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The full experience of Stefon Diggs in the Patriots offense took a while to come about this season, as it appeared the coaching staff was waiting to give him the go-ahead after coming off an ACL injury that ended his 2024 season. He finally had his breakout against the Bills in Week 5 and became an integral part of the offensive game plan since then. That hasn't continued over the last three games, however, with Diggs being on the field for less than 50% of snaps, which was a noticeable problem this past Sunday.

The holidays tend to be a time for gathering, with work parties, family dinners and school showcases. And socializing can be awkward! But avoiding awkwardness can also get in the way of fun and connection. So if you're considering bailing on your community potluck or office party because you're anxious, read this first! Here are six tips from psychologists Ali Mattu and Fallon Goodman on how to embrace the awkwardness and practice social courage.

The U.S. has been using ever-tightening trade restrictions to limit the flow of high-end microchips to China, along with the gear to make them. The goal is to try to keep Beijing behind in artificial intelligence and to prevent China's military from acquiring the best chips. But this chip "blockade," as some see it, has been a rallying cry in China even as Trump appears poised to loosen it.

Brandon Olsen, 46, pleaded guilty in July to one count of arson, the website stated. The Denver district attorney's office said Olsen broke into the Ralph L. Carr Colorado Judicial Center on Jan. 2, 2024. He stole the keys to the building from a security guard at gunpoint and then started a fire on the seventh floor, according to 9News.com.

Adela Tesnow via AP, Pool Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan was found guilty of felony obstruction in federal court on Thursday night after she helped an undocumented immigrant briefly evade federal authorities. Dugan was found not guilty on a charge of concealing person from arrest. On April 18, Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, a Milwaukee resident, was in Dugan's court to face domestic battery charges.

A Bay Area man was sentenced to 17 months in prison for plotting with other gang members to rip off a Union City drug house in 2018, court records show. Caleb Eller allegedly scoped out the target house, theorizing they would get at least a brick of cocaine from the home and that the brothers who ran it, who'd been robbed before, wouldn't put up a fight. He suggested his cohorts boot the door down and get it from them, prosecutors said in court filings.

Buckle up for a little morbid story time: In the winter of 1874, Alfred Packer led an ill-fated expedition through Colorado's San Juan mountains. His credentials were fabricated, the crew was unprepared, and countless warnings to wait until spring went ignored. While it is unclear if he murdered his crew or if they died of natural causes, Packer was the sole survivor. He eventually confessed to cannibalism.

More recently, reporters have requested user-exported data from TikTok and OpenAI to answer key questions about how tech users interact and what they're shown. User-exported data contains detailed and well-formatted data based on each user's history, and is likely an artifact of compliance to data privacy laws in Europe and California. Importantly, this data allows reporters to report on real behavior on tech platforms, as opposed to creating fictitious accounts and mimicking user behavior.

The bus driver, a Wilmington man, is being summonsed to Woburn District Court, and police are seeking two charges against him: assault and battery and indecent assault and battery on a child under 14. "The defendant is not being identified at this time since he faces a criminal summons instead of arrest," the department explained in a release. "He will be identified at a later time if a criminal arraignment is scheduled." Back on Monday, Dec. 8, police were notified of "potentially inappropriate social media activity" by the driver and began investigating.

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The Consumer Price Index print for November lit a fire under stocks as it came in much lower than expected at 2.7%. However, many on Wall Street were quick to throw cold water on the party, saying the data was incomplete due to the government shutdown and that we need to see complete December statistics in January to make sure a lower inflation trend is indeed in place.

The US dollar index edged higher on Friday and is set to close the week with gains. The currency recovered after a pullback on Thursday following the release of softer-than-expected inflation data. While the downside surprise initially weighed on the dollar and treasury yields, the move was short-lived as traders questioned the reliability of the data, given disruptions caused by the recent US government shutdown.

When I was younger, I worked largely in retail. I spent four years in Europe because my first husband was in the military, then came back and worked in a dress shop. After getting a divorce, I ended up becoming a credit manager. That was very unusual at the time because women were often secretaries, not credit managers. I met my second husband at that company. After the company went under, I stopped working.

At least the 41-year-old former defensive coordinator is predictable. That wasn't always the case with Lane Kiffin, the former Ole Miss coach who abruptly left the Rebels at the end of the regular season to take over SEC rival LSU. Kiffin seems to spend as much time on social media as he does residing in opposing defensive coordinators' heads because of his unpredictable playcalling.

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NORMAN, Okla. -- Oklahoma coach Brent Venables carried a somber tone. Disappointed. Embarrassed. An unsmiling Venables had plenty of words to describe a disastrous 2024 football season in the minutes after last December's Armed Forces Bowl. It had ended, mercifully, in a 21-20 defeat to Navy that afternoon. The Sooners had dropped six of the final eight games in their eagerly anticipated debut SEC campaign.

Stocks rose in morning trading on Wall Street Friday and further trimmed losses from earlier in the week for several major indexes.The S&P 500 jumped 0.8%, adding to gains made on Thursday.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 283 points, or 0.6%, as of 10:05 a.m. Eastern. The Nasdaq jumped 1% and is now on track for a weekly gain.Technology stocks with an focus on artificial intelligence once again led the market. Nvidia jumped 3.4% and Broadcom rose 2.4%.

"We're getting that mail in, getting those packages in, and getting them out for our customers on behalf of the big guy, Santa," Hernandez said.

The bitcoin price could climb to $143,000 next year as continued adoption through exchange-traded funds and a more accommodating U.S. regulatory backdrop draw new capital into the market, according to a new forecast from Citi. Analysts at the Wall Street bank set $143,000 as their base-case target for the bitcoin price over the next 12 months. They outlined a bullish scenario that places the price above $189,000, while their bearish case sees the bitcoin price falling to around $78,500 if macroeconomic conditions deteriorate, according to MarketWatch reporting.

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump delivered a politically charged speech Wednesday carried live in prime time on network television, seeking to pin the blame for economic challenges on Democrats while announcing he is sending a $1,776 bonus check to U.S. troops for Christmas. The remarks came as the nation is preparing to settle down to celebrate the holidays, yet Trump was focused more on divisions within the country than a sense of unity. His speech was a rehash of his recent messaging that has so far been unable to calm public anxiety about the cost of groceries, housing, utilities and other basic goods.

"unbelievable work President Trump has done over the last year in saving the building. Not only from the standpoint of its reconstruction, but also financially, and its reputation."

The official response to the first lawsuit filed by one of the victims' families said that the government is liable in the crash partly because the air traffic controller violated visual separation procedures that night. Plus, the filing said, the Army helicopter pilots' "failure to maintain vigilance so as to see and avoid" the airline jet makes the government liable.

After the weigh-in, Paul, who excitedly took to the stage first and jeered up the crowd, claimed Joshua was nervous heading into the fight and said he would shock the world on Friday. I smell fear. I see something in his eyes, I truly do, Paul said. The pressure is on him. I'm fighting free. I've already won. This is a lose-lose situation for him. I've got him right where I want him.

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UPDATE: In a response received Wednesday after this episode aired, the Administration for Children and Families, which oversees ORR, said the office "has not issued a moratorium" on sponsor releases, but alluded to "enhanced vetting policies" for adults who will be caring for the children after their release. "ORR continues to discharge children to vetted sponsors when all statutory and safety requirements are fully met and when release is assessed to be appropriate given the child's individual needs and circumstances," ACF told the California Newsroom. "Each case is evaluated individually, and decisions are made based on child welfare best practices."