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Turkey’s closely watched elections may stretch Erdogan’s rule or set country on new course

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:43:53 GMT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — In the year in which the Turkish republic marks its centenary, the country is being closely watched to see if a united opposition can succeed in unseating an increasingly authoritarian leader in the NATO-member country. Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections, taking place on Sunday, could stretch President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rule into a third decade — or they could set the country on a new course.Kemal Kilicdaroglu, the leader of the secular, center-left Republican People’s Party, or CHP, is the main challenger trying to dislodge Erdogan after 20 years in office. The 74-year-old is the joint candidate of a six-party alliance that has vowed to dismantle an executive presidential system that Erdogan installed and return the country to a parliamentary democracy with checks and balances. As well as the opposition alliance, Kilicdaroglu has clinched the support of the country’s pro-Kurdish party, which garners around 10% of the votes. And polls have g...

Why Ryan Reynolds, Snoop Dogg, other celebrities want to buy the Ottawa Senators

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:43:53 GMT

OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — While some hockey fans may be surprised by multiple celebrities facing off for a minority ownership stake in the NHL’s Ottawa Senators, experts who study the business of sport say the prospect stands to lift the team’s profile to new heights. It is also seen as a safe way for stars to park their money.Vancouver-born actor Ryan Reynolds and rapper Snoop Dogg have both confirmed their interest, while Toronto recording artist The Weeknd has reportedly also thrown his hat into the ring.For film or music stars interested in owning a professional sports team, the opportunity simply doesn’t come around often, said Michael Naraine, associate professor of sport management at Brock University.“When you think about professional sport, it is a cartel-like system. There are only 32 teams, only 32 seats,” he told The Canadian Press. “Teams like the Ottawa Senators, even though they’ve never won the Stanley Cup and they are not doing so hot momentum-wise on the ice, they’re ...

Takeaways from town hall: Trump says sexual assault case was ‘fake,’ calls Jan. 6 ‘a beautiful day’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:43:53 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s primetime appearance in a live CNN town hall Wednesday had the former president and 2024 presidential candidate doubling down on his false claims as he faced tough questions in an interview for the first time in years after largely sticking to friendly conservative media outlets. Wednesday’s town hall marked Trump’s first appearance on CNN since 2016. He had branded the network “fake news” and never granted any of its journalists an interview while president. Trump’s campaign said he was appearing on the network to step outside of a GOP comfort zone as he already starts to turn his focus to a potential 2024 general election rematch with Democrat Joe Biden.Trump’s appearance on CNN comes at a time of jarring dualities for the former president: The Republican is facing a crescendo of legal problems yet seems in a stronger position than ever to become his party’s presidential nominee, and he’s attempting to reach mainstream media viewers despite having de...

India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party challenged in only southern state where it holds power

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:43:53 GMT

NEW DELHI (AP) — People in the southern Indian state of Karnataka voted Wednesday in an election where pre-poll surveys showed the opposition Congress party favored over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s governing Hindu nationalist party.The votes for 224 state legislature seats will be counted May 13 and the outcome is likely to be an indicator of voter sentiment ahead of national elections expected by May next year.Bengaluru, the state capital, is India’s information technology hub and the area is a sought-after workplace for young professionals. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party is battling to retain the only southern state where it has ever won power. BJP strongholds are in northern, central and western India, while opposition parties rule the other southern states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. The BJP is battling to limit its losses due to anti-incumbency, inflation, allegations of corruption and poor infrastructure development in the state.A. Narayana, a politi...

‘Affront to democracy’: Concern about appointing Mississippi judges where most are elected

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:43:53 GMT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Three residents of Mississippi’s capital city testified Wednesday that their rights as citizens are undermined by a new state law that would create a court inside Jackson with judges who are appointed because the state constitution requires most judges to be elected.“It is an affront to democracy,” Ann Saunders said.She and the other two residents — Sabreen Sharrief and Dorothy Triplett — are the plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed by the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, the Mississippi Center for Justice, the ACLU of Mississippi and the MacArthur Justice Center.The lawsuit is one of two that challenge laws Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed April 21. The laws will expand state policing in the capital city of Jackson, establish a court with an appointed judge and authorize four appointed judges to work alongside the four elected circuit court judges in Hinds County, which is home to Jackson.Hinds County Chancery Judge Dewayne Thomas conducted a hearing Wednesday to co...

Coroner says blunt force injury killed worker at Amazon warehouse in Indiana

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:43:53 GMT

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A worker who died after being hurt at an Amazon warehouse in Fort Wayne suffered a blunt force injury, a coroner said Wednesday.The death of Caes David Gruesbeck, 20, of Fort Wayne, has been ruled an accident, Allen County Coroner Dr. Jon Brandenberger said.Emergency medical crews were called around noon Monday to the Amazon Fulfillment Center, Allen County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Cpl. Adam Griffith said. Gruesbeck was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.The death is under investigation, the sheriff’s department has said. Additional details about the death or what Gruesbeck was doing at the time have not been released.The warehouse remains closed and employees continue to be paid, Amazon spokesperson Maureen Lynch Vogel said. She did not say when it would reopen.Source

Trump participa en un foro de CNN en Nueva Hampshire

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:43:53 GMT

(CNN) —  El expresidente Donald Trump participa en un foro presidencial de CNN en Nueva Hampshire.Durante el evento, que conduce la presentadora de “CNN This Morning” Kaitlan Collins, Trump responde preguntas de los republicanos de Nueva Hampshire y los electores indecisos que planean votar en las primarias presidenciales del Partido Republicano de 2024.Esta es la primera aparición de Trump en CNN desde la campaña presidencial de 2016.Jurado determina que Trump agredió sexualmente a E. Jean Carroll, en decisión sobre juicio civilEl foro de CNN ocurre mientras Trump se ha posicionado rápidamente como el principal favorito en la carrera por la candidatura republicana. Un puñado de republicanos se han sumado a la contienda de 2024 hasta ahora, aunque el mayor rival potencial de Trump, el gobernador de Florida Ron DeSantis, todavía está evaluando una posible campaña. La campaña de Trump y sus aliados políticos han seguido intensificando sus ataques contra DeSantis, a medida que el...

All-NBA Teams

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:43:53 GMT

(Voting on a 5-3-1 basis by a global panel of 100 sportswriters and broadcasters)First Team1st2nd3rdTotalF Giannis Antetokounmpo, Mil100––500F Jayson Tatum, Bos928–484C Joel Embiid, Phi8713–474G Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC63295407G Luka Doncic, Dal60334403Second TeamC Nikola Jokic, Den3268–364G Donovan Mitchell, Cle453616349G Stephen Curry, GS172043188F Jimmy Butler, Mia15221182F Jaylen Brown, Bos14529169Third TeamC Domantas Sabonis, Sac–2669147G De’Aaron Fox, Sac13340144G Damian Lillard, Por–3629137F Julius Randle NY–3035125F LeBron James, LAL–163381Others receiving votesGuards: Ja Morant, Memphis 44; Jrue Holiday, Milwaukee 39; Jalen Brunson, New York 23; Devin Booker, Phoenix 10; James Harden, Philadelphia 6; Tyrese Haliburton, Indiana 1; Trae Young, Atlanta 1.Forwards: Lauri Markkanen, Utah 49; Kevin Durant, Phoenix 35; Pascal Siakam, Toronto 15; Kawhi Leonard, LA Clippers 15; Anthony Edwards, Minnesota 14; Jaren Jacks...

Woll stops 24, Maple Leafs avoid elimination by topping Panthers 2-1 in Game 4

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:43:53 GMT

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Joseph Woll stopped 24 shots in his first playoff start, Mitch Marner and William Nylander had the goals and the Toronto Maple Leafs staved off elimination by beating the Florida Panthers 2-1 in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series Wednesday night.Nylander was the beneficiary of an odd bounce for a power-play score in the second period, Marner scored midway through the third and Woll did the rest as he took the place of injured starter Ilya Samsonov.Sam Reinhart scored for Florida, which got 23 saves from Sergei Bobrovsky. The Panthers still lead the series 3-1, with Game 5 in Toronto on Friday night.Woll, who turns 25 on July 12, was bidding to become the youngest Toronto goalie to have a playoff shutout since Felix Potvin — then 23 — stopped 42 shots to beat Chicago 3-0 on May 9, 1995.He was 7:47 away from pulling it off.Reinhart — who had the OT winner in Game 3 — took a quick pass from Matthew Tkachuk and found a way to just get the puck throu...

Crews put out small brush fire in Miramar

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:43:53 GMT

Crews put out a small brush fire that sparked in Miramar.Miramar Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the blaze near Flamingo Road and Southwest 43rd Terrace, at around 5 p.m., Wednesday.Firefighters managed to quickly put out the flames.Nobody was hurt.Officials did not specify how many acres were burned.