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Putin faces antisemitism accusations following attack on ‘ethnic Jews’It’s been a tumultuous few months for the University of New Mexico’s athletics department. Here’s a glance at the issues unfolding since late summer: Aug. 17 — Eddie Nuñez steps down as athletic director to take the same position at Houston. He spent seven years at UNM, overseeing massive infrastructure changes to get department’s financial crisis under control. In 2018 he cut multiple team sports to help balance the budget. Aug. 21 — Dave Williams is named interim AD after serving as Nuñez’s righthand man for several years. Aug. 24 — In Bronco Mendenhall’s first game as football coach, the Lobos give up 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter and lose their season opener to Montana State, an FCS team. Oct. 19 — The Lobo football team goes on the road and beats Utah State, 50-45. They score three times in the final 10 minutes, making it the first time since 1916 the team has reached at least 50 points three games in a row. Sept. 2 — The Mountain West halts its football scheduling agreement with Pac-12 holdovers Washington State and Oregon State, a move that hints at a rift between the leagues. The conferences had agreed to have OSU and Wazzu play as many as six nonconference games against MWC teams in 2024 and 2025. Sept. 12 — Four Mountain West schools (Boise State, Fresno State, Colorado State and San Diego State) announce they are leaving for the Pac-12 in 2026. Their exit sparks a flurry of alignment moves over the coming weeks and initiates a buyout clause of abouty $18 million per school. Sept. 23 — Utah State becomes the fifth school to announce it is leaving for the Pac-12. Sept. 26 — The MWC gets commitments from its seven remaining schools (New Mexico, UNLV, Nevada, Air Force, Wyoming, San Jose State and Hawaii) to stay in the league. In doing so it allows UNLV and Air Force to split nearly half of an estimated $90 million in exit fees paid by the departing schools. UNM is alotted 11.5%. Sept. 30 — In a race to gobble up as many relevant regional candidates as possible, the Mountain West announces it will add UTEP as a full member in 2026. Oct. 15 — The MWC announces Hawaii will join the league as an all-sports member in 2026. Hawaiihad been a football-only member since 2012. Nov. 1 — The Mountain West introduces Grand Canyon, which does not have a football program, as a full member by 2026. Nov. 16 — The Lobos upset then-No. 18 Washington State, 38-35, at home. It’s their first win over a ranked team in 21 years, and first at home since 1994. Nov . 24 — UNM names Fernando Lovo as its new athletic director. He comes to Albuquerque by way of two extended stints as a sports administrator at Texas. Nov. 26 — An altercation breaks out on a chartered flight carrying the UNM men’s basketball team to a Thanksgiving tournament in Palm Springs, Calif. Walk-on Shane Douma-Sanchez claims he was punched by an unnamed scholarship player, then had another altercation with him flare up in the team hotel. Nov. 30 — UNM’s football team drops a 38-30 decision in the season finale at Hawaii, preventing the Lobos from reaching a bowl game for the first time in eight years. Dec. 3 — Mendenhall does not deny he’s been contacted by Utah State about its football coaching vacancy, saying he will not comment on speculation. It is reported he traveled to Logan, Utah, the following day for an interview. Dec. 4 — Lovo is officially introduced as the new AD in a ceremony in The Pit in front of a large crowd of boosters, athletes and coaches. Dec. 5 — News leaks of Mendenhall reaching an agreement to become Utah State’s new football coach. Terms are not disclosed. Within an hour, several prominent players, including all-conference quarterback Devon Dampier and 1,000-yard rusher Eli Sanders, announce they will enter the transfer portal.

PASSENGERS flying from Birmingham Airport can now travel back in time to the era of a beloved Birmingham-based TV series, with the opening of a new Peaky Blinders-inspired bar and restaurant. The ‘Shelby & Co. Bar and Restaurant’, or ‘Shelby’s’ for short, is the first of its kind in a travel location and will form a key part of Birmingham’s departure lounge with space for 290 diners, the airport has said. In keeping with the era of the popular show, the bar displays the 1920s throughout its design and offers an extensive food and drinks menu that showcases local breweries and gins, providing an authentic taste of Birmingham. The restaurant, which is operated by the SSP Group, has an extensive menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner, offering dishes such as burgers, fish and chips, breakfast classics and bespoke, Brummie-inspired cocktails. The newest food and drink spot at the airport offers both waiter service as well as order-at-table technology, allowing customers short on time to dine quickly. Cathy Granby, Business Development Director for SSP UK & Ireland, said: “Over the past 12 months, one of our key focus areas has been expanding our bespoke airport bar and restaurant concepts. “Shelby & Co. really does bring this hugely popular show to life. “What better way to celebrate all this city has to offer than bringing a flavour of Peaky Blinders to Birmingham Airport.” Richard Gill, Commercial Director of Birmingham Airport, added: “We are delighted to be the first airport to welcome Shelby & Co. “This bespoke, innovative bar and restaurant is a fantastic addition to our departure lounge, ensuring our passengers have a unique chance to sample Shelby’s first-hand when travelling through Birmingham Airport.” It opened earlier this month, on December 18, and aims to provide passengers with “an authentic Peaky Blinder’s experience”.

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Tens of thousands of Spaniards marched in downtown Barcelona on Saturday to protest the skyrocketing cost of renting an apartment in the popular tourist destination. Protesters cut off traffic on main avenues in the city center, holding up homemade signs in Spanish reading “Fewer apartments for investing and more homes for living" and “The people without homes uphold their rights.” The lack of affordable housing has become one of the leading concerns for the southern European Union country, mirroring the housing crunch across many parts of the world, including the United States . Organizers said that over 100,000 had turned out, while Barcelona’s police said they estimated some 22,000 marched. Either way, the throngs of people clogging the streets recalled the massive separatist rallies at the heigh of the previous decade’s Catalan independence movement. Now, social concerns led by housing have displaced political crusades. That is because the average rent for Spain has doubled in last 10 years. The price per square meter has risen from 7.2 euros ($7.5) in 2014 to 13 euros this year, according to the popular online real estate website Idealista. The growth is even more acute in cities like Barcelona and Madrid. Incomes meanwhile have failed to keep up, especially for younger people in a country with chronically high unemployment. Protestor Samuel Saintot said he is “frustrated and scared” after being told by the owners of the apartment he has rented for the past 15 years in Barcelona’s city center that he must vacate the premises. He suspects that the owners want him out so they can renovate it and boost the price. “Even looking in a 20- or 30-kilometer radius outside town, I can’t even find anything within the price range I can afford,” he told The Associated Press. “And I consider myself a very fortunate person, because I earn a decent salary. And even in my case, I may be forced to leave town.” A report by the Bank of Spain indicates that nearly 40% of Spaniards who rent dedicate an average of 40% of their income to paying rents and utilities, compared to the European Union average of 27% of renters who do so. “We are talking about a housing emergency. It means people having many difficulties both in accessing and staying in their homes,” said Ignasi Martí, professor for Esade business school and head of its Dignified Housing Observatory. The rise in rents is causing significant pain in Spain, where traditionally people seek to own their homes. Rental prices have also been driven up by short-term renters including tourists. Many migrants to Spain are also disproportionately hit by the high rents because they often do not have enough savings. Spain is near the bottom end of OECD countries with under 2% of all housing available being public housing for rent. The OECD average is 7%. Spain is far behind France, with 14%, Britain with 16%, and the Netherlands with 34%. Carme Arcarazo, spokesperson for Barcelona’s Tenants Union which helped organize the protest, said that renters should consider a “rent strike” and cease paying their monthly rents in a mass protest movement. “I think we the tenants have understood that this depends on us. That we can’t keep asking and making demands to the authorities and waiting for an answer. We must take the reins of the situation,” Arcarazo told the AP. “So, if they (the owners) won’t lower the rent, then we will force them to do it." The Barcelona protest came a month after tens of thousands rallied against high rents in Madrid. The rising discontent over housing is putting pressure on Spain’s governing Socialist party, which leads a coalition on the national level and is in charge of Catalonia’s regional government and Barcelona’s city hall. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez presided over what the government termed a “housing summit” including government officials and real estate developers last month. But the Barcelona’s Tenants Union boycotted the event, saying it was like calling a summit for curing cancer and inviting tobacco companies to participate. The leading government measure has been a rent cap mechanism that the central government has offered to regional authorities based on a price index established by the housing ministry. Rent controls can be applied to areas deemed to be “highly stressed” by high rental prices. Catalonia was the first region to apply those caps, which are in place in downtown Barcelona. Many locals blame the million of tourists who visit Barcelona, and the rest of Spain, each year for the high prices. Barcelona’s town hall has pledged to completely eliminate the city’s 10,000 so called “tourist apartments,” or dwellings with permits for short-term rents, by 2028.Man sat and watched as woman burned on subway, US court told