psg588 The UK Government was warned that a “save David campaign” for UUP leader Lord Trimble would ruin progress made under the Good Friday Agreement. Extensive confidential documents in the lead-up to the collapse of Northern Ireland’s institutions in 2002 have been made available to the public as part of annual releases from the Irish National Archives. They reveal that the Irish Government wanted to appeal to the UK side against “manipulating” every scenario for favourable election results in Northern Ireland, in an effort to protect the peace process. In the years after the landmark 1998 Good Friday Agreement, a number of outstanding issues left the political environment fraught with tension and disagreement. Mr Trimble, who won a Nobel Peace Prize with SDLP leader John Hume for their work on the Agreement, was keen to gain wins for the UUP on policing, ceasefire audits and paramilitary disarmament – but also to present his party as firmer on these matters amid swipes from its Unionist rival, the DUP. These issues were at the front of his mind as he tried to steer his party into Assembly elections planned for May 2003 and continue in his role as the Executive’s first minister despite increasing political pressure. The documents reveal the extent to which the British and Irish Governments were trying to delicately resolve the contentious negotiations, conscious that moves seen as concessions to one group could provoke anger on the other side. In June 2002, representatives of the SDLP reported to Irish officials on a recent meeting between Mr Hume’s successor Mark Durkan and Prime Minister Tony Blair on policing and security. Mr Blair is said to have suggested that the SDLP and UUP were among those who both supported and took responsibility for the Good Friday Agreement. The confidential report of the meeting says that Mr Durkan, the deputy First Minister, was not sure that Mr Trimble had been correctly categorised. The Prime Minister asked if the SDLP could work more closely with the UUP ahead of the elections. Mr Durkan argued that Mr Trimble was not only not saleable to nationalists, but also not saleable to half of the UUP – to which Mr Blair and Northern Ireland Secretary John Reid are said to have laughed in agreement. The SDLP leader further warned that pursuing a “save David” campaign would ruin all they had worked for. Damien McAteer, an adviser for the SDLP, was recorded as briefing Irish officials on September 10 that it was his view that Mr Trimble was intent on collapsing the institutions in 2003 over expected fallout for Sinn Fein in the wake of the Colombia Three trial, where men linked to the party were charged with training Farc rebels – but predicted the UUP leader would be “in the toilet” by January, when an Ulster Unionist Council (UUC) meeting was due to take place. A week later in mid September, Mr Trimble assured Irish premier Bertie Ahern that the next UUC meeting to take place in two days’ time would be “okay but not great” and insisted he was not planning to play any “big game”. It was at that meeting that he made the bombshell announcement that the UUP would pull out of the Executive if the IRA had not disbanded by January 18. The move came as a surprise to the Irish officials who, along with their UK counterparts, did not see the deadline as realistic. Sinn Fein described the resolution as a “wreckers’ charter”. Doubts were raised that there would be any progress on substantive issues as parties would not be engaged in “pre-election skirmishing”. As that could lead to a UUP walkout and the resulting suspension of the institutions, the prospect of delaying the elections was raised while bringing forward the vote was ruled out. Therefore, the two Governments stressed the need to cooperate as a stabilising force to protect the Agreement – despite not being sure how that process would survive through the January 18 deadline. The Irish officials became worried that the British side did not share their view that Mr Trimble was not “salvageable” and that the fundamental dynamic in the UUP was now Agreement scepticism, the confidential documents state. In a meeting days after the UUC announcements, Mr Reid is recorded in the documents as saying that as infuriating as it was, Mr Trimble was at that moment the “most enlightened Unionist we have”. The Secretary said he would explore what the UUP leader needed to “survive” the period between January 18 and the election, believing a significant prize could avoid him being “massacred”. Such planning went out the window just weeks later, when hundreds of PSNI officers were involved in raids of several buildings – including Sinn Fein’s offices in Stormont. The resulting “Stormontgate” spy-ring scandal accelerated the collapse of powersharing, with the UUP pulling out of the institutions – and the Secretary of State suspending the Assembly and Executive on October 14. For his part, Irish officials were briefed that Mr Reid was said to be “gung ho” about the prospect of exercising direct rule – reportedly making no mention of the Irish Government in a meeting with Mr Trimble and Mr Durkan on that day. The Northern Ireland Secretary was given a new role and Paul Murphy was appointed as his successor. A note on speaking points for a meeting with Mr Murphy in April showed that the Irish side believed the May elections should go ahead: “At a certain stage the political process has to stand on its own feet. “The Governments cannot be manipulating and finessing every scenario to engineer the right result. “We have to start treating the parties and the people as mature and trusting that they have the discernment to make the right choices.” However, the elections planned for May did not materialise, instead delayed until November. Mr Trimble would go on to lose his Westminster seat – and stewardship of the UUP – in 2005. The November election saw the DUP emerge as the largest parties – but direct rule continued as Ian Paisley’s refused to share power with Sinn Fein, which Martin McGuinness’ colleagues. The parties eventually agreed to work together following further elections in 2007. – This article is based on documents in 2024/130/5, 2024/130/6, 2024/130/15

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors moved Monday to abandon the classified documents case against President-elect Donald Trump in light of longstanding Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot face criminal prosecution. The announcement in an appeals court filing in Florida came shortly after a similar filing was made by prosecutors in Washington, D.C., where they asked to dismiss the case accusing Trump of plotting to overturn the 2020 election . The move amounts to a predictable but nonetheless stunning conclusion to a criminal case that just one year ago had been seen as the most perilous legal threat that he faced. It reflects the practical consequences of Trump’s victory, ensuring he enters office free from scrutiny over his hoarding of top secret documents and conduct that prosecutors said had jeopardized national scrutiny. The dismissal had been foreshadowed in recent weeks by the revelation that special counsel Jack Smith was evaluating how to wind down both that case and a separate pending prosecution he brought charging Trump with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Justice Department legal opinions dating back decades say sitting presidents cannot be indicted or prosecuted while in office. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith asked a federal judge on Monday to dismiss the case accusing President-elect Donald Trump of plotting to overturn the 2020 election , citing longstanding Justice Department policy shielding presidents from prosecution while in office. The move announced in court papers marks the end of the Justice Department's landmark effort to hold Trump accountable for what prosecutors called a criminal conspiracy to cling to power in the run-up to his supporters' attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Justice Department prosecutors, citing longstanding department guidance that a sitting president cannot be prosecuted, said the department’s position is that “the Constitution requires that this case be dismissed before the defendant is inaugurated.” “That prohibition is categorical and does not turn on the gravity of the crimes charged, the strength of the Government’s proof, or the merits of the prosecution, which the Government stands fully behind,” the prosecutors wrote in Monday’s court filing. The decision was expected after Smith's team began assessing how to wind down both the 2020 election interference case and the separate classified documents case in the wake of Trump's victory over Vice President Kamala Harris. The Justice Department believes Trump can no longer be tried in accordance with longstanding policy that says sitting presidents cannot be prosecuted. Trump has cast both cases as politically motivated, and had vowed to fire Smith as soon as he takes office in January. The 2020 election case brought last year was once seen as one of the most serious legal threats facing the Republican as he vied to reclaim the White House. But it quickly stalled amid legal fighting over Trump’s sweeping claims of immunity from prosecution for acts he took while in the White House. The U.S. Supreme Court in July ruled for the first time that former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution, and sent the case back to U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to determine which allegations in the indictment, if any, could proceed to trial. The case was just beginning to pick up steam again in the trial court in the weeks leading up to this year’s election. Smith’s team in October filed a lengthy brief laying out new evidence they planned to use against him at trial, accusing him of using “resorting to crimes” in an increasingly desperate effort to overturn the will of voters after he lost to President Joe Biden.With Jagjit Singh Dallewal's indefinite hunger strike entering its 34th day on Sunday, farmer leaders at Khanauri said they have been following the Gandhian way to continue their protest and it is up to the government to decide whether it wants to use force to evict their senior leader. Their statement comes amid the Supreme Court's strong criticism of the Punjab government for not shifting Dallewal to a hospital. ET Year-end Special Reads What kept India's stock market investors on toes in 2024? India's car race: How far EVs went in 2024 Investing in 2025: Six wealth management trends to watch out for The farmers have been protesting at the Punjab-Haryana border to press the Centre for several demands, including a legal guarantee for a minimum support price (MSP) for crops. Speaking to reporters at the Khanauri border protest site, farmer leader Abhimanyu Kohar said, "We want to make it clear that the Centre, right from day one, has been trying to defame and suppress our agitation." He said a narrative is being built that farmers are stubborn. "Whereas it is the Centre that is adopting such an attitude, not listening to us and not paying any attention to farmers' demands." "We are continuing our agitation by adopting Gandhian principles. Our agitations have proven that, despite enduring so much due to the government's oppression, we have continued to protest in a Gandhian manner," he said. 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Now, it is up to the government and constitutional bodies to decide whether they want to use force to evict Dallewal ji," Kohar added. He further said the farmers wanted to make it clear that whatever situation arises, the responsibility will lie with the Centre and constitutional bodies. "We also want to appeal to the people of the country that the agitation seeking a guarantee for MSP has reached a decisive stage. We are on the threshold of victory... We must take a strong stand. Dallewal has put his life at stake," he said. Kohar said it was up to the people of the country to decide whether to stay at home or be present in large numbers at the Khanauri Morcha in support of Dallewal. SKM (Non-political) leader Kaka Singh Kotra said the government can try to evict Dallewal from the current protest site and their unions are appealing to Punjabis to reach Khanauri in maximum numbers. He also said Dallewal has made it clear that he is ready to sacrifice his life for the sake of farmers in this country. Meanwhile, farmers, on a warpath against the Centre, called for a "kisan mahapanchayat" at the Khanauri protest site on January 4. Samyukta Kisan Morcha (Non-political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha have also called for a Punjab bandh on Monday and claimed their strike call has received strong support from transporters, employees, traders, and other sections of society. Though there will be a complete bandh on Monday, emergency services will remain operational, farmer leader Sarwan Singh Pandher said. On Saturday, while admonishing the Punjab government, the Supreme Court also suggested the possibility that Dallewal may not have been allowed to be taken to a hospital by other farmer leaders. In response, Dallewal, in a video message on the same day , said, "I am sitting on a fast. Who gave this report to the Supreme Court, and who spread this misconception that I have been kept hostage? Where did such a thing come from?" "Seven lakh farmers in this country have committed suicide due to debt. Saving farmers is necessary, therefore, I am sitting here. I am not under anyone's pressure," he added. Dallewal had earlier said he would not break his fast until the government agreed to the farmers' demands. The Supreme Court gave the Punjab government time until December 31 to persuade Dallewal to shift to a hospital, granting the state the liberty to seek logistical support from the Centre, if necessary. In response the Punjab government said in the court that it is facing significant resistance from the protesting farmers, who have encircled Dallewal and are preventing him from being taken to a hospital. The apex court also termed the conduct of some farmer leaders accompanying Dallewal as surprising and questionable. Dallewal has so far refused medical treatment, and the state government has formed a team of doctors to monitor his health round-the-clock. Farmers, under the banner of SKM (Non-Political) and Kisan Mazdoor Morcha, have been camping at the Shambhu and Khanauri border points between Punjab and Haryana since February 13, after their march to Delhi was stopped by security forces. A "jatha" (group) of 101 farmers attempted to march to Delhi on foot three times between December 6 and 14 but were stopped by security personnel from Haryana. In addition to a legal guarantee for MSP, the farmers are demanding a debt waiver, pensions for farmers and farm labourers, no hike in electricity tariffs, the withdrawal of police cases, and "justice" for the victims of the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence. (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel )

WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump said he can't guarantee that his promised tariffs on key U.S. foreign trade partners won't raise prices for American consumers and he suggested once more that some political rivals and federal officials who pursued legal cases against him should be imprisoned. The president-elect, in a wide-ranging interview with NBC's "Meet the Press" that aired Sunday, also touched on monetary policy, immigration, abortion and health care, and U.S. involvement in Ukraine, Israel and elsewhere. Trump often mixed declarative statements with caveats, at one point cautioning "things do change." A look at some of the issues covered: Trump hems on whether trade penalties could raise prices Trump has threatened broad trade penalties, but said he didn't believe economists' predictions that added costs on those imported goods for American companies would lead to higher domestic prices for consumers. He stopped short of a pledge that U.S. an households won't be paying more as they shop. "I can't guarantee anything. I can't guarantee tomorrow," Trump said, seeming to open the door to accepting the reality of how import levies typically work as goods reach the retail market. That's a different approach from Trump's typical speeches throughout the 2024 campaign, when he framed his election as a sure way to curb inflation. In the interview, Trump defended tariffs generally, saying that tariffs are "going to make us rich." He has pledged that, on his first day in office in January, he would impose 25% tariffs on all goods imported from Mexico and Canada unless those countries satisfactorily stop illegal immigration and the flow of illegal drugs such as fentanyl into the United States. He also has threatened tariffs on China to help force that country to crack down on fentanyl production. "All I want to do is I want to have a level, fast, but fair playing field," Trump said. Trump suggests retribution for his opponents while claiming no interest in vengeance He offered conflicting statements on how he would approach the justice system after winning election despite being convicted of 34 felonies in a New York state court and being indicted in other cases for his handling of national security secrets and efforts to overturn his 2020 loss to Democrat Joe Biden. "Honestly, they should go to jail," Trump said of members of Congress who investigated the Capitol riot by his supporters who wanted him to remain in power. The president-elect underscored his contention that he can use the justice system against others, including special prosecutor Jack Smith, who led the case on Trump's role in the siege on Jan. 6, 2021. Trump confirmed his plan to pardon supporters who were convicted for their roles in the riot, saying he would take that action on his first day in office. As for the idea of revenge driving potential prosecutions, Trump said: "I have the absolute right. I'm the chief law enforcement officer, you do know that. I'm the president. But I'm not interested in that." At the same time, Trump singled out lawmakers on a special House committee who had investigated the insurrection, citing Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and former Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo. "Cheney was behind it ... so was Bennie Thompson and everybody on that committee," Trump said. Asked specifically whether he would direct his administration to pursue cases, he said, "No," and suggested he did not expect the FBI to quickly undertake investigations into his political enemies. But at another point, Trump said he would leave the matter up to Pam Bondi, his pick as attorney general. "I want her to do what she wants to do," he said. Such threats, regardless of Trump's inconsistencies, have been taken seriously enough by many top Democrats that Biden is considering issuing blanket, preemptive pardons to protect key members of his outgoing administration. Trump did seemingly back off his campaign rhetoric calling for Biden to be investigated, saying, "I'm not looking to go back into the past." Swift action on immigration is coming Trump repeatedly mentioned his promises to seal the U.S.-Mexico border and deport millions of people who are in the U.S. illegally through a mass deportation program. "I think you have to do it," he said. He suggested he would try to use executive action to end "birthright" citizenship under which people born in the U.S. are considered citizens - although such protections are spelled out in the Constitution. 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The video in the player above is from a previous report.As the Nigeria Premier Football League board battles another case of violence among clubs in the Nigerian topflight, ABIODUN ADEWALE writes on the need to avoid foot-dragging while dealing with issues that should have no place in Nigerian football Another season and yet again, another case of violence in the Nigeria Premier Football League. It’s been over a week since a video showed Rivers United officials being assaulted during their visit to Nasarawa United for an NPFL match-day 18 game on Sunday, December 22, and it just begins to seem like something really happened at the Lafia City Stadium. The NPFL board called for an inquest into the matter on Saturday, December 28 – six days after the incident – and that further provoked the thought of enabling the barbarism on display in the said video, more than it suggested that the league body needed time to investigate or listen to both parties. In the video that was circulated by the former media officer of Rivers United and now Special Assistant to the Rivers State Commissioner for Sports, Sammy Wejinya – who was the victim – he was rounded by several persons within the VIP stand of the stadium and visibly keeping his calm even while looking irritated until he was wrestled to the ground in the chaotic atmosphere. As kicks and blows flew at the stand, chairs were also pelted at the spot where Wejinya was standing and it appeared another person was getting hits from some irate fans in front of him. In between the two spots was the Rivers State Commissioner for Sports, Chris Green, who was also confused as he turned around, not knowing whom to pacify or save before eventually wriggling out of the chaotic scene. Amid the pandemonium, there were motionless individuals within the VIP stand while some made frantic efforts to restrain some of the irate fans. What followed was a chronicle of woes by Wejinya, which was swiftly countered by Nasarawa United. According to Wejinya, that chaos began when he reacted to a missed chance by their team, Rivers United in the closing stages of the game – a gesture which presumably didn’t go down well with the hosts with the score locked at 1-1. “As I screamed and put my hands on my head at that missed opportunity by Rivers United, several Nasarawa United fans who were beside and behind me at the VIP stand of the stadium immediately asked me to shut my mouth. I was taken aback and moments later, these irate fans descended on me and gave me the beating of my life,” Wejinya wrote. “At that moment, I thought about my wife and two young daughters. “My life flashed before my eyes and I wondered if coming to the stadium to watch a football club I love (Rivers United FC) was worth my life. It was a sorry and scary sight. I pleaded with the fans and begged for my life but they wouldn’t listen.” The hosts had a response for every line in Wejinya’s statement, describing the incident as a “minor altercation.” “Our fans had been exemplary in their behaviour throughout the game, cheering and applauding our team all along,” Nasarawa United said in a statement sent to The PUNCH by the club’s media officer, Eche Amos. “Unfortunately, a minor altercation occurred between Sammy Wejinya who was seated in the midst of the stronghold of the local fans, as he was heard loudly cheering his side. Upon noticing the situation, the Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Nasarawa State, and other key stakeholders, including the stadium security personnel, swiftly waded in to rescue the situation as normalcy eventually returned and Sammy Wejinya and the aforementioned members of Rivers State’s delegation were escorted out of the stadium,” the statement read in part. However, in a chat with The PUNCH, Rivers State Commissioner for Sports, Chris Green, noted that the presence of Nasarawa State officials could not stop the fans from descending on Wejinya, the Rivers United general manager Okey Kpalukwu and himself until their attached security aides came to their rescue. “Help did not come from anywhere. The only thing that gave us respite was our security men that we normally travelled with. They shot teargas and a few of them scampered, that was when we were able to carry Sammy out of the place. We didn’t eventually know when the match ended,” Green told The PUNCH. “For us, we were treated for minor injuries but Sammy was admitted to our medical facility and had to go for further tests for his eyes and others. My driver also left with swollen hands because he was trying to pick up Sammy’s phone when it fell.” Regardless of who tried to portray their stories in the proper light between both parties, the scene in that video was barbaric and should no longer have a place in popular stands, let alone a VIP stand. Particularly, it raises questions about security and access to certain areas within the stadium. “I’m still in pains,” Wejinya told The PUNCH. “I have pains in my ribs and I can’t stretch or turn properly. Over 20 persons pounced on me. This happened in broad daylight and they are saying this is a slight disturbance. I could have been killed.” Although Nasarawa United said they provided 70 security personnel including 30 police officers, the ones on the sidelines were rather looking helpless while havoc was being wreaked in the VIP stand and objects were thrown onto the pitch as well. Related News NPFL: In-form 3SC beat Rangers in Enugu 3SC stun Rangers in Enugu, as Remo Stars regain NPFL leadership NPFL: Musa fit for Tornadoes clash With the NPFL inquest set to be held on January 10 in Abuja, the league body has said it is in a bid to safeguard the integrity of the league. “The NPFL is opening an inquest to establish facts, identify causes and determine action to take on the matter,” the league body said in a statement on Saturday. “Both clubs are required to submit detailed reports of the incidents on the match-day to include actions taken by officials of the clubs, security arrangements as well as other relevant information not later than January 5, 2025. “Representatives of the clubs are also to appear in person at the inquest, including individuals from both clubs responsible for disparaging write-ups in the media to provide further clarification on their statements. Also, match officials, Musibaudeen Ibrahim (referee), Ikenna Okerulu (first assistant referee) and Godfrey Mamman (match commissioner) are to appear in person to give an account of the events of the match. The match officials are expected to provide further clarification on their reports, and actions taken during the match.” Chief Operating Officer of the NPFL, Davison Owumi, further told The PUNCH that the procedure was delayed by the incoherence of reports on the incident. “We don’t take our verdicts from social media. We take our verdicts from the match officials, including the referee and match commissioner. If need be, we will get more evidence from other sources until we get an assemblage of the full reports. Since we have conflicting reports, we need to have the inquest,” Owumi said. “Once there is a delay in getting the necessary reports, we can’t just go out for the sake of being timely.” Without playing down the need for fairness on the part of the league body, condemning the act that was displayed in the video would have done more good than the silence before the inquest. Thankfully, there was no casualty but everything in the video, even without showing the state of the victims, suggested it could have been worse. Nasarawa United aren’t strangers to breaches of NPFL rules with one of their players and media director getting the stick under the defunct League Management Company in 2019 over an attack on a referee. One of their forwards in 2019, Paul Komolafe, was handed a one-year ban for assaulting match officials during a top-flight game against Plateau United just the team’s equipment manager, Aliyu Mohammed Hamzat, was been banned for life from all NPFL match venues and activities for the same offence. The North Central club were also asked to play their games behind closed doors for an indefinite period and given 10 days to pay a fine of N4.2m for breaches of league rules. In the last couple of seasons, similar offences in the NPFL have cost teams fines and three points deduction and this might be the season Nasarawa United will take the hit. This season alone, Plateau United and Bendel Insurance have been docked three points over the club’s supporters’ attack on match officials. In 2023, Wikki Tourists and Bayelsa United also served the same punishment with the former eventually relegated to the second tier. But in cases like this and many others that have happened in the past, how much succour can a three-point deduction from the erring team or financial compensation to the victims provide, if a life was lost? That is even if the fines and compensations were dutifully enforced. For instance, in 2022, a journalist Tobi Adepoju was beaten in Ibadan after a southwest derby game between 3SC and Remo Stars and the media officer of 3SC, Tosin Omojola, said audaciously on live radio that there would have been no repercussions if Adepoju was killed in the incident. It’s almost certain that Nasarawa United would be punished, but it remains to be seen how grave it would be. There are feelers that Rivers United fans might be gunning for a revenge in the reverse fixture against the Lafia-based side but Green says the club will do whatever it takes to prevent their fans from joining issues with any opponents while they await the verdict of the league body. “We try not to allow these things to get here (Port Harcourt). Our supporters were there and they tried to come to our rescue. Now you can imagine the orientation they will have. Theirs will just be about retaliation and it will take a lot of efforts from us to reeducate them against that,” Green told The PUNCH. “We have installed cameras around the stands at our stadium and we won’t allow our fans to go the way of their people. We should not live like barbarians. It’s inhuman and condemnable. “The general manager has filed our report and we are waiting to hear from the league body,” he said..The Boston Red Sox wanted to " raise the ceiling " of their pitching staff. That mission has been partially accomplished. The Red Sox began addressing the pitching staff with a significant bullpen upgrade . Aroldis Chapman signed a one-year deal worth $10.75M, adding a hard-throwing lefty for late in the game and a fallback option if presumed closer Liam Hendriks cannot return to form. The rotation was next. The Red Sox made a blockbuster deal with the White Sox, adding starting pitcher Garrett Crochet for a quartet of prospects. Crochet gives the Red Sox a sorely needed top of the rotation arm, taking pressure off of young pitchers Brayan Bello, Tanner Houck and Kutter Crawford. Adding Crochet became even more important as the Red Sox look to keep up in the arms race with the Yankees, who agreed to terms with starting pitcher Max Fried on Tuesday. Those moves do not mean that the Red Sox are done addressing the pitching staff. Jon Morosi from MLB Network reported that the Red Sox are attempting to acquire one of the Mariners' starting pitchers. Daniel Cramer from MLB.com reported that speculation is that Luis Castillo is being made available. However, one player on the Red Sox would not be heading to Seattle in a possible deal for Castillo; Alex Speier of the Boston Globe reported that first baseman Triston Casas would not be part of any potential trade. A trade for Castillo would make sense for the Red Sox. The right-hander posted a respectable 3.64 ERA and a 1.169 WHiP in his 175.1 innings, striking out 175 batters with 47 walks. Castillo has been a workhorse, making at least 25 starts in the last six non-pandemic seasons. He could be the missing piece in the Red Sox rotation. The Red Sox have improved their pitching staff by adding Chapman and Crochet. While it is a great start, those two moves cannot be all the Red Sox do on the pitching front.Oak Creek man accused of another OWI, charged in death of St. Francis teacher

Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.Mayor Ken Sim announced Thursday that abolition of the elected Vancouver park board and bringing parks and recreation under the control of city council will lead to $70 million in savings over the next decade. In what the mayor described as a streamlining of services, the transition is expected to achieve further savings once a new governance model is established, including millions of dollars in infrastructure project costs. “And these are conservative estimates,” Sim told reporters at city hall Thursday. A city staff report that goes before council Nov. 27 estimated savings of $1.5 million to $3 million per year alone on “position savings,” which staff at a technical briefing prior to the news conference said will see park board staff fill city vacancies. "Our goal is not to have any staff layoffs," said deputy city manager Sandra Singh, adding that staff continues to meet with unions representing park board workers. Savings of $1.8 million to $3.3 million per year were identified under a category called “early operational integration opportunities.” For example, staff who currently support the elected park board could move into the city clerk’s office. Arts and culture, communications and marketing and social policy were some of the other areas identified as amalgamating to avoid duplication of services. The report estimated, so far, that 10 to 20 positions could be affected by duplication. Abolishing the seven-member elected board would translate to a savings of $280,000 per year, or $2.8 million over 10 years, said the report, which gave no indication when the park commissioners would be phased out. The hurdle for Sim since he announced in December 2023 that he wanted to abolish the board has been getting the provincial government to make the necessary amendments to the Vancouver Charter. Premier David Eby initially committed to honouring the mayor’s request — which was supported by the seven councillors belonging to his ABC Vancouver party — but suggested during the recent election campaign that it wasn’t a priority. “It's very unlikely this would be a priority for the province before the next municipal election [in 2026], and they've got a lot of work ahead of them,” Eby told an audience at an all-candidates’ meeting Oct. 12 at St. James Community Square. Glacier Media contacted the provincial government Thursday for an update on Vancouver’s request. Municipal affairs now falls under Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon’s portfolio. “We have received the City of Vancouver’s transition report, and we are reviewing it," Kahlon said in an emailed statement. “We have been that clear our top priority will be to deliver on the priorities of British Columbians. That includes the costs of daily life, strengthening healthcare, and building safe communities in a strong economy.” Asked about Eby’s position, Sim said he wouldn’t comment on private conversations he has had with the premier but added that his office had “an incredible working relationship” with the premier’s office. Brennan Bastyovanszky, chair of the park board, was at city hall Thursday to hear what Sim and city staff told reporters about the transition. Bastyovanszky was a member of ABC Vancouver until Sim announced he wanted to abolish the board. He told reporters after the news conference that he didn’t believe the numbers staff provided regarding savings, calling them “dubious.” He also questioned how city councillors could add parks and recreation to their duties, when they already put in long hours. “The amount of workload that the councillors would take on equates to an extra two days of work a week, on top of a full-time job,” Bastyovanszky said. “I don't see how the council is going to be able to manage that. It's going to remove access to elected officials and decision-makers.” Added Bastyovanszky: “This is a centralization of power that does not benefit the people in Vancouver. It erodes the trust in democracy.” The mayor said the transition will allow the city to legally designate 89 acres of land as permanent parkland, including sections of Stanley Park. Sim said the land would be protected, accessible and sustainable for generations to come. Beyond saving money and securing more green space, the transition is about improving how the city gets things done, said Sim, who was joined on a podium by First Nations leaders, city councillors and members of the transition team. “Right now, we are seeing significant delays in critical projects that impact our city — sewer upgrades, green infrastructure, streets, public spaces — they're being delayed, in some cases, by up to two years,” he said, noting a recent pump station project saw costs increase by $2 million because of extended negotiations with the park board.MINNEAPOLIS — President-elect Donald Trump said he plans to reverse President Biden's 20-year moratorium on new mining in Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness on his first day in office. While environmentalists are calling Trump's policies "a worst-case scenario," mining supporters say this is their biggest opportunity to expand mining in northern Minnesota. In St. Cloud in July , then-candidate Trump made it clear his plans for mining in the state. "We will end that ban in about, what do you think, about 10 minutes? I would say 10 to 15 minutes, right Pete?" Trump said. "And tonight I pledge to Minnesota miners that when I'm re-elected I will reverse the Biden-Harris attack on your way of life." The "Pete" Trump called out is Minnesota Republican Congressman Pete Stauber , who for years has been introducing legislation to expand mining. Those bills have gone nowhere, but Stauber says 2025 — with the GOP trifecta — will be different. "Look at the union jobs that will come out of it, look at the environmental and labor standards that will be attached to all legislation, look at the strategic national security interests that are part of this. This is a win, win, win," Stauber told WCCO's Esme Murphy. He says there will be immediate change. "There's going to be a change in attitude, there's going to be a change in investments, there's going to be a change in our thought process," Stauber said. "We are going to mine those critical minerals in the Duluth complex, Esme. It's the biggest untapped copper-nickel find in the world." Stauber passionately disagrees that more mining will compromise the environment. "We're going to do it right. We're going to follow the current laws, the environmental and labor standards," he said. "There will be no shortcuts." While Stauber calls the expansion a "win, win, win," environmental groups are calling it a "lose, lose, lose" — with capital Ls. The executive director of the Friends of the Boundary Waters says this is a worst-case scenario right now, with pro-mining forces acquiring the power to actually get their agenda done. Democratic politicians have called this out, warning that the environmental risk is overwhelming. They say they will fight this, but privately, many acknowledge the 2024 election changed everything. And after years of blocking these projects, they have very few options due to the GOP trifecta. Stauber says this is the No. 1 issue he hears about from constituents. The Iron Range, formerly a Democratic stronghold, is now Republican — and largely because of this issue. The expansion of mining may have a lot of critics, but for Minnesotans, this is about jobs. Opponents have successfully used the courts for years, but that is changing, too. In his first term as president, Trump appointed several judges who would likely support mining rights, and he created a conservative supermajority on the U.S. Supreme Court. Esme Murphy, a reporter and Sunday morning anchor for WCCO-TV, has been a member of the WCCO-TV staff since December 1990. She is also a weekend talk show host on WCCO Radio. Born and raised in New York City, Esme ventured into reporting after graduating from Harvard University.

Sinn Fein ‘ignored role of 3,000 deaths in damaging community relations’Canadian telecommunications firms are monitoring their networks for signs that they may have been targeted as part of a global cyberespionage campaign from China. A group of hackers known as Salt Typhoon is being blamed for the sprawling cybersecurity attack that gave Beijing access to the calls and texts of a number of top U.S. officials, including president-elect Donald Trump and vice-president-elect J.D. Vance. There is no indication thus far Canadian networks have also been breached by the campaign, which has dominated headlines for weeks. But experts say the networks contain the same vulnerabilities as those in the U.S., which should serve as a wake-up call to address them. Cyberattacks against Canadian critical infrastructure have become more numerous and sophisticated in recent years. The White House has said that the Salt Typhoon attack, which was perpetrated for a year or more by exploiting legacy telecom equipment, has affected at least eight U.S. telecoms and dozens of countries around the world. China has dismissed the allegations as disinformation. Madeline Deyo, a spokesperson the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, part of the federal cryptologic agency, said in an e-mail Tuesday that it was “not aware of any Canadian networks impacted by this activity,” but had engaged directly with Canadian service providers to help contextualize the nature and significance of the threat posed by the Salt Typhoon hacking campaign. In late October, the Cyber Centre said it was aware that a sophisticated state-sponsored threat actor from China had performed reconnaissance scanning over several months against numerous organizations and government agencies. It listed critical infrastructure providers among the targets. Rogers Communications Inc., RCI-B-T BCE Inc.’s Bell, BCE-T Telus Corp. T-T and SaskTel told The Globe and Mail that they are aware of the reported surveillance affecting telecom providers in the U.S., and are actively working with industry peers and government to remain vigilant against attacks. Cogeco Inc. CGO-T and Bragg Communications Inc.’s Eastlink said they are monitoring the situation. Of these providers, Rogers, Bell and Cogeco said they have not observed any evidence of malicious activity on its networks. Quebecor QBR-B-T did not respond to requests for comment. Yet numerous experts say the full extent of the breach – and its effects on Canada – have likely not yet been discovered. “There’s no reason to think that somehow Canada would be immune from this kind of attack,” said Charles Finlay, executive director of Rogers Cybersecure Catalyst at Toronto Metropolitan University. Canada is particularly vulnerable given the interconnectedness of the telecommunications systems with the United States, he said. Canadian telecoms should be alert given that they generally use similar infrastructure – in particular, core routers and network devices – to what is used by the affected U.S. companies, said Gary Miller, a threat intelligence expert and researcher with the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab. While the U.S. government did not identify a particular company’s equipment as being the entry point for Salt Typhoon, it published last Tuesday specific security guidance for Cisco Systems Inc. products, which are broadly used by Canadian telecoms as well, Mr. Miller said. Moreover, finding evidence of attacks or surveillance takes time, he added. While Canadian telecoms have traditionally been alert to threats entering through cracks in the edge of their networks where it interconnects with other providers, he said, they have not been as quick to identify threats once they’re already inside. There are varying reports about how long the attackers had been inside the networks, with the White House suggesting the infiltration could have been continuing for as long as two years. The fact that different information about the length of the attack is emerging suggests its full breadth is still unknown, said Bryan Pollitt, an EY Canada telecommunications cybersecurity expert. “I don’t think we yet know the full scope of the affected organizations – we’re just learning,” he said. Meanwhile, telecoms and lawmakers shouldn’t discount the recent history of geopolitical tensions with China that may make Canada a target for telecom interference, experts said. Canada has been critical of China’s human-rights record, approach to Hong Kong and Taiwan, and interference in Canadian elections. Ottawa recently imposed new surtaxes on Chinese-made electric vehicles and certain metal imports, and said it is mulling further surtaxes. “Canada has been on the receiving end of negative rhetoric from Chinese-linked actors over the past few years, and it would be naive to think of any such public statements as empty threats,” said Claudiu Popa, president of Datarisk Canada, a Toronto-based cybersecurity firm. In response to the attacks in the U.S., experts are warning Canadian lawmakers about vulnerabilities in this country’s networks. Kate Robertson, a senior researcher at the Citizen Lab, is concerned that a bill currently before Parliament – Bill C-26 – contemplates allowing Ottawa to impose compromise points in next-generation technology, such as 5G networks, to enable government surveillance. By requiring those legal access points, she said, Canada’s networks could be more vulnerable to future attacks. “The attack that is unfolding in the United States is a reflection of historical and continuing vulnerabilities in the mobile communication networks around the world,” Ms. Robertson said. And Mr. Miller said global telecom regulators, including the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, should take a more active role in requiring cybersecurity measures for the industry. While telecom companies have security systems – such as firewalls – in place, they don’t go far enough to protect all aspects of the network, such as protocols that interconnect different operators, he said. And telecoms may be hesitant to go to the furthest lengths possible of their own accord because of the high costs. In an e-mail, the CRTC told The Globe that the Salt Typhoon attacks fall outside its scope. While 5G promises improved security, EY’s Mr. Pollitt cautioned against treating it as a silver bullet. “We need to be mindful that a well-financed, organized, persistent group is going to find a way in and will infiltrate even the best defences,” he said.

With more than half of the 16 teams still mathematically alive to make the conference championship game, the Big 12 will command a lot of attention in the final week of the regular season. No. 14 Arizona State and No. 17 Iowa State would play for the Big 12 title and likely College Football Playoff spot on Dec. 7 if they both win Saturday and there's a four-way tie for first place. There are seven other teams that begin this week with hopes, slim in most cases, of getting into the game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Last week it was No. 19 BYU and No. 23 Colorado that had the inside track to the championship game. Arizona State beat the Cougars and Kansas knocked off the Buffaloes, and here we are. "Everybody counted us out, I think, two weeks ago," Iowa State coach Matt Campbell said after his team beat Utah 31-28. "We didn't flinch. We didn't waver. And we just keep fighting." The Cyclones were national darlings the first half of the season as they won seven straight games to match the best start in program history. Back-to-back losses to Texas Tech and Kansas followed. Now they've won two straight heading into "Farmageddon," their rivalry game against Kansas State at home. "Right now they've got the pen and they continue to write the story," Campbell said of his players, "and I hope they will continue to write it the way they've got the ability to write it. Unwavering. Tough, mentally tough, physically tough. This group has stood for it every step of the way." Arizona State has been an even better story than the Cyclones. The Sun Devils have six more wins than they did last season, when they went 3-9. They were picked to finish last in their first year in the Big 12. They'll go for their fifth straight victory when they play at Arizona on Saturday. "These guys came off no momentum and everybody doubting them, and everybody is still doubting them. That's what makes this special," second-year coach Kenny Dillingham said. "Hopefully the expectations become higher. I don't know if there's a way we can exceed expectations more than we're exceeding them right now." Checking in on five of the Top 25: The Ducks were idle Saturday after clinching a spot in the Big Ten championship game with their win at Wisconsin on Nov. 16. Oregon can go 12-0 in the regular season for the first time since 2010 if it beats Washington at home this week. Oregon's only two losses last season came against the Huskies, both decided by three points. The first was a top-10 matchup in the regular season and the second was a top-five matchup in the Pac-12 championship game. The Ducks are 19 1/2-point favorites this time, according to BetMGM Sportsbook. The Buckeyes' showdown with upstart Indiana combined with Michigan's dropoff after winning the national championship have lowered the volume on this week's meeting with the Wolverines at the Horseshoe. If Michigan beats Ohio State a fourth straight time and it keeps the Buckeyes out of the Big Ten championship game and playoff ... well, there'll be lots of noise in Columbus then. The Lone Star Showdown returns to the gridiron for the first time since 2011, when Texas and Texas A&M were in the Big 12. The Longhorns head to No. 20 Texas A&M on a four-game win streak. The Aggies have lost two of three after Saturday's four-overtime loss at Auburn. The winner advances to the Southeastern Conference championship game against Georgia. The Broncos are tied with Notre Dame for the second-longest active win streak, at nine games, and they seem to have adopted a survive-and-advance mantra. They trailed 23-point underdog Wyoming in the fourth quarter before winning 17-13 and clinching a spot in the Mountain West championship game. They won their previous game, 42-21 against San Jose State, but didn't pull away until the fourth quarter. Two weeks ago they beat a three-win Nevada team 28-21. Just when you think Illinois is about to cash in for the season, they do what they did against Rutgers. The Illini were down 31-30 when they lined up for a 58-yard field goal with 14 seconds left. Ethan Moczulski missed. But wait. Rutgers called timeout before the snap, and Bret Bielema thought better of trying another kick and sent his offense back on the field. Luke Altmyer passed to Pat Bryant for the winning 40-yard touchdown. The Illini won't play for the Big Ten title, but they have a chance for nine wins and a nice bowl. Ohio State played in three of the five regular-season top-five matchups and won three of them. The Buckeyes lost to Oregon and beat Penn State and Indiana. ... Kansas' 37-21 win over Colorado made the Jayhawks the first FBS team with a losing record to beat three straight Top 25 opponents. The Jayhawks, who were 2-6 a month ago, will be bowl eligible if they win at Baylor. ... Nebraska ended the longest power conference bowl drought with its 44-25 win over Wisconsin. The Cornhuskers haven't played in a bowl since 2016. Get local news delivered to your inbox!

News junkies will find much to love in “September 5,” a fictionalized account of ABC’s live coverage of the hostage crisis during the 1972 Munich Olympics . There are spirited debates about reporting with only one source, use of words like “terrorism” and what to do if violence breaks out during a live shot. There are negotiations with rival networks over satellite usage, disguises and fake badges made to get reels of 16mm film in and out of the locked down Olympic village and plenty of confused men (and a few women) trying to keep up with an ever-escalating situation. The film is a moment by moment retelling of how a group of sports broadcasters brought this story to the world in real time, despite the technical limitations and their own inexperience across a confusing 22 hours. Everyone came to the studio that night ready for breaking sports news, scores and pre-packaged interviews. Even that was going to be a test for the man running the control room for the first time. Geoffrey Mason, portrayed by John Magaro , was a 28-year-old coordinating producer. Someone wonders about his experience and is assured that he’s covered minor league baseball games. But in the early hours of Sept. 5, 1972 , eight members of a Palestinian group called Black September broke into the Olympic village and attacked the Israeli delegation killing wrestling coach Moshe Weinberg and weightlifter Yossi Romano. Some escaped, but nine others were taken hostage. While the tragedy of the Munich Olympics has certainly been told many times, writer and director Tim Fehlbaum saw an opportunity in the team behind the live broadcast. And he commits fully to staying in the newsroom, with all of its glorious old technologies, from the walkie-talkies they used to stay in touch and to taking time to show how they had to manually add text to the screens. He and his screenwriter were able to reconstruct the events almost minute-by-minute, which helped shape the screenplay. The players are many in this large ensemble. Peter Sarsgaard , who’s looked right in a newsroom since “Shattered Glass,” gives gravitas to Roone Arledge, then-president of ABC Sports, and Ben Chaplin is operations engineer Marvin Bader. Leonie Benesch is Marianne Gebhardt, a German-speaking interpreter who is the only person there able to understand the language of the country. She might be a bit of a composite who checks off a lot of boxes as both an entrepreneurial woman and a younger German offering perspective and insight into what this moment might mean for the country trying to put on a good front in the aftermath of World War II. An actor (Benjamin Walker) plays broadcaster Peter Jennings, and real archival footage of anchor Jim McKay from that day is used in the film. And while they all rise to the occasion, mistakes are made – including a rather big one at the end, following imperfect secondhand information from the Fuerstenfeldbruck airfield. They don’t call it the first draft of history for nothing, after all, and it may be illuminating for audiences to see how it’s handled. The film looks of its time, but it also feels fairly modern in its sensibilities which makes it always seem more like a re-telling than an in-the-moment experience. This may be to its detriment, yet it’s still an undeniably riveting and compelling watch. The word thrilling doesn’t seem appropriate, however. This is not “Apollo 13” after all. The end is not a happy one. But at time when trust in the media is in crisis, this film is a great humanizer, reminding audiences that the media is far from a monolith, but a group of individuals under immense pressure to get the story right, get the story out and go back and do it again the next day. “September 5,” a Paramount Pictures release in theaters Friday, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association for language. Running time: 94. Three stars out of four.No. 14 Arizona State and No. 17 Iowa State would play for the Big 12 title and likely College Football Playoff spot on Dec. 7 if they both win Saturday and there's a four-way tie for first place. There are seven other teams that begin this week with hopes, slim in most cases, of getting into the game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Last week it was No. 19 BYU and No. 23 Colorado that had the inside track to the championship game. Arizona State beat the Cougars and Kansas knocked off the Buffaloes, and here we are. "Everybody counted us out, I think, two weeks ago," Iowa State coach Matt Campbell said after his team beat Utah 31-28. "We didn't flinch. We didn't waver. And we just keep fighting." The Cyclones were national darlings the first half of the season as they won seven straight games to match the best start in program history. Back-to-back losses to Texas Tech and Kansas followed. Now they've won two straight heading into "Farmageddon," their rivalry game against Kansas State at home. "Right now they've got the pen and they continue to write the story," Campbell said of his players, "and I hope they will continue to write it the way they've got the ability to write it. Unwavering. Tough, mentally tough, physically tough. This group has stood for it every step of the way." Arizona State has been an even better story than the Cyclones. The Sun Devils have six more wins than they did last season, when they went 3-9. They were picked to finish last in their first year in the Big 12. They'll go for their fifth straight victory when they play at Arizona on Saturday. "These guys came off no momentum and everybody doubting them, and everybody is still doubting them. That's what makes this special," second-year coach Kenny Dillingham said. "Hopefully the expectations become higher. I don't know if there's a way we can exceed expectations more than we're exceeding them right now." Checking in on five of the Top 25: The Ducks were idle Saturday after clinching a spot in the Big Ten championship game with their win at Wisconsin on Nov. 16. Oregon can go 12-0 in the regular season for the first time since 2010 if it beats Washington at home this week. Oregon's only two losses last season came against the Huskies, both decided by three points. The first was a top-10 matchup in the regular season and the second was a top-five matchup in the Pac-12 championship game. The Ducks are 19 1/2-point favorites this time, according to BetMGM Sportsbook. The Buckeyes' showdown with upstart Indiana combined with Michigan's dropoff after winning the national championship have lowered the volume on this week's meeting with the Wolverines at the Horseshoe. If Michigan beats Ohio State a fourth straight time and it keeps the Buckeyes out of the Big Ten championship game and playoff ... well, there'll be lots of noise in Columbus then. The Lone Star Showdown returns to the gridiron for the first time since 2011, when Texas and Texas A&M were in the Big 12. The Longhorns head to No. 20 Texas A&M on a four-game win streak. The Aggies have lost two of three after Saturday's four-overtime loss at Auburn. The winner advances to the Southeastern Conference championship game against Georgia. The Broncos are tied with Notre Dame for the second-longest active win streak, at nine games, and they seem to have adopted a survive-and-advance mantra. They trailed 23-point underdog Wyoming in the fourth quarter before winning 17-13 and clinching a spot in the Mountain West championship game. They won their previous game, 42-21 against San Jose State, but didn't pull away until the fourth quarter. Two weeks ago they beat a three-win Nevada team 28-21. Just when you think Illinois is about to cash in for the season, they do what they did against Rutgers. The Illini were down 31-30 when they lined up for a 58-yard field goal with 14 seconds left. Ethan Moczulski missed. But wait. Rutgers called timeout before the snap, and Bret Bielema thought better of trying another kick and sent his offense back on the field. Luke Altmyer passed to Pat Bryant for the winning 40-yard touchdown. The Illini won't play for the Big Ten title, but they have a chance for nine wins and a nice bowl. Ohio State played in three of the five regular-season top-five matchups and won three of them. The Buckeyes lost to Oregon and beat Penn State and Indiana. ... Kansas' 37-21 win over Colorado made the Jayhawks the first FBS team with a losing record to beat three straight Top 25 opponents. The Jayhawks, who were 2-6 a month ago, will be bowl eligible if they win at Baylor. ... Nebraska ended the longest power conference bowl drought with its 44-25 win over Wisconsin. The Cornhuskers haven't played in a bowl since 2016.

Dogecoin is a joke—so what's behind its rally?Hegseth meets with moderate Sen. Collins as he lobbies for key votes in the Senate