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Trump homenajea a Messi e Inter Miami en la Casa Blanca por título de la MLS

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lionel Messi y sus compañeros del Inter Miami fueron recibidos por el presidente Donald Trump en la Casa Blanca el jueves, para un homenaje por conseguir el título de la MLS del año pasado.

Miami venció a los Whitecaps de Vancouver en diciembre para conquistar el título de liga, y la superestrella argentina fue nombrada Jugador Más Valioso de la MLS por segunda temporada consecutiva.

“Leo, llegaste y ganaste, y eso es algo muy difícil de hacer, muy, muy inusual y, francamente, hay mucha más presión sobre ti de la que cualquiera se imaginaría, porque se esperaba que ganaras, pero casi nadie gana”, expresó Trump.

Messi, quien ingresó a la ceremonia junto a Trump, se unió al Inter Miami en 2023. No habló durante el acto.

Entre otras figuras del Inter Miami presentes estuvieron el uruguayo Luis Suárez, así como los argentinos Tadeo Allende y Rodrigo De Paul. El comisionado de la MLS Don Garber se sentó junto a Andrew Giuliani, jefe del grupo de trabajo de la Casa Blanca para el Mundial. También asistieron el pelotero retirado de las Grandes Ligas Alex Rodriguez y miembros del gabinete de Trump.

Inter Miami fue el primer equipo de la MLS invitado a la Casa Blanca durante los dos mandatos de Trump.

Messi, ganador en ocho ocasiones del Balón de Oro, condujo a la selección de Argentina al título del Mundial en 2022. Se espera que el crack de 38 años vuelva a jugar con la Albiceleste este verano, cuando el torneo se dispute en Estados Unidos, Canadá y México.

La gran vitrina global del fútbol se ha visto ensombrecida por acontecimientos recientes, incluida la guerra con Irán y la agitación en México tras la muerte del líder del cártel Nemesio Oseguera en una operación militar.

Irán forma parte del cuadro de 48 selecciones del Mundial y tiene previsto disputar un par de partidos en el SoFi Stadium, en el sur de California, y otro en Seattle durante la fase de grupos.

Trump abrió la ceremonia con comentarios sobre el conflicto con Irán, pero no mencionó el Mundial.

Tras la ofensiva militar de Estados Unidos e Israel la semana pasada, el principal dirigente del fútbol iraní Mehdi Taj, dijo que el país no podía pensar en jugar el Mundial con “esperanza”.

“No me importa en absoluto” si Irán participa, dijo Trump a Politico esta semana. “Creo que Irán es un país gravemente derrotado. Está funcionando con lo poco que le queda”.

No está claro qué ocurriría si Irán se retirara del Mundial. Ningún equipo que se haya clasificado para el torneo se ha retirado en los últimos 75 años.

El Mundial comienza el 11 de junio, cuando México juegue contra Sudáfrica en la capital mexicana.

Durante la ceremonia, Trump habló de cómo vio jugar al astro brasileño Pelé con el Cosmos de Nueva York. Miró a Messi y le dijo: “Puede que seas mejor que Pelé”, y luego preguntó a la multitud: “¿Quién es mejor?”.

El propietario del Inter Miami, Jorge Mas, dijo que su equipo ha “cambiado la cultura del fútbol en Estados Unidos para siempre”.

“Podemos jugar con los grandes, podemos jugar con los pesos pesados. Nuestra liga puede ser una de las mejores ligas del mundo”, dijo Mas. “Y es esta capacidad de soñar, de perseverar, de no tener obstáculos por delante, lo que hará que sigamos teniendo éxito. Y ojalá, señor presidente, esta no sea nuestra única visita aquí celebrando un campeonato de la MLS”.

Fue la primera visita de Messi a la Casa Blanca. En enero de 2025 fue invitado por la administración del entonces presidente Joe Biden para recibir la Medalla Presidencial de la Libertad, pero no pudo asistir por un conflicto de agenda.

Inter Miami permanecerá en la zona para jugar contra D.C. United el sábado.

_____

Deportes AP: https://apnews.com/hub/deportes

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/05/trump-homenajea-a-messi-e-inter-miami-en-la-casa-blanca-por-ttulo-de-la-mls/ 

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Trump homenajea a Messi e Inter Miami en la Casa Blanca por título de la MLS

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lionel Messi y sus compañeros del Inter Miami fueron recibidos por el presidente Donald Trump en la Casa Blanca el jueves, para un homenaje por conseguir el título de la MLS del año pasado.

Miami venció a los Whitecaps de Vancouver en diciembre para conquistar el título de liga, y la superestrella argentina fue nombrada Jugador Más Valioso de la MLS por segunda temporada consecutiva.

“Leo, llegaste y ganaste, y eso es algo muy difícil de hacer, muy, muy inusual y, francamente, hay mucha más presión sobre ti de la que cualquiera se imaginaría, porque se esperaba que ganaras, pero casi nadie gana”, expresó Trump.

Messi, quien ingresó a la ceremonia junto a Trump, se unió al Inter Miami en 2023. No habló durante el acto.

Entre otras figuras del Inter Miami presentes estuvieron el uruguayo Luis Suárez, así como los argentinos Tadeo Allende y Rodrigo De Paul. El comisionado de la MLS Don Garber se sentó junto a Andrew Giuliani, jefe del grupo de trabajo de la Casa Blanca para el Mundial. También asistieron el pelotero retirado de las Grandes Ligas Alex Rodriguez y miembros del gabinete de Trump.

Inter Miami fue el primer equipo de la MLS invitado a la Casa Blanca durante los dos mandatos de Trump.

Messi, ganador en ocho ocasiones del Balón de Oro, condujo a la selección de Argentina al título del Mundial en 2022. Se espera que el crack de 38 años vuelva a jugar con la Albiceleste este verano, cuando el torneo se dispute en Estados Unidos, Canadá y México.

La gran vitrina global del fútbol se ha visto ensombrecida por acontecimientos recientes, incluida la guerra con Irán y la agitación en México tras la muerte del líder del cártel Nemesio Oseguera en una operación militar.

Irán forma parte del cuadro de 48 selecciones del Mundial y tiene previsto disputar un par de partidos en el SoFi Stadium, en el sur de California, y otro en Seattle durante la fase de grupos.

Trump abrió la ceremonia con comentarios sobre el conflicto con Irán, pero no mencionó el Mundial.

Tras la ofensiva militar de Estados Unidos e Israel la semana pasada, el principal dirigente del fútbol iraní Mehdi Taj, dijo que el país no podía pensar en jugar el Mundial con “esperanza”.

“No me importa en absoluto” si Irán participa, dijo Trump a Politico esta semana. “Creo que Irán es un país gravemente derrotado. Está funcionando con lo poco que le queda”.

No está claro qué ocurriría si Irán se retirara del Mundial. Ningún equipo que se haya clasificado para el torneo se ha retirado en los últimos 75 años.

El Mundial comienza el 11 de junio, cuando México juegue contra Sudáfrica en la capital mexicana.

Durante la ceremonia, Trump habló de cómo vio jugar al astro brasileño Pelé con el Cosmos de Nueva York. Miró a Messi y le dijo: “Puede que seas mejor que Pelé”, y luego preguntó a la multitud: “¿Quién es mejor?”.

El propietario del Inter Miami, Jorge Mas, dijo que su equipo ha “cambiado la cultura del fútbol en Estados Unidos para siempre”.

“Podemos jugar con los grandes, podemos jugar con los pesos pesados. Nuestra liga puede ser una de las mejores ligas del mundo”, dijo Mas. “Y es esta capacidad de soñar, de perseverar, de no tener obstáculos por delante, lo que hará que sigamos teniendo éxito. Y ojalá, señor presidente, esta no sea nuestra única visita aquí celebrando un campeonato de la MLS”.

Fue la primera visita de Messi a la Casa Blanca. En enero de 2025 fue invitado por la administración del entonces presidente Joe Biden para recibir la Medalla Presidencial de la Libertad, pero no pudo asistir por un conflicto de agenda.

Inter Miami permanecerá en la zona para jugar contra D.C. United el sábado.

_____

Deportes AP: https://apnews.com/hub/deportes

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/05/trump-homenajea-a-messi-e-inter-miami-en-la-casa-blanca-por-ttulo-de-la-mls/ 

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Trump homenajea a Messi e Inter Miami en la Casa Blanca por título de la MLS

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lionel Messi y sus compañeros del Inter Miami fueron recibidos por el presidente Donald Trump en la Casa Blanca el jueves, para un homenaje por conseguir el título de la MLS del año pasado.

Miami venció a los Whitecaps de Vancouver en diciembre para conquistar el título de liga, y la superestrella argentina fue nombrada Jugador Más Valioso de la MLS por segunda temporada consecutiva.

“Leo, llegaste y ganaste, y eso es algo muy difícil de hacer, muy, muy inusual y, francamente, hay mucha más presión sobre ti de la que cualquiera se imaginaría, porque se esperaba que ganaras, pero casi nadie gana”, expresó Trump.

Messi, quien ingresó a la ceremonia junto a Trump, se unió al Inter Miami en 2023. No habló durante el acto.

Entre otras figuras del Inter Miami presentes estuvieron el uruguayo Luis Suárez, así como los argentinos Tadeo Allende y Rodrigo De Paul. El comisionado de la MLS Don Garber se sentó junto a Andrew Giuliani, jefe del grupo de trabajo de la Casa Blanca para el Mundial. También asistieron el pelotero retirado de las Grandes Ligas Alex Rodriguez y miembros del gabinete de Trump.

Inter Miami fue el primer equipo de la MLS invitado a la Casa Blanca durante los dos mandatos de Trump.

Messi, ganador en ocho ocasiones del Balón de Oro, condujo a la selección de Argentina al título del Mundial en 2022. Se espera que el crack de 38 años vuelva a jugar con la Albiceleste este verano, cuando el torneo se dispute en Estados Unidos, Canadá y México.

La gran vitrina global del fútbol se ha visto ensombrecida por acontecimientos recientes, incluida la guerra con Irán y la agitación en México tras la muerte del líder del cártel Nemesio Oseguera en una operación militar.

Irán forma parte del cuadro de 48 selecciones del Mundial y tiene previsto disputar un par de partidos en el SoFi Stadium, en el sur de California, y otro en Seattle durante la fase de grupos.

Trump abrió la ceremonia con comentarios sobre el conflicto con Irán, pero no mencionó el Mundial.

Tras la ofensiva militar de Estados Unidos e Israel la semana pasada, el principal dirigente del fútbol iraní Mehdi Taj, dijo que el país no podía pensar en jugar el Mundial con “esperanza”.

“No me importa en absoluto” si Irán participa, dijo Trump a Politico esta semana. “Creo que Irán es un país gravemente derrotado. Está funcionando con lo poco que le queda”.

No está claro qué ocurriría si Irán se retirara del Mundial. Ningún equipo que se haya clasificado para el torneo se ha retirado en los últimos 75 años.

El Mundial comienza el 11 de junio, cuando México juegue contra Sudáfrica en la capital mexicana.

Durante la ceremonia, Trump habló de cómo vio jugar al astro brasileño Pelé con el Cosmos de Nueva York. Miró a Messi y le dijo: “Puede que seas mejor que Pelé”, y luego preguntó a la multitud: “¿Quién es mejor?”.

El propietario del Inter Miami, Jorge Mas, dijo que su equipo ha “cambiado la cultura del fútbol en Estados Unidos para siempre”.

“Podemos jugar con los grandes, podemos jugar con los pesos pesados. Nuestra liga puede ser una de las mejores ligas del mundo”, dijo Mas. “Y es esta capacidad de soñar, de perseverar, de no tener obstáculos por delante, lo que hará que sigamos teniendo éxito. Y ojalá, señor presidente, esta no sea nuestra única visita aquí celebrando un campeonato de la MLS”.

Fue la primera visita de Messi a la Casa Blanca. En enero de 2025 fue invitado por la administración del entonces presidente Joe Biden para recibir la Medalla Presidencial de la Libertad, pero no pudo asistir por un conflicto de agenda.

Inter Miami permanecerá en la zona para jugar contra D.C. United el sábado.

_____

Deportes AP: https://apnews.com/hub/deportes

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/05/trump-homenajea-a-messi-e-inter-miami-en-la-casa-blanca-por-ttulo-de-la-mls/ 

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Estados Unidos y Venezuela acuerdan restablecer relaciones diplomáticas

CARACAS (AP) — Estados Unidos y Venezuela acuerdan restablecer relaciones diplomáticas.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/05/estados-unidos-y-venezuela-acuerdan-restablecer-relaciones-diplomticas/ 

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Estados Unidos y Venezuela acuerdan restablecer relaciones diplomáticas

CARACAS (AP) — Estados Unidos y Venezuela acuerdan restablecer relaciones diplomáticas.

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/05/estados-unidos-y-venezuela-acuerdan-restablecer-relaciones-diplomticas/ 

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Column: Plano basketball game incident a reminder to parents to play it cool

I don’t do social media. But if I was a TikToker or liked to post on Instagram, I’d have been tempted to pull out my phone and hit “video” as I sat in the gym Saturday morning watching a basketball game.

The subject: A dad standing on the top bleacher throwing around his arms and yelling so intensely you might have assumed this was a high school playoff game with a shot at a sectional championship on the line.

But the game was at Emily Johns Elementary School in Plano. Between third- and fourth-grade girls. And the team this man was screaming for was a dozen or so points behind the opponents with just seconds left on the clock.

It was yet another example of parents behaving badly. Entertaining for some. Annoying for others. No doubt some were downright embarrassed. But at least it was not violent.

That incident reportedly happened with a whole new set of parents a few hours later in the same elementary school gymnasium.

I don’t have the details on what led up to the incident. But I do have a Plano police report from Police Chief Norman Addison indicating a 43-year-old Plano man has been charged with assault after a fight broke out at the game.

According to a press release, police responded to a disturbance where about “10 people were yelling and fighting.” During the incident, according to authorities, the man is accused of making a verbal threat to another adult, and after the person signed a complaint against him, the man was arrested and charged.

Addison told me the incident is still open pending further investigation and further charges could be filed after surveillance video is reviewed.

All told, it was an ugly incident for the Plano Youth Organization, a vibrant volunteer-based nonprofit which runs kids sports for the community because there is no park district. The night before, said President Justin Schimandle, the PYO held a successful Family Night, where more than 100 kids scrimmaged against their families.

“We provided food, had a packed gym and created a genuinely positive experience for our athletes and families,” he told me. “Unfortunately, when situations like this occur, it casts a shadow on events that are overwhelmingly positive and centered around kids.”

Schimandle is right. Out of control parents at kids’ sports events is in every community and is nothing new. In a survey by the National Association of Sports Officials, it was found that adults, mostly parents, are the primary source of poor sportsmanship, with 64% of referees reported having had to eject parents from games. Another research project showed that negative spectator behaviors like swearing or threatening language was observed at 68% of events.

While it’s hard to find data on arrests specifically tied to this sort of behavior, we see those headlines and online videos that show just how out of control parents can get. A couple weeks ago in Pennsylvania, for example, two adults were arrested after a heated verbal dispute is reported to have escalated into a physical fight at a basketball game – of second-graders. And it doesn’t seem to take much for fists to start flying. In December a coach and parent in Connecticut were arrested after a fight reportedly broke out over how much ice time a kid got.

Schimandle, who has coached at the high school level, and currently is an AAU basketball coach and referee, has multiple perspectives on “how challenging” youth sports has become. It’s an environment, he noted, that “in many cases has reached a breaking point.”

Psychologists and those who work in youth sports say part of the blame goes to competitions no longer seen as just recreation but auditions for elite travel teams and scholarships. Plus, the pandemic created lots of pent-up energy and frustration, they say, with parents struggling more these days with economic and emotional stressors.

I tend to think a major culprit is the decline in overall civility. Add that to the fact so many parents are overinvested in their kids and you get far too much emotion going into a simple game. Anyone who has spent lots of time sitting in bleachers or on sideline chairs has seen it and at times might even have been a little guilty themselves.

Plano, which is hosting its Big West Basketball/Plano Youth Playoffs and Championships on Sunday – it is expected to drawn up to 2,500 people from nine towns – gets the headline today. But as Schimandle noted, what happened last weekend is part of a broader societal issue that needs to be discussed.

According to the National Alliance for Youth Sports and the American Academy of Pediatrics, the best thing you can do as a parent to keep your kid in sports is to be supportive with low-pressure involvement. There’s a reason, after all, that announcers often remind spectators in a firm but calm way that these are not NBA or MLB or NHL players competing.

They are kids – impressionable kids who don’t want to be embarrassed by their parents or watch their dad or mom get hauled away in handcuffs. Encourage, don’t coach from the stands, the experts strongly advise. Don’t argue with officials or other spectators.

And for the love of the game – not to mention your kids – don’t relive it as if the future of the family depended on its outcome.

dcrosby@tribpub.com

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/05/column-plano-basketball-game-incident-a-reminder-to-parents-to-play-it-cool/ 

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Gary man sentenced to 49 years after rape trial

A Gary man was handed a 49-year prison sentence Thursday after he was convicted of 18 charges in a February rape trial.

Damian Donaldson, 38, was sentenced in Lake County Superior Court by Judge Salvador Vasquez. The sentence included a variety of consecutive and concurrent charges.

In February, he was convicted of rape, attempted rape, criminal confinement, burglary, two counts of stalking, two counts of intimidation, three counts of domestic battery, one count of strangulation, one count of neglect of a dependent and five misdemeanors. Donaldson was acquitted of intimidation, strangulation and a misdemeanor interference with the reporting of the crime.

He received 13 years for both the rape and attempted rape charges, with the sentences running concurrently. Other concurrent charges include the five misdemeanors and the two counts of stalking.

Vasquez vacated two of the domestic battery charges and the strangulation charge amidst sentencing, saying that those are covered by other charges in the sentence.

“There’s no question that what the jury heard in this case was an extreme act of violence, and that’s not taken lightly,” Vasquez said. “The aggravating factors in this case are significant, and the aggravating sentence is appropriate.”

Court records say that Donaldson sexually assaulted a woman, broke her windshield and poured marinara sauce in her gas tank in October, according to Post-Tribune archives.

Gary police responded after the reported rape, at 8:18 a.m. Oct. 28, finding the woman’s damaged vehicle and a broken pasta sauce jar outside, according to Post-Tribune archives. The woman said Donaldson showed up uninvited at her back door at about 1 a.m., and a previous phone call accused him of trying to get her to perform a sex act for 20 minutes.

Donaldson claimed that the Indiana Department of Child Services would take her children if police were called, according to Post-Tribune archives.

The children woke up during their argument, and after they went back to sleep, Donaldson grabbed the woman’s face and tried to get her to perform a sex act. When she resisted, he choked and raped her instead.

The woman in this case gave a victim impact statement Thursday, saying that Donaldson has patterns of manipulation, violence and lying. His actions affected her and her children, she said.

“He has repeatedly made threats to my life … telling me that I will die by his hands,” she said. “He’s threatened to kill me and my children, and he’s created a terrifying environment for me and my children.”

She also said that Donaldson sexually assaulted her, including in front of her children, and that she has watched him harm and manipulate other women.

“I believe he’s incredibly dangerous,” she said. “I’m concerned for my safety, my children’s safety, and the safety of anyone who comes in contact with him.”

Donaldson’s attorney, Patricia Ivanovich, asked for a 14-year sentence Thursday. Deputy Prosecutor Jessica (Arnold) Woodward asked for a 65-year sentence, saying Donaldson has not learned from previous incidents and doesn’t have remorse for his actions.

Before his sentencing, Donaldson spoke to the court, saying that he isn’t manipulative and doesn’t lie. He told Vasquez that he didn’t believe an aggravated sentence would be fair in this case, and this is the first time he’s been charged with crimes of this nature.

“This makes me look like a monster,” Donaldson said. “This is just a toxic relationship.”

Donaldson’s girlfriend, Kena Davis, testified on his behalf Thursday. The two have known each other for about three-and-a-half years, Davis said.

Davis has two children, and she said that Donaldson has a good relationship with them and “treats them like his own.” He’s helpful and has a good relationship with his family, Davis said.

“Please be lenient,” she told Vasquez. “He’s a great father and a great man. He does everything that a woman might need.”

mwilkins@chicagotribune.com

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/05/gary-man-sentenced-to-49-years-after-rape-trial/ 

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Ask Anna: Breaking up with first love

Dear Anna,

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I’m 26 and going through my first real breakup. My boyfriend and I have been together for almost four years — he’s my first serious relationship, first love, all of it. We’ve been incredibly happy, but recently some major life circumstances have come up that are pushing us in different directions. There’s technically a way we could stay together — he could move across the country with me for grad school — but I know he’s not going to, and honestly, I understand why. His entire life, his family, his career are here. I’m not angry at him. I’m not even sure I blame him. I’m just devastated. I genuinely thought we’d get married, buy a house, build a whole life together. Now it feels like we’re just counting down the days until one of us finally says it out loud. The physical pain is what’s shocking me most. My chest feels tight all the time, like something is sitting on it. I cry until I can’t breathe. I feel nauseous. I can’t sleep. I know this sounds dramatic, but I genuinely feel like I’m dying. Is this what heartbreak always feels like, or is it just this intense because it’s my first? And how do I get through this when every single part of my body is telling me something is terribly, physically wrong? — What a Heartbreaking First

Dear WTF,

Yes, heartbreak feels exactly like this. And no, you’re not being dramatic. What you’re experiencing is real, physical pain — your body isn’t lying to you about that. And it’s not in your head.

Let me explain.

When you lose someone you love, your brain processes it similarly to physical injury. The chest tightness, the nausea, sometimes the actual heart muscle aches, as if it’s being squeezed — that’s not metaphorical suffering. That’s your nervous system in crisis mode, flooded with stress hormones, genuinely struggling to regulate itself. Heartbreak activates the same neural pathways as physical pain. So when you say it feels like you’re dying, your body actually believes it is — it’s convinced that something catastrophic is happening and acts accordingly. On top of that, you’re mentally grieving the future you thought you were going to have.

I will say that first heartbreaks often hit differently because you’ve never survived one before. You don’t have the reference point of knowing that eventually, miraculously, impossibly, this feeling will pass. Right now it feels permanent and unbearable because you’ve never had to learn that hearts actually do heal, even when it seems anatomically impossible.

Let me be the first to reassure you — and don’t take my word for it, ask anyone who’s survived heartbreak and moved on from it — that it gets easier.

But here’s the hard truth: There are no shortcuts through this. You can’t think your way out of heartbreak. You can’t logic yourself into feeling better. You can’t distract yourself or numb yourself with booze or drugs or sex or a new obsession. The only way out is straight through the middle of it, and that means you have to feel it fully, even though it’s excruciating.

Lean into it. Cry until you’re empty. Let yourself be sad without trying to fix it or rush past it. Grief needs to move through your body, and the more you try to suppress it or “get over it” quickly, the longer it lingers. (Or worse, it comes out in surprising, insidious ways, such as illness, random bouts of anger or emotional breakdowns.)

This doesn’t mean wallowing forever — it means giving yourself permission to actually process what’s happening instead of white-knuckling your way through fake productivity and forced positivity.

Take care of your body while it’s in crisis. Eat even when you’re not hungry. Drink water. Move your body — walk, stretch, anything that reminds you that you’re still alive and functioning. Sleep when you can, even if it’s terrible sleep. Your physical health will help stabilize the emotional chaos, even if only slightly.

Talk to people who love you. Or a therapist. Or both. Don’t isolate. You’ll be tempted to because heartbreak feels humiliating and private, but humans are wired to heal in connection, not alone.

One more thing about the particular hell you’re in right now, aka the limbo state. You’re grieving a relationship that technically hasn’t ended yet, which means you’re stuck in this awful in-between where you can’t fully let go but you also can’t pretend everything is fine. This anticipatory grief is its own special torture because you’re mourning while still going through the motions of being together. If you’re still seeing each other, set a timeline for when this ends — not because you want to rush heartbreak, but because the uncertainty is making everything worse. Your brain can’t start processing the loss when the loss hasn’t actually happened yet. The waiting and the dread are often worse than the actual ending. Sometimes the kindest thing you can do for yourself is to stop prolonging the inevitable and let yourself start healing for real.

And here’s what I need you to hear: You will survive this. Not because the pain will disappear overnight, but because time and distance and the sheer act of continuing to exist will slowly, quietly dull the edges. One day you’ll realize you went an hour without thinking about him. Then a morning. Then a whole day. It won’t feel possible right now, but it will happen.

This isn’t your only love. It’s your first. And first loves are formative and beautiful and devastating when they end, but they’re far from the whole story.

Let yourself grieve what you’re losing. You’re allowed.

___

(Anna Pulley is a syndicated Tribune Content Agency columnist answering reader questions about love, sex and dating. Send your questions via email (anonymity guaranteed) to redeyedating@gmail.com, sign up for her infrequent (yet amazing) newsletter or check out her books!)

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/03/05/ask-anna-breaking-up/ 

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Data Center Hunter: Iran Expands Drone Target List, From AWS To Microsoft Facilities

Data Center Hunter: Iran Expands Drone Target List, From AWS To Microsoft Facilities

Iranian state-affiliated media says the IRGC has targeted Microsoft data centers in the Gulf region with kamikaze drones, days after IRGC drone strikes hit Amazon data centers in the United Arab Emirates. This underscores a new escalation: commercial data centers no longer appear to be off-limits, a risk we warned readers a little more than a month ago.

“The targeting of Amazon and Microsoft in these operations has dealt a serious blow to the enemy’s technological and information infrastructure,” Fars News Agency said in a Telegram post, as quoted by the Financial Times.

On Monday, two AWS data centers in the UAE were hit by IRGC drones, while an AWS facility in Bahrain was nearly struck by one of these next-generation, low-cost kamikaze drones. These incidents marked the first known instance of a commercial data center being physically targeted in a conflict.

We pointed out in the note titled “Explosion In AI Data Center Buildouts Will Demand Next-Gen Counter-Drone Security” that Wall Street analysts largely end their analysis at the financing and construction of next-generation data centers, with limited discussion regarding the modern security architecture required once these facilities are built and become instant high-value targets for non-state actors or foreign adversaries. Traditional perimeter measures, such as metal chain-link fencing and surveillance systems, are rendered useless in the world of emerging AI threats, including autonomous drone or swarm-based attacks enabled by advances in AI and low-cost unmanned systems.

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Walid Regragui renuncia como seleccionador de Marruecos meses antes del Mundial

Associated Press

RABAT, Marruecos (AP) — El entrenador de Marruecos, Walid Regragui, renunció al equipo apenas unos meses antes de que inicie la Copa Mundial, según confirmó el jueves a última hora de la noche en una conferencia de prensa.

Ya se especulaba de la salida de Regragui —a menos de 100 días de que Estados Unidos, Canadá y México reciban el Mundial del 11 de junio al 19 de julio— antes de que Fouzi Lekjaa, presidente de la federación de fútbol del país, acompañara a Regragui en la conferencia de prensa, que también sirvió como homenaje al técnico saliente.

“El equipo necesita una cara nueva, una energía diferente y una nueva perspectiva con un nuevo entrenador. Creo que el equipo necesita un nuevo impulso antes del Mundial, una nueva visión para seguir progresando. Mi decisión de irme forma parte de la evolución de este equipo”, afirmó Regragui.

En el Mundial de 2022, Regragui llevó a Marruecos a las semifinales —algo nuevo para una selección de África y el mundo árabe—, pero fue criticado después de que el equipo no lograra ganar la Copa Africana de Naciones como país anfitrión tras una dramática derrota por 1-0 ante Senegal en la final en enero.

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