Новости за 24.12.2023

BOWLING GREEN — A trio of veteran wide receivers for Bowling Green State University’s football team will be playing their final college game when the Falcons take on Minnesota in Tuesday’s Quick Lane Bowl.

VATICAN CITY — Recalling Jesus’ birth in a stable in Bethlehem, Pope Francis in a Christmas Eve homily said that “the clash of arms even today" prevents Jesus “from finding room in the world.”

FOSTORIA — A house fire of a yet undetermined origin injured a person and killed two dogs Sunday in the 900 block of Leonard Street in this community, local fire authorities said.

TAPACHULA, Mexico  — A sprawling caravan of migrants from Central America, Venezuela, Cuba and other countries trekked through Mexico on Sunday, heading toward the U.S. border. The procession came just days before Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Mexico City to hammer out new agreements to control the surge of migrants seeking entry into the United States.

A disabilities advocacy organization’s survey of the Toledo area's desire for passenger trains indicates substantial demand for a route that recently received federal planning approval but suggests another would be even more popular.

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — The typically bustling biblical birthplace of Jesus resembled a ghost town Sunday after Christmas Eve celebrations in Bethlehem were called off due to the Israel-Hamas war.

NEW YORK — As the world grapples with the existential crisis of climate change, environmental activists want President Joe Biden to phase out the oil industry, and Republicans argue he’s already doing that. Meanwhile, the surprising reality is the United States is pumping oil at a blistering pace and is on track to produce more oil than any country has in history.

Secured credit cards are a credit-building solution for people with bad or limited credit. Approval for a secured credit card is largely based on one’s ability to put up the cash deposit, usually $200-$300, which becomes the card’s credit limit.

This is a first in a series of stories looking at local residents who embarked on new careers and challenges.

If you’re someone who likes to return and exchange gifts after the holidays, prepare yourself: Making returns could feel a little different this year.

DETROIT — Bowling Green State University’s football team will look to win its first bowl game since 2014, while Minnesota will aim to win its seventh in a row when the two teams square off in Tuesday’s Quick Lane Bowl at Ford Field in Detroit.

FINDLAY — One of Findlay High School senior Javonte Hill’s Friday-night dunks landed as the No. 2 play for ESPN’s “SportsCenter.”

Sunday Chat is a weekly feature appearing in the Blade’s print and digital platforms each Sunday.

For Quakers, Christmas is, in a way, just another day of the year.

PARIS — Judges will decide Sunday whether about 300 Indian citizens, suspected of being victims of human trafficking, should continue to be sequestered in a small French airport.

’TIS the night before Christmas and children all through town are watching for Santa to come around.

Christmas morning, 1937, at Hazel’s Rooming House in Adrian, Mich.

With the closing of 2023 people will start to work on a new slate of New Year’s resolutions and my hope is possibly add to list to improve the health and wellness for your pets. Sometimes in the hustle and bustle of life we may overlook our four-legged family members and with a few simple steps, you can improve their quality and length of life.

Chronic is defined as persisting for a long time, constantly recurring and in terms of illnesses. Incurable.

Eugene Henry Harms, a businessman, sailor, and scout leader, died Nov. 30 at the Kobacker House in Columbus. He was 93.

One may be excused for a low level of Christmas spirit this year.

“Think big” is the message U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm left with Greater Toledo leaders meeting with her at the Bay View waste water treatment plant (“Energy secretary says ‘think big’,: Tuesday). There is a billion-dollar incentive for Toledo’s political leadership to follow that advice.

Interesting letter from a concerned reader of The Blade, Dec. 17, concerning the “demand for cease-fire” in Palestine.

America needs comprehensive permitting reform to modernize our nation’s infrastructure. Energy projects to produce, process or deliver the natural gas and oil that powers our daily lives are often delayed — or even canceled — due to protracted permitting reviews.

The addition of state Rep. Derek Merrin (R., Monclova Township) to the already–crowded field of Republican challengers for Ohio’s 9th congressional district brings a Lucas Countian into the group, which is a good thing in a district in which Lucas County is the population center.