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BETHLEHEM — Moravian rallied from a 20-point deficit in the second half, and held off a late Susquehanna rally to knock off the River Hawks, 89-84, in Landmark Conference men's basketball on Saturday. The River Hawks (3-1 overall, 1-1 LC) led by 16 at the break, built a 59-39 lead on a Jackson Van Wagener layup with 17 minutes left in regulation, and the lead was still 13 midway through the second half when the Greyhounds finally got untracked. Moravian knocked down 7-of-13 3-pointers in the second half, and used a 13-0 run to tie the game at 67-67 on a Michael Leonardo trey with 8:14 left in the game. The River Hawks wouldn't relinquish the lead until Jametric Harris knocked down a 3-pointer with 6:46 left in the game to give Moravian a 71-69 lead. The Greyhounds would build an 11-point advantage on Porter Kelly's 3-pointer gave them an 84-73 lead with 3:05 left in the game. Susquehanna would climb back into the game. Allen Cieslak got the rally started with a 3-pointer, before a steal and a layup by Van Wagener cut the lead to 84-79 with 1:25 left in the game. Audric Washington then cut the lead to 84-81 with a putback. Susquehanna forced a turnover with 38 seconds left, but missed a jumper. Moravian then hit two foul shots to push the lead to 86-81. Mike Pirone hit a 3-pointer to cut the lead to 86-84 for the River Hawks, but Alex Dietz hit 1-of-2 foul shots for an 87-84 lead, before an SU turnover ended the River Hawks' chances. Maquis Ratcliff scored 28 points, 10 rebounds and four assists to lead Moravian (3-1, 1-0). Chad Kratzer added 21 points for Moravian. Cieslak led the River Hawks with 16 points, while Washington finished with 14 points for Susquehanna. Moravian 89, Susquehanna 84 Moravian (3-1, 1-0) 89 Michael Leonardo 2-4 0-0 6; Marquis Ratcliff 10-16 6-8 28; Porter Kelly 3-4 3-5 11; Chad Kratzer 8-11 2-2 21; Taylor Perlmutter 3-3 1-2 9; George Cutler 1-1 0-0 2; Riley Flood 1-3 0-0 2; Jametric Harris 2-6 0-0 5; Colin Farrell 2-3 0-1 4; Alex Dietz 0-2 1-2 1; Liam Cummiskey 0-2 0-0 0. Totals: 32-55 12-24 13-20 89. Susquehanna (3-1, 1-1) 84 Brandon Lavitt 4-8 1-2 9; Audric Washington 5-8 4-5 14; Jackson Van Wagener 3-5 0-0 6; Marcus Mitchell 2-6 1-4 9; Steven Ressler 3-10 0-0 8; Allen Cieslak 4-7 5-5 16; Michael Pirone 4-6 0-0 9; Luke Fryer 1-3 0-0 2; Billy Anderson 5-6 1-2 11; Cooper Haberern 0-5 0-0 0. Totals: 31-64 7-24 15-18 84. Halftime: SU, 52-36. 3-point field goals: SU 7-24 (Mitchell 1-4; Ressler 2-5; Cieslak 3-6; Pirone 1-2; Haberern 0-5; Fryer 0-2); Moravian 12-24 (Leonardo 2-4; Ratcliff 2-3; Kelly 2-2; Kratzer 3-5; Perlmutter 2-2; Cummiskey 0-2; Flood 0-1; Harris 1-2; Carrell 0-1; Dietz 0-2). Rebounds: SU 34 (Lavitt 8); Moravian 28 (Ratcliff 10); Steals: SU 12 (Van Wagener 3) Moravian 7 (Kelly and Kratzer 2); Assists: SU 12 (Mitchell and Anderson, 3 each); Moravian 16 (Ratcliff 4). Totals fouls: SU 18, Moravian 14. Fouled out: none; Technical fouls: Moravian 2 (Kratzer, Ratcliff); A -226.Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save KYIV, Ukraine — NATO and Ukraine will hold emergency talks Tuesday after Russia attacked a central city with an experimental, hypersonic ballistic missile. escalating the nearly 33-month-old war. The conflict is “entering a decisive phase,” Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Friday, and “taking on very dramatic dimensions.” Ukraine’s parliament canceled a session as security was tightened following Thursday’s Russian strike on a military facility in the city of Dnipro. In a stark warning to the West, President Vladimir Putin said in a nationally televised speech the attack with the intermediate-range Oreshnik missile was in retaliation for Kyiv’s use of U.S. and British longer-range missiles capable of striking deeper into Russian territory. Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks Friday during a meeting with the leadership of the Russian Ministry of Defense, representatives of the military-industrial complex and developers of missile systems at the Kremlin in Moscow. Putin said Western air defense systems would be powerless to stop the new missile. People are also reading... 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We are aware that they are under development. “We have this system now,” he added. “And this is important.” Putin said that while it isn’t an intercontinental missile, it’s so powerful that the use of several of them fitted with conventional warheads in one attack could be as devastating as a strike with strategic — or nuclear — weapons. Gen. Sergei Karakayev, head of Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces, said the Oreshnik could reach targets across Europe and be fitted with nuclear or conventional warheads, echoing Putin’s claim that even with conventional warheads, “the massive use of the weapon would be comparable in effect to the use of nuclear weapons.” In this photo taken from a video released Friday, a Russian serviceman operates at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov kept up Russia’s bellicose tone on Friday, blaming “the reckless decisions and actions of Western countries” in supplying weapons to Ukraine to strike Russia. “The Russian side has clearly demonstrated its capabilities, and the contours of further retaliatory actions in the event that our concerns were not taken into account have also been quite clearly outlined,” he said. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, widely seen as having the warmest relations with the Kremlin in the European Union, echoed Moscow’s talking points, suggesting the use of U.S.-supplied weapons in Ukraine likely requires direct American involvement. “These are rockets that are fired and then guided to a target via an electronic system, which requires the world’s most advanced technology and satellite communications capability,” Orbán said on state radio. “There is a strong assumption ... that these missiles cannot be guided without the assistance of American personnel.” Orbán cautioned against underestimating Russia’s responses, emphasizing that the country’s recent modifications to its nuclear deployment doctrine should not be dismissed as a “bluff.” “It’s not a trick ... there will be consequences,” he said. Czech Republic’s Foreign Minister Jan Lipavsky speaks to journalists Friday during a joint news conference with Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andriiy Sybiha in Kyiv, Ukraine. Separately in Kyiv, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský called Thursday’s missile strike an “escalatory step and an attempt of the Russian dictator to scare the population of Ukraine and to scare the population of Europe.” At a news conference with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, Lipavský also expressed his full support for delivering the necessary additional air defense systems to protect Ukrainian civilians from the “heinous attacks.” He said the Czech Republic will impose no limits on the use of its weapons and equipment given to Ukraine. Three lawmakers from Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, confirmed that Friday’s previously scheduled session was called off due to the ongoing threat of Russian missiles targeting government buildings in central Kyiv. 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Combined with the devastation of two World Wars—and the Spanish Flu pandemic in between—the leading causes of death changed significantly after this period. So, too, did the way we diagnose and control the spread of disease. Starting with reforms as part of Roosevelt's New Deal in the 1930s, massive-scale, federal interventions in the U.S. eventually helped stave off disease transmission. It took comprehensive government programs and the establishment of state and local health agencies to educate the public on preventing disease transmission. Seemingly simple behavioral shifts, such as handwashing, were critical in thwarting the spread of germs, much like discoveries in medicine, such as vaccines, and increased access to deliver them across geographies. Over the course of the 20th century, life expectancy increased by 56% and is estimated to keep increasing slightly, according to an annual summary of vital statistics published by the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2000. Death Records examined data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to see how the leading causes of death in America have evolved over time and to pinpoint how some major mortality trends have dropped off. Infectious diseases lead causes of death in America According to a report published in the journal Annual Review of Public Health in 2000, pneumonia was the leading cause of death in the early 1900s, accounting for nearly 1 in 4 deaths. By the time World War I ended in 1918, during which people and animals were housed together for long periods, a new virus emerged: the Spanish Flu. Originating in a bird before spreading to humans, the virus killed 10 times as many Americans as the war. Many died of secondary pneumonia after the initial infection. Pneumonia deaths eventually plummeted throughout the century, partly prevented by increased flu vaccine uptake rates in high-risk groups, particularly older people. Per the CDC, tuberculosis was a close second leading cause of death, killing 194 of every 10,000 people in 1900, mainly concentrated in dense urban areas where the infection could more easily spread. Eventually, public health interventions led to drastic declines in mortality from the disease, such as public education, reducing crowded housing, quarantining people with active disease, improving hygiene, and using antibiotics. Once the death rates lagged, so did the public health infrastructure built to control the disease, leading to a resurgence in the mid-1980s. Diarrhea was the third leading cause of death in 1900, surging every summer among children before the impacts of the pathogen died out in 1930. Adopting water filtration, better nutrition, and improved refrigeration were all associated with its decline. In the 1940s and 1950s, polio outbreaks killed or paralyzed upward of half a million people worldwide every year. Even at its peak, polio wasn't a leading cause of death, it was a much-feared one, particularly among parents of young children, some of whom kept them from crowded public places and interacting with other children. By 1955, when Jonah Salk discovered the polio vaccine, the U.S. had ended the "golden age of medicine." During this period, the causes of mortality shifted dramatically as scientists worldwide began to collaborate on infectious disease control, surgical techniques, vaccines, and other drugs. Leading causes of death tip toward lifestyle-related disease From the 1950s onward, once quick-spreading deadly contagions weren't prematurely killing American residents en masse, scientists also began to understand better how to diagnose and treat these diseases. As a result, Americans were living longer lives and instead succumbing to noncommunicable diseases, or NCDs. The risk of chronic diseases increased with age and, in some cases, was exacerbated by unhealthy lifestyles. Cancer and heart disease shot up across the century, increasing 90-fold from 1900 to 1998, according to CDC data. Following the post-Spanish Flu years, heart disease killed more Americans than any other cause, peaking in the 1960s and contributing to 1 in 3 deaths. Cigarette smoking rates peaked at the same time, a major risk factor for heart disease. Obesity rates also rose, creating another risk factor for heart disease and many types of cancers. This coincides with the introduction of ultra-processed foods into diets, which plays a more significant role in larger waistlines than the increasing predominance of sedentary work and lifestyles. In the early 1970s, deaths from heart disease began to fall as more Americans prevented and managed their risk factors, like quitting smoking or taking blood pressure medicine. However, the disease remains the biggest killer of Americans. Cancer remains the second leading cause of death and rates still indicate an upward trajectory over time. Only a few types of cancer are detected early by screening, and some treatments for aggressive cancers like glioblastoma—the most common type of brain cancer—have also stalled, unable to improve prognosis much over time. In recent years, early-onset cancers, those diagnosed before age 50 or sometimes even earlier, have seen a drastic rise among younger Americans. While highly processed foods and sedentary lifestyles may contribute to rising rates, a spike in cancer rates among otherwise healthy young individuals has baffled some medical professionals. This follows the COVID-19 pandemic that began in 2020. At its peak, high transmission rates made the virus the third leading cause of death in America. It's often compared to the Spanish Flu of 1918, though COVID-19 had a far larger global impact, spurring international collaborations among scientists who developed a vaccine in an unprecedented time. Public policy around issues of safety and access also influences causes of death, particularly—and tragically—among young Americans. Gun control measures in the U.S. are far less stringent than in peer nations; compared to other nations, however, the U.S. leads in gun violence. Firearms are the leading cause of death for children and teens (around 2 in 3 are homicides, and 1 in 3 are suicides), and deaths from opioids remain a leading cause of death among younger people. Globally, the leading causes of death mirror differences in social and geographic factors. NCDs are primarily associated with socio-economic status and comprise 7 out of 10 leading causes of death, 85% of those occurring in low- and middle-income countries, according to the World Health Organization. However, one of the best health measures is life expectancy at birth. People in the U.S. have been living longer lives since 2000, except for a slight dip in longevity due to COVID-19. According to the most recent CDC estimates, Americans' life expectancy is 77.5 years on average and is expected to increase slightly in the coming decades. Story editing by Alizah Salario. Additional editing by Kelly Glass. Copy editing by Paris Close. Photo selection by Lacy Kerrick. This story originally appeared on Death Records and was produced and distributed in partnership with Stacker Studio. Get local news delivered to your inbox!
After all 12 campmates returned from a successful yet "horrific" first eating trial on I'm a Celebrity 2024 tonight (November 23), it didn't take long for the atmosphere to change. Once the celebrities had tucked into a feast, thanks to Maura Higgins and Reverend Richard Coles winning 12 portions of food in ‘Terrifying Teddy Bears’ Picnic’, the first argument of the series took place between Dean McCullough and Corrie's Alan Halsall. Dean had to be woken up by Alan from his sleep as the campmates needed wood for the fire, which Jane Moore needed help carrying - due to current roles in the camp, Dean was the only person who was allowed to do it. But a hesitant Dean accused Alan of saying he "didn't fancy it" when instead, he just "needed a minute" to sort his contact lenses. Your votes mean Coleen and Dean are about to have a trucking terrifying time when they face Absolute Carnage ⚠️ #ImACeleb pic.twitter.com/Q9PcJ3SwF1 — I'm A Celebrity... (@imacelebrity) November 23, 2024 In response to this, I'm a Celebrity fans have slammed Dean for being "aggressive" towards Alan. One said on X: "nah but there was no need for Dean to go off at Alan like that #ImACeleb" Another wrote: "Dean and this aggression??? Don’t speak to Alan like that #imaceleb" Someone posted: "Omg is dean serious?! Alan couldn’t of been nicer when trying to wake him up! #imaceleb" This person agreed: "what was actually wrong with what alan said to dean?? he was being so gentle with him like huh ?? #imaceleb" Did you see this argument between Dean and Alan? (Image: ITV) This user noticed: "dean didn’t even go straight down to get the wood he went down to argue with alan?? #imaceleb" "Protect Alan at all costs," hailed an ITV viewer. Wayne Rooney encourages I’m a Celeb viewers to vote for Coleen to do a trial Elsewhere, Wayne Rooney has encouraged I'm a Celebrity viewers to vote for his wife Coleen to do a trial as he feels she would want to “put herself to the test”. The former England footballer, 39, said he was “proud” of how Coleen was doing in the Australian jungle in a post on social media on Saturday. How much is Ant and Dec's net worth each? The couple, who first met at school and began dating aged 16, share four sons – Kai Wayne, Klay Anthony, Kit Joseph and Cass Mac. “Proud of @ColeenRoo on @imacelebrity she’s doing great”, he wrote on X, alongside a collage of photos of her on the show. “Me and the boys would love to see her doing a trial and we know she’d want to put herself to the test. “If you can download the #ImACeleb and let’s get voting!” I'm a Celebrity continues on ITV1 and ITVX from 9pm on Sunday, November 24.LOS ANGELES –– The Kings defeated one of the NHL’s hottest teams and turned in a perfect afternoon on special teams as they beat the Seattle Kraken 2-1 on Saturday at Crypto.com Arena. The Kings scored the game’s only power-play goal, reversing a troubling recent trend in the process, and were 3 for 3 on the penalty kill. They entered the match as losers of three of their last four games while Seattle had prevailed in five of its past six clashes. Adrian Kempe and Quinton Byfield, who was playing in his 200th career game, each found the net for the Kings. Anže Kopitar assisted on both goals. David Rittich stopped all 19 shots. Brandon Montour scored late for Seattle on an active night for the former Ducks defenseman. Joey Daccord made 19 saves. Two of the NHL’s 10 best teams defensively produced a predictably low-event first period – while the Kraken and Kings once combined for 17 goals in a game, they had only nine combined shots in the opening 20 minutes – but the Kings flipped the script with goals at the 4:19 and 6:03 marks of the middle frame. First, it was the vision of Alex Turcotte synergizing the finishing ability of Kempe, who scored his 10th goal of the season and his 11th point in his past 11 games. Turcotte received the puck behind the net, curled toward the right-wing boards and sold a play along the wall as he sucked in four Kraken defenders. His no-look pass hit Kempe in the slot, with Adam Larsson unable to close his gap and Daccord having little chance at Kempe’s searing short-side wrister. Then, two weights were lifted at once when the power play scored its first goal since Brandt Clarke’s Nov. 9 empty-netter and Byfield tallied for the first time since he scored in consecutive games Nov. 5 and Nov. 7. He scored his third goal of the year and the first for the newly configured top power-play unit with a kneeling one-timer from the right faceoff circle. The primary assist was Kevin Fiala’s first point in seven games and the secondary one, as it did on Kempe’s goal, went to Kopitar. The captain’s pair of helpers brought him to 14 points in his past 11 games, remaining a beacon of consistency even in lean offensive stretches for the team. Related Articles The Kings had the opportunity to slam the door at the end of the period when a bizarre sequence during a Seattle power play left Byfield and Warren Foegele with a two-on-none shorthanded rush. After four passes across Daccord’s crease, Foegele’s eventual shot was negated by the handle of Daccord’s stick. Foegele would have another brush with glory in the third period, right after Montour had two of his own. His slap shot was saved by Rittich but his follow-up bid beat the big Czech, only to dent the right post just below the crossbar. Montour broke through 23 seconds after the Kings survived a six-on-four sequence, when his slap shot roared past Rittich with 1:34 to play, but Seattle drew no nearer.Say your nephew needs a Christmas present and you vaguely know what he’s into these days. A new Gift Finder feature on the Best Buy app lets users ask questions like, “What can I get for a 10-year-old who loves Minecraft?” The artificial intelligence-powered chatbot responds with a list of products like the latest versions of the game, Minecraft Legos and in-game currency. And just like that, you’re still his favorite aunt or uncle. Best Buy is one of several retailers touting new generative AI capabilities for the holiday season and year-round shopping, a critical tactic for staying relevant and making shopping hassle-free. They are all hoping as the clock ticks on a short holiday shopping window that last-minute shoppers have one less excuse for putting off their purchases. “Customers can have an interactive exchange to help guide them to the perfect gift they might not have even considered or knew that Best Buy offered,” CEO Corie Barry said about the Gift Finder on last month’s earnings call. Target launched its own version, the Bullseye Gift Finder, last week. With a few clicks, the tool will populate a list of gift ideas for kids or the whole family. “Target set out to make it easy and fun to discover on-trend and affordable items, which led to the design of our Bullseye Gift Finder,” said Cara Sylvester, chief guest experience officer. “Guests are loving the time and money saved thanks to all the affordable options served up to them, and we’ll continue to build on this technology well beyond the holiday season.” A Bain survey found more than half of consumers appreciate AI-enhanced recommendations when shopping online. The consulting firm said the approach will endure past the holidays and is “about building loyalty and market leadership that lasts into 2025 and beyond.” “Winning retailers know that AI-powered personalization isn’t just another plug-and-play technology,” according to a recent Bain report. “It empowers a strategic shift — the ability to align every message and interaction with the retailer’s identity, voice, and unique value proposition.” And Boston Consulting Group in its holiday analysis in October said retailers from Target to Walmart and department stores would have to win the weekly online battle as well as the weekend in-store race to come out ahead this season. This week, many stores including Target extended shopping hours until Christmas Eve, all in an effort to allow customers to shop however they want this season. But online purchases are expected this year to grow from 24% to 26% of overall holiday sales, and total $240.8 billion, according to Adobe Analytics research firm. Walmart embedded generative AI in its main search bar earlier this year, letting customers ask questions like “What should I make for dinner tonight?” to find loads of recommendations. Amazon also is pointing users to its virtual shopping assistant, Rufus, a chatbot that can answer questions and offer up products. “Rufus is designed to make shopping faster and easier, helping you narrow down Amazon’s wide selection and ultimately select the item that fits your needs,” the company wrote in a news release. Retailers have worked swiftly to build out AI assistants this year as the technology becomes table stakes. Target is testing a beta version of its AI shopping assistant for certain items, while Barry said Best Buy’s virtual assistant “can help 60% of our chat users without the need for a live customer support person.” Best Buy also launched an AI-enhanced package tracking tool earlier this year. Consultants at Bain wrote each retailer needs to consider its niche and how AI can serve their specific audience: “When retailers get this right, they make shoppers feel seen, valued, and engaged, which builds loyalty and sets a new bar for customer experience.”
