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SACRAMENTO — The start of Darius Acuff’s NBA career hasn’t necessarily gone as he had hoped.The Kings fell to 1-10 after losing to the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night and still search for their first home win of the season.It took seven games for Acuff to get a taste of his first NBA victory when the Kings defeated the Dallas Mavericks over a week ago. The Kings had a chance to carry over the momentum as they returned to Sacramento to open a seven-game homestand at Golden 1 Center.But they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs, Miami Heat and, most recently, the Magic, to begin this home stretch 0-4.The Lakers and Spurs games were scheduled losses, but it seems like the Kings had every opportunity to walk away with wins against a struggling Heat team and a lowly Magic squad, or at the very least go 1-3 in that stretch.Instead, the Kings are one of the three teams in the NBA already with 10 losses on the season.“1-10 just don’t sound right,” Acuff said postgame.Acuff, who is known for his even-keeled, cool, calm and collected persona, visibly was frustrated after Tuesday’s loss.So much so that he couldn’t even find the words to explain what’s gone wrong for the Kings so far this season. The 19-year-old was asked to identify the most frustrating part of these losses.“When the clock says zero and we lost,” he responded. “I don’t understand. I don’t know. I don’t know what to do, man. I feel like we’re trying. Everybody as a whole. We’re just not coming out with the win. It’s just, I don’t know, man.”The emotions stem from Acuff’s character and what he’s used to. And that doesn’t, and never has, included losing.So this is foreign territory for a competitor like Acuff, who is making NBA history seemingly every night and joining the record books with basketball legends such as LeBron James and Michael Jordan, yet his only goal is to win games.Eleven games into the season, all the losses already are taking a toll on the young point guard.“A lot,” he said when asked how much of a toll the 1-10 start is taking on him. “I’m not a loser, so it’s not fun. But like I said, it’s an 82-game season, so hopefully something will shake.”Acuff finished Tuesday’s loss with 29 points on 10-of-21 shooting, with four rebounds, six assists, four turnovers and two steals in 40 minutes.So far this season, Acuff is averaging 26.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 7.3 assists in a league-high 37-plus minutes played per game.It is early in the season, and the wins, although maybe not many, eventually will come for Acuff and the Kings. But after Tuesday’s loss, the rookie seemed to be on the verge of tired of hearing that without anything changing.“I mean, yeah, we’ve been saying that for five games now, so it’s kind of hard to keep saying that without actually doing it,” Acuff said. “We just got to go out there and actually do it. We’re on the court playing. There’s nobody playing but ourselves. Like I said, we just got to get better as a team. And to answer your question, it’s just kind of the second half, it’s kind of frustrating. It’s like the first half we come out with energy, and then in the third quarter sometimes we don’t, and then we do. And then the fourth quarter, the last five minutes of a game, we just can’t put it together as a team.“I think we’re trying. We’re talking as a staff, as a team. But like I said, when the clock hits zero, we just lose, and that’s the most frustrating part.”The melancholy mood was the same when Zach LaVine approached the postgame podium. LaVine, who had five turnovers in Tuesday’s loss, said he’s “been in the league too damn long” to turn the ball over like he did.But while LaVine also might have been disappointed with his team’s start to the season, the 13-year veteran guard offered his own perspective on the current state of the struggling Kings.“I mean, there’s going to be outside people saying things. There’s going to be a lot of finger-pointing,” LaVine said. “I think, for us, we got to try to stay together from the front office down. We all have the same record right now, and it’s us versus everybody else. So that’s how we have to look at it. We have to try to figure out as a unit how are we going to, you know, start putting together more games where we can give ourselves a chance to win. We’re trending in the right area.“It feels a lot better out there. We’ve done a lot of better things, but we just got to clean up the small mistakes, myself included, to where we put together a full 48. I think then we get that satisfaction to where we win a game, and maybe we can start getting a couple more and more. The situation is what it is, but this is our job, and we have to figure out, at least as a vet myself, to keep guys uplifted, bring it each and every day, bring it in practice, regardless how you’re feeling, I think that’s just part of it. So I’m going to.”The irritation was apparent in the locker room, too, as most players already had left the arena by the time the media was let in.De’Andre Hunter did speak in the locker room postgame, and his words immediately matched his demeanor when asked where the frustration level is at right now.“Very high,” he said, firmly.He also didn’t sugarcoat his response when asked what the Kings need to clean up in order to turn a corner on the season.“Everything,” he said. “Just not good enough.”It isn’t necessarily a surprise that the Kings aren’t one of the top teams in the Western Conference, but this 1-10 start still feels worse than anyone could have imagined.And judging by the players’ mood postgame Tuesday, the frustration level has reached an all-time high.There is the possibility that these built-up emotions turn into motivation that the Kings could use to start winning games. And at this point, that really is all they can lean on.“That’s all we have is motivation,” Hunter said. “With losing, you can’t really build any chemistry. No team camaraderie. But we just got motivation about the next game.”Download and follow The Deuce & Mo Podcast This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
Dallas police chief promises changes in Deep Ellum after deadly Halloween shootings
After decades of protecting and serving North Texas communities, former Denton County Sheriff Will Travis is now asking those same communities to help save his life.Travis, who currently serves as a Fort Worth city marshal, is searching for a living liver donor as he battles a chronic liver disease and bile duct cancer.His family says doctors have identified a liver transplant from a living donor as his best option for recovery.For Travis, whose law enforcement career has included serving with the Dallas Police Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Denton County Sheriff’s Office, asking for help marks a difficult chapter in a life spent helping others.His daughter, Dani, said watching her father confront a life-threatening illness has been especially difficult."You grow up looking at your dad like he's your hero. He's our Superman, and you don't think it's going to happen to him," she said.Travis has spent the past six years battling primary sclerosing cholangitis, a chronic disease that causes inflammation and scarring of the bile ducts.His health challenges intensified in March when he was diagnosed with bile duct cancer, requiring regular chemotherapy treatments."We just felt like our world fell in, in March," a family member said.Travis said his liver is deteriorating rapidly, making the search for a donor increasingly urgent."It's very critical because the liver's deteriorating at a pretty fast pace, and I don't know what that timeline is, but I do know it won't last too terribly much longer," Travis said.His family is now working to find a healthy person who could potentially donate part of their liver.For the past month, flyers seeking potential living liver donors have circulated as the Travis family reaches out to friends, former colleagues and strangers.The response has extended well beyond North Texas."We're getting phone calls from all over the United States," a family member said.Many people have signed up through Living Donor Dallas to learn whether they might be a potential match.The family says the response to their outreach has been overwhelming."We posted, and after a day or two I had hundreds of thousands of views on my post. I had hundreds of people sharing it, and it's people we don't know too, which has been so heartfelt to see people we know and people we don't know coming together to help you," a family member said.Travis expressed gratitude for the support."It is, and I'm so blessed by that," he said.The outpouring of encouragement has provided hope as the family continues searching for a donor."It's humbling, very humbling for me," Travis said.For Dani, the community’s response reflects the impact her father has made throughout his career."It just furthers why he's Superman," she said.The Travis family continues to encourage potential donors to connect with Living Donor Dallas to learn more about the screening process and whether they could be a match.This story was originally reported for broadcast by NBC DFW. AI tools helped convert the story into a digital article, and an NBC DFW journalist edited it again before publication.
Landeskog scores twice, Avalanche hand Maple Leafs fourth straight loss - Sportsnet.ca
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Pentagon declares 'total victory' after House Republicans block effort to impeach Pete Hegseth – as it happened
This live blog is now closed.House Republicans block effort to impeach Pentagon chief Pete HegsethSign up for the US Breaking News emailDuring his press conference, Hegseth was resolute that the articles of impeachment are baseless, and that all attacks were carried out legally."As for the articles themselves, Iran, the cartels, Maduro, Yemen, everyone was a lawful operation ordered by the commander-in-chief, then ordered by myself, notified to Congress and executed by American warriors who did their jobs," he said. "We destroyed terror regimes' capabilities. We sank the boats carrying poison into our communities. We put a narco dictator in handcuffs. These are not high crimes. This is the job, and it's the job well done." Continue reading...
US army officer arrested in UK on suspicion of spying for Russia
A US army officer serving with Nato's Allied Rapid Reaction Corps was arrested near Gloucester in England on suspicion of espionage linked to Russia, British police said. The 41-year-old suspect faces allegations of assisting a foreign intelligence service and obtaining or disclosing protected information. The arrest comes amid growing European concerns over Russian covert operations, sabotage and espionage targeting Nato countries.
Canadiens fans give Carey Price a hero's welcome as goalie enters ring of honour - Sportsnet.ca
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James Carville lays out plot to corner GOP in brutal fight after Jim Jordan's rise
Democratic strategist James Carville laid out a plan to back Republicans into a corner, pointing to Rep. Jim Jordan's new job as the trigger.In a Politicon video posted Tuesday, Carville urged Democrats to introduce child protection legislation, hold hearings for abuse survivors and create a fund to compensate them, then make Republicans vote on it or veto it. He made the pitch the same day House Republicans chose Jordan (R-OH) as their leader in the minority over House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA).Carville opened by promising to rein in his usual profanity. "I'm going to try to refrain from using profanity, which is not the natural state for me," he said. "But I think that is a real, real, real thing to talk about.""Jim Jordan is now the most powerful Republican in the United States House of Representatives," Carville said.Former Ohio State University wrestlers have said Jordan knew about the abuse of athletes when he was an assistant coach there, which he has denied. "There are credible allegations that are still to be resolved," Carville said. "Jim Jordan has a real pedophilia problem, and it's not over."Carville argued Jordan fits a broader pattern. He said former House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) went to prison over payments tied to a boy he abused while working as a coach.He then turned to Paul Pressler, a late Texas religious-right leader accused of abusing young men, and noted that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) was slated to be dean of a law school bearing Pressler's name.Carville's fix is legislation. He suggested Democrats rally behind Ohio Gov.-elect Amy Acton (D) on what he called a "2026 child safety and protection act," complete with hearings for victims."We need to bring people up and say, what happened to the children that were molested by Paul Pressler?" he said. "We have to go back 25, 30, 40 years to see how lives were ruined by people's inability... willingness to look the other way in very obvious situations."He also pitched a fund "to help compensate the victims of this horrific right-wing pedophilia," and said the bill should move even with Democrats juggling investigations and a broader agenda."You can pass the act. And you can make them vote on it, and make them veto it if they want to," Carville said. "They have a history of pedophilia protection. Well, let them demonstrate it again."
Trump unloads on Thomas Massie after Hegseth impeachment fails: 'A major loser'
President Donald Trump attacked Democrats and Republican Rep. Thomas Massie after the House derailed the Kentucky Republican's effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth."The Democrats' attempt to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has miserably FAILED!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. "Every single Republican, except Thomas Massie, a major LOSER, voted in favor of Pete."The president's victory lap came after the House voted 211-204 to refer Massie's impeachment resolution to the Judiciary Committee, blocking it from advancing to a floor debate and vote on the articles. Trump was quick to praise Hegseth and his MAGA administration while taking aim at Democratic lawmakers with an ominous message."Again, Victories in Venezuela and Iran, the Best Recruitment Numbers in the History of the Military (Long waiting lists to get in!), and Spirit like rarely seen before, led to the EXONERATION of a Great American Patriot," Trump wrote Tuesday. "The Democrats continue to weaponize and abuse the United States of America. They must be stopped!"Moments earlier, Trump posted a photo of Hegseth raising his fist with the caption "TOTAL VICTORY." He also filled his Truth Social feed with celebratory reposts, memes and other messages about the vote.
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SACRAMENTO — The start of Darius Acuff’s NBA career hasn’t necessarily gone as he had hoped.The Kings fell to 1-10 after losing to the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night and still search for their first home win of the season.It took seven games for Acuff to get a taste of his first NBA victory when the Kings defeated the Dallas Mavericks over a week ago. The Kings had a chance to carry over the momentum as they returned to Sacramento to open a seven-game homestand at Golden 1 Center.But they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs, Miami Heat and, most recently, the Magic, to begin this home stretch 0-4.The Lakers and Spurs games were scheduled losses, but it seems like the Kings had every opportunity to walk away with wins against a struggling Heat team and a lowly Magic squad, or at the very least go 1-3 in that stretch.Instead, the Kings are one of the three teams in the NBA already with 10 losses on the season.“1-10 just don’t sound right,” Acuff said postgame.Acuff, who is known for his even-keeled, cool, calm and collected persona, visibly was frustrated after Tuesday’s loss.So much so that he couldn’t even find the words to explain what’s gone wrong for the Kings so far this season. The 19-year-old was asked to identify the most frustrating part of these losses.“When the clock says zero and we lost,” he responded. “I don’t understand. I don’t know. I don’t know what to do, man. I feel like we’re trying. Everybody as a whole. We’re just not coming out with the win. It’s just, I don’t know, man.”The emotions stem from Acuff’s character and what he’s used to. And that doesn’t, and never has, included losing.So this is foreign territory for a competitor like Acuff, who is making NBA history seemingly every night and joining the record books with basketball legends such as LeBron James and Michael Jordan, yet his only goal is to win games.Eleven games into the season, all the losses already are taking a toll on the young point guard.“A lot,” he said when asked how much of a toll the 1-10 start is taking on him. “I’m not a loser, so it’s not fun. But like I said, it’s an 82-game season, so hopefully something will shake.”Acuff finished Tuesday’s loss with 29 points on 10-of-21 shooting, with four rebounds, six assists, four turnovers and two steals in 40 minutes.So far this season, Acuff is averaging 26.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 7.3 assists in a league-high 37-plus minutes played per game.It is early in the season, and the wins, although maybe not many, eventually will come for Acuff and the Kings. But after Tuesday’s loss, the rookie seemed to be on the verge of tired of hearing that without anything changing.“I mean, yeah, we’ve been saying that for five games now, so it’s kind of hard to keep saying that without actually doing it,” Acuff said. “We just got to go out there and actually do it. We’re on the court playing. There’s nobody playing but ourselves. Like I said, we just got to get better as a team. And to answer your question, it’s just kind of the second half, it’s kind of frustrating. It’s like the first half we come out with energy, and then in the third quarter sometimes we don’t, and then we do. And then the fourth quarter, the last five minutes of a game, we just can’t put it together as a team.“I think we’re trying. We’re talking as a staff, as a team. But like I said, when the clock hits zero, we just lose, and that’s the most frustrating part.”The melancholy mood was the same when Zach LaVine approached the postgame podium. LaVine, who had five turnovers in Tuesday’s loss, said he’s “been in the league too damn long” to turn the ball over like he did.But while LaVine also might have been disappointed with his team’s start to the season, the 13-year veteran guard offered his own perspective on the current state of the struggling Kings.“I mean, there’s going to be outside people saying things. There’s going to be a lot of finger-pointing,” LaVine said. “I think, for us, we got to try to stay together from the front office down. We all have the same record right now, and it’s us versus everybody else. So that’s how we have to look at it. We have to try to figure out as a unit how are we going to, you know, start putting together more games where we can give ourselves a chance to win. We’re trending in the right area.“It feels a lot better out there. We’ve done a lot of better things, but we just got to clean up the small mistakes, myself included, to where we put together a full 48. I think then we get that satisfaction to where we win a game, and maybe we can start getting a couple more and more. The situation is what it is, but this is our job, and we have to figure out, at least as a vet myself, to keep guys uplifted, bring it each and every day, bring it in practice, regardless how you’re feeling, I think that’s just part of it. So I’m going to.”The irritation was apparent in the locker room, too, as most players already had left the arena by the time the media was let in.De’Andre Hunter did speak in the locker room postgame, and his words immediately matched his demeanor when asked where the frustration level is at right now.“Very high,” he said, firmly.He also didn’t sugarcoat his response when asked what the Kings need to clean up in order to turn a corner on the season.“Everything,” he said. “Just not good enough.”It isn’t necessarily a surprise that the Kings aren’t one of the top teams in the Western Conference, but this 1-10 start still feels worse than anyone could have imagined.And judging by the players’ mood postgame Tuesday, the frustration level has reached an all-time high.There is the possibility that these built-up emotions turn into motivation that the Kings could use to start winning games. And at this point, that really is all they can lean on.“That’s all we have is motivation,” Hunter said. “With losing, you can’t really build any chemistry. No team camaraderie. But we just got motivation about the next game.”Download and follow The Deuce & Mo Podcast This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
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Jonathan Yerushalmy and Reged Ahmad examine the Democrats' failed impeachment attempt against the US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, and ask: could we see another bid soon?The other Donald Trump appointee making headlines is the president's new chief of staff, Stephen Miller. Known as the architect of Trump's tough immigration policies, the appointment is seen as a clear sign the president has no intention of playing nice with the other side, despite indicating he would do just that after the Republicans' massive midterms loss. Jonathan looks back at Miller's past to try and decipher how the descendant of a family fleeing persecution developed such hardline views that he has been condemned as a white nationalistRead more:House Republicans block effort to impeach Pentagon chief Pete HegsethHardline Trump aide Stephen Miller takes over as White House chief of staff Continue reading...
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2004 — Death of Palestinian Leader Yasser Arafat
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1992 — Church of England Ordains Women as Priests
In 1992, the Church of England voted to ordain women as priests, with the first ordination taking place two years later. This marked a significant milestone in the acceptance of women's roles in the Anglican clergy.
1975 — Angola Gains Independence from Portugal in 1975
Angola declared independence from Portugal in 1975 after the Portuguese withdrew from the country.
1966 — Gemini 12 - Last Spacecraft in Gemini Series
Gemini 12, the last spacecraft in the Gemini series and the first to make an automatically controlled reentry into Earth's atmosphere, was launched
1920 — Armistice Day marked by unknown soldier burials
Armistice Day, the anniversary of the end of World War I, was marked with the burial of unknown soldiers in tombs in Paris and London, and a similar ceremony was held at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, in 1921
1918 — World War I ends
At 5:00 am on this day in 1918, the Allied powers and Germany signed an armistice document in the railway carriage of Ferdinand Foch, the commander of the Allied armies, and six hours later World War I came to an end
1889 — Washington Statehood
Washington was admitted to the union as the 42nd U.S. state
1880 — Ned Kelly, Famous Australian Bushranger, Hanged
Australian outlaw Ned Kelly, who was the most famous of the bushrangers (bandits of the Australian outback), was hanged in Melbourne
1872 — Birth of American Actress Maude Adams in 1872
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1865 — Mary Edwards Walker Awarded U.S. Medal of Honor
For her work as a surgeon during the American Civil War, physician Mary Edwards Walkerbecame the first woman to be granted the U.S. Medal of Honor; the award was rescinded in 1917 but reinstated in 1977.Discover more famous female firsts
1831 — Nat Turner's Slave Rebellion of 1831
Enslaved Black American Nat Turner was hanged after leading a slave rebellion that resulted in the deaths of some 60 white people; in addition, many innocent enslaved people were massacred in the accompanying hysteria
1813 — British Victory at Crysler's Farm, 1813
British troops under Colonel J.W. Morrison defeated U.S. forces led by General John Boyd at the Battle of Crysler's Farmduring the War of 1812
1778 — Iroquois Attack on Cherry Valley, New York
During the American Revolution, Iroquois, in direct retaliation for colonial assaults on two Indian villages, attacked a New York frontier settlement in the Cherry Valley Raid. How much do you know about the American Revolution?
1493 — Columbus Sights St. Martin Island in 1493
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1417 — Martin V Elected Pope, Ending Great Schism
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