646 jili jackpot slot For Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce , 2024 was a year full of personal, professional and romantic highs. The couple — who began dating in summer 2023 — started and ended 2024 on positive notes. Kelce, 35, and the Kansas City Chiefs took home their second consecutive Super Bowl title in February, while Swift, 35, ended her record-breaking Eras Tour in December. “It can be very lonely at the top,” a source exclusively told Us Weekly earlier this month. “This tour was one of the best [for Taylor] because Travis brightened it up.” Between Kelce’s football games and Swift’s historic shows, the pair also enjoyed plenty of adorable date nights and public shout-outs, including new music from Swift allegedly documenting their romance. While the source told Us that “Taylor does feel like Travis is The One,” the couple are reportedly not looking to take any drastic steps forward in their relationship heading into the new year. “Taylor and Travis are eager to spend quality time together because [that’s when] the little nuances about someone’s personality and habits come into play,” the insider shared. “They will learn so much about each other.” Scroll down for a roundup of Swift and Kelce’s biggest 2024 moments: After the Chiefs defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in a New Year’s Eve, Swift and Kelce rang in 2024 by sharing a midnight kiss at a party in Kansas City. “ It was fun ,” Travis said of the get-together on his and brother Jason Kelce ’s “New Heights” podcast. “It was cool, man, to have all the friends and family [there]. I think I had over 50, 55 people come in for this one.” On January 28, Swift traveled to Maryland to cheer on the Chiefs in the AFC Championship game against the Baltimore Ravens. After Travis’ team secured their Super Bowl spot, Swift congratulated him down on the field with a kiss . As Travis prepared for the Super Bowl, Swift scored two wins at the 2024 Grammy Awards for her 10th studio album, Midnights . “ She’s unbelievable ,” Travis told reporters at a Super Bowl press conference . “She’s rewriting the history books herself. I told her I’ll have to hold up my end of the bargain and come home with some hardware too.” Travis did uphold his “end of the bargain” by helping the Chiefs win Super Bowl LVIII against the San Francisco 49ers. Swift traveled all the way from Tokyo to watch her boyfriend’s big game, sitting alongside her and Travis’ families and some of her celebrity friends, including Blake Lively and Ice Spice . In another sweet PDA moment, Swift celebrated Travis and the Chiefs’ second consecutive Super Bowl victory with a post-game kiss on the field. Travis later made his first-ever appearance on Swift’s social media in a funny TikTok video she posted from a Super Bowl afterparty . Travis later joined Swift in Australia when she hit the road again for The Eras Tour . In addition to trading friendship bracelets and handing out guitar picks at her shows, the couple enjoyed a fun day out at the Sydney Zoo . Travis continued to spend his NFL off-season supporting Swift at a number of herinternational concerts, including two of her Singapore shows . Swift was spotted running into the athlete’s arms and kissing him backstage after once again changing her “Karma” lyrics from “guy on the screen” to “guy on the Chiefs.” In more social media footage from the shows, Travis gave the tour’s cast and crew their props by high-fiving them backstage. Shortly after the pair were spotted packing on the PDA at Coachella , Swift released her 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department . Swifties quickly theorized that several songs on the record were about her romance with Travis , including “The Alchemy” and “So High School.” “Truth, dare, spin bottles / You know how to ball, I know Aristotle,” she sings in “So High School” refrain. “Brand new, full throttle / Touch me while your bros play Grand Theft Auto .” Travis’ close friend Harry Clark seemingly confirmed that “So High School” was about Travis by sharing an Instagram Story pic of himself playing the video game Grand Theft Auto . Swift incorporated TTPD into her Eras Tour setlist beginning with her Paris shows, which Travis attended . In true Swift fashion, fans noticed that the new section of the show featured several nods to Travis , including bleachers and stadium lights graphics on the stage during “So High School” and Swift and her dancers mimicking Travis’ touchdown moves in the choreography. “It was fun, it was a blast,” Travis said of the Paris shows on the “New Heights” podcast. “I had a blast at Tay’s show. Her new rendition of The Eras Tour , I suggest everybody go see it. It has her new Tortured Poets Department [album], a handful of those songs in the new show, which means there’s a new segment and new lights and new dancing, new everything to the f—ing show. I suggest everybody get out there and see [her]. It is absolutely unbelievable .” Swift’s London Eras Tour shows were full of surprises, including Swift and Travis taking a backstage selfie with Prince William and his two eldest kids, Prince George, 11, and Princess Charlotte, 9. The photo marked the first time Swift posted Travis on her Instagram feed. Travis followed-up the photo by joining Swift and her dancers on stage at Wembley Stadium during the “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart” intro skit. He sported a black morning suit and top hat to help Kameron Saunders and Jan Ravnik get ready to perform the number. “ I’m still cracking up /swooning over @killatrav’s Eras Tour debut 🥰,” Swift captioned an Instagram slideshow featuring pics and clips of Travis’s cameo. “Never going to forget these shows.” Travis gave his girlfriend a sweet — and hilarious — shout-out after winning a karaoke competition at the 5th Annual American Century Championship golf tournament in Lake Tahoe, California. “Taylor, this is for you,” he said in social media footage after scoring his victory, pretending to burst into tears. “I love you guys.” Swift and Travis enjoyed a break from touring and football by hosting a get-together at the singer’s Rhode Island mansion. Celebrity attendees included Jason, 37, and his wife, Kylie Kelce , 32, Lively, 37, Ryan Reynolds , Bradley Cooper , Gigi Hadid , Zoë Kravitz , Channing Tatum and Patrick and Brittany Mahomes . “It has felt wonderful to be grounded back home again,” a source exclusively told Us of the party. “It’s been grounding to see friends and family and spend quality time with everyone, chat and get downloaded on everyone’s worlds because she has been so busy and disconnected.” Swift re-entered her football era by attending the Chiefs’ season opener game against the Ravens and was spotted leaving the match holding Travis’ hand . She even planted a kiss on his cheek in a post-game snap shared by Chariah Gordon . The duo enjoyed another sporting event together later that month, attending the men’s singles final between Taylor Fritz and Jannik Sinner at the 2024 US Open . Not only were they photographed kissing one another, but they were spotted jamming to Darkness’ hit song “I Believe in a Thing Called Love.” That same month, Swift took home seven wins at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards. In her speech for Video of the Year, she gave Travis a heartfelt shout-out . “I would finish a take and I’d say cut and we’d be done with that take, I would always just hear someone cheering ‘woo’ from across the studio where we were shooting it, and that one person was my boyfriend, Travis,” she said at the time. Swift added: “Everything this man touches turns to happiness and fun and magic, so I wanna thank him for adding that to our shoot because I’ll always remember that.” Swift and Kelce joined Lively and Reynolds, 48, for a double date in New York City. Fans noticed that their outfits subtly coordinated with one another, as she was carrying a black Dior saddle bag and Travis sported a shirt with a horse design. Ahead of The Eras Tour ’s final leg, Travis attended what would be his last show in Indianapolis. The city marked Swift’s final U.S. stop before traveling to Canada for her last batch of concerts. “I’ll tell you what, man, the American crowds, they did not disappoint,” Travis told Jason on the “New Heights” podcast. “I heard that it was a lot more rowdy this time around, knowing she was coming back to stop through America one last time before the tour was over with. I’ll tell you what, man, that thing was rocking.” You have successfully subscribed. By signing up, I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive emails from Us Weekly Check our latest news in Google News Check our latest news in Apple News Travis was not in the audience of Swift’s final Eras Tour show in Vancouver on December 8. However, he became the fastest tight end in NFL history to reach 12,000 career receiving yards during the Chiefs’ game against the Los Angeles Chargers that same day. He congratulated Swift on the end of her tour on the “New Heights” podcast, stating, “Shout-out to everybody that was a part of that show. Obviously, it’s her music, her tour and everything, but that was a full production, man. That thing was the best tour in the world because of a lot of people, but mostly because of Taylor.” Less than a week after her final Eras Tour performance, Swift giggled at a fan’s blanket which read “Go Taylor’s Boyfriend” during a visit to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City.CHATHAM, N.J. (AP) — That buzzing coming out of New Jersey? It’s unclear if it’s drones or something else, but for sure the nighttime sightings are producing tons of talk, a raft of conspiracy theories and craned necks looking skyward. Cropping up on local news and social media sites around Thanksgiving, reported over New Jersey has reached incredible heights. This week seems to have begun a new, higher-profile chapter: (but so far not getting) explanations from federal and state authorities about what’s behind them. Gov. Phil Murphy asking for answers. New Jersey’s new senator, Andy Kim, spent Thursday night on a drone hunt in rural northern New Jersey, and posted about it on X. But perhaps the most fantastic development is the dizzying proliferation of conspiracies — none of which has been confirmed or suggested by federal and state officials who say they’re looking into what’s happening. It has become shorthand to refer to the flying machines as drones, but there are questions about whether what people are seeing are unmanned aircraft or something else. Some theorize the drones came from an Iranian mothership. Others think they are the Secret Service making sure President-elect Donald Trump’s Bedminster property is secure. Others worry about China. The deep state. And on. In the face of uncertainty, people have done what they do in 2024: Create a social media group. The Facebook page, , has nearly 44,000 members, up from 39,000 late Thursday. People are posting their photo and video sightings, and the online commenters take it from there. One video shows a whitish light flying in a darkened sky, and one commenter concludes it’s otherworldly. “Straight up orbs,” the person says. Others weigh in to say it’s a plane or maybe a satellite. Another group called for hunting the drones literally, shooting them down like turkeys. (Do not shoot at anything in the sky, experts warn.) Trisha Bushey, 48, of Lebanon Township, New Jersey, lives near Round Valley Reservoir where there have been numerous sightings. She said she first posted photos online last month wondering what the objects were and became convinced they were drones when she saw how they moved and when her son showed her on a flight tracking site that no planes were around. Now she’s glued to the Mystery Drones page, she said. “I find myself — instead of Christmas shopping or cleaning my house — checking it,” she said. She doesn’t buy what the governor said, that Murphy told Biden on Friday that residents need answers. The federal Homeland Security Department and FBI also said in a joint statement they have no evidence that the sightings pose “a national security or public safety threat or have a foreign nexus.” “How can you say it’s not posing a threat if you don’t know what it is?” she said. “I think that’s why so many people are uneasy.” Then there’s the notion that people could misunderstand what they’re seeing. William Austin is the president of Warren County Community College, which has a drone technology degree program, and is coincidentally located in one of the sighting hotspots. Austin says he has looked at videos of purported drones and that airplanes are being misidentified as drones. He cited an optical effect called parallax, which is the apparent shift of an object when viewed from different perspectives. Austin encouraged people to download flight and drone tracker apps so they can better understand what they’re looking at. Nonetheless, people continue to come up with their own theories. “It represents the United States of America in 2024,” Austin said. “We’ve lost trust in our institutions, and we need it.” Federal officials echo Austin’s view that many of the sightings are piloted aircraft such as planes and helicopters being mistaken for drones, according to lawmakers and Murphy. That’s not really convincing for many, though, who are homing in on the sightings beyond just New Jersey and the East Coast, where others have reported seeing the objects. For Seph Divine, 34, another member of the drone hunting group who lives in Eugene, Oregon, it feels as if it’s up to citizen sleuths to solve the mystery. He said he tries to be a voice of reason, encouraging people to fact check their information, while also asking probing questions. “My main goal is I don’t want people to be caught up in the hysteria and I also want people to not just ignore it at the same time,” he said. “Whether or not it’s foreign military or some secret access program or something otherworldly, whatever it is, all I’m saying is it’s alarming that this is happening so suddenly and so consistently for hours at a time,” he added. ___ Associated Press reporter Hallie Golden in Seattle contributed to this report. Mike Catalini, The Associated Press

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Travis Hunter and Ashton Jeanty give this year's Heisman Trophy ceremony a different vibeFor Deborah Yedlin, the federal labour minister's announcement that he is sending the labour dispute between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) to the Canada Industrial Relations Board for resolution is "long overdue." Yedlin, the president and CEO of the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, says because of the impact of the strike on small businesses and not-for-profits, she would like to have seen the federal government intervene much earlier, as it did during the work stoppages involving railway and port workers. "This is something that's hurt so many businesses, especially small businesses, and it's hurt so many not-for-profits and charities. This has been a really, really tough thing for them to negotiate," said Yedlin. Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon said Friday that if the Canada Industrial Relations Board determines negotiations between Canada Post and CUPW are at an impasse, it has been directed to order striking workers back to work under the existing collective agreement until May 22, 2025. He says that could happen as soon as early next week. If it does, it will be a great relief for Heather Morley, the CEO of Inn from the Cold, a Calgary charity that helps vulnerable families find shelter. Labour minister asks Canada Industrial Relations Board to step into Canada Post contract dispute She says the strike has caused a "high level of anxiety" at many charities in the city. Over half of Inn from the Cold's $11-million annual operating budget comes from donations. They had set a goal of raising $1 million in December, but due to the strike, fundraising is down about 30 per cent. "Bringing that money in is critical for us to be able to help families that need it most," Morley told CBC News. She says a quick resolution to the strike will still leave Inn from the Cold enough time to salvage the campaign. "If the mail can start moving, that would be a very good thing for us," she said. WATCH | MacKinnon says Ottawa 'calling a timeout' as he intervenes in postal strike: MacKinnon says Ottawa’s ‘calling a timeout’ as he intervenes in 4-week-long postal strike 7 hours ago Duration 1:40 Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon announces he’s asking the Canadian Industrial Relations Board to order operations at Canada Post to resume if they agree that the contract dispute is at an impasse. MacKinnon also says he is tapping an independent commissioner to examine the structure of the corporation along with the collective agreement and produce recommendations ‘on the way forward.’ Brittany Beatty is the director of community engagement at Discovery House, which provides long-term housing, mental health support and other programs and services in Calgary for children and women recovering from domestic violence. She says about 25 per cent of her organization's fundraising happens during the month of December, so the Canada Post work disruption has forced her team to pivot to other ways of reaching out, like text messaging, emails and social media. She describes the past four weeks as "a stressful time." "It will certainly be a relief to receive some of those donations that we know are sitting with Canada Post right now," Beatty said. According to the labour minister, 1.65 million pieces of personal correspondence are in secure storage at Canada Post facilities awaiting delivery. Beatty says she's hopeful Discovery House will be able to make up the fundraising shortfall when postal service resumes, but she says some of that might not happen before the new year. Jim Osborne, the owner of the Scottish Shoppe and A Little Bit of Ireland in Kensington, says the increased shipping costs associated with the Canada Post strike have caused a "lot of disruption" to small businesses like his. He told CBC News he welcomes MacKinnon's decision but fears it comes too late for retailers in their busiest time of the year. "Most of us have come through the COVID period, and just as we are getting back to normal with new ideas ... we were hit with this," Osborne said. He added that he was fortunate his store didn't see a lot of cancellations, with many customers opting for courier deliveries, despite the higher cost. WATCH | CUPW president calls federal intervention 'an attack on all labour': Postal workers' union president calls federal intervention 'an attack on all labour' 5 hours ago Duration 2:06 Jan Simpson, national president of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), says the union is 'not happy' with the federal labour minister’s move to refer the dispute between CUPW and Canada Post to the Canadian Industrial Relations Board. The strike has lasted more than four weeks, and according to MacKinnon, the federal mediator said negotiations were going in the wrong direction. "Canadians are rightly fed up," the labour minister said. Yedlin believes one of the reasons Ottawa waited this long before acting is a lack of pushback from Canadians, who probably don't realize how important Canada Post is to small business. Part of the blame for that, she says, falls to Canada Post itself. "I don't think Canada Post has made the case for itself, in terms of how it supports the underlying flow of goods across the country.... I think Canada Post has a perspective that people understand what service they provide and they don't have to explain it," said Yedlin. "Here's the issue ... it's not purely a mail service organization any more. It's a package delivery organization," she said, one that is "critical to our economic prosperity." That means Canada Post no longer has a monopoly on the services it provides, which is why she thinks the biggest loser in all of this might turn out to be Canada Post itself. "You always lose market share when you do something like this," she said.

MIAMI — The Miami Heat on Friday set up a small trade that could have a wide-ranging impact across their roster and payroll. Reaching an agreement with the Indiana Pacers, the Heat will send out center Thomas Bryant once he is eligible to be traded Sunday. While the Heat will receive the right to swap 2031 second-round draft slots with the Pacers, the move was made to alleviate the Heat’s current position hard against the NBA’s punitive luxury tax and to also better align the roster. Bryant, 27, signed a one-year contract at the veteran minimum of $2.1 million in July at the outset of free agency to return for a second season. At the time, he waived his right to veto a trade this season. Sunday is the first day players signed in the offseason can be dealt. Beyond the savings against the luxury tax, the deal allows the Heat to better deploy their resources. Even with the Bryant deal, the Heat still have starter Bam Adebayo and reserves Kevin Love, Kel’el Ware and even Nikola Jovic to cast at center. With the open roster spot, the Heat next would be in position to convert one of their players on a two-way deal to a standard contract. Point guard Dru Smith, who currently is playing on a two-way deal, in recent games has emerged as a reliable rotation contributor. Players on two-way deals can be on the active roster for no more than 50 games over the 82-game regular season and are not playoff eligible. Should the Heat convert one of their current two-way players, it then would open such a slot for another two-way signing. Among options in that regard is summer and preseason prospect Isaiah Stevens, the point guard who is leading the G League in assists while playing for the team’s affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce. The open roster spot also could help facilitate a larger trade in which the Heat take back more players than are sent out, perhaps adding additional intrigue to the recent swirl of Jimmy Butler trade speculation. In the short term, the Heat likely are to go the maximum two weeks allowed to be at fewer than 14 players on standard contracts, saving the team further against the luxury tax. With the trade, the Heat also will create a $2.1 million trade exception. Initially signed in 2023 free agency, Bryant never quite gained traction with the Heat, held out of 10 consecutive games during a recent stretch. He now gets to play not far from his college campus, having been drafted out of Indiana University by the Utah Jazz in the second round of the 2017 NBA draft. The Pacers were in the market for an additional big man after losing big men Isaiah Jackson and James Wiseman to season-ending Achilles injuries. ©2024 South Florida Sun Sentinel. Visit at sun-sentinel.com . 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