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GOP senator takes aim at blue-city mayor for move promoting foreign workers in key industry: ‘Lit on fire’
FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) is taking aim at the Democratic mayor of Columbus, Ohio, over a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that was signed with the African nation of Ghana promoting a joint nursing program.
«Instead of investing in Ohio’s domestic workforce, you and the Columbus City Council chose to direct $225,000 in public dollars towards recruiting nurses from overseas,» Moreno wrote to Mayor Andrew Ginther on Wednesday morning, expressing «disappointment» over the MOU in Columbus, the state capital of Ohio.
«But this figure is only a fraction of the approximately $8.3 million in taxpayer dollars you have lit on fire to benefit noncitizens and foreign governments since you were elected as mayor.»
Moreno’s criticism comes after the city and Ghanaian officials signed a memorandum of understanding in September establishing the Ghana-Columbus Nursing Partnership Programme. The agreement is intended to strengthen nursing education, expand workforce development, and create legal pathways for qualified Ghanaian nurses to enter Ohio’s health care workforce.
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Moreno argued that the agreement could result in American nurses being replaced by lower-cost foreign labor and said public funds should instead be used to expand enrollment and training capacity at Ohio colleges and universities.
«You were elected to serve the citizens of Columbus, not the citizens of Ghana,» Moreno wrote. «Increasing publicly subsidized foreign nursing recruitment programs will likely negatively impact American nurses’ wages. These funds should be invested directly in Ohio nursing students and utilized to expand Ohio’s universities and colleges nursing programs’ capacity. I recommend you implement policies that invest public funds in American nurses.»
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The partnership between Ghana and Columbus has been widely blasted by conservatives on social media in recent weeks, with many arguing that American citizens should fill those jobs.
«Why aren’t our tax dollars funding nursing scholarships and careers for Ohioans instead?» Attorney and GOP strategist Mehek Cooke posted on X in response to reporting from journalist Natalie Winters. «Stop sidelining Americans with OUR money.»
«It’s worth noting that earlier this year a homecare nurse from Ghana named Roberta Achampong fled the country back to Ghana after allegedly stealing millions from Medicaid and buying a swanky house and a Porsche,» policy analyst Parker Thayer posted on X. «And now the mayor of Columbus wants more nurses from Ghana.’
The $225,000 referenced in Moreno’s letter was approved by Columbus City Council as a 2026 general fund grant to Greater Columbus Sister Cities International. The ordinance says the money is intended to support business, government, cultural, educational, and environmental exchanges among Columbus’ 10 sister cities, including Accra, Ghana, as well as the organization’s staffing and administrative costs.
Digital reached out to Ginther’s office for comment.
«Ghana has made significant investment in training nursing professionals who can migrate legally to enter a ready market in Columbus,» Ginther said during the signing ceremony, according to a press release from the government of Ghana.
The press release added that Ghanaian officials «emphasized that the agreement extends far beyond simple labor migration and stated that the MoU serves as a strategic platform for: mutual skills transfer between medical professionals, institutional strengthening for healthcare facilities, joint research collaborations and health innovations and global improvement of patient health outcomes.»
Moreno wrote that he hopes the mayor will «reallocate public dollars toward expanding enrollment and training capacity at area colleges and universities, which would generate additional high-earning job opportunities for younger generations in our community and improve patient care.»
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Noche épica en Centroamérica: Éxito total para Cartaginés, Saprissa y Marathón en las fases decisivas de Copa Centroamericana
CS Cartaginés avanzó el 28 de octubre a la final de la Copa Centroamericana Concacaf 2026 tras empatar 2-2 ante CD Olimpia en Tegucigalpa y ganar la serie por un global de 3-2.
El club costarricense disputará por primera vez el partido decisivo del torneo y se medirá en diciembre con LD Alajuelense, campeón defensor, o FC Motagua.
El empate en el Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés convirtió a Cartaginés en el segundo equipo de Costa Rica que alcanza la final de la competencia, después de Alajuelense. Costa Rica es el único país que ha tenido a dos clubes distintos en esa instancia.
Olimpia terminó el encuentro con 19 remates, su segunda cifra más alta en un partido de esta edición, solo por detrás de los 21 disparos frente a UMECIT FC. Cartaginés, en cambio, marcó dos veces con apenas cinco intentos, el mismo registro ofensivo que había conseguido como visitante ante Deportivo Saprissa en los cuartos de final.
Cartaginés, la clasificación definida en el descuento
El equipo hondureño abrió el marcador a los 12 minutos mediante un autogol del defensor Luis Olivas. La anotación, registrada a los 11 minutos y 22 segundos, fue el gol más temprano de Olimpia en la Copa Centroamericana 2026 y el cuarto más rápido en la historia de las semifinales.
Cartaginés respondió a los 36 minutos con una definición de Alonso Hernández en el segundo poste, después de un centro al área de Diego González.
Hernández se convirtió en el segundo futbolista que marca en los dos partidos de una semifinal del torneo, después de Anthony Hernández, de Alajuelense, quien lo logró contra Olimpia en 2025.
Jorge Benguché devolvió la ventaja al conjunto local a los 52 minutos. El delantero aprovechó un error defensivo y definió de cabeza a corta distancia para mantener a Olimpia en la lucha por el pase.
Benguché llegó así a 16 goles en la historia de la Copa Centroamericana Concacaf, incluidos cuatro ante Cartaginés, el rival al que más veces le anotó en el certamen. También fue su segunda conquista en una semifinal, después de la conseguida como local frente a Alajuelense en 2025.
La serie se resolvió a los 90+4 minutos, cuando Geancarlo Castro culminó un contragolpe con un remate de derecha desde larga distancia. La acción llegó después de una jugada ofensiva de Olimpia y selló el empate que clasificó al club costarricense.
Saprissa, un gol a los 90+5 minutos para volver a la Copa de Campeones
Deportivo Saprissa aseguró su presencia en la Copa de Campeones Concacaf 2027 con una victoria 2-1 sobre CD Luis Ángel Firpo en San Juan de Tibás. El equipo costarricense revirtió una situación que, durante parte del segundo tiempo, favorecía al conjunto salvadoreño por la regla del gol de visitante.
Gerson Torres abrió el resultado a los 33 minutos, al aprovechar un error defensivo luego de un servicio al área. El mediocampista definió de derecha y a corta distancia.
Firpo igualó a los 70 minutos mediante un penal convertido por Mauricio Cerritos. El gol le daba de manera momentánea la ventaja al club salvadoreño en la serie.
La clasificación de Saprissa llegó en el tiempo añadido. Ariel Rodríguez anotó a los 90+5, después de que un centro de Mariano Torres desde la izquierda fuera desviado por Gerson Torres en el segundo poste; Rodríguez conectó de cabeza dentro del área para enviar el balón a la red.
El tanto fue convertido a los 94 minutos y 30 segundos y representó el tercer gol de Saprissa marcado desde el minuto 90 en la historia de la competencia. Fue, además, la primera anotación del club en ese tramo de una eliminatoria; Rodríguez ya había marcado al minuto 90 contra Real Estelí FC en la fase de grupos de 2024.
Saprissa es el único club que superó la ronda de Play-In en más de una edición de la Copa Centroamericana Concacaf. Mantiene un 100 % de efectividad en esa fase, con clasificaciones a la Copa de Campeones en 2023, 2024 y 2026.
El equipo costarricense registró 47 toques de balón dentro del área rival frente a Firpo, la segunda mayor cantidad de un club en un partido de la edición 2026. Solo CS Cartaginés, con 59 toques ante Verdes FC, alcanzó un número superior.
El encuentro también dejó los máximos registros de Saprissa en goles esperados, con 2,73, y remates, con 25, durante la actual competición. Gerson Torres acumula cuatro goles en la historia del torneo, tres de ellos en fase eliminatoria: las semifinales de 2023, los cuartos de final de 2026 y el Play-In de este año.
Cerritos anotó su tercer tanto en la Copa Centroamericana 2026 y firmó el primer gol de Firpo en una ronda eliminatoria del certamen. También igualó el récord del club de más goles en una misma edición, compartido con Gustavo Souza y Styven Vásquez, quienes marcaron tres veces cada uno en 2024.
Marathón, el regreso continental después de seis años
CD Marathón obtuvo su clasificación a la Copa de Campeones Concacaf 2027 luego de empatar 0-0 ante Alianza FC en San Salvador. El resultado le alcanzó gracias a su triunfo 2-1 como local en el encuentro de ida de la serie de Play-In.
El club hondureño volverá al principal torneo de clubes de Concacaf por primera vez desde 2021, cuando llegó a los octavos de final. Alianza tuvo oportunidades en el primer tiempo, pero no consiguió el gol que necesitaba para revertir la eliminatoria.
El equipo salvadoreño controló el 60 % de la posesión, aunque no registró disparos a portería. Marathón se convirtió en el tercer visitante en la historia de la Copa Centroamericana que impide al equipo local rematar al arco, después de FC Motagua y CSD Municipal, ambos ante Verdes FC.
Alianza extendió a cuatro partidos su racha invicta como local en el certamen, con dos victorias y dos empates. También mantuvo su portería invicta en sus tres presentaciones más recientes en casa, con un triunfo y dos igualdades.
William Parra intentó 95 pases ante Marathón, la segunda cifra más alta para un jugador de Alianza en la Copa Centroamericana 2026. El único registro superior fue el de Narciso Orellana, con 111 pases frente a Real Estelí.
Nicolás Messiniti, de Marathón, completó cinco intentos de regate ante Alianza e igualó su mejor marca personal en el torneo, conseguida previamente contra Real Estelí.
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Albanian opposition lawmakers disrupt parliament with smoke flares and furious attacks on socialist PM
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Opposition lawmakers in Albania disrupted a parliamentary session on Thursday by setting off flares that filled the chamber with colored smoke, marking an escalation following weeks of student-led anti-government protests.
Members of the main opposition Democratic Party also blocked access to the podium during a vote on a central bank bill, Reuters reported.
«These ruling lawmakers are criminals, and they deserve tear gas, rubber bullets, cracked skulls, and broken bones—not the young people,» opposition leader Sali Berisha declared during a speech before his microphone was cut off.
SERBIA’S STUDENT MOVEMENT TOPPLES VUCIC’S PARTY AFTER 14 YEARS, BUT POLITICAL AGENDA REMAINS UNCLEAR
Opposition Albanian lawmakers lit flares inside a parliamentary session amid weeks of anti-government protests. (Reuters)
As the chamber devolved into chaos, fellow opposition members surrounded Berisha, holding blue flares, the official color of their party, and displaying images of protesters injured by police rubber bullets.
Albania has been gripped in recent weeks by student-led demonstrations demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama over alleged government corruption, underfunded schools, widespread unemployment, and a lack of economic opportunities.
SERBIA’S LONGTIME LEADER FACES BIGGEST POLITICAL TEST AS STUDENTS MOUNT ELECTION CHALLENGE
The protests began on Oct. 13 and quickly turned violent as demonstrators clashed with police and set fire to government buildings. Protesters also targeted Rama’s ruling Socialist Party headquarters in Tirana, clashing with riot police deployed to protect the property.
The unrest has since spread to several other cities across the country.
THOUSANDS FLOOD BRUSSELS STREETS AS ANTI-AUSTERITY PROTESTS ERUPT INTO CLASHES WITH POLICE
In response, Rama, who has governed since 2013 and secured a fourth term last year, blamed «foreign hands who do not want Albania in the European Union. » He accused outside forces of manipulating the movement, claiming they «represent organized crime rather than students. «
To curb the violence, Rama introduced strict new measures, including $6,000 fines for anyone participating in a protest that turns violent, regardless of whether they personally commit acts of violence.
Another demonstration is scheduled for Saturday.
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An election integrity expert raised concerns Wednesday about California and Washington after the Justice Department identified thousands of suspected noncitizen voter registrations, including cases in which residents told officials they were not U.S. citizens yet were still registered to vote.
In an interview with Digital, J. Christian Adams, president of the Public Interest Legal Foundation, blamed the states’ automatic voter registration systems and local officials’ refusal to use available federal tools to verify citizenship.
«Noncitizens are getting on the rolls all over the country through the motor voter program. They’re going into (the) DMV. Sometimes they’re even telling the DMV they’re not citizens, and states are still registering them to vote,» Adams said.
«That’s why aliens are getting on the rolls in states like Washington and California that have automatic voter registration.»
FEDERAL OFFICIALS IDENTIFY 400 NONCITIZENS REGISTERED TO VOTE IN WASHINGTON STATE: ‘TIP OF THE ICEBERG’
California and Washington both require U.S. citizenship to register to vote, though their automatic voter registration systems differ. California DMV customers who indicate they are eligible to vote can be automatically registered, while Washington’s automatic registration through the Department of Licensing is tied to transactions requiring proof of U.S. citizenship, such as obtaining an enhanced driver’s license or ID.
However, federal officials said they identified more than 20,000 likely noncitizens on California voter rolls, many with addresses in Los Angeles County, and more than 400 suspected cases in Washington. The findings come just ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections.
Washington Secretary of State Steve R. Hobbs pushed back against the Justice Department on Wednesday, criticizing its findings for containing «several glaring deficiencies.»
The list included U.S. citizens and individuals who are not currently registered to vote, Hobbs said.
«Without individualized proof of ineligibility, it would be both irresponsible and illegal for election officials to decline to process a registered voter’s ballot. If you have individualized proof, I invite you to provide it so election officials can take appropriate steps that are consistent with federal and state law,» Hobbs said.
The California secretary of state also pushed back last week, saying a review of the DOJ’s data on Los Angeles County found «significant accuracy problems with their sweeping claims.»
«At best, this litigation is a reckless political stunt. At worst, it threatens to disenfranchise thousands of Californians this election,» the office said.
DOJ HAS VERIFIED 20,000 NONCITIZENS ON CALIFORNIA VOTER ROLLS, FEDERAL PROSECUTOR SAYS
Adams also blamed election officials for refusing to use the Department of Homeland Security’s Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database to identify noncitizens on voter rolls.
He described SAVE as the «best database there is for aliens» that is «just sitting there waiting for them to use.»
«They don’t want to check. They don’t have to check. Federal law doesn’t require them to check. What federal law does is make data available through the SAVE database at DHS,» Adams said.
Hobbs criticized the DOJ’s reliance on the SAVE database, calling it «unreliable» and arguing that the absence of a citizenship record does not establish immigration status.
«It cannot rely on the mere absence of a name from the SAVE database or the department’s assertions based on the vague and untested methodology described in the lawsuit against California,» Hobbs said.
MORE THAN A QUARTER-MILLION NONCITIZENS MAY BE REGISTERED TO VOTE IN 4 KEY STATES, DHS ALLEGES
As a result of lax regulations, Adams said his team has identified major voter roll issues in California beyond noncitizen registration, including duplicate registrations and registrations associated with deceased residents.
«It’s what we expect now from California because partisan politics has taken over election administration in that state,» he said.
«They think it’s part of the program to disenfranchise people if they check citizenship, but it’s not,» he added. «They’re saying that everything’s fine here. ‘Don’t look at us. We’re as good as it can be,’ But the reality is they’re really not using the data that are available to keep the rolls clean.»
DOJ THREATENS EMERGENCY LEGAL ACTION AGAINST CALIFORNIA OVER SUSPECTED NONCITIZEN VOTERS
Other states, including Florida and North Carolina, have used the SAVE database and found fewer issues, according to Adams, contrasting their approach with California and Washington.
While the Justice Department’s disclosure marks a rare public accounting of suspected noncitizen voter registrations, Adams said the findings will likely not affect the upcoming midterm elections.
Audits usually happen during off-election years when there is sufficient time for legal review, according to Adams. Waiting until just before an election in an even-numbered year can result in courts dismissing challenges due to «laches,» a legal principle that penalizes someone for waiting too long without a valid reason to file a legal claim.
«There’s very little you can do right before an election. That’s why the hard work in these cases is in odd-numbered years, not in October or even-numbered years. So, you really have to do this stuff early, or you could lose on what’s called laches,» he said.
Despite the timing, Adams, who worked in the DOJ’s Voting Section more than a decade ago, applauded the department for taking the matter seriously.
«Nobody took noncitizen registration seriously until now. And that’s a welcome change,» he said.
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