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Myanmar’s army is facing battlefield challenges and grants amnesty to troops jailed for being AWOL

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:12 GMT

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government has been freeing soldiers and police who had been jailed for desertion and absence without leave, seeking to get them to return to active duty, a police officer and an army officer said Thursday. The releases follow an an amnesty plan announced earlier this week to get them back into service in order to ease an apparent manpower shortage.The plan was an apparent consequence of the military facing the greatest battlefield pressures since it seized power from the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021. It began to encounter severe challenges after fierce fighting erupted in late October when an alliance of three ethnic minority armed groups launched an offensive in the northern part of Shan state, on the northeastern border with China.The offensive sparked renewed fighting nationwide on the part of both the pro-democracy Peoples Defense Force and their allies among other ethnic minority armed groups, spreading the military’...

Konecny scores twice, Flyers beat Arizona 4-1 to end Coyotes’ winning streak at 5

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:12 GMT

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Travis Konecny scored twice, Carter Hart made 25 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers beat Arizona 4-1 on Thursday night to end the Coyotes’ winning streak at five.Cam York had a goal and an assist and Joel Farabee and also scored for the Flyers. They have won three straight, four of six and nine of 13.“We’ve worked a lot on coming together and building something special,” said forward Sean Couturier, who had an assist on Konecny’s first goal. “Guys are buying in. We just have to keep building and start believing in ourselves. I think we are out to prove people wrong. There doesn’t seem to be much pressure on us. I don’t know if we are just naive or young, but we just go out and play hard and aggressive hockey.”Lawson Crouse scored for the Coyotes, who made NHL history by beating the last five Stanley Cup champions during the winning streak.Connor Ingram, who made 22 saves, also had his five-game winning streak broken. He gave up only f...

Estos son los ganadores de The Game Awards 2023

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:12 GMT

(CNN Español) — The Game Awards, el evento de referencia en la industria del videojuego, premió este jueves a los mejores títulos lanzados durante el año desde Los Ángeles.Las nominaciones habían sido elegidas por un jurado conformado por más de 100 medios de comunicación e influencers de todo el mundo. Los ganadores fueron elegidos por un voto mixto entre jurado profesional (90%) y votaciones públicas de los aficionados (10%). Cualquier persona podía votar a través de la página oficial del evento hasta el 6 de diciembre.Estos premios han conseguido convertirse en la referencia de la industria del videojuego, algo así como lo que son los Oscar para el cine o los Grammy para la música.A continuación, una lista de todos los juegos nominados y los que resultaron premiados (resaltados en negrilla) en The Game Awards.Ganadores de The Game Awards 2023Juego del año (Game of the Year o GOTY)Alan Wake 2Baldur’s Gate 3Marvel’s Spider-Man 2Resident Evil 4Super Mario Bros. WonderThe Legen...

Denver man searching for missing emotional support dog

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:12 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — A Denver man is hoping a hefty reward of $1,500 will help return his missing emotional support dog, a 2-year-old Boston terrier named Twyla.Despite his extensive search efforts, there has been no trace of his dog. Homeless encampment has Uptown residents prepared to break leases The last time CJ Ortega saw Twyla was the day before Thanksgiving in the area of Park Avenue West and Tremont Place. Since then, he has been posting and handing out flyers, hoping that someone will bring her home safely.“She was just very unexpected in my life, but the most beautiful blessing I can ever ask for," he said.Twyla, a constant companion for Ortega for two and a half years, slipped out of his apartment on Park Avenue West on Nov. 22.“She’s definitely more than an ESA — emotional service animal. She is my companion, my ride-or-die. The love of my life," Ortega said. "I was in a severe car accident a few years ago and suffered a lot of trauma, both physical and emotional."Besides b...

Patriots teammate defends JuJu Smith-Schuster after breakout game

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:12 GMT

PITTSBURGH — JuJu Smith-Schuster returned to Pittsburgh for the first time as a visitor Thursday night, but played like he was still at home.The ex-Steeler caught four passes for a season-high 90 yards during the Patriots’ 21-18 upset in primetime. Smith-Schuster’s longest catch, a 37-yard deep ball, sparked the Pats on their first opening touchdown drive of the season. Smith-Schuster later burst through Pittsburgh’s secondary for gains of 28 and 17 yards to fuel the offense’s highest-scoring first half in almost two years.Patriots tight end Mike Gesicki said he felt happy for his teammate playing well against his old team, and realized the significance of his first catch instantly on a few levels. As Smith-Schuster works through the worst statistical season of his career (170 receiving yards in 10 games entering Thursday), Gesicki also came to his defense.“I feel like there’s been, for some reason, an outside, negative narrative about him, ...

Ezekiel Elliott draws unique praise out of Bill Belichick after Patriots win

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:12 GMT

There’s good reason why Patriots running back Ezekiel Elliott was able to stay on the field for over 90% of snaps and gain 140 total yards of offense 13 games into his eighth NFL season.“This probably is the best I’ve felt this late in a season,” Elliott told reporters after Thursday night’s 21-18 win over the Steelers.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Patriots’ Bailey Zappe explains where his confidence comes from after Week 14 win New England Patriots | Callahan: Patriots’ upset in Pittsburgh feels bittersweet in the big picture New England Patriots | Bailey Zappe leads Patriots to 21-18 win over Steelers with impressive first half New England Patriots | Patriots’ Bill Belichick to make rare media appearance this weekend New England Patriots | Patriots will be extra shorthanded at wide receiver vs. Steelers The Patriots needed him to play a major rol...

Patriots’ Bailey Zappe explains where his confidence comes from after Week 14 win

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:12 GMT

One thing that Patriots current starting quarterback Bailey Zappe certainly doesn’t lack is confidence.Patriots running back Ezekiel Elliott praised the QB for that quality after Thursday night’s 21-18 win over the Steelers in which Zappe threw three first-half touchdowns.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Ezekiel Elliott draws unique praise out of Bill Belichick after Patriots win New England Patriots | Callahan: Patriots’ upset in Pittsburgh feels bittersweet in the big picture New England Patriots | Bailey Zappe leads Patriots to 21-18 win over Steelers with impressive first half New England Patriots | Patriots’ Bill Belichick to make rare media appearance this weekend New England Patriots | Patriots will be extra shorthanded at wide receiver vs. Steelers “Zap was balling tonight,” Elliott said. “He commands our attention in that huddle. He was out there m...

PedWest to temporarily suspend operations this weekend

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:12 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- Pedestrian West at the San Ysidro Port of Entry will temporarily suspend operations Saturday at 6 a.m. after reopening last month, border officials said.The reasoning for the temporary suspension will be "in order to redirect personnel to assist the U.S. Border Patrol with taking migrants into custody," U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said in a news release Thursday.“The U.S. is continuing to see increased levels of migrant encounters at the southwest border fueled by smugglers peddling disinformation to prey on vulnerable individuals and encourage migration," CBP said. "As we respond with additional resources and apply consequences for unlawful entry, the migration trends shift as well. We continue to adjust our operational plans to maximize enforcement efforts against those noncitizens who do not use lawful pathways or appointment processes such as CBP One™." Beware of San Diego ‘jury duty’ scammers The announcement comes following the ongoing reopening and...

Otay Mesa East Port of Entry celebrates milestone

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:12 GMT

SAN DIEGO -- State Route 11 is nearly finished after 25 years in the making. The 2.4-mile connection from Otay Mesa to Mexico is just a quarter mile to the border. “Otay Mesa East Port of Entry we are creating is going to be a game changer for access between Mexico and the United States," said Toks Omishakin, the Secretary of Transportation for California. The new 12-lane freeway is being built to reinvent the way businesses can be done between the U.S. and Mexico."The San Ysidro Port of Entry, I think many people know it’s not a cargo base of entry, it often sees extensive wait and delay times. The existing Otay Mesa Port of Entry has a lot of cargo coming through it including passenger, same thing there significant wait times, a lot of trucks idling for hours,” Omishakin said. Amazon warehouses are already popping up in anticipation for the major shipping connections, and other major trading partners are also building up their presence in Mexico at the same time. PedWest to temp...

Bloodshed, fear, hunger, desperation: Palestinians try to survive war’s new chapter in southern Gaza

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:02:12 GMT

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The roads are so ravaged that the dead and wounded arrive by donkey cart. Desperate relatives rush bloodied and dust-covered people, many of them children, to the hospital.Naseem Hassan, a 48-year-old Palestinian medic in the Gaza Strip’s southern town of Khan Younis, said it had become impossible to walk through Nasser Hospital, with people spread out everywhere. Some patients, terrified or semiconscious, tugged at his sleeve when he squeezed through the halls. They groaned, slept and died on those bloodstained floors, he said.His skeletal staff at the 350-bed hospital has struggled to cope with an influx of over 1,000 patients. Without fresh bandages and gauze, Doctors Without Borders said, patients’ wounds have become seriously infected, in many cases septic. “When I think about it for a moment, I start to cry,” Hassan said by phone, struggling to be heard over the shouts of the doctors and nurses who remained. “It’s a good thing I’m too...