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No. 21 Creighton PG Ashworth doubtful vs. SDSUThe Prince of Wales joked that Prince Louis’ drumming practice has left him taking drastic action when he thanked celebrity musicians for supporting a wildlife charity. William told Dire Straits star Mark Knopfler and Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood that his son’s musical aspirations have left him with his fingers in his ears, when they attended the Tusk Conservation Awards honouring workers safeguarding Africa’s habitat and animals. A ranger from Africa Parks, an organisation managing national parks the Duke of Sussex supports as president, was recognised during the ceremony, with Claver Ntoyinkima winning the wildlife ranger award for being an inspiring leader and his dedicated work in Rwanda’s Nyungwe National Park. William gave the keynote speech to guests, who included actor Idris Elba, in his role as royal patron of the Tusk Trust wildlife charity and called for global support for those working to stop future generations becoming “disconnected from nature”. Before the awards presentation, the prince chatted to Wood, joined by his wife Sally Humphreys, and Knopfler and his spouse Kitty Aldridge, and the royal quipped there was lots of creativity in the room and they could start a band. He joked: “My youngest is learning the drums, that’s why I spend my entire life with my fingers in my ears.” William went on to say “I’m interested in different eras of music” and “music is such an important part of my life”. Later, during his keynote speech at the event staged at the Savoy hotel, the future king said: “Tonight is a reminder that our planet continues to face terrifying environmental concerns from climate change and habitat destruction to the exploitation of natural resources and an alarming downward trend in global biodiversity. “Rainforests the size of countries are disappearing. And one million species are at risk of extinction mostly due to human activity. “Now is the time to support those globally that work to prevent future generations from becoming disconnected from nature, we must invest in the natural world around us and understand the value it has for us all, both now and in the future. “That is why the insight and knowledge of the award winners tonight is so important. They should guide and inspire us all to drive change.” Knopfler auctioned dozens of his prized guitars earlier this year, generating almost £9 million in sales – with around £600,000 of the proceeds donated to Tusk Trust. When he met met the prince, the musician joked: “I realised I’ve got 100 left.” During the ceremony, the prince presented the awards to the recipients with Edward Aruna named as the Tusk Award Winner and Nomba Game receiving the Prince William Award.Editor’s note: This story includes graphic descriptions of violence that some readers may find disturbing. Whoever duct-taped JonBenét Ramsey’s mouth shut, bludgeoned the 6-year-old Colorado girl and strangled the child beauty queen in her own home has evaded capture for almost 28 years. Now, a new Netflix documentary series reexamines the gruesome December 1996 killing and suggests modern technology might help solve the homicide that has riveted and perplexed the country for decades. Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey features lengthy interviews with JonBenét’s father and namesake, John Bennett Ramsey, who has lived under a cloud of suspicion despite being formally cleared in 2008. “Our big frustration almost from Day 1 is that we knew the police did not have the capacity or the capability or the experience to deal with this case,” Ramsey, now 80, told CNN Tuesday. While researching the case, director Joe Berlinger was stunned by “just how trampled the crime scene was.” But even after the initial, botched police investigation , Berlinger said he believes advanced technology, such as genetic genealogy , “can solve the crime.” Here’s what we know about the quest for JonBenét’s killer, including the overseas arrest of an innocent man and how investigators are trying a new strategy after 21,000 tips: The little girl was a local celebrity – and may have drawn unwanted attention By age 6, JonBenét had amassed more titles and tiaras than many beauty queens several times her age: Little Miss Colorado. Little Miss Charlevoix. Colorado State All-Star Kids Cover Girl. America’s Royale Miss. National Tiny Miss Beauty. The kindergartener was already wearing high heels and following the footsteps of her beauty queen mother, Patricia “Patsy” Ramsey, a former Miss West Virginia. A week before her death, JonBenét was featured in a Boulder Christmas parade – with her name displayed along the side of her float. Her father later told CNN that may have been a mistake . On the night of December 25, 1996, JonBenét, her brother Burke and their parents returned home from Christmas dinner at a family friend’s house. Patsy Ramsey tucked her daughter into bed. The next day, JonBenét’s lifeless body was found in the family’s basement with a cord around her neck. A cryptic ransom note and a grisly discovery The morning after Christmas, Patsy Ramsey went to the kitchen to make coffee. On her way down the spiral staircase, she found a lengthy, bizarre ransom note . The note was written on paper taken from Patsy Ramsey’s notepad. It demanded a peculiar amount of money – $118,000 – the same amount John Ramsey received for his Christmas bonus as president of Access Graphics. It’s still not clear why that exact dollar amount was demanded, or by whom. Fearing her daughter had been kidnapped, Patsy Ramsey called 911. Investigators found no immediate signs of forced entry into the family’s upscale house. For several hours, no one could find JonBenét. Officers didn’t properly secure the sizeable home, and family friends came and went freely. Eventually, John Ramsey and a friend went down to the basement and opened a cellar door. “JonBenét was there. I saw her immediately,” John Ramsey told CNN in 2016. “And it was a rush of relief. I thought, ‘God, I found my child.’ And then I pretty quickly realized that she may not be alive.” JonBenét had a rope embedded deep into her neck. At the end of the rope was a broken paintbrush that looked like it was from Patsy Ramsey’s art set. There was also evidence the 6-year-old had been sexually assaulted . The coroner who performed JonBenét’s autopsy said the child died from suffocation in conjunction with forcible trauma to her skull. JonBenét had an 8.5-inch skull fracture. Almost three decades later, it’s still not clear why someone wrote a ransom note describing a kidnapping when the killer left JonBenét’s mutilated body in the house. ‘We were aghast’ after the botched police response, JonBenét’s father says Law enforcement and forensic experts have said local authorities made mistakes in the early hours and days of the investigation. Failing to secure the house while people drifted in and out meant the crime scene had been compromised. Potential evidence was not promptly collected to eliminate the possibility of contamination. John Ramsey said he believes police spent too long focusing on him and Patsy rather than looking for whoever actually killed their daughter. “We knew they were totally focused on Patsy and I, and we were aghast,” he told CNN’s Kate Bolduan Tuesday. “But I said to them, ‘OK, great. Let’s work through that and then don’t stop there.’ Well, they did stop there. And our big frustration with the police all along has been that they’ve refused help from the outside that could have helped.” But Boulder police have reiterated their efforts to find JonBenét’s killer. “The killing of JonBenet was an unspeakable crime and this tragedy has never left our hearts,” Boulder Police Chief Steve Redfearn said in a statement posted on X Tuesday . “We are committed to following up on every lead and we are continuing to work with DNA experts and our law enforcement partners around the country until this tragic case is solved.” Last year, Boulder police announced a new strategy in trying to resolve the case that has haunted the community for decades. “Boulder Police Department (BPD) convened a panel of outside experts (Colorado Cold Case Review Team) to review the JonBenét Ramsey homicide investigation,” the department said in December 2023 . “The purpose of the review was to generate additional investigative recommendations and determine if updated technologies and/or forensic testing might produce new intelligence or leads to solve the case.” This week, police refuted the notion that detectives aren’t using every investigative tool possible. “The assertion that there is viable evidence and leads we are not pursuing — to include DNA testing — is completely false,” Boulder police said Tuesday. “Additionally, it was the Boulder Police Department — not the Colorado Bureau of Investigation — who convened the Cold Case Review Panel in December 2023 as part of its investigation efforts.” A grand jury voted to indict her parents ... but no charges followed After two years of public fascination, rampant speculation and no suspect arrested, the Boulder County district attorney convened a grand jury in 1998. The grand jurors met regularly over 13 months to hear testimony from law enforcement and civilians – including JonBenét’s brother, Burke, who was in the house at the time of his sister’s death. But John and Patsy Ramsey were not asked to testify. The grand jury voted to indict the parents on charges of child abuse resulting in death and being accessories to a crime – though that news didn’t come to light until more than a decade later, after the district attorney declined to file charges . In 2013, the Boulder Daily Camera broke the news that grand jurors voted to indict John and Patsy Ramsey back in 1999. But at the time, District Attorney Alex Hunter said there was insufficient evidence. And in an extraordinarily rare move, the county’s top prosecutor went against the grand jury’s wishes. “There had never been a circumstance quite like this,” Stan Garnett, another former Boulder County district attorney, previously told CNN. “A grand jury had returned a true bill, the DA had refused to sign it and ... it remained secret for a long time. And eventually its existence became known.” Back in 1999, the grand jury didn’t have DNA findings that emerged in 2008. Over the years, DNA testing improved – and eventually led authorities to clear the Ramseys of suspicion in JonBenét’s death. Forensic scientist Dr. Angela Williamson said a DNA sample had been taken from the crotch of JonBenét’s panties, where the girl’s blood was found. The DNA of an unknown male was detected – but the DNA didn’t match anyone who had been near the scene or who had handled her body. The results excluded John, Patsy and Burke Ramsey. Patsy Ramsey didn’t live to see the 2008 apology from a Boulder County district attorney clearing her and her husband of suspicion in their daughter’s death. She died of ovarian cancer at age 49 in 2006. Modern DNA technology reveals a new clue More than a decade after JonBenét’s death, a test using touch DNA – or trace DNA – from JonBenét’s long johns indicated the same unknown male made contact with the young girl’s underwear, Williamson said. “Whoever committed this offense must have pulled down her long johns – but then they pulled them back up, because she was found dressed,” Williamson told CNN. Technicians tested DNA on both sides of the long johns’ waist band. “It’s the same DNA,” Williamson said. “It’s the same male that’s in the underpants that’s on the side of the long johns.” But the identity of that male remains a mystery. A teacher claims he killed JonBenét Only one arrest has been made in connection with JonBenét’s death – but it turned out to be the wrong man. In 2006, teacher John Mark Karr was arrested in Bangkok, Thailand. The 41-year-old repeatedly said he loved JonBenét and was with her the night she died. He also insisted her death was an accident. Karr allegedly told an investigator that he had drugged JonBenét and sexually assaulted her before accidentally killing her. But soon after his arrest and return to Colorado, prosecutors said DNA evidence proved he had nothing to do with her death. The district attorney decided not to charge him. New DNA techniques fuel hope for answers In the decades since JonBenét’s death, detectives have probed 21,000 tips, traveled to more than a dozen states and spoken with over 1,000 people in connection with her killing, Boulder police said. Despite myriad dead ends, authorities have not given up on finding JonBenét’s killer. Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty said if critical evidence or information emerges, JonBenét’s killer could be brought to justice. The challenge is finding that elusive information. “Whether it is DNA or other evidence,” the district attorney said, “more is needed to solve this murder.” Both Berlinger and JonBenét’s father said they hope genetic genealogy will help bring JonBenét’s killer to justice. “Certain cold cases in recent years have been solved because of that,” Berlinger said. “ Golden State Killer , Green River Killer – there have been a lot of advances, particularly with genealogical DNA.” Investigative genetic genealogy combines DNA analysis from a lab with genealogical research, such as tracing a person’s family tree via GEDMatch – a free website where people can upload their DNA raw data files. Investigators can take an unknown suspect’s DNA profile and upload it to a public database to learn about the suspect’s family members. Investigators can then use the genealogical information and other evidence to build back through the family tree and identify potential suspects. Police aren’t saying what investigative avenues are currently being pursued. A grieving father’s relentless search for justice Since Patsy Ramsey passed away 18 years ago, John Ramsey has remarried and moved to Utah. But the agony of JonBenét’s death follows him everywhere. Despite helping with the Netflix documentary, John Ramsey said he doesn’t intend to watch it. “I don’t think I’ve ever watched any of the broadcasts that I’ve participated in over the years ... it’s hard to watch that stuff,” he told CNN. “My wife Jan is watching it. She will be my filter and say, ‘Well, you watch this part, but don’t watch this part. It’ll be too hard for you emotionally.’” Ramsey said he doesn’t expect the grief to subside for his family. “This has not gone away from our life for 28 years.” CNN’s Julie In, Faith Karimi, Eric Levenson and Andi Babineau contributed to this report.

One Saturday morning, Ringo and Jax sneaked out of the house in Lake Creek near Edwards and did not return. Ringo is a 2-year-old yellow lab and Jax is a yellow lab mix rescue who his owners believe to be 9 years old. The two had gone on a few adventures alone before but always came home together. “Ringo knows how to open doors with lever handles — like the one on our front door,” said Stacey Boltz, owner of Ringo and Jax. “As long as doors remain locked, even his best efforts remain thwarted. However, with a house full of teenage boys, doors do get left unlocked from time to time.” Boltz said they discovered the dogs had taken themselves for a walk a few minutes after they escaped at about 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 9 and immediately dispatched a search crew on foot and by car to go find them and alerted friends and neighbors who lived in the area. After initial efforts proved unsuccessful, Boltz posted messages on Pets of Eagle County and Eagle County Classifieds social media accounts and her personal Facebook and Instagram accounts. “Shortly after I had posted messages on Pets of Eagle County, I was contacted by Kate Hawthorn and others within Eagle and Summit County who work to retrieve lost pets. Vail Mountain Rescue was also among the first to reach out,” Boltz said. Jax came home at dawn the next day, alone. But no signs of Ringo. Many pets go missing daily in Eagle County and many come home on their own, but when they don’t, it’s nice to know there is sophisticated technology that can help track the pets and entice them to come home. That technology and a person who is a professional tracker is what found Boltz’s missing dog. “One of the volunteers told me about Bill Dohse of Find 911 . He had previously helped her locate a missing animal and she felt confident Dohse could be a helpful resource,” Boltz said. Bill Dohse is a retired law enforcement officer from Cody, Wyoming, who started working with drones as a hobby. That hobby quickly turned into search and rescue efforts using drones and highly trained search dogs to give a sense of direction of the subject missing. Find 911 travels the country helping law enforcement and government agencies and families looking for humans who have gone missing. Dohse said the combination of the search dogs and drones together is far superior to today’s general search methods. And Dohse has some incredible technology to help him zero in on those missing. “I wrote a grant to Amazon looking for some funding to develop our own software to find things that the drone operator can’t see with the naked eye when he’s flying that drone,” Dohse said. “Amazon loved it, and they funded the development of the software and partnered me up with a software company out of Denver called Cloud303 .” Over the last two years, the entities have developed software that can find color, shape, thermal images, anomalies and things that are out of place in nature in residential areas. All these things can be found using Amazon’s AI servers to find things that aren’t visible to the naked eye. “For instance, if we were looking for someone that we knew that was wearing a blue coat and was maybe curled up under a tree, this software can find about a quarter-size match to that blue color sticking out or through the foliage of that tree,” Dohse said. “And then it gives us a GPS coordinate, and we can send search and rescue teams to investigate that. The same thing with thermal. When the drone operator can’t see a thermal signature with the naked eye, the software can, and it can do the same thing. So, it’s very, very effective and we’re very thankful to Amazon and Cloud303.” A photo of Ringo’s colorful collar was put into the software and used to track this minute detail. But beyond this impressive advanced technology, Dohse said they always start with their search dogs because they give a direction of travel. Bolts provided Dohse with scent articles from Ringo. “Our dogs are scent-specific trained. So, they’re trained to follow the most recent scent of whatever we’re looking for as far as humans or horses or other four-legged animals,” Dohse said. The search dogs and drones help set up what Dohse calls a circuit. “Basically, it’s a perimeter. We call it a circuit because dogs will quickly create a circuit where they know where food, water and shelter are,” Dohse said. “Once we have established that circuit, the next step is to put up game cameras and feeding stations and hopefully get them on camera.” As each day went by, Boltz and her family would hope and pray for a safe return of Ringo. Boltz has had many dogs in her life but felt especially close to Ringo. “Ringo had always been my ‘heart dog.’ We are as connected as a dog and person could ever be. Ringo was the runt of his litter and suffered an eye injury shortly after birth which left him mostly blind in one eye and his limited vision meant he has always been a little more dependent on humans,” Boltz said. “We truly weren’t sure how well he would do in the wild.” In addition to all the technical search knowledge Dohse has, he also knows a lot about a dog’s behavior once it goes missing and explained to Boltz how dogs really become a different animal. “They become feral quickly but their instincts kick in and they can search for food sources and will even eat deer or elk scat, berries or dig for mice. They also become nocturnal and enter a fight-or-flight state after they realized that, ‘Oops, what did I do? Where’s my family? Where’s my house?’ They totally change mentality,” Dohse said. “Just a pure example is 90% of the time calling out your pup’s name is going to scare them away versus come, even though that’s your best friend in the whole world.” Dohse said when he coaches family members on how to search for their dog, he’ll tell them to call out family members’ names, call your other dog’s name, but do not call your dog’s name because “for whatever reason, it scares them or they think they’re in trouble,” Dohse said. “There’s no doubt in my mind that in Ringo’s case we were close to him several times just by my search dog’s behavior. But Ringo wasn’t ready. It’s like they are in a fog and can’t think straight, and then there’s a trigger where they finally realize it is time to come home.” Dohse recommended that they take Jax out for a hike around the circuit one more time. The circuit was in rugged terrain and the days were getting shorter and colder, but Dohse said that Jax’s scent might trigger Ringo. The next day Ringo pawed at the back patio door and cheers erupted from those in the house waiting for him six days after he left for his adventure. “Maybe it was Jax’s scent that had Ringo think, ‘Hey, I miss my buddy. I’m ready to come home.’ Maybe it was their scent that brought him out. I wish I had that answer, I wish I could talk to the dogs, but sometimes it just takes whatever it is, a scent or a sound or something for that pup to know it’s time.” Boltz said they all learned a lot during this ordeal. The technology was fascinating and so were the details about dog behavior. Boltz said that they have changed the doorknobs so that the dogs won’t be able to get out on their own anytime soon. But she also added that she learned a lot about the people of the community. “While the valley is filled with dog lovers, the proactive nature of the community reached far beyond what I had ever imagined possible,” Boltz said. “There were many moments when I was warmly reminded how much I love living in the mountains, and how powerful a small community can really be.”

By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) – Back-in-form Arsenal completed a high-scoring day in the Premier League with a 5-2 mauling of West Ham United as they sent out a message of intent to leaders Liverpool on Saturday. All seven goals arrived before halftime at the London Stadium as Mikel Arteta’s side moved up to second in the table with a superb display of attacking football. They were not the only London club to hit the goal trail on Saturday, with Brentford hammering Leicester City 4-1 to move seventh. Bournemouth won 4-2 at Wolverhampton Wanderers with Justin Kluivert making Premier League history by becoming the first player to score a hat-trick of penalties. Nottingham Forest returned to winning ways with Chris Wood’s penalty enough for a 1-0 victory over Ipswich Town that left them in sixth place in the standings. Crystal Palace scored late on to secure a useful 1-1 draw at home to Newcastle United and stay out of the bottom three. Arsenal’s title hopes appeared to be in danger of disappearing before Christmas when they went four Premier League games without a win earlier this month but, with captain Martin Odegaard back from injury, they have rebounded in style. Odegaard and Bukayo Saka were the architects of a resounding Arsenal display which took their goal tally from the last three games to 13. It was only the fourth time a Premier League game had contained seven first-half goals and, despite his joy, Arteta said the head-spinning opening period was a little too exciting. “It tells you how crazy it was, how efficient both teams were in front of the goal. It was a spectacular 30 minutes,” the Spaniard, whose side have 25 points — six behind Liverpool — told reporters. “I think it was great to score the fifth one as that calmed everything down and we could play a very different game that was much more suited to us.” Saka’s corner was headed in by Gabriel after nine minutes and Arsenal then tore West Ham to shreds, with Saka and Odegaard combining to tee up Leandro Trossard before Odegaard tucked away a penalty after Saka was hacked down. A minute after Odegaard’s penalty, Trossard sent Kai Havertz away to make it 4-0 but West Ham hit back with Aaron Wan-Bissaka played through to score and Emerson then finding the net with a sensational free kick. For a while Arsenal were rocking but when West Ham keeper Lukasz Fabianski inadvertently punched Gabriel trying to reach a corner cross in a crowded area, the inspirational Saka slotted home the penalty for his fifth league goal of the season. VAN NISTELROOY SEES LEICESTER DEFEATED Bournemouth forward Kluivert said he was thrilled with his rare hat-trick at Wolves who dropped back into the bottom three. “That sounds beautiful (the record). To go in the history books, that’s amazing, super happy with it,” Dutchman Kluivert told Premier League Productions. Brentford have scored 26 Premier League goals, the same as Arsenal and only one fewer than top scorers Tottenham Hotspur. With new Leicester City manager Ruud van Nistelrooy watching from the stands, Kevin Schade netted a hat-trick for Brentford after Yoane Wissa’s close-range goal had cancelled out Facundo Buonanotte’s opener for the visitors. Palace were heading for a fourth home defeat as they trailed to an own goal by their England defender Marc Guehi but Daniel Munoz headed in a stoppage-time equaliser. Palace are in 17th place with nine points, the same as Wolves and Ipswich Town but with a better goal difference. Ipswich went down to Forest, for whom New Zealander Wood’s penalty made him the club’s joint-record Premier League scorer with 24, the same as Bryan Roy. Forest are in sixth place with 22 points. Attention now turns to Sunday’s big clash at Anfield where victory for Arne Slot’s Liverpool side over Manchester City would put them 11 points clear of the champions. Fifth-placed Chelsea host Aston Villa on Sunday while Manchester United are at home to Everton and Tottenham Hotspur take on Fulham. (Reporting by Martyn Herman; editing by Clare Fallon) Disclaimer: This report is auto generated from the Reuters news service. ThePrint holds no responsibilty for its content. var ytflag = 0;var myListener = function() {document.removeEventListener('mousemove', myListener, false);lazyloadmyframes();};document.addEventListener('mousemove', myListener, false);window.addEventListener('scroll', function() {if (ytflag == 0) {lazyloadmyframes();ytflag = 1;}});function lazyloadmyframes() {var ytv = document.getElementsByClassName("klazyiframe");for (var i = 0; i < ytv.length; i++) {ytv[i].src = ytv[i].getAttribute('data-src');}} Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() );

Moreover, playing in Europe will also help young Chinese players to adapt to different cultures and lifestyles, which is a crucial aspect of their personal growth. Living and playing in a foreign country requires a certain level of maturity, independence, and resilience, qualities that are essential for athletes to succeed in the highly competitive world of professional sports. By experiencing life in a different environment, young Chinese players can develop a broader perspective and become more well-rounded individuals, which will ultimately benefit their careers on and off the field.NORTH ALABAMA 100, DALTON STATE 69

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Veteran Reliever Searching for New Deal in Free AgencyRaiders coach Antonio Pierce on final play vs. Chiefs: ‘We heard a whistle on our sideline’Tweet Facebook Mail "Enshittification" - a term that describes the gradual decline of a product or service, such as social media, when companies prioritise profit over user experience - has been named the 2024 Word of the Year by the Macquarie Dictionary . The dictionary has been choosing a Word of the Year since 2006 and usually lands on a term that has gained widespread social and cultural significance. Last year's word was "Cossie livs", a play on "cost of living". READ MORE: Heavy fog impacts dozens of flights at Melbourne Airport Macquarie Dictionary has named "Enshittification" as its Word of the Year for 2024. (Fairfax) While "enshittification" may not roll off the tongue or have widespread colloquial recognition, it certainly applies to most people, according to the Macquarie Dictionary committee. The committee said the word "captures what many of us feel is happening to the world and to so many aspects of our lives at the moment". "All the streaming channels are making you pay more extra to not have ads is the perfect example of enshittification," Macquarie Dictionary managing editor Victoria Morgan told 3AW. "It's usually associated with (making money). "They get the customer base in and everyone is pretty happy but then they (try) and find a quick way to make money." READ MORE:  Famous department store says worker hid up to $236 million in expenses The decline of social media services has been pointed to as one example of "enshittification". (Getty) 'Right to disconnect' makes the shortlist Other notable mentions from the committee included the "right to disconnect", which refers to the right for employees to be uncontactable during non-work hours. "Rawdogging" also made the list, which describes the act of taking a long flight without electronic entertainment, devices, or reading material. Shortlisted words included "brainrot", used to describe internet content deemed to be of low quality or value and "sigma", a slang term that refers to a person who is independent and self-sufficient and who prefers to be alone. The Australian National Dictionary Centre, based at the Australian National University, announced last week, that " Colesworth " - a blended word referencing the country's largest supermarket chains, Coles and Woolworths was chosen as its word of the year. DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP : Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the Apple App Store and Google Play .