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Mary Lou McDonald said Fine Gael leader Simon Harris and Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin were now “indistinguishable” from each other, as she claimed they were suffering “acute amnesia” in regard to their records in government. The Fine Gael and Fianna Fail leaders, who were partners in the last coalition government in Ireland, have made clear they will not countenance Sinn Fein as a potential partner in the next administration in Dublin. On a visit to Naas Fire Station in Co Kildare, Ms McDonald reflected on Tuesday night’s final leaders’ TV debate which featured herself along with Taoiseach Mr Harris and deputy premier Mr Martin. “I was in the middle of the two and I didn’t hear anything that I haven’t heard a million times before,” she said of the RTE Prime Time debate. “I am absolutely struck at the fact that they seem to be suffering from acute amnesia, they have forgotten that, in fact, they have been in government together in support of each other for the last decade. “To listen to them, you’d imagine they had just arrived on the scene and that they were going to come up with all of these solutions. They have had ample chances, ample opportunity to make things better, and they have failed, and in between the two of them, I make the case that now we ask for our chance, with our plans, with our team, to demonstrate how change can happen, how your community, your family, yourself, can be supported when the government is actually on your side.” Mr Martin accused Sinn Fein of being “dishonest” about how they will fund their manifesto plans. Speaking in Dublin on Wednesday, he said that he is anxious to get clarity on the issue. “I think Sinn Fein have been very dishonest, frankly, in terms of the funds, because if you go through their figures, and this is a matter of fact, not opinion, they’re predicting a surplus of a billion in 2026, a billion in 2027. “Even in 2025, they’re talking about a mini budget, which would mean reducing the surplus that we’re anticipating in 2025. “There’s a legislative obligation now on any new government to put 0.8% of GDP to one side, and into the funds. There’s no way you can do that with a surplus of a billion in 2026 or 2027 and we would argue they would not have enough funds next year either to put into the funds. “You can’t ignore the legislation. And it seems to me Sinn Finn should be more upfront and honest in saying that they’re going to discontinue the 0.8% contribution to the funds. The implications of that are serious. “It means they have no room to manoeuvre if things go wrong, if there’s headwinds come externally, or there are shocks internationally, Sinn Fein is not allowing any headroom at all in terms of room to respond or to move it. “They want to spend all the windfall cooperation taxes next year, the year after and in 2027.” Mr Martin said he enjoyed the debate, adding it went fast. He said the next 48 hours will be tough. “It will be a closely fought race. There’ll be 43 different elections in different constituencies,” he added. “So it’s too close to call, I’m not predicting anything, and I think it would be far too premature to do so.” The leaders of Ireland’s three main political parties clashed on housing, healthcare and financial management in the last televised debate before Friday’s General Election. The tetchy debate, which was marked by several interruptions, saw the parties set out their stalls in a broadcast that commentators said did little to move the dial before polling day. The latest opinion poll on Monday put the parties in a tight grouping with Fianna Fail slightly ahead of Sinn Fein, and Fine Gael in a close third after a significant slide in a campaign marked with several hiccups for Mr Harris’s party. After the 2020 general election delivered an inconclusive result, Fine Gael and Fianna Fail, two parties forged from opposing sides of Ireland’s Civil War of the 1920s, agreed to set aside almost a century of animosity and share power. The Green Party joined the administration as a junior partner. From 2016 to 2020, Fianna Fail had supported Fine Gael in power through a confidence and supply arrangement from the Opposition benches in the Dail parliament. Sinn Fein won the popular vote in 2020 but a failure to run enough candidates meant it did not secure sufficient seats in the Dail to give it a realistic chance of forming a government. Following Tuesday’s debate, Ms McDonald was the first of the three leaders to face the cameras on Wednesday. “I think people know from the last general election that Fianna Fail and Fine Gael went to all lengths to keep not just Sinn Fein out of government, but to stop change,” Ms McDonald said. “And we’re saying to people this election now is time to call time on that. “There’s an opportunity now for the people to be in the driving seat, to come out in big numbers, to back Sinn Fein, to back change, to back a change of government, because that is the thing that can transform the situation.” Ms McDonald said she found it “astonishing” that Tanaiste Mr Martin appeared to be on a “mission” to ensure that Fine Gael returned to government. “It’s astonishing, really, that Fine Gael having been in government for 14 years that Micheal Martin is now so intent on returning them again,” she told reporters. “That, to be clear, is a recipe for continuing failure. And I think it’s astonishing that he would advance that position, having been so clear five years ago (during the last election campaign) that Fine Gael had been too long in the government.” Asked who she thought won the RTE debate, Ms McDonald replied: “I think the argument for change won the debate last night. I think that Micheal Martin and Simon Harris have become now almost indistinguishable. I think there is a pretence that they are different in their politics. They’re not.”No. 4 Penn State hosts Maryland in regular-season finale with CFP seeding in mind

Evelyn Lozada is a grandmother — and just let Us in on some big family news! Her daughter Shaniece Hairston welcomed a baby boy with The Game. The Basketball Wives personality posted a sweet photo of her newest family addition on Friday, December 6. Lozada, 48, wrote an emotional caption alongside the photo, which tagged both her daughter and the rapper: “This little blue-eyed angel made me a grandma, and I’m forever grateful! 🥹❤️You’ve brought so much joy into my life that words can’t even explain. I love you more than anything, Blaze Taylor! 🍼✨ #GrandmaLove #ForeverGrateful #BlazeTaylor.” The photo was a repost of an Instagram snap from rapper The Game (real name Jayceon Terrell Taylor).His post featured a sweet caption dedicated to his son. “Beautiful baby boy overload. ‘Blaze Taylor’ I love you son,” the 45-year-old wrote. Lozada’s daughter recently gave birth to the baby boy in October. The Game previously welcomed son King in April 2007 and daughter Cali in August 2010 with Tiffney Cambridge. His eldest is 21-year-old son Harlem. Hairston, 31, a content creator and yoga instructor, announced her family update to the world during a November interview with Life & Style magazine. In the interview, she opened up about her journey through new motherhood, and bonding with her new son. “I do not wanna leave him. I obviously make it to the gym or I’ve been making it to the gym, but that’s good for me, you know, and to come back to him,” she told the outlet. “But just major bonding, major skin to skin. If I leave him with my mom and I go to the gym, I’m like, ‘Is he OK? Did he eat? Did he sleep? Is he sleeping?’ ... They tell you it’s like a love that you can’t describe and a journey.” For her part, Lozada made news this year for her discussion around coparenting with former MLB player Carl Crawford . You have successfully subscribed. By signing up, I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive emails from Us Weekly Check our latest news in Google News Check our latest news in Apple News “I think sometimes people don’t understand my relationship with him,” Lozada told Us Weekly exclusively in July. “They may think something’s going on, but we are just generally good friends. ... It’s really about just having a healthy coparenting relationship.” Lozada and Crawford share a 10-year-old son, Leo. (Lozada shares Shaniece with ex Jamal Hairston.) “We just make it work,” she told Us. “We don’t have any drama. It’s damn near perfect to be honest. I value that because I think for Leo, to see me and his dad have a great relationship and I can go to dinner with him and Leo, it’s just us sharing time and space with him. I think it’s beneficial for him.”Bamboo Technology's HereHear Virtual AI Therapist Joins Berkeley Skydeck IPP Program

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As has been the case so often lately, Joel Farabee had the puck on his stick with only the opposing goaltender between him and the back of the net. But Jeremy Swayman stopped Farabee’s breakaway attempt with three minutes to go in overtime Saturday afternoon at TD Garden. The Boston Bruins went the other way, and less than a minute later Pavel Zacha ’s marker on a feed from David Pastrnak secured Boston a 4-3 win in which it erased a 3-1 third-period deficit. It’s been a frustrating few days for Farabee, now 12 games without a goal and with only two assists over that span. Joel Farabee had the game on his stick and couldn't finish. #Flyers pic.twitter.com/wlqdmjxFFu — Flyers Nation (@FlyersNation) December 7, 2024 Thursday, Farabee cross-checked the Florida Panthers’ Sam Bennett half a second after Bennett ran Travis Sanheim into the wall in a home game, ultimately leaving them short-handed. It was retaliatory, of course — and sticking up for teammates is part of the Philadelphia Flyers’ DNA — but it came at an inopportune time, with the teams tied 5-5 and less than three minutes to go in regulation. Sam Reinhart ’s goal on the ensuing power play probably cost the Flyers at least 1 point, and maybe 2, in their eventual 7-5 defeat. Advertisement Farabee acknowledged Friday it was “a really dumb penalty by me. I’ll be the first to admit that. But at the same time, I think Bennett throws a vicious elbow at ( Travis Konecny ) earlier in the game, and then he cross-checks Sanny from behind. I get slashed right before that. I don’t want to get into what the refs do and don’t do, but I think if you have some feel, that gets evened out and you keep playing.” Coach John Tortorella said Friday the Bennett hit on Sanheim was more of “a shove,” and Farabee should have showed “a little bit more patience” in that type of situation. At the same time, Farabee’s reaction was “a very important part of who we are,” Tortorella said. In other words, Farabee’s going after Bennett was only a function of what the coach and others in positions of authority have been preaching in terms of building a culture. Farabee is one of the more intriguing players on the Flyers’ roster for a few reasons. Firstly, his drought hasn’t landed him in Tortorella’s dog house or in the press box as a healthy scratch. In fact, Saturday’s game was the sixth straight that he started on the Flyers’ top line with Konecny and Sean Couturier . And, again, he’s getting plenty of chances to score. Since Farabee’s scoring woes began on Nov. 11, he actually leads the Flyers in shots (30), and individual scoring chances at five-on-five (also 30), according to Natural Stat Trick. That includes 17 high-danger chances, tops on the team over that span. He set up some teammates for prime chances on Saturday, too. He found Sanheim for a dangerous shot from the slot in the second period, and spotted Couturier stationed in front of the net in the third. Swayman made impressive stops on both. “Joel’s played very well this year. He just can’t score,” Tortorella said on Friday. “He’s ending up with chances, he’s made some really good plays.” Advertisement And even though Thursday’s decision to hammer Bennett backfired, it was still evidence that Farabee hasn’t let his scoring woes detract from his team-first attitude. He also has a fight this season, coming in the third game against a similar player to Bennett, the Edmonton Oilers’ Corey Perry , who no doubt did something to irk the Flyers at some point that night. Farabee is still just 24 years old, too, and considering his NHL experience, some younger players on a decidedly young team look up to him. “He’s just been a good guy, a guy that pretty much everyone in the locker room is comfortable with,” Bobby Brink said. “He’s always kind of there for guys and he’s always around the boys. I think guys appreciate that. He’s been around for a while and is still a young guy, so definitely a guy that knows the ropes and you can kind of follow.” That the Flyers value that kind of off-ice influence has been reinforced many times, most glaringly by their decision to retain alternate captain Scott Laughton at last season’s trade deadline. Does that mean Farabee, signed for three more seasons at a $5 million salary cap hit, is firmly a part of the future? That’s still hazy. Remember, Farabee didn’t finish last season on a high note, either. He started six of the final seven games on the fourth line, and posted just one goal and one assist in his final 14 games. Farabee led the Flyers in even-strength points on Jan. 25 with 34 in 49 games — one more than Konecny. But after Feb. 8, he managed just five goals and nine total points in his final 31 games. After the season, general manager Daniel Briere lumped Farabee and Noah Cates together in labeling them as players who “maybe didn’t develop quite as much as I would have hoped for. ... I think there’s more there.” Whether Farabee’s abundance of checks not cashed lately counts as “more” is something that only Briere can decide. Advertisement Something else that keeps Farabee in the spotlight is that he’s a player who could generate some interest in the trade market. One pro scout reached for comment via text figured that “multiple teams would take a shot at him,” but was skeptical that the return would be all that high if it were for Farabee alone. As part of a package, though, perhaps for a much-needed center ... maybe. There does seem to be some smoke around the Flyers lately, too, after a few puzzling roster developments. Samuel Ersson , who has been practicing for the team for a week and was declared an option to start on Thursday by Tortorella, was still on injured reserve for Saturday’s game. Tortorella said on Friday that he misspoke. Further, the Flyers somewhat strangely don’t have any healthy spare forwards on the roster. Nic Deslauriers, who hasn’t played since Nov. 9 but has been practicing with the team, was suddenly declared to have an upper-body injury on Friday and placed on injured reserve retroactive to that date. No one was recalled. Jamie Drysdale , also still on injured reserve, has been skating with the team for some time now, too. Maybe there’s nothing to it. Or, maybe Briere is doing some sort of roster gymnastics because something is coming. In the meantime, Farabee is just one of a number of Flyers forwards who will have to start getting on the scoresheet on a much more regular basis, chances or not, in order to remain with the club during its wilderness years. “He leads by example. I think he’s had a good year,” Tortorella said. “His numbers don’t prove it, but he’s been doing a lot of good things for us.” (Photo: Fred Kfoury III / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Scholar Rock's chief medical officer sells $315,771 in stockCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) visited the United States-Mexico border on Thursday to repeat big business talking points about tariffs and President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to deport millions of illegal aliens with no legal right to be in the U.S. In recent weeks, Trump has threatened 25 percent tariffs on Mexico for refusing to get a handle on the drug cartels’ billion-dollar illicit drug and human smuggling business at the southern border. “This tariff will remain in effect until such time as drugs, in particular fentanyl, and all illegal aliens stop this invasion of our country,” Trump wrote on Truth Social last month. Newsom, repeating big business talking points ripped from the pages of the Wall Street Journal , claimed such tariffs would spur inflation, eliminate American jobs, cause food shortages, and crush small businesses. “[These tariffs] would lead to, an example ... upwards of you having to spend $3,000 more to purchase a car coming from Mexico,” Newsom claimed, repeatedly calling such tariffs a “25 percent tax increase.” Likewise, Newsom trashed Trump’s plans to carry out the largest mass deportation program in American history, claiming such plans will drive up food prices and increase housing costs. “When you look at farmworkers, roughly half are undocumented,” Newsom said. “Close to 90 percent have been in this state for years and years and years ... the impact of mass deportations on the cost of food in this state and this nation are off the charts. This is serious business.” “[In the] construction industry ... we estimated 13 percent are undocumented ... [this] will impact housing costs,” he claimed. Just days ago, the Wall Street Journal ran a story highlighting the construction industry’s opposition to mass deportations as well as tariffs. One construction boss claimed such deportations will “absolutely” cause a labor shortage, even as wage data suggests otherwise. Like Newsom, the construction industry executives claim driving down illegal immigration will increase housing costs for Americans, even though research in the U.S. and around the world is clear that mass immigration is partly responsible for surging home prices. John Binder is a reporter for Breitbart News. Email him at jbinder@breitbart.com. Follow him on Twitter here .

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks were struggling a week ago, coming off their bye having lost five of their last six games. That included a gut-punch overtime defeat at home against the Los Angeles Rams on Nov. 3. The outlook for the last-place Seahawks (5-5) was beginning to look grim. They suddenly have renewed optimism this week after an uplifting victory over the San Francisco 49ers that snapped a six-game losing streak against their arch-rival that dated to 2021. Seattle will play the first-place Arizona Cardinals (6-4) on Sunday for a share of the NFC West lead. How quickly things change in the NFL. “We’ve earned the opportunity to be fighting for the lead in the division going into the home stretch,” Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald said. “So that’s the way we’re treating it. It’s very much like a playoff mindset for us at this point.” The win over the 49ers, which was capped by a 13-yard touchdown run by quarterback Geno Smith with 18 seconds left, put the Seahawks in a much better place mentally than they’d been in over the previous six weeks. They're hoping it's just the start of something even bigger. “It can just spark something that you’ve been looking for this whole year,” wide receiver DK Metcalf said. “I know we started off very hot with the first three games, but, you know, when adversity hit, it’s all about how you respond. I think we responded the right way, and it’s going to carry us throughout the rest of the season.” While the Seahawks are feeling better this week, the Cardinals have plenty of reason to feel optimistic, too. After starting the season 2-4, Arizona has won four straight to put itself in first place in the NFC West. The Cardinals have a defense that is making big strides under the leadership of veteran safety Budda Baker and a top-five running game behind the dual threat of running back James Conner, who has 697 yards rushing, and quarterback Kyler Murray, who seems to be hitting his stride in his sixth NFL season. Murray has 2,058 yards passing with 12 touchdowns, and has rushed for 371 yards and four scores. Second-year head coach Jonathan Gannon has been impressed with Murray’s improved decision-making as Murray has thrown just three interceptions through 10 games. “There’s times that he probably wants to try to thread it a little bit, but understands when to pick and choose his spots,” Gannon said. “I think he’s done a phenomenal job with that and there are a lot of times throughout the game where you could say we like to put it in the quarterback’s hands, and you trust him to make the right decision for that point in the game.” Reunited Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba will see a familiar face on the other sideline Sunday in rookie Marvin Harrison Jr., who was Smith-Njigba’s college teammate at Ohio State in 2021 and 2022. The pair each caught three touchdowns in the Buckeyes’ wild win over Utah in the 2022 Rose Bowl, with Smith-Njigba having 347 yards receiving on what was a 573-passing yard day for C.J. Stroud, now the quarterback of the Houston Texans. “Late his freshman year, he really just stood out,” Smith-Njigba said of Harrison. “You could just see the growth and kind of who he is becoming. ... He’s passed a lot of people’s expectations, of course, but I knew he was going to be elite later on freshman year.” MVP-level Murray Murray is coming off one of the best games of his career after completing 22 of 24 passes for 266 yards and a touchdown against the Jets two weeks ago. He also ran for 21 yards and two TDs. Murray currently ranks No. 3 in the NFL in quarterback rating behind Cincinnati's Joe Burrow and Baltimore's Lamar Jackson. That has put him in the MVP conversation, particularly since Arizona has won four straight games. “I don’t play the game for the validation of others," Murray said. "But as a player, of course, sometimes the recognition and the words being said feel good. But it doesn’t satisfy me.” Defensive improvement The most surprising part of Arizona’s four-game winning streak is the rapid improvement of the defense, which has allowed just 9 and 6 points, respectively, over the past two games. No touchdowns have been allowed – just five field goals. It’s just the second time over the past 30 years that the franchise has allowed 10 points or less over back-to-back games. Baker, a Bellevue native and former University of Washington football star, is the unquestioned leader of the bunch – he already has 100 tackles over 10 games - but the team also has a strong core of linebackers in Kyzir White, Mack Wilson and Zaven Collins. Metcalf and Baker have gone up against each other many times before, most famously when Metcalf ran Baker down on an interception return in 2020. “You really can’t prepare for a guy like that because his engine never stops,” Metcalf said. “He’s always going to be around the ball. He’s always going to affect the game with just his play effort and play style. ... Just got to try to minimize his playmaking ability as much as we can on offense.” ___ AP Sports Writer David Brandt in Phoenix, Arizona, contributed to this report. ___ AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/nfl Shane Lantz, The Associated PressMLB shifts six 2025 Rays games to avoid weather issues