Scintillating Blitzboks victorious in Dubai
A dominant first-half display from the Blitzboks saw them lead 19-0 at half-time, playing a 6 man New Zealand at a stage. New Zealand had a player sin-binned in the first half and South Africa in the second half.

JSO officer taunts convicted shooter during sentencing
Rojas doesn't understand what the rest of his life means", Judge James Daniel said Wednesday, the Times-Union reports. The incident happened when the undercover officer was driving his 14-year-old son to school last year.

Senate Republicans now confident they will pass tax reform bill
Senate leaders both declared the report junk and claimed it vindicates their claim that the tax bill will pay for itself. Susan Collins , R-Maine, who asked GOP leaders for multiple changes to the bill, has not yet committed to supporting it.

Republican tax bill worries grad students
Graduate students and faculty gathered in a large circle on Cater Lawn chanting, "No grad tax", under gray skies. That would hurt the UI's ability to attract the best graduate students from around the world, he said.

Caitlyn Frisina: Missing Florida teen may be with boys soccer coach
Police in Florida believe Caitlyn Frisina , 17, may have run off with her school soccer coach, 27-year-old Rian Rodriguez . His role of head boys soccer coach at Fort White High School has been suspended, pending an investigation.

AMBER Alert issued for missing 3-year-old girl
A dive team was called in Wednesday afternoon to help aid in the search for missing 3-year-old Mariah Woods. Authorities are interviewing the family, and they are using a helicopter and drone to search for the girl.

UK Gov publishes Industrial Strategy
The white paper follows extensive engagement by government with industry, academia and business bodies who submitted nearly 2,000 responses to the green paper consultation earlier in 2017.

Amazon tool lets anyone create AR, VR experience
The resulting applications can run on Oculus and HTC Vive devices as well as iOS devices with WebVR-compatible browsers. In any case, users of the toolkit can create animated characters that interact with the player or customer verbally.

Microsoft finally brings full Office support to all Chromebooks
All devices can now download the Microsoft Office applications from the Google Play Store, no matter who manufactured the device. Last year, Microsoft revealed that machines with a display at or below 10.1-inches would be classified as a "true mobile device".

Florida coach search: Chip Kelly to UCLA, competition for Scott Frost
Kelly spent four years at OR , leading them to a bowl game all four years. The NCAA sanctioned Kelly with "failure to monitor".

Jeff Bezos Worth Over $100B After Amazon's Black Friday Rally
The 53-year-old's investments in two other companies are The Washington Post and space tourism firm Blue Origin. Bezos' fortune now sits at $100.3 billion, up $2.4 billion following a 2 percent increase in Amazon's shares.

Google Pixel Introduces 'Smart Battery' for Battery Improvement
Google took to its support forums yesterday to talk about a new feature which is already rolling out to Pixel smartphones. If you've used about 10% per hour over the past few hours, we would guess you will keep using 10% per hour.

Black Friday Brawl Forces Alabama Mall to Close Early
A number of arrests were made after the brawl, though reports did not disclose who was arrested and what charges they might face. Additionally, a man in Columbia (Mo.) is being treated for a gunshot wound after being shot in the parking lot of a local mall.

Death toll from Sinai mosque explosion hits 155
Egypt later said it would delay the opening of the Rafah border crossing to Gaza after the attack due to security concerns. The security officers said the men opened fire on worshipers during prayers while driving in off-road vehicles.

Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite Introduces Black Widow, Venom, and Winter Soldier
Over on the Capcom Unity Website is a pretty thorough breakdown of each of the new characters. With the unique ability to perform evasive maneuvers, catching Black Widow will not be easy.