Skating smiles as Jonas Brodin and Mats Zuccarello return to practice
Trump has flip-flopped on abortion policy. His appointees may offer clues to what happens nextJapan, the United States and South Korea affirmed Monday they will continue to closely work together in dealing with North Korea, amid the political chaos in Seoul brought about by President Yoon Suk Yeol's short-lived declaration of martial law. During a meeting in Tokyo, senior officials from the three nations reiterated "serious concerns" over North Korea's advancing military cooperation with Russia, such as its recent dispatch of troops to help in the war against Ukraine, and its nuclear and missile development programs, according to Japan's Foreign Ministry. The gathering came after a North Korea-Russia defense cooperation treaty took effect Wednesday, with the accord including a provision for mutual assistance if either country comes under attack. The talks involved Hiroyuki Namazu, director general of the Japanese Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Daniel Kritenbrink, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, and Cho Koo Rae, South Korea's vice foreign minister for strategy and intelligence. The three countries underscored the importance of cooperation "even in the face of various complicating situations," the ministry said, alluding to last week's developments in South Korea. They also discussed progress on initiatives to advance trilateral cooperation to disrupt North Korea's "malicious" cyber activities and reaffirmed their commitment to jointly seeking the immediate return of abductees, detainees and unrepatriated prisoners of war in the country, according to the U.S. State Department. Yoon's declaration of martial law, which lasted only six hours from late Tuesday, triggered harsh criticism from the country's public and lawmakers. The president survived an opposition-led impeachment attempt over the weekend, but the ruling party has said he will not be actively governing ahead of his impending resignation. Since Yoon, a conservative known for his hard-line stance toward North Korea, took office in 2022, the United States and its two close Asian allies have been boosting their defense collaboration. South Korea and Japan have also seen their bilateral ties improve after years of strained ties over wartime compensation and other disputes.
BJ Davis scored a career-high 18 points as San Diego State upended No. 21 Creighton 71-53 on Tuesday, the opening day of the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas. In the rematch of two recent NCAA Tournament games – SDSU prevailed in 2023 to put them in the Final Four, while Creighton eliminated them the year before –the Blue Jays struggled to find their offensive rhythm and the Aztecs’ defense generated eight steals. In all, they scored 13 points off turnovers. SDSU went 30 of 62 (48.3%) while holding Creighton to 21 of 62 (33.8%) shooting from the floor. San Diego State also finished 8 of 17 (47.0%) from 3-point range. If you missed our win over Creighton, we have you covered! #GoAztecs pic.twitter.com/7qloOugBdn Miles Byrd added 16 for the Aztecs (3-1), while Davis grabbed nine rebounds. Pop Isaacs led Creighton (4-2) with 18 points and added five assists. Jackson McAndrew had a double-double for the Blue Jays with 12 points and 14 rebounds. The Aztecs, who closed as a 4.5-point underdog at the BetMGM Sportsbook, bounced back from their loss against another nationally ranked team, Gonzaga , with the win. Davis, who saw limited action as a freshman last season, has been the headliner for the Aztecs so far. He’s now set career and single-game highs in four games this season and is averaging 15.0 points per game. We have launched our year-end campaign. Our goal: Raise $50,000 by Dec. 31. Help us get there. Times of San Diego is devoted to producing timely, comprehensive news about San Diego County. Your donation helps keep our work free-to-read, funds reporters who cover local issues and allows us to write stories that hold public officials accountable. Join the growing list of donors investing in our community's long-term future. After falling behind 8-4 early, the Aztecs went on a 21-8 run to open a 25-16 lead, with seven different scorers contributing to the breakout. SDSU never relinquished the lead. San Diego State got a boost from the bench with reserves outscoring Creighton’s 18-7. Las Vegas-product Pharaoh Compton scored six. In the lead-up to the festival, Byrd said the Gonzaga game was “a lesson instead of a loss.” “We have a big guard group and I’m excited to see what it’s going to look like at 100%. I know there is chemistry on the court and the more games we play, the more we will get used to being on that court together.” The Aztecs face Oregon Wednesday – the Ducks went into their Tuesday contest with No. 20 Texas A&M at 5-0 – while Creighton plays Texas A&M. The fest continues through Saturday. Get Our Free Daily Email Newsletter Get the latest local and California news from Times of San Diego delivered to your inbox at 8 a.m. daily. Sign up for our free email newsletter and be fully informed of the most important developments.North Dakota regulators OK underground storage for proposed Midwest carbon dioxide pipeline
North Dakota regulators OK underground storage for proposed Midwest carbon dioxide pipeline(The Center Square) – The latest federal numbers show the U.S. deficit is soaring as President Joe Biden heads out of office. The U.S. Congressional Budget Office released its monthly budget review on Monday, which showed that in the first two months of this fiscal year, the federal government has run up a deficit of $622 billion. “That amount is $242 billion more than the deficit recorded during the same period last fiscal year,” CBO said in its report . That figure means the deficit is nearly 40% higher than this time last year. “The most alarming turkey in November was the federal government’s inability to live within its means,” Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, said in a statement. “We are only two months into the fiscal year, and we have already borrowed a staggering $622 billion, with $365 billion in the month of November alone." Deficits never surpassed one trillion dollars before the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, they remain well above one trillion and for this next fiscal year are well beyond the pace to surpass $1 trillion. The deficit last fiscal year was about $1.8 trillion. Billionaire Elon Musk, now an advisor to President-elect Donald Trump, lamented the debt, which is about $36 trillion, on X Monday. “If we don’t fix the deficit, everything will suffer, including essential spending like DoD, Medicare & Social Security,” Musk said. “It’s not optional.” CBO did explain that some of the increase is from accounting changes. From CBO: The change in the deficit was influenced by the timing of outlays and revenues alike. Outlays in October 2023 were reduced by shifts in the timing of certain federal payments that otherwise would have been due on October 1, 2023, which fell on a Sunday. (Those payments were made in September 2023.) Outlays in November 2024 were boosted by the shift to that month of payments due December 1, 2024, a Saturday. If not for those shifts, the deficit thus far in fiscal year 2025 would have been $541 billion, or $88 billion more than the shortfall at this point last year, and outlays would have been $38 billion more.”COP29 climate finance deal clinched, what are countries saying?
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NoneThe decision by Tesco, Musgrave and the BWG Group came after a woman who said Mr McGregor raped her won a civil claim for damages against him. Nikita Hand, who accused the sportsman of raping her in a Dublin hotel in December 2018, won her claim against him for damages in a case at the High Court in the Irish capital. In a statement, a spokesman for Musgrave said: “Musgrave can confirm these products are no longer available to our store network.” The network includes SuperValu, Centra, Daybreak and Mace. A Tesco spokesperson said: “We can confirm that we are removing Proper No Twelve Whiskey from sale in Tesco stores and online.” A spokesperson for BWG Group said: “The products are no longer listed for distribution across our network of Spar, Eurospar, Mace, Londis and XL stores, including Appleby Westward which operates over 300 Spar stores in the south west of England.” It is understood that other retail outlets including Costcutter and Carry Out will also stop stocking products linked to Mr McGregor. He and some of his business partners sold their majority stake in the Proper Number Twelve Irish whiskey brand. He was reported to have been paid more than £103 million from the sale to Proximo Spirits in 2021. On Monday, a popular video game developer decided to pull content featuring the MMA fighter. The Irish athlete has featured in multiple video games, including voice-acting a character bearing his likeness in additional downloadable content in the Hitman series. Mr McGregor’s character featured as a target for the player-controlled assassin in the game. IO Interactive, the Danish developer and publisher of Hitman, said in a statement: “In light of the recent court ruling regarding Conor McGregor, IO Interactive has made the decision to cease its collaboration with the athlete, effective immediately. “We take this matter very seriously and cannot ignore its implications. “Consequently, we will begin removing all content featuring Mr McGregor from our storefronts starting today.” Last Friday, the High Court jury awarded damages amounting to 248,603.60 euros (around £206,000) to Ms Hand. Mr McGregor made no comment as he left court but later posted on social media that he intended to appeal against the decision.
A Tory peer is facing suspension from the House of Lords for calling a British-Asian peer “Lord Poppadom” and touching an MP’s braids without permission. Baroness Catherine Meyer, 71, is accused of referring to Lord Dholakia as “Lord Poppadom” twice during a taxi ride whilst visiting Rwanda as a member of the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR). It is on the same visit that the Baroness is said to have complimented the hair of Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy before touching it without permission. Lady Meyer originally labelled the “Lord Poppadom” accusations as “baseless” and “unfounded”. But following evidence by two witnesses, Lady Meyer conceded that the incident did happen after a dinner where she had consumed “possibly three or four glasses of wine.” Lady Meyer has not contested the incident with Ms Ribeiro-Addy and is believed to have said immediately after: “Oh gosh, I did the wrong thing,” once she noticed the MP’s body language. Ms Ribeiro said the incident made her feel “extremely uncomfortable" as she added that the incident would never have been committed by a black woman against a white woman. She said: “When you’ve seen it explained to people in the past why it’s offensive to touch black people’s – black women in particular – hair ... I don’t have the right to protest because I’m seen as being rude or difficult, and it’s just not for me to have an issue with it ... to me, it’s definitely a micro-aggression.” The widow of former US ambassador Sir Christopher Meyer said she had intended the action as a friendly gesture and claimed that she was “entirely unaware” it would not be welcomed according to a report. Lord Dholakia, who was also a member of the JCHR said he felt “shocked” and “very uncomfortable” after being informed of the remarks and stated that he could no longer continue to serve on the committee. The complaints committee which investigated the incident said that as there was no misuse or abuse of power, the behaviour did not constitute bullying but stated that as it was unwanted and impacted Lord Dholakia, it classed as harassment related to race. Ms Ribiero-Addy said of the incident in a letter: “With every week and every request to just write my complaint I grew angrier and more distressed about the situation. "Unable to put the complaint into words without becoming very upset." The committee found that the incident of touching the MP’s hair without her permission classed as harassment but acknowledged that Lady Meyer had shown remorse, acted without malicious intent and displayed a willingness to apologise for her actions. The committee therefore recommended she be suspended from the House of Lords for three weeks due to the racial element of the first incident, and "bespoke behaviour training" for both incidents.
(The Center Square) – The latest federal numbers show the U.S. deficit is soaring as President Joe Biden heads out of office. The U.S. Congressional Budget Office released its monthly budget review on Monday, which showed that in the first two months of this fiscal year, the federal government has run up a deficit of $622 billion. “That amount is $242 billion more than the deficit recorded during the same period last fiscal year,” CBO said in its report . That figure means the deficit is nearly 40% higher than this time last year. “The most alarming turkey in November was the federal government’s inability to live within its means,” Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, said in a statement. “We are only two months into the fiscal year, and we have already borrowed a staggering $622 billion, with $365 billion in the month of November alone." Deficits never surpassed one trillion dollars before the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, they remain well above one trillion and for this next fiscal year are well beyond the pace to surpass $1 trillion. The deficit last fiscal year was about $1.8 trillion. Billionaire Elon Musk, now an advisor to President-elect Donald Trump, lamented the debt, which is about $36 trillion, on X Monday. “If we don’t fix the deficit, everything will suffer, including essential spending like DoD, Medicare & Social Security,” Musk said. “It’s not optional.” CBO did explain that some of the increase is from accounting changes. From CBO: The change in the deficit was influenced by the timing of outlays and revenues alike. Outlays in October 2023 were reduced by shifts in the timing of certain federal payments that otherwise would have been due on October 1, 2023, which fell on a Sunday. (Those payments were made in September 2023.) Outlays in November 2024 were boosted by the shift to that month of payments due December 1, 2024, a Saturday. If not for those shifts, the deficit thus far in fiscal year 2025 would have been $541 billion, or $88 billion more than the shortfall at this point last year, and outlays would have been $38 billion more.”The ice sheet at TRIA Rink was slightly more crowded than in recent weeks on Thursday morning as the Minnesota Wild held their pregame skate in preparation for the Oilers first visit of the season. The two extra bodies on the ice represented some good news for a team that has made winning, despite significant injuries, its competing storylines this season. ADVERTISEMENT Specifically, veteran defenseman Jonas Brodin and top-line forward Mats Zuccarello were in full uniform, skating with their teammates for the first time in a long time. And while neither was expected back in the lineup just yet, having numbers 25 and 36 on the rink was a notably positive sight. “Really good just in the sense that they were able to skate, so we’ll do some extra work after practice and then probably skate again tomorrow and then we’ll see,” Wild coach John Hynes said. “I don’t have a timeline on them yet other than they’ve progressed well to get in the team setting. So, now we’ll see what they do. They’ll need some contact and some extra work and see how they respond.” Brodin has missed nine games this season, including the previous seven in a row, while dealing with an upper body injury. Zuccarello last played in a home win over Montreal on Nov. 14, when he was hit below the belt by a teammate’s shot and suffered a lower body injury that required surgery. Having both players back on the ice was a meaningful step for their teammates, as the Wild have persevered and gotten to the top of the Western Conference standings despite those losses, and the ongoing absence of center Joel Eriksson Ek. Brodin especially is a key player on the team’s blue line. ADVERTISEMENT “It’s exciting for everyone. He’s an important part of our team and such a factor every time he’s on the ice,” defenseman Declan Chisholm said. “He’s missed for sure and we’re excited to get him back soon.” Hynes added that during a player’s recovery from an injury, after they have begun working out and skating on their own, that first time stepping back onto the practice rink with teammates in full uniform can be a notable psychological boost. “It’s important because usually you go through that stage of the off-ice treatments and then recovery, weight room, skate on your own, and they’ve been skating together for a couple days,” the coach said. “But to get in the team setting where you’re with other guys on the ice, you’re back with the team, there’s a lot more going on, and you’re reading and reacting in certain situations, it’s a good step to get back in the team setting.” Eriksson Ek has not yet begun skating on his own as he recovers from a lower body injury suffered in overtime of a win versus Vancouver last week. ADVERTISEMENT Hockey fans in the holiday spirit of helping those in need will have two opportunities to contribute to toy drives organized by the Wild in advance of Christmas. Prior to the Saturday, Dec. 14 game versus Philadelphia and the Friday, Dec. 20 game versus Utah, fans coming to Xcel Energy Center may bring new, unwrapped toys, games and cash which will be collected at the arena’s entrances. Personnel from the Salvation Army will distribute the donated items to needy families in the Twin Cities. ______________________________________________________ This story was written by one of our partner news agencies. Forum Communications Company uses content from agencies such as Reuters, Kaiser Health News, Tribune News Service and others to provide a wider range of news to our readers. Learn more about the news services FCC uses here .
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