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Cops yet to find evidence of drink tampering following Tara Reid allegations
A week after actress Tara Reid publicly claimed she was drugged at a Rosemont hotel bar, local authorities say they have yet to find any evidence of tampering with her drink.
On Nov. 24, the “Big Lebowski” and “American Pie” actress went to TMZ and alleged that she was hospitalized the day before after drinking a glass of wine she said had been spiked. Following Reid’s interview with the tabloid, Rosemont’s Public Safety Department confirmed the incident, stating the department responded to a call of a sick person at Rosemont’s DoubleTree Hotel on Nov. 23 just before 12:40 a.m.
The department added it was in contact with Reid and had received a police report from the actress.
Actress Tara Reid alleges she was drugged at Rosemont hotel bar
On Wednesday, Rosemont police said in a written statement that their investigation into the “Tara Reid incident” remains active and open, but that at this time, “there is no criminal act that has been committed and there is no one we are currently investigating.”
Reid’s management team could not immediately be reached for comment.
After Reid filed her report, detectives reviewed surveillance from the hotel and conducted multiple interviews, according to Rosemont Public Safety. The department stated that while surveillance footage showed Reid at the hotel bar, it didn’t show anyone tampering with or adding something to her drink.
In her account to TMZ last week, Reid said she ordered a drink at the hotel bar, then briefly stepped outside to smoke a cigarette. When she returned, Reid said her drink was covered by a napkin, which she added struck her as odd because it was uncovered when she left. Still, she continued drinking, she said.
“Without even finishing my drink,” she said, “I just, like, passed out. And before I knew it, I was in the hospital eight hours later.”
Rosemont Public Safety confirmed that a bartender covered Reid’s drink when she left the bar, the department said, noting that is standard practice for bartenders.
When asked by TMZ hosts Harvey Levin and Charles Latibeaudiere if she was subjected to a blood alcohol test, Reid replied, “No, they just said you were drugged. That’s what they said, they said you got drugged last night at the bar.”
Rosemont Public Safety stated that it was currently waiting for hospital records but that it could not confirm what tests the hospital may have conducted. Detectives will follow up if any leads are gleaned from test results or if further information comes to light, the department said.
“While we do not have any evidence that a drink was tampered with,” the department stated, “it is a good reminder to never leave a drink unattended.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/03/rosemont-police-tara-reid-hotel-drug/
Muere exjugador de la NBA y de Clemson Elden Campbell a los 57 años
Por STEVE REED
Elden Campbell, un pívot que jugó 15 temporadas en la NBA —incluyendo nueve con los Lakers de Los Ángeles— y que más tarde ganó un campeonato con los Pistons de Detroit, ha fallecido. Tenía 57 años.
La familia de Campbell informó a los Pistons sobre su muerte, ocurrida el lunes. No se dio a conocer la causa del deceso.
Campbell, de 2,11 metros de altura, nació en Los Ángeles y destacó en la secundaria Morningside antes de dirigirse a Clemson. Fue seleccionado en el primer equipo de la conferencia ACC en la temporada 1989-90 y terminó como el máximo anotador de la escuela con 1.880 puntos.
Ayudó a los Tigers a ganar el título de la temporada regular de la ACC 1989-90 y a llegar a la fase del Sweet 16 antes de ser seleccionado en la primera ronda del draft de la NBA de 1990 por los Lakers de su ciudad natal.
Jugó nueve temporadas en Los Ángeles, pero no ganó un anillo de campeonato sino hasta después de llegar a los Pistons, venciendo a los propios Lakers en cinco juegos en 2004. Campbell jugó en 1.044 partidos de la NBA y acumuló más de 10.000 puntos y 1.600 bloqueos, con un promedio de 10,3 puntos y 5,9 rebotes por partido.
Campbell promedió 14,9 puntos por partido con los Lakers jugando junto a Shaquille O’Neal y Kobe Bryant en 1996-97, pero su mejor temporada estadística fue en 1999-2000 con los Hornets de Charlotte, cuando promedió 15,3 puntos y 9,4 rebotes.
Asimismo, Campbell pasó tiempo con los Hornets de Nueva Orleans, los Supersonics de Seattle y los Nets de Nueva Jersey antes de retirarse en 2005.
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El escritor de deportes de AP Larry Lage en Detroit contribuyó a este informe.
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Deportes en español AP: https://apnews.com/hub/deportes
GOP Divide Deepens Over Venezuela: Ron Johnson Says “Get Rid of Maduro” While Rand Paul Calls It “Offensive War Of Choice”
GOP Divide Deepens Over Venezuela: Ron Johnson Says “Get Rid of Maduro” While Rand Paul Calls It “Offensive War Of Choice”
Authored by Liam Cosgrove,
Tensions are brewing within the Republican party over the Trump administration’s stance on Venezuela – with some populist conservatives like Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) supporting all out regime change in the South American country, while Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has explicitly rejected regime change.
Most republicans have thus far granted Trump leeway on the strikes which the administration says are strictly targeting cartel boats, however there are rumblings among the party that if regime change or a ground invasion is the goal, congressional approval will be required.
The party is largely split into three camps.
Hardliners: ‘Long Overdue’ and No Need for Congress
Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) said the strikes didn’t require congressional approval, arguing forcefully that the U.S. had waited too long to confront what he described as a drug-trafficking and terror-financing threat.
“These guys are bringing drugs into our country. They’re killing Americans. It’s long overdue,” Burchett told ZeroHedge. “Trump gets that… that’s why he does executive orders, because we [Congress] ain’t got the guts to do anything.”
Asked whether Trump needed authorization from Congress, Burchett said:
“No, heck no… bust their ass.”
Sen. Rick Scott (R-L) sees Maduro not as a head of state, but as a criminal. “He’s the head of drug cartels,” Scott told us. “He lost the election. He’s not the president of Venezuela… He needs to be arrested for selling drugs in this country.”
In agreement with Burchett and Scott, Johnson said he supports Trump acting unilaterally: “We elect presidents to make those kinds of decisions… I don’t see any reason to deny President Trump the same ability to make those tough calls.”
Conditional Support: Limited Strikes OK, War Requires Congress
Other Republicans drew a distinction between narrow operations and a broader conflict.
Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) told us he believes the president has authority to take “limited action,” but only to a point.
“If we’re going to go into a war with another nation… if we’re gonna be doing some form of regime change… the president should be getting Congress’ buy-in,” he said.
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) added that further escalation could trigger the need for congressional action. “At some point, insofar as there’s kinetic action in Venezuela, on Venezuelan soil, it may come to that [a vote in Congress],” Lee told us.
Constitutional Critics: ‘Offensive War of Choice’
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) told ZeroHedge he believes the strikes may raise legal and humanitarian issues, noting that U.S. law prohibits targeting incapacitated combatants.
“Once people are incapacitated by a bomb… crawling away, swimming away… our laws say you’re not allowed to bomb them,” Paul said. Further, Paul called for Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to testify under oath about the orders given.
He rejected colleagues’ calls for regime change, saying: “I agree with Donald Trump of 2015… who argued against regime change,” he said. “An offensive war of choice is not my choice.”
Senate Democrats are likewise taking the constitutionality angle in their criticisms of the President.
“The constitution’s very specific. The president is saying we’re at war with unknown, unnamed people, and we should be coming before Congress,” Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) told us. “It’s clearly, clearly a violation of our constitution.”
Tyler Durden
Wed, 12/03/2025 – 21:20
Expresidente de Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, agradece indulto a Trump
Por MARLON GONZÁLEZ
TEGUCIGALPA (AP) — El expresidente de Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, agradeció el miércoles al mandatario estadounidense Donald Trump por el indulto que le otorgó y que le abrió la puerta para recobrar su libertad en una penitenciaria federal en ese país tras su condena por narcotráfico.
“GRACIAS A DIOS. Toda la gloria sea para Él. Soy un hombre libre. Mi profundo agradecimiento va para el Presidente @realDonaldTrump por tener el valor de defender la justicia en un momento en que un sistema politizado se negó a reconocer la verdad”, escribió Hernández en en su cuenta de la red social X.
“Usted revisó los hechos, reconoció la injusticia y actuó con firmeza. Me cambió la vida, señor, y nunca lo voy a olvidar”, agregó el exmandatario en su primera reacción tras el indulto.
El sitio web de la Oficina de Prisiones de Estados Unidos mostró la víspera que Hernández fue liberado de la Penitenciaría Federal de Hazelton en Virginia Occidental el lunes y un portavoz de la oficina confirmó su liberación el martes.
Hernández fue arrestado a petición de Estados Unidos en febrero de 2022, semanas después que la actual presidenta Xiomara Castro juramentara al cargo.
Dos años después, un tribunal federal de Nueva York lo condenó a 45 años de prisión por aceptar sobornos de narcotraficantes para que pudieran pasar por Honduras unas 400 toneladas de cocaína hacia Estados Unidos.
Hernández sostuvo en todo momento que era inocente y víctima de la venganza de los narcotraficantes que ayudó a extraditar a Estados Unidos.
Durante su sentencia en Nueva York, el juez federal P. Kevin Castel dijo que el castigo debería servir como advertencia para las personas “bien educadas y bien vestidas” que adquieren poder y piensan que su estatus les aísla de la justicia cuando cometen errores.
Hernández se presentaba a sí mismo como un paladín en la lucha contra el narcotráfico que se alió con las autoridades estadounidenses bajo tres administraciones presidenciales estadounidenses para reducir las importaciones de drogas.
Pero el juez dijo que las pruebas del juicio demostraron lo contrario y que Hernández empleó “considerables habilidades actorales” para hacer parecer que combatía el narcotráfico mientras desplegaba la policía y el ejército de su país, cuando era necesario, para proteger al crimen organizado.
Hernández no tiene garantizado un regreso rápido a Honduras, y en su mensaje en X del miércoles no precisó qué pasos daría tras quedar en libertad. Su esposa Ana García dijo el martes en la capital hondureña que Hernández se encuentra en un lugar no revelado por su seguridad y que se dirigiría al pueblo hondureño el miércoles a través de las redes sociales.
“Lo dije cuando salí de mi casa, lo dije cuando fui condenado injustamente, y lo digo hoy que he recuperado mi libertad. Soy inocente”, señaló el exmandatario en X. “A mi familia y a mis amigos que nunca dejaron de luchar y orar por mí, gracias. A mi querida Honduras, seguiré defendiendo todo lo que construimos juntos”, añadió.
Trump, al ser consultado el fin de semana por periodistas sobre el indulto, dijo que “me lo pidió Honduras, muchas personas de Honduras”.
“La gente de Honduras realmente pensó que fue una trampa, y fue algo terrible”, señaló Trump. “Básicamente dijeron que era un narcotraficante porque era el presidente del país. Y dijeron que fue una trampa de la administración (de Joe) Biden. Y miré los hechos y estuve de acuerdo con ellos”.
Wilfried Nancy deja el Crew para dirigir al gigante escocés Celtic
GLASGOW, Escocia (AP) — Wilfried Nancy dejó el miércoles su puesto como entrenador del Crew de Columbus en la MLS para hacerse cargo del gigante escocés Celtic.
El francés de 48 años dirigió al Crew durante tres años, llevando al equipo a la coronación en la MLS y en la Leagues Cup. Fue nombrado entrenador del año en la MLS en 2024.
Celtic está defendiendo su título en la Premiership escocesa y, después de un comienzo lento de la temporada, se encuentra en segundo lugar, a dos puntos del Hearts.
El equipo ha ganado los últimos cuatro títulos de la máxima categoría y lleva 55 en total, igual que su feroz rival de Glasgow, Rangers.
Nancy describió al Celtic como “uno de los clubes de fútbol más auténticos del mundo” debido a su “verdadera atmósfera, corazón y alma, altos estándares y verdaderas exigencias, para las cuales estoy preparado”.
“Conozco la historia, conozco los valores del Celtic y sé lo que se espera de mí en este viaje”, afirmó. “Sé lo que Celtic significa para tanta gente y mi objetivo número uno será simple: dar a nuestros aficionados un equipo de fútbol fuerte, emocionante, ofensivo y ganador del que puedan estar muy orgullosos”.
Nancy comenzará su gestión el jueves.
Desde la salida de Brendan Rodgers el 27 de octubre, Martin O’Neill ha estado a cargo del equipo de manera temporal.
El principal accionista del Celtic, Dermot Desmond, expresó que O’Neill había hecho un “trabajo maravilloso” para “llevarnos positivamente a través de estas últimas semanas”.
“Siempre tendré a Martin en alta estima por lo que ha hecho por el Celtic y por lo que es como persona: un hombre de tal profesionalismo e integridad y alguien que, sin duda, siempre tendrá los mejores intereses del Celtic en su corazón”.
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Deportes AP: https://apnews.com/hub/deportes
Brayden Parks, who has Notre Dame among offers, powers Brother Rice to state title. ‘We came, we saw, we won.’
Junior defensive lineman Brayden Parks was always confident it would be a successful year for Brother Rice. He knew the defense had the potential to be one of the greatest in school history.
The only question was whether the Crusaders could finally break through and complete the task of winning the program’s first state championship since 1981.
Parks and Co. made sure they would not fall short. Dream season, indeed.
“It’s an amazing feeling,” Parks said. “To go through all those years and all those workouts. This is what we work for week in and week out. We came, we saw, we won.”
Parks came through with six tackles, including 3 1/2 for loss, and also had three pass breakups to do his part in a dominant defensive effort Wednesday night as Brother Rice topped Catholic League rival St. Rita 16-0 in the Class 7A state championship game at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb.
Army recruit CJ Gray ran for 80 yards and a touchdown and threw a 9-yard TD pass to Colin Goggin to lead the Crusaders (13-1). Jaylin Green ran for 104 yards on 23 carries. Kameron McGee contributed two sacks and four tackles for loss.
Brother Rice’s players hold up the state championship trophy after defeating St. Rita in the Class 7A title game at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (Vincent D. Johnson / Daily Southtown)
It’s the second state title in football for Brother Rice.
“We were doing what we’ve been able to do all year,” McGee said. “I think, personally, we’ve got the best defense in the country. All these guys around me, we all bought in from Jan. 6 at 6 a.m. and now December whatever it is, we’re here.”
Jack Schapendonk totaled 12 tackles for St. Rita (9-5), which came in riding a seven-game winning streak. Brandon Johnson Jr. ran for 54 yards on 13 carries, while Donovan Evans finished with four catches for 37 yards.
The Mustangs, who had scored 110 points over their last two games, were held to 160 yards.
Brother Rice’s Brayden Parks (98) tries to shed a blocker against St. Rita during the Class 7A state championship game at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (Vincent D. Johnson / Daily Southtown)
Parks was a big part of a Crusaders defensive front that was relentless in stopping St. Rita.
“There are only five offensive linemen and there are four of us on the D-line, so you’re not going to be able to double team at least three of us,” he said. “We’ll get that one-on-one and we’ll get in there, no doubt.”
Parks, who was named the Catholic League Blue’s co-defensive player of the year, is rated as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com and has offers from many prominent programs including Alabama, Ohio State and Notre Dame.
Accolades aside, he has committed himself to continuing to get better.
Brother Rice’s Kameron McGee, right, tries to get to St. Rita’s Steven Armbruster in the Class 7A state championship game at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (Vincent D. Johnson / Daily Southtown)
“My run defending took a big step,” Parks said. “I worked on that all offseason. I’ve gotten better in pass rush, too. Being explosive off the ball. Being quick. Being powerful. Just using my hands.”
The Crusaders took an early lead on Gray’s 6-yard TD run and were up 9-0 before Gray hit Goggin for the insurance TD with 4:10 to go.
“I’ve kind of gotten close with CJ these last few years,” Goggin said. “I look at him as another one of my brothers. To be able to do that with him was probably one of the best moments of my life — to be there with him and get to celebrate with him.”
There will be plenty of celebrating to come. The Crusaders — who lost state championship games in 2018 and 1985 and have seen many other highly touted teams fall short in the playoffs — have title No. 2 at long last.
Brother Rice’s Brayden Parks (98) slips through a double team against St. Rita during the Class 7A state championship game at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. (Vincent D. Johnson / Daily Southtown)
“It definitely feels good, especially with these guys,” Brother Rice coach Casey Quedenfeld said. “The Class of ’26 came in when I moved here from Houston and they bought into a vision.
“And now it just came into fruition.”
Plus, that defense? Parks saw it grow into a dominant group.
“This team and this defense, we’ve all been close and we’ve developed that bond,” Parks said. “We always go out there feeling like we’re going to win. With all that talent around me, I know we’re going to get it done.”
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/03/brayden-parks-brother-rice-st-rita-ihsa-football/
The Washington Post’s Attack On Veterans’ Integrity
The Washington Post’s Attack On Veterans’ Integrity
Authored by William Taylor via RealClearDefense,
On the eve of Veterans Day, a moment meant for gratitude and reflection, The Washington Post doubled down on its campaign against those who have served, accusing America’s Veterans of feigning mental health injuries as a means to secure disability benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The article, one in an unrelenting series of Veteran attack articles from the Post this fall, is disheartening and injurious to those who have sacrificed their minds and bodies for our country.
The series sparked an immediate backlash, with veterans and advocates writing to the Post in droves to slam the reporting as biased and misleading. And they’re right.
The Post’s articles risk leaving readers with the pernicious idea that it’s commonplace for Veterans and their private benefits consultants to scam the VA benefits claims system by using PTSD and other mental health disorders as an excuse to collect benefits from the government.
Mental health disorders are not mere excuses for Veterans to collect benefits; they’re a reality. Ryan Gallucci, Executive Director of the VFW’s Washington, D.C. office, put it best when he called PTSD one of “the signature wounds of modern warfare,” adding that it’s “either ignorant or deliberately cruel” to claim that conditions like this are fake and unworthy of benefits claims.
Mental injuries may not be as physically dramatic as a bullet or explosion wound, but too many Veterans hobble through life dealing with mental anguish, and some – more than 17 per day, according to a recent report – end their own lives early to finally be free of it.
America’s Veterans endured incalculable stress and anguish fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Post’s reporting does not contextualize exposure to the toxic burn pits, the constant threats of violence on patrol, and the grueling physical demands of war and counterinsurgency in 100-plus-degree and sub-zero temperatures for months at a time. And that’s not counting the horrors many Veterans store in their memories, like the dismembered body parts of comrades after their Humvees rode over IEDs – or the burned skin, torn muscles, and protruding organs after shrapnel from a rocket-propelled grenade that sprayed into fellow soldiers nearby.
These stressful memories can return, shaking us to our core. This is PTSD. It’s traumatic, it’s painful, and it’s real. I’m proud that my organization, Veterans Guardian – and the 150-plus Veterans, Veteran spouses, and spouses of active-duty service members who work there – have helped thousands of Veterans afflicted by PTSD and other mental health disorders get the benefits they’ve earned.
By glossing over the unfortunate truths of mental illness and accusing Veterans and those supporting them as fraudulent, the Post has belittled Veterans’ great sacrifices.
They’re also perpetuating an idea they’ve been conditioned to believe through the military, that they should “suck up and deal with” every challenge that comes their way. That standard shouldn’t apply when soldiers transition to Veteran status and civilian life. Civilians are not expected to “suck it up” if an insurance company denies a claim that should be honored.
The same principle applies to Veterans.
When recruits sign up for the armed services, they enter an agreement with the government and people of the United States. As soldiers, they would sacrifice their bodies and minds protecting the Constitution and the freedoms of Americans. But in exchange for these sacrifices, Veterans would receive benefits that help them manage health issues and integrate back into civilian life after serving. Veterans earned the right to receive these benefits, and they should be honored.
The VFW, in response to the Washington Post’s October 6tharticle casting Veterans in a dishonorable light for generalizing the bad actions of very few, perfectly summed up practically every Veteran’s feelings in three words: “honor the contract.”
Reputable claims consultants like Veterans Guardian and Veteran Service Organizations like the VFW may not always see eye to eye, however, we are in lockstep solidarity when it comes to protecting our Veterans, just as we are in our beliefs that the Washington Post doesn’t fully understand Veterans, the benefits system, and the gravity of their reporting.
These kinds of articles share the same hallmarks of the unfortunate reality of the misinformation environment around Veterans: inflammatory anecdotes, the inaccurate portrayal of Veterans as dishonorable, and the vilification of compensating our Veterans for the many burdens they’ve endured. I would ask that everyone that talks about Veterans and their struggles keeps in mind the potential negative impacts their statements can have on our Veterans and their mental health.
Tyler Durden
Wed, 12/03/2025 – 20:55
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/washington-posts-attack-veterans-integrity
Coach Doc Rivers disputes report that Giannis Antetokounmpo is talking with Milwaukee Bucks about his future
MILWAUKEE — Bucks coach Doc Rivers said Wednesday that there have been no talks between team officials and Giannis Antetokounmpo regarding the two-time MVP’s potential exit from Milwaukee.
Rivers’ comments before the Bucks’ game against the Detroit Pistons came following an ESPN report that Antetokounmpo and his agent, Alex Saratsis, had started speaking with the Bucks about the superstar’s future and whether he’s best suited to stay with the team or play elsewhere. Rivers said “there’s been no conversations” in that regard.
“Giannis has never asked to be traded — ever,” Rivers said. “I can’t make that more clear.”
Antetokounmpo’s future has been the subject of much speculation around the NBA ever since the Bucks made a third consecutive first-round playoff exit last season.
ESPN reported before the season that the Bucks and New York Knicks engaged in trade talks regarding Antetokounmpo in August but never gained traction on a potential deal. According to ESPN, Antetokounmpo had indicated New York was the only place he wanted to play outside of Milwaukee.
After that report, Antetokounmpo expressed confidence in what the Bucks could accomplish this season and said he was “locked in,” but he also acknowledged the possibility he could change his mind depending on how things developed over the next several months.
“I believe in this team,” Antetokounmpo said at the time. “I believe in my teammates. I’m here to lead this team to whatever we can go. It’s definitely going to be hard. We’re going to take it day by day, but I’m here. All the added extra stuff, that doesn’t matter. I’ve communicated with my teammates, communicated with the people that I respect and love, that the moment that I step in on this court, in this facility, I wear this jersey. The rest does not matter. I’m locked into whatever I have I front of me.
“Now if in six, seven months I change my mind, that’s human too. You’re allowed to make any decision you want. But I’m locked in. I’m locked into this team. I’m locked into these guys, this group, and to my coaching staff and to myself.
Since then, the Bucks have struggled.
The Bucks entered Wednesday 11th in the Eastern Conference with a 9-13 record after dropping eight of their last nine games. That includes a seven-game skid in which Antetokounmpo missed four games with a left adductor strain.
“Let’s just call a spade a spade,” Rivers said. “We’re not playing well. We had a tough loss (at Washington) the other night, and so now, this is the subject matter. It’s no more true than it was this summer. Does it affect our team and our players? I hope not. I can tell you after listening to our guys talk today, it doesn’t. But that doesn’t mean it won’t. I can’t answer that.”
Rivers then reiterated his belief that Antetokounmpo has no interest in leaving.
“The thing I keep saying is I go to the source,” Rivers said. “I talk to the source every single day — every single day — and he loves Milwaukee and he loves the Bucks.”
Antetokounmpo led the Bucks to their first title in a half-century in 2021, scoring 50 points in the Game 6 clincher against the Phoenix Suns. But the Bucks have won just one playoff series since and have lost in the first round of the postseason each of the last three years.
The Bucks have made plenty of blockbuster moves the last few years while trying to win another title. Antetokounmpo repeatedly has said he would like to stay in Milwaukee but prioritizes playing for a team committed to contending for championships.
The Bucks acquired seven-time All-NBA guard Damian Lillard to team up with Antetokounmpo shortly before the 2023-24 season, but injuries caused them to play just two playoff games together from start to finish.
After Lillard suffered a torn Achilles tendon in the 2025 playoffs — knocking him out for the 2025-26 season — the Bucks took another big swing by waiving him and stretching the rest of his salary for the next five years to create the cap room to sign former Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner. The Bucks hoped they had built an ideal supporting cast for Antetokounmpo by getting younger and more athletic.
During the Bucks’ media- day event before training camp, owner Wes Edens said he had had a “great conversation” with Antetokounmpo in June and that the nine-time All-NBA selection had “made it clear that he was very committed to Milwaukee.”
Antetokounmpo was asked about that conversation later during that event and he said he couldn’t recall that meeting.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/03/milwaukee-bucks-giannis-antetokounmpo-doc-rivers/
Presidente de Venezuela confirma conversación con Donald Trump en medio de creciente tensión
CARACAS (AP) — El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, habló el miércoles por primera vez de una conversación que mantuvo con el mandatario de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, asegurando que se desarrolló en un “tono de respeto”, pero sin ofrecer detalles en medio de la creciente tensión por el gran desplieque de buques y aviones de guerra estadounidense en el Caribe y ataques letales contra embarcaciones con presunta droga.
“Hace unos diez días, aproximadamente, de la Casa Blanca, llamaron al Palacio de Miraflores. Tuve una conversación telefónica con el presidente Donald Trump”, señaló Maduro durante un acto de gobierno televisado. “Puedo decir que la conversación fue en un tono de respeto, inclusive puedo decir que fue cordial”.
“Digo más, si esa llamada significa que se están dando pasos hacia un diálogo respetuoso de Estado (a) Estado, de país a país, bienvenido el diálogo, bienvenida la diplomacia, porque siempre buscaremos la paz”, acotó.
El comentario de Maduro se produjo tres días después de que Trump confirmó a periodistas que habló por teléfono con el mandatario venezolano. “No quiero comentar al respecto, la respuesta es sí. No diría que salió bien o mal. Fue una llamada telefónica”, indicó.
Maduro, quien estuvo seis años frente a la Cancillería venezolana durante el mandato de su predecesor y mentor, el ahora fallecido presidente Hugo Chávez (1999-2013), dijo que aprendió como ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores (2006-2012) “la prudencia diplomática. Me gusta la prudencia, a mí no me gusta la diplomacia de micrófono cuando hay cosas importantes en silencio, tienen que ser hasta que se den”.
“Creo que el camino del pueblo de Estados Unidos y el pueblo de Venezuela tiene que ser un camino de respeto, de diplomacia y de diálogo”, añadió.
El gobierno de Trump sostiene que el despliegue naval, entre otras medidas, busca combatir las amenazas de los cárteles de drogas latinoamericanos. Maduro, en tanto, describe el despliegue como un ataque a la soberanía de la nación y parte de un esfuerzo por derrocarlo.
A inicios de agosto, Washington duplicó a 50 millones de dólares una recompensa por información que dé con la captura de Maduro, a quien acusó formalmente de narcoterrorismo. Maduro ha dicho que son infundadas las denuncias y que buscarían desestabilizar su gobierno.
Man facing attempted murder charge for alleged shove onto Blue Line tracks
A Chicago man has been charged after allegedly punching and pushing someone onto the tracks at a CTA Blue Line stop in Forest Park this week, local authorities said.
Tommie Carter, 39, faces one count of attempted first-degree murder and three counts of aggravated battery to a police officer.
Forest Park police officers responded to a call of a battery at the Harlem Avenue CTA Blue Line stop just after 8:30 a.m. Monday morning, according to a news release from the department. Officers were told, through the village’s dispatch center, that an elderly man had been punched and was lying on elevated train tracks, police said.
When officers arrived, they found the victim lying on the tracks while Carter was on the train platform. As officers tried to arrest Carter, he “defied verbal orders, actively resisted arrest and fought with officers trying to secure him in handcuffs,” police said. Carter then proceeded to spit on an officer after he was placed in custody, police said.
The victim was transported to Loyola Medical Center in Maywood. Police did not give the victim’s condition.
Further investigation showed that an outbound CTA train was approaching the Harlem station as the victim lay in the tracks, police said. However, the train conductor witnessed the incident and stopped the train just in time.
Cook County court records show Carter is separately facing misdemeanor trespassing, assault and damage to government-supported property charges in a case filed in mid-October and was out on pretrial release when he was arrested this week. Carter was previously convicted in 2023 in two separate cases, one on a felony theft charge and the other for aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, according to court records.
Carter was ordered detained in a hearing on Wednesday. His next court appearance is scheduled for Dec. 19.
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