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Los Angeles Kings (11-7-3, in the Pacific Division) vs. San Jose Sharks (6-12-5, in the Pacific Division) San Jose, California; Monday, 10:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The San Jose Sharks take on the Los Angeles Kings as losers of three games in a row. San Jose has a 6-12-5 record overall and a 1-5-0 record in Pacific Division games. The Sharks have a 2-6-1 record when they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent. Los Angeles is 4-4-0 against the Pacific Division and 11-7-3 overall. The Kings serve 9.9 penalty minutes per game to rank eighth in league play. The matchup Monday is the third meeting between these teams this season. The Sharks won 4-2 in the last matchup. TOP PERFORMERS: Mikael Granlund has nine goals and 15 assists for the Sharks. Macklin Celebrini has over the last 10 games. Alex Laferriere has scored nine goals with six assists for the Kings. Kyle Burroughs has over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Sharks: 3-4-3, averaging 2.4 goals, 4.6 assists, three penalties and 6.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game. Kings: 5-4-1, averaging 2.7 goals, 5.3 assists, 3.6 penalties and nine penalty minutes while giving up 1.7 goals per game. INJURIES: Sharks: None listed. Kings: None listed. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar . The Associated PressAt least three of President-elect Donald Trump 's Cabinet nominees are facing or are tied to sexual allegations that could complicate, if not derail, their path to Senate confirmation. Former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz was forced to withdraw his nomination to become Trump's attorney general Thursday afternoon as it became increasingly clear his path to confirmation was on rocky terms. It marked the first political setback of the second Trump era. “While the momentum was strong, it is clear that my confirmation was unfairly becoming a distraction to the critical work of the Trump/Vance Transition," Gaetz wrote on X. Attention will inevitably turn to Pete Hegseth , the veteran and Fox News host Trump tapped as defense secretary. Hegseth is also under fire as details of a sexual assault allegation have leaked out to the press. With Gaetz's withdrawal, Hegseth's nomination could also fall through if not properly contained. RECESS APPOINTMENTS: HOW TRUMP HOPES TO SKIP SENATE CONFIRMATIONS AND FILL HIS CABINET The Gaetz allegations are unique compared to Hegseth's dilemmas and those of the other two Cabinet nominees, who are dealing with similar circumstances. The Department of Justice investigated sex trafficking allegations against Gaetz for three years but did not bring charges against him. However, a separate House Ethics Committee report was likely to have made its way into the hands of the press with leaks underway. Less than an hour before Gaetz ended his quest for attorney general, CNN reported on a woman who testified to the Ethics Committee about having sex with Gaetz twice in 2017 when she was 17 years old. A well-known firebrand, Gaetz was also widely disliked by fellow congressional lawmakers. Several of them began trumpeting his withdrawal as soon as the news spread. "I’m not going to dance on his grave, but I was the first one to call it," said Rep. Max Miller (R-OH). "As I said repeatedly last week, Matt Gaetz is never, ever becoming Attorney General. Like ever," said Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA). A GOP strategist who requested anonymity to speak freely said, before Gaetz's withdrawal was announced, "It would be a major blow to Trump if Gaetz doesn't get confirmed." However, other strategists were less surprised. “Every president loses a Cabinet nominee to the process. Sometimes it’s legitimate, and other times it’s just politics," said GOP strategist Dennis Lennox. "With Gaetz out of the way now, the question is, does everyone else move through? One imagines a deal where Republican senators agreed not to block R.F.K. Jr. or Tulsi Gabbard in exchange for Trump dumping Gaetz.” Hegseth has support from Trump's staunchest allies, including Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), who called him "a well-qualified nominee," and Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN), who said he would confirm his nomination. Trump will likely pressure Republican senators to quickly confirm Hegseth as well as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of Health and Human Services, Linda McMahon as education secretary, and former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as national intelligence director. However, a police report released by the Monterey City Attorney's Office in California included details of Hegseth blocking the woman who accused him of sexual assault from leaving the hotel where the encounter took place in 2017, taking her cellphone and then sexually assaulting the woman. WHAT TRUMP HAS PROMISED TO DO ON DAY 1 IN THE OVAL OFFICE Hegseth's lawyer admitted the woman was paid through a nondisclosure agreement but also said the encounter was consensual. "The matter was fully investigated, and I was completely cleared," Hegseth told reporters while visiting Capitol Hill this week. He has never been charged over the incident. Some Republican senators were already reticent on Hegseth's nomination before the police report, and Gaetz's news could cause more cautious or centrist lawmakers not to vote in support of the defense secretary nominee. Kennedy was embroiled in a scandal this September when former New York magazine writer Olivia Nuzzi was revealed to have established an inappropriate relationship with him in the aftermath of a magazine profile of the former presidential candidate. Kennedy was married to his current wife, Cheryl Hines, when this personal relationship allegedly occurred. (Nuzzi was engaged to Politico journalist Ryan Lizza, but the couple split up, and Nuzzi parted ways with New York magazine.) In October, three women emerged with claims that they had engaged in an affair with Kennedy over the past year. Kennedy was also previously accused of groping a former babysitter to his children and later apologized to the woman. Linda McMahon, former WWE CEO, and her husband, Vince McMahon, were sued by five former Ring Boys for intentionally enabling the sexual abuse of children by a WWE employee. According to the lawsuit , ring crew chief Melvin Phillips Jr. hired underaged boys to help set up WWE events. The boys were “groomed, exploited, and sexually abused,” with allegations dating back to the 1980s. Linda McMahon has denied wrongdoing. The five John Does who filed the lawsuit said they were 13 to 15 years old when they were recruited. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), a veteran, member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and survivor of sexual assault, told the Washington Examiner the allegations against several Trump nominees are "concerning, but I'll be visiting with them face to face." The Trump campaign also touted in an email Thursday Ernst's previous praise of Hegseth last week. "I think he is going to be a very strong secretary of defense," said the Iowa senator. Former Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel told CNN's Inside Politics that the Senate confirmation process must play out. HOW TRUMP COULD IMPACT THE PENTAGON "They haven't been convicted of any of these things," McDaniel told CNN's Dana Bash after Gaetz's withdrawal was announced. "I think it's important for the senators to take this job very seriously, also to give good advice to the president and to say, you need to go into these picks with eyes wide open and understand what damage they may do and what baggage they bring to this administration." However, it's unclear to what extent this will affect voters who reelected Trump to the White House after he was found liable for sexually abusing writer E. Jean Carroll in May 2023 and accused of sexual assault by more than 15 women. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER "I have heard without exaggeration a dozen times or so in the last week questioning the veracity of many of these charges, both leveled against Matt Gaetz and others and wondering if this is just a quote, Deep State end quote, trying to thwart President Trump's presidency from the beginning," said national Republican strategist Brian Seitchik. "Sadly, I think there's evidence that a lot of voters don't care. Otherwise, Trump wouldn't have won the election," said Democratic strategist Brad Bannon. Cami Mondeaux contributed to this report.
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Nuke program gets ‘encouraging’ appraisalFine Gael should be “true to the standards” they set for other parties over Cllr Patsy O’Brien’s expulsion, according to Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald. The Sunday Independent today reports Fine Gael chief whip Hildegarde Naughton campaigned alongside the former party councillor after she was allegedly told he sent inappropriate messages to a party staff member. Mr O’Brien was suspended from the party in March 2020 before being ultimately expelled in October of the same year for what Taoiseach Simon Harris has described as “gross misconduct”. Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said Fine Gael has had “a lot to say” about other political party wrongdoings and should “step up to the plate” within its own organisation. “Where behaviour falls beyond standards, where you find wrongdoing in your organisation, in any organisation, you have to step up to the plate and deal with it. So Fine Gael should be no different than any other organisation in that regard,” she said. Read more The Dublin Central TD said she is not familiar with the details of the Cllr O’Brien case. “Certainly, I imagine, there would be an expectation that any political party, particularly one that has had a lot to say about others, would actually be true to the standards that they were expressing when it was around other people,” she said. When Sinn Féin were facing scrutiny over how they handled internal party issues, Simon Harris and his Fine Gael ministers demanded transparency from Mary Lou McDonald, which resulted in her making a Dáil statement. Cllr O’Brien also hasn’t answered questions on why he was expelled. Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe said last week his party did not disclose why Mr O’Brien was expelled from the party because Fine Gael wanted to respect the privacy of those involved. “A person made a very serious allegation and I think it’s really important to respect the privacy of an issue that was raised that the party then acted on,” Mr Donohoe said. “I want us to be in an environment where people can feel confident that if they raise issues, they will be treated seriously and in a confidential way and that for me is the top priority.” Ms McDonald said that support for her party is ahead of already favourable poll numbers, adding that Sinn Féin was “in it to win it” five days out from polling day. The Sinn Fein president said that over the past week, an “energy” for the party had “come back very, very strongly”. !function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(e){if(void 0!==e.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var a in e.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r < t.length;r++)t[r].contentWindow===e.source&&(t[r].style.height=e.data["datawrapper-height"][a]+"px")}}))}(); A poll by the Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks published on Sunday indicates that Fine Gael is down four points to 22pc, Sinn Fein is up two points to 20pc, and Fianna Fáil is holding steady on 20pc. “I think the weather reflects our mood,” Ms McDonald said when asked about the poll on Sunday. “You know, this might be a winter election, but we have sunshine today. “I know talking to people, particularly over the last week, this sense of purpose now, this sense of energy has come back very, very strongly. “For us, this is very reminiscent of the last general election, where, when people had the space, cleared the space to assess what to do next, that appetite for change grew and grew, and I think that’s what’s going to happen. “I think the polling results reflect that to some extent. But I actually think the mood is even ahead of those polling numbers, if I’m honest with you. “We’re out on the ground. We’re meeting people. We’re picking it up everywhere and the people are ready for this historic change, and more to the point, people are filled with dread at the prospect of five more years of Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil.” Aontu is up two points to 5pc, the Social Democrats are down one to 5pc and Labour has seen no change on 4pc. Meanwhile, the Greens are down one to 3pc, Solidarity-PBP has seen no change on 2pc, and Independents or other parties are up three points to 19pc. Campaigning efforts across 43 constituencies are ramping up ahead of polling day on Friday November 29. Ms McDonald, flanked by the Sinn Féin frontbench at CHQ Dublin on Sunday, called on working people “to come out in their droves next Friday and back Sinn Féin”. She defended criticisms of her party’s proposed housing plan and pledged the party was “in it to win it”. “I feel very, very strongly that the momentum that has grown behind us will continue to accelerate, and I believe that we can deliver that government of change, and I would hope to to lead that government.” Read morePhoto: The Canadian Press Premier David Eby meets with his cabinet for breakfast during a photo opportunity at legislature in Victoria, Nov. 27. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito British Columbia Premier David Eby says 25-per-cent U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods would be "devastating" for the province's lumber and forestry industries. He made the comment ahead of a meeting with fellow first ministers and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Eby was scheduled to participate in the virtual meeting on Wednesday to discuss U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's threat to impose the tariffs unless Canada and Mexico stop illegal border crossings and prevent illicit drugs from entering the United States. Eby said the lumber and forestry sectors are already strained by a recent increase in duties amid the ongoing U.S.-Canada dispute over softwood lumber. He said after the first meeting of his new cabinet in Victoria that the tariffs are "unjustified," and they would hurt Americans as much as they would Canadians. The premier said B.C. is a source of natural gas, wood products, minerals and other products that U.S. businesses depend on, and the tariff would hinder jobs and opportunities in the province while making "life more expensive for Americans." Eby and Ottawa have called for a united front dealing with Trump's tariff plan, which he announced on social media on Monday. Eby said B.C. officials had repeatedly raised concerns with Ottawa over organized crime and illicit drugs, such as fentanyl, in relation to border security. "It's a priority for us. It has been for a while, we've written to Ottawa about it. Doesn't justify the tariffs, but it does mean that we can talk about those issues as well." Eby said Trump's proposed tariff "doesn't make economic sense," and the measure is not necessary to address issues at the border. The premier said he believes B.C. has a strong case to make for the tariff being "badly placed" if Trump's priority is to reduce costs for Americans. "I think the premiers are unified," Eby said. "There are 13 of us plus the prime minister. It's a big group of people with different political perspectives, but on this issue of ensuring that we're protecting the people in our country from these unjustified tariffs, I believe we're completely in line on that question."Some people highlight the negative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and try to undermine its importance. Earlier, we used to give commands to computers and robots. But, the advancement in science and technology has enabled us to produce robots and machines that do not require our commands to function. AI is one such technology, enabling robots to make decisions on their own without human intervention. It is worth mentioning that all the things which were once beyond our imagination, are now a part of our daily lives. Similarly, AI is bound to be a significant tool in our lives. Some experts and scientists believe that it may become as important as a ventilator for a patient. The opponents of AI technology argue that it has deprived humans of a number of job opportunities. This may well be true. However, if we analyse the situation closely and on a wider scale, we will realise that the problem of unemployment is actually decreasing with the birth of new branches in the industrial sector. Hence, AI is not a threat or a curse; it is a great gift of science that aims at making our lives easier. Many writers and philosophers believe that human beings would suffer a lot and would become slaves of these robots in the future, but researchers do not agree with such an opinion. They are very clear that humans are developing these robots, and they know what to do and how to use them to their benefit. Just like every lock has a key, every working robot is controlled with algorithms. The human control over robots, as it exists today, is complete. MIAN FARHAN MAHMOOD LAHORE Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 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