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Leftist ally of exiled ex-president admits defeat in Ecuador’s presidential runoff election against banana tycoon’s son

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:24:28 GMT

QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Leftist ally of exiled ex-president admits defeat in Ecuador’s presidential runoff election against banana tycoon’s son.Source

Goff throws for 353 yards, 2 TDs to lead NFC North-leading Lions past sputtering Buccaneers 20-6

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:24:28 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jared Goff and the streaking Detroit Lions keep finding different ways to win.A week after improving on their best start in more than a decade without injured star receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown, the NFC North leaders used Goff’s arm and a stingy defense to overcome the loss of leading rusher David Montgomery to beat the sputtering Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20-6 on Sunday.With Montgomery (ribs) sidelined after the second quarter and injured backup Jahmyr Gibbs (hamstring) also unavailable, Goff threw for 353 yards and two touchdowns to help the Lions win their fourth straight game following an overtime loss to the Seattle Seahawks.At 5-1, the Lions are off to their fastest start since 2011 and share the NFL’s best record.“We’ve played well for six weeks. It’s four in a row for us. It’s a pretty good feeling, yeah, it certainly is,” Goff said.“I can’t say enough about our defensive performance today and really for five games this year, to be honest with you,R...

Hall runs for a TD after Adams’ INT and Jets shock Eagles 20-14 to send Philly to its first loss

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:24:28 GMT

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Robert Saleh stepped from the podium at his postgame news conference and let loose a little. “They ain’t 12-0 no more!” the excited New York Jets coach declared.No, the Philadelphia Eagles are no longer unbeaten against the Jets. And they’re no longer undefeated this season.Breece Hall ran for an 8-yard touchdown with 1:46 remaining, one play after Tony Adams intercepted Jalen Hurts, and the Jets erased an 11-point deficit and held on to shock the Eagles 20-14 on Sunday.“There’s no quit in this team,” quarterback Zach Wilson said.The Jets (3-3) appeared on their way to falling to 0-13 in their history against the Eagles, but Hurts’ third interception of the game — and the fourth turnover by Philadelphia — was returned by Adams 45 yards to put New York into immediate scoring position.“I mean, that was huge,” Wilson said. “You know, we needed that one. And he came through for us.”Hall’s run shook MetLife Stadium as the Jets fa...

NASCAR Cup Series South Point 400 Results

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:24:28 GMT

SundayAt Las Vegas Motor SpeedwayLas Vegas.Lap length: 1.50 miles(Start position in parentheses)1. (2) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 267 laps, 60 points.2. (1) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 267, 52.3. (6) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 267, 42.4. (21) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 267, 47.5. (10) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 267, 41.6. (3) William Byron, Chevrolet, 267, 38.7. (8) Tyler Reddick, Toyota, 267, 40.8. (4) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 267, 35.9. (15) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267, 40.10. (5) Chris Buescher, Ford, 267, 27.11. (9) Joey Logano, Ford, 267, 27.12. (7) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 267, 28.13. (13) Aric Almirola, Ford, 267, 24.14. (36) Daniel Suárez, Chevrolet, 267, 23.15. (24) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 267, 25.16. (18) Michael McDowell, Ford, 267, 21.17. (16) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 267, 20.18. (28) Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet, 267, 19.19. (33) Harrison Burton, Ford, 267, 18.20. (22) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 267, 17.21. (20) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 267, 16.22. (19) Austin Cindric, Ford, 267, 15.23. (27) T...

Friends, family worried about well-being of missing Lafayette man

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:24:28 GMT

Lafayette, Colo. (KDVR) -- Lafayette Police, alongside family and friends, are searching for 29-year-old Brody Jaskul.Loved ones of Jaskul say they haven't seen him since he left his home last Wednesday, Oct. 11 around 11 a.m. His family says there are unusual circumstances surrounding his disappearance and that it's unlike him to go this long without trying to reach out to someone. Threat at Colorado School of Mines deemed not credible All of Brody’s personal belongings, his keys, phone and wallet were all left at home, which is one of his loved ones' main concerns. "If he had left with his phone or wallet we wouldn’t be as worried, but just the way he left and some of the stuff he’s been dealing with lately has us really worried," Benjamin Daly, Jaskul's best friend told FOX31.Daly said Jaskul has had a rough few months and has been dealing with some very difficult things. Daly sends a message to his best friend, saying "His friends and families are really worried, and we just ...

Denver weather: sunny, warmer start of the workweek

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:24:28 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver's weather will stay sunny alongside a warming trend for the start of the workweek. Photos: Blankets of snow bring out vibrant fall colors Weather tonight: Mostly clear, coolSunday night will stay clear and cool. Temperatures will fall to the upper 30s, which is right in line with normal for this time of year. Weather tomorrow: Sunny, warmerMonday, Sunshine will be in full force. This will help high temperatures to climb to the lower 70s, which is about 5 degrees warmer than average. Looking ahead: Warm Tuesday ahead of another cooldownTuesday, more sunshine will keep a warming trend going. High temperatures will climb to the lower 80s, which is about 15 degrees warmer than normal, and closer to the record high of 86 set in 1926.A cold front will move toward the area Tuesday into Wednesday. This front will come through dry, but kick up breezy conditions and help to knock temperatures down about 10 degrees on Wednesday.Then, highs will rebound back ...

Biden is ‘weighing’ a visit to Israel for show of solidarity

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:24:28 GMT

The Biden administration is considering a presidential visit to Israel as a sign of support for the country following the brutal attack by Hamas.Two U.S. officials, granted anonymity to detail sensitive internal discussions, said President Joe Biden could land in Israel as early as this week. But they stress a trip might not happen any time soon, or at all, depending on the security situation in Israel and the state of a war that is quickly spiraling out of control. Israel is on the verge of ordering a ground invasion of Gaza.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu invited Biden to visit when the two men spoke on Saturday, the officials said, with one of them saying the administration was “weighing” the offer.Biden has told aides he’s interested in going, as his presence would demonstrate strong U.S. support after Hamas killed more than 1,300 Israelis and took around 150 hostages, including Americans. But the likelihood of escalating hostilities could mean that any future trip occ...

Lebanese hold their breath as fears grow Hezbollah will pull them into war

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:24:28 GMT

BEIRUT — Once again, the Lebanese are glued to their TV sets and are compulsively checking their cell phones, following every twist and turn of skirmishes on the border, trying to weigh up whether another war is imminent. In desperation, they are asking themselves how a nation so often shattered by conflict — and pummeled by an economic crisis — is again at risk of tipping back into the abyss. “People are exhausted — they can’t take much more,” said Ramad Boukallil, a Lebanese businessman, who runs a company training managers. “Lebanon is reeling — we have had four harsh years with the economic crisis, people are skipping meals and can hardly get by. We had the port explosion, the pandemic, a financial crash. Please God we’re not hit with another war,” he added, in a conversation at Beirut airport. The chief fear for many Lebanese is that they could soon be the second front of Israel’s war against its Islamist militant enemies, after Hamas’ brutal onslaught against Isra...

Israel or Hezbollah miscalculation could blow region apart

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:24:28 GMT

Nicholas Blanford is a Beirut-based senior nonresident fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Middle East Programs.BEIRUT — As Israel embarks on what looks like ground incursions into the Gaza Strip, the country’s northern border with Lebanon has been heating up.Since Hamas launched its devastating assault on southern Israel on October 7, Hezbollah and Palestinian militants have been carrying out a spate of small-scale attacks from Lebanon, putting the people of both Lebanon and Israel on edge, fearful of a broader conflict engulfing the region.So far, Hezbollah has remained relatively coy about its intentions. However, Sheikh Naim Qassem — the organization’s deputy leader — said in a speech on Friday that it was ready for action.“The question being asked, which everyone is waiting for, is what Hezbollah will do and what will its contribution be,” he said. “We will contribute to the confrontation within our plan — when the time comes for any action, we will carry it out.”Hezbollah...

Europe is still teeming with antisemitism

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 19:24:28 GMT

Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. If anyone had any doubt as to whether the Western world is still teeming with antisemitism, the displays of jubilant pro-Hamas rallies in various European and American cities, and the avalanche of social media posts rejoicing in the carnage of the attack on southern Israel, should have disabused them of the notion.Last week’s butchery by Hamas gunmen struck many as a gruesome throwback to the “Holocaust of bullets” by the Einsatzgruppen — the mobile Nazi death squads that conducted mass shootings of Jews in Poland and Ukraine as their horrific contribution to the ‘final solution.”But that hasn’t stopped the hate speech — nor the pro-Hamas demonstrations — bringing activists from the far left and far right together with radical Islamists.In the wake of the attack, “antisemitic rhetoric spiked across social media platforms, particularly on extremist favorites 4chan and Telegram. This includes a rise in the use of phrases that ca...