What did Pro Football Focus think of how the Vikings performed on Sunday night at AT&T Stadium? Here’s a look at the player grades from the Vikings’ 34-26 win over the Dallas Cowboys:

Top 3 on offense (minimum 20 snaps)

J.J. McCarthy … 89.7

Jalen Nailor … 86.0

T.J. Hockenson … 82.4

Analysis: It was by far the highest grade McCarthy has garnered in his career so far. He was lights out after throwing an interception on his first pass of the game. It doesn’t appear that he got docked too much for that miscue after the ball got tipped at the line scrimmage. The body of work was stellar other than that as McCarthy was surgical while only missing a few layups that he’d like to have back. It makes sense that Nailor and Hockenson earned high grades because they were McCarthy’s favorite targets in the game.

Bottom 3 on offense (minimum 20 snaps)

Donovan Jackson … 46.2

Justin Skule … 57.6

Josh Oliver … 59.3

Analysis: It’s a little bit surprising to see a pair of offensive linemen near the bottom of the list considering that group up front did not allow a sack. There were clearly instances where the grading system felt Jackson and Skule got beat, even if it didn’t result in McCarthy being brought down for a sack. As for Oliver, he was much better as a pass catcher than a run blocker, which isn’t always the case with him.

Top 3 on defense (minimum 20 snaps)

Jonathan Greenard … 90.5

Fabian Moreau … 79.6

Eric Wilson … 78.7

Analysis: It was a dominant effort from Greenard rushing the passer as he was no match for whoever was tasked with blocking him. He finished with a sack in the game and could have had even more with how many pressures he generated. It was a solid showing from Moreau during his limited snaps in the slot. It was also a solid showing from Wilson as he continues to prove himself as a late bloomer.

Bottom 3 on defense (minimum 20 snaps)

Jonathan Allen … 27.6

Blake Cashman … 34.1

Andrew Van Ginkel … 53.0

Analysis: The fact that Allen and Cashman finished near the bottom of the list had most to do the defense being unable to stop the run for prolonged stretches. There were way too many chunk plays given up on the ground, and while that was an issue across the board, Allen and Cashman were deemed the biggest culprits in the struggles. That also cost Van Ginkel in the grading system.

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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN, AP Business Writer

Roomba maker iRobot has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, but says that it doesn’t expect any disruptions to devices as the more than 30-year-old company is taken private under a restructuring process.

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IRobot, which became well known for its robotic vacuums, has struggled of late, dealing with increased competition, layoffs and a declining stock price. In 2022 Amazon announced that it had agreed to buy iRobot for about $1.7 billion, but that deal was called off last year. Amazon blamed “undue and disproportionate regulatory hurdles” after the European Union signaled its objection to the transaction.

Amazon said at the time that it would pay iRobot a previously agreed termination fee of $94 million and iRobot said that it would undergo a restructuring to help stabilize the company.

iRobot said Sunday that it is now being acquired by Picea through a court-supervised process. Picea, or Shenzhen PICEA Robotics Co., Ltd., is iRobot’s primary contract manufacturer.. With facilities in China and Vietnam, Picea has built and sold more than 20 million robotic vacuum cleaners.

“The transaction will strengthen our financial position and will help deliver continuity for our consumers, customers, and partners,” iRobot CEO Gary Cohen said in a statement.

iRobot said it will continue to operate as normal during the Chapter 11 process and doesn’t expect any disruption to its app functionality, customer programs, global partners, supply chain relationships, or ongoing product support.

The Bedford, Massachusetts-based anticipates completing the prepackaged chapter 11 process by February.

In premarket trading, iRobot shares slid nearly 70% to $1.31.

Desde el 2020, según denuncias y reportes policiales en 14 estados, cientos de inmigrantes dicen haber sido víctimas de estafas relacionadas con los servicios de inmigración, perdiendo un monto total de al menos $800.000 dólares.

Formularios de inmigración. (ICE)

Cientos de miles de dólares han perdido los inmigrantes en los Estados Unidos por estafas en trámites migratorios realizados por notarios públicos y otros que dicen tener conexiones dentro de las agencias de migración del país, revela una investigación de South Side Weekly y Type Investigations.

Desde el 2020, según denuncias y reportes policiales en 14 estados, cientos de inmigrantes dicen haber sido víctimas de estafas relacionadas con los servicios de inmigración, perdiendo un monto total de al menos $800.000 dólares.

Muchas de las quejas vienen de negocios que se dedican a preparar impuestos o de los llamados notarios públicos, que se aprovechan de la gente que cree que quienes dirigen los servicios notariales son abogados —aunque no lo son—, y tergiversan los servicios que pueden ofrecer legalmente a los inmigrantes, y pasan a hablar sobre opciones de inmigración, cuando en realidad no tienen licencia para ofrecer asesoramiento legal.

Este tipo de fraude es bastante común, en parte porque mucha gente cree que los notarios en los Estados Unidos son abogados, como pasa en muchos países latinoamericanos, pero ese no es el caso.

En Nueva York, por ejemplo, los notarios públicos sólo pueden hacer cuatro cosas: autenticar documentos, traducir formularios, mecanografiar solicitudes y ayudar a reunir los documentos migratorios. 

Si bien los notarios son los más conocidos, no son los únicos culpables de las estafas. Hay otros que dicen que saben navegar el sistema migratorio y piden dinero. Envían recibos falsos y números de seguimiento que parecen del Servicio de Ciudadanía e Inmigración de los Estados Unidos, para que las estafas parezcan más reales.  

Desde el 2015, solo en Illinois, decenas de personas han denunciado que las estafaron con casos de inmigración ante el fiscal general del estado, alegando , con pérdidas que llegan casi a los $200.000 dólares.

Así que para hablar de estas estafas en servicios migratorios, invitamos a Alma Campos, reportera principal y editora de proyectos para la cobertura de temas de inmigración para South Side Weekly, y coautora del reportaje con Max Blaisdell.

Más detalles en nuestra conversación a continuación.

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By MARCIA DUNN

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A stray comet from another star swings past Earth this week in one last hurrah before racing back toward interstellar space.

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Discovered over the summer, the comet known as 3I/Atlas will pass within 167 million miles of our planet on Friday, the closest it gets on its grand tour of the solar system.

NASA continues to aim its space telescopes at the visiting ice ball, estimated to be between 1,444 feet and 3.5 miles in size. But it’s fading as it exits, so now’s the time for backyard astronomers to catch it in the night sky with their telescopes.

The comet will come much closer to Jupiter in March, zipping within 33 million miles. It will be the mid-2030s before it reaches interstellar space, never to return, said Paul Chodas, director of NASA’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies.

It’s the third known interstellar object to cut through our solar system. Interstellar comets like 3I/Atlas originate in star systems elsewhere in the Milky Way, while home-grown comets like Halley’s hail from the icy fringes of our solar system.

A telescope in Hawaii discovered the first confirmed interstellar visitor in 2017. Two years later, an interstellar comet was spotted by a Crimean amateur astronomer. NASA’s sky-surveying Atlas telescope in Chile spotted comet 3I/Atlas in July while prowling for potentially dangerous asteroids.

Scientists believe the latest interloping comet, also harmless, may have originated in a star system much older than ours, making it a tantalizing target.

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