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AP Top 25 Takeaways: No. 1 Georgia vs. the field; season-changing injury for No. 4 Florida State

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:54:44 GMT

This season college football fans have been told it’s Ohio against the World, Michigan vs. Everybody, Oregon vs. Them, etc. etc.Two weeks before College Football Playoff selection Sunday, it’s really Georgia against the field.The two-time defending national champions have been No. 1 all season, but it has been a methodical ramp up to Death Star mode for the Bulldogs. Georgia appears to be fully operational now.A week after toying with Mississippi at home in what was a top-10 matchup on paper only, the Bulldogs tore up No. 21 Tennessee on the road Saturday for their 28th straight victory.“All we’re trying to do is find the best version of ourselves,” Georgia coach Kirby Smart said.On the way to trying to become the first team to win three straight national titles in the poll era, Georgia became the first Southeastern Conference team to have three consecutive 8-0 regular seasons in league play.“What (Georgia has) done in the past couple years is special,” Tennessee c...

Argentines vote in an election that could lead a Trump-admiring populist to the presidency

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:54:44 GMT

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Voters in Argentina were heading to the polls Sunday in a presidential runoff election that will determine whether South America’s second-largest economy will take a rightward shift. Populist Javier Milei, an upstart candidate who got his start as a television talking head, has frequently been compared to former U.S. President Donald Trump. He faces Economy Minister Sergio Massa of the Peronist party, which has been a leading force in Argentine politics for decades.On Massa’s watch, inflation has soared to more than 140% and poverty has increased. Milei, a self-described anarcho-capitalist, proposes to slash the size of the state and rein in inflation, while Massa has warned people about the negative impacts of such policies. The highly polarizing election is forcing many to decide which of the two they consider to be the least bad option. “Whatever happens in this election will be incredible,” said Lucas Romero, director of local political...

Paul Azinger out as NBC golf analyst as 5-year contract not renewed

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:54:44 GMT

Paul Azinger will no longer be the lead golf analyst for NBC Sports, ending his five years with the network at the Ryder Cup without even knowing that was his last event.“With the golf and media landscapes now in a more challenging environment, Azinger and NBC will part ways as their current contract ends,” according to a statement from his manager.Azinger chose not to discuss more specifics to why another contract wasn’t done, only to say Sunday morning it was a mixture of disappointment and surprise. His career in the booth ends abruptly, even missing the Hero World Challenge the first weekend in December, where tournament host Tiger Woods is playing for the first time since April.NBC now has parted ways with three of its most notable voices in the last calendar year as part of its regular broadcast team — Azinger, Roger Maltbie and Gary Koch.___AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golfSource

Denver mayor visits migrant shelter with updates from D.C. trip

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:54:44 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- More than 27,000 migrants have arrived in the city since last December.Denver Mayor Mike Johnston visited a migrant shelter on Saturday and spoke with FOX31 about what the city is doing to get work permits for many who are waiting for the opportunity.The Mayor's visit was met with disappointment from some migrants who are staying at the shelter, while Johnston said the process to get them legal work permits could be made quicker.Denver Mayor Mike Johnston brought updates with him to a local shelter, directly from the nation's capital. Local company plans to buy, deliver over 3,000 turkeys to food banks "What we found when I was at the white house talking to leaders in D.C. about this is that we asked them to make some changes on work authorizations and they did make some," Johnston said.By "some," Johnston is talking about migrants who arrived in the States before July 31 who may acquire their work permits in a quicker process.That work permit has been an obstacle...

Fatal crash closes I-70 Sunday morning near Aurora

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:54:44 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A fatal crash closed a portion of I-70 between Havana Street and I-225 Sunday morning.According to the Denver Police Department, the crash took place near I-225 on I-70 and involved multiple motorists. Multiple suspects at large in deadly Northglenn shooting One person was pronounced dead at the scene and three more were transported to the hospital.As of 7 a.m., the roadway had partially reopened and the department reported the roadway fully reopened as of 8:15 a.m.

EU Commissioner Urpilainen to run for president in Finland

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:54:44 GMT

Jutta Urpilainen, the EU commissioner for international partnerships, on Sunday announced she would run for the presidency of her native Finland.“I want that we Finns can continue to commit to not leaving anyone behind,” Urpilainen said at a press conference for the Socialist Democratic Party. “That is why I am available as SDP’s candidate in the presidential election,” she said. Urpilainen will leave her role at the European Commission in Brussels on December 2 to start her campaign, Finnish media Yle reported. Elections for the six-year term of president are to be held at the end of January, with a possible second round in February. The current president, Sauli Niinistö, is still popular after guiding the historically neutral country into NATO, but he has hit the country’s two-year term limit. Finnish socialists — including ex-Prime Minister Sanna Marin — have been begging Urpilainen to jump into a race that’s already well under way ahead of the J...

Washington Post backs down from story on Hamas hostage deal

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:54:44 GMT

The Washington Post backed away from its claim Saturday evening that Israel and Hamas had reached a tentative deal that would free at least 50 hostages in exchange for a five day pause in fighting on both sides, after a U.S. National Security Council spokesperson tempered the claim online.In an alert around 8:30 p.m. Saturday evening, the Post reported that Israel and Hamas had reached a “tentative U.S.-brokered deal” that would pause the deadly conflict in Gaza and allow some women and child hostages to be free. At 9:27 p.m., National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson reposted the story on X, formerly Twitter, with her own clarification:“We have not reached a deal yet, but we continue to work hard to get to a deal,” Watson wrote.The article was subsequently updated to say that the U.S. was “close” to a deal with Israel and Hamas to free some of the hostages, but no correction or clarification was added to the story. As of Sunday morning, the story had last been updated ...

Latvia’s Kariņš eyes NATO top job

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:54:44 GMT

Latvian Foreign Minister Krišjānis Kariņš on Sunday declared his interest in becoming NATO’s next secretary-general, throwing his hat in the ring for the much contended race to succeed Jens Stoltenberg when he steps down next October. “Krišjānis Kariņš is ready to join the competition,” a spokesperson for Kariņš’ said in a statement on Sunday.Kariņš, who stepped down as Latvian prime minister in August, can bring to the NATO position “his leadership experience as prime minister, clear understanding of Russia’s threat, strong stance on Ukraine, and proven track record as an international consensus builder,” according to the statement. Kariņš joins Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte in vying to be the next leader of the defense alliance. Stoltenberg’s tenure, which has been extended four times, ends in October 2024.Speaking at the POLITICO Defense Summit last week, Kallas said she would like to be considered for the position. R...

‘Grandpa Joe:’ Biden campaign facing heat over plans to deal with his age

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:54:44 GMT

At the Democratic National Committee’s September fundraiser retreat, a donor pressed Joe Biden’s deputy campaign manager, Quentin Fulks, about one of the more oft-discussed topics in party circles: the president’s age.How, the person asked during a question-and-answer session on the 2024 campaign, should donors handle the stream of concerns they’ve heard about it?Fulks acknowledged the obvious: You can’t change the age of the president, who will turn 81 on Monday. Instead, he advised the donor to focus on Biden’s historic accomplishments.Fulks’ response, which was described by four people who attended the session, was well-received by those who see his age as a mark of his deep experience — and met with disagreement by others, who fear not enough is being done to remind voters that former President Donald Trump is just three-and-a-half years younger. All told, it highlighted a larger dynamic currently facing the party: Not everyone is sure what the right playbook is for handling the...

Boston Medical Center radiology tech arraigned on drug fraud charges

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:54:44 GMT

A Boston Medical Center radiology tech was arraigned Friday in Boston Municipal Court Central Division on charges that he received improper prescriptions for controlled substances from a nurse practitioner he worked with at the hospital, District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced.Rafael Garcia, 44, of Boston, is charged with conspiracy to violate drug laws, obtaining drugs by fraud and larceny of a drug. Judge James Coffey set bail at $2,500 and ordered Garcia to return to court Dec. 29 for a pre-trial hearing.The Massachusetts State Police Narcotics Unit built information about Garcia’s illegitimate prescription scheme during their investigation of John Cann, a nurse practitioner who worked with Garcia in the Boston Medical Center emergency department, according to a statement.Cann was arraigned in Malden District Court earlier this year on charges involving issuing improper prescriptions at a Malden pharmacy for Adderall, Lorazepam and Amphetamine ER, many of which he would pick up ...