IU basketball in top five for Kwame Evans, Jr., No. 2 player in 2023 recruiting class

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'Generational problem': Youth still struggling in pandemic's shadow
Like many other young people, Amelie feels that the Covid-19 pandemic -- and its procession of lockdowns and restrictions -- marked a "turning point" for her mental health."I came face to face with everything I had been repressing -- and it triggered an enormous depression," the French university student, who was 19 years old when the pandemic broke out in 2020, told AFP. Five years later, Amelie is still receiving treatment for her mental health.
AFP
Vaccine misinformation: a lasting side effect from Covid
A fringe anti-vaccine movement took advantage of the Covid-19 pandemic to bring conspiracy theories to a much wider audience, propelling dangerous misinformation about life-saving jabs that still endures five years later, experts warn."If we would for instance be confronted with a pandemic in the near future, we would have major issues with the use of vaccines because of that," Dutch virologist Marion Koopmans told AFP. With the world largely turning its attention away from Covid, some anti-vaxx
AFP
Inauguration Day, Trump-style: What will happen?
Every four years America's president is sworn in on Inauguration Day, whether newly elected or returning to office, in a long-established ceremony held amid pageantry shaped by the incoming leader's personal flourishes.Incoming vice president JD Vance will also be sworn in.
Politico
TikTok says US ban will force it to stop services
“We're working to restore our service in the U.S. as soon as possible,” the company said in a pop-up on the app.
AFP
Hope, fear at Paris rally for Gaza hostages
People gathered in Paris Saturday in support of the hostages held in Gaza, describing being torn between hope and fear hours before a truce set to allow their release takes effect. In Paris, hostage supporters gathered opposite the Eiffel Tower anxiously awaiting the ceasefire.
AFP
Separated by LA wildfires, a happy reunion for some pets, owners
When Serena Null saw the flames roaring toward her family home in the Los Angeles suburb of Altadena, she ran to find her pet Domino, but the cat eluded her grasp.Domino is one of several hundred pets brought to the center as the Eaton fire roared through Altadena, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes in such a rush that many left with nothing but the clothes on their backs.
AFP
In US, teleworkers don't want to turn back
For Curtis Sparrer, a work-from-home evangelist, an office is nothing less than a "corporate jail." Five years after the Covid-19 pandemic sent workers scrambling for home, laptops under their arm, Sparrer methodically challenges the arguments made by corporate America as it pushes for a full-time return to office.
AFP
Covid's origins reviewed: Lab leak or natural spillover?
Whether Covid-19 was unleashed by a laboratory mishap or spilled over from animals remains an enduring, fiercely contested mystery.This perspective is supported by multiple studies, including one published in the prestigious journal Science that analyzed the geographic pattern of Covid-19 cases during December 2019.
AFP
Trump arrives in Washington ahead of Monday's inauguration
Donald Trump landed in Washington on Saturday ahead of his inauguration, with the billionaire Republican set to attend a series of events and celebrations before reclaiming the presidency. Following Saturday's private party, Trump is expected to lay a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery on Sunday before attending a rally of his supporters in Washington.
CNN
Japan’s elderly are lonely and struggling. Some women choose to go to jail instead
The rooms are filled with elderly residents, their hands wrinkled and backs bent. They shuffle slowly down the corridors, some using walkers. Workers help them bathe, eat, walk and take their medication.
NBC News
Trump's Middle East envoy is considering a visit to the Gaza Strip amid ceasefire deal
President-elect Donald Trump’s envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, is considering a visit to the war-torn Gaza Strip as part of his efforts to keep a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas on track, according to a transition official with direct knowledge of the ceasefire process.
NBC News
California wildfires: What we know about L.A.-area fires, what caused them, who is affected and more
Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, a series of ferocious wildfires erupted last week and roared across the Los Angeles area.
CNN
A father at the bedside of his son, a surfer and a woman who stayed behind with her beloved pets are among wildfire victims
An amputee and his son with cerebral palsy were among the 24 deaths in the fires raging around Los Angeles. The father was found at his son’s bedside.
NBC News
Capitol riot memories linger on the ground where Trump will take the oath of office
No matter what path Donald Trump takes to the Capitol rotunda before saying his oath of office, he’s guaranteed to pass sites of chaos, violence and destruction wrought by supporters who stormed the Capitol in 2021.
NBC News
Preparations underway as much of U.S. braces for below-freezing temperatures and snow
Preparations are underway as a cold snap bears down on much of the U.S., bringing below freezing temperatures and snow.
CNN
Back-to-back-to-back winter storms will paste the US with snow that could reach the Gulf Coast
An already active winter is about to shift into overdrive as a trio of storms over the weekend and into next week deliver snow to the Midwest, East and possibly as far south as the Gulf Coast.
AFP
US TikTok ban looms as Trump seeks last-ditch solution
TikTok has pledged to "go dark" in the United States on Sunday, threatening access for 170 million app users without 11th-hour guarantees from the government, as President-elect Donald Trump says he is considering a reprieve -- after he takes office.After discussing TikTok with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday, Trump told NBC News on Saturday that he could activate a 90-day reprieve from the ban after he reclaims the Oval Office.
Time
‘I Feel Lost and Defeated’: Anti-Trump March Can't Compete With the One 8 Years Ago
At the anti-Trump protest in Washington, D.C., words like “devastated,” “destroyed,” and "lost" tumble forth. “I cannot believe that normal people voted for this man. But they did."
Associated Press
Oregon man who kidnapped a Seattle woman and kept her in a makeshift cell gets life sentence
An Oregon man has been sentenced to life in federal prison after being convicted of kidnapping and sexually assaulting two women in separate instances, including locking one in a cinder block cell. Negasi Zuberi, 31, was sentenced Friday in federal court in Medford, Portland television station KGW reported. A federal jury convicted him in October on charges of kidnapping, transportation for criminal sexual activity, being a felon in possession of a weapon and attempting to break out of jail when he tried to smash through his cell window in August 2023.
USA TODAY
Winter weather brings winter storm warnings, polar vortex from Texas to Maine
A polar vortex is slated to sweep most of the continental US bringing winter storm warnings and a hazardous freeze to millions.

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