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Monday, January 7, 2019 Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Vol. 49, Issue 83

In the news Tour of Anchorage adds fat-tire bike race after ski race ANCHORAGE — One of Alaska’s largest winter sporting events will have a new component in 2019.

The Anchorage Daily News reports the Tour of Anchorage, a cross-country ski race across Alaska’s largest city, will add fat-tire bike racing.

Skiers on March 3 will take off in the morning. Bikers will race the same course in the afternoon.

They can choose between races of 25 or 31 miles. Both will start at Service High and finish at Kincaid Park.

The Tour of Anchorage began in 1988. It peaked in 2007 with about 2,000 skiers but drew about 800 racers last year.

Alaska Airlines flights back in the air after power outage SEATTLE — Alaska Airlines flights are back in the air after a nationwide ground stop that was apparently caused by a power outage.

The airline says all its flights were grounded between about 4:20 a.m. and 5:15 a.m. Sunday after a power outage in the Seattle area, where its operations are based.

Airline spokeswoman Oriana Branon says the power went out around 3:30 a.m. and came back on about an hour and a half later.

She says 27 flights were delayed and five were canceled.

Bethel records second-warmest year over last century BETHEL — Last year marked the second-warmest year in nearly a century of record keeping for a western Alaska city.

Alaska climate scientist Rick Thoman tells KYUK-AM that 2018 was the fifth year in a row that the average temperature in Bethel has been above freezing.

He says Bethel has never had a “five-year period with the average temperature above freezing in the past century until now.”

The effects of warmer temperatures in the YukonKuskokwim Delta region are starting to be noticed as the Kuskokwim River is taking longer to freeze and tundra is beginning to erode faster.

Thoman says that while temperatures might fluctuate from month to month, the trend of warmer winters is not going away for the region.

— Associated Press

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Tustumena 200 prep ramping up

By JOEY KLECKA Peninsula Clarion

In less than three weeks, a raucous group of race dogs will pull into the finishing area at Freddie’s Roadhouse near Ninilchik, musher in tow, as champions of the Tustumena 200 sled dog race.

The race is a qualifier for the prestigious Iditarod sled dog race, but before teams can start dreaming about the burled arch in Nome, they have some preparations to make.

The Tustumena 200 is looking good to go three weeks out after enough snow has blanketed the Caribou Hills area to put on such an event, according to race director Tami Murray. Even though a few days of warm, wet weather plagued the peninsula over the New Year’s holiday, the recent cold snap arrived just in time to save a wilting snow pack before plans had to be changed.

Murray is giving the trails high marks with three weeks to go.

“They’re coming along very well,” she said. “Our groomers are out right now checking the trails from Kasi-

Monica Zappa, in her telltale neon garb, takes off with her team from the starting line of this year's Tustumena 200 Sled Dog Race on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018, at Freddie's Roadhouse in Ninilchik, Alaska. (Homer News file photo)

lof to Homer.”

Murray was pleased to announce that for the first time in three years, the race course will include a northern swing up to Kasilof, giving the event a third checkpoint that had been missing for the previous

two runnings. Murray said she hopes it will add a bit of variety and intrigue for racers and their furry companions.

“Dogs just don’t like that,” Murray said. “They get bored.”

In its 32nd year of running,

the Tustumena 200 stands as the top mushing event each winter on the peninsula. The beginnings of the race supposedly started with a beer run by a few locals trying to find a place to party, accord-

See T200, page A3

Guard offers helicopter pilot training

By BRIAN MAZUREK Peninsula Clarion

The Alaska Army National Guard has rolled out a new recruitment program for aspiring helicopter pilots. The program, dubbed “Street to Seat,” gives high school graduates the chance to undergo helicopter pilot training as part of their regular enlistment process.

Participants go directly to flight school after finishing their basic training and officer candidacy school, with the whole process taking about 18 months. The program requires an eight-year commitment to the armed services compared to the standard four-year commitment associated with enlistment.

With the recent addition of

A tank outside the Kenai Readiness Center for the Alaska Army National Guard sits with a covering of snow on Friday.

(Photo by Brian Mazurek/Peninsula Clarion)

two new helicopter frames, of the UH-60 Black Hawk, the Alaska National Guard of- the H-47 Chinook, and the fers training for the operation UH-72 Lakota model heli-

copters.

Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Russell, who is the head of recruiting and retention for the Kenai Peninsula, Kodiak and Unalaska, said the time between flying the training helicopters and flying the models used in active service is relatively short.

“Basically it’s like learning how to drive, and then being put in a sports car,” Russell said.

Each helicopter is manned by a pilot and copilot, with the Lakota and Chinook models requiring several additional crew members. The Alaska National Guard currently has six pilot slots open and nine slots for crew chiefs and medics.

The helicopters are used See GUARD, page A2

Feds to fund Juneau’s drug enforcement efforts

By ALEX MCCARTHY Juneau Empire

On Thursday, the Juneau Police Department intercepted a shipment of drugs coming off a plane at the airport.

It wasn’t a big bust; it was an ounce of cocaine, an ounce of meth and a half-ounce of heroin. James Remington Elisof, 35, was arraigned Friday for three counts of making or delivering drugs, according to electronic court records.

But the effort still served as an example of the department’s approach to drug enforcement.

JPD Lt. Jeremy Weske, who heads up JPD’s drug unit, said the department has focused its efforts on what are called interdictions — intercepting packages as they come into town.

Instead of making smaller busts in town, they’re focusing on entry points to Juneau, he said.

“Those interdictions are now our bread and butter, whether that’s postal or on the airlines or through the ferry,”

Juneau Police Department Police Chief Ed Mercer, right, and Lt. Jeremy Weske speak at the Juneau Police Station about the department receiving new funding for drug enforcement on Friday. Alaska has been designated as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA). (Michael Penn/Juneau Empire)

Weske said. “That’s really where we’re focused.”

In the coming months and years, Weske and his coworkers are going to get more resources to make those busts more frequently. In April 2018, the Office of National Drug Control Policy named Juneau, Anchorage and Fairbanks as a collective High Intensity Drug

Trafficking Area (HIDTA).

As a result, federal government money will soon be flowing into the state to help these areas. JPD Police Chief Ed Mercer said $2.5 million is coming in this fiscal year (which started for the federal government at the end of October), and that the statewide HIDTA board will make deci-

sions about how to allocate that money.

The HIDTA board includes Mercer as well as other law enforcement representatives from Anchorage, Fairbanks, Kenai, Bethel, the Alaska State Troopers and the Attorney General’s Office, among others. Forming this board was the first step, Mercer said, because the board will make decisions about how to allocate the funding.

One of the aims of HIDTA is to get law enforcement agencies to communicate more with each other, Mercer said. Agencies in Alaska were already working together, Mercer said.

“In the state of Alaska, we’re a small law enforcement family,” Mercer said. “We were already doing that. HIDTA is just only going to make it better as far as having the ability to share information, having the ability to train together, having the ability to fund drug operations throughout the state.”

Mercer said they’re hoping to get a couple hundred

See DRUG, page A3

Alaska marijuana revenue falls in November after increases ANCHORAGE (AP) — Alaska revenue officials say the state saw a drop in the amount of marijuana taxes owed after months of increases.

Anchorage television station KTVA reports marijuana cultivators owed the state just over $1.4 million in November, the latest month for which figures are available.

That compares to $1.8 million October.

Kelly Mazzei of the Alaska Department of Revenue says the department is not sure why the figure dropped.

She says in general, the tax income line is trending upward.

The state began collecting tax revenue from marijuana cultivators in October 2017 and has collected more than $20 million.

The department reported November tax liability because some cultivators are on payment plans and not all revenue has come in.

Shutdown talks continue without breakthrough

By CATHERINE LUCEY and LISA MASCARO Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump stood by his demands for funding for a border wall Sunday as another round of shutdown talks failed to break an impasse, while newly empowered House Democrats planned to step up the pressure on Trump and Republican lawmakers by passing legislation this week to reopen parts of the government.

Trump, who spent part of the day at Camp David for staff meetings, showed no signs of budging on his demand of more than $5 billion for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

White House officials affirmed that request in a letter to Capitol Hill after a meeting with senior congressional aides led

by Vice President Mike Pence at the White House complex yielded little progress.

The letter from Office of Management and Budget Acting Director Russell Vought also formalized Trump’s declaration that the wall would be built from steel, rather than concrete, asking for funding for a “steel barrier on the Southwest border.”

The White House said the letter, as well as details provided during the meeting, sought to answer Democrats’ questions about the funding request.

Democrats, though, said the administration failed in both the meeting and the letter to provide a full budget of how it would spend the billions requested on the wall, money the president wants from Congress.

The letter includes a request for $800 million for “urgent humanitarian needs,” a reflection of the growing anxiety over migrants traveling to the border — which the White House said Democrats raised in the meetings. And it repeats some existing funding requests for detention beds and security officers, which have already See TALKS, page A5

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24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. Trace Month to date ........................... 0.16" Normal month to date ............. 0.20" Year to date .............................. 0.16" Normal year to date ................. 0.20" Record today ................. 0.39" (1958) Record for Jan. ............. 3.03" (1980) Record for year ............ 27.09" (1963) Snowfall 24 hours through 4 p.m. yest. Trace Month to date ........................... Trace Season to date ......................... 14.9"

Anchorage 5/1

Bethel 8/4

Valdez Kenai/ 7/0 Soldotna Homer

Dillingham 12/8

Juneau 17/12

National Extremes Kodiak 31/23

Sitka 27/25

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A winter storm will move through the Great Lakes with rain, snow, an icy mix and gusty winds today. While strong winds blast places to the lee of the northern Rockies, most of the West Coast will be drier.

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California highway closed by mudslides, more rain coming LOS ANGELES (AP) — A powerful winter storm unleashed mudslides in Southern California wildfire burn areas and trapped motorists on a major highway, and the northern part of the state braced for more wet weather Sunday.

Saturday’s deluge loosened hillsides where a major blaze burned last year in and around Malibu, clogging the Pacific Coast Highway with mud and debris.

A stretch of the scenic route northwest of Los Angeles was expected to remain closed in both directions until Monday while crews tow away stuck vehicles and clear lanes. No injuries were reported.

The rapper Soulja Boy was among those whose cars were mired in the muck that was up to 4 feet deep in some areas.

The 28-year-old retweeted a photo of the mudslide and posted: “My car got stuck too almost went into the ocean,” along with a prayer emoji.

An automated rain gauge in the western Santa Monica Mountains showed nearly three-quarters of an inch of rainfall in one hour, said the National Weather Service.

“These are heavy rates,” the weather service tweeted.

Up to 1 ½ inches of rain fell in coastal and valley areas, while mountain communities got heavy snow.

Flash-flood watches and warnings were eventually lifted for areas burned by the fires that scorched more than 155 square miles of brush and timber acres

High-rises of downtown Los Angeles rise above clouds and mist on Sunday, after an overnight storm that brought rain and mountain snow to Southern California. (AP Photo/John Antczak)

in November, destroyed about 1,600 structures and claimed three lives.

The sun emerged in Los Angeles on Sunday and the red carpet for the evenings Golden Globe awards were expected to remain dry. Scattered showers were possible later in the night.

To the north, wind and rain forced delays or cancelations of flights out of San Francisco International Airport for a second day. A wind advisory was in place until 10 p.m. Sunday.

The San Francisco Bay Area

could get up to 1 ½ inches of rain, with the heaviest downpours coming after sunset.

Strong winds and downed trees knocked out electricity for at least 20,000 customers across the Sacramento region Sunday night. The National Weather Service said Sunday that winds gusted up to 49 mph.

Saturday’s storm brought about a foot of snow to the Sierra Nevada and twice that amount was expected Sunday.

A winter storm warning was in

effect until 4 a.m. Monday.

Avalanche warnings were posted in parts of California, Nevada and Utah. The Sierra Avalanche Center issued a backcountry avalanche warning for the Lake Tahoe area stretching south into the Sierra along the California-Nevada line from noon Sunday until 7 a.m. Monday.

The National Weather Service says blizzard conditions with gale-force winds could trigger widespread avalanche activity.

Parks Service in delivering supplies to the base camp of Denali every year, Russell said.

Russell says that the Alaska National Guard is looking to help give young professionals and students the tools to secure a future for themselves, which is why they have begun promoting these

programs across the state.

The National Guard offers a program that repays the federal student loans of recent college graduates upon enlistment, up to $50,000. For about 83 percent of debt holders, this would cover their entire outstanding balance.

The program does not cover

private loans and requires a score of 50 or higher on the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery.

According to estimates from the Professional Helicopter Pilot’s Association, becoming a commercial helicopter pilot can cost between $10,000 and $15,000.

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Around the Peninsula

Comedy Writing Workshop

SEES candy fundraiser

Kenai Performers is hosting a Comedy Writing Workshop Annual SEES candy fundraiser is going on now at Soldotna with international performer, Chelsea Hart on Thursday, Jan. Professional Pharmacy while supplies last. All proceeds go to Ninilchik Senior Center events 10, noon-3 p.m. This workshop is open to adults, age 18 and up. the PCD foundation (Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia).

Fee: $30 per participant. Workshop is being held at 44045 K-Beach —Bingo, Wednesdays after lunch Road (backside of Subway restaurant/same building). Minimum 5/ Cook Inlet Pipeline Infrastructure Risk —Sew Saturday, Jan. 19 —Free workshop: 7 Threats to Your Estate Plan, Friday, Jan. Maximum 10 students. There will be an open mic at 6:30 p.m., open to the public. This is a smoke free/no alcohol venue. Entrance fee: Assessment deadline 11 pay-as-you-can at the door. To register please contact us by email: —Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 11 Experts wishing to participate in the Cook Inlet Pipeline Inwww.kenaiperformers@gmail.com OR call Terri at 252-6808. frastructure Risk Assessment expert panel on pipeline integrity and safety now have until Jan. 18, 2019, to apply. The previous 23rd Annual Hospice Wine event and Auction deadline was Jan. 5, 2019.

Free Diabetes Screenings Ticket sales for the 23rd Annual Hospice Wine event and Homer Medical Center is offering free Diabetes Screenings in Auction will begin Jan. 7. Price is $150 each for this over-21 event. Event date is Feb. 9 at the Soldotna Catholic Church. the month of January for patients without a current diabetes diagno- Al-Anon support group meetings sis. The screening includes a Point of Care diabetes screening blood Hospice Office number is 262-0453 to purchase tickets.

Al-Anon support group meetings are held at the Central test (HbA1C), a 30-minute visit with Peggy Ellen Kleinleder, RN, Peninsula Hospital in the Kasilof Room (second floor) of the Certified Diabetes Nurse Educator, a review of test results, diabetes River Tower building on Monday at 7 p.m., Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Kenai Soil & Water Board Meeting education on healthy eating for pre-diabetes, diabetes and diabetes and Saturday at 9 a.m. Park around back by the ER and enter The monthly meeting of the Kenai Soil & Water Conserva- prevention, a blood pressure check and free take-home materials. through the River Tower entrance and follow the signs. Contact tion District’s Board of Supervisors will be held Wednesday, Daytime and evening appointments available. Call Homer Medical Tony Oliver at 252-0558 for more information.

Jan. 9, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., at the District office located at 110 Center 235-8586 and ask for the New Year’s Free Diabetes Screening. It is free, and no insurance is necessary. January 2019: 9, 16, 23, Trading Bay, Suite 140. For information, call 283-8732 x5.

Kenai Peninsula College holiday schedule 30. February 2019: 7, 13, 20, 27. March 2019: 6.

KPC’s two campuses (Kenai River and Kachemak Bay) and Musher hosts needed Seward extension site (Resurrection Bay) will be closed for the Testify at a School Board meeting from Homer or T200 Looking for volunteers and host families for mushers! holidays from Dec. 22, 2018 to Jan. 2, 2019. Registration for Race Weekend is Jan. 26-27. We have scheduled two volunteer Seward the upcoming spring semester is available online at www.kpc. meetings: Soldotna — Jan. 17 at the River Center on Funny RivThe KPBSD Board of Education will open two additional loca- alaska.edu. Classes start on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2019. er Road, 6 p.m. Homer — Jan. 19 at Captain Coffee, 3 p.m. Sign tions for public testimony via video during a school board meeting. up to volunteer or host a musher online at tustumena200.com. Homer Middle School and Seward Elementary School sites will be Narcan kits available at Kenai Public Health open — if there are advance signups — starting with the Jan. 14 Heroin overdoses are on the rise in Alaska. Narcan is an easy school board meeting. Sign up no later than 3 p.m. the Friday prior Soldotna Historical Society & Homestead medication you can give to someone who is overdosing. It may to a Board of Education meeting to guarantee the remote site will be Museum save their life. Adults can get free Narcan nasal spray kits at the open and staffed.

Kenai Public Health Center at 630 Barnacle Way, Suite A, in The Soldotna Historical Society & Homestead Museum Kenai. For additional information call Kenai Public Health at board meeting is on Tuesday, Jan. 8 at 8:30 a.m. The meeting Anchorage Fish & Game Advisory Committee 335-3400. will be held at Fine Thyme Cafe. Questions? Contact Carmen The Anchorage Fish & Game Advisory Committee will meet 262-2791. on Tuesday, Jan. 8 at Cabela’s conference room, located at 155 W Kenai Performers Wonka bars sale 104th Avenue at 6:30 p.m. Agenda will include preparation of com‘Voice of Democracy’ and ‘Patriot’s Pen’ Kenai Performers is selling chocolate Wonka bars as a proment on statewide finfish proposals 161-173, select an AC rep for winners that meeting, and any other business that may properly come before motional fundraiser. Funds raised will help pay production costs for their spring musical, “Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka.” Hidden Winners of the “Voice of Democracy” and “Patriot’s Pen” es- the committee. The public is invited to address any concerns they among the candy bars are five, special Golden Tickets. Finders have.

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thousand dollars at least for Southeast. Training costs and operational costs were the main ones Mercer talked about, but he said there might be other ways to allocate those funds.

It depends on need. If Buddy the K-9 dog nears retirement or needs a partner, for example, they might allocate money to the K-9 unit.

The money coming to Southeast will be allocated to Southeast Alaska Cities Against Drugs (SEACAD), a regional task force that includes AST, JPD and other law enforcement agencies in the region. Mercer said there used to be more federal funding for SEACAD, and that the operations of the task force have lessened as a result

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ing to the race’s website.

The more official version explains that peninsula musher and 1984 Iditarod champion Dean Osmar founded the event as a way for mushers on the Kenai Peninsula to log the required miles needed to qualify for the Iditarod. Murray said the race is held on a combination of private and state land that is owned by Alaska Native groups.

The 2019 race starts Jan. 26 at noon with an interval start of two minutes between teams. The course runs from Freddie’s Roadhouse down to

in recent years.

“Going out and doing covert drug operations is very expensive,” Mercer said.

“We’re very excited to move forward and know that we can continue to exist as a task force down here to do our jobs.”

JPD’s drug unit is fully staffed, Mercer said, but they hope to add a sergeant at some point in the future to allow Weske to do more administrative duties.

With Juneau serving as a hub for Southeast when it comes to drugs, JPD ends up being involved in many operations throughout Southeast.

Weske explained that with a little more funding, JPD can pursue more leads around Southeast.

“It might need to be a fairly big case before you are flying people down to a different

city,” Weske said, “but if we have this federal money, that threshold gets lower.”

An update on drug seizures Methamphetamine continue to be the most-seized drug in Juneau in terms of volume, according to JPD annual reports.

The amount of drugs seized in 2018 is not available yet, as JPD usually releases its annual crime report in the summer after a year is over (so full 2018 numbers should be available in July or August 2019). In 2017, JPD seized more than 3,900 grams of meth. By JPD’s estimation, that’s more than $1 million in street value. Next on the list was cocaine (1,121 grams) followed by heroin (1,065 grams).

In the first quarter of 2018 (the most up-to-date statis-

tics), Weske said, JPD seized 1,000 grams of meth and 416 grams of heroin. All of these totals are large increases from 2016 drug seizures, which resulted in 1,235 grams of meth, 107 grams of heroin and 87 grams of cocaine seized. The leading drug seized that year, by far, was marijuana (4,077 grams) prior to the state legalizing it.

The wheels are moving, albeit slowly, to getting a surge in funding for SEACAD. Mercer said the HIDTA board is poised to select its leadership (executive director and financial officer) and decisions should be made relatively soon as far as where the federal funds go.

“I think you can tell we’re excited to move forward,” Mercer said. “Money is going to start eventually coming our direction as far as for us to continue our drug enforcement efforts out there.”

McNeil Canyon Elementary school in Homer, then back north to a isolated checkpoint near Kasilof, which Murray said will help mushers trying to qualify for the Iditarod.

“We’ll have a handful of people trying to qualify for the race,” she said. “The Kasilof checkpoint will give them the opportunity to experience that.”

From there, teams move down the Clam Gulch trail and will end up near Tustumena Lake road, before finding their way back to Freddie’s Roadhouse. Murray said the race has traditionally started in Kasilof but after years of dealing with low snow conditions — including three straight cancellations from 2014 to 2016 — Freddie’s has essentially become the new

start and finish.

“The reason is we have a good base set, and it’s going to be fast,” Murray said. “It’s icy right now but a few inches of snow would make for premium conditions.”

Also creating premium conditions are the Caribou Hills Cabin Hoppers, a nonprofit volunteer group that utilizes heavyweight machinery to groom trails that snake their way across the landscape. Murray said the Cabin Hoppers have helped tremendously in keeping the race going.

A pair of volunteer meetings are scheduled for the week before the race, with the first one convening Jan. 17 at 6 p.m. at the Kenai River Center, and the second meeting Jan. 19 at 3 p.m. at Captain’s Coffee in Homer. Murray said the two meetings will fill volunteers in on important information, such as dog handling during the race, veterinarian checks and musher hosting. Murray said families interesting in hosting a race team should visit the event’s Facebook page with the understanding that no personal pets should be intro-

duced to the racing dogs.

“It’s stressful to have other dogs running loose for the teams,” she said. “They just need a place for the musher and handler to sleep, there’s no requirement for feeding but they love to sit and talk with their hosts.”

The race is run over two days and requires 10 hours of rest.

Murray said some of the top names returning to try their hand at winning includes defending champion Nic Petit, Wade Marrs, Lance Mackey, Seward racer Travis Beals, sixtime champ Tim Osmar and two-time champ Paul Gebhardt.

The event also includes a 100-mile race. Murray said the race committee adopted a rule in October for this year that they took from the Iditarod, which states that a dog death automatically disqualifies a team from the race, unless due to unforeseen or unavoidable circumstances.

The weekend ends Monday afternoon with a celebratory banquet at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex.

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Today in History Today is Monday, Jan. 7, the seventh day of 2019. There are 358 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 7, 1999, for the second time in history, an impeached American president went on trial before the Senate. President Bill Clinton faced charges of perjury and obstruction of justice; he was acquitted.

On this date: In 1789, America held its first presidential election as voters chose electors who, a month later, selected George Washington to be the nation’s first chief executive.

In 1904, the Marconi International Marine Communication Company of London announced that the telegraphed letters “CQD” would serve as a maritime distress call (it was later replaced with “SOS”).

In 1927, commercial transatlantic telephone service was inaugurated between New York and London.

In 1942, Japanese forces began besieging American and Filipino troops in Bataan during World War II. (The fall of Bataan three months later was followed by the notorious Death March.)

In 1953, President Truman announced in his State of the Union message to Congress that the United States had developed a hydrogen bomb.

In 1959, the United States recognized the new government of Cuba, six days after Fidel Castro led the overthrow of Fulgencio Batista.

In 1963, the U.S. Post Office raised the cost of a first-class stamp from 4 to 5 cents.

In 1972, Lewis F. Powell, Jr. and William H. Rehnquist were sworn in as the 99th and 100th members of the U.S. Supreme Court.

In 1979, Vietnamese forces captured the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, overthrowing the Khmer Rouge government.

In 1989, Emperor Hirohito of Japan died in Tokyo at age 87; he was succeeded by his son, Crown Prince Akihito.

In 2004, President George W. Bush proposed legal status, at least temporarily, for millions of immigrants improperly working in the U.S. In 2015, masked gunmen stormed the Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo, a French newspaper that had caricatured the Prophet Muhammad, methodically killing 12 people before escaping. (Two suspects were killed two days later.) Actor Rod Taylor 82, died in Los Angeles.

Ten years ago: President-elect Barack Obama met at the White House with America’s four living presidents: George W. Bush, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter. Russia shut off all its gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine in a price and payment dispute; the cutoff lasted nearly two weeks.

Five years ago: Brutal polar air that made the Midwest shiver over the past few days spread to the East and the Deep South, shattering records that in some cases had stood for more than a century. A U.S. Air Force Pave Hawk helicopter crashed in a coastal area of eastern England during a training mission, killing all four crew members aboard.

One year ago: “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” was the top film at the Golden Globe Awards, winning as best drama and taking home awards for stars Frances McDormand and Sam Rockwell and for writer-director Martin McDonagh. The Golden Globes ceremony became an expression of female empowerment in the post-Harvey Weinstein era, capped by a speech in which Cecil B. DeMille Award winner Oprah Winfrey said of men who use their power to abuse women, “Their time is up!” The arctic air that engulfed parts of the East Coast broke cold temperature records from Maine to West Virginia.

Today’s Birthdays: Magazine publisher Jann Wenner is 73. Singer Kenny Loggins is 71. Singer-songwriter Marshall Chapman is 70.

Actress Erin Gray is 69. Actor Sammo Hung is 67. Actress Jodi Long is 65. Actor David Caruso is 63. Talk show host Katie Couric is 62.

Country singer David Lee Murphy is 60. Rock musician Kathy Valentine is 60. Actor David Marciano is 59. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., is 58. Actress Hallie Todd is 57. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is 56. Actor Nicolas Cage is 55. Singer-songwriter John Ondrasik (on-DRAH’-sik) (Five for Fighting) is 54. Actor Rex Lee is 50. Actor Doug E. Doug is 49. Actor Kevin Rahm is 48. Actor Jeremy Renner is 48. Country singer-musician John Rich is 45. Actor Dustin Diamond is 42. Actor Reggie Austin is 40. Singer-rapper Aloe Blacc is 40. Actress Lauren Cohan is 37. Actor Brett Dalton is 36. Actor Robert Ri’chard is 36. Actress Lyndsy Fonseca is 32. Actor Liam Aiken is 29. Actress Camryn Grimes is 29. Actor Max Morrow is 28. Actor Marcus Scribner is 19.

Thought for Today: “Nothing in science has any value to society if it is not communicated, and scientists are beginning to learn their social obligations.” -- Anne Roe Simpson, American psychologist (1904-1991).

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Warren tests anti-corruption theme to cheers in Iowa

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Trans-Pacific Partnership framework promotes global free trade It is hoped that fair, high-level economic rules will be spread through the world in a drive to strengthen the free trade framework.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement, with 11 participating countries including Japan and Australia, has come into force with the six countries that have completed procedures.

In addition to the abolition of tariffs, rules such as on trade, investment and intellectual property rights have been put in place. It is significant that goods and money will flow smoothly in the rapidly growing Asia-Pacific region.

Under the TPP deal, Japanese consumers and companies will gain a number of benefits. Japan’s tariff on imported beef has been lowered from 38.5 percent to 27.5 percent. It will be cut to 9 percent in the 16th year. A tariff on Japanese passenger cars to be exported to Canada will be abolished in the fifth year.

In February, an economic partnership agreement (EPA) between Japan and the European Union will also take effect. It is crucial for companies and producers to draw up highly viable investment plans and sales strategies by taking the TPP and EPA as a good opportunity to expand their exports and imports.

Touting America First policies, the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the TPP. The administration has continued to take selfish actions, such as imposing punitive duties unilaterally. It is unacceptable to be so dismissive of free trade.

Seeing other countries receive the benefits of free trade by participating in the TPP would put pressure on the United States, which has pushed a protectionist policy.

The TPP also has a role in putting a brake on China, which has attempted to attain both economic and military supremacy in the region.

The TPP agreement has included provisions such as those to prevent infringement of intellectual property rights, apparently with China in mind. If the TPP rules become international standards in the future, China would find it difficult to continue such acts.

Leave door open to U.S. To spread the TPP rules to the world, it is imperative to expand its membership.

The 11 countries are scheduled to begin talks on new accession. Many countries, such as Thailand and Britain, have shown their interest in the TPP. Japan led TPP negotiations after the United States withdrew. Tokyo is urged to take the initiative in the accession talks as well.

It is also an important task for Japan to focus on establishing other economic zones and reinforce the free trade system.

Efforts must be accelerated to conclude negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, in which China and India take part.

Japan plans to start negotiations on a trade agreement on goods (TAG) with the United States as early as next month. Washington would possibly try to achieve more than under the TPP, such as liberalizing Japan’s agricultural market and introducing a currency provision that would limit currency devaluations.

crats by telling her personal story of economic opportunity, trying to lay claim in the emerging 2020 presidential field as a champion for a middle class she says is withering under President Donald Trump.

On her first full day as a Democratic presidential prospect in the kickoff caucus state, Warren repeatedly argued that opportunities like hers have vanished because wealthy interests have bent policy makers in Washington to their will.

“They work for the rich and the powerful and not the rest of us. It’s throughout the system,” Warren said, igniting cheers from more than 500 in a downtown event hall Saturday evening. “This is corruption, pure and simple. It is corruption and it is eating away at our democracy and every fiber of our lives.”

A leading Democrat in the Senate, Warren has made a name for herself as an advocate for consumer protection and become a regular target of Trump.

But by the end of a day of public speeches and private meetings during her Iowa debut, Warren made clear her campaign will be built upon the twin themes of economic fairness and government stripped of money’s influence.

“We need big structural change,” she said, her voice strained from speaking and the onset of laryngitis. “We’ve got to go big on this.”

It’s a message that echoed with an audience in the working-class cities of Council Bluffs on Friday evening and

paigns, she said. Steyer is scheduled to visit Iowa Wednesday.

Despite the friendly receptions Warren received, few seemed ready to commit. “She comes across as real. And I like that, retired Sioux City teacher Colleen Sernett-Shadle said. “I just want to know whoever we nominate is strong.

And there are a lot of people to sift through.”

High school senior Maggie Bashore said she was curious, but looking for someone younger than Warren, who is 69.

“We need somebody who is focusing on our generation,” Bashore said. “We need someone who knows we’re going to be the ones taking care of the planet.”

Though Warren announced the formation of a presidential exploratory committee Monday, the weekend events had all the trappings of a full-blown campaign.

Warren’s staff logged the names and contact information for those interested in more information. Warren herself said, “I want to run a grassroots campaign,” and urged attendees to volunteer and contribute money in small amounts.

She unveiled a raft of staff hires last week. And joining her in Iowa was Joe Rospars, a recent Warren hire who was Barack Obama’s digital strategist during his successful 2008 and 2012 campaigns.

Warren’s visit is an effort to gain an early advantage in the state. Other Democratic presidential prospects are expected to announce their plans in the coming weeks, and have been in touch for weeks with party leaders, activists and potential staff in Iowa.

Letters to the Editor Thanks for making Christmas ‘Evening of Christmas’ did Drive a success not disappoint

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all the individuls, families, organizations and businesses that helped make our 2018 Christmas Drive a success.

This year we were able to provide Christmas dinner, toys and winter clothing for 48 families, including 143 children, in our local schools.

We want to thank everyone who donated everything from a turkey to a comThe TPP agreement is the result of fragile comproplete family sponsorship. Your generosmises the participating countries reached after long years of negotiations. Concessions going beyond those ity made this all possible. We feel very fortunate to live in a community that under the TPP must be avoided. comes together year after year to help If the bilateral TAG results in a deal with standards others in need during the holiday season. similar to TPP’s, that could also prepare the ground for Thanks again! the United Stat es to return to the TPP in the future.

— The Japan News, Jan. 2

Sioux City on Saturday morning and lit up the crowd in the liberal state capital of Des Moines Saturday evening.

Warren was scheduled to close out her Iowa visit Sunday by meeting privately with Democratic activists at a Des Moines coffee shop and later with a public roundtable discussion with women in a Des Moines suburb.

Warren strayed little from the fairness and anti-corruption themes throughout the day.

Even when Sioux City Democrat Tricia Currans-Sheehan asked her why she submitted to a DNA test after Trump questioned Warren’s claim of Native American ancestry, Warren shifted back to economic fairness.

The test results suggested Warren could have had a Native American ancestor many generations ago, which she described as the difference between ancestry and having a connection to a tribe, something Warren says she never claimed.

Trying to stick to her message, she said, “What 2020 is going to be about is not about my family. It’s about the tens of millions of families across this country who just want a level playing field.”

Similarly, Warren refused to comment Friday on Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s profane call to impeach Trump.

Warren instead urged Congress to act to protect the special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.

She didn’t hesitate, however, to allude to potential rivals Tom Steyer and Michael Bloomberg, both billionaires, by arguing for elections free from the influence of billionaires.

“None of us believe that billionaires ought to be able to self-fund” their cam-

— Kimb Remsen, Barbara Ralston, Deborah Aubin, Mountain View/Kenai Middle School, Christmas Drive Committee

Those of us who attended the Christmas concert put on by the Kenai Central High School combined choirs were thoroughly entertained. Mr. Nissen’s work with our young people is to be applauded. It was a great way to contribute to the Christmas season. Thanks, kids.

—Richard Hultberg

A random act of kindness I feel incredibly blessed to have been the recipient of a random act of kindness. To the family who stopped and helped my son out of the ditch Sunday, Dec. 30 on ARC Loop Road, I am grateful. Your kindness touched my heart and efforts deeply appreciated. Unfortunately, I did not get your names, but our debt of gratitude is no less.

— Cherrie Verkuilen, Kenai

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been panned by Congress and would likely find resistance among House Democrats.

Still, the request makes clear a wall is a top priority. Vought writes that a “physical barrier — wall — creates an enduring capability that helps field personnel stop, slow down and/or contain illegal entries.”

Trump sought to frame a steel barrier as progress as he returned from the presidential retreat in Maryland, saying Democrats “don’t like concrete, so we’ll give them steel.” The president has already suggested his definition of the wall is flexible, but Democrats have made clear they see a wall as immoral and ineffective and prefer other types of border security funded at already agreed upon levels.

With the partial shutdown in its third week, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she intends to begin passing individual bills to reopen agencies in the coming days, starting with the Treasury Department to ensure people receive their tax refunds. That effort is designed to squeeze Senate Republicans, some of whom are growing increasingly anxious about the extended shutdown.

The seemingly intractable budget showdown marks the first clash for Trump and Democrats, who now control the House.

It pits Trump’s unpredictable negotiating stylings against a largely united Democratic front, as many Republicans watch nervously from the sidelines and hundreds of thousands of federal workers go without pay.

Although Trump tweeted that the Sunday session had been “productive,” two Democrats familiar with the meeting gave a different take, saying the White House had not provided the budget details they had requested and again declined to re-open government. One of the officials — neither was authorized to speak publicly — said no additional meetings were scheduled.

Trump said earlier in the day that he was hoping for “some very serious talks come Mon-

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President Donald Trump speaks on the South Lawn of the White House as he walks to Marine One, Sunday, in Washington. Trump is en route to Camp David. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

day, Tuesday, Wednesday.”

While insisting he wanted to make a deal, he also declared he would not give an inch in his fight for funding for a border barrier, saying: “There’s not going to be any bend right here.”

Among the Republicans expressing concerns was Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell should take up bills from the Democratic-led House.

“Let’s get those reopened while the negotiations continue,” Collins said on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Democrats criticized McConnell for waiting on Trump’s support, but Collins said she was sympathetic to McConnell’s opposition to moving legislation without agreement from the president.

Several Republicans pushed the Interior Department to find money to restaff national parks amid growing concerns over upkeep and public safety. And Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., suggested Sunday that pressure would only mount amid the shutdown, which he said is disrupting Transportation Security Administration operations, home loans and farmers in his state.

“Democrats and now a growing number of Republicans are

coming together and saying let’s open up the government and debate border security separately,” Schumer told reporters in New York.

Adding to concerns, federal workers might miss this week’s paychecks. Acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that if the shutdown continues into Tuesday, “then payroll will not go out as originally planned on Friday night.”

Trump reaffirmed that he would consider declaring a national emergency to circumvent Congress and spend money as he saw fit. Such a move would seem certain to draw legal challenges.

Incoming House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith, D-Wash., said on ABC’s “This Week” that the executive power has been used to build military facilities in Iraq and Afghanistan but would likely be “wide open” to a court challenge for a border wall. Speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff called the idea a “nonstarter.”

“Look, if Harry Truman couldn’t nationalize the steel industry during wartime, this

president doesn’t have the power to declare an emergency and build a multibillion-dollar wall on the border,” said Schiff, DCalif.

Trump also asserted that he could relate to the plight of the hundreds of thousands of federal workers who aren’t getting paid, though he acknowledged they will have to “make adjustments” to deal with the shutdown shortfall. A day earlier, the president had tweeted that he didn’t care that “most of the workers not getting paid are Democrats.”

Mulvaney, sought to frame Trump’s support for a steel barrier as progress in the negotiations, saying on NBC that “if he has to give up a concrete wall, replace it with a steel fence in order to do that so that Democrats can say, ‘See? He’s not building a wall anymore,’ that should help us move in the right direction.”

Trump said he planned to call the heads of American steel companies in hopes of coming up with a new design for the barrier he contends must be built along the southern border.

His administration has already spent millions constructing wall prototypes near the border in San Diego.

Man charged with murder in Houston girl’s death

By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press

HOUSTON — A black man was arrested and charged with murder in the killing of a 7-year-old black girl in a driveby shooting that authorities said Sunday appeared to be a case of mistaken identity, not a racially motivated attack, as her family feared.

Jazmine Barnes’ family had described the gunman in the Dec. 30 slaying as a white man driving a red pickup and believed race played a role in the shooting.

But acting on a tip received by a civil rights activist, the sheriff’s department zeroed in instead on Eric Black Jr., a 20-year-old black man who admitted he was driving a darkcolored SUV from which a passenger opened fire, authorities said.

Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said authorities have identified the second suspect, who is also black, but would not say whether the person was in custody.

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Gonzalez cautioned that authorities were still investigating, but said: “At this point, it does not appear it was related to race.”

Chris Sevilla, Jazmine’s father, said in a brief telephone interview that he was feeling “a bit of relief right now” after the arrest.

The shooting took place at a stoplight while Jazmine, her mother and three sisters were on their way to the grocery store.

At a court hearing early Sunday, prosecutors said a confidential source had contacted the sheriff by email and told him the killers had “shot the car by mistake,” thinking the vehicle was someone else’s that they had seen earlier that night.

Prosecutors did not say why the killers opened fire.

The sheriff said there was, in fact, a red truck at a stoplight just before the shooting, but the driver did not appear to have been involved. Gonzalez said it was dark, the shooting happened quickly, and the truck was probably the last thing seen

by Jazmine’s family.

Authorities want to talk to the person in the red pickup to get his account of the crime, Gonzalez said.

Black, who was arrested Saturday afternoon during a traffic stop, was charged with capital murder and jailed without bail.

Court records did not list an attorney for him. Prosecutors said the 9 mm handgun believed used in the shooting had been recovered from Black’s home.

During Sunday’s hearing, prosecutors said Jazmine’s mother, LaPorsha Washington, had tried to drive to a hospital after the shooting, but one of her front tires had been shot out.

After the shooting, a composite sketch of a white man in a dark hood was widely circulated.

Jazmine’s family and activists had said the shooting was similar to an unsolved incident in the area in 2017 in which a gunman described as white shot into a vehicle carrying at least two black people.

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a black Democrat who represents

parts of Houston, said there was nothing irresponsible about the early suggestions it was a hate crime. She said the case had the positive effect of encouraging people to discuss race in the U.S. The girl’s killing prompted an outpouring of support for her family from celebrities and ordinary people across the country. On Saturday, hundreds gathered at a rally near where the shooting happened, holding balloons, stuffed animals and signs that read, “Justice for Jazmine.”

A $100,000 reward, raised in part by Shaun King, the journalist and activist who received the tip that helped police, was offered for information leading to an arrest.

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said the support Jazmine’s family received provided law enforcement “with a sense of urgency and made Jazmine’s loved ones know they weren’t alone in their time of grief.”

“We share their deep sense of loss and anger,” Turner said.

TORRANCE, Calif. — Police searched for suspects Sunday in a shooting that killed three men and injured four during a brawl at a popular Los Angeles-area bowling alley and karaoke bar.

Cell phone video aired by KNBC-TV showed groups of people throwing punches as a crowd gathered late Friday at Gable House Bowl in the coastal city of Torrance. Gunshots suddenly rang out and onlookers screamed and ran for their lives.

There were no arrests. Police Sgt. Ronald Harris said Sunday that investigators are trying to determine if there may be more than one suspect.

“We just don’t know at this point,” he said. “That’s one of the many questions detectives are looking at.”

Friends and family members of the victims held a candlelight vigil Saturday night in the parking lot of the bowling alley in southern Los Angeles County. A memorial with photos and flowers was also set up at the site.

Officers responding to panicked 911 calls found seven people with gunshot wounds. Three men were pronounced dead at the scene and two were taken to a hospital, Harris said. Two other men were struck by gunfire but “opted to seek their own medical attention.”

Authorities have not identified the victims or suspects or released details about what led to the shooting. Witnesses said it stemmed from a fight between two large groups.

US confirms death of militant involved in USS Cole bombing WASHINGTON — A U.S. military spokesman confirms that an American airstrike killed an al-Qaida operative accused of involvement in the attack nearly two decades ago on the USS Cole that killed 17 sailors.

The man targeted, Jamal al-Badawi, was wanted for his role in the attack on Oct. 12, 2000.

The spokesman for U.S. Central Command, Navy Capt. William Urban, says the military has confirmed through “a deliberate assessment process” that al-Badawi was killed on Jan. 1 in the strike east of Sanaa, the Yemeni capital.

President Donald Trump tweets that “Our GREAT MILITARY has delivered justice for the heroes lost and wounded in the cowardly attack on the USS Cole.”

The Cole was attacked by suicide bombers in an explosivesladen boat while refueling at the Yemeni port of Aden.

Louisiana town reels from loss of 5 children in fiery crash MARKSVILLE, La. — It was supposed to be a fun, postChristmas trip to Disney World for 14-year-old Jeremiah Warren and his friends from a church in this small Louisiana town — “clean fun” as Warren’s aunt described it. But then word came of a fiery crash on a Florida highway that killed seven people, including five children from this area traveling in a church van.

The small town has been reeling since news spread that a church van from the Avoyelles House of Mercy traveling outside of Gainesville, Florida, was caught in a fiery crash involving two 18-wheelers Thursday. In addition to the five children in the church van, the two truck drivers were also killed in the accident.

Officials said at least eight others were injured, some seriously.

Two vehicles traveling north — a tractor-trailer and a car — smashed into each other and then burst through a metal guardrail, slamming into another semitrailer and the southbound van carrying the children. Diesel fuel leaked, and the mass erupted into a fireball, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

A fifth car, unable to avoid the chaos, sped through and hit people who were thrown from the van, the highway patrol said.

In a statement posted on the United Pentecostal Church International’s Facebook page, Louisiana district superintendent Kevin Cox said a pregnant woman injured in the crash and her unborn child had been stabilized. Cox also said church pastor Eric Descant’s 50-year-old wife, Karen, was injured and his granddaughter killed. Cox said a total of nine children and three adults were in the church van.

Arizona woman sent 159K texts to man she met on dating site PHOENIX — A Phoenix woman accused of stalking a man met on a dating site and sending him more than 65,000 text messages apparently sent more than twice that many.

Jacqueline Ades sent a man more than 159,000 text messages — some of which were threatening — over the course of nearly 10 months, according to police records the Arizona Republic obtained via a public records request. The two went on a single date.

The man, whose name has not been released, called the police after he found Ades parked outside his home in July 2017.

Paradise Valley officers escorted her off his property and that’s when police say Ades began threatening the man.

One text read: “I’d make sushi outta ur kidneys n chopsticks outta ur hand bones.”

In April 2018, Ades was arrested for trespassing inside his home while he was out of the country.

— Associated Press

Drugmakers seek sanctions over ‘60 Minutes’ comments CLEVELAND (AP) — Several drug manufacturers targeted in lawsuits over the opioid epidemic have asked a federal judge in Cleveland to sanction the man who is Ohio’s attorney general and governor-elect, along with two other lawyers, for statements they made in recent television interviews.

Friday’s motion said statements by Republican Attorney General and Gov.-elect Mike DeWine and the others on an episode of CBS’ “60 Minutes” were calculated to taint potential jury pools, Cleveland.com reported .

DeWine and attorneys Mike Moore and Burton LeBlanc were part of a Dec. 16 segment

on the news magazine show about litigation over the role of big pharmaceutical companies in the deadly opioid epidemic.

Correspondent Bill Whitaker explored topics including the value of potential damages and data on pill distribution in states and cities collected by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

The motion was filed by attorneys for several drug manufacturers and distributors, including Cardinal Health, Endo, AmerisourceBergen and Purdue Pharma. It alleges DeWine, Moore and LeBlanc were part of a “concerted campaign” by lawyers representing state and local governments

“to taint potential jury pools ... through misleading, inflammatory, and improper public statements.”

The motion asks the judge to impose a gag order and other sanctions. The defendants claim the men’s statements represented “a flagrant violation of their ethical obligations as attorneys practicing before this Court and threatens defendants’ rights to a fair adjudication of the claims asserted against them.”

Attorney General’s Office spokesman Dan Tierney told The Associated Press in an email Saturday night that Dewine “respectfully declines comment.”

Cleveland.com reports that Moore declined to comment Friday because he hadn’t seen the motion and that LeBlanc didn’t immediately respond to a voicemail. Phone and email messages seeking comment were left for both attorneys Sunday by The Associated Press.

The motion comes amid preparations for a September trial over claims against drug companies by the cities of Cleveland and Akron and their respective counties, Cuyahoga and Summit. The cases are among scores from around the country being heard by U.S. District Judge Dan Polster.

A group represented by

DeWine filed its own lawsuits over fallout from the opioid epidemic. A second, larger group has joined a multistate investigation of the industry.

The suits accuse pharmaceutical companies of downplaying the addictive nature of opioids and prescription painkillers largely blamed for one of the deadliest drug crises in U.S. history.

Ohio’s opioid lawsuit, in which Moore is involved, isn’t included among those Polster is overseeing, because it’s being heard in a Ross County court. DeWine has participated in settlement talks in the federal litigation.

The motion questions

Moore saying that “if we try the Ohio case, if we win a verdict against these manufacturers and distributors there, it could bankrupt them” and that a jury may award $100 billion in a trial.

It notes DeWine told “60 Minutes” he had seen a set of data from the federal Automated Reports and Consolidated Ordering System, or ARCOS, database that he wasn’t allowed to talk about but that was “shocking.” He said distributors should have seen something was wrong.

LeBlanc discussed how defendants had access to the ARCOS database, which defendants say was misleading.

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Trump adviser: US to leave Syria China upbeat ahead of US trade talks, once IS beaten, Kurds safe

By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press

JERUSALEM — U.S. troops will not leave northeastern Syria until Islamic State militants are defeated and American-allied Kurdish fighters are protected, a top White House aide said Sunday, signaling a pause to a withdrawal abruptly announced last month and initially expected to be completed within weeks.

While U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said there is now no timetable, President Donald Trump reaffirmed his commitment to withdrawing U.S. troops, though he said “we won’t be finally pulled out until ISIS is gone.”

Trump had said in his Dec. 19 withdrawal announcement that U.S. forces “have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only reason for being there during the Trump Presidency,” and added in a video posted to Twitter, “Now it’s time for our troops to come back home.”

Bolton said in Israel that the U.S. would pull out only after its troops had rooted out what’s left of IS in Syria and after the administration had reached an agreement with Turkey to protect Kurdish militias who have fought alongside Americans against the extremists.

In Washington, Trump told reporters at the White House that “we are pulling back in Syria. We’re going to be removing our troops. I never said we’re doing it that quickly.” But in that Dec. 19 video, the president had said of the roughly 2,000 U.S. troops in Syria: “They’re all coming back, and they’re com-

In this Dec. 13, 2018 file photo, National Security Advisor John Bolton unveils the Trump Administration’s Africa Strategy at the Heritage Foundation in Washington. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

ing back now.”

And officials said at the time that while many details were yet to be finalized, they expected American forces to be out by mid-January.

“I think this is the reality setting in that you got to plan this out,” said U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. He told CBS’ “Face the Nation” that “the bottom line here is we want to make sure we get this right, that ISIS doesn’t come back. And I applaud the president for re-evaluating what he’s doing. … He has a goal in mind of reducing our presence. I share that goal. Let’s just do it smartly.”

Trump’s decision last month drew widespread criticism from allies, led to the resignation of U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and raised fears over clearing the way for a Turkish assault on the Kurdish fighters. Turkey considers the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection

Units, or YPG, a terrorist group linked to an insurgency within its own borders.

‘There are objectives that we want to accomplish that condition the withdrawal,” Bolton told reporters in Jerusalem. “The timetable flows from the policy decisions that we need to implement.”

He was to be in Turkey on Monday, accompanied by the chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford, for talks with government officials.

Bolton said the U.S. wants its Kurdish allies in Syria protected from any planned Turkish offensive — a warning to be delivered to Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

“We don’t think the Turks ought to undertake military action that’s not fully coordinated with and agreed to by the United States,” Bolton said. He said that in upcoming meetings with Turkish officials, he will seek “to find out what their objectives and ca-

pabilities are and that remains uncertain.”

Bolton said Trump has made clear he would not allow Turkey to kill the Kurds. “That’s what the president said, the ones that fought with us,” Bolton said.

Bolton said the U.S. has asked the Kurds to “stand fast now” and refrain from seeking protection from Russia or Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government.

“I think they know who their friends are,” he added, speaking of the Kurds.

Jim Jeffrey, the special representative for Syrian engagement and the newly named American special envoy for the anti-Islamic State coalition, is to travel to Syria this coming week in an effort to reassure the Kurdish fighters that they are not being abandoned, Bolton said.

Turkey’s presidential spokesman called allegations that his country planned to attack the U.S.-allied Kurds in Syria “irrational” and said Turkey was fighting terrorism for national security.

In comments carried by the official Anadolu news agency, Ibrahim Kalin said the Kurdish fighters oppressed Syrian Kurds and pursued a separatist agenda under the guise of fighting IS. “That a terror organization cannot be allied with the U.S. is self-evident,” he said.

U.S. Rep. Adam Smith, the incoming chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, told ABC’s “This Week” that the conditions raised by Bolton were “obvious,” and Smith criticized the conflicting messages from the Trump administration.

Christians celebrate Epiphany across Europe

By VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press

SOFIA, Bulgaria — Christians across Europe celebrated Epiphany on Sunday, with worshippers plunging into icy waters and parades being held in Poland and elsewhere.

At the Vatican, Pope Francis marked the Epiphany feast day by urging people to follow the path of “humble love” and care for those who can give nothing back.

For the Catholic Church, Jan. 6 recalls the journey of the three Magi, also known as kings or wise men, to find Jesus in a humble abode in Bethlehem. In Spain, children leave their shoes out in expectation of receiving gifts from the three kings.

Thousands of Orthodox Christians took a dip in icy lakes and rivers across Bulgaria to recover crucifixes cast by priests in ceremonies commemorating the baptism of Jesus Christ.

Tradition holds that the person who retrieves the wooden cross will be freed from evil spirits and will be healthy throughout the year. After the cross is fished out, the priest sprinkles believers with water using a bunch of basil.

In the central Bulgarian mountain city of Kalofer, dozens of men dressed in white embroidered shirts waded into the Tundzha River waving national flags and singing folk songs Sunday.

Inspired by the music of

BANGKOK — A Saudi woman used social media to draw attention to her plight trying to flee her family, claiming that authorities in Thailand confiscated her passport and were holding her Sunday at an airport hotel room in Bangkok.

Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun, 18, began posting on Twitter late Saturday after Thai authorities stopped her in transit from Kuwait. She claims to have a visa for Australia, where she appears to have been planning to seek asylum.

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer

BEIJING — China has sounded a positive note ahead of trade talks this week with Washington, but the two sides face potentially lengthy wrangling over technology and the future of their economic relationship.

Both sides have expressed an interest in settling their tariff fight over Beijing’s technology ambitions. Yet neither has indicated its stance has changed since a Dec. 1 agreement by Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping to postpone further increases.

Envoys will have “positive and constructive discussions” during meetings Monday and Tuesday, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang.

The American side is led by a deputy U.S. trade representative, Jeffrey D. Gerrish, according to the U.S. government. Neither side gave details of their agenda but Gerrish’s delegation includes agriculture, energy, commerce, treasury and State Department officials.

The Chinese government gave no details of who would represent Beijing.

The talks are going ahead despite tensions over the arrest of a Chinese tech executive in Canada on U.S. charges related to possible violations of trade sanctions against Iran.

Trump imposed tariff increases of up to 25 percent on $250 billion of Chinese imports over complaints Beijing steals or pressures companies to hand over technology. Beijing responded by imposing penalties on $110

billion of American goods, slowing customs clearance for U.S. companies and suspending issuing licenses in finance and other businesses.

Washington, Europe and other trading partners complain Beijing’s tactics violate its marketopening obligations.

The clash reflects American anxiety about China’s rise as a potential competitor in telecommunications and other technology. Trump wants Beijing to roll back initiatives like “Made in China 2025,” which calls for the state-led creation of global competitors in such fields as robotics and artificial intelligence. American officials worry those might erode U.S. industrial leadership.

The ruling Communist Party is reluctant to give up initiatives it sees as a path to prosperity and global influence.

China’s leaders have tried to defuse complaints by emphasizing the country’s potential as an export market. They have announced a series of regulatory changes over the past year to increase foreign access to their auto, finance and other industries.

Some Chinese officials suggest the technology initiatives might be opened to foreign companies. But they have given no details, leaving it unclear whether that will satisfy Washington.

Trump and Xi agreed to a 90day postponement of additional tariff increases to take effect Jan. 1. But economists say that is too little time to settle all the disputes that bedevil U.S.-Chinese relations. They say Beijing’s goal probably is to show enough progress to persuade Trump to extend his deadline.

Around the World Huge trash-collecting boom in Pacific Ocean breaks apart

Participants listen to instructions before the start of a “Cabalgata de Reyes,” Epiphany parade in Madrid, Spain, Saturday. Colorful parades celebrate Epiphany, when Christians observe the visit of the Three Kings or the Three Wise Men’ to baby Jesus.(AP Photo/Paul White)

drums and bagpipes, and perhaps by homemade plum brandy, they performed a slow “mazhko horo,” or men’s dance, stomping on the rocky riverbed.

Led by the town’s mayor, the men danced for nearly half an hour, up to their waists in the freezing water, pushing away chunks of ice that were floating by.

Kalofer has applied to the

U.N. cultural agency UNESCO, asking that they certify this traditional ritual as part of the “intangible cultural heritage of humanity.”

Dozens of Orthodox men dove into Istanbul’s cold waters to retrieve a cross to mark the baptism of Jesus Christ. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I led worshippers in the Epiphany, throwing a blessed wooden cross

into the Golden Horn inlet.

Michalis Voznakidis from Greece took the cross and the men kissed it before coming ashore. He said “we are here for everyone, for our religion.”

In Poland, hundreds of thousands of people have participated in colorful Epiphany processions in more than 700 locations across the country, which is predominantly Catholic.

Saudi woman runaway held in Thailand

By GRANT PECK and AYA BATRAWY Associated Press

but differences large

On Twitter, she wrote of being in “real danger” if forced to return to her family under pressure from Saudi authorities. She also posted a copy of her passport to provide evidence of her identity.

For runaway Saudi women, fleeing can be a matter of life and death, and they are almost always doing so to escape male relatives.

Alqunun told Human Rights Watch she was fleeing abuse from her family, including beatings and death threats from her male relatives who forced her to remain in her room for six months for cutting her hair.

“I am giving my family 48 hours (to) either stop or I will publish everything that will in-

criminate them,” she wrote on Twitter.

The Associated Press reached Alqunun by telephone in her hotel room where she spoke briefly, saying that someone took her passport after telling her she could get a visa for Thailand. She said an hour later, several people came and told her they knew she had run away, that her family wants her and she should return to Saudi Arabia. She did not elaborate.

Alqunun told Human Rights Watch that she arrived at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok Saturday evening from Kuwait, but that a diplomat from the Saudi Embassy in Bangkok seized her

passport to prevent her traveling to Australia. Saudi and Thai officials then told her she would be returned to Kuwait on Monday, where her father and brother are awaiting her.

Saudi Arabia’s charge d’affaires in Bangkok Abdullah al-Shuaibi denied Saudi authorities were involved in any way.

He was quoted in Saudi press saying that Alqunun was stopped

by Thai authorities because she did not appear to have a return ticket, a hotel reservation or itinerary to show she was a tourist.

He said the Saudi Embassy has no authority to stop anyone at the airport and that this decision rests with Thai officials.

LOS ANGELES — A trash collection device deployed to corral plastic litter floating in the Pacific Ocean between California and Hawaii has broken apart and will be hauled back to dry land for repairs.

Boyan Slat, who launched the Pacific Ocean cleanup project, told NBC News last week that the 2,000-foot long floating boom will be towed 800 miles to Hawaii.

If it can’t be repaired there, it will be loaded on a barge and returned to its home port of Alameda, California.

The boom broke apart under constant wind and waves in the Pacific.

Slat said he’s disappointed, but not discouraged and pledged that operations would resume as soon as possible.

“This is an entirely new category of machine that is out there in extremely challenging conditions,” the 24-year-old Dutch inventor said. “We always took into account that we might have to take it back and forth a few times. So it’s really not a significant departure from the original plan.”

Previously Slat said the boom was moving slower than the plastic, allowing the trash to float away.

A ship towed the U-shaped barrier in September from San Francisco to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch — an island of trash twice the size of Texas. It had been in place since the end of October.

The plastic barrier with a tapered 10-foot-deep screen is intended to act like a coastline, trapping some of the 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic that scientists estimate are swirling in the patch while allowing marine life to safely swim beneath it.

Slat has said he hopes one day to deploy 60 of the devices to skim plastic debris off the surface of the ocean.

Count finds sharp drop in monarch butterflies in California SAN FRANCISCO — Researchers with an environmental group have labeled as “disturbingly low” the number of western monarch butterflies that migrate along the California coast.

A recent count by the Xerces Society recorded fewer than 30,000 butterflies, which it said is an 86 percent decline since 2017.

By comparison, the group in 1981 counted more than 1 million western monarchs wintering in California, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

The Xerces Society conducts annual Thanksgiving and New Year’s counts and was not certain what caused the numbers to drop. It said there is no substantial evidence of a delayed migration and butterflies are not being reported in other parts of the country.

A 2017 study by Washington State University researchers found the species likely will go extinct in the next few decades if nothing is done to save it.

Scientists say the butterflies are threatened by pesticides, herbicides and destruction along their migratory route. They also have noted climate change impacts.

University of Michigan and Stanford University researchers found carbon dioxide from car and factory exhaust reduced a natural toxin in milkweed that feeding caterpillars use to fight parasites.

Western monarch butterflies are typically seen from November to March in forested groves along the California coast.

— Associated Press

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Chargers hold off Jackson, Ravens

By DAVID GINSBURG AP Sports Writer

BALTIMORE — The Los Angeles Chargers kept Lamar Jackson grounded, and by the time the rookie got the passing game going it was too late for the Baltimore Ravens.

Michael Badgley kicked five field goals, and Los Angeles harassed and hounded Jackson during a 23-17 victory Sunday in the opening round of the NFL playoffs.

The Chargers (13-4) will next face the second-seeded New England Patriots (11-5) on the road Sunday. The Chargers last won two games during a single postseason in 2007, when the franchise was in San Diego.

Of course, going deep in the playoffs are old hat for the Patriots.

“Yeah, I mean, gosh, we know the run they’ve had,” Chargers quarter-

back Philip Rivers said. “It seems like forever. They’re always in these games and games beyond.”

Rivers went 22 for 32 for 160 yards for Los Angeles, providing just enough offense to help the Chargers get even for a 22-10 loss to Baltimore (10-7) just two weeks ago.

Badgley set a franchise record for field goals in a playoff game. He connected from 21, 53, 40, 34 and 47 yards.

The Chargers built a 23-3 lead in the fourth quarter before Jackson threw two touchdown passes to make it close. Given one final chance to complete the comeback, the 21-yearold looked every bit like the youngest quarterback to start an NFL playoff game when he lost the ball on his third fumble of the game.

Jackson finished 14 for 29 for 194 yards with an interception. He was

sacked seven times.

“I wasn’t playing my game today.

I’m ticked off about that, definitely,” Jackson said.

The AFC North champion Ravens were making their first playoff appearance since 2014 after Jackson led the team on a 6-1 season-ending run following an injury to long-time starter Joe Flacco.

In the days leading up to the game, Jackson — the 2016 Heisman Trophy winner — was lauded for the job he did to get Baltimore into the postseason. With the former Louisville star leading the way, the Ravens went on a tear by combining a time-consuming ground game with the league’s topranked defense.

Jackson finished with 54 yards rushing, but he was booed by many in the crowd of 70, 432 after the Ravens fell behind by 20 points.

“They were looking for better in us,” Jackson said. “We didn’t perform well. It happens sometimes.”

Jackson threw a 31-yard touchdown pass to Michael Crabtree to make it 23-10 with 6:33 remaining and tossed a 7-yarder to Crabtree with 1:59 left, but Baltimore’s last chance ended when Jackson fumbled after being hit by Uchenna Nwosu.

Baltimore finished with 90 yards rushing after averaging 229.6 with Jackson at the helm.

“We did a good job of staying in the rush lanes and containing him,” Chargers coach Anthony Lynn said. “The more times you see that offense, the better you’re going to do against it.”

The game was not without controversy.

Los Angeles used a 1-yard touchdown run by Melvin Gordon to take a 20-3 lead with 14:44 left. The score

came one play after Gordon lost control of the ball at the goal line and the Ravens took it the other way for a touchdown, but he was called down by contact and a replay confirmed the call.

“He had control of the football as he hit the ground,” said NFL Senior Vice President of Officiating Al Riveron.

That pretty much ended any hope the Ravens had of winning their first home playoff game since the 2012 season. Baltimore had won five straight in the wild-card round under coach John Harbaugh.

At halftime, Jackson was 2 for 8 for 17 yards and an interception for a 0.0 quarterback rating. Los Angeles led 12-0 at the break, marking the first time in franchise history the Ravens were blanked in the first half of a playoff game.

Chicago ends Pens’ win streak

By The Associated Press

PITTSBURGH — Dylan Strome broke a tie 1:48 into the third period and the Chicago Blackhawks beat Pittsburgh 5-3 on Sunday night to end the Penguins’ winning streak at eight games.

Strome scored seconds after a power-play expired, beating fallen goalie Casey DeSmith off a pass from Patrick Kane. Jonathan Toews added an empty-net goal and had an assist to run his points streak to six games.

Alex DeBrincat scored on a power play for his 19th of the season, and Chris Kunitz and Duncan Keith both scored their first for the Blackhawks.

They won their 10th straight against the Penguins, including five straight in Pittsburgh.

The Blackhawks haven’t lost to the Penguins since March 30, 2014, in Pittsburgh.

Chicago snapped a twogame skid and has won three of five and six of nine following an eight-game losing streak in November.

Kane had three assists. He’s the 20th player in NHL history and the first Americanborn skater to begin his career with at least 12 straight seasons with 30-plus assists. Cam Ward stopped 31 shots.

Jake Guentzel, Patric Hornqvist and Derick Brassard scored for the Penguins, and DeSmith stopped 26 shots.

COYOTES 5, RANGERS 0 GLENDALE, Ariz. — Rookie Conor Garland scored twice, Darcy Kuemper made 23 saves for his first shutout of the season and 12th overall and Arizona beat New York to end a three-game losing streak.

Alex Galchenyuk had a goal and two assists, and Mario Kempe and Clayton Keller also scored to help give coach Rick Tocchet his 100th NHL victory. The Coyotes won for the second time in their last nine home games.

Galchenyuk has 10 points in his last eight games, and Garland has three goals in his last two games and five in his last seven. Garland was recalled from Tucson of the American Hockey League early last month.

New York goalie Henrik Lundqvist stopped 27 of 32 shots be-

fore being replaced by Alexander Georgiev with 3:22 left in the second period. Lundqvist also was pulled in his last start, a 7-2 loss to Pittsburgh, on Wednesday night.

The Rangers have been outscored 18-3 while losing three straight games and have lost six of eight and nine of 12. They were shut out for the third time this season.

CAPITALS 3, RED WINGS 2 DETROIT — Michal Kempny scored with 3:52 remaining, and Washington beat Detroit to snap a three-game losing streak.

Tom Wilson and Travis Boyd also scored for the Capitals, who overcame another fruitless night for their power play and improved to 9-0-2 in their last 11 games against Detroit. Anthony Mantha and Filip Hronek scored for the Red Wings.

The Capitals trailed 2-1 heading into the final period, but Boyd tied it off a pass from Alex Ovechkin. Goalie Jimmy Howard nearly made the save sliding from right to left, but the puck made it through.

Kempny’s winner came on a wrist shot from the blue line that sailed through traffic.

OILERS 4, DUCKS 0 ANAHEIM, Calif. — Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl scored again, Cam Talbot made 39 saves for his first shutout this season and Edmonton beat Anaheim for its second victory in nine games.

Jesse Puljujarvi and Kyle Brodziak also scored to help the Oilers rebound from a 4-0 to Los Angeles on Saturday night. McDavid, who began the day fifth in the NHL in scoring, has five goals in his last seven games. Draisaitl has seven in the past seven games.

Anaheim has lost eight straight after winning four in a row and nine of 10.

GOLDEN KNIGHTS 3, DEVILS 2 LAS VEGAS — Max Pacioretty broke a tie with 4:14 left in the second period and Malcolm Subban made 36 saves in his first home start since March 30 to help Vegas beat New Jersey.

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Philadelphia Eagles players celebrate after Chicago Bears kicker Cody Parkey misses a field goal in the final minute during an NFL wild-card playoff football game Sunday in Chicago. The Eagles won 16-15. (AP Photo/David Banks)

Eagles, Foles rekindle magic Bears’ Parkey misses field goal in last minute; Philly advances

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer

CHICAGO — The Philadelphia Eagles needed help to get into the playoffs, and Chicago provided it.

Look how the defending Super Bowl champions repaid the Bears.

Nick Foles hit Golden Tate with a 2-yard touchdown pass on fourth down with 56 seconds remaining against the NFL’s stingiest defense, lifting the Philadelphia Eagles past the Chicago Bears 16-15 on Sunday in the final wildcard game.

Former Eagles kicker Cody Parkey hit the left upright and then the crossbar with a fieldgoal attempt from 43 yards with 10 seconds remaining, silencing the raucous crowd.

The key, of course, was how the Eagles, even when they are messing up, never

give up. On Parkey’s kick, several Eagles said defensive tackle Treyvon Hester touched it.

“I think the big thing is, we saw some adversity tonight in the first half (and) I had a couple of turnovers,” Foles said.

“I think the big thing is that no one loses faith, no one stops believing, everyone just keeps talking, keeps believing in one another, and we just rallied. Our defense really kept us in this game.”

The defending league champion Eagles (10-7) squeezed into the playoffs by beating Washington and having the Bears (12-5) help them by knocking off Minnesota in the season finale. Philadelphia thanked its benefactor with a 12-play, 60-yard drive on which Foles, the Super Bowl MVP last February, hit six passes.

Tate made a reaching grab

in the right side of the end zone near the goal line.

“We found a way,” Tate said. “That’s playoff football right there for you. That’s why we play this game for times like now once you get to January and February.”

Philly plays at New Orleans (13-3) next Sunday.

Chicago’s sensational turnaround season from last place to the NFC North title is over.

“We wanted to write our story and start it off,” Bears second-year quarterback Mitchell Trubisky said. “But it does not always go the way you want it to, and that’s life, that’s football.”

No team has repeated as Super Bowl champion since New England in 2004, and the Eagles are a sixth seed.

The last sixth seed to win the NFL title was Green Bay in the 2010 season; the Packers won the NFC championship at

Soldier Field that season.

These Eagles, led by Foles once again replacing an injured Carson Wentz, and a defense down to backups at several positions, seem to have that magical touch like last season.

It was a sizzling ending to a game marked by superior defense and several critical mistakes by the Eagles. They had to survive after Tarik Cohen, an All-Pro punt returner, took back the kickoff following Philly’s go-ahead score 35 yards. Mitchell Trubisky completed two passes to get the Bears close enough for Parkey. But his kick took a double deflection and fell harmlessly into the end zone.

He was 11 of 12 in the fourth-quarter on field goals before missing the biggest kick of his career.

“Obviously, we’re just See NFC, page A8

Timberwolves take down Lakers, fire Thibodeau

By The Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS — Andrew Wiggins scored 25 of his 28 points in the first half, helping the Minnesota Timberwolves take charge from the opening tipoff and breeze by the LeBron James-less Los Angeles Lakers for a 108-86 victory on Sunday, the last game for coach Tom Thibodeau.

Thibodeau was fired about an hour after the Timberwolves raised their home record to 8-2 against Western Conference foes, according to a person with knowledge of the decision. Though the timing of the dismissal after a decisive win was unusual, Thibodeau’s third season with the team started with turmoil surrounding the discontent of AllStar Jimmy Butler.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 28 points, 18 rebounds and four blocks, and Jeff Teague scored all of his 15 points in the first half and finished with 11 assists. Minnesotra is 15-12 since trading Butler.

Lance Stephenson had 14 points for ington beat Oklahoma City. the Lakers. They fell to 1-5 without Otto Porter had 20 points, six reJames since he strained his groin during bounds and five assists, Jeff Green the Christmas Day win at Golden State. scored 16 points and Tomas Satoransky added 15 for the Wizards.

Russell Westbrook had 22 points, RAPTORS 121, PACERS 105 15 rebounds and 13 assists for his TORONTO — Norman Powell 12th triple-double of the season and scored a season-high 23 points, Pas- the 116th of his career. Paul George cal Siakam had 12 points and 10 re- scored 20 points, and Jerami Grant bounds, and Toronto snapped Indi- added 17 for the Thunder. The had ana’s six-game winning streak. won three in a row.

Serge Ibaka scored 18 points, and Kyle Lowry had 12 points and eight NETS 117, BULLS 100 assists after missing the previous six games because of a sore lower back.

CHICAGO — D’Angelo Russell Kawhi Leonard sat out to rest. scored 28 points, DeMarre Carroll had Bojan Bogdanovic scored 21 points 20 and Brooklyn beat Chicago for its for Indiana, and Domantas Sabonis third straight victory. had 16 points and 11 rebounds.

Jarrett Allen added 19 points and six rebounds to help the Nets improve to 12-3 in their last 15 games, matchWIZARDS 116, THUNDER 98 ing their best 15-game stretch since OKLAHOMA CITY — Bradley moving to Brooklyn in 2012.

Beal scored 25 points to help WashZach LaVine had 27 points for Chi-

cago, and Bobby Portis scored 17 in Young received a big compliment 20 minutes off the bench after miss- when the game ended, as 12-time Alling seven games with a sprained right Star Dwyane Wade, who is retiring ankle. after the season, took his jersey off at halfcourt and made a swap with the Atlanta rookie.

CLIPPERS 106, MAGIC 96 Derrick Jones Jr. led Miami with 14 LOS ANGELES — Tobias Har- points. ris scored 28 points and Los Angeles overcame a slow start to beat Orlando.

HORNETS 119, SUNS 113 Lou Williams added 17 points, and Danilo Gallinari and Shai GilgeousPHOENIX — Kemba Walker Alexander each had 13. The Clip- scored 18 of his 29 points in the final pers have won 11 consecutive games 4 1/2 minutes — including a halfcourt against the Magic, a streak that goes heave when he was trying to run out back to the 2013-14 season. the clock — and Charlotte handed Nikola Vucevic had 16 points and Phoenix its sixth straight loss.

24 rebounds for Orlando.

Tony Parker added 20 points, and Willy Hernangomez and Marvin Williams 16 for the Hornets.

HAWKS 106, HEAT 82 T.J. Warren had 23 points, Josh ATLANTA — Trae Young scored Jackson 22 and Deandre Ayton 19 for 19 points, John Collins had 13 points Phoenix. Devin Booker left the game and 13 rebounds, and Atlanta beat Mi- with back spasms in the second quarami to snap a three-game skid. ter and did not return.

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hoping for a miss,” Foles said.

“This was a hard-fought game.

That’s an amazing team we just played against and it came down to the wire.”

The Bears are 1-15 all-time in playoffs when trailing after three quarters. They fell behind when Foles connected with rookie Dallas Goedert for a 10-yard touchdown in the third period that was set up by a 33yard pass interference call on cornerback Prince Amukamara.

Although the Eagles outplayed the Bears in the first half, errors left them behind 6-3. A 15-yard personal penalty on Michael Bennett aided Chicago’s drive to a 36-yard field

. . . NHL Continued from page A7

shot from the point past goalie Keith Kincaid. After missing seven games because of a lower-body injury, Pacioretty also had the winner Friday night in his return at Anaheim.

Ryan Reaves added his careerhigh eighth goal, and Brayden McNabb scored his first goal of the season. Vegas overcame a 2-0 deficit to improve to 17-3-3 since Nov. 21.

Nico Hischier and Ben Lovejoy scored for New Jersey.

HURRICANES 5, SENATORS 4 OTTAWA, Ontario — Justin Williams broke a tie with a powerplay goal at 7:34 of the third period and Carolina beat Ottawa for its fourth straight victory and Senators’ eighth loss in a row.

goal by Parkey, and a dropped potential interception in the end zone by Tre Sullivan allowed Parkey to make a 29-yarder as the half concluded.

Philadelphia also had an interception by Avonte Maddox deep in Chicago territory overturned by video replay.

Philly did score on its opening series of the game, a 50yard drive to Jake Elliott’s 43yard field goal. And again on its first possession in the third quarter as Goedert got wide open on a short post pattern behind Adrian Amos, who had an end-zone interception of Foles’ ill-advised throw in the second quarter.

Parkey also made 34-yarder early in the manic final quarter.

“We had a lot of fun and I love our guys to death,” Bears coach Matt Nagy said.

Justin Faulk and Brock McGinn each had a goal and an assist, Jaccob Slavin and Dougie Hamilton also scored, and Petr Mrazek made 27 saves.

Jean-Gabriel Pageau tied it at 4 in his return from a torn Achilles. Rudolfs Balcers scored his first NHL goal, and Matt Duchene and Ryan Dzingel also scored.

JETS 5, STARS 1 INNIPEG, Manitoba — Kyle Connor ended a 10-game pointless streak with a goal to help Winnipeg beat Dallas.

Adam Lowry, Tyler Myers, Bryan Little and Josh Morrissey, with an empty-net goal, also scored. Morrissey added an assist, Jacob Trouba had two, and Connor Hellebuyck made 26 saves. The Jets rebounded from a 4-0 loss to Pittsburgh on Friday night.

Alexander Radulov had a power-play goal for the Stars. They lost for the first time in regulation in their last six games (4-1-1).

Saban dynasty seeks new heights

By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Alabama coach Nick Saban and Clemson coach Dabo Swinney went through the familiar routine Sunday.

Joint news conference, during which Swinney does most of the talking. Saban compliments Swinney’s Tigers.

Swinney compliments Saban’s unprecedented run with the Crimson Tide. Handshake.

Pose for a picture with a trophy.

They have done this drill four straight seasons in the College Football Playoff.

Alabama-Clemson IV, the third meeting with the national championship on the line, will be played Monday night at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Tide vs. Tigers might be getting old for some fans, but the latest chapter is a feature not a bug in the fiveyear-old playoff to Swinney.

“I think the objective is to get the two best teams,” Swinney said. “If that’s not best for college football, then why did we even do it?”

For the first time the College Football Playoff championship game features two unbeaten teams. The top-ranked Tide (14-0) or No. 2 Tigers (14-0) will become the first 15-0 FBS champion in college football’s poll era, dating back to the first AP rankings in 1936.

Saban and Alabama are already in the midst of the most impressive run in the college football history, with five national championships since 2009. If not for a last-second loss to Clemson in the 2016

championship game, the Tide would be shooting for four straight playoff titles. Alabama won a thriller against Clemson for the 2015 title.

Saban has six national championships total, including a BCS crown with LSU in 2003.

One more breaks a tie with Alabama great Bear Bryant for the most by any coach.

“I don’t ever even think about that at all,” said Saban, who is in his 12th season at Alabama and 23rd overall as a college head coach. “I do think a lot about trying to make and help this team to be the best possible — and to put them in the best possible position to have a chance to be successful.”

A case can be made that Saban has already surpassed Bryant, who was at Alabama for 25 years. The current Alabama dynasty is stacking up championships despite the constraints of scholarship limits and against competition bolstered by a deeper talent pool and more national exposure.

“You’re talking about a program that I have a deep love and respect for, always have, always will, and a coach that’s — I mean, he’s won six national championships and the level of consistency is a model and an aspiration for every program,” said Swinney, who was a walkon receiver for Alabama’s 1992 national title team coached by Gene Stallings.

Swinney and Clemson have come closest to reaching the Alabama standard. A second national championship in three seasons would give Clemson three overall (1981, 2016) and put Swinney in prestigious

company. Among the Hall of Fame coaches with two national championships are Bobby Bowden of Florida State and Joe Paterno of Penn State.

Saban’s accomplishments have pretty much settled the question of greatest college football coach. He might be better compared to coaches in other sports such as UCLA’s John Wooden, who won 10 NCAA men’s basketball championships; Pat Summitt, who won eight NCAA women’s basketball titles with Tennessee; Geno Auriemma, who has 11 women’s basketball championships at Connecticut; and Dan Gable, who led Iowa wrestling to 17 NCAA championships.

Alabama’s dominance has been defined by almost monotonous excellence. None of Saban’s teams stand out. They are similarly stellar, machine-like in their efficiency. This team has a chance to separate from the rest. Alabama can become just the third wire-to-wire No. 1 in the AP poll, joining 1999 Florida State and 2004 Southern California.

The biggest difference in this Tide team is Tua Tagovailoa, who came off the bench as a freshman to beat Georgia in last season’s championship game.

For the first time, Saban has a star quarterback. Alabama has rolled through its opponents by an average of 31 points.

“His accuracy, his athletic ability, his ability to improvise,” Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables said of Tagovailoa. “He’s got the best players on the planet around him at every position, and they’re two and three deep.”

Clemson has been almost as impressive, winning by an average of 29, led by a defensive line that features All-Americans Clelin Ferrell and Christian Wilkins.

“They have so many disruptive plays,” Alabama running back Damien Harris said.

“They cause so much havoc for the offense that they’re playing.”

INJURY REPORT Plenty of attention has been focused on Tagovailoa’s sprained left ankle, but Alabama linebacker Christian Miller (hamstring) is questionable. Miller has 8 ½ sacks this season.

On the Clemson side, defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence will sit out a second playoff game after being suspended by the NCAA for a failed performance-enhancing drug test.

Lawrence is a junior and possible first-round draft pick who has likely played his last game for the Tigers. Senior Albert Huggins will start for the second straight week for Clemson in Lawrence’s spot.

FABULOUS FROSH Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence would be the first starting freshman quarterback since Oklahoma’s Jamelle Holieway in 1985 to lead his team to a national championship. Lawrence took over as the starter four games into the season and has thrown for 2,933 yards, 27 touchdowns and four interceptions.

“If anybody ever watched him, they wouldn’t think he was a freshman,” Saban said.

Schauffele captures Tournament of Champions

By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

KAPALUA, Hawaii — Xander Schauffele never had a better round or a more peculiar ending.

After holing out for two eagles, and closing with four birdies over his last five holes for an 11-under 62, he chose to wait inside the scoring trailer to see if it would be enough to beat Gary Woodland in the Sentry Tournament

of Champions on Sunday.

The trailer was just behind the grandstands on the 18th hole. The television had a 10-second delay. He heard sighs. He heard radio traffic.

About the time he figured out that he won, he saw Woodland’s birdie putt to force a playoff slide by on the right.

“So it was a bit strange,” he said.

“But the day was awesome.”

Schauffele took another step to-

Rivers gets Brady again

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer

CHICAGO — Philip Rivers has come up empty against Tom Brady every time.

He gets another shot next weekend.

Rivers directed the Los Angeles Chargers to a 23-17 playoff victory at Baltimore on Sunday, setting up another high-stakes matchup with Brady and the New England Patriots. For all of Rivers’ success during his 15 years in the NFL, he is winless in seven career starts against Brady.

“To get an opportunity again to go against them, 11 years after we had the opportunity in the 2007 season, yeah, it’s awesome,” Rivers said. “Looking forward to it.”

The reigning Super Bowl champions are still in the mix after Nick Foles threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Golden Tate on fourth down with 56 seconds left, sending the Philadelphia Eagles to a 16-15 victory over the NFC North champion Chicago Bears on Sunday.

Cody Parkey had a look at a potential winning field goal for Chicago, but his 43-yard try with 10 seconds remaining went off the left upright and then the crossbar. Parkey bent over after the miss as the Eagles celebrated and Bears coach Matt Nagy looked on in disbelief.

“That’s playoff football right there for you,” Tate said.

“That’s why we play this game, for times like now once you get to January and February.”

Next up for Foles and Philadelphia (10-7) is a trip to New Orleans to face Drew Brees and the top-seeded Saints (13-3).

The Eagles also visited the Big Easy on Nov. 18 and struggled mightily against Brees and company in a 48-7 loss.

“It wasn’t very good the first time,” coach Doug Pederson said. “We’ll take a look at that film. We’ll take a look at this one. I think we’re a different football team now than we were then, and you know, we’ve just got to put a good plan together in all three phases.”

The Chargers (13-4) visit the Patriots (11-5) in the first divisional playoff game next Sunday, followed by the Eagles’ return to New Orleans. Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts (11-6) take on Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs (12-4) on Saturday, and then Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott lead the Dallas Cowboys (11-6) into Los Angeles to take on Todd Gurley and the Rams (13-3).

Luck threw for 222 yards and a touchdown and Marlon Mack rushed for 148 yards in the Colts’ 21-7 victory at Houston on Saturday. Prescott passed for a TD and ran for another score to help the Cowboys top the Seattle Seahawks 24-22 in their first-round matchup.

“It’s really just a chance to keep going on, simple as that,” Prescott said. “Me and this whole team, we want to win it all. You can’t do that without taking care of the first one. A lot of excitement, but my goal is bigger than just one playoff win.”

The 37-year-old Rivers beat New England in 2008, but that was with Matt Cassel starting at quarterback for the Patriots while Brady was injured. Rivers went up against New England for the first time in the playoffs after the 2006 season, tossing an interception in a 2421 loss to the visiting Patriots.

The star QBs also squared off in the postseason in 2008.

Playing with a torn knee ligament, Rivers threw two more picks in a 21-12 loss at New England.

ward joining the young elite in golf with his second victory this season, and fourth in the last 18 months. He already has two multiple-win seasons in his third year on the PGA Tour. He moved to No. 6 in the world.

“This is the stuff you dream about,” Schauffele said. “But to actually pull it off, it feels awesome.

I could see myself doing it, but it’s hard to believe just sitting here and talking about it.”

In all four of his victories, he had to rally on the final day. Kapalua presented the biggest deficit at five shots.

He delivered a record-tying round.

He started with a bogey and figured he had nothing to lose. Before long, he was in position to win. He ran off three straight birdies. He chipped in from the front of the green on the par5 ninth for eagle. He holed a wedge from 107 yards for another eagle on No. 12. He took his first lead with

back-to-back birdies on the 14th and 15th holes, both times coming close to chipping in for more eagles.

Tied with Woodland over the closing holes, Schauffele finished birdiebirdie for a 61 that tied the course record at Kapalua held by four other players.

“It was a crazy day,” Schauffele said. “I knew it was going to be a birdie fest at the end. We kept our head down and made a run for it.”

Scoreboard Football NFL Playoffs Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 5 Indianapolis 21, Houston 7 Dallas 24, Seattle 22 Sunday, Jan. 6 L.A. Chargers 23, Baltimore 17 Philadelphia 16, Chicago 15 Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 12 Indianapolis at Kansas City, 12:35 p.m. (NBC) Dallas at L.A. Rams, 4:15 p.m.

(FOX) Sunday, Jan. 13 Los Angeles Chargers at New England, 9:05 a.m. (CBS) Philadelphia at New Orleans, 12:40 p.m. (FOX) All Times AST

Eagls 16, Bears 15 Phi. 3 0 7 6—16 Chi. 0 6 0 9—15 First Quarter Phi_FG Elliott 43, 9:32.

Second Quarter Chi_FG Parkey 36, 9:38.

Chi_FG Parkey 29, :00.

Third Quarter Phi_Goedert 10 pass from Foles (Elliott kick), 5:20.

Fourth Quarter Chi_FG Parkey 34, 14:13.

Chi_Robinson 22 pass from Trubisky (pass failed), 9:04.

Phi_Tate 2 pass from Foles (run failed), :56.

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Phi Chi First downs 21 17 Total Net Yards 300 356 Rushes-yards 23-42 18-65 Passing 258 291 Punt Returns 1-(minu 0-0 Kickoff Returns 2-35 3-65 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 2-0 Comp-Att-Int 25-40-2 26-43-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 1-8 2-12 Punts 5-45.2 6-40.5 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 3-25 3-52 Time of Possession 30:48 29:12 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING_Philadelphia, Sproles 13-21, Smallwood 8-20, Adams 1-2, Foles 1-(minus 1). Chicago, Howard 10-35, Gabriel 2-20, Trubisky 3-9, Cunningham 1-2, Cohen 1-0, Mizzell 1-(minus 1).

PASSING_Philadelphia, Foles 25-40-2-266. Chicago, Trubisky 26-43-0-303.

RECEIVING_Philadelphia, Jeffery 6-82, Ertz 5-52, Tate 5-46, Agholor 3-32, Goedert 2-20, Smallwood 2-20, Sproles 2-14.

Chicago, Robinson 10-143, Gabriel 4-37, Miller 3-34, Cohen 3-27, Shaheen 3-13, Braunecker 2-15, Bellamy 1-34.

MISSED FIELD GOALS_Chicago, Parkey 43.

Chargers 23, Ravens 17 L.A. 6 6 0 11—23 Bal. 0 0 3 14—17

First Quarter LAC_FG Badgley 21, 6:59.

LAC_FG Badgley 53, 1:08.

Second Quarter LAC_FG Badgley 40, 3:22.

LAC_FG Badgley 34, :00.

Third Quarter Bal_FG Tucker 33, 8:30.

Fourth Quarter LAC_Gordon 1 run (Mi.Williams pass from Rivers), 14:44.

LAC_FG Badgley 47, 9:09.

Bal_Crabtree 31 pass from L.Jackson (Tucker kick), 6:33.

Bal_Crabtree 7 pass from L.Jackson (Tucker kick), 1:59.

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LAC Bal First downs 14 11 Total Net Yards 243 229 Rushes-yards 33-89 23-90 Passing 154 139 Punt Returns 4-46 0-0 Kickoff Returns 2-78 6-106 Interceptions Ret. 1-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 22-32-0 14-29-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 1-6 7-55 Punts 5-35.4 6-44.7 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 4-2 Penalties-Yards 5-35 7-41 Time of Possession 33:40 26:20 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING_Los Angeles, Gordon 17-40, Ekeler 11-29, Rivers 3-15, J.Jackson 2-5. Baltimore, L.Jackson 9-54, Edwards 8-23, Dixon 6-13.

PASSING_Los Angeles, Rivers 22-32-0-160.

Baltimore, L.Jackson 14-29-1-194.

RECEIVING_Los Angeles, K.Allen 4-37, Gates 4-35, Ekeler 4-14, Benjamin 3-11, Mi.Williams 2-42, Ty.Williams 2-9, Green 1-8, Gordon 1-3, Watt 1-1. Baltimore, Dixon 3-53, Snead 3-50, Andrews 3-31, Crabtree 2-38, Jo.Brown 2-14, Ma.Williams 1-8.

MISSED FIELD GOALS_Baltimore, Tucker 50.

Bowl Glance

Monday, Jan. 7 College Football Championship Santa Clara, Calif.

Clemson (14-0) vs. Alabama (140), 4 p.m. AST (ESPN)

Basketball NBA Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB Toronto 30 12 .714 — Philadelphia 26 14 .650 3 Boston 23 15 .605 5 Brooklyn 20 21 .488 9½ New York 10 29 .256 18½ Southeast Division Miami 19 19 .500 — Charlotte 19 20 .487 ½ Orlando 17 22 .436 2½ Washington 16 24 .400 4 Atlanta 12 27 .308 7½ Central Division Milwaukee 27 11 .711 — Indiana 26 13 .667 1½ Detroit 17 20 .459 9½ Chicago 10 30 .250 18 8 32 .200 20 Cleveland

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division 22 16 .579 Houston San Antonio 23 17 .575 Memphis 18 21 .462 Dallas 18 21 .462 New Orleans 18 22 .450 Northwest Division Denver 26 11 .703 Oklahoma City 25 14 .641 Portland 23 17 .575 Utah 20 20 .500 Minnesota 19 21 .475 Pacific Division Golden State 26 14 .650 L.A. Clippers 23 16 .590 L.A. Lakers 21 19 .525 Sacramento 19 20 .487 Phoenix 9 32 .220

— — 4½ 4½ 5 — 2 4½ 7½ 8½ — 2½ 5 6½ 17½

Sunday’s Games Brooklyn 117, Chicago 100 L.A. Clippers 106, Orlando 96 Minnesota 108, L.A. Lakers 86 Atlanta 106, Miami 82 Washington 116, Oklahoma City 98 Toronto 121, Indiana 105 Charlotte 119, Phoenix 113 Monday’s Games San Antonio at Detroit, 3 p.m.

Brooklyn at Boston, 3:30 p.m.

Denver at Houston, 4 p.m.

Memphis at New Orleans, 4 p.m.

Utah at Milwaukee, 4 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Dallas, 4:30 p.m.

New York at Portland, 6 p.m.

Orlando at Sacramento, 6 p.m.

All Times AST

Men’s Scores EAST Colgate 73, American U. 69 George Washington 70, Saint Joseph’s 56 Lehigh 89, Loyola (Md.) 72 Navy 50, Holy Cross 48 Wisconsin 71, Penn St. 52 SOUTH George Mason 68, St. Bonaventure 53 Louisville 90, Miami 73 MIDWEST Dayton 72, Richmond 48 DePaul 75, Seton Hall 74 Iowa 93, Nebraska 84 Marquette 70, Xavier 52 Michigan 74, Indiana 63 N. Dakota St. 85, Dickinson State 53 Northwestern 68, Illinois 66 S. Dakota St. 79, South Dakota 61 Saint Louis 60, Rhode Island 53 Temple 85, Wichita St. 81, OT SOUTHWEST Houston 90, Memphis 77 FAR WEST Southern Cal 77, Stanford 66

Women’s Scores EAST American U. 76, Colgate 57 Army 69, Loyola (Md.) 57 Boston U. 70, Bucknell 62 Elon 77, Hofstra 64 James Madison 51, Drexel 35 Lafayette 73, Holy Cross 63 Lehigh 56, Navy 38 NC State 85, Boston College 69 Northeastern 88, William & Mary

74 Providence 67, Villanova 61 Quinnipiac 90, St. Peter’s 45 Rider 62, Fairfield 59 Rutgers 74, Penn St. 61 Siena 59, Iona 47 Texas 70, West Virginia 58 Towson 56, Delaware 48 UMass 70, Saint Louis 66 SOUTH Arkansas 85, Mississippi 55 Auburn 64, Florida 56 Clemson 71, Virginia 65 Columbia 72, Mercer 68 Davidson 67, George Mason 59 Florida St. 64, North Carolina 63 Georgia 71, Vanderbilt 64 LSU 63, Texas A&M 52 Louisville 73, Duke 51 Miami 72, Wake Forest 57 Mississippi St. 86, Kentucky 71 Missouri 66, Tennessee 64 North Greenville 78, Furman 74 Notre Dame 76, Georgia Tech 55 South Carolina 62, Alabama 59 Syracuse 75, Virginia Tech 73 MIDWEST Butler 66, St. John’s 45 Cincinnati 69, SMU 57 Creighton 65, Georgetown 38 Drake 82, Illinois St. 64 Illinois 66, Minnesota 62 Indiana 68, Michigan St. 64 Indiana St. 61, S. Illinois 58 Loyola of Chicago 80, Valparaiso 54 Missouri St. 88, Evansville 66 N. Iowa 81, Bradley 78 Nebraska-Omaha 78, N. Dakota St. 61 South Dakota 105, S. Dakota St. 98 Xavier 63, Seton Hall 62 SOUTHWEST Baylor 73, Texas Tech 56 Oklahoma St. 75, TCU 71 UConn 81, Houston 61 FAR WEST Arizona St. 76, Colorado 70 California 66, Southern Cal 59 Oregon 98, Washington St. 58 Oregon St. 78, Washington 67 Stanford 86, UCLA 80 Utah 80, Arizona 64

HOckey NHL Standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 42 32 8 2 66 176 124 Toronto 41 27 12 2 56 152 113 Boston 42 24 14 4 52 122 110 Buffalo 42 22 14 6 50 120 120 Montreal 42 22 15 5 49 131 132 Florida 40 17 16 7 41 130 142 Detroit 44 16 21 7 39 124 151 Ottawa 43 15 23 5 35 136 172 Metropolitan Division Washington 41 25 12 4 54 144 121 Pittsburgh 42 23 13 6 52 147 122 Columbus 41 24 14 3 51 135 126 N.Y. Islanders 40 23 13 4 50 121 107 Carolina 41 19 17 5 43 108 118 N.Y. Rangers 41 17 17 7 41 114 141 New Jersey 41 16 18 7 39 122 137 Philadelphia 41 15 20 6 36 116 148

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division

Winnipeg 41 26 13 2 54 139 116 Nashville 43 25 15 3 53 131 109 42 20 14 8 48 144 129 Colorado Dallas 43 22 17 4 48 116 116 Minnesota 40 20 17 3 43 118 114 Chicago 44 16 21 7 39 128 159 St. Louis 39 16 19 4 36 110 129 Pacific Division Calgary 43 26 13 4 56 153 123 Vegas 45 26 15 4 56 136 119 San Jose 43 23 13 7 53 150 135 Anaheim 43 19 17 7 45 104 127 45 20 21 4 44 128 143 Vancouver Edmonton 42 20 19 3 43 118 131 Arizona 42 18 21 3 39 108 118 Los Angeles 43 17 23 3 37 98 127 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs.

Sunday’s Games Carolina 5, Ottawa 4 Arizona 5, N.Y. Rangers 0 Vegas 3, New Jersey 2 Washington 3, Detroit 2 Winnipeg 5, Dallas 1 Edmonton 4, Anaheim 0 Chicago 5, Pittsburgh 3 Monday’s Games Nashville at Toronto, 3 p.m.

St. Louis at Philadelphia, 3 p.m.

Minnesota at Montreal, 3:30 p.m.

Calgary at Chicago, 4:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at San Jose, 6:30 p.m.

All Times AST

Transactions BASEBALL American League HOUSTON ASTROS — Traded INFs J.D. Davis and Cody Bohanek to the N.Y. Mets for OF Ross Adolph, INF Luis Santana and C Scott Manea.

National League NEW YORK METS — Traded C Kevin Plawecki to the Cleveland for RHP Walker Lockett and INF Sam Haggerty.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Named Jeff Banister special assistant/baseball operations.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association ATLANTA HAWKS — Recalled F Omari Spellman from Erie (NBAGL).

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES — Fired coach Tom Thibodeau.

Named assistant coach Ryan Saunders interim head coach for the remainder of the season.

HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS — Assigned C Ben Street and Ds Korbinian Holzer and Jake Dotchin to San Diego (AHL).

CALGARY FLAMES — Assigned G Jon Gillies and F Dillon Dube to Stockton (ECHL).

NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Assigned D Egor Yakovlev to Binghamton (AHL). Recalled G Cam Johnson from Binghamton.

SAN JOSE SHARKS — Signed F Lukas Radil to a one-year contract extension through the 201920 season.

COLLEGE BUFFALO — QB Tyree Jackson will enter the NFL draft.

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Happy homebody would rather skip weeknight get-togethers find her “roots.” I gave her as much info as I could find out about her dad, and she contacted and kind of enveloped herself into his family.

Not good enough of a family, I guess, because now she has taken a DNA test. Now I’m really angry.

Amanda sent a text from an unknown “sister” asking if I knew who the daddy was.

Why does the daddy du jour Abigail Van Buren matter that much? Amanda was raised by a strong, loving and responsible man -- my husband. Are cheek swabs eliminating family?

-- REAL FAMILY IN THE WEST DEAR REAL FAMILY: On the contrary. They appear to be expanding “family” by leaps and bounds. Like many others, Amanda feels a need to know more about her background. You shouldn’t feel angry about her curiosity because it’s normal.

That said, knowing the identity of her birth father should in no way lessen the importance of your husband in her life, particularly if they have had a close relationship.

DEAR ABBY: A couple of years ago, I gave a friend a nice birthday gift that was for the whole family. It was a one-of-a-kind item I thought they would really enjoy. I had researched and read up on it and then had the piece custom designed. They said they loved the item when it arrived, but I have never seen them use it. When I ask where it is, they tell me it’s still wrapped up in a box under the bed because they don’t have room for it. I believe it, because their apartment is very crowded.

Would it be OK to ask if I could buy it back? I would like to have it since they are not using it. I am willing to pay whatever price they would feel comfortable with. Would this put them in an uncomfortable situation?

-- NOT SURE IN NEW YORK DEAR NOT SURE: Not knowing your friends, I can’t predict what their reaction to your proposal would be. However, because the item is not being used, I don’t think it would be out of line to ask the question. Go for it.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.

DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Hints from Heloise

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Monday, Jan. 7, 2019: This year you will opt for the most functional process to fulfill your goals and long-term desires. Finances could play a significant role. You also might find that your temper surfaces more easily. If you are single, you might meet your next sweetie at the bank or at a place where money is important. If you are attached, the two of you often disagree about the little problems, but you will come together on major issues. AQUARIUS sees problems in a very different light.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult ARIES (March 21-April 19) HHH Your focus could bring a long-term project to completion. You could feel as if you need to pay attention to a personal matter. Afterward, someone might want you to pitch in on another project. You know how to say “no” if you want to. Tonight: Catch up on a friend’s news.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) HHH Stay on top of a long-term goal. You could feel as if someone is making an effort to change direction with a key project that you both are involved with. Have a conversation with this person and clear up a problem before it becomes any bigger.

Tonight: Enjoy time with a friend.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) HHH You have the ability to make a difference in what you do. You might be dealing with an overly assertive person or someone who is angry. Realize what is happening around you. Slow down to avoid get-

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ting tangled in a web that you’d prefer not to be in. Tonight: A must show.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) HHH Someone at a distance could be pushing you too hard and causing some problems. Understand that you do not have control over this person.

You can have a discussion with him or her, but you can also find another way of handling the issues at hand.

Tonight: Togetherness works.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) HHH You might not need to do anything, as others act as if you are royalty. Your wish is their command.

Recognize that this is a short-lived situation, and seize the moment.

Know that how you decide to use this period reflects your priorities. Tonight: Ask, and you shall receive.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) HHH Funnel your energy into your work. You’ll accomplish a lot more than you thought, which will open up some unexpected free time. You might be fantasizing how you’ll use this extra time. Whatever you choose to do is OK. Tonight: Consider how you might restructure your life.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) HHH You add a touch of charm and humor to various situations today. Others appreciate your ability to make difficult issues easier with your charm. Decide to go to the gym more often or to incorporate an exercise program into your daily life. Tonight: Add some spice to the moment.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) HHH Tension mounts as the day goes on. You might be overly concerned about a situation revolving around real estate, a financial investment or your personal life. You could

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be a lot more sarcastic or difficult than you realize. Tonight: Pay bills first, then decide.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) HHH Make the first move and reach out to a divisive person in your life. The sooner you get past the present obstacle that stands in your way, the happier and freer you will feel. You might need to be more playful with a child or loved one. Tonight: Work through stress, above all else.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) HHH You could be tired of hearing the same story from a neighbor, relative or someone who has access to you. Try to verbalize your thoughts in a way that lets the other party hear that you cannot listen to the same story over and over. Tonight: Exchange stories with a close friend.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) HHH You will be able to bypass a situation with relative ease at this point in time. Listen to what is going on behind the scenes. You will make an effort to resolve a hassle that suddenly emerges. Be careful about the effect that it has on you. Tonight: Do whatever pleases you.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) HHH You might be out of sorts and not sure what to do or which way to turn. You need to slow down your pace and do some reflection before you make any major decisions. Take a walk, if need be, to recharge your batteries. As a result, you’ll feel better. Tonight: Use your energy well.

BORN TODAY Journalist Katie Couric (1957), actor Nicholas Cage (1964), actress Lauren Cohan (1982)

KEEP PRODUCT MANUALS Dear Heloise: Please advise your readers to keep their product warranties and instruction booklets in a file cabinet, a binder or someplace that holds all of the instruction booklets that come with an item they’ve bought. When you need it -- and eventually you will need it -- the information will be at your fingertips.

-- Annalise D., Lime Ridge, Wis. CARPENTER ANTS Dear Heloise: We suspect we have carpenter ants in our house. I’d call an exterminator, but we live on Social Security, and our budget is tight, so can you recommend anything we can use to kill carpenter ants?

-- Nell P., Meridian, Miss.

Nell, first make certain there are no tree branches touching your house. That’s one way they get inside. If you see small piles of sawdust, you might have carpenter ants. If you find a site, then mix up 4 tablespoons of peanut butter, 5 tablespoons of honey and 1 tablespoon of borax (found in most hardware stores). Add a little water, about 1 or 2 tablespoons, to keep it from drying out. Mix well and apply 1 teaspoon to affected sites. I use water bottle caps filled with this mixture. Be very careful to NOT INHALE borax. Keep it away from pets and children.

-- Heloise PET EVACUATION Dear Heloise: We love our sweet little dog, and he sleeps next to me every night.

To make sure he never gets lost, we keep a leash on the back of our bedroom door and on both outside doors of our home. In case of an emergency where we might have to evacuate our home quickly, we have a leash to put on him so he doesn’t get lost.

-- Linda M., Hobart, Wash.

TURKEY BASTER Dear Heloise: We have some beautiful plants sitting on tall cabinets at the office.

They look great, but they are very hard to water. So we use a turkey baster. Works great!

-- Verna T., Rosemount, Minn.

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DEAR ABBY: I’m struggling with a situation with my friends and colleagues.

I have a routine I stick to which keeps my priorities in check. I get done with work, go home, have dinner, work out and spend quality time with my puppy.

Lately, people keep inviting me to weeknight happy hours and get-togethers, but more often than not, I don’t want to go.

I’m conflicted because I feel obligated to go and be a “good friend,” but if I do, I’m left feeling resentful because my routine has been interrupted. I’m also not one of those people who WANTS to be invited to everything and truly wouldn’t be hurt to be excluded altogether. Please help.

-- TIME FOR MYSELF IN THE EAST DEAR TIME: Do not socially isolate yourself completely. Explain to your close friends and colleagues that you need your routine in order to function your best, which is why, although you would like to, you are unable to accept all the invitations you are being offered. Then pick and choose so you join them once or twice a month, and they won’t think you don’t like them -- particularly your colleagues.

DEAR ABBY: I have been married for 35 years.

My oldest daughter, Amanda (now 39), wanted to

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