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TORONTO - Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins wouldn't tip his hand on off-season plans Tuesday and instead spoke in generalities ahead of what should be an interesting few weeks on baseball's free agency scene. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * TORONTO - Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins wouldn't tip his hand on off-season plans Tuesday and instead spoke in generalities ahead of what should be an interesting few weeks on baseball's free agency scene. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? TORONTO – Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins wouldn’t tip his hand on off-season plans Tuesday and instead spoke in generalities ahead of what should be an interesting few weeks on baseball’s free agency scene. Atkins, who held a 25-minute availability during a meeting of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America’s Toronto chapter, said he thinks there is still “a great deal of opportunity” for the club. “We feel confident there are several ways to make our team better,” he said. “It seems there are aspects in every market at every tier that are still available for the organization. We don’t have unlimited resources obviously, but we do have the potential to make our team better via free agency and trade. “As far as timing, it’s just hard to say. I think we could do something tomorrow, we could also take more time. It could take days, it could take weeks before a move actually happens.” It has been a rather quiet off-season so far for the Blue Jays, who have made some changes to their coaching staff and somewhat surprisingly decided to non-tender Canadian closer Jordan Romano last month. Atkins has a long to-do list as he tries to lift a last-place club back to respectability in the always-tough American League East. Toronto’s bullpen is remarkably thin, the offence desperately needs a boost and another quality starter would provide some rotation depth. In addition, the two homegrown faces of the franchise – Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette – are currently only signed for one more season. After reaching the wild-card round three times over a four-year stretch, the Blue Jays were sellers at the trade deadline last summer and struggled to a 74-88 record. With the team’s competitive window in danger of closing, the pressure is squarely on Atkins to turn things around. First up though, is the sport’s big free-agent domino – superstar Juan Soto – that has yet to fall. Soto helped the New York Yankees win the American League pennant and is expected to sign a lucrative long-term deal. The 26-year-old slugger is reportedly weighing offers from five teams: the Blue Jays, Yankees, New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox. “I’m not going to comment specifically on pursuit (or) lack thereof,” Atkins said. “The interest is obviously there from all 30 teams.” Once Soto’s future is decided, teams will likely start to pivot to other big names among an intriguing free-agent class. Some of the headliners include pitchers Corbin Burnes and Max Fried, outfielders Anthony Santander and Teoscar Hernandez and infielders Pete Alonso and Alex Bregman. In addition, baseball’s winter meetings begin Monday in Dallas. The groundwork for potential trades is often developed at that four-day event. “We’re always trying to get better,” Atkins said. “We’re in a position to do so.” Romano, from Markham, Ont., underwent arthroscopic surgery last season for a right elbow impingement. He was limited to 15 appearances and had a 6.59 earned-run average. The non-tender move saved the team a projected salary of US$7.75 million and made him a free agent. “It was a very difficult decision,” Atkins said. “On a personal level, how much he’s meant to this city, country, team, what he’s accomplished. So very difficult for us. “From a business standpoint, we have to operate as one. We remain interested in him and will be heavily pursuing his return and hope that’s a potential reality.” Also Tuesday, the BBWAA’s Toronto chapter released its annual award winners for 2024. Guerrero was a unanimous selection for player of the year and right-hander Jose Berrios was named pitcher of the year. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. Rookie of the year went to infielder/DH Spencer Horwitz and right-hander Bowden Francis was named most improved player. Former Blue Jays catcher Danny Jansen was the winner of the John Cerutti Award. It’s given to a person associated with the club who exemplifies goodwill, co-operation and character. Jansen spent parts of seven seasons with the Blue Jays. He was dealt to the Boston Red Sox last July. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 3, 2024. Follow @GregoryStrongCP on X. Advertisement Advertisement
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Shailene Woodley didn’t want to say much about Aaron Rodgers in a new interview, because, she said, reflecting on her relationship with the controversial NFL quarterback “always makes me cry.” During an overnight camping trip in Malibu with a reporter for Outside magazine , the 33-year-old actor and environmentalist also said that her relationship with Rodgers, which reportedly began during the COVID-19 pandemic and ended in February 2022, “was not right.” “But it was beautiful,” she added in the interview published Tuesday. Later in the conversation, Woodley also alluded to how difficult the relationship became and how devastated she was when it ended. She and Rodgers reportedly began dating during the pandemic lockdown in July 2020, around the time he ended his two-year relationship with race car driver Danica Patrick. The revealed their engagement in 2021. “I had a really awful, traumatic thing happen in early 2022,” Woodley told Outside later in the conversation. Yes, the “Divergent” star wasn’t being specific here about the “awful, traumatic thing,” but Outside noted that her engagement to the former Green Bay Packers quarterback was called off that February. “I felt like I lost my soul, my self, my happiness, my joy,” Woodley said. “I really understood depression and anxiety and, like, complete soul detachment.” Woodley also said she chose to remain in a “toxic situation” because she was empathizing with “someone else.” “Empathy,” she says, “kind of kept me in this loop of feeling everything for everyone.” For Outside magazine, the “Big Little Lies” actor was being profiled as the publication’s Outsider of the Year. In a previous interview, Woodley opened up about “the darkest, hardest time in my life,” taking place in the fall of 2021, a time that coincided with the final months of her relationship with Rodgers and when he sparked national controversy by ranting critically about the COVID-19 vaccine. In a 2023 interview with Net-A-Porter’s Porter magazine, Woodley talked about dating “somebody in America who was very, very famous,” without naming Rodgers. In the fall of 2021, she also was filming the series, “Three Women.” But she talked about how it was difficult to focus on her work. “It was winter in New York, and my personal life was (expletive), so it felt like a big pain bubble for eight months,” Woodley said to Porter magazine. “I was so grateful that at least I could go to work and cry and process my emotions through my character,” Woodley said. In early November 2021, Rodgers did serious damage to his public image as a popular NFL star by going on an angry anti-COVID vaccination rant on “The Pat McAfee Show.” The reigning Most Valuable Player was then accused of being an arrogant, narcissistic crackpot with a persecution complex after he claimed he was a victim of “the woke mob” and that the media had launched “a witch hunt” to pin him down on whether he had been vaccinated. Unfortunately for Woodley, she was caught up in Rodgers’ controversy, mainly by coming to his defense in ways that were seen as tone-deaf, given that public health officials had raised serious concerns about the potential harm caused by Rodgers’ anti-vaccination statements in the midst of a global pandemic. Woodley took to social media to post snarky, expletive-laced and even sexually suggestive Instagram defenses of Rodgers. Over the next month, one source close to Woodley and Rodgers told People that they were trying to make their relationship work, while another insider said that they “disagreed on a lot of things,” including politics, but that they tried to keep the peace by not debating those topics. But the likelihood of a split became apparent when the Chico-reared Rodgers failed to thank Woodley or even mention her name when he won his third NFL MVP award in early February 2022. Reports soon followed that they had ended their engagement. Rodgers then appeared again on “The Pat McAfee Show,” during which he said he didn’t regret speaking his mind about the COVID-19 vaccine, but said he regretted how those comments impacted his loved ones. Rodgers, now the embattled quarterback for the losing New York Jets , then apologized directly to Woodley — or “Shai” — and others, saying he was “very sorry” for the blowback they encountered. A year later, Woodley acknowledged to Porter that being in “a quote-unquote ‘famous’ relationship” became difficult. “It honestly never really hit me that millions of people around the world were actually watching these things and paid attention to them,” she said. “I watched (the) scrutiny, opinions, the desire for people to know my life and his life and our life — it just felt violating in a way that, before, it was fun. I’m a very private person, and so I found that any time I posted anything, I instantly felt like I was sharing too much of who I am with people I didn’t necessarily trust.”
Intech Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Black Hills Co. ( NYSE:BKH – Free Report ) by 176.5% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 13,189 shares of the utilities provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,419 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Black Hills were worth $806,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD increased its position in Black Hills by 15.2% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 44,777 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $2,445,000 after acquiring an additional 5,906 shares in the last quarter. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new stake in shares of Black Hills in the first quarter valued at approximately $83,000. Jane Street Group LLC raised its position in Black Hills by 99.3% in the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 127,845 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $6,980,000 after purchasing an additional 63,687 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Black Hills during the 1st quarter worth $388,000. Finally, Pathway Financial Advisers LLC bought a new position in Black Hills in the 1st quarter valued at $31,000. 86.71% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. Black Hills Stock Performance BKH stock opened at $64.12 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $61.06 and its 200-day moving average is $58.20. The company has a market cap of $4.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.26, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.62 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a quick ratio of 0.83, a current ratio of 1.12 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.20. Black Hills Co. has a twelve month low of $49.33 and a twelve month high of $65.59. Black Hills Announces Dividend Wall Street Analyst Weigh In A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Scotiabank boosted their target price on Black Hills from $54.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 20th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Black Hills from $61.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $60.25. Read Our Latest Report on BKH Black Hills Company Profile ( Free Report ) Black Hills Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates as an electric and natural gas utility company in the United States. The company operates in two segments: Electric Utilities and Gas Utilities. The Electric Utilities segment generates, transmits, and distributes electricity to approximately 222,000 electric utility customers in Colorado, Montana, South Dakota, and Wyoming; and owns and operates 1,394 megawatts of generation capacity and 9,106 miles of electric transmission and distribution lines. 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Receive News & Ratings for Black Hills Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Black Hills and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter .US federal agencies FTC & CFPB tamp down on data sharing, ringing a warning bell in adlandHONG KONG , Dec. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Dunxin Financial Holdings Limited ("Dunxin" or the "Company") DXFFY , a company engaged in real estate operation management and investment and a digital technology security business in Hong Kong , today announced that it plans to change the ratio of its American depositary shares ("ADSs") from one (1) ADS representing four hundred and eighty (480) Class A ordinary shares to one (1) ADS representing sixty thousand (60,000) Class A ordinary shares. The effect of the ratio change on the ADS trading price on the OTC Pink (the "OTC") is expected to take place at the open of trading on December 4, 2024 (U.S. Eastern Time). For the Company's ADS holders, the ADS ratio change will have the same effect as a one-for-one hundred and twenty-five reverse split. There will be no change to the Company's Class A ordinary shares. ADS holders of record on the effective date will need to surrender their ADS to the depositary bank for cancellation and exchange in connection with the ADS ratio change, with further details to be provided in the notice by the depositary bank. As of the effective date for the ADS ratio change, Dunxin's ADSs will continue to be traded on the OTC under the symbol "DXFFY". No fractional new ADSs will be issued in connection with the change in the ADS ratio. Instead, fractional entitlements to new ADSs will be aggregated and sold by the depositary bank and the net cash proceeds from the sale of the fractional ADS entitlements (after deduction of fees, taxes and expenses) will be distributed to the applicable ADS holders by the depositary bank. As a result of the change in the ADS ratio, the ADS price is expected to increase proportionally, although the Company can give no assurance that the ADS price after the change in the ADS ratio will be equal to or greater than the ADS price on a proportionate basis. About Dunxin Financial Holdings Limited Dunxin is a licensed microfinance lender serving individuals and SMEs in Hubei Province , China . Dunxin suspended offering loans to its customers since 2020. Safe Harbor Statement This press release contains forward-looking statements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements that are other than statements of historical facts. When the Company uses words such as "may, "will, "intend," "should," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "project," "estimate" or similar expressions that do not relate solely to historical matters, it is making forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations discussed in the forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to uncertainties and risks including, but not limited to, the following: the Company's goals and strategies; the Company's future business development; product and service demand and acceptance; changes in technology; economic conditions; the growth of market in China and the other international markets the Company plans to serve; reputation and brand; the impact of competition and pricing; government regulations; fluctuations in general economic and business conditions in China and the international markets the Company plans to serve and assumptions underlying or related to any of the foregoing and other risks contained in reports filed by the Company with the SEC. For these reasons, among others, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements in this press release. Additional factors are discussed in the Company's filings with the SEC, which are available for review at www.sec.gov . The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward–looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date hereof. View original content: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dunxin-financial-holdings-limited-announces-planned-ads-ratio-change-302321596.html SOURCE Dunxin Financial Holding Limited © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.Eagles‘ Saquon Barkley to Daniel Jones after Giants release: ’I’m doing well over here'
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bucks look to maintain momentum vs. PacersThe latest environmental, social and governance (ESG) information can be found at avistacorp.com . SPOKANE, Wash., Dec. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Avista (NYSE: AVA) published its latest Corporate Responsibility report and other environmental, social and governance (ESG) information on its corporate website, avistacorp.com . The content reports on Avista's operations and includes commitments in four areas: environment, people, customers and communities, and ethical governance. The latest report includes progress updates regarding Avista's aspirational goals for Clean Energy, for workplace Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity, for Supplier Diversity, and the publication of Avista's current Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) 2023 Employer Information Report EEO-1 Consolidated Report. The website also provides links to Avista's continued reporting on a series of key ESG reporting frameworks and industry specific ESG disclosures and metrics that include new reports adhering to the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) and the American Gas Association (AGA) ESG and sustainability reporting frameworks. "Our mission is to enable vibrant communities through safe, responsible, and affordable energy. Avista's annual Corporate Responsibility Report is an opportunity for us to provide information and concrete examples that demonstrate our company's commitments to our stakeholders in support of this mission. From ensuring robust energy supply and delivery systems, partnering in the shared clean energy economy, inspiring engaged and thriving employees, to committing to financial strength, these are just some of the ways we are delivering upon our mission,” said Avista CEO Dennis Vermillion. Avista's Corporate Responsibility report and ESG disclosures can be found here and at avistacorp.com. About Avista Corp. Avista Corp. is an energy company involved in the production, transmission, and distribution of energy as well as other energy-related businesses. Avista Utilities is our operating division that provides electric service to 418,000 customers and natural gas to 382,000 customers. Our service territory covers 30,000 square miles in eastern Washington, northern Idaho, and parts of southern and eastern Oregon, with a population of 1.7 million. AERC is an Avista subsidiary that, through its subsidiary AEL&P, provides retail electric service to 17,000 customers in the city and borough of Juneau, Alaska. Our stock is traded under the ticker symbol "AVA”. For more information about Avista, please visit www.avistacorp.com. Avista Corp. and the Avista Corp. logo are trademarks of Avista Corporation. To unsubscribe from Avista's news release distribution, send reply message to [email protected] . SOURCE: Avista Corporation Contact: Media: Lena Funston (509) 495-8090 [email protected] Investors: Stacey Wenz (509) 495-2046 [email protected] Avista 24/7 Media Access (509) 495-4174
Ruben Amorim warns Man United stars 'the storm will come' as Portuguese admits his unbeaten start will eventually come to an end ahead of Arsenal acid test The Man United manager admitted he isn't getting carried away with unbeaten run Ruben Amorim faces his biggest test yet as United travel to face Arsenal LISTEN NOW: Manchester City correspondent Jack Gaughan joins It's All Kicking Off! to explain whether Pep Guardiola will have money to spend in January By CHRIS WHEELER Published: 22:30 GMT, 3 December 2024 | Updated: 22:35 GMT, 3 December 2024 e-mail 13 shares View comments Ruben Amorim has earned a reputation for many talents during a relatively short coaching career. Tactician, motivator and even poet, if you listen to Cristiano Ronaldo . As Manchester United ’s new head coach braced himself for his fourth game in charge, he added a new string to his bow. Meteorologist. ‘The storm will come,’ forecast Amorim rather ominously, and perhaps he had Wednesday's trip to Arsenal in mind when he said it. The 39-year-old knows he cannot get away with it all the time as he makes running repairs to this United team in mid-season, sometimes plugging round holes with square pegs. ‘We will be found out in some games,’ he predicted. Few teams are as unforgiving as Arsenal at the moment. Mikel Arteta ’s side have scored 13 goals in their last three games, including five before half-time at West Ham last weekend and, worryingly for Amorim, five more away to the formidable Sporting Lisbon side he left behind last month to take the United job. Sporting were on a run of 17 wins and a draw in 18 games since losing the Portuguese Super Cup to Porto in August. They had not been beaten in normal time, and yet there were Arsenal sweeping into a 3-0 first-half lead in a 5-1 Champions League rout at the Estadio Jose Alvalade last week. Ruben Amorim has warned his Manchester United players that ‘the storm will come' ahead of Wednesday's trip to Arsenal United remain unbeaten since Amorim's arrival and are attempting to close the gap to the top four Amorim is attempting to instil a tactical overhaul in United's squad with his preferred 3-4-3 system Does that emphasise the task facing United at the Emirates on Wednesday evening? ‘I already knew it,’ replied Amorim with a smile. ‘I think he (Arteta) has done an amazing job. Sometimes coaches are just judged on titles, but what he has been doing in Arsenal I think is amazing. It transformed the team. ‘He bought some youngsters that now are the big talents in this country. I hope to have the same mind-set that he had in the in the difficult moments because I followed the Premier League for a long time. I think it's a very good characteristic in in Mikel.’ Amorim can at least draw some comfort from having beaten Arteta at the Emirates last year, even though it needed a penalty shootout to settle a Europa League last 16 tie following a 3-3 draw on aggregate. But on Wednesday he will not have the comfort blanket of selecting a team he built and trusts, having admitted to anxiety at United because he simply doesn’t know what will happen from one minute to the next. And, he fears, Arteta’s team are even better now; less predictable too with Riccardo Calafiori and Jurrien Timber at full-back and Martin Odegaard roaming free. The Arsenal captain was an extra-time substitute when Amorim won at the Emirates, but Odegaard’s return from a 12-match absence due an ankle injury has given the Gunners an extra dimension in recent weeks. ‘Arsenal this year, they play a little bit different. They are more fluid,’ added Amorim. Amorim faces his biggest test yet against Arsenal ‘For example, when we faced them with Sporting, you knew how to press because you can understand better the structure. Now it's more fluid with Calafiori and Timber in different sides; one coming inside, the other going outside. Also, Odegaard changed the team, and you can feel it during the season. ‘Every game is different and you already know that you are going to face a very good team.’ Stopping Odegaard from pulling the strings will be key for United if they are to get anything from the game, but one player Amorim didn’t mention was Bukayo Saka. The England winger terrorised Sporting’s back-three down the right last week, helped by the fact that Maximiliano Araujo pushed too high and left Goncalo Inacio isolated. Amorim will need his left wing-back to provide more protection for his back-three against Saka on Wednesday, and particularly whoever replaces the suspended Lisandro Martinez on the left side. Harry Maguire is fit again and young Leny Yoro has travelled with the squad, but Jonny Evans has missed the last two games and there are concerns that Luke Shaw might also have picked up another injury after a comeback lasting three substitute appearances . United won’t need warning about the threat posed by Arsenal’s set-piece specialists at corners and free kicks, but it will be interesting to see how Amorim’s assistant Carlos Fernandes tries to combat it having replaced Andreas Georgson as United’s set-piece coach. Expect Matthjs De Ligt to keep a close eye on Gabriel. With Kobbie Mainoo also suspended after just one game back from injury, Amorim must weigh up his midfield options but Manuel Ugarte – sent off for Sporting at the Emirates last year – is likely to be given the job of marking Odegaard. While United’s first priority on Wednesday evening will be keeping Arsenal quiet, one area where they could expose the Gunners is at left-back. Calafiori can be uncomfortable against quick wingers who come inside on their stronger left foot, and that is something Amad Diallo could exploit. The little Ivorian has prospered more than any other United player under Amorim, and is likely to start at right wing-back again. ‘You try to choose players that you can put in that position and the technical characteristics are perfect for him,’ said Amorim. ‘Because of his left foot. If you are right-footed, sometimes you don't have the space to come inside. United will be without the suspended Lisandro Martinez (left) for the trip to Arsenal, while Amad Diallo (right) is expected to start Amorim knows United’s first priority on Wednesday evening will be keeping Arsenal quiet ‘In that position, you need to have a good physicality. Good physicality is not the size, but he can run. And that is a key point in that position. He has good control and he seems faster with the ball than without the ball. ‘He can play in different systems. In the in the future, we will play in the different system maybe, so it's the that kind of player that we need in team.’ Hardly surprising then that United have been working on a new contract for Diallo. Unless the club offer him a new deal or trigger the extension in his current one, he will be a free agent in the summer and can talk to foreign clubs from next month. ‘I think he wants to stay and we want him to stay, so that is clear and we will find a solution,’ said Amorim. Martin Odegaard’s return from a 12-match absence due an ankle injury has given the Gunners an extra dimension in recent weeks Arsenal are bouncing ahead of facing United after beating West Ham 5-2 at the weekend For now, United’s new head coach is focussed on navigating the toughest challenge yet in what has been a steep learning curve for him and his players. Has the size of the job exceeded his expectations? ‘A little bit,’ Amorim admitted, ‘because you don't know how life is in this kind of club. So it's always a surprise. I think I can manage that, but you have to do so much more than coach the team. ‘You have to manage the time in a different way. You have less time to prepare the games, not just because you are playing after two days, but also because you have a lot to do. I can say I was a little bit surprised. ‘We are improving slowly, but we don't have training. So I'm very pleased with all the work and the effort that the players are doing in this moment. It is what it is and we will try to win, and we go with confidence to win – but we know that we need to play very well to win the next football match.’ Premier League Arsenal Manchester United Share or comment on this article: Ruben Amorim warns Man United stars 'the storm will come' as Portuguese admits his unbeaten start will eventually come to an end ahead of Arsenal acid test e-mail 13 shares Add commentEven if we lived in a fishbowl, the turbulence in our political scene would be important. New Democracy finally rid itself of a former prime minister who was continually seeking attention by playing the popular roles of embittered messiah and compulsive Cassandra. SYRIZA abdicated the role of official opposition by splitting continually in its search for leadership and a policy. PASOK emerged stronger from its own leadership election and is winning back some of the strength that it lost when its support plunged from 44 percent in 2009 to 4.68% in 2015. SYRIZA and PASOK have changed places and percentages, the government is dealing with ever greater fatigue and voter discontent, offering hope to smaller parties for a greater influence. Normally, there would be sufficient time until the next elections for this ferment to lead to new dynamics and new balances which might avert the danger of the political scene’s fragmentation. But Greece has to deal with the great disturbance playing out internationally at dizzying speed and with unpredictable consequences. Whatever happens in the United States, in Ukraine, in the Middle East, in Europe, will affect domestic developments and our place in the world. The Trump Restoration will disrupt much that we know, without anyone able to predict whether this will lead to a new sort of balance or whether things will spiral out of control. Europe is frozen in midstep, as its leading powers, Germany and France, turn inwards to deal with domestic turbulence. Greece’s political leadership must deal with an exceptionally fluid situation without standing on stable ground. This responsibility has seldom made an impression on those who consider themselves protagonists of our public life, as the traditional priority is personal vindication and revenge. They speak on behalf of Greece while they serve their own interests. Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ government is our only choice today. It remains to be seen whether it is good enough to deal with the situation. We shall also see how the various political forces develop in coming months. The government needs a credible opposition and tireless, constructive self-criticism. This is where the “elders” of public life ought to contribute, not in the pursuit of new supporters with outdated theatrical outbursts.
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A Romanian hard-right NATO critic and leftist Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu are neck and neck after the first round of presidential elections, in a shock result threatening Romania's staunchly pro-Ukraine stance. or signup to continue reading After nearly 90 per cent of votes were counted, Calin Georgescu, 62, was at 22 per cent, while Ciolacu had 21.7 per cent. However, ballots from the sizeable Romanian diaspora, which are not included in the main tally on Sunday, show centre-right politician, Elena Lasconi, 52, first with 33.4 per cent and Georgescu second. Romania's president has a semi-executive role with control over defence spending - likely to be a difficult issue as Bucharest comes under pressure to uphold NATO spending goals during Donald Trump's second term as US president while trying to reduce a heavy deficit. Lasconi told supporters after exit polls were released giving her a small lead over Georgescu, with Ciolacu in first place, that she was optimistic about making the runoff. "But as you can see, the results are very tight, let us wait until tomorrow's results to rejoice." Campaigning focused largely on the soaring cost of living, with Romania having the EU's biggest share of people at risk of poverty. Georgescu is a former prominent member of the hard-right Alliance for Uniting Romanians party. In 2021 he has called NATO's ballistic missile defence shield in the Romanian town of Deveselu a "shame of diplomacy" and said the North Atlantic alliance will not protect any of its members should they be attacked by Russia. Lasconi, a former journalist, joined the Save Romania Union in 2018 and became party head this year. She believes in raising defence spending and helping Ukraine, and surveys suggest she would beat Ciolacu in a runoff. Romania shares a 650km border with Ukraine and since Russia attacked Kyiv in 2022, it has enabled the export of millions of tonnes of grain through its Black Sea port of Constanta and provided military aid, including the donation of a Patriot air defence battery. "It will be a tight run-off, with the Social Democrat leader more vulnerable to negative campaigning due to him being an incumbent PM," political commentator Radu Magdin said. Advertisement Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date. We care about the protection of your data. Read our . AdvertisementUPPER MERION TWP., Pa. (WPVI) -- Authorities in Montgomery County, Pa. are alerting the public to the presence of coyotes. Police in Lansdale and Upper Merion Twp. have put out notifications about coyote sightings in recent weeks. The animals have a presence in every county of the state, and authorities say the number of coyotes here is growing. "You might've had coyotes in your neighborhood all summer but all that dense vegetation makes it less likely for people to notice them," explained Game Warden Matthew Johnson with the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Johnson says coyotes are nocturnal and hunt at night. "This time of year, when we get into the winter time, everything in the wild is getting more desperate. Food sources are diminishing as the winter goes on," Johnson stated as to a combination of reasons why we might be seeing more coyotes. Coyotes likely won't attack a human and view large dogs as a threat, but smaller pets are vulnerable. "If they find a smaller cat or dog that is accessible, there's nothing saying they won't try to pursue it," said Johnson. People we talked to on Tuesday said, so far, their experiences have been at a distance. "I haven't heard any but I've seen some around our school. They're eating good because they're kind of big," joked Christina Brown of Cheltenham. "Coyotes - you think that's out in the Rocky Mountains or something," said Dana Jones of North Wales. "We've seen them on our Ring cam. Not very often, but you definitely hear them. Not recently, more in the fall," said Christine Mariani of Norristown. Upper Merion Police put these tips on their website: