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Stefanie Lindquist, Arizona State University
(THE CONVERSATION) The criminal referral of Donald Trump to the Department of Justice by a House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack is largely symbolic – the panel itself has no power to prosecute any individual.
Nonetheless, the recommendation that Trump be investigated for four potential crimes – obstructing an official proceeding; conspiracy to defraud the United States; conspiracy to make a false statement; and inciting, assisting or aiding or comforting an insurrection – raises the prospect of an indictment, or even a conviction, of the former president.
It also poses serious ethical questions, given that Trump has already announced a 2024 run for the presidency, especially in regards to the referral over his alleged inciting or assisting an insurrection. Indeed, a Department of Justice investigation over Trump’s activities during the insurrection is already under way.
But would an indictment – or even a felony conviction – prevent a presidential candidate from running or serving in office?
The short answer is no. Here’s why:
The U.S. Constitution specifies in clear language the qualifications required to hold the office of the presidency. In Section 1, Clause 5 of Article II, it states: “No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall any Person be eligible to that Office who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty five Years, and been fourteen Years a Resident within the United States.”
These three requirements – natural-born citizenship, age and residency – are the only specifications set forth in the United States’ founding document.
Congress has ‘no power to alter’
Furthermore, the Supreme Court has made clear that constitutionally prescribed qualifications to hold federal office may not be altered or supplemented by either the U.S. Congress or any of the states.
Justices clarified the court’s position in their 1969 Powell v. McCormack ruling. The case followed the adoption of a resolution by the House of Representatives barring pastor and New York politician Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. from taking his seat in the 90th Congress.
The resolution was not based on Powell’s failure to meet the age, citizenship and residency requirements for House members set forth in the Constitution. Rather, the House found that Powell had diverted congressional funds and made false reports about certain currency transactions.
When Powell sued to take his seat, the Supreme Court invalidated the House’s resolution on grounds that it added to the constitutionally specified qualifications for Powell to hold office. In the majority opinion, the court held that: “Congress has no power to alter the qualifications in the text of the Constitution.”
For the same reason, no limitation could now be placed on Trump’s candidacy. Nor could he be barred from taking office if he were to be indicted or even convicted.
But in case of insurrection …
The Constitution includes no qualification regarding those conditions – with one significant exception. Section 3 of the 14th Amendment disqualifies any person from holding federal office “who, having previously taken an oath … to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof.”
The reason why this matters is the Department of Justice is currently investigating Trump for his activities related to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol. And one of the four criminal referrals made by the Jan. 6 House committee was over Trump’s alleged role in inciting, assisting or aiding and comforting an insurrection.
Under the provisions of the 14th Amendment, Congress is authorized to pass laws to enforce its provisions. And in February 2021, one Democratic Congressman proposed House Bill 1405, providing for a “cause of action to remove and bar from holding office certain individuals who engage in insurrection or rebellion against the United States.”
Even in the event of Trump being found to have participated “in insurrection or rebellion,” he might conceivably argue that he is exempt from Section 3 for a number of reasons. The 14th Amendment does not specifically refer to the presidency and it is not “self-executing” – that is, it needs subsequent legislation to enforce it. Trump could also point to the fact that Congress enacted an Amnesty Act in 1872 that lifted the ban on office holding for officials from many former Confederate states.
He might also argue that his activities on and before Jan. 6 did not constitute an “insurrection” as it is understood by the wording of the amendment. There are few judicial precedents that interpret Section 3, and as such its application in modern times remains unclear. So even if House Bill 1405 were adopted, it is not clear whether it would be enough to disqualify Trump from serving as president again.
Running from behind bars
Even in the case of conviction and incarceration, a presidential candidate would not be prevented from continuing their campaign – even if, as a felon, they might not be able to vote for themselves.
History is dotted with instances of candidates for federal office running – and even being elected – while in prison. As early as 1798 – some 79 years before the 14th Amendment – House member Matthew Lyon was elected to Congress from a prison cell, where he was serving a sentence for sedition for speaking out against the Federalist Adams administration.
Eugene Debs, founder of the Socialist Party of America, ran for president in 1920 while serving a prison sentence for sedition. Although he lost the election, he nevertheless won 913,693 votes. Debs promised to pardon himself if he were elected.
And controversial politician and conspiracy theorist Lyndon Larouche also ran for president from a jail cell in 1992.
A prison cell as the Oval Office?
Several provisions within the Constitution offer alternatives that could be used to disqualify a president under indictment or in prison.
The 25th Amendment allows the vice president and a majority of the cabinet to suspend the president from office if they conclude that the president is incapable of fulfilling his duties.
The amendment states that the removal process may be invoked “if the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office.”
It was proposed and ratified to address what would happen should a president be incapacitated due to health issues. But the language is broad and some legal scholars believe it could be invoked if someone is deemed incapacitated or incapable for other reasons, such as incarceration.
To be sure, a president behind bars could challenge the conclusion that he or she was incapable from discharging the duties simply because they were in prison.
But ultimately the amendment leaves any such dispute to Congress to decide, and it may suspend the President from office by a two-thirds vote.
Indeed, it is not clear that a president could not effectively execute the duties of office from prison, since the Constitution imposes no requirements that the executive appear in any specific location. The jail cell could, theoretically, serve as the new Oval Office. Of course, managing a presidency from a prison cell would in itself raise myriad issues in regards the handling of sensitive or classified documents.
Finally, if Trump were convicted and yet prevail in his quest for the presidency in 2024, Congress might choose to impeach him and remove him from office. Article II, Section 4 of the Constitution allows impeachment for “treason, bribery, and high crimes and misdemeanors.”
Whether that language would apply to Trump for indictments or convictions arising from his previous term or business dealings outside of office would be a question for Congress to decide. The precise meaning of “high crimes and misdemeanors” is unclear, and the courts are unlikely to second-guess the House in bringing an impeachment proceeding. For sure, impeachment would remain an option – but it might be an unlikely one if Republicans maintained their majority in the House in 2024 and 2026.
Editor’s note: This is an updated version of an article originally published on Nov. 16, 2022.
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear reported six flu-related pediatric deaths Monday as health officials warn that Kentucky is on pace for its worst influenza season in at least a decade.
Beshear encouraged Kentuckians to get vaccinated against the flu. None of the children who died in the current influenza season received a flu shot, according to the Department for Public Health.
The flu-related pediatric deaths included three in the past week, Beshear's office said in a news release. The death toll already meets Kentucky's prior record for the highest number of pediatric influenza deaths in a single flu season, it said. The prior record was established during the 2019-2020 flu season, when six children died of influenza, it said.
“This is a milestone we did not want to cross, and our prayers are with each of these families as they mourn the loss of their loved one,” Beshear said.
Dr. Steven Stack, commissioner of the Department for Public Health, said the current flu season is on track to be Kentucky's worst in at least 10 years.
“The flu vaccine is the single best way to protect you and your loved ones against the flu and reduces the risk of becoming dangerously ill or spreading disease,” he said. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Kentucky-on-track-for-worst-flu-season-in-at-17665134.php | 2022-12-19T23:15:47 | en | 0.981548 |
CARROLLTON, Miss. (AP) — The owner of five now-deceased pit bulls has been arrested after the dogs mauled a Mississippi man, who had to be airlifted to the hospital for severe injuries.
Police in Caroll County, located in the Mississippi Delta, charged the 44-year-old man on Saturday with five counts of simple assault by negligence and five counts of violating the county’s pit bull ordinance. He owned a pack of pit bulls that attacked Ivan Bubba Rawles III, a lineman for Delta Electric, after the electrician finished a service call.
Rawles suffered deep lacerations and lost a large amount of blood, police said. He was transported to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson by helicopter and underwent “several hours of surgery.” He is expected to make a full recovery, WLBT-TV reported.
Rawles encountered the dogs after his vehicle became stuck as he attempted to leave a house where he had been working. He exited his vehicle and was walking back toward the home when the pit bulls attacked him. A man inside the home shot and killed one of the dogs in an attempt to scare away the rest.
The owner of the dogs later had the four remaining dogs put down. He was released after posting $5,000 bail, the news station reported. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Mississippi-man-arrested-after-pit-bulls-maul-17665060.php | 2022-12-19T23:15:53 | en | 0.986999 |
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.
Just last month, the Navy grappled with another similar suicide spike. Four sailors died by suicide between Oct. 30 and Nov. 26 at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center in Norfolk. The Navy is also looking into whether those four were connected.
All four of the service members were assigned to limited duty at the shore command for various medical-related reasons, according to Navy officials who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the investigation.
So far this year, 63 active-duty sailors and seven in the Reserves died by suicide year as of Dec. 6, according to Navy statistics. That is an increase over the total for last year, which was 59, and nearly as many as the 65 in 2020. One reservist and eight of the active-duty suicides in 2022 were in November. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Navy-finds-no-link-in-series-of-suicides-by-17665135.php | 2022-12-19T23:15:59 | en | 0.987279 |
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey lawmakers gave final approval Monday to legislation overhauling rules to get a firearm carry permit after this summer's U.S. Supreme Court ruling expanded gun rights.
The Democrat-led Senate passed the measure in what is scheduled to be the last voting session of the year, sending the legislation to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy. He has said he planned to sign it into law.
Republicans opposed the measure, raising questions about its constitutionality and gun rights advocates predicted it wouldn't pass constitutional muster.
“The 2nd Amendment cannot be ignored because New Jersey's majority party does not like it,” GOP state Sen. Ed Durr said during a debate on the chamber's floor. No Democrats spoke in favor of the measure on Monday, but earlier they said they believed the measure is constitutional.
The legislation scraps New Jersey's current requirement that those seeking a permit to carry a firearm show “justifiable need” and be of “good character" to reflect the Supreme Court's June ruling.
Other changes in the legislation include disqualifications for those who've been confined over their mental health, people who have had restraining orders as any “fugitive from justice.”
The measure calls for the end of a paper permitting system that used quadruplicate documents to register applicants. It also would establish a yet-to-be created online gun sales portal.
It increases from three to four the number of endorsements from non-family members in order to get a permit. They would also have to be interviewed by law enforcement officials as well.
The measure also boosts training requirements, calling for online, in-person classroom and target shooting instruction. And it would require permit carriers to carry liability insurance.
It bars people from carrying in many public places, including state buildings, schools, polling places, child-care facilities, publicly owned parks and beaches, as wells concert venues and bars.
New Jersey requires permits to both purchase as well as carry firearms. Purchase permits for handguns would go from $2 to $25 under the measure. For other firearms, the rate goes from $5 to $50. The measure calls for a $200 fee for a carrier's permits. Current applications list a $50 fee. The increased fee would permit local governments to keep $150 for the cost of processing, with the remainder slated for the state's office of crime victim's compensation.
Scott Bach, the head of the Association of New Jersey Rifle and Pistol Clubs, predicted Monday the bill would “go down in flames" and amounted to a “big middle finger” to the Supreme Court. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/New-Jersey-lawmakers-pass-gun-carry-legislation-17665133.php | 2022-12-19T23:16:05 | en | 0.968861 |
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico and others are suing the city of Albuquerque to stop officials in the state’s largest city from destroying homeless encampments and jailing and fining people who are living on the street.
The lawsuit filed Monday accuses the city of violating the civil rights of what advocates describe as Albuquerque’s most vulnerable population.
Lawyers for the ACLU, the New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty and a group of homeless plaintiffs contend that Albuquerque has initiated a campaign in which city personnel is hounding and harassing the homeless.
The complaint blames the city's own policies for causing a housing shortage, along with escalating home prices that have put ownership out of reach and have resulted in more pressure on the rental market. They also point to the trend of institutional investors buying single-family homes and renting them at sky-high rates.
“The lack of affordable housing and adequately paid employment in Albuquerque has not only caused precariously housed individuals and families to lose their housing, but it has also presented a barrier for currently unhoused people to exit homelessness," the lawsuit states.
The lawyers also acknowledge that mental illness, disabilities or substance abuse can be contributing factors to some people’s homelessness, but that the city simply doesn't have enough beds or shelters to accommodate the growing population.
Democratic Mayor Tim Keller's office did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment on the lawsuit.
The ACLU is fighting similar actions in Arizona, where a federal judge last week temporarily halted Phoenix from conducting sweeps of a huge homeless encampment downtown.
In Albuquerque, the mayor's office has struggled to address the complaints of residents about homeless encampments taking over public parks and about aggressive panhandling. The city plans to develop a multimillion-dollar center on Albuquerque's south side where the homeless can seek services but the number of beds will meet only a fraction of the need.
Those without a place to go also have complained that the city's emergency housing shelter in a remote area west of Albuquerque is dangerous, unsanitary and infested with black mold.
According to the lawsuit, the shelter — which is able to house as many as 450 people — lacks working fire hydrants, does not meet fire safety and building codes, and has no means of sanitizing sheets, blankets or bedding to rid them of bed bugs and parasites.
Many of those at the shelter also have mental illness and behavioral health disabilities, and the advocates say mental health therapy is not provided there.
The lawsuit also detailed a homeless community of about 120 people that set up camp in Coronado Park, a city park north of downtown along a busy interstate. City workers began clearing the park of tents and belongings earlier this summer, making for what the plaintiffs described as a chaotic scene.
“Because the city lacks adequate shelter space and because even the available shelter space is not a viable option for some people, the people evicted from Coronado Park had nowhere to go," the lawsuit states. “People have looked for other locations, but the city continues to sweep unhoused people from wherever they land, making it impossible for people to settle anywhere.”
The New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness estimates the number of New Mexicans experiencing homelessness statewide is between 15,000 and 20,000. That includes those staying in shelters or outdoors and those who are temporarily living with others, living in unsafe housing conditions, sleeping in cars or staying in motels.
Maria Martinez Sanchez, legal director at ACLU-NM, said laws that criminalize people experiencing homelessness make it harder for them to find housing and jobs because even misdemeanor convictions can make someone ineligible for subsidized housing.
“Criminalizing homelessness does nothing to address its root causes. In fact, it exacerbates the problem," she said. "We know the solution — affordable housing. The city just needs to find the will and the courage to make it happen.” | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/New-Mexico-city-sued-for-hounding-harassing-the-17665173.php | 2022-12-19T23:16:11 | en | 0.965217 |
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Eight people were killed and three injured Monday in an attack by gunmen on an Iraqi village previously held by the Islamic State extremist group, officials said.
The attack took place in the village of Albu Bali northwest of Fallujah in Iraq.
Uday al-Khadran, commissioner of the al-Khalis district where the attack occurred said “a group of terrorists riding motorcycles” had attacked the village at around 8:30 p.m. and that dozens of residents, some of them unarmed, had rushed to confront the attackers, the official Iraqi News Agency reported.
Security forces are searching for those responsible, he said.
The violence came a day after an explosive device went off in northern Iraq, killing at least nine members of the Iraqi federal police force who were on patrol. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack in the village of Ali al-Sultan in the Riyadh district of the province of Kirkuk.
On Wednesday, three Iraqi soldiers were killed when a bomb exploded during a security operation in the Tarmiyah district, north of Baghdad. Among the dead was the commander of the 59th Infantry Brigade.
No one claimed responsibility for that attack either, but remnants of the militant Islamic State group are active in the area and have claimed similar attacks in Iraq in the past. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Official-8-killed-in-attack-by-gunmen-on-an-17665091.php | 2022-12-19T23:16:25 | en | 0.983809 |
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Shirley Ann Watts, a former art student and prominent breeder of Arabian horses who met drummer Charlie Watts well before he joined the Rolling Stones and with him formed one of rock's most enduring marriages, has died. She was 84.
"Shirley died peacefully on Friday 16th December in Devon after a short illness surrounded by her family," her family announced Monday. The Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood was among those mourning her.
“We will miss you so much, but take comfort that you are reunited with your beloved Charlie,” Wood wrote on Facebook.
While Wood, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards all have had multiple wives and girlfriends, Charlie and Shirley Watts remained together for more than 50 years, until Charlie died in 2021. Their only known crisis happened in the mid-1980s, when Charlie Watts struggled with heroin addiction, a time he would later say nearly cost him his marriage. He was otherwise regarded as so devoted to his wife, and daughter Seraphina, that journalists essentially left him alone.
“I’ve always wanted to be a drummer (and) as long as it’s comfortable with my wife, I’ll continue to do it,” he told Rolling Stone magazine in 1996.
When Charlie wasn't touring or recording, he and his family lived on a 600-acre, 16th century estate in Devon, where they were better known for their Polish Arabian horses and for rescuing animals than for the drummer's singular place in rock history. Stories about the Watts were as likely to appear in Arabian Horse World as they were in a music publication.
According to Charlie, his wife had warm relations with Jagger and Richards and, unlike him, would play the Stones' music around the house. But Shirley herself expressed ambivalent feelings, telling Vanity Fair in 1989 that the band's drug use affected her life “very, very deeply” and that she otherwise had little use for the rock star world.
“It was quite appalling being pitched into the life of the Rolling Stones,” she said. “I really got lost for about 25 years and I’ve never been able to cope with it. There’s been lots of anger, much of it very, very deep. I like the people in the group — up to a point. But I’ve always hated the way rock music and its world treat women and particularly the Rolling Stones’ attitude. There is no respect.”
Shirley Ann Shepherd was born in London in 1938 and was studying sculpture at the Royal College of Art in the early '60s when she first saw her future husband, who at the time was part of the emerging blues and jazz scene in England that also included Jagger and Richards. They were already dating when Watts joined the Stones early in 1963, and married the following year, just as the band had established itself as second only to the Beatles in local popularity.
“She was so funny and clever, and she had the most infectious laugh you’d ever heard,” Charlie Watts said of her when interviewed by The Guardian in 2000. “And I loved the world she was in, the world of art and sculpting. I just admired Shirley very, very much.”
The biggest scandal about their marriage was their decision to get married. Rock star weddings were considered bad business at the time, a turnoff to young female fans — the Beatles' John Lennon was among those who hedged when reporters asked him about his domestic life.
Without informing the other Stones, the Watts married in Bradford and had a quiet lunch at a nearby pub. According to Paul Sexton's “Charlie's Good Tonight,” a 2022 biography of the late drummer written with his family's cooperation, Charlie Watts initially denied reports that he was married, telling the Daily Express that “it would do a great deal of harm to my career if the story got around.” But Shirley happily confirmed the news, saying they could not “bear to live separately any longer.”
Neither Charlie nor Shirley liked drawing attention to themselves, but at times they did so anyway. Shirley Watts was arrested at the Nice airport in 1971 for attacking customs officials after they had reportedly singled out her husband for attention. In 2016, she threatened to sue Polish government officials over the alleged mistreatment of two Arabian mares at a state-run farm.
Shirley Watts also endured a battle with alcoholism, one she helped overcome by hours of sculpting horses and dogs. The Watts’ shared interest in horses grew from collecting figurines to raising hundreds of Arab horses, a passion that began after Charlie purchased a part-bred stallion for his wife.
“I much prefer my life here with the horses. I love the hunt. The sense of power one gets on a horse," she told Vanity Fair. "It’s a very primeval instinct. When you hear the hounds — they call it the music — when you hear the hounds’ music, it’s bloodcurdling it’s so thrilling. And it affects both you and the horse. There’s nothing like it. It’s dangerous. It’s exciting.”
She added, with a laugh, “It sounds rather like a rock ‘n’ roll concert.” | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/Shirley-Watts-widow-of-drummer-Charlie-Watts-17664728.php | 2022-12-19T23:16:31 | en | 0.987669 |
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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.
The order by Roberts means the high-profile case that has drawn intense scrutiny will go down to the wire.
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. | https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/States-appeal-to-Supreme-Court-to-keep-17665004.php | 2022-12-19T23:16:37 | en | 0.975172 |
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Two soldiers were injured by Israeli airstrikes in the vicinity of the Syrian capital of Damascus early Tuesday, the first such attack in more than a month, a Syrian military statement reported.
In addition to the injuries, the strikes caused some “material losses,” the statement said without elaboration, noting that Syrian air defenses had intercepted and shot down a number of missiles.
The last reported Israeli attack in Syria was on Nov. 13 and killed two Syrian soldiers and wounded three others when airstrikes hit an airbase in the province of Homs.
Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes on targets inside government-controlled parts of Syria in recent years, but it rarely acknowledges or discusses specific operations.
Israeli leaders have in the past acknowledged striking targets in Syria and elsewhere in what it says is a campaign to thwart Iranian attempts to smuggle weapons to proxies such as Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group or to destroy weapons caches
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Texas man pleaded guilty Monday to participating in a romance scam that bilked a Missouri woman out of $1.2 million, federal prosecutors said.
Rotimi Oladimeji, 37, pleaded guilty to two counts of mail fraud, two counts of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud.
As part of his plea, Oladimeji admitted that he and others persuaded a St. Louis woman to send money to a man she was communicating with online. who claimed to be a Belgian national living in St. Louis.
The scammers claimed the man needed money because he was not being allowed to leave the United Arab Emirates, where he had gone for a business deal.
The victim sent or attempted to send $931,000 to her scammers, prosecutors said. She also sent about $314,000 to two men in Texas who were given the funds in exchange for a cut of the money, according to the plea.
Homeland Security agents who stopped Oladimeji in Atlanta in February 2021 found text messages between him and the victim on his phones.
Oladimeji is scheduled to be sentenced in March 23.
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(THE CONVERSATION) After 18 months investigating, the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol held its final public meeting on Dec. 19, 2022. The panel recommended that the U.S. Department of Justice bring criminal charges against former President Donald Trump for his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.
The House committee recommended that the Justice Department pursue four main charges against Trump – obstruction of an official proceeding, conspiracy to defraud the U.S., conspiracy to make a false statement and inciting or assisting an insurrection. The committee also recommended that the House Ethics Committee sanction four Republican members of Congress who refused the committee’s subpoena requests to provide information about the events of Jan. 6.
But what does that all mean? The Conversation asked Margaret Russell, professor of constitutional law at Santa Clara University, to help explain why these recommended charges are important, where they fall short – and what could come next.
1. What are the biggest takeaways from these referrals?
People have wondered whether the proceedings would have any strong result. Now it is clear that the committee does not see these proceedings as primarily about making a historical record. They have done more than that.
One big takeaway is that Trump is at the top of the pile. When the proceedings began it was not clear – though many people suspected and alleged – how much he knew, when he knew it, what he said before Jan. 6, what he knew and said before the election’s certification, and whether he knew he really had not won the election. It is now clear Trump was the architect of most of this conspiracy – and the committee is urging specific accountability for him and other people who played a part in it.
It is also interesting to think about the committee urging criminal prosecution. It really means it reached the brink. This bipartisan committee, which comprised seven Democrats and two Republicans, decided unanimously that backing away from criminal charges would be a dereliction of its duty to recommend, based on what it has found. Committee members are not telling the Department of Justice what it has to do – they can’t. But in their investigatory role they concluded that in order for there to be accountability, they needed to recommend charges.
2. Do these referrals have any legal teeth?
The magnitude of these recommended charges, particularly the insurrection one, is unprecedented. Rather than saying they don’t have legal teeth, I think they certainly have very strong teeth in the sense of urging the Department of Justice to make sure that there is accountability. Accountability is a word that jumped out to me in committee members’ statements on Dec. 19 – there must be accountability, even though this committee, of course, cannot force the Department of Justice to do anything.
The charges, of trying to overthrow the government, essentially, go right to the heart of the Constitution. There is no historical precedent for this. The Justice Department’s determination to pursue the referrals would depend on the validity of the House commitee’s findings. And since the department has been doing its own investigation of Trump, it wouldn’t be starting from ground zero. The committee’s work could be added to what it has.
3. Will the new GOP Congress have any say in these referrals?
Now that the report has been handed over and the referrals made, I would imagine the Department of Justice will start considering it. And, so, when there is a difference in leadership of the House there won’t be any way to undo it. The House can conduct its own investigations, but it cannot stop the Department of Justice and it cannot undo this report and its recommendations. Attorney General Merrick Garland has clearly sent a message that the department he runs is not influenced by outside factors. And he has tried to insulate any prosecutions from accusations of political influence by appointing a special counsel to oversee the Trump investigations.
4. Were lawmakers who ignored the subpoenas legally required to obey the committee’s request for testimony?
I think the answer is yes. The Constitution (Article I, Section 5) states that each chamber makes its own rules that bind its members. The Supreme Court has underscored this constitutional power as well as the legal legitimacy of the congressional subpoena. The consequences of ignoring a congressional subpoena might ultimately wind up within the purview of the Ethics Committee, but there are consequences.
5. Does the House committee’s report increase the likelihood that Trump will be charged?
I think it makes a strong argument in the public sphere for the prosecution of Trump, which is what a lot of people have been waiting for. It doesn’t guarantee a prosecution, but it spells out, I think meticulously, why Trump is included in this and at the forefront.
The House committee’s message of accountability – that if the nation is to consider itself to be a democracy that works there must be accountability for Trump and others – was made very powerfully. As committee member Adam Schiff said on Dec. 19, “I think the day we start giving passes to presidents or former presidents or people of power or influence is the day we can say that this was the beginning of the end of our democracy.”
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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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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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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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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers have released veteran wide receiver Sammy Watkins in advance of their Monday night game with the Los Angeles Rams.
Watkins had 13 receptions for 206 yards and no touchdowns in his lone season with the Packers. He hadn’t caught a single pass since Nov. 13, when he had three receptions for 47 yards in a 31-28 overtime victory over the Dallas Cowboys.
Green Bay also signed running back Patrick Taylor to the active roster from their practice squad on Monday.
The Packers (5-8) signed Watkins in the offseason as they attempted to restock at the receiver position following the trade of two-time All-Pro wideout Davante Adams to the Las Vegas Raiders. Watkins, the No. 4 overall pick in the 2014 draft, had played for the Los Angeles Rams in 2017 when Packers coach Matt LaFleur was that team’s offensive coordinator.
Watkins, 29, caught three passes for 93 yards in a Sept. 18 victory over the Chicago Bears. But he missed the Packers’ next four games with a hamstring injury and hasn’t been productive since coming back.
In seven games since his return, Watkins has totaled seven catches for 95 yards. He hadn’t caught any passes in Green Bay’s past three games and played a total of 11 snaps on offense over the Packers’ past two games.
Injuries have limited Watkins’ effectiveness since his career got off to a promising start.
Watkins caught 65 passes for 982 yards and six touchdowns as a rookie, and he followed that up with 60 receptions for 1,047 yards and nine touchdowns in 2015.
But he has exceeded 600 yards receiving just once in the seven seasons since. He hasn’t caught more than three touchdown passes in a season since 2017.
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Patti's long journey at Pittsburgh could end with one more unlikely start. The senior quarterback is in the mix to play when the Panthers (8-4) take on No. 18 UCLA (9-3) in the Sun Bowl because Kedon Slovis entered the transfer portal.
Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi said Monday that he is holding an open competition between Patti and freshman Nate Yarnell, who started in a victory over Western Michigan in September when both Slovis and Patti were out with injuries.
“Based on today’s practice, they will do it daily, but Nick Patti was on fire today,” Narduzzi said. “So, off of today, it’s Nick Patti. We’ll see what happens tomorrow.”
Patti started the Peach Bowl last year for Pitt after Heisman Trophy finalist Kenny Pickett opted out and completed 2 of 5 passes before leaving with a broken collarbone in the first quarter of what ended up being a loss to Michigan State.
Narduzzi did not go into details about the specifics around Slovis' departure. Slovis, a USC transfer, completed just 59% of his passes with 10 touchdowns and nine interceptions.
Narduzzi said he didn't consider going away from Slovis, whose numbers dipped in the second half of the season as Pitt became a more run-first team behind running back Israel Abanikanda.
“I love Kedon,” Narduzzi said. "Kedon is a great kid and did a nice job for us. He helped us in winning eight football games. I believe that at that point he was the best quarterback to lead our 2022 season.”
Who will be the best quarterback to lead the Panthers in 2023 is uncertain. Pittsburgh native Phil Jurkovec is transferring back home after spending time at Notre Dame and Boston College. Christian Veilleux, a backup at Penn State, is also transferring to Pitt.
Narduzzi declined to answer questions about either player, citing NCAA rules that won't allow him to comment on incoming players until the signing period opens Wednesday.
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The maker of the popular Fortnite video game will pay $520 million in penalties and refunds to settle complaints revolving around children's privacy and its payment methods that tricked players into making unintended purchases, U.S. federal regulators said Monday.
The Federal Trade Commission reached the settlements to resolve two cases against Epic Games Inc., which has parlayed Fortnite's success in the past five years to become a video game powerhouse.
The $520 million covered in the settlement consists of $245 million in customer refunds and a $275 million fine for collecting personal information on Fortnite players under the age of 13 without informing their parents or getting their consent. It's the biggest penalty ever imposed for breaking an FTC rule.
"Epic used privacy-invasive default settings and deceptive interfaces that tricked Fortnite users, including teenagers and children," FTC Chair Lina Khan said in a statement.
Even before the settlement was announced, Epic said in a statement it had already rolled out a series of changes "to ensure our ecosystem meets the expectations of our players and regulators, which we hope will be a helpful guide for others in our industry." The Cary, North Carolina, company also asserted that it no longer engages in the practices flagged by the FTC.
The $245 million in customer refunds will go to players who fell victim to so-called "dark patterns" and billing practices. Dark patterns are deceptive online techniques used to nudge users into doing things they didn't intend to do.
In this case, "Fortnite's counterintuitive, inconsistent, and confusing button configuration led players to incur unwanted charges based on the press of a single button," the FTC said.
Players could, for example, be charged while trying to wake the game from sleep mode, while the game was in a loading screen, or by pressing a nearby button when simply trying to preview an item, it said.
"These tactics led to hundreds of millions of dollars in unauthorized charges for consumers," the FTC said.
Epic said it agreed to the FTC settlement because it wants "to be at the forefront of consumer protection and provide the best experience for our players."
"No developer creates a game with the intention of ending up here," Epic said.
During the past two years, Epic also has been locked in a high-profile legal battle with Apple in an attempt to dismantle the barriers protecting the iPhone app store, which has emerged as one of the world's biggest e-commerce hubs during the past 14 years. After Epic introduced a different payment system within its Fortnite app in August 2020, Apple ousted the video from the app store, triggering a lawsuit that went to trial last year.
A federal judge ruled largely in Apple's favor, partly because she embraced the iPhone maker's contention that its exclusive control of the app store helped protect the security and privacy of consumers. The ruling is currently under appeal, with a decision expected at some point next year.
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HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans haven’t been embarrassing in their past two games as they were the previous two.
Still, the improvement hasn’t equaled a win as the Texans (1-12-1) are mired in a nine-game skid, their longest since dropping the final 14 games of the 2013 season.
Houston lost 30-24 in overtime to Kansas City Sunday, a week after a 27-23 defeat by the Cowboys. Those close losses came after lopsided defeats to Miami and Cleveland with Kyle Allen at quarterback after Davis Mills was benched.
“There are some positives to build on,” coach Lovie Smith said. “That’s what I expect the guys to do. I expect them to show up and fight like that throughout. Eventually, you’ve got to get over the hump.”
On Sunday the Chiefs (11-3) got the ball first in overtime but were forced to punt after Patrick Mahomes was sacked by Blake Cashman on third down. Mills fumbled on a scramble on Houston’s first play, and it was recovered by Kansas City’s Willie Gay on the Texans 26.
Jerick McKinnon then dashed untouched into the end zone on the next play to give Kansas City the win and leave Houston without one since beating the Jaguars Oct. 9.
“It’s tough,” said rookie tight end Teagan Quitoriano, who had a TD reception Sunday. “It feels like no matter how hard we try, the football gods are against us. But we’re just going to keep coming to work and come back next week hungry.”
WHAT’S WORKING
The Texans moved their offense well by using a two-quarterback system of Mills and Jeff Driskel for a second straight week. Mills plays a more traditional role in the system and Driskel runs a wildcat-style offense on his snaps.
Mills had 124 yards passing with two touchdowns against the Chiefs. Driskel had just two throws for 8 yards, but the wrinkle seemed to help keep Kansas City’s defense off-balance.
WHAT NEEDS WORK
Houston has done a lot of things well in the past two weeks, but isn’t content with simply improving and must find a way to finish. Smith said he talks often with his players about being able to make the big play when the game is on the line, and he hopes they’ll be able to do that in these last three games.
“At this level moral victories aren’t really a thing,” Driskel said. “We go into every game, expecting to win, thinking we’re going to win the game ... and we just got to figure out a way to do that.”
STOCK UP
Running back Royce Freeman had 11 carries for 51 yards Sunday in his first game of the season. He was promoted from the practice squad Saturday after rookie Dameon Pierce, who led the team with 939 yards rushing, was placed on injured reserve.
STOCK DOWN
Though Mills and Driskel working together has helped improve Houston’s offense, the turnover by Mills in overtime sealed another loss. He’ll have to take better care of the ball for the Texans to end their skid.
INJURIES
WR Brandin Cooks missed a third straight game with a calf injury but could return Sunday. ... WR Nico Collins was out for a second game with a foot injury Sunday.
KEY NUMBER
502 — Houston allowed the Chiefs to pile up 502 yards Sunday. It’s the second time this season the Texans have allowed more than 500 yards after giving up a season-high 517 in a tie with the Colts in their opener.
NEXT STEPS
The Texans will try to end this dreadful season on a positive note as they return to AFC South play for the remainder of the season. They visit Tennessee on Saturday before hosting Jacksonville on New Year’s Day and ending the season at Indianapolis Jan. 8.
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LYON, France (AP) — American businessman John Textor completed his takeover of French soccer club Lyon on Monday.
The sale was initially set for September but was pushed back several times.
Under the deal, Textor’s Eagle Football is acquiring a stake of 77.49% in the club. The agreement with Textor’s Eagle Football Holdings provides for a capital increase of 86 million euros ($90 million).
“After four months of constructive negotiations marked by a common understanding with (president) Jean-Michel Aulas and all our partners, we are proud to reach this exceptional agreement," Textor said.
The American businessman made his fortune in digital media. It’s not the first time Textor has ventured into soccer. He also has stakes in Crystal Palace, Belgian second-division club RWD Molenbeek, and Brazilian team Botafogo.
Lyon’s run of titles from 2001-08 made it the powerhouse of French soccer. But after Bordeaux ended Lyon’s run in 2009, the club’s fortunes dipped.
Lyon finished eighth last season, 25 points behind champion Paris Saint-Germain.
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WFO LOS ANGELES Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, December 20, 2022
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FROST ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA
218 PM PST Mon Dec 19 2022
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM PST
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 32 will result in frost formation.
Isolated temperatures in the mid to upper 20s are possible
through the canyons of the Santa Monica Range.
* WHERE...Santa Clarita Valley, Ojai Valley, Central Ventura
County Valleys, Southeastern Ventura County Valleys, Santa
Monica Mountains and Los Angeles County San Fernando Valley.
* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 AM PST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Frost can damage sensitive plants and harm pets if
left unprotected.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
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WFO BROWNSVILLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Tuesday, December 20, 2022
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RIP CURRENT STATEMENT
Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
424 PM CST Mon Dec 19 2022
...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CST TUESDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents.
For the Coastal Flood Statement, isolated minor coastal
flooding.
* WHERE...Kenedy Island, Willacy Island and Cameron Island
Counties.
* WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through Tuesday
afternoon. For the Coastal Flood Statement, until 1 AM CST
Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Wave run-up may approach the dunes along narrow
beaches. Beach equipment, such as umbrellas and chairs, could
be moved by waves. Vehicles driving along narrow beaches may
experience higher water levels. Elevated water levels may also
occur across the Laguna Madre and South Bay, and along State
Highway 4 west of Boca Chica State Park. Rip currents can
sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Water level at Brazos Santiago Pass has
been running nearly 1.5 feet above astronomical predictions...or
1.1 to 1.2 ft. MHHW. Webcams from South Padre Island confirm
that isolated minor coastal flooding is occurring. This should
continue until astronomical tide amplitudes decrease sharply
after midnight.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Do not drive through flooded roadways.
Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and
float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a
direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the
shore and call or wave for help.
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GREEN BAY, Wis. — With rookie standout Romeo Doubs returning to the lineup, the Green Bay Packers have opted to cut veteran wide receiver Sammy Watkins, whose usage has steadily declined over the course of this season.
As announced by the team on Monday afternoon, Watkins was released to make room on the active roster for running back Patrick Taylor. Watkins caught 13 passes on the year for a total of 206 receiving yards. The 29-year-old wasn’t a very crucial member of the team, recording only 11 snaps in the last two games.
Watkins has been on three teams in three seasons, largely due to his shaky injury history. His best season came in his second year as a pro, when he posted 1,047 receiving yards and nine touchdowns as a member of the Buffalo Bills. He has only appeared in more than 10 games in a season three other times since 2015.
Moving on from Watkins opens room for Doubs, who suffered a high ankle sprain in Week 9 against the Detroit Lions, bringing an impressive start to the year to a halt. With Doubs suiting up for Monday Night Football against the Los Angeles Rams, the Packers offense has all of its top weapons healthy and active for the first time in weeks.
Keep up with WTMJ’s Greg Matzek, who is live from Green Bay with the Tundra Trio as part of Green Bay Gameday.
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- Wisconsin braces for potential blizzard leading into Christmas
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- Racine County assault suspect allegedly attacked 2 victims with a brick, drove truck into patrol car
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WFO PENDLETON Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, December 19, 2022
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WINTER STORM WATCH
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
218 PM PST Mon Dec 19 2022
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
PST WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 10 to
18 inches along the crest and 4 to 8 inches elsewhere.
* WHERE...East Slopes of the Washington Cascades.
* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 4 AM PST Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous
conditions could impact travel along I-90 west of Ellensburg and
over the Cascades.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency.
The latest road conditions can be obtained by calling 5 1 1, or
by visiting online at https://tripcheck.com for Oregon or
https://wsdot.com/travel for Washington.
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 8 to 12
inches.
* WHERE...In Oregon, Northern Blue Mountains of Oregon. In
Washington, Northwest Blue Mountains.
* WHEN...From 4 AM Tuesday to 10 AM PST Wednesday.
conditions could impact the morning or evening commute.
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 10 AM
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM
PST FRIDAY...
* WHAT...For the Winter Weather Advisory, snow expected. Total
snow accumulations of 2 to 3 inches. For the Wind Chill
Advisory, very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as
20 below zero.
* WHERE...Foothills of the Blue Mountains of Washington.
* WHEN...For the Winter Weather Advisory, from 4 PM Tuesday to
10 AM PST Wednesday. For the Wind Chill Advisory, from 10 PM
Wednesday to 10 AM PST Friday.
conditions could impact the morning or evening commute. The cold
wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little
as 30 minutes.
Slow down and use caution while traveling.
Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves.
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 20
below zero.
* WHERE...Portions of central, north central and northeast
Oregon and central and south central Washington.
* WHEN...From 10 PM Wednesday to 10 AM PST Friday.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed
skin in as little as 30 minutes.
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WFO PORTLAND Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Wednesday, December 21, 2022
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WINTER STORM WARNING
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Portland OR
211 PM PST Mon Dec 19 2022
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
PST TUESDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 10 to 18
inches, with heaviest amounts above 3000 feet.
* WHERE...South Washington Cascades.
* WHEN...From noon Tuesday to midnight PST Tuesday night.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency.
For the latest road conditions call 5 1 1, or visit
for Oregon: https://www.tripcheck.com
and for Washington: https://wsdot.com/travel/real-time/map
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WFO SEATTLE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, December 19, 2022
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WINTER STORM WATCH
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Seattle WA
231 PM PST Mon Dec 19 2022
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM
PST TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 8
inches.
* WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Washington.
* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 7 PM PST Tuesday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A transition to rain is possible across
King County late tonight into Tuesday morning.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency.
For the latest road conditions in Washington state, call 5 1 1.
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 PM PST TUESDAY...
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of up to 3
* WHERE...Tacoma and vicinity, including Vaughn, Gig Harbor, Fox
Island, Anderson Island, DuPont, Puyallup, and Spanaway.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous
conditions could impact the morning or evening commute.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A rain or rain to snow mix is possible
during this period.
Slow down and use caution while traveling.
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
PST WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 5 to 18
inches. Heaviest amounts over Snoqualmie and Stevens Pass.
* WHERE...Olympic mountains and valleys, including Hurricane
Ridge, Amanda Park, and Quinault, Cascade mountains and
valleys of Snohomish and King Counties, including Darrington,
Index, Skykomish, Stevens Pass, and Snoqualmie Pass and
Cascade mountains and valleys of Pierce and Lewis Counties,
including the Crystal Mountain Ski Area, Paradise on Mount
Rainier, Ashford, Randle, and Packwood.
* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 4 AM PST Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on very difficult travel.
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 12
* WHERE...Cascade mountains and valleys of Whatcom and Skagit
Counties, including Maple Falls, the Mount Baker Ski Area,
Newhalem, Lyman, and Concrete.
* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 4 PM PST Tuesday.
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of up to 2
* WHERE...Lowlands of Thurston, western Lewis, and far southeast
Mason Counties, including Harstine Island, Olympia, Centralia,
and Toledo and Far southwest Mason County and the interior
lowlands of Grays Harbor County, including Matlock, McCleary,
and Montesano.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A rain or rain to snow mix is likely during
this period.
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WFO SPOKANE Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, December 19, 2022
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WINTER STORM WATCH
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Spokane WA
207 PM PST Mon Dec 19 2022
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
PST WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 10
and 18 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. Periods of
snowfall rates over 1 inch per hour likely.
* WHERE...Holden Village, Stehekin, and Stevens Pass.
* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 4 AM PST Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions
could impact the commute Tuesday morning and evening.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in
your vehicle in case of an emergency. The latest road conditions for
the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO NOON PST
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 5 and
10 inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph.
* WHERE...Mountain Road, Anatone, Cloverland Road, and Peola.
* WHEN...From 4 AM Tuesday to Noon PST Wednesday.
could impact the Tuesday evening commute.
Periods of moderate to heavy snow will be possible Tuesday evening
and night impacting the Tuesday evening commute.
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM PST
...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...For the Winter Storm Warning, heavy snow expected. Total
snow accumulations between 4 and 8 inches. For the Wind Chill
Watch, dangerously cold wind chills possible. Wind chills as low
as 30 below zero.
* WHERE...Pullman, Oakesdale, Potlatch, Plummer, Genesee, Colfax,
Uniontown, Tekoa, Moscow, La Crosse, and Rosalia.
* WHEN...For the Winter Storm Warning, from 4 AM Tuesday to 7 AM PST
Wednesday. For the Wind Chill Watch, from late Tuesday night
through late Thursday night.
* IMPACTS...Wind chill values may fall to extremely dangerous
levels. Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely
become slick and hazardous. Travel could be very difficult. The
hazardous conditions could impact the Tuesday evening commute. The
dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin
in as little as 30 minutes.
Periods of moderate to heavy snow Tuesday and Tuesday night
impacting the Tuesday evening commute.
Keep pets indoors as much as possible.
Make frequent checks on older family, friends, and neighbors. Ensure
portable heaters are used correctly. Do not use generators or grills
inside.
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 7 AM PST
* WHAT...For the Winter Weather Advisory, snow expected. Total snow
accumulations between 2 and 4 inches, locally higher for
elevations above 3000 feet. For the Wind Chill Watch, dangerously
cold wind chills possible. Wind chills as low as 35 below zero.
* WHERE...Bonners Ferry, Deer Park, Newport, Northport, Priest
River, Orin-Rice Road, Flowery Trail Road, Tiger, Metaline, Athol,
Ione, Chewelah, Springdale-Hunters Road, Metaline Falls,
Schweitzer Mountain Road, Colville, Eastport, Fruitland,
Sandpoint, and Kettle Falls.
* WHEN...For the Winter Weather Advisory, from 4 AM Tuesday to 7 AM
PST Wednesday. For the Wind Chill Watch, from late Tuesday night
levels. Travel could be very difficult to impossible. The
in as little as 10 minutes.
Travel on roadways may become slick.
accumulations between 3 and 6 inches. For the Wind Chill Watch,
dangerously cold wind chills possible. Wind chills as low as 30
below zero.
* WHERE...Worley, Fairfield, Post Falls, Rockford, Hayden, Coeur
d'Alene, Davenport, Cheney, Spokane Valley, Airway Heights, and
Downtown Spokane.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous
conditions could impact the Tuesday morning and evening commutes.
The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed
skin in as little as 30 minutes. Wind chill values may fall to
extremely dangerous levels.
Slow down and use caution while traveling.
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...For the Wind Chill Advisory, very cold wind chills as low
as 15 below zero. For the Wind Chill Watch, dangerously cold wind
chills as low as 30 below zero possible.
* WHERE...Ritzville, Coulee City, Ephrata, Quincy, Creston, Wilbur,
Othello, Harrington, Odessa, Grand Coulee, and Moses Lake.
* WHEN...For the Wind Chill Advisory, until 3 PM PST this afternoon.
For the Wind Chill Watch, from late Tuesday night through late
Thursday night.
* IMPACTS...Exposed skin may become quickly frostbitten or frozen.
Persons are urged to stay indoors until conditions improve. If you
must go outside, dress in layers. Several layers of clothes will
keep you warmer than a single heavy coat. Cover exposed skin to
reduce your risk of frostbite or hypothermia. Gloves, a scarf, and a
hat will keep you from losing your body heat.
Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a
hat, and gloves.
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY...
as 20 below zero. For the Wind Chill Watch, dangerously cold wind
* WHERE...Okanogan, Oroville, Omak, Waterville, Mansfield, Brewster,
Bridgeport, Badger Mountain Road, Tonasket, Disautel Pass, and
Nespelem.
* WHEN...For the Wind Chill Advisory, until 4 PM PST Tuesday. For
the Wind Chill Watch, from late Tuesday night through late
* IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite
on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. Wind chill values may
fall to extremely dangerous levels.
* WHAT...Dangerously cold wind chills possible. Wind chills as low
as 35 below zero.
* WHERE...Loup Loup Pass, Sherman Pass, Highway 20 Wauconda Summit,
Republic, Boulder Creek Road, Conconully, Wauconda, Twisp,
Winthrop, Methow, Inchelium, Mazama, and Chesaw Road.
* WHEN...From late Tuesday night through late Thursday night.
* IMPACTS...Wind chill values may fall to extremely dangerous levels.
Wrap pipes with insulation and seal windows to avoid loss of heat
from your home. Keep a slow steady stream of water running from
indoor faucets, and open cabinet doors to allow warm air to
circulate around inside pipes.
10 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. Periods of snowfall
rates over 1 inch per hour possible.
* WHERE...Leavenworth and Plain.
could impact the Tuesday morning and evening commutes.
* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 3 and 8
inches, primarily above 2000 feet.
* WHERE...Lapwai, Clarkston, Alpowa Summit, Pomeroy, Lewiston,
Lewiston Grade, Culdesac, Peck, and Gifford.
* WHEN...From 4 AM Tuesday to 7 AM PST Wednesday.
could impact the Tuesday commutes.
Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road
conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by
calling 5 1 1.
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MILWAUKEE — Much of Wisconsin is preparing for a white Christmas directly following what might be one of the region’s biggest December blizzards in years with weather experts bracing for the potential of half a foot of snow or more overnight on Thursday heading into Friday morning.
As reported by the National Weather Service (NWS), the following Wisconsin counties are under winter storm watch due to the looming weather event: Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Waukesha, Washington, Racine, Kenosha, Sheboygan, Jefferson, Dodge and Fond du Lac Counties.
Blizzard conditions are plausible for all 10 of these Wisconsin counties starting on Thursday morning with the potential to last through Friday night. NWS officials say to brace for the possibility of wind gusts at 50 MPH spanning east central, south central and southeast Wisconsin.
Although we’re still several days out, there is a resounding level of confidence among the NWS and Wisconsin weather experts that a winter storm is coming. However, the ultimate severity, duration and most impacted regions are still unclear.
With this being the case, travel throughout Wisconsin is expected to be severely impacted on Thursday and Friday. High-speed, gusting winds could whip up snow and ruin visibility for drivers and pilots alike.
Tree branches are at threat of falling due to the gusts, and it’s possible for frostbite to develop on skin for anyone who spends extended time outside when wind chills fall 25 degrees below zero.
WTMJ will be tracking this potential blizzard all week, so don’t forget to check back on-air or online for the latest developments.
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- Racine County assault suspect allegedly attacked 2 victims with a brick, drove truck into patrol car
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LONDON (AP) — A second person has died after a crush at a London concert venue last week, British police said Monday.
Gaby Hutchinson, 23, was working as a security guard at the O2 Brixton Academy, where Nigerian singer Asake was due to perform Thursday. Hutchinson was one of eight people hospitalized after being caught in mayhem at the venue, and died on Monday, the Metropolitan Police force said.
Rebecca Ikumelo, 33, died on Saturday morning. A 21-year-old woman remains in critical condition. All three were in the foyer of the concert hall when they were caught up in a throng of people.
The police force said emergency services were called to reports of a large crowd and people trying to force their way into the venue.
The force said detectives were reviewing security camera and phone footage, speaking to witnesses and conducting forensic examinations as part of a “large and complex” investigation. It said it was too early to say whether any crimes were committed.
The Brixton Academy in south London is one of the city’s most famous music venues. Built as a movie theater in the 1920s, it has a capacity of just under 5,000.
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Jennifer Lawrence isn’t holding back when it comes to troubling experiences she’s had with “toxic masculinity” in Hollywood, namely in her time working with director Bryan Singer.
Appearing at a roundtable event organized by The Hollywood Reporter last week, Lawrence spoke about her latest film, “Causeway,” an AppleTV+ drama about a soldier readjusting to her life in New Orleans after sustaining a severe brain injury in Afghanistan.
The actor praised the working environment fostered by director Lila Neugebauer, calling her one of “the calmest, best decision-makers I’ve ever worked with,” and said any on-set disagreements between the cast and crew were settled amicably.
“It was incredible to not be around toxic masculinity. To get a little break from it,” Lawrence said. “And it did always just make us laugh about how we ended up with, ‘Women shouldn’t be in roles like this because we’re so emotional.’ I mean, I’ve worked with Bryan Singer. I’ve seen emotional men. I’ve seen the biggest hissy fits thrown on set.”
“I absolutely love working with female directors,” she added.
Singer, who directed Lawrence in three “X-Men” films, has kept a low profile after being accused of sexual misconduct and assault by at least four underage boys. Many of the claims came to light as part of a lengthy 2019 investigation by The Atlantic that Singer later called a “homophobic smear piece.”
Months after the article’s publication, Singer agreed to pay $150,000 to one of the accusers to resolve the assault claim. He maintained his innocence through an attorney, however, and called the decision “purely a business one” in a statement to Variety.
Lawrence, an Oscar winner for 2012’s “Silver Linings Playbook,” isn’t the first Hollywood A-lister to look back on her time with Singer in a less-than-favorable way. “Bryan’s not the easiest dude to work with,” Halle Berry told Variety in 2020. “I would sometimes be very angry with him. I got into a few fights with him, said a few cuss words out of sheer frustration.”
Rami Malek, who worked with Singer on the Queen biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody,” felt similarly. “In my situation with Bryan, it was not pleasant,” he told Vanity Fair in 2019. “Not at all.”
If Lawrence has her way, more female-directed films will be in her future.
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By TARA COPP
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force has grounded its entire fleet of B-2 stealth bombers following an emergency landing and fire earlier this month, and none of the strategic aircraft will perform flyovers at this years’ college bowl games.
A bomber experienced an in-flight malfunction on Dec. 10, forcing it to make an emergency landing at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, where it caught fire. The fire was extinguished and there were no injuries.
The standdown is significant in that there are fewer than 20 stealth bombers in the entire fleet and the aircraft provides, along with the B-52 Stratofortress, the air leg of the nation’s nuclear triad. The B-2 has been regularly deployed to the Indo-Pacific and more recently to Europe as a show of force. During the standdown the entire fleet will be inspected, 509th Bomb Wing spokeswoman Air Force Master Sgt. Beth Del Vecchio said.
The B-2 was scheduled to fly over the 2023 Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game but it will be replaced by the B-1 Lancer, the 509th Bomb Wing said in a statement.
The B-2 stealth bomber took its first flight in 1989 and its flying-wing design formed the base of its eventual replacement, the B-21 Raider, which was introduced this month. The B-21 is scheduled to make its first flight next year.
In Sept. 2021 another B-2 at Whiteman had to make an emergency landing after the hydraulics system failed, resulting in the bomber’s landing gear collapsing. The bomber’s left wing dragged for about a mile before the aircraft came to a halt, resulting in at least $10 million in damage to the aircraft.
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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.
The order by Roberts means the high-profile case that has drawn intense scrutiny will go down to the wire.
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.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force has grounded its entire fleet of B-2 stealth bombers following an emergency landing and fire earlier this month, and none of the strategic aircraft will perform flyovers at this years’ college bowl games.
A bomber experienced an in-flight malfunction on Dec. 10, forcing it to make an emergency landing at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, where it caught fire. The fire was extinguished and there were no injuries.
The standdown is significant in that there are fewer than 20 stealth bombers in the entire fleet and the aircraft provides, along with the B-52 Stratofortress, the air leg of the nation’s nuclear triad. The B-2 has been regularly deployed to the Indo-Pacific and more recently to Europe as a show of force. During the standdown the entire fleet will be inspected, 509th Bomb Wing spokeswoman Air Force Master Sgt. Beth Del Vecchio said.
The B-2 was scheduled to fly over the 2023 Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game but it will be replaced by the B-1 Lancer, the 509th Bomb Wing said in a statement.
The B-2 stealth bomber took its first flight in 1989 and its flying-wing design formed the base of its eventual replacement, the B-21 Raider, which was introduced this month. The B-21 is scheduled to make its first flight next year.
In Sept. 2021 another B-2 at Whiteman had to make an emergency landing after the hydraulics system failed, resulting in the bomber’s landing gear collapsing. The bomber’s left wing dragged for about a mile before the aircraft came to a halt, resulting in at least $10 million in damage to the aircraft.
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BRADY — The Brady wrestling team might lack the numbers for dual meet success, but there are some individuals in the lineup who carry high expectations into the season.
Returning state qualifiers — senior Cameron Carr and sophomore Kellin Nelson — highlight the eight-wrestler Eagles roster. Both individuals fell in the consolation round of the tournament.
"We are down a little bit from a year ago," Brady coach Bobby Cahill said. "Last year at our height we were around 12 or 13 (wrestlers). Individually we can be pretty competitive this year, but as far as a team, we just don't have enough guys."
Sophomore Aiden Mitchum, who will wrestle at 132 pounds this season, had the potential to reach the state tournament last season but his health prevented him from the opportunity.
Cahill said Mitchum was diagnosed with COVID-19 a few weeks before the postseason. The illness zapped him of his conditioning and he wasn't at the same level when he was cleared and returned to the mat.
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"He just was out of shape and couldn't compete," Cahill said.
Cahill believes Mitchum will be one of the wrestlers to watch this year as well as the two returning state qualifiers. He said Nelson has the potential to be the first Eagles wrestler to make four appearances in a prep career.
"That remains to be seen, obviously," Cahill said, "but he's got the potential."
Nelson, who will wrestle at 120 pounds and Mitchum, are among the three sophomores on the roster. Ashton Stevens will wrestle at 170 pounds.
Carr and Levi Jurjens, are slotted at 220 and 182 pounds and the lone seniors on the team.
There are three freshman on the varsity roster: Gatlyn Carr (138 pounds), Edmond Hagin (152) and Haydn Thomsen (160 pounds).
Cahill said one thing has been clear about the group so far. The Eagles return to competition with the Kenesaw Triangular on Jan. 5.
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By DAN GELSTON
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts suffered a sprained right shoulder and his status is uncertain for Philadelphia’s game at Dallas, 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 went 22-of-37 passing for 315 yards and added 61 yards rushing on 17 attempts with three touchdowns against the Bears.
The Eagles need one more win to clinch the NFC East and secure the No. 1 seed in the NFC.
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North Platte's evening forecast: Mostly clear. Low -1F. Winds NNE at 5 to 10 mph. It might be a good day to stay inside, with temperatures barely hitting 20 though it will feel much colder at . A 7-degree low is forecasted. We'll see sunshine tomorrow, but also cloud cover at times. The area will see gentle winds tomorrow, with forecast models showing only 8 mph wind conditions coming up from northeast. This report is created automatically with weather data provided by TownNews.com. For more daily forecast information, visit nptelegraph.com.
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Apple's spectacularly powerful 2022 11-inch iPad Pro falls to record-low price
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Amazon is selling the beautiful and responsive 2022 11-inch iPad Pro which was released not too long ago for its lowest price yet.
Apple's iPad remains incomparable when it comes to tablets, thanks to excellent accessory support and an expansive library of well-optimized apps. The iPad Pro sits at the top of the line and is easily one of the best tablets that money can buy.
The 11-inch iPad Pro is powered by the in-house M2 chip that also fuels this year's 13-inch MacBook Pro and MacBook Air. The chip is incredibly fast and gets all sorts of tasks done without so much as a stutter.
To make maximum use of the power, Apple has revamped the iPad's operating system and the new set of features gives the iPad Pro laptop-like functionality. A recent update also enabled external display support on the iPad Pro.
The device has a ProMotion LCD screen which has a high refresh rate of 120Hz for buttery smooth motions. Battery life is a claimed 10 hours. The tablet also has Face ID and there is also a lidar sensor for better photos and AR apps.
Apple's 2022 iPad Pros also get a cool new feature called Pencil hover which makes the stylus behaves like a mouse cursor when you bring it close to the screen.
The bottom line is that if you want to buy a tablet computer that is equally well suited for casual and professional use, is blazing fast, has a beautiful screen, and offers a decent battery life, the 2022 11-inch iPad Pro is a worthy choice.
The base model with 128GB of storage which costs $799 has been marked down by $100 by Amazon and is currently retailing for $699. This is the lowest it has ever gone and we think it will sell out fast at this price.
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Renders of the rumored Motorola ThinkPhone surface
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Motorola's parent Lenovo purchased IBM's computer business, including its ThinkPad name, back in 2005. A few days ago we told you about the rumored ThinkPhone that Motorola is expected to announce soon. Hall of Fame tipster Evan Blass disseminated a couple of renders of the phone today (unscathed by watermarks) confirming that the device will have the same carbon design seen on Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon laptop.
The ThinkPhone could be powered by the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 and will feature 8GB or 12GB of memory. Storage options will include 128GB, 256GB, or 512GB. The handset will reportedly sport a 6.6-inch pOLED display with a resolution of 1800 x 2400, a 20:9 aspect ratio, and a 144Hz refresh rate. The rear camera array is rumored to feature a 50MP f/1.8 primary camera, a 13MP ultra-wide camera, and a depth sensor. A 32MP front-facing camera will handle selfies and video chats.
Keeping the lights on will be a 5000mAh battery with 68W wired charging, and 15W wireless charging. The phone will carry an IP68 rating which means that it will be impervious to dust, and will allow the device to be submerged in fresh water to a depth of nearly 5 feet for up to 30 minutes. Android 13 will be pre-installed. The ThinkPhone will have an under-display fingerprint scanner.
Leaked render of the Motorola ThinkPhone. Image credit-Evan Blass
The Motorola ThinkPhone is not only quite a looker, judging by the leak, but will also be a powerful handset. It will support 5G if the rumor mill is correct although we don't know if it will connect with both sub-6GHz and mmWave 5G signals.
Motorola has been making a comeback and is the third-largest-selling smartphone brand in the U.S. after Apple and Samsung. You might remember that the Motorola DROID, released in November 2009 as a Verizon exclusive, was the first phone to run Android 2.0 and was the first real challenger to the iPhone. Motorola lost its way in the premium smartphone market soon thereafter but has recently released some high-powered Android handsets with outstanding specs.
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By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
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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.
“He pretty much gets it right,” Jill Biden said.
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TORONTO (AP) — A 73-year old man who had a long-running dispute with his condo board in a suburb above Toronto killed five people, including three board members, after he claimed in court and on social media that the building’s electrical room was making him sick.
Chief James MacSween of the York Regional Police identified the suspect in Sunday night’s attack in Vaughan, Ontario, as Francesco Velli. He said at a news conference Monday that Velli fatally shot three men and two women and wounded a 66-year-old woman, who is hospitalized and expected to survive.
“Three victims were members of the condominium board,” he said.
Police said officers were called to an active shooting at the building at around 7:20 p.m. Sunday, and that an officer fatally shot Velli inside the building, where Velli and the victims lived.
Velli long claimed vibrations and emissions from the building’s electrical room were making him sick, and that board members and the building’s developer were to blame, court documents show.
MacSween said police are still investigating the motive for the attack, which occurred at three separate units in the building.
Special Investigation Unit spokesperson Kristy Denette said police found the victims on different floors. She said Velli had a semiautomatic handgun and that investigators don’t believe he exchanged fire with the officer who killed him.
On Sunday and in the days leading up to the attack, Velli posted rambling videos on Facebook in which he talked about having a legal dispute with the condo board.
In the videos, he claimed to have health problems caused by the building’s electrical room. The posts include recordings of phone conversations he had with lawyers about his case. In one video he posted Sunday, the lawyer for the building noted that the condo corporation had asked him to sell his unit and move out.
“This tragedy is driving me insane. I’m ill anyways,” he said.
The lawyer noted there was an online court hearing in his case scheduled for Monday and that he needed to go to the condo management office, where the manager would help him log in.
Velli claimed during the call that he was not prepared to present his case at the hearing. He also asked what the board wanted from him, to which the lawyer said it needed him to stop harassing and shouting at people, and to pay the condo corporation’s legal fees. She noted that the case had dragged on for years.
“Can I die in peace? (It’s been) seven years of torture,” Velli said.
In one video, he said: “They want me dead. You can take this body but never this soul. .. I am ready to die.”
Velli had filed a lawsuit against six directors and officers of the board in 2020 alleging that they “committed acts of crime and criminality from 2010 onwards.”
He also accused them of deliberately causing him five years of “torment” and “torture” related to issues he had with the electrical room below his unit, court documents show. Justice Joseph Di Luca tossed the lawsuit this summer, calling it “frivolous” and “vexatious.”
According to court documents, the board sought a restraining order in 2018 against Velli for his “allegedly threatening, abusive, intimidating and harassing behavior” toward the board, property management, workers and residents.
Resident John Santoro said Monday that he knew Velli had a firearms acquisitions certificate but that he didn’t know if Velli actually owned a gun. He said he also knew about Velli’s issues with the condo board.
“I know the history and I know the man. I know the board of directors. I know this has been brewing for a long time. And I’ve commented to my wife several times that this is going to end very badly,” Santoro said.
“This is tragic because in my opinion he was failed by the courts. He was failed by the lawyers and he was failed by the condominium corporation because if you go off his social media clearly you’ll see that this man required professional help.”
Santoro, a former board member, said the condo corporation had put pads on the electric room equipment so that when it vibrated it wasn’t directly on the concrete.
“He wasn’t a monster,” Santoro said. “He was very religious and very giving. I just think he got caught up in a situation that ended up very badly for everybody.”
Mass shootings are rare in Canada, and Toronto has long prided itself as being one of the world’s safest big cities. Vaughan is just north of Toronto.
Canadians are nervous about anything that might indicate they are moving closer to the gun violence situation in the U.S., where mass shootings are common.
“Everybody is horrified,” Vaughan Mayor Steven Del Duca said. “To wake up to this news this morning or see it last night, we are in absolute shock. … This is something I never thought I would see here.”
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By TOM MURPHY
AP Health Writer
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.
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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.
___
AP Health Writer Matthew Perrone in Washington contributed to this story. Murphy reported from Indianapolis.
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By TOM MURPHY
AP Health Writer
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.
___
AP Health Writer Matthew Perrone in Washington contributed to this story. Murphy reported from Indianapolis.
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By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS
Associated Press
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The government of Cyprus is weighing a proposal for a pipeline that would carry natural gas from Israel to the island nation, where it would be processed and exported by ship to Europe and elsewhere as Russia’s war in Ukraine compounds an energy crisis, the Cypriot energy minister said Monday.
Minister Natasa Pilides said the government is mulling licensing requests from energy company Energean to move ahead with the plan once Israel decides how much offshore gas it would agree to export via such a pipeline. The plan to then liquify and ship the gas from Cyprus is a better option than a pipeline that would connect east Mediterranean gas deposits to Europe, she said.
“It’s lower cost, more technically feasible and provides a lot of flexibility in terms of the export routes via vessels,” Pilides told The Associated Press.
“And also, it’s a good opportunity for us to have infrastructure that is close to home so … if we want to utilize it for our own sources as well, then it will be an additional option,” she said. “It’s certainly worth discussing with our licensees.”
Cyprus is also looking to export its own gas. Pilides says a conservative estimate of the amount already discovered inside Cyprus’ offshore economic zone is 12-15 trillion cubic feet. Companies including ExxonMobil and partner Qatar Petroleum, as well as a consortium made up of France’s Total and Italy’s Eni, currently hold exploration licenses for more than half of the 13 blocks, or areas, that make up Cyprus’ zone.
Plans to develop Cyprus’ Aphrodite field that’s estimated to hold approximately 4.25 trillion cubic feet of gas are already in advanced stages. Chevron, along with partners Dutch Shell and Israeli NewMed, are set to submit a development plan for Aphrodite by the end of the year, with gas expected to reach markets by 2027.
To meet that timeline, Pilides said Chevron is “definitely” looking to pipe the Aphrodite gas to existing Egyptian processing plants. The company is considering several scenarios for the construction of smaller pipelines that would feed into existing ones to get the gas to Egypt.
Pilides said Chevron’s development plan needs to ensure the new pipelines offer Cyprus “enough availability for the export of our own gas” as sustainably as possible.
For ExxonMobil and the Eni-Total consortium, the amount discovered in the blocks to which they hold licenses will determine which option is best to get the gas to market, as well as supplying some of that for Cyprus’ energy needs, according to Pilides.
The minister said Eni/Total are expected to announce plans in the next few days that would allow them to to speed up exploration and development of block 6.
There’s enough natural gas in the east Mediterranean area for export until at least 2050, according to analyses by the East Mediterranean Gas Forum, a body composed eight countries including Greece, Italy, Egypt, Cyprus, Israel, France, Jordan and Palestine.
In the meantime, Cyprus is speeding up its transition to green energy with a number of projects, including the construction of an electric power cable connecting Israel, Cyprus and Greece that Pilides said would help prevent blackouts.
Key hurdles Cyprus needs to overcome if it wants to export excess energy are to expand its electric storage facilities and to harness new technology to address to its limited space for installing solar farms. One such solution is floating solar panels, said Pilides.
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