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Ukraine’s military says Russia launched its largest drone attack since the start of the invasion

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:22:31 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia on Saturday morning launched its most intense drone attack on Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion in 2022, targeting the Ukrainian capital, military officials said. In total, Russia launched 75 Iranian-made Shahed drones against Ukraine, of which 74 were destroyed by air defenses, Ukraine’s air force said.“Kyiv was the main target,” Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk wrote on his Telegram channel. The attack was “the most massive air attack by drones on Kyiv,” said Serhii Popko, head of the Kyiv city administration. Ukrainian air force spokesman Yurii Ihnat confirmed later that the air defenses shot down 66 air targets over the capital and surrounding region throughout the morning.At least five civilians were wounded in the hourslong assault, which saw several buildings damaged by falling debris from downed drones, including a kindergarten. The wounded included an 11-year-old child, according to Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko.I...

Tavernier scores twice to help Bournemouth beat Sheffield United 3-1

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:22:31 GMT

SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — Marcus Tavernier scored twice as Bournemouth beat Sheffield United 3-1 on Saturday for its third win in its last four Premier League games.Justin Kluivert also netted at Bramall Lane to help the Cherries secure their first away win of the season and climb farther away from the relegation zone.Bournemouth had beaten Newcastle 2-0 just before the international break. That followed a league loss to Manchester City and a victory over Burnley.Tavernier opened the scoring in the 12th minute and Kluivert doubled the lead in first-half stoppage time.Tavernier made it 3-0 in the 51st when he got behind a defender and tapped in Adam Smith’s cross at the back post.Oliver McBurnie spared Sheffield a shutout when he scored in the seventh minute of stoppage time. Sheffield, which had a win and draw just before the international break, remains in the drop zone.___AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccerSource

Boyle will get another start at QB as Jets try to rebound from brutal Black Friday performance

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:22:31 GMT

Tim Boyle is getting another chance to lead the New York Jets’ offense.And Aaron Rodgers is back in the facility on a regular basis — pondering and working toward his return to the field.The entire team certainly could use a spark — or at least some sliver of optimism — after a dark Black Friday performance.The Jets lost their fourth straight, 34-13 to the Miami Dolphins, with the lasting image being Jevon Holland intercepting and returning Boyle’s failed Hail Mary throw 99 yards for a touchdown at the end of the first half.“Just a very unfortunate event that took place,” coach Robert Saleh said Saturday.That has been a recurring theme for the Jets (4-7) since Rodgers went down with a torn left Achilles tendon just four snaps into his debut with the team.Zach Wilson was ineffective and, at times, downright bad in nine starts. So the Jets turned to Boyle, who was 27 of 38 for 179 yards and a TD with two interceptions in his first start since the 2021 season. He was sacked...

Borussia Dortmund, Union Berlin snap losing streaks in the Bundesliga. Leverkusen returns to the top

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:22:31 GMT

BERLIN (AP) — English teenager Jamie Bynoe-Gittens scored one goal and set up another Saturday as Borussia Dortmund fought back to beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 4-2 and snap a three-game winless run in the Bundesliga.Dortmund, which drew with Eintracht Frankfurt and then lost to lost Bayern Munich and Stuttgart, was seemingly on its way to a third straight defeat with Gladbach leading 2-0 after 28 minutes.But Marcel Sabitzer pulled one back two minutes later, Bynoe-Gittens set up Niclas Füllkrug to equalize two minutes after that, and Füllkrug returned the favor for Bynoe-Gittens to score just before the break.It was his first league goal of the season on his fourth appearance.The 19-year-old Bynoe-Gittens was only playing as Dortmund made two late changes with forwards Karim Adeyemi and Sébastien Haller dropping out through illness.Donyell Malen sealed the win on a counterattack in injury time.Kevin Volland scored his first goal for Union Berlin to salvage a 1-1 draw against Augsbu...

El lado mortal de las preciadas trufas blancas de Italia que se venden en restaurantes elegantes

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:22:31 GMT

(CNN)– La masacre fue silenciosa, los asesinos sigilosos y el impacto devastador.Las víctimas: más de 30 perros altamente entrenados para olfatear las valiosas trufas que crecen bajo tierra cerca de las raíces húmedas y mohosas de los árboles en las regiones rurales de Abruzzo y Molise, en el centro de Italia.Fueron envenenados el fin de semana pasado, según la unidad de protección de animales de los carabineros locales. Los perros comieron albóndigas mezcladas con lo que se cree que era metaldehído y estricnina estratégicamente escondidas donde las encontrarían los perros, fuera de la vista de sus dueños.No es la primera vez que se sacrifican perros rastreadores en el turbio mundo de la recolección de trufas. En Italia se matan en promedio a 10 perros truferos cada año, afirman grupos defensores de los derechos de los animales. La cifra podría ser mayor, ya que muchas muertes no se denuncian, según las asociaciones de recolección locales.Los recolectores temen que matar tres ...

Ucrania se queda sin dinero para la guerra: qué pasará con el paquete de ayuda propuesto por Biden

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:22:31 GMT

Un asesor jerárquico del presidente ucraniano Volodymyr Zelenskyy reconoció durante una visita reciente a Washington que los próximos días “serán duros”, debido a que su país lucha contra Rusia mientras el apoyo estadounidense pende de un hilo en el Congreso. El paquete de ayuda de casi $106,000 millones propuesto por el presidente Joe Biden para Ucrania, Israel y otras necesidades está estancado el Congreso, no ha sido aprobado ni rechazado, pero ha sido sujeto de nuevas exigencias políticas por parte de los republicanos. Estos insisten que se incluyan cambios en las políticas en la frontera entre México y Estados Unidos para frenar el flujo de llegadas de migrantes. Vincular la ayuda militar a Ucrania con la seguridad fronteriza estadounidense coloca uno de los problemas políticos más divisivos del país —migración y cruces fronterizos— en el medio de un debate cada vez más intenso sobre la política exterior en tiempos de guerra. Biden pedirá al Congreso más de $2,00...

1 dead, suspect arrested after Brighton shooting

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:22:31 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- A 22-year-old man died in a shooting in Brighton Friday night, according to the Brighton Police Department.Another 22-year-old man, Jemhari Lee, was arrested in connection to the homicide, which happened at an apartment complex in the 100 block of South Miller Avenue, police said.Police were originally called to the area at 10:20 p.m. for reports of someone being shot.The victim was found suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. He was taken to a local hospital where he later died, according to police.Detectives believe this was an isolated incident and that there was no ongoing threat to the community.Anyone with additional information on the shooting was asked to contact Brighton Police at 303-655-8740.

Massachusetts lawmaker floats ferry alternative to Boston’s Long Island bridge plan

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:22:31 GMT

A state lawmaker from Quincy is pushing for legislation to study the cost of implementing a ferry service to Long Island, which he sees as a better approach than Boston’s plan to rebuild a bridge out to a future addiction-recovery campus.State Rep. Bruce Ayers filed a bill that would create a special commission dedicated to studying the “feasibility and efficacy of establishing, operating and administering a ferry service to Long Island” in Boston Harbor.“I introduced this legislation because the issue of access to Long Island continues to receive a lot of attention, yet there seems to be a lack of information available on all the options for means of access,” Ayers told the Herald.“The cost of rebuilding the former Long Island bridge is known to be in the $150-plus million range, yet the alternative that is frequently brought up is a ferry service and we don’t know the cost of that potential option.”The bill states that a potential 11-member commission, consisting of House, S...

Lebanese residents of border towns come back during a fragile cease-fire

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:22:31 GMT

KFAR KILA, Lebanon (AP) — With a cautious calm prevailing over the border area in south Lebanon Saturday, the second day of a four-day cease-fire between Hamas and Israel, villages that had emptied of their residents came back to life — at least briefly.Shuttered shops reopened, cars moved through the streets, and a family on on outing posed for photos in front of brightly colored block letters proclaiming “I (HEART) ODAISSEH” in one border town, with the tense frontier as a backdrop.Around 55,500 Lebanese are displaced by the clashes between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israeli forces since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war, according to the International Organization for Migration.The fighting has killed more than 100 people in Lebanon, including more than a dozen civilians — three of them journalists — and 12 people on the Israeli side, including four civilians.While Lebanon and Hezbollah weren’t officially parties to the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas...

Rep. George Santos says he expects to be kicked out of Congress as expulsion vote looms

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:22:31 GMT

New York (AP) — Rep. George Santos has said he expects to be expelled from Congress following a scathing report by the House Ethics Committee that found substantial evidence of lawbreaking by the New York Republican.In a defiant speech Friday sprinkled with taunts and obscenities aimed at his congressional colleagues, Santos insisted he was “not going anywhere.” But he acknowledged that his time as a member of Congress, at least, may soon be coming to an end. “I know I’m going to get expelled when this expulsion resolution goes to the floor,” he said Friday night during a conversation on X Spaces. “I’ve done the math over and over, and it doesn’t look really good.”The comments came one week after the Republican chairman of the House Ethics Committee, Michael Guest, introduced a resolution to expel Santos once the body returns from Thanksgiving break. While Santos has survived two expulsion votes, many of his colleagues who formerly opposed the effort now say they support it, citing ...