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After a stellar start last season, Penny Hardaway and Memphis faltered in the later half of the schedule and missed the NCAA men's tournament. Nearly all of the roster departed, and Hardaway had to go into the portal with the pressure only intensifying. The Tigers took the first step toward a turnaround season, taking down defending back-to-back national champion Connecticut 99-97 in an overtime thriller in the first round of the Maui Invitational. The Huskies didn't enter the season the same dominant team that cruised towards last season's national title, but with Dan Hurley still at the helm along with some returners and new additions, remained one of the favorites to be the final team standing in April. One of the most prominent early season tournaments in college basketball, this season's Maui Invitational again brought a stacked field with four teams in the top 13 of USA TODAY Sports coaches poll . But not many expected to see Memphis play a complete game against the Huskies and cause more than the usual frustrations for Hurley's sideline antics. Memphis' win ended UConn's 17-game win streak dating back to last season. It was a close contest the entire first half, with the Tigers playing such a good first 20 minutes it would take another near-perfect effort in the second half to end the day with a win. It's nearly what happened out of halftime. Tyrese Hunter, a transfer from Texas, led the way on the offensive end with jumper after jumper going in and the Tigers having a 13-point lead with under five minutes to go. He finished the game with a game-high 26 points with seven 3-pointers. However, UConn didn't go easily. In the final three minutes, the Huskies starting making threes and forced Memphis into making mistakes to finish regulation on a 13-3 run, capped off with Solo Ball drilling a 3-pointer in the final second to send the game to overtime. It appeared the Huskies carry the momentum early overtime and took a four-point lead after regulation. But Memphis didn't falter. When UConn made a bucket, Memphis came right back. The score was tied in the final minute when Hurley got in his own way. He objected to a foul call against Huskies forward Liam McNeeley and was called for a technical foul. Memphis guard PJ Carter sank the ensuing four free throws to give the Tigers a lead. But they didn't secure the win until a miss by Hassan Diara at the buzzer.The Global Demand for Goji Berries Set to Surge, Market to Grow to $1.89 Billion in 202810 hot-ticket gifts we predict will sell out on Black Friday 2024
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Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday. Bilal Hussein/Associated Press JERUSALEM – Israel approved a United States-brokered ceasefire agreement with Lebanon’s Hezbollah on Tuesday, setting the stage for an end to nearly 14 months of fighting linked to the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip. In the hours leading up to the Cabinet meeting, Israel carried out its most intense wave of strikes in Beirut and its southern suburbs and issued a record number of evacuation warnings. At least 24 people were killed in strikes across the country, according to local authorities, as Israel signaled it aims to keep pummeling Hezbollah in the final hours before any ceasefire takes hold. Israel’s security Cabinet approved the ceasefire agreement late Tuesday after it was presented by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his office said. President Biden, speaking in Washington, called the agreement “good news” and said his administration would make a renewed push for a ceasefire in Gaza. An Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire would mark the first major step toward ending the regionwide unrest triggered by Hamas’ attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. But it does not address the devastating war in Gaza. President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to bring peace to the Middle East, but neither he nor Netanyahu have proposed a postwar solution for the Palestinian territory, where Hamas is still holding dozens of hostages and the conflict is more intractable. Still, any halt to the fighting in Lebanon is expected to reduce the likelihood of war between Israel and Iran, which backs both Hezbollah and Hamas and exchanged direct fire with Israel on two occasions earlier this year. ISRAEL SAYS IT WILL ‘ATTACK WITH MIGHT’ IF HEZBOLLAH BREAKS TRUCE Netanyahu presented the ceasefire proposal to Cabinet ministers after a televised address in which he listed a series of accomplishments against Israel’s enemies across the region. He said a ceasefire with Hezbollah would further isolate Hamas in Gaza and allow Israel to focus on its main enemy, Iran, which backs both groups. “If Hezbollah breaks the agreement and tries to rearm, we will attack,” he said. “For every violation, we will attack with might.” Netanyahu’s office later said Israel appreciated the U.S. efforts in securing the deal but “reserves the right to act against every threat to its security.” It was not immediately clear when the ceasefire would go into effect, and the exact terms of the deal were not released. The deal calls for a two-month initial halt in fighting and would require Hezbollah to end its armed presence in a broad swath of southern Lebanon, while Israeli troops would return to their side of the border. Thousands of additional Lebanese troops and U.N. peacekeepers would deploy in the south, and an international panel headed by the United States would monitor all sides’ compliance. But implementation remains a major question mark. Israel has demanded the right to act should Hezbollah violate its obligations. Lebanese officials have rejected writing that into the proposal. Biden said Israel reserved the right to quickly resume operations in Lebanon if Hezbollah breaks the terms of the truce, but that the deal “was designed to be a permanent cessation of hostilities.” Hezbollah has said it accepts the proposal, but a senior official with the group said Tuesday that it had not seen the agreement in its final form. “After reviewing the agreement signed by the enemy government, we will see if there is a match between what we stated and what was agreed upon by the Lebanese officials,” Mahmoud Qamati, deputy chair of Hezbollah’s political council, told the Al Jazeera news network. “We want an end to the aggression, of course, but not at the expense of the sovereignty of the state” of Lebanon, he said. “Any violation of sovereignty is refused.” WARPLANES BOMBARD BEIRUT AND ITS SOUTHERN SUBURBS Even as Israeli, U.S, Lebanese and international officials have expressed growing optimism over a ceasefire, Israel has continued its campaign in Lebanon, which it says aims to cripple Hezbollah’s military capabilities. An Israeli strike on Tuesday leveled a residential building in the central Beirut district of Basta – the second time in recent days warplanes have hit the crowded area near the city’s downtown. At least seven people were killed and 37 wounded, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry. Strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs killed at least one person and wounded 13, it said. Three people were killed in a separate strike in Beirut and three more in a strike on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon. Lebanese state media said another 10 people were killed in the eastern Baalbek province. Israel claims it only targets Hezbollah fighters and their infrastructure. Israel also struck a building in Beirut’s bustling commercial district of Hamra for the first time, hitting a site that is around 400 yards from Lebanon’s Central Bank. There were no reports of casualties. The Israeli military said it struck targets in Beirut and other areas linked to Hezbollah’s financial arm. The evacuation warnings covered many areas, including parts of Beirut that previously have not been targeted. The warnings, coupled with fear that Israel was ratcheting up attacks before a ceasefire, sent residents fleeing. Traffic was gridlocked, and some cars had mattresses tied to them. Dozens of people, some wearing their pajamas, gathered in a central square, huddling under blankets or standing around fires as Israeli drones buzzed loudly overhead. Hezbollah, meanwhile, kept up its rocket fire, triggering air raid sirens across northern Israel. Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee issued evacuation warnings for 20 buildings in Beirut’s southern suburbs, where Hezbollah has a major presence, as well as a warning for the southern town of Naqoura where the U.N. peacekeeping mission, UNIFIL, is headquartered. UNIFIL spokesperson Andrea Tenenti told The Associated Press that peacekeepers will not evacuate. ISRAELI FORCES REACH LITANI RIVER IN SOUTHERN LEBANON The Israeli military also said its ground troops clashed with Hezbollah forces and destroyed rocket launchers in the Slouqi area on the eastern end of the Litani River, a few kilometers (miles) from the Israeli border. Under the ceasefire deal, Hezbollah would be required to move its forces north of the Litani, which in some places is about 20 miles north of the border. Hezbollah began firing into northern Israel, saying it was showing support for the Palestinians, a day after Hamas carried out its Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel, triggering the Gaza war. Israel returned fire on Hezbollah, and the two sides have been exchanging barrages ever since. Israel escalated its campaign of bombardment in mid-September and later sent troops into Lebanon, vowing to put an end to Hezbollah fire so tens of thousands of evacuated Israelis could return to their homes. More than 3,760 people have been killed by Israeli fire in Lebanon the past 13 months, many of them civilians, according to Lebanese health officials. The bombardment has driven 1.2 million people from their homes. Israel says it has killed more than 2,000 Hezbollah members. Hezbollah fire has forced some 50,000 Israelis to evacuate in the country’s north, and its rockets have reached as far south in Israel as Tel Aviv. At least 75 people have been killed, more than half of them civilians. More than 50 Israeli soldiers have died in the ground offensive in Lebanon. Chehayeb and Mroue reported from Beirut. Associated Press reporters Lujain Jo and Sally Abou AlJoud in Beirut contributed. Comments are not available on this story. Send questions/comments to the editors. « PreviousTitle: 30-Year-Old MIT Ph.D. Searches for Family: Kidnapped Three Times, Turbulent Journey Finally Sees Light
OTTAWA — The federal government has apologized for its role in the killing of sled dogs in Nunavik between the mid-1950s and the late 1960s. In Kangiqsujuaq, a Nunavik village in Northern Quebec, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree also announced $45 million in compensation for Inuit in the region. "The dog slaughter occurred across Nunavik, spreading grief and devastation from the brutality. For this, words are not enough to express the sorrow and regret we feel," Anandasangaree said at a ceremony Saturday afternoon. "The federal government takes responsibility for its role in the dog slaughter. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, federal officials knew that the dog slaughter was occurring and allowed it to continue, aware that Inuit way of life, health, and wellbeing depended on the dogs. "On behalf of the government of Canada and of all the Canadians, I am sorry. Please forgive us." The apology comes more than 14 years after former Quebec Superior Court Justice Jean-Jacques Croteau issued a report finding Quebec provincial police officers killed more than 1,000 dogs in Nunavik "without any consideration for their importance to Inuit families." Croteau found the federal government failed to intervene or condemn the actions and said the implementation of mandatory schooling and residential school was fundamental in the lead-up to the dog killings. In delivering the apology, Anandasangaree acknowledged the killings in the 1950s were done under federal authority. He also recognized the additional harm "caused by federal responses that did not fully acknowledge the role of the federal government, including the 2006 RCMP report that has been particularly painful for your communities." Receiving a federal apology has been a top priority for Makivvik, the organization which represents Inuit in Nunavik. It's something president Pita Aatami has pressed repeatedly through mechanism of the Inuit-Crown partnership committee -- a bilateral meeting which sees leaders from across Inuit Nunangat get face time with federal ministers three times a year. The Prime Minister attends one of those meetings annually. "I'm hoping for some of them that it will bring closure," Aatami told The Canadian Press ahead of the apology. "When I hear some of the interviews of the elders that had their dog slaughtered, the pain that they went through it was so much. Their livelihood was taken away from them. "They had no more means of going out on the land, to go hunt, to fish, or go get ice, or go to the tree line. All the things they did with their dogs, that was taken away." Aatami said the $45 million will go toward revitalizing the culture of dog team ownership in the region, and "all the things people need to raise dog teams." That includes training, food and fencing. "Historically, Inuit didn’t tie their dogs. That was one way of keeping them healthy. And it's only when the non-natives came, that they started having to tie their dogs. And that's when the dogs became more vicious, lazier. Not as good as before, kind of a thing." Aatami said some of the money will also go toward direct compensation, but how it will be disbursed has not yet been determined. "For me it's just a start because we also want funds for mental healing and so-forth," Aatami said, adding Makivvik had requested $75 million. The 2010 report from Croteau found Canada's liability for the deaths of the dogs arose, in part, because of the establishment of mandatory schooling and residential schools in Nunavik villages, and the failure to intervene sooner when the killing of sled dogs began in four initial villages. "The authorities chose confrontation over negotiation by using the services of the provincial police. As a result, any untied dog was killed without prior warning, while the statute relied upon allowed anyone to kill a stray dog without incurring liability," Croteau wrote. Croteau found Canada knew of the issue involving the killing of sled dogs as early as 1958, but still established more schools in other villages. Because attendance was mandatory, and because Inuit then never allowed themselves to be separated from their children, "Inuit families were in a hurry to settle in villages, bringing their dogs with them in order to ensure their livelihood and transportation," Croteau wrote. In Kangiqsujuaq specifically, where Canada's apology is being delivered, Croteau's report recalls how the federal government opened a school in 1960, then a nursing station a year later. By 1962, small prefabricated houses were built and Inuit settled in the village. Croteau determined that over a three-day period sometime between 1965 and 1967, more than 200 dogs were killed in Kangiqsujuaq alone, amounting to more than half of the canine population. Inuit there also reported some of their dogs died after being inoculated. The vaccines were requested by a federal administrator of the community, Croteau's report found, but nobody had warned Inuit of the risks. Croteau determined the federal government ought to have known that the influx of a large number of non-Inuit to the North would significantly disturb Inuit culture and their way of life. "Moreover, Canada, in its capacity as a fiduciary, should have asked its civil servants to solve the problem in the above-mentioned villages through negotiation instead of confrontation," Croteau wrote. In 2011, then-Quebec Premier Jean Charest formally apologized to Inuit in Nunavik for the province's role in the killings across the region, and settled with Makivvik for $3 million toward promoting and protecting Inuit language and culture. In 2019, the federal government apologized to Inuit in Nunavut for the RCMP's role in killing of sled dogs there. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 23, 2024. Nick Murray, The Canadian Press