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International court rules against Guatemala in a landmark Indigenous and environmental rights case

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:54:08 GMT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Guatemala violated Indigenous rights by permitting a huge nickel mine on tribal land almost two decades ago, according to a ruling from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights Friday.The landmark verdict marks a monumental step in a four-decade struggle for Indigenous land rights and a long, bitter legal battle, which has at times spilled into the streets of northern Guatemala.It also comes at the close of the U.N. climate summit COP28, which stressed the importance of renewables and energy transition minerals like nickel more than ever.According to a verdict read from Costa Rica in the early hours of the morning, the Guatemalan government violated the rights of the Indigenous Q’eqchi’ people to property and consultation by permitting mining on land where members of the community have lived at least since the 1800s.In its written sentence, the court linked the human rights violations to “inadequacies in domestic law,” which fail to recognize Indigenous property a...

Vejmelka earns first shutout of season with 28 saves, Coyotes top Sabres 2-0

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:54:08 GMT

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Karel Vejmelka had 29 saves for his first shutout of the season, Clayton Keller scored his 10th goal of the year and the Arizona Coyotes beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-0 on Saturday night.Arizona has won two straight after losing four in a row. The Coyotes also got a bit of revenge after falling to the Sabres 5-2 on Monday in Buffalo.It was Vejmelka’s first win since Oct. 21 and he improved to 3-7-2 for the season. Keller opened the scoring with 4:48 left in the second period. Alex Kerfoot stole the puck from Sabres goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen behind the net and fed Keller for the goal. It was Kerfoot’s 14th assist.The Sabres were dominating the second period until Luukkonen’s costly mistake and never recovered. Vejmelka made two impressive short-handed saves late in the second to keep the Coyotes ahead.Liam O’Brien made it 2-0 with 10:24 left in the third, scoring his third goal of the season on a breakaway, going high to get the puck past...

Canada beats US 3-2 in shootout to cut Americans’ Rivalry Series lead to 3-1

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:54:08 GMT

SARNIA, Ontario (AP) — Marie-Philip Poulin scored the lone shootout goal, Ann-Renée Desbiens made 22 save sand Canada beat the United States 3-2 on Saturday night to cut the Americans’ Rivalry Series lead to 3-1.Canada overcame a two-goal deficit in the third period, with Danielle Serdachny scoring with 9:54 left and Ella Shelton tying it with 7:21 remaining. “This team has a lot of character and we showed that today,” Desbiens said. “It would have been easy to give up when we were down by two and down 3-0 in the series, but it was important for us to get a win in front of Canadian fans.”Megan Keller opened the scoring for the United States with a short-handed goal at 8:19 of the second period. Alex Carpenter made it 2-0 at 4:46 of the third.“The game was such a back-and-forth contest,” U.S. coach John Wroblewski said. “It was a physical contest and a classic U.S.-Canada game.”Nicole Hensley stopped 24 shots for the Americans.On Thursday night in Kitchener, U.S. captain Hilary...

Kalkbrenner’s return from injury in 2nd half fuels No. 8 Creighton in 85-82 win over Alabama

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:54:08 GMT

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Word out of the locker room while Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner was getting treatment for an ankle sprain was that it was questionable whether he would return for the second half against Alabama.Kalkbrenner had no doubt he would.“I turned on the TV in the training room so I could keep an eye on things,” he said. “I was watching the game and thought it was a little too close for comfort for me to be sitting back here.”Kalkbrenner scored 17 of his 19 points in the second half to lead No. 8 Creighton to an 85-82 victory on Saturday night.Trey Alexander paced Creighton (9-2) with 22 points and Baylor Scheierman added 20, but it was the return of Kalkbrenner to start the second half that gave the Bluejays the boost they needed to bounce back from their 15-point midweek loss to UNLV.“I think at times people unfairly question his toughness,” Creighton coach Greg McDermott said. “And that’s a bunch of B.S. There’s a reason he didn’t come back in the first half. That a...

Gabriel Vilardi scores twice, steers Jets to 6-2 win over Avalanche

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:54:08 GMT

WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Gabriel Vilardi scored twice and Alex Iafallo broke an 18-game goal-scoring drought as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Colorado Avalanche 6-2 on Saturday night.“Definitely, you think about it all the time,” said Iafallo, who also had an assist that halted a 13-game pointless skid. “Obviously you want to chip in offensively, but sometimes you’ve just got to stick with it and try to play the right way and good things will happen. That’s kind of what I was going through the last few weeks, just trying to help as much as I can.”Vladislav Namestnikov and Nikolaj Ehlers each had a goal and assist, Nino Niederreiter scored and Josh Morrissey and Mark Scheifele both recorded a pair of helpers.The Jets, who have won six of seven, also set a franchise record by holding opponents to two or less goals in seven consecutive games.Connor Hellebuyck made 30 saves for Winnipeg, which started a four-game homestand.Jonathan Drouin and Jack Johnson scored for the Avalanche. Nat...

Goracke scores 29, Montana State beats SAGU American Indian 106-81

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:54:08 GMT

BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Brian Goracke had 29 points in Montana State’s 106-81 win against SAGU American Indian on Saturday night.Goracke shot 7 for 15 (5 for 11 from 3-point range) and 10 of 10 from the free-throw line for the Bobcats (4-5). Robert Ford III scored 24 points and added nine rebounds and three steals. Eddie Turner III had 16 points and was 6-of-9 shooting (2 for 4 from 3-point range).Harley Upton led the way for the Warriors with 30 points, four assists and three steals. Michael DeHorney added 13 points and six rebounds for SAGU American Indian. Rob Jenkins also had seven points and four steals.___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.Source

Sissons, Tomasino and Trenin score, Saros makes 21 saves, Predators stop Capitals 3-1

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:54:08 GMT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Colton Sissons, Philip Tomasino and Yakov Trenin scored goals and the Nashville Predators won their fourth consecutive game, 3-1 over the Washington Capitals on Saturday night.Juuse Saros made 21 saves for the Predators, who have won seven of their last eight games. Saros has won a career-high six consecutive starts.T.J. Oshie scored and Charlie Lindgren made 20 saves for Washington, which had its four-game point streak snapped.Sissons scored the game’s first goal at 5:03 of the opening period.With Nashville on a power play, Sissons tipped Roman Josi’s shot past Lindgren on the stick side.“We’re finding ways to win,” Sissons said. “The power play has been scoring some timely goals, (and) some guys up and down the lineup have been scoring some big goals for us. All of those things kind of result in some successes along the way.”Filip Forsberg also assisted on Sissons’ goal, extending his point-scoring streak to four games. He has two goals and four assists in ...

Lions bounce back, beat Broncos 42-17

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:54:08 GMT

DETROIT (AP) — Jared Goff matched a career high with five touchdown passes, three to rookie tight end Sam LaPorta, and the Detroit Lions routed the Denver Broncos 42-17 on Saturday night.The NFC North-leading Lions (10-4) could clinch a spot in the postseason for the first time since the 2016 season if other results go their way this weekend. The simplest scenario would be a loss or tie by Seattle to Philadelphia on Monday night. Colorado Wine Board’s 2023 holiday wine pairing suggestions The Broncos' hopes of making the playoffs for the first time since the 2015 season took a hit. Denver (7-7) had won six of its previous seven games to pull within a game of AFC West-leading Kansas City.Goff and the the Lions bounced back from some poor outings — losing two of three games — with a dominant second quarter.The veteran quarterback, who turned the ball over eight times in the previous four games, threw touchdown passes in the period to LaPorta, rookie running back Jahmyr Gibbs and Amo...

Senate aide out of job after purported sex tape apparently filmed in Senate hearing room

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:54:08 GMT

(CNN) — A Senate staffer is out of a job after the publication of a video appearing to show two men having sex in a Senate hearing room.Police are “looking into” the video, which was obtained and published by the Daily Caller.CNN has not independently obtained the video nor confirmed the identity of those purportedly involved.The Daily Caller reported the staffer worked for Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin’s office. CNN reached out to Cardin’s office and was directed to a statement posted by Aidan Maese-Czeropski on LinkedIn.In the statement, Maese-Czeropski said, in part, “This has been a difficult time for me, as I have been attacked for who I love to pursue a political agenda. While some of my actions in the past have shown poor judgement, I love my job and would never disrespect my workplace.“I will be exploring what legal options are available to me in these matters,” Maese-Czeropski wrote.Cardin’s office later released a statement announcing that Maese-Czeropski is “no lon...

More than 60 migrants drown in shipwreck off Libya, UN says

Published Thu, 26 Dec 2024 16:54:08 GMT

(CNN) — Around 61 migrants, including women and children, have drowned following a “tragic shipwreck” off the coast of Libya, said the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM).Citing survivor accounts, the IOM’s Libya office said in a post on X that the boat had left the coastal city of Zuwara, situated west of the capital Tripoli and 60 km (37 miles) from the Tunisian border, with around 86 people on board.“The central Mediterranean continues to be one of the world’s most dangerous migration routes,” the UN agency said in the post.CNN has reached out to the UN IOM’s office in Libya for further details.Libya is a key transit point along the Central Mediterranean route.Each year, tens of thousands of people pour across Libya’s borders. Tragedies at sea are not uncommon as many flee conflict, seeking better lives.According to latest figures released by UN refugee agency UNHCR, more than 2,500 people have died or gone missing this year alone in the Central Mediterranean...