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Europe’s eastern half claps back at Macron: We need the US

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:27:26 GMT

Stop driving Europe away from the United States, dismayed central and eastern European officials fumed on Tuesday as French President Emmanuel Macron’s comments continued to ripple across the Continent.Macron jolted allies in the EU’s eastern half after a visit to China last week when he cautioned the Continent against getting pulled into a U.S.-China dispute over Taiwan, the self-ruled island Beijing claims as its own, imploring his neighbors to avoid becoming Washington and Beijing’s “vassals.”The comments rattled those near the EU’s eastern edge, who have historically favored closer ties with the Americans — especially on defense — and pushed for a hasher approach to Beijing.“Instead of building strategic autonomy from the United States, I propose a strategic partnership with the United States,” Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Tuesday before flying off to the U.S., of all places, for a three-day visit.Privately, diplomats were even franker.“We c...

Bruins notebook: David Krejci slowly working his way back to form

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:27:26 GMT

Coach Jim Montgomery said on Tuesday morning that David Krejci will not play in the final two games of the regular season, meaning the veteran centerman will miss the last six games of the season in all with the nagging lower body injury.The good news is that Krejci skated prior to the B’s morning skate and Montgomery is hopeful he’ll be ready for the start of the playoffs.“Today was his best day, so that has us optimistic about where he’s going to be Game One,” said Montgomery.It is not yet known whether the B’s will start on Monday or Tuesday against an opponent that’s still yet to be determined.The Krejci injury does deprive the B’s of giving the forward group one final test run with all the expected pieces in place. We’ve yet to see the presumed third line of Taylor Hall (who returned after a month-plus absence last Saturday), Charlie Coyle and Tyler Bertuzzi. With Krejci out, Pavel Zacha has been centering the second line with Bertuzzi ...

For Heat’s Herro, nothing has been the same about his four postseason trips

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:27:26 GMT

Don’t bother asking Tyler Herro to define a typical NBA postseason.He still doesn’t know.As a rookie in 2020, there was the quarantine bubble at Disney World amid the pandemic, and a trip to the NBA Finals played in the void of spectators. In his second year, there was nothing more than a first-round sweep in 2021 at the hands of his hometown Milwaukee Bucks. Then, last year, an injury-riddled close to a ride to the Eastern Conference finals, practically immobilized at the finish by a strained left groin.So now, even with the Heat back in the postseason, playing for the first time as a starter in the postseason, Herro appreciates what is old is very new again, this time starting with Tuesday night’s play-in tournament game against the Atlanta Hawks at the Kaseya Center, the new name for the team’s arena.“Every year’s a new year,” he said at Tuesday morning’s shootaround. “I think that’s one thing I’ve learned in my sh...

Atlanta Falcons get Lions CB Jeff Okudah for fifth-round pick at position of Giants need

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:27:26 GMT

The Giants need corners badly, but it was the Atlanta Falcons who landed a former top-3 pick on the cheap.The Falcons acquired Jeff Okudah from the Detroit Lions on Tuesday in exchange for a fifth-round pick in this month’s draft, according to reports.Okudah, 24, the third overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft out of Ohio State, hasn’t lived up to his billing in the pros yet.But he’s a 6-1, 202-pound corner with first-round talent, upside, and a pick-6 on his resume from a Week 10 NFC North win over the Chicago Bears last season.He played in only 10 total games in his first two NFL seasons due to injuries that included a hamstring, a core injury and a torn Achilles.Then Okudah started and played in 15 of the Lions’ 17 games last season with 73 tackles, seven passes defended, two tackles for loss, an interception returned for a touchdown and a forced fumble.The Lions made this decision with Okudah, a draft pick of previous GM Bob Quinn, entering the fourth-year o...

Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson goes on the 10-day injured list with a sprained left knee

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:27:26 GMT

The Chicago White Sox will be without the spark at the top of their lineup for an estimated two to four weeks after placing Tim Anderson on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a sprained left knee.Anderson suffered the injury in the fourth inning of Monday’s 4-3 victory against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. He was near third base for a rundown play and attempted to catch a toss from Hanser Alberto when Twins base runner Matt Wallner collided with him while making a headfirst slide.Anderson remained in the game after the play, but exited in the sixth inning.The two-time All-Star is off to a hot start, hitting .298 with five doubles, four RBIs, five stolen bases, two walks and nine runs in 11 games.He ranks among American League leaders in several offensive categories, including steals (tied for second), doubles (tied for third), multi-hit games (tied for fourth with 5), runs (tied for sixth) and hits (tied for ninth with 14).The Sox will likely shift second baseman Elvi...

5 important tax tips for older adults

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:27:26 GMT

The investing information provided on this page is for educational purposes only. NerdWallet does not offer advisory or brokerage services, nor does it recommend or advise investors to buy or sell particular stocks, securities or other investments.More than half of older taxpayers (57%) are worried they’ll have to pay more taxes this year because of the 5.9% Social Security cost-of-living adjustment in 2022, according to a January survey by The Senior Citizens League, a nonpartisan seniors group.Taxes for the over-65 set can feel more complicated for a variety of reasons: There are often multiple streams of income, some retirees still work part time, and people may be managing required minimum distributions from retirement accounts.“It can happen that people have more income in their later life than they did when they were working,” says Barbara O’Neill, a certified financial planner in Ocala, Florida, and the author of “Flipping a Switch: Your Guide to Happiness and Financial Secur...

5 Tax Tips for Older Adults

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:27:26 GMT

The investing information provided on this page is for educational purposes only. NerdWallet does not offer advisory or brokerage services, nor does it recommend or advise investors to buy or sell particular stocks, securities or other investments.More than half of older taxpayers (57%) are worried they’ll have to pay more taxes this year because of the 5.9% Social Security cost-of-living adjustment in 2022, according to a January survey by The Senior Citizens League, a nonpartisan seniors group.Taxes for the over-65 set can feel more complicated for a variety of reasons: There are often multiple streams of income, some retirees still work part time, and people may be managing required minimum distributions from retirement accounts.“It can happen that people have more income in their later life than they did when they were working,” says Barbara O’Neill, a certified financial planner in Ocala, Florida, and the author of “Flipping a Switch: Your Gui...

Largest Source of Free Money for College Can’t Keep Up

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:27:26 GMT

Many years ago, one federal grant could cover all tuition and fees for the most at-need college students. And though the rise in the cost of college has slowed considerably in the past decade, the Pell Grant’s impact has dwindled to a fraction of what it once was.My mother relied on the Pell Grant — the largest source of federal grant aid — in the 1980s, raising three kids alone and working full time. This was before online classes, and she commuted both to work and then to the next town over for school. Back then, the maximum Pell Grant would cover more than the average tuition and fees at public, four-year institutions. In the early 2000s, I did the same, chasing my undergraduate degree while working in retail and raising my daughter as a single mom. Then, the maximum Pell Grant covered 91% of those costs. Now, a couple of decades later, it covers only 68%. The Pell is not just for non-traditional students like my mom and me, but lower-income traditional students...

Supervisor pass 'no confidence' vote against Nathan Fletcher

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:27:26 GMT

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego County Board of Supervisors passed a vote of "no confidence" against Nathan Fletcher in a move to pressure him to resign from his position immediately.The vote was held during an emergency special meeting Tuesday morning at the County Administration Center.The resolution passed unanimously with Supervisors Joel Anderson, Jim Desmond, Terra Lawson-Remer and Nora Vargas voting in favor. Fletcher was not present at the meeting.The board does not have the power to outright remove Fletcher from office, so the vote is essentially a move to put pressure on him to resign immediately, instead of the May 15 date he had previously announced.The full letter requesting the vote of no confidence can be viewed here.Fletcher has been accused of sexual assault and harassment in a lawsuit by a former Metropolitan Transit System employee.“Because Supervisor Fletcher is not here, not available to respond to questions and concerns by the public and media about his actions,” Var...

Man sought in daytime sexual assault on TTC bus in Scarborough

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 06:27:26 GMT

Toronto police are searching for a man that allegedly sexually assaulted a 17-year-old woman on a TTC bus in Scarborough.On April 5, investigators received a call for a sexual assault in the Midland Avenue Lawrence Avenue East area.It’s alleged that around 3:30 p.m., a 17-year-old woman boarded an eastbound TTC bus in the Pharmacy Avenue Lawrence Avenue East area. Police said a man later boarded at the Lawrence East SRT station.The man sexually assaulted the woman and then exited the bus in the Markham Road Lawrence Avenue East area.The male suspect is described as 5-foot-11 and was last seen wearing a blue surgical mask, black jacket, grey sweater with a logo on the chest, Nike running shoes, and a black Under Armour backpack.