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NoneHutch (61), a surprise contender in the election when he lodged papers earlier this month declaring his candidacy, received 3,098 first preference votes, or 9.5 per cent of the vote in the first count. The vote put him in fourth position in the race in the four-seater constituency behind three sitting TDs – Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald, Fine Gael Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe and Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon – though almost 3,500 votes short of the quota. He remained in fourth position after the fourth count on Saturday night. Observers initially gave Hutch little chance, but he secured a large following in the north inner city, where he comes from, and picked up significant support in other areas. [ Dublin Central election 2024 results: Mary Lou McDonald elected; Gerry Hutch in contention for a seat Opens in new window ] The battle for the final seat is expected to come down to a contest between Hutch and Labour’s Marie Sherlock who remained almost 1,000 votes behind the veteran criminal after the fourth count. Mr Donohoe told reporters at the Dublin Central count centre at the RDS in south Dublin that the majority of people in his constituency didn’t vote for Hutch but other parties would “have to reflect” on why so many did. Paschal Donohoe told waiting media that “the centre has held in Irish politics”, along with stressing that the majority of people in Dublin Central didn’t vote for Gerard Hutch but that other parties “will have to reflect on what are the reasons as to why this happened, why he got the votes that he did”. Mr Gannon said Hutch’s candidacy was unexpected but attributed his popularity to the media attention he received and the hurt felt for a long period by the Dublin inner-city community. [ Election 2024: Five things we learned from the first day of the counts Opens in new window ] “For me, it’s not just about what happens and who takes the fourth seat. I think it’s a reflection of the fact that there’s a lot of hurt; there’s a huge amount of pain,” he said. The Social Democrats TD said that years of austerity had “destroyed the fabric of communities”, including those in Dublin Central. He described the support for Hutch not as a “protest vote” but a “cry for help”. Hutch’s election will depend on how many votes Hutch receives from elimination of Sinn Féin’s Janice Boylan and Independent candidates Clare Daly Malachy Steenson, an anti-immigration activist. Hutch’s electoral challenge is all the more surprising given it comes a year and a half after the end of the Regency Hotel trial during which Hutch was accused of the murder of gangland rival David Byrne. The 2016 attack marked an escalation in the bloody feud between the Hutch and Kinahan gangs which would eventually leave 18 people dead, including Hutch’s brother and two nephews. Hutch was later acquitted of the murder by the Special Criminal Court, which rejected the evidence of former Sinn Féin councillor and Hutch associate Jonathan Dowdall who turned state’s witness. The court concluded he did have control of the three assault rifles used in the murder and that Hutch was planning to give these to dissident republicans. However, Hutch was never charged with this offence.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Free agent pitchers Luis Gabriel Moreno and Alejandro Crisostomo were suspended for 80 games each by Major League Baseball on Friday following positive tests for performance-enhancing substances under the minor league drug program. Moreno tested positive for Nandrolone, and Crisostomo tested positive for Boldenone and Nandrolone, the commissioner’s office said. A 26-year-old right-hander, Moreno was released by the New York Mets’ Class A Brooklyn Cyclones on Tuesday. He was 5-1 with a 5.33 ERA in 12 relief appearances this season for Brooklyn after spending 2016-23 in the San Francisco Giants organization. Crisostomo, a 24-year-old right-hander, was released by Minnesota on Aug. 24 after going 0-1 with a 7.13 ERA this year with the Florida Complex League Twins. He signed with Boston in 2017, spent 2018 in the Dominican Summer League with the Red Sox, then signed with Minnesota and spent 2023 with the Twins DSL team. Nineteen players have been suspended this year for positive drug tests, including eight under the minor league program and nine under the new program for minor league players assigned outside the United States and Canada. Two players have been suspended this year under the major league drug program. Noelvi Marté , a 22-year-old infielder who is the Cincinnati Reds’ top prospect, missed the first 80 games following a positive test for boldenone. Toronto Blue Jays infielder Orelvis Martínez was suspended for 80 games on June 23 following a positive test for the performance-enhancing drug clomiphene, an announcement made two days after his major league debut . AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlbRiley Allenspach, Trey Fort lead Samford past Austin Peay 72-47
DAMASCUS: Syria’s capital woke up Sunday to chanting, cheering and gunfire in celebration of the fall of President Bashar Al-Assad, after rebels said they entered the city and toppled the longtime ruler. “I can’t believe I’m living this moment,” tearful Damascus resident Amer Batha told AFP by phone from the capital’s Ummayad Square, where witnesses said dozens of people had gathered to celebrate. “We’ve been waiting a long time for this day,” said Batha, as Islamist-led rebels and a war monitor declared the end of decades of Assad family rule amid 13 years of grinding civil war. “We are starting a new history for Syria,” Batha added. At the dawn call to prayer, some mosques were broadcasting religious chants usually reserved for festive occasions, while also urging residents to stay home with the city engulfed in uncertainty just hours into the rebels’ takeover. Rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and allied factions have pressed a lightning offensive since November 27, sweeping swathes of the country from government control, including major cities Aleppo, Hama and Homs and entering the capital Damascus early Sunday. In extraordinary images, rebel fighters announced on state television that they had toppled “tyrant” Assad, who war monitor the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said had “fled”. From the garden of a shopping centre, dozens of Damascenes were celebrating, chanting “Allahu akbar”, or God is greatest, and standing on a smashed statue of Assad’s father Hafez that they had torn down, AFP footage showed. Gunmen spread out through some Damascus streets, shooting into the air and chanting, “Syria is ours and not the Assad family’s.” ‘Criminal’ Local residents told AFP that dozens of soldiers, from the Assad government’s forces, had hastily taken off their military uniforms and left the Ummayad Square headquarters. State television and radio buildings were empty, a former employee said. Five strong explosions were heard in the capital early Sunday, with a fleeing soldier, requesting anonymity, saying it was probably artillery or blasts from a munitions depot. “Our direct superior told us to leave and go home, so we knew it was over,” he told AFP. In Damascus’ picturesque Old City, home to a small Christian community, young people in the streets were chanting “Syrian people are one”, a message of reassurance to minority groups in the multi-confessional country. Elsewhere, in the Shaghur neighborhood, women ululated from balconies, some throwing rice on passing fighters who were shooting into the air. Ilham Basatina, 50, said she couldn’t believe that “after today”, she would not longer have to “be afraid”. “There is huge happiness today, and it won’t be complete until the criminal has been held to account,” she said from her balcony, referring to Assad. ‘Culture of fear’ In the street, fighters in fatigues were kissing the ground, praying or taking photos as gunfire rang out. Many Syrian media workers, government employees and members of parliament quickly changed their profile pictures on social media, replacing them with the opposition flag. Waddah Abd Rabbo, editor in chief of pro-government online daily Al-Watan, wrote on social media: “Syrian media and media workers are not guilty. They, and we with them, were only carrying out instructions and publishing the news they sent us.” Assad’s Baath party ruled with an iron fist, heavily curtailing freedoms including freedom of press, with only state media or outlets close to the government permitted to operate. Famous Syrian actor Ayman Zeidan, who hadn’t publicly criticized the Assad rule before, wrote on Facebook: “How delusional I was. Perhaps we were prisoners of a culture of fear, or maybe we feared change because we imagined it would lead to blood and chaos.” “But here we are, entering a new phase with men who impressed us with their nobility... and the desire to restore the unity of the Syrian people,” he added. — AFPNo. 13 seed Tarleton State wins inaugural FCS playoff game, beats Drake 43-29
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No. 13 seed Tarleton State wins inaugural FCS playoff game, beats Drake 43-29MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo was available for the Milwaukee Bucks against the Washington Wizards Saturday night after missing one game with swelling in his left knee. Antetokounmpo sat out the Bucks' 106-103 NBA Cup victory at Miami on Tuesday. The two-time MVP had been listed as probable with tendinopathy in his right patellar tendon. “He's good,” Bucks coach Doc Rivers said before the game. Antetokounmpo entered Saturday as the league's leading scorer at 32.4 points per game. He ranked fifth in rebounds (11.9) and 20th in assists (6.4). ___ AP NBA: The Associated Press
