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Houchin: Trojans dial up ‘dark-side’ defense to deliver Class 9AA title triumph

VERMILLION, S.D. — Defense wins championships, and the Parkston Trojans saved their best defensive performance for the biggest stage on Thursday night at the DakotaDome. After surrendering an opening-drive touchdown, top-seeded Parkston settled in and shut down No. 3 Platte-Geddes the rest of the way to capture the Class 9AA state championship with a commanding 36-6 victory. The win secured the Trojans’ second state title in five years and capped an undefeated championship run at 12-0. For a brief moment, it appeared P-G had found the formula to challenge Parkston. The Black Panthers opened with a defensive stop before putting together a nine-play, 46-yard scoring drive that took just under five minutes. Senior running back Landon Keiser touched the ball on eight of the first nine plays, including the opening-drive touchdown, to give Platte-Geddes an early 6-0 advantage. However, that was the last time the Black Panthers found the end zone.

The Epoch Times · Local

加拿大擬加快審批3.2萬港人永居申請

加拿大計劃於2027年加快處理香港「救生艇計劃」的所有積壓申請，預計最多可讓3.2萬名港人及其家屬獲得永久居民身分。這項措施是聯邦政府額外接收最多20萬名永久居民安排的一部分，現有申請人無需重新提交申請。

Out · Local

Andrew Scott praises queer ‘resilience’ and ‘friendship’ in Out100 speech

Andrew Scott received the Icon of the Year Award at the 2026 Out100 gala. Out's November/December cover star, who has received critical acclaim for his portrayal as Ian Charleson in the upcoming film Elsinore, paid homage to the late gay actor in his acceptance speech. He also praised the entertainer's legacy, which he saw reflected in this year's Out100. “We wanted to not fetishize his death but celebrate his life,” Scott said. “He had an extraordinary sense of humor. He was charming and beautifully alive and extraordinary resilient and this story is about, finding joy in the face of fear, which we still face today.” Scott also observed that Elsinore was a story about queer friendship, which has become more personally important to him over the years.

The Diamondback · Local

Sparse playing time hasn’t stopped Zion Elee from ascending for Maryland football

As Maryland football built a second-half lead over Purdue on Saturday, interim coach Aazaar Abdul-Rahim grew nervous. The unease stemmed from a bet he had made days earlier. Zion Elee, who entered the game with three-and-a-half sacks, wagered that he’d record four against the Boilermakers. The freshman fell short — with only a career-high two-and-a-half. “I’m glad he had two-and-a-half, not four, because I was not ready to complete that bet,” Abdul-Rahim said. “I’m not gonna tell y’all what it was.” Elee may have lost the bet. But he powered the Terps’ first Big Ten win this season while becoming their first player to register multiple sacks in a conference game since 2023. The breakout outing continued the edge rusher’s late-season surge. Elee arrived in College Park as the program’s highest-ranked recruit ever. Now, he’s one sack away from breaking now-sophomore Sidney Stewart’s freshman record of seven. His six sacks are the most by any freshman nationally.

Business Insider · Local

The Microsoft outage is disrupting email. These business leaders barely use it anyway.

A major Microsoft 365 outage sparked jokes and complaints as workers lost email and Teams access. Microsoft said overloaded infrastructure and unresponsive servers led to the disruptions. These business leaders say they hardly use email at all. A widespread Microsoft outage on Thursday left thousands of users struggling to access their emails, disrupting workplaces and government operations around the world. The outage affected Outlook, Teams, Copilot, and other Microsoft 365 services. In updates on X, Microsoft said overloaded infrastructure and unresponsive servers were contributing to the disruptions, which continued into Friday. "We regret that today's outages caused disruptions for our customers, and we are working to address the issue," Microsoft executive Charles Lamanna said in a Thursday post on X.

Post-Bulletin · Local

No. 1 ranked Hills-Beaver Creek buries Spring Grove at state

MARSHALL — Spring Grove saw its season come to an end Thursday night, against the No. 1-ranked 9-Player team in the state, unbeaten Hills-Beaver Creek blasting the Lions 35-7 in the football state quarterfinals at Southwest Minnesota State University. The Patriots are the defending state champions and have reached the title game the last two years. Spring Grove had its season end at 8-4 overall. It was the Lions’ first time at state in four years. The Lions won it all in 2017 and 2018. It was their sixth trip to state overall and their fourth in the last 10 years. Hills-Beaver Creek entered the game averaging 43 points and giving up seven per game. The Patriots were simply too much for the Lions to handle. “The biggest thing we talked about all week was that we had to play physical and win the battle at the line of scrimmage,” Spring Grove coach Kody Moore said. “But they took it to us there. Their physicality in general wore us down. They played hard and were running downhill.

The Baylor Lariat · Waco, TX

Waco community comes together for annual book sale

By Dylan Sciacca | Reporter What began as a book sale has grown to be a large community effort supported by donations and volunteers year-round. Books find new homes with readers as the sale continues to support the local library and encourage people to keep reading. The Friends of the Waco-McLennan County Library Book Sale runs 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday at BASE Extraco Events Center, where thousands of used books are sold for cheap. The event gives community members a chance to discover new reading material and support the local library at the same time. Amy Swanson, Friends of the Waco-McLennan County Library Board president, said there are plenty of books for all types of book enthusiasts. “We had, I think, almost 75 pallets this year … we do not know the exact number of books, but there are between 80,000 and 100,000,” Swanson said.

Bluefield Daily Telegraph · Local

SEVENTEEN’s JEONGHAN X JOSHUA Partner With ENYA MUSIC as Global Brand Ambassadors for DREAMSCAPE Collection

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The Baylor Lariat · May, TX

Our elders need to respect us, too

By The Editorial Board Once the words “president,” “senator” and “representative” get thrown around, another descriptor often follows: “too old.” How often do we have to confront the effects of age in our government? At the national level alone, it seems members in each branch and in the bureaucracy have long overstayed their welcome. A poll conducted by NPR in May found that eight in 10 Americans vouch for imposing direct “age caps” on veteran members of Congress. The reason why is simple: both parties’ highest-ranking officials have overstayed their welcome. Mitch McConnell, the senior Republican Senator from Kentucky, suffered a fall earlier this year, which led to a three-month absence from the Senate floor. Posts on X from Nov. 8 show the 84-year-old Senator unresponsive when asked about Republicans’ upcoming loss of both Congressional majorities come 2027. Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat and former senior Senator from California, died during her sixth term in office on Sept.

Daily Hampshire Gazette · Easthampton, MA

Jonathan S. Watling

Easthampton, MA – Jonathan S. Watling, age 35, passed away on Sept 29. He was born in Northampton MA, on Feb 26, 1991, the son of Kevin Watling and the late Denise Ann LeBeau.Jonathan attended Easthampton public schools and went on to graduate from Smith Vocational High School of Northampton in 2009. He worked for Boulanger’s Plumbing, Pelican Products, and other various jobs in the community over the years.Growing up in Easthampton, Jon enjoyed spending time with his friends, creating music and films, skateboarding, and taking walks with his dog’s Oreo and Scout. He was a free spirit whose company will be greatly missed by those who knew him. Especially his grandmother Gloria. He is survived by his grandmother Gloria LeBeau, father Kevin Watling, grandparents Kenneth & Carol Roberts, and Aunt Tina LeBeau.He was predeceased by his mother Denise A.

China Digital Times · Local

李宇琛｜国耻，我看山西和顺女硕士案的“组建家庭”

CDT 档案卡 标题：李宇琛｜国耻，我看山西和顺女硕士案的“组建家庭” 作者：李宇琛 发表日期：2026.11.11 来源：微信公众号-李遇琛 主题归类：山西女硕士被“收留”事件 CDS收藏：公民馆 版权说明：该作品版权归原作者所有。中国数字时代仅对原作进行存档，以对抗中国的网络审查。详细版权说明。 2026年11月4日上午，山西和顺县法院借左权县法院的法庭，一审宣判了一起强奸案。 张某国犯强奸罪，判处有期徒刑11年6个月；犯猥亵儿童罪，判处有期徒刑1年。数罪并罚，决定执行12年。 张某林犯强奸罪，判处有期徒刑10年。 两人当庭表示不上诉。 图：两名被告人一审分别获刑12年和10年｜来源：极目新闻，2026年11月4日 他们都是和顺县青城镇土岭村石叠村组的村民。被害人是一位工学硕士，姓卜，1979年出生。 按照检察院的起诉书，这两个人在2020年到2024年之间，七次进入同一户人家的院子，七次和她发生性关系。 那户人家的主人叫张某军。卜女士在他家住了十三年，给他生了孩子。宣判那天，他不在被告席上。 和顺县检察院给他的那份文书里，有这样一句话： 被不起诉人张某军与卜某某发生性关系并育有子女，与强奸犯罪行为存在本质区别，主观上是为了和卜某某组建家庭共同生活。 同一个女人，同一份司法鉴定，同一个检察院。两个人构成强奸，一个人是在“组建家庭”。 图：和顺县检察院不起诉张某军的理由｜来源：极目新闻报道，凤凰网转载，2026年1月22日 2011年5月26日，卜女士的父亲去社区办事，回家时女儿不见了。这个日期，父亲记在了纸上。 那时她三十出头。 中考那年她发挥失常，没考上想去的高中，精神出了问题，后来被诊断为精神分裂症；第二年再考，考上了。 哥哥说，她的高考成绩够得上报北京大学，老师建议她去燕山大学，说那里空气好，利于疗养。 2000年她进了燕山大学工程力学专业，大三那年母亲病逝，她读完本科，又读了本校的研究生，2008年1月拿到工学硕士学位。 准备考博时，因为没有及时换二代身份证，户口本和身份证信息对不上，考试受了影响，病情加重。 2009年3月17日到6月30日，她在晋中一家精神病院住院。出院后，她几乎不出门。 图：卜女士的本科毕业证书，家人一直保留着｜来源：红星新闻，2024年12月3日 哥哥比她大两岁，初中毕业就出去干活，她读书的钱是哥哥和父亲出的。…

Daily Hampshire Gazette · Pasadena, CA

Janice Button Shafer

Pasadena, CA – The Shafer family is deeply saddened to announce the death of Janice Button Shafer on October 13, 2026, one month after her 95th birthday. She died peacefully from natural causes in the presence of family in Pasadena, CA. She was an amazing woman and a powerful force who impressed everyone she met. We will miss her energy and hearing all her stories, but she will never be forgotten.Janice was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 13, 1931, with her twin sister Judy Button Harmon, to mother Anita Wolever and father Charles T. Button. Inspired by her engineer father, she studied Engineering Physics at Cornell University at a time when there was one woman student for every 500 men in engineering.

Daily Hampshire Gazette · Claremont, CA

Albey Reiner

Claremont, CA – Albey M Reiner died on October 15, 2026 at the age of 85 in his home in Claremont, California. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Albey attended Princeton University (B.S.E ’62) as an undergraduate, then spent time at Oxford University, the University of Wisconsin, Harvard University (PhD ’68), the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and UC Berkeley before landing a position in the Microbiology Department at UMass Amherst, where he worked as a professor for 34 years before retiring in the spring of 2005.Albey liked to be called by his first name by his students, and was best known for his enormously popular Biology of Cancer (later Biology of Cancer and AIDS) course, in which he introduced thousands of students (more than 30,000 all told) to new ideas about disease, healing, and spirituality, while maintaining rigorous academic standards and keeping up with the latest developments in cancer and AIDS research.

Daily Hampshire Gazette · Chicopee, MA

Robert Samuel Bazluke

ROBERT SAMUEL BAZLUKE WILLIAMSBURG, MA – Robert Samuel Bazluke, 71, of Williamsburg, passed away unexpectedly at home Monday.Bob was born in Chicopee to the late Jane (Kuziak) Bazluke and the late Robert S. Bazluke. He spent his early years as a child in Chicopee and the family moved to Haydenville when Bob was 9 years old. Bob attended the Williamsburg and Hampshire Regional School Systems.He held many jobs over the years, most notably the Hazen Paper Company, PKC Plumbing, USA Recycling, and most recently Valley Recycling. Bob enjoyed hunting, fishing, camping, boating, cornhole, cards, bowling, and golf. Also, Lois and Bob loved going to tag sales.Bob was an avid hunter and he had two deer that were officially recognized by the NortheastBig Buck Club, which qualified him to make it into the record book. He also was a longtime member of the Williamsburg Rod and Gun Club and the Beaver Brook Golf Course.

Concord Monitor · Hillsborough, NH

Gilman C. Shattuck

Peterborough, NH – Gilman Conant Shattuck, 99, passed away peacefully on October 15, 2026. Born on December 19, 1926, he was the son of the late Roger Conant and Ruth (Sykes) Shattuck. A proud longtime resident of Hillsborough Center and Peterborough, New Hampshire, Gilman lived a vibrant life defined by service, intellect, and adventure.Gilman is survived by his beloved wife, Sieglinde “Sissi” Shattuck; his children, Franz (Jo-Ann) Shattuck, Helen (Daniel) Gillis, Erika (Stephen) Parton, and Roger (Gretchen) Shattuck; numerous nieces and nephews; and a loving extended family.A celebration of Gilman’s life will be held in the summer of 2027 in Hillsborough, NH. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Gilman’s honor may be made to the Manahan-Phelps-McCulloch Photographic Collection and DAV.org supporting Disabled American Veterans.

Concord Monitor · Denver, CO

Bert Pousma Jr.

Bert Pousma, Jr. Concord, NH – Bert Pousma Jr., 90, of Concord, New Hampshire, passed away peacefully on October 29, 2026, at his home. His calm and intelligent presence will be missed and remembered with love by his wife Joan and their extended family.Bert was born in Denver, Colorado, to Irene and Bert Pousma Sr. and spent his early childhood in New Mexico, where his father worked with the Navajo Nation. In the 1940s the family moved to a close-knit Dutch community in south Denver, near Platt Park. They attended the Christian Reformed Church and Bert went to the church’s private school.Bert’s life wasn’t always easy. When Bert was young, his father left the family. Bert recalled that his mother didn’t want to use his father’s name, so she would always call Bert “son,” and for many years he considered that his name. Bert studied architectural engineering at the University of Colorado, then worked for an architecture firm in Denver.

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