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EAST LANSING, Mich. — Aidan Chiles threw for two scores in the first half to build a three-touchdown lead and Michigan State held on to beat Purdue 24-17 on Friday night. The Spartans (5-6, 3-5 Big Ten) are a win away from being eligible for a bowl with first-year coach Jonathan Smith and they play Rutgers at home in the final regular-season game. “It means a lot,” Chiles said. “We should’ve been in this place a long time ago.” The Boilermakers (1-10, 0-8) have dropped 10 straight games and will have to pull off a stunning upset against rival and fifth-ranked Indiana on the road to avoid matching a school record with an 11th loss under second-year coach Ryan Walters. Pressure to perform is expected, Walter acknowledged. “It comes with the territory and sitting in the chair I’m sitting in,” he said. Michigan State scored three touchdowns and a field goal on its four drives in the first half to take a 24-3 lead, then struggled to move the ball in the second half and Purdue almost took advantage. “It’s kind of disappointing to come out hot and the next half look like we never played football before,” Chiles said. With a chance to drive for a game-tying touchdown midway through the fourth quarter, Hudson Card threw a pass toward Max Klare that caromed around and was picked off by linebacker Jordan Turner at the Michigan State 31. Card gave the Boilermakers a chance to tie the game on their next drive, but Jahmal Edrine dropped a long pass while running all alone behind the secondary and they ended up turning it over on downs at midfield with 3:05 left. Chiles missed his first chance to seal the victory on a third-down run when he went out of bounds instead of cutting back to likely get a first down and keep the clock running. “I was supposed to get a first down and I thought I did,” he said. On fourth-and-1, Chiles' sneak was spotted just past the stick and he was able to kneel to run off the remaining time. Chiles finished 15 of 31 for 159 yards yards and threw multiple touchdown passes for the third time this season. He threw a go-ahead, 7-yard touchdown pass to Montorie Foster midway through the first quarter and a 20-yard touchdown pass to Nate Carter with 41 seconds left in the first half. Carter also had a 2-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. Card was 26 of 47 for a career-high 342 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Klare had seven receptions for 83 yards and a 7-yard touchdown reception early in the fourth quarter to bring the Boilermakers within a touchdown. The takeaway Purdue: Walters was expected to struggle, coming off a four-win debut season that included a victory over the Hoosiers, but the Boilermakers were competitive in just two of the 10 games they lost. “My focus right now is on Indiana and that is what I can control,” Walters said. “I don’t feel any pressure other than trying to win a ballgame.” Michigan State: Smith's team has slightly surpassed low expectations and the program would get a much-needed boost by earning a spot in the postseason with another win. Up next Purdue: The season mercifully ends Saturday as heavy underdogs against Indiana on the road. Michigan State: Hosts the Scarlet Knights, needing a win to end Smith's first season at a bowl game.NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers formally asked a judge Monday to throw out his hush money criminal conviction, arguing continuing the case would present unconstitutional “disruptions to the institution of the Presidency.“ In a filing made public Tuesday, Trump’s lawyers told Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan that dismissal is warranted because of the “overwhelming national mandate granted to him by the American people on November 5, 2024.” They also cited President Joe Biden’s recent pardon of his son, Hunter Biden, who was convicted of tax and gun charges. “President Biden asserted that his son was ‘selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted,’ and ‘treated differently,’" Trump’s legal team wrote. The Manhattan district attorney, they claimed, engaged in the type of political theater "that President Biden condemned.” Prosecutors will have until Dec. 9 to respond. They have said they will fight any efforts to dismiss the case but indicated a willingness to delay the sentencing until after Trump’s second term ends in 2029. In their filing Monday, Trump's attorneys dismissed the idea of holding off sentencing until Trump is out of office as a “ridiculous suggestion.” Following Trump’s election victory last month, Merchan halted proceedings and indefinitely postponed his sentencing, previously scheduled for late November, to allow the defense and prosecution to weigh in on the future of the case. He also delayed a decision on Trump’s prior bid to dismiss the case on immunity grounds. Trump has been fighting for months to reverse his conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal a $130,000 payment to porn actor Stormy Daniels to suppress her claim that they had sex a decade earlier. He says they did not and denies wrongdoing. Taking a swipe at Bragg and New York City, as Trump often did throughout the trial, the filing argues that dismissal would also benefit the public by giving him and “the numerous prosecutors assigned to this case a renewed opportunity to put an end to deteriorating conditions in the City and to protect its residents from violent crime.” Clearing Trump, the lawyers added, also would allow him to “to devote all of his energy to protecting the Nation.” The defense filing was signed by Trump lawyers Todd Blanche and Emil Bove, who represented Trump during the trial and since were selected by the president-elect to fill senior roles at the Justice Department. A dismissal would erase Trump’s historic conviction, sparing him the cloud of a criminal record and possible prison sentence. Trump is the first former president to be convicted of a crime and the first convicted criminal to be elected to the office. Trump takes office Jan. 20. Merchan hasn’t set a timetable for a decision. Merchan could also decide to uphold the verdict and proceed to sentencing, delay the case until Trump leaves office, wait until a federal appeals court rules on Trump’s parallel effort to get the case moved out of state court or choose some other option. Prosecutors cast the payout as part of a Trump-driven effort to keep voters from hearing salacious stories about him. Trump’s then-lawyer Michael Cohen paid Daniels. Trump later reimbursed him, and Trump’s company logged the reimbursements as legal expenses — concealing what they really were, prosecutors alleged. Trump pledged to appeal the verdict if the case is not dismissed. He and his lawyers said the payments to Cohen were properly categorized as legal expenses for legal work. A month after the verdict, the Supreme Court ruled that ex-presidents can’t be prosecuted for official acts — things they did in the course of running the country — and that prosecutors can’t cite those actions to bolster a case centered on purely personal, unofficial conduct. Trump’s lawyers cited the ruling to argue that the hush money jury got some improper evidence, such as Trump’s presidential financial disclosure form, testimony from some White House aides and social media posts made during his first term. Prosecutors disagreed and said the evidence in question was only “a sliver” of their case. If the verdict stands and the case proceeds to sentencing, Trump’s punishments would range from a fine to probation to up to four years in prison — but it’s unlikely he’d spend any time behind bars for a first-time conviction involving charges in the lowest tier of felonies. Because it is a state case, Trump would not be able to pardon himself once he returns to office. Presidential pardons apply only to federal crimes.game changer 。

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New Delhi: From being led in science and innovative research, India is today in a position to lead others across the world, proven by recent success stories accomplished under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, including space sector, biotechnology and vaccine breakthroughs, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh, said on Saturday. Addressing the eighth convocation of the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR) in the national Capital, Dr Singh said India has progressed from a single-digit count of space startups to over 300, while the biotechnology sector now boasts nearly 9,000 startups, contributing significantly to the country’s economy. The minister celebrated the accomplishments of women in science, noting the historic appointment of CSIR’s first woman Director General, Nallathamby Kalaiselvi. “India’s woman power has always been the foundation of great achievements, but it is now receiving the recognition it deserves,” the minister stated. Dr Singh also highlighted AcSIR’s role in fostering interdisciplinary learning, promoting industry-academia collaboration, and driving India’s ascent in global science and technology rankings. He called the institution’s futuristic academic approach a cornerstone for achieving PM Modi’s vision of a ‘Viksit Bharat 2047.’ AcSIR is ranked among the top three per cent of global universities, despite being a relatively young institution. “AcSIR is not just an academic institution, it’s a torchbearer of a new academic culture in India,” said the minister, adding that its partnerships with 82 institutions, including CSIR, ICMR, and DST, exemplify effective collaboration in research and development. AcSIR offers an innovative Integrated PhD (iPhD) programme. “iPhD links innovation, imagination, and industry right from the start of research journeys, ensuring sustainable startups,” said Dr Singh. The minister tied such efforts to India’s meteoric rise in the global innovation ecosystem, moving from 81st to 40th in the Global Innovation Index under the PM Modi government.

A pair of upsets in the SEC have resulted in fines for two schools after their fans stormed the field. The conference announced Sunday that Oklahoma and Auburn have incurred fines for violations of the league's access to competition area policy due to fans entering the field. Auburn will be fined $100,000 after fans stormed the field following its win over No. 15 Texas A&M while Oklahoma will be fined $200,000 after its win over No. 7 Alabama led to fans storming the field. This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis. For more from Bleacher Report on this topic and from around the sports world, check out our B/R app , homepage and social feeds—including Twitter , Instagram , Facebook and TikTok .

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Lizzo's newest social media post had fans talking as they noticed her weight loss. The Instagram post that left fans talking was a carousel of selfies of the singer in a car as she rocked pigtail braids with an off the shoulder renaissance-type shirt and what appeared to be a denim skirt that billowed out with white flowy fabric. Lizzo captioned the Nov. 22 post: "Last night I wore milkmaid braids [squinting eye with tongue emoji]. Fans took to comments to make note of Lizzo looking slimmer as some gushed over her, others were shocked by the transformation. One fan said "Yo Lizzie lost mad weight" A second wrote; "Wait what???? [surprised face emoji] Is this LIZZO????" Another responded to the second saying "I was thinking the same thing. I'm mind blown. Congrats to her." A fourth said: "Hold up what?!???" Liam Payne's ex Danielle Peazer opens up in emotional post days after One Direction star's funeral Kim Kardashian slammed for small accessory after Catholic lingerie photoshoot Some were appalled in a different way and warned Lizzo not to lose too much weight: "Wait wait wait don't get to skinny now!!!" Another fan reminded people to chill and to also stop spreading Ozempic rumors: "can yall go one post without mentioning how 'skinny she’s getting' or how she’s 'using ozempic' ?? She’s been documenting her fitness and healthy eating journey this whole time." Back in September, the 36-year-old hit back at a follower's comment suggesting that she was using Ozempic for her weight loss. Lizzo explained that in the past five months, she's been concentrating on "weight training and calorie deficit." Lizzo has been candid and transparent about her health journey as she has shown her diets and workouts on social media especially on TikTok. She recently shared in October that she was no longer a vegan after four years. She elaborated that during a recent visit to Japan, she saw how "clean and delicious their food was." She ate things like "fresh sushi and fluffy egg" and she was "amazed at how good my body felt the next day." "After tests and research," Lizzo added, "I found that animal proteins helped me have more energy, lose weight and helped with my mental fog." But she did acknowledge that she still thought a vegan diet "is still the healthiest diet to have" and that while she hopes to be a raw alkaline vegan one day, her current non-vegan diet has been helping her current goals and makes her "feel good" in her body. The Truth Hurt performer in March talked to the New York Times about how she's "been methodical, losing weight very slowly" as she diets and "puts love in body" with exercises like Pilates or taking a walk. Lizzo additionally talk to the outlet about evolving the concept of body positivity (which she has been known for) into body neutrality. "I’m not going to lie and say I love my body every day. The bottom line is, the way you feel about your body changes every single day," she elaborated. "There are some days I adore my body, and others when I don’t feel completely positive." Lizzo further said in regards to people's commentary and fixation on her body: "My body is nobody’s business." DAILY NEWSLETTER: Sign up here to get the latest news and updates from the Mirror US straight to your inbox with our FREE newsletter.Retailers anticipating big Cyber Monday after record Black Friday sales

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