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The Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles will conclude their series for the 2024 season on Sunday. Both teams have competed for the district title for most of the past decade, with the advantage going to Philadelphia this year. The Cowboys had a lackluster year as the NFC East hasn’t had back-to-back champions since 2004 and that trend continues. Things were bad for Dallas before the injuries started piling up, but when the injuries piled up, an avalanche occurred. Surprisingly, the team improved in the second half of the year, winning four of its last five games despite not having top…

Photo courtesy of past Chamber of Commerce Employer Conference participants. It was a day full of information and business networking. ESCANABA — According to one of my favorite radio announcers I’m writing this article “National Letter of Appreciation Day” So, changing the tone a bit from our original topic, the Chamber would like to express our sincere gratitude to everyone who chooses to shop local and support waterfront community businesses this Christmas season. I would like to. Every gift we bought, every meal we enjoyed, every local service we used made a difference. Your support keeps dreams alive, jobs in…

good morning.The recent rise in authoritarian rule worldwide is significant and alarming. While strongman leaders like Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin have systematically consolidated their power, a new wave of autocratic rulers is emerging from Asia to South America.This trend will only be amplified by Donald Trump’s re-election. As democracies around the world strain under authoritarian pressure, the next president of the world’s most powerful country has made clear he wants to use power freely for personal and political gain. As Viktor Orbán’s Hungary and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Turkey have proven, democracies don’t just collapse through coups and rigged elections,…

Become smarter in just 5 minutesMorning Brew delivers fast, insightful updates about the business world, from Wall Street to Silicon Valley, every day.While reining in inflation dominated the headlines this year, a lot of other good business news has gone under the radar. Here are some of the biggest wins that might be buried in your inbox.Chili is completely crushed. Unlike the motley staff at the restaurant chain, which declared bankruptcy, the three-fingered inventor had a successful year. The company’s parent company reported strong third-quarter revenue driven by beloved promotions and sales, including the Big Smasher (a Big Mac competitor)…

The United States is preparing for one of the busiest travel weekends of the year, but the threat of severe weather has already caused hundreds of flight cancellations.A tornado watch was issued for southern Texas and Louisiana on Thursday, CNN reported. In Texas, the Federal Aviation Administration ordered ground stops at two airports, CBS reported. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday activated emergency response resources in the state.”Several areas of the United States are being monitored for potentially hazardous weather for several days on either side of New Year’s Day,” the National Weather Service said in a post on X.Nearly…

In an audio message broadcast today by the BBC as ‘Thoughts for the Day’, Pope Francis urged people not to look at the future with ‘pessimism and resignation’, but always choose the path of love and see the world with ‘right thinking’. I urged him to do so. A gentle look of hope. ” Written by Christopher Wells “During this Jubilee, I hope that we practice kindness as a form of love that connects us with others,” Pope Francis said in a message for the BBC’s “Thoughts for the Day.” Ta. In his message, the Pope emphasized the importance of…

Photo by Samantha Davis. Westbrook-Walnut Grove’s Natalie Wall will lead the second half of the offense Friday afternoon against Canby in the Holiday Classic tournament at Southwest Minnesota State University Marshall. Wall scored seven points and the Chargers won 35-21. MARSHALL — The Westbrook-Walnut Grove women’s basketball team limited the Canby offense with a strong defensive effort, 35-21 in the Holiday Classic Tournament at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall on Friday afternoon. won. “I was really proud of our defensive effort.” WWG head coach Dan Klamper said. “We’re going to make sure we play solid man-to-man defense, make sure…

When asked about political news consumption in the weeks leading up to the 2024 U.S. presidential election, one patient said, “I definitely don’t follow the news anymore.” This conversation arose when I spoke with a local television station about why there are fewer signs in political venues during this year’s election cycle compared to past election periods. I’m a psychiatrist who studies and treats fear and anxiety. During the 2016 and 2020 election cycles, one of my main mental health recommendations to my patients was to watch less political news. I also tried to convince them that spending five hours…

Finnish police this week moved the seized oil tanker Eagle S closer to land to further investigate damage to undersea cables.Work to move the ship to its berth in Svartbek near Kirpilahti port was scheduled to begin at 10:50 a.m. Saturday, authorities said in a statement. Helsinki police are taking the lead with support from the Finnish Border Guard.Finland’s National Investigation Agency seized the vessel, flying the Cook Islands flag, two days ago after discovering damage to its undersea power link and several data cables during an investigation into possible aggravated crimes.Authorities believe the ship’s anchor, which was found missing,…

Several down-ballot elections early in the new year will be the first test of the political environment following Donald Trump and the Republican Party’s victory in November. The first months of 2025 will see a special legislative election in Virginia, an election in battleground Wisconsin that will once again determine the ideological balance of the state Supreme Court, and a special election targeting Trump’s current (and former) Cabinet nominees. Elections will be held. While these races aren’t as flashy as the presidential politics that has captivated Americans for much of the past two years, they will still attract a lot…