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En Espagne un nouvel accident ferroviaire a fait un mort et cinq blessés graves près de Barcelone dans la soirée du mardi 20 janvier. Un train de banlieue a heurté les débris d'un mur qui s'était effondré sur la voix. Ce drame intervient deux jours seulement après la terrible catastrophe en Andalousie qui a fait 42 morts et 120 blessés.

Bears general manager Ryan Poles was asked Wednesday about both starting safeties, Kevin Byard and Jaquan Brisker, being unrestricted free agents after both said they hoped to return, but commented specifically only on Byard. "We’re going to take a step back and evaluate that and put that puzzle together," Poles said. "I have a lot of faith in our process that we’ll do that. Kevin’s a special player. I have no problem saying that’s a player that we would like to have back. But, again, when you add the other safeties into that mix and all the other decisions we have across the roster, with cap restraints and things like that, it’ll be a challenge. But that’s part of what we do."Bears backup safeties Jonathan Owens and Jaylon Jones both are unrestricted free agents as well.Byard, 32, had a two-year, $15 million contract with the Bears, and that price undoubtedly is going up after leading the NFL with seven interceptions and earning his third All-Pro selection.

Bears quarterback Caleb Williams’ interception in overtime against the Rams put wide receiver DJ Moore under fire for not doing more to prevent it. Not only did it cost the Bears a chance to win on a field goal, but the Rams turned around and did exactly that to knock them out. Moore didn’t speak to reporters after the game or at locker cleanout Monday, and Williams called it “a miscommunication” as he wanted Moore to change his route while Moore stayed the course. Coach Ben Johnson claimed he had “not studied the tape a whole lot” because he was focused on players’ exit interviews. “Just off the cuff... if there was any sort of miscommunication, that's my problem,” he said. “That's no one else's but mine. I have to do a better job coaching that up.” Moore finished with career lows in catches (50) and yards (682) and scored seven total touchdowns. Johnson called him “a huge contributor,” and Poles credited him for playing through groin, knee and other injuries.“His toughness rubbed off on our team,” he said. “Guys, if they were dinged up, they almost had to go because DJ was going. He was able to fight through a lot. I’ve got a lot of respect for him.”

The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation's schools and colleges.The Education Department, in a court filing Wednesday, moved to dismiss its appeal. It leaves in place a federal judge’s August decision finding that the anti-DEI effort violated the First Amendment and federal procedural rules.The dispute centered on federal guidance telling schools and colleges they would lose federal money if they kept a wide range of practices that the Republican administration labeled as diversity, equity and inclusion.The department did not immediately comment.Democracy Forward, a legal advocacy firm representing the plaintiffs, said the dismissal was “a welcome relief and a meaningful win for public education.”“Today’s dismissal confirms what the data shows: government attorneys are having an increasingly difficult time defending the lawlessness of the president and his cabinet,” said Skye Perryman, the group's president and CEO.The department sent the anti-DEI warning in a “Dear Colleague Letter” to schools last February.The memo said race could not be considered in decisions involving college admissions, hiring, scholarships and “all other aspects of student, academic, and campus life.” It said efforts to increase diversity had led to discrimination against white and Asian American students.The department later asked K-12 schools to certify they did not practice DEI, again threatening to cut federal funding.Both documents were struck down by U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher in Maryland. In her ruling, she said the guidance stifled teachers' free speech, “causing millions of educators to reasonably fear that their lawful, and even beneficial, speech might cause them or their schools to be punished.”The challenge was filed by the American Federation of Teachers.