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Stocks, Crypto Puke On Oracle Data Center Delays
Stocks, Crypto Puke On Oracle Data Center Delays
The fecal matter was already starting ti strike the rotating object following Broadcom’s disappointing results last night, but the bottom just dropped out of stocks (and crypto) as the following headline hit the Bloomberg screens:
*SOME ORACLE DATA CENTERS FOR OPENAI DELAYED TO 2028 FROM 2027
Bloomberg reports that Oracle has pushed back the completion dates for some of the data centers it’s developing for the artificial intelligence model developer OpenAI to 2028 from 2027, according to people familiar with the work.
The delays are largely due to labor and material shortages, said the people, asking not to be identified discussing private schedules.
Oracle has been working to deliver on a $300 billion contract to supply the computing power necessary to train and run OpenAI’s models since it was inked this summer. Even with the delays, the timelines for the projects in the US remain ambitious for sites that are set to become some of the largest in the world.
“We have ambitious achievable goals for capacity delivery worldwide,” Oracle Co-Chief Executive Officer Clay Magouyrk said on an earnings call this week. The first data center it is developing for OpenAI — in Abilene, Texas — is on track with more than 96,000 Nvidia Corp. chips delivered, he said during the call.
Oracle and OpenAI declined to comment.
Stocks immediately puked with Nasdaq leading the charge…
And even more problematically, these crashes are occurring following record retail buying…
UBS’s US retail market making clients on Thursday had $44 mn of inflows into equity ETFs and some single stocks, outweighing broader outflows across all single stock sectors.
Trading volume in Oracle hit a record level (going back to 2013), with net inflows of $22 mn.
Over the last seven days, RMM clients have net bought $99 mn of Oracle stock, making it the most-bought single stock name in December.
Broadcom also had $22 mn of net buying on Thursday.
Crypto was immediately hammered too – extending the ubiquitous 10amET dump…
…we’re gonna need that dovish-er Fed head asap!
Tyler Durden
Fri, 12/12/2025 – 11:03
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/stocks-crypto-puke-oracle-data-center-delays
El campeón de Eurovisión Nemo devuelve su trofeo en protesta por la inclusión de Israel
Associated Press
GINEBRA (AP) — El cantante suizo Nemo, ganador del Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión 2024, ha manifestado que devolverá su trofeo porque se permite que Israel compita en el concurso de música pop, que enfrenta una turbulencia política.
En un video de Instagram, Nemo sostuvo la presea de cristal en forma de micrófono y expresó: “hoy ya no siento que este trofeo deba estar en mi estante”.
“Eurovisión dice que representa la unidad, la inclusión y la dignidad para todas las personas”, afirmó Nemo en la publicación del jueves, añadiendo que la participación de Israel, dado su manejo de la guerra contra Hamás en Gaza, muestra que esos ideales están en desacuerdo con las decisiones de los organizadores.
En un comunicado enviado a The Associated Press el viernes, el director del concurso de canciones, Martin Green, dijo: “Nos entristece que Nemo desee devolver su trofeo que ganó merecidamente en 2024”.
“Respetamos las opiniones profundamente arraigadas que Nemo ha expresado y siempre serán una parte valiosa de la familia del Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión”, añadió.
El cantante no binario ganó el concurso en mayo de 2024 con la oda pop-operática “The Code”.
Cinco países han anunciado que boicotearán el concurso de 2026 después de que los organizadores se negaran a expulsar a Israel: España, Países Bajos, Irlanda, Eslovenia e Islandia.
“Cuando países enteros se retiran, debería quedar claro que algo está profundamente mal”, dijo Nemo antes de colocar el trofeo en una caja que, según dijo, sería enviada a la sede de la Unión Europea de Radiodifusión en Ginebra, que organiza Eurovisión.
El próximo Eurovisión está programado para celebrarse en Viena en mayo, después de que el cantante austriaco JJ ganara el concurso de 2025 en Basilea, Suiza. Según la tradición de Eurovisión, el país ganador alberga el evento al año siguiente.
Las retiradas arrojan una sombra sobre el futuro de lo que se supone que es una fiesta cultural de buen ambiente marcada por la rivalidad amistosa y los ritmos disco.
El concurso, que cumplirá 70 años en 2026, se esfuerza por poner el pop antes que la política, pero se ha visto repetidamente envuelto en eventos mundiales. Rusia fue expulsada en 2022 tras su invasión a gran escala de Ucrania.
Ha sido sacudido por la guerra en Gaza durante los últimos dos años, provocando protestas fuera de los sitios donde se desarrolla y obligando a los organizadores a tomar medidas contra el ondeo de banderas políticas.
Los opositores a la participación de Israel argumentan la guerra en Gaza, donde más de 70.000 palestinos han sido asesinados, según el Ministerio de Salud del territorio, que opera bajo el gobierno dirigido por Hamás y cuyos registros detallados son considerados generalmente confiables por la comunidad internacional.
El gobierno de Israel ha defendido repetidamente su campaña como una respuesta al ataque de militantes liderados por Hamás el 7 de octubre de 2023. Los militantes mataron a unas 1.200 personas, en su mayoría civiles, en el ataque y tomaron a 251 como rehenes.
Varios expertos, incluidos aquellos comisionados por un organismo de la ONU, han dicho que la ofensiva de Israel en Gaza equivale a genocidio, una afirmación que Israel ha negado enérgicamente.
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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.
Porter awarded state grant to pave street with Chesterton
The Town of Porter has been awarded a state Community Crossing grant for a joint project with Chesterton to pave South 23rd Street, a boundary street for the two communities.
Porter was the primary applicant for the $360,431.20 grant, which will pay 80% of the project’s cost. The total paving project is expected to cost $450,539. The two towns will divide up the remaining $90,107.80 match.
Michael Barry, the town’s building commissioner and development director, said that Porter will pay a higher share of the remaining cost because it is installing sidewalks on the west side of the street as part of the project.
The resurfacing of South 23rd Street would occur between Wood and Washington Streets. The project also includes ramps, pavement striping and storm sewer replacement work.
Barry said the approach to this project was similar to when the two towns cooperated in 2024 to obtain a state Community Crossings grant for Woodlawn Avenue, which is another shared boundary. Porter is on the west side of South 23rd Street, while Chesterton is to the east.
Chesterton was unsuccessful with its own separate Community Crossing application that would have addressed Indian Boundary Road and Plaza Drive.
It was the first time in years that Chesterton had failed to receive a state Community Crossing grant. Councilman James Ton, R-1st, openly wondered if this was a manifestation of policies on the state level that are causing financial pressure for local governments.
Barry said that it does appear that the state distributed fewer dollars through the Community Crossing program this time around.
Jim Woods is a freelance reporter for the Post-Tribune.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/12/porter-awarded-state-grant-to-pave-street-with-chesterton/
Every major update from the first two episodes of Taylor Swift’s Disney+ Eras Tour docuseries
NEW YORK — “The Eras Tour was a lifetime within my life,” Taylor Swift told the room at a screening of the first two episodes of her new Disney+ docuseries, “The End of an Era.” “It feels insane.”
Swift spoke to the small New York crowd on Tuesday — a year and one day since she concluded the history-making Eras Tour. In the room were her parents Scott and Andrea Swift and brother Austin, a select few members of the press (including Hoda Kotb, Willie Geist and Gayle King), as well as her tour dancers, the choreographer Mandy Moore, docuseries directors Don Argott and Sheena M. Joyce and a few others. The showing was briefly interrupted by security alarms as a small fire was extinguished elsewhere in the building,
“The directors expanded upon the stories of not just me, but everyone who was part of this,” Swift said, before taking her seat in the crowd.
Here are key takeaways from the first two episodes of the six-episode docuseries, which launches Friday on Disney+. Two episodes will drop weekly, through Dec. 26.
The origin of the Eras Tour
The premiere episode opens in Vancouver, Canada, 15 minutes before the tour’s final date. Swift, standing in a circle with her dancers, delivers an impassioned speech, reminding them the Eras Tour wasn’t about pieces simply falling into place. “You put the pieces where they are,” she tells them. It sets the tone for what follows: “The End of an Era” is the only behind-the-scenes look at her tour and what drove it.
Early on, Swift states that there were two distinct catalysts for the Eras Tour. One was having her back catalog sold out from underneath her, inspiring the rerecording project that showed her the value of “celebrating your past.” The other was the pandemic, which heightened the desire for a return to live events.
Tickets in demand
The first episode also celebrates the incredible demand the tour created — mentioning Ticketmaster but not delving into the frustration it caused. The ticket seller sparked outrage in November 2022 when its site crashed during a presale event. The company said the site was overwhelmed by both fans and attacks from bots posing as consumers to scoop up tickets and sell them on secondary sites. The debacle prompted congressional hearings and bills in state legislatures aimed at better protecting consumers.
A failed terror plot’s aftermath
In August 2024, three dates were canceled in Vienna over an apparent plot to launch an attack on the concerts.
“It’s like a force to be reckoned with in global culture,” Swift says of the tour in the first episode. “So never did I think we’d have a terrorist plot.”
The episode continues with Swift in London, preparing to perform for the first time since the cancellations — less than week later. “We dodged a massacre situation,” she says.
“Being afraid something is going to happen” to her audience, she says, “this is a new challenge.”
The Southport stabbings
About a week before the Vienna cancellations, a teenager killed three girls and wounded 10 people in a knife attack at a Swift-themed dance and yoga class in the English seaside town of Southport. Swift at the time said she was “completely in shock” over the violence.
As Swift contends with preparing herself for her first shows since Austria, she mentions the Southport attack and starts to cry when describing the “little kids” attacked.
“I’m going to meet some of the families tonight,” she says, getting emotional before reminding herself to “lock it off,” and get into pop performer mode. She compares it to being a pilot needing to adopt a “calm, cool, collected” demeanor. Later, it is revealed that Swift privately met with families of the Southport victims. That is not on camera, but the aftermath is: Swift in tears, realizing the show must go on.
Yes, Travis Kelce is here …
Swift’s fiance, the Super Bowl champion Travis Kelce, first appears as a soothing voice on the phone, as Swift expresses her anxieties over the London shows and nailing a surprise performance with Ed Sheeran. His telepresence immediately elevates her mood.
“Thanks for making my day better,” he tells her. “Some people get a vitamin drip,” she responds. “I get this conversation.”
… As are other special guests
Sheeran and Swift hang backstage and work out their set in London. Florence Welch is featured in the series, too. “The persona is huge, but the person is soft,” Welch says of her similarities to Swift. Later, she describes being swept up in the magic of the Eras Tour. Swift is her friend, but when she joined the pop phenomenon on stage, she couldn’t help but think: “Oh my god, it’s (expletive) Taylor Swift.”
The Sheeran scene is particularly illuminating. She tells him she’s off for two months following the London run, and she’s planning on using that time to go somewhere no one can find her.
“I don’t want to be tracked like an animal,” she tells him, admitting to feeling “hunted” lately.
Band members and dancers take center stage …
Those in and around Swift’s orbit tell their stories throughout the first two episodes. Fans will meet Amos Heller, her bassist since 2007. They will learn that Mandy Moore, the famous Hollywood choreographer, joined Swift’s tour after Emma Stone suggested Swift work with her. You’ll see another choreographer/former dancer Amanda Balen rejoin the stage. “I don’t want dancers that blend in,” Swift says of her crew.
Fans will get more of Kameron Saunders, the beloved dancer, and his story — of being belittled in his field for his size, of his mother’s endless support and how his brother, the professional football player Khalen Saunders, paid for his flight to audition for the tour. (A fun aside — Saunders’ brother was playing for the Kansas City Chiefs at the time, the same team as Kelce.)
As for Swift’s own dancing, she says, “It has taken me a really long time to even be fine at choreography.” She doesn’t do “eight counts” — she learns movement based on the syllable of the lyric she is singing.
… And so does Swift’s team bonuses
Swift’s decision to give her team bonuses, which People reported totaled $197 million, is highlighted in the series. In the second episode, Swift says she gave every member of the crew a handwritten letter and sealed it with a wax stamp. It’s a compelling advertisement for Swift’s generosity — particularly when the camera zooms in on a young production assistant, who looks stunned as he holds his note and says he’s going to “pass out.” Individual bonus amounts are not revealed.
‘The Tortured Poets Department’ tour prep predated the album
You read that correctly. To add a segment of “The Tortured Poets Department” into the tour, Swift and team “built this top-secret rehearsal facility,” she says. Dancers had to learn the choreography without music blasting over the loudspeakers, since the album had not yet been publicly released. Keeping surprises secret is serious business.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/12/taylor-swift-eras-tour-docuseries/
Estado guatemalteco acepta responsabilidad en desaparición de cuatro defensores de derechos humanos
Por SONIA PÉREZ D.
CIUDAD DE GUATEMALA (AP) — El Estado guatemalteco aceptó el viernes su responsabilidad en la desaparición de cuatro defensores de derechos humanos ocurrida en 1989, cuyos restos aún no fueron hallados, y ofreció disculpas públicas a sus familiares.
En una ceremonia pública de reconocimiento de responsabilidad en el Palacio Nacional de la Cultura, el presidente Bernardo Arévalo, en representación del Estado de Guatemala, reconoció su responsabilidad en la desaparición forzada de Agapito Pérez Lucas, Nicolás Mateo, Macario Pú Chivalán y Luis Ruiz Luis.
Las disculpas públicas son parte de la sentencia contra el Estado guatemalteco dictada por la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos en noviembre del año pasado por la violación a los derechos humanos de los cuatro desaparecidos y sus familiares.
“Ellos fueron hombres valientes, guatemaltecos que alzaron su voz y actuaron de acuerdo con su conciencia, valores, en defensa de sus familias y comunidades y que fueron tratados de manera cruel e injusta por un Estado que los persiguió y finalmente los hizo desaparecer”, dijo el presidente Arévalo durante el acto.
Las noches del 1 y 7 de abril de 1989 soldados del ejército detuvieron violentamente a los cuatro hombres, de origen maya Quiché, que vivían en el departamento de Suchitepéquez, al sur del país, adonde se habían trasladado para trabajar en el corte de café.
Los hombres eran miembros de la organización de derechos humanos Consejo de Comunidades Étnicas Runujel Junam y se oponían al reclutamiento forzoso del ejército.
En su fallo, hecho público el año pasado, la Corte Interamericana señaló que durante todos los años posteriores a las desapariciones ni los tribunales ni el Ministerio Público cumplieron su función para esclarecer los hechos ni qué sucedió con los desaparecidos.
“Hemos sufrido todos, nos han rechazado en Guatemala, el militar entraba en las galeras (casas humildes) de donde sacaron a nuestros hermanos, fuimos a buscarlos y no hubo resultados, queremos que se esclarezca dónde están”, dijo Sotero Ruiz Luis, hermano de una de las víctimas.
Amílcar Méndez, un activista que acompañó a las familias, dijo que la sentencia de la Corte reconoce de manera contundente que fueron víctimas de desaparición forzada por parte del Estado de Guatemala. “Fueron arrebatados de sus hogares, familias y la vida por el valiente acto de defender sus derechos, su delito fue creer en la justicia”, dijo.
Méndez cuestionó la ausencia en el acto de disculpas del ministro de Defensa, institución que fue responsable de las desapariciones, así como del presidente del Organismo Judicial, señalados de no investigar las desapariciones.
The Associated Press preguntó a ambas instituciones las razones de su ausencia sin obtener respuesta.
La Corte detalló que las desapariciones forzadas producidas en el país centroamericano en el marco del conflicto armado —1960 a 1996— eran una práctica de Estado llevada a cabo “específicamente por las fuerzas de seguridad, incluido el Ejército” que se dirigía a la eliminación física de aquellas personas a quienes las autoridades identificaban como “enemigo interno”.
Según informes de una comisión de la verdad de Naciones Unidas y de la Iglesia católica, hubo unas 250.000 personas fallecidas y unos 45.000 desaparecidos durante el conflicto armado. El ejército y los paramilitares fueron responsables del 90% de las desapariciones forzadas.
Además de las disculpas, la Corte también ordenó la búsqueda de los desaparecidos.
Kerry Kennedy, presidenta de la organización estadounidense Robert F. Kennedy que acompañó a las víctimas, dijo en la ceremonia que las desapariciones “crean una rasgadura en la tela social, destruyen la confianza y crean un daño generacional. Es una de las violaciones (de derechos humanos) más serias bajo las leyes internacionales”.
Huelga nacional en Italia convocada por principal sindicato afecta transporte y servicios escolares
Por GIADA ZAMPANO
ROMA (AP) — Una huelga nacional convocada el viernes por el sindicato más grande de Italia en protesta contra los planes presupuestarios del gobierno interrumpió ampliamente los servicios de transporte, salud y educación en todo el país.
La protesta, que tiene como objetivo el proyecto de ley de presupuesto para 2026 propuesto por el gobierno conservador de la primera ministra Giorgia Meloni, se produce apenas dos semanas después de otro paro general organizado por sindicatos más pequeños, por el mismo motivo.
La huelga afectó principalmente al transporte ferroviario, con cancelaciones y retrasos registrados tanto en trenes de larga distancia como regionales. Las escuelas públicas de todo el país cancelaron las clases, obligando a los estudiantes a quedarse en casa debido a la falta de transporte público local en muchas ciudades.
El sindicato Confederación General Italiana del Trabajo (CGIL, por sus siglas en italiano) enumeró las razones de la huelga en un comunicado, incluyendo demandas de mayores inversiones en salud, educación y derechos de vivienda, así como medidas para abordar la seguridad en el lugar de trabajo.
El secretario general de la CGIL, Maurizio Landini, quien encabezó una protesta en Florencia el viernes por la mañana, criticó el presupuesto como “injusto, equivocado y peligroso”. Afirmó que la principal emergencia social ahora está representada por los bajos salarios, y que las medidas del gobierno no abordan eso.
Decenas de miles de trabajadores salieron a las calles el viernes cuando se llevaban a cabo protestas y concentraciones en apoyo a la huelga de norte a sur.
Cuando se anunció la protesta el mes pasado, Meloni y el ministro de Transporte, Matteo Salvini, se burlaron del sindicato por organizar la huelga, como de costumbre, un viernes, sugiriendo que era una excusa para un fin de semana largo.
También defendieron el proyecto de ley de presupuesto del gobierno, señalando que aborda las necesidades de los ciudadanos de una menor presión fiscal y más ayuda financiera para las familias.
La huelga nacional de Italia se produce apenas un día después de la convocada por las dos principales confederaciones sindicales de Portugal, que interrumpió gravemente los viajes el jueves y obligó a la cancelación de muchas citas médicas y clases escolares.
Los dos sindicatos que representan a cerca de un millón de trabajadores portugueses indicaron que podría ser la mayor huelga del país en más de una década, ya que impugnaron los cambios planeados por el gobierno de centroderecha en las leyes laborales.
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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.
Introducing the 2025 News-Sun Football All-Area Team
The first team includes four players from Carmel, three players each from Grant and Lake Zurich, and two players each from Stevenson, Warren and Wauconda.
FIRST TEAM OFFENSE
Zach Becker, Stevenson, senior, tight end: Had 22 catches for 358 yards and four touchdowns and made 30 pancake blocks. Also had 17 tackles, five tackles for loss, four quarterback pressures and a sack. Class 8A all-state and all-conference. Ball State commit.
Jordan Ellis, Warren, senior, offensive lineman: Anchored line that opened holes for Aaron Stewart. Class 8A all-state honorable mention and all-conference. North Dakota commit.
Lucas Gordon, Highland Park, senior, receiver: Had 55 catches for 973 yards and 14 touchdowns. Class 6A all-state honorable mention and all-conference. Washington University commit.
Max Hembrey, Grant, senior, wide receiver: Had 50 catches for 1,200 yards and 16 touchdowns. Class 6A all-state honorable mention and all-conference.
Kai Owens, Carmel, senior, wide receiver: Had 44 catches for 825 yards and 10 touchdowns. All-conference. University of Massachusetts commit.
Wauconda’s Jackson Rudolph (44) runs to the end zone during a Northern Lake County Conference game against Antioch in Wauconda on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. (Brian O’Mahoney / News-Sun)
Jackson Rudolph, Wauconda, senior, running back: Had 1,275 rushing yards and 25 total touchdowns. Also had 54 tackles and a sack. Class 5A all-state and conference offensive player of the year.
Luke Sickmeir, Wauconda, junior, wide receiver: Had 33 catches for 782 yards and nine touchdowns in seven games. Class 5A all-state honorable mention and all-conference.
Aaron Stewart, Warren, senior, running back: Had 2,872 rushing yards and 46 touchdowns on 338 carries. Class 8A all-state and all-conference. Illinois commit.
Trae Taylor, Carmel, junior, quarterback: Completed 210 of 259 passes for 3,557 yards, 39 touchdowns and four interceptions. Also rushed for 663 yards and 10 touchdowns on 77 carries. Conference player of the year. Nebraska commit.
Brock Williams, Libertyville, junior, tight end: Had 40 catches for 580 yards and 10 touchdowns. Also returned a kickoff and a punt for touchdowns. All-conference.
Tyler Zdon, Grant, senior, running back: Had 1,172 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns on 126 carries. Also had 11 catches for 209 yards and two touchdowns. All-conference. North Dakota commit.
FIRST TEAM DEFENSE
Aedan Cassidy, Lake Forest, senior, defensive back: Had 38 tackles, three tackles for loss, one sack, seven pass breakups and three interceptions. All-conference. Denison commit.
Christopher Chang, Lake Zurich, senior, linebacker: Had 63 tackles, four tackles for loss, four interceptions, an interception returned for a touchdown and a forced fumble. Also had 52 catches for 815 yards and 12 total touchdowns. Class 6A all-state and all-conference.
Lake Zurich’s Christopher Chang (0) returns an interception for a touchdown during a game against Grant in the first round of the Class 6A state playoffs in Lake Zurich on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (Rob Dicker / News-Sun)
Dillan Davis, Lakes, senior, linebacker: Had 96 tackles, 21 tackles for loss, nine sacks and two interceptions. All-conference.
Nicholas Hopman, Carmel, senior, linebacker: Had 74 tackles, seven tackles for loss and three sacks. All-conference.
Jameer Miles, Carmel, sophomore, linebacker: Had 97 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, six sacks, five interceptions and two forced fumbles. All-conference.
Logan Myers, Grant, senior, linebacker: Had 130 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, one sack, one interception and one forced fumble. All-conference.
Evan Peterson, Lake Zurich, senior, defensive back: Had 50 tackles, two tackles for loss and two interceptions. Also had 34 catches for 355 yards and six touchdowns. All-conference.
Lex Sarantos, Vernon Hills, senior, linebacker: Had 123 tackles, two tackles for loss, one sack, one interception and one pass breakup. Class 5A all-state and conference defensive player of the year.
Owen Shea, Antioch, senior, defensive end: Had 56 tackles, eight sacks, 20 tackles for loss and one forced fumble. Class 6A all-state and conference defensive player of the year.
Antioch’s Owen Shea (96) waits for the next play during a nonconference game against Lake Zurich in Antioch on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025. (Mark Ukena / News-Sun)
D’angelo Washington, Stevenson, senior, linebacker: Had 70 tackles, four tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks. All-conference.
Arturo Zarinana, Lake Zurich, junior, linebacker: Had 103 tackles, eight tackles for loss and an interception that he returned for a touchdown. All-conference.
HONORABLE MENTION
Kaden Abrantes, Lake Zurich, senior, running back
Anthony Adams III, Stevenson, senior, defensive lineman
Myles Batesky, Libertyville, senior, offensive lineman
Gregory Bess-Henning II, Carmel, sophomore, wide receiver
Bryce Carlson, Grayslake Central, senior wide receiver/defensive back
Aidan Crawley, Stevenson, senior, quarterback
Mason Durst, Warren, senior, defensive back
Bryce Erkman, Lake Zurich, senior, defensive back
Matthew Gipson, Grant, senior, quarterback
Oliver Goodman, Lake Zurich, senior, offensive lineman
Eli Jackson, Carmel, senior, wide receiver
Marlin Jeffries Jr., North Chicago, senior, wide receiver/defensive back
Cole Korycanek, Wauconda, senior, running back
Logan Lennon, Antioch, sophomore, running back
Frankie Lesniak, Mundelein, senior, linebacker
Colin McMurray, Vernon Hills, junior, quarterback
Reid Pfeifer, Lake Zurich, senior, quarterback
Jordan Phelan, Lakes, senior, lineman
Brody Rudolph, Wauconda, junior, linebacker/running back
Constantine Soutsos, Highland Park, senior, offensive lineman
Gavin Stone, Antioch, junior, running back
Jalin Strowder, Carmel, senior, offensive lineman
Jake Thorstenson, Wauconda, senior, quarterback
Erich Walldorf, Libertyville, senior, linebacker
Evan West, Round Lake, junior, quarterback
Steve Reaven is a freelance reporter.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/12/introducing-the-2025-news-sun-football-all-area-team/
Trump Says He Is Pardoning Former Colorado County Clerk Tina Peters
Trump Says He Is Pardoning Former Colorado County Clerk Tina Peters
Authored by Matthew Vadum via The Epoch Times,
President Donald Trump said on Dec. 11 that he is pardoning Tina Peters, a former Colorado county clerk convicted of election machine tampering in the aftermath of the disputed 2020 election.
The presidential pardon of the Republican former officeholder appears to be symbolic.
The Pardons Clause of the U.S. Constitution says the president has the power to “grant Reprieves and Pardons for Offences against the United States.” The clause also allows presidents to grant preemptive pardons to individuals who have not yet been convicted of federal offenses.
Peters was convicted in Colorado state court in August 2024 of election-related charges, such as allowing unauthorized access to voting machines, and sentenced to nine years of incarceration.
Peters previously said on her website that her efforts as Mesa County clerk were aimed at upholding election integrity by “creating a forensic backdrop” of a county election server.
Trump wrote in a Truth Social post that Peters is incarcerated in a Colorado prison “for the ‘crime’ of demanding Honest Elections.”
“Democrats only think there is one crime—Not voting for them! Instead of protecting Americans and their Tax Dollars, Democrats chose instead to prosecute anyone they can find that wanted Safe and Secure Elections.”
Peters is “a Patriot who simply wanted to make sure that our Elections were Fair and Honest,” who is in prison “for the ‘crime’ of demanding Honest Elections,” the president wrote.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, a Democrat, said the presidential pardon was invalid in Peters’s case.
Peters was convicted by a jury of breaking Colorado state laws, Polis wrote on X after Trump made his announcement.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser also said the presidential pardon was not legally binding.
“One of the most basic principles of our constitution is that states have independent sovereignty and manage our own criminal justice systems without interference from the federal government,” Weiser said in a statement.
“The idea that a president could pardon someone tried and convicted in state court has no precedent in American law, would be an outrageous departure from what our Constitution requires, and will not hold up,” he said.
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani offered a possible rationale for Trump’s pardon of Peters.
“While Tina is currently in state prison, the pardon ensures the federal government cannot pursue federal charges and gives renewed focus and attention to Tina’s story,” Giuliani wrote on X.
Although Giuliani has not been convicted of any federal offenses, Trump preemptively pardoned him last month in connection with his efforts to challenge the 2020 presidential election results. Giuliani oversaw the 2020 Trump campaign’s legal efforts to contest the election.
Tyler Durden
Fri, 12/12/2025 – 10:45
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trump-says-he-pardoning-former-colorado-county-clerk-tina-peters
Racing, verdugo de gigantes, y el ‘rebelde’ Estudiantes disputan final por el título de Argentina
Por DÉBORA REY
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Racing Club, verdugo de los gigantes River Plate y Boca Juniors en las rondas eliminatorias del torneo Clausura de Argentina, enfrentará al “rebelde” Estudiantes La Plata el sábado en la final por el título de liga.
Si algo ha caracterizado a ambos equipos esta temporada ha sido su constancia para sobreponerse a la adversidad.
El año parecía terminado para la Academia tras caer en semifinales de la Copa Libertadores ante el futuro campeón Flamengo. Pero el equipo dirigido por Gustavo Costas tomó envión para erigirse finalista del torneo local, eliminando de manera casi consecutiva a River en una definición agónica y a Boca en la misma Bombonera.
La influencia del capitán Santiago Sosa en Racing es determinante, al igual que su artillero Adrián “Maravilla” Martínez, que ante Boca terminó con una sequía de 15 partidos sin convertir.
“Nos debíamos una final en el torneo local”, expresó el zaguero Agustín García Basso. “Va a ser una final muy linda porque creo que los dos merecimos llegar a esta instancia”.
Estudiantes también sucumbió ante Flamengo en los cuartos de final de la Libertadores y clasificó a los playoffs del Clausura dependiendo de otros resultados en la última fecha.
Eliminó a Rosario Central en octavos de final en un duelo cargado de morbo porque fue Estudiantes el único equipo que alzó la voz para oponerse a la controvertida decisión de la Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA) de otorgarle al Canalla un título imprevisto por haber sumado la mayor cantidad de puntos en la tabla anual.
En la antesala al duelo, los jugadores de Estudiantes le dieron la espalda a sus colegas en el tradicional pasillo de los campeones, lo que les valió una suspensión de cuatro partidos a cumplir en 2026 por parte del tribunal de disciplina de AFA. En las instancias siguientes, eliminaron de visitante a Central Córdoba y a Gimnasia en un clásico histórico.
“Esta final nos agarra en un buen momento, fortalecidos como grupo y como equipo; haber ganado el clásico nos da un extra de confianza para prepararnos de la mejor manera”, manifestó el defensor del Pincha, Leandro González Pírez.
El presidente Juan Sebastián Verón recibió una suspensión de seis meses para ejercer el cargo, lo cual le impedirá recibir el trofeo si el Pincha gana el sábado la final que se disputará en el estadio Madre de Ciudades de Santiago del Estero.
Verón, un habitual crítico de la conducción de AFA, anunció que seguirá el partido ubicado en la tribuna junto a los hinchas.
El equipo de Eduardo Domínguez tiene como argumentos a favor la experiencia del uruguayo Fernando Muslera en el arco, el despliegue de Santiago Ascacíbar —pretendido por River— y la conducción de Cristian Medina en el medio, el desequilibrio del extremo colombiano Edwuin Cetré y el regreso del artillero Guido Carrillo tras cumplir cuatro fechas de suspensión, como cartas ganadoras.
El ganador de la final disputará la Copa Libertadores 2026, a la que ninguno de los finalistas se había clasificado por suma de puntos, y chocará con Platense, ganador del torneo Apertura, por el Trofeo de Campeones el 20 de diciembre.
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Rafael Nadal se somete a cirugía en la mano derecha para aliviar el dolor
Rafael Nadal se sometió a una cirugía para tratar el dolor y ganar movilidad en su mano derecha, informó el retirado astro del tenis.
El campeón de 22 torneos de Grand Slam, quien juega con la mano izquierda, expresó el viernes en una publicación en X que había estado lidiando con el problema “desde hace mucho tiempo”.
Nadal acompañó la publicación en redes sociales con una foto de sí mismo con el brazo derecho vendado y en cabestrillo. También bromeó diciendo que “me parece que no podré jugar” en el Abierto de Australia”, el primer grande el próximo mes.
La cirugía tenía como objetivo “aliviar el dolor y restaurar la movilidad” de la articulación en la base de su pulgar derecho, según un comunicado aparte del representante de Nadal. La operación se realizó en una clínica de salud privada en Barcelona.
Nadal, de 39 años, se retiró del tenis en noviembre de 2024, desistiendo de prolongar su exitosa carrera después de jugar con varias lesiones.
Manifestó en mayo, en una ceremonia para celebrar su récord de 14 títulos del Abierto de Francia en París, que no había tocado una raqueta en los seis meses posteriores a su último partido profesional, una derrota con España en la Copa Davis hace 13 meses.
El mes pasado, circuló un video suyo peloteando con la tenista filipina Alexandra Eala en la academia de Nadal en su isla natal de Mallorca.
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