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Marvel's Vanguard, the latest addition to the Marvel universe in the gaming world, has recently received a commendable IGN 8 rating. This action-packed title has taken the gaming community by storm, offering players an immersive experience in the world of superheroes and villains. With its captivating storyline, engaging gameplay, and stunning graphics, Marvel's Vanguard stands as a strong contender for the champion among similar games in the market.In recent transfer news, the young Nigerian striker, Luke Lomman, has become a hot topic among top English Premier League clubs. According to reports from British media outlets, including Sky Sports and The Telegraph, Lomman has caught the attention of Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United, and Liverpool.PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jamal Mashburn Jr. scored 18 points as Temple beat Buffalo 91-71 on Sunday. Mashburn shot 6 for 10 (3 for 6 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line for the Owls (8-5). Zion Stanford scored 15 points while going 4 of 9 and 6 of 7 from the free-throw line. Quante Berry had 15 points and shot 7 of 8 from the field and 0 for 4 from the foul line. The Bulls (5-7) were led by Tyson Dunn, who posted 11 points and four assists. Anquan Boldin Jr. added 11 points and three steals for Buffalo. Noah Batchelor also had nine points and six rebounds. Temple took the lead with 5:38 remaining in the first half and never looked back. The score was 39-29 at halftime, with Shane Dezonie racking up seven points. Temple outscored Buffalo in the second half by 10 points, with Mashburn scoring a team-high 13 points after intermission. The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar .
New technology aids Brazil's crackdown on illicit Amazon gold tradeLONDON -- need no reminders of the class of , but when the forward produced a blood-twisting shimmy while registering an assist for 's goal in their at , the 32-year-old gave his employers a nudge that basically said, "Can you really do without me?" And just for good measure, did the same when he scored with a deflected shot from 25 yards on 55 minutes to put Arne Slot's side four goals clear of the Hammers and erase any doubt that the leaders would end 2024 with an eight-point edge at the top of the table. This was the easiest of wins for Liverpool against a lacklustre West Ham side -- a win that extended their unbeaten run to 23 games in all competitions -- but it was also a day when Salah, Alexander-Arnold and the majestic underlined just how important they still are to the club. Salah, who scored Liverpool's third of the night and created 's goal, and Alexander-Arnold grabbed the spotlight with their contributions to the scoreline, but Van Dijk's marshalling of the Liverpool defence was just as important, especially in the early stages when West Ham showed signs of life and threatened to score themselves. But by the middle of this week, Salah, Alexander-Arnold and Van Dijk will be free to speak to non-English clubs about a free agent move at the end of the season when their existing Anfield contracts expire. The Egyptian spoke postmatch Sunday, saying he's "far away" from being able to give good contract news, less than 72 hours before he can talk to those other clubs. "The only thing on my mind is I want Liverpool to win the league, and I want to be part of that," Salah said. "I will do my best for the team to win the trophy. There is a few other teams catching up with us and we need to stay focused and humble and go again. "I am just trying to enjoy the game," he said. "At the end of the day I came here for the result, and I wanted to do something in the game, but I am almost hungry for more." The uncertainty over Liverpool's modern-day legends has hovered over the club since the start of this season, with fans hanging on every update, however insignificant, to give an indication as to whether the three will extend their contracts. Despite the doubts over Salah, Van Dijk and Alexander-Arnold, Liverpool have been unfazed and shown no hint of being distracted by the "will they stay/will they leave" saga. But things could now get messy, and how Liverpool deal with the speculation in the months ahead is perhaps the one issue that could derail their title bid. That seems an unlikely prospect right now. Slot and his players have been head-and-shoulders above the rest so far this season -- Liverpool also sit three points clear of the chasing pack in the -- and they brushed West Ham aside without needing to get out of second gear. But off-field noise can become a distraction, especially if it coincides with a run of indifferent results. Salah has already put his future at the front and centre of the debate twice this season with strategically timed comments, while recent days have seen reports in Spain offering the strongest hints yet that are hot on Alexander-Arnold's tail. Van Dijk has kept a low profile, as have Liverpool as a club, but sources have told ESPN that each negotiation is more complex than merely thrashing out a salary and contract length. With bonuses, image rights and agent fees to also discuss, contract talks can, and do, take months. But once clubs begin to contact the players -- if they haven't already -- then minds will naturally be diverted to thoughts of life in a new city, a new country and new colours. If Real offer to make Alexander-Arnold their new right-back, will he not allow his focus to shift to thoughts of wearing the iconic all-white kit at the Bernabéu? And if Liverpool successfully wrap a deal with one of the three, how will the other two react? Will they shrug their shoulders or demand parity with -- or more than -- their teammate? These are all issues Liverpool will face in the weeks and months ahead and there are huge financial stakes at play with each star, in terms of the salary the team might be forced to pay or the money it must find for a replacement. But Alexander-Arnold's goal, Van Dijk's dominance of the defence and Salah's goal and assist showed just why Liverpool need all three to stay. Salah is arguably the best player in the world at the moment and he is top of the Premier League in goals (17) and assists (13). We have begun to take for granted just how many goals he scores and creates. His assist for Gakpo, who doubled Liverpool's lead after had scored their opener, was one of those moments that you generally associate with only a peak . Having received the ball from Diaz, Salah wriggled between two defenders and changed his body shape in the same movement before teeing up Gakpo. That move alone showed why he is unique and crucial to Liverpool. But so are Van Dijk and Alexander-Arnold, and while the picture is rosy as Liverpool end 2024, there might be trouble ahead in 2025 if their big three become a distraction.
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One of the key drivers behind the surge in A-shares is the improving economic outlook in China. The country's economy has shown signs of recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, with manufacturing activity picking up, consumer spending rebounding, and a slew of supportive policies implemented by the government. As confidence in the economic recovery grows, investors are increasingly optimistic about the prospects of Chinese companies listed on the domestic stock exchanges.Article content Outgoing Edmonton Police Chief Dale McFee is disputing claims from the head of the police union that the service is top heavy and spending too much on civilian employees. In an editorial for the Edmonton Police Association’s December newsletter, association president Curtis Hoople took issue with what he described as “excessive” spending on civilian and executive positions. The editorial is framed as a “whisper to whoever is hiring (Edmonton Police Commission) or considering taking the reins as our new chief.” “The EPS is a larger organization that has seen immense growth in recent years,” Hoople wrote. “Unfortunately, this growth has been disproportionate for police members (sworn officers) versus civilian employees.” “We believe the EPS is ‘top’ heavy, and there is room for finding better ways to reduce excessive and costly executive positions while transferring this budget to frontline staffing and equipment,” he added. “Civilian staff is essential but should not be used to supplement a police function or role.” The rest of the editorial deals with other workplace issues — including pressures on patrol units leading to more officers taking leave — and does not elaborate on the basis for the “top heavy” claims (though the police service’s 2023 annual report does show a slight decline in the ratio of sworn officers to civilian employees, from 70:30 in 2021 to 68:32 last year.) Hoople declined to comment. McFee disagreed with Hoople’s claims, calling them “not accurate.” During a year-end interview, McFeee said while there are more civilians on the EPS leadership team than under previous chiefs — there are currently three sworn deputy chiefs and three civilians, compared to three deputy chiefs and one civilian chief administrative officer under Chief Rod Knecht — the ratio of civilian to sworn is about the same. He said the number of frontline officers is at a five-year high, and defended the even split in EPS leadership. “If you bring diversity of thought, experience, education backgrounds to those thought processes at the leadership table, you start to think differently,” he said. “And I actually think the combination of the two (civilian and sworn) has made us a pretty effective police service that’s leading in a lot more things than we’re following.” In an email, EPS spokeswoman Cheryl Sheppard said 2.13 per cent of EPS’s 3,227 full-time employees are civilian managers, including the three civilians in the EPS leadership group — chief administrative officer Justin Krikler, chief operations officer/chief of staff Enyinnah Okere and chief information and technology officer Ron Anderson. Sworn officers made up 65.5 per cent of employees and the ratio of sworn to civilian staff “has not changed significantly” over the past few years and is below the Canadian average of 67.6 per cent, Sheppard said. In all, sworn and civilian managers make up about 6.79 per cent of the workforce, which Sheppard said has remained consistent. Sheppard said EPS is exploring adding civilian specialists to provide support and free up officers for frontline roles, including assisting with the rollout and maintenance of body-worn cameras . She also pointed to the “civilianization” of the emergency communications branch, freeing up sworn officers to respond to calls, as well as new “wellness” initiatives for officers. “As we just witnessed in early December, the police budget is a public discussion that is highly scrutinized, with many accountability systems in place,” Sheppard said. The back-and-forth comes after several years of at-times-tense debates about police funding. City Coun. Aaron Paquette earlier this year claimed the police budget is a “black box.” The comment came in response to Coun. Keren Tang’s motion asking the police commission to release EPS’s high-level audit plan to better understand the relationship between police funding and performance. The police commission refused the request. McFee announced this month he is leaving the chief’s role to become deputy minister of executive council, the senior civil servant in the Alberta government. jwakefield@postmedia.com x.com/jonnywakefield @jonnywakefield.bsky.social Bookmark our website and support our journalism: Don’t miss the news you need to know — add EdmontonJournal.com and EdmontonSun.com to your bookmarks and sign up for our newsletters . You can also support our journalism by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribers gain unlimited access to The Edmonton Journal, Edmonton Sun, National Post and 13 other Canadian news sites. The Edmonton Journal | The Edmonton SunAs Finals Week looms closer, students can often be found "hibernating" in the campus library for extended periods of time. The Library Hibernation phase involves claiming a spot at a study table or in a hidden corner of the stacks and immersing oneself in textbooks, notes, and study guides for hours on end.
The Centre for Ageing Better said data analysed on its behalf suggested more than a fifth of people in this age group are living in a poor-quality home that could be making their existing health condition worse. It said people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds, those living in London and those who have a serious health condition or disability are more likely to be affected. Data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing covering 2022/23 was analysed by the National Centre for Social Research on behalf of the charity. It found an estimated 4.5 million people aged 50 or older in England with a health condition aggravated by the cold are living in a home with one or more serious problems. Some 2.8 million were aged between 50 and 70, while 1.7 million were aged 70 and older. Health conditions included respiratory diseases, congestive heart failure, heart disease and lung conditions, including asthma. Housing problems identified in the research included damp, water leaks, bad condensation, electrical or plumbing problems, rot and decay. While some 2.2 million people over 50 with health and housing problems owned their home outright, the biggest proportion of people (51%) with such issues lived in rented accommodation. The charity said older renters with a health condition were up to three times more likely to have five or more issues with their home than someone in the same age group who owns their home. Those with a health condition that can be affected by poor housing who had a significant issue in their homes were most likely to live in London (52%) followed by the North East (35%) and the North West (35%), the West Midlands and the East of England (both on 28%), and the South West (27%). Almost half (46%) of people aged 50 and above from black and minority ethnic backgrounds with one of the health conditions had at least one problem with their home, which the charity said amounted to almost 500,000 people. Among white people in this age group it was just under one in three (32%). The research also suggested people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds living with a health condition were also more than twice as likely to have five or more issues with their housing compared with their white counterparts – 15% compared with 6%. Dr Carole Easton, the charity’s chief executive, said not only does the research show the difficulties faced by those living in poor housing, but it is also “very bad news” for both the economy and the NHS. She said: “Our latest research shows that our poor-quality housing crisis is putting people with health conditions in their 50s, 60s and beyond, in harm’s way. “This is obviously terrible for those individuals who live in homes that carry a very real risk of making them sick, particularly when winter comes around. “But it is also very bad news for the country. Older workers living in homes that are making their health conditions worse are going to be less likely to be able to work and help grow the economy. “Older people whose serious health conditions are made worse by their homes will require treatment, putting additional winter pressures on our health system. “All could be averted if we tackled poor-quality housing with the urgency and priority it demands.” Holly Holder, deputy director for homes at the charity, said the Government must “fix this hidden housing crisis by delivering a national strategy to tackle poor quality housing across all tenures and committing to halving the number of non-decent homes over the next decade”. She added: “No-one should have to live in a home that damages their health, yet it is the norm for far too many people in England today. “By failing to address poor-quality homes we are limiting the lives of some of the country’s poorest and most vulnerable people. “Our new analysis shows that the combination of health and house problems are most likely to impact groups of people who are already disadvantaged by multiple health and wealth inequalities.” A Government spokesperson said: “Despite the challenging inheritance faced by this Government, through our Plan for Change we’re taking action to improve housing conditions across all tenures and ensure homes are decent, safe and warm – especially for the most vulnerable. “We’re consulting on reforms to the Decent Homes Standard next year to improve the quality of social and privately rented housing, and introducing Awaab’s Law to both sectors to tackle damp, dangerous and cold conditions for all renters in England. “Our warm homes plan will also help people find ways to save money on energy bills and deliver cleaner heating, with up to 300,000 households to benefit from upgrades next year.”