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By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Three energy developers are in court this week challenging the Trump administration’s freeze of their offshore wind projects, while President Donald Trump says his goal is to not let any “windmills” be built. Danish energy company Orsted, Norwegian company Equinor, and Dominion Energy Virginia each sued to ask the courts to vacate and set aside the administration’s Dec. 22 order to freeze five big projects on the East Coast over national security concerns. Orsted’s hearing is first, scheduled for Monday on its Revolution Wind project. Orsted is building Revolution Wind with partner Skyborn Renewables to provide power to Rhode Island and Connecticut. The administration did not reveal specifics about its national security concerns, but Trump said Friday while meeting with oil industry executives about investing in Venezuela that wind farms are “losers.” He said they lose money, destroy the landscape and kill birds. “I’ve told my people we will not approve windmills,” Trump said. “Maybe we get forced to do something because some stupid person in the Biden administration agreed to do something years ago. We will not approve any windmills in this country.” FILE – The logo for the Danish company Orsted is displayed on the exterior of the Avedore Power Station in Hvidovre, Copenhagen, Aug. 19, 2025. (Sebastian Elias Uth/Ritzau Scanpix via AP) FILE – A sign for the company Equinor is displayed on Oct. 28, 2020, in Fornebu, Norway. (Håkon Mosvold Larsen/NTB Scanpix via AP, File) FILE – Wind turbine bases, generators and blades sit at The Portsmouth Marine terminal that is the staging area for Dominion Energy Virginia, which is developing Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, Dec. 22, 2025, in Portsmouth, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) FILE – Wind turbine bases, generators and blades sit along with support ships at The Portsmouth Marine terminal that is the staging area for Dominion Energy Virginia, which is developing Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, Dec. 22, 2025, in Portsmouth, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) Show Caption1 of 4FILE – The logo for the Danish company Orsted is displayed on the exterior of the Avedore Power Station in Hvidovre, Copenhagen, Aug. 19, 2025. (Sebastian Elias Uth/Ritzau Scanpix via AP) Expand The Biden administration sought to ramp up offshore wind as a climate change solution. Trump began reversing the country’s energy policies his first day in office with a spate of executive orders aimed at boosting oil, gas and coal. The Trump administration paused leases for the Vineyard Wind project under construction in Massachusetts, Revolution Wind, Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, and two projects in New York: Sunrise Wind and Empire Wind. New York’s attorney general sued the Trump administration on Friday over Empire Wind and Sunrise Wind. Revolution Wind and Sunrise Wind are both major offshore wind projects by Orsted. Rhode Island and Connecticut filed their own request in court to try to save Revolution Wind. Equinor owns Empire Wind. Its limited liability company, Empire Wind LLC, said the project faces “likely termination” if construction can’t resume by this Friday because the order disrupts a tightly choreographed construction schedule dependent on vessels with very limited availability. Its hearing is Wednesday. Molly Morris, Equinor’s senior vice president overseeing Empire Wind, said they want to build this project, the construction is advanced and it will deliver a major new and essential source of power for New York. Morris said federal officials have not given them any explanation of the national security concerns or how to mitigate them. Related Articles Trump’s list of targeted opponents grows longer with action against Powell and the Federal Reserve How NATO works at a time of Trump’s Greenland threats Why the Federal Reserve has historically been independent of the White House What to know about the state gerrymandering battle kick-started by Trump Judge orders HHS to restore…

By TIM REYNOLDS A pair of Russian luge athletes were confirmed Monday as qualifiers for next month’s Milan Cortina Olympics, meaning they will compete against Ukrainian sliders on the sport’s biggest stage. Related Articles Andrea Bocelli will headline the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic opening ceremony World champ Malinin leads one of the strongest US Figure Skating teams ever into Winter Olympics Lindsey Vonn rising once again No flag, anthem or parade: An isolated Winter Olympics beckons for Russian athletes What to know about biathlon at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics The International Luge Federation — which announced the 78 singles and doubles sleds that have qualified for the games — included Russian men’s singles slider Roman Repilov and women’s singles slider Daria Olesik on its preliminary list. They will compete, just as they did in World Cup races that they were allowed to enter this season, as neutral athletes at the Olympics as part of the sanctions against Russian federations in response to that country’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine and the war that has continued since. Germany and Austria qualified the maximum of 12 athlete spots and nine sleds for the Olympics. Host Italy and the U.S. each had 11 athletes and eight sleds qualify, while Ukraine and Latvia each had 10 sliders and seven sleds make the Olympic fields. Teams could get as many as three men’s singles, three women’s singles, two men’s doubles and one women’s doubles sled into the games. There were nine nations — the U.S., Germany, Austria, Italy, Latvia, China, Poland, Romania and Ukraine — with at least one sled in every discipline, meaning those will be the nations that compete in the Olympic team relay as well. Ukrainian sliders — and some from other nations — have complained that the Russians should not have been given the chance by the International Olympic Committee and the sport federations to try to qualify for Milan Cortina, neutral flag status or otherwise. Certain sports federations let Russians try to qualify for the games, but only after an independent review process to ensure that they were neutral — meaning they did not publicly support the war and are not affiliated with Russia’s military or other forces. The Ukrainian Luge Federation said the clearance process, at least with regard to their sport, was flawed. “The FIL and the IOC said they are neutral, but I don’t think so,” Ukrainian men’s luge athlete Anton Dukach said earlier this season. “We have proof and we already sent evidence that they are not neutral.” USA Luge USA Luge’s Olympic roster was essentially in place before Monday; all that was left was for FIL’s announcement of the quota spots for each nation. And the math that went into those calculations was clear this past weekend with the results of the fifth and final Olympic qualifying event. FILE – Summer Britcher of the United States waves after the women’s sprint race at the Luge World Cup in Igls near Innsbruck, Austria, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File) The trio of women’s singles sliders will be the same as it was for the 2022 Beijing Games: Summer Britcher was nominated to her fourth Olympic team, Emily Fischnaller made her third and Ashley Farquharson made her second. Jonny Gustafson is now a two-time men’s singles Olympian, and he’ll be joined in that field by Olympic rookie Matthew Greiner — a past junior world championships medalist. Marcus Mueller and Ansel Haugsjaa will make their first Olympic trip in men’s doubles, as will now two-time Olympians Zach Di Gregorio and Sean Hollander. And in women’s doubles, making its Olympic medal debut and a race where no nation got more than one sled into the field, Chevonne Forgan and Sophia Kirkby will race for the U.S. It was extremely difficult for women’s doubles sleds to make the field: The FIL rules essentially carved a path for the top sled from each nation to qualify for the Olympics, and that meant four of the top nine women’s sleds in the qualifying…

Por GREG BEACHAM LOS ÁNGELES (AP) — Se espera que el quarterback Matthew Stafford juegue para los Rams de Los Ángeles este fin de semana después de que las pruebas revelaran solo un esguince leve en el dedo índice de su mano de lanzar. Stafford se lesionó el dedo en la primera mitad de la victoria de los Rams por 34-31 sobre los Panthers el sábado pasado cuando golpeó su mano contra el brazo de un defensor de Carolina mientras lanzaba un pase. El candidato a MVP pudo jugar a pesar de la lesión en la ronda de comodines, liderando la dramática remontada de los Rams para la sexta victoria en playoffs de su carrera como campeón del Super Bowl. El entrenador Sean McVay dijo el lunes que Stafford estará disponible cuando Los Ángeles (13-5) enfrente a Chicago en la ronda divisional el domingo. “Es tan resistente como se puede ser, pero se siente bien. Pudo superarlo, y estará listo para jugar”, señaló McVay. McVay también dijo que el esquinero Ahkello Witherspoon se perderá el resto de la temporada de los Rams después de volver a lesionarse el omóplato. El veterano de nueve años será colocado en la lista de reservas lesionados. Los Rams recibieron noticias más alentadoras sobre Kevin Dotson, con McVay diciendo que el guardia derecho tiene “una buena oportunidad” de regresar este fin de semana de su esguince de tobillo. Dotson, una parte clave del ataque terrestre de los Rams, se torció el tobillo el mes pasado cuando fue pisado por el apoyador de Seattle Derick Hall, quien recibió una suspensión de un juego por sus acciones. Witherspoon comenzó la temporada como titular para los Rams, pero solo ha jugado siete partidos en una secundaria que ha sido repetidamente expuesta como el eslabón más débil de la defensa, con o sin su presencia. Witherspoon se rompió el omóplato en la Semana 2 en Tennessee, aunque inicialmente los Rams informaron la lesión como una fractura de clavícula. Se perdió dos meses y medio antes de regresar para los últimos cuatro juegos de la temporada regular como suplente. Jugó solo 12 jugadas en Carolina antes de volver a lesionarse, y McVay confirmó que la novena temporada de Witherspoon en la NFL ha terminado. Witherspoon tuvo una intercepción y ocho tacleadas para los Rams esta temporada. Cobie Durant ocupó el lugar de titular de Witherspoon después de la Semana 2, y mantuvo el puesto tras el regreso de Witherspoon. Durant tuvo una intercepción temprana en la victoria de los Rams en Carolina. ___ Deportes en español AP: https://apnews.com/hub/deportes

Por ANNE D’INNOCENZIO NUEVA YORK (AP) — Mattel Inc. develó una Barbie autista el lunes como el miembro más reciente de su línea destinada a celebrar la diversidad, uniéndose a una colección que ya incluye Barbies con síndrome de Down, una Barbie ciega, una Barbie y un Ken con vitiligo, y otros modelos que el fabricante de juguetes añadió para hacer sus muñecas de moda más inclusivas. Mattel dijo que desarrolló la muñeca autista durante más de 18 meses en asociación con la Red de Autodefensa Autista, una organización sin fines de lucro que aboga por los derechos y una mejor representación mediática de las personas con autismo. El objetivo: crear una Barbie que reflejara algunas de las formas en que las personas autistas pueden experimentar y procesar el mundo que las rodea, según un comunicado de prensa de Mattel. Su creación fue un desafío porque el autismo abarca una amplia gama de comportamientos y dificultades que varían mucho en grado, y muchos de los rasgos asociados con el trastorno no son inmediatamente visibles, según Noor Pervez, quien es el gerente de participación comunitaria de la Red de Autodefensa Autista y trabajó estrechamente con Mattel en el prototipo de Barbie. Como muchas discapacidades, “el autismo no se ve de una sola manera”, dijo Pervez. “Pero podemos intentar mostrar algunas de las formas en que el autismo se expresa”. Por ejemplo, los ojos de la nueva Barbie se desvían ligeramente hacia un lado para representar cómo algunas personas con autismo a veces evitan el contacto visual directo, dijo. La muñeca también tiene codos y muñecas articulados para reconocer los movimientos o sonidos repetitivos, como aletear las manos y otros gestos, que algunas personas autistas utilizan para procesar información sensorial o para expresar emoción, según Mattel. El equipo de desarrollo debatió si vestir a la muñeca con un atuendo ajustado o suelto, dijo Pervez. Algunas personas autistas usan ropa suelta porque son sensibles al tacto de las costuras de la tela, mientras que otras usan prendas ajustadas para tener una sensación de dónde están sus cuerpos, dijo. El equipo terminó eligiendo un vestido en línea A con mangas cortas y una falda fluida que proporciona menos contacto de tela con la piel. La muñeca también lleva zapatos planos para promover la estabilidad y facilidad de movimiento, según Mattel. Cada muñeca viene con un “spinner” o juguete antiestrés rosado, auriculares con cancelación de ruido y una tableta rosa modelada según los dispositivos que algunas personas autistas que tienen dificultades para hablar usan para comunicarse. La adición de la muñeca autista a la línea Barbie Fashionistas también se convirtió en una ocasión para que Mattel creara una muñeca con rasgos faciales inspirados en los empleados de la compañía en India y tableros de inspiración que reflejan una gama de mujeres con antecedentes indios. Pervez dijo que era importante que la muñeca representara a un segmento de la comunidad autista que generalmente está subrepresentado. Mattel introdujo su primera muñeca con síndrome de Down en 2023 y lanzó una Barbie que representa a una persona con diabetes tipo uno el verano pasado. Las Fashionistas también incluyen una Barbie y un Ken con una pierna protésica, y una Barbie con auriculares para sordera, pero la línea también abarca tipos de cuerpo altos, pequeños y curvilíneos y numerosos tipos de cabello y colores de piel. “Barbie siempre ha buscado reflejar el mundo que los niños ven y las posibilidades que imaginan, y estamos orgullosos de presentar nuestra primera Barbie autista como parte de ese trabajo continuo”, dijo Jamie Cygielman, jefe global de muñecas de Mattel, en un comunicado. Se esperaba que la muñeca estuviera disponible en la tienda en línea de Mattel y en las tiendas Target a partir del lunes por un precio de venta sugerido de 11.87 dólares. Se espera que las tiendas Walmart comiencen a vender la nueva Barbie en marzo, dijo Mattel. Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención…

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mattel Inc. is introducing an autistic Barbie on Monday as the newest member of its line intended to celebrate diversity, joining a collection that already includes Barbies with Down syndrome, a blind Barbie, a Barbie and a Ken with vitiligo, and other models the toymaker added to make its fashion dolls more inclusive. Related Articles Colombia music star Yeison Jiménez and 5 others dead in small-plane crash Review: Want to solve a mystery this winter? 4 new series will test your sleuthing skills How ABC’s ‘The Rookie’ became a surprise hit with teens ‘Sinners’ leads movie nominations for NAACP Image Awards Inside the Golden Globes: The reunions and moments the telecast didn’t show Mattel said it developed the autistic doll over more than 18 months in partnership with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, a nonprofit organization that advocates for the rights and better media representation of people with autism. The goal: to create a Barbie that reflected some of the ways autistic people may experience and process the world around them, according to a Mattel news release. That was a challenge because autism encompasses a broad range of behaviors and difficulties that vary widely in degree, and many of the traits associated with the disorder are not immediately visible, according to Noor Pervez, who is the Autistic Self Advocacy Network’s community engagement manager and worked closely with Mattel on the Barbie prototype. Like many disabilities, “autism doesn’t look any one way,” Pervez said. “But we can try and show some of the ways that autism expresses itself.” For example, the eyes of the new Barbie shift slightly to the side to represent how some people with autism sometimes avoid direct eye contact, he said. The doll also was given articulated elbows and wrists to acknowledge stimming, hand flapping and other gestures that some autistic people use to process sensory information or to express excitement, according to Mattel. The development team debated whether to dress the doll in a tight or a loose-fitting outfit, Pervez said. Some autistic people wear loose clothes because they are sensitive to the feel of fabric seams, while others wear figure-hugging garments to give them a sense of where their bodies are, he said. The team ended up choosing an A-line dress with short sleeves and a flowy skirt that provides less fabric-to-skin contact. The doll also wears flat shoes to promote stability and ease of movement, according to Mattel. Each doll comes with a pink finger clip fidget spinner, noise-canceling headphones and a pink tablet modeled after the devices some autistic people who struggle to speak use to communicate. The addition of the autistic doll to the Barbie Fashionistas line also became an occasion for Mattel to create a doll with facial features inspired by the company’s employees in India and mood boards reflecting a range of women with Indian backgrounds. Pervez said it was important to have the doll represent a segment of the autistic community that is generally underrepresented. Mattel introduced its first doll with Down syndrome in 2023 and brought out a Barbie representing a person with Type 1 diabetes last summer. The Fashionistas also include a Barbie and a Ken with a prosthetic leg, and a Barbie with hearing aids, but the line also encompasses tall, petite and curvy body types and numerous hair types and skin colors. “Barbie has always strived to reflect the world kids see and the possibilities they imagine, and we’re proud to introduce our first autistic Barbie as part of that ongoing work,” Jamie Cygielman, Mattel’s global head of dolls, said in a statement. The doll was expected to be available at Mattel’s online shop and at Target stores starting Monday for a suggested retail price of $11.87. Walmart stores are expected to start carrying the new Barbie in March, Mattel said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported last year that…