfer case, once again offering low-range gearing and sending power to all four corners via a full-time four-wheel drive system. MORE: Everything Toyota LandCruiser Prado

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday he had an “excellent conversation” with Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago club after the president-elect's threat to impose significant tariffs on two of America’s leading trade partners raised alarms in Ottawa and Mexico City . It was unclear, as Trudeau headed back to Canada from Florida, whether the conversation had alleviated Trump’s concerns. A person familiar with the details of the leaders' hastily arranged meeting Friday night said it was a “positive wide-ranging dinner that lasted three hours.” The official, who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity, said topics included trade, border security, fentanyl, defense, Ukraine, NATO, China, the Mideast and pipelines, as well as the the Group of Seven meeting in Canada next year. The Republican president-elect has threatened to impose tariffs on products from Canada and Mexico if the countries don’t stop what he called the flow of drugs and migrants across their borders. He said he would impose a 25% tax on all products entering the U.S. from Canada and Mexico as one of his first executive orders when he takes office in January. As he was leaving his West Palm Beach hotel, Trudeau stopped briefly to answer a reporter’s question about the dinner meeting, saying it was "an excellent conversation." Trump’s transition team did not respond to questions about what the leaders had discussed. Trump, during his first term as president, once called Trudeau “weak” and “dishonest,” but it was the prime minister who was the first G7 leader to visit Trump since the Nov. 5 election. "Tariffs are a crucial issue for Canada and a bold move was in order. Perhaps it was a risk, but a risk worth taking,” Daniel Béland, a political science professor at McGill University in Montreal. Among those at the dinner were Howard Lutnick, Trump's pick for commerce secretary; North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, in line to lead the Interior Department; and Mike Waltz, Trump's choice to be his national security adviser. Accompanying Trudeau were Canada's public safety minister, Dominic LeBlanc, whose responsibilities include border security, and Katie Telford, Trudeau's chief of staff. Trudeau had said earlier Friday that he would resolve the tariffs issue by talking to Trump. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said a day earlier after speaking with Trump that she is confident a tariff war with the United States will be averted. Trudeau said Trump got elected because he promised to bring down the cost of groceries but now he's talking about adding 25% to the cost of all kinds of products including potatoes from Prince Edward Island in Atlantic Canada. “It is important to understand that Donald Trump, when he makes statements like that, he plans on carrying them out. There’s no question about it,” Trudeau said before his leaving for Florida. “Our responsibility is to point out that he would not just be harming Canadians, who work so well with the United States, but he would actually be raising prices for Americans citizens as well and hurting American industry and business,” he added. To Nelson Wiseman, professor emeritus at the University of Toronto, Trump "doesn’t need convincing that new tariffs on Canadian products would not be in U.S. interests. He knows that, but cannot say it because it would detract from what he has said publicly. His goal is to project the image that he gets action when he talks.” Those tariffs could essentially blow up the North American trade pact that Trump’s team negotiated during his first term. Trudeau noted they were able to successfully renegotiate the deal, which he calls a “win win” for both countries. Trump made the tariff threat Monday while citing an influx of migrants entering the country illegally, even though the numbers at the Canadian border pale in comparison to those at the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump also spoke about fentanyl from Mexico and Canada, even though seizures from the Canadian border are few in comparison to the Mexican border. Canadian officials say lumping Canada in with Mexico is unfair but say they are ready to make new investments in border security. When Trump imposed higher tariffs during his first term in office, other countries responded with retaliatory tariffs of their own. Canada, for instance, announced billions of new duties in 2018 against the U.S. in a response to new taxes on Canadian steel and aluminum. Canada is the top export destination for 36 U.S. states. Nearly $3.6 billion Canadian (US $2.7 billion) worth of goods and services cross the border each day. ___ Gillies reported from Toronto.When the Aggies take the court at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Saturday afternoon, the goal will be the same as it has been in the previous nine games to start the 2024-25 season — win. However, should Utah State prevail this time out, it will make program history. Never before has USU begun a season with 10 straight victories. Focusing on a record is not what the Aggies plan to do. They want to approach this contest the same they have the previous nine. “I have been part of a couple of 30-win teams, and it’s something that you certainly don’t want to take for granted,” USU head coach Jerrod Calhoun said Friday before a practice began. “I told the guys we don’t take winning for granted. If we sit around and just thing about that (being unbeaten), we are not going to have good future success. We worry about the process around here. I haven’t heard one guy talk about it (being unbeaten). We’ve been locked in on the Bulls. ... Certainly for our fans, for recruiting, four our conference, for our university, it’s a really big deal. It’s hard to do. We need to continue to try and play really good basketball.” The Aggies (9-0) welcome South Florida (5-4) to Stew Morrill Court Saturday for a 2 p.m. tip off. The game will be televised on KMYU. “We are playing a very talented team, I think a top three team in the American Conference,” Calhoun said. Both teams have had a week between games. USU beat Utah Tech at home last Saturday, 92-62. South Florida lost at Loyola Chicago — one of the seven undefeated teams in Division I — last Saturday, 74-72. Following the win, the Aggies took a day off, practiced on Monday and then took Tuesday off before using the last three days to focus in on the Bulls. “I wanted to make sure they got two days off, this week is really important to finish up finals,” Calhoun said. “I think we have a had a really good week. We’ve got to be ready to play.” The coach is also excited about the early start time. He likes how things are mixed up a bit during the season in preparation for the conference tournament and beyond. The Bulls come to Logan having had to deal with losing their head coach just before the season began. Amir Abdur-Rahim died in late October, suffering complication during a medical procedure. He was 43. “Their team has had to deal with so much adversity, losing their coach,” Calhoun said. “Their interim coach has done a masterful job keeping this team together. They almost beat Loyola Chicago. They have played Florida, Charleston, a really tough schedule for sure. They are battle tested.” Ben Fletcher stepped in after the passing of Abdur-Rahim and is the interim head coach of the Bulls. Abdur-Rahim was hired by USF ahead of the 2023–24 season and led the Bulls to a 25-8 record, an American Athletic Conference regular season title and a berth in the NIT. Prior to coaching for USF, he spent four seasons as the head coach at Kennesaw State, turning a team that went 1-28 in his first season to a 26-9 team in his final year, which included a berth in the NCAA tournament. Before his arrival, South Florida had just one winning season (2018-19) in the previous 11 years. Calhoun didn’t know Abdur-Rahim, but “admired” him for “winning in tough places” and the relationships he built with his athletes. “He was such a good, young coach,” Calhoun said. “My heart goes out to his family. My wife donated online when it happened. This team is playing for their coach and you have to admire that.” The Bulls have five seniors, with three of them starting and being key reserves. Only four players have seen action in all nine contests to this point. “They have a lot of returning guys that have won a ton of games,” Calhoun said. “Last year they had an incredible season.” Guard Jayden Reid, who is 5-foot-10, leads four South Florida players that are averaging double figures in the scoring department. The sophomore is netting 13.8 points a game, while dishing out 4.3 assists. “Reid is a really good point guard,” Calhoun said. “... This guy can shoot off the bounce, he can shoot floaters. He is going to put pressure on you the entire game. We have to have a since of urgency when he has the ball. ... We have got to know where he is at all times. He is a really, really good player.” Reid is joined in double-digit scoring by 6-11 forward Jamille Reynolds (11.3), guard Kasen Jennings (10.6) and guard Kobe Knox (10.4). Reynolds leads the team in rebounding with 8.6 boards an outing. “The big kid (Reynolds) is going to give us some challenges,” Calhoun said. “He is the biggest kid we will face all year, not only height but weight wise (275 pounds). They have great wings and play a lot of people, so you’ve got to know their personnel.” Fans could see a lot of points scored Saturday afternoon. USU comes in averaging 87.6 points a game, while South Florida averages 77.1. The Bulls are similar to the Aggies in wanting to push the ball and score fast. “They want to play really, really fast, one of the fastest pace teams in the country,” Calhoun said. “We need to have a good hand on our ball security. The last three games we have been sloppy early in games, so we need to pass the ball and get inside the key. “... Hopefully the home team scores high and the visiting team scores low. Certainly both teams want to dictate tempo and play fast. They do a really good job of getting into early ball screens. It’s going to start and end with our rebounding and our ability to guard the basketball.” USU is averaging 36.8 rebounds a game and have outrebounded every opponent but one. South Florida averages 33.4 rebounds a game. “I’ve been really pleased with how we have gone and rebounded it,” Calhoun said. When asked to evaluate the first month of the season, the first-year Aggie head coach said rebounding has stuck out to him, as well as the attitudes of the athletes on a daily basis. “I don’t have to motivate with this group,” Calhoun said. “They are self motivators. They really put the team over themselves. ... This biggest surprise is that we have been able to win ugly. That speaks volumes on our toughness level.” The Aggies have three athletes averaging double digits in scoring. Guard Ian Martinez, who leads the Mountain West Conference in scoring, is averaging 18.4 points a game. Guard Mason Falslev is right behind at 16.2 ppg. Guard Dexter Akanno is coming off the bench to average 10.1 ppg. Falslev edges forward Karson Templin, who comes off the bench, in rebounding, 6.1 to 6.0, respectively. Guard Drake Allen is tops in assists with 3.8 an outing. Martinez also leads the league in free throw percentage (90.6) and free throws made (58), while ranking third in 3-pointers made (2.44) and fourth in assist/turnover ratio (2.50). Falslev ranks second in the MW in field goal percentage (.558) and ninth in scoring. “We need to keep it going, but we also need to keep getting better,” USU reserve guard Jordy Barnes said. “... We all have good chemistry. We all get along and enjoy playing together. Since day one, we have all been on the same page. We really have a special group.” Starting on Saturday, the next five opponents the Aggies play are teams with winning records. “I told our guys, let’s run toward it, let’s not away from it, let’s not hide from it,” Calhoun said. “... Let’s try and elevate our connectivity and execution.”

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Microsoft's chief commercial officer sells $10.4 million in stockNew pro-European coalition approved in Romania amid period of political turmoilThis Timberwolves roster is different than the one from a year ago. That much is obvious in games, as Karl-Anthony Towns’ consistent scoring and general size is missed, as is the playmaking and ball security of guys like Kyle Anderson and Jordan McLaughlin. ADVERTISEMENT But their absences have been felt in the locker room, as well. Towns was a consistent source of positivity for the team. Anderson was one of the loudest vocal leaders. The latter can be especially difficult to replace, especially because it can be uncomfortable to speak up when things are going poorly and something needs to change. That was the position Anthony Edwards has found himself in early this season. Edwards has been praised for his leadership through his first four years on Minnesota’s roster. Mostly, that all came via positivity and example. Edwards can be coached hard, which gave the greenlight for the coaches to treat everyone else the same way. Edwards was also quick to credit his teammates around him for their contributions to the cause, and was eager and willing to spend time with and talk to anyone on the roster, players No. 1-15. He’ll also stand up for any of his teammates if the occasion ever arises. That’s why he has been so beloved in the locker room and why he was viewed as such a leader, even at his young age. ADVERTISEMENT But with Anderson’s departure, Edwards was now tasked with leading even through choppy waters. And the waves have been rather large through the first quarter of the season. Minnesota’s defense has fallen off a cliff in comparison to where it was a year ago. After never even as many as three consecutive games during the 2023-24 regular season, the Wolves endured a four-game losing skid earlier this week. At that point, words were exchanged, both publicly and privately. A halftime hash out during Minnesota’s loss Wednesday to Sacramento got the conversation rolling. Mike Conley got the dialogue started, but all indications are that Edwards was a healthy participant. Edwards noted it’s difficult to know what to say in those times. “Because you look at everybody, and everybody got a different agenda. It’s like, ‘What the (heck) am I supposed to say?’ You know what I mean?” Edwards said. “I’m trying to get better in that aspect, figure out what the hell to say to get everybody on the same agenda, because everybody right now is on different agendas. I think that’s one of the main culprits of why we’re losing, because everybody out there got their own agenda. I guess their imagination of what’s supposed to be going on, and what’s really happening.” Nickeil Alexander-Walker told reporters at Friday’s shootaround that this is the most vocal Edwards has ever been. And while the intention of everyone’s messages are pure, “sometimes it’s not always worded the right way.” ADVERTISEMENT “I think we’ve crossed that line of, ‘Man, I feel like you’re not hearing the message.’ It’s tough to be called out, because you start to feel like, ‘OK, are you saying I’m the reason?’ No one wants to be at fault,” Alexander-Walker said. “But at the end of the day, I definitely think that guys are open to hearing it better. And I think it just came from a stand point of, at a point and time in the conversation, there was a comeback. It was going back and forth now, as opposed to receiving it (and saying), ‘OK, I got you.’ That’s how it’s going to be. It’s very rare that someone is just going to be able to be called out and not have anything to say. “It’s human nature to be defensive, at the end of the day. But kind of remembering what we’re here for, and if I’m being called out, chances are I’ve got to look in the mirror and be better.” It’s a delicate dance. There has to be an environment rooted in accountability, but you also have to be sure not to lose teammates, as Jimmy Butler was criticized for doing during his short stint in Minnesota a few years ago. ADVERTISEMENT And while it’s never ideal for a team to be living through a stretch of basketball the quality of which falls significantly short of the expectation, these stretches will likely lead to growth for Edwards, if not on the court, then in the locker room. You can’t steer a ship to a title if you don’t know how to navigate turbulent tides. Day by day, loss by loss, Edwards is learning how to spin the wheel. ______________________________________________________ This story was written by one of our partner news agencies. Forum Communications Company uses content from agencies such as Reuters, Kaiser Health News, Tribune News Service and others to provide a wider range of news to our readers. Learn more about the news services FCC uses here .