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Europe must defend its values at home and abroad

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:15:56 GMT

The past two months have been a troubling and difficult time for Europe. While the war in Ukraine continues to raise concerns about the continent's security, our attention has been divided by the outbreak of fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Middle East. While both issues are hitting international headlines, on the back pages and under the radar, democracy around the world continues to retreat. The core values of the Western world, freedom of speech and, most importantly, the separation of politics from law, are regularly declared and proclaimed. However, their implementation has become situational at best and completely ignored at worst, writes Ryszard Henryk Czarnecki, senior Polish politician and MEP from Poland since 2004.With the collapse of the Soviet Union, most Western politicians and scientists expected the rest of the world to become more liberal; instead, we are seeing the opposite trend. In the other words, it is not Russia and Iran that are becoming more like the...

Eklund’s OT goal and Hertl’s hat trick lift Sharks over Islanders 5-4

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:15:56 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — William Eklund scored in the closing seconds of overtime, Tomas Hertl had a hat trick and the San Jose Sharks erased a three-goal, third-period deficit to defeat the New York Islanders 5-4 on Tuesday night.Kevin Labanc also scored and Kaapo Kahkonen made 33 saves for the Sharks.Julien Gauthier, Brock Nelson, Mike Reilly and Ryan Pulock scored for the Islanders who began a six-game homestand with a loss. Simon Holmstrom and Bo Horvat each added two assists and Ilya Sorokin finished with 27 saves.Mikael Granlund set up Eklund for a one-time shot with 5 seconds to play in the three-on-three overtime period.Hertl recorded the equalizer and completed his sixth career hat trick at 18:30. He buried a rebound 1:49 prior to that to pull the Sharks to within a goal.SENATORS 6, RANGERS 2OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Brady Tkachuk and Vladimir Tarasenko each scored twice to lead Ottawa to an impressive win over the league-leading New York.Anton Forsberg made 33 saves for the Sens, whil...

Estos son los aspirantes en la carrera por la candidatura republicana a las elecciones presidenciales de 2024

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:15:56 GMT

(CNN) — Todos los aspirantes a la candidatura presidenciales republicana compiten por enfrentarse al presidente Joe Biden en noviembre de 2024. Pero primero, están compitiendo en las primarias y caucus del Partido Republicano, que comienzan en enero de 2024, para emerger como el candidato del partido.Los aspirantes que se enumeran a continuación están en orden de ubicación en la Encuesta de Encuestas de CNN, que es un promedio de las cuatro encuestas nacionales no partidistas más recientes de votantes primarios republicanos potenciales o probables de 2024 que cumplen con los estándares de CNN. Los candidatos que no aparecen en la encuesta de encuestas de candidatos de CNN aparecen en orden alfabético después de los aspirantes que sí aparecen en las encuestas.He aquí un vistazo a quién está dentro y quién está considerando postularse en 2024 para la nominación republicana:Donald TrumpEl expresidente Donald Trump. (Crédito: Getty)El expresidente Donald Trump lanzó su campaña par...

Andre guides Fresno State to 79-67 victory over Idaho State

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:15:56 GMT

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Eduardo Andre scored 16 points to lead Fresno State to a 79-67 victory over Idaho State on Tuesday night.Andre made 7 of 12 shots and added seven rebounds and three assists for the Bulldogs (4-4). Freshman Isaac Taveres came off the bench to sink all five of his shots and score 13. Fellow reserve Leo Colimerio pitched in with 11 points and four assists.Brayden Parker scored 21 points to lead the Bengals (4-5). Parker made 8 of 14 shots with four 3-pointers. Kiree Huie had 17 points on 8-for-11 shooting. Miguel Tomley hit three 3-pointers and scored 13.___Get poll alerts and updates on AP Top 25 basketball throughout the season. Sign up here___AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketballSource

Saxen scores 20 to lead Saint Mary’s (CA) past Cleveland State 70-57

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:15:56 GMT

MORAGA, Calif. (AP) — Mitchell Saxen had 20 points in Saint Mary’s 70-57 victory over Cleveland State on Tuesday night.Saxen added eight rebounds and three blocks for the Gaels (4-5). Aidan Mahaney scored 15 points while going 6 of 13 (1 for 6 from 3-point range), and added eight rebounds and four steals. Alex Ducas had 10 points and shot 4 for 8, including 2 for 5 from beyond the arc.The Vikings (6-4) were led in scoring by Drew Lowder, who finished with 19 points and four assists. Tujautae Williams added 15 points, seven rebounds and two steals for Cleveland State. Tristan Enaruna also recorded 15 points and two blocks.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Matt Boldy’s 3-point game powers Wild to a 5-2 win over the Flames

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:15:56 GMT

CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Matt Boldy scored twice and had an assist, leading the Minnesota Wild to a 5-2 win over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night.Kirill Kaprizov had a goal and an assist, and Marcus Foligno and Joel Eriksson Ek also scored for the Wild (9-10-4), who improved to 4-0-0 since Jon Hynes replaced Dean Evason as head coach Nov. 27.“A lot of credit to Jon. He’s come in and just established what he wants us to do and play like and it’s a lot faster,” Wild forward Marcus Foligno said.“Our breaking out is a lot better than it has been. We’re big and strong and we needed to get faster. Guys are snapping the puck around tape to tape. It’s a lot easier when you play like that and … it’s a kick in the butt when you get a coach fired.”Minnesota has outscored its opponents 18-5 in the four games since the coaching change. Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson had 28 saves and improved his career mark against Calgary to 4-0-1.“I give the players a lot of credit,” Hynes said. “They had adve...

Kepnang powers Washington to 85-61 victory over Montana State

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:15:56 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Franck Kepnang finished with 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead Washington to an 85-61 victory over Montana State on Tuesday night.Kepnang made 7 of 11 shots and blocked three at the other end for the Huskies (5-3). It was his first double-double this season and the second of the senior’s career. Sahvir Wheeler had 14 points and five assists. Reserves Koren Johnson and Anthony Holland scored 13 and 11, respectively. Johnson shot 6 for 11 and Holland made all three of his 3-pointers and both of his free throws.Robert Ford III totaled 13 points and five rebounds to pace the Bobcats (3-5). Tyler Patterson and Brian Goracke added 12 points apiece, while Sam Lecholat scored 11 off the bench.Keion Brooks Jr. scored all nine of his points in the first half and Johnson also scored nine to lead Washington to its largest halftime lead of the season at 43-28. Montana State had one lead in the game at 20-19 on a 3-pointer by Goracke at the 10:03 mark. Johnson answered with a...

Bratt spoils Canucks’ comeback as Devils win ‘Hughes Bowl’ 6-5

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:15:56 GMT

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The New Jersey Devils won the battle of the Hughes brothers Tuesday night.Jesper Bratt scored his second goal of the night with 34 seconds left in the third period as the Devils defeated the Vancouver Canucks 6-5 in a nail-biting NHL game.Jack Hughes had a goal and two assists, while his younger brother Luke Hughes scored on a power play for the Devils.Vancouver’s Quinn Hughes had two third-period assists as the Canucks rallied from three goals down to tie the game.The game was billed as the “Hughes Bowl” as Canuck defenseman Quinn Hughes faced his brothers center Jack Hughes and defenseman Luke Hughes of the Devils.Erik Haula and Michael McLeod also scored for the Devils.J.T. Miller had a power-play goal and an assist for the Canucks. Brock Boeser, Nils Hoglander, Sam Lafferty and Dakota Joshua also scored for Vancouver. Vancouver goaltender Thatcher Demko stopped 26 shots.New Jersey’s Vitek Vanecek had 28 saves.Heading into the third period trail...

US envoy slams Orbán as a leader who ’embraces Putin’

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:15:56 GMT

The United States’ ambassador to Hungary sharply criticized Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for disregarding the country’s alliance with NATO, describing him as a leader who “embraces” Russian President Vladimir Putin.Ambassador David Pressman said Hungary “relies upon its NATO allies but feels comfortable disregarding the interests of those same allies and our alliance, including during a time of war in Europe,” while speaking to a gathering of business leaders at an American Chamber of Commerce event Tuesday night in Budapest.“That disregard is evident when the [Hungarian] prime minister embraces Putin, when his government threatens to hold up crucially needed aid to its neighbor, Ukraine, while Ukrainian men, women, and children are murdered by war criminals,” Pressman added.Orbán has threatened to veto a planned €50 billion in aid for Ukraine and has adamantly opposed opening accession negotiations with Kyiv, after the European Commissio...

Iran says it sent a capsule with animals into orbit as it prepares for human missions

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:15:56 GMT

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Wednesday it sent a capsule into orbit carrying animals as it prepares for human missions in coming years. A report by the official IRNA news agency quoted Telecommunications Minister Isa Zarepour as saying the capsule was launched 130 kilometers (80 miles) into orbit. Zarepour said the launch of the 500-kilogram (1,000-pound) capsule is aimed at sending Iranian astronauts to space in coming years. He did not say what kind of animals were in the capsule.State TV showed footage of a rocket named Salman carrying the capsule into space.Iran occasionally announces successful launches of satellites and other space crafts. In September, Iran said it sent a data-collecting satellite into space. In 2013, Iran said it sent a monkey into space and returned it successfully.It says its satellite program is for scientific research and other civilian applications. The U.S. and other Western countries have long been suspicious of the program because the same technolog...