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Can The Dark Ages Return?
Can The Dark Ages Return?
Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via VictoreHanson.com,
Western civilization arose in the 8th century B.C. Greece. Some 1,500 city-states emerged from a murky, illiterate 400-year-old Dark Age. That chaos followed the utter collapse of the palatial culture of Mycenaean Greece.
But what reemerged were constitutional government, rationalism, liberty, freedom of expression, self-critique, and free markets—what we know now as the foundation of a unique Western civilization.
The Roman Republic inherited and enhanced the Greek model.
For a millennium, the Republic and subsequent Empire spread Western culture, eventually to be inseparable from Christianity.
From the Atlantic to the Persian Gulf and from the Rhine and Danube to the Sahara, there were a million square miles of safety, prosperity, progress, and science—until the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD.
What followed was a second European Dark Age, roughly from 500 to 1000 AD.
Populations declined. Cities eroded. Roman roads, aqueducts, and laws crumbled.
In place of the old Roman provinces arose tribal chieftains and fiefdoms.
Whereas once Roman law had protected even rural people in remote areas, during the Dark Ages, walls and stone were the only means of keeping safe.
Finally, at the end of the 11th century, the old values and know-how of the complex world of Graeco-Roman civilization gradually reemerged.
The slow rebirth was later energized by the humanists and scientists of the Renaissance, Reformation, and eventually the 200-year European Enlightenment of the 17th and 18th centuries.
Contemporary Americans do not believe that our current civilization could self-destruct a third time in the West, followed by an impoverished and brutal Dark Age.
But what caused these prior returns to tribalism and loss of science, technology, and the rule of law?
Historians cite several causes of societal collapse—and today they are hauntingly familiar.
Like people, societies age. Complacency sets in.
The hard work and sacrifice that built the West also creates wealth and leisure. Such affluence is taken for granted by later generations. What created success is eventually ignored—or even mocked.
Expenditures and consumption outpace income, production, and investment.
Child-rearing, traditional values, strong defense, love of country, religiosity, meritocracy, and empirical education fade away.
The middle class of autonomous citizens disappear. Society bifurcates between a few lords and many peasants.
Tribalism—the pre-civilizational bonds based on race, religion, or shared appearance—remerge.
National government fragments into regional and ethnic enclaves.
Borders disappear. Mass migrations are unchecked. The age-old bane of anti-Semitism reappears.
The currency inflates, losing its value and confidence. General crassness in behavior, speech, dress, and ethics replaces prior norms.
Transportation, communications, and infrastructure all decline.
The end is near when the necessary medicine is seen as worse than the disease.
Such was life around 450 AD in Western Europe.
The contemporary West might raise similar red flags.
Fertility has dived well below 2.0 in almost every Western country.
Public debt is nearing unsustainable levels. The dollar and euro have lost much of their purchasing power.
It is more common in universities to damn than honor the gifts of the Western intellectual past.
Yet, the reading and analytical skills of average Westerners, and Americans in particular, steadily decline.
Can the general population even operate or comprehend the ever-more sophisticated machines and infrastructure that an elite group of engineers and scientists creates?
The citizen loses confidence in an often corrupt elite, who neither will protect their nations’ borders nor spend sufficient money on collective defense.
The cures are scorned.
Do we dare address spiraling deficits, unsustainable debt, and corrupt bureaucracies and entitlements?
Even mention of reform is smeared as “greedy,” “racist,” “cruel,” or even “fascist” and “Nazi.”
In our times, relativism replaces absolute values in the eerie replay of the latter Roman Empire.
Critical legal theory claims crimes are not really crimes.
Critical race theory postulates that all of society is guilty of insidious bias, demanding reparations in cash and preferences in admission and hiring.
Salad-bowl tribalism replaces assimilation, acculturation, and integration of the old melting pot.
Despite a far wealthier, far more leisured, and far more scientific contemporary America, was it safer to walk in New York or take the subway in 1960 than now?
Are high school students better at math now or 70 years ago?
Are movies and television more entertaining and ennobling in 1940 or now?
Are nuclear, two-parent families the norm currently or in 1955?
We are blessed to live longer and healthier lives than ever—even as the larger society around us seems to teeter.
Yet, the West historically is uniquely self-introspective and self-critical.
Reform and Renaissance historically are more common than descents back into the Dark Ages.
But the medicine for decline requires unity, honesty, courage, and action—virtues now in short supply on social media, amid popular culture, and among the political class.
Tyler Durden
Sun, 12/21/2025 – 23:20
Gobernador de Colorado dice que Trump juega “juegos políticos” al negar ayuda por desastres
DENVER (AP) — El gobernador de Colorado, Jared Polis, acusó el domingo al presidente estadounidense Donald Trump de jugar “juegos políticos” luego de que su gobierno rechazara las solicitudes de declaración de desastre que le hizo el estado tras los incendios forestales e inundaciones que sufrió previamente en el año.
La oficina de Polis indicó que él recibió dos cartas de la Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias (FEMA, por sus siglas en inglés) el sábado en la noche en las que se rechazan las solicitudes. Colorado había enviado peticiones para que se declarara desastre mayor tras los incendios forestales y deslizamientos de tierra en agosto, y lo que según Polis habían sido “inundaciones históricas” en el suroeste del estado en octubre.
Polis y los senadores federales por Colorado, los también demócratas Michael Bennet y John Hickenlooper, criticaron las denegaciones. Polis dijo que el estado apelará.
“Los habitantes de Colorado afectados por los incendios Elk y Lee y las inundaciones en el suroeste de Colorado merecen algo mejor que los juegos políticos a los que juega el presidente Trump”, afirmó en un comunicado.
Abigail Jackson, portavoz de la Casa Blanca, indicó que Trump responde a cada solicitud de asistencia federal por desastre “con gran cuidado y consideración, asegurándose de que los dólares de los contribuyentes estadounidenses se utilicen de manera adecuada y eficiente por los estados para complementar —no sustituir— su obligación de responder y recuperarse de desastres”.
Jackson afirmó que no hay “politización” en las decisiones de Trump sobre la ayuda por desastres.
Trump ha planteado la idea de “eliminar gradualmente” la FEMA, diciendo que quiere que los estados asuman más responsabilidad. Los estados ya toman la iniciativa cuando ocurren desastres, pero la asistencia federal entra en juego en el momento en que las necesidades superan lo que pueden manejar por sí mismos.
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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con la ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.
Eagles ponen la mira en metas mayores tras conseguir títulos consecutivos en el Este de la Nacional
Por AARON BRACY
Los Eagles de Filadelfia tienen la mira puesta en algo más grande después de convertirse en el primer campeón consecutivo de la División Este de la Conferencia Nacional en 20 años con su victoria sobre Washington.
Los campeones defensores del Super Bowl demostraron uno de sus juegos más completos de la temporada de manera ofensiva y defensiva contra los Commanders para asegurar la división, marcando la primera vez desde que Filadelfia ganó cuatro títulos consecutivos entre 2001-04.
“Obviamente, en esta división, hemos visto que los datos indican que es difícil repetir como ganadores. Lo celebraremos. Tenemos mucho que mejorar. Y además, tenemos muchos más objetivos en mente”, declaró el entrenador Nick Siranni.
En concreto, un segundo Trofeo Lombardi al hilo.
Hace dos semanas, esto habría quedado en duda incluso por los aficionados más apasionados de los Eagles, después de que tres derrotas consecutivas hicieran que Filadelfia no se pareciera en nada al equipo que derrotó a Patrick Mahomes y a los Chiefs de Kansas City en el Super Bowl. Pero las cosas pueden cambiar rápidamente en la NFL, y los Eagles, tras una paliza de 31-0 en casa contra unos desventurados Raiders el 14 de diciembre, tuvieron una actuación realmente sólida en Washington.
Jalen Hurts lució tan bien como en toda la temporada, lanzando para 185 yardas y un par de touchdowns, con un índice de pasador de 111,1 y corriendo para 40 yardas más.
Lo mismo puede decirse del corredor Saquon Barkley, quien acumuló 132 yardas y una anotación en 21 acarreos, incluyendo una agotadora carrera de touchdown de 12 yardas en el último cuarto, durante la cual rompió al menos cinco tacleadas para llegar a la zona de anotación. Más tarde, rompió una carrera de 48 yardas para ayudar a sentenciar el partido.
Posteriormente, sus comentarios sobre ganar la división fueron moderados en comparación con las excelentes actuaciones que acababan de ofrecer.
“Para todo hay una primera vez. Así que, me alegra que hayamos podido cumplir con ese objetivo”, dijo Hurts.
“Es algo importante. Pero si lo disfrutaras ahora y te tomaras el día libre, luego volvieras al trabajo” dijo Barkley.
Lo que funciona
Ofensiva y defensiva. Hurts se mostró tan preciso como en toda la temporada conectando con los receptores, eludiendo la presión al quarterback y encontrando carriles para correr cuando la protección de pase se desmoronaba. También encontró a A.J. Brown en abundancia, conectando con el receptor estrella nueve veces para 95 yardas en 12 pases.
Barkley no alcanzará las 2.000 yardas terrestres esta temporada como el año pasado, pero ahora acumula 1.072 por tierra y parece estar encontrando su ritmo después de admitir que estaba en un bache a principios de temporada. El ala cerrada Dallas Goedert ha sido consistente toda la temporada y logró un touchdown estelar.
Defensivamente, los Eagles limitaron a Washington a 130 yardas de pase, lo que marca tres partidos consecutivos en los que las ofensivas rivales no han logrado alcanzar las 150 yardas por aire.
Necesita ayuda
Los equipos especiales. Will Shipley soltó el balón en la devolución de la patada inicial, lo que preparó a Washington para un gol de campo con un golpe ligero que abrió el marcador. Aún más preocupante fue el juego de Jake Elliott. El pateador, normalmente confiable, falló dos goles de campo, de 43 y 52 yardas, y no conectó uno de 57 yardas que fue anulado por penalización. Los tres fueron desviados a la izquierda.
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Burnt-Out US Air Traffic Controllers Rerouting Their Careers To Australia
Burnt-Out US Air Traffic Controllers Rerouting Their Careers To Australia
In a year in which they endured chronic understaffing, 60-hour weeks, uneven shifts and even having to work without a paycheck for a stretch, many US air traffic controllers are re-evaluating their careers, with a growing number chasing happiness on the other side of the world — in Australia.
According to a Wall Street Journal report on the phenomenon, these controllers aren’t chasing more money. Indeed, some of the controllers who’ve taken the leap were happy to take a lower salary in exchange for less on-the-job stress and a better work-life balance. One of them is Austin Brewis, a 29-year-old who gave up a $145,000 salary at an air traffic facility in Illinois for a $137,000 one in Sydney.
Three-meter-high, corrugated-iron kangaroos adjacent to the main runway at Canberra Airport (Canberra Times)
Brewis told the Journal that 60-hour workweeks had worn him down. More than 41% of US controllers work 10 hours a day for six days straight, according to the National Air Traffic Controllers Association. It’s not just the high number of hours — Brewis worked them in staggered schedules that have start and finish times changing from day to day. Chasing three-day breaks to enjoy meaningful relief from the heavy hour-load, many controllers take a “2-2-1” schedule. As the Journal explained in an earlier article:
Controllers work two swing shifts, two day shifts, and one midnight shift. The second day shifts ends at 2 p.m. and the subsequent midnight shift begins at 10 p.m., just eight hours later. Such a schedule disrupts circadian rhythms, creating fatigue on the midnight shift…. 2-2-1 has long been called “the rattler,” since it can come back and bite the controller, degrading his performance.
“That grinds you down after years of doing it,” Brewis said. The contrast Down Under is stark — with the average Australian controller’s work-week spanning just 36 hours. Heightening the attraction for younger controllers is a guarantee of having some weekends off each year. Brewis said he’d have had to put at least 10 years under his belt before he’d routinely have weekends off in America, where that pleasure is driven by seniority.
A woman in a control tower in Brisbane, Australia (Courier Mail)
“It’s absolutely disgusting how much better their lifestyles are than ours,” air traffic controller Chris Dickinson told the Journal. After 13 years controlling US airspace, he’s now working in Sydney. He said concerns he had about anxiety or depression have evaporated, and he’s shed 20 extra pounds too.
In an ominous indication that Australia could become a chronic driver of controller attrition in America, when Brewis stepped into an Australian classroom for his entry training earlier this year, he found that 8 of his 10 classmates were Americans. Government-owned Airservices Australia says it isn’t setting out to poach Americans from the FAA. However, of 100 controllers it expects to bring on board this year, 36 are Americans. “Qualified controllers are welcome to apply from any country,” a spokesman said.
While those kind of numbers aren’t striking in the context of a US controller force that exceeds 13,750, the chronically-undermanned FAA doesn’t need any more head-count headwinds. By the National Air Traffic Controllers Association’s math, the FAA is operating with a 3,800-controller shortage.
That’s not just a burden for air traffic controllers and FAA bureaucrats, it’s a worrisome state of affairs for the flying public, which has seen too many scary headlines about disasters, near-disasters and mishaps in recent months:
Reagan Tower Reportedly Understaffed When Army Helicopter Collided With Passenger Jet
Another Near-Disaster At DC Airport: Delta Jet Narrowly Misses USAF T-38
Mapping Every Understaffed Air Traffic Control Tower In The US
Tyler Durden
Sun, 12/21/2025 – 22:45
Photos: PWHL’s Ottawa Charge 3, Minnesota Frost 2 (OT)
The Ottawa Charge defeated the Minnesota Frost 3-2 in overtime as part of the PWHL’s Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday.
Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield gives autographs to fans after the Minnesota Frost lost in overtime to the Ottawa Charge during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Ottawa Charge forward Mannon McMahon (18) battles Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield (26) for the puck in the first period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Ottawa Charge forward Sarah Wozniewicz (23) carries the puck in the first period against Minnesota Frost during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield (26) skates past Ottawa Charge defenseman Rory Guilday (5) in the first period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Fans react as Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield (26) tosses a puck up to them during warm ups before their game against the Ottawa Charge during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost defenseman Kendall Cooper (4) carries the puck in the first period against the Ottawa Charge during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Kelly Pannek (12) protects the puck from Ottawa Charge forward Sarah Wozniewicz (23) in the first period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost defenseman Kendall Cooper (4) carries the puck in the first period against the Ottawa Charge during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Kelly Pannek (12) carries the puck in the first period against the Ottawa Charge during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield (26) is guarded by Ottawa Charge forward Alexa Vasko (10) in the first period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Ottawa Charge goaltender Gwyneth Philips (33) saves a shot from Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield (26) in the third period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield (26) and Minnesota Frost forward Katy Knoll (6) skate to the face-off in the first period against the Ottawa Charge during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Ottawa Charge goaltender Gwyneth Philips (33) makes a save on a shot by Minnesota Frost defenseman Lee Stecklein (2) in overtime during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Ottawa Charge players celebrate after Ottawa Charge forward Sarah Wozniewicz (23) scored a goal in overtime against the Minnesota Frost during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield (26) takes a shot on Ottawa Charge goaltender Gwyneth Philips (33) in the third period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield (26) takes a shot on Ottawa Charge goaltender Gwyneth Philips (33) in the third period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield (26) chases Ottawa Charge forward Brianne Jenner (19) in the third period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Ottawa Charge players celebrate after Ottawa Charge forward Sarah Wozniewicz (23) scored a goal in overtime against the Minnesota Frost during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Fans watch the Minnesota Frost warm up before their game against the Ottawa Charge during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost players celebrate after Minnesota Frost defenseman Mae Batherson (21) scored a goal in the third period against the Ottawa Charge during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Dominique Petrie (14) tries to stop Ottawa Charge forward Sarah Wozniewicz (23) in overtime during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield (26) chases Ottawa Charge forward Brianne Jenner (19) in the third period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield (26) looks up at the clock in the third period as time runs out during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Ottawa Charge players celebrate after Ottawa Charge forward Sarah Wozniewicz (23) scored a goal in overtime against the Minnesota Frost during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost defenseman Lee Stecklein (2) tries to score while guarded by Ottawa Charge forward Kateřina Mrázová (16) in overtime during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost players celebrate after Minnesota Frost defenseman Mae Batherson (21) scored a goal in the third period against the Ottawa Charge during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Fans watch the Minnesota Frost warm up before their game against the Ottawa Charge during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield (26) takes a shot in the third period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
The Minnesota Frost carries the puck out of their defensive zone in the third period against the Ottawa Charge during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Ottawa Charge defenseman Jocelyne Larocque (3) protects the puck from Minnesota Frost forward Dominique Petrie (14) in the third period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost defenseman Sidney Morin (5) slides to try to block a shot by Ottawa Charge forward Brianne Jenner (19) in the third period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield (26) battles Ottawa Charge forward Gabbie Hughes (17) for the puck in the third period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield (26) controls the puck in the third period against the Ottawa Charge during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield (26) controls the puck in the third period against the Ottawa Charge during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield (26) battles Ottawa Charge forward Gabbie Hughes (17) for the puck in the third period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield (26) waves as she skates off the ice after a loss to the Ottawa Charge in overtime during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield (26) watches the play in the first period against the Ottawa Charge during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Abby Hustler (74), Ottawa Charge defenseman Stephanie Markowski (6) and Minnesota Frost forward Kelly Pannek (12) battle for the puck against the boards in the second period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield (26) looks to make a play in the second period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost goaltender Nicole Hensley (29) scrambles as the puck is loose in front of the net in the second period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost goaltender Nicole Hensley (29) watches the puck go in the net in the second period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost goaltender Nicole Hensley (29) makes a save on a shot from Ottawa Charge forward Gabbie Hughes (17) in the second period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield (26) looks to make a play in the second period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Britta Curl-Salemme (77) fights with Ottawa Charge defenseman Jocelyne Larocque (3) in the second period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost goaltender Nicole Hensley (29) scrambles as the puck is loose in front of the net in the second period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Fans cheer after a puck battle between Minnesota Frost and Ottawa Charge in the second period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield (26) looks to make a play in the second period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Britta Curl-Salemme (77) fights with Ottawa Charge defenseman Jocelyne Larocque (3) in the second period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield (26) battles Ottawa Charge defenseman Stephanie Markowski (6) for a loose puck in the second period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Ottawa Charge forward Brianne Jenner (19) gets the puck away from Minnesota Frost forward Denisa Křížová (41) in the second period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Britta Curl-Salemme (77) celebrates after scoring in the second period against Ottawa Charge during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Ottawa Charge forward Anna Shokhina (97) weaves through Minnesota Frost players in the second period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield (26) tries to score on Ottawa Charge goaltender Gwyneth Philips (33) in the second period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Ottawa Charge forward Kateřina Mrázová (16) evades Minnesota Frost forward Taylor Heise (27) in the second period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Ottawa Charge forward Kateřina Mrázová (16) tries to get past Minnesota Frost forward Klára Hymlárová (71) in the second period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield (26) battles Ottawa Charge defenseman Stephanie Markowski (6) for a loose puck in the second period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield (26) tries to score on Ottawa Charge goaltender Gwyneth Philips (33) in the second period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield (26) tries to score on Ottawa Charge goaltender Gwyneth Philips (33) in the second period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield (26) tries to get a handle on the puck in the first period against the Ottawa Charge during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield (26) tries to get a handle on the puck in the first period against the Ottawa Charge during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield (26) battles Ottawa Charge forward Mannon McMahon (18) for the puck in the first period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Ottawa Charge forward Kateřina Mrázová (16) celebrates with Ottawa Charge defenseman Ronja Savolainen (88) after Savolainen’s goal in the first period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost players walk toward the ice before their game against the Ottawa Charge during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost and Ottawa Charge players skate onto the rink before the third period during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost players line up before the game against the Ottawa Charge during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield (26) waves to fans as she warms up before the game against the Ottawa Charge during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield’s (26) husband Michael Schofield stands in the crowd before the game against the Ottawa Charge during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Ottawa Charge fans celebrate after Ottawa Charge scored a goal in the first period against the Minnesota Frost during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Taylor Heise (27) signs a poster for Greyson Wackowski, of Buffalo, New York, after arriving at the Allstate Arena for their game against the Ottawa Charge during the PWHL Takeover Tour on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Joe and his wife Kyle Wackowski, of Buffalo, New York, crouch next to their son Greyson while they wait outside the Allstate Arena for the Minnesota Frost to arrive before the game against the Ottawa Charge during the PWHL Takeover Tour on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield arrives with her teammates at the Allstate Arena for their game against the Ottawa Charge during the PWHL Takeover Tour on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Minnesota Frost forward Kendall Coyne Schofield (26) and her teammate Minnesota Frost goaltender Maddie Rooney (35) wait in the tunnel before the game against the Ottawa Charge during the PWHL Takeover Tour at Allstate Arena on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/21/photo-gallery-pwhl-ottawa-charge-minnesota-frost/
Choque de autobús en Indonesia deja 16 muertos, dice funcionario
YAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Un autobús de pasajeros chocó el lunes en la isla indonesia de Java y 16 personas murieron, informaron autoridades.
El vehículo, que transportaba a 34 personas, perdió el control en una carretera de peaje y chocó contra una barrera de concreto antes de volcarse, indicó Budiono, jefe de la agencia de búsqueda y rescate. El funcionario sólo utiliza un nombre, al igual que muchos indonesios.
El autobús interprovincial viajaba desde la capital Yakarta hacia la antigua ciudad real de Yogyakarta cuando se volcó al entrar en una rampa de salida en curva, en la autopista de peaje Krapyak en la ciudad de Semarang, en Java Central, explicó.
“El impacto violento provocó que varios pasajeros salieran volando y quedaran atrapados contra el cuerpo del autobús”, agregó Budiono.
La policía y los equipos de rescate llegaron unos 40 minutos después del choque y recuperaron los cuerpos de seis pasajeros que murieron allí. Otras diez personas fallecieron camino al hospital o mientras recibían tratamiento, comentó.
De las 18 víctimas que reciben atención en dos hospitales cercanos, cinco de ellas se encuentran extremadamente graves y 13 están graves, señaló.
En reportes noticiosos en televisión podía verse el autobús amarillo volcado y rodeado por personal de la Agencia Nacional de Búsqueda y Rescate, policías y transeúntes, mientras las ambulancias transportaban a las víctimas lejos del lugar.
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Esta historia fue traducida del inglés por un editor de AP con la ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.
Hannah Hildago posts triple-double in No. 20 Notre Dame women’s 110-38 win over Bellarmine
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Hannah Hildago had 30 points, 13 steals and 10 assists for her second career triple-double and No. 20 Notre Dame defeated Bellarmine 110-38 on Sunday.
Hildago picked up the three assists she needed in the fourth quarter to get the triple-double then was subbed out. Hildago’s other double-double came in 2023. She also broke a tie with Arike Ogunbowale for the most 30-point games in program history with 12.
Cassandre Prosper added 20 points and 14 rebounds and Gisela Sanchez 17 points and 10 boards for the Fighting Irish (9-2), who won their fourth straight. Vanessa de Jesus scored 15 points, Iyana Moore 13 and Malaya Cowles 10.
Rose Jamison scored 17 points to lead the Knights (2-11), who lost their eighth in a row.
In Notre Dame’s previous game, a 78-65 win over James Madison, Hidalgo scored 13 points, her 77th consecutive game of 10-plus points. to set a school record for consecutive double-figure scoring games. Against Bellarmine, Hidalgo already had 14 points by the end of the first quarter when the Fighting Irish led 36-13.
Notre Dame scored 18 straight points to lead by 41 late in the second quarter before going into the break with a 59-20 lead.
Bellarmine scored only seven points in each of the second and third quarters and trailed 89-27 heading into the final period.
The Irish shot 54% to 26% for Bellarmine and scored 53 points off 33 turnovers.
Notre Dame reached the century mark for the second time this season having beaten Chicago State 116-58 on Nov. 9.
Up next
Bellarmine is home against Queens on Jan. 1.
Notre Dame is home against Pittsburgh on Dec. 29.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/21/notre-dame-bellarmine-hannah-hidalgo/
2 More Heritage Foundation Board Members Resign
2 More Heritage Foundation Board Members Resign
Authored by Emel Akan via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
WASHINGTON—Two more members of conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation’s Board of Trustees, Shane McCullar and Abby Spencer Moffat, resigned Dec. 16, citing concerns over the organization’s direction and approach to combating anti-Semitism.
In a statement, Moffat said that leaving the board was a difficult but necessary decision.
“Heritage’s handling of recent challenges reveals a drift from the principles that once defined its leadership,” she said.
“When an institution hesitates to confront harmful ideas and allows lapses in judgment to stand, it forfeits the moral authority on which its influence depends.”
Moffat is recognized as one of the most powerful women in philanthropy and has been a major donor to the think tank through the Diana Davis Spencer Foundation.
In 2023, the foundation announced a $25 million commitment, one of the largest gifts in the think tank’s 50-year history.
McCullar raised similar concerns in his statement.
“No institution that hesitates to condemn anti-Semitism and hatred—or that gives a platform to those who spread them—can credibly claim to uphold the vision that once made the Heritage Foundation the world’s most respected conservative think-tank,” McCullar said.
“I leave with respect for the Heritage Foundation’s past, but I cannot support the course it has chosen for its future.”
Another board member, Robert P. George, a Princeton University professor, resigned last month, citing the same reason.
The controversy erupted after Heritage President Kevin Roberts defended Tucker Carlson’s interview with controversial live streamer Nick Fuentes, known for his anti-Israel and anti-Semitic views.
In his Oct. 30 video commenting on Carlson’s interview, Roberts said that “Christians can critique the state of Israel without being anti-Semitic.”
Roberts also said that the think-tank would not bow to the “venomous coalition” that is attacking and trying to “cancel” Carlson over the Fuentes interview.
Roberts later offered an apology, expressing his regret for the video he posted.
“I made a mistake, and I let you down, and I let down this institution. And I am sorry for that. Period. Full Stop,” Roberts said in a video from the foundation’s staff meeting, which The Washington Beacon first published.
“I didn’t know much about this Fuentes guy—still don’t, which underscores the mistake,” Roberts said.
Roberts told staff that he was willing to resign but felt a “moral obligation” to address the situation.
Tyler Durden
Sun, 12/21/2025 – 22:10
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/2-more-heritage-foundation-board-members-resign
Fox anota 27 puntos y lidera a los Spurs en victoria 124-113 sobre los Wizards
WASHINGTON (AP) — De’Aaron Fox anotó 27 puntos y encestó cinco triples para ayudar a los Spurs de San Antonio a una victoria de 124-113 sobre los Wizards de Washington el domingo por la noche.
Luke Kornet sumó 20 unidades y 12 rebotes, y Stephon Castle añadió 18 tantos y 11 asistencias mientras los Spurs ganaban su sexto partido en siete juegos y el segundo en cuatro días contra Washington.
Victor Wembanyama consiguió 14 puntos y 12 rebotes en menos de 22 minutos mientras continuaba su rol desde la banca para San Antonio desde su regreso de una distensión en la pantorrilla.
Bub Carrington anotó 21 para los Wizards, que descansaron a los titulares Alex Sarr (aductor) y Khris Middleton (rodilla) después de que ambos jugaran en la victoria del sábado 130-122 en Memphis.
Tre Johnson anotó 19 puntos y Tristan Vukcevic tuvo 18 para Washington, que regresó de una gira de tres partidos con dos victorias pero ha perdido cuatro seguidos en casa.
Wembanyama ha jugado menos de 25 minutos en los cinco partidos desde su regreso. Alcanzó casi 15 minutos para el medio tiempo el domingo, y junto con Fox y Castle sumaron 30 unidades mientras San Antonio superaba a Washington 43-21 en el segundo cuarto, encaminándose a una ventaja de 20 al descanso.
Washington nunca se acercó a menos de nueve puntos después, permitiendo al entrenador de los Spurs, Mitch Johnson, sentar a Wembanyama durante todo el cuarto período, excepto 40 segundos.
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Edwards anota 24 y Wolves superan 103-100 a Bucks para su novena victoria en 11 juegos
Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards anotó 24 puntos el domingo a pesar de una mala noche de tiro y los Timberwolves de Minnesota aprovecharon los oportunos triples de Donte DiVincenzo y Terrence Shannon Jr. para lograr una victoria de 103-100 sobre los Bucks de Milwaukee.
Dos días después de cerrar la derrota del campeón defensor Oklahoma City en su tercera derrota de la temporada, Edwards tuvo un siete de 24 en tiros de campo y dos de 11 en triples, liderando a seis jugadores de los Wolves en cifras dobles. DiVincenzo encestó cuatro de ocho intentos de triples para 18 puntos, y Rudy Gobert sumó 11 puntos y 18 rebotes, convirtiéndose en el jugador número 45 de la NBA con 10.000 rebotes.
La bandeja de Edwards con 21 segundos restantes le dio a Minnesota una ventaja de 103-97 y selló la novena victoria de los Wolves en sus últimos 11 juegos.
Kevin Porter Jr. se quedó a una asistencia de un triple-doble con 24 puntos, diez rebotes y cuatro robos en la tercera derrota consecutiva de los Bucks. Bobby Portis y Ryan Rollins añadieron 16 puntos cada uno.
Porter lideró a los Bucks con 13 puntos en la primera mitad con un cuatro de siete en tiros.
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