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First Alert Weather Day For Snow Tonight & Wednesday AM

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First Alert Weather:

  • Rain/mix tonight transitions to all snow
  • Wet, heavy snow overnight through mid-morning Wednesday
  • The worst Travel Conditions Will be Wednesday Morning
  • Snow tapers off mid to late morning, melting all-day

Tonight-Wednesday Morning: Rain will move in from the south tonight transitioning to all snow for overnight. The heaviest snowfall is expected between midnight and 8 am. The commute Wednesday will be a snowy and slushy mess. Even though temperatures for the morning will be borderline freezing, high snowfall rates will overcome melting, allowing snow to pile up on raised surfaces and grassy areas. Roads will be slushy where the snow is lighter and where there is heavier snow it will cover the road for a period during the morning before turning to slush. Expect wet and heavy snow, which is great for snowmen but hard on the body when shoveling. 2-7″ is generally expected in the metro with 2-3″ in St. Charles County, 3-4″ in St. Louis, and the higher 4-7″ totals will be just south/southeast in Jefferson County in Missouri and Monroe and St. Clair County in Illinois. Some areas in Southeast Missouri could see 9″ and even isolated higher totals. Keep in mind that the snow will be melting through the day too, so accumulations will shrink throughout the day as temperatures remain at or above freezing.

Wednesday Afternoon-Evening: Though spotty light snow showers are still possible through the day and evening, no additional accumulation is expected. With melting and crews plowing, roads should improve quickly later in the afternoon and evening. Although, rural areas (and especially south where heavier snow is expected) will have moderate travel impacts lingering. Daytime high 36°, a little breezy with winds 10-15 mph from the northwest, some gusts 20-25 mph.

Thursday Morning: We drop to a low of 27°, so we’ll have to watch the melt from re-freezing for the Thursday morning commute.

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Selfies, sendoffs and star power as Jacinda Ardern has her last day in the sun | Jacinda Ardern

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From the moment of her arrival, Jacinda Ardern is surrounded by a crush of people: hundreds gather to ask for final selfies, record video messages for friends and relatives, or simply watch her pass by. A group of running children weaves through bystanders’ legs, pushing for a better view.

Over and over, she obliges, smiling for cameraphones, asking people’s names and jobs, cracking jokes, signing a worn blue and yellow basketball for a boy who pushes through the crowd.

A politician who always excelled at creating moments of humour and human connection, Ardern’s much-discussed star power was firmly on display in the North Island village of Rātana on Tuesday for her last formal engagement as the prime minister of New Zealand.

Ardern receives a hug during Rātana celebrations. Photograph: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images

“It’s like, ‘touch her cloak, touch her cloak like Jesus’,” a woman laughs to her friend.

“Where is she? Is she coming?” a girl asked, craning for a glimpse.

“I just want to tell her thank you,” a woman outside the Rātana temple tells a policeman standing nearby. “For everything.”

One man spends a minute vigorously and continuously shaking her hand.

“You’re going to have to let go at some point,” an onlooker remarks, and the crowd laughs.

Ardern and minister Kiri Allen walk onto the marae during Rātana celebrations. Photograph: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images

New Zealand – and the world – is still reckoning with Ardern’s shock departure, the whirlwind selection of her replacement, and the question of how to define her political legacy. On her final full day as the country’s leader, however, some of the thornier and more controversial questions of her political legacy and legislative record seemed to fade into the background.

Rātana traditionally marks the beginning of New Zealand’s political year, with party leaders descending on the village to give their first major speeches after the summer break. This year was different, it also marked the ending of an era.

The scenes recalled some of the electric fandom Ardern provoked when she first took the leadership in 2017 – greeted by scrums of hopeful selfie-takers and fans. Five years of difficult decisions and political struggles had worn much of that glitter away, particularly in the polls, where voters had punished the prime minister and her party for a year of economic headwinds.

But on Tuesday, the shine was back on. A few metres away, the incoming prime minister Chris Hipkins stands in a circle of reporters, answering questions – for the most part, the crowd doesn’t look his way.

Maori Party co-leader Rawiri Waititi enters the marae during Rātana celebrations. Photograph: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images

There was no sign on Tuesday of the small, furious knot of protesters who had become an increasingly recurrent presence at Ardern’s public appearances – sometimes bearing signs and anti-vaccine slogans, other times chasing her van and screaming obscenities.

Ardern has said threats and abuse were not contributing factors to her resignation, but her departure has still prompted the start of an uncomfortable reckoning in New Zealand with the scope and volume of misogynistic, violent rhetoric, abuse and threats channelled the leader’s way. Speaking briefly to reporters, she said that her enduring experience of the job had been positive.

“I would hate for anyone to view my departure as a negative commentary on New Zealand,” she said.

“I have experienced such love, compassion, empathy and kindness in the job. That has been my predominant experience. So I leave feeling gratitude for having this wonderful role for so many years … My only words are words of thanks.”

As they waited for the prime minister, tribal elders and politicians sheltered in plastic marquees from the blast of late-summer sun. The grass lining the roads to the marae (meeting place) has grown long and parched, worn down to fibre by the summer heat and signalling a season winding down. As her tenure ends, the question of Ardern’s ongoing influence on the direction and tone of New Zealand politics remains open.

Even before she arrived at Rātana’s borders, the figure of Ardern loomed large over the political speeches of the day. Centre-right opposition leader Christopher Luxon made no explicit mention of the prime minister, but chose to speak about his vision of the “kindness politics” that she ushered in. We will “demonstrate kindness, demonstrate that we care, through careful stewardship of the economy”, he said – a choice of framing that seemed only to illustrate the degree to which Ardern had come to determine the language and frames of reference of New Zealand’s political conversation.

Ardern and incoming Labour leader and prime minister, Chris Hipkins, arrive at Rātana celebrations. Photograph: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images

Most of the leaders paid their tributes more overtly. “You were the captain calling the shots on the waka [canoe] that navigated us through truly tough times,” said Rahui Papa, a leader within the Tainui and Māori king movements.

“You were the right person to lead our nation through terrible times,” said Che Wilson, previous president of the Māori party. “I wear my political allegiances here,” he said, pointing to the Indigenous designs patterning his attire, “but prime minister, it is only right that we say thank you,” he said, as the crowd erupted into applause.

Asked if she had a parting word for the public, the prime minister said she would not be disappearing entirely. “You will see me out and about, but you won’t see me in the centre, in the cut and thrust of politics,” she said. On whether she would miss that, Ardern replied simply: “I’m going to miss people. Because that’s been the joy of the job.”

The celebrations at Rātana are an appropriate final bookend for Ardern’s term. In 2018 – just two months into her prime ministership and a few days after her pregnancy with daughter Neve was announced – she appeared at Rātana. That year, Rātana elders offered her a Māori middle name for her child: Waru, a sacred number for the church. Over the years that followed, the gathering has marked milestones and moments of Ardern’s tenure as a leader – and watched her family grow up, with Neve occasionally making appearances to toddle through the crowds, chased by security guards.

In a final, brief standup for reporters, Ardern said it was spending more time in that role – as mother and family member – that she was looking forward to.

“I’m ready to be lots of things,” she said. “I’m ready to be a backbench MP. I’m ready to be a sister, and a mum.” Then she turned, replaced her sunglasses, and walked away from the last cluster of microphones she would face as prime minister.

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Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 336 of the invasion | Ukraine

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  • The United States appears poised to start a process that would eventually send dozens of its M1 Abrams battle tanks to Ukraine, US media reported, in a reversal that could have significant implications for Kyiv’s efforts to repel Russian forces.

  • The move follows reports on Tuesday that Berlin has succumbed to huge international and domestic pressure and was set to announce that it will send German-manufactured tanks to Ukraine, and allow other countries to do the same.

  • The decision is expected to be made officially on Wednesday and Germany’s chancellor, Olaf Scholz, is due to be questioned in the Bundestag in the morning in a debate likely to be dominated by the tank decision.

  • Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said he was confident the alliance will find a solution soon, after meeting Germany’s defence minister. “At this pivotal moment in the war, we must provide heavier and more advanced systems to Ukraine, and we must do it faster,” Stoltenberg said.

  • Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that Kyiv needed allies to decide on whether they would deliver modern tanks to strengthen the country’s defence against Russia. Zelenskiy said the issue was not about five, 10 or 15 tanks, as Ukraine’s needs are greater, but about reaching final decisions on real deliveries. “When the needed weighty decisions are made, we will be happy to thank you for each weighty decision,” Zelenskiy said.

  • In Ukraine, fifteen senior officials have left their posts since Saturday, six of whom have had corruption allegations levelled at them by journalists and Ukraine’s anti-corruption authorities. The deputy head of Ukraine’s presidential office, Kyrylo Tymoshenko, said on Tuesday he had asked Zelenskiy on Monday to relieve him of his duties as part of the wave of government resignations and dismissals.

  • Deputy defence minister Vyacheslav Shapovalov, responsible for supplying troops with food and equipment, also resigned, citing “media accusations” of corruption that he and the ministry say are baseless. Deputy prosecutor general Oleksiy Symonenko has been removed from his post, and two deputy ministers resigned from Ukraine’s ministry of communities and territories development.

  • Five regional governors are also being removed from power: Valentyn Reznichenko, of Dnipropetrovsk, Oleksandra Starukha of Zaporizhzhia, Oleksiy Kuleba of Kyiv, Dymtro Zhivytskyi, of Sumy and Yaroslav Yanushevich, of Kherson. Kherson and Zaporizhizhia are two of the regions of Ukraine which the Russian Federation has claimed to annex.

  • The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has set its Doomsday Clock, intended to illustrate existential risks to the world, at 90 seconds to midnight, the closest to midnight the clock has ever been since it was first introduced in 1947. It is “largely” because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, they said.

  • Ukraine has enough coal and gas reserves for the remaining months of winter despite repeated Russian attacks on its energy system, prime minister Denys Shmyhal has said.

  • Finland’s foreign minister Pekka Haavisto has signalled a possible pause in discussions with Turkey over Finnish ambitions to join Nato alongside Sweden, which he says is due to the pressure of Turkey’s forthcoming election.

  • Supporters of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny gathered for a protest in Berlin on Tuesday to highlight the prison conditions in Russia he is being kept in.

  • Russia does not plan to rebuild the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol which were the site of heavy bombardment in the early weeks of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year.

  • Russian football officials met their counterparts at Uefa on Tuesday as they tried to negotiate Russia’s return to international football in Europe. It has been banned by Uefa and Fifa since the invasion of Ukraine.

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    First Alert Weather Day For Heavy Snow Tonight & Wednesday AM

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    First Alert Weather:

    • Rain/mix late Tuesday evening transitions to snow Tuesday night
    • Wet, heavy snow overnight through mid-morning Wednesday
    • The worst Travel Conditions Will be Wednesday Morning
    • Snow tapers off mid to late morning, melting all-day

    Tuesday: Mild conditions ahead of the winter storm. Temperatures will sit in the mid-40s under cloudy skies.

    Tuesday evening-Wednesday Morning: Closer to 9 pm A rain or mix will move in from the south. Temperatures will initially be above-freezing, but as the precipitation cools the air, we’ll see a transition over to snow around midnight. The heaviest snowfall is expected between midnight and 6 am. The commute Wednesday will be a snowy and slushy mess. Even though temperatures for the morning will be borderline freezing, high snowfall rates will overcome melting, allowing snow to pile up on roads and grassy surfaces. Expect wet and heavy snow, which is great for snowmen but hard on the body when shoveling. 3-6″ is generally expected in the metro with higher totals on the south and southeast of I-44 and I-55. Some areas in Southeast Missouri could see 9″ and even isolated higher totals. Keep in mind that the snow will be melting through the day too, so accumulations will shrink throughout the day as temperatures remain at or above freezing.

    Wednesday Afternoon-Evening: Though spotty light snow showers are still possible through the day and evening, no additional accumulation is expected. With melting and crews plowing, roads should improve quickly later in the afternoon and evening. Although, rural areas (and especially south where heavier snow is expected) will have moderate travel impacts lingering. Daytime high 36°, a little breezy with winds 10-15 mph from the northwest, some gusts 20-25 mph.

    Thursday Morning: We drop to a low of 25°, so we’ll have to watch the melt from re-freezing for the Thursday morning commute. There also may be some spotty light snow or flurries Thursday.

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    Family of Julian Sands thank ‘heroic’ efforts as search enters 11th day | California

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    The family of Julian Sands have expressed their “heartfelt thanks” and praised the “heroic” efforts of those searching for the British actor, who went missing in southern California over a week ago.

    In a statement shared by the San Bernardino county sheriff’s office, the family thanked the authorities involved in efforts to find the 65-year-old actor.

    Search operations are now into their 11th day after Sands was first reported missing on 13 January in the Baldy Bowl area of the San Gabriel mountains.

    “Our heartfelt thanks to the compassionate members of the San Bernardino county sheriff’s department who are coordinating the search for our beloved Julian, not least the heroic search teams listed below who are braving difficult conditions on the ground and in the air to bring Julian home,” the statement said. “We are deeply touched by the outpouring of love and support.”

    The statement went on to list various organisations involved in the search.

    The sheriff’s department added: “As we enter day 11 of the search for Julian Sands on Mount Baldy, we are reminded of the sheer determination & selflessness of all of the people who have aided in this search. We will continue to utilise the resources available to us.”

    It was previously revealed that pings from Sands’s phone appeared to show he had been on the move heading further into the mountainous area of Baldy Bowl on the day he was reported missing.

    On Monday, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s department told the PA news agency that conditions were still too dangerous for ground crews to operate, and that searches would be conducted by helicopter only.

    The Mount Baldy bowl area has seen a deadly winter, with at least two hikers killed in the area after falling and injuring themselves in the past month, according to the sheriff’s department.

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    Julian Sands – live: Fellow climber shares touching tribute as search for missing actor enters 10th day

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    Julian Sands: Who is the Hollywood British actor missing in California?

    A fellow mountain climber has shared tribute to Julian Sands as the search for the missing actor enters its 10th day.

    Sands, 65, was reported missing during a hiking trip in the Baldy Bowl area of the San Gabriel mountains on January 13, as searches by local authorities continue by “helicopter and drones when weather permits”.

    On Twitter, Sarah Crosby has shared a tribute to the A Room with a View star, having apparently met him during an excursion on Mount Kilimanjaro.

    “Praying for Julian Sands, who we got to know on Mt. Kilimanjaro,” she wrote on Twitter on Sunday evening (22 January).

    “He regaled us with Shakespeare and Keats and was the first person to capture us as an engaged couple. He even carried a hunk of the mountain down to present to us. He is such a beautiful soul.”

    On Friday 21 January, ground crews were still unable to continue their search efforts for the actor, due to the risk of avalanches in the area.

    The search has been ramped up of late as officials use mobile phone forensics to help pinpoint the location of the actor.

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    Fellow mountain climber shares tribute after bonding on Mount Kilimanjaro trip

    A mountain climber named Sarah Crosby has shared a tribute to Julian Sands, having met him during an excursion on Mount Kilimanjaro.

    “Praying for Julian Sands, who we got to know on Mt. Kilimanjaro,” she wrote on Twitter on Sunday evening. “He regaled us with Shakespeare and Keats and was the first person to capture us as an engaged couple.

    “He even carried a hunk of the mountain down to present to us. He is such a beautiful soul.”

    Nicole Vassell23 January 2023 08:15

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    What is the temperature at Mount Baldy?

    Julian Sands is thought to have gone missing while scaling Mount Baldy in the San Gabriel mountains of California.

    Currently, the weather is 3°C (38°F).

    There is a high wind warning in place for Southwestern California, with official guidance reading: “Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high-profile vehicles.”

    Nicole Vassell23 January 2023 08:45

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    Who is Julian Sands?

    As the search for Julian Sands continues in southern California, The Independent’s Louis Chilton has looked back on the actor’s life and prolific career so far.

    Born in Otley, West Yorkshire in 1958, the actor began his career with supporting roles in projects such as 1984’s Oxford Blues and The Killing Fields, in which he played journalist Jon Swain.

    In the years since, he has starred in many more films and won a Golden Globe for his supporting role in Leaving Las Vegas.

    Nicole Vassell23 January 2023 07:45

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    Good morning, and thank you for returning to our coverage of the search for Hollywood actor, Julian Sands.

    The star of Arachnophobia and A Room with a View was reported missing during a hiking trip in the Baldy Bowl area of the San Gabriel mountains on Friday.

    As of Monday morning, there have been no major updates and Sands remains missing as reports continue of adverse weather conditions in southern California.

    Most recently, authorities have been searching by air, as there is still a risk of causing an avalanche with a ground search.

    In addition to Julian Sands, rescuers in Los Angeles county are also currently searching the San Gabriel range for missing 61-year-old hiker Robert Gregory.

    Nicole Vassell23 January 2023 07:15

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    Thanks for following along with our coverage of the search for Julian Sands.

    We are pausing the blog for now, but here is the latest on the missing actor:

    Julian Sands: Air search continues for missing British actor in California

    Air search crews are continung to look for British actor Julian Sands more than a week after he went missing in California. Sands, who has starred in The Killing Fields and A Room With a View has been missing since Friday, 13 January. The 65-year-old is thought to have been hiking along the popular Baldy Bowl Trail in the San Gabriel Mountains the day he disappeared. This news report details the current situation as teams continue to search for the English actor. Click here to sign up for our newsletters.

    Holly Bancroft23 January 2023 00:45

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    Friend describes strength of Sands’ love for family

    A friend has described the strength of Julian Sands’ love for his wife and children.

    “His total and absolute adoration is always towards his wife the novelist and screenwriter Evgenia Citkowitz by whom he has two daughters,” they told The Independent.

    “And his son Henry by his first wife the journalist Sarah Sands is closely bonded to him and joined the search for him in the Californian mountains where he went missing.

    Andy Gregory22 January 2023 22:59

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    At least 19 people killed in California storms

    According to the sheriff’s department, it has launched 14 search and rescue missions in the Mount Baldy area alone over the past month, with two hikers dying on the mountain.

    In addition to Julian Sands, rescuers in Los Angeles county are also currently searching the San Gabriel range for missing 61-year-old hiker Robert Gregory.

    Andy Gregory22 January 2023 21:51

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    No fixed deadline for end of search, authorities say

    US authorities have said that there is still “no hard deadline” for calling off the search for Julian Sands.

    San Bernardino County Sheriff’s department said that the incident was still being classified as a search and rescue operation.

    “We will schedule another ground search when the weather improves, and it is safe for our ground crews,” a spokesperson from the department said.

    (REUTERS)

    Holly Bancroft22 January 2023 20:20

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    Helicopter search still under way

    The helicopter search is still under way for missing actor Julian Sands, with US authorities using mobile phone forensics to try and pinpoint his location.

    Both national and state officials are working to help find Mr Sands. On Friday, the country sheriff’s department revealed that pings from the actor’s phone appeared to show that he was on the move on the day he was reported missing.

    A spokesperson for the department said: “We are working with state and federal agencies that have cell phone forensics to assist us in pinpointing a location, but so far no new info has been developed.”

    (Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

    Holly Bancroft22 January 2023 18:33

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    The last known pictures of Sands mountaineering

    The family of Julian Sands have shared with The Independent the last known images of him mountaineering.

    Poignant photographs that he sent to his grandson Billy in September show him looking relaxed and happy while climbing the 14,783ft Weisshorn mountain in the Swiss Alps.

    The Weisshorn, a three-ridged pyramid-shaped mountain about 15 miles from the Matterhorn, is described by climbing experts as “more serious” than its famous neighbour. “One of the most difficult 4,000m peaks, the Weisshorn is a long and serious climb by any route,” according to Alpine Guides.

    (Supplied)

    Andy Gregory22 January 2023 17:04

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    Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 334 of the invasion | Russia

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  • Germany will not “stand in the way” of Poland sending Leopard tanks to Ukraine, foreign minister, Annalena Baerbock, said, in what appeared to be the clearest signal yet from Berlin that European allies could deliver the German-made hardware. Asked in an interview with French television station LCI what would happen if Poland sent its Leopard 2 tanks without German approval, Baerbock replied through a translator: “For the moment the question has not been asked, but if we were asked we would not stand in the way.”

  • German chancellor Olaf Scholz promised that Germany will “continue to support Ukraine – for as long and as comprehensively as necessary”, adding: “Together, as Europeans – in defence of our European peace project.” Germany’s new defence minister, Boris Pistorius, plans to visit Ukraine soon, he told a German newspaper.

  • Scholz said future decisions on weapons deliveries will be made in coordination with allies, including the United States. Under pressure to allow the shipment of German-made tanks to Ukraine, the chancellor said that all weapons deliveries to Ukraine so far have taken place in close coordination with western partners.

  • Poland announced it is ready to deliver 14 Leopard tanks to Kyiv but is waiting for “a clear statement” from Berlin, in comments made before German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock’s interview. Poland’s prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, criticised Germany’s failure to supply tanks to Ukraine. “Germany’s attitude is unacceptable. It has been almost a year since the war began. Innocent people are dying every day,” he said.

  • Former UK prime minister Boris Johnson made a surprise visit to Ukraine, where he said that it was “the moment to double down and to give the Ukrainians all the tools they need to finish the job”. Downing Street said Rishi Sunak is “supportive” of Boris Johnson’s visit, despite warnings that it would undermine the current prime minister’s authority.

  • French president Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday he does not rule out the possibility of sending Leclerc tanks to Ukraine. “As for the Leclercs, I have asked the defence ministry to work on it. Nothing is excluded,” he said while speaking at a summit with German chancellor Scholz.

  • Russia claimed to have made advances in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region. After months of stalemate in the south-eastern region, Moscow-installed officials say the front is now “mobile” while the Ukrainian army reported that 15 settlements had come under artillery fire. “During offensive operations in the direction of Zaporizhzhia, units of the eastern military district took up more advantageous ground and positions,” the defence ministry said on Sunday.

  • Zelenskiy has vowed Ukraine will not tolerate corruption and promised forthcoming key decisions on uprooting it this week. “I want this to be clear: there will be no return to what used to be in the past, to the way various people close to state institutions or those who spent their entire lives chasing a chair used to live,” he said in his nightly video address. The EU has made anti-corruption reforms one of its key requirements for Ukraine’s membership to the bloc, after granting Kyiv candidate status last year.

  • Norway’s army chief has estimated 180,000 Russian troops have been killed or wounded in over the course of the conflict, while the figure for the Ukrainians is 100,000 military casualties and 30,000 dead civilians. Norwegian chief of defence Eirik Kristoffersen gave the figures in an interview with TV2, without specifying how the numbers were calculated. The figures cannot be independently verified.

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    What we learned from NFL playoffs divisional round, Day 1: From Eagles’ resurgence to Patrick Mahomes’ injury

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    The next wave of NFL playoff football is well underway. The divisional round kicked off Saturday with a pair of regular-season rematches, and, boy, do we have a lot of ground to cover just in the wake of that action. The Chiefs are headed back to the AFC Championship, thanks to a 27-20 victory over the upstart Jaguars. And the Eagles will host the NFC Championship for the second time in five years after routing the Giants, 38-7.

    Here are some immediate and big-picture takeaways from the opening day of the divisional round:

    Hurts and the Eagles are back

    We say “back” because, frankly, it felt a lot like they “left” over the last month. Ever since Jalen Hurts, once a virtual lock to go head to head with Patrick Mahomes for this year’s MVP honors, went down with a shoulder injury, Philly kind of plateaued, if not regressed, on the way into the postseason. But on Saturday night against a Giants team fresh off an impressive upset of Minnesota, they looked back to peak form. Hurts, for one, had seemingly no limitations, excelling early as a passer and, perhaps more notably, on the ground. And the Haason Reddick-led defense got after Daniel Jones and Co. all night, handing New York what Brian Daboll later called a “crash landing.” It’s time to consider the Birds true title contenders once again.

    The Giants need more help than we thought

    This year was still a success for New York. The G-Men weren’t even supposed to make the playoffs, considering the torn-down roster Brian Daboll inherited. Daniel Jones certainly registers as a different prospect than he did even months ago. But unlike even Jacksonville, which took Kansas City to the wire under a first-year coach (more on that below), the Giants had hardly any fight or urgency in Philadelphia. That’s not primarily the fault of either Jones or Daboll, but rather a lineup still severely undermanned at premium spots. General manager Joe Schoen badly needs to prioritize upgrades along the offensive line, out wide and at linebacker, among other positions.

    Mahomes’ ankle is a legitimate concern

    The big story of the Chiefs earning a fifth straight AFC title-game appearance had nothing to do with the actual win, or the highlights that led to it — Isiah Pacheco’s open lanes, Kadarius Toney’s heavy involvement, some big D-line moments. As soon as star quarterback Patrick Mahomes briefly exited with an ankle injury in the second quarter, his health became paramount. The MVP candidate was visibly resistant to medical attention and fought through a noticeable limp to keep Kansas City in front and seal the win. 

    CBS Sports’ Doug Clawson also points out that Mahomes, who is used to relying on his mobility, has accounted for 41% of the league’s touchdown passes outside the pocket (15 of 36) in the last five postseasons. 

    He’ll surely do everything in his power to remain under center moving forward, but that doesn’t mean it won’t affect his mobility and/or Andy Reid’s play-calling, even if just to a slight degree. Thankfully, for the Chiefs …

    It doesn’t really matter who’s under center; few players produce so consistently when it matters most. No. 87 was all over the place, working the middle against Jacksonville to the tune of 14 catches for 98 yards and two scores. There’s really not much else to be said other than: Kelce’s presence, with or without an imposing No. 1 receiver drawing attention on the outside, is often enough to keep K.C. moving up and down the field. At 33, he’s still at the top of his game.

    The Jaguars are here to stay

    It’s been apparent for a while that Jacksonville made the right call by hiring ex-Eagles coach Doug Pederson, but this team’s performance in the postseason — just the second Jaguars’ playoff bid in the last 15 years — justifies the brewing optimism in Northeast Florida. Coming back from down 27 to beat the Chargers was a miraculous confirmation that Trevor Lawrence and Co. are on the rise. But keeping the Chiefs on their toes at Arrowhead was arguably just as impressive, even with Mahomes limping around for much of the day. Pederson called the game with his trademark aggressiveness. Lawrence flashed veteran-level confidence. Best of all, reinforcements should be coming as Calvin Ridley and others join play-makers like Travis Etienne Jr., Christian Kirk and Jamal Agnew; the latter two showed with untimely miscues they might shine in more secondary roles.

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  • An adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said that caution and slow decision making over whether to send Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine is costing lives. Mykhailo Podolyak tweeted on Saturday his frustration at “global indecision” over arms supply to Ukraine: “Today’s indecision is killing more of our people. Every day of delay is the death of Ukrainians. Think faster.”

  • Baltic countries have told Germany to send the tanks “now” to Ukraine after perceived heel-dragging by the government in Berlin. The Latvian foreign minister, Edgars Rinkēvičs, tweeted they are “needed to stop Russian aggression”. The same tweet was put out by his counterparts in Estonia and Lithuania.

  • Joe Biden told reporters after an event on Friday night that “Ukraine is going to get all the help they need,” in response to a question about the tanks.

  • The German defence minister, Boris Pistoriusm said that despite heightened expectations “we still cannot say when a decision will be taken, and what the decision will be, when it comes to the Leopard tank”. Germany has said it is doing a stocktake of its current tank numbers ahead of a possible decision.

  • Some 50 nations agreed on Friday to provide Kyiv with billions of dollars’ worth of military hardware, including armoured vehicles and munitions needed to push back Russian forces.

  • A tearful Volodymyr Zelenskiy attended a memorial service on Saturday to commemorate seven senior interior ministry officials killed in a helicopter crash on Wednesday, Reuters reported. The interior minister, Denys Monastyrskyi, his deputy and five others were killed when their helicopter plummeted amid fog into a nursery on the eastern outskirts of Kyiv. Including those on the ground, a total of 14 people were killed.

  • Agence France-Presse has reported the Russian army as saying its troops have launched an offensive in the Zaporizhzhia region in south-east Ukraine. Russian forces claimed to have taken “more advantageous lines and positions” during the assault.

  • A 17-year-old boy has been injured by Russian shelling of Sumy oblast, Ukraine.

  • Russian attacks on Friday killed one person in Kharkiv, three people in Donetsk and one person in Zaporizhzhia. Four were also injured in Kherson, according to Zelenskiy’s office.

  • The war in Ukraine is in a state of deadlock, according to the UK Ministry of Defence. In an intelligence update, it said there was a possibility of Russian advances around the heavily contested city of Bakhmut in the Donbas region, but otherwise little movement.

  • Near Kremina in the north-east, Ukraine’s forces have made small gains and defended against Russian counterattacks.



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    Check out the trailer for Renfield, the upcoming vampire movie starring Nicholas Hoult and Nicolas Cage. The film co-stars Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, and Adrian Martinez. In this modern tale focusing on Dracula’s loyal servant, Renfield (Hoult) is the tortured aide to history’s most narcissistic boss, Dracula (Cage). He’s forced to procure his master’s prey and do his bidding, no matter how debased. But now, after centuries of servitude, Renfield is finally ready to see if there’s a life away from The Prince of Darkness. If only he can figure out how to leave him. Renfield, directed by Chris McKay, arrives in theaters on April 14, 2023.

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