#late-december

#late-december

The Commanders are reportedly open to listening to trade calls for Chase Young.What if the Seahawks were bold and pursued the former No. 2 pick?Chase Young looked like everything the Commanders could have wanted from the No. 2 overall pick in the draft in 2020.Fast forward a few years and he might be on the trade block.

UCLA is expected to hire Baltimore Ravens safeties coach D'Anton Lynn as its new defensive coordinator to replace Bill McGovern in the wake of McGovern's ongoing health concerns, according to multiple reports.Hiring Lynn, the 33-year-old son of former Chargers coach Anthony Lynn, would be a massive departure for UCLA coach Chip Kelly given his history of employing old friends as defensive coordinator.

Phil Landry stands on the sidewalk in front of Ottawa's St. Pius X High School, watching the traffic go by.This busy quarter-kilometre stretch of Fisher Avenue between Kintyre Private and Dynes Road is four lanes wide and arrow-straight plenty of space to pick up speed if you're in a hurry.But very few of the cars and trucks passing under the watchful eye of a nearby speed camera, housed in a light grey box about the size of a recycling bin and perched atop a three-metre pole, appear to be exceeding the posted limit of 50 km/h.

Capitals defenseman John Carlson, second from right, hasn't played since late December.(John McDonnell/The Washington Post) Minutes after he was struck in the right side of the head by a puck traveling 90 mph, John Carlson rested in the back of a darkened ambulance bound for a hospital.The emergency responders turned on the lights so Carlson could see his phone.

Photographs and Text by Antonio de Luca A smattering of trees (and the occasional wreath) found on some New York City streets since late December.During the holiday season, the smell of Christmas trees for sale in New York City lingers in the air.But by early January, those same trees often wind up dried up, distorted and discarded on the sidewalk.

As offensive lineman Atonio Mafi transitions from UCLA to the NFL, he is sharing his journey with Times staff writer Ben Bolch through a weekly diary leading up to the draft April 27.This week, Mafi discusses his training regimen.Sometimes there's not much you can do about it.(Courtesy of Exos Sports)

No matter how long I soak in the cold tub or use the foam roller, my lower back and hamstrings are going to be stiff.

The Dan Snyder sale news was pretty quiet for a few weeks after the initial round of bids were accepted in late December.Now there seems to be a new report every other day, and a lot of the news is pointing to a full sale of the Washington Commanders happening sooner than later.The latest report comes from NBC Sports Washington reporter J.P. Finlay who is saying the sale should be done soon, and probably done by March before the NFL owners meeting at the end of that month.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose for a photo on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Sept. 15, 2022.Alexandr Demyanchuk/AP BEIJING Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia from Monday to Wednesday, in an apparent show of support for Russian President Vladimir Putin amid sharpening East-West tensions over the conflict in Ukraine.

Presidents Steinmeier and Pirc Musar praised the "deep and lasting friendship" between their countries when they met in Berlin Thursday.Arms deliveries to Ukraine topped the agenda.German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier welcomed his Slovenian counterpart Nastasa Pirc Musar to Berlin's Bellevue Palace Thursday for her inaugural visit to the German capital.

Issued on: 14/01/2023 - 15:26 Turkey-backed Syrian fighters deploy in al-Bab in the northern rebel-held part of Syria's Aleppo province on January 3, 2023.Bakr Alkasem, AFP A new Turkish ground offensive in Syria is "possible any time", a top aide to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday, despite a Moscow-brokered rapprochement between Damascus and Ankara.

The bustling art centre that Zarminah* manages in Afghanistan has been in survival mode since late December.The activities at the centre, which was a hotspot for women, came to an abrupt halt when the Taliban foisted a ban on women attending universities and all teaching institutes last December.The decree was brought in as a result of women not following Islamic rules, says a Taliban official; it was enforced by the Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice, whose representatives barged into centres and ordered female students to leave.

The Premier League season is heading towards an exciting finale with an enthralling title race and the chase for the European places in full swing.But who is likely to be crowned champions?Which sides will qualify for the Champions League and who will take the Europa League spot?BBC Sport has consulted the Euro Club Index - compiled by data experts Nielsen's Gracenote - to see how things might pan out and you will be able to select your own top four below.

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Controversial influencer Andrew Tate this week lost his appeal to end his detention in a Romanian prison.Tate and his brother Tristan have been jailed in Romania since late December along with two other suspects, and will now be detained until 17 February on suspected rape and human trafficking offences.

Secure 2.0, the new retirement rules that lawmakers passed in late December, includes several provisions that will make the tax-free savings vehicle known as a Roth more accessible and flexible.And, in one instance, it will mandate that some higher-income earners put a portion of their 401(k) savings in a Roth account.

Will Barton struggled during his first season with the Wizards.(John McDonnell/The Washington Post) The Washington Wizards waived Will Barton, the team announced Tuesday, clearing the path to a buyout for the wing and a roster spot for guard Jordan Goodwin.Barton's buyout is contingent upon the 32-year-old signing with a new team.

"[T]he Board pointed to language in cases cited by Centripetal indicating that recusal is only required when the financial interest is 'substantial...' [B]ecause APJ McNamara's financial interests met the de minimis exception, they were 'remote' and 'inconsequential' and therefore could not have been 'substantial.'"

The first smatterings of golden poppies have begun to appear on the hillsides of Lake Elsinore, and local officials are bracing for the onslaught of traffic and ecotourists who are soon to follow and marvel at what could be a "superbloom" of wildflowers.In 2019, the quiet city in Riverside County saw thousands of people drive into town to take in the bursts of color.

The design of the Washington Capitals' Stadium Series jersey leaked online Thursday ahead of an official announcement by the team or the league.Adidas, who is in the final season making jerseys for the league, published the sweaters on their website overnight.ESPN 960 producer Mike Callow first noticed and posted the jerseys on Twitter.

Over the holidays, while most media executives were perhaps looking to get a reprieve from work, Jonah Peretti was online, fully immersed in experimenting with artificial intelligence.The BuzzFeed co-founder and chief executive, who has always raced to test out the latest technologies, was familiar with AI and predictions of how it could one day revolutionize the media industry.

The top generals from the U.S. and Ukraine meet in Poland, face to face for the first time.Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Monday in Grafenwoehr, Germany, where he visited a training site for Ukrainian forces.Credit...Staff Sgt.Jordan Sivayavirojna/U.S. Army WASHINGTON Days before Western allies meet to discuss sending more advanced weapons, including tanks, to Ukraine, the top U.S. general met with his Ukrainian counterpart in person for the first time on Tuesday in southeastern Poland.

Samsung's official Indian website has just announced that the company is unveiling a new A-series smartphone on January 18, at 12 PM local time.You can register your interest if you want to be notified when the launch happens, and the microsite has a few teasers too.These reveal that the most likely star of next week's show is the Galaxy A54, which has in the past been rumored to debut earlier than its predecessor - in January, no less.

Turkey, which has for months blocked NATO membership bids by Sweden and Finland, has made some demands that Sweden cannot accept, Sweden's prime minister said on Sunday.Published: 8 January 2023 14:54 CET Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson addresses the press upon his arrival for a working lunch with France's President at the Elysee presidential palace in Paris on January 3, 2023.

Staff at Goldman Sachs are bracing for news on whether they will keep their jobs on Wednesday, as the U.S. investment bank begins a sweeping cost-cutting drive that could see its 49,000-strong global workforce shrink by thousands.The long-anticipated jobs cull at the Wall Street titan, expected to represent the biggest contraction in headcount since the financial crisis, is likely to affect most of the bank's major divisions, with its under-fire investment banking arm facing the deepest cuts, a source told Reuters this month.

From left: Unibail Rodamco Westfield's Jean-Marie Tritant and Stan Kroenke with Westfield Santa Anita (Getty, Saiful Bouquet) As interest rates rose and optimism dipped, Greater L.A.'s commercial real estate market hit slumped in 2022.But despite the headwinds, it was a banner year for major retail sales as investors looked to capitalize on the post-pandemic economy.