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Lake Placid’s Abby Wright dribbled the ball down the court during Monday’s road game against Saranac Lake. (Corporate photo — Parker O’Brien) SARANAC LAKE — The Lake Placid girls basketball team earned its second win of the season, defeating the host Saranac Lake Red Storm 38-27 on Monday night. The Blue Bombers didn’t have a perfect night, getting off to a shaky start early. However, Abby Wright took control offensively in the second half, and she and the rest of the team put in a strong defensive performance to slip past their non-league rivals and improve the team’s overall grade…

Killing of a senior Russian general in the bombing The assassination, which took place outside his apartment building in Moscow, was the most audacious assassination of a senior military official ever and brought the Ukrainian war to the streets of the capital once again.Here’s what you need to know about this attack and the person suspected of being behind it.what happened?Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov was killed on Tuesday morning on his way to his office by a bomb hidden in a motorized scooter parked near the entrance to an apartment building in southeast Moscow. Kirillov’s assistant was also killed in…

football2024/12/17 9:52:00 AM story link ST. LOUIS – University of Missouri head coach Eliah Drinkwitz, graduate quarterback Brady Cook and former Tigers wide receiver Jeremy Maclin were honored with the Missouri Athletic Club’s Jack Buck Award on Monday night. He was honored at a banquet.Drinkwitz received the Sports Personality of the Year Award, and Cook and Maclin received the Karl O. Bauer and Bob Prager Legend Awards, respectively.The annual banquet, now in its 55th year, was founded in 1970…

Getty ImagesWhite Helmets team recovered human remains from mass grave near Baghdad Bridge near AdraA cement wall has sealed off a patch of dry land in the northwestern suburb of Adra, less than 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Damascus’s downtown core. As you drive in, you can see rescue teams from the humanitarian organization White Helmets on the left searching mass graves.In recent days, videos have been posted online of mass graves where Bashar al-Assad’s regime has buried people tortured to death in Syria’s notorious prisons.On Adora, the White Helmets discovered a small hole filled with large white plastic bags…

CNN — President Donald Trump is stirring up political turmoil in Canada by escalating a crisis that threatens to oust Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The president-elect’s bullying of his embattled political opponent, whom he mocks as governor of America’s 51st state in an insult to America’s loyal northern neighbor, has sparked a global debate as he seeks a landslide victory for a second term. His prowling foreshadows a combative strategy even before the election begins. Appointed. And his aggressive intrusion into the domestic politics of his allies is a warning to other war-torn governments, such as France, Germany and South…

The suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer charged with the murders of six women on New York’s Long Island was charged Tuesday with the murder of his seventh alleged victim.Valerie Mack, 24, is the latest murder victim linked to Rex Heuerman.Mack, of New Jersey, was known as “Jane Doe No. 6” for 20 years. Her torso was found in the woods in Manorville in November 2000, and the rest of her body, found 11 years later near Gilgo Beach, has since been identified. DNA of 2020.Mack’s body was found on Gilgo Beach alongside the bodies of other women Heuerman, 61, allegedly…

What is going on here?Luxury retailers such as Gucci and Balenciaga cryptocurrency Bandwagon aims to attract tech-savvy, wealthy buyers with digital wallet options on its high-end products.What does this mean?The rise in the value of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin has led luxury brands to consider paying in cryptocurrencies to tap into new wealth flows and cater to crypto enthusiasts. Major companies such as LVMH and Kering are also participating. tendencyBrands such as Gucci are experimenting with digital transactions starting in 2022. It’s not limited to fashion. Printemps has become the first European department store to partner with Binance and Rigi…

According to U.S. News & World Report, the best small towns in America are in New England.The outlet released its annual ranking of the best vacations on Tuesday, naming Bar Harbor, Maine, topping its list of the best small towns to visit in the United States for the fourth year in a row. Mount Desert Island was among those that made it to the list of New England getaways, including Camden, Maine, which came in at No. 8. Nantucket Island earned the No. 4 spot last year and will be ranked No. 10 in 2025. Stowe, Vermont, ranked 14th, up…

Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council Dmitry Medvedev has warned that Ukraine will face “inevitable retaliation” for the killing of Russian commander Igor Kirillov. “Efforts to intimidate the population, prevent the advance of Russian troops and instill fear will fail,” a Kremlin official said, according to Russian news agency RIA.Medvedev, one of the Kremlin’s most hawkish figures, said Ukraine was “justifying its worthless existence in the eyes of Western rulers, prolonging war and death, and justifying the catastrophic situation on the front.” It was also reported that he was accused of “Recognizing the inevitability of military defeat, they are dealing…

Michael Vick is reportedly headed to Norfolk State University to be its next football coach. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)On December 10, 2007, Michael Vick entered a federal courthouse in Richmond, Virginia, munching gum and rocking bright white Nike Air Force 1 Mids that happened to match the stripes on his prison uniform.He was there to be sentenced for his role in a brutal dog fighting ring, which cost him a $100 million NFL contract, a record-breaking contract with Nike, and most importantly, his freedom. He displayed at least a degree of defiance, if not disbelief, even though, for all practical…