内容摘要：Supporters describe him as a modernizer who represents a cosmopolitan, outward-facing Poland. He speaks foreign languages, has marched in LGBTQ+ parades and appeals to younger, urban voters. Trzaskowski’s progressive views highlight an evolution of the once more conservative Civic Platform.

Supporters describe him as a modernizer who represents a cosmopolitan, outward-facing Poland. He speaks foreign languages, has marched in LGBTQ+ parades and appeals to younger, urban voters. Trzaskowski’s progressive views highlight an evolution of the once more conservative Civic Platform.

Don’t tell Natalie Nakase she doesn’t have what it takes to do something. The coach of the San Francisco Bay Area’s firstteam got to where she is by learning to block out those who underestimated her.

“If I hear one negative thing about my goal, about my dream, it’s out, we’re done,” Nakase told The Associated Press. “It made my circle really small, but it’s made my circle really powerful and encouraging and supportive for me.”That focus and grit is what led to Nakase, 45, to going from being a walk-on at UCLA to team captain as a 5-foot-2 freshman in 1998. It’s what made her the first Asian American player to join the now-defunct National Women’s Basketball League in 2003.Nakase is blazing a trail again as the

. That distinction adds to an already impressive rise to be the leader of, the league’s first expansion franchise since 2008. Their inaugural roster also happens to include championship-winning

who last month became the first Taiwanese American drafted.

It’s clear Nakase, who is of Japanese ancestry, isn’t rattled ascending to a larger spotlight.“How can I take care of the girl while I am living in a tent, and at the same time, the bombing doesn’t stop,” Daqa said, sobbing. “How dare they send her back? If there is treatment in Gaza for her case, why did they take her in the first place?”

CORRECTS TO NEVINE - Enas Fathi Salout poses for a photo with her young daughter Nevine, who was recently sent back to Gaza after receiving medical treatment in Jordan, at their tent in a camp for displaced Palestinians in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, on Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)CORRECTS TO NEVINE - Enas Fathi Salout poses for a photo with her young daughter Nevine, who was recently sent back to Gaza after receiving medical treatment in Jordan, at their tent in a camp for displaced Palestinians in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, on Thursday, May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Daqa’s daughter was among 17 Palestinian children who were recently returned to Gaza with their caregivers after receiving medical treatment in Jordan. Rights groups warn that forcing the children to go back to a war zone is a possible violation of international law. It also raises doubts about whether the young patients can regain their health in a place where medical care is scarce andare an everyday threat.