nice 888 How to Watch the NBA Today, December 28US sanctions founder of Georgia’s ruling political partyDaily year-round service will seamlessly connect our guests between the nation's capital and one of our key West Coast hubs SEATTLE , Dec. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Alaska Airlines is proud to announce new nonstop service between San Diego International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), becoming the only airline to offer this direct route and enhance connectivity to the nation's capital. Tickets will soon be available for purchase on www.alaskaair.com . On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation approved our application as part of the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2024 to operate roundtrip service between San Diego and DCA. For nearly 40 years, we've proudly served San Diego with the exceptional and caring service that we're known for. We've connected our guests to DCA since 2001 and today offer nonstop service from Seattle , Portland , San Francisco and Los Angeles . "We are pleased the DOT sees the value of Alaska providing direct service between San Diego and DCA, and we thank the many leaders, local businesses and organizations who supported our bid," said CEO Ben Minicucci. "This new route reflects our commitment to San Diego , home of the nation's largest military community, and offers our guests a seamless travel option to our nation's capital." "Today is a great day for the San Diego Region with the announcement of a new, nonstop flight to Washington, D.C.'s Reagan National Airport. This flight will further connect our growing defense, research and innovation economies to our leaders in the Capitol," said San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria . "Securing this flight was a team effort by our partners from Alaska Airlines, the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, and our congressional delegation. I especially want to thank U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker for selecting San Diego as one of the five new DCA flight slot recipients." As the carrier with the most nonstop destinations from San Diego , Alaska will offer 40 nonstop destinations and more than 70 peak-day departures when our new service to DCA begins. Together with our Global Partners, we offer one-stop service from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to more than 330 destinations.* Currently, SAN has the greatest number of passengers of any U.S. airport without service to DCA. Whether you're flying nonstop or catching a connecting a flight at SAN, www.alaskaair.com has options for what works best for you: you can book flights on 22 partner airlines or redeem Mileage Plan miles, all on our site. "We are very pleased Alaska Airlines has received approval to begin nonstop service between San Diego International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport," said Kimberly J. Becker , president and CEO, San Diego County Regional Airport Authority. " San Diego has been the largest origin-destination market without service to Reagan National Airport and it has significant defense, biotech, and communications technology sectors that require efficient access to the core of the national capital region. This new nonstop route will greatly enhance the connectivity between these two strategic regions for business and our leisure passengers." Alaska's elevated travel experience offers a blend of comfort and caring service for a seamless journey, including no change fees, the most legroom in First Class* and Premium Class, satellite Wi-Fi and the most generous Mileage Plan with the fastest path to elite status. Savor the best of West Coast-inspired food and beverages, including complimentary snacks and chef-curated meals. With access to Alaska Lounge locations for members and First Class guests on flights more than 2,000 miles, you can unwind in ultimate comfort before take-off. Building off our newest Lounge in San Francisco , we're set to nearly double our footprint in 3 years. We recently announced a plan to continue expanding our Lounge program, including in San Diego and Honolulu , followed by a new world-class Lounge in Seattle to support international service. We'll begin with an expanded Anchorage Lounge early next year and open our new Portland Lounge in 2026. In September, we began adding more Premium Class seating across our mainline fleet, including our 900ERs, 800s and MAX9s. We plan to increase our 737-800 First Class seats from 12 to 16 to make it easy for our guests to upgrade and meet the demand for premium seating. In First Class, our new premium seating will provide a calf rest, new seatback device holder, 6-way headrest with neck support and USB-C charging capabilities. In our 737-800 Main Cabin and Premium Class, guests will continue to experience comfort and convenience at every seat with improved features, including new device holders with built in cup holders, USB-C charging and a 6-way headrest with dedicated neck support. *Peak-day AS+HA departures and YE1H25 destinations as of 12/16/24. Global Partner connecting destinations available round-trip on 12/19/24 (representative day) as of 12/16/24. **Out of any U.S. legacy airline excluding lie-flat seats About Alaska Air Group Alaska Air Group, Inc. is based in Seattle and comprised of subsidiaries Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Holdings, Inc., Horizon Air and McGee Air Services. With our recent acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines, we now serve more than 140 destinations throughout North America , Central America, Asia and across the Pacific. We are committed to safety, remarkable customer care, operational excellence, financial performance and sustainability. Alaska Airlines is a member of the one world Alliance. With one world and our additional global partners, our guests have more choices than ever to purchase, earn or redeem on alaskaair.com across 30 airlines and more than 1,000 worldwide destinations. Book travel throughout the Pacific on Hawaiian Airlines at hawaiianairlines.com . Learn more about Alaska Airlines at news.alaskaair.com and Hawaiian Airlines at newsroom.hawaiianairlines.com/blog . Alaska Air Group is traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) as "ALK." View original content to download multimedia: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/alaska-airlines-selected-to-connect-san-diego-and-ronald-reagan-washington-national-airport-with-nonstop-service-302334277.html SOURCE ALASKA AIRLINES

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Arne Slot’s Liverpool reboot has its latest dividend. His team continues to boast the only 100% record in the Champions League group stage and this was not just another victory, it was a swatting aside of the holders, a statement of intent. Real Madrid have hurt Liverpool more than any other opponent in Europe. In four of the previous seven seasons, they have ended their hopes – most agonisingly in the finals of 2018 and 2023. This was a night when Liverpool asserted themselves and banished a few demons in the process, star turns everywhere but especially from Conor Bradley at right-back. He was up against Kylian Mbappé and not only barely gave him a kick, he found the time to get forward in the second half when he teed up Alexis Mac Allister for the opening goal. He was given a tremendous ovation when he was forced off towards the end, having felt something in the back of his leg. Madrid were a pale imitation of their best selves, Mbappé not the only player to go missing in action. He was the most high-profile, mainly because he saw a penalty that would have given his team a lifeline at 1-0 saved by Caoimhin Kelleher. Mohamed Salah would miss one at the other end for Liverpool shortly afterwards, which he won himself after tying Ferland Mendy in knots. Salah blasted the kick wide. There would be no outlandish comeback of the sort that Madrid specialise, the Liverpool substitute Cody Gakpo rising to bury a header after Andy Robertson had worked a short corner routine with the outstanding Curtis Jones. With three defeats out of five in the competition, Madrid are in trouble. The recent history was a part of it, Liverpool feeling it. Not in a way that took in revenge – it was a group phase tie, that could not happen. But just feeling it, all that heartache, especially when glory had been so close. When Madrid were last here, in the first leg of the last 16 two seasons ago, Vinícius Júnior had scored twice to inspire a 5-2 win to set up his club to progress. He did not travel on this occasion – one of a handful of injured Madrid players – which might have been a relief to Liverpool given how routinely he has tormented them. He was a miss for his team. Liverpool had key players out, others fit enough only for the bench, such as Trent Alexander-Arnold, but they were focused purely on who was available and the task at hand. No Vinícius meant Kylian Mbappé on the left – a rare treat for him – and it was Jude Bellingham behind him on the left of the Madrid midfield three, albeit he had the licence to drift into central areas. Mbappé heard boos at the outset and Liverpool nearly punished him when he dawdled on his first involvement with the ball. Mbappé wanted to freeze-frame the play, to set himself up for something but he was unceremoniously robbed by Mohamed Salah, who set Darwin Núñez away. Thibaut Courtois would push out Núñez’s shot but it came off Raúl Asencio to trickle towards the goal. Asencio stretched back to hack off the line. The jeers would track Mbappé; ditto Bellingham, who played with a heavy strapping on his left leg. It was niggly, confrontations flaring, first between Núñez and Asencio when a bit of jostling escalated into hefty shoves from each player. Both were booked. When Mbappé tried to show his twinkle toes in the 17th minute, Virgil van Dijk stepped up to leave something on him. Call it a marker, which was followed by a gesture for Mbappé to get up. Ryan Gravenberch was booked for questioning the free-kick decision. Sign up to Football Daily Kick off your evenings with the Guardian's take on the world of football after newsletter promotion It was a night when the Anfield crowd bayed for their players to win the one-on-ones – and saw them do so. Their greater physicality was the platform for their threat in the first half, with the moment that summed it up and got the biggest roar coming when Arda Güler released Mbappé. Across came Bradley to clean him out with the perfect slide tackle, the timing impeccable, aggression to the fore. Liverpool had all of the chances before the interval, with Courtois called upon to make a big save on 23 minutes when Ferland Mendy got a foot in on Curtis Jones and the ball broke towards Núñez. The goalkeeper is a hulking presence. He made himself even bigger at close quarters to block. Luis Díaz had snatched at two early shooting opportunities. Towards the end of the first period, Mac Allister dinked balls over the top for first Núñez and then Díaz. On the first one, Núñez’s header rolled inches wide of the far post. It was possible to fear that Liverpool would rue their inability to make their first-half ascendency count. This was Madrid, right? The masters of fighting back from the brink. And surely Mbappé could not remain so ineffective? He would not continue to run into red shirts? The fears seemed to float away when Mac Allister scored. It had been coming, Liverpool straight back on to the front foot after the restart. What was most noticeable was how Bradley pushed high into an inside forward position from right-back. Download the Guardian app from the iOS App Store on iPhone or the Google Play store on Android by searching for 'The Guardian'. If you already have the Guardian app, make sure you’re on the most recent version. In the Guardian app, tap the Menu button at the bottom right, then go to Settings (the gear icon), then Notifications. Turn on sport notifications. Bradley had a golden chance for 1-0 when he ghosted unmarked into the area only for Courtois to plunge to his right and save. But it was quickly forgotten when Bradley teed up Mac Allister for the breakthrough. Jones was involved at the beginning of the move and Mac Allister finished by taking a touch away from goal and then wrapping a low shot back into the far corner. Jones was having fun on the ball, so were all of his teammates and Mac Allister almost scored again, whipping a shot just off target. The Madrid penalty was grievously against the run of play, Andy Robertson guilty of overcommitting, the substitute Lucas Vásquez seeing him coming, feeling the slight contact and going to ground. So Madrid were going to come back? Wrong. Kelleher’s save was a showstopper.The Sacramento Kings fired head coach Mike Brown on Friday, a person with direct knowledge of the decision told USA TODAY Sports. The person requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the move. The Kings are 13-18 and are in 12th place in the Western Conference. They have lost five consecutive games and have won just five of their past 17 games after an 8-6 start. Kings associate head coach Jay Triano is the only member of the coaching staff with previous head coaching experience. The Kings have not progressed the way that ownership and the front office had expected after making the playoffs with a 48-34 record in 2022-23. They were a play-in team last season, but did not make the eight-team playoff field in the Western Conference after beating Golden State but losing to New Orleans. Brown, who previously was a head coach for Cleveland and the Los Angeles Lakers and spent six seasons as an assistant with Golden State under Steve Kerr, was 107-88 in two-plus seasons with the Kings. All things Kings: Latest Sacramento Kings news, schedule, roster, stats, injury updates and more. Brown signed an extension with the Kings in July. “Mike has done a tremendous job leading our team and this extension is well-deserved,” Kings general manager Monte McNair said in a statement at the time. “His commitment to success is second to none, and I look forward to building on the foundation he’s helped establish in Sacramento.” Brown took over Sacramento in 2022 just as the Kings looked like they were headed in the right direction with De’Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis leading the team on the court. The Kings lost to Golden State in seven games in the 2023 playoffs, and the future looked promising. But even a 46-36 record last season only got the Kings into ninth place in the West, illustrating how talented the West is. That’s even more true this season with teams like Memphis and Houston emerging as top teams in the West and San Antonio displaying growth with Victor Wembanyama. The Kings lost to Detroit 114-113 at home Thursday after leading 98-83 with 8:12 left in the fourth quarter and 107-97 with 2:46 remaining in the fourth. Sacramento, which resumes play Saturday against the Lakers, is 21⁄2 games behind 11th-place San Antonio and three games behind Phoenix, Minnesota and Golden State, who are all 15-14.Pune: BJP functionaries are calling for action against members of the Mohite Patil family in Solapur for allegedly threatening party workers after they switched their support from the BJP to the NCP (SP). BJP senior leader Devendra Fadnavis has warned Lok Sabha MP Dhairyasheel Mohite Patil of action for harassing party workers which the MP has refuted. Dhairyasheel Mohite Patil switched from the BJP to the NCP (SP) a month before the Lok Sabha poll, and was given a ticket to contest from Madha constituency. He defeated his cousin Ranjitsinh Mohite Patil of the BJP. Later, during the recently held assembly poll, the MP was given the responsibility to work for the party's candidates. The NCP (SP) won four seats in the district. After the election process, BJP members complained of harassment of party workers by Mohite Patil. Ranjitsinh, is an MLC and a BJP member. However, BJP candidates alleged that the MLC did not campaign for the party and helped candidates of the opposition win. Former MLA Ram Satpute, who lost to NCP (SP)'s Maruti Jankar from Malshiras seat, has demanded that Ranjitsinh be expelled. "During the campaign, Mohite Patil's goons attacked our supporters and tried to prevent them from campaigning in various constituencies. Despite being a BJP member, Ranjitsinh Mohite Patil did not work for the party. Therefore, I have demanded that he be expelled," Satpute said. The Mohite Patil family is influential in state politics. Ranjitsinh father, Vijaysinh Mohite Patil, was a senior NCP member who was deputy chief minister in Sushilkumar Shinde's govt. However, before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, some of his family, including Ranjitsinh Mohite Patil, switched from the then-undivided NCP to the BJP. Now, after five years, the Mohite Patil family has again extended support to Sharad Pawar's NCP (SP), which has led to friction between the family and BJP functionaries in Solapur. During an interview with a web portal a few months ago, Fadnavis, the home minister, said that he would not tolerate harassment of his party workers and that Dhairyasheel would have to face consequences. The MP told TOI, "Baseless allegations are being made by Ram Satpute, who has lost his mind after facing two defeats (Lok Sabha and assembly poll) in five months. Fadnavis's interview was before the assembly poll which Satpute is circulating again on social media. We have not threatened or harassed anybody, and we contested the poll democratically. Satpute wants to pin the blame on somebody, and therefore, he is blaming my family."

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday threatened 100% tariffs against a bloc of nine nations if they act to undermine the U.S. dollar. His threat was directed at countries in the so-called BRIC alliance, which consists of Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates. Turkey, Azerbaijan and Malaysia have applied to become members and several other countries have expressed interest in joining. While the U.S. dollar is by far the most-used currency in global business and has survived past challenges to its preeminence, members of the alliance and other developing nations say they are fed up with America’s dominance of the global financial system . Trump, in a Truth Social post, said: “We require a commitment from these Countries that they will neither create a new BRICS Currency, nor back any other Currency to replace the mighty U.S. Dollar or, they will face 100% Tariffs, and should expect to say goodbye to selling into the wonderful U.S. Economy." At a summit of BRIC nations in October, Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the U.S. of “weaponizing” the dollar and described it as a “big mistake.” “It’s not us who refuse to use the dollar,” Putin said at the time. “But if they don’t let us work, what can we do? We are forced to search for alternatives.” Russia has specifically pushed for the creation of a new payment system that would offer an alternative to the global bank messaging network, SWIFT, and allow Moscow to dodge Western sanctions and trade with partners. Trump said there is "no chance" BRIC will replace the U.S. dollar in global trade and any country that tries to make that happen "should wave goodbye to America.”Best China Stocks 2025: Tesla Rivals, Travel Plays Near Buy Points Amid Trump Tariff Fears