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All major American professional sports have a time of year when they capture the eyes of the nation. America’s pastime, baseball, has the ‘Fall Classic’, the NFL dominates Thanksgiving, and the country has an entire weekend dedicated to the Super Bowl. Christmas Day is the NBA’s time to shine with action from noon to midnight (though the NFL tries to get in on the action). When Americans tune in to watch Lebron James and Kevin Durant battle it out on the court, they usually aren’t thinking about the referees, but it’s impossible to play without them. The creation and enforcement…

There were no goals, and not much action, as Zambia drew with Comoros

With an active winter storm expected to hit the Northeast Friday night, a second system is close behind. This second storm will bring a mixture of rain and snow from Sunday into Monday and will be followed by a blast of Arctic air.NEW YORK, N.Y. – Just hours after a powerful winter storm moves out from the Northeast and delivers snow and ice to the region, another fast-moving system will bring a mixture of rain and snow, followed by a blast of Arctic air that will leave most of the East Coast below average to start off the New Year.After…

Dr. Mona Amin clicked on the email. The South Florida pediatric practice where she worked was changing its rules on whether to accept patients who refuse routine vaccines. Since 2017, Pediatric Associates disclosed to families that its physicians reserved the right to stop seeing patients who disregarded their advice.That was now going away under political pressure, the email said. “The state of Florida has made strong statements about our continued ability to maintain this policy, directly threatening our ability to participate in Medicaid,” Amin read aloud before stopping. “I’m sorry,” she said. “I’m just so sad right now.”It was Amin’s…

That’s EJ Antoni, who has not a single peer-reviewed paper. Dr. Antoni’s replacement of the previous Center for Data Analysis director is mentioned by National Review. As far as I know, he replaces Kevin Dayaratna (whose Heritage webpage has been sanitized). Dr. Dayaratna has several peer reviewed papers on the CDA webpageas well as several working papers. As noted in an earlier post, Dr. Antoni has no peer reviewed papers; his only “paper” is this one, coauthored with Peter St. Onge, and contains results completely irreproducible (see my analysis here). Dr. Antoni is also Chief Economist for Truflation. Dr. Antoni’s…

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Josh Giddey has made it clear that while personal recognition is not his primary focus, earning his first All-Star selection in the 2025/26 season remains a meaningful goal for him. He understands that individual honors are something nearly every player hopes for when entering the league, and he sees himself no differently in that regard. […] The post Josh Giddey balances All-Star hopes with team success appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

On Tuesday, Washington issued an entry ban against Breton, one of the driving forces behind the European Digital Services Act (DSA), and four representatives of NGOs committed to combating disinformation and hate speech online. According to the U.S. government, they are “censoring” American companies. “The European Union is an open, rules-based internal market, with the sovereign right to regulate economic activities in accordance with our democratic values and international obligations,” the Commission responded a day later in a statement. The Commission has asked the U.S. authorities for “clarifications.” “If necessary, we will respond quickly and decisively to defend our regulatory…

by Calculated Risk on 12/23/2025 02:39:00 PM From Intercontinental Exchange: ICE First Look at Mortgage Performance: Seasonal and Calendar Factors Drive Rise in November Delinquencies Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE) … today released the November 2025 ICE First Look at mortgage delinquency, foreclosure and prepayment trends.“While the topline delinquency numbers show a sharp increase, we’ve seen comparable spikes in prior years when November ended on a Sunday and scheduled payments didn’t post until early December,” said Andy Walden, Head of Mortgage and Housing Market Research at ICE. “Overall performance was in line with what historical patterns would suggest. That said, December…

Egypt v South Africa preview Seven-time Africa Cup of Nation (AFCON) champions Egypt will hope for a less nerve-shredding experience when they face South Africa in their second match of the 2025 tournament in Agadir. Having been behind at half-time to underdogs Zimbabwe on Monday, Manchester City forward Omar Marmoush equalised with 26 minutes of regular time remaining before Liverpool counterpart Mohamed Salah struck the 91st-minute in their 2-1 win. Manager Hossam Hassan said the Pharaohs were “unlucky” but “wasted many chances” on their way to victory. “We made it harder than it should have been,” Hassan told BeIN Sports,…