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American Canyon High football loves winning in the rainanchester City are going through a terrible time in all their competitions and it seems that they are on a slide from which, at least this season, they will not be able to get out This Thursday, as part of the traditional celebrations, they drew at home to , in what is their fourth game without a win in the Premier League and with a deep crisis of results that threaten, above all, their participation in the Champions League, where they are on the verge of elimination in the first round The let the game slip away after the ' ' goalkeeper saved a penalty from Erling Haaland. The poor result increases the pressure on Spanish coach Pep Guardiola, who recently extended his contract after hesitating to renew with the club in search of a project with a national team To try to save the tournament, indicated that the club will try to strengthen itself with a significant investment in the winter market. However, he acknowledged that the team is at real risk of being eliminated from the in the league phase and could also break a spectacular run of 15 consecutive years participating in the However, the club ended the year with just one win in their last nine games and have already slipped to sixth place in the table, 11 points behind leaders Liverpool, with two more games to play Although the situation is serious, it still has time to be reversed, as it is three points behind who are fourth in the table, the last place that gets a direct place in the "When I said it before, people laughed. They said: 'qualifying for the is not a great success'. But I know it because it happens with the clubs in this country," said Pep before the match against And he acknowledged that the squad has been weakened, so reinforcements are urgently needed: Poor result against Everton In addition, the team has not won in its last 13 matches in all competitions, with Thursday's draw, and they could not take advantage of the home match against one of the bottom teams in the standings. They only had 20 interesting minutes and managed to take the lead with a goal from , but there was still a long way to go in the game. In their first dangerous play, took advantage of an erratic cross that let go, the ball reached the far post and , who had to cover that area, was careless and gave way to Iliman Ndiaye who finished off on the bounce, to beat , with a great finish The draw accentuated the insecurity in City's players, but they were presented with another clear opportunity when , in the second half, brought down in a clear penalty. asked for the ball, while approached him to try to distract him and stuck his tongue out at him. Finally, guessed and saved the shot and in the counter-attack, although the Norwegian scored, the referee ruled it out for offside. City will end the week 11 points behind the Reds and could be 17 if Liverpool win their games in hand and three points in the Champions League, where they are playing for a playoff place to stay alive in January against PSG.

The Labour Party (LP) has assured that it will recover its mandate from the four lawmakers who defected from its platform to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The party also called on the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, to declare the lawmakers’ seats vacant, arguing that the lawmakers’ action contravenes section 68(g) of the 1991 Nigerian Constitution, as amended. “The defection, to us, is quite unfortunate and we condemn the action which is irrational, untenable, inconsistent and alien to all known norms for which democracy stands,” the party stated. Labour Party in a statement on Thursday, said it has been able to resolve its crisis through internal peace mechanism and judicial means, and therefore, the members have no reason to leave the party. “It is, therefore, safe to say that there is absolute peace in the Labour Party. “Therefore, no one elected on the ticket of the Labour Party has the constitutional protection to decamp from the party along with the party’s mandate,” the party stated. It disclosed that it has instructed its legal team to commence the legal actions against the defectors, as well as commence the process of regaining the mandate given to the lawmakers in line with the 1999 constitution and 2022 Electoral Act, as amended. “The party will also approach the Speaker of the House of Representatives to declare vacant the seats occupied by these former Labour Party members in line with the House Rules. “It is inappropriate and unacceptable for these lawmakers to continue to function as representatives of their constituencies illegally,” the party said. Labour Party announced the opening of a ‘Hall of Shame’ register for these lawmakers or any lawmaker or elected officer of the party who engages in fraudulent act of defection without first dropping the mandate gotten under the ticket of the party. “We will call on Nigerians to beware of this genre of politicians lacking in clear democratic ideology and ethos ...in disregard to the enabling laws and without any ideological leaning. “If we really want this democracy to thrive, we must isolate these political merchants and opportunists and help bury their mercantilist political enterprise by snubbing and rejecting them in future polls having exhibited a grave level of character deficit by betraying public trust,” the party advised.Top 10 Best Direct-to-Consumer Brands in India 2025

By MIKE CATALINI CHATHAM, N.J. (AP) — That buzzing coming out of New Jersey? It’s unclear if it’s drones or something else, but for sure the nighttime sightings are producing tons of talk, a raft of conspiracy theories and craned necks looking skyward. Related Articles National News | FACT FOCUS: Inspector general’s Jan. 6 report misrepresented as proof of FBI setup National News | OpenAI whistleblower found dead in San Francisco apartment National News | Judge rejects an attempt by Trump campaign lawyer to invalidate guilty plea in Georgia election case National News | Texas’ abortion pill lawsuit against New York doctor marks new challenge to interstate telemedicine National News | US military flies American released from Syrian prison to Jordan, officials say Cropping up on local news and social media sites around Thanksgiving, the saga of the drones reported over New Jersey has reached incredible heights. This week seems to have begun a new, higher-profile chapter: Lawmakers are demanding (but so far not getting) explanations from federal and state authorities about what’s behind them. Gov. Phil Murphy wrote to President Joe Biden asking for answers. New Jersey’s new senator, Andy Kim, spent Thursday night on a drone hunt in rural northern New Jersey, and posted about it on X. But perhaps the most fantastic development is the dizzying proliferation of conspiracies — none of which has been confirmed or suggested by federal and state officials who say they’re looking into what’s happening. It has become shorthand to refer to the flying machines as drones, but there are questions about whether what people are seeing are unmanned aircraft or something else. Some theorize the drones came from an Iranian mothership. Others think they are the Secret Service making sure President-elect Donald Trump’s Bedminster property is secure. Others worry about China. The deep state. And on. In the face of uncertainty, people have done what they do in 2024: Create a social media group. The Facebook page, New Jersey Mystery Drones — let’s solve it , has nearly 44,000 members, up from 39,000 late Thursday. People are posting their photo and video sightings, and the online commenters take it from there. One video shows a whitish light flying in a darkened sky, and one commenter concludes it’s otherworldly. “Straight up orbs,” the person says. Others weigh in to say it’s a plane or maybe a satellite. Another group called for hunting the drones literally, shooting them down like turkeys. (Do not shoot at anything in the sky, experts warn.) Trisha Bushey, 48, of Lebanon Township, New Jersey, lives near Round Valley Reservoir where there have been numerous sightings. She said she first posted photos online last month wondering what the objects were and became convinced they were drones when she saw how they moved and when her son showed her on a flight tracking site that no planes were around. Now she’s glued to the Mystery Drones page, she said. “I find myself — instead of Christmas shopping or cleaning my house — checking it,” she said. She doesn’t buy what the governor said, that the drones aren’t a risk to public safety. Murphy told Biden on Friday that residents need answers. The federal Homeland Security Department and FBI also said in a joint statement they have no evidence that the sightings pose “a national security or public safety threat or have a foreign nexus.” “How can you say it’s not posing a threat if you don’t know what it is?” she said. “I think that’s why so many people are uneasy.” Then there’s the notion that people could misunderstand what they’re seeing. William Austin is the president of Warren County Community College, which has a drone technology degree program, and is coincidentally located in one of the sighting hotspots. Austin says he has looked at videos of purported drones and that airplanes are being misidentified as drones. He cited an optical effect called parallax, which is the apparent shift of an object when viewed from different perspectives. Austin encouraged people to download flight and drone tracker apps so they can better understand what they’re looking at. Nonetheless, people continue to come up with their own theories. “It represents the United States of America in 2024,” Austin said. “We’ve lost trust in our institutions, and we need it.” Federal officials echo Austin’s view that many of the sightings are piloted aircraft such as planes and helicopters being mistaken for drones, according to lawmakers and Murphy. That’s not really convincing for many, though, who are homing in on the sightings beyond just New Jersey and the East Coast, where others have reported seeing the objects. For Seph Divine, 34, another member of the drone hunting group who lives in Eugene, Oregon, it feels as if it’s up to citizen sleuths to solve the mystery. He said he tries to be a voice of reason, encouraging people to fact check their information, while also asking probing questions. “My main goal is I don’t want people to be caught up in the hysteria and I also want people to not just ignore it at the same time,” he said. “Whether or not it’s foreign military or some secret access program or something otherworldly, whatever it is, all I’m saying is it’s alarming that this is happening so suddenly and so consistently for hours at a time,” he added. Associated Press reporter Hallie Golden in Seattle contributed to this report.

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Opinion editor’s note: Strib Voices publishes a mix of commentary online and in print each day. To contribute, click here . ••• Sarah Loudon has been a U.S. Air Force flight medic for 12 years, flying in and out of areas she politely calls “under threat” to pick up patients. Isaac Schneider, an Army Special Forces medic, has provided care in hot spots around the world, including a mass casualty event at a hospital in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Taylor Ritchot, deployed as an Army combat medic in the Minnesota National Guard, found herself at the tender age of 20 in Kuwait, providing a broad range of care for evacuees fleeing Afghanistan after the U.S. military’s 2021 pullout. The talented trio has had their medical skills put to the test under daunting conditions and proven themselves. Thanks to an innovative University of Minnesota Medical School program, they’ll soon face another worthy challenge: completing the coursework to become physicians. About a year ago, the U announced a new initiative called the “ Medic to Medical School Pathway .” The program, believed to be among the nation’s first, has a sensible goal: steering those with medical skills honed in the military into becoming the next generation of doctors. It also helps prepare them for the rigors of medical school. Loudon, Schneider and Ritchot are the first three medics accepted. That the program has morphed in two years from a good idea proposed by a medical school faculty member to reality is remarkable. Especially noteworthy is its potential to help address the nation’s growing shortage of physicians. If you aren’t already familiar with this disturbing trend, you should be. “The physician shortage that we have long feared — and warned was on the horizon — is already here. It’s an urgent crisis ... hitting every corner of this country — urban and rural — with the most direct impact hitting families with high needs and limited means,” the American Medical Association’s president warned in a 2023 speech . Minnesota may be home to two world-class medical centers, but the state isn’t immune. Rural areas are feeling the shortage already. As a 2022 state health department report notes, rural physicians are 10 years older on average than their metro counterparts. And “one in three rural physicians plan to leave the workforce within the next five years.” Many creative solutions are needed but the U’s effort is especially smart. This is a time when we need to do everything possible to get passionate, public-service-minded people to enter this noble and necessary profession. Medics represent a natural talent pipeline. They have undergone extensive training, have hands-on patient-care experience and have demonstrated their dedication. Why not tap that expertise by recruiting these military men and women as they weigh returning to civilian life? Another question: Why isn’t every medical school following the U’s lead? Dr. Greg Beilman , whose vision played a vital role in launching the program, merits praise. He’s a critical care surgeon, U medical school professor, retired Army colonel and associate dean of Department of Defense research and partnerships. In 2022, he was in Ukraine with a medical relief organization and worked with combat medics there. He was so impressed with the medics that on his return, he recommended that the U’s medical school set up a program to encourage medics to apply and to help them prepare for the coursework. The U’s program stands out because those accepted are guaranteed medical school entry (as long as they meet testing and coursework requirements). Big institutions like the U aren’t known for moving quickly. But two years after Beilman’s Ukraine trip, Loudon, Schneider and Ritchot are on their way to becoming physicians. The swift implementation reflects extremely well on the U’s leadership. Nimbleness and innovation are crucial to combating the health care workforce shortage. The move also comes as the U is taking another smart step to bolster the ranks of rural physicians by opening a new medical school campus in St. Cloud, the first new location in 50 years. Loudon, Schneider and Ritchot were selected out of 13 applicants, with the program having the capacity to expand to include five new participants annually in years to come. Loudon, who is originally from the East Coast, and Schneider, a Montana native, are on track to start medical school next fall. Ritchot, who grew up in Forest Lake, Minn., and is finishing up her nursing degree, is expected to begin in 2026. A conversation with them makes clear that they might not have applied to medical school had it not been for the Pathway program. Loudon, for example, worried about her “fractured coursework” over the years between deployments. She wondered whether she fit the “traditional” medical school applicant profile — meaning someone in their early 20s who is awarded a four-year degree and goes to medical school right after graduation. “It’s nice to see that they recognize the value we have,’' Loudon said, referring to the U. The trio’s commitment to serving their country through the practice of medicine is made clear in conversations. Loudon is inspired by global medical relief organizations and hopes to “give back to Minnesota by serving communities in need as a physician.” Schneider is also interested in working in underserved communities. Ritchot is considering becoming a trauma surgeon. Minnesotans have an opportunity to strengthen the U’s worthwhile program this holiday season and beyond. 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