NoneLike a football off McBride's helmet, the Cardinals aren't getting many lucky bounces these daysLAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Thomas Brown insists he’s focused on the job at hand and not the one he might have down the line. His immediate task as the interim coach of the Chicago Bears is helping the team finish strong over the final five games, starting this weekend at San Francisco. The rest of his life can wait. “I think about just the moment. ... I obviously understand the role that I’m in, understand what might come with it,” he said Wednesday. “But I also understand that we make most situations bigger than what it has to be because of the outside noise, what everybody else puts a value on it.” The Bears are in a moment unlike any other in the history of the founding NFL franchise. on Friday with a 4-8 record and the team in a six-game losing streak marked by head-scratching decisions. They promoted Brown, who in a span of three weeks went from passing game coordinator to offensive coordinator and now the person in charge. The tipping point was a on Thanksgiving, when the Bears let the clock run down rather than call a timeout following a sack. It led to Caleb Williams throwing an incomplete pass from the Lions 41 as time expired when Chicago should have been able to run more than one play. Star cornerback Jaylon Johnson interrupted Eberflus’ postgame speech and made his feelings clear. Other players had gone public in recent weeks with their frustrations over the coaching decisions, and they didn’t exactly hide their emotions following the Detroit game. On Wednesday, defensive end DeMarcus Walker said he sensed a change was coming after the loss to the Lions. “You guys just look at the whole turnaround, how everything had been going, we just knew some changes were going to be made,” he said. The 38-year-old Brown now has a huge opportunity. He spent last season as Carolina’s offensive coordinator and the previous three on Sean McVay’s staff with the Los Angeles Rams — the final two as assistant head coach. Prior to that, he spent nine years as a college assistant, including stops at Wisconsin, Georgia, Miami and South Carolina. It’s his job to help right a team that came into the season thinking a playoff spot was in reach. Williams’ development obviously will be front and center. To that end, the No. 1 overall draft pick has looked more comfortable in the three games since Brown took over for the fired Shane Waldron as offensive coordinator, completing 75 of 117 passes for 827 yards with five touchdowns, no interceptions and a rating of 99.2. Though Brown will continue to call plays, the Bears have another new offensive coordinator in wide receivers coach Chris Beatty. “I think it is a stepping stone actually with my development because I think down the line I’ll have different OCs or different head coaches or whatever the case may be,” Williams said. “And so being able to handle it my first year, handle a new playbook, handle all these different changes, handle all of this I think it definitely will help the development instead of hurting it or anything like that.” Beyond the development of the prized quarterback, Brown also will be judged during his audition for the regular job on his preparation, decisions during games and command of the locker room. He said he reached out to each player individually on Friday and Saturday and tried to set a tone when the team met on Monday. “I want them to be excellent,” Brown said. “I can nitpick at every single play and tell a guy how he wasn’t perfect. And, so, perfection’s not the goal. It’s to excel at your craft.” Notes: The Bears had a lengthy injury report on Wednesday. WRs Keenan Allen (ankle) and DJ Moore (quad), RBs D’Andre Swift (quad) and Roschon Johnson (concussion), DB Elijah Hicks (ankle) and OL Ryan Bates (concussion) all missed practice. S Kevin Byard (shoulder) and OLs Darnnell Wright (knee) and Coleman Shelton (knee) were limited. ___ AP NFL coverage:super ace 2022 。

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The Myanmar delegation, led by U Tha Htay, Union Chief Justice attended the 11th Meeting of the Council of ASEAN Chief Justices in Cebu City, the Philippines, on 19 and 20 November 2024 at the invitation of Chief Justice of the Philippines Alexander G Gesmundo. The Council of ASEAN Chief Justices Meeting (the CACJ Meeting) has been held yearly since 2013 and is attended by the Chief Justices and the Heads of Judiciaries from ASEAN countries. On the meeting’s first day, the second ASEAN+Meeting was held in a hybrid format. The Chief Justices and the heads of the delegation from ASEAN countries attended the meeting in person, and the Chief Justices from the Supreme Court of the People’s Republic of China, the Supreme Court of Japan, and the Supreme Court of the Republic of Korea joined the meeting online. At the meeting, the use of court technology to enhance access to justice was discussed, and the CACJ working groups shared experiences of regional judicial cooperation through the CACJ. On the meeting second day, the 11th CACJ meeting was held. Union Chief Justice U Tha Htay delivered an opening speech together with other Chief Justices and heads of delegation. Then, CACJ Working Groups on ASEAN Judiciaries Portal, Facilitation Service of Civil Processes within ASEAN, Case Management and Court Technology, Judicial Training and Education, Cross-border Disputes Involving Children, Conduct of Video Conferencing Hearings, ASEAN+ Meetings and the Study Group presented their reports regarding the activities carried out, the achievements gained and the working plan to be continued. During the meeting, Union Chief Justice U Tha Htay discussed matters relating to the Myanmar judiciary. At the conclusion of the meeting, the Chief Justices and the heads of delegations signed the Cebu Declaration, the result of the 11th CACJ Meeting. Union Chief Justice U Tha Htay attended the meeting along with officials of the Supreme Court of the Union. — MNAHow to watch New Orleans Saints vs. New York Giants: TV channel, streaming info

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch received strong backing Sunday from her former boss — ex-Commish Ray Kelly– as she dramatically moves to clean up the US’ scandal-ridden largest police department. “I have a lot of confidence in the new police commissioner, Jessica Tisch. She worked directly for me,” Kelly said on 77 WABC radio’s ”The Cats Roundtable” show. ”She’s headed two major city agencies. She’s an excellent manager. She can be a pretty stern taskmaster. I think we’re on the right track,” he told host John Catsimatidis. Tisch ousted dozens of NYPD bosses in a shocking Saturday purge, beginning with the department’s Internal Affairs Bureau, a week after The Post revealed that the agency’s highest ranking uniformed police officer, Jeffrey Maddrey, was allegedly trading overtime for sex at headquarters. Tisch began her career at the NYPD as a counterterrorism analyst in 2008 under Kelly, the longest serving police commissioner in the department’s history. She eventually became the deputy commissioner of information technology and oversaw the NYPD’s 911 operations before running the city Departments of Information Technology and Telecommunications and Sanitation. Kelly, who served as police commissioner under Mayors David Dinkins and Mike Bloomberg, said there are pressing problems in the NYPD that Tisch is grappling with. “We’ve had tough times in the department. We had the overtime scandal . People are leaving in big numbers,” he said. “The department, having 54,000 people, is always going to have some issues, some problems. But I’m positive about what’s going to happen in the next year,’’ he said. Kelly indicated he has less confidence in Mayor Eric Adams, who faces re-election in 2025 while fighting federal corruption charges at a trial scheduled in the spring. Adams maintains his innocence. The Big Apple’s former top cop touted what he called the city’s 20-year law-and-order “renaissance” under ex-Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Bloomberg, adding, “People sort of took that for granted.” Kelly claimed the city’s quality of life and crime started to worsen under former Mayor Bill de Blasio, and “I don’t think Mayor Adams has done anything to change that.” He said the City Council has swung too far to the left, citing the influence of the Democratic Socialists of America. ”We were a little bit asleep at the switch, and this is what we got,” he said. ”The City Council has been a real problem ... for the city and certainly for the police department. They want to tie the hands of the police. They continue to do it. They certainly hurt the quality of life in New York by doing that. These elections are going to be very important,’’ he said. Kelly, who headed the US Customs Service under then-President Bill Clinton, was bullish about President-elect Donald Trump returning to the White House. The former Marine said the nation needed a “course correction” after the border crisis and inflation that occurred during President Biden’s term. “I just can’t believe what happened at the border. There was no explanation why that was going on,” he said. Trump will “send a good signal that there is a new sheriff in town” by ramping up deportations of illegal migrants, particularly criminals,’’ the ex-top cop said. “We need to protect our borders. Otherwise, we won’t have a country,” Kelly said.

NoneMarshall has hired NC State defensive coordinator Tony Gibson as its next head coach, the team announced Sunday. Gibson replaces Charles Huff, who left for Southern Miss . Gibson is a natural replacement at Marshall with strong ties to the state of West Virginia . He worked at in-state schools for 15 years between Glenville State, West Virginia Tech and West Virginia, including as a member of both Rich Rodriguez and Dana Holgorsen's staffs. Gibson was not retained by Neal Brown, and spent the last six seasons as a defensive coordinator at NC State. After questions for multiple years about Huff's desire to be at Marshall, Gibson would represent a native son coming home. "He (Gibson) is a proud Boone County native with an enormous wealth of coaching experience that will continue to elevate and honor the tradition of success of Marshall Football," Marshall athletic director Christian Spears said in a statement released by the school. "We have recruited a proven coach that aspires to be at Marshall and to sustain the success we have come to appreciate and expect. We can't wait to get started with him and his staff ." Huff's departure came only one day after Huff led Marshall to its first conference championship since 2014 after a 31-3 win over Louisiana in the Sun Belt Championship Game. The Thundering Herd ended the season on a seven-game winning streak after a breakout stretch from junior quarterback Braylon Braxton . Braxton threw for 193 yards, rushed for 66 and added two touchdowns in the dominant victory. However, Marshall and Huff had been in a public standoff over the past several weeks. Despite posting a 32-20 record in four years, Huff's contract was set to expire after the season. Rumors linked Huff to Southern Miss over the past week in the lead up to the conference championship game, but he turned them down. Instead, he put the onus on Marshall to give him a new contract. Instead, Huff now prepares to join one of the most mercurial programs in college football . Southern Miss fired Will Hall after a 14-30 record in four years, including a 1-6 start to the 2024 season. The Golden Eagles have historically been one of the top Group of Five programs under Jeff Bower and continued the success under Larry Fedora, Todd Monken and Jay Hopson. However, the program tanked under Hall. Huff made $755,500 last season, per the USA Today Salaries Database . Hall earned $824,000. However, Southern Miss is one of the poorest athletic departments in the FBS, ranking No. 107 out of 110 FBS public schools in athletic spending.

The unsealed U.S. indictment on Monday charges two former Syrian officials with war crimes, highlighting America's continued legal actions under the Biden administration. This inditement reflects the U.S. government's stance on enforcing international human rights laws. In a bid against human trafficking, Germany has agreed to close a legal loophole, preventing smugglers from storing boats, marking closer cooperative efforts with the UK. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is leading these initiatives, emphasizing his focus on combating illegal migration. Amid continuing political turmoil, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to testify in his long-standing corruption trial. Meanwhile, changes in Syrian administration signal a shift in power dynamics, with the former prime minister agreeing to transfer power to a rebel-backed government. (With inputs from agencies.)Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (NYSE:AQN) Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.07

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