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Erdoğan back on the campaign trail after falling ill earlier in week

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:41:42 GMT

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan returned to the campaign trail on Saturday after falling sick during a live TV broadcast Tuesday night.Erdoğan had canceled public appearances for three days, after coming down with what Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca later said was gastroenteritis. But on Saturday, the Turkish president appeared at an Istanbul aviation festival, flanked by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, AFP reported.His illness came at an unfortunate time for Erdoğan, who’s facing a tough battle for re-election when Turkey heads to the polls on May 14. Erdoğan, who has been in power since 2003 as prime minister and president, is polling neck-and-neck with opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, according to POLITICO’s Poll of Polls.

Orioles’ DL Hall strikes out 7, throws 75 pitches after being called up as 27th man for doubleheader vs. Tigers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:41:42 GMT

Left-handed pitching prospect DL Hall didn’t break camp with the Orioles because they wanted him to continue to work as a starter. His first appearance with Baltimore this year came out of the bullpen, where he thrived down the stretch last season.The Orioles added Hall as their 27th man for Saturday’s doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers. Hall, 24, is the No. 2 pitching prospect in the organization behind right-hander Grayson Rodriguez, who is scheduled to start the second game of the twin bill. After Dean Kremer pitched the first five innings of the opener, a 7-4 loss, Hall provided length out of the bullpen for an Orioles’ pitching staff that needed to cover two games’ worth of innings, striking out seven and allowing two runs over three frames.“You bring up DL Hall as your 27th man, that’s a good feeling,” manager Brandon Hyde said before the game. “He’s stretched out as a starter. He closed in Yankee Stadium last year. Th...

Oklahoma RB Eric Gray leads off Giants’ day 3 NFL Draft haul

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:41:42 GMT

Giants GM Joe Schoen picked elusive, pass-catching Oklahoma running back Eric Gray on the final day of the NFL Draft to add another weapon to Brian Daboll’s offense.The Giants used their No. 172 overall pick in the fifth round on Gray to supplement a backfield that for now is missing Saquon Barkley.Barkley is unhappy with his contract situation, hasn’t signed his franchise tag tender and is staying away from the team facility.Gray, 23, a second-team All-Big 12 selection as a senior, is a shifty runner who often makes the first defender miss and an accomplished route-runner and pass catcher out of the backfield.His ability as a receiver is the X-factor addition to the Giants’ rotation that also includes Matt Breida, Gary Brightwell and Jashaun Corbin.“One [it’s about] just having natural hands to catch, being able to route run,” Gray said. “Me personally, I have a good feel for knowing coverages coming out of the backfield, knowing if it̵...

NFL Draft 2023: Patriots draft electric LSU WR Kayshon Boutte in 6th round

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:41:42 GMT

Finally, a wide receiver.The Patriots drafted LSU’s Kayshon Boutte with the 187th overall pick in the sixth round of the draft Saturday. Boutte represents a worthy gamble by the Patriots considering his immense talent and roller-coaster college career. After earning freshman All-American honors in 2020, Boutte was considered a first-round talent. He caught nine touchdowns in six games the following year.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | NFL Draft 2023: Patriots add powerful UCLA O-lineman on Day 3 New England Patriots | NFL Draft 2023: Patriots add Eastern Michigan OL Sidy Sow in 4th round New England Patriots | NFL Draft 2023: Patriots select small-school O-lineman in fourth round New England Patriots | Bill Belichick ‘absolutely’ feels good about Patriots QB Mac Jones New England Patriots | 2023 NFL Draft | Who are the top players for Day 3? But off-field issues and effort concer...

Ticker: Frustration grows over wait on OxyContin maker’s settlement

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:41:42 GMT

More than a year after the maker of OxyContin reached a tentative settlement over the toll of opioids, the money isn’t flowing yet.That’s because a federal court is still considering whether it’s lawful to give members of the Sackler family who own Purdue Pharma protection from civil lawsuits in exchange for their contribution to the settlement: the company itself and up to $6 billion in cash. Lawyers on multiple sides of the case have asked the court to issue an opinion — or at least a timeline.NYC transit agency stops Twitter service alertsThe transit authority that runs subways, commuter trains and buses in New York City is giving up on a system that sent automated alerts about service disruptions through Twitter, a platform the Metropolitan Transportation Authority decided to stop using on Tuesday.MTA officials say they balked at Twitter’s recent decision to start charging for certain functions. The authority also was concerned with technical problems tha...

Bruins notebook: B’s confident about Game 7 clash against Panthers

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:41:42 GMT

BEDFORD – The Boston Bruins sounded overly excited about an opportunity they wanted to avoid.The Florida Panthers forced a deciding Game 7 in their opening round Stanley Cup playoff series with a 7-5 victory over the Bruins on Friday night at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Fla. The Bruins and Panthers take the ice for the final time on Sunday night (6:30) at the TD Garden.The only benefit the Bruins got from winning the Presidents Trophy while setting NHL single season records for wins (65) and points (135) is the “opportunity” to host Game 7 in a series they once led 3-1.“Opportunity, that’s the word that comes to my mind,” said Bruins coach Jim Montgomery following the team’s arrival on Saturday afternoon at Hanscom Field.“You are playing a Game 7 at home. We had the regular season we had. That is over and done with but it got us this Game 7 in front of our great fans. It’s an opportunity to go and seize the moment.”Bruins team captain Patrice Bergeron will be playing in the 14th Game...

Bernie Sanders praises shop workers, Ben and Jerry’s on union effort

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:41:42 GMT

Workers seeking to unionize at a Ben & Jerry’s retail shop in Burlington, Vermont, the city where the ice cream brand was founded, announced Friday that the company has signed the fair election principles.U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Vermont Independent who has been a vocal supporter of Starbucks labor organizers, congratulated the Ben & Jerry’s workers at a press conference in his home city.“I’m very proud of the work that these workers have done in coming together to form a union and I’m very proud that we have here in Vermont a company like Ben & Jerry’s that has long stood for progressive principles, today saying they’re willing to sit down and negotiate a good contract with their workers,” Sanders said.Ben & Jerry’s said last week that it supported a plan to unionize by about 40 workers at the retail shop in downtown Burlington.It said in a statement that it shares “the goal of advancing justice, both inside and outside our company.” The ice cream manufacturer wa...

Boy, 16, arrested in Toronto for shooting death in Sudbury

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:41:42 GMT

Toronto police have arrested a 16-year-old wanted in connection with a fatal shooting in Sudbury. The Greater Sudbury Police Service issued a bulletin Friday and released images of a suspect wanted in the April 21 shooting at Overtime Sports Bar that took the life of a 22-year-old man.Investigators believed the teen was likely in southern Ontario and were granted permission to use his image even though he was under the age of 18 through a provision in the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Toronto police took the teen into custody around 7:30 a.m. Saturday. He appeared in court and was charged with a number of offences including murder.

California man gets 4 1/2 years for role in US Capitol riot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:41:42 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Southern California man who assaulted police with pepper spray during the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison, federal authorities announced.Jeffrey Scott Brown, 56, of Santa Ana received a sentence of 54 months in federal prison for felony and misdemeanor charges related to the mob attack by supporters of former President Donald Trump, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a Friday press statement.More than 1,000 individuals have been arrested, including more than 320 people who have been charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement, the DOJ said. Trump supporters that day tried to stop Congress from certifying presidential election results for Joe Biden, a Democrat, over Trump, a Republican. Brown and two co-defendants were found guilty at trial in December. Peter J. Schwartz of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, is scheduled to be sentenced in May. It was not clear why Markus Maly of Fincastle, Virginia, was not s...

Alberta Premier Smith questions election role of Opposition leader Notley’s husband

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:41:42 GMT

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is raising questions about Opposition NDP Leader Rachel Notley’s husband and his role in the upcoming provincial election campaign.Notley’s husband, Lou Arab, is a communications official for the Canadian Union of Public Employees and sits on the governing board of Notley’s NDP.In a statement from her United Conservative party, Smith says she wants to know if it’s legal for CUPE to spend money on attack ads against the UCP given Notley’s relationship to Arab.The statement didn’t specify what law Smith believes is being violated.The NDP did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Smith made the statement in response to a story in The Globe and Mail that reported Smith attended the wedding last month of David Parker, the head of a third-party advertiser called Take Back Alberta.Take Back Alberta is a growing force within Smith’s UCP, delivering blocs of members to party events to elect constituency board members, candidates and, to da...