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GREENVILLE, N.C. — East Carolina's football team looks to spoil unbeaten Cincinnati's College Football Playoff bid and pull an upset on Friday at 3:30 p.m. ET inside Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium. The game will be televised on ABC.

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But that layout was shuttered in 2017 as the operators of the adjacent Wynn Las Vegas hotel and casino considered other uses for the ridiculously valuable land on which the course sits, and the resort lost millions of dollars in revenue from green fees and ...

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Game 7: East Carolina vs. Coppin State Date | Time November 27, 2021 | 1:00 p.m. ET Location Greenville, N.C. (Williams Arena at.

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A sea of humanity came crashing through the north end zone on Faurot Field. Missouri tight end Daniel Parker Jr. had just caught a walk-off two-point conversion to beat Florida and send the Tigers to a bowl game. Parker was mobbed for a few moments by ...

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And like most of their wins this season, special teams and defense set the tone and the offense capitalized when needed. Senior kicker Caleb Shudak knocked in his third field goal of the game just before the ...

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2021 Solomon Islands unrest
- Australian Federal Police take control of the Solomon Islands capital of Honiara following three days of civil unrest. A night time curfew begins at 7pm local time while rioting and looting continues in the Chinatown suburb of the city. (Reuters)

Business and economy

Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
- Stocks and oil prices sink amid growing concerns over the Omicron variant. (FT) (CNBC)

Health and environment

COVID-19 pandemic
- COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
  - COVID-19 pandemic in Israel
    - Israel reports its first case of the Omicron variant in one of its citizens who returned from Malawi and another two people are suspected to be infected with that variant and are awaiting test results. (The Times of Israel)
  - COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, Travel during the COVID-19 pandemic
    - The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has approved the entry of fully-vaccinated foreign nationals from green-list countries starting December 1, 2021. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- COVID-19 pandemic
  - Belgium reports its first cases of Covid-19's new variant Omicron.
  - Egypt reports its first cases of Covid-19'new variant Omicron.(Reuters)
  - COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic
    - The Czech Republic reports a record 27,717 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. (The Washington Post)
  - COVID-19 pandemic in France
    - France imposes mandatory mask wearing in all indoor venues and outdoor Christmas markets, even when a Health Pass is required for an event, due to the rise in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths. (Euronews)
  - COVID-19 pandemic in Germany
    - Germany reports a record 76,414 new cases in the past 24 hours for the third day a row. (Anadolu Agency)
- SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant
  - The World Health Organization names the Lineage B.1.1.529 as "Omicron" and designates it as a "variant of concern due to the variant's large number of mutations and an increased risk of re-infection. (The Hill)
  - Canada, the EU, Israel, Japan, Morocco, Singapore, Turkey, the UAE, the UK and the U.S. ban flights from South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho , Mozambique , Malawi and Eswatini due to the Omicron variant. (CNN)

International relations

Russia–Ukraine relations
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accuses Russia of plotting a coup against him and says that Ukrainian tycoon Rinat Akhmetov was being enlisted for the move. Zelensky says that his country "is prepared for any scenario" as tensions rise. (Washington Post)
2021 Belarus–European Union border crisis
- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko makes a public appearance at the Belarus–Poland border for the first time since the migrant crisis began. Lukashenko gave a speech to migrants, telling them they were free to return home or head west, saying, "If you want to go westwards, we won't detain you, choke you, beat you. It's up to you. Go through. Go". (Reuters)
France–Italy relations
- The Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and the French President Emmanuel Macron sign a treaty that strenghtens the ties between the two countries "in areas including defence, migration, the economy, culture and trade". (Euractiv) (ANSA)