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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Emerance Maschmeyer turned in 34 saves on 35 shots on goal and the Ottawa Charge held off the New York Sirens 3-1 on Sunday for their second win in six games. Playing their first game in 10 days, the Charge got a first-period goal from Emily Clark and Shiann Darkangelo and Kateřina Mrázová added second-period goals to build a 3-0 lead through two periods. Ottawa has scored at least three goals in all five of its meetings with New York over two seasons. Alex Carpenter earned a third-period assist to extend her scoring streak to nine straight games dating to last season. Sarah Fillier's goal moved her into a tie for the league lead with eight points in her first eight games after being drafted No. 1 by the Sirens. Ottawa's defense neutralized much of New York's speed advantage and used a strong penalty kill to take a 1-0 lead after one period after Clark tipped home a wrist shot from the point by Brianne Jenner six minutes into the game. The Charge added two goals in the first seven minutes of the second period but could not capitalize on a pair of power plays late in the period. Fillier wasted little time getting New York on the board in the third period, firing a shot past Maschmeyer 23 seconds into the period, but the keeper saved the next dozen shots, including an almost three-minute finish when the Sirens pulled goalkeeper Corinne Schroeder to gain a player advantage. New York's Jill Saulnier was activated off long-term injured reserve following an upper body injury sustained in the opening game December 1. ___ AP hockey: https://apnews.com/hub/hockey The Associated PressThe transition to HarmonyOS has been smooth and effortless, thanks to Huawei's dedication to user experience. The intuitive interface, customizable widgets, and enhanced security features make using the Pura 70 series a joy for both tech-savvy users and novices alike. Whether you're a multitasking professional or a casual user, HarmonyOS adapts to your needs and preferences with ease.
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly welcomed president-elect Donald Trump's pick for the next U.S. ambassador in Ottawa, a former longtime Michigan congressional representative who voted for NAFTA and later wavered on new free trade deals. Joly said at a news conference on Thursday at the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C., that she takes it as a good sign that Trump endorsed the Canada-U.S.-Mexico free-trade deal when he announced Pete Hoekstra as his next envoy to Canada. She also posted on social media Thursday that Canada looks forward to working with Hoekstra to strengthen bilateral ties and advance shared priorities "as close allies and neighbours." The minister was in Washington to talk trade and security with U.S. senators from both parties. Her meeting schedule included top Republican senators Lindsey Graham, Rick Scott and Lisa Murkowski. Following this trip, Joly is headed to the Halifax International Security Forum, where she said she will be meeting with more U.S. lawmakers, including Sen. James Risch from Idaho. Hoekstra will still have to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate, but his early nomination is being taken as a good sign by several former diplomats. Former Canadian diplomat Colin Robertson, who has met with Hoekstra before, said he's someone Canada can work with. "He's not from the (WWE) or Fox News. He's an ambassador in the Netherlands previously ... and he's from Michigan, so somebody who understands Canada," Robertson said. "He's well suited to the posting and I think it'll be easier to do business with somebody who has his depth of experience." Canada's ambassador in Washington, Kirsten Hillman, also congratulated Hoekstra on the nomination, posting on social media she looks forward to working with him to make the bilateral relationship "even stronger." Hoekstra was a nine-term border-state lawmaker and holds high esteem in Trump's world. His long career in politics left a wake of stunning headlines, including for a 2012 Super Bowl ad critics and even some Republicans slammed as blatantly racist. He was Trump's chosen chairman for the Michigan GOP during a power struggle between two pro-Trump camps. He spoke at Trump rallies in the swing state during the campaign and earned high praise from the president-elect. "This guy, Hoekstra — he's unbelievable," Trump said at a February rally in Waterford Township, Mich. "Everything he did in Congress, he was incredible, and then he was an unbelievable ambassador." In his first term as president, Trump tapped Hoekstra to serve as U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands, where he was at one point embroiled in a political interference scandal for hosting a fundraiser at the U.S. Embassy with members of the far-right party Forum for Democracy. In a 2019 public talk organized by a Dutch news magazine, he said it's "not an unrealistic ask" that every member of NATO meets the target of spending the equivalent of two per cent of GDP on defence by 2024 — something Trump has railed about, and something Canada will not do until at least 2032. At an event in Ottawa last month, Trump's former ambassador to Canada Kelly Craft said his administration would expect Canada to meet that target much sooner than 2032. Hoekstra was a representative for Michigan from 1993 until 2011 and chaired the powerful House Intelligence Committee. In 2019, Trump floated him as a possible pick for national intelligence director. Not long after he was first elected, he voted in favour of the NAFTA trade deal in 1993 — something he called at the time a simple choice yet also the "toughest decision I have had to face in my first 11 months in office," according to Michigan newspaper reports from the time. By 2003, he was opposed to inking free-trade deals, including two proposed with Singapore and Chile, saying that NAFTA led to manufacturers in Michigan to "shift production to Canada and Mexico." Nearly a decade later, in 2011, he singled out NAFTA as something that had "come to symbolize what Americans believe is unfair trade." In the early 2000s, he was one of a number of Michigan lawmakers from both parties raising ire over Toronto shipping its trash into his state. "Michigan is better than taking Canadian trash," he was quoted saying in 2004 in the local Michigan newspaper the Ludington Daily News. The next year he co-signed a letter advocating for a bill that would clamp down on "foreign municipal solid waste" entering his state, according to an Associated Press report from the time. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 21, 2024. Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press
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How to solve today's Wordle. Looking for Saturday’s Wordle hints, clues and answer? You can find them here: Pack it all up, folks. The year is basically over. How was your 2024? We have today and tomorrow and then it’s time to remember to write 2025 on everything. 2025 is a nice, memorable number at least. Then just another 25 years before the midcentury mark. If I survive that long, I’ll be 68 when New Year’s 2050 rolls around. My oldest child will be 42. My youngest, 39. I don’t expect to make it to 2075, unless modern medicine and science devises some miracle longevity technology. The fountain of youth. I suspect that would more a curse than a blessing, however. Will Wordle still be a thing in 2050? It’s hard to picture such a different future. Then again, it’s hard to even remember the year 2000, the whole Y2K scare. That was back before the internet really took off, back before 9/11 and the way that event singularly changed the world. Anyways, a Wordle awaits. Let’s solve it! How To Solve Today’s Wordle The Hint: Gaze. The Clue: This Wordle ends in a vowel. Okay, spoilers below! . . . The Answer: Today's Wordle FEATURED | Frase By Forbes TM Unscramble The Anagram To Reveal The Phrase Pinpoint By Linkedin Guess The Category Queens By Linkedin Crown Each Region Crossclimb By Linkedin Unlock A Trivia Ladder Wordle Analysis Every day I check Wordle Bot to help analyze my guessing game. You can check your Wordles with Wordle Bot right here . A far, far easier Wordle today than yesterday’s, which was so tricky for so many people that it started trending. I’m not sure where LEANT came from, but it was a pretty good opener, leaving me with just 16 words. TRADE slashed that down to just 1, and it was easy enough to come up with STARE from there. Huzzah! Competitive Wordle Score I get 1 point for guessing in three and 0 for tying the Bot. I’ll take a point! How To Play Competitive Wordle Today’s Wordle Etymology The word "stare" comes from the Old English "starian" , meaning "to gaze, look fixedly." This traces back to the Proto-Germanic "starōną" , which also means "to stare." The root ultimately stems from the Proto-Indo-European "*ster-" , meaning "to be rigid or stiff," reflecting the sense of fixed, intense focus. Let me know how you fared with your Wordle today on Twitter , Instagram or Facebook . Also be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel and follow me here on this blog where I write about games, TV shows and movies when I’m not writing puzzle guides. Sign up for my newsletter for more reviews and commentary on entertainment and culture.
South Korea plane crash: Acting Prez declares 7 day mourning periodJoining Van Dijk in Liverpool's star-studded lineup is the Egyptian forward, Mohamed Salah. Regarded as one of the best attackers in the world, Salah's speed, skill, and goal-scoring ability have been instrumental in Liverpool's success in recent seasons. With a knack for finding the back of the net in crucial moments, Salah will be looking to add to his impressive goal tally and help propel Liverpool to victory in Girona. His lethal finishing and creativity in the final third make him a constant threat to opposition defenses, and Girona will have their hands full trying to contain his attacking prowess.