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Democrats look to governors to lead them to promised landThe NZFFI Manukau All Stars have earned their spot in the Flick Hygiene Pacific Community Cup final after a 2-0 win over the USA All Stars in the second semi-final at Churchill Park, Lautoka. Aaron O’Discoll opened the scoring in the 40th minute with a well-timed strike, giving Manukau the lead just before halftime. Garbhan Coughlan doubled the advantage in the 59th minute, securing their place in the final with a confident finish. Manukau’s disciplined defense and clinical finishing proved too much for the USA All Stars, who struggled to break through despite moments of pressure. Now, the stage is set for a thrilling final match against defending champions NZFFI Auckland All Stars at 3 PM.
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Sira Thienou scored 16 points with six rebounds, five assists and four steals and No. 18 Mississippi coasted to an 89-24 win over Alabama State on Saturday. Starr Jacobs and Christeen Iwuala both added 12 points and Kennedy Todd-Williams had 11 for the Rebels (5-2), who had a breather after losing to No. 2 UConn by 13 in the Bahamas. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. Get updates and player profiles ahead of Friday's high school games, plus a recap Saturday with stories, photos, video Frequency: Seasonal Twice a week
The year in money: inflation eased, optimism ticked upwardWASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has promised to end birthright citizenship as soon as he gets into office to make good on campaign promises aiming to restrict immigration and redefining what it means to be American. But any efforts to halt the policy would face steep legal hurdles. Birthright citizenship means anyone born in the United States automatically becomes an American citizen. It's been in place for decades and applies to children born to someone in the country illegally or in the U.S. on a tourist or student visa who plans to return to their home country. It's not the practice of every country, and Trump and his supporters have argued that the system is being abused and that there should be tougher standards for becoming an American citizen. But others say this is a right enshrined in the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, it would be extremely difficult to overturn and even if it's possible, it's a bad idea. Here's a look at birthright citizenship, what Trump has said about it and the prospects for ending it: During an interview Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Trump said he “absolutely” planned to halt birthright citizenship once in office. “We’re going to end that because it’s ridiculous,” he said. Trump and other opponents of birthright citizenship have argued that it creates an incentive for people to come to the U.S. illegally or take part in “birth tourism,” in which pregnant women enter the U.S. specifically to give birth so their children can have citizenship before returning to their home countries. “Simply crossing the border and having a child should not entitle anyone to citizenship,” said Eric Ruark, director of research for NumbersUSA, which argues for reducing immigration. The organization supports changes that would require at least one parent to be a permanent legal resident or a U.S. citizen for their children to automatically get citizenship. Others have argued that ending birthright citizenship would profoundly damage the country. “One of our big benefits is that people born here are citizens, are not an illegal underclass. There’s better assimilation and integration of immigrants and their children because of birthright citizenship,” said Alex Nowrasteh, vice president for economic and social policy studies at the pro-immigration Cato Institute. In 2019, the Migration Policy Institute estimated that 5.5 million children under age 18 lived with at least one parent in the country illegally in 2019, representing 7% of the U.S. child population. The vast majority of those children were U.S. citizens. The nonpartisan think tank said during Trump’s campaign for president in 2015 that the number of people in the country illegally would “balloon” if birthright citizenship were repealed, creating “a self-perpetuating class that would be excluded from social membership for generations.” In the aftermath of the Civil War, Congress ratified the 14th Amendment in July 1868. That amendment assured citizenship for all, including Black people. “All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside,” the 14th Amendment says. “No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.” But the 14th Amendment didn't always translate to everyone being afforded birthright citizenship. For example, it wasn't until 1924 that Congress finally granted citizenship to all Native Americans born in the U.S. A key case in the history of birthright citizenship came in 1898, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Wong Kim Ark, born in San Francisco to Chinese immigrants, was a U.S. citizen because he was born in the states. The federal government had tried to deny him reentry into the county after a trip abroad on grounds he wasn’t a citizen under the Chinese Exclusion Act. But some have argued that the 1898 case clearly applied to children born of parents who are both legal immigrants to America but that it's less clear whether it applies to children born to parents without legal status or, for example, who come for a short-term like a tourist visa. “That is the leading case on this. In fact, it’s the only case on this,” said Andrew Arthur, a fellow at the Center for Immigration Studies, which supports immigration restrictions. “It’s a lot more of an open legal question than most people think.” Some proponents of immigration restrictions have argued the words “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” in the 14th Amendment allows the U.S. to deny citizenship to babies born to those in the country illegally. Trump himself used that language in his 2023 announcement that he would aim to end birthright citizenship if reelected. Trump wasn't clear in his Sunday interview how he aims to end birthright citizenship. Asked how he could get around the 14th Amendment with an executive action, Trump said: “Well, we’re going to have to get it changed. We’ll maybe have to go back to the people. But we have to end it.” Pressed further on whether he'd use an executive order, Trump said “if we can, through executive action." He gave a lot more details in a 2023 post on his campaign website . In it, he said he would issue an executive order the first day of his presidency, making it clear that federal agencies “require that at least one parent be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident for their future children to become automatic U.S. citizens.” Trump wrote that the executive order would make clear that children of people in the U.S. illegally “should not be issued passports, Social Security numbers, or be eligible for certain taxpayer funded welfare benefits.” This would almost certainly end up in litigation. Nowrasteh from the Cato Institute said the law is clear that birthright citizenship can’t be ended by executive order but that Trump may be inclined to take a shot anyway through the courts. “I don’t take his statements very seriously. He has been saying things like this for almost a decade," Nowrasteh said. "He didn’t do anything to further this agenda when he was president before. The law and judges are near uniformly opposed to his legal theory that the children of illegal immigrants born in the United States are not citizens." Trump could steer Congress to pass a law to end birthright citizenship but would still face a legal challenge that it violates the Constitution. Associated Press reporter Elliot Spagat in San Diego contributed to this report.LOWELL — In a joint statement released after a conference call Monday morning, Rockland Trust disclosed that it had acquired Enterprise Bank to “unite two strong local banks deeply committed to meeting the needs of our communities.”
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DUBLIN (AP) — Vote counting was underway Saturday in Ireland’s national election after an exit poll suggested the contest is a close-fought race among the country’s three largest political parties. Election officials opened ballot boxes at count centers across the country, kicking off what could be several days of tallying the results. If the exit poll is borne out, that could be followed by days or weeks of negotiations to form a coalition government. The exit poll suggested voters’ support is split widely among the three big parties — Fine Gael , Fianna Fail and Sinn Fein — as well as several smaller parties and an assortment of independents ranging from the left to the far right. The poll said center-right party Fine Gael was the first choice of 21% of voters, and another center-right party, Fianna Fail, of 19.5%. The two parties governed in coalition before the election. Left-of-center opposition party Sinn Fein was at 21.1% in the poll. Pollster Ipsos B&A asked 5,018 voters across the country how they had cast their ballots. The survey has a margin of error of plus or minus 1.4 percentage points. The figures only give an indication and don’t reveal which parties will form the next government. Ireland uses a complex system of proportional representation in which each of the country’s 43 constituencies elects several lawmakers and voters rank candidates in order of preference. As a result, it can take some time for full results to be known. Fianna Fail politician Michael McGrath, a former finance minister and now a European Union official, said “a number of different parties and groups will have to be involved” in forming a government. “I hope it is a stable government that has the prospect of lasting the five years because of the challenges we are facing in Ireland and throughout the European Union," he told the PA news agency at a count in Cork, southwest Ireland. “Let’s allow the picture to emerge over the days ahead.” The result will show whether Ireland bucks the global trend of incumbents being ousted by disgruntled voters after years of pandemic, international instability and cost-of-living pressures. The cost of living — especially Ireland’s acute housing crisis — was a dominant topic in the three-week campaign, alongside immigration, which has become an emotive and challenging issue in a country of 5.4 million people long defined by emigration. The outgoing government was led by the two parties that have dominated Irish politics for the past century: Fine Gael and Fianna Fail. They have similar policies but are longtime rivals with origins on opposing sides of Ireland’s 1920s civil war. After the 2020 election ended in a virtual dead heat, they formed a coalition. Before polling day, analysts said the most likely outcome was another Fine Gael-Fianna Fail coalition. That remains a likely option. The front-runners to be the next taoiseach, or prime minister, are current Taoiseach Simon Harris of Fine Gael and Fianna Fail leader Micheál Martin — despite their parties’ relatively lackluster showing. The two parties would need the support of smaller groups or independents to achieve a majority in the 174-seat Dail, the lower house of Parliament. The Green Party, which held 12 seats in the last parliament and propped up the governing coalition, acknowledged that it was headed for a disappointing result. Among a large crop of independent candidates was reputed organized crime boss Gerry “the Monk” Hutch, who has seen a groundswell of support since he was bailed on money-laundering charges in Spain this month in order to run for election. Early results suggested he stood a good chance of winning a seat in Dublin. Sinn Fein achieved a stunning breakthrough in the 2020 election, topping the popular vote, but was shut out of government because Fianna Fail and Fine Gael refused to work with it, citing its leftist policies and historic ties with militant group the Irish Republican Army during three decades of violence in Northern Ireland. Though Sinn Fein, which aims to reunite Northern Ireland with the independent Republic of Ireland, could become the largest party in the Dail, it may struggle to get enough coalition partners to form a government. During the election campaign, both Fine Gael and Fianna Fail maintained they would not go into government with it. A Sinn Fein-led government would shake up Irish politics – and the future of the United Kingdom. The party is already the largest in Northern Ireland, and a Sinn Fein government in the republic would push for a referendum on Irish reunification in the next few years. The party, which had urged people to vote for change, hailed the result after the exit poll was released. “There is every chance that Sinn Fein will emerge from these elections as the largest political party,” Sinn Fein director of elections Matt Carthy told broadcaster RTE on Friday night. Lawless reported from London.Trump threatens 100% tariff on the BRIC bloc of nations if they act to undermine US dollar
Downingtown East’s Brianna Litvan, the 2024 Daily Local News Girls Tennis Player of the Year, won the Ches-Mont National Division singles title this fall, finished second at District 1 3A singles tourney and placed fourth at PIAA 3A singles championships – and she’s only a freshman. “What sums up Brianna, to me, is ‘heart’ — in many ways,” said Downingtown East girls tennis head coach Lisa Sheldon. “She plays tennis with a sheer joy for the sport, she had a great time getting to know her teammates, and with each match she courageously fought for every point.” One of the toughest [...]
A lot goes on behind the scenes to keep aircraft safe and airworthy, something that many of us take for granted. One of the major considerations for an airline when it comes to maintaining their aircraft is the engines , which undergo extreme stress conditions every time the aircraft takes to the skies. Despite recent advances in technology, engines will not generally last the entire lifespan of the aircraft. Some commercial aircraft still in service are more than 40 years old, such as Nolinor Aviation's Boeing 737-200 , registered as C-GNLN, which is the oldest aircraft currently in commercial service. This means that throughout the aircraft's lifetime, it is likely to undergo several complete engine repairs or replacements. In this case, bigger is better. How often do aircraft engines need replacing? When it comes to determining when an engine overhaul is needed, many factors come into play, but the most important one is the number of flight cycles. Put simply, a flight cycle is the number of take-offs and landings that the aircraft has completed, irrespective of the length of each flight (go-arounds are also included as a flight cycle). This is because it is during these two phases of flight that the engines are put under the most strain. The lifespans of modern aircraft, as measured in flight cycles, can vary significantly, depending on the size, weight, and age of the aircraft. Typical examples include: Aircraft Flight cycles Airbus A320 50,000 Boeing 737 60,000 Airbus A350 45,000 Boeing 787 44,000 During its lifetime, a typical aircraft engine will undergo two or three complete overhaul cycles, during which engine parts are either replaced or repaired. The first complete overhaul cycle typically takes place after around 12,000 flight cycles, but the gap shortens to between every 5,000 and 10,000 cycles thereafter. Narrobwody, short-haul aircraft tend to complete more flight cycles than their long-range counterparts, so it is to be expected that their engines would need to undergo a complete overhaul cycle more frequently. It is rare to find rear-mounted engines in commercial aircraft these days. Data from ch-aviation tells us how many flight cycles each aircraft has completed to date. Taking a number of examples from airline fleets across the world, we can estimate how many complete overhaul cycles their engines may have gone through: Airline Aircraft Registration Age Flight cycles Estimated overhauls Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-300ER N1603 26 years old 15,822 1 Qantas Airbus A330-300 VH-QPB 21 years old 13,448 1 Nolinor Aviation Boeing 737-200 C-GNLN 41 years old 30,473 3 American Airlines Airbus A320 N103US 26 years old 38,349 4 The frequency of engine maintenance work varies very little between engine manufacturers. Among the largest manufacturers supplying engines around the world today are: Rolls-Royce Pratt & Whitney General Electric (GE) Safran. With the help of technological progress, engine manufacturers are constantly developing more advanced aircraft engines that are more efficient and have a longer lifespan: Examining the top five engine families of the 20th century. Operating conditions also impact an engine's lifespan Operating conditions, such as temperature and pressure, can also affect the lifespan of an engine. For example, the hot section of an engine experiences extremely high temperatures on a regular basis. Such extreme conditions gradually degrade the section's components, meaning that they need replacing or repairing more regularly than other parts of the engine. Humid conditions can also cause the oxidation of metals within the aircraft engine. This is particularly the case if the aircraft is parked near to the sea, where humid air contains corrosive salt. For this reason, when aircraft need to be stored longer-term, they are sent to parts of the world with dry conditions, such as Mojave Air and Space Port (MHV) in California. The cost of engine repair work Each complete overhaul cycle can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, both in terms of the specialist materials and labor required to complete the maintenance work, and the loss of revenue while the aircraft is on the ground. This is often still significantly cheaper than a brand-new engine, the cost of which can run into millions of dollars. With this in mind, it is important that airlines are able to identify the most effective time to complete any non-urgent engine work. This may be in the low season, when taking an aircraft out of service will not have a major impact on flying schedules, and therefore reduce any potential losses in revenue. Why are engines replaced so frequently? It goes without saying that safety is and always will be of paramount importance to the aviation industry. With their power providing the thrust necessary for take-off, and reverse thrust that brings an aircraft to a complete stop on landing, aircraft engines are put under significant stress on a regular basis. Engines are also critical to the safe operation of an aircraft, which is why such regular checks and maintenance are necessary. Airlines worldwide are facing scheduling problems amidst a shortage of new aircraft and parts for maintenance.
KABUL (Ariana News): The Presidential Palace (Arg) issued a statement on Saturday highlighting the Islamic Emirate’s firm stance on Afghanistan’s right to self-defense. The Political Commission, led by the Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, emphasized that, as an independent nation, Afghanistan is responsible for safeguarding its people, territory, and sovereignty. The statement further underlined the IEA’s commitment to regional stability and peace, stressing that actions that escalate tensions or threaten stability must be actively prevented. In addition, the meeting covered a range of topics, including Afghanistan’s relations with neighboring countries, efforts to expand diplomatic and economic cooperation with select nations, and recent developments both within Afghanistan and in the broader region. Decisive resolutions were adopted in accordance with the outlined priorities.Tait-Jones scores 21 as UC San Diego defeats James Madison 73-67