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The search and rescue organization for Metro Vancouver's North Shore mountains is warning people to do their research after two international visitors became stranded while relying on hiking apps to plan their routes. Allan McMordie with North Shore Rescue managed the Sunday night rescue of a man from Goat Ridge, a backcountry area behind Grouse Mountain. He said the man told rescuers he had not been expecting snow, despite two of the local ski hills opening with fresh powder last month. "All you had to do was look at the top of the mountains from Vancouver and know there's snow up there," he said in an interview. "To be in running shoes and not even expecting any snow was pretty naive." The man from France had set out on a marked route, then decided to make his way through very rough, steep terrain to a separate trail at significantly higher elevation. "This is rugged backcountry," McMordie said. "It's almost impassable." McMordie could not confirm which apps the hikers in both recent rescues were using, but said a lack of any marked route or trail reports is a good indication not to use the application. In any case, he said trip planning should involve multiple sources for information. If the man from France had done any research, McMordie said he would have discovered the backcountry area where he was rescued is closed for the winter. In both recent cases, he said there are signs at each trailhead with maps showing trails and topography, along with reminders about key steps in trip planning, he said. Both men were lucky to have been able to make 911 calls, McMordie added, as service is patchy in the area and their phone batteries had nearly run out. Above all, he said hikers should tell someone else where they're going and when they expect to return, so that person can alert local authorities if necessary. "Absolutely nobody knew where this person was and what he was doing that day," McMordie said of the man from France. "If he had not been able to get that (911) call out, he would still be there." Sunday's rescue on Goat Ridge came three days after a similar call, when another man "seriously underestimated the difficulty" of a route marked in an online hiking app, North Shore Rescue said in a statement posted to social media. The group said there is "barely a trail" in the summer and "nothing whatsoever" in the winter, making for "full mountaineering conditions" at this time of year. The man called for help after hiking for eight hours that left him "tired, soaked (and) hypothermic" as the sun was setting," it said. It's doubtful the man would have survived the night in the Mount Seymour backcountry if he hadn't been able to make the call, the rescue group added. The man had been staying in a short-term accommodation and had taken an Uber to the trailhead. Only his girlfriend in Norway knew where he was, and he was not wearing or carrying adequate gear for the conditions, McMordie said. Vancouver-based Stephen Hui, the author of several B.C. hiking guidebooks, said the rough, mountainous terrain steps away from urban Metro Vancouver and the extent of the snowpack in winter is a surprise for many visiting hikers. Hui said online apps can be helpful and often provide commentary about trail conditions from other hikers, but it's crucial to look at additional sources of information, including complete maps and provincial and national park websites. He said local authorities and outdoor groups have some responsibility for people heading into the backcountry, and there is room for more signage and education. Ultimately, though, he said people must be responsible for themselves. "We can't handhold everybody," he said. "There's always going to be dangers in hiking." This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 5, 2024. Brenna Owen, The Canadian PressKansas City Chiefs 30–27 Carolina Panthers Patrick Mahomes threw for 269 yards and three touchdowns, Spencer Shrader kicked a 31-yard field goal as time expired and the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Carolina Panthers to reach double-digit wins for the 10th straight season. The Chiefs bounced back from last week’s 30-21 loss at Buffalo and won at the buzzer yet again in a season of narrow escapes. Noah Brown caught two TD passes and DeAndre Hopkins also had a touchdown catch. Bryce Young finished 21 of 35 for 262 yards and a touchdown for the Panthers (3-8), who had their two-game winning streak snapped. Dallas Cowboys 34–26 Washington Commanders Austin Seibert missed his second extra point of the game with 21 seconds left after Jayden Daniels and Terry McLaurin connected on an 86-yard touchdown, and the Washington Commanders (7-5) lost to the Dallas Cowboys (4-7) to extend their skid to three games. Seibert was wide left on the point-after attempt following a bad snap. On the ensuing onside kick attempt, Juanyeh Thomas returned it 43 yards for a touchdown as the Cowboys ended their losing streak at five in improbable fashion. Earlier in the fourth quarter, KaVonte Turpin returned a kickoff 99 yards for a TD. Minnesota Vikings 30–27 Chicago Bears (OT) Sam Darnold threw for 90 of his 330 yards in overtime to set up Parker Romo’s game-ending 29-yard field goal, and the Minnesota Vikings (9-2) outlasted the Chicago Bears 30-27 after giving up 11 points in the final 22 seconds of regulation. Darnold threw two touchdown passes, Jordan Addison caught eight passes for a career-high 162 yards and a touchdown, and TJ Hockenson had 114 yards receiving for the Vikings, who remain one game behind Detroit in the rugged NFC North. Caleb Williams threw for 340 yards and two touchdowns for the Bears, who lost their fifth straight to drop to 4-7. Detroit Lions 24–6 Indianapolis Colts Jahmyr Gibbs rushed for two scores and David Montgomery added a third touchdown run to lead the Detroit Lions past the Indianapolis Colts. Gibbs finished with 21 carries for 90 yards as the Lions won their ninth straight. Detroit improved to 10-1, their best 11-game record since the franchise’s inaugural season in 1934. The Colts (5-7) lost for the fourth time in five games and their second straight at home. Anthony Richardson was 11 of 28 with 172 yards. He also rushed 10 times for 61 yards. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30-7 New York Giants Baker Mayfield catapulted into the end zone on a spectacular 10-yard scramble for one of Tampa Bay’s four rushing touchdowns, and the Buccaneers beat the Giants (2-9) and new starting quarterback Tommy DeVito. Tampa Bay (5-6) snapped a four-game losing streak and extended New York’s skid to six. The Giants’ decisions this week to bench and then release quarterback Daniel Jones did nothing to help the NFL’s lowest-scoring offense. DeVito threw for 189 yards, mostly in the second half. Meanwhile, the Buccaneers dominated in every phase in a near-perfect performance. Sign up to Soccer with Jonathan Wilson Jonathan Wilson brings expert analysis on the biggest stories from European soccer after newsletter promotion Tennessee Titans 32–27 Houston Texans Will Levis threw for 278 yards and his 70-yard touchdown pass to Chig Okonkwo put the Tennessee Titans on top in the fourth quarter and the Titans (3-8) held on for a win over the Houston Texans (7-5). Okonkwo grabbed a short pass and rumbled for the touchdown to put the Titans up 30-27 with just under 10 minutes remaining. Safety Eric Murray missed a tackle that would have stopped him near midfield. The Texans had a chance to tie it with less than two minutes remaining, but Ka’imi Fairbairn’s 28-yard field-goal attempt sailed wide left. He fell to the ground after the miss before getting up and slamming his helmet on the field. New England Patriots 15–34 Miami Dolphins Tua Tagovailoa threw for 317 yards and four touchdowns, including two scores to running back De’Von Achane, and the Miami Dolphins routed the New England Patriots. The Dolphins (5-6) have a thin margin for error the rest of the season after a 2-6 start but have kept themselves afloat with a three-game winning streak. Tagovailoa, who moved to 7-0 in his career against New England, entered the game with a league-high 73.4% completion rate and went 29 for 40. Drake Maye completed 22 of 37 passes for 221 yards with 26 yard rushing for New England (3-9).
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In one of the wildest finishes to a game in NFL history, the Dallas Cowboys used two kickoff returns for touchdowns in the final 2:49 to upset the Washington Commanders, 34-26. It felt like the Cowboys won this game three times and tried to lose it just as many. It's the biggest upset in the league this season, as Dallas was a 10.5-point underdog. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Thanks for the feedback.
The Salvation Army and Supporters Show That Everyday Generosity Can Make a Change for 27 Million People in AmericaLuigi Mangione, a suspect in the murder of Brian Thompson , had previously shown an eerie interest in a quote on Goodreads before the crime occurred. After being arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania, 286 miles from where the New York murder took place, authorities are delving into the 26-year-old's online activity. A keen reader, Mangione's GoodReads account reveals his engagement with controversial material, including quotes from Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber, critiquing the American healthcare system. He shared his thoughts on Kaczynski's 'Industrial Society and Its Future,' writing. "It's easy to quickly and thoughtless write this off as the manifesto of a lunatic, in order to avoid facing some of the uncomfortable problems it identifies," wrote Mangione. "But it's simply impossible to ignore how prescient many of his predictions about modern society turned out. He was a violent individual - rightfully imprisoned - who maimed innocent people. While these actions tend to be characterized as those of a crazy luddite, however, they are more accurately seen as those of an extreme political revolutionary." NYC Mayor Adams says man detained in Altoona is 'strong person of interest' in shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Luigi Mangione officially ID'd as man connected to Brian Thompson shooting after McDonald's arrest Mangione also reflected on an online interpretation of the book, adding: "When all other forms of communication fail, violence is necessary to survive. You may not like his methods, but to see things from his perspective, it's not terrorism, it's war and revolution." Among his interests, he liked a quote from Kurt Vonnegut's book "Slaughterhouse Five" that discusses America as "the wealthiest nation on Earth, but its people are mainly poor, and poor Americans are urged to hate themselves." Authorities discovered a ghost gun on him , similar to the one used in last week's shooting, along with a silencer, a counterfeit New Jersey driver's license, and a two-page manifesto criticizing healthcare companies. Mangione hails from Towson, Maryland, reports the Express US . In the manifesto, the man wrote that "It had to be done" as well as "These parasites had it coming." Elsewhere in the two-page document, Mangione states "I do apologize for any strife and trauma, but it had to be done." He attended Gilman School, an all-boys independent school in Baltimore Maryland offering classes from pre-K through high school, with high school tuition reaching up to $40,000. As class valedictorian, he graduated in 2016, speaking about how the "next hundred years of our future are going to be unlike anything humanity has ever seen before." Mangione pursued a Bachelor's and Master's in Engineering, Computer, and Information Science at the University of Pennsylvania. While still in high school, he volunteered for five months at an assisted living facility. He was employed as a Data Engineer at TrueCar, Inc. based in Santa Monica, California, and has also resided in Honolulu, Hawaii. Daily Express US has contacted TrueCar for a comment. Mangione is yet to face formal charges. He is currently detained in connection with the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Thompson in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday. The manhunt lasted nearly six days before Mangione was located in Pennsylvania. DAILY NEWSLETTER: Sign up here to get the latest news and updates from the Mirror US straight to your inbox with our FREE newsletter.Gregg Wallace has stepped down as judge from MasterChef Dame Prue Leith has defended Gregg Wallace and believes he shouldn't be sacked following allegations about his behaviour. Gregg recently stepped down as a judge on Masterchef following a BBC investigation into complaints about his behaviour. Several MasterChef staff members and former contestants, including celebrities such as Emma Kennedy and Kirsty Wark, have claimed that Wallace made them feel uncomfortable on set. The presenter apologised this wee k for claiming complaints about his behaviour came from “a handful of middle-class women of a certain age”, adding he will now “take some time out”. The MasterChef presenter, who faces various allegations including making “inappropriate sexual jokes”, posted a video on his Instagram stories on Monday to issue an apology. His lawyers previously said it was "entirely false that he engages in behaviour of a sexually harassing nature" and Wallace has denied all allegations made against him. Great British Bake Off star Dame Prue has spoken out about the allegations and stated that he shouldn't be sacked but producers and TV bosses should be firm with presenters when it comes to behaviour at the work place. Talking to Times Radio , the 84-year-old said: "I'm a great believer in due process... He should just stay off social media because he's just digging himself deeper and deeper into a hole because he's too insensitive to understand how offensive it is. But that's his problem, that he's insensitive. He hasn't, that I can see, disobeyed the law." The Great British Bake Off judge continued: "I don't believe people should be cancelled or sacked. I can see why you would ask somebody to step aside while they investigate things, which I suppose is what they're doing. But I think the tragedy in this is that I bet you Gregg has no idea what he's done wrong." But while Dame Prue doesn't think Gregg should be sacked, she admits TV bosses "should be tougher on on-screen talent."
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Where Will Palantir Technologies Stock Be in 1 Year?MARTINSBURG - Saint Joseph School eighth-grader Madison Regalia recently won a Catholic citizenship essay contest that asked students in Grades 8-12 to outline what virtues are important for elected leaders to have and how people can tell if they possess them. All 27 of the Martinsburg school’s eighth-graders submitted essays for the contest, which was sponsored by Monsignor Lackey Council 1169 of the Knights of Columbus in Martinsburg. The 500-to-750-word papers were judged by Knights Jonathan Noyalas and Mike O'Donnell, as well as Maria Byrd, principal of Saint Joseph School. The Knights defined virtue as “a habitual and firm disposition to do good” that governs the way people act and guides their conduct by reason and faith. Regalia noted in her essay that elected leaders have significant power and their decisions affect many lives. “For this reason, it is crucial that these leaders possess virtues such as honesty and integrity,” she wrote. “These virtues are essential not only for their personal character but also for the health and effectiveness of our democratic systems.” She went on to explain why she believes those virtues are vital. “One of the most important aspects of leadership is the ability to make ethical decisions,” she wrote. “When leaders are honest, they provide accurate information to the public, which helps citizens make informed choices and trust their leaders. Honesty reduces the spread of false information and builds a foundation of trust between leaders and the public.” She said integrity is the ability to adhere to one’s principles, even in difficult situations. “Leaders with integrity make decisions that line up with their values and the needs of their role as a leader, rather than giving in to personal or political pressures,” Regalia wrote. “This consistent moral behavior helps ensure that decisions are fair and in the best interest of the people.” During a Dec. 3 assembly in the school gym, Noyalas said selecting a winner was difficult. “All of the essays were really well done, really well written,” he said. Byrd commented that the topic was timely, since a national election recently took place that included a race for the presidency. Noyalas presented a $25 gift card and framed certificate to Regalia, whose winning essay was submitted for judging at the district level.NFL fans are calling for a rules change after Sunday's wild Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Commanders finish. The Cowboys topped the Commanders, 34-26, in a crazy game at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Md. on Sunday. The Cowboys took a commanding lead late, before the Commanders stormed all the way back and tied the game - well, almost tied it. After an 86-yard touchdown pass from Jayden Daniels to Terry McLaurin, the Commanders had a chance to tie the game with less than 30 seconds to play, at 27-27. But Washington kicker Austin Seibert, who had already missed one extra point, missed his second one. NFL fans have been calling for Seibert to be cut, but that's not all they are doing. Timothy Nwachukwu/Getty Images Some NFL fans are arguing for the league to get rid of extra points. Why make such a non-important play mean so much? "I’ll say it...get rid of extra points. Just make them 2 point attempts after every TD," one fan wrote. "Get rid of extra points, make teams go for two after every touchdown," one fan added. "Get rid of field goals and extra points man lol," one fan added. "I’m admittedly biased in saying this right now, but never liked the idea of the NFL making it more likely that extra points decide games. Least exciting play in the sport now has outsized importance," Chase Hughes of NBC Sports added. NO GOOD. 📺: #DALvsWAS on FOX 📱: https://t.co/waVpO8ZBqG pic.twitter.com/FDg7wGy8KF It's understandable that Commanders fans would feel that way today, but the Cowboys had to make their extra points, too. And the Cowboys had a missed field goal, a blocked field goal and a blocked punt. Special teams allowed the Commanders to stay in the game, though they ended up costing them the chance to tie things up late. That's just sports, right? But with the NFL changing the kickoff rule, perhaps the league will consider changing the extra points rule at some point, too. Or maybe we'll just start to see more and more teams attempting to go for two points late in games. The Cowboys improved to 4-7 on the year with the win on Sunday, while the Commanders dropped to 7-5.Molson Coors Beverage Co. Cl B stock rises Monday, outperforms market
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani police arrested thousands of Imran Khan supporters ahead of a rally in the capital to demand the ex-premier’s release from prison, a security officer said Sunday. Khan has been behind bars for more than a year and has over 150 criminal cases against him. But he remains popular and his political party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf or PTI, says the cases are politically motivated. Shahid Nawaz, a security officer in eastern Punjab province, said police have arrested more than 4,000 Khan supporters. They include five parliamentarians. Pakistan has sealed off Islamabad with shipping containers and shut down major roads and highways connecting the city with PTI strongholds in Punjab and northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. Tit-for-tat teargas shelling between the police and the PTI was reported on the highway bordering Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Earlier on Sunday, Pakistan suspended mobile and internet services “in areas with security concerns.” The government and Interior Ministry posted the announcement on the social media platform X, which is banned in Pakistan. They did not specify the areas, nor did they say how long the suspension would be in place. “Internet and mobile services will continue to operate as usual in the rest of the country,” the posts said. Meanwhile, telecom company Nayatel sent out emails offering customers “a reliable landline service” as a workaround in the areas suffering suspended cellphone service. Khan's supporters rely heavily on social media to demand his release and use messaging platforms like WhatsApp to share information, including details of events. PTI spokesperson Sheikh Waqas Akram said Khan's wife Bushra Bibi was traveling to Islamabad in a convoy led by the chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ali Amin Gandapur. “She cannot leave the party workers on their own,” said Akram. There was a festive mood in Peshawar, with PTI members dancing, drumming and holding up pictures of Khan as cars set off for Islamabad. The government is imposing social media platform bans and targeting VPN services , according to internet advocacy group Netblocks. On Sunday, the group said live metrics showed problems with WhatsApp that were affecting media sharing on the app. The U.S. Embassy issued a security alert for Americans in the capital, encouraging them to avoid large gatherings and warning that even “peaceful gatherings can turn violent.” Last month, authorities suspended the cellphone service in Islamabad and Rawalpindi to thwart a pro-Khan rally. The shutdown disrupted communications and affected everyday services such as banking, ride-hailing and food delivery. The latest crackdown comes on the eve of a visit by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko . Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said authorities have sealed off Islamabad's Red Zone, which houses key government buildings and is the destination for Khan's supporters. “Anyone reaching it will be arrested,” Naqvi told a press conference. He said the security measures were in place to protect residents and property, blaming the PTI for inconveniencing people and businesses. He added that protesters were planning to take the same route as the Belarusian delegation, but that the government had headed off this scenario. Naqvi denied cellphone services were suspended and said only mobile data was affected. Associated Press writers Riaz Khan in Peshawar and Asim Tanveer in Multan contributed to this report.
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NoneMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City’s players were booed by their own fans Tuesday after blowing a three-goal lead against Feyenoord in the Champions League to extend their winless run to six games. Jeers rang around the Etihad Stadium after the final whistle of a dramatic 3-3 draw. “They are disappointed. Of course we understand it,” City manager Pep Guardiola said. “They are completely right to express what they feel.” After five-straight losses in all competitions, City looked to be cruising to victory after going three up inside 50 minutes. But Feyenoord mounted an improbable comeback and leveled the game in the 89th to leave the home crowd stunned. While the worst losing streak of Guardiola’s managerial career was brought to an end, his wait for a first win since Oct. 26 goes on. Erling Haaland had scored twice, with Ilkay Gundogan also on target to put City in control. But goals from Anis Hadj Moussa in the 75th, Santiago Gimenez in the 82nd and David Hancko in the 89th turned the game on its head. According to stats supplier Opta, it was the first time in Guardiola's managerial career that his team had failed to win a game after leading 3-0. It said it was the first time City had failed to win from that position since 1989. “We lost a lot of games lately, we are fragile and of course we need a victory," Guardiola said. “The game was good for the confidence, we were playing a good level, but the first time something happened we had problems.” A win would have moved City up to fifth in the Champions League standings , but the draw left it 15th with three games remaining in the first phase of the competition. The top eight teams advance to the round of 16, while teams ranked ninth to 24th go into a playoff. City’s players, including Bernardo Silva, Josko Gvardiol and Haaland looked visibly frustrated as they left the field to cheers from the delirious traveling Dutch fans in the away section of the stadium. “If you are 3-0 up at home you can never give it away like this. It is what it is at the moment. The only thing we can do is fight back and stay strong,” City defender Nathan Ake said. City plays Premier League leader Liverpool on Sunday — defeat would leave it 11 points adrift of its title rival. “We will learn for the future. It has been and will be a tough season for us and we have to accept it," said Guardiola, who had a cut on his nose during the game. He said it had been caused when he scratched it with his fingernail. James Robson is at https://twitter.com/jamesalanrobson AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer
Man City give up three-goal lead in 3-3 draw with FeyenoordGENEVA (AFP) – A Roman gold coin bearing the image of Brutus, the assassin of Julius Caesar, will go to auction in Geneva on Monday, with bids set to start above USD850,000. “A numismatist’s eyes light up when beholding a coin like this,” because this is “a piece of history”, said head of the Numismatica Genevensis (NGSA) auction house behind the sale Frank Baldacci. The aureus, the gold coin currency used in ancient Rome, was issued by Brutus and his friends a year or two after they assassinated Roman ruler Caesar in 44 BC, he said. The coin, which weighs eight grammes, is “of immense historical importance both artistically and politically”, NGSA said. Bidding will start at CHF750,000 (USD852,000), but Baldacci said it would likely go for more than CHF1 million. “This could go quite high,” he told AFP , pointing out that the piece was a bit like “the Da Vinci of Roman coins”. This particular aureus features Brutus’ profile framed with laurel leaves on one side. The other celebrates his recent military victories with warlike symbols. It is one of only 17 known examples. The coin was “cast not in Rome but in a mint that travelled with Brutus and his armies as he tried to seize power after the assassination of Julius Caesar”, Baldacci said, adding that it had a “propaganda value”. The laurel wreath is clearly a sign of “someone who wants to promote himself as emperor”, he said, pointing out that ‘IMP’ – for emperor – was engraved next to Brutus’ face, even though he did not hold that title. The coin was struck shortly before the fateful Battle of Philippi in 42 BC, which ended with Brutus killing himself after losing to Octavian and Mark Antony as they sought to avenge Caesar’s death. The aureus has since travelled discreetly through the centuries, with little known about its owners along the way. “But we know that during the Renaissance, there were a lot of princes and lords who had Roman coin collections,” Baldacci said. The coin resurfaced in the 1950s when it was catalogued as part of a private collection. It reappeared again in 2006, when it was put up for auction in Zurich, and sold to a private collector for CHF360,000.Russia has reports that the US and the UK might be implicated in supporting the al-Qaeda-affiliated militants currently on the offensive in Syria, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said. Hayat Tahrir-al-Sham (HTS) terrorist group, previously known as Jabhat al-Nusra, launched a surprise attack from Idlib last week and has since taken Aleppo and Hama. US journalist Tucker Carlson asked Lavrov who was supporting the terrorists in Syria, during the interview that aired on Thursday. ”Well, we have some information,” Lavrov said. “The information which is being floated and it’s in the public domain, mentions, among others, the Americans, the Brits. Some people say that Israel is interested in making this situation aggravated so that Gaza is not under very close scrutiny.” “It’s a complicated game. Many actors are involved,” the Russian diplomat added. Lavrov explained to Carlson that Russia, Iran, and Türkiye brokered a ceasefire in Syria in 2017 and again in 2020, calling this Astana Format “a useful combination of players.” “The rules of the game are to help Syrians to come to terms with each other and to prevent separatist threats from getting strong,” the diplomat said. “That’s what the Americans are doing in the east of Syria when they groom some Kurdish separatists using the profits from oil and grain sold, the resources which they occupy.” “We would like to discuss with all our partners in this process the way to cut the channels of financing and arming” the terrorists, he added. Lavrov has already spoken with his Turkish and Iranian colleagues, he told Carlson, and intends to meet with them again on Friday at a conference in Qatar. Russia will push for “strict implementation” of the deal concerning Idlib because that province of Syria is where the terrorists emerged from. “The arrangements reached in 2019 and 2020 provided for our Turkish friends to control the situation in the Idlib de-escalation zone and to separate the HTS from the opposition, which is non-terrorist and which cooperates with Türkiye, ” Lavrov said. Military and security leaders of all three countries are also in contact with each other, Russia’s top diplomat added. Carlson sought a meeting with Lavrov, saying he was appalled that the US and Russia are inching closer to an open war over Ukraine. He also tried to get an interview with Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky but this was blocked, reportedly by the US government.
Danbury seniors celebrate collegiate signingsThe Houston Texans lost their Week 12 matchup 32-27 to the Tennessee Titans. It was a surprising loss, considering Houston is viewed as a legitimate playoff contender, while Tennessee managed to earn its third win on the season on Sunday. It was a back-and-forth game throughout, with CJ Stroud playing well for the most part. However, the Titans' defense did manage to force him to throw two interceptions on the day. The 23-year-old quarterback finished the day with 247 passing yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions while throwing a 60.6% completion percentage. Houston falls to a 7-5 record on the season and still holds a two-game lead over the second-placed Indianapolis Colts in the AFC South. Despite that, all of the attention is on Stroud after the second-year quarterback made a total blunder of a play to lose the game. Backed in his own end zone, Stroud dropped back to pass with just over a minute left to play. However, the Titans' pass rush got in the backfield and forced Stroud to scramble. While scrambling, the Texans' quarterback stepped out of the back of the end zone, resulting in a safety . Tennessee scored two points and got the ball back before kneeling out the clock. Did CJ Stroud run out the back of the end zone, or get sacked out the back or the end zone? 😳😳😳 @danorlovsky7 , obviously you are the ultimate arbitrator. pic.twitter.com/f7voVjXbiB The play is reminiscent of a safety former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky made during his playing days in the league. During a 2008 game between the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings, Orlovsky notoriously ran out of bounds in his own end zone as the quarterback for the Lions. However, Orlovsky's mishap was noticeably worse . For Stroud, at least, it's arguable a Titans defender tackled him out of bounds. SAI Flashback: October 12, 2008 Dan Orlovsky ran out of the back of his own end zone and didn’t even realize it at first pic.twitter.com/1AWXkNmn0s Regardless, sports fans hopped on social media to point out Stroud's mistake. Many of them compared the Texans quarterback to Orlovsky's blunder from 2008. Meanwhile, others criticize Stroud for taking a step back in production during his second year in the NFL. © Troy Taormina-Imagn Images "CJ Stroud, the back of the end zone is bad!" Stated Big Cat from Barstool Sports . One fan claimed , "Dan Orlovsky will tell ya it’s not good!" "What in the world has happened to CJ Stroud....? Legit looks like an average QB at best week in and week out," claimed another fan . NFL Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe asked , "What's happened [to] CJ Stroud? He looks and plays like a totally different player. Is it me or is he different?" "CJ Stroud turned into Dan Orlovsky before he made a second year leap," said one individual . The Texans have five games remaining on the schedule before the regular season ends. They'll be taking on the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 13 to try and get back in the win column. Related: C.J. Stroud is grateful to have Nico Collins back from injured reservePay first, deliver later: Some women are being asked to prepay for their baby
Pay first, deliver later: Some women are being asked to prepay for their babyArmed with a filibuster-proof majority in Nebraska's Legislature, Republicans could seek further restrictions on abortion, dramatic changes to the state's election system and an expansion of the use of the death penalty to include drug traffickers in the upcoming legislative session. All three proposals are among more than 70 policies the Nebraska Republican Party included in a five-page document outlining the party's 2025 legislative agenda , which circulated on social media last week after the GOP posted it to its website earlier this year. The agenda includes proposals that have emerged as priorities for Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen and a large group of lawmakers, including placing caps on annual tax increases from local governments, ensuring foreign adversaries cannot purchase Nebraska land and continuing to boost access to broadband internet outstate. People are also reading... 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But much of the document centers on the kind of hard-right cultural issues that have divided the Legislature — and Nebraskans — in recent years, suggesting lawmakers could once again find themselves in the kind of rancorous partisan fights that defined the 2023 legislative session that was derailed by an attempt to restrict gender-affirming care for transgender youths that prompted a months-long filibuster. The Nebraska GOP's 2025 agenda calls for a ban on transgender K-12 students from using restrooms or locker rooms that do not match the biological sex assigned to them at birth, the elimination of diversity and equity initiatives in state schools and the creation of standards "allowing parents to protect children from indoctrination and pornography." The document also calls for eliminating gender ideology and critical race theory — a graduate-level concept that captured the attention of Nebraska Republicans in 2021 despite its limited orbit — from school curriculums while embracing patriotic education "to rebuild the love of country." The proposed policies extend far beyond Nebraska's classrooms, wading into matters of public health, taxation, citizenship, election security and criminal justice. The party is calling on lawmakers to ban "ID chip and vaccine mandates," support "stricter interpretations of citizenship eligibility," support the death penalty for drug traffickers and child smugglers and enact an election system that requires the hand-counting of paper ballots filled out in-person. The agenda also calls for lawmakers to address "dangerous Communist countries' ownership of American land," root out environmental, social, and governance movements "grounded in leftist ideology," and for local leaders to "attack tent cities" through legislation and ordinances. One proposal calls for lawmakers to "end the legal ability" of the state's Natural Resource Districts to "try and play 'God' and attempt to modify the weather." It's unclear to what extent the Nebraska Republican Party's agenda will influence Republican lawmakers. Most GOP lawmakers who were contacted for this story did not return phone calls Friday. Eric Underwood, the Nebraska Republican Party's chairman, also didn't return a phone call Friday. Sen. Loren Lippincott of Central City, a Republican who is entering his third year as a lawmaker in January and became the face of the bid to implement a winner-take-all election system in Nebraska this year, indicated the document represented the GOP's policy aspirations but said "you have to remember we live in 'Realville,'" borrowing the term from the late right-wing commentator Rush Limbaugh. "A person has to set their sights on lofty goals that you want to eventually bring into implementation," he said. "But it's like storming the beaches of Normandy. You have to establish a beachhead first, and little by little by little, you continue to advance." Sen. Danielle Conrad of Lincoln, a registered Democrat, said the Nebraska GOP's agenda has "been generating a lot of dialogue" among lawmakers who have offered "mixed reviews at best for a variety of different reasons." "Historically, when political parties and partisan interests try and inject a heavy hand into our beloved, nonpartisan Legislature, it's usually met with a great deal of skepticism — and rightly so," she said, adding that the GOP's agenda seems to have generated such a response from her colleagues this time around, too. Some of the party's policy proposals have already been spurned by the Republican-dominated Legislature, which last year rejected bills seeking to ban transgender students from using restrooms in conflict with their biological sex, remove protections for educators accused of providing obscene materials to minors and replace Nebraska's presidential electoral system with a winner-take-all model backed by President-elect Donald Trump. Lawmakers have already repeatedly eschewed attempts to eliminate property, income and inheritance taxes and replace them with a broad-based consumption tax. Republicans retained 33 seats, enough for a filibuster-proof majority in the Legislature, by flipping two seats previously held by Democrats this month, but failed to gain further ground. The GOP had the same majority for the last month of this year's legislative session after Democratic Sen. Mike McDonnell switched parties in April, but Republicans failed to vote in lockstep when it came to the proposed transgender restroom ban, the winner-take-all electoral system and Republican Gov. Jim Pillen's tax plan — none of which became law. Nebraska Republicans have remained fractured since the summer of 2022, when conservative activists took over the state Republican Party , which had been run by establishment figures loyal to then-Gov. Pete Ricketts. Continued tensions between the party's social conservative activist wing and its establishment figures emerged earlier this year when the Nebraska GOP withheld endorsements from the state's federal incumbent officeholders , including Ricketts and Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District, who faced primary challenges from the right. In response, a group of 26 Republican lawmakers signed a public letter in February endorsing Nebraska's federal delegation while some of them aired their frustrations with the Nebraska Republican Party on the floor of the Legislature, calling the party "broke" and questioning its rationale. The moment was one among few instances of partisan rancor that arose in the Legislature this year after Speaker John Arch of La Vista, a Republican, had asked senators to turn the page from last year’s session that ended in resentment, imploring them to instead focus on issues that have "the greatest impact on the greatest number of people." Conrad said the Nebraska GOP's policy agenda seems to focus on "hot-button, controversial issues that are pretty divisive." "I think that it would be a disservice to the state of Nebraska if we spent most of our time and energy on topics like that," she said. "I think the message out of the electorate is really clear: they want government that's working to help working people succeed." But for some Republicans like Lippincott, some of the Nebraska GOP-backed proposals to expand conservative influence in public schools or upend the state's tax system fit that bill. Lippincott said lawmakers need to make changes to Nebraska's tax and public school systems — even if the reforms Republicans seek prompt intense opposition along party lines. "I do not believe that we should allow the minority party to dictate and put restraints on anybody," he said.