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JERUSALEM (AP) — Standing in the east Jerusalem school he attended as a young boy, Palestinian construction worker Ahmad Shweikeh studies his son’s careful penmanship. This classroom may be closed Friday, leaving 9-year-old Laith with nowhere to study.Shweikeh, 38, says he wants Laith — a shy boy, top of his class — to become a surgeon.“I never expected this,” Shweikeh said. “I watched some of my classmates from here become engineers and doctors. I hoped Laith would follow in their footsteps.”The school is one of six across east Jerusalem run by the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees called UNRWA.…

NESKOWIN, Ore. (AP) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is searching for the person who stabbed a baby seal multiple times on a beach in Oregon.The seal survived the March attack in a cove in the small town of Neskowin, which sits along the Pacific Ocean, NOAA said Monday. The administration’s marine stranding team was able to help the animal relocate after monitoring and evaluating it.The agency’s law enforcement office, which is investigating the attack, was searching for a “person of interest” spotted by a witness. Officials were also looking for the owner of a vehicle seen in a…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The crash of a Marine Corps helicopter last year that killed five service members was ultimately caused by pilot error, but the use of night vision goggles and unsafe flying conditions also likely were factors, according to an investigation report obtained by The Associated Press. The CH-53 Super Stallion crashed Feb. 6, 2024, during a late night flight when it hit a mountain near Pine Valley, California, on its way back to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. Investigators found that multiple factors likely led to the crash. But as with several previous military aviation accidents, investigators had…

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim has claimed his side could be the “worst Premier League side to win a European trophy” if they go on to lift the Europa League.United head into the second leg of their semi-final tie against Athletic Club with a 3-0 lead as they look to book their place in the final in Bilbao on May 21. Speaking in his press conference ahead of Thursday’s second leg, Amorim was asked to reflect on his comments from January, where he claimed his team could be the worst in the history of United, given they could reach a…

Celtic’s Dazien Maeda and Callum McGregor have been nominated for the Scottish Football Writers Association Player of the Year award with Dundee’s Simon Murray and Nectar Triantis of Hibernian.Maeda, who was named PFA Scotland Player of the Year on Sunday night, has been key to Celtic’s success this season. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Celtic’s Daizen Maeda wins the PFA Scotland Player of the Year award after scoring 33 goals this season and being on course to help the club win a domestic treble The Japan international has scored 33 goals in all competitions this…

Enzo Maresca believes winning the Europa Conference League would be a sign that Chelsea are “back”.The Blues have one foot in the Conference League final – taking place in Wroclaw on May 28 – after a 4-1 semi-final first leg win away at Swedish side Djugardens IF. Should Chelsea win the competition, they would automatically qualify for the Europa League, but Maresca’s side are also chasing Champions League qualification via a top-five Premier League finish.The Blues have a two-point lead over sixth-placed Nottingham Forest with three games left – but Maresca believes creating a winning mentality is also important at…

Alejandro Garnacho has said he’s “happy” at Manchester United despite continued speculation about his future.The 20-year-old forward was the subject of a bid from Napoli during the January transfer window while there was also interest from Chelsea.There has been talk that United could look to cash in on Garnacho, an academy graduate, to help fund a summer overhaul of the squad.But ahead of the Europa League semifinal second leg against Athletic Bilbao on Thursday, the Argentina international tried to dampen the links.”I have a contract here until 2028 so I am happy here,” Garnacho said.Alejandro Garnacho has been linked with…

Arsene Wenger, FIFA’s chief of global football development, has suggested a change to the offside law, giving greater advantage to the attacking team, could be rubberstamped in a year.The former Arsenal manager first proposed changing to a “daylight” offside law five years ago, when he took up the role with FIFA. Rather than an attacker needing to be level or behind the second-last opposition player, the idea is they can be ahead — as long as at least some part of the body is level.There will always be situations where a player is offside by one millimetre, no matter what…

A new Disney theme park is coming to Abu Dhabi.The Walt Disney Co. announced Wednesday that it has reached an agreement with immersive destination and experiences company Miral to bring a park and resort to Yas Island in the United Arab Emirates.This will be Disney’s seventh theme park resort and it will be fully developed and built by Miral. Disney’s imagineers will lead creative design and operational oversight on the project. The entertainment giant will not be investing capital in the project, but will reap the benefits of royalties.The development in Abu Dhabi is not part of the $60 billion that…

In Behind the Whistle, former Premier League referee Chris Foy goes through a selection of key match decisions from the latest action across the EFL..Behind the Whistle aims to give supporters of EFL clubs an insight into the decision-making considerations and also clarification of certain calls to provide an understanding of how the laws of the game are interpreted. As part of a regular feature on Sky Sports following the conclusion of a matchday, Foy will be here to run you through some refereeing matters in the EFL…  Norwich City 4-2 Cardiff City Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible…