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Family of suspect in Idaho stabbings say they’re trying to ‘promote his presumption of innocence’

January 2, 2023 Published by Brad Dress

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The family of the suspect arrested this week in the deadly November stabbings of four University of Idaho students said they were cooperating with law enforcement in an effort to promote his “presumption of innocence” in the murder case.

In a statement released Sunday, the family of suspect Bryan Christopher Kohberger said they “care deeply for the four families who have lost their precious children.”

“There are no words that can adequately express the sadness we feel, and we pray each day for them. We will continue to let the legal process unfold and as a family we will love and support our son and brother,” the statement reads. “We have fully cooperated with law enforcement agencies in an attempt to seek the truth and promote his presumption of innocence rather than judge unknown facts and make erroneous assumptions.

“We respect privacy in this matter as our family and the families suffering loss can move forward through the legal process,” the statement continues.

The statement was released by Kohberger’s attorney Jason LaBar, the chief public defender in Monroe County, and shared online in full by several outlets.

Police arrested Kohberger on Friday in Pennsylvania, where he is awaiting extradition to Idaho to face four counts of first-degree murder and a felony burglary charge.

Authorities said they linked Kohberger to the crime through DNA evidence and his ownership of a white Hyundai Elantra that was allegedly seen near the crime scene in Moscow, Idaho, the night of the murder.

Police have not yet disclosed a possible motive or whether they believe Kohberger knew the victims. A murder weapon has also not been located.

LaBar said his client is eager to prove his innocence and that Kohberger will waive his extradition hearing to quicken the legal process.

Four University of Idaho students were found dead with stabbing wounds inside a rental home in the city of Moscow on Nov. 13.

The deaths of 21-year-olds Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen and 20-year-olds Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin shocked the small town and college community just before Thanksgiving break.

All four college students were remembered as beloved members of the community and their families. The three women were roommates at the rental home and Chapin was dating Kernodle.

The case quickly grew into a national story, and authorities faced some criticism when weeks passed without a suspect being publicly identified or a murder weapon found.

Kohberger is a graduate at Washington State University (WSU) and lives in Pullman, Wash., not far from the border with Idaho. He is reportedly a doctoral student in the criminal justice and criminology department.

Kohberger traveled to his parent’s home in Pennsylvania for the holidays, according to LaBar. He was reportedly tracked by police for days before his arrest.

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Expanding supplier diversity can be a unifying issue for 118th Congress

January 2, 2023 Published by Susan Au Allen, opinion contributor

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The 2022 mid-term elections have concluded, resulting in a “split decision” as Republicans won a majority in the House of Representatives, and Democrats maintained control of the U.S. Senate. In the wake of the most expensive and seemingly contentious mid-term elections in American history, the question remains as to what can we expect from the upcoming 118th Congress convening in this month. Will, as some are forecasting, a divided Congress result in legislative gridlock and further political division? Are there any issues related to public policy where members of Congress can find common ground, work together, and move a bipartisan agenda forward?

USPAACC believes that the answers to both questions are an emphatic “Yes” and “Yes” – if Congress applies its energy and expertise toward a common sense, bipartisan, national, and unifying public policy priority such as increasing supplier diversity. Increasing supplier diversity — ensuring a robust pipeline of qualified, certified, minority and diverse businesses ready, willing, and able to work with Fortune 500 corporations, federal agencies, and large-scale nonprofits – is good for our economy, good for minority and diverse businesses, good for minority communities, and good for the global supply chain.

Supplier diversity refers to the purchase of products and services from businesses owned by traditionally excluded and underserved groups (one that is at least 51 percent owned, controlled, and operated on a day-to-day basis) to ensure their inclusion in the supply chain and procurement opportunities provided by the government, corporations, and large nonprofits. Diverse business includes those that are minority-, women-, veteran-, disabled-, and LGBTQ-owned. And minority means African, Asian, Hispanic and Native Americans. This isn’t some new concept; it has its origins in the American civil rights movement when the federal government intentionally pushed agencies to grant minority-owned businesses access to supply chain contracts. It was the right policy then, and it’s the right policy now, as President Biden’s Executive Order 13985 issued January of 2021 directed federal agencies to work toward making contracting opportunities more readily available to all eligible minority-owned firms.

Opening the doors to opportunities for minority-businesses and minority communities promotes innovation, fosters competition, cultivates new markets, and broadens the pool of potential suppliers while bringing in new, diverse voices, perspectives, and life experiences. In terms of our global supply chain that was fractured, fragmented and, some would argue, wholly exposed during the height of the pandemic, increasing supplier diversity can ensure a continuity of diverse, qualified, certified suppliers ready to meet tomorrow’s needs today.

This issue goes far beyond mere “virtue signaling.” With America’s growing minority population projected to represent 70 percent of the total increase in purchasing power from 2020 to 2045, embracing supplier diversity is a long-term investment that strategically positions corporations for the changing marketplace where buying decisions will be increasingly driven by minority consumers.

Increasing supplier diversity is one of USPAACC’s top priorities for 2023, which is why we recently announced the Supplier Diversity (“SD”) Champions program that will begin accepting applications in January of 2023 – right around the time the 118th Congress will convene.

The SD Champions program allows for applications from any U.S.-based corporation with at least 750 U.S.-based employees and represents an intentional shift away from awards based solely on a corporation’s ability to spend.

The program moves toward a new focus encouraging transparency, innovation, inclusion, impact, and integration in supplier diversity programs. The intent is to elevate corporate social responsibility to a higher standard of diverse supplier development and demonstrable economic impact on minority and diverse communities. USPAACC is proud to work with our chamber partners – Disability:IN, NaVOBA, NVBDC, US Black Chambers, and WBENC – in advancing this important initiative and underlying goals. More details on the SD Champions are available at https://sdchampions.org/.

As evidenced during the midterms, there are deep political divisions within America. The election results confirmed the nation’s wish for both political parties to work together and focus on commonsense priorities such as reducing inflation, helping American families get back to normal, and strengthening our economy. These priorities are interconnected, and the Supplier Diversity Champions program will help achieve them.

Now, more than ever, we need a renewed sense of national unity and purpose, fueled by commonsense policies that will command strong, bipartisan support. Expanding supplier diversity meets these criteria and we hope that the incoming 118th Congress will seize the opportunity by embracing this priority. USPAACC stands ready to work with both sides of the political aisle in making this a reality.

Susan Au Allen is National President and CEO, US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation (USPAACC).

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Marie Osmond debuts her new look in rare photo with husband Steve Craig at Disney World

January 1, 2023 Published by

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You could have met Marie Osmond and her husband Steve Craig at Walt Disney World, as the couple has spent their entire week there.

In a rare photo of the duo shared to her Instagram, Osmond is seen smiling alongside Craig at the theme park.

She wrote, “After we finished the #CandlightCelebration at Epcot, I’ve been blessed to spend the week with my family here at Walt Disney World!”

The “Meet Me in Montana” singer also showcased her new hair – straying away from her usual cascading brunette locks.

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Osmond was pictured with blonde hair – which she later revealed to be fake in the comments section of her Instagram.

One fan wrote to Osmond, “You changed your hair color. Looks good,” to which the singer replied, “No, it’s one of my fun wigs.”

Another follower wrote in part, “You make a beautiful blonde,” to which the “Donny & Marie” star answered, “Thanks! You should see my purple wig.”

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In another photo, Osmond showed a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the trip with her family, photographing her husband holding hands with her grandchildren as they strolled through the park.

Osmond and Craig were initially married in 1982, only to divorce in 1985. The couple share one son together, Stephen James Craig.

Osmond went on to have two biological children and five adoptive children with her second husband Brian Blosil, although they divorced in 2007.

Osmond remarried Craig in 2011, months prior to their son’s wedding.

Although photos with Craig are few and far between, photos of her children and grandchildren are abundant on Osmond’s social media.

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI body lying in state at Vatican

January 1, 2023 Published by GIADA ZAMPANO and FRANCES D'EMILIO

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The body of late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI laid out in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica at The Vatican, Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. Benedict XVI, the German theologian who will be remembered as the first pope in 600 years to resign, has died, the Vatican announced Saturday. He was 95. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI ‘s body, his head resting on a pair of crimson pillows, lay in state in St. Peter’s Basilica on Monday as thousands of people filed by to pay tribute to the pontiff who shocked the world by retiring a decade ago.

As daylight broke, 10 white-gloved Papal Gentlemen — lay assistants to pontiffs and papal households — carried the body on a cloth-covered wooden stretcher up the center aisle of the mammoth basilica to its resting place in front of the main altar under Bernini’s towering bronze canopy.

A Swiss Guard saluted as the body was brought in via a side door after Benedict’s remains, placed in a van, had been transferred from the chapel of the monastery grounds where the increasingly frail, 95-year-old former pontiff had passed away on Saturday morning.

His longtime secretary, Archbishop Georg Gaenswein, and a handful of consecrated laywomen who served in Benedict’s household, followed the van by foot in a silent procession toward the basilica.

Just after 9 a.m. (0800 GMT), the doors of the basilica were swung open so the public, some who had waited for hours in the dampness before dawn, could pay their respects to the late pontiff, who retired from the papacy in 2013 to become the first pope to do so in 600 years.

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Faithful and curious, the public strode briskly up the center aisle to pass by the bier after waiting in a line that by midmorning snaked around St. Peter’s Square.

Filippo Tuccio, 35, came from Venice on an overnight train to view Benedict’s body.

“I wanted to pay homage to Benedict because he had a key role in my life and my education. I arrived here at around 7:30, after leaving Venice last night,” Tuccio said.

“When I was young I participated in World Youth Days,” said the pilgrim, referring to the jamborees of young faithful held periodically and attended by pontiffs. Tuccio added that he had studied theology, and “his pontificate accompanied me during my university years.”

“He was very important for me: for what I am, my way of thinking, my values. This is why I wanted to say goodbye today.”

Public viewing lasts for 10 hours on Monday in St. Peter’s Basilica. Twelve hours of viewing are scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday before Thursday morning’s funeral, which will be led by Pope Francis, at St. Peter’s Square.

Security officials expected at least 25,000 people to pass by the body on the first day of viewing.

Marina Ferrante, 62, was among them. The Roman arrived an hour before the doors were opened, and she grew emotional when she explained why she came.

“I think his main legacy was teaching us how to be free,” she said. “He had a special intelligence in saying what was essential in his faith and that was contagious” for other faithful. “The thing I thought when he died was that I would like to be as free as he was.”

While venturing that the shy, bookworm German churchman and theologian and the current Argentine-born pontiff had different temperaments, “I believe there’s a continuity between him and Pope Francis and whoever understands the real relationship between them and Christ can see that,” Ferrante said.

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Trisha Thomas contributed to this report.

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Browns’ Deshaun Watson throws 3 touchdowns to wipe out Commanders on the road

January 1, 2023 Published by

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Fans booed Carson Wentz and chanted for Taylor Heinicke to no avail while it was becoming abundantly clear Ron Rivera’s quarterback change backfired on the Washington Commanders.

It snowballed so badly, it turned into another loss for a team once in control of its playoff chances.

Wentz threw three interceptions after getting the starting job back, defensive miscues added up and the Commanders’ postseason odds took a major hit with an embarrassing 24-10 defeat Sunday to the Cleveland Browns, who had nothing to play for.

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Washington (7-8-1) is winless in five games and would be eliminated if Green Bay beats Minnesota.

“I have high expectations for myself and this team, and we underperformed — I did, myself, as well,” said Wentz, who was 16 of 28 for 143 yards. “That’s not what I had in mind and what we had in mind as a team. Not the performance I envisioned. A lot of stuff I want back. Yeah, that was a tough one.”

COMMANDERS’ CARSON WENTZ FACES BOOS AS HE THROWS TWO INTERCEPTIONS IN FIRST HALF

The offense gained just 261 yards — 96 on Washington’s only touchdown drive — not exactly the spark Rivera was hoping for when he went back to Wentz. Fans making up the sparse crowd booed and chanted early on for Heinicke multiple times after Wentz missed open receivers or lobbed the ball into the hands of a Cleveland defender.

“I tried to be aggressive, tried to force a couple throws early, obviously, and kind of put us in a hole,” said Wentz, who similarly melted down with Indianapolis at this point last season when the Colts needed to win to get into the playoffs. “Then the rest of the way just didn’t make enough plays personally, as a team — the whole nine yards. I’m definitely kicking myself over some.”

Fans chanting, “Heinicke! Heinicke!” did not get their wish: Wentz remained in the game and struggled to move the ball beyond handing it to rookie running back Brian Robinson Jr., who rushed for 87 yards on 24 carries. Rivera said he contemplating going to Heinicke but decided against it once his team fell behind by 14 and he knew some downfield throws would be necessary.

“Yeah, I thought we might (see Heinicke) just because he was available and the other quarterback was struggling a little bit, but they stuck with him,” said Browns safety Grant Delpit, who had two of the interceptions. “We had a good game plan for him, and it worked out.”

The Commanders’ fourth-ranked defense allowed a handful of big plays, including a 46-yard pass from Deshaun Watson to Amari Cooper that became a touchdown when top cornerback Kendall Fuller missed an open-field tackle.

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“We missed a couple of tackles,” Rivera said. “We missed a couple of them completely. You can’t miss tackles on good players.”

Watson also connected with Cooper on a 33-yard TD pass in the fourth quarter that sent fans to the exits.

The Browns (7-9) were already out of the race in the AFC but made good on tight end David Njoku’s expectation they’d “give the Commanders hell.” Cooper had three catches for 105 yards, Nick Chubb ran 14 times for 104 yards and Watson finished 9 of 18 for 169 yards and the TD passes to Cooper and Donovan Peoples-Jones.

“That was definitely the potential of what the future can hold,” Watson said.

Saints take down Jalen Hurts-less Eagles, makes NFC East race interesting

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Jalen Hurts held a clipboard, wore a headset and paced the sideline with the same the look of consternation on his face as furious Philly fans in the stands as their stress tightened in another Eagles loss without the franchise quarterback.

Hurts and the Eagles didn’t like what they saw — and now, fully healthy or not, the banged-up, show-stopping QB might have to come to the rescue with everything he helped build on the brink of unraveling with one game left in the season.

“If Jalen’s able to go,” Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said, “he’ll go.”

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That’s bit of a reason to exhale after the Eagles lost their second straight without Hurts, putting their hopes of securing the NFC’s top seed in jeopardy. Marshon Lattimore returned an interception 11 yards for a late touchdown, and the New Orleans Saints beat Philadelphia 20-10 on Sunday.

The Eagles need to beat the New York Giants next week to secure the top seed. A loss by Philly and a win by Dallas would give the Cowboys the NFC East title. Hurts is recuperating from a sprained right shoulder.

“His health is the No. 1 priority,” Sirianni said.

The Giants can rest their starters after clinching a playoff berth with a 38-10 win over Indianapolis. The Eagles can’t rest easy at the thought of a third straight start by backup QB Gardner Minshew.

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“We have everything we ever wanted in front of us,” Minshew said.

And yes, that’s true. But their prospects of beating the Giants — or doing anything in the playoffs — are cloudy without Hurts.

“I’m not anybody that’s ever going to hit a panic button,” Sirianni said.

But in Hurts’ case, how about breaking some glass in case of emergency?

The Saints (7-9) won their third straight game as they remain in contention for a playoff spot down to the final weeks under first-year coach Dennis Allen. Taysom Hill had a 1-yard TD run in New Orleans’ surprising first half.

“We found a way to close them out the last three weeks,” Allen said. “That’s been good to see. That’s the kind of team I think we can be.”

Andy Dalton, who threw for 204 yards, completed his first 13 passes, including a 58-yard reception by Rashid Shaheed. That play set up one of two field goals by Wil Lutz in the first half that gave the Saints a 13-0 lead.

Minshew had a pass intercepted by Lattimore, who had missed 10 straight games with an abdominal injury, late in the fourth. The backup QB finished 18 of 32 passing for 274 yards, one touchdown and one interception in his second straight start and showed no signs he could ably lead the Eagles on a postseason run should Hurts get hurt again.

Minshew connected with A.J. Brown for a 78-yard touchdown late in the third that made it 13-10 and temporarily woke up the crowd — which had voraciously booed the Eagles most of the game — and an inept offense. But Minshew failed to convert on a fourth-down dive late in the fourth that cost his team as much as his late pick.

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The Eagles were shut out in the first half for the first time this season.

“We just played terrible. That’s that,” wide receiver DeVonta Smith said.

The Eagles hadn’t allowed more than four sacks in a game this season but — playing without injured right tackle Lane Johnson — allowed five in the first half. The Eagles didn’t convert a first down until there were 12 seconds left in the half.

Even the play-calling was questionable. Instead of trying to help their backup QB by leaning a bit more on 1,000-yard rusher Miles Sanders, the Eagles gave him only two carries in the half.

Hurts seemingly solidified his MVP credentials without taking a snap. He most likely won’t win the award now, but the Eagles are significantly worse without the QB who tied a franchise record with 35 total touchdowns.

Eagles fans booed the team off the field and suddenly a team that expected to play two home games in the postseason is just trying to get there with its confidence intact.

Jake Elliott kicked a 56-yard field goal for the Eagles.

“We never panicked or stressed or pressed,” Minshew said. “We just couldn’t make it happen.”

And the chances they can make it happen — that Super Bowl run that was in their grasp just three weeks ago — may be nonexistent without Hurts.

California crews rescue family from SUV engulfed by raging floodwaters

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San Bernardino County, California fire crews rescued a family of three from an SUV that was engulfed by floodwaters during a storm on Sunday.

The San Bernardino County Fire Department said crews responded to a swift water rescue near Forest Service Road 1N33 and South Lytle Creek Road in Lytle Creek at about 2:30 a.m. on Sunday after reports of a vehicle stuck in floodwaters with three people inside.

When crews arrived, they found the occupied vehicle in fast moving waters that were several feet deep, which prevented the SUV from driving to a place of safety so the three people inside could get out.

HEAVY RAIN SLAMS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, LEADING TO WIDESPREAD ROAD CLOSURES AND EVACUATION ORDERS

Crew members who were trained in swift water rescues set up for the operation using specialized equipment before entering the waters and saving two adults and a child.

In a Facebook post on Sunday, the department said the patients were tended to by paramedics. All three were uninjured, the statement said, and declined transportation to a nearby hospital.

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The department also said none of the firefighters were injured in the rescue.

“Heavy rainfall can cause normally dry washes and riverbeds to become raging torrents in a very short amount of time and it only takes as little as 12 inches of moving water to move a vehicle,” San Bernardino County Fire Department officials said. “Never cross a road that you can’t see due to it being covered by water, remember, ‘Turn Around, Don’t Drown.’”

Ukraine reports more Russian drone attacks

January 1, 2023 Published by

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Local residents carry their belongings as they leave their home ruined in the Saturday Russian rocket attack in Zaporizhzhya, Ukraine, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko)

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia deployed multiple drones overnight to attack parts of Ukraine and dozens were shot down, Ukrainian officials said Monday, in a series of relentless attacks through the weekend that killed three civilians on New Year’s Eve.

Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that 40 drones “headed for Kyiv” overnight, according to air defense forces, and all of them were destroyed.

Klitschko said 22 drones were destroyed over Kyiv, three in the outlying Kyiv region and 15 over neighboring provinces.

Energy infrastructure facilities were damaged as the result of the attack and an explosion occurred in one city district, the mayor said. It wasn’t immediately clear whether that was caused by drones or other munitions. A wounded 19-year-old man was hospitalized, Klitschko added, and emergency power outages were underway in the capital.

In the outlying Kyiv region a “critical infrastructure object” and residential buildings were hit, Gov. Oleksiy Kuleba said.

Seven drones were shot down over the southern Mykolaiv region, according to Gov. Vitali Kim, and three more were shot down in the southeastern Dnipropetrovsk region, Gov. Valentyn Reznichenko said.

In the Dnipropetrovsk region, a missile was also destroyed, according to Reznichenko. He said that energy infrastructure in the region was being targeted.

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Ukraine’s Air Force Command reported Monday that 39 Iranian-made exploding Shahed drones were shot down overnight, as well as two Russian-made Orlan drones and a X-59 missile across Ukraine.

A blistering New Year’s Eve assault killed at least four civilians across the country, Ukrainian authorities reported, and wounded dozens. The fourth victim, a 46-year-old resident of Kyiv, died in a hospital on Monday morning, Klitschko said.

Multiple blasts rocked the capital and other areas of Ukraine on Saturday and through the night. The strikes came 36 hours after widespread missile attacks Russia launched Thursday to damage energy infrastructure facilities, and the unusually quick follow-up alarmed Ukrainian officials.

Russia has carried out airstrikes on Ukrainian power and water supplies almost weekly since October, increasing the suffering of Ukrainians, while its ground forces struggle to hold ground and advance.

In Russia, a Ukrainian drone hit an energy facility in the Bryansk region that borders with Ukraine, Bryansk regional governor Alexander Bogomaz reported on Monday morning. A village was left without power as a result, he said.

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Chiefs hold off Russell Wilson’s late surge to pick up 13th win

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Patrick Mahomes threw for 328 yards and three touchdowns, two of them to Jerick McKinnon, and the Kansas City Chiefs overcame another sloppy start to hold off the Denver Broncos 27-24 on Sunday.

Isiah Pacheco and Blake Bell also scored for the Chiefs (13-3), who overcame a 17-13 third-quarter deficit to beat the Broncos for the 15th consecutive time while keeping alive their hopes for the AFC’s No. 1 seed and lone postseason bye.

The Chiefs began the day tied with the Bills, who play Cincinnati on Monday night, for the conference’s best record.

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For a while the Broncos (4-12) looked as if they would cap a chaotic week that began with the firing of first-year head coach Nathaniel Hackett in a stunning victory. But a late letdown by one of the league’s best defenses, and another interception by embattled quarterback Russell Wilson, resulted in the first loss for interim coach Jerry Rosburg.

Wilson threw for 222 yards and a touchdown while also running for a pair of scores, the second of them — after two costly penalties on the Kansas City defense — pulling Denver within 27-24 with 6:14 left in the game.

The Broncos got the ball back with just under four minutes to go, too, and picked up a quick first down. But the Kansas City defense stiffened near midfield, and Chris Jones sacked Wilson on fourth-and-2 to effectively end the game.

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The Chiefs’ sluggish start against the downtrodden Broncos wasn’t all that surprising. For all their success this season, they have habitually played down to the opposition, whether it was in their overtime win at Houston or their 34-28 victory over the Broncos just three weeks ago.

Kansas City fumbled a hold on an early PAT. Mahomes threw an interception in the end zone. And Kadarius Toney fumbled a punt return deep in Kansas City territory, setting up Wilson’s touchdown run that gave Denver a 10-6 lead.

But the Chiefs also have proven over the years their ability to strike quickly, and they did that after falling behind for the first time Sunday. Mahomes answered with long passes to Toney and McKinnon, a penalty on third down gave them a fresh set of downs, and McKinnon turned a screen pass into a touchdown reception for the fifth straight game.

That streak is the longest for an NFL running back since Bill Dudley of the Lions in 1947.

The Chiefs struggled to maintain momentum after halftime, though, going three-and-out on their first three possessions. And the Broncos, with their third play-caller of the season in offensive coordinator Justin Outten, capitalized with a 63-yard touchdown drive that gave them a 17-13 lead late in the third quarter.

Then the Chiefs began looking like the Chiefs. And the Broncos like the Broncos.

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Mahomes led the AFC West champs briskly downfield before hitting Bell from 17 yards for his first regular-season touchdown catch. And on the very next play, Wilson threw a wobbler under pressure that L’Jarius Sneed picked off, setting up McKinnon’s second touchdown catch of the day and his eighth in the past five games.

The Broncos scored in the fourth quarter to give themselves a chance before Kansas City put the game away.

INJURIES

Broncos: RB Marlon Mack (hamstring) left in the first quarter and LG Dalton Risner (elbow) in the third. CB Damarri Mathis went into the concussion protocol in the second. LB Baron Browning (back) and DL D.J. Jones (knee) were inactive.

Chiefs: LG Joe Thuney (ankle) left late in the third quarter and WR Skyy Moore (hand) in the fourth. Sneed also hurt his hip on his interception return in the fourth.

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The Broncos conclude their season next Sunday against the Chargers.

The Chiefs visit the Raiders on Sunday in their regular-season finale.

Brazil’s Silva sworn in, pledges to rebuild country, hold outgoing Bolsonaro admin accountable

January 1, 2023 Published by

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For the third time, Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn in as president, taking office amid heightened political tensions after a close race with the far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.

In a speech in Congress’ Lower House, Lula promised to bring his country “hope and reconstruction.”

“The great edifice of rights, sovereignty and development that this nation built has been systematically demolished in recent years,” he said. “To re-erect this edifice, we are going to direct all our efforts.”

Though not naming Bolsonaro by name, he promised that members of his predecessor’s administration would be held accountable.

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“We do not carry any spirit of revenge against those who sought to subjugate the nation to their personal and ideological designs, but we are going to ensure the rule of law,” Lula said. “Those who erred will answer for their errors, with broad rights to their defense within the due legal process.”

The leftist defeated Bolsonaro in the Oct. 30 vote by less than 2 percentage points. For months, Bolsonaro had sown doubts about the reliability of Brazil’s electronic vote and his loyal supporters were loath to accept the loss.

Many have gathered outside military barracks since, questioning results and pleading with the armed forces to prevent Lula from taking office. His most die-hard backers resorted to what some authorities and incoming members of Lula’s administration labeled acts of “terrorism” – prompting security concerns about inauguration day events.

Lula has said his priorities are fighting poverty and investing in education and health. He has also said he will bring illegal deforestation of the Amazon to a halt. He sought support from political moderates to form a broad front and defeat Bolsonaro, then tapped some of them to serve in his Cabinet.

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Lula left office with a personal approval rating of 83%, but political analysts doubt he will ever retain the popularity he once enjoyed. The credibility of Lula and his Workers’ Party were also tarnished by a corruption investigation. Party officials were jailed, including Lula — whose convictions were later annulled on procedural grounds. The Supreme Court later ruled that the judge presiding over the case had colluded with prosecutors to secure a conviction.

Lula and his supporters have maintained he was railroaded. Others were willing to look past possible malfeasance as a means to unseat Bolsonaro and bring the nation back together.

But Bolsonaro’s backers refuse to accept someone they view as a criminal returning to the highest office. And with tensions running hot, a series of events has prompted fear that violence could erupt on inauguration day.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.