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General Daily Insight for January 02, 2025 It’s time to loosen up. The sensitive Moon harmonizes with joyful Jupiter, encouraging us to create, socialize, and enjoy a little extra luck. When balanced Venus moves into creative Pisces at 10:24 pm EST, we may notice ourselves becoming more open and free in our connections with others — plus, more compassion and creativity can shine through overall.

Here’s a look at how the Miami Dolphins (8-8) and New York Jets (4-12) match up in six key areas ahead of Sunday’s Week 18 game at MetLife Stadium (4:25 p.m., Fox): When the Dolphins run: Miami’s fun rushing performance against the San Francisco 49ers is proving to be a one-off situation in the second half of this season.

Observations and other notes of interest from Wednesday night’s 119-108 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans: – When it came to rookie big men Wednesday night at Kaseya Center, the hype clearly was with Pelicans center Yves Missi, the No. 21 pick out of Baylor. – Entering the night, Missi stood first among rookies in double-doubles and rebounds per game, third in blocks per game. – Such are the benefits of playing time. – Albeit while losing. – By contrast, Heat first-round pick Kel’el Ware, the No.

MIAMI – There was no middle ground for the Miami Heat in this one: either make it four victories in their last five games, or become the rarest of victims in the NBA – a loser to the New Orleans Pelicans. As a matter of perspective, the Pelicans entered on a 10-game losing streak, with losses in 19 of their previous 20 and without a road victory since their road opener on Oct.

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Police say they recovered the stark black banner of the Islamic State extremist group from the truck that an American man from Texas smashed into New Year’s partygoers in New Orleans’ French Quarter Wednesday, killing 15 people. The investigation is expected to look in part at any support or inspiration that driver Shamsud-Din Jabbar may have drawn from that violent Middle East-based group, or from any of at least 19 affiliated groups around the world. Related Articles National News | An aspiring nurse, football star, single mother and father of 2 killed in New Orleans attack National News | What we know about the driver in the deadly New Orleans attack National News | New Orleans barriers to prevent vehicle attacks were in the process of being replaced National News | 1 person dies when truck catches fire and explodes outside Trump’s Las Vegas hotel National News | A fireworks explosion in the Honolulu area has killed 3 people and injured at least 20 President Joe Biden said Wednesday evening that the FBI had told him that “mere hours before the attack, (Jabbar) posted videos on social media indicating that he was inspired” by the Islamic State. Routed from its self-proclaimed caliphate in Syria and Iraq by a U.

An 18-year-old girl dreaming of becoming a nurse, a single mother, a father of two and a former Princeton football star suffered fatal injuries when the driver of a white pickup truck sped down Bourbon Street, packed with holiday revelers early Wednesday morning. Trevant Hayes, 20, sits in the French Quarter after the death of his friend, Nikyra Dedeaux, 18, after a pickup truck crashed into pedestrians on Bourbon Street followed by a shooting in the French Quarter in New Orleans, Wednesday, Jan.