Beyond evangelicals, Trump and his allies courted smaller faith groups, from the Amish to ChabadCategorically, what is the biggest problem with PCIe 5.0 drives? It's the heat. At launch, and even now, those early 5.0 units complete with the Phison E26 controller and Micron 232-layer TLC run seriously hot. To the point it was almost impossible to run one without some form of active cooling baked into it. Corsair wasn't immune to this either, despite its street cred as a storage manufacturer first and foremost, and its MP700 line initially featured the reference Phison cooler, complete with in-built fan, and a touch of yellow branding to try and separate it from the crowd. A lot's changed since then, and we've seen a whole host of non-fan-cooled PCIe 5.0 solutions arrive with us. However, heat has still always been a major concern. That is what the MP700 Elite looks to rectify in its bold and brave quest to become one of the best SSDs out there today. In short, this is an exceptionally cool PCIe 5.0 drive that not only delivers relatively comfortable performance on the sequential front but does so with both a low power draw and radically lower temperatures as a result. I'm not saying you can run this without a dedicated heatsink just yet, but we're getting close. That does however come with some drawbacks. As for the hardware, Corsair's built the MP700 Elite around Kioxia's latest 218-layer BiCS8 TLC NAND, combined with Phison's E321T controller. That does mean it comes without any DRAM cache or buffers, but honestly, that's not a huge concern given the raw throughput that Kioxia's NAND can deliver. Capacity: 2 TB Interface : PCIe 5.0 x4 Memory controller: Phison E321T Flash memory: Kioxia 218-Layer BiCS8 TLC NAND Rated performance: 10,000 MB/s sustained read, 8,500 MB/s sustained write Endurance: 1,200 TBW Warranty: Five years Price: $260 | £235 It's also worth mentioning that this is a single-sided M.2-2280 design, making it pretty ideal for laptops and other consoles, although if you do get the heatsink variant, please do note that it's too large to fit into something like a PS5 Pro (although you can easily disassemble it if you do). On launch, it's a somewhat limited choice for capacity, sadly. You can grab one of these either as a 1 TB or a 2 TB configuration, and that's it. For this specific 2 TB model I've got on test here, it retails relatively respectable at $260 ($265 with the heatsink), or £235 in the UK (£240 with heatsink). Unfortunately, no AUD availability just yet. Right, the big thing I need to cover first is temperatures, because boy, is this quite literally a cool drive. At least compared to other PCIe 5.0 offerings. To be clear, almost always, I try to test all of the SSDs I get in for review underneath the exact same heatsink with the same thermal pads. That's done on an Asus ROG Strix X870E-E motherboard. If the drive comes with a heatsink, if possible, I strip it off and chuck it in the board for the full testing suite. So, for comparison, the Seagate FireCuda 540, a relatively early PCIe 5.0 drive, during its benchmark run, topped out at 83 C. The Crucial T700, which did use its own integrated heatsink, landed at 87°C. The MP700 Elite? 55°C. Ambient room temperature at the time of those tests was 24°C across all three SSDs. That is just a staggering drop in overall heat, and if we're generous and compare it only to the FireCuda 540, there's a 33.7% difference between them. This is all thanks to Phison's latest E31T controller. In short, it's basically a pseudo-evolution of the E26 found in the bulk of most 5.0 drives to date ( Teamgroup's Z540 a good example of that). Although it lacks any DRAM and features half the channels and bandwidth, it's wildly more efficient than the original controllers. That's thanks to Phison moving the manufacturing process from a 12nm FinFET solution to TSMC's 7 nm N7 process instead. It also has half the number of channels, and because of that power draw, equally has been cut significantly as well. What that leads to is a significant drop in overall temps as a result. Certainly compared to drives like Crucial's T700 or Gigabyte's Aorus Gen5 12000. As for the numbers game, general sequential speeds are about what we saw with the initial PCIe 5.0 launch, albeit with one exception. Crystal Disk manages 10,197 MB/s, respectively, on the read, but 8,608 on the write (the latter quite a bit slower than the FireCuda 540 and Crucial's T700). Where the MP700 Elite picks its head up, however, is in the random 4Ks. It dominates that field, with 88 MB/s on the read and a whopping 336 MB/s on the write, pipping both of our other PCIe 5.0 drives to the post. As for in-game performance, it basically sat in the middle of the pack, landing a load time of 7.426 seconds in Final Fantasy's Shadowbringers benchmark. PC Gamer test bench CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X | RAM: 64 GB (2x32GB) Team Group T-Create Expert DDR5 @ 6000 C34 | GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Super | Motherboard: ASUS ROG Strix X870E-E Gaming WiFi | CPU Cooler: Asus ROG Ryujin III 360 ARGB Extreme | PSU: 1200W NZXT C1200 (2024) 80+ Gold | Chassis: Geometric Future Model 5 The real kicker is the price. There's a lot of tech and hardware featured here that's relatively new to the playing field. Whether that's Phison's E31T controller, which landed with us in September 2024, or Kioxia's latest 218-layer BiCS8 NAND, it all costs money up front to bring this together to the table, and despite this drive being pitched as sort of a "mid-range" entry-level option, it's got some tough competition from older hardware that right now, just kind of works. ✅ Random 4K performance and cooling are everything: The MP700 Elite delivers impressively potent random 4K performance, along with some phenomenally low temperatures due to improved power efficiency. That should translate well in game. ❌ You're looking for the fastest sequential drive around: With 8 GB/s on the write and 10 GB/s on the write, it lacks the sequential grunt of other older, and cheaper PCIe 5.0 drives. Crucial's T700 is a fine example of this (and it's not alone either). If you go for the non-heatsinked variant, at time of writing, you can pick up 2 TB for just $210, and it's consistently been that price for the last four months (even lower during Black Friday). Corsair's MP700 Elite, on offer right now, is still slightly more expensive, despite dropping in price to $215. And to be fair, you can only grab that deal directly from its webstore. Admittedly, you can get the MP700 Elite with a heatsink for just $5 extra versus the $50 investment needed for the T700 heatsinked, but, in reality, most folk buying this are likely just going to chuck it behind a motherboard M.2 heatsink anyway, negating the issue. Then there's the performance delta between those two drives. Although the random 4K numbers are higher for the MP700 Elite, those sequential numbers, particularly on write performance, are awkwardly lower by contrast. Depending on your workloads, that could be a real deal breaker. Similar to graphics cards and CPUs, it feels like at this point that excess heat generated by most modern, less-efficient PCIe 5.0 drives has already been accounted for and designed around. Whether that's through better motherboard heatsinks or standard ones included with the drives themselves, it's no longer an issue. Although Phison's latest controller is impressive, it's technology that really should be utilized to better improve the performance of the next generation of PCIe 6.0 SSDs instead. Combine those facts with just how limited that extra performance is for gamers, and well it's a real tough sell. Still, the MP700 Elite is a solid all-round performer. If you're looking for something a little cheaper and budget is a factor, if you can get this thing on offer, it'll deliver on its promise, and then some, all without breaking the bank.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel said he was caught off guard by reports early Tuesday that linebacker Shaq Barrett wants to unretire. The two-time Super Bowl winner signed a one-year deal with the Dolphins in March, then abruptly announced his retirement on social media in July, just days before the start of Miami's training camp. “Just to be candid, obviously there's a reason why you target and sign somebody," McDaniel said Tuesday afternoon. “I was fully caught off guard, or caught by surprise this morning as I found out.” McDaniel indicated the Dolphins have not had any conversations with Barrett recently. Miami holds the 32-year-old’s contractual rights. ESPN first reported the news. “It was kind of news as you guys got it,” McDaniel said. He also said he hasn't had a chance to think about Barrett potentially rejoining the team, and that his immediate focus is on Miami's Thursday night game at Green Bay. “The team is counting on me to think about the Packers,” he said. "I'll get with (GM) Chris (Grier), and we'll work through that. There's a ton of implications that go along with it in terms of team and roster stuff, so we'll work through that as we just got the news today.” Barrett has 400 tackles, 59 sacks, 22 forced fumbles and three interceptions in nine seasons — four with Denver and five with Tampa Bay. He was a second-team All-Pro with the Buccaneers in 2019, with a league-high 19 1/2 sacks. The Dolphins waived veteran safety Marcus Maye on Tuesday and activated rookie safety Patrick McMorris from injured reserve. Maye, who signed with the Dolphins in June, played in 11 games with three starts for Miami this season. He had 30 tackles and a tackle for loss. He could re-sign to the team's practice squad if he clears waivers. Maye previously played for New Orleans, but was cut in a money-saving move in March after two seasons with the Saints. Maye's release made room on the roster for McMorris, who was drafted in the sixth round by Miami in April. He began the season on injured reserve because of a calf injury. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nflProvidence, Oklahoma hope key players are back in Bahamas

Grimes is correcting the record on her breakup from Elon Musk . The singer—who is locked in a custody battle over son X Æ A-Xii , 4, daughter Exa Dark Sideræl , 3, and son Techno Mechanicus , 2, with the Tesla founder—refuted claims that Elon broke up with her, insisting instead that it was she who walked away from the relationship when they broke up for good in 2022. "I didn't 'get dumped,'" Grimes wrote on X Dec. 26. "I bounced. My amazing baby is asleep in my bed beside me, I'm in love. no regrets. Life is as beautiful as u want it to be." The singer's tweet was in response to a post from Azaelia Banks , in which she alluded to her 2018 feud with Grimes, saying that she is "still trying to hold out on some weird ass innocent bulls--t years later" because she endorsed a fan-made meme about a Wicked remake costarring the two recording artists. The "212" hitmaker went on to tell Grimes to "get over" herself and urged her to stop mentioning her online. "ur really a lame," Azaelia said. "U can really quit mentioning me. I know you wish you could be my bestie but b---h..... it's f--king boring as hell. Let it go." As for the accusations that she was trying to reignite a feud with Azaelia, Grimes was resolute that it wasn't that serious. "It's just a funny joke bro," she said in her tweet. "not trying to paint u as a villain." In fact, the "Genesis" singer said that she wished nothing but the best for Azaelia, despite their checkered history with one another. "Ur insanely talented," Grimes said. "even after all this, I want u to win. god bless Mlady." Keep reading for more on Elon's family tree. Maye Musk (Mom) Maye was born in Saskatchewan, Canada and emigrated with her parents to Pretoria, South Africa in 1950, when she was 7. She and Elon's father, Errol Musk , split in 1979. After Elon moved to Canada at age 17, Maye obtained Canadian citizenship by birthright and moved there too. There, she established a dietician practice and became President of the Consulting Dieticians of Canada. She also worked as a model. In 2019, after Elon sold his company Zip2 for more than $300 million, he bought his mom an apartment in New York City, where she lived for 13 years and continued her modeling career after being signed to the IMG Models agency. "I brought my children up like my parents brought us up when we were young: to be independent, kind, honest, considerate and polite," Maye wrote in an essay for CNBC. "I taught them the importance of working hard and doing good things." Errol Musk (Dad) Elon's father is an engineer and like Elon, was born in South Africa. Though Errol said in a 2015 Forbes interview that he used to often take his kids on trips overseas — "Their mother and I split up when they were quite young and the kids stayed with me. I took them all over the world."—his relationship with Elon isn't picture perfect. In an emotional 2017 Rolling Stone interview, Elon criticized his father and talked about his upbringing, saying that after his parents split, he moved in with his dad, which, he said, "was not a good idea." However, Errol told Rolling Stone , "I love my children and would readily do whatever for them." Following his divorce from Maye, Errol married Heide , whose daughter Jana Bezuidenhout was 4 years old at the time. Errol and Heide went on to have two daughters together before they, too, broke up. Years later, Jana reached out to Errol following a breakup of her own. "We were lonely, lost people," Errol explained in a 2018 interview with The Sunday Times . "One thing led to another—you can call it God's plan or nature's plan." Either way, the duo became romantic and welcomed son Elliott in 2017 and then a baby girl in 2019. As Errol put it to The Sun , "The only thing we are on Earth for is to reproduce. If I could have another child I would. I can't see any reason not to." Kimbal Musk & Tosca Musk (Siblings) Kimbal, born in 1972, is a restauranteur and the founder of The Kitchen, a collective of five restaurants that source directly from local farmers. He also runs a non-profit, Big-Green, that has built 200 learning gardens in schools across the U.S., the outlet said. Tosca, born in 1974, is a filmmaker. In 2017, she founded Passionflix, a female-focused streaming service that targets the billion-dollar romance novel industry. Justine Wilson (Ex-Wife) Elon and Canadian-born Justine, his college sweetheart from Queen's University in Ontario , married in 2000. In a 2010 article she penned for Marie Claire , titled I Was a Starter Wife: Inside America's Messiest Divorce , Justine said that while dancing at their wedding reception, Elon told her, "I am the alpha in this marriage." "I shrugged it off," Wilson wrote, "just as I would later shrug off signing the postnuptial agreement, but as time went on, I learned that he was serious." The two faced an unthinkable tragedy when their baby boy Nevada Alexander died at 10 weeks from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). "Nevada went down for a nap, placed on his back as always, and stopped breathing," Justine wrote in her article. The couple pursued IVF to conceive again and went on to welcome five more kids: Twins Vivian and Griffin and triplets Kai , Saxon and Damian . In 2008, Elon filed for divorce. Griffin, Kai, Damian & Saxon Musk (Sons) In 2022, Elon revealed he took Griffin and the triplets to meet Pope Francis . While he was honored to meet the head of the Catholic church, Elon added of his 'fit, "My suit is tragic." Vivian Jenna Wilson (Daughter) Also in 2022, Griffin's twin sister filed a petition to change her full name in accordance with her new gender identity, writing, "I no longer live with or wish to be related to my biological father in any way, shape or form." In July 2024, Elon spoke out about his daughter's transition. "I lost my son, essentially," he said in a Daily Wire interview with Jordan Peterson , adding that his child, who he referred to by her birth name, was "dead, killed by the woke mind virus." He also alleged that he was "tricked" into signing medical documents granting Vivian gender-affirming treatments. She disputed his comments. "He was not by any means tricked," she said in an NBC News . "He knew the full side effects." Talulah Riley (Ex-Wife) Elon and Talulah—who starred on HBO's Westworld— married in 2010. "It all happened very fast," she told CBS News . "We were engaged after, I think, two weeks of knowing each other." The two divorced in 2012, then remarried a year later before divorcing again in 2016. In June 2024, she wed Love Actually alum Thomas Brodie-Sangster . Amber Heard (Ex-Girlfriend) Elon and Amber went public with their romance in early 2017, a year after she filed for divorce from Johnny Depp and Elon ended his (second) marriage to Talulah. Though their relationship didn't last long . "I just broke up with my girlfriend," Elon told Rolling Stone at the time. " I was really in love , and it hurt bad...Well, she broke up with me more than I broke up with her, I think." Grimes (Ex-Girlfriend) Elon and the singer dated on-and-off for four years, starting in 2018. In September 2021, Elon told Page Six that he and Grimes "are, I'd say, probably semi-separated," adding, "It's mostly that my work at SpaceX and Tesla requires me to be primarily in Texas or traveling overseas and her work is primarily in LA. She's staying with me now and Baby X is in the adjacent room." However, in March 2022, she told Vanity Fair that they "live in separate houses" and are "best friends." She later tweeted, "Me and E have broken up *again* since the writing of this article haha, but he's my best friend and the love of my life, and my life and art are forever dedicated to The Mission now." When news broke in September 2023 that the couple share three children together, the "Crystal Ball" singer confirmed that, yes, their most recent addition Techno Mechanicus had joined son X Æ A-12 , 3, and daughter Exa Dark Sideræl . X Æ A-Xii Musk (Son) In 2020, Elon and Grimes welcomed their first child together, a son. They soon modified the spelling of his name in order to meet California's legal guidelines, which only permit letters from the English alphabet. Switching over to roman numerals, the parents agreed to spell his name, X Æ A-Xii. "X, the unknown variable," Grimes explained on Twitter . "Æ, my elven spelling of Ai (love &/or Artificial intelligence) A-12 = precursor to SR-17 (our favorite aircraft). No weapons, no defenses, just speed. Great in battle, but non-violent." Grimes continued, "A=Archangel, my favorite song" adding a rat and sword emoji. "Metal rat." Exa Dark Sideræl & Techno Mechanicus Musk (Kids) In her 2022 Vanity Fair interview, Grimes revealed she and Elon privately welcomed a baby girl via surrogacy. "Exa is a reference to the supercomputing term exaFLOPS (the ability to perform 1 quintillion floating-point operations per second)," she said. "Dark, meanwhile, is the unknown. People fear it but truly it's the absence of photons. Dark matter is the beautiful mystery of our universe.'" Sideræl—pronounced "sigh-deer-ee-el"—is, according to mom, "the true time of the universe, star time, deep space time, not our relative earth time," and a nod to her favorite Lord of the Rings character, Galadriel, who "chooses to abdicate the ring." Walter Isaacson revealed in his biography Elon Musk that Exa was born in December 2021 via surrogate. The book also stated that around Father's Day 2022, the on-again, off-again couple welcomed a child named Techno Mechanicus , nicknamed Tau , also via surrogate. The biography includes a photo, dated June 2022, of Elon feeding the baby boy. Strider & Azure (Kids) In 2022, Business Insider published court documents that stated Elon welcomed twins in November 2021 with Neuralink executive Shivon Zilis . The babies were born in Austin, Texas, where he lives. He also seemingly weighed in on the report on X , writing, "Doing my best to help the underpopulation crisis. A collapsing birth rate is the biggest danger civilization faces by far." "Mark my words," he added, "they are sadly true." Walter Isaacson wrote in his 2023 biography Elon Musk that the twins' full names are Strider Sekhar Sirius and Azure Astra Alice . Baby No. 12 In 2024, Elon and Zilis welcomed their third baby together. The billionaire confirmed the news in June 2024, telling Page Six , "All our friends and family know," adding, "Failure to issue a press release, which would be bizarre, does not mean 'secret.'"

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“I’m really proud of it”: How Enrique Sanchez worked through a season-ending injury with the help of his familyThe last time Nebraska sat out the bowl season for seven years in a row, the Big 12 was still the Big 8, the 10 schools in the Big Ten didn’t include the Cornhuskers and Yankee Stadium was still the House that Ruth Built. That slump ended with an appearance in the short-lived Gotham Bowl at the original Yankee Stadium. The ballpark has been replaced, and so has the bowl game played in it. The Huskers (6-6) will play Boston College (7-5) in the Pinstripe Bowl on Saturday, ending the longest active bowl drought in any of the power conferences. Nebraska last appeared in the postseason in 2016, a stretch of losing seasons that was its longest in more than 60 years. “It’s been a while,” athletic director Troy Dannen said after accepting the bowl invitation. The trip ends Nebraska’s longest bowl drought since the one that ended in 1961. The program would go on to postseason appearances in 56 of the next 60 years, including a 35-year streak that included four national championships. “Nebraska has a great, storied history,” Dannen said. “A lot of people are making references back to the Gotham Bowl in ‘62, which is the last time Nebraska was in the city. For our fans to get back into the bowl mix again, to get to do it in the city in December, there is something special.” After beating Wisconsin last month to gain bowl eligibility, coach Matt Rhule said he wants Husker fans to be thinking big again. “This will be the last time we ever celebrate six wins,” he said. Keying the Huskers’ turnaround is quarterback Dylan Raiola, who has thrown for almost 2,600 yards and 12 touchdowns as a freshman. More importantly, Raiola has reaffirmed his desire to stay in Lincoln while almost two dozen of his teammates entered the transfer portal, including running backs Dante Dowdell and Gabe Ervin, defensive lineman Jimari Butler and linebacker Princewill Umanmielen. Cornerback Tommi Hill (foot), offensive lineman Micah Mazzccua (shoulder) and receiver Isaiah Neyor (opt out) have said they will sit out the Pinstripe Bowl, leaving a depleted roster to face an Eagles team that lost coaches after last season and changed quarterbacks in the middle of this one. After a victory over SMU in last year’s Fenway Bowl, Jeff Hafley left to become the defensive coordinator of the Green Bay Packers and was replaced by former Penn State and Houston Texans coach Bill O’Brien. O’Brien has the Eagles on the verge of what would be their first eight-win season since linebacker Luke Kuechly led them to an 8-5 mark in 2009. This year’s defense is led by lineman Donovan Ezeiruaku, a consensus All-American and the winner of the Hendricks Award for the best defensive end. “The guy just had a special, special year,” O’Brien said, standing in front of a wall of Eagles who went on to play in the NFL. “His picture will be up here soon.” The Eagles switched quarterbacks midseason, with Florida International transfer Grayson James replacing Thomas Castellanos, who started 20 games over the past two years. After losing to SMU in his first start, James led BC to wins over North Carolina and Pittsburgh to end the regular season.

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (FMCB) Announces Retirement of the Chief Administrative Officer and Appointment of New Chief Administrative OfficerMAURA Higgins broke down in tears over facing her fears on I'm A Celebrity. The former Love Island finalist was sent to face the next Bushtucker Trial alongside our very own Jane Moore. Maura , 34, was one of two stars who were chosen by viewers to face 'Fright at the end of the tunnel' . Our Jane, 62, also learned that she received the most votes from the public and would face the challenge alongside the Dancing On Ice competitor. It seemed their fellow campmates had high hoped for the pair to get stars and bring home meals for camp. Fellow Loose Women star GK Barry even claimed that our jungle supremo Jane even 'wanted' to do one of the infamous trials. Her colleague commented: "This woman is going to sleep so peacefully tonight, she’s wanted to do a Trial since she got here and I know she’s gonna absolutely smash it." However, whilst Jane displayed her nerves of steel, former Dancing On Ice star Maura was feeling differently. The nervous star admitted: “I’m petrified, I just don’t want to let everyone down.” Ant and Dec were waiting for the pair at the trial clearing where he reflected on the Fright Bus the night before. He observed: "You’re probably the screamiest bunch of celebrities we’ve ever had on this show!" The long-time I'm A Celebrity presenting duo then explained the rules of the trial, telling the celebs about the two tunnels. Secret code words were hidden in the tunnel that was above ground and the chosen celebrity would need to find them and read them out. The campmate swimming underwater would have to use the code words to unlock the stars. Maura chose to crawl above ground whilst our Jane took to the water for a swim below ground. They had just 12 minutes to collect 12 stars after the klaxon sounded, as Maura got to work. i'm A Celebrity is back for its 24th series, with a batch of famous faces living in the Aussie jungle. The Sun's Jake Penkethman takes a look at the stars on the show this year.. Coleen Rooney - Arguably the most famous name in the camp, the leading WAG, known for her marriage to Wayne Rooney , has made a grand return to TV as she looks to put the Wagatha Christie scandal behind her. The Sun revealed the mum-of-four had bagged an eye-watering deal worth over £1.5million to be on the show this year making her the highest-paid contestant ever. Tulisa - The popstar and former X Factor judge has made her triumphant TV comeback by signing up to this year's I'm A Celeb after shunning TV shows for many years. Known for being a member of the trio, N-Dubz, Tulisa became a household name back in 2011 when she signed on to replace Cheryl on ITV show The X Factor in a multi-million pound deal. Alan Halsall - The actor, known for playing the long-running role of Tyrone Dobbs on ITV soap opera Coronation Street, was originally signed up to head Down Under last year but an operation threw his scheduled appearance off-course. Now he has become the latest Corrie star to win over both the viewers and his fellow celebrities. Melvin Odoom - The Radio DJ has become a regular face on TV screens after rising to fame with presenting roles on Kiss FM, BBC Radio 1 and 4Music. Melvin has already been for a spin on the Strictly dancefloor and co-hosted The Xtra Factor with Rochelle Humes in 2015 but now he is facing up to his biggest challenge yet - the Aussie jungle . GK Barry - The UK's biggest social media personality, GK, whose real name is Grace Keeling, has transformed her TikTok stardom into a lucrative career. Aside from her popular social media channels, she hosts the weekly podcast, Saving Grace, and regularly appears on ITV talk show, Loose Women. She has even gone on to endorse popular brands such as PrettyLittleThing, KFC and Ann Summers. Dean McCullough - A rising star amongst this year's bunch of celebs , Dean first achieved notability through his radio appearances on Gaydio and BBC Radio 1. He was chosen to join the BBC station permanently in 2021 and has featured prominently ever since. He has enjoyed a crossover to ITV over the past year thanks to his guest slots on Big Brother spin-off show, Late & Live. Oti Mabuse - The pro dancer has signed up to her latest TV show after making her way through the biggest programmes on the box. She originally found fame on Strictly Come Dancing but has since branched out into the world of TV judging with appearances on former BBC show The Greatest Dancer as well as her current role on ITV's Dancing On Ice . Danny Jones - The McFly star was drafted into the programme last minute as a replacement for Tommy Fury. Danny is the second member of McFly to enter the jungle , after Dougie Poynter won the show in 2011. He is also considered a rising star on ITV as he's now one of the mentors on their Saturday night talent show, The Voice , along with bandmate Tom Fletcher. Jane Moore - The Loose Women star and The Sun columnist is braving the creepy crawlies this year. The star is ready for a new challenge - having recently split from her husband . It will be Jane's first foray into reality TV with the telly favourite having always said no to reality shows in the past. Barry McGuigan - Former pro boxer Barry is the latest fighting champ to head Down Under following in the footsteps of Tony Bellew and Amir Khan. It comes after a tough few years for Irish star Barry, who lost his daughter Danika to bowel cancer . He told The Late Late Show in 2021: "She was such an intrinsic part of the family that every day we ache." Maura Higgins - The Irish TV beauty first found fame on Love Island where she found a brief connection with dancer Curtis Pritchard . Since then, she has competed on Dancing On Ice as well as hosting the Irish version of the beauty contest, Glow Up. Since last year, she has been working on building up her career in the US by being the social media correspondent and host of Aftersun to accompany Love Island USA. She even guest hosted an episode of the spin-off, Love Island Games, in place of Maya Jama last year. Rev. Richard Coles - Former BBC radio host the Rev Richard Coles is a late arrival on I’m A Celebrity , and he's ready to spill the beans on his former employer. The former Communards and Strictly star , said the BBC did not know its a**e from its elbow last year. An insider said: "Rev Coles will have a variety of tales to tell from his wild days as a pop star in the Eighties, through to performing on Strictly and his later life as a man of the cloth." She searched through the sand on the floor for each part of the hidden code words. But in each section, she was joined by a series of uninvited guests which included toads, lizards and her biggest fear. She desperately tried to stay strong as she faced her worst nightmare in the form of spiders. Jane's goggles kept steaming up as she valiantly tried to keep her head underwater for the time needed to unlock the stars. I know she’s gonna absolutely smash it. Despite the extremely challenging nature of the trial, the duo still managed to win six out of twelve available stars. The duo also received praise by Ant and Dec who remarked: "That was a very, very tough Trial. "So I think you did remarkably the pair of you, you should both be very proud." On the way back to camp, Maura couldn't hide her emotions as she broke down in tears as Jane comforted her co-star. ITV is logging all votes online at itv.com/vote or you can download the I’m A Celebrity app on your phone. Every time Ant and Dec announce a new trial you can cast five votes. Jane would love you to use all of them to get her another Bushtucker challenge. Later this week, vote to SAVE Jane from eviction. I'm A Celebrity continues on ITV1 and is available to stream on ITVX .

Genpact Signs Strategic Collaboration Agreement with AWS to Accelerate AI AdoptionKansas City (14-1) at Pittsburgh (10-5) Wednesday, 1 p.m., EST, Netflix. BetMGM NFL Odds: Chiefs by 2 1/2. Against the spread: Chiefs 7-8; Steelers 10-5 Series record: Steelers lead 25-14. Last meeting: Chiefs beat Steelers 42-21 in the first round of the playoffs on Jan. 16, 2022, in Kansas City. Last week: Chiefs beat Texans 27-19; Steelers lost to Ravens 34-17 Chiefs offense: overall (13), rush (15), pass (12), scoring (11). Chiefs defense: overall (3), rush (3), pass (17), scoring (3). Steelers offense: overall (19), rush (11), pass (25), scoring (12). Steelers defense: overall (11), rush (8), pass (20), scoring (7). Turnover differential: Chiefs plus-4; Steelers plus-16. WR Marquise Brown, who hurt his shoulder on the first play of the preseason and landed on injured reserve, made an impressive regular-season debut against Houston last week. “Hollywood” caught five passes for 45 yards, including an early 13-yarder that converted a fourth down and led to an eventual touchdown. But perhaps most importantly, Brown's mere presence kept Houston from double-teaming Xavier Worthy, DeAndre Hopkins and Travis Kelce all afternoon. LB T.J. Watt. The perennial All-Pro is dealing with an ankle injury and had a quiet game in the loss to Baltimore, finishing with just four tackles and didn’t have a single hit against Ravens QB Lamar Jackson. Pittsburgh's best chance at pulling the upset relies heavily on disrupting Kansas City QB Patrick Mahomes at every turn. To do it, Watt will need to do some Watt-like things. The 30-year-old leads the NFL in forced fumbles for a defense that thrives on takeaways. Steelers RBs Jaylen Warren and Najee Harris against the Chiefs rush defense, which is ranked third in the NFL and allowing just 91.4 yards per game. The Chiefs held the Texans' Joe Mixon to just 57 yards rushing last week, the latest in a season-long trend of shutting down top running backs. The Browns' Nick Chubb had 41 yards the previous week, and the Ravens' Derrick Henry, the Falcons' Bijan Robinson and the Saints' Alvin Kamara are among those who have similarly struggled against Kansas City. Chiefs: LT D.J. Humphries (hamstring) and CB Chamarri Conner (concussion) are likely to miss a second straight game. DT Chris Jones (calf) and RT Jawaan Taylor (knee) are iffy after getting hurt against Houston. Steelers: WR George Pickens (hamstring) should return after missing the past three games. S DeShon Elliott (hamstring) and DT Larry Ogunjobi (groin) may also be back after sitting the past two weeks. Starting CB Joey Porter Jr. (knee) and backup wide receiver/special teams ace Ben Skowronek (hip) are out. The Steelers have dominated the series, leading 23-14, but the Chiefs have won the past three games. That includes a 42-21 rout in their most recent matchup in the wild-card round of the playoffs on Jan. 16, 2022 — the last game played by Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Prior to the Chiefs' three-game win streak, the Steelers had won three in a row, including an 18-16 victory in the divisional round on Jan. 15, 2017, that they won despite not scoring a touchdown. Kansas City can clinch the No. 1 seed and first-round playoff bye with a win over the Steelers, or if the Bills lose or tie when they play the Jets on Sunday. ... Pittsburgh has dropped two straight, but can still earn its first AFC North title since 2020 by winning its last two games. ... The Chiefs can set a franchise record for regular-season wins with their 15th by beating Pittsburgh or Denver in their regular-season finale, breaking a tie with the 2020 and ‘22 teams. ... The Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes needs three TD passes to break Peyton Manning’s record of 244 for a QB's first eight seasons. Mahomes did not start as a rookie and has played just 111 games while Manning played 128 over that span. ... Mahomes has dominated the Steelers so far in his career, throwing 14 touchdowns without a pick while leading Kansas City to three victories in as many tries. ... Chiefs WR DeAndre Hopkins has an NFL-leading 177 straight games with a catch. TE Travis Kelce is second with 173. ... Kelce has 76 TD catches, tied with Tony Gonzalez for the Chiefs record. Kelce has 79 total TDs, four shy of Priest Holmes' franchise record. ... WR Xavier Worthy has five TD catches, tied for the sixth most by a rookie in Chiefs history. Worthy also has three TD runs, and the eight total is also tied for sixth most in franchise history. ... Chiefs DB Trent McDuffie has intercepted a pass in back-to-back games. He did not have a pick in his first 48 games. ... This is the 12th game in Steelers history to be played on Wednesday and the first since 2020, when a showdown with the Ravens was repeatedly postponed because of COVID-19 issues. Pittsburgh is 5-6 all time on Wednesdays. ... A healthy Pickens will likely give the Steelers passing game a serious boost. QB Russell Wilson is averaging just 167.7 yards per game in Pickens' absence, down from 271 yards per game with Pickens in the lineup. ... This is Pittsburgh's first regular-season game against a team with 14 wins. ... The Steelers have five wins against the defending Super Bowl champions since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. ... Pittsburgh is 26-12 in Weeks 17 and 18 since the start of the 1990 season, the second-most wins in the NFL over that span behind Green Bay (28). ... The Steelers have won seven straight games and 12 of their past 13 the week following a loss of at least 17 points. ... Pittsburgh leads the NFL with 31 takeaways. and has forced at least two turnovers 11 times. It might be championship week in your league, so why not turn to a championship quarterback. Mahomes has earned the benefit of the doubt even in a “down” season by his standards and with Pittsburgh missing its top cornerback and the pass rush slowed of late, give Mahomes a start against a team he has toyed with in his career. AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl

Logistical issues meant that thousands of Namibians were still waiting to vote in pivotal presidential and legislative elections late on Wednesday as the polling stations were scheduled to close. The vote could usher in the desert nation's first woman leader even as her party, the ruling South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) faces the strongest challenge yet to its 34-year grip on power. Some voters told AFP they queued all day, for up to 12 hours, blaming technical problems which included issues with voter identification tablets or insufficient ballot papers. According to Namibia's electoral law, those in the queue before the polls closed -- scheduled at 9:00 pm (1900 GMT) -- should be allowed to vote. "We have the obligation to make sure that they pass their vote," said Petrus Shaama, chief officer of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN). The main opposition party, the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) has blamed the ECN for the long lines and cried foul play. "We have reason to believe that the ECN is deliberately suppressing voters and deliberately trying to frustrate voters from casting their vote," said Christine Aochamus of the IPC. She said the party had "started the process" of approaching a court "to order the ECN to extend the voting time". At one polling station inside Namibia's University of Science and Technology in the capital Windhoek, hundreds of people were still in line at 09:00 pm despite some having arrived at 6:00 am, an hour before polls opened. It was a similar situation at the Museum of Independence, according to an AFP reporter, where one voter said he arrived 12 hours earlier and was still in line with hundreds of others. SWAPO's candidate and current vice president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, was one of the first to vote and called on Namibians "to come out in their numbers". An estimated 1.5 million people in the sparsely populated nation had registered to cast their ballot. SWAPO has governed since leading mineral-rich Namibia to independence from South Africa in 1990 but complaints about unemployment and enduring inequalities could force Nandi-Ndaitwah into an unprecedented second round. Leader of the IPC, Panduleni Itula, a former dentist and lawyer said he was optimistic he could "unseat the revolutionary movement". "We will all march from there and to a new dawn and a new era of how we conduct our public affairs in this country," the 67-year-old told reporters after voting. Itula took 29 percent of votes in the 2019 elections, losing to SWAPO leader Hage Geingob with 56 percent. It was a remarkable performance considering Geingob, who died in February, had won almost 87 percent five years before that. Namibia is a major uranium and diamond exporter but not many of its nearly three million people have benefitted from that wealth. "There's a lot of mining activity that goes on in the country, but it doesn't really translate into improved infrastructure, job opportunities," said independent political analyst Marisa Lourenco, based in Johannesburg. "That's where a lot of the frustration is coming from, (especially) the youth," she said. Unemployment among 15- to 34-year-olds is estimated at 46 percent, according to the latest figures from 2018, almost triple the national average. For the first time in Namibia's recent history, analysts say a second round is a somewhat realistic option. That would take place within 60 days of the announcement of the first round of results due by Saturday. "The outcome will be tight," said self-employed Hendry Amupanda, 32, who queued since 9:00 pm the night before to cast his ballot. "I want the country to get better and people to get jobs," said Amupanda, wearing slippers and equipped with a chair, blanket and snacks. Marvyn Pescha, a self-employed consultant, said his father was part of SWAPO's liberation struggle and he was not going to abandon the party. "But I want SWAPO to be challenged for better policies. Some opportunistic leaders have tarnished the reputation of the party, they misuse it for self-enrichment," the 50-year-old said. While lauded for leading Namibia to independence, SWAPO is nervous about its standing after other liberation-era movements in the region have lost favour with young voters. In the past six months, South Africa's African National Congress lost its parliamentary majority and the Botswana Democratic Party was ousted after almost six decades in power. clv/br/lhd/sbkAP Trending SummaryBrief at 6:06 p.m. EST"Right, okay." Subscribe now for unlimited access . Login or signup to continue reading All articles from our website & app The digital version of Today's Paper Breaking news alerts direct to your inbox Interactive Crosswords, Sudoku and Trivia All articles from the other regional websites in your area Continue They're the first words Phil Thomson can find when asked to sum up the year that was for the ACT Brumbies. "There's enough on record to say it has been a challenging year," Thomson said. "But under the circumstances, we got through in the best position under the circumstances that were available from a business perspective." Rugby Australia seized control of the Brumbies after what felt like an eternity of boardroom battles. Club officials were left with no other option if Australia's most successful Super Rugby club was going to keep its head above water. You could forgive Thomson for switching his phone off the moment he locked his office door for the Christmas break. But the nature of the job means the mind is always ticking. That's just the territory he lives in. "There's a little bit of time just to recharge the battery, but you've got to hit the ground running at the start of January," Thompson said. "We've got a tough start to the season." But before we get to the season opener in Suva's searing heat and humidity against the Fijian Drua, or the back-to-back trips across the Tasman to face both of 2024's grand finalists inside the opening month , let's take a moment. The Brumbies endured plenty of highs and lows in 2024. Pictures by Keegan Carroll and Sitthixay Ditthavong Australia's Super Rugby teams have undergone a dramatic makeover. The Wallabies have given success-starved fans a glimmer of hope, and the British and Irish Lions are coming to mark the first checkpoint in what RA trumpets as the game's golden decade. Here are the biggest headlines from this year and the reasons to be excited about 2025. BIGGEST STORY OF 2024 Brumbies chairman Matt Nobbs might have lost count of how many nights he spent staring at the ceiling with his mind in overdrive, because "the last thing we wanted to do as a board or an organisation was to fold." Thomson looked every part of a man who had been fighting for a year while RA chief Phil Waugh declared the national union would seize control of the cash-strapped Brumbies . Brumbies chief Phil Thomson, Rugby Australia chief Phil Waugh, and Brumbies chairman Matt Nobbs committed to working together to save the club. Picture by Gary Ramage The Brumbies had resisted a centralisation push for 12 months, fighting the heavy-handed approach of former RA chairman Hamish McLennan. They fired back at relocation questions, desperately searched for ways to end years of financial turmoil and endured sleepless nights to no avail. Handing the keys to RA was the only way the club could survive. "It was the only option that was available to us and it was the best option for the professional game and rugby within the ACT and the region. It was the best outcome under the circumstances," Thomson said. "There's nothing different outwardly. The staff are dressed in a Brumbies uniform and there's no difference for them from the day-to-day front. It's just the back of house that has changed with the operating model." A new Brumbies board was supposed to be established by August 1. The club heads into the new year still waiting on RA to settle on the make-up of the board. SEMI-FINAL ANGUISH Can the Brumbies finally get over the semi-final hurdle? Stephen Larkham will get an idea of where his side - boasting a host of Wallabies stars and two-time John Eales Medallist Rob Valetini - stands in the opening month, with away games against the Chiefs and Blues in rounds three and four. The Blues and the Chiefs handed the Brumbies two of the club's worst losses in history throughout 2024, and the ACT's semi-final exit at Eden Park suggested there was still a fair gap between themselves and the competition's best. Allan Alaalatoa is desperate for grand final success. Picture by Keegan Carroll Plenty feel like every Brumbies campaign builds to an inevitable semi-final defeat across the Tasman. If they want crowds back, it might take grand final glory to make people sit up and take notice. "Everyone is extremely disappointed to fall at the semi-final post again, three years in a row, and we know we want to go one better into that final," Thomson said. "Now it's up to the group to continue to learn as they have each year and continue to improve themselves to put themselves in a position to win the championship." YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND IN ME Fans stood on Canberra Stadium seats and lifted banners demanding the ACT Brumbies "bring back our Friend". Thirteen years later, they've got their wish. Andy Friend might have run a little late to the press conference announcing his return as Brumbies coach - this time taking charge of the Super Rugby Women's program - but the first day on the job meant he didn't yet have a pass to get into the nearest car park. Andy Friend is back at the Brumbies. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong Friend is daring to dream about the Wallaroos becoming the code's hottest ticket and changing the Australian rugby narrative. Speaking of the Wallaroos, here are three players to watch in 2025: Australian sevens stars Bienne Terita, Demi Hayes and Tia Hinds will join the Brumbies in a bid to earn a Wallaroos call-up for the World Cup in August. REASONS TO DREAM They'll sell out the MCG, Stadium Australia and Lang Park. A quick glance at what's left suggests the British and Irish Lions will pack out Canberra Stadium too . More than 500,000 tickets have been sold for the Lions tour, which looms as a major coup for Australian rugby after years of financial nightmares. A heartening spring tour has even sparked hope the Wallabies can win the series. Some change from when people were saying the Australians were so poor they didn't deserve a Lions tour. The Brumbies upset the Lions in 2013. Picture by Melissa Adams The Lions will return to Canberra Stadium on July 9 for the first time since they were stunned by the Brumbies in front of 21,655 in 2013. The majority of tickets have already been snapped up. Some 40,000 British and Irish fans will travel to Australia for the tour, and a legion will follow the Lions to Canberra. "It is a great opportunity, it's a once in 12 years opportunity," Thomson said. "The Lions tour basically sells itself with the number of supporters we have coming in from overseas and the interest that drives from rugby supporters within Australia. "As you saw with the results in the last tour with the Wallabies, there's a lot of people interested in the Wallabies, there's a lot of people wanting to have something to cheer for. "Hopefully our Super Rugby sides can start that off in February and give fans something to cheer for at both Super Rugby and international level." So, is 2025 the year rugby finally turns around in Australia? RA bosses will certainly hope so as they prepare to negotiate a new broadcast deal beyond 2025. Nine and Stan - who hold the current rights with a deal worth $30 million per year - are keen to extend for another five years, but RA will only sign a deal if the price is right. Then you're rolling into a men's World Cup in 2027 and a women's World Cup in 2029. Rugby fans have a reason to be bullish. "The next five years is a big opportunity for rugby in Australia," Thomson said. 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