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jili golden empire demo Now that Bayern II have started their winter break, it is a great time to look back at the season so far and evaluate it. In this article, the individual performance of the members of Bayern Munich ’s U-23 squad during the first half of the season will be graded from 1-6, with 1 being the best grade and 6 being the worst grade. This encompasses matchdays 1-22 and ignores participation in the UEFA Youth League for the U-19s. Not every player has played enough minutes to be fairly rated, however. so only players who have contested at least 270 minutes of game time will be evaluated. Without further ado, here are the ratings: Goalkeepers: Max Schmitt: 2 GK, 18 years old, 1260 minutes played, 16 goals conceded, 4 clean sheets Young goalkeepers are always difficult to rate. It is the position where the most self-assuredness is required, yet that kind of self-assuredness is one that cannot always be expected from young players. Schmitt has had an up and down season, making several mistakes that led to goals as well as putting in several performances that saved Bayern’s bacon as their defense faltered. He was briefly dropped, but almost immediately won his starting spot back and kept it. Additionally, he was even given the chance to experience Bundesliga and Champions league nights on the bench of Bayern’s first team. He is deservedly Bayern II’s No.1 goalie and has had a good season so far. Anthony Pavlešić: 3+ GK, 18 years old, 360 minutes played, 4 goals conceded, 1 clean sheet Though he has a better goals conceded per game ratio than Schmitt, their performances do not really compare. Pavlesic got a chance to stake his claim as the No.1 for Bayern II around the start of September, before dropping an absolute clanger of a performance against TSV Aubstadt. Since then, he has only gotten game time when Schmitt was promoted to the first team. Benjamin Ballis NR GK, 19 years old, 180 minutes played Hannes Hailmeir NR GK, 20 years old, 0 minutes played Defenders: Grayson Dettoni: 2 CB, 19 years old, 1576 minutes played, 0 goals, 0 assists Grayson Dettoni is another who has been good. After battling his way into the starting XI last season, he has maintained his spot this season. Dettoni is not the fastest player in the world, but he is decent with the ball at his feet and holds up well physically in a league full of grown men. The USA-born footballer is truly coming into his own and it is great to see. Plus, he sat down to have an interview with BFW a few years ago. If that is not the sign of a cool person, then I don’t know what is. Steve Breitkreuz: 2+ CB, 32 years old, 1610 minutes played, 6 goals, 0 assists Signed in 2023 to be one of the old heads that guide the young players, Steve Breitkreuz has done a good job so far. His leadership at the back is palpable, he takes charge during defensive plays and he scores a lot of really important goals. At 6 goals scored in the league, he is the team’s second highest goal scorer. However, his lack of quality on the ball and recklessness when charging out to win the ball can cost him and the team at times. Still, his leadership and his 6 goals bump him up a quite a bit. Gabriel Marušić, NR CB, 21 years old, 32 minutes played Gabriel Marušić made his comeback from a cruciate ligament tear sustained in April, 2023, back in October. Ergo he could not play enough to get rated. Paul Scholl: 3+ CB, 18 years old, 542 minutes played, 0 goals, 0 assists Though Paul Scholl also played for the U-19s this season, he is officially on the U-23s roster, so he will be evaluated in this article. His performances have been fine, but the difference in quality between him versus the duo of Dettoni and Breitzkreuz is noticeable whenever he play in their stead. He is less positionally steady and not quite able to impose himself physically. And he is perhaps even less assured on the ball. Given time, this should improve as he adapts to the league. Adam Aznou: 1- LB, 18 years old, 585 minutes played, 0 goals, 0 assists Of course, most Bayern fans know who Adam Aznou is. The magnificent Moroccan magician has been knocking on the door to the first team all season, after all. This effort has landed him on the bench of the first team for most of the season, so he has been unable to accumulate minutes with Bayern II. Whenever he did play for the U-23, he generally demonstrated his impressive passing, dribbling and improved defensive acumen. But he also had a tendency to fall back into some bad decision making habits, deciding to dribble and take on the world instead of making the simple pass far too often. That is why he “only” gets a 1-. Davide Dell’Erba: 2+ LB/CM, 20 years old, 1282 minutes played, 2 goals, 1 assist This certainly cannot have been the plan when Davide Dell’Erba was signed. Though the German/Italian dual international was initially signed to bolster the midfield, the left footed creative midfielder has spent the majority of his time in Munich at left back instead. This season, Aznou’s development and subsequent promotion to the first team saw him forced to fill the role again. Yet he has hardly looked phased as his technique, ease on the ball and attacking fervor keeps the left side running nicely. Of course, Dell’Erba does sometimes focus a little too much on getting forward, but it is understandable. He gets plus points for ramming home a late, late pressure penalty in Bayern II’s last Regionalliga game of the year. Angelo Brückner: 3 LB/RB, 21 years old, 1313 minutes played, 0 goals, 1 assist Oh, Angelo Brückner. He is really hard working, capable of incredible technique, quite capable of playing with both feet and possesses great agility. But his development has really stalled over the years, meaning he has the same flaws he did when he played his first season of football with Bayern II in 2021. Brückner makes too many simple mistakes, he still struggles in duels, his technique is wildly inconsistent and he chooses the wrong option far too often. The former TSV Hartberg player is very likable but it has been a rough few years for him and his career. The plan in Munich is that players are supposed to stay no more than 2 years at Bayern II before moving on. But Brückner has just finished three years now. It tells you all you need to know about his development. Vincent Manuba: 2- RB, 19 years old, 562 minutes played, 0 goals, 1 assist What a shame. Vincent Manuba’s season has been blighted by injuries and that will continue to be the case until next season, for his cruciate ligament tear rules him out until then. Considering he also spent over 2 months out with a meniscus injury, this man really cannot catch a break. It is all the more frustrating because he was beginning to show signs of serious development, especially physically. The 19-year-old has really grown into his body and it means he has a great combination of wiry strength and genuine speed. His technical skills may not be on par with those physical skills, but his development was quite clear until the heart shattering injury. Here’s to hoping Manuba has a smooth and speedy recovery. Overall score: 2 In general, it is difficult to complain too much. Most players have taken at least one step forward, even if none of them have made any massive leaps in improvement. The defensive record of 23 goals conceded in 21 games is also pretty good, though, to a certain extent, some unbelievable profligacy from the opponents contributed to the defensive effort as well. A B seems to be a fair grade for a good but not excellent overall effort. But please work on them with their ball playing skills, Bayern coaches. It can be painful to watch them try to progress the ball at times. The latest Bavarian Podcast Works Show has dropped! Let’s talk about the news breaking from the AGM, Bayern Munich’s complex injury situation, and why the club probably doesn’t just want Florian Wirtz, but needs him. You can get the show on Patreon , Spotify , or below: Support Bavarian Podcast Works on Patreon! If you like our podcasts and want more, or just want to listen our episodes ad-free, then support us on Patreon! Every single dollar will be used to help boost the coverage of the team we all love. Mia San Mia. DONATE NOW! 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Sebastian Zapeta, 33, who federal immigration officials said is a Guatemalan citizen who entered the US illegally, was arraigned in Brooklyn criminal court. He appeared briefly before a judge and wore a white jumpsuit over a weathered black hooded sweatshirt. He did not speak. He will remain jailed ahead of his next court date on Friday. The apparently random attack occurred on Sunday morning on a stationary F train at the Coney Island station in Brooklyn. Police said on Tuesday that identification of the victim was still “pending at this time”. Authorities say Zapeta approached the woman, who was sitting motionless in the train car and may have been sleeping, and used a lighter to set her clothing on fire. The woman quickly became engulfed in flames, while the suspect then sat at a bench on the subway platform and watched, according to police. Video posted to social media appeared to show the woman standing inside the train ablaze as some people look on from the platform, and at least one officer walks by. NYPD chief of transit Joseph Gulotta said that several officers had responded to the fire and one stayed to keep the crime scene “the way it’s supposed to be” while the others went to get fire extinguishers and transit workers. They were eventually able to douse the fire, but “unfortunately, it was too late”, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said — the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. During Zapeta’s court hearing on Tuesday, Assistant District Attorney Ari Rottenberg said Zapeta at one point fanned the flames on the woman using his shirt. He said a 911 call from a subway rider helped identify Zapeta. Mr Rottenberg added that under interrogation Zapeta claimed he did not know what happened, noting that he consumes alcohol. But he alleged that Zapeta identified himself to interrogators in images related to the attack. Zapeta was taken into custody on Sunday afternoon while riding a train on the same subway line after police got a tip from some teenagers who recognised him from images circulated by the police. A Brooklyn address for Zapeta released by police matches a shelter that provides housing and substance abuse support. The shelter did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Federal immigration officials said Zapeta had been previously deported in 2018 but at some point reentered the US illegally. The crime — and the graphic video of it that ricocheted across social media — deepened a growing sense of unease among some New Yorkers about the safety of the subway system in a city where many residents take the subway multiple times each day.Delhi AAP MLA sentenced to 2 years in jail in 2016 Koran desecration casePep Guardiola makes plea as Man City Christmas tradition is broken: 'It is our job'

The claim: US fell from 1st to 24th in education since Department of Education was created in 1979 A Nov. 14 Instagram post ( direct link , archive l i nk ) uses a meme with an image of former President Jimmy Carter to claim U.S. educational achievement has plummeted. “In 1979 I created the Department of Education,” reads on-screen text in the image. “Since then America went from 1st to 24th in education.” X owner Elon Musk made the same claim in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that was reposted 98,000 times. The claim also circulated widely on Instagram . More from the Fact-Check Team: How we pick and research claims | Email newsletter | Facebook page Our rating: False There is no evidence to support the claim. While multiple studies have compared U.S. students to their peers in other countries, none show they ranked first in 1979, nor do any say they ranked 24th in 2024. Tests show mixed results for US students There isn’t a definitive way to rank a country’s education quality, but multiple studies show results contrary to the trend claimed in the post. Martin Carnoy , a professor at Stanford’s Graduate School of Education, told USA TODAY that the claim is “completely inaccurate.” “These are very rough comparisons, but it can be said that U.S. middle school and secondary students have always done poorly on international tests of mathematics compared to students in other developed countries and have done better in science and reading,” Carnoy said. Many U.S. adults believe the country is either average or below average at teaching students science, technology, engineering and math, according to a Pew Research Center survey released in April. Fact check : No, Trump did not name Lauren Boebert education secretary on Nov. 13 But the results of a test measuring students' reading, math and science skills from about 80 countries show more of a mixed bag. In 2022, the test – called the Program for International Student Assessment – found five education systems with higher average reading scores than the U.S., 25 with higher math scores and nine with higher science scores. The test has existed since 2000 , when 32 countries participated. That year, eight countries had higher math scores than the U.S. and seven countries had higher science scores. U.S. students performed “about as well on average” in reading compared to students in other participating countries. U.S. News & World Report ranked the U.S. as the top country for education in 2024 as part of its “Best Countries” rankings , which are based on an international survey of nearly 17,000 people who were asked “whether a country has a well-developed public education system, whether respondents would consider attending university there and if that country has a reputation for top-quality universities.” The news outlet has only ranked countries in that way for nine years . US students weren’t outperforming all other countries in 1979 There is no evidence of any widespread decline in student achievement in the U.S. since 1979, Carnoy said. U.S. math scores have been below many other countries for decades. In the mid-1960s, U.S. 13-year-olds were outperformed in math by students in all but one of the 11 other countries that participated in the First International Mathematics Study, while U.S. students in their last year of high school were ranked last, according to a National Center for Education Statistics report published in 1992. A similar study of math skills conducted in the early 1980s broke the results down by category, and found the U.S. was near the bottom in most of them. A different report published by the National Center for Education Statistics in 1993 analyzed two decades of National Assessment of Educational Progress results. It says “overall trends in science, mathematics and reading suggest few changes in levels of educational achievement.” National Center for Education Statistics charts of reading and math scores for 9-year-olds and 13-year-olds in the U.S. don’t show significant declines since 1979. Rather, math scores are up since then while reading is at about the same level, according to the latest test results from 2022 and 2023. Fact check: No, Trump didn't nominate Amber Rose as education secretary The high school graduation rate in the U.S. for the 1979-80 school year was 71.5%, far below the 87% reported for the 2021–22 school year . The college enrollment rate for those who completed high school has risen from 49.4% in 1979 to 61.4% in 2023 , according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It is important to recognize the U.S. doesn’t have only one education system – instead, each state has its own, Carnoy said. “Student performance in some states has increased greatly in the past 30 years, and not so much in other states,” he said. Carter signed the bill that created the Department of Education on Oct. 17, 1979, saying the federal government had “for too long failed to play its own supporting role in education as effectively as it could.” It wasn’t the first time that the U.S. had a Department of Education, though. In 1867, President Andrew Johnson signed a bill that created the country’s first Department of Education, but it was demoted to an office in the Department of the Interior about a year later “due to concern that the department would exercise too much control over local schools,” according to the current Education Department website. President-elect Donald Trump has said he supports eliminating the Department of Education, calling it a “bloated and radical bureaucracy.” USA TODAY reached out to the social media user who shared the post for comment but did not immediately receive a response. Snopes also debunked the claim. Our fact-check sources Thank you for supporting our journalism. You can subscribe to our print edition, ad-free app or e-newspaper here . USA TODAY is a verified signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network, which requires a demonstrated commitment to nonpartisanship, fairness and transparency. Our fact-check work is supported in part by a grant from Meta .Dow Jones Futures: Small Caps Lead As SoundHound, Heat Stocks Surge; Nvidia At Key Level

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LCNB stock touches 52-week high at $17.3 amid robust growthWASHINGTON — A powerful government panel on Monday failed to reach consensus on the possible national security risks of a nearly $15 billion proposed deal for Nippon Steel of Japan to purchase U.S. Steel, leaving the decision to President Joe Biden, who opposes the deal. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, known as CFIUS, sent its long-awaited report on the merger to Biden, who formally came out against the deal in March. He has 15 days to reach a final decision, the White House said. A U.S. official familiar with the matter, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the private report, said some federal agencies represented on the panel were skeptical that allowing a Japanese company to buy an American-owned steelmaker would create national security risks. Monday was the deadline to approve the deal, recommend that Biden block it or extend the review process. Both Biden and President-elect Donald Trump have courted unionized workers at U.S. Steel and vowed to block the acquisition amid concerns about foreign ownership of a flagship American company. The economic risk, however, is giving up Nippon Steel's potential investments in the mills and upgrades that might help preserve steel production within the United States. Under the terms of the proposed $14.9 billion all-cash deal, U.S. Steel would keep its name and its headquarters in Pittsburgh, where it was founded in 1901 by J.P. Morgan and Andrew Carnegie. It would become a subsidiary of Nippon Steel, and the combined company would be among the top three steelmakers in the world, according to 2023 figures from the World Steel Association. Biden, backed by the United Steelworkers, said earlier this year that it was "vital for (U.S. Steel) to remain an American steel company that is domestically owned and operated.” Trump has also opposed the acquisition and vowed earlier this month on his Truth Social platform to “block this deal from happening.” He proposed reviving U.S. Steel's flagging fortunes “through a series of Tax Incentives and Tariffs.” The steelworkers union questions if Nippon Steel would keep jobs at unionized plants, make good on collectively bargained benefits or protect American steel production from cheap foreign imports. “Our union has been calling for strict government scrutiny of the sale since it was announced. Now it’s up to President Biden to determine the best path forward,” David McCall, the steelworkers' president, said in a statement Monday. “We continue to believe that means keeping U.S. Steel domestically owned and operated.” Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel have waged a public relations campaign to win over skeptics. U.S. Steel said in a statement Monday that the deal “is the best way, by far, to ensure that U.S. Steel, including its employees, communities, and customers, will thrive well into the future.” Nippon Steel said Tuesday that it had been informed by CFIUS that it had referred the case to Biden, and urged him to “reflect on the great lengths that we have gone to to address any national security concerns that have been raised and the significant commitments we have made to grow U. S. Steel, protect American jobs, and strengthen the entire American steel industry, which will enhance American national security.” “We are confident that our transaction should and will be approved if it is fairly evaluated on its merits,” it said in a statement. A growing number of conservatives have publicly backed the deal, as Nippon Steel began to win over some steelworkers union members and officials in areas near its blast furnaces in Pennsylvania and Indiana. Many backers said Nippon Steel has a stronger financial balance sheet than rival Cleveland-Cliffs to invest the necessary cash to upgrade aging U.S. Steel blast furnaces. Nippon Steel pledged to invest $2.7 billion in United Steelworkers-represented facilities, including U.S. Steel’s blast furnaces, and promised not to import steel slabs that would compete with the blast furnaces. It also pledged to protect U.S. Steel in trade matters and to not lay off employees or close plants during the term of the basic labor agreement. Earlier this month, it offered $5,000 in closing bonuses to U.S. Steel employees, a nearly $100 million expense. Nippon Steel also said it was best positioned to help American steel compete in an industry dominated by the Chinese. The proposed sale came during a tide of renewed political support for rebuilding America’s manufacturing sector, a presidential campaign in which Pennsylvania was a prime battleground, and a long stretch of protectionist U.S. tariffs that analysts say has helped reinvigorate domestic steel. Chaired by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, CFIUS screens business deals between U.S. firms and foreign investors and can block sales or force parties to change the terms of an agreement to protect national security. Congress significantly expanded the committee's powers through the 2018 Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act, known as FIRRMA. In September, Biden issued an executive order broadening the factors the committee should consider when reviewing deals — such as how they impact the U.S. supply chain or if they put Americans’ personal data at risk. Nippon Steel has factories in the U.S., Mexico, China and Southeast Asia. It supplies the world’s top automakers, including Toyota Motor Corp. , and makes steel for railways, pipes, appliances and skyscrapers.

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Man accused in burning death of a woman on New York subway appears in courtSebastian Zapeta, 33, who federal immigration officials said is a Guatemalan citizen who entered the US illegally, was arraigned in Brooklyn criminal court. He appeared briefly before a judge and wore a white jumpsuit over a weathered black hooded sweatshirt. He did not speak. He will remain jailed ahead of his next court date on Friday. The apparently random attack occurred on Sunday morning on a stationary F train at the Coney Island station in Brooklyn. Police said on Tuesday that identification of the victim was still “pending at this time”. Authorities say Zapeta approached the woman, who was sitting motionless in the train car and may have been sleeping, and used a lighter to set her clothing on fire. The woman quickly became engulfed in flames, while the suspect then sat at a bench on the subway platform and watched, according to police. Video posted to social media appeared to show the woman standing inside the train ablaze as some people look on from the platform, and at least one officer walks by. NYPD chief of transit Joseph Gulotta said that several officers had responded to the fire and one stayed to keep the crime scene “the way it’s supposed to be” while the others went to get fire extinguishers and transit workers. They were eventually able to douse the fire, but “unfortunately, it was too late”, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch said — the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. During Zapeta’s court hearing on Tuesday, Assistant District Attorney Ari Rottenberg said Zapeta at one point fanned the flames on the woman using his shirt. He said a 911 call from a subway rider helped identify Zapeta. Mr Rottenberg added that under interrogation Zapeta claimed he did not know what happened, noting that he consumes alcohol. But he alleged that Zapeta identified himself to interrogators in images related to the attack. Zapeta was taken into custody on Sunday afternoon while riding a train on the same subway line after police got a tip from some teenagers who recognised him from images circulated by the police. A Brooklyn address for Zapeta released by police matches a shelter that provides housing and substance abuse support. The shelter did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Federal immigration officials said Zapeta had been previously deported in 2018 but at some point reentered the US illegally. The crime — and the graphic video of it that ricocheted across social media — deepened a growing sense of unease among some New Yorkers about the safety of the subway system in a city where many residents take the subway multiple times each day.

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