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The BBC reported that the port city of Latakia, which faces the Mediterranean Sea, came under heavy attack. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Israeli warplanes damaged or sunk about 10 Syrian naval vessels and destroyed the Barzeh scientific research center in the town. The same facility was attacked by Western powers in 2018, with then-US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis describing it as part of Syria’s “chemical weapons infrastructure.” The wider Latakia region is also home to the Alawite religious minority, to which Assad belongs. “I hereby warn the Syrian opposition leaders: Anyone who follows Assad’s path will end…

Jimmy Butler recently made some very thinly veiled comments about wanting to be traded from the Miami Heat. He made it official this week, as ESPN’s Shams Charania and Brian Windhorst reported: Butler has indicated to the Heat that he would like to be traded to the team. And he said, “I’m open to playing anywhere but Miami.”According to ESPN, Butler won’t provide a list of his preferred destinations because he believes any team could be a candidate, but to be honest, Butler would at least want to go to a team that has a chance to compete for a…

Winter sports are restarting at the high school as Vineyard student-athletes compete in basketball, hockey, indoor track, wrestling and swimming. Last year was a winning streak for the Vineyarders as the men’s hockey team, women’s hockey team and men’s basketball team advanced to the second round of the playoffs. The men’s basketball won the Cape and Islands League for the second year in a row, the men’s swimming team also won the Cape and Islands League title and the indoor track and field team’s Camille Brand competed in the highest level of high jump. . New Balance National Indoor Track…

Four health system hospitals selected as best hospitals for maternity care in US News & World Report 2025 NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, Elmhurst, Lincoln, and Woodhull are on the list. Nearly 16,000 children are born at New York City Health and Hospitals each year December 10, 2024 NYC Health + Hospitals today announced that four hospitals have been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as 2025 High-Performing Hospitals for Maternity Care: NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, Elmhurst, Lincoln, and Woodhull . U.S. News evaluated 817 hospitals across the U.S., but only half of all hospitals…

Despite the technical issues, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos called the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight “substandard.” The fight, which was streamed live on Netflix on November 15th, was plagued by screen buffering and freezing issues for some users. Speaking at the UBS conference in New York on Tuesday, Sarandos said the technology needed to stream the 5.5-hour streaming event to a “huge live audience” of 108 million people watching live around the world. I pointed out the issues. “We were pushing[internet service providers]all the ISPs in the world, to the limits of their capabilities. That night, we were highlighting…

Important points Shares of Google’s parent company Alphabet rose more than 5% on Tuesday after the company unveiled a “groundbreaking” quantum computing chip called Willow. Willow can complete calculations in minutes that would take a supercomputer 1 billion years, Google said. This chip is part of Google’s roadmap. CEO Sundar Pichai said it’s a quantum computer with applications in drug discovery, fusion energy, battery design and more. Shares of Google’s parent company Alphabet (GOOGL) (GOOG) soared after the company announced Willow, a quantum computing chip that can complete calculations in less than five minutes that would take some of today’s…

HANNAH: Hi. This is Hannah (ph).ARMAND: And Armand (ph).HANNAH: We’re on the fifth and final day of our road trip from Boston, Massachusetts, to Phoenix, Arizona, accompanied by my dog, Finn (ph).ARMAND: This podcast was recorded at…SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: 1:08 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, December 10, 2024.HANNAH: Things may have changed by the time you hear this, but hopefully I’ll be settling into my new home in Phoenix. Here’s the show.(SOUNDBITE OF THE BIGTOP ORCHESTRA’S “TEETER BOARD: FOLIES BERGERE (MARCH AND TWO-STEP)”)MARA LIASSON, BYLINE: Ooh, congratulations.MCCAMMON: That’s a long trip – and a lot of weather and geography changes.…

CNN — Former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz will join One America News Network (OAN) as an anchor in January, the network announced Tuesday. “Matt Gaetz has earned a reputation as a relentless defender of conservative values, taking on stubborn Washington bureaucrats and exposing government overreach,” the network said in a news release. . CNN reported Monday that Gaetz is expected to announce that he will be joining OAN as an anchor. News of Gaetz’s move to the network comes less than a month after Gaetz withdrew his name as a candidate for attorney general after President-elect Donald Trump told Gaetz…

Five Nebraska volleyball players were recognized by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) in all-region awards announced Tuesday. Merritt Beeson, Andy Jackson, Harper Murray, Bergen Riley and Lexi Rodriguez were all named to the AVCA West All-Region Team. In addition, Rodriguez was named West District Player of the Year. Garrett Shadbolt of Merriman, Nebraska, completed five rounds of competition at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, Nevada. Shadbolt is a raw cowgirl contestant. Below are the results for rounds 1-5: RoundHorseScore1Super Soaker – Silver Creek Pro Rodeo84 pts.2Weenie -…

Getty ImagesThe Prime Minister said cracking down on government “waste” would allow funding to be prioritized for key public services.Rachel Reeves said departments would be asked to identify 5% “efficiency cuts” as part of a review to set budgets for the coming years.The review, due to be completed in June next year, will see ministers haggling over money as Labor sets its political course for the next election.But the Conservatives view Labour’s proposals to make the public sector more efficient with disdain.On Tuesday, Reeves said he wanted to find “efficiency cuts within 5% of government spending” as part of the…