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The Cowboys know they gave playoff opponents a blueprint by getting run over by the Bills

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:20:00 GMT

The only thing that went right for the Dallas Cowboys in Buffalo came before the 31-10 loss to the Bills, when they wrapped up a third consecutive trip to the playoffs because of Atlanta losing.The most recent time the Cowboys did that, they were in a six-year postseason stretch that included three Super Bowl titles in the 1990s.Dallas knows how teams will try to prevent the club’s deepest playoff run since those days: attack the club’s run defense.Buffalo’s James Cook had 179 yards rushing, the most for one running back in a game against the Cowboys since Alfred Morris had 200 in the final game of 2012.The 266 yards rushing for the Bills were the most against Dallas since 2020, the year before defensive coordinator Dan Quinn arrived and fixed one of the worst defensive units in franchise history.For all the progress the Cowboys (10-4) have made under Quinn with turnovers and sacks, stopping the run has been a problem.With the playoffs fast approaching, the issue t...

Las dudas y expectativas tras el anuncio de la guerrilla del ELN de dejar de secuestrar en Colombia

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:20:00 GMT

(CNN Español) — El secuestro del papá del futbolista de la selección colombiana de fútbol, Luis Díaz, puso en peligro la continuidad de los diálogos de paz entre el gobierno colombiano y la guerrilla del Ejército de Liberación Nacional, ELN. El contundente rechazo de la opinión pública en el país y la presión de la comunidad internacional hicieron que los jefes de ese grupo armado ilegal reconocieran que fue un error y dieran la orden a sus hombres de dejarlo en libertad. Luis Manuel Díaz posteriormente fue entregado a una comisión humanitaria de delegados de la iglesia católica y las Naciones Unidas.Desde entonces, los países garantes del proceso de paz (Brasil, Cuba, Chile, México, Noruega y Venezuela) al igual que los delegados de la ONU aunaron esfuerzos para que no se aplazara el quinto ciclo de negociaciones que terminó este 17 de diciembre en México con el anuncio de que la guerrilla del ELN dejará de secuestrar a finales de enero de 2024, cuando se vencería el primer p...

Steelers turning to Mason Rudolph at QB in hopes of giving sputtering offense a needed spark

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:20:00 GMT

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers are turning to Mason Rudolph at quarterback in hopes of salvaging their season.Coach Mike Tomlin said Monday that Rudolph, a six-year veteran who hasn’t started a meaningful game since 2021, will start on Saturday against Cincinnati if Kenny Pickett’s surgically repaired right ankle isn’t healthy in time.Rudolph replaces Mitch Trubisky, who struggled in losses to New England and Indianapolis while filling in for Pickett.“We’ve got a great deal of comfort with (Rudolph),” Tomlin said. “Why are we making the change, man? We don’t like what we’re looking at and the consistency of it. What I mean is we’re not scoring enough points.”Not by a long shot. The Steelers (7-7) are 28th in scoring and haven’t scored more than 18 points in each of their past five games, a stretch in which they’ve gone just 1-4 to squander the momentum generated by a somewhat surprising 6-3 start.The only win during their current slide came a...

Step by step, Francis has made the Catholic Church a more welcoming place for LGBTQ people

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:20:00 GMT

The Catholic Church, in its doctrine, still rejects same-sex marriage and condemns any sexual relations between gay or lesbian partners as “intrinsically disordered.” Yet Pope Francis, during his nearly 11-year papacy, has done far more than any previous pope to make the church a more welcoming place for LGBTQ+ people.It became clear early in Francis’ papacy that he was going to articulate a gentler, more tolerant approach. The initial high-profile moment came in 2013 — during the first broadcast news conference of his papacy — with his memorable “Who am I to judge” comment when he was asked about a purportedly gay priest.Signals of this approach had come earlier. As archbishop of Buenos Aires, he had favored granting legal protections to same-sex couples as an alternative to endorsing gay marriage, which Catholic doctrine forbids. The Vatican confirmed in 2020 that this was indeed the pope’s belief.Some recent highlights:In January 2023, Francis assailed the laws on the books in ma...

New medical facility aimed at moms-to-be coming to Prince George’s Co.

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:20:00 GMT

Luminis Health Pavilion has been approved for Lanham, Maryland, and will be focused on women’s health.(Courtesy Luminis Health) Luminis Health Pavilion has been approved for Lanham, Maryland, and will be focused on women’s health.(Courtesy Luminis Health) Coming to Prince George’s County, Maryland: A medical facility doing more to keep moms-to-be and their babies alive, healthy and close to home.When it comes to having babies, many women in Prince George’s County have to go out of the county to get the medical care they need.“Eight out of 10 moms who live in the county deliver their babies outside of the county,” said Deneen Richmond, president of Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center in a news release. ...

US says it will run out of funds for Ukraine this month

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:20:00 GMT

The U.S. will run out of funding for Ukraine this month if Congress does not act to pass President Joe Biden’s emergency supplemental spending request that has been stalled for weeks on Capitol Hill, a top U.S. official said Monday.The Biden administration plans to announce one more package of military aid to Ukraine this month, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on Monday. But after that, funding for Ukraine will dry up, he said.“When that one is done … we will have no more replenishment authority available to us. And we’re going to need Congress to act without delay,” Kirby said.The Pentagon still has $4.4 billion in presidential drawdown authority to provide weapons to Ukraine directly from Defense Department inventory, according to Pentagon spokesperson Lt. Col. Garron Garn. But the weapons DOD can transfer to Ukraine are limited by the necessary funding to replenish U.S. stockpiles, and that’s what is almost gone.On Sunday, Pentagon Comptroller Mik...

Adobe abandons Figma takeover after Brussels, UK opposition

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:20:00 GMT

Adobe abandoned a planned $20 billion takeover of design software rival Figma on Monday, saying there is “no clear path” to winning approval from European Union and United Kingdom merger authorities.“Despite thousands of hours spent with regulators around the world detailing differences between our businesses, our products, and the markets we serve, we no longer see a path toward regulatory approval of the deal,” Figma Chief Executive Dylan Field wrote in a blog post on Monday.The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority had told them to sell off a key Figma unit which the companies said earlier would destroy the rationale for the deal. The European Commission issued a warning on the companies over the deal last month and company executives had also met with U.S. officials to try and save it. EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager said the deal would have terminated all current competition “and prevented all future competition between them,...

Man killed in Hanover after intense weather causes tree to fall onto trailer

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:20:00 GMT

Authorities say an 89-year-old man was killed after high winds and heavy rain caused a tree to fall onto a trailer in Hanover Monday morning.The Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office stated it was just after 9:45 a.m. when Hanover police first responded to the incident after learning a tree fell outside of a workplace at 99 Industrial Way.According to a 911 caller, the tree fell on a “small travel trailer,” trapping a man inside.Both Hanover police and firefighters arrived and were able to extricate the man, who was described as having severe head trauma as a result of the downed tree.“The victim had severe head trauma and was transported to South Shore Hospital, where he was pronounced dead of his injuries,” the DA’s office stated in a news release. “He has been identified as Robert Horky, 89, of Hingham.”Officials said an investigation into the incident was ongoing, with the DA’s office emphasizing that the area experience...

Grassroots college networks distribute emergency contraceptives on campus

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:20:00 GMT

Michelle Andrews | KFF Health News (TNS)Limya Harvey and Cydney Mumford set up a folding table a few times a month on the University of Texas-San Antonio campus to give away kits containing emergency contraceptives, condoms, and lube, or menstrual products like tampons and pads. They typically bring 50 of each type of kit, and after just an hour or two everything is gone.The 19-year-old sophomores — Harvey is enrolled at UTSA and Mumford at Northeast Lakeview College — founded the organization Black Book Sex Ed last spring. Their mission is to educate students and others in need about sexual health and connect them with free services and products packaged into kits they distribute on campus, in the community, and through their website.“Both of us grew up rather lower-income,” Mumford said, “so there’s a soft spot as it relates to people who say, ‘Oh, I just don’t have it right now.’ That’s part of the reason we started doing this.”Harvey and Mumford aren’t alone. A growing number of...

Ticker: Apple pulls watches over patent dispute; EU takes up X probe 

Published Wed, 25 Dec 2024 18:20:00 GMT

Apple Inc. will stop selling the latest versions of its smartwatch in the U.S. due to a patent dispute, taking the devices off the market in the middle of the busy holiday season.Sales of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 will be halted on the company’s online store on Dec. 21 and at its physical retail stores beginning on Christmas Eve.The move comes ahead of the anticipated import ban of Apple Watch models with a blood oxygen sensor — first added to the lineup in 2020 — stemming from a legal battle with Masimo Corp.The International Trade Commission ruled in October that Apple violates Masimo patents. The patents relate to an Apple Watch app that allows the device to calculate a person’s blood oxygen saturation.A presidential review of that order is now underway. “While the review period will not end until Dec. 25, Apple is preemptively taking steps to comply should the ruling stand,” the company said.EU takes up X probeThe European Union on Monday made Elon Musk’s online...