Leeds United head to Deepdale on Saturday for another lunchtime kick-off.

https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/football/leeds-united/preston-boss-fumes-foolish-leeds-united-advantage-daniel-farke-4908650

#calverleytoday

While winning big at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards, Morgan Wallen thanked fans for their continued support during legal troubles.The post A Thankful Morgan Wallen Speaks to His Fans After Big Win at Billboard Music Awards; Headed to DUI Education Center appeared first on American Songwriter.

https://americansongwriter.com/a-thankful-morgan-wallen-speaks-to-his-fans-after-big-win-at-billboard-music-awards-headed-to-dui-education-center/

#americansongwriter

CM, Ministers and bureaucrats to have lunch along with students  

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/govt-to-conduct-surprise-checks-of-welfare-hostels-today-to-ascertain-conditions/article68982133.ece

The far-right National Rally said it will not seek Francois Bayrou’s immediate removal, while reaction on the left was more mixed.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/europe/macron-names-veteran-centrist-ally-as-french-prime-minister-20241214-p5kycc.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

#brisbanetimes

Time is running out for older PCs running Windows 10, with less than a year to go until the operating system gets the axe. If you’ve no interest in buying a new computer, an upgrade to Windows 11 may sound like the smartest, easiest choice… but you’d be wrong.Sure, you can install Windows 11 on just about any PC, as the news this week emphasized. It doesn’t mean you should. The operating system won’t behave the same across the board.Newer hardware will get Microsoft’s full support. Computers unable to meet the minimum system requirements (aka a whole bunch of aging PCs) won’t and...

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2556052/installing-windows-11-on-old-hardware-is-risky-heres-why.html

#pcworld

When it comes to soccer, playing in Europe has been the golden ticket for Americans. But, times are changing now. With the domestic leagues leveling up, USWNT legend Alex Morgan believes that the NWSL’s new CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement) deal will bring it closer to matching its European counterparts.  The latest CBA system eliminates the […]The post Predicting Fierce ‘Competitiveness’ With European Teams, Alex Morgan Calls CBA Deal Game-Changer for NWSL appeared first on EssentiallySports.

https://www.essentiallysports.com/soccer-football-news-predicting-fierce-competitiveness-with-european-teams-alex-morgan-calls-cba-deal-game-changer-for-nwsl/

The UConn were riding high this season with an unbeaten streak, but then they locked horns against Notre Dame on Thursday night. The Fighting Irish didn’t only give Geno Auriemma’s team their first defeat of the season but also made them trail with the biggest deficit. Now, since the No.8 team has broken the No.2 […]The post Calls Mount for Geno Auriemma to Retire As UConn’s 1st Loss vs Notre Dame Breaks the Internet appeared first on EssentiallySports.

https://www.essentiallysports.com/ncaa-college-basketball-news-calls-mount-for-geno-auriemma-to-retire-as-uconns-first-loss-vs-notre-dame-breaks-the-internet/

The complete list of teams and groups for the UEFA section of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/uefa-world-cup-qualifying-2026-teams-groups-schedule-european-fifa/2d874c3c2a700a54c56b58ad

The new Bengal Brasserie restaurant is set to open this weekend and will mark the occasion by offering free food.

https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/lifestyle/food-and-drink/bengal-brasserie-t-4908288

#bramleytoday

DMK legislators donate one-month salary towards cyclone Fengal relief

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/dmk-legislators-donate-one-month-salary-towards-cyclone-fengal-relief/article68981071.ece

Police are appealing for witnesses to an alleged attempted abduction in Ilkeston.

https://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/crime/police-appeal-after-alleged-attempted-abduction-near-popular-derbyshire-nature-reserve-4908301

#derbyshiretimes

Wars raged on in the Middle East and Ukraine in 2024, while the United States navigated an election of unprecedented stakes and a major airplane manufacturer became embroiled in investigations over safety.

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2024/12/13/2024-year-end-review-gaza-ukraine-election-boeing/5641733925730/

#upi

Israel ordered troops to prepare to spend winter on Mount Hermon in the Syria buffer zone after the Assad regime's collapse. And a post office in Nuseirat refugee camp was hit by the IDF, killing dozens according to local health officials.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israel-orders-troops-mount-hermon-syria-buffer-zone-nuseirat-strike-rcna184094

#NBC

People were left feeling nostalgic for the 90s after a popular Instagram page revealed how much alcohol and Freddo chocolate bars used to cost – can you remember these times?

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/people-gobsmacked-after-seeing-price-34308006

Amad shone as an attacking midfielder for Man Utd against Viktoria Plzen and his future could lie in that role after impressing Ruben Amorim.

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/amad-could-handed-new-manchester-30579975

Do you know what makes good head coaches? To be thankful for their mistakes and focus on what their downfall has to offer them. That’s what Texas Longhorns HC Steve Sarkisian is a pro at doing. After all, the program had its second bad fall against Kirby Smart’s Georgia Bulldogs. While Sarkisian should be upset […]The post Steve Sarkisian Sees Silver Lining in SEC Title Loss as Big Powerhouses Face Crucial Playoff Hurdle appeared first on EssentiallySports.

https://www.essentiallysports.com/ncaa-college-football-news-georgia-bulldogs-oregon-ducks-arizona-state-sun-devils-boise-state-broncos-steve-sarkisian-sees-silver-lining-in-sec-title-loss-as-big-powerhouses-face-crucial-playoff-hurdl/

A shoplifter from Blackpool has been jailed after he was caught with the help of two eagle-eyed and brave six-year-old girls.

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/crime/six-year-old-girls-help-officers-detain-shoplifter-in-blackpool-4908309

#blackpoolgazette

Bryson DeChambeau recently appeared on the cover of Golf Digest ahead of The Crypto Showdown, where he will team up with Brooks Koepka for a match against PGA Tour superstars Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler on December 17. What was interesting about the picture though was that he was donning a Reebok tee-shirt. His shoes […]The post Bryson DeChambeau to Make $2.5B Move as Worst-Kept LIV Golf Secret Officially Gets Confirmed appeared first on EssentiallySports.

https://www.essentiallysports.com/golf-news-bryson-dechambeau-to-make-two-point-five-billion-move-as-worst-kept-liv-golf-secret-officially-gets-confirmed/

An arachnophobe goes camping. What could possibly go wrong?

https://www.theage.com.au/national/there-s-a-spider-in-the-tent-right-above-me-20241014-p5ki0p.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national

Almost 30,000 homes may not have their rubbish bins collected in Queensland as council waste workers go on strike.

https://www.smh.com.au/national/tens-of-thousands-of-bins-left-uncollected-in-waste-worker-strike-20241213-p5kyc2.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_national

NationalWorld’s TV and film podcast Screen Babble is back for a festive special! 🎄

https://www.leightonbuzzardonline.co.uk/culture/television/screen-babble-christmas-special-2024-4907150

#leightonbuzzardonline

Motoring writer Gareth Butterfield has been eyeing up the bargains landing in Aldi stores this weekend

https://www.dewsburyreporter.co.uk/recommended/im-a-motoring-expert-and-these-are-the-aldi-specialbuys-im-looking-forward-to-4906432

#mirfieldreporter

It has been a mixed start to life under Ruben Amorim but Hojlund believes the manager needs time

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/rasmus-hojlund-manchester-united-ruben-amorim-b2663822.html

Košarkaši Crvene zvezde su dobili veliko pojačanje u vidu Džona Brauna, koji je postao najnovija akvizicija ovog kluba nakon što je potpisao ugovor na dve.

https://www.telegraf.rs/sport/kosarka/4018931-dzon-braun-odusevio-delije-rekli-mu-da-su-to-boje-partizana-on-dve-stvari-odmah-bacio-u-smece-i-sve-snimio

#Telegraf

With all the Madison Avenue glitz, combined with other image makers’ and influencers’ revisionist concept of Christmas, we’ve lost touch with the more innocent, Main Street version of this special day. And what’s more Main Street than a child writing a letter to Santa Claus. It’s a custom that’s managed to survive locally through all […]

https://www.lowellsun.com/2024/12/13/editorial-letters-to-santa-convey-message-of-an-innocent-age/

It was a matchup everyone had been waiting for, and did it deliver!—just not in the way UConn fans hoped. Notre Dame came in as the No. 8 team and completely outplayed the No. 2 Huskies. The Fighting Irish controlled the game in every aspect, dictating the pace, dominating in the paint, and taking over […]The post UConn WBB News: Geno Auriemma Openly Admits Where It All Went Wrong in Notre Dame Loss appeared first on EssentiallySports.

https://www.essentiallysports.com/ncaa-college-basketball-news-uconn-wbb-news-geno-auriemma-openly-admits-where-it-all-went-wrong-in-notre-dame-loss/

Kraven the Hunter can climb sheer walls like a gorilla, snatch fish out of streams like a bear and outrun deer. But there’s something this slab of human beef can’t do: Anchor a decent movie.

https://www.bostonherald.com/2024/12/13/kraven-the-hunter-a-misfire-in-spider-man-universe/

#bostonherald

The man accused of killing Brian Thompson had an extensive social media history that makes his worldview very clear, writes Io Dodds

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/luigi-mangione-gray-tribe-manifesto-twitter-brian-thompson-b2663767.html

#Independent

Deputy Superintendent of Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools Judith Campbell will succeed Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 Superintendent Lisa Small on July 1.

https://www.dailyherald.com/20241212/news/kansas-city-deputy-superintendent-to-be-next-district-211-superintendent/

#dailyherald

For Fr. Rufino “Jun” Sescon Jr, the adage “expect the unexpected” has never rung truer. Pope Francis on December 3 appointed him as the new bishop of the Diocese of Balanga, a role that took him by surprise. READ: Quiapo Church rector is new Balanga bishop “I did not expect this,” Sescon admitted in a video message a […]The post New Balanga bishop says appointment was unexpected appeared first on Interaksyon.

https://interaksyon.philstar.com/trends-spotlights/2024/12/13/288638/new-balanga-bishop-says-appointment-was-unexpected/

#InterAksyon

De’Vondre Campbell, the NFL linebacker known for his time with the Packers, has now caused an uproar on the field. But his stint with the 49ers is not seeming to go as planned. However, off the field, Campbell is a family man. Supported by his wife Nicole, who is also the mother of their three children: […]The post Who Is De’vondre Campbell’s Wife? Meet Nicole, Mother to NFL LB’s 3 Children appeared first on EssentiallySports.

https://www.essentiallysports.com/who-is-devondre-campbells-wife-meet-nicole-mother-to-nfl-lbs-three-children/

Deebo Samuel didn’t do himself any favors on Thursday night to convince anyone that he wasn’t struggling. 

https://nypost.com/2024/12/13/sports/49ers-deebo-samuel-has-drop-after-saying-he-hasnt-been-struggling/

#Post

College football is not always about fame and money, folks! Mind you, it takes a lot of blood, sweat, and tears in the making of the programs. After all, the players being the pillars, are squeezed out to seek the last drop of their energy. So in a way, the players are expected to be […]The post How Army and Navy Athletes Balance Football Amid Hectic Military Training appeared first on EssentiallySports.

https://www.essentiallysports.com/ncaa-college-football-news-how-army-and-navy-athletes-balance-football-amid-hectic-military-training/

The Last of Us Part II Remastered is coming to PC on April 3, 2025, with enhancements, and will be available on Steam and the Epic Games Store. Continue reading at TweakTown >

https://www.tweaktown.com/news/102155/the-last-of-us-part-ii-remastered-is-coming-to-pc-with-enhanced-visuals-and-dualsense-support/index.html

#tweaktown

In the third quarter of Thursday's game against the Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers linebacker De'Vondre Campbell was seen leaving the sidelines and headed to the locker room. It was not because of an injury.

https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/49ers_linebacker_leaves_tnf_telling_coaches_he_did_not_want_to_play/s1_13132_41399485

#Yardbarker

Only 1.5% of adults get vaccinated, says infectious diseases specialist

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/guidelines-insurance-incentives-will-boost-adult-vaccination-says-expert/article68974500.ece

Sam Groth has resigned from the Liberal Party frontbench, a further sign of turmoil in the Victorian Liberal Party following John Pesutto’s devastating defamation lawsuit loss.

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/victoria/sam-groth-resigns-from-liberal-frontbench-20241213-p5kyab.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping and other world leaders to his inauguration next month — an unorthodox move that would fold U.S. allies and adversaries into a very American political tradition. Trump said Thursday during an appearance at the New York Stock Exchange, where he […]

https://www.rep-am.com/news/2024/12/12/trump-extends-unprecedented-invites-to-chinas-xi-and-other-world-leaders-for-his-inauguration/

#rep-am

ESPN’s Elle Duncan is now among those poking fun at the proposal, as she made apparent during her “SportsCenter” segment “Taking the Elle."

https://nypost.com/2024/12/12/sports/elle-duncan-slams-ohio-pols-attempt-to-make-flag-planting-illegal/

#Post

We told you back in 2021 that The Outer Worlds 2 was a thing that existed, and now, more than three years later, we have evidence in support of this claim: a gameplay trailer. The new trailer, which debuted at The Game Awards, shows off a vibrant universe of flora, fauna and firearms, with a layer of classic Obsidian cheekiness. The joke here is that The Outer Worlds 2 is just more of the original game — more action, more weapons, more graphics. You get the idea.All chuckles aside, that's not a terrible pitch for a new game. The Outer Worlds came out in 2019 and offered an engaging...

https://www.engadget.com/gaming/the-outer-worlds-2-gameplay-trailer-reveals-its-coming-to-ps5-as-well-as-xbox-022608769.html?src=rss

#Engadget

The 2024 NCAA volleyball tournament is here. The Sporting News has everything you need to know to watch every game of the postseason.

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/college/news/ncaa-volleyball-tournament-schedule-channels-live-streams-scores/24dd10c7420390a7b9079144

Alejandro Jose Confesor, 23, is accused of entering a Wellington Street home and sexually abusing the child in her bedroom

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/12/12/man-accused-of-breaking-into-linda-vista-home-and-molesting-child-to-stand-trial/

#signonsandiego

There are multiple occasions when Fat Joe was scared of his ginormous friend. Over the course of his decades-long friendship with Shaquille O’Neal, the big man has made the rap mogul feel very puny. They were either jokes or unintentional. But this time, Fat Joe touched a big man nerve. We know how touchy O’Neal […]The post Fat Joe Breaks Shaquille O’Neal’s “Big Men” Club Rules as He Risks His Wrath With Karl Anthony-Towns Take appeared first on EssentiallySports.

https://www.essentiallysports.com/nba-legends-basketball-news-fat-joe-breaks-shaquille-oneals-big-men-club-rules-as-he-risks-his-wrath-with-karl-anthony-towns-take/