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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A 7.0 magnitude earthquake shook a large area of Northern California on Thursday, knocking items of grocery store shelves, sending children scrambling under desks and prompting a brief tsunami warning for 5.3 million people along the U.S. West Coast. The quake struck at 10:44 a.m. west of Ferndale, a small city in coastal Humboldt County, about 130 miles (209 km) from the Oregon border, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It was felt as far south as San Francisco, some 270 miles (435 km) away, where residents felt a rolling motion for several seconds. It was followed by multiple smaller aftershocks. There were no immediate reports of major damage or injury. The tsunami warning was in effect for roughly an hour. It was issued shortly after the temblor struck and covered nearly 500 miles (805 km) of coastline, from the edge of California’s Monterey Bay north into Oregon. “It was a strong quake, our building shook, we’re fine but I have a mess to clean up right now,” said Julie Kreitzer, owner of Golden Gait Mercantile, a store packed with food, wares and souvenirs that is a main attraction in Ferndale. “We lost a lot of stuff. It’s probably worse than two years ago. I have to go, I have to try and salvage something for the holidays because it’s going to be a tough year,” Kreitzer said before hanging up. The region — known for its redwood forests, scenic mountains and the three-county Emerald Triangle’s legendary marijuana crop — was struck by a 6.4 magnitude quake in 2022 that left thousands of people without power and water. The northwest corner of California is the most seismically active part of the state since it’s where three tectonic plates meet, seismologist Lucy Jones said on the social media platform BlueSky. Shortly after the quake, phones in Northern California buzzed with the tsunami warning from the National Weather Service that said: “A series of powerful waves and strong currents may impact coasts near you. You are in danger. Get away from coastal waters. Move to high ground or inland now. Keep away from the coast until local officials say it is safe to return.” South of San Francisco in Santa Cruz, authorities cleared the main beach, taping off entrances with police tape. Numerous cities urged people to evacuate to higher ground as a precaution, including Eureka. “I thought my axles had fallen apart,” said Valerie Starkey, a Del Norte County supervisor representing Crescent City, a town of fewer than 6,000 about 66 miles (106 km) north of Eureka. “That’s what I was feeling ... ‘My axles are broken now.’ I did not realize it was an earthquake.” Gov. Gavin Newsom said he has signed off on a state of emergency declaration to quickly move state resources to impacted areas along the coast. State officials were concerned about damages in the northern part of the state, Newsom said. Crews in Eureka, the biggest city in the region, were assessing if there was any major damage from the quake, Eureka Mayor Kim Bergel said. Bergel, who works as a resource aid at a middle school, said lights were swaying and everyone got under desks. “The kids were so great and terrified. It seemed to go back and forth for quite a long time,” she said. Some children asked, “Can I call my mom?" The students were later sent home. In nearby Arcata, students and faculty were urged to shelter in place at California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt. The campus in was not in the tsunami hazard zone and after inspections, “all utilities and building systems are normal and operational,” the university said in a statement. Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal said residents experienced some cracks in their homes’ foundations, as well as broken glass and windows, but nothing severe. There also have been no major infrastructure problems, building collapses or roadway issues, and no major injuries or deaths have been reported, he said. Honsal said he was in his office in the 75-year-old courthouse in downtown Eureka when he felt the quake. “We’re used to it. It is known as ‘earthquake country’ up here,” he said. “It wasn’t a sharp jolt. It was a slow roller, but significant.” Michael Luna, owner of a Grocery Outlet in Eureka, said that besides a few items falling off shelves, the store on Commercial Street was unscathed by the earthquake. “We didn’t have any issues but a couple of deodorants fall off.... I think the way the earthquake rumbled this time, it was a good thing for our store because the last earthquake was a huge mess," he said. They evacuated customers and closed their doors temporarily until officials lifted the tsunami warning, he said, rushing off the phone to attend to a growing line of customers at check-out. The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, known as BART, stopped traffic in all directions through the underwater tunnel between San Francisco and Oakland, and the San Francisco Zoo’s visitors were evacuated. Dave Snider, tsunami warning coordinator for the Tsunami Warning Center in Alaska, said the computer models indicated that this was the type of earthquake that was unlikely to cause a tsunami and gauges that monitor waves then confirmed it, so forecasters canceled the warning. This quake was a strike-slip type of temblor that shifts more horizontally and is less prone to cause tsunamis, unlike the more vertical types, said National Weather Service tsunami program manager Corina Allen in Washington state. The California Geological Survey says the state’s shores have been struck by more than 150 tsunamis since 1800, and while most were minor, some have been destructive and deadly. On March 28, 1964, a tsunami triggered by a powerful earthquake in Alaska smashed into Crescent City hours later. Much of the business district was leveled and a dozen people were killed. More recently, a tsunami from a 2011 earthquake in Japan caused about $100 million in damages along the California coast, much of it in Crescent City. _____ Dazio reported from Los Angeles. AP writers Chris Weber and Dorany Pineda in Los Angeles; Martha Mendoza in Santa Cruz, California; Sophie Austin and Tran Nguyen in Sacramento, California and Seth Borenstein in Washington, D.C. contributed to this report. Olga R. Rodriguez And Stefanie Dazio, The Associated Press

Global stock markets mostly retreated Tuesday as traders eyed looming US inflation data and a key European interest rate call amid global political upheaval. After winning numerous records in the weeks since the November 5 US presidential election, US stocks fell for the second straight day as analysts pointed to profit-taking. But Alphabet jumped more than five percent after Google showed off a new quantum computing chip that it described as a significant breakthrough in the field, arguing it could lead to advances in drug discovery, fusion energy and other areas. The Paris stock market retreated as French party leaders gathered at President Emmanuel Macron's Elysee Palace office to chart a route towards a new government. The euro also fell ahead of the European Central Bank's monetary policy meeting on Thursday. The ECB is expected to lower interest rates by 25 basis points amid weak eurozone growth. Independent analyst Andreas Lipkow said traders were taking a cautious approach ahead of the ECB meeting. The main US indexes struggled as traders eyed US consumer price inflation (CPI) data due Wednesday, which could play a role in whether the US Federal Reserve decides to cut interest rates next week. On Wall Street, "tomorrow's CPI report is in full focus with a looming rate-decision from the Fed coming," analyst Bret Kenwell of trading platform eToro said in a note. Following recent spending and jobs data "traders have felt even more emboldened to bet on a December rate cut, while the Fed has done little... to quiet that expectation," he added. Earlier, stock markets weighed "concerns that China's economic stimulus measures might not have a long-lasting effect", noted Dan Coatsworth, investment analyst at AJ Bell. The growth plan comes as Beijing contemplates Donald Trump's second term in the White House. The US president-elect has indicated he will reignite his hardball trade policies, fueling fears of another standoff between the economic superpowers. The Shanghai stock market ended higher but Hong Kong fell. Seoul's Kospi index rallied more than two percent after tumbling since President Yoon Suk Yeol declared short-lived martial law on December 3. On the corporate front, shares in Stellantis rose around one percent on the Paris stock exchange after the car giant and Chinese manufacturer CATL announced plans for a $4.3-billion factory making electric-vehicle batteries in Spain. Walgreens Boots Alliance soared 17.7 percent following reports that it could be acquired by private equity firm Sycamore Partners. Boeing jumped 4.5 percent as it announced it was resuming production at two Seattle-area plants that had been shuttered for nearly three months due to a labor strike. New York - Dow: DOWN 0.4 percent at 44,247.83 (close) New York - S&P 500: DOWN 0.3 percent at 6,034.91 (close) New York - Nasdaq Composite: DOWN 0.3 percent at 19,687.24 (close) Paris - CAC 40: DOWN 1.1 percent at 7,394.78 (close) Frankfurt - DAX: DOWN 0.1 percent at 20,329.16 (close) London - FTSE 100: DOWN 0.9 percent at 8,280.36 (close) Hong Kong - Hang Seng Index: DOWN 0.5 percent at 20,311.28 (close) Shanghai - Composite: UP 0.6 percent at 3,422.66 (close) Tokyo - Nikkei 225: UP 0.5 percent at 39,367.58 (close) Seoul - Kospi: UP 2.4 percent at 2,417.84 (close) Euro/dollar: DOWN at $1.0529 from $1.0554 on Monday Pound/dollar: UP at $1.2773 from $1.2757 Dollar/yen: UP at 151.92 yen from 151.21 yen Euro/pound: DOWN at 82.42 from 82.73 pence West Texas Intermediate: UP 0.1 percent at $68.59 per barrel Brent North Sea Crude: UP 0.1 percent at $72.19 per barrel burs-jmb/nroHOUSTON, Dec. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tidal Investments LLC ("Tidal”) announced today that Days Global Advisors ("DGA”), a leading innovator in ETF management, will change the listing exchange for shares of DGA Core Plus Absolute Return ETF (ticker: HF) from NYSE Arca, Inc. to the New York Stock Exchange LLC ("NYSE”), effective December 12, 2024. 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THE Sun’s columnist Jane Moore last night told of her close friendship with Coleen Rooney — and how she dubbed the Wag “the Queen of Clean”. Jane was sent packing by the public in Friday’s first eviction from ITV1’s I’m A Celebrity. 3 Sun Columnist Jane was sent packing by the public in Friday’s first eviction from ITV1’s I’m A Celebrity Credit: Australia Media 3 Jane reveals all on her close friendship with Coleen Rooney, who she dubbed 'the Queen of Clean' Credit: Rex 3 Jane was met by daughter Grace after being evicted Credit: Rex But she revealed how she and Coleen unexpectedly bonded over the 15 days they were together in the jungle. Our columnist also spoke of her medical drama after finding a blood-sucking leech attached to one of her boobs. In an exclusive interview in Oz, hours after she left the jungle, Jane, 62, said of Coleen, 38: “We ended up being quite close and having a lot of good chats. “She loves cleaning. She is the Queen of Clean. We were saying she needs her own TV show — Clean With Coleen . . . whatever play on words you can come up with. She’s a real grafter. READ MORE ON I'M A CELEB THAT'S AMOORE Jane Moore returns to I'm A Celeb hotel and reunites with Ruth Langsford SOMETHING FISHY Reverend Richard gagging as he struggles to swallow fish eye on I'm A Celeb "She really got on with the jobs in hand around the camp, without fanfare.” Jane said Coleen confided in her that she had wanted to become a journalist — and that she’d then urged Coleen to join her on ITV1’s Loose Women panel. She said: “I have suggested to her that she would make a very good Loose Woman. I said, ‘No pressure, but you could come on with me and GK (Barry) and Christine Lampard and I think you’d have a fantastic time, and I think you’d be very good.’ “I said, ‘So I’m just going to leave that with you.’ She just sort of nodded and smiled, so we’ll see.” Most read in I’m A Celebrity 2024 lovebirds I’m a Celeb’s GK Barry sends sweet message to girlfriend Ella Rutherford THAT'S AMOORE Jane Moore returns to I'm A Celeb hotel and reunites with Ruth Langsford AND SPAT'S THAT Jane Moore breaks silence on 'Washing-up-gate' and spat with Barry McGuigan MOORE TO IT! Jane Moore reveals verdict on I'm A Celeb cast including star's secret battle Before Jane was axed, campmates spoke emotionally about their jungle experience and their fellow celebs. Coleen, wife of football legend Wayne Rooney, said Jane “scared” her when they met at the start of the series — because she is a journalist. Jane Moore reveals verdict on I'm A Celeb cast including star's secret battle But in a heartwarming moment, she added: “I feel like we’ve bonded more and more as time’s gone on.” Jane said she “totally gets” why Coleen was “nervous to be in the jungle for 15 days, 24/7 with a journalist”. She said she was “very mindful” of it — so much so that she opted not to choose Coleen as her partner for the race into camp on the launch show. But their friendship eventually began to develop in camp and they formed a connection. Ironically, despite trepidation towards journalists, Coleen told Jane she actually fancied it as a career at one point. Jane said: “I said to her, ‘What would you have done if you hadn’t ended up marrying Wayne?’ “And she said, ‘I think I would’ve liked to have been a journalist.’ “I said to her, ‘You would have made a very, very good journalist’ — because she has great observational skills. I liked her enormously, and I think, as she said at the very end, she bonded with me Jane Moore “She sits back, she watches everybody, and every so often she’ll chip in with something and it’s a really good point. “So I liked her enormously, and I think, as she said at the very end, she bonded with me. “There’s something that we had, weirdly, as probably the two people in camp that had the most to play for.” Asked if they will remain pals when the celebs go their separate ways, Jane added: “I hope so, but I think I’m going to leave that ball in her court.” Jane had been left angry last week after being put on washing up duty, the task she hates most. She jokingly accused boxer Barry McGuigan and McFly singer Danny Jones of being “sexist” for giving her the chore — despite her pleading for them not to. Jane had already spent nine days cleaning out the dunny and was annoyed with the new camp leaders. She also revealed she’d been battered with bruises she doesn’t know the cause of. But the culprit of one injury she ­sustained was clear — two marks on her breast after being latched on to by a leech in the night. She’d noticed her bra was blood-soaked after a freezing cold camp shower. Jane said: “It honestly looked like it had been shot in the chest. “I had two puncture marks and then it started to bruise. But I just went, ‘Oh, look, everyone, I’ve been breastfeeding a leech all night’. 'Absolutely delightful' “And they all went, ‘How are you so calm?’ So I said, ‘Well, it’s dead now and it’s done, so there’s no point fretting about it. Anyway, it’s on the fire now. Little bugger.” After being evicted, she had an emotional reunion with daughters Grace, 20, and Ellie, 32, before heading off to enjoy her first hot shower in weeks. She then cracked a bottle of champagne and her blonde hair had its bounce back after a blow-dry from Danny’s mum, Kathy. She heaped praise on Danny — who she described as “absolutely delightful” - and the rest of her campmates. Barry, she said, is a “fighter from the top of his head to the tip of his toes”. And she insisted screaming Dean McCullough definitely acts “himself” and is an “absolute powerhouse of positivity”. Read more on the Scottish Sun SIP SIP HOORAY Exact time Coca-Cola truck arrives in Scotland tomorrow for Xmas tour FESTIVE CHEER Scots Xmas market tops London's Winter Wonderland as 'most stunning' in UK Asked about a winner, she said she hopes radio DJ Melvin Odoom, 44, or Coleen can power on to victory. Jane's Jungle verdicts MELVIN SOMETIMES you don’t notice that Melvin is there because he’s not begging for your attention. He’s an absolute grafter. He is the loveliest guy, very respectful, kind and considerate. TULISA TULISA, the Female Boss. That is a title well-earned. Tulisa is a tough cookie. We’re alike in that we don’t let people in very easily. But when we do, you’re in for life. I’m hoping I’m in. RICHARD HE was in The Communards and he joined a monastery — you couldn’t get two more extreme things in life. He travels a lot, he loves being around people, but he also likes his own space. COLEEN I’VE got a new title for her — Col-Umbo. She’s quiet, quite reserved, but underestimate her at your peril. She’s the absolute hub of the Rooney household. She runs it like a machine. BARRY IF you are a friend of Barry’s you’re sorted because Barry will always be on your side. He’s a grafter. And he really struggled with being a leader because he wasn’t allowed to do anything. OTI SHE is a fabulous woman. The first week she was switched on the whole time. But week two was different. She wants more children and said: “If I don’t do it [the show] now, I probably won’t." DANNY I THINK he’s going to take a lot out of being in the jungle. He said: “I need to be in the moment more with my family and just in life.” He added: ‘I’m always working and fretting about work.’” G.K. BARRY SHE has absolutely no filter. She’s hilarious. But again, the first few days she was very GK Barry. Then there was this segue where she became Grace and had hilarious moments. ALAN HE is just so resourceful and practical. He’s a great guy and he’s a hard worker. He helped me a lot. When allowed he was there helping me lug the washing-up up and down steps. MAURA SHE’S hilarious and swears like a trooper. Maura is 100 per cent ­herself, which I really, really like. The guys doing the filming were laughing because she’s so funny. DEAN DEAN is an absolute powerhouse of positivity. He’s funny, he’s entertaining, he’s caring. But most of all, he is himself. In a quiet moment he said he got badly bullied at school. I'm A Celebrity 2024 i'm A Celebrity is back for its 24th series, with a batch of famous faces living in the Aussie jungle. The Sun's Jake Penkethman takes a look at the stars on the show this year.. Coleen Rooney - Arguably the most famous name in the camp, the leading WAG, known for her marriage to Wayne Rooney , has made a grand return to TV as she looks to put the Wagatha Christie scandal behind her. The Sun revealed the mum-of-four had bagged an eye-watering deal worth over £1.5million to be on the show this year making her the highest-paid contestant ever. Tulisa - The popstar and former X Factor judge has made her triumphant TV comeback by signing up to this year's I'm A Celeb after shunning TV shows for many years. Known for being a member of the trio, N-Dubz, Tulisa became a household name back in 2011 when she signed on to replace Cheryl on ITV show The X Factor in a multi-million pound deal. Alan Halsall - The actor, known for playing the long-running role of Tyrone Dobbs on ITV soap opera Coronation Street, was originally signed up to head Down Under last year but an operation threw his scheduled appearance off-course. Now he has become the latest Corrie star to win over both the viewers and his fellow celebrities. Melvin Odoom - The Radio DJ has become a regular face on TV screens after rising to fame with presenting roles on Kiss FM, BBC Radio 1 and 4Music. Melvin has already been for a spin on the Strictly dancefloor and co-hosted The Xtra Factor with Rochelle Humes in 2015 but now he is facing up to his biggest challenge yet - the Aussie jungle . GK Barry - The UK's biggest social media personality, GK, whose real name is Grace Keeling, has transformed her TikTok stardom into a lucrative career. Aside from her popular social media channels, she hosts the weekly podcast, Saving Grace, and regularly appears on ITV talk show, Loose Women. She has even gone on to endorse popular brands such as PrettyLittleThing, KFC and Ann Summers. Dean McCullough - A rising star amongst this year's bunch of celebs , Dean first achieved notability through his radio appearances on Gaydio and BBC Radio 1. He was chosen to join the BBC station permanently in 2021 and has featured prominently ever since. He has enjoyed a crossover to ITV over the past year thanks to his guest slots on Big Brother spin-off show, Late & Live. Oti Mabuse - The pro dancer has signed up to her latest TV show after making her way through the biggest programmes on the box. She originally found fame on Strictly Come Dancing but has since branched out into the world of TV judging with appearances on former BBC show The Greatest Dancer as well as her current role on ITV's Dancing On Ice . Danny Jones - The McFly star was drafted into the programme last minute as a replacement for Tommy Fury. Danny is the second member of McFly to enter the jungle , after Dougie Poynter won the show in 2011. He is also considered a rising star on ITV as he's now one of the mentors on their Saturday night talent show, The Voice , along with bandmate Tom Fletcher. Jane Moore - The Loose Women star and The Sun columnist is braving the creepy crawlies this year. The star is ready for a new challenge - having recently split from her husband . It will be Jane's first foray into reality TV with the telly favourite having always said no to reality shows in the past. Barry McGuigan - Former pro boxer Barry is the latest fighting champ to head Down Under following in the footsteps of Tony Bellew and Amir Khan. It comes after a tough few years for Irish star Barry, who lost his daughter Danika to bowel cancer . He told The Late Late Show in 2021: "She was such an intrinsic part of the family that every day we ache." Maura Higgins - The Irish TV beauty first found fame on Love Island where she found a brief connection with dancer Curtis Pritchard . Since then, she has competed on Dancing On Ice as well as hosting the Irish version of the beauty contest, Glow Up. Since last year, she has been working on building up her career in the US by being the social media correspondent and host of Aftersun to accompany Love Island USA. She even guest hosted an episode of the spin-off, Love Island Games, in place of Maya Jama last year. Rev. Richard Coles - Former BBC radio host the Rev Richard Coles is a late arrival on I’m A Celebrity , and he's ready to spill the beans on his former employer. The former Communards and Strictly star , said the BBC did not know its a**e from its elbow last year. An insider said: "Rev Coles will have a variety of tales to tell from his wild days as a pop star in the Eighties, through to performing on Strictly and his later life as a man of the cloth."Black Friday tech tips for shopping for video games, headphones, TVs, and more

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A youth support group, the Ondo State Youth Network (OSYN) has called on political parties participating in the forthcoming local government election in the state to field young persons as candidates for local council chairmen. The youths who vowed to mobilise support for young persons that emerged candidates of political parties ahead of the January 18th local government election in Ondo State, said its time to raise young politicians for future development of the state. According to the youth, the local government elections should be an opportunity to ensure youth representation at critical grassroots levels of governance. The Spokesman of the group, Christopher Olusa, in a press statement, urged all political parties to recognize and nominate young individuals of character, competence, and integrity to contest in the forthcoming local government elections. Olusa said the body was prepared to support and campaign for youths who step forward to re He congratulated Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, on his victory in the November 16th gubernatorial election, said the victory was a testament to the resilience and active participation of the youth in Ondo State. The statement encouraged members of the group to declare interest in critical leadership positions. Olusa said “We remain steadfast in our advocacy for a youthful commissioner to represent the aspirations and needs of young people in the state. “Our call for the establishment of a youth Commission, led by a young person, is not just a request but a necessity to ensure the active participation of youths in decision-making processes. “The OSYN remains the foremost youth organization in Ondo State, dedicated to championing the rights, opportunities, and advancement of young people. “We stand for accountability, transparency, and youth-driven leadership in governance at all levels. “We also appeal to Governor Aiyedatiwa to honor his commitment to youth inclusion by ensuring that political appointments and electoral nominations reflect the vibrancy and capacity of the youth. “We have demonstrated our ability to mobilize, organize, and contribute significantly to the socio-political growth of Ondo State, and we deserve a seat at the table. “As Ondo State prepares for the Local Government Elections, we urge all young people to step forward, take charge, and redefine leadership in our communities. “OSYN is ready to support and amplify the voices of youth candidates who embody the values of integrity, service, and progress.” NIGERIAN TRIBUNE Get real-time news updates from Tribune Online! Follow us on WhatsApp for breaking news, exclusive stories and interviews, and much more. Join our WhatsApp Channel nowMeyiwa was fatally shot in the chest when two intruders allegedly entered the family home of his girlfriend, Kelly Khumalo, in Vosloorus in October 2014 while he was relaxing with her and other friends. Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya, Bongani Sandiso Ntanzi, Mthobisi Prince Mncube, Mthokoziseni Maphisa and Sifisokuhle Nkani Ntuli are standing trial for the murder of the Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana footballer. Writing on social media, Zandile doubled down on her past assertion that Meyiwa’s killing was arranged by his wife. In a recent interview, the singer expressed her suspicions about Senzo’s wife, Mandisa. “I was never part of any planning or masterminding the killing of Senzo if there ever was something like that,” she wrote. “My stance has always been clear: mina ukuthi ngisola bani [who I suspect], and when my suspicions are without any doubt proven to be wrong, I will sincerely apologise to her because my suspicions are not personal and do not come from a place of malice, but I just wanted to make sure that police leave no stone unturned.” Zandile went on to say she did not believe that her sister was capable of murder. “Anyone, and I mean anyone that was involved in masterminding Senzo’s death; if ever there was any masterminding, I want them behind bars. “[I’m talking about the mastermind only because] I am 200% sure that those that are in the dock are the actual killers]. “So whether it is someone unknown to me, my family member, or even Senzo’s family member, if it is proven beyond any reasonable doubt that they are involved in planning Senzo’s killing, they must be arrested,” she wrote.

KILLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — American skier Mikaela Shiffrin said she suffered an abrasion on her left hip and that something “stabbed” her when she crashed during her second run of a World Cup giant slalom race Saturday, doing a flip and sliding into the protective fencing. Shiffrin stayed down on the edge of the course for quite some time as the ski patrol attended to her. She was taken off the hill on a sled and waved to the cheering crowd before going to a clinic for evaluation. “Not really too much cause for concern at this point, I just can’t move,” she said later in a video posted on social media . “I have a pretty good abrasion and something stabbed me. ... I’m so sorry to scare everybody. It looks like all scans so far are clear.” She plans to skip the slalom race Sunday, writing on Instagram she will be “cheering from the sideline.” The 29-year-old was leading after the first run of the GS and charging for her 100th World Cup win. She was within sight of the finish line, five gates onto Killington’s steep finish pitch, when she an outside edge. She hit a gate and did a somersault before sliding into another gate. The fencing slowed her momentum as she came to an abrupt stop. Reigning Olympic GS champion Sara Hector of Sweden won in a combined time of 1 minute, 53.08 seconds. Zrinka Ljutic of Croatia was second and Swiss racer Camille Rast took third. The Americans saw Paula Moltzan and Nina O’Brien finish fifth and sixth. “It’s just so sad, of course, to see Mikaela crash like that and skiing so well,” Hector said on the broadcast after her win. “It breaks my heart and everybody else here.” The crash was a surprise for everyone. Shiffrin rarely DNFs — ski racing parlance for “did not finish.” In 274 World Cup starts, she DNF'd only 18 times. The last time she DNF'd in GS was January 2018. Shiffrin also has not suffered any devastating injuries. In her 14-year career, she has rehabbed only two on-hill injuries: a torn medial collateral ligament and bone bruising in her right knee in December 2015 and a sprained MCL and tibiofibular ligament in her left knee after a downhill crash in January 2024. Neither knee injury required surgery, and both times, Shiffrin was back to racing within two months. Saturday was shaping up to be a banner day for Shiffrin, who skied flawlessly in the first run and held a 0.32-second lead as she chased after her 100th World Cup win. Shiffrin, who grew up in both New Hampshire and Colorado and sharpened her skills at nearby Burke Mountain Academy, has long been a fan favorite. Shiffrin is driven not so much by wins but by arcing the perfect run. She has shattered so many records along the way. She passed Lindsey Vonn’s women’s mark of 82 World Cup victories on Jan. 24, 2023, during a giant slalom in Kronplatz, Italy. That March, Shiffrin broke Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark’s Alpine mark for most World Cup wins when she captured her 87th career race. To date, she has earned five overall World Cup titles, two Olympic gold medals — along with a silver — and seven world championships. In other FIS Alpine World Cup news, the Tremblant World Cup — two women’s giant slaloms at Quebec’s Mont-Tremblant scheduled for next weekend — were canceled. Killington got 21 inches of snow on Thanksgiving Day, but Tremblant — five hours north of Killington — had to cancel its races because of a lack of snow. ___ AP Sports Writer Pat Graham in Denver contributed to this report. ___ More AP skiing: https://apnews.com/hub/alpine-skiing Peggy Shinn, The Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Game turned into The Fight. As Michigan celebrated a 13-10 win over No. 2-ranked Ohio State , some Wolverines players made their way to midfield in an attempt to plant a Block M flag. Predictably, chaos ensued and a fight broke out. An on-field view of the Michigan flag plant and the altercation with Ohio State that followed ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/If9Ng7ecW0 Amid the chaos, players from both teams were hit with pepper spray by police. Clips emerged on social media of Michigan players squinting and trying to clear their eyes . Eventually, Ohio State’s Jack Sawyer got his hands on the Michigan flag and ripped it from the pole. It still was a lengthy delay before the teams could be separated. Police ended up forming a wall between them. The aftermath pic.twitter.com/OHz4vaUo1W For Michigan, it’s a fourth straight win the rivalry. Running back Kalel Mullings was interviewed by FOX right after the brawl. “For such a great game, you hate to see stuff like that after the game,” Mullings said . “That’s just bad for the sport, bad for college football. But at the end of the day, some people gotta — they gotta learn how to lose, man. You can’t be fighting and stuff just because you lost a game. We had 60 minutes, four quarters to do all that fighting. And now they want to talk and fight. That’s wrong. That’s just bad for the game. Classless, in my opinion. People gotta be better.” BETTING: Check out our guide to the best Michigan sportsbooks , where our team of sports betting experts has reviewed the experience, payout speed, parlay options and quality of odds for multiple sportsbooks. Latest Michigan football news: What Ohio State’s Ryan Day said after his fourth straight loss to Michigan Watch Michigan-Ohio State postgame fight; players hit with pepper spray Michigan has officially broken the Ohio State football program Kalel Mullings on postgame Michigan-Ohio State fight: ‘Gotta learn how to lose’ Michigan stuns No. 2 Ohio State for fourth straight win in rivalryHarris' campaign leaders say there was a 'price to be paid' for shortened campaign against Trump

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ANDERSON COUNTY, Texas — The Texas attorney general’s office is deliberately running out the clock on a soon-to-expire House committee to avoid cooperating with its demand that death row inmate Robert Roberson be able to testify before the committee in person, according to the two lawmakers spearheading that effort. “What the attorney general’s office, I feel like is doing right now, is trying to delay, as much as possible, and not work with us,” state Rep. Jeff Leach, R-Plano, told The Texas Tribune during a Friday event exploring the committee’s intervention in the Roberson case. “They’re basically ignoring the Supreme Court’s order, knowing that in a month or so, when the new legislative session convenes, our committee goes away,” he said. Leach, a member of the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence, and the committee’s chair, state Rep. Joe Moody, D-El Paso, appeared Friday at a Texas Tribune event to discuss the historic legislative intervention that halted Roberson’s Oct. 17 execution. The committee is planning for Roberson to testify in person at the Capitol on Dec. 20, two months after the committee forced a delay of his execution through an extraordinary legal intervention. The committee is awaiting confirmation from Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office on whether it will voluntarily comply with the panel’s order and allow the state criminal justice department to transport Roberson from prison to the Capitol so he can testify. Moody discussed how the Texas Supreme Court has told the legislative and executive branches of state government to cooperate on this matter on three separate occasions. But after asking the executive branch if it would agree to produce Roberson, Moody said, its representatives “couldn’t answer the simple question of, can we agree or do you want me to issue a subpoena?,” Moody said. “They have refused to answer that very simple question.” As a result, Moody set the hearing for Dec. 20 and gave the attorney general’s office until the end of the day Friday to answer. If they don’t, Moody said he will issue a new subpoena for Roberson. “I’ve been in this business long enough — that’s just a foot drag,” Moody said. “So I set the hearing and I gave him a deadline.” He said he hopes that Texans question the delays by Paxton’s office. “Why don’t they want to hear from Robert? Why do they not want the Legislature to do this? Why?” The Texas attorney general’s office did not immediately respond to the comments made by Leach or Moody. It’s the latest in the dramatic back and forth between the two government branches over Roberson’s testimony. The day before Roberson’s scheduled Oct. 17 execution, the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence held a hearing airing his claims of innocence and lack of due process. The panel’s surprise move to subpoena Roberson on Oct. 16 then successfully forced a delay in his execution. Roberson, who has maintained his innocence in the death of his child for more than 20 years, became a political lightning rod in recent months as members of the bipartisan Criminal Jurisprudence Committee — convinced that the courts had not properly applied a 2013 junk science law to his case — waged a controversial campaign to buy him more time. Roberson was convicted of capital murder in 2003 for the death of his 2-year-old daughter Nikki, who was diagnosed with shaken baby syndrome. He has sought to use the junk science law to vacate his conviction, arguing that new scientific evidence debunked Nikki’s shaken baby diagnosis and showed that she died of undiagnosed pneumonia, not abuse. The committee’s subpoena prompted the ongoing battle between lawmakers and Paxton’s office over securing Roberson’s testimony. The subpoena also created a separation of powers conflict between the state’s legislative and executive branches, prompting the Texas Supreme Court to stay Roberson’s execution on Oct. 17 as it worked through the legal dispute. In an Oct. 28 Texas Supreme Court brief, members of the criminal jurisprudence panel accused Paxton’s office of stonewalling and refusing to comply with the subpoena. “The executive branch has shown no willingness to work out its differences with the legislative branch or meet its statutory duty to assist the Committee,” the brief states. The criminal jurisprudence panel held a hearing on Oct. 21 with plans for Roberson to give his testimony in person. But Paxton quashed those plans, saying that the inmate would only testify via video, “in the interest of public safety.” Both the committee and Roberson’s attorney objected to a virtual set-up, saying that Roberson’s autism and lack of technological experience due to his more than two decades in prison meant that he could not testify effectively over video. Lawmakers then sought to visit Roberson on death row to take his testimony there. But according to the lawmakers’ brief, Paxton’s office again scuttled those plans, telling Moody that “the executive branch would no longer permit any form of hearing with Roberson.” Instead, the brief states, the executive branch proposed a joint letter in which Moody and Leach “admit that Roberson was a murderer, that they had overstepped their authority, and that no legislative committee should ever act similarly in the future.” At the Tribune event, Moody said they had no intent of signing such a letter. “I’ve got to censor myself when talking about that letter because I thought someone was joking with me when they sent it to me,” Moody said. “That was a letter that was sent to us, knowing that we would never sign it. It is written in a way that says, make sure that they never sign this, because it was saying, you know, we’re idiots, we made a mistake, we’re so sorry, Robert’s a murderer.” Paxton, meanwhile, has accused the lawmakers of “sidelining” the Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s legal counsel, and said that nothing compelled the executive branch to bring Roberson to the Capitol. On Nov. 15, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that legislative subpoenas could not be used to block death warrants, clearing the way for Roberson’s execution. But the court noted that there was now plenty of time for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to produce Roberson for testimony. The prosecuting district attorney has not yet requested a new execution date, which could not be set within 90 days of the request. “If the committee still wishes to obtain his testimony, we assume that the department can reasonably accommodate a new subpoena,” the court said. “So long as a subpoena issues in a way that does not inevitably block a scheduled execution, nothing in our holding prevents the committee from pursuing judicial relief in the ordinary way to compel a witness’s testimony.” Leach hinted that fighting the committee after the Supreme Court’s decision will have consequences. “Our AG is doing a lot of really good work,” Leach said. “But look, if you’re going to ignore the Legislature and say, ‘We don’t care about you and we’re not gonna do what the Supreme Court told us to do’ — then if we have to, we’ll be back in front of the Supreme Court. 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