Migrant apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico border reached a new low of the Biden administration in November, preliminary data show, largely due to an ongoing aggressive effort in Mexico to slow migrants' northward progress. U.S. Border Patrol agents recorded 46,700 migrant arrests between ports of entry in November, down 17% from October, according to preliminary numbers reported by the Associated Press. The November encounters data reflects a steady, steep decline from last year's highs, and an 80% reduction in encounters compared with the 250,000 in the month of December 2023. Experts say that's due to a combination of Mexico's heightened enforcement, at the behest of Biden administration leaders, as well as Biden’s controversial June order restricting asylum access. Immigrant rights advocates call the order an illegal violation of the right to seek asylum under U.S. and international law. In the Tucson sector, there were an estimated 7,450 migrant apprehensions in November, a 35% drop from October, according to a tally of Tucson sector chief Sean McGoffin's weekly reports on X, formerly Twitter. The reality at, and south of, the U.S.-Mexico border conflicts with President-elect Donald Trump's claim that migrants are “pouring through Mexico and Canada, bringing Crime and Drugs at levels never seen before” in a Nov. 25 post on his social media site, Truth Social. In the post, he promised 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada for not sufficiently reducing the flow of migrants and drugs into the U.S. "Both Mexico and Canada have the absolute right and power to easily solve this long simmering problem," Trump wrote in the post . The misleading characterization from Trump has prompted pushback from immigration experts, as well as Mexico's new president, Claudia Sheinbaum. "The starting point of these posts online is fictional," said Stephanie Brewer, director for Mexico at the Washington Office on Latin America, or WOLA, a human-rights research and advocacy group. "This is an example that reminds us that the starting point to any kind of effective action, to any policy solution, needs to be facts, needs to be reality and needs to be centered on the people affected." A vehicle drives along the U.S. side of the U.S.-Mexico border fence in Nogales, Arizona. Mexico's enforcement efforts have led to rampant human rights abuses against vulnerable migrants traveling through the country, including widespread kidnapping, assaults and extortion by organized crime groups and Mexican authorities alike, researchers and advocates say. Mexico has set up highway roadblocks and accelerated a program of detaining and busing migrants to the south of the country, where many simply begin their journey again, Brewer said. "Right now, the reasons that border arrival numbers are down so much are reasons that should not be celebrated," Brewer said. "They are reflections of policies that are not sustainable. They’re not policies that actually manage or address regional migration in any constructive way." Mexican immigration authorities are now logging more migrant encounters each month than the U.S., said Ariel Ruiz Soto, senior policy analyst at the nonpartisan Migration Policy Institute, a migration-policy think-tank. With limited shelter and detention capacity, Mexico's current enforcement program is not sustainable, he said. In August, Mexican immigration authorities encountered 97,000 migrants, while in the U.S., border agents encountered 58,000 people who entered the U.S. between ports of entry, he said. "Since May, Mexico has encountered more migrants in its territory than the U.S. has on its border with Mexico," Ruiz Soto said. "Just because we see less people coming to the U.S.-Mexico border doesn’t mean there are less people coming towards the U.S. ... The Mexicans are doing today significantly more than they were under the Trump administration, and with a fraction of the funding and capacity of U.S. authorities." That includes using the military to deter people from reaching the U.S.-Mexico border, the migrant-busing operation redirecting migrants to the south of Mexico, increasing checkpoints along traditional migration routes, agreeing to accept non-Mexican deportees from the U.S., and allowing the Biden administration's CBP One application to function across the country, Ruiz Soto said. A Trump transition team spokeswoman did not directly answer emailed questions from the Arizona Daily Star about the low migrant-arrest figures and what more Mexico should do to slow migration. “President Trump was given a mandate by the American people to stop the invasion of illegal immigrants, secure the border, and deport dangerous criminals and terrorists that make our communities less safe. He will deliver," spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said in an emailed statement. Mexican president's response In a strongly worded response to Trump's tariff threats, Mexican president Sheinbaum emphasized that due to Mexico’s enforcement, migrant caravans are no longer reaching the border and migrant arrivals at the U.S. border have plummeted. She said collaboration, not a trade war, was the best way to tackle the issues of migration and drug trafficking. She also blamed U.S. drug consumers for the high demand for fentanyl and the flow of high-powered weapons from the U.S. for escalating violence in Mexico. "Seventy percent of the illegal weapons seized from criminals in Mexico come from your country," Sheinbaum said, reading from her letter to Trump in a Nov. 26 press conference. "We do not produce the weapons. We do not consume synthetic drugs. The deaths from crimes responding to the demand for drugs in your country, unfortunately, falls on us." She said the countries must work together to find a new model to address U.S. labor needs and the root causes compelling many to leave their homes out of necessity. “If a percentage of what the United States spends on war were dedicated to peace-building and development, that would address the underlying causes of migration,” she said. A day later, Sheinbaum also pushed back against Trump's characterization of the two leaders' Nov. 27 phone call, in which Trump claimed Sheinbaum promised to "close the border." Sheinbaum disputed the claim, saying she'd explained to Trump what Mexico has been doing to stem migration to the U.S. border. "We reiterate that Mexico's position is not to close borders but to build bridges between governments and between peoples," she said in a Nov. 27 post on X. Sheinbaum may also face pressure from her constituents in Mexico, where frustration is rising with large numbers of migrants, and the prospect of receiving more deportations from the U.S. under Trump, experts say. Currently, Mexico has an agreement with the Biden administration to accept deported people originally from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, countries to which the U.S. struggles to deport people directly. But Mexico's cooperation in this respect might be changing. In a Thursday press conference , Sheinbaum indicated Mexico will try to avoid receiving non-Mexicans deported under Trump's promised mass deportation campaign. "We hope to reach an agreement with the Trump administration so that, in case these deportations happen, they send people from other countries directly to their countries of origin," she said. Ruiz Soto said Mexico will likely continue to cooperate with the U.S. under most scenarios, due to the countries' linked geography, economies and history. “No matter what, Mexico is an indispensable partner in managing regional migration to the U.S.,” he said. Points of negotiation will likely center over Mexico’s willingness to receive deportations of non-Mexican nationals, and whether the U.S. should provide assistance or supplies to Mexico as it grapples with its heightened enforcement campaign, he said. Enforcement called short-sighted Immigrant rights advocates say long-term solutions to address the reality of a global surge in migration must include a scaled-up asylum system and increased resources at U.S. ports of entry to process asylum seekers' requests in an orderly, humane way. Otherwise, desperate people will continue trying to reach the U.S. border any way they can, said human rights advocate and immigration expert Ari Sawyer, a Mexico City-based consultant for Refugees International. Sheinbaum could break from her predecessor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, by resisting U.S. pressure to carry out inhumane, short-sighted enforcement strategies that harm vulnerable people, Sawyer said. With its migrant-busing program, Mexican authorities "are engaging in this policy of exhaustion on behalf of the United States," Sawyer said. While researching in southern Mexico in September, Sawyer and fellow researchers encountered exhausted families who had been repeatedly detained and taken by bus to Tabasco, Mexico, where there are few resources for them. "What you started to see was a huge build-up of asylum seekers in Mexico, and rising animosity among local Mexican populations who are already struggling with violent crime and who are watching violent crime increase as cartels are getting rich off of kidnapping," Sawyer said. Immigration crackdowns also push people to travel via riskier routes to avoid detention, or to hire human smugglers to shepherd them through the country, Brewer said. Those rounded up often include people waiting for an appointment through Biden's CBP One application, which the administration has said is the appropriate way for migrants to enter the U.S. to request asylum. Migrants report waiting eight months or more , in dangerous conditions, to secure an appointment through the app, which requires daily access to the internet. Those with CBP One appointments are increasingly targeted by criminals who exploit "the urgency people feel when they finally get a CBP One appointment to extort them for even more money," Sawyer said. The incoming Trump administration has promised to end the CBP One program, and other legal mechanisms the Biden administration has set up to encourage people to cross the border through regular processes at ports of entry, rather than between ports of entry where many surrender to border agents. Brewer said cutting those legal pathways to enter the U.S. and counting on Mexico to "indefinitely host" migrants south of the U.S. border is "not a realistic solution." "What is the plan here? If you're not providing a solution to the people in movement, you will not solve the problem," Brewer said. "They will not stop coming, no matter how cruel U.S. policy has been or becomes. People who are driven from their homes will not stop trying to seek safety for their families." Before leaving office, Biden should increase the relatively small number of CBP One app appointments available, and ensure that those currently waiting for an appointment get one quickly, as Trump is unlikely to honor any appointments assigned by the app, Sawyer said. In Mexico, Sheinbaum could also expand the capacity of Mexico's so-called "safe mobility corridor," aimed at helping migrants with CBP One appointments safely reach the border. Sawyer's research found the effort had served only 1,300 people in its first six weeks of operation. "Biden has left a lot of people very vulnerable in Mexico," Sawyer said. "Biden created this monster of a system. He should undo it before Trump gets into office." Contact reporter Emily Bregel at ebregel@tucson.com . 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More of the election campaign could usefully have been taken up debating ideas on housing delivery and how to boost State investment spending without overheating an economy where there is little spare capacity. Missing has been any real assessment of party priorities and how they would be affected by a fall-off in corporate tax receipts, which have done so much to boost the public finances. None of this is easy election fare for parties as they compete for attention in a short, soundbite-driven campaign. Important proposals are mixed with proposed tax or spending giveaways in the election conversation. Trade-offs between different policies get insufficient attention, as do the challenges of implementation. Voters should be wary of those promises. Party programmes go some way to identifying priorities and policy approaches, even if they give little idea of what might fall out if the public finances tighten. Many promises will fall away anyway in coalition talks as parties try to hammer together a new programme for government. And this programme in turn will be subject to unpredictable events and at risk from the uncertainties now facing the public finances. The election of Donald Trump has brought with it risks to future tax revenue and US investment, as well as threats from a possible international trade war. As a small, exporting country, Ireland is acutely vulnerable, as the Cabinet was warned this week. So the signs are that the next government will face a complicated and interlinked series of economic policy challenges. It will have to grapple with the delivery issues which bedevilled the outgoing administration in many areas, at a time when the availability of resources to do so may tighten. Urgent issues such as climate change and an ageing population will loom large. The absence of campaign discussion on climate change in particular, and the populist instincts of some parties to pretend that fossil fuel prices will not have to continue rising, is deeply disappointing and depressingly consistent with international experience. The overall impression is of a political class increasingly unable to speak honestly to voters, offering little more than short-term platitudes on the issues of the day while the major forces shaping both the country and the world barely merit a mention.LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brett Howden scored his 15th goal of the season and Ilya Samsonov stopped 31 shots as the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Calgary Flames 3-0 on Sunday night. Howden redirected defenseman Alex Pietrangelo’s shot from the top of the slot late in the second period and is now tied with Ivan Barbashev for the team lead in goals. Howden has scored a goal in four of the last five games. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.

NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Justin Thomas was long off the tee and made a few long putts on the back nine to overtake Scottie Scheffler with a 6-under 66 and build a one-shot lead Saturday over golf's best player going into the final round of the Hero World Challenge. Thomas is trying out a 46-inch driver — a little more than an inch longer than normal — that he previously used for practice at home to gain speed and length. He blasted a 361-yard drive to 8 feet on the par-4 seventh hole and led the field in driving distance. But it was a few long putts that put him ahead of Scheffler, who had a 69. Thomas was on the verge of falling two shots behind when he made an 18-foot par putt on the par-3 12th hole. On the reachable par-4 14th, he was in a nasty spot in a sandy area and could only splash it out to nearly 50 feet. He made that one for a most unlikely birdie, while behind him Scheffler muffed a chip on the 13th hole and made his lone bogey of a windy day. Scheffler never caught up to him, missing birdie chances on the reachable 14th and the par-5 15th. Thomas hit his approach to 3 feet for birdie on the 16th after a 343-yard drive. Scheffler made an 18-foot birdie putt on the 16th to close within one. Scheffler missed birdie chances on the last two holes from the 10-foot and 15-foot range, while Thomas missed an 8-foot birdie attempt at the last. “I had a stretch at 13, 14, 15 where I felt like I lost a shot or two there, but outside of that I did a lot of really good things today,” Scheffler said. Thomas hasn't won since the 2022 PGA Championship at Southern Hills, and a victory at Albany Golf Club wouldn't count as an official win. But the two-time major champion has made steady progress toward getting his game back in order. “I'm driving it great. I've had a lot of confidence with it,” Thomas said of his longer driver. “I feel like I've been able to put myself in some pretty good spots going into the green. I’m still not taking advantage of some of them as much as I would like, but that’s golf and we're always going to say that.” Thomas was at 17-under 199 and will be in the final group Sunday with Scheffler, who is trying to end his spectacular season with a ninth title. Tom Kim put himself in the mix, which he might not have imagined Thursday when he was 3 over through six holes of the holiday tournament. Kim got back in the game with a 65 on Friday, and then followed with 12 birdies for a 62. He had a shot at the course record — Rickie Fowler shot 61 in the final round when he won at Albany in 2017 — until Kim found a bunker and took two shots to reach the green in making a double bogey on the par-3 17th. Even so, he was only two shots behind. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley (68) was four back. “Feel like I’ve been seeing signs of improvement, which is what you want and that’s all I can do,” Thomas said. “I can’t control everybody else or what’s going on, I’ve just got to keep playing as good as I possibly can and hope that it’s enough come Sunday.” AP golf: https://apnews.com/hub/golf

Migrant apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico border reached a new low of the Biden administration in November, preliminary data show, largely due to an ongoing aggressive effort in Mexico to slow migrants' northward progress. U.S. Border Patrol agents recorded 46,700 migrant arrests between ports of entry in November, down 17% from October, according to preliminary numbers reported by the Associated Press. The November encounters data reflects a steady, steep decline from last year's highs, and an 80% reduction in encounters compared with the 250,000 in the month of December 2023. Experts say that's due to a combination of Mexico's heightened enforcement, at the behest of Biden administration leaders, as well as Biden’s controversial June order restricting asylum access. Immigrant rights advocates call the order an illegal violation of the right to seek asylum under U.S. and international law. In the Tucson sector, there were an estimated 7,450 migrant apprehensions in November, a 35% drop from October, according to a tally of Tucson sector chief Sean McGoffin's weekly reports on X, formerly Twitter. The reality at, and south of, the U.S.-Mexico border conflicts with President-elect Donald Trump's claim that migrants are “pouring through Mexico and Canada, bringing Crime and Drugs at levels never seen before” in a Nov. 25 post on his social media site, Truth Social. In the post, he promised 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada for not sufficiently reducing the flow of migrants and drugs into the U.S. "Both Mexico and Canada have the absolute right and power to easily solve this long simmering problem," Trump wrote in the post . The misleading characterization from Trump has prompted pushback from immigration experts, as well as Mexico's new president, Claudia Sheinbaum. "The starting point of these posts online is fictional," said Stephanie Brewer, director for Mexico at the Washington Office on Latin America, or WOLA, a human-rights research and advocacy group. "This is an example that reminds us that the starting point to any kind of effective action, to any policy solution, needs to be facts, needs to be reality and needs to be centered on the people affected." A vehicle drives along the U.S. side of the U.S.-Mexico border fence in Nogales, Arizona. Mexico's enforcement efforts have led to rampant human rights abuses against vulnerable migrants traveling through the country, including widespread kidnapping, assaults and extortion by organized crime groups and Mexican authorities alike, researchers and advocates say. Mexico has set up highway roadblocks and accelerated a program of detaining and busing migrants to the south of the country, where many simply begin their journey again, Brewer said. "Right now, the reasons that border arrival numbers are down so much are reasons that should not be celebrated," Brewer said. "They are reflections of policies that are not sustainable. They’re not policies that actually manage or address regional migration in any constructive way." Mexican immigration authorities are now logging more migrant encounters each month than the U.S., said Ariel Ruiz Soto, senior policy analyst at the nonpartisan Migration Policy Institute, a migration-policy think-tank. With limited shelter and detention capacity, Mexico's current enforcement program is not sustainable, he said. In August, Mexican immigration authorities encountered 97,000 migrants, while in the U.S., border agents encountered 58,000 people who entered the U.S. between ports of entry, he said. "Since May, Mexico has encountered more migrants in its territory than the U.S. has on its border with Mexico," Ruiz Soto said. "Just because we see less people coming to the U.S.-Mexico border doesn’t mean there are less people coming towards the U.S. ... The Mexicans are doing today significantly more than they were under the Trump administration, and with a fraction of the funding and capacity of U.S. authorities." That includes using the military to deter people from reaching the U.S.-Mexico border, the migrant-busing operation redirecting migrants to the south of Mexico, increasing checkpoints along traditional migration routes, agreeing to accept non-Mexican deportees from the U.S., and allowing the Biden administration's CBP One application to function across the country, Ruiz Soto said. A Trump transition team spokeswoman did not directly answer emailed questions from the Arizona Daily Star about the low migrant-arrest figures and what more Mexico should do to slow migration. “President Trump was given a mandate by the American people to stop the invasion of illegal immigrants, secure the border, and deport dangerous criminals and terrorists that make our communities less safe. He will deliver," spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said in an emailed statement. Mexican president's response In a strongly worded response to Trump's tariff threats, Mexican president Sheinbaum emphasized that due to Mexico’s enforcement, migrant caravans are no longer reaching the border and migrant arrivals at the U.S. border have plummeted. She said collaboration, not a trade war, was the best way to tackle the issues of migration and drug trafficking. She also blamed U.S. drug consumers for the high demand for fentanyl and the flow of high-powered weapons from the U.S. for escalating violence in Mexico. "Seventy percent of the illegal weapons seized from criminals in Mexico come from your country," Sheinbaum said, reading from her letter to Trump in a Nov. 26 press conference. "We do not produce the weapons. We do not consume synthetic drugs. The deaths from crimes responding to the demand for drugs in your country, unfortunately, falls on us." She said the countries must work together to find a new model to address U.S. labor needs and the root causes compelling many to leave their homes out of necessity. “If a percentage of what the United States spends on war were dedicated to peace-building and development, that would address the underlying causes of migration,” she said. A day later, Sheinbaum also pushed back against Trump's characterization of the two leaders' Nov. 27 phone call, in which Trump claimed Sheinbaum promised to "close the border." Sheinbaum disputed the claim, saying she'd explained to Trump what Mexico has been doing to stem migration to the U.S. border. "We reiterate that Mexico's position is not to close borders but to build bridges between governments and between peoples," she said in a Nov. 27 post on X. Sheinbaum may also face pressure from her constituents in Mexico, where frustration is rising with large numbers of migrants, and the prospect of receiving more deportations from the U.S. under Trump, experts say. Currently, Mexico has an agreement with the Biden administration to accept deported people originally from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, countries to which the U.S. struggles to deport people directly. But Mexico's cooperation in this respect might be changing. In a Thursday press conference , Sheinbaum indicated Mexico will try to avoid receiving non-Mexicans deported under Trump's promised mass deportation campaign. "We hope to reach an agreement with the Trump administration so that, in case these deportations happen, they send people from other countries directly to their countries of origin," she said. Ruiz Soto said Mexico will likely continue to cooperate with the U.S. under most scenarios, due to the countries' linked geography, economies and history. “No matter what, Mexico is an indispensable partner in managing regional migration to the U.S.,” he said. Points of negotiation will likely center over Mexico’s willingness to receive deportations of non-Mexican nationals, and whether the U.S. should provide assistance or supplies to Mexico as it grapples with its heightened enforcement campaign, he said. Enforcement called short-sighted Immigrant rights advocates say long-term solutions to address the reality of a global surge in migration must include a scaled-up asylum system and increased resources at U.S. ports of entry to process asylum seekers' requests in an orderly, humane way. Otherwise, desperate people will continue trying to reach the U.S. border any way they can, said human rights advocate and immigration expert Ari Sawyer, a Mexico City-based consultant for Refugees International. Sheinbaum could break from her predecessor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, by resisting U.S. pressure to carry out inhumane, short-sighted enforcement strategies that harm vulnerable people, Sawyer said. With its migrant-busing program, Mexican authorities "are engaging in this policy of exhaustion on behalf of the United States," Sawyer said. While researching in southern Mexico in September, Sawyer and fellow researchers encountered exhausted families who had been repeatedly detained and taken by bus to Tabasco, Mexico, where there are few resources for them. "What you started to see was a huge build-up of asylum seekers in Mexico, and rising animosity among local Mexican populations who are already struggling with violent crime and who are watching violent crime increase as cartels are getting rich off of kidnapping," Sawyer said. Immigration crackdowns also push people to travel via riskier routes to avoid detention, or to hire human smugglers to shepherd them through the country, Brewer said. Those rounded up often include people waiting for an appointment through Biden's CBP One application, which the administration has said is the appropriate way for migrants to enter the U.S. to request asylum. Migrants report waiting eight months or more , in dangerous conditions, to secure an appointment through the app, which requires daily access to the internet. Those with CBP One appointments are increasingly targeted by criminals who exploit "the urgency people feel when they finally get a CBP One appointment to extort them for even more money," Sawyer said. The incoming Trump administration has promised to end the CBP One program, and other legal mechanisms the Biden administration has set up to encourage people to cross the border through regular processes at ports of entry, rather than between ports of entry where many surrender to border agents. Brewer said cutting those legal pathways to enter the U.S. and counting on Mexico to "indefinitely host" migrants south of the U.S. border is "not a realistic solution." "What is the plan here? If you're not providing a solution to the people in movement, you will not solve the problem," Brewer said. "They will not stop coming, no matter how cruel U.S. policy has been or becomes. People who are driven from their homes will not stop trying to seek safety for their families." Before leaving office, Biden should increase the relatively small number of CBP One app appointments available, and ensure that those currently waiting for an appointment get one quickly, as Trump is unlikely to honor any appointments assigned by the app, Sawyer said. In Mexico, Sheinbaum could also expand the capacity of Mexico's so-called "safe mobility corridor," aimed at helping migrants with CBP One appointments safely reach the border. Sawyer's research found the effort had served only 1,300 people in its first six weeks of operation. "Biden has left a lot of people very vulnerable in Mexico," Sawyer said. "Biden created this monster of a system. He should undo it before Trump gets into office." Contact reporter Emily Bregel at ebregel@tucson.com . 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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — John Elway says any remorse over bypassing Josh Allen in the 2018 NFL draft is quickly dissipating with rookie Bo Nix’s rapid rise, suggesting the Denver Broncos have finally found their next franchise quarterback. Elway said Nix, the sixth passer selected in April’s draft, is an ideal fit in Denver with coach Sean Payton navigating his transition to the pros and Vance Joseph’s defense serving as a pressure release valve for the former Oregon QB. “We’ve seen the progression of Bo in continuing to get better and better each week and Sean giving him more each week and trusting him more and more to where last week we saw his best game of the year,” Elway said in a nod to Nix’s in a rout of Atlanta. For that performance, Nix earned his second straight NFL Rookie of the Week honor along with the AFC Offensive Player of the Week award. “I think the sky’s the limit,” Elway said, “and that’s just going to continue to get better and better.” In a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press, Elway also touted former coach Mike Shanahan’s Hall of Fame credentials, spoke about the future of University of Colorado star and Heisman favorite Travis Hunter and discussed his ongoing bout with a chronic hand condition. Elway spent the last half of his decade as the Broncos’ GM in a futile search for a worthy successor to Peyton Manning, a pursuit that continued as he transitioned into a two-year consultant role that ended after the 2022 season. “You have all these young quarterbacks and you look at the ones that make it and the ones that don’t and it’s so important to have the right system and a coach that really knows how to tutelage quarterbacks, and Sean’s really good at that,” Elway said. “I think the combination of Bo’s maturity, having started 61 games in college, his athletic ability and his knowledge of the game has been such a tremendous help for him,’” Elway added. “But also Vance Joseph’s done a heck of a job on the defensive side to where all that pressure’s not being put on Bo and the offense to score all the time.” Payton and his staff have methodically expanded Nix’s repertoire and incorporated his speed into their blueprints. Elway lauded them for “what they’re doing offensively and how they’re breaking Bo into the NFL because it’s a huge jump and I think patience is something that goes a long way in the NFL when it comes down to quarterbacks.” Elway said he hopes to sit down with Nix at some point when things slow down for the rookie. Nix, whose six wins are one more than Elway had as a rookie, said he looks forward to meeting the man who won two Super Bowls during his Hall of Fame playing career and another from the front office. “He’s a legend not only here for this organization, but for the entire NFL,” Nix said, adding, “most guys, they would love to have a chat with John Elway, just pick his brain. It’s just awesome that I’m even in that situation.” Hall of Fame Orange Crush linebacker Randy Gradishar joined Elway in the Pro Football Hall of Fame this year, something Elway called “way, way overdue.” Elway suggested it’s also long past time for the Hall to honor Shanahan, who won back-to-back Super Bowls in Denver with Elway at QB and whose footprint you see every weekend in the NFL because of his expansive coaching tree. Sanders & Hunter Elway called University of Colorado stars Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders “both great athletes.” He said he really hopes Sanders gets drafted by a team that will bring him along like the Broncos have done with Nix and he sees Hunter being able to play both ways in the pros but not full time. Elway said he thinks Hunter will be primarily a corner in the NFL but with significant contributions on offense: “He’s great at both. He’s got great instincts, and that’s what you need at corner.” Hand condition It’s been five years since Elway announced he was dealing with Dupuytren’s contracture, a chronic condition that typically appears after age 40 and causes one or more fingers to permanently bend toward the palm. Elway’s ring fingers on both hands were originally affected and he said now the middle finger on his right hand is starting to pull forward. So, he’ll get another injection of a drug called Xiaflex, which is the only FDA-approved non-surgical treatment, one that he’s endorsing in an awareness campaign for the chronic condition that affects 17 million Americans. The condition can make it difficult to do everyday tasks such as shaking hands or picking up a coffee mug. Elway said what bothered him most was “I couldn’t pick up a football and I could not imagine not being able to put my hand around a football.” ___ AP NFL:

US President-elect Donald Trump has described the 2023 debt ceiling extension agreed by then House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden as " one of the dumbest political decisions made in years." Under the 2023 budget deal Congress suspended the debt ceiling until January 1, 2025. The US Treasury will be able to pay its bills for several months beyond that deadline, but Congress will have to address the issue, possibly around mid-year. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said, "The extension of the Debt Ceiling by a previous Speaker of the House, a good man and a friend of mine ... will go down as one of the dumbest political decisions made in years." He added, "The Democrats must be forced to take a vote on this treacherous issue NOW, during the Biden Administration, and not in June. They should be blamed for this potential disaster, not the Republicans!" Republicans, however, will control both chambers of Congress beginning on January 3 and at least some of the party's lawmakers would have to go along with a debt limit increase or elimination in order for it to become law. Without the 2023 debt limit increase, the United States would have seen a historic default on its debt payments that would have roiled financial markets worldwide. A debt default would also likely have brought a downgrade in the US credit rating, raising borrowing costs for businesses and individuals. At the time, several far-right Republicans in the House of Representatives had pushed for deeper federal spending cuts as a condition for raising the debt limit than what had been negotiated. About a week ago, with US government discretionary funding due to expire on December 20, Trump, encouraged by billionaire Elon Musk, demanded the debt limit either be eliminated or extended, possibly to 2029 when his presidency would end. That idea was tacked onto an extension of government funding into March, but it was quickly voted down by a coalition of House Democrats and hard-right Republicans, many of whom represent districts in Trump-leaning states. A government-funding bill without a debt-limit provision was then enacted into law. Next month, Republicans in the newly-elected Congress are expected to insist on deep federal spending cuts as a condition for raising the country's borrowing limit. Democrats earlier this month argued Trump's call for an immediate increase or elimination of the debt limit was motivated by his desire to make room for a new round of tax cuts that likely would lower revenues and thus add more to the debt. The national debt currently stands at about $36.1 trillion due to federal spending levels and tax cuts that have been enacted into law over several decadesRising Accidents: A Key Driver Transforming the Limb Prosthetics Market 2024Joe Burrow's home broken into during Monday Night Football in latest pro-athlete home invasion

In 2001, President-elect George W. Bush lost his first choice for labor secretary after she misled investigators about housing an undocumented immigrant. In 2009, President Barack Obama’s first health secretary nominee withdrew from consideration over not paying taxes on a car service. And in 2021, President Joe Biden’s first selection to be budget director, Neera Tanden, backed out after her sharply worded social media posts in previous years angered Senate Republicans.

Early in Mike Bartlett’s 2022 stage play, The 47th , the funeral of former US president Jimmy Carter is held at Washington National Cathedral. Joe Biden, Barack Obama, George W Bush and Bill Clinton are all in attendance. Donald Trump is not invited but turns up anyway – and late. “He’s here to pay his disrespects, and use / A funeral for self-promotion,” Kamala Harris observes. Life – or rather death – is about to imitate art as Washington prepares to bid farewell to Carter , who died at home in Georgia on Sunday at the age of 100. He was the longest-lived president in US history and the first Democratic president to die since Lyndon Johnson more than half a century ago. State funerals used to be nonpartisan occasions where Democrats and Republicans put their differences aside. But Carter’s passing comes at a hinge moment when division, rancour and uncertainty prevail. Biden, a fellow one-term president felled by inflation, is heading for the door. Trump, a chaos agent promising to wreak new havoc in the US and beyond, returns to power on 20 January. “Moments like this tell us as much about ourselves as they do about the person being honoured and commemorated,” Jon Meacham , a presidential historian, told the MSNBC network. “And I think President Carter dying at this hour in the life of the republic is a reminder that we are at the end of something. ” Carter became a friend and ally of the Republican he beat, Gerald Ford, while his presidential library was opened by his Republican successor, Ronald Reagan. Meacham added: “President Biden is trying very hard to be a pillar of that dignity and decorum but it would be dishonest of us to not note that it’s getting harder and harder for dignity and decorum to carry the day in the public square. ” Carter and Trump were born only 22 years apart but may as well have come from different centuries. Carter grew up on a farm in Georgia without electricity or running water; Trump had a comfortable upbringing in the affluent neighborhood of Jamaica Estates in Queens, New York. Carter attended the US naval academy; Trump obtained a series of deferments during the Vietnam war. As president, Carter installed solar water-heating panels on the roof of the White House; Trump called the climate crisis a “hoax” invented by China. Carter was married to one woman, Rosalynn, for 77 years (though he did once admit to Playboy magazine that he “committed adultery in my heart many times”). The thrice-married Trump allegedly committed adultery with an adult film actor and has been accused of sexual misconduct by two dozen women. After his presidency, Carter and Rosalynn returned to live in their humble two-bedroom house in Plains, Georgia; after his, Trump plotted his revenge amid the gaudy trappings of Trump Tower in New York and Mar-a-Lago in Florida. For years Carter worked with Habitat for Humanity helping build homes – sometimes with his own hands – for people in need across the world; Trump built his own property empire by fraudulently overvaluing his assets, a judge found last year. Carter biographer Jonathan Alter told the Guardian in 2020: “I sent Carter an email saying: ‘Do you think you have anything in common with Donald Trump?’ and I got back a one word response: ‘No.’ Certainly in terms of their character, achievements, sense of responsibility, Jimmy Carter and Donald Trump have nothing in common.” And Carter, a born-again Christian, spent decades teaching Sunday school at the Maranatha Baptist church in Plains. In a statement on Sunday, Barack and Michelle Obama suggested that many of the tourists who crammed the pews were there because of Carter’s “decency”. The word was echoed by Biden at a press conference. But it is an increasingly unfashionable one in a time of indecent politics. Trump will soon be certified as the 47th president, four years to the day after he whipped up a furious mob to storm the US Capitol in a failed bid to cling to power. He might also attend the state funeral for Carter, as he did for George H W Bush in 2018, awkwardly greeting former presidents he had publicly denigrated. During this year’s election campaign, Trump frequently observed: “Jimmy Carter is happy now, because he will go down as a brilliant president by comparison to Joe Biden.” At the cathedral, Biden, who, like Carter, may hope that historians are kinder than voters to his legacy, will no doubt deliver a paean to the man he called a “dear friend” and “a man of a bygone era”. But with a heavy heart, he may also find himself giving a eulogy to a political epoch gone with the wind.After Juan Soto's megadeal, could MLB see a $1 billion contract? Probably not soon

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T+0 settlement: More stocks addedThe stock market experienced a tumultuous day as major technology firms faced sharp declines, sparking interest and concern among investors. Tesla , Nvidia , and Microsoft all endured significant losses in alignment with a broader market pullback. Tesla’s stock plunged a significant 4.56%, marking a notable shift after its earlier performance this year. Analysts attribute this decline to profit-taking, given the company’s previously soaring stock values, and apprehensions about dropping demand in crucial markets, including China. Nevertheless, the electric vehicle giant continues to hold a firm position in major markets such as the United States and Europe, despite increasing competition globally. In another part of tech, Nvidia, known for its pioneering role in video game chips, saw its shares drop by 3.05%. The company has enjoyed robust growth thanks to a rising demand for AI technologies. However, investor concerns about possible overvaluation have cast a shadow over its recent achievements. Rising Treasury yields may also signal a broader shift away from growth stocks, impacting Nvidia adversely. Adding to the tech sector’s woes, Microsoft faced a decline of 2.26%. The software behemoth’s recent challenges indicate market caution about how broader economic forces might shape its growth prospects. As the year winds down, fluctuations in these tech giants’ stock values suggest increasing investor anxiety. Despite being pivotal to market resurgence, the delicate interplay between optimism and caution was evident as these stocks led a market downturn. Unveiling New Dynamics: The Evolving Landscape of Tech Stocks The recent slump in major technology stocks like Tesla, Nvidia, and Microsoft has not only grabbed headlines but has also sparked a significant discussion about the future dynamics of the stock market. As these tech giants face sizable market value declines, investors are left debating over key factors that could shape the future of these stocks and the broader market. Industry Outlook and Market Trends # Tesla’s Market Position and Competitive Landscape Tesla’s 4.56% drop in stock value has raised critical questions about sustainability in the electric vehicle (EV) market. Analysts point to profit-taking as a primary reason, but there are broader implications. Concerns about potential dampened demand in markets like China could forecast market saturation challenges. In spite of this, Tesla maintains its dominance particularly in the U.S. and European markets. Look to see how technological innovations and policy changes in those regions impact Tesla’s strategy going forward. # Nvidia and the AI Boom Nvidia’s 3.05% decline comes despite its leadership in AI and video gaming chips, underscoring potential market overvaluation worries. As tech stocks waver, AI remains a significant growth area; Nvidia’s future may hinge on its ability to balance investor expectation with realistic market performance. Rising Treasury yields also suggest a possible pivot away from high-growth tech stocks, indicating that Nvidia and similar companies need to strategize around more stable, long-term growth investments. # Microsoft’s Strategic Challenges Microsoft experienced a 2.26% decrease, which is relatively mild but indicative of broader economic caution affecting tech stocks. This decline highlights the challenges Microsoft faces amidst varying global economic trends. As a leader in cloud technology and enterprise solutions, Microsoft’s adaptability to these economic conditions may shape its performance in 2024 and beyond. Strategic Insights and Predictive Factors # Economic Indicators and Tech Stocks The tech sector’s recent downturn correlates with rising Treasury yields and fears of inflation, suggesting a potential shift in investor strategy from growth-oriented to value-focused investments. Market observers predict this could drive future valuation adjustments in the tech sector. # Investor Sentiment and Stock Valuation The recent declines suggest heightened investor sensitivity to valuation metrics and growth sustainability. Firms like Tesla, Nvidia, and Microsoft are under pressure to justify their high valuations amidst fluctuating economic conditions. Looking Ahead: What to Expect? – Innovation and Competition : Expect companies like Tesla and Nvidia to continue leveraging R&D to stay ahead amidst increasing competition. – Regulatory Environment : Watch for regulatory changes in major markets that may impact operational flexibility and demand for tech products. – Sustainability Factors : As the tech industry evolves, sustainability initiatives and eco-friendly technologies may become more prominent, especially for companies like Tesla. Conclusion The present volatility in tech stocks like Tesla, Nvidia, and Microsoft reflects broader market trends and investor concerns. As economic and political landscapes evolve, these companies must strategically navigate challenges to maintain their industry positions. For more insights into Tesla and its market strategies, visit Tesla . For Nvidia’s latest technological advancements, see Nvidia . To explore Microsoft’s innovation in cloud services and software, check out Microsoft .The Premier League season has not reached its halfway point and yet Arsenal knew this was a game they had to win. Liverpool’s stunning form at the top of the table had seen to that. It was scrappy for long spells, Ipswich digging deep, determined to show a response to the 4-0 home drubbing against Newcastle from last Saturday – the only time they have taken a real battering this season. Arsenal were restricted. They found chances difficult to come by. But in the end, one goal was enough – together with another clean sheet for David Raya, his 23rd in 50 league appearances for the club. Kai Havertz was the scorer, turning home a Leandro Trossard cross midway through the first half; he made it look simple. The game was not that way for Arsenal but they did what was required, keeping alive the division’s only unbeaten home record in the process. They are up into second place, six points behind Liverpool, albeit having played an extra match. It was the night when Arsenal started their stretch , who is coming to terms with the first major injury setback of his career; when they had to begin to find a way to replace his goals and assists. As expected, Arteta switched Gabriel Martinelli over to the right wing and brought in Trossard on the left. The overall sweep of it is that Arsenal want to do better without Saka than they did without the captain, Martin Ødegaard, when he missed seven league games from mid-September. The team won only three of them without him. Kieran McKenna wanted Ipswich to be compact. He wanted his team to keep Arsenal in front of them and, most definitely, not allow them to get in around the sides. Which is why the concession of the breakthrough goal would have upset him so much. Ipswich were solid enough for the first 20 minutes or so. But then a cross from Martinelli on the right found its way all the way through to Trossard on the other flank and it was a straight one-on-one between him and Ben Johnson. Trossard won it with ease, flicking on the after-burners to get to the byline and cross. When the ball reached Havertz – and it eluded a couple of blue shirts on the way – he finished with an assured touch from close range. Ipswich switched between a five and a four at the back; it was more five than four, depending mainly on where Johnson was on the right-hand side. They created a half-chance inside the opening minute when a Leif Davis cross deflected and Sammie Szmodics could not get anything to it as it bounced. But the pattern for the remainder of the first half became deeply entrenched, Arsenal dominating the ball, Ipswich with everybody behind it, holding their shape. After 27 minutes, Arsenal had hogged a jaw-dropping 92% of the possession. Liam Delap looked to put himself about at the tip of the Ipswich formation and it certainly said something that the visiting goalkeeper, Arijanet Muric, was jeered for time-wasting just 20 minutes in. That was after Jurriën Timber had blasted straight at him after rushing through a small seam in the centre of the pitch. Arsenal struggled to create very much in the first half. Trossard had a shot blocked by Kalvin Phillips, who made his first start since 2 November. Declan Rice whipped one high from distance. And Gabriel Jesus had the ball in the net only to be pulled back for offside. For Ipswich, it was about staying in contention. Arsenal were chasing a fourth successive clean sheet at home in the league and it was a bold move by Arteta to persist with Myles Lewis-Skelly at left-back, with Riccardo Calafiori back to fitness. The 18-year-old had a lovely moment in the first half when he turned upfield, away from a challenge, trying to make something happen. If that was noteworthy, it was because there was plenty of niggle and not so much inspiration. Omari Hutchinson, booed by the Arsenal fans who had not forgotten how he drove a move away from their academy to Chelsea, was fortunate to avoid a booking after a dive in Lewis-Skelly’s vicinity. Lewis-Skelly would square up to Phillips on the hour. He is no respecter of reputation. The home support needed a second goal to allow them to breath more easily and it was a mystery how Gabriel Magalhães did not score it after Rice arched over a wonderful corner in the 63rd minute. Having run off Delap, he was all alone and just three yards out when he made contact for the header. He directed it past the post. Ødegaard crackled to life in the second half, driving in the final third. He saw Muric tip over from him and, from the resulting corner, he picked out Rice on the edge of the area, who caught the volley sweetly. Dara O’Shea blocked. Arsenal pushed. Havertz missed his kick when well-placed; the substitute, Mikel Merino extended Muric. It became about them keeping the back door bolted.

For the second straight Major League Baseball offseason, a norm-shattering contract has been the talk of the winter, with Juan Soto agreeing with the New York Mets on a $765 million, 15-year deal that's the richest in baseball history. It comes almost exactly one year after the Los Angeles Dodgers forked out a princely sum of $700 million on a 10-year, heavily deferred deal for two-way Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani. They are believed to be the two richest contracts in pro sports history. The way it's going, a contract approaching $1 billion doesn't seem out of the question. But several factors are working against it — at least in the near future. There's reason to believe the megadeals for Ohtani and Soto are unicorns in the baseball world. Both players are uniquely talented, surely, but both also had unusual circumstances propelling their value into the stratosphere. People are also reading... Ohtani is the greatest two-way player in baseball history, capable of improving any team on both sides of the ball. He's also the rare baseball player who has true international appeal. His every move ( like his unexpected marriage announcement ) is followed closely in his native Japan, adding another 125 million potential fans who buy merchandise, watch him play and help fill the Dodgers' coffers. Then there's Soto — a four-time All-Star and on-base machine who won a World Series with the Washington Nationals in 2019. The X-factor for him is he became a free agent at the prime age of 26, which is extremely hard to do under current MLB rules. New York Yankees' Juan Soto, right, with the help of his agent Scott Boras, left, agreed to a $765 million, 15-year deal with the New York Mets on Sunday. Players have to be in the big leagues for six years before testing free agency. The precocious Soto debuted at 19 with the Nats, making him part of a rare group of players who reached the highest level of professional baseball as a teenager. That accelerated his free agency timeline. It's rare for players to debut that young, and rarer still for them to develop into stars and test the open market the first chance they get. Two recent examples are Manny Machado and Bryce Harper, who both reached free agency in 2019. Machado signed a free-agent record $300 million contract with San Diego, and Harper overtook him days later with a $330 million contract to join the Phillies. Most players debut in the big leagues from ages 22 to 26, which means free agency comes in their late 20s or early 30s. A typical example is Yankees slugger Aaron Judge, who is one of this generation's great players but didn't hit the market until he was 30. Judge played three seasons of college baseball for Fresno State before getting drafted by the Yankees in 2013 at age 21 — already two years older than Soto was when he made his MLB debut. It took a few years for the budding superstar to reach the majors, and he was 25 when he had his breakout season in 2018, smashing 52 homers to earn AL Rookie of the Year honors. By the time he reached free agency after the 2022 season, he had already passed age 30. It's a major factor that led to him signing a $360 million, nine-year deal with the Yankees, which seems downright reasonable these days after the Ohtani and Soto deals. Two major trends are colliding that will make it harder for guys like Soto to hit free agency in their mid 20s. First, MLB teams have been more likely in recent years to take college players early in the draft, betting on more experienced talents. Just 10 high school players were drafted among the top 30 picks in the 2024 draft. Second, teams are more eager to lock up young, premium talent on long-term deals very early in their careers, well before they hit free agency. Sometimes before they even reach the majors. Juan Soto's deal comes almost exactly one year after the Los Angeles Dodgers forked out a princely sum of $700 million on a 10-year, heavily deferred deal for two-way Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani. Since Soto, just two players have debuted in MLB before their 20th birthday — Elvis Luciano and Junior Caminero. Luciano hasn't been back to the majors since his 2019 cup of coffee. Caminero is now 21 and has only played in 50 big league games. Among those that debuted at 20: Fernando Tatis Jr. signed a $340 million, 14-year deal with San Diego in 2021, years before reaching the open market. Milwaukee's Jackson Chourio got an $82 million, eight-year deal before even reaching the big leagues. Young stars Corbin Carroll ($111 million, eight years with Arizona), Bobby Witt Jr. ($288 million, 11 years with Kansas City) and Julio Rodriguez ($209.3 million, 12 years with Seattle) also got massive guarantees early in their 20s to forgo an early free agency. The exception and wild card: Blue Jays slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will be a 26-year-old free agent next offseason. Guerrero hasn't been as consistent in his young career as Soto, but a standout 2025 season could position him to threaten Soto's deal. More likely is that the player to pass Soto isn't in the majors yet — and might not even be in pro baseball. When 25-year-old Alex Rodriguez signed his record $252 million, 10-year deal with Texas in 2001, it took over a decade for another player to match that total, when Albert Pujols got $240 million over 10 years from the Angels in 2012. For many players, passing up life-changing money in their early or mid 20s is too enticing, even if it means that they might not maximize their value on the free agent market later in their careers. Soto was determined to test the market. He famously turned down a $440 million, 15-year offer to stay with the Washington Nationals in 2022, betting that he could make even more as a free agent. Not many players would turn down that kind of cash. Then again, that's what makes Soto so unique. And it's also why his $765 million deal could be the industry standard for some time. PHOTOS: The top sports images from 2024 Stiliana Nikolova, of Bulgaria performs in the rhythmic gymnastics individuals all-round qualification round, at La Chapelle Arena at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in Paris, France. 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(AP Photo/Abbie Parr) Denver celebrates after winning the championship game against Boston College in the Frozen Four NCAA college hockey tournament Saturday, April 13, 2024, in St. Paul, Minn. Denver won 2-0 to win the national championship. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) Washington safety Kamren Fabiculanan (13) and cornerback Elijah Jackson (25) break up a pass to Eastern Michigan wide receiver Terry Lockett Jr. (3) in the end zone during the second half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Seattle. Washington won 30-9. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) Milwaukee Bucks' AJ Johnson, right, goes up for a shot against Philadelphia 76ers' Jared McCain, center, and Adem Bona during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Elise Mertens, of Belgium, serves against Naomi Osaka, of Japan, at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament, Monday, March 11, 2024, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) Italy's Giovanni Tocci competes in the men's 3m springboard diving preliminary at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man) Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani breaks his bat during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park, Tuesday, April 23, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Wearing a device that measures his energy consumption, the Israel Amputee Football Team player, Ben Maman, left, fights for the ball with a young soccer player from a local team during a practice session in Ramat Gan, Thursday, April 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) A soccer fan dressed as Spiderman watches Brazil play Uruguay in a Copa America quarterfinal match on a screen set up for fans on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, July 7, 2024. Brazil lost in a penalty shootout and Uruguay qualified for the semifinals. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado) Men dressed in traditional clothes try to pull the opponent over the table at the German Championships in Fingerhakeln or finger wrestling, in Bernbeuren, Germany, Sunday, May 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader) Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, kicks the ball after double faulting against Jessica Pegula, of the United States, during the women's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson) Water is sprayed on the pitch as the ball boys and girls walk along the center line before the start of the men's Group A field hockey match between South Africa and Germany at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Colombes, France. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) Cleveland Browns defensive end Isaiah McGuire (57) reaches for Minnesota Vikings quarterback Nick Mullens (12) during the first half of an NFL preseason football game, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) Morocco's Widad Bertal celebrates after defeating Thailand's Jutamas Jitpong in their women's 54kg preliminary boxing match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/John Locher) Brazil's Priscila eyes the ball during a women's semifinal soccer match between Brazil and Spain at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, at Marseille Stadium in Marseille, France. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Simone Biles of the United States competes on the balance beam during a women's artistic gymnastics qualification round at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 28, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) New Orleans Saints linebacker Willie Gay Jr. signs autographs for a young fan before the start of an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga) Real Madrid's players celebrate with the trophy after winning the Champions League final soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid at Wembley stadium in London, Saturday, June 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Mozambique's Deizy Nhaquile battles rough seas during a women's dinghy race, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Marseille, France. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) People watch the cauldron rise at sunset by the Olympic rings during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) kisses Taylor Swift after the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game against the San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. The Chiefs won 25-22. (AP Photo/John Locher) A light show is projected from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) Kateryna Tabashnyk, a high jumper, sits for a portrait Sunday, June 9, 2024, at the athletics arena of the "Polytechnic" sports complex, which was destroyed by a Russian rocket attack, in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka) Sent weekly directly to your inbox!Your black plastic kitchen utensils aren’t so toxic after all. But you should still toss them, group says

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