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Biden in Alaska; 9/11 mourners in NYC, DC, Pa.

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:18:02 GMT

Americans looked back Monday on 9/11 with moments of silence, tearful words and appeals to teach younger generations about the terror attacks 22 years ago.“For those of us who lost people on that day, that day is still happening. Everybody else moves on. And you find a way to go forward, but that day is always happening for you,” Edward Edelman said as he arrived at New York’s World Trade Center to honor his slain brother-in-law, Daniel McGinley.President Biden, speaking at a military base in Anchorage, Alaska, urged Americans to rally around protecting democracy. His visit was en route to Washington from a trip to India and Vietnam.Nearly 3,000 people were killed when hijacked planes crashed into the trade center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field, in an attack that reshaped American foreign policy and domestic fears.On that day, “we were one country, one nation, one people, just like it should be,” Eddie Ferguson, the fire-rescue chief in Virginia’s Goochland Count...

Revolution left back DeJuan Jones called up to U.S. National Team

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:18:02 GMT

Just when the New England Revolution’s revolving backend began to resemble the unit that started the season, the U.S. Men’s National Team came calling on Monday.Revolution dynamic left back DeJuan Jones has been called up by the U.S. team to participate in a friendly against Oman on Tuesday at Allianz Field in St. Paul, Minn. Jones played 90 minutes in the Revs’ 1-1 draw with Minnesota United FC on Sept. 9 at Allianz Field. Jones is expected back for the Revolution’s match on Saturday night at Colorado.Jones, 26, will be answering his third call-up and the match with Oman marks his sixth international cap. Jones was first called up to participate in a pair for friendlies in January and later selected to compete in the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup tournament.  

9/11 ceremony: ‘I just remember that day’

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:18:02 GMT

Even 22 years later, Stephen Kempainen’s memories of Sept. 11, 2001, are still fresh enough to bring the man to tears.While city officials gathered and mingled early Monday afternoon, as they awaited the arrival of the mayor for their yearly 9/11 memorial service, the 59-year-old Bostonian quietly approached the knee-high marble monument which sits in the corner of the Boston Public Garden and is engraved with the names of those lost.After shyly weaving his way past City Council President Ed Flynn and Boston Fire Department Chief Paul Burke with the leash for his small dog in one hand and a pair of pale roses in the other, Kempainen gently placed the flowers among dozens already decorating the memorial, stood silently for a moment, and then retreated back into the crowd without engaging anyone or jostling any elbows to wait for the upcoming ceremony.After Mayor Michelle Wu arrived and marked the passage of 22 years since the death of nearly 3,000 U.S. civilians to terrorism with a w...

Battenfeld: Biden future again in doubt after getting the hook onstage in Vietnam

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:18:02 GMT

Democrats could soon be thrust into turmoil after the latest signs that Joe Biden won’t be able to run for re-election or may not even serve out his term.The new episode in Vietnam – with aides cutting off Biden’s microphone in mid-sentence – have only fueled fast-moving speculation about the president’s health and political prognosis.“I don’t know about you but I’m going to go to bed,” the 80-year-old president declared after his ill-fated press conference in Hanoi.That seems an apt description of Biden’s political future, too.There are real questions not just about running again but whether he’ll be able to even serve out his term, leaving VP Kamala Harris in charge and leading to a mad scramble among potential contenders.The media and Democratic diehards are clinging to President Biden like a life preserver but even they can’t hide it anymore.Biden held a press conference after meeting with Vietnamese leaders which probably wasn’t a great idea given the president’s lack of stamin...

Patriots’ Mac Jones blames himself for more miscues in loss to Eagles

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:18:02 GMT

Say what you will about Mac Jones’ performance in the Patriots’ Week 1 loss to the Eagles, but the quarterback has held himself accountable for the 25-20 result.Jones even blamed himself for some perceived offensive line issues from Sunday. The Patriots’ O-line, which was without starting left guard Cole Strange and right guard Mike Onwenu, went all game without letting up a sack until there was 2:59 left in the fourth quarter. Jones was sacked twice in the final three minutes of the game.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Source explains JuJu Smith-Schuster’s lack of snaps for Patriots in Week 1 New England Patriots | Bill Belichick empathizes with Mac Jones after Patriots Week 1 loss New England Patriots | Bill Belichick provides update on Patriots ‘exempt’ QB Matt Corral New England Patriots | Bill Belichick ‘might’ have fourth-down regret from Patriots’ loss to Eagles ...

Red Sox notebook: How Fenway Park will commemorate 9/11 with Yankees in town

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:18:02 GMT

For the first time in half a decade, the New York Yankees aren’t playing at home on Sept. 11.Instead, they’re spending the week playing four games at Fenway Park against their greatest rivals.Of course, some things are much bigger than a rivalry, bigger than baseball.For Monday’s series opener, the Red Sox will honor and pay tribute to 9/11 victims, survivors, and their loved ones in several ways. They’re holding a “Moment of Remembrance” before the game, and the Boston Fire Department A Capella group will be on hand to perform the national anthem.There will also be a ceremony for the 9-11 First Responder’s Children’s Foundation, during which Olivia Rizzo, a University of Massachusetts Amherst student, will receive a scholarship. She will be joined by her grandfather, retired police officer Joe Westwell, and her father, Christopher, a retired NYC firefighter who was a responder on 9/11. The foundation’s founder, Al Kahn, will deliver the ceremonial First Pitch.For the customar...

Tonight’s Chicago White Sox-Kansas City Royals game is postponed because of rain, with a doubleheader set for Tuesday

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:18:02 GMT

Monday’s Chicago White Sox game against the Kansas City Royals at Guaranteed Rate Field was postponed because of rain.It will be made up as part of a straight doubleheader beginning at 3:40 p.m. Tuesday. The second game will start about 30 to 45 minutes after the opener concludes but not before 6:40 p.m.The Sox will start Dylan Cease in Game 1 of the doubleheader against the Royals’ Brady Singer. Touki Toussaint will start the nightcap against the Royals’ Jordan Lyles. ()

Voters will narrow down 4 Boston City Council races in Tuesday preliminary

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:18:02 GMT

Voters will be tasked with narrowing down four Boston City Council races to two candidates apiece when they head to the polls Tuesday.The contested preliminary races are in Districts 3, 5, 6 and 7.Seven candidates — John FitzGerald, Jennifer Johnson, Barry Lawton, Matthew Patton, Joel Richards, Ann Walsh, and Rosalind Wornum — are vying for an open District 3 seat left vacant when longtime Councilor Frank Baker opted not to run for re-election.In District 5, three candidates, Enrique Pepén, Jose Ruiz, and Jean Claude-Sanon, are looking to unseat the embattled incumbent, Ricardo Arroyo, who is seeking a third term.City Councilor Kendra Lara, another embattled incumbent, is looking to fend off a challenge from William King and Benjamin Weber, as she vies for a second term.“Turnout is frequently lower in these City-Council-only election years,” Mayor Michelle Wu told the Herald in a prior interview. “These are critical roles in city government and in the work to make sure that Boston i...

Feds approve new COVID vaccines

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:18:02 GMT

WASHINGTON — The U.S. approved updated COVID-19 vaccines Monday, hoping to rev up protection against the latest coronavirus strains and blunt any surge this fall and winter.The Food and Drug Administration decision opens the newest shots from Moderna and Pfizer and its partner BioNTech to most Americans even if they’ve never had a coronavirus vaccination. It’s part of a shift to treat fall updates of the COVID-19 vaccine much like getting a yearly flu shot.There’s still another step: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must sign off. A CDC advisory panel is set to issue recommendations Tuesday on who most needs the updated shots.Vaccinations could begin later this week, and both the COVID-19 and flu shot can be given at the same visit.A third vaccine maker, Novavax, said its updated shot is still being reviewed by the FDA.COVID-19 hospitalizations have been rising since late summer although –- thanks to lasting immunity from prior vaccinations and infect...

Texas AG Ken Paxton’s affair took a toll on office, a former staffer says at impeachment trial

Published Tue, 24 Dec 2024 14:18:02 GMT

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — One of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ‘s former staffers testified Monday that the Republican’s extramarital affair took a toll on employees who had to work long and odd hours because of the secret relationship that is now a factor in his impeachment trial.“I told General Paxton quite bluntly it wasn’t my business who he was sleeping with, but when things bleed over into the office and into the state work, it becomes my business,” said Katherine Cary, the former chief of staff in Paxton’s office. The affair is part of the abuse of power and bribery charges that Texas House Republicans have made against Paxton after years of alleged scandal and corruption. If convicted, he could be banned from holding office again in Texas. His fate is in the hands of the Republican-controlled Texas Senate, where a verdict could happen as soon as this week.His wife, Angela Paxton, is a senator but is barred from voting in the proceedings. She sat at her desk ...