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SANTA CLARA — Brandon Allen prepared as if he was the 49ers’ starting quarterback all week, but the reality didn’t hit home until Friday, when Brock Purdy again missed practice. “I know he had a plan for his shoulder all week, rest it a little bit on Wednesday and we’d split reps,” Allen said of Purdy. “I think the plan Thursday was to come out and practice. I guess in warmups it just wasn’t feeling right. I found out (Friday).” Allen, a 32-year-old veteran in his ninth season, will start Sunday when the 49ers (5-5) visit the Green Bay Packers (7-3) at Lambeau Field. Purdy was ruled out with a shoulder injury sustained in a 20-17 loss to Seattle , the first time he has missed a start because of injury after 31 regular-season and six postseason starts. Here are five things to know about Allen: 1. Arkansas roots The Fayetteville, Arkansas native’s father Bobby spent more than 20 years as an Arkansas assistant coach. After a redshirt season in 2011, Allen played in 42 games with 38 starts for the Razorbacks. As a senior, Allen completed 57.4 percent of his passes for 3,440 yards, 30 touchdowns and eight interceptions as Arkansas went 8-5. His brother Austin took over as the Arkansas quarterback. In his ninth season, only Joe Ferguson (11 seasons) of the Buffalo Bills has more time in the NFL among Arkansas quarterbacks. 2. Professional route Drafted in the sixth round by the Jacksonville Jaguars, Allen spent his rookie season behind Blake Bortles and Chad Henne as a third-string quarterback and did not play. He was claimed off waivers by the Los Angeles Rams in 2017 and played behind Jared Goff and Sean Mannion before being signed by the Denver Broncos in 2019. Allen won his first start against Cleveland 24-19 in Week 9 of that season, passing for 193 yards and two touchdowns. Allen signed with Cincinnati in 2020, spent time on the practice squad and was promoted to the active roster in November. Subbing for Joe Burrow, Allen had his career-best game, passing for 371 yards and two touchdowns in a 37-31 win. Allen is 2-7 as an NFL starter with 1,611 yards passing, 10 touchdowns, six interceptions and a 78.0 passer rating. 3. Signing with the 49ers Allen became a 49er on May 8, 2023, signing as a free agent. The 49ers, who up to that point seldom kept a third quarterback on the 53-man roster, kept Allen as a No. 3 all season behind Purdy and Sam Darnold after the previous year’s injuries to Trey Lance, Jimmy Garoppolo, and finally Purdy in the NFC Championship Game. Allen did not take a snap. 4. Installed as No. 2 QB Allen signed another one-year contract with the 49ers for one year and $1.21 million (which is more than the $985,000 that Purdy makes on his rookie deal). The 49ers also signed Joshua Dobbs to a one-year, guaranteed $2.35 million contract. Allen and Dobbs competed throughout training camp, with Allen earning the nod from coach Kyle Shanahan. “You’ve got to make a decision. Usually I don’t want to have to make it,” Shanahan said. “I want it to be that obvious, let it play out. Brandon had the head start just being here. I thought he did some better things in practice.” 5. Familiarity with the system While in Denver, Allen’s offensive coordinator was Rich Scangarello, who was the quarterbacks coach under Shanahan in 2017-18. In Los Angeles, the head coach was Sean McVay and the offensive coordinator was Matt LaFleur, both of whom run variations of the Shanahan offense. In 2018, Zac Taylor was his quarterbacks coach with the Rams. Taylor, upon being hired as head coach in Cincinnati, signed Allen to back up Burrow.Work and pensions minister Sir Stephen Timms said the move aims to drive “real improvements” for disabled people, whom the ministers will be encouraged to engage with on a regular basis. He told the Commons: “I am very pleased to be able to announce today the appointment of new lead ministers for disability in each Government department, they will represent the interests of disabled people, champion disability inclusion and accessibility within their departments. “I’m going to chair regular meetings with them and will encourage them to engage directly with disabled people and their representative organisations, as they take forward their departmental priorities. “And I look forward to this new group of lead ministers for disability together driving real improvements across Government for disabled people.” This came during an adjournment debate on International Day of Persons with Disabilities, where Liberal Democrat MP Steve Darling raised concerns about “floating bus stops”, which have a cycle lane between the stop and the pavement. Intervening, the MP for Torbay, who is registered blind, said: “The Government needs to ban floating bus stops.” Sir Stephen said: “I do think this issue about floating bus stops is an important issue which we need to work across Government to reflect on.” Labour MP Debbie Abrahams, who led the debate, had earlier criticised the lack of accessibility for disabled people on trains. The Oldham East and Saddleworth MP said: “Our train network does not have level access, and we heard Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson from the other place make this plea back in the summer, absolutely outrageous what she was put through. “But I was absolutely shocked to find, when I had a presentation of the TransPennine route upgrade, that the rolling stock yet to be commissioned is not going to provide that level access. “It’s absolute nonsense, it’s not even in the design of that procurement, so we must do better than this.”vip 77 。

Kwame Asare Obeng, also known as A Plus and MP-elect, has taken aim at senior police officer Christian Yohonu, accusing him of lobbying to replace Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Dr. George Akuffo Dampare following the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s electoral victory. A Plus alleged that Yohonu, who was promoted to Deputy IGP by President Akufo-Addo, had been strategically positioned to undermine Dr. Dampare due to the latter’s firm stance on maintaining fairness during elections, as reported by 3News. He expressed concern that Yohonu is now aligning with the NDC to secure the IGP position. In a social media post on December 27, 2024, A Plus suggested that such political maneuvering within the police force undermines its integrity and professionalism. He highlighted the Ghana Police Service’s critical role in ensuring peaceful elections and cautioned against appointing individuals who prioritize party loyalty over national development. “The Ghana Police Service is arguably one of the best in Africa when it comes to elections. The institution’s efforts are commendable and worthy of praise,” A Plus noted. However, he warned that the presence of a few “bad apples” could tarnish its reputation. He further criticized Yohonu’s alleged involvement in election-related schemes, accusing him of aligning with political agendas that could compromise the independence of the police service. The allegations have triggered public discussions, with many calling for transparency and fairness in the selection of the next IGP. A Plus’s remarks have added to the growing scrutiny surrounding the leadership of Ghana’s law enforcement institutions during this political transition.

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By Katheryn Houghton and Arielle Zionts, KFF Health News (TNS) Tescha Hawley learned that hospital bills from her son’s birth had been sent to debt collectors only when she checked her credit score while attending a home-buying class. The new mom’s plans to buy a house stalled. Hawley said she didn’t owe those thousands of dollars in debts. The federal government did. Hawley, a citizen of the Gros Ventre Tribe, lives on the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation in Montana. The Indian Health Service is a federal agency that provides free health care to Native Americans, but its services are limited by a chronic shortage of funding and staff. Hawley’s local Indian Health Service hospital wasn’t equipped to deliver babies. But she said staff there agreed that the agency would pay for her care at a privately owned hospital more than an hour away. That arrangement came through the Purchased/Referred Care program, which pays for services Native Americans can’t get through an agency-funded clinic or hospital. Federal law stresses that patients approved for the program aren’t responsible for any of the costs. But tribal leaders, health officials, and a new federal report say patients are routinely billed anyway as a result of backlogs or mistakes from the Indian Health Service, financial middlemen, hospitals, and clinics. The financial consequences for patients can last years. Those sent to collections can face damaged credit scores, which can prevent them from securing loans or require them to pay higher interest rates. The December report , by the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, found these long-standing problems contribute to people in Native American-majority communities being nearly twice as likely to have medical debt in collections compared with the national average. And their amount of medical debt is significantly higher. The report found the program is often late to pay bills. In some cases, hospitals or collection agencies hound tribal citizens for more money after bills are paid. Hawley’s son was born in 2003. She had to wait another year to buy a home, as she struggled to pay off the debt. It took seven years for it to drop from her credit report. “I don’t think a person ever recovers from debt,” Hawley said. Hawley, a cancer survivor, still must navigate the referral program. In 2024 alone, she received two notices from clinics about overdue bills. Frank White Clay, chairman of the Crow Tribe in Montana, testified about the impact of wrongful billing during a U.S. House committee hearing in April. He shared stories of veterans rejected for home loans, elders whose Social Security benefits were reduced, and students denied college loans and federal aid. “Some of the most vulnerable people are being harassed daily by debt collectors,” White Clay said. No one is immune from the risk. A high-ranking Indian Health Service official learned during her job’s background check that her credit report contained referred-care debt, the federal report found. Native Americans face disproportionately high rates of poverty and disease , which researchers link to limited access to health care and the ongoing impact of racist federal policies . White Clay is among many who say problems with the referred-care program are an example of the U.S. government violating treaties that promised to provide for the health and welfare of tribes in return for their land. The chairman’s testimony came during a hearing on the Purchased and Referred Care Improvement Act, which would require the Indian Health Service to create a reimbursement process for patients who were wrongfully billed. Committee members approved the bill in November and sent it for consideration by the full House. A second federal bill, the Protecting Native Americans’ Credit Act , would prevent debt like Hawley’s from affecting patients’ credit scores. The bipartisan bill hadn’t had a hearing by mid-December. The exact number of people wrongfully billed isn’t clear, but the Indian Health Service has acknowledged it has work to do. The agency is developing a dashboard to help workers track referrals and to speed up bill processing, spokesperson Brendan White said. It’s also trying to hire more referred-care staff, to address vacancy rates of more than 30%. Officials say problems with the program also stem from outside health providers that don’t follow the rules. Melanie Egorin, an assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, said at the hearing that the proposed legislation doesn’t include consequences for “bad actors” — health facilities that repeatedly bill patients when they shouldn’t. “The lack of enforcement is definitely a challenge,” she said. But tribal leaders warned that penalties could backfire. Related Articles Health | Most medical debt can no longer hurt your credit score under new California law Health | How America lost control of the bird flu, setting the stage for another pandemic Health | How to kick back, relax and embrace a less-than-perfect holiday Health | New childhood leukemia protocol is ‘tremendous win’ Health | For some FSA dollars, it’s use it or lose it at year’s end White Clay told lawmakers that some clinics already refuse to see patients if the Indian Health Service hasn’t paid for their previous appointments. He’s worried the threat of penalties would lead to more refusals. If that happens, White Clay said, Crow tribal members who already travel hours to access specialty treatment would have to go even farther. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau report found clinics are already refusing to see any referred-care patients due to the program’s payment problems. The bureau and the Indian Health Service also recently published a letter urging health care providers and debt collectors not to hold patients accountable for program-approved care. White, the Indian Health Service spokesperson, said the agency recently updated the referred-care forms sent to outside hospitals and clinics to include billing instructions and to stress that patients aren’t liable for any out-of-pocket costs. And he said the staff can help patients get reimbursed if they have already paid for services that were supposed to be covered. Joe Bryant, an Indian Health Service official who oversees efforts to improve the referral program, said patients can ask credit bureaus to remove debt from their reports if the agency should have covered their bills. Leaders with the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Washington state helped shape the proposed legislation after their citizens were repeatedly harmed by wrongful billing. Tribal Chairman Jarred-Michael Erickson said problems began in 2017, when a regional Indian Health Service office took over the referred-care program from local staff. It “created a domino effect of negative outcomes,” Erickson wrote in a letter to Congress. He said some tribal members whose finances were damaged stopped using the Indian Health Service. Others avoided health care altogether. Responsibility for the Colville Reservation program transferred back to local staff in 2022. Staffers found the billing process hadn’t been completed for thousands of cases, worth an estimated $24 million in medical care, Erickson told lawmakers . Workers are making progress on the backlog and they have explained the rules to outside hospitals and clinics, Erickson said. But he said there are still cases of wrongful billing, such as a tribal member who was sent to collections after receiving a $17,000 bill for chemotherapy that the agency was supposed to pay for. Erickson said the tribe is in the process of taking over its health care facilities instead of having the Indian Health Service run them. He and others who work in Native American health said tribally managed units — which are still funded by the federal agency — tend to have fewer problems with their referred-care programs. For example, they have more oversight over staff and flexibility to create their own payment tracking systems. But some Native Americans oppose tribal management because they feel it releases the federal government from its obligations. Beyond wrongful billing, access to the referred-care program is limited because of underfunding from Congress. The $1 billion budget this year is $9 billion short of the need, according to a committee report by tribal health and government leaders. Donald Warne, a physician and member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe in South Dakota, called the proposed legislation a “band-aid.” He said the ultimate solution is for Congress to fully fund the Indian Health Service, which would reduce the need for the referred-care program. Back in Montana, Hawley said she braces for a fight each time she gets a bill that the referral program was supposed to cover. “I’ve learned not to trust the process,” Hawley said. ©2024 KFF Health News. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

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GK Barry left I'm A Celebrity hosts Ant McPartlin and Dec Donnelly a little taken aback as she made a fix claim about the ITV series. As she left the jungle on Friday night in a double elimination, the social media star made a comment about who should win the show. She went on to claim that if said person did not win, it would be "a fix". Ant immediately interjected and called this claim out, as GK laughed at the drama she had caused. GK, real name Grace, had just left the camp after the public vote off with Coronation Street star Alan Halsall . In her exit interview with Ant and Dec she claimed her time on the show "was hell" and worse than she could have imagined. She made it clear she'd never be back, discussing the hunger and the boredom, as well as missing her loved ones. But as Ant and Dec asked her who she wanted to win the show, they got more than they bargained for. Loose Women star GK quipped that Reverend Richard Coles should win the show, after their new found friendship won over fans. She then declared the star "has got to win", suggesting otherwise "it's a fix". Ant immediately shouted out as Dec didn't know how to react as the trio laughed. Ant screamed out: "No... how would it be a fix? People vote," as he pointed to the cameras. The conversation moved on with GK suggesting she'd be happy for Coleen Rooney to win. It comes as fans at home also called for Richard to win the series after the latest task. Richard and Coleen won full stars for camp. But the final extra task to get a drink for everyone proved too much for Coleen. The pair had to share a vomit-tasting fishbowl and Coleen quickly heaved. Nearly throwing up she called it quits, and urged Richard to do the same if he wanted. But Richard was having none of it and continued to drink the grim beverage, while gagging, leaving Ant and Dec visibly shocked. Soon he made it all the way to the bottom of the glass and consumed the entire thing. Ant and Dec were stunned, praising the star and calling him "a machine". The hosts admitted they'd never seen anything like it on the jungle show, with Dec saying he "went the extra mile". I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! airs every night at 9PM on ITV1 and ITV X. * Follow Mirror Celebs and TV on TikTok , Snapchat , Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , YouTube and Threads .Apple iOS 18 Hearing Aids: Are AirPods Pro 2 Headsets Sufficient Alternatives?

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The subject of another NFL investigation due to a woman’s sexual assault claim, Deshaun Watson , settled with his most recent reported victim . That was believed to close the door on another NFL suspension effectively. That is now official. Watson is not set to be banned in connection with that alleged crime, with cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot reporting the NFL has closed its investigation without finding sufficient evidence the Browns quarterback violated the personal conduct policy. Although Watson’s Cleveland future is cloudy, he is not set to face a second suspension. He missed 11 games due to an NFL-NFLPA settlement in 2022, a ban that began a wildly disappointing Browns tenure. The QB’s latest known reported victim settling her civil suit, one that alleged sexual assault in an October 2020 incident , was set to prevent her from cooperating with a league investigation. As such, it would have been difficult for the NFL to conclude that the quarterback had definitively violated the league’s personal conduct policy. This was the expected outcome, and Watson will remain tied to the NFL’s most player-friendly contract without any changes coming about. A suspension in connection with this alleged incident represented perhaps the Browns’ last chance to see their dead money bill lightened. But the team faced an uphill battle thanks to the player-friendly contract it authorized. Personal conduct policy bans regularly void guarantees, but the Browns included language in Watson’s deal to protect him. The former Texans Pro Bowler, having not disclosed this incident to the team prior to his latest restructure, would have left the door open to future guarantees being voided, but Watson denied all wrongdoing in this case. The QB’s account indicates that he was unaware of this reported victim’s claim, which would have left the Browns in an interesting spot due to how they designed his contract, even if he were suspended once again. As it stands, Watson’s five-year, $230M deal runs through 2026. With the once-highly coveted QB not coming close to delivering on expectations, it is fair to label this the worst trade and contract in NFL history. The Browns are expected to shop for another starter in 2025. Still, Watson’s contract being so difficult to move — a status boosted by the two restructures GM Andrew Berry completed — effectively keeps him in limbo beyond this year. The Browns are not expected to cut Watson in 2025, as that would bring an astonishing $172M in dead money over the ’25 and ’26 offseasons combined. Cleveland is not expected to fire Berry or HC Kevin Stefanski despite their lead roles in a disastrous 2022 trade . Watson, 29, is rehabbing an Achilles tear sustained in October. Jameis Winston has operated as the Browns’ starter since, offering the highs and lows that have become associated with the former No. 1 overall pick’s career. Winston is a free agent at season’s end. Watson may be in the background for the Browns for now, with neither Berry nor Stefanski guaranteeing he would start again for the team. But no suspension coming to pass will put Watson on track to be a major part of the Browns’ future once again — once he completes his rehab process. This article first appeared on Pro Football Rumors and was syndicated with permission.Felices fiestas de parte de Bad Bunny, quien anunció el jueves que lanzará un nuevo álbum el 5 de enero. “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” es su sexto álbum de estudio y sigue su tradición de lanzar nueva música en fechas inesperadas. Su álbum debut, “X 100PRE” de 2018, llegó cerca de Navidad y “El Último Tour del Mundo” de 2020 cerca del Día de Acción de Gracias. La fecha de lanzamiento en enero es justo antes del “Día de Reyes”, o el Día de los Reyes Magos, y es un domingo, a diferencia de la fecha de lanzamiento estándar de la industria, que es viernes. El músico puertorriqueño anunció la noticia en Instagram en un video corto con el cineasta Jacobo Morales. También lanzó un nuevo sencillo, “PIToRRO DE COCO”. Un día antes, Bad Bunny adelantó una lista de 17 canciones en las redes sociales, con cada canción titulada “BOMBA”, tal vez en referencia al estilo musical y baile puertorriqueño. “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” llega después de “Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana” (“Nobody Knows What Will Happen Tomorrow”) de 2023, que recibió críticas mixtas. En ese álbum, las propuestas de reggaetón de Bad Bunny fueron limitadas, volviendo en cambio al trap latino de “X 100PRE” en canciones como “MONACO” y “GRACIAS POR NADA”. El anuncio pone fin a un año ajetreado para El Conejo Malo. Bad Bunny fue noticia después de dar su apoyo a la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris poco después de que un comediante en el mitin de Donald Trump en el Madison Square Garden hiciera chistes groseros sobre los latinos y llamara a Puerto Rico una “isla flotante de basura”. También recorrió América del Norte en su “Most Wanted Tour”, que llegó a la lista de los mejores conciertos del año del Associated Press. ' Traducido por La Voz Chicago