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Italia rompe su récord histórico en Milán-Cortina con 22 medallas y 7 días por delante
Por DANIELLA MATAR
MILÁN (AP) — Ahora es oficial: el país anfitrión, Italia, está teniendo sus mejores Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno de la historia.
Italia sumó cuatro medallas en rápida sucesión el domingo —dos oros, una plata y un bronce— para llevar su total a 22 y superar su mejor cosecha previa de 20, lograda hace más de 30 años, en los Juegos de Lillehammer de 1994.
Y todavía quedan siete días de competencia.
El equipo italiano de esquí de fondo abrió la jornada del domingo con el bronce en el relevo masculino 4 x 7,5 kilómetros, antes de que Federica Brignone ganara una increíble segunda medalla de oro en casa al imponerse en el eslalon gigante, apenas un mes después de volver a competir tras una terrible lesión el año pasado.
Menos de una hora después, Michela Moioli y Lorenzo Sommariva terminaron segundos en el snowboard cross por equipos mixtos para conseguir la 21era medalla de Italia en los Juegos de Milán-Cortina para batir la marca anterior.
Y poco después, Lisa Vittozzi ganó el oro en la prueba de persecución de biatlón de 10 kilómetros.
El total supera el objetivo de 19 medallas que había fijado el presidente del Comité Olímpico Italiano, Luciano Buonfiglio, antes de que comenzaran los Juegos.
¿El desglose hasta ahora? Ocho medallas de oro, cuatro de plata y 10 de bronce.
En Lillehammer, Italia terminó cuarta en el medallero final —por detrás de Rusia, el país anfitrión Noruega y Alemania—. En Milán-Cortina, la Azzurri se han mantenido de forma constante entre los dos primeros lugares.
En los últimos Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno, en Beijing, Italia ganó 17 medallas. Le fue peor la última vez que fue anfitriona, al reunir 11 en Turín en 2006.
Las señales de que Italia podía hacer algo especial en sus Juegos en casa estaban ahí desde el tercer día, cuando la Azzurri tuvo una jornada récord sobre nieve y hielo con una cosecha de seis medallas, la mayor cantidad que el país había ganado en un solo día en unos Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno.
“Qué día increíble: seis medallas en 24 horas en los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno pasarán a la historia”, expresó Giovanni Malagò, presidente del comité organizador local “Y lo que también es increíble es el carácter multidisciplinario de las medallas; nos hemos convertido en un país capaz de ser competitivo en deportes en los que nunca lo habíamos sido”.
“Eso es fundamental en el programa olímpico y en el medallero final… Siempre he sido de la opinión de que la fortaleza de un país se ve en cuántas medallas en distintos deportes logras conseguir, no necesariamente en la cantidad de oros”.
Las historias detrás de algunas de las medallas han contribuido al buen momento que recorre el país.
Brignone, de 35 años, esquió a pesar del dolor para ganar el oro en el super-G femenino el jueves, después de pasar un año dedicado en gran parte a la rehabilitación tras romperse varios huesos de la pierna.
Arianna Fontana, la patinadora de velocidad en pista corta más laureada de todos los tiempos, ganó sus medallas 12 y 13, igualando el récord del esgrimista Edoardo Mangiarotti como el atleta italiano con más medallas olímpicas, una marca que se mantenía desde 1960.
“Estamos viendo al equipo italiano hacerlo increíblemente bien… He tenido mucha suerte de poder presenciar los oros de Federica y de Arianna, que fueron sencillamente increíbles”, indicó el viernes Kirsty Coventry, presidenta del Comité Olímpico Internacional. “Sus historias de resiliencia, de lucha y de todo lo bueno de la humanidad quedaron realmente en evidencia”.
“A ambas atletas les tengo muchísimo respeto… Arianna es ahora la atleta italiana con más medallas, ya sea olímpica de verano o de invierno. Y lograrlo en casa es genial. Estoy muy emocionada por ella. Y se podía sentir en el estadio ayer, anoche, la pasión, el cariño y el respeto”.
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Business news: Valpo Y nets donation and Hobart Chamber event Feb. 18
Avila selected for Extension program
Gina Avila, Purdue Extension Community Development Educator in Porter County, has been selected to participate in the 2026 North Central Extension Leadership Development program, a multi-state leadership initiative, according to a release.
The year-long program combines virtual cohort learning with immersive, in-person leadership experiences focused on self-awareness, collaboration, adaptive leadership and systems-thinking, the release said.
Avila serves as a Community Development Educator in Porter County and plays a leadership role across local, statewide and national initiatives. Her work focuses on strengthening collaboration, advancing digital equity and supporting Extension’s modernization efforts.
The 2026 NELD program is hosted by Kansas State University’s Staley School of Leadership.
Gina Avila, community development educator with Purdue Extension, leads a discussion on campaign ethics Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, at a class for would-be political candidates. (Doug Ross/for Post-Tribune)
Valparaiso Family Y presented with $8k gift
The Valparaiso Family YMCA recently accepted an $8,000 donation from Lake Cable, according to a release.
Lake Cable’s donation directly supports the Valparaiso Family YMCA’s ongoing efforts to provide access to youth programs, family engagement initiatives and financial assistance for those who need it most, the release said.
The Valparaiso Family YMCA serves nearly 19,000 individuals each year through programs and services that support physical wellness, childcare, youth development, senior engagement and community outreach. Donations from corporate partners like Lake Cable help ensure that the YMCA remains accessible to everyone, regardless of income, the release said.
Valparaiso Director of Parks Kevin Nuppnau has accepted a leadership position with the Porter County Community Foundation. (Photo provided by City of Valparaiso)
Foundation welcomes new vice president
Kevin Nuppnau has been named Vice President of the Porter County Community Foundation, a release said.
Nuppnau’s primary responsibilities will be developing, expanding and deepening relationships and promoting the value of philanthropy in building endowed resources. In addition, he will lead the Foundation’s nonprofit education and professional development efforts to strengthen the capacity of the foundation’s nonprofit partners and collaborators, the release said. He officially joined the Foundation on Feb. 2, most recently serving as the Parks Director for the City of Valparaiso and the Executive Director of the Valpo Parks Foundation.
Gary Councilwoman appointed to national group
Gary Councilwoman Lori Latham, D-1st, has been appointed to the National League of Cities 2026 Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Federal Advocacy Committee.
Latham, a release said, was elected to a one-year term and will provide strategic direction and guidance for NLC’s federal advocacy agenda and policy priorities on sustainability, climate change, community resilience, water infrastructure, solid waste management and more. NLC President Kevin Kramer announced the appointment.
For more information on NLC’s Federal Advocacy Committees, visit: nlc.org/advocacy/federal-advocacy-committees/.
Bank exec steps aside after 53 years
Centier Bank has announced that Mike Schrage, longtime CEO, has turned the bank’s reins over to his son-in-law after 53 years in leadership, a release said.
Chris Campbell, Schrage’s son-in-law and current bank President, has assumed Schrage’s responsibilities, marking the formal transition to the fifth generation of Schrage family leadership. Campbell, whose career includes 20 years in leadership roles at Centier, joins other members of the family, including Stephanie Schrage, Board Member and daughter of the elder Schrage, and Anthony Contrucci, Board Member and President of First Bancshares Inc, and husband of Schrage’s daughter, Melissa.
Schrage’s future focus within Centier Bank will center around branch expansion across the state
as well as Centier’s hospitality-centered banking, the release said.
Munster named in Legacy initiative
Legacy Foundation, the community foundation for Lake County, recently announced Munster as the second community selected to participate in the Community Heart & Soul initiative, according to a release.
The town will be embarking on a plan to engage residents in identifying what they love the most about their community, what future they want for it, and how to achieve it, the release said. Munster will receive training, technical assistance, and up to $90,000 in funding from Legacy Foundation to support implementation of the process, as well as early projects that emerge from resident-led action planning.
Cedar Lake, the first community named, launched its Heart & Soul programming in January 2025.
Hobart Chamber hosts networking event Feb. 18
Gloria’s Glass Garden is sponsoring the Hobart Chamber of Commerce’s Chamber Mingle networking event from 8:30-10 a.m. Feb. 18 at the Chamber office, 1001 Lillian St..
The free casual morning event is designed to bring together local business professionals, entrepreneurs and community leaders for a relaxed and engaging networking experience, a release said. For more information, email Susan Thompson at executivedirector@hobartchamber.com.
Mrvan announces DOT safety grants
U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan , D-Highland, recently announced federal grant awards for Burns Harbor, Gary, Hobart, Michigan City and Munster under the Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant program, a release said.
Specifically, Burns Harbor will receive $120,000, Gary will receive $421,600, Hobart will receive $300,000, Michigan City will receive $200,000, and Munster will receive $240,000 to invest in safety action plans and studies aimed at improving transportation and reducing roadway fatalities within their communities. According to the DOT, the SS4A Grant program aims to improve roadway safety by supporting communities in developing plans to implement infrastructure projects designed to reduce transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries, the release said.
“This Alliance Has To Look Different Because The World Looks Different”: Rubio Expands On Historic Speech In Munich
“This Alliance Has To Look Different Because The World Looks Different”: Rubio Expands On Historic Speech In Munich
Authored by ‘sundance’ via The Last Refuge,
Marco Rubio appears for an interview with John Micklethwait of Bloomberg News. The interview was pre-scheduled as a follow up to the rather historic speech in Munich at the security conference. Within the interview {video and transcript below} Rubio expands on the baseline of the speech, the ‘why‘ is the U.S-EU alliance important.
Beginning with the end in mind, Rubio reminds the interviewer that an alliance must first accept the purpose of the assembly. There are common values and common social components to the relationship that sit at the core of the decision to be allies.
We have a shared civilization based on shared values, and within that central component the Trump administration is staring at the Europeans and saying they have lost focus on these values. Europe is diminishing itself; it is fracturing its culture and has lost its sovereign identity. The United States wants to stay partnered with Europe, but we are not going to be a partner anchored to a collective mindset that has lost its identity.
This culturally Marxist status, a gathering of nations infected with political correctness, pontificating wokeness and apologetic self-flagellation, is the core problem the Europeans are not willing to face. President Trump and Marco Rubio are essentially telling the EU to shake it off, quit being woke, get proud of your heritage, institute political systems that give benefit to the population and regain pride in themselves and their identity.
The process begins with national security, but that is not just about military spending. Their energy industry needs to support economic independence; they cannot outsource component manufacturing; they need to reestablish economic baselines that are not dependent on Russia, China, India or any other risk vector that could be used to manipulate.
Key Quotes:
These quotes capture the core themes of Rubio’s remarks: pride in Western civilization, the urgency of a capable alliance, lessons from history, pragmatic diplomacy (including with adversaries), and a push for negotiated resolutions in key conflicts.
On shared Western civilization and the transatlantic alliance
“Ultimately, it’s the fact that we are both heirs to the same civilization. And it’s a great civilization and it’s one we should be proud of. It’s one that’s contributed extraordinarily to the world and it’s one, frankly, upon which America is built, from our language to our system of government to our laws to the food we eat to the name of our cities and towns – all of it deeply linked to this Western civilization and culture that we should be proud of, and it’s worth defending.”
“People don’t fight and die for abstract ideas. They are willing to fight and defend who they are and what matters and is important to them.”
“When we come off as urgent or even critical about decisions that Europe has failed to make or made, it is because we care. It is because we understand that ultimately, our own fate will be intertwined with what happens with Europe.”
On the need for Europe to share the burden and be capable
“We want Europe to survive, we want Europe to prosper, because we’re interconnected in so many different ways and because our alliance is so critical. But it has to be an alliance of allies that are capable and willing to fight for who they are and what’s important.”
On the Cold War parallels and lessons for today (vs. China)
“It’s reminding people of what we’ve done together in the past. But it’s also a reminder that at the end of that era, when we won the Cold War, there was this euphoria that led us to make some terrible decisions that have now left us vulnerable – it deindustrialized the West; it left us increasingly dependent on others, including China, for our critical supplies. And that needs to be reversed in order to safeguard us.”
“We should never be in a situation where our alliance and our respective countries are vulnerable to extortion or blackmail because someone controls 99 percent of something that’s critical to national life.”
On European leaders engaging with China
“Nation-states need to interact with one another. […] I don’t think visiting Beijing or meeting with the Chinese is – on the contrary, I think it would be irresponsible for great powers not to have relationships and talk through things and, to the extent possible, avoid unnecessary conflict.”
On the alliance’s evolution and core foundation
“This alliance has to look different because the world looks different. This alliance has to be about different things than it’s been in the past because the challenges of the 21st century are different than the challenges of the 20th.”
“The fundamental thing that has to change is we have to remind ourselves of why it is we have an alliance in the first place. […] This is not just a military arrangement. […] It is what holds us together in the first place as an alliance is our shared civilizational values, the fact that we are all heirs to a common civilization and one we should be very proud of.”
On the Ukraine war
“I think that’s a difficult war to say anyone is winning. The Russians are losing seven to eight thousand soldiers a week – a week. […] Not wounded – dead.”
“In the end, this war will not be solved militarily. It will be – in the end, it will come to a negotiated settlement. We’d like to see that happen as soon as possible.”
“I don’t think it’s possible for Russia to even achieve whatever initial objectives they had at the beginning of this war. I think now it’s largely narrowed down to their desire to take 20 percent of Donetsk that they don’t currently possess.”
On Cuba and the regime
“Cuba’s fundamental problem is that it has no economy and its economic model is one that has never been tried and has never worked anywhere else in the world.”
“They would much rather be in charge of the country than allow it to prosper.”
“The people of Cuba – and that’s what this regime has not been willing to give them because they’re afraid that if the people of Cuba can provide for themselves, they lose control over them, they lose power over them.”
On Iran
“I think it’s pretty clear that Iran will never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon, that that poses a threat not just to the United States, to Europe, to world security, and to the region.”
“The President would always prefer to end problems with a deal. He would always prefer that, so we’re going to give it a chance here again and see if it works.”
Full Transcript:
QUESTION: Marco Rubio, Secretary of State, thank you for talking to Bloomberg. You’ve just made this rather remarkable speech where you talked about the destiny of Europe and America always being intertwined. You talked about the alliance which has stretched all the way, culturally, from Michelangelo to the Rolling Stones – a first, I suspect, for a secretary of state – but a culture that has bled and died together. But the very common theme of your speech was the need to share the burden, the need for Europe and America to do things together, which was slightly different from the Vice President last year. Were you kind of offering a carrot where perhaps he was offering a stick?
SECRETARY RUBIO: I think it’s the same message. I think what the Vice President said last year very clearly was that Europe had made a series of decisions internally that were threatening to the alliance and ultimately to themselves, not because we hate Europe or we don’t like Europeans but because – what is it that we fight for, what is it that binds us together? And ultimately, it’s the fact that we are both heirs to the same civilization. And it’s a great civilization and it’s one we should be proud of. It’s one that’s contributed extraordinarily to the world and it’s one, frankly, upon which America is built, from our language to our system of government to our laws to the food we eat to the name of our cities and towns – all of it deeply linked to this Western civilization and culture that we should be proud of, and it’s worth defending.
And ultimately, that’s the point. The point is that people – people don’t fight and die for abstract ideas. They are willing to fight and defend who they are and what matters and is important to them. And that was the foundation he laid last year in his speech – and we add on into this year – to explain to people that when we come off as urgent or even critical about decisions that Europe has failed to make or made, it is because we care. It is because we understand that ultimately, our own fate will be intertwined with what happens with Europe. We want Europe to survive, we want Europe to prosper, because we’re interconnected in so many different ways and because our alliance is so critical. But it has to be an alliance of allies that are capable and willing to fight for who they are and what’s important.
QUESTION: You see a parallel – you seem to see a parallel between the Cold War, which I think I would argue that the – America beat the Soviet Union because it had a common idea and it had allies on its side. You’re now in a struggle with China. As people say, you’ve often been a hawk on that subject. You’re in a struggle with China. Do you think you absolutely need Europe to be able to win that?
SECRETARY RUBIO: Yeah. I would say two things. First, the mentions of the Cold War are to remind people of everything we’ve achieved together in the past in times when there was doubt. I mean, it’s hard to imagine today, but there were those who believed, in the 60s and 70s, even, that at a minimum, we had reached a stalemate, and worse, that perhaps Soviet expansion was inevitable and that we needed to come to accept it. There were voices that actually argued this.
And so it’s reminding people of what we’ve done together in the past. But it’s also a reminder that at the end of that era, when we won the Cold War, there was this euphoria that led us to make some terrible decisions that have now left us vulnerable – it deindustrialized the West; it left us increasingly dependent on others, including China, for our critical supplies. And that needs to be reversed in order to safeguard us.
And so I do think, yes, it would be ideal to have a Western supply chain that is free from extortion from anyone – leave aside China – anybody else. We should never have to – we should never be in a situation where our alliance and our respective countries are vulnerable to extortion or blackmail because someone controls 99 percent of something that’s critical to national life. So I think we do have a vested interest in that regard.
Today is different than yesterday, but it has parallels, not in that China’s the new Soviet Union but that in our future, collectively we’ll be stronger if we work on these things together.
QUESTION: Do you worry from that perspective the fact that, especially in the recent period, various sort of allies – Mark Carney has just been to Beijing, Starmer has just been to Beijing, Merz is about to go there – do you worry that they’re beginning to drift off too much in that direction?
SECRETARY RUBIO: No. I think nation-states need to interact with one another. Just because you’ve – I mean, remember, I serve under a President that’s willing to meet with anybody.
QUESTION: Yes.
SECRETARY RUBIO: I mean, to be frank, I’m pretty confident in saying that if the ayatollah said tomorrow he wanted to meet with President Trump, the President would meet him, not because he agrees with the ayatollah but because he thinks that’s the way you solve problems in the world, and he doesn’t view meeting someone as a concession. Likewise, the President intends to travel to Beijing and has already met once with President Xi. And in this very forum yesterday, I met with my counterpart, the foreign minister of China.
So we expect nation-states to interact with one another. In the end, we expect nation-states to act in their national interest. I don’t think that is – that in no way runs counter to our desire to work together on things that we share in common or threats we face in common. But I don’t think visiting Beijing or meeting with the Chinese is – on the contrary, I think it would be irresponsible for great powers not to have relationships and talk through things and, to the extent possible, avoid unnecessary conflict.
But there will be areas we’ll never agree on, and those are the areas that I hope we can work together on.
QUESTION: So you think the Russia that many people have spoken about is illusory, that hasn’t happened yet?
SECRETARY RUBIO: Well, there’s no – I mean, even as I speak to you now, there are U.S. troops deployed here on this continent on behalf of NATO. There are still all kinds of cooperation that go on at every level; from intelligence to commercial and economic, the links remain. I think there is a readjustment that’s happening, because I think we have to understand that we want to reinvigorate – this alliance has to look different because the world looks different. This alliance has to be about different things than it’s been in the past because the challenges of the 21st century are different than the challenges of the 20th. The world has changed and the alliance has to change.
But the fundamental thing that has to change is we have to remind ourselves of why it is we have an alliance in the first place. This is not just a military arrangement. This is not just some commercial arrangement. It is what holds us together in the first place as an alliance is our shared civilizational values, the fact that we are all heirs to a common civilization and one we should be very proud of. And only after we recognize that and make that the core of why it is we’re allies in the first place can we then build out all the mechanics of that alliance. And then everything else we do together makes more sense.
QUESTION: The place where that’s being most obviously tested at the moment is Ukraine You see all these numbers from the front where the Ukrainians do seem to be doing better in terms of what’s happening with the Russians. Do you think Ukraine – or do you think Russia is still winning that war, or where you do you – where do you place it militarily?
SECRETARY RUBIO: I think that’s a difficult war to say anyone is winning. The Russians are losing seven to eight thousand soldiers a week – a week.
QUESTION: Yes —
SECRETARY RUBIO: Not wounded – dead. Ukraine has suffered extraordinary damage, including overnight, and again, to its energy infrastructure. And it will take billions of dollars and years and years to rebuild that country. So I don’t think anyone can claim to be winning it. I think that both sides are suffering tremendous damage, and we’d like to see the war come to an end. It’s a senseless war in our view. The President believes that very deeply. He believes the war would have never happened had he been president at the time.
So we’re doing two things. Obviously we continue – look, we don’t provide arms to Russia; we provide arms to Ukraine. We don’t sanction Ukraine; we sanction Russia. But at the same time, we find ourselves in the unique position of serving as probably the only nation on Earth that can bring the two sides to discuss the potential for ending this war on negotiated terms. And it’s an obligation we haven’t – we won’t walk away from because we think it’s a very unique one to have.
It may not come to fruition, unfortunately. I hope it does, and I think there are days when I feel more optimistic about it than others. But we’re going to keep trying because that is – in the end, this war will not be solved militarily. It will be – in the end, it will come to a negotiated settlement. We’d like to see that happen as soon as possible.
QUESTION: Are you worried that if Ukraine loses the war it’s going to be a disaster for the transatlantic relationship? Because the Americans will say the Europeans didn’t provide enough arms, and Europeans will look and remember the meeting in the White House and Zelenskyy and Trump, and they will blame (inaudible).
SECRETARY RUBIO: No, but that – that would ignore reality. Look, Ukraine – first of all, they deserve a lot of credit. They have fought very bravely. They have received an extraordinary amount of support from the United States to the tune of billions of dollars that preexist the war. In fact, Ukraine probably wouldn’t have survived the early days of the war had it not been for American aid that came to them even before the war had started with the Javelin missile that disabled the tank (inaudible).
QUESTION: I wasn’t saying it was fair. I was just saying there’s a – you have to deal with perceptions.
SECRETARY RUBIO: Well, I mean people are saying – no, but I’m not worried about that because I can tell you that I think history will understand it. But I don’t think the war is going to end in a traditional loss in the way people think. I don’t think it’s possible for Russia to even achieve whatever initial objectives they had at the beginning of this war. I think now it’s largely narrowed down to their desire to take 20 percent of Donetsk that they don’t currently possess.
And that’s hard. It’s a hard concession for Ukraine to make for obvious reasons, both from a tactical standpoint and also from a political one. And so that’s kind of where this thing has narrowed, and we’ll continue to search for ways to see if there is a solution to that unique problem that’s acceptable to Ukraine and that Russia will also accept. And it may not work out, but we are going to do everything we can to see if we can find a deal.
Like I said, there are days like last week where you felt we had made some pretty substantial progress. But ultimately, we have to see a final resolution to this to feel that it’s been worth the work, but we’re going to keep trying. And our negotiator, Steve Witkoff – now Jared Kushner’s involved – have dedicated a tremendous amount of time to this, and they’ll have meetings again on Tuesday in regards to this.
QUESTION: What about a country with which you’ve had a long interest: Cuba? You mentioned it obliquely in the speech talking about the Cuban Missile Crisis. How long do you think the regime can last without oil?
SECRETARY RUBIO: Yeah, I think the regime in Cuba is – look, the revolution in Cuba ended a long time ago and – Cuba’s fundamental problem is that it has no economy and its economic model is one that has never been tried and has never worked anywhere else in the world, okay? It just – it doesn’t have a real economic policy. It doesn’t have a real economy.
Now, forget – put aside for a moment the fact that it has no freedom of expression, no democracy, no respect for human rights. The fundamental problem Cuba has it is has no economy, and the people who are in charge of that country, in control of that country, they don’t know how to improve the everyday life of their people without giving up power over sectors that they control. They want to control everything. They don’t want the people of Cuba to control anything.
So they don’t know how to get themselves out of this. And to the extent that they have been offered opportunities to do it, they don’t seem to be able to comprehend it or accept it in any ways. They would much rather be in charge of the country than allow it to prosper.
QUESTION: Is there any kind of off-ramp for the regime? I mean, previous ones – when you negotiated with Venezuela, you said if they agreed with various things it would be possible to continue.
SECRETARY RUBIO: Sure. I mean, there is. I mean, look, I think you have to —
QUESTION: What could – what could the Cuban regime do to —
SECRETARY RUBIO: Well, I’m not going to tell you or announce this in an interview here because obviously these things require space and time to do in the right way. But I will say this, that that is that it is important for the people of Cuba to have more freedom, not just political freedom but economic freedom. The people of Cuba – and that’s what this regime has not been willing to give them because they’re afraid that if the people of Cuba can provide for themselves, they lose control over them, they lose power over them.
So I think there has to be that opening and it has to happen, and I think now Cuba is faced with such a dire situation. Remember this is a regime that has survived almost entirely on subsidies – first from the Soviet Union, then from Hugo Chavez, and how for the first time it has no subsidies coming in from anyone, and the model has been laid bare.
And it’s not just – look, multiple countries have gone in and helped, but the problem is that you lose money in Cuba. They never pay their bills. They never end up paying. It never ends up working out. There were European countries that went to Cuba and made what they thought were investments in certain sectors, only to have them – the contracts canceled and get themselves kicked out because the Cuban regime has no fundamental understanding of what business and industry looks like, and the people are suffering as a result of it.
So I think certainly their willingness to begin to make openings in this regard is one potential way forward. I would also say – and this has not been really talked about a lot, but the United States has been providing humanitarian assistance directly to the Cuban people via the Catholic Church. We did it after the hurricane. We actually just recently announced an increase in the amount we’re willing to give. And that’s something we’re willing to continue to explore, but obviously that’s not a long-term solution to the problems on the island.
QUESTION: One last thing: Iran. You’ve just sent a carrier – a second carrier – there. Is that – and President Trump has talked about a month to give people time. Are you running out of patience there?
SECRETARY RUBIO: Well, I’d say twofold. Number one is I think it’s pretty clear that Iran will never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon, that that poses a threat not just to the United States, to Europe, to world security, and to the region. There’s no doubt about it.
The second is we obviously want to have forces in the region because Iran has shown the willingness and the capability to lash and strike out at the United States presence in the region. We have bases because of our alliances in the region, and Iran has shown in the past that they are willing to attack us and/or threaten our bases. So we have to have sufficient firepower in the region to ensure that they don’t make a mistake and come after us and trigger something larger.
Beyond that, the President has said that his preference is to reach a deal with Iran. That’s very hard to do, but he’s going to try. And that’s what we’re trying to do right now, and Steve Witkoff and Jared have some meetings lined up fairly soon. We’ll see if we can make any progress.
The President would always prefer to end problems with a deal. He would always prefer that, so we’re going to give it a chance here again and see if it works.
QUESTION: Secretary Marco Rubio, thank you very much for talking to Bloomberg.
SECRETARY RUBIO: Thank you. Thank you.
Tyler Durden
Sun, 02/15/2026 – 12:50
Burns Harbor clerk working part-time, plans to forego some of his pay
Burns Harbor Clerk-Treasurer Nick Loving said he is willing to forego half of his full-time salary this year because he is working part-time hours.
Loving was appointed the town’s clerk-treasurer in May 2025, replacing Nicole Migliorini. He was reappointed to the job last September because he had failed to file the required oath of office paperwork within 30 days after his initial appointment.
The job, which is considered full-time, annually pays $73,210.80.
After his appointment, Loving kept his full-time job in the private sector.
When asked by The Post-Tribune before Wednesday’s Town Council meeting about how much time he was devoting to the job with the town, Loving said he is working part-time. He said that he was going to ask that his pay stop for this year on June 30.
During the Town Council meeting, Loving revealed his plan to stop accepting pay after June 30.
Under the law, the town council cannot lower the clerk-treasurer’s salary, Loving said.
Town Attorney Clay Patton said he would have to review the legal ramifications of that move.
Loving said that he gets his health insurance through his private employment, so that is not an issue.
The full-time salary for clerk-treasurer will stay in place when the next election for town offices takes place in 2027.
Loving is the third clerk the town has had since 2024.
Jane Jordan had held the office for 20 years and was re-elected with no opposition in November 2023. But she resigned in May 2024, along with her husband, Kurt Jordan, who was a council member, because the town council wouldn’t back her in situations with department heads.
Migliorini, who had been the assistant for only a few months, was then appointed to replace Jordan.
She left the job, citing a “toxic work environment” and that the Town Council wouldn’t consider her requests to hire more help.
Jim Woods is a freelance reporter for the Post-Tribune.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/15/burns-harbor-clerk-to-forego-pay/
BP Whiting workers rally for fair contract as potential strike looms
Gwen Segally will do pretty much anything to spend time with her mom these days, even getting up early on a Saturday to stand on the picket line.
The informational picket out front of BP Whiting Refinery on Indianapolis Boulevard wasn’t even the 11-year-old’s first time joining the fight for a fair living. Gwen was six months old when mom Becky Segally had to bring her along during the 2015 refinery strike that ended up lasting 99 days, Becky Segally said.
United Steelworkers Local 7-1 president Eric Schultz, on right, speaks to union members and supporters during a rally amid contract negotiations with BP Refinery in Whiting on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)
Now, between organizing and working as many extra hours as she can to prepare for either the union striking or BP locking them out, there hasn’t been much quality family time, Becky Segally conceded. But even at her tender age, Gwen understands what’s at stake.
“People won’t be paid, and they can lose their jobs,” Gwen said. “And I feel like kids aren’t getting to see their parents.”
At least 250 union members from United Steelworkers Local 7-1, of which BP is a part, and other union members and supporters gathered at Amoco Park on 129th Street and, signs in hand, marched to the corner in front of the refinery’s so-called Glass Houses and lined up along Indianapolis Boulevard in a river of black, blue and gold. BP workers on duty laid on their horns in solidarity as they drove by in company trucks; a few even held up signs behind the gates.
Before the march began, USW Local President Eric Schultz spelled out for the picketers what’s at stake for BP’s workers, who’ve been working for the last three weeks under a rolling, 24-hour extension of its old contract. The demands from the company are much more severe than last time.
United Steelworkers and supporters line Indianapolis Boulevard in front of the BP Refinery in Whiting as they rally amid contract negotiations with the business on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)
“They’re calling for the elimination of 100 jobs — not because they’re going away through technology, but because they want to farm them out to a non-union group out of Louisiana,” Schultz said. “They want to eliminate our highest responsibility operator jobs, and they want to take those responsibilities and give them to management, take our associated pay away. Do we trust them to run those units?
“The company is proposing to eliminate our entire environmental department and contract it out to non-union workers. Does that sound right to you? Why do you think they want to do that? It’s greed and power.”
The BP website detailing negotiations — whitingnegotiations.com — previously confirmed that the company has proposed reclassifying console operators to become salaried supervisory personnel as well as outsourcing non-core activities such as builders and HVAC, which BP says is “consistent with practices at other U.S. refineries.”
The company also wants to install surveillance using artificial intelligence without union input, Schultz said, and while that sounds like it’s BP’s worst demand, that’s only because AI’s on everyone’s minds these days.
Workers from inside the BP Refinery in Whiting hold up signs in solidarity with rally attendees outside as United Steelworkers gather near the refinery headquarters on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)
“They want to cut salaries by 10% to 20% in every job class, so 100 people would immediately (lose) $4 to $6 an hour. And they want to take away unit supervisors,” he said.
“What a lot of this is, it takes our leverage, but we’re a lot more prepared (than we were in 2015).”
Back then, the company struggled to keep things running, often having white-collar staff attempting to do their work, Schultz said. Those employees were locked in the plant for two-week periods, and they were paid for the time they were there.
This time, rumors abound that those who get locked in will be paid only 12 of the 24 hours they’re there, and he’s heard that the engineers have been quitting ahead of any escalation. That means the company will bring in people from other plants as the refinery is not only still recovering from the pandemic, but from 2015.
“(Outside workers) did a lot of damage to the plant that still hasn’t been fixed,” Schultz said. “That’s our concern: that we’re going to have something to come back to, because BP is notorious for not wanting to fix things. In the last year and a half, we’ve had two mass evacuations, and I’d never seen that prior to 2015.”
A driver in a BP truck gestures and honks in support as United Steelworkers and supporters rally outside of the BP Refinery in Whiting on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)
BP has trained replacement workers, consisting of current and former employees, to operate the refinery safely and in compliance with regulations if a work stoppage occurs, according to Post-Tribune archives.
Kris Enstrom, the Division 1 representative for Local 7-1, was a contractor working inside the plant during the 2015 strike. He too is worried about what’s going to happen to the plant.
“When you see the flares going off, that’s the last line of safety. Three times in the last year and a half, every flare in every unit has gone off,” he said.
Enstrom, who’s been involved in the negotiations, called them “excruciating.” In 2015, the company showed a willingness to work with the union; it’s not happening now.
“While BP claims to be for the community, it’s really about its profit margins,” Enstrom said. “It’s trying to make these demands and get rid of us while they lost millions with the direct cost of replacement workers. Strikes aren’t good for anyone, but I fear they’re not giving us any other option.”
U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, speaks with rally attendees as United Steelworkers and supporters gather outside of the BP Refinery in Whiting on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)
Husband and wife Don and Renee Skalka, of Munster, board operators who have 19 and 21 years at BP respectively, come from a long line of refinery workers. They’re not sure they’re going to be able to take the hit a prolonged strike would bring.
“They’ve told us they’re not paying for our insurance this time, and when we looked at COBRA, that’s $1,000 a month,” Renee Skalka said. “That’s a black eye.”
“It feels more like a vendetta against the industry,” Don Skalka added. “And it’s not just the 900 jobs that will be affected: From Whiting to Porter County, everyone will be affected. They’re going after the people behind us and trying to tell us they’re ‘barely keeping the lights on, but they made $7.5 billion in profits.”
BP released the following statement Saturday: “We value our employees and respect their right to assemble. The bp Whiting Refinery is still negotiating in good faith with the union to improve the safety and competitiveness of our business and create a sustainable future for all. bp is committed to safe, compliant, and efficient operations.”
On Jan. 5, BP and the union started negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement, according to Post-Tribune archives. The previous agreement expired at 11:59 p.m. Jan. 31, and the two parties couldn’t reach an agreement by deadline. The company has held 42 documented bargaining sessions with the union since Jan. 5, according to an email from its spokesperson. The parties have also met in informal settings to discuss the proposals.
U.S. Representative Frank J. Mrvan, D-Highland, came out to support the picketers. He recalled being out there with them in 2015 as well, when he was North Township Trustee, and while there’s little he can do for the workers at the federal level, he can “stand with the local brothers and sisters of 7-1 and the United Steelworkers” as they stood behind him.
“We have to figure out a way to make them understand that the greatest asset any company has is the workers,” Mrvan said. “They deserve to be paid, work in a safe place and have the dignity of a good retirement. We’re concerned about the 100 members that could get laid off, AI tracking workers wherever they go and having all the power go to the corporation and the workers being left behind. We’re here to fight for the families of Northwest Indiana.”
A negotiation meeting was scheduled for February 15, Schultz said. The union already has strike authorization from 98% of the refinery’s 840 union workers; Local 7-1’s bargaining unit will take it to USW international for final approval.
Michelle L. Quinn is a freelance reporter for the Post-Tribune; Staff writer Maya Wilkins contributed.
“Wuthering Heights” debuta en primer lugar en las taquillas gracias al público femenino
Por LINDSEY BAHR
La audaz reinterpretación de “Wuthering Heights” (“Cumbres borrascosas”), de Emerald Fennell, llevó a multitudes de mujeres a los cines este fin de semana. El estreno de Warner Bros. encabezó las taquillas y se quedó con el título del mayor debut del año, con 34,8 millones de dólares en ventas de entradas en sus primeros tres días en salas de Norteamérica, según estimaciones del estudio difundidas el domingo.
De acuerdo con encuestas de PostTrak, se calcula que el 76% de quienes compraron boletos fueron mujeres. Para cuando termine el feriado largo por el Día de los Presidentes en Estados Unidos el lunes, el total podría subir a 40 millones de dólares en sus 3.682 salas.
El drama romántico, protagonizado por Margot Robbie y Jacob Elordi como la desdichada pareja Catherine y Heathcliff, se impuso a los otros estrenos del fin de semana, entre ellos la animada “GOAT” y el thriller de atracos “Crime 101”. Su día más fuerte fue el Día de San Valentín, el sábado, cuando recaudó 14 millones de dólares. “Wuthering Heights” va aún mejor a nivel internacional, donde espera embolsarse 42 millones de dólares adicionales en 76 territorios.
La producción de Warner Bros./MRC costó, según se informó, 80 millones de dólares, sin contar los millones gastados en marketing y promoción. Si los totales de cuatro días coinciden con las estimaciones, eso supone un sólido debut global de 82 millones de dólares. Y la película aún tiene varios grandes estrenos por delante: en Japón y Vietnam el 27 de febrero, y en China el 13 de marzo.
El éxito llega mientras el futuro de Warner Bros. pende de un hilo, ya que Paramount sigue mejorando su oferta de adquisición hostil con la esperanza de imponerse a Netflix.“Wuthering Heights” es el noveno estreno consecutivo del estudio en el puesto número 1.
Por su parte, “GOAT”, un estreno animado de Sony producido por la estrella del baloncesto Stephen Curry, quedó en segundo lugar con una recaudación estimada de 26 millones de dólares en 3.863 salas. Se proyecta que sume otros 6 millones el lunes, lo que llevaría su total de cuatro días a 32 millones de dólares, el mayor debut animado desde “Elemental” en 2023. También obtuvo 15,6 millones de dólares a nivel internacional, elevando su total global a 47,6 millones.
La película para toda la familia fue el único estreno del fin de semana que obtuvo una A en CinemaScore. Sony Pictures Animation también estuvo detrás de “KPop Demon Hunters”.
En tercer lugar, “Crime 101” recaudó un estimado de 15,1 millones de dólares en sus primeros tres días. Amazon MGM Studios estrenó el thriller ambientado en Los Ángeles, encabezado por Chris Hemsworth y Mark Ruffalo, en 3.161 salas. Se espera que alcance alrededor de 17,8 millones de dólares para el final del lunes, pero a la película aún le falta mucho para siquiera igualar su presupuesto de producción, que según se informó superó los 90 millones de dólares. El público, que fue 56% masculino, también le dio a “Crime 101” una B en CinemaScore.
The Walt Disney Studios también celebró un hito este fin de semana, al convertirse en el primer estudio en superar los 1.000 millones de dólares en la taquilla global en 2026, impulsado casi por completo por “Avatar: Fire and Ash”, aunque también ayudado por el éxito sostenido de “Zootopia 2”, que se mantiene en el top 10 tras doce fines de semana en cartelera.
El fin de semana cayó de forma significativa frente al mismo fin de semana del año pasado, cuando se estrenó “Captain America: Brave New World”, pero el ritmo empieza a repuntar y los cines tienen en el horizonte “Scream 7” y “Project Hail Mary”.
A continuación, la lista de las películas más taquilleras en los cines de norteamérica, según Comscore:
1. “Wuthering Heights”, 34,8 millones de dólares.
2. “GOAT”, 26 millones
3. “Crime 101”, 15.1 millones
4. “Send Help”, 9 millones
5. “Solo Mio”, 6,4 millones
6. “Zootopia 2”, 3,8 millones
7. “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die”, 3,6 millones
8. “Avatar: Fire and Ash”, 3,3 millones
9. “Iron Lung”, 3,1 millones
10. “Dracula”, 3 millones de dólares
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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.
Trump anuncia que la Junta de Paz revelará plan para reconstruir Gaza
Por AAMER MADHANI
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, EE.UU. (AP) — El presidente Donald Trump anunció el domingo que los miembros de su recién creada Junta de Paz han prometido 5.000 millones de dólares para la reconstrucción de Gaza, devastada por la guerra, y que comprometerán a miles de efectivos para fuerzas internacionales de estabilización y policiales en el territorio.
Indicó que los compromisos se anunciarán formalmente cuando los miembros de la junta se vean en Washington el jueves para su primera reunión.
“La Junta de Paz demostrará ser el organismo internacional más trascendental de la historia, y es un honor para mí servir como su presidente”, señaló Trump en una publicación en redes sociales, al anunciar los compromisos.
No detalló qué países miembros estaban haciendo las promesas para la reconstrucción o aportarán personal a la fuerza de estabilización. Pero el ejército de Indonesia informó el domingo que se espera que hasta 8.000 de sus soldados estén listos para finales de junio para un posible despliegue en Gaza como parte de una misión humanitaria y de paz. Es el primer compromiso firme que ha recibido el presidente republicano.
La reconstrucción del territorio palestino será una empresa abrumadora. Naciones Unidas, el Banco Mundial y la Unión Europea estiman que la reconstrucción del territorio costará 70.000 millones de dólares. Pocos lugares de la Franja de Gaza quedaron indemnes tras más de dos años de bombardeos israelíes.
El acuerdo de alto el fuego contempla una fuerza internacional armada de estabilización para mantener la seguridad y garantizar el desarme del grupo miliciano Hamás, una exigencia clave de Israel. Hasta ahora, pocos países han expresado interés en participar en la fuerza propuesta.
El acuerdo de alto el fuego del 10 de octubre, mediado por Estados Unidos, intentó detener una guerra de más de dos años entre Israel y Hamás. Aunque los combates más intensos han disminuido, las fuerzas israelíes han llevado a cabo repetidos ataques aéreos y con frecuencia disparan contra palestinos cerca de zonas controladas por el ejército.
No está claro cuántos de los más de 20 miembros de la Junta de Paz asistirán a la primera reunión. No se espera que esté allí el primer ministro israelí Benjamin Netanyahu, quien mantuvo conversaciones en la Casa Blanca con Trump la semana pasada.
La nueva junta de Trump fue vista inicialmente como un mecanismo centrado en poner fin a la guerra entre Israel y Hamás en Gaza. Pero ha ido tomando forma con su ambición de un mandato mucho más amplio para resolver crisis globales y parece ser el más reciente intento de Estados Unidos por eludir a la ONU, cuando Trump busca reconfigurar el orden internacional posterior a la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
Muchos de los principales aliados de Estados Unidos en Europa y en otros lugares del mundo han declinado sumarse a lo que sospechan que podría ser un intento de rivalizar con el Consejo de Seguridad de Naciones Unidas.
Trump también confirmó que la reunión del jueves se celebrará en el Instituto de Paz de Estados Unidos, que el Departamento de Estado anunció en diciembre que pasaba a llamarse Instituto de Paz de Estados Unidos Donald J. Trump.
El edificio es objeto de un litigio presentado por exempleados y directivos del centro de estudios sin fines de lucro, después que el gobierno republicano se apoderó de las instalaciones el año pasado y despidió a casi todo el personal del instituto.
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Vonn volverá a Estados Unidos para someterse a más cirugías, según fuente AP
Por ANDREW DAMPF
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italia (AP) — Lindsey Vonn se preparaba para volar de regreso a los Estados Unidos el domingo tras su aterrador accidente en el descenso olímpico, informó a The Associated Press el jefe del equipo de esquí estadounidense.
Sophie Goldschmidt, presidenta y directora ejecutiva de la Asociación de Esquí y Snowboard de Estados Unidos, le comunicó a la AP que el personal médico del equipo ha estado coordinando la recuperación de Vonn desde el accidente y la posterior evacuación en helicóptero en los Juegos de Milán-Cortina, y que intentarían acompañarla a casa.
Vonn se ha sometido a múltiples cirugías en Italia para reparar una compleja fractura de tibia en la pierna izquierda.
“Estamos trabajando en todo eso en este momento”, señaló Goldschmidt. “Tenemos un gran equipo a su alrededor ayudándola y regresará a Estados Unidos para más cirugías”.
Los espectadores que sintonizaron para ver a Vonn intentar ganar una medalla a los 41 años con una fractura en el ligamento anterior cruzado en la rodilla izquierda y un reemplazo parcial de titanio en la rodilla derecha quedaron en shock cuando la destacada esquiadora estadounidense se enganchó con la puerta 13 segundos después de iniciar su bajada, que llevó a que volara por los aires antes de salir despedida cuesta abajo por la montaña de los Dolomitas.
“El impacto, el silencio, todos estaban en shock. Y se notaba que era una lesión realmente grave”, reconoció Goldschmidt, quien presenció la caída. “Hay mucho peligro en practicar todo tipo de deportes alpinos, pero eso hace apreciar aún más lo sobrehumanos que son estos atletas”.
“Quiero decir, poner el cuerpo en juego, ir a esas velocidades, la exigencia física. A veces, en la transmisión, es muy difícil transmitir eso”, añadió Goldschmidt. “El peligro a veces atrae a los aficionados y resulta bastante cautivador. Obviamente esperamos no tener lesiones como esa, pero lamentablemente es parte inherente de nuestros deportes”.
La propia Vonn no se arrepiente.
“Cuando pienso en mi accidente, no estaba en la puerta de salida sin ser consciente de las posibles consecuencias. Sabía lo que estaba haciendo. Elegí asumir un riesgo”, publicó Vonn el sábado en Instagram. “Cada esquiador en esa puerta de salida asumió el mismo riesgo. Porque, incluso si eres la persona más fuerte del mundo, la montaña siempre tiene las cartas”.
“Pero que yo estuviera lista no me garantizaba nada. Nada en la vida está garantizado. Esa es la apuesta de perseguir tus sueños: puedes caer, pero si no lo intentas, nunca lo sabrás”, agregó Vonn.
Goldschmidt visitó a Vonn en el hospital dos veces y dijo que “no tiene dolor. Está en condición estable”.
“Tomó una línea agresiva y se entregó por completo, y estuvo a centímetros de que esto pudiera haber terminado de una manera muy diferente”, manifestó Goldschmidt. “Pero lo que ha hecho por nuestros deportes y por el deporte en general, el hecho de ser un modelo a seguir, ha alcanzado un nivel completamente nuevo. A menudo se aprende más sobre las personas en estos momentos difíciles que cuando están ganando”.
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Russia Seized A Dozen Ukrainian Villages In February: ‘Expanding Security Zone’
Russia Seized A Dozen Ukrainian Villages In February: ‘Expanding Security Zone’
The Kremlin on Sunday issued an important battlefield update with Russian army chief Valery Gerasimov having newly declared that a dozen more eastern villages were seized in February.
“In two weeks of February, despite severe winter conditions, combined forces and military units of the joint task force liberated 12 settlements,” Gerasimov said while visiting Russian troops operating inside Ukraine.
Gerasimov described Moscow’s forces are advancing toward Sloviansk, the industrial city that has been center of fighting between pro-Kiev and pro-Moscow forces going all the way back to 2014.
According to Gerasimov, Russian troops are now roughly 15 kilometers (nine miles) from the city.
Gerasimov said Russian forces are “expanding a security zone” along border areas in the northeastern Sumy and Kharkiv regions, where Moscow holds limited footholds.
He added that he would confer with senior officers on “further actions in the Dnipropetrovsk direction,” signaling potential expansion of operations beyond currently claimed territories – as quoted in AFP.
As also related in TASS:
Russian troops liberated 12 settlements in the first half of February, bringing over 200 square kilometers under their control, Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Army General Valery Gerasimov, announced during an inspection of the Battlegroup Center units.
The Kremlin officially claims the Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson regions as Russian territory, but still doesn’t exercise full control over them, but its forces are still slowly advancing, regional reports indicate.
In parallel with the grinding ground war, a more intense nightly aerial conflict continues. Ukrainian cities can barely keep the lights on, with many plunged into near permanent darkness, as Russia targets the national power grid.
NEW: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reiterated Ukraine’s willingness to compromise ahead of trilateral US-Ukrainian-Russian talks in Geneva, Switzerland on February 17 to 18.
Other Key Takeaways:
Russian officials continue to insist that the issues and terms impeding a… pic.twitter.com/t8xLPA97us
— Institute for the Study of War (@TheStudyofWar) February 14, 2026
But overnight and into the early Sunday hours, Russia’s military reported downing over 100 inbound Ukrainian drones within a four hour period. The cross-border attacks have wreaked havoc on Russian oil refineries and export sites, in some cases.
Tyler Durden
Sun, 02/15/2026 – 12:15
Se acaban las sorpresas en la Copa FA: Fulham, Leeds, Sunderland y Wolves avanzan
LONDRES (AP) — Los equipos de la Liga Premier Fulham, Leeds, Sunderland y Wolverhampton evitaron sorpresas para avanzar a la quinta ronda de la Copa FA.
Más tarde el domingo, el líder de la Liga Premier, Arsenal, recibe al Wigan, un equipo de la tercera división que está en apuros.
Fulham reaccionó para ganar 2-1 en la cancha del Stoke, de la segunda división, con un gol decisivo en los minutos finales de Harrison Reed, que definió tras interceptar un pase mal calculado del arquero del Stoke, Tommy Simkin. El extremo brasileño Kevin igualó para Fulham al inicio del segundo tiempo, después del gol tempranero del mediocampista surcoreano Bae Jun-ho para el Stoke.
Un penal del mediocampista Habib Diarra le dio al Sunderland una victoria 1-0 en la cancha del Oxford, un equipo en apuros de la segunda división. Y un gol del mediocampista Santiago Bueno le dio a los Wolves un triunfo 1-0 ante el Grimsby, de la cuarta división, en un Blundell Park empapado y bajo una lluvia intensa.
Leeds necesitó penales para ganar en la cancha del Birmingham, de la segunda división, tras un empate 1-1 luego de 90 minutos y tiempo extra.
El delantero alemán Lukas Nmecha puso en ventaja al Leeds al inicio del segundo tiempo tras una asistencia de Noah Okafor, pero Patrick Roberts igualó a los 89 minutos con un potente disparo.
En la tanda de penales, el arquero del Leeds, Lucas Perri, le atajó el penal a Tommy Doyle antes de que Roberts rematara por encima del travesaño, lo que dejó a Sean Longstaff la tarea de anotar y clasificar al equipo de Daniel Farke por 4-2.
Sorpresas en la copa
El Mansfield, de la tercera división, dio la sorpresa el sábado al eliminar al Burnley, de la Liga Premier, para aumentar la presión sobre el entrenador Scott Parker.
El Macclesfield, que es un equipo semiprofesional, provocó posiblemente la mayor sorpresa en la historia de la competencia cuando venció al campeón defensor Crystal Palace en la tercera ronda el mes pasado.
Macclesfield enfrentará el lunes al Brentford, de la Premier.
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