Tuesday’s Scores

By The Associated Press
December 23, 2025 | 11:02 PM

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Bennington 80, Elkhorn North 46

Blair 64, Elkhorn 35

Broken Bow 54, Hershey 51

Cedar Bluffs 42, East Butler 41

Centennial 45, Walthill 43

Crawford 48, South Platte 33

Cross County 49, Cozad 26

Dorchester 47, Elba 32

Freeman 48, Johnson County Central 30

Gothenburg 81, Amherst 62

Johnson-Brock 64, Sterling 14

Lincoln Christian 46, Omaha Skutt 37

Lincoln Northeast 71, Omaha Marian 65

Lincoln Standing Bear 42, Hastings 33

Madison 40, Neligh-Oakdale 32

Malcolm 67, Louisville 46

Maywood-Hayes Center 57, Hyannis 14

Millard West 55, Omaha Westside 48

Norris 52, Gretna East 42

Ogallala 61, Gering 32

Paxton 50, Garden County 28

Pender 70, Bancroft-Rosalie 28

Perkins County 58, Mitchell 46

Pleasanton 45, Anselmo-Merna 34

Ravenna 42, Ainsworth 18

Scottsbluff 60, Chadron 41

Weeping Water 64, Southern 59

Yutan 46, North Bend Central 42

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NYPD says dozens rescued from human trafficking during World Cup

By WTOP Staff
July 23, 2026 | 2:09 PM

▶ Watch Video: Inside look at security preparations for World Cup Forty-three people, including seven minors, were rescued from human traffickers during the World Cup matches in the New York City area, according to the New York City Police Department's Special Victims Unit.The rescue operations were carried out between June 11 and July 19 by specialized NYPD detectives who arrested 89 individuals."The surprise was really the outpouring of support behind the mission and the collaboration with all our partners," said Inspector Gary Marcus, commanding officer of the Special Victims Unit.Those rescued, largely the victims of sex trafficking, are now being supported with an array of social services for the victims, including food, housing and counseling.The 87 operations carried out during the World Cup have generated new leads, officials said, and law enforcement agencies are building more cases based on the investigations already underway."We have ongoing investigations now as a result of these operations," an NYPD official told CBS News.Major sporting events are known to law enforcement as hotbeds of human trafficking.Years in advance, the NYPD devoted significant resources to preparing for the World Cup. Eight matches were played at New Jersey's MetLife Stadium, including the final on Sunday."When we talk about the outreach and the prep we do, a large part of that involved visiting the known sex offenders, particularly the known human traffickers, in our registry," Marcus said. "Whether they're on parole or probation for human trafficking, we visited them to make sure they're compliant with the terms of their release, and secondly, to let them know that the NYPD is watching."The matches were held in multiple cities around the U.S., Mexico and Canada. Preparations to secure those games and prepare for crimes like human trafficking were coordinated between local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.Police departments in many locations that hosted World Cup matches have made arrests and rescues connected to human trafficking, including in Georgia, New England and Missouri. Nationally, there were more than 673 arrests on human-trafficking charges made during the World Cup, and 61 adults and 13 minors rescued, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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