CINCINNATI — The moment Tee Higgins caught the game-winning 3-yard touchdown pass from Joe Burrow in overtime, he heaved his third touchdown reception high into the air as a cathartic release.For Higgins, however, as he was surrounded by his teammates, flashing a confident glare with diamonds on his teeth shining off the flashing Paycor Stadium lights, this moment wasn’t merely about Bengals 30, Broncos 24.No, this moment was about so much more. It was about everything.“It’s the best feeling ever,” Higgins said.GO DEEPERBurrow keeps Bengals playoff hopes alive in wild 30-24 OT win over Broncos: TakeawaysThis feeling was about a…
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Tanese Orr and her husband, Robert Lashley, had lived in New York City’s public housing for over 20 years when Orr entered the city’s housing lottery.”I applied for the homeownership aspect because I was already renting and didn’t want to leave an apartment for another apartment,” Orr tells CNBC Make It.Since 2015, the Small Homes Rehab-NYCHA Program has facilitated the purchase, rehabilitation and sale of FHA-foreclosed homes under NYCHA’s ownership to first-time homeowners.61 homes have been renovated and sold to low- and moderate-income families since 2015.In November 2022, three years after signing up, Orr logged into her Housing Connect profile…
Oscar Wilde once famously wrote that “to concede one goal direct from a corner is a misfortune, to concede two in eight days looks like carelessness.”The thoughts of Oscar, noted corner-kick scholar, may have been rushing through the heads of anyone associated with Manchester United recently after they allowed not one but two ‘olimpicos’ — which, if you’re not familiar with the term, means scoring directly from a corner — in just over a week, in two different competitions.The first came from Son Heung-min in that madcap Carabao Cup quarter-final against Tottenham, his corner sailing over second-choice keeper Altay Bayindir…
Over the last 45 years, I have written and published over 175 books for adults and children. Sometimes the number surprises me, as I didn’t set out to be an author. Early on in my career, I realized that being a successful writer wasn’t just about crafting compelling stories. I needed to be a sponge, read widely and broaden my perspective. Embracing the quote from Apple co-founder Steve Jobs that “creativity is just connecting things,” I gave myself permission to follow my interests, wherever they led me. To that end, I have written about topics as varied as marine biology, job interviews, teaching,…
A mobile home sits damaged following a tornado that went through Katy, Texas, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024.Elizabeth Conley | Houston Chronicle viaA strong storm system threatened to whip up tornadoes in parts of the U.S. Southeast on Sunday, a day after severe weather claimed at least two lives as twisters touched down in Texas and Mississippi.Strong storms moving across the Southeast are expected to continue producing “gusty, damaging winds,” hail and tornadoes through Sunday, National Weather Service meteorologist Frank Pereira said. So far, the line of severe weather has led to about 40 tornado reports from southeastern Texas to Alabama,…
Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said Luka Dončić is “doing fine” after the 25-year-old star’s home was burglarized Friday in what was the latest occurrence in a string of break-ins into professional athletes’ homes in the past few months.“I reached out, texted him,” Kidd said Saturday. “He’s doing fine (after) going through that incident. Glad no one got hurt. I talked to him today.”No one was home at the time of the break-in and an investigation into the incident is ongoing, Dončić business manager, Lara Beth Seager, told multiple outlets. Jewelry valued at around $30,000 was taken from the home,…
More than half, 56% of workers are looking for a new job or plan to in 2025, according to an October 2024 Resume Templates survey of 1,258 full-time U.S. workers. One in three of them plan to quit their current job even if they don’t have another lined up.Whatever your career plans are for 2025 — whether you’re looking for a new gig, hoping to get a promotion or simply looking to get better at your current position — there are steps you can take now to make progress.Here are three tips from professor of organizational psychology and author of…
The Santa Claus rally arrived on time before vanishing for the rest of the week. Whether it returns to Wall Street in the coming days should have no bearing on how our stocks perform in the new year. The S & P 500 jumped 1.1% on Tuesday — the official start to the seasonally strong seven-session period known as the Santa Claus rally — but lost traction from there. The broad index ticked lower by 0.04% Thursday then slumped 1.11% Friday (the market was closed Wednesday for Christmas). Still, the S & P 500 held on to narrow weekly gains,…
J Studios | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesIn Saïd Sayrafiezadeh’s fictional short story, “Minimum Payment Due,” the main character is trapped in credit card debt and desperate for a way out.The fact that the experience is common — more than a third, or 38%, of adults in the U.S. have credit card debt, according to Bankrate — makes it no less scary for the narrator.Collection agents won’t stop calling him. Meanwhile, he can’t even admit how much he owes to his therapist.”He waited while I calculated the figure in my head, the various principals, the late fees, the penalties, the surcharges,”…
Emily Hayes knew what she was signing up for when she became a lawyer.Long hours, difficult clients and billing pressures are synonymous with the job. Yet, for Hayes, the intellectual challenge and the chance to help people made these sacrifices feel worthwhile.What she didn’t anticipate was how quickly burnout would set in — or how much her job would overshadow other parts of her life. Hayes, 32, graduated from Stanford Law School in 2019. She spent the next two years working at a large international law firm in Redwood Shores, California, followed by a position as a federal district court law…
