The Ravens (12-5) and Browns (3-14) wrapped their regular seasons on Saturday with a breezy 35-10 Baltimore win.With the result, the Ravens clinched the AFC North and No. 3 seed in the AFC, while the Browns secured a top-three pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.Here are our takeaways from the first game of the Week 18 slate. Knee-jerk reaction: Injuries hard to swallowInjuries are the worst thing about the NFL. And while they happen every week, there’s something particularly depressing about seeing players suffer injuries during the final week of the regular season. Browns rookie defensive tackle Mike Hall Jr.…
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It would have been easy to take the successful high-concept premise of “Squid Game” — hard-luck contestants compete to the death in a sadistically kiddie-themed battle royale — and simply replicate it for Season 2. After all, the show’s first season, which appeared on Netflix to little initial fanfare in 2021, was embraced as a shrewd fable of late-stage capitalism and drew a reported 330 million viewers worldwide, becoming the streaming service’s most-watched title of all time.But the second season of the show, which premiered on the day after Christmas, introduces an intriguing plot element that cannily taps into the…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. While seasons of high demand bring excitement to small business owners, they often create additional stress that prevents them from providing the best customer experience possible. Regardless of your situation, here are five ways to sustain your business and yourself in the midst of chaos and keep the customer experience top of mind.Related: How To Find the Right Time Management Method for You1. Plan aheadPoor planning usually leads to less-than-desirable results and dissatisfied customers. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or a newcomer to the rush of high demand, careful consideration of the…
I’m a Libra.What does that mean? If you’re an evidence-based thinker, it means nothing. If you’re a believer in astrology, however, it means I was born at a time of the year when the sun’s influence on me (unidentifiable and uncertain and unexplainable as it is) was ruled by the Libra “sun sign,” although that sign’s relation to the actual constellation of Libra is fuzzy at best. If you do believe in astrology, you and I should have some words.But what does it even mean to say the sun is “in” Libra? Why place importance on that constellation and not,…
NEW ORLEANS — Kim Alexander sat in the middle of the half-filled sanctuary as music and prayer filled the room. While Bishop Lester Love spoke of healing and hope at the pulpit, Alexander didn’t seem convinced the city will be safer after a car rampage killed 14 New Year’s revelers on Bourbon Street.“There’s too many unattended areas in the French Quarter, there’s too many unattended areas in the city,” the 60-year-old New Orleans resident told NBC News after the service. She said she thinks more officers should be hired.She wasn’t alone in her worries. Hundreds of New Orleanians gathered at the City of Love…
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclusion.RoboCup German Open: 12–16 March 2025, NUREMBERG, GERMANYGerman Robotics Conference: 13–15 March 2025, NUREMBERG, GERMANYICUAS 2025: 14–17 May 2025, CHARLOTTE, NCICRA 2025: 19–23 May 2025, ATLANTA, GAIEEE RCAR 2025: 1–6 June 2025, TOYAMA, JAPANRSS 2025: 21–25 June 2025, LOS ANGELESIAS 2025: 30 June–4 July 2025, GENOA, ITALYICRES 2025: 3–4 July 2025, PORTO, PORTUGALIEEE World Haptics: 8–11 July 2025, SUWON, KOREAIFAC Symposium…
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the worldRollercoaster market moves in the final days of 2024 offered a blunt reminder that investors are heading into a year of living dangerously.Stocks and bonds lurched lower after the Federal Reserve’s final policy meeting of the year, spooked by the notion that the central bank may be unable to keep cutting rates (as it had previously expected to) because of still-simmering inflation.The key is not what Fed chair Jay Powell said. It is what he was careful not to say…
This article originally appeared on WND.com Guest by post by Bob Unruh Group’s gender ideology ‘is itself quasi-religious, having many aspects of religions and cults.’ The well-known critics of all things religious, especially anything connected to Christianity, at the Freedom from Religion Foundation now are being accused of adopting the very ideology the group was created to fight. It is because the organization censored from its website an article from Jerry Coyne, professor emeritus of ecology in Chicago, an atheist and a board member. Coyne wrote “Biology is not bigotry” to critique an early column promoting transgenderism. Coyne’s response…
Britney Spears had the best Christmas of her life after reuniting with her son Jayden and has shared yet another beautiful moment she shared with him.The pop star also shared her thoughts on the respect accorded to mothers in recent times.Earlier, Spears, a mom to two sons, shared a cute video featuring a little girl and revealed she would adopt a daughter.Article continues below advertisementBritney Spears Shares Video Of Son Jayden Unwrapping GiftsSpears enjoys every bit of her time with her son, Jayden, 18, who she reunited with during the yuletide season.On Saturday, the “Blackout” singer shared a video on…
In late December, the UN peacekeeping force expressed concern at the “continuing” damage being done by the Israeli military in south Lebanon.Detailing its latest air strikes in Lebanon on Thursday, the Israeli military said it was acting to remove any threat to Israel “in accordance with the ceasefire understandings”.Qassem said Hezbollah had decided to show patience, but warned that would not last indefinitely.”We have said that we are giving an opportunity to prevent Israeli violations and to implement the agreement, and we will exercise patience,” he said, stressing: “This does not mean that we will wait for 60 days.”The leadership…