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Liverpool legend Mohamed Salah breaks another Premier League record against Tottenham Hotspur, leaving no room for his naysayers to make any counter-argument. The Liverpool right-back has maintained his domination in all competitions this season despite facing constant disregard from the European media. Liverpool beat Spurs 3-6 in the Premier League showdown at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday to secure three points. They needed this victory after grinding out two tough draws in the Premier League games against Fulham and Newcastle United. This victory and Chelsea’s draw with Everton allowed the Reds to build a four-point advantage with a game in hand. Salah has played a pivotal role as a top goal scorer and creator along with his leadership position at Liverpool Salah told Liverpoolfc.com that he is proud of making Premier League history with Liverpool by reaching double figures for both goals and assists before Christmas. He said: “I didn’t think about it before the game, to be fair, but I’m glad I did it. [It’s] something that makes me happy. I’m proud and I’ll just keep working hard.” The 32-year-old has scored 15 goals and provided 11 assists in 16 games in the Premier League this season. He has also scored 18 goals and 15 assists in all competitions this season, displaying his dominance in all tournaments. Either bigotry or lack of football knowledge: Reasons behind continuous disregard of Salah’s achievement The Egypt captain joined Liverpool in the summer of 2017 under the reign of legendary manager Jurgen Klopp. Salah immediately impacted and showcased his proficiency in front of the goal and dominance in the final third. Nevertheless, many on social media called him a one-season wonder, raising debate in the British press about Salah’s longevity. Salah continued to let his football do the talking, scoring endless goals and influencing the play season after season. In 2021, the Egyptian legend broke Didier Drogba’s record for the most goals from an African in Premier League history. However, that record-breaking feat only invited debate about the best African players in England or throughout African history. Former Everton forward Yakubu refused to accept Salah as the greatest African to play in the Premier League, claiming Drogba “scored for fun”. The hilarious statement made no sense as the response to the Egypt international’s record-breaking feat. A post shared by Liverpool Football Club (@liverpoolfc) Eden Hazard ’s disastrous tenure at Real Madrid and eventual retirement raised the topic of the best right-winger ever in England. Once again people ridiculed the notion of Salah beating Hazard in the competition until Hazard admitted himself . The 32-year-old showed similar prolific form last year for the Reds and his country but failed to make it to the top-30 list of Ballon d’Or. This is another big example of media personnel completely disregarding the consistent impact of the Egyptian legend. Recently, former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher incurred the wrath of the Kopites by targeting Salah over the contract saga. Carragher also chose Kevin De Bruyne as the best player in the Premier League in recent history. Furthermore, he chose Cole Palmer as the best player at the moment over Liverpool’s attacking legend who is continuously making history. A post shared by Liverpool Football Club (@liverpoolfc) At the same time, Arsenal fans continue to hype up their best player Bukayo Saka as better than Salah. This season, the 32-year-old has already surpassed Saka’s best-ever goals plus assists figures for Arsenal in a whole season. Mohamed Salah : The Liverpool legacy There is no denying that Liverpool fans adore their Egyptian king and are very grateful for his service. In recent history, Salah is next to legendary captain Steven Gerrard while some argue that his legacy is at par with the Scouse midfielder. Nevertheless, the Egyptian forward has etched an everlasting legacy in the Premier League that surpasses many former legends. If anyone wants to tarnish all of these achievements, they are tarnishing the name of the beautiful game itself that strives to stand above any bigotry or ignorance. This article first appeared on The Kop Times and was syndicated with permission.Greenland says no thanks to Trump purchase idea — again

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By KENYA HUNTER, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — As she checked into a recent flight to Mexico for vacation, Teja Smith chuckled at the idea of joining another Women’s March on Washington . As a Black woman, she just couldn’t see herself helping to replicate the largest act of resistance against then-President Donald Trump’s first term in January 2017. Even in an election this year where Trump questioned his opponent’s race , held rallies featuring racist insults and falsely claimed Black migrants in Ohio were eating residents’ pets , he didn’t just win a second term. He became the first Republican in two decades to clinch the popular vote, although by a small margin. “It’s like the people have spoken and this is what America looks like,” said Smith, the Los Angeles-based founder of the advocacy social media agency, Get Social. “And there’s not too much more fighting that you’re going to be able to do without losing your own sanity.” After Trump was declared the winner over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris , many politically engaged Black women said they were so dismayed by the outcome that they were reassessing — but not completely abandoning — their enthusiasm for electoral politics and movement organizing. Black women often carry much of the work of getting out the vote in their communities. They had vigorously supported the historic candidacy of Harris, who would have been the first woman of Black and South Asian descent to win the presidency. Harris’ loss spurred a wave of Black women across social media resolving to prioritize themselves, before giving so much to a country that over and over has shown its indifference to their concerns. AP VoteCast , a survey of more than 120,000 voters, found that 6 in 10 Black women said the future of democracy in the United States was the single most important factor for their vote this year, a higher share than for other demographic groups. But now, with Trump set to return to office in two months, some Black women are renewing calls to emphasize rest, focus on mental health and become more selective about what fight they lend their organizing power to. “America is going to have to save herself,” said LaTosha Brown, the co-founder of the national voting rights group Black Voters Matter. She compared Black women’s presence in social justice movements as “core strategists and core organizers” to the North Star, known as the most consistent and dependable star in the galaxy because of its seemingly fixed position in the sky. People can rely on Black women to lead change, Brown said, but the next four years will look different. “That’s not a herculean task that’s for us. We don’t want that title. ... I have no goals to be a martyr for a nation that cares nothing about me,” she said. AP VoteCast paints a clear picture of Black women’s concerns. Black female voters were most likely to say that democracy was the single most important factor for their vote, compared to other motivators such as high prices or abortion. More than 7 in 10 Black female voters said they were “very concerned” that electing Trump would lead the nation toward authoritarianism, while only about 2 in 10 said this about Harris. About 9 in 10 Black female voters supported Harris in 2024, according to AP VoteCast, similar to the share that backed Democrat Joe Biden in 2020. Trump received support from more than half of white voters, who made up the vast majority of his coalition in both years. Like voters overall, Black women were most likely to say the economy and jobs were the most important issues facing the country, with about one-third saying that. But they were more likely than many other groups to say that abortion and racism were the top issues, and much less likely than other groups to say immigration was the top issue. Despite those concerns, which were well-voiced by Black women throughout the campaign, increased support from young men of color and white women helped expand Trump’s lead and secured his victory. Politically engaged Black women said they don’t plan to continue positioning themselves in the vertebrae of the “backbone” of America’s democracy. The growing movement prompting Black women to withdraw is a shift from history, where they are often present and at the forefront of political and social change. One of the earliest examples is the women’s suffrage movement that led to ratification in 1920 of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution , which gave women the right to vote. Black women, however, were prevented from voting for decades afterward because of Jim Crow-era literacy tests, poll taxes and laws that blocked the grandchildren of slaves from voting. Most Black women couldn’t vote until the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Black women were among the organizers and counted among the marchers brutalized on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama, during the historic march in 1965 from Selma to Montgomery that preceded federal legislation. Decades later, Black women were prominent organizers of the Black Lives Matter movement in response to the deaths of Black Americans at the hands of police and vigilantes. In his 2024 campaign, Trump called for leveraging federal money to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs in government programs and discussions of race, gender or sexual orientation in schools. His rhetoric on immigration, including false claims that Black Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating cats and dogs, drove support for his plan to deport millions of people . Tenita Taylor, a Black resident of Atlanta who supported Trump this year, said she was initially excited about Harris’ candidacy. But after thinking about how high her grocery bills have been, she feels that voting for Trump in hopes of finally getting lower prices was a form of self-prioritization. “People say, ‘Well, that’s selfish, it was gonna be better for the greater good,”’ she said. “I’m a mother of five kids. ... The things that (Democrats) do either affect the rich or the poor.” Some of Trump’s plans affect people in Olivia Gordon’s immediate community, which is why she struggled to get behind the “Black women rest” wave. Gordon, a New York-based lawyer who supported the Party for Socialism and Liberation’s presidential nominee, Claudia de la Cruz, worries about who may be left behind if the 92% of Black women voters who backed Harris simply stopped advocating. “We’re talking millions of Black women here. If millions of Black women take a step back, it absolutely leaves holes, but for other Black women,” she said. “I think we sometimes are in the bubble of if it’s not in your immediate circle, maybe it doesn’t apply to you. And I truly implore people to understand that it does.” Nicole Lewis, an Alabama-based therapist who specializes in treating Black women’s stress, said she’s aware that Black women withdrawing from social impact movements could have a fallout. But she also hopes that it forces a reckoning for the nation to understand the consequences of not standing in solidarity with Black women. “It could impact things negatively because there isn’t that voice from the most empathetic group,” she said. “I also think it’s going to give other groups an opportunity to step up. ... My hope is that they do show up for themselves and everyone else.” Brown said a reckoning might be exactly what the country needs, but it’s a reckoning for everyone else. Black women, she said, did their job when they supported Harris in droves in hopes they could thwart the massive changes expected under Trump. “This ain’t our reckoning,” she said. “I don’t feel no guilt.” AP polling editor Amelia Thomson DeVeaux and Associated Press writer Linley Sanders in Washington contributed to this report. The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The AP is solely responsible for all content.Running back Jace Clarizio flipped his commitment from his local team, Michigan State, to Alabama. The decision, announced by Clarizio on social media Tuesday, comes after the East Lansing (Mich.) High standout visited head coach Kalen DeBoer's Crimson Tide on Nov. 16. "Great program," Clarizio told On3. "Playing on the biggest level. ... All the people and coaches I met and interacted with were all great people. The atmosphere was crazy." The 5-foot-11, 195-pounder is ranked as the No. 33 running back by On3 and tabbed No. 35 in their industry ranking. In May, he had verbally committed to the Spartans, where his father, Craig Johnson, was a running back and defensive back who was a member of the 1987 Rose Bowl-winning squad under coach George Perles. --Field Level MediaOsotspa records big jump in S&P score

TORONTO (AP) — Mark Scheifele scored a hat trick and an assist while Kyle Connor collected two goals and an assist to spark the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets to a 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday. The Jets enter the Christmas break with back-to-back wins, while the Maple Leafs dropped their second in a row at Scotiabank Arena without wounded captain Auston Matthews, out with an upper-body injury. Gabriel Vilardi added three assists. Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves. Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey had two assists to reach 30 for the season. John Tavares scored twice for the Maple Leafs, and Joseph Woll stopped 22 shots. Maple Leafs forward William Nylander extended his point streak to seven games with assists on both of Tavares' goals. Toronto: Defender Chris Tanev missed his first game this year with a lower-body ailment after skating in the pre-game warmup. Winnipeg: As impressive as the Jets (25-10-1) have played before the break, they are only one point ahead of the 36-game pace of 23-9-4 set a year ago. After Jets defenseman Neal Pionk had his shot blocked, the puck bounded to Mitch Marner for a breakaway. Pionk hustled back to lift Marner’s stick to foil his shot attempt early in the second period to preserve Winnipeg’s 2-0 lead. The Maple Leafs have gone 7-4-0 with Matthews on the sidelines this season and 42-23-2 in his career. Toronto returns to action after the holiday break on Friday, visiting the Detroit Red Wings. On Saturday, the Jets host the Ottawa Senators. AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhlThe Ninja CREAMi Deluxe is a great Christmas gift. It’s on sale at Amazon and will arrive ahead of the holiday

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