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The New York Islanders and Colorado Avalanche are limping into their matchup Monday night in Denver, but both teams got big wins Saturday night.
New York is coming off a 5-2 win at Vegas in a game rookie Simon Holmstrom scored his first NHL goal and goaltender Semyon Varlamov left with an injury.
Holmstrom will likely be in the lineup against Colorado while Varlamov’s status for Monday is unknown. Varlamov left with 6:22 left in the third period and didn’t return to the bench.
“He’s played very well,” coach Lane Lambert said of Varlamov after Saturday’s game. “I don’t know exactly [what happened]. We’ll evaluate him in the next couple days and see where he’s at.”
Varlamov’s departure put a damper on a memorable game for Holmstrom, who has been inserted into the lineup due to injuries. The 21-year-old Swede was playing in his 11th career game and his goal made it 3-1 and proved to be the game winner for the Islanders.
“It was unbelievable,” Holmstrom said. “Just trying to get a shot on net and luckily it went in. It’s a great thing to experience, just with this team as well, they’re unbelievable, so it’s great to share this with them.”
New York was 2-5-1 in its previous eight games before beating the Golden Knights. The Islanders are in the midst of a five-game road trip that started in Boston before going through Arizona, Vegas and now Colorado. The trip wraps up at Madison Square Garden against the Rangers on Thursday.
The Avalanche are playing the fourth game of a five-game homestand on Monday night. They have won two of the first three, including Saturday night’s 3-1 win over Nashville.
Colorado is slowly getting back to health after a rash of injuries to its top-six forwards. Valeri Nichushkin, Artturi Lehkonen and Evan Rodrigues have returned and each has made an impact on this homestand.
Rodrigues had a goal in Thursday night’s loss to Buffalo but had the primary assist on what turned out to be Alex Newhook’s game-winning goal against the Predators. Rodrigues missed nine games with a lower-body injury.
Mikko Rantanen has stepped up with the number of injuries. He has six goals in the last five games and leads the team with 21.
“I think his confidence is really high right now; he’s an elite player,” Rodrigues said. “He’s got every tool. I think since Nathan MacKinnon has gone down, he’s really taken it upon himself to kind of lead this team.
“He wants the puck on his stick. He wants to be the guy that makes the play, whether it’s pass, shot, hit, whatever it may be. I think he’s really taken it upon himself to lead this team.”
Rantanen’s goal Saturday night came on the power play and ended an 0-for-18 stretch on the man-advantage.
“We kind of knew it was coming. We were working, so it was going to come,” Avalanche star Cale Makar said. “We can’t force things but I feel like we were creating opportunities and it was only a matter of time.”
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Blues hope for continued success in meeting with Canucks
A three-game winning streak has the St. Louis Blues believing their season is again back on track, with Monday’s road clash with the Vancouver Canucks an opportunity to keep the good times rolling.
The Blues have had the league’s wildest swings so far this season. After starting with three wins, they suffered an eight-game losing skid, enjoyed a seven-game winning spree and then went 2-7-1 before this mini-streak. Even after all that, St. Louis still has the opportunity to pull within a couple of points of a wild-card spot when they face the Canucks.
The Blues recently opened a five-game road trip with wins in Edmonton and Calgary on Thursday and Friday, respectively.
“It’s a big road trip for us,” forward Ivan Barbashev told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “We need those wins, especially right now. That’s what we’re doing. We’ve got to keep building.”
Having production throughout the roster has been a big part of this latest turnaround, and the line of Barbashev, Robert Thomas and Jordan Kyrou has played a large role, combining for four of their team’s six even-strength goals in their Alberta sweep.
“They’re clicking,” coach Craig Berube said. “They’re … using their speed, their abilities, and they’re playing pretty direct, which is good. Making some good plays in the offensive zone and capitalizing off of it.”
The Canucks are looking to regroup after Saturday’s dismal 5-1 home loss to the Winnipeg Jets, a clash that ended with them being jeered off the ice by their fans.
The final score actually flattered the Canucks. The team was without a couple of key forwards in Brock Boeser and Elias Pettersson, who leads Vancouver in points with 34, due to illness.
Making the performance even worse was how well they played a couple of nights earlier in a victory over the Calgary Flames.
“It’s more frustrating watching our team sometimes when you can go from great to whatever (Saturday night) was,” coach Bruce Boudreau said. “You try to build them up. You told them how good they played in Calgary and we did an awful lot of good things, and then we come here and it’s not even the same team. It’s hard to understand.”
The Canucks, who started the season by losing seven games (0-5-2) have twice last week had the opportunity to pull above the .500 mark only to come up short.
“The best teams are the most consistent teams on a nightly basis,” captain Bo Horvat said. “It was night and day from our game in Calgary and that’s unacceptable.”
Also unacceptable, or at least uninspiring, is the fact Vancouver has a six-game road winning streak but has lost five of its last seven home games, and those two wins were in overtime against non-playoff teams, the Arizona Coyotes and Montreal Canadiens.
“We’ve got to figure out how to play at home,” defenseman Ethan Bear said. “Quite frankly, I just don’t know what’s going on. If I had the answer for it, I’d be sure to share it. It’s really tough. . . just to see. We’ve got to stop having so much fun and just get to work because of what needs to be done.”
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Bruins look to improve on league’s best record vs. Panthers
The NHL-leading Boston Bruins look to maintain their impressive home start when the Florida Panthers make a return visit on Monday night.
Prior to Saturday’s 4-2 win over Columbus, three straight Boston home games were decided in a shootout. A three-goal third period against the Blue Jackets ended that streak and helped secure another regulation win at TD Garden.
Despite reaching the 50-point mark before any other NHL team and faster than only one club in franchise history, the Bruins (16-0-2 at home) know they have a higher ceiling to reach.
“There’s definitely things we have to get better at,” captain Patrice Bergeron said. “It’s a good thing to have. Not being satisfied, knowing there’s more to give, it’s always a good thing.”
The Bruins will need a strong effort against the team that handed them a 5-2 road loss — their most lopsided regulation loss of the season — on Nov. 23. They have gone 7-1-2 in 10 games since.
First-year coach Jim Montgomery agrees with his captain, who was honored before Saturday’s game for recording his 1,000th career point last month.
“I don’t think we’re playing very good hockey. We’re not,” Montgomery said. “I don’t think we’re checking well enough. I don’t think we’re playing fast enough with or without the puck.”
While four different players scored goals and three had multiple points, Montgomery pointed to goaltender Jeremy Swayman as the team’s best player.
Swayman made 30 saves in his first appearance since Dec. 9 and first win since Nov. 29. He also came within inches of scoring a late empty-net goal.
“And, he needed to be (our best player),” the coach said. “Very confident.”
Linus Ullmark, who had started the previous three games, carries a 17-1-1 record into Boston’s two home games this week. Winnipeg visits Thursday.
The Panthers, meanwhile, are coming off of a 4-2 Saturday win at New Jersey upon which they can build moving forward. It was just the team’s second victory in a five-game span.
Sam Reinhart scored twice and has four goals and two assists during a current three-game goal streak. Six of his 11 goals have come on the power play.
“We needed an effort like that,” Reinhart said. “It’s games like that that kind of get the ball rolling and momentum going in the right direction. Hopefully we can build off that.”
Saturday’s victory may have come at a cost after captain Aleksander Barkov left with a lower-body injury late in the first period. An update on his status is not expected until Monday.
Injury and illness has impacted the lineup from top to bottom in recent weeks.
Matthew Tkachuk, who has a team-leading 39 points in 29 games this season, recently missed a game due to illness before returning Saturday.
“We are grinding every single day now,” coach Paul Maurice said. “Barkov is back out of our lineup, others are back in, Tkachuk is back in but not at 100 percent. … In truth, we are going to be dealing with this until the end of January, that’s just our mindset.”
Fortunately, an outstanding goaltending tandem has helped the Panthers through.
While Sergei Bobrovsky has started the last six games and has a .923 save percentage during that span, Boston College product Spencer Knight is 3-0-3 over his last six outings.
Bobrovsky’s run continued with a 30-save Saturday against New Jersey.
“Over the course of the regular season there’s different circumstances and hurdles,” Bobrovsky said. “I thought guys did a great job to compete and to fight in any circumstances. That’s a big piece going forward.”
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Alex Ovechkin could tie or surpass Gordie Howe, Detroit’s greatest player, for second place on the NHL’s all-time goal list on Monday when the Washington Capitals host the Red Wings.
Ovechkin has been stuck at 800 the past two games after recording a hat trick in Washington’s 7-3 win against the Chicago Blackhawks last Tuesday. Howe scored 801 goals during his Hall of Fame career.
“It’ll come for sure,” Washington center Evgeny Kuznetsov said. “There is no doubt. I feel like the more people talk, the more pressure it puts (on Ovechkin).”
Ovechkin had just two shots on goal against Toronto, but the Capitals still won for the sixth time in their last seven games. Defenseman Erik Gustafsson had an unlikely hat trick in the 5-2 victory.
Gustafsson hadn’t scored a goal in his previous 31 games with the Capitals this season. He matched his output in 59 games last season with the Blackhawks.
“Scoring the first goal as a Cap, too, and get a hatty on that is pretty unbelievable. It was a great feeling,” Gustafsson said.
Charlie Lindgren, who has started in goal throughout the hot streak, made 34 saves against the Maple Leafs.
Lindgren made nine saves in the third. He is 6-1-0 with a 1.87 goals-against average and .938 save percentage in his past seven starts.
“We answered the bell,” Lindgren said. “That seems to be what this team’s been doing all year long, especially as of late. We’re just answering the bell. All four lines, our (defensemen) are playing excellent. It’s a really good win against a really good hockey team.”
The Red Wings would like to prevent Ovechkin from reaching Howe’s goal total but they’re more concerned with just getting a victory. They’re winless over their last five games (0-4-1).
Ottawa scored three unanswered goals in the third period to defeat Detroit 6-3 on Saturday afternoon.
“Early in the year we were getting the big save at the right time, the big kill, the big goal. Right now, it’s not happening for us,” Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin said. “We have to find a way to get that back, whether it’s someone scoring a big goal, a big hit or fight that changes the game. Whatever you bring to the lineup, we need to have more of that. … It really starts with a solid 60-minute effort against Washington, maybe a 2-1 or 1-0 game where we get two points and we get the good feeling back.”
The loss to the Senators was decided by special teams. Ottawa scored three power-play goals and another while short-handed.
“Really disappointing that two of the three (power play) goals were literally from our stick to their stick,” coach Derek Lalonde said. “Broken plays, back of the net. Not a lot of structure to that, it’s just poor execution and not getting the clear.”
Lalonde vowed to make adjustments to his special teams during Sunday’s practice.
“The one quick remedy for special teams is being more disciplined as a team,” he said.
The Red Wings posted a 3-1 win in the first meeting with the Capitals on Nov. 3 behind 33 saves from Ville Husso. Ovechkin scored the lone Washington goal.
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP)Kirill Kaprizov came to the rink dressed like an elf at the request of teammate Ryan Reaves, with a fuzzy green-and-red hat that stayed on his head for the Christmas-themed warmups.
Minnesota’s star forward kept the fun going all game with his one-of-a-kind skills.
Kaprizov had a goal and two assists for the Wild, who held on to beat the Ottawa Senators 4-2 on Sunday afternoon for their fifth straight win.
”Every practice he’s trying new things, and just the chemistry he has with the guys and the vision he has is like none other I’ve seen,” captain Jared Spurgeon said. ”I think it all starts with just how hard he works and the passion he has for the game.”
Mats Zuccarello had a goal and an assist and Spurgeon also scored for the Wild. Sam Steel had two assists to back Filip Gustavsson in his stoppage of Ottawa’s four-game winning streak with 25 saves – including several high-danger stops – against his former team. Right after one of them, Kaprizov got the Wild on the board near the midpoint of the first period with his 19th goal.
”It’s just how hockey goes sometimes. They have the pressure and got some great looks, and then we take the momentum away right away by scoring a nice goal,” Gustavsson said.
Mark Kastelic spoiled the shutout bid for Gustavsson with a goal early in the third period. With 1:40 left, Claude Giroux knocked in a rebound with the Senators to cut the lead to one. Frederick Gaudreau answered with a slap shot on the empty net to seal it with 25 seconds left.
”Can’t fault our effort at the end, but we’ve got to be better in the second period,” Senators coach D.J. Smith said.
The 24-year-old Gustavsson, who was traded to Minnesota on July 12 for fellow goalie Cam Talbot, started the Wild’s streak with 35 saves for his first career shutout on Dec. 10 at Vancouver. He’s fourth in the NHL with a 2.31 goals against average this season.
”The first two periods, they were definitely the better team. They gave us no room to breathe out there,” Kastelic said.
The Wild welcomed Ryan Hartman back from a 21-game absence due to a shoulder injury, slotting him in at right wing on the second line. Steel has proven to be a valuable pivot between Zuccarello and Kaprizov, where Hartman used to be. In the 14 games since Steel was moved up to the first line, the trio has combined for 21 goals and 31 assists.
Early in the second period, Kaprizov broke loose up the right wing and snapped a shot that Senators goalie Anton Forsberg turned aside for a long rebound. Steel snagged it and set up Zuccarello for a one-timer.
That gave Kaprizov 200 career points in his 167th game, the fastest Wild player to reach that milestone and the fourth-fastest player in the NHL since the 2000-01 season to get there behind Sidney Crosby (142), Alex Ovechkin (165) and Evgeni Malkin (166).
Kaprizov still had some more playmaking in store, when he burst between two Senators to thread a slick up-ice pass that Spurgeon snagged in stride before a cut inside to knock a backhander in for the 3-0 lead midway through the second period.
”Even as a teammate you never really know what Kirill’s going to do,” Spurgeon said.
TALBOT RECOGNITION
Talbot, who backstopped Ottawa’s 6-3 victory Saturday at Detroit, flashed a reluctant smile and a gave a wave to the crowd when he was shown on the video board during a first-period timeout.
All four wins on Ottawa’s streak were with Talbot, who became the odd man out with the Wild after they re-signed Marc-Andre Fleury to a two-year, $7 million contract.
GAME NOTES
Forsberg made 19 saves. He gave up goals to Kaprizov and Zuccarello on Oct. 27 in a 4-2 win by the Wild in Ottawa. … The Wild are 13-4-2 in their last 19 games against the Senators. … Zuccarello has seven goals and 10 assists in 18 career games against the Senators. … Senators RW Austin Watson was fined the maximum allowable amount ($4,054) by the NHL for interference in the last game.
UP NEXT
Senators: at Winnipeg on Tuesday.
Wild: at Anaheim on Wednesday.
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SEATTLE (AP)Jared McCann scored the late game-winner to give the Seattle Kraken a 3-2 win against the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday night.
Jordan Eberle and Ryan Donato also scored for the Kraken, and Philipp Grubauer stopped 15 shots, with both Winnipeg goals coming on the power play.
The Kraken snapped a two-game losing skid and won for just the second time in seven games.
”Just a bit more grit. I think we kind of lost that the last couple of games,” McCann said. ”We haven’t played with that jam, that relentlessness, and I feel like we had that tonight.”
Mark Scheifele and Pierre-Luc Dubois scored for the Jets. David Rittich had 32 saves. The loss ended Winnipeg’s five-game road winning streak, which tied a franchise record.
The Jets were on the second night of a back-to-back after winning in Vancouver on Saturday and were playing their seventh game in 11 days.
”We were half a step behind physically, and mentally we complicated the game a little bit,” Winnipeg coach Rick Bowness said. ”When you do that, you’re back on your heels.”
Seattle generally held an advantage throughout the night in even strength and outshot the Jets 34-17, although Winnipeg took advantage of power play opportunities.
The Jets managed only three shots in the first period but still took a 1-0 lead. Seattle was whistled for a pair of penalties less than a minute apart. Winnipeg took advantage of the five-on-three, scoring off the initial faceoff after the second penalty when Scheifele redirected a shot by Josh Morrissey past Grubauer.
Eberle tied the game in the second period with a nice spinning backhand from the left circle, but the Jets quickly regained the lead with another power play opportunity as Dubois tapped in a rebound with about seven minutes left in the period.
Donato tied the game again just 16 seconds into the third period, redirecting a Yanni Gourde shot past Rittich. It was the third straight game with a goal for Donato, tying his career best.
McCann gave the Kraken the lead with 4 1/2 minutes left in the game, putting the puck over Rittich’s shoulder from the right circle. It was McCann’s team-leading 14th goal.
”We’ve got to be really comfortable staying with games like this and winning games like this,” Kraken coach Dave Hakstol said. ”The offense doesn’t come easy. The goals don’t come easy. We had to work real hard tonight to get the three that we got.”
GOING STREAKING
Morrissey’s first-period assist gave him a nine-game point streak, setting a franchise record for the longest streak by a defenseman. ”It’s definitely something I don’t take for granted. It’s a pretty cool achievement,” he said.
Morrissey also became the first defenseman to reach 30 assists this season. Kyle Connor extended his scoring streak to nine games with a second period assist, tying Morrissey for the longest Jets streak this season.
NOTES
Seattle D Justin Schultz was back in the lineup after missing two games with an undisclosed injury. . The Kraken reassigned D Gustav Olofsson to Coachella Valley. . Kraken rookie Shane Wright was named Canada’s captain for the upcoming World Junior Championship.
UP NEXT
Jets: Returns home to host the Senators on Tuesday.
Kraken: Hosts the Blues on Tuesday.
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The Montreal Canadiens departed on a seven-game road trip feeling like they’ve got nowhere to go but up.
That’s because the Canadiens are tied for last in the Atlantic Division when they face the Arizona Coyotes on Monday night.
Montreal lost its past three games to drop to the division basement but doesn’t plan to be there very long.
“There’s a lot of motivation in this group and we want to do well,” defenseman Kaiden Guhle said. “We want to win, so I don’t think we’re going to take a step back in any way, we’re going to bounce forward.”
One area that needs immediate improvement for the Canadiens is their penalty kill unit, which has allowed five power-play goals on 15 penalties in the past three games.
Staying out of the penalty box has been a topic of discussion heading into recent games, Canadiens forward Nick Suzuki said.
“As of late, we’ve been taking way too many penalties and that’s got to stop,” he said. “We’re wasting the guys’ energy killing penalties, and it’s hard to keep momentum like that.”
Montreal can also help itself by starting faster. The Canadiens have not scored in the first two periods in their past five games.
“I feel like the last couple games here at home we’ve had a bunch of chances early, just haven’t been able to score,” Suzuki said. “Getting the first one is huge for momentum and winning games, and we haven’t been able to do that lately.”
Montreal coach Martin St. Louis said he’ll continue to rely on video to point out the positive and negative moments during games and reinforce accountability.
“Sometimes we get loose defensively,” he said. “We have missed assignments defensively, and it’s part of the growing process. … Sometimes, you get in those video sessions and you’re the guy in the video and it’s part of it. It’s just the truth and it’s how we’re going to grow.”
The Coyotes will be trying to stay out of the penalty box as well after giving up two power-play goals on five short-handed situations in a 5-2 loss against the visiting Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.
“There is a learning curve there in the sense of what’s leading to our penalties and their goals. I think that’s stuff that we need to stay away from,” Coyotes coach Andre Tourigny said. “On our side, there’s not one of (the penalties) that we should have seen. There’s not one of them where it was necessary.”
Before losing to Buffalo, the Coyotes had won their previous three home games at the 5,000-seat Mullett Arena, including a 4-3 win on Dec. 9 against the Boston Bruins, who sit atop the NHL standings.
Clayton Keller has been on a tear this month for Arizona. He combined for five goals in the three games leading up to the loss to Buffalo.
Barrett Hayton, the No. 5 overall pick by the Coyotes in 2018, scored his first of the season to end a 28-game scoring drought.
“It’s been a long time and you try not to think about it, but it’s definitely there,” Hayton said. “It’s nice to get that one off my back and get rolling,”
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Edmonton has had little trouble handling the Nashville Predators of late.
Looking to avoid a third straight defeat Monday night, the visiting Oilers hope that trend continues as they try for a ninth consecutive victory – and second in seven days – over the struggling Predators, who are mired in a season-high six-game skid.
Edmonton won six of eight from Nov. 26-Dec. 9, but is 1-2-1 since. After blowing a two-goal, third-period lead during Thursday’s 4-3 shootout loss to St. Louis, the Oilers owned a 49-17 shots-on-goal advantage versus lowly Anaheim, but fell 4-3 at home.
They last dropped three straight from Nov. 3-7.
“I think you look at every area of the game,” Edmonton coach Jay Woodcroft said. “Individually, we can be better in some situations that are within our control, certainly.
“And, that’s not one player, and not one position. As a team, there are moments within games where we can handle those moments better.”
The Oilers haven’t had many individual or collective breakdowns while owning a 40-18 goal advantage during its eight-game winning streak over the Predators.
Edmonton’s lone victory in its last four overall contests came via a third consecutive win at Nashville, 6-3 on Tuesday.
Edmonton’s top line of Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and Zach Hyman combined for all six goals and totaled seven assists in that contest. Draisaitl posted his second five-point game against the Predators this season, and has a remarkable 20 goals and 10 assists in his last 10 contests versus Nashville.
McDavid has 12 goals with 15 assists during an overall 12-game point streak, and six with 18 assists in his last nine against the Predators. Hyman, who posted his first career hat trick at Nashville last week, has totaled nine points in his last six games against the Predators.
Nashville recorded one-third of its nine goals, during an 0-4-2 stretch, against the Oilers last week. Following Saturday’s 3-1 loss at Colorado, Nashville has been outscored 20-9 during that six-game winless rut.
“We’ve got to make sure we’ve got every single guy going, and then we’ve got to make sure we find a way to win – and be harder on each other,” said Nashville forward Nino Niederreiter, who assisted on Matt Duchene’s third-period goal against the Avalanche.
Teammate Ryan Johansen has scored two of his eight goals this season in the two matchups with Edmonton. Niederreiter scored during the Predators’ 7-4 loss at Edmonton on Nov. 1.
Teammate Juuse Saros made 30 saves in that contest. He’s posted a 2.58 goals-against average even while mired in an 0-3-2 starting rut. Backup Kevin Lankinen (2.64 GAA) stopped 31 of 36 shots in his most recent start Tuesday versus Edmonton.
The Oilers’ Jack Campbell (4.04 goals-against average) made 29 saves at Nashville last week, but has yielded at least three goals in each of his last five starts – all on the road.
Meanwhile, teammate Stuart Skinner (2.83 GAA) allowed all four goals while facing just 17 shots faced against the Ducks to suffer a third consecutive losing start.
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The Buffalo Sabres will try and complete a sweep of their three-game western road trip on Monday night when they face the Western Conference-leading Vegas Golden Knights.
The Sabres take a three-game winning streak into the contest, which includes a 5-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday in Tempe, Ariz. The road trip started with a 4-2 victory over defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado on Thursday.
Playing in front of a large group of family and friends, Tage Thompson, a native of Glendale, Ariz., had a goal and two assists in the win over the Coyotes, his seventh game this season with at least three points. Thompson is second in the NHL with 25 goals and third in points with 49.
“I know it was a special night, him being here,” Buffalo coach Don Granato said. “This is an area dear to his heart. He trains here in the summertime quite a bit and he’s got such a great family, so him to know they were in the building watching him do his stuff, I know it was a big night for him and special moment.”
It was also a big game for forward Jeff Skinner, who returned from a three-game suspension and had two goals and an assist.
“It’s big,” Thompson said of Skinner’s return to the lineup. “He played a great game tonight. Any time you’re away watching from up top, it gives you that little bit of hunger so I know he was itching (to play).”
Buffalo has never won in Las Vegas (0-3-1) but could be catching the Golden Knights at the right time to try and change that.
Vegas has lost five of its last six games at T-Mobile Arena, including a 5-2 loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday.
The Golden Knights have been outscored 23-9 over those six games with the only win coming in overtime against Philadelphia. Vegas hasn’t picked up a regulation win at home since before Thanksgiving when they defeated Ottawa 4-1 on Nov. 23.
Reilly Smith had his second consecutive two-goal game in the loss to the Islanders and has scored a team-best 16 goals, matching his total for the 2020-21 season.
“It seems we’re sliding right now at home,” Smith said. “We just have to do better. We have to make sure this is a hard place to play, and right now it’s not.”
Vegas is just 8-8-0 at home this season, well below its average in its five previous seasons when there was a joke that visiting teams suffered from “Vegas Flu.”
“When you’re sitting in first place in the West, teams coming in here, they don’t want to get embarrassed, right?” Vegas coach Bruce Cassidy said. “So they’re going to be ready to go. That’s a little bit on us. I’ve got to drive that point. We’ve got to be ready. Teams will be gunning for you as well. It’s always on the coach to get your team ready to play.”
One plus for the Golden Knights has been the power play. Both of Smith’s goals on Saturday came with the man advantage, improving Vegas to 6-for-11 on the power play over the last four games and 10-for-23 (43.5 percent) over the last nine games.
“We’re scoring a lot of different ways,” Smith said. “We’re doing a good job giving a lot of teams different looks.”
–Field Level Media | https://www.krqe.com/sports/nhl-hockey/sabres-look-to-cap-western-swing-with-win-over-golden-knights/ | 2022-12-19T22:45:15 | en | 0.981626 |
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP)Two of the NHL’s hottest teams clashed Sunday and the Carolina Hurricanes really warmed up at just the right time.
Jordan Staal scored with 6:27 remaining as the Hurricanes rallied past Pittsburgh for a 3-2 victory, snapping the Penguins’ seven-game winning streak.
”I thought we started to build the game,” Staal said. ”I thought the third period we kind of took control of the puck. We started to play our style and play in their end a little bit and created some offensive changes.”
Derek Stepan and Brady Skjei both had a goal and an assist for the Hurricanes, who stretched their points streak to 11 games (9-0-2) by scoring twice in the final 8 1/2 minutes.
Staal won five of seven third-period face-offs as the Hurricanes, who are amid a grueling stretch on the schedule, refused to wilt.
”We managed to right the ship and kind of get into a good flow,” Carolina coach Rod Brind’Amour said. ”Proud of the group, they’re tired for sure.”
Goalie Pyotr Kochetkov, a rookie who had Saturday night off but was appearing for the eighth time in nine games, stopped 24 shots. Two of his nine victories this season have come against Pittsburgh.
Rickard Rakell and Brock McGinn scored for the Penguins. Goalie Casey DeSmith made 26 saves.
The Penguins had the longest active winning streak in the NHL. Pittsburgh won every game since a 3-2 overtime loss at home to the Hurricanes on Nov. 29.
”There’s a fine line some nights between winning and losing,” Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. ”This is a good team that we’re playing against. We feel like we’re a good team. It was an evenly matched game for the most part.”
While the Hurricanes ended up in an overtime game Saturday night in defeating the Dallas Stars, the Penguins had already practiced earlier in the day in Raleigh. Yet the Hurricanes generated energy late in another game.
”We’ve all been on that side of the schedule,” Sullivan said. ”Those are challenging games without a doubt.”
McGinn scored his ninth goal of the season 5:03 into the third period as Pittsburgh took its first lead of the game.
Skjei scored his sixth goal of the season at 8:17 of the period to pull the Hurricanes even.
Stepan had the game’s first goal 3:25 into the second period for his second goal of the season – both coming in a three-game span.
Rakell’s 13th goal of the season came five seconds into a second-period power play.
TAKE YOUR SHOTS
The Hurricanes were playing for the second night in a row and for the third time in four days. They had only seven first-period shots on goal, but eventually got going.
”The more pucks you put on net, good things will come,” Staal said.
Sullivan would like to see the Penguins shooting more frequently, particularly when an opposing defense is keeping them on the perimeter.
”We’ve got to get inside,” he said. ”I think one of the best ways to get inside is to shoot the puck a little bit more.”
STAAL’S STUFF
Staal has scored four goals this month, including two game winners. He played the first six of his 17 seasons with the Penguins. He now has scored five goals in 29 games vs. Pittsburgh.
”I thought he was the best player, maybe in the game, but certainly in the third period,” Brind’Amour said.
ICE MATTERS
The Penguins lost for the first time this season when McGinn, a former Hurricane, has scored. They’re 7-1-1 in those games. . The Hurricanes are 5-0-0 in the second game of games on back-to-back days this season.
UP NEXT
Penguins: Host New York Rangers on Tuesday night.
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The visiting Dallas Stars will try to close out a strong road trip with another victory against the reeling Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday.
Dallas has picked up five out of eight points on its five-game road trip thus far, including a 5-4 overtime loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday. Even in defeat, the Stars showed staying power after they rallied for two goals in the third period to force overtime.
“Big point, down 4-2 in the third, quite a bit of adversity all night,” Dallas coach Peter DeBoer said. “I’ve been happy with the group.”
The Stars were led by Jason Robertson, who had three assists and now has 46 points in 32 games. Robertson’s line, with Joe Pavelski and Roope Hintz, have been one of the best units in the NHL this season. Hintz has 35 points and Pavelski has 31.
Led by that line, the Stars have the second-best record in the Western Conference and best in the Central Division with 42 points in their 32 games.
Things have gone much worse in Columbus, where the Blue Jackets are last in the Eastern Conference with 22 points and have a negative-40 goal differential this season.
Columbus is trying to dig itself out of a three-game losing streak when it has been outscored 12-3.
The losing skid includes a 4-2 loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday, when Columbus was inches away from being on the receiving end of a goal by Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman into an empty net.
“There’s been several games here we’ve put a lot of good minutes in,” Blue Jackets coach Brad Larsen said. “It’s a couple moments that’s hurting us, and that’s the frustrating part because you’re pouring a lot into these games, you’re not getting any results, so it’s too bad.”
Despite their disappointing play, the Blue Jackets just show some progression with their power play.Columbus Saturday’s game with the NHL’s worst statistical power play but did score both goals with the man advantage against Boston.
“It was great to get those couple goals,” Columbus’ Patrik Laine said. “But when they score four, two’s not gonna cut it. So, just got to kind of regroup and take the positives from this game and then move on.”
Johnny Gaudreau leads the Blue Jackets with 33 points (10 goals, 23 assists) in 30 games, while captain Boone Jenner has 22 points (11 goals, 11 assists). After that, the Blue Jackets don’t have any other players to hit the 20-point mark.
The Stars have six players with at least 23 points this season. In fact, the Stars top line has a combined 112 points, which is one more than the Blue Jackets’ top six scorers combined.
In goal, the Stars are expected to turn back to starting goalie Jake Oettinger. The Blue Jackets have been struggling to find goaltending consistency and Elvis Merzlikins is likely to play Monday.
–Field Level Media | https://www.krqe.com/sports/nhl-hockey/stars-to-close-productive-trip-vs-blue-jackets/ | 2022-12-19T22:45:31 | en | 0.968386 |
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have settled their defamation lawsuits following a high-profile trial earlier this year in which the former couple accused each other of physical and verbal abuse.
Heard announced the settlement Monday on social media. Both sides had filed appeals of various aspects of the jury's verdicts in June. The seven-person civil jury had awarded Depp $10 million in damages, but also awarded $2 million to Heard.
Depp’s camp said the deal includes a $1 million payment from her to him to settle all financial claims.
Depp's lawyers said he will donate that money to charity.
“We are pleased to formally close the door on this painful chapter for Mr. Depp, who made clear throughout this process that his priority was about bringing the truth to light. The jury’s unanimous decision and the resulting judgement in Mr. Depp’s favor against Ms. Heard remain fully in place,” Depp’s lawyers, Benjamin Chew and Camille Vazquez, said.
Both sides argued to a jury in Fairfax County Circuit Court that the other had defamed them. Depp said he was libeled by Heard when she wrote a 2018 op-ed piece in The Washington Post describing herself as “a public figure representing domestic abuse.”
Depp's lawyers said he was defamed by the article even though it never mentioned his name because, they argued, it clearly referenced abuse allegations Heard had made against Depp during divorce proceedings.
Heard, on the other hand, said she was defamed by Depp when one of his lawyers called her abuse allegations a “hoax."
In a post Monday on Instagram, Heard said the decision to settle was difficult.
“I never chose this,” she wrote. “I defended my truth and in doing so my life as I knew it was destroyed. The vilification I have faced on social media is an amplified version of the ways in which women are re-victimised when they come forward."
The trial stretched over several months and became something of a cultural phenomenon as millions of Americans watched the televised proceedings. Ostensibly a defamation case, the trial frequently devolved into ugly mudslinging as both Depp and Heard took the stand over multiple days denying each other's abuse allegations and accusing each other of horrible behavior during their brief marriage.
At the courthouse and across the country, Depp's supporters backed him fervently, and Heard was routinely mocked as she detailed allegations of physical, emotional and sexual abuse.
The ruling at the Virginia court in Depp's favor came after a judge in the United Kingdom ruled against Depp in a libel suit he brought there against a British tabloid. The judge in that 2020 case concluded that Heard had indeed been subject to abuse at Depp's hands on multiple occasions. | https://www.cp24.com/entertainment-news/johnny-depp-amber-heard-settle-defamation-appeals-1.6201189 | 2022-12-19T22:46:06 | en | 0.987303 |
A 20-year-old man shot in Scarborough last week has become the city’s latest homicide victim.
The shooting took place at an apartment building in the area of Lawrence Avenue East and Orton Park Road, at around 4:45 a.m. on Friday.
Police initially said that the victim was rushed to hospital via emergency run with life-threatening injuries.
However, in a message posted to Twitter on Monday police confirmed that the victim has since succumbed to his injuries in hospital.
“This is now a homicide investigation,” police said.
No information about a potential suspect or suspects in the shooting has been released.
Police are urging anyone with information to contact investigators. | https://www.cp24.com/news/man-20-shot-in-scarborough-last-week-has-succumbed-to-injuries-in-hospital-police-1.6201280 | 2022-12-19T22:46:12 | en | 0.983054 |
A ‘significant winter storm’ is expected to hit the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) on Thursday and continue into the holiday weekend.
Environment Canada has issued special weather statements for the City of Toronto and surrounding areas, including York, Durham, Peel and Halton regions.
“Precipitation may begin as rain or snow late Thursday before possibly transitioning to rain in many areas early Friday,” the statements read.
“Temperatures are expected to plummet on Friday leading to a potential flash freeze for locations that receive rainfall.”
Falling temperatures are expected to be accompanied by strong winds and snow that may become heavy at times, and blizzard conditions are possible by late Friday and into the weekend for areas downwind of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay.
“A multi-day lake effect snow event is expected into the weekend in the wake of the system for locations east of the Great Lakes,” the statements went on to say.
Environment Canada says although they are confident that a winter storm will arrive, more specific details about wind speeds and precipitation types and amounts are uncertain at this time.
The statements urge people to consider alternate plans for the holiday weekend as travel conditions may become dangerous.
They also warn that temperatures on Friday and over the weekend are likely to be the coldest of the season so far.
“Public Safety Canada encourages everyone to make an emergency plan and get an emergency kit with drinking water, food, medicine, a first-aid kit and a flashlight,” the statements read.
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The union representing special constables, fare inspectors, and security personnel at the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) says it's been left out of ongoing safety discussions and is calling on the agency to “find real solutions” after a rash of violent incidents on the city's transit system this year.
Dariusz Nowotny, interim president of CUPE Local 5089, says the union was left out of a recent meeting between TTC CEO Rick Leary, Toronto Mayor John Tory, the Toronto Police Service, and ATU Local 113 in which recent safety TTC concerns were discussed.
The meeting was held days after the fatal stabbing of 31-year-old Vanessa Kurpiewska in a random attack at High Park Station on Dec. 8.
“CUPE has reached out to Mayor Tory, TTC Chair Burnside, and TTC CEO Leary requesting to be involved in discussions to find real solutions to the increased violence on the TTC,” Nowotny said in a statement issued to CTV News Toronto.
As of Monday, the union says it hasn't received a response, but Nowotny says he is “hopeful” the union will hear back soon.
While the TTC says it is “engaging with all union parties when it comes to safety,” the union says its absence from these talks is only further fuelling strife and uncertainty within the department.
When reached for comment, the TTC did not provide reasoning for CUPE 5089's absence at last week's safety meeting.
A RASH OF ATTACKS
Discussions around safety come after a number of violent attacks on Toronto’s transit system in 2022. Kurpiewska’s death marks the third on the TTC this year alone.
In June, a 28-year-old woman died in hospital after she was doused with a flammable substance and set on fire on a bus outside Kipling Station. Two months before that, a 21-year-old international student was shot outside of the entrance to Sherbourne Station and transported to hospital, where he later died.
Moreover, there’s been a number of other random attacks reported across the network in 2022, including but not limited to separate incidents in which a passenger was choked unconscious and robbed at Pioneer Village Station, another was stabbed in the neck at St George Station, and a woman was pushed onto the tracks while waiting for a subway train at Bloor-Yonge Station.
All those incidents, and others, prompted an increase in police visibility on the network in recent months that Tory said remains to this day.
When reached for comment, the office of Mayor John Tory said there is another safety meeting planned for next week.
"These incidents of violence on the TTC have shaken our communities and rightly raised residents' concerns," Tory said in a statement issued by his office.
"At the meetings I am convening, we are discussing specific measures involving the targeted deployment of additional safety-related people on the transit system, and greater involvement of our operators in offering advice that will help keep them and our passengers safe.”
Green also said the TTC has recently increased the number of special constables patrolling and is deploying more uniformed staff around the system.
“The safety of customers and employees is paramount to all the TTC does,” Green said.
“We have recently added more special constable patrols on the subways, but we also know that there are bigger societal and systemic issues at play when it comes to the root causes of these incidents and we look forward to a broader discussion about what can be done to reduce all crime.”
Green also highlighted a number of measures already employed to mitigate security incidents, including the presence of cameras and emergency alarms in all stations and vehicles, two-way communications systems in Designated Waiting Areas, and the SafeTTC app which can be used to report suspicious incidents in real-time.
SPECIAL CONSTABLES SEEK CLARITY
The union acknowledges the TTC has indeed made efforts to increase the number of special constables patrolling the system. Currently, it says eight to 12 officers are on patrol on any given day,
But an increase in staffing alone won’t result in a safer transit experience, Nowotny said.
“It is true, the TTC has been consistently hiring for several years now and we appreciate that,” he said. Yet, he says the department is struggling with a high staff turnover, in part, fuelled by uncertainty regarding enforcement
Last year, the TTC fired two special constables involved in a high-profile incident on a streetcar in 2020.
Documents obtained by CTV News Toronto show that, since the aforementioned incident, the agency has altered its directives to its special constables regarding what levels of enforcement are permitted at least three times between December 2020 and June 2021 — something the union says breeds uncertainty and ultimately puts its officers, and the public, at risk.
“Fear of termination for doing what you’re trained to do doesn't make for a place many people want to dedicate their career to, and it's something we've suffered with for years,” Nowotny said.
Going forward, CUPE 5089 says it hopes to be included in talks regarding safety and security at the commission.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs have acquired Dryden Hunt from the Colorado Avalanche for fellow forward Denis Malgin, the club announced Monday.
Hunt, 27, has put up 14 goals and 42 points in 193 regular-season games in parts of six NHL seasons with the Florida Panthers, Arizona Coyotes, New York Rangers and Avalanche.
The Cranbrook, B.C., native has two goals in 28 games with the Avalanche and Rangers this season.
Acquired from Florida for forward Mason Marchment in February 2020, Malgin was held without a point in eight games in his first stint with Toronto before spending the last two seasons in Switzerland.
The 25-year-old has two goals and two assists in 24 contests for the Leafs so far in 2022-23.
Malgin has registered 30 goals and 64 points in 215 career regular-season games with Florida and Toronto.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 19, 2022. | https://www.cp24.com/sports/maple-leafs-acquire-dryden-hunt-from-avalanche-for-denis-malgin-1.6201216 | 2022-12-19T22:46:31 | en | 0.969578 |
Toronto FC, which tied a franchise record in conceding 66 goals last season, moved to bolster its defence Monday by signing free agent Matt Hedges to a two-year contract.
The 32-year-old has spent his entire 11-season career with FC Dallas and is the franchise leader in games, starts and minutes played. The six-foot-four centre back made 349 appearances in all competitions for Dallas, which in 2014 made him became the youngest captain in franchise history.
Hedges was named MLS Defender of the Year in 2016 and is a three-time MLS all-star (2017, 2018, 2019).
“Bringing a dominant centre back was one of our priorities during this off-season, and we are happy to have Matt joining our club,” Toronto president Bill Manning said in a statement. “He is an MLS Defender of the Year with a ton of MLS experience that will help lead our backline. His presence and leadership will be critical as we continue to build the roster.”
His acquisition had been rumoured for some time given Hedges and his wife were seen at a recent Maple Leafs game. Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment also owns Toronto FC.
“Matt is a player with great character who brings valuable MLS experience to our group,” said Bob Bradley, Toronto's head coach and sporting director. “He is eager for a new challenge and wants to be a part of what we are building here. We are happy to bring Matt to Toronto FC.”
Hedges is seen as helping fill the void left by the departure of Carlos Salcedo, a Mexican international who returned home in July after joining Toronto as a designated player in January.
Hedges' contract, which includes options through 2026, involves targeted allocation money which can be used to sign a new player provided his salary is more than the maximum salary budget charge, which was US$612,500 in 2022.
Hedges, who earned US$900,000 last season, scored at least one goal in each of his 11 seasons for Dallas, except 2020 where he only registered an assist.
A native of Carmel, Ind., Hedges was taken by Dallas in the first round (11th overall) of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft. He played his collegiate soccer for Butler University and the University of North Carolina, helping the Tarheels to the NCAA championship in 2011.
He has won five caps for the U.S.
Toronto primarily used Chris Mavinga, Shane O'Neill and Lukas MacNaughton at centre back after Salcedo's departure.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts suffered a sprained right shoulder and his status for Philadelphia's game at Dallas is uncertain, a person with knowledge of the matter told The Associated Press on Monday.
Hurts was injured Sunday during a win over Chicago, according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team hadn't announced the injury.
Hurts has led the Eagles to a 13-1 mark and the best record in the NFL. The 24-year-old morphed into a serious NFL MVP candidate in his second season as a starter.
Hurts has thrown 22 touchdowns and has 3,472 yards passing, and he has rushed for 747 yards and 13 touchdowns.
He took several big hits against the Bears and landed hard on his shoulder when he was tackled by defensive tackle Travis Gipson. Hurts did not seem to be in any pain when he talked to the media after the game and brushed off questions about being slow to get up from some tackles.
“Feel good, listening to my Anita Baker, gave me some sweets on the plane ride home, watch the tape, learn from it and move forward,” he said. “It wasn’t the first time I’ve been slow, won’t be the last. I didn’t play a really physical game.”
The Eagles need one more win to clinch the NFC East and secure the No. 1 seed in the NFC. They would turn to backup QB Gardner Minshew to start Saturday's game against the Cowboys. The fourth-year QB has seen limited action in garbage time this season but started two games for the Eagles last year and threw four touchdowns and had 439 yards passing.
Philadelphia's sensational season means the Eagles can play it safe and rest Hurts so he is ready for the playoffs. Hurts had been an MVP front-runner on most betting sites, but he plummeted to 7-1 on Monday, per FanDuel SportsBook. Also per FanDuel, the Cowboys are now a 6-point favorite to beat the Eagles.
After Dallas, the Eagles close the season with home games against New Orleans and the New York Giants. Should they earn the No. 1 seed in the conference, the Eagles could play up to two home games at Lincoln Financial Field in the playoffs.
Hurts recently celebrated two years since he was promoted to starter at the end of the 2020 season over the ineffective Carson Wentz. The Eagles' decision at the time to draft Hurts in the second round with the 53rd overall pick in 2020, when the Eagles had far more pressing needs, was a puzzler. But Wentz was traded to Indianapolis and the Eagles stuck with the 2019 Heisman Trophy runner-up and watched him blossom into one of the best QBs in the NFL.
Hurts' 35 total touchdowns this season tied the franchise record set by Randall Cunningham in 1990. He threw two interceptions against the Bears after throwing only three total all season. But he rushed for three touchdowns for the second time in his career. He went 22-of-37 passing for 315 yards in Sunday's 25-21 win.
“When things are looking a certain way on the field or maybe it’s not what we want it to be, we stay together and we find a way to fix it,” Hurts said.
Now the Eagles likely will have to do the same as they prepare to play without Hurts.
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AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi contributed to this report.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House's Truman balcony. Staying in on Friday nights. Being first to say “I love you.”
President Joe Biden is married to a longtime teacher but he came up short on a five-question pop quiz about her. He guessed just three correct answers about first lady Jill Biden during a joint interview with talk-show host Drew Barrymore that aired Monday.
"The Final Five" is a game that Barrymore plays with her guests and said is her favorite. In a special White House edition of the game, the first lady knew the questions "so the question is, is Mr. President going to get the answers correct?" Barrymore said on the broadcast.
Biden was correct in guessing that the Truman balcony, which is part of the private residence, is his wife's favorite place in the White House, that she'd now prefer to stay in on a free Friday night and that he was the first one in their relationship to say “I love you.”
“Oh, that's easy. Me. I said it first,” Biden said. “I said it first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, tenth.” She agreed to marry him after his fifth ask.
But he flunked on questions about what the longtime community college professor snacks on from the White House kitchen when she's starving and wants to be naughty, and the habit of his that she'd like to change.
“Probably something with avocado in it,” the president answered. French fries was the correct answer.
He said he thought she'd want him to “not talk to everybody I see” but the first lady said her husband of 45 years “leaves his reading light on at night” and she'd like him to start a new habit by turning it off.
The Bidens taped the interview on Dec. 9, according to the White House. Asked if the president is a good “gift giver," the first lady confirmed that he is.
“One thing that Joe gives me every year is a poem,” she said. “He has a book that he bought for me and every year he writes a poem.”
For a birthday, he gave her a rose garden. “A full rose garden. I loved that gift,” she said.
Biden said he feels good about her Christmas present this year, but obviously couldn't reveal what it is.
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NEW YORK (AP) — At a small patch of Central Park flanking the city's Harlem neighborhood, scores came Monday to remember the injustice that imprisoned five Black and Latino teenagers after they were wrongly accused and convicted of the 1989 rape of a white jogger.
They arrived in the chill of a late fall morning, some singing hymns, to dedicate a park entry to the men once known as the Central Park Five, but now remembered as the Exonerated Five.
The entryway, located on the northern perimeter of the park between Fifth Avenue and Malcolm X Boulevard, will be known as the “Gate of the Exonerated." It commemorates the miscarriage of justice that not only befell the five men, organizers say, but the unknown others who might have been wrongly imprisoned.
"This is a moment. This is legacy time,” said one of the men, Yusef Salaam.
“We are here because we persevere,” he said to a cheering crowd.
Monday was the first time Raymond Santana, another of the men, now deep in his 40s, has returned to Central Park since that fateful day 33 years ago.
“We were babies, who had no dealing with the law. Never knew what Miranda was,” said Santana, as he recounted a time of confusion when police rustled him up and began interrogating him.
Santana was 14 and Salaam was 16 when they and three others — Kevin Richardson, 14; Korey Wise, 16; and Antron McCray, 15 — were wrongly tried for the rape of a 28-year-old woman, whose brutal attack left with her with permanent injuries and no memory of the assault. The high-profile incident prompted police to round up Black and Brown men and boys in connection with the rape.
Matias Reyes, a murderer and serial rapist already in prison, would later confess to the crime.
Soon after, the convictions of the Central Park Five were thrown out in 2002 after the men served six to 13 years in prison.
“It needs to be known what we went through. We went to hell and back," said Richardson. “We have these scars that nobody sees.”
The three men — Wise and McCray could not attend — spoke about how the criminal justice system is stacked against people of color.
The gate, they said, would stand as reminder of the injustice of the past but also of those still being committed today.
“This is an important time right here — the Gate of the Exonerated, this is for everybody,” Richardson said. “Everybody that’s been wronged by cops.”
The modest remembrance — words etched in stone on a waist-high wall — was years in the making.
Other entrances to the park have been labeled to reflect groups of people who live and work in the city, with names like Artisans’ Gate, Scholars’ Gate and Strangers’ Gate.
Mayor Eric Adams, who was just starting his career as a New York City police officer during the 1989 incident, arrived to the ceremony to pay tribute to the men.
“To these soldiers here, you personify the black male experience,” the mayor said, addressing the men.
Alvin Bragg, who now leads the Manhattan District Attorney's Office, apologized for the men's ordeal.
“The truth is we shouldn’t be here today," he said, alluding to past mistakes.
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Caring for sick children has become extra stressful recently for many U.S. parents due to shortages of Children’s Tylenol and other medicines.
Doctors and other experts say the problem could persist through the winter cold-and-flu season but should not last as long as other recent shortages of baby formula or prescription drugs.
They also say parents have alternatives if they encounter empty store shelves.
Here’s a closer look:
WHAT’S HAPPENING
An unusually fast start to the annual U.S. flu season, plus a spike in other respiratory illnesses, created a surge in demand for fever relievers and other products people can buy without a prescription.
“There are more sick kids at this time of year than we have seen in the past couple years,” said Dr. Shannon Dillon, a pediatrician at Riley Children’s Health in Indianapolis.
Experts say that’s the main factor behind the shortages, which vary around the country and even within communities.
“At this point, it’s more like toilet paper at the beginning of the (COVID-19) pandemic,” Dillon said “You just have to look in the right place at the right time.”
Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson says it is not experiencing widespread shortages of Children’s Tylenol, but the product may be “less readily available” at some stores. The company said it is running its production lines around the clock.
In the meantime, CVS Health has placed a two-product limit on all children’s pain relief products bought through its pharmacies or online.
Walgreens is limiting customers online to six purchases of children’s over-the-counter fever reducing products. That limit doesn’t apply in stores.
Aside from over-the-counter products, the prescription antibiotic amoxicillin also is in short supply due to increased demand, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The drug is often used to treat nose and throat infections in children.
WHAT TO DO
Check first for alternatives in the store if some products aren’t available. Generic versions of brand-name products are “perfectly safe and often a much more affordable option,” Dillon said.
Other stores nearby also may have better options. Manufacturers say there are no widespread national shortages of these medications, according to the Consumer Healthcare Products Association.
A family doctor may know which stores have decent supplies.
A doctor also may be able to tell parents whether they can try alternatives like crushing the proper dose of a pill version and mixing it with food or chocolate syrup. Doctors say parents or caregivers should not try this on their own, because determining proper doses for children can be tricky.
“You don’t need to experiment at home,” said Dr. Sarah Nosal, a South Bronx family physician. “Your family doctor wants to talk to you and see you.”
GOING WITHOUT
Doctors also caution that fevers don’t always have to be treated. They are a body’s natural defense against infection, and they make it hard for a virus to replicate.
Dillon noted, for instance, that a fever may not be intrinsically harmful to older children. However, parents should take a newborn under 2 months old to the doctor if the child has a fever of 100.4 degrees or more. And doctors say any child with a fever should be monitored for behavior changes.
Instead of medicine, consider giving the child a bath in lukewarm water. Cold water makes the body shiver, which can actually raise the temperature.
Put fans in the child’s room or set up a cool mist humidifier to help their lungs.
Nosal also said two teaspoons of honey can help control coughs in children older than a year. Avoid using honey for young children because it carries a risk of infant botulism.
WHEN WILL SUPPLIES GET BETTER?
Shortages might last in some communities until early next year.
Resolving them can depend on whether there are enough workers at warehouses and stores to deliver the product and stock the shelves, noted Erin Fox. She researches drug shortages and is the senior pharmacy director at University of Utah Health, which runs five hospitals.
Fox said there are no problems at factories or a lack of ingredients contributing to current shortages. Those obstacles can lead to long supply disruptions.
“I don’t expect this to last a year or more like some of our other shortages do,” she said.
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Even before an epic final won by Lionel Messi and Argentina, FIFA president Gianni Infantino was calling it “the best World Cup ever” in Qatar.
There was clear self-interest to declare the success of a tournament that was politically fraught for most of the 12 years since the wealthy emirate was picked as host by a previous FIFA leadership broadly tainted by corruption allegations.
FIFA's fundamental role is to oversee global soccer's rules and make sure World Cups happen on schedule: Goal achieved, billions of dollars duly earned.
As ever with arguably world sport's most colorful governing body, there was much else going on.
ON THE FIELD
When the games begin focus shifts to the field, and FIFA got that early on day three when Messi and Argentina lost to Saudi Arabia 2-1 in an upset for the ages.
One day later, Germany lost to Japan and then Brazil delighted the world in its first game against Serbia. Morocco picked up the baton and was the first African or Arab nation to still be playing on the last weekend of a World Cup.
Games were consistently compelling if not the best quality. These were not vintage Spain or Netherlands teams, and not even Brazil by the time of its quarterfinals exit.
The drama rose with simultaneous group-stage games that carried Japan, South Korea and Croatia to the round of 16 and sent Germany and Belgium home.
All continents got teams into the knockout rounds, letting Infantino repeat his claim of soccer “becoming truly global for the first time.”
When the final was a true classic on Sunday, Argentina winning on penalties after a 3-3 draw, it left everyone except France feeling like they won.
POLITICS
It was a most political World Cup. Before a game was played there was scrutiny of Qatar for its human rights record, employment practices and a years-long boycott by neighboring states in which FIFA pushed for the Gulf region to share the tournament.
In the final weeks of preparation, Qatar pushed back more confidently against its critics – a process FIFA joined after teams and media arrived on site.
Infantino's infamous "I feel gay, I feel a migrant worker" speech on Nov. 19 hit many of the host nation's talking points that alleged western hypocrisy and racism.
FIFA gave assurances in private — to European teams about captains wearing anti-discrimination armbands; to fans about wearing rainbow symbols; to World Cup sponsor AB InBev about selling Budweiser beer with alcohol at stadiums – that started to collapse. Bonds of trust were severely strained.
Pre-tournament talk of being open to supporting a compensation fund and better resources for migrant workers in Qatar was mostly shut down.
Qatar’s World Cup was a state-run project and it seemed clear who was in charge.
When European women lawmakers came to games wearing the “One Love” armband, Middle East officials started sporting a Palestinian armband.
When an Italian field invader displayed European activist messages, days later a Tunisian man did the same with a Palestinian flag.
During the tournament, basic operational detail was hard to get and most requests were ignored. Routine briefings and news conferences at past World Cups, including Russia in 2018, did not happen.
A guiding principle seemed to be “never complain, never explain” for World Cup organizers.
FANS
The FIFA president is traditionally jeered at World Cup finals. It happened again on Sunday when Infantino was introduced for the trophy presentations.
Infantino also was booed when the TV broadcast showed him sitting in VVIP seats during the England-Wales game. Both countries had armband and rainbow issues with FIFA, while British media extensively covered migrant labor issues.
Though Argentina and Morocco fans traveled in big numbers, fewer than expected Europeans came to Qatar. The pre-tournament target was 1.2 million international visitors but the official total was less than 800,000 entering the final week.
Yet, when thousands of Morocco fans tried to arrive for an unexpected semifinal against France last Wednesday, several flights into Doha were canceled to limit numbers.
High-priced accommodation like tents and cabins also seemed to put off visiting fans.
Empty seats at kickoff for most games would steadily fill by halftime. There was evidence and anecdotes of residents in Qatar being taken to games and offered free tickets, and the host nation’s loudest cheer squad was fans brought from Lebanon and Syria.
When tournament attendance topped 3.4 million, it was unclear and went unanswered if the total included all the volunteers, catering and security staff who clocked in to work in stadiums.
MORE MONEY
This was a clear win for FIFA, despite a likely breach of contract issue to resolve with AB InBev.
FIFA reported higher than expected revenue of $7.5 billion for the four-year commercial cycle tied to Qatar’s World Cup.
The World Cup was a tougher sell in the past decade when new sponsors came only from Russia and Qatar — two often problematic host nations — and China while prosecutors in the United States, Switzerland and France ran corruption investigations targeting soccer officials.
A late run of sponsor signings for this World Cup included tourism in Saudi Arabia and Las Vegas, plus companies in the online gambling, cryptocurrency and blockchain sectors.
Most deals now expire and FIFA plans to cash in from staging a bigger 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, by offering sponsors huge local markets and more games being played mostly in high-yield NFL stadiums.
Infantino said on Friday that FIFA’s four-year forecast is for $11 billion through 2026. All 211 member federations will be getting millions more dollars from Zurich.
HIGH LIFE
FIFA leaders could stay in opulent Qatari hotels that opened just in time for the World Cup.
One base was the waterside Fairmont Hotel, nearly 40 stories high and shaped like a curved sword. It offered 18-karat gold tiles in the shower of some suites and a 56-meter (185-foot) high chandelier in the lobby.
Coupled with an unprecedented level of security at a World Cup, it added to the feel of FIFA isolating in an ivory tower.
While France’s President Emmanuel Macron went for a brief walkabout at the main market in Doha, Infantino almost never met ordinary fans.
One regular Infantino companion was a celebrity chef famed for painting gold leaf on steaks that costs hundreds of dollars at his restaurants.
The chef, known as Salt Bae, also seemed to breach World Cup protocol by holding the gold trophy when joining the Argentina players on the field on Sunday for post-game celebrations.
For veteran FIFA watchers, it was an apt final symbol for the World Cup in Qatar.
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The holiday travel season this year is expected to rival the busiest seasons before the pandemic at Florida's two most bustling airports, which will see millions of travelers passing through them, officials said.
Orlando International Airport, the state's busiest airport and the seventh busiest airport in the U.S. last year, is expected to host 2.9 million passengers during a period that started in mid-December and extends through the first few days of the new year. That would mark a 17% increase over the same period last year when 2.5 million travelers passed through the airport.
Miami International Airport is expected to host 2.5 million passengers for a holiday travel period that lasts from Dec. 21 through Jan. 6, which is Three Kings' Day, the final Christmas celebration observed by many Christians in Latin America and Spain. That would mark a 1.5% increase over the record-breaking holiday travel season last year.
The busiest travel day at the Orlando airport is expected to be the day after New Year's Day, with an estimated 162,000 travelers arriving at and departing the airport.
At the Miami airport, the busiest travel days are expected to be Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week, the Friday before New Year's Day and the Thursday and Friday after New Year's Day. On those days, an estimated 157,000 travelers are expected to pass through the airport each day, airport officials said.
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport was expecting almost 1.6 million passengers over two weeks starting Wednesday. If that estimate holds, it will be 13% busier than last year's travel volume but short of the pre-pandemic 1.8 million passengers who traveled during the same period in 2019.
During the holiday season, AAA expected 6.3 million Floridians to travel 50 miles or more from home, with the bulk of travelers getting around by car. About 5.8 million Floridians were planning to hit the road by car, a 3% increase over last year, according to AAA.
Florida's ports also were expected to be packed with travelers from holiday cruises.
Port Canaveral on Florida's Space Coast is expected to break one-day cruise records on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve this year. Around 52,000 passengers are expected to get on or off five cruise ships on Christmas Eve, and 57,000 passengers are expected from six cruise ships on New Year's Eve. | https://www.journal-news.com/nation-world/florida-airports-expected-to-set-records-during-holidays/DMBXXSY7TJAVZH2RBJZL2JVPMY/ | 2022-12-19T22:50:45 | en | 0.959218 |
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is temporarily blocking an order that would lift pandemic-era restrictions on asylum seekers. But it is leaving open the prospect of lifting the restrictions by Wednesday.
The order Monday by Chief Justice John Roberts comes as conservative states are pushing to keep limits on asylum seekers that were put in place during the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. They are appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court in a last-ditch effort before the limits are set to expire.
In the one-page order, Roberts granted a stay pending further order and asked the government to respond by 5 p.m. Tuesday. That is just hours before the restrictions are slated to expire on Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative states pushing to keep limits on asylum-seekers put in place during the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic are appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court in a last-ditch effort before the limits are set to expire.
But with the immigration restrictions going away on Wednesday it's unclear if the Supreme Court will intervene. The nineteen states Monday asked the court for an emergency stay that would keep Title 42 in place.
“This Court’s review is warranted given the enormous national importance of this case. It is not reasonably contestable that the failure to grant a stay will cause an unprecedented calamity at the southern border,” the states wrote in their request.
The immigration restrictions, often referred to as Title 42, were put in place under then-President Donald Trump in March 2020 and have prevented hundreds of thousands of migrants from seeking asylum in the U.S. in recent years. But as they're set to expire thousands more migrants are packed in shelters on Mexico’s border with the U.S.
Immigration advocates sued to stop the use of Title 42 to limit who can apply for asylum, saying that the policy goes against American and international obligations to people fleeing to the U.S. to escape persecution. And they've argued that things like vaccines and treatments for the coronavirus have made the policy outdated.
Conservative-leaning states have argued that lifting of Title 42 will lead to a surge of migrants into their states and take a toll on government services like health care or law enforcement. They also charge that the federal government has no plan to deal with an increase in migrants. With a Republican-controlled House set to take charge in early January, the imminent lifting of the pandemic-era restrictions has become a hot-button political issue.
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected efforts by 19 conservative-leaning states late Friday to intervene in the case, saying they'd waited too long, leading the states to appeal to the Supreme Court.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Three suicides by sailors assigned to a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, which set off alarms about conditions on and around the ship, were not connected, but the poor quality of life onboard was a "contributing factor" in one of the deaths, according to a Navy report released Monday.
The suicides, which happened while the USS George Washington was docked at the shipyard in Newport News, Virginia, between April 9-15, triggered questions about whether the sailors knew each other or if something similar, associated with their jobs or the ship, had caused them. The report concludes that while all three were assigned to the ship, which was undergoing extensive maintenance, they had no social or working relationships with each other.
It found, however, that the shipyard environment may have added to the stress of one sailor, but was not a “root cause” of the suicides. Instead, the report lays out an array of deeply personal and unique factors, including alcohol use, that apparently led to the sailors taking their own lives.
“Based on my review, I conclude these three suicides were independent events and that there was no direct correlation between these three deaths,” said Adm. Daryl Caudle, commander of the Navy’s Fleet Forces Command.
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Rear Adm. John F. Meier, commander of Naval Air Force Atlantic, conducted the investigation and concluded that two of the three deaths “appear unrelated to life onboard the ship,” but one sailor was affected by the conditions on the ship and “lack of shipboard amenities."
He also suggested that Navy leaders should have done more.
The report said leaders failed to properly document and address problems with one sailor that could have led to suspending his ability to carry a gun. Meier noted that Navy enlisted leaders knew that the sailor was sleeping in his car due to noise on the ship and they counseled him on the matter, but “there is no evidence of any follow through to understand the root cause for his decision making. More senior sailors or an assigned mentor should have been there to support him and help him make decisions that were in his best interests. This was a time for intrusive leadership.”
The report was limited to determining if the three suicides were connected. A second investigation into broader Navy issues, including command climate, available resources, training and other factors, is ongoing and expected to be completed next spring.
All together, there were seven deaths of service members assigned to the George Washington over a 12-month period ending in April. Of those, several were health-related or accidental. Four were suicides, including the three within the one week.
“The loss of these three Sailors and the impact their deaths had on their shipmates, family and friends is nothing that can ever be measured,” said Caudle. “We can, however, investigate why they did what they did, learn from it, and use that information to prevent it from happening again. We owe that to every Sailor to keep them physically and mentally safe.”
The deaths triggered a number of changes, including increased training and improved working conditions. The Navy increased staffing for mental health assistance, made televisits with mental health providers available, provided other off-ship housing and better parking, and scheduled smaller meetings with sailors to better understand their concerns. There also are efforts to improve shipboard amenities such as improved wireless internet and other recreation programs.
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WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Former NFL linebacker Willie McGinest Jr. was arrested Monday in connection with an assault at a Southern California nightclub, authorities said.
The incident occurred Dec. 9 at a club in West Hollywood and witnesses identified McGinest as one of the people who were involved, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement.
McGinest was arrested for investigation of assault with a deadly weapon after coming to the West Hollywood sheriff’s station to give a statement about the incident.
McGinest posted bond and was released, the sheriff’s statement said. It was not immediately known if he had an attorney to comment on the allegation.
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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — Leon Ayers III scored 20 points to help Bowling Green defeat Fairmont State 93-74 on Monday.
Ayers also added eight rebounds and eight assists for the Falcons (5-7). Sam Towns scored 19 points while going 8 of 8 and 3 of 4 from the free throw line, and added seven rebounds. Rashaun Agee recorded 18 points and shot 6 of 9 from the field and 5 for 7 from the line.
Fonz Hale finished with 25 points and two steals for the Falcons. Isaiah Sanders added 15 points and Tariq Woody recorded 11 points.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Democratic state Rep. Richard Brown is headed back to the Ohio House next year after automatic recount results released Monday upheld his razor-thin margin of victory in the fall election.
Brown's win over Republican Ronald Beach IV, of Obetz, makes the tiniest of dents in the veto-proof supermajority with which Republicans were projected to control the House for the next two years. Their advantage is now 67-32, rather than 68-31.
The GOP also won a supermajority in the Ohio Senate.
Beach had a 96-vote lead in unofficial Election Night results reported by the Franklin County Board of Elections, but once absentee and provisional ballots were counted, Brown was declared the winner by 145 votes. That triggered the automatic recount concluded Monday.
Board spokesperson Aaron Sellers said the recount didn't change the outcome.
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NPR's Juana Summers talks with software engineer Daniel Patt about his website "From Numbers to Names," which uses artificial intelligence to find photos of victims and survivors of the Holocaust.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with author and historian Mindy Johnson about her discovery that Bessie Mae Kelley was one of the earliest known women to hand-draw and direct animated films.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with author and historian Mindy Johnson about her discovery that Bessie Mae Kelley was one of the earliest known women to hand-draw and direct animated films.
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The Democratic-led House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack voted on criminal referrals against former President Donald Trump to the Department of Justice.
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My Unsung Hero: Strangers on the plane Published December 19, 2022 at 3:34 PM CST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 3:11 In this week's "My Unsung Hero" installment, a woman recounts how a group of strangers comforted her in a time of need. Copyright 2022 NPR | https://www.publicradiotulsa.org/2022-12-19/my-unsung-hero-strangers-on-the-plane | 2022-12-19T22:52:54 | en | 0.861136 |
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Updated December 19, 2022 at 5:21 PM ET
A leading New York Republican says accusations that GOP Congressman-elect George Santos (R-NY) faked much of his biography are "serious."
"I believe that George Santos deserves an opportunity to address the claims detailed in the article," said Joseph Cairo Jr., the influential chairman of Nassau County's Republican committee.
He referred to a story in the New York Times that appears to show key details of Santos' official campaign bio were fabricated.
"Every person deserves an opportunity to 'clear' his/her name in the face of accusations," Cairo added, saying he looks forward to hearing Santos' response.
In his official biography, Santos claims to have graduated from Baruch College with "a bachelor's degree in economics and finance."
That appears to be untrue.
In a statement sent to NPR, Baruch College said it had checked its records for "a George Santos, born on July 22, 1988, with a graduation year of 2010, and could not find a match."
NPR left messages for Santos but has not heard back.
His campaign released a statement on Twitter late Monday afternoon from an attorney representing Santos.
"It is no surprise that Congressman-elect Santos has enemies at the New York Times who are attempting to smear his good name with these defamatory allegations," said Joseph Murray.
— George Santos (@Santos4Congress) December 19, 2022
However, Murray offered no facts, evidence or documents to contradict the Times article, which also found Santos appears to have fabricated key details of his business career.
Wall Street firms say Santos wasn't an employee
Santos has frequently pointed to his success outside politics as an example of the American dream.
"I'm a private sector guy who was born and raised in abject poverty," Santos said during an appearance on CBS Channel 2 in New York.
"Only in this country does somebody who comes from a basement apartment in Jackson Heights like I did, is able to rise to become a successful businessperson, to then run for United States Congress."
Citigroup and Goldman Sachs told the newspaper they had no record of Santos working for their firms, as the candidate claimed in his bio.
In a statement to NPR, a Citi spokesperson said they were "unable to confirm Mr. Santos' employment with Citi."
A spokesperson for Goldman Sachs also told NPR "we have no record of his employment."
Santos, who is gay, also claimed in an interview with WNYC public radio last month that his employees died in 2016 when a gunman opened fire at the Pulse, a gay night club in Orlando, Florida.
"I happened to, at the time, have people that worked for me in the club," Santos said. "My company at the time, we lost four employees that were at Pulse."
Santos added that he has "tragic memories" of that deadly mass shooting.
But the New York Times investigation could find no link between any of the 49 victims and companies or firms linked to Santos.
"He's most likely just a fabulist - a fake"
Some journalists raised questions about Santos before the election.
In an editorial before the election, the North Shore Leader newspaper endorsed Santos' Democratic opponent, Robert Zimmerman, and voiced skepticism about Santos' credibility.
"[H]e's most likely just a fabulist - a fake," the newspaper said.
It is unclear how these accusations might affect Santos and his ability to take office.
His surprising win came as part of a Republican red wave in New York that helped give the GOP a razor-thin majority in the House of Representatives.
Santos has yet to address the controversy on his social media feeds but on Twitter he did say he plans to vote for Rep. Kevin McCarthy to serve as House Speaker.
"We have the opportunity of a lifetime to deliver real results for the American people. We MUST give the gavel to [McCarthy]," Santos wrote.
We have the opportunity of a lifetime to deliver real results for the American people. We MUST give the gavel to @kevinomccarthy to ensure we stop the disastrous policies the Dems have pushed for the last 2 years.
— George Santos (@Santos4Congress) December 19, 2022
I encourage my colleagues to join me! Our country depends on it.
McCarthy, who is still struggling to secure enough votes to secure the Speakership, has not yet commented publicly on the controversy surrounding Santos' biography.
This story is developing and will be updated.
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As the Jan. 6 committee wraps up its hearings, a recent NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll found a majority of Americans believe democracy is at risk and want members of Congress to compromise.
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As the Jan. 6 committee wraps up its hearings, a recent NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll found a majority of Americans believe democracy is at risk and want members of Congress to compromise.
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Republican political strategist on the final Jan. 6 committee hearing By Kai McNamee, Patrick Jarenwattananon, Mary Louise Kelly Published December 19, 2022 at 3:34 PM CST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 4:22 NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Republican political strategist Ron Bonjean about the final Jan. 6 committee hearing. Copyright 2022 NPR | https://www.publicradiotulsa.org/2022-12-19/republican-political-strategist-on-the-final-jan-6-committee-hearing | 2022-12-19T22:53:13 | en | 0.794333 |
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U.K. court upholds plan to deport refugees to Rwanda By Willem Marx Published December 19, 2022 at 3:34 PM CST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 2:17 A U.K. court ruled the Government's plan to deport refugees to Rwanda is lawful — so what happens next? Copyright 2022 NPR | https://www.publicradiotulsa.org/2022-12-19/u-k-court-upholds-plan-to-deport-refugees-to-rwanda | 2022-12-19T22:53:19 | en | 0.892541 |
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Vice President Harris looks back at 2022, and ahead to 2023 By Asma Khalid Published December 19, 2022 at 3:42 PM CST Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 4:04 NPR's Asma Khalid interviews Vice President Kamala Harris to cap off the year that was and look ahead to 2023. Copyright 2022 NPR | https://www.publicradiotulsa.org/2022-12-19/vice-president-harris-looks-back-at-2022-and-ahead-to-2023 | 2022-12-19T22:53:25 | en | 0.93706 |
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Scientists say anxiety is very useful and adaptive, warning us of threats in our environment. But chronic anxiety, or anxiety that interferes with daily life, can harm our mental and physical health.
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Editor's note: "Fluffle" is a term used in Canada to describe a group of rabbits. It is an adorable word, is it not? So we figured: Let's give it wider exposure in our headline!
The TikTok superduper celebrity of the year was Puerto Rican pop star Bad Bunny. El Conejo Malo took the platform by storm when he started his account earlier this year.
But he's far from the only global TikTok star on Gen Z's social media platform of choice. There were huge audiences for international TikToks – everything from ASMR videos of Tunisian cuisine to a doctor/singer who in one TikTok performs a song in 10 different languages, clocking in at under a minute.
Referring to TikTok's round up of their most popular content in 2022, Vanessa Pappas, chief operating officer for the platform, said, "We're honored to celebrate our global community who shaped this year's trends, shared new ideas, learned from one another and turned their passions into careers and livelihoods throughout 2022."
So yeah, it's a lot more than dancing or weird and trendy memes like "me as a baby."
We at Goats and Soda wanted to share some of our favorites – TikToks that inspired us, informed us and just plain made us laugh from all corners of the world. We chose a few creators from the official list and added some of our personal favorites. We have noted when the TikToks referenced or shown below contain expletives.
Lav_sings: doctor, dancer, singer
You don't get 9.5 million "likes" for nothin'.
Lavannya is a doctor. And a dancer. And a singer with a big and booming voice. That's why her TikTok sobriquet is lav_sings. When she belts out a verse with all her heart and might, her sister and dad, who make a cameo in this TikTok, look absolutely gobsmacked. Adding to her impressive musical chops, Lavannya often performs in several languages – from Hindi and Tamil to French and English. Just check out another TikTok where she covers 10 different languages in less than 60 seconds.
Masood Boomgaard: Comedian and self-proclaimed "Self Help Singh"
Masood Boomgaard has been giving us all the advice we've needed to hear in 2022. The Indian comedian, who's based in South Africa, offers up comic riffs in the style of an Indian spiritual guide, Masood gives blunt and often expletive-laden wisdom about how to take care of yourself – like this TikTok on dealing with failure, which is not the only "f" word in his commentary. Not that we're prudes or anything, but the TikTok we've embedded is G-rated!
Charity Ekezie: Nigerian creator poking fun about the West's ignorance of Africa
So someone really truly asked Nigerian TikToker (and journalist) Charity Amaka Ekezie if Africans have combs. In response, she wove an imaginative and hilarious response about going to the forest and finding a porcupine whose quills can be used on her coif. Charity makes satiric TikToks responding to ignorant comments like these all the time. At the end, she looks into the camera and gives an exasperated, "yeah!"
Baraa Bolat: Preparing Tunisian dishes that cook up some ASMR tingles
Glass bowls ring out as a package of walnuts tumbles into them. A knife delicately slices through a ripe watermelon. This is how Baraa Bolat, a Tunisian creator based in Austria, strives to trigger an autonomous sensory meridian response, or ASMR as most people know it – that tingling euphoric sensation you sometimes get down the back of your neck and spine. Bolat records her exploits in food prep while striking her signature pose – head bent at an angle over the food she's preparing. While Bolat isn't the first to do ASMR cooking videos, she is one of the most popular on TikTok. And if the sounds of her themselves don't give you ASMR, her food masterpieces – like chocolate-covered peanut butter and nut-stuffed medjool dates – will surely make you drool.
Shina Novalinga: an Inuit influencer from Canada who lets her eyebrows do the talking
A celeb from last year's Goats and Soda list makes her triumphant return in our 2022 TikTok round up. Inuit creator Shina Novalinga throat sings, eats traditional foods and shows what life is like for the modern Inuit people – often while sharing the stage with her mom. Last year, Novalinga gained a lot of attention for describing the facial tattoos she got as she embraced her Inuit identity. And it's not hard to see why Novalinga — and her mom — are still so popular in 2022. Just look at how wholesome they are in this TikTok where they show how Inuits raise eyebrows to say "yes" and scrunch their face up to say "no."
Bad Bunny: Billboard's Number 1 artist of 2022 takes on TikTok
"Tú no ere' bebecita. Tú ere' bebesota." Those lyrics must have found their way into every pair of headphones and party this year. Bad Bunny – the sobriquet of Puerto Rican reggaeton sensation Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio — was everywhere on TikTok this year. Often he just sings while staring straight into the camera (although he does also jam in a bar to his hit La Jumpa). And along the way he's garnered 30 million TikTok followers. And sure it's a huge accomplishment to be the first artist to get a Grammy Album of the Year nomination for an album recorded in Spanish, it's equally impressive that in 2022 he was named Tiktok's number 1 breakthrough star. The only question is how will Bad Bunny hop to greater TikTok heights in 2023?
Iranian women protest Mahsa Amini's death by cutting their hair
Our final shout out is sobering – proof that TikTok has a serious side. This TikTok shows a series of Iranians cutting their hair in solidarity following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in custody in September after being detained by Iran's morality police for allegedly wearing her hijab inappropriately. Eyewitnesses and family members asserted that she was beaten by police, who denied this allegation. Note: There is one expletive used in this TikTok.
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