December 2016 – Page 443 – The Portland Press Herald

Susannah Gray of York Named to All-New England Soccer

by FROM STAFF REPORTS December 5, 2016December 13, 2017

WORCESTER, Mass.– Susannah Gray is one of three WPI women’s soccer student-athletes to be honored as an NSCAA NCAA Division III Women’s All-New England Region Team selection, as recently announced. Kristen McCrea, the NEWMAC Rookie of the Year, was placed on the first team while sophomore Gabi Hoops and junior Susannah Gray were named to […]

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Rask stops 35 shots in Bruins’ 2-1 win over Sabres

by ASSOCIATED PRESS December 5, 2016November 9, 2019

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Boston goalie Tuuka Rask has been hard to beat this season and was at his best against Buffalo again. “You start thinking, ‘how are we going to get one by this guy,”’ Sabres coach Dan Bylsma wondered aloud Saturday. Rask nearly shut out the Sabres for the second time in a […]

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Trump taps former campaign rival Carson as housing secretary

by JULIE PACE December 5, 2016December 13, 2017

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump, moving to complete formation of his Cabinet and decide other key administration posts, chose former campaign rival Ben Carson on Monday to be secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Trump’s decision, announced by his transition office, comes as the real estate mogul continues a series of […]

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Beijing faces decision on how to respond to Trump’s tweets

by NOMAAN MERCHANT December 5, 2016December 13, 2017

BEIJING — Chinese leaders face a challenge: How to deal with Donald Trump. Weeks before taking office, the incoming American president is riling Beijing with confrontation and online statements that appear to foreshadow a tougher foreign policy toward China. China awoke Monday to sharp criticism posted by Trump on Twitter, days after Beijing responded to […]

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Italy hit by market volatility after referendum defeat

by COLLEEN BARRY December 5, 2016December 13, 2017

MILAN — Italian voters dealt Premier Matteo Renzi a resounding rebuke early Monday by rejecting his proposed constitutional reforms, plunging Europe’s fourth-largest economy into political and economic uncertainty. Renzi announced he would quit following Sunday’s referendum vote, in which 60 percent of voters rejected his proposals and signaled they wanted a change in political direction. […]

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UK government’s Brexit plans in hands of Supreme Court

by JILL LAWLESS December 5, 2016November 9, 2019

LONDON — Britain’s Supreme Court began hearing a landmark case Monday that will decide who has the power to trigger the U.K.’s exit from the European Union — the government or Parliament. The legal battle has major constitutional implications for the balance of power between the legislature and the executive, and has inflamed Britain’s already […]