Mavs upset Celtics for first win of post-Doncic era
Mavs upset Celtics for first win of post-Doncic era
Australia’s Dante Exum has played an important role as the Dallas Mavericks posted their first victory since the bombshell Luka Doncic trade with an upset 127-120 road win over Boston.
Mavs superstar Klay Thompson scored 25 points while Spencer Dinwiddie (22) and Naji Marshall (20) shone off the bench to help Dallas snap the Celtics’ four-game winning streak on Friday (AEDT).
Exum, in his fourth game back from a long-term wrist injury, scored a season-best 15 points on five-of-eight shooting from the field and added five assists.
For the first time in team history, Dallas had three starters and three bench players score 15 or more points.
The Mavericks’ win over last year’s NBA Finals opponent improved their season record to 27-25, while the reigning champion Celtics (36-16) remain second in the Eastern Conference.
Kyrie Irving added 19 for the Mavs in his first regular-season win over the Celtics since 2001, after losing 15 of his previous 16 encounters with his former team.
“We got out in that early lead and we just wanted to keep the pressure on them,” Irving told ****.
“It’s tough to win in this building.
“My record hasn’t been great as of late against them, so it was good to go against them and play well.”
Irving has had more time with the ball since Doncic was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in the move that rocked the NBA world.
“It’s been a bit of an adjustment but it’s exciting,” Irving said.
“We’ve got new guys out there and we’re just trying to get as many reps as we can but we don’t have that much practice time.
“It feels good to get the guys acclimated and look towards the future. It’s bright for us.”
Thompson didn’t score in the final ******* as Boston rallied, threatening to pull off what would have been a remarkable comeback when they slashed a 27-point deficit back to single figures.
But Dallas steadied and held on despite the efforts of Jaylen Brown (25 points), Payton Pritchard (21), Kristaps Porzingis (17) and Jayson Tatum (17).
Received by the Mavs in the Doncic trade, Anthony Davis remains sidelined with an abdominal strain.
Slovenian superstar Doncic, who has joined LeBron James at the Lakers, has not played since suffering a calf strain last month.
He didn’t suit up for the start of LA’s three-game home stand against Golden State, but could debut for his new team within a week.
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Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025 revealed at 'NFL Honors' – NFL.com
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Asian stocks higher as traders eye US payrolls data
Asian stocks higher as traders eye US payrolls data
Asian stocks inched up on Friday ahead of key US payrolls data as investors considered prospects that a broader trade war could be averted, while the yen hit its highest in nearly two months on rising odds of more rate hikes in Japan this year.
In a week that started with US President Donald Trump kicking off a trade war, first by imposing tariffs on Mexico and Canada and then pausing them, investors have been hesitant in making major moves as threatened duties on China were implemented.
Beijing’s measured ****-for-tat response has left room for negotiations, analysts say, and that has allowed traders to focus on the AI theme in Asia in the wake of ******** AI start-up DeepSeek’s breakthrough.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index rose 0.17 per cent on Friday, poised for an over three per cent rise in the week, its strongest weekly performance since early October when investors were enthused by the prospect of big stimulus plans from ******** authorities.
“Whilst there is considerable noise and uncertainty, we don’t see escalating trade tensions as a game changer in the prospects for the ******** market,” said James Cook, investment director for emerging markets at Federated Hermes.
“China’s ******* problem is not Trump but the domestic economy.”
China’s blue-chip stock index rose 0.8 per cent leaving MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan up 0.3 per cent for the day.
Overnight, US stocks were mixed at the end of a choppy session as investors assessed a spate of earnings, with shares of Amazon slipping in extended trading on weakness in the retailer’s cloud computing unit and soft forecast.
On the economic front, jobless claims, layoffs and labour costs/productivity provided a prologue to Friday’s keenly anticipated January employment report, with the data likely to show the impact of wild fires in California and cold weather across much of the country.
Nonfarm payrolls is expected to have increased by 170,000 jobs last month after surging 256,000 in December, a Reuters poll of economists showed.
“Markets could face some volatility around the data if it beats expectations, but it won’t change the path of the FOMC policy as more data will be needed,” said Anderson Alves, a trader with ActivTrades.
Markets are pricing in 43 basis points of easing this year from the Fed with a rate cut in July fully priced in as policymakers are in no hurry to start the rate-cutting cycle again.
While political uncertainties kept investors wary, fears have eased that Trump’s approach to tariffs could escalate into a global trade war.
“We are witnessing a resilient economy … against a backdrop of geopolitical concerns, and an expectation of some sort of chaos down the road,” said Oliver Pursche, senior vice president at Wealthspire Advisors in New York.
The Japanese yen has been on a tear this week buoyed by safe-haven flows as well as rising expectations of the Bank of Japan increasing interest rates this year, with markets pricing in 34 basis points of hikes for the year.
The yen touched 150.96 per dollar in early trading, its strongest level since December 10. It last fetched 151.65. The currency is headed for an over two per cent rise against the US dollar this week, its strongest weekly performance since late November.
Sterling was steady at $US1.2434 after dropping 0.5 per cent on Thursday as the BoE cut interest rates by 25 basis points but warned it would be cautious going forward, in the face of a potential inflation uptick and geopolitical worries.
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies including the yen and the euro, was at 107.7, with the euro little changed at $US1.0386.
Oil prices rose marginally in early Asian trade but were on track for a third straight week of decline.
Gold prices steadied on Friday near record-high levels, and were headed for their sixth successive weekly gain driven by a risk-off flight to safety.
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Heavy snow is expected this weekend in Binghamton. Here’s the forecast
Heavy snow is expected this weekend in Binghamton. Here’s the forecast
Another winter storm is expected to move into the Binghamton area this weekend.
According to National Weather Service Binghamton meteorologist Ema Sera, Saturday night could bring between 5 and 7 inches of snow into Binghamton starting roughly after 7 p.m.
Sera explained that, while the storm is expected to move out of the area by Sunday at around 7 a.m., there could be some lingering snow showers and poor road conditions.
The snow forecast could change, according to Sera, as there is still some uncertainty with the storm, but the chance for heavy accumulation is high.
Here’s a look into the weather this weekend in Binghamton, according to the National Weather Service.
Weather this Friday in Binghamton
Sera explained that the NWS has issued a wind advisory for the area until 1 p.m. on Friday, as the office has predicted up to 40 mph gusts throughout the afternoon.
Despite this, Friday is expected to be mostly sunny, with a high of around 27 degrees and a 20% chance of snow showers.
Friday night, the wind is expected to calm down, and is expected to be partly cloudy with a low of around 14 degrees.
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Weather this Saturday in Binghamton
Sera said there could be some snow showers throughout the afternoon, however heavy snow won’t reach the area until Saturday night.
The afternoon is expected to be mostly cloudy with a high of around 29 degrees and a 20% chance of snow showers.
Saturday night the area has a 100% chance of snow and a low of around 22 degrees.
Weather this Sunday in Binghamton
There is a 30% chance of snow before 1 p.m., however the rest of the morning and afternoon are expected to be mostly cloudy with a high of around 28 degrees.
Sunday night is expected to be mostly cloudy, with a low of around 14 degrees.
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Karla Sofía Gascón Responds To ‘Emilia Pérez’ Director & Offers “Silence” During Oscars Race: “Let The Work Talk For Itself” – Deadline
Karla Sofía Gascón Responds To ‘Emilia Pérez’ Director & Offers “Silence” During Oscars Race: “Let The Work Talk For Itself” – Deadline
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Seven Knights Idle Adventure welcomes new Legendary Hero and Valentine’s Day events in latest update
Seven Knights Idle Adventure welcomes new Legendary Hero and Valentine’s Day events in latest update
Legendary Hero Seven Knights of Old Melia steps in
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Netmarble has announced a new update for Seven Knights Idle Adventure, once again reinforcing how deep down, a lot of us are pretty lazy when it comes to the hardcore RPG grind. I, for one, love the AFK aspect of idle genres from time to time, and with the new Legendary Hero Seven Knights of Old Melia, it seems Netmarble is rewarding fans of the RPG for welcome non-effort.
In the latest update to Seven Knights Idle Adventure, you can look forward to boosting your team’s final Weakness Attack damage and final Bonus Damage. Melia can also bring on the pain by debuffing enemies with the Frostbite debuff – suffice it to say this Ranged hero will prove useful to your lineup when push comes to shove.
Of course, February means that love is in the air too, so from now until the 12th, the Blood Sugar Spike Challenger Pass will let you earn a Special Chocolate Box when you complete dungeon quests. You might score a Knight’s Token, Hero Strengthening Stones, a Relic Shard and more from that lovely little box.
Daily missions and login bonuses abound in Alice’s Atelier Special Check-In and the Chocolate Dip Carnival Event until February 19th too, so while you’re at it, why not grab these Seven Knights Idle Adventure codes for more freebies?
In the meantime, if you’re eager to join in on all the fun, you can do so by downloading it from the App Store and on Google Play. It’s free-to-play with in-app purchases.
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In Michigan, some Arab American voters revisit their support for Trump after he suggests “take over” of Gaza Strip
In Michigan, some Arab American voters revisit their support for Trump after he suggests “take over” of Gaza Strip
Some Michigan voters who either sat out the election, voted for a third-party candidate or voted for President Trump are now revisiting their decision after he proposed Tuesday that the United States “take over” the Gaza Strip, rebuild it and relocate Palestinians elsewhere.
In the town of Dearborn, Michigan, which has the largest ******* population per capita in the country, 43% voted for President Trump in the 2024 election. Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris won 37% of the vote, substantially lower than the 68% former President Joe Biden won in 2020, according to the city’s election data.
Sarah Chabaan, a college senior in Dearborn who voted for Mr. Trump, said she was “disappointed” with his proposal but remained skeptical “he would actually implement what he’s saying.”
Asked if she regrets her vote, Chabaan said “a little bit” but pointed to Mr. Trump’s involvement in the ceasefire agreement between Israel and ******.
“Had I voted for Kamala, I think maybe the war might have still been going on. That’s the unfortunate situation,” Chabaan said.
Mr. Trump’s Gaza idea has been defended by White House officials, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it was “worthwhile really pursuing this avenue.” But the proposal was largely panned by Arab American and ******* organizations in the U.S. Middle Eastern countries also rejected the premise.
On Thursday morning, Mr. Trump wrote that the Gaza Strip “would be turned over to the United States by Israel at the conclusion of fighting.” He also stated that no U.S. troops would be involved, a sticking point for congressional Republicans. He has not revealed many more specifics about the idea, which prompted immediate criticism regarding the displacement of the Palestinians, the abandonment of a two-state solution and the idea that the U.S. would control Gaza.
“The U.S., working with great development teams from all over the World, would slowly and carefully begin the construction of what would become one of the greatest and most spectacular developments of its kind on Earth,” the president wrote. On Tuesday, he suggested it could be the “Riviera of the Middle East.”
Harris ended up with 15,000 fewer Dearborn voters than President Biden got four years earlier. That gap contributed to Harris’ overall loss in the battleground state, where Trump won by 80,103 votes.
Amer Zahr, who voted third-party for president but Democratic for other offices, said many in Dearborn don’t believe Mr. Trump’s proposal will actually happen, and said it’s “an outrageous idea posed by someone who doesn’t know what he’s talking about.”
But he pinned the blame on the Democratic Party and Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign for not doing more to win over disaffected Arab American and ******* voters. He and other Michigan residents CBS News talked to brought up Mr. Trump’s visit as a candidate to Dearborn, and the lack of a ************ American speaker at the Democratic National Convention.
Zahr suggested that while there’s a “difference in style” between Biden and Mr. Trump on the Israel-****** war, they still share a “blind support for Israel.”
“Now, Democratic politicians and liberals are willing to stand up against it a little bit because it’s not their guy anymore,” he said. “The real news story is that Democrats and liberals are able to reject the notion of the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. I hope they keep doing it.”
Osami Siblani, the publisher of The Arab American News, who did not vote for any presidential candidate, said “the vote for Trump was not really a vote for Trump.”
“It was a vote against the Biden-Harris administration, because they could not stop the carnage from happening in Gaza,” said Siblani. “We did not endorse Trump. We did not endorse Harris. We actually recommended that our community not vote for the top of the ticket.”
Siblani also decried Mr. Trump’s proposal to own the Gaza Strip as “insane.”
“The people whose homes were burnt in L.A. because of the fire, they’re gonna just leave it? Or they’re gonna rebuild it and live there? People do not leave their lands.”
Much of Gaza has been decimated by Israeli military strikes that began after the ****** terrorist attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Over the past two weeks, about 200,000 displaced Palestinians returned to the northern part of the Gaza Strip after Israel authorized their movement as part of the ceasefire agreement with ******.
Zaynah Jadallah, a ************ American and director at the Council of American Islamic Relation’s (CAIR) Michigan chapter, said it was “very dehumanizing” for Palestinians to hear Gaza referred to as “a piece of property, or talking about it like an opportunity for a real estate or an investment when it’s their land.”
Other Michigan Arab American and ************ leaders condemned Mr. Trump’s proposal, too. Abdullah Hammoud, the mayor of Dearborn, wrote that Trump’s proposal “is yet another chapter in the ongoing genocide.”
Dawud Walid, the executive director of the CAIR Michigan chapter, said “any forced displacement of Palestinians in their land would be ethnic cleansing.”
“Perhaps some people right now in our community are second guessing their vote for Trump,” he added.
One group that helped Mr. Trump in his voter outreach to the Arab American community, “Arab Americans for Trump,” changed its name Wednesday to “Arab Americans for Peace” as a result of Mr. Trump’s proposal, according to the Associated Press.
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Collingwood Magpies take no chances with De Goey’s rehabilitation
Collingwood Magpies take no chances with De Goey’s rehabilitation
Collingwood need to set Jordan De Goey up to fire throughout the 2025 season and not rush the injured dynamo for the sake of having him in opening round, says veteran Scott Pendlebury.
De Goey has enjoyed an impressive pre-season after heading to Doha for a training program in his off-season to rid himself of a debilitating groin issue that ruined his 2024.
But he has been sidelined recently after suffering bone bruising on the top of his fibula in a clash of knees at training.
“He’s tracking well. He’s obviously got a bit of a knock to the leg,” Pendlebury said on Friday.
“So yeah, you don’t want to take too many risks with him this time of year.
“So I think he’s either run today or he’s running on Monday, I’m pretty sure. So yeah, he won’t be too far away.”
De Goey told RSN on Thursday he expected to be fully fit again within a couple of weeks.
But Collingwood, who kick off their season away to GWS on March 9, appear unlikely to rush him.
The midfielder was limited to just 13 games and was rarely at his explosive best between groin and abdominal issues last year.
Pendlebury was adamant Collingwood won’t allow a similar situation to unfold.
“Last year … we got a lot of injuries sort of at the same time, so we’ve had a lot of guys with good continuity,” he said.
“And we want to give Jordan the same opportunity, not rush him to the line just because it’s round zero.
“If it takes a little bit longer, take our time with him and get him right, so when he’s back, he’s back for good.
“It was pretty brave last year to get out there with how his body was feeling like he could barely move throughout the weeks then he’d play on the weekend … something had to give in the end.
“But he looks like he’s in a better space at the moment with his body, and he was moving really well before he got that knock on his leg.”
Pendlebury was confident prime mover Nick Daicos (foot) was fine.
The 37-year-old is entering his 20th season and has shaken off an elbow injury that affected him last year, along with a recent foot issue.
The Magpies are relishing an influx of recruits, headlined by Dan Houston, who will play off half-back alongside Josh Daicos.
“Dan Houston’s just incredible, what he can do with the football,” defender Isaac Quaynor said.
“His kick is one of the best I’ve seen.
“They’re both just elite ball users who make the right decisions in every single time and yeah, they’ll just continue to generate really strong offence for us, which we’re gonna need.”
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What’s Nissan’s next move after Honda deal collapses?
What’s Nissan’s next move after Honda deal collapses?
According to a Reuters report, the proposed merger of Honda Motor Company, Japan’s second-largest automaker, and Nissan Motor Company, its third-largest, appears to be dead, as Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida told Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe on Thursday that he was ending the merger talks.
The abrupt end came as Honda proposed making Nissan a subsidiary, something that would take Nissan’s much-coveted individuality away.
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Nissan Motor CEO Makoto Uchida, left, and Honda Motor CEO Toshihiro Mibe.Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images
Nissan has not announced whether it is looking for other partners yet, saying only that any details regarding the Honda-Nissan tie-up would be released in mid-February.
Nissan and Honda stated on Wednesday that discussions on various options, including ending merger talks, are still in progress. Ending talks would cost Nissan ¥100 billion, or $657 million.
Who’s in line
Among the companies most mentioned as possible new partners is Taiwan-based Foxconn, the world’s largest contract electronics manufacturer. In December, the company approached Nissan about a tie-up but was rebuffed because Nissan had opened talks with Honda.
Foxconn, which currently manufactures iPhones, is interested in entering the EV manufacturing space and would appear to be a good fit as former Nissan vice chief operating officer Jun Seki suns Foxconn’s fledgling EV business.
But a Bloomberg report suggests that Nissan is looking for a partnership with a U.S.-based tech company. That would make sense, as the U.S. is Nissan’s largest market and is shifting towards EVs and automated vehicles.
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A number of ******** automakers, including Nio, XPeng Motors, and BYD, are also interested in the struggling automaker. Partnering would theoretically give them entry into the U.S. market; however, given the current scuffle over U.S.-China tariffs, any such partnership is cloudy.
Nissan: not a great partner
But the benefit of any partnership with Nissan remains questionable given its track record with Renault Group, which once owned 43.45% of Nissan in 2023, and now only owns 15%.
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Although Renault rescued Nissan from bankruptcy in 1999, its alliance slowly faltered as the companies failed to overcome cultural differences. This led to growing resentment from Nissan, even though it was run by CEO Carlos Ghosn, whose career was built at Michelin and Renault.
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Despite the difficulties, Ghosn led Nissan to record profits in 2017, only to be arrested on charges of financial misconduct a year later. Given Nissan’s insular, conservative business climate, it’s difficult to see a company capable of cooperating with any other.
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Final thoughts
Yet the company has little room for hubris.
Nissan’s aging models require ******* discounts to compete, which affects corporate profits. According to Bloomberg, Nissan’s net income plunged 94% for the six months ending in Sept. 30, 2024. In November, the automaker reduced production capacity by one-fifth and laid off 9,000 employees.
However, given Nissan’s deteriorating circumstances, more drastic action seems necessary, though none appears forthcoming. It’s the sort of slow, overly deliberate opinion-making that has brought the company to the precipice of insolvency before and could easily do so again.
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Pat Surtain II wins defensive player of the year – NBC Sports
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Kimberley’s Next Generation Academy players to play AFL Indigenous All Stars curtain-raiser at Optus Stadium
Kimberley’s Next Generation Academy players to play AFL Indigenous All Stars curtain-raiser at Optus Stadium
Nine rising football stars from the Kimberley in the Fremantle Dockers Next Generation Academy will take centre stage at Optus Stadium to play in the curtain-raiser ahead of the Indigenous All Stars clash.
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Here’s what the ideal budget looks like for a $100,000 salary
Here’s what the ideal budget looks like for a $100,000 salary
Earning over $100,000 per year is a goal that many people strive for. But without the right budget, it can feel like your money disappears as fast as it comes in — even on a six-figure salary.
Budgets often get a bad rap for being restrictive, but a good budget is just the opposite; it can help you prioritize how you spend your money and ensure you’re on track to hit your financial goals.
So, what should the typical budget for a $100,000 salary look like? Here’s what you need to know.
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If you get paid $100,000 per year, that doesn’t actually translate to a six-figure income.
A gross salary of $100,000 ends up being closer to between $70,000 and $80,000 in net income (your take-home pay) after certain deductions are made from your paycheck. These may include:
Federal and state taxes (exact amounts vary by state, filing status, and your tax bracket)
Contributions to retirement and other tax-advantaged accounts, such as a health savings account (HSA)
Out-of-pocket premiums for health, life, and other employer-sponsored insurance plans
This isn’t to say that you should skip these deductions and contributions for the sake of having a slightly ******* paycheck. In fact, reducing these contributions could mean leaving money on the table.
“For retirement contributions, I usually ask clients if they receive matching on their retirement plans through their employer,” said Jamie Hobkirk, CFP, CFA, and portfolio manager at Reynders, McVeigh Capital Management in Boston, Mass. “If they do, it is usually a good idea to at least contribute this amount, if possible.” Hobkirk added that she encourages clients to automate retirement savings to avoid spending that money on other expenses.
The same idea applies to your insurance premiums — investing in these plans on a monthly basis can reduce any surprise medical bills down the road.
Start by reviewing your last few pay stubs to better understand your typical monthly net pay. Once you have that figure in mind, you can divvy up that money across all your major spending categories.
In our example scenario, we’ll assume you take home $75,000 after taxes and other deductions, or $6,250 per month.
Keep in mind there isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach to budgeting; your budget should reflect your unique financial situation and goals. That said, experts often recommend certain guidelines to help keep your budget and spending on track.
For example, your housing costs — likely the most expensive category in your budget — should be no more than 28% to 30% of your income. Hobkirk noted these expenses can include rent or mortgage payments, taxes, insurance, and homeowners association fees. And the right amount can vary depending on where you live.
The same goes for other essentials, such as utilities, healthcare, food, and transportation. How much you can afford to allocate toward each category will depend on the cost of living in your area, whether you support dependents, and more. However, it’s important to keep these expenses within a reasonable percentage of your overall income.
Read more: Fixed vs. variable expenses: Key differences and how to budget for each
As for your nonessential spending — also known as discretionary spending — you have more wiggle room when it comes to fitting expenses into your budget. For example, during the winter, you may need to cut back on your entertainment spending to account for higher energy bills. On the other hand, if you negotiate down your auto insurance premium, you may be able to spend a little more on dining out.
One expense that shouldn’t be compromised? Your savings. This should be a line item in your budget just like any other bill. Although it may take some time to work up to saving 15% of your income, you should strive to consistently put money away for the future.
Read more: How much of your paycheck should you save?
It’s worth noting, though, that savings can and should be fluid. There may be times in your life when you’re able to put more money into your savings, but if you have competing financial obligations, like a credit card or personal loan bill, you might consider scaling back your savings to pay down those balances.
Finally, it’s a good idea to leave a buffer of cash in your checking account to avoid overdraft fees in case you end up spending more than planned.
Read more: How much money should you keep in your checking account?
Remember: Your own spending categories and percentages may not align exactly with this budget example, and that’s okay. Your budget should be tailored to your own living expenses and financial goals. It’s important to make sure that you’re checking in with yourself periodically to determine whether your budget is still working for you or whether it’s time to make some adjustments.
Again, there’s no one right way to budget, and your personal budget should fit your financial priorities. But if you’re overwhelmed by the idea of creating your own budget from scratch, there are a few tried-and-true strategies that you can use as a framework.
The 50/30/20 rule is a budgeting strategy that simplifies the process. With this method, you spend 50% of your income on needs, 30% on wants, and 20% on savings and extra debt payments.
Read more: Struggle with budgeting? Following the 50/30/20 rule could be your solution.
A zero-based budget assigns every dollar you earn to a spending category so that at the end of the month, your remaining balance is zero. This might be a good fit if you struggle with overspending and want to take full control of your money by ensuring every dollar has a designated purpose.
Read more: Guide to zero-based budgeting
The envelope system is a budgeting method that uses physical cash to control your spending each month. You separate the available cash you have to spend into different envelopes for each spending category and withdraw money from the appropriate envelope when you need to make a purchase. Digital versions of envelope budgeting are also available if you like the concept but aren’t a fan of using cash.
Read more: Guide to the envelope budgeting system
Ultimately, the best budgeting strategy is the one that you stick to and use to help you reach your goals. You may have to try a few things before you find a system that works for you.
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Senate confirms Trump budget director pick Vought
Senate confirms Trump budget director pick Vought
Russell Vought, director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) nominee for US President Donald Trump, during a Senate Budget Committee confirmation hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025.
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The Republican-led U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s nominee Russell Vought as budget director on Thursday, placing the reins of government funding in the hands of hardline conservative who has advocated for reducing Congress’s power over taxpayer dollars.
The Senate voted 53-47 to confirm Vought after a marathon overnight session during which Democrats denounced him as dangerous far-right ideologue and blasted Republicans for rubber-stamping Trump’s nomination.
Vought, who also headed the Office of Management and Budget during Trump’s first presidential term, raised concerns among members of both parties by criticizing a 1974 law preventing presidents from unilaterally blocking congressionally approved funding, a practice known as “impoundment”.
In his two confirmation hearings, Vought repeatedly said he believed a 1974 law was unconstitutional, a position that even the Republican committee chairmen said they did not fully support.
Last week, the White House Budget Office issued a memo freezing hundreds of billions of dollars in federal grants and loans. The White House said the freeze was necessary to ensure aid programs were aligned with Trump’s priorities including his executive orders to end diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
The White House rescinded the memo and a federal judge temporarily blocked the freeze, but not before the action raised widespread fears about the future critical government-funded services and concerns that Trump could take unilateral action against other government funding.
Democrats sought to link Vought’s role in the hard-right Project 2025 policy initiative to a range of administration actions, including the Trump administration’s unilateral actions to essentially shutter the U.S. Agency for International Development and fire prosecutors at the Justice Department.
“Whether it’s with federal workers, whether it’s at USAID, whether it’s hurting Justice Department prosecutors, all of that is Russell Vought at work,” Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on a floor speech.
“He’s working to hurt you, Mr. and Mrs. America.”
Republicans championed Vought’s experience as budget director and the role they expect him to play in cutting wasteful government spending.
“Identifying ways to rein in our spending – and to target government waste – has to be a priority. And I’m confident that Mr. Vought will help lead that charge,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune said this week. “There is no question that he will be able to hit the ground running.”
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The impact a scandal has on ecosystem already in deep water
The impact a scandal has on ecosystem already in deep water
EFishery “was supposed to be reflective of what the local ecosystem could do, what Indonesian founders could do. This was supposed to be one of the better companies from Southeast Asia. This was supposed to be a winner,” Justin Hall, partner at Golden Gate Ventures, told CNBC.
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Southeast Asia’s startup ecosystem has been braving a multi-year funding drought, and a recent scandal has delivered yet another blow to investor sentiment in the region.
Indonesian agritech unicorn eFishery — backed by investors such as SoftBank Group and Temasek Holdings — was among Indonesia’s top startups, but a preliminary, ongoing probe suggests that the company may have been involved in financial malpractices.
The company did not immediately respond to a CNBC request for comment.
EFishery’s board of directors announced on Tuesday that it has appointed business advisory firm FTI Consulting as acting management of the company, according to an official company statement obtained by CNBC.
FTI Consulting also issued a statement saying that it “aims to support ongoing efforts to conduct a thorough and objective business review of the company’s true financial and operational position.”
That comes amid an ongoing investigation, initiated by a whistleblower’s claim about the company’s accounting, which estimates that management inflated revenue by almost $600 million in the nine months to September 2024, Bloomberg reported.
The company also reportedly presented a profit of $16 million over the same ******* to investors, but the investigation alleges the startup actually made a $35.4 million loss, according to the report.
“[EFishery] was supposed to be reflective of what the local ecosystem could do, what Indonesian founders could do. This was supposed to be one of the better companies from Southeast Asia. This was supposed to be a winner,” Justin Hall, partner at Golden Gate Ventures, told CNBC.
The company, which deployed a smart feeding system for fisheries, reached unicorn status in 2023 after a $200 million Series D funding round. However, today, backers of the company are reportedly considering liquidation or buyout, among other options, according to Bloomberg.
An ecosystem under water
Southeast Asia’s startup ecosystem had already been facing years of painful and costly recalibration since the Covid-19 pandemic, when funding in the region soared.
In 2024, total deal volume in the region fell 10.3% from the previous year to 633 deals, while deal value sank by 41.7% to $4.56 billion, according to a January 2025 report by Deal Street Asia.
“To put this in perspective, the 2024 figure represents just 54.6% of the capital raised during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, and a mere 19.5% of the 2021 peak,” according to the report.
So where did things go wrong?
For context, some will consider the region’s startup scene to be relatively young, having only begun to develop more rapidly in the last decade and a half.
“We are just at the start of this entire asset class, if you will,” said Jx Lye, founder and CEO of Acme Technology and former COO of Endowus. “I would say that the early 2010s were the golden ages of Silicon Valley … everything was happening — Uber, Airbnb, Dropbox are all happening there.”
“But what happened in the mid 2010s was that suddenly, Southeast Asia became interesting as a growth story,” said Lye.
That was also when the first wave of startups in the region began to emerge. Companies such as Gojek, Carousell and Grab were among the first to provide strong opportunities for investors to exit, or a way to sell their stake for a profit.
You could say that Southeast Asia saw what was effectively unabated growth up until the ****** in post-Covid.
Justin Hall
Partner, Golden Gate Ventures
Along with the first wave of successful startups, other factors surfaced during this time frame that accelerated the growth of the region’s tech and startup ecosystem, which consequently brought an influx of investor interest.
“There was a giant explosion of the middle class … in the early 2000s to the mid-teens,” Kevin Aluwi, co-founder of Gojek and venture partner at Lightspeed, told CNBC. “There were a lot of projections that the consumer market in Southeast Asia will look like a mini China, but that didn’t pan out.”
Investors were expecting a very “vibrant, high spending power consumer market to emerge” and thus, overshot their predictions on the pricing power that companies would have, the frequency of transactions that would take place, and overall, the average revenue that startups would be able to bring in, said Aluwi.
“There were business models that many thought would be viable, but weren’t viable,” he added.
Ultimately, investors began to realize that some companies in the region may have been overvalued, and it became clear that exit opportunities were few and far between.
“The biggest problem is … there are very few exits in this market, so investors have no way of getting their money out,” Krish Sridhar, founder and CEO of Know, told CNBC.
“It’s really hard to do business in Southeast Asia, because there is no such one thing. In Southeast Asia, we have seven different languages, seven different governments, seven different [systems of] regulation,” said Sridhar.
“It’s not like doing business in India or China, where the local market is 1.4 billion people, or 1.2 billion people,” Sridhar added.
From 2011 to 2022, the region saw a big spike in attention and in resource allocation, said Hall. “You could say that Southeast Asia saw what was effectively unabated growth up until the ****** in post-Covid,” Hall told CNBC.
“You had funds that raised too much money too quickly, you had founders that raised too much money too quickly, and unfortunately, capital formation outpaced the development of the local markets,” said Hall.
Impact of the scandal
Today, the allegations of fraud and misconduct by eFishery have reverberated throughout the region.
“Beyond our own Group, we would also like to acknowledge the broader implications for Indonesia’s startup ecosystem and the communities it serves,” eFishery’s board said in a statement.
“The recent revelations of alleged misconduct (including fraud) within the Group have been deeply disheartening to us all and may jeopardize the confidence in the Indonesian investment climate where the principal subsidiaries of our Group is located,” the statement added.
The aquaculture company was heralded as one of the most prominent examples of what a good startup looks like in the region.
“There was a lot of hope pinned on [eFishery] being the next generation … Having that [bubble] burst, because the poster child of that development turned out to be [allegedly] fraudulent, I think it’s really disappointing for the ecosystem,” said Aluwi.
I think this could have a chilling effect for, conservatively, 12 months, but probably longer.
Justin Hall
Partner, Golden Gate Ventures
“I think Southeast Asia definitely took a hit in its perception … But the ones that will suffer the most would be the growth stage companies in Indonesia,” said Hall. “I think it will subject every good company in Indonesia to even more scrutiny, to the point where I can see investors saying, it’s not worth the hassle to invest in Indonesia.”
“I think this could have a chilling effect for, conservatively, 12 months, but probably longer. It’s very negative right now,” said Hall.
Industry experts also echo that if the allegations are proven to be true, this scandal would not only have a negative impact on investing in the region — particularly in Indonesia — but also largely on the mid-to-large fundraising stages. This would affect not just investors, but founders as well.
“I don’t think that it’s going to impact the early stage a lot, because, firstly, your check sizes are small,” said Acme Technology’s Lye. “But I think in the middle to later stages, that’s where investors will be a lot more stringent … because that’s where the ******* rounds are.”
“And that’s the problem, because then every funding round gets a lot more complicated … Now, they want proof, they want auditability, but a lot of times you just cannot provide that. So that’s going to increase the cost of fundraising. That’s going to increase the effort,” said Lye.
“It’s unsaid and unseen, right? Because then, a fundraising round could literally kill your company,” Lye said.
The silver lining
Ultimately, although this scandal has sent shock waves through Southeast Asia’s startup scene, industry experts agree that there is a silver lining: the lessons learned.
“If I’m being very pessimistic, I would say that this is going to reduce the dollars invested. If I’m being more optimistic, it’s not that it’s going to reduce the dollars — it’s just going to take longer for those dollars to be unlocked,” said Hall.
“I think in the long term, this is a good thing. Companies need to scrutinize governance. Investors need to be extremely diligent with that,” Hall added.
Along with having better due diligence and governance, investors agree that seeing more successful exits happen will be key to improving the funding drought.
“There need to be local exits. There need to be global exits. There needs to be companies that can actually return money to investors and then indirectly to their limited partners,” said Hall.
Today, founders and investors alike realize their predictions were overly optimistic and now the market is adjusting and recalibrating to what is realistically possible.
“This reckoning kicked off a long time ago. EFishery did not do that … [people] were simply unrealistic in their expectations. I think if and when those expectations are rational, then, yes, this is a great place to build a business,” said Hall.
Ultimately, Southeast Asia is “still the third most populous region in the world. Indonesia is the fourth largest country in the world,” said Lye. “All of these setbacks and challenges will only make the next wave of business owners, entrepreneurs and investors a lot more savvy … we will all bounce back stronger.”
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Justice Department appeals as second judge in 2 days blocks Trump's birthright citizenship order – The Associated Press
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Man arrested for ******* after woman found dead inside Mount Gambier home
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A man has been arrested following investigations into the suspicious death of a woman who was found dead in her home.
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Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, much like in real life, lets you work to earn relationship levels in fun Valentine’s Day update
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, much like in real life, lets you work to earn relationship levels in fun Valentine’s Day update
Valentine’s Day-themed activities abound
Get to the bottom of an ancient curse
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Now that we’re well into February, the sun is once more shining, the birds are again a-chirping, and love is definitely in the air as Valentine’s Day is right around the corner – even more so within Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery. I mean, love is magic, after all – and the witches and wizards over at Jam City’s enchanted RPG know exactly what that’s all about.
In Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery, you can look forward to celebrating love in all its wonderful forms, whether you’re strolling through the campus hand-in-hand with your loved one or simply enjoying the themed decors and activities that’ll be available for a limited time.
Apparently, players have already gone on more than 110 million dates since the event’s inception – I certainly don’t doubt the appeal of magical love brewing in the castle grounds.
This means that you can gear up to earn “relationship levels” to start a relationship once you’ve got enough levels. For the older and wiser graduates, Beyond Hogwarts will let you date Callum McClintock for a little bit of extra ********** this season.
It’s not all about red roses and blue violets, though – the new chapter of the Hogwarts Diary will add an ancient curse into the mix. Team up with Madam Pince and Professor Flitwick to get to the bottom of the sweeping loneliness throughout the grounds. Or, you can give Hagrid a hand with the new magical creature, The Moulting Malaclaw. Our favourite gamekeeper was bitten and now has to endure an entire week of bad luck – he just never learns, does he?
There’s more to look forward to throughout the month, which you can learn more about on the official Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery blog. Or perhaps you’d like to give other narrative adventures a taste while you’re at it?
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Iran inaugurates its first drone-carrier warship
Iran inaugurates its first drone-carrier warship
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has inaugurated its first drone-carrier warship, saying the vessel is capable of operating in oceans far from its mainland, the official IRNA news agency reported Thursday.
The report said the vessel, manned by the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard’s navy, can carry several squadrons of drones as well as helicopters and cruise missiles. Named Shahid Bagheri, it’s capable of launching cruise missiles, IRNA said.
With a 180-meter-long runway for drones, the vessel can travel up to 22,000 nautical miles without needing to refuel in ports. The report said it was converted from a commercial ship and would increase Iran’s power of deterrence.
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Footage broadcast by state TV on the inauguration showed at least four helicopters and three drones on the warship’s runway.
Chief of the Guard, Gen. Hossein Salami, said at the ceremony that the warship can travel “independently” in seas for up to one year.
Iran needs to increase its deterrence capacity to prevent war, he said, stressing that Iran doesn’t wish to wage war with any country.
“Iran is not considered a threat to any country, but we do not bow before threat by any power,” Salami said.
Chief of the Guard’s navy Adm. Ali Reza Tangsiri said it took more than two years to build the warship from the commercial vessel.
The report said the ship also has a hospital and facilities such as a gym for its crew.
Iran has long vowed to boost its presence on seas worldwide. Since 1992, Iran began a military self-sufficiency plan under which it claims the production of its own submarines, jet fighters and military tanks.
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Chiefs, Eagles tackle chaos of Super Bowl media week
Chiefs, Eagles tackle chaos of Super Bowl media week
Before they battle for a championship under the bright lights of the Superdome, the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles have already had to survive one of world sport’s most gruelling contests – media week.
News conferences are nothing new for elite athletes, but there is nothing quite like Super Bowl week and its relentless, day-after-day schedule where players are thrown all manner of teasers from the sublime to the ridiculous.
If Fred Johnson thought he was here to answer questions about life as an Eagles’ backup offensive tackle, he was soon put right when asked what kind of tree he would be.
“I was like, I don’t really know too many trees,” the two-metre tall, 148kg Johnson said. “I mentioned the big ones in Oregon, the redwoods – probably one of those.”
Eagles defensive tackle Thomas Booker deflected when asked this week whether he would tattoo a picture of his quarterback Jalen Hurts’s face on his body if it guaranteed a victory, insisting his public relations team had instructed him not to answer such queries.
However, he was quick to add on Thursday, his non-response did not mean the answer was no.
“But I’m not going to say that in the public domain,” he said.
The madness kicks off with a chaotic free-for-all glitzy session inside the stadium on Super Bowl Monday, where fans pay to see the players grilled by reporters – not to mention social media influencers and practical jokesters – on the field of play against a backdrop of cacophonous music and marching bands.
That sets the tone as the following days players are subjected to the glare of the spotlight like few other places.
It is a distraction from the job in hand, but despite expressing relief that Thursday’s session – held inside team hotels – was the last time they would have to face reporters until after Sunday’s game, the players in New Orleans were quick to embrace the positives.
“It’s not as crazy as everyone thinks but you know, it is as crazy as everyone thinks,” Johnson said with a smile. “I think you just roll with the punches.”
“It’s challenging,” Eagles cornerback Avonte Maddox said. “But you can cherish the moment. It’s an opportunity to get to show your personality, who you are.”
Eagles rookie linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr., whose father, Jeremiah, played in the Super Bowl for the Eagles two decades ago, said his father and veteran teammates had tried to prepare him for the week.
“Honestly, I really enjoyed it,” he said. “It’s my first time, and I feel like it’s all part of the Super Bowl experience. You’ve got to appreciate every single little thing.”
Some find the whole experience harder than others. Chiefs running back Samaje Perine, a self-described introvert, said he was glad to be finished with interviews.
“I don’t like big crowds as it is,” he said.
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Scientists discover largest ****** hole jet ever seen in the early universe — its twice as long as our galaxy
Scientists discover largest ****** hole jet ever seen in the early universe — its twice as long as our galaxy
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An illustration of the largest radio jet ever seen in the early universe twice as long as the Milky Way. | Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Garlick
Astronomers have detected the largest ****** hole-launched jet ever seen in the early universe.
The twin-lobed jet that existed when the universe was just 1.2 billion years old stretches out for an incredible 200,000 light-years at the very least, making it twice as long as the width of the Milky Way.
Even more surprisingly, the ****** hole that powers the quasar from which this jet erupts, designated J1601+3102, is relatively small. (For a quasar-powering supermassive ****** hole, that is. It still has a mass equivalent to 450 million suns).
Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/M. Garlick
“Interestingly, the quasar powering this massive radio jet does not have an extreme ****** hole mass compared to other quasars,” Anniek Gloudemans, team leader and a researcher at NOIRLab, said in a statement. “This seems to indicate that you don’t necessarily need an exceptionally massive ****** hole or accretion rate to generate such powerful jets in the early universe.”
Painting a picture of early supermassive ****** hole jets
Though all large galaxies are thought to have a central supermassive ****** hole with a mass millions or even billions of times that of the sun, not all of these cosmic titans power quasars.
Quasars are formed when supermassive ****** holes are surrounded by a wealth of gas and dust upon which they can feed. This material generates a flattened, swirling cloud of gas and dust called an accretion disk around the ****** hole. The tremendous mass of the supermassive ****** hole generates tidal forces and immense friction in the accretion disk that superheats it and causes it to glow brightly.
Not all of the material in an accretion disk is fed into the central ****** hole; some is channeled to its poles by powerful magnetic fields. These particles are accelerated to nearly the speed of light and are blasted out from both poles as highly collimated twin jets.
These jets can be seen at great distances by radio telescopes and are a common sight in the local universe. Thus far, however, they’ve been somewhat elusive in the early universe when the 13.8 billion-year-old cosmos was less than 10% of its current age.
An illustration of a supermassive ****** hole in the early cosmos blasting out relativistic jets. | Credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva)
The jet erupting from J1601+3102 was first observed by the international Low-Frequency ARray (LOFAR) Telescope, a network of radio telescopes based across Europe.
This detection was followed up on by the Gemini Near-Infrared Spectrograph (GNIRS), while the Hobby Eberly Telescope attempted to observe it in visible light.
“We were searching for quasars with strong radio jets in the early universe, which helps us understand how and when the first jets are formed and how they impact the evolution of galaxies,” Gloudemans said. “It’s only because this object is so extreme that we can observe it from Earth, even though it’s really far away.
“This object shows what we can discover by combining the power of multiple telescopes that operate at different wavelengths.”
The largest radio jet ever found in the early universe as seen by an array of telescopes. | Credit: LOFAR/DECaLS/DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys/LBNL/DOE/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/F. Sweijen (Durham University) Image processing: M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab)
One key aim of these follow-up observations was to determine the characteristics of this quasar and the supermassive ****** hole that powers it.
Thus far, the team has been able to determine that the ****** hole has a mass of 450 million solar masses, but they also hope to learn the rate at which it is swallowing, or accreting, matter.
The team also found that the jets aren’t quite twins. Not only is one shorter than the other, but one jet lobe is brighter than its counterpart. This could indicate that an extreme environment around the supermassive ****** hole affects its jets.
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“When we started looking at this object, we were expecting the southern jet to just be an unrelated nearby source and for most of it to be small. That made it quite surprising when the LOFAR image revealed large, detailed radio structures,” team member Frits Sweijen from Durham University said. “The nature of this distant source makes it difficult to detect at higher radio frequencies, demonstrating the power of LOFAR on its own and its synergies with other instruments.”
The team’s research was published on Thursday (Feb. 6) in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.
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Russ Vought, champion of Schedule F and slashing agency budgets, wins confirmation to OMB – Government Executive
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Faith Under Siege: New Documentary Exposes Severe Persecution of Evangelical Christians by Russia
Faith Under Siege: New Documentary Exposes Severe Persecution of Evangelical Christians by Russia
A new documentary is shining a light on the growing persecution of evangelical Christians here in Ukraine, a crisis that remains largely unknown in the West. “A Faith Under Siege” takes viewers to the front lines, where pastors and missionaries are providing hope amidst the horrors of war.
The Russian war against Ukraine has inflicted devastating tolls, not only on soldiers but also on Christians who refuse to bow to Moscow’s demands. The new documentary aims to expose the truth about religious persecution in Ukraine.
Executive producer Colby Barrett explained, “Right now there’s so much propaganda out there around these kind of issues that we wanted to get right to the truth and talk to the people that had suffered under Russian occupation for their faith. And that’s really the heart of the documentary.”
“A Faith Under Siege” features firsthand accounts of pastors, aid workers, and believers who have been captured, tortured, or forced to flee because of their faith.
Barrett noted, “The folks that stayed in these war-torn areas to help and to minister to their folks and to others, to provide aid, were really doing some amazing stuff. And what you see when the Russians took over and found these evangelicals, they find them very threatening.”
Russian propaganda often claims to uphold traditional values, but on the ground in Ukraine, evangelicals are targeted as threats to the Kremlin’s control.
“Evangelicals especially are very loyal to our leader, Jesus, not so much political leaders… And so when they find evangelicals, and they are only loyal to God, that’s disruptive,” Barrett explained.
CBN News traveled to Ukraine to join former Green Beret Christian Hickey, who moved to Ukraine in 2022 as a missionary to soldiers fighting on the front lines.
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Hickey shared, “We’ve been bringing in thousands of audio Bibles to Ukrainian soldiers and civilians. It’s one of the best ways to get Scripture into their hands. They can listen while they’re on the move, while they’re taking shelter. And we know from experience that God’s word never returns void.”
The documentary isn’t just about exposing Russian war crimes; it also serves as a call to action for Christians worldwide to pray and stand with their brothers and sisters in Ukraine.
“So the purpose of this movie isn’t to make a bunch of money. We’re going to be providing it for free. And what we’re really relying on is that our American brothers and sisters, especially in the Christian community, latch onto this and want to host screenings and show it in their own communities,” Barrett said.
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The film is gaining exposure at the Museum of the ******, and producers hope to shed light on the crisis and mobilize Christians.
Reporting on the ground has confirmed the claims made in the documentary that evangelical Christians in Ukraine are facing targeted persecution at the hands of Russian forces. Barrett concluded, “We pray for the Christians that are caught in this conflict, that they’re able to serve as a model for our faith… as well as just an end to this war, a just end to this war.”
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