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A-League Talking Points: Costa shines as Reds throw away two points, spoils shared in lively Melbourne DerbyTrump has flip-flopped on abortion policy. His appointees may offer clues to what happens nextFar-left President of Colombia Gustavo Petro warned President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday that he will side with neighboring Panama “until the last consequences” should the United States take control of the Panama Canal. Petro, a former member of the Marxist M19 guerilla terrorist organization and the first leftist president in Colombia’s history, is known for issuing wild, often outrageous rants through his personal Twitter account. The Colombian president took to social media on Sunday afternoon to criticize Trump amid the ongoing debate regarding the Panama Canal after the U.S. President-elect expressed that the United States should take back control of the important U.S.-built trade route because of the “exorbitant” transit fees imposed to the United States, which Trump described as a “rip-off”: “I will stand by Panama and the defense of its sovereignty to the last consequences,” Petro’s message reads. “If the new US government wants to talk business, we will talk business, face to face, and for the benefit of our peoples, but dignity will never be negotiated.” Panama and its neighbor Colombia are home to the Darién Gap, a dangerous jungle trail shared by both nations and the only land bridge connecting Central and South America. Since 2021, hundreds of thousands of U.S.-bound migrants passed through the Darién Gap en route to the United States Southern border. The amount of migrants passing through the Darién Gap reportedly dropped by a significant amount in November following the results of the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Petro continued his rant against Trump by claiming that the President-elect “has made a mistake and contradicted himself” if he does not want “myriads” passing through the Darién Gap that are then “increased by millions from Panama to Mexico.” Petro claimed that Trump “must understand that it will depend on the prosperity and freedom of our peoples.” “If it seems costly to pay to pass the Panama Canal in the hands of Panamanians, it will be much more costly to plunge Panama, South America, Central America or Mexico into poverty,” Petro said. “If they do not want us in the United States, we must make all the Americas prosperous in independence, freedom and democratic dignity,” he concluded. The Panama Canal was completed by the United States in 1914 and remained under U.S. control until 1999, as per the terms of a deal agreement signed by both nations under the administration of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter in 1977. “When President Jimmy Carter foolishly gave it away, for One Dollar, during his term in Office, it was solely for Panama to manage, not China, or anyone else,” Trump wrote on Truth Social over the weekend. “It was likewise not given for Panama to charge the United States, its Navy, and corporations, doing business within our Country, exorbitant prices and rates of passage.” “Our Navy and Commerce have been treated in a very unfair and injudicious way. The fees being charged by Panama are ridiculous, especially knowing the extraordinary generosity that has been bestowed to Panama by the U.S. This complete ‘rip-off’ of our Country will immediately stop,” he continued. Panamanian President José Raúl Mulino, who took office in July, responded to Trump’s remarks through a video issued on social media shortly afterwards, in which he asserted that “every square meter of the Panama Canal and its adjacent area belongs to Panama and will continue to belong to Panama,” stressing that the country’s sovereignty over the trade route is “irreversible”: Mulino further claimed that the Canal’s tariffs are “not a whim” and are established in “a public manner and in an open hearing, considering market conditions, international competition, operating costs and the maintenance and modernization needs of the interoceanic waterway.” In December, Mulino publicly asked President-elect Trump to maintain an U.S.-funded deportation flight agreement Panama signed with the outgoing administration of U.S. President Joe Biden and which went into effect in July.
Starc vs Jaiswal: How A Bail Flip Led To Viral Moment In Boxing Day Test | VideoORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — In losing Sunday’s battle with the Buffalo Bills, perhaps the best team in football, Jerod Mayo won the war. Best I can tell, he’s staying put. For 2025, and maybe beyond. To his angry fan base and incredulous pockets of the New England Patriots’ media corps, remember Mayo’s future doesn’t hinge on winning this season. It’s not about what you want, or what I think. It’s about the Krafts, who hand-picked Mayo to succeed Bill Belichick four and a half years before he actually did, believing in him, and finding reasons to maintain that belief. In the eyes of someone who wants to believe, Sunday supplied enough reason. The Patriots led at halftime, then lost by three as 14-point underdogs. They became the first team since mid-October to hold the Bills under 30 points. Drake Maye outplayed the next MVP of the league for most of the game and took another step toward his destiny as a franchise quarterback, If that sounds like a low bar, that’s because it is. Such is life in Year 1 of a rebuild, a multi-year process ownership has committed to seeing through to the end with their organizational pillars now in place: Mayo, Maye and de facto GM Eliot Wolf. As frustrating as this 3-12 campaign has been, there are always nuggets of optimism amid the rubble of a losing season; particularly if you want to find them. The Krafts do, and so does Maye, who loves his head coach, by the way; calling questions about Mayo’s job security “BS.” “We’ve got his back,” Maye said post-game. Maye’s voice matters. Certainly more than any number of fans or media members. Ever since media-fueled speculation that Mayo could get canned at the end of his first season began rising, the caveat has always been the same: if, a Gillette Stadium-sized “if,” the Patriots bomb atomically down the stretch, ownership could pull the plug on Mayo. NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport became the latest to join that chorus Sunday with this pregame report: “The Krafts want to keep Jerod Mayo,” he said. “They believe he is the leader for the organization for the future, and they knew it would be a multi-year process to get this thing right. Now if things go off the rails, if they really start to struggle and he loses the locker room the last couple games of the season, we’ve seen this thing turn. “But as of now, the Patriots believe Jerod Mayo is their leader for the future.” Well, Mayo hasn’t lost the locker room. That’s a fact. To a man, both in public and from those I’ve spoken to in private, Patriots players believe in their head coach. Mayo might be a players’ coach, yes, in the best and worst senses. But the Patriots were a few plays away Sunday from pulling off their largest upset since Super Bowl XXXVI. “I think we’re building something good,” Maye said. The Patriots also played their best half of football this season against their toughest opponent yet. Another fact. Now, to the frustrated, I am with you. To the shocked, I understand. But to the trigger-happy, lay down your arms. Mayo, by all accounts, is returning in 2025. Alex Van Pelt, however, is another story. In the same vein that the Krafts could have viewed Sunday’s performance as a reason to save Mayo — despite his pathetic punt at midfield, down 10 with just eight and a half minutes left — they could have convinced themselves their offensive coordinator is the real problem. After all, team president Jonathan Kraft was visibly exasperated over Van Pelt’s play-calling during the Pats’ loss at Arizona a week earlier. Four days later, Van Pelt told reporters he had yet to hear from his boss. Well, that time may be coming. Trailing by three in the fourth quarter Sunday, Van Pelt called a pass that resulted in an unnecessary lateral and game-winning touchdown for Buffalo. His offense later operated like it was taking a Sunday drive with the game on the line, using up 3:16 of the final 4:19 en route to its final touchdown. Van Pelt, finally, weaponized Maye’s legs in critical situations, something that arguably should have been done weeks ago. Not to mention, Van Pelt’s top running back can’t stop fumbling, and the offensive line remains a hot mess. Call him Alex Van Fall Guy. Because Van Pelt’s offense, for the first time in a while, under-performed relative to Mayo’s defense. On merit, he deserves to stay; a case that’s harder to make for defensive coordinator DeMarcus Covington. But it’s not about merit this season. It’s not about what you want. It’s not about what I think. It’s about the Krafts; what they see, what they want, what they believe. Even in defeat. ____ Sent weekly directly to your inbox!
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