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An attack in the Abyei region, claimed by Sudan and South Sudan, has killed 32 people

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:24:56 GMT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Heavy fighting Sunday in a disputed region claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan killed at least 32 people, including a U.N. peacekeeper, authorities said.The civilians and a Ghanaian soldier serving with a peacekeeping force died when unknown gunmen attacked two villages in the southern part of the Abyei administrative region, local media reported.A South Sudanese radio station, Eye Radio Juba, quoted Abyei information minister Bolis Kuoch as saying 32 people were killed and 20 others wounded, “but the clashes have now stopped and the situation calmed down.” Inter-communal and cross-border clashes have escalated since South Sudan deployed its troops to the contested territory in March. The peacekeeping mission there condemned the troop deployment, saying it would create “untold suffering and humanitarian concerns” for civilians.International solders were sent to Aleel and Rum Ameer counties as part of the U.N. Interim Security Force for Abyei to help que...

Bills safety Taylor Rapp avoids hospital after being taken away by ambulance with neck injury

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:24:56 GMT

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills safety Taylor Rapp didn’t require a trip to the hospital and was sent home to rest with a neck injury after he was driven away by ambulance late in the first half against the New York Jets on Sunday, coach Sean McDermott said.“I’m just praying for those guys,” McDermott said in reference to Rapp and defensive backs Dane Jackson and Taron Johnson, both of whom sustained concussions in Buffalo’s 32-6 victory.Rapp suffered what appeared to be the most serious injury when he and Johnson both struck running back Breece Hall in the open field. Johnson went down immediately, while Rapp stumbled back about 10 yards before collapsing to his knees.Rapp came in from Hall’s right, and appeared to hit the running back with the side of his head and shoulder. Play was delayed for about 10 minutes while trainers attended to Rapp, who moved his hands as he was being loaded into the ambulance.Johnson, meanwhile, was able to get up and jog to the loc...

NTSB investigators focus on ‘design problem’ with braking system after Chicago commuter train crash

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:24:56 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Federal safety officials investigating a Chicago commuter train crash that injured nearly 40 people when it slammed into snow-removal equipment are focusing on a “design problem” with its braking system.National Transportation Safety Board Chairperson Jennifer Homendy said the Chicago Transit Authority train was traveling at 26.9 mph (43.3 kpm) on Thursday when it struck the snow-removal equipment, which was on the tracks conducting training for the winter season. She said that based on preliminary information she believes that equipment, with six CTA workers onboard, was stopped when the train crashed into it.Homendy said NTSB’s initial calculations based on the train’s speed and other factors such as the number of passengers on board indicate it was designed to stop within 1,780 feet (542.5 meters) to avoid something its path. But that didn’t happen, and it crashed into the snow-removal equipment.“Our team was able to determine that it was in fact ...

Las reacciones de los líderes internacionales ante el triunfo electoral de Javier Milei

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:24:56 GMT

(CNN en Español) — El líder populista de derecha, Javier Milei, se impuso en las elecciones presidenciales argentinas este domingo 19 de noviembre con más del 55% de los votos. Luego de los cuatro años de Gobierno del actual presidente peronista Alberto Fernández, la tendencia en las urnas giró hacia el otro lado del espectro ideológico.En la noche del domingo, el triunfo de Milei en segunda vuelta desató las reacciones de una gran variedad de líderes alrededor del mundo.Donald Trump, sobre el triunfo de Milei: “Make Argentina great again”El expresidente republicano de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, felicitó a Javier Milei por su victoria. “El mundo entero estaba mirando. Estoy muy orgulloso de ti”, expresó Trump en la red social Truth. Trump y Milei son dos políticos con ideologías afines, liberales de derecha.“Make Argentina great again”, la reacción de Donald Trump tras la victoria de Javier MileiElon Musk: “La prosperidad está por l...

A year after a mass shooting at an LGBTQ+ nightclub, community feels supported but says work remains

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:24:56 GMT

FILE - Kebrina Chirdon lights candles at a memorial outside of Club Q on Nov. 25, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colo. After the mass shooting last November at the LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs that turned a drag queen’s birthday celebration into a massacre, the conservative community was forced to reckon with its reputation for being unwelcoming to gay, lesbian and transgender people. (Parker Seibold/The Gazette via AP, File)(AP/Parker Seibold) FILE - Kebrina Chirdon lights candles at a memorial outside of Club Q on Nov. 25, 2022, in Colorado Springs, Colo. After the mass shooting last November at the LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs that turned a drag queen’s birthday celebration into a massacre, the conservative community was forced to reckon with its re...

Colorado lawmakers hold late session Sunday night

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:24:56 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) - A measure on rental assistance passed the Colorado State House on Sunday, a step toward putting $30 million into a state fund.All weekend discussion has focused on bills for rental assistance and funding healthcare, but the big question remains: will Coloradans see relief on their property taxes? What’s at stake in Colorado’s special legislative session "I do not believe that there will be much to any agreement in this special session," State Rep. Rose Pugliese said.Pugliese, a Republican from the 14th Colorado House district in Colorado Springs, said the GOP's input in this special session is falling flat."We brought forward ideas that were not considered in the majority's plan and so I don't know that we will be able to find consensus in this special session," Pugliese told FOX31.On the other side of the aisle, State Rep. Leslie Herod from the 8th Colorado House district in Denver said Republican proposals for property tax relief would have seen cuts across the b...

Hugs and tears as 8 Miami Beach firefighters come home after volunteering in Israel

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:24:56 GMT

Nearly three weeks after they answered the call to help other first responders in Israel, eight Miami Beach firefighters came home to a warm welcome from family, friends and colleagues.Loved ones on Sunday morning greeted the returning first responders with hugs outside a fire station along Pine Tree Drive.Their family, friends and neighbors rallied arounf their firefighters.“We want to thank each and every one of you for standing in solidarity with Jewish community and Israel and got being willing to have the courage to save lives and to stand with us,” said Rabbi Gayle Pomerantz with Temple Beth Sholom. “We are so grateful.”Among the eight firefighters who volunteered to travel overseas was Miami Beach Fire Rescue Capt. Adonis Garcia.“I would do it again in a minute, anytime they need us,” he said. “I think it’s very important that the people understand how much the Israeli people really need us. They were so thankful.”The Sout...

Proposed mandatory reuse rules jeopardizing world’s best recycling system

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:24:56 GMT

Six years ago, millions of viewers saw a mother albatross feeding her newborn chick scraps of plastic in David Attenborough’s Blue Planet II. What followed was a wave of support for more sustainable packaging and less waste ending up in nature.Unfortunately, pledges for more sustainable packaging made little difference. According to Eurostat, packaging is still 36 percent of solid municipal waste and growing (1). This constant increase combined with low levels of reuse and poor recycling of plastic makes a low-carbon, circular economy a difficult task.The governing body closest to meaningful change is the European Union. In this, MEPs are representative of their electorate: a study commissioned by Smurfit Kappa revealed that 65 percent of people surveyed prefer paper packaging over plastic (2).To help, the EU is proposing the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR). It’s a big step in the right direction, and everyone supports its goals of reducing waste and CO2 emissions. B...

Column: ‘It’s unexplainable.’ How a story of promise, progress and production became another tale of woe for the Chicago Bears.

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:24:56 GMT

This should have been a story about progress, about purpose, about a feisty NFL underdog that went on the road Sunday and gave it to the best team in their division in just about every way imaginable.Forced four turnovers. Controlled the ball for more than 40 minutes. Sunk its claws into a golden opportunity and appeared ready to make a statement with a signature victory.That’s how good the Chicago Bears were for 2 hours and 38 minutes Sunday afternoon, playing together, playing free, pummeling the Detroit Lions with aggressiveness and timely playmaking.Man, what a story this could have been.Should have been.Instead? This, unfortunately, has become another story about disappointment and disbelief, the kind that shows up in a stunned locker room after a team’s most impressive performance of the season topples like a child’s Jenga tower.This is the latest dispiriting chapter in a thick saga of woe for the Chicago Bears, who left Ford Field on Sunday as improbable 31-...

Celtics fortunate to beat Grizzlies after chaotic final sequence: ‘Lucky to win that game’

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 17:24:56 GMT

As chaos hit its climax in the final seconds, Kristaps Porzingis kept his cool. With the Celtics leading the Grizzlies by two during a wild sequence, the ball found Ziaire Williams, whose desperation game-tying shot found Porzingis’ hand.Porzingis stood in satisfaction of the moment and seemed to send some trash talk in Williams’ direction as he lay on the court. His Celtics teammates swarmed him. And they all stood there for a moment to ensure the victory was secured.Somehow, the Celtics survived.For a second consecutive game, the Celtics were not at their best. Against an inferior Grizzlies team missing eight players, they were caught in another rockfight. It was emotional, physical, frustrating and sloppy, a game deserving of Marcus Smart, who was sitting on the Memphis bench all night due to an injury. But once again, the C’s found a way. Porzingis’ sixth block of the game clinched a gutsy 102-100 victory in Memphis.Porzingis – the man acquired for Smart in that shocking trade b...