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The Patriots' season is winding down and one of their final matchups will air Saturday on WMUR-TV. It has been another disappointing year for the Patriots, who have a 3-12 record, but it's almost over. They have just two games left. The Pats will miss out on the playoffs for the third straight year, but they can play spoiler on Saturday against the Los Angeles Chargers, who are 9-6 and can earn a spot in the postseason with a win on Saturday. Besides playing spoiler, it's also a time for the coaching staff and front office to evaluate the talent on this team. Head coach Jerod Mayo said even in a down year, coaches can still spot players who have earned spots next year. “I always talk about the cream will eventually rise to the top. We’ve been going through these tough times with our feet to the fire, you really start to see the guys that are with you and the guys that aren’t,” Mayo said. “I would also say you grow through pain. You grow through these types of experiences and with our record, we all have a lot of room to grow.” After the Raiders and Panthers both won last week, the Patriots, losers of five straight, are currently in line for the No. 2 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft. They still have a chance at the No. 1 overall pick. See the Patriots take on the Chargers at 1 p.m. Saturday on WMUR-TV. Meanwhile, Boston College will play the Nebraska Cornhuskers in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium at 12 p.m. Saturday. That game can be seen on MeTV New Hampshire .

Jimmy Carter Dies: Longest-Living U.S. President Was 100

Australia's Kimberly Birrell has set up a Brisbane International second-round showdown with world No.9 Emma Navarro after a three-set win over compatriot Priscilla Hon. After losing the first set and trailing 3-1 in the second, 26-year-old Birrell won 3-6 7-5 6-2 against her friend and former practice partner. Hon, who had won two qualifiers to make the main draw, led the head-to-head contest between the pair 5-2 going into the match but five had been three-set thrillers. Wildcard entrant Birrell has enjoyed a strong finish to the year, including reaching the final of the Japan Open, and she showcased great fight and skill to get back into the match. Both players had a nervous start to the match on Pat Rafter Arena with four consecutive service breaks in the opening set. World No.167 Hon, also 26, found her groove after serving an ace to take a 4-3 lead. She then broke Birrell and served out the set. Her powerhouse backhand started to find its mark and she found confidence with her serve and volley. World No.113 Birrell's serve has been a weakness in the past and that came to the fore in the opening set where she won just 30 per cent of points with he rfirst serve. Hon won 63 per cent. Hon went out to a 3-1 lead in the second set before Birrell upped the ante. She fought back winning 78 per cent of first serves and attacking the Hon service game. Hon saved three break points early in the deciding set but Birrell broke in the fourth game. Hon broke in the fifth. Birrell won the longest point of the match, which included 31 shots, to break again and take a 4-2 lead. She did not look back after that.Like a football off McBride’s helmet, the Cardinals aren’t getting many lucky bounces these days

LAUNCESTON, Australia, Dec 30 (Reuters) - It may pay to be a contrarian in 2025, as the upcoming year has the potential to be one of the most volatile in recent memory, particularly in commodities. There is the return of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who is threatening to disrupt global trade flows with a wall of tariffs on imports into the United States. With an incoming Republican-led Congress, he will have little to restrain him this time around. There is also still considerable uncertainty over the economic trajectory of China, the world's second-biggest economy and largest buyer of commodities. And the future of the global energy transition has become much hazier because of Trump's climate change scepticism, the increasing influence of right-wing political parties in Europe, and increasing public wariness of the costs they may be forced to shoulder as the world shifts away from carbon-based energy. All of the above could create an environment in which contrarian ideas turn into realities. Below I outline five such scenarios. To be clear, these are not my base case expectations for 2025. Rather they are possibilities worth keeping an eye on. 1. Trump is way better than expected In this scenario, virtually everything goes right for the incoming Trump administration. The threat of tariffs is enough to force concessions from major trading partners, resulting in the implementation of only a few small trade barriers. The United States remains the global economic standout, and the rest of the world essentially rides on its coattails. Inflation eases, monetary policy is relaxed, and China leads an Asian economic recovery as Beijing's stimulus efforts finally bear fruit. In turn, commodity prices are pushed upward, apart from crude oil, which would probably struggle from too much supply, especially if U.S. producers increase output significantly as Trump is demanding. There may also be a peace dividend if Trump helps to broker ceasefires in Ukraine and the Middle East, even if the former requires giving into some of Russian President Vladimir Putin's demands. This would be bullish for commodities exposed to global growth, such as copper, but potentially bearish for crude and natural gas if Russian supplies return to the market. 2. Trump is way worse than feared The new Trump administration follows through on his most extreme threats, erecting massive trade barriers and withdrawing from, or undermining, international pacts and treaties, including the Paris climate deal and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. If this happens, expect the global economy to suffer as countries battle to re-order trade flows and supply chains. Inflation would probably rise globally, and monetary policy may be tightened in many major economies as a result. Commodities exposed to global growth, such as copper and iron ore, would weaken, as would crude oil and LNG as demand softens. A preview of this is copper's reaction to Trump's election victory, with London contracts dropping 7.7% in the following week. It is also likely that bond vigilantes would punish Treasuries in response to Trump's policies, especially if he combines huge tariffs with deficit-boosting tax cuts. And U.S. equities may ultimately turn bearish if Wall Street realises that the sugar high from tax cuts will not outweigh the economic damage from tariffs. 3. China comes roaring back Many Western analysts now hold the view that China is the sick man of Asia, meaning a rebound in its economy would come as a big surprise. But it is possible that 2024 will be remembered not as a moment of decline but as the year Beijing cleaned up the troubled parts of its economy, such as the poor financial state of housing developers and local governments. These efforts could start to bear fruit in 2025, allowing Beijing to focus more on boosting consumer sentiment and spending. If China is also able to successfully navigate the new Trump administration's policies, it could change tack to engage more constructively with Europe and build better partnerships with the global south, finding new markets to exploit its leadership in energy transition technologies and products. A revitalised China would be a boon for commodities such as copper, iron ore, liquefied natural gas and coal, but perhaps not as much for crude oil, given its ongoing and rapid switch to electric vehicles. 4. OPEC+ starts to fracture The remarkable cohesion of OPEC and its allies, the group known as OPEC+, has been a defining feature of crude oil markets in recent years. This collective export body has used output cuts to anchor crude prices in a range around $75 a barrel for the past two years. That may not be as strong as some members would like, but is still considerably higher than would likely have been the case without the production discipline. However, the ongoing demand softness and the new Trump administration's aims to further boost U.S. output may place more pressure on the bloc's unity. Some members, such as the United Arab Emirates, may take the view that it is best to monetise reserves sooner rather than later, especially if they start to believe that the China-led switch to electric vehicles (EVs) has become a juggernaut that could upend global energy markets. 5. The energy transition accelerates, but the United States is left behind One way China can counteract any U.S. trade barriers is to boost its engagement with the rest of the world, and one of the best ways of doing this is by expanding trade in manufactured goods such as EVs, solar panels, batteries and wind turbines. The energy transition could accelerate on the back of cost-competitive Chinese goods, coupled with a willingness among buyers outside the United States to move away from expensive fossil fuels. In this scenario, the United States gets further left behind as Trump's "America First" policy effectively becomes America alone. If the energy transition does accelerate, it will be positive for copper, lithium and a host of minor metals. Silver may also benefit, given its use in making solar panels. Overall, the first part of 2025 is likely to be defined by a period of uncertainty, followed by markets adapting to whatever new realities unfold. Past experience suggests that initial price and volume volatility does not last and commodity markets are remarkably adept at adjusting. The views expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters. Sign up here. Editing by Anna Syzmanski and Clarence Fernandez Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. , opens new tab Thomson Reuters Clyde Russell is an Asia Commodities and Energy Columnist at Reuters. He has been a journalist and editor for four decades, covering everything from wars in Africa to the resources boom. Born in Glasgow, he has lived in Johannesburg, Sydney, Singapore and now splits his time between Tasmania and Asia. He writes about trends in commodity and energy markets, with a particular focus on China. Before becoming a financial journalist in 1996, Clyde covered civil wars in Angola, Mozambique and other African hotspots for Agence-France Presse.

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Rep. Pat Fallon (R-TX) and Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe got into a heated yelling match during a hearing Thursday on the two assassination attempts on President-elect Donald Trump after the congressman implied that there was a security lapse at a September 11 memorial service this year. During the final hearing of the House’s bipartisan task force to investigate the assassination attempts, Fallon displayed a photo of President Joe Biden and Trump standing at New York City’s Ground Zero during the ceremony: Fallon said that Rowe, who also attended the event, should have been standing near the president for security purposes. “Who is usually at an event like this closest to the President of the United States?” he asked, gesturing at the photo. “Were you the special agent in charge [SAC] of the detail that day?” “Actually, let me address this. ... Congressman, what you’re not seeing is the SAC of detail falls out of the picture’s view,” Rowe shot back, just before the tension bubbled over. “That is the day where we remember more than 3,000 people that have died on 9/11. I actually responded to Ground Zero. I was there going through the ashes of the World Trade Center,” the acting director continued, before he was cut off by an enraged Fallon. “I’m not asking that, I’m asking you, if you were ... were you the special agent in charge?” the congressman shouted into his microphone. “I was there, Congressman! I was there to show respect for a Secret Service member that died on 9/11!” Rowe yelled back. The screaming continued as the committee chairman banged the gavel to regain order. “Do not invoke 9/11 for political purposes!” Rowe shouted at Fallon. “I’m not,” the lawmaker shouted back. “You are, sir. You are out of line, congressman! Way out of line,” the security official argued. “Don’t try to bully me,” Fallon said, pointing his finger at Rowe, before accusing him of “endangering” the lives of Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris because “you put those agents out of position.” “No, I didn’t sir, and you are out of line,” Rowe jabbed, before the floor was given to Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL). According to an October interim report released by the House panel, the July assassination attempt against Trump at his Butler, Pennsylvania, campaign rally occurred after “stunning security failures” that were entirely “preventable and should not have happened.”

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A 40-year-old man has fallen prey to scammers in shares trading investment fraud and lost over Rs40 lakh in two months. According to the police, the complainant is a resident of Dombivali and works in a private company in Airoli. On October 6, the complainant’s mobile number was added to a WhatsApp group on which information about buying, selling and profits generated on investment was being shared. The complainant also showed interest in investing after which the scammers asked him to download a bogus trading app on October 10. Accordingly, between November 2 and December 3, the complainant ended up transferring Rs40.37 lakh in multiple online transactions in different bank accounts, on the instructions of the scammers. The complainant could also see the profits generated on his investments on the trading app. However, when he tried to withdraw his earnings, his requests were denied. When the complainant confronted, the scammers, he was asked to pay 30% more on the profits he had earned, which the man refused. Later, when the scammers began giving evasive replies he realised that he had been duped. He then approached the police and got an offence registered. In his police complaint, the complainant has details of contact numbers of the scammers, bogus trading app and transaction details. A case has been registered by the Thane police under section 66D (cheating by personation by using computer resource) of the Information Technology Act.Loáisiga guaranteed $5 million in 1-year deal with Yankees as he returns from Tommy John surgery

Last-minute White Elephant gifts everyone will want to stealThe Government will block new incinerators if they do not help meet environmental objectives under rules unveiled on Monday. Developers will have to show that their project either helps reduce the amount of non-recyclable waste going to landfill, or replaces an older, less efficient incinerator. The move forms part of the Government’s drive to increase recycling rates, which have held at about 45% of household waste since 2015. Environment minister Mary Creagh said: “For far too long, the nation has seen its recycling rates stagnate and relied on burning household waste, rather than supporting communities to keep resources in use for longer. “That ends today, with clear conditions for new energy from waste plants – they must be efficient and support net zero and our economic growth mission, before they can get the backing needed to be built.” Developers will also have to ensure their incinerators are ready for carbon capture technology, and demonstrate how the heat they produce can be used to help cut heating bills for households. The Government expects that its “crackdown” on new incinerators will mean only a limited number are built, while still reducing the amount of waste sent to landfill and enabling the country to process the waste it produces. The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said the country was almost at the point where it had enough waste facilities to handle non-recyclable rubbish, and so had limited need for new incinerators. But the proposals stop short of the plans included in the Conservatives’ 2024 manifesto, which committed to a complete ban on new incinerators due to their “impact on local communities” and declining demand as recycling increased.

ATLANTA — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one tumultuous term and then redefined life after the White House as a global humanitarian, has died. He was 100 years old. The longest-lived American president died Sunday, more than a year after entering hospice care, at his home in the small town of Plains, Georgia, where he and his wife, Rosalynn, who died at 96 in November 2023, spent most of their lives, The Carter Center said. “Our founder, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, passed away this afternoon in Plains, Georgia,” the center said on the social media platform X. It added in a statement that he died peacefully, surrounded by his family. As reaction poured in from around the world, President Joe Biden mourned Carter’s death, saying the world lost an “extraordinary leader, statesman and humanitarian” and he lost a dear friend. Biden cited Carter’s compassion and moral clarity, his work to eradicate disease, forge peace, advance civil and human rights, promote free and fair elections, house the homeless and advocacy for the disadvantaged as an example for others. “To all of the young people in this nation and for anyone in search of what it means to live a life of purpose and meaning — the good life — study Jimmy Carter, a man of principle, faith and humility,” Biden said in a statement. “He showed that we are a great nation because we are a good people — decent and honorable, courageous and compassionate, humble and strong.” Biden said he is ordering a state funeral for Carter in Washington. Businessman, Navy officer, evangelist, politician, negotiator, author, woodworker, citizen of the world — Carter forged a path that still challenges political assumptions and stands out among the 45 men who reached the nation’s highest office. The 39th president leveraged his ambition with a keen intellect, deep religious faith and prodigious work ethic, conducting diplomatic missions into his 80s and building houses for the poor well into his 90s. “My faith demands — this is not optional — my faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am, whenever I can, for as long as I can, with whatever I have to try to make a difference,” Carter once said. A moderate Democrat, Carter entered the 1976 presidential race as a little-known Georgia governor with a broad smile, outspoken Baptist mores and technocratic plans reflecting his education as an engineer. His no-frills campaign depended on public financing, and his promise not to deceive the American people resonated after Richard Nixon’s disgrace and U.S. defeat in southeast Asia. “If I ever lie to you, if I ever make a misleading statement, don’t vote for me. I would not deserve to be your president,” Carter repeated before narrowly beating Republican incumbent Gerald Ford, who lost popularity after pardoning Nixon. Carter governed amid Cold War pressures, turbulent oil markets and social upheaval over racism, women’s rights and America’s global role. His most acclaimed achievement in office was a Mideast peace deal that he brokered by keeping Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin at the bargaining table for 13 days in 1978. That Camp David experience inspired the post-presidential center where Carter would establish so much of his legacy. Yet Carter’s electoral coalition splintered under double-digit inflation, gasoline lines and the 444-day hostage crisis in Iran. His bleakest hour came when eight Americans died in a failed hostage rescue in April 1980, helping to ensure his landslide defeat to Republican Ronald Reagan. Carter acknowledged in his 2020 “White House Diary” that he could be “micromanaging” and “excessively autocratic,” complicating dealings with Congress and the federal bureaucracy. He also turned a cold shoulder to Washington’s news media and lobbyists, not fully appreciating their influence on his political fortunes. “It didn’t take us long to realize that the underestimation existed, but by that time we were not able to repair the mistake,” Carter told historians in 1982, suggesting that he had “an inherent incompatibility” with Washington insiders. Carter insisted his overall approach was sound and that he achieved his primary objectives — to “protect our nation’s security and interests peacefully” and “enhance human rights here and abroad” — even if he fell spectacularly short of a second term. Ignominious defeat, though, allowed for renewal. The Carters founded The Carter Center in 1982 as a first-of-its-kind base of operations, asserting themselves as international peacemakers and champions of democracy, public health and human rights. “I was not interested in just building a museum or storing my White House records and memorabilia,” Carter wrote in a memoir published after his 90th birthday. “I wanted a place where we could work.” That work included easing nuclear tensions in North and South Korea, helping to avert a U.S. invasion of Haiti and negotiating cease-fires in Bosnia and Sudan. By 2022, The Carter Center had declared at least 113 elections in Latin America, Asia and Africa to be free or fraudulent. Recently, the center began monitoring U.S. elections as well. Carter’s stubborn self-assuredness and even self-righteousness proved effective once he was unencumbered by the Washington order, sometimes to the point of frustrating his successors. He went “where others are not treading,” he said, to places like Ethiopia, Liberia and North Korea, where he secured the release of an American who had wandered across the border in 2010. “I can say what I like. I can meet whom I want. I can take on projects that please me and reject the ones that don’t,” Carter said. He announced an arms-reduction-for-aid deal with North Korea without clearing the details with Bill Clinton’s White House. He openly criticized President George W. Bush for the 2003 invasion of Iraq. He also criticized America’s approach to Israel with his 2006 book “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid.” And he repeatedly countered U.S. administrations by insisting North Korea should be included in international affairs, a position that most aligned Carter with Republican President Donald Trump. Among the center’s many public health initiatives, Carter vowed to eradicate the guinea worm parasite during his lifetime, and nearly achieved it: Cases dropped from millions in the 1980s to nearly a handful. With hard hats and hammers, the Carters also built homes with Habitat for Humanity. The Nobel committee’s 2002 Peace Prize cites his “untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.” Carter should have won it alongside Sadat and Begin in 1978, the chairman added. Carter accepted the recognition saying there was more work to be done. “The world is now, in many ways, a more dangerous place,” he said. “The greater ease of travel and communication has not been matched by equal understanding and mutual respect.” Carter’s globetrotting took him to remote villages where he met little “Jimmy Carters,” so named by admiring parents. But he spent most of his days in the same one-story Plains house — expanded and guarded by Secret Service agents — where he and Rosalynn lived before he became governor. He regularly taught Sunday School lessons at Maranatha Baptist Church until his mobility declined and the coronavirus pandemic raged. Those sessions drew visitors from around the world to the small sanctuary where Carter will receive his final send-off after a state funeral at Washington’s National Cathedral. The common assessment that he was a better ex-president than president rankled Carter and his allies. His prolific post-presidency gave him a brand above politics, particularly for Americans too young to witness him in office. But Carter also lived long enough to see biographers and historians reassess his White House years more generously. His record includes the deregulation of key industries, reduction of U.S. dependence on foreign oil, cautious management of the national debt and notable legislation on the environment, education and mental health. He focused on human rights in foreign policy, pressuring dictators to release thousands of political prisoners. He acknowledged America’s historical imperialism, pardoned Vietnam War draft evaders and relinquished control of the Panama Canal. He normalized relations with China. “I am not nominating Jimmy Carter for a place on Mount Rushmore,” Stuart Eizenstat, Carter’s domestic policy director, wrote in a 2018 book. “He was not a great president” but also not the “hapless and weak” caricature voters rejected in 1980, Eizenstat said. Rather, Carter “delivered results, many of which were realized only after he left office.” Madeleine Albright, a national security staffer for Carter and Clinton’s secretary of state, wrote in Eizenstat’s forward that Carter was “consequential and successful” and expressed hope that “perceptions will continue to evolve” about his presidency. “Our country was lucky to have him as our leader,” said Albright, who died in 2022. Jonathan Alter, who penned a comprehensive Carter biography published in 2020, said in an interview that Carter should be remembered for “an epic American life” spanning from a humble start in a home with no electricity or indoor plumbing through decades on the world stage across two centuries. “He will likely go down as one of the most misunderstood and underestimated figures in American history,” Alter told The Associated Press. Get local news delivered to your inbox!