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Striker Kyra Carusa says the Republic of Ireland's Euro 2025 play-off defeat by Wales "feels like it takes the air out of your lungs". After a 1-1 draw in Cardiff in the first leg, Wales went two goals up in Dublin through Hannah Cain's penalty and Carrie Jones' well-taken strike. Anna Patten, whose handball led to the penalty, headed the Irish back into the game but Wales held on to qualify for their first major tournament. While the Welsh players celebrated, the Republic of Ireland players fell to their knees and the raw emotion was evident as they missed the opportunity to qualify for a first Euros, which would have backed up their first World Cup appearance last year. "It feels devastating. It literally feels like it takes the air out of your lungs and I'm not really able to describe it other than that," said San Diego Waves forward Carusa. "As a professional, you have these moments and you move forward and continue on. "This does pass, but it does reflect and change what you do moving forward. For now, it's just devastating." In a raw and strikingly honest interview with RTE after the match, midfielder Ruesha Littlejohn admitted the decision to award Wales a penalty "rattled" the Republic of Ireland, who "thought we were going there [to the Euros]". The 34-year-old added "the whole team is devastated" about the result and they were "punished" for not taking their chances. The cagey and tense nature of the first leg followed the sides to Dublin for the decisive fixture. Denise O'Sullivan crashed an effort off the crossbar in the first half, but a key moment came five minute after the restart when Spanish referee Marta Huerta de Aza was after Anna Patten handled the ball with an outstretched arm while jumping for a header in the area. Play had continued before it was halted for a VAR review, and Cian calmly slotted home the penalty. Things went from bad to worse for Eileen Gleeson's side as Jones rounded off a swift break to double Wales advantage. Although Patten netted late on, Wales survived the eight minutes of injury time to spark wild celebrations in Dublin. "You don't think about those moments. Honestly, you see it back and it's dreadful," Littlejohn said about the penalty decision. "Patsy [Patten] has gone up to head the ball and it hits her arm. I don't know how you jump these days in football. "I don't know if it's a new rule where you have to jump with your arms by your side." Littlejohn added the hosts struggle to regain momentum following the decision as they "just fell short". "That's been a tough one for us to take and they've built on that. We've still had chances but we didn't do enough. "We gave it our all to try and get another one back. If I'm being honest I think it rattled us a bit. "None of us seen it coming and it took us a bit to get to grips and get back to the game plan." When asked about the disappointment of missing out on a place at a first Euros, Littlejohn said the Irish thought "we were all going there [to the finals in Switzerland]". "We gave it our all but it's not good enough, so we're only going to watch now." While Littlejohn said now wasn't the time to reflect on her own future, a sentiment echoed by manager Gleeson whose contract expires following the campaign, the midfielder pointed to changed required in grassroots football. "If I'm being honest, in Irish football we need to go into grassroots here and need to change our game and change our style. You look at the best teams and they are all so comfortable on the ball. "They want the football and they want to play. That's everyone in the team and that's the journey that we're on now. I think it's going to start from the young ones coming through. "We know we can be hard and be resilient, we put our bodies on the line and we've got Megan's [Campbell] throw and big girls who can win headers, but we need to do more if we want to consistently get to these tournaments."Ukrainian girls’ team finds hockey haven at Wickenheiser festival

Analysis: Getting benched may have been best thing that happened to Bryce Young, Anthony Richardson (copy)By LARRY NEUMEISTER NEW YORK (AP) — The founder and former CEO of the failed cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network could face decades in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to federal fraud charges, admitting that he misled customers about the business. Alexander Mashinsky , 58, of Manhattan, entered the plea in New York federal court to commodities and securities fraud. He admitted illegally manipulating the price of Celsius’s proprietary crypto token while secretly selling his own tokens at inflated prices to pocket about $48 million before Celsius collapsed into bankruptcy in 2022. In court, he admitted that in 2021 he publicly suggested there was regulatory consent for the company’s moves because he knew that customers “would find false comfort” with that. And he said that in 2019, he was selling the crypto tokens even though he told the public that he was not. He said he knew customers would draw false comfort from that too. “I accept full responsibility for my actions,” Mashinsky said of crimes that stretched from 2018 to 2022 as the company pitched itself to customers as a modern-day bank where they could safely deposit crypto assets and earn interest. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in a release that Mashinsky “orchestrated one of the biggest frauds in the crypto industry” as his company’s assets purportedly grew to about $25 billion at its peak, making it one of the largest crypto platforms in the world. He said Mashinsky used catchy slogans like “Unbank Yourself” to entice prospective customers with a pledge that their money would be as safe in crypto accounts as money would be in a bank. Meanwhile, prosecutors said, Mashinsky and co-conspirators used customer deposits to fund market purchases of the Celsius token to prop up its value. Machinsky made tens of millions of dollars selling his own CEL tokens at artificially high prices, leaving his customers “holding the bag when the company went bankrupt,” Williams said. Related Articles National News | Eminem’s mother Debbie Nelson, whose rocky relationship fueled the rapper’s lyrics, dies at age 69 National News | FACT FOCUS: Vermont ruling does not say schools can vaccinate children without parental consent National News | Debbie Nelson, Eminem’s mother, dies at 69 National News | Judge weighs whether to order Fani Willis to comply with lawmakers’ subpoenas over Trump case National News | Are you a former SmileDirectClub customer? You might be eligible for a refund An indictment alleged that Mashinsky promoted Celsius through media interviews, his social media accounts and Celsius’ website, along with a weekly “Ask Mashinsky Anything” session broadcast that was posted to Celsius’ website and a YouTube channel. Celsius employees from multiple departments who noticed false and misleading statements in the sessions warned Mashinsky, but they were ignored, the indictment said. A plea agreement Mashinsky made with prosecutors calls for him to be sentenced to up to 30 years in prison and to forfeit over $48 million, which is the amount of money he allegedly made by selling his company’s token. Sentencing was scheduled for April 8. 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The trains will keep rolling across NSW - for the next few weeks at least - after crisis talks and a major government concession averted strikes. Login or signup to continue reading Trains from Newcastle to Wollongong and across Sydney were due to lay dormant from Friday morning until Sunday night amid an escalating pay dispute between the state government and rail workers. The largest rail shutdown in living memory would have caused commuter chaos and an estimated $50 million dent in the economy. Thousands of Newcastle soccer and music fans from the Hunter were scrambling to make alternative travel arrangements with The Jets men's side scheduled to play at Allianz Stadium and Pearl Jam to play at Homebush's Engie Stadium. But late on Thursday, word of a short-term peace agreement filtered out of the talks between union heavyweights and government and onto platforms and carriages. The Labor government agreed in part to the rail union's demand to run trains 24 hours a day this weekend in return for lifting work bans. Some lines will run through Thursday night, many on Friday night and most on Saturday night - music to the ears of Pearl Jam and A-League ticketholders. "It's not the entire network, so we can still do ongoing maintenance and the bans will not be applied," Transport Minister Jo Haylen told reporters. Those 109 work bans, including crew travel limits, have increasingly disrupted the network in recent weeks. They will be lifted while parties take part in two weeks of intensive bargaining to try to reach a full agreement. In a message to members, the Rail, Tram and Bus Union said the government had "caved" to avert the "disastrous shutdown (sic) that the media have (been) playing up all week". "This is by no means the end but it is now well and truly within sight," the bulletin said. Premier Chris Minns and Unions NSW secretary Mark Morey both played key roles in the past 48 hours of negotiations, which the premier suggested were interrupted by little more than sleep and parliamentary question time. "I apologise for how long it takes but these are long-standing, very difficult, complex negotiations," he said. Mr Minns denied his involvement cast a poor light on his minister's abilities. "We're a team - when I need to get a breakthrough, I'll call in Jo," he said. The deal comes against a backdrop of the combined rail unions' demand for eight per cent pay rises annually - among almost 250 claims. The government says anything more than 11 per cent across three years is unaffordable. "Chris Minns says intensive negotiations begin today - what on earth has been happening for the past six months?" Opposition Leader Mark Speakman said on Thursday evening. "Only when the opposition and the media shame (him) into action, did he finally agree to meet the union." 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PL Predictions: Forest can frustrate stale Man UtdNoneChelsea Manning, the former Army intelligence analyst behind one of the largest leaks of classified information in history, was among a group of activists arrested Thursday outside of House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office after taking part in a protest advocating for transgender rights. The protest took place outside of Johnson’s office in the Cannon House Office Building. It comes after Johnson supported a GOP-led effort to ban transgender women from using women’s restrooms at the US Capitol, and one day after transgender rights took center stage in a high-profile case at the Supreme Court. “I’m here today because every person deserves dignity and respect, both in daily life and in more symbolic places like the U.S. Capitol,” Manning, who is a transgender woman, said in a statement to CNN. “As someone who has fought against similar rules, I know what it’s like to feel pushed aside and erased,” Manning said. “But I also know the incredible power and resilience our community has. I’m not here as a leader or a spokesperson but simply as another member of my community who shows up unconditionally to support my siblings in this fight. I will stand beside them no matter what. We didn’t start this fight, but we are together now.” A contentious debate came to a head on Capitol Hill last month after GOP Rep. Nancy Mace filed a resolution to prevent transgender women from using women’s bathrooms in the US Capitol. The move by Mace came after Democratic Rep.-elect Sarah McBride became the first out transgender woman elected to Congress. The US Capitol Police told CNN that around 15 people were arrested as a result of the protest on Thursday. It is against the law to protest inside congressional office buildings or inside the US Capitol. Other protestors could be heard on Thursday shouting a number of things, including “Democrats, grow a spine, trans lives are on the line.” Johnson’s office in Cannon is directly across from the women’s bathroom. Manning was convicted in 2013 of stealing 750,000 pages of classified documents and videos and disseminating them to WikiLeaks, the online anti-secrecy group. In 2017, then-President Barack Obama commuted Manning’s sentence.

NHL-worst Blackhawks fire coach Luke RichardsonNoneSean Penn goes on anti-Oscars rant, praises Trump biopic while chain-smoking at press conferenceOTTAWA — The federal government has introduced a stand-alone bill to implement the proposed GST holiday, hours after the NDP threatened to not pass the legislation if it was linked to a $250 rebate for working Canadians. The bill would give people a two-month GST exemption on items like premade food at grocery stores, children's clothes, toys, some alcoholic beverages and other holiday season staples. The Liberals had planned to also include legislation that would offer $250 benefit cheques for people who earned a working income up to $150,000 last year. Earlier today, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said his party would only support legislation to implement the GST break. He said the rebate plan needs to be fixed to include fully retired seniors and people who rely on disability benefits. The bill to implement the GST break is now expected to come to a vote on Thursday. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 27, 2024. David Baxter, The Canadian Press

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South Korea’s president, Yoon Suk Yeol, on Tuesday declared martial law, blasting the opposition as “anti-state forces” threatening the country’s democracy. The unexpected move from Yoon, marking the first time martial law has been declared in South Korea in more than four decades, alarmed the US and other allies. Six hours later he backed down , lifting the order in the face of united opposition. What do we know about the imposition of martial law, and what might come next? In a dramatic, late-night emergency television address to the nation, Yoon announced that he was imposing martial law in South Korea, as he accused the opposition of paralysing the government with “anti-state activities”. A six-point decree from the new martial law commander, the army chief Gen Park An-su, swiftly followed: banning political activities and parties, “false propaganda”, strikes and “gatherings that incite social unrest”. The order also brought all media outlets under the authority of martial law and directed all medical staff, including striking doctors, to return to work within 48 hours. The president’s move harkened back to an era of authoritarian leaders that the country has not seen since the 1980s. It was immediately denounced by the opposition and the leader of Yoon’s own party. Yoon said he was acting to safeguard his country’s liberal democracy from “anti-state elements” and “threats posed by North Korea” - but gave little detail. While unexpected, the announcement came in the context of a festering budget row between Yoon and the opposition Democratic Party. The opposition has slashed around 4.1 trillion won ($2.8 billion) from Yoon’s proposed 677 trillion won budget for next year, prompting the president to complain that “all key budgets essential to the nation’s core functions” were being cut. Security forces sealed the National Assembly, helicopters landed on the roof and troops entered the building for a short time, seemingly in a bid to prevent lawmakers getting inside. But 190 lawmakers managed to enter, voting unanimously to reject Yoon’s declaration and calling for martial law to be lifted. Outside parliament, hundreds of protesters gathered, many raising chants calling for Yoon to be arrested. Some protesters scuffled with troops but there were no immediate reports of injuries or major property damage. At least one window was broken as troops attempted to enter the assembly building. One woman tried unsuccessfully to pull a rifle away from one of the soldiers while shouting “Aren’t you embarrassed?” Under South Korea’s constitution, the parliamentary vote to lift martial law has to be respected. Military officials initially said that despite the vote, martial law would remain in place until Yoon himself lifted it. But opposition was united across political lines. The leader of Yoon’s conservative People Power party called the decision to impose martial law “wrong”. Lee Jae-myung, the opposition leader who narrowly lost to Yoon in the 2022 presidential election, said Yoon’s announcement was “illegal and unconstitutional”. South Korea’s main opposition Democratic party, led by Lee, called the president’s move “essentially a coup d’etat”. Six hours after declaring martial law, Yoon said troops would return to their barracks and the order would be lifted after a cabinet meeting. The White House said it was “relieved” that Yoon had reversed course on his declaration of martial law. “Democracy is at the foundation of the US-ROK alliance, and we will continue to monitor the situation,” a spokesperson said, referring to South Korea by the initials of its official name, the Republic of Korea. The US had previously said it was watching with “grave concern” the events in its key Asian ally where it has 28,500 troops stationed to guard against North Korea. Raphael Rashid, reporting for the Guardian from Seoul, writes that on the morning after the coup, the feeling in South Korea has been one of bafflement and sadness. “For the older generation who fought on the streets against military dictatorships, martial law equals dictatorship, not 21st century Korea. The younger generation is embarrassed that he has ruined their country’s reputation. People are baffled. “Also everyone is wondering what his end goal was. Expedited impeachment is the word on people’s lips. From within politics, Yoon is facing calls to step down or be impeached.” Politically, pressure has only grown further on Yoon after his late-night bombshell. South Korea’s main opposition party has demanded that Yoon step down, accusing him of “insurrection”. The country’s main labour union group has also called an “indefinite general strike” until he resigns over the “irrational and anti-democratic measure”. Yoon’s own People Power Party described his attempt at imposing martial law as “tragic” and demanded that those involved be held accountable. With AFP

By LARRY NEUMEISTER NEW YORK (AP) — The founder and former CEO of the failed cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network could face decades in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday to federal fraud charges, admitting that he misled customers about the business. Alexander Mashinsky , 58, of Manhattan, entered the plea in New York federal court to commodities and securities fraud. He admitted illegally manipulating the price of Celsius’s proprietary crypto token while secretly selling his own tokens at inflated prices to pocket about $48 million before Celsius collapsed into bankruptcy in 2022. In court, he admitted that in 2021 he publicly suggested there was regulatory consent for the company’s moves because he knew that customers “would find false comfort” with that. And he said that in 2019, he was selling the crypto tokens even though he told the public that he was not. He said he knew customers would draw false comfort from that too. “I accept full responsibility for my actions,” Mashinsky said of crimes that stretched from 2018 to 2022 as the company pitched itself to customers as a modern-day bank where they could safely deposit crypto assets and earn interest. U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said in a release that Mashinsky “orchestrated one of the biggest frauds in the crypto industry” as his company’s assets purportedly grew to about $25 billion at its peak, making it one of the largest crypto platforms in the world. He said Mashinsky used catchy slogans like “Unbank Yourself” to entice prospective customers with a pledge that their money would be as safe in crypto accounts as money would be in a bank. Meanwhile, prosecutors said, Mashinsky and co-conspirators used customer deposits to fund market purchases of the Celsius token to prop up its value. Machinsky made tens of millions of dollars selling his own CEL tokens at artificially high prices, leaving his customers “holding the bag when the company went bankrupt,” Williams said. Related Articles National News | Eminem’s mother Debbie Nelson, whose rocky relationship fueled the rapper’s lyrics, dies at age 69 National News | FACT FOCUS: Vermont ruling does not say schools can vaccinate children without parental consent National News | Judge weighs whether to order Fani Willis to comply with lawmakers’ subpoenas over Trump case National News | Are you a former SmileDirectClub customer? You might be eligible for a refund National News | Justice Department announces sweeping reforms to curb suicides in federal prisons and jails An indictment alleged that Mashinsky promoted Celsius through media interviews, his social media accounts and Celsius’ website, along with a weekly “Ask Mashinsky Anything” session broadcast that was posted to Celsius’ website and a YouTube channel. Celsius employees from multiple departments who noticed false and misleading statements in the sessions warned Mashinsky, but they were ignored, the indictment said. A plea agreement Mashinsky made with prosecutors calls for him to be sentenced to up to 30 years in prison and to forfeit over $48 million, which is the amount of money he allegedly made by selling his company’s token. Sentencing was scheduled for April 8.