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Inside the Biden White House, Doubts About Gaza War Are Beginning to Creep In

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:54:44 GMT

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel, at the White House on Oct.10, 2023, in Washington, D.C.Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesThis article was originally published as a newsletter from Ryan Grim. Sign up to get the next one in your inbox.Until last week, Miguel Sanchez was both a member of the Providence City Council and a constituent service representative for Democratic Gov. Daniel McKee. He is now only one of those two things; McKee fired Sanchez for his public opposition to the war in Gaza and his support for a ceasefire. Sanchez had introduced a resolution to City Council, which passed unanimously, condemning “terrorism and ethnic cleansing.” On Thursday night, the City Council passed another resolution, this one explicitly calling for a ceasefire, becoming the first city council to advocate for one — or at least one of the first. (Fact-check me on that if your city council has passed one; it looks like Richmond, California, sort of...

The Gaza Protests Can Save Lives — Maybe Even Your Own

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:54:44 GMT

Anti-war protesters raise their bloody hands behind U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in protest of war, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 31, 2023.Photo: Kevin Lamarque/REUTERSWars, assassinations, coups — the perpetrators of violence confidently believe that the consequences will be discrete and limited to their own goals. They’ll kill their enemies, raise their arms in simian triumph, and that’s the end of the story. In reality, committing violence is like kicking a football covered in razors into history, where it lunges around, bouncing this way and that, slicing open random people across the world in a trajectory so complex that no human being can predict it.This is frightening to think about, especially because there are thousands of these footballs caroming around the globe at any one time, occasionally smashing into each other and each then spiraling off in even more erratic directions.But there’s good news. Standing up against the aggression of your o...

ARC Document Solutions: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:54:44 GMT

SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — ARC Document Solutions Inc. (ARC) on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings of $3.2 million.The San Ramon, California-based company said it had profit of 7 cents per share.The provider of document services to businesses posted revenue of $71.1 million in the period.The company’s shares closed at $2.88. A year ago, they were trading at $2.48._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on ARC at https://www.zacks.com/ap/ARCSource

No. 3 Boilermakers using historic NCAA Tournament exit as motivation in 2023-2024

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:54:44 GMT

Purdue coach Matt Painter could have spent this past offseason shrugging off another stunning NCAA Tournament exit,Instead, he and the Boilermakers owned it.From the moment Painter and Virginia coach Tony Bennett traded postgame text messages, Painter and the third-ranked Boilermakers knew the endless questions about their historic first-round loss to 16th-seeded Fairleigh Dickinson would follow them wherever they went. So they only had option: Follow Bennett’s lead and turn a humbling loss into motivation for a championship run.“You don’t run from things. You always face things,” Painter said when practice opened in September. “I think when you face things, it’s harder. But that’s what kind of brings the demons out and really helps you because now you have a little bit more drive, you’re a little more focused.”Purdue’s remarkable 2022-2023 season started as the ride of a lifetime.Three straight wins helped the Boilermakers go from unr...

Fairfax Financial Holdings: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:54:44 GMT

TORONTO (AP) — TORONTO (AP) — Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (FRFHF) on Thursday reported net income of $1.07 billion in its third quarter.On a per-share basis, the Toronto-based company said it had net income of $42.26.The financial services holding company posted revenue of $7.1 billion in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on FRFHF at https://www.zacks.com/ap/FRFHFSource

Packers relying on inexperienced cornerbacks to step up after Douglas’ departure

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:54:44 GMT

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers rookie cornerback Carrington Valentine often looked to veteran Rasul Douglas for advice as the seventh-round draft pick from Kentucky attempted to make a successful transition to the NFL.Valentine now has the biggest opportunity of his young career but no longer has Douglas around to guide him.The trade of Douglas to the Buffalo Bills this week while 2021 first-round draft pick Eric Stokes remains on injured reserve leaves the Packers depending on some inexperienced cornerbacks such as Valentine and Corey Ballentine to work alongside Jaire Alexander and Keisean Nixon.“Rasul was a mentor to me,” Valentine said. “I sat next to him every day. I’m sad to see him go. I learned a lot from him. I appreciate everything. He didn’t have to do that. But with the opportunity, just got to make the most of it.”Green Bay’s cornerback issues come at an inconvenient time.The Packers (2-5) have lost four straight and face the exceptional receiving tandem of Co...

‘Free Solo’ filmmakers dive into narrative with thrilling swim drama ‘Nyad’

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:54:44 GMT

Filmmakers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin have given audiences thrilling and sometimes terrifying front-row seats to incredible feats of human ambition in their documentary work.From Alex Honnold’s white-knuckle climb up Yosemite’s El Capitan in the Oscar-winning “ Free Solo ” to the claustrophobic blackness awaiting the cave divers who rescued the trapped soccer team in Northern Thailand in “ The Rescue,” their understanding of the personalities capable of such impossible accomplishments is almost unparalleled in filmed storytelling.It is not surprising, then, that they’d be interested and uniquely equipped to tell the story of Diana Nyad and her treacherous 110-mile (177-kilometer) swim from Cuba to Key West at age 64 for their first narrative film, “ Nyad,” now available to watch on Netflix. But there would be at least one big difference in bringing “Nyad” to life: actors.“In nonfiction, you observe. You’re like the closest listener,” Vasarhelyi told The Associated Pres...

Browns’ Watson back from shoulder injury to face Cardinals still keeping their QB plans secretive

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:54:44 GMT

CLEVELAND (AP) — Through sheer luck, some questionable officiating and a strong defense, the Cleveland Browns have somehow survived without their franchise quarterback for the past month.The Arizona Cardinals haven’t been nearly as fortunate.As the teams get ready to play Sunday, there are few definitive answers about the quarterback situations for the Cardinals (1-7) or Browns (4-3).Arizona is awaiting Kyler Murray’s return from a knee injury that prematurely ended his 2022 season while Cleveland hopes that Deshaun Watson’s sore shoulder won’t turn a promising season into another painful one.On Friday, Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said Watson will make just his second start in five weeks. The 28-year-old looked stronger and more confident while practicing three straight days. He and the Browns think he’s ready.“He had a really good Wednesday, really good Thursday, really good Friday,” Stefanski said. “He’s comfortable, and he looks good.”Only one...

Meet Ru, Castle Rock Middle School's new therapy dog

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:54:44 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Castle Rock Middle School welcomed a new therapy dog and school resource officer last week.Officer Dave Knight rescued Ru, a 2-year-old Husky Malamute mix, from a local shelter last February. Photos: Friday’s sunrise around the Denver metro area Noticing his calming energy, Knight realized Ru had potential as a therapy dog and got him certified, according to a release from the Town of Castle Rock. He donated Ru to the Castle Rock Police Department to work as a police therapy dog."That was kind of hard because he means a lot to me but in the end, nothing really changes for him," Knight said in a video posted by Douglas County Schools.Knight said he wants the best for the community as he grew up just a few blocks away and was a student at Castle Rock Middle School himself. Now he is back, serving as an SRO there alongside Ru."I just love this community and being able to interact with all the students here and being able to serve the same school that I attended, I t...

4 vehicles involved in wreck on SB express lanes on I-95 in Miami; no injuries

Published Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:54:44 GMT

Cellphone video showed the moments after a wild and crazy wreck along Interstate 95 in Miami.Four vehicles were involved in Friday’s wreck on the southbound express lanes. One of the cars involved ended up on its nose on top of the hood of another.Due to the crash, traffic was held up for some time north of State Road 112.The lanes have since reopened, and traffic has returned to normal.No one was injured