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Bells toll as the US marks 22 years since 9/11, from ground zero to Alaska

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:42:26 GMT

By JENNIFER PELTZ and KAREN MATTHEWS (Associated Press)NEW YORK (AP) — With tolling bells, personal tributes and tears, Americans looked back Monday on 9/11 at anniversary observances that stretched from ground zero to small towns. People gathered at memorials, firehouses, city halls, campuses and elsewhere to observe the 22nd anniversary of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. “For those of us who lost people on that day, that day is still happening. Everybody else moves on. And you find a way to go forward, but that day is always happening for you,” Edward Edelman said as he arrived at ground zero to honor his slain brother-in-law, Daniel McGinley. President Joe Biden was due at a ceremony on a military base in Anchorage, Alaska. His visit, en route to Washington from a trip to India and Vietnam, is a reminder that the impact of 9/11 was felt in every corner of the nation, however remote. Nearly 3,000 people were killed when hijacked planes crashed into New ...

Bill Belichick empathizes with Mac Jones after Patriots Week 1 loss

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:42:26 GMT

Quarterback Mac Jones shouldered the blame after the Patriots’ season opener after he and the offense came up short on two go-ahead opportunities late in the 25-20 loss to the Eagles.Patriots players backed Jones after the game, in which he completed 35-of-54 passes for 316 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. Head coach Bill Belichick was asked about the QB’s comments and performance in a video conference call Monday morning.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Bill Belichick provides update on Patriots ‘exempt’ QB Matt Corral New England Patriots | Bill Belichick ‘might’ have fourth-down regret from Patriots’ loss to Eagles New England Patriots | Patriots back Mac Jones while QB blames himself for loss New England Patriots | Patriots CB Christian Gonzalez leaves a mark in memorable NFL debut New England Patriots | Kendrick Bourne feels Patriots can ‘play with any...

Bill Belichick provides update on Patriots ‘exempt’ QB Matt Corral

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:42:26 GMT

Head coach Bill Belichick said Monday that the Patriots have been in contact with quarterback Matt Corral since he was placed on the exempt/left squad list Saturday afternoon.A source told the Herald that Corral left the team without notice. He didn’t practice Friday, and his absence was listed on the injury report as “not injury related.”Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Bill Belichick empathizes with Mac Jones after Patriots Week 1 loss New England Patriots | Bill Belichick ‘might’ have fourth-down regret from Patriots’ loss to Eagles New England Patriots | Patriots back Mac Jones while QB blames himself for loss New England Patriots | Patriots CB Christian Gonzalez leaves a mark in memorable NFL debut New England Patriots | Kendrick Bourne feels Patriots can ‘play with any team’ after eventful performance “He’s in exempt status,” Belichick wen...

A Tanzanian opposition leader was arrested briefly amid human rights concerns

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:42:26 GMT

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tanzania’s opposition leader Tundu Lissu was on Sunday arrested and later released on bail by the police who accused him of unlawful assembly and obstructing police officers.Lissu was earlier barred from attending a human rights rally in Ngorongoro, in the north of the country. In speeches at other political rallies, he had been critical of the government’s new port deal with a Dubai-based company.The opposition leader returned from exile in January after fleeing for the second time in 2020, three years after he survived an assassination attempt.The opposition party chairman Freeman Mbowe accused President Samia Suluhu of “bringing back authoritarian rule.”Mbowe also accused the president’s administration of blocking the opposition’s political rallies in the north.President Hassan’s predecessor John Magufuli, who died in office in 2021, had cracked down on opposition leaders and banned political rallies.In January, Hassan, who is serving out Magufuli’s te...

Moroccans with shovels and bulldozers dig through rubble but hope for survivors dwindles after quake

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:42:26 GMT

TAFEGHAGHTE, Morocco (AP) — Survivors with shovels worked alongside bulldozers Monday to dig through remote Moroccan villages flattened by a monstrous earthquake, as hope dwindled of finding people alive under wood-and-dirt homes that pancaked into rubble and rescuers overseas waited for Morocco to let them help. More than 2,400 were killed when the quake struck late Friday — the strongest in the North African country in more than a century.A French aid group that specializes in locating people trapped under debris said it is withdrawing an offer to send a nine-person search-and-rescue team after waiting without success for a green light from Morocco to deploy. Rescuers Without Borders’ founder, Arnaud Fraisse, told The Associated Press that “our role is not to find bodies.”Because homes in quake-hit areas were often made of mud bricks with roofs of wood, stone and clay, he said, the hope of finding survivors at this point is slim.“When all of that collapses, you don’t h...

Stock market today: Wall Street opens higher ahead of a big week of reports on the economy

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:42:26 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are opening higher as Wall Street recovers some of its losses from last week, with big technology companies again swinging with the most momentum. The S&P 500 was 0.7% higher in early trading Monday, coming off its first losing week in the last three. The Dow was up 194 points and the Nasdaq composite was up 0.9%. This week will offer a huge data point for the Federal Reserve, which is weighing whether to keep raising interest rates in its effort to drive down inflation. On Wednesday, the government will release the latest monthly update on prices consumers are paying. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.Wall Street is tracking higher early Monday ahead of new inflation data this week that will provide some insight into where prices are heading and how that is playing out for households and for the economy.The futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.5%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.2%. The U.S. releases monthly co...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia, setting the stage for a meeting with Putin

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:42:26 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Russia, both countries said Monday, and he is expected to hold a highly anticipated meeting with President Vladimir Putin that has sparked Western concerns about a potential arms deal for Moscow’s war in Ukraine.A brief statement on the Kremlin’s website said the visit is at Putin’s invitation and would take place “in the coming days.” It also was reported by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency, which said the leaders would meet — without specifying when and where.“The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un will meet and have a talk with Comrade Putin during the visit,” it said.Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said delegations from both countries will meet, but he didn’t confirm plans for a bilateral session between Putin and Kim, saying the leaders will meet one-on-one “if necessary.” The visit would be Kim’s first foreign trip since the COVID-19 pandemic, which had forced North Korea to enforce...

Police in Jamaica charge a man suspected of being a serial killer with four counts of murder

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:42:26 GMT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Police in Jamaica have charged a man they suspect is a serial killer involved in the deaths of at least four people with murder.The 25-year-old man from Montego Bay is accused of fatally stabbing at least two homeless men, an older woman and a young man in July and August, police said in a statement Sunday.All the victims were found stabbed in the parish of St. James, where the popular tourist destination of Montego Bay is located.The investigation is ongoing.The Associated Press

Ian Wilmut, a British scientist who led the team that cloned Dolly the Sheep, dies at age 79

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:42:26 GMT

LONDON (AP) — Ian Wilmut, the cloning pioneer whose work was critical to the creation of Dolly the Sheep in 1996, has died, the University of Edinburgh in Scotland said Monday. He was 79.Wilmut set off a global discussion about the ethics of cloning when he announced that his team at the university’s Roslin Institute for animal biosciences had cloned Dolly using the nucleus of a cell from an adult sheep. It marked the first time that a genetically identical mammal was created from an adult cell and spurred questions about the potential cloning of humans.Wilmut later focused on using cloning techniques to make stem cells that could be used in regenerative medicine.“With the sad news today of Ian Wilmut’s passing, science has lost a household name,’’ Bruce Whitelaw, the director of the Roslin Institute, said. “Ian led the research team that produced the first cloned mammal in Dolly. This animal has had such a positive impact on how society engages with science, and how scientist...

Greek shipping minister resigns over the death of a man who was pushed off a ferry ramp

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:42:26 GMT

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s shipping minister resigned Monday over the death of a man who was pushed off a ferry ramp by a crew member after arriving late.A Greek prosecutor brought criminal charges against the captain of the island ferry and three crew members over the encounter in the port of Piraeus, near Athens, that resulted in the Sept. 5 drowning of Andonis Kargiotis, 36. One crew member faces a charge of homicide with possible intent. Amateur video posted online showed the passenger running onto the Blue Horizon ferry’s loading ramp as the ship had cast off its moorings and was about to leave for the island of Crete. He tried to push past two crew members and then was pushed off the ramp when he tried again. The footage showed the man disappearing in water churned up by the ferry leaving the dock as crew members stepped away. The ship was eventually ordered to return but the man was found unresponsive. He was later determined to have drowned by a medical examiner. “No one...