Charlotte Hornets vs Brooklyn Nets regular season game – Full injury report, who’s out, and more (December 1, 2025)

Both the Charlotte Hornets and Brooklyn Nets faced significant injury woes ahead of their December 1, 2025, clash. Key players like Cam Thomas and Haywood Highsmith were out for Brooklyn, while Charlotte missed Pat Connaughton and Grant Williams. Despite absences, LaMelo Ball was cleared to play for the Hornets, adding intrigue to a game where…

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Who is Charlie Smyth? The Irish athlete who went from GAA to kicking 56-yard field goals in the NFL

Irish kicker Charlie Smyth made an immediate impact in his NFL debut for the New Orleans Saints on November 30, 2025. Nailing a 56-yard field goal and executing a crucial onside kick, Smyth showcased the precision and power honed from his Gaelic football background. His historic journey through the International Player Pathway Program is inspiring…

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After outages that brought down half the internet, Google and Amazon join hands: Here’s what it means

Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud have launched a joint multicloud networking service to enhance internet reliability and speed up connections between platforms. This collaboration aims to reduce costly service disruptions, with early adopters like Salesforce already utilizing the new interoperable approach. The move highlights a growing need for seamless connectivity even among major cloud…

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‘Is this ragebait?’: Social media fumes as Oxford and other dictionaries announce their word-of-the-year winners

Dictionaries’ choices for “word of the year” sparked online debate, with many terms reflecting engineered online content designed to provoke reactions. These selections highlight how deeply internet phenomena like “rage bait” have permeated everyday language and discourse, influencing how we communicate and consume information.

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Fadnavis criticises state election panel for postponing local body polls, calls decision ‘legally wrong’

Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis strongly condemned the State Election Commission’s abrupt postponement of municipal council elections, deeming it arbitrary and legally flawed. He argued that such decisions unfairly impact candidates and set a dangerous precedent for election delays. The government will formally request the commission to reconsider its decision, citing significant injustice to voters and…

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