By Metro Creative Maternal prenatal infections affect millions of women each year, and a recent study found that the timing of those infections could affect children’s cognitive development. A 2022 study published in the journal BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth found that infections in the third trimester were significantly associated with decreased verbal IQ at age
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By NewsPress Now DEAR READERS, Welcome to 2025. A New Year has arrived; the last one is safely behind us. As always, this New Year brings with it our hopes for a new beginning. Today presents an opportunity to discard destructive old habits for healthy new ones, and with that in mind, I will share
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By Metro Creative Holiday entertaining revs up in autumn and continues into the new year. The prepared host or hostess understands the importance of having plenty of crowd-ready recipes on hand. Delicious, easy-to-prepare appetizers certainly should be in home cooks’ bag of holiday hosting tricks. Few can resist the salty allure of bacon, which adds
Continue ReadingBy Sportradar UTAH ST. (13-1) Gateretse 0-1 0-0 0, Johnson 1-2 0-0 3, Albury 3-5 2-3 8, Falslev 6-10 0-2 14, Martinez 6-11 4-4 17, Anderson 5-9 5-5 16, Akanno 2-3 0-0 6, Templin 0-3 1-2 1, Barnes 1-2 0-0 3, Allen 0-0 1-2 1. Totals 24-46 13-18 69. NEVADA (8-6) T.Coleman 1-7 0-0 3,
Continue ReadingBy Sportradar FG FT Reb UTAH ST. Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS Gateretse 24 0-1 0-0 1-5 1 3 0 Johnson 9 1-2 0-0 0-3 1 0 3 Albury 24 3-5 2-3 0-1 3 2 8 Falslev 38 6-10 0-2 0-6 5 1 14 Martinez 24 6-11 4-4 0-2 3 3 17 Anderson
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By AP OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Danny Nelson scored the eventual game-winner in the third period and Trey Augustine made 38 saves, leading the United States to a 4-1 win over Canada on Tuesday night and into the top spot in Group A at the world junior hockey championship. Cole Hutson and Cole Eiserman each
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By The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Cam Fowler scored twice in his 1,000th NHL game, and the St. Louis Blues beat the Chicago Blackhawks 6-2 on Tuesday in the Winter Classic at Wrigley Field. Justin Faulk had a goal and two assists as St. Louis won for the third time in four games. Jordan
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Del Norte-Crescent City, Calif. 53, Brookings-Harbor 48 Lowell 57, Glendale 48 Some high school basketball scores provided by Scorestream.com, https://scorestream.com/
Continue ReadingBy Sportradar FG FT Reb MEMPHIS Min M-A M-A O-T A PF PTS Konchar 35:35 3-7 1-1 4-12 4 5 7 Wells 31:44 3-12 3-4 3-6 2 4 11 Jackson Jr. 37:54 12-24 10-17 2-11 4 3 38 Bane 36:53 13-25 1-3 1-5 7 4 31 Pippen Jr. 21:32 0-5 2-2 1-2 3 4 2
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By AP CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Nazem Kadri’s 14th goal of the season was the tiebreaking midway through the third period as the Calgary Flames beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Tuesday night. Connor Zary had a goal and Jonathan Huberdeau scored into an empty net for Calgary, which has one loss in regulation in
Continue ReadingBy Sportradar MEMPHIS (117) Konchar 3-7 1-1 7, Wells 3-12 3-4 11, Jackson Jr. 12-24 10-17 38, Bane 13-25 1-3 31, Pippen Jr. 0-5 2-2 2, Kennard 5-8 4-4 17, Castleton 0-2 1-2 1, Huff 3-7 0-0 8, Spencer 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 40-94 22-33 117. PHOENIX (112) Beal 1-5 1-2 3, Durant 11-19 5-7
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By The Associated Press When Syrian rebels roared into Damascus after a lightning advance on the capital, they exalted in their triumph over President Bashar Assad and rejoiced at the sudden end of a 14-year civil war that laid waste to much of the country. In images captured by Associated Press photographers in December, rifle-toting
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press BOYS PREP BASKETBALL= Ansley-Litchfield 49, Sandhills-Thedford 46 Bishop Neumann 53, Norfolk Catholic 44 Shelby-Rising City 59, Cedar Bluffs 29 Amherst Holiday Tournament= Final= Kearney Catholic 60, York 38 Third Place= Amherst 56, Hastings St Cecilia 36 Chadron Rotary Classic= Final= Ogallala 63, Bridgeport 36 Third Place= Valentine 81, Chadron 71 Elba
Continue ReadingBy AP RENO, Nev. (AP) — Ian Martinez was scoreless until scoring 17 straight points for Utah State in the final 6:10, leading the Aggies to a 69-64 victory over Nevada on Tuesday night. Martinez began his run with a layup to give the Aggies (13-1, 3-0 Mountain West Conference) a 54-46 lead. The Wolf
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By JACK THOMPSON – Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 38 points to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 117-112 victory over the Phoenix Suns Tuesday night. Desmond Bane scored 31 as the Grizzlies, playing without injured Ja Morant (right shoulder strain) and Zach Edey (concussion protocol), never trailed. Reserve Luke Kennard
Continue ReadingBy Sportradar All Times EST PATRIOT LEAGUE Conference All Games W L Pct W L Pct Holy Cross 0 0 .000 8 5 .615 Army 0 0 .000 6 6 .500 American 0 0 .000 6 7 .462 Boston U. 0 0 .000 6 7 .462 Lehigh 0 0 .000 5 6 .455 Loyola (Md.)
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By KATE PAYNE – Associated Press/Report for America Hundreds of people who say they suffered physical or sexual abuse at two state-run reform schools in Florida are in line to receive tens of thousands of dollars in restitution from the state, after Florida lawmakers formally apologized for the horrors they endured as children more than
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press NFL Saturday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at BALTIMORE 17½ 17½ (42½) Cleveland Cincinnati 2½ 1½ (48½) at PITTSBURGH Sunday FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at GREEN BAY 10 9½ (40½) Chicago Washington 4½ 4½ (44½) at DALLAS Buffalo 1½ 2½ (37½) at NEW ENGLAND at ATLANTA 7½ 7½ (48½) Carolina
Continue ReadingBy Sportradar Penn St. 14 3 7 7 — 31 Boise St. 0 7 7 0 — 14 First Quarter PSU_Warren 11 pass from Allar (Barker kick), 6:40. PSU_Evans 38 pass from Allar (Barker kick), 3:35. Second Quarter BSU_Crowe 8 run (Dalmas kick), 8:41. PSU_FG Barker 40, :00. Third Quarter BSU_Lauter 53 pass from Madsen
Continue ReadingBy Sportradar All Times EST AMERICA EAST CONFERENCE Conference All Games W L Pct W L Pct Mass.-Lowell 0 0 .000 11 4 .733 Albany (NY) 0 0 .000 8 7 .533 Binghamton 0 0 .000 8 7 .533 Maine 0 0 .000 8 7 .533 UMBC 0 0 .000 8 7 .533 Vermont 0
Continue ReadingBy Sportradar Tuesday, Dec. 31 EAST Duquesne 67, Rhode Island 55 Marquette 78, Providence 50 Saint Joseph’s 81, UMass 72 Saint Louis 88, Fordham 63 St. Bonaventure 77, VCU 75 Wake Forest 81, Syracuse 71 SOUTH Duke 88, Virginia Tech 65 George Mason 69, Davidson 57 Georgia Tech 86, Notre Dame 75 Kentucky 88, Brown
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Jan. 1, the first day of 2025. There are 364 days left in the year. This is New Year’s Day. Today in history: On Jan. 1, 1863, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War, declaring that all enslaved people in rebellious states “are,
Continue ReadingBy Abigail Van Buren DEAR READERS: Welcome to 2025. A New Year has arrived; the last one is safely behind us. As always, this New Year brings with it our hopes for a new beginning. Today presents an opportunity to discard destructive old habits for healthy new ones, and with that in mind, I will
Continue ReadingBy NewsPress Now Send your faith note item to nathan.ham@ashepostandtimes.com for publication. Submission deadline for the current week of publication is 9 a.m. Friday. Times and dates are subject to change; contact the facility for the most current information. Appalachian ChurchAppalachian Church invites all to join each Sunday at 8:30 a.m. and 10 a.m. for
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By NewsPress Now The winter retreat season will soon be in full swing at Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center. The ENCOUNTER series of youth and leader retreats features four weekends of fun, faith formation, speakers, music and individual and group program activities in early 2025. The theme for ENCOUNTER Youth & Adult Leader Retreats
Continue ReadingBy Sportradar Tuesday, Dec. 31 EAST Bowdoin 71, Gordon 60 Chatham 66, Franciscan 51 Delaware Valley 92, Haverford 89 Duquesne 67, Rhode Island 55 Marquette 78, Providence 50 Montclair St. 103, Emmanuel 56 Rutgers-Newark 73, Centenary (NJ) 66 Saint Joseph’s 81, UMass 72 Saint Louis 88, Fordham 63 St. Bonaventure 77, VCU 75 Wake Forest
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By The Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum scored 18 of his 23 points in Boston’s dominant third quarter, and the Celtics routed Toronto 125-71 on Tuesday, extending the Raptors’ losing streak to 11 games. The Celtics outscored the Raptors 45-18 in the third, using an onslaught of 3-pointers to pull away and close
Continue ReadingBy AP The world welcomes 2025 with light shows, embraces and ice plunges WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — From Sydney to Mumbai to Nairobi, communities around the world are welcoming 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice plunges. Auckland became the first major city to celebrate. Countries in the South Pacific Ocean were the
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By AP EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored the go-ahead goal early in the second period, Connor McDavid and Connor Brown each had a pair of assists, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Utah Hockey Club 4-1 on Tuesday night. Mattias Ekholm, Troy Stecher and Leon Draisaitl also scored for the Oilers, who have
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Avon 41, Irene-Wakonda 20 Canton 59, Alcester-Hudson 27 Castlewood 44, Arlington 38 Centerville 69, Beresford 43 Deubrook 49, Garretson 18 Gayville-Volin High School 68, Bon Homme 25 Harrisburg 49, Yankton 39 MahpÃya Lúta Red Cloud 89, Little Wound 16 Sioux Falls Jefferson 57, Sioux Falls Lincoln 32 Sioux
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