Winnipeg Jets defenceman Nate Schmidt left Thursday’s contest against the Nashville Predators with an upper-body injury and will not return, per the team. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; Schmidt left after taking a big hit from Predators forward Tanner Jeannot behind his own net. The Winnipeg defenceman would make his way to the bench, before immediately heading down the tunnel. There was no penalty called on the play, but on the ensuing faceoff, the Jets’ Adam Lowry challenged Jeannot to a spirited exchange of fists. Schmidt, 31, has played in 28 games for the Jets this season, scoring…
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Last week, as Carolyn George slept in her home in the small United States town of Newtok, Alaska, a scary sound jolted her awake. “I heard a really loud bump,” George recalled in an interview with Al Jazeera. “And I felt it, too – my house fell a few inches.” Perched near the Pacific Ocean, on the edge of the Ninglick River, Newtok is part of the ancestral lands of the Yup’ik people, an Indigenous group from subarctic Alaska. But the community is quickly destabilising as climate change thaws the ground, putting residents like George in danger. That’s why Newtok…
Bill, unlikely to pass in the Senate, would offer Puerto Rico voters choice between statehood and forms of independence.The United States House of Representatives has passed a bill to allow Puerto Rico to vote on a binding referendum on whether to become a state or gain independence – a largely symbolic measure unlikely to pass in the Senate. The House passed the proposal, dubbed the Puerto Rico Status Act, in a 233-191 vote on Thursday. The proposal calls for a vote in November of next year to “resolve Puerto Rico’s political status”. The measure would give Puerto Rican voters a…
The Toronto Maple Leafs placed Finnish defenceman Axel Rindell on waivers Thursday for the purpose of terminating his contract. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; Rindell, 22, was the Leafs’ sixth-round pick, 177th overall, in 2020 and has not played a game in the NHL. This season, in five games with the Newfoundland Growlers of the ECHL, Rindell had two goals and two assists. In six games after being called up by the Toronto Marlies of the AHL, Rindell did not record a point and was minus-2. Rindell signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Leafs on April 8,…
A smokey brown haze blankets India’s northern plains and the national capital, New Delhi, every year as winter sets in, affecting the health of millions of people, but the authorities have found few solutions to the pollution crisis and are literally unable to clear the air. In recent days, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in the capital of 20 million people, where few use air purifiers or wear masks to protect themselves, has risen above 350 on a scale of 500, near “very poor” levels, according to SAFAR, the federal environment monitoring agency. The AQI measures the concentration of poisonous…
MELBOURNE, Australia — Canadians Maggie Mac Neil and Kylie Masse have advanced to the final of the women’s 50-metre backstroke at the world short-course swimming championships. Mac Neil and Masse, who took gold and silver in the event at last year’s championships in Abu Dhabi, were second and fourth after the semifinals. Mac Neil, from London, Ont., finished her semifinal in time of 25.64, behind only American Claire Curzan (25.60). Masse, from LaSalle, Ont., had a time of 25.97, behind Mollie O’Callaghan of the host Australians (25.69). The final will take place Friday. Mac Neil, known more as a top…
The 55-year-old German six-time Grand Slam champion has served a prison sentence linked to his 2017 bankruptcy.Former tennis superstar Boris Becker has departed for Germany after his release from a British prison where he served a sentence relating to his 2017 bankruptcy, according to his lawyer. The 55-year-old German six-time Grand Slam champion “was released from custody in England and has left for Germany today”, his Berlin-based lawyer Christian-Oliver Moser said in a statement on Thursday. He added Becker has “served his sentence and is not subject to any penal restrictions in Germany”. Moser declined to provide information on where…
LONDON — British news agency Press Association reports that German tennis legend Boris Becker has been freed from prison after serving eight months of his sentence and now faces deportation from the U.K. The 55-year-old German, who has lived in Britain since 2012, was released on Thursday morning ahead of his deportation, PA reported, without citing sources. Becker, the three-time Wimbledon champion, had been sentenced to 30 months in prison in April for illicitly transferring large amounts of money and hiding assets after he was declared bankrupt. He had been convicted by London’s Southwark Crown Court on four charges under…
Throughout the 42nd week of the war, Russian forces shelled the entire line of contact and launched limited ground assaults in the eastern Ukrainian regions of Luhansk and Donetsk. Russia claimed to be making limited gains, but these, said Ukraine’s general staff, came at a high cost in men and military materials, forcing Russia to delve into aged and unreliable weapons stocks. Most of the Russian ground activity was focused on the towns of Bakhmut and Soledar in Donetsk, which encompass nodes of highways that could facilitate further expansion. Some Russian assaults came near Svatove, in Luhansk. Separatist leader Denis…
England all-rounder Freya Kemp has been ruled out of the upcoming T20 World Cup after suffering a stress fracture in her back.The 17-year-old did not see the field during any of England’s three ODIs on their recent white-ball tour against West Indies due to back pain. Further exploratory scans have since revealed a stress fracture, meaning she will miss out on February’s tournament in South Africa.There is no timeline on Kemp’s return as she begins rehabilitation with the England Women and Southern Vipers medical teams. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player The best shots from Freya…